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Initial attempts to free the animal by slathering him in olive oil failed, with his huge behind preventing him from squeezing his way out.
He was finally freed after animal rescue services lifted off the cover and eased his head through the hole.
Locals have nicknamed the squirrel "Olivio" after his oily encounter.
After the ordeal on Friday, an exhausted Olivio was wrapped in a warm towel and fed glucose, local media report.
Man rescued from inside public toilet
Squirrel causes major power cut
Staff at a local animal shelter say Olivio is recovering well and has now moved on to a diet of Christmas nuts.
"He was almost dead," Sabine Gallenberger from the Squirrel Protection Association told German media.
"Now he is eating a lot and sleeps all the time."
The BBC was unable to verify the size of Olivio's behind.
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A red squirrel who got stuck halfway through a manhole cover thanks to his curvy hips is recovering after a lengthy rescue operation in Munich.
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One of the photos dates from 1846 and is part of a collection compiled by the Ipswich Maritime Trust (IMT).
Stuart Grimwade, director of the IMT, said: "The wet docks were completed in 1842, which coincides with the birth of photography in the late 1830s.
"Ipswich is extremely fortunate to be on of some of the earliest photos."
A photograph of the Old Custom House was taken by local chemist and pioneering photographer John Wiggin.
It can be dated to 1846 because the clock had not yet been added to the clock tower.
Mr Grimwade said: "The Fox-Talbot National Museum of Photography in Wiltshire confirm it is the oldest photograph from a wax-paper negative to survive as well as being the one of the oldest photographs of Suffolk."
The archive project began in 2000 and has involved digitising postcards and printed photos.
Some of the photos will feature on hoardings around the waterfront area as part of the PhotoEast festival, while Mr Grimwade is giving a talk on the subject on Saturday morning at University Campus Suffolk.
"It's a fascinating archive and the trust's aim is to go on collecting as many images we can find and the online archive will help people see what we've already got," he said.
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An archive of historical images of Ipswich docks, including one of the oldest photographs of the town, is being put online.
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Psychologists at Goldsmiths are set to ask pupils to imagine the figures are recently arrived children from overseas and play with them.
It is thought the role-play may help pupils overcome a fear of difference.
A similar project involving figures in wheelchairs found pupils' willingness to make friends was greatly enhanced.
"We have been doing some work over the past few years with Playmobil figures in wheelchairs," said Dr Sian Jones, a psychologist specialising in the way children cope with diversity.
"It seems to work very well in terms of getting them to think about engaging with disabled children and getting over any issues or perceived problems about playing with them.
"We are going to get them to imagine they are in 'golden time', and then to ask them to pick up the Playmobil and tell them that the figure is a recently arrived pupil and get them to imagine what playing with them would look like."
About 200 pupils in several schools will be asked to play with the figures just once for about three minutes.
The researchers from Goldsmiths, University of London, will question the children before and afterwards and also measure their anxiety levels to see how they have been affected by the experience.
The toys are expected to increase the ease by which children can imagine positive exchanges with immigrant children, and therefore their reactions to newly arrived children when they enter classrooms or the playground.
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Role-play with ethnically diverse Playmobil figures could encourage friendships across racial divides, researchers believe.
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Zoo keepers at Amersfoort Zoo say studying an animal's poo can tell us lots about their health.
There are special sessions where children can handle elephant poop safely.
During Poo Week kids can even measure the power of their own trumps.
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A zoo in the Netherlands is holding a "Poo Week", where visitors can learn all about animal waste.
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Guillaume Doucet gave the Devils the lead before John Armstrong levelled, but Joey Haddad and Joey Martin ensured Cardiff ended the first period 3-1 up.
The Steelers led thanks to Geoff Walker, Colton Fretter and Matthieu Roy but Haddad equalised for the Devils.
Walker put the Steelers ahead before Andrew Hotham levelled, but Levi Nelson scored to give the Steelers victory.
The two sides set up their play-off final in the semi-finals on Saturday, the Devils coming from behind to beat Dundee Stars, and the Steelers overcoming Belfast Giants.
Going into the game weeks after their regular season Elite League and Challenge Cup triumphs, Cardiff Devils had been aiming to win the grand slam before falling short.
The Welsh side could have been the first team to win an Elite Ice Hockey League grand slam since Nottingham Panthers won the play-offs, Elite League and Challenge Cup in 2012-13.
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Sheffield Steelers won the Elite League play-offs 6-5 in second overtime to deny Cardiff Devils a grand slam.
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Banks labelled "too big to fail" must have a so called "living will" that would allow them to close down without the help of public money.
Bank of America, Bank of New York Mellon, JPMorgan Chase, State Street and Wells Fargo have until 1 October to submit improved plans.
JP Morgan said it was "disappointed with the conclusion".
"The most important thing is that we work with our regulators to understand their feedback in more detail. And we are fully committed to meeting their expectations," said JP Morgan's chief financial officer Marianne Lake.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Federal Reserve board jointly rejected the banks' plans.
If they fail to come up with improved plans they could face "more stringent" requirements.
The FDIC said that Goldman Sach's plan "was not credible", while the Federal Reserve came to the same conclusion about Morgan Stanley's plans.
Regulators have been criticised for not providing enough information on how the plans have been judged.
On Tuesday, the Government Oversight Committee (GAO), a bi-partisan group, said financial regulators were not providing banks with enough information about how the plans were reviewed.
"Without greater disclosure, companies lack information they could use to assess and enhance their plans," the GAO report said.
The GAO recommended that "the FDIC and the Federal Reserve publicly disclose information about their assessment frameworks".
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US regulators have rejected the plans of five big US banks for closing their operations in the event of a crisis.
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The Mill, in Ipswich, which is 233ft (71m) high, has a specially-built nesting box that is home to five chicks waiting to fledge.
It was built in 2009 but peregrines did not nest there until 2014.
Steve Piotrowski, from the Suffolk Ornithologists Group, said: "Hopefully they will colonise other urban sites, which are becoming important habitats."
The Mill, which remains uncompleted after work building the flats halted in 2009, is believed to be the tallest residential building in East Anglia.
Mr Piotrowski added: "It's a species which is protected and it plays a role in killing feral pigeons on Ipswich Waterfront."
A webcam has also been set up by Ipswich Haven Marina to monitor the chicks' progress.
180mph (290km/h)
the top diving speed of a peregrine falcon
1,400 the number of breeding pairs in the UK, according to the latest figures
365 the number of breeding pairs in the UK back in 1961
3-4 the number of eggs a hen would usually lay in a year
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Peregrine chicks nesting in a 23-storey tower block have been ringed to help monitor their future movements.
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Gemma Rees, of Stowford Road, Barton, appeared at Oxford Crown Court and denied the offence.
Police found a man in his 50s had been stabbed in his home in Henry Taunt Close, Barton, on 2 July. Ms Rees, 26, was arrested the next day.
She will go on trial at the same court on 11 January next year.
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A woman has pleaded not guilty to wounding with intent after a man was stabbed in Oxford.
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The Ordsall Chord will link Piccadilly and Victoria but has 30 "heritage assets" on the route.
Critics focused on the former Liverpool Road station - a terminus on the world's first passenger railway which opened in 1830 - which will be cut off.
A judicial review of the government's backing of the scheme was unsuccessful.
Ministers had decided the public benefits associated with the Ordsall Chord outweighed any harm to the site.
And the judge said she could find "no flaw" in the government planning inspector's conclusions.
As a result of the new rail link, Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) will lose its connection to the main line.
The museum's site is part of the former Liverpool Road Station, the original Manchester terminus of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
The station, the house in which the station master once lived and a warehouse building dating to 1830 are all Grade I listed and sites of pilgrimage for railway buffs.
Construction of the line will also involve the demolition of the Girder Bridge and the Cast Iron Bridge.
Mark Whitby, a former president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, said in his challenge that running the new line further to the west, across Middlewood Locks, would cause far less damage to the historic buildings.
Not enough account had been taken of the serious harm that would be caused, he warned.
But Mrs Justice Lang said the governmentinspector, Brendan Lyons, had given "considerable weight and importance" to the desirability of preserving them.
The viaduct will enable an extra two fast trains per hour between Manchester Victoria and Liverpool and Leeds and Manchester, plus a direct service through Manchester city centre to Manchester Airport.
The scheme is part of the multi-million pound Northern Hub upgrade for rail services across the North of England.
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Plans to connect Manchester's two biggest railway stations have received High Court backing despite claims they will damage a key part of rail history.
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The online criminals are initially cold-calling schools, claiming to be from the Department of Education.
Once they have email addresses, they forward documents which include file-freezing malware.
UK police issued a warning, urging educational establishments to be vigilant.
The fraudsters claim that they need to send forms directly to the head teacher rather than to a generic school inbox, claiming that the documents contain sensitive information.
The type of forms vary from ones offering exam guidance to mental health assessments, according to Action Fraud, the UK's fraud and cybercrime centre which issued the alert.
The email will include a zip file, potentially masked as an Excel or Word document. The attachment will contain ransomware that, once downloaded, will encrypt files and demand money to unlock them.
Last year was dubbed the year of ransomware by security experts. Kaspersky Labs estimated that in the third quarter of the year a ransomware infection occurred every 30 seconds while Intel Security said that the infections had risen by more than a quarter in the first three months of the year.
Police departments, hospitals and companies have all been targeted, with the FBI declaring ransomware to be on track to become a "billion-dollar criminal enterprise".
The latest warning shows the threat is not going away, said security consultant Graham Cluley.
"This clearly indicates that there are considerable amounts of money to be made by online criminals through ransomware attacks. If there weren't, they wouldn't be prepared to go to such extreme efforts - such as making bogus phone calls - to increase the likelihood that their poisoned email attachments will be opened."
He said that schools, as well as always being on the lookout for suspicious emails and keeping security software up to date, should also regularly back up critical data.
"If you aren't backing up your data, it's you who needs to go back to school," he said.
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Fraudsters are targeting UK schools, demanding payments of up to £8,000 to unlock data they have encrypted with malware.
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The US city is facing a housing crisis, exacerbated by landlords renting out their property to visiting tourists rather than residents.
Under the rejected Proposition F, landlords would have been fined if they rented out their homes short-term for more than 75 days a year.
The result of the poll was closer than anticipated.
AirBnB lets landlords advertise property for short-term rentals, often undercutting hotels.
Proposition F would have seriously affected its operations in San Francisco, so the company spent $8m (£5.2m) on a "No on Prop F" campaign.
The "Yes" campaign, which lost by about 13,500 votes had just $1m (£650,000) funding.
Proposition F has been defeated, but despite the huge amount of money invested by AirBnB, the result was still pretty tight.
In fact, the result was closer than the "Yes" camp had imagined.
Dale Carlson, the "Yes" spokesman, had expected to be "completely blown out" in the vote.
In the end, the No supporters only won with 55% of the vote, and that isn't by much.
Given that regulators here now plan to use different legislative methods to limit AirBnB in San Francisco, this result may actually play in their favour.
Read more: San Fran votes on ‘AirBnB law'
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San Francisco voters have rejected a proposal to limit short-term rentals offered by AirBnB and similar services.
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As well as a nightly news bulletin, there will be entertainment pieces from the area covering things such as lifestyle, sport and the Welsh language.
Made in North Wales follows the launch of other regional networks, such as those in Cardiff and Liverpool.
It will be available on Freeview channel eight and Virgin 159.
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A new 24-hour television channel dedicated to north Wales is set to launch on 26 April.
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The 21-year-old, who is on loan from Barnsley at Portman Road, made his first start for Ipswich last Saturday's 0-0 draw at Middlesbrough.
The England Under-20 player says helping at senior training with Roy Hodgson's men has helped him.
"They needed some lads to go in and make the numbers up," he said.
"It was an unbelievable experience, so inspiring. I was up against Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge, Danny Welbeck, it was an amazing experience just seeing how the best in the country do it."
Digby, who had a trial with Manchester United last summer, came up through Barnsley's youth ranks with Everton and England defender John Stones.
"I got injured a lot, but he was different class, he was unbelievable when he came into the first team and improved so much," said Digby.
"I'm not surprised he's had £40m bids in for him, he is top, top drawer."
Ipswich's chances of making the play-offs have been ended by a run of just one win in their last 10 league games, but despite that Digby says he is relishing his time at the Suffolk club.
"I love it here, the boys are class, the staff are class, I feel like I'm learning and improving every day, which as a footballer you want to do.
"The gaffer's been brilliant, he's been putting a lot of time and effort into me," he added.
"Because I've not been playing week in, week out, him and Terry Connor have been brilliant with me, pushing me extra hard in training and after training, keeping my standards high, so when I do come into a game I'm ready for it and prepared for it.
