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The end-of-season event gets under way on Sunday, with more than 250,000 spectators expected across eight days. Security is under review but the same measures are in place as last year, when the venue was on high alert. Jamie Murray opens play at the O2 Arena alongside doubles partner John Peers at 12:00 GMT on Sunday. "It's obviously a terrible thing that's happened," said Murray. "It's affected so many people and I guess there are a lot of shockwaves around the world that something like that can happen." At least 128 people were killed in attacks carried out by eight gunmen and suicide bombers in the French capital. Mahut, 33, and Herbert, 24, are making their debuts at the season finale for the best eight teams in the world. They will play Croatia's Ivan Dodig and Brazilian Marcelo Melo in their opening match at 18:00 on Monday, and hope to reflect events in their home country. "We are discussing with the ATP to do something, at least to wear something on the shirt," said Mahut, who lives in Paris. "We didn't talk with the other players but I'm sure they will do something. That is the only thing we can do and have a thought for the families, and let the politicians do what they have to do." The ATP confirmed "enhanced security" is in place and preparations continue as normal, reminding spectators that bag searches will be in place and no food or drink can be taken into the O2 Arena. The French pair watched events unfold on television in London and Herbert said they were "still in shock" on Saturday. "Right now are thoughts are with the victims, the families and the guys fighting to get peace and Paris secure again," he said. Having confirmed that his friends and family - who live in Strasbourg - were safe, he added: "I'm one of the lucky people, but it doesn't matter because I feel really, really touched by what is happening right now in France. "When it happens in your country I think the feeling is even worse. I mean, I'm scared right now. "Yesterday we were quite happy, it's the first time for us here working in a kind of euphoria, and then you get a message, a call, and from one second to the other you're scared, you feel bad about what happened in France. "Right now it's tough to realise because I think we're still in shock and afraid of what's happening." While the pair still plan to play in London, Mahut said "tennis comes second now" after confirming his friends and family were also safe. He said: "Of course we were scared but I think that's what they want. "It's not easy to talk about what happened right now. I just talked to the family and friends - I had some friends who were having dinner in the Bataclan area last night. "At this moment we should be having fun playing the World Tour finals but today it's really complicated for us." The World Tour Finals is the season finale for both singles and doubles, with world number one Novak Djokovic taking on Japan's Kei Nishikori at 14:00 GMT on Sunday, followed by Roger Federer against Tomas Berdych at 20:00.

French duo Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert plan to pay tribute to victims of the Paris attacks during the ATP World Tour Finals in London.

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"There should be no baseball season this year," Alfredo Pedrique, a former Major League Baseball player, said during a radio interview. He said he had seen people eating out of rubbish bins, and cited the "number of children who are dying because of the lack of food and medicine". Pedrique said it was a humanitarian issue, not a political one. The baseball coach appealed to the team owners in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP) to support his call "out of respect for the Venezuelans who are sacrificing their lives for the freedom of this country, for the benefit of all". Baseball is Venezuela's most popular sport - outdoing football, unlike many of its neighbours in South America. The call comes days after Venezuela lost the right to host the 2018 Caribbean Series tournament, which will now be played in Mexico instead. Tournament organisers did not specify a reason, but Venezuela has been hit by consistent political instability and street protests for months, which have led to dozens of deaths. Angry demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro, which have taken place on an almost daily basis since April, show no sign of abating. The opposition claims Mr Maduro's government has severely damaged the country's economy, and is calling for early elections. The government has blamed the opposition for the violence at the protests saying it uses teenagers and children as "cannon fodder".

Venezuela's baseball season should be cancelled due to the country's ongoing crisis, a leading coach has said.

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Hamilton said he was drawing on Ali's famous "rope-a-dope" victory over George Foreman in 1974 as he seeks to close the 29-point gap to the German. "I think about Muhammad Ali," Hamilton told BBC Sport. "He sat on the rope and let [Foreman] have the upper hand until he decided it was the right time to turn it around." Ahead of Sunday's British Grand Prix, Hamilton, the 2008 world champion, added: "I'm hoping I can do a similar thing. He inspires me in that fight." Hamilton thinks it is important to beat Rosberg this weekend. The Englishman has finished second to his rival in two of the last three races and retired from the other. "I am going to do everything to be out front," said Hamilton, who has had two retirements this year. In contrast, Rosberg has finished every race, winning three grands prix and finishing second five times. "Winning your home grand prix is one of the greatest experiences you can have as a driver," added Hamilton. "I'm hopeful I don't have any more bad luck with the non-finishes and it's time to turn things around." Hamilton has not won at Silverstone since 2008, when he dominated in wet conditions to take one of the greatest victories of his career. Former McLaren team-mate Jenson Button hopes there will be another British victory this weekend but says the pressure is on Hamilton. "It would be amazing to have a British victory," said the 2009 world champion. "The crowd would go wild. "For myself, it's going to be tricky to get on the top step. Lewis has got a shot. Let's hope it happens." The flowing, fast Silverstone circuit and the huge crowds - 80,000 spectators are expected to attend practice on Friday, with about 95,000 due for Saturday's qualifying and 120,000 for the race on Sunday - make the British Grand Prix a favourite amongst drivers. Rosberg says he will do everything he could to prevent Hamilton recording a home victory on Sunday. "I definitely am going to try," the German said. "It's not going to be easy here, but I will do my best and I'm optimistic." Having won seven of the eight races so far this season, only missing out in Canada last month when they ran into a rare reliability problem, Mercedes are expected to win at Silverstone, with Hamilton and Rosberg fighting it out at the front. World champions Red Bull should be their closest challengers, despite a poor race in Austria two weeks ago. Daniel Ricciardo, who was eighth in Austria, is the highest Red Bull driver in the championship in third place, 82 points behind Rosberg. The Australian, who took his maiden career victory in Canada, said the team said the team think they know what went wrong in Austria and were expecting a better weekend at Silverstone. That's because the plethora of high-speed corners suits the aerodynamic excellence of the Red Bull, while the power disadvantage of the Renault compared to the Mercedes engine is less of a handicap. "If we can be the strong package we normally are here, it can definitely bring us close to the other teams," said Ricciardo. "All going well, I think we should be the ones behind Mercedes. I think they'll still be quickest but whether that's half a second or two or three tenths [of a second] we'll have to find out. "If we get it all right we can be within a couple of three tenths from them." Ferrari are in a similar situation to Red Bull, with a good car let down by a poor engine, but double world champion Fernando Alonso is pessimistic about his chances of a podium finish at Silverstone. In fact, the Spaniard does not think his team will taste victory at all this season. "If I'm honest with you, I would say no, it's not possible to win this year," Alonso said. "But I thought in 2011 it was impossible to win a race and we won here. "Anything can happen in this sport, so we try to do the best we can. If one opportunity arrives, we will take it to win a race, but it is extremely difficult to win with the performance we are showing." If Alonso fails to register a win in 2014, it would be the first time since 2009 the 32-year-old has not won at least once in a season and only the second time since 2003. Alonso said he expected Williams drivers Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa, who locked out the front row and finished the race third and fourth in Austria, would again be strong in Silverstone. "They will be a threat," Alonso said. Listen to Lewis Hamilton's interview with BBC Radio 5 live British Grand Prix coverage details

Lewis Hamilton says he is inspired by boxer Muhammad Ali as he tries to overhaul Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in the Formula 1 title race.

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BlackRock director Jonathan Paul Burrows was caught by inspectors at Cannon Street station last year and admitted to avoiding the £21.50 fare from Stonegate in East Sussex. In total, Mr Burrows is believed to have dodged £42,550 in fares. The City watchdog said he "demonstrated a lack of honesty and integrity". "Mr Burrows has admitted that, on a number of occasions, he deliberately and knowingly failed to purchase a valid ticket to cover his entire journey," the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said. "As Mr Burrows held a senior position within the financial services industry and was an approved person, he should have been a role model for others and his conduct has fallen short of the standard expected for someone in his position," the organisation added. Mr Burrows avoided paying the full fare by boarding the London-bound train at Stonegate - a rural station with no barriers - without purchasing a ticket. On arriving in London, he went through the barriers at Cannon Street Station using an Oyster travel card, incurring a maximum fare of £7.20. Mr Burrows, who is now banned for life from working in any regulated financial industries, has since paid back the £42,550, plus £450 in legal costs. Reacting to the FCA's decision, he said: "I have always recognised that what I did was foolish. I have apologised to all concerned and reiterate that apology publicly." However he added that "the size of the settlement [with Southeastern] could be said to have led to a distorted perception of the scale of my wrongdoing". "While I respect the FCA's decision today, I also regret it, coming as it did after a 20-year career in the City that was without blemish. "I recognise that the FCA has on its plate more profound wrongdoing than mine in the financial services sector, and I am sorry that my case has taken up its time at this critical juncture for the future of the City and its reputation."

A London hedge fund manager who regularly avoided buying a train ticket on his commute to the City has been banned from working in the financial services industry.

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The man, in his 30s, was found just after 05:00 on Wednesday lying on the ground between Talisman Rise and Templar Rise in Dedridge, Livingston. He had sustained a "significant" head injury and was taken by ambulance to St John's Hospital in Livingston. Police Scotland said the man remains in a stable condition. DC Iain Duncan, of Police Scotland, said: "At this stage of inquiry we do not know what has happened to this man and we are now working to ascertain the full set of circumstances. "Today, I urge anyone who was in the area between midnight and 6am on Wednesday and who has information relevant to our investigation to please come forward immediately."

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was found with a serious head injury on a path in West Lothian.

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Biker Mark Smith said he was told he would no longer be served at The Royal Oak at Ulley, near Rotherham. The pub is owned by Samuel Smiths brewery, based at Tadcaster in North Yorkshire, who have not responded to a BBC request for comment. Solicitor Euan Lawrence said it was not against the law for the brewery to ban a group of bikers from its pubs. Read more about this and other stories from across Yorkshire The independent brewery, which has around 200 pubs, recently banned people from swearing on its premises. Mr Smith said the new ban emerged when he visited his local pub. "Before I even got to the car park a guy greeted me and said 'we're not allowed in, bikers are barred'. "I parked up and I am getting my gear off and a staff member came out to greet me and said 'I can't serve you, we've barred bikes'." Mr Smith said the staff member told him the decision came from the brewery and no reason to bar him and other bikers was given. Euan Lawrence, from Black's Solicitors in Leeds, said bikers were not a "protected group" under the Equality Act. "Whilst many people would say 'well in the plain English meaning of the word discrimination then yes it is discrimination'. "But for the purposes of the law and whether or not there is a remedy in respect of that discrimination - the short answer is there is not."

Motorcyclists have claimed they have been banned from a pub chain which recently barred swearing.

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The French government proposed senior diplomat Laurent Stefanini for the post in January but the Vatican is yet to respond to approve the choice. The Vatican usually responds within six weeks to approve such a new ambassador. The nomination of Mr Stefanini was seen as a litmus test for Pope Francis, who has taken a more liberal stance on homosexuality. A French government spokesman said there had been negotiations with the Vatican over the appointment. "France has chosen its ambassador to the Vatican. This choice was Stefanini and that remains the French proposal," said spokesman Stephane Le Foll. Observers say most Vatican appointments are confirmed within six weeks and that this long silence should be read as a rejection. The Vatican traditionally makes no statement if it intends to decline a nomination. Mr Stefanini served in the Holy See as a deputy ambassador in the French embassy from 2001 to 2005. He was described by the country's foreign ministry as "one of our best diplomats". France legalised same-sex marriage in 2013, despite opposition from the Catholic Church. Pope Francis is regarded as more tolerant of homosexuality than previous popes. "Who am I to judge?", he said in 2013.

France has said it will not back down over its nomination of an openly gay ambassador to the Vatican.

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It does not include a final decision about where to locate a new station in or near Sheffield. The announcement confirms ministers' commitment to push ahead with the controversial £56bn project, which they say will boost the economy. Critics say HS2 is not needed and will spoil parts of the countryside. The announcement removes much of the uncertainty over the project, except over where to site Sheffield's station - a decision on which is expected next year. The government's preferred option is for the main HS2 route to run east of Sheffield, with a separate spur to take passengers to Sheffield city centre. This would cost around £1bn less than the alternative suggestions - which involved taking the main HS2 line through Sheffield city centre or to a new station at the Meadowhall shopping centre just outside Sheffield, near the M1. Another spur will take HS2 to a new station at Manchester airport. The first phase of the £56bn railway is due to open in December 2026, with trains to travel at high speed between London and Birmingham before continuing on the existing West Coast Main Line. The second, Y-shaped phase is due to be completed by about 2032-33. Now that the government has confirmed most of its chosen route, it will go through the parliamentary process. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said support and compensation would be available to those affected by the project, who can begin the process now by contacting HS2 Ltd. The Department for Transport says compensation will be calculated at 110% of the value their home would have had without any plans for HS2. Anyone living within 60m of the route is entitled to compensation, although the DfT said that could be extended in certain circumstances and wasn't "a hard and fast rule". Nevertheless, communities along the proposed route in South Yorkshire are still voicing strong objections. Among them are residents of the newly built Shimmer Estate in Mexborough, which is likely to be demolished to make way for the new rail line. Resident Russell Holmes said: "It may be a new estate, but it's a proper community. For that to be destroyed is devastating. "But the uncertainty, waiting until it happens, when you can actually put something in place to move, is horrible as well." The area's MP, former Labour leader Ed Miliband, said he would oppose the planned Sheffield part of the route, saying it "flies in the face of evidence, logic, value for money and the needs and interests of local people". He added: "This is the wrong decision for South Yorkshire, wrong for Doncaster and wrong for the residents who will see their homes destroyed and communities blighted." Jonathan Pile, of campaign group Yorkshire Against HS2, said the proposed route was "unsuitable, should be struck out" and was "unfit for purpose". Pressure group Stop HS2 said that once the high-speed railway was operating, existing intercity services to London would be reduced by up to two trains an hour. The group's campaign manager, Joe Rukin, said ministers were "trying to con the public" that the high-speed line was needed to boost rail capacity. "The government have finally come clean in admitting 'freeing up capacity' means for many cities 'losing the trains you already have', as the HS2 business case demands £8.3bn worth of cuts to existing services," he added.

The government has announced the route for the second phase of the high-speed rail line HS2, from Crewe to Manchester and the West Midlands to Leeds.

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Consider the unreliable plumbing, dated wallpaper, and room service meals that can arrive an hour late and stone cold. But a German tech start-up called Triprebel hopes to overcome one of the most vexing obstacles to a pleasant stay; paying too much for your room. Because nothing spoils a trip more than leaving your expensive single room to eat breakfast beside another guest who paid far less for their penthouse suite. That concern is the driving focus for Triprebel's CEO, Carlos Borges, who describes the new website as the "smartest way to book your hotel." He says current travel search engines - think Expedia, Kayak or Orbitz - offer users a snapshot hotel rate at the precise moment they initiate a search. But the market for hotel rooms, he explains, "is not like a snapshot, it's like a movie." In short, room amenities and prices fluctuate, like plot twists. Triprebel's algorithm constantly checks the rates for each hotel room, from the moment it is booked, until a couple of days before a guest checks in. "So if the rate goes down," Mr Borges says, "we change it automatically for you and you get the full advantage of that better rate." That 'full advantage' means a refund of the difference in price, with the firm taking a commission on the cheaper replacement booking. Triprebel's numbers show that a third of hotel rooms are available at a lower rate in the month after they are booked. The tech start-up is one of several that have taken up residence in one of the warehouse buildings that line Hamburg's old port canals. The firm shares its building with Greenpeace and the WWF in this rapidly developing industrial neighbourhood. A stack of beer sits waiting in a corner for the end of the week. Mr Borges says the company's growth for the most recent quarter, which he pegs at 140%, is a reason to celebrate. But before that, a half dozen staff must first test an additional 400,000 hotels that will soon be included in the website's algorithm. An employee's dog provides a welcome distraction, beneath a hanging picture of a Land Rover, with the slogan 'Never Stop Exploring.' "We are travellers ourselves so we really feel good about helping our fellow travellers," enthuses Mr Borges, a Brazilian who originally moved to Germany to study for an MBA. "When we get an email from someone praising the room he has, because he got upgraded, that's something that makes us feel very enthusiastic about what we're doing." Staffers hail from diverse professional backgrounds in Italy, Austria and the Netherlands. Currently about half the website's traffic comes from German users, and it may prove challenging to expand internationally into the already saturated online travel search marketplace. "Competing with other start-ups is matter of how good your execution is and how well you're funded," Mr Borges says. "So there we have a headstart, we've already been funded. We've already executed some of the technologies." But some travel experts question not the technology, but the financial model behind the business. A website user is not charged a premium to guarantee the cheapest room price, but travel writer Alison Rice says the company's long-term profitability could be reliant on cooperation from the hotel industry. "They like early bookings so they've got the money in the bank, they know they can stay open and pay their staff," says Ms Rice of hotel proprietors. "What happens when, come nearer the date, they decide to drop the price to fill empty rooms and they have to pay the money back to Triprebel? I'm not sure how that will work with the hotels." Travel industry consultant, Ian Mackinnon thinks this could prove an obstacle: "I think this will probably lead to a change whereby hotels will ask you for a deposit at the point of booking." Some independent hotels have already rebelled against the existing price comparison sites by guaranteeing that only guests that book rooms directly with them can access the lowest room prices. Mr Borges - who says he founded Triprebel after struggling to organise a group holiday for 10 friends - says pushback from parts of the hotel sector will not upset his overall business strategy. "We're building Triprebel as a shopping assistant," he explains as he wrestles a football from the mouth of the boisterous office dog. "The end goal is that consumers can come to us, state the purchase intention and we go out there and buy the right product at the right time, considering not only hotels but the whole travel experience, from the flights to the car rental, to the hotel to the activities at the destination." As he puts it, "the boring part of doing the trip is up to us."

Frequent travellers can face a host of problems when it comes to unpalatable hotel options.

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The midfielder, who had been relegated to the sidelines after a bout of tonsillitis and an ankle injury, could return to the team as Garde looks to make changes after Sunday's 6-0 home defeat by Liverpool. The Daily Mirror is reporting that Joleon Lescott has responded to critics following his post-match tweet on Sunday. The defender has told a fan to come to the training ground to meet him as well as retaliating to comments from former Villa striker Stan Collymore. And the Birmingham Mail has displayed a film made by YouTube stars Copa 90 showing what it is like to be an Aston Villa supporter at the moment. The documentary collates fans' opinions on the club's current situation.

Aston Villa's Jack Grealish has returned to training and could be in line to start for the club after being dropped to the bench by boss Remi Garde, according to the Express and Star.

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A Mass for Eoghan Chada, 10, and his brother Ruairí, 5, was said in St Lazerian's Church, Ballinkillen, in County Carlow. Parish priest Father Declan Foley said the boys' deaths were "beyond comprehension". He said when their bodies were discovered, it was as "if the earth had quaked and the house had shook". Parish priest Father Declan Foley said the pair had brought joy and happiness to their family and the community in Ballinkillen. He reflected on the fact that last Sunday the boys had been in the church with their grandmother, helping her tidy up after Mass. On Friday, the boys were buried in the adjoining cemetery to the church. The service included the boy's favourite Bible story, Noah's Ark, and a reflection by Father George Augustine, an Indian priest from Portlaoise. "Their deaths have stunned the whole community but particularly the parents of their classmates, and their big concern was how they were going to tell their own children this sad news," Fr Foley said. On Friday, a judge ordered that the boys' father, who is charged with their murder, should undergo medical treatment. Sanjeev Chada, 43, from Ballinkillen, County Carlow, was further remanded in custody when he appeared before a district court in County Roscommon. The bodies of Eoghan and Ruairí Chada were discovered in a vehicle driven by their father in County Mayo on Monday. Their father was charged with their murders on Thursday night.

Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of two young boys found dead in the boot of a car in County Mayo.

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And yet, according to the Islamic Society of Nevada, there are six mosques and around 30,000 Muslims in this oasis of neon. For the Islamic minority in Sin City, life is not always easy. Gazing out of a bus window at the garish lights, Talibah Abdul-Wahid, a student who also teaches pupils at the city's Masjid as Sabur mosque, is worried. As an American Muslim in a black hijab, the traditional shawl covering head but not face, she does not always find these journeys pleasant. "I get people who don't want to sit next to me, people who whisper things like, 'Does she have a bomb on her, is she going to harm us?'" she says. This week, Ms Abdul-Wahid, 19, joined fellow Muslims and members of other faiths to condemn the murders of 14 people in California, which are being investigated as an act of Islamist terrorism. Surrounded by banners proclaiming Islam's respect for America and promotion of tolerance, freedom and democracy, they talked about the violence, the backlash and about Donald Trump. The Republican presidential candidate responded to the killings in San Bernardino by proposing the suspension of all Muslim immigration to the US, a statement that sent chills up Muslim spines. Islam, said one of the speakers, Dr Zia Khan, a Las Vegas cardiologist, had once again been "tarnished and ridiculed by unscrupulous politicians". Such language, he argued, would "fan the flames of hate and lead us down the very path that our enemies want to see us go". There is a weary feeling here about the cycle of events; a violent attack followed by an expectation that the Islamic community will publicly restate a commitment to peace. At the Masjid as Sabur mosque, the imam Fateen Seifullah, thinks such an expectation is hypocritical. "It is just inconsistent," he says, "we're not mentioning it when people are being gunned down by white supremacists, by people with distorted ideologies in this country who go into the theatres, who go into the schools, who go into the abortion clinic, who went into the church." In other words, why are such killers rarely referred to as Christian extremists, even when they claim to be driven by Biblical teachings? "We would be safe if we just referred to criminals as criminals, murderers as murderers without putting religious titles on them," says Mr Seifullah who argues that Mr Trump's response to San Bernardino has "given people approval" to be racist and bigoted, "to think that it's OK to discriminate against one group of people over another." Half a century after "intense civil rights struggles," he warns, "we can go back to that. There are people who are embracing his rhetoric and that's frightening." As he spoke, across town the man himself was preparing to address supporters at a rally near his golden Trump Tower hotel complex. In the crowd, many supporters brushed off talk that the presidential hopeful was making life difficult for Muslims. "Hopefully his comments did not bring out the worst in those that might be on the fringe," said Chris Patterson, wearing a Trump T-shirt, scarf and badge. "As far as I know no-one really here goes out and attacks people for what they do," he adds. Norma Ash from Maine, sporting a baseball cap bearing Mr Trump's slogan "Make America Great Again" was more incendiary, arguing in favour of violence against mosques in the US. "I think they should bomb mosques," she says, clarifying when asked that she means mosques in the US, "I think they should because they keep coming here and making trouble. "You don't know what they are. You don't know if they are bad people or good people." Pew Research Center's 2014 Religious Landscape Study found that 0.9% of US adults identify as Muslims. A 2011 survey of Muslim Americans, estimated that there were 1.8 million Muslim adults (and 2.75 million Muslims of all ages) in the country. That survey also found that a majority of US Muslims (63%) are immigrants. Demographic projections estimate that Muslims will make up 2.1% of the US population by the year 2050, surpassing people who identify as Jewish on the basis of religion as the second-largest faith group in the country (not including people who say they have no religion). A recent Pew Research Center report estimated that the Muslim share of immigrants granted permanent residency status (green cards) increased from about 5% in 1992 to roughly 10% in 2012, representing about 100,000 immigrants in that year. Source: Pew Research Center Her sentiments were not echoed by anyone else we spoke to at the rally which was, in some ways, a rather strange event. The mogul's speech, during which he repeatedly inveighed against the media penned in to the centre of the hall, was interrupted several times by protestors. As security guards attempted to drag one black protestor from the room, someone in the crowd cursed profanely and shouted that he should be set on fire. It was a lone voice but one adding to a sense of foreboding among the Muslims of Las Vegas. "Over the recent weeks, comments from people like Donald Trump have definitely added fuel to the fire, says Talibah Abdul-Wahid. "Before I leave to school, I'm always worried, is this going to be the last time I'm going to go home? Is this going to be the last time I see my family?" Nevertheless, Ms Abdul-Wahid says she will not stop wearing her Islamic attire. "If we stop wearing our hijab, if we stop claiming to be Muslims that means that people like Donald Trump win, that we completely disregard the constitution and that we believe that we are terrorists when we're not."

