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Lengthy time losses for rain ensured the Welsh county had to settle for bowling practice, eight days before their Championship season starts.
David Lloyd and Michael Hogan took two wickets each.
Glamorgan second XI player Jeremy Lawlor hit 50 not out and Academy opener Connor Brown 33.
Meanwhile, South Africa fast bowler Marchant de Lange could still be signed in time for the opening competitive game at Northants.
Seamer Ruaidhri Smith has been ruled out for six weeks with an abdominal tear, while Will Bragg (back), Timm van der Gugten (shoulder) and Graham Wagg (groin) are set to miss their final warm-up friendly against Nottinghamshire on Sunday 2 April.
Glamorgan coach Robert Croft told BBC Wales Sport:
"Any opportunity we get to get in the middle is good, it got some of the competitive juices going though there are percentages to go up against first-class opposition.
"Jacques played well, it's nice for him, for the team and the supporters.
"The three injuries are being monitored day by day, it's unlikely all three will be fit for Northampton.
"We hope as many as possible of them will be fit, but if they're not, the players in those positions have had opportunities throughout pre-season."
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Glamorgan's opening first-class match of the season against Cardiff MCCU drifted to a tame draw as the students battled to 149-5 on the final day.
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He is now the record holder in the long and high jump, the shot-put, discus and 100 metres sprint.
Pellman ran his 100 metres in 26.99 seconds.
He also became the first person over the age of 100 to clear a bar in the high jump, eventually reaching 0.90 metres.
Pictures courtesy of Ken Stone/TimesOfSanDiego.com
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100-year-old Don Pellman has set five world records in his age group at the San Diego Senior Olympics in America.
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The 38-year-old former Scotland and British and Irish Lions lock will work as a "resource coach".
He will add expertise in the area of line-out play, while supporting the development of younger forwards.
Meanwhile, scrum coach Massimo Cuttitta has left for personal reasons after almost six years with Scotland.
Capped 77 times, Hines announced his retirement from international rugby following the 2011 World Cup.
He will help the squad prepare for this year's tournament before broadening his role to include pro teams Edinburgh and Glasgow, the newly-established academies and international age-grade teams.
"This is a fantastic opportunity to help a team I played with for 11 years," said Hines, a Heineken Cup winner with Leinster in 2011.
"I think that Scotland have got some exceptional young players and I'm relishing the opportunity to help make them better than they already are.
"They've got huge potential and I want to help them in their development."
Hines played under Scotland head coach Vern Cotter at Clermont Auvergne and is pleased to be linking up with the New Zealander again.
"The chance to work with Vern again is another great benefit of this role," he added.
"He knows how I work and I know how he works, which might have been part of the decision why he asked me to come on board. We got on really well at Clermont.
"Part of helping the team mature is sharing my experience and showing them how not to make the same mistakes I did, on my travels, and in my 11 years playing for Scotland."
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Nathan Hines is to join the Scotland coaching staff after deciding to retire at the end of the season, midway through a two-year deal with Sale.
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The Lady Helen had been sailing from Martin's Haven to nearby Skomer Island.
A mayday was sent out and passengers were transferred to rescue vessels after the boat started taking in water as she was towed back to the mainland.
Milford Haven coastguard said all 48 passengers were "safely ashore with no injuries".
Boat trips are popular to Skomer, a wildlife sanctuary and home to colonies of thousands of sea birds just off the Pembrokeshire coast.
Lady Helen was heading from Martin's Haven to Skomer when she ran aground on a rock at Little Sound, said the coastguard.
A mayday alert was issued at 12:55 BST and the RNLI lifeboats from Angle and St David's were scrambled, along with a Dyfed-Powys Police rib and an RAF helicopter from Chivenor in Devon.
Sister boat the Dale Princess managed to drag the Lady Helen off the rock using a line but she began taking in water as they headed back to shore.
Milford Haven Coastguard watch manager Barrie Yelland told BBC Wales: "Several vessels in the area also responded and went to the assistance of Lady Helen.
"They started to tow her back to Martin's Haven but unfortunately she started to sink and they decided to transfer all the passengers to the other vessels.
"It's something we try not to do unless we have to because there's a danger in transferring people at sea but it came apparent there was no option."
All 48 passengers were reported to be safely ashore with no injuries.
"Everyone has done an excellent job carrying out this rescue, including all the various vessels that responded," said Mr Yelland.
"Special thanks must also go out to the boat Over Dale," said the watch manager.
One of those helping passengers was diver Dr Pauline Crossland, on board Over Dale.
"We were a group of divers who were on our way out and a mayday call was put out," she said.
"A number of boats had to go to its rescue.
"We had quite a few children and elderly ladies on our boat. The children were initially a bit scared. They said the boat had been listing. But once we gave them a Twix each they were fine."
Lady Helen was beached at Martin's Haven and there are three salvage pumps on board and she was being pulled further up the shore.
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The approach was made on Tuesday but was quickly turned down by Preston.
Cunningham was seen as a possible replacement for Joe Bennett, who has been in talks with Fulham after they triggered his release clause.
But Bennett may now stay with the Bluebirds and is weighing up the offer, with the player considering staying at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Republic of Ireland international Cunningham has made more than 50 appearances for Preston.
Bluebirds manager Neil Warnock confirmed after his side's 2-0 win over Sheffield United that Fulham had made an approach for Bennett.
"There is a clause in his contract ... and if they trigger that clause there's not a lot I can do," he said.
Warnock would not confirm if Cardiff had made specific offers for players, but added: "There's a few the media have not mentioned that I've been talking to. You'll just have to wait and see."
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Cardiff City have had a bid for Preston North End defender Greg Cunningham turned down.
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A Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust board report revealed that in March three people under 18 years were admitted to adult acute wards.
Trust chairman Gary Page said he was concerned about the lack of child beds, the responsibility of NHS England.
NHS England said it had been paying for extra beds for young people.
The report by the trust's director of nursing Dr Jane Sayer said that under-18 admissions appeared to be an "increasing trend".
Mr Page told a board meeting: "Having an under 18-year-old in adult wards is unacceptable."
Trust chief executive Michael Scott told the BBC: "The first concern is for the young people and families.
"Clearly it is unsatisfactory that these young people have to go on adult wards because of a national shortage of children's beds, which is run by NHS England, which is responsible for ensuring there are sufficient beds."
A spokesman for the Campaign to Save Mental Health in Norfolk and Suffolk said: "It is completely inappropriate - indeed, unsafe - for children and young people to find themselves on adult psychiatric wards.
"NHS England has failed to react with sufficient urgency and resources to address a crisis which has been growing for years, not months."
An NHS England spokesman said: "Since August last year we've opened an extra 46 beds for children with the most severe mental health needs.
"Many need this care so while beds are available we have asked services to ensure they have plans in place for any young person with mental health problems to receive the right care, in the right place at the right time to suit their individual needs."
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The chairman of a mental health trust has said it is "unacceptable" that children have had to be admitted to adult wards because of a beds shortage.
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Some are having to hire cars and taxis to fulfil sports fixtures or take field trips as a result.
Principals have been warned by the Education Authority (EA) that some teachers who currently drive minibuses may be doing so illegally.
The EA said the change was due to the Driver and Vehicle Agency clarifying the rules on minibuses.
However, one principal told the BBC the change would have "huge implications" for schools.
Previously, staff who held a licence which qualified them to drive a car would also have been able to drive a school minibus.
However, revised guidance from the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) states that teachers must now have a D1 licence and a driver's qualification card to do so.
The EA letter to principals, issued in June, states that if this is not the case there will be serious consequences.
"If this criteria cannot be met, any journey undertaken by staff will not be considered legal and may leave the driver and the employer facing prosecution and penalties," it states.
"It is imperative that the school at all times and you satisfy yourself that the relevant criteria have been met before authorising employees to drive a minibus."
The principal of Lisneal College in Londonderry, Michael Allen, said the new restrictions were having a serious impact.
"No-one at my school currently meets the new criteria," he said.
"I am now having to pay for taxis to take pupils on geography field trips before the end of term.
"A school team was also due to play a cricket match which we were about to cancel until another school, who had a qualified driver, helped us out.
"This change could end up costing my school up to £1,000 before the end of term alone."
In a statement, the EA said it had written to all schools to make them aware that DVA had clarified the licence requirements in relation to minibuses".
"These requirements apply to those employed in schools who drive minibuses."
The DVA has not yet responded to a request for further details.
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Chuck Schumer said Judge Neil Gorsuch favoured the "powerful over the weak" and failed to answer "question after question" in his confirmation hearing.
Senate Democrats are in a 48-52 minority but can insist that Mr Gorsuch wins 60 votes, a so-called filibuster.
Republicans could then revert to a simple majority in a "nuclear option".
That would require them voting in a change of rules.
Mr Schumer's announcement is sure to set up a bruising battle.
He said he did not think Judge Gorsuch would be a mainstream judge.
"After careful deliberation, I have concluded that I cannot support Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court," Mr Schumer said.
"He will have to earn 60 votes for confirmation. My vote will be 'no', and I urge my colleagues to do the same," he added.
If Mr Gorsuch did not get 60 votes, "the answer isn't to change the rules, it's to change the nominee," Mr Schumer said.
Judge Gorsuch is on the fourth and final day of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judicial Committee, where outside parties comment for or against his nomination.
Thursday's first witness, the American Bar Association, gave Judge Gorsuch its highest rating of "well qualified".
The committee will vote, probably next week, on the nomination. It simply records a favourable, unfavourable or "without recommendation" comment and passes the final decision to the full Senate.
Senate Republicans say they will seek a full vote on the chamber floor before Congress leaves for recess on 7 April.
It is unclear how many, if any, Senate Democrats would support Mr Gorsuch's nomination. He would need eight to beat the filibuster.
The so-called nuclear option would require Republicans to change Senate rules to allow Mr Gorsuch's nomination to be approved with a simple majority.
President Trump has called on them to do so if necessary.
During the confirmation hearing, Democrats on the committee regularly expressed their anger that President Barack Obama's nomination for a post that was vacated 13 months ago was refused a hearing by Republicans.
Republicans blocked Merrick Garland's nomination, arguing it should not go ahead in an election year.
Mr Gorsuch, 49, would restore a 5-4 conservative majority on the Supreme Court that lapsed with the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
As a lifetime appointee, Judge Gorsuch would join the other justices in having the final legal word on many of the most sensitive US issues.
Judge Gorsuch's qualifications have not been called into question at his hearing, but Democrats have been frustrated at his refusal to signal any stance on such emotive areas as gun control, abortion and employee rights.
He has simply said it is his duty to apply the law as it stands.
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The leading Democrat in the US Senate says he will lead an attempt to block President Donald Trump's nomination for the Supreme Court.
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The federation said the demand for holiday homes in some English countryside districts was pricing locals out of the market.
It said new research showed Uttlesford in Essex saw the biggest jump in second homes between 2004 and 2009.
North Kesteven in Lincolnshire had the second biggest increase.
In Uttlesford, the number of registered second homes rose from 10 in 2004 to 214 in 2009.
North Kesteven saw a more subdued rise, with the number of second homes increasing from 128 in 2004 to 242 in 2009.
Aylesbury Vale in Buckinghamshire took the third place on the list with an increase from 217 holiday homes to 410 during the same period.
Other regions in the list's top 10 include Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire, North Lincolnshire, north-east Derbyshire, Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, South Kesteven in Lincolnshire, Braintree in Essex and North Somerset.
The federation, which represents 1,200 housing authorities in England, said buyers were no longer just interested in the traditional second home hotspots of Cornwall, Devon and north Norfolk.
In a statement, its chief executive David Orr said: "Some areas of the English countryside have seen a huge rise in the number of properties being bought as holiday homes, which has pushed up prices beyond the level most local people can afford.
"If families and young people are priced out of their local villages it can have a hugely damaging impact on community life, with village shops, schools and pubs closing in alarming numbers as a result."
The research also suggested that the cost of an average home had risen in the last decade - from £175,278 in 2000 to £303,923 in 2009.
It also suggested there had been a rise in prices in the same period in North Kesteven - from £74,748 to £159,603.
The other areas are also suggested to have more than doubled in price in that time.
The organisation called for local authorities in such areas to create action plans which would tackle the situation.
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Families are being forced out of their local areas as more buyers seek second homes in rural locations, the National Housing Federation has warned.
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The reigning champion from Northern Ireland led from early in race two and won by nine seconds.
Rea's main title challenger and Kawasaki team-mate Tom Sykes slipped off but recovered to finish 12th.
Alex de Angelis was second and Xavi Fores third, with Welshman Chaz Davies, who won Saturday's opener, sixth.
Heavy rain at the Lausitzring circuit led to the start being delayed twice on Sunday.
Yorkshireman Sykes, who cut the gap on Rea to 26 points with Saturday's win, moved in front on the first lap.
However, he was quickly replaced by Rea before skidding off and ending his hopes of victory.
Sykes was able to continue but from the back of the field and he moved through to take four points.
Rea was never threatened as he secured a much-needed 25 points after failing to finish the last two races.
The riders have three rounds remaining in France, Spain and Qatar.
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Britain's Jonathan Rea overcame wet conditions in Germany to secure victory and move 47 points clear in the World Superbike Championship standings.
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The pair have been friends since their teens but had a disagreement during April's RBC Heritage event, with Willett eventually missing the cut.
Smart felt mistreated and left his role, "effectively sacking" Willett, 29, mid-tournament, according to BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter.
"Things are a bit stale and kind of fizzled out," Willett told BBC Sport.
"It is a shame. But things happen and change, everything happens for a reason.
"We are still working hard to get the game in shape to get back playing the golf we know we can play."
Willett did not rule out the prospect of his childhood friend one day returning to his bag but he was forced to use a member of his management team in the second round at the RBC Heritage.
He will use Sam Haywood at this week's Players Championship in Florida. Haywood was best man at Willett's wedding and has recently been on the bag of American player David Lipsky.
"Sam knows my game really well," Willett added. "We've played a lot of golf together over the last 10 or 15 years. It's nice having someone who you can speak frankly with. He knows where my game is and when it's good. I think it's going to be good."
Smart and Willett memorably embraced in the recorders' room at last year's Masters when it became clear the Englishman had won a first major.