"The gaffer was such a great centre-half, I've got such a great mentor there to learn off, and I'm just trying to be like a sponge and take as much off him as I can."
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Ipswich Town defender Paul Digby says facing the likes of Wayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge prepared him for life in the Championship.
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Stuart Robertson, 32, from Springburn, Glasgow, seized the guard and pushed him against a wall on 7 February.
When police intervened he struggled with them, shouted abuse and threats and made a sectarian remark.
At Glasgow Sheriff Court, Robertson was also banned from attending football matches for three years.
Speaking after Robertson was sentenced. Stephen Ferguson, football liaison prosecutor for the west of Scotland, said: "This kind of physical and verbal violence directed at people who are simply doing their jobs is unacceptable, whether at football matches or elsewhere.
"The Crown Office Procurator Fiscal Service takes a zero-tolerance approach to this type of behaviour and will continue to prosecute those who engage in it."
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A man who assaulted a security guard and fought with police while trying to get into Rangers' Ibrox Stadium has been jailed for eight months.
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David Dearlove, 70, from Great Yarmouth, is charged with murdering toddler Paul Booth, from Haverton Hill, Stockton, in October 1968.
No plea was entered during the short hearing at Teesside Magistrates' Court, but Mr Dearlove's solicitor indicated he would deny the charge.
He was remanded in custody until a crown court hearing on 16 November.
Adam Hodge, defending, said: "I can say that the matters are denied. There will be a trial."
Mr Hodge said an application for bail would be made at a later date.
Mr Dearlove also faces a charge of neglect between January and October 1968.
Magistrates had applied a restriction on reporting the dead child's identity, but this was lifted following a challenge by the media.
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A 70-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering an 18-month-old boy on Teesside almost 50 years ago.
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The Good Immigrant includes contributions from 21 black, Asian and minority ethnic authors including actor Riz Ahmed and comedian Nish Kumar.
It was named winner of the Readers Choice Award at the inaugural Books Are My Bag Readers Awards, which received votes from more than 50,000 people.
The book was partially crowdfunded, with author JK Rowling donating £5,000.
Author Nikesh Shukla, who edited the collection, said it was "amazing" to win an award decided by readers.
"For them to respond like this is why we do it," he wrote on Twitter.
Ahmed's essay, printed in The Guardian earlier this year, told of his experiences being stopped and interrogated at airports.
The actor was seen in cinemas this year in Jason Bourne and has a role in the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Other winners included Bill Bryson, whose The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes From a Small Island won the biography and autobiography award.
The Detective Dog, by Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie, received the children's prize, while Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent won the "beautiful book" award for its eye-catching cover.
The awards were presented in London on Thursday by actress and writer Meera Syal.
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A collection of essays about race and immigration in modern Britain has been voted the best book of the year.
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The 19-year-old has signed a "long-term contract" to move from his homeland for an undisclosed fee.
Campbell scored for Costa Rica against Bolivia in this summer's Copa America and has six international caps.
"It is a dream come true to play for such a big club in England and I want to do well for myself and Costa Rica," Campbell said.
"I am ready, I am very happy to be here and I want to focus on doing well for Arsenal.
"I'm good in one-on-ones and I am a player who knows how to score goals. I play forward and I can play on both sides.
"Arsene Wenger is a manager of immense quality. I took this decision because I know I have a possibility to become a better player here."
Arsenal announced they were close to signing Campbell on 12 August.
Speaking at that time, Wenger said: "[He] has shown that he is a player with great ability, and has performed well on the international stage at a young age.
"We look forward to the formalities of the transfer being completed and working with Joel when he joins us at Arsenal."
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Arsenal have completed the signing of teenage Costa Rican forward Joel Campbell from Deportivo Saprissa.
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The hosts went ahead after 24 seconds when Blair Henderson got on the end of Michael McKenna's cross before slotting in from close range.
Stirling went close but Moses Olanrewaju's effort was superbly blocked by Johnny Fairbairn.
Brian Martin was sent off after handling in the area but Stirling were unable to equalise, with Sean Dickson missing from the spot.
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Stirling missed a penalty in stoppage time as 10-man Berwick held on to win.
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The 69-year-old country star made the declaration following a story in the National Enquirer that she had been rushed to hospital.
"There is absolutely no truth at all that I have stomach cancer," the statement on her website said.
"It is true that I had kidney stones," she said. "I had them removed three weeks ago and I am doing just fine!"
Parton added that she was already back at work following the operation.
"I am back to work and last week I was at Dollywood filming parts for my new movie Coat of Many Colors," she wrote. "I love and appreciate everyone's concern."
Fears for Parton's health were sparked when The Eagles star Don Henley said she had overcome a "medical issue" to shoot a video with him in Los Angeles.
Speaking during an interview at the Americana Music Festival last month, the musician said Parton had "got out of the hospital bed" to join him in the video for When I Stop Dreaming.
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Singer Dolly Parton has issued a statement denying a report that claimed she has stomach cancer.
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Mytravelpass, which is funded by the Welsh government, will entitle 110,000 passengers aged 16-18 to a third off bus fares anywhere in Wales.
Transport Minister Edwina Hart said it would make it easier for young people to access jobs and training opportunities.
The pass applies to local journeys and longer distance TrawsCymru routes.
The scheme is part of a Labour-Liberal Democrat deal struck in September 2014 to pass the Welsh government's budget.
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A £15m discounted bus travel scheme for young people has been launched.
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England's Storm, going for his first European Tour title for 10 years, is 17 under after a 67 and has now gone 41 holes without a bogey in Johannesburg.
World number two McIlroy, who has been playing with back pain, also carded a five-under 67 that included an eagle at the par-four seventh and five birdies.
"I felt it could have been a couple better," said the Northern Irishman.
"I was in a bit of discomfort early on, but the physio patched me up and got me going.
"I drove the ball well for the most part today and gave myself plenty of chances and took quite a few of them, especially around the middle of the round."
Jordan L Smith - the number one in last season's Challenge Tour, the second tier of European golf - will complete the final group on Sunday. He is a shot behind McIlroy after a four-under 68, level with South African Jbe Kruger, who carded a 69.
Italian Edoardo Molinari equalled the course record of 63 to get to 12 under par, alongside South Africa's Dean Burmester and Jaco van Zyl, French pair Joel Stalter and Romain Langasque, and American Peter Uihlein.
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Rory McIlroy remains three shots behind leader Graeme Storm after the third round of the South African Open.
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The Norfolk-based firm shed 240 jobs from its Hethel HQ and recorded multimillion-pound losses last year.
But it said the Evora 400, launched at the Geneva Motor Show, and the arrival of 150 new employees would bring an end to a turbulent period.
The new staff members are due to be recruited over the next four months.
CEO Jean-Marc Gales said the company's sales had increased by 60% in the current financial year and it hoped to become profitable again within two years.
"We always needed specialists but a large-scale manufacturing operation [is needed] to build this car," he said.
"It is a turnaround car for Lotus."
He said the Evora 400 was "based on the existing Evora, but over two thirds of the pieces are new".
Car industry expert Prof David Bailey told the BBC Lotus had seen "a bumpy ride" over the past few years but the firm should develop new models if it wanted to remain profitable in the long term.
"The had a crazy expansion plan under the previous chief executive [Dany Bahar] who was trying to turn Lotus into a British Ferrari... and that simply fell apart very quickly," he said.
"The new CEO has turned things around, he's cut costs dramatically and he's gone back to the core business which is making attractive lightweight cars and they are getting a lot of publicity about the Evora 400.
"They are clearly on the up."
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Troubled car manufacturer Lotus says it hopes the launch of its latest model will prompt a turnaround in the company's fortunes.
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Rocket launchers, anti-tank mines and automatic guns were among the weapons seized in northern Serbia, close to the Croatian border.
A police video shows officers arresting suspects amid piles of weapons.
Hand grenades, rifles, pistols, bullets, night-vision equipment and various explosives were also seized.
Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said the authorities would be investigating if the arms were going to be sold, and where to.
The Balkans have been a hot spot for arms-smuggling since the wars in the region in the 1990s.
Weapons originating in the Balkans were used in attacks by militants in France last year:
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Ten people have been arrested in Serbia for arms-trafficking, police say, after the country's largest weapons haul in 16 years.
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The new Rent Smart scheme requires anyone who rents out property in Wales to register or become licensed by 23 November.
But the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) said many were still unaware they need to do so.
Rent Smart Wales said landlords were given a year to register and it would not extend the deadline.
A Freedom of Information request by the RLA showed just 32,230 out of 130,000 landlords had registered by 18 October - those who do not comply can be fined.
The figures were released by Cardiff council, which is administering the scheme for the whole of Wales.
Douglas Haig, RLA director for Wales, said he was writing to Community Secretary Carl Sargeant to request a new deadline to allow time for landlords to be properly educated about what they need to do.
But Rent Smart Wales said there had been a large increase in numbers registering as the deadline approached and 46,300 out of 130,000 landlords had now registered and a further 11,400 had begun the registration process.
Mr Haig said communication had been "poor" with "very few" landlords aware of the scheme.
He said others were leaving it until the last minute because registration and licences run for five years from the date they are approved, not from 23 November.
The number of staff employed to carry out the scheme had also been "grossly underestimated", he added.
"I don't think it's asking a lot for the Welsh Government or Cardiff council to come forth with an education plan to get this information out there. That would be a sensible approach," he said.
A Rent Smart Wales spokesman said: "We have no intention of extending the deadline. However, we do recognise that, due the very high numbers of landlords visiting the website to register and apply for licenses, some are experiencing difficulties.
"The Rent Smart Wales team consists of 79 posts and the team are working hard to reduce waiting times for customers.
"Once the November 23 deadline for complying has passed, enforcement powers will be used in a sensible and proportionate manner."
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Calls have been made for an extension to the registration deadline for all residential landlords in Wales.
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Police said they were called to reports of a body at a property in Templehill in Troon at 17:15 BST on Saturday.
Jonathan Adair junior, who was 32, had recently been released from prison.
Officers said they were treating the death as unexplained and a post-mortem examination would be carried out. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
Jonathan Adair's father, Johnny Adair, is a former leader of the outlawed Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF).
The family was forced to flee Northern Ireland in 2003 after a series of murders linked to a loyalist feud.
When he was 18 and still living in Northern Ireland, Jonathan Adair was shot in both legs in the loyalist lower Shankill area of west Belfast.
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The son of former loyalist paramilitary leader Johnny Adair has been found dead in South Ayrshire.
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The Frenchman, a semi-finalist in 2015, won 6-3 6-4 6-3.
Bedene, ranked 56th in the world, becomes the fifth British man to fall in the opening round.
Andy Murray faces Liam Broady in an all-British match later on Tuesday, while Johanna Konta, Heather Watson, Katie Swan and Tara Moore also play for places in the second round on day two.
There are 15 British players in the singles this year, and so far two - Marcus Willis and Dan Evans - have gone through, with seven knocked out.
Gasquet took early control of the match, racing into a 4-1 lead, and despite Bedene breaking the Gasquet serve to recover to 4-3, the Frenchman claimed the opening set.
The world number 10, who was beaten by Novak Djokovic in last year's semi-final, outclassed Bedene for much of the remainder of the match with a typically stylish performance.
Gasquet's single-handed backhand is regarded as one of the best in the game and he hit 16 backhand winners on his way to victory.
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British number two Aljaz Bedene lost in the first round of Wimbledon to seventh seed Richard Gasquet.
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About 650 schoolboys from Elizabeth College lived in the county during the occupation of the Channel Islands.
Rob Champion, 85, was one of them and will give a reading at the service at Tideswell Church later.
Mr Champion said it had been tough as he had little contact with his parents but his time in Derbyshire was special.
The 85-year-old was one of about 4,000 schoolchildren who left the island following the collapse of France.
"It was quite an upheaval," he said. "[But] when you're 10 years old you don't really understand the implications... it was an exciting time actually. I have very special memories.
"It was tough but we had a happy time [in Buxton]."
Children had little contact with their parents apart from a telegram of 25 words sent with the help of the Red Cross, every few months.
Mr Champion will give the address that was made by his former headmaster in the pupils' final assembly before they made the journey to England.
17,000
people fled the island out of a population of 42,000
4,000 school children evacuated
2,000 islanders deported to Nazi internment camps
34 civilians killed when St Peter Port Harbour was bombed
8 islanders known to have died resisting the Nazi occupation
Bruce Parker, a former BBC Antiques Roadshow presenter and teacher at Elizabeth College, will also be at the service.
He said: "The government decided they couldn't defend the island so plans were hurriedly made to get the school population off the island immediately.
"The boys were lucky enough to be taken in or around Buxton and there they stayed for five years."
"[The people of Guernsey] have always been grateful for what the people of Derbyshire did for them and this weekend is a chance to express that."