Hard-gambling, hard-drinking, hard-living Las Vegas is not, you might think, a natural fit for Islam.

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The 29-year-old has signed a two-year contract with the Dingwall side after leaving Shrewsbury Town. "I'm delighted to bring Jim back to Dingwall on a permanent deal," manager Jim McIntyre told the Ross County website. "He has lots of experience and qualities that can help bring on the younger players in our squad." O'Brien spent six months on loan at Ross County last season, making 18 appearances and scoring twice. The former Celtic and Motherwell midfielder may not be available to play in Friday night's Scottish League Cup encounter with Hibernian unless international clearance arrives in time. "He played a part in helping us achieve our goals in the second half of last season and he wants to come and play for us," added McIntyre, who has also signed Sean Kelly, Thomas Mikkelsen and Jamie Lindsay this summer. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Ross County have signed winger Jim O'Brien on a permanent deal following a loan spell last season.

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Liberal Democrat AM Eluned Parrott said the Welsh government had "wasted" more than £52,000 on them at railway stations in south Wales. She accused ministers of spending public money to "promote themselves before an election". The Welsh government said it was unapologetic about the campaign. A spokesman said: "We are not going to apologise for informing the Welsh public about one of the most important economic and social projects in Wales' history. "Are the Liberal Democrats really saying that we should not be providing people in Wales with this important information?" Ms Parrott said her party backed the project, but added: "To all intents and purposes, here we have Labour ministers spending over £50,000 of public money to promote themselves before an election. "This is money spent only on marketing the fact that one day, years in the future, there will be a Metro in south Wales. "This is a cynical way of spending public money. The minister is wasting tens of thousands of pounds on a useless poster campaign." Work on the Metro is set to start in 2017 and finish in 2020, a government spokesman said. Formal consultation for the £600m programme to develop an integrated network of rail, bus and light rail services begins in 2016.

An advertising campaign promoting the South Wales Metro has been criticised as "useless" and a "cynical way of spending public money".

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The fire blew out the windows of the property on Lewes Road, initially leading to reports that there had been an explosion. Emergency services attended the scene at 02:50 BST and the body was discovered in the upstairs of the house, which had been badly damaged. Police and the fire service are carrying out a joint investigation into the cause of the fire. Residents from several neighbouring homes, which were evacuated, have now been allowed back into their properties. The street, just off Neasham Road, remains cordoned off.

A man's body has been found after a fire at a house in Darlington.

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Michael Gove said his decision to defy his friend and ally the prime minister and back the leave campaign was the most difficult of his career. But he said the EU had "proved a failure on so many fronts" and he felt compelled to put his political convictions before loyalty to the PM. He is the most high-profile minister to declare for out so far. Four other cabinet ministers - Iain Duncan Smith, Chris Grayling, John Whittingdale and Theresa Villiers - have signed up to the Leave campaign. Home Secretary Theresa May - who out campaigners had hoped would join their cause - has backed the campaign to remain in the EU. In a lengthy statement on his reasons for joining the leave campaign, Mr Gove said: "I believe our country would be freer, fairer and better off outside the EU. And if, at this moment of decision, I didn't say what I believe, I would not be true to my convictions or my country. "By leaving the EU we can take control. Indeed, we can show the rest of Europe the way to flourish. "Instead of grumbling and complaining about the things we can't change and growing resentful and bitter, we can shape an optimistic, forward-looking and genuinely internationalist alternative to the path the EU is going down." He said he had wrestled for weeks "with the most difficult decision of my political life". "I was encouraged to stand for Parliament by David Cameron and he has given me the opportunity to serve in what I believe is a great, reforming government. "I think he is an outstanding prime minister. There is, as far as I can see, only one significant issue on which we have differed. And that is the future of the UK in the European Union. "It pains me to have to disagree with the prime minister on any issue. My instinct is to support him through good times and bad. "But I cannot duck the choice which the prime minister has given every one of us." Mr Gove said it was "hard to overstate the degree to which the EU is a constraint on ministers' ability to do the things they were elected to do, or to use their judgment about the right course of action for the people of this country". Addressing claims by Mrs May and the prime minister that remaining in the EU was the best option for Britain's future security, he said: "Far from providing security in an uncertain world, the EU's policies have become a source of instability and insecurity." Mr Cameron has warned that leaving the European Union would be a "leap in the dark", as he urged voters to back his reform deal. The PM said: "Those who want to leave Europe cannot tell you if British businesses would be able to access Europe's free trade single market, or if working people's jobs are safe, or how much prices would rise. All they're offering is a risk at a time of uncertainty - a leap in the dark." Mr Gove's decision was welcomed by out campaigners, with UKIP MEP Roger Helmer tweeting: "Seems that Michael Gove will campaign for #Brexit. Well done that man. Courageous and principled." There has been increasing speculation in recent days that Mr Gove would argue for an EU exit, with some commentators suggesting he would not lead the campaign. Leave campaigners have been pinning their hopes on landing a big name to go up against Mr Cameron - with London Mayor Boris Johnson, who is yet to reveal which side he will back, still their top target.

Justice Secretary Michael Gove has said Britain would be "freer, fairer and better off outside the EU".

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Media playback is not supported on this device The credibility of records was examined following the sport's doping scandal. Britain's Paula Radcliffe, who faces losing her 2003 marathon world record, called the proposals "cowardly". "I am hurt and do feel this damages my reputation and dignity," she said, adding that the governing bodies had "again failed clean athletes". Svein Arne Hansen, the European Athletics president, said world records "are meaningless if people don't really believe them". However, Radcliffe said the changes were "heavy handed" and "confusing to the public". European Athletics set up a taskforce to look into the credibility of world records in January. Its ruling council has now ratified the proposals put forward by the taskforce, and it wants the sport's world governing body, the IAAF, to adopt the changes it sets out. Media playback is not supported on this device If the proposals are accepted by the IAAF, a world record would only be recognised if it meets all three of the following criteria: The IAAF has stored blood and urine samples only since 2005 and current records that do not meet the new criteria would remain on an "all-time list", but not be officially recognised as records. This would include Jonathan Edwards' triple jump record of 18.29m - set in 1995 - and Colin Jackson's 1994 indoor 60m hurdles world record of 7.30secs, as well as Radcliffe's marathon mark of two hours 15 minutes and 25 seconds, set in 2003 using two male pacemakers. Mary Keitany of Kenya broke Radcliffe's women's-only world record to win the 2017 London Marathon in two hours 17 minutes one second, the second-fastest time in history. The council also recommended that a performance should be wiped from record books if the athlete had committed a "doping or integrity violation, even if it does not directly impact the record performance". The proposals are a response to last year's McLaren report, which uncovered widespread doping in sport - and athletics in particular. Russian athletes are currently banned from international competition unless they can satisfy strict criteria to show they are clean. More than 100 Olympic athletes who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Games have been sanctioned for doping after the International Olympic Committee embarked on a programme of retesting old samples. "There are records in which people in the sport, the media and the public do not have complete confidence," added taskforce chair Pierce O'Callaghan. IAAF president Lord Coe said the changes were "a step in the right direction". "There will be athletes, current record holders, who will feel that the history we are recalibrating will take something away from them, but if organised and structured properly we have a good chance of winning back credibility in this area," he said. European Athletics president Hansen said he would encourage the IAAF to adopt the proposal at its August council meeting. "What we are proposing is revolutionary and not just because most world and European records will have to be replaced," Hansen added. "We want to raise the standards for recognition to a point where everyone can be confident that everything is fair and above board." Radcliffe has previously criticised plans to wipe records from the books and last month told BBC Sport she favoured making doping a criminal offence instead to deter cheats. She issued a statement on Monday criticising the new proposals and athletics governing bodies. "I worked extremely hard for my PBs and they will always be valid to me. I know they were set through hard work and best effort and abiding by all the rules and am proud of them," Radcliffe wrote. "Governing bodies have a duty to protect every clean athlete, here they again fail those athletes. We had to compete against cheats, they couldn't provide us a level playing field, we lost out on medals, moments and earnings due to cheats, saw our sport dragged through the mud due to cheats and now, thanks to those who cheat we potentially lose our World and Area records. "Although we are moving forward I don't believe we are yet at the point where we have a testing procedure capable of catching every cheat out there, so why reset at this point? Do we really believe a record set in 2015 is totally clean and one in 1995 not? "I am hurt and do feel this damages my reputation and dignity. It is a heavy handed way to wipe out some really suspicious records in a cowardly way by simply sweeping all aside instead of having the guts to take the legal plunge and wipe any record that would be found in a court of law to have been illegally assisted. "It is confusing to the public at a time when athletics already struggles to market itself. How do they explain how stadium, club and national records are better than the Area or World marks or will they force all those to be to wiped out too?"

All athletics world records set before 2005 could be rewritten under a "revolutionary" new proposal from European Athletics.

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The 30-year-old signed a new three-year contract with Notts on Monday. Gurney told BBC Radio Nottingham: "Notts are a very special club with a lot of history. In my five years here, my career has been on an upward trend. "Despite the fact we've been relegated, I feel pretty optimistic about the future and quite excited to be getting stuck in under Peter Moores." Gurney joined Notts from East Midlands rivals Leicestershire in 2011 and has since taken 306 wickets for the Trent Bridge club in all formats. "I am really grateful to Mick (Newell) who originally signed me and I feel loyalty to him, as well as the club to be honest," continued Gurney. "I think we can rebuild next season, tweak a few things and hopefully build a foundation which can propel us back into Division One."

Harry Gurney says he feels optimistic about the future despite suffering relegation with Nottinghamshire.

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MOTD2 pundit Alan Shearer looks at the reasons why Jose Mourinho's Chelsea side won the Premier League by such a convincing margin and explains why it will be hard to stop them achieving more success. Every part of their team did their bit but the biggest reason for their success is one man, Jose Mourinho. His influence was huge. Media playback is not supported on this device The Blues manager is a serial winner who lives for titles and trophies - and he knows exactly how to get what he wants. I don't accept the 'boring boring Chelsea' jibes his side have faced recently. I think that is utter rubbish. It is not Chelsea's problem if teams cannot beat them, and it is pretty embarrassing if they then call them boring. The only tag the Blues deserve is 'worthy champions' because that is what they are. Everyone else has a lot of catching up to do. One of the biggest reasons Chelsea won the title is that, unlike his rivals, Mourinho identified what he needed last summer, and went out and got it. I am sure he was hurt by what happened to Chelsea last season, his first back at Stamford Bridge since his last spell ended in 2007. Despite not having a really top-class centre-forward they went very close to winning the title. Near-misses don't mean anything to Mourinho, though. He addressed the main issue holding his side back by signing Diego Costa, who has scored the goals that were missing. Chelsea were also lacking a bit of guile in midfield, and Cesc Fabregas has provided the extra creativity there. His midfield partnership with Nemanja Matic, who Mourinho signed in January 2014 to sit and police the back four, is just one part of a team system that works perfectly. Chelsea have some top players, but their squad also has a great hunger and desire. That is down to their manager. By the end of the season, Chelsea will have broken the record for the most days spent on top of the table, and also the most consecutive days. They were joint-top with Manchester City at the start of January but, since they kicked their first ball of the campaign, the only time they have not been at the summit was after the second round of games. Their players had the character to deal with it. From August onwards, they have been the team to beat and the best team full-stop. That underlines their consistency over the last nine months, and shows the almost total control they have had on the title race. Even when they were hit for five by Tottenham on New Year's Day, no panic set in. That was one of their very few bad days, which are inevitable over a long season, but they never suffered a slump for a sustained period of time. They have never had to play catch-up in the title race and are not used to doing it in individual games either. Again, they are usually in control. They have scored the first goal in 27 out of their 35 league matches, which is obviously important for any team, but especially for Chelsea. When you have a defence like they do, they are very rarely pegged back when they get in front. I keep hearing that players need to be rested and rotated but Chelsea don't do it, and their approach seems to have helped rather than hindered them. Instead, Mourinho uses a core group of players who start whenever they are available. That includes Eden Hazard, who is hardly ever taken off either, something that is rare for an attacking player. At the back, John Terry has been magnificent and he has played every single minute of every league game. Media playback is not supported on this device The rest of the back four - Gary Cahill, Branislav Ivanovic and Cesar Azpilicueta - play whenever they are fit. Compare them to, say, Manchester City who chop and change their defence a lot and you can see the benefit of a settled unit who work relentlessly together. Chelsea have had 17 clean sheets out of 35 league games, and they have only conceded more than two goals twice. They were pretty good at the back in the first half of the season when they were scoring goals freely. Until 17 January, only Southampton had conceded fewer goals. But in the past few weeks when they have been more pragmatic in the way they have been getting results, they have been even better at the back. From August to January, Chelsea played some sparkling football and you only have to look at their attacking statistics to see that they were anything but dull. So they earned the right to play the way they have been in the last few weeks, when they have been protecting their lead at the top of the table. I put that change in approach down to form and fitness of some of their players, with Costa's absence being the obvious example. The important thing was that Chelsea kept winning, though, and they have done that. None of their rivals have managed it over the duration of the season and the way I would sum up this campaign is that Chelsea have been brilliant and the rest of the league has not been good enough - by quite a margin. City, Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool have all been disappointing, especially when you look at the money they have spent, because they are further away from Chelsea now than they have been for a while. Chelsea have done the job they set out to do at the start of the season, which is to win the title. They have the best defensive record in the Premier League and only City have scored more goals. They also have the best player, Hazard. Put all of that together and I just cannot accept they are dull. They have not got the credit they deserve but I don't think that bothers Mourinho one iota. Media playback is not supported on this device The only thing that matters to him is winning the Premier League, and he has done that with ease. He has his third title in English football, and now he will want more. He can get that with this Chelsea team, which certainly does not need much work done to it over the summer. I am pretty sure a centre-forward will be high on Mourinho's shopping list because we have seen how much they have missed Costa when he has been out. Also, Didier Drogba is 37 now and I am not sure how long he can keep going. But the main thing for Chelsea is that Mourinho is not going anywhere - while he is around, there are more trophies to come. Alan Shearer was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.

I tipped Chelsea to win the title in August and there was not one moment during the whole season that I did not think they would end up as champions.

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Hasbro, the maker of My Little Pony, approached Mattel about a deal late last year, according to Bloomberg news. The combination of the two toy-makers would produce a company with a $20bn market capitalization as of Wednesday. In 1996, Mattel made a $5.2bn (£3.5bn) offer to buy Hasbro, but the two sides failed to reach a final agreement. Over the last few years, Mattel has lost market share to Hasbro and Denmark's Lego. Lego overtook Mattel as the world's largest toy-marker in 2014. In its most recent quarter, Mattel reported a 4% drop in worldwide sales and expects sales to decline this year. That is partly because Hasbro has taken over the contract to produce toys based on the Disney movie Frozen, and toys sold under the Princess brand. Mattel estimated in 2014 that the Princess brand brought in $300m. In an effort to boost sales of its Barbie line, Mattel introduced three new body types and seven new skin tones in January. Sales of Barbie dolls fell 10% globally in 2015. Neither company has commented on the rumoured deal. Hasbro's share price rose 1.5%. In afternoon trading, Mattel shares fell back and were trading up 1.6% on the day. Hasbro reports its full-year earnings report on 8 February.

Shares in Mattel, the maker of Barbie dolls, jumped 8% on Thursday following a report it had discussed a merger with rival Hasbro.

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Ed Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical worker for the CIA, has since revealed himself to be the source of the leaks in an interview with the Guardian news website. US director of national intelligence James Clapper described the leaks as "extremely damaging" to national security, but Mr Snowden said he had acted because he found the extent of US surveillance "horrifying". What could the US government see? According to the documents revealed by Ed Snowden, the US National Security Agency (NSA) has access on a massive scale to individual chat logs, stored data, voice traffic, file transfers and social networking data of individuals. The US government confirmed it did request millions of phone records from US company Verizon, which included call duration, location and the phone numbers of both parties on individual calls. How much do the spooks know? Why every call matters What can you learn from phone records? According to the documents, Prism also enabled "backdoor" access to the servers of nine major technology companies including Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube and Apple. These servers would process and store a vast amount of information, including private posts on social media, web chats and internet searches. All the companies named have denied their involvement, and it is unknown how Prism actually works. National Security Agency (NSA) Director Keith Alexander said that the eavesdropping operations have helped keep Americans secure - yet cannot provide details. "If we tell the terrorists every way that we're going to track them, they will get through and Americans will die," he said Some experts question its true powers, with digital forensics professor Peter Sommer telling the BBC the access may be more akin to a "catflap" than a "backdoor". "The spooks may be allowed to use these firms' servers but only in respect of a named target," he said. "Or they may get a court order and the firm will provide them with material on a hard-drive or similar." What about data-protection laws? Different countries have different laws regarding data protection, but these tend to aim to regulate what data companies can hold about their customers, what they can do with it and how long they can keep it for - rather than government activity. Most individual company privacy policies will include a clause suggesting they will share information if legally obliged - and include careful wording about other monitoring. Facebook's privacy policy, for example, states: " We use the information [uploaded by users] to prevent potentially illegal activities". Are we all being watched? The ways in which individual governments monitor citizen activity is notoriously secretive in the interests of national security, and officials generally argue that preventing terrorism over-rides protecting privacy. "You can't have 100% security and also then have 100% privacy and zero inconvenience," said US President Barack Obama, defending US surveillance tactics. Senator Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said that phone records were only accessed by the NSA in cases where there was reason to suspect an individual was connected with al-Qaeda or Iran. Speaking to the BBC UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said that "law abiding citizens" in Britain would "never be aware of all the things... agencies are doing to stop your identity being stolen or to stop a terrorist blowing you up". Does it make a difference which country you live in? User data (such as emails and social media activity) is often not stored in the same country as the users themselves - Facebook for example has a clause in its privacy policy saying that all users must consent to their data being "transferred to and stored in" the US. The US Patriot Act of 2001 gave American authorities new powers over European data stored in this way. This method of storage is part of cloud computing, in which both storage and processing is carried out away from the individual's own PC. "Most cloud providers, and certainly the market leaders, fall within the US jurisdiction either because they are US companies or conduct systematic business in the US," Axel Arnbak, a researcher at the University of Amsterdam's Institute for Information Law, told CBS News last year after conducting a study into cloud computing, higher education and the act. "In particular, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments (FISA) Act makes it easy for US authorities to circumvent local government institutions and mandate direct and easy access to cloud data belonging to non-Americans living outside the US, with little or no transparency obligations for such practices - not even the number of actual requests." Are other governments involved? UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has so far refused to confirm or deny whether British government surveillance department GCHQ has had access to Prism. It is not known whether other governments around the world have been either aware of or involved in the use of Prism, which is reported to have been established in 2007. In a statement, the EU Justice Commission said it was "concerned" about the consequences of Prism for EU citizens and was "seeking more details" from the US authorities. "Where the rights of an EU citizen in a Member State are concerned, it is for a national judge to determine whether data can be lawfully transmitted in accordance with legal requirements (be they national, EU or international)," said a spokesperson for Justice Commissioner Vivane Reding. What does this mean for internet use? William Hague insists that law-abiding citizens have nothing to worry about, and there is no legal way of "opting out" of monitoring activity carried out in the name of national or global security. However privacy concerns about information uploaded to the internet have been around for almost as long as the internet itself, and campaign group Privacy International says the reported existence of Prism confirms its "worst fears and suspicions". "Since many of the world's leading technology companies are based in the US, essentially anyone who participates in our interconnected world and uses popular services like Google or Skype can have their privacy violated through the Prism programme," says Privacy International on its website. "The US government can have access to much of the world's data, by default, with no recourse." Edward Snowden, the source of the leaked documents, said he had acted over concerns about privacy. "I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things… I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded," he told the Guardian.

Both international governments and the world's biggest tech companies are in crisis following the leaking of documents that suggest the US government was able to access detailed records of individual smartphone and internet activity, via a scheme called Prism.