But he has not won a tournament since, placing outside the top-25 in the three other majors in 2016 before missing the cut on his return to Augusta in April.
The dip in form has seen him fall 10 places to 21 in the world since the turn of the year.
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It's been a struggle to adjust to the status of a major champion for Willett. Results haven't been good for a year.
Recently he's missed three of the last four cuts, so these are trying times.
It came home for me today as I remember this day last year I approached him at his first tournament since winning the Masters. Now, the mood music could not be any different.
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Danny Willett has split with caddie Jonathan Smart just over a year after winning the Masters at Augusta.
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The extra term of two years and eight months was imposed after a retrial at Taiwan's high court, in which Chen was acquitted of another corruption charge.
He was first jailed in 2009.
Chen has accused Taiwan's current government of persecuting him to win favours with China; he strongly supported independence while in power.
At his earlier trial, Chen was sentenced to life imprisonment, a sentence which was reduced on appeal last year.
In this latest case, Chen was initially found guilty of embezzling some $5m (£3m) from a special presidential fund while he was in power.
But the Supreme Court ordered a retrial last November, citing insufficient evidence.
Now Taiwan's High Court has acquitted Chen of the charge.
The court, however, found him guilty of money laundering and forging documents, and handed down the additional two-year sentence. That brings his overall sentence to about 20 years.
Chen's wife, former first lady Wu Shu-chen, received a longer sentence of nearly 12 years at the retrial, but she is unlikely to spend any time in prison because of her poor health, says the BBC's Cindy Sui in Taipei.
Analysts say the ruling could appease Chen's supporters and help President Ma Ying-jeou, who is seeking re-election in the upcoming January presidential race.
But it could also help the opposition party which Chen once led, by giving it more leverage to accuse the governing party of playing politics in prosecutions, says our correspondent.
Chen angered Beijing during his eight years in office by pushing for Taiwan's independence.
Taiwan has been ruled separately from China since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, when the defeated Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan to create a self-governing entity.
But Beijing sees Taiwan as part of its territory and has threatened to use force if the island ever moved to declare formal independence.
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Taiwan's ex-President Chen Shui-bian - who is already in jail for corruption - has been given an additional sentence for money-laundering and forgery.
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About 20 people are currently living in the former car showroom on Iffley Road after moving in on New Year's Eve.
Leaseholder Midcounties Co-operative has said the squatters can stay until April, despite a judge granting it permission to evict them earlier.
But owner Oxford University's Wadham College said it requires the building back by 27 February.
This is so preparations for demolition can begin, the college said, as it intends to use the site for student housing.
Neo, a spokesman for the Iffley Open House campaign group, said it was "unacceptable" for the college to try to get the squatters out by February.
He added: "The weather will still be cold, I don't want people out on the streets."
The campaigners have asked that the building, which has been empty for two years, be officially designated as homeless housing.
Kevin Brown, group general manager at the Midcounties Co-operative, said in April the company has a legal obligation to hand the site back to Wadham College.
He added: "To ensure we're able to meet that requirement, we have been granted a repossession order but our preference is not to have to use it."
A Wadham College spokesperson said: "Whilst we have deep sympathy with the plight of homeless people, any solution must not delay the redevelopment of the building as homes for students.
"We will continue our discussions with all parties in the hope of resolving this amicably and are seeking help from local homeless support groups and charities to help find longer-term accommodation for these homeless people."
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Squatters who turned an Oxford building into a homeless shelter have been given temporary permission to stay.
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The 24-year-old Spaniard featured only seven times for the Addicks and spent last season on loan at the Belgian top-flight club.
A product of Barcelona's academy, he joined Tottenham at the age of 18 but was released in 2015 after failing to make a first-team appearance.
Ceballos played just 301 minutes for Charlton during the 2015-16 season.
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Charlton Athletic winger Cristian Ceballos has joined Sint-Truiden on a three-year contract.
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The 43-year-old Mikron Theatre company is stopping in Warwickshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.
Artistic director Marianne McNamara said: "We perform to an average of 100 people a night, it is fabulous."
Monday evening's performance near Southam, Warwickshire, celebrated one hundred years of the Women's Institute.
The company of five live on the boat and perform six nights a week for six months of the year.
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A travelling theatre that performs from a canal boat is making its way through the West Midlands this summer.
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Online defamation was already a crime, but the new law makes specific provisions for the president.
Offenders using fake accounts could face a 1,500 manats (£676; $855) fine and up to three years in jail for insults against Ilham Aliyev.
Azerbaijan's traditional media is strictly controlled by the government.
Social media had been a way for citizens to vent their frustration with the increasingly authoritarian government and failing economy - that is now complicated by the new law.
Online insults against Mr Aliyev that trace back to an authentic account will get a more lenient two year sentence and pay a smaller fine.
The BBC's South Caucasus correspondent, Rayhan Demytrie, says what constitutes an insult will be decided by domestic courts, which are not independent according to human rights groups.
In the past few years, dozens of journalists, youth and pro-democracy activists have found themselves behind bars for being critical of the country's leadership.
Around the world, several other countries have imposed harsh controls on the internet and social media, barring their citizens from criticising government officials.
In Thailand, strict lese majeste laws protect the royal family from insult or threat. Those who defame or insult the king, queen or heirs face up to 15 years in prison.
Turkey has repeatedly blocked social media in the run-up to elections and jailed journalists for critical coverage of the government. Russia recently blocked the social network LinkedIn and has jailed internet activists who have posted material critical of the government, Ukraine or Crimea, the peninsula it annexed in 2014.
On Thursday, The Gambia banned the internet and international phone calls during its presidential elections.
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The Tonga-born flanker or number eight won 17 Test caps for the All Blacks between 2005 and 2008.
In 2012, it was reported Lauaki - who played for Super Rugby club Chiefs as well as French sides Bayonne and Clermont - had been suffering from heart and kidney problems.
"The thoughts of everyone are with the family of Sione Lauaki. Gone too soon. RIP, Wax," tweeted the All Blacks.
The Chiefs were playing in the Brisbane Global Tens rugby tournament on Sunday and dedicated their victory to their former player.
"We lost a brother today,'' outside back Shaun Stevenson said after the Chiefs won the Brisbane title.
Earlier in the day, Chiefs coach Dave Rennie said his side would dedicate the to the tournament to the memory of Lauaki.
"There's a number of guys who played a lot of footy with Wax,'' Rennie said, referring to Lauaki's nickname. "There's a lot of motivating factors. Not everyone knows Wax, but he played a lot of footy for the Chiefs and he's certainly highly respected among his mates.''
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Fermanagh's All-Star nominee Sean Quigley has also been given a one-match ban following an incident in the Athletic Grounds game.
Both counties can appeal against the fines while there may also be an attempt to overturn Quigley's ban.
Several players from both teams got involved in jostling in the tunnel.
A row involving up to 20 players erupted in the wake of Tony Kernan's black card for tripping Quigley.
Tempers flared as referee Cormac Reilly blew the half-time whistle and the row continued as the players made their way down the tunnel.
Reilly booked Aidan Forker and James McMahon before the second half started while the game also had numerous late and cynical hits.
As it stands, Quigley's ban will rule him out of Sunday's Division 2 game against Laois.
Both Castlebar Mitchels and Crossmaglen Rangers have also been fined by the GAA's Central Competitions Control Committee following disturbances on the sideline in the closing stages of their recent All-Ireland Club Football semi-final.
Castlebar have been hit with a 1,500 Euro penalty with Crossmaglen fined 1,000 Euro.
Once again, appeals are highly likely.
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Armagh and Fermanagh have been handed 5,000 Euro fines following the half-time disturbances in last weekend's Football League Division 2 game.
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The FTSE 100 edged up by just 1.88 points to 7,292.37.
On a day nicknamed "Super Thursday" because so many retail updates were released, the biggest faller was Primark owner Associated British Food, with shares down 4.52%.
Dixons Carphone, Next, Shire and Carnival were the other big fallers.
Total sales at Primark rose 11%, with like-for-like sales "good". However, it said like-for-like sales were down in Germany and the Netherlands.
Tesco's shares fell 1.3%, despite the UK's largest supermarket reporting a 0.7% rise in UK like-for-like sales over Christmas.
Investors welcomed news of better-than-expected sales at Marks and Spencer in its clothing division, sending the High Street giant's shares up 1.3%.
Underlying sales in the clothing and homeware division rose 2.3% - well above analysts' expectations for about 0.5%.
In the FTSE 250, shares in JD Sports jumped 7.5% after it reported a strong increase in sales and raised its full-year profit forecast.
Also on the FTSE 250 Debenhams rose by 5.4%, while Dunelm lost 6.9%.
On the currency markets, sterling rose against the dollar earlier on Thursday as the US currency weakened following a news conference from US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday.
The dollar fell after Mr Trump failed to give any further detail on his economic plans.
However, it subsequently fell back on the news that Prime Minister Theresa May will give a major speech about her Brexit plans next Tuesday.
The pound was down 0.04% against the dollar at $1.2206, and down 0.81% against the euro to €1.1447.
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(Close): London's main share index has closed at a record level for the 11th day in a row - a feat it has never managed before.
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Unwanted by Tottenham Hotspur, the 31-year-old failed to respond to a call-up following a row over the captaincy ahead of Togo's win over Liberia in June.
New captain Serge Akakpo wasted little time in making an impact, scoring after three minutes, before Jonathan Ayite doubled the lead before half-time.
Togo lead Group A with six points.
However, Tunisia will move ahead on Saturday if they record their second victory in as many games when travelling to Liberia.
The game in Monrovia will be the first full international Liberia has hosted since the lifting of a ban imposed because of the Ebola crisis.
Liberia, which last hosted an international in May 2014, was declared Ebola-free on Thursday.
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The eight-week-old Labrador and 10-week-old Malinois have been bred in Scotland specifically for police work and are already showing skills.
PC Gareth Wedley, who is Luna's handler, said the Labrador was chasing and fetching a ball earlier than any puppy he had seen at her age before.
The pair have joined the 17 other dogs in the force's dog section.
Luna the Labrador - named after a character in the Harry Potter books - is living with PC Wedley and his other working dog, a two-year-old general purpose dog called Axe.
"Luna is doing really well at the moment - she's already displaying a desire to chase and find a ball and bring it back to me, when she wants to give it back that is," he said.
"This is something which I haven't seen in a puppy I've had of her age before.
"She's currently undergoing some training and we are also trying to introduce her to various environments.
"Early socialisation and introducing the dog to a wide range of people, animals and experiences is essential to ensure a sociable, well-adjusted and balanced dog which is suitable for police work."
Diesel, who has been living with handler PC Sonia Stobbart for the past two weeks, was named after the police dog who died during the recent terror attacks in Paris.
"Having another puppy is hard work, there's plenty of sleepless nights and hours of your own time spent with them," she added.
"It's all worth it to know that you have a dog that you have put everything into yourself because I will spend the next eight years working with him, he will be my protector and best friend."
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Carla Lockhart made the comments at a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee, of which she is a member.
Ms Lockhart also confirmed a DUP statement which said she had a relative in the non-domestic scheme.
In December, Sinn Féin said PAC committee member Michelle Gildernew MLA had a brother in the domestic scheme.
Mrs Gildernew was absent from the committee on Wednesday.
The PAC has been running an investigation into the handling of the non-domestic RHI for several months.
The green energy scheme was intended to increase the creation of heat from renewable sources.
However, businesses were receiving more in subsidies than they were paying for renewable fuel and the scheme became majorly oversubscribed.
The fallout from the scandal surrounding the scheme, which is approximately £490m over budget, resulted in the collapse of Stormont's institutions and the calling of snap elections on 2 March.
Mrs Lockhart told the committee on Wednesday her brother-in-law had been a recipient of the heat subsidy since 2014, but she had been unaware of that fact until January 2017.
She was responding to a request from UUP MLA and committee chair Robin Swann for any committee member with an interest in the scheme to declare it.
Mrs Lockhart said as well as being unaware of her relative's involvement with RHI, she did not "help or assist with the application process".
"My mother and father have poultry farms and do not have RHI and I can let any journalist see my bank statements and they will see there's no benefit from RHI," she said.
Mrs Lockhart said it would be useful to know whether any committee member absent from today's meeting had any interest in the RHI scheme.
The chairman said he would ask the committee clerk to write to all its members seeking the information which would be circulated to all the other members.
DUP MLA Trevor Clarke asked whether this would cover any relative including one "three times removed".
Mr Swann went on to thank members for their work on the inquiry.
He said they'd managed to remain "apolitical" and had done "sterling work".
He said the work was now in the hands of the upcoming public inquiry.
The committee does not intend to publish a report on the work done to date.
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A DUP MLA has offered to let reporters see her bank statements to prove she is not benefiting financially from the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme.
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The star will be honoured for his contribution to music, as well as his acting and humanitarian work.
His catalogue includes hits such as Every Breath You Take, Fields of Gold and Don't Stand So Close To Me.
"Sting is an icon in the truest sense of the word," said Brandon Bakshi of the BMI, a music rights organisation.
"His musical catalogue has had an enormous impact on music lovers from around the globe across multiple generations."
When the former Police frontman won the outstanding contribution award at the Brit Awards in 2002, he said: "I've had a very, very long career in music.
"If I have gleaned any wisdom, it's encapsulated in five words: 'Music is its own reward.'"
He has also won 16 Grammys and been inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is due to release a new album, 57th & 9th, in November.
The BMI - whose full name is Broadcast Music, Inc - keeps track of the songs played on radio and television and collects royalties on behalf of writers and publishers.
Now in their 65th year, the BMI London Awards honour the writers and publishers of the most-performed British pop songs during the past 12 months.
Last year, the US version of the ceremony saw Taylor Swift win a Taylor Swift Award - created in the star's name to recognise her domination of the airwaves in 2015.
Swift told the audience: "If they had chosen someone else to give the Taylor Swift Award to, I'd be kind of bummed about it."
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Sting is to join the likes of Ray Davies, Van Morrison and Sir Tim Rice when he becomes one of the recipients of the BMI Icon award next month.
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The case was filed against the actor in 1998 when he was the honorary chairman of an export firm.
