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The lender estimated there were 335,750 first-time buyers last year, the highest figure since 359,900 in 2007. However, the average first-time deposit has more than doubled since 2007 to stand at more than £32,000. The Halifax also found the average price of a first home broke through the £200,000 barrier for the first time. Halifax housing economist Martin Ellis attributed the increase in first-time buyer numbers to continuing low mortgage rates and high levels of employment, which had "supported the market". "Government schemes such as Help to Buy have improved affordability, enabling more first-time buyers to buy their own property." The Halifax First-Time Buyer Review estimated that the number of buyers entering the market rose by 7.3% last year and is now 75% higher than the all-time low of 192,300 first-time purchases made in 2008. However, it still has some way to go to match the peak of 402,800 in 2006. The average first-time deposit across the UK a decade ago was £15,168, but this stood at £32,321 last year. Rising property prices also mean that first-time buyers are increasingly taking out longer mortgages. Last year, 60% of first-time buyers took out a mortgage of 25 years or longer. More than a quarter (28%) took out a 30 to 35-year term mortgage. Ten years ago only 36% of people getting on to the first rung of the property ladder borrowed for longer than 25 years. However, there are big regional variations. While the average price paid by a first-time buyer across the UK as a whole in 2016 was a record £205,170, in London it was nearly double that at £402,692, which was another all-time high. In the least expensive region, Northern Ireland, the average cost of a first property was £115,269. The average deposit paid in Northern Ireland has fallen by a fifth in a decade to £16,695, the lowest in the UK. Meanwhile the average deposit in London has shot up over that time by 276% to £100,445.

There were more first-time home buyers in 2016 than at any time since the start of the financial crisis, according to research by the Halifax.

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Elizabeth Hughes told the Department for Work and Pensions she had broken up with husband Arthur in January 2010 before reconciling in 2013. But a court heard that the couple were together during the three-year period. Hughes, 36, of Dundee, will be sentenced in February. Dundee Sheriff Court was told that none of the money had been repaid. Depute fiscal Vicki Bell told Dundee Sheriff Court: "She claimed tax credits in 2009 and then in August of that year informed DWP she and her husband had separated. "She confirmed that position over the next three years before declaring they had reconciled in 2013. "An investigation revealed there had never been a separation." Miss Bell said the couple held joint bank accounts. She said: "Holiday payments, TV licence and other household expenses were paid jointly. "Her Facebook page had a photo of them on holiday together during the period of the claim. "There was also a post on Facebook saying he was 'the bestest husband' posted during the period of the claim that she was single." Hughes was released on bail ahead of her next court appearance.

A woman who fraudulently claimed £32,000 in benefits by claiming to be a single mother was caught after posting a holiday photo with her husband on Facebook.

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Although she now lives in Caversham, near Reading, Miss Glover, 26, started her sporting rise to fame as a child in Newlyn, west Cornwall. She went to school at Humphry Davy in Penzance, where she is fondly remembered as a girl who always involved herself in all sports. A huge screen and bunting filled the hockey club in Penzance where many witnessed Helen Glover and her partner Heather Stanning achieve Team GB's first gold medal. Glover and Stanning also made history by becoming Britain's first ever female rowing gold medallists. Miss Glover's uncle, Rob Evison, said: "The family is very emotional, very proud. They were incredible. Beautifully smooth. We're over the moon." Her mother, Rachel, said the family was still trying to get to grips with the sport after Helen started rowing just four years ago, but added they were "absolutely delighted" at her "meteoric, rapid rise". Watching the race at the Penzance Hockey Club, local resident Barry Wright said: "It was incredible, my heart is still pounding. I can't describe what the feeling's like. Only Helen could do it." Miss Glover's former PE teacher, Kate Finch, said: "She always had this phenomenal all-round talent, totally committed and totally reliable. "You knew if you had Helen in any team you were safe. She took part in everything. She excelled in hockey and cross country. "Helen was so hard working and so coachable. If you asked her to do something, she would do it." Andy Thomas, a former deputy head at the school, said: "I'm just amazed that someone from a small school in Penzance can make it to the top of her game." Despite her heavy training schedule, Miss Glover has kept in regular contact with the school that first witnessed her sporting skills. Mr Thomas said: "She's been very involved in the school for the last year really, in the run-up to the Olympics. "She's been to the school and sent video messages to the pupils. It's amazing to see her level of commitment tied in with the level of training she must have to do." Ms Finch added: "I have been very impressed with how she's coped with the pressure. "Goodness knows the hopes of the nation have been on her shoulders." Team GB posted on Twitter "Proud does not cover it!!" while the pair were being presented with their medals. Speaking after her win, Miss Glover, who appeared to be smiling in the last quarter of the race, said it was "probably a grimace". She said: "I don't remember smiling because I remember never, ever, ever thinking we've got this." The medallist added that she hoped the performance would inspire others. She said: "If you work hard and try your best absolutely anyone can do anything." To mark their win, Royal Mail announced the rowing pair were to appear on a stamp that would be available within 24 hours.

Former teachers of Olympic gold winning rower Helen Glover have described her as a "phenomenal all-round talent".

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The polls have now closed in the eastern US state of New Hampshire where voters are choosing their preferred party candidate to contest the presidential election.

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The 42-year-old former Glovers player and manager has been Yeovil boss Darren Way's number two since December 2015. A former centre-back, Skiverton spent nearly 11 years at Huish Park during his playing career. "He has a wealth of experience. He's been an unbelievable servant for Yeovil Town," manager Way told BBC Somerset.

Yeovil Town assistant manager Terry Skiverton has signed an extended contract for a further season with the League Two club.

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Media playback is not supported on this device Lomu died on Wednesday at home in Auckland. He had been diagnosed with a rare kidney condition in 1995. "We wish to thank all who have expressed their sympathies for our family at this incredibly difficult time," said Lomu's father-in-law Mervyn Quirk in a statement. "We know that many people are mourning a very special individual." Winger Lomu was capped 63 times for the All Blacks between 1994 and 2002 and scored 37 tries. Quirk said funeral arrangements for Lomu were yet to be finalised. However, he added there would be a celebration of his achievements "during an all too short time on this earth". "We are truly touched by the outpouring of love for Jonah and the support for our family," he added. Meanwhile, Lomu's widow, Nadene, has taken down a fundraising page set up after his death. Ms Lomu had said the page, on the Givealittle site, would help her and her sons bring Lomu's "dreams and visions to life". She later clarified the money would go towards her sons and their education. Family spokesman and former All Blacks coach John Hart said the page had felt at the time like "an appropriate way" to respond to requests from the public who wanted to help the family, but that it had been "misunderstood". He said Ms Lomu had asked for it to be taken down.

Jonah Lomu's family say they have been "truly touched" by tributes to the New Zealand great after his death aged 40.

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An education summit in Oslo, Norway, will hear calls for funds for education alongside other emergency aid. Unesco has published figures showing 124 million children are out of school. Mr Brown says support is needed for a "vast group of vulnerable children denied the basic right to education". The Oslo summit will hear warnings that the rising numbers of refugee families and displaced persons, caught up in conflicts such as those in Syria and Iraq, need to have access to education as well as other humanitarian aid. Mr Brown will call for a dedicated, multi-million-dollar global education fund which could be deployed to help families in emergencies, whether wars or disasters such as earthquakes. The level of humanitarian support available for education projects is overwhelmed by the scale of the demand, he says. "Despite the mass exodus of child refugees, currently just a tiny percentage of humanitarian aid is spent on education," says Mr Brown. "A humanitarian fund for education would have allowed us to help Syrian refugees and those caught up in the Nepal earthquake emergency without having to spend months sending the begging bowl around the international community which is what happens now." Mr Brown says that emergency aid focuses on food, medicine and shelter - and longer-term development projects do not provide for the educational needs of young people caught up in wars or disasters. The former UK prime minister will speak at the Oslo summit alongside Julia Gillard, the former Australian prime minister, who chairs the Global Partnership for Education which co-ordinates international education aid. Ms Gillard said that more than a third of out-of-school children "live in conflict-affected countries and miss out on an education - often for months or even years to come". She said that "we must ensure education in humanitarian crisis situations as a matter of urgency". The call for an emergency fund is being backed by groups including Oxfam, Save the Children, World at School and ActionAid. The Overseas Development Institute has put a price tag on how much it would cost to provide an education for 65 million children caught up in wars or natural disasters. The think tank will tell the Oslo summit that it would cost $4.8bn (£3.1bn)- or an extra $74 (£48) per child. The summit will also address the global problem of millions of young people having no access to education. Research from Unesco, published on Monday, shows that this problem is getting worse rather than better, with figures showing that 124 million young people are out of school. But international aid for education is less now than five years ago. The UN agency says that the funding is "grossly insufficient" for proposed new targets for all young people to have access to 12 years of education. Silvia Montoya, director of the Unesco Institute for Statistics said the most recent data showed the "devastating impact of the civil war in Syria". "Before the conflict, nearly every child was enrolled in primary school but by 2013 nearly two million children and adolescents were out of school. It took just two years of civil war to erase all education progress made since the start of the century."

An emergency fund to provide education for young people caught up in conflicts and natural disasters is being proposed by UN envoy Gordon Brown and a coalition of charities and campaigns.

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Katie Cutler, 23, of Gateshead, set up an internet appeal to help Alan Barnes, 68, who is 4ft 6in (1.37m) and registered blind. PR consultant Claire Barber said she agreed a £550 daily fee with Miss Cutler for publicity, but was not paid. A Newcastle County Court judge ordered Miss Cutler to pay £6,200. Miss Cutler claimed the fees were to be paid from a planned charitable foundation that subsequently failed to take off, and not out of her own pocket. The mother of one, who received a British Empire Medal for her charity work in last year's Queen's Birthday Honours, told a judge in chambers that the dispute had left her feeling "stressed". During the hearing it emerged Mr Barnes wrote a cheque for Ms Barber in October for the full amount owed but she refused to cash it because she felt he had been pressured. The PR consultant said: "Alan Barnes felt tremendously pressurised, he has also been trolled. Everyone knows Alan has a disability. He is a really lovely guy. "I didn't know what to do because it's not Alan that owes the money so I held on to the cheque and waited to speak to the judge to see what to do. "It's not Alan who owes the money, it is Katie." She added she had tried to avoid suing but had to act after Miss Cutler gave interviews describing her firm as "rogue". After the hearing, a tearful Miss Cutler said she would not undertake any further charity work and that cash raised via another online fundraising website would be used to settle the outstanding debt. She said: "Money has been raised to pay that amount, but I haven't received that money yet so it might be a little while. "I'm happy that I have done some nice things and have helped some people. "But because of this I will not do any more charity work. I won't take part in anything for anyone else because I am so disappointed." Ms Barber said: "Katie could have sorted this out easily. I gave her a year to pay it back but at every point, instead of contacting me, she kept giving interviews to the media. "She gave me no choice." Miss Barber acted for Ms Cutler for four months and told the court she probably worked "triple" the 14-and-a-half hours that she billed her client. Deputy District Judge Nathan Adams said the disputed bill came down to contract law and he turned down Ms Cutler's application to challenge a previous County Court judgment in favour of Ms Barber. Mr Barnes suffered a broken collarbone when he was knocked to the ground outside his Gateshead home in January 2015. A total of £330,135 was raised from donations to the online appeal. Richard Gatiss, 25, was later jailed for four years for assault.

A woman who raised more than £300,000 for a mugged disabled pensioner has lost a court case over an unpaid publicity bill.

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NHS Tayside said several cases of vomiting and diarrhoea had been reported in ward six, which treats elderly female patients. It said it took the decision as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the virus, which is also known as the winter vomiting bug. The board asked anyone with symptoms of the bug not to visit the hospital.

A ward at Dundee's Ninewells Hospital has been closed to new admissions after a suspected norovirus outbreak.

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The arrests came ahead of a protest by members of the former ruling party against plans to bar Mr Compaore's associates from contesting presidential elections due in October. Mr Compaore was deposed in a popular uprising in October. The West African state is currently being led by an interim government. Mr Compaore's Interior Minister, Jerome Bougouma, is among those arrested, former ruling party member Leonce Kone, told the AFP news agency. The arrests showed that Burkina Faso's new rulers were "harassing" officials linked to the ousted government, he said. The authorities have not commented on the arrests. Supporters of the former ruling party have protested in the capital, Ouagadougou, against a proposed electoral law which will prevent Mr Compaore's allies from running for the presidency. Mr Compaore is exiled in Ivory Coast. He ruled Burkina Faso for 27 years.

At least three close allies of Burkina's Faso's ousted ruler Blaise Compaore have been arrested, their party has said.

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Most people are not members of political parties and many treat politics as a spectator sport rather than something they actually participate in. But the activist is different, giving their time and their energy for the cause of their party. As a member of the Labour party for almost 35 years, Aberdeen GP Clare Wilkie knows a thing or two about pounding the pavements. But she was not always what you might call an "active" activist. Although she was a party member she did not go to meetings or go out campaigning. So what changed? "Politics is the way that we live together," she says. "If we don't all participate and decide who we want to run things we really have no way of complaining when they are badly run. "Politics formalises people's motivation to look after each other." When I met her, Labour activists were out and about in Bridge of Don. The party has been running Aberdeen City Council in a coalition with the Conservatives and independents. They go into the election with one more council seat than their main rivals, the SNP, and they want to keep it that way. Dr Wilkie says it is an area where you have to fight for every vote. She says that while the 2014 Independence referendum and last year's EU referendum have left lasting divisions they have also energised more people to get involved in the political process. A few miles up the Aberdeenshire coast is one such person. Electrician Billy Sangster, from Newburgh, became an SNP activist in the run-up to the Independence referendum. He had been a member of the party since 2007 but his involvement had not gone beyond reading the various newsletters he was emailed. But he has now been involved in every campaign since 2014 and the local elections are no exception. In the name of the party he has been bitten by a dog, wears special joiner's gloves to avoid letterbox blisters on his knuckles, and even once had his canvassing documents ripped up by an angry old lady. But he says what irks him the most is trying to explain to the unconverted that the SNP is not just about a second independence referendum. "We're fighting this on a local agenda with local issues," Billy says. "You have to explain that your local councillor has very little influence over Nicola Sturgeon and that this is to do with the lighting in your street, potholes in the road, and who solves the dispute about the fence at the bottom of your garden." In central Edinburgh going up and down seemingly endless flights of stairs in the city's tenements is a particular challenge facing canvassers. For Lorna Slater of the Scottish Greens the trick is to trudge all the way up to the top and then work her way down. It gets the climb, and therefore the worst part, over with. And as for the leaflets she distributes, she is a roller rather than a folder as she reckons they are easier to get though letterboxes. She says she always believes trudging the streets and plodding up and down tenement stairs is worth it, although she accepts that some people cannot be won over. She got involved in the run-up to the 2014 referendum, with fighting climate change being her main motivation. "I took environmental philosophy as part of my engineering degree and it made me see the world in a different way," she says. "If we are to have a future as a species we can't be complacent. "You can't have a working planet without a working human society." In Midlothian, retired print worker David McDonald has now been pounding the pavements for the Liberal Democrats for nearly three decades. He folds his leaflets rather than rolling them up, and says he is not bothered with getting his knuckles scraped on letterboxes, but has been bitten by dogs lying in wait behind front doors. He says he finds the Lib Dems a good fit for the way he sees the world. "I just felt that the community politics, the agricultural policies, all those things gelled together and said this is the party for me," he says. "The pavement politics was the thing that clicked. "So that's when I joined up to deliver leaflets. That was 1979." He says he's been around long enough to see that politics goes in cycles with ups and downs and believes that the secret of being an activist is to hang on in there. On Perth High Street the Conservatives have their gazebo set up and are targeting weekend shoppers. After a career working internationally in the oil industry, Norman Grieve is now back in Perthshire campaigning in an area where the SNP has usurped what had traditionally been Tory territory. He accepts they have a fight on their hands but insists they are up for it. "I see a lot of people not really living in good conditions," he says. "I don't like that. "It makes me feel uncomfortable. "I want Scotland to do well, I want people here to prosper and for the country to flourish." Norman says he finds talking to people fascinating and that often the best conversations are with people he did not expect to want to engage. Like most canvassers he has had his moments with cut fingers on letter boxes and dogs shredding leaflets he has put through. His secret technique is using a kitchen spatula to get things through letter boxes without incident. None of our five activists need to do what they do. They are not paid, and there is no direct personal gain, and in some cases some real personal pain in terms of scraped knuckles, sore feet and dog bites. Their political views might divide them, but to a woman and a man they are united in being a fundamental part of the glue which holds democracy together. They might not realise it but without them it really wouldn't be the same.

What motivates armies of volunteers to brave the weather to trudge the streets in search of local election votes which will make the crucial difference for their party's chances?

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The move to cut the number of deputies from 45 to 38 was proposed alongside changes to the political structure. The proposals were accepted alongside changes to ensure recognised accounting standards would be brought in and the electoral process would be reviewed. The drop in the number of deputies will be in place ahead of the next election, being held on 20 April. The new political structure, including a senior committee, will be put in place following the election. Deputy Matt Fallaize, chairman of States Assembly and Constitution Committee, said these changes would introduce leadership. "We need more leadership in the States, but it has to be leadership by influence because it can't be leadership through the exercise of raw power unless we have a ministerial system of government," he said. "If you create the conditions for leadership and coordination and more proportionate checks and balances, the chances are over time you will get policy that will serve the island better." States outline structure The States Assembly and Constitution Committee has been tasked with investigating a range of election methods, including island-wide elections, reducing the number of electoral districts and bringing in a single transferable vote system. Currently the States is made up of 45 deputies elected from seven electoral districts and two States of Alderney representatives - who will be unaffected by the changes. A move to increase the size and oversight of the States' Trading Supervisory Board was among those defeated. The final details of the government, including the mandates of the committees, are due to be agreed later this year.

Changes to the States of Guernsey, including cutting the number of deputies, will take effect next year.

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Watson, who won her third WTA title in Monterrey last week, won seven games in a row to lead 2-0 in the third set before Niculescu prevailed 6-4 2-6 6-2. British men's number two Aljaz Bedene earlier lost 7-5 2-6 6-3 to Russia's Mikhail Youzhny in the opening round. Andy Murray and Johanna Konta will begin their campaigns on Saturday. Both Britain's top players are seeded and have byes in round one at the BNP Paribas Open, with second seed Murray taking on Spain's Marcel Granollers and 25th seed Konta facing American Madison Brengle. Murray, playing with fellow Scot Colin Fleming, lost in the doubles on Friday, beaten 7-5 6-7 10-8 by John Isner and Milos Raonic. Venus Williams returned to Indian Wells after a 15-year boycott but was beaten 6-4 6-3 by Japanese qualifier Kurumi Nara. The American, 35, had been booed and whistled, along with her father Richard and sister Serena, in 2001 after Venus withdrew from her semi-final against Serena. Richard Williams had alleged that racist comments were directed at them and the sisters refused to play at Indian Wells until Serena ended her boycott last year. Elder sister Venus followed suit on Friday and received a hearty reception from the main stadium crowd of about 7,000 spectators. "It was enough of a fairytale to come here and play," she said after the defeat. "A win would have been nice, but that means I have to come back, play next year." Serena Williams, the world number one, later beat Laura Siegemund of Germany 6-2 6-1, and there were also wins for third seed Agnieszka Radwanska, fifth seed Simona Halep and eighth seed Petra Kvitova.

British number two Heather Watson lost the last six games as her six-match winning run came to an end against Monica Niculescu in Indian Wells.

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Demonstrators chanted slogans against Prime Minister Viktor Orban, accusing him of employing corrupt officials and being too close to Russia. Similar protests occurred in at least 20 other Hungarian cities as well as London, Berlin and Stockholm. Last month thousands successfully rallied against a planned internet tax. Opposition politicians were amongst the protesters, although party symbols were not on show following a request from the organisers, Reuters news agency reports. Demonstrators called on Mr Orban to resign and demanded the ousting of six public officials, including the head of Hungary's tax authority, who have been accused of corruption. In October, Washington banned Ildiko Vida and the five other officials from entering the US because of their alleged corruption links. After announcing the ban, while US charge d'affaires Andre Goodfriend said that "negative trends [had] rapidly taken hold" in Hungary. Despite this, the six officials deny any wrongdoing and Mr Orban has refused to ask for their resignation. The demonstrators also accused the prime minister of moving away from the EU towards Russia, and demanded greater government accountability. Many accuse Mr Orban, who leads the country's centre-right Fidesz Party, of becoming increasingly authoritarian. Although the protest was peaceful, thousands remained after the demonstration was over. The crowds dismantled metal barriers by the Hungarian parliament and faced police in riot gear whilst chanting "Orban, go away" and "We do not pay tax to criminals". Monday's protest was the fourth demonstration within Hungary in the last 30 days. On 9 November demonstrators marched against Ms Vida calling for her resignation. But the largest protest came in October when the government suggested an internet tax. After thousands rallied in protest, Mr Orban surprised many by changing his mind and withdrawing the plans four days later. Despite the protests, Mr Orban commands broad popularity in Hungary and in April he was re-elected with Fidesz winning two-thirds of the seats in parliament.