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Media playback is not supported on this device The Stags dominated for long spells and had the best of the chances, but twice found themselves behind. For the second successive home game the Stags lost possession and were punished on the counter-attack as Jordan Slew ran onto the ball in his own half and raced clear on 14 minutes, leaving Jamie McGuire in his wake, and he slotted home across Brian Jensen and off the far post. It was their only effort of the half with Argyle keeper Luke McCormick by far the busier. He stopped a tame early Matt Green effort, tipped away a curling James Baxendale shot, made a fine block from Ashley Hemmings and watched a Mitch Rose blast sail over the bar. But Mansfield were level on 58 minutes as Green flicked on a Rose cross and Hemmings blasted home a rising shot under the far angle from the far post. Hemmings twice came close to another, firing just wide and hitting a post. But the Pilgrims, who have only lost once in 16 games snatched it as Slew fed Fox to fire home an excellent finish from 18 yards. Report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Mansfield Town 1, Plymouth Argyle 2. Second Half ends, Mansfield Town 1, Plymouth Argyle 2. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Sonny Bradley (Plymouth Argyle) because of an injury. Malvind Benning (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by David Ijaha (Plymouth Argyle). Foul by Malvind Benning (Mansfield Town). Ryan Donaldson (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing. Yann Songo'o (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Darius Henderson (Mansfield Town). Foul by Darius Henderson (Mansfield Town). Ben Purrington (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Darius Henderson (Mansfield Town). Yann Songo'o (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half. James Spencer (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Krystian Pearce (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by James Spencer (Plymouth Argyle). Substitution, Mansfield Town. Danny Rose replaces Lee Collins. Yann Songo'o (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Malvind Benning (Mansfield Town). Attempt saved. Rhys Bennett (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. David Ijaha replaces Jordan Slew. Attempt missed. Ashley Hemmings (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Substitution, Mansfield Town. Darius Henderson replaces James Baxendale. Goal! Mansfield Town 1, Plymouth Argyle 2. David Fox (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Slew. Foul by Yann Songo'o (Plymouth Argyle). Matt Green (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Chris Clements. Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Malvind Benning. Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Krystian Pearce. Substitution, Mansfield Town. Jack Thomas replaces Mitch Rose. Mitch Rose (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Ben Purrington (Plymouth Argyle). Attempt missed. Graham Carey (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Attempt missed. Yann Songo'o (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Attempt saved. Ashley Hemmings (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. David Fox (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Rhys Bennett (Mansfield Town). James Baxendale (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by David Fox (Plymouth Argyle).

David Fox's first goal for Plymouth Argyle 10 minutes from time saw them into the hat for the second round of the FA Cup after a hard-fought win at Mansfield Town.

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A report to its executive committee seeks approval to get the process under way during this school year. The local authority is carrying out the review against a background of "ongoing financial challenges". However, it stressed that it was not simply about making savings but also delivering benefits. But what are some of the key issues to be addressed? Councillors are being recommended to start statutory consultation on the closure of three schools in the region. Eccles/Leitholm Primary, Ettrick Primary and Hobkirk Primary have already been mothballed. A full report on their position is likely to be delivered later this year. The viability and provision of the existing four Roman Catholic schools in the Borders has been a "considerable challenge for the council over a number of years". In 2012, one head teacher was put in place for all of them. Now the authority hopes to carry out further informal consultation on the best way forward. It would consider school leadership structures, the continuation of provision in four locations, staff recruitment and the quality of education. The council is proposing to engage with all its rural schools with less than 50 pupils over the sustainability of those numbers. Staff will attend parent council meetings at the schools involved. Discussion on the future of education provision in the towns of Jedburgh, Eyemouth, Hawick and Galashiels is also planned. Phase one of the review would also see a Selkirk schools catchment review involving Yarrow, Kirkhope, Philiphaugh and Knowepark Primaries. The second phase, to start in the following school year, would look at the Berwickshire, Earlston, Kelso and Peebles school clusters. A review of school transport policy has also been promised before the end of 2017/18. Councillor Sandy Aitchison said: "The principle of the school estate review is to look at our buildings and locations with a view to increasing educational opportunities, improving outcomes for children and young people and ensuring that our school estate is sustainable, affordable and suitable for the future. "The pre-consultation with parents, pupils and communities has given us a 'warts and all' assessment of our schools from these key stakeholders. "Going forward, these views will be taken into account in the next stage of our discussions and in the formal proposals we will take out to public consultation. "The school estate review as a whole, and the actions identified following the specific consultations to take place, are not going to be an overnight process and we are committed to fully engaging with parents, pupils, staff and wider community as we progress with the review over the coming months and years."

Scottish Borders Council is set to start the first phase of a wide-ranging overhaul of its schools provision across the region.

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Media playback is not supported on this device Sexton, 30, has suffered several concussions and was forced off in the 69th minute of Ireland's defeat by France on 13 February. Jones said: "We target players all the time. That's part of rugby isn't it? "I'm not saying Sexton is a weak defender, but we're going to target players because we want to win." Jones added that coaches have picked out particular opposition players in their tactical plans "since Adam was a boy", revealing that he had told his players to run at England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson's injured right shoulder when coaching Australia in the 2003 World Cup final. The treatment meted out to fly-half Sexton in Paris - including an off-the-ball shoulder charge by second row Yoann Maestri early in the first half - was criticised by Ireland coach Joe Schmidt. Maestri escaped a ban after the incident was reviewed by the citing commissioner. Sexton was diagnosed with whiplash injuries to his neck and shoulder after the match. Media playback is not supported on this device Jones said that he wanted England to be "brutal" but legal in his first match at Twickenham since taking charge of England in November. He said: "It's not illegal to target someone. I don't want our players to do anything illegal in terms of the laws. We want to be physical, fair and brutal. "They've talked about him having whiplash injuries, which isn't a great thing to talk about. I'm sure his mother and father would be worried about that." Captain Dylan Hartley added: "If there's a weak defender in the team, you put your best ball carrier at that weak defender. But a weak defender could be a lazy tight-head whose legs have gone. It's not because they're physically weak, it can be for other reasons." Sexton spent 12 weeks on the sidelines between November 2014 and February 2015 as part of a enforced lay-off following a four concussions in a year while playing his club rugby for Racing Metro in France. Some media commentators have called for Sexton to consider retiring to protect his long-term health with 69% of readers responding to an online poll by the Irish Independent newspaper suggesting he should stop playing. Former England scrum-half Matt Dawson told BBC Radio 5 live that Jones' comments were "refreshing". Dawson said: "Of course he has not overstepped the mark. That is the way that it is. Every single meeting between England and Ireland, they will have been targeting players they think are weak."

Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton will be a legitimate target during Saturday's Six Nations match at Twickenham, says England head coach Eddie Jones.

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He is said to have retweeted his party's own exit poll before voting ended. Bradford Council's returning officer made the report to police, according to BBC Radio Leeds. Mr Galloway lost his seat to Labour candidate Naz Shah, who said his campaign "demeaned democracy". It is against the law to discuss voting while polls are open, under section 66 of the Representation of the People's Act. A spokesman for Mr Galloway told the BBC: "The returning officer is wasting police time. It's a storm in a thimble." West Yorkshire Police said it would be reviewing the matter. Mr Galloway snatched the traditionally held Labour seat in a by-election in 2012 with a majority of 10,140 votes. It is not the first time he has hit the headlines over election laws - he was accused by Labour of making false statements about their candidate, Naseem Shah, in April.

Respect leader George Galloway has been reported to police for allegedly breaking election law.

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He said payments to them for their image rights were "the most significant risk in football" faced by HMRC. Some footballers and entertainers have income from image rights paid into offshore accounts without tax deducted. HMRC said dozens of footballers are under investigation for potential irregularities in their tax affairs. Mr Thompson told MPs that on the issue of image rights: "I think if it was me, I would want to review this... It is quite difficult to explain to a football fan that that is the law." The HMRC's head of enforcement, Jennie Grainger, said that 43 players, eight agents and 12 football clubs were under investigation. Ms Granger said HMRC has a dedicated team looking at image rights, football, other sports, and the entertainment industry. She told the Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC): "Just on football itself, in the last two years, that team, and wider across HMRC, has brought in £158m in yield." Ms Granger said HMRC is investigating whether some claims to separate image rights earnings from earnings as players are genuine. "Has it been properly transferred? Has it been transferred for a fair value? Should there be income coming back to the UK depending on their residency status? All of those issues can be part of this," she said. The officials also told the PAC that HMRC had seven criminal investigations under way and had made arrests following publication of the Panama Papers, which provided a huge amount of information about the tax affairs of wealthy individuals. The action follows the formation of an inter-agency task force six months ago, including HMRC, the FCA, the Serious Fraud Office and National Crime Agency. At the weekend, the PAC's chairwoman, Meg Hillier, said the tax affairs of football manager Jose Mourinho should be investigated by British officials, following allegations that he used offshore companies to reduce his tax bill. Mourinho is accused of moving millions of pounds of earnings to the British Virgin Islands to avoid paying tax. According to reports in the Sunday Times, Portuguese-born Mourinho, 53, placed £10m (€12m) into a Swiss account owned by a British Virgin Islands (BVI) firm, which it suggests has no employees. The newspaper also claims that Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo used bank accounts and companies in Ireland, Switzerland and New Zealand to process substantial earnings for their image rights. However, Mr Jorge Mendes - the agent for both Mourinho and ex-Manchester United player Ronaldo - denies both claims. He says both men were fully compliant with UK and Spanish tax rules. The statement added that the allegations stemmed from a cyber-attack earlier this year on some sports agents, details of which were prohibited by a Spanish court from being published. HMRC said it would not comment on named individuals, but took "all allegations of tax evasion extremely seriously" and "always investigates allegations of fraud together with any intelligence provided". The head of HMRC will appear before Ms Hillier's committee - which is responsible for overseeing government expenditure - on Friday. Manchester United said the allegations related to events before Mourinho's arrival at the club and so it would not comment.

The chief executive of HM Revenue and Customs, Jon Thompson, has told MPs he would like to see a review of the way footballers can reduce their tax bills.

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But this is where you find the alleged mastermind of Turkey's failed coup, the Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen. And he has broken his customary seclusion to give rare interviews defending himself against the accusations levelled by his nemesis, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Who was behind Turkey coup attempt? Turkey police and officials purged How mobiles beat tanks and saved Erdogan We were greeted at the Golden Generation Worship & Retreat Center by polite, well-spoken men who serve as the first line of gate-keepers to the revered preacher and writer. They belong to organisations inspired by Mr Gulen, not run by him, a testament to the strength of his personality and the appeal of his message. He advocates a Sufi-based Islam of tolerance that emphasises education and promotes business. In Turkey, though, critics view this style of leadership as a threat, saying he wields much unelected political influence through followers who have heavily penetrated the bureaucracy and have links to media and business. The retreat sprawls over 25 lush green acres (10 hectares) in the foothills of the Poconus Mountains. But the cleric, it was emphasised, occupies only a single, spartan bedroom in one of the buildings. We were shown a desk, a small bed and a small mat. He met us in an adjacent room, seated beneath a framed admonition to "Continue to Love", written in Arabic calligraphy. He rose to greet us but his strength failed him and he fell back onto the sofa. The real gatekeeper is Mr Gulen's doctor, who gave him medication so he could manage the interview. Although his heart condition and diabetes have made him very frail, his language was anything but. He condemned the coup attempt as treason, claiming that "even if at the helm of the country there are people who would like to replace me and suppress me and oppress me at the level of blood-sucking vampires, even then I do not want to remove them with anti-democratic means". "This is my attitude toward any and even the idea of the consideration of a military coup." It may be that he sees President Erdogen as a vampire after his blood. The two men once banded together to curb the power of Turkey's secular military. But a few years ago Mr Erdogan became suspicious that Mr Gulen's followers were driving a corruption investigation that targeted his inner circle. He moved to stamp out any alternative power centre, even if it was another Islamic one. Since then he has been purging them from state institutions. Mr Gulen called this a "witch-hunt" which accelerated after the failed coup. "It's not possible to talk about democracy any more," he said of reported excesses. "This kind of regime resembles more of a clan and a tribal administration." Without naming Mr Erdogan, he compared him to dictators such as Hitler and Saddam Hussein. But he counselled his followers to remain peaceful because "society is already polarised enough, don't make it worse". Ironically Mr Gulen fled to America in 1999 amid accusations of trying to overthrow the secular government. Now it is an Islamist one demanding that the US send him back. He seemed unfazed by Mr Erdogan's plan to lodge a formal extradition request. He declared it would be politically motivated rather than legally sound, and therefore would not get much attention in a country where "the rule of law reigns supreme". The issue, however, is getting much attention: already it's led to some sharp exchanges between Turkish and American officials. And it could create further headaches for the US government, especially if the evidence provided does not stand up in an American court. Once again Mr Gulen sought to rise above the political to the spiritual. "I will die one day," he said. "Whether I die in my bed or in prison I don't care."

Rural Pennsylvania is not the sort of place you would think to look for someone accused of throwing the Middle East into further turmoil.

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Glory and grounding. Fight for medals, learn your craft. The stage marries pressure of the here and now with a gateway to a professional future. British fighters know the pathway only too well - consider 2008 Olympians James DeGale and Billy Joe Saunders, both now professional world champions. The latest off that conveyor belt, IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, thinks Britain has a "unique" fighter waiting to make the transition to the pro ranks. Here, with the help of Joshua, former Olympic bronze medallist and WBC super-middleweight champion Richie Woodhall, and BBC Radio 5 live pundit Steve Bunce, we take a look at the decisions facing Great Britain's 2016 Olympians. Super-heavyweight Joe Joyce will leave the comforts of the state-of-the-art British Boxing training base in Sheffield as an Olympic silver medallist, braced for life as a pro, dreaming of emulating the success of previous gold medal winners in his weight class Wladimir Klitschko, Lennox Lewis and Joshua himself. "Joe Joyce is unique," says Joshua of the fighter who holds a degree in fine arts. "He's very intelligent, he's experienced different things, you can see he is a really solid athlete. He has got people eating out of his hand. He has so much energy." Joyce, 30, is quietly spoken to the cameras but ultra-confident in the ring. A competitive swagger perhaps supported by 2014 Commonwealth Games gold and European Games gold in 2015. He didn't start boxing until he was 22, following a chance introduction to the sport while at university. He is also a part-time model and unsuccessfully auditioned for a role in the James Bond film, Spectre. "He is most suited to turn pro out of the 12 in the GB squad at this time," says Woodhall, who turned pro after the Commonwealth Games in 1990. "At his age, his engine is more developed. I say that from my own experience as I recall how I felt at say 22 compared to when I was Joe's age. My fitness was more developed for the 12 rounds." 'Adams could set the pro game alight and get it to the same level as the men's' - 5 Live In Short Joyce is the oldest male fighter in the British squad. Time is of the essence if he is to attain the Las Vegas dreams those in the fight game seem to universally harbour. The pro move fascinates, we seem to obsess over it. At virtually every news conference in Rio came the question "will you now turn pro?" In June, the contentious decision was made to allow professionals to compete. However, it is not as simple as it may seem with the IBF stating in advance of the Rio Games that any boxer competing in Brazil would be stripped of their title. The IBF claimed it was a safety risk for professionals to face amateurs. "If I'm to be perfectly honest, I don't think there's anyone apart from Joyce that's ready for the pro game because they are all very young," added Woodhall, who works with GB's amateurs twice a week. "The more international experience you have in amateur or Olympic boxing, the better you are prepared for the pro game because you are experiencing so many styles of fighter. Too many of our amateurs turn pro far too soon." Six of the seven male British fighters from London 2012 have now had a pro bout. Britain's Rio 2016 elite were a fresh crop, delivering three medals as a squad, while Cuba led the way in the ring with six. "The Cubans, the Kazakhs, the Russians, the Ukrainians, they all keep their guys from four years ago," said Bunce. "It's quite absurd. If only we could keep ours, persuade them not to go chasing the money, the money will be there [in the future]." Promoters may promise big fights, big cheques, progression to domestic and world titles, yada, yada. The amateur game can sometimes be painted as a poor relation, not the sacred test many would argue it is. A Team GB fighter can earn up to £28,000 a year in basic funding. They can have food, physio and costs of living four days a week in camp covered, while training at a centre often visited by rival nations on research missions, such is its standing. "When you turn pro you're funding yourself, you become your own boss," added Joshua, gold medallist at London 2012. "You have to find a nutritionist, a physio, training grounds and it all comes at a cost. You have to look at the whole idea of being left to your own devices and finding good people to work with. "You have to look at the system that made you successful and try to use it as a professional." Life on the other side offers an allure often too strong to resist, but there can be struggles. Audley Harrison - Olympic super heavyweight champion in 2000 - found pro life tough, Luke Campbell has tasted defeat in the paid ranks. Gold medals do not stop punches. But Joshua's 30-month march from pro debut to heavyweight champion provides hope of glorious transition. He remains the only class of 2012 fighter to even contest a world title. Will the bright lights among which he now lives come calling for the 2016 team? "He's made for the pro game," says Bunce of Joshua Buatsi, a bronze medallist at light heavyweight in Rio. Buatsi - still only 23 - displayed knockout power in Brazil. The St Mary's University student showed desire for a finish rather that the point-snatching style which historically shines in Olympic boxing. "He fights like a pro," Bunce added. "These Olympics have been more pro minded than any Olympics since 1980. These guys are having rows. The new scoring system means a return to old style blood, guts and thunder Olympic boxing which anyone above the age of 35 will remember falling in love with when they were younger." Buatsi could fall in love with offers from promoters post-Rio, although Joyce is still the only GB fighter to state he will certainly go over. Woodhall hopes for an amateur stay for the Ghana-born fighter, who claims Floyd Mayweather said he was "a future world champion" during a chance meeting in Rio. "To win bronze here with the international experience he has had which is very little, then another four years into Joshua Buatsi and you'd probably see him winning gold," added Woodhall. So have we seen our Anthony Joshua moment at Rio 2016? Have we seen a star born? The desire is there but how greedy are we? Great Britain is home to 14 world champions. British Boxing did not choose 12 fighters to go to Rio, they delivered 12 for a maximum of 13 spaces in tough qualifying. These are heady times. Nicola Adams did what Nicola Adams does to take gold and eight of the 10 male fighters in Brazil were under the age of 25. "We hit our medal target and should retain our funding," added Woodhall. "There's more to come from this team. I'm pretty sure we will win more than three medals in Tokyo." Joshua added: "I think the guys that didn't manage to medal gained valuable experience and if they stay on until Tokyo we will see these guys shine." It may hurt British Boxing bosses a little to see only Adams, Buatsi, Joyce and Savannah Marshall progress past the last-16 stage, but young fighters will "develop power and learn from mistakes" as their journey progresses, according to Joshua. So switch now, or soak up more knowledge? Bunce added: "All 10 of the men will win British titles. As many as six or seven will end up winning a version of the world title." That's expectation and with it comes pressure. We wait to see if anyone can reach greatness from boxing's Olympic springboard.

Sugar Ray Leonard, Floyd Mayweather, Gennady Golovkin and even the great Muhammad Ali used the Olympic Games as a springboard for boxing superstardom.

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After a dour first period, James Constable's driven effort gave the out-of-form away side a surprise lead. The advantage only lasted three minutes though as Parkin fired home from the centre of the area. With time running out, Parkin scrambled home the winner before the visitors' Ben Strevens was sent off in injury time for spitting. Forest Green assistant Jamie Day told BBC Radio Gloucestershire: Media playback is not supported on this device "It's exciting, it keeps everyone on their toes. I thought we played well, I'm disappointed that we went behind again, like we have done in recent weeks." "We showed character to come back into the game and to then get a winner was first class from the boys." "There's two teams I think fighting it out at the top, so credit to Cheltenham that they've done really well to go to Tranmere and get a result and we've just got to keep going and worry about ourselves."

Jon Parkin netted a late winner as National League promotion-chasers Forest Green beat 10-man Eastleigh.

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The government investigation said the bodies were burned at a rubbish dump hours after the students went missing. But the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights says it has found no evidence to support claims that the bodies were incinerated. The Mexican government is sending forensic experts to the area. The move was announced by Attorney General Arely Gomez Shortly after the IACHR report was published. Relatives have always rejected the official investigation. They accused the authorities of covering up the alleged involvement of high-ranking officials and possibly the army in the killings. The case shocked Mexico and led to weeks of protests against official impunity and the government of President Enrique Pena Nieto. Analysis: By Katy Watson, BBC News, Mexico City This report confirms what many people have believed for a long time - that the government's investigation into the disappearance of the 43 students was deeply flawed. The families of the missing disagreed from the start with the government's version of events - now they've been vindicated. There is a lot that is still unknown - the report doesn't explain what happened to the students and only suggests possible motives. But what is clear is that the government needs to step up its efforts to get to the bottom of what actually happened. President Enrique Pena Nieto has been hugely criticised for his handling of this case - this report will heap yet more pressure on him. After a six-month investigation, the Washington-based IACHR released a report of nearly 500 pages urging the government to continue looking for the missing students. A Peruvian fire expert hired by the commission concluded that it was impossible for all the bodies to have been burned at the landfill site in the municipality of Cocula, in the western state of Guerrero. Jose Torero, from the University of Queensland in Australia, said it would have required 13 tonnes of tyres, 20 tonnes of wood and 13 tonnes of diesel to cremate the bodies. It would have taken the gang 60 hours to finish the job, he said. "There is no evidence indicating the presence of a fire of the size [needed] for the cremation of even one body," Mr Torero concluded. The original probe said the trainee teachers were rounded up by corrupt policemen after travelling to the city of Iguala on 26 September and taking part in a protest over job discrimination. They are reported to have disrupted a rally planned by the mayor's wife later in the evening. They were then allegedly handed over to the local Guerreros Unidos (United Warriors) criminal gang, which was told to kill them and dispose of their bodies. Several people were arrested in the following days, including the mayor, his wife, local policemen and men accused of belonging to the local gang. The government said some of the people who took part in the killings led them to the landfill site. According to the original inquiry, forensic experts managed to retrieve there a fragment of a bone, which was identified as that of one of the missing students after DNA tests in Austria.

An independent investigation into the disappearance of 43 Mexican students nearly a year ago has rejected the government's account of events.

