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The group, known as Iffley Open House, had previously occupied a former car showroom on Iffley Road, owned by Wadham College, on New Year's Eve.
They were asked to leave and then moved into the disused Osney Mill site in February.
The university said the former power station was unsafe won a court order to evict the group.
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It added that the building was due to be redeveloped by the Said Business School.
Some of the squatters said they were offered sleeping space at a local church, but most will now be back on the streets, the group said.
Volunteer Miranda Shaw said: "One good thing is that it has created enough of a stir that there are big conversations happening.
"We will be coming together in the coming weeks to meet churches, councils, the university, service providers and police. There is the intention to find creative solutions."
Oxford University has always maintained that it is sympathetic to plight of the homeless and has been working towards resolving the situation.
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Squatters who had taken over a disused power station owned by Oxford University have vacated the building.
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The roof of the building on Main Road in Otterbourne, near Eastleigh, collapsed during the blaze, which broke out at about 03:30 GMT.
No injuries were reported at the site, which also contains workshops and offices. An investigation is under way.
The neighbouring convenience store, which was saved, is due to reopen later.
Ty Whitlock, commanding officer at the scene, said: "When we pulled up we were faced with flames coming out of the roof, coming out of the glass doors and windows and obviously huge amounts of smoke coming from the eaves."
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Up to 40 firefighters have been tackling a large fire which destroyed a garage in Hampshire.
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Stenson won his first major on Sunday with a record-low total at Royal Troon.
Compatriot Ibrahimovic, 34, is one of sport's most iconic figures and has won trophies in Spain, Italy and France.
"I think I said I needed to win 10 majors to get up to his recognition," said Stenson, 40. "Maybe five will do it. We'll see! One at a time."
Ibrahimovic recently signed for Manchester United after scoring 50 goals in 51 matches for French champions Paris St-Germain last season.
He also won 12 trophies in four seasons with the French club.
Stenson has little time to savour his Open win given the fourth major of the year, the USPGA Championship, starts at Baltusrol on 28 July.
"This is huge back home and it has been quite chaotic with all the media, but it's all good and I'm just going to try to recharge," he said.
The world's top four players - Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson - have all withdrawn from next month's Rio Olympics.
They have cited concerns over the Zika virus, which has been linked to defects in newborn babies and also found to cause Guillain-Barre, a rare neurological syndrome that leads to temporary paralysis in adults.
Stenson, now fifth in the world rankings, said he is looking forward to competing in Rio in what is golf's first appearance at the Olympics for 112 years.
"I'm a huge sporting fan in general and to see an Olympic Games from the inside and participate is going to be huge," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"If I can do myself and my country proud by bringing home a medal, that would be awesome. I've got a Claret Jug now and any Olympic medal would be quite nice to put next to it in the trophy cabinet."
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Stenson birdied four of his final five holes at Royal Troon and had 10 in total in a round of 63 to finish three shots clear of American Phil Mickelson.
"I was so zoned in the last five holes I didn't know how many birdies I had made in that round," said Stenson.
"I was so focused on getting the job done, it was not until I had that birdie putt at the last that I could let go and realise I've done the achievement of my career.
"It was just an added bonus for that putt to drop and set a new Open record, but it was all about bringing that Claret Jug home to Sweden and be the first Swedish male to win a major championship.
"It's huge and it's going to get better and better with time I'm sure."
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Open champion Henrik Stenson says he may need nine more majors before he can be compared to another Swedish sporting legend - footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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Crews were called to the market town's High Street just before 14:30 GMT.
A number of people have been evacuated from nearby properties amid concerns the car could be fuelled by Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG).
A fire service spokeswoman said: "We don't get many vehicle fires involving LPG but but it is explosive so we do take precautions."
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Firefighters have been tackling a car blaze in the centre of Skipton.
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The Bob Smith Spring Cup meeting at Scarborough was abandoned following the Manx soldier's accident on Sunday.
A spokesman for the event said the 25-year-old was taken to Middlesbrough Hospital where he is "undergoing treatment for his injuries".
He added that he is "breathing on his own and his condition is improving".
Redmayne won the Junior Manx Grand Prix last year and is regarded as one of the brightest prospects in the sport.
