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George Michael Swindells was swimming off the Mediterranean island of Elba when the incident happened on Tuesday.
Local news reports suggest the 85-year-old, from Wiltshire, suffered a medical problem about 300ft from land, and died despite rescue efforts by two German tourists and a passing policeman.
The Foreign Office confirmed the death of a UK national and said it was "providing assistance to the family".
Mr Swindells, who was reportedly visiting Elba with his wife and friends, drowned at about 15:30 local time on Tuesday.
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A former British army major general has drowned while on holiday in Italy.
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The two meet on Monday 12 December at Glasgow's Emirates Arena - their 23rd encounter.
Fellow Scot Stephen Maguire faces Chinese Zhou Yuelong a day later.
World number four Judd Trump opens his campaign against China's Zhang Yong, while beaten UK Championship finalist Ronnie O'Sullivan gets underway against world number 29 Matthew Selt.
Four-time world champion Higgins, 41, has won back-to-back titles at the China Championship and Champion of Champions events this season. Earlier this month, he reached the last eight of the UK Championship, where he was knocked out by Mark Selby, the eventual champion.
1994 Masters champion McManus, 45, was eliminated by Jamie Jones in the tournament's second round.
Higgins and McManus last faced each other at the World Championship in April, with McManus the victor 13-11. Higgins leads his compatriot 12-10 in their head-to-head meetings.
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Scotland's John Higgins and Alan McManus have been drawn against each other in the Scottish Open first round.
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The procedures form part of the Wildcat Haven, a 500 square mile area that covers parts of the Ardnamurchan and Morvern peninsulas.
Clinics will be held in Mingarry Church Hall in Moidart.
Breeding with domestic and feral cats is a factor behind a severe decline in wildcats.
Dr Paul O'Donoghue, a scientist involved in the Wildcat Haven project, said the clinics on 26 and 27 February would be the first of their kind in Scotland.
Local residents usually have to make lengthy journeys to Fort William to have the procedures carried out.
The project has also been trapping and neutering feral cats.
It was announced earlier this month that the wildcat "safe haven" was being doubled in size.
A location on the remote Ardnamurchan peninsula was designated a protected area for the endangered cat last year.
It has been extended to take in parts of Morvern to give the haven a total coverage of 500 square miles.
The project's organisers believe wildcats' best chance of surviving is in the remotest parts of Scotland.
Ardnamurchan and Morvern include some of Scotland's wildest landscapes and have few human residents.
The main communities in Ardnamurchan - Acharacle and Strontian - have populations of about 560 and 350.
The haven project is separate from one involving six priority areas for Scottish wildcat conservation identified following research commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH).
They are the Angus Glens, Strathbogie in Aberdeenshire, Strathavon in Moray and Morvern, Strathpeffer and Dulnain in the Highlands.
Research suggested these were where wildcats had the best chance.
Nine areas were assessed as part of the multi-agency Wildcat Action project.
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Clinics offering free neutering and micro-chipping of pet cats are to be held in the west Highlands as part of an effort to protect Scottish wildcats.
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The campaign, known as Operation Torus, ran from 5 September until 31 October.
During that time police carried out 674 searches and made 586 drugs seizures.
Three hundred and seventy-three people were arrested and of those, 279 were either charged or reported to the Public Prosecution Service.
Acting Det Ch Supt Andrea McMullan, from the PSNI's reactive and organised crime branch, described the operation as a "great success".
"In the eight weeks of the operation we have removed over £3.3 million worth of drugs from our streets," she said.
"Street-level drug dealing is happening across all districts throughout Northern Ireland, causing hurt and harm to communities.
"We as police will do everything that we can to tackle this issue, but we need to work in partnership with our local communities, and I encourage people to share any information, no matter how small, with us."
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Drugs worth £3.36m have been seized by police as part of a campaign to tackle street-level drug dealing in Northern Ireland.
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Fernando Llorente had levelled on the stroke of half-time after Cesc Fabregas had put Chelsea ahead.
Pedro's curling effort deceived Fabianksi to restore Chelsea's lead before Diego Costa sealed victory for the Premier League leaders.
"That's my mistake," Fabianski said of Pedro's goal.
"I should have caught it or pushed it away.
"It went underneath my body and it's a goal I'm at fault for.
"We are disappointed with the result because for long spells of the game we were in it.
"We had some chances, defended well, but the second goal basically killed the game for us and for me was very disappointing."
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Chelsea's win stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League table to 11 points while Swansea are 15th and three points above the relegation zone.
Despite defeat at Stamford Bridge, Fabianski said Swansea could take encouragement from their performance against Antonio Conte's side.
"They're top of the league, going for the title and probably will be the champions so that's very encouraging especially playing away from home," the Poland international said.
"If it wasn't for the second goal who knows what could have happened.
"We should take all the positives from our performance."
Swansea host Burnley at Liberty Stadium on Saturday, 4 March at the start of what Fabianski acknowledges is a big month in their battle to avoid relegation.
Burnley, a team Swansea beat on the opening day of the season, are seven points ahead of Paul Clement's side in 11th position.
Swansea then face three relegation rivals - Hull City, Bournemouth and Middlesbrough - in their next games.
"It's a massive month and we'll be playing against teams that are in and around us," said Fabianski.
"That will be very important especially after we've been through a difficult period when we played against really good teams.
"We have to do our best to get maximum points out of it.
"It will be a massive period for us and we have to focus on the Burnley game
"We'll be playing at home and everyone will be expecting us to get maximum points."
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Swansea City goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski has blamed himself for Chelsea's second goal at Stamford Bridge.
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Crews were called to Charleywood Road, Kirkby, at 23:00 BST on Tuesday.
A large amount of plastic is on fire, with firefighters expected to stay at the scene for a number of hours.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze has been contained, preventing it from spreading to other businesses in the area.
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A large fire is being tackled by 70 firefighters at a Merseyside industrial unit, with local residents urged to shut windows due to smoke.
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Claudia Martins denied killing her baby and hiding the body in a suitcase shortly after giving birth to her at her sister's flat in Bristol.
She claimed the baby was stillborn, but was found guilty of manslaughter with diminished responsibility.
At Winchester Crown Court, she was sentenced to a community order for two years with a supervision requirement.
During her trial at Bristol Crown Court, the jury heard the 33-year-old gave birth alone on 12 September last year, having allegedly kept the pregnancy a secret.
Paramedics were called after friends found the Portuguese national, of Marshall Walk, Knowle, sitting in the bath with "a lot of blood" and she was taken to hospital.
Three days later, police were called to the flat following reports of a smell and discovered the body of a newborn baby inside a small, black suitcase.
The court was told that despite the symptoms of pregnancy, the mother-of-five had not accepted she was pregnant and the birth had induced a "great panic".
Judge Mr Justice Teare said she suffered from a mental abnormality, arising from a condition known as a pathological denial of pregnancy.
Her actions were "wholly out of character" and her "intellectual disability" had probably contributed to her condition, he added.
"Why you developed the pathological denial of pregnancy is unclear but it is likely to be the result of living with two of your children in very cramped conditions in a foreign country," the judge told the court.
"Having regard to the fact that you suffered from an abnormality of mental function this does not require a custodial sentence."
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A mother who killed her newborn baby daughter by filling her mouth with toilet paper has been spared jail.
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A rare example of a UK-owned British landscape by an American painter, the government needs to raise almost £5 million to keep it in the country.
Lord Inglewood, of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA), called it "a rare survivor".
"I hope funds can be raised to save this wonderful painting," he added.
The ruling by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey follows a recommendation to defer export by the RCEWA.
The committe made the decision on the grounds that the painting was of outstanding significance for the study of the relationship between British and American painting in the 19th Century.
Born in New York's Staten Island, Cropsey - a leading light of the 'Hudson River School' of landscape painting - showed regularly at the Royal Academy in the 1850s.
One early assessment of his Richmond Hill painting said it depicted "a view unsurpassed for its purely English beauty".
Cropsey was forced to sell the piece after he ran up huge debts entertaining in London. The work has remained in Britain ever since.
An earlier export licence application for the painting in February 2000 was withdrawn after the RCEWA recommended that export be deferred for three months to allow time for a potential purchaser to be identified.
Any decision about the painting's current export will now be deferred until 7 April 2013, with a possible extension to 7 August if a serious intention to purchase the painting is found.
Earlier this week a temporary export bar was placed on two works by George Stubbs that gave the 18th Century British public their first chance to see what a kangaroo and a dingo looked like.
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A temporary export bar has been placed on Jasper Francis Cropsey's painting Richmond Hill in the Summer of 1862.
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Swiss drug company Novartis said it was entering into formal negotiations with the university over its research site in Horsham, which closed in June.
The university said the new campus would bring £1.7bn investment to the region over 10 years, create 2,250 jobs and provide places for 3,500 students.
It already has five campuses in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings.
Novartis closed its Horsham site following a global review of research locations.
Last year it announced it was selling the northern section, mainly used as a car park, to developer Linden Homes and looking to sell the rest of the site for a science or business park.
A spokesman said: "The university's proposal offers an exciting opportunity which could bring long-term benefits to the town as well as realise our ambition in leaving a legacy at the site."
Vice-chancellor Julian Crampton said discussions were at an early stage but if the sale went ahead it planned to open a centre for higher education that would boost opportunities in the Gatwick Diamond business area.
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The University of Brighton is in talks to buy a former pharmaceutical site, in West Sussex, to set up a new campus.
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Berkshire Hathaway said net profit rose 29% to $5.05bn (£3.2bn) in the three months to September from the same period last year.
This was mainly down to its investments at the peak of the financial crisis in General Electric and Goldman Sachs, boosting it by $1.2bn.
Berkshire's revenue grew 13% to $46.5bn.
In October 2008, Berkshire purchased warrants in GE and Goldman. Warrants are derivatives that allow the holder to buy shares or other assets from the issuer at a fixed price within a set period.
For example, Berkshire invested $5bn in Goldman at 10% interest and had the right to buy a further 43.5 million shares for $115 per share - less than Goldman is currently trading - on 1 October.
Berkshire exercised that right and has become a top-10 shareholder in the bank.
Berkshire owns about 80 companies including railway, clothing, furniture and jewellery firms, with its insurance and utility businesses typically accounting for more than half of the company's net income.
It also has major investment stakes in companies such as Coca-Cola, the banking group Wells Fargo, and the computer maker IBM.
Earlier this year, ketchup-maker Heinz was bought for $28bn by Berkshire and Brazilian investment fund 3G Capital.
Mr Buffett is one of the world's richest men.
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The holding company run by US investor Warren Buffett has seen profits surge in the third quarter.
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Jaiyesimi, 19, joined Norwich from non-league side Dulwich Hamlet in January 2016 and spent last season playing for the Canaries' Under-23 team.
He scored eight goals in 33 appearances last term and now joins Grimsby having been on Norwich's pre-season tour.
Jaiyesimi, who can play as a winger, midfielder or striker, could make his debut against Coventry on Saturday.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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League Two side Grimsby Town have signed Norwich City winger Diallang Jaiyesimi on a season-long loan deal.
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Its "primary customer" has been the government of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, despite its ongoing battle to overthrow the regime, Adam Szubin told the BBC.
IS had also looted up to $1bn from banks in territory it held, he said.
A US-led coalition has been bombing IS targets, including oil facilities, in Syria and Iraq for over a year.
IS' finance chief was recently killed in one such mission, Pentagon officials announced on Thursday.
"The two are trying to slaughter each other and they are still engaged in millions and millions of dollars of trade," Mr Szubin said of Syria and IS, in comments reported by Reuters news agency.
The group was estimated to be making as much as $40m a month from the oil trade, including from buyers in Turkey, he added.
Cutting off the group's cash flow was a key part of the coalition strategy to defeat IS, he said.
Unlike other designated terrorist groups, IS did not rely on funding from foreign donors, but generated money from its own operations, Mr Szubin said.
The US-led coalition has recently launched a military campaign, dubbed Tidal Wave 2, intensifying air strikes on IS oil fields, refineries and tankers being used by the group.
IS currently generates around $80m a month, mainly from oil revenues, according to findings focusing on late 2015 from UK defence consultancy IHS.
Other sources include taxation, drug and antiquities smuggling, robbery and kidnapping and the sale of electricity, it found.
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The so-called Islamic State (IS) has made more than $500m (£330m) trading oil, a US treasury official has said.
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Sam Davies starts at fly-half instead of Biggar, who is joined as a replacement by Wales team-mate, lock Alun Wyn Jones.
Paul James returns at prop following injury and flanker Justin Tipuric leads the Welsh region at open-side.
Former New Zealand full-back Mils Muliaina makes his Zebre debut after joining from Connacht in the summer.
Ospreys lie eighth with three wins from eight competition starts this season while Zebre are 11th win two wins.
Biggar came off in their 13-6 win over Cardiff Blues because of a back problem.
Hooker Baldwin (calf) and prop James (shoulder) missed that game because of injuries suffered in Ospreys' 34-29 European Champions Cup defeat at Clermont Auvergne.
Ospreys' ex-New Zealand scrum-half Brendan Leonard will return to Zebre for the first time since joining from the Italian team before the 2015-16 season.
Head coach Steve Tandy hopes Ospreys' recent form will continue to improve against Zebre.
"They've got an excellent record at their place, are a very dangerous side, and if we are just a couple of percent off our game then we won't get what we need from the game," said.
"Our slow start in the Pro12 means there's no margin for error for us. Our form over the last few weeks, in the league and in Europe, has been better, but there is still some way for us to go."
Zebre: Mils Muliaina; Dion Berryman, Tommaso Boni, Gonzalo Garcia; Kayle Van Zyl, Carlo Canna, Marcello Violi; Andrea Lovotti, Andrea Manici, Dario Chistolini, Valerio Bernabo, George Biagi (capt), Jacopo Sarto, Johan Meyer, Paul Derbyshire.
Replacements: Oliviero Fabiani, Andrea De Marchi, Guillermo Roan, Marco Bortolami, Federico Ruzza, Guglielmo Palazzani, Giulio Bisegni, Edoardo Padovani.
