Ryan Walls took pictures of 101 passengers during the Edinburgh Festival in 2015.
The 42-year-old said only two people refused out of the 103 people he asked due to being in a hurry and having a bad hair day.
Now the father-of-three's pictures will go on display at Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Dalmeny Street, in August.
Mr Walls told the BBC Scotland news website how he took photographs of a hen party, stag do, football fans, a chef, a high court judge and a TV agony aunt from Kuwait.
He said: "Everyone was so nice. One of the pictures is of a passenger who was in such a hurry that he couldn't wait for another taxi when I discovered the central locking system was broken so I had to pull him in and out of the taxi window.
"I also had an elderly former English teacher who had suddenly decided she wanted to go out to a show at the festival at the last minute and she had lots of words of encouragement for me so I really enjoyed chatting with her.
"I also got a Jambo fan and was worried I wasn't going to get a Hibs fan but luckily I did.
"I'm really interested in people and wanted to capture that moment in my cab, I only had seconds to take a few pictures and I'm really pleased with the end result."
The exhibition runs from 31 July until 5 August.

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will be followed by a tour of the venue.
Mr Walls said he had been inspired by the scenes at the Edinburgh Festival in 2015 when he was photographing a hen party.
He said: "I was in the middle of the night and I was in

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A government spokesman said the bodies were found near the city of Al Bayda, close to the site of the kidnapping.
The crew was taken in August while travelling through territory largely controlled by extremist militants.
Libya has been in turmoil since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 and now has two competing governments and numerous militia groups.
Faraj al-Barassi, a district army commander in eastern Libya, told Reuters that militants loyal to Islamic State (IS) were responsible for the killings.
IS-affiliated militants have established a strong presence in parts of Libya, including Derna where the kidnapping is believed to have taken place.
Parts of Libya have descended into lawless chaos following the overthrow of Gaddafi, allowing extremists to gain ground.
A February report by Human Rights Watch said there was a "climate of impunity" in the country that "allowed militias to assault, threaten, kidnap, or even kill journalists".
Libya's internationally recognised government has fled from the capital Tripoli to the eastern city of Tobruk, while a rival parliament has been established in Tripoli itself.

Summary: The bodies of three journalists who were kidnapped in Libya have been found, the Libyan government says.

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Spanish police say he had secretly taken photographs of his students as well as having sent images of other children to people on the internet.
The Manchester-born man reportedly had a "special obsession" with a girl he taught.
He was arrested in Valladolid, north-west Spain as part of an Interpol investigation.
Interpol said they discovered illegal files were being sent from an email address in Spain and alerted the authorities.
Police said on Sunday the teacher is suspected of using a cloud storage service to keep and share the pictures between computers and with others.
Officers say they found a large number of sexually explicit files involving minors at the home of the teacher.
He kept photos of one girl in a dedicated folder on his computer but had not shared the images he had secretly taken of his underage students.
Police said they believe he previously lived in the Seville area.
Spanish National Police said: "At the moment, [police are] trying to establish the identity of the victims shown in the images found on the electronic devices belonging to the detained."

Summary: A 60-year-old teacher has been arrested in Spain on suspicion of possessing and sharing sexually explicit images of children.

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The Stephensons single-decker was a mile off the local bus route and must have been driven down a farm track, said farmer James Mizen.
Mr Mizen said a bus mechanic knocked at the door of his Thaxted, Essex, farmhouse to tell him a vehicle was stuck on the property.
Stephensons declined to comment on the incident. It is understood the bus did not have passengers at the time.
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Mr Mizen said: "The mechanic said the bus was on our muck heap.
"He must have gone down a no-through road, down a single track road, ignored the 'no unauthorised vehicles' sign and then down our farm track before stopping at the muck heap.
"Apparently there had been a road closure and one of his colleagues told him to take a right, which he did.
"It doesn't seem there was much common sense at play. The further he was getting the more awkward it was going to get for him.
"We don't even like taking our tractor right down to the muck heap, never mind a commercial bus."
Mr Mizen and his brother Chris used a tractor to tow the bus free.

Summary: A double-decker bus was left stranded on a farm muck heap after being driven through a no-through road.

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Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan had a two-star "improvement is necessary" rating in May in a report warning of major non-compliance with regulations.
Denbigh Infirmary's rating of one star was called "abysmal" by Clwyd West AM Darren Millar.
Both have now achieved four-star grades.
Control measures to combat clostridium difficile (C.diff) have also been stepped up at Glan Clwyd and Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
Three deaths between April and June in north Wales were said to be directly attributable to the infection, while it played a part in two others.
The number of cases of C.diff per 100,000 people was 51 in the Betsi Cadwaladr health board area, compared to 36 in Wales and 25 in England.
Tracey Cooper, the board's assistant director of nursing with responsibility for infection prevention, said in a report that the food-hygiene issue had been addressed immediately and a programme of unannounced kitchen inspections had started.
The board will discuss the report and C.diff and MRSA infection rates during a meeting on Tuesday.

Summary: Two north Wales hospitals which had been rated "inadequate" for food hygiene have achieved four-star ratings.

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Two separate reports have suggested it could be an ideal site for a new small module reactor (SMR).
About 300 workers are decommissioning the plant which began in 1995, two years after it ceased operating.
It is due to enter a care and maintenance period in 2016. Ninety redundancies were announced in April.
Darryl Williams from the Unite union said: "We would welcome anything that would keep local skills in the area."
A report by the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee has called on the UK government to drive forward the development of SMRs.
Another report by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers also suggested Trawsfynydd as a location for a demonstrator reactor.
If the idea was given the go-ahead, it is thought the reactor could be up and running in 10-15 years.
A Welsh government spokesperson said it was a matter for the UK government, but that it would monitor the situation.
The Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) said: "We are undertaking a programme of work looking at the potential of SMRs."

Summary: Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in Gwynedd could be used for a new reactor.

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Mr Natzler has served as acting Clerk since the retirement of Sir Robert Rogers last year.
A panel led by Mr Bercow initially recommended that Australian Carole Mills take the role but MPs objected and she has since withdrawn.
News of Mr Natzler's appointment was met with cheers by MPs in the Commons.
The recruitment of a new Clerk, Parliament's most senior legal and constitutional adviser, has been dogged by argument over the past nine months.
MPs said Ms Mills, the original choice of the House of Commons commission who works in the Australian Parliament, did not have the relevant constitutional experience and accused Mr Bercow of a "stitch-up".
Mr Bercow insisted that the appointment must have the confidence of MPs and "paused" the recruitment process before re-starting it.
As part of a modernisation of procedures, the current responsibilities of the Clerk will now be split, with a new post of Commons director-general taking over responsibility for the day-to-day commercial and administrative functions of the Commons.
Announcing Mr Natzler's appointment in the Commons, Mr Bercow said he had been chosen from a field of four candidates.
Welcoming the appointment, David Cameron joked that Mr Bercow had "gone to the ends of the earth" to find the most qualified candidate and he was "very glad he found the right answer right here in Britain".
Labour leader Ed Miliband said Mr Natzler's appointment was "well deserved".
Before Sir Robert's retirement, Mr Natzler served as Clerk Assistant for many years.

Summary: John Natzler has been appointed as the new Clerk of the House of Commons, Speaker John Bercow has announced.

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The 24-year-old tight-head is among the starting XV who are given a chance to redeem themselves after the 29-13 defeat by Scotland.
Asked if he was relieved to be retained, the Exeter Chiefs player replied: "Oh yeah.
"Obviously you want to keep your place and after a loss everyone was on edge."
Francis continued: "It's good we've got a good squad and a good depth especially in my position.
"There's Samson [Lee] there's me and there's Rhods [Rhodri Jones] and there's Scott Andrews.
"If you don't have a good game there's someone knocking ready to do anything to take your place."
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Wales go into Friday night's match in Cardiff off the back of defeats by Scotland and England.
Another defeat will mean it would be Wales' worst championship since 2010 and Francis accepts the players have something to prove at the Principality Stadium.
Francis says he has managed to avoid the worst of the criticism aimed at the team in Wales because he plays his club rugby in the south west of England.
"It's a bit like a fishbowl isn't it," he said.
"When the game doesn't go how you want it's quite hard not to take that personally especially if you look at the press.
"I guess I'm lucky in the weeks after the losses I've been back in Exeter.
"I didn't have to stay here and I sort of managed to get away from that and focus on something else and then come back into it.
"It's not a nation is it? It's a little part of the south west and there's only a few papers that will print anything about the rugby, but here it's all over the news."

Summary: Wales prop Tomas Francis says he was relieved to be retained for Friday's Six Nations match against England.

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The England Knights player made his Tigers debut as a 16-year-old in 2008, and went on to make 44 first-team appearances for them, scoring 16 tries.
"I'm looking forward to a new challenge and something a bit different," Arundel told Hull's club website.
"I'm really excited and also a little nervous as it's a big club and that will put a bit more pressure on me."
Hull FC's director of rugby Shaun McRae added: "We have said since day one that we're trying to build a culture and winning mentality at this club, one that isn't only about now but also about the future.
"That's why we're looking at players of Joe's calibre that are not just showing immense promise now but look to have ever greater years ahead of them in their career, not just with Hull FC but England too."

Summary: Hull FC have signed full-back Joe Arundel from Super League rivals Hull Tigers on a two-year deal.

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Andrew Steele, from Dunfermline, turned at a police station and confessed to and raping one girl and touching another between 1996 and 2005.
He was initially released pending further investigations but was detained months later. He then said he been hallucinating when he made the confession.
Sentence was deferred for background reports.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard that Steele, aged 49, told officers his mother was "up in the sky" urging him to confess to the sex crimes when he made his revelations.
Police traced the girls and took statements from them. Both victims were aged seven when the abuse began.
Steele admitted rape, indecency offences and failing to turn up for an earlier court date, when he appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Advocate depute Mark McGuire said: "On 28 December in 2014 the accused voluntarily attended at Kirkcaldy police station and disclosed that he had interfered with the girls."
"On 3 March in 2015 the accused was detained. Under caution he told the officers that he was having hallucinations on the day that he confessed. He told them that his mother was up in the sky telling him to confess. He maintained this position throughout the interview."
The prosecutor said before his first appearance at the police station Steele had gone to hospital and claimed he was hallucinating.
"He was assessed by three medical professionals who concluded that he was suffering from alcohol withdrawal. He was deemed fit to be discharged," said the prosecutor
Steele was remanded in custody and put on the sex offenders register.