The stone plaque will be unveiled at Tideswell Church, where the college held its main services from 1940-45.
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World War Two evacuees who left Guernsey in 1940 are to unveil a plaque in Derbyshire marking the 70th anniversary of the island's liberation.
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Mark Horton was targeted after swimmer Mack Horton, who won gold in the 400m freestyle on Saturday, said second-place Sun Yang, was a drugs cheat.
The Australian swimmer's Twitter account was bombarded with angry messages - as was the account of Mr Horton, of Watford, Hertfordshire.
"Luckily, I don't speak mandarin," he said.
"It made my weekend rather interesting."
The Olympic gold medallist also accused Yang, of China, of deliberately splashing him in a training session, saying: "I ignored him, I don't have time or respect for drug cheats."
In an interview after his win, Horton defended his comments, saying: "I used the words drug cheat because he tested positive.
"I just have a problem with athletes who have tested positive and are still competing."
He received a barrage of messages from Sun Yang fans, some of whom mistakenly typed "mark" instead of "mack".
Tweets to Mr Horton that can be repeated, include: "YOU SHOULD APOLOGISE TO SUN YANG YOU SHOULD LEARN TO RESPECT OTHERS!!!" and "Not only a liar and a loser in life but a coward who doesn't have the guts to admit what he say" [sic].
Mr Horton, who has not watched any of the Olympic swimming, tried to halt the messages on Sunday when he tweeted at the swimmer "@_mackhortn mate, just apologise! I'm getting abuse for something you said. #SunYang".
He also said: "For the record, I'm not the Australian swimmer who said something about a Chinese swimmer #sunyang".
Nevertheless, he received 1,000 mentions by other Twitter users on Sunday night alone, some of which were messages of sympathy and interview requests from British and Australian media.
He has since turned his notifications off.
"Back to the day job," he commented earlier.
Chinese swimming officials have demanded an apology over Horton's comments.
Sun served a three-month suspension in 2014 for testing positive for a banned substance but was cleared to compete.
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An IT worker got thousands of abusive tweets after he was mistaken for an Olympian who accused a rival of doping.
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The lorry then crashed into a house in Bolney Road, Ansty, West Sussex. The cottage's occupants were unhurt, but the building has structural damage.
A 72-year-old man who was driving a VW sustained serious injuries. The other drivers were also taken to hospital.
The A272 Bolney Road was closed at the junction with Bishops Lane and Pickwell Lane until the early hours, following the crash on Saturday afternoon.
Ricky, the owner of the property - who did not want to give his full name - told the BBC he had only just finished renovating the house.
"We started in September and finished it on Saturday morning, and now we've got to start all over again.
"The downstairs is wrecked and the front top room is also damaged."
He said his wife's grandparents, who are in their 90s, were in the property at the time and were very "shaken up".
"Luckily they managed to get out... a few cuts and bruises but otherwise OK," he said.
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A motorist was seriously injured in a crash involving a lorry and two cars.
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This week he takes on twin brothers Aaron & Bryce Dessner from US rock band The National.
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The Dessners hail from Cincinnati but have always been football fans, with Bryce telling BBC Sport: "We grew up playing soccer and we we were really into it as kids. We were captains of our high school teams.
Aaron added: "We were decent by American standards, which means not very good at all. But we have always followed the Premier League.
"My wife is Danish and her family are long-time Liverpool supporters so I am a Liverpool fan by default. But like a lot of Americans we follow the teams that have American players, so we love Tim Howard at Everton for example."
A correct result is worth ONE point. A correct score earns THREE points.
Last week, Lawro got four results right, with one perfect score. His score of six gave him victory over actor and comedian David Schneider, who got two correct results, with no exact scores.
We're keeping a record of the total scores for Lawro and his guests (below), and showing a table of how the Premier League would look if all of Lawro's predictions were correct (also at the bottom of the page).
All kick-offs at 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated.
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
The National's prediction: 1-2
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
The National's prediction: 1-0
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
The National's prediction: 0-1
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
The National's prediction: 0-0
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
The National's prediction: 1-0
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
The National's prediction: 0-1
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
The National's prediction: 0-2
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
The National's prediction: 0-0
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
The National's prediction: 0-3
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
The National's prediction: 0-0
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Lawro's best score: 13 points (week seven v David Schneider)
Lawro's worst score: 4 points (week two v Sam Tomkins)
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BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season.
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Liam McAlpine was found at home in Glenrothes on Sunday.
It is thought he took his own life.
Earlier this week, parents were warned prescription tablets, which could cause "serious side effects" and have "life-changing consequences", were circulating at Glenrothes high schools.
Liam's family said: "We as a family are devastated by the loss of our beloved son, grandson, nephew and brother Liam McAlpine.
"We wish to be left in private to mourn."
Liam passed away at his home in Elgin Drive, Glenrothes. Inquiries are still ongoing to establish the full circumstances of his death.
A report has been sent to the procurator fiscal.
Avril McNeill, headteacher of Glenrothes High School, said: "We are all deeply saddened by the news of Liam's death and our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.
"Liam was a cheerful, pleasant and likeable pupil with an excellent attendance record at school.
"He will be missed within our school community. Our guidance teachers, psychological and community chaplaincy teams are on hand to offer support to any pupils or staff who may need it."
Det Insp June Peebles, of Police Scotland, said: "Liam's death is a tragedy and our thoughts are with his family, friends and classmates at this very difficult time.
"We are continuing our inquiries into Liam's death.
"We would ask anyone with information to contact Police Scotland."
On Monday, a letter was sent to all secondary school pupils in the Glenrothes area.
It said: "We have been made aware that prescription tablets are in circulation amongst secondary school-aged children in the Glenrothes area.
"The tablets that we know of are Citalopram, Fexofanadine and Bedranol.
"While there does not appear to be any issues with the composition of these medications, if consumed they can cause serious side effects and may have life-changing consequences.
"It is never safe to take someone else's medicine. If you suspect that your child may have taken any of these you should seek immediate medical attention for your child."
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Police are looking into whether the death of a 14-year-old boy in Fife was linked to prescription drugs circulating at local schools, it is understood.
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Safety fears have been raised about the spinners - a craze that has fascinated children and frustrated parents - with others found to fail safety tests.
Some in the shape of a "shuriken", an offensive weapon in the UK, were found to be on sale on eBay.
Tests found they could damage eyes and puncture skin. The auction site said they would be removed from sale.
The spinners, originally designed to help children with conditions such as autism deal with stress, have become a playground craze.
The Watchdog team bought three fidget spinners - marketed as toys for children - from eBay.
They had the appearance of a "death star" or "shuriken". The items were put through testing by blades expert Professor Sarah Hainsworth. She tested the spinners by stabbing into a tomato, used as a substitute for an eye, and pork skin, used as a substitute for human skin.
All three spinners had the ability to puncture the tomato, and two out of three were able to puncture the pork skin.
A spokesman for eBay said: "These items are absolutely not permitted and will be immediately removed. We'd like to thank the programme for bringing these items to our attention."
BBC Watchdog also bought five fidget spinners from local shops. A toy safety expert concluded that none of them should have been sold as they did not pass essential toy safety tests.
Concerned parents have also recounted evidence of poor quality spinners, including one who found a large shard of metal protruding from the toy.
Advice from Trading Standards for anyone buying spinners and other toys includes:
You can watch the full story on BBC One at 20:00 BST on Wednesday 2 August, and later on the BBC iPlayer
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Fidget spinners that can puncture the skin have been discovered for sale in the UK by a BBC Watchdog investigation.
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Ms Johnson was the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930.
She died when her plane crashed into the Thames Estuary near Herne Bay in January 1941. Searches failed to find her body or the aircraft after she ditched off the Kent coast.
The statue of the pilot, commemorating her at the age of 37, has gone on display on Herne Bay's seafront.
Paul Courtenay, who was Amy Johnson's godson, said: "To be here today to see this wonderful statue unveiled is marvellous. I'm very glad to have been able to come."
Amy Johnson took off alone from Blackpool Airport to deliver an RAF aircraft to Kidlington airbase in Oxfordshire for the Air Transport Auxiliary.
The flight should have taken 90 minutes but, for reasons unknown, her plane ditched in the Thames Estuary four and a half hours after take-off.
Ms Johnson was 100 miles off course and 12 miles off the coast of Herne Bay.
People on boats in the area at the time saw the crash, but were unable to rescue her.
The Herne Bay statue was created by Ramsgate artist Stephen Melton and funded by local people and businesses.
A second bronze statue has been cast for her home city of Hull.
In January, Tracey Curtis-Taylor completed the 14,600-nautical mile flight from the UK to Australia in a vintage open cockpit bi-plane.
She retraced pioneer Amy Johnson's 1930 flight, flying over 23 countries and making some 50 refuelling stops.
Amy Johnson was the first woman in the UK to become an Air Ministry qualified ground engineer in 1929.
She became the first woman to fly solo to Australia, landing in Darwin on 24 May 1930 after 19 and a half days.
In 1931 she became the first pilot to fly from London to Moscow in one day.
In 1932 she flew solo from London to Cape Town in South Africa, breaking her husband's previous record by 11 hours, in .
In 1936 she regained her London to Cape Town record. This was her last long-distance flight.
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A bronze statue to honour English aviator Amy Johnson has been unveiled close to where she was last seen alive.
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Healthcare Inspectorate Wales said bulky files had been too big to be filed in a trolley on the gynaecology ward at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire.
Hospital bosses have given assurances that action has been taken since the unannounced visit.
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Patients' confidential files were stored on top of cabinets on a hospital corridor within sight of outpatients and visitors, an inspection found.
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Bruce had to be restrained as the pair squared up moments after Poyet was sent off for reacting badly to midfielder Jack Rodwell's yellow card.
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Bruce blamed the incident on the "heat of the moment" while Poyet said: "What happens on the pitch stays there."
Dame N'Doye gave Hull a first-half lead before Rodwell equalised on 77 minutes.
Rodwell was booked for simulation with his side trailing 1-0 at the KC Stadium, prompting Poyet's furious reaction.
"I was sent off for kicking the bucket," he told BBC Sport.
"I know it doesn't look good, but it's nothing to worry about. I prefer that than saying something I would regret."
After Poyet was sent to the stand by referee Mike Dean, the Uruguayan walked across to confront Bruce.
The pair exchanged words before Bruce had to be restrained by an assistant referee and members of his coaching staff.
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"I don't know what I was supposed to have done," said Bruce. "He obviously feels aggrieved about something."
Bruce added he would let Poyet explain why he reacted the way he did, but insisted Rodwell had dived.
"The ref has seen it," said Bruce. "From Gus's reaction, it looks as though he didn't agree."
Rodwell's header kept Sunderland in 16th place in the Premier League on 26 points, four above the relegation zone.
Hull have 27 points and are 15th in the table with 10 games to play.
Poyet was also asked about Adam Johnson after the game.
The Sunderland winger was arrested on Monday on suspicion of having sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl and subsequently suspended by the club "pending the outcome of a police investigation".
Durham Police said Johnson, 27, was questioned at a station close to his County Durham home and later bailed.
Poyet said: "The only thing I can tell you is that it was a very difficult day yesterday. Very difficult day. I never had one like that, very difficult."
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Hull City manager Steve Bruce described his confrontation with Sunderland boss Gus Poyet during their sides' 1-1 draw as "grown men acting like children".
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Four average 50mph enforcement cameras were installed in October on a two-mile stretch at Port Talbot and they went live on Monday.
But around 125-a-day have been caught in less than a week.
The cameras are the first to go into operation on a Welsh section of the M4, and during a pilot before Christmas around 700 drivers a day were caught.
However, Wales Road Casualty Reduction Partnership GoSafe welcomed the reduction in drivers caught compared with the trial period.
Partnership manager Chris Hume said: "There is a clear indication that there has been a decrease in the numbers of people exceeding the limit.
"Excessive and inappropriate speed remains a factor in collisions and associated fatalities and serious injuries on our roads in Wales.
"Our main priority is to continue to educate motorists about the effect of inappropriate speed with enforcement being the last resort after engineering solutions are considered."
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More than 500 speeding drivers have been caught by new cameras on the M4 in just five days.
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Redmond, an England Under-21 international, has agreed a five-year contract with the Saints.
Norwich, who were relegated from the Premier League in May, signed the 22-year-old from Birmingham City for £3.2m in July 2013.
"They like to play attacking football and it's a style I feel I can really fit in well with," Redmond said.
"When Southampton said they were interested, it felt like the right move for me. I can develop my game here."
Birmingham-born Redmond made 122 appearances and scored 13 goals during his three-year spell with Norwich.
Redmond has played at every youth level for England, playing alongside Saints trio James Ward-Prowse, Jack Stephens and Matt Targett for England Under-21s at the Toulon Tournament earlier this summer.