Ospreys: Dan Evans; Jeff Hassler, Jonathan Spratt, Josh Matavesi, Eli Walker; Sam Davies, Tom Habberfield; Paul James, Sam Parry, Dmitri Arhip, Lloyd Ashley, Tyler Ardron, James King, Justin Tipuric (capt), Dan Baker.
Replacements: Scott Otten, Nicky Smith, Ma'afu Fia, Alun Wyn Jones, Olly Cracknell, Martin Roberts, Dan Biggar, Hanno Dirksen.
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
Assistant referees: Elia Rizzo, Luca Trentin (Italy)
Citing commissioner: Stefano Marrama (Italy)
TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)
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Dan Biggar has recovered from a back injury to be on Ospreys' bench for their Pro12 trip to Zebre on Sunday.
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The project - which took almost five years to complete - is aimed at protecting more than 1,000 homes and businesses.
The Elgin scheme is one of the biggest ever undertaken in Scotland.
In August 2014, partially-completed flood alleviation schemes in Moray were said to have saved hundreds of homes and businesses.
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A major £86m flood alleviation scheme for Elgin has been officially opened.
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Disney and Lucasfilm confirmed the latest instalment in the series would be set about 30 years after the events of Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
It "will star a trio of new young leads along with some very familiar faces", the press release added.
Star Wars: Episode VII, directed by JJ Abrams, will be released in cinemas on 18 December 2015.
The news of a return for "some very familiar faces" will fuel rumours that the stars of the original trilogy - Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher - will appear in Episode VII.
According to the Hollywood reporter, Adam Driver is in final negotiations to play the main villain.
He is best known for his role in hit TV series Girls, but has also recently appeared in films including Lincoln and Inside Llewyn Davis.
Open auditions for two roles in the new films were held in the UK and Ireland last November.
They were a "street smart and strong" orphaned girl in her late teens and a "smart capable" man in his late teens or early 20s.
It is not known whether any of the actors eventually cast in the film were found through the open auditions.
Episode VII will be the fifth Star Wars movie to to be shot in the UK.
The original Star Wars trilogy was filmed at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, while The Phantom Menace began shooting on 26 June 1997 at Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire.
George Lucas directed a bluescreen sequence with actors Ian McDiarmid and Ray Park, who played Senator Palpatine and Darth Maul.
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Star Wars: Episode VII will start shooting at Pinewood Studios near London in May, its producers have said.
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Lieutenant-General Kuldeep Singh Brar, 78, was attacked as he walked with his wife in central London on 30 September.
Mandeep Singh Sandhu, 34, of Birmingham, Dilbag Singh, 37, and Harjit Kaur, 39, of London were convicted at Southwark Crown Court of wounding with intent.
Barjinder Singh Sangha, 33, of Wolverhampton, had admitted the charge.
The jury of nine women and two men took just an hour to convict the trio.
Lt Gen Brar was involved in a controversial military operation - Operation Blue Star - against Sikh separatists in Amritsar, north-west India, in June 1984.
'Premeditated assault'
It left at least 500 people dead and left him the target of revenge attacks.
The victim's role in the Indian Army had "made him a target for Sikh extremist groups", the jury heard.
Following the verdict, Mari Reid, of the Crown Prosecution Service said: "The group clearly targeted Lieutenant General Brar in revenge for his actions during his military career and today's convictions are another reminder that the UK will not tolerate extremism of any kind."
Lt Gen Brar and his wife Meena were on their way from their hotel for a night in the West End when the attack happened.
Kaur was described as being key to the ambush.
She boarded the same bus as the former soldier and his wife of 28 years Meena in order to follow their movements and phone through reports to the rest of the gang, who were in waiting.
When the couple reached Old Quebec Street, Sangha "drew a knife as the other men held the victim", the jury were told.
Brar was left with a 12-inch cut running across his neck and jaw and another three-inch cut to the jaw.
Speaking via a videolink from India, Lt Gen Brar said as a result of the attack his protection ranking was raised to the highest possible.
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A Sikh gang has been convicted of slashing a retired Indian general's throat in a revenge attack.
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The 19-year-old Dundee United defender earned his first cap in the victory against Poland in Warsaw.
"Some of them were here to cheer me on and I'm sure those that weren't here will have happy faces," he told BBC Scotland.
My family are maybe pinching themselves more because everything's coming so quickly
"Hopefully, I've got many Scotland squads to come. You can't look too far forward."
This time last year, Robertson was playing for Queen's Park against Montrose at Hampden.
The left back came on in the 67th minute in Warsaw, replacing Barry Bannan and helping the side secure victory courtesy of Scott Brown's strike.
"It's a bit crazy to look at the stadium I was playing in (in Warsaw) and the players I was playing with," said Robertson.
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"It's just about having the confidence in yourself and a good family background behind you. That pushed me on.
"I've just got to finish strong for Dundee United this season, starting with a massive game on Sunday in the Scottish Cup.
"We've got to keep looking forward. My family are maybe pinching themselves more (than me) because everything's coming so quickly."
Meanwhile, forward Ross McCormack was quick to praise the team's defensive efforts in Warsaw.
"Momentum is a big thing in football, that's a few games unbeaten now," said the Leeds captain.
"It's always good to come away from home and get a win.
"We didn't create much going forward but we were resilient - the back four and the midfield four were fantastic."
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Andrew Robertson described making his Scotland debut as "a massive and proud moment".
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Its coolers freeze large blocks of ice during the night, when some energy providers charge less for electricity, and use this to keep food cold during the day.
A version of the fridge designed for storing vaccinations can stay cold for two weeks, reports the BBC's Roger Harrabin.
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A factory in Wales is producing prototype fridges that could use less electricity than conventional models.
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A briefcase containing the jewellery was stolen on Tuesday while the star was performing in Phoenix, Arizona.
The bus had been used by the rapper and his official DJ, Future the Prince, on their Summer Sixteen tour.
The jewellery did not belong to Drake, but police did not confirm who owns it. Travion King, 21, was arrested on a burglary charge on Wednesday.
Mr King has worked as a stagehand at local entertainment venues in the past, but was not known to have been working at that particular show, police spokesman Vince Lewis said.
Mr King was initially arrested on a separate trespassing charge by campus police at Arizona State University in the early hours of Wednesday.
Police investigating the jewellery theft studied surveillance footage and then discovered their suspect was already in custody.
Drake is one of hip-hop's biggest stars, known for hits including Hotline Bling and One Dance.
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A man has been arrested after jewellery worth $3m (£2.25m) was stolen from a tour bus used by Canadian rapper Drake.
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Cornwall Council granted permission in February but the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company (IoS) has been given the go-ahead for a judicial review.
IoS said any helicopter service to Scilly would be better based out of its airport at Land's End.
Penzance Heliport, the company behind the scheme, said it was disappointed by the decision.
More on the heliport story and other Devon and Cornwall stories
Tourism bosses say trade on the Isles of Scilly has suffered since the old helicopter service ended in 2012.
Since then, the link has been covered by a seasonal ferry and fixed wing planes, operated by IoS.
It said it supported the return of a helicopter service but believed Land's End Airport would be a better location, and was calling for an independent and evidence-based debate about the potential impact of a new heliport.
Penzance Heliport said: "We remain disappointed that the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company has taken this move, but are absolutely convinced that Cornwall Council's decision was the right one and that this will be reflected in the outcome of the case."
Andrew May, chairman of IoS said: "The judge's decision to grant leave to pursue a judicial review is recognition that the original planning decision is worthy of further scrutiny."
Cornwall Council said it would "now be considering what action to take in the light of the decision to grant permission for the judicial review to proceed".
A petition started by an islander calling on the company to stop its action against the heliport has gained more than 7,000 signatures.
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A High Court judge will review the decision to grant planning permission for a new heliport in Penzance.
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By the time the RSPCA arrived at their home in Boroughbridge near York, the 2ft (60cm) long snake had found sanctuary in a vacuum cleaner.
Lucy Green from the animal welfare charity said: "It was quite a surprise."
The snake was taken away by the RSPCA and is said to be in good health. It is believed to be somebody's pet due to its good condition.
The charity said it would be rehomed in seven days if no owner comes forward.
Ms Green said the wife saw the snake on Friday afternoon and initially thought her husband was playing a prank on her as it looked like a "realistic toy".
She said: "When I arrived the snake was no longer in the airing cupboard but had slithered inside the vacuum cleaner.
"It was quite a surprise to flip the head of the vacuum cleaner over and see the snake's little orange head poking out."
Ms Green said she visited several neighbours of the house on The Chase but no-one claimed to have mislaid their snake.
She said: "Perhaps he got out of his vivarium and decided to do some trick or treating for Halloween, or go and frighten some neighbours."
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A couple got a surprise when they found a corn snake in their airing cupboard.
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Handmade at Amazon is currently invitation-only, with an initial 5,000 sellers on the site.
Goods must be "factory-free", with items such as wooden cufflinks and handstitched baby bibs already on sale from around the world.
Its competitor, artisan website Etsy, was valued at $1.8bn (£1.2bn) when it launched on the stock market in April.
"We had thousands of searches every day from customers looking for handmade or handcrafted items,'' said Peter Faricy, vice-president for Amazon Marketplace.
"Knowing an item has a unique story behind it creates a personal experience that customers have told us makes owning handmade items special."
The firm will initially take a 12% sales fee from its handmade retailers with no other charges.
Etsy, which was founded 10 years ago, takes a 3.5% sales fee from its 1.5 million sellers and also charges a listing fee of $0.20 per item.
The firm's chief executive, Chad Dickerson, told the Associated Press that almost half of the site's sellers already used other retail outlets in addition to Etsy but that the site was still "usually" their main source of income.
"We believe that Etsy is the best platform for the creative entrepreneur," he said.
"Etsy has a decade of experience understanding the needs of artists and sellers and supporting them in ways that no other marketplace can."
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Amazon is entering the handicraft market with the launch of a new online store for handmade goods.
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The Belgians were leading through Andy Najar's 71st-minute header when Wenger brought on Joel Campbell, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Lukas Podolski.
And two goals in the final two minutes from Kieran Gibbs and Podolski earned an unlikely 2-1 win in Brussels.
"It's a gambling situation in these games and it worked," said Wenger.
Arsenal dominated possession without creating many clear-cut chances and were punished when Honduras winger Najar gave Anderlecht the advantage.
And they were fortunate not to fall further behind as Najar and Anthony Vanden Borre wasted chances to double the home side's lead.
"In the last five minutes in the Champions League the nerves play a part and we had to get into these five minutes without conceding a second goal," said Wenger.
"I had hope, it maybe didn't look like it, but it happened.
"The crucial point was when we were 1-0 down and they couldn't take advantage with the chance for the second goal."
The Gunners' remarkable fightback leaves them well placed to reach the Champions League knockout phase for the 12th consecutive season.
Second-placed Arsenal have six points at the halfway stage of Group D, three behind German side Borussia Dortmund who have a perfect record of three wins.
Anderlecht's late capitulation - which means they have not won in their last 11 Champions League ties - leaves them five points adrift of Wenger's team ahead of next month's return fixture at Emirates Stadium.
Then, the Gunners host Dortmund on 26 November before their final group game at Galatasaray on 9 December.
"It (the win) was vital for us to have a chance to qualify," said Wenger, who celebrated his 65th birthday on Wednesday.
"We are in a strong position now. It's down to us now. Win our home games and we are through."
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his tactical 'gamble' paid dividends as they earned a dramatic Champions League comeback victory at Anderlecht.
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A message has been published under her name which appears to promote "fat-burning" methods and contains a link to Tumblr.
The account is currently set to private but users who already followed her were able to see the message.
"It's obviously been hacked and is pretty crude," a family spokeswoman said.
Twitter have yet to respond with a statement.
Peaches died in April. Initially the cause was unknown, but it was later linked to heroin use.
Her body was found by her husband Tom Cohen at their home in Wrotham, Kent.
She had two sons, Astala, two, and Phaedra, one.
In an interview last month, Sir Bob Geldof said he "blames himself" for the death of his daughter.
He described the journalist, model and TV presenter as "super bright" but "frantic" in her private life.
"You blame yourself," he said. "You're the father who is responsible and clearly failed.
"For anybody watching, who has a dead kid and you're a parent, you go back, you go back, you go over, you go over.
"What could you have done? You do as much as you can."
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The Twitter account of Peaches Geldof, who died earlier this year at the age of 25, appears to have been hacked.
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On Friday, a 34-year-old woman became the second person in three weeks to die at the busy Bow Roundabout junction.
The victim, who is yet to be named, was pronounced dead at 16:45 GMT.
The 29-year-old driver of a lorry involved in the crash was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
He was released on bail to return to an east London police station on 7 December pending further inquiries.
The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) group demanded an immediate redesign of the roundabout.
It said the roundabout was dangerous because the cycle superhighway stopped in the middle of the Bow roundabout.
LCC's chief executive Ashok Sinha said: "We're appalled at this latest preventable death and are fearful of what may happen when large numbers of cyclists are expected to tackle this junction on their way to and from the Olympics next year.
"We can't understand how this junction can form part of what is one of the Mayor's flagship cycling projects: it must be redesigned now."
TfL surface transport manager Leon Daniels said: "We are extremely sorry to learn of the tragic death of a female cyclist, following a collision with an HGV on the Bow Road roundabout on Friday evening.
"Our thoughts are with her family and friends. I have visited the scene and both TfL and the police have launched inquiries which will report as quickly as possible‬." Â
Last month a 58-year-old man was killed in a collision with a tipper truck.
Four priority lanes for cyclists, branded cycle superhighways, have been painted blue around London, and another eight are due to open within the next four years.
On Saturday, more than 300 cyclists rode through the capital in a "Tour du Danger" protest calling for the capital's roads to be made safer.
Cycling blogger Danny Williams said: "I think the superhighways should be made proper superhighways.