Summary: A Fife man has admitted raping and sexually abusing two young girls.

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Josh Hanson, of Kingsbury, north-west London, was stabbed in the neck at the RE bar in Eastcote, Hillingdon.
He died at the scene shortly after 01:10 BST on Sunday.
Scotland Yard said about 40 people were in the bar at the time of the attack and urged anyone there after midnight to contact them with information.
No arrests have yet been made.
Det Ch Insp Noel McHugh said: "It is believed there would have been around 40 people present at the time of the incident, many of whom left the venue as paramedics worked to save Josh's life. It is imperative these people contact us to let us know what they saw.
"We are also keen to hear from anyone who was in Field End Road area at around 01:00 Sunday who may have seen or heard anything that they now think might be because of the incident at the RE bar."

Summary: A 19-year-old man has been stabbed to death in a London bar.

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Kerry Foods confirmed the redundancies, which were initially announced in February.
The company said a consultation process "had failed to secure a strategy which would ensure the sustainability of production at the site".
The firm said it was retaining the factory on the town's Europarc industrial estate and was looking at "future possibilities for the site".
Kerry Foods said employees were given confirmation of the plant's closure on Wednesday following a 90-day consultation period.
A company spokesman said: "We are doing everything we can to assist employees in securing new employment."

Summary: More than 100 jobs are to go at a fish and chip factory in Londonderry.

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The baby was delivered at 16:24 BST at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, weighing 8lb 6oz.
The duke is based at RAF Valley on Anglesey, north Wales, where he and his wife share a cottage.
Flt Lt William Wales - who, as monarch, will one day be head of the armed forces - has spent recent years flying rescue missions, and qualified as a helicopter captain in 2012.
Here is what his colleagues had to say to him.
Wales welcomes 'joyous' royal birth

Summary: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have given birth to their first child, a boy named William Wales.

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William Blake: Apprentice and Master has opened at the Ashmolean Museum after 19th Century floor plans were unearthed.
Blake created the majority of his books from a printing studio in the Hercules Buildings in Hercules Road, Lambeth.
The studio was destroyed when the building was razed in 1918.
Philip Pullman CBE, president of the Blake Society, said: "William Blake was a complete original; his power was his tenderness, his wit, his graphic line are like no-one else's.
"It's good to remind people every so often about this colossal imagination and his moral vision, which are just as potent now after two hundred years as they were when he brought them into the world."
The exhibition is on until 1 March 2015.

Summary: An exhibition celebrating the life and work of the poet William Blake has opened in Oxford.

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Spending on the NHS should also be paid for by a dedicated tax marked on every payslip, the former health minister suggested.
Under Mr Lamb's plan, taxes would not be increased as the new levy would be offset by deductions to income tax or national insurance.
He has warned the NHS faces collapse without an urgent cash injection.
The plans are not yet party policy and will not be put to this year's conference in Bournemouth.
But Mr Lamb, the party's health spokesman, told party members he was "very interested in the idea of a dedicated NHS and care contribution - separating it out from the rest of taxation, clearly identified on your payslip.
"And I am really interested in the idea of the right for local areas to raise additional funds for the NHS and care if they choose."
The Lib Dems say he would like to implement the ideas across the UK, although, as health and social care are devolved, it is unclear how this would be enforced.
Mr Lamb - who lost out to Tim Farron in a leadership election in July - proposes a cross-party commission to explore the ideas. He intends to consult health bodies and professionals, patients, trade unions and academics.
Ministers have pledged £2bn in this financial year for the NHS, and an extra £8bn by 2020.
But Mr Lamb told the BBC that this was insufficient and, having "seen the books" as a minister in the last government, he feared the NHS could face a funding shortfall of £30bn by 2020.
"The bottom line is with rising demand because of an ageing population we need more investment," he said.
Mr Lamb also warned that the social care system was "on its knees" and could collapse without a cash injection of £5bn.
"I've been in the department. I have seen the books and I am deeply concerned. If we carry on regardless, the system will crash."
Taxpayers are already shown how much they have contributed to the health service in annual personal tax statements.
An attempt to establish a cross-party commission on social care before the 2010 election - led in part by Mr Lamb - collapsed in acrimony.

Summary: Liberal Democrat leadership contender Norman Lamb has called for local authorities to raise extra money for the NHS and social care.

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At least 290 people were killed and hundreds more injured when the 6.2-magnitude quake struck in the early hours of Wednesday, 100km (65 miles) north-east of Rome.
The town of Amatrice was among the worst affected areas.
The service at St Andrew's Cathedral was led by the Archbishop of Glasgow, Philip Tartaglia.
It follows a similar event in Edinburgh on Sunday.
Ronnie Convery, director of communications for the Archdiocese of Glasgow, said there had been wide interest in the service from Scotland's Italian community.
"We are looking at something like 400 new arrivals from Italy every month at the moment in Glasgow and Edinburgh," he said.
"It's those people I notice on social media who have really taken up the information about the mass today.
"It's also interesting that in many cases people are not necessarily practicing Catholics but they just want to have that opportunity to be together, to meet, to do something."

Summary: A mass has been held in Glasgow to remember the victims of last week's earthquake in Italy.

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Radwan Hamed collapsed during a game in Belgium in 2006. Last year a judge ruled Spurs breached its duties to him.
In a screening prior to signing for the club, an electrocardiogram test showed his heart was "unequivocally abnormal" but he was not stopped from playing.
The club regretted a former employee had been remiss in their duties.
In a statement, the family of Mr Hamed, who is now 27, said they were "relieved" a settlement had been reached, following a decade-long legal battle .
"Just as Radwan had no choice but to start his difficult journey towards recovery, we had no choice but to start the difficult journey to obtain justice," they said.
"We risked losing our home and faced personal financial ruin in order to pursue justice for our son.
"The club did not tell us or Radwan about his potentially fatal condition. Had they done so, Radwan would not have continued to play football."
The teenager collapsed during the game against Cercle Bruges on 4 August 2006 and was rushed to an intensive care unit but suffered oxygen starvation to his brain.
In the 2015 hearing, Mr Justice Hickinbottom ruled the club was 70% liable or Mr Hamed's injuries and Dr Peter Mills, the Football Association's regional cardiologist for South East England, was 30% liable.
The Premier League club will not be hit with a fee directly as their 70% portion was incurred by physicians they previously employed, who have agreed to indemnify the club.
Football Association rules require all football academy recruits to be referred to a cardiologist to help identify those prone to potentially fatal heart conditions.
Mr Hamed's MRI scan showed no obvious signs of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, but Dr Mills wrote to Spurs saying the condition could not be excluded on these findings alone.
Eleven months later, the teenager, who was unaware his tests had revealed an "abnormal" heart condition, signed a contract with Spurs.
A spokesman for Spurs said: "The club wholeheartedly regrets that a former employee, as adjudged, was remiss in their duties to Radwan.
"This judgment will hopefully now secure the best possible treatment and care for him."

Summary: Tottenham Hotspur have agreed to pay £1m to the family of a 17-year-old boy who suffered a heart attack while playing for the club.

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The Pirates of the Caribbean star will play the title role in Therese Raquin, based on Emile Zola's 1867 classic.
Described as "a tale of love, lust, betrayal, and guilt," the play will cast her as a young woman trapped in a loveless marriage who has an affair with one of her husband's friends.
The Roundabout Theatre Company show opens in October 2015 in New York.
Knightley, who turns 30 next year, previously trod the boards in London in The Misanthrope and The Children's Hour.
The actress has two films out next month in the UK - World War Two drama The Imitation Game and US comedy Say When.
Therese Raquin has been staged and filmed many times, most recently as the film In Secret starring Elizabeth Olsen.
The new version is by British playwright Helen Edmundson, who previously adapted the Tolstoy novels Anna Karenina and War and Peace for the stage.
Knightley appeared in a 2012 film of Anna Karenina and has also appeared in film adaptations of Pride and Prejudice and Ian McEwan's Atonement.
Therese Raquin begins previews on 1 October and has its opening night on 29 October at a Broadway theatre yet to be announced.
Earlier this year Knightley revealed she had hoped to take The Children's Hour to Broadway but could not work out the scheduling with co-star Elisabeth Moss.
"We tried to make it happen, but our scheduling didn't work out," she told The Advocate. "It was a real shame, because it would be great doing it on Broadway."

Summary: British actress Keira Knightley is to make her Broadway debut next year.

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Two Diarmuid Murtagh goals helped Connacht lead 2-3 to 0-3 before Aidan Breen replied with an Ulster goal.
Damien Comer hit a third Connacht goal as they led 3-6 to 1-10 at half-time before Ulster took control.
Despite losing Chrissy McKaigue to a black card, Ulster hit 1-4 without reply, with Charlie Vernon netting.
McKaigue was joined in the Ulster squad at Carrick-on-Shannon by his Slaughtneil team-mate Brendan Rogers, despite their upcoming All-Ireland club championship duties.
Connacht started strongly with their scorer in chief Murtagh firing their opening goal after 7 minutes and again finding the net two minutes later.
Ulster responded well with Fermanagh's Breen finding the net for his provincial for the second time in a week with a 18th-minute goal.
Pete McGrath's charges cut the gap to two points twice over the next six minutes, and left the minimum between the sides for the first time, after a Tomas Corrigan score.
However, Connacht were causing the Ulster defence problems, with Galway's Comer cutting in for a 28th minute goal, as the hosts led by two at the break.
Ulster came fired up on the restart, and despite losing substitute McKaigue to a black card, kept motoring well.
Peter Harte and Corrigan added point before Vernon cut through for a goal in a spell which saw Ulster score 1-4 without reply.
Connacht could only manage two points from frees in the closing quarter, with Emyln Mulligan and Paul Conroy on target.
After the game Ulster captain Eoin Donnelly accepted the cup from GAA President Aogan O Fearghail.