His crash came after the feature Spring Cup race had been restarted when Northern Ireland's TT star suffering a leg injury.
Johnston was also taken to hospital for X-rays following the incident.
The organisers were forced to abandon the meeting in North Yorkshire because of a lack of medical cover at the course following the crashes.
The feature race will now be held at the Cock of the North Road Races in June.
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Isle of Man rider Billy Redmayne has suffered serious injuries in a crash at the Oliver's Mount Spring Cup meeting in England.
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The work, originally due to start next month, is now planned to begin in September subject to a procurement process.
£16.2m has been allocated to Translink for the railway upgrade.
Last year, Translink said an hourly service on the route was a "priority".
The second stage of the upgrade involves major re-signalling between Derry and Coleraine and the introduction of a passing loop.
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Work on a second major upgrade to the Londonderry-to-Coleraine railway line has been delayed by four months.
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The body of another worker caught up in Friday's fire at Wood Flour Mills, near Macclesfield, was found on Sunday.
All four were believed to be working in the upper floors of the mill on Friday when an explosion and fire reduced the four-storey building to rubble.
Firefighters have warned it may "take a long time" to complete the search.
A search team is excavating the 5m x 5m (16ft x 16ft) area where the body - which has not yet been identified - was found.
The families of Derek Moore, 62, Dorothy Bailey, 62, Jason Shingler, 38, and William Barks, 51, were all informed when the body was found, and continue to be updated and supported by police officers.
Another woman is in hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Two other men remain in hospital in a stable condition and another man has been discharged with minor injuries.
In a statement, the site owner - Wood Treatment Ltd - said it was "shocked and saddened" by the blast in Bosley.
The police are conducting a joint investigation with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
The site, which manufactures wood flour used for making laminate flooring, was also struck by fires in 2010 and 2012.
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The search and recovery mission to find three people still missing after an explosion at a Cheshire wood processing plant has entered a fifth day.
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Ronan O'Mahony and James Cronin both notched two tries with Tommy O'Donnell and the Scannell brothers Niall and Rory also touching down for Munster.
Derick Minnie scored a first-half try for Zebre as Munster led 24-7 at the break with Lloyd Greeff also scoring for the Pro12's bottom club in Parma.
The Italian club have lost 16 of their 17 Pro12 matches this season.
Ireland hooker Niall Scannell finished off a maul to open Munster's account in the third minute before his fellow international O'Donnell extended the lead on 18 minutes.
After wing O'Mahony's first try, Minnie replied for Zebre on the half-hour mark before a Tyler Bleyendaal penalty left Munster 17 points clear at half-time.
Munster centre Scannell joined his older brother on the scoreboard with the first try of the second half to ensure his side a bonus point, before O'Mahony secured his brace after Marcello Violi was sin-binned for the hosts.
Despite their numerical disadvantage, Zebre reduced the deficit to 12 points through a converted try from South African Greeff with just under 25 minutes to play.
But Munster quickly reasserted their authority as prop Cronin marked his comeback from injury with two tries in the final 20 minutes, both converted by Rory Scannell.
Zebre: D Berryman; K Van Zyl, T Boni, T Castello, L Greeff; S Bordoli, M Violi; B Postiglioni, O Fabiana, B Le Roux; G Koegelenberg, V Bernabo (capt); M Mbanda, J Meyer, D Minnie.
Replacements: S Tobias, A De Marchi, G Roan, J Furno, F Ruzza, C Engelbrecht, M Pratichetti, G Palazzani.
Munster: A Conway; D Sweetnam, J Taute, R Scannell, R O'Mahony; T Bleyendaal, D Williams; D Kilcoyne, N Scannell, J Ryan; D O'Callaghan, B Holland (capt); P O'Mahony, T O'Donnell, J O'Donoghue.
Replacements: R Marshall, J Cronin, S Archer, D O'Shea, C Oliver, A Lloyd, D Johnston, D Goggin.
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After the final with Wycombe in 2015 ended 1-1, the defender smashed home a penalty to help Southend to victory.
"It was my Stuart Pearce moment from Euro 96. He was one of my heroes growing up," said the 37-year-old.
"To come back to Southend, the club I'd supported as a boy, and finish it in that way was a dream come true."