Ten thousand Hungarians have taken to the streets of Budapest to rally against the government in a protest dubbed "public outrage day".

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QPR, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, are challenging the legality of the Football League's FFP rules. The west London club could face a fine of up to £58m. "We took a view, as did most clubs, that we should comply with the rules," Barber told a BBC Sussex fans' forum. "One club that did get promoted and is now back with us still has its case to be determined. We would expect them to be punished and punished severely: they gained from breaking the rules. "We comply with every other rule, why wouldn't we with FFP as well?" At the end of 2013-14 QPR were promoted via the play-offs, in which Brighton lost to Derby. The Hoops have since returned to the second tier. In March, QPR announced losses of £9.8m, but £60m worth of loans were written off by owner Tony Fernandes and other shareholders. "We're now in another set of rules and we have a bit more money to spend but so has everyone else," added Barber. "The Premier League parachute payments have gone up so we haven't gained a lot. What it actually means is that people expect you to pay even more." Meanwhile, Barber said the club was "relaxed" about the impact on the playing surface of staging two Rugby World Cup games next month. "We had the opportunity with the England v France Under-20s game last season to see the effect these big guys have on our pitch," he said. "We were pleasantly surprised to see the scarring was no worse than first-team football. Whether that changes at the next level up we'll see, but the groundstaff are very relaxed about the games and their ability to put the pitch right."

Brighton chief executive Paul Barber says he expects QPR to be "punished severely" for allegedly breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

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Media playback is not supported on this device Carl Tremarco gave Inverness the lead with a left footed shot after getting to Brad McKay's cross. Lonsana Doumbouya made it two when a corner kick fell straight to him right in front of the goal, and he happily poked it beyond goalkeeper Craig Samson. And Liam Polworth picked his spot just inside the post to make it three. In general play, there was little between the two sides. The sense was of a stalemate, with the teams essentially cancelling each other out. With neither in control of the game, or able to build pressure, it was clear that only a moment of quality or scrappiness would deliver a breakthrough. It was the latter that befell Motherwell defender Stephen McManus in the second half, since he awkwardly miscued an attempt to clear McKay's cross allowing the ball to run to Tremarco. Even then, the defender was hardly decisive in his finishing, and the ball skewed in off the underside of the crossbar. There was a similar bout of indecision by Motherwell defenders at the heart of the second goal, since they failed to clear a corner kick, eventually letting the ball drop to Doumbouya. The striker didn't hesitate in stabbing it into the net past the Motherwell goalkeeper Samson. This was a game built on industry. There was a tireless effort at the heart of both sides, particularly in central midfield. Keith Lasley - who is still capable of neat footwork to leave an opponent trailing - and Chris Cadden worked the midfield for Motherwell, while Greg Tansey and Ross Draper did the same for Inverness. Their efforts meant that the encounter was always finely balanced - with the two sides also sharing an inability to deliver penetrating attacks. Motherwell would have hoped for more from the strike partnership of Louis Moult and Ryan Bowman, although they did combine neatly in the first half for the former to shoot into the side-netting. There was still room for a moment of genuine quality, though, with Polworth finally finding his range with a effort from outside the area late in the game. He'd speared a couple of shots over earlier, but when the ball ran to him 22 yards out, he lashed it low, hard and accurately into the bottom corner, past the outstretched arm of Samson. There was a moment during the first-half when Motherwell manager Mark McGhee turned to a fan in the stand and sharply reminded him that the player the supporter had been grumbling about was still only a teenager. Members of this Motherwell side remain a work in progress, but the fans lacked patience as the game ran away from their team. When Doumbouya scored the second goal, some of the home fans immediately started heading for the exit. Their team had lacked a cutting edge, and the frustration would have felt more acute because there had been so little between the sides until the second goal. Under McGhee, the likes of Chris Cadden, Ross MacLean and Jack McMillan will continue to develop. There will be highs and lows along the way. Motherwell's Mark McGhee: "First-half I thought it was neck and neck. I thought we just needed to find a bit more accuracy with our final ball, but I thought the second half was diabolical. "It's difficult to say if there was any difference up to the goal, but after that we just had no unity, no team work, we suddenly became a group of individuals. At that point, it looked to me as if we had no chance of getting back into the game because we'd lost it. "It's the first time that's happened and I'd say that's probably the most disappointing 45 minutes that I've had since I've been back. I need to find why that was. We've had a good chat in the dressing room, we've spoken about a few things, we'll train tomorrow and Friday and hopefully we'll be ready for Ross County. Media playback is not supported on this device "I don't know if I didn't see it coming. I sensed that there's been a little bit of lethargy since the Celtic game, I've hoped it wasn't what I was really feeling, but it surfaced tonight in the second half. We now know and we have to put it right. "I know they can [bounce back], they're capable of that but they have to do that. Having done it in the past, what they have to do now is reunite, as a group get together and go out and believe in each other, work for each other, and stay united as long as whatever happens out there. That team spirit just evaporated after the first goal." Inverness CT's Richie Foran: "It was an outstanding performance, a near-perfect performance. We tinkered with our formation a wee bit, I wanted to isolate a couple of our players, to play to their strengths, and we brought in Aaron Doran, a total footballer who's comfortable taking the ball in with his back to goal and he was immense for us. "I'm delighted all round, a clean sheet for us away from home, at Fir Park, a tough place to come. I can't speak any more highly of the lads. "I always feel we'll score goals. I was looking for a clean sheet. I questioned the lads, I questioned their ability a wee bit. They'd given us the team spirit, they'd given us the fight, the desire, the hunger, and I said I was looking for quality tonight. They certainly showed that. "There was some great play all over the park, our fitness levels were spot on, and once again we're finishing the game stronger, we're going right to the final whistle, so it was good. I'm delighted for the back four getting that clean sheet. "A draw away from home is good in the Premiership, a win is great and gives us a lot of confidence." Match ends, Motherwell 0, Inverness CT 3. Second Half ends, Motherwell 0, Inverness CT 3. Attempt missed. Keith Lasley (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Carl Tremarco. Substitution, Inverness CT. Scott Boden replaces Lonsana Doumbouya. Attempt missed. Lonsana Doumbouya (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Attempt missed. Louis Moult (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Substitution, Inverness CT. David Raven replaces Josh Meekings. Delay in match Richard Tait (Motherwell) because of an injury. Carl Tremarco (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Richard Tait (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Carl Tremarco (Inverness CT). Foul by Chris Cadden (Motherwell). Brad McKay (Inverness CT) wins a free kick on the left wing. Goal! Motherwell 0, Inverness CT 3. Liam Polworth (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Billy King. Scott McDonald (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Josh Meekings (Inverness CT). Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Craig Samson. Chris Cadden (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Ross Draper (Inverness CT). Attempt blocked. Lonsana Doumbouya (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Substitution, Motherwell. Lionel Ainsworth replaces Ross MacLean. Substitution, Motherwell. James McFadden replaces Craig Clay. Louis Moult (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Iain Vigurs (Inverness CT). Attempt missed. Louis Moult (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Stephen McManus (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Lonsana Doumbouya (Inverness CT). Foul by Scott McDonald (Motherwell). Josh Meekings (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Goal! Motherwell 0, Inverness CT 2. Lonsana Doumbouya (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner. Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Richard Tait. Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Craig Samson. Attempt saved. Liam Polworth (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Foul by Keith Lasley (Motherwell). Billy King (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Substitution, Motherwell. Scott McDonald replaces Ryan Bowman. Stephen McManus (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Lonsana Doumbouya (Inverness CT). Substitution, Inverness CT. Billy King replaces Aaron Doran.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle moved into the Premiership top six with a fine victory over Motherwell at Fir Park.

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And Frankie Dettori, champion jockey, Epsom Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero and A-list celebrity, puts much of his fame and fortune down to a dry and bright Saturday afternoon at Ascot on 28 September 1996. In a BBC interview to mark the 20th anniversary of that date's unprecedented 'Magnificent Seven' - when he went through the card, taking all seven races that made up the Festival of British Racing, a precursor to British Champions Day - Dettori declares it the outstanding accomplishment of his record-breaking career. Barely 13 and a half minutes' work, staged over a combined total of less than eight miles, changed his life forever, plus those of thousands of Dettori-following punters who placed accumulator bets on the seven. It left the betting industry in a state of near meltdown. Their combined odds amounted to 25,095-1 (at starting prices), or nearly 236,000-1 for anyone taking advantage of the morning odds on offer. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live, the 45-year-old jockey - who in August passed the 3,000 winners mark in Britain - said: "For sporting achievement, it's my greatest thing that I've ever done, and in horse racing. It would be very hard to match something like that. "And, second, there's a fairytale scenario where bookmakers lost £40m, and wherever I went, in every part of the country, I had so many people coming up to me who'd won so much money on that day, and it changed people's lives, so it's a very amazing thing. "I moved the stock market [because of fears about bookmakers' losses]. It was crazy what happened, but it's nice that it can happen and people made a lot of money." Two decades on from the day when the jockey's trademark flying dismount first reached a wider audience, he remembers events "like yesterday… every detail", reeling off the names of the horses involved, and how he was rating their prospects as he left home in Newmarket for the 100-mile journey to Ascot. "I thought I had a couple of chances on the day," he said. "I thought I'd definitely win the first [on Wall Street] because it was a small field and we'd get a nice, easy lead. "Diffident [race two] I didn't fancy at all; [2000 Guineas winner] Mark Of Esteem I thought had a great chance in the QEII [featured Queen Elizabeth II Stakes] but had the great filly Bosra Sham to beat; Decorated Hero, my fourth one, had top weight and a bad draw - I couldn't see him winning. "Fatefully [race five], she had a chance, but it looked a very tricky race and a big field; then came Lochangel in a small field which looked to be a match race between me and Pat [Eddery], so I was pretty hopeful; my last horse, Fujiyama Crest, had won the race the year before with a small weight but was completely out of form and was carrying top weight so I couldn't dream of him winning." I too have a clear memory of the disbelief that mounted as the successes kept being clocked up, though my recollection is not from the stands or paddock at Ascot, but from a friend's wedding at which many of the guests were followers of a variety of sports. The groom had been circulating, updating us with bogus football scores - he claimed Dettori's beloved Arsenal, who had just appointed Arsene Wenger as manager, were being beaten by Sunderland, though they actually won 2-0 - and I quickly dismissed his insistence that the then-25-year-old reigning champion jockey had won "another at Ascot" and a few minutes later "another". The Lochangel success - making it six - equalled a British record held at the time jointly by Sir Gordon Richards (at Chepstow, 1933), Alec Russell (at the now defunct Bogside, 1957) and Willie Carson (Newcastle, 1990), all more 'bog-standard' fixtures compared to Ascot on one of the marquee days of the season. "After Lochangel, the euphoria came out, and I was delighted," says Dettori. "I sprayed champagne at everyone, it was great. "Never in a million years did I think I'd win the seventh, but I remember putting my colours on and giving the saddle to Michael Stoute [trainer of Fujiyama Crest] and I said to him: 'Look, I'm on fire, so if this horse gets beat, it's all your fault', and he laughed. "We went out and got a standing ovation from the public which was very touching, but I was very relaxed and serene because I didn't really believe the horse could win." However, sent off as 2-1 favourite, having been six times those odds earlier, Fujiyama Crest led all the way and clung on for victory by a neck from Northern Fleet and Eddery, who was runner-up four times during the afternoon. Dettori believes that the horse - who ultimately spent his retirement with his jockey's family, and only died last year - had a "sixth sense" that something was up and performed beyond his ability. Ascot was a picture of cheering crowds and long queues in front of ashen-faced bookmakers, some of whom actually went bust as a result of the day's events. For the hero of the hour, there were countless media interviews to perform and thousands of autograph hunters to satisfy before the return home. "I didn't know what to think," he recalls. "Because I did everything right - usually you think, I should have done this on this one, I should have done that on that one, but that was the first time everything went right. "And then I got home and my wife Catherine - she was my fiancée then - dragged me to a friend's birthday party, where I didn't want to go, and so we ended up having a bit of an argument, so it was a bit of a sad end to a great day to be honest with you. "I got up next morning and opened the door to get the papers, and there were a few cameras outside my house and I was in my underpants - it was one of those Notting Hill embarrassing moments - and only then did I realise this was really headline news." During the 20 years since, Dettori has continued to make headline news, though not quite on the scale of Ascot. There have been many more big-race winners, of course, and regular TV appearances, on Top Of The Pops and Question of Sport and, more recently, Celebrity Big Brother. But low moments too: the 2000 plane crash at Newmarket in which pilot Patrick Mackey died; losing his job as number one jockey to Sheikh Mohammed and being written off in some quarters; and a six-month drugs ban for cocaine use. Dettori, now riding principally for Qatari Sheikh Joaan Al Thani and his Al Shaqab operation, describes himself as "colourful" and his career as a "rollercoaster", and he intends to continue for a few years at least. "I've achieved everything I wanted to achieve," he said. "Now I'm at a later stage of my career, I'm really trying to enjoy it, and embrace it, as much as I can because I'm not going to be here forever [though] I'll get to 50 riding, no problem," And, nearly 30 years on from his initial success in Britain, in June 1987, as an Italian teenager speaking little English, is the enthusiasm still there? The answer is immediate and emphatic: "More than before because I know that I'm running out of time."

He is the winner of most of flat racing's greatest prizes, the Italian with the sparkling personality, sharp dress sense and unmistakeable accent, all of which have made him among the world's most recognisable sporting stars.

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The captain of the KLM aircraft became unwell as he was about to leave for Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. He was resuscitated by the crew with the help of a passenger, and firefighters helped take him off the plane. The Dutch pilot was then taken to the Golden Jubilee Hospital in Clydebank where he was in a "stable condition". The co-pilot of the plane, which had 128 people on board, took the aircraft back to the gate. The flight was supposed to leave at about 17:00, but because of the emergency it was cancelled and passengers had their flights re-booked. A spokeswoman for KLM said: "During taxiing to the runway on this KLM flight to Amsterdam the captain became unwell and the staff treated him with the help of a passenger. "He was taken to hospital where his condition is stable." A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: "We took a call that a man was having a heart attack at Glasgow Airport. We attended the scene and arrived at 5.25pm."

An airline pilot suffered a heart attack as he taxied the plane to the runway at Glasgow Airport.

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Three weeks after this year's tournament in Gabon, all the technical staff, including coach Avram Grant, have still to be paid. "We don't have the money," a leading Ghana FA (GFA) official told BBC Sport. Video analyst Gerard Nus is refusing to fly to his home nation Spain until the matter is addressed. I will be here as long as it takes "It's frustrating," the Spaniard told BBC Sport. "Like any human being, when you do work you want to get paid - I don't think there's anything strange in that. I'm just going to wait here until they come with a good solution. Local people tell me that if I leave without a payment, most likely I will never get paid. "It's sad to hear that because basically all I'm claiming is the money I've been promised for the job done." Citing financial difficulties, the GFA has sought assistance from the country's government to settle the matter. "The ministry is working for government to release funds for them to be paid," the official explained. "It's not only Nus but the entire technical team and backroom staff - all of them." Fitness coach Jamie Lawrence, who played in the Premier League with Bradford City, says he has lost work as a result of the payment delays. "It's very frustrating. They told us the money would be paid as soon as we got back to Ghana and they haven't fulfilled the promise," the former Jamaica international told BBC Sport. "I was away longer than anyone else - two months - and I went at the drop of a hat with 18 hours' notice for Avram and they haven't paid the money. "90% of the team weren't playing regularly for their clubs and I got them up to speed before the tournament. "I've been promised that I will get the rest of the money in the next 14 days. This hasn't put me off working in African football again but I have missed out on work because of this, when I was waiting for the money in Ghana." The Black Stars extended a Nations Cup record in Gabon this year when becoming the first team to reach six semi-finals. However, the four-time African champions once again failed to win a first title since 1982 as they were beaten 2-0 by Cameroon in the semi-finals. Having taken charge after a disastrous 2014 World Cup for Ghana, Grant left his post earlier this month after deciding against renewing his contract. The Israeli has left the country - in contrast to Nus, who should be back in Madrid. The Spaniard also works at La Liga side Rayo Vallecano, who have been working without their assistant technical director in recent weeks. "Rayo are wondering why I am not back in Madrid and of course that's where I want to be to help the club," Nus explained. However, he is prepared to stay put until he is paid his salary by the GFA. "They say I will get paid and I believe them. They are nice people and I trust them but it's one day, another day, another day and another day - and the issue is not getting sorted out. "I will be here as long as it takes."

A member of Ghana's coaching staff at this year's Africa Cup of Nations is staging a sit-in at a hotel in the capital Accra in a row over his salary.

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Ciaran Williamson was playing with friends in Craigton Cemetery when the tragedy happened on 26 May 2015. An inquiry into his death has heard its final submissions. His mother Stephanie Griffin and stepfather Thomas McGee have spoken to BBC Scotland about the day Ciaran died, and their devastation at his death. They believe his death might have been prevented if safety checks had been carried out. However, that is disputed by Glasgow City Council, which said it was speculation that such tests would have averted the tragedy. The council said it had done everything it could to assist the court, and that it would be "inappropriate" to comment further while the inquiry was ongoing. Sheriff Linda Ruxton, who heard the fatal accident inquiry at Glasgow Sheriff Court, will deliver her findings at a later date. The inquiry heard that following Ciaran's death, Glasgow City Council carried out a safety assessment at the cemetery and laid flat between 500 and 900 headstones over concerns they were unsafe. Ciaran's family said they hoped other children would be warned off playing in unsafe locations. His mother Stephanie said: "Every day I feel angrier. I feel I need to know what happened." She hoped that other parents would become more aware of what was around them. "Maybe it's a graveyard - or an old factory. Maybe just try to speak to their children," she said. "If they see something that needs repaired, to report it." At the time of the tragedy, the family lived next to the cemetery. Stephanie said she had warned Ciaran about the dangers two days before the tragedy. "We tried to speak to him and he said 'right mum, I promise you I won't go in'," she said. Two evenings later Ciaran joined other boys in the cemetery. He had only been gone for 10 minutes when another boy knocked on the family's door to say he had been injured. Ciaran's stepfather Thomas hurried to the scene, followed shortly afterwards by Stephanie. "I remember saying to Thomas 'what's happened to him, what's happened to him?' Stephanie recalled that she saw Ciaran on the ground with a headstone or tombstone next to him. She said "Thomas said to me 'Stephanie, that was on him. I've had to take that off him. It's fell on him'. "And I was screaming and I was shouting. I was slapping his face and saying: 'Ciaran, Ciaran, come on, please, just get up'." Thomas then called the ambulance service and they talked him through administering CPR. He recalled: "It must have only been five minutes, but it felt to me like it was an hour. And I'll never forget it." Stephanie said the family was still adjusting to life after Ciaran's death, and that some days it was difficult to get out of bed. "It just hits me, all over again, that he's not here anymore," she said. "And then I need to get up for the other kids. Otherwise, I don't think I would. If I'm honest, I don't." Stephanie said the tragedy had badly affected Ciaran's elder sister. "Even now at night she'll still cry for him. She says 'mum, I miss Ciaran' - and I say 'I know, mum misses him too. We all miss him'." In the family's living room, words stencilled on the wall are a daily reminder of the loss and suffering they continue to endure amid the lasting memories of a special little boy. Those words read: "Because someone we love is in heaven, there's a little bit of heaven in our home."

The family of an eight-year-old boy who died after a headstone fell on him at a Glasgow cemetery have spoken of their anger and pain at his loss.