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The draft guidelines propose that two doctors rather than one should make the assessment. It describes as a grey area the lawfulness of advocating or promoting terminations outside Northern Ireland. The draft guidelines are still being considered by ministers and will be consulted on for 16 weeks. The document, titled 'the limited circumstances for lawful termination in Northern Ireland', include a recommendation that a consultant psychiatrist should be involved where a mental health assessment is required. There is an allowance for conscientious objection and a new section dealing with accountability and collecting data on each abortion - the reason given must be clearly documented. Abortion is only allowed in very restricted circumstances in Northern Ireland. Justice Minister David Ford has called for clarification on some of the guidelines and said the document could lead to more confusion. "On an issue like abortion we need to have a law which is absolutely clear and not something that brings further confusion and disarray to the legislation," he said. In February, a judicial review in the High Court by the Family Planning Association (FPA) to have guidelines issued on the law on abortion in Northern Ireland, was halted after the department of health promised to publish draft advice within a week. The FPA had been campaigning for more than a decade for guidelines to be issued on abortion for the NHS in Northern Ireland. After previous legal action by the charity, the department of health issued a 20-page document in 2009 containing guidance for health professionals on the termination of pregnancy in Northern Ireland. It was withdrawn the following year after a successful legal challenge by anti-abortion campaigners led to a ruling that sections on counselling and conscientious objection should be rewritten. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists said its members were working from the earlier draft guidelines, described by government officials as having "no status". Meanwhile, two Stormont assembly members are attempting to change the law to make it illegal to perform an abortion outside the NHS. It follows the opening of the private Marie Stopes International clinic in Belfast last year. The DUP's Paul Givan, who chairs the justice committee, and the SDLP's Alban Maginness have tabled a joint amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill. The laws covering abortion in Northern Ireland are the 1861 Offences against the Person Act, and the Criminal Justice act from 1945. It is a criminal offence, which carries a life sentence. The only exceptions are to save a woman's life, or if there is a risk of permanent and serious damage to her mental or physical health. Last year official figures confirmed that at least 40 terminations a year are carried out on these grounds. More than a thousand women a year who do not fit in these categories travel from Northern Ireland each year to have an abortion in other parts of the UK. In England, Wales and Scotland access to abortion is covered by the 1967 Abortion Act. That permits terminations up to 24 weeks of pregnancy on grounds that include risk to the physical or mental health of the woman or existing children in the family, and abnormalities that could lead to a child being "seriously handicapped". It is also allowed over 24 weeks if a woman's life or health is at serious risk, and for serious disabilities.

The Northern Ireland health minister, Edwin Poots, has circulated a 30 page draft document to executive colleagues on long-awaited abortion guidelines.

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The track broke streaming records, earning the highest first-week streams for a single in the UK with more than 2.03 million plays. Drag Me Down is One Direction's first single as a foursome since band mate Zayn Malik left and has had more than 17.7 million streams to date globally. The band shot the video for 'Drag Me Down' at NASA's headquarters in Houston yesterday. According to the Official Charts Company, Calvin Harris and Disciples' How Deep Is Your Love climbed from six to two and last week's number one, Black Magic by Little Mix, fell to three. The top five was rounded off with Lost Frequencies' Are You With Me at four, and Years & Years' Shine at five.

One Direction have topped the UK singles chart with their new single Drag Me Down.

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The Wasps player-manager has been named League One manager of the month for February after three wins and a draw and his side sit second from top. "Since I took myself out of the team we've started playing well," he told league sponsor Ladbrokes. "I was finding it difficult at the beginning to do both. I wasn't giving 100% to either role." But the 35-year-old midfielder, who took charge in October after Jack Ross moved to Goodwin's former club, St Mirren, is not ending his playing career just yet. "I'm not making an official announcement that I'm retiring," said Goodwin, whose side sit second in the table and look certainties for at least a promotion play-off place. "I still keep myself fit and train with the boys twice a week and, if needs must, if we get a number of suspensions and injuries between now and the end of the season, I want to be able to play. "At this moment in time, the lads who are in my position are playing extremely well and I couldn't justify playing myself. "I felt it was better for me if I was going to give the opportunity the best crack then I should take myself out of the playing side of it, which has benefitted me greatly. "I'm now able to see the bigger picture from the side of the park and able to have more of an influence on tactical decisions and substitutions." Alloa began the month with a 2-2 draw at home to leaders Livingston and have since narrowed the gap at the top to seven points with nine games left. "At one stage, they had a 12-point gap and people probably looked at it and thought it was impossible for us to catch them," said Goodwin. "But we never believed that it was over and still don't to this day. "They're certainly in the driving seat, it's their's to lose, but if they're going to win the league then they'll have to go and get it. We won't hand it to them. "If they go and lose on Saturday and we win then it's down to four and we have to play each other."

Jim Goodwin has put Alloa Athletic's turnaround in form down to his decision to drop himself.

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Three girls, aged 10, eight and five, and two five-year-old boys were taken to hospital following the collision on Wentedge Road, near Kirk Smeaton. The crash, involving a red Mercedes A180 and a blue Vauxhall Corsa, happened at about 18:20 on Thursday. North Yorkshire Police said a number of the casualties had suffered serious but not life threatening injuries. Women aged 36, 19 and 18 were also taken to hospital. The force has appealed for witnesses to the collision to come forward. The road was closed for about four hours to allow investigators to examine the scene.

Five children and three adults have been injured in a crash involving two cars.

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He told Fox News: "I think President Obama's behind it because his people are certainly behind it", but added: "I also think it's just politics." Mr Trump offered no evidence for his claims and his predecessor in the White House has not commented. The president also spoke about his budget plans and other issues. President Trump's interview was broadcast hours before he is due to give his first address to a joint session of Congress. A senior White House official told the BBC the president would talk about a "renewal of the American spirit", offering an "optimistic vision". In the speech he is expected to set out in greater detail his plans to cut spending and boost the economy. Mr Trump has said his proposal to increase the defence budget by $54bn (£43bn) would be paid for by a "revved up economy". The foreign aid purse and the environmental department face a squeeze to pay for it, but analysts are doubtful the spending promises can be kept without increasing the deficit. The president said he would get "more product for our buck" in terms of buying military hardware and would ask for a "form of reimbursement" from countries making use of the US military. In other developments: In the Fox News interview, Mr Trump was asked about the protests faced by some Republican politicians at town hall meetings across the country. He said he was certain Obama loyalists were behind both those protests and White House leaks. "In terms of him being behind things, that's politics. And it will probably continue," he added. He was asked for more detail on how he would find the money for the 10% increase in military spending he has proposed for 2018. Proposed cuts elsewhere are unlikely to cover the proposed increase. An address to Congress is a different kind of presidential speech. Will the American public see a different Donald Trump? If history is any guide, that seems unlikely. Every time there has been talk of a pivot or shift of focus for candidate Trump, or president-elect Trump, or President Trump, the end result has been the same Donald Trump as always - blustering and belligerent, unvarnished and unapologetic. Mr Trump would be well-served to take a different tack tonight, however. While he's spent his first month in office in a blizzard of activity, issuing executive orders and squelching controversies, there's been little progress with his agenda in Congress. Top-line items like tax cuts and healthcare reform will be heavy legislative lifts with a balky conservative caucus in the House and a narrow Republican majority in the Senate, requiring presidential leadership of a kind not yet demonstrated by Mr Trump. Recent opinion polls have shown the president's standing with the public improving after a dismal first few weeks, but any progress can quickly evaporate if his "man of action" bravado runs headfirst into congressional obstinance. Tuesday night's speech is the president's first major opportunity to avoid that outcome. The White House sent Mr Trump's 2018 budget blueprint, which begins on 1 October, to federal agencies on Monday. The agencies will then review the plan and propose changes to the cuts as the White House prepares for negotiations with Congress. The Republican-controlled Congress must approve any federal spending. Mr Trump's plan is expected to face a backlash from Democrats and some Republicans over the planned cuts to domestic programmes.

US President Donald Trump has said he believes Barack Obama is behind a wave of protests against Republican lawmakers, and national security leaks.

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Gayle, 25, scored 26 goals in 74 games for Palace after joining them from Peterborough for £6m in July 2013. "Newcastle has a massive fan base and a great history so it is amazing to be here," he told the club website. Scotland winger Ritchie, 26, featured 42 times last season as the Cherries maintained their top-flight place. "It's an unbelievable feeling to come to a football club like this," said Ritchie. "I loved it at Bournemouth - I had a fantastic time there and it had a huge impact on my career. But when a club like Newcastle comes calling, I couldn't pass up this opportunity." Both fees are undisclosed, but Gayle's move - which happened on the day Newcastle's England winger Andros Townsend went in the opposite direction in a separate deal - is reported to be worth £10m, while Ritchie's signing is believed to have cost around £12m. The attacking pair are manager Rafael Benitez's second and third signings since the club's relegation from the Premier League, following Wednesday's arrival of goalkeeper Matz Sels. "Dwight is a great player, a proven goalscorer, and it is fantastic news that he has joined us," said the 56-year-old Spaniard. "We have been following some wingers for a while and Matt was one of the best prospects for this team. "He has great ability and pace, and as soon as we knew that Andros Townsend could be leaving, our priority was to finalise this deal." Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Newcastle United have signed Crystal Palace striker Dwight Gayle and Bournemouth winger Matt Ritchie, both on five-year deals.

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Former Exeter player Pope, 26, can also play on the wing and joined the Championship club in 2013. May, 22, has made 69 appearances for the Penzance-based side, and has been their top point-scorer for the past two seasons. Moyle, 24, can play at full-back, wing or fly-half, and made his Pirates debut in 2012. "All three individuals have developed as players, and Laurence is now one of the standout 10s in the Championship," said coach Gavin Cattle.

Scrum-half Mike Pope, fly-half Laurence May and back Kyle Moyle have all signed new one-year deals at Cornish Pirates.

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Ben, from Sheffield, was 21 months old when he disappeared on the Greek island of Kos. An "item" believed to have been in Ben's possession at the time was found during fresh searches. South Yorkshire Police said the current line of inquiry, that Ben was killed accidentally, was the most probable cause of the boy's disappearance. Read more about this story and others from across Sheffield and South Yorkshire The force said it remained committed to the investigation into Ben's disappearance and stressed the case remained open. Ben Needham's mother 'would tear up island' in search Det Insp Jon Cousins, who is leading the inquiry, said: "During the course of the inquiries we have made over the last 19 months, we have closed off a large number of theories about what happened to Ben, many of which have been open for over 20 years. "My team and I know that machinery, including a large digger, was used to clear an area of land on 24 July 1991, behind the farmhouse that was being renovated by the Needhams. "It is my professional belief that Ben Needham died as a result of an accident near to the farmhouse in Iraklis where he was last seen playing." The information that prompted the fresh searches was revealed to police following television appeals in May. A friend of a digger driver, who was clearing land with an excavator on the day the toddler went missing, said the man may have been responsible for Ben's death. The driver, Konstantinos Barkas, died of cancer in 2015. A team of 19 South Yorkshire Police officers, forensic specialists, an archaeologist and search and rescue personnel have spent 21 days digging near the farmhouse and a second site 750m away. Det Insp Cousins said an item, found on Saturday close to another item dated to 1991, had been shown to the Needham family. "It is our initial understanding that this item was in Ben's possession around the time he went missing," he said. "The recovery of this item, and its location, further adds to my belief that material was removed from the farmhouse on or shortly after the day that Ben disappeared." The Needham family, who have long believed Ben may have been abducted, have been fully informed of the force's findings. Speaking to the Daily Mirror before the police briefing, Ben's mother, Kerry Needham, said: "They know he's dead but just can't find him. "Police said it's time we ended our 25-year search. They are right but I can't say goodbye knowing he's still on that island somewhere. I feel physically sick. I can't feel any worse than I do." She said she just wanted to "tear up" the whole island. "Someone knows where he is. For God's sake, help me find him. We know he's dead but we need to find him. When someone dies you find a special place." Det Insp Cousins said: "Our thoughts are with the family as they are given time to digest this and they have our full and continued support. "Our drive has always been the family, and their welfare." Stephen Watson, interim Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police, said: "To the fullest extent that we possibly can be, [we are convinced] that Ben died many years ago. "Our hearts go out to the family, and as a parent I can only imagine the anguish of not knowing what has happened to your youngster. "Every line of inquiry available to us has been pursued with the vigour that you've seen over several weeks in Kos."

Toddler Ben Needham "most likely" died in an accident near to where he disappeared in 1991, police have said.

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He played a key role in advancing the Northern Ireland peace process, including the 1994 IRA ceasefire. The Fianna Fáil politician, who was born in Rooskey in County Roscommon, led the party in two coalition governments. He served as taoiseach (prime minister) for just under three years from February 1992 to December 1994. On a biography on its website, Fianna Fáil said of Mr Reynolds: "Without a doubt his greatest achievement was in Northern Ireland and Anglo-Irish relations, signing the Downing Street Declaration in 1993. "It was Reynolds' determination that gave impetus to the peace process and the establishment of an IRA ceasefire in 1994, followed shortly afterwards by a loyalist ceasefire. "Albert Reynolds asked the defining question 'who is afraid of peace?' "His determination brought about what had seemed impossible," the party added. Former prime minister Sir John Major said Mr Reynolds' willingness to bring different sides together allowed them to "put aside disagreements" and retain a good relationship "to work for a common goal". "I have to tell you, in my experience in politics that this isn't a virtue that every politician has, but Albert Reynolds did," he said. Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams paid tribute to Mr Reynolds on his Twitter account, saying he acted on Northern Ireland "when it mattered". Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, who is also from Sinn Féin, praised Mr Reynolds' contribution to the peace process. Mr McGuiness tweeted: "Very sad to hear that former taoiseach Albert Reynolds has died. Deep sympathy to Kathleen and family. Albert was a peacemaker." Mr Reynolds became a member of Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament) at the 1977 general election, when he was elected for the constituency of Longford/Westmeath. As Irish minister for posts and telegraphs and minister for transport from 1979-81, he revolutionised the telecommunications system. As minister for industry and energy in 1982, Mr Reynolds developed the National Grid, establishing the gas pipeline from Cork to Dublin. He was minister for industry and commerce in 1987-88 and minister for finance, 1988-91. Mr Reynolds was removed from the cabinet for challenging the leadership of his predecessor Charles Haughey in 1991. However, he assumed the mantle of leadership shortly afterwards in a continuation of the coalition government with the Progressive Democrats. At the beginning of 1993, Mr Reynolds was returned to office in coalition with the Labour Party. Mr Reynolds resigned as leader of Fianna Fáil and taoiseach later in 1994, after his coalition partners in the Labour Party pulled out of government because of a controversy that involved the extradition of paedophile priest Father Brendan Smyth. Mr Reynolds had appointed Attorney General Harry Whelehan to the post of president of the High Court. Mr Whelehan had been heavily criticised over his handling of the extradition of Fr Smyth to Northern Ireland.

Ireland's former prime minister Albert Reynolds has died at the age of 81.

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Media playback is not supported on this device Rangers, who have already clinched the Championship title and promotion, have now gone three games without a victory. Halkett's first goal of the season - the final piece of action in the first half - won the points. And it will give second-bottom Livi renewed hope that they can avoid relegation via the play-offs. This was only the fifth defeat of Rangers' league season, but Mark Warburton's side have now not won since beating Celtic in the Scottish Cup semi-final. Livingston had gone into the game with only 17 fit players and gave a first start to 16-year-old Matthew Knox. The highly talented midfielder has actually been training with Rangers, who had a bid in the region of £100,000 rejected for his services. Knox is also interesting Chelsea, Everton, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. The fact that virtually the length of the division lies between the teams was underlined by the early possession and pressure. It was all Rangers from the first whistle and Andy Halliday, Gedion Zelalem and Michael O'Halloran all had opportunities to score. Incredibly, though, it should have been Livingston taking the lead. Zelalem lost the ball in his own half and Danny Mullen suddenly found himself clear, but the midfielder shot wide. The warning bells were ringing for the division's champions when Sam Stanton also had a dancing run and a shot past the goalkeeper's left port. The half did, indeed, come to a remarkable finish. In its dying seconds, young Knox whipped in a fabulous free-kick from the left and Halkett met it with the perfect header to flash the ball beyond diving goalkeeper Wes Foderingham. Rangers supporters in the crowd of 5,021 looked like they could hardly believe the scoreline. The second half picked up on the first half script. The Ibrox side continued to huff and puff and fluff chances. Livingston grew in confidence as the league's champions produced one of their poorest showings of the term. The West Lothian side should have had a second goal, but Liam Buchanan put the simplest of headers over the bar from inside the six-yard box. The same player, one on one with Foderingham, was only denied by a block from the the goalkeeper. Livingston were worthy winners. Rangers looked a shadow of the team that grabbed the Old Firm headlines and are preparing for the cup final against Hibernian.

Champions Rangers' slump in form continued thanks to Livingston defender Craig Halkett's first-half header against his former club.

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For the fifth time in six years, it earned the Buckinghamshire golfer a place at the Open Championship - no mean feat for a young man who does not turn 25 until October. Apart from booking a spot at Royal Troon, it earned a place at his first American major - the USPGA at Baltusrol, New Jersey, at the end of July. And his Scottish Open payday of 429,468 euros represents the largest of his five-year professional career. Despite the frustration of seeing so many birdie chances slip away on the back nine to finish a shot behind the victorious Swede Alex Noren, Hatton told BBC Sport: "I'm really happy with that result. "Earlier on in the year, after the start I had, missing a few chances earlier on, there was a good chance my head would have gone down. But my caddie kept me upbeat and positive. "Part of me is slightly disappointed in a way, one short," admitted the Marlow-based former Berks, Bucks and Oxon amateur Hatton, who plays at Harleyford. "But I played well. I tried to stay as patient as I can." Most pertinently, on a day when he secured his fifth top-10 finish in 13 European Tour events in 2016, Hatton particularly showed his nerve with his birdie putt on the final green. There was a lot riding on it. The difference between finishing outright second and in a four-way tie for the runners-up spot amounted to about £150,000. He kept his cool from 10 feet. "That was a huge putt," said Hatton. "I was really happy to see that one drop, and I holed a really good par putt on 17 as well. "Second outright is my best finish on the European Tour. A spot in The Open, as well as securing the PGA Championship - overall, it's been a really good week." His main target at Royal Troon, after missing the cut at his four previous Opens, will be making it through to the weekend. Hatton has a late first-day tee-off time, going out in the penultimate group of the day (16:05 BST) with American Harold Varner III and Swede Oskar Arvidsson. He is due off at 11:04 BST in Friday's second round.

Tyrrell Hatton finished only runner-up at the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart on Sunday - but he still ended up a three-time winner in other respects.

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Sidwell, 34, has made 32 Championship appearances this season to help the Seagulls achieve promotion to the top flight for the first time in 34 years. With his contract due to expire at the end of the campaign, the midfielder is now hoping to sign a new deal. "I want to be a part of it next year because I know we can stay in the Premier League," he said. Brighton's recent win over Wigan confirmed their promotion, and with a four-point lead over second-placed Newcastle, Chris Hughton's side are now hoping to wrap up the league title in the final two matches. Sidwell made 19 appearances for Albion on loan from Stoke during 2015-16 before signing a one-year deal with Brighton in June 2016. He has previously played in the Premier League with Reading, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Fulham and Stoke and believes he deserves the opportunity to play at the top level again. Sidwell told BBC Radio Sussex: "When I signed the contract last year no-one expected me to play as many games as I have. I've probably given a better impact than expected. "When I have played I've played well, I've put my best foot forward and I've given myself every opportunity to earn a new deal. "If there's one on the table then hopefully we can thrash it out, it can be done and we can enjoy the summer."

Steve Sidwell says he has done all he can to earn a new Brighton contract and play in the Premier League next season.

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Gao Yu, 71, was found guilty last April and challenged her conviction at a closed hearing in Beijing on Thursday. The guilty verdict was upheld, but the jail term was cut from seven years to five and the medical grounds permitted. Foreign governments and rights groups have condemned the guilty verdict, calling it politically motivated. Sources have told the BBC that Ms Gao has already left prison. The well-known investigative journalist was found guilty of sending an internal Communist Party document to Mingjing News, a Chinese-language website in the United States. The document warned against the dangers of a free press and an independent civil society. At the time of the original conviction the court had said that Ms Gao had "illegally provided state secrets to foreigners". Both Ms Gao and Mingjing News had denied she was the source of the leak. However, on Thursday, Ms Gao confessed to the crime and expressed regret for her actions, and the appeals court reduced her sentence to five years and decided Ms Gao could "temporarily serve the sentence out of prison" as she was "severely ill", Chinese state media said. Experts say Chinese courts often grant reduced sentences after convicts plead guilty. However, Ms Gao's lawyers told AP they continued to argue that she was innocent. Many believe that Gao Yu is unpopular with the Chinese government because of her unrelenting reports focusing on China's elite-level politics, the BBC's Celia Hatton in Beijing reports. Many people had pressed for a lighter sentence in consideration of Ms Gao's advanced age and her chronic heart problems. Her son, Zhao Meng, had told the BBC he was concerned his mother would not survive another lengthy period in prison, her third since 1989. Prominent human rights activist Hu Jia said (in Chinese): "I'm relieved Gao Yu can return to her own home, after a year and a half in custody... but the risk of being returned to jail at any time still hangs over Gao Yu's head, like the sword of Damocles."

A journalist jailed for leaking state secrets has been allowed to serve her sentence outside prison on medical grounds, Chinese media report.

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The Scottish champions went out 4-3 on aggregate after a 2-0 defeat in Sweden. Deila said: "The hype about the Champions League is big, everybody wants it so badly. You have to deal with it but we looked very stressed. "We didn't look like we wanted to go out and play football. We have a lot of young players coming through but this was a hard lesson for us." The Norwegian was new to the Celtic manager's job when his team was knocked out in the play-off round last season by Slovenian side Maribor. But having reshaped the team on his way to winning the Scottish Premiership in his debut season and across this summer, he was confident he could guide them into the group stage of the Champions League at the expense of the Swedish champions. And with a 3-2 lead heading to Malmo's 20,000 capacity stadium his side were in a strong position to qualify. Malmo are fifth in the Swedish league, seven points off the leaders with only nine matches to play of their summer season. Media playback is not supported on this device But Celtic will now compete in the Europa League and find out their opponents in Friday's group stage draw. Among the teams in Europe's second-tier competition are Liverpool and Tottenham. "We looked very uncomfortable on the ball. We looked frightened and scared and that is very disappointing," he said in his media conference afterwards. "It was a team performance that was not at the level we should expect at these games. We have to learn from this, some very hard learning. "We knew if we were at our best we had a good chance to go through but we were not even close. "We have shown that the Europa League is the level we have to compete at and it is better than nothing. It is a good competition." Asked about the goal Nir Bitton had disallowed for a foul - replays showing that Bitton's marker, Kari Arnason, had handled the ball in the aerial challenge - Deila felt Serbian referee Milorad Mazic had made "a big mistake". "It could have changed the game - it is irritating that we lost that," he said.