Summary: Ulster beat Connacht 3-13 to 1-13 in Sunday's Ulster SFC semi-final at Carrick-on-Shannon.

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The call was made by Scottish Conservative Mary Scanlon and backed by SNP MSP Mike MacKenzie.
The state of Holyrood's coffee was raised during questions about staff and services at the Edinburgh building.
Linda Fabiani suggested the complainers could use "very good coffee bags" and "some really hot water".
She was answering on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body which runs the parliament.
After taking a question about food waste disposal, Ms Fabiani was informed by Ms Scanlon that she would like to "increase the amount of food disposal" in some areas, namely the coffee for committee meetings.
Ms Scanlon, the MSP for the Highlands and Islands, told the chamber: "On behalf of my colleague on the audit and education committee, Colin Beattie, and colleagues across this parliament from all parties can I ask if the corporate body will ensure that new and existing MSPs get a decent cup of coffee in committee in session five [after the next Holyrood election]."
Ms Scanlon was backed by Mr MacKenzie who said he "shared the concerns".
He had also observed that the quality of the coffee diminished the longer it sat in their flasks.
Ms Fabiani responded by saying: "I guess it is all a matter of taste I quite like the coffee that we get in committee."
However, she added that it was a complaint she had heard "over the last couple of years".
Ms Fabiani said the fact the coffee urns were being emptied each day suggested that most people were "quite happy" with what was being offered.

Summary: MSPs have been told they can get a decent cup of coffee for their Holyrood committee meetings.

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Boyle struck the only goal in the 18th minute after lobbing over Graham Doyle following a moment of hesitancy in the Wexford defence.
Derry needed fine saves from Gerard Doherty to stay ahead as the keeper denied Conor O'Keeffe and Paul Murphy.
Josh Daniels also headed a Gary Delaney effort off the line in the second half as Derry endured some nervous moments.
Derry did go close to adding to their lead in the final five minutes of the game as Aaron McEneff clipped the Wexford crossbar with a long-range shot and substitute Jordan Allan fired just wide.
Kenny Shiels' side suffered a blow in the second half as goalscorer Boyle was forced off by an apparent hamstring injury.
With leaders Dundalk beating St Patrick's Athletics 2-0, the Candystripes remain nine points off the pace but they have edged to within six points of second-placed Cork City who were held to a 0-0 draw by Shamrock Rovers in Dublin.

Summary: Derry City moved up to second place in the Premier Division thanks to Kevin Boyle's first-half goal against Wexford Town.

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A spokesman said under new proposals, no-one younger than 18 or older than 75 would be allowed to climb.
The ministry of tourism could also insist that all climbers have previous mountaineering experience.
Nepal makes millions of dollars every year from the Everest industry but has been criticised for poor management.
In 2014, the mountain was closed after 16 Sherpas (guides) died in an accident.
And earlier this year, the climbing season was called off after a massive earthquake triggered an avalanche that killed 18 climbers.
Over the past decade many people have sought to establish world records on the world's highest mountain, a practice the government wants to discourage.
The youngest person to climb Mount Everest was 13 and the oldest 80.
"We don't think we should issue permits to people who cannot see or walk or who don't have arms," tourism department chief Govinda Karki told AFP news agency.
"Climbing Everest is not a joke... it is not a matter of discrimination. How can you climb without legs? Someone will have to carry you up. We want to make the mountains safer for everyone, so we have to insist on some rules."
Mr Karki also said the government was considering only issuing permits to climbers who have already scaled another mountain above 6,500m (21,300ft).
Over the years, Everest has attracted many climbers aiming to overcome their disabilities.
Last week, Japanese mountaineer Nobukazu Kuriki, who had previously lost nine fingers to frostbite, abandoned his attempt to climb the mountain.
In 2006, New Zealander Mark Inglis, who had lost both legs to frostbite, became the first double amputee to reach the 8,848m (29,029ft) summit.
Five years earlier, US climber Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind person to reach the top of Everest.

Summary: The Nepalese government says it will restrict the number of people allowed to climb Mount Everest.

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Italian artist and sculptor Maurizio Cattelan created the fully functional 18-carat gold lavatory, which he has titled America.
The, ahem, interactive exhibit has been installed in one of the Guggenheim's public bathrooms, reports the New Yorker.
The Fifth Avenue museum describes the piece as "a bold, irreverent work".
The lavatory replaced one of the Guggenheim's porcelain toilets in a one-person, unisex restroom.
Visitors who pay museum admission will be able to use it as they wish.
The Guggenheim said the piece is "ultimately reminding us of the inescapable physical realities of our shared humanity".
The exhibit is aimed at "making available to the public an extravagant luxury product seemingly intended for the 1 percent", according to the museum.
"Its participatory nature, in which viewers are invited to make use of the fixture individually and privately, allows for an experience of unprecedented intimacy with a work of art," said the Guggenheim.
Cattelan, a Milan-based artist and a truck driver's son, hinted earlier this year that his creation had been inspired by economic inequality.
The exhibit has also drawn comparisons with Marcel Duchamp's avant-garde "Fountain", the porcelain urinal he exhibited in New York in 1917, causing a sensation in the art world.
Cattelan, 55, is known for his provocative sculptures, including La Nona Ora (The Ninth Hour), which depicted Pope John Paul II floored by a meteorite.

Summary: New York's Guggenheim Museum has unveiled what is thought to be the world's most expensive toilet.

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The London-based telecoms provider said that it alerted police after carrying out a data security review.
However, a spokeswoman stressed that it had seen no evidence that the suspects had been involved with a high-profile cyber-breach last October.
Nearly 157,000 of TalkTalk customers' details, including bank account numbers, were stolen in the breach.
The unnamed suspects do not work for TalkTalk directly but are instead employed by Wipro, a local call centre provider, in Kolkata (Calcutta).
"Following the October 2015 cyber-attack, we have been conducting a forensic review to ensure that all aspects of our security are as robust as possible - including that of our suppliers," the company said.
"Acting on information supplied by TalkTalk, the local police have arrested three individuals who have breached our policies and the terms of our contract with Wipro. We are also reviewing our relationship with Wipro.
"We are determined to identify and deal effectively with these issues and we will continue to devote significant resource to keeping our customers' data safe."
News of the arrests was first reported by Channel 4 News.
The Indian company has said it has a "zero tolerance" policy on data theft.
"Wipro is working closely with the customer in the investigation and will continue to extend its full co-operation to the investigating authorities," it said.
"We are unable to comment on the matter that is currently under investigation."

Summary: Police in the Indian city of Kolkata have arrested three people on suspicion of breaching TalkTalk's security rules.

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Koukash has owned the Super League team since 2013 but it has stated before he could leave Salford.
"My plans are to make sure we win the next few games. We'll see what happens at the end of the season," he said.
"I have not made my mind up to walk away, I'm working hard to make sure it is financially viable for next year."
Salford scored 13 tries as they comfortably beat Featherstone on Sunday in a game where only 1,759 were in attendance at the AJ Bell Stadium.
"It was a crucial game, there was no football around, there was good weather, it's a Sunday where families can come and we reduced ticket prices," Koukash told BBC Radio Manchester.
"To only have 1,750 for a crucial game, I must say I'm very disappointed. What the fans all have to understand is that next year the club will only be able to spend what it can afford.
"I can no longer keep bankrolling it the way I did. If the fans wanted to see a competitive Super League side they need to start turning up."
Despite his future with the club being in doubt, Koukash said he could not buy another rugby league club if his time with Salford was to end.
"Once you are a Red Devil, you will always be a Red Devil. I will never be involved with another club, that's it. The time when I finish from Salford, I will just sit back and enjoy the sport like any other fan," he added.

Summary: Salford Red Devils owner Marwan Koukash says he has not decided on his future with the club.

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The specialist, Dr Howard Kornfeld, was unable to make it from California to Minnesota immediately but sent his son.
In a strange turn of events, it was his son, Andrew Kornfeld, who called police after joining Prince's staff to search for the missing singer.
The Kornfelds' lawyer said neither had met Prince before his death.
William Mauzy told reporters on Wednesday that Prince's team contacted Dr Howard Kornfeld on 20 April, the day before Prince died.
Unable to make it to Minnesota, the doctor dispatched his son and called a local doctor, who cleared his morning schedule but never saw the singer.
When Andrew Kornfeld, who works with his father but is not a doctor, arrived at Prince's Paisley Park home, he was told that the singer was missing. He joined members of staff to search the property and made the emergency call when Prince's unresponsive body was found.
Mr Mauzy said the plan was to stabilise him in Minnesota, before flying him to California to seek treatment at Dr Kornfeld's Recovery Without Walls rehab centre in Mill Valley.
The lawyer confirmed that Andrew Kornfeld had been interviewed by police, but was protected by Minnesota's Good Samaritan law. The law offers some legal protections to those who make emergency calls, to encourage them to do so.
No details have been released from Prince's autopsy exam, but investigators are looking into whether he died from an overdose and if a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks before his death.
They are also trying to establish whether a doctor was on the singer's plane when it made an emergency landing less than a week before he died.
The musician was found unconscious on the plane after it stopped in Moline, Illinois, on 15 April. Detectives investigating his death have asked to see fire and ambulance records related to the emergency landing.
It emerged on Wednesday that emergency calls were made from the Paisley Park complex 46 times in the past five years.
A log released by Minnesota authorities showed the 911 calls related to everything from medical emergencies to false fire alarms.
It included one call in 2011 in which an unidentified woman said she was concerned about Prince's cocaine use, but no police action was taken.

Summary: A doctor called emergency services to help Prince after he was found unconscious at his Paisley Park home, his lawyer has said.