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The 24-year-old heptathlete was ruled out of last month's Birmingham Indoor event with a minor hamstring strain. Johnson-Thompson was due to compete in the long jump in Belgrade. "I'm healthy/happy and in full training. I just want to concentrate on the outdoor season, as originally planned," she wrote on Instagram. "Shame I won't be there, as I have such fond memories of last time! But playing the long game." A British Athletics spokesman added: "The injury is fine but she didn't want to go there and not win, so she is making up for the training she missed." Multi-eventer Ashley Bryant will captain the British team in Serbia. Men: 60m: Richard Kilty, Andrew Robertson, Theo Etienne; 800m: Guy Learmonth, Kyle Langford; 1,500m: Tom Lancashire; 3,000m: Nick Goolab; 60m hurdles: Andrew Pozzi, David King, David Omoregie; High jump: Robbie Grabarz, Chris Kandu, Allan Smith; Long jump: Dan Bramble; Combined events: Ashley Bryant, Liam Ramsey. Women: 60m: Asha Phillip; 400m: Eilidh Doyle, Laviai Nielsen, Lina Nielsen; 800m: Shelayna Oskan-Clarke; 1,500m: Laura Muir, Eilish McColgan, Sarah McDonald; 3,000m: Laura Muir, Eilish McColgan, Steph Twell; High jump: Morgan Lake; Long jump: Lorraine Ugen, Jazmin Sawyers; Shot put: Rachel Wallader; 4x400m: Eilidh Doyle, Laviai Nielsen, Lina Nielsen, Philippa Lowe, Mary Iheke.

Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson says she has withdrawn from this week's European Indoor Championships in Serbia to focus on her outdoor season.

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Police said a red Honda Civic had hit a silver Audi A4 before mounting a kerb on Manningham Lane and hitting a bollard on the pavement. Two 18-year-old men from the city were pronounced dead at the scene. The 20-year-old arrestees, who were also in the car, were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and released on bail.

A man and a woman have been arrested after two teenagers were killed in a car crash in Bradford.

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Governing body the FIA said on Saturday it had signed an agreement with the F1 Group "setting out the framework for implementation" of a new deal. The so-called Concorde Agreement is set to be signed "in the coming weeks". Although the statement did not say the terms between the FIA and F1 Group were agreed, sources say that is the case. The Concorde Agreement, which is confidential, sets out the commercial terms of a sport that has approximately $1.5bn (£1bn) of annual revenues. Bernie Ecclestone's association with Formula 1 began in 1971, when he bought the Brabham team from Australian Ron Tauranac for £100,000 F1 commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone had already agreed commercial terms with 10 of the 11 teams. He has made no attempt to do with Marussia, who finished last in the championship last season. Agreement with the FIA president Jean Todt took longer to reach, but the Frenchman and Ecclestone are understood now to have reached an agreement. "There have obviously been lots of things we've had to sort out," Ecclestone said. "It's a longer term thing, and this forms most of the Concorde Agreement for the teams as well, so we can get the whole lot put to bed now." Ecclestone said the new agreement gave the teams more involvement in the rule-making process. Their commercial terms have also improved. "It's for seven years, and what it does is give a little more input from the teams which we've been fighting for concerning regulations, so they can't complain," Ecclestone said. If the Concorde Agreement is signed, it will be a major boost to Todt as he seeks re-election as president of the FIA later this year. Media playback is not supported on this device Englishman David Ward, a former adviser to ex-president Max Mosley, is planning to run against Todt. Sources say Ward, a former adviser to the Labour Party in the UK, believes he is unlikely to win but wants to run to bring out into the open a number of issues regarding Todt's presidency of which he does not approve. A signed Concorde Agreement could also raise the possibility of long-discussed flotation of F1. CVC Capital Partners, which owns 35.5% of F1, has talked about floating the sport on the Singapore stock exchange in September. The other shareholders in F1 are US investment groups BlackRock and Waddell & Reed, Norway's Norges Bank Investment Management and Ecclestone himself. Ecclestone's own future as F1's chief executive is uncertain - he has been charged in Germany with bribing a banker to smooth the sale of F1 to CVC eight years ago. Ecclestone has denied wrongdoing and says he will fight to clear his name.

Formula 1 has concluded a new agreement binding the teams, governing body and commercial arm together for the next seven years.

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Police are treating the death of the 30-year-old as murder. He was found in Argyle Street at 15:35 Saturday by officers investigating a disturbance. A second man, aged 37, was also discovered with serious injuries. Police Scotland's major investigations team has made a further appeal for information from potential witnesses to the crime. Det Insp Grant MacLeod said Mr McFall died after suffering a "violent assault".

A man found dead in a residential street in Paisley has been named as James McFall.

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The One Click Politics app has won the information category at the national Apps for Good Awards. The students and their teachers will attend an awards ceremony at The Barbican in London on Thursday. A Dragon's Den-style judging panel of 14 experts picked the winners. Wick High School computer science teacher Chris Aitken said: "I am personally very proud of all our teams that have taken part this year. "They have shown real focus and dedication and I am sure they will use the skills they've learned in their future school career and beyond." Alasdair Allan, Minister for Learning and Science, added: "Taking part in a competition like this is an excellent way to show the real practical application of what is being learned in the classroom. "I would like to congratulate the pupils and staff of Wick High School for winning through and wish them all the best for the launch of their app." The Apps for Good programme has the backing of Digital World, a campaign promoting careers in the digital technology industry. Skills Development Scotland has been involved in developing the campaign. Two years ago, Wick High School held what was thought to be the first wearable technology competition of its kind in Scottish education. Working in teams of two or three, S2 pupils were challenged to design an app for use with Google Glass eyewear or Samsung Gear 2 and Pebble smartwatches.

Pupils at Wick High School in the Highlands have created an award-winning app designed to engage young people in politics.

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The Scot defeated China's Mei Xi Wen and England's Dominic Dale 4-0. O'Sullivan recorded two 4-2 wins - over veteran fellow Englishman Jimmy White and Northern Ireland's Mark Allen. Judd Trump faces Robert Milkins, Yu De Lu takes on Liang Wenbo and Mark Davis is up against Marco Fu in the other quarter-finals. Hong Kong's Fu edged out Australia's Neil Robertson 4-3 having already beaten Finland's Robin Hull 4-0. Following his 4-1 win over China's Xiao Guodong, Englishman Davis was also made to battle to a 4-3 win by Mark Williams, the Welshman having earlier beaten home favourite Stephen Maguire. Trump beat fellow Englishman Kyren Wilson 4-2 after whitewashing Thailand's Noppon Saengkham. Milkins was another to win a by a deciding frame, against Anthony Hamilton, having beaten another fellow Englishman, Joe Perry, 4-1. China's De Lu had single-frame wins over Welshman Daniel Wells and England's Sean O'Sullivan. Wenbo edged out Barry Hawkins by one frame after the Chinese beat another English opponent, Ian Burns, without the loss of a frame.

John Higgins won two rounds without losing a frame to set up a quarter-final against Ronnie O'Sullivan at the Scottish Open in Glasgow.

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In a statement to be sent to parishioners, they appealed for all involved in disputes at the school to work collaboratively. The trustees own the school on behalf of the Catholic Church. Their statement was issued by Fr Timothy Bartlett from the Diocese of Down and Connor. There have been ongoing industrial problems at the post-primary school, which has about 1,100 pupils, over the past few months. About a third of the 70-strong teaching staff at the school were absent for a number of days before the Easter holiday. In an unusual move, an associate principal is to begin work at De La Salle on Monday which is the first day of the summer term. Imelda Jordan is a former principal of St Colm's High School, Twinbrook, and will work alongside the current principal, Claire White. The trustees said that she had been appointed to ensure "maximum stability" in the school while pupils prepare for exams. "She will support and advise the leadership and management of the college, including the governors, on the day-to-day operation of the school and in addressing any issues giving rise to concern," the statement issued by Fr Bartlett said. "On behalf of the diocesan trustees, I encourage everyone associated with the school to work collaboratively to ensure a stable and supportive teaching and learning environment, both within and around the school, as young people prepare for their examinations." "This includes dealing with any recently publicised issues regarding the school in a calm, constructive manner that does not impinge on the operation of the school or distract pupils, families, staff and management." A group representing parents of some pupils has held a number of demonstrations outside the school in recent weeks. The Concerned Parents Committee of De La Salle has called for the principal, vice-principal and board of governors to be stood down. They also called for a "thorough independent and transparent investigation" of events at the school. They plan to hold further meetings for parents and a public rally to highlight their "concerns associated with the running of this school and direct impact on the education and well being of the pupils."

The trustees of De La Salle College in west Belfast have called for calm as efforts continue to resolve "a range of issues" at the school.

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It was "one of the most challenging Ebola outbreaks we have ever dealt with" and could take another four months to contain, the WHO said. The virus had now killed 101 people in Guinea and 10 in Liberia, it said. Ebola is spread by close contact and kills between 25% and 90% of its victims. Many West African states have porous borders, and people travel frequently between countries. Southern Guinea is at the epicentre of the outbreak, with the first case reported last month. The geographical spread of the outbreak is continuing to make it particularly challenging to contain - past outbreaks have involved much smaller areas. "We fully expect to be engaged in this outbreak for the next two to three to four months before we are comfortable that we are through it," Keija Fukuda, WHO's assistant director-general, said at a news briefing in Geneva, Reuters news agency reports. The WHO said 157 suspected cases had been recorded in Guinea, including 20 in the capital, Conakry. Sixty-seven of the cases have been confirmed as Ebola, it added. In neighbouring Liberia, 21 cases had been reported, with five confirmed as Ebola, WHO said. Mali had reported nine suspected cases, but medical tests done so far showed that two of them did not have Ebola, it said. Last week, Mali said it was on high alert because of fears of an outbreak of Ebola and it would tighten border controls. Saudi Arabia has suspended visas for Muslim pilgrims from Guinea and Liberia, in a sign of the growing unease about the outbreak. This is the first known outbreak in Guinea - most recent cases have been thousands of miles away in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. There is no known cure or vaccine for Ebola. The tropical virus leads to haemorrhagic fever, causing muscle pain, weakness, vomiting, diarrhoea and, in severe cases, organ failure and unstoppable bleeding.

The number of people believed to have been killed by the Ebola virus in Guinea has passed 100, the UN World Health Organization says.

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The PFA Scotland player of the year has experienced spells on the sidelines at previous clubs and was part of the Aston Villa squad relegated from England's top flight last season. "If I can give advice to young players it is to never give up," he said. "People will always pull you down and say you are never good enough." And Sinclair, who has scored 25 goals so far this term, added: "The main thing, on a personal level, is that I never gave up and I'm getting the rewards for it now. "When you've gone through so many tough times in your career, of not playing and getting relegated, I was the one who stayed behind at training and did things at home. Looking back, it was all worth it." Sinclair, now 28, joined Chelsea at 15 from Bristol Rovers and made a handful of appearances for the first team. In his five years contracted to the Stamford Bridge club he was loaned to Plymouth, Queens Park Rangers, Charlton, Crystal Palace, Birmingham and Wigan before signing for Swansea in August 2010. The English winger made more than 90 appearances for the Swans ahead of a switch to Manchester City, but was on the fringes there and was again loaned out, with spells at West Brom and Aston Villa. The pain of relegation with Villa, in his first season there after a transfer from City ahead of season 2015-16, has made the success of his debut season under Brendan Rodgers at Celtic all the more joyful. He said: "The main thing was to come up here and enjoy my football again and get that happiness back into my life of playing week in, week out and having a manager who believes in me. "I could have stayed down in England and enjoyed my life and had it all nice and cosy. But I didn't want that, I wanted much more. I've always wanted to be giving more." Sinclair, who described his player of the year award as "a great honour", came off the bench on Saturday as Celtic swept St Johnstone aside. In the second half he replaced the impressive 18-year-old Michael Johnston, who has since signed a three-year deal with the treble-chasers. "Mikey stepped up," said Sinclair of his young team-mate. "He was fantastic, you could see his confidence. I spoke to him before the game just to say, 'play your own game', because sometimes when you play under-21 level and you come in to the first team you just want to keep it simple. "But any young player coming into the first team wants to go out there and express himself, and that's what the gaffer brings to any young player who steps up."

Celtic winger Scott Sinclair says the most important lesson he has learned in football is to always have belief in your ability.

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Corrie Mckeague, 23, vanished from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on 24 September. More than £51,000 has been raised to fund a private investigator. Donations have come from almost 5,000 people. Nicola Urquhart told supporters: "Even in my darkest moments when I just want to crumble you all just keep giving me the strength to carry on fighting." What do we know about Corrie Mckeague's disappearance? Her son, a gunner at RAF Honington, was last seen at about 03:25 BST walking alone in the Suffolk market town. He was seen walking into a dead-end loading bay area known at the "horseshoe" but not seen coming out again. In response to Mrs Urquhart's frustrations with the police investigation, a crowdfunding site to hire a private investigator was set up on 6 December. Mrs Urquhart, from Dunfermline, told donors: "You have given us the ability to get information that might just be that vital piece that brings Corrie home. "We just could not have considered these opportunities without your amazing kindness." A private investigator has not yet been hired. Mrs Urquhart said if she does not hire one, the money would go to Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue which has been assisting the search effort. Mrs Urquhart said she had halted her search for a private investigator after Suffolk Police agreed to investigate three men attempting to set fire to a vehicle on 25 September. Police said the incident had been investigated and there was nothing to link it to Mr Mckeague's disappearance. A second public search for Mr Mckeague will take place on 22 January. More than 60 volunteers joined in the first on 17 December.

The mother of a missing airman has expressed her gratitude after a fundraising target to help find her son was reached within weeks.

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Most of Crimea's two million people have been hit by the power cut. There are also some water shortages. Anti-Russian activists were blamed for the cut. Russian forces annexed Crimea in March 2014, during Ukraine's crisis. Public transport is still running and Crimean hospitals are using generators. A state of emergency was imposed in Crimea on Sunday after two more key pylons were damaged - bringing the total to four. Monday was declared a non-working day. It is still not clear how exactly the pylons were damaged in Kherson, a Ukrainian region adjacent to Crimea. That region has been tense since Russia's annexation of Crimea - an act that was condemned internationally. Crimean Tatar activists, denying repair workers access to the damaged power lines, suggested that the weakened pylons were blown down by the wind. But Ukraine's state energy company, Ukrenergo, said the damage was caused by "shelling or the use of explosive devices". Russia has blamed Ukrainian nationalists from far-right party Right Sector as well as Crimean Tatar activists, calling it "an act of terrorism". Earlier this year those activist groups prevented food lorries crossing into Crimea. The blackout has knocked out street lighting and cut cable and mobile internet. It has also forced the closure of some 150 schools. A Crimean Tatar activist told Ukraine's TV news broadcaster 112 Ukrayina that Russia must release "political prisoners" and let their leader Mustafa Dzhemilev return to Crimea in exchange for repairs to the power lines. But later Mr Dzhemilev, leader of the Crimean Tatar National Movement, told BBC Ukrainian that his supporters would grant repair workers access to the power lines. "I think that Crimea will have electricity soon", he said. Crimean Tatar activists accuse Russia of abusing Tatar rights and denying them a voice since a pro-Moscow government was installed in Crimea. Images on social media show Ukrainian flags on some damaged pylons - and Crimean Tatar flags on others. Crimean authorities said they had managed to partially reconnect the cities of Simferopol, Yalta and Sevastopol using generators. Only 30% of Crimea's electricity is generated locally - the rest comes from Ukraine, Russia's government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported. Emergency power-saving measures have been imposed: Sevastopol is getting three hours' supply, followed by a six-hour cut; in Simferopol residents have three-hour power cuts three times a day. Ukrainian authorities said they encountered activists blockading the site when they tried to repair the damaged pylons. The power cut is threatening food outlets which rely on cold storage and lack generating capacity. A hospital worker said the electricity was sufficient to keep wards warm but not to power hot plates, so patients were only getting cold food.

Only essential services and government offices are operating in Crimea after key electricity pylons connected to the peninsula were knocked down in Ukraine, causing a major blackout.

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Mr Taylor, who was a regular face presenting the news, died in December aged 65. His roles at the BBC included presenting the Four-Five-Six programme on BBC Radio Wales. His funeral was held at Holy Trinity, Christchurch, in Newport, and was followed by a service at the Gwent Crematorium in Croesyceiliog. Mr Taylor leaves a wife and two children. As well as his work at the BBC, Mr Taylor was a presenter and journalist at HTV, the predecessor of ITV Wales. He also presented on BBC Radio Gwent and worked for the Newport-based South Wales Argus newspaper.

The funeral of former HTV and BBC Wales journalist Steve Taylor has been held.

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Sources described a "bit of a bust-up" as the energy secretary "went for" David Cameron and George Osborne. But both the Yes and No campaigns have criticised Mr Huhne for diverting attention from the main issues. Voters will be asked on Thursday whether they want to change the voting system for UK-wide elections. A source from the Yes campaign told the BBC: "Nothing Chris Huhne has done in the last few weeks was authorised by us or useful to us. "The difficulty from day one was that we didn't want the referendum to be seen through the prism of the coalition." And a spokesman for the No campaign accused Mr Huhne of using "increasingly offensive and hysterical invective to obscure the issue of AV". The issue of whether to change the way MPs are elected divides the coalition - the Conservatives want to keep first-past-the-post while the Liberal Democrats are supporting the Yes campaign for the alternative vote. At the moment MPs are elected by the first-past-the-post system, where the candidate getting the most votes in a constituency is elected. On 5 May all registered UK voters will be able to vote Yes or No on whether to change the way MPs are elected to the alternative vote system. Under the alternative vote system, voters rank candidates in their constituency in order of preference. Anyone getting more than 50% of first-preference votes is elected. If no-one gets 50% of votes, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and their backers' second choices allocated to those remaining. This process continues until one candidate has at least 50% of all votes in that round. In depth: AV referendum Q&A: alternative vote referendum AV poll: Where parties stand The confrontation between Mr Huhne and Mr Cameron happened at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning. The energy secretary is understood to have put two leaflets issued by the No campaign - which Lib Dem activists regarded as a personal attack on party leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg - on the table. He then challenged the prime minister and the chancellor to defend them and sack any Conservative activist involved in them. One source said: "There was a bit of a bust-up. Chris Huhne went for the PM and the chancellor over AV." The BBC's deputy political editor James Landale said that the chancellor had intervened, telling Mr Huhne: "This is the cabinet, not some kind of sub-Jeremy Paxman interview". Other sources, James Landale added, suggested Mr Huhne's actions felt like a "deliberate stunt by the Yes campaign" and that he had not been supported by anyone else in the cabinet. A No 10 spokeswoman confirmed AV "was raised in the context of parliamentary business" at the start of the meeting. Humphrys could be 'clearer' on AV Asked about the confrontation, Deputy PM Nick Clegg said he would not give "a running commentary of what was said in one cabinet meeting" but told the BBC it was no secret "that I feel and other people from the Liberal Democrats" felt the No campaign had been "quite misleading". It follows an interview with the Guardian on Monday in which Lib Dem minister Mr Huhne accused the Conservatives of "trashing" his party and Mr Cameron of doing nothing to stop personal attacks on Mr Clegg by the No campaign. Mr Huhne, a former Lib Dem leadership contender, has been one of the most vocal Lib Dem critics of the No campaign's tactics - threatening legal action and comparing claims made by cabinet colleague Baroness Warsi to Nazi propaganda. But a spokesman for the energy secretary accused Conservatives of "furiously" briefing about the meeting despite a convention that the proceedings remained private. Ex-Labour minister Lord Boateng decided against criticising Mr Huhne by name in his speech to a No to AV rally, after a pre-released extracts suggested he would, as the No campaign seeks to move the debate away from a row between politicians. Earlier Mr Cameron distanced himself from the official No to AV campaign's controversial posters which used images of a sick baby and suggested the cost of introducing an AV system could be up to £250m - something the Yes camp disputes. He told BBC Radio 4's Today's programme he was "directly responsible" only for the official Conservative Party no campaign but he stood by the No campaign's claims AV would "very likely" mean electronic counting machines would have to be bought. Amid opinion polls suggestions that the Yes campaign is heading for defeat, Labour leader Ed Miliband said he did not accept that the AV result was a "foregone conclusion" - adding: "Let's see what happens on Thursday." He also defended his decision to refuse to share a Yes campaign platform with Nick Clegg due to his perceived unpopularity with voters: "There's a reason the No campaign want to make Nick Clegg the poster child for their campaign." The Yes campaign is trailing in the opinion polls, with a survey by The Sunday Times/YouGov putting them 10 points behind - a narrowing of the poll before that, which put them 18 points behind. But campaigners for changing the electoral system insist it is still all to play for, with turnout in different parts of the country likely to prove crucial. The No campaign also believes turnout will be all-important. A spokesman said: "At this stage no one can be certain what the turnout is going to be like and it is about getting out your vote."

Chris Huhne is said to have confronted the prime minister at a cabinet meeting over the No campaign's claims in the alternative vote referendum.

