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The 22-year-old, who spent a loan spell at Bury last season, was a free agent after being released by Bolton.
"Gregg is a player will give us real pace and good balance, which is something I felt the team needed," said Dons boss Derek McInnes.
The Dons have also signed 17-year-old striker Lawrence Shankland from Queen's Park.
The pair join and Calvin Zola at Pittodrie as McInnes continues his squad rebuilding.
Gregg is a player with great ability and is someone who I am sure will be hugely beneficial to the team
who agreed to leave Rangers as part of cost-cutting measures introduced after the Ibrox club went into administration in 2012.
McInnes is confident Wylde will make an impact at the club next season.
"He is a young player who has had a couple of frustrating years with injuries and not playing first-team football but he is a player with great ability and is someone who I am sure will be hugely beneficial to the team," said the Aberdeen manager.
"I'm really looking forward to working with him and continuing his development."
Wylde has won seven caps for Scotland's Under-21 side and scored his only two senior club goals during his spell at Rangers.
The Dons boss said teenage striker Shankland was an exciting prospect for the future.
"He scored a lot of goals for Queen's Park last season and we feel he is an excellent acquisition for the club," McInnes said.
"He will now gain the benefit of training full time and will play regularly at Under-20 level with a view to forcing his way in to the first team.
"Lawrence is definitely one for the future with the potential we see in him. He has shown a great deal of maturity to score as many goals as he did last season in the Third Division and by working closely with Neil Cooper, myself and Tony Docherty, he will only continue to improve." | Aberdeen have signed former Rangers winger Gregg Wylde on a three-year deal. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "23030004"} | 433 | 23 | 0.458283 | 1.103543 | -0.488637 | 0.866667 | 25.866667 | 0.733333 |
The scheme is said to have earned the gang as much as $90m (£52m) per tournament and could have been operating for four World Cups.
Some of the tickets seized were meant for sponsors, while others had been allocated to Brazil team officials.
Police believe some of the tickets were sold to foreign tourists.
Twenty simultaneous search warrants were enforced on Tuesday morning in an operation named "Jules Rimet".
Jules Rimet was a president of the international football governing body, Fifa, and initiated the World Cup tournament in 1929. The original World Cup trophy - given to Brazil in perpetuity after their third World Cup triumph in 1970, and subsequently stolen - was named after him.
The BBC's Wyre Davies, in Rio de Janeiro, says police were reportedly investigating the gang's operations in Brazil for the last three months ahead of the raids.
Among items seized during the arrests were 100 tickets, computers, US dollars, mobile phones and documents.
Police said the man they suspect of being the leader of the gang, Mohamadou Lamine Fofana, was an Algerian national who "had free access to restricted Fifa areas".
Fabio Barucke, a senior police officer involved in the investigation, said that there were "clues which lead us to believe he could have ties to someone from Fifa".
"His car had a sticker which gave him access to any private Fifa event", Mr Barucke explained.
According to Mr Barucke, the suspects confessed to running the scam at four World Cups.
"The gang goes to the host country. It's possible that they only work during the World Cups as their profit is so large they can sit back in between Cups."
Those arrested could face charges of money laundering, criminal association and illegally selling tickets. | Police in Brazil say they have arrested 11 people and broken up an international gang that was involved in the illegal sale of World Cup tickets. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "28123681"} | 406 | 29 | 0.518175 | 1.328802 | -0.137993 | 1.185185 | 13.037037 | 0.740741 |
The court said the ruling was legal but many religious groups were outraged.
The Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF) said it would appeal against the decision in France's highest administrative court.
Authorities in Cannes and nearby villages voted to ban full-body swimsuits or burkinis from the end of July.
The court said the ban was legal under a law which prohibits people neglecting common rules on "relations between public authorities and private individuals" on the basis of religion.
The judge noted the ban came "in the context of the state of emergency and recent Islamist attacks, notably in Nice a month ago".
But CCIF lawyer Sefen Guez Guez, said he would lodge an appeal with the Council of State, the highest administrative body in France.
"This decision opens the door to a ban on all religious symbols in the public space," he added.
France is on high alert following a series of incidents including July's truck attack in nearby Nice.
Anyone caught breaking the new rule could face a fine of €38 (£33). They will first be asked to change into another swimming costume or leave the beach.
Nobody has been apprehended for wearing a burkini in Cannes since the edict came into force at the end of July.
This is not the first time that women's clothing has been restricted in France. In 2011 it became the first country in Europe to ban the full-face Islamic veil, known as the burka, as well as the partial face covering, the niqab.
Earlier this week a private waterpark near Marseille cancelled a burkini-only day after being subjected to criticism. | A French court in Nice has upheld the ban on burkinis imposed by the mayor of Cannes. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "37074601"} | 365 | 23 | 0.582406 | 1.543886 | -0.574392 | 0.944444 | 17.888889 | 0.722222 |
The Tangerines have brought in seven new faces so far this summer, with Jimmy Ryan the latest addition.
But Bowyer, 46, says recruiting has become harder since they were promoted back to League One.
"It's all part and parcel of the chase and we're doing okay at the moment," he told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"We do realise that we're competing in a league now where the salaries have gone up a hell of a lot from League Two.
"You get excited because you've been offered the chance to sign a player but you get deflated very quickly when you hear his wage demands."
Being unable to pay players high wages has forced Bowyer to look at taking players on trial.
He continued: "You've got to keep your options open. Competition for players at this moment in time is frantic, and if players are available on trial, it's something I'm not opposed to doing.
"It gives you the chance to look at them at close quarters before you actually commit to a contract." | Blackpool boss Gary Bowyer says high wage demands are making it more difficult to sign players in the summer transfer window. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "40593280"} | 230 | 25 | 0.60217 | 1.382405 | 0.241422 | 0.818182 | 9.545455 | 0.636364 |
The 22-year-old joins from Dutch second-tier side FC Dordrecht following a short spell training with the Royals towards the end of the season.
His move to the Championship club is set to be completed when the transfer window opens on 1 July.
Gravenberch, a former Ajax academy graduate, first signed a professional deal with the Amsterdam club in 2012.
The Netherlands youth international has also played for Universitatea Cluj in Romania and NEC on loan.
"Danzell is a player capable of playing in various positions, with an awful lot of potential," Reading manager Brian McDermott said. "I'm delighted to have secured his services so early in the summer."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Reading have agreed a deal to sign Dutch defender Danzell Gravenberch on a three-year contract. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "36379335"} | 160 | 27 | 0.656504 | 1.463868 | -0.633625 | 0.833333 | 8.055556 | 0.722222 |
Ms Sturgeon's SNP won its third consecutive Holyrood election on 5 May, but finished two seats short of an overall majority.
Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie was the only MSP to stand against Ms Sturgeon.
Ms Sturgeon, who won 63 votes to Mr Rennie's five, is now the official nominee for first minister, to be confirmed by the Queen.
During the vote, 59 members abstained, backing neither candidate.
Despite the Liberal Democrats finishing fifth in the election after winning just five seats, Mr Rennie said he wanted to underline the fact Ms Sturgeon will lead a minority administration.
Ms Sturgeon became first minister on 20 November 2014, after Alex Salmond stood down in the wake of the independence referendum.
At the time, she defeated Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson - whose party is now the second largest in the parliament - by 66 votes to 15, with 39 abstentions.
Ms Davidson did not stand this time, after pledging during the election campaign to form a strong opposition.
Ms Sturgeon said she wanted to use the position of first minister to change Scotland for the better.
Calling on MSPs from all parties to support her nomination, she said the SNP had won an "overwhelming mandate to govern", and that she had a "mandate to continue as first minister".
She added: "I will lead a government that seeks to win votes, not simply by the force of our numbers, but by the strength of our arguments - and by the support we are able to build for our policies in the country as a whole.
"And we will not assume a monopoly of wisdom. Good ideas exist across the parliamentary chamber and I promise that we will always seek to judge them on merit, rather than on their party of origin.
"That is the open, inclusive and outward looking approach to government that I will endeavour to take."
Ms Sturgeon paid tribute to the "colourful" campaign Mr Rennie had run during the election, and joked that if the vote were tied, they would race down a "giant inflatable slide" to decide who got the job.
Mr Rennie said he had put himself forward to underline that Holyrood does not have an overall majority government, saying all the parties are minorities.
He joked that when he told his son that he was going to put himself forward for the post of first minister, he said "oh dad, you're not are you?"
The Lib Dem leader also took the chance to underline his party's top policy priorities, including education, mental health and civil liberties.
Each of the party leaders was given a moment to speak after the vote, with each congratulating Ms Sturgeon on her victory.
Ruth Davidson, speaking for the first time as the leader of the biggest opposition party after her Conservatives leapfrogged Labour in the election, said she would provide "strong opposition" to the SNP.
She said Scotland was about to "embark on a new chapter for devolution".
Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said she hoped Ms Sturgeon used her mandate as first minister to be bold. She said Holyrood had to "shape the future" and not be held prisoner by the past.
Patrick Harvie, whose Greens overtook the Lib Dems into fourth place, urged Ms Sturgeon to "look to those who oppose austerity" for support when deciding budgets, and called for the government to raise its game on climate change.
The SNP has said it will form a minority government after winning 63 of the 129 seats in the election, which also saw the Conservatives win 31 seats, Labour 24, the Scottish Greens six and the Liberal Democrats five.
The post of first minister has previously always been held by the leader of the largest single party in the Scottish Parliament.
But Liberal Democrat Jim Wallace, who was then the deputy first minister - stepped in on a temporary basis when Labour's Donald Dewar became ill, and again when Mr Dewar died in October 2000.
Mr Wallace also found himself in the hot seat when Labour's Henry McLeish quit as first minister in 2001 following a row over the sub-letting of his constituency office in Glenrothes. | Nicola Sturgeon is to be reappointed as first minister of Scotland after she was backed for the job by MSPs. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "36300892"} | 943 | 30 | 0.4325 | 1.105254 | -0.3497 | 1.333333 | 38.761905 | 0.857143 |
So when they do score a significant victory they announce it from the rooftops.
Few of us will forget the hilarious, ear-splitting screams of the Icelandic commentator at the European football championships this summer, communicating his delight at Iceland's victory over England.
Jubilant does not quite do it justice.
As part of the BBC's 100 Women series, I have come to Iceland to find out why this country is considered the best place to live and work as a woman.
It appears women's independence in Iceland has ancient roots.
I meet Svanhilden Hjaltadottir behind the till manning (or should it be womanning?) one of the many trendy gift stores in Reykjavik.
"We are like Vikings," she laughs. "We are strong and we like to do things on our own."
Anyone you chat to here in Reykjavik knows exactly where Iceland sits in the Global Gender Gap Index put together by the World Economic Forum - and it has been number one for a good few years.
The UK meanwhile languishes in 20th place.
There are a number of factors that make up Iceland's top global ranking. For instance, at 88% it has the highest rate of female participation in the workforce.
For 20 of the last 50 years the country has had a female head of state, 40% of company board members now have to be women - the impressive list of chart-topping statistics goes on.
88%
of working-age women are in employment
65% of university students are female
41% of MPs are women
1980 the year in which Vigdis Finnbogadottir (right) became the world's first democratically elected female head of state
Yet despite that historically powerful role, in the 1970s that did not translate to equality in the workforce until the women of Iceland took things into their own hands.
The first universal women's strike in Iceland happened on 24 October 1975.
Unlike protests in other parts of the world as well as thousands of women gathering in central Austurvollur, thousands more walked out of their workplaces and homes, leaving colleagues and family members to fend for themselves.
Some 90% of Iceland's female population went on all-out professional and domestic strike - and that made an impression. Within a few years Iceland had elected the world's first female head of state.
For those women like Ashildur Bragadottir, who were involved in what became known in Iceland as the first "Women's Day Off", it was the start of an economic as well as political process.
"I was at a young age then but remember the day clearly and can recall on feeling proud and a bit overwhelmed.
"Only five years later, or in the year 1980, Vigdis Finnbogadottir was the world's first female president democratically elected, and in the year 1982 the Women's list (Kvennalistinn) was formed."
Of course Iceland has a tiny population, comparatively, but both men and women here have worked to ensure that motherhood and employment are not mutually exclusive.
High-quality, affordable nurseries, incentives for men to take parental leave and quotas on company boards have had a huge impact on the working life of women in Iceland.
While the vast majority of them have jobs, they still manage to have an average of two children each.
But for Ashildur's daughters, now in their late teens and early 20s, they feel there is still more to be done.
"Iceland is a small and well-educated nation and women's rights are something that is talked about in politics and in the media," says Unnur Jona, 21.
"We are brought up with the notion that we should have the same opportunities and rights as men, all the time and always, but we know that we aren't there yet. There is still an unexplained inequality with the gender and we still have far too few women's business leaders in general."
BBC 100 Women names 100 influential and inspirational women around the world every year. We create documentaries, features and interviews about their lives, giving more space for stories that put women at the centre.
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Women in Iceland still earn about 14% less than men.
In the UK the figure is higher - a pay gap of about 18% exists between men and women in similar jobs.
So what do the women of Iceland intend to do about it? Strike, of course.
Each year they leave their workplaces and homes on 24 October and gather in Reykjavik's central square again. Not quietly hoping for change, but loudly demanding it.
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The tennis star said he doesn't "regret giving an opinion" but is disappointed with the way he tweeted on the day of the vote.
He said the UK was going to be stronger and looked forward to competing for Great Britain for the rest of his career.
Murray said everyone should be allowed an opinion but he wanted to "move on".
We look at what he really meant in his interview in China.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Andy Murray has spoken for the first time since he came out in favour of Scottish independence. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "29324602"} | 107 | 20 | 0.592447 | 1.20686 | -0.48499 | 0.5 | 5.222222 | 0.388889 |
Patients have died when surgeons have removed the wrong organ, left instruments inside the body, or even operated on the wrong patient.
In 2008 the World Health Organization launched the Surgical Safety Checklist to counter human errors like these. Studies showed it was so effective in reducing complications that many hospitals quickly adopted it.
But although it was developed as a global tool, it has proved harder to roll out in poorer countries.
The Lifebox Foundation is training staff in one Rwandan hospital how to use the checklist, and hope to roll out the training to the rest of the country's 45 hospitals.
So what are the questions that could save your life?
Incredible as it sounds, surgical teams don't always operate on the right patient, with an estimated 200-300 'wrong-person' operations taking place in the USA each year.
Checking the right person is on the operating table is so critical that it is on the list twice: once before the patient goes under anaesthetic and again before the incision is made.
A UK hospital trust recently performed eye surgery on the wrong patient, despite the Surgical Safety Checklist being compulsory in UK hospitals since 2010.
It's not enough just to have the checklist to hand. The questions seem simple but using the list properly means really thinking each step through, says Dr Iain Wilson, a consultant anaesthetist who was involved in the development of the checklist.
"If you create a 'tickbox culture' it doesn't necessarily get introduced in the right spirit. It's a problem if you move the focus from the patient to the procedure."
This is another double-check on the list.
'Wrong-site' operations are, not surprisingly, more common when there's a choice of left or right.
In a case where a man died when his only healthy kidney was removed, the surgeon said he studied the X-ray the wrong way round before the operation.
In Rwanda, where very few hospitals currently use the checklist, an elderly man went in for an operation for his fractured right hip. He woke up some time later to be told they had put the screw in the the wrong side and would have to start all over again the next day.
This is something surgical teams under time pressure might balk at: why do they need to introduce each other?
But group introductions not only let everyone know each other's role in the operation, they also encourage people to speak up later on in the operation, says consultant paediatric anaesthetist Dr Isabeau Walker.
"There's often someone who's noticed something that's not quite right. If that person's been introduced and they've got a voice, they're much more inclined to speak up."
Although the checklist itself only takes a few minutes to run through, it refers to inspections that should have already taken place, like thorough machine checks.
This is especially important in developing countries where an estimated 40% of healthcare equipment is out of action, compared with less than 1% in high-income countries.
Modern techniques and monitoring have seen deaths from anaesthesia fall to 1 in 200,000 in the developed world.
But in Togo the risk of anaesthesia mortality is as high as 1 in 133, according to a study from 2005, and the vast majority of the deaths were considered to be avoidable.
Oxygen levels in the patient's blood can be monitored by a pulse oximeter, a device which clips onto a finger or earlobe and sounds an alarm if the level drops.
While they are acknowledged as a standard safety device and are ubiquitous in Western operating theatres, 70% of operating theatres in Sub-Saharan Africa work without them.
It is the only item on the checklist that refers to new technology not widely available throughout the world.
To address this 'pulse oximetry gap", the Lifebox Foundation distributes pulse oximeters cheaply or even for free to lower income countries.
In the Rwandan project, pulse oximeter distribution goes hand in hand with Surgical Safety List training.
A woman in Uganda died when a 12in mop was left in her body after a caesarean section. A mop is a large swab often used instead of suction in low-resource hospitals. By the time the mistake was discovered, the mop had completely embedded itself in the woman's intestines.
There are three stages to the checklist: "sign in", checks carried out before the patient goes under anaesthesia; "time out", before the first incision is made; and "sign out", before the patient leaves theatre.
One of the last checks before the patient leaves is a complete count of all instruments, sponges and needles - aimed at ensuring those kinds of life-and-death mistakes do not happen. | Making a series of simple checks such as ensuring that the correct patient is on the table and operating on the right part of the body, could help surgical teams save almost half a million lives a year across the world. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "23252784"} | 1,048 | 48 | 0.450929 | 1.353493 | 0.795386 | 1.302326 | 21.72093 | 0.744186 |
Helen Bur, 25, and Sam Worthington, 30, who make up the arts collective Modern Alchemists, painted the mural on a wall on Barrack Lane.
The pair used more than 70 litres (15 gallons) of paint and it took them a week to finish.
The artwork was commissioned by housing association Linc Cymru, which owns the development.
Artist Ms Bur said: "Linc is intrinsically about housing and care.
"This prompted us to play around with the concept of home, the importance of having somewhere called home and how challenging it can be, especially at this time of year, not to have a home.
"This was the inspiration behind our mural." | A giant mural which aims to highlight the importance of having a home has been unveiled in Cardiff city centre. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "38322925"} | 151 | 25 | 0.561391 | 1.364722 | -0.020847 | 1.190476 | 6.47619 | 0.52381 |
The study, by the UN and the government on the most recent available data, said almost all the deaths were murders.
More than half of those killed were young men under the age of 30 - two-thirds were described as black.
The Brazilian Congress is debating a controversial bill that would limit access to firearms.
Gun crime murders have been dropping in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo but rising in the north and northeast of the country.
The northern state of Alagoas is the most violent, with fifty-five gun deaths per hundred thousand inhabitants.
The report says a slow justice system and flawed police investigations as well as the widespread availability of firearms are to blame.
It says Brazil has become a society which tolerates guns to resolve "all sorts of disputes, in most cases for very banal and circumstantial reasons."
A law to ban the carrying of guns in public and control illegal ownership came into effect in 2004.
It tightened rules on gun permits and create a national firearms register, with strict penalties for owning an unregistered gun. | A report on violence in Brazil says around 42,000 people were shot dead in 2012 - the highest figures for gun crime in 35 years. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "32747175"} | 233 | 29 | 0.66979 | 1.49901 | -0.300939 | 0.653846 | 8.153846 | 0.576923 |
Twenty seven people were treated in hospital after a Yellow Duckmarine sank in Salthouse Dock on Saturday.
Pearlwild Limited said it believed the debris in the water resulted in "severe damage to the hull" of the vessel.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) and coastguard officials are investigating.
Thirty one people, including children, were on board the craft when it sank. No one suffered serious injuries.
The MCA has withdrawn MCA certification on all of the vessels.
A Pearlwild Limited spokesman said photographs showing a near-shredded tyre wrapped around the propeller have been passed to the MAIB.
He said: "We have spent tens of thousands of pounds enhancing the safety of our fleet during recent months to meet with the requirements of the MCA, but the extent of the damage was such that the vessel was unable to cope with the sheer volume of water.