"I think it's a good idea, incredibly badly implemented and not very well thought through, and the Mayor needs to take responsibility for that.
A TfL spokesman said: "There has been an 18% fall in the number of cyclists killed or seriously injured on London's roads in the last decade, compared to the TfL's baseline figures from the mid to late 1990s."
No-one from the office of Mayor Boris Johnson was available for comment.
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Transport for London (TfL) has said it is "sorry" about the death of a female cyclist who was killed on a cycle "superhighway" in east London.
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The Mercian Regiment announced the death of Lance Corporal Derby XXX, who was recently promoted in September, on Twitter earlier.
The Swaledale Ram led the teams out at Derby County and even switched on Ashbourne's Christmas Lights in 2014.
Corporal Philip Thornton said the three-year-old was "excellent".
He said: "The regiment is feeling quite sad with the passing of Lance Corporal Derby XXX last Friday [27 November].
"He did an excellent job and it proves it with getting promoted in September, that was for his good behaviour."
Corporal Thornton expects a formal parade will be held for the animal, who died following a bacterial infection.
Hundreds of messages were posted on The Mercian Regiment and BBC Radio Derby's Facebook pages.
One person said: "He had an amazing life, he was treated like a king. He was treated with the dignity and respect he deserved!"
Another comment read: "Have a good time in the celestial meadows Corporal."
The regiment will now write to the Duke of Devonshire at the Chatsworth Estate, to find the next Private Derby.
Lance Corporal Derby XXX was the 30th in a line of mascot rams running back to the Indian Mutiny War in the mid-19th Century.
The first Private Derby was acquired in 1858 by the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot and became the mascot of the Mercian Regiment when it formed in 2007.
Lance Corporal Derby XXX, who joined the regiment in February 2014, had his own army number, got paid to buy his rations and was allowed to take his holidays during the mating season at Chatsworth.
During his career, he also met Prince William at the unveiling of a memorial commemorating the 1914 Christmas Truce.
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Mourners have flocked to Facebook to pay tribute to Lance Corporal Derby, a sheep which was the mascot of a British Army regiment.
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The 55-year-old's death is being treated as 'unexplained' by police.
Police say they want to trace a woman who may have more information about how the victim came to sustain his head injuries.
They also asked for people in the Prince of Wales Avenue and Oxford Road area between 02:00 and 02:30 BST on Sunday to come forward.
The woman sought by police is described as mixed-race, 5ft 2ins (1.57m) tall, aged around 35, and slim with long wavy black hair.
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A man has died in hospital after being found unconscious inside a property in Reading in the early hours of Sunday.
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Davis retired from playing in April, following a professional career that spanned five decades.
The event - from 10-16 October - is part of the new Home Nations series, with the winner receiving £70,000.
Any player who also wins the Northern Ireland, Scottish and Welsh Opens will earn a £1m bonus.
English Open: Event City, Manchester, 10-16 October
Northern Ireland Open: Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, 14-20 November
Scottish Open: Emirates Arena, Glasgow, 12-18 December
Welsh Open: Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, 13-19 February
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The winner of snooker's new English Open event in Manchester will receive the Steve Davis Trophy, in tribute to the six-time world champion.
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Shipments from Dulas, based in Machynlleth, Powys, are going to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
The fridges are used in countries where electricity supply is limited.
Guy Watson, of Dulas, said: "We are pleased that technology designed and developed in Wales is being used to support communities during a global crisis."
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Solar-powered fridges which store vaccines are being flown to Africa to help in the fight against Ebola.
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It was found in sealed bags in a lorry on the Moorfields Road, Ballymena, County Antrim, in May last year.
James Kennedy, 25, from Adelaide Road, Kensington, Liverpool, was arrested in Manchester airport on Friday.
A detective constable told the court she believed the defendant was part of an organised crime gang in England.
She understood the gang was bringing drugs into Northern Ireland for supply in the Republic of Ireland. She said she had serious concerns about the lifestyle of the defendant. He was arrested as he returned from a six-week stay in Barcelona where his aunt lives.
The detective constable told the court that mobile phone records suggested he had been in Dubai, New York and the Bahamas.
"It doesn't add up to what he earns - £250-£300 a week," the court was told.
A defence lawyer said the only evidence that the prosecution case had was a fingerprint on a box found in the lorry in Ballymena. There was no DNA from the accused on any of the bags of cannabis.
Police confirmed there was nothing to link him to the driver of the lorry who is currently on bail.
The court heard there was an innocent explanation in that Mr Kennedy was a car mechanic and handles a lot of boxes. The court heard he had a personal sum of money amounting to £32,000 for a car which he later sold for £17,000.
Bail was refused. Mr Kennedy is due to appear in court again on 2 February.
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A man from Liverpool has been remanded in custody charged in connection with the seizure of £300,000 worth of herbal cannabis.
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The Old Bailey jury convicted Nelson Smith, 18, of murdering Barry Street, 32, at West Meadows, Ipswich.
He was found guilty of the manslaughter of Nathan Oakley, 18. He had been charged with murder but the jury returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter due to a lack of intent.
Smith denied the crimes and claimed he acted in self defence. He will be sentenced on Friday.
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Smith, of West Meadows, Ipswich, was found not guilty of possessing a "bladed article".
During the trial, it was heard a row had broken out at the travellers' site.
Mr Street had smashed a caravan window with a can of Red Bull which prompted a violent confrontation between the partner of Smith's father and Mr Street's partner, it was heard.
A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Street had wounds to his back and neck.
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A teenager has been found guilty of killing two men at a travellers' site.
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Bob Higgins, 64, of Litchfield Road, Southampton, appeared at Winchester Crown Court earlier charged with 65 counts of indecent assault against 23 boys, all aged under 17.
The alleged offences took place between 1970 and 1996.
Mr Higgins, whose first name is Robert, did not enter a plea but a provisional trial date has been set for 9 April.
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A date has been set for the trial of a former Southampton Football Club youth coach who faces child abuse charges.
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Francis Nsiangangu, 31, who was known as Casper, died after being stabbed at least twice in Tower Hill, Brentwood, in September last year.
Bernard Ampaw, 19, of Wombridge Road, Telford, Shropshire, was convicted of murder and robbery following a trial at Chelmsford Crown Court.
Two other men were cleared of murder. Ampaw will be sentenced next month.
During the seven-week trial, the court heard Mr Nsiangangu was actively involved in the supply of cannabis.
His attackers ran off with his backpack, which contained cannabis, before he collapsed and died on the pavement.
Clive Mundoma, 19, formerly of High Street, Brentwood, was found guilty of robbery but not guilty of murder. Along with Ampaw, he was warned by Judge Charles Gratwicke to expect a long sentence.
Wilson Lourenco, 19, of Cheviot Gardens, Chelmsford, was acquitted of murder and robbery.
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A man has been found guilty of the murder and robbery of a college student "when a drug deal went wrong" in Essex.
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Darren Turk, 54, hanged himself while on trial accused of 16 offences against boys at Frewen College in Northiam, East Sussex, between 1996 and 2002.
He was found guilty of 10 out of the 16 offences.
Judges reserved their decision after hearing an application for permission to appeal against the conviction.
Unmarried Turk is understood to have been the first person in England to be convicted of offences following their death.
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He was a member of care staff and later head of care at the boarding school, but was not a teacher.
The appeal case - at the Court of Appeal's criminal division in London, was brought by his mother Jasmine Botting, 76, from Etchingham, who has maintained his innocence.
Sally-Ann Hales QC, representing Mrs Botting, told Sir Brian Leveson, Mr Justice Jay and Mr Justice Garnham, that the application concerned the effect of her son's death on criminal proceedings in the crown court "and in particular the validity of guilty verdicts returned by the jury after his death".
She submitted that criminal proceedings should abate on the death of an accused at whatever stage the trial has reached.
Sir Brian said the case raised a "really important issue of criminal law".
He said: "We can recognise that for the victims, the pronouncement of the verdicts, at least in certain cases, was a vindication of their evidence."
But he emphasised: "Nothing we decide in any sense should be taken as removing their appropriate feelings of vindication."
The question the court had to decide was whether "as a matter of criminal law and practice, it is either justifiable or right that once a defendant has died the case should continue in any form".
The judges reserved their decision, which will be given on a date to be announced.
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Appeal judges have been urged to overturn the conviction of a former boarding school worker found guilty of child sex abuse after his suicide.
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At present, fire crews administer basic medical care as and when it is needed.
Under the new plan, launched on Tuesday, crews will get additional training and will be deployed to treat casualties in instances where they are closer than paramedics.
Ambulances will still be sent, but firefighters will help people until they arrive.
All three fire services in Wales are taking part in the project, which runs until June, in conjunction with the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has begun, with the mid and west Wales and north Wales services to follow suit in the new year.
Greg Lloyd, head of clinical operations at the Welsh Ambulance Service, said: "If our fire service colleagues can get to a scene before one of our ambulances they can begin to deliver life-saving treatment - that's only going to improve that patient's chance of surviving."
Firefighters will be trained in basic life support, CPS and how to treat a casualty who is bleeding heavily.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service's assistant chief fire officer, Richard Fairhead, said: "We would like to reassure residents across Wales that there will be absolutely no reduction in emergency response and service delivery, either from the fire and rescue services across Wales or from the Welsh Ambulance Services Trust, during the pilot period."
Fire engines will not be sent to these calls in north Wales. Instead, a car, staffed with two firefighters and containing medical equipment, will be deployed.
It will not have blue lights and will drive to the scene within the speed limit.
Incidents where they could be used include cardiac arrests, people who are unconscious or choking and casualties suffering from "catastrophic bleeding".
Across the UK, 43 fire services have taken part in similar pilot schemes and a review will be held at the end to determine its success.
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Firefighters will be sent to treat people at the scene of accidents before paramedics arrive, in a pilot scheme.
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A court has ruled that Stone serve the rest of his sentence for the 1988 Milltown Cemetery attack.
Stone had served 12 years of a 30-year term for the three murders at Milltown and three other sectarian killings.
He had been released on licence as part of the Good Friday Agreement but was jailed again for trying to kill Sinn Fein leaders at Stormont in 2006.
Stone was jailed for 16 years for the attempted murders of Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness and other offences including possessing explosives.
The convicted killer had claimed to have been engaged in an act of performance art when he went to Stormont on the day Ian Paisley and Mr McGuinness were due to be nominated as Northern Ireland's first and deputy first ministers.
He was armed with knives, an axe, garrotte and a flight bag containing explosive fireworks, flammable liquids, a butane gas canister and fuses.
Stone, who suffers from hereditary motor neuropathy, was overpowered after trying to ignite the bag and throw it into the main foyer.
In 1988, Stone launched a gun and grenade attack on the Belfast funeral of three IRA members shot dead by British special forces in Gibraltar.
Three mourners - Thomas McErlean, John Murray and Kevin Brady - were killed and more than 50 injured.
Stone was also convicted of the murders of three other Catholic men - Patrick Brady, Kevin McPolin and Dermot Hackett - between 1984 and 1987.
Monday's court decision means the 58-year-old may not even be considered for release until March 2018.
Speaking in the court, Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan said of the murders: "There are serious aggravating factors. The effects on victims will live with them forever.
"The learned trial judge recommended a minimum term of 30 years before he should be considered for release and I agree. The appropriate minimum term in this case should be 30 years."
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Loyalist killer Michael Stone must serve at least another five years in jail.
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They warned criminals could easily exploit the Laserwash car washes, making their doors close too early or their roller arms crush the tops of cars.
They also claimed the manufacturer PDQ ignored warnings about the risks for two years.
PDQ said it was urgently investigating the issues.
Laserwash installations can be remotely monitored and controlled by their owners via a web-based user interface.
However, in a presentation at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, Billy Rios of security firm Whitescope and Jonathan Butts from the International Federation for Information Processing showed how easily the system could be hijacked.
Firstly, they warned that Microsoft no longer supported the washers' Windows control systems, so hackers might be able to exploit hidden loopholes.
More worryingly, they managed to hack into an actual carwash by using the default password "12345".
Once logged in they found they could control it in a dangerous way.
"We've written an exploit to cause a car wash system to physically attack; it will strike anyone in the car wash," Mr Rios said.
In their talk the pair showed how they would be able to close carwash doors on a car entering the washer.
They also showed how they could make the roller arms "come down much lower" and crush the roof of a car, provided there were no mechanical barriers in place.
The pair shared their findings with PDQ in February 2015, but the firm only replied to their emails this year.
In an email to The Register website, PDQ spokesman Todd Klitzke said the firm had alerted its customers.
"As we have advised, all systems - especially internet-connected ones - must be configured with security in mind.
"This includes ensuring that the systems are behind a network firewall, and ensuring that all default passwords have been changed."
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Researchers say they have found a way to hack an internet-enabled carwash and make it "attack" users.
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The men were abducted last month near North Waziristan, a Taliban stronghold.
A Taliban spokesman told the BBC the killings were to avenge an army offensive in a neighbouring area.
The killings come amid reports that Taliban factions have agreed to halt attacks on Pakistani forces in order to focus on US-led troops in Afghanistan.
The men's bodies were found in the Spin Tall area of North Waziristan on Thursday morning, local residents told the BBC. They were members of the Frontier Constabulary, a provincial police force that operates in Pakistan's tribal areas.
Pakistani Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told the BBC that the killing of 12 Taliban fighters during an army operation on 31 December in the Khyber tribal district prompted the militants to kill the men they were holding.
They had been kidnapped in a Taliban raid on a check post in the town of Tank near North Waziristan a week earlier.
The Taliban spokesman added that the government had taken a "very dangerous, un-Islamic and unethical step" by capturing the female family members of the militants killed in the 31 December offensive in Khyber.
"We warned them to release them as soon as possible otherwise consequences will be very harsh but unfortunately they turned a deaf ear to our warning," he wrote in an email to the BBC.
He also warned of further attacks to retaliate against a military operation launched in northern parts of Balochistan province recently.
The violence also comes amid media speculation that there have been peace talks between elements of the Taliban and the Pakistani government.
