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Kerry, 45, led Great Britain women to bronze at London 2012.
He was appointed performance director that year, overseeing Rio 2016 qualification for the men's and women's teams, but will now focus on coaching.
"My passion is coaching and that is the fundamental basis for me making this decision," he said.
"My coaching is still developing. While I have the energy and keep getting better at what I do, I want to keep pursuing that passion for as long as I can."
Kerry's GB team are next in action at the Champions Trophy at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London from 18-26 June.
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Danny Kerry has been named permanent head coach of the Great Britain and England women's hockey teams until the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
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Police hold grave fears for the woman after weekend temperatures in the Northern Territory soared above 40C.
The couple, in their 70s, arrived in Australia earlier this month before renting a car in Alice Springs on Thursday.
A search was launched on Sunday after the vehicle was found empty 70km (43 miles) away at Trephina Gorge.
Police confirmed the 76-year-old man's body was found on Monday.
Duty superintendent Brendan Muldoon said the search would involve helicopters, trail bikes, horses and people on foot.
"It's very harsh conditions out there, we hold grave fears for their safety," he told the NT News before the man's body was found.
"We'll definitely be pulling out all stops."
Australian authorities have contacted the German consulate.
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An elderly German tourist has been found dead in Australia's Outback as a search continues for his missing wife.
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A UK flag is already available on smartphones and other devices.
Unicode has proposed a mechanism for making the flags available from 2017, but manufacturers will have to add the new emojis to their keyboards.
It has now launched a public consultation after the proposal to add the flags of the home nations.
Unicode also recommended adding the flags of US states and other territories that are not currently available as standard.
Emoji flags already available include those for Ascension Island, St Barthelemy, Curaçao, Diego Garcia and Djibouti.
The proposal for a new range of emoji flags was submitted by Jeremy Burge of Emojipedia and BBC Wales' head of social media, Owen Williams.
The flag for Northern Ireland has not been included in the proposal as it does not have official status, although it is included in an unrelated proposal asking Unicode to adopt "regional indicator" emojis.
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Emoji flags for Wales, Scotland and England could be introduced to devices next year, the authority on computer text and characters has said.
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Durham began day three at Taunton on 130-5, needing 46 runs to win with five wickets in hand - but they collapsed to 136 all out in just 17 minutes.
Jack Leach (4-46) struck twice in the first over, dismissing Graham Onions and Paul Coughlin in consecutive balls.
Stuart Poynter fell in Leach's next over, before Roelof van der Merwe removed Mark Wood and Chris Rushworth.
The spinner's two wickets in two balls to wrap up the win gave him figures of 4-45.
Somerset are up to second in Division One as it stands, three points behind leaders Middlesex, and have leapfrogged Durham, who slip to third.
BBC Newcastle's Martin Emmerson
"As capitulations go this was right up there from Durham and was dreadful to see.
"Durham coach Jon Lewis says he can't blame his players for what happened, but on a pitch which offered excessive turn from the first morning they should have had an idea of what was likely to come.
"Chris Rogers, the Somerset captain, says the pitch was too dry and the groundsman didn't quite get it right. Ironically, it is now getting a drenching as I write this - but it offered plenty for Durham's seam bowlers too.
"Whether the umpires feel the need to report it is another matter. It was a bizarre match that featured 13 ducks and no score above 200. Make of that what you will."
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Somerset took five wickets in 22 balls on the third morning to complete an astonishing 39-run win over Durham.
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Nick Harrington, who sat on Warwick District Council, has apologised for causing "considerable offence to both members of the traveller community and to those of Irish heritage".
He also apologised to athlete Christine Ohuruogu for an "ill-judged" comment he made last year on Facebook.
He has already quit as a magistrate.
In the tweet Mr Harrington made during Eurovision, he said that Ireland could keep its gypsies, using strong language.
In the post on Facebook, he likened Ohuruogu to a black scarecrow.
In a statement in which he apologised "unreservedly", he said: "My comments about the Irish border were also foolish.
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"In addition there have been comments about my Facebook post of an entry in a scarecrow competition last year which was based on the Olympics. I accept this was ill-judged for which I apologise to Christine Ohuruogu.
"Therefore it is with deep regret that I formally tender my resignation as member for Stoneleigh and Cubbington ward effective immediately."
He added he was "devastated" by what he had done.
Mr Harrington's Twitter account was deleted after the Eurovision furore but his remarks were widely retweeted.
Police are investigating and are treating what happened as a suspected hate crime.
Council leader Andrew Mobbs initially suspended Mr Harrington for six months, saying his behaviour was unacceptable.
He said on Wednesday that his resignation was "entirely appropriate" and he awaited the outcome of a police investigation.
"I am very disappointed that his comment was made in the first place and by the reaction it generated towards the district council on social media," he added.
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A Conservative councillor who wrote a racist tweet during the Eurovision Song Contest has resigned.
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The Ibrox club confirmed on Sunday that Finn Johansson has been given the role of Caixinha's 'local' assistant.
Johansson, a Rangers player from 1997-2000, played alongside Paatelainen with Finland and for him at Hibernian.
"Jonatan will be a great addition to the Rangers coaching team," Paatelainen told BBC Scotland.
Johansson was most recently an assistant with the Finland national side, having also worked as under-20s coach at Motherwell from 2012-2015.
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He fought off competition from fellow former Rangers players Barry Ferguson, John Brown, Alex Rae and Kevin Thomson, with Caixinha looking to add some local knowledge to his backroom set-up.
Paatelainen, who signed Johansson for Hibs in 2009, is convinced the 41-year-old has the character and qualities to succeed.
"JJ is a smashing guy," Paatelainen added. "He was a very hard worker when he was a player.
"I haven't worked with him as a coach but I have spoken to him about coaching, and as a player he was always a good listener.
"I'd regard Jonatan as an honest, very loyal person who has experience of playing at the top level.
"JJ is a guy who will be very easy to work with and whatever Pedro Caixinha asks him to do, he will do it. He will be a pleasure to work with.
"It's a great move for JJ to improve and get experience of coaching at such a great club."
Johansson joined Rangers as a 21-year-old and flourished under Dick Advocaat, scoring 21 times in his 71 appearances.
And Paatelainen insists his countryman will relish a return to Ibrox.
"Jonatan is a Rangers man through and through so he will really enjoy working for a club that is so close to his heart," he added.
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Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha has made a great appointment by adding Jonatan Johansson to his backroom team, says former Hibernian boss Mixu Paatelainen.
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Dominic Samuel fired home from close range to open the scoring before Crewe's best chance came when Zoumana Bakayogo's 25-yard volley hit the post.
Gillingham's second came when Samuel's 61st-minute volley hit the bar and rebounded in off defender Jon Guthrie.
Josh Wright added an injury-time third, slotting his shot in off the post.
Gillingham stay third, three points off from an automatic promotion spot.
Crewe remain second from bottom, seven points shy of safety, with 10 games left, starting with next Saturday's key home game against 21st-placed Blackpool.
Crewe boss Steve Davis told BBC Radio Stoke:
"We didn't offer much as an attacking threat in the first half. Only Zoumana Bakayogo offered something in the final third. He was our outstanding player,
"He was a threat with his pace and willingness to get forward and put crosses in for us and his volley was an excellent effort.
"We went for it and had a go in the second half. We gambled and that is always going to leave spaces for the opposition. We had a great chance to level it up when Marcus Haber has put Tom Hitchcock in but he snatched at it. It was a type of finish from someone who is a bit out of form and it was a key moment because, not long after, they get their second goal.
"It was a mistake between our left back and centre-back, Samuel has got free in the box and hit the underside of the bar and it has hit Jon and gone in. That about sums it up for us."
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Gillingham won for the first time in five games to restart their automatic promotion push, as they beat League One strugglers Crewe Alexandra.
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The HGVs blocked the southbound carriageway from 05:00 GMT on Saturday.
Fire crews said both drivers had a "lucky escape" after receiving minor injuries. No-one else was hurt.
One of the lorries overturned and landed halfway down a bank between Bicester and Thame. The road was closed until 18:00 for emergency repairs.
Incident commander for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue, Paul Webster, said: "It was a lucky escape for the two drivers and the other road users that there were no serious injuries. The cause of the accident is being investigated by police."
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The M40 was closed for more than 12 hours after two lorries were involved in a collision.
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Helen Hinks, of Talybont, and her son William, three, discovered it while walking along Borth beach in February.
The boat travelled 4,000 miles across the Atlantic after being launched by schoolchildren in South Carolina in May 2015.
Parts for the vessel have arrived from the US and parents and pupils from Borth Primary will try to rebuild it.
Youngsters at St Andrew's School of Math and Science in Charleston made it as part of a school project and named it the Carolina Dreamer.
It was fitted with a GPS tracker, which showed it had washed up in Bermuda, before being re-launched.
Mrs Hinks described work to repair it as "an inspiring project", with a new fibre glass top and sail recently arriving from St Andrew's School.
"We were really excited to open the box and see the parts had arrived and the children from the school had all written good luck messages," she said.
The plan is to re-launch it from the west coast of Ireland in July.
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A toy boat that sailed from the US and was washed up on a Ceredigion beach could be set to sail again.
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The famously unpretentious Pope used his address to encourage Bolivian Catholics to reject consumerism.
He told them the economic system excluded people and created barriers.
The Pope will now travel to Paraguay, the third and final country on his tour of South America.
On Thursday Pope Francis rode through the streets of Santa Cruz for about an hour.
The Burger King restaurant had been booked by the Pope's organisers and curtained off in advance so he could change into his religious vestments before the Mass.
It reopened later in the day for business but with the altar and throne used in the Mass still inside.
During his sermon he denounced what he said was a "mentality in which everything has a price, everything can be bought (...) making room only for a select few".
Later in a long speech to civic leaders, Pope Francis apologised for the actions of the Catholic Church against indigenous peoples during the conquest and colonisation of the Americas.
He said he humbly begged for forgiveness for the crimes that were committed.
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Pope Francis chose to change clothes in a fast-food restaurant in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz before leading an open-air Mass before an audience of hundreds of thousands.
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Howe has labelled Surman's 36 league appearances this term "a huge achievement", with the 29-year-old playing every minute of the campaign.
"I think he has been a real model of consistency," Howe told BBC Radio Solent. "He's a great trainer.
"I thought he was good for us in the Championship last season as well."
Howe added: "He has been even better this season. He's a dream to work with and his performances have been nothing short of outstanding.
"He has earned the right to be first choice and the way he conducts himself and understands what we're trying to do is key.
"Full credit to him for that and hopefully there's more to come."
Surman, 29, is expected to take his place in the Bournemouth line-up for their final home game against West Brom on Saturday, but defender Adam Smith will not feature again this season.
A hernia sustained against Manchester City last month has ruled the 25-year-old out, although forward Max Gradel is set to return.
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Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has praised the service of Andrew Surman, who has been ever-present in the club's first Premier League season.
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The Treasury has admitted that the savings of more than £80bn could cost nearly half a million jobs.
The Welsh Assembly Government said the Spending Review meant it would lose £1.8bn from its budget over the next four years.
Rallies have also been taking place in other cities across the UK.
Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan has said the review was fair, and the assembly government was facing "smaller cuts than most UK government departments".
The public sector employs around a quarter of the workforce in Wales.
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has about 22,000 members in Wales.
Chair Katrine Williams said: "Our demonstration is intended to show that workers in Wales will not sit idly by and allow our public services to be decimated and the Welsh economy to be wrecked by these vicious cuts.