"We will continue to work closely with the MAIB in their investigation and fully expect that debris in the dock will form an important part of their enquiries."
He added: "It is the first time in more than 35,000 Yellow Duckmarine tours that debris has been a problem in the dock."
Ramandeep Mann, from Coventry, was on board the vehicle.
She said: "You could tell there was something wasn't right, they were trying to fiddle with the gearsticks and you heard the tour guide saying something like 'this doesn't sound healthy'.
"The next minute there was someone screaming from the back that there was water coming in. I just sat there and thought, this can't be happening to us."
Mitul Patni, from Leicester, said he could not inflate his life jacket in time.
Source: The Yellow Duckmarine
He said: "When the life jacket didn't inflate, I started to panic, thinking, 'oh my God, I think I'm going to die here. I can't swim', so I was just so scared."
Speaking on Monday, the Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said the fleet of DUKW vehicles should "not be allowed back in the water".
He said options such as new crafts to replace the old vehicles should be considered if tours were to continue.
After one of the vehicles sank in March, all four Yellow Duckmarines were stopped from going into the dock. Three vehicles were declared safe to return to the water two months later.
In 2012, the Queen was given a tour of the dock on one of the vehicles when she visited the region as part of her Diamond Jubilee tour.
On Wednesday, Pearlwild Ltd faces a separate investigation by the North West Traffic Commissioner amid concerns over the operation of the Duckmarines in 2012.
The public inquiry follows an investigation by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) last year which found systems to be "unsatisfactory" with minimum standards not being met.
It will examine evidence from VOSA and hear response from Pearlwild Ltd.
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Parliament in French-speaking Wallonia voted to prevent Belgium's government from signing the draft deal.
EU trade ministers are to decide on Ceta next Tuesday. If they all approve it, the deal can be signed with Canada on 27 October.
Ceta is the EU's most ambitious trade deal to date, lifting most barriers.
Walloon leader Paul Magnette said he would "not give the full powers to the federal government" to back the deal.
The EU has agreed that parts of Ceta will be implemented before all national parliaments have voted on it.
Opponents fear that Ceta will be used as a model to push through an even more controversial EU-US trade deal, called TTIP, much of which remains to be negotiated.
The activists argue that Ceta and similar deals put job security and social welfare at risk, in a global "race to the bottom" that serves the interests of a wealthy elite.
European Parliament briefing on Ceta
A Canadian government trade spokesman, Alex Lawrence, told the BBC that Ceta "remains a top priority for Canada" and "we are still working with our partners in Europe to conclude this agreement".
"This is a progressive deal. If Europe is unable to sign a progressive trade deal with a country like Canada, this will send a clear and unfortunate signal," he said.
Canadian envoy Pierre Pettigrew will meet Mr Magnette later on Friday, he said.
"We are working hard with our European partners so Ceta can be signed this fall and implemented next year."
Some British politicians see Ceta as a good basis for a post-Brexit UK trade deal with the EU. The UK can vote for Ceta while it remains a full EU member.
Ceta does not involve EU-style free movement of labour. But for services - 80% of the UK economy - the Ceta terms are less favourable than those they have now.
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Her decision to play her cards very close to her chest on Brexit, and frankly everything, has paid off so far, with the lion's share of Tory MPs supportive of her, and current polling suggesting the public is relieved to have an experienced minister in charge, the traditional safe pair of hands, in the tumultuous aftermath of the referendum vote.
But her decision to resuscitate the idea of expanding grammar schools will shake things up, and not in ways the new administration might entirely like.
Certainly, a drive to open new grammar schools will delight many of the Tory party's members and indeed, many of the party's backbenchers. But not all of them will be banging the desks in delight at the idea, even though the PM was given that traditional welcome by her MPs last night at the backbenchers' 1922 meeting.
There are two big reasons why the proposal has alarmed some Tories.
First, for some former ministers opening a handful of new grammar schools would be seen as a controversial distraction from the much bigger education reforms that are already taking place. And there's a view that grammars are a political fight that the Tories fought and lost years ago when Labour changed the law to ban the opening of new ones.
Reviving them will suck political time, effort and energy away from the existing plans to open new academies and drive up standards in parts of the country where schools have been falling behind. Sources suggest the areas where schools need to improve significantly are unlikely to be places where new grammars would appeal.
Second, Theresa May may have the overwhelming support of MPs and be polling well in the country, but her parliamentary majority is tiny, only 12 - a number smaller than the number of people she fired from government.
With disquiet about the policy, it is far from certain that it would pass the House of Commons, and it seems almost impossible that it will get through the House of Lords. Moreover, this is one of the few policy areas where the Labour Party is united, while the Tories are divided.
Some MPs wonder if it is really smart politics this early in her tenure to pick this kind of row? There is also concern about the perception of this policy - a harking back to what for some are the "good old days", but for others are a retro nightmare.
All that said, we haven't seen the crucial details of the actual plans yet. One of Theresa May's closest and smartest advisers, Nick Timothy, worked most recently at the New Schools Network, and knows the education system inside out.
Is it feasible therefore that the government will find a way to expand selective education without having to legislate to unpick the grammars ban?
The new system of free schools, academies, faith schools, grammars, is complex, and perhaps there is a way through without a huge parliamentary fight. Number 10 will be well aware that bringing back grammars and selection will inevitably cause a fight.
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A Bank of England report found that none of the UK seven biggest banks needed to come up with a new capital-strengthening plan.
Mining stocks survived the latest disappointing Chinese economic data unscathed, with BHP Billiton up 1.2%.
The FTSE 100 rose 0.62% to 6395.65.
Babcock fell 1.57% after Citi cut its recommendation for the engineering and support services company to "sell".
Outside the top flight, shares in Argos-owner Home Retail Group jumped 3.4%. It followed a Financial Times report that the group's Homebase DIY chain could be sold.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.13% against the dollar to $1.5077, and dipped 0.42% against the euro to €1.4194 | (Close): Banks were the big gainers after they passed the latest stress tests, with Lloyds Banking Group and Barclays closing with gains of more than 3%. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "34972174"} | 172 | 39 | 0.480435 | 1.144186 | 0.134938 | 0.612903 | 4.516129 | 0.419355 |
Sheikh Salman, the Asian Football Confederation president, is one of five candidates in the 26 February election.
After failing to receive the support of his own confederation, South African Tokyo Sexwale has been advised to "discontinue his campaign".
Meanwhile, the Spanish Football Federation has backed Gianni Infantino.
France's former Fifa deputy general secretary Jerome Champagne, Switzerland's Uefa general secretary Infantino, Sheikh Salman and Sexwale made presentations to CAF at a meeting in Rwanda on Friday, but the final candidate Prince Ali Bin Hussein of Jordan was not present.
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Africa's football governing body has 54 full voting members in the poll to replace outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter, although their support does not necessarily translate into a united block of votes in the secret ballot.
CAF's decision is a blow to Sexwale and BBC Sport has been told by a senior South African Football Association official that the 62-year-old should end his campaign.
But Sexwale said: "The election goes ahead and I am a candidate. I have been sent by my own association in South Africa and I have presented the aspirations of many associations across the world who have nominated me."
Sheikh Salman already has the backing of the Asian confederation, while Infantino is supported by the European body along with the 10-member South American confederation, CONMEBOL.
Sheikh Salman said: "The two endorsements only mean that there is a strong groundswell in favour of my candidacy. What they don't mean, is that I can sit back and relax.
"Naturally, I am confident that I now have a reasonably strong position to work from with such support."
This is undoubtedly a major boost to Sheikh Salman's hopes of winning the Fifa presidential election.
As the head of the Asian Football Confederation he's guaranteed to get the bulk of support from his own continent.
With his main rival, Uefa's Gianni Infantino, assured of support from Europe this election will come down to who can gain the most votes from the two "swing states" - the football associations of Africa and the Caribbean.
Gaining CAF's support doesn't mean Salman is now assured of receiving all 54 votes from the continent.
Previous elections have shown that's not always the case and there will be no bloc vote on this occasion either.
Additionally, it's a secret ballot so voters are free to defy their regional leaders if they so choose.
But what this decision does show is that Salman has the backing of a major Fifa powerbroker, Issa Hayatou, along with other senior African football officials.
History shows that such support is often a key predictor in identifying the eventual victor.
Infantino's race is far from over though. And the Uefa secretary general definitely has momentum right now.
He has, so far, received the public backing of 41 national associations - 11 from outside Europe.
Any talk of a deal or an electoral pact between him and Salman now appears very wide of the mark.
Meanwhile, Prince Ali of Jordan could yet play a pivotal role in the final outcome - but that will depend on how many votes he can secure on 26 February.
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The charges relate to the country's civil conflict that erupted after Mr Gbagbo lost elections in 2010.
He is the first ex-head of state to stand trial at the ICC in The Hague.
Former militia leader Charles Ble Goude, 44, is also on trial and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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The trial could last three or four years.
As it began, Mr Gbagbo, 70, appeared relaxed, smiling and shaking hands with his defence team.
The BBC's Anna Holligan, at the trial, said he steadied himself on his desk as he replied "not guilty" as the charges were read.
One of his advisers, Abdon Bayeto, had earlier told the BBC that Mr Gbagbo's innocence was not in doubt.
He said: "There's been a parody of justice here. Somebody who has been in prison for five years with no proof."
This may prove to be the most important trial in the ICC's history. The international court was established to end impunity and bring the most powerful leaders to justice. The first trial of a former head of state is testament to the prosecutor's reach. And yet, despite casualties on both sides, not one of President Alassane Ouattara's supporters has been charged, leading to accusations of victor's justice.
During the pre-trial press briefing the victims' representative was asked how she could represent the victims when only half of those who had suffered would have their voices heard.
This high-profile trial will test the ability of the ICC to obtain reliable evidence from a country in which the government has a political interest in securing a guilty verdict.
Can the suspects expect a fair trial if much of the evidence comes from their enemy?
Mr Ble Goude said: "I always did everything to bring Ivorians together."
Mr Gbagbo sparked a crisis in Ivory Coast after he refused to step down following his loss to Alassane Ouattara in the 2010 presidential vote.
There were bloody clashes between rival forces over five months in 2010 and 2011.
Some 3,000 people were killed, with Mr Gbagbo basing himself in the presidential palace.
He was arrested in April 2011 by forces loyal to President Ouattara, backed by troops from former colonial power France, and later that year was extradited to The Hague.
It will be the highest-profile trial yet for the ICC, which has only convicted two Congolese warlords since its establishment in 2002.
Mr Gbagbo and Mr Ble Goude are accused of four charges - murder, rape, attempted murder and persecution.
Reading out the charges, prosecutors cited cases including the alleged rape of 38 women at a pro-Ouattara rally and alleged killing of 10 people by shelling at a market.
The prosecution said it currently planned to bring forward 138 witnesses.
Presiding Judge Cuno Tarfusser said neither Ivory Coast nor its people were on trial, and that he would not allow the court to be used as a "political instrument".
Dozens of Gbagbo supporters gathered outside the ICC on Thursday to back the ex-president, sparking some scuffles with police.
"Our dream to see our president walk free starts today," said one supporter, Marius Boue. "He is truly a man of the Ivorian people."
Other supporters gathered in the Gbagbo stronghold of Youpugon in Ivory Coast's commercial capital, Abidjan, to follow the trial.
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Mr Gbagbo's followers accuse the ICC of overlooking alleged crimes by his opponents, many of whom are now in power.
But this was rejected by ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, who said investigations into the pro-Ouattara camp had been "intensified".
Mr Gbagbo is the first ex-head of state to appear at the ICC, although Liberia's former President Charles Taylor also stood trial at The Hague.
Mr Taylor appeared before the Special Court for Sierra Leone and was given a 50-year jail sentence in 2012 on charges of aiding and abetting war crimes during the civil war in Sierra Leone, which neighbours Liberia.
The ICC has been accused by some in Africa of unfairly targeting the continent.
An attempt to prosecute Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta over post-election violence failed amid allegations witnesses had been intimidated.
The country had been divided since 2002, with rebels in control of the mainly Muslim north. They mostly supported Alassane Ouattara, a Muslim whose family originate in neighbouring Burkina Faso. So when Laurent Gbagbo refused to accept defeat to Mr Ouattara in the 2010 election, fighting soon broke out.
Not really - more about identity. Mr Gbagbo and other southern, Christian politicians portrayed themselves as "true Ivorians", in contrast to northern Muslims, many of whom had foreign origins. Under Mr Gbagbo, many northerners were not allowed to vote, while Mr Ouattara was banned from standing for election until 2010. In western Ivory Coast, the conflict also took on ethnic lines.
In the worst cases, Ivorian security forces loyal to Mr Gbagbo shelled areas of the main city Abidjan, where many northerners lived. The ICC also accuses pro-Gbagbo militias of attacking members of ethnic groups believed to support Mr Ouattara. But pro-Ouattara forces were also accused of similar atrocities and these have not been prosecuted. | Ivory Coast's ex-President Laurent Gbagbo has denied charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, as his landmark trial began at the International Criminal Court (ICC). | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "35424653"} | 1,303 | 41 | 0.497836 | 1.219513 | 0.192008 | 1.393939 | 31.757576 | 0.787879 |
The Family Division of the High Court said the boy should receive care to minimise suffering in his final months.
He was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2012. His parents had argued that doctors could still treat his symptoms.
He is expected to live for three to six months, and specialists said "curative treatment" was no longer possible.
Doctors told the court the boy should have "palliative chemotherapy" to reduce pain, and medication.
But his mother, a former nurse, said she thought the tumour was slow growing, and was worried about the side effects of chemotherapy and a "cocktail of painkillers".
The boy's parents had appealed for their "beautiful" son's "right to life", and his father wept as the judge outlined the decision.
Mr Justice MacDonald said the case was "unbearably sad" and said the youngster's parents were suffering "unimaginable agony".
But the judge said he was satisfied the boy's prognosis was terminal and that pain could become unbearable if not treated.
The treatment put forward by doctors was in the boy's best interests, he added.
The hearing was not open to the public and the judge banned the reporting of anything which might identify the boy, including his age, address or name of hospital authority with responsibility for care.
Mr Justice MacDonald said: "Neither the mother or the father in this case are anything other than loving parents who are simply trying to stay upright in the darkening storm which has engulfed their family." | A terminally ill boy should be moved to a palliative care regime proposed by specialists despite his parents' objections, a judge has ruled. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "37878211"} | 336 | 37 | 0.574643 | 1.359387 | 0.228158 | 0.846154 | 11.461538 | 0.615385 |
Casualties were reported on the fringes of the rally after clashes near the office of the president.
Police used tear gas and stun grenades to repel a group advancing on police lines and throwing large stones.
Elsewhere in the city centre, protesters stormed the city council building and occupied it.
Vast crowds rallied on Kiev's Independence Square, defying a ban imposed a day earlier. Estimates of the numbers ranged from around 100,000 to more than 350,000.
The mainstream opposition and its leaders said they had nothing to do with those engaged in violence near the presidential headquarters, and that it was the work of "provocateurs".
Protesters are demanding the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych's government and new elections. President Yanukovych says Russian pressure was behind his decision not to sign the deal.
The leader of the opposition Fatherland party, Arseny Yatsenyuk, told a news conference that the plan for Monday was to start a picket outside the Ukrainian government building. He said a no-confidence motion had been submitted to parliament.
A group of people tried to approach President Yanukovych's headquarters, some of them commandeering a bulldozer to break through police lines.
Police used tear gas and stun grenades to force back the crowd, who responded by throwing bricks or paving stones.
The Associated Press news agency said that dozens of people were taken away by ambulance with what appeared to be head injuries. At least three journalists were reported to have been injured.
A police spokeswoman said about 100 police were injured in the clashes near the presidential headquarters.
A message posted on the Interior Ministry's Facebook page accused some 300 members of the radical Brotherhood organisation of involvement in the trouble.
About a kilometre away, at the city council building, protesters broke windows to get inside the premises.
Members of the nationalist Svoboda party occupied the building and held meetings, Reuters news agency reported.
The protesters chanted "Kiev is ours" and hung a Ukrainian flag in the window.
The protests started more than a week ago after President Yanukovych suspended preparations for signing an EU association agreement that would have opened borders to goods and set the stage for an easing of travel restrictions.
Mr Yanukovych argued that Ukraine could not afford to sacrifice trade with Russia, which opposed the deal.
The Ukrainian president has said he is "deeply outraged" by events at opposition protests in Kiev.
He was speaking after police violently dispersed an opposition camp on Saturday. Several Western countries condemned the police intervention.
Jailed opposition leader and ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko earlier urged Ukrainians "not to leave the authorities' actions unanswered".
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The Scotland winger, 25, was due to be out of contract midway through the season.
He scored Celtic's opener in Sunday's 2-1 Scottish Premiership win over Hearts - the champions' first league match of the season.
"I've been here since I was nine," he told Celtic's website. "I'm just delighted to sign here again."
Forrest made his first-team debut in 2010 and has made more than 180 appearances for the club, scoring 31 goals.
The first of his 13 Scotland caps came in 2011.
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Both teams were found guilty in an illegal betting and match-fixing probe in July, leaving just six franchises in the world's richest Twenty20 league.
Meanwhile, organisers also revealed a new title sponsor for the IPL.
Chinese phone manufacturer Vivo Mobiles will replace PepsiCo.
England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan has previously played in the IPL, which attracts the best players in the world and is usually played in April and May each year since its inception in 2008.
However, it has been mired in controversy in recent years with Royals co-owner Raj Kundra and Gurunath Meiyappan of Super Kings suspended from all cricket-related activities for life over the summer.
Chennai Super Kings were led by India skipper MS Dhoni, while the Royals were led by the Australian captain Steve Smith.
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Pre-tax profits for the three months to March fell to £654m, mainly due to a £790m charge for redeeming the bonds, called "enhanced capital notes".
However, chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio said Lloyds' performance in the quarter had been "robust".
Underlying profits dipped 6% to £2.05bn for quarter.
Mr Horta-Osorio said the bank had "continued to make good progress".
No further provisions were made for PPI compensation, where complaint levels were running at an average of 8,500 a week, broadly in line with expectations.
The enhanced capital notes were issued in 2009 to raise capital in the wake of the financial crisis.
Lloyds redeemed the remaining £3bn of the bonds in the first quarter of the year in a move that could save the bank about £1bn over the next four years.
Shares in Lloyds were down 2.6% at 67.3p in afternoon trading.
Lloyds was rescued by the government during the financial crisis, which left the state holding a 43% stake in the bank.
The government has been steadily reducing its stake and now holds less than 10%.
In January, the chancellor postponed the sale of the government's final stake in Lloyds, blaming the turmoil in financial markets.
Mr Horta-Osorio has cut thousands of jobs and said Thursday's results reflected the bank's "simple, low risk business model."
Lloyds, which is the largest retail bank in Britain, said total income fell 1% to £4.38bn as higher revenue from its retail bank was offset by lower income from its insurance division.
On Wednesday, Barclays reported a 25% drop in profits for the first quarter of the year.
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Police and mountain rescue teams were leading a search for Bishopbriggs man Daniel Bennett, 43, who was last seen in Tyndrum on Saturday.
Officers found the body of a man in the area of Ben Oss on Tuesday afternoon.
No identification has yet been made, but Mr Bennett's family are being kept informed of developments.
A large-scale search of the area was mounted after Mr Bennett, who works as a software developer at Durham University, failed to get in touch with friends or family. He was last seen at the Green Welly Stop in Tyndrum at midday on Saturday.
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The finale, which airs at 20:00 BST on BBC One, looks set to become the most watched episode in the show's history, after 10 million tuned in to see last week's chocolate challenge.
Last year's final, won by Nancy Birtwhistle, was watched by 13.3 million viewers. That made it the biggest show of the year, beaten only by England playing Uruguay in the football World Cup.
More than 13,000 people applied this year, from which 12 hopefuls made it into the tent.