The Pakistani Taliban is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of civilians and security personnel over the past few years, but there has not been a major militant attack in the country for several months.
The army has several anti-militant operations ongoing in the tribal areas close to the Afghan border.
The US has put pressure Pakistan to step up the fight against those militants in north-west Pakistan who launch attacks in Afghanistan, and in recent months has accused parts of Pakistan's security establishment of backing such insurgents.
Pakistan has vehemently denied the charges, adding that the country faces significant internal threats from militancy.
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Fifteen members of a tribal security force have been found shot dead in a volatile area of Pakistan's north-west, officials say.
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The Moroccan capital will host this season's third meeting on 22 May.
IAAF president Lord Coe said in a statement: "We are pleased to be able to take our premier athletics series into a new continental area."
The New York organisers said they would look to produce a new event, with a "street meet" under consideration.
The United States retains one Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon.
Morocco has previously hosted other IAAF events, including the 2014 Intercontinental Cup in Marrakech.
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Rabat will become the first African city to host a Diamond League meeting later this year, but New York has been dropped from the calendar.
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Only she and left-winger Jeremy Corbyn offered "an alternative" to Labour of the last five or eight years, she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
She refused to make any recommendation to Labour members for a second preference vote, saying she would "fight to the end" to lead the party.
She has dismissed calls to pull out and back Andy Burnham or Yvette Cooper.
She said: "I do believe I can win. This is not a choice between principle and power, we can have both."
"I think I'm the only candidate apart from Jeremy Corbyn setting out an alternative to what Labour was offering five or eight years ago."
She said ordinary Labour members were "desperate to win, get the Tories out, and make changes" on issues such as low pay and economic inequality.
With 50 days left in the leadership race, she said: "I'm making that case, and I'm going to do that until the end."
At-a-glance profiles of the four contenders
There had been some pressure on Ms Kendall to withdraw and back another candidate in order to defeat Jeremy Corbyn after the publication of the YouGov poll for the Times.
It suggested Mr Corbyn could receive 43% of first preference votes, ahead of Mr Burnham on 26%, Ms Cooper on 20% and Ms Kendall on 11%,.
But the Leicester West MP rejected the idea that she should pull out - with her aides accusing Andy Burnham's and Yvette Cooper's camps of "fuelling" the idea to distract from "their own issues".
The four leadership candidates, and five deputy leadership candidates, will take part in a Labour Party hustings in Warrington later.
Labour is due to announce its new leader at a special conference on 12 September.
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Labour leadership hopeful Liz Kendall says she can win the contest, despite coming last in a recent YouGov poll.
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29 March 2016 Last updated at 07:28 BST
Similarly to the presidential hopeful, the Alabamian is known for having a tough stance on immigration.
The 69-year-old politician's remarks about race in the past have drawn major attention and also served as an obstacle in his political career.
Video produced by Alexi Peristianis; illustrations by Jilla Dastmalchi; images courtesy of Thinkstock, Getty Images,
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The controversial Republican senator Jeff Sessions is leading Donald Trump's team of foreign policy advisers.
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"Pay us £200 and you can have your dog back," Stephen Flynn, 22, from west Belfast was told.
Tiny, a three-year-old Staffordshire terrier, disappeared from her Lagmore home early on New Year's Day.
Stephen was distraught. But he has now heard that the dog has been spotted on the Falls Road - no ransom was paid. "I just hope she is all right," he said.
He initially feared she had been grabbed by a gang who were into dog fighting. But on Monday, as the Belfast Telegraph reports, he received a ransom demand.
Mr Flynn had been out with friends on New Year's Eve and had returned home with them. They were drinking and listening to music in the garden shed in Lagmore early on 1 January.
They were going into the house and back, getting food, but did not notice anything.
"I know she was still here at 2am and I know that she was gone by 5am, so obviously somebody came and took her during those hours," he told the BBC.
"We were listening to music. It wasn't too loud, but obviously loud enough that we didn't hear anyone sneaking into the garden and going into the house."
He has had the same family of dogs for three generations.
He described Tiny as the "friendliest" dog who would "run to anyone to have her back scratched".
He is now waiting to be re-united with her.
A police spokesman confirmed that the theft of the dog had been reported. He said inquiries were ongoing.
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A dog lover whose pet went missing has received a bizarre ransom demand.
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Raised By Wolves, which was written by Caitlin Moran and her sister Caroline and based on their upbringing, was shelved by Channel 4 after two series.
It was one of a number of UK winners at the Berlin ceremony, which drew its nominees from across Europe.
BBC Two's Inside No 9, written by and starring Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, was named best comedy.
In other categories:
John Cleese was honoured with a lifetime achievement award for his outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry.
In his acceptance speech, Cleese said television executives and channel controllers should place more faith in writers and performers to deliver success.
He said: "When Monty Python was commissioned, we didn't really know what we were going to do but we were trusted. The talent has a better record than the suits, so why don't they bear that in mind?
"The trouble with executives isn't that they have no idea what they are doing, but that they have no idea that they have no idea."
Non-British winners included Swedish public service broadcaster SVT, which won the entertainment prize for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
The ceremony was hosted by BBC radio presenter Paddy O'Connell.
The Rose d'Or Awards were established in 1961, honour the best online content and radio and TV shows from the previous year. The awards are open to submissions from around the world.
The UK has triumphed in the best sitcom category every year since the awards began, with winners including Friday Night Dinner, Peep Show, Extras, The IT Crowd and The Inbetweeners.
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A comedy series which was cancelled by Channel 4 has been named best sitcom at the prestigious Rose d'Or Awards.
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5 October 2015 Last updated at 08:37 BST
She weighs just over a stone, but she scared the big animals so much that one of them scrambled over a fence to get away.
It's thought the bears had been driven out of nearby forests by wildfires, but it looks like they wont be coming back to Jewel's house any time soon.
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Jewel the French Bulldog may be on the small side, but that didn't stop her scaring off three bears that entered her owner's garden in California, US.
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He said Richard Matt, 49, was shot dead in woodlands near Malone, a town near the Canadian border about 30 miles (50 km) from the prison.
David Sweat, 35, remains at large as police continue to search the area.
The pair escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora on 6 June, setting off a massive manhunt.
On Friday officers were called to an area south of Malone where a caravan had been attacked, police said. They found evidence left behind by the pair in a nearby cabin.
Matt was later found in woodland and shot around 15:45 local time (19:45 GMT).
A search for Sweat is continuing in the area. Police say he is dangerous and warned the public not to approach him.
Manhunt timeline
Prisoner worker Joyce Mitchell has been charged with aiding the inmates in their escape.
Prosecutors allege that she gave the men power tools that allowed them to saw through a steel cell wall before bashing a hole through a brick wall and crawling through.
Ms Mitchell denies the charges.
Before their escape, Matt was serving a prison sentence of 25 years to life for the killing and dismembering of his former boss.
Sweat was serving a life sentence for murdering a sheriff's deputy.
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One of two murderers who escaped from a New York State prison has been killed by police after weeks on the run, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says.
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Ian Brown, 44, and Daniel Dunkley, 35, died following incidents in their cells at HMP Woodhill last July.
Their relatives claim Woodhill's governor has not complied fully with Prison Service Instructions (PSIs).
But the governor and the Secretary of State say the judicial review claim is "neither appropriate or necessary".
PSIs cover management of prisoners at risk of harm to self, others and from others, early days in custody and medical emergency response codes.
Heather Williams QC, for the families, said the claim addressed the "exceptionally high" rate of self-inflicted deaths at the Milton Keynes prison.
There were seven self-inflicted deaths last year, five in 2015 and 18 at the prison since May 2013.
"The rate of self-inflicted death at HMP Woodhill is far higher than at any other prison, at a time when the suicide rate in the prison estate as a whole is at a record high," said Ms Williams.
She said the case raised serious ongoing breaches of Article 2 of the Human Rights Act, which protects the right to life, and involved long-term failures to comply with the responsibility placed on the authorities to protect prisoners.
James Strachan QC said the governor was well aware of his obligations to comply with the requirements of the PSIs.
"The defendants do not dispute that the number of deaths at the prison is a legitimate matter of concern.
"However, not only have the governor and the Secretary of State taken significant action in 2016 to improve the situation, but as the taskforce approach shows, this is a continuing high priority."
Lord Justice Irwin and Mr Justice Garnham will give their decision at a later date.
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Families of two men who died in prison have brought a High Court case over the "exceptionally" high rate of self-inflicted deaths there.
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The Spaniard was one of the first to change to slick tyres in a race that started in the rain before drying out.
Dani Pedrosa was second ahead of Maverick Vinales as Spain completed a podium clean sweep.
Cal Crutchlow, who won the race last year to became Britain's first MotoGP winner in 35 years, was fifth.
Crutchlow, 31, crashed at Turn 10 during Saturday's practice session because of oil on the track in Brno and later said he was advised by MotoGP medical director Angel Charte to pull out of the qualifying session.
Marquez, the fourth leader of the championship this season, has 154 points - 14 more than Vinales.
The 24-year-old had started the day with a five-point lead over his compatriot.
Marquez has now won two races in a row after his success in Germany last month and three this season.
1. Marc Marquez (Spa/Honda) 44 mins 15.974 secs
2. Dani Pedrosa (Spa/Honda) 44:28.412
3. Maverick Vinales (Spa/Yamaha) 44:34.109
4. Valentino Rossi (Ita/Yamaha) 44:36.440
5. Cal Crutchlow (GB/Honda) 44:36.866
6. Andrea Dovizioso (Ita/Ducati) 44:39.233
7. Danilo Petrucci (Ita/Ducati) 44:40.053
8. Aleix Espargaro (Spa/Aprilia) 44:46.533
9. Pol Espargaro (Spa/KTM) 44:46.728
10. Jonas Folger (Ger/Yamaha) 44:49.210
1. Marc Marquez (Spa/Honda) 154 points
2. Maverick Vinales (Spain/Yamaha) 140
3. Andrea Dovizioso (Ita/Ducati) 133
4. Valentino Rossi (Ita/Yamaha) 132
5. Dani Pedrosa (Spa/Honda) 123
6. Johann Zarco (Fra/Yamaha) 88
7. Jonas Folger (Ger/Yamaha) 77
8. Danilo Petrucci (Ita/Ducati) 75
9. Cal Crutchlow (GB/Honda) 75
10. Jorge Lorenzo (Spa/Ducati) 66
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World champion Marc Marquez won MotoGP's Czech round to extend his lead at the top of the standings to 14 points.
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The Bushmills lightweight has won 22 of his 27 fights while Khabilov, who is based in the United States, has been defeated three times in 20 contests.
Parke enjoyed a unanimous decision victory over Reza Madadi in his last fight in Dublin in October.
The 28-year-old impressed in overcoming the Swedish wrestling champion.
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County Antrim mixed martial artist Norman Parke will take on Russian Rustam Khabilov at a UFC Fight Night in London's O2 in February.
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Alec Bedford later showed a video of the incident to colleagues at Daventry Police Station.
A misconduct hearing in Northamptonshire concluded Special Sgt Bedford had been guilty of misconduct but not gross misconduct.
The officer, aged 26, did not attend the hearing.
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Sgt Bedford had been called to a house in Daventry in July 2015.
A 90-year-old man had refused to go to the police station after being arrested.
The man, referred to at the hearing as JA, had been accused of threatening behaviour towards a neighbour and of pulling his wife - JMA - by the hair two weeks previously.
The hearing heard Sgt Bedford had adopted a "confrontational approach".
At one stage he had bodily moved JMA across the room and had then pushed her in to a chair. JMA had scratched his arm and he decided to arrest her.
David Ring, a solicitor acting for the police force, said Sgt Bedford had acted unprofessionally by shouting at and "roughly handling" JMA.
JA was eventually taken to Daventry Police Station. His wife was given bail.
Sgt Bedford later showed video of the arrest to colleagues at Daventry Police Station.
Mr Ring said the officer had "behaved unprofessionally by laughing" and his actions constituted "a very complacent attitude to confidentiality."
Sgt Bedford pleaded guilty to charges relating to the use of excessive force, failing to act with courtesy and deliberately breaching confidentiality.
The misconduct panel's independent chairman, Geoffrey Payne, said: "This was a deeply disturbing and entirely unacceptable matter."
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A part-time volunteer police sergeant who pushed an 87-year-old woman and shouted in her face has been given a final written warning.
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The pair were found at a property in Floodgate Street, Digbeth, on Thursday.
Officers from West Midlands Police went to the address at about 14:30 BST while looking for a missing woman on behalf of the Thames Valley force.
Police do not believe anyone else was involved in the deaths and it is understood the incident is being treated as a murder-suicide.
The man was aged 55 and the woman was 49-years-old, West Midlands Police believe.
Post-mortem examinations are due to be completed on Saturday and formal identification has not yet taken place, the force said.
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A man and a woman have been found dead at an address in Birmingham.
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In a letter to constituents, she wrote: "I have been bored by political squabbles over personalities and I know I don't still have the passion which has driven my politics for 20 years."
She has become the ninth Labour MP to quit the Commons after several others announced their retirement, including Alan Johnson.
The 63-year-old was elected in 1997.
Ms Mactaggart was one of 13 MPs who voted against holding a snap general election after Theresa May called for a poll to be held by the summer.
Which MPs are going and who might return?
In the letter to her constituents, she added: "I have decided to give someone else a chance to do the wonderful job which I have been privileged to hold for so long.
"I know I'll miss it, and I didn't want this to happen so fast. I foolishly believed the prime minister when she said again and again that she wouldn't call an early election."
Ms Mactaggart, who was an active campaigner against slavery and trafficking, is currently a member of the Intelligence and Security Committee.
Continuing her letter she explained: "I have been frustrated by cruel immigration rules which prevent families from living together in this country where they are citizens while inefficient administration means that some people easily flout the rules.
"I am embarrassed to discuss with our head teachers how they will cut spending to fit the meagre budgets they face.
"I have been depressed by the way the fantastic capacity in the voluntary sector is being run down by lack of funds or poor leadership."
