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Detailed Instructions: In this task, you're given four sentences of a story written in natural language, and one last sentence (Sentence5). Your job is to classify whether the last sentence completes the rest of the story coherently or not by providing 'Yes' or 'No'.
See one example below:
Problem: Sentence1: Rick grew up in a troubled household. Sentence2: He never found good support in family, and turned to gangs. Sentence3: It wasn't long before Rick got shot in a robbery. Sentence4: The incident caused him to turn a new leaf.
Sentence5: He is happy now.
Solution: Yes
Explanation: As mentioned in fourth sentence, the incident turned a new leaf to Rick's life; so, he must be happy now.
Problem: Sentence1: Thomas had been feeling under the radar lately. Sentence2: He went to his doctor to get a checkup. Sentence3: His doctor told him that his cholesterol levels were a little bit high. Sentence4: Thomas started eating healthier and going on walks.
Sentence5: He was diagnosed with diabetes after gaining forty pounds.
Solution: | No | task298_storycloze_correct_end_classification |
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In this task, you're given four sentences of a story written in natural language, and one last sentence (Sentence5). Your job is to classify whether the last sentence completes the rest of the story coherently or not by providing 'Yes' or 'No'.
Q: Sentence1: Mike was sitting at his desk. Sentence2: But suddenly, he felt a strange itching sensation on his arm. Sentence3: He felt his legs become itchy too. Sentence4: And then his face.
Sentence5: Mike had a stroke.
A: Yes
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Q: Sentence1: John was driving down the highway. Sentence2: A Mustang pulled up next to him and kept speed. Sentence3: He was driving his new Camaro. Sentence4: They decided to race.
Sentence5: John pulled over to buy a Mustang.
A: No
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Q: Sentence1: Thomas had been feeling under the radar lately. Sentence2: He went to his doctor to get a checkup. Sentence3: His doctor told him that his cholesterol levels were a little bit high. Sentence4: Thomas started eating healthier and going on walks.
Sentence5: He was diagnosed with diabetes after gaining forty pounds.
A: | No
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In this task, you're given four sentences of a story written in natural language, and one last sentence (Sentence5). Your job is to classify whether the last sentence completes the rest of the story coherently or not by providing 'Yes' or 'No'.
Q: Sentence1: Thomas had been feeling under the radar lately. Sentence2: He went to his doctor to get a checkup. Sentence3: His doctor told him that his cholesterol levels were a little bit high. Sentence4: Thomas started eating healthier and going on walks.
Sentence5: He was diagnosed with diabetes after gaining forty pounds.
A: | No | task298_storycloze_correct_end_classification |
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Instructions: In this task, you are given two phrases: Head and Tail, separated with <sep>. The Head and the Tail events are short phrases possibly involving participants. The names of specific people have been replaced by generic words (e.g., PersonX, PersonY, PersonZ). PersonX is always the subject of the event. You have to determine whether the Head is a part, portion, or makeup of the Tail or not. Classify your answers into "Yes" and "No". The phrase may also contain "___", a placeholder that can be an object, a person, and/or an action.
Input: Head: PersonX always ate<sep>Tail: personx gets diabetes
Output: | No | task1210_atomic_classification_madeupof |
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In this task, you are given two phrases: Head and Tail, separated with <sep>. The Head and the Tail events are short phrases possibly involving participants. The names of specific people have been replaced by generic words (e.g., PersonX, PersonY, PersonZ). PersonX is always the subject of the event. You have to determine whether the Head is a part, portion, or makeup of the Tail or not. Classify your answers into "Yes" and "No". The phrase may also contain "___", a placeholder that can be an object, a person, and/or an action.
Example Input: Head: PersonX accepts happily<sep>Tail: to take the opportunity
Example Output: No
Example Input: Head: PersonX arrives home that ___<sep>Tail: determined
Example Output: No
Example Input: Head: PersonX always ate<sep>Tail: personx gets diabetes
Example Output: | No
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In this task, you are given two phrases: Head and Tail, separated with <sep>. The Head and the Tail events are short phrases possibly involving participants. The names of specific people have been replaced by generic words (e.g., PersonX, PersonY, PersonZ). PersonX is always the subject of the event. You have to determine whether the Head is a part, portion, or makeup of the Tail or not. Classify your answers into "Yes" and "No". The phrase may also contain "___", a placeholder that can be an object, a person, and/or an action.
Example input: Head: bed<sep>Tail: mattress
Example output: Yes
Example explanation: This is a good example. The Head is made of the Tail.
Q: Head: PersonX always ate<sep>Tail: personx gets diabetes
A: | No | task1210_atomic_classification_madeupof |
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Problem: Write an article based on this "Asif Ali Zardari is one of Pakistan's most controversial political figures who survived a series of personal and political setbacks to gain the presidency."
Article:
A: His is the first elected government in Pakistan to serve a full term.
But since taking the helm in September 2008, Mr Zardari has presided over an increasingly fragile country, a growing militant threat, a turbulent relationship with the US, an uneasy relationship with the military and nationwide flooding.
Furthermore a separatist insurgency in the south-west has not eased, and both the economy and the energy situation have worsened.
In May 2011 he had to cope with the fall-out in Pakistan of the killing by US special forces of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in the town of Abbottabad.
Recriminations over the killings reflected the traditionally poor relations between his Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the army as well as tenser relations with Washington, already strained because of continued US drone strikes against militant targets in the north-west of his country.
The fall-out from Bin Laden's death exposed the uneasy relationship between the PPP and Pakistan's military and intelligence services in the governance of the country.
During his period in power, Pakistan was hit by numerous suicide bombings - some directed against military and political targets and some more sectarian in nature. Because of militant attacks, the PPP has been all but unable to campaign for the general elections due on 11 May.
Among the many opponents ranged against him are some of the country's most popular politicians, including former PM Nawaz Sharif and more recently former cricketer and Movement for Justice party leader Imran Khan.
Both have been critical of President Zardari's support for the US and Nato in the battle against Taliban militants in Afghanistan.
Yet in spite of the wide array of problems he faces, President Zardari has remained doggedly in position - outlasting Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani who in 2012 was forced out of office after the Supreme Court convicted him of contempt for failing to pursue a corruption case against the president.
Mr Zardari's mercurial career has taken many a dramatic turn since his marriage in December 1987 to the charismatic former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
He was thrust into the centre of politics when Ms Bhutto was assassinated 20 years later.
Since then and now his career has veered from being imprisoned for corruption - complaining that he was tortured when behind bars - to taking the country's top job by leading the PPP to victory in general elections after his wife's death.
Perhaps the high point of his political life came in 2008 when he played a pivotal role with former political enemies to force President Pervez Musharraf to resign.
But he has also been the subject of unfavourable scrutiny - in 2010 he was widely criticised for visiting Europe at the height of some of the worst floods to hit Pakistan in recent years.
In November 2011 he was dealt another blow by the resignation of Pakistan's ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani.
Both Mr Haqqani and the president were accused of drafting a controversial memo in which they allegedly sought US military help against a possible military coup in Pakistan. They denied the charges.
But his political struggles today are still a far cry from the period before Ms Bhutto's death, when Mr Zardari's public image was so bad that the PPP kept him out of the public eye as much as possible during the campaigning for national elections in February 2008.
Mr Zardari was seen then as a political liability.
He spent several years in jail on charges of corruption. He was labelled "Mr 10%" for all the kick-backs he is alleged to have received.
He found himself in major trouble in 1990 when he was accused, among other things, of tying a remote-controlled bomb to the leg of a businessman and sending him into a bank to withdraw money from his account as a pay-off.
Those charges were never proved. The PPP had then accused the country's powerful intelligence apparatus of maligning Mr Zardari to damage Ms Bhutto's image.
In 1993, when then President Ghulam Ishaq Khan sacked the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Mr Zardari was escorted from the prison straight to the presidency where he was sworn in as a minister in the interim government.
Later, when the PPP won the 1993 elections, Mr Zardari moved with his wife to the Prime Minister's House in Islamabad where he lived for the next three years.
In 1996, when another president sacked the PPP government, he was arrested and charged with a number of offences including the murder of Mir Murtaza Bhutto, his wife's brother.
He was later charged, along with his wife, and convicted in a kickbacks scam involving a Swiss company, SGS.
But a mistrial was declared by Pakistan's Supreme Court following a major scandal involving the accountability bureau and the judge who had issued the verdict.
His last prison sentence lasted eight years until 2004, during which time he says he was tortured.
It ended as the then General Musharraf was engaged in protracted negotiations with Benazir Bhutto, then in self-imposed exile, for some form of political reconciliation.
Mr Zardari resolutely stood by his party as well as his wife - although at times he disagreed with the politics of both.
His friends say this was entirely in character and that no-one can deny his personal courage.
A close friend recounts an incident in the 1980s when as a horse-riding bachelor he personally rescued the daughter of a German diplomat who had fallen into a bog with her horse.
Asif Ali Zardari was born in Karachi to Hakim Ali Zardari, head of one of the "lesser" Sindhi tribes, who chose the urban life over rustic surroundings.
He grew up in Karachi and was educated at St Patrick's School - also the alma mater of Pervez Musharraf.
The young Zardari's main claim to fame was that he had a private disco at home, helping him gain the reputation as a "playboy".
After his release from prison in 2004, Mr Zardari kept a low profile, undergoing medical treatment in the US.
In addition to his heart problems he is reported to suffer from diabetes and a spinal ailment - which sometimes prevent him from easily moving around.
Ms Bhutto appreciated her husband's loyalty, saying that "despite his failings, he always stood by his family no matter what".
Problem: Write an article based on this "Middlesex batsman Nick Gubbins has signed a new contract with the county champions, which will keep him at Lord's until the end of 2019."
Article:
A: The 22-year-old hit 1,409 first-class runs at an average of 61.26 as the north London side won the Championship title for the first time in 23 years.
"Watching him perform was one of the highlights of the summer," managing director of cricket Angus Fraser said.
"He has the game and temperament to thrive at the highest level."
Left-hander Gubbins joined Middlesex aged 14, made his debut in 2014 and has scored hit 2,052 first-class runs at 45.60 in 28 games for the club.
He made four centuries and nine half-centuries as Middlesex won the title this summer, with his highest score of 201 not out coming against Lancashire in June.
The Richmond-born player's form led to him being named in the England Lions squad for matches against the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan over the winter.
Problem: Write an article based on this "Official notification of the UK's intention to leave the EU should be sent to Brussels as soon as possible, First Minister Carwyn Jones has said."
Article:
A: | The move - known as Article 50 - is important as it starts a strict two-year timetable for withdrawal.
David Cameron, who announced his resignation after the referendum, has said his successor should trigger the formal process to leave the union.
On Tuesday Mr Jones told AMs a delayed process was not in Wales' interest.
In other developments on Tuesday:
"My view is that Article 50 should be triggered sooner rather than later," Mr Jones said.
"I think waiting months and months and months for it just adds to that uncertainty.
"Better that people know where they stand rather than not knowing what's going to happen for many months and many years."
Uncertainty was "never going to be helpful" to investment, Mr Jones added, saying that Brexit process should conclude "as quickly as possible".
Newsbeat: What is Article 50?
Neil Hamilton, UKIP's leader in the assembly, said "in the spirit of cooperation" both he and Welsh Conservative leader, Andrew RT Davies, should be involved in the Welsh Government's Brexit talks with UK ministers.
Mr Hamilton said "making the case for Wales" would be "strengthened with the added voices of those who were actually in favour of the result which the people of Wales voted for".
Mr Jones said he had written to the prime minister and was waiting for a reply but that "the people of Wales have voted for a Welsh Government to take forward that response".
He added there would be involvement with all parties as discussions continued.
On Tuesday evening, there was a pro-EU rally held in Cardiff city centre, which attracted almost 1,000 people.
One of the organisers, Sioned James, said: "This is not a protest against the results. This is an opportunity to show our appreciation of the European Union and everything it has offered Wales."
Cardiff was one of five Welsh local authority areas which voted to Remain in last week's referendum.
Among those addressing the crowd were Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood and Gruff Rhys, the frontman of Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals.
Remain campaigner Shazia Awan told the crowd that she had been the victim of "shocking" racist messages since the vote. | huggingface_xsum |
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Problem: Write an article based on this "A handgun has been recovered by police in a garden of an Edinburgh house."
Article:
A: Police Scotland said it was "keeping an open mind" as to whether the gun was linked to the crime groups involved in September's Gilmerton shootings.
The gun was found in Juniper Green on Monday.
Det Ch Insp Kenny Gray said: "The recovery of this handgun is a great result and demonstrates Police Scotland's commitment to tackling organised crime in the city."
He added: "Inquiries are ongoing to identify the owners of the handgun and the gun has examined for any forensic opportunities.
"The owning of illegal firearms will not be tolerated and we will act on every piece of information we receive in order to crack down on this illegal activity."
Problem: Write an article based on this "More than 250 new jobs are being created in south Wales, the first in a series of announcements this week."
Article:
A: The jobs at four firms include 100 at BT's call centre in Swansea and 50 posts at a healthcare firm in Crumlin.
They come just days after Wales failed to secure a large defence investment from Boeing UK for a centre of excellence and up to 1,500 jobs.
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said it was "disappointing" Cardiff Airport missed out on Boeing's hub.
The 256 new jobs involve:
It is the first in a series of job announcements being made this week by Mr Skates.
He said it was an indication of the "hard work going on behind the scenes" by the Welsh Government.
Mr Skates said: "It's particularly important to recognise that every part of Wales needs to benefit from economic growth so I'm keen to announce through this themed week, job creation packages in every area of the country."
BBI Group began in 1986 as a Cardiff University spin-out company and now has a £60m turnover.
It produces enzymes and assays for use in diagnostics for a wide range of diseases.
SPC operations director Paul Hallas said its new facility was "the latest phase of our expansion plans for the growing business".
What they produce is sold across the world to firms which make diagnostic kits for anything from hospital blood tests, to home kits for people with diabetes.
It is a growing sector and one company they supply make 6bn diagnostics strips a year.
The company took over a site in Blaenavon which has been operating since 1974 and some of the staff have been there for more than 30 years.
They are skilled jobs, many have science degrees and all are paid above average for Wales.
The news comes as it emerged Wales had failed to secure a large investment from Boeing UK.
Instead, the US aerospace giant confirmed to BBC Wales that the jobs and investment are going to Wiltshire and that a site at Cardiff Airport came second.
Aerospace is an industry which the Welsh Government has called a priority sector.
There are already 160 aerospace companies in Wales employing 23,000 people, many of whom will earn wages above average.
"We got down to the final two," said Mr Skates.
"We're in a strong position should opportunities emerge from Boeing. However, the fact we reached that point demonstrates we're ahead of most of the competition in most of the sectors."
He said the Ministry of Defence presence in that area was an attraction to Boeing, and Wales had beaten off a huge number of investment areas across Britain to get close to winning the deal.
Many more people are working in Wales than recent years and Welsh unemployment levels have been below the UK average for many months.
The ONS figures published in January show there were 24,000 more people working in Wales than a year earlier but 18,000 fewer than the previous three months.
Clearly it is good news for the extra individuals who are now in work and good for the wider economy that unemployment in Wales is now below the UK rate.
The weakness in the Welsh economy is low productivity and low wages.
The most recent official Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings figures from ONS for April 2016 show middle income workers (median earnings) in Wales earn £492.40 a week compared with £538.70 for the UK as a whole.
That is the second lowest average earnings of all the 12 nations and regions of the UK.
Mr Skates said it was about focusing on priority jobs and sectors such as financial and professional services - which were bringing "incredible results" - and advanced manufacturing.
He told BBC Wales he also wants people, once in work, to develop their skill levels to "rise up the escalator of economic activity" to become more prosperous.
Problem: Write an article based on this "A care home in Shropshire where inspectors found ants on a dining table and a soiled mattress has been told it must improve or face possible closure."
Article:
A: | Inspectors rated Meadowbrook care home, near Oswestry, "inadequate" after it failed to improve from a 2016 report.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said it was not kept clean and hazard free and residents' dignity was compromised.
Improvements have now been made, including the recruitment of two new managers, the care home said.
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Meadowbrook was found to be neither caring nor well-led, with a high staff turnover and low morale. Personal information was not kept confidential, the report found.
There will be another inspection within six months and, if improvements have not been met, the home will be closed.
The unannounced CQC inspection took place on 4 and 5 April at the care home in Gobowen, which houses 50 people.
The home was found to have a high staff turnover and dependence on agency staff who are not always sufficiently trained.
Inspectors reported a lack of stimulation, with people often ignored by staff.
One person told inspectors: "I like it here but I wish people would talk to me. I feel so lonely."
At lunch time a person was seen "struggling to feed themselves in full view of staff".
The report also found dirty conditions including a soiled mattress and ants on a dining table.
Confidential files were left on a laundry trolley, outside bedrooms and being used to wedge a door open.
Meadowbrook said in a statement: "We are sorry that Meadowbrook Care Home has fallen well below the standards that we expect all of our homes to provide.
"Since the inspection we have been treating this as a priority and carrying out a comprehensive programme of improvements." | huggingface_xsum |
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input: Article: In Belfast on Thursday, the appeal court upheld the 2009 ruling against McKevitt and Liam Campbell.
The judge upheld the appeals of Colm Murphy and Seamus Daly. Mr Murphy faces a civil retrial.
In 2009, a judge found the four men liable, awarding 12 relatives a total of £1.6m damages.
Twenty-nine people and unborn twins died in the bomb.
Lawyers for the families had also appealed against the compensation awarded. They said it should have been more because of the scale of the outrage.
In court on Thursday, the 12 relatives who took the 2009 case, were told that the £1.6m figure awarded to them would not be increased.
Lord Justice Malachy Higgins directed a retrial of the claims against Murphy and will hear arguments on a retrial of Daly.
He questioned evidence surrounding emails from a US undercover agent while overturning the judgment on Murphy.
"The paucity of the email evidence, the lack of consistency in the emails or at least ambiguity, the possibility of initials referring to someone other than Murphy and the fact that they refer on occasions to double hearsay considerably weakened the emails as evidence," he said.
"The judge's conclusion that it was cogent evidence is not sustainable."
On Daly, he said the appeal judges were not convinced that the trial judge would inevitably have reached the same conclusion about liability if a misdirection had not been heard.