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The World Health Organization estimates that at least 81 million people across Africa are affected by some form of disability. As a result many grassroots activists, academics and artists are finding innovative ways to improve accessibility for people with disabilities, at both a local and international level. From the Accessible Guidebook to Ethiopia, to wheelchairs made especially for rough rural terrain, there are numerous examples of resourcefulness and audacity. BBC Africa spoke to eight of these change-makers - to find out what they are doing and why they were inspired to make a change. In 2002, singer Grace Jerry was on her way home from choir rehearsal when she was knocked down by a drunk driver and left with paralysis of the lower limbs. After the accident she says music took on a whole new dimension: "Today, it is more than just holding the microphone, it is my world, my platform and my voice." Last year, she introduced President Obama at the Mandela Washington Fellowship Young African Leaders Initiative programme in the United States. "I had to hold back the tears when he walked up to me on stage and said some beautiful things about me and the work we are doing in Nigeria through [disability advocacy NGO] Inclusive Friends," she remembers. Four years ago, the Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development published its Guide to Accessible Addis Ababa, reviewing the accessibility of different hotels, government buildings, restaurants and public spaces. "When we saw that it was really helpful for visitors as well as locals with disabilities, we thought 'Ok we have to scale up this project'," says programme director Retta Getachew. "We have six guides now and another that combines them all in one book, which is the Guide to Accessible Ethiopia." When her daughter was born with disabilities, Shona McDonald says medical staff told her: "'Put her in a home, have another kid and move on' - that there was nothing that would really add value for her. And it was through my frustration and anger that I decided I wanted to prove them wrong." Using her sculpting skills, she started designing mobility equipment and supports - with the help of the University of Cape Town's biomedical-engineering department. Now her company, Shonaquip, manufacturers everything from wheelchairs to posture supports, which can be easily assembled, fitted and maintained by local therapists and technicians all over Africa. Last year, Tlhokomelo Elena Sabole was crowned Miss Deaf Africa 2015. It was, she says, a dream come true: "Winning was so amazing. I have never been happy like that." Growing up in Lesotho as a deaf person is not easy, she says. But she hopes to change attitudes towards non-hearing people, and wants to see access to information opened up - such as through sign language on TV and signing classes in schools. "My dream is to have my own business," she says, "for example a salon where I can share my skills and work with other deaf girls." When Kenneth Habaalu joined the APTERS organisation they were finding it difficult to identify children with disabilities in the community. "People didn't want others to know they had a disabled child at home," he explains. "One mother told me she usually leaves her child in bed when she goes to the market. To help her sit, she said: 'I dig a hole outside the house and put the child in there.' To stand, she would tie the child to the tree with material. I think it's inhuman to do such things." With limited resources, APTERS' team of eight (all of whom are disabled) use recycled paper and cardboard to make papier maché chairs, standing frames and walking aids, as well as teaching blocks for physiotherapy. Victor Locoro has been working as a lecturer in the Faculty of Special Needs and Rehabilitation at Uganda's Kyambogo University for 20 years. As well as offering courses in community-based rehabilitation and disability studies, the faculty has its own Braille Production Unit. "At the moment it's on hold because one of the embosser machines needs serious repair," says Mr Locoro, who lost his sight at the age of ten. "But we are able to produce small amounts of material for the students, and are in the process of replacing the machine so that we resume full production. This includes producing books in Braille for primary and secondary schools; ministries of education, science, technology and sports; as well as civil society organisations." In September 2007, Tim Stones co-founded the South African Deaf Rugby Union (SADRU). But there was a problem, the union wasn't affiliated with the South African Rugby Union - and so wasn't recognised by World Rugby. That all changed in 2014, and the following August SADRU held its first official Deaf Rugby Test series - the first of its kind held on South African soil - against Deaf Rugby World Champions, Wales. Today, the union has around 90 deaf players. "However our numbers are steadily growing," says Mr Stones, "especially now that we are forming provincial Deaf Rugby unions in each province of SA." SADRU is also working with audiologists to conduct screenings in clubs and schools, to identity potential players - and undiagnosed hearing problems. In between studying for her Electrical Engineering Masters at Colombia, Kay Igwe, who was raised in America but whose parents are from Nigeria, has been busy making an accessible computer game that's powered by brain waves. "A lot of people are investing in gaming culture right now," she explains, "but when someone has a neurodegenerative disease that impairs them from using any of their limbs or eye movements - or if they've suffered from a stroke or something that has left them paralysed - they cannot use a controller in the same way that someone who has those abilities can." Her solution? To use electroencephalogram or EEG signals to connect the brain to a computer game, so that a person can control a player using their brain waves. This is part of BBC Africa's Living With Disability season. Find out more here.

Fighting for disability rights in Africa is a huge task but some people are taking it upon themselves to make a positive change.

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A first-half Gavin Whyte goal and two second-half strikes by Paul Heatley ensured a Crues victory at Solitude. Andrew Waterworth and substitute Aaron Burns found the net twice as Linfield trounced Glentoran 4-0 at the Oval. Glenavon defeated Coleraine 3-0 to move above Cliftonville into third place. Media playback is not supported on this device Crusaders secured back-to-back Premiership successes by continuing their impressive run of form against the Reds, which has now seen them win six and draw one of the last seven meetings between the sides. The champions took control from the outset and Whyte smashed the ball past Peter Burke in the 10th minute after a poor clearance by the home goalkeeper. Before half-time, Burke tipped over a Jordan Forsythe piledriver, Jordan Owens flashed a right-foot effort wide and Heatley had a shot palmed away. After the break, Owens saw an effort cleared off the line, before Heatley extended the lead by firing home right-footed on 56 minutes after the ball took a couple of deflections inside the area. Heatley struck again two minutes later, then Burke denied the winger and Declan Caddell had an attempt cleared off the line by Levi Ives. George McMullan grabbed a consolation goal by drilling in with four minutes remaining but it was the Crues who sealed a sixth league championship triumph. Stephen Baxter's side have lost just three of the 36 league games they have played to date this season, including an opening day defeat to Portadown, their only home reverse of the campaign. Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter: "These are good players and good players win leagues. They have worked hard and fully deserve this success. "It's been difficult as everyone wants to beat you when you are champions so we had to dig out a few tough results and chip in with some late goals. "We looked dead and buried at times and we had a lot of hard, tough games in the second half of the season. We ground it out and came back stronger and stronger." Media playback is not supported on this device Linfield proved too strong for the Glens but lie eight points behind the Seaview outfit with just two sets of fixtures remaining. Waterworth opened the scoring with a cool low shot past Elliott Morris into the bottom corner in the third minute and added another just after the half hour with a stunning right-foot strike into the top right-hand corner. Burns tapped in from a Mark Haughey assist on 82 and the midfielder netted again four minutes later to complete a convincing win. The result means the Windsor Park side have won three and drawn one of their four encounters against their cross-city rivals, while the Glens' run of five games unbeaten comes to an end. Coleraine's dismal run of form continued as a Neil McCafferty own goal after 20 minutes, a Simon Kelly header from an Andy Hall free-kick on 29 and a late Kevin Braniff free-kick into the top corner from the edge of the area moved them two points above Cliftonville in the battle for a Europa League place. The Bannsiders, who had Lyndon Kane sent-off with two minutes left, are now without a win in six games, while the Lurgan Blues have won all four meetings against Oran Kearney's side this season, without conceding a single goal. Coleraine have found the net just once in their last six league outings.

Crusaders have retained the Irish League title for the first time in their history as a 3-1 win over north Belfast rivals Cliftonville gave them an unassailable lead over Linfield.

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The 93 year old was sedated and placed on a respirator on Tuesday after being taken to the Sheba Medical Centre. On Wednesday, hospital director Yitzhak Kreiss said he was still in intensive care, but was stable and conscious. Doctors were seeking to reduce Mr Peres' sedation to evaluate him, he added, calling it "a good sign". Earlier, the Novel Peace Prize laureate's son-in-law and personal physician, Rafi Walden, said there appeared to be no imminent threat to his life anymore. At a briefing for reporters outside the hospital near Tel Aviv, Prof Kreiss said Mr Peres was "in a pretty tough condition". "But he is stable and we see some improvement. He is conscious, he's awake." "We are trying to reduce some of the sedation in order to evaluate him, and that's a good sign. We will keep on evaluating him continuously in the neurosurgery intensive care unit. " Prof Kreiss hoped to see further improvement over the next 24 hours. Prof Walden meanwhile revealed that after his sedation was lowered, Mr Peres had indicated that he understood what was being said to him, had been responsive and squeezed his hand. "We will continue to sedate him in order to ease his breathing and prevent him from getting upset about the things that are happening around him, which may raise his blood pressure - not because it is required neurologically," he said. "The very mild anaesthesia allows him to rest completely and provides optimal conditions for his brain to recover." Mr Peres was taken to the Sheba Medical Centre, outside Tel Aviv, on Tuesday for examination when he complained that he had a headache after giving a speech. While in hospital, he suffered a massive stroke in the right side of the brain. Prof Walden said it was too early to say whether Mr Peres had suffered any irreparable brain damage. As one of Israel's most popular figures, his condition is being closely followed by the media and the public. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted: "Shimon, we love you and the entire nation is wishing for your recovery," Mr Peres has held almost every major political office since Israel was founded in 1948, and was the architect of Israel's secret nuclear programme. He twice served as prime minister and was president from 2007 to 2014. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 for his role negotiating the Oslo peace accords with the Palestinians a year earlier, a prize he shared with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was later assassinated, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Despite his age, Mr Peres has maintained an active public schedule, mostly through his non-governmental Peres Centre for Peace, which promotes closer ties between Israel and the Palestinians. In January, Mr Peres underwent minor surgery after suffering a small heart attack.

Doctors treating Israel's former President Shimon Peres after he suffered a stroke say his condition has improved slightly but remains critical.

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Charlie Austin and Matt Targett have returned to full training after long-term injuries but it is too soon for them to be involved in the first team. Hull striker Oumar Niasse is available after the red card he received against Watford was rescinded. Defender Omar Elabdellaoui remains absent with a back problem and may not play again this season. Mark Scott: "This is a real chance for Hull to crank up the pressure on Swansea, who play a day later. "While the Tigers' record on the road is awful, they can draw hope from the fact Southampton haven't exactly been on fire at St Mary's of late. "That said, the Saints display at Chelsea in midweek certainly dispelled any suggestion they might already be on the beach. "But Marco Silva's men are likely to be just that bit more fired up than the home side, given how strong a position victory would put them in, with all-but-doomed Sunderland the visitors to their KCOM Stadium fortress next week." Twitter: @Mark_Scott_ Southampton manager Claude Puel: "It's important to take points because we want to finish in the first half of the table. "Hull City will be a difficult game, we know, it's important to have this good concentration in this game. "I think it will be just as difficult as the last games against Chelsea and Manchester City. Perhaps it will be more difficult." Hull head coach Marco Silva on away form: "We need to change, of course we need to change. "We analysed the last game like normal, and I think it's clear to me and I hope it's clear for our players what we need to do differently. "We need to keep focus always and play with the same confidence we do at home. We need to keep focus, we conceded goals away on the counter-attack." As good as Hull have been at home since Marco Silva took charge in January, they still cannot win away. The Tigers have drawn one and lost eight out of nine matches on the road in all competitions in that time, and I don't see them improving on that record here. Prediction: 2-0 Lawro's full predictions v Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar Head-to-head Southampton Hull City SAM (Sports Analytics Machine) is a super-computer created by @ProfIanMcHale at the University of Salford that is used to predict the outcome of football matches.

Southampton defender Sam McQueen is available to face Hull after recovering from a minor groin injury.

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Jamal Moghe, 26, from Wembley, north-west London, also worked as a civilian employee of the Met based at Ealing in west London. He is believed to have been killed by bandits while travelling on a charity trip. Ealing borough commander Andy Rowell said: "We were all shocked and saddened to hear of Jamal's death." Mr Moghe was a criminal exhibits officer in Ealing and also worked as a special constable - a volunteer police officer - in his home borough of Brent. Cdr Rowell said: "He was a popular member of the team at Ealing borough and he also chose to serve his community by volunteering as a special. Our thoughts are with his wife and family at this time." A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national on 12 January and we are providing consular assistance to the family at this difficult time." A source told the BBC Mr Moghe had been on the way to Marsabit, towards the border with Ethiopia, to see his family. By Noel MwakuguBBC News North-eastern Kenya is a remote and arid region which borders Somalia to the east and Ethiopia to the north. It is sparsely populated - most people are cattle herders - and usually it is poorly policed. As a result incidents of banditry and cattle rustling are frequent. Armed bandits, mostly from war-ravaged Somalia, raid villages to steal animals and in some instances attack public transport convoys for cash and other valuables. The road infrastructure has been neglected - and in many parts is non-existent - making travellers easy prey. The influx of illegal arms from Somalia and the huge number of unemployed youth have also complicated the security situation. Although incidents of banditry are common, they are not likely to affect Kenya's tourism industry. North-eastern Kenya does not feature on the tourist circuit - most foreigners visit the area for the purpose of research or work for aid agencies. It was Mr Moghe's first visit to the region in about 15 years, the BBC understands. He is understood to have been buried in the town of Isiolo within 24 hours of the attack - in line with Muslim tradition. North-eastern Kenya, bordered by Ethiopia and Somalia, is a remote and sparsely populated area where lack of security is a problem. The BBC understands the bus in which Mr Moghe had been travelling was sprayed with bullets by the bandits and no passenger was singled out. But the BBC's Noel Mwakugu, in the capital, Nairobi, says official details of the attack are sketchy and Kenyan police do not have further information about the incident. Odiambho Joseph, from the BBC's Swahili service, says banditry has been on the increase recently and in the last year several Kenyan policemen have been attacked and killed by suspected Islamist militants from Somalia. The Somali al-Shabab group vowed to take revenge when Kenya sent troops into Somalia in October 2011 to help the UN-backed government seize territory from the militants. The Times's Africa correspondent, Jerome Starkey, tweeted: "Brit cop Jamal Moghe was shot in a moving vehicle and nothing was stolen once the truck overturned, say provincial Kenyan police chief." He said there were only nine passengers in the vehicle.

A British man who was killed in Kenya on Saturday was a special constable with the Metropolitan Police.

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The tunnel, which starts from the Mexican city of Tijuana, is reported to belong to the drug gang of fugitive drug cartel leader Joaquin Guzman. Police said they detained 16 suspects and seized 10 tonnes of marijuana. Mexican cartels have been smuggling drugs to the US through underground tunnels for years. Federal police moved in on the latest tunnel, which was 10m (33ft) deep, after weeks of investigations and "without firing a single shot, surprising the suspected drug smugglers," the National Security Commission said. Police described a sophisticated tunnel, which was lit, ventilated and built with metal beams to prevent collapse. Officials have not yet confirmed which gang was operating the tunnel, but officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity told Reuters news agency that it was built by Guzman's Sinaloa Cartel, which operates in the region. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escaped from a maximum security jail through a 1.5km-long (1 mile) tunnel in July and remains on the run. Another tunnel was discovered at the start of August also in Tijuana, though it was incomplete and came short of crossing the border with the US.

Mexican police have found an 800m (2,625ft) long tunnel used to smuggle drugs into the US city of San Diego, authorities say.

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The remarks came after the Australian government said its aircraft would participate in missions against IS in Syria. Previously its jets were only flying missions against the militant group in Iraq as part of the US-led coalition. Australia has also sent soldiers to help train and advise Iraq's army. Ms Bishop told local media Australia was committed to destroying the militant group. "We've always spoken about our involvement in Iraq in terms of years, not months or days," she said. Defence Minister Kevin Andrews told ABC the country's role in the Middle East conflict would last "two or three years, I can't say in exact terms". The Australian air force has been bombing IS targets in Iraq for about 12 months, but the US last month asked Australia to help pursue targets in Syria. This week Australia announced it would take in an additional 12,000 migrants who are fleeing the Syrian crisis, on top of the 13,750 overall intake of confirmed refugees for 2015. Australia will also give A$44m ($32m; £21m) to the UN to directly pay for the support of 240,000 displaced people in countries neighbouring Syria and Iraq. That would increase Australia's total humanitarian aid to the Syria and Iraq conflicts to A$230m since 2011. Europe is struggling to cope with its worst migrant crisis since World War Two, with tens of thousands crossing European borders.

Australia's role in the fight against so-called Islamic State in the Middle East could last "years", Foreign Minster Julie Bishop has said.

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The 20-year-old France international signed a five-year contract at the Nou Camp alongside the club's president Josep Maria Bartomeu on Monday. The deal is the second most expensive of all time, eclipsed only by Neymar's recent £200m move to Paris St-Germain. Barca said Dembele's contract has a release clause of 400m euros (£369.6m). Dembele said: "I'm very happy to be here. It has always been my dream to be at Barcelona and now I'm here I'm very happy. "It is the best club in the world with the best players in the world." Dembele's last appearance for Dortmund came in the German Super Cup on 5 August. The Bundesliga side rejected a bid from Barca earlier in August, with the player then suspended for missing training. Dortmund said they rejected Barca's approach because their offer "did not correspond to the extraordinary footballing and additional value of the player and the present economic situation of the European transfer market". With regard to the agreed fee, Dortmund said in a statement the payment of add-ons "was agreed up to a maximum total amount of approximately 40% of the fixed transfer fee". Barca have failed with three bids for Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho, the most recent of which was £114m. Officially, the £75m signing of Luis Suarez from Liverpool in 2014 was their most expensive previous purchase. However, Bartomeu has said in the past that "the overall cost of the operation" to sign Neymar from Brazilian club Santos in 2013 was "over 100m euros (£92m)", despite the transfer fee having been disclosed as £48.6m. Last season, Dembele scored 10 goals and provided 21 assists as Dortmund finished third in the Bundesliga, won the German Cup, and reached the Champions League quarter-finals. He joined Dortmund from French side Rennes on a five-year deal in May 2016, having been voted Ligue 1 young player of the year for the 2015-16 season, when he scored 12 goals and made five assists. Dembele made his senior France debut in 2016, his only goal in seven caps to date coming in a 3-2 friendly victory over England in June. He was left out of the France squad for September's World Cup qualifiers against the Netherlands and Luxembourg, with manager Didier Deschamps explaining on Thursday: "Ousmane hasn't trained for a fortnight and he's waiting to see if the transfer will go ahead or won't go ahead." 2017 - Neymar £200m (Barcelona to Paris St-Germain) 2017 - Ousmane Dembele £135.5m (Dortmund to Barcelona) 2016 - Paul Pogba £89m (Juventus to Manchester United) 2013 - Gareth Bale £85m (Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid) 2009 - Cristiano Ronaldo £80m (Manchester United to Real Madrid) John Bennett, BBC World Service The transfer fee is astonishing but former team-mates and former coaches will tell you Ousmane Dembele has the potential to be a Ballon d'Or winner. They mention his extraordinary acceleration on the ball, they rave about how two-footed he is (his right foot is supposed to be stronger than his left, but it's very close) and they talk about his extraordinary skills, touch and close control. His former manager at Rennes, Rolland Courbis, actually claims Dembele could have joined Barcelona last summer but turned them down. He says they offered more money than Borussia Dortmund but the French youngster chose to go to Germany. His change of heart now may have a lot to do with Neymar's departure offering more guaranteed game time in a World Cup year. Filling the Brazilian's boots will come with a lot of pressure but Dembele has the quality to make that spot his own.

Barcelona have completed a deal to sign Borussia Dortmund forward Ousmane Dembele for an initial £96.8m, potentially rising to £135.5m.

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Keitany, 34, ran a time of two hours 24 minutes 26 seconds to become the first to accomplish the feat since Norway's Grete Waitz - who won five in a row. "Winning three times means a lot to me. It's not easy but I got it," she said. Eritrean world champion Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, 20, beat Kenya's Lucas Rotich in the men's race to become New York's youngest ever winner. Ghebreslassie, who finished fourth at both the London Marathon and the Rio Olympics this year, crossed the line in 2:07:51 to deny Kenya a fourth consecutive double in the New York men's and women's races. "I am really proud with my victory today to be the first one from my country [to win the race]," he said. American Tatyana McFadden won her fourth straight New York women's wheelchair race in one hour 47 minutes 43 seconds. The win means she has won the last 17 major marathon races - London, Boston, Chicago and New York - including four calendar-year clean sweeps.

Kenya's Mary Keitany has become the first woman to win three consecutive New York Marathons for 30 years.