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Slough's MP Fiona Mactaggart has announced she will not stand in June's general election.
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24 December 2015 Last updated at 10:05 GMT
The southern Australian city has seen temperatures of more than 40 degrees Celcius - for at least four days.
Motorist Paul Jansen, who filmed the koala said the animal drank from the gutter for more than 15 minutes.
"It didn't mind the attention or the road noise, it was just focused on the drink."
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A very thirsty koala has been caught on camera drinking water from a drain in Adelaide in Australia.
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Buchanan, 25, came through the Quins academy set-up to make his debut against Leicester in 2010, and has since made 116 appearances.
He toured Argentina with England in 2013, but did not play a Test match.
"Rob has made significant strides this season in nailing down the starting hooker position," director of rugby John Kingston said.
"His love of the club is there for all to see and he will play a significant role in the quest for more silverware over the coming years."
The front-rower joins Charlie Mulchrone, Ross Chisholm and Dave Ward in agreeing extended deals with the club.
Quins' academy side has brought through a strong contingent of first-team and international players, with Buchanan, recent England and British & Irish Lions call-up Kyle Sinckler, George Lowe and Joe Marchant all adding depth to the squad.
"I have been with this club since I was 16 and it was an easy decision to extend my time," Buchanan said.
"To be able to work under the guidance of Adam Jones and Graham Rowntree for the coming seasons is incredibly exciting for me, and I am grateful to John Kingston for the opportunity to continue my career here at Harlequins."
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Hooker Rob Buchanan has extended his contract with Harlequins, although terms are undisclosed.
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Evaluation of the School Streets scheme also showed lower vehicle speeds on surrounding roads and a reduction in the number of cars around schools.
A report to the city council's transport and environment committee recommended making the pilot permanent.
The Living Streets Scotland charity wants it rolled out nationwide.
The 18-month scheme began in Edinburgh in September 2015.
The nine primary schools in the scheme are: Abbeyhill, Colinton, Cramond, Duddingston, Sciennes, St John's, Clermiston, St Peter's, and Towerbank.
Living Streets Scotland said other councils should also look at implementing the scheme.
It is not calling for a complete ban on cars around all schools as it said each should be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Stuart Hay, Living Streets Scotland director, said: "We are calling on all local authorities to look at this scheme.
"All local authorities have similar problems.
"The main problems identified in Edinburgh were dangerous parking and manoeuvring by parents."
Lesley Hinds, City of Edinburgh City Council's transport convener, said: "The whole aim of School Streets was to create a safer, more relaxed atmosphere around schools, encouraging children to walk and cycle and parents to leave their cars at home.
"Therefore I'm delighted to see fewer cars around participating schools, slower speeds in nearby streets and more children walking in every day, contributing to a more welcoming environment for all.
"We now want to build on the lessons learned from the pilot so far to bring School Streets' benefits to even more children, families and residents across the city."
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A pilot scheme to ban parking outside primary schools in Edinburgh has led to an increase in the number of pupils walking to school.
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Three men in their twenties were found in Gloucester Road at around 20:00.
Two were taken to hospital with serious injuries. A man, 22, died at the scene. A fourth man presented himself to hospital with stab wounds.
An eyewitness told the Express they saw a woman believed to be a relative of the dead man running down the street screaming "he's dead, he's dead".
The Met said next of kin had been informed but no arrests had yet been made.
Several residents told the BBC there had been problems in the area since the local police station closed.
One woman said she "knew something like this was going to happen".
Another added: "Things have been heading that way for a while. This is not a very god area, there's drugs and all kinds of things going on."
Another resident, Miroslaw Misiukiecz, said: "I was attacked around three weeks ago on my doorstep by a young man.
"It's since they closed the police station at Norwood Junction a couple of years ago. Before it was safe, but now it's not."
The wounded men are aged 21, 22 and 27. Their injuries are not considered to be life-threatening, police said.
Ch Supt Andy Tarrant said such attacks were "rare" and Scotland Yard were "doing everything we can to catch those responsible."
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A man died and three others were injured after several stabbings in Croydon on Halloween.
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Schweinsteiger, 32, who won 120 caps for Germany, has trained alone and with the under-23s since Mourinho took charge in the summer.
Schweinsteiger said on Wednesday he "will be ready if the team needs me".
Mourinho said: "We have five players for two positions. It's very difficult that an opportunity will arrive."
World-record signing Paul Pogba and Marouane Fellaini started in midfield for United in last Friday's Premier League win over Southampton, while Morgan Schneiderlin, Ander Herrera and Michael Carrick are also in the squad.
Schweinsteiger, who signed a three-year contract in July 2015 under Mourinho's predecessor Louis van Gaal, has said that United will be his last club in Europe.
Mourinho said on Friday that he had "no problem" if Schweinsteiger chose to stay at the club despite not playing.
"I cannot answer for him. It's his life. It's his career," said Mourinho.
"He has a contract and has the right to make that decision to stay. That's not a problem for us."
Meanwhile, 20-year-old Brazilian midfielder Andreas Pereira will join Spanish club Granada on a season-long loan.
"I love Andreas Pereira as a player and I would love to have him in my squad, but he will go to Granada," said Mourinho.
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has said it will be "very difficult" for midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger to play for the club again.
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The Japanese company needs to raise funds after revealing a heavy one-off loss at its US nuclear power business.
Toshiba will unveil the size of the writedown next month, but some estimate it could be around $6bn (£5bn).
It is widely reported that 20% of the chip business will be sold off, and the firm is expected to confirm this later.
Toshiba's chip business is the second biggest in the world after Samsung's, and has been valued at between $9bn and $13bn.
The firm says it hopes to have struck a deal by the end of March.
Reports suggest Canon, Western Digital and the Development Bank of Japan could be potential buyers, though analysts expect Toshiba may be forced to accept a cut-price offer given its financial woes are well-publicised.
Toshiba: What's going wrong?
Shares in Toshiba have fallen more than 45% since late December, when it revealed the problems in its nuclear arm, linked to a deal done by US subsidiary, Westinghouse Electric.
Westinghouse bought a nuclear construction and services business from Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I) in 2015. But assets that it took on are likely to be worth less than initially thought, and there is also a dispute about payments that are due.
Toshiba has also reported "inefficiencies" in the labour force at CB&I, along with other factors driving up costs.
The damage to its finances threatens to undo efforts to recover from 2015 revelations that profits had been overstated for seven years. The accounting scandal led to the resignation of the company's chief executive.
Since then, Toshiba has been trying to slim down the business, including selling its profitable medical devices operation to Canon in 2016.
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Toshiba has said it will split off its operation that makes memory chips for smartphones and computers, and will sell a stake in the new business.
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The Desert Foxes were one of the pre-tournament favourites but were knocked out of the finals on Monday after failing to win a game in Gabon.
"For the good of all I decided to quit even though I do it with heartache," Leekens told the Algerian Football Federation website.
"I wish all the success in the world to the national side."
The 67-year-old Belgian was appointed to the role only in October, for what was his second spell in charge following a four-month stint in 2003.
He had been expected to take Algeria deep into the latter stages at least in Gabon, coaching a side that contains BBC and Caf African Footballer of the Year Riyad Mahrez and his Leicester team-mate Islam Slimani, Porto's Yacine Brahimi and Napoli's Faouzi Ghoulam.
But the team underperformed at the tournament, beginning their Group B matches with a shock 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe - in which they scored an 82nd-minute goal by Mahrez to rescue a point.
That was followed by a 2-1 defeat by their north African Neighbours Tunisia, which left them needing to beat Senegal in their final match on Monday to have any chance of making it to the quarter-finals.
But they were held 2-2 by a reserve Senegal side, who had already won the group before the match, and suffered an embarrassing elimination.
Algeria are also struggling to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
They are bottom of Group B - which also contains Nigeria, Cameroon and Zambia - after two matches, having drawn one and lost one.
Only the group winners go through and they already trail Nigeria by five points.
"Given the pressure on the federation and the national team, I preferred to end my contract out of friendship for the president of the FAF (Algerian Football Federation) who deserves respect," Leekens added.
Leekens was Algeria's third coach in a year, following on from Milovan Rajevac and Christian Gourcuff.
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Algeria coach Georges Leekens has resigned following the team's early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.
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British record holder Asher-Smith, 20, ran a season's best 22.37 seconds to win the 200m in Amsterdam.
Olympic and world champion Rutherford, 29, retained his European long jump title with a leap of 8.25m.
However, after missing out on the 800m final and picking up an injury, former world and European medallist Jenny Meadows, 35, said she will now retire.
Britain's defending 100m hurdles champion Tiffany Porter took bronze in a time of 12.76 seconds.
Asher-Smith is the first British woman to win the 200m at the European Championships, while Rutherford is the first man to retain the European long jump crown in 54 years.
Both athletes admitted there is work to do before they compete at the Olympic Games in Rio, which begin on 5 August.
"I'm absolutely over the moon - my first senior title," Asher-Smith told BBC Sport. "I've still got bits to work on, I got a bit tired in the last 30m.
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"Nothing really changes for me. I just want to go out there and run the fastest times when it really matters at the Olympic Games in August. My goals stay exactly the same for the summer."
Gold for Rutherford means he maintains the long jump grand slam, holding the Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth titles.
"Although 8.25 isn't very big, it's good to be the best of Europe again," he said.
"It's now about being the best of the world again. I now have five major titles and not many athletes can say that.
"If I win the Olympics in Rio, then I'll have each title in double."
Britain's Richard Kilty was disqualified from the 100m after a false start in the final, which had to be restarted.
GB team-mate James Ellington finished fifth, with the 30-year-old earlier setting a personal best 10.04 seconds to reach that stage.
Dutch veteran Churandy Martina, 32, edged French favourite Jimmy Vicaut to claim the gold medal.
There was also a memorable victory on the second day of action of the championships for Thomas van der Plaetsen, the Belgian decathlete just returning to competition after having suffered testicular cancer last year.
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Britain's Dina Asher-Smith and Greg Rutherford won gold medals at the European Championships on Thursday.
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He had been due to speak at the annual Mansion House dinner on Thursday night.
Mr Hammond said he had withdrawn from the speech "in view of the Grenfell Tower tragedy", adding: "My thoughts are with the local community."
A spokesperson for the City of London Corporation, which organises the event, echoed the chancellor's comments.
"In the light of the tragedy at Grenfell Tower we are cancelling tonight's Mansion House Dinner. Our thoughts are focussed with the victims and their families and friends."
Figures including Bank of England governor Mark Carney and the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Andrew Parmley, had been due to attend the Bankers and Merchants Dinner along with the chancellor.
A Treasury spokesman said Mr Hammond would deliver the speech intended for the Mansion House dinner in the near future.
His address was set to offer clues on the government's approach to the Brexit talks.
The chancellor had been expected to say that £48bn of funds from the European Union's investment bank would not be put at risk following Brexit.
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A City of London event where the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, was due to give a key speech has been cancelled following the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
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The benchmark index gave up 163.9 points or 5.4% at the close, to end at 2,856.27 points.
That is the biggest one-day percentage fall since August 2009.
Investors went on a profit-taking spree one day after the benchmark index broke past the 3,000 mark for the first time in more than three years.
Shares of Chinese financial and property firms were caught in the selloff.
The profit-taking filtered into neighbouring Hong Kong, where the benchmark Hang Seng index closed lower by 2.3% to 23,485.83 points.
Other Asian shares also traded lower on Tuesday, following losses on Wall Street prompted by slumping oil prices and worries about global growth.
In the US the S&P 500 closed down 0.7% - its biggest daily percentage drop since 22 October - weighed down by energy shares.
Brent crude prices sank to a new five-year low, falling to $65.33 - its lowest since September 2009.
In Japan, the Nikkei snapped a seven-day rally and closed down 0.7% to 17,813.38 as the yen strengthened.
The dollar was at 119.99 yen, down from 120.78 yen.
Among the stock movers in Asia, Takata shares jumped in Tokyo trade following reports that Honda's President Takanobu Ito said the automaker would step in to assist the hard-hit auto parts-maker if necessary.
The company, which is involved in a massive airbag recall, saw shares rise as much as 6% before falling back to close up 0.3%.
Meanwhile in Australia the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 1.7% at 5,321.8 under pressure from resources and energy stocks.
Shares of heavyweight miner BHP Billiton fell more than 4% to their lowest since March 2009.
Investor sentiment was also weighed on by a private survey that showed that business confidence continued to decline in November.
National Australia Bank's survey showed that business conditions also fell in the period with the biggest drops in the finance, property and recreation sectors.
In South Korea, the benchmark Kospi index ended down 0.4% at 1,970.95 points.
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Profit-taking by investors in China sent the Shanghai Composite lower by more than 5% in Tuesday trade.
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The ACLU has pledged to fight President Donald Trump's temporary ban on refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries.
The civil rights group has reportedly raised more than $24m in online donations in the past few days.
Taxi hailing company Lyft previously said that it would donate $1m to the ACLU over the next four years.
Nearly 1,000 Twitter employees donated more than $500,000, which was matched by chief executive Jack Dorsey and executive chairman Omid Kordestani, according to TechCrunch.
In an email sent to Twitter staff and obtained by the tech news website, lawyer Vijaya Gadde said: "Our work is far from done.
"In the coming months we'll see a flurry of legal challenges, legislative pushes and public pronouncements.
"But as long as civil liberties are threatened, I'm proud to know that as individuals we will stand up to defend freedom and look after people."
It is also reported by Bloomberg that some of the largest US technology companies are preparing an open letter to President Trump, expressing concern about his order on immigration and offering help to "fix it".
Meanwhile, messaging platform Viber has offered free international calls to the affected countries - Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
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Staff at social media company Twitter have donated more than $1m (£790,000) to the American Civil Liberties Union.
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The Big Painting Challenge will be hosted by Mariella Frostrup and the Rev Richard Coles.
Mark Bell, head of commissioning for BBC Arts, said it was "very different" to a show with the same name hosted by Una Stubbs and Richard Bacon in 2015.