The firm reportedly could not pay its dues to an investor and its cheque bounced, which is illegal in India.
The court said that the actor was not involved in the daily management of the firm and hence he could not be held responsible for payment defaults.
Earlier, the actor was exempted from appearing in court due to his poor health.
Described by critics as the ultimate method actor in India, Kumar has won more awards than any other Bollywood star.
Over his long career, he won eight Filmfare awards, India's version of the Oscars.
Kumar has also served as a member of India's upper house of parliament.
Born Muhammad Yusuf Khan in 1922 in Peshawar, now in Pakistan, the actor changed his name to Dilip Kumar when he joined Bollywood.
The historical 1960 drama Mughal-e-Azam, in which he played the role of Prince Salim, is one of the biggest hits of Indian cinema.
He also acted in superhits like Ganga Jumna, Devdas, Andaz and Aan.
Seen as a legend of Indian cinema, Kumar passed over a lead role in David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia.
The part of Sherif Ali went to Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, who was nominated for an Oscar for the 1962 epic.
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A Mumbai court has cleared veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar, 94, in the 18-year-old case of a bounced cheque.
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Davies suffered an ankle injury during Spurs' 1-0 defeat by Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on 2 November.
He then missed the 1-1 draw at Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday.
The 23-year-old had been included in the Wales squad for the qualifier in Cardiff but has now been replaced by Sunderland's Adam Matthews, who is on loan at Bristol City.
Davies has started in Wales' opening three qualifiers.
Serbia are top of Group D after three matches on seven points, with Wales third on five points.
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Tottenham defender Ben Davies has been ruled out of Wales' World Cup qualifier with Serbia on 12 November.
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Its operating profit was $559m in the three months to 30 June, down 2.5% on the same period last year.
The company found its core search engine business less profitable in a more competitive market.
Baidu announced last month that it would be investing more in its e-commerce and electronic wallets.
Research and development costs attributed to its new investments jumped 56.2% in its second quarter to $437m.
The company had a revenue of $2.67bn over its second quarter, which is a 38.5% increase compared with last year.
Baidu's financial officer said: "We continue to invest decisively in the 'Next Baidu'. We are delighted by the progress we have achieved and are confident that these investments will generate long term shareholder value."
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China's biggest online search engine Baidu missed analysts' expectations as profits took a hit from investment redirected elsewhere.
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The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Trust eight-bed unit at Hellesdon Hospital is due to open to patients next year.
Mothers and their newborn babies will be able to stay together during psychiatric care, the trust said.
Referrals will come from Norfolk, Suffolk , Cambridgeshire and other parts of the country and the unit will work closely with local medical groups.
Mental health illnesses such as postnatal depression and severe anxiety will be treated as well as postpartum psychosis - a mental health condition which can occur in women who have just given birth and can cause hallucinations and delusions and can severely disrupt perception, thinking, emotions and behaviour.
Jessica Bannister, from Norwich, received mental health crisis treatment with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) when she suffered this condition following the birth of her son, Albert, three years ago.
She then had to travel to Hackney, in London, for specialist inpatient treatment.
"The immediate care that I received from NSFT when I went into crisis was literally life-saving, offering an urgent short-term safe haven, and for that I will always be grateful.
"But there were no local facilities to treat my condition in a specialised environment," said the author and playwright.
"These units are incredible places - the humanity, love and support you receive is phenomenal. The dedication of the staff to your recovery and wellness, along with the love they give to your child, is fantastic."
She has written a drama documentary for BBC Radio 4 called Mama Courage, due to be broadcast on 12 May at 14:15 BST.
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A £3m dedicated unit to help new mothers with serious mental health problems is to be set up in Norwich.
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Town, who beat Reading in the Championship play-off final in May, have been tipped by many to make an immediate return to the second tier.
The Terriers start the season with a trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday.
"People didn't expect anything from us last season and look what we achieved," the defender told BBC Radio Leeds.
"We are more than happy for people to write us off and more than happy to be the underdogs, that's absolutely fine. But as long as we go about our business in the right way, which I'm sure we will, then I see no reason why we can't give it a good go.
"We've got a good squad and good togetherness, and all of the attributes that we had last season I think will continue into this season.
"We know it will be tougher but we see no reason why we can't stake a claim to definitely stay in the league and progress higher up it."
The last Championship play-off final winners to avoid being relegated were Crystal Palace in 2013-14.
Queens Park Rangers, Norwich City and Hull City have all gone straight back down after winning promotion at Wembley in the last three seasons.
Smith, 25, missed much of Town's pre-season preparations with a foot injury sustained in the win over the Royals but is hopeful he will be able to feature against Palace.
"I feel good. It took a while but the doctors and physios said it would take time but I was desperate to get fit as soon as possible," he added.
"It looks like I'll be available for selection so I'm absolutely delighted with that and hopefully I can lead the team out at Selhurst Park."
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The photos showing militants rigging the temple with explosives and a large explosion were circulated by the jihadist group's supporters.
Syrian officials and activists said on Sunday that it had been blown up.
The UN's cultural organisation said the deliberate destruction of Syria's cultural heritage was a war crime.
Unesco's director-general, Irina Bokova, accused IS of seeking to "deprive the Syrian people of its knowledge, its identity and history".
She also expressed outrage at the beheading last week of Khaled al-Asaad, the retired chief archaeologist at Palmyra, who refused to co-operate with IS.
The Temple of Baalshamin was built nearly 2,000 years ago and was considered the second most important structure at Palmyra - the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world.
Syria's director of antiquities, Maamoun Abdul Karim, said IS militants had packed the Graeco-Roman temple with large quantities of explosives and detonated them on Sunday, bringing down the inner sanctum, or cella, and surrounding pillars.
Three of the images published online on Tuesday appear to show men placing barrels of explosives connected with detonating cord around the temple's interior and on several exterior columns.
Another image shows a large explosion and plume of smoke, and a fifth shows the aftermath, with piles of rubble where the temple used to be.
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One caption reads: "The complete destruction of the pagan Baalshamin temple."
The images could not be independently verified, but they carried a logo IS often uses for propaganda from Palmyra, which the group captured from Syrian government forces in May.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based group that monitors the conflict in Syria, reported that the temple was destroyed a month ago.
IS has ransacked and demolished several similar ancient sites that pre-date Islam in Iraq, seeing them as symbols of "idolatry".
Until the temple was brought down, they had only demolished a statue of a lion from Palmyra, though they used the site's theatre to stage the public execution by children of more than 20 captured Syrian army soldiers.
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The University Hospital of North Staffordshire said the other patients were in a "stable or improving condition".
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said it was continuing to work with the NHS in Stoke and the city council to identify any sources of the disease.
It said the outbreak was not hospital related and it was safe for patients.
Professor Harsh Duggal, Director of the Health Protection Agency's Health Protection Unit in Stafford, said: "We have been able to obtain detailed information on the movements of those affected.
"We are now working with HPA experts in mapping the outbreak and our partners to pinpoint possible sources, using the information we have gathered."
Professor Duggal said he expected to get more cases "over the next week or so" because of the incubation period of the disease.
Officials have said early signs include flu-like symptoms, with muscle aches, tiredness, headaches, dry cough and fever which can lead to pneumonia.
Diarrhoea and confusion may occur, as well as chest and breathing symptoms. The disease can be effectively treated with antibiotics.
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A man is in a critical condition after the number of cases of Legionnaires' disease in Stoke-on-Trent reached 11.
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West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called to Symonds Yat at 14:45 GMT on Friday where a three hour rescue operation took place.
The ambulance service said it was fortunate the man's fall was broken by some bracken.
The man, who is in his twenties, was flown to Hereford County Hospital for treatment on a broken leg and his back.
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A man has been airlifted to hospital after falling 25m (82ft) from the top of a rock face in Herefordshire.
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Arturo, nicknamed "the world's saddest animal", lives alone in a concrete enclosure in Mendoza, where temperatures can top 100F (38C).
The bear, 29, has been seen pacing in his pen and showing behaviour some have likened to depression.
Photos of him circulated online have led hundreds of thousands of people to urge his transfer to a zoo in Winnipeg.
The director of the Mendoza Zoo said earlier this year it would be unsafe to move the bear due to his age, but that hasn't stopped some high-profile support for a move.
"If you love animals the way I do, you're going to want to sign the petition to save the Argentinian polar bear, Arturo," former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.
"His current living situation is very sad, and he deserves to be saved."
Animal rights groups have expressed concern for Arturo, whose enclosure partner, Pelusa, died two years ago.
An online petition calling on Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to transfer Arturo to Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg has garnered a great deal of attention.
The Canadian zoo - which opened its International Polar Bear Conservation Centre earlier this month - has previously said it would accept Arturo, but the decision to transfer him rests with the Argentinian zoo.
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Nearly 200,000 people have signed a petition to get a despondent polar bear moved from Argentina to Canada.
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Shona Mitchell, who was from Crieff, sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene of the crash on the A85 at St Fillans on Sunday.
Her family said that she would be greatly missed and did not wish to make any further comment,
Police said the driver of the car sustained minor injuries as a result of the collision.
Officers are conducting an inquiry into the full set of circumstances.
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A 24-year-old motorcyclist killed after a collision with a car in Perthshire has been named by police.
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The review "paves the way for changes" to the current system, which has been in place since 1988, the Treasury said.
However, the outcome is expected to be fiscally neutral, meaning that the total sum collected from businesses will not change.
The review was first announced in December's Autumn Statement.
"The time has come for a radical review of this important tax. We want to ensure the business rates system is fair, efficient and effective," said Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury.
The Treasury said the review will look at how firms use property, what the UK could learn from other countries and how the system could be modernised to better reflect changes in property values.
"Lots and lots of people have views about how the business rates system doesn't work, but as soon as you get into what an alternative system might look like there's much less consensus," Mr Alexander added, speaking to the BBC's Wake up to Money programme.
Labour's shadow exchequer secretary to the Treasury Shabana Mahmood said: "Britain's businesses need more than just a re-announced review. Labour will take immediate action by cutting and then freezing business rates for 1.5 million small business properties."
The announcement follows widespread criticism of the current system, where rates are charged to retailers based on the value of their shop or other commercial property.
The arrangement means that companies with similar turnovers can pay dramatically different sums for business rates because their properties have varying "rateable values" depending on the size and location of their premises.
John Cridland, director-general of the CBI, said the current system of business rates was "outmoded, clunky and regressive" and "holding back the high street".
"We'll be making the case for removing the smallest firms from paying business rates completely... and introducing more frequent valuations," he said.
John Longworth, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, welcomed the review, but said "actions speak louder than words".
"Unless a root and branch reform of business rates is delivered at Budget 2016, firms will regard this as a missed opportunity to tackle a huge brake on investment and growth," he added.
The rates paid by English businesses are the highest of any European Union country and can be a company's biggest expense after wages and rent.
Rates have been blamed for the decline of many High Streets and the rising number of vacant shops.
Business rates are calculated according to the rental value of the property a company uses. They date back to the Poor Law established in 1601.
Current valuations are still based on property prices in 2008, before the economic downturn hit the value of commercial real estate, as the government postponed a revaluation scheduled for last year.
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A "radical" review of the business rates system in England has been launched, with its findings due in time for the Budget in 2016.
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Dickson, 29, made 42 appearances last season, scoring winning goals against Accrington and Mansfield as the club finished 19th in League Two.
The left-back initially signed on a one-year deal from Crawley at the beginning of the season, with the option to extend by a further year.
He told the club's website: "It would be silly not to stay on board. The club is now heading in the right direction."
Yeovil, who for a large part of the season were battling relegation, finished 14 points clear of the bottom two.
Dickson added: "Everyone at the club has worked so hard to create a togetherness and positive atmosphere, which has driven us all forward in such a short space of time."
Dickson signs a two-year deal similar to goalkeeper Artur Krysiak who put pen to paper on Tuesday, and defender Nathan Smith, 29, who signed a one-year contract extension yesterday.
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Defender Ryan Dickson has extended his stay at Yeovil Town by two more years.
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The North Shields-based Homeland prawn boat was in collision with the Scottish Viking off the Berwickshire coast just before 2000 BST on Thursday.
Two fishermen, who are brothers, were on board the trawler. One, aged 20, was pulled to safety by another boat.
The search for the other brother, thought to be 16, has been called off.
Fred Caygill from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) told the BBC a crewman from another vessel had seen the missing boy in the water at 2025 BST on Thursday, but he then slipped from view.
The MCA confirmed the search was terminated at 1400 BST on Friday, a decision which had followed 17 hours of searching, when expected survivability had been exceeded.
Mr Caygill said it was unclear as to whether the missing boy, or his brother, were wearing lifejackets, but two were found in the flotsam.
He said: "The survivability period for someone in the water has passed.
"Different factors affect different people's chances of survival, but it has been a long time."
More than 20 fishing vessels and lifeboats were involved in the search, which spanned an area of more than 30 square miles off St Abb's Head.
The Scottish Viking ferry, which was travelling between Rosyth and Zeebrugge, is operated by the Dutch company Norfolkline, owned by DFDS Seaways.
The firm said the ship was chartered by Norfolkline from Italian firm Visentini, and was expected to arrive in Belgium on Friday afternoon.
A DFDS Seaways spokesman said: "We are deeply concerned about this and there will now follow an investigation by the authorities which we will fully assist with.
"We have also been talking to Visentini who will investigate fully."
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch will examine how the collision happened.
A spokesman said: "We are conducting a preliminary examination at the moment."
Lothian and Borders Police said officers were assisting the coastguard.
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An investigation is under way into a collision between a ferry and a trawler which has left a teenage fisherman lost in the North Sea.
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Mr Rajoy accepted the mandate but warned he might fail if opposition parties again refused to back him.
His Popular Party (PP) lost its absolute majority in December's election but remains the biggest party.
Most parties have declared they will not back him, including the Socialists under leader Pedro Sanchez.
"We want to change Rajoy's government and this is why we will vote 'no' in a confidence vote," Mr Sanchez said.
Mr Rajoy needs to form a minority or coalition government which must pass a vote of confidence in parliament.
Spain's political turmoil began after the election on 20 December when voters, frustrated with economic crisis and austerity measures, broke the country's traditional two-party dominance.