Barrett played 354 games in two spells with the club, the last against Stevenage in the EFL Trophy in November.
The former Bristol Rovers and Gillingham defender was a member of the Shrimpers' side that won back-to-back promotions from League Two to the Championship in 2005 and 2006, as well as the promotion in 2015.
"I'd never played at Wembley, I'd played at the Millennium Stadium a couple of times while Wembley was being rebuilt and I worried I'd missed my chance," he told BBC Sport.
"But to go to Wembley with Southend (against Wycombe), and the way we won it - Joe Pigott scored with 20 seconds to go to take it to penalties.
"I took a penalty, put my foot through it and smashed it in the roof of the net. To have all my family there, it was the cherry on the cake of my career."
Barrett admitted he has been contemplating his future for the past 12 months, especially having "always been a starter" but finding himself out of the team.
"I still feel I've got more in me and could have carried on but it just felt the right time," he said. "I'm extremely privileged to play over 700 career games, in successful teams and I've got lots of great memories.
"But unfortunately it comes to an end for all of us and this is my time."
Barrett hopes to take his playing experience into coaching, adding: "That's where I see my future, maybe management one day.
"I've had a few offers, but I'm just going to weigh my options. I'm completing my Uefa A licence at the moment and hopefully a good opportunity comes up for me."
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Adam Barrett says helping Southend United win promotion via the League Two play-offs was the standout moment of his career, after retiring on Monday.
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The Welsh government says the idea is "open for discussion" but cites the potential cost.
It is part of plans to reform Wales's eight Community Health Councils (CHCs).
The health minister wants to make membership more diverse but the Conservatives said she has spread confusion.
There is currently one community council to shadow each local health board, except in Powys which has two.
A 12-member Board of Community Health Councils was also set up in 2004 to advise CHCs and represent their views nationally.
Health Minister Lesley Griffiths commissioned a report by Professor Marcus Longley from the University of Glamorgan's Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care.
It recommends the next chair of the board should be appointed through the public appointments process for a four year term and suggests giving the chair the title "patients commissioner".
There are already children's and older people's commissioners appointed in Wales.
"This will place them alongside other key figures in Welsh public life whose role it is to 'speak truth to power' on behalf of important sections of the community whose interests might otherwise be neglected," it says.
In a consultation document published on Wednesday, the Welsh government says changes could give the board a "stronger voice".
"Whether his or her role extends to that of a Patient's Commissioner is open for discussion, not least over the cost, role and the need to change primary legislation," it says
The consultation says Powys should be served by one CHC, but that its work should be divided between separate committees for the north and south of the county.
It also calls on the Board of CHCs to produce a report by June next year suggesting ways to increase the diversity of councils.
Ms Griffiths said: "As local health boards engage with communities on proposals for reconfiguration of health services, it is more important than ever that a broad range of people are involved in the work of CHCs.
"I believe CHCs need to look to involve groups such as the unemployed, mothers with young children, and people with full time jobs.
"They should also look at different ways of working so that people who find it difficult to attend meetings can participate."
The consultation is open until 14 January.
Earlier in the year Ms Griffiths was accused by the Welsh Conservatives of trying to "gagging" CHCs in a speech which said they "cannot be parochial".
In its consultation, the Welsh government says the Board of CHCs should have the ability to "direct individual community health councils".
For the Conservatives, party health spokesman Darren Millar AM said CHCs should be free to voice the views of local people who are concerned about plans to reconfigure hospital services.
"I urge as many people as possible to take part in this consultation in order to make sure CHCs remain a pivotal part of healthcare in Wales," he said.
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A patients' commissioner should be created as part of a shake-up of health watchdogs, a report by health economists suggests.
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The retailer said its policy is for staff to speak in English to customers, irrespective of their native language.
It comes after two staff members in Scotland were banned from speaking Polish to each other on their tea break.
The store said it was to ensure all its staff and customers "felt comfortable".
"It is Lidl UK company policy that staff speak in English to customers, irrespective of their native language," the company told the BBC Welsh-language website Cymru Fyw.
"This is for the benefit of all our customers as well as our staff to ensure a comfortable environment where all feel included.