Celtic were "scared and frightened" in their Champions League exit to Malmo, said boss Ronny Deila.

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Chris Maguire struck a brilliant free-kick from 23 yards in stoppage time to give the U's victory. The Bantams, who had been undefeated in their first 15 games of the campaign, stay second in League One but they will be cursing Billy Clarke's penalty miss in the 21st minute. Charlie Raglan tripped Timothee Dieng to concede the spot-kick, but Clarke smashed the penalty against the crossbar. Before that, Maguire twice went close for the U's, with City keeper Colin Doyle pushing aside his 15-yard volley, and later saving the striker's header. Bradford then began to control possession and Jordy Hiwula should have done better than sky a volley from 10 yards out. Simon Eastwood saved at the feet of Clarke as the visitors continued to create opportunities. Hiwula missed badly from four yards out in the second half before Oxford began to look dangerous. Ryan Taylor had an effort saved and Chey Dunkley saw his header from a corner blocked on the goal line. Just as the game entered second-half stoppage time, the referee penalised Romain Vincelot for pulling John Lundstram's shirt, and Maguire curled in the free-kick for his seventh goal of the season. Reports supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Oxford United 1, Bradford City 0. Second Half ends, Oxford United 1, Bradford City 0. Goal! Oxford United 1, Bradford City 0. Chris Maguire (Oxford United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. Stephen Darby (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. John Lundstram (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Stephen Darby (Bradford City). Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Nicky Law. Foul by Joe Rothwell (Oxford United). Josh Cullen (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Timothee Dieng (Bradford City) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Foul by Marvin Johnson (Oxford United). Nicky Law (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Timothee Dieng. Attempt blocked. Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Stephen Darby. Attempt saved. Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Hand ball by Timothee Dieng (Bradford City). Foul by Filipe Morais (Bradford City). John Lundstram (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt missed. Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Billy Clarke (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Joe Rothwell (Oxford United). Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Timothee Dieng. Substitution, Oxford United. Kane Hemmings replaces Alexander MacDonald. Substitution, Bradford City. Marc McNulty replaces Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila. Substitution, Bradford City. Filipe Morais replaces Mark Marshall. Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley. Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Charlie Raglan. Attempt blocked. Mark Marshall (Bradford City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Attempt missed. Josh Ruffels (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play. Romain Vincelot (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Ryan Taylor (Oxford United). Attempt saved. Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Attempt missed. Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila (Bradford City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Romain Vincelot. Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Timothee Dieng. Attempt saved. Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Substitution, Bradford City. Matthew Kilgallon replaces James Meredith because of an injury. Attempt missed. Chris Maguire (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

Bradford lost their record as the country's only unbeaten side in all competitions after going down to a very late goal at Oxford.

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The ruling means that tax subsidies that make health insurance affordable for low-income individuals can continue. United Health Group was the best performer on the Dow Jones, up 2.7%, while Tenet Healthcare rose 12%. Overall though, the main US share indexes closed lower. The Dow Jones closed down 74 points, or 0.4%, at 17,891.90. The S&P 500 fell 6 points, or 0.3% to 2,102.31 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped 10 points, or 0.2% to 5,112.19. The failure to find an agreement between Greece and its creditors continued to hang over shares. In economic news, the latest numbers on US consumer spending showed a monthly increase of 0.9%, the biggest gain in six years and accelerating from April's 0.1% rise. Personal income increased 0.5%, the same as the previous month. There was a small increase in the number of people claiming jobless benefits, but the underlying trend still shows a tightening labour market. Oil and gas producer Magnum Hunter Resources shares rose 6% after it said it expected to raise $600-$700m by selling its 45.5% stake in its natural gas gathering subsidiary, Eureka Hunter Holdings. Its shares had fallen some 44% this year on concerns over its liquidity. Shares in Nasdaq listed Netflix fell 2% on the news that billionaire investor Carl Icahn had sold his remaining stake in the TV and movie subscription service, in part because he is worried that financial markets are "extremely overheated".

(Close): A supreme court ruling that upheld a key part of President Obama's healthcare plan lifted shares in US health companies.

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Lufthansa lost an appeal to a Frankfurt labour court, but is making a further legal challenge that could go late into Tuesday evening. The pilots' strike, called over a pay dispute, will affect around 100,000 passengers, Lufthansa said. The industrial action is part of a long-running pay dispute at Lufthansa. The pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has organised 14 strikes since April 2014. Short and medium-haul flights from Germany will be affected from 00:01 to 23:59 local time (23:01-22:59 GMT). Flights by Lufthansa's other airlines including Eurowings, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Air Dolomiti and Brussels Airlines are not affected by the strike, the airline said. Pay talks between the Vereinigung union and the German airline broke down earlier this month, and Lufthansa said the union had "consistently rejected the offer" of mediation. The union is calling for a 3.7% pay rise for 5,400 pilots dating back to 2012. Lufthansa, which is facing increasing competition from budget rivals, offered a 2.5% increase over the six years until 2019. Meanwhile, a separate dispute with cabin crew at Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary, Eurowings, led it to cancel more than 60 flights on Tuesday.

German airline Lufthansa is making an eleventh-hour court appeal to halt a planned pilots' strike that will cancel 900 flights on Wednesday.

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The normal body tissues show up as green, while the cancer comes out as intense red spots. The team, at the University of Tokyo and the RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center, says the technology will help explain the deadly process. The research is on mice so far, but it is hoped the method could one day help with treatment too. The spread of cancer around the body is a crucial moment called metastasis. Before a cancer spreads it is easier to contain and cure, afterwards it is incredibly difficult. The tumour itself has to evolve so bits of it are able to break free, survive travelling in the blood stream and invade new tissues. A deeper understanding of how this happens could lead to new ideas for treatment. The mice were injected with cancerous tissue engineered to fluoresce. The researchers then let the disease progress before using chemicals that made the mouse's body and internal organs highly transparent. It meant the body could be rapidly imaged and the location of any cancerous tissue detected. The study, published in the journal Cell Reports, details cancers growing in the lungs, intestines, and liver before spreading around the body. Dr Hiroki Ueda, one of the researchers, said: "The images reveal cancerous colonies in enough detail to calculate their shapes, volumes, and distributions - characteristics critical to distinguishing between patterns of metastasis. He told the BBC News website: "We are now applying this technology to the human clinical samples. "I hope this tissue-clearing and 3D imaging of human samples will make diagnosis easier, more objective and accurate in near future." Watch an infection take hold in 3D and in real time Further experiments showed how cancer can get better at spreading. Dr Kohei Miyazono said: "Most of the cancer cells appear to die during circulation in the bloodstream and fail to metastasise." But cancers then start producing chemical signals to help them grow. The researchers tested the effect of one of them, called TGF-beta, and showed it dramatically improved the chances of cancers colonising the lung tissue. "[They] are far more likely to survive the journey and form malignant outposts," Dr Miyazono added. It is thought the technology could be adapted to other disciplines, including how the body's cells behave in people with autoimmune diseases. Follow James on Twitter.

The way in which every single cancer cell spreads around the body has been captured in videos by a team in Japan.

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De Roon moved to Teesside in June 2016 for an initial £8.8m fee and played 33 Premier League games last term. The Netherlands international, 26, scored five goals in 36 league and cup games during his spell at Boro. Meanwhile, manager Garry Monk confirmed the Championship club's interest in signing Chelsea midfielder Lewis Baker. "He's a target and one of many that we've had throughout the summer months," said Monk. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Italian Serie A side Atalanta have re-signed midfielder Marten De Roon from Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee, 14 months after selling him to Boro.

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Sean Buckley, 28, of Tonypandy, carried out a "deliberate and vicious" attack on Finley Thomas in September 2014, but claimed the boy had fallen down stairs. Finley was taken to University Hospital of Wales but died the next day. Buckley was also found guilty of child cruelty, a charge his partner Chloe Thomas, Finley's mother, had already admitted at Cardiff Crown Court. Sentencing will take place later on Thursday. Jurors were told Finley suffered "catastrophic" head injuries in the attack by Buckley. Doctors who examined his body found previous multiple bleeds and injuries to his head and spine, consistent with "non-accidental injury", including bleeding to his eyes 72 hours before he died. Traces of cocaine and cannabis were also found in his system. Finley last saw a doctor in July 2014, around the time Thomas got together with Buckley. The court heard she was infatuated with the drug dealer and was herself hooked on illegal drugs and the tranquilliser diazepam. She denied Buckley harmed her son and told the court the toddler had a "brilliant relationship" with her partner who considered him "his own". "He never put his hands on me and never put his hands on Finley," she said. On the day Finley died, Thomas said she had left him alone with Buckley but received a call asking her to "come back quick". She dialled 999 and told the operator her son had "banged his head" and was "lying floppy". Standing close by, Buckley was heard saying "he fell from the top of the stairs". Roger Thomas QC, prosecuting, showed the jury a garden chair which he said was responsible for causing significant injuries to the back of Finley's head. "Whether he was hit with it or it was propped against a surface or wall and he was struck against it we can't say," he said. The court was told the chair was found near the back door in the house and the pattern on it matched two distinct lines of patterned bruising on the back of Finley's head. Speaking after the verdicts, Des Mannion, head of NSPCC Cymru, said the abuse suffered by the "defenceless toddler" was "horrific". "It is a sad reality that cases of abuse and neglect take place every day in homes across the country," he said. "We now expect there to be a detailed case review which should provide much-needed answers into how this tragedy took place and help prevent children like Finley suffering in this way again." Nicola Rees, acting head of the Crown Prosecution Service Wales complex casework unit, said Buckley had "refused to take any responsibility" for his actions. "A jury has now ensured that he must do so," she said. "Finley's tragic death has brought grief to his family and those close to him and our thoughts and sympathies are with them."

A man who beat a 17-month-old toddler to death with a garden chair has been found guilty of his murder.

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The small objects were hidden by artist Luke Jerram for his installation Treasure City, with clues hidden in paintings at the 20-21 Arts Centre. The first one, a replica Viking brooch, was found in a wall in Kingsway Gardens, Scunthorpe, by Rachel Welch. Ms Welch, of Grimsby, said she looked around town on the off-chance she could find one without cracking the codes. The object was found hours after the treasure hunt began on Saturday. She said: "We had a look at them, but we didn't really spend much time with them because we are no good at codes. "We thought we'd go out and have a look round and see if we are able to find one and we did." Bristol-based artist Mr Jerram said a Scoutmaster had cracked the code in the corresponding painting moments before, and arrived at the park to see it had already been claimed. This particular artwork used semaphore to spell out the clue "in the gardens seven metres from the flag is the Kingsway xx(rest)." The gold was hidden in a dry stone wall near a flag, given to the gardens as an environmental award. Each of the objects is worth more than £1,000 and Ms Welch said she was going to sell it to pay for a holiday. The second object, a small 18 carat gold lamb, was found in a bandstand in Brigg on Sunday night by a teacher from Beverley. She solved one of the painting's codes to lead her to a place which was "an octagonal place to listen". Mr Jerram said the woman searched Scunthorpe for somewhere that fit that description and settled on the bandstand but when she got to the one in Scunthorpe there was nothing there. It was that night that she realised there was one in nearby Brigg and went down there with her husband at midnight to claim the gold. The third piece, a model of a Tudor fisherwoman, was found on Monday but the exact details of where are not yet known.

Three of five gold artworks hidden in Lincolnshire as part of a treasure hunt have been found - the first by chance.

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Firefighters dealt with blazes on Friday overnight at garage forecourts in Salisbury and Durrington as well as in residential areas of Amesbury. An aircraft was also found burnt out at Old Sarum Airfield. Police estimate the damage caused at "over £100,000". A man, 26, from Amesbury was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of arson. All of the "suspicious fires" took place between 01:38 GMT on Friday and 04:40 GMT on Saturday, Wiltshire Police said. Det Con Ian Day said: "All the vehicles were unoccupied at the time of the fires and no one was injured however the damage caused is significant and is likely to run over £100,000. "We are treating the fires as suspicious and believe that the vehicles were deliberately set alight. "We have made an arrest but I would like to appeal for any witnesses to come forward as they may be able to assist our investigation."

A man has been arrested following a spate of suspected arson attacks on dozens of cars and an aircraft, at nine different locations in south Wiltshire.

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Leanne Wood spoke against a call by former Plaid MP Adam Price during the party's spring conference to consider the idea as a way of creating jobs. Ms Wood told BBC Wales income tax powers for Wales were many years away. She doubted many Plaid Cymru delegates would agree with Mr Price but added it was an "interesting debate". Speaking on Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement, Ms Wood said Mr Price had made the suggestion before. "We're not in a position to outline our tax policy at this stage. It's very unlikely that if Wales does get tax sharing powers that we will have these powers before 2021 according to the Silk process," she told the programme. "What we need to do in Wales is turn around the economy. "We've got to do everything that we can to create jobs. I'm not going to stifle debate on how we do that. "We have to have business support to create jobs. We can't do it in the public sector alone or creating jobs in charities. "We've got to have a strong business sector; stronger than we've already got." However, she added: "I don't agree with Adam's position on cutting the top rate of tax and I'm sure that many delegates in Plaid Cymru wouldn't agree with that either, but it's an interesting debate." On Friday, Ms Wood used her conference speech to urge voters to reject "damaging Europhobia" led by UKIP in May's European elections. She appealed to ex-Liberal and Green voters not to stay at home, and said only Plaid Cymru could "further the Welsh national interest at the heart of Europe". She argued voting for Plaid was the way to keep issues such as climate change, international cooperation and tax avoidance on the European agenda, and said the May election could be the last of its kind in the UK if "we do not make our voices heard". She called a vote for UKIP "a vote against Wales - a vote against the Welsh national interest". Nathan Gill, UKIP's Welsh lead candidate for the European elections said supporters and members were angered by Ms Wood's claim that voting for UKIP meant people were against Wales. He said recent polls showed UK were "outpolling Plaid Cymru for this May's Euro election. "For the party to descend to gutter politics and mud slinging is bigoted and outrageous." Former Plaid leader and former assembly presiding officer Dafydd Elis-Thomas later criticised Ms Wood for her attack on UKIP. He said: "It is facile and assumes a kind of superiority that we decide who is Welsh and who is not Welsh. "A party which gets votes from ordinary citizens in Wales has to be taken seriously. "It clearly represents a point of view in Wales."

Plaid Cymru is unlikely to make cutting the top rate of tax one of its policies if Wales ever receives income tax varying powers, its leader has said.

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After being reduced to 8-2, they posted a score of 255-7, with Davies and Ben Foakes (90) sharing a stand of 130. Yorkshire's run-chase was undermined by a three-wicket burst in nine balls from Stuart Meaker, whose victims included Jonny Bairstow and Gary Ballance. Tim Bresnan made 68 but was the last to go as they were all out for 236. Having lost to Durham in the T20 Blast semi-finals last weekend, Yorkshire were hoping to atone by reaching Lord's for the first time since 2002. They made the ideal start as Dominic Sibley and Kumar Sangakkara went inside the first three overs, the Sri Lankan making only four before needlessly giving a catch to cover. But they were left to rue Matthew Waite dropping Davies, then on 43, off his own bowling just after having Rory Burns caught on the boundary. Davies went on to hit a six and 10 fours before finally falling to Waite, who took 3-48 and also dropped a more difficult return chance offered by Foakes. After losing Adam Lyth early, Yorkshire were well-placed on 75-2, but fast bowler Meaker (3-61) turned the game on its head by ripping out Bairstow (13), who lobbed tamely to mid-wicket, Ballance (32) and Jack Leaning. Bresnan and Waite (38) did their best to repair the damage, but 27 off the final three overs was too much and Bresnan holed out at long-off with seven balls remaining. Surrey skipper Gareth Batty told BBC Radio London: "Everyone is stepping up to the plate when the team requires, everybody's pulling together. "Davies and Foakes were quite magnificent, that partnership blew the game wide open. "The position we got ourselves to, I thought we should maybe have been 265 or 270. "But we got wickets at the right times and it was always going to be an uphill battle for them once it got down to those final overs." Yorkshire captain Alex Lees: "We are all gutted. We have played some great white-ball cricket this season, but when it has mattered we haven't been good enough. "The bowlers were exceptional and we thought it was a reachable target. We needed someone in the top five to make a contribution and we would have reached the target comfortably."

Opener Steven Davies hit 104 off 116 balls as 2015 runners-up Surrey reached another One-Day Cup final with a 19-run win over Yorkshire at Headingley.

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Eight-year-old Garfield, who makes the trip to Sainsbury's in Ely in Cambridgeshire on a daily basis, has his own Facebook page created by fans. Owner David Willers posted a message asking shoppers to lay off the treats as a vet found Garfield, who weighs 6.6kg (one stone), was overweight. "Everyone loves him," Mr Willers said. "The other day when it was cold and he stayed indoors, a member of Sainsbury's staff messaged me to ask where he was, which was very sweet. "He brings more customers into the shop - people tell me they go and shop there just to see him." Garfield's Facebook page was set up last summer by a couple who had spotted him in the shop, and is now run by Mr Willers. "We worry about him crossing the road, but we don't really get any negative comments about his habits," he said. "We live about a four-minute walk away from Sainsbury's but Garfield knows all the shortcuts so can get there quicker than that."

The owner of a cat which visits a supermarket every day, has had to ask people to stop feeding his pet because he was putting on weight.

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Vardy, 29, has not scored for the champions since 10 September - a run of 14 games - but netted in England's 2-2 friendly draw with Spain last week. His form is in stark contrast to a year ago, when he scored for a record 11th Premier League game in a row. "He has restarted and is very close to scoring," said Ranieri. "He has started to also score in training, and that is good news because also, in the training, he didn't score so well." Vardy has scored twice in the league this season compared with 13 at the same stage in 2015-16. He finished last season with 28 goals in 48 appearances for club and country. Since his last club goal, the Foxes have slipped to 14th in the table with just two wins in nine matches. Ranieri believes Vardy and team-mate Riyad Mahrez no longer boast the "surprise" factor that worked in their favour last season. The Italian said: "That is the big problem. Jamie is always normal, the same last season. You don't see him nervous or frustrated. "But sooner or later Vardy will come back. I speak every day with him. He is very calm, very concentrated in his job, to work for the team." Leicester, who have qualified from their Champions League group with a game to spare, host Middlesbrough in the Premier League on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has backed Jamie Vardy to end his goal drought, but revealed the striker has even struggled to score in training.

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In an interview for June's edition of Empire magazine, Moore recalled his early meetings with 007 film director Guy Hamilton. Moore said that while he would be playing the same character they wanted to avoid "any deliberate" comparisons. The interview, one of a series in Empire on Bond, came ahead of new Bond film Skyfall. Starring Daniel Craig as 007 and directed by Oscar-winner Sam Mendes, the latest movie in the franchise will be released in October. Scenes have been shot in London, Turkey and the White Corries in Glencoe. The filming in the Highlands in February reportedly involved a car chase featuring Aston Martin DB5s - the same car driven by Connery in Goldfinger and Thunderball. Talking about his early discussions with Hamilton about taking over from Scottish actor Connery, Moore said: "We talked about my approach to the character. "The thing he wanted to avoid was any deliberate comparison to Sean, apart from the fact I was playing the same character. "So I was never saying 'Martini, shaken not stirred'." In her interview with Empire, producer Barbara Broccoli recalls how Connery exploded the traditional image of a movie's leading man. Ian Fleming's books about the secret agent were adapted for film by Broccoli's father Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. She said: "The typical British leading man used to be Trevor Howard or Leslie Howard - very polite and your classic gentleman. "I think the real genius of Cubby and Harry was the fact that they didn't pay any attention to the typical class structure and they took someone who was a very real person and put him into this suit." The magazine tells of "unsung hero" Yat Malmgren, a Swedish dance teacher to whom Connery turned to help hone his movement and gestures. It also tells of Dr No scriptwriter Terence Young introducing Connery to his Savile Row tailors and then telling the actor to sleep in the suits. Empire said the idea was to give the character the look of a man who had an eye for finery, but was more caught up in "life and death than ironing shirts".

Roger Moore has told how one of his first decisions before taking over the role of James Bond was not to use Sean Connery's famous phrase "shaken not stirred".

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The device was found at Corfe Mullen, Dorset on Tuesday morning. A Military Explosive Ordnance Disposal team (EOD) has set up a 1,000m (0.62 mile) exclusion zone at Henbury Quarry in Old Market Road, ahead of a controlled explosion at 10:00 GMT. Local roads within the cordon and the A350 will be closed from 09:30. Superintendent Caroline Naughton, of Dorset Police, said: "I would like to reassure residents that there is no immediate risk to anyone in the local area. "When the controlled explosion takes place it is anticipated that a loud bang will be heard in the area." A rest centre has been set up for residents at the Memorial Hall, Sturminster Marshall. People are being urged to take any pets or medication with them. Dorset Police said staff and pupils from Castle Court School are being taken to another site. The cordon is expected to be lifted by 11:00 GMT.

Homes, businesses and a school are being evacuated in a village after a World War Two bomb was found in a quarry.

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The defendants face charges including treason, establishing a spy ring with Iranian intelligence and passing on sensitive data on military zones. Most of the 32 are from Saudi Arabia's restive Eastern Province, with one an Iranian national and another an Afghan. Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran have escalated in recent weeks. Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic relations with Iran in early January following the storming of its embassy in Tehran by protesters angered by the execution of a prominent Saudi Shia cleric and three other Shia. Saudi officials insisted Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was guilty of terrorism offences, but Iran's supreme leader said he had been executed solely for his criticism of the Sunni monarchy. The defendants who went on trial at the Specialised Criminal Court in the capital Riyadh on Sunday were detained in 2013, Saudi media reported. They include several well-known figures in the Shia community who are not involved in politics, including an elderly university professor, a paediatrician, a banker and two clerics, according to the Reuters news agency. Eastern Province is home to most of Saudi Arabia's Shia Muslims. They make up less than 15% of the national population, and many claim they suffer discrimination. Dissent is rarely tolerated in Saudi Arabia, and between 2011 and 2013 more than 20 people were shot dead by security forces and hundreds more detained. Shootings and petrol bomb attacks also killed several police officers.