The new Sunday prime-time series begins in mid-February.
"The objective is to engage people actively in the process of making art," Mr Bell said at a launch event at London's National Portrait Gallery.
"This is an arts programme but absolutely designed to go beyond the core arts audience. It feels fresh, exciting and different."
Two artistic mentors, Diana Ali and Pascal Anson, will guide the 10 contestants through different disciplines such as portraiture, landscape and still life.
At the end of each episode, the contestants' work will be exhibited to members of the public before three judges - Dr David Dibosa, Lachlan Goudie and Daphne Todd - decide which contestant will be eliminated.
Anson - who previously painted eight British Airways planes for the London 2012 Olympic Games - said viewers would see "lots of high emotion" as the artists were pushed out of their comfort zones.
"Both Diana and myself really push them hard because that's when you get the best out of someone," he said.
"Concentrating for six hours on a painting is very draining and can lead to all sorts of emotions - from crying at one end to being very elated at the other."
The BBC Arts winter line-up also includes programmes about a range of cultural figures including Maya Angelou, Francis Bacon, Phyllida Barlow, Marlon Brando, Chrissie Hynde, Dame Vera Lynn and Terry Pratchett.
And BBC Four's Britain in Focus season will celebrate the art of photography.
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A new BBC One show will see 10 budding painters put through a "boot-camp" in a bid to be crowned Britain's best amateur artist.
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The straw and wood structure was put up on Sunday, the first day of Advent, but was burnt down soon after despite extra security measures.
Last year the famous goat survived until 27 December before arsonists set it alight.
It is the 35th time in 50 years that the goat has been destroyed.
This year the town reportedly spent 2.3m kronor (£200,000; $250,000) on constructing the goat and subsequent festivities.
Closed-circuit TV had been set up to monitor the structure.
Local council official Helene Akerlind told newspaper Gefle Dagblad (in Swedish).: "We'll have more guards. We're going to try to have a 'goat guarantee' the first weekend."
But despite Gavle's best efforts, The Local reports, an arsonist managed to get past a security guard who had briefly left to use the toilet.
The police launched a preliminary investigation but there were no immediate arrests.
The "Gavlebocken" went on Twitter hours after the fire to say it hoped for better luck next year.
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A giant Christmas goat effigy, erected each year in the Swedish town of Gavle and a favourite target of arsonists, failed to last 24 hours this year.
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The Pass Wide and Slow Wales campaign has collected 1,300 signatures on the assembly's e-petition website.
It wants an annual road safety awareness campaign explaining to motorists how to react around horses.
The British Horse Society found that since 2010 there have been 2,000 road accidents in the UK, with 1,500 because of cars passing too closely.
As a result of these, 180 horses and 36 riders have died.
Awareness rides were planned for Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Swansea, Neyland in Pembrokeshire, Machynlleth, Powys, Flintshire and Porthmadog in Gwynedd.
Any petition with over 50 signatures is considered by a committee to be debated in the assembly.
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Awareness rides are taking place to try and cut the number of people on horseback injured or killed on roads.
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The 22-year-old has played for the Auckland Blues Development side as well as Northland in the ITM Cup.
"He is a young prop who can play on both sides of the scrum and I believe he has huge potential," said Connacht coach Pat Lam.
"I know he will continue to thrive and develop in a full-time professional environment."
He added: "I first saw Dominic as he came through the Auckland Schools system and played for the Blues U18s in New Zealand.
"We're looking forward to getting him over for the pre-season as we build towards the start of a new season in both the Pro12 and European Champions Cup."
Robertson-McCoy is Irish qualified through his grandfather, who hails from Mowhan in Co Armagh.
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Pro12 champions Connacht have signed Irish qualified tight-head prop Dominic Robertson-McCoy from New Zealand.
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Paul Clarke, 71, from East Sussex, but now living in Manchester, is due to appear before Brighton magistrates on 15 October.
He is charged with possessing an indecent image of a child, possession of prohibited images and making a total of 3,100 indecent images of children.
All charges relate to images taken off the internet, Sussex Police said.
Mr Clarke, of Redclyffe Road, Urmston, Greater Manchester, but formerly of Watchbell Road, Rye in East Sussex, was charged after an investigation by the paedophile on-line investigation team of Sussex Police.
He was arrested after a search of his Rye address - the residential presbytery attached to St Anthony's Church - on 13 November 2014.
"All the charges involve images allegedly taken from the internet," a police spokesman said.
"There is no evidence of contact offending and none of the images are of local children."
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A Roman Catholic priest has been charged in connection with more than 3,000 indecent images of children.
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Ryan joined Fleetwood from Chesterfield in June 2015, making 67 appearances in his two seasons with the club.
The 28-year-old has also previously had spells with Accrington Stanley, Scunthorpe and Shrewsbury.
"He has an unbelievable passing ability and is able to take control of games," Blackpool manager Gary Bowyer said.
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Blackpool have signed midfielder Jimmy Ryan on a two-year contract after he rejected a new deal with League One rivals Fleetwood Town.
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The multi-coloured glow appeared in the sky on Monday in the late afternoon, lasting for about 15 minutes, and was seen across the island.
Media reports said it was likely a fire rainbow, which occurs when sunlight refracts through ice-crystal clouds.
Others have also said it could have been cloud iridescence, which happens when water droplets or crystals scatter light.
Fazidah Mokhtar, who works in a childcare centre, told the BBC that she spotted it around 17:10 on Monday (09:10 GMT).
"It started as a small orange circle and then grew bigger and bigger till all the colours came out... It lasted for about 15 minutes and it slowly went off.
She said "all the children in the school, some parents, and other staff were very excited and commenting that it was very, very rare to see such a beautiful and unique rainbow".
The phenomenon prompted jokes online, with many comparing it to a Paddle Pop, a rainbow-coloured frozen dessert popular in Australia and Asia.
"The rainbow bridge is broken," joked one Facebook user, while another person asked: "Is this a case of Monday Rainbows?!"
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A rare cloud phenomenon over Singapore has delighted people in the city-state.
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Its 'old-fashioned' fivers are staying in use for now, despite the Bank of England's version being withdrawn at midnight on Friday night.
All four Northern Ireland banks print their own money - a tradition which stretches back to the early 19th Century.
But only two of them produce fivers - the Ulster Bank and the Bank of Ireland.
The Bank of England paper note is being pulled from circulation because there is a newer version, made of polymer.
Northern Ireland's banks could, eventually, follow suit, but for now their paper £5 notes remain in use.
Sean Murphy of Ulster Bank said: "In the long run, polymer notes will probably be more cost-effective and it is something we are actively looking at."
There is about £2.5bn worth of Northern Ireland banknotes in circulation.
One of the most recent new designs was the George Best £5 note, a million of which were issued in 2006 by Ulster Bank in tribute to the late footballer.
Danske Bank is currently doing a print run of £20 notes, with the signature of its chief executive, Kevin Kingston, being added for the first time.
There are rules covering the issuing of Northern Ireland banknotes.
Each of the banks must hold assets with the Bank of England equal to the value of the cash being printed, so that if they were to ever go bust their notes in circulation could be exchanged.
The banks have said the main reason they print their own notes is for prestige and branding.
Incidentally, in Northern Ireland the paper £5 Bank of England note was never legal tender, which has a very narrow technical meaning.
Just like Northern Ireland banknotes being presented in Great Britain, acceptability as payment is essentially a matter for agreement between the parties involved.
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The paper £5 note will live on in Northern Ireland.
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The local furniture supplier has made the offer to the National League side's squad.
The Silkmen drew 0-0 against the League One club at Moss Rose on 2 December and go to the Kassam Stadium on Tuesday.
The winner of the tie will earn £27,000 in prize money and will travel to Rotherham in the third round.
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Macclesfield Town's main sponsor have offered each player a free king-size bed if they beat Oxford United in their FA Cup second-round replay.
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The 34-year-old former Arsenal and Reading keeper made 129 appearances during four years with the Bees.
Barnet boss Martin Allen wanted Stack to be back-up to Jamie Stephens, while continuing to coach the other keepers at The Hive.
"Having been offered the chance to stay, I feel it is time for a new challenge," Stack posted on Twitter.
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Goalkeeper Graham Stack has left Barnet after turning down a new contract with the League Two side.
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A stellar cast of comedians, musicians and other celebrities took part in the charity's 16th Red Nose Day on Friday.
Highlights included a 10-minute sequel to the 2003 film Love Actually.
Take That hit the road with James Corden for a special edition of Carpool Karaoke, while Sheeran made a guest appearance in BBC Three comedy People Just Do Nothing.
The chart-topping star also visited Liberia to find out about the charity's work.
The telethon also saw appearances from the cast of sketch show Smack The Pony, who reunited for the first time since 2003.
There were special previews of Mrs Brown's new chat show and the second series of Peter Kay's sitcom Car Share.
Sir Lenny Henry, Graham Norton, Russell Brand, Emeli Sande, Romesh Ranganathan, Jonathan Ross and French & Saunders also put in appearances in an attempt to persuade BBC viewers to part with their cash.
Opening the show, Sir Lenny paid tribute to those affected by the attack in Westminster.
"Tonight is an opportunity to save lives, to reach out in the spirit of partnership and compassion," he said.
"The money you give tonight will make things better for people with tough lives here at home and abroad and your generosity year after year proves how much more there is that unites us than divides us.
"Every donation is a good deed."
Some viewers took to social media to complain about the quality of sound during the broadcast.
The broadcast was briefly interrupted on Friday evening after Sir Lenny told parts of the audience to be quiet.
During Graham Norton's segment of the evening he said: "Could you shut up over there please? It's really noisy."
Comic Relief has raised more than £1bn since it launched in 1985. The first Red Nose Day took place three years later.
The charity says it uses the money to "tackle the root causes of poverty and social injustice in the UK and across the world".
Donations can still be made to Comic Relief and you can watch the BBC's Red Nose Day coverage on BBC IPlayer.
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The reunited cast of Love Actually, Mrs Brown and Ed Sheeran have helped Comic Relief raise more than £71m so far.
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RNLI rescuers said an adult and two teenagers fell into the water at Seaton Carew along with a fourth person, who swam out to try and help them.
The four were pulled from the water by a crew from the Hartlepool RNLI inshore lifeboat at about 17.30 BST on Sunday and were "shocked and cold".
The three who fell from the craft continue to be treated in hospital.
Hartlepool RNLI Lifeboat operations manager Mike Craddy said his team got to the scene very quickly before the situation "deteriorated."
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Four people had to be rescued after a sea scooter capsized off the Teesside coast.
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Ex-Team Sky medic Dr Richard Freeman, who received the package on behalf of the team in 2011, will not appear before the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee because of ill health.
Ex-British Cycling coach Simon Cope, who couriered the package, will attend.
UK Anti-Doping chief Nicole Sapstead is also set to attend on Wednesday.
A spokesperson for the select committee said it will offer Freeman "the option of supplying written evidence and may call him to appear when he's well enough".
The hearing had already been postponed by a week after Sapstead asked for more time because of a development into UK Anti-Doping (Ukad's) own investigation into the package.
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In December, Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford told the committee that the package contained an over-the-counter decongestant, Fluimucil.
Team Sky says it is "confident" Ukad will find no evidence of wrongdoing.
But Wiggins and Team Sky boss Brailsford have come under scrutiny since information on the rider's authorised use of banned drugs to treat a medical condition was released by hackers.
Wiggins' therapeutic use exemptions were approved by British authorities, and cycling's world governing body the UCI. There is no suggestion either the 36-year-old or Team Sky broke any rules.
Brailsford has said Team Sky can be trusted "100%", despite "regrettable" questions over Wiggins' medical records and the package delivered at the Criterium du Dauphine race in France in 2011.
Wiggins is a five-time Olympic gold medallist, and in 2012 became the first Briton to win the Tour de France.
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A doctor at the centre of an inquiry into a 'mystery package' delivered for Sir Bradley Wiggins has pulled out of a parliamentary hearing into the matter.
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Peacock joined Rovers at the start of the season, but was unable to help them avoid relegation to the Championship.
The 38-year-old came out of retirement in September, playing his fourth game of the season in Saturday's defeat.
"I always want to be accountable for my actions in life and offered my resignation after the game," he said.
"This was turned down which means I can continue my journey with this great club.
"While relegation hurts, it allows the club to stop just trying to change the branches and begin a full root-and-branch overhaul of the rugby department, building rock solid foundations that will enable this club to rise again."
Hull KR players had criticised the Million Pound Game format in the build-up, with their Super League contracts automatically becoming void as a result of their defeat.
"To be in a dressing room with grown men, wives and children crying is not what sport is about," Peacock added.
"To be part of a club with such loyal, passionate support is very humbling and the reaction after such a defeat will stay with me for life."
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Hull KR have rejected head of rugby Jamie Peacock's offer to resign following the club's defeat by Salford in the Million Pound Game.
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Police said the incidents, which all happened within an hour of each other, began with a crash at the Bungalow at about 07:30 GMT.
The second involved an overturned car and happened at the Verandah and the third at the Black Hut.
Police said nobody was injured in any of the crashes and the road was "in the process of reopening".
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The Isle of Man's Mountain Road has been reopened after being closed due to three separate crashes.
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Eleven-month-old Ava-Jayne Corless was attacked while sleeping at a house in Blackburn in February 2014.
Lee Wright, 27, who is on trial at Blackburn Magistrates' Court, rejects the claim his pet, called Snoop, was a banned pit bull-type that contravened the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
He denies a charge of having in his possession or custody a fighting dog.
Ava-Jayne was killed in February 2014 at the defendant's house on Emily Street, Blackburn, as her mother Chloe King and her then-boyfriend Mr Wright slept.
The defendant said they had fallen asleep on the settee downstairs and believed the dog was in the kitchen blocked in by a speaker and a golf bag stand.
Both Mr Wright and Ava-Jayne's mother were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and child neglect but faced no charges.