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A Munster statement said O'Connell, 36, would provide "invaluable technical expertise and advice" to the Irish province's next generation of players.
"Every club in the world would love to have an iconic figure such as Paul O'Connell involved in their set-up," said Munster chief Garret Fitzgerald.
O'Connell made 174 Munster appearances and earned 108 Ireland caps.
"As a Limerick native and proud Munster and Irishman who has played and led teams for Munster, Ireland and the Lions, we were very eager to secure his services in some capacity," added Fitzgerald.
"An appointment such as this is a further boost to our academy staff and young players, and to the organisation as a whole."
The Limerick man, who played on three British & Irish Lions tours, was forced to retire from the game in February after being unable to recover from serious hamstring injury sustained at last year's World Cup.
The injury meant that O'Connell was forced to cancel his contract with French club Toulon.
Former Lions captain O'Connell spent 14 seasons at Munster and helped the province win two European Cup titles and three Celtic Leagues.
O'Connell was also part of Ireland's Grand Slam winning team in 2009 and captained his country to successive Six Nations titles in 2014 and 2015.
Munster have appointed former South African international Johan 'Rassie' Erasmus as their Director of Rugby for next season with Anthony Foley's job title remaining as head coach.

Summary: Former British and Irish Lions captain Paul O'Connell has returned to Munster as an academy coach.

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Emmerson Whittel may need surgery on his jaw, while the club alleges player Josh Lynam was also bitten on the ear.
The RFL's match review panel will look at official video on Thursday, as it does for all on-field incidents.
Keighley have gathered additional video from spectators following an appeal.
Footage already online, shot from the stands, shows a number of fights breaking out on the field between the two sets of players.
Following the incident, Whittel posted on Twitter that brackets and bands had been used to try to re-align his jaw and that he faces at least three months out.
Keighley Cougars of League One, England's third-tier competition, progressed to the Challenge Cup fourth round with a 50-32 win over Fryston Warriors - a side from the second tier of England's amateur game.
The match, a "home" game for Fryston, was played at nearby Featherstone in West Yorkshire after the tie was at risk of being reversed and played at Keighley instead.
Keighley have also complained to the RFL about their off-field treatment before kick-off, as they allege players and members of staff were refused entry to the ground without a valid matchday ticket.
A statement on Keighley's website said: "The players' allocation of 'family and friends' tickets was then claimed to have been used to admit the playing squad and coaching staff into the ground.
"The club is outraged by this development."
The BBC contacted Fryston Warriors, who have declined to comment at this time.

Summary: Keighley Cougars have complained to the Rugby Football League (RFL) after one of their players was bitten on the face during their Challenge Cup win over Fryston.

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The 31-year-old has been without a club since leaving English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, where he spent nine years.
He did not play at all for Tottenham in the 2014-15 season and spent the previous season on loan with Queens Park Rangers.
"Officially at St Etienne so happy - back in football," he wrote on Twitter.
Assou-Ekotto has not played for Cameroon since the 2014 World Cup in Brazil when he was involved in an argument with his team-mate Benjamin Moukandjo and even appeared to headbutt him.

Summary: Cameroon midfielder Aristote Assou-Ekotto has signed for French side St Etienne on a two-year deal.

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Christopher Clarke, 29, contacted girls, aged 15 and 16 at the time, via Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter.
He also bought the Ysgol Bro Dinefwr pupils gifts including T-shirts, earrings, sweets and games consoles.
An Education Workforce Council hearing concluded his actions amounted to professional misconduct.
One girl told how Mr Clarke sent her a message saying: "I kept having the same thought over and over again. How much I wanted to grab you, kiss you..."
The girl, now 19, said he also invited her to one-on-one sessions in his chemistry office and told her not to show anyone the gifts her gave her.
Another girl, now 17, said his actions made her feel uncomfortable and he was "acting in a creepy nature".
A third student said she told Mr Clarke she thought his messages were inappropriate and he later asked her to delete their conversation.
Police investigated but no charges were brought against Mr Clarke.
The school also began an investigation but he resigned before any findings were made.
Education Workforce Council chairman, Steve Powell, said Mr Clarke's conduct "clearly breached boundaries between teachers and pupils".
"His actions fell very short of the standards expected of a registered person and amounted to unacceptable professional conduct," he added.

Summary: A chemistry teacher who sent "creepy" messages to two teenage girls has been sacked.

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The CQC previously rated the Penberthy home in Newquay as inadequate.
New reports highlight problems at three other homes run by Cornwall Care: Headlands in Carbis Bay, Trevern in Falmouth and Blackwood in Camborne.
Cornwall Care said it was rare for an inspection not to point out areas for improvement.
The CQC said Headlands was "unsafe" and overall "was not caring".
At Trevern "one person had not been able to have a bath or shower for eleven months due to the home not obtaining the appropriate bathing equipment to meet the person's needs," the report stated.
Action was also needed to address the "care and welfare of people who use services" and the "safety and suitability of premises," it was claimed.
The report on Blackwood said "people did not always have access to meaningful activities" and action was needed regarding the "safety and suitability of premises".
Due to changes in CQC reporting procedures the reports did not give an overall rating as it has done for Penberthy.
Adrian Hughes, the commission's deputy chief inspector of adult social care, said there had been "slippage" in services provided by Cornwall Care.
He said: "They have taken their eye off the ball in some aspects of that care."
A spokesman for Cornwall Care said: "We have worked closely with CQC and commissioners for many years and it is rare that an inspection of any care service does not point out areas for improvement.
"We welcome that feedback and always act quickly to make sure we are offering the best possible service to our clients."

Summary: A care home run by Cornwall Care has been rated as inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

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The crossing in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, was concreted over in 1904 when the tram network expanded.
It re-opened to pedestrians after a Â£5m project, which also exposed a section of the River Roch in the town.
Work on uncovering the bridge started 18 months ago and is part of a Â£250m transformation of the town due to end in 2019.
A Rochdale Council spokeswoman said the crossing is believed to have been built in about 1324 when Edward II ruled England.
It expanded as the town grew, with sections added in the Restoration and Georgian eras.
Merchants travelled over the bridge to Yorkshire to buy wool which was then finished in Rochdale's mills.
In the 1700s it was one of two main routes from Lancashire to Yorkshire, making Rochdale one of the most important towns in the region ahead of the Industrial Revolution.
The council said the re-exposed section of the river would help prevent flooding.

Summary: A medieval bridge that was buried for more than a century has reopened to the public.

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The man, who has not yet been identified, was last seen alive at 20:45 BST on Tuesday 9 June in St Stephen's subway.
Two people saw the man, 29, in the early hours of Wednesday before he was found dead at 07:00 BST, police said.
A post-mortem examination revealed he died from injuries to the spleen and the death was declared "suspicious".
Det Insp Marie James said: "We are still trying to create a timeline of the man's final movements and the circumstances which led to his death.
"We would particularly like to hear from two people who saw the man in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
"Other witnesses have suggested a male teenager, possibly a college student, passed him in the subway at around 05:00 BST and later returned to buy flowers from the flower stall by the subway to leave inside.
"The second person we wish to trace is a man who gave assistance at the scene when his body was discovered.
"This man is described as being smartly dressed, wearing a jacket and glasses.
"I would also appeal again for people to contact me if they know details about any of his friends or family as we have still been unable to trace next of kin despite numerous inquiries."

Summary: Police investigating the "suspicious" death of a man in Manchester city centre have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

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Dr Imran Farooq, a leader of Karachi's influential MQM party, was stabbed to death near his home in Edgware, north London in September 2010.
Khalid Shamim and Mohsin Ali were detained near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman, Balochistan province.
They are to be handed to Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency.
The BBC's Shahzeb Jillani in Pakistan says the murder was widely seen as a politically-motivated killing because Dr Farooq was reportedly planning to break away from the MQM leadership in London and start a new party.
The arrested suspects and a third man named Mohammed Kashif Khan Kamran worked for the MQM party, officials said.
In a statement, the MQM party denied any association with the suspects or involvement in the murder of Dr Farooq and accused the Pakistani government of political victimisation.
Dr Farooq was parliamentary leader in the Pakistani National Assembly when he went into hiding during a military operation against the MQM (Muttahida Quami Movement party) in 1992.

Summary: Two men have been arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of involvement in the murder of a prominent Pakistani politician.

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England international Chase, 29, had been suspended pending an internal disciplinary investigation, but will now been given a free transfer.
Captain Hansen, 29, is also released while Salford owner Marwan Koukash says Paterson, 28, is moving to Leigh.
Half-back Fages had resigned from the club and will now be allowed to leave.
"We're very close with his advisers to reaching a deal and we want to wish him all the very best," Koukash said of 21-year-old Fages.
Salford secured their Super League status for next season with their win at Widnes and that will be the catalyst for their recruitment drive for next season, according to Koukash.
"Everything was on hold until we secured our position in Super League," he said. "Having done that now, it's a matter of finalising the deals.
"I have no doubt that there will be at least six to eight new arrivals."

Summary: Salford Red Devils have released full-back Ben Chase, half-back Joe Hansen and forward Alex Fages.

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The Oscar-winning actress is specifically backing a project aimed at securing the future of Nower Wood, as an "outdoor classroom" for generations.
The ancient woodland, in Leatherhead, serves as a wildlife and environmental education site for pupils from primary to A-Level age.
A fundraising drive aims to raise Â£470,000 to rebuild dilapidated classrooms.
Dame Judi said: "As a local Surrey resident with a love of wildlife, I'm delighted to be supporting Surrey Wildlife Trust and its Nower Wood New Build Project.
"I also recognise the importance of outdoor education and the need to inspire the next generation about wildlife and conservation."

Summary: Dame Judi Dench has pledged her support to the Surrey Wildlife Trust.