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Police were called to the scene on the A720, near the Dreghorn junction, just before 17:00 on Saturday. The teenager was taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with serious injuries. The incident involved a blue Skoda Citigo travelling westbound. Police have appealed for witnesses to contact them. The road was closed until about 03:00 while an investigation was carried out. Sgt Andy Gibb, of Police Scotland, said: "We're currently working to establish the full circumstances surrounding this collision and are asking anyone who may have witnessed this, or who has any other information which can help with our inquiries, to come forward."

A 16-year-old boy is seriously ill in hospital after being hit by a car on the Edinburgh bypass.

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Researchers said about 75% of all food and drink marketing seen by 11-18 year olds was for unhealthy food. In addition, more than 80% of the products that young people picked up at checkout promotions were high in fat, salt or sugar, the research found. More than 2,000 schoolchildren across Scotland were surveyed for the study. The data was obtained from the Ipsos-Mori 2014 Young People in Scotland Survey and analysed by Stirling's Institute of Social Marketing. It showed that almost two-thirds of the 2,285 children questioned recalled seeing a food or drink promotion in the past week, with more than half responding by buying something. However, only one in 10 of the purchases was for healthy food. Report author Georgina Cairns, a senior researcher at Stirling University, said the study clearly showed that marketing was affecting the behaviour of young people. "Although we knew the visibility of marketing for food and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar was high, the strength of our results was nevertheless surprising," she said. "Retailer and marketer's food and drink promotional investments are clearly heavily skewed towards these products. As a consequence, our young people are not getting the cues they need to encourage them to make healthier choices." Ms Cairns said promotional offers on food featured very highly in decisions to buy sweets, chocolate and sugary drinks - products commonly found at tills in supermarkets and petrol stations. But she said there was an opportunity for marketers to use children's responses to such offers in a positive way. "The extent of sweets, chocolate and sugary drinks being purchased at the till is concerning. "Reducing the number or indeed completely eliminating these products from till areas could have a really positive impact on the buying behaviour and in turn the health of young people."

Children are exposed to "concerning" amounts of junk food marketing, according to a study by the University of Stirling.

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The incident occurred at a sold-out match between Motagua and Honduras Progreso in the Honduran capital. News agency Associated Press reports that a police statement claimed too many tickets had been sold. Motagua denied too many tickets were sold and said they warned "responsible authorities immediately that fake tickets were being circulated". They said the fake tickets "enabled people to enter the stadium illegally to watch the final between Motagua and El Progreso - people who apparently occupied seats that were not theirs, forcing others to leave the area". The game went ahead, with Motagua winning the title play-off match, held at the 35,000-capacity national stadium in Tegucigalpa, 3-0 on the day and 7-1 on aggregate. In a statement, Motagua expressed "its deepest condolences to the family and friends of the four people who sadly died in the accident at the start of the final" and wished "a speedy recovery to those injured". However, they added: "It is important to bear in mind that all the ticket sales are supervised, and in this case approved, by the national commission for sports facilities (Conapid), which is an agency of the Honduras government. "The club is helping in the investigation into what happened at the stadium, which was under police control - according to the rules - as always 48 hours before any sports event."

At least four people are believed to have died and many others been injured in a stampede at a game in Honduras.

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The Edinburgh-based company said it would strengthen Menzies Aviation's offering at major international gateways such as London Heathrow, San Francisco, Denver and Los Angeles. The company said buying Asig for ($202m) was a "strategically and financially compelling transaction". Asig has operations in 88 locations across seven countries. It is one of the largest independent providers of commercial airline services in the world. With its headquarters in Orlando, but currently owned by BBA Aviation in the UK, it is one of the market leaders for into plane (ITP) fuelling and fuel farm management (FFM) services in North America and the UK. It also has ground handling operations. John Menzies said the deal would strengthen its position as a leading player in the global aviation services market. Menzies chairman Dr Dermot Smurfit said: "This is a transformational deal for Menzies and will significantly increase Menzies Aviation's footprint globally while also adding fuelling to our operations. "The transaction will create one of the largest aviation services businesses in the world, doubling the size of our North American operations, while strengthening Menzies Aviation's service offering at major international gateways such as London Heathrow, San Francisco, Denver and Los Angeles. "The board is confident of realising significant cost synergies following the acquisition and it is expected to deliver material enhancement in underlying earnings per share in its first full financial year of ownership." The takeover is expected to be completed for completion by the end of 2016.

John Menzies has agreed a deal to buy plane refuelling business Asig in a deal worth almost £153m.

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Many women born between April 1951 and 1960 have claimed they were not aware that their pension age was being raised by up to six years. Although there had been talk of a compromise solution, the new Work and Pensions Secretary has told MPs that will not be possible. "I don't see there is a do-able policy solution," said Stephen Crabb MP. Members of the campaign group Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) said they were disappointed, but were still hopeful that a solution could be found. Many of those affected say they have been left without enough money to live on, and not enough time to make alternative arrangements. Two weeks ago, the Pensions Minister, Ros Altmann, told the BBC that she was hoping to help the women. MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee had also suggested a compromise, that would not cost the tax-payer any extra money. They said the women should be allowed to claim their pensions early, if they wanted to, but at a reduced rate. But Stephen Crabb rejected that, saying, "When I've discussed that, some of the women have said that's not actually what they want". "It is just fiscally impossible," he said. "And I think it's irresponsible for anyone in this House of Commons to try to pretend, or lead these women into thinking there's an easy decision to be made." "I am disappointed, but still hopeful," said Marion Smulders, a co-founder of Waspi. "There is a cross-party parliamentary group on this. I trust they will have further contact with Stephen Crabb, and hope he will re-visit this." She said a lot of women affected would have been happy with the compromise suggested by the Work and Pensions Committee, although it would not be acceptable for everybody. The government's state pension calculator is available here. Under the 1995 Pensions Act, the government decided that the pension ages of both men and women would be equalised by 2020. Previously, women retired at 60, while men retired at 65. In 2011, state pension ages were raised at an even faster rate. The government has said that everyone was told about the changes, but many women say they never received the information.

Hundreds of thousands of women who are fighting against delays to their state pension have had their hopes dashed.

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25 July 2017 Last updated at 08:11 BST It's the first time that England have won an international trophy since 2009, and their score was the second highest in the history of the Women's World Cup final. These young cricketers told us how they've been inspired by the team's success.

On Sunday, England's women beat India by nine runs to take the Cricket World Cup trophy.

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Meanwhile, like-for-like food sales in the quarter were down by 0.9%. In May the firm's new boss Steve Rowe unveiled plans to revive the retailer's clothing and homeware business, with lower clothing prices and better style. The firm said consumer confidence weakened in the run up to the June 23 European Union referendum in the UK. But it said it was too early to quantify the implications of Brexit. In early morning trade, shares in M&S, which have fallen 29% over the last three months, were down by 1.2% to 290.6p. M&S also said that this year its summer sale began on 5 July, two weeks later than in 2015, a move that would reduce total sales. The firm said the impact of moving the summer sale and running fewer promotions than last year accounted for 5% of the like-for-like sales fall. Analysis: Emma Simpson, BBC Business Correspondent The latest headlines from Marks are bleak. In fact they're the worst like-for-like sales in clothing and homewares for a decade. But the underlying picture is less grim, if you strip out the effects of price cuts and promotions and the clearance sale now falling into the second quarter of the year. The wider clothing market is also having a pretty torrid time. New figures from Kantar Worldpanel showed fashion sales fell in the year to 5 June, compared with the previous year. This is the first annual sales decline in six years. The wet weather in June hasn't helped. As if he didn't have enough to contend with, Steve Rowe now has to deal with the impact of Brexit - although he and lots of other retailers are still trying to gauge what the effects will be. He says he's going to hold his nerve for the long term success of the business. Those nerves are likely to be tested in the months ahead. "We continued to reduce the number of promotional events during the quarter, including just one 'cyber day' compared with six last year," the firm said, adding that it had repriced some 1,000 clothing lines since January. Those 1,000 clothing lines have seen price cuts of around 17% since January, with some seven million items affected. Chief executive Steve Rowe said the food business "continues to strongly outperform a deflationary market", with the 0.9% fall in like-for-like sales reflecting the timing of Easter. He said the firm was "confident that our strategic priorities and the actions we are taking remain the right ones to deliver results for our customers and our business". Mr Rowe also said that consumer confidence started to weaken in November, which continued through May and in the run-up to the EU referendum: "We are operating in uncertain times and consumer confidence remains fragile," he added. Today's first-quarter figures from M&S are worse than analysts' forecast a 5% to 8% drop for clothing sales. M&S said its full-year guidance remains unchanged: "We continue to manage the business for the challenging market environment." Richard Lim, chief executive of research consultancy Retail Economics, said: "M&S's clothing figures are painfully weak, and fail to stem the loss of market share to other, more-agile, multichannel competitors. "Its tireless efforts to revive the struggling clothing business have failed to resonate with its core customer base."

Marks and Spencer said like-for-like sales at its clothing arm fell by 8.9% in the first quarter, as a "weak market" and fewer promotions hit sales.

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Writer Barbara Henderson's debut novel, Fir for Luck, is set during the Highland Clearances. It tells of a 12-year-old girl who takes a stand against the threatened clearance of her village in 1841. Henderson was inspired by real events in Strathnaver in Sutherland which saw women and children resist an attempt to clear their community. Starting in the late 18th Century and running into the 19th Century, the Highland Clearances saw townships occupied by generations of families cleared to make way for large-scale sheep farming and the rearing of deer. Landowners were seeking to "improve" their estates at the time of the industrial revolution. Their hope was to make more capital from the land by running shooting estates, or starting industrial-scale livestock farming. In some cases people who had lived on the land for generations left voluntarily, while others were forcibly evicted and their homes burned and demolished. The clearances have been tackled in fiction and factual books before, as well as in music and in film, including Slow West starring Michael Fassbender and Kodi Smit-McPhee and directed by Scottish musician John Maclean. Henderson said one of the reasons for writing her novel was to offer a modern telling of the clearances for young readers. She told BBC Radio Scotland: "While on holiday up at Strathnaver and the Sutherland coast with my family I looked for a suitable book for my children to read about the subject. "I found The Desperate Journey, which is by Kathleen Fidler and is a book schools are still studying, but it was published in 1964. "While I rate the book and I think it is a good book and it is well-written it maybe has a slightly dated feel to it. "I was hoping, maybe, I would write something that is more appropriate for a modern reader." Henderson drew on the real-life events that happened in Strathnaver for her story. She was fascinated by the actions of women and children to resist a sheriff officer sent to evict the families while the men in the community were away. Launches for the new book are being held in Inverness where Henderson lived for 12 years.

A new children's book tackles one of the most controversial periods of Scottish history.

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Leave racked up 104,166 votes in the county and won with 57% - compared to Remain which secured 78,987 of ballots totalling 43%. In Telford and Wrekin, the Leave campaign claimed victory with 63% after a total of 56,649 of votes - while Remain took 32,954 - 37% of votes. The turnout in Shropshire was 77% and in Telford and Wrekin 72%. EU referendum reaction Daniel Kawczynski, Conservative MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham, said he was elated by the result. "It is time to stand proud and tall as the fifth largest economy in the world, a permanent member of the UN security council and a member of the G7. "This country punches above its weight and I have every confidence in our future." But Richard Yates chairman of the Shropshire Branch of the National Farmers' Unions said he was concerned for the future of the country and his business. "I fear it will lead to a break up of the UK. As a farmer and a businessman I am in unknown territory." Brexit: What happens now? Lucy Allan, Conservative MP for Telford, said she was pleased the Leave campaign won. She said: "I think it's to do with feeling under-represented, ignored, cut off from the political elites. "Also it's a question of low wages being undercut by people coming in - those are the issues that people tell me they have concerns about." Mark Pritchard, Conservative MP for Wrekin who had campaigned to remain in the EU, said the most important thing now was to restore stability in Britain and negotiate the best exit terms. Gavin Denton, a commuter in Telford who voted to remain, told Radio Shropshire the result was "shocking" and rejected the agreement for a peaceful Europe after World War Two. "I don't think anyone expected that it would happen," he said. "I've felt European all my life." But William Mantle, from Bridgnorth, was happy to be leaving the EU. "Finally the glasses are off and people can really see what the European Union is all about," he said. "It's a corrupt organisation for the elite." Thomas Holt, a winemaker who brings his produce from Spain to Shrewsbury, said the result has had an "instant impact" on his business by making his products more expensive. "I'm very worried about the future, and I think it's a dark day for the UK," he said. Adam Fejfer, a Polish man working in Shropshire, also said he was worried about the future. He said: "Probably I will have to spend a few good quid for my British citizenship, which will be expensive for me and my family. I am really scared."

Voters in Shropshire have backed plans to leave the European Union following polls in the West Midlands.

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Anne Marie Waters, who called Islam evil, said she had faced an "avalanche of lies and smears" and "the party's establishment is terrified I will win". Neil Hamilton said he did not think Ms Waters looked "out of the ordinary". But North Wales UKIP AM Michelle Brown urged members to reject "what she stands for". Ms Waters was allowed to take part in the leadership contest last week. She proposes a ban on the burka, the closure of all sharia councils and a temporary freeze on all immigration and is one of 11 candidates taking part. She had predicted she would be prevented from standing, as had Mr Hamilton's assembly colleague David Rowlands, who said her views were "too extreme". Mr Hamilton said: "I just think that Anne Marie Waters has been demonised because it's easy to paint her in sort of technicolour colours, by virtue of remarks that had been taken out of context from, in some cases, many years ago." Mr Hamilton said he did not think it was likely she would win, adding: "I've looked at her website and I don't agree with everything on it. "It's part of the debate on issues which are very important to lots of people, fundamentalist Islam, etcetera." But the Mid and West Wales AM said he did not want UKIP "to be stigmatised as being excessively dominated by Islamic issues". "I've already said it was a mistake to propose in the last general election campaign that we should ban the burka, not that I think that is totally unacceptable", he said. Mr Hamilton said he would not endorse or criticise any leadership candidate and would work with whoever won. Wales MEP Nathan Gill said he would leave UKIP if Ms Waters won the contest, which was called after the resignation of Paul Nuttall. Asked about the prospect of Mr Gill leaving, Mr Hamilton said: "It wouldn't make the slightest difference. We hardly ever see him and he never says anything unless it's to undermine the UKIP group or UKIP as a party." Ms Waters argued UKIP could rebuild support if it had the "guts" to be "honest about Islam" and her manifesto said the ideology had "created a fearful and censorious society". But other UKIP AMs have criticised her - Ms Brown said members had a chance to "reject Ms Waters and what she stands for". She added: "In doing so we will show the public that UKIP is not the narrow-minded party the mainstream media try to portray us as." Caroline Jones, AM for South Wales West, said: "I think she courts controversy and appears to have far right views. "This is my opinion but I think she will take the party in a direction I would not be happy to support." Ms Water responded to the criticism of her in an email to BBC Wales. "It's very clear to me that the party's establishment is terrified I will win, and they are right to be," she said. "I have support all over the country and it is growing. "I have been subject to an avalanche of lies and smears from people who don't understand the issues (or the difference between race and religion) and don't have the courage to. "It's disappointing that some in UKIP should use the same smear tactics that have been used against them for years." Ms Water added she would "carry on speaking the truth" and "continue building support among the party's grassroots". UKIP's new leader will be announced at the party's annual conference in Torquay on 29 and 30 September.

A controversial anti-Islam campaigner running for the UKIP leadership has been "demonised", according to the party's leader in the assembly.

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23 February 2016 Last updated at 08:54 GMT He's an endurance rider - just like Bradley Wiggins. Next month he'll be trying to win medals at the UCI World Track Cycling Championships in London. Hear his top tips for getting into cycling.

Cyclist Owain Doull is one of Team GB's brightest stars.

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It also said there was weaker demand from high-margin business-travellers. IAG reported pre-tax profits of €124m (£96m) for the first quarter, compared with a loss of €37m in 2015. "March revenue was affected by the timing of Easter and the Brussels terrorist attacks," said IAG chief executive Willie Walsh. "Revenue trends in quarter two have been affected by the aftermath of the Brussels terrorist attacks, as well as some softness in underlying premium demand. As a result, IAG has moderated its short-term capacity growth plans." Shares fell 4.8% in afternoon trading in London to 524.7p, making it the biggest faller on the FTSE 100. Operating profits at IAG - which also owns Aer Lingus and Vueling - were €155m before exceptional items, compared with €25m in 2015. IAG said it expected fuel costs to fall by about 1% this year due to weak oil prices. Profits were boosted by the purchase of Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus which was completed last September. IAG has fared better than some of its European rivals - Lufthansa and Air France-KLM - which have been hit by strikes over cost-cutting plans, as well as increased competition from Middle Eastern and budget airlines.

Airline group IAG, the owner of British Airways and Iberia, has said it will temporarily slow plans to fly more routes following the Brussels attacks.

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The Magazine is a Grade I-listed stone gatehouse, built in about 1410 and used to store ammunition in the Civil War. While not normally open to the public, it was due to be part of a Heritage Sunday open day. Scaffolding will be set up to assess the extent of the problem but city council officials said it was unclear how long repairs would take. Cracks were discovered in the parapet, along with damaged stonework on the main staircase. The building, more properly known as the Newarke gateway, gained additional significance in recent years as Richard III's body may well have been carried through it after the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Describing the decision as "a shame", Leicester City Council's heritage manager, Sally Coleman, said: "During our recent routine repairs, some additional damage was discovered, and in order to ensure people's safety, we've taken the decision to close it to visitors while we investigate further. "Once we know exactly the extent of the work needed, we'll have a clearer idea of how long the repairs will take, and when it can reopen."

An historic Leicester landmark has been closed "to ensure people's safety" after cracks were found.

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Juhel Miah, 25, was escorted off a connecting flight heading to New York from Iceland on 16 February. David Lidington, leader of the House of Commons, said the incident ran contrary to the US policy on British citizens. Labour MP Kevin Brennan said US president Trump was treating UK school teachers "like criminals". Mr Miah had flown to Reykjavik, Iceland, with a party from Llangatwg Community School in Aberdulais, Neath, before boarding an onward flight to New York on 16 February. But before the plane took off he was escorted off by security staff. Mr Lidington made his comments after Cardiff West MP Mr Brennan raised the case in the House of Commons. Mr Brennan said: "Isn't there a contrast between the way we are rolling out the red carpet for (US) President Trump, whatever our views on that, whilst he's treating our school teachers like criminals?" In response, Mr Lidington told the chamber it was "perfectly fair" for Mr Brennan raise the case, which was "disturbing because it went contrary to the declared policy of the United States government as regards British citizens. "My understanding is that this was down to the way in which a decision was taken at a more local level in that particular case." He said he would raise Mr Brennan's concerns with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Mr Miah earlier told BBC Wales he has a British passport and does not have dual nationality. His family's ethnic background is Bangladeshi. He said he had never been to any of the seven Muslim-majority countries included in an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump, temporarily barring people from those places. A US executive order suspending immigration and non-immigrant entry to the US for people from Libya, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen was suspended by a legal ruling earlier in February. Prior to the suspension, the UK government had been told British citizens were not affected.

The case of a Welsh-Muslim teacher denied entry to the United States while on a school trip his "disturbing", a UK cabinet minister has said.

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Darren Junior Hunt, 22, from Chelmar Close, Castle Bromwich, was jailed for six and a half years in February this year. He was cleared at London's Criminal Appeal Court. He was jailed alongside his father Darren Hunt, 42, of Nightingale Avenue in Birmingham, and Dean Poyner, 47, from Stonebridge Road, Coleshill. Hunt and Poyner were refused to leave to appeal.

A man jailed for conspiracy to kidnap has been freed on appeal.