Saudi Arabia has put on trial 32 people, almost all of them members of the kingdom's Shia minority, accused of spying for Iran, local media report.

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And it's tucked away for a very good reason. Inside, your senses are greeted by the smell of rotting dog food, the buzz of blowflies and the purple UV light of the fly killer ready to zap escapees. This is where the museum's forensic entomologists breed different species of fly in a bid to help the police solve crimes. Museum scientist Amoret Whitaker is one of just three forensic entomologists in the UK who regularly works with the police to determine the time of death of a corpse. "As soon as a person dies, their body starts to decompose and they give off specific odours. These different chemical signals are very very attractive to insects. And in the inital stages it's especially blowflies." "So when someone dies, fairly soon, it could be within minutes blowflies are attracted to the body and they will start laying eggs immediately. These will hatch into larvae or maggots and the developmental cycle will continue." "You get a lot of male blowflies hanging around, sitting on plants around the body, waiting for suitable female mates." And it is this cycle of life and death that is critical in helping the police when they are uncertain of the timing of someone's death. By understanding the "succession" rates or the speed of growth of flies, from an egg to the larval then adult stage she and her colleagues can determine the likely time that person died. But scientists only have developmental data on perhaps half of the twelve or so species of fly that are regulary found on dead bodies. By breeding them in "captivity" under different temperature conditions they can get more accurate information about the timing of their growth and so the process of death. The accuracy of that timing depends partly on how long the body has been decomposing. If she can get to see a corpse within days of its death, when that person died can be worked out to an accuracy within hours. But, if the body has lain undiscovered for weeks, or even months, then the precision of timing can be narrowed to a matter of days. This timing can even be used to help determine whether a suspicious death should be treated as murder. "In some cases of assault, if someone has been seen leaving a pub after a fight say, then that person is found dead a few days later, if we can determine when they died to a matter of hours, we can help establish whether the person died from the assault or other causes." The time of year can dramatically affect how a body decomposes. In one case Amoret and colleagues were involved in, a man disappeared in November but his body was not discovered until the following February. One pathologist report suggested the body had been dead for just a few weeks. In fact because he had died in winter his body had effectively been "mummified". The critical evidence came from Calliphora vicina, a bluebottle blowfly often found on dead bodies. C vicina grows all year round but in winter its development slows right down. While it remains alive, it becomes inactive at temperatures below 1C. This peculiarly slow rate of development meant Amoret and colleagues could prove the man had died months ago rather than weeks. The man had left a pub, taken a short-cut home then slipped and broken his neck. The police regularly use Amoret and her colleagues' expertise. "We can go two months with nothing but then be asked to help with six cases in a couple of weeks." "It's rare that our evidence is used in court. It's more common that we give police a time window and they can then gather further evidence." Forensic entomology can even be used in cases of burnt bodies, as insects may still be found, feeding within the body cavities. If a cadaver has been burnt this makes estimating time of death difficult for the pathologist. Between working with police in the UK and research at the Natural History Museum, Amoret also works at the anthropology department at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. There she compares the decomposition of dead pigs and human cadavers. Some people have nicknamed this place the "body farm". In the summers of 2008 and 2009 she compared the decomposition of three pigs and three human cadavers. Her research isn't finalised but initial results are positive, confirming that pigs are a good model for how a human corpse decays. "The same species of insects are attracted during the same time periods to both types of cadaver. Large numbers of blowflies from days 1-5, fewer on days 6-7, and a large drop from day eight onwards," she told BBC News. She also says this research will be very useful for all cases where insect evidence is used. "This work will have a big impact when it's published, for forensic entomologists all over the world. As it will show that pigs are a good model for humans, and therefore all the data gathered using pig cadavers can be applied to cases involving human cadavers." Amoret Whitaker is just one of the scientists demonstrating their research at the one night only event "After Hours: Science Uncovered" at the Natural History Museum on Friday 24th September between 1600 and 2200

At the top of a long staircase in a room in a tower, far away from the throng of visitors and other scientists and laboratories is the Natural History Museum's insectory.

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It will connect the A4232 at the Queensgate roundabout with the Ocean Way roundabout in Tremorfa. The Eastern Bay Link Road was part of a deal in 2014 between Labour and the Liberal Democrats to pass the Welsh Government's budget. Work on it started in March 2016 and First Minister Carwyn Jones will officially open it on Thursday morning. It is expected to open after rush hour at about 19:00 BST, a Welsh Government spokesman said. When plans were unveiled, then transport minister Edwina Hart said: "Commuters travelling between the east of Cardiff and the bay will also benefit from reduced journey times and a shorter route, while residents in the area of Tyndall Street should see reduced traffic and disruption in their neighbourhood."

A £57m road linking Cardiff Bay and the east of the city will officially open on Thursday.

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Its shares slid 7.6% to their lowest level since March, and the company was the biggest faller on the FTSE 100, the UK's main share index. Operating profit before transformation costs for the six months to 25 September fell 5% to £320m from £342m. Royal Mail is now seeking cost savings of £600m a year, up from a previous target of £500m. Royal Mail reported a 1% rise in revenue to £4.6bn for the half year to 25 September, but analysts said this was lower than forecast. The trend of fewer letters being sent through the post continued, with total letter revenues falling by 3%, although parcel revenues grew by 3%. "The fall in the volume of letters and an 8% dip in marketing mail after the Brexit vote in June is causing concern about what can be assumed going forward," said David Kerstens, equity analyst at Jefferies. He added that pension costs were set to rise sharply and that cost savings would be very hard to achieve without sacrificing quality of service. Moya Greene, Royal Mail's chief executive. said the Christmas period would be crucial for the full-year results. "Extensive planning, which began in the spring, will help us to manage our busiest time," she said. "This includes the recruitment of over 19,000 temporary staff and opening nine temporary parcel sort centres." Also on Thursday, Royal Mail competitor UK Mail - which is being bought by Deutsche Post - said half-year revenues had fallen to £230m from £237m a year earlier, although pre-tax profits rose to £5.8m from £2.2m.

Royal Mail shares have fallen after the company reported lower profits and increased its target for cost savings.

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Led by "generals" Mohammed Sajjad, 38, from Cardiff, and Imtiaz Ali, 35, from Newport, the group were involved in bringing the class A drug into Wales. Cardiff Crown Court heard the group was arrested as part of one of the largest undercover operations in Wales. Four were convicted after trial, while six others pleaded guilty to their part in the conspiracy from 2013-2014. Arrests were made after police seized 40kg (88lbs) of the drug in 2014. Most was found inside a speaker and a suitcase in a car stopped on the M5, while a smaller amount was discovered in the footwell of a taxi in Newport. Officers said the seizure had prevented half a million drug deals, the court heard. Sentencing the group, Judge Stephen Hopkins QC, said the gang had dealt in "industrial quantities" of the "highly addictive evil drug". There have been more heroin seizures across the South Wales Police force area than anywhere else in Wales and England, outside London, for at least the past three years, according to figures from the Home Office. During 2014-2015, South Wales Police made 303 heroin seizures per million people. The average for Wales and England was 135 seizures per million. A force spokesman said: "There is a greater focus from the Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) utilising the control strategy - which enables us to prioritise a coordinated approach on regional crime groups and the traffic of drugs."

Ten members of a gang who conspired to supply £5m worth of heroin have been jailed.

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All five of these candidates are opposed to a third runway at Heathrow. Find out more about all the candidates in the London elections.

Find out more about what the London mayoral candidates are promising in May's election.

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The identity of the bodies is not clear, but one of the bodies is suspected to be that of a woman who was reported missing a week ago. The bodies were found by a herder looking for his animals, who noticed signs of wild jackals in the area near the Somali border. Kenya's security forces deny charges they have been killing ethnic Somalis. The residents of ethnic Somali-dominated districts in the region have repeatedly accused Kenya's security agencies of being behind the arrest and disappearance of youths suspected to have links with Somali militant Islamist group al-Shabab. Since the reports emerged, the hashtag #StopKillingSomalis has been trending in Kenya. The BBC's Ferdinand Omondi in Nairobi said disturbing images circulated on social media on Monday morning, showing human body parts sticking out of poorly dug trenches. A woman's mutilated body provoked the strongest reaction. She is thought to be a mother of five, arrested four days ago. Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet confirmed the woman's death, but denied the existence of mass graves. Area senator Billow Kerrow suggested the dead were victims of enforced disappearances. A report last year by campaign group Human Rights Watch said there was strong evidence that Kenya's Anti-Terrorism Police Unit has carried out a series of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in the region. Kenya's security forces deny the allegation. Kenya has thousands of troops fighting al-Shabab in Somalia. The militant group says this is why it has staged several deadly attacks in Kenya in recent years.

People living in north-east Kenya say they have discovered at least 20 bodies buried in shallow graves.

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No such law exists, but Rishiraj Singh, the excise commissioner in the southern Indian state of Kerala, said such a stare could get a man jailed. People online asked what might happen if a man blinked, and some quipped that sales of sunglasses would go up. But some users said Mr Singh had raised a valid point about women's safety. "A case can be filed against men who stare at women for more than 14 seconds," Mr Singh said in Kochi on Saturday. The video of his statement has gone viral in the state, sparking humorous reactions and memes. Some social media users have used dialogues from popular films in Malayalam, the language spoken in the state, to create memes. Most users have posted memes on popular comedy Facebook pages like Troll Malayalam and ICU. This meme implies that a teacher must shut his eyes every 13 seconds to avoid arrest. "Just informed a girl that I didn't like her after meeting her for marriage. She threatened to file a case for staring at her for 14 seconds." "Bro, what is your crime, stabbing or theft?". "Just went to see a girl for marriage, got convicted for looking at her for 14 seconds." This meme shows how to time your gaze. This meme, titled "poor lover", shows how you should interact with your girlfriend to avoid arrest. Some social media users, however, have supported Mr Singh for raising an important issue of women's safety. Reporting by BBC Monitoring's Zainul Abid

Social media users have reacted with amused bewilderment after an official said it was illegal for a man to stare at a woman for more than 14 seconds.

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Watkins has been banned for four years after he tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone and the stimulant methylhexaneamine. He joins team-mate Shaun Cleary, who has been banned for two years as benzoylecgonine, a cocaine metabolite, was found in his system. Both players tested positive before a friendly against Bridgend Ravens RFC. UKAD Director of Legal, Graham Arthur said: "Ryan Watkins deliberately ingested nandrolone and methylhexaneamine without any consideration for his responsibilities as an athlete. "By making this conscious choice to dope, Watkins has chosen to cheat his team-mates, the opposition and his sport. "I hope this case will act as strong deterrent to other young amateur players - the risks to your playing career, your reputation and more importantly to your health, just aren't worth it." Speaking about Cleary, Mr Arthur said: "Although Mr Cleary used cocaine three days before playing, cocaine was still in his system when he played. "Cocaine is banned from sport and athletes are solely responsible for what is in their system, regardless of whether there is an intention to cheat or not." Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Martyn Phillips said about Cleary: "This case serves as a strong warning to everyone in the game that non-compliance with anti-doping rules carries grave consequences. "Whether intentional, or inadvertent, players have a responsibility to themselves, to each other, to their clubs and to the sport to act within the rules and spirit of the game. "We work closely with UK Anti-Doping and fully adhere to the World Anti-Doping Code. There is no room in the code for carelessness or not knowing. "We will be relentless in working with UKAD to follow up leads that out players who dope in Welsh rugby." Maesteg Harlequins are mid-table in Welsh National League Division One West Central and Cleary has been banned until 10 October, 2017. Watkins is banned until 11 September 2019.

Maesteg Harlequins lock Ryan Watkins has become the 12th Welsh rugby player to be suspended by UK Anti-Doping.

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The UK foreign secretary announced on Twitter he had arrived in Irbil to meet Kurdish regional government officials. He discussed ways of curbing militants' access to finance and arms. Mr Hague, who held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki on Thursday, has warned that the country is facing an "existential threat". The Iraqi authorities are desperately seeking to repel Sunni militants, led by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis), which have taken control of parts of the north and west of the country. The government has bought second-hand jet fighters from Russia and Belarus to try to stem the insurgents' advances. The UK has ruled out any direct military help, focusing instead on providing diplomatic and humanitarian support as well as counter-terrorism co-operation. Speaking at a press conference with Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan region, Mr Hague said the UK would press for action at the UN to stem the flow of arms from insurgents and stop their access to finance. "I think it will be important in this new and deeply concerning situation to make sure that every loophole is being dealt with to make sure it is difficult for terrorist groups to use economic assets they have seized, to take advantage of the financial system," he said. "I feel it will be necessary to have new and strong international agreement on how to tackle these things." The BBC's Jim Muir in Irbil said Mr Hague was pressed over whether he backed calls from many Sunni and Kurdish leaders for Mr Maliki to stand down to aid a process of reconciliation. He repeated his calls for Mr Maliki to form an "inclusive" government which could "command the support" of all Iraqis and to settle long-standing disputes with the Kurdish region over energy and resources. "I found in Baghdad a strong consciousness of the need for a new and inclusive government that creates a stronger sense of partnership between Shias and Sunnis and Kurds," he said. "It's not for us from any other country to say who should be the prime minister of Iraq. "But of course we do want to see a government formed in which people all across the country feel they have a genuine stake and representation."

William Hague has held talks with Kurdish leaders about international efforts to confront Islamist extremists threatening to overrun parts of Iraq.

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The steelworks has been on the market since 2014 and the sale to UK-based investment firm Greybull Capital, would involve a £400m investment package. It would secure about 4,800 jobs and thousands more in supply chains and the local economy. Tata Steel has said it plans to sell the rest of its UK steel business, putting thousands of jobs at risk. The Scunthorpe steelworks is a key part of Tata Steel's long products division, which was put up for sale in 2014. Greybull Capital has been in talks to buy the division for nine months and entered into exclusive negotiations with Tata in December. Greybull describes itself as "a family office which makes long-term investments in private companies". The London-based investment firm is run by financiers Marc and Nathaniel Meyohas and Richard Perlhagen. Greybull is backing a turnaround plan, which aims to return the loss-making business to profitability within one to two years. Greybull plans to invest £400m in the business but the plan involves significant cost savings. Staff are being asked to accept a 3% pay cut for one year and reductions to company pension contributions. Workers are being balloted on the changes. The firm has been in discussion with the government for a loan of between £70m and £100m. Those discussions are thought to be continuing but it is understood the sale is not dependent upon the loan. The turnaround plan was drawn up by management at Scunthorpe with input from unions and refined by the management consultants McKinsey & Co. It is understood Greybull is not envisaging further restructuring beyond the 1,200 job losses announced last October. That involved the closure of one of the two coke ovens at Scunthorpe and the mothballing of three plate mills, reducing annual production capacity to 2.8m tonnes. Two of those Mills, in Lanarkshire in Scotland, have been sold to Liberty House, the commodities company which has expressed an interest in buying Tata's other UK steel operations, including the Port Talbot steelworks. The sale could also see the business rebranded as "British Steel", as it is understood Greybull is seeking to buy the brand as part of the deal. "British Steel" was the name of Britain's privatised steel industry. It disappeared in 1999 when the industry was merged with a Dutch rival to create the Corus Group. The new business would include the Scunthorpe works, two mills in Teesside, an engineering workshop in Workington, a design consultancy in York and distribution facilities. About 3,400 employees are based in Scunthorpe with a further thousand spread across the other sites. The business also has a mill in northern France employing 400 workers. The business makes products for the transport and construction sectors with customers including the equipment giant Caterpillar and Network Rail. It is thought to have a 90% share of the market for new rails used across Britain's railways. The mill in northern France also produces rails for the national railway operator SNCF and for customers in Western Europe. Greybull specialises in turning around struggling firms by taking controlling stakes and backing management teams. In 2014 it rescued the holiday airline Monarch, buying a 90% stake. The airline returned to profitability the following year. Last September it bought 140 Morrisons convenience stores, rebranding them as My Local. It also owns Plessey, another name from Britain's industrial past, and is seeking to turn it into a leader in LED technology. But its purchase of Tata's loss-making long products division is its most high profile deal yet. But this sale, which could come as early as Monday, is not yet a done deal. It is expected to be subject to some outstanding conditions, thought to include financing and supplier agreements, which may mean it will not be formally completed for weeks. Greybull has made it clear that its focus at this time is on the long products purchase. You can follow John on twitter on @JohnMoylanBBC

A deal to save Tata Steel's Scunthorpe plant could be signed as soon as Monday, the BBC understands.

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Weston played 19 league and cup games for the Chairboys last season after signing from Southend in June 2016. The 29-year-old has made 327 career Football League appearances, having also played for Charlton, Brentford, Gillingham and Notts County. He is Ebbsfleet's fourth signing since winning promotion from the National League South last season. Details of the length of Weston's contract have not been disclosed.

National League side Ebbsfleet have signed Wycombe winger Myles Weston on a free transfer.

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Media playback is not supported on this device The events - at Chatsworth House and Windsor Great park - are aimed at a wide audience, says Ennis- Hill; "mum's with the buggies, families, serious runners and people who have never put on trainers before." "I've seen the benefits you have from being active and being healthy," she adds. "So for me it's about communicating my experiences about keeping fit with the general public - to help people take those first steps to being more active than they already are and finding a way into sport." Find out how anyone can get involved with just about any sport with our special guides.

Jessica Ennis-Hill wants to help people be more active and find a way into sport - starting with two fun days combining music and running.

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Chapelcross, near Annan, is one of five sites being considered but is the only one north of the border. Capenhurst in Cheshire, Sellafield in west Cumbria and Aldermaston and Burghfield, both in Berkshire, are the other possible locations. The consultation was at the Victoria Halls in Annan on Friday. Councillor Ronnie Ogilvie, who chairs the Chapelcross Site Stakeholders Group, said it was important as many people as possible took the opportunity to examine the proposals and express their opinion. The UK government has pledged that public opinion will be taken into account in deciding the final location. Consultation will run until February around all the locations on the shortlist. Ministers are planning that waste from nuclear-powered Royal Navy submarines which have left service would be stored at one of the sites until "some time after 2040" when the UK's deep level underground waste dump is available.

A final consultation event has been held on proposals to use a former Scots nuclear plant to store radioactive waste from redundant submarines.

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Generations of James Bond fans have cheered 007 as he shoots and sleeps his way through a world of sinister villains and exotic women. The image is hi-tech, violent, romantic and more than a little cynical. It's a world-beating brand, but one today's spymasters are doing their best to keep at arm's length. And so, for the first time, MI6, officially known as the Secret Intelligence Service, is taking on the Bond image on 007's home turf - the silver screen. On Monday, MI6 launches its first ever cinema advert, aimed at attracting different types of candidate. A young woman of ethnically indeterminate background is shown demonstrating people skills and emotional intelligence in a range of everyday situations. This woman, we're told, does not work for MI6. "But she could," the advert concludes. Steely-eyed, white male killers, it seems, need not apply. "There is a perception out there that we want [Bond actor] Daniel Craig, or Daniel Craig on steroids," the SIS' current head of recruitment told the Guardian. "He would not get into MI6," says the recruitment chief, identified only as Sarah. Recruiters have long worried about the pervasiveness of the image first portrayed in the pages of Ian Fleming's novels and then seared into public consciousness via the biggest movie franchise of all time. The aim of the advert is to wean the public off this grotesquely misleading stereotype. According to the accompanying press release, the advert aims "to attract people who rule themselves out of a career in MI6 based on their misconceptions about the agency." It sounds like a long shot, but those behind it seem optimistic. "The whole point," Sarah says, "is about getting people who would never, ever think of joining." "People tend to deselect themselves," adds Mark, head of HR. "We want to prevent that. We want the service to be representative, but also to draw in the capabilities of the workforce at large." It's part of a continuing drive to recruit from the widest, most diverse cross-section of society, with a particular focus on women and ethnic minorities, both still under represented in the service. Another aspect of new effort sees a return of the old "tap on the shoulder" method employed for decades, mostly in the cloisters of Oxford and Cambridge universities. But if the method will be the same, the locations will be different. "Diverse organisations," is how Mark puts it, without elaborating. Some say that the agency's elite image may be punctured by the revelation that a 2:2 degree will make you eligible. Mark says work experience in other sectors is sometimes just as important as a good degree. Other recruiting tactics display a little playfully appropriate subterfuge to seek out those with interpersonal skills and the ability to influence people. Unbranded fliers invite you to click on goodwithpeople.uk and take a series of tests. Only those who succeed in the online games find out that they have what it takes for a life in the intelligence services. This correspondent scored well on the "emotion detector", but not so well on the "human polygraph". And when it came to the "mind changer," I failed a text message exercise designed to persuade a friend to attend a surprise party. I have not been invited to join MI6. The advert will run for a month, in cinemas in London, the West Midlands and north west England, partly reflecting the sort of urban areas recruiters look to but also the fact that MI6 can't afford a nationwide release. And will it be shown in cinemas where Bond or similar spy capers are showing? Emphatically not.

Cinemagoers may think they already know what it takes to be a spy.

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Syed, 35, is serving a life sentence for the murder of Hae Min Lee in 1999. His defence team is trying to reopen the case based on some of the questions raised in the Serial podcast over whether Syed had received a fair trial. A judge in Baltimore has allowed lawyers to submit new evidence for the first time since his conviction. Serial, which was released in weekly instalments at the end of last year, became a global hit, breaking records as the fastest podcast to reach five million downloads on iTunes. In it, journalists went through every detail in the investigation into the death of Lee, for which her ex-boyfriend Syed was convicted. Apparent errors and possible new evidence were discovered by the Serial team, leading to calls for a new investigation. Lawyers will now be allowed to present new evidence on two fronts: the reliability of mobile phone records and the testimony of a potential alibi. In the 2000 trial, prosecutors relied heavily on mobile phone records that allegedly placed Syed at a park in Baltimore where Lee's body was buried. Syed, who was 17 at the time, has always maintained his innocence. But a motion filed in court in August said a newly recovered mobile phone document showed "the cell tower evidence was misleading and should have never been admitted at trial". The new hearing, a date for which has yet to be decided, will also hear evidence from a potential alibi for Syed. Asia McClain, a friend of Syed's who was not heard in the original trial, claims to have seen him in a library at the time of the suspected killing. The fact that Syed's first lawyer, Cristina Gutierrez, failed to submit this evidence in the original trial was one of the arguments used to win him the right to appeal in February. Court papers show the hearing will also look at why Syed's defence team did not present Ms McLain as a witness and whether there was "potential prosecutorial misconduct" as a result.