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Sturrock has nearly an entire team of injured players with 10 of his first-team squad doubtful for Saturday's League Two game against Wimbledon.
To add to his woes forward Shaun Jeffers is also suspended following last weekend's red card.
"We've just got to battle through these next two games," said Sturrock.
Winger Jack Compton has also been ruled out for four weeks leaving Sturrock little choice but to ask some of his squad to play despite carrying knocks.
"I won't be able to fill it so I'll bring in one of the youth players to sit on the bench in a position we don't have many players for," Sturrock told BBC Radio Bristol.
"Jordan Gibbons is playing with an injury but he'll have to play again. It's not ideal but that is the situation we are in.
"It's quite scary when you look at the age of certain players playing every week. They deserve the experienced players to come back as quickly as possible.
"They are getting match practice and learning their trade but they are making mistakes and really we need to get a more solid team on the pitch."

Summary: Bristol City manager Alan Sturrock says he has to "battle through" his injury crisis.

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President Robert Mugabe and his wife arrived back in Harare early on Sunday.
Mrs Mugabe, 52, is accused of assaulting model Gabriella Engels a week ago at a Johannesburg hotel where her sons were staying.
She has not commented publicly on the case.
A lawyer for Ms Engels told the BBC that they were planning to challenge the immunity decision in court.
Willie Spies said he would argue that the first lady should not have been given special treatment as she had been in South Africa on private business.
The South African government's decision came in a notice from International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, published in the Government Gazette on Sunday.
"I hereby recognise the immunities and privileges of the First Lady of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Dr Grace Mugabe," she said.
On Saturday, Mrs Mugabe had been due to take part in the first ladies' programme at the Southern African Development Community heads of state summit in Pretoria, which Mr Mugabe, 93, was attending.
However, she failed to show up.
South African police had said they wanted to interview Mrs Mugabe and had set up a "red alert" at the borders to try to ensure she did not leave the country.
But Zimbabwe's ZBC state broadcaster reported that President Mugabe and his wife "arrived on board an Air Zimbabwe flight early on Sunday morning".
It showed pictures of her greeting officials at Harare airport.
Ms Engels' lawyers have said their client was offered money to drop the case but she refused.
She appeared at a press conference on Thursday with a large plaster on her forehead. She has alleged that Mrs Mugabe beat her with an extension cable at the hotel where the model was staying with Mrs Mugabe's two sons.
She told the BBC: "She hit me with the plug and the extension cord. And I just remember being curled down on the floor with blood rushing down my face and down my neck."
The South African Broadcasting Corporation said the Mugabes were scheduled to attend a funeral for a state minister at Harare's Heroes Acre on Sunday.

Summary: The South African government has granted Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe immunity from prosecution over an alleged assault.

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The court in Novorossiysk gave two of the dancers 10 days in jail each, a third 15 days and two others received fines on charges of petty hooliganism.
Prosecutors had said their "erotic and sexual twerk dance" was disrespectful to historic memory and unacceptable.
Earlier this month, Russian officials closed a dance school after a similar dance video emerged on the internet.
The latest incident involves six dancers - one of them a minor who was not convicted - who had posted a video on YouTube.
"This incident of disrespect for the memory of war history is unacceptable  and any attempts to desecrate sites of military glory will be stopped  immediately," prosecutors said.
The sentences come as Russia prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of  the World War Two victory.
They also follow the incident early in April when a video clip from the Orenburg dance school on YouTube was viewed millions of times.
The video clip, entitled Winnie the Pooh and the Bees, showed a group of teenage girls dancing on stage in striped leotards, long socks and mini-skirts,
They perform hip-thrusting moves characteristic of twerking.
A committee is investigating whether the performance amounts to negligence or even "debauched action", which is punishable by a range of sanctions from community service to three years behind bars.

Summary: A Russian court has sentenced three teenagers to jail for performing an "erotic" twerk dance at a World War Two memorial in the city of Orenburg.

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Perry Beeches III is one of a chain of six free schools. Mr Cameron described the schools as "a real success story".
But the Ofsted report said too many students were underachieving and described teaching as "inadequate".
Perry Beeches chief executive Liam Nolan said he "fundamentally disagreed" with the inspectors.
The school's headteacher, Darren Foreman, its senior leadership team and chair of governors have resigned, Mr Nolan said.
Mr Nolan has taken on the role of interim head teacher, together with Jackie Powell.
The report said: "Teaching is inadequate. Too much is dull and fails to engage students who became bored and start to fidget."
It also accused the school's leadership of having an, "unrealistic and inaccurate" view of the school and added students' behaviour required improvement.
Mr Nolan said: "This judgement makes me question Ofsted's credibility."
However he said he intended to work with Ofsted to make the school outstanding.
He described the report as an, "unfortunate blip".
He said: "Within six months you will see us back on the top."
The Perry Beeches schools are funded by central government but not run by local authorities.
Two of the other schools in the chain have been rated "outstanding" by Ofsted.
Perry Beeches III was opened by the Prime Minister in September 2013.
At the time, he said the majority of free schools were, "a real success story we should build on as a country".
A Department for Education spokesman said: "Liam Nolan and the Perry Beeches free schools are transforming the life chances of children in Birmingham, in some of the most deprived communities of the country.
"The performance of Perry Beeches I and II has set the bar for schools across the rest of the country.
"Swift action has already been taken to change the leadership of Perry Beeches III and to turn around the performance of the school."

Summary: Prime Minister David Cameron's flagship free school in Birmingham has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

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Phil Smith, chief executive of IT company Cisco, likened the situation to not having access to water or a road and said businesses would not be able to survive without it.
He said a fast internet connection was vital to a country like Wales with a "complex landscape".
The Welsh government insisted Wales was leading the way with broadband.
Ministers and BT are currently delivering the scheme Superfast Cymru, which will give people access to fibre broadband.
Earlier this year a Superfast Cymru spokesman said more than 80% of properties in Wales had access to the superfast broadband.
But, speaking to BBC Wales at technology conference Digital 2016 in Newport, Mr Smith said: "I'm very surprised that broadband hasn't got to the level of penetration it should.
"To be honest it's like saying you don't have a road now, or you don't have water.
"Companies, countries and individuals can't survive without broadband, it's not some optional nice thing to have, this is the way business is done.
"A country like Wales, it's got a wide population and complex landscape, it needs people to be on video, to engage anywhere in the world at any time.
"I think it's really important that the government and industry push hard to get broadband to the highest level everywhere."
A Welsh Government spokesman said an Ofcom report in August showed Wales was leading the way among the UK's devolved nations with the availability of superfast broadband.
"The Superfast Cymru programme has already made superfast broadband speeds in excess of 24Mbps available to more than 581,000 Welsh homes and businesses, including in some very rural areas, and more premises will have access as the rollout continues," he added.
"We are committed to making Wales a truly digital nation and continue to support businesses to take advantage of broadband technology which will help them to grow, to boost Wales' economic prosperity and create jobs."

Summary: A leading technology figure has called on the Welsh government and industry to push for faster broadband.

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WBC cruiserweight champion Bellew, 34, produced an upset to stop David Haye in a heavyweight contest last month.
But when asked if he would fight WBA and IBF champion Joshua, Bellew said: "Absolutely not. I don't need that kind of fight. He's far too good for me."
His promoter Eddie Hearn said he could fight WBO champion Joseph Parker next.
New Zealand's Parker, 25, will defend his title against Romanian Razvan Cojanu in Auckland next weekend.
Speaking after Joshua's 11th-round stoppage of Wladimir Klitschko, Bellew said: "I'm still dreaming about winning the heavyweight world title but a different portion to the one AJ has."
The Liverpudlian said he was considering retirement following his surprise victory over Haye last month on his heavyweight debut.
But on fighting Parker, he added: "I say Eddie knows what he's doing."
Promoter Hearn confirmed that an all-British Bellew-Joshua fight was not on the cards.
"Tony and Joshua are good friends," he told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek programme on Sunday morning.
"Tony Bellew has got his eye on some of the smaller guys. Fighters like Joshua are giants and Bellew isn't, but he's in the mix we talk about for challenging for world heavyweight titles."
Bellew is not a natural heavyweight, having stepped up from the cruiserweight division to fight David Haye in March.
He weighed in at 96.6kg for that fight, while Joshua was at a career heaviest of 113 kg against Klitschko on Saturday - a difference of almost 20kg.
But also in the mix for Bellew is WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder - and the American wants a unification fight against Joshua, should he take the WBO belt off Parker.
"My plans are to get the WBO belt and once I get that, if I'm given a mandatory challenger, get that out of the way and set up a mega fight early in 2018," said Wilder.

Summary: Tony Bellew says he does not want to fight Anthony Joshua.

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Alexander Wotherspoon, 83, appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court charged with causing the death of Eilish Herron by driving without due care and attention.
The 17-year-old was struck by Mr Wotherspoon's car at an Asda petrol station in Linwood in September 2014.
The charge says he had failed to keep control of the car while reversing.
Mr Wotherspoon, from Houston in Renfrewshire, uses a zimmer frame to help him walk.
He denied starting the engine of his car and reversing while the driver's door was still open, failing to keep control of the car and, while it was reversing, causing it to hit the Renault Clio Eilish was filling up with petrol.
The charge states that his actions knocked her to the ground, moved her car out of the way and caused his car to reverse over her, dragging her underneath the car, "causing her to be so severely injured that she died."
The incident happened at the Asda petrol station at the Phoenix Retail Park in Linwood on 10 September 2014.
Sheriff Susan Sinclair adjourned the case for a trial to take place in August and continued Wotherspoon's bail.
Speaking previously, Eilish's mother Shanneal, 47, said: "Eilish was a really good girl, a normal teenager who loved her life, loved her family and loved her sport.
"She was my best friend, we had such a good laugh.
"I can't put into words how much she's missed in our family. We are all very close."
Eilish was a keen netball player and played for Paisley Juniors as well as volunteering as a junior coach.
After her death, Netball Scotland created the The Eilish Herron Young Coach of the Year Award, which will continue as a yearly recognition award for young coaches.

Summary: An 83-year-old man has denied causing the death of a teenage netball player when his car reversed over her in Renfrewshire.