"Public sector workers face thousands of job losses across Wales, and a huge increase in workloads plus attacks on wages and pensions.
"The jobs of private sector workers will also be hit as the economy shrinks. And we all face the destruction of vital public services.
"Now is the time to stand up and take action against these threats."
The assembly government has said the cuts were at the lower end of predictions, but the budget was the "worst since devolution".
Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones has said Wales could see up to 25,000 public sector job losses over four years with the same number in the private sector.
Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan has called the review a "fair funding settlement for Wales".
She has said: "The Welsh Assembly Government is facing smaller cuts than most UK government departments but, like everywhere else, tough decisions will have to be faced in Cardiff Bay."
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Hundreds of union members have joined protests in Cardiff and Wrexham against the UK government's cuts to the public sector.
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The painting, which hangs in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery, is to be moved to London's Royal Academy of Arts in September.
It is to be one of the main attractions of a Dali/Duchamp exhibition.
The piece will return to the Kelvingrove in summer 2018, before going to Auckland Castle, County Durham, in autumn 2019.
The painting, which was bought by the City of Glasgow for £8,200 in 1952, will then return to Kelvingrove in spring 2020.
The Dali/Duchamp aims to throw light on the relationship between the father of conceptual art, Marcel Duchamp, and Surrealist Salvador Dali.
The exhibition, which will bring together more than 60 works, is to travel to The Dali Museum in St Petersburg, Florida from February to May 2018.
Head of Glasgow Museums Duncan Dornan said it would provide a new perspective on an "inventive and intelligent man".
He said: "Glasgow's art collection is considered one of the finest in Europe and loaning key pieces increases access to the works so that people across the country and indeed the world can enjoy them, bolstering our reputation."
Tim Marlow, artistic director at the Royal Academy of Arts, said: "Showing Dali's Christ of St John of the Cross together with seminal works by Duchamp will be one of the undoubted highlights of the Royal Academy's forthcoming Dali/Duchamp exhibition."
It is the first time Christ of St John of the Cross has been on loan since 2010.
It featured in Salvador Dali: The Late Work, an important exhibition focusing on Dali's later career at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, USA.
In a reciprocal loan agreement with the Royal Academy, Kelvingrove is to exhibit Henry Raeburn's Boy and Rabbit to from September 2017 until May 2018.
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One of Scotland's most famous paintings - Salvador Dali's Christ Of St John Of The Cross - is to go on loan.
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Cecilio Lopez Sanchez was hoisted out of the cave near Chachapoyas in north-eastern Peru on Tuesday.
Mr Sanchez, a native of Madrid, suffered spinal injuries after an accident in the cave almost two weeks ago.
He was airlifted to hospital in the Peruvian capital Lima, where police say he is in a stable condition.
More than 100 rescue workers cheered as Mr Sanchez was lifted out of the cave after a painstaking operation.
Many of them had travelled from Spain to take part in the rescue.
The operation involved winching Mr Sanchez out of the cave on a stretcher.
Heavy winds, rain and cold temperatures complicated the rescue attempt.
He was airlifted by a Peruvian air force helicopter to a nearby airfield, then flown to Lima for treatment.
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A Spanish caver has been freed after being trapped in a 400m deep cave in Peru for 12 days.
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At least 10 hospitals across the county have been earmarked for closure, or a reduction in beds or services.
The clinical commissioning group (CCG) overseeing the changes, said its aim was to ensure access to "consistently excellent care".
But angry demonstrators said the cuts would "devastate" services and should not go ahead.
Save Our Hospital Services organisers said April Fools Day was chosen to protest against the plans because the threat was "no joke".
Protests have taken place in Ilfracombe, Torrington, Bideford, Ottery, Sidmouth, Seaton, Barnstaple, Torbay, South Molton and Exeter.
A similar protest took place on Friday in Holsworthy, where overnight services have been temporarily closed due to staff shortages.
The proposals are part of NHS Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group's "Sustainability and Transformation Plan" (STP), which opponents claim will cut more than £500m from health spending in the county.
"The STP will devastate the services we all depend on and must be stopped," protester Di Fuller said.
"At a time of black and red alerts with hospitals across Devon in crisis, only a fool can think about introducing the STP."
Tim Burke, a GP and CCG chair, said while the NHS wholeheartedly supported "open and frank" debate, protesters should not prevent access to hospitals for patients, staff and visitors.
"We understand that people are passionate and rightly proud of the NHS and want to express their views," he said.
Dr Burke said services were under severe financial pressure and to ensure everyone had access to consistently-excellent care - whether from a hospital or community-based services - it was essential the NHS and local communities "work together to identify how best to meet rising demand".
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Protesters have formed human "red lines" outside community hospitals in Devon over proposed cuts.
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The names will be announced in a live show on BBC World TV and BBC World Service radio, starting at 18:00 GMT.
Fans of African football worldwide will be able to vote via the BBC African football website from 18:50.
Voting will close at 18:00 on Monday, 28 November and the winner revealed live on Focus on Africa TV and radio on Monday 12 December at 17:35.
A panel of former African internationals and football experts will be in attendance at the special show on Saturday.
Hosted by Peter Okwoche, the show will include an interview with a former winner of the award, discussion of the 2016 nominees and a review of the year in African football.
And you will also have the chance to watch behind-the-scenes footage on the BBC Africa and BBC Sport Facebook pages and on Instagram.
BBC Sport will also be live-tweeting the launch as it happens on BBC Africa and BBC Sport Twitter accounts.
Users of social media can stay up to date with the competition via #BBCAFOTY.
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On Saturday the five nominees for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2016 will be revealed and voting will open.
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Accountancy firm BDO said its jobs index for July, which measures hiring plans over the next three months, was at its highest level since 1998.
A "significant uptick" in hiring plans by services firm in particular was driving the increase, BDO said.
An increase in the rate of job creation is expected for the rest of the year, the survey found.
BDO's optimism index - which measures businesses' expectations over the next six months - was at its highest level for more than a year in July.
"The unprecedented growth we've seen in UK employment this year looks set to continue," said BDO partner Peter Hemington.
But he warned that some services firms were already citing concerns over a shortage of skilled workers, and said "readily available and flexible labour from Europe" could help to relieve short-term pressure on businesses.
"To address this, the government must ensure its protectionist tendencies are put on hold until productivity returns to pre-crisis levels," he added.
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UK firms intend to hire staff at the fastest rate for 16 years, research suggests.
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South Korea's financial regulator said the company wanted to file for bankruptcy protection in more than 40 countries to protect its fleet.
Under bankruptcy protection a firm can reorganise its debts and block assets from being seized.
According to Hanjin, 68 out of its fleet of 141 ships have been stranded since the firm's collapse last week.
Several ships have already been seized in ports.
Hanjin cargo fleet stranded at sea
Hanjin last week filed for receivership in South Korea after attempts to raise fresh funding for the indebted firm failed.
On Friday, the firm had filed for bankruptcy protection in the US, a spokeswoman said on Monday, which would help protect its ships from being seized in US ports where many of the ships from Asia are heading.
The world's seventh-largest container line has been unprofitable for four of the last five years.
The global economic downturn in recent years years severely affected profits across the cargo shipping industry.
Fierce competition and falling prices have lead to a $5.4bn (£4.1bn) debt for Hanjin before its creditors refused to offer a new lifeline.
Hanjin shares plunged 30% when they resumed trading on Monday, but then recovered.
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Troubled shipping giant Hanjin plans to seek court protection to prevent its ships from being seized by creditors.
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The company supplies more than 140,000 customers in the greater Belfast area.
The price increase means a typical household customer will see gas costs rise by £36 a year.
The company said the price rise reflected "sustained increases in global wholesale gas costs which have risen by over 50% in the last 12 months".
The prices rise follows consultation with the utility regulator.
The regulator said: "We regulate the prices that SSE Airtricity Gas Supply can charge to its customers in the Greater Belfast area and have carefully reviewed each element of this new tariff.
"This increase will still leave the SSE Airtricity Gas Supply domestic tariff for Greater Belfast lower than the average standard tariff in the Republic of Ireland and amongst the lowest standard gas tariffs in the UK. "
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SSE Airtricity is putting up gas prices by more than 7% from the end of this month.
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Pole vaulter Anzhelika Sidorova, sprinter Kristina Sivkova and hammer thrower Aleksei Sokirskii all met the "exceptional eligibility criteria".
Russia's athletics federation remains suspended from international competition after claims of state-sponsored doping.
Sidorova, Sivkova and Sokirskii would compete as neutral athletes.
Their participation in competitions is still subject to approval by the organisers of individual events.
The three could compete in the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade and European Throwing Cup next month.
Long jumper Darya Klishina and sprinter Yulia Stepanova had previously been declared eligible and will remain so.
The IAAF has received 48 applications from Russian athletes to compete independently, 28 of which were endorsed by Russia's athletics federation.
In a statement, the IAAF said six applications had been declined, but did not give the names of the athletes in question.
Russian officials say they do not expect any more of their athletes to be cleared for the European Indoors as they expect the remaining rulings "no earlier than the middle of March".
IAAF president Lord Coe said: "The application process to compete internationally as neutral athletes is about our desire to support the hopes and aspirations of all clean athletes including Russian athletes who have been failed by their national system.
"While prioritising applications based upon the entry deadlines of the competitions concerned, the primary responsibility of the doping review board must always be to safeguard the integrity of competition."
Before last summer's Olympic Games in Rio, the governing body outlined "strict criteria" any Russian athletes must meet if they wanted to take part in the Games.
Only US-based Klishina was able to meet the criteria - and she entered as a neutral.
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Three Russian athletes have been cleared to return to competition by the IAAF's doping review board.
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The 66-year-old will host two shows as part of a festive line-up that includes Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash and Metallica's Lars Ulrich.
"To come up with the tunes that fit the concept of each show, I've had to dig back to things that I haven't heard in a long, long time," said Iggy.
"I thought I better check these old numbers to see if they still made the grade for me. They still do."
The Lust for Life singer, who released his first album with the Stooges for six years earlier this year, will present two programmes on the BBC digital station over the Christmas period.
Iggy Pop's first Show - on Christmas Day - is entitled Rockin' Rebels and will be followed by an interview with Metallica drummer Ulrich as part of Matt Everitt's The First Time strand.
A second Iggy show, on New Year's Day, will explore Heartbreak and Heartaches.
"I've listened to all this music for the shows and it all flows for me," said the veteran rocker, adding that he hoped to "reach out and touch" the listener.
The BBC said the shows would offer an "exclusive insight into the mind of one of the most influential rock stars of the last 40 years".
This is Radio Clash, a two-hour special presented by Jones and Simonon, will air on Boxing Day afternoon.
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US singer Iggy Pop is to present two shows this Christmas on BBC 6 Music.
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Cerberus paid £205m for the portfolio, called Project Rathlin, which had a face value of £1.4bn.
The portfolio is understood to include the defaulted loan relating to the 16-acre Sirocco Works site in east Belfast.
Another of the loans is understood to relate to the planned Royal Exchange project in Belfast city centre.
In a statement to the Stock Exchange, Ulster Bank's parent company RBS said this would be the "final material transaction" in Northern Ireland for its internal "bad bank".
That represents a significant milestone for Ulster Bank in Northern Ireland as it means it has now got rid of all the large boomtime property loans that it no longer wants.
Previous transactions saw it sell loans to Cerberus, Davidson Kempner and Bank of Ireland.
In other cases the bank oversaw the agreed sale of properties by some major borrowers.