After the parties filed to agree on a new government, a new election was held on 26 June where, for a second time, no party won an absolute majority.
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The King of Spain has asked acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to try to form a government after the second inconclusive election in six months.
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Frampton has not fought since his loss to Leo Santa Cruz in their WBA title fight in Las Vegas in January.
Mexican Gutierrez, 23, has lost just one of his 35 fights and is a former WBC Silver featherweight champion.
Frampton initially expected to fight Santa Cruz for a third time this summer but that bout failed to materialise.
Former two-weight world champion Frampton confirmed last week that his next fight would be in his home city.
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Guitirrez, known as the 'Jaguar', turned pro at just 15. He said he was relishing next month's showdown with Frampton.
"I'm very happy for this news they gave me. I know it will be very difficult, but I have the character to prevail," he said.
"I'm going to put in soul, life, and heart and I will fight for what I most want, that's why I'll prevail."
Frampton told a packed audience at the announcement at the Europa Hotel in Belfast that he was "excited to be back boxing at home".
"I was hoping this fight would be at Windsor Park but it wasn't to be. My dream is to fight at Windsor Park and I want to do that at some point," said Frampton.
"The SSE Arena is where I believe the best performance of my career has been, against Chris Avalos. The atmosphere there can't be replicated anywhere else. It's spectacular.
"I wanted a tough fight and I know I'll need to be at my best. If I'm not, I may lose this fight."
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Carl Frampton will make his ring return against Andres Gutierrez at Belfast's SSE Arena in a WBC world featherweight title eliminator on 29 July.
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The 25-year-old Serbia striker arrived at Celtic from Sporting Gijon on deadline day last August.
But he has failed to become a first-team regular, making only one substitute appearance this season.
And the arrival this summer of Nadir Ciftci from Dundee United was a further indication that the £2.3m signing's future may lie elsewhere.
Scepovic has made 26 appearances for Celtic and scored six times.
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Stefan Scepovic has left Celtic to join the Spanish La Liga club Getafe on a season-long loan deal.
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Boulden, 23, struck six birdies to card a six-under-par 68 after Australian Sarah Jane Smith took the lead with 67.
In a close contest, with the top 19 separated by just four shots, England's Jodi Ewar-Shadoff hit 71 and is four strokes back.
Scotland's Gemma Dryburgh and Michele Thomson are one shot behind Ewar-Shadoff after rounds of 69 and 74.
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Wales' Amy Boulden is three shots off the lead after the second round of the Women's Australian Open in Adelaide.
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The United States-born 21-year-old was with Dumbarton last season.
"I am excited about the year ahead as I have forced my way into the Republic of Ireland U21s starting XI," he said.
"I was number two for a few years. Hopefully I can keep my spot and get some caps under my belt, which will be a great experience."
Rogers has yet to break into the Dons first team and Danny Ward has arrived on loan from Liverpool to challenge Jamie Langfield and Scott Brown for a starting place at Pittodrie.
So the goalkeeper, who has played three times for Republic of Ireland Under-21s and played 36 times for Dumbarton, was happy to leave on a third loan spell, having also played for Airdrieonians.
"I feel, at this stage of my career, it is important to try and play on a regular basis and going to Falkirk will hopefully give me that opportunity," he told Aberdeen's website.
"It is up to me to go to Falkirk and do well and then to come back next season to Aberdeen and challenge for that number one jersey.
"I feel my career is going in the right direction and I just need to keep working hard.
"Falkirk are a big club who have big expectations and had a good season last year and will be looking to kick on this year."
Falkirk manager Peter Houston told his club website that he regards Rogers as "a fantastic prospect".
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The Welsh region had the game wrapped up at half-time after tries from Parry, Lloyd Ashley and Ashley Beck, with Sam Davies adding the extras.
Tommaso d'Apice struck back before the break, before Parry scored his third rolling maul try following a line-out.
Ben John and Dafydd Howells added further scores for the Pro12 leaders.
Fly-half Davies scored Ospreys' first points of the season with a penalty after Zebre were penalised for not rolling away after just five minutes.
Man-of-the-match Parry bundled over from a rolling maul shortly after following a period of sustained pressure from Steve Tandy's side.
And the scoreline became even rosier for Ospreys when second-row Ashley broke through a gaping hole in the visitors' defence with a charge from the 22-metre line.
Centre Beck was next to touch down when he crashed through two tackles from close range on 25 minutes.
Zebre reduced the deficit when d'Apice rumbled over from a line-out five minutes before half-time, but their good work was soon undone.
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Parry forced his way over for his second try on the stroke of half-time with Zebre again unable to stop Ospreys' rolling maul.
It became a night to remember for the 24-year-old when he scored a near replica of his second try seven minutes into the second half.
Parry was replaced midway through the second period, but the onslaught continued with replacement John running in from a fine inside pass from Davies.
Fellow substitute Howells collected a cross-kick from full-back Dan Evans to score with five minutes remaining, before John scored his second after an off-load from Wales flanker Justin Tipuric.
Lock Bradley Davies made his Ospreys debut off the bench after joining from Wasps, while Tipuric started after recovering from concussion.
Tipuric returned during pre-season having not played since landing heavily at a line-out against Italy in the 2016 Six Nations.
Ospreys: Dan Evans; Jeff Hassler, Ashley Beck, Josh Matavesi; Eli Walker, Sam Davies, Tom Habberfield (capt); Nicky Smith, Sam Parry, Dmitri Arhip, Lloyd Ashley, Rory Thornton, Olly Cracknell, Justin Tipuric, Tyler Ardron.
Replacements: Hugh Gustafson, Paul James, Ma'afu Fia, Bradley Davies, Dan Baker, Rhys Webb, Ben John, Dafydd Howells.
Zebre: Kurt Baker; Lloyd Greeff, Giulio Bisegni, Tommaso Castello, Gabriele Di Giulio; Edoardo Padovani, Guglielmo Palazzani; Andrea Lovotti, Tommaso D'Apice, Pietro Ceccarelli, Federico Ruzza, George Biagi (capt), Jacopo Sarto, Maxime Mbanda, Andries Van Schalkwyk.
Replacements: Carlo Festuccia, Andrea De Marchi, Dario Chistolini, Valerio Bernabo, Giovanni Pettinelli, Fabio Semenzato, Carlo Canna, Tommaso Boni.
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant referees: Stuart Gaffikin (IRFU), Gareth Newman (WRU)
Citing commissioner: Aurwel Morgan (WRU)
TMO: Simon McDowell (IRFU)
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It showed many people use computers instead of memorising information.
Many adults who could still recall their phone numbers from childhood could not remember their current work number or numbers of family members.
Maria Wimber from the University of Birmingham said the trend of looking up information "prevents the build-up of long-term memories".
The study, examining the memory habits of 6,000 adults in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, found more than a third would turn first to computers to recall information.
The UK had the highest level, with more than half "searching online for the answer first".
But the survey suggests relying on a computer in this way has a long-term impact on the development of memories, because such push-button information can often be immediately forgotten.
"Our brain appears to strengthen a memory each time we recall it, and at the same time forget irrelevant memories that are distracting us," said Dr Wimber.
She says that the process of recalling information is a "very efficient way to create a permanent memory".
"In contrast, passively repeating information, such as repeatedly looking it up on the internet, does not create a solid, lasting memory trace in the same way."
Among adults surveyed in the UK, 45% could recall their home phone number from the age of 10, while 29% could remember their own children's phone numbers and 43% could remember their work number.
The ability to remember a partner's number was lower in the UK than anywhere else in the European survey. There were 51% in the UK who knew their partner's phone number, compared with almost 80% in Italy.
The study from Kaspersky Lab, a cybersecurity firm, says that people have become accustomed to using computer devices as an "extension" of their own brain.
It describes the rise of what it calls "digital amnesia", in which people are ready to forget important information in the belief that it can be immediately retrieved from a digital device.
The study highlights how, as well as storing factual information, there is a trend to keep personal memories in digital form. Photographs of important moments might only exist on a smartphone, with the risk of their loss if the device is lost or stolen.
"There also seems to be a risk that the constant recording of information on digital devices makes us less likely to commit this information to long-term memory, and might even distract us from properly encoding an event as it happens," said Dr Wimber.
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Friends Eddy Corlett, 30, and Colm Connolly, 32, set off from Darwin in November and have ridden 18,641 miles (30,000 km) through 17 countries.
Mr Corlett said their arrival was "very emotional" and they were "looking forward to watching the TT races".
The men also travelled on a container ship, nine car ferries, a banana boat and travelled 621 miles on trains.
Mr Corlett said: "I'm really looking forward to letting our hair down and enjoying the races."
"It was a big relief to get here and we were very emotional arriving in Douglas. I'm a little bit sad for it to be over but it's a real sense of achievement getting here."
The men, who dreamt up the idea after hearing they were to made redundant, have had to cope with floods, soaring temperatures, snow showers and dust clouds on their way.
Around 45,000 visitors are expected during this year's Isle of Man TT fortnight, with the first racing on Saturday.
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The former Italy goalkeeper, 56, replaced Kenny Jackett on 30 July, shortly after Chinese conglomerate Fosun International bought the club.
Despite significant investment in the playing squad in August, Wolves have won only four of 14 league games and are 18th in the Championship.
Zenga's assistant, Stefano Cusin, has also left Molineux.
First-team coach Rob Edwards has been placed in temporary charge and will prepare the team for Saturday's game at Blackburn.
A 1-0 home defeat by Leeds on 22 October was Wolves' fourth loss in five league matches, although midfielder Dave Edwards told BBC WM 95.6 after the game that Zenga retained the backing of his playing squad.
Nine Championship clubs appointed new managers before the start of the 2016-17 season, but Zenga's departure from Wolves means only four of them remain in their posts.
Roberto di Matteo, Paul Trollope, Nigel Pearson and Alan Stubbs left Aston Villa, Cardiff, Derby and Rotherham respectively in October.
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The cut-throat, "success yesterday" culture of football in the modern era is perfectly illustrated here, with Zenga given less than three months to prove himself.
His training methods were clearly popular with the players, but equally some of his personnel decisions were deemed curious.
Integrating a huge number of new players, however technically proficient, was not going to be easy, but owners Fosun have decided that someone else can do better in the pursuit of the boundless riches of the Premier League.
Zenga's passion and commitment was clear. He was often an adversarial interviewee, steadfastly believing that he was right and the inquisitor was wrong.
Ultimately his employers decided he was wrong. And so to the next…
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Championship club Wolves have parted company with head coach Walter Zenga after just 87 days in charge.
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Cuadrado, 28, shone in Serie A and the 2014 World Cup before joining the Blues for £23.3m from Fiorentina in February 2015, but failed to score in 13 games.
He was loaned to Juventus last season, scoring four goals in 28 appearances to help them to the league and cup double.
"I wanted him when I was Juventus coach. He will come back very soon and train and play with us," said Conte.
"Now, he's a Chelsea player and he'll stay with us. If something changes you'll know."
The arrival of Pedro at Chelsea from Barcelona last August saw Cuadrado join Conte's former club Juventus on loan five days later.
As well as playing a significant part in Juventus' successful season, he also helped Colombia to a third-place finish at the Copa America this summer.
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New Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado is part of his plans at Stamford Bridge.
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The EC135 helicopter pilot was forced to manoeuvre to the right during the incident over Perthshire on 25 March.
The pilot was returning to base at Perth Airport after dropping off a patient in Glasgow.
A UK Airprox Board (UKAB) report said that the two aircraft came within 200m of each other.
The report said that the motor-glider had been invisible to the pilot due to being obscured by the windscreen pillar.
The pilot of the glider has not been traced.
The report noted that "flight crew situational awareness" was assessed as "ineffective" because there was no information available to the pilot to warn him about the motor-glider.
It said that as the pilot was operating in Class G or uncontrolled airspace without a collision warning system.
As a consequence "see and avoid" was his "only mitigation against mid-air collision".
The report said: "The fact that he was conducting his arrival checks had understandably reduced his and his crewman's capacity for robust and effective look-out.
"That being said, although it was a late sighting, he did see the other aircraft in time to take avoiding action, albeit achieving less separation than would be desirable."
The charity leases the EC135 helicopter and pilots from Babcock Mission Critical Services (Onshore) Ltd.
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance chief executive David Craig said: "We are currently reviewing the report and the observations and recommendations contained within it.
"I am meeting with our aviation providers Babcock Mission Critical Services (Onshore) Ltd. later this week to determine what steps, if any, we should be taking in response to this incident and the report findings."
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Ritzy Cinema workers in Brixton get paid a minimum of £8.80 an hour. Bectu is calling for an increase to £9.40 an hour.
Union bosses said Picturehouse Entertainment is being "very hard faced" and has refused to negotiate.
Picturehouse said pay would rise to £9.10 an hour on 2 September as part of a three-year agreement with Bectu.
Balloting began on Tuesday and will end on 30 August.
Two years ago staff held 13 strikes over their pay and the minimum wage was raised from £7.53 to £8.40 in January 2015 and then to £8.80 in September.
The London living wage has since gone up from £8.80 to £9.40 per hour.
Bectu said the company rejected offers to hold talks at the conciliation service Acas.
The union also wants Picturehouse to address issues about treatment of new staff, maternity and paternity leave, and night pay.
Bectu's assistant general secretary, Luke Crawley, said: "Bectu has tried to talk to Picturehouse but the company are being very hard faced in ignoring our pay claim.
"No one wants to go on strike and we would rather settle this by talking but the company has ignored our offer.
"Members need to vote yes and send a strong message to the company."
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Staff at a cinema are being balloted by a union calling for the London living wage to be paid.
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Dafydd Tudur, 27, was struck as he walked along the A487 Y Felinheli bypass from Caernarfon, Gwynedd, before 03.20 GMT in March 2015.
The hearing in Caernarfon was told the dark clothes Mr Tudur was wearing would have made him difficult to see.
There was no evidence the taxi driver had seen him, the coroner said.
North West Wales Coroner, Dewi Pritchard Jones, said Mr Tudur had been out with friends watching rugby before going on to Caernarfon, and had decided to walk along the bypass because it was a quicker route home to Y Felinheli.