Here's a closer look at the last bakers standing:
Nadiya, 30, from Leeds, has been baking for 10 years after wondering why her father only served ice cream for dessert at his restaurant.
Her family is originally from Bangladesh, where desserts aren't a big feature of mealtimes, but she was encouraged to bake by a school home economics teacher.
According to bookmakers William Hill, Nadiya is favourite to win, with odds of 2/5. "It will take a strong soufflé to knock her off the top spot," said William Hill spokesman Joe Crilly.
Ian, 41, from Cambridgeshire is a renowned travel photographer and the Dalai Lama's personal photographer when he is in the UK.
Ian's passion for foraging and travelling the world mean he's never afraid to bake with an unusual discovery from his garden - or much further afield. Ian is looking like second favourite to win with odds of 7/2.
Tamal, 29, grew up in Hertfordshire where his parents moved to from India in the 1960s. Now a trainee anaesthetist working in Manchester, his older sister taught him to bake - even asking him to create her wedding cake.
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Chievo's 26-year-old striker Alberto Paloschi is due in Swansea for a medical ahead of an £8m move to the Liberty Stadium.
But fellow Italian Guidolin played down speculation linking the relegation-threatened Swans to Crystal Palace's 25-year-old forward Dwight Gayle.
"I think one or two new players would be good but no more," Guidolin said.
Former Udinese manager Guidolin was appointed Swansea's head coach earlier this month, guiding them to a first ever league win at Everton in his first game in charge.
With the Swans 15th in the Premier League and just four points above the relegation zone, the Italian admitted it is a "possibility" transfer targets could be put off a move.
But as he settles into his new role, Guidolin is more concerned about familiarising himself with the current squad than he is with making new signings.
"It is not easy for me because I want to know all my players," he added.
Only bottom club Aston Villa have scored fewer Premier League goals this season than Swansea, for whom signing a striker is a priority.
The Swans have been linked with a move for Gayle, though Guidolin was not aware of an offer.
"I don't know at the moment. In this period, there are many rumours, many names of players," he said.
"If there is a possibility, I hope to have another midfielder."
That midfielder will not be Napoli's Jonathan de Guzman, who spent two seasons on loan at Swansea between 2012 and 2014.
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The Independent Review of Retirement Income (IRRI) suggests the target for savings should be 15% of salary.
That is a considerably higher level than has been suggested previously.
At the moment the average worker puts just 4.7% of pay into a pension - with most employers making a further contribution of less than 4%.
"To get a decent-sized pension pot for retirement, it is necessary to make adequate pension contributions - something of the order of 15% of pensionable salary," wrote Professor David Blake, director of the Pensions Institute at Cass Business School, in the 588 page report.
The review was set up by the Labour Party, following the government's announcement of planned pension freedoms in the 2014 budget.
On Tuesday the government confirmed that there will be a review of the state pension age. It will report in May 2017, and will be headed by John Cridland, the former director general of the CBI.
The review could mean people joining the workforce today will have to wait until their mid-70s before they retire, experts have warned.
Those under the age of about 55 will be affected by the shake-up, which will consider what the state retirement age should be from April 2028.
Employees taking part in the government's auto enrolment programme will eventually see 8% of their salaries going in to a pension.
Employers will be obliged to make a 5% minimum contribution, and workers a 3% contribution.
The average UK pension pot on retirement is worth around £28,000, according to the Tax Incentivised Savings Association (Tisa).
However, Tisa has suggested that households should aim to have savings of £230,000 for workers to retire on two-thirds of their previous income.
Two-thirds income is known as the "gold standard" of pensions. Half income is said to be the "silver standard."
While welcoming most of Professor Blake's conclusions, some industry experts said savings levels needed to be tailored to individual circumstances.
Conventional wisdom suggests lower-paid workers need to save a higher proportion of their wages than better-paid workers.
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Professor David Blake said too many people did not understand the risks associated with making pension income last.
"It is clear that many of these people will find themselves in the same kind of control as a yachtsman in the middle of the Atlantic in a force nine gale," he said.
As a result he said that pension savers needed more help.
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Mr Webb, 69, who represented Virginia from 2007 to 2012, said the US needed "positive, visionary leadership".
He said defence, criminal justice reform and an economy that benefits the middle class would be his focus.
He is the fifth Democrat to enter the presidential race. There are 14 Republican challengers so far.
In a statement on his campaign website, Mr Webb said he made the decision to run "after many months of thought, deliberation and discussion."
"I understand the odds, particularly in today's political climate where fair debate is so often drowned out by huge sums of money," he added.
Vowing to bring an outsider's voice to the 2016 race, he said the US needed "to shake the hold of these shadow elites on our political process".
Mr Webb was a vocal critic of the Iraq war, which his son served in, and his opposition formed the basis of his Senate election campaign in 2006.
Prior to becoming a senator, he worked as an author and film-maker and briefly served as US Secretary of the Navy under Ronald Reagan, but resigned in protest at cuts to the military.
Latest polls suggest Mr Webb is a long way behind the levels of support seen for Hillary Clinton and her closest Democratic challenger, Bernie Sanders.
The afternoon before a major national holiday is usually a time for releasing bad or unflattering news, not announcing presidential candidacies. That didn't stop Jim Webb from unveiling his bid for the White House via email and his campaign website, however - and given his penchant for unpredictability, it somehow seems fitting.
Despite the record number of big-name candidates in the 2016 presidential race, none has a resume quite as unconventional as Mr Webb. The Virginian seeks to provide a rough-hewn, working man's appeal that contrasts sharply with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton's carefully planned, big-money candidacy.
The National Journal's Bob Moser once described Mr Webb's politics as combining "Elizabeth Warren's passion for economic justice with Rand Paul's itch to reinvent foreign policy".
So far, polls show Democratic voters with little interest in such an unusual blend. But even if he fails to gain traction in the race, Mr Webb should be fun to watch.
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The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) report says that more than a million such creatures have been killed in Japanese hunts in the past 70 years.
It says that each year thousands are killed despite conservation concerns.
The Japanese government has not commented on the report.
But it has consistently defended its coastal whaling as a longstanding tradition, a source of livelihood and necessary for scientific research.
The government has also argued that small cetaceans should be excluded from the International Convention on Whaling.
The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo says that the Japanese practice of driving many dolphins and porpoises onto beaches to be slaughtered has drawn international condemnation.
The EIA says that it is also unsustainable, and a danger to human health. Studies have found high levels of mercury and industrial chemicals like PCBs in dolphin and porpoise meat.
One study found people living in one dolphin-eating community in central Japan have mercury levels five times higher than normal.
"A comprehensive analysis of the available scientific data demonstrates unequivocally that there are grave concerns regarding the sustainability of these hunts," the EIA report says.
It goes on to accuse the government of "displaying a lack of responsibility" in ensuring the sustainability of small cetacean populations in Japanese waters - warning that its annual quota of 16,000 dolphins is far too high.
The EIA says that the quota is based on 20-year-old data and that dolphin populations are much lower now.
The conservation status of each species varies, the report says, depending on its range and hunting practices.
Catch limits for Dall's porpoises are 4.7-4.8 times higher than the safe threshold, it claims.
For the striped dolphin, once the mainstay of the industry but now endangered and disappearing from some areas, catches have dropped from more than 1,800 in the 1980s to about 100 today.
Our correspondent says that anyone who has seen the documentary The Cove will know how controversial Japan's annual dolphin hunt can be.
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The midfielder, 31, injured a knee during training with Germany before the 3-2 friendly defeat by England.
"The expectations are not so good in relation to the Euros," said the United manager.
Van Gaal also revealed that United and England full-back Luke Shaw will resume training "on the pitch" next week.
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Full-back Shaw, 20, suffered a double leg fracture in United's Champions League group stage defeat by PSV Eindhoven in September.
Van Gaal said: "Luke shall start the first training sessions on the pitch next week. Now he can train with his bodyweight."
However, he added it was unlikely that Shaw would regain match fitness in time to play in the FA Cup final, should United get there.
West Ham host the 11-time FA Cup winners in a quarter-final replay on Wednesday, 13 April.
The Dutchman also provided an update on the fitness of United captain Wayne Rooney, who has been sidelined since mid-February with a knee problem.
"Wayne is doing great," he said. "You cannot say he can play next week. He has strength and a lot of skills with the ball for the first time since the injury. That is very important."
Before Sunday's home match against Everton, Old Trafford's South Stand will be renamed in honour of the club's record goalscorer, Sir Bobby Charlton.
Van Gaal acknowledged Charlton's importance to the club and said he was grateful for his support.
"He is always backing me, so I am very happy with him," he said.
"I met him on my first day as manager, and was guided through the stadium by him," he added. "He was also my idol when I was young, so I have known him in my mind for a lot of years."
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Charlton School in Dothill, Telford, was rated as inadequate, after a 2011 inspection described it as good.
Standards of achievement had fallen and leaders had failed "to take sufficiently urgent action to stem the decline", Ofsted said.
The school said the report stated it was "safe" and students' moral development was good.
Quality of teaching, achievement of pupils, leadership and management were all rated as inadequate, however, with behaviour and the safety of pupils described as requiring improvement.
Ofsted said in "too many lessons, the work set does not challenge and interest students so they become distracted, chat and do not work hard enough".
But students were also "polite, considerate and courteous" as they moved around the "cramped school buildings", the watchdog said.
The school, which has more than 1,100 pupils aged 11 to 16, is due to relocate to a new, purpose-built site in 2016.
Four other secondary schools in Telford were placed in special measures in April.
In a statement, Charlton School said it "continues to be consistently oversubscribed" and that the community "value the contribution it makes to the lives of all learners".
The school's governors said they were "committed to addressing the issues identified" by inspectors and believed that some measures already introduced to support pupils would reveal improvements when results are published in August. | A secondary school in Shropshire has been put in to special measures by education watchdog Ofsted. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "33474941"} | 290 | 22 | 0.468047 | 1.065321 | 0.132991 | 1 | 16.176471 | 0.764706 |
The Republic of Ireland international, 30, spoke with Hammers boss Slaven Bilic, who confirmed Hart would be first choice at London Stadium.
Randolph joined Boro for £5m and is likely to be first-choice goalkeeper at the Championship club.
"I wasn't going to hang around and warm the bench," Randolph told BBC Tees.
"It's a World Cup year, the Republic of Ireland have a good position in the group and if I have any kind of dreams to play in the World Cup then I need to be playing games."
Randolph made 22 appearances at West Ham last season while sharing duties with Spanish goalkeeper Adrian, but made himself a prominent fixture in Martin O'Neill's plans for the Republic with nine international outings.
"It wouldn't have happened so often if I stayed at West Ham as it was made clear, so I wasn't going to just sit on the bench and take up a place and possibly miss out on chance to playing at a World Cup," he added.
"I had to do what that was best for me and that happens in football so I had to leave." | New Middlesbrough keeper Darren Randolph says the arrival of Joe Hart prompted him to leave West Ham for his World Cup ambitions. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "40728330"} | 248 | 32 | 0.562523 | 1.299942 | 0.167458 | 0.782609 | 9.826087 | 0.521739 |
The north-east monsoon should have left the Thai island of Koh Samui more than a month ago, but the start of 2017 there has been greeted by a week of unremitting tropical storms.
Supposedly the high season, Mr Supit's hotel is dripping with umbrellas and soaking towels. The rains have prevented many staff from getting to work, made his international guests miserable and washed away his organic garden.
He breaks his wai - the traditional palms together gesture of greeting - throwing his arms apart with a shrug and a shake of his head. "What more can I do?" he asks.
"We are going to cross the sea in front of us," he jokes as he attempts to drive down Main Street, floodwater sloshing up to the gunwales of his Ford.
"This is very strange weather. We had similar storms five years ago, but that was in March. I have never known a new year like this. We are thinking this must be the result of climate change."
Like the scooters abandoned beside the flooded roads, many of the resorts dotted around Samui's coast have spluttered to a stop. A few plucky guests have filmed themselves laughing on lilos bobbing down the street, beers in hand, but Thai tourism is an industry that floats on sunshine and there has been virtually none of that for a week.
The local TV news is reporting that hundreds of families on the holiday island have been left homeless, bridges are down and many roads are impassable beneath brown, malodorous floodwater. Elsewhere in the province, the unexpected deluge has killed at least 18 people.
A mile from his hotel, Mr Supit stops his car to look at a rockfall that has crashed across the ring road, red boulders brought down by the heavy rains. "We need to be focusing on green again," he murmurs.
Mr Supit recalls the environmental initiative launched with much fanfare by hoteliers and tour companies on Koh Samui in the late 90s after a landmark speech from the late king.
Thailand is still in mourning for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died last October after 70 years on the throne. Black and white shrines to his memory are everywhere, reverence for the monarch akin to worship of a deity, his utterances regarded almost as sacred texts.
In 1997, after massive currency speculation led to the total collapse of the Thai economy, mass unemployment and food shortages, King Bhumibol addressed the nation. He appealed for what he called a "sufficiency economy", a philosophy of moderation, balance and caution that, he argued, would help Thailand cope with the socio-economic, cultural and environmental challenges of globalisation.
Some translated the speech as a decree to introduce a sustainable tourism policy - a change long overdue in a country that had witnessed almost unconstrained development for decades. Deforestation, the destruction of natural habitats and a brazen prostitution industry were among the ugly faces of the tourism goldrush.
Officials cautioned that without the kind of restraint implicit in the king's crisis speech, many of the unspoiled natural environments that attracted travellers would be destroyed. Thailand's famous white beaches would be lost to the sea, one minister warned. Vibrant marine habitats and dense tropical jungles would be obliterated.
A number of private hoteliers joined the Green Leaf Foundation, committing them to make their resorts carbon neutral. There are eco-friendly tour companies offering trips to the beautiful Angthong National Marine Park. On Koh Samui, a government-backed initiative called Seven Greens was introduced, promoting sustainable practices and philosophy.
Recently, the Ministry of Tourism has urged holiday businesses to focus on attracting "quality" visitors - sophisticated and environmentally aware travellers who will value Thailand's natural and cultural treasures. The days of low-cost mass tourism are supposed to be numbered.
But political rhetoric has not always matched reality. The tourist strips are still overflowing with sex bars, cheap beer and greasy burgers. Among Koh Samui's top attractions are monkey shows that animal welfare groups blame for wiping out half of Thailand's white-handed gibbon population.
This is not a country that finds it easy to embrace the sacrifices of a green revolution: government figures suggest the average Thai uses an astonishing eight plastic bags a day. In the last two decades around 60 environmental activists have been killed in Thailand while campaigning against powerful logging companies and industrial polluters. Some question just how serious the military-backed government is in pursuing green policies.
In his flooded organic garden, Mr Supit reflects on the 40 years since he landed his first tourist job as a pot washer in a Bangkok kitchen.
"In the early days, people spent more money than now," he tells me as we assess the damage wreaked by the unwelcome storms.
In 1960, only 81,000 tourists visited Thailand, mostly high-rollers and adventurers from Europe and the Far East, people prepared to pay for something exotic. "Today many more come, but they don't spend - particularly the Chinese," Mr Supit laments.
A record 33 million tourists visited Thailand in 2016, more than eight million of them from China, pushing revenues up 18% in a single year. But Mr Supit is not alone in worrying that the country is overstretching itself.
"I am very much concerned," he confides. "We have to lift up the quality and we must focus on green again. At the moment I don't think my guests are prepared to pay more for that."
His two-acre organic garden is an act of defiance: beds of traditional Thai basil and morning glory, lemongrass and lime trees are fed with homemade fertiliser, brewed on the plot from pineapple, molasses and water. When available, the Fairhouse Villa hotel chef makes full use of the fresh fruit, vegetables and spices. Sadly, his kitchen will not benefit for a while, with many of the garden's tender plants washed into the sea by the unseasonal storms.
"It is tough work," Mr Supit says, surveying the damage. "But we will keep planting. We will get there."
He smiles and looks ruefully at the darkening sky.
With the rains still falling, Thailand needs more people like Mr Supit. | Mr Supit bows low, palms together, fingers pointing to the wrathful heavens above. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "38559206"} | 1,450 | 26 | 0.401288 | 1.27178 | -0.645967 | 1 | 75.875 | 0.625 |
Diane McGrail, 53, and 14-year-old Kira Elizabeth McGrail, from Market Drayton, died after a crash on the A5 near Weston Park on 6 July last year.
They were travelling as passengers in a black Seat Ibiza.
Vinod Dahiya, 46, from Telford, faces two counts of causing death and one count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He will appear at Cannock Magistrates' Court on 24 February. | A man has been charged with causing the death of a mother and her daughter in a five-car crash in Staffordshire. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "35324274"} | 108 | 29 | 0.554412 | 1.090251 | -1.48242 | 0.625 | 3.583333 | 0.541667 |
The "General Lee" Dodge Charger driven by Bo and Luke Duke in the 1980s show spent many an episode escaping the law.
However, on this occasion a replica of the car had broken down in Shefford and needed a bit of help.
"Finally managed what 'Bosshog' couldn't. Caught up with those pesky Duke boys", police tweeted.
"Broken gearbox, one too many jumps maybe," they added, referring to the hectic driving style of the Duke boys in the TV show.
Officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire road policing unit had popped in to a car show when they came across the General Lee lookalike.
"Like all classic cars this one was having a bad day and had broken down," an officer said.
"Whilst waiting for breakdown assistance the owner requested the photo opportunity for his own records - understandably - and we were happy to oblige."
The car was "fully road legal" and no offences had been committed, he added. | In an unlikely turn of events a policeman came to the aid of the car that played a starring role in the hit US TV series The Dukes of Hazzard. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "40697159"} | 231 | 39 | 0.417291 | 1.059748 | -0.131323 | 0.870968 | 6.419355 | 0.548387 |
The activists entered a restricted area next to the ancient ground markings depicting a hummingbird and laid down letters advocating renewable energy.
Peru is currently hosting the UN climate summit in its capital, Lima.
A Greenpeace spokeswoman said the group was investigating but its activists had been "absolutely careful".
Luis Jaime Castillo, a Peruvian deputy culture minister, said Peru would file charges of "attacking archaeological monuments" against the activists from Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Italy and Spain.
He said the Nazca Lines, which are an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 years old, were "absolutely fragile".
"You walk there and the footprint is going to last hundreds or thousands of years," he said.
The lines, depicting animals, stylised plants and imaginary figures were declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1994.
"They haven't touched the hummingbird figure but now we have an additional figure created by the footsteps of these people," Mr Castillo told local radio.
Greenpeace spokeswoman Tina Loeffelbein said the activists had been "absolutely careful to protect the Nazca Lines" when they laid out yellow letters in cloth reading "Time for Change; The Future is Renewable" on the desert ground on Monday.
Mr Castillo said the Peruvian government had nothing against the message "but the end doesn't justify the means". | Peru says it will sue activists from the environmental pressure group Greenpeace after they placed a banner next to the Nazca Lines heritage site. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "30412336"} | 312 | 33 | 0.607959 | 1.566195 | 0.096889 | 1.12 | 10.56 | 0.64 |
Siti Zainab was beheaded on Tuesday in Medina after being convicted of stabbing and beating to death her employer, Noura al-Morobei, in 1999.
Neither Indonesian consular officials nor her family were given prior notice, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said.
President Joko Widodo and three of his predecessors had appealed for clemency.
Human rights groups had also criticised the sentence, asserting that Ms Zainab had been acting in self-defence and might also have been mentally ill.
On Tuesday, Ms Marsudi was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying she had asked the Saudi government to explain why it "did not give any warning" about the execution.
"We had taken all efforts [to prevent the beheading] including through diplomatic channels, legal avenues and approaching the family of the victim, as well as sending a presidential letter and during my meeting with the Saudi deputy foreign minister in March," she added.
The Saudi ambassador to Indonesia, Mustafa Ibrahim al-Mubarak, said he had been "surprised" to be summoned, but would "check what went wrong".