The deal also cements the dominant position of Cerberus in the Northern Ireland commercial property market.
As well as its previous purchase of Ulster Bank loans, Cerberus bought the entire Northern Ireland loan portfolio of the Irish government's National Asset Management Agency (Nama).
Cerberus is now rapidly working through the Nama portfolio.
Two major borrowers are known to have have refinanced their Cerberus loans, while a number of other borrowers have also been put into administration or receivership.
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The US investment fund Cerberus has agreed to buy another portfolio of property loans from Ulster Bank.
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Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir was detained at Beirut airport early on Saturday.
He had been on the run since clashes with the Lebanese army in 2013, which left at least 17 soldiers dead.
The cleric organised followers to fight alongside rebels in Syria in response to Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group which backs President Bashar al-Assad.
Sheikh Assir is wanted over an incident in June 2013 in which one of his men was caught with unauthorised weapons in his car at a military checkpoint in Sidon, 40km (28 miles) south of the capital, Beirut.
Witnesses at the time said machine guns and rockets were used - and when the army went to Mr Assir's compound, it found heavy weapons and military-style uniforms.
Lebanese officials said he was arrested trying to fly to Egypt using a false passport, having "changed his appearance".
Unconfirmed reports said he had shaved off his beard and undergone facial surgery.
BBC regional analyst Sebastian Usher says the media-savvy sheikh has been one of the fieriest voices in Lebanon, stoking up sectarian tensions as the Syrian war has raged next door.
Sheikh Assir built his reputation on television talkshows as a self-proclaimed defender of Sunni rights against the Shia movement, Hezbollah, and its backing of Syria's President Assad, our analyst says.
Despite being on the run for two years, he has continued to issue video and audio messages.
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Lebanese authorities have arrested a fugitive radical Sunni preacher as he was trying to leave the country, officials say.
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Weymouth and Portland Borough Council extended the time dogs are not allowed on the beach from May until September to Easter until the end of October.
The change, due to start in 2017, extends the ban for up to nine extra weeks per year.
The petition, launched by resident Judi Moore, has been signed by 1,150 people.
She said she hoped it would be debated by the council in January.
Weymouth Borough Council said the decision was taken after a public consultation.
The council said nearly 1,700 people responded, with about a quarter wanting a year-round ban.
But protesters said 63% of respondents wanted the dates to stay as they were.
In October, hundreds of owners staged a dog-walking protest on Weymouth beach over the new rules.
Following the protest, community protection councillor Francis Drake said: "Members were aware that the majority of respondents wanted the dates to stay the same.
"However, after taking the consultation results into consideration, the Policy Development Committee made the decision to extend the ban."
Ms Moore called the ban a "retrograde step".
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Campaigners hoping to overturn new rules banning dogs from Weymouth's beach for seven months of the year have handed a petition to the council.
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Tremmel, 38, who joined the Swans from RB Salzburg in August 2010, made 52 senior appearances for the Welsh club, but saw action last season confined to the Football League Trophy.
Emnes had two loan spells before signing a deal in 2014. He made just nine Premier League starts for Swansea.
He scored four goals in 37 games on loan at Blackburn last season.
Liam Shephard, Josh Vickers, Owain Jones, Tom Dyson and Tom Holland will also leave the club, while Alex Samuel has agreed to join Stevenage.
Youngsters Causso Darame and Mael Davies have signed new deals while striker Jordan Garrick, goalkeeper Lewis Thomas and full-back Aaron Lewis, have all been offered extensions.
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Swansea City have released eight players including goalkeeper Gerhard Tremmel and Marvin Emnes.
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The drone crashed on Baengnyeong island on Monday afternoon.
It fell as the two Koreas traded fire into each other's waters in an incident Seoul says was provoked by the North.
South Korean authorities say a preliminary investigation has concluded that the drone came from the North.
"The relevant departments of the South Korean government have confirmed that North Korea is responsible for it," said South Korea's Unification Ministry spokesman Park Soo-jin.
A similar drone was found in Paju, just south of the demilitarised zone that separates the two Koreas, on 24 March, Yonhap news agency reported.
It was equipped with a a high-resolution camera and had taken pictures of military installations and South Korea's presidential compound, the agency said.
The two Koreas were divided at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty. They remain technically at war and the border is heavily fortified.
Monday's clash came after North Korea announced it would hold live-fire exercises in seven parts of the disputed western maritime border - a major flashpoint between the two nations.
South Korea says it returned fire after North Korean shells landed in its territorial waters. Hundreds of shells were fired, but all fell in the sea and nobody was hurt.
The exchange of fire happened days after North Korea tested medium-range missiles for the first time since 2009.
North Korea is the subject of multiple UN resolutions relating to its pursuit of nuclear weapons' development.
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South Korea says it is analysing what it believes to be a North Korean drone that crashed on a border island shortly after an exchange of artillery fire with North Korea.
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The 58-year-old described the defeat by Charlton as an "unnatural disaster".
There were calls from some supporters last season for McCarthy to be sacked.
"We've got to play well on Saturday and we've pretty much got to win because if we don't, it's starting where we left off last season and that's not good for anybody," he told BBC Radio Suffolk.
Ipswich, who start the new campaign with a home game against Birmingham City on Saturday, finished 16th in the Championship in 2016-17.
Speaking about the Addicks thrashing, McCarthy said: "It was embarrassing. It was a complete shambles, a really disgraceful performance.
"I just said to them that if that was in November, the quote would be 'he's lost the dressing room and they don't want to play for him'. I know that's not the case, but that's what would be said."
McCarthy vowed that his side would perform better against Birmingham, but expects a poor reaction from supporters if they fail to do so.
"It doesn't bode well for anybody, how they feel about me, how they feel about the team, or how they feel about the club, getting slapped here, six," the former Wolves boss added.
"Come along and support us and cheer us and let's hope we can beat Birmingham, and if we don't, then I accept the inevitable."
Striker David McGoldrick is a doubt for Saturday after succumbing to an illness that has affected a number of players in pre-season.
"Whatever virus has been brought into the camp has had a fairly devastating effect. I don't know whether he'll be fit or not. If it's anything like Tom Adeyemi or Bersant Celina, it's going to be too soon for him," McCarthy added.
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Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy is braced for the "inevitable" response from fans if his side fail to improve after a 6-1 loss in their last pre-season friendly.
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Wheater, 29, made more 100 league appearances in five years at the club.
Heskey, 38, will also leave after scoring only three goals in 45 league appearances for Wanderers.
Goalkeeper Paul Rachubka, 34, midfielder Neil Danns and striker Stephen Dobbie, both 33, will also depart in the summer.
Defenders Oscar Threlkeld, 21, and Niall Maher, 20, will also leave.
Departures also include midfielder Liam Feeney, 29, striker Rob Hall, 22, and defender Hayden White, 21 - who ended the season on loan at Ipswich, MK Dons, and Blackpool respectively.
In addition, 10 development squad players will not have their contracts renewed.
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Defender David Wheater and ex-England striker Emile Heskey are to leave Bolton Wanderers following their relegation to League One.
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Christine Hussey hit Simon Cheung in Hitchin, Hertfordshire as he walked to work, Luton Crown Court heard.
Mr Cheung, 33, died in hospital a week after the crash on Cambridge Road, in January 2014.
Hussey, 58 and of Luton who was legally fit to drive, was given a suspended five-month jail term after admitting causing death by careless driving.
The defendant, of Crawley Green Road, was on her way to Letchworth when she hit Mr Cheung, who was on his way to work at his family's restaurant.
In addition to the jail term, which was suspended for 12 months, the accounts assistant was ordered to carry out 180 hours' unpaid work.
Although blind in her left eye she had been passed fit to drive, the court was told.
She was also banned from driving for two years and ordered to pay £1,200 costs.
Prosecutor Beverly Cripps said Mr Cheung had properly used the crossing near the Willian Road junction, at 07:30 GMT on Wednesday 15 January 2014.
The lights changed but Hussey failed to notice, braking only after she hit Mr Cheung.
She said later she thought the lights were green.
Paul Rogers, defending, said: "Mrs Hussey understands very much the effect of what she did on that day. Her inattention caused the loss of a friend, a brother and a son.
"She recalls the lights being green and can't understand why she did not see the lights change.
"All she can do is express her very real remorse."
Judge David Farrell QC said: "No sentence the court can pass can truly reflect the tragic loss of the life of Simon Cheung. It was all caused by your carelessness."
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A driver who is blind in one eye went through a red light and struck a man on a crossing leaving him fatally injured.
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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, there has been tension between locals and the large Chinese community that lives there.
In January, during protests against the government, dozens of Chinese shops were looted.
The BBC's Maud Jullien reports from the capital, Kinshasa.
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China is Africa’s largest trading partner and last week pledged $60bn (£40bn) to help develop the continent, but there are some difficulties in the relationship.
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Dynamo were ordered to play two games behind closed doors after racist attacks on spectators during October's game against Chelsea.
Uefa has reduced the ban on appeal to one match, which was served against Maccabi Tel Aviv on 9 December.
Manchester City travel to Kiev's Olimpiyskyi Stadium on 24 February.
The return leg at Etihad Stadium will take place on 15 March.
Uefa punished Dynamo in November after video footage showed an apparent attack on four black men at Chelsea's 0-0 draw in Ukraine on 20 October.
Dynamo's fine of 100,000 euros (£76,000) has been reduced to 50,000 euros (£38,000).
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Manchester City fans will be allowed to attend the Champions League last-16 first-leg tie at Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine after a stadium ban was reduced.
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The 25-year-old prop, who has won 37 caps for England and featured at last year's World Cup, was captain of the club during the 2014-15 season.
The Premiership side have not disclosed the length of Marler's new deal at the Twickenham Stoop.
"When he develops into the player he can be, he will become one of the great loose-head props in world rugby," director of rugby Conor O'Shea said.
"I am staggered that Joe is still only 25. He already has a wealth of experience. This is a massive re-signing for us."
Marler has scored six tries in 131 appearances for the south-west London club since making his senior debut in 2009.
"After a tough 2014-15 season, both personally and as a team, I took some time to think about my future," Marler said.
"It quickly dawned on me that this is exactly where I want to be."
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England international Joe Marler has signed a new contract with Harlequins.
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The 25-year-old Northern Ireland midfielder helped Thistle to two wins and two draws during the month.
England-born Barton, who has one cap, joined the Glasgow club this summer after leaving Portsmouth.
He followed up a fine October with a fine goal in a 2-1 defeat by Aberdeen at the start of November.
Barton started his career with Preston North End before spells with Crawley Town, Coventry City and Fleetwood Town.
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Adam Barton has been rewarded for his role in Partick Thistle's unbeaten October by being named Scottish Premiership player of the month.
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Gordon Meek, 66, and Robert Infante, 48, raided a number of vessels including the battleships SMS Markgraf and SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm.
The ships and five other wrecks scuttled off the Orkney coast in 1919 are designated as scheduled monuments.
Meek, from Glasgow, and American Infante were caught after being spotted bringing items aboard their boat.
They pleaded guilty at Kirkwall Sheriff Court to one charge in contravention of Section 2(1) of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, Section 2(1).
Andrew Laing, procurator fiscal for Grampian, Highlands and Islands, said: "For a number of decades now Scapa Flow has been one of Europe's top attractions for sports divers with the wrecks being of great significance to our heritage and the local community.
"They have lain on the seabed for nearly 100 years and the vast majority of those visiting have treated them with the respect they deserve.