Taxi driver Terry Moxon told the hearing he had no recollection of seeing Mr Tudur and the first he knew of a collision was when he heard a bang and noticed his windscreen was smashed.
Mr Pritchard Jones said there were no street lights on the bypass because there is no official footpath and the collision was due to "misfortune".
Originally from Morfa Nefyn, Mr Tudur was an Aberystwyth University law graduate and worked as a solicitor Tudur Owen Roberts Glynne and Co in Bangor.
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The death of a man who was hit by a taxi as he walked home after a night out was accidental, an inquest has heard.
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Called The Highlands and Islands Creative Campus, it has been created at Blair Steading on the Altyre Estate near Forres in Moray.
GSA describes it as a research and postgraduate teaching centre for "international excellence in creativity and innovation".
Highlands and Islands Enterprise has been supporting the creation of the campus.
The site is a base for GSA's Institute of Design Innovation.
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Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has formally launched a new campus.
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The man, in his 20s, suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by the train at Stockwell, south London, on Friday.
British Transport Police said that while he remained critical, his condition was now considered "stable".
Transport for London (TfL) said the station was not overcrowded.
Nick Brown, from TfL, said the accident involved a train entering the Northern Line platform of the underground station at about 09:00 BST.
He said the organisation had "established that, while the station was busy, the platform was not overcrowded".
Eyewitnesses described the incident as "horrific".
Twitter user Super D said he saw the man get hit by the train "as he bent over to get his bag".
Others said people were screaming when they heard the impact and saw others attempting to help him before paramedics arrived.
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Wright, 53, has achieved three successive top-six finishes in the Premiership with Saints and led them to Scottish Cup glory in 2014.
Rangers parted company with former boss Mark Warburton earlier this month.
"I don't think there's anybody in a job or out of a job that wouldn't want to take that call," said Wright.
"Yeah, I would speak [if the call came in from Rangers] because it's a big club but it's all hypothetical.
"That call hasn't happened as from other clubs it hasn't happened so I'm still happy here."
Wright and Aberdeen counterpart Derek McInnes are the Scottish Premiership managers that have been linked with Rangers since Warburton's departure.
Former Ibrox boss Alex McLeish and ex-Rangers defender Frank de Boer have also been mentioned in connection with the post.
Rangers have reportedly held interviews to fill both the manager's job and a director of football post.
Under-20s coach Graeme Murty continues in interim charge of the first team for a third successive game away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Friday evening.
Saints host Kilmarnock on Saturday before visiting Ibrox on Wednesday, having drawn 1-1 on their two previous meetings with Rangers this season.
Last term, St Johnstone knocked Warburton's Rangers out of the League Cup.
The full interview with Tommy Wright will be aired on BBC Sportsound on Sunday from 12 noon.
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St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright has indicated he would be interested in the Rangers job but insists such a scenario is "all hypothetical".
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Leaked documents show that Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson and his wife bought offshore company Wintris in 2007.
He did not declare an interest in the company when entering parliament in 2009. He sold his 50% of Wintris to his wife for $1 (70p), eight months later.
He says no rules were broken and his wife did not benefit financially.
The offshore company was used to invest millions of dollars of inherited money, according to a document signed by Mr Gunnlaugsson's wife Anna Sigurlaug Palsdottir in 2015.
The leaked documents show that Mr Gunnlaugsson was granted a general power of attorney over Wintris - which gave him the power to manage the company "without any limitation". Ms Palsdottir had a similar power of attorney.
Court records show that Wintris had significant investments in the bonds of three major Icelandic banks that collapsed during the financial crisis which began in 2008. Wintris is listed as a creditor with millions of dollars in claims in the banks' bankruptcies.
Mr Gunnlaugsson became prime minister in 2013 and has been involved in negotiations about the banks which could affect the value of the bonds held by Wintris.
He resisted pressure from foreign creditors - including many UK customers - to repay their deposits in full.
If foreign investors had been repaid, it may have adversely affected both the Icelandic banks and the value of the bonds held by Wintris.
But Mr Gunnlaugsson kept his wife's interest in the outcome a secret.
Mr Gunnlaugsson's spokesman said his policies had put the interests of the Icelandic people ahead of the interests of the failed banks' claimants.
"The prime minister's wife's losses on these bonds issued by the failed banks will amount to hundreds of millions of Kronur and the scope for recoveries is extremely small."
The spokesman said Ms Palsdottir had always declared the assets to the tax authorities and that under the parliamentary rules Mr Gunnlaugsson did not have to declare an interest in Wintris.
He said that joint share certificates in Wintris had been issued because the prime minister and his wife had a joint bank account. This was pointed out to them when the documents were reviewed in 2009.
"It had always been clear to both of them that the prime minister's wife owned the assets, and this had not changed. Therefore it was immediately requested for the shareholder structure to be mended. All this was made clear in email communications at the time."
The revelations are likely to lead to serious questions in Iceland as the leaked documents show that two other ministers in Mr Gunnlaugsson's government also had undisclosed offshore investments.
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The Grand Tour was inspired by an 18th Century tradition where the wealthy toured Europe's cultural sites.
Nottingham Contemporary, Chatsworth House, Derby Museum and The Harley Gallery are all taking part.
It is hoped a number of exhibitions, which run until September, will increase visitor numbers at the venues.
The two counties have been chosen due to their connections to the original grand tours, which helped shape the art collection at Chatsworth, in Derbyshire, and The Welbeck Estate, in Nottinghamshire.
Much of Chatsworth's collection was amassed by the Dukes of Devonshire. Items were either collected during the tour or were inspired by what had been seen.
Local figures like Lord Byron, whose ancestral home is Newstead Abbey, would have also taken part in the tour.
At Nottingham Contemporary, artist Pablo Bronstein will display hand picked objects from Chatsworth House's collection, including works by Rembrandt and Frans Hals.
A colossal Roman marble foot from the stately home will also be on display in Nottingham.
In Derby, The Wright Revealed exhibition focuses on two rare paintings by 18th Century painter Joseph Wright.
One of the paintings languished in a museum store room for more than 50 years.
The Grand Tour project has been co-funded by the National Lottery and the Arts Council to help create cultural destinations around the UK.
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A £350,000 project is set to link four cultural venues across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in a bid to increase tourism and boost the local economy.
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The 21-year-old has won two caps, although he has dual nationality with the Republic of Ireland.
O'Shaughnessy spent the last two seasons with Championship club, having joined them from French club Metz.
He did not make a first-team appearance for the Bees, and spent time on loan with National League club Braintree and in Denmark with Midtylland.
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Cheltenham Town have signed Finland international centre-back Daniel O'Shaughnessy after a two-week trial.
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Element Power said the Irish-based giant wind farms in its Greenwire plan could power three million UK homes.
It said the £6bn scheme could save consumers billions of pounds as it is cheaper than off shore wind generation.
The UK government is committed to to achieving 15% of its energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020.
Element Power has told BBC Wales that its plan could provide up to 10% of that target.
In Wales, as in other parts of the UK, there have been large demonstrations and protests against the building of wind farms.
Greenwire is seen as a way of avoiding such confrontation in future.
Under the plan 40 wind farms, with a total of 700 wind turbines, would be based in the Bog of Allen in the midlands of Ireland. The electricity would then be sent under the Irish Sea.
The cables would resurface at two locations in Wales; one at Pentir near Caernarfon, and the other at Pembroke.
Element Power insist that, because both locations are near existing power stations, sub stations and pylons, the environmental impact would be minimal.
The project, would, however call for the building of two converter stations, which would be around the size of two football pitches each.
Mike O'Neill, president of Element Power, described the scheme as "a win-win situation".
"This is surplus wind to Ireland's requirements and this is a great export opportunity for Ireland," he said.
"It creates lots of jobs, lots of economic benefit, and for the UK... this provides 10% of the 2020 renewable energy target... and saves the UK consumer £7bn.
"So overall this £6bn infrastructure project is going be (an) economic benefit for the UK, for Wales and for Ireland."
Environmental campaigners Friends of the Earth said it did not oppose the scheme but called for the UK to develop its own renewable energy.
"This is a good project," said spokesman Guy Shrubsole.
But he added: "There's huge benefits that could come to the UK from properly developing our renewable resource, whether that's wave or tidal or offshore wind or onshore wind and the number of jobs that could be coming from that, the green economy that we could be building in the UK, not just having to import energy from overseas.
A Department of Energy and Climate Change spokesman told BBC Wales: "Further interconnection could open up real opportunities for the UK - to potentially lower prices, help with system balancing and enhance energy security."
"The government recently called for evidence on the costs and benefits associated with trading renewable energy - we will publish the government's response in due course."
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The open-side flanker led Wales to a 19-12 Six Nations win over England at Twickenham on Saturday that secured the Triple Crown.
"Walking up those steps and... lifting the trophy was awesome, a brilliant feeling," said the 23-year-old.
"We wanted something to reward us for the hard effort, hard work we've put in over the last six months."
Warburton took over as captain from the injured Matthew Rees for the 2011 World Cup, where Wales impressed but eventually had to settle for fourth.
"For us it still goes all the way back to May when we had that Baa-Baas [Barbarians] game in June, the ridiculous pre-season we had in the summer," Warburton said.
"It's nice to get a bit of recognition that all that hard work has paid off."
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Wales had only won twice in 24 years at Twickenham before Saturday's success but, after impressive wins over Ireland and Scotland, started the game as favourites against an inexperienced England side.
But England led 9-6 at half-time in a hugely physical, exciting encounter that was only settled five minutes from the end when replacement Wales centre Scott Williams stripped the ball from lock Courtney Lawes to score the winning try.
Wales still had to survive a nervous moment when Dave Strettle was denied a try in injury time, after television match official Iain Ramage could not clearly see whether the England wing had grounded the ball over the line.
Even if the try had been allowed, it would have taken a difficult conversion from wide on the right to tie the game and deny Wales their 20th Triple Crown.
"We ignored everything that was said in the media about us being favourites and all that rubbish, we didn't listen to it at all," Warburton added.
"We knew this was going to be the toughest test we'd had so far, you never come to Twickenham and have an easy game, as history tells you.
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"It was one hell of a game, really tough. There were times when the boys had to pick me up off the floor and vice versa.
"England really threw everything at us, especially at the end, and they're an absolute nightmare to play when that situation happens and they very nearly went over.
"We're absolutely delighted with the win and all the boys are having a good time in the changing rooms now."
With the Triple Crown secure, Wales have home games against Italy on 10 March and France the following Saturday as they attempt to claim an 11th Grand Slam, following on from their last Championship clean sweep in 2008.
"We've got Italy now in two weeks at home and that's a must-win game for us, but we can't look any further than one game ahead," Warburton warned.
"We'll enjoy this match now over the next week or so and then knuckle down for the forthcoming matches."
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Thousands have been protesting against the takeover for a second day, in cities across Yemen.
On Friday, the Shia rebels said they were dissolving parliament and setting up an interim government.
The UN Security Council has warned of unspecified further steps if the group do not immediately return to talks.
The Houthis took control of parts of the capital Sanaa in September last year, forcing the resignation of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in January.
Defending the move, Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said on Saturday that the declaration was "a historic, necessary and important step" to prevent a power vacuum in Yemen.
He added: "Our hand is extended to every political force in this country. The space is open for partnership, co-operation and brotherhood."
During protests in Sanaa on Saturday, Houthi gunmen fired into the air to disperse demonstrators. A bomb exploded outside the presidential palace, wounding three people.
There were also protests in at least three other Yemeni cities, with demonstrators calling the Houthis actions a coup.
Meanwhile, a rally in support of the Houthis took place in at a stadium in Sanaa.
The Gulf Cooperation Council, made up of Yemen's neighbours and led by Saudi Arabia, has also expressed alarm.
Iran has been accused of backing the Houthis, something both have denied, and analysts say the GCC's opposition signals Sunni Muslim hostility to the Houthis.
The Houthi's political takeover comes after a deadline they set for political parties to resolve the crisis expired, and UN-brokered peace talks failed.
Yemen has been riven by instability since protesters inspired by the Arab Spring forced the overthrow of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2011, who is believed to have been backing the Houthis.
The country is also fighting an al-Qaeda insurgency with the help of US drones. Despite the takeover, the US said it was continuing to work with Yemeni on counter-terrorism.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels say they are open to working with other political factions, after taking over power in a move denounced by rivals as a coup.
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The Scot, 30, was set to be in the British line-up to defend the title in Brazil but has been ruled out after his top two rides picked up injuries.
Hello Sanctos and Hello M'Lady picked up minor injuries at the start of the season and will not be fit for Rio.
Brash was the top-ranked showjumper in the world last year and is still GB's leading rider in the global standings.
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Scott Brash, part of Team GB's Olympic gold-medal winning showjumping team at London 2012, will miss the Rio Games.
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Residents said that at the height of the flood, about 3ft (1m) of water was lying in parts of the Wester Inch estate, Bathgate.
About 20 homes are thought to have been affected.
A senior Scottish Water official later told 150 local residents at a public meeting that the water main was "absolutely not" fit for purpose.
Chief operating officer Peter Farrer also gave an "unreserved apology" for the incidents.
At the time of the flooding, some of the residents were at a local hotel having a meal paid for by Scottish Water following the previous incident.
The flooding affected homes in Meikle Inch Lane, and supplies to parts of Bathgate, Blackburn and Livingston were disrupted.
The first incident happened on Wednesday when "extensive flooding" closed Meikle Inch Lane and Leyland Road for seven hours. A total of 17 properties were affected.
Resident Mark Snedden told BBC Scotland there was a sense of panic when the rising water was seen.
"We ran out of the house to move our cars to safety based on how high the water had got on Wednesday," he said.
"We then rushed to some of our neighbours' homes, neighbours that had been flooded, to let them know that the water had returned because they were actually walking in their flood-damaged homes."
Scottish Water apologised unreservedly for any inconvenience caused and said it wanted to reassure customers that the company was "committed to gaining a full understanding as to why these bursts have occurred".
A statement said: "We have teams on site in the Meikle Inch Lane area that have isolated the burst and introduced backfeeds into our network.
"This has enabled us to restore normal supplies to the majority of customers who were affected in some parts of Bathgate, Blackburn and Livingston. Water tankers are also available if needed to support the network.