"However, it goes without saying that our staff are able to assist a customer by conversing in their native tongue, if the customer is unable to speak any English."
The Welsh Language Society (Cymdeithas yr Iaith) said the policy was "appalling".
Its chairman, Jamie Bevan, added that "since the Welsh language bill was passed four years ago, it is illegal to stop staff from speaking to customers in Welsh".
Welsh Language Commissioner Meri Huws said she will respond in due course.
The Welsh government said: "The Welsh language has official status in Wales, and there are provisions in the Welsh language measure to protect people's freedom to use the language.
"The Welsh language commissioner has the power to investigate any allegations of this and can produce reports for Welsh ministers to consider."
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Staff at Lidl supermarkets are being stopped from speaking any language other than English in their UK stores - including Welsh.
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A number of other people were also held as police raided nine offices and homes in north-eastern Catalonia.
The arrests are part of an investigation into rights sales relating to Brazil, police sources say.
Rosell was Barca president from 2010 to 2014, when he resigned following a Spanish court's decision to investigate the 2013 signing of Brazilian Neymar.
In June 2016, Barcelona paid a fine of 5.5m euros (£4.7m) over the 25-year-old's move from Santos. The club was accused of tax fraud, which it denied.
Rosell's wife was among those also arrested on Tuesday.
Spanish newspaper El Confidencial reports the arrests are part of a joint operation between the Spanish police and the FBI, related to the United States-led investigation into corruption at Fifa.
The investigations into alleged corruption at football's governing body began two years ago, and Swiss authorities raided a Zurich hotel where Fifa delegates were staying for their annual conference.
Seven people were arrested in the raid, which was carried out on behalf of the United States Department of Justice.
More arrests and indictments on corruption charges followed in subsequent days and scores of Fifa officials and associates have since been arrested in connection with the investigation.
In March, Fifa passed on evidence from its internal inquiry to Swiss and US authorities.
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Former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has been arrested as part of a money-laundering investigation.
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Angella Reid was the first woman and second African-American to serve in the position after a career in hospitality.
"She is no longer employed here at the White House. We left on very good terms and we wish her the very best," said spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
It is simply nothing more than the transition of staff, she added.
According to the White House Historical Association, the chief usher's role includes overseeing "construction, maintenance, remodelling, food, as well as the administrative, fiscal and personnel functions".
The Jamaican-born Ms Reid worked closely with the First Family and provided guidance on matters of furnishing, art, and decor, writes the Washington Post.
She told the paper she had no comment to make about her departure.
She was very close to the Obama family, the newspaper reports.
"It gives me a sense of awe," she told CNN in 2016, "the fact that slaves built this house and I now work in this house as a leader, something out of my wildest dreams."
Because the chief usher is not a political position, it is not compelled to change at the beginning of a new White House administration.
Most stay on the job for at least a decade, and one was in his position for more than 30 years. Ms Reid was only the ninth since the start of the 20th Century, and leaves after six years.
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The Trump administration has fired the White House chief usher, who is responsible for the management of the building and its staff.
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Stanley Rangers RLFC said Evan Hawksworth was injured during a game on Sunday against Batley Boys.
The club said: "It is with the deepest regret that Stanley Rangers announce the tragic passing of their under-14s player Evan Hawksworth.
Evan's father, Gary Hawksworth, said: "Evan passed away playing the game he loved".
Under-14s team coach, Steve Abrahams, informed Evan's team-mates and described him as "our great friend, team-mate and all-round good guy."
Mr Hawksworth said: "He was never without a rugby ball in his hands.
"This was a tragic freak accident and no-one is to blame."
The club, with the RFL Benevolent Fund, has set up a crowdfunding page to support the family.
It said it would continue fundraising whilst celebrating Evan's life.
Events will take place at Stanley Rangers' ground on Friday.
A message on Evan's Facebook page said: "It is with sincere regret that today Evan Hawksworth has had his life support machine turned off.
"Words simply cannot portray the injustice of the loss of a charismatic, heart of a lion - tackle anything, be involved with everything, award winning young man".
Castleford Tigers posted on Facebook: "All our thoughts tonight are with Stanley Rangers U14s. We are saddened to let you know that Evan Hawksworth passed away today after sustaining an injury on Sunday. It was a freak injury playing the game he loved."