The Saudi interior ministry said the execution had been delayed for more than 15 years until the youngest of the victim's children was old enough to decide whether or not the family would want to pardon Ms Zainab or demand her execution.
Migrant Care, an NGO that campaigns on behalf of Indonesian expatriate workers, alleged that Ms Zainab had been acting in self-defence against an employer who had abused her. Before her arrest, she had sent two letters in which she said that Ms Morobei and her son had been cruel to her.
Amnesty International said she had made a "confession" during police interrogation but she had had no legal representation or access to a consular representative.
According to reports, the police suspected that she suffered from mental illness at the time of the interrogation, the US-based human rights group added.
Indonesia itself resumed executions in 2013 after a four-year moratorium. There were none during 2014, but six people, including five foreigners, were put to death in January.
Despite this, the Indonesian foreign ministry recently said it was seeking to prevent the execution of at least 229 Indonesian citizens sentenced to death overseas.
In April 2014, the government paid $1.8m (£1m) to secure the commutation of a death sentence against another Indonesian domestic worker in Saudi Arabia, who had been convicted of the murder of her employer. As in Ms Zainab's case, the woman was said to have acted in self-defence. | Indonesia's government has summoned Saudi Arabia's ambassador in Jakarta to protest against the execution of an Indonesian domestic worker. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "32318131"} | 603 | 28 | 0.493868 | 1.288961 | 0.10883 | 1.5 | 22.636364 | 0.863636 |
Jack, Calum and Robbie Hudson have become the first siblings to swim the entire river course from the source at Mallerstang to the Solway Firth.
They were raising money for the Swimming Trust and completed the last leg at Port Carlisle on Sunday.
Calum Hudson, 25, said the final few days were made harder after he contracted an ear infection.
The trio trained for eight months for the challenge.
Calum, who lives in London, said: "I thought the hardest thing was getting up early and putting on a cold wet suit. But then I got a really bad ear infection about two days ago.
"So I found out that the combination of earache and spending 10 hours a day in cold river water were my two least favourite things."
Before the start, brother Jack, 23, who lives in Newcastle, said completing the swim with his brothers would be an "incredible achievement".
Robbie, 27, who lives in Berlin, added that the course had been "a challenge".
The brothers were all born in Yorkshire, but grew up in the Cumbrian village of Langwathby, | Three brothers have completed a 90-mile (145km) nine-day swimming challenge along Cumbria's River Eden. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "34034284"} | 239 | 28 | 0.616259 | 1.494097 | -0.494257 | 0.391304 | 9.565217 | 0.391304 |
Last year 70 people were officially identified by police as victims - up from 35 in 2012.
Modern slaves are often vulnerable people being forced to illegally work against their will, such as in brothels and agriculture.
Wales' first anti-slavery week is being held to highlight the problem.
The campaign, run by the four Welsh police forces, aims to raise awareness about modern slavery and encourage members of the public to be vigilant in case it is happening in their communities.
Police also hope it encourages victims to come forward.
Modern slavery includes forced labour, domestic servitude, child exploitation and prostitution.
Det Supt Paul Griffiths, who is the operational policing lead on modern slavery for Wales, said; "It is a common misconception that modern slavery is an issue for other parts of the world.
"The reality is that human trafficking victims exist in communities across Wales."
The issue was thrown into the spotlight after David Daniel Doran was jailed a year ago for forcing a vulnerable man to work unpaid at a farm near Newport.
Darrell Simester, from Kidderminster in Worcestershire, had been made to work for up to 16 hours a day at Cariad Farm in Peterstone, near Newport, only ever having two days off in 13 years.
After he was discovered, Gwent Police set up Operation Imperial to look into his abuse - but officers soon became aware of more slavery victims thanks to the national publicity generated by the case.
Det Supt Griffiths, who is in charge of the operation, said it was estimated there were around 10 to 13,000 modern slaves in the UK.
Listen Darrell's story here.
But only a proportion have been officially recorded because many victims were scared to come forward or might not understand they were being exploited.
The figure is continuing to rise, with 50 victims recognised in the first half of this year.
Officers from around the UK are now coming to Wales to be trained on how to deal with the problem - so far 80 have been on the specialist courses.
From next year, courses will also be held in north Wales to ensure more police can be trained.
Steve Chapman, the Welsh government's anti-slavery co-ordinator, said: "When I first took on this job two years ago, I would describe that Wales was in denial that slavery was taking place.
"The Welsh government's aim is to make Wales hostile to slavery and to provide the best possible support to victims."
How do you know who is a victim of slavery?
If you suspect slavery is happening near you call police on 101 or call the modern slavery helpline on 0800 012 1700.
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Lincoln County, Boston Pilgrim and Grantham and District hospitals will use the cash to update wards, modernise buildings or extend car parks.
The money has been secured through ProCure21+, a Department of Health scheme for developing NHS services.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) said the work would ensure high-quality and more efficient services.
The trust was taken out of special measures earlier this year after it was criticised for its lack of staff and poor patient care in 2013.
The latest work, expected to be completed by March, will involve changes to maternity wards at Boston Pilgrim and Lincoln County hospitals and improved facilities for dementia patients.
Paul Boocock, the trust's director of estates, said lighting, heating and ventilation would also be updated at the sites to reduce costs in the long term.
"It's an important step in transforming our clinical services and ensuring they are safe and sustainable for the 21st Century," he said.
"By modernising our buildings, we can better meet high-quality clinical standards and become a more energy-efficient organisation."
The work comes ahead of a major review of health and clinical services in Lincolnshire.
A public consultation will be held later this year to get people's views on the future of care and services, including the possibility of one central maternity unit in the county.
Christine Talbot, chairwoman of Lincolnshire County Council's health scrutiny committee, said while the funding was "good news" she had concerns about money being spent when services could change following the review. | Three Lincolnshire hospitals are to be refurbished after an NHS Trust was granted £25m in funding. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "32823154"} | 333 | 22 | 0.568693 | 1.387583 | -0.395697 | 1 | 15.947368 | 0.684211 |
The 23-year-old from Cambuslang is in the group that tees off after world number two Rory McIlroy at the BMW South African Open.
"I thought I'd have a chance to play with him but I'm playing behind him so it's good," Ross told BBC Scotland.
"A few people have said to try and get a signature from Rory or Ernie Els."
The SA Open is the first European Tour event of 2017 and Ross is one of four Scots competing at Glendower Golf Club in Ekurhuleni from Thursday to Sunday, along with David Drysdale, Scott Henry and Duncan Stewart.
He qualified for the tournament after winning the South African Amateur Championship last year.
Ross will start alongside Drysdale from 05:20 GMT and is glad to have been able to tap into all his countrymen's experience.
"I played with Duncan Stewart and Scott Henry on Monday and Wednesday and it was good to hear what they had to say, with them having been pro for a while now," he said.
"I feel I'm playing well enough to easily make the cut. Hopefully I can put a decent performance in and finish top 20 because I like the course and it suits me.
"It's great to get into such a big event with big names in the field. I've been on the range close to Rory and seen him hitting a few balls and it's impressive. Even seeing some of the other guys is really good, like defending champion Brandon Stone and Retief Goosen.
"A few friends and family will be watching back home and I've got my mum and dad and a family friend over here watching as well. A few of them are going to record it in case I get any TV coverage!" | Scottish amateur Craig Ross hopes to make the most of following in the footsteps of one of his golfing heroes this week on the European Tour. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "38584500"} | 389 | 29 | 0.501374 | 1.177557 | -0.090435 | 1 | 12.814815 | 0.62963 |
And to understand why, it is worth remembering a pledge made by David Cameron in 2009, with "no ifs or buts".
There would be no new runway at Heathrow, Mr Cameron said.
Deciding that it is time to overturn that pledge would certainly be a difficult one for the Prime Minister to swallow.
And those close to him say that Mr Cameron is well aware of the need for politicians to "keep their promises".
Even if the public aren't always convinced that they do.
Sir Howard has provided some limited wriggle room.
He has said that a second runway at Gatwick is a "credible" and "feasible" option.
But he does make it clear that it would provide nowhere near the economic benefit of a third runway at Heathrow.
The political battle is likely to be long and bloody.
Heathrow certainly has some big political beasts who are sympathetic. George Osborne - ever focused on the UK's "long term economic plan" - is certainly one.
The chancellor was instrumental in putting aviation expansion back on the political agenda after the 2010 election.
And he briefed the Cabinet yesterday on the importance of maintaining the UK's hub airport capacity. Code, some think, for Heathrow, the UK's only hub airport.
Another sympathetic to expansion west of London is thought to be Sajid Javid, the Business Secretary.
Business leaders are already queuing up to back Heathrow, with John Cridland of the CBI saying he wants to see diggers in the ground by 2020.
Ranged against are the high profile political double-act of Boris Johnson, the London Mayor, and Zac Goldsmith, the MP for Richmond Park near Heathrow, who is likely to be the next Conservative candidate to become mayor of London.
Other local MPs, including the international development secretary, Justine Greening, are also firm opponents.
Local residents groups have already launched legal actions against the Commission and are sure to make their feelings known.
Those against Heathrow expansion will scour Sir Howard's report to argue that Gatwick is still a deliverable option.
Certainly fewer houses will be demolished and there will be fewer environmental and noise effects if a second runway is built south of London.
But Sir Howard is clear, arguing that Heathrow is the better option economically.
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The team principal has faced questions over banned substance use and British Cycling has been investigated due to issues during his time in charge.
But ahead of the start of the Tour on Saturday, Brailsford said he is "proud" and "patriotic" of achievements.
Tour champion Chris Froome said he had "no trust issues" with Team Sky.
Froome, 32, is seeking a fourth Tour de France title and revealed he is close to signing a new contract with the outfit which would extend his stay to 2021.
But since his win in 2016, Team Sky have been criticised for the use of Therapeutic Use Exemptions and questioned over the contents of a medical package sent to Sir Bradley Wiggins at the Criterium du Dauphine in 2011.
Amid widespread criticism of the team, Froome - who has not won a race this season - conceded he could "sympathise" with fans who doubted the credibility of his performances.
"Certainly I've learned to grow a thicker skin over the years and I understand where it's coming from given cycling's history," said Froome, who had urine thrown at him during the 2015 Tour where he claimed fans called him a "doper".
"I do sympathise with people who have had their doubts because I've had my doubts as well about performances post the early 2000s. I can see where those questions are coming from.
"I don't have any trust issues, I can't make it any more plain."
Brailsford faced a Culture, Media and Sport Committee in December to discuss doping in the sport and said the package delivered to Wiggins prior to the first of his two wins at the Criterium du Dauphine was a "decongestant".
Team Sky are seeking a fifth win in six years at this year's Tour and Brailsford is adamant they have never strayed from their "zero tolerance" policy on doping ahead of the off in Dusseldorf.
"I've been involved in this sport a long time, and I've tried to do it absolutely in the way that I've always thought it should be done," he said.
"I wouldn't want to be doing anything else. I'm proud of cycling in Britain, I'm proud of everything that's been achieved, I'm proud of these guys, proud of Team Sky. I love it, I'm going nowhere." | Sir Dave Brailsford says he is "going nowhere" and insists Team Sky's credibility is intact as they prepare for the start of the Tour de France. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "40438365"} | 546 | 36 | 0.474844 | 1.273962 | -0.023205 | 1.766667 | 15.4 | 0.833333 |
Det Con Jamal Hassan, 36, faces three counts of making an indecent photograph of a child and a further charge of perverting the course of justice.
The officer, who is based at Bedfordshire Police's Kempston HQ, appeared at Peterborough Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
The case was adjourned to a later date. Det Con Hassan is currently suspended. | A detective has been charged with downloading indecent images of children. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "40623273"} | 94 | 15 | 0.584283 | 1.075255 | -1.242303 | 0.333333 | 5.75 | 0.333333 |
Judge, 23, will move from fellow Championship club Bedford Blues and returns to Cornwall after playing for Launceston from the age of eight.
A member of Cornwall's County Championship-winning side in 2015 and 2016, he also spent a season playing at Plymouth Albion in National One.
"Having grown up in Cornwall, this is an exciting opportunity," Judge said. | Cornish Pirates have agreed a two-year deal with prop Christian Judge, who will join the club next season. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "38931228"} | 77 | 26 | 0.725875 | 1.363446 | -0.972272 | 0.5 | 3.318182 | 0.409091 |
The 25-year-old was off-duty when he was hit by a car outside the army barracks and then hacked to death.
His is one of 11 names on a plaque at St George's Chapel, near the barracks, to honour service personnel and civilians local to Greenwich.
Fusilier Rigby's mother Lyn, his widow Rebecca and son Jack were among those at a private unveiling earlier.
The chapel is about 700m (765yds) from where Lee Rigby was murdered in south-east London in May 2013.
The Royal Borough of Greenwich council said the memorial had been an "emotive issue" and to reach this point it had needed to consider competing interests about how Fusilier Rigby, who was from Middleton, Greater Manchester, should be commemorated.
"It has been widely and wrongly reported that we were concerned about right wing extremists or Islamist extremists attacking the site," a spokesman added.
The Met has not commented on whether it has security concerns about the memorial.
In a statement the Ministry of Defence said it supported Greenwich council's marking of Armistice Day with a new memorial dedicated to service men and women who lived or worked in the borough and lost their lives while serving their country.
"It is right that we pay tribute to those courageous individuals who have worked to keep Britain safe, both at home and abroad."
Fusilier Rigby joined the Army in 2006 and was posted to the Second Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers based in Woolwich. He served in Cyprus, Afghanistan and Germany.
Two men, Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale were jailed last year for his murder.
Those listed on the plaque died in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Woolwich as a result of conflict post-September 1945.
The names surround a marble memorial featuring the borough's crest and the words: "At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them".
Also included are:
An online book of remembrance can be viewed here. There is also one at the town hall in Woolwich.
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Some staff at Worcestershire County Council saw their pay £500 short, a meeting of the full council heard on Thursday.
The authority brought in the new Mercury payroll system in April, which covers 16,000 employees. It said a review would take place.
Liberata, the firm that delivers the service, has "sincerely apologised".
See more stories from across Herefordshire and Worcestershire here
The council said the new systems would be "more efficient" and help it move away from traditional paper-based processes.
It said of the 22,005 payments that were made at the end of April payroll, 147 individuals reported underpayments to Liberata on the first live payment run of the new Mercury system.
All of the errors were addressed and underpayments notified and issued by Liberata within 48 hours, the authority said.
A spokesperson for Liberata said: "We would like to sincerely apologise to all staff affected by these errors and have been working extensively with schools and Worcestershire County Council to make sure all staff have been supported and given the help they need, as well as to ensure that these errors do not re-occur in the next pay run."
The council added: "As with any change of this scale there have been some issues.
"With our partner Liberata, who we chose to deliver the new system because of their experience in this field, we are working through these issues and resolving them as quickly as we can." | Almost 150 council staff and other businesses were underpaid following the introduction of a new payroll system. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "40051290"} | 312 | 22 | 0.505749 | 1.197972 | -0.440434 | 0.722222 | 15.666667 | 0.611111 |
The visitors took a 26th minute lead when winger Ademola Lookman let fly with his left foot from just outside the penalty area and saw his effort take a deflection before nestling in the top corner.
Charlton doubled their advantage on 43 minutes as striker Josh Magennis netted his second goal in four days, from close range, after Adam Chicksen had turned a far post cross from Lookman back across goal.
Five minutes after the interval, Patrick Bauer's downward header from a Lookman corner eluded Rovers goalkeeper Kelle Roos.
Chicksen made it 4-0 on 77 minutes with a right-footed shot from the edge of the area that took a slight deflection and Nicky Ajose completed the rout with a 30-yard strike five minutes from time.
An injury-time penalty from Matt Taylor, after Rory Gaffney was brought down, was little consolation for the hosts, who had centre-back Jake Clarke-Salter, on loan from Chelsea, stretchered off on 65 minutes with all three substitutes already used.
Karl Robinson, who has emerged as one of the favourites to take the vacant manager's job at Charlton, was in the crowd watching on as Nugent continued his winning start.
Report supplied by Press Association.
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Tom Lockyer.
Foul by Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers).
Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Kelle Roos.
Attempt saved. Adam Chicksen (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt missed. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ellis Harrison replaces Stuart Sinclair.
Goal! Bristol Rovers 0, Charlton Athletic 3. Patrick Bauer (Charlton Athletic) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Peter Hartley.
Attempt blocked. Fredrik Ulvestad (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
Second Half begins Bristol Rovers 0, Charlton Athletic 2.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Peter Hartley replaces Byron Moore.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Charlie Colkett replaces Cristian Montaño.
First Half ends, Bristol Rovers 0, Charlton Athletic 2.
Attempt missed. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
Goal! Bristol Rovers 0, Charlton Athletic 2. Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Chicksen.
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
Attempt blocked. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Dillon Phillips.
Attempt saved. Jake Clarke-Salter (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Andrew Crofts.
Attempt blocked. Jake Clarke-Salter (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Adam Chicksen.
Attempt blocked. Byron Moore (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Patrick Bauer (Charlton Athletic).
Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Patrick Bauer (Charlton Athletic).
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Tom Lockyer.
Attempt blocked. Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
Foul by Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers).
Jason Pearce (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Foul by Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers).
Andrew Crofts (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Bristol Rovers 0, Charlton Athletic 1. Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Magennis.
Jake Clarke-Salter (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nicky Ajose (Charlton Athletic). | Kevin Nugent made it maximum points and seven goals from two League One games in caretaker-charge of Charlton, after the departure of manager Russell Slade, as his side thrashed Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "37982572"} | 1,171 | 51 | 0.407279 | 1.003777 | -0.237999 | 0.8 | 23.55 | 0.6 |
Steven Kirkwood, 44, denies murdering Michael O'Hanlon by repeatedly stabbing him at HK Autotek, Stevenston, Ayrshire, last July.
He has lodged a special defence of self-defence.
In his closing speech, prosecutor Richard Goddard said the "right thing to do" was to convict Mr Kirkwood.
The jury has heard that abusive texts and Facebook messages were being sent by Mr Kirkwood to his ex-partner Eileen O'Hanlon, who was due to marry Mr O'Hanlon in August last year.
A meeting was set up in the garage on 25 July 2016 to talk over the situation.
There was a struggle and Mr O'Hanlon was stabbed four times and died from massive blood loss.
Mr Kirkwood admits stabbing him, but claims he was acting in self-defence. He said he found the knife on the floor and lashed out because he was pinned down by Mr O'Hanlon and his friend Forbes Cowan.
Mr Goddard told the jurors that Mr Kirkwood had spoken about stabbing Mr O'Hanlon and had said "I think I killed him", 45 minutes after the incident in the garage.
"We have evidence of what eye-witnesses saw, evidence of what Steven Kirkwood admitted to others what he had done in the aftermath of the incident," he told jurors.
Mr Kirkwood had also posted on social media that his ex-partner Ms O'Hanlon had called him a nutcase for years and added: "I'm now going to show them nutcase."
Mr Goddard told the jury: "He started the day posting those words and ended it by stabbing Michael O'Hanlon to death."
The prosecutor added: "There is no evidence the knife was ever in anyone else's hands."
Defence QC Derek Ogg, in his closing speech, said that on the day of the incident Mr Kirkwood had found himself facing two big, powerful men - the reigning Mr Scotland bodybuilding champion Mr O'Hanlon, who was 6ft and 17 stone, and 6ft 4in Forbes Cowan, who was a runner-up in the World's Strongest Man competition.
Mr Ogg said: "These are two big, powerful, strong men. You could not get bigger and stronger men in Ayrshire than these two.
"He used what force he thought at the time was necessary to stop these two big powerful men each of whom had expressed aggression towards him.
"My client has severe arthritis. These men were not just looking for violence, but serious violence. Mr Kirkwood could only escape by going through these two men."
He added: "There was no conversation about resolving any issue. They intended to do violence and wicked violence to my client.