Police said at the time the dog - which was destroyed after the attack - had been identified by experts as a pit bull terrier-type, a banned breed under Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
For the prosecution Chrissie Hunt said that District Judge Gerald Chalk presiding over the trial would have to find "a substantial number of characteristics which would allow him to reach the conclusion that the dog was of a prohibited type".
Expert witness Peter Olsen, a retired veterinary surgeon, said he was satisfied the dog conformed to the type of a pit bull terrier.
He examined the dead dog and concluded it shared a "substantial number of characteristics" with a pit bull, including a heavily muscled front.
He also cited the strength of the dog's skull, heavy, solid legs and the size, depth and shape of the eyes as being quintessential of a pit bull terrier.
The trial continues.
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The owner of a dog that mauled an 11-month-old baby to death has appeared in court to dispute it was a banned breed.
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Pythefnos yn ôl dywedodd Ken Skates y byddai'n rhaid i'r cwmni sy'n ceisio cael cefnogaeth ar gyfer Cylchffordd Cymru roi mwy o fanylion am fuddsoddwyr.
Dywedodd Mr Skates y byddai'r llywodraeth nawr yn "ystyried y cynnig yn ofalus" cyn i'r cabinet wneud penderfyniad terfynol.
Mae'r datblygwyr yn dweud y byddai'r cynllun yn costio £425m, ac yn creu 6,000 o swyddi.
Yn ôl y datblygwyr, Cwmni Datblygu Blaenau'r Cymoedd, bydd y gwaith adeiladu'n dechrau yn y gwanwyn os yw'r prosiect yn cael ei gymeradwyo.
Mae disgwyl i'r cynllun i adeiladu trac rasio ger Glyn Ebwy gostio £425m ond mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi mynnu na fyddan nhw'n gwarantu mwy na hanner y gost.
Yn ôl cwmni Cylchffordd Cymru mae'r cynnig diweddara' yn dangos bod ganddyn nhw gefnogaeth preifat i dalu am y cynllun, a mae'n gofyn i drethdalwyr warantu llai na 50%.
Yn siarad yn siambr y Cynulliad dywedodd Ysgrifennydd yr Economi, Ken Skates ei fod yn "ymddangos" fel pe bai'r datblygwyr wedi cyrraedd meini prawf y llywodraeth.
Dywedodd y byddai'r broses ffurfiol o "ddiwydrwydd dyladwy" - sef edrych yn fanwl ar y ffigyrau, y datblygwyr a chynaliadwyedd y cynllun - yn gallu bwrw mlaen.
Yn ôl Mr Skates fe fydd y broses yna'n cymryd hyd at chwech wythnos cyn i'r cabinet benderfynu os yw'r llywodraeth am gefnogi'r cynllun.
Yn ymateb i ddatganiad Ysgrifennydd yr Economi, fe ddywedodd Cwmni Datblygu Blaenau'r Cymoedd ei fod yn "edrych ymlaen at ddechrau'r gwaith adeiladu erbyn y gwanwyn eleni".
Dywedodd y cwmni y byddai'n gwireddu "gweledigaeth ar gyfer canolfan o safon rhyngwladol ar gyfer moduro, hamdden, twristiaeth ac arloesi, fydd yn trawsnewid y gymuned leol, yn creu cyfleoedd cyflogaeth, a helpu i ddatblygu'r economi Gymreig".
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Mae datblygwyr trac rasio ym Mlaenau Gwent wedi rhoi cynnig newydd gerbron Llywodraeth Cymru, wedi i Ysgrifennydd yr Economi alw am fwy o fanylion.
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It's been an amazing Games for Team GB, who finished second in the medal table after the US.
It might be hard to chose, but we wanted to know your best moment from the Rio Olympics.
Was it the moment Laura Trott won her fourth gold medal in cycling to become Great Britain's most successful female Olympian?
Or Usain Bolt's incredible treble treble, winning nine gold medals, three in each of the Olympics he has competed in?
Or how about when Max Whitlock won two gold medals in his individual gymnastic events?
Your comments
My family is South African so I enjoyed watching Wayde van Niekerk winning gold in the 400 meters running. I also liked watching the women's hockey team, they were very impressive.
Louise, Isle of Man
My favourite moment was when GB got the equalizer in the women's hockey gold medal match. It was so amazing to watch that - and then they scored the last penalty and that moment was my second favourite.
Sam
I was very inspired by Adam Peaty's gold medal.
Joshua, Pulborough
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The Olympic Games finished in style last night with a huge closing ceremony in Rio.
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Countries that sell exports below their cost of production - usually to get market share - have to pay duties as punishment.
But Beijing says its rates should now be reduced because China has been a WTO member for 15 years.
The US has signalled there would be no change in its approach.
And the European Commission said China's legal challenge was a "regret" given a proposal to change the way it calculated the duties on China was awaiting approval from the EU's 28 members.
Authorities in Washington and Brussels are keen to preserve tough rules prevent cheap Chinese products flooding their markets.
China joined the WTO in December 2001 and argues rules clearly say it should now be considered as "a market economy" - a status that merits a change in the way member states calculate anti-dumping duties on Chinese goods.
"Regretfully, the United States and European Union have yet to fulfil this obligation," China's Commerce Ministry said. "China reserves the right under WTO rules to resolutely defend its legal rights."
But the US Commerce Department said China's WTO accession deal did not require members to automatically grant it market economy status, and permitted it to keep using use "alternative antidumping methodologies."
"The United States remains concerned about serious imbalances in China's state-directed economy, such as widespread production overcapacity, including in the steel and aluminium industries, and significant state ownership in many industries and sectors. China has not made the reforms necessary to operate on market principles." a senior Commerce Department official said in a statement.
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China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation over the way the US and Europe use anti-dumping rules against it.
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Julia Barton gathered the rubbish from locations in Shetland and between Cape Wrath and Gairloch in the Highlands.
Her exhibition, NEO Terra, has involved four years of research into the impact of marine plastics on the environment.
It will be held at Ullapool's An Talla Solais Gallery this weekend and the Scottish Parliament later this year.
The centrepiece of the exhibition is a large floor-based map featuring islands created using plastiglomerates, melted plastic mixed with pieces of shell and wood.
The material is a by-product of waste burned on beaches by people.
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An artist has collected pieces of plastic from 60 Scottish beaches for an exhibition highlighting marine pollution.
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The 19-year-old has appeared just twice for Premier League side Saints, having made his debut in last season's FA Cup fourth-round defeat by Crystal Palace.
The former England Under-17 striker, who has yet to feature in the first team in 2015-16, is eligible to play in Saturday's match against Millwall.
His arrival follows Thursday's sale of striker Ryan Colclough to Wigan.
Crewe stand second bottom of League One, seven points adrift of safety.
Crewe boss Steve Davis is still hopeful of bringing back former striker Ryan Lowe for a third spell at Gresty Road, before Monday night's transfer deadline.
The much-travelled Bury veteran, 37, who is just four short of 200 career goals with seven separate Football League clubs, spent two seasons with the Alex under Dario Gradi from 2006 to 2008.
He then scored twice in six games when he returned to Crewe on loan on 23 November, during which time the Alex recorded two of this season's meagre haul of five League One victories.
"If we can still do the one we want to do then we would," said Crewe boss Steve Davis. "I have spoken to them and we need a decision because we may have to look at alternatives if it can't be done.
"If we can find another one who can do a job for us then that is a possibility as well. We won't go out and find a replacement for Ryan Colclough but one or two new players would give us a lift."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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League One strugglers Crewe have signed Southampton forward Ryan Seager on a one-month youth loan.
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The yogurts, supplied by Yeo Valley but mostly sold under own-brand labels, pose a "possible risk" to health, the Food Standards Agency said.
The products in question are sold at Asda, Co-operative, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose.
The FSA says customers who have bought the products should not eat them.
The supermarkets are asking customers to return the products for a full refund, or contact customer services.
The products affected are:
No other batches or products are known to be affected, the FSA said.
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Five UK supermarkets have been warned to take thousands of pots of yogurt off their shelves amid concerns they may contain pieces of rubber.
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Hyeon Soo Lim's confession was reported by the state news agency KCNA.
The 60-year-old reverend of a Toronto-based church was detained in January when he travelled to North Korea for humanitarian work.
North Korea periodically detains foreigners, particularly those linked to religious activity which is banned.
Staged public confessions from prisoners have previously been held in similar cases.
The KCNA report said Mr Lim gave a press conference on Thursday in Pyongyang where he admitted to using humanitarian work as a "guise" for "subversive plots and activities in a sinister bid to build a religious state".
He also reportedly admitted to giving lectures that "North Korea should be collapsed with the love of 'God'", and helping the US and South Korea to aid North Korean defectors.
The report made no mention of how long his detention sentence would be.
Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail said Mr Lim's church released a statement on behalf of his family, which said that his humanitarian projects were "both initiated and supported" in North Korea and "have been for the betterment of the people".
A spokesman from Canada's foreign affairs department told Reuters news agency that they are "deeply concerned", adding: "We continue to advocate for consular access and for a resolution in his case."
Mr Lim, who heads the Light Korean Presbyterian Church, had made numerous humanitarian aid missions to North Korea for nearly two decades.
During that time his missions to distribute food and clothes had expanded to a significant network of businesses, including factories, petrol stations, a fishing fleet and farms.
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North Korea says a detained Canadian pastor has confessed to a "subversive plot" to overthrow the government and set up a "religious state".
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The seven Premier League sides playing in Europe this season, including EFL Cup holders Manchester United, will be among the 32 clubs in the draw.
Previous draws for the competition have been beset by problems - including teams being drawn out twice and confusion around home and away ties.
The 16 fixtures will be played in the week commencing 18 September.
The English Football League apologised for an issue with the graphics that accompanied their live stream of the first-round draw - which took place in Thailand - when Charlton accidently appeared in two ties and Forest Green Rovers were listed as playing Wolves when they had been drawn against MK Dons.
Following the second-round draw, the EFL was forced to clarify which teams were playing at home in four of the ties, after mistakes during the live announcement.
An EFL spokesman said: "We understand that not everyone will agree on the timing of this week's round three draw, but in staging in this way it will give the competition both the maximum exposure in the UK, Chinese and South East Asian markets.
"This is not only an important factor for the EFL but also our new sponsors Carabao, who, like ourselves, plan to use the growing global appeal of the competition to reach new audiences."
There will be no live coverage anywhere of the draw - on television or online - but details will be released on social media.
"Once the logistics have been completed in Beijing, the UK will be waking up and the breakfast media will be able to report and get reaction on the 16 ties that will take place next month, which we feel is an interesting move away from the usual post-game evening draws," the EFL statement added.
"Our decision to go to China is part of a strategic plan to grow the EFL internationally and specifically boost profile and exposure in ASEAN markets. A number of potentially significant meetings are being held around the draw that we envisage will deliver a benefit to all 72 clubs of the EFL."
This is the first season of a three-year naming rights deal for the EFL Cup - formerly the League Cup - with Carabao, a Thai energy drink.
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The EFL Cup third-round draw will take place in Beijing, China on Thursday - at 04:15 BST.
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With the Exiles camped on the Grenoble line, the home side broke clear to score though Clement Grelin.
Grenoble had led 14-0 inside the first 11 minutes after early converted tries for Arnaud Heguy and Fabien Alexandre.
But converted tries for Johnny Williams and Jebb Sinclair gave Irish hope as they briefly led after the break.
Young centre Williams scored for the second week running, Chris Noakes adding the extras.
And, although Gilles Bosch then added a penalty to his two earlier conversions, Irish pulled it back to 17-14 at the break when they scored again through flanker Sinclair.
Two early second half penalties for Theo Brophy-Clews, who had also converted Sinclair's try, edged Irish in front, only for Bosch to quickly tie it up again at 20-20.
Winger Alex Lewington then came close to winning it for the visitors when he was stopped metres short with just two minutes left, but instead it was the home side who had the final word with Grelin's try, converted by Christophe Loustalot.
Edinburgh now lead Pool 5, having built on last weekend's 28-10 win over Grenoble by winning 27-6 in France against Agen, who lost 48-10 to Irish last weekend.
Grenoble: Aplon; Dupont, Estebanez, Hunt, Kilioni; Bosch, McLeod; Barcella, Heguy, Edwards, Hand (capt), Percival, Kimlin, Alexandre, Grice.
Replacements: Jammes for Heguy (14), De Kierk for Edwards (51). Taumalolo for Barcella (51), Gelin for Bosch (64), Loustalot for McLeod (64), Mignot for Hunt (71).
Not Used: Marie, Setephano.
London Irish: Maitland; Lewington, Tikoirotuma, Williams, Ojo; Noakes, Allinson; Court, Ellis, Aulika, Sheriff, Symons (capt), Sinclair, Trayfoot, Narraway.
Replacements: Brophy-Clews for Noakes (28), Franks for Aulika (47), Sisi for Sheriff (53), Treviranus for Narraway (53). Steele for Maitland (58), Smallbone for Court (75).
Not Used: Cruse, Gilsenan.
Attendance: 9,832.
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales).
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter.
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London Irish suffered a painful European Challenge Cup defeat in France as they were beaten by a last-gasp breakaway try at the Stade Des Alpes.
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Pictures showed the bus split in half by the force of the crash, in the town of Anahuac in Tamaulipas state.
Local reports said the driver of the bus may have ignored the stop light at the crossing.
The bus was reported to have been carrying about 60 passengers although it only had seating for 40.
A statement by the train's operator, Kansas City Southern de Mexico, confirmed there had been "a lamentable accident" at about 17:25 (23:25 GMT) on Friday.
A Mexican official quoted by AP news agency said investigators were looking into whether the bus driver had tried to beat the train to the crossing.
Local Mayor Desiderio Urteaga said two children were among the dead. The bus driver was reported to have survived.
The bus had been travelling north from the city of Nuevo Laredo in Tamaulipas to the state of Coahuila.
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At least 16 people have been killed and 30 others injured in a collision between a freight train and a bus at a level crossing in northern Mexico.