"It is vitally important that there are laws in place to protect such important sites and, as with this case where there is sufficient evidence of a crime and if it is appropriate and in the public interest to do so, we will prosecute."
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Two divers who illegally took artefacts from sunken German warships at Scapa Flow have each been fined £18,000.
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Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said officers followed a Honda Civic driving over the speed limit on Birdhall Lane, Cheadle at about 00:45 GMT.
It crashed shortly after and a 21-year-old man was taken to hospital in a "life threatening condition".
A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
A GMP spokeswoman said the car had "failed to stop when requested by officer and a short pursuit took place".
She added that the car's driver had "made off from the scene and was gone before police caught up with the Honda Civic".
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A passenger was seriously injured when a car hit a tree and a telegraph pole during a "short pursuit" by police.
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Officers were called to Duck Lane, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, after concerns for the safety of people inside were reported on Wednesday evening.
The man, named locally as married father-of-three Richard Davies, was shot by a firearms officer about 15 minutes later and died at the scene.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating.
A spokesman for the watchdog said the man's next of kin had been informed and the area would remain cordoned off "for some time" while IPCC investigations took place.
Cambridgeshire Police said it would "not be appropriate to comment further" at this stage, but said it was the first time firearms officers have shot someone dead in the county.
No-one else was injured in the incident.
Mr Davies, a fitter believed to have been in his 40s, was described as a friendly family man by neighbours.
He worked for mechanical engineering firm Bosch Rexroth in nearby Cromwell Road.
A spokesman said the company was "saddened" but could not comment further as there was an ongoing investigation.
Residents reported hearing raised voices shortly before the police arrived at the house.
One said: "There was definitely some kind of row last night. We heard shouting for a few minutes then it seemed to die down."
Another neighbour, who did not want to be named, said: "I heard three loud bangs and thought they were fireworks."
Resident Mary Bath, 65, said: "We heard the bangs and joked it sounded like gunfire. Suddenly there were police everywhere and we realised it was serious."
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A man has been shot dead by police after officers were called to a house in Cambridgeshire.
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Congress went too far in passing the law, which would change US State Department policy, the court ruled.
Currently, the US State Department does not list Israel as the place of birth for Jerusalem-born Americans.
The status of Jerusalem is highly contentious, as the city is claimed by both Israel and the Palestinians.
The ruling shows that the US government still refuses to recognise sovereignty over Jerusalem, and accentuates the president's power in foreign affairs.
Congress passed the law in 2002, but neither former US president George W Bush nor president Barack Obama has enforced it.
The ruling puts an end to a 12-year-old lawsuit from a Jerusalem-born American and his parents.
Jerusalem-born Menachem Zivotofsky's parents Ari and Naomi Zivotofsky long wanted Menachem's passport to say he was born in Israel.
About 50,000 American citizens were born in Jerusalem.
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The US Supreme Court has invalidated a 2002 passport law allowing Jerusalem-born American citizens to claim their birthplace as Israel.
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Ekeng died aged 26 of a suspected heart attack after collapsing on the pitch playing for Dinamo Bucharest.
Cameroon players past and present attended the service, and gave support to Ekeng's wife and family.
The country's sports minister Bidoung Kpwatt also attended, representing Cameroon's president Paul Biya.
Ekeng's brother Jacques Ekeng, paid tribute to "Patou" as he was known.
"He gave more love to his friends than to his family. That is Patrick, he was generous," Jacques Ekeng said.
"No matter the beauty, riches and cars, you cannot be saved from death," he told his brother's friends.
"My brother is dead with a smile, and this is what comforts me."
Ekeng's club Dinamo Bucharest said they would honour the player's memory by sending the Romanian Cup to his family in Cameroon if they win the trophy.
The 13-time winners face CFR Cluj in the postponed final on 17 May.
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The funeral of Cameroon international Patrick Ekeng has been held in Yaounde, following his death during a league match in Romania on 6 May.
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Emergency services were called to the scene near the Cantref Reservoir at Nant Ddu at 10:00 BST on Saturday.
Firefighters said five vehicles were involved in the incident, with the casualties taken to hospital.
The road was closed in both directions for two hours while crash investigations took place.
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Five people have been injured after a multi-vehicle accident on the A470 trunk road in Powys.
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The 32-year-old opening batsman first led the Scots in 2013 but lost the role to Preston Mommsen while injured.
Mommsen skippered Scotland at the 2015 World Cup and at last year's World Twenty20 before announcing his surprise retirement in November.
Coetzer was interim captain for January's tour to the United Arab Emirates, with Con de Lange taking over as vice-captain.
"It's a great honour to lead this group of players for the second time," said the former Durham and Northamptonshire player.
"We've got a real depth in the squad and it's the start of an exciting era. There's been a lot of good work done behind the scenes and we'll be looking to build on that going forward.
"I'm fortunate enough to inherit a settled squad and look forward to see them develop to the next level."
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Kyle Coetzer has been confirmed as Scotland captain for a second time.
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Members of Unite and the GMB will vote in the coming weeks on whether to launch action after talks with the Offshore Contractors Association (OCA) broke down on Wednesday.
The move comes after union members voted last month to reject a new pay offer from North Sea employers.
OCA said it was "extremely disappointed" at the news.
In a statement, Unite said it would press ahead with preparations for official industrial action ballots, following the failure of talks which involved the conciliation service Acas.
Unite regional officer Tommy Campbell said: "Unite members gave a significant mandate to hold a ballot for strike action in this dispute with the OCA employers.
"Offshore workers are gearing up to campaign for a yes vote. It is time for all union members to stand up now, and fight back for better terms and conditions."
OCA chief executive Paul Atkinson said: "We are extremely disappointed that the trade unions appear unwilling to engage on the issues which are so important to their members.
"Our priority has always been to find ways of avoiding any disruption.
"We approached our meeting today as a constructive opportunity to take the next step in bringing this dispute to a resolution.
"We believe that the OCA has acted as a fair negotiator throughout this process and that our approach balances the needs of employees with the requirements of business."
He added: "Industrial action will only serve to make investment in the North Sea less attractive and jeopardise the long-term future of the industry.
"We remain firmly committed to doing all we can to find a lasting solution to this dispute."
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Offshore workers are to be balloted for industrial action in a protracted dispute over pay and conditions.
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The 83-year-old star's agent confirmed the news to the Associated Press.
It comes after his son Tarek gave an interview to Spain's El Mundo newspaper at the weekend.
"It's difficult to determine what stage it's at," he told the paper. "It's obvious he'll never improve and it will get worse."
Egypt-born Sharif won two Golden Globe awards and an Oscar nomination for his role as Sherif Ali in David Lean's 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia.
He won a further Golden Globe three years later for Doctor Zhivago.
"He still knows he's a famous actor. The loss of memory affects above all specific things, details like when he was in a specific place or who he acted with in a specific film," Tarek El-Sharif told El Mundo.
"He remembers, for example, that it was Doctor Zhivago but he's forgotten when it was filmed.
"He can talk about the film but he forgets its name or he calls it something else instead like Lawrence of Arabia."
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Actor Omar Sharif, who starred in Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago in the 1960s, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
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The employers' organisation said growth in the volume of retail sales and orders exceeded expectations.
Sixty percent of firms said volumes were up on a year ago, while 9% said they were down, giving a positive balance of 51%.
And expectations for the year to June were even more optimistic, its survey of 134 businesses found.
"Low inflation, which we expect to remain below 1% for the rest of the year, has given household incomes a much-needed boost and greater spending power," said Rain Newton-Smith, the CBI's director of economics.
"Overall, the outlook is bright for firms on the High Street, but challenges still remain, especially for food retailers, who are still feeling the heat of stiff price competition from new entrants to the sector.
"And investment plans have also taken a hit."
Retailers expect sales volumes to grow again in the year to June, with 63% expecting them to rise and 4% to fall, the CBI said.
Last week, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that UK retail sales rose by 1.2% in April, the strongest increase since November, after the warm weather encouraged shoppers to buy summer clothes.
Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global Insight, called the CBI's latest findings "a cracking survey" and said it indicated the pace of growth in the UK economy was accelerating.
"It is looking increasingly likely that robust consumer spending will help the UK economy regain momentum in the second quarter after GDP growth moderated to just 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter.
"We currently forecast second-quarter GDP growth to improve to 0.7% quarter-on-quarter."
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Retail sales are "bounding ahead", with growth accelerating strongly in the year to May, the CBI has said.
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The seven Ukrainians and one Lithuanian have had to stay with the MV Nicola in Invergordon after the vessel got into difficulty in the Pentland Firth.
The boat's owners also went bankrupt, but following a takeover by a new company the seamen will be able to return home on Thursday.
During their time in Scotland they were taken to Ross County games in Dingwall.
Drew Anderson, Invergordon's port chaplain, said the eight had become keen supporters of the SPFL team.
He told BBC Alba: "They went to all the home matches at Ross County.
"The club was kind enough to give them hats and scarves and tickets for the matches.
"They are now staunch Ross County supporters."
During the sailors' spell in the Highlands, Ross County ended a string of defeats with a run of five wins and a draw - one of the best performances in the SPFL.
The men also volunteered at the Blytheswood charity depot in Evanton, near Invergordon.
The eight have been able to return home following the acquisition of the boat's owners by a Dutch shipping company.
Mr Anderson said: "It's been difficult for them being so far from home and in a foreign country, and sometimes short of money.
"They are really looking forward to seeing their wives and children."
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Eight sailors have been stuck in Scotland for more than four months after their ship broke down.
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The swimming pool on Justice Mill Lane closed in 2008 because of council budget cuts.
It is estimated more than £5m will be needed to refurbish the historic art deco design building.
The campaigners are nearing a £5,000 total to start a Save Bon Accord Baths fund.
Fundraising manager John Law told BBC Scotland: "It was great to get into the baths, I have to say first impressions were incredible.
"It's an amazing place, and it's in much better condition than we first thought it would likely be.
"The main structure seems to be in really good condition."
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Campaigners trying to reopen Aberdeen's Bon Accord baths have expressed delight and relief at its condition after getting inside the building to see it.
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Reid and partner Alfie Hewett came from a set down to beat the French pair Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer 4-6 6-1 7-6 (8-6).
The second seeds are the first Britons to capture the title.
"The able-bodied players are starting to enjoy watching and I think they really respect us now as athletes," Reid told BBC Scotland.
"I think there's a mutual respect. I've seen the change from the first times I played in Grand Slams three or four years ago.
"It's high level sport and hopefully we can build on that and more and more people can see it like that."
Reid's latest victory means he has now won three of the four major doubles titles.
He will have to put celebrations on hold, however. On Sunday he has the chance to make history, bidding to become the first winner of the newly-introduced singles, with Sweden's Stefan Olsson standing in his way.
Reid, who won the singles title at the Australian Open earlier this year, describes the chance of playing singles at Wimbledon as a "dream come true".
"I feel fit. I've felt good all week on the grass," said the 24-year-old. "It's has been tough, but my body's been feeling good."
Reid takes to the court before Andy Murray takes on Milos Raonic in the men's singles final on Centre Court and is sure his fellow Scot will deliver his second Wimbledon title.
"I'm sure 100 % he can win," he said. "He's done it before and he's playing great tennis, he looks really confident. I'll be supporting him all the way."
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Wimbledon wheelchair doubles champion Gordon Reid feels he is now more respected by the top stars of tennis.
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The Uruguayan scored an equaliser and a goal in the penalty shootout against Portugal as his country progressed to the semi-finals of the tournament.