Southampton are without a manager following Dutchman Ronald Koeman's departure to Everton.
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Southampton have signed Norwich City winger Nathan Redmond for undisclosed fee believed to be worth £10m.
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A lifeboat from Barrow was scrambled when the three-person crew issued a mayday on Friday as they sailed west of the Duddon Estuary.
The yacht's crew were transferred to the lifeboat and the vessel was towed to Barrow.
None of the yacht crew were seriously ill, the RNLI said.
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The crew of a yacht have been rescued by lifeboat volunteers after they came down with food poisoning while sailing off the Cumbrian coast.
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Badminton House said in a statement he died peacefully at his home on the Gloucestershire estate on Wednesday.
He leaves a widow Miranda and four children Harry, Anne, Edward and John and is succeeded by his eldest son Harry, The Marquess of Worcester.
The Duke was the president of the Badminton Horse Trials which is held on the family estate every year in early May.
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David Somerset, the 11th Duke of Beaufort, has died at the age of 89.
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Matches will be on the BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website, and will include the British Basketball Cup finals, Trophy finals and Play-Off finals.
The BBL gets under way in September and the WBBL starts in October.
"We are excited about the opportunity that basketball affords as a sport with a digitally savvy audience," said Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sport.
There will be eight WBBL matches shown as part of the package, including the women's major finals, along with 24 men's games.
Sheffield Sharks won the 2016 Play-Off final with an 84-77 victory over Leicester Riders in May.
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The BBC will broadcast 32 live men's and women's British Basketball League games in 2016-17.
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Victoria Cherry, 44, of Fulwood, Lancashire, has not been seen since October 2015.
A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the search of a property in Toronto Street, Bolton, said Greater Manchester Police.
A spokesman said the investigation was being treated as a "non-body murder" and appealed for information.
Det Ch Insp Terry Crompton said: "The focus of our investigation has now changed and we remain keen to speak to anyone who may have any information about what has happened to Victoria.
"I am urging anyone who has any knowledge of Victoria's movements since her disappearance, or any information - no matter how insignificant you feel it may be - to please get in touch."
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The disappearance of a woman more than a year ago is now being treated by police as murder.
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Len Ironside, the Labour councillor for Kingswells, Sheddocksley and Summerhill, led the council for four years, from 1999 to 2003, and spent 10 years as group leader.
He will stand down at next year's council elections.
Mr Ironside said it was time for someone new.
He told BBC Scotland: "It's been a huge part of my life and I have enjoyed it, even the difficult bits - it's been a battle sometimes.
"I respect what the public say and I think I have done my best to serve the public of Aberdeen.
"But now it's time to move on and some new people to take on the challenge."
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A long-serving former Aberdeen City Council leader has announced he is stepping down from the local authority after 35 years as a councillor.
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A Cancer Research UK study reveals women who fail to attend for the screening after their 50th birthday are six times more likely to end up with cervical cancer.
The findings in PLoS Medicine serve as a reminder that screening saves lives, says the charity.
In most of the UK, women aged 25 to 64 are invited for screening.
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, women between 25 and 49 are offered three-yearly checks and thereafter five-yearly screening until they turn 65.
In Scotland, women between 20 and 60 years are invited for screening every three years. Scotland will also extend screening for women up to the age of 64 from 2015.
The study looked at data from more than a thousand women aged over 65 and diagnosed with cervical cancer and 2,646 women without the disease.
The results suggest that cervical screening in women aged 50-64 has a substantial impact on cervical cancer rates not only at this age, but for many years after - into a woman's eighth decade.
Jessica Kirby, Cancer Research UK's senior health information manager, said: "These results provide reassurance that there is a real benefit to women over 50 having cervical cancer screening.
"Screening can pick up abnormal cells in the cervix that could develop into cervical cancer if left alone - removing these cells prevents cancer from developing. Screening is a great way of reducing the risk of cervical cancer, and saves up to 5,000 lives a year in the UK. We encourage women to take up cervical screening when invited."
The number of eligible women aged 50-64 who have attended their cervical screening appointments has dropped in the last decade - from 81% in 2003 to 77.5% in 2013.
There has also been a steady decline in attendance by younger women over the same timescale.
In 2012-13, 3.32 million women aged 25 to 64 years were tested, a fall of 6.8% from 2011-12 when 3.56 million were tested.
Prof Julietta Patnick, director of the NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, said: "Unlike many cancers, cervical cancer is a largely preventable disease.
"Where a cervical cancer is found through screening, it is usually at a very early stage where treatment has a greater chance of success.
"It is essential that women are aware of this when deciding whether or not to be screened."
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Women aged 50 and older are being warned of the dangers of skipping smear tests.
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The items were found in a burial cist, a stone chest containing the ashes and belongings of a dead person.
Senior conservator, Helen Williams, said: "We have a real opportunity to research these finds and potentially discover more about the individual buried there."
The items, which include a woven bag, will be scanned at the spinal unit.
The burial cist was excavated from Whitehorse Hill in August 2011.
Archaeologists found cremated human bone, burnt textile, and a delicate woven bag inside.
The bag contained shale disc beads, amber spherical beads and a circular textile band.
Senior archaeologist for Dartmoor National Park Authority and Whitehorse Hill project manager, Jane Marchand, said: "This is a most unusual and fascinating glimpse into what an early Bronze Age grave goods assemblage on Dartmoor might have looked like as it was buried, including the personal possessions of people living on the Moor around 4,000 years ago."
Once the X-ray work is complete, further analysis will be made of the peat surrounding the cist.
Archaeologists believe this will give an insight into evidence of the vegetation and climate at the time of the burial.
Wiltshire Conservation Service will also be on hand to consult with the archaeology team on the x-ray results.
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Early Bronze Age remains from a burial site in Dartmoor National Park will be X-rayed at Salisbury District Hospital.
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The county will have two aircraft from December that can fly after dark.
The charity is asking people and communities with potential sites to consider offering them.
Staff and pilots said approved sites would allow quicker pre-flight planning after a call-out and speed up response times.
There are currently about 40 designated community daytime landing places in Cornwall.
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) restrictions affect where the aircraft can take off and land during the hours of darkness.
One place that has stepped forward to volunteer for night landings is Helston Cricket Club.
Bar manager Terry Rustell said: "It's open, there are no trees, no overhead cables, and there's easy access to the main road.
"In the summer, roads are so chocka, but the air ambulance can get through. It saves time, it saves lives."
Pilot David Burgess, from new aircraft operator Specialist Aviation Services, said: "Accidents and incidents are no respecter of daylight hours.
"We can find landing sites ad-hoc but we need a fair amount of pre-flight planning and map study.
"If we've got a number of sites available - we know the area, the obstacles - we can get to scenes much more expeditiously."
Charity chief executive Paula Martin said: "If we can shorten flight planning by having pre-prepared sites, then that can speed up the responses."
However, new air ambulances in Cornwall and Devon will not be able to make night-time landings at the counties' major trauma centre, Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, because its helipad does not meet air safety standards for landing at night.
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Cornwall's air ambulance charity is seeking landing sites across the county that are suitable for dealing with night-time emergencies.
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A 26-year-old man suffered serious head injuries during the fight in Holborn Way, Mitcham, on Monday, and died two days later.
The victim has not yet been formally identified. Two other people were also hurt in the the brawl.
A seventh suspect, a 25-year-old man, was arrested on Friday on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody.
Previously, police arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder. Five other men, aged between 21 and 40, were held on suspicion of violent disorder and all six have since been bailed.
Scotland Yard said the fight at about 19:15 GMT on Monday involved "a large number" of men.
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A seventh man has been arrested as part of an investigation after a fatal street brawl in south London.
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Yorkshire all-rounder Willey, 26, will be out until April after having surgery on a partially torn shoulder tendon, an injury suffered in India last month.
England will play two one-day matches in Antigua in March, with a third in Barbados, before the teams face each other again in England in the summer.
The West Indies are ninth in the ODI standings, four places below England.
Middlesex seamer Finn, 27, is currently playing for Islamabad United in the T20 Pakistan Super League in the United Arab Emirates.
Willey managed just two overs in England's one-day international win over India on 22 January before a problem with his left shoulder forced him off. The injury also ruled him out of the subsequent Twenty20 series.
England ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).
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David Willey has been ruled out of England's tour of the West Indies and will be replaced by Steven Finn.
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The Pole Intentions classes in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire were criticised after three girls did a demonstration on ITV's This Morning.
But instructor Zoe Hardy said they were about sport, and not sexual.
The International Pole Sports Federation has said classes like this help train future athletes.
"Children are our future pole sports athletes and just like any sport we need to train our athletes from a young age," a spokesperson said.
The federation has included children in the World Pole Sports Championships for the last three years, and has its own Youth Pole Sports Coaching course.
"In order for us to be a recognised sport we have to have the same as other sports, so having children included is what any sport would have and we are no different," said the spokesperson.
Similarly, Pole Sports UK said the participation of children should be "celebrated", not criticised.
"We are actively trying to encourage people outside of the industry to see past the immediate connotations surrounding the term 'pole dancing' to recognise that pole sports is so much more," it said in a statement.
Psychologist Kerry Nixon is among people to have criticised the classes.
"Pole dancing is inextricably linked to sexuality," she said.
"The whole notion of pole dancing historically goes hand in hand with a sexual aspect of dance so therefore it is linked and we can't get away from that."
But Miss Hardy said if adults perceive the activity as being a sexual thing it is "in their own head".
"Now we are moving on and away from the strip clubs to a different kind of pole performance, which is a sport," she said.
Lorraine Handbury, whose 11-year-old daughter goes to the Nottinghamshire classes, said there is no "provocative dancing" involved.
"She used to compete in gymnastics so to me it's no different to that, it's just the bar is a different way," she said.
"They have to wear shorts because you have to be able to hold on with your skin."
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Pole dancing classes for children have been defended by a sports governing body following claims that it sexualises youngsters.
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Maj Gen James Johnston was faced with 40,000 prisoners at the Bergen-Belsen camp and set up a hospital to treat them for typhus, TB and starvation.
His son, Anthony Johnston, said: "He had to deal with people dying by the hundreds every day."
The plaque was unveiled in Northiam, East Sussex where Gen Johnston lived.
Born in Glasgow, he moved to the village with his family in 1973.
About 60 people, including members of Gen Johnston's family, gathered for the unveiling at the pump house on the village green.
Gen Johnston was commanding a mobile medical unit close to the German-Dutch border in April 1945.
He was ordered to move his unit to take charge of the sick and starving at Bergen-Belsen, which had just been liberated by the British.
Around 70,000 people had died at the camp in northern Germany.
Mr Johnston said his father had been reluctant to talk about his World War Two experiences, due to modesty and wanting to block out such a traumatic event.
"There were times in his life when former inmates, who he had come across at the time, got in touch with him and wanted to acknowledge him," Mr Johnston said.
"Other than that, he didn't talk about it."
In an account which is now in the Holocaust Museum in Washington, Gen Johnston wrote: "Little did I know that I was about to be faced with the greatest test of my career, with a situation that would remain engraved on my memory for the rest of my days.
"[It] would instil in me a lasting abhorrence not only of those who had perpetrated this crime on humanity, but also of those who had condoned it."
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A plaque has been unveiled in memory of an Army medical officer who treated prisoners at a German concentration camp in 1945 following its liberation.
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An anonymous artist painted gates of the former Muhammad Ali Centre in Birmingham, opened by the former boxer in 1983.
The site is council-owned but managed by community group the Kajans Womens Enterprise in Aston.
The artwork was reported missing on 17 June, said West Midlands Police.
More on this and other Birmingham stories
The painting, that appeared after Muhammad Ali's death, featured the three time world champion with a butterfly, echoing his renowned catchphrase: "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Hermin Macintosh from Kajan Womens Enterprise said: "The creativity of the artist was fantastic so we wanted to save it.
"Ali was a world-class fellow and his contribution went across all cultures and communities, so the mural was for everyone and welcomed by everyone."
The centre had been boarded up since 1998 and Kajans are sifting through ideas from the public about how it should be developed.
"The artist could have gone anywhere but they specifically chose this site because Ali opened it," said Ms Macintosh.
"If there is an opportunity for it to be returned it would be welcomed by everyone."
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A Banksy-style mural of Muhammad Ali that appeared after his death has been stolen from a site that the boxing legend once opened.
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Seven-week-old baby Rieke travelled from Berlin in Germany, after being rejected by her mum at birth.
Little Bulu Mata is five months old and came from Budapest after his mother died.
The two orphans will be introduced to other orangutans at the rescue centre in the hope that they will adopt the little apes and take care of them.
Reike and Bulu Mata are both Sumatran orangutans, which are critically endangered in the wild, because of loss of habitat where they live.