"Accordingly, his appeal will be allowed."
No-one has ever been convicted in a criminal court of causing the deaths of the Omagh victims.
The only man to face criminal charges over the Omagh killings, Sean Hoey from Jonesborough in south Armagh, was acquitted in 2007.
None of the men being sued has the capacity to pay out any kind of large-scale payment.
From the start, the families made clear the civil action was a vehicle for putting as much information as possible into the public domain about the bombing and the men they claim were involved.
In his ruling in 2009, Mr Justice Morgan also found the dissident republican organisation the Real IRA liable for the bomb.
He said it was clear that the bombers' primary objective was to ensure that the bomb exploded without detection, and the safety of those members of the public in Omagh town centre was at best a secondary consideration.
He said he was "satisfied that those involved in the planning, preparation, planting and detonation of the bomb recognised the likelihood of serious injury or death from its detonation but decided to take that risk".
Michael Gallagher, whose son Aidan was killed in the Omagh bombing, said: "We are disappointed, we have to accept the ruling of the court, which we do, but we are disappointed.
"It has been a long struggle for the families, almost 10 years, it looks like this work will continue for a number of years forward.
"It is not something that we look forward to, but if we feel it is the right thing to do we will continue to do that."
Summarize.
output: Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt has lost his appeal against a landmark civil court ruling which held him liable for the 1998 Omagh bombing.
input: Article: He died close to his childhood home in Gladstone, Oregon, on Saturday due to complications from diabetes.
James was best known for appearing alongside Sir Roger Moore in the Bond films Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun during the 1970s.
His daughter Lynn said: "He was the most outgoing person, beloved by everybody."
She added: "I don't think the man had an enemy. We were incredibly blessed to have had him in our lives."
In 1973 James played Louisiana sheriff JW Pepper in Live and Let Die, in which he made a memorable appearance in a chaotic boat chase sequence.
His character proved so popular he was asked to reprise the role in 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun, involving another car chase, in Thailand, and a scene where he gets pushed into water by a baby elephant.
Paying tribute on Twitter, Sir Roger wrote: "Terribly sad to hear Clifton James has left us. As JW Pepper he gave my first two Bond films a great, fun character."
While many James Bond characters either feature once or have recurring roles in the series, Sherriff Pepper is among a select few characters to have featured in just two different titles.
Here are four others:
Sylvia Trench: A love interest of Bond played by Eunice Gayson. She appeared alongside Sir Sean Connery in the 1962 film Dr No, as well as 1963's From Russia with Love.
Jaws: One of Bond's most famous villains, Jaws was played by the late Richard Kiel. The character appeared with Sir Roger Moore in the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me and later in 1979's Moonraker.
Valentin Zukovsky: An ex-KGB agent turned Russian mafia head who was portrayed by Robbie Coltrane. He featured with Pierce Brosnan in the 1995 film GoldenEye and 1999's The World is Not Enough.
Rene Mathis: A French intelligence operative played by Giancarlo Giannini. He appeared alongside Daniel Craig in the 2006 film Casino Royale and 2008's Quantum of Solace.
James grew up just outside Portland during the heart of the Great Depression, in which his family lost all their money.
He served as a soldier with the US Army in the South Pacific during World War Two, for which he was awarded two Purple Hearts, a Silver Star and a Bronze star.
His acting career spanned five decades and included stints on stage, TV and film.
Other credits include appearing in the TV series Dallas and films Superman II and The Bonfire of the Vanities.
His last film credit was a 2006 comedy, Raising Flagg but he had also been cast to star in an upcoming independent film called Old Soldiers, according to IMDB.
Summarize.
output: | Actor Clifton James, who appeared as Sheriff JW Pepper in two James Bond films, has died at the age of 96. | huggingface_xsum |
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The new ministerial team at the Department of Health is in place - now its time to face up to what David Cameron called "down-to-earth, bread-and-butter issues" which he said his Government should focus on.
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A: One of those is the state of the NHS and its direction of travel over the next five years.
The immediate signal from the Department is that there will be no radical change of course. Major reorganisations similar to the upheaval seen in the last parliament are not on the agenda.
The Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt has let it be known that his focus will be on "out of hospital" care. He used his first two years in the post to concentrate on what he saw as the urgent need to improve safety and transparency inside hospitals in the wake of the Mid Staffs scandal. He now says there should be a push for higher standards of care for the elderly and most vulnerable patients provided by GP surgeries, community and social care.
Tackling dementia was a priority for the last Government. That is still the case. But ministers are also aware of the increasing obesity challenge to the NHS. The costs associated with treating diabetes are mounting - on one estimate around 10% of the NHS budget. Those who are overweight or obese are more at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. A new initiative in this area by the Department of Health seems likely.
While Jane Ellison remains in her post as public health minister, there are intriguing changes elsewhere in the department.
As Dan Poulter departs, Ben Gummer arrives as a new minister. He made a name for himself campaigning on behalf of Ipswich Hospital to secure a heart centre. He also pushed the Treasury successfully for taxpayers to be sent itemised statements setting out how their money is spent. Might he take a close interest in NHS spending?
The new Minister of State Alistair Burt is an old Whitehall hand, having served in John Major's Government and at the Foreign Office after the 2010 election. He has campaigned on behalf of victims of the tainted blood scandal. One of Mr Hunt's final statements in the last parliament followed the Penrose inquiry in Scotland into the use by the NHS of contaminated blood products. He said a new and broader compensation scheme for victims would be drawn up. It may well fall to Mr Burt to see that through.
As for the opposition, its too early to say what angles will be pursued. Andy Burnham's position is well known and he will probably continue to highlight the use of private provision in the NHS. He may be distracted for a while by a Labour leadership bid - as would shadow care minister Liz Kendall - though that could itself involve a campaign around health.
Hovering over the Department of Health is a financial shadow. The new ministers will quickly be brought up to speed by their colleagues on the short- and medium-term challenges to the NHS budget.
Health trusts have been warning in recent weeks that there is a danger of a significant deficit in the current financial year, perhaps running to £2 billion. They claim to be under massive strain and that a new cash injection from Government will be required.
For now, ministers are making clear that everything the head of NHS England Simon Stevens asked for to cover the current financial year was provided. They are in no mood to pull out the cheque book just yet and don't want to be seen to be caving in to the demands of the leading hospitals.
Summer will give way to autumn. By the time the leaves are falling from the trees, the readiness of the NHS for winter will again be high on the agenda. Claims that the service is creaking at the seams and that the money is running out will be made again. Ministers at the Department of Health will have to start thinking now how they are going to tackle that.
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Swansea council's leader is confident a £1.3bn city deal is ready to sign off with the UK government.
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A: Councillor Rob Stewart believed they "could not be in a better position" to agree the deal which could be worth millions over the next 15 years.
But a transatlantic cable, described as a "game changer" in bringing ultrafast broadband to the Swansea Bay region, is not part of the deal.
It would be separate but complementary, said Mr Stewart.
Swansea Bay City Region's chairman Sir Terry Matthews, interviewed a year ago, had described the importance of the communication channel from New York to London via the south west Wales region.
He added at the time that the cable would make the Swansea Bay City Deal, unlike those put forward by other areas, deliver for the whole of the UK rather than the region alone.
But Mr Stewart said the Project Jupiter cable was a separate project - and like Tidal Lagoon's relationship with the city deal's energy projects - would be "aligned" and "complementary" rather than directly part of the city deal.
BBC Wales has seen a copy of the latest plan put to the UK government.
What is on the table involves 11 different projects ranging from investments of £50m in the Swansea City and Waterfront Digital District and £5m for the Yr Egin creative hub project.
Mr Stewart denied that the focus on buildings could lead to a return of the failed Technium project.
He added that the Swansea Techniums had been a success story.
The city deal aims to support "next generation industries" and to apply internet technologies for the region's energy sector.
It also aims for the four council areas stretching from Neath Port Talbot to Pembrokeshire to become a magnet for hi-tech and cloud data firms.
Life science firms would work alongside local hospitals, including an eye-catching £225m "wellness village" planned for near Llanelli.
But Mr Stewart strongly denied the focus had shifted away from the "internet coast" vision to a more traditional focus of bricks and mortar developments.
"In order to deliver the sorts of economic change we want in this region we have to take forward the fifth generation technologies - the establishment of the test bed," he said.
"We've been very clear about that and Sir Terry Matthews and his business partner from Wesley Clover, Simon Gibson, have been integral in bringing that together.
"They can demonstrate though the model they've successfully rolled out in Canada, they've created 22,000 jobs there and we believe we can make that sort of economic impact here.
"Whilst there are several projects which will have construction as part of it, the real golden thread through the deal are still those new technologies and new industries."
City deals exist to give financial support for councils to work more regionally on big projects - which will stimulate private investment and have a real transformational impact.
There are hopes the Swansea Bay deal could be mentioned in Wednesday's Budget from Chancellor Philip Hammond.
Mr Stewart said very positive meetings had been held with the Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns and Swansea-born Lord Heseltine, adviser to the communities and local government secretary.
"As far as we're concerned we've answered all the questions posed to us by Treasury officials and others and feel we're at the point when we're ready to sign," Mr Stewart told BBC Wales.
He said £673m of private investment was ready to come into the region and the bid had "substantial support" from a wide range from within the private sector.
"It's still a unique deal and still a very class-leading deal in terms of what it tries to do," said Mr Stewart.
"Some of the comments back from the secretary of state and others is that it's a very innovative deal, it does lots of things individually that others are doing but nobody is doing those in the way we are putting this together.
"The biggest vote of confidence is if you look at the UK's industrial strategy, recently released by Theresa May, you map that against what our city deal is doing and the two are indivisible. People have caught up with the thinking that our city deal provides."
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China's economic growth slowed further in the three months to March this year, expanding 7% compared to a year earlier, its slowest pace since the global financial crisis in 2009.
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A: | The rate was lower than the 7.3% posted for the three months to December.
Last year, China's economy, which is the world's second largest, grew at its slowest pace since 1990.
It expanded by 7.4% in 2014, missing its annual growth target of 7.5% for the first time in 15 years.
Despite the slowdown, the Chinese economy was still one of the world's fastest-growing and analysts have said it was proving to be more resilient than expected.
However, they have also said that slower growth, together with the country's cooling property market - a key economic driver - was likely to mean further easing by China's central bank this year, including further rate cuts among other measures.
In February the People's Bank of China unexpectedly cut interest rates for the second time since last November.
Interest rate cuts together with injections of liquidity are some of the tools Beijing uses to fine tune its economic growth.
The latest growth numbers were by no means a hard landing - which some had feared - and were in line with the latest government target, analysts said.
"Still, it represents a slowdown from the previous read of 7.3%," Nicholas Teo from CMC Markets told the BBC, "and is one of the weakest numbers reported in quite a few years."
In the first three months of 2009, amid the financial crisis, China's economy expanded 6.6% from a year earlier.
China also released industrial production (IP) figures on Wednesday which fell to 5.9% month-on-month in March, down from forecasts for an expansion of 6.9% and the lowest since 2008.
Analysts said these figures were more glaring than the growth data. Mr Teo described the latest IP numbers as "unfavourable".
"Together with the slower trade numbers reported earlier this week, the industrial production number may just set the tone for a quickening pace with regards further easing measures," he said.
"And this may come in the form of further interest rate cuts."
Evan Lucas from IG Markets told the BBC the IP numbers highlighted "the real issue facing China" as exports declined "and falls in work done were being felt across the board".
Markets were lacklustre following the numbers however, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng index up 0.7% and the benchmark Shanghai Composite flat, up just 0.01% at 4,135.91. | huggingface_xsum |
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Problem: Write an article based on this "Northern Ireland produced a heroic display to secure a shock point against Portugal in their World Cup qualifier."
Article:
A: Niall McGinn gave the visitors the lead when he chipped the ball over goalkeeper Rui Patricio after good work by Jonny Evans and Kyle Lafferty.
The Portuguese dominated the game but Northern Ireland defended stoutly until Helder Postiga turned and struck home the equaliser after 79 minutes.
The result will rank as one of Northern Ireland's best-ever away performances.
Portugal, who are ranked third in the world, had several chances to level but Michael O'Neill's side held on to earn a deserved draw.
Northern Ireland came into the game with a poor record of just one win in their last 18 matches and two victories in their last 29, but had the backing of almost 1,200 supporters in the Dragao Stadium in Porto.
O'Neill made four changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Luxembourg last month, with Craig Cathcart, Oliver Norwood, Corry Evans and Niall McGinn coming into the team.
Three of the changes were enforced as Gareth McAuley was suspended and Chris Brunt and Shane Ferguson injured, while Dean Shiels dropped to the bench.
Portugal boasted six points from their opening three qualifying fixtures, but were keen to return to winning ways after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Russia in Moscow on Friday.
The Portuguse started the match brightly and Postiga just failed to get a touch after Miguel Lopes fired the ball into the penalty area.
Cristiano Ronaldo, winning his 100th cap, fired a right-foot effort just wide soon after.
Northern Ireland came more into the game and Norwood's low, 25-yard free-kick went into the arms of Rui Patricio.
The visitors took a shock, yet deserved lead, on the half hour when Evans played the ball forward to Lafferty, who found McGinn.
The Aberdeen winger took one touch before chipping the ball over the advancing home goalkeeper for his first international goal.
Norwood then attempted a cheeky lob over the head of Rui Patricio, but the keeper managed to retreat just in time to collect the ball.
At the other end, Cathcart almost scored an own-goal as the ball ricocheted off his leg on to the bar, while Joao Pereira shot wide as the Euro 2012 semi-finalists began to pile on the pressure.
Some heroic defending saw O'Neill's side go in ahead at half-time, but Portugal came close at the start of the second period when Ruben Micael's long-range strike went narrowly over the bar.
Postiga forced Northern Ireland keeper Roy Carroll into a save, but the flag was already up for offside, and then Ronaldo met Nani's cross but Carroll was equal to the task as he saved the Real Madrid forward's shot with his legs.
The Olympiakos goalkeeper was again called into action to palm away a fierce drive from substitute Ruben Amorim, while Steven Davis skewed the ball over his own bar as the desperate rearguard action continued.
Ronaldo closed in on goal again but Aaron Hughes made a crucial block to deny the striker a 38th international goal.
Carroll twice denied Postiga, but the striker found the net 11 minutes from time when the ball fell to him in the area and he whipped the ball into the back of the net from close range.
In the closing minutes, Carroll made yet another fine stop from Silvestre Varela, Nani fired inches wide and the outstanding Evans made a vital intervention to clear Eder's dangerous cross into the area.
Northern Ireland have two points from their opening three fixtures and face Azerbaijan in their next qualifying game in Belfast on 14 November.
Problem: Write an article based on this "One in three cases of Alzheimer's disease worldwide is preventable, according to research from the University of Cambridge."
Article:
A: The main risk factors for the disease are a lack of exercise, smoking, depression and poor education, it says.
Previous research from 2011 put the estimate at one in two cases, but this new study takes into account overlapping risk factors.
Alzheimer's Research UK said age was still the biggest risk factor.
Writing in The Lancet Neurology, the Cambridge team analysed population-based data to work out the main seven risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.
These are:
They worked out that a third of Alzheimer's cases could be linked to lifestyle factors that could be modified, such as lack of exercise and smoking.
The researchers then looked at how reducing these factors could affect the number of future Alzheimer's cases.
They found that by reducing each risk factor by 10%, nearly nine million cases of the disease could be prevented by 2050.
In the UK, a 10% reduction in risk factors would reduce cases by 8.8%, or 200,000, by 2050, they calculated.
Current estimates suggest that more than 106 million people worldwide will be living with Alzheimer's by 2050 - more than three times the number affected in 2010.
Prof Carol Brayne, from the Institute of Public Health at the University of Cambridge, said: "Although there is no single way to treat dementia, we may be able to take steps to reduce our risk of developing dementia at older ages.
"We know what many of these factors are, and that they are often linked.
"Simply tackling physical inactivity, for example, will reduce levels of obesity, hypertension and diabetes, and prevent some people from developing dementia.
"As well as being healthier in old age in general, it's a win-win situation."
Dr Simon Ridley, head of research at charity Alzheimer's Research UK, said there was still much to discover about the disease.
"While age is the biggest risk factor for most cases of Alzheimer's, there are a number of lifestyle and general health factors that could increase or decrease a person's chances of developing the disease.
"However, we still do not fully understand the mechanisms behind how these factors are related to the onset of Alzheimer's."
Dr Ridley said there were more than 820,000 people in the UK living with dementia, and an ageing population would lead to spiralling numbers being affected.
"As there is still no certain way to prevent Alzheimer's, research must continue to build the strongest evidence around health and environmental factors to help individuals reduce their risk."
He added: "This new study also highlights that many cases are not due to modifiable risk factors which underlines the need to drive investment into new treatment research."
Of the seven risk factors, the largest proportion of cases of Alzheimer's in the US, UK and the rest of Europe can be attributed to physical inactivity.
The study says about a third of the adult population in these countries are physically inactive.
Physical inactivity is also linked to increased risks of other health problems, such as cancers and cardiovascular diseases.
Problem: Write an article based on this "The AA has fired its executive chairman, Bob Mackenzie, for "gross misconduct", with immediate effect."
Article:
A: | Its statement gave no further details as to the reasons for his departure, but an AA spokeswoman said it was "a personal conduct matter".
But Mr Mackenzie's son said his father had "tendered his resignation this morning... due to acute ill health".
Peter Mackenzie said: "This is an extremely distressing mental health issue."
He said his father had been suffering symptoms of the ill health "for some time".
"A consultant clinical psychologist advised him last week that he needed to take at least six months leave. He is very unwell and has been admitted to hospital."
Shares in the AA closed 14% lower after the roadside recovery firm also said trading had been affected by "erratic workload patterns".
Mr Mackenzie had been the AA's executive chairman since June 2014.
The company said he would be replaced by non-executive chairman John Leach, while Simon Breakwell - who was a founder of Expedia - has been named as acting chief executive.
Mr Mackenzie had led the AA since overseeing a management buy-in of the company in June 2014, which led to its shares being listed on the stock market.
Before that, the company had been owned by private equity firms Permira, Charterhouse and CVC.