But in his goal celebration he pulled his eyes back to make them into slits.
"It is not a racist celebration. It was a private celebration for friends," he later tweeted in Korean.
"I did not have any racist intent. I'd like to apologise."
Last month Argentina international Ezequiel Lavezzi apologised after he made a slant-eyed pose in promotional pictures for his Chinese football club.
He was photographed pulling the corner of his eyes in pictures taken for the Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune.
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Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde has denied making a racist gesture during a goal celebration at the Under-20 World Cup in South Korea.
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An army spokesman said the militants were killed as they tried to seize military barracks in the village of Monguno. The attack was repelled.
Weapons and ammunition were also seized from the militants. The spokesman made no mention of military casualties.
Boko Haram has been blamed for a series of deadly attacks in northern Nigeria in recent years.
The group has not commented on the latest attack in Monguno, about 200km (124 miles) north of the regional capital Maiduguri.
In a separate development, a video emerged purportedly showing Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau, who denied claims that his group was taking part in any peace talks with the government.
This comes after reports that a senior Boko Haram commander declared ceasefire earlier this year.
Boko Haram says its members are fighting to create an Islamic state in Nigeria's predominantly Muslim north.
The group has been blamed for the deaths of some 1,400 people in central and northern Nigeria since 2010.
Last month, a video emerged featuring a gunman claiming to be from Boko Haram, who said the group had abducted seven members of a French members, including four children.
The militant said the Westerners had been seized in Cameroon. He demanded an immediate release of prisoners in Nigeria and Cameroon.
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The Foreign Office consider Egypt to have a "high threat from terrorism".
France, Germany, Finland, Canada and the USA are the others to withdraw from the event, which starts on 12 December.
"The safety of our players and staff remains our only priority and, at this time, we have real concerns," said England Squash chief, Keir Worth.
"Following the release of security plans for the event and subsequently a comprehensive report from independent security advisers, we have concluded that there is an inherent risk that has not been mitigated to an acceptable level.
"We have been through a significant consultation with the players and support staff over recent weeks and we are extremely disappointed to be withdrawing."
England's four-man squad of Nick Matthew, James Willstrop, Daryl Selby and Chris Simpson were consulted by England Squash and agreed unanimously with the decision to withdraw.
Simpson told BBC Radio Guernsey: "Overall the general feeling from the players was that whilst we were desperate to play for England and win the title, we weren't massively happy going there.
"The decision that was made was right."
Simpson also suggested that World Squash should look to rearrange the tournament, suggesting the withdrawals mean it would not be a "true event".
"No-one wants to play in an event when it's not as strong as it should be, I don't think the wining team would get the same satisfaction," added Simpson.
"If I was world squash I'd look at postponing it and finding somewhere else in the calendar and geographically to put on the tournament."
There has been no comment as yet from the World Squash Federation on the teams' decisions to withdraw from the event.
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British Transport Police has issued a warning about the "illegal and potentially fatal consequences" of walking on the line at Wester Hailes.
In one incident two boys aged about 10 missed being hit by a high-speed train by just a few seconds.
Witnesses who have seen people on the line are being urged to come forward.
PC Niall Bonnar, of British Transport Police (BTP), said it was "enormously worrying" that primary school age children were putting themselves in "grave danger".
"The children seem to be oblivious to the risks that trespassing and playing near the railway presents," he said.
"They also seriously endanger the safety of others working, and travelling, on the railway, and the foolishness of their actions cannot be underestimated.
"Children, mostly young boys, have been captured on CCTV running between the platforms at the station, and astonishingly back again, as well as walking off the end of the platforms."
He warned that there was also a danger from the overhead power lines, as the voltage passing through the lines was "more than enough to kill".
BTP officers have already increased their patrols in the area and have visited the local schools to raise awareness of the dangers.
A ScotRail spokeswoman said: "We do not tolerate crime of any kind, and fully support the efforts of the British Transport Police to further reduce trespass incidents and other crimes on the railway."
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The rare Tudor ring, which has a ruby and an emerald in a flower-shaped form, was found by Lee Rossiter in Green Hammerton on 19 April last year.
Mr Rossiter only took up metal detecting 18 months before the discovery.
"When I first found the ring, I couldn't believe my eyes," he said.
"Until then I had only found the odd silver coin, but this looked like a proper piece of jewellery, which seemed to be made of gold."
The double bezel chased ring is engraved in Medieval French "ne mem - bon" with a heart at the end.
The technical writer from Castleford, who is part of a metal detecting club, said he picked up the signal as he was walking back to his car to fetch his coat.
"One of my friends said it was far too yellow to be real gold and looked like costume jewellery.
"He told me I should just throw it away but the ring was relatively heavy and I thought I better ask our dig organiser.
"Luckily, he confirmed that this was definitely an antique ring, most likely Tudor Gold."
It has been sold to an antique dealer in a private sale after local museums were unable to raise funds to buy the ring.
Mr Rossiter said he turned to the hobby after his daughter rejected the equipment he bought for her via an auction website.
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A 15th Century gold "love ring" found by an amateur metal detectorist in a field near Harrogate has sold for an undisclosed five-figure sum.
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But department store Debenhams has lost its spot in the broader FTSE 250, alongside online electrical retailer, AO World.
Debenhams is in the process of implementing an investment programme which involves closing some of its stores and warehouses temporarily.
The changes to the indexes will take effect on 19 June.
Property company, Segro will also join the FTSE 100, while Hikma Pharmaceuticals and Intu Properties will be demoted.
Joining the FTSE 250 are thread manufacturer Coats Group and turnaround specialists Melrose Industries.
On Wednesday Melrose announced a £144m bonus package to be shared between four of its top executives and further bonuses for a wider group of senior managers.
Also moving into the FTSE 250 are: IT services company FDM Group; hedge fund Pershing Square Holdings; fertiliser company Sirius Minerals; and the Georgian TBC Bank Group.
Leaving the FTSE 250 along with Debenhams and AO World are: the intellectual property group, Allied Minds; investment specialist, BH Macro; engineering business Keller; and private equity firm SVG Capital.
The make up of the FTSE 100 and 250 indexes is reviewed on a quarterly basis.
As the market value of companies change, they can drop in or out of the indexes which are adjusted four times a year.
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In the latest reshuffle of the FTSE share market indexes, security company G4S is rejoining the FTSE 100.
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Billal Amin sent a taxi to collect the teenager and her 15-year-old friend and take them to a hotel in East London.
The two girls were given alcohol before the 14-year-old performed a sex act on Amin and had sex with another man.
Amin was jailed for 12 years and put on the sex offenders' register for life at Lincoln Crown Court.
Martin Hurst, prosecuting, said after the assaults Amin took a taxi with the girls telling them they were going to his home.
When they left the taxi Amin disappeared abandoning the girls in London in the middle of the night.
The court was told they sought help and police were contacted resulting in an investigation that led to Amin's arrest.
The inquiry revealed two months earlier Amin had met the girl in London when she had also performed a sex act on him.
Jailing him for 12 years, Judge Simon Hirst said he acted "disgracefully".
He told him: "Abandoning a 14-year-old girl in London in the middle of the night beggars belief."
Amin denied a charge of trafficking for sexual exploitation in March 2013 and two charges of sexual activity with a child but was convicted by a jury on a 10 to two majority.
He was cleared of a further charge of trafficking for sexual exploitation.
The 33-year-old, of Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, was also given an indefinite sexual harm prevention order banning him from having contact with any child under 16.
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Met Police were called to St Swithun's Road, in Lewisham at about 23:00 BST on Saturday.
A 23-year-old man suffered a stab wound to his side which is not thought to be life threatening.
Police said a group of around 50 people were causing "some disorder" and had to be dispersed by police helicopter.
A spokesman said: "Officers from Lewisham supported by the dogs unit and air support dispersed the group."
The five arrested are being held at a south London police station.
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A man has been stabbed and five youths were arrested for public order offences at a 16th birthday party in south London.
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In light-hearted comments to reporters, Mr Bush said he had done a "disservice to the French" by using them to mock Marco Rubio's senate voting record.
"I made the mistake of saying that the Congress operates on a French work week," he was reported as saying.
He said he had since learned that the French work longer hours than the Germans do.
"So, my God, I totally insulted an entire country - our first ally - that helped us become free as a nation!" Mr Bush said, according to Time magazine.
Mr Bush made the original comments during a Republican presidential debate last week.
The former Florida governor asked Mr Rubio whether the Senate ran on French time and if lawmakers only had to show up for three days weekly.
His campaign spokesman Tim Miller said he had been inundated with emails from French journalists following the debate.
Even Gerard Araud, the French ambassador, responded on Twitter to correct Mr Bush.
The French officially work a 35-hour week though many employees put in far longer hours.
Mr Bush and Mr Rubio are trailing behind Donald Trump and Ben Carson in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
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US presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has apologised to France for referencing their working week to insult a rival.
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Xiao Li Shan and Wu Jiu Hua said the workers' behaviour, at the Collum coal mine in October, had been threatening. The shooting left at least 11 injured.
China has invested more than $400m (£250m) in the copper-rich country.
But companies have faced regular opposition from workers and union leaders over abuses and low wages.
Mr Xiao and Mr Wu had opened fire indiscriminately on their employees at the mine in Sinazongwe to break up a protest, according to police.
Following the decision to drop the charges, their defence lawyer, George Chisanga, said Zambian law meant the state did not have to give an explanation and the pair could still be called back to court by the director of public prosecutions.
Reuben Lifuka, the president of anti-corruption group Transparency International Zambia, warned the move could damage confidence in Zambia's judicial system.
"The trauma and injustice that the mine workers suffered is public knowledge and the government itself has on several occasion reprimanded the managers of coal mine on the poor working conditions," he said.
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The Zambian government has dropped charges against two Chinese managers accused of attempted murder after firing on miners during a pay dispute.
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The Ceredig and Meurig wards at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth have been temporarily closed.
Hywel Dda University Health Board said the hospital was also experiencing an increase in patients attending its A&E department.
Infection control measures have been put in place.
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Visitors have been asked to stay away from a Ceredigion hospital after several patients fell ill with symptoms associated with the norovirus.
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Roy Blackman, 73, was found dead at the house in Headcorn Road, Biddenden, on 21 March. Tests revealed he died from multiple blunt force injuries.
Two 36-year-old men, from the Cranbrook area, were detained in the early hours on suspicion of murder, police said.
A 49-year-old man arrested last week has been bailed until 28 April.
Officers believe the break-in took place sometime between 01:00 and 03:00 GMT on the day Mr Blackman's body was found.
Detectives said "a vulnerable man" had been targeted in what appeared to have been "a violent burglary".
They have been trying to locate a safe missing from the property, and searched a disused business park in Sutton Valence as part of their inquiries.
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Two more men have been arrested in connection with the death of a pensioner targeted during a "violent burglary" at his home in Kent.
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Owner Massimo Cellino told the Daily Telegraph he had spoken to ex-Chelsea manager Mourinho and former Real Madrid boss Ancelotti about managing the club.
"They're great managers and outstanding coaches," Evans told BBC Radio Leeds.
"Whether they would be able to acclimatise and understand the remit of clubs in the Championship and that the schedule is relentless, I'm not sure."
Mourinho, who was sacked by Chelsea in December, and incoming Bayern Munich boss Ancelotti have both won the Champions League with two different clubs.
Former Rotherham boss Evans, 53, was appointed at Elland Road in October and is now the Championship club's longest serving boss since Cellino took over in April 2014.