BBC reporter Bryony MacKenzie went to see how they are settling in...
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These two baby orangutans have just arrived at their new home at a rescue centre in Dorset.
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The Copa America takes place in the United States in June, while the Games will take place in August.
Clubs do not have to release players for the Olympics but have to for the Copa America.
Barcelona expressed their "gratitude to the Brazilian Football Confederation" for "accepting the club's proposal".
Have you added the new Top Story alerts in the BBC Sport app? Simply head to the menu in the app - and don't forget you can also add score alerts your football team and more.
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Neymar will not play for Brazil at the Copa America but will be available for the Rio Olympics, according to the striker's club Barcelona.
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The Little and Large Cafe yarn bombing team created the sea-themed displays and placed them on pavements in Saundersfoot.
However, members of the club said despite them being wired on, nine have been stolen in the past two weeks.
Local police community support officer Graham Kendall appealed for information.
He said: "It is a shame because the group worked really hard on knitting them, and the colourful designs brightened up the street."
Lyn Sandall of the group said they had attracted a lot of interest.
"On the scale of things this is not that important, but a lot of hard work has gone into trying to make the village a happy, cheerful place, and this happens," she added.
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Colourful woollen bollard covers aimed at brightening up a Pembrokeshire town have been stolen.
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The picture was published by the team investigating the stadium disaster, in which 96 fans died after a crush during an FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield.
It follows 65 other appeals issued on behalf of coroner, Sir John Goldring, who is presiding over the new inquests.
The photographs of those yet to be traced are shown on the Operation Resolve website.
New inquests into the disaster are being held in Warrington, Cheshire.
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An image of a man who helped at the Hillsborough disaster has been released as part of a witness appeal.
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The men, from Walsall, are alleged to have carried out the offences in 2014.
Nawaz Ahmed, 35, of Hucker Road; Amjad Khan, 35, of Durham Place, and Zahoor Ahmed, 45, of Alexandra Road, Palfrey, are due before Walsall magistrates.
The offences include engaging in sexual activity with a child, inciting a child to engage in such activity and taking an indecent image.
Amjad Khan and Zahoor Ahmed will appear before magistrates on Tuesday.
Nawaz Khan is due to appear on 8 March.
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Three taxi drivers have been charged with child sex offences against a teenage girl.
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Parts of the League Two club's pitch are under water, rendering the surface unplayable.
Several other north-west clubs have also had to cancel their Boxing Day fixtures following, while the Met Office has issued a weather warning for parts of western Lancashire.
Accrington posted photos of their pitch on their Twitter account.
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Accrington Stanley have postponed their home fixture with Carlisle United because of heavy rain.
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About 1,000 files accessed may include personal identity information of individuals who have made a complaint about an Abta-registered travel agent.
It says it is contacting those affected by the hack which happened on 27 February and has a dedicated helpline.
It has also alerted the police and the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
Part of the ICO's role is to help the public manage their personal data.
Abta chief executive Mark Tanzer said he would "personally like to apologise for the anxiety and concern" caused to Abta customers and members.
"It is extremely disappointing that our web server, managed for Abta through a third party web developer and hosting company, was compromised and we are taking every step we can to help those affected."
Mr Tanzer said the organisation was not aware of any of the information being shared beyond the infiltrator.
ABTA is the UK's largest travel association, representing travel agents and tour operators who sell £32bn of holidays and other travel arrangements each year, according to its website.
The organisation gives advice and guidance to holidaymakers, sets standards for travel firms and promotes responsible tourism in the UK and abroad.
It said the type of data which may have been accessed included:
Abta said the "vast majority" of the 43,000 people affected were those who had registered with email addresses and encrypted passwords or had filled in an online form with basic contact details.
It said there was "a very low exposure risk to identity theft or online fraud" with this kind of data.
It advised customers and ABTA members registered on the site to change their passwords as a "precautionary measure".
Abta said those who had uploaded contact details or documentation on the website should actively monitor their bank accounts, social media and email accounts, and "remain vigilant".
It has also offered people who may be affected a free-of-charge identity theft protection service.
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The travel trade organisation, Abta, says a cyber attack on its website may have affected about 43,000 people.
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The UK Airprox Board said the two aircraft came within 100ft of each other and one of the pilots had been forced to "duck under" the other jet.
A report said the controller was "relatively inexperienced".
The incident happened on 26 November last year.
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A near miss involving two RAF Tornado jets near Lossiemouth has been put down to a misjudgement by an inexperienced member of staff in the control tower.
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Mr Putin joined celebrations at the monastery of St Panteleimon to mark 1,000 years of Russian monks at Mount Athos.
He was accompanied by Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Mount Athos is an enclave of 20 monasteries. Women have been banned for over 1,000 years.
Greece and Russia are both largely Orthodox Christian countries and have close religious ties.
Why are women banned from Mount Athos?
The Russian leader travelled to the peninsula by boat, as there is no road access, and held talks with the Greek president.
As he was welcomed at the enclave's administrative centre, Karyes, Mr Putin said he was convinced that the Russian connection to Greece as well as to the holy Mount Athos "could only get stronger".
After attending a service in Karyes the Russian president travelled on to the monastery of St Panteleimon, unaccompanied by the media.
It was Mr Putin's second visit to the monastery; he travelled there in 2005 as the first Russian leader to visit the site.
Despite his background as a KGB officer in Communist times, when the Soviet state frowned on religion, he has embraced his Orthodox faith and is believed to have a good relationship with Patriarch Kirill.
Pope and Russian patriarch edge towards warmer relations
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill walks with penguins
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the monasteries at Mount Athos, in northern Greece, one of Orthodox Christianity's holiest sites.
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Emergency teams called to a block of flats in Charles Road in the early hours said the man had apparently fallen from a flat above.
Officers who were called to the scene at about 04:45 GMT said the man had gone through a utility room ceiling.
"Despite efforts to resuscitate him, he was pronounced dead at the scene," a spokesman for Sussex Police said.
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Five people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after man fell through a ceiling in St Leonards.
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Chris and Fiona Jones, of Y Felinheli on the Menai Strait, near Bangor, have spent the last 14 years sailing their 43ft (13m) boat Threeships.
Their 90,000 nautical mile journey has taken them to more than 40 countries since setting off in 2002.
A cannon salute from the Royal Welsh Yacht Club, Caernarfon, on Saturday marked their return to home waters.
The couple, who are ambassadors for the Ocean Cruising Club and taught sailing for two years prior to their trip, have kept a blog of their travels over the years.
Mrs Jones told BBC Radio Wales they did not expect to go away for so long.
"When we first set off we didn't really have any plans to circumnavigate. We thought we would just go sailing and see what we could see," she said.
"It's pretty difficult to choose a favourite spot. We loved a lot of places and loved meeting all different people.
"I suppose New Zealand was a highlight and so were some of the Pacific islands."
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A couple who have spent more than a decade sailing across the world have returned to their home in Gwynedd.
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The claim: Households would on average be £500 worse off in 2017 than they were in 2016, due to Brexit.
Reality Check verdict: This is based on an independent forecast that prices will rise faster than wages in 2017. The forecaster does not blame all its predicted £500 fall on Brexit. The Office for Budget Responsibility, on the other hand, predicts that wages will rise slightly faster than prices this year. We don't know at this point which one will turn out to be correct.
Citing the inflation caused by the deteriorating exchange rate, he said: "The Brexit squeeze means the average household is likely to be £500 or worse off in 2017 compared to 2016."
The research that he is citing comes from the Centre for Economics and Business Research, which came up with the figure but does not attribute it to a "Brexit squeeze".
It blames the expected inflation partly on the weaker pound but also on rising prices of commodities such as oil, which are set globally.
The CEBR says that household incomes will fall this year because it expects prices to rise faster than earnings - specifically, it expects inflation this year of 2.7% with average earnings rising 2.2%.
If this prediction is accurate, then it would indeed be reasonable to expect a fall in the real value of household incomes.
The precise amount predicted per household - £500 - is less important than the direction expected.
But, by comparison, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicted at the time of the Spring Budget that inflation this year would be 2.4% while average earnings would rise by slightly more than that: 2.6%.
Both inflation predictions are below the average of independent forecasters collated by HM Treasury, which predicted consumer price index (CPI) inflation of 3.0% this year.
They were expecting average earnings to grow by 2.5%, meaning household incomes would take a hit.
Mr Clegg said on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday morning: "These aren't figures about what is going to happen - these are figures about what is happening."
But there is still forecasting going on and the outcome is uncertain.
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Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesman Nick Clegg has been talking about the costs of leaving the European Union.
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London-focused estate agent Foxtons saw profits plunge 64% in the first six months of this year.
Another estate agent, Countrywide, also saw profits tumble, also saw profits tumble, by 98% in its case. The firm said it would not pay a dividend.
Foxton's head Nic Budden said demand had slowed due to "unprecedented economic and political uncertainty".
House price surveys this year have consistently pointed to a slowdown in both house price inflation and transactions, as political uncertainty combines with a squeeze in household incomes to hold back buyers.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said the reluctance of sellers to make a move had left estate agents with the lowest stock of properties for nearly 40 years.
Countrywide, whose shares fell to a record low in the wake of the announcement, said house sales exchanges were down 20%, 24% in London.
Countrywide said the first six months of this year were also tough in comparison with last year, which saw high levels of housing transactions brought forward to beat an increase in stamp duty changes and ahead of the EU referendum.
Its profits were £447,000, down from £24.3m.
Both agents are making deep cost cuts.
Foxtons pre-tax profits fell to £3.8m, down from £10.5m for the same period last year. Revenues fell 15% to £58.5m.
Foxtons said in its statement that there had been further cooling of the market in the second quarter of 2017, with the unexpected general election a factor in slowing activity.
It added that London was more greatly affected than the rest of the country.
Foxtons has been warning since 2014 that rapid price growth and strong demand in London had started to cool.
However, it said that in the longer term, it expected London to remain an attractive property market for sales and lettings.
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Two of the country's estate agent chains have posted slumping profits in the face of a slowing housing market.
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The 34-year-old former Nigeria international left Wanderers last month as they were unable to offer him a new deal due to their financial problems.
Former Newcastle man Ameobi spent time at Turkish side Gaziantep BB and Crystal Palace before he joined Bolton.
He is available for Fleetwood's game at Port Vale on Saturday at 15:00 GMT.
"In January we signed a number of younger players and it was vital to the group that we brought in a player with experience," boss Steven Pressley told the club website.
"We certainly couldn't get any more experience than Shola and we are absolutely delighted with that."
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League One side Fleetwood Town have signed striker Shola Ameobi on a contract to the end of the season following his release by Bolton.
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Celso Banas, 35, from the Philippines, was working on the Manhattan Bridge at Felixstowe Port when he died in January.
A second man was reportedly severely burned in the explosion in the ship's boiler room.
An investigation involving Suffolk Police and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is ongoing.
The Japanese container ship had been docking at the Trinity Terminal just before midnight on 19 January when the explosion happened.
At the time, the ship's owners 'K' Line Europe said a "boiler back-fire" happened while the vessel was berthing.
Witnesses described hearing the blast up to 10 miles away.
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Assistant Suffolk coroner Kevin McCarthy said: "At some point during his shift he was working in the boiler room when an explosion of steam caused debris to fly all over the place and Mr Banas was struck by debris."
A post-mortem examination gave the medical cause of death as multiple injuries.
Mr McCarthy asked that his "sincere and heartfelt condolences" were sent to the family of Mr Banas in the Philippines.
The full inquest will take place in July.
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A sailor killed by a steam blast aboard a container ship died of multiple injuries, an inquest has heard.
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Irish travel to Yorkshire Carnegie in the Championship final first leg on Wednesday as they bid for promotion.
Scotland back row Cowan, 31, knows how important a return to top-flight rugby will be for the Exiles.
"For what we've got on the line and for a lot of us who really cherish this club, it means a lot to us," he said.
"We've put this in the top ranks of important games for us," Cowan told BBC Sport. "This club has given so much to me and it's my goal to make promotion realistic.
"The board have put so much faith in us as players and we want to do a job for them and the supporters."
Cowan was one of four Irish players named in the Championship team of the year and believes the experience in their squad will prove vital over two legs in the winner-takes-all final.
"We're really lucky to have a lot of boys in this squad who've experienced finals rugby," he said. "That's been a big help and we're prepared for it."
Irish, who secured top spot in the Championship by mid-March, face a Yorkshire side who finished second and hope to give head coach Bryan Redpath the perfect send-off before his departure in the summer.
The first leg at Headingley will be followed by the return leg at the Madejski Stadium on Wednesday, 24 May.
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Blair Cowan says an immediate return to the Premiership for London Irish would repay the faith shown by the club's board and supporters to the players.