The AA's share price plummeted after the announcement was made:
Mr Mackenzie's departure had "created some concern and a lot of uncertainty. Sellers/shorters are seeing this as a potential opportunity to put more pressure on the shares," said Berenberg analyst, Ned Hammond.
"Obviously the circumstance of his departure is particularly bizarre and unforeseeable," he said.
Shareholders and people who were thinking of buying AA shares didn't really know what to make of the development, he added.
The AA said it would release its half-year results at the end of September.
It said these would be hit by the "erratic workload" issue, particularly in June and July, when the company had not had enough patrol vehicles to meet demand and had had to buy in last-minute cover.
The company has also made changes to the way it accounts for certain products.
One example is that the commission paid on the sale of breakdown cover is paid upfront to third parties, whereas the benefit to the AA is booked later.
The company said its full-year performance would now be broadly in line with last year's. It added: "We remain confident in the resilience and long-term prospects of the AA." | huggingface_xsum |
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Article: The legendary comedy was blocked by councillors in 1980, who slapped it with an X rating.
But the 19-seat Bournemouth Colosseum has screened the film after the authority recently relaxed its stance.
Cinema boss Paul Whitehouse described the historic showing as "a bit of fun".
Mr Whitehouse, who runs the cinema underneath a cafe, laid on a three-course meal as part of the special event.
It is thought to be the first time the Life of Brian has been shown in public in the town since the row over its certificate.
"The council has relaxed its attitude now but in the early 1980s there was a very different view and they felt empowered to judge what the residents should watch," Mr Whitehouse said.
"I remember at the time when it came out people just went to Southampton to see it.
"It doesn't get better for a film than when phrases from it become part of British language."
Dave Harvey, who was at the screening, said: "It is one of my favourite films.
"Monty Python films are iconic comedy from the 60s and 70s and I am looking forward to watching it at the first screening in Bournemouth.
"I didn't realise tonight that I was going to be making local history."
Life of Brian - the story of a man born in a stable next door to Jesus Christ and subsequently mistaken for the Messiah - sparked accusations of blasphemy when it was released.
Bournemouth council's environmental services committee saw the film and decided to raise the certificate from an AA to an X, meaning only those over 18 could see it.
The distributors had said it could only be shown in areas where it had an AA rating.
Train driver Adrian Cox asked the council recently to change its stance so he could put on a private screening for his birthday.
It was only after licensing officers agreed that it could be shown.
Colin Robinson gave the film 9.5 out of 10 and said: "I couldn't understand why they banned such an amusing film.
"It is like reliving my student days.
"It is the freedom that the Monty Python squad gave to life, without any care at all."
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Summarize: Monty Python's Life of Brian has received its "first-ever" public screening in Bournemouth, 35 years after a battle with censors saw it banned from the seaside town.
Problem: Patricia Smith, 37, said she felt the call had served little purpose.
On Tuesday Rachel Fee and her partner Nyomi were found guilty of murdering Rachel's two-year-old son Liam in Fife.
The couple were convicted of assaulting and killing the young child at his home in Thornton in March 2014.
They had blamed another boy for the murder.
Ms Smith, an office administrator, was one of several witnesses who raised concerns about two-year-old Liam before he was murdered.
Speaking to Good Morning Scotland she described how she contacted social services after getting a "gut wrenching" feeling that something was wrong.
She described how she had never seen anything like it before and knew she had to raise her concerns.
Ms Smith explained said: "I had passed them in the street. I noticed he [Liam] was lying flat in the buggy. He had a blanket over his head and the mother told me he wasn't sleeping, he was actually awake.
"At that point that's when alarm bells started ringing. She then went on to state he had autism, again this was something that couldn't be right because I knew the little boy.
"It was then that I got this gut-wrenching feeling and decided to speak to my line manager [at work] and call child protection services."
She went on to say that she thought she had known what a gut wrenching feeling felt like "until that day".
Ms Smith added: "That's the only way I can explain how bad I felt at the time."
However, after contacting social services she felt she should not have bothered as they had suggested everyone had different parenting skills.
Mrs Smith said: "They told me that they would send a health visitor round, but the feeling I got after that call was that I shouldn't have bothered.
"I personally felt like they were maybe getting quite a few calls about them and this one was just another one on the list that was creating them more work.
"I know obviously that social workers do a great job, but I came away from that call thinking that I shouldn't have bothered."
A significant case review has begun.
What was that article about?
A: A woman who lived near the family of murdered toddler Liam Fee has told how she contacted social services after getting a "gut wrenching" feeling something was wrong with the boy.
Problem: The committee has voiced serious concerns over the financial stability of the health trusts.
The criticisms are made in its general report on the health sector.
It also raised concern over breaches in hospital waiting time targets, especially for cancer patients.
Some of the recommendations are targeted at helping the trusts break even.
The report found that despite only the Western Trust failing to break even in 2014-15, with a deficit of £6.6m, this masks an underlying funding gap for trusts from that year.
The funding gap is reckoned to be over £131m. This will be carried forward to 2015-16.
The report makes now familiar criticisms associated with high levels of spending on locum doctors as well as what it described as the "mediocre" implementation of Transforming Your Care.
The report suggests that Northern Ireland could follow Scotland's lead and benefit from a three-year budget, instead of the constraints of an annual budget in which money cannot be carried over.
The chairperson of the committee, Michaela Boyle, said the health and social care bodies are facing an unprecedented financial squeeze.
"Although the health and social care sector has been more generously funded than other areas of public spending over recent years, it faces an ever increasing demand for its services," she said.
"This is partially as a result of an ageing population as well as increasing chronic conditions such as diabetes.
"Putting the health and social care trusts on a sustainable footing is a major challenge, unless there is a significant change in funding or transformation of services.
"One significant problem that the health and social care trusts face is that they are unable to carry forward unused funds from one year to the next, impeding their ability to undertake longer-term financial planning."
Among the other recommendations in the report is a call for the health department to provide a detailed explanation of how it will tackle the issue of consultant shortages.
It also calls on the health service to redesign the way it provides services. Failing to do so will mean trusts will find it difficult to operate within their budgets.
The report also highlights Northern Ireland's heavy reliance on locum doctors.
It repeats previous criticism that the practice adds to the trusts' increasing spend, particularly within the Western Trust where difficulties in recruiting and keeping permanent consultants continues to put pressure on budgets.
What was that article about?
A: | Northern Ireland's Public Accounts Committee has said it is hard to see how the local health and social care model can be sustained as financial savings start to dry up. | huggingface_xsum |
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Article:Officials at Public Health England said the amount of activity people did started to tail off from the age of 40.
They are urging those between the ages of 40 and 60 to start doing regular brisk walks.
Just 10 minutes a day could have a major impact, reducing the risk of early death by 15%, they say.
But PHE estimates four out of every 10 40- to 60-year-olds do not even manage a brisk 10-minute walk each month.
41%
Do not manage one brisk 10 min walk per month
1 in 6
Deaths linked to inactivity
15% Reduction in risk of early death from at least one brisk 10 min walk per day
20% Less active than we were in the 1960s
15 miles Less walked a year on average than two decades ago
To help, the government agency is promoting a free app - Active 10 - which can monitor the amount of brisk walking an individual does and provide tips on how to incorporate more into the daily routine.
PHE deputy medical director Dr Jenny Harries said: "I know first hand that juggling priorities of everyday life often means exercise takes a back seat.
"But walking to the shops instead of driving, or going for a brisk 10-minute walk on your lunch break each day, can add many healthy years to your life."
Maureen Ejimofor, 44, started taking regular walks three years ago in a bid to improve her health.
At the time, she weighed 18 stone and wanted to make a change. Within seven months, she had lost nearly five stone.
She joined a local organised walking group in Kent and loved it so much she ended up becoming a walk leader in charge of taking groups of people out at the weekend.
She has been using the Active 10 app and encourages others to do the same, describing it as "really useful" in persuading users to get a "burst" of brisk walking into their day.
Another walking fan is Liam Quigley, who has just turned 60.
"My parents used to take us out walking all the time," he says.
"But unfortunately as I got older, I got a taste for the finer things in life, so I used to drink quite a bit, eat some of the wrong stuff. I actually put a lot of weight on.
"I like walking, and I decided to do something about it."
Mr Quigley joined Stockport Walkers and now takes 10-mile hikes.
"Since I joined, I've lost two stone. It's had a good effect on me," he says.
GPs are also being encouraged to get their patients walking faster - defined as a walk of at least 3mph that leaves you breathing faster and increases your heart rate.
Dr Zoe Williams, of the Royal College of GPs, said: "Every GP should talk to their patients about the benefits of brisk walking and recommend the Active 10 app."
PHE is focusing on those in middle age, because of the drop in activity levels.
It is recommended that people do 150 minutes of activity a week, but nearly half of those aged 40 to 60 fail to achieve that and one in five does less than 30 minutes.
While a daily 10-minute brisk walk will not get them to the recommended level, it will be enough to start making a difference to high blood pressure, diabetes, weight issues, depression and anxiety and musculoskeletal problems such as lower back pain.
PHE also hopes by getting this age group active it will have a knock-on effect among those who have children.
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Summarize the main points of that article.
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Middle-aged people are being urged to walk faster to help stay healthy, amid concern high levels of inactivity may be harming their health.
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Article:In a report, the Wales Audit Office urged councils to be more ambitious about outsourcing work and allowing people to pay online or by phone.
But auditors admitted there were legal complexities and questions over whether people could afford the charges.
A spokesman for the councils said asking "hard-pressed residents" to pay more was "not always appropriate".
The report urged councils to take advantage of new opportunities to generate income under the 2003 Local Government Act.
As well as charges, it highlighted a range of money-making ideas authorities in Wales and England had introduced, including:
Cashless payments and other ways of making it simpler for people to pay charges were also praised.
"The use of technology is beginning to increase, but not universally," the report said.
"Its roll out is often dependent on the new system not costing more than traditional methods of collecting income."
However, the ability of residents to pay extra or increased charges was also an important factor, the watchdog said, with median gross weekly pay for 2014/15 ranging from £403 in Blaenau Gwent to £610 in Monmouthshire.
The report added some council cabinet members were "reluctant to deal with potentially controversial issues and will not approve increasing or introducing charges, even where the evidence for the increase or introduction is compelling".
It said the potential impact of charges on council policy should also be considered.
Examples included the setting of car park charges which could deter shoppers and tourists from visiting town centres, and rent increases for sports fields which could damage efforts to promote healthy living.
The Welsh Local Government Association warned on Wednesday that councils will need to cover extra costs totalling £750m by 2019-20.
"All councils will be faced with difficult choices about prioritising and further cutting services that have seen substantial reductions already," a spokesman said in response to the auditors' report on Thursday.
"The impression given by this report from the Wales Audit Office is that hard-pressed residents can be asked to pay further increased contributions, which is not always appropriate."
The spokesman added: "Many charges are capped by government regulations, and councils in Wales currently lack the powers that exist elsewhere in the UK so the 'options to generate income' are limited."
The Welsh Conservatives' local government spokesperson Janet Finch-Saunders said the recommendations "couldn't come at a worse time".
"In the last five years the average council tax bill has risen by a staggering £800, and I fail to see where families will find the extra cash," she said.
"Clearly local authorities face tough financial decisions ahead, but we can't simply pass the responsibility on to ratepayers."
Summarize the main points of that article.
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Councils could do more to raise money by charging for more services, the public spending watchdog has said.
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Article:Bannan is into its third series on BBC Alba and it is hoped that it could also make it onto BBC2 or BBC Four.
The deal with the international distributors DRG will help showcase the island abroad.
Bannan, which is based around the fictional village of Camus, is filmed in Tarskavaig in the south west of Skye.
It has emerged as BBC Alba's most popular series since the channel launched on Freeview in 2011.
Summarize the main points of that article.
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| A Gaelic TV drama filmed on the Isle of Skye is set to be shown worldwide. | huggingface_xsum |
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Problem: Write an article based on this "An amateur cyclist from London has died in a crash during a race in France."
Article:
A: Ian Bashford, 60, from Bromley, died when he hit a support vehicle during the 35th Duo Normand race, French media have reported.
Police are said to be investigating why the vehicle had swerved into his path 200m (650ft) from the finish line.
His cycling club, Old Portlians, confirmed his death in a statement, saying it happened during the final descent to the finish.
Club secretary Julian Hutchings said that a van swerved into the path of Mr Bashford and his cycling partner Peter Gray. He added: "They were travelling at about 34mph to 40 mph. They were going downhill or into the flat.
"I saw an ambulance and police car and recognised the Old Portlians shirt. They worked on him for about 30 to 40 minutes to try to revive him but he died."
Secretary of the West Wickham-based club Julian Hutchings said: "He had been in the club about 20 years. He was passionate about cycling and the club. Everybody loved him and he always helped people out."
The Foreign Office said it was in contact with local authorities and was ready to provide assistance to the father-of-two's family.
The Duo Nomand is a time-trial race on a 54km (33 miles) road circuit in Normandy.
Britain's Chris Boardman has the most wins with three victories.
Problem: Write an article based on this "Sport Wales has been told to take immediate action to improve the way it manages its performance and develops skills within the organisation."
Article:
A: An independent review said staff skills had failed to keep pace with change outside of the publicly-funded body.
Welsh sports organisations claimed the quango offered them "little insight".
The report was ordered by Sport Wales chair Paul Thomas, sacked by ministers in March for an "irretrievable breakdown in relationships".
Published by the Welsh Government, the study reviews the purpose of Sport Wales, which promotes elite and grassroots sport and has an annual budget of £22m.
In 2016, the activities of the board were suspended by the Welsh Government at around the same time that early extracts of the report were leaked to BBC Wales.
It was commissioned by Mr Thomas, who was sacked along with vice chair Adele Baumgardt, and continued after his departure.
According to the study, a range of organisations that worked with Sport Wales reported that "they are provided with little insight or innovation they are not already aware of".
It also urged the Welsh Government to clarify the roles of a range of organisations, including Sport Wales, to increase physical activity levels.
In a statement on Wednesday, Public Health Minister Rebecca Evans said the report "affirms that partners value the work of Sport Wales".
She said she had asked her officials to work with Sport Wales to lead the development of a new long-term strategy for sport and physical recreation in Wales, including a new model for community sport.
The report said it would be unwise to separate the functions of elite and grassroots sport "despite the claim that there was, until recently, very little joint working between the two teams who lead on these areas in Sport Wales".
It continued: "Fundamentally, the view of Sport Wales' partners was that the organisation should be seen to be adding value; to be experts in their field, a critical friend, a source of advice, evidence and insight, and influential as a conduit to other sectors and policy departments in government or to external experts who could provide insight and added value.
"Instead, the perception was it was a grant-funder, or investor, who was quite prescriptive and inflexible in its funding decisions, did not take account of the wider priorities of the funding recipient, and who prioritised competitive, performance and elite sport over community sport."
The report broadly praised many aspects of Sport Wales' relationship with other organisations at an elite level, although there was a perception that it took too much credit for success at the top.
It said it was "unfair to lay the blame solely" on Sport Wales for some of the criticism in relation to health and education, because of a lack of clarification on the roles of different organisations.
Local authorities "valued the relationship they had with Sport Wales but felt they were being distanced more and more from decisions on programmes they were expected to deliver".
The role of consultants was also criticised. One recommendation was for greater in-house training.
There were also questions about a number of investment priorities saying: "It was noted that some programmes had been evaluated but the results were not made public and the learning from the evaluations was not shared widely."
Sport Wales has been approached for comment.
Problem: Write an article based on this "A chronology of key events:"
Article:
A: | 550BC - First inhabited by Melanesian people
1606 - European explorer Pedro Fernandez de Quiros leads an expedition to the islands naming them Terra Austrialis del Espiritu Santo.
1768 - Louis Antoine de Bougainville names the islands Les Grandes Cyclades.
1774 - British explorer Captain Cook charts the islands calling them the New Hebrides.
1800s - Thousands of ni-Vanuatu are kidnapped and forced to work on sugar and cotton plantations in Fiji and Queensland, Australia. The practice, known as "blackbirding", continues until the early 20th century.
1865 - European settlers begin to arrive on the islands.
1887 - Britain and France establish a Joint Naval Commission on the islands to protect their citizens.
1906 - Britain and France make the country a Condominium, under joint administration. Each power is responsible for its own citizens but indigenous New Hebrideans are looked after by both countries. Non-New Hebrideans choose which country they want to be governed by.
Vanuatu is home to a ritualistic cult religion which developed when US troops arrived with plentiful military supplies, or cargo
Cargo cult lives on in South Pacific
1938 - Emergence of the John Frum cargo cult. Believers say goods owned by American and European visitors to the island are really meant for them but are intercepted by the foreigners. They believe that their ancestors will one day return with goods or "cargo" for them. The British jail the leaders of the movement and outlaw any mention of John Frum.
1956 - John Frum is recognised as a religion by the Anglo-French Condominium.
1963 - The NaGriamel political movement emerges on Espiritu Santo. Followers advocate the return of land to the ni-Vanuatu people and a return to traditional ways.
1971 - NaGriamel, anxious that more than 36% of the New Hebrides is now owned by foreign missionaries, planters and traders, petitions the UN to prevent further land sales to non-indigenous people
1977 - Representatives of the New Hebrides and the governments of Britain and France agree an independence plan for the islands in 1980 following a referendum and elections.
1978 - A measure of self-government introduced.
1980 June - Jimmy Stevens, the leader of NaGriamel, declares Espiritu Santo independent of the rest of the New Hebrides renaming the island the Independent State of Vemarana. Papua New Guinea troops, backed by the Australians, put down the insurrection.
1980 30 July - New Hebrides attains independence within the Commonwealth under the name of Vanuatu. Father Walter Lini is first prime minister.
1996 - President Jean-Marie Leye and former deputy prime minister Barak Sope are briefly abducted by the Vanuatu Mobile Force as part of a long-standing pay dispute with the government.
Vanuatu's first ombudsman, Marie-Noelle Ferrieux-Patterson, releases reports harshly critical of the government's financial dealings including the sale of ni-Vanuatu passports to foreign nationals.
2001 April - Edward Natapei becomes prime minister.
2002 July - Myriam Abel, Vanuatu's Public Health Director, becomes the first female Pacific Islander to be elected to the executive of the World Health Organisation.