"These are men of such height and strength that if these two came through a door aggressively anyone would be thinking: 'This is it. I'm in for it.'"
"If you had an elephant lying there and you saw these two men coming you would go for it."
The defence QC accused Crown witnesses of being selective with their evidence.
The trial before judge Lady Rae continues. | A prosecutor has told jurors there is a "compelling case" against a man accused of murdering a former Mr Scotland bodybuilding champion. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "39978103"} | 716 | 36 | 0.430579 | 1.184813 | 0.009337 | 1.48 | 24.16 | 0.84 |
An Easyjet plane bound for Morocco was evacuated at about 15:30 GMT after a passenger claimed to have a bomb in his bag, a police spokesman said.
Security checks were carried out and no devices were found, but two men, aged 45 and 46, have been arrested.
An Easyjet spokeswoman said the airline took "any security threat" seriously and safety was a "priority".
"Easyjet can confirm that police were requested to board flight EZY1893 from Manchester to Marrakech at the request of the captain," she said, adding that the airline "would like to thank passengers for their understanding" after the evacuation.
A Manchester Airport spokesperson said further security checks have been completed and the plane would be departing later on Thursday. | Two men have been arrested at Manchester Airport on suspicion of making a bomb hoax, police have said. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "34873952"} | 165 | 24 | 0.620959 | 1.178129 | -0.099367 | 1.55 | 7.2 | 0.85 |
The team of Aileen Neilson, Rob McPherson, Gregor Ewan and Hugh Nibloe beat Germany 6-3 in their last round-robin match on Thursday.
It secured second place in the overall standings behind Russia, to whom they lost 8-7 earlier in the competition.
They will face Russia in Friday's play-offs with the winner going straight through to the gold-medal match.
The losers will have a second chance to reach the final against the winners of the play-off between third and fourth. The line-up for that match will be decided after Thursday's second series of round-robin matches.
The Scots, who accrue qualification points for Great Britain during the Paralympic cycle, have already qualified a team to represent Great Britain at the Winter Paralympics, which start in exactly a year's time.
They finished the round-robin phase with six wins from their nine games, losing to Canada and the USA, as well as Russia. | Scotland have reached the final play-offs at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship in South Korea. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "39215463"} | 218 | 22 | 0.625267 | 1.420869 | -0.712641 | 1.111111 | 10.555556 | 0.555556 |
Members of RNLI Invergordon had suspected the Perseid meteor shower was to blame for the call-out at 02:05.
But the theory was ruled out after two witnesses described what looked like a flare falling from the sky.
Nothing was found in the searches and the lifeboat volunteers were stood down by about 04:15.
The meteor shower reached the peak of its activity overnight. | A lifeboat crew and coastguard personnel have made extensive searches of the Cromarty Firth following a report of red distress flare. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "33907606"} | 84 | 31 | 0.58107 | 1.095085 | 0.003804 | 0.454545 | 3.272727 | 0.454545 |
The fire service were called to the house at Albert Street shortly before 22:00 GMT on Sunday.
Three fire appliances attended the scene and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus found the man's body.
The fire service set up an exclusion zone around the house for an hour afterwards.
People living nearby were advised to stay indoors as the building was ventilated and made safe.
A neighbour of the man, who had earlier left him round Sunday lunch, said he had complained of having problems with his fire and that he thought he needed his chimney cleaned.
She said his smoke alarm had gone off earlier in the day.
"I said 'well don't be going asleep in there'," the woman said.
"God love him, he was a lovely, lovely man - he was lovely and we'll miss him."
Police said they were investigating the circumstances surrounding the man's death. | A man in his 70s has died in Lurgan, County Armagh, after carbon monoxide was detected in his home. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "38214421"} | 188 | 29 | 0.519104 | 1.044214 | -0.836285 | 0.5 | 8.136364 | 0.5 |
Ash Taylor headed them ahead only for Josh Magennis to turn in Rory McKenzie's knock-back.
A diving header by Shay Logan secured a win which was more workmanlike than full of flair.
They stay one point behind the champions with one more game played.
The result means at the other end of the table Killie remain in the sights of bottom club Dundee United, although still eight points clear of the automatic relegation place.
Aberdeen made two changes, leaving out Mark Reynolds and Craig Storrie from their starting line-up, to accommodate fit again Niall McGinn and Barry Robson who came on as a substitute against Partick Thistle in midweek only to limp off injured before the end.
Kilmarnock, with one change in their side - the return of skipper Steven Smith for James McHattie - were under the cosh from the start surviving a number of chances, the closest of which was an effort from Kenny McLean which rattled the post.
Killie were insistent on route one football which seldom threatened and it was no surprise when the Dons took the lead just before half time.
Robson delivered a corner which should never have been awarded - it looked as if goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald didn't touch a nevertheless threatening cross - and Taylor headed home.
But two minutes into the second half Kilmarnock equalised with a goal created by a Greg Kiltie cross from the byline. It was headed back across from the far post by McKenzie and Magennis - a former Aberdeen player - headed home.
That led to a nervous Pittodrie, but Shay Logan had the place bouncing again with a spectacular diving header after Jonny Hayes had drilled a ball in from the left hand side.
Aberdeen were worthy of all three points and if nothing else they are awash with spirit.
However, it spelled out more misery for the visitors whose best hope of avoiding automatic relegation might be continued problems for Dundee United. | Aberdeen responded to Celtic's lunchtime victory by securing the three points against Kilmarnock which keep them hanging on to the coat-tails of the Premiership leaders. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "35733369"} | 461 | 39 | 0.509924 | 1.214968 | -0.10811 | 0.758621 | 12.586207 | 0.62069 |
A crowd of stunned onlookers watched the enormous bird latch its talons on to the screaming boy's head during a show at Alice Springs Desert Park.
Witnesses said the bird attempted to pick him up "like a small animal".
The boy - believed to be between six and eight years old - escaped with a "superficial" gash to his face.
Christine O'Connell from Horsham in Victoria state was visiting the park with her husband on 6 July when the attack occurred.
She told the BBC the eagle flew straight for the boy from about 15m away.
"A fellow who was sitting closer said the little boy kept running his zipper up and down," said Mrs O'Connell, who caught the attack on her camera.
Distracted by the noise, the eagle grabbed the boy's green hoodie and attempted to lift him away before park staff moved in, Mrs O'Connell said.
The attack left the boy crying and bleeding, but his injuries were not severe.
A Victorian man who was in the crowd, Keenan Lucas, told the NT News the show was ended quickly after the attack.
"We're at the bird show in the afternoon, having a great time and looking forward to seeing the wedge-tailed eagle come out for the finale," he said.
"The bird then flew over the crowd and tried to grab on to a young boy's head. He screamed, the mother was distraught and the presenters wrapped up the show very quickly."
The park issued a statement to the media after being contacted about the event.
"On Wednesday, 6 July, an incident occurred at the Alice Springs Desert Park where an eagle made contact with an audience member," the park said in a statement.
"A thorough investigation regarding the circumstances behind this incident is under way and the eagle will be removed from the show while this investigation is ongoing." | A wedge-tailed eagle tried to fly away with a terrified boy at a popular wildlife show in central Australia. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "36771205"} | 423 | 29 | 0.590608 | 1.585151 | 0.074579 | 1.545455 | 16.954545 | 0.727273 |
The director of the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), he was arrested in the Syrian capital, Damascus, in February 2012 with two colleagues.
They were accused of "promoting terrorist acts".
His colleagues were released last month as part of an amnesty.
Mr Mazen - who has been awarded a number of international prizes - is still facing trial and is due to attend a court hearing later this month.
He was jailed for reporting on the government's crackdown on protesters in the early days of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. | One of the most prominent human rights activists in Syria, Mazen Darwish, has been freed after spending more than three years in prison. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "33853443"} | 134 | 31 | 0.610592 | 1.269885 | -0.770705 | 0.576923 | 4.5 | 0.423077 |
The Sun quoted a job hunter who was turned down from a junior scriptwriting role because it was only available to people from "ethnic minorities".
In a statement, the BBC said The Sun's headline was "irresponsible".
It added as there is a lack of diversity in the industry, the trainee scheme was "the right thing to do".
The Sun claimed the recruitment process, under the Equalities Act, "was illegal to discriminate against job applicants on grounds of race, unless crucial to the role".
The corporation said: "As the Sun knows and has ignored, these are not jobs but training and development opportunities permitted under the Equality Act and to describe this as anti white is utterly ridiculous and irresponsible.
"As we have an under-representation of people from ethnic minority backgrounds in script editing roles at the BBC it's the right thing to do."
The BBC confirmed it offers a Creative Diversity Talent Fund, a Senior Leadership Development (Clore) Programme, an Assistant Commissioner Development Programme and Creative Access Trainee Scheme which are part of the corporation's diversity strategy.
Employment solicitor Anthony Sakrouge, a partner at Russell-Cooke Solicitors, told BBC News: "I would be interested to see the advice on which the BBC is relying in this initiative.
"It appears to accept that it is positively discriminating and not to be arguing that there is an occupational requirement.
"This feels to me as though it may well be open to challenge in an employment tribunal, either on the basis that it is a disguised employment relationship or because vocational training is also covered under the Act."
According to broadcasting regulator Ofcom, in guidance passed down to broadcasters last year: "It is not unlawful to take steps aimed at addressing disadvantage or under-representation experienced by people sharing particular protected characteristics."
The BBC announced last month it was pledging to have half its workforce comprise of women and would go "further than ever before" to represent them, disabled people, ethnic minorities and LGBT people with its new diversity targets.
The broadcaster had also pledged 15% of its workforce will be drawn from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds in staff and leadership roles by 2020, as well as ensuring the same percentage for on screen, on air and in leading roles. | The BBC has defended offering traineeships to ethnic minorities after a national newspaper accused the corporation of being "anti-white". | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "36443113"} | 507 | 29 | 0.54269 | 1.484941 | 0.535627 | 1 | 19 | 0.666667 |
Tui plans to sell its holidays under a single brand in a move that follows the merger of the UK business with its German parent. It will take up to three years to complete.
The two brands have more than five million customers, with the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands and Greece the most popular destinations.
The Thomson name dates back to 1965.
Tui has 30 million customers, as well as more than 300 hotels, 136 planes and 1,800 shops across Europe.
Its joint chief executive, Peter Long, said the firm would begin phasing out other European regional brands in the Netherlands and France first.
The UK's First Choice and Thomson, which was set up by Canadian media baron Roy Thomson, will be the last brands to go because of their size.
The move was announced along with Tui's results, which showed its half-year losses narrowed to 272.6m euros (£195.5m) from 341.4m last time.
Like other travel businesses, Tui traditionally makes a loss in the less-busy winter period.
Bookings for the summer season were picking up nicely, said the company, with long-haul destinations doing better.
Jamaica is popular this year, bookings are up 22% on last year, and Mexico is also attracting more visitors, up 37% over the same period. | The travel firm Tui is dropping the Thomson and First Choice travel brands in a revamp of its business. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "32731765"} | 284 | 23 | 0.624415 | 1.425654 | -0.073213 | 1.2 | 12.95 | 0.9 |
The club apologised on Thursday after a group of fans reportedly used pepper spray on security staff as they tried to break into the away section.
Fireworks were also set off in the stadium and there were allegations of racist chanting, which Legia deny.
Uefa have also charged Dortmund for their fans' use of fireworks in the Champions League tie on Wednesday.
The governing body will hear the case on 28 September. | Uefa has charged Legia Warsaw with six offences following crowd trouble in their 6-0 defeat by Borussia Dortmund. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "37385485"} | 93 | 28 | 0.683235 | 1.346918 | 0.10267 | 0.333333 | 3.857143 | 0.333333 |
It has warned about the "unintended consequences" of a price cap on standard variable tariffs proposed by the Conservatives.
Some 70% of its 6.76 million UK domestic customer accounts could be affected by a cap, it said.
The company announced a 2.1% rise in adjusted pre-tax profits.
It made £1.5bn for the year to the end of March. Profit margin per dual fuel household customer - a key measure in the industry - was around 6.9% compared with 6.2% the previous year.
Dividend cover for the next financial year would be "within, but towards the bottom of the expected range of around 1.2 times to around 1.4 times", the company said, marking lower earnings per share compared with the previous year.
Regarding the proposed cap, SSE said it "would caution against potential unintended consequences of any proposed intervention in what is a rapidly changing and increasingly competitive market".
Industry figures have criticised the plan, saying it could lead to higher prices.
Prime Minister Theresa May said 17 million households would benefit by up to £100 from the cap on poor value standard variable tariffs.
SSE raised its electricity prices at the end of April by 14.9% for 2.8 million customers. With gas prices unchanged, the result was that a typical dual-fuel household would see its annual bill rise by 6.9%, or £73.
The number of SSE customers fell by 210,000 during the course of the last financial year, although the rate of decline has slowed. | Dividends of SSE could be threatened by "challenges" facing the sector in the coming year, the "big six" energy company has said. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "39946951"} | 318 | 35 | 0.601886 | 1.485151 | -0.306807 | 1.107143 | 10.5 | 0.678571 |
The We Love Manchester Emergency Fund raised £2m in just 24 hours and has now topped £4m. But what checks do crowdfunding organisations make to ensure so-called fake fundraisers are not duping well wishers?
Just Giving, one of the online pages people can use to donate to the fund, was criticised over an appeal for victims of the Westminster terror attack which was thought to be fraudulent.
However, it said it now takes "pre-emptory action" and places all pages set up after an event like the Manchester tragedy into a "quarantine".
"This means that we prevent any money being removed from the accounts until we have spoken with the page owner, worked out if they have a plan to distribute the funds and if not, then we intervene and do it for them," a spokesperson said.
"Therefore, it's unlikely there would be a possibility of any money going to the wrong place."
GoFundme, another online donation page, said it also vetted "every single campaign" to check they were safe for donors to give to.
"We do this by contacting organisers, making sure they are who they say they are and that they have a clear way of getting the money to the intended recipient.
"If they're not clear on that, we'll help them make that connection, but they won't be able to withdraw any donations," its spokesman John Coventry said.
Has there been any fraudulent activity suspected?
Earlier this month, the Fundraising Regulator told BBC News more needed to be done to protect people from fraudulent crowdfunding pages after concerns were raised that a JustGiving page for one of the Westminster terror attack victims could be fraudulent.
Just Giving said it had received about 30 queries relating to crowdfunding pages on the Manchester attack.
GoFundMe said it had spotted "a handful" of fake pages.
"If we spot any suspicious activity we immediately suspend the campaign and contact the campaign organiser. This has happened just a handful of times this week, and were all caught before they had raised any money," Mr Coventry said.
Greater Manchester Police has issued a warning for people to be aware of fraudulent fund raising pages.
The money raised by We Love Manchester Emergency Fund will be used to help the victims of the attack, their families and dependants.
The page said that in the unlikely event that more money was raised than could be "reasonably and efficiently spent", the surplus would be used in the aftermath of similar events in the UK that charity trustees agreed upon.
Pages should always state what any money raised will be used for.
What do you do if you think you have spotted something suspicious?
The sites ask users to immediately flag up anything they feel is suspicious so it can be investigated.
Just Giving said it was currently working through more than 200 pages set up since the attacks and was speaking to the page owners.
GoFundMe is also hosting about 200 pages. It said its biggest campaigns included one for homeless man Chris Parker who comforted an injured girl and a woman who died in his arms, student Georgina Callander and eight-year-old Saffie Roussos.
Be vigilant - tips to avoid donating to a fake page:
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The Remain camp said the letter to the Times showed "unprecedented" support from across business and finance.
However, entrepreneur Sir James Dyson and other businessmen have made the case for a Leave vote.
Wednesday is the last official day of campaigning ahead of the UK's referendum on membership of the EU.
The UK will go to the polls on Thursday to decide whether to remain or leave the 28-country bloc.
Many business leaders who signed the Times letter have already expressed support, but Remain said new names include Sir John Parker from Anglo American, and Barclays' John McFarlane.
Companies on the list employ 1.75 million people, Remain said.
In the joint letter, the bosses say: "We know our firms are stronger in Europe. Our reasons are straightforward: businesses and their employees benefit massively from being able to trade inside the world's largest single market without barriers.
"Even those that want Britain to leave say that, in the short-term, Brexit would lead to economic uncertainty and would put jobs at risk.
"Britain leaving the EU would mean uncertainty for our firms, less trade with Europe and fewer jobs.
"Britain remaining in the EU would mean the opposite - more certainty, more trade and more jobs. EU membership is good for business and good for British jobs. That's why, on 23 June, we back Britain remaining in the EU."
How trade and the UK's economy are affected by membership of the EU.
Polls suggest that while big business is broadly in favour of staying in the EU, small firms are evenly split.
But Remain said its list included some 900 small businesses, ranging from a salt maker in Anglesey, dairy farmers in Devon, printers in Antrim and whisky distilleries in the Scottish Highlands.
The group said that such an overwhelming show of support from UK businesses puts to bed the claim of Leave campaigners that "business is split" on the Europe issue.
However, major sugar producer Tate & Lyle Sugars (TLS) said a UK exit would benefit its business, while entrepreneur Sir James said it would be an act of "national self-harm" to vote Remain.
TLS senior vice-president Gerald Mason has written to staff saying that the EU has pushed up the firm's costs.
The company, which was sold to American Sugar Holdings in 2010 by FTSE 250 company Tate and Lyle plc, is the largest sugar cane refiner in Europe.
Mr Mason is not telling the 800 staff how to vote, but say jobs would be more secure outside the EU.
"Last year EU restrictions and tariffs pushed our raw material costs up by nearly 40m euros (£31m) alone, turning what should have been a good profit that we would all share into a 25m euros loss," Mr Mason wrote.
"We pay as much as 3.5m euros of import tariffs to the European Union on some of the boats of cane sugar that unload at our refinery, only for the European Union to then send that money to subsidise our beet sugar producing competitors in Europe."
Mr Mason said he has challenged EU officials about reforms, but was rebuffed because there are more beet producers than cane refiners in Europe.
His frustration at being unable to influence Brussels was echoed on Wednesday by Sir James.
In a letter to the Times, the entrepreneur says: "I have been manufacturing and exporting globally for 46 years and have 'sat at the table' dealing with European bodies for at least 25 of those.
"I can confirm that we have no influence whatsoever in the shaping of Europe's protectionist laws and regulations. Believe me, we've tried," he said.
Sir James, who made his name producing bag-less vacuum cleaners, says the argument that Britain would be more prosperous outside the EU was overwhelming.
He writes: "There is an entirely misplaced belief in the mythical powers of the single market and its influence and importance to the UK economy.
"It is simply untrue that Europe is the world's largest market. It represents only 16% of global trade - and its share is contracting according to the IMF.
"It remains a collection of smaller markets each with its own languages (Belgium has two), laws and cultures, with different plugs, boxes, and advertising."
Britain's focus should be more on the rest of world, he adds, saying "we have nothing to fear by leaving". | More than 1,280 executives, including directors from 51 FTSE 100 companies, have signed a letter backing the UK's membership of the European Union. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "36592782"} | 978 | 33 | 0.4715 | 1.179919 | -0.076245 | 1.333333 | 32.703704 | 0.740741 |
The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaintthat the adverts were "exploitative" and likely to cause "serious and widespread offence".
The adverts showed young women baring their buttocks and breasts.
American Apparel denied the claims, comparing the images to ones that friends share on social networks.
In its response, the firm said that "it was important to judge what was and was not offensive by reference to the current times and the views of the majority of decent and reasonable people, not a small and puritanically-minded minority".
The ASA's investigation followed a single complaint that the adverts for socks, knickers and and sweaters were "pornographic".
"We told [American Apparel] not to use similar images, which were exploitative of women or that inappropriately sexualised young women, in future," the ASA said in its decision.
The US retailer has been struggling to turn a profit. A year ago, it warned there was "substantial doubt" that the firm could continue as a going concern.