"We have staff on site in the area to help support affected customers and we are liaising with other agencies such as West Lothian Council and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service."
The statement said incident teams had been working through the night.
"Our main priority is to do everything that we can to help customers affected by flooding and loss of water supply, for some, the second time this week, and to provide the necessary support they require," it added.
"We will also investigate whether we can isolate this section of main whilst maintaining supplies to ensure that there is no repeat of this burst."
Scottish Water representatives addressed a public meeting at Simpson Primary School.
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Three tries in the space of 10 first-half minutes by Micky Higham, Sam Hopkins and Ben Crooks had put Leigh in control.
But Tom Johnstone, Jacob Miller and Ben Jones-Bishop crossed to turn the game around for the hosts after the break.
Leigh saw a second-half score for Matty Dawson ruled out for a forward pass.
Had Ryan Hampshire's long floated pass to Dawson not crept ahead of play, Leigh could have stretched their lead to 12 points going into the last quarter.
But within two minutes, a clever grubber from Wakefield scrum-half Liam Finn allowed Miller to score under the posts and level the scores.
Sam Williams then executed a pin-point cross-kick for Jones-Bishop to collect out wide and, after the video referee eventually awarded a try, Wakefield reclaimed a decisive lead.
Trinity's third victory of the season takes them level on points with Leigh, who have now lost four matches away from home.
Wakefield coach Chris Chester: "It was a tale of two halves. We looked in control after 23 or 24 minutes, but then came up with a poor play and we struggled to contain them.
"We need to be a lot better defensively because we conceded some really soft tries, a couple of dive-overs.
"But I'm pleased with the way we stuck at it and I thought we were worthy winners.
"We were a totally different team in the second half, very dominant, I thought we got back to where we were a couple of weeks ago.
"I'm proud we got the two points but we're certainly not getting carried away."
Leigh coach Neil Jukes: "I'm just really disappointed with our second-half performance. We were like chalk and cheese.
"For 40 minutes we were on fire and, if we'd have had a half-decent second half, I'd have thought fair play, but we were garbage in the second half.
"We lost (Josh) Drinkwater but that's no excuse for trying to cling onto a 12-point lead.
"I'd like to have given the guys a long weekend off and kick on on Monday but we'll be in tomorrow and we'll fix it up.
"We've got to find that away form."
Wakefield: Allgood, Arona, Arundel, Ashurst, Batchelor, Fifita, Finn, Grix, Hadley, Hirst, Huby, Johnstone, Jones-Bishop, Kirmond, Miller, Tupou, Walker, Williams, Wood.
Leigh: Naughton, Brown, Higson, Crooks, Dawson, Drinkwater, Hock, Higham, Weston, Hansen, Pelissier, Tickle, Vea, Hampshire, Reynolds, Green, Hopkins, Acton, Burr.
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Global prices have fallen by more than 60% since 2014.
The New Zealand-based company said in a statement that the employment cuts were to result in savings of up to NZ$60m ($39m; £25m) per year.
The company said the measures were needed to remain strongly competitive in today's global dairy market.
"Reducing the number of roles in our business isn't about individual competency; it is about continually improving the way we deliver performance," said Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings in a statement.
The layoffs are part of an ongoing business review and will come at a one off cost of NZ$12m - $15m, the company said.
Mr Spierings did not give a breakdown of which part of the business the job losses would be in.
Consultations on further restructuring measures were announced for August.
The dairy co-operative is the world's largest milk exporter and Fonterra products are popular across Asia, particularly in China.
The company's profits have been falling for nearly two years in the face of volatile dairy prices.
Shares dropped by 1% in Thursday trade.
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The world's largest dairy producer, Fonterra, said it plans to cut 523 jobs in the face of tumbling dairy prices.
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Neil Brand's Sound of Song - exploring the secret behind popular songs - will launch the year-long season on Friday.
In May, Strictly judge Darcey Bussell will lend her dance expertise to BBC Young Dancer 2015's Grand Final, broadcast live from Sadler's Wells.
The former Royal Ballet principal said she was "delighted to be involved".
Brand's Sound of Song, on BBC Four, will explore the elements that come together to create great songs, from Elvis Presley's 'slapback' echo in Memphis to the tape loops used by The Beatles at Abbey Road.
Other highlights of the year include:
"Over the next 12 months we'll be offering everyone extraordinary access to some of today's great artists and performers," said the BBC's director general Tony Hall.
"When the BBC gets behind something, working closely with lots of others, we can offer opportunities like no one else."
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Eighteen people were arrested during the four-day operation and 63 vehicles were seized.
Forty-two of the vehicles had no insurance and/or licence.
A further 21 had no Vehicle Excise Licence, the Hampshire and Thames Valley operation discovered.
Hampshire Constabulary and Thames Valley Police said the joint operation earlier this month aimed to make the roads safer for people living and working in the region.
The "large quantity" of the substance believed to be cocaine was discovered in a car in the Iver and Denham area, officers said.
Other items seized included a stolen digger worth £12,000.
The lorry driver asleep in his cab was in a vehicle "piggy-backing" another vehicle in Portsmouth.
Both drivers were given fines totalling £1,000.
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The 25-year-old has agreed a three-year deal with the European champions from the start of the 2017-18 season.
The switch - announced last month - will end a six-year association with the Scarlets which has seen Williams score 26 tries in 102 appearances.
"It was an opportunity I couldn't turn down," said Williams, who lines up for Wales against Scotland on Saturday.
"Hopefully, I'll go there and be part of a side that wins a couple more trophies.
"Saracens are European champions and were in another final two or three years ago. They've been English champions for a couple of years running."
The 40-time capped wing or full-back added that living closer to his girlfriend Sophie Harries, a London-based model, was another factor in his decision.
"It's a new chapter. I'm ready to try something different and looking forward to it," he added.
"I still have some games left for the Scarlets. We're looking to make the top four in the Pro12 and get into the play-offs and I want to help them achieve that.
"It would be brilliant if we could win a trophy this season."
Williams has not given up on adding the 2017 Six Nations title to his trophy cabinet.
The 21-16 defeat by England leaves Wales third in the table on five points, but Williams believes a win against Scotland - also on five points - could rekindle their challenge.
After Scotland, Wales play Ireland at home before rounding off their tournament with a trip to France.
"We have three tough games to play," said Williams, who has scored against Italy and England.
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"We have to get our performances right and make sure we win our next three games. There's still a chance we could win the championship."
Williams' versatility in the back three make him a potential candidate to tour with the British and Irish Lions in the eyes of some pundits.
"It's always been a dream of mine to make a Lions tour," added Williams.
"It would be the pinnacle if I could get there, but I've learned during my career you should never look too far ahead.
"So all I'm concerned about at this point is the Six Nations."
Williams has played most of his international rugby on the wing despite being a full-back for Scarlets.
But any rivalry with Wales and 2013 Lions number 15 Leigh Halfpenny is in the minds of fans, with Williams saying he and the Toulon player are on the best of terms.
"I prefer to play at 15 but Leigh is doing an immense job and so I'm happy to slot in on the left wing or the right wing - anywhere in the back three," he said.
"We are good mates. At the weekend his local team, Gorseinon, played my local side, Waunarlwydd, and Waun won with the last kick of the game, so I have the bragging rights."
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Wales back Liam Williams hopes to win "a couple more trophies" after his move to Saracens in the summer.
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Play was called off by umpires Nigel Cowley and Billy Taylor at 18:00 BST.
A day-and-a-half has now been lost, play having been abandoned on Tuesday, when the rain arrived just in time to prevent Durham starting their second innings 170 runs adrift.
If play resumes on Thursday, Durham and Worcestershire will both have replacements playing.
Durham's Keaton Jennings and Worcestershire's Joe Clarke are now on England Lions duty, meaning call-ups for Michael Richardson and Tom Fell respectively.
Durham will delay a decision about their choice of captain for the forthcoming Twenty20 Blast until they discover whether Jennings, an England Test candidate, will be available to them.
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No play was possible on day three of Durham's County Championship Division Two meeting with Worcestershire.
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Robert Huey was speaking after a suspected case of "mad cow disease" was identified in the Republic of Ireland.
Further tests are being carried out, but if confirmed, it would be the first case of BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in Ireland since 2013.
Mr Huey said despite the development, it was business as usual for the Northern Ireland beef industry.
"The controls we have in place are robust and ensure that beef from the north is safe to eat," he said.
"It's very much just business as usual. We have our controls, we have our controls in meat plants, we have our controls in meat and bone meal, we have our surveillance and those are robust.
"They're the same controls that are protecting public health and animal health across Europe and I'm confident that those are sufficient to ensure that, if instances do happen, that they are sporadic and only a one-off."
The animal involved in the incident in the Republic of Ireland is a five-year-old cow from a dairy farm in County Louth.
The Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) said the cow was not presented for slaughter and did not enter the food chain.
Mr Huey said that showed that the existing safeguards were effective.
"It does prove that the surveillance that's in place across Europe actually works," he said.
"We've always suspected that there might be an occasional sporadic outbreak in an individual animal and that's what we seem to have here."
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The chief veterinary officer for Northern Ireland has said NI beef is safe to eat.
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Perry, 19, made his first team debut in the Football League Trophy in August before playing in the 1-0 win over Grimsby in the FA Cup in November.
The Liverpool-born midfielder came through the Wanderers' academy and was a regular in the club's Under-23 side.
However, Bolton, who were promoted from League One last season, have released full-back Callum Spooner.
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Young midfielder Alex Perry has signed a first professional contract with Championship side Bolton Wanderers.
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The Kemp's Ridley turtle was found in Aberystwyth's North Beach suffering with hypothermia and septicaemia.
Although the female juvenile seemed to recover for a few days, her condition deteriorated and she died on 25 December.
Bristol Aquarium described the turtle as "incredibly unwell", and in "bad shape" despite medical help.
The post on the aquarium's website added: "We hope that the valuable experience of the past 12 days and knowledge gained from working with this turtle will enable us and others to help future stranded sea turtles."
Kemp's Ridleys live in the Gulf of Mexico, but the juveniles spend their time in the Atlantic, travelling about 6,000 miles on ocean currents until they mature.
In 1985, their population fell to a few hundred nesting females. Since then numbers have risen, with about 10,000 nests laid at Rancho Nuevo, Mexico, annually.
The aquarium has advised that any sea turtles found washed up on the beach should not be put back in the water, but for people to contact British Divers Marine Life Rescue.
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A rare sea turtle found washed up on a Welsh beach has died despite medical treatment at Bristol Aquarium.
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It will be one of the main topics under discussion at a global conference of lawyers getting under way in Belfast this week.
More than 400 lawyers from around the world are taking part.
The Law Society and International Bar's Norville Connolly said Brexit was a huge issue for the profession.
"All UK lawyers at the moment can either establish or go into Europe to provide legal services," Mr Connolly said.
"Between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland there are a huge amount of lawyers who conduct business and create jobs and all that follows from that.
"If there's a hard Brexit, to use that expression, what will happen is that ability to travel abroad, to establish firms abroad, may well be lost.
"That's the fear that the lawyers who practise in Europe, or practise in some country other than their own country, that's their huge fear .
"So there's a lot riding on the hard Brexit v the soft Brexit."
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A hard Brexit could have drastic consequences for the legal profession in Northern Ireland, according to the International Bar Association.
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The crash happened early on Monday in the city of Bareilly, 251km (155 miles) from the state capital, Lucknow.
A senior police official said all 22 victims had been charred badly and could not be immediately identified.
The passenger bus had caught fire following the collision. Police are searching for the driver of the truck.
The AFP news agency quoted police as saying the doors of the bus jammed after the collision, trapping passengers inside.
A few people managed to escape by breaking open the windows of the vehicle.
The chief spokesman of the Uttar Pradesh police, Rahul Srivastav, said the bus was carrying 41 passengers, and that those who were injured had been rushed to hospital.
The condition of many of them is said to be serious, and officials warn that the toll is likely to rise.
India has the world's highest number of road deaths, with an accident taking place every four minutes.
Most crashes are blamed on reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and ageing vehicles.
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At least 22 people have been killed after a bus they were travelling in collided with a truck in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Five others were injured in Monday evening's blast at the Eagle Fireworks factory in Sangli district.
It was not immediately clear how the fire started.
Accidental explosions are common at Indian fireworks factories, which provide fireworks for weddings, festivals and other ceremonies.
In 2012, 34 people were killed and 30 others injured in a massive blaze at a fireworks factory in the southern Tamil Nadu state.
The BBC Hindi's Devidas Deshpande in Pune says that the latest explosion in Kavathe Ekand village was so powerful that it was heard at least five kilometres away, and the debris of the factory was scattered far and wide.
The mother and the son of the factory owner were among the dead, while his brother and three workers were seriously injured.
The village has many households making firecrackers for local religious festivals and such incidents have been reported before.
Some 25 people have been killed in at least six such incidents in the village in the past few years, our correspondent says.
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At least nine people have been killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, police say.
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Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) chief executive Liz Cameron highlighted the need for 11,000 new roles each year in Scotland's digital and IT sector.
She warned that the vacancies could not be filled entirely by British workers.
Ms Cameron also called for a migration system that responded to Scotland's lower population growth rate.
She said Scotland's projected population growth to 2024 was only 3.1%, compared with a projected 7.5% increase for England over the same period.
She warned that could leave the economy growing more slowly and unable to sustain public service levels.
Ms Cameron's comments came as the prime minister prepares to get Brexit negotiations under way.
Theresa May has set a deadline of 31 March for invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, getting official talks with the EU started.
In a statement, Ms Cameron said: "It is time to make the case for a new migration system that works for the UK, works for Scotland and, above all, works for business.
"Free movement of people across Europe may have led us to become complacent about the effort that is required to target the talents that our businesses need across all sectors and all parts of the UK.
"We need to plan now for a system that will be focused on sourcing the right talent, wherever in the world that exists, and in the numbers that meet the demands of our economy."
Giving greater control over immigration to Holyrood has been a key demand of Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in the wake of the Brexit vote.
However in January the home secretary appeared to rule out the possibility of Scotland being handed powers over immigration after the UK leaves the EU.