2002 July - Barak Sope is sentenced to three years for abuse of office as a prime minister. He had forged government guarantees worth 46 million Australian dollars. He is pardoned and released after three months, reportedly suffering from diabetes.
2003 May - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, impressed by Vanuatu's reforms, removes Vanuatu from a list of uncooperative tax havens.
2004 April-May - Alfred Masing Nalo elected as president but removed from office after Supreme Court invalidates result.
2004 May - Prime minister's coalition loses its majority, fresh elections called.
2004 July-August - Serge Vohor elected as prime minister; Kalkot Mataskelekele elected as president.
2004 November-December - Controversy over Prime Minister Vohor's attempt to forge diplomatic relations with Taiwan. The PM is ousted after a vote of no confidence and is replaced by Ham Lini.
2005 December - Thousands of people are evacuated as Mount Manaro, an active volcano on Ambae, begins to spew ash and steam.
2007 March - State of emergency declared after islanders from Ambrym and Tanna clash in the capital, reportedly over allegations of witchcraft. The violence leaves three people dead.
2008 September - Edward Natapei elected prime minister after his party wins the largest number of seats in parliament.
2009 September - Parliament chooses Iolu Abil to succeed Kalkot Mataskelekele as president.
2009 November - Prime Minister Edward Natapei is stripped of his position after missing three consecutive parliamentary sittings without submitting a written explanation. He continues in a caretaker capacity while a successor is decided.
2010 February - The Asian Development Bank says Vanuatu is one of the fastest growing economies in the Pacific, with growth of almost four percent last year in an unprecedented seventh consecutive year of growth.
2010 November - PM Edward Natapei ousted in no-confidence vote, replaced by Deputy PM Sato Kilman.
2011 June - Mr Natapei becomes caretaker premier after court rules appointment of Sato Kilman unconstitutional. A fresh election at the end of the month returns Mr Kilman to office.
2012 May - Diplomatic row with Australia over the arrest of Prime Minister Kilman's secretary on fraud charges. Vanuatu expels an Australian police liaison group in response.
2012 November - Following October's parliamentary election, Sato Kilman forms a new 11-party coalition that allows him to retain the premiership and keep his rival Edward Natapei from power.
2013 March - Prime Minister Sato Kilman resigns, is replaced by Moana Carcasses Kalosil.
2014 May - Veteran politician Joe Natuman is elected prime minister, after Moana Carcasses Kalosil loses a vote of confidence in parliament.
2014 September - Baldwin Lonsdale is chosen as president by Vanuatu's electoral college, succeeding Iolu Abil when his five-year term in office expired.
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That is despite many people in the age group having at least one chronic disease.
Participants were asked to rate how confident, cheerful, relaxed and useful they felt in their early 60s and then again aged 68 to 69.
The Medical Research Council survey has tracked the health and wellbeing of 1,700 people since their birth.
When the responses of those aged 60 to 64 were compared to their feelings towards the end of their seventh decade, the survey found there was an overall average improvement in all aspects of wellbeing.
This mirrors the results of previous studies which found that people in their 60s and 70s were more content than those in their 50s.
And a recent large survey of UK adults found those aged 65 to 79 to be the happiest age group.
Those aged 45 to 59 reported the lowest levels of life satisfaction.
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Dr Mai Stafford, the programme leader at the MRC's unit for lifelong health and ageing at University College London, said it was not yet clear what was behind the rise in wellbeing during people's 60s.
"We found that one in five experienced a substantial increase in wellbeing in later life, although we also found a smaller group who experienced a substantial decline," she said.
"The benefit of using a cohort study like this is that we can look at how individuals change over time.
"We hope this will allow us to pinpoint which common experiences may be linked to an improvement in wellbeing in later life."
In their 60s and 70s, people are more likely to prioritise social relationships and look after their mental health, she explained.
"By that time you've worked out what makes you feel better and what doesn't."
Although people are living longer, poor health in old age is still a concern.
Most survey participants reported having at least one common chronic disease such as arthritis, diabetes or hypertension.
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Write an article based on this "It was when Vic Gundotra's father suffered serious heart problems and nearly died that the former Google executive decided to move into healthcare tech."
Article: | He now runs a firm called AliveCor that has developed a heart-monitoring device causing excitement in medical circles.
AliveCor's recently launched Kardia Band, which integrates with Apple's smart watch, takes an electrocardiogram (ECG) of your heart, measuring its electrical activity as it pumps away.
Medical experts believe it could potentially save thousands of lives.
It can spot atrial fibrillation (AF) - one of the most common forms of abnormal heart rhythm and a major cause of stroke.
You place your thumb on the metal sensor in the watchband to complete an electrical circuit and it can take a reading in 30 seconds, sending the data to the watch over high-frequency audio rather than Bluetooth or wi-fi.
Kardia Band can spot other problems, too, but currently only has regulatory approval for AF. If it spots anything else unusual it suggests you go and see your doctor.
"The problem with atrial fibrillation is that it's asymptomatic, which means it can come and go and often isn't diagnosed," says Mr Gundotra.
For example, Ron Grant, 70, told the BBC: "At the age of 55, I had a massive heart attack - flatlined - had a bypass. It was some years after that we discovered I had AF - a funny heart rhythm to put it simply - which could lead to stroke".
Mr Grant now uses the smartphone compatible version of the AliveCor device to keep tabs on his ticker.
"People start modifying their behaviour once they begin monitoring their own health," says Mr Gundotra.
"No-one's more interested in heart health than the owner of the heart."
Heart disease and stroke are the biggest killers in the world, accounting for about 14 million deaths a year.
If technology can give us a warning that things are going wrong before it's too late, many lives could be saved. And health budgets could be applied more effectively elsewhere.
In the US, around 130,000 people die a year directly or indirectly from AF, while more than 750,000 have to go to hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
And it costs about $6bn (£4.8bn) a year to treat the condition in the US.
In the UK, around 100,000 people suffer sudden cardiac death each year, to which AF is a contributor.
According to NHS England, AF is responsible for a third of all strokes and costs the NHS more than £2.2bn a year to treat.
So it's easy to see why health authorities are interested in simple wearable devices that could significantly increase early diagnosis of such heart problems before they become life-threatening - and more costly to treat.
In the summer, Simon Stevens, head of NHS England, said such innovations would be "fast-tracked" so they can be adopted within the English health system much more quickly.
There are scores of fitness trackers on the market these days, most of them wristbands, and while they may be useful motivational tools, most of them don't yet have regulatory approval.
"Fitness trackers are all very well, but doctors want clinically proven products whose data they can use to make clinical decisions," says Mr Gundotra.
But going through the rigorous testing process required for a health product to receive regulatory approval can take years, so it's no wonder most consumer tech companies don't bother.
Confusingly, AliveCor's smartphone compatible sensor, Kardia Mobile, has received regulatory approval in the US and Europe, whereas the Kardia Band smart watch version is currently approved only for Europe.
"We hope to get US approval soon," says Mr Gundotra.
Collating and studying millions of ECGs AliveCor's sensors have taken, and applying machine learning to the data, is also promising to reap rewards - although these are early days for the research.
AliveCor is collaborating with the Mayo Clinic in the US to see if other useful indicators can be discerned from the electrical pulse patterns generated by our hearts.
For example, they may be able to detect whether you have too much or too little potassium in your system, a mineral that plays a key role in keeping your heart beating in a normal rhythm.
Potassium also helps your nerves to function, your muscles to work, and your kidneys to filter blood. At the moment we can only find out potassium levels from a blood test, so if this information could be gleaned from a quick ECG instead, the medical benefits could be huge.
So what other clinically proven apps and gadgets are causing a stir?
Remote monitoring is a big area of research, with companies like Preventice Solutions and Biotricity offering heart monitoring kit that records and sends ECG data wirelessly to a smartphone app or to the cloud, allowing doctors to be alerted immediately of any heart abnormalities in their patients.
Preventice's BodyGuardian has received approval by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), but just the software element of Biotricity's Bioflux product has so far been approved.
"Remote monitoring could save a lot of money - hundreds of thousands of dollars a year - because people have to go into hospital much less often," says Annette Zimmermann, research director at Gartner.
And Dexcom has recently had its continuous glucose monitoring system approved by the FDA, enabling people with Type 1 or 2 diabetes to measure their blood sugar levels automatically every five minutes and see the trends displayed on a smartphone.
A growing number of advice apps are winning approval, too, from myCOPD, which enables patients to manage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD), to BlueStar, an app helping people with Type 2 diabetes manage their condition.
Fitness wearables may be more fashionable, but it's the clinically proven gadgets and apps that could end up saving the most lives.
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Diabetes UK says that up to 80% of foot amputations could be avoided if better care was in place.
Patients are suffering because many areas do not have services in place to quickly deal with foot ulcers and infections.
By 2015, the number of diabetes-related amputations is expected to rise to 7,000 a year.
When diabetes, both Types 1 and Type 2, is present for many years, especially if it is poorly controlled, it can cause complications such as reducing blood flow to vessels in the feet and nerve damage which reduces sensation.
This increases the risk of ulcers and infections that may lead to amputation.
A report produced in collaboration with the Society for Chiropodists and Podiatrists and NHS Diabetes points out that people with diabetes are more than 20 times more likely to have an amputation than the rest of the population.
It recommends that all hospitals have a multi-disciplinary footcare team as recommended in national guidelines.
Figures suggest that 40% of hospitals currently do not have such teams in place.
Every hospital also needs to be able to guarantee that people with urgent foot problems can be assessed by the right professionals within 24 hours, the report urges.
This is because ulcers can deteriorate extremely quickly and a matter of hours can make the difference between keeping a foot and losing it.
In addition people with diabetes who are at high risk for foot problems need to know what to look out for and what to do when a problem develops.
Barbara Young, chief executive of Diabetes UK, said it is unacceptable that every week people with diabetes who have treatable foot problems are having feet or toes amputated because they are not being treated quickly enough.
"It is not as if this is a problem we don't know how to solve.
"If every hospital had a multi-disciplinary footcare team and ensured access to that team within 24 hours, then that would make a huge difference to the amputation rates."
She added that some prevention work was so poor that people were not even asked to take their shoes off when attending their annual foot check.
"This is not something that requires more money," she continued.
"In fact, putting these kind of systems in place can actually save money because the amputations that they prevent are so expensive.
Matthew Fitzpatrick, spokesman for the College of Podiatry, said they strongly welcomed the recommendations.
"The most important aspect is that patients appreciate how to check themselves and are seeking appropriate advice when they need it.
"If they're worried then their local podiatrist should be the first port of call." | Thousands of diabetes patients end up having a foot amputation because of slow treatment, a charity warns. | huggingface_xsum |
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Al Habsi will be in goal against the Latics on Saturday, who must win their last two games to avoid the drop.
Reading need a draw themselves to secure a play-off place in manager Jaap Stam's first season in charge.
"Wigan are fighting to stay up and any team you face in their position at this stage are difficult," Al Habsi said.
The Oman international, 35, admitted he will be in "a difficult position" as he lines-up against his former employers.
"To see my former club where they are is hard," he told BBC Radio Berkshire. "I had a fantastic five years there and really enjoyed it.
"But for us, we know we need to do the job.
"Last weekend against Nottingham Forest, another team in a similar position, we didn't show ourselves for 90 minutes and got punished for our mistakes.
"We've been in the top six for most of the season and we can't let it drop know."
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Summarize: Reading goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi expects his former side Wigan Athletic to pose a threat despite being on the verge of Championship relegation.
Article: The Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize, launched last year, challenges anyone to develop a wireless device capable of detecting a range of diseases.
The technology employs sensors and imaging to measure vital signs and diagnose conditions non-invasively.
X Prize officials said the technology was now "fact, not science fiction".
The 10 finalists come from a range of backgrounds, including universities, medical device manufacturers and tech start-ups.
One research team is backed by Nasa and the Bill Gates Foundation, while another is made up of engineering students at Johns Hopkins University in the US.
They now have until the middle of next year to develop workable prototypes of their devices in the hope of winning the prize.
It is not clear what any of the devices will look like yet, but Dr Erik Viirre, technical and medical director for X Prize, told the BBC that they ranged from conventional smartphones with attachments to more "utilitarian-looking" devices that "get the job done".
One of the finalists, the Silicon Valley-based start-up Scanadu, showcased a handheld scanner at the CES conference this year.
It works with smartphone software to monitor vital signs such as heart rate and blood pressure, but it is not clear how such a device would address the more complicated task of diagnosing disease.
To win the $10m, the device is expected to be able to monitor vital signs as well as accurately diagnose 16 different conditions, including anaemia, tuberculosis and diabetes.
The technology must be presented in a portable device that can deliver the information in a user-friendly way, so that patients can self-diagnose without the help of doctors.
Anil Vaidya, founder of SCANurse, one of two UK-based finalists, told the BBC his device would not look exactly like the Star Trek device.
It "won't have electrodes sticking out that you will have to touch", he said, but would have a wearable and a handheld component.
He said the device would employ a range of sensors to take readings from a patient's skin and even their breath, alongside cameras to take visual readings.
Health professionals and medical engineers point out that much of the relevant technology is already available.
For example, it is already possible to use light sensors to gather information about blood flow and oxygen levels without taking a blood sample.
Sensors are also able to pick up gases in breath that may indicate certain diseases, while electrocardiogram (ECG) readings are regularly used to assess heart health.
Mr Vaidya also said his design would use cameras to take visual samples of symptoms to aid diagnosis.
The challenge, he said, was to bring the technology together in one portable device.
"Opinions on whether it can be done or not depend on who you're talking to," he told the BBC.
"Among many physicians the feeling is it can't be done. I come from a medical engineering background, which is quite different."
Dr Viirre, of the X Prize, said the winning device could have a role in the developing world, in areas where people have little or no access to medical services.
But Dr Richard Seabrook, head of business development at the Wellcome Trust health charity, said there was "a debate to be had" on whether such devices should be placed in the hands of patients, stressing the need for training and education.
But he said doctors may welcome the opportunity to offload simpler cases to computers.
"If it creates time for them to spend on more complex cases, then that would be a good thing," he told the BBC.
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Q: Police said the incident happened on the Staffordstown Road, at its junction with Greenan Road, near Randalstown at about 16:40 GMT on Tuesday.
The two children were struck by a car that remained at the scene.
SDLP councillor Roisin Lynch said she understood the children were "brother and sister".
"This is a horrific experience for any family to go through. Local people are shocked.
"It it my understanding that they had just got off their school bus," she said.
Staffordstown Road has been closed in both directions between its junctions with Cranfield Road and Derrygowan Road.
Diversions are in place while police continue their enquiries. The PSNI have appealed for witnesses.
A: A boy and a girl are in a critical condition in hospital after being struck by a car in County Antrim.
Q: However, two brave souls are wearing only swimsuits and woolly hats, about to dip their toes - and more - in the water.
Jenny Latto and Anna Neubert-Wood are part of a recently-formed sea swimming group, which goes out regularly in all weathers.
So why open water, and not a pool?
Mrs Neubert-Wood said: "You're out in the elements, you're connecting to nature. There's always a chance that a fish might jump up at you or a seal might swim alongside you."
Mrs Latto said she gets nervous before taking the plunge.
However, she said: "Once you're submerged and your body's under, it's fine. It's the coldness in the water which I find invigorating, and you don't get that in a swimming pool."
According to Scottish Swimming, more people are taking to the open water.
The organisation runs a number of courses to prepare people for the hazards of wild swimming.
Kirsten Philips, Scottish Swimming spokeswoman, said: "The popularity of these events have grown and grown. And many people are taking part with the view to do open water swimming in 2016.
"There's always been a love of the great outdoors and this is an extension of this.
"The mass participation events such as the Great Swim series have captured the imagination and people realise you don't have to be an elite swimmer to take part in these."
However, she warns that swimmers need to be prepared.
"The coldness of the water can really take people by surprise. The body can go into shock and while the surface of the water may look calm, you don't see the undercurrents.
"And the sense of direction is often more difficult swimming in the open, and with the currents and weather conditions you can swim off track."
The Portobello pair follow safety guidelines and never swim alone. They also look out for each other in the water.
Emerging from the sea after their morning splash, Mrs Latto and Mrs Neubert-Wood said they felt refreshed and ready to face the day.
Despite numb fingers and toes Mrs Neubert-Wood said: "That was amazing. Now the sun's out and if you close your eyes you can imagine you're somewhere warm."
Mrs Latto said it was addictive.
She said: "I just feel completely refreshed. It gives you a boost of energy, and your mood is completely lifted and you just feel brilliant."
Luckily, there are Turkish Baths nearby where they can warm up.
A: The temperature on Edinburgh's Portobello beach reads 3C (37F), and most people taking the sea air are still dressed in their winter coats and cosy clothes.
Q: It lists nine key risk factors including lack of education, hearing loss, smoking and physical inactivity.
The study is being presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London.
By 2050, 131 million people could be living with dementia globally.
There are estimated to be 47 million people with the condition at the moment.
"Although dementia is diagnosed in later life, the brain changes usually begin to develop years before," said lead author Prof Gill Livingston, from University College London.
"Acting now will vastly improve life for people with dementia and their families and, in doing so, will transform the future of society."
The report, which combines the work of 24 international experts, says lifestyle factors can play a major role in increasing or reducing an individual's dementia risk.
These - which are thought to be modifiable risk factors - add up to 35%. The other 65% of dementia risk is beyond the individual's control.
Source: Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention and care
It examines the benefits of building a "cognitive reserve", which means strengthening the brain's networks so it can continue to function in later life despite damage.
Failure to complete secondary education was a major risk factor, and the authors suggest that individuals who continue to learn throughout life are likely to build additional brain reserves.
Another major risk factor is hearing loss in middle age - the researchers say this can deny people a cognitively rich environment and lead to social isolation and depression, which are among other modifiable risk factors for dementia.
Another key message from the report is that what is good for the heart is good for the brain.
Not smoking, doing exercise, keeping a healthy weight, treating high blood pressure and diabetes can all reduce the risk of dementia, as well as cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
The researchers say they did not have enough data to include dietary factors or alcohol in their calculations but believe both could be important.
Dr Doug Brown, director of research at Alzheimer's Society, said: "Though it's not inevitable, dementia is currently set to be the 21st Century's biggest killer. We all need to be aware of the risks and start making positive lifestyle changes."