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On the tiny island of Muck in Scotland there's only one school with just 9 pupils!
Muck measures just 2.5 miles from east to west and has a population of around 27 people.
Whitney went to spend a day at the island school...
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What's it like to have your whole school in just one class?
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Paul Drinkhall, Sam Walker and Liam Pitchford all beat higher-ranked players in Kuala Lumpur.
The win means England lie joint-third in Group B, alongside Germany but behind Sweden and leaders France.
England women maintained their 100% record in the Second Division with a 3-1 win over Canada.
Tin-Tin Ho and Kelly Sibley secured the victory, and England will play Serbia in a clash of the Group E joint leaders on Wednesday.
England's men, back in the top division in the world for the first time since 1997, finish the group stage against bottom-placed Malaysia on Wednesday.
A third-placed finish in the group would ensure qualification for the round of 16.
Drinkhall beat Bastian Steger 3-1, while Walker defeated Patrick Franziska. Pitchford lost to Ruwen Filus but saw off Steger 3-1.
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England's men caused an upset at the World Team Championships in Malaysia by beating second seeds Germany 3-1 in the Championship Division.
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She was beaten by Finland's Enni Rukajarvi, who scored a combined 176.33 from her two best runs out of three.
Ormerod, who won her first World Cup competition last month, scored 146.33 in Innsbruck.
In the men's competition, Rowan Coultas and Billy Morgan finished fifth and sixth respectively.
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British snowboarder Katie Ormerod claimed a silver medal as women made their debut at the Air and Style big air competition in Austria.
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Samoa were beaten 78-0 by New Zealand at Eden Park following Wales' 24-6 over Tonga there last Friday.
"They're a wounded animal really after their scoreline against the All Blacks," McBryde told BBC Wales Sport.
"They were very competitive for the first 20 to 30 minutes of that match before falling away. I'm sure they'll want to set the record straight."
"We know they'll be a different opposition on Friday night buoyed on by a home crowd."
Wales arrived in Apia with just 27 players after Alex Cuthbert withdrew injured, while Kristian Dacey, Tomas Francis, Cory Hill and Gareth Davies joined up with the British and Irish Lions.
Despite seeing his squad depleted McBryde is confident his young Welsh side will cope.
"Yes we've lost four to the Lions and unfortunately Alex Cuthbert to injury, but what that does is make everybody realise there's an opportunity to get into that starting team," he said.
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"It's brought us a bit tighter together and everybody realises there's more of an opportunity for them maybe.
"There was a bit of edge in training and boys don't want to miss out on an opportunity and that makes for a very competitive environment and as a result the training was excellent."
Samoa have a history of inflicting defeat on Wales having won their four of the nine matches between the countries.
Wales are visiting for the first time since 1994, when they lost 34-9, and McBryde has warned his young Welsh side to expect a hostile reception.
"They're very welcoming off the pitch but as previous experience has shown once they cross that white line they're a different animal so it's going to be a big challenge for us," he said.
"We have to make sure too that we know we're here to play rugby on Friday and get the win. That's the aim, not just enjoy the sun.
"They are difficult conditions in a hostile environment and not many people are giving us a chance so what better way to come out and show what you can do and make the most of the opportunity."
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Yanic Wildschut went close early on for the Latics when he cut inside and drove a shot against the upright.
Billy Clarke failed to make contact with Jamie Proctor's dangerous cross for the visitors after the interval.
And Vuckic ensured Wigan would remain second in the table with a composed finish before Wildschut drove wide as he attempted to add a second.
Defeat cost play-off hopefuls Bradford their place in the top six, with Yorkshire rivals Barnsley winning at Fleetwood.
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Wigan manager Gary Caldwell told BBC Radio Manchester: "I think we were always the team on the front foot. They made it difficult for us.
"I thought we kept going and showed great character, great belief in what we were doing, kept passing the ball and got our reward in the end."
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Wigan extended their unbeaten run to 16 games as Haris Vuckic's goal gave them victory over Bradford City.
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Their general election manifesto will also pledge to consider, after the allowance rise, increasing the National Insurance threshold to the same level.