He added: "The head coaches who have preceded me have all talked about how tough the job is here and you possibly don't realise just how tough until you are in the hotseat.
"That's because of the expectation of where this club has been and the hunger to get back there."
Despite speculation surrounding his position, Evans says that he "has to believe" that he will be in charge of the club next season.
"I think I'm the best person to take the club forward. I have to believe that I am going to be here next season," he said.
"I 100% believe that, if I am here next season, we will challenge for the Premier League.
"My heart tells me that I will be here and my head tells me I will be here and I have to believe that."
Leeds, who host Wolves on Tuesday, have won their last two matches to move up to 12th in the Championship.
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Leeds boss Steve Evans does not think Jose Mourinho or Carlo Ancelotti would thrive managing in the Championship.
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The accident happened shortly before 15:00 on the B977 near Echt.
Three women travelling in the BMW car which was involved in the collision were not injured.
The road was closed while emergency services responded to the incident.
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A 26-year-old man has died after his motorbike was involved in a collision with a car in Aberdeenshire.
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But not immediately.
The focus now will be on the negotiations for leaving the EU, expected to take at least two years, and what domestic arrangements are arrived at to support agriculture.
Leave campaigners said EU subsidies would be replaced and possibly improved if there were a Brexit.
For Northern Ireland farmers, that would mean at least £260m a year coming from the exchequer in support payments.
Remain campaigners had cautioned that successive British governments had been no fans of subsidies.
They had also claimed agriculture would be well down the pecking order when it came to the re-allocation of the UK contribution to the EU budget.
The other big issue for our export orientated agri-food industry will be whether we would have unfettered access to the EU's single market.
If not, what tariffs and other non-tariff barriers might our exporters face to trade into Europe?
Part of that will be what the border with the Republic of Ireland will look like and how it will operate.
We sold them £560m worth of dairy, bakery, sheep and beef, animal feed, pig and poultry and other products in 2014.
Producers will want to keep their market share and will hope customs arrangements will not add cost or delay.
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The result of the referendum means significant changes for farming in Northern Ireland.
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The 20-year-old, who can also play at centre-half, has made 24 appearances for Boro since joining the club in August.
Ogilvie is yet to feature for Tottenham's first team, but was on the bench for a Europa League match at Benfica in March 2014.
Stevenage are 21st in League Two, eight points above the relegation zone.
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Stevenage have extended left-back Connor Ogilvie's loan from Tottenham Hotspur until the end of the season.
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The Chiefs went into half-time with a 24-5 lead thanks to two scores from Woodburn and one from Waldrom, with Jordan Williams responding for Bristol.
Waldrom added a fourth for Exeter's bonus point shortly after the break.
Ross McMillan and Max Crumpton gave Bristol hope of an unlikely comeback, but Exeter's Sam Hill's scored late on.
The result in the first match between the two West Country sides since the 2010 Championship play-off final leaves newly promoted Bristol at the bottom of the table with only one point from their opening four games.
Having conceded 10 tries against Wasps in the previous round of fixtures, Bristol again struggled to stop the tide and Woodburn had his side in front within two minutes after finishing off a quick passing move.
And despite being down to 14 men because of Ian Whitten's yellow card for a collision with Ryan Edwards, Woodburn added his side's second off the shoulder of Hill.
Williams' response came after some stunning footwork by Edwards, but Waldrom's close-range scores either side of half-time extended the lead to 26 points.
McMillan finished off a maul and Crumpton scored in the corner for Bristol, but they could not get a bonus point with another try, before Hill swerved around three defenders to score and wrap up the Chiefs' second win of the season.
Bristol: Williams; Edwards, Hurrell, Palamo, Varndell; Pisi, Cliff; Traynor, McMillan, Cortes, Phillips, Sorenson, Fisher, Lam (capt), Crane.
Replacements: Crumpton, Tonga'uiha, Ford-Robinson, Joyce, Eadie, Roberts, Jarvis, Amesbury.
Exeter: Turner; Woodburn, Hill, Slade, Whitten; Steenson (capt), Chudley; Hepburn, Cowan-Dickie, Holmes, Lees, Welch, Dennis, Salvi, Waldrom
Replacements: Yeandle, Moon, Williams, Parling, Horstmann, Lewis, Devoto, Short
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Olly Woodburn and Thomas Waldrom both scored two tries as Exeter defeated a Bristol side who remain without a victory since their Premiership return.
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The 19-year-old, who has made 15 league appearances for Posh, will stay at Sincil Bank until 1 January.
Winger Anderson began his career with Crawley before being signed by Peterborough after leaving the Sussex club in 2014.
He has since played non-league football during loan spells at Braintree Town and St Albans City.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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National League club Lincoln City have signed Harry Anderson on loan from Peterborough United.
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Segeyaro, 26, joined the Rhinos from Penrith during the 2016 season and scored six tries in 10 appearances.
He is contracted to the Headingley club until the end of 2018.
Hetherington said: "There has been interest from NRL clubs, but I have explained that we are not prepared to consider a release or transfer."
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Leeds Rhinos hooker James Segeyaro will remain with the club despite interest from teams in the NRL, chief executive Gary Hetherington has said.
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James Fairweather, 17, was given two life sentences for killing James Attfield, 33, and Nahid Almanea, 31, in Colchester in 2014.
Mr Attfield was stabbed more than 100 times while Saudi Arabian student Ms Almanea was stabbed with a bayonet.
Fairweather appealed to the Court of Appeal claiming the minimum 27-year sentence was "excessive".
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Lord Justice Treacy said : "We are not persuaded it was manifestly excessive in an extremely serious case in which an experienced trial judge took much care over the process of sentencing."
Fairweather was 15 years old when he murdered James Attfield and Nahid Almanea in Colchester in 2014.
Despite claiming he was possessed by the devil, he was found guilty of the murders and in April was sentenced at the Old Bailey by Mr Justice Spencer, who said the killings were "brutal and sadistic".
The judge said his "obsessive interest" in serial killers "undeniably fuelled these killings", and it was clear he was "seeking to emulate them".
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They tweeted: "The fire brigade were quickly on the scene and the AOC's emergency plan was put in place."
The fire involved two pieces of cardboard in a basement car park, Rio 2016 officials said.
The Australian delegation initially refused to move into the building on Sunday citing "blocked toilets, leaking pipes and exposed wiring".
"The incident in the basement car park of building 23 in the Olympic Village was quickly controlled by the fire authorities who are constantly present," said Rio 2016 media manager Philip Wilkinson.
"The occupants of the building were evacuated and were allowed to return inside the building after 30 minutes. The incident is being investigated."
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The Australian Olympic Team have confirmed there was a "small fire" in the basement of their building in Rio.
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The body of Stacey Tierney, 29, was discovered in Dreams ÂGentlemen's Club in Melbourne on 19 December.
Australian police are investigating the death of the former fitness instructor from Manchester, which they are describing as "unexplained".
"This loss has devastated our family", a statement said.
A post-mortem examination is due to be held to investigate the cause of death, Victoria Police said on Tuesday.
Police did not say whether her death was being treated as suspicious.
Ms Tierney's family said in a statement they had been through an "extremely difficult time" since learning about her death and they "wait to hear further news every day".
"Stacey was, and will always be, the most amazing, special, caring person you could ever meet and this loss has devastated our family," the statement said.
"While we continue to work with the authorities in Melbourne our primary aim at this time is to bring Stacey home," the statement said.
"Until we have Stacey home and the investigation is complete we would be grateful if the family's privacy can be respected and we are allowed time to come to terms with what has happened."
Ms Tierney studied dance at Oldham College and had worked as a fitness instructor at Nitro Boxing Fitness Centre and Manchester Aquatics Centre before moving to Australia.
An online funding page set up by Ms Tierney's cousin Colleen Sarah to repatriate her body has raised more than £11,000.
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The family of a British woman found dead in an Australian strip club have described her as "the most amazing, special, caring person".
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Midfielder Adam Lallana, 26, and left-back Luke Shaw, 18, have been linked elsewhere following striker Rickie Lambert's move to Liverpool.
"I hope the announcement will prick up a few ears and they will think that's a good positive move from the club," Reed, 61, told BBC South Today.
"If players leave, it will be because we believe it is right for the club."
Following Mauricio Pochettino's departure to become Tottenham's new manager and the sale of Lambert, Southampton insisted they would not contemplate any further transfers until a new manager was appointed.
However, with Monday's confirmation that former Dutch defender Koeman, 51, will succeed Pochettino, discussions on the squad for next season will take place over the coming days and weeks.
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"We need to sit down, assess and audit our squad and look at the strengths and weaknesses," Reed said.
"We'll look at players that we'd like to bring in and then look at the individual cases of the players who may want to leave."
Lallana and Shaw, both members of England's World Cup squad in Brazil, are reportedly targets for Liverpool and Manchester United respectively.
Reed, who managed Charlton Athletic for six weeks in 2006, said he hoped Lallana would remain at St Mary's for at least another season.
"Lallana's been here long enough, we've brought him to this level and we feel that perhaps he should give it a little bit longer," he added.
"Anybody seriously considering coming for our players are going to have to think very significantly about the size of the fee.
"If we do take money it will be because it's the right amount and it enables us to improve the team and move forward."
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Southampton executive director Les Reed hopes the appointment of manager Ronald Koeman will convince players to stay.
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The 21-year-old joined the Women's Super League One club from Arsenal before the start of last season.
Manager Emma Hayes told the club website: "Jade Bailey has unfortunately suffered a season-ending injury.
"She had started the season so well and it's been a huge disappointment for the squad to see that happen."
Chelsea, who were knocked out of the Women's FA Cup by Birmingham City on penalties on Monday, begin their 2017 WSL 1 Spring Series campaign at home to Yeovil Town Ladies on Sunday, 30 April.
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Chelsea Ladies midfielder Jade Bailey is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines through injury after tearing an anterior cruciate knee ligament.
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South Wales Police along with Mid and West Fire Service are trying to find out what caused the blaze in Dynevor Road.
Emergency services were called to the block of flats just after 20:40 BST on Tuesday.
The victim, who is in his 50s, died at the scene.
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An investigation has been launched after a man died following a flat fire in Skewen.
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Dr Alan Billings suspended David Crompton after he appeared to justify police questioning of fans' behaviour after the Hillsborough disaster.
His comments came after a jury concluded force conduct contributed to or caused the deaths of 96 fans.
The High Court reserved a decision on whether the suspension was lawful.
Judges are expected to take between two and eight weeks to deliver a ruling.
The Hillsborough inquests ruled that all 96 people who died in the disaster in 1989 were unlawfully killed.
Mr Crompton gave two statements after the verdicts and in the second, appeared to justify the force's line of questioning about the behaviour of fans.
After the findings were delivered in April, the PCC decided to invoke a procedure under which Mr Crompton was suspended.
He was ultimately required to resign that September, but had intended to retire in November after 30 years of service.
On Tuesday, Mr Crompton's lawyers challenged his removal from the force, claiming there was "no fair basis" for the "draconian step".
Lawyers for the police and crime commissioner argued Mr Crompton's statement caused harm to the reputation of the force when its "standing was already at a low" following the inquests and Rotherham child sex abuse scandal.
The court heard Dr Billings was "entitled to conclude" that public trust and confidence in the force had been damaged.
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A decision on whether it was unlawful for a police commissioner to suspend a chief constable from his job will not be known for weeks.
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It was one of the most-read stories on the BBC website on Monday.
But in case you missed it, you can still see the note Thames Valley Police officers left after discovering a cannabis plantation near Oxford.