Dr David Reynolds, chief scientific officer at Alzheimer's Research UK, said: "Alongside prevention research, we must continue to invest in research to find a life-changing treatment for people with this devastating condition."
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A: One in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after their brain health throughout life, according to an international study in the Lancet.
Q: The 26-year-old Guinea international kicked the ball into the crowd and left the pitch in the 34th minute.
Milan sent on a substitute, and an announcement warned the game would be stopped if further incidents occurred.
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has announced an immediate inquiry.
A statement from FIGC read: "The Federal Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation to ascertain the extent of the racist incident that took place at the Stadio del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia during the Milan-Sassuolo match, which saw AC Milan player Kevin Constant the subject of chants from some supporters in the stands."
Constant's actions emulate
The Ghana international sparked a walk-off during AC Milan's match against Italian lower division club Pro Patria by picking up the ball midway through the first half and kicking it into the crowd before removing his shirt - he was then followed off by both sets of players and officials.
While Boateng had plenty of backing, it appears that Milan are less supportive of Constant's decision to leave the field.
The club said in a statement: "This was not a decision he should have taken upon himself to make.
"Despite his more than understandable reasons and the anger he must have felt, AC Milan would like to remind everyone that the only people responsible for intervening against any manifestations that offend the human dignity, which includes racial discrimination, are the referee in charge of the match and the head of public safety."
However, the statement added that racism deserves "zero tolerance".
In May, Fifa announced new measures to tackle racism, declaring that teams could be relegated or expelled from competitions for serious incidents of racism as a result of tough new powers.
A: | AC Milan midfielder Kevin Constant walked off the pitch during a pre-season tournament match against fellow Serie A side Sassuolo on Tuesday in response to alleged racist abuse. | huggingface_xsum |
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input: Article: Ms Abbott had to temporarily step down as shadow home secretary just days before the general election after a series of uncomfortable interviews.
She told BBC Breakfast she had not been managing her type 2 diabetes.
Now back on the Labour frontbench, she said: "Stress wasn't an issue, my blood sugar level was. I am back to fighting fitness."
During the election campaign, Ms Abbott faced criticism for her performance after she stumbled several times during interviews and appeared unable to give detailed answers.
In one interview with LBC Radio, she mistakenly said plans to boost police numbers by 10,000 would cost £300,000. It led to a barrage of criticism from the Conservatives who said she could not "add up".
She also pulled out of an interview with BBC's Woman's Hour with just a few minutes' notice.
Just 48 hours before polling day, Labour said Ms Abbott was taking a period of sick leave and would be replaced "indefinitely" by Lyn Brown.
After the election Ms Abbott revealed in an interview with the the Guardian that she had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes two years earlier and her condition was "out of control" during the campaign.
The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP, who increased her majority in the 8 June election, said she struggled after facing six or seven interviews in a row without eating enough food - vital to managing her blood sugar levels.
Now back in the shadow cabinet, Ms Abbott told BBC Breakfast, in her first interview since returning to work, her type 2 diabetes had been "an issue at certain points" during the election campaign.
But she said: "I'm feeling a lot better," adding: "It took my brother to ring me up and tell me off and tell me about the importance of eating properly and glucose tablets."
Urging others to get themselves tested for type 2 diabetes, she said she was now taking "all my brother's good advice".
Questioned as to whether her illness was stress related and if so would she be capable of being home secretary, she said: "Stress wasn't an issue, my blood sugar levels was. I am back to fighting fitness."
Asked if she was subjected to racism and misogyny in the campaign, she said: "I think politicians complaining about the media is like sailors complaining about the weather."
She said resigning because of her ill health was "never a consideration". "Everyone who has type 2 diabetes knows it is a perfectly manageable condition," she added.
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output: Diane Abbott says it took her brother to tell her off before she realised she needed to address her diabetes.
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Article:Sirens were sounded at the same moment as the first explosion at the reactor, in the early hours of 26 April 1986.
The meltdown at the plant remains the worst nuclear disaster in history.
An uncontrolled reaction blew the roof off, spewing out a cloud of radioactive material which drifted across Ukraine's borders, into Russia, Belarus and across a swathe of northern Europe.
The relatives of those who died attended candle-lit vigils at several churches, including at Slavutych, a town built to re-house workers who lived near the nuclear plant. A series of events are being held throughout the day.
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko attended a ceremony in Kiev, and laid a wreath at a memorial to the victims of the disaster before observing a minute's silence.
He is heading north to the site of the plant itself, not far from the border with Belarus, for a ceremony there.
Vasyl Markin, who had been working in Chernobyl at the time of the disaster, attended the service in Slavutych.
"This tragedy will stay with us till the end of our lives. I won't be able to forget it anyway," he said.
Some former residents returned to the area, now derelict and overgrown, ahead of the anniversary.
Zoya Perevozchenko, 66, lived in Pripyat, the town inhabited by Chernobyl workers which was abandoned in the wake of the accident.
She told Reuters news agency: "I barely found my apartment, I mean it's a forest now - trees growing through the pavement, on the roofs. All the rooms are empty, the glass is gone from the windows and everything's destroyed.
Levels of radioactivity remain high in the surrounding area. A charity, Bridges to Belarus, is warning that a number of babies in a region close to Ukraine's border are still being born with serious deformities, while an unusually high rate of people have rare forms of cancer.
Donors around the world pledged €87.5m (£68m; $99m) on Monday towards a new underground nuclear waste facility in the region. Ukraine will need to commit a further €10m in order to complete the new storage site.
Work began in 2010 on a 25,000-tonne, €2.1bn sarcophagus to seal the uranium left in the damaged reactor, thought to be about 200 tonnes.
Experts fear that if parts of the aging reactor collapse, further radioactive material could be spewed into the atmosphere.
The number of people killed by the disaster remains disputed. A report in 2005 by the UN-backed Chernobyl Forum concluded that fewer than 50 people died as a result of exposure to radiation, most of them workers killed immediately after the disaster, but some survived until as late as 2004.
The forum estimated up to 9,000 people could eventually die from radiation exposure, although Greenpeace claims the figure could be as high as 93,000.
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Write an article based on this "You don't have to be diagnosed as obese to be at risk of dying from illnesses related to excess weight, a global study suggests."
Article: | Of the 4 million deaths attributed to being overweight in 2015, nearly 40% were not considered clinically obese.
The study found more than 2 billion children and adults suffered from health problems linked to being overweight.
These include type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers.
But an increasing percentage had a body mass index (BMI) of less than 30, the threshold for obesity.
The paper, published in the the New England Journal of Medicine, said the findings highlighted "a growing and disturbing global public health crisis".
"People who shrug off weight gain do so at their own risk - risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and other life-threatening conditions," said Dr Christopher Murray, author of the study and director of the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.
"Those half-serious New Year's resolutions to lose weight should become year-round commitments to lose weight and prevent future weight gain."
The study, which looked at 195 countries and territories over a period of 35 years, from 1980 to 2015, has revealed that 30% of the world's population - 2.2 billion children and adults - are affected by excess weight.
This includes nearly 108 million children and more than 600 million adults who are categorised as a having a BMI of higher than 30 and therefore medically defined as obese.
Obesity has been increasing around the globe since 1980, doubling in more than 70 countries.
The United States has the highest level of obesity among adults and children, at nearly 13% of the population.
Egypt topped the list for adult obesity, at about 35%.
Speaking to the Guardian's Ruth Michaelson last year about the issue of obesity in Egypt, Dr Randa Abou el Naga of the World Health Organization, blamed a lack of "vigorous physical exercise", while dietitian Dr Sherine el Shimi cited the typical Egyptian's "love of sugar".
The report also found that the rate of obesity is increasing faster among children than adults.
China, with 15.3 million, and India, with 14.4 million, had the highest numbers of obese children.
"The problem is not simply a function of income or wealth," cites the report. "Increased availability, accessibility and affordability of energy-dense foods, along with intense marketing... could explain weight gain in different populations."
The lowest rates of obesity were in Bangladesh and Vietnam at 1%.
"Excess body weight is one of the most challenging public health problems of our time, affecting one in every three people," said Dr Ashkan Afshin, lead author of the study and an assistant professor of Global Health at IHME.
The authors stressed the need for intervention to reduce the prevalence of high BMI and its consequences.
Tam Fry, chairman of the National Obesity Forum, said: "Governments throughout the world, caught like rabbits in car headlights, become petrified in the face of escalating obesity. Year after year, mega-statistics like these are published confirming that administrations appear powerless to avoid being crushed by them."
Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health England, said urgent action was needed in every country the global obesity epidemic was to be addressed.
"Our work to tackle obesity in England is world leading and we want to see other countries following our example.
"We have set clear guidelines for the food industry to reduce sugar in the foods children eat the most of and will openly and transparently monitor and report on their progress." | huggingface_xsum |
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Article: John Leathem, 32, was jailed in October for a minimum of 27 years.
He had admitted stabbing the 15-year-old in a "savage and frenzied" attack at his deli in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, on 19 March.
Pamela Munro told BBC Radio Scotland that she wanted to sit in front of Leathem and ask him why he acted in the way he did.
Leathem had claimed he murdered Paige because she threatened to report him for sexual assault after she applied for a job at his deli.
Speaking on the Kaye Adams programme, Ms Munro said she wanted to hear Leathem admit he had made up the story.
Paige's mother said: "I'd like to sit with him in front of me and ask him why.
"And I'd also like to ask him why he's made his excuse or reason as to why he's done it.
"Paige isn't here to clear her name and I know as Paige's mum that she never said that.
"And I know everybody that knows her knows she never said what he's saying."
Mrs Munro added: "I want him to say for the few people that do believe it, I want him to say and clear Paige's name because she can't clear her name herself, so it's my job as her mum to do that."
When asked by the radio presenter if she would be able to cope with sitting in front of Leathem, Mrs Munro added: "For Paige's sake I could do anything.
"If I thought there was a tiny bit of hope that he might say 'I made that up' then I could sit there in front of him."
Mrs Munro said sitting through the trial in close proximity to Leathem was the "worst thing" she had done.
She told the programme: "With him standing there, I was metres from him. He was really, really close beside myself and Andrew. It was worse than even identifying her [Paige].
"It was kind of like 'this is the man that killed my daughter'. I wasn't sure how I'd feel. I thought, am I going to lash out, am I going to do something daft?
"But with my husband by my side and my dad and all our family, it kind of held us together."
Mrs Munro said she tried to catch the eye of Leathem during the court case.
She added: "I tried. We all stared at him but he never made eye contact with us. He just looked to the ground he never looked once."
Following his 27-year minimum sentence for the killing, Leathem lodged an appeal against the length of time he must spend in prison.
Mrs Munro said she was braced for Leathem's appeal. However, she urged him to accept his fate.
She added: "I was ready for it. I think he's got a cheek. He should accept the sentence that's he's been given and just be grateful that it isn't longer. It's a big thing the sentence and I also think that he should be given longer."
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Summarize: The mother of murdered teenager Paige Doherty has said she wants to meet the man convicted of killing her daughter.
Article: That is despite many people in the age group having at least one chronic disease.
Participants were asked to rate how confident, cheerful, relaxed and useful they felt in their early 60s and then again aged 68 to 69.
The Medical Research Council survey has tracked the health and wellbeing of 1,700 people since their birth.
When the responses of those aged 60 to 64 were compared to their feelings towards the end of their seventh decade, the survey found there was an overall average improvement in all aspects of wellbeing.
This mirrors the results of previous studies which found that people in their 60s and 70s were more content than those in their 50s.
And a recent large survey of UK adults found those aged 65 to 79 to be the happiest age group.
Those aged 45 to 59 reported the lowest levels of life satisfaction.
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Dr Mai Stafford, the programme leader at the MRC's unit for lifelong health and ageing at University College London, said it was not yet clear what was behind the rise in wellbeing during people's 60s.
"We found that one in five experienced a substantial increase in wellbeing in later life, although we also found a smaller group who experienced a substantial decline," she said.
"The benefit of using a cohort study like this is that we can look at how individuals change over time.
"We hope this will allow us to pinpoint which common experiences may be linked to an improvement in wellbeing in later life."
In their 60s and 70s, people are more likely to prioritise social relationships and look after their mental health, she explained.
"By that time you've worked out what makes you feel better and what doesn't."
Although people are living longer, poor health in old age is still a concern.
Most survey participants reported having at least one common chronic disease such as arthritis, diabetes or hypertension.
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Article:Leicester East MP Keith Vaz has written to the city council asking it to become the first in the country to run sugar-free canteens.
Mr Vaz said: "I think it is very important people understand that sugar is not good for their health."
Assistant mayor Vi Dempster said there was "always more that can be done" to reduce sugar in school meals.
Mr Vaz, a Labour MP and chairman of the Home Affairs committee, said: "We have sugar available quite freely in drinks and food in our schools and with the obesity rates that we have got it is very important that we act immediately.
"In the average vending machine, you will see hundreds of teaspoons of sugar masquerading as cans of drinks and sweets."
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Mr Vaz, who has diabetes, said it made "economic sense" to ban sugar as it would "save a lot of money" treating people with obesity and type two diabetes.
Ms Dempster added: "I agree with Keith. It is an incredibly important issue, not just in terms of obesity and diabetes but also children's behaviour in the classroom and dental decay.
"I think it is reasonable to ban fizzy drinks and sweets but there is a lot of work already being done in schools and there is a lot more that can be done."
In 2010, a Surrey school banned students from drinking high-caffeine energy drinks.
Mr Vaz asked David Cameron during Prime Minister's questions earlier in January to join him in the "war on sugar" by giving up sugar and sugary drinks for one day.
Mr Cameron said he would accept the challenge, adding: "If I possibly can".
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And charities say this leaves "great concern" for their future health - some patients show early markers of eye, heart and kidney disease.
Data from England and Wales suggests more than 1,000 new cases were recorded in people under-25 last year.
But overall blood sugar control in this group has improved, the study shows.
Type 1 diabetes often appears in childhood. It is caused by the immune system destroying cells in the pancreas, leaving patients unable to control their blood sugar.
This is different to the far more common type 2 diabetes, which is largely due to an unhealthy lifestyle.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) looked at figures from young people's diabetes units across England and Wales in 2013-14.
Its analysis shows that 26,867 children and young people with diabetes were recorded last year, compared with 25,221 in 2012/13.
But just 16% underwent all seven annual health checks that are recommended to monitor their blood sugar control and any complications.
Persistently high blood sugar levels can lead to serious problems, including heart disease and kidney disorders.
The figures suggest:
Barbara Young, Diabetes UK chief executive, said there was evidence that children were experiencing problems with their eyesight or kidneys before they reached their 18th birthday.
She said: "This is tragic and we have great concerns for their future health if they are already showing signs of complications at such a young age.
"There is an urgent need for the NHS to make the pace of improvement quicker."
Dr Justin Warner, of the RCPCH, said: "This is the first time we have been able to collect and analyse the data on early warning signs and levels are higher than we would expect.
"There is some good news though - we can see from the audit that blood sugar control is getting better across England and Wales.
"We hope this will have a knock-on effect, reducing these early warning signs too."
The study also looked at type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 5% of all cases of diabetes in children and young people.
Many young people with this form of diabetes live in deprived areas of England and Wales.
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A vigil has been held in Belfast city centre to pay tribute to the MP Jo Cox who was killed on Thursday.
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A: The event outside Belfast City Hall was organised by members of the Labour Party in Northern Ireland to express their "shock, outrage and sadness".
The SDLP MP for South Belfast Alasdair McDonnell was among those who signed a book of condolence.
Thomas Mair, 52, has appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with the murder of Mrs Cox.
A memorial fund set up in her name has topped £600,000.
The funds raised in the memorial fund will support three causes her husband, Brendan Cox, said were close to her heart, including the The Royal Voluntary Service, HOPE not hate and The White Helmets.
Parliament will be recalled on Monday to allow MPs to pay further tributes to Mrs Cox.
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The Champions League semi-finals start on Tuesday night.
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Real Madrid are taking on Atlético Madrid, before Monaco face Juventus on Wednesday.
There's one player everyone's talking about ahead of the Madrid showdown - the mighty Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ricky has been finding out why.
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A giant rabbit called Atlas is searching for a new home after he grew too big for his owner to look after.
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A: The seven month old continental giant rabbit is being looked after at a rescue centre in Scotland.
He's already the size of a small dog but because he's still young he could grow even bigger.
Scottish SPCA centre manager Anna O'Donnell said "He is a very friendly rabbit who loves attention and getting cuddles."
Source: Pets4Homes
"Atlas is also an inquisitive boy who makes everyone laugh with his mischievous character."
The charity says the new owner will have to have experience of looking after this type of rabbit and lots of space so he can run around.
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People who wake at night with an urge to go to the loo may need to cut back on salt in their diets, doctors from Japan are suggesting.
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A: | The problem - called nocturia - which mainly affects the over-60s, leads to disrupted sleep and can significantly affect people's lives.
In a study of more than 300 volunteers, researchers found that reduced salt intake led people to urinate less.
Advice to follow a sensible diet could help improve symptoms, UK doctors said.
The researchers, from Nagasaki University, presented their findings at the European Society of Urology congress in London.
They followed patients who had a high salt intake and sleeping problems for three months, after giving them advice to cut back on salt in their diet.
On average, trips to the loo fell from more than twice a night to just one.
This happened at night as well as during the day, and their quality of life also improved.
Conversely, 98 people in the study ended up eating more salt than normal and found they went to the loo more often at night-time.
Study author Dr Matsuo Tomohiro said larger studies were needed to confirm the link but the results could offer help for older people.
"This work holds out the possibility that a simply dietary modification might significantly improve the quality of life for many people," he said.
Prof Marcus Drake, a nocturia expert from the University of Bristol, said the amount of salt people ate was not generally considered to be a cause of nocturia.
Usually, doctors tended to focus on the volume of water patients drank before bedtime and on bladder and prostate problems (in men), he said.
"Here we have a useful study showing how we need to consider all influences to get the best chance of improving the symptom."
The need to wake up at night to empty the bladder affects more than half of men and women over the age of 50.
It is particularly common in elderly people, many of whom get up at least twice a night.
When you start to need to make two or more trips to the bathroom at night, sleep is being disturbed - which can lead to stress, tiredness and irritability.