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A quick scan of any list of the most read children's books will reveal that today's youngsters are growing up in a very different literary landscape to their parents. Gone from bedroom bookshelves are the Famous Five, the Chronicles of Narnia, and the adventures of the Swallows and Amazons. And in their places are the likes of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the complete and ever-growing works of David Walliams and Liz Pichon's Tom Gates series. Only the prolific Roald Dahl remains sandwiched between the bookends by these newer arrivals at the top of the literary pops. And as for the 19th Century classics of English literature, such as Emily Bronte and Charles Dickens, many children simply have not heard of them. One south London mother, Geri Cox, explained how her daughter's Year 5 class was to be named this year after the literary giant, Jane Austen. But the class teacher soon had second thoughts when the suggested name was met with blank stares. "My daughter came back and said they weren't going to be called Austen class anymore, because not many people had heard of her. Instead the class was to be named Rowling, after the Harry Potter author, and she had to do a project about her instead. "And she goes to a very high achieving school indeed." Ms Morgan argues that children will miss out if they do not have access "to our incredibly rich heritage of world-famous children's literature". But perhaps these more modern books are able to do the job of lighting the literary touch paper just as well. A spokesman for Penguin Random House Children's books said: "Millions of children are readers because of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Jeff Kinney's work is perfect for turning reluctant readers on to books. "With 50% words and 50% cartoons, the books are 100% hilarious and children agree." Titles in the series have won numerous 'favourite book' awards and are frequently among the most borrowed children's books in UK libraries. Also, interestingly, the first few Wimpy Kid books were made available to download online for free before they came out in book form. According to Seni Glaister, children's books specialist and co-founder of The Book People, the mix of type-face and art is a big part of the attraction. "It means the text does not look daunting and that it will therefore appeal to hesitant, reluctant or timid readers." But she adds: "I do think the popularity is actually much more to do with the content, the story, than it is do with a trend for the aesthetic. "The children in all of these books are often in grave peril and the grown-ups tend to be either absent, evil or weak in comparison to the young protagonists." She adds: "You really don't need to look any further than Dahl to understand that there is nothing new here in taste or style! "Walliams does it particularly well and I have absolutely no doubt that these books would have found their market with or without Walliams' celebrity status." However, the fact that Puffin Books re-issued a series of 20 classics of children literature earlier this year, suggests these books have an enduring appeal - even if it is the parents buying them on behalf of their children. Publisher Shannon Cullen said: "From Treasure Island and Heidi to the Secret Garden and The Wizard of Oz, these books have been firm favourites of children across the generations and their striking new jackets will ensure they remain popular for many years." Cassie Buchanan, head teacher at Charles Dickens Primary School in Southwark, which hosted a visit from Walliams and Ms Morgan this week, argues the classics sit easily in the primary school curriculum as long as the approach is right. "The older children here are reading a range of different classics," she says. "We read a version of Crime and Punishment and we have covered Antigone with Year 5 and Year 6 pupils." She adds: "We do a lot of Dickens. He lived on this street and the children learn about him and where he grew up. And after all they are very good stories. "We need to use a mix of abridged versions that don't lose the richness of the language, but we are also exposing children to excerpts of Bleak House in class." Fortunately, many skilfully shortened versions of the classics exist, says Miles Stevens-Hoare, managing director of Capstone International Publishers. His company produces graphic novel versions of such classics as Jules Verne's 20,000 League Under the Sea and Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, for example. But Paul Clayton, director of the National Association for the Teaching of English, says supplying young people with cheap classics will do little to develop the motivation to read. "In 2001, all 4,500 secondary schools in Britain, along with 1,400 schools overseas, received 250 hard-backed Everyman Classics totally free of charge. "However, many of these sets still remain on school library shelves (assuming schools have retained their libraries) unopened and unread. "There is now so much variety in reading matter and, with the arrival of electronic reading devices, so much choice in how to access material for reading. "Perhaps Nicky's efforts might be more effectively deployed encouraging organisations to broaden access both to the widest range of fiction and the technology to read it."

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has called for a return to the classics of English literature in schools, but are they still relevant and appropriate for today's children?

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The vandals appear to have used red spray paint to write "[expletive] law" early on Tuesday morning, the National Park Service said in a statement. Crews are removing it with a "gel-type architectural paint stripper that is safe for use on historic stone". US Civil War memorials have become a lightning rod in the US race debate. Other "undecipherable graffiti" was found written in silver paint on a nearby sign directing tourists to the Smithsonian Institution on Washington's National Mall public park. President Lincoln led the northern Union government to defeat the secessionist Confederacy and ordered African-American slaves to be freed in 1863. He was assassinated in Washington only five days after southern General Robert E Lee surrendered, effectively ending the war. The statue of General Lee became a flashpoint over the weekend, when white supremacists clashed with anti-racist protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, over that monument's removal. A protester died after she was run over, and President Donald Trump was widely criticised in US media for failing to immediately lay blame for the violence on the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups. Statues to Confederate leaders have been targeted for removal by many cities across the US, including Charlottesville, following a 2015 hate attack by a man in South Carolina who used the rebel flag to espouse his racist views. After Saturday's violence several more cities announced plans to remove their monuments to the Confederacy. Baltimore, Maryland; Lexington, Kentucky; Memphis, Tennessee; and Jacksonville, Florida have all announced proposals to remove controversial monuments. On Monday, protesters in Durham, North Carolina, toppled a bronze statue to a Confederate leader as police filmed the crowd. Durham County Sheriff Mike Andrews later issued a statement saying police are reviewing the video in an effort to identify and prosecute those responsible for bringing down the 1924 statue.

The memorial to President Abraham Lincoln, who led the US through the Civil War, has been vandalised in Washington DC.

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Mr Widodo, also known as Jokowi, blamed "political actors" for exploiting the situation as protesters marched against Jakarta's governor. The demonstrators accuse Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian, of having insulted Islam's holy book, the Koran. The clashes left one person dead and 12 wounded. "We deplore the incident," Jokowi said as he called for calm on the streets of the country's capital. In a statement on Saturday, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirmed that the Indonesian president had postponed his visit. It comes after Indonesian police used tear gas and water cannon to subdue protesters who refused to disperse after Friday prayers as they congregated around the presidential palace. Police had been braced for the possibility of religious and racial tensions erupting at the rally, attended by an estimated 50,000 people. It had mostly been peaceful but groups of angry demonstrators clashed with police after nightfall and set vehicles alight. A Muslim group, the Islamic Defenders' Front, has accused Mr Purnama of insulting Islam after he said his opponents had used a verse from the Koran to deceive voters. The verse can be interpreted as meaning that Muslims should not choose non-Muslims as leaders. The protest was held to demand that Mr Purnama be prosecuted for blasphemy over the comments. Mr Purnama has apologised but formal complaints have led to an investigation by police. Muslims are the majority in Indonesia which has a population of 250 million.

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has called off his visit to Australia after violent clashes at a Jakarta rally by thousands of hard-line Muslims.

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The council tax will rise by 3% in Falkirk, an increase of £32 a year for a Band D property. In Perth and Kinross, the council tax will increase by 2%, a rise of £23 a year for a Band D property. Local authorities in Stirling and Dundee will vote on Thursday on whether or not to increase council tax in their areas. Scotland's 32 local authorities are deciding their council tax rates following a nine-year-long national council tax freeze.

Councillors in Falkirk and Perth and Kinross have approved council tax rises.

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Clough, who was reappointed as Burton boss in December 2015, made over 300 appearances for Forest as a player. Forest, currently three places above Burton in the Championship table, have been without a manager since sacking Philippe Montanier on 14 January. "I don't think you can ever predict what's going to happen in football," Clough, 50, told BBC Radio Derby. "All these sort of allegiances you have and everything, yeah they're strong, but in football people go to rivals all the time. "It's very difficult when you spent 18 years - I'm just over 50 years old - so a third of my life involved with a certain club [Nottingham Forest]. "I've spent 11 with this one as well, but of course it's an easy link and a logical one from lots of points of view." Clough's late father Brian managed Forest for over 18 years, leading them to the First Division title and back-to-back European Cup triumphs.

Burton Albion boss Nigel Clough says links to the vacant managerial role at rivals Nottingham Forest are "logical".

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In co-ordination with Washington and other NATO allies, Turkey is now considering imposing a buffer zone along part of its 700-mile common border with Syria. The stated aim is to deny access by would-be jihadists to IS-controlled areas of northern Syria. A US military spokesman recently claimed that the last 12 months of Coalition airstrikes had "killed around 10,000 IS fighters", a dubious metric for measuring military success and a hard claim to verify in this fluid conflict. But even if true, western intelligence officials believe that IS has been able to regenerate its supply of recruits faster than it is being depleted. So with IS still occupying largely the same area of Iraq and Syria that it did a year ago, how will the proposed Turkish border controls affect its flow of recruits? The main crossing route for would-be jihadists looking to join IS. The normal method is to fly into Istanbul, no visa required for Europeans, meet up with a facilitator, take a bus to a town close to the Syrian border then use local smugglers to sneak across into IS-held territory. An estimated 2.5 million Britons visit Turkey every year so at least 1,000 British jihadists and thousands more Europeans are believed to have evaded police and intelligence surveillance to cross into Turkey and reach IS territory. Most of the 588-mile (900km) Turkish-Syrian border is controlled on the Syrian side by YPG (Kurdish Peoples' Protection Unit) forces, who are opposed to IS. Turkey is hoping that a 60km buffer zone will close off the remaining IS-controlled length of border to the west. This may slow down the flow of incoming European jihadists to IS, already down from its peak in 2013, but in practice loopholes in the border are likely to remain. Since June 2014 IS jihadists have taken control of most of the main crossing points between Syria and Iraq, bulldozing away the checkpoints and declaring an end to the colonial-era 372-mile (600km) border with the Twitter hashtag SykesPicotNoMore. Although frequently targeted by coalition airstrikes as they cross between Syria and Iraq, IS does have freedom of movement over much of this border. However, to join IS this way any would-be recruit would have to first get themselves to Iraq and then negotiate their way through either Kurdish or Iraqi government and militia territory, so it is not an attractive option. Jordan's desert border with Iraq at the Karama crossing once buzzed with busy traffic. Lorries thundered up the highway from Aqaba to Baghdad but since the insurgency in Iraq accelerated, the traffic has slowed to a trickle. Jordanian military and police units patrol the border with Iraq's troubled Anbar province and when we visited in May there was no traffic at all. Iraqi government forces are in control of their side of the border although IS occupies the towns of Falluja and Ramadi further down the road. Jordan closed its last crossing point, the Nassib crossing, on its 246-mile (397km) border with Syria in April 2015. When the Syrian conflict first erupted in 2011 Jordan opened its borders to thousands of refugees fleeing the fighting. But since then Jordan, which is not a rich country, has struggled to cope with the influx. The Zaatari refugee camp, close to the Syrian border, is now dubbed 'the fourth biggest town in Jordan'. Jordan has its own internal problems with Islamist extremists, notably in Ma'an and Zarqa, so it has moved to stop the flow of any jihadists across the border into Syria. If Turkey blocks most of its border with Syria to IS jihadists then Lebanon could well become the sole remaining option for them. Lebanon has a 250-mile (403km) border with Syria, much of it mountainous. This is frequently traversed by both the Iranian-backed Shia fighters of Hezbollah, who are helping to shore up the regime of Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad, and by Sunni jihadists fighting them. IS enjoys some local support on both sides of the border in the far north-east corner of Lebanon where it has occasionally attacked Lebanese army positions. But Lebanon would still present recruits and emigrants to IS with a far less attractive access route than Turkey. IS may already be ahead of the game here. In recent months its leadership in the Middle East has been advising followers in Europe to stay put and carry out attacks at home, rather than risk arrest and incarceration by making the journey out to Syria. The net effect of this, assuming coalition airstrikes continue, could be to see IS numbers in its core "caliphate" heartland slowly reduce, though not necessarily to a level where its operations are seriously affected. But conversely, the group is likely to intensify its already active propaganda campaign through social media, appealing to jihadists in both Europe and other parts of the Arab world to launch attacks.

Fifteen months after the jihadists of so-called "Islamic State" overran Mosul and announced their controversial "caliphate", measures are in train that could seriously disrupt their supply of recruits.

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John Whittingdale, who is overseeing the BBC's Royal Charter renewal, said he wanted it to keep providing services "like Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 3". He spoke at an event run by UK Music, whose #LetItBeeb campaign opposes changes to BBC music stations. Stars Sam Smith, Sandie Shaw and Jake Bugg attended the event in Westminster. Jo Dipple, chief executive of trade body UK Music, said the recording industry would be "weaker without the BBC," adding that cuts were "not worth the risk". Sam Smith, who recently hit number one with his Bond theme Writing's On The Wall, said he was "worried" about the impact cuts would have on young artists. "BBC music is one of the main reasons I am actually here, and where I am in my career," he told BBC News. "The thought of not having it and not having some of the programmes is worrying to me. I'm worried for the new artists and how they'll be heard and if they'll be heard." Pink Floyd's Nick Mason agreed, saying: "There is no other radio opportunity for less-known bands." He described the impact Radio 1 had on his career, recalling the first time he heard Pink Floyd's song See Emily Play on the air. "I suddenly began to realise that my career might last longer than three months," he said. UK music is organising a petition to protect "BBC music services" - signed by some of music's biggest names, including Sir Paul McCartney, Boy George, New Order, George Ezra, Little Mix, Rita Ora, Jessie Ware, Paloma Faith, Disclosure, Sting, Chrissie Hynde, Annie Lennox and Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis. Another signatory is Bob Geldof, who had strong words for MPs. "Leave the BBC and British music alone," he said in a written statement. "You know nothing about either. Leave it to the people that do." But Mr Whittingdale appeared to allay those fears, telling an audience which included BBC director general Tony Hall: "Those of you who know me know that I'm a huge fan of music. "I regard the BBC's contribution to music in this country as absolutely essential. "I want the BBC to go on proving services like Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3 - all of which cater for tastes which are not served by the commercial sector. "In some ways, actually, my criticism of the BBC is that they don't do enough for music. Radio is very well served but [on] TV, I'd actually like to see a bit more. "As long as I am secretary of state, I will continue to support the BBC in highlighting the incredible talent that we have in this country. "I haven't seen your petition but I think I'd be very willing to sign it."

The culture secretary has played down fears over the future of BBC music stations, calling them "absolutely essential" to UK music.

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Stuart Jenkins, 41, of Ossett in West Yorkshire, denies murdering Arthur Brumhill, 76, in Northampton in 1993. Mr Brumhill was found dead in the basement of Denton's pet and garden shop. He had 26 injuries and his body had been covered in straw. Mr Jenkins was arrested at the time but released because of a lack of evidence. He was rearrested and charged in May 2015 after Northamptonshire Police reviewed the case. Northampton Crown Court heard Mr Brumhill, a "gentle, timid" man was "brutally beaten to death" during a robbery at the shop where he worked on Wellingborough Road on 21 January 1993. He died from multiple injuries including skull fractures, and his body was found coated in straw the following morning by another member of staff. Mr Jenkins, who was 17 at the time of the alleged killing, was questioned in connection with the murder in 1993 but jurors were told police took no further action as there was no forensic evidence linking him to the scene. However, the former army sergeant was rearrested after his fingerprints were identified on a bag of straw found in the shop after the murder. The court heard he had worked there for six weeks, but left as he "failed to impress his employer". James House QC, prosecuting, told the jury Mr Jenkins admitted to a friend at the time that he had been involved in the killing but when he was re-arrested, told police it was "said in jest". He also told his now ex-wife he had been responsible, but she dismissed it as a "foolish joke", Mr House said. The trial continues.

A man accused of murdering a pensioner in a pet shop more than 20 years ago, admitted the killing to a friend at the time, a court has heard.

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Kelly Hewitt, 41, was found by the side of the A66 on Teesside in March 2014 with severe injuries to his groin. In May, he was discovered dead in his caravan at a Middlesbrough travellers' site. He was covered in blue paint and had a ligature around his neck. The coroner ruled the father-of-six died as a result of misadventure. During the inquest in Middlesbrough, coroner Clare Bailey said using the ligatures "may have been an act of some sort of erotic nature". No-one was ever charged in connection with Mr Hewitt's injuries.

A man who survived after his penis was severed died a year later as the result of what could have been "an erotic game", an inquest has heard.

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It will be the fourth time the thrash metal legends will have taken the top spot at both sites, having first topped the bill 18 years ago. Lars Ulrich from the band said: "We're obviously beyond thrilled to be returning to headline the magnificent and mighty Reading & Leeds. "We are practically the house band. Bring it!" It's all much less controversial than when they were announced as one of Glastonbury 2013's main acts. Some argued they were too heavy for the "hippy" vibe of the festival and others complained about frontman James Hetfield's apparent love of bear hunting. The first wave of other artists has also been announced. Jamie T, Pierce The Veil, Wilkinson Live and Run The Jewels are all on the line-up for the August bank holiday 2015. "We've been dying to do these Festivals ever since we started touring in the UK," said Vic Fuentes from Pierce The Veil. "It's such an honour to be a part of something that people wait all year round to see." There has been no word on when the rest of the line-up will be announced but organiser Melvin Benn promises "brilliant acts from across the genres." "I'm looking forward to revealing the rest of the festival line up, which will feature the absolute best of rock, indie, dance and hip hop." This year's festival was headlined by Queens of the Stone Age, Paramore, Arctic Monkeys and Blink-182. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Metallica have been announced as Reading and Leeds' headliners at next summer's festivals.

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The Cookstown-based group has a strong specialism in hotel development. It said it handed over "nine high-profile construction projects" during the time covered by its latest figures. A note in its accounts said that it now has "minimal reliance" on bank funding for working capital and expects to have repaid all bank loans by September. It has recently sold a portfolio of four Jurys hotels in England for a reported £80m. The accounts stated that the group has bank loans of £17.5m, with funders including Ulster Bank and Cerberus, the US investment fund. They added that "hugely positive progress" has been made with all funders. The firm is currently working on a new office block for Belfast City Council and is also planning two major student accommodation schemes in the city. It also recently won three major contracts in England, including a 380-bed Hub by Premier Inn hotel to be built at King's Cross in London.

The construction and property group McAleer and Rushe made a pre-tax profit of £1.7m in the 18 months to September 2014.

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She had worked in Belfast City Hospital during the Troubles of the 1970s, but must have thought she had escaped the random killing of such attacks when she moved to England. "Most people know someone that was killed in the Troubles," her husband, Sean, said in light of their son's death. "But you don't expect it to happen in London." Twenty-two-year-old Ciaran Cassidy, who was on his way to work on the morning of the London attacks, had an eye for the pleasures in life. "He didn't care for politics or war," said his close friend Joe Hayes at Mr Cassidy's funeral, "but for his family, his friends, for his football and his weekend drink." Those sentiments were echoed by his father. "We will remember him as a happy-go-lucky boy who enjoyed life and lived for his weekends and going out with friends," he said. As Mr Cassidy travelled to work on the morning of 7 July 2005, his thoughts, perhaps, were on his planned trip to Australia. He had been saving for several months, salting away money earned from his job as a shop assistant for a printing company in Chancery Lane. Or maybe he was mulling the prospects for his beloved Arsenal football club in the forthcoming season. As a child he dreamed of playing for the team and was often at Highbury to cheer them on a Saturday afternoon. His father Sean had moved to the UK from rural Ireland at a time when work was short in the Republic, and married Veronica, a nurse, from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland. Ciaran was born in October 1982 and brought up in a close-knit religious family in Finsbury Park, north London, along with his older sister Lisa. They had 25 aunts, 16 uncles and 42 cousins living in Ireland. He attended the nearby Christ the King Roman Catholic primary school in Islington and St Thomas More Roman Catholic secondary school in Wood Green, before completing his education at La Swap Sixth Form College in Highgate. At the inquest into his death, Mrs Cassidy said in a statement on behalf of their family: "When Ciaran died, we received many letters from solicitors, judges and lawyers who knew Ciaran in the shop, all saying the same thing: Ciaran was a happy, smiling, friendly boy. "He had no hate in him and no ego. He loved his family, friends, Arsenal, his weekend drinks and his mother's dinners. "Ciaran would talk to anyone. Friends often complained about him walking down the road and stopping to talk to so many different people, it would take forever to reach their destination. "Losing Ciaran has left a great void in our family's life. We miss his smiling face, his presence, his text messages: 'What is for dinner?'"

Terrorism was nothing new to Veronica Cassidy - mother of Ciaran Cassidy, who was killed in the Piccadilly Line blast.

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A spokesman for the lab which operated the Tevatron accelerator denied scientists had made a discovery there. The Tevatron, based at Fermilab in Illinois, is the US rival to Europe's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The rumours were made public in a blog post by an Italian particle physicist. But a spokesman for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) told BBC News: "There is no merit to the rumours of a Higgs discovery." On Tuesday, the laboratory's Twitter feed said: "Let's settle this: the rumours spread by one fame-seeking blogger are just rumours. That's it." Stefan Soldner-Rembold, a spokesperson for the DZero experiment at the Tevatron, told BBC News: "There is no evidence yet of a Standard Model Higgs signal; more data will be needed for that. "The rumours started by the blog are not correct and blogs are not a reliable source of information." The Higgs boson is of huge importance to the widely accepted theory of physics, known as the Standard Model. It is the sub-atomic particle which explains why all other particles have mass. However, despite decades trying, no-one, so far, has detected it. Last week, Tommaso Dorigo, who is a physicist at the University of Padua in Italy, wrote on his blog: "It reached my ear, from two different, possibly independent sources, that an experiment at the Tevatron is about to release some evidence of a light Higgs boson signal. "Some say a three-sigma effect, others do not make explicit claims but talk of a unexpected result." "Three-sigma" refers to the statistical certainty of the result - a 99.7% likelihood of an accurate measurement. However, errors and fluctuations in the data mean that high energy physicists require an effect of five-sigma to produce convincing evidence of a discovery. On Tuesday, physicist and blogger Lubos Motl published more detail on the Tevatron rumours. But he noted that the anonymous source for his information was sceptical of the observation. Finding the Higgs is the primary aim of the £6bn ($10bn) Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment near Geneva. But the giant particle smasher is not expected to be capable of searching for the signal from a Higgs boson until 2011 at the earliest. So the possibility remains that the Tevatron could still make a discovery before the European machine. Particle physicists are set to present new data from their experiments at the International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP) in Paris from 22-28 July. [email protected]

Physicists have moved to quash rumours that the elusive Higgs boson - dubbed the God particle - has been detected by a US "atom smasher".