Lawyers for Adnan Syed, the subject of the hit US podcast Serial, will be allowed to present new evidence in his case after a court ruling on Friday.

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Ambulance crews at the scene at the A456 Hagley Road West in Birmingham said it was "astonishing" those inside were not more seriously hurt. The children, aged five and six, were taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital, the man went to Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing. Photos tweeted by West Midlands Ambulance Service show the car mounted the pavement and smashed through the barrier on the island above the road in Quinton. The accident happened at about 22:30 BST on Saturday.

A man and two children had a "miraculous escape" when the car they were in plunged off a flyover.

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Joseph Smith was not in a booster seat and suffered multiple injuries when the car he was in smashed into oncoming traffic on Cardiff's Western Avenue. Dean Collins was found guilty of causing death and causing serious injury by dangerous driving on Tuesday. The 24-year-old, from St Mellons, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court. He was also handed a three-year sentence for the serious injury charges, which will run concurrently, and has been banned from driving for eight years. The Recorder of Cardiff, Eleri Rees QC, told Collins: "You have never acknowledged any fault despite overwhelming evidence it was entirely your fault. "The obvious inference is that you allowed yourself to become distracted. "The general manner of your driving was impatient and a general disregard for road safety." She said he also showed a "blatant disregard" for the safety of his four passengers, had shown arrogance and an aggressive manner of driving immediately before the crash. The judge criticised his "cavalier attitude" to both his own safety and that if others, adding the lack of a car booster seat had contributed to Joseph's injuries. The trial heard Collins - who had denied all the charges - was driving a borrowed Ford Focus carrying his partner Laura Bright, 23, her mother Michelle Holmes, Joseph, and the couple's two-year-old daughter at the time of the crash. The car crossed a central reservation on Western Avenue and slammed into a white Seat Ibiza heading in the opposite direction. Collins' driving before the collision had been erratic, with the car weaving in and out of traffic and undertaking other vehicles. Blood samples taken from Collins after the collision contained traces of cocaine. But the quantity was too small to accurately measure and a toxicologist said it was not possible to say how the drug would have affected Collins' actions. Collins, who had passed his driving test just three months before, said he had no memory of the crash and insisted it was a "tragic accident". Four others suffered injuries in the crash, including fractures to the spine, arms, legs, ribs, memory loss and blindness in one eye. Joseph's mother Laura Bright, who has since married Collins, was unconscious for five days after the crash. She was cleared at a previous hearing of causing the death of a child in her care. The court heard she was now pregnant with his third child. South Wales Police investigating officer PC Tony Farr, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said the crash had had a "devastating impact on so many lives". "I cannot stress enough how dangerous vehicles can be when they are in the hands of the wrong people," he said. "Collins was inexperienced and evidence presented to the court showed he had taken drugs in the days or hours before the collision. Tragically, that proved to be a lethal combination. "Collins also failed to ensure Joseph was seated securely in the vehicle - again a huge error in judgement that he will now have to live with for the rest of his life." Speaking after the hearing, Joseph's father, Tom Smith, said of the crash: "It's traumatised me, I don't sleep, all I do is think about that little boy." Ann Haile of the Crown Prosecution Service said: "This case is a stark reminder of how dangerous moving vehicles are when they are not controlled properly, and how important it is for children to be in a suitable, properly fitted car seat."

A driver whose car hit another in a head-on crash, killing his five-year-old stepson, has been jailed for six years.

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Joan Bates and her late husband Major Roy Bates moved to an anti-aircraft fortress just outside British territorial waters almost 50 years ago. They declared it an independent state and gave themselves the titles "Prince" Roy and "Princess" Joan of Sealand. She is survived by their son, Michael. Known as the "Prince" of Sealand, he has controlled Sealand, seven miles off the coast, since the death of his father in 2012. Over the years, Sealand, a 10,000 sq ft platform, has encountered armed attacks by pirates and government bids to shut it down. More on this and other Suffolk stories. "Prince" Michael of Sealand said: "My parents will always be remembered for shaking up the establishment with pirate radio, declaring Sealand's independence and confronting the Royal Navy and other foreign governments." In 1978, three foreign men landed at Sealand by helicopter and overpowered Michael to claim the 'principality' as their own. Mr Bates soon arrived, took two of the men hostage and regained control of the fort.

A woman who helped establish a self-proclaimed independent state on a former military platform off the Suffolk and Essex coast has died aged 86.

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Official data showed the US economy added 209,000 jobs last month, beating analysts' expectations, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%. The Dow Jones closed at a record for the eighth consecutive day, rising 0.3% to 22,092.81. The wider S&P 500 index closed up 0.19% at 2,476.83, while the Nasdaq rose 0.18% to 6,351.56. Analysts said the latest jobs report meant the Federal Reserve was still on track to raise interest rates later this year, which would be the third increase in 2017. Shares of banks, which benefit from higher rates, saw some of the most significant gains on Friday. Goldman Sachs was among the biggest winners on the Dow, rising 2.6%. Among individual stocks, Viacom shares sank nearly 14% after it forecast a drop in sales to US pay-TV companies and streaming services in the current quarter. Consumer review website operator Yelp saw its shares jump by more than a quarter after it announced the sale of its Eat24 business to Grubhub for $287.5m. Yelp also reported revenues of $209m for the second quarter of the year, which beat analysts' expectations. US stocks are in record territory this year. The Nasdaq is up almost 17% since January. The Dow has risen 11% and the S&P 500 is climbed almost 10%.

Stronger than expected jobs figures helped to lift US stocks on Friday, leading the Dow to another record.

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Midfielder Doughty stabbed home in the 94th minute after Millwall failed to clear a free-kick. Lee Gregory burst through the defence to score his 22nd goal of the season and poor defending allowed Steve Morison to make it 2-0 to Millwall. But Nicky Ajose's penalty, after Raphael Rossi Branco was fouled, set up Doughty's dramatic finish. Millwall remain fifth and have gone five games without defeat, while Swindon - whose unbeaten run now stands at six league games - drop to 14th. Williams signed a five-year contract in midweek after a successful spell as caretaker boss. Millwall manager Neil Harris told BBC Radio London: Media playback is not supported on this device "Huge frustration, I'm certainly disappointed with the outcome. I thought we were so good for so long with and without the ball. "I thought we were outstanding in the first half and I think in the second half even though Swindon had all the football. On the counterattack we were really good, we just lacked that little bit of quality and ruthlessness in the final third. "If you don't see the game off - and it's a very dubious penalty against you, about the softest penalty I've seen for a long time - you're backs-to-the-wall a little bit."

Michael Doughty earned a draw against Millwall in Swindon's first game since Luke Williams was named manager.

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Senior police officials in Sangli district said the remains were "buried with the intention of disposing them". The police told the BBC that they found the foetuses while they were investigating the death of a woman who had undergone an illegal abortion. Activists say the incident proves yet again that female foeticide is rampant in India despite awareness campaigns. The police said that the woman had died in a "botched abortion", and they were looking for the foetus near a local hospital when they made the grisly discovery. "It appears to be an abortion racket. We have arrested the husband of the woman, and have launched a manhunt for the doctor who has gone missing," Dattatray Shinde, superintendent of police, told the BBC. Similar cases have come to light in the past. Eight female foetuses were found in 2012 in a plastic bag near a lake in Indore city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. In June 2009, 15 female foetuses were found in drains in Maharashtra's Beed district. Dr Ganesh Rakh, who campaigns to save the female child and appeared in the BBC's Unsung Indians series, said the recent case proves that illegal sex determination and abortion was still practised in India. "This is horrifying. Female foeticide is happening at the scale of a genocide in India. This case proves that people still prefer boys and girls are still unwanted," he said. "I think abortions were happening on a large scale in Sangli. Once the doctor is arrested, I fear we will find more aborted female foetuses." Sex-selective abortion and sex-determination tests are illegal in India, where there is a widespread social preference for boys.

Police in the western Indian state of Maharashtra have found 19 aborted female foetuses near a hospital.

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Yoan Gouffran netted the opener from four yards and another goalmouth scramble resulted in Henri Lansbury turning the ball into his own net. But Newcastle's victory was soured by the loss of top scorer Dwight Gayle, who limped off after 33 minutes. Villa striker Scott Hogan was carried off on a stretcher late on and they are now winless in nine league matches. Hogan, who cost £12m from Brentford in January, landed awkwardly after challenging for a header at a late Villa corner. Gayle - the Championship's leading scorer with 20 league goals this season - appeared to suffer a recurrence of the hamstring problem which had kept him out for six matches. Villa remain six points above the relegation zone, having collected only one point in 2017, although Steve Bruce's side had more than matched the Magpies until they fell behind. Iceland midfielder Birkir Bjarnason went closest for the visitors, failing to hook in Hogan's flick-on from close range and later having a shot saved by Karl Darlow. Newcastle's opening goal came soon after Gayle's departure, with Villa failing to properly clear a Matt Ritchie cross and French winger Gouffran tapping in. After that, the hosts took control and often looked likely to extend their lead, although the second goal which took them above Brighton in the table came in fortunate circumstances. Jamaal Lascelles met Jonjo Shelvey's corner and his effort hit Lansbury, who was stationed at the near post, before ricocheting into the net. Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez told BBC Radio Newcastle: "This is a very difficult division. Every game is tough and we were playing against a good team with very good players. "They pressed well at the beginning and it wasn't easy for us to play how we wanted. We needed to score to open up the game, and after the second goal it was more open. We had more chances and more control of the game. "Dwight Gayle seemed like he wasn't comfortable from the beginning and then he said he was feeling something in his hamstring. We don't know how serious it is. We have to wait." Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce told BBC WM: "Scott's injury compounded the night, because we obviously fear the worst. "He's definitely turned his ankle over and we don't know how serious it is until we see X-rays and scans. The consequences of losing him are huge, but let's hope it's not as bad as what we think. "I thought we were decent in the first half, Newcastle hadn't been near our goal, and yet we gave a poor goal away. After the restart, we've given another one away and the second one was comical. "And the two or three opportunities we've had, we've not taken them. That's where we are at the moment." Substitution, Newcastle United. Christian Atsu replaces Yoan Gouffran. Delay in match Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) because of an injury. Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matt Ritchie. Foul by Yoan Gouffran (Newcastle United). Gary Gardner (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Aston Villa. Leandro Bacuna replaces Jonathan Kodjia. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Substitution, Aston Villa. Gary Gardner replaces Birkir Bjarnason. Delay in match Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) because of an injury. Attempt missed. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick. Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa). Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa). Substitution, Aston Villa. Albert Adomah replaces Mile Jedinak. Attempt saved. 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Newcastle United scored a goal in each half to beat Aston Villa and go a point clear at the top of the Championship.

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Markets run by federal and state governments opened for the millions of Americans seeking insurance plans. As many as seven million Americans who do not already have health insurance are eligible to purchase coverage in the coming months. Republican opposition to the law led to the government shutdown on Tuesday. At the White House on Tuesday, Mr Obama said the opportunity would be "life changing" for the "15% of Americans who don't have health insurance". "Tens of thousands of Americans die each year just because they don't have health insurance," Mr Obama said, with Americans set to sign up for plans standing behind him. "Millions more live with the fear that they'll go broke if they get sick. And today, we begin to free millions of our fellow Americans from that fear." While Mr Obama and his supporters in the Democratic Party portray the law as a historic effort to extend healthcare coverage to the millions of Americans who lack it, the law's opponents say it amounts to an unprecedented intrusion into Americans' private lives. The online health insurance marketplaces, or exchanges, struggled to meet higher than expected demand on Tuesday, with many users reporting long waiting times. Health and Human Services spokeswoman Joanne Peters told the Associated Press news agency the agency was "prepared to make adjustments as needed [to] improve the consumer experience". Users also reported errors while trying to create accounts and site crashes on the websites. "The first day of something that you know is going to have a lot of bugs, it's not that frustrating," Mike Weaver, a self-employed photographer without insurance told the Associated Press. "If it was the last day to sign up... then I'd be terribly frustrated." Mr Obama acknowledged the glitches and delays. "We found out that there have been times this morning where the site has been running more slowly than it normally will," Mr Obama said. "The reason is because more than one million people visited healthcare.gov before 7:00 in the morning." The exchanges will continue to enrol people through the end of the year for healthcare plans slated to begin next year. The opening of the exchanges was the culmination of more than three years of political combat in Washington over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law by Mr Obama in 2010 and known to both sides as Obamacare. Republicans in Washington and in state capitals across the country have fought hard to undermine or undo the law since its passage, with the US House of Representatives taking dozens of symbolic votes to repeal it or eliminate its funding. A legal challenge led by the law's Republican opponents ended in June 2012 when the Supreme Court validated the law's keystone provision - a requirement that Americans not receiving health coverage from their employers or the government purchase individual plans or pay a fine. That requirement, known as the individual mandate, takes effect in January. The healthcare law was also a central issue in the 2012 presidential election. Republican candidate Mitt Romney vowed to press for its repeal. Mr Obama handily won re-election. On Tuesday, the US government shut non-essential services, keeping more than 700,000 workers at home, when the Democrats who control the Senate refused to agree to Republican demands to repeal the health law or delay the individual mandate. Both Mr Obama and congressional Democrats have said they will not negotiate on Obamacare, with Mr Obama on Monday evening accusing the Republicans of attempting to refight the last election. In spite of the political turmoil in Washington, on Tuesday Americans were able to enrol in insurance plans offered by private companies and ranging in price and level of coverage through exchanges in every state. Sixteen states and Washington DC have opted to operate their own exchanges, while the exchanges in 34 states will be fully or partially run by the federal government. Exchanges will also inform customers of tax subsidies available to ease the cost of the insurance. An estimated six million US citizens are expected to qualify. Customers enrolling under Obamacare will not be covered by the insurance until 1 January however. That corresponds with the start of the individual mandate, as well as consumer protections including a rule barring insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing health conditions. Several Obamacare provisions had taken effect prior to Tuesday, including prescription drug discounts for pensioners, a rule allowing children to remain on their parents' insurance plans up to age 26, a rule barring insurers from denying coverage to children with pre-existing health conditions, and a ban on lifetime limits on health coverage. Another major provision known as the employer mandate - which requires employers with at least 50 full-time workers to provide insurance or incur a $2,000 (£1,320) per employee penalty - has been delayed until 2015. That delay, announced by the Obama administration in July, has been seen as a concession to retailers and other businesses - and an acknowledgement that the health law was not fully ready for implementation.

A central provision of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law has taken effect, having survived Republicans' years-long effort to undermine it.

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Two armed groups clashed near the mountainous community of Las Varas, in the state of Chihuahua. The identities of the victims and details of how the shootout unfolded were not immediately clear. Drug cartels often clash in Chihuahua, a key drug-trafficking route south of the border from the US state of Mexico. The confrontation started at 05:00 local time (11:00 GMT) and lasted for two hours, El Universal newspaper reported (in Spanish), quoting accounts from social media users. Three people were detained, the state attorney general's office said. Officials seized three vehicles, heavy weaponry and grenades, it added. The incident is the latest in a series of deadly clashes between rival drug gangs and also with the police across Mexico. Last weekend, 19 gunmen were killed in a shootout with police in the neighbouring Sinaloa state, home to the powerful cartel once led by kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. May was the deadliest month in Mexico since 1997, when official statistics began, with 2,186 homicides. From December 2006 until May this year, there were 188,567 murders, according to government records.

A shootout in northern Mexico has killed at least 14 people, officials say, amid a surge in drug-related violence in the country.

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As reported in the Daventry Express, Sam Chambers, coach of Weedon Bec Primary School, sent his CV to the FA after England crashed out of Euro 2016. "I feel like the perfect candidate as I have guided my school... to an unbeaten 2015-16 season," he wrote. Ladbrokes has made him a 1,000/1 outsider for the job. Roy Hodgson stood down as England manager after the shock 2-1 defeat to Iceland last week. Jessica Bridge from the bookmaker said: "Stranger things have happened in the last 12 months, like Leicester City winning the Premier League, so it's not out of the realms of possibility. "Sam enters the record books as one of the greatest sporting underdogs of all time." Mr Chambers, who describes himself as a "sports enthusiast", faces stiff competition from current favourites Jurgen Klinsmann and Sam Allardyce, but says he has the passion to be a success in the job. "I, along with millions across the nation, saw our beloved team fall to the minnows that are Iceland," he wrote in his covering letter to the FA. "It is my intention, should I be given the opportunity, to re-kindle the enthusiasm of the nation for the round-ball game." Elaborating on his school's impressive season, Mr Chambers added he had guided his side to an unbeaten campaign - even though they faced "mighty teams such as Woodford Halse CE Primary Academy". He ends the letter with an optimistic "I look forward to hearing from you all!" The FA is yet to comment on Mr Chambers' application. Earlier this year, a seven-year-old boy failed in his quest to become Inverness Caledonian Thistle's new manager, despite a pledge that his headmaster would probably let him leave school early "for important matches and training".

The coach of a primary school football team has applied for the England job, saying he is the "perfect candidate" to succeed Roy Hodgson.

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Ms Sturgeon had said she hoped the "national survey" would involve two million people across the country. It had been due to run until St Andrew's Day - 30 November. Ms Sturgeon told BBC Scotland on Tuesday that the latest assessment suggested 1.7 million people had taken part. The SNP leader and Scottish first minister added that "this was never an opinion poll, it is not a scientific for or against independence. "What it was was an SNP exercise to engage with the Scottish people on some of the issues around independence, and obviously we will take the time to analyse the responses we've had." When asked what the results showed, Ms Sturgeon said: "I will tell you once it has concluded tomorrow." When she launched the initiative at an event in Stirling, Ms Sturgeon - the SNP leader and Scottish first minister - said she wanted to hear in detail how people felt about Europe, Brexit and independence. Members of the public were invited to take part through a dedicated website, and the party's MPs and MSPs were also told to hold town hall meetings. The SNP's 120,000 members were encouraged to "hit the doorsteps" to ask people to take part, and were sent a pack of "survey cards" which they would ask five people a month to fill in. Data gathered during the exercise could be used by the SNP if Ms Sturgeon decides to call another referendum on leaving the UK. Speaking to the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland programme at the weekend, the Scottish government's culture secretary, Fiona Hyslop, said she did not know whether the results of the survey would be published. She said there had been a "lot of interest" from people who voted No in the independence referendum two years ago but were "rethinking their position" after voting Remain in the EU referendum. When asked whether the results of the survey would be published, Ms Hyslop replied: "I don't know because I'm not part of the party operation doing that." She also said: "It is a listening exercise, it is a party exercise. I'm not running the consultation process", and that she was "expecting to have the results of what has come forth in some shape or form". Ms Sturgeon told the upper house of the Irish Parliament on Tuesday that another vote on independence remained "firmly on the table" if it was felt to be the best way of protecting Scotland's interests in the wake of the Brexit vote. However, a YouGov poll for the Times newspaper that was published on Wednesday morning put support for independence at 44%, with 56% backing the Union. Polling expert Prof John Curtice said it was the first time a poll had suggested support for independence had slipped from the 45% who voted Yes in the referendum in 2014. The poll also suggested only 31% of people want the Scottish government to campaign for independence in the next two years, while 56% do not. And respondents were asked about whether they think it would be "realistically possible" for Scotland to remain part of the EU after the rest of the UK leaves, regardless of their support for such a move. Only 22% said they thought this would be "probably possible", with 62% saying "probably not possible" and 16% said they did not know. And 13% said they had been contacted by the SNP as part of the national conversation survey while 82% said they had not. YouGov polled 1,134 people from November 24-29. It is the latest in a series of polls which have suggested the Brexit vote has not yet led to a surge in support for independence. A spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives said it was time for the SNP to "finally pay heed to what Scotland is saying - 'no' to a second referendum and 'no' to more division, more uncertainty and more rancour". But an SNP spokesman pointed out that the poll suggested the SNP still has a commanding lead over the opposition in Holyrood voting intention, with the party on 48% in the constituency vote and 39% in the regional vote. He added: "That is a very strong endorsement of the party's record in office and of Nicola Sturgeon as first minister."

The SNP's "listening exercise" on Scottish independence, which was announced by Nicola Sturgeon in September, is due to end.

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"Lively crowd @liverpoolphil last night - shame our tour bus was nicked from outside the venue! So gig not too bad all things considered," he tweeted. The comic's manager said two thieves broke into the production room to steal two laptops and car keys. They fled with a Mercedes Sprinter Splitter van containing crew suitcases and Bill Bailey tour merchandise. The comedian also posted a message on Facebook saying: "Scousers, keep 'em peeled... "At 2.30pm yesterday afternoon (Mon 26th October) two thieves entered the Liverpool Philharmonic via a wedged open side door and broke into the production offices for Bill Bailey's live tour, Limboland." The van was parked in the theatre car park. A spokesman for the performer said the show went on "regardless of the chaos this has caused to our tour". She added it had, "sadly tainted our visit to the good city of Liverpool". The comedian's Limboland tour continues later in Cardiff. A Merseyside Police statement said: "Merseyside Police can confirm that yesterday (Monday, 26 October), officers received a report that a Mercedes Sprinter van was stolen from the car park of the Royal Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool, at around 14:30 GMT. "Officers believe keys for the van were stolen from an office at the location." It added the force was studying CCTV evidence.