Hormonal changes do happen as we age, making us produce more urine at night.
Men's prostate glands also often start growing with age.
An enlarged prostate can press on the tube that urine passes through before leaving the body, increasing the need to pass urine.
But this isn't the whole story.
Nocturia can be a sign of an underlying health problem, such as diabetes, heart problems or sleep-related conditions, such as sleep apnoea.
Adults in the UK are recommended to eat no more than 6g of salt a day, equal to 2.4g of sodium.
Children should eat less - only 2g of salt for ages one to three, rising to 5g for seven to 10-year-olds.
After age 11, children can have up to 6g.
Bread and breakfast cereals can contain more salt than you think.
Bacon, ham, cheese, crisps and pasta sauces are also high in salt.
When buying food, look at the figure for salt per 100g on the packaging.
High salt content is more than 1.5g salt (0.6g sodium) per 100g. These foods may be colour-coded red. | huggingface_xsum |
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And being active without managing 150 minutes of moderate activity a week was still enough to reduce the risk of an early death by a third.
The findings are based on a survey of about 64,000 adults aged over 40 in England and Scotland.
Health experts said purposeful exercise was key to better health.
Researchers from Loughborough University and the University of Sydney analysed data on the time people spent doing exercise and their health over 18 years.
They found that no matter how often people exercised in a week or for how long, the health benefits were similar as long as they met the activity guidelines.
This was good news for people with a busy lifestyle who turned into "weekend warriors" in order to fit in all their recommended physical activity, they said.
Compared with those who didn't exercise at all, people who did some kind of physical activity - whether regularly or irregularly - showed a lower risk of dying from cancer and from cardiovascular disease (CVD), which can lead to heart attacks and strokes.
"Weekend warriors", who did all their exercise on one or two days of the week, were found to lower their risk of dying from CVD by 41% and cancer by 18%, compared with the inactive.
Those who exercised regularly on three or more days per week reduced their risks by 41% and 21%.
Even the "insufficiently active" lowered their risk by a significant amount - 37% and 14%, the researchers said, writing in an article published online in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Dr Gary O'Donovan, study author and expert in physical activity and health, from Loughborough University, said the key was doing exercise that was "purposeful, and done with the intention of improving health".
"You are not going to fidget or stand your way to health," he said.
He added that a commitment to an active lifestyle was usually accompanied by other healthy lifestyle options, which made a positive difference regardless of body mass index (BMI).
But Dr O'Donovan said no-one yet knew the best way of meeting the weekly recommended exercise total.
The study cannot show a direct link between physical activity and a reduction in health risks in individuals.
But extensive research has shown that exercise and a healthy diet can reduce the risk of a range of diseases - such as cancer, heart disease and type-2 diabetes - as well as helping to control weight, blood pressure and reduce symptoms of depression.
Justin Varney, national lead for adult health and wellbeing at Public Health England (PHE), said: "The maximum health benefits are achieved from 150 minutes of moderate activity per week.
"However, every little counts and just 10 minutes of physical activity will provide health benefits."
PHE's How Are You quiz gives you a health score and links to free local information, apps and tools to improve that score.
Sum: Cramming all your recommended weekly exercise into one or two weekend sessions is enough to produce important health benefits, a study suggests.
The main political parties have spent the past three weeks talking to each other, as well as the UK and Irish governments, in an attempt to break the deadlock that threatens devolution.
But now that Monday's 16:00 deadline to reach a power-sharing agreement has passed, the threat of another snap Northern Ireland Assembly election looms large.
So, where does each party stand in the talks and what are their demands?
Just as it has been a sticking point at political talks tables down through the years, the legacy of Northern Ireland's Troubles is again one of the biggest issues facing the parties.
The DUP believes investigations into Troubles killings have an undue focus on the Army rather than loyalist and republican paramilitaries, even though the police say the figures suggest otherwise.
Party leader Arlene Foster says she wants to see a "proportionate, fair and balanced system" in dealing with murder cases from the conflict.
A spotlight is also on Mrs Foster's position as first minister after Sinn Féin said she could not hold the role, at least until the public inquiry into the controversial Renewable Heat Incentive scheme is over.
But she had warned that if Sinn Féin sticks to that stance, then she will have something to say about who it puts forward as deputy first minister.
Under the stewardship of Michelle O'Neill, Sinn Féin was the big winner in this month's snap assembly election, closing the gap on the DUP from 10 seats to a solitary one.
Mrs O'Neill has made it clear that her party will not enter an executive with Arlene Foster in the first minister's post.
But Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams said the DUP leader's position at Stormont will only be discussed once overall agreement has been reached on broader issues that divide the parties.
Among the top priorities for Sinn Féin are a guarantee of legislation to give official status to the Irish language, a bill of rights, and an agreement with the UK government releasing funding for and information to inquests into Troubles deaths.
The government, however, has shown little willingness to budge on the legacy inquest funding, Mrs O'Neill has claimed.
Colum Eastwood's party appears more willing to return to the executive after spending the previous mandate in opposition with the Ulster Unionists.
But Brexit is the primary issue for the SDLP, and Mr Eastwood has said he and his colleagues will only consider joining an executive that has agreed on the "challenges" that the UK's withdrawal from the EU will present to Northern Ireland.
With leader Mike Nesbitt stepping down shortly after the Ulster Unionists' capitulation at the polls, the MP Tom Elliott has taken on the role of the party's chief negotiator in the talks.
Troubles legacy matters are high on the agenda for the party, and it has taken issue with the Irish government.
The Ulster Unionists believe it must do more to fulfil its responsibilities on the matter.
Mr Elliott said during talks that it needs to provide "full disclosure" of sensitive information linked to Troubles murders, to allow progress on long-awaited inquests.
"Unless they are going to bring us more information and bring those victims more information then I feel they are failing in their duties," Mr Elliott said.
An unwillingness by the DUP to reform the assembly's petition of concern was one reason why the Alliance Party did not enter the executive after last year's election, and that remains a major issue.
The petition of concern effectively allows MLAs to veto any proposal or legislative change in the assembly, but 30 members are required to sign it before it become effective.
Brexit is also a sticking point for the Alliance Party - the previous DUP and Sinn Féin executive failed to form a strategy for how Northern Ireland would handle the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
Deputy leader Stephen Farry said there now needs to be an agreed way forward between those parties.
Sum: Tick, tock, tick, tock...
Jones, 29, collapsed during a League One game at London Skolars on Sunday and was later pronounced dead in hospital.
The Rugby Football League said the problem was not revealed when Jones underwent an ECG scan in late 2014.
His wife Lizzie will attend the Cougars' home match on Sunday.
Jones won 12 Wales caps and scored over 1,000 points in 150 games over two spells with the West Yorkshire club.
"Whilst the findings of the post-mortem do provide an explanation for why he died, they allow for little comfort for Danny's family or all those who knew him," said Gary Fawcett, Keighley Cougars chief executive.
Jones was father to five-month-old twins Bobby and Phoebe, and a fund set up for Jones' family has already raised £77,000.
"His tragically premature death is still very painful for everyone, not least because his heart condition could not even be detected by the ECG," Fawcett added.
"All we can do now is mourn his passing, celebrate his life and do everything we can for Lizzie, their children and their wider family."
Sum: | Keighley Cougars and Wales rugby league player Danny Jones died from a cardiac arrest triggered by hereditary heart disease, a post-mortem has revealed. | huggingface_xsum |
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Archaeologists working with communities along Scotland's west coast have documented more than 100 shipwrecks and maritime artefacts.
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A: The remains of lost World War Two flying boats and anchors from the 18th Century were also investigated and recorded.
The finds were made during the newly-completed three-year Project Samphire.
It involved archaeologists from Scotland and Australia and was funded by the Crown Estate.
Communities from Cape Wrath in the far north to the Solway Firth in the south of Scotland were involved.
A team of maritime archaeologists based in Edinburgh, at WA Coastal & Marine, and also Flinders University of South Australia, led the survey work.
Among the project's highlights were the recording of a group of previously unreported WW2 flying boats in the Firth of Lorn in Argyll.
Divers and fishermen also guided the project team to the locations of 18th, 19th and 20th century shipwrecks.
Wreck sites recorded included that of the Hersilia, an armed iron naval yacht lost in Loch Torridon in 1916, and the Yemassee, an American cargo ship that got into difficulty in Skye's Loch Bharcasaig in 1859.
Also recorded in Loch Torridon were the sites of the Sheila, a ferry that sank in 1927, and another vessel sent to recover it. The Mafeking was lost during the attempted salvage operation.
Near Iona, the archaeologists documented the wreck site of Cathcartpark, a steamship loaded with salt that ran aground on 15 April 1912, the same day the Titanic sank.
The probable remains of Wigtown-based schooner Monreith at Kirkcudbright, and ships' cannons at Shieldaig in the Highlands were also examined.
The project also made 3D scans of ancient grave slabs at Keil in Argyll. Among the carvings on the stones are representations of medieval ships known as Highland galleys.
John McCarthy, of WA Coastal & Marine, thanked scallop divers, beach combers, dive clubs and also scientists at the Scottish Association of Marine Science, near Oban, for their help with the research.
He said: "This project reveals the wealth of knowledge of maritime archaeological sites held within local communities.
"The knowledge gained during the project will help to enrich our knowledge of Scotland's maritime heritage and this will help us to manage and protect this resource for future generations."
The Crown Estate's asset manager, Paul Bancks, added: "What has made the Samphire project special is the way it has harnessed local knowledge to inform how and where investigations took place.
"It's been fascinating to see the discoveries the marine archaeologists have uncovered, with many finds reminding us that leisure, trade, and even conflict have all been played out on the waters around Scotland for many hundreds of years."
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Giwa FC have been expelled from Nigeria's top division for failing to honour fixtures.
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A: The club is owned by businessman Chris Giwa, who is involved in a power struggle with the Nigerian Football Federation having declared himself its elected president.
The League Management Company (LMC), which runs the Nigeria Premier League said the club had failed to play three consecutive matches "without acceptable reason".
The club had been forced to play home games at a neutral venue in the southwestern city of Ilorin after recent crowd trouble in Jos against Enugu Rangers that forced the game to be abandoned.
Giwa has since August 2014 insisted he was elected president of the NFF in a disputed vote that saw Fifa threaten to ban the country from international competition. He has taken the NFF to court challenge their legitimacy.
Last week the NFF banned him and several of his supporters for five years for impersonation and taking football matters to a civil court, in breach of Fifa regulations.
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George the Poet says people who joke about autism are "ignorant".
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A: The spoken word poet, who came fifth in the BBC's Sound Of 2015, has a brother who was diagnosed with the condition at the age of seven.
"Sometimes people think they might be being clever," says George who's full name is George Mpanga. "Knowing what I know I can't sit there and pretend it's funny or it's not ignorant."
The 24-year-old believes "people need to change how they think about autism".
He says: "It's not something that should be cured or fixed. It's a point of difference which should be appreciated and understood.
"One way to understand autism is to think about the things you take for granted.
"An awareness of body language, to know when someone is happy or angry. Or realising when someone is being sarcastic or telling a joke."
He explains what life was like growing up for him and his brother Kenny in a BBC Radio 1 documentary being broadcast tonight.
"For many people with autism, it's almost impossible to interpret or understand these kind of things," says George.
"The rest of my brothers and I had to realise that the way we tease each other might not be fair for Kenny."
Kenny, who's now 15, says he struggled at school.
"I think when they heard the word autism they thought disabled instantly," he says.
"I used to hear, 'Oh yeah, you stupid autistic guy. You're not an able student, you're just a worthless autistic guy.'
"When I was younger I wasn't very confident. Hearing all those comments just used to make me burst into tears and just not want to talk to anyone."
The NHS describes autism as a condition that affects social interaction, communication, interests and behaviour.
It is called a spectrum disorder because the symptoms can vary greatly between people.
Source: The National Autistic Society
Kenny says: "I always think about numbers. They fascinate me a lot. Whenever I learn a new square number it's very rewarding."
He has a skill where if given any date in history, he can work out what day of the week it was.
"No-one really knows why there is a link between autism and different types of skills or gifts," says George.
"It already feels like I've given myself a head start in maths," says Kenny. "The sky's the limit."
In the documentary Joely Colmer shares her story of living with autism as well.
"Everything I have to have a routine for," says the 22-year-old from Bournemouth.
When she brushes her teeth she brushes "50 times up, 50 times down. It sounds really silly but I need those routines or nothing in the world makes sense".
She says when her parents told her she had Asperger syndrome, "they gently said there's this little thing you've got. It makes you really clever, it makes you really special and it makes you unique. It makes you a little bit different.
"I just researched it, and I loved it. I read through all the lists of the symptoms and it just screamed at me. And I was like my life finally makes sense."
When Joely went to Glastonbury, her older sister Corinna says it was like she was "going home. Because everyone was weird and wonderful [Joely] didn't feel like the odd one out."
Joely says: "Everyone was wearing really cool, multi-coloured clothes, and everyone was just so happy and relaxed. I remember saying to my mum, 'I love it. Everyone is so wacky and different. I feel normal.'
"I'm really positive about my disability. I love my disability.
"Like I look at something as if its like having a pair of binoculars. I can zoom in on the detail and remember everything I see. I think that's quite a rare gift."
George the Poet's Stories From the Spectrum will be broadcast on Tuesday night at 21:00 GMT on Radio 1.
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More than 250 new jobs are being created in south Wales, the first in a series of announcements this week.
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A: | The jobs at four firms include 100 at BT's call centre in Swansea and 50 posts at a healthcare firm in Crumlin.
They come just days after Wales failed to secure a large defence investment from Boeing UK for a centre of excellence and up to 1,500 jobs.
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said it was "disappointing" Cardiff Airport missed out on Boeing's hub.
The 256 new jobs involve:
It is the first in a series of job announcements being made this week by Mr Skates.
He said it was an indication of the "hard work going on behind the scenes" by the Welsh Government.
Mr Skates said: "It's particularly important to recognise that every part of Wales needs to benefit from economic growth so I'm keen to announce through this themed week, job creation packages in every area of the country."
BBI Group began in 1986 as a Cardiff University spin-out company and now has a £60m turnover.
It produces enzymes and assays for use in diagnostics for a wide range of diseases.
SPC operations director Paul Hallas said its new facility was "the latest phase of our expansion plans for the growing business".
What they produce is sold across the world to firms which make diagnostic kits for anything from hospital blood tests, to home kits for people with diabetes.
It is a growing sector and one company they supply make 6bn diagnostics strips a year.
The company took over a site in Blaenavon which has been operating since 1974 and some of the staff have been there for more than 30 years.
They are skilled jobs, many have science degrees and all are paid above average for Wales.
The news comes as it emerged Wales had failed to secure a large investment from Boeing UK.
Instead, the US aerospace giant confirmed to BBC Wales that the jobs and investment are going to Wiltshire and that a site at Cardiff Airport came second.
Aerospace is an industry which the Welsh Government has called a priority sector.
There are already 160 aerospace companies in Wales employing 23,000 people, many of whom will earn wages above average.
"We got down to the final two," said Mr Skates.
"We're in a strong position should opportunities emerge from Boeing. However, the fact we reached that point demonstrates we're ahead of most of the competition in most of the sectors."
He said the Ministry of Defence presence in that area was an attraction to Boeing, and Wales had beaten off a huge number of investment areas across Britain to get close to winning the deal.
Many more people are working in Wales than recent years and Welsh unemployment levels have been below the UK average for many months.
The ONS figures published in January show there were 24,000 more people working in Wales than a year earlier but 18,000 fewer than the previous three months.
Clearly it is good news for the extra individuals who are now in work and good for the wider economy that unemployment in Wales is now below the UK rate.
The weakness in the Welsh economy is low productivity and low wages.
The most recent official Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings figures from ONS for April 2016 show middle income workers (median earnings) in Wales earn £492.40 a week compared with £538.70 for the UK as a whole.
That is the second lowest average earnings of all the 12 nations and regions of the UK.
Mr Skates said it was about focusing on priority jobs and sectors such as financial and professional services - which were bringing "incredible results" - and advanced manufacturing.
He told BBC Wales he also wants people, once in work, to develop their skill levels to "rise up the escalator of economic activity" to become more prosperous. | huggingface_xsum |
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The analysis of data from more than a million people is part of a study of physical activity published in the Lancet to coincide with the Olympics.
Watching TV was found to be worse than sitting at a desk, probably because of associated habits like snacking.
Current NHS guidelines recommend 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week.
Being inactive is known to increase the risk of conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.
It has been linked to 5.3 million deaths globally a year - compared with 5.1 million linked to smoking.
A cheat's guide to staying active
The Lancet research says the global cost, for healthcare and lost productivity, is estimated at $67.5bn per year.
To look at the the impact of activity and inactivity, researchers went back to the authors of 13 existing papers and asked all of them to reanalyse their data.
People were classed depending on how active they were - from the least active who did less than five minutes a day, up to 60-75 minutes a day for the most active.
Researchers then looked at how many people died during the follow-up period - between two and 14 years.
Those who sat for eight hours a day, but were physically active, had a much lower risk of premature death compared with people who sat for fewer hours a day, but were not active.
Sitting for a long time as well as being inactive carried the greatest risk.
Prof Ulf Ekelund, of the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences and the University of Cambridge, led the study.
He said: "For many people who commute to work and have office-based jobs, there is no way to escape sitting for prolonged periods of time.
"For these people in particular, we cannot stress enough the importance of getting exercise, whether it's getting out for a walk at lunchtime, going for a run in the morning or cycling to work.
"An hour of physical activity per day is the ideal, but if this is unmanageable, then at least doing some exercise each day can help reduce the risk."
But he admitted: "One hour's moderate activity is substantially higher than current recommendations."
Watching TV for more than three hours was associated with an increased risk of premature death for all but the most active.
The researchers suggest this is likely to be because people might snack while they watch, or because they are more likely to watch TV after eating their evening meal which might affect their metabolism.
It could, they say, also be a sign of a more unhealthy lifestyle in general.
Dr Pedro Hallal of Brazil's Federal University of Pelotas looked at the effect of the Olympics on the general public's activity levels.
He said that, despite a blip around the Games where people temporarily take up a sport, there is no long-term legacy.