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Jai Reason squandered an early opportunity for Maidstone, while at the other end James Kellermann flashed an effort over the bar. Maidstone goalkeeper Lee Worgan then pulled off an excellent save to keep out a powerful Matt McClure header. The visitors' pressure eventually told in the second half, with Jake Gallagher scoring Aldershot's goal in the 76th minute after some neat footwork earned him a yard of space in the penalty area. However, Josh Hare headed an equaliser in off the post in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Match report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Maidstone United 1, Aldershot Town 1. Second Half ends, Maidstone United 1, Aldershot Town 1. Goal! Maidstone United 1, Aldershot Town 1. Josh Hare (Maidstone United). Substitution, Aldershot Town. Chris Arthur replaces Bobby-Joe Taylor. Substitution, Maidstone United. Jack Richards replaces Tom Wraight. Goal! Maidstone United 0, Aldershot Town 1. Jake Gallagher (Aldershot Town). Substitution, Aldershot Town. Shaun Okojie replaces Matt McClure. Substitution, Aldershot Town. Jake Gallagher replaces Jim Kellerman. Jim Kellerman (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card. Cheye Alexander (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card. Delano Sam-Yorke (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card. Second Half begins Maidstone United 0, Aldershot Town 0. First Half ends, Maidstone United 0, Aldershot Town 0. First Half begins. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

National League leaders Aldershot dropped points for the first time this season as Maidstone grabbed a late equaliser.

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It is estimated to have cost emergency services a further one million pounds. Nicholas Muton climbed up over a stretch of the motorway in Leicestershire at midday on Sunday. He eventually came down shortly after 16:00 BST on Monday. The 45-year-old appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court charged with causing a public nuisance. He did not indicate how he intends to plead, and the case was sent to crown court for a plea and case management hearing on 13 July. The prosecution told the court about the estimated cost to the emergency services and wider economy, but they did not explain how this cost had been calculated. They said the cost to the wider economy may turn out to be more than £28m once it has been investigated further. Part of the southbound carriageway of the motorway was closed while negotiators tried to talk Mr Muton down. Mr Muton, who has no fixed address, was remanded in custody until the next hearing.

A 28-hour closure of part of the M1 after a man scaled an information board gantry cost the wider economy at least one million pounds an hour, a court has heard.

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The Scottish government wants to cut the tax by 50%, and later abolish it completely, as part of efforts to boost the economy. Virgin Trains boss David Horne told MSPs that the move would see passengers switch from trains to planes. But the head of Edinburgh Airport said the claim was not plausible. The pair were speaking at a meeting of Holyrood's finance committee. Air passenger duty (APD) is charged on all passenger flights from UK airports, with the rate of tax varying according to where the passenger is going, and the class of travel, starting at about £13 for short-haul flights to Europe. The Scottish government wants to replace it with an Air Departure Tax from April of next year. The new tax would be 50% lower than the current level of APD by the end of the current parliament. Ministers hope reducing the levy, and eventually abolishing it, will increase the number of direct flights to and from Scotland. The proposals are opposed by environmental groups as well as Labour, the Scottish Greens and Liberal Democrats, but have been backed by the Conservatives and airlines. In its written evidence to the committee, Virgin Trains said cutting or abolishing APD could have a detrimental effect on efforts to bring high-speed rail to Scotland. And it said it could have a "significant impact on rail passenger numbers which have grown significantly over the last 20 years, particularly between Scotland's central belt and London". It added: "Virgin Trains' own initial modelling suggests that as much as a third of the southbound Edinburgh-London rail market could be lost to air if APD were abolished on this route and the tax reduction was passed on in reduced fares. "This would represent a negative modal shift, lead to a significant increase in carbon emissions, reduce funds available to government through franchise payments and undermine the long-term growth of the cross-border rail market and business case for developing a high-speed rail network to Scotland." The firm operates on the East Coast and West Coast inter-city rail routes between Scotland and London. David Horne, the managing director of Virgin's East Coast Route, later told the finance committee: "We know that the market is competitive, and that is why we are extremely concerned that a reduction in the tax paid by air passengers will result, on these domestic routes, in a switch from rail to air. "That will fundamentally undermine the case for further investment in the rail routes between London and Scotland". But he was challenged by Edinburgh Airport chief executive Gordon Dewar, who said he had "never seen elasticities of anything of that scale in terms of impact". He added: "So I don't recognise where the numbers come from, or how that's plausible." Mr Dewar told MSPs that Scotland currently remains a "complete outlier" on the tax compared with other European countries. He said: "With the exception of Norway, which has only just recently announced an increase in this tax, every other country has gone in the opposite direction. "We'll still be significantly more expensive than just about every other country. "In fact, we'll still be the most expensive (in Europe) even if we halved it across the board." Research previously published by Edinburgh Airport, which it said had been verified by BiGGAR Economics, found a 50% cut to APD in one move in April 2016 would have meant an additional 18 million passengers using Scotland's airports by 2021. It said: "This will create nearly 10,000 new jobs in Scotland, add more than £300m Gross Value Added per year to the Scottish economy, and generate a range of tax revenues that will comfortably exceed the cost of the cut." Speaking after the committee meeting, the Scottish Greens said they did not believe Holyrood would support the introduction of the new Air Departure Tax. The party's co-convenor, Patrick Harvie, said the policy lacked any "robust analysis" around the potential economic and environmental impact,

Virgin Trains has warned that about a third of Edinburgh to London rail journeys could be lost to air travel if Scotland abolishes air passenger duty.

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The SNP leader has faced calls to reveal whether she will propose another referendum in her manifesto for the Holyrood election next year. Unionist opponents have voiced concerns that another SNP landslide could be seen as a mandate for a second vote. Speaking in Hong Kong, Ms Sturgeon said a referendum would happen "if and when the Scottish people decide". Prime Minister David Cameron refused to consider another independence referendum this week, and indicated that any decision by the Scottish government to unilaterally decide to hold a referendum would not be legitimate. Scottish Secretary David Mundell said on Monday that he did not believe "it is for the SNP themselves to determine whether the people of Scotland are in favour of having another referendum". Ms Sturgeon was addressing the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents' Club as part of her visit to the Chinese administrative region this week. She said: "Two questions I get asked often these days - will there be another independence referendum and, if so, when? "My answer is simple. It will be if and when the Scottish people decide and not a moment before. "No politician can impose a referendum on Scotland, no matter how much some of us would like Scotland to be independent. "And it's worth pointing out that the reverse is also true. If the Scottish people do vote in future to have another referendum, no politician has the right to stand in their way." The first minister also told her Hong Kong audience that the way the Scottish independence referendum was conducted could offer up lessons on political engagement for the former British colony. Ms Sturgeon stressed it would be wrong to draw direct parallels between developments in Scotland and the situation in Hong Kong, but said all protest should be "peaceful, democratic and positive".

Nicola Sturgeon has said "no politician has the right to stand in the way" of another independence referendum.

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Prosecutors accuse Mr Perez Molina of masterminding a scheme to defraud the customs service of millions of dollars. He denies the allegations. On Tuesday, Congress stripped him of his immunity from prosecution, a first in the Central American nation. A spokesman said Mr Perez Molina had decided to step down to "confront the proceedings against him". Mr Perez Molina's resignation comes just days before Sunday's presidential election, in which he was barred from standing under constitutional rules. For weeks now Guatemalans have been chanting "fuera" (out). They shouted because more than anything they wanted President Perez Molina to resign. They were outraged at these most recent corruption scandals and while corruption has always been present - and even tolerated - in Guatemala, people had had enough. Their voices have now been heard. Guatemalans feel this is their moment, that for once they have been listened to. On a day that until recently they never thought they would see, people on the streets feel empowered. Vice-President Alejandro Maldonado is expected to govern until the new president is sworn in on 14 January. Mr Maldonado has only been in the post since mid-May, when his predecessor Roxana Baldetti resigned. Ms Baldetti is accused of involvement in the same corruption scheme which Mr Perez Molina allegedly masterminded. Investigators say the scheme, dubbed La Linea, or The Line, involved businesses paying bribes to government officials and custom officers in return for being allowed to evade import duties. The corruption scandal has triggered a series of mass protests in Guatemala and widespread calls for Mr Perez Molina to resign. But until Wednesday night, the president had stood firm, saying he would serve out his term. His spokesman said Mr Perez Molina had handed in his letter of resignation just before midnight local time. Congress still has to approve his resignation before it comes into force. Local media said Mr Perez Molina's current whereabouts were unknown. On Tuesday, a judge barred him from leaving the country "as a precautionary measure". Earlier this week, Mr Perez Molina said he would be "very respectful and submit himself to the rule of law".

Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has resigned hours after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest.

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Eve Watson's close range header nine minutes before half time sealed the win in front of 1500 people at Springfield. The hosts withstood sustained pressure from their opponents in the second half to prevail in their debut final. Aland had won gold in each of the last three Island Games they had played in, having not been beaten since losing to the Faroe Islands in 2005. "We're so happy we could win gold on our home turf in front of our home fans," said Jersey midfielder Libby Barnett. "We've been so positive the whole time, we've always said we wanted a medal, and it's even sweeter that it's gold. "After getting into the final the only thing we set our sights on was gold and we're over the moon," she added. Jersey needed a last-minute winner to beat Greenland 3-2 in their opening match, before beating Hitra 2-1 to top their group. Their 3-1 win over Gotland on Thursday in the semi-final ensured a first-ever appearance in an Island Games final. "The crowd deserve a big gold medal," added captain Jodie Botterill. "We've had tough times in this tournament and the crowd has really lifted us," she added.

Jersey's women beat Aland 1-0 to seal an historic first ever Island Games football gold medal.

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The votes, which took place alongside the presidential election, legalise the growth and consumption of cannabis for those over 21 years old. Arizona rejected legalising recreational use. Florida and North Dakota legalised medicinal use. The drug will be an option in the management of conditions including cancer, Aids and hepatitis C. California said the taxes on the sale and farming of cannabis would support youth programmes, environmental protection and law enforcement. In other ballot initiatives across the US on election night: Legal marijuana is among the fastest growing industries in America, with some analysts suggesting sales could reach $22bn (£17.6bn) by 2020. Opponents, however, had said the proposition opened the way for promotion of the drug on shows watched by young people, exhibiting "reckless disregard for child health and safety". In Massachusetts, the legislation is set to take effect in December, with similar taxation measures to those in California. California was one of the first states to legalise the drug for medicinal purposes in 1996. On Tuesday, voters in Florida and North Dakota followed suit, making medicinal use legal in a majority of US states. Many states used the general election as an opportunity to put a range of questions to the public on matters such as tax, the minimum wage or the death penalty.

Maine has joined California, Nevada and Massachusetts in backing recreational marijuana use in state-wide polls.

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The gold was seized during an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) into a £9m smuggling plot. The investigation saw the gang's leader, Chaudry Ali of Middlesex, England, jailed for nine years in 2012. The most expensive lot for sale at the auction, held in Mallusk, County Antrim, was a 24 carat, 12.5kg solid gold bar worth £300,000. Other entries included Asian gold bracelets, necklaces, rings, a statue and smaller gold bars, still worth tens of thousands of pounds. Mike Parkinson, assistant director of the HMRC's Fraud Investigation Service said: "This was part of a VAT fraud. "The individuals that were involved in this were bringing this gold in from Dubai, but then working it through from Frankfurt in Germany and therefore not declaring it for VAT purposes." To carry out the fraud, Ali recruited two couriers who would fly to Dubai, via Frankfurt, to collect large amounts of gold jewellery. The couriers would leave the UK in the afternoon, arriving in Dubai early the next morning. They would collect the gold then leave Dubai the same evening returning to Frankfurt, and meet Ali in an airside lounge. They would then swap bags - Ali leaving with the gold and the courier leaving with a bag of clothes. Previous auctions have already raised £700,000. Friday's auction at Wilsons Auctions, Mallusk, is expected to raise well over £1m, with bids coming in from millionaires and billionaires from across the globe. Aidan Larkin, asset recovery department manager for Wilsons Auctions, said: "It's over to us now to make as much money as possible and put it back into the public purse." Both Ali and his courier would take separate flights back to the UK, passing through the European Union (EU) entry channel at UK arrivals. In case he was stopped by officers, Ali carried forged paperwork that claimed he was a legitimate VAT-registered gold trader who had travelled to Europe with the gold in his bag. As he had not left the EU, no duty would be payable on the gold. During the investigation HMRC officers uncovered over 200 similar flights where it is believed gold had been smuggled into the UK using this set up.

Smuggled gold, estimated to be worth more than £1m, has been sold at auction in Northern Ireland.

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The latest figure is an upgrade from the previous estimate of a 0.7% contraction. Despite the contraction, economists believe that by the end of the three month period growth was recovering. By May, retail sales, housing and employment figures had all improved. Consumer spending, which accounts for some two thirds of the US economy, grew at an annual rate of 2.1% in the first quarter, faster than earlier estimates of just 1.8%. The new figures were in line with economists' expectations and follow an annual growth rate of 2.2% in the fourth quarter of 2014. But the strong dollar and a dispute with workers in the West Coast ports also meant that the trade gap widened in the first quarter. Imports increased by 7.1% while exports fell 5.9%.

The US economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.2% in the first quarter of the year after being hit by bad weather, spending cuts among energy firms and the strong dollar.

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Animal rights activists argued all proceeds from the picture, taken in 2011, should benefit the monkey. But a court in San Francisco disagreed, ruling copyright protection could not be applied to the monkey. Snapper David Slater, of Mathern, said he believed he was "the first person in history to be sued by an animal". The case was brought by the campaign group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) which claimed Naruto, a crested macaque from Indonesia, should be the author and owner. Yet Mr Slater, 50, said the monkey in his photograph was a female called Ella. The monkey took the photograph after Mr Slater set up the camera and purposefully left it alone so it would approach and play with it. He described the case as a "long saga" which he was "relieved to get out of the way". "They [PETA] are more about money and publicity than animals. They have wasted people's donations on pursuing this case," he said. "At least it's got people thinking about the monkey, its situation, animal rights and how intelligent these animals are." A spokeswoman from PETA said despite the "setback", the case was "a vital step toward fundamental rights for non-human animals for their own sake".

A Monmouthshire wildlife photographer involved in a copyright row over a monkey selfie was "relieved" after a court ruled in his favour.

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At least 10 people were killed and hundreds injured in 1819 when troops charged a crowd at St Peter's Field who were demanding political reform. The artist Jeremy Deller is in talks about creating a permanent memorial, the Peterloo Massacre Campaign said. Chairman Paul Fitzgerald said the work of art had been "budgeted". Eccleston said a permanent memorial was important "because [Peterloo] was whitewashed, because it was suppressed, if they had fronted up about it in the first place, there would be no need for this kind of thing". More than 60,000 people, who were reported to be unarmed, attended a meeting on 16 August 1819 that called for voting rights for working men. But local magistrates sent in an armed cavalry through the crowd to arrest speakers, including the political reformer Henry Hunt. The consequent carnage, dubbed Peterloo after the battle at Waterloo a few years earlier, inspired the protest poem The Mask of Anarchy by the English Romantic writer Percy Bysshe Shelley and the birth of the Guardian newspaper in Manchester. Earlier this year Oscar-nominated director Mike Leigh, who was born in Salford, said he hoped to film a movie in 2017 on the Peterloo massacre. Peake said: "I did write to him and say thank you for doing this project... it's not just a northern issue, it's a nationwide, a worldwide issue." Organisers of the annual commemoration said they wanted "to try something new" this year by arranging a picnic of bread and cheese, adding it completed "what the [1819] protesters originally set out to do".

Actors Christopher Eccleston and Maxine Peake joined hundreds of people at an event to mark 196 years since the Peterloo massacre in Manchester.

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The Public Administration Committee said it was unconvinced by ministers' arguments it was needed to allow them to continue the work of government. In a critical report, it said such a move would "cast a shadow of doubt over the propriety" of the referendum. More than 20 Conservative MPs rebelled over the issue in a vote last month. David Cameron has said a referendum will be held before the end of 2017 on the UK's future place in Europe following a renegotiation of the existing terms of British membership. As part of a bill paving the way for the referendum, ministers are seeking to "disapply" aspects of a law which, since 2000, has stipulated what announcements the government can make in the 28 days leading up to a referendum. They argue that leaving the restrictions in place would prevent ministers from commenting on the outcomes of European Council meetings or legal judgements by European institutions, effectively harming the conduct of government. David Cameron has also said that once the government has agreed the outcome of the renegotiating process, it will not remain neutral on whether the UK should remain in the EU. But Conservative eurosceptics say this could allow the machinery of government to be used to press the case for the UK to remain within the European Union and compromise the referendum. David Cameron is starting renegotiation of the terms of Britain's EU membership ahead of a referendum. Here is some further reading on what it all means: Q&A: The UK's planned EU referendum UK and the EU: Better off out or in? What Britain wants from Europe Timeline: EU referendum debate Following a brief inquiry in which it took evidence from current and ex-ministers, as well as constitutional experts, the cross-party committee said it was urging ministers to rethink their position when MPs consider the EU Referendum Bill again in the autumn. In a letter to Europe minister David Lidington, the committee chairman Bernard Jenkin said there was no case for modifying Section 125 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act setting out limits on government activity in the run-up to the referendum. Under the terms of the existing law, he said ministers would not be prevented from explaining the outcome of the renegotiations prior to the start of the 28-day period or arguing for either side once the formal campaign had begun. But he said MPs should resist anything which would give one side a "huge advantage" over the other during the final stages. "In your appearance before the committee, you could neither advance specific evidence that Section 125 has restricted government in any unreasonable way in past referendums nor that it could do so in this forthcoming referendum," Mr Jenkin said. "While we accept your good faith that it is not your intention, the government's proposal has cast a cloud of doubt over the propriety of the process, even at this early stage. We regard this as completely unacceptable." Speaking on Tuesday, the most senior civil servant in the UK said there was a danger of ministers being "hobbled" unless the rules were relaxed. Sir Jeremy Heywood also warned the government could face legal challenges.

Any relaxation of so-called purdah rules in the run-up to the referendum on EU membership would be "completely unacceptable", MPs have said.

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Well-wishers from as far as the United States and Australia donated £5,000 towards the sculpture on the Leigh Park housing estate in Havant. Missy was a regular sight for almost 10 years at the number 39 stop in Dunsbury Way. She was found in January with "horrific injuries" after being run over or attacked and was put down by a vet. Flowers, photos, children's drawings and messages were left at the bus stop bench where the 13-year-old ginger cat would often be found asleep or sitting on someone's lap. Bus driver Craig Cockram raised £5,000 for the memorial, which attracted online donations and messages from around the world. One donor from the US wrote: "Remember the joy and happiness you brought to those waiting for the bus over the years." Samantha Hadaway wrote: "Bless you dear Missy for making people smile every day and only asking in return for some kindness. Such a senseless awful waste of a precious little fur angel's life". Kristi, from the USA, posted: "God has a special place for Missy. She touched so many lives. I wish I'd known her." The memorial bench made from oak, with a sequoia cat sculpture curled up at one end, was placed on a grass verge directly opposite Missy's favourite shelter. The Mayor of Havant, Faith Ponsonby, who unveiled it, said the appeal's success was partly a sign of loneliness on the Leigh Park housing estate. She said: "Not a lot of people are allowed to have pets and I have concerns that we need to look out for elderly lonely people. "For children, to stroke her was something they could look forward to every day."

A sculpture has been unveiled in memory of a popular cat which frequented a bus stop in Hampshire.