The force said the drugs were "seized and destroyed".
101 Squadron celebrated its 100th birthday this week.
While these days they carry out air-to-air refuelling from their base at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, that not always been the case, as BBC South Today's Brennan Nicholls explained.
Grime artist Stormzy surprised students at Oxford University on Tuesday when he turned up to collect an award.
He arrived at a conference arranged by the university's African and Caribbean Society after he was selected as its Person Of The Year.
The musician tweeted: "Standing proud in a room full of young black Kings & Queens."
It's not often football fans are encouraged to invade the pitch after a game.
But that is what took place following Oxford United's game against Middlesbrough on tour in Portugal.
It first happened on Oxford's 2015 summer tour in Austria and has now become something of a pre-season tradition.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia came to Oxford on the last day of their three-day state visit to the UK.
The royals saw some of the treasures held in the Bodleian Library's collections at the Weston Library, including a first edition copy Don Quixote.
They later went on to Divinity School, before stopping at Exeter College, where the king's mother Queen Sofia has been a fellow since 1987.
It seems the visit caught a few people by surprise.
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Manchester-born Watson is due to play for Oakland Raiders against Miami Dolphins at Wembley on Sunday.
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The idea of London becoming home to a team has been mooted since 2007, when 81,176 watched the Dolphins take on New York Giants at the national stadium.
Watson, 25, said: "I think it's going to happen and that it will be a good thing."
Offensive tackle Watson was drafted by the Raiders in April 2013, joining fellow Briton Jack Crawford as part of the team.
Watson, who is 6ft 5ins and weighs 140kg, believes the sport's popularity will continue to grow in the UK.
He said: "It's a great sport and there are a lot of opportunities for kids of all sizes. Look at me, I'm 300lbs - I'm not supposed to be able to move.
"The more they keep bringing the games here and the more we Brits make it into the NFL ... there will be a team soon."
Sunday's match will be the teams' fourth of the season. The Dolphins have won one and lost twice, while the Raiders have lost all three of their matches.
Watson, who is a Manchester City supporter, said: "It's going be epic. To have the family there to watch me do what I do and see what all the sacrifices have been made for, it's going to be unbelievable.
"It should be an emotional day but I've got to stay focused on the task, which is the Dolphins."
The match will be the first of three matches at Wembley in 2014.
The Atlanta Falcons take on Detroit Lions on 26 October before the Jacksonville Jaguars meet Dallas Cowboys on 9 November.
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Ukraine's Security Service spokeswoman Olena Hitlianska was quoted as saying the move came at the request of the culture ministry.
The ministry had reportedly drafted a list of actors, musicians and other cultural figures who supported Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Mr Depardieu, 66, has described Russia as a "great democracy".
In 2013, he received a Russian passport from President Vladimir Putin, after deciding to leave France to avoid paying higher taxes.
Last week, he was given a lesson in hand-scything by Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko during a surprise visit.
Mr Lukashenko, once described by US officials as "Europe's last dictator", hosted Mr Depardieu at his residence near the capital Minsk.
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Police were called to reports of a blaze at a property on Balfour Road, in the Blackbird Leys area, at about 10:10 BST.
A woman was found at the scene with serious injuries and taken to hospital by ambulance crews.
The road has been closed and officers are conducting house-to-house inquiries in the area.
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a fire at a house in Oxford.
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Fr John McManus, from Portaferry, County Down, stepped aside in March 2011 during an investigation.
In June 2012, the Public Prosecution Service decided he had no case to answer.
Fr McManus told parishioners he was "delighted and privileged" to be joining them in celebrating Mass.
"The last time I celebrated Mass in this Church of Saint Patrick was on 9 March 2011, Ash Wednesday, when I informed you that I had requested administrative leave from ministry for the duration of the necessary inquiries.
"Since then, I have been very much at home living here among you.
"I wish to thank especially my family, my neighbours and friends of all faiths and none for their support and kindness shown to me during this time."
Police conducted an inquiry after a complaint was made to the Diocese of Down and Connor's child safeguarding office.
Fr McManus was a former press spokesperson for the diocese and a member of its committee that oversees the safeguarding of children.
He celebrated Mass in Portaferry on Saturday and Ballygalget on Sunday along with Bishop of Down and Connor Noel Treanor.
Bishop Treanor said Fr McManus had co-operated fully with a "thorough investigation by the police and the Public Prosecution Service", as well as an inquiry within the Catholic Church.
He told churchgoers that the "canonical judicial inquiry concluded that there were not and are not any safeguarding issues that prevent his return to ministry".
"I wish Fr John many happy years of fruitful ministry after the past four and a half years, during which time he has been supported by his family, by friends and by you, his parishioners."
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Farmhand Kyle Warren, 17, student Billy Hines, 16, and Dominic O'Neill, 18, who was unemployed, died on 5 April.
Their black Ford Ka ploughed into trees on Tivetshall Road, near Pulham Market in Norfolk at about 23:50 BST.
The inquest was opened at Norfolk Coroner's Court and adjourned until 25 July for a pre-inquest review hearing.
The trio were travelling towards Pulham Market when the crash took place and they died at the scene.
Norfolk's senior coroner Jacqueline Lake did not give details on who was driving the vehicle.
Mr O'Neill lived in Pulham Market, Kyle lived in Harleston in Suffolk and Billy lived at Magpie Green, near Wortham in Suffolk.
Their families have been paying tribute to them.
Mr O'Neill's mother Davina said she had been overwhelmed with the support and love of his friends for her "beautiful, much loved... greatly missed" son.
Kyle's family remembered a "very cheeky chappy, who always had a wonderful smile on his face", with a passion for banger racing and who was "outgoing and loved in return by all".
Billy's family said he was "a funny, loving, caring, hard-working boy" who brought "so much joy to everyone he met" and enjoyed shooting, motorbikes and cars.
They added: "It is testimony to Billy, Kyle and Dom to all the support we have had as a family."
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James Macmillan attacked father-of-five Mahmoud Hussein in Birmingham before running away, leaving him for dead.
Witnesses saw MacMillan shouting abuse before picking up a coping stone and attacking Mr Hussein.
At an earlier hearing at Birmingham Crown Court, Macmillan, 25, admitted attempted murder.
Detectives told the court he had never shown any remorse for the attack, which happened in December 2014 on Stud Lane in Stechford.
After the hearing, Det Insp Nick Dale said: "Despite his guilty plea, Macmillan has never shown any remorse for his actions.
"We are satisfied with the sentence handed to him, which reflects the viciousness of his unprovoked and violent attack."
Speaking to the BBC in July, Mr Hussein - who was left with brain damage and has no recollection of the incident - said the attack "destroyed" his life.
He said he had brought his family to the UK from Palestine to escape troubles there.
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A "remorseless" attacker who hit a stranger over the head with a concrete slab until he was unconscious has been jailed for 17 years.
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The year-long assessment of publicly funded legal advice and representation will be chaired by Carnegie Trust Chairman Martyn Evans.
Legal Affairs Minister Annabelle Ewing told MSPs the current approach is based on legislation almost 30 years old.
Both the Scottish Legal Aid Board and the Law Society of Scotland have called for a more modern and efficient system.
Mr Evans will lead an expert advisory group including legal aid board chief Colin Lancaster, several members of the Law Society and the Faculty of Advocates, and representatives from Police Scotland and Citizens Advice Scotland.
In 2015-16, £137.8m was spent on legal aid, the majority going on criminal legal assistance.
The previous Scottish government passed some reforms in 2013 aimed at cutting the bill.
Ms Ewing said: "I am proud we have a legal aid system that enforces people's rights and upholds social justice. Our guiding principle is to focus legal aid on those who need it most and we have maintained access to publicly funded legal aid in both civil and criminal cases.
"With legislation that dates back to the 1980s, change is needed and the time is right to conduct a comprehensive review of legal aid. This is about ensuring we have a flexible and progressive system that is sustainable and cost effective."
Mr Evans said: "The provision of timely and effective legal assistance is a necessary part of a fair and equitable society. It's important therefore that Scotland has a system that delivers the best possible support to those who rely on it.
"I am pleased to be asked to chair the review of legal aid and, over the coming months, I look forward to engaging with and hearing from the widest range of people with an interest in this area."
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The 18-year-old helped dismiss the hosts for 149 after Afghanistan scored 212-6 in St Lucia.
The Windies were 68-2 before Rashid entered the attack and took two wickets in two balls in both of his first two overs.
At one point Rashid had figures of 4-1 in a spell which lasted 8.4 overs.
Sri Lanka left-arm pace bowler Chaminda Vaas has the best bowling figures in an ODI, taking 8-19 against Zimbabwe in 2001.
Afghanistan's win came after they had lost the Twenty20 series 3-0 to the Windies, with the second game of the three-match ODI series on Sunday.
1. Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas - 8-19 v Zimbabwe, December 2001
2. Pakistan's Shahid Afridi - 7-12 v West Indies, July 2013
3. Australia's Glenn McGrath - 7-15 v Namibia, February 2003
4. Afghanistan's Rashid Khan - 7-18 v West Indies, June 2017
5. Australia's Andy Bichel - 7-20 v England, March 2003
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Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan took the fourth best one-day international bowling figures with 7-18 in a 63-run win over the West Indies.
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Sonia Pereiro-Mendez was due to sue her former employers Goldman Sachs for sex and maternity discrimination.
The mother-of-two, who was an executive director in distressed investing, alleged she was discriminated against after telling her bosses she was pregnant.
Goldman Sachs had denied the claims.
Employment judge Andrew Glennie said the claimant and the bank had informed the Central London Employment Tribunal that they had "reached terms of settlement".
Her lawyer Richard Leiper said: "The parties have resolved the issues between them and they ask that the claim be dismissed upon withdrawal."
Ms Pereiro-Mendez is understood to have left the company and no details of the settlement have been released.
A Goldman Sachs spokeswoman said: "We are pleased this matter is resolved."
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A banking executive who claimed she was denied millions of pounds in bonuses because she was a woman has reached a settlement with an investment bank.
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St Peter's Church of England Primary was chosen by the UK Literacy Association (UKLA) which aims to raise standards in literacy.
Head teacher Livvy Sinclair-Gieben said the "recognition meant a lot" and it "felt very prestigious".
UKLA assessors said they had been "impressed" by the staff who ensured no child "slipped through the net".
The school, rated by Ofsted as outstanding, is located in Bishopsworth, an area with high social deprivation, and has almost 400 pupils.
Ms Sinclair-Gieben said: "We've spent a lot of time and money investing in having a class library in every classroom and the children help and select the books.
"There's enough books for the children to have one in school, one at home and a different book every day of the year."
She said the school believed all children needed to be able to read "with a fair degree of fluency" by the age of six.
She added they had a support programme called Reading Recovery which started in year one and gave those who needed it 100 one-to-one lessons.
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In just two words, Josh Hawkins teaches the basics of the Australian vernacular.
The 30-year-old's advice is to "abbreviate everything".
"We're from Australia. We love a good chat, but not for too long," Josh says at the start of the video, which also stars local actor Rhys Keir.
The pair then run through a list of some of Australia's favourite abbreviations, including:
The clip has already been viewed on Facebook more than 1.5m times since it was uploaded on Monday.
It has been a surprise success for Josh, and a little like lightning striking twice, after he made headlines in May for his trick-shot video "The thug life chose me".
"It was pretty insane and I didn't think it would happen again," he told the BBC.
His only regret: misspelling the town of Wollongong (south of Sydney).