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The value of the deal has not been not disclosed.
The acquisition will add more than 60 employees and more than 6,000 fleet assets to Aggreko's Rental Solutions business.
Glasgow-based Aggreko said it planned to fully integrate Dryco into its North America business.
It also intends to develop "expansion plans to enter additional sectors and global markets".
Dryco specialises in moisture control, drying, heating, and cooling applications for a number of industries, including shipping, manufacturing, food processing and construction.
The company, which operates 10 full-service locations in North America, posted revenues last year of $19m (Â£14.6m).
Aggreko chief executive Chris Weston said: "This acquisition combines the deep technical strength of two highly respected market leaders and provides our customers with an unparalleled range of solutions that can address their HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) and moisture control needs.
"It also gives Aggreko an opportunity to further support our rapidly expanding customer base within the shipping, food and beverage and painting and coatings industries."

Summary: Scottish engineering firm Aggreko has agreed to buy US firm Dryco for an undisclosed sum.

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The Dow climbed 0.28% to 21,891.12, lifted by increases at Boeing, ExxonMobil and Chevron.
Declines at Discovery Communications, Amazon and Facebook reined in the Nasdaq, which dropped 0.42% to 6,348.12.
The wider S&P 500 was little changed, falling less than 0.1% to 2,470.30.
Markets are in the middle of earnings season, as companies reveal their quarterly performance to investors.
Discovery Communication shares fell more than 8% after the firm's quarterly revenues disappointed and a deal to buy Scripps Networks Interactive failed to reassure investors' concerns about the challenges facing traditional television companies.
Discovery's channels include Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel, while Scripps owns TV channels such as the Travel Channel and Food Network.
Snap fell 1% to $13.67 as a lock-up ended that has prevented early investors and employees from selling shares since the social media company's IPO.
The shares remain well below the price of $17 at which they went on sale in March this year.
Bigger technology companies also fell on Monday. Amazon shares dropped more than 3%, while Facebook shares dropped by more than 1.8%.
Some analysts believe that investors are cashing out after the strong increase in share prices earlier this year.

Summary: The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq both closed higher on Monday, despite disappointing results from several major US companies.

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The limb was found in a garden in Cranwells Park on Wednesday and has been sent for forensic analysis, Avon and Somerset Police said.
A force spokesman said detectives were "keeping an open mind" as to whether it was linked to two similar incidents in the city.
All three feet have been found within a few hundred yards of each other.
Tests showed the first foot found in Weston Park East in February was  "probably" a medical teaching aid. The second foot, found last month in the same area, is still undergoing tests.
"The same officers are looking into the latest discoveries and will look to confirm beyond all reasonable doubt that they are linked and if there are any new lines of inquiry which can be taken forward," the spokesman added.

Summary: Police are investigating the discovery of a human foot in Bristol.

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The 28-year-old was arrested following an investigation by the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC).
Two other men and a woman were also charged with supplying cocaine for "personal use or to on-supply cocaine to friends and colleagues".
Hunt has played elite-level rugby league, Australian rules football (AFL) and rugby union.
Hunt - who is due to appear in Southport Magistrate Court on 5 March - was not named by the CCC but local media have named him as the 28-year old man arrested.
He was arrested on Thursday night, just days after playing for the Queensland Reds rugby team.
"The CCC will allege that during an investigation focused on a cocaine trafficking syndicate operating in South East Queensland, these four individuals were identified contacting the syndicate and arranging for the supply of cocaine," a statement said.
It is alleged the offences occurred between June and December 2014 when Hunt was playing AFL for the Gold Coast Suns.
Hunt rose to prominence playing fullback for the Brisbane Broncos rugby league team in 2004, and was selected for Queensland State of Origin and Australian representative squads.
He made a code-switch to AFL with the Gold Coast Suns in 2009.
Hunt played with the team until 2014 when he made a switch to rugby union.
Facing charges with Hunt are a 24-year-old man from Burleigh Waters, a 27-year-old man from Mermaid Waters and a 22-year-old woman from Mermaid Waters.

Summary: Former Australian rugby league star Adam Hunt has been charged with drug trafficking in Queensland, Australia.

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Machinery that used to be "the heart" of Poldark Mine is to be restored by Cornwall College engineering students.
The tin mine, which is open to the public, is one of the oldest industrial structures in the UK, its owner said.
It is believed that the renovation project on the mine at Wendron near Helston could take several years to complete.
David Edwards, who bought it last year, said the machinery on site "has suffered after 14 years of little or no investment" but that the recent BBC television series has prompted the need for it to be rejuvenated.
"Poldark definitely had an impact for us, it brought more people in buying bookmarks and taking a tour of the mine," he said.
"The challenge now is to restore the machinery we have on display and get it back in order so that it is more interesting to the public.
"This has been a place of industry since the 1400s, one of the oldest industrial structures in the UK, so keeping it going is vital for Cornwall's heritage."
Luke Bazeley, an engineering lecturer at Cornwall College, said: "We always try to give the students work experience and this is the perfect live project to work on - they've loved visiting the site and finding out more about Cornwall's heritage."
He added the students will need to do some research to find replacement parts for the machinery.

Summary: A 17th Century tin mine in Cornwall is to be restored following the success of the BBC drama Poldark.

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El Amrani, in a letter to African football associations, said he would be departing on Monday, but gave no reason for his decision.
The 37-year-old Moroccan had served as secretary general for the last six years.
Hayatou was deposed as Caf president 10 days ago at elections in Ethiopia, where six of his allies on the body's executive committee also lost their positions.
The 70-year-old Hayatou had served as president for 29 years.
Caf's new president, Ahmad, chaired a meeting with his staff at the African football body's headquarters in Cairo later on Sunday.
During the meeting, the new president announced he had accepted the resignation of El Amrani.

Summary: Mohamad El Amrani has resigned as secretary general of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) following the ousting of Issa Hayatou.

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The woman had withdrawn her pension from a bank in Altrincham on Monday before heading into the Iceland store.
While shopping she was approached by a woman who grabbed her trolley and demanded her money.
Not willing to give up without a fight, however, the octogenarian hit the woman over the head with the bacon before the would-be thief fled empty-handed.
Greater Manchester Police said while the 86-year-old was "safe and well", she was "shook up about the incident".
Update 20 July 2016: A video of the incident obtained by Altrincham Today and released later revealed the incident was less dramatic than previously reported by Greater Manchester Police.

Summary: An 86-year-old woman fought off a would-be thief by hitting her head with a piece of bacon.

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No Windfarm at Gayton (NOWAG) and East Lindsey District Council both oppose the planning application.
The protest march on Sunday morning raised money for legal costs as well as highlighting the campaign.
The developers say wind turbines contribute to renewable energy targets and help combat climate change.
But campaigner Melvin Grosvenor, who is working with NOWAG, questioned how efficiently the turbines would generate energy.
"It's a huge price for Lincolnshire to pay to host a suspect technology," he said.
"The developers say we need renewable energy, but at what cost to the landscape?"
Earlier this year Lincolnshire County Council issued a statement advising district councils not to grant planning permission if wind farms fail to meet strict criteria.
The council's leader, Martin Hill, said he did not want Lincolnshire to be "covered by a forest of the things".
Mr Grosvenor said wind turbines have more of a visual impact in Lincolnshire because the landscape is relatively flat.
"The issue we've got with Lincolnshire is because it's predominantly big open skies there are few visual detractors, and of course you've got the Lincolnshire Wolds [an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]," he said.
About 60 campaigners walked from near Theddlethorpe Church to Great Carlton, and many were sponsored.
They walked along a bridleway known as the Two Mile Bank, where the turbines would be erected.
The campaigners also flew a blimp at about 377ft (115m) to demonstrate the maximum height of the turbines.
There are already wind farms at Gayton le Marsh and Theddlethorpe, and Mr Grosvenor said the proposed turbines would "give the impression of a continuous line of turbines on the landscape."
The public inquiry is due to begin in January and the government will decide whether permission is granted or not.
Developer EnergieKontor said on its consultation website: "The UK is the windiest country in Europe and the deployment of wind farms could contribute significantly to renewable energy targets which aim to assist in combating climate change."

Summary: Campaigners opposed to plans to build 20 wind turbines in Lincolnshire have staged a march to raise money for legal costs.

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That compares with just 300 people in the largest trust area, Belfast.
It is thought that the problem in the South Eastern Trust is down to staffing issues in that area.
The trust - which covers Newtownards, County Down and Lisburn, said it has been unable to fill two consultant cardiologist posts.
There is also the added problem of staff sickness and increase in the number of referrals.
The South Eastern Trust serves a population of approximately 345,000 people with a budget of almost Â£500m.
The figures also show that 364 people are waiting up to a year for their first urgent consultant-led appointment at the Ulster Hospital, while in every other trust the waiting list for this type of appointment is zero.
In a statement, South Eastern Trust said:  "We have recently lost two consultant cardiologists who both required to relocate.
"Despite strenuous efforts, we have, so far, been unable to fill these vital posts and, combined with the constant increase in the number of cardiology referrals, this has led to an unfortunate increase in waiting times for appointments.
"We are taking every possible measure to address this."

Summary: More than 1,000 people in Northern Ireland are waiting up to a year for a consultant-led appointment at the Ulster Hospital.