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The Scots open the tournament against Japan on 23 September and the Dutch-born winger is raring to go.
"We're in tip-top shape and everyone is as fit as they've ever been - once the games come round that's when I start to thrive," Visser told BBC Scotland.
"It's been a long journey for me that started just after the last World Cup and we are finally here."
This will be Visser's first taste of the World Cup since he became eligible to play for Scotland in June 2012, having spent the previous three years with Edinburgh.
And he revealed there is some interest in his participation for Scotland back in his country of birth.
"Rugby is a small sport [in the Netherlands] but for the first time a Dutch TV station have acquired the rights to broadcast the games," he explained.
"Football is always the number one sport but after Holland losing recently to Iceland [in Euro 2016 qualifying] attention now turns to the World Cup here."
The 28-year-old, who agreed a summer move to Harlequins, thinks a tournament so close to home will aid the Scots.
"We are now getting on a one hour flight rather than a 40 hour flight to New Zealand like last time around," said Visser as the squad assembled at Edinburgh Airport.
"It's great that we can get all the last minute preparations done here at Murrayfield.
"Once the France game finished last week this is everything we have been looking forward to.
"I woke up this morning with a big smile and even had Sean Maitland singing in my room!"
And what was the choice of tune? "Rhythm is a Dancer," Visser answered. "And really slowly as well... It was a bit weird!"
Following the opener against Japan in Gloucester, Scotland take on USA in Leeds before the final two pool matches against South Africa and Samoa take place in Newcastle.
Visser is sure the Scottish fans will turn out in large numbers to support them given there are few travel issues to overcome.
"I think we will have a lot of support there especially for the Newcastle games," he explained.
"I'm expecting a lot of Scots to come down. The way we have been playing is exciting. The improvement has been immense especially in the last couple of games."
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Tim Visser says Scotland are in great shape and good spirits as they prepare for their World Cup journey.
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Villa have lost three of their past five games and have dropped to 14th place in the Championship following a five-game winless run.
"We were totally abject in everything we did apart from the first 20 minutes, where we had two or three chances and looked okay," Bruce told BBC WM.
"But as soon as they scored, everything fell to bits and that is where we are."
Former Hull City and Birmingham City boss Bruce, 56, was appointed in October with Villa 19th in the table.
He made an immediate impact and, after the Boxing Day win over Burton, had steered the club to 10th place - six points off the play-off places.
But Bruce admitted his side were now "having a tough time".
He added: "We cannot just wave a magic wand. We have to build and be strong in times like this.
"After an initial two three months where we showed sheets of recovery, the last month or so has been poor."
Bruce said the defeat against the Bees at Griffin Park was "arguably the worst away performance" since his appointment.
"There are times in your career where you feel embarrassed and that is one of them," he continued.
"We were so easy to play against. Every time Brentford passed it, they passed it through us. We weren't genuine in our work to get after them and didn't do enough.
"I can only apologise. I will try my utmost to make sure we start turning this around.
"We have to get a mentality and a toughness which gets you results in the Championship. We have to find a way - that's my job.
"Where we are at the moment is pretty sorry. We can only get better because we couldn't play any worse."
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Aston Villa's display in Tuesday's 3-0 away defeat at Brentford was embarrassing, said manager Steve Bruce.
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In a video on social media, Mr Macron is joined by the Terminator star as he vows to "make the planet great again".
"Make America great again" was Mr Trump's presidential campaign slogan.
Mr Macron has been critical of the US president's decision to withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
Could this latest development, exposed in a post on Twitter on Friday, be the start of a new "political bromance"?
Speaking into his phone camera, Mr Schwarzenegger said that he and Mr Macron had been "talking about environmental issues and a green future" together.
The footage was posted on the social media site with the former film star and California governor saying he was "truly honoured" to meet Mr Macron, adding that the pair would "work together for a clean energy future".
The 10-second clip runs for the full duration with the caption: "With President Macron, a great leader!"
In April, Mr Schwarzenegger received France's Legion of Honour in recognition of his environmental work. He said that he felt "very honoured" and that "we have created the mess and now we have to get rid of the mess... it doesn't matter who is president".
When Mr Trump announced earlier this month that the US was withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement, Mr Macron said in a statement that the decision was "a mistake for the US and for our planet".
"I tell you firmly tonight: We will not renegotiate a less ambitious accord. There is no way. Don't be mistaken on climate; there is no plan B because there is no planet B," he said.
The Paris climate agreement was established to limit the impact of carbon emissions on the environment, with countries committed to keeping the rise in global temperatures "well below" 2C.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has taken another swipe at Donald Trump over the US president's policy on climate change - this time backed up by the muscle of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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New York-based China Labor Watch (CLW) said its investigators would be put on trial at a later date.
The group says it has uncovered evidence of pay violations and physical violence at the Huajian group.
The Ivanka Trump brand says the company has not made shoes for it since March.
However, CLW said it had obtained production schedules for May and June which contained orders for the brand.
The Huajian group denies accusations of forced overtime, low wages, and other abuses made by CLW.
The accused worked undercover at Huajian factories which CLW says also manufactured products for other brands.
Su Heng, Li Zhao, and Hua Haifeng were detained separately in late May after taking part in the investigation.
The Chinese authorities said they had been detained for using illegal surveillance equipment.
CLW said the trio's actions had not constituted crimes but admitted it had collected a series of pictures and eight hours of video footage during its investigation.
Workers at the shoe factories laboured for 15 hours a day, the group alleged, and up to 18 hours at busy times - sometimes finishing at 01:30 and returning to work at 07:10.
No overtime was paid, and workers who resigned were not paid, CLW said.
"Management frequently verbally abused and sometimes physically hit workers," it added.
It also alleges that the company fined workers for being absent, deducted the fines from their pay and fabricated pay slips to show higher amounts than workers were actually paid.
Ms Trump has not directly commented on the controversy since it first emerged in May, though CLW said it had written to her on two occasions.
She continues to hold a stake in the business but works in her father's White House administration.
CLW's director, Li Qiang, said that as the US president's daughter, and holding a White House role, she had "power and influence" to directly intervene.
"However, based on what we have seen so far, she has left us very disappointed," it said.
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Three undercover activists investigating a company which made shoes for the fashion line of President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka have been released on bail.
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It said those travelling to the continent should take plenty of food and water and check with travel operators before starting out.
The Port of Dover says roads are clear and it is not expecting severe delays.
Last weekend drivers queued for up to 14 hours because of extra French security checks.
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Traffic going to the Port of Dover traffic should use the M20/A20, while drivers not planning to cross the channel should consider routes such as the B2011, A256 or A258, which may not be suitable for HGVs, KCC advised.
The Port of Dover said anyone travelling to the port should be "properly prepared".
KCC said it has delivered 52,300 2-litre bottles of water to the Dover coastguard from where it can be distributed to delayed motorists if necessary.
Writing on the Conservative Home website on Thursday, Charlie Elphicke, Tory MP for Dover and Deal, said: "It seems every summer there is travel chaos in Kent.
"If this happened at Heathrow there would be uproar.
"But it's somehow seen as okay for tens of thousands of holidaymakers and truckers to be stuck in the sweltering heat all day long without water, food, information or toilet facilities," he wrote.
"You can't help but get the impression that travelling from the Channel Ports is looked down upon and far less of a priority than the elite jet-set."
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Motorists heading towards Dover are being advised by Kent County Council (KCC) to prepare for possible delays and congestion.
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Just five days after winning their third BBL Cup in a row, the Eagles were beaten 112-103 by the unfancied Wolves.
Newcastle were outscored 30-16 in the third quarter by a Worcester side beaten 81-73 at Bristol last weekend.
"The guys have been challenging each other all week in training." James told BBC Sport. "They have been beasted."
He added: "Our game plan was to stand up to Newcastle and to do to them what they usually do to others.
"None of our players was going to back down. Our efforts have been rewarded today - I'm super proud of the players."
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While top scorer on the night was Newcastle's Rahmon Fletcher with 34 points, Worcester produced more of a team effort, spearheaded by Maurice Walker (23), Ashton Khan (22) and Danny Huffor (21).
"We had six players with double-figure points, not just one player out on his own," added James.
Worcester, who are up to seventh in the BBL, now face a trip to London Lions on Sunday before returning to the University of Worcester Arena next Friday (27 January) to host Surrey Scorchers.
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Coach Paul James said he was "super proud" of Worcester Wolves after they shocked British Basketball League leaders Newcastle Eagles.
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It took them five years to take 549 buses and now they have decided to visit all 250 museums in the capital.
Jo Hunt and Linda Smither, who make up two of the trio with Mary Rees, are "completists" as they explained to BBC London's Josephine McDermott.
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Three women who decided to try to ride every bus in London from the start to the end of the route have set their sights on a new challenge.
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Remember, George Osborne and David Cameron were the exceptions, not the rule.
So we shouldn't be too surprised that there is friction between the occupants of those two addresses under the May government.
The PM and Philip Hammond have known each other for a long time and while hardly best friends, Theresa May clearly had significant faith in him to make him her chancellor not that long ago.
But before and after his giant U-turn over plans to increase National Insurance there have been tensions, and more reported in recent days as we approach tomorrow's Conservative manifesto.
This morning the chancellor's admission that he sometimes swears, as he sought to play down reports of rows with Team May, won't have helped.
Nor will the PM twice refusing to say he would still be her chancellor if she is elected.
She did, at the third time of asking give him her endorsement.
And moving him after the election if the Tories win would be a dramatic and risky move.
But this morning's excursion won't have helped relations between the two addresses.
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The path of true harmony between Number 10 and Number 11 rarely did run smooth.
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A French court gave the men suspended sentences of three to four months for organised violence, while two others were found not guilty.
Another 11 were handed €500 (£425; $530) fines for property damage.
The October 2015 protest made headlines across the world after the executives were filmed climbing a fence to escape.
A hundred people protesting against restructuring plans broke down a fence and invaded a boardroom at Air France headquarters in the Parisian suburb of Roissy, next to Charles de Gaulle Airport, forcing the executives to flee.
Air France-KLM was considering cutting almost 3,000 jobs and extending pilots' working hours. The proposal has since been dropped.
But as the executives fled, the angry mob - who were chanting "naked, naked" and "resignation" - began to pull the clothes from their backs. They were left with no option but to scramble over the wire fence to safety.
Pierre Plissonnier, director of long-haul operations at the airline, told the court of his "humiliation" at seeing pictures of himself scrambling over a fence to escape the mob, his shirt and suit jacket hanging in tatters.
Human resources director Xavier Broseta had his shirt entirely ripped from his body.
Most of the 15 who faced trial - four of whom have been fired - were union members.
The violence of the protest shocked France, with Prime Minister Manuel Valls calling for the defendants, whom he branded "rogues", to be given stiff sentences.
But Lilia Mhissen, lawyer for 11 of the defendants, said the verdict was "outrageous" and that she would advise her clients - whom she described as scapegoats - to file an appeal.
Only one person walked away from the court in Bobigny, a suburb of Paris, without being convicted of any charge.
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Three former Air France employees have been found guilty of ripping the shirts from the backs of two executives fleeing a meeting about job cuts.
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A spokesperson told the BBC that 10 of the dead were civilians, and that eight people were injured.
The Taliban has said it carried out the attack, which happened as offices closed for the day.
Earlier, an attack near a market in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar killed at least 11 people, officials said.
It remains unclear exactly how the Kabul attack unfolded, although officials said the attacker was on foot.
In Kunar, the provincial governor's office said the bomber rode up on a motorcycle to the entrance of a government office in the provincial capital, Asadabad, before detonating his device.
Some of the victims were reported to be children playing in a nearby park.
Reuters news agency reported that a tribal elder and militia commander named Haji Khan Jan was among the dead.
He had been closely involved in a number of operations against the Taliban last year.
In recent months, there has been an upsurge in fighting between the Taliban and government forces.
President Ashraf Ghani was quoted by local media as saying he will not hold peace talks with groups that kill civilians.
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A suicide bombing near the defence ministry in the Afghan capital of Kabul has killed at least 12 people, the government says.
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Rafida Bonya Ahmed was also badly injured when her US-Bangladeshi husband Avijit Roy was killed after leaving a book fair in Dhaka last month.
Speaking to the BBC from a safe location, she said fundamentalism had "taken deep roots" in Bangladesh.
She said she was recovering slowly and had few memories of the attack.
Mr Roy's family said he had received threats after publishing articles promoting secular views, science and social issues on his Bengali-language blog, Mukto-mona (Free Mind).
He had defended atheism in a Facebook post, calling it a "rational concept to oppose any unscientific and irrational belief".
Police say they suspect he was killed by religious extremists.