"There's been no health legacy of the Olympics reported ever, but it's the perfect time to talk about human movement."
The scientists said governments should ensure their policies encouraged physical activity - citing the example of a bus scheme where stops are placed further apart to encourage walking - and employers should make it easier for staff to be active during their working day - such as flexible lunch breaks and the provision of showering facilities.
Lisa Young, a physical activity specialist at the British Heart Foundation said: "Although we recognise the link between sedentary behaviour and poor health, we do advocate further research in this area to establish categorical statistics in relation to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality."
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Dr Mike Loosemore, from the English Institute of Sport, said: "An hour of brisk walking is hard work this is essentially moderate exercise, I suspect not many people would be able to manage that amount of moderate activity a day.
"So if you change the guidelines then it puts them even further out of reach of the people who would benefit most from increasing their physical activity, which are those that do very little.
"For the vast majority of people while the best way to stay healthy would be to do an hour of moderate activity a day, realistically the best place to start is reducing your sedentary behaviour at work by sitting less and try to increase whatever physical activity you are doing." | An hour's "brisk exercise" each day offsets the risks of early death linked to a desk-bound working life, scientists suggest. | huggingface_xsum |
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Problem: The study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine followed 3,500 healthy people at or around retirement age.
Those who took up exercise were three times more likely to remain healthy over the next eight years than their sedentary peers.
Exercise cut the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and depression.
People who took up exercise in their 60s were also less likely to struggle with day-to-day activities such as washing and dressing.
After eight years of follow-up, a fifth of the participants were defined as healthy - not suffering from any major chronic mental or physical illness.
This group was largely made up of people who always exercised and relative newcomers to exercise. Few were people who did no exercise at all.
Doing regular exercise throughout your life is ideal, say the researchers, but there are health benefits to be had even if you are a late starter.
Lead investigator Dr Mark Hamer, from University College London, said: "The take-home message really is to keep moving when you are elderly.
"It's [a] cliche, but it's a case of use it or lose it. You do lose the benefits if you don't remain active."
In the study, those who had regularly indulged in moderate or vigorous physical activity at least once a week were three to four times more likely to be healthy agers than those who had remained inactive, even after taking into account factors such as smoking.
Dr Hamer says physical activity does not necessarily mean going to the gym or going for a run - gardening or walking to the shops also counts.
The Department of Health recommends all adults, including those over 65, do 150 minutes of physical activity a week.
Doireann Maddock, of the British Heart Foundation, said: "It's well worth getting into the habit of keeping active, as we know it can help reduce the risk of heart disease along with many other conditions.
"Every 10 minutes counts, so even hopping off the bus a couple of stops early or taking a brisk walk on your lunch break will help."
What was that article about?
A: Taking up exercise in your 60s will still help stave off major ill health and dementia, research suggests.
Problem: Fabbrini, 25, has been on loan at Championship leaders Middlesbrough, for whom he scored six times in 24 matches.
The Italian spent two months with Birmingham last season, playing five Championship games, since when Blues boss Gary Rowett has been keen to arrange a more permanent deal.
He is now contracted to the club until the summer of 2019.
Fabbrini, who has one cap for Italy, began his career in his home country with Empoli and Udinese before coming to England to join Watford in 2013.
He is Rowett's third new signing of the January window following Sunderland winger Will Buckley, on an initial month's loan, and teenage midfielder Luke Maxwell, 18, from Kidderminster Harriers for £75,000.
In addition, Blues have extended striker James Vaughan's loan from fellow Championship side Huddersfield Town until the end of the season.
"I think Fabbrini is the last permanent signing we'll see in this window, which is why we've done it," said Rowett. "Now it's a case of trying to find a loan option. We've still got room for one full-back/centre-back/ defender who can play in a couple of position."
Blues remain up for sale, but had their bank balance boosted earlier this month by the sale of Demarai Gray, who joined Premier League side Leicester City for £3.75m.
After a run of 13 points out of a possible 15 since Boxing Day, Rowett's men are seventh in the table, below the play-off zone on goal difference.
Birmingham City have cancelled the contract of Shane Lowry, by mutual consent, to allow the 26-year-old former Aston Villa defender to sign for Perth Glory in his native Australia.
The Australia international, who also played for Plymouth Argyle, Leeds United, Sheffield United, Millwall and Leyton Orient, initially arrived in September on a deal until the end of the season following a successful pre-season trial at St Andrew's.
He made just one start, in the 1-0 Championship win at home to Cardiff City, just before Christmas, also appearing as a half-time substitute in the 2-1 FA Cup third round home defeat by Bournemouth.
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What was that article about?
A: Birmingham City have signed midfielder Diego Fabbrini from Watford for £1.5m on a three-and-a-half-year contract.
Problem: Prof Brian Bellhouse was reportedly walking in a field in Guestling, East Sussex, on Monday.
Sussex Police said paramedics and police performed CPR on an 80-year-old man after being called at 11:02 BST, but he was pronounced dead at 11:46.
A spokesman said the death was not being treated as suspicious and had been passed to the coroner's office.
Prof Bellhouse, who lived in Winchelsea, was an Emeritus Fellow at Magdalen College.
In a statement, the University of Oxford said it was sad to announce the death of Prof Bellhouse, who arrived in 1957 to read for a degree in mathematics.
It said: "He obtained his DPhil in Engineering Science in 1964 and was then made a Fellow by Examination. He was elected an Official Fellow in Engineering Science in 1966.
"On his retirement in 2004 he was elected an Emeritus Fellow."
The statement added that he "co-founded the company PowderJect in 1993, which became one of the first companies to be spun out successfully from the University of Oxford and was based at our Oxford Science Park.
"Brian was a major donor to the college and endowed the Oxford-Bellhouse Graduate Scholarship at Magdalen in biomedical engineering."
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A: | A former don at Oxford University is understood to have been trampled to death by a herd of cows. | huggingface_xsum |
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Article:Authorities in the tourist town of Eilat said Julie Pearson died after collapsing in a guest house.
But her family believe she was beaten to death by a former boyfriend.
The hotel worker, from Kinross, collapsed and died on 27 November last year after visiting the Dolphin guest house in Eilat.
She had moved to the town in September 2014 as she had family connections there.
The police report claimed that Miss Pearson's death was from natural causes.
However, it also acknowledged that she appeared to have been beaten by her ex-boyfriend the day before she died.
Her family in Scotland have been demanding answers as they believe the authorities did not carry out a thorough investigation at the time.
It has taken the family eight months to obtain a post-mortem report.
It was released to them last week in Hebrew, and it does not rule out the possibility that the beating Miss Pearson received played a role in her death.
Although the family has not had an official translation of the report, their Israeli lawyer has read it. He told them the findings suggest there could be doubts over the cause of Miss Pearson's death.
Her aunt, Deborah Pearson, who lives in Blackburn in West Lothian, said she wanted the case re-examined and Miss Pearson's former partner investigated.
Mrs Pearson said: "I've spoken to the doctor at the Forensic Institute in Israel and he told me there is a possibility that the beatings contributed to her death so when it is fully translated [the report] then I do want it to go back to court and I want this man punished for what he has done.
"I believe that he is responsible and I want justice for Julie and I won't stop until I get justice for Julie."
Hannah Bardell, MP for Livingston, said: "It always makes me sad when we have cases such as these when someone has been killed or died in unknown circumstances and we have to get so heavily involved.
"It should be the case that the systems and processes are in place to support a family but unfortunately it doesn't appear in this case that they have been so we have to keep fighting to get justice for Julie."
Summarize the main points of that article.
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The family of a woman who died in Israel have said a post-mortem report into her death casts doubt over claims she died of natural causes.
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Article:"Of course I was scared," Pol Van Hessche says as he recounts coming face to face with members of Isis, the radical jihadist group, in Syria.
The 50-year-old care home manager from Menen, Belgium, went there last week to find his son.
"There were five to six guards," he says. "All armed with rifles and wearing masks. They brought the two boys out to see us."
The two boys Pol speaks about are his 18-year-old son Lucas and his best friend, 19-year-old Abdelmalek Boutalliss.
The pair went missing on 11 June. It later emerged that they had travelled to Syria and joined up with Isis near to their stronghold of Raqqa.
"The boys are staying in the desert, in an international house, with other Europeans, Indonesian and Chinese as well," Mr Van Hessche says. "They are learning Sharia [Islamic law]."
"What did you say to your son?" I ask.
"It was not easy to speak," Mr Van Hessche replies. "Guardians [Isis] were looking at us. It was dangerous. My son looked scared as well."
Mr Van Hessche and the father of Abdelmalek, Idriss Boutalliss, made the dangerous three-day journey to see their sons, across the desert of northern Syria last week. Their two sons refused to leave.
The trip was set up by another Belgian father, Dimitri Bontinck, a former soldier who managed to rescue his own son, Jejoen Bontinck, from Syria last year.
"They heard about me, about my story in the past, that I had succeeded with my son," Mr Bontinck says. "So they contacted me and asked for my help. I said yes."
From his previous trips to Syria, Mr Bontinck has built up a network of contacts. He is reluctant to reveal too many details, but he organised meetings with people high up in different Syrian groups and got permission for the fathers to see their sons.
"Everybody said don't go there, they're going to kill you, it is very dangerous," Mr Bontinck says, "but the Amir from Isis gave them permission to see the children. They were protected."
Missing persons leaflets of Lucas Van Hessche and Abdelmalek Boutalliss have been handed out to people in the Syrian-Turkish border town of Kilis.
Lucas is a metal worker and kick-boxer. Originally from Haiti, he was adopted when he was four and brought up a Christian. He converted to Islam three years ago.
Abdelmalek Boutalliss is from Kortrijk and was brought up as a Muslim. He has diabetes. His father brought him his medication and has remained in Syria to try and convince them to leave.
Mr Van Hessche says the teenagers must have had help to go to Syria and does not know why they went. He fears they will next be taken to a weapons training camp: "After a few months I think it is to do jihad, but jihad is not only fighting, it is also helping people. I asked Lucas, why not help people in Haiti?"
The two teenagers are among an estimated 2,000 Europeans who have travelled to Syria since the conflict began.
Mr Van Hessche says the two friends are worried about returning to Belgium because they might be arrested.
"The Belgian government must see Lucas as a victim, not a criminal - he has done nothing wrong," he says. "If Lucas stays I will respect it. But I think he doesn't remember all the old things, his friends, his family, because he is in another situation."
Before leaving his son in Syria last week, Mr Van Hessche passed him a note with a message his 15-year-old brother Christopher had written on Facebook.
"Crying every day, sleeping only two hours, walking into your room without your presence, living without your smile," the note said. "Come back, brother, you'd make my life complete again. Do it for us, come back. Life is nothing without you."
At the time of writing there had been no further contact with Lucas, Abdelmalek or his father Idriss in Syria. Pol Van Hessche and Dimitri Bontinck continue to make trips across the border to try and find out information.
Summarize the main points of that article.
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The BBC's Duncan Crawford on the border of Turkey and Syria has met a Belgian father who made a dangerous three-day journey to northern Syria in a bid to persuade his son to leave the ranks of Isis militants.
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Article:24 August 2016 Last updated at 12:22 BST
Ecstasy is getting stronger and experts are worried the negative effects the drug has on people are getting worse.
Professor Philip Murphy, who's been researching the drug for nearly 20 years, says the he's worried about the supply currently on the market.
Users have told Newsbeat's Jim Connolly about the effects taking the drug has taken on them.
Summarize the main points of that article.
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| There's a warning that increasingly strong ecstasy and MDMA is causing the biggest risk to users' mental health in decades. | huggingface_xsum |
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This is reflected by the fact that the opening weeks of this government have been dominated by initiatives to get the health service back on an even keel by driving down costs by targeting areas such as spending on agency staff.
But dig a little deeper and there is a fascinating parallel debate going on about just how ambitious and radical the health service should be.
It centres on this: to what extent should the NHS think outside the box as a way of preventing ill-health?
There was a sense of this during last week's annual conference of the NHS Confederation, the body which represents health service managers.
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens spoke about the need to focus on health as well as ill-health. He cited the example of child obesity to make his point, saying if this was not tackled it would lead to a tide of new cases of cancer, heart disease and diabetes. He urged the NHS to "rattle the cage and try something different".
But he could have chosen a range of other issues from smoking to drinking. The theme cropped up again in a separate debate on the devolution of public spending in Greater Manchester. Philip Blond, director of ResPublica, a think tank which has been looking into the case for change in the region, spoke about his desire to see the health service intervening early to prevent people developing health problems in the first place.
He floated the idea of GPs being able to refer patients for home insulation as a way of keeping their homes warm.
It may sound fanciful, but consider this: research shows cold, damp and dangerous homes cost the NHS £2.5bn a year. Not only do they increase the risk of respiratory problems, but hazards in the home are the most common reasons for falls among the elderly.
Some areas have already looked at these things. In Liverpool the council and the NHS have been working together on a Healthy Homes Programme since 2009.
Last year in Sunderland, doctors began offering help with insulation, double-glazing and boilers and started seeing some falls in demand.
There is also growing interest in social prescribing, whereby GPs refer patients on to knitting clubs and fishing groups, as a way of tackling problems such as depression.
Offering befriending services is another novel idea that is growing in popularity as a way of tackling social isolation among the elderly, which is increasingly been recognised as a risk factor for ill-health and death.
In health circles, it all comes under the umbrella of what is called "upstream" intervention. That is to say supporting people before their conditions worsen and they end up in hospital or a care home, which are the two most expensive ends of the health and care sectors.
This agenda requires the NHS to work with local partners, particularly councils. The big unknown though - as the pressure on the service intensifies in the coming years - is whether there will be the breathing space for it to do so.
Sum: With mounting deficits, an ageing population and £22bn of "efficiency savings" to find in the next five years, the NHS is facing a monumental task.
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The 25-year-old, who returned in February after 10 months out, limped off during his team's 2-2 draw at City.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said he was "worried" about the injury, adding that Welbeck would have a scan on Monday.
England coach Roy Hodgson will name his 23-man squad for this summer's tournament in France on 12 May.
Welbeck sustained a left knee injury in April 2015. He eventually had surgery on it in September.
"The first signs look like lateral meniscus," said Wenger after Sunday's match, which saw the Gunners twice come back from a goal down to claim a draw that strengthens their hopes of securing a top-four spot at City's expense.
"He looks down, and he's not a guy who likes to go off. I'm a bit worried. I don't want to say about the Euros - let's be a bit more optimistic."
England will already be without one Arsenal player this summer after midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain suffering his second knee injury of the season this week.
However, another England international, Jack Wilshere, made his second appearance of the campaign at the Etihad, coming on in place of Welbeck to continue his comeback after undergoing surgery on his fibula in September.
"I feel good. That was just what I needed, a game of that intensity with the pressure," said the 24-year-old.
"I don't want the season to end - I'm just getting started, I feel fresh, hopefully I can get more minutes next week and then we'll see what happens."
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Sum: Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck is a doubt for England's Euro 2016 squad after injuring his right knee playing against Manchester City on Sunday.
During their three-day trip they will also visit the set of the TV series Game of Thrones in the Titanic Quarter.
The visit gets under way on Monday 23 June and will finish on Wednesday 25 June.
The royal couple will also attend a Royal British Legion reception in Coleraine, County Londonderry.
City Hall will play host to the Queen and Price Philip where they will be guests at a lunch celebrating the 'Best of Belfast' hosted by Lord Mayor Nichola Mallon. Guests will include representatives of communities and groups across the city.
The royal couple will stay at Hillsborough Castle during their visit and will meet with Secretary of State Theresa Villiers and First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness at the castle in their first engagement.
It will be their 21st visit to Northern Ireland.
Their last was in June 2012, as part of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
During that visit, the Queen and Mr McGuinness, a former IRA leader, shook hands for the first time.
In April, Mr McGuinness toasted the Queen during a banquet at Windsor Castle as part of the state visit of Irish president Michael D Higgins.
Sum: The Queen and Prince Philip will take a tour of Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast during a visit to Northern Ireland next week.
Kayden Culp is in an induced coma with serious burns after the attack on Sunday afternoon in Kerrville, 70 miles northwest of San Antonio.
Kerrville's Fire Marshal said the accused, who has not been named, is "responsible for causing the victim's severe burns".
Kayden's mother said burns cover 20% of his body, from his ears to his belly.
His condition deteriorated on Wednesday, according to his family. His organs were failing and he remained on life support.
Kayden was playing in a field with two other children when he was doused with petrol and set alight, family members told local media.
His mother, Tristyn Hatchett, told the San Antonio Express-News: "The other boys who were there have been telling kids at school that it was not an accident, that it was intentional."
Kayden has a speech impediment and exhibits autistic behaviour, but has not been diagnosed, say family members.
His aunt, Alike Richardson, told the Express-News: "They make fun of him. He gets beat up in Carver Park every time he's goes up there.
"That's just the way it is. The kids are really mean."
Sum: | A juvenile has been charged with first-degree arson on a 10-year-old Texas boy with special needs. | huggingface_xsum |
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Current drugs help manage the symptoms, but do not prevent brain cells dying.
The trial on 62 patients, published in the Lancet, hints the medicine halted the progression of the disease.
The University College London (UCL) team is "excited", but it urges caution as any long-term benefit is uncertain and the drug needs more testing.
"There's absolutely no doubt the most important unmet need in Parkinson's is a drug to slow down disease progression, it's unarguable," Prof Tom Foltynie, one of the researchers, told the BBC.
In Parkinson's, the brain is progressively damaged and the cells that produce the hormone dopamine are lost.
It leads to a tremor, difficulty moving and eventually memory problems.
Therapies help manage symptoms by boosting dopamine levels, but the death of the brain continues and the disease gets worse.
No drug stops that happening.
In the trial, half of patients were given the diabetes drug exenatide and the rest were given a placebo (dummy treatment). All the patients stayed on their usual medication.
As expected, those on just their usual medication declined over 48 weeks of treatment. But those given exenatide were stable.
And three months after the experimental treatment stopped, those who had been taking exenatide were still better off.
Prof Foltynie told the BBC News website: "This is the first clinical trial in actual patients with Parkinson's where there has been anything like this size of effect.
"It gives us confidence exenatide is not just masking symptoms, it's doing something to the underlying disease.
"We have to be excited and encouraged, but also cautious as we need to replicate these findings."