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The details emerged during the sentencing of Arshid, Bannaras and Basharat Hussain at Sheffield Crown Court.
Arshid, 40, and Basharat, 39, were found guilty by a jury of 50 offences.
Bannaras, 36, pleaded guilty to 10 offences before the trial started.
Michelle Colborne QC said Bannaras Hussain met one victim when she was 12 or 13 and she performed sex acts on him.
"He was indifferent to whether she consented or not," she said.
"When her brothers found out, they were furious with her and would physically assault her because she was involved sexually with an Asian man."
She said Bannaras abused one victim in a car park next to Rotherham Police Station, and told the court how the sister of another of his victims described her sister as a "broken human being".
Ms Colborne said one woman had described the Hussain brothers as "a pack of animals".
Summing up the contents of a number of statements from the women abused by the brothers, she said: "They describe from their teenage years a life in the main of feeling dirty, ashamed and guilty.
"Between them, a plethora of emotional conditions - eating disorders, self-harm, agoraphobia, self-loathing and terminations for many of them from the age of 14 - events they have never been able to put behind them."
She said many of the victims have had relationship problems throughout their lives and have found themselves subjected to domestic violence.
Three associates of the Hussain brothers, their uncle Qurban Ali, 53, Karen MacGregor, 58, and Shelley Davies, 40, will also be sentenced.
Ali was found guilty of conspiracy to rape, while MacGregor and Davies were convicted of false imprisonment and conspiracy to procure a woman under 21 to become a common prostitute. MacGregor was also convicted of two counts of conspiracy to rape.

Summary: Three brothers who sexually abused teenage girls in Rotherham have been jailed for a total of 27 years.

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The man named as Abdalfatah HA is suspected of being part of a unit with an al-Qaeda-linked group formerly known as al-Nusra Front, which killed 36 Syrian government employees in 2013.
The federal prosecutors' office said the man, arrested in Duesseldorf, had carried out death sentences.
A second suspected al-Nusra fighter was arrested in the town of Giessen.
Abdulrahman AA is accused of breaking international weapons laws.
Both are thought to have been part of the same combat unit for al-Nusra, which was al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria at the time.
The group formally severed its ties to the global jihadist network last year, renaming itself Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.
In January, JFS merged with four smaller groups to form Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
German prosecutors allege Abdulrahman AA, 26, and Abdalfatah HA, 35, took part in an armed battle against Syrian government troops including taking over a big arms depot near Mahin, central Syria, in November 2013, eight months after the murders of the government employees.
Some local reports have claimed one of the men was an asylum seeker, but a spokeswoman for the prosecutors' office refused to confirm this.

Summary: German prosecutors say they have arrested one of two men suspected of links to a Syrian jihadist group.

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RTL claims Baysilone, normally associated with the oil or rubber industries, was found in a breakdown of the implant, made by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP).
A lawyer acting for PIP strongly denied the report, telling RTL that the product was not industrial but a food product used in lipstick.
The company was shut down in 2010.
RTL had the implant examined by a chemistry and toxicology researcher who alleged that the materials used, which also included Silopren and Rhodorsil, had caused the high rupture rate from the silicone gel implants.
Although the French health safety agency was already aware the defective implants contained industrial rather than medical grade silicone, no mention has been made of additives from the petrol industry.
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The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons said earlier that the silicone was believed to have been made for mattresses but a lawyer acting for French implant-wearers said the composition of the implant varied.
French authorities have advised 30,000 women in France to have the PIP implants removed as a precaution because of an estimated 5% rupture rate.
The French health safety agency says it has registered 1,143 ruptures and 495 inflammatory reactions from the implants.
An estimated 300-400,000 women were given the implants, mainly in Latin America and elsewhere in Europe.
In the UK, 40,000 women have been advised by the government not to have them removed although ministers have ordered a review of data used to assess the risk of the implant leaking.
A surgeon advising the British government, Tim Goodacre, told the BBC on Monday that the failure rate was "quite out of the ordinary" and he said they should be removed on "a staged basis".
No link has been made between ruptured implants and cancer.
PIP's lawyer, Yves Haddad, has insisted the fuel additive allegations are completely unfounded.
"This isn't an industrial product but a food product of the same type that goes, for example, into the making of lipstick," he told RTL.
He also promised that PIP's founder Jean-Claude Mas would emerge later this week to give an explanation.  Mr Mas, 72, is believed to be in southern France.

Summary: A fuel additive was found in the silicone breast implant used in the UK and Latin America, a French radio station has claimed.

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The RSPB said 2,270 black-tailed godwits spent time on the island this spring, almost double the previous record of 1,320 in 2013.
The majority of the birds this year were found in a tiny field in Kilmoluaig.
Godwits often stop off in the Hebrides to refuel during their migration to Iceland, where they breed.
Spotters identified some of the birds as having come from France, Portugal and Spain due to the rings fitted on their legs.
John Bowler, Tiree officer for RSPB Scotland, said: "Black-tailed godwits are known to stop off here for food on their way to Iceland, particularly when adverse northerly winds hamper their progress across the North Atlantic.
"So, with huge numbers of golden plover already noted on Tiree during pretty windy conditions, it wasn't a huge surprise when black-tailed godwits started turning up, too. However, to see flocks of this size is just incredible.
"Hopefully they will enjoy a good breeding season this year and I'm already looking forward to seeing them pass back through Tiree in the autumn."

Summary: A record number of migrating godwits have been spotted on Tiree in the Western Isles.

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It was first spotted at Montevrain, 38km (23 miles) east of Paris.
Sightings of the animal sparked a search involving hundreds of emergency services workers, animal-trackers and a helicopter.
But experts now say the animal is most likely a much less dangerous animal, such as a lynx or large domestic cat.
They made their conclusions based on inspecting animal tracks.
It remains unclear where the animal came from, though there is a big cat park near Montevrain.
A source told AFP that the search had been scaled back for the moment and the helicopter grounded, although forces remained "mobilised" in case of a fresh alert.
The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says police had suggested there was probably not too much to worry about, but the authorities still sent out officers with guns and tranquilisers.
The hunt has focused on areas near the Disneyland Paris theme park.
There was a fresh alert on Friday morning after paw prints were discovered near a service station east of Paris.
To reach there, the animal had apparently crossed the A4 motorway.
Police guarded the entrances to schools in the Montevrain area in case the cat turned up, as a helicopter with thermal imaging hovered.
Local residents were asked to stay indoors and parents urged to take their children to and from school by car.
A dozen or so soldiers from a nearby army base joined police and fire officials combing the countryside outside Montevrain.
A huntsman, officially designated as a "wolf catcher", who has a specially trained dog, was also part of the search team.
The owner of the lntermarche supermarket in Montevrain said on Thursday that his wife had spotted the animal at about 08:30 (07:30 GMT).
"She didn't get out of the car and called me to say 'I think I saw a lynx'," he was quoted as saying. The woman took a photograph that appears to show a large cat.
Le Parisien newspaper said several local residents had sighted the animal.
The Montevrain mayor's office dismissed the idea that the big cat could have escaped from a circus that was in the town until Saturday, Le Parisien reported.

Summary: A large cat that sparked a major search in northern France is most likely not a wolf, officials say.

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Shahid Tarafdar, 45, was hit by a Peugeot 307 on Stockport Road at about 15:45 GMT on 7 February. He was taken to hospital but later died.
Michael Joyce, 21, from Reabrook Avenue, Manchester has been charged with perverting the course of justice.
Both have been remanded to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court later.
The teenager has also been charged with a number of other driving offences including driving whilst disqualified, failing to stop and report a collision and using a motor vehicle without insurance.

Summary: A 16-year-old boy has been charged with causing the death of a man by dangerous driving in Manchester.

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Betsi Cadwaladr health board has suggested downgrading services at one of the area's three district hospitals due to a staffing shortage.
A legal challenge blocked the plan to downgrade maternity care at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire.
That prompted the consultation, which includes a series of public meetings.
Residents are unhappy with the plans, suggesting removing the service at hospitals like Wrexham Maelor and Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor will mean women having to travel further for care.
However, bosses said any changes would be temporary and are needed to ensure the safety of mothers and babies.
A dedicated health board website was launched on Monday to collate public reaction to the options, which also includes retaining all services.
Several public meetings are due to take place in September.

Summary: A consultation into the future of maternity services in north Wales has begun.

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The incident occurred in the 84th minute of Wednesday's Confederation Cup match between Sudan's Al Merreikh and Kawkab Marrakech of Morocco.
Caf is reviewing the incident and awaiting the match officials' report.
Kawkab won the match 2-0 - with two penalties - for a 2-1 aggregate win.
Caf director of communications Junior Binyam told BBC Sport: "Investigations are being carried out and the the case will be submitted to the disciplinary jury."
Kawkab were 1-0 up in Wednesday's second leg of the play-offs tie - with the score 1-1 on aggregate - when a number of Merreikh club officials entered the field.
In the ensuing melee, Al Merreikh's director football Hatim lashed out with his left arm and seemed to strike Otogo-Castane on the right side of his head.
After play resumed, Kawkab went on to win an 89th-minute penalty which they converted to earn their place in the group stage of Africa's second tier club competition.

Summary: The Confederation of African Football (Caf) is investigating an incident in which Al Merreikh's director of football Hatim appeared to hit the head of Morocco's Mohamed Otogo-Castane.

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The UK government gave Northern Ireland the power to reduce the level of the tax because it said it had a special economic case.
That prompted calls from Scottish and Welsh airports for similar treatment.
The UK Treasury said it had not ruled out devolving APD to Scotland and Wales in the future.
A report published following a consultation on reform of APD said the government at Westminster would "continue to explore the feasibility and likely effects of devolution to Scotland and Wales".
Earlier this year Chancellor George Osborne announced the duty would be cut for direct long-haul routes from Northern Ireland airports, and he would devolve control over the tax to the Northern Irish Assembly.
The move came in response to fears that some routes could be scrapped due to competition from Irish airports where APD is much lower.
Commenting on the UK Government's decision not to grant the Scottish government similar powers for now, Jim O'Sullivan, managing director of Edinburgh Airport, said: "APD is already costing Scotland passengers and having an impact on tourism revenues.
"We know from discussions with our airline partners that it is a major factor in their decision to connect further routes to Scotland.
"We would urge the Westminster Government to see Scotland as it does Northern Ireland and understand the need to both reduce and devolve this unfair and damaging tax."
Amanda McMillan, managing director of Glasgow Airport, said: "On the question of devolution of APD, Glasgow Airport has always been supportive of this proposal given the Scottish government's more progressive approach to aviation and its greater appreciation of the role the industry plays in supporting the growth of the Scottish economy."
Scottish Transport Minister, Keith Brown said the case for devolving APD was "compelling" and had been backed by all four of Scotland's biggest airports, and recommended by the Calman Commission.
He added: "We need to be able to deal with the competitive and connectivity disadvantages that Scotland faces and if APD were devolved now we could provide the means to incentivise airlines to provide new direct international connections to Scotland, benefiting our aviation industry and our passengers and supporting the growth of the Scottish economy.
"The UK government needs to listen to the many voices in Scotland who clearly want to see full devolution of the policy on APD."