A group of men wielding meat cleavers ambushed the couple after they left Dhaka University on 26 February.
"Somehow, my memory is completely blocked about the incident itself," Ms Ahmed told BBC's Newshour.
"We were supposed to be going back home to have dinner with the family. I think I was holding his hand and we were just talking. I do not remember anything from that point until I was in some sort of vehicle and someone was carrying me. I remember I was soaked in blood."
Ms Ahmed said she realised they had been attacked when she was in hospital and she noticed stab wounds to her head. She also had serious wounds to her hands and had lost a thumb.
"Avijit was still alive, lying on a stretcher beside me. Doctors were going back and forth and I was telling them 'please take care of him first, because my condition is better'. Avijit was just making a sound, but he was not conscious," she said.
She described her husband as "an intellectually fulfilled atheist, who dedicated his life to promoting science and secularism".
"I will go back to being vocal and expressing what we believe in. The cause that Avijit died for, I will not be quiet," she said.
The couple lived in the US and were visiting Dhaka only to attend the book festival.
After the attack, students, teachers and bloggers gathered at Dhaka University to protest against the killing.
Police told the BBC at the time that they were investigating a local hard-line religious group that had praised the killing in an online message.
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The widow of a blogger who was hacked to death in Bangladesh says she will continue to speak out on the causes of secularism and science.
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Christopher Thompson, 32, died after suffering head injuries near to Totties in The Causeway, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, on 22 December 2016.
Anton Oakes, 22, of Broadheath, was jailed for five years after admitting manslaughter at Manchester Crown Court.
His brother Aiden Oakes, 26, was also jailed for "clobbering" a man, who was helping Mr Thompson, with a chair leg.
Aiden, of Peveril Road, Altrincham, pleaded guilty to assaulting the 42-year-old man and was sentenced to three years and four months in prison.
Anton, of Lee Avenue, and his brother were seen leaving Totties bar holding bottles claiming someone had started a fight, police said.
Aiden was also carrying a chair leg from a wooden chair he had smashed when Mr Thompson approached the brothers to calm them down.
Mr Thompson, from Stockport, was punched to the ground and died in hospital.
The 42-year-old man who was clobbered with the chair leg suffered a broken arm, police said.
Mr Thompson's wife, Emily said: "Chris was not only my husband, he was my soul mate, best friend and father of our 19-month-old son, Oliver.
"Chris' life was taken in a random act of violence that was totally unprovoked."
Det Insp Neil Coop said: "Due to the cold, cruel actions of Anton Oakes that night, a little boy's daddy has been tragically taken away from him, a void that can never be filled."
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A man has been jailed for killing a father who was punched trying to break up a fight outside a lap dancing bar.
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Clive Efford, Labour MP for Eltham, said he had been bombarded with angry messages and complaints from constituents about the service.
One said the trains which link south London, Kent and parts of East Sussex were the worst they had been in 40 years, Mr Efford added.
MPs across the political divide spoke during the Westminster Hall debate.
Mr Efford said that for too long people had been crammed on overcrowded trains, particularly at peak times, adding that it was not acceptable to run trains of just six carriages.
"When you do get stuck, you hear the people on their mobile phones, you can hear the life stories just going into meltdown around you," he said.
"Since Christmas the situation has deteriorated quite significantly."
Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling, Tom Tugendhat, said Southeastern's performance was "woeful" despite the rail company meeting its franchise targets.
"It cannot be right that one in five trains is coming in late, one in five trains is leaving workers late for a meeting and one in five trains is forcing people to change their plans and still somehow this is an acceptable target," he said.
Southeastern and Network Rail said they were were working to improve performance on one of the most congested parts of the UK railway network.
"Network Rail is investing millions in improving its infrastructure - including completely rebuilding London Bridge station," they said in a joint statement.
"Southeastern is working hard to improve the performance of its trains including bringing in a rigorous maintenance regime that now sees more trains in service at any one time than ever before.
"We realise that performance has not always been as good as our passengers would like and we are working hard to change this."
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Commuters using Southeastern trains are facing "meltdown" from constantly delayed services, MPs have been told.
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The surface was deemed unsafe after two March concerts by the British singer.
Brisbane Lions against Adelaide - the climax of the women's Australian Rules football season - will now take place on the Gold Coast on Saturday.
Brisbane chief Greg Swann said the club had been "absolutely let down".
"Our question is why the grass was sown, knowing that there were games coming up. Why that's been allowed to happen is beyond us," he added.
The Gabba will be the venue for the opening Ashes cricket Test against England in November.
"This is a very unfortunate situation to be dealing with," said Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland.
"As long-term tenants of the Gabba, we're very sympathetic to the Brisbane Lions and the AFL's situation.
"Since the recent damage to the centre wicket block, we've had very constructive talks with Stadiums Queensland and have been given reassurances from them on the quality of the pitch for the first Test of the Ashes."
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The Australian Football League says it is "disappointed" after having to move the women's grand final because fans attending Adele concerts damaged the surface at Brisbane's Gabba.
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The 53-year-old's stock has never being higher after leading the Lions to a thrilling drawn Test series in New Zealand.
Gatland extended his Wales contract in 2013, keeping him in charge until the end of the 2019 World Cup.
"My focus is now on Wales, preparing for the World Cup in Japan," he said.
"I am a firm believer of what will be will be so I won't be looking too far ahead. I am looking forward to the next few years with Wales and then see what other opportunities are out there."
Gatland took the reins with Wales in December, 2007, and led them to 2008 and 2012 Six Nations Grand Slams as well as a World Cup semi-final in 2011.
Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) chief executive Martyn Phillips has said he would be prepared to release Gatland from his contract if the New Zealander wanted to leave.
But Gatland - who has been tipped as a future All Blacks head coach - reiterated his intention to see out his current WRU deal.
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"My focus is on Wales, for the autumn internationals and then looking towards the 2019 World Cup," he added.
"I'm definitely finishing up there, unless they decide to get rid of me sooner!"
Gatland coached the Lions to a series win in Australia four years ago and has not ruled out taking charge again - if asked - for the next tour to South Africa.
"You never say never," said Gatland.
"If there's a chat and opportunity to think about 2021, to do maybe the three as a head coach, to win two and draw one wouldn't be a bad achievement."
Lions tour manager John Spencer said he had no doubt Gatland had proved his coaching credentials during the tour to New Zealand.
"You have to be a very shrewd coach to come to New Zealand and achieve what the players have achieved," Spencer said.
"Without doubt I think he's the best head coach in the world... I think he's proved that with our guys.
"I don't want to take anything away from Wales, because he's got a job to do there, but I think his achievements on this tour have opened up the future for him.
"It's an incredible achievement to come halfway round the world, to adapt to all the difficulties you have with travelling and then to play back-to-back world champions on their own park, and to be as successful as he has been."
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Wales head coach Warren Gatland says he will honour his current contract after returning from his second stint in charge of the British and Irish Lions.
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Water ran down the embankment and over the southbound carriageway at Camberley, Surrey.
Motorway lanes were closed for emergency repairs, causing delays of up to two hours for thousands of commuters.
South East Water said it had trouble trying to shut off water from a broken pipe.
It said supplies to customers had returned to normal and hoped pipe repairs on the bridge would be complete "by this evening".
BBC reporter Joe Campbell said: "A cast iron main supplying north Camberley split overnight. Water poured down the embankment, taking tonnes of sand with it, right onto the M3. The pipe here has split along its length."
Neil Morton, of South East Water, said: "At one stage we were pumping about 320 litres a second to the area. Unfortunately being on top of the motorway, it has caused an issue, but Highways England are dealing with that.".
Highways England said two lanes of the M3 were shut for five hours.
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Water and sand cascaded onto the busy M3 motorway after a water main burst on a bridge during the morning rush hour.
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About 12 caravans pitched up at Bottisham Village College in Cambridgeshire on Thursday evening.
It issued a statement saying "a large group from the travelling community moved on to parts of the college grounds", leaving the school "no choice" but to close.
Police said they were aware and were working closely with the head teacher.
More on this and other news from Cambridgeshire
On its website, the college said: "Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, we regret to inform you that Bottisham Village College will be closed on Friday 15th July and there will be no trips or other activities taking place."
Parents were expecting to collect a number of children returning from school visits to Derbyshire, Shropshire and Normandy later.
The college has arranged for an alternative drop-off point for coaches.
One village resident said she was "disappointed" the caravans had moved in "because we know there's going to be a mess left over there and its going to cost the school money to put the mess right".
Kate Evans, executive principal of the school, said staff were "doing everything in our power to resolve this situation quickly", working with both the police and their own solicitors "to bring this matter to a close".
"Around 12 trailers are currently on the school grounds having moved there last night," she said.
"This has caused disruption to the school, students and parents and we do ask the travellers now to move on as swiftly as possible."
Cambridgeshire Police confirmed officers "were in contact with the head teacher of the school and have a police presence in the area".
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A secondary school has been forced to close after travellers moved on to the site.
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The gains came at the expense of all the other parties though it lost one seat - Tadcaster - to an independent.
UKIP failed to hold its two seats on the authority whilst the Liberal Party lost its two county councillors.
The Conservatives now have 55 of the 72 seats. There are 10 councillors who are independent and have no party affiliation.
Labour lost three of the seven seats it was defending and the Liberal Democrats lost two of the five seats they held previously.
Election 2017: Full results from across England
Conservative leader of the council, Carl Les, said: "It is a vindication of the way the party has been leading the council now for almost a quarter of a century.
"I do not believe we have a monopoly on wisdom and we will listen to other parties and other members if they come forward with practical and reasonable suggestions for us to consider.
"We have not finished with austerity, we will still have to find savings and we will do that."
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The Conservatives have strengthened their hold of North Yorkshire County Council gaining 10 seats.
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The report from the African Development Bank (AfDB) says that Africa has the best record among emerging regions of getting women into top business posts.
But women still make up just 14% of the boards of major African companies.
The AfDB says urgent action needs to be taken and recommends that publicly-listed companies should be required to have women in senior management.
"To break the glass ceiling in Africa, we urgently need to bring women on corporate boards," the AfDB's envoy on gender Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi said.
The report looks at the biggest companies in 12 African countries and found that one in seven board members are women.
This compares favourably to the Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East regions, but there is "a distance to go to make sure [Africa's] strong economic growth includes its most talented women at the top," the report says.
Kenya has the highest figures for female representation with nearly 20% of board posts held by women, followed by South Africa and Botswana (both 17%).
The AfDB says that to increase the figures, publicly-listed companies should be forced to say how many women are in senior positions and quotas should be introduced.
The bank says that women should be speedily promoted though "middle and senior management in the private sector", and it calls for greater investment in women's leadership.
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African businesses need to do more to promote women into top positions, a new report says.
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The body of man was found by firefighters who were called to a car fire in Whitehaven Road, Everton, Liverpool on Thursday.
A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out to establish the cause of his death.
A 31-year-old man being questioned by police. A woman, aged 31, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Forensic examinations of the scene where the car was found shortly after 23:10 BST are being carried out.
Investigation scenes have also been established in areas of Bootle and Wavertree.
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found inside a burnt out car.
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The Shrewsbury-born 25-year-old will return to his home county next summer after seven seasons with Derbyshire and the last two years at Grace Road.
"I think we've got a good side," Redfern said.
"I know Shropshire finished third in the Championship last season, so hopefully we can go a couple of steps further and see if we can challenge."
Redfern, played some of his early youth cricket at Shropshire and made his first-class debut for Derbyshire as a 16-year-old in 2007 against Cambridge UCCE.
The left-hander, who can also bowl spin, is looking forward to linking up again with Shropshire director or cricket Karl Krikken, his former coach at Derbyshire.
"Krikk's been a massive influence on me since I first met him when I was a 13-year-old in the Derbyshire Academy," he said. "I've got a lot of time for him and I respect him a great deal.
"He's such a good guy so to have him at Shropshire it felt like a no-brainer for me to sign.
"I'm really looking forward to playing for Shropshire and working with Krikk again as he loves his cricket and loves coaching."
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Minor counties side Shropshire have signed the former Derbyshire and Leicestershire batsman Dan Redfern.
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Tickets for the three week run went on sale at 10:00 on Monday and by lunchtime more than a 100,000 had been sold.
The event - which will feature 1,200 performers from five continents - will have an east meets west theme in 2015.
The Tattoo, which runs between 7 and 29 August, plans to target audiences in China and India.
Brigadier David Allfrey, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo's chief executive and producer, said: "It has been an extraordinary few hours.
"It is phenomenal when our tickets go on sale and within minutes we have high demand across the world.
"This year, to add to the mix, we are trying to touch new markets and hope very much to encourage an increase in Chinese and Indian visitors.
"The plans for the show are coming together nicely and we have lots of treats in store."