Amber Rudd said introducing different rules "would complicate the immigration system, harming its integrity" and cause problems for businesses.
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A Scottish business leader has stepped up calls for a migration system that can fill skills gaps after Britain pulls out of the EU.
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Vertu was known for its high-end, jewel-encrusted handsets, but recently faced financial difficulties.
The company's liquidation will result in the loss of nearly 200 jobs.
One technology analyst said Vertu would have faced competition from companies offering to customise other smartphones with precious materials.
Vertu phones carry hefty price tags - its Signature range starts at £11,100, and one model featuring 18-carat red gold costs £39,100.
When contacted by the BBC, an external spokesman for the firm said: "Well it's gone into liquidation and I'm not being paid by them any more."
In March, the company was sold by its former Chinese owner to Hakan Uzan, a Turkish exile in Paris.
The Daily Telegraph reports that he had planned to pay £1.9m to bring the company out of administration, but it had an accounting deficit of £128m.
Mr Uzan will retain the Vertu brand, technology and licenses.
"It is very unusual, they hand make the phone at incredibly low volumes and they were incredibly high-priced," said Ian Fogg, an analyst at IHS Technology.
He pointed out that some of Vertu's recent phones had used synthetic sapphire for its screens - something that Apple had considered for its iPhones but later abandoned because of production issues.
"It is a difficult material to work with," Mr Fogg told the BBC. "One practical benefit is that the smartphone screen is made incredibly difficult to break."
He also pointed out that other businesses that offered to customise consumer smartphones with precious stones or metals offered an alternative.
That meant that wealthy customers could choose the handset they wanted but add the desired "bling" later.
Vertu was founded by Nokia in 1998, but it was sold in 2012, and the following year Vertu switched from using Nokia's Symbian operating system on its devices to Google's Android.
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A British-based company that made smartphones costing thousands of pounds will be liquidated after a plan to save it failed.
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The flight from Gatwick to Newquay was an estimated 300ft (90m) off the ground when the wild animal was spotted.
Passenger Pete Atkinson said there was a tense five-minute gap between the aircraft climbing sharply away from the runway and the pilot announcing the badger's presence.
The airport said it was a case of being "cautious in the interest of safety".
Mr Atkinson, a freelance cameraman, said: "We were on the final approach when all of a sudden the under-carriage was lifted back up and the engines revved up.
"People went quiet and started to look out of the window as we headed out over the sea."
About five minutes later, the pilot announced the diversion of the aircraft carrying about 60 people was due to a badger being seen on the runway.
Mr Atkinson said passengers then laughed and made jokes about roadkill.
FlyBe flight 806 was due to land at 21:15 GMT on Sunday was delayed by around 15 minutes.
A spokesman for Cornwall Airport Newquay said there was "a suspected badger sighted on the runway by the bird control unit".
The spokesman said the aircraft landed safely following a full check of the runway.
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A badger on an airport runway forced a passenger plane to abort its landing.
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The crash happened at about 08:00 near Whitburn in West Lothian.
The drivers sustained minor injuries, Police Scotland said.
Traffic was backed up between junctions four and five eastbound, causing long delays. The route was fully reopened after more than two hours.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service cut one of the drivers free from a Peugeot van.
The drivers are being treated at Wishaw General Hospital.
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Four drivers are being treated in hospital after being injured in a crash involving three lorries and a van on the M8.
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Oliver Park, 51, ignored safety signs and warnings from wardens and went into a restricted area close to the edge of a cliff on Wednesday, officials say.
They say he tried to pose for a photograph of himself leaping as if in flight but lost his footing.
Rescuers found the body on Thursday and took it to a local police station.
Police said his body would be taken to a morgue in the city of Cusco.
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The body of a German tourist has been recovered from a ravine after he fell while visiting the ancient site of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes.
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Cristiano is now just one award behind Barcelona's Lionel Messi, who took the Ballon for the fifth time last year.
Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann finished third.
Ronaldo helped Real Madrid to win the Champions League last season and scored three goals for Portugal who went on to win Euro 2016.
The 31-year-old has won the Ballon d'Or in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
"I never thought in my mind that I would win the Golden Ball four times. I am pleased. I feel so proud and happy," said Ronaldo.
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Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has won the world famous Ballon d'Or footballer award for a fourth time.
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The aye-aye is a kind of lemur, and looks a bit like a cross between a mouse and a bat.
There are as few as 1,000 aye-ayes left in the world.
At one point they were thought to be extinct due to hunting in Madagascar, an island off the southeast coast of Africa.
Lynsey Bugg, from the Zoo said: "Their mother was very secretive and we didn't realise she'd had twins straight away."
"It's a world first, so it wasn't what we were expecting but it's amazing, really amazing.
"We wanted to monitor them and make sure they were putting on weight before we announced their arrival."
Aye-ayes have been born in captivity in Britain before.
A girl called Kintana was born in 2005, and a boy called Raz was born in 2008.
But this is the first time that twins have been born.
Lynsey said that the twins' mother Sabrina was doing a "great job with her young".
"The twins are physically demanding and it is testament to Sabrina that she and the twins appear to be doing really well," she said.
"Whilst we are keeping a close eye on the group, we try to adopt a hands-off approach and encourage a family dynamic close to one they would experience in the wild."
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Twin baby aye-ayes have been born in captivity at Bristol Zoo for the first time.
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Kun Shan Chun, a naturalised US citizen born in China and known as Joey, admitted in court to sending sensitive information to a Chinese official.
US Attorney Preet Bharara said he had threatened the country's security through a "duplicitous" betrayal.
Chun "deeply regrets" what he did and loves the US, his lawyer said.
While he could face a sentence of up 10 years in prison, the government and defence agreed a sentence of between 21 and 27 months "would be appropriate", the New York Times reports, citing the plea agreement.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington is yet to comment, the Associated Press reports.
Chun, 46, worked for the FBI as an electronics technician from 1997 until his arrest in March.
He was introduced to a Chinese government official during a trip to Italy and France in 2011, the Department of Justice says, and they continued to meet privately abroad.
He is accused of having covered up his connections with at least one Chinese government official and a Chinese technology company, Zhuhai Kolion, in which he had an "indirect financial interest", according to the justice department.
Court papers in New York said in 2013 he sent an unnamed Chinese official a chart showing the FBI's organisational structure and two years later sent photos of restricted documents about surveillance technologies.
Chun also provided the identity and travel schedule of an FBI agent, Assistant US Attorney Emil Bove said.
He was rewarded financially and through perks such as holidays and hotel stays, according to authorities.
According to the complaint, he was caught after offering to help an undercover agent transmit sensitive government information to his Chinese associates.
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An FBI employee with top secret security clearance has pleaded guilty to acting as an "agent of the Chinese government", the US says.
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The pair were sued after making fun of a video by another film-maker, Matt Hosseinzadeh, in which he pursued a love interest using parkour.
They had used clips of his film, which he claimed was copyright infringement.
But a judge ruled the Kleins' video criticising his work was "fair use as a matter of law".
Ethan and Hila Klein have an audience of more than 4 million subscribers on their YouTube channel.
In February 2016, they posted a video in which they watched Mr Hosseinzadeh's parkour video and made fun of it.
Their video included several clips of his original video, interspersed with their own commentary and jokes.
Mr Hosseinzadeh - known online as Matt Hoss - said in his original complaint that the pair had reproduced "virtually all of the work" as "nothing more than a prop" in their comedy routine.
But on Wednesday, New York district judge Katherine Forrest rejected the claim.
"Any review of the Klein video leaves no doubt that it constitutes critical commentary of the Hoss video," she wrote.
"There is also no doubt that the Klein video is decidedly not a market substitute for the Hoss video."
The ruling is significant since so-called reaction videos, in which YouTubers use clips of others' work and react to them, are a popular genre on the platform.
Forrest warned that while the Kleins' video was fair use, other reaction videos were often "more akin to a group viewing session without commentary".
"Accordingly, the court is not ruling here that all 'reaction videos' constitute fair use," she said.
Mr Klein said the ruling was a "huge victory for fair use on YouTube".
He told the BBC: "All of our work for the past four years is validated, as there has never been a court opinion about reaction videos.
"The judge called our method of criticism 'quintessential', which is a huge win for us and the YouTube community. I'm extremely grateful to everyone who supported us along the way."
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Videomakers Ethan and Hila Klein, who run the YouTube channel h3h3 Productions, have won a legal battle over copyright in online video.
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The authorities in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain carried out the arrests and seized 250 items of IT equipment and mobile phones, Interpol says.
Those arrested are aged between 17 and 40.
The operation follows cyber attacks on Colombian and Chilean websites.
Interpol says the websites of the Colombian Ministry of Defence and the presidency, Chile's national library, and the Chilean electricity company Endesa were attacked.
Spanish authorities say four people were arrested as part of the operation in Spain, in Madrid and Malaga.
Two of them remain in custody, while the other two, including a minor, were released on bail.
Spain's interior ministry said that one of the four arrested was the alleged manager of Anonymous' computer operations in Spain and Latin America.
Anonymous is a loose international network of online activists which describes itself as an "internet gathering". Its protests often take the form of disrupting websites and services.
Many Anonymous protests tackle issues of free speech and preserving the openness of the net.
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Police in Latin America and Europe have arrested 25 suspected members of the Anonymous hacking group, according to Interpol.
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Their parents Lucy and Andy Keher, of Blundellsands in Merseyside, heard giggling after bedtime and filmed them when they found the pair playing the game in their cots.
Mr Keher posted the video on Facebook and it soon went viral, with fans sharing it all over the world.
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Twins Molly and Megan Keher have become internet stars after nearly two million people watched a video of them secretly playing peekaboo.
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A Guardian article claims Al Hasawi, who has said he is close to selling the club, wants wages that could rise to £1m a year, as well as bonuses.
A United States consortium is on the verge of a £50m deal, which would see Al Hasawi retain a 20% stake.
Al Hasawi said "the information published was inaccurate".
"The terms of any potential investment deal are, and will remain, confidential and the club will not be making any comment in relation to this issue," a statement on the club website continued.
"The matter has now been passed to my legal team, as such it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time."
The takeover would see millionaire John Jay Moores, the former San Diego Padres owner, take an 80% stake in Forest.
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Nottingham Forest owner Fawaz Al Hasawi has denied reports he is demanding a large annual salary and huge bonuses as part of any takeover deal.
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Rory McWhirter has admitted collecting identity details from people he had deceived into applying for fake jobs at a Glasgow hotel.
He used the details to obtain their marriage certificates before using them to register the fake births.
McWhirter, 29, then used the birth certificates to claim benefits.
He claimed tax credits amounting to £14,222, child benefits of £19,658 and a Sure Start maternity grant of £500.
McWhirter, from Edinburgh, will be sentenced on 21 March.
Dundee Sheriff Court was told that McWhirter was caught after returning to the scene of one of his early false birth registrations at Aberdeen registry office where he was recognised by staff.
Around the same time, an "organised attack" on HMRC's computer systems - which showed that about 350 requests had been received for tax credit application forms from an address in Dundee and others in Campbeltown linked to McWhirter - triggered other alarms.
Depute fiscal Vicki Bell told the court that McWhirter presented letters to registrars at various offices throughout Scotland purporting to be from doctors confirming the births of children at home.
During the meetings he acted as if he was the male named on the marriage certificate while registering the birth, the court was told.
Miss Bell said: "Four of the names used as claimants were traced and they advised they didn't make the claims.
"They had all, however, applied for the same job for front-of-house staff at a four-star hotel in Glasgow advertised on Gumtree on March 2015.
"The ad required a CV and a national insurance number.
"It was then discovered that 14 claims for tax credits had been made by persons residing in Perth Road, Dundee, and in Campbeltown at flats related to the accused's company."
After being traced, McWhirter said he considered the registration system in Scotland "archaic and easy to create false registrations."
McWhirter admitted a charge of fraud committed between 1 June 2014 and 22 October 2015 at addresses across Scotland.
His solicitor John McLeod told the court his client was under no illusion that imprisonment was likely to be "at the top of the list".
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A businessman travelled around Scotland to register the births of 26 non-existent babies as part of a benefit fraud scheme, a court has heard.
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Police said the 20-year-old victim was hit by a silver Vauxhall Vectra at 04:30 BST as he crossed Anderson Street, in South Shields.
He died at the scene. The accident happened near the junction with Beach Road, police said.
Northumbria Police said a 20-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
He remains in police custody.
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A man died after being struck in a suspected hit-and-run crash in South Tyneside.
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The 22-year-old joined Tigers in January 2016 from Bristol, initially on loan before making the move permanent ahead of this season.
"Leicester Tigers is a club with a lot of success and a big history," Genge told the club's website.
"I feel I have come on a lot since I joined the club, learning all the time working with people like Marcos Ayerza, Dan Cole and now Boris Stankovich."
He added: "I just want to play rugby and I am enjoying it at Tigers. It's great to play at Welford Road with crowds over 20,000 every week."
Capped by England in the end-of-season game against Wales last year, he was included in the 2017 Six Nations squad and has been named in the tour party for this summer's two-Test trip to Argentina.
Leicester, who face Sale Sharks at Welford Road on Saturday, have not confirmed the length of Genge's new deal.
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England prop Ellis Genge has agreed a new contract with Leicester Tigers.
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The plan to restrict the promotion of foods high in fat, salt and sugar to under 16s is being consulted on by the Committee of Advertising Practice.
It would see the existing ban on TV ads extended to all media, including online outlets, the industry regulator said.
Current limits on using celebrities and characters to sell food to children could be relaxed for healthier foods.
About one in five children in the England is classed as obese by the end of primary school, according to the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
The self-regulatory body, CAP, which sets rules for UK advertising, said the new rules could make a "meaningful contribution to tackling this important health issue".
Currently, food and drink deemed unhealthy can be advertised to children in non-broadcast media, unlike television where strict regulation prohibits it through content and scheduling restrictions.
Ofcom research suggests that 96% of 12 to 15-year-olds spent more time online than watching TV last year.
The advertising industry needed to make sure its regulations reflected changing media habits among young people, CAP said.
Evidence showed advertising had a "modest" effect on children's food preferences, it said.