They also need to trial the drug for much longer periods of time.
An effective drug would need to hold back the disease for years in order to make a significant difference to patients.
Parkinson's progresses slowly and the difference in this 60-week trial was definitely there, but was "trivial" in terms of the impact on day-to-day life, say the researchers.
The drug helps control blood sugar levels in diabetes by acting on a hormone sensor called GLP-1.
Those sensors are found in brain cells too. It is thought the drug makes those cells work more efficiently or helps them to survive.
It is why the drug is being tested in other neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's.
David Dexter, the deputy director of research at Parkinson's UK, said: "The findings offer hope that drugs like exenatide can slow the course of Parkinson's -  something no current treatment can do.
"Because Parkinson's can progress quite gradually, this study was probably too small and short to tell us whether exenatide can halt the progression of the condition, but it's certainly encouraging and warrants further investigation."
Dr Brian Fiske, from the The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, said: "The results from the exenatide studies justify continued testing, but clinicians and patients are urged not to add exenatide to their regimens until more is known about their safety and impact on Parkinson's."
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Problem: Instead she is mourning the loss of her partner of 45 years, the father of her two sons.
Stefanos Vavalidis died in London in January 2016, aged 69.
He had fallen ill while on holiday abroad in May 2015, and spent the last eight months of his life in hospital.
His widow is suing Dr Peter Wheeler, a private GP who was the family's trusted doctor for more than 30 years, alleging he was poisoned through negligence.
Mrs Vavalidis's lawyer from Leigh Day solicitors said it was one of the worst cases he had known in more than 30 years.
Dr Wheeler was the doctor of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was the man who identified her body after she died in a car crash 20 years ago.
In his defence to Mrs Vavalidis's civil claim, due to be heard at the High Court next year, Dr Wheeler has admitted he was in breach of his duty by failing to properly monitor his patient by arranging the full blood tests, recommended in the standard medicines reference book for all doctors.
BBC News has established that Dr Wheeler is under investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC), which regulates the UK's doctors.
And the Metropolitan Police has confirmed it is looking into a complaint received about the case.
Dr Wheeler continues to practise medicine at Sloane Street Surgery in west London without any conditions.
An inquest last November found Mr Vavalidis died from liver failure and this was "most probably associated with toxicity" from methotrexate, a drug prescribed for his psoriasis.
Mrs Vavalidis, 66, told me: "My husband took methotrexate once a week without fail. But he suffered an almost insidious build-up of health problems like colds and poor sleep.
"That was the nature of being poisoned - drip by drip by drip - over this very long period.
"It's heartbreaking enough to lose your partner of 45 years - but a complete shock and horror when we found it had been totally avoidable.
"We would caution people to think carefully about their choices of medical care and who is giving it to them."
The family had to have Mr Vavalidis flown back by air ambulance from Greece to University College London Hospital in July 2015. They have praised his NHS care.
Mrs Vavalidis added: "He was a very intelligent person and had been a great reader.
"But by that time it was clear his brain function had slowed considerably."
She and her elder son Alex accused Dr Wheeler of "arrogance, prolonged carelessness and negligence".
Alex, 32, said: "The duty of a doctor is to protect patients from harm. That's not what we got.
"It begs the question of whether the regulators are doing their job. This was not just a one-off - it happened over a considerable period of time.
"That last period of his life was horrifying. We'd like to prevent this happening to other people."
The Medical Defence Union, which is representing Dr Wheeler, said he was unable to comment "due to his duty of patient confidentiality and the ongoing legal proceedings".
Mr Vavalidis was first prescribed the drug by another doctor in 1999 and in 2003 Dr Wheeler took over prescribing it from him.
Dr Wheeler states that Mr Vavalidis, who was obese and diabetic, would still have died of liver failure.
But Dr Wheeler admits that if the full tests had been carried out, his patient could have lived up to two years longer.
The papers also acknowledge that Dr Wheeler and the surgery did not have any system for flagging up the need for these regular tests.
His defence states that Mr Vavalidis, who was a successful banker, had wanted to reduce the number of clinicians involved in his care "given the nature of his professional lifestyle".
Dr Wheeler's defence states that when he took over prescribing the methotrexate, he was aware that Mr Vavalidis was established as stable on a dosage which was effective in controlling his psoriasis without side-effects.
Leigh Day's head of clinical negligence, Russell Levy, told BBC News: "I've been specialising in healthcare since 1985, and I'm clear that this is the worst case of repeated, persistent, negligent care that I've ever come across.
"This case also demonstrates the GMC should proceed much more quickly.
"It's quite wrong that 18 months after the death, the family still don't know whether any fitness to practise proceedings will be brought against Dr Wheeler."
Sloane Street Surgery was deemed to meet all five essential standards when it was last inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) four years ago.
The CQC said: "To date, we have not received direct notifications from the GMC, the practice, its patients, or others that give cause for concern about the safety and quality of care within the surgery as a whole.
"We have contacted the GMC regarding Dr Wheeler.
"Also, we have contacted the practice for assurance of how it monitors patients who are on high risk medication.
"We will ascertain whether the practice should have notified us of the unexpected death of the patient, in line with their duties as a regulated body."
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A: Barbara Vavalidis had been planning a carefree retirement after decades of hard work and a busy family life.
Problem: The index recovered much of the ground it lost on Tuesday when the mainland benchmark index lost 3.5%.
In Hong Kong, the benchmark Hang Seng index also ended the day higher, up 2.38% at 21,966.66.
Investors shrugged off news that shares in China's largest brokerage, Citic Securities, had fallen as much as 4%.
The share fall came after it was announced three of the firm's executives, including its president, were under police investigation for suspected insider trading and "leaking" inside information.
Elsewhere, investors continued to remain cautious ahead of a decision by the Federal Reserve on whether or not it will raise US interest rates rates for the first time in nearly a decade.
Bernard Aw, market strategist at trading firm IG, said the market was positioning itself for a rate rise this week.
"[Stock] futures indicated a higher implied probability of a rate move this Thursday," he said in a note.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended up 0.8% at 18,171.60.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 index closed 1.6% higher at 5,098.90, also recovering from Tuesday's losses.
South Korean shares were up despite tensions in the region. On Tuesday, North Korea said that its main nuclear complex was operating and that it was working to improve weapons that could be used against the US at any time.
However, the benchmark Kospi index finished 2% higher at 1,975.45.
What was that article about?
A: Mainland Chinese shares led gains across Asia on Wednesday, with the Shanghai Composite closing up 4.89% at 3,152.26.
Problem: Officers forced entry into a flat in Adelphi Place, Portobello, on Sunday where they found the body of 88-year-old Douglas Iggulden.
His wife Elizabeth, 89, was found collapsed and remains in hospital.
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner will look at the initial response by Police Scotland to a report of concern about the couple's welfare.
BBC Scotland understands the investigation concerns the timing of the police response.
The commissioner is also reviewing a separate incident where a possible sighting of an elderly woman who had gone missing from her home in Glasgow, was not passed onto the police inquiry team.
Janet McKay's body was later discovered in Clydebank, more than a week after her disappearance.
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A: | An inquiry has been ordered into how police responded to a pensioner's death in Edinburgh. | huggingface_xsum |
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Text: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found staff at Deneside Court in Jarrow were not adequately skilled and medicines were not administered properly.
The commission said its management of "challenging" patient behaviour "was not safe".
The home has been approached for comment.
The 40-bed facility, which cares for adults with learning, physical and neurological disabilities, had "not sufficiently improved to protect people", the CQC said.
Head of adult social care in the region, Ros Sanderson, said staff were not always properly trained to meet the specific needs of residents with diabetes and learning and mental health difficulties.
Some staff reported not feeling safe and inspectors found staff and residents "were not protected from potential harm".
"Some of the care staff told us they were frightened by the behaviour of some of the people who used the service and this led to them not attempting to de-escalate behaviour and thus leaving situations to deteriorate to the point the police needed to be called," the report said.
The home relied on temporary agency staff but failed to check they had the required skills, it said.
Risk assessments were not made and reviewed correctly and necessary improvements not always acted upon.
"This is not good enough," Ms Sanderson said.
Inspectors were "so concerned with the medicines management" at the home they returned to look specifically into the pharmacy.
They found some emergency medicines not available and others being given past their use by date.
The CQC decision can be challenged.
summary: A care home is in special measures after being rated inadequate following concerns reported by police and care professionals.
Text: Dominic Elliott, 23, died after drinking household drain cleaner at the artist's home in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, in March.
A two-day inquest in Hull heard he drank the liquid after "partying" with his partner John Fitzherbert, 48.
Humberside Police confirmed it was investigating possible drugs offences.
After the verdict, a police spokesman said a 48-year-old man and a 23-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences and remained on bail as inquiries continued.
He said no one had been charged.
Mr Fitzherbert was Mr Hockney's partner for 20 years and still lives at the artist's home and runs his domestic affairs.
The court was told Mr Elliott drank the acid, which caused serious damage to his mouth and throat before perforating his stomach, after taking cocaine and ecstasy. He had also consumed alcohol and cannabis before drinking the liquid, the inquest heard.
Bradford-born artist Mr Hockney was in bed asleep at the time and was "completely unaware" of what had happened, the inquest heard.
The coroner, Professor Paul Marks said there was "not a shred of evidence Dominic intended to take his own life".
He said there were no suspicious circumstances or any "third party" involvement in the death.
The coroner said he recorded a verdict of misadventure on the basis that Mr Elliott took the substances he did in the expectation that there was a risk involved.
Hull Coroners Court heard Mr Elliott died in the early hours of 17 March after Mr Fitzherbert took him to hospital in Scarborough.
The coroner said it was one of the "enigmas" of the case that Mr Elliott appeared not to be showing any signs of pain despite a pathologist saying the ingestion of the acid would have caused extreme agony.
He said it was possible the drugs Mr Elliott had taken lessened the pain.
By the time he arrived at Scarborough Hospital he was completely unresponsive.
Det Sgt Thomas Napier, who compiled the file on the death for Humberside Police, told the coroner: "It does remain a mystery - for an intelligent young man to drink such a noxious substance."
Mr Hockney's chief assistant, Jean Pierre Goncalves De Lima, told the inquest he received a phone call from Mr Fitzherbert after Mr Elliott's death, asking him to clear his room of "any evidence of drug use".
Mr Goncalves De Lima said he did clear Mr Fitzherbert's room but later told police what he had done.
Asked why, he said Mr Hockney had suffered a mini-stroke last year and he was worried about the effect of this kind of "exposure" on his boss's health.
He also said Mr Hockney was 99% deaf without his hearing aids.
Mr Goncalves De Lima said he was aware of some drug use in the house but added that Mr Hockney was not aware of this.
The coroner said he believed Mr Hockney, who shares his house with three other men including Mr Fitzherbert, was unaware some of the occupants of his home were abusing illegal drugs.
The court was told that Mr Elliott suffered bouts of depression and was deeply affected by the death of his twin sister at birth and his father, when he was 11.
Mr Fitzherbert went missing two days after Mr Elliott's death, but was later found at a Bridlington beauty spot and taken to hospital. He later booked himself into the Priory Hospital in London, the inquest heard.
summary: | David Hockney's assistant died as a result of misadventure when he drank acid after taking a range of drugs, a coroner has ruled. | huggingface_xsum |
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Daloni Carlisle, from Kent, is passionate about encouraging women to talk about their bodies so that they recognise the symptoms of a cancer which is affecting more and more women, particularly the over-50s.
She says it's all about using the right vocabulary and being open with friends.
"In 2013, before I was diagnosed, I would not have had a conversation about my periods. I just didn't talk about them.
"But we need to know what's normal and what's not normal with our bodies and that should start with conversations among women."
Daloni was diagnosed when she'd just turned 50 after experiencing prolonged bleeding.
"I'd never heard of womb cancer, it was simply not discussed. Most women have heard of ovarian and breast cancer but there was nobody talking about womb cancer."
She assumed it was the menopause starting and by the time she was referred to a gynaecologist, the cancer was already advanced. Massive surgery was required, followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
It was a brutal, horrendous experience which took a year to recover from, she says.
Womb cancer is just one of five gynaecological cancers that start in the female reproductive system, but it is the most common - and rates are expected to rise by 56% by 2030.
There is a clear link between rising levels of obesity and womb cancer in the UK, driven by fat cells which trigger the growth of the lining of the womb. Being over 50 years old and having diabetes and hypertension are also known risk factors.
As a result, the Eve Appeal charity has set up a dedicated phone line to provide advice and information on women's cancers.
Tracie Miles, a gynaecological cancer nurse specialist, is delivering the new service, called Ask Eve, and she says making women more aware of the symptoms to look out for is her most important task.
But many years of working with women from diagnosis through treatment to follow-up has taught her that embarrassment prevents many women talking about changes to their patterns of bleeding.
And that often means they are good at ignoring signs of abnormal vaginal bleeding - after the menopause or between periods.
Most womb cancers occur in women who have gone through the menopause, around their 50s, so they will have seen their periods tail off, Tracie says.
"Women are used to having periods, then not having them, so a bit of bleeding or discharge and they tend to shrug their shoulders and say, 'It's probably nothing.'"
She tells the story of a woman who only went to see her GP after noticing specks of blood on her white knickers.
"Usually she wore black ones, and would never have noticed if she hadn't treated herself to some white ones after going through the menopause," she says.
Source: Cancer Research UK
Tracie's wish is that women become a little more aware because womb cancer is eminently treatable and curable.
"Just look when you pull your knickers down. It is something we do every day."
The standard treatment for womb cancer is surgery to remove the womb (hysterectomy). If it is picked up early enough, there is no need for radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
Prof Martin Widschwendter, head of the department for women's cancer and consultant gynaecological oncology surgeon at UCL's Institute for Women's Health, says spotting those signs is easy compared with ovarian cancer, for example.
"Bleeding in post-menopausal women is very unusual and a very early sign of womb cancer so GPs will refer straight away. With a clear diagnosis at stage 1 there is a very good prognosis."
Daloni's tumour returned towards the end of 2015 and she has since had more internal radiotherapy treatment.
Fit and healthy with a full head of hair, she is enjoying life again - but she is also realistic.
"The reality is it's going to be back, but I can either live in a catastrophic future that hasn't happened yet or live for today."
In the meantime, she feels very strongly about encouraging younger and older women to talk about their gynaecological health so that they are aware of what's happening with their bodies.
"It's not easy to talk about - and it's good to know that there's someone out there who will help you talk about it." | Womb cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women in the UK, with around 9,000 cases diagnosed each year, but it is rarely mentioned or talked about - even among women. | huggingface_xsum |
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Text: The Northern Ireland Office said this week it would not be setting up a panel to examine a parade dispute in north Belfast.
A panel was announced in October.
It was to look at ways of resolving deadlock over a contentious Orange Order march along part of the Crumlin Road.
An Orange Order spokesperson said that "Grand Lodge is extremely concerned and will be meeting with unionist political representatives at the earliest opportunity after the Christmas holidays to discuss the seriousness of the situation, created by a weak Secretary of State".
In its statement, the Northern Ireland Office said it remained "fully committed" to seeking a resolution to the situation in north Belfast.
"When we announced the terms of reference for a panel on parading in north Belfast, we stated that a key principle was that it must command cross community support," it said.
"The aim of the panel was mediation and dialogue, but effective mediation cannot take place without meaningful engagement from both sides.
"It has become apparent that there is insufficient support for the proposed panel among some of those most closely involved in the dispute. This is reflected, to varying degrees, on both sides of the community. We have therefore decided, on balance, not to go ahead with setting up the panel."
summary: The Orange Order has accused the Secretary of State Theresa Villiers of showing contempt towards it and unionist parties over a parading issue.
Text: Registration on the internet and by SMS was temporarily suspended following a "pirate attack", it added.
The commission, known as Isie, did not say who was behind the hacking.
The elections in October and November will be the second in Tunisia since long-serving ruler Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted in 2011.
The country has been hit by turmoil since then, with the moderate Islamist Ennahda party - which won the first poll - battling to assert its authority.
Tunisia is heavily polarised between Islamists and secular liberals.
Isie had for the first time allowed registration to take place online and by SMS in order to boost registration.
However, only a little more than 100,000 people had been added to the electoral list since the month-long registration process opened on 22 June, AFP news agency reports.
Journalist Naveena Kottoor told the BBC that the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when most Tunisians fast between dawn and dusk, could be one factor in the sluggish pace of registration. It began on 29 June.
The internet has also been extremely slow in recent days, which she says could be an indication that a sophisticated hack attack is underway.
The Isie statement said that despite the constant attacks that it was facing and questions about its integrity it will press ahead with organising the election.
About four million Tunisians registered to vote in the first election after the popular uprising against Mr Ben Ali's rule.
Parliamentary elections are due to take place on 26 October and presidential elections on 23 November.
Under Ben Ali, Tunisia was said to have some of the world's toughest internet controls but these have now been dismantled.
summary: Hackers have briefly disrupted online voter registration for elections in Tunisia later this year, the election commission has said.
Text: Being unfit at the age of 40 is linked with a smaller brain volume at 60, according to a US study.
Fitness in middle age may be particularly important for people with early signs of heart disease, say researchers at Boston University.
The study adds to growing evidence that heart health can affect brain health in later life.
The study, published in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, followed 1,583 people with an average age of 40.
The participants, who did not have dementia or heart disease, took a treadmill test, followed by another two decades later, along with MRI brain scans.
"We found a direct correlation in our study between poor fitness and brain volume decades later, which indicates accelerated brain ageing," said lead researcher Dr Nicole Spartano, of the Boston University School of Medicine.
"While not yet studied on a large scale, these results suggest that fitness in middle age may be particularly important for the many millions of people around the world who already have evidence of heart disease," she added.
Dr Laura Phipps, of Alzheimer's Research UK, said: "While it's hard to conclude from these kinds of studies whether one factor definitely caused the other, the findings add to a growing body of evidence that poor cardiovascular health throughout life could have a negative effect on the brain.
"Current evidence suggests the best way to maintain a healthy brain is to keep physically and mentally active, eat a balanced diet, not smoke, drink only within recommended limits and keep diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol in check."
summary: | Lack of exercise in mid-life ages the brain as well as the body, research suggests. | huggingface_xsum |
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