The £2,000 allowance rise by 2020 would be worth £400 a year to basic rate taxpayers, the party said.
Labour said the Lib Dems should "come clean" about how they would fund it.
The UK Personal Allowance - the amount you can earn in the UK before having to pay any tax - has risen during the current Parliament from £6,500 to its current level of £10,000. From next April, it is due to rise to £10,500.
"By cutting tax in this Parliament, cutting tax further in the next Parliament, and then moving on to National Insurance, we can make sure that over the course of a decade we shift the balance in the tax system - a generational shift - to help people in work," said Lib Dem Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander.
Some 26 million working people would enjoy a cut in tax from the Lib Dems' proposed allowance rise, he said.
Mr Alexander added: "We want to make sure we have a tax system that rewards people who work, that rewards people particularly working on low and middle incomes.
"It puts the tax cuts where they are needed most."
Independent public spending researcher body the Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates such a change would cost £3.5bn.
It calculates the Lib Dem proposal would increase the personal allowance by £890 more than under normal inflationary rises, which would in fact be worth £178 a year for a basic rate taxpayer by 2020.
BBC political correspondent Arif Ansari said the change, if enacted, would effectively mean that anyone on the minimum wage would not pay income tax.
"But the party also has another challenge - how to make sure they win political credit from those who have benefited," he said.
Cathy Jamieson, Labour's shadow treasury minister, said: "Nobody will believe a word the Lib Dems say on tax.
"They backed the Tories in giving a huge tax cut to millionaires while breaking their promise not to raise VAT on everybody else."
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Work and pensions committee chair Frank Field told news agencies that he was sure Sir Philip "will be invited".
Sir Philip owned BHS, which went into administration on Monday, for 15 years until selling it for £1 in 2015.
The committee will investigate how the collapse of BHS will affect the Pension Protection Fund.
The Pensions Protection Fund is funded by a compulsory levy on companies who have defined benefit pensions. It is there to provide compensation for pensioners when companies go bust.
The BHS pension scheme has a deficit of £571m and Sir Philip has offered to make an £80m voluntary contribution.
Separately, the Pensions Regulator will investigate whether BHS's former owners sought to avoid their obligations.
BHS, which employs about 11,000 people, will continue trading while the administrators seek a buyer for the business.
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Mr Field said: "We need as a committee to look at the Pension Protection Fund and how the receipt of pension liabilities of BHS will impact on the increases in the levy that will now be placed on all other eligible employers to finance the scheme.
"We will then need to judge whether the law is strong enough to protect future pensioners' contracts in occupational schemes."
The administration means members of the pension scheme who are yet to retire will be paid a less generous pension.
John Mann, a Labour member of the Treasury select committee, called on Sir Philip to repay £400m of dividends that he took out of BHS.
"Sir Philip Green and his family have made millions out of BHS and its hardworking staff. He took over a company with a healthy pension pot, yet when he sold BHS a black hole had appeared in its fund," he said.
"There is a very simple and honourable solution to this crisis: repay the dividends, live up to the name he has chosen for his new yacht, 'Lionheart', or lose his knighthood."
Conservative MP Richard Fuller has called on Sir Philip to clarify his involvement in the chain's demise. "Green and Arcadia need to put out a statement immediately clarifying their position. He has a responsibility, a duty," he said.
"Arcadia should be made to make public the documents and correspondence between themselves and Retail Acquisitions so that we can ascertain if the correct due diligence was undertaken in terms of there being enough cash left in the business and to cover the pension liability. If it's found that the correct due diligence was not undertaken, then Sir Philip will face serious consequences."
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A spokesman for HM Coastguard said nothing had been found during extensive searches and crews were stood down at 11:30 GMT.
The missing man has been named by police as Len King, 74, from Alfriston, East Sussex.
A friend reported him missing when he did not return home on Sunday evening.
Mr King had set out to sail alone from Brighton to Newhaven.
His Sunseeker yacht is believed to have been on autopilot when it drifted back to the marina and crashed into a wall with no-one on board.
Three lifeboats and a coastguard helicopter were involved in the search, which began shortly after 22:00 on Sunday.
It was hampered by storms overnight but resumed at first light in rough seas.