However, factors such as parental influence, opportunities for physical exercise and education playing a greater role in solutions to childhood obesity, it argued.
Chairman James Best said: "Advertising is just one small factor in a very complex equation but we believe we can play a positive part in addressing an urgent societal challenge.
"In proposing new rules, our aim is to strike the right balance between protecting children and enabling businesses to continue advertising their products responsibly."
Alex Neill, of consumer watchdog Which?, said a rule change was "long overdue", and vital to tackling childhood obesity.
But Children's Food Campaign co-ordinator Malcolm Clark said the proposals had "too many gaps in the detail of the consultation and scope for the rules to be weakened".
The regulator had "missed obvious opportunities to make the UK a world leader in putting the protection of children's health above food and advertising industry profits," he said.
The consultation closes on 22 July.
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The 23-year-old from Banbridge clocked 15 minutes, 50.55 seconds to take almost three seconds off Duffy's 1996 mark of 15:53.47.
Mitchell was third in the British Milers Club event won by Louise Small of England in 15:42.47.
Irish Olympian Kerry O'Flaherty finished seventh in 16:32.56.
O'Flaherty said after the race that she sustained a grade two calf tear at the 1800m mark which required hospital treatment.
The injury could keep the Newcastle women out for a number of weeks.
Mitchell's time was over a minute inside her previous personal best for the distance.
The QUB athlete will now attempt to achieve Athletics Northern Ireland's Commonwealth Games consideration time of 15:39.00 before the 30 September deadline.
Meanwhile, Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games sprinter Leon Reid showed impressive early-season form as he clocked wind-assisted 100m times of 10.26 and 10.27 in Waterford on Saturday.
The 22-year-old, whose mother was born in Belfast, is hoping to switch international eligibility from Great Britain to Ireland and has joined Wexford club Menapians.
Reid won a European junior 200m silver medal for Britain in 2013 and also finished second in the same event at the European under-23s two years ago.
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Queen's athlete Emma Mitchell broke Teresa Duffy's 21-year-old Northern Ireland 5,000m record at a meeting in Solihull on Saturday night.
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The competition between sides in Jersey and Guernsey was scrapped in 2012 because of inter-island travel costs and too many one-sided encounters.
The Jersey Cricket Board (JCB) has confirmed it will return from June until August.
"We hope it's going to invigorate the game," said JCB chief executive Chris Minty.
"The clubs have now realised that their local domestic cricket is perhaps getting a bit samey and they're looking for other challenges and this presents that challenge.
"We've managed with some help from people in Guernsey to overcome, in part, the travel issues of going backwards and forwards."
Guernsey only has three sides - Griffins, Cobo and Wanderers - playing one-day cricket, while Jersey has four. However, a number of games have been called off in recent seasons because of a lack of players.
"It's no secret that in both islands' clubs have been struggling to put sides out for what we call longer games of cricket at the weekend," Minty told BBC Radio Jersey.
"We're hoping this is going to give people a new focus and some slightly different cricket against some slightly different opposition."
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The Channel Islands Cricket League will be reinstated this summer to give players more variety of opposition.
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The militants attacked from four sides of the city in the middle of the night.
Mahmood Danish, spokesman for the provincial governor, said Afghan forces had repelled the attack.
Kunduz was briefly captured by the Taliban last September - the first time the insurgents had taken a major city - but government forces, backed by Nato, recaptured it within days.
In southern Helmand province, militants have also taken a strategically important district to the south of Lashkar Gah, killing the local police chief, officials say.
A number of other police casualties were also reported.
Residents in Kunduz told the BBC they heard heavy fighting and helicopters flying over the strategically important city.
Mohammadullah Bahej, head of the police co-ordination office in Kunduz, said the militants had been pushed back but fighting was continuing on the outskirts of the city.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the Taliban had captured several checkpoints in the city.
"A massive operation started on Kunduz capital from four directions early this morning," Mr Mujahid said via his official Twitter account.
The capture of Kunduz by the Taliban last September was a huge blow to the country's Western-backed government. The militants abandoned the city after four days but they had proved their growing capability.
The group raided Tarin Kot, the provincial capital of Uruzgan, earlier this month.
Afghan government forces are estimated to have control over no more than two-thirds of Afghanistan.
The attacks come ahead of a major international donor conference in Brussels on Tuesday, where Afghanistan's international partners will discuss ongoing funding for the country.
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Lookman, 19, is expected to have a medical at Everton shortly, after terms were agreed between the clubs.
Boss Ronald Koeman will then be keen to secure a deal for Schneiderlin, 27.
The France midfielder, who played for the Dutchman at Southampton, has been told he can leave Old Trafford.
Schneiderlin, who has also been linked with a return to France at Marseille, has failed to figure under manager Jose Mourinho.
It is understood Everton have had a £19m bid turned down but it seems certain they will return with a renewed offer closer to United's asking price.
United are keen to recoup most, if not all, of the £24m they paid Southampton in July 2015 and have also rejected an offer from West Bromwich Albion.
Koeman wants early recruits with midfielder Idrissa Gueye, arguably Everton's most influential performer this season, now away on international duty with Senegal at the Africa Cup Of Nations, and James McCarthy out injured.
Everton also retain an interest in another player marginalised under Mourinho at Old Trafford, Koeman's fellow Dutchman Memphis Depay.
Forward Lookman is expected to be first in at Goodison Park, with director of football Steve Walsh making his signing a priority.
Everton - with Walsh a key figure - are embarking on a policy of recruiting emerging young talent as well as established players.
The Toffees signed teenage striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin from Sheffield United for £1.5m in August and the England youth international started the 3-0 win against Southampton on Monday after several appearances as a substitute but was forced to go off early on with an ankle injury.
Charlton had hoped Everton would loan Lookman back to them for the rest of the season but he is seen as someone who could quickly play a part at Goodison Park.
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Everton are close to completing an £11m deal for Charlton Athletic teenager Ademola Lookman - and will then intensify their interest in Manchester United's Morgan Schneiderlin.
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The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Lancaster, known as Thumper, based at RAF Coningsby, took the skies for a test flight on Monday.
The Lancaster, one of only two in the world able to fly, missed most of the 2015 display season.
Squadron Leader Martin Morris said a schedule for subsequent flights will be announced over the next few weeks.
Sqd Ldr Morris, who heads up the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, said: "Spares and parts are difficult to find and some had to be manufactured.
"The aluminium for the bulkhead had to be sourced from the same type of aluminium as the original aircraft - so it has not been without challenge - but our engineers have succeeded."
Hundreds of people turned out to watch as Thumper took to the skies at about 14:00 BST.
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The last airworthy Lancaster bomber in Britain has flown for the first time since being grounded by a fire in May.
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Thanks to a superb defensive display, Britain led 34-25 at half-time and were then always in control in Worcester, stretching their lead after the break.
Terry Bywater top-scored with 29 points and was named Most Valuable Player, while Ian Sagar added 17.
"These are exciting times for this team," Bywater told BBC Sport.
"We have some new talented players coming through combined with veterans like myself and Simon Munn and we play with pride and passion.
"I think our start surprised Turkey. They beat us in last year's World Championship quarter-finals in Korea so revenge is sweet."
Earlier, the GB women secured their fifth European bronze medal in a row after an easy 69-39 win over France.
The home side, who had lost 56-55 to Paralympic champions Germany in Friday's semi-finals, were dominant throughout with Helen Freeman and Jordanna Bartlett leading the scoring on 10 points apiece.
Both GB teams had already secured their places at next year's Rio Paralympics thanks to their performances at the tournament.
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Great Britain men's wheelchair basketball team clinched a third consecutive European title after beating Turkey 87-66 in the final.
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The scientists found 37 different viruses they believe have the potential to spread across the globe.
All of them have shown the ability to spread between people, but have not so far caused a major epidemic.
The Mers coronavirus, relatives of the Ebola virus, and several mosquito-borne viruses are singled out by the study.
Researchers said these viruses had all caused disease outbreaks in the past and were the cause of "greatest concern".
The method the team used to identify the most dangerous viruses has already predicted the threat of both the Ebola and Zika viruses before they emerged to cause major epidemics.
These infections are all zoonotic - meaning that they mostly affect animals at present. However, scientists fear they could pose a major threat to human health if they become able to spread more easily between people.
The research says surveillance of these viruses should be stepped up to avoid major public health crises, such as that seen in west Africa during the recent Ebola outbreak.
Prof Mark Woolhouse, one of the lead authors of the study, said: "Monitoring these infections should be prioritised because relatively minor changes in their ecology could lead to major changes in the threat they pose to public health."
A pandemic is generally defined as an epidemic that occurs over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries, and affecting a large number of people.
One of the most devastating pandemics was the Black Death, which killed an estimated 50 million people in 1350. Other more recent pandemics include HIV and the H1N1 flu virus outbreaks in 1918 and 2009.
The Edinburgh study was published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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Experts at the University of Edinburgh have pinpointed more than 30 infections that are likely candidates for the next major pandemic.
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They say that the animals, which live in the Taimyr Peninsula in the northernmost tip of Russia, are being affected by rising temperatures and human activity.
This is causing the animals to change their annual migration patterns.
The research has been presented at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
"There is a substantial decline - and we are also seeing this with other wild reindeer declining rapidly in other parts of the world," said Andrey Petrov, who runs the Arctic Centre at the University of Northern Iowa, US.
The Taimyr herd is one of the most monitored groups of reindeer in the world. The animals have been tracked for nearly 50 years by aerial surveys and more recently by satellite imagery.
The population reached a peak of one million in 2000, but this latest research suggests that there are now only 600,000 reindeer.
"Climate change is at least one of the variables," explained Prof Petrov.
"We know in the last two decades that we have had an increase in temperatures of about 1.5C overall. And that definitely impacts migration patterns."
Industrial development is increasing in the region, which is also changing the animals' distribution.
The researchers found that in the summer, the reindeer were moving east to avoid human activity. But they were also shifting north and to higher elevations.
The team thinks this is to try to get to cooler ground and also to avoid the mosquitoes that are booming as the region gets warmer and wetter.
"They just move and move and move to escape them," said Prof Petrov.
This is extending the distance that the animals have to migrate between winter and summer.
"They now have to travel much longer distances to reach those areas with their newborn calves, and that means there is an increase in calf mortality."
He added that rivers in the region were also growing in size, making them more dangerous for the animals as they had to swim rather than walk across them.
In addition, food in the summer grounds is becoming more scarce, especially as the animals move to higher elevations.
Prof Petrov said it was important to try to halt the decline.
"Reindeer are tremendously important for biodiversity - they are part of the Arctic food chain and without them other species would be in trouble," he explained.
"But on the other hand, in all the areas they inhabit, they are vital for people’s survival.
"Thousands and thousands of people rely on wild reindeer; it is the basis of their subsistence economy. So it's about human sustainability too."
Follow Rebecca on Twitter @BBCMorelle
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The world's largest wild reindeer herd has fallen by 40% since 2000, scientists have warned.
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The 34-year-old South Africa international was sent off in the first half of Saturday's victory over Gloucester for a punch on Nick Wood.
Brits pleaded guilty to the charge at a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing on Tuesday.
He will miss matches against Sale, Northampton and London Irish and will be available to play again on 15 March.
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Saracens hooker Schalk Brits has been banned for three weeks after admitting a charge of striking an opponent.
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The aim of the new programme is to reduce the number of Manx women who develop cervical cancer.
The additional test would mean more focussed treatment for "higher risk" individuals.
A spokesman said abnormalities caused by HPV can easily be treated before becoming dangerous.
He added: "With the discovery that HPV causes the majority of cervical cancers and following research and trials over many years, it is now possible to screen for high risk HPV as part of the existing cervical screening programme.
The test for high risk HPV is done on the cervical screening sample, which means that women will not notice anything different when they have their regular cervical smear test.
All women in the Isle of Man between the ages of 25 and 49 are called for cervical screening every three years.
Those between 50 and 64 are called every five years.
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A test for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is to be included within the Isle of Man's cervical cancer screening programme, says the health department.
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The pair from Haverhill have won the UK's second biggest ever lottery prize after being the only winners in Friday's lottery draw.
Camelot said the pair would reveal their plans for the future on Tuesday at Down Hall Country House Hotel in Hertfordshire.
The lottery organisers said the total prize money won by the couple was £148,656,000.
Camelot said the lucky ticket holders would be revealed at the hotel in Hatfield Heath, near Bishop's Stortford, at 11:30 BST.
A National Lottery spokeswoman said: "We are looking forward to welcoming the ticket-holder into our millionaires club, joining the 2,900 millionaires created by the National Lottery to date".
The ticket is the second biggest National Lottery win behind Colin and Chris Weir from Ayrshire, who scooped £161m in July 2011.
It is also the second winning ticket by a couple from East Anglia in less than a year after Dave and Angela Dawes, of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, won £101m in October.
The winning numbers were 11, 17, 21, 48 and 50. The lucky stars were 9 and 10.
It is the seventh Euromillions jackpot to be won in the UK so far in 2012.
In Friday's draw another UK millionaire was created in the Millionaire Raffle Selection game, with the winning code JDW 016965.
Camelot said to date Euromillions players have raised £28bn for National Lottery Good Causes.
Watch live coverage of the winning couple's TV interview on the BBC News website at 1130
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A couple from Suffolk have won £148m on the Euromillions lottery.
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Winger Fenby, 30, a qualified chartered accountant, played for Newcastle and Scarlets before joining Irish in 2013.
Former Harlequins back-row Guest, 31, brings a 14-year playing career to a close having won the Premiership, European Challenge Cup and LV= Cup.
Injuries restricted him to just two Premiership starts this season, his second with London Irish.
Fenby scored two Premiership tries this term as well as a hat-trick against Edinburgh in the European Challenge Cup pool stage.
"I have really enjoyed my time with London Irish and it's with a heavy heart I've come to make this decision and pursue a new opportunity," he said.
Guest made more than 200 appearances for Quins and scored three times for the Exiles and admitted retirement was a tough decision to take.
"There are a lot of experiences that will live long in my memory, and I am grateful to have played rugby at the highest level for many years," he added.
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London Irish players Andrew Fenby and Tom Guest have announced their retirement from professional rugby.
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