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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has sold almost half of its tickets for next year's show in a matter of hours.
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Legal proceedings were brought by Triumph Furniture after it challenged a contract awarded to a rival.
Top civil servant Sir Derek Jones said "formal management action'" had begun in relation to staff members involved.
The contract was for furniture, fittings, planning and interior design for three public bodies.
They were the Welsh Government, the National Assembly and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.
Sir Derek, the Welsh Government's permanent secretary, made his comments in a letter to the assembly's Public Accounts Committee.
In the letter, he said the failings "centre around poor information management and a lack of oversight which, ultimately, weakened the position of the Welsh Government not only in terms of public perception of the robustness and transparency of the procurement process, but at the point where the Welsh Government was required to defend itself in subsequent litigation proceedings".
He added that "there is no evidence that anyone received personal gain from the procurement process".
The Welsh Government was alleged by the bidder to have breached EU rules.
Sir Derek previously told AMs that compensation was paid following an arbitration process.
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A "number of collective and individual failings" were found by the Welsh Government after it paid out £1.25m compensation after a contract dispute.
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David Efemena, 14, of Elm Park, London, died in March 2014 at the Bramley defence training estate in Hampshire.
Sqn Ldr Michael White told Walthamstow Coroners' Court the situation "didn't seem urgent".
It was later revealed David died from a congenital heart anomaly.
Mr White organised the event with his brother Christopher, also a squadron leader in the RAF.
He admitted the cadets were left unsupervised during the night and that staff-to-cadet ratios were not met.
He told assistant deputy coroner Nadia Persaud he was on his way to meet the cadets when he heard a crackling on the radio.
"As I was crossing the bridge I got a jumbled message, I couldn't make it out... but from what I could hear there didn't seem to be any urgency in the voice.
"When I got the full message I got there as quick as I could.
"The message I got was that David was shivering, but again it didn't seem urgent. I thought maybe hypothermia, worst case, so I ran up."
The inquest heard that Mr White arrived just after 07:00 GMT and an ambulance was eventually called at 07:11 GMT.
Mr White said he noticed a pool of vomit when he arrived at the scene and that David had urinated. He then administered CPR.
Mr White said "in hindsight" he wished he had gone straight to the scene, instead of turning around to meet his brother who was en route in a minibus.
"I keep wondering. If I had got there a couple of minutes sooner, would it have made a difference?" he said.
The inquest continues.
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A man who planned an RAF cadet camp at which a teenager died after "having a fit" said he did not call an ambulance at first because "it didn't seem like an emergency", an inquest has heard.
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16 February 2017 Last updated at 10:00 GMT
Here, author and academic Tariq Ramadan argues there is an "intellectual revolution" taking place within Islam.
This is a response to Graeme Wood's Viewsnight: The rise of Islamic State is the Modern Reformation.
For more Viewsnight, head over to BBC Newsnight on Facebook and on YouTube
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Viewsnight is BBC Newsnight's new place for ideas and opinion.
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Labour MP Frank Field is chairman of a Commons committee which has warned of children going for days without a meal.
Its Feeding Britain report, backed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, proposes a tax on fizzy drinks to fund food projects during school holidays.
The government said it would look carefully at the recommendations.
The report, produced by MPs and peers in the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger, set out a blueprint for tackling the "scandal of hunger".
Mr Field, a former Labour cabinet minister, said the issue was being treated by the government "as a boil of no significance".
He called for an equivalent to the government's Cobra committee - which is convened in response to emergencies such as terrorist attacks - to be established to tackle the problem of hunger.
"What is the point of being in government unless you are really going to do something about that?" he said.
"Each night we and the prime minister go to bed knowing that kids have gone to bed hungry."
As well as a tax on sugary drinks, the report calls for prompt payment of benefits, for budget advisers to work at food banks, and for ministers to stop supermarkets and their suppliers throwing food away.
While some progress has been made, the number of people relying on food parcels remains at a level unseen since World War Two, the group says.
In his foreword to the report, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, said it was "shocking" to read about the scale of food waste, and about evidence of unnecessary problems caused by delays in the benefits system.
The Health Select Committee has recommended a 20p per litre tax on sugary drinks to help combat obesity.
The Feeding Britain report suggests that 4p of that levy could be used to help fund meals for children during school holidays, when some went "day after day without a substantial meal".
The government said it had a good record of tackling poverty, and would study the report's recommendations.
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The "armies" of people going hungry in Britain should be tackled with the same political effort as the battle against terrorism, a senior MP has said.
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Launching their housing plans, AM Peter Black said the Conservatives and Labour were fighting over "ideological dogma" on the Right to Buy council homes.
He pledged to build 20,000 affordable homes over five years, if the Lib Dems win power in May's assembly election.
Mr Black said the party would make at least 2,500 "rent to own" homes available to first-time buyers.
The Liberal Democrats are also proposing to strengthen the powers of the Residential Property Tribunal into a "housing court", dealing with challenges to rent increases and adjudicating on issues including housing quality and safety.
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The Liberal Democrats have claimed to be the only party with the ambition to tackle Wales' "housing crisis".
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Davis had tried to save PC Keith Palmer, one of five people who died, after the officer was stabbed near the Houses of Parliament in central London.
The former soldier had been at a nearby community event with the boxers.
The teams insisted Thursday's match at London's York Hall went ahead.
"The boxers have been a concern because to witness something as graphic as that and then get put in a lockdown while police interviews took place, would probably have an effect on them in a couple of days," Davis explained before the fight.
"But we made a decision to show a bit of solidarity and make sure the event went ahead."
Tributes have been paid to PC Palmer and the other victims of the attack, while Davis and others who rushed to help at the scene have been praised.
"People are saying you did this and that, but I think anybody would have done it," said the 42-year-old. "I was maybe just a little bit quicker in reacting to it. I just thought it was the right thing to do."
Victories for Muhammad Ali, Calum French, Pat McCormack, Radoslav Pantaleev and Frazer Clarke earned British Lionhearts a 5-0 victory over the Italian side.
"What happened was a shock, but you have to get on with things," 19-year-old flyweight Ali said after his bout.
Welterweight McCormack, 21, added: "My head was a bit all over and I couldn't really stop thinking about it, but I'm just glad I've come, got the job done and the win.
"We had a meeting, a talk. The coaches handled it very well, got us through it.
"Tony was standing right next to us, and as everyone was running away he was running to aid. He saw a lot more than us and was a bit shook up. I respect him very much as a man for doing that."
Super-heavyweight Clarke, 25, said everyone's thoughts were with the victims.
He added: "If we can't get in there and fight after what we saw, how does everyone who was there get on with their lives?
"Police officers lost colleagues, families, friends. We were the lucky ones so we had every reason to get in there and put a show on."
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Coach Tony Davis led the British Lionhearts into the ring for their World Series of Boxing match against Italia Thunder just a day after both teams witnessed the Westminster attack.
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Conservative energy minister Matt Hancock praised the government's record on reducing carbon emissions.
But Ed Davey claimed the Lib Dems had to "fight every day" with its coalition partners for renewable forms of energy.
Shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint refused to rule out fuel duty rising under a Labour government.
The Green Party's Andrew Cooper told the debate on BBC2's Daily Politics that action on climate change had been "feeble".
Fracking
UKIP's Roger Helmer said: "I do not believe that the changes in climate are substantially caused by human activity."
He also insisted that it was not something voters were particularly interested in.
"How many people on the doorstep have raised the issue of climate change?" he said.
"It doesn't mean it isn't true but it's a speculative proposition. There's been no further global warming for 18 years."
But Mr Hancock said changes in the climate were "highly likely to be manmade".
He said he would be open to fracking in his own constituency, adding: "I would be open to have shale gas in any part of the country so long as it was explored for in a way that was careful and cautious.
"It's important we do this."
'Not liking Mick Jagger'
Mr Hancock said he thought the expansion of solar energy was superb, but warned that other forms of renewable energy risked destroying the environment.
"Environmental policy is about the beauty of our green and pleasant land. Putting onshore turbines in the wrong places where they are not wanted is not acceptable to local communities and we need to tackle that while supporting other renewables and low carbon," he said.
But Mr Davey compared Mr Hancock's support for renewables but not for onshore wind to "saying you like the Rolling Stones and not liking Mick Jagger".
Ms Flint said Labour would continue to support the development of renewable forms of energy.
"There are costs to this, but let's remember on our bills the green levy only amounts to £60 of an average bill of £1,300," she said.
"But it's about recognising what are the costs if we don't move to cleaner energy. It's important to get this balance right."
Mr Cooper said: "We need to invest in insulating over nine million new homes. We need Greens in Parliament to push for real commitment on climate change."
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Politicians from five political parties have clashed over action to tackle climate change - with UKIP arguing it is not caused by humans.
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The state government said that over 500 villages in 13 districts of the state had been affected after early monsoon rains swelled the Brahmaputra river.
Floods are an annual occurrence in the region during the summer monsoon.
Assam has sufficient food stocks and medicines to cope, its revenue and disaster management minister said.
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Authorities in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam say two people have died and more than 200,000 have been affected by flooding.
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The Cambridge-based National Institute of Agricultural Botany has combined an ancient ancestor of wheat with a modern variety to produce a new strain.
In early trials, the resulting crop seemed bigger and stronger than the current modern wheat varieties.
It will take at least five years of tests and regulatory approval before it is harvested by farmers.
Some farmers, however, are urging new initiatives between the food industry, scientists and government.
They believe the regulatory process needs to be speeded up to ensure that the global food security demands of the next few decades can be met, says the BBC's Tom Heap.
One in five of all the calories consumed round the world come from wheat.
But despite steady improvement in the late 20th century, the last 15 years have seen little growth in the average wheat harvest from each acre in Britain.
Just last month, cereal maker Weetabix announced that it would have to scale back production of some of its products due to a poor wheat harvest in the UK.
Now British scientists think they may have found the answer to increasing productivity again.
Around 10,000 years ago wheat evolved from goat grass and other primitive grains.
The scientists used cross-pollination and seed embryo transfer technology to transfer some of the resilience of the ancient ancestor of wheat into modern British varieties.
The process required no genetic modification of the crops.
Find out more by watching Countryfile on BBC One at 18:00 BST on Sunday 12 May.
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British scientists say they have developed a new type of wheat which could increase productivity by 30%.
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The home side made the early running, but the visitors capitalised against the run of play. Johnny Hunt crossed for Kane Richards to stab the Blues into a 20th-minute lead.
Mikael Mandron missed two good chances to score for the hosts, which proved a turning point.
The Blues extended their advantage, despite a heroic penalty save by goalkeeper Scott Brown from Tom Shaw. In the ensuing scramble, Elliott Durrell poked in.
In their strenuous efforts to fight back, Eastleigh inadvertently gave Jordan Chapell the freedom of Ten Acres to race clear on the break and make it three.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Eastleigh 0, Chester FC 3.
Second Half ends, Eastleigh 0, Chester FC 3.
Goal! Eastleigh 0, Chester FC 3. Jordan Chapell (Chester FC).
Substitution, Chester FC. Jordan Chapell replaces Kane Richards.
Goal! Eastleigh 0, Chester FC 2. Elliott Durrell (Chester FC).
Substitution, Eastleigh. Alefe Santos replaces Ross Stearn.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Jamie Cureton replaces Scott Wilson.
Second Half begins Eastleigh 0, Chester FC 1.
First Half ends, Eastleigh 0, Chester FC 1.
Reda Johnson (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Eastleigh 0, Chester FC 1. Kane Richards (Chester FC).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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Eastleigh suffered a promotion setback with a demoralising home loss to Chester.
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Some teachers have claimed there were a number of problems with questions - including the way some were phrased.
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has defended the exam paper and said it was in line with the course specifications.
The exam marks, which will be published in August, will help show if there actually was a problem.
If the mark needed to pass or the boundaries for particular grades need to be lowered substantially, it may lead to questions for the SQA.
One teacher who contacted BBC Scotland said: "I am very disappointed with the quality of this paper overall and personally, I think this paper is a disgrace and am really wondering if it actually went out to any checkers.
"I have gone through the entire paper and although some of my points are probably a little pedantic, they are valid."
The teacher said others shared his concerns.
The precise concerns made by the teacher were quite complex. Some involved the phrasing of the questions or the scenarios they described.
The SQA said the exam paper met its course and assessment specifications and that the anecdotal feedback it had received was positive.
A spokesman added: "The breadth of questions allowed candidates to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding. The paper did contain a small number of typographical errors.
"SQA takes its responsibility to uphold the high standards of Scottish qualifications very seriously and has systems in place to ensure assessment is high-quality, rigorous and meets national standards.
"These systems and processes are subject to continuous improvement."
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Concerns have been expressed over the quality of last month's National 5 exam paper in computer science.
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