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Councillors agreed that the pool, with 500 spectator seats, be built the Alan Higgs Centre. The new plans mean the centre will lose its indoor football hall from October 2017 which is currently used by Coventry City Football Club Academy. The charity that owns the Alan Higgs Centre will transfer the building to Coventry and Warwickshire Award Trust. More updates on this and others in Coventry The council will contribute £10.5m towards the project with the remaining funding being sought from external third party funding, the council said. The new sports village in Allard Way, could open in late 2018.

Plans for a £17m Olympic-sized swimming pool and sports village in Coventry have been approved.

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Kris Wade, 36, was accused of killing Christine James, who was 65, at Hansen Court, Century Wharf, some time between February 25 and March 3. He appeared at Cardiff Crown Court via video link from Long Lartin prison. Wade's barrister said his client had "no recollection of the incident". Sentencing was adjourned until 22 September Barrister John Charles Rees QC told the court: "There is no doubt he used a knife. It is not accepted he took a knife there. He continued: "The prosecution will allege there is a sexual motive - that is not accepted." Police were alerted after Mrs James failed to arrive at London's Gatwick Airport for a flight to Florida. The Independent Police Complaints Commission confirmed it was continuing to investigate contact between Mrs James and South Wales Police before her death. Mrs James was the mother-in-law of former Wales rugby captain Jonathan Humphreys.

A Cardiff man has pleaded guilty to murdering his neighbour at her Cardiff Bay flat.

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The German, 32, is on 12 under, one shot ahead of Ryder Cup team-mate Rafa Cabrera Bello of Spain. Ireland's Paul Dunne, England's Tommy Fleetwood and Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat are all on 10 under. Find out how to get into golf with our special guide. Overnight leader Henrik Stenson is among those a shot further back. England's Tyrrell Hatton, 25, winner of the 2016 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, is level with the Swede on nine under after shooting a 68. His fellow countryman Lee Westwood ended the day five shots off the pace after three-putting his final hole for a 69. Defending champion Rickie Fowler and US Open champion Dustin Johnson will play at the weekend after rounds of 68 left them on four under. But Masters champion Danny Willett missed the cut after he followed his opening-round 74 with a 76 to finish on four over. Kaymer, who produced an eagle on the par-five eighth and six birdies in a back nine of 31, said: "I'm not quite 100% happy yet with the way I played, but we always have those little things if you're a perfectionist. "I don't try to push at all, I just try to enjoy playing my favourite golf course. Once in a while a long putt drops in and you get some momentum and then maybe you can make another three or four birdies coming in like it happened today. Pushing, I have bad experience with pushing."

Three-time winner Martin Kaymer produced a second successive round of six-under 66 to lead the Abu Dhabi Championship by a stroke going into the third round.

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The group accuses the government of detaining thousands of refugees, including many children, in "shameful [and] appalling" conditions. Greece is a major gateway for migrants from Asian and African countries as they try to enter the European Union. Attacks against foreigners have been on the rise in the debt-stricken nation. The report claimed that Greece systematically fails to provide the most basic requirements of safety and shelter to the thousands of asylum-seekers passing through the country ever year. "Greece is clearly failing very significantly to absorb and respect the rights of the many migrants that are crossing its land and sea borders with Turkey," Amnesty International spokesman John Dalhuisen said. "It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the EU has a humanitarian crisis not beyond its borders, not on its borders, but within its borders." In particular, the report highlights the plight of unaccompanied children held in "very poor conditions" at the recently opened Corinth detention centre, calling it a breach of international standards. The study also draws attention to the "dramatic increase" of racially motivated attacks, now reported on an almost daily basis. Mr Dalhuisen said many migrants found themselves "at the mercy of violence" in the capital, Athens. The BBC's Mark Lowen in Athens says there is growing pressure on Greece to develop an effective and fair asylum system and improve its policy towards migrants, and on Europe to step in with concrete solutions. The far-right Golden Dawn party has recently seen a rise in its popularity and won 18 seats in parliament on a wave of public anger against austerity. The party blames some of the country's economic problems on illegal immigration. Observers see this as a key factor contributing to the growing climate of xenophobia in Greece. In August, police in Athens arrested more than 1,100 immigrants without documents, and brought in another 4,900 for questioning as part of Operation Xenios Zeus.

Greece faces a "humanitarian crisis" over its mistreatment of asylum-seekers and migrants, according to a report by Amnesty International.

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The constituency was represented by Sadiq Khan for Labour, but he stood down once he became London mayor. The list includes an A&E doctor, Labour's Rosena Allin-Khan and a local businessman, Dan Watkins who is standing for the Conservatives. Mr Watkins had stood against Mr Khan last year, where he lost by 2,842 votes. The full list of candidates;

The full list of candidates for the vacant parliamentary seat of Tooting has been announced.

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The 27-year-old and 29-year-old were attacked in William Street, Johnstone, close to High Street, by two other men, at about 15:15. Both victims were released from hospital after treatment. Det Con Grant Spy, from Paisley CID, said the area would have been busy at the time and there was a public event going on nearby at Houston Square. He appealed for anyone who was in the area at the time and saw a disturbance or anything suspicious to get in touch.

Two men were taken to hospital after a "serious assault" in Renfrewshire on Saturday afternoon, police have said.

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Reynolds strangled the 17-year-old in 2012, four years after a caution for trying to strangle another teenager. Devon and Cornwall Police are investigating West Mercia Police's earlier dealings with the killer, from Wellington, Shropshire. Seven officers received misconduct notices in September and November. Georgia's body was found in woodland off the Nant-y-Garth pass, near Wrexham, four days after she went missing. Reynolds had hanged the teenager in a sexually motivated attack in Wellington before dumping her body.

An eighth West Mercia Police worker has been issued with a misconduct notice over dealings with Georgia Williams killer Jamie Reynolds.

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The former Celtic boss leads a team out in Govan for the first time in over five years when Rangers host Hibs on Saturday. "It will be loud, I imagine," he said of his likely reception from the home fans. "Just the usual, I expect. "I thrive on that sort of thing and want my players to do that as well." Lennon's last managerial visit to Ibrox came in March 2012, when his Celtic side were beaten 3-2 as they looked to wrap up the top-flight title on their rivals' turf. "There are some difficult things you have to listen to regarding your heritage or your family or your background," he said. "It's something you don't ever get used to, but you can draw some strength from as well. "You know I like to play my role. It's part of the game. You have got to have character in the game. You have got to have humour, you have got to have fun. You can't all be serious and confined to the venomous side of the game. "I have seen too much of that already over the summer and the pre-season. I have been appalled by what I have seen from some sections of supporters and we need to get away from all that. "You have more to think about (at Ibrox). You have your team, obviously. It's just hype, it's noise. You can build this game as much as you want but the players have to go out and perform, I have to make sure they are fully concentrated on that and not get over-emotional. "They have to keep their discipline in terms of the game and play as strongly as they can and hopefully get a positive performance." Rangers and Hibernian have not met in Scotland's top tier since season 2011-12, when the Gers won all three matches without conceding a goal. But the clubs locked horns most recently in May 2016, when Hibs famously ended their 114-year wait to lift the Scottish Cup by beating Rangers 3-2 in the final. That triumph sparked a pitch invasion at Hampden Park, as both sets of fans clashed on the field, and Lennon hopes Saturday's match passes without incident. "I want everybody to go to the game and enjoy it then go home safely," Lennon said. "We are talking about historical events now. Two different teams with two different managers and objectives. It's in the past. "It was a hugely significant day for Hibs. Winning the cup meant so much to so many people. Some people hadn't seen that in a lifetime. And they waited a lifetime for it. It's gone now. "We would like to do that again at some stage. As for the rivalry, there is always going to be rivalry in a contest, but we need to keep it safe and secure and within the 90 minutes of the game."

Neil Lennon insists he is relishing returning to Ibrox as Hibernian head coach - and wants his players to adopt the same attitude.

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Fergus Ewing was speaking ahead of the start of the grouse shooting season as he attended the Highland Field Sports Fair, near Inverness. Tourism from field sports - such as shooting, stalking and fishing - all contribute to the Scottish economy. Forecasters predict revenue from rural sports will grow to £185m by 2020. Mr Ewing said: "Our tourism sector is a vital strand of the rural economy and country sports represent a significant proportion of this. "Field sports are a huge draw, with both domestic and foreign audiences enjoying the wealth of world-class opportunities available in Scotland. "Forecasts suggest this area is set to continue to grow over the coming years, which will bring further gains to rural communities in terms of employment and economic benefits." Known as The Glorious Twelfth, 12 August traditionally marks the start of the annual grouse shooting season. Sarah Troughton, chairwoman of the Scottish Country Sports Tourism Group, said: "Country sports in Scotland are truly world-class and have international appeal thanks to the unique and evocative combination of sport, scenery and hospitality that is truly unrivalled. "There is currently a really strong attraction for European visitors and this is expected to contribute to an increase in the value of country sports tourism in Scotland from its current value of £155m to around £185m by 2020."

Scotland's rural economy secretary has hailed the value of country sports after the latest figures showed they were worth £155m.

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The Reverend Jeffrey Steenson, a former Episcopalian Bishop, will head the Personal Ordinariate based in Texas, the Vatican announced. The body was set up to allow Anglicans to join the Catholic Church, whilst keeping some Anglican traditions. The first Ordinariate was established in Britain last year. The Personal Ordinariate was created by the Pope mainly for Anglicans who oppose the direction Anglicanism was taking, such as moves in some countries to allow the ordination of women and gay bishops. It allows Anglicans to become Catholic in groups or as parishes, where previously, converts were accepted on a case-by-case basis. Rev Steenson, a father of three, was an Episcopalian Bishop in New Mexico before stepping down in 2007 after the Church elected its first openly gay bishop. Married Anglican priests who convert to Catholicism are exempted from the Catholic Church's celibacy rule, but cannot be bishops in the Catholic Church. Other ordinariates are being considered in Australia and Canada.

Pope Benedict XVI has appointed an American married priest to head the first US structure for Anglicans converting to Roman Catholicism.

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The Libyan branch of IS on Sunday released videos of the men being beheaded and another group being shot. The killings have been condemned in Ethiopia and throughout the world. IS and other jihadist groups are active in many towns in Libya, which has been torn by civil conflict since last year. The brother of one of those killed described the killers as "animals... outside of all humanity". Ethiopia's government has confirmed that the people shown being killed in the IS videos were Ethiopian migrant workers. However the Jerusalem Post reported that three of those killed were Eritreans who had previously sought asylum in Israel. Among those who have condemned the killings are Pope Francis, who expressed his "great distress and sadness" and Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Patriarch Abune Mathias who described them as "repugnant". "We have a duty to raise our voice to tell the world that the killing of the innocent like animals is completely unacceptable," he was quoted by the AFP news agency as saying. Prayers were said jointly by Christian and Muslims across Ethiopia, led by Sheikh Mohammed Jemal, head of the Islamic Affairs Supreme Council. He said that the killing of people like "chickens" had no place in Islam. A man who saw his only brother executed on the video also expressed his outrage. "I saw him kneeling, a masked man pointing a gun to my brother and his friend, with a knife to their throats," Tesfaye Wolde said. He described how his brother and his brother's friend - also seen killed on the video - left Ethiopia two months ago to seek a better life in Europe, heading first for Sudan and then to Libya in the hope of crossing the Mediterranean to Italy. Ethiopians have taken to social media to express their shock, anger and grief following the killings. The African Union, the European Union and the US have also expressed their solidarity with Ethiopia. The video is similar to previous ones posted by IS, including the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians in February. The latest killings appear to have taken place in two regions of Libya - in the south and the east, the BBC's North African correspondent Rana Jawad reports. Libya has not had a stable government since long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in 2011.

Ethiopia has started three days of national mourning following the killing by Islamic State of more than 20 migrant workers - most thought to be Ethiopian Christians - in Libya.

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In an interview with the newspaper al-Hayat, Mr Brahimi warned of a scenario in which warlords and militia filled a void left by a collapsed state. Somalia has been without an effective central government since 1991. Meanwhile, the UK said it would support offering President Bashar al-Assad a safe exit if it ended the bloodshed. Prime Minister David Cameron told al-Arabiya TV that the international community should consider anything "to get that man out of the country". But he also said he would favour Mr Assad "facing the full force of international law and justice for what he has done". Mr Brahimi, who succeeded Kofi Annan as the international envoy to Syria in August, spoke to al-Hayat a week after the failure of the four-day ceasefire he brokered to coincide with the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. In the interview, the Algerian diplomat played down the risk of sectarian and ethnic partition - which some observers have suggested could see President Assad's powerful Alawite minority forming a state in Syria's north-east - warning that the country faced something worse. "People are talking about the risk of partition in Syria. I do not see partition," Mr Brahimi said. "I believe that if this issue is not dealt with correctly, the danger is 'Somalisation' and not partition - the collapse of the state and the emergence of warlords, militias and fighting groups," he added. Years of fighting in Somalia between rival clans and warlords, and an inability to deal with famine and disease, have led to the deaths of up to a million people since President Siad Barre was toppled in 1991. Mr Brahimi said he was seeking a binding resolution from the UN Security Council based on the guidelines for a political transition which were agreed in Geneva in June by the so-called Action Group for Syria. "Everyone must face a bitter, difficult and scary truth: that this type of crisis - if not dealt with correctly day by day - can go on for a year, two years and more," he said. "I hope that it doesn't go on for this period, and it might not if everyone inside and outside [Syria] does what he should." On Tuesday, clashes, shelling, explosions and air raids were reported in different parts of Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based activist group, said seven people had been killed by government air raids in the Houla region of Homs province, and that eight people had died after troops shelled the town of Saraqeb in Idlib province. Seven civilians were also killed when warplanes bombed the south-eastern Damascus suburb of Kafarbatna, it added. Later, there was a bomb explosion in the Waroud area of Qudsaya, a north-western suburb of the capital populated mostly by Alawites. The SOHR said at least 10 civilians had been killed and more than 40 wounded when three devices were detonated. The official Sana news agency said several people had died. Earlier, Sana said Mohammed Osama Lahm, the brother of the speaker of the People's Assembly, had been shot dead in the Midan district. The Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency meanwhile said seven Syrian generals had been given refuge after being allowed to cross the border near the town of Reyhanli, in Hatay province. The generals have reportedly been sent to the nearby Apaydin refugee camp - a well-guarded facility built on farmland which houses other former Syrian army officers. Their identities and ranks were not released. In Jordan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with Riad Hijab, a former Syrian prime minister who defected in August. He urged the opposition to abandon its precondition that the president had to step down before any peace talks can be held. Mr Hijab later told al-Arabiya that Russia was "searching for a political solution in which Bashar al-Assad stays". This, he said, was "impossible".

The UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, has said he fears the country could "turn into a new Somalia" unless the crisis does not end soon.

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West Yorkshire Police said officers had seized a number of vehicle components at both sites near Blackburn in Lancashire. The force, working alongside Lancashire Constabulary, said six arrests had been made during the raids. Police said van thefts accounted for 40% of all vehicles reported stolen in Yorkshire. Almost 500 Ford Transit vans were reported stolen in West Yorkshire between January and December 2015, with an estimated value of £7.5m. Officers said vehicles stolen from Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield had been traced to Lancashire. The vans would then be broken up into component parts and sold on. Ch Supt Pat Casserly, from West Yorkshire Police, said: "Whilst collectively these incidents result in high-value crime, we must remember that each theft has very human consequences. "These types of vehicles are often owned and utilised by small businesses and for some the theft of a vehicle can result in the loss of contracts and future work."

Police have raided two premises alleged to be involved in the disposal of hundreds of stolen vans.

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The University of Surrey awarded a first-class degree to 41% of students last year, more than doubling the proportion five years ago. And firsts awarded at the University of East Anglia have almost trebled to 37%. Professor of education Alan Smithers called it "chronic grade inflation". Among the prestigious Russell Group of universities more than a quarter of students received a first-class degree. The Press Association survey, analysing figures for 2015-16 from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), indicates it is now more common to graduate with a first-class degree than a lower second (2:2) grade - with 24% getting a first last year, compared with 21% getting a lower second. The most widely awarded degree was an upper second (2:1), received by about 51%. The figures from HESA go back only as far as 1994 - when 7% of students received a first, but they show the proportion of firsts has more than trebled in the past two decades, up to 24% last year. Among the 148 universities with comparable data, only a handful saw fewer first-class degrees last year than five years previously, with a number having doubled or trebled the proportion awarded. Among specialist institutions, such as in the creative arts, proportions of firsts could be even higher - such as 64% of students getting firsts at the Royal Academy of Music. "There are people who think the system isn't as robust as it might be," said Nick Hillman, head of the Higher Education Policy Institute. "It can all be a bit bit cosy - you ask someone you know to be an external examiner." Universities are their own degree-awarding bodies, so can decide their own levels of degree grades. "A comparison would be if schools could decide how many A grades to give in A-levels - it's a big incentive for grade inflation," said Mr Hillman. Prof Smithers, of the University of Buckingham, said unlike with national exams such as GCSEs and A-levels, universities were "free to award as many firsts as they like". "They have every incentive to do so," he said. "Students like to have top-class degrees and may choose universities on that basis." Increasing firsts could push universities up league tables, said Prof Smithers. "If every other university is doing it, you don't want to get left behind," he said. But it meant that it was difficult for employers to interpret the value and that "an upper-second has almost become the pass grade". Universities are competing for students and their tuition fees, rising to £9,250, and there have been suggestions that more higher top degrees will be an incentive for applicants. First-class degrees will be an advantage for future job opportunities - and some companies recruit only from graduates with an upper second or above. But there have also been arguments that rising degree grades reflect the improved A-level grades of those entering university and a more focused attention to studying. Between 2010-11 and 2015-16, the University of Surrey increased its proportion of first-class degrees awarded, from 19% to 41%. Prof Jane Powell, the university's vice-provost, said it "reflects a combination of national trends and the University of Surrey's concentrated focus on enhancing all aspects of our educational provision". "It is very pleasing to see this high level of commitment by both staff and students translating into excellent degree results, the rigorous standards of which are confirmed by external independent assurance processes." Imperial College has the highest proportion of firsts among mainstream universities. A spokeswoman said this reflected the very high entry grades required to get a place at such a top-ranking institution. Highest proportions of first-class degrees in mainstream universities Biggest increases in first-class degrees in mainstream universities 2010-11 to 2015-16

The proportion of top degree grades being awarded by UK universities has soared - with some universities giving first-class degrees to more than a third of their students.

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Papworth Hospital acquired seven acres (2.83 hectares) for its new base on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus near Addenbrooke's Hospital in December. Work will begin shortly enabling it to move from Papworth Everard, 13 miles (20km) west of Cambridge, by 2018. The hospital said its new base would "revolutionise cardiothoracic care". The project will cost £165m, partly paid through a 30-year Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deal, and partly through the public sector. The 310-bed hospital will replace the current 276-bed facility, which in 1979 carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant. Prof John Wallwork, chairman of Papworth Hospital and former consultant cardiac surgeon, said: "This move will allow Papworth to revolutionise cardiothoracic care and treatment in the UK whilst allowing the hospital to offer the best possible care and treatment to our patients and future generations."

Work is set to start on one of the UK's largest NHS specialist heart and lung hospitals in Cambridge after it was confirmed finances are now in place.

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After a four-under 68, the 29-year-old world number 149 birdied the first extra hole to defeat American Patrick Reed after both finished at 17 under. Overnight leader Thongchai Jaidee had a 71 to finish tied third at 16 under. Englishman Justin Rose was one further back after six birdies in a 67, sharing seventh place with compatriot Paul Casey, who bogeyed the last in a 69. Reed held a one-shot lead with two holes to play after holing out from 100 yards from a fairway bunker for an eagle at the 15th and carding his fifth birdie of the day on the next. However, the world number 17 bogeyed the 17th and left a birdie putt short from 12 feet on the 18th, tapping in for par before throwing his ball into the lake surrounding the green. That left Broberg, who began the day two off the lead, with a birdie putt from similar range to move ahead - but he also left it short. Jaidee and An - the final pair - both missed chances to join the play-off. Broberg and Reed returned to the 471-yard 18th, where the American found thick rough off the tee, a greenside bunker with his approach and splashed out to four feet. Broberg, playing in his 96th European Tour event, this time made no mistake with his birdie attempt to claim victory. In the Race To Dubai standings, Danny Willett closed the gap on leader Rory McIlroy by finishing in a share of 28th place. McIlroy leads by 1,613 points before next week's season-ending World Tour Championship in Dubai, where the winner will claim 1,333,330 points.

Swede Kristoffer Broberg won his maiden European Tour title with a play-off victory at the BMW Masters in Shanghai.

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