Comedian Bill Bailey had his "tour bus" stolen before he performed at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

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Charlie Flanagan met NI Secretary James Brokenshire and also talked to some of the parties at Stormont on Wednesday. Thursday's election ended the unionist majority at Stormont with Sinn Féin now just one seat behind the DUP. Talks are being held to restore the power-sharing executive, but parties have just three weeks to reach a deal. Mr Flanagan said: "I detect a willingness on the part of all parties involved to sit down and engage constructively in what is a challenge." Mr Brokenshire, who arrived in Belfast after having heard the chancellor deliver his budget in London, said there was a sense of urgency to the talks, adding that he wanted to see a solution as soon as possible. The secretary of state said he welcomed the £120m funding for Northern Ireland announced in the budget, adding that this "underlines the need for an executive to be in place in order to take that work forward". Speaking after meeting Sinn Féin on Wednesday, DUP leader Arlene Foster said more meetings were planned. "The dialogue continues in a very good nature, I think that's positive and obviously the focus is on getting devolution up and running again and as quickly as possible," she said. "My team has met Sinn Féin on legacy issues today and we have been talking about the Stormont House Agreement, we have been talking about all the issues that have concerned us, including the issues around soldiers and how they are treated, how members of the security forces are treated, dealing with issues about the past." Sinn Féin says the Irish government has a central role in the talks as a co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement. It is likely to push Mr Flanagan on the outstanding commitments from previous agreements. For his part, Mr Flanagan has already been in touch with party leaders, and said there was a willingness on all sides to resolve their differences. But, he said, with Brexit around the corner there is an urgent need for an effective executive to be in place. Sinn Féin broke off its meeting with Mr Brokenshire on Tuesday and said all he did was "waffle, waffle, and more waffle". Its northern leader, Michelle O'Neill, said he had still not agreed to release funds for legacy inquests. Mrs Foster said that waffle was a very pejorative term to use, adding that the DUP had had "very good engagement" with Mr Brokenshire. Earlier, following a meeting with Mr Flanagan, Mrs O'Neill said: "It is a time for strong political leadership and delivery. "The British government is holding up access to due process for families. They are key players in this. They need to step up to the plate." The parties described their two days of talking as business-like, but said there was no sign they were close to resolving the big stumbling block - Sinn Féin's refusal to work with Arlene Foster as first minister while her role in a botched renewable energy scheme is being investigated. The DUP went into last Thursday's election 10 seats ahead of Sinn Féin and, while it remains the largest party with 28 seats, its lead has been cut to just one seat. Under Northern Ireland's power-sharing agreement, the government must be run by Irish nationalists and unionists together, with the largest party being invited to put forward a candidate for first minister. Sinn Féin and the DUP now have three weeks to reach a deal and if a government cannot be formed within that time then, under law, another election can be called. Ultimately, if no power-sharing government is formed, power could return to the UK Parliament at Westminster for the first time in a decade.

The Irish foreign minister has warned talks to restore Stormont's institutions were operating under a "tight time frame".

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Ancient sites like Palmyra have suffered destruction, and it is feared that hundreds of precious valuables have been smuggled out of the country to be sold on the international art market. Art specialist Christopher Marinello is chief executive of the Art Recovery Group, which has retrieved US$500m (£330m) of stolen and looted works of art over the past decade. He spoke to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme about what can be done to help stop the theft of the country's precious antiquities. "We've been aware of smuggled goods from Syria for some time. As a lawyer in New York, I represented a lot of galleries, auction houses and dealers that had problems bringing items in and out of the United States. So I was very aware of the smuggling routes that take place, and the traffic that is involved with antiquities. "What's happened now is Isis and other people are taking advantage of the war in Syria to tap into these markets and sell their goods on a worldwide basis. "You've got some very poor people doing the digging, and selling to a middleman who moves the objects on to Lebanon, through Beirut into Turkey and then into the Western world. We've heard reports of Isis taxing the trade, up to around 20%. "The number one funding for Isis is oil, and after that, kidnapping and ransom demands. When they don't have access to those, they look for something else, and the antiquities in their backyard have provided a natural source for income. "Stopping this crisis requires a multi-faceted approach, where number one is [to] stop the war. Number two is to increase awareness of collectors and dealers and auction houses not to purchase material that has no provenance. "We are just one small portion of the solution: we run the Art Claim database. We have donated our services to museums and anyone on the ground who wants to identify works that are being looted. A museum can download its entire collection and say 'put this on your database; if anything ever appears in the marketplace, it's not authorised to be sold'. "As soon as the conflict happened in Syria, we reached out to our contacts on the ground to put everything they could on the database, even before it was stolen. Syria's riches "Once a looted object is reported to us, it goes onto the database. Then we check the sales catalogues of all the major auction houses. We've got teams of people checking eBay, Amazon, other sale venues. We're also a very sophisticated searchable database with visual recognition software, so dealers and collectors contact us and say 'I'm about to buy something' or 'someone's approached me with something. Should I buy it? Is it on your database?' "The first thing we look at is the provenance. Where did you get it from? Do you have a receipt? Was there a history that was given to you? We can't always rely on it because we've known the smugglers to falsify provenance information. But we look at what was given. And we're pretty adept at determining whether it's legitimate or not or whether it was made up or whether it's completely absent. "We then notify the authorities. We are a free service to law enforcement. They know that if they place objects on our database, we will tell them where they are. We turn over all the information. I'm about to go to Venice at the invitation of the Italian government, and that follows Poland and Romania and Bulgaria and other governments. "We have several hundred thousand objects on our database, and that's only since March, 2015. It's growing exponentially. The FBI database has just 15,000 objects. The Interpol database has about 40,000 objects. The Italian police have a fantastic database, and next year they will be changing it to work with Interpol. "But they're not actually checking the marketplace the way we are. They don't have the funds to do that. They don't have the manpower. "The Italians have done it right: they've got 300 officers dedicated to art crime. But let's look at the United States: a 320 million population with just 16 FBI agents in the art crime team. And they're also assigned to bomb duty as well. "Here in London there are just a handful of in the art crime unit. They are overworked, underpaid and the whole department could use an overhaul. "We've noticed a big jump in dealers and collectors checking with us, and that is evidence of fear. "In the US, the FBI has issued a declaration that anybody who is found to have been purchasing looted Syrian objects could be prosecuted under a US Federal Law about funding international terrorism. That's pretty scary. "We've seen some wild reports that the markets are being flooded with this material, but we haven't seen the really high-end antiquities getting here. We know of a recent container that was seized here in the UK with a great deal of Syrian looted objects on it, and I can't go too much beyond that because it's a current investigation here in the UK. "But other than that container, we're seeing a lot of low-level material, and a lot of fakes. A lot of people are trying to take advantage of the situation and send fakes through and pretend that they're real. "The better, more reputable auction houses do not want to sell this type of material in their sales room. It's the lower to mid-level dealer that [poses the risk]. It's that way with fine art as well: you always have those people who are looking to get a good deal without asking any questions. "That's a big threat because it creates a market, and as long as there's a market for this type of illicit and looted material, it's going to be dug out of the ground. And when you have a situation like we have in Syria - where the government is near collapse, and there's no authority to really stop the export of this type of material - you have chaos." The Inquiry is broadcast on the BBC World Service on Tuesdays from 12:05 GMT/13:05 BST. Listen online or download the podcast.

Syria's cultural heritage is being attacked from all sides: the Assad regime, opportunistic looters, opposition forces, so-called Islamic State fighters and even Russian air strikes.

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The multiple TT winner set the fastest time of the week in the Classic event on his Yamaha Superbike at 125.49mph. Anglesey's Barry Lee Evans topped the Senior MGP board while home rider Michael Evans moved to the top of the Junior leaderboard. Michael Evans' 119.228mph lap was the fastest Manx Grand Prix time so far. Darryl Field leads the Newcomers' section after a lap of 115.09mph. The session was cut short as mist fell on the mountain section with qualifying to continue on Friday evening with the first racing on Saturday.

New Zealand racer Bruce Anstey continued to set the pace in the fourth qualifying session at the Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling.

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Brazil succeeded Philippe Montanier following the Frenchman's sacking on 14 January. The 54-year-old's only game in charge to date saw him oversee the 1-0 victory over Bristol City on Saturday. "I've been here five years. I love the football club and will do whatever they ask me to do," Brazil said. Despite the win over the Robins, Forest are 19th in Championship table and just five points above the relegation zone. Brazil added: "At this moment in time, I'm not aware of where the club is in terms of looking for a new manager. "From our point of view, we're very focused on making sure we do our jobs properly. You can tell when a group of players are on board with you, and they're on board with us. "I've been speaking to the owner about a number of things, and from my point of view he's been very supportive. We're trying very hard to bring some players in, and I'm getting very well supported by the chairman with that." Ben Osborn, who scored the winner against Bristol City, said: "It feels like a new manager has come in and taken over."

Interim boss Gary Brazil says he would take any role at Nottingham Forest and has not ruled out accepting the manager's job on a longer-term basis.

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Fields around organic farms have more types of wild plants, providing benefits for wildlife, say scientists. The research is likely to fuel the debate over the environmental benefits of organic farming. Studies suggest that organic farming produces lower yields than conventional methods but harbours more wildlife. The new study, by researchers at the University of Swansea and institutes in France, looked at fields sowed with winter wheat in the region of Poitou-Charente. They found that organic farming led to higher weed diversity on surrounding conventionally farmed fields. "Wild plants are important for birds, bees and other farmland species," said Dr Luca Borger of the department of biosciences at Swansea University. "Organic farming has advantages in maintaining these, but even a mixture of organic and non-organic farming in an area can help maintain this biodiversity. "Even only 25% of fields being organically farmed can make a difference." Farmland provides essential habitat for many animals but intensification of agriculture has led to a loss of biodiversity. However, in order to provide the extra food needed by the bigger human population of the future, without destroying forests and wetlands, farming needs to be made more intensive. Supporters of organic farming say the method could be a potential compromise between meeting food security needs and providing habitat for bees, birds and other wildlife. The researchers say land-sharing between organic farms and non-organic farms could have benefits for both crop production and biodiversity. This theory needs to be tested in follow-up studies, they say. The study is published in the journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B- Biological Sciences.

Organic farms act as a refuge for wild plants, offsetting the loss of biodiversity on conventional farms, a study suggests.

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He said Manila would not "break or abrogate existing treaties", suggesting he wants to maintain the Philippines' ties with the US. It comes days after Manila announced it was suspending annual joint military exercises with the US. Relations between the old allies have become strained in recent months. Washington has voiced concerns over the newly-elected president's "war on drugs", which has left more than 3,500 people dead in a matter of months. Mr Duterte has called President Barack Obama a "son of a whore". Mr Duterte, who is visiting Beijing next week, has previously suggested China and Russia could be possibly alternate partners. But while Mr Duterte reiterated in his latest speech that the traditional joint exercises with US troops would be stopped, he said he would not break the mutual-defence treaty entirely. ``I insist that we realign, that there will be no more exercises next year," he said. He added: "We need not really break or abrogate our existing treaties because they say that it could provide us with the umbrella. "We will maintain all military alliances because they say we need it for our defence." He did not explain who he meant by "they".

President Rodrigo Duterte says the Philippines will not end alliances with other countries, despite his increasingly anti-US rhetoric.

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The finding deals a significant blow to the theory of physics known as supersymmetry. Many researchers had hoped the LHC would have confirmed this by now. Supersymmetry, or Susy, has gained popularity as a way to explain some of the inconsistencies in the traditional theory of subatomic physics known as the Standard Model. The new observation, reported at the Hadron Collider Physics conference in Kyoto and outlined in an as-yet unpublished paper, is not consistent with many of the most likely models of Susy. Prof Chris Parkes, who is the spokesperson for the UK participation in the LHCb experiment, told BBC News: "Supersymmetry may not be dead but these latest results have certainly put it into hospital." Supersymmetry theorises the existence of more massive versions of particles that have already been detected. If found, they might help explain the phenomenon known as dark matter. Galaxies appear to rotate faster at their edges than the matter we see can account for, and one set of candidates for this missing dark matter is supersymmetric particles. However, researchers at the LHCb detector have dealt a serious blow to hopes of finding them. They have measured the decay between a particle known as a Bs meson into two particles known as muons. It is the first time that this decay has ever been observed, and the team has calculated that for every billion times that the Bs meson decays it only decays in this way three times. If superparticles were to exist, the decay would happen far more often. This experiment is one of the "golden" tests for supersymmetry, and it would appear that this hugely popular theory among physicists has failed. The result is at a statistical level of "3.5 sigma" - meaning that there is a one-in-4300 chance that the team would see the same "bump" in their data if the decay were not happening. This level makes the find worth further investigation, but falls well short of the 5-sigma level of certainty required for a formal discovery. Prof Val Gibson, leader of the Cambridge University LHCb team, said that the new result was "putting our supersymmetry theory colleagues in a spin". The results are in fact completely in line with what one would expect from the Standard Model. There is already concern that the LHCb's sister detectors might have expected to have detected superparticles by now, yet none has been found so far. If supersymmetry is not an explanation for dark matter, then theorists will have to find alternative ideas to explain those inconsistencies in the Standard Model. So far researchers who are racing to find evidence of so called "new physics" have run into a series of dead ends. "If new physics exists, then it is hiding very well behind the Standard Model," commented Cambridge physicist Dr Marc-Olivier Bettler, a member of the analysis team. The result does not rule out the possibility that super particles exist. But according to Prof Parkes, "they are running out of places to hide". Supporters of supersymmetry, however, such as Prof John Ellis of King's College London, said that the observation is "quite consistent with supersymmetry". "In fact," he said, "(it) was actually expected in (some) supersymmetric models. I certainly won't lose any sleep over the result." • The Standard Model is the simplest set of ingredients - elementary particles - needed to make up the world we see in the heavens and in the laboratory • Quarks combine together to make, for example, the proton and neutron - which make up the nuclei of atoms today - though more exotic combinations were around in the Universe's early days • Leptons come in charged and uncharged versions; electrons - the most familiar charged lepton - together with quarks make up all the matter we can see; the uncharged leptons are neutrinos, which rarely interact with matter • The "force carriers" are particles whose movements are observed as familiar forces such as those behind electricity and light (electromagnetism) and radioactive decay (the weak nuclear force) • The Higgs boson came about because although the Standard Model holds together neatly, nothing requires the particles to have mass; for a fuller theory, the Higgs - or something else - must fill in that gap Follow Pallab on Twitter

Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider have detected one of the rarest particle decays seen in nature.

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Kamdjo, 25, played in only five games for Forest Green last season, but made 33 appearances on loan at Boreham Wood. He started his career with Reading, and had spells at Barnet and Salisbury before joining Rovers in 2014. York were relegated from League Two last season after winning only seven league games.

York City have signed midfielder Clovis Kamdjo on a two-year contract following his release by National League rivals Forest Green Rovers in May.

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Mr Evans joined the civil service in 2010 and is currently deputy permanent secretary to the Welsh Government. He will succeed Ian Jones in the role from October. S4C's chairman Huw Jones said Mr Evans was a "highly respected leader". Mr Evans was educated at Ysgol Penweddig, Aberystwyth. He graduated in economics at Swansea University. He was director of Business in the Community Wales, from 2008 and 2010, and a member of the Welsh Language Board from 2005 and 2010.

Owen Evans has been appointed as the new chief executive of Welsh language television broadcaster S4C.

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Researchers found that four out of five children in England who ate school lunches had tried food at school that they had not tried at home. Half of parents questioned said their children had asked for foods they had eaten at school to be cooked at home. The survey, of about 1,000 parents, found the most popular vegetables were carrots, sweetcorn and peas. Aubergine, chickpeas and spinach were among the least popular. Of the parents questioned, 628 had children who ate school lunches. (% denotes proportion of parents who said their child would eat each vegetable) England's School Food Trust commissioned the research after a survey by the Mumsnet website suggested some parents gave their children packed lunches because they thought they were too fussy to eat anything else. Trust chairman, Rob Rees, said: "Every parent knows it's a nightmare watching their child push food around the plate. "School meals can be a great way to help parents encourage their children to try new foods and to increase the variety of foods in their diet." Mumsnet co-founder, Carrie Longton, said: "Getting children to eat healthily is every parent's dream, but meal times at home can often be a battle ground and emotionally charged. "From Mumsnetters' experience it seems that once at school there's a desire to fit in with everyone else and even some positive peer pressure to boast about the variety of what foods you can eat. "School meals have also moved on quite a bit from when Mumsnetters were at school, with healthier options and more variety." School meals in England now have to comply with strict nutritional guidelines. About four in 10 primary school children in England now eat school lunches, slightly more than in secondary schools. More children in Scotland eat school lunches - about 46%. The survey was conducted online between 26 February and 5th March among a panel of parents who had at least one child in school aged 4-17 years old.

School lunches can tempt fussy eaters to try new foods, a survey for the School Food Trust has suggested.

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Both sides had chances before the Pars' Ryan Wallace drilled a low shot into the bottom corner with 15 minutes left. The lead last just two minutes as Ross Davidson got the last touch on a free-kick into the area. The home side dominated the closing stages but could could not deny Rovers, who remain in fifth place. Rovers remain level with Airdrieonians, who drew at home with Forfar Athletic.

Scottish League One leaders Dunfermline Athletic were held at home by Albion Rovers but still moved 11 points clear at the top of the table.

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The Sturtridge Pavilion will be replaced by the Barwell Stand, a move which will increase the capacity of Franklin's Gardens by 1,900 to accommodate more than 15,500 people. The all-seater stand will include a new hospitality suite, members' bar and improved disability access. It will be built in time for next season. The Sturtridge Pavilion has been a feature at the ground for 50 years but the club is keen to expand its revenue from match days after operating at an average of 98% capacity during the past five Premiership seasons. The new stand also opens up the possibility of Saints hosting a European Champions Cup quarter-final. To do that, rules state the ground requires a minimum capacity of 15,000.

Demolition work on a spectator stand has begun at the home of Northampton Saints rugby club.

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Michael Schumacher (91) and Alain Prost (51) are the two other men to rack up a half-century of victories. Germany's Schumacher and Frenchman Prost won 11 world titles between them, putting three-time champion Hamilton in rarefied company. BBC Sport takes a look at the key stats behind Hamilton's race wins, and picks out five of his best victories. Lewis Hamilton's Formula 1 career is one of many illustrations of the problems with using statistics alone to define a driver's "greatness". In the first seven years of Hamilton's career, he amassed 22 wins; three years on and he has just taken his 50th. The exponential increase in ratio owing to nothing other than being comfortably the faster driver in the only car capable of winning. Is Hamilton three times better as a driver now than he was in 2013? Of course not, any more than Michael Schumacher (91 wins) was more than twice as good as Ayrton Senna (41). This, though, is not to say that Hamilton is not an all-time great driver - that, he undoubtedly is. His biggest strength is his blistering speed, founded on an incredible feel for a car on the limits of adhesion during the braking phase for a corner. Jenson Button had it right when he said Hamilton is "one of the fastest drivers there has ever been". His raw pace is right up there with the very best. Senna, Jim Clark, Juan Manuel Fangio - he's that good. All drivers have their flaws and Hamilton is no exception - he has bizarrely off-form days; he is not as rounded a talent as some, or as complete. But is there a faster driver with more natural talent in F1 today? Almost certainly not. Andrew Benson, chief F1 writer Good though win number 50 was, numbers alone don't accurately reflect the career of Lewis Hamilton. When the Englishman is on form, as he was in Austin on Sunday, he's sublime and his wins take on greater significance than a mere pot in his trophy cabinet. He told us on Radio 5 live that F1 is a perennial search for perfection, and just occasionally he achieves it. Think Silverstone 2008, Monaco '08, Turkey '10; all of them awe-inspiring performances. Peaks such as these are so high that he's unable to repeat them at every race, but he should remembered as much for them as for mere statistics. Tom Clarkson - 5 live F1 Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Lewis Hamilton has made more Formula 1 history as his victory in the United States gives him his 50th race win - a figure reached by only two other drivers.

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Centre-left candidate Daniel Scioli led exit polls, and just edged centre-right Buenos Aires mayor Mauricio Macri with most votes counted. Many had expected Mr Scioli to lead by a greater margin. The run-off on 22 November will be the first time an Argentine election will be decided by a second round. With 96% of the votes counted, Mr Scioli was marginally ahead with 36.7% of the vote, while Mr Macri had 34.5%. To win outright in the first round, a candidate needed 45% of the vote or a minimum of 40% as well as a 10-point lead over the nearest rival. "What happened today will change politics in this country," Mr Macri, the mayor of Buenos Aires, told supporters. Sergio Massa, a former ally turned rival of outgoing President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, came a distant third with 21.3% of the vote and admitted defeat. Mr Massa has not said who will get his backing in the second round next month. With Mr Macri and Mr Scioli neck-and-neck, Mr Massa's support could prove crucial. Mr Scioli was handpicked as candidate by President Fernandez, who is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term. The governor of Buenos Aires province, he is a former world powerboating champion who lost his right arm in a race in 1989. Late on Sunday, he spoke before thousands of his supporters, saying: "United together we will triumph. I call upon the undecided and independent voters to join this cause." Last week, Mr Scioli pledged tax cuts for workers earning under a certain income, a move expected to affect half a million people. He has also vowed to bring down Argentina's inflation to single digits in less than four years and promises to introduce policy changes to invigorate the economy. Ms Fernandez, who stands down after eight years in power, says she leaves Argentines a better country. "We are voting today in a completely normal country," said Ms Fernandez said after casting her vote in the Patagonian town of Rio Gallegos. In previous decades, Argentines always went to the polls "in the middle of a serious crisis," she added. Ms Fernandez said achieving stability and leaving Argentines "a normal country" was the promise made by her late husband, Neston Kirchner, when he took office in 2003. He died in 2010, three years after handing over the presidency to his wife. Argentina elections: All to play for 14.5% Official, but disputed, inflation level 28.2% the inflation level in 2014, according to the World Bank 0.7% amount IMF predicts the economy will shrink in 2016 Whoever wins the presidency faces significant economic challenges. While the country gained strength after a financial crisis in 2002, its economy, the third-largest in Latin America, has slowed in recent years, with GDP growing by only 0.5% last year. The government is also locked in a battle against American hedge funds who disagree with how it wants to restructure $100bn (£65bn) of debt on which it defaulted in 2001. While the firms successfully sued Argentina for repayment, Ms Fernandez refused to pay.

Argentina will face a run-off election next month after neither presidential candidate gained enough votes to win the poll outright.

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