Summary: The Scottish government will not have the power to devolve Air Passenger Duty (APD) for now, the BBC has learned.

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Shwe Mann was sacked from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) last week in a power struggle.
He has been rumoured to be discussing an alliance with Aung San Suu Kyi whose party is expected to win wide popular support in the 8 November elections.
They will be the first elections since democratic reforms began in 2011.
Rivalry between President Thein Sein and Shwe Mann came to a head last Wednesday night when trucks with security sealed off the headquarters of the party.
Shwe Mann, who had been seen as a likely successor to Thein Sein, remains speaker of parliament and a USDP member.
Ms Suu Kyi and Shwe Mann met for an hour on Monday in the country's capital, Naypyidaw.
They have often said that they have a mutual understanding for future co-operation, reports Moe Myint of the BBC Burmese service.
One likely area of collaboration might be amendment of the constitution, which prevents Ms Suu Kyi from running for the presidency.
Most expect Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy to win the election, but the constitution bars her from becoming president because her children hold British passports.

Summary: Aung San Suu Kyi has held talks with the ousted leader of Myanmar's main opposition party, Shwe Mann.

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The charred pine twigs date back 140 million years to a time when fires raged across large tracts of land.
Pine trees now dominate the forests of the Northern Hemisphere.
The research suggests the tree's evolution was shaped in the fiery landscape of the Cretaceous, where oxygen levels were much higher than today, fuelling intense and frequent wildfires.
"Pines are well adapted to fire today," said Dr Howard Falcon-Lang of Royal Holloway, University of London, who discovered the fossils in Nova Scotia, Canada.
"The fossils show that wildfires raged through the earliest pine forests and probably shaped the evolution of this important tree."
The specimens, which are described in Geology journal, were preserved as charcoal within rocks from a quarry.
"It was only when I digested [the samples] in acid that these beautiful fossils fell out," Dr Falcon-Lang told BBC News.
"They were sitting in my cupboard for five years before I actually worked out what was there."
The fossils are just a few mm long but probably came from trees resembling the Scots Pine that now cover large areas of Scotland.
Pines are well adapted to fire, containing inflammable deadwood that makes them burn easily.
They also produce cones that will only germinate after being scorched, ensuring a new generation of trees is seeded after the fire has passed by and other vegetation has been destroyed.
Scientists have debated for many years why some trees seem to thrive on wildfires.
"One of the oddities about pine trees today is that they are one of the most fire adapted species on our planet," explained Dr Falcon-Lang.
"These oldest pine fossils are preserved as charcoal, the product of fire, suggesting that the co-occurrence of fire and pines is something that's very ancient, that goes back to the very origin of these first pine trees."
Dr Falcon-Lang plans to return to the quarry this summer to recover more specimens.
He hopes to find fossils of flowering plants, which were evolving at the same time as the ancient pines.
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Summary: Scientists have discovered the oldest known fossils of a pine tree.

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Traffic and pedestrians have been banned from Deerness Bridge, between Ushaw Moor and New Brancepeth.
Durham County Council said the closure would last at least a month and signed diversions were in place.
Alternative arrangements were being made for buses, including services to Durham Community Business College and St Leonard's School.
John Reed, the council's head of technical services, said: "We are now assessing whether we can undertake any temporary measures to address these issues and enable the road to reopen.
"At this stage we anticipate that the bridge will be closed for at least a month but we will have a better indication of timescales once this assessment has been completed."

Summary: A bridge in County Durham has been closed to all traffic after a water main burst.

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A team of the Anti-Drug Smuggling Unit searched the 27-year-old's home in Port Louis and found 22 doses of heroin and a further one gram of the drug.
Equipment used in the preparation and packaging of heroin, including razor blades and scales, were also seized.
Leopold is the first-choice goalkeeper for Mauritius Professional Football League champions team ASPL 2000.
He was also the reserve goalkeeper for the national team during the last Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.
Leopold helped ASPL 2000 to win the Charity Shield on Saturday on Rodrigues Island where they beat Pamplemousses SC 1-0.
As the news of his arrest broke, some people gathered outside Leopold's home to prevent the ADSU from taking him to police custody.
According to information gathered by the BBC, the police had been tracking Leopard closely for some time and gathering intelligence.
A provisional charge of drug dealing has been lodged against him.
Both the Mauritius Football Association and ASPL 2000 refused to comment on the issue.

Summary: Police in Mauritius have arrested and seized heroin with an estimated street value of more than $1m (Â£700,000).

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The proposals, which are subject to parliamentary approval, allow farmers to clear drainage ditches and streams without asking permission.
Farmers had complained that the Environment Agency was micro-managing flood control.
But academics told BBC News that diverting water off farmland could increase floods where people live.
The policy change was announced Environment Minister Liz Truss at the Oxford Farming Conference after what the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said were two successful pilot schemes.
She said: "We will allow farmers across the country to maintain their own ditches up to 1.5km in length from April, so they can clear debris and manage the land."
The decision was welcomed by the National Farmers' Union (NFU).
Its president, Meurig Raymond, said: "The NFU has pressed Defra and the Environment Agency to enable farmers to undertake minor works for many years."
But Professor Alan Jenkins from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology said he feared the policy could backfire.
"Waterlogged fields are no use to farmers," he said. "They can't maintain their productivity on waterlogged soil so it makes sense for them to manage their fields accordingly.
"There is a potential downside however, in that if we increase drainage in fields during heavy rainfall it's possible there will be increased and faster transmission of water in the river system with a possible increase in flood risk downstream."
Katherine Pygott from the consultancy firm Peter Brett agreed.
"If you are a landowner you may want to maximise productivity on a grouse moor by making it drier - but if you are trying to protect a town you want to keep water back on the uplands.
"It very much depends on local conditions - sometimes it would be unhelpful to speed drainage, sometimes it would not.
"There is a risk of making a free-for-all on drainage. It would be more sensible to make the existing system work."
A government spokesman said over a million acres of prime farmland would be better protected through government investment in flood defences in the 10 years to 2021.

Summary: The government has announced plans to allow farmers in England to manage their own flood defences.

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An Environment Agency severe flood warning - meaning danger to life - was removed from the A361 between East Lyng and Burrowbridge on 10 March.
Residents in the area saw their homes cut off and experienced long diversions as a result of the closure.
The road has been inspected by council highways officers and reopened at 17:00 GMT.
There is still some water on a short stretch of the road and Somerset County Council said temporary traffic lights will be installed to protect the carriageway and allow motorists to pass safely.
Councillor Harvey Siggs, responsible for Highways, said: "I'm delighted the A361 is to reopen at long last.
"Our highways teams have been working hard all week to clear the road and make sure it is safe, and I would like to publicly thank them for their efforts to get this key route open before the weekend."
A further inspection will take place early next week and the temporary traffic lights will be removed as soon as the remaining water has receded and the road judged to be safe, the council said.
Mr Siggs added: "Although the road is clear, the rhynes at the side of the road remain full of water so I would urge motorists to take extra care when driving, particularly in the foggy conditions we have seen over the last few days."
The clear-up of the A361 started on Monday with the removal of fallen trees and the cutting back of damaged vegetation.
Around 30 tonnes of used sandbags were removed before a sweeping and cleaning operation covered the 1.5 mile section of carriageway.
The council said that the road closure on the A372 Langport Road will remain in place next week for the removal of flood pumps.
With improving weather conditions the large temporary pumps at Beer Wall, near Aller, are no longer needed, it added.
The Environment Agency expects to begin removing the pumps on Monday and work is likely to take up to four days.
The road will remain closed after the pumps have been removed so the council can assess flood damage and carry out emergency repair works.

Summary: A major road in Somerset that was closed due to flooding has reopened.

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Kuba Moczyk, 22, died in hospital after he was knocked out in an unlicensed fight at the Tower Complex, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on 19 November.
A memorial mass has been held at St Mary's Church in the town.
Father Philip Shryane told the congregation Mr Moczyk' was a "good man" whose "life was boxing".
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He said Mr Moczyk was "a young man with a good heart, with so much to give and so much to look forward to... but always a gentle smile".
His uncle, Marcin Smigaj gave a tribute, in Polish, on behalf of the family. Mr Moczyk was due to be cremated.
Mr Moczyk, originally from Poland, worked at a chicken factory and lived in the town.
His trainer Scott Osinski said earlier that Mr Moczyk was winning the fight when he took the fatal blow.
His opponent is believed to be aged 17.

Summary: Tributes have been paid to a man who died after being knocked out in a boxing match.

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The Ayrton Light, located above the Great Bell - known as Big Ben - needs to be fully dismantled and restored. A temporary light will replace it.
Installed in 1885, it was previously turned off only during both world wars.
Big Ben will not chime regularly until 2021 because of repairs to the tower.
The light is said to have been installed at the request of Queen Victoria, so that she could see from Buckingham Palace when members of either the Commons or the Lords were sitting after dark.
It is named after Acton Smee Ayrton, a Liberal politician who was First Commissioner of Works between 1869 and 1873.
It is not yet known when the light will switch off, or how long it will be off for.
Big Ben will not be heard from midday on Monday. The House of Commons has said it will look again at the length of time it will be silenced after "concerns".
Parliament said it had to protect workers carrying out the renovations.
But Prime Minister Theresa May said "it can't be right" that the bell will not chime regularly again for four years.
It will still sound for important events including New Year's Eve and Remembrance Sunday.

Summary: The Ayrton Light at Buckingham Palace is to be switched off for the first time since World War Two.

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