It made a loss of $86m (£54m) in 2010 and a further $39m loss last year. | A series of website adverts by US clothing chain American Apparel has been banned by a UK watchdog for "gratuitous nudity". | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "17607335"} | 261 | 34 | 0.545036 | 1.258212 | -0.00013 | 0.875 | 9.333333 | 0.625 |
The firm plans to use gaming technology to help find 200 recruits for a business apprenticeship scheme.
It says if this is successful it will be applied to its graduate intake.
Deloitte says it wants to find staff "who may not necessarily stand out through a traditional recruitment process".
The game, Firefly Freedom, will be used to assess the "innovation, creativity and problem-solving" of applicants, who are likely to be aged 17 or 18.
Applicants will play for 20 to 30 minutes, with challenges in the game that are meant to show personality traits or a "candidate's natural preferences".
The game, made by a firm called Arctic Shores, provides "games based personality assessments".
This is the latest attempt by major employers to find new approaches to recruitment in a bid to get a more diverse workforce.
Employers have struggled with intakes, particularly at graduate level, where entry has been dominated by applicants from a narrow range of universities and backgrounds.
Deloitte, which recruits 1,500 graduates and school-leavers each year, has already announced plans to conceal the name of the university and school attended by applicants.
It said it wanted to remove "unconscious bias" about job-hunters, based on their university.
Accountancy firm Ernst and Young has said that it will carry out tests and interviews without considering applicants' exams or degree grades.
As well as wanting to promote social mobility, Deloitte's Emma Codd said the firm needed people "from a variety of backgrounds, bringing a range of perspectives and experience into the firm".
"There is compelling evidence that alternative methods during the recruitment process support this objective, helping to identify exceptional talent," she said.
Rob Fryer, head of student recruitment at Deloitte, said such approaches could find highly innovative people from "less privileged backgrounds" who otherwise would have been missed by employers. | Business consultancy Deloitte is to use a computer game as part of its selection process for apprenticeships. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "34910179"} | 407 | 25 | 0.535982 | 1.43287 | -0.164302 | 0.833333 | 20.611111 | 0.722222 |
The two Championship clubs agreed a fee, thought to be about £9m, and the 25-year-old held negotiations with promotion-chasing Boro.
However, Boro said they were unable to agree personal terms with the player.
The Scotland international has scored 83 goals in 169 appearances for Blackburn, with 11 of those strikes coming this season.
Rhodes joined Blackburn from Huddersfield for £8m in 2012.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Middlesbrough's move for Blackburn Rovers striker Jordan Rhodes has collapsed. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "35455169"} | 104 | 22 | 0.526392 | 1.023238 | -0.067229 | 0.583333 | 7.916667 | 0.416667 |
The British citizen, skiing for her father's nation, Thailand, finished 67th - and last - in the giant slalom.
The 37 year old was originally banned for four years after results in her Olympic qualification were manipulated.
The International Olympic Committee decided not to annul her result after she had the ban overturned last June.
Mae qualified for Sochi through four hastily staged races in Krvavec, Slovenia, just days before the deadline in January 2014.
A Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) panel said "irregularities" occurred in the "organisation and management" of the four races, but there was no direct evidence to implicate Mae in the fixing.
"I was so relieved to have completed both runs at the Winter Olympics, even if it was only to claim last place," said Mae, who was a child prodigy violinist in the late 1980s.
"I'm over the moon that I'm still an Olympian - it's fantastic news and such a positive start to 2016."
Mae, who raced under her father's surname Vanakorn, paid more than £135,000 to successfully appeal to Cas against the ban imposed by the sport's governing body, the International Ski Federation (FIS), with her case heard in March 2015.
She is expected to return to competitive skiing in March this year.
Mae has the long-term ambition of qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. | Violinist Vanessa-Mae will be allowed to call herself an Olympian after it was decided not to disqualify her from the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "35218889"} | 331 | 36 | 0.49776 | 1.215895 | 0.074641 | 1.037037 | 10.407407 | 0.666667 |
Eli Cox's injuries were "caused by pulling, twisting, grasping and crushing" Prof Anthony Freemont told Maidstone Crown Court .
His mother Katherine Cox, 33, and her partner Danny Shepherd, 25, deny causing his death in April last year.
The five-month-old had injuries dating back from when he was 10 weeks old to two weeks before his death.
When Jennifer Knight, prosecuting, asked Prof Freemont "how easily do ribs break?" he said Eli's 10 fractured ribs were in areas which would only break with "specific, significant force".
He added: "To grasp a child very firmly is the sort of force required. This is not the force you would generate during cuddling or boisterous play. Throwing a child into the air and catching them around the chest does not cause these types of injury."
Other fractures and bone injuries were found in the vertebrae of the neck and the small of the back.
Prof Freemont said they would have been caused by "bending" the neck back and forth, similar to whiplash, and "trying to bend the child in half".
Fractures to Eli's right femur, left tibia and right humerus were caused "by a twist, a pull or both", he added.
"My conclusion was that from the number, the sites, and the nature of the bones, that they could not be caused by accident, particularly in a child of this age."
During cross examination, Miss Radford QC, defending Danny Shepherd, questioned the professor about his method of calculating the date of the injuries.
The jury was told after a brain injury, bones heal at a slower rate, and as Eli had been in intensive care for two weeks prior to his death, he took this into account when calculating the dates.
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Brazil is at the centre of an outbreak of the virus, which has been linked to a surge in babies being born with underdeveloped brains.
The country has 462 confirmed cases of microcephaly, and is investigating another 3,852 suspected cases.
President Dilma Rousseff said the crisis would not "compromise" the Olympics Brazil is hosting in August.
Brazilian troops are going door to door, handing out four million leaflets advising people about the risks of the virus, carried by mosquitoes.
The BBC's Wyre Davies, in Rio de Janeiro, says the exercise is aimed at boosting morale.
But critics have said the move would not helping reduce mosquito numbers or stop the spread of Zika, our correspondent adds.
Brazil's race to find a vaccine
Read more about the Zika virus
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global public health emergency over the possible connection between Zika and microcephaly, a condition marked by abnormally small heads in newborn babies that can result in developmental problems.
The link with Zika has not been confirmed, but the WHO and other public health bodies have said it is strongly suspected.
On Friday, the WHO said it expected that a link would be established within weeks between Zika, microcephaly and another neurological disorder, Guillain-Barre syndrome.
The microcephaly cases have been centred in north-east Brazil, but the Zika outbreak has affected people in more than 20 countries in the Americas.
Colombia said on Saturday that 5,013 pregnant women were infected - out of a total of 31,555 cases.
Some governments have advised women to delay getting pregnant. Already-pregnant women have been advised not to travel to the countries affected.
Microcephaly: Why it is not the end of the world
What you need to know: Key questions answered about the virus and its spread
Travel advice: Countries affected and what you should do
The mosquito behind spread of virus: What we know about the insect
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Flanker Jim was born in Wales when his father Liam Botham, 38, was playing for Cardiff between 1997 and 2000.
He makes his debut against the Scots at St Helen's in Swansea on Good Friday (14:30 GMT).
His grandfather also played at St Helen's - but cricket, for Somerset against Glamorgan.
Botham, Harri Dobbs, Ben Thomas and Dane Blacker all earn their first caps, while Leon Randell and Joe Goodchild make their first starts.
Wales team v Scotland: Leon Randell (Scarlets/Coleg Sir Gar); Joe Goodchild (Dragons/Coleg Gwent/Garndiffaith), Corey Baldwin (Scarlets/Llandovery Coll), Ben Thomas (Blues/Cardiff & Vale Coll, St Peters), Ryan Conbeer (Scarlets/Coleg Sir Gar); Ben Jones (Blues/Coleg y Cymoedd/Treharris), Dane Blacker (Blues/Cymoedd/Pontypridd); Rhys Carre (capt, Blues/Cowbridge Comp) Jordan Liney (Ospreys/Hartbury Coll/Dunvant), Harri Dobbs (Blues/Cowbridge/St Peters), Rhys Davies (Bath/Millfield/Exiles), Will Griffiths (Ospreys/Gowerton Comp/Gowerton), Lloyd Pike (Scarlets/Sir Gar/Llanelli Wanderers), Jim Botham (Sedbergh School/Exiles), Morgan Morris (Hartpury/Exiles)
Replacements: Iestyn Harris (Blues/Ysgol y Cymer/ Wattstown), Josh Reynolds (Dragons/Newport High/NHSOB), Christian Coleman (Dragons/Newport High/ Gardiffaith), Ben Sier (Blues/Cymoedd/ Merthyr), Will Jones (Ospreys/Gower Coll/Penclawdd), Charlie Davies (Ospreys/Gowerton/Gowerton), Connor Tantum (Ospreys/Porthcawl/Kenfig Hill), Callum Carson (Ospreys/Gower Coll/Gowerton), Gethin Gibby (Scarlets/Sir Gar)
Tuesday, 29 March: Ireland v Scotland (17:15 BST) and Wales v Italy (19:30 BST), Caerphilly Centre of Sporting Excellence, Ystrad Mynach.
Saturday, 2 April: Italy v Ireland (11:00 BST), Scotland v England (13:30 BST), Caerphilly Centre of Sporting Excellence, Ystrad Mynach
Wednesday 6 April: England A v Italy (14:30 BST) and Wales v England (19.30 BST), St Helen's, Swansea. | Jim Botham, the grandson of England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham, has been selected to play rugby for Wales Under-18 against Scotland Under-18. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "35895714"} | 670 | 32 | 0.476704 | 1.177465 | 0.171346 | 0.730769 | 16.884615 | 0.576923 |
The 56-year-old woman was in a Ford Focus when it collided with a Ford Fiesta in Lower Road, Higham, on 5 December.
She died at the scene and two men were also seriously injured.
Ian Harvey, 23, of Burdett Avenue, Gravesend, was charged with causing death by dangerous driving. He will appear at Medway Magistrates' Court on 1 June. | A man has been charged with causing the death of a woman in a crash. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "36107859"} | 91 | 20 | 0.594461 | 1.105687 | -1.490815 | 1.25 | 4.75 | 0.75 |
Team boss Christian Horner told a news conference in the build-up to the drinks giant's home Austrian Grand Prix that they had taken up a contractual option.
"He is at Toro Rosso, which is where he will be next year," Horner said.
Horner added he would "surprised" if Russian Daniil Kvyat, demoted from the senior Red Bull team in May, was not also retained at Toro Rosso in 2017.
Kvyat was swapped with Dutchman Max Verstappen after the first four races of the season after failing to match up to team-mate Daniel Ricciardo.
Horner added that Kvyat would likely be kept on because "you can see he is finding his feet now, and there is not an obvious candidate knocking on the door at the moment that would warrant that seat".
Horner said Sainz's option had been taken up "to put his mind at rest".
The Ferrari and Renault teams are known to be interested in the Spaniard as an option for 2017.
The decision to take up Sainz's option does not necessarily preclude him leaving, but it does mean that any other team who wanted him would likely have to buy him out of his contract, were Red Bull to agree.
Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko told Germany's Auto Motor Und Sport last week: "If Ferrari paid, we can talk about it."
Part of the deal that took Verstappen into the senior Red Bull team was a new contract that lasts until the end of 2019. Ricciardo is locked in to the team until the end of 2018.
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The WRVS - formerly the Women's Royal Voluntary Service - has dropped the "W" to mark its 75th anniversary.
It helps more than 100,000 older people live independently and about 6,000 of its 40,000 volunteers are men.
Chief executive David McCullough said more volunteers than ever were needed to cope with an ageing population.
Originally founded as the Women's Voluntary Services in 1938, the charity was formed to help recruit women into the Air Raid Precautions movement, providing civilians with emergency rest centres, food and first aid.
Now relaunched as the Royal Voluntary Service, it organises social activities for older people, delivers meals on wheels and helps with essential tasks such as food shopping.
The relaunch comes as a poll of 500 people aged over 75 for the charity by PCP Market Research found that 26% believe they will need support to continue living independently in their homes.
Extrapolating from that survey, RVS says it could mean an estimated 1.3 million elderly people across Britain are in need of help.
Mr McCullough said: "We know that more older people than ever are going to need the support that our volunteers provide, which is why we are changing our name to make it clear we are not a charity that only supports women or just wants female volunteers.
"I'm really proud of the fact that since we were founded 75 years ago as the Women's Voluntary Services, we have inspired volunteers to meet the main social challenges of the time and today we're doing exactly the same.
"As the state contracts and the number of older people grow we are able to provide a solution through our volunteers who want to make a positive difference to the lives of the older people they support." | A charity set up by women to help efforts on the home front during World War II has changed its name in an effort to attract more male volunteers. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "22585439"} | 377 | 31 | 0.5142 | 1.316859 | 0.530579 | 0.766667 | 11.1 | 0.566667 |
Nursey of Bungay, in Suffolk, opened in 1846 but closed on Wednesday after failing to secure a buyer.
The firm had 85 staff in the mid-1980s, but only employed seven people recently and had not made a profit in six years.
Owner Tim Nursey said he was "sad to see it go".
Mr Nursey, 64, was the fifth generation of his family to work at the company and started his training when he was 18.
He said the firm, which made coats, hats, slippers and gilets, had suffered another bad winter, with a lot of shops it used to sell to closing.
An online shop also failed to produce dividends.
A number of buyers had recently expressed interest in the firm, which also lists BBC football commentator John Motson and guitarist Eric Clapton as customers, but Mr Nursey said the deals "didn't work out".
The company's employees have been handed redundancy payments.
"The stress I have gone through in the past month has been unbelievable," said Mr Nursey.
"I was taking five-mile runs before work just to combat the stress.
"We had the chance to sell the brand and the stock, but for various reasons I also said 'No' to that.
"We'll keep the shop open for another week and will then reopen again in mid-October for a while to clear the stock.
"I'd like to say thank you to our customers and the people of Suffolk and Norfolk who have been very loyal to us over the years." | A troubled sheepskin coat factory, which clothed Del Boy in television's Only Fools & Horses, has closed after 168 years because of falling trade. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "26684324"} | 335 | 39 | 0.421754 | 1.193274 | -0.084839 | 0.535714 | 11.035714 | 0.464286 |
The cup, thought to have been made for an emperor in 1425, was among a collection of antiques discovered by chance at Staffordshire University.
Valued at £2m, an unknown buyer paid £3.17m at auction in Hong Kong.
Professor Flavia Swann said she was "delighted" at the sale and the money will fund a national ceramics centre.
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Little is known about the collector of the rare Chinese artefacts other than his name was Ernest Thornhill and he was a chemist in London.
He donated his collection of more than 270 pieces to protect them from being bombed during World War Two.
Prof Swann said the antiques had been discovered in the 1970s after a chance conversation with the head of the Ceramic Technology Department.
It was after they said: "I've got some dusty old pots cluttering up my corridor, would you like to have a look?"
The pots, including the cup, were put into storage at the university. The cup only emerged again last year, when it was revalued.
The remaining collection is stored at a secret location in the West Midlands. | A "dusty old cup" found in a university cabinet has sold for £3m after it was found to be a rare piece from the Chinese Ming dynasty. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "36419623"} | 257 | 41 | 0.701162 | 1.576872 | -0.136063 | 0.84375 | 7.03125 | 0.71875 |
An opponent of the plans near Canonbie claimed a series of applications submitted between 2007 and 2009 should not have been considered individually.
She told the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) they should have been considered a "major development".
The ombudsman did not uphold the complaint against the council.
The complaint was made by a woman referred to as Mrs C in the report by the SPSO.
She claimed that planning officers were "not sufficiently expert" to deal with the applications, which included the formation of a gas compressor station.
Mrs C also said the council did not ensure appropriate public consultation.
However, the ombudsman ruled in the council's favour.
The report said: "There was no evidence to suggest that the developments constituted a major development or that officers were not sufficiently expert to deal with the applications.
"All the planning applications had been publicly advertised and requirements for neighbour notification fulfilled."
A council spokesman said: "It would be inappropriate for Dumfries and Galloway Council to comment through the media on an individual decision of the SPSO." | A complaint about the way Dumfries and Galloway Council dealt with planning applications for a coal bed methane development has been thrown out. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "34065945"} | 237 | 34 | 0.55706 | 1.303592 | 0.123044 | 1.208333 | 8.875 | 0.625 |
Council members discussed the current state of Scotland's economy following the UK's vote to leave the European Union.
The group will continue to monitor the country's economic performance as the impact of Brexit becomes clearer.
Nicola Sturgeon said the council plays a critical role in growing the economy.
She said: "We have acted to take further measures to stimulate the economy and support jobs by adding an additional £100m to our capital infrastructure programme this year.
"While Scotland's economy has a range of fundamental strengths, in the face of the continuing uncertainty following the Brexit vote Council members will consider the current economic outlook, prospects for growth and advise on our economic approach as our potential future relationship with the EU becomes clearer."
Chairman of the council Crawford Beveridge said: "This is a challenging time for Scotland's economy given the uncertainties that lie ahead.
"In our role as an independent advisory group, our members bring expertise from across a range of areas, both nationally and internationally, and benefit from direct links to the Standing Council on Europe.
"We act as a 'critical friend' and sounding board to advise the first minister on key areas impacting on Scotland's performance, including on the economic implications of the EU referendum outcome, innovation and inclusive growth." | The first minister's council of economic advisers has met for the first time since the EU referendum result. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "37119194"} | 269 | 23 | 0.546264 | 1.190099 | 0.334921 | 1.5 | 12.6 | 0.8 |
The 29-year-old man, from the Bury St Edmunds area, died on 24 December.
He had been arrested on suspicion of theft from the Tesco store in Fordham Road, Newmarket, at about 18:00 GMT.
The man was taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre but then transferred to West Suffolk Hospital. Police said an investigation was under way.
The matter had been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), a police spokesman added.
An IPCC spokesman said: "The IPCC is in the process of reviewing CCTV evidence and speaking with anyone who had contact with the man or who may have witnessed the incident.
"The man's next of kin have been informed and are being offered support at this difficult time.
"Investigators would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the man interacting with store staff prior to police arrival and his subsequent arrest outside Tesco, in Fordham Road, Newmarket." | A man arrested on suspicion of theft died after becoming "unwell" in custody, police have said. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "35178911"} | 206 | 22 | 0.504423 | 1.07913 | -0.527995 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 0.8 |
The McIlvanney Prize - previously known as the Scottish Crime Book of the year - was presented at the Bloody Scotland festival in Stirling.
Brookmyre took the £1,000 prize for his novel Black Widow.
The other short-listed authors were Doug Johnston, Val McDermid and ES Thomson.
Judges described Brookmyre's novel as being "like watching Olympic diving", adding: "Just when you think the plot can't twist again, it takes a new turn. Even the twists have twists."
William Mcilvanney, who died last year, is regarded by many as the founder of tartan noir, a particularly Scottish style of gritty crime writing.
His brother, renowned sports journalist Hugh McIlvanney, presented Brookmyre with the inaugural award. | A new award named in honour of the crime writer William McIlvanney has been won by author Chris Brookmyre. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "37323557"} | 178 | 27 | 0.690159 | 1.509488 | -0.109115 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 0.6 |
Sir Chris joined sailor Shirley Robertson, Paralympic swimming medallist Kenny Cairns, Commonwealth shooting champion Shirley McIntosh and rugby legend Sir Ian McGeechan.
The Hall of Fame was set up in 2002 and includes 93 stars from 32 sports.
Members of the public nominate sportsmen and women and a panel of experts reviews the submissions.
Sir Chris, Britain's most successful Olympian, makes the grade among names including Sir Jackie Stewart, Kenny Dalglish, Liz McColgan and Gavin Hastings.
He said: "To see my name on a list of some of Scotland's most inspirational sporting stars, many of them my childhood heroes, I am overwhelmed."