"Practically the whole town has been messaging me.
"I was in a rush so I didn't spell-check it and I got a whole bunch of messages today."
He says he will use his appearance on breakfast television on Wednesday to issue a very public apology to Wollongong.
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A youth pastor from Sydney has created a stir online with his very simple tutorial titled How to Speak Australian.
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Tuton, 24, joins on a season-long deal after signing for Barnsley in February.
England Under-20 international Henderson, 19, and Comley, 20, have both signed on loan until January.
Henderson is yet to play in a senior game, while former Carlisle United loanee Comley has played twice for QPR.
The trio could make their Mariners debuts in the League Two game at Notts County on 3 September.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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League Two club Grimsby Town have signed Barnsley striker Shaun Tuton, Manchester United keeper Dean Henderson and Queens Park Rangers midfielder Brandon Comley, all on loan deals.
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Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson was among those who came to pay last tributes to Abdirahman Abdi at a city mosque.
Mr Abdi, 37, a Somali immigrant, died on Monday, a day after being arrested for allegedly fondling a woman.
A video has emerged showing him bleeding and handcuffed during the arrest. The case is being investigated.
In a statement, Mr Abdi's family said he was a "wonderful son, amazing brother and kind-hearted uncle".
The family said that "what happened to him that Sunday wasn't fair at all and shouldn't be justified by any means" and "we all have many questions".
He arrived in Canada in 2009, according to his brother Abdiaziz.
The circumstances of Mr Abdi's death are now being investigated by Ontario's Special Investigation Unit.
The case has sparked a debate about race relations in Canada - a nation that is widely seen as being tolerant.
Ottawa's police chief Charles Bordeleau said on Friday that there had been "a number of incidents" involving his officers, including taunts, since the death of Mr Abdi.
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Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a a mentally ill black man in Ottawa who died following a confrontation with Canadian police.
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The Blue Parrot club was hosting the closing night of an electronic music festival and was packed with music fans, many of them foreigners.
Among those who died were a Canadian, an Italian and a US citizen.
But the gunman was targeting a man from Veracruz, the attorney-general said.
"Suddenly a person enters the club through the main door and heads directly for this particular individual and shoots," Attorney-General Miguel Angel Pech told Mexican radio station Radio Formula.
BPM clubbers in Mexico were told shooting was fireworks
"This individual, who was Mexican, from [the state of] Veracruz. unfortunately loses his life."
Three of the people who were shot dead were members of the festival's security team, organisers said.
Mr Pech said they had tried to protect the man from Veracruz.
The fifth victim was a woman who died of injuries sustained in a fall during the chaos which followed the firing of the shots, when guests ran for the exits in panic.
Mr Pech had earlier said that among those killed were two Canadians, an Italian and a Colombian. But in a subsequent news conference he corrected this to say the victims were one Canadian, an Italian, a US citizen and two Mexicans.
Fifteen people were injured.
Quintana Roo Governor Roberto Borge said the gunman and the victim from Veracruz had "a personal conflict".
Four people have been detained.
The club was hosting the closing night of the BPM festival, a popular event which attracts thousands of electronic and dance music fans from around the world.
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The attorney-general of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, where five people were killed in a shooting in a club on Monday, says the target of the attack was a Mexican man.
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Social housing specialist Connaught, which employed 10,000 people, had £220m of debt when it went bust in 2010.
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), which imposed the fine, spent five years investigating PwC's audit of Connaught in 2009.
It found evidence of misconduct by PwC and retired partner Stephen Harrison.
Mr Harrison was fined £150,000 and also reprimanded.
PwC was ordered to pay the FRC's legal costs and make an interim payment of £1.5m.
The FRC said the auditors had committed misconduct in three areas: mobilisation costs, long-term contracts and intangible assets.
PwC said it was sorry that it had fallen short of professional standards, adding: "Since 2010 when the case began, we've worked hard to improve our procedures and processes."
Exeter-based Connaught was a FTSE 250 company. At one stage, it had a market value of more than £500m.
It ran into serious difficulties after it emerged that a series of contracts would be loss-making.
Despite the management's efforts to put together a rescue plan, its creditors decided instead to put the business into administration under UK insolvency procedures.
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Accounting firm PwC has been fined a record £5m and severely reprimanded over its auditing of collapsed property services group Connaught.
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She posted a poem on the social media site Reddit to say that her boyfriend, Alexis Ohanian, had asked her to marry him.
She said he proposed to her in Rome, where they first met - and she said yes.
Serena won her seventh Wimbledon title this year, taking her to 22 Grand Slam titles overall.
Alexis is the co-founder of Reddit and started it in 2005, with his friend from college.
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Tennis star Serena Williams has announced that she is getting married.
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The 21-year-old played more than 50 games for Barnet before following former manager Martin Allen to Eastleigh in January.
But along with Allen, he left the National League side in February after making just five appearances.
Gary Mills' York, who have reached the FA Trophy final, are 22nd in the National League table, six points from safety with 10 matches left to play.
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York City have signed left-back Sam Muggleton until end of the season.
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Bomb disposal experts had been called in to take the device away.
Earlier, the departure hall that serves most European destinations had been evacuated as a precautionary measure following the discovery of the 500kg German bomb during construction work.
Several flights were cancelled and dozens delayed.
The bomb was uncovered by workers digging near Pier C, which connects the main plaza with Departure Hall One, serving most destinations within Europe's 26-country passport-free Schengen zone.
Schiphol was used as a military airfield by Nazi Germany during the 1939-45 war.
It is now one of Europe's busiest airports, handling some 48 million passengers every year.
Unexploded bombs dating back to the war are still frequently discovered in Europe.
A 550lb (250kg) American bomb was detonated by a bomb disposal team in the German city of Munich on Tuesday.
A 1.5-tonne mortar bomb probably fired by Nazi forces was also safely removed from the Polish capital, Warsaw.
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A suspected World War II bomb found at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport has been safely detonated, allowing normal operations to resume.
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The Betfred Super League leaders said the attack happened in Bridge Street, Castleford, early on Friday.
A statement from the club thanked emergency services, who it said were called to the scene and responded quickly.
A 58-year old man has been arrested and remains in police custody.
The Tigers wished Mr Gill, who is now recovering at home, a speedy recovery.
His association with his home-town club began when he operated the scoreboard.
He held the role of assistant coach before becoming head of youth in 2008 and four years ago took over from Steve Ferres as chief executive.
He has overseen a rise in fortunes of the Tigers, who gained a 66-10 win over Leeds on Thursday to maintain their unbeaten start to the season.
West Yorkshire Police said: "A 58-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident and remains in custody at this time.
"The victim, a 57-year-old man, suffered an injury to his back which is not believed to be serious."
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Castleford Tigers rugby club chief executive Steve Gill was "viciously" assaulted during a town-centre attack, the club has said.
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Pastry chefs at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco spent several weeks making the huge cake and used 68kg of icing.
It will be on display in the hotel lobby for the festive season.
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A 6.7 metre tall gingerbread house has been unveiled at a hotel in the USA, made out of 8,000 pieces of gingerbread and sweets.
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North Wales Police said the incident occurred in the area around Love Lane and High Street in Denbigh at 04:00 BST on Saturday.
The arrested man remains in custody.
Det Ch Insp Alun Oldfield said officers were "at the scene within minutes" and the "public have been assisting officers with their enquiries".
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A man has been arrested after a stabbing incident which left two people injured in Denbighshire.
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The 28-year-old DR Congo international was released by the Baggies at the end of the season.
Mulumbu made 211 appearances in six years with Albion, having joined them from Paris St-Germain in 2009, initially on loan.
Fellow midfielder Graham Dorrans also made the move from The Hawthorns to the Premier League newcomers this summer.
Norwich are yet to officially comment on the reports of Mulumbu's move.
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Norwich City are set to sign ex-West Bromwich Albion midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu, reports BBC Radio Norfolk.
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The Football Association, the Premier League and Sport England have made available the funds, which will be administered by six County FAs in the north of England.
FA chief executive Martin Glenn said: "Once the scale of the impact of the recent storms became clear, the FA and its funding partners came together to make funds available."
Sport England had already announced it would initially invest up to £200,000 to help sports facilities affected.
League Two club Carlisle were also affected, with Brunton Park flooded, and Saturday's game against Notts County will be at Preston's Deepdale ground.
The situation was so severe at Brunton Park that Koi Carp fish were found swimming in the goalmouth.
But as a Football League team Carlisle will not benefit from the fund.
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Grassroots football clubs affected by flooding caused by Storm Desmond will be provided with a £750,000 emergency fund by the sport's supporting bodies.
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Town finished 21st, four points above the relegation zone, in their first season back in the Football League.
Asa Hall, James Jennings, Amari Morgan-Smith and Daniel Parslow will leave the Robins after spending time out on loan.
James Dayton, Jack Munns, Calum Kitscha, Liam Davis, Jack Barthram, James Rowe and Jordan Lymn have also not been offered new contracts.
Harry Pell, Dan Holman, Will Boyle, Carl Winchester and Matt Bower remain under contract, while youngster Josh Thomas recently signed a first professional contract.
Cheltenham manager Gary Johnson is conducting negotiations with the remaining players and a club statement said further announcements are to come.
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Cheltenham Town have released 11 players following the conclusion of their League Two campaign.
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Kristian Wilsher, 43, from Cardiff, reached 110 mph on flat tyres before police forced his Audi into a central reservation near Port Talbot.
He admitted to dangerous driving, drink driving and failing to stop for a police officer, and was jailed for 12 months at Swansea Crown Court.
The judge said it was "pure luck" no-one was killed or injured.
The court heard Wilsher was spotted weaving on the road near St Clears, Carmarthenshire, and when officers tried to stop him he ignored the blue lights and raced away.
During the pursuit he rammed a police car near Junction 43 (Llandarcy) and continued speeding after all four of his tyres were punctured by a stinger device.
The court heard the only way he could be stopped was for police to ram his car.
Wilsher, who was found to be two and a half times over the legal alcohol limit, caused £30,000 worth of damage to police cars during the chase.
Judge Geraint Walters said Wilsher had driven at a ridiculous speed even for a sober driver and that it was an indication of the danger he had been to himself and others led led police to taking such action.
Wilsher was banned from driving for two years after his prison release.
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A drink driver who had to be rammed off the M4 motorway after a 20 mile high-speed police chase, has been jailed.
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The scheduled 10:45 BST start at Lord's was delayed and, with further rain forecast, the match was called off.
England take one point from the match towards qualification for the 2017 World Cup, plus four points from their two previous wins in the series.
The tourists previously won the one-off Test match at Wormsley by six wickets.
"India showed what a strong side they are during the Test match and I am really pleased with how quickly we bounced back from that disappointment and delivered when it counted," said England captain Charlotte Edwards.
The ICC World Championship involves the top eight-ranked women's teams in the world and over the next two years all teams will play each other in a three-match ODI series either at home or away.
The top four teams will qualify for the Women's World Cup in England in 2017.
Countries finishing in the bottom four will take part in the Women's World Cup qualifying tournament in early 2017 against teams from the ICC's regional structures to determine the final four participants for the event.
England will next play a three-match Twenty20 series against South Africa starting on 1 September in Chelmsford, with live commentary on the BBC Sport website.
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England have amassed five points in the ICC Women's Championship after the third match of the one-day series against India at Lord's was abandoned.
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Ellie Price reports on how the world responded for the Daily Politics.
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Leaders around the world were quick to declare solidarity with the UK following an attack in Westminster.
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