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Russia's plan for "de-escalation" zones was backed by Iran at talks in Kazakhstan. Both countries support Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
Turkey, which supports rebel groups, also agreed to act as a guarantor.
But some delegates from the rebel forces angrily rejected the plan.
As the three countries were invited to sign the document on Thursday in the Kazakh capital, Astana, rebel delegates angrily shouted that they did not accept it and walked out.
Reporters at the talks said the rebels were unhappy about Iran's involvement in the deal as a guarantor.
The US also expressed concern over Iran, saying the country had "only contributed to the violence, not stopped it".
The Syrian government is not a signatory, but its state news agency said it supported the plan.
The talks were meant to shore up an oft-violated ceasefire which was originally agreed in December.
A partial cessation of hostilities was declared at the end of last year, but violence has continued on several fronts.
Under the Russian plan, safe zones would be established in rebel-held territory in the north-western province of Idlib, in parts of Homs province in the centre, in the south, and in the opposition enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus, the AFP news agency reported.
Syrian and Russian warplanes would stop bombing rebel positions while opposition groups would halt attacks inside the "de-escalation zones".
The objective is to "put an immediate end to the violence" and "provide the conditions for the safe, voluntary return of refugees" in addition to the speedy provision of relief supplies and medical aid.
The safe zones would remain in place for six months, the Kremlin has said.
They would be surrounded by checkpoints manned by rebels and government troops, and foreign troops could also be deployed in observer roles, according to AFP.
The UN's envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, called the agreement a step in the right direction.
Syria's envoy to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari said he hoped Russia and Iran would discuss the plan's details with the Syrian government as soon as possible.
Syria's war has claimed more than 300,000 lives since it erupted in 2011.
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Three countries backing different sides in Syria's war have agreed to set up "safe zones" in the country, while delegates for rebel forces stormed out in protest.
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The deadline was missed after allegations of fraud during the first round in October of last year.
Interim President Jocelerme Privert said the run-off might not happen now until this October.
But supporters of the front-runner, Jovenel Moise, are demanding a run-off sooner.
Protesters took to the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince, asking for a chance to cast their votes.
They were carrying placards supporting the banana exporter, who won the first round of the elections.
Demonstrator Sabrina Demosthil said the marchers were "calling for the run-off to be held as quickly as possible", the Associated Press news agency reports.
The April 24 deadline had been widely regarded as unrealistic.
Haiti has been in political turmoil since the first round, in which Mr Moise came first but fell short of an overall majority, was disputed by losing candidates.
Four run-off deadlines have been missed so far, some of them leading to violent unrest throughout the country.
The authorities have set up a team to evaluate the allegations of fraud in the first round.
Mr Privert, who was chosen as interim president in February to fill a power vacuum after incumbent President Michel Martelly stepped down, previously said the vote would be held at the end of May.
But on Sunday he suggested the country should choose its next president at the same time as an October 30 deadline for a Senate election.
"Does the country have the financial means to organise two elections?" he asked when questioned about the likely date for the vote.
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Thousands of Haitians have protested against a delay in the run-off round of a presidential election that should have been held on Sunday.
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The tribunals, ordered by Attorney General John Larkin, were halted when senior coroner John Leckey questioned whether he had exceeded his powers.
But a legal challenge to that move by some relatives formally ended at the High Court in Belfast on Monday.
After the ruling, some of the families said they no longer had any faith in Mr Leckey.
The hearings were adjourned at a preliminary stage last November amid uncertainty over the attorney general's right to authorise them.
At the time the coroner, appointed chief legal adviser to the Stormont Executive in 2010, cited potential national security issues.
The dispute centred on whether the cases should instead have been considered and directed by the advocate general for Northern Ireland.
The coroner's decision provoked outrage among relatives of those whose deaths were to be scrutinised.
Lawyers for a number of the families launched legal challenges, claiming the move was unlawful and procedurally unfair.
The deaths that were due to be scrutinised include 11-year-old Francis Rowntree, who was hit by a rubber bullet fired by a soldier in west Belfast in 1972.
Another case involves Gerard Slane, a 27-year-old father of three shot dead by the Ulster Defence Association at his home in the city in 1988.
His killing sparked claims of collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and the security forces.
Proceedings were also brought on behalf of relatives of Gerard Casey, murdered by the Ulster Freedom Fighters in Rasharkin, County Antrim in 1989; Danny Doherty and William Fleming, shot dead by the SAS in Londonderry in 1984; and Francis Bradley, killed by the SAS near Castledawson, County Londonderry in 1986.
A full hearing of the families' judicial review challenge was due to take place next week.
Outside the court solicitor Paul Pierce, representing Mr Slane's widow Teresa, said: "We welcome the decision by the coroner to lift the suspension in relation to these inquests."
John Teggart whose father was killed in the 70s in Ballymurphy said questions need answered.
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Up to 21 inquests into controversial killings in Northern Ireland are to proceed after a suspension was lifted.
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Mohammed Ammer Ali, 31, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London on Tuesday.
He was arrested on Wednesday, when officers from North West Counter Terrorism Unit and Merseyside Police searched five Merseyside addresses.
Officers have uncovered no plan or threat of an imminent attack either at home or abroad, police said.
The suspect is accused of attempting to have a chemical weapon in his possession between January 10 and February 12, contrary to the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 and the Chemical Weapons Act 1996.
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A man from Liverpool has been charged with attempting to obtain a chemical weapon, police have said.
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But now, with the 5,000-1 outsiders crowned with two games to spare, bookies have turned their attention to Lineker's pants - and they reckon they'll be blue.
The former England striker and Match of the Day presenter tweeted in December that he'd present the programme in his underwear if the Foxes won the Premier League.
But speaking to the Radio Times at the weekend he admitted he had thought he'd be safe: "When I sent the tweet in December I categorically knew there was zero chance that they would win."
As the 2015-16 season unfolded, Leicester fans became aware that something special was happening. And Gary still seemed to be keen to get his kit off, as he tweeted in March:
And when Spurs drew 2-2 with Chelsea on Monday night, Leicester knew the title was theirs - and that all eyes would be on Gary's undies.
Not too much of a surprise, then, if some people want to hold him to his word.
Twitter users made some suggestions as to what Gary should wear.
Comedian, writer and football fan Matt Lucas suggested a rather cheeky pair of pants, while others were a bit more generous with the material.
In a recent interview with the Independent, Lineker denied ever promising to do the entirety of the programme in his briefs. "I certainly never said anywhere in that tweet that I would do the whole show," he said.
So will the presenter keep his word? We'll have to wait for the start of the new season to see, but we have asked the question...
But someone might be having a punt on polkadots.
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When Gary Lineker said he'd present Match of the Day in his underwear if his former team Leicester City won the Premier League, he can't have really thought he'd need to honour that pledge.
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The issue affected current accounts, savings products and credit cards for several hours on Wednesday.
On Tuesday thousands of Tesco supermarket customers were unable to receive grocery deliveries, because of an IT problem.
A spokesman for the bank said the service was restored by mid-afternoon.
In the meantime dozens of customers took to social media to complain they could not log on to their accounts.
Tesco Bank said the failure was the result of a technical issue, and was unrelated to Tesco's home delivery problems on Tuesday.
It's understood the two computer systems are completely separate.
"We apologise to customers who could not access online banking earlier today," a spokesperson said.
"Service is now restored and customers can access their account as normal."
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Hundreds of customers of Tesco Bank have been unable to access their online accounts, after the company suffered a second day of computer failures.
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The Grade II listed Durham Miners' Association hall in Red Hill, Durham City, opened in 1915 when the county's coalfield employed 200,000 men.
The red-brick mansion contains hundreds of photographs and banners, as well as a debating chamber with 300 seats nicknamed the pitmen's parliament.
The association is planning to apply to the Heritage Lottery Fund for £2m.
Among the hall's treasures is a letter written in 1943 from the USSR ambassador on behalf of Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin. The letter thanks Durham miners for a charitable donation of £1,500 for an X-ray machine.
Chairman of the association, Alan Cummings, said: "It's about a rich, exciting heritage - hard times and good times - and that should be celebrated. This building represents the finest of that."
But Mr Cummings said it was a struggle to pay growing maintenance and running costs.
Mining historian Dr Stuart Howard, of Sunderland University, said the miners' hall was "probably the finest trade union building in Europe".
"It was meant as a status symbol, so when negotiations went on here the status and strength of the union was communicated," he added.
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Plans to turn a historic miners' headquarters into a heritage and exhibition centre have been unveiled.
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The authority's planning committee earlier this month backed a ??35m proposal for the street's eastern side.
Campaigners condemned the decision, which will mean the demolition of the 103-year-old Futurist Cinema building.
The council said it was not possible to save the building or its facade due to its "poor structural condition" after many years of deterioration.
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson said the cinema was "close to my heart, as I know it is to many others" but two surveyors' reports had concluded "that there was simply no way it could be salvaged".
"There comes a point when you have to accept the inevitable and move forward and the government's decision allows us to do that," he added.
The national Cinema Theatre Association (CTA) earlier this week said the Futurist Cinema had "been allowed to rot away" for more than 35 years since its closure.
Steve Parry, managing director of Neptune Developments - the company behind the Lime Street plans - said the local Save the Futurist campaign group had "accepted that there is very little that can be saved".
"It's been frustrating to have London-based interest groups trying to derail the project," Mr Parry said, adding that his company had "demonstrated our commitment to conservation" with plans for an entertainment hub at the former ABC cinema.
He described the decision that the Communities and Local Government Secretary would not hold an inquiry was "a great result" as regeneration plans would have otherwise been "jeopardised" and "development stalled for up to two years".
A council spokesman said Lime Street's regeneration would include "radically redesigned buildings" and incorporate a hotel, shops, restaurants and student accommodation.
Mr Anderson added the plans would "bring Lime Street up to a much higher standard than it has been for decades".
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The government will not hold an inquiry into regeneration plans for Lime Street, Liverpool City Council said.
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According to executive producer Brad Simpson, the second season of the FX series will be "even more massive and more sprawling" than its predecessor.
"There were crimes that happened during Katrina - murders, rapes," he said.
"And there's also the crime of us not rescuing these people and not being prepared to take care of New Orleans."
More than 1,800 people were killed when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast in August 2005, flooding 80% of New Orleans.
The disaster, the costliest in US history, caused estimated economic losses of $125bn (£95.7bn).
At a panel event in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Brad Simpson said Katrina was "a natural disaster waiting to happen".
Scripts are currently being written for the drama, which will premiere on the FX network in 2017.
American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson dramatised the arrest, trial and subsequent acquittal of the former American football star.
Simpson had been accused of murdering his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, on 12 June 1994.
The series received 22 Emmy nominations last month, with six of them going to members of its cast.
Brad Simpson said he would like to cast some of the show's actors in its follow-up, but only "if there are roles for them".
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The makers of American Crime Story are to follow their Emmy-nominated drama about OJ Simpson's murder trial with one on the impact of Hurricane Katrina.
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Peter Colwell, 18, was "a popular young man" who loved field sports and had just started a job he wanted "more than anything".
His family said they have "lost a beautiful soul".
Mr Colwell died from a single shot gun wound to the head, a post-mortem examination revealed.
A family statement, released through a police family liaison officer, said he will be "sadly missed by his mother, father, family and many friends".
"He left college last summer and went up north to work as a boy and came back a fine young man," it added.
Mr Colwell, from Capel Uchaf ,near Clynnog Fawr, was found at the Ship Inn in Llanbedrog on 5 February.
Four men have been bailed after a shotgun was recovered from the scene.
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The family of a teenager who died after being shot in a Gwynedd pub car park have said he will be "sadly missed".
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Charles Pickering, 69, from Driffield, had not contacted his family since 4 July.
His yacht, Equinox, which is based in Scarborough, left Kiel in northern Germany last week, heading for the UK.
Humber Coastguard said he had been found 80 miles off Spurn Point after he set off an emergency positioning beacon from onboard his 17ft (5m) yacht.
Mr Pickering's family reported him missing on Thursday after he failed to contact them.
A police investigation found he had not used his bank cards since 3 July, said Humber Coastguard.
A huge search operation, involving a rescue helicopter from RAF Leconfield, scoured the area from Scarborough to the median line in the middle of the North Sea.
Coastguards in Germany also carried out a similar search from Helgoland, a small island in the North Sea, and French, Belgian and Dutch authorities were alerted to his disappearance.
An appeal to all vessels in the North Sea was put out before the shipping forecast on BBC Radio 4 earlier.
People were asked to look out for the yacht, and the skipper was urged to make contact with the coastguard.
Mike Green, watch manager at Humber Coastguard, said: "We are all absolutely delighted that this gentleman has been found alive and well.
"It is important that yachtsmen planning this sort of passage have adequate communications and log a passage plan with a shore contact."
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A lone yachtsman from East Yorkshire who went missing in the North Sea has been found alive and well.
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He spoke after more than half of the Church In Wales' governing body members voted in favour of a law passed for such ceremonies in England and Wales last year.
The secret ballot took place at Lampeter, Ceredigion.
Those who voted in favour fell short of the two-thirds needed for change.
Sixty one of 120 members present voted for such ceremonies to be allowed, while 50 voted for no change and nine to allow blessings.
The Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, said: "It would be a very brave or perhaps a very foolish Bench of Bishops who were to bring the bill before the governing body at this stage.
"Because that might just rip the church apart and lead to the acrimony that has been absent from this debate."
The governing body is made up of the Bench of Bishops - the six diocesan bishops - plus 51 clergy and 86 non-clerical representatives.
A majority vote of 66% within each of these groups is required to change church law, but this was not achieved.
The vote could still trigger a long process towards making changes, although any alteration to the constitution would require a new bill to be passed.
The Archbishop said earlier that it would be for the Bench of Bishops to decide how to take the issue forward after the result of Thursday's vote.
However, he said any alteration would require "quite a long convoluted complicated process".
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It would be "foolish" to bring forward a bill for same-sex marriages in church at the moment, the Archbishop of Wales has said.
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