Louise Martin, chairwoman of sportscotland and the Hall of Fame selection panel, said: "Chris, Shirley, Kenny, Shirley and Ian have all done so much to make us proud as a nation, but also to inspire those who follow in their wake." | Sir Chris Hoy has become one of five new sporting greats to be inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "34732291"} | 218 | 26 | 0.603705 | 1.445601 | -0.493432 | 0.863636 | 8 | 0.5 |
The NHS trust which runs the Conquest in Hastings and Eastbourne District General said people should think hard about whether they needed A&E.
"We need to make sure our hospital beds and resources are saved for those who need them most," it said.
The warning comes after South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) said it was working at a critical level.
East Sussex NHS Healthcare Trust was put into special measures in September following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report which said it was inadequate in areas including safety.
The trust said emergency and urgent care services across East Sussex were experiencing major spikes in demand, with significant increases in people attending A&E and ringing for an ambulance.
GP services and walk-in-centres at Eastbourne Station and Station Plaza, Hastings, had also been extremely busy.
"Over the past few days we have seen unprecedented pressures on our services, particularly in the emergency departments and those needing urgent admission," said medical director Dr David Hughes.
"The public can really help us by taking the appropriate action to treat your condition, which might mean speaking to your pharmacist, calling NHS 111, contacting your GP or a walk-in centre."
Secamb said on Tuesday demand across its Kent, Sussex and Surrey region was up 11% compared with Easter 2015 with its emergency operations centres receiving more than 9,500 999 calls.
It said it faced extra pressure in responding to Storm Katie on Monday, but GP surgeries were closed, some out-of-hours provision was insufficient and hospital A&E departments were "incredibly busy". | Hospital bosses in East Sussex say services are under "extreme pressure" because of "unprecedented demand". | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "35932775"} | 338 | 27 | 0.628813 | 1.52177 | -0.105817 | 0.95 | 15.4 | 0.75 |
Last month, Environment Minister Mark H Durkan gave his approval to the Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan (BMAP), without the agreement of all other ministers.
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster objected to his decision to act alone and she is seeking a judicial review.
Mr Durkan described her upcoming court challenge as a "waste" of public money.
BMAP identifies planning zones for retail, residential or commercial development and is set to affect almost 40% of the Northern Ireland population.
It covers not just Belfast, but outlying areas such as Carrickfergus, Lisburn, Newtownabbey and north Down.
Announcing her plans to seek a judicial review, Ms Foster accused Mr Durkan of failing to bring BMAP before his ministerial colleagues in the Northern Ireland Executive.
"Instead of bringing it back to the executive for discussion and approval, the DoE minister published it himself," she said.
However, in a statement on Saturday, Mr Durkan said: "It is simply not true that I did not bring the final BMAP to the Executive.
"I tried on a number of occasions to get the Executive to reach a conclusion on this - but that proved impossible with delay after delay."
Mr Durkan said opposition to BMAP "hinged on one single issue - the question of retail development at Sprucefield".
Under BMAP, the future expansion of Sprucefield retail park in County Down would be limited to "bulky goods" only - which would mean a proposed John Lewis store could not be built there.
The John Lewis proposal was first announced 10 years ago, but proved highly controversial to those opposed to out-of-town developments.
The environment minister said he had adopted BMAP in a bid to "create certainty in planning for the Greater Belfast area" and claimed that Ms Foster's legal action would "inevitably inject a renewed atmosphere of uncertainty".
"It is difficult to understand why Arlene Foster, who has responsibility for the economy, would choose to waste public money on legal action on such a narrow political interest at this time, when people across the North are facing cuts in pay, welfare and public services" Mr Durkan added. | Northern Ireland's environment minister has criticised a ministerial colleague for bringing a legal challenge against him over a major planning policy. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "29490083"} | 469 | 32 | 0.470928 | 1.27189 | 0.80173 | 0.869565 | 18.173913 | 0.695652 |
The Budget is worked out by the person in charge of the country's money, called the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with help from their office, which is known as the Treasury.
The current Chancellor of the Exchequer is Philip Hammond.
The chancellor makes another speech, called the Autumn Statement, giving an update on the country's spending later in the year.
It was Philip Hammond's first Spring Budget speech, as George Osborne was chancellor in March 2016, so he made it then.
Just like you decide how to spend your pocket money, the government has to decide how to spend money on services like schools, hospitals, the police and housing.
The government needs to work out how much money it has in the bank, so it can work out how to spend it on the country.
It traditionally takes place in the Spring. However, the chancellor can decide to give an extra update on the country's money during the year if they want to.
George Osborne decided to give an extra Budget speech in July 2015, because an election had just happened so he wanted to give everyone an update.
Traditionally, in the Budget speech the chancellor would talk about tax plans, while the Autumn Statement would be more about predictions for the economy and how much money different government departments could spend.
However, this is not always the case anymore, as some tax plans can be included in the Autumn Statement too.
Usually on the day that the chancellor will make the Budget statement, you will see them waving around a red briefcase. It traditionally contains the Budget speech.
The original red briefcase was first used by politician William Gladstone in 1860.
But in 1997 the former Chancellor Gordon Brown had a new one made as the old one was looking a bit tatty!
The government gets its money from different types of taxes:
Income tax: Everyone in the UK who earns money has to pay some of that money to the government. Most people have to pay about a fifth, but richer people pay more.
VAT: You pay tax when you buy things. You may not realise it but 20% of the cost of many things goes to the government as VAT (Value Added Tax).
Duties: These are extra taxes charged on certain things like cigarettes, alcohol and petrol. Most of the money people pay for these goes to the government as 'duty'.
You might not think it, but the Budget does affect your life.
The chancellor may decide to spend more or less money on schools and they may also choose to spend money on youth schemes in your area.
Adults may find they have more or less money to spend - which could mean more or less pocket money for you!
On the day itself, the chancellor makes their speech to MPs about how they're spending the government's money.
People can also watch it on television to see what he or she says.
The chancellor will try to explain why they may be raising or lowering taxes, and speak about the country's economy.
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The 29-year-old will fight Linares, 31, at Manchester Arena on 24 September.
Crolla, who successfully retained his belt for the first time against Ismael Barroso in May, says he will need to produce a career-best performance.
"I'm fighting a great fighter and I'm fighting for one of the greatest prizes in the sport," said Crolla.
The British fighter first claimed the WBA lightweight title at the Manchester Arena last November, before retaining it against Barroso at the same venue.
"I see this as a bit of a legacy fight, " said Crolla. "When every young kid walks into a gym and they start boxing, they dream of becoming a world champion.
"I've done that now. I came into boxing to try and win a world title and pay my house off. That's done now, so I don't want people to think 'he's settled for that'.
"I'm honoured to be fighting for this and getting these big fights, but I'm hungrier than ever. I like it too much, I like the big Manchester nights way too much to let it go now."
As well as Crolla's WBA crown, Linares' WBC Diamond belt and the vacant Ring Magazine title will also be on the line.
"I'm so excited for this now, I'm counting down the weeks," said Crolla, who believes he and Linares are the "best lightweights" in the division.
"I'm in a good place, training is going fantastic. We're working on bringing something new, which we know we will have to for a fighter like Jorge."
Former WBA super-bantamweight title holder Scott Quigg:
"We're under no illusions, we know this is going to be a very tough fight for Anthony style-wise. But believe me, he'll pull it off. He's firing in the gym, things are starting to come together.
"You know it's a big fight when it's for the unified Ring Magazine belt, you don't get any easy fights for that. I have a prediction in my head. Anthony doesn't win on points, but Anthony will stop him." | Manchester's Anthony Crolla says he wants to create "a legacy" by defending his WBA lightweight title against Venezuelan Jorge Linares next month. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "37180156"} | 507 | 36 | 0.597766 | 1.46663 | 0.837424 | 1.115385 | 17 | 0.730769 |
And it seems the music streaming service is keen to oblige him, after it posted on its careers page a vacancy for "President of Playlists."
The job ad says applicants should have "at least eight years' experience running a highly-regarded nation".
It also calls for "a friendly and warm attitude, and a Nobel Peace Prize".
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek gave the commander-in-chief a heads-up on Twitter, writing: "I heard you were interested in a role at Spotify. Have you seen this one?" before linking to the affectionate ad.
While the posting does not name Mr Obama, it nods to his best-known buzzwords, saying Spotify is "full of hope, and always open to change".
The "What you'll do" section says the candidate will identify new playlist ideas, "from a playlist for shooting hoops with your friends, to the perfect warm up playlist for addressing the nation about health care legislation that bears your name".
"Ever had Kendrick Lamar play at your birthday bash?" it asks - "We'd love to hear about it!"
Lamar joined Mr Obama at his 55th birthday, and the president has called him his favourite rapper.
The advert also takes a swipe at President-elect Donald Trump, saying the President of Playlists must "attend daily briefings", and "analyze data and performance of playlists ... using all available intelligence".
Mr Obama has been sharing playlists of his favourite music via Spotify since 2015, including tracks by Nina Simone and Bob Marley, and - for Christmas 2015 - Mariah Carey's seasonal super-hit All I Want for Christmas Is You.
Spotify is a Swedish company, and according to Natalia Brzezinski - wife of the former US ambassador to Sweden - the president told him last week: "I'm still waiting for my job at Spotify... Cuz' I know y'all loved my playlist!"
She posted about the encounter on Instagram, adding that Mr Obama loves Sweden and plans to visit again "really soon".
It is not currently known what the 44th president will do when he leaves the Oval Office. Community activism and teaching have been mooted, while he has ruled out being a Supreme Court judge.
In interviews, he has said he wants to help nurture the next generation of Democrat leaders - and ideally run an NBA basketball team. | President Barack Obama recently joked that he was hoping for a job at Spotify when he leaves the White House. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "38566623"} | 532 | 26 | 0.416723 | 1.139051 | -0.766604 | 1.52381 | 22.619048 | 0.666667 |
Fernando Torres rescued Chelsea from the humiliation of an FA Cup exit after their midweek Capital One Cup semi-final elimination against Swansea City with a late equaliser in the 2-2 draw.
FA Cup holders Chelsea are unbeaten in 25 FA Cup matches (W20, D5), and have lost only one of their last 36 in the regulation 90 minutes
Benitez was the target for loud abuse from Chelsea's angry travelling support as he walked off at half-time with his team 1-0 down - then heard chants of "You Don't Know What You're Doing" when he sent on defender Cesar Azpilicueta ahead of striker Demba Ba with his side 2-1 down.
"I have said before that I am just concentrating on my job. I try to stay really focused and I can guarantee Juan Mata changed the game when he came on," he said.
"The club said they wanted a manager with experience and I will try to do my job."
Benitez does not expect to make any more signings before Thursday's transfer deadline and insisted he believes Eden Hazard's three-game ban for the incident involving a ball boy at Swansea City is sufficient.
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He said: "In the first half we didn't do what we had to do. We made too many mistakes, but I was really pleased with the reaction of the team after that. We showed quality and character."
Chelsea appeared to be denied a clear penalty in stoppage time when Harlee Dean handled Mata's shot and Benitez said: "We were really disappointed with that not being given.
"It was very, very clear but it is also very, very clear we didn't perform in the first half. We were much better after that."
Brentford manager Uwe Rosler admitted his team were fortunate to escape a penalty award, saying: "We deserved that bit of luck. Harlee Dean did handle but the hand was at a very close distance. There is some football god up there.
"I'm slightly disappointed we didn't win but overall my players did fantastic and deserve a lot of praise. They have earned the right to play at Stamford Bridge. Individually and collectively they were top drawer."
Rosler also clearly thought Chelsea keeper Ross Turnbull was fortunate to only receive a yellow card when he pulled down Tom Adeyemi.
The Brentford boss said: "It was a goalscoring opportunity that was denied and we all know what that means." | Chelsea's interim manager Rafael Benitez insists he was not affected by renewed hostility from the club's supporters in the FA Cup fourth round draw at League One Brentford. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "21222964"} | 564 | 40 | 0.433535 | 1.09512 | -0.150294 | 0.903226 | 15.903226 | 0.645161 |
West Midlands Police said officers were called to reports of a fight in Twickenham Road, Kingstanding, at 12:56 BST today.
The force said a man in his early twenties suffered fatal stab injuries and two people have been arrested in connection with the incident.
Police remained at the scene on Saturday afternoon while forensic investigations were carried out. | A man has died after being stabbed in Birmingham, police said. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "40543307"} | 79 | 16 | 0.694809 | 1.174544 | -1.264567 | 0.846154 | 5 | 0.538462 |
The ride will measure 178m (584ft) in length and 76m (249ft) in height, with the descent taking about 40 seconds.
The £3.5m attraction in east London will be open from 24 June.
The Orbit tower previously ran at a loss of £520,000 in 2014-15, while being used as an observation tower.
The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) says it will recover the money spent to build the slide in five years.
The tower had been forecast to make a profit of £1.2m by the LLDC.
Adult tickets will cost £17, with £12 to access the sculpture and £5 to slide down, although it is £15 if you book in advance.
Park officials said the ride would give a "different perspective" of the tower.
Turner Prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor and structural designer Cecil Balmond designed the tower for the 2012 Olympics.
The slide has 12 twists and ends with a 50m (164ft) straight run to the ground.
It was designed by German artist Carsten Höller, who last year designed slides which ran outside the Hayward Gallery on the Southbank. | Tickets have gone sale for the world's "longest and tallest tunnel slide" down the Orbit Tower, next to the Olympic Stadium. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "36136117"} | 246 | 31 | 0.596082 | 1.356419 | 0.125026 | 0.961538 | 8.884615 | 0.576923 |
Becky Downie, Ellie Downie, Claudia Fragapane, Ruby Harrold and Gabby Jupp combined to score a total of 173.363 points - one tenth ahead of Russia.
"We had a couple of little mistakes but everyone did their job and I'm really proud," Becky Downie told BBC Sport.
"We've never got that team gold and that's what everyone's fighting for."
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The Seagulls looked set to open a four-point lead over the Magpies at the top thanks to a penalty from Glenn Murray.
But Diame equalised when Christian Atsu's shot looped up off his boot.
And then Atsu crossed from the left for substitute Perez, who had only come on seven minutes earlier, to fire home.
The victory moves Newcastle two points above Brighton as they attempt to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
The Seagulls were fired up for this top-of-the table contest and made a terrific start, camping in the Newcastle half and forcing Karl Darlow into two saves before he was beaten by the spot-kick from Murray.
But the penalty was controversial, with Murray and Ciaran Clark appearing to wrestle each other, but Bobby Madley pointed to the spot.
Soon after, left-back Sebastien Pocognoli was forced off with an injury to be replaced by Chelsea loanee Fikayo Tomori and Newcastle took advantage of the disruption.
They started to dominate possession with Atsu looking dangerous on the right, but failed to really trouble David Stockdale until first-half stoppage time when the Brighton goalkeeper had to deny Matt Ritchie and Atsu.
Although Paul Dummett brilliantly cleared off the line from Lewis Dunk at the start of the second half, Brighton became careless with Yoan Gouffran failing to capitalise on mistakes by Steve Sidwell and Stockwell.
Brighton had their moments but Newcastle looked the more dangerous side, even though they were let down by poor finishing, before they finally broke through.
Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez, involved in some dramatic comebacks during his career, masterminded another one with his two late substitutions.
The first replacement, Daryl Murphy, had already become the latest player to be denied by Stockdale when the Magpies finally equalised with one of the most bizarre goals of the season.
Atsu, who had been a constant menace to Brighton all night, tried his luck from the edge of the area and the ball ricocheted off not one, but two colleagues, Diame being the second, before finding its way into the roof of the net.
A minute later, Benitez threw on Spanish striker Perez for the wasteful Gouffran, and within seven minutes he had hit the winner.
Atsu led the defence on a merry dance once again, after a superb sweeping 60-yard pass from Matt Ritchie, before crossing firmly from the left for Perez to slam home from close range.
Given their next few fixtures, it could be a vital victory for Newcastle as they face every other team in the current top seven in the next few weeks.
They travel to third-placed Huddersfield, who now trail them by eight points, on Saturday and then go to Reading next Tuesday. By the middle of April they also have to face Fulham, Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds.
By contrast, Leeds, Derby and Norwich are the only other sides in the top half of the table who Brighton will face in their remaining 12 games.
The Seagulls are trying to win their first promotion to the top flight since 1982-83 after missing out so cruelly last season. Having been pipped on goal difference by Middlesbrough to finish third, they then lost to Sheffield Wednesday in the play-off semi-finals.
Brighton manager Chris Hughton: "Was it [the equaliser] a sickener? Yes, and I don't think it was a result we deserved.
"I've seen the penalty and there is no doubt Clark has his hands all over him. The referee was in a good position to see it. I think it was a penalty.
"But then it's one of those really unfortunate goals. I wondered at the time how it had gone in.
"But that gives Newcastle momentum going into that last period. I didn't think we were at our best today but I still thought we would go on to win."
Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez: "It was difficult when you play against a good team and with the advantage of goal from penalty that wasn't, it was more difficult.
"Watching the replay of the penalty he was pushing our player. But the reaction of the team was good.
"We were creating chances and you have to be pleased with the performance of everyone, on the pitch and off the bench.
"We created a lot of good situations before we got a little bit lucky. And Ayoze was calm and composed for the winner."
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 2.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 2.
Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Attempt missed. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Dummett.
Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 2. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Atsu.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Anthony Knockaert.
Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Ayoze Pérez replaces Yoan Gouffran.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Beram Kayal replaces Sam Baldock.
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 1. Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Daryl Murphy following a corner.
Attempt missed. Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by David Stockdale.
Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Attempt saved. Daryl Murphy (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Bruno.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Daryl Murphy replaces Jack Colback.
Foul by Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United).
Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
Yoan Gouffran (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Steve Sidwell (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Offside, Newcastle United. Ciaran Clark tries a through ball, but Yoan Gouffran is caught offside.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
Attempt saved. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Paul Dummett (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Attempt saved. Yoan Gouffran (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Dummett with a cross.
Attempt saved. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Baldock.
Foul by Jack Colback (Newcastle United).
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The raids, in the province of Santa Cruz, were ordered by a judge during a probe into allegations of corruption and fraud relating to a company part-owned by the Kirchners.
The Argentine news agency Telam said police were looking for documents.
This is the second time the family's properties have been raided.
Last year a hotel and other buildings were searched.
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The judge, Claudio Bonadio, ordered offices and apartments in the towns of Rio Gallegos, El Calafate and El Chalten to be searched.
Telam said the police were looking for documents belonging to the company Los Sauces, part-owned by Mrs Fernandez's children.
Last year a congresswoman, Margarita Stolbizer, filed a legal complaint against the former president and her adult children, Maximo and Florencia, accusing them of fraud and illegal enrichment.
In a separate case, Mrs Fernandez was indicted in May on charges that she was responsible for central bank irregularities in the futures market.
She has accused the current administration of President Mauricio Macri of political persecution.
Mr Macri's government has opened several investigations into alleged corruption during Mrs Fernandez's 2007-2015 presidency.
Earlier this month, one of Mrs Fernandez's top public works officials was caught throwing bags filled with a total of nearly $9m (£6.7m) over the walls of a monastery in Buenos Aires province.
He was arrested on suspicion of money laundering.
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The advisory said the quake occurred near Yonaguni island, near Taiwan.
The alert advised residents of nearby islands to "get out of the water and leave the coast immediately", but added that no damage was expected.
There were no initial reports of damage in Japan nor in Taiwan, where residents reported feeling tremors.
The Japan Meterological Agency said the earthquake's depth was "very shallow". The alert was lifted after about an hour.
Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said it detected two earthquakes, one measuring 6.3 and another of magnitude 5.0 east of Hualien county.
The US-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center had said a "destructive Pacific-wide tsunami" was not expected".
Japan sits in a region with high tectonic plate activity, known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, and registers more than 20% of the planet's most powerful earthquakes every year. | Japan briefly issued an alert about a 1m (3ft) tsunami after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck in the southern island chain of Okinawa. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "32377193"} | 194 | 34 | 0.629835 | 1.214102 | 0.232536 | 0.535714 | 6.178571 | 0.535714 |
Ask 124 legislators belonging to the ruling AIADMK party in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, who have been shut away in a resort by their leader outside the capital, Chennai (Madras), for 10 days now.