In a statement issued through Sussex Police, Mr King's wife Stephanie said her husband had been sailing since he was at least 20.
She said: "Normally we go together but during the week, if it's calm weather, he may go off by himself."
Mrs King said he went off just before lunch on Sunday and had been expected home by dinnertime.
When she phoned him several times the phone was unable to connect.
"I can't understand what has happened," she said.
"He is a very experienced yachtsman. He has all his equipment doubled up and is always careful. That is the way he runs things."
HM Coastguard said extensive shoreline searches had been carried out around Brighton Marina, between Shoreham and Newhaven and as far out as 2.5 miles off shore.
The helicopter had undertaken a search out to mid-Channel.
"Despite these extensive searches, nothing has been found. Unless any new information comes to light, the search has been suspended," a spokesman said.
Coastguards told BBC reporter Jon Hunt divers would examine the vessel to see if there was any mechanical explanation for what happened.
Insp Roy Apps said it remained unclear what had happened to Mr King.
He said: "The search is currently suspended and we are liaising with his family as we investigate the circumstances of his disappearance."
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The sprint freestyle specialist made her Olympic debut at Beijing 2008 and narrowly missed out on medals at both London 2012 and Rio 2016.
She finished just 0.02 seconds off the podium in the 50m freestyle in Rio.
"Stepping away from the pool is quite a scary decision," said Halsall, 26.
Halsall won three gold and seven silver medals at the Commonwealth Games, having made her international debut at Melbourne in 2006.
She was part of the gold medal-winning 4x100m medley relay team at the 2015 World Championships, and also won gold in the 50m backstroke at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships.
Halsall's retirement statement in full:
Announcing my retirement from swimming is a weird concept to me as I've never seen it as a career or a job. Just as a hobby that I've loved doing and happened to be OK at.
However I've done it for over a decade and there are so many people who have committed time, money, wisdom and knowledge into my journey that I will forever be thankful for. Stepping away from the pool is quite a scary decision for someone who's whole adult life to date has revolved around swim, weights, diet, peeing in a pot whilst someone watched, outdoor swim camps (yey) and lots of napping.
I am very much looking forward to the next chapter of my life and the normality of eating and drinking what I want, the only time someone watches me pee is when I leave the door open by accident and the dog comes in, and experiencing the mythical bank holidays. I will miss my daily naps and choosing to do sets of backstroke while training outdoors just to get an even tan. It's time to close this chapter of my life and move on to the next.
Swimming has taught me so much and given me opportunities that no other career could. So for me this is just a thank you note to everyone who has supported me for being part of a fantastic set of memories.
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The 30-year-old had to be helped off the field after an accident during a training session for the second Test against India in Bangalore.
Scans revealed a ligament tear in his left ankle, with Philander due to be out for "at least six to eight weeks".
England's Test series against South Africa starts in Durban on Boxing Day.
"Vernon stepped on Dean Elgar's foot by accident in our warm-up," said Proteas batsman AB de Villiers. "It was a very freakish accident, to be honest. He is very unlucky."
South Africa have called up paceman Kyle Abbott to replace Philander, who has taken 126 wickets in 32 Tests, for the rest of the four-match series, with the visitors currently trailing 1-0.
Philander's injury could mean he misses the first two Tests of England's four-game series in South Africa - the second Test in Cape Town on 2 January quickly following the first.
"The first Test match against England is six weeks away so it will be a tight schedule to get him ready and rehabilitated to make that Test match," said South Africa team manager Dr Mohammed Moosajee.
"Once he has been assessed back home in Cape Town and a proper programme for physio and rehabilitation has been put into place we will have a clearer understanding."
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South Africa bowler Vernon Philander could miss the start of next month's Test series with England after injuring his ankle in a warm-up football game.
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Speaking in Parliament, Mr Javid said he was "wary of setting a precedent".
Tata is looking to sell its loss-making UK business but the pension deficit is said to be hampering the process.
However pension experts warned earlier that the changes could take ministers down a "dangerous path".
Mr Javid has launched a consultation to consider the financial situation of Tata's UK pension scheme. He said the government was considering the proposals at the request of the trustees of the pension scheme and that any changes would need the approval of the regulator.