Their leader, Sasikala Natarajan, wanted to make sure that no lawmaker was poached by a rival camp during a dramatic week of jostling for power two months after the death of charismatic and influential party leader J Jayalalitha.
Last week, the lawmakers were bussed out to a backwater beach resort, some 80km (49 miles) out of Chennai, where rooms, according to a website, rent between $79-86 (£64-70) a day.
The resort offers "simple rooms", two restaurants, spa, sauna, gym, a hot tub and an outdoor pool, and enjoys an uninspiring one-and-a-half star rating in Google user reviews.
This was quite at odds with one excited newspaper report that the lawmakers were "in a lap of luxury - swimming, sauna, massage and fine dining at a floating restaurant".
A leading news website said the lawmakers were staying in a "reclusive resort" on a "sizzling seashore" with "plenty of food and drink" and a "Valentine's Day in between".
"What do these things add up to? Plenty of sleaze between the sheets, of course", it said with considerable authority.
More seriously, most lawmakers appeared to be having some good downtime.
"Life is good here. It is a big resort, and it is quite fantastic. We get vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. I spend my day watching TV and reading the papers. Others play cards, cricket, volleyball and kabaddi. You can even get a massage, if you want," Arjunan, one of the "captive" lawmakers told BBC Tamil.
Two legislators told a newspaper that they were enjoying their stay.
"I am a second term MLA, and I have been to many five-star hotels. But this is an unique experience…actually life is not boring here". One said his enjoyment "is limited to a variety of food, liquor and TV news". Another said they "also go for massage and swimming". Unverified pictures circulating on WhatsApp showed mountains of rice and prawns laid out on tables, and beer being poured into glasses from steel water jugs.
According to reports, the "captive" lawmakers were divided into small groups under a minder - usually a minister - and shared rooms at the resort.
They had to deposit their mobile phones with their minder during tense early days to stop them for making calls to rival camp leader O Panneerselvam. Doctors from a private hospital visited the place to examine lawmakers suffering from diabetes and blood pressure.
Security was tight. One journalist who tried to check into the resort last week was refused a room, saying it was sold out. Six people were held for allegedly entering the place "illegally". Private guards guarded the place. Local fishermen told journalists "that they were strict orders not to give anyone boat rides", lest a recalcitrant lawmaker escaped by water.
There was high drama when one lawmaker managed to avoid the tight security and escape to the rival camp.
"I disguised myself, changed my get-up, scaled the wall, jumped and escaped," SS Sarvanan told journalists. His disguise was apparently a "T-shirt and Bermuda shorts". Many took his bravado with a pinch of salt: "This resort is not some fortified place. He must have walked out," said a journalist.
A captive legislator told a reporter that Mr Sarvanan actually played cricket in the morning with fellow "captives" before escaping.
"He batted well, he bowled well. And then he took a long jump to escape the resort," he said wryly.
Mr Sarvanan's was actually the second defection. Earlier lawmaker SP Shamuganathan made a quiet exit, even before boarding the bus to the resort. He said "he was feeling giddy and wanted to take medicines." He never returned, and surfaced later at Mr Panneerselvam's residence.
In the end, the lawmakers at the resort appeared to have won the battle of disguised attrition, but not before a twist in the tale.
Their leader Sasikala was convicted of corruption, but she managed to nominate a confidante Edapaddi Palaniswami, to become the new chief minister.
For the moment, the political stand-off that plunged the government into crisis appeared to have ended, and Mr Palaniswami was sworn in on Thursday evening.
"There was much merriment when news reached the resort that Sasikala's chosen candidate was to become the new chief minister. They had a big dinner party outside and Remy Martin cognac inside the rooms to avoid the drones deployed by TV channels hovering over the resort," said a journalist.
The lawmakers hope to vacate the resort when they travel to the assembly assembly for a confidence vote on Saturday. It is not clear whether their stay was funded by the taxpayers or the party.
Mr Arjunan told our correspondent that their memorable stay at the resort was only marred by one distraction: "hundreds of phone calls from the rival camp", which wooed and abused them alternately.
"The calls kept coming until early in the morning. Some of them were so abusive, my ears hurt."
Defections have been the bane of India's fractious democracy for a long time. Lawmakers usually defect when governments fail to gain majority or are roiled by rebellions in the ruling parties.
Between 1967 and 1971 alone, there were 142 defections in parliament and 1,969 defections in India's state assemblies. More than 30 governments collapsed and 212 defectors were rewarded with ministerial positions.
A law to combat "the evil of political defections', was passed in 1985 and has acted as a deterrent for a quarter of a century now. But many say the law has led to "chaos, with every conceivable loophole discovered and exploited" and also eroded a lawmaker's independence.
The crisis in Tamil Nadu began after Jayalalitha, one of India's most influential and colourful politicians, died in December. She had led her party to a landslide win last year, winning 135 of the 234 seats in the state last year.
Two months after her death, her successor O Panneerselvam quit, alleging he was forced to resign to make way for Sasikala Natarajan, a controversial confidante of Jayalalitha, who prefers to be known by her first name.
Mr Panneerselvam said he was ready to take his resignation back, claiming that at least 10 lawmakers were backing him, and more would defect from Sasikala's camp in the resort.
The state was plunged into further uncertainty after the Supreme Court convicted Sasikala of corruption, ending her attempts to become chief minister.
Before going to prison, however, she nominated Edapaddi Palaniswami, for the post. Mr Palaniswami was sworn in on Thursday, and will have to prove that he is supported by the majority of his party's 134 lawmakers in a vote in the state assembly on Saturday.
Lawmakers in India have been corralled into hotels and guest houses by their camp leaders to stop them from defecting.
In 1995, for example, a group of legislators owing allegiance to by local leader N Chandrababu Naidu were locked up in a hotel in Hyderabad for a week after Mr Naidu revolted against his father-in-law NT Rama Rao. Eventually Mr Naidu won and took over power. | Life in "captivity" can be sometimes unusually good for India's lawmakers. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "39001371"} | 1,801 | 20 | 0.416921 | 1.351589 | -0.206963 | 0.933333 | 98.066667 | 0.8 |
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The Pumas looked to have won it through Juan Martin Hernandez's drop-goal but Solomona went over from halfway.
The hosts led 17-13, Emiliano Boffelli and Tomas Lavanini tries cancelling out Marland Yarde and Jonny May scores.
Second-half tries from Jeronimo de la Fuente and Joaquin Tuculet for the Pumas, and George Ford for England, then set up the thrilling finish.
The second and final Test of the tour takes place next Saturday, 17 June in Santa Fe.
With the Lions tour and a host of injuries depriving England boss Eddie Jones of 30 players, the tourists fielded a match-day 23 containing 11 uncapped players - including four in the starting line-up.
Perhaps understandably England looked nervous initially and it was a good quarter of an hour before they started to gel, and although Yarde finished off a slick move they trailed by four points at the break.
They continued to make mistakes in an error-strewn game but their attacking threat was always in evidence, with a sublime dummy and grubber-kick from Henry Slade - who had endured some rocky moments in the first half - setting up May for a marvellous try.
Argentina looked a constant threat in attack themselves and scored two sizzling tries in two minutes through De la Fuente and Joaquin Tuculet, before Ford went over from distance to level matters.
Back again came the Pumas - but although Hernandez's drop-goal gave them a late lead, it left England enough time to mount a final attack.
When the ball reached Solomona, the controversial cross-code winger who has only played 15 games for Sale and had missed a couple of important tackles in his 15 minutes on the pitch until that point, there looked to be little danger.
But he bounced the first man, evaded several more defenders as he cut inside and handed off Matias Moroni before racing over under the posts to win a belter of a game.
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Prop Harry Williams, centre Alex Lozowski and flanker Mark Wilson all made decent debuts, but the outstanding performer of the quartet of new faces was 18-year-old flanker Tom Curry.
The Sale open-side, the youngest England debutant since a certain Jonny Wilkinson, was a constant threat at the breakdown, tackled furiously and showed some nice touches in attack, suggesting England's long wait for a linkman at seven may possibly be over.
He only made the bench for the Barbarians game last weekend in place of injured identical twin brother Ben - also on tour in Argentina - and on Tom's showing last weekend and on Saturday, the pair look set to both have long England careers.
Of the seven uncapped players on the bench it was Solomona who made the greatest impact, but Piers Francis also had his moments, and England head coach Jones knows that the talent pool available to him is both broad and deep.
Despite being an integral part of England's success over the past couple of years, fly-half George Ford has not enjoyed the total support of some England fans.
But with front-foot ball - often provided by the mighty Nathan Hughes and the indefatigable Joe Launchbury - to play with he ran the game in assured fashion, distributing well, kicking excellently off the tee and capping a fine display with a lovely long-range try as he finally showed glimpses of the running game that has long been absent in an England shirt.
England head coach Eddie Jones: "It's a great result, but I am disappointed with the performance - we gave away too many points.
"But we have shown a tonne of team ethic. We had 10 young guys who came into a situation where we were chasing the game. They were fantastic. The young guys made mistakes but they did not dwell on them. Take Denny [Solomona], he made two horrific defensive mistakes but then scored a fantastic try."
Ex-England centre Jeremy Guscott: "I didn't think England would hold their nerve. With the inexperience coming off the bench I thought they were going to fold and collapse. But they came back and were absolutely phenomenal to play to the end."
World Cup-winning England coach Sir Clive Woodward: "The Lions [who beat the Crusaders earlier on Saturday] will be watching this game very closely and there were some big performances today from these young England players."
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England: Mike Brown; Marland Yarde, Henry Slade, Alex Lozowski, Jonny May; George Ford, Danny Care; Ellis Genge, Dylan Hartley, Harry Williams; Joe Launchbury, Charlie Ewels; Mark Wilson, Tom Curry, Nathan Hughes.
Replacements: Jack Singleton, Matt Mullan, Will Collier, Nick Isiekwe, Don Armand, Jack Maunder, Piers Francis, Denny Solomona
Argentina: Joaquin Tuculet; Matias Moroni, Matias Orlando, Jeronimo de la Fuente; Emiliano Boffelli, Nicolas Sanchez, Martin Landajo; Lucas Noguera Paz, Agustin Creevy, Enrique Pieretto, Matias Alemanno, Tomas Lavanini, Pablo Matera, Javier Ortega Desio, Juan Manuel Leguizamon.
Replacements: Julian Montoya, Santiago Garcia Botta, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Guido Petti, Leonardo Senatore, Gonzalo Bertranou, Juan Martin Hernandez, Ramiro Moyano | Denny Solomona's dazzling solo try saw a much-changed England edge to victory in an epic encounter against Argentina. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "40206158"} | 1,297 | 29 | 0.415559 | 1.142586 | 0.140044 | 0.727273 | 47.545455 | 0.545455 |
Many people in St Michaels were advised to leave their properties on Saturday night amid renewed fears about water levels in the River Wyre.
The "danger to life" warning remained in force until 11:30 GMT on Sunday.
Flood warnings have also been issued across Yorkshire and north Wales.
Meanwhile, Environment Secretary Liz Truss has set up a group to work on new flood protection measures for Cumbria in the wake of Storm Desmond.
More than 10 flood warnings remain in place requiring residents to take immediate action, with more than 30 flood alerts advising householders to be prepared.
Most of the alerts are across northern England and north and mid Wales, with large parts of east Lancashire as well as West Yorkshire and Cumbria affected. Flood barriers have also been erected in Shrewsbury.
In Yorkshire warnings include the River Ouse in York, the River Aire in parts of Leeds and the River Calder in Wakefield.
Fifteen people were rescued from vehicles across West Yorkshire overnight, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said, and about 20 homes were also flooded in the region.
Lancashire Police advised affected residents in St Michaels to gather at a local pub as a precaution, with overnight accommodation provided at Garstang Leisure Centre.
Many people had only just returned to the village after leaving their homes due to a previous flood warning on Thursday.
The fresh flood warnings come after large parts of Cumbria and Lancashire experienced a week of severe disruption due to flooding.
The weather was expected to improve throughout Sunday, the Environment Agency said, but people were urged to remain vigilant.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said rising river levels had subsided by 15:30 GMT and the situation at St Michaels had moved into a "recovery process".
Lower levels of rainfall are forecast over the coming days.
Energy and climate change secretary Amber Rudd was asked on The Andrew Marr Show if she agreed the flooding in Cumbria could be attributed to climate change.
She said there are "trends" of severe weather events which are caused by climate change.
"I wouldn't pin individual storms to those, but I would say that addressing dangerous climate change is about security for people and making sure that for the long-term future they are not impacted by really dangerous weather events," she said.
She also insisted plans were in place to put more money into flood defences and protect a further 300,000 people from dangerous flooding.
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The Society to Sustain and Support the Rural Countryside has raised money to buy the Pwllhai site in Cardigan, Ceredigion, by selling shares.
It wants to build a car park for 100 vehicles, and hopes to develop a community shop to promote local goods.
The group said it would exchange contracts for the site next month.
A campaign was launched in June to buy the old farmers' co-op and surrounding buildings.
So far, 300 people have bought shares at £200 each. The share offer has also been boosted by a bank loan.
The society, a not-for-profit consortium, has the backing of the town's chamber of commerce and Ceredigion AM Elin Jones.
Other backers said the project would breathe new life into the town centre.
Society chair Shan Williams said: "This has been a fantastic achievement with local people taking control of local issues.
"Many people have bought shares for their children to invest in the their future and the town's."
Treasurer Cris Tomos said shareholders could receive a 5% dividend from the project.
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The 30-year-old Frenchman was a free agent following a spell with League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers, where he played his last game in August of 2016.
Blanchard, who is the Exiles' 14th signing of 2017, will be available for Friday's League Two game against Doncaster Rovers.
"Max has experience, quality and grit," County manager Graham Westley said.
"Max has joined us on a game by game arrangement because we have a need and because he loves playing football. Those are the people I want at our club."
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West Yorkshire Police said they were called to a property in Bexley Mount, next to St James's Hospital, by the ambulance service at about 01:30 GMT on Sunday.
Officers found a man with serious injuries. Police said he died a short time later.
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The 25-year-old, who recently had a short loan spell at the Southern Kings, has signed an initial one-year deal until May 2017.
The 6ft 7in Uanivi has won 16 caps for his country, and started all four of their matches at last year's World Cup.
"I'm very pleased to have this chance to play with Glasgow," he said.
"I can't wait to get started. I'd like to thank the Sharks, and Gary Gold in particular, for allowing me the chance to pursue this exciting opportunity and I wish them well in Super Rugby."
Uanivi, who can also play across the back row, previously played 10 times for Brive in the Top 14 and European Rugby Challenge Cup prior to joining the Sharks in January after impressing at the World Cup.
Glasgow head coach Gregor Townsend said: "We believe he'll fit in well in our environment and challenge for a starting place in our forward pack.
"He has excellent athleticism and his strengths suit the high-tempo rugby we aspire to play, but he will have to work hard every day to win a starting place up against the other second-rows at the club."
Warriors have lost Fiji's Leone Nakarawa to Racing Metro but still have Scotland locks Jonny Gray and Tim Swinson, plus Scotland under-20s captain Scott Cummings in their second-row ranks.
Uanivi joins Italy wing Leonardo Sarto, former All Blacks hooker Corey Flynn,Fiji scrum-half Nemia Kenatale and props Djustice Sears-Duru and Jarrod Firth in the Scotstoun squad for next season. | Glasgow have signed Namibia lock Tjiuee Uanivi from South African Super Rugby franchise the Sharks, subject to a visa and medical. | {"src": "xsum-1.2.1_train", "id": "36651657"} | 373 | 33 | 0.46394 | 1.157184 | 0.137319 | 0.913043 | 13.608696 | 0.565217 |
For the last 10 days protestors have taken to the street, forming a demonstration against the killing of Michael Brown.
The unarmed black teenager was shot dead by a policeman.
Inquiries have been launched into what happened, but many of the demonstrators believe he was a victim of racism and police injustice.
These pictures show what life is like in the town at the moment.
Police have been photographed pointing their weapons at protestors. Tear gas has been fired and 31 people were arrested last night. Police say two people have been shot, with the bullets coming from demonstrators' weapons.
Milk is being used as an antidote to the tear gas being fired.
The St Louis Police Department tweeted pictures of guns and a Molotov Cocktail, which they say were seized from people on the streets of Ferguson.
Not all the scenes on the streets of Ferguson have been violent. Nelly, who came to lend his support to the protest, attracted a peaceful crowd.
Police Capt Ron Johnson, who met with the musician, has asked the media not to "glamorise" violence and has called for people to protest during the day.
Many of the demonstrators carried flowers or signs to share their messages.
The schools in the area are currently closed. Musician Trey Songz has called on people to make a donation to the local foodbank to help provide meals to children who rely on free school meals.
People from the community have volunteered to clean-up the streets after the protests.
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The Microsoft founder said he wanted to begin sending processing plants around the world after tests later this year.
The project was welcomed by WaterAid, which said that it could particularly help in urban areas.
According to the charity, some 748 million people worldwide lack clean drinking water.
In a video posted on his blog, Mr Gates watched as the human waste was fed into the processor, before drinking the end product from a glass.
"The water tasted as good as any I've had out of a bottle. And having studied the engineering behind it, I would happily drink it every day. It's that safe," he wrote in the blogpost.
In the video, the developer of the Omniprocessor system, Peter Janicki, says the raw "sewer sludge" is first boiled, during which process the water vapour is separated from the solids.
Those solids are then put into a fire, producing steam that drives an engine producing electricity for the system's processor and for the local community.
The water is put through a cleaning system to produce drinking water.
"Why would anyone want to turn waste into drinking water and electricity?" Gates asked.
The answer, he wrote, was because "diseases caused by poor sanitation kill some 700,000 children every year, and they prevent many more from fully developing mentally and physically".
He added: "If we can develop safe, affordable ways to get rid of human waste, we can prevent many of those deaths and help more children grow up healthy."
According to a report released by the World Health Organization and Unicef in 2013, data collected two years earlier showed that 2.5 billion people worldwide lacked "improved sanitation facilities".
Figures from WaterAid suggest that the number of people in the world without access to safe water has fallen by about 20 million since then.
The charity said that the technology could "first and foremost benefit those who already have some access to sanitation, rather than those without".
"If the technology can be rolled out at a scale that makes it viable for smaller investors or entrepreneurs, then this could be a catalyst for changing the sanitation landscape in urban areas in the developing world," said its sanitation technical support manager, Ada Oko-Williams.
WaterAid said the introduction of this type of plant could "help to facilitate the need to complete the sanitation cycle, by creating a market for the creation of a sustainable services around the safe collection, transportation, treatment, disposal, and indeed reuse of human waste".
Mr Gates said that a pilot of the Omniprocessor was due to go ahead in Senegal later this year and that he hoped to begin sending working plants to India and other countries soon after.
"If we get it right, it will be a good example of how philanthropy can provide seed money that draws bright people to work on big problems, eventually creating a self-supporting industry.
"Our goal is to make the processors cheap enough that entrepreneurs in low- and middle-income countries will want to invest in them and then start profitable waste-treatment businesses."
But he acknowledged that "the history of philanthropy is littered with well-intentioned inventions that never deliver on their promise", adding that he hoped the planning undertaken on the Omniprocessor project would mean that it did not join this list.
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Lewis Haunch, from Leigh in Greater Manchester, underwent emergency treatment but he was pronounced dead shortly after midnight.
A police spokesman said: "Inquiries are still ongoing into his death and how he obtained the substance he took."
Two 17-year-old males have been arrested in the Greater Manchester area on suspicion of drugs offences and are in custody.
Chief Superintendent Keith Gilert, Leeds Festival's police commander, said: "At this time the indications are that the man consumed drugs immediately before he collapsed. A report will be sent to the coroner in due course."
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