He stressed that several options were being considered.
"No decision has been made. We are wary of setting a precedent," he said.
"This is very much about this scheme and this scheme only, in very unique circumstances."
How steel workers' pensions could be hit
One option under discussion is to base the scheme's annual increase on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation measure, which is usually below the Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure currently used.
This is the path favoured by the British Steel Pensions Scheme as they say it would leave most of the pension holders either better off or no worse off, compared with entering the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), which is the likely alternative.
The PPF is a pensions lifeboat, funded by companies, designed to protect pensioners if their scheme were to go under. However, steel workers would be worse off under it.
The company and the steel trade unions also welcomed the consultation, with the union saying that entering the PPF would be an "unmitigated disaster".
"We need to ensure that there are cast iron safeguards in place so this unique situation does not result in employers dodging their pensions responsibilities," the union added in a statement.
In total the British Steel pension scheme has 130,000 members. The scheme has a deficit of £485m.
Earlier, former Lib Dem pensions minister Steve Webb said: "The government is going down a very dangerous path.
"Everyone has huge sympathy for steel workers and for efforts to protect jobs, but rushed changes to pension rules risk driving a coach and horses through the pension security of hundreds of thousands of workers well beyond the steel industry."
Meanwhile the pensions expert Tom McPhail from Hargreaves Lansdown said: "The potential deal on British Steel could rip a hole in one of the most fundamental principles of pension provision. It is well-established that pension benefits, once granted cannot be taken away."
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The airport has been built in St Helena, which is in the South Atlantic Ocean, between Africa and South America.
The project has cost 285 million pounds and was due to open in May.
A test flight at the airport wasn't able to land because it set ofo the aircraft's warning system for high winds.
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The Magpies were booed off following the 3-1 loss to Bournemouth on Saturday - a third successive league defeat that leaves them 19th in the table.
It also increased speculation over head coach Steve McClaren's future.
"If that's a performance from the players to say they are backing the manager, they are in trouble," Shearer told BBC's Match of the Day.
"McClaren is in massive trouble, he has to take his fair share of the blame."
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Shearer, the Magpies' all-time leading goalscorer, was in temporary charge of the club the last time they were relegated in 2009.
"There is no statement of intent on the pitch from the players, and there are no academy players coming through," he added.
"Chief scout Graham Carr holds most of the power when it comes to players coming in and out. There was a £15m striker [Aleksandar Mitrovic] who sat on the bench today."
Newcastle are currently a point behind 17th-place Sunderland with a game in hand, but they are nine points behind Swansea in 16th, with 10 league games remaining.
McClaren admitted after the game that his side were now in a "four-team league" battling against relegation along with Sunderland, Norwich and bottom club Aston Villa.
He also said their defeat on Saturday was "going down material". It is now only one win in their last five games, in which they have conceded 12 goals in losses to Everton, Chelsea, Stoke and Bournemouth.
Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown played under McClaren when he was a coach in the England set-up in the early 2000s and questioned his ability to lead a team.
"I think McClaren is an excellent coach but not a manager. He looked like a rabbit caught in the headlights," he told BBC's Match of the Day.
"With managers like David Moyes, Brendan Rodgers and Rafael Benitez around, he's in trouble."
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Newcastle are "a mess from top to bottom", according to former captain Alan Shearer.
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The young cranes hatched "in secret" in May - one at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire and two on farmland on the Somerset Levels.
Experts said, their existence was kept secret to "protect the families".
Conservationists at WWT Slimbridge have been working to re-establish a population in the region for six years.
But this year is the first time birds from the project have successfully reared chicks.
Damon Bridge, of the Great Crane Project, said: "We're delighted - success has always been about seeing birds raised in the wild take flight.
"To have young on the wing in Somerset and at Slimbridge so early on is really fantastic.
"The cranes are long-lived birds with many breeding attempts ahead of them and we are well on our way to our target of 20 breeding pairs in the South West by 2025."
All three chicks have been named Peter in memory of Peter Newbery a "driving force" behind the project, who died before it finished.
Ron and Trish Coombes, who farm on the Somerset Levels, said it had been "very exciting" watching the cranes hatch and rear two of the "three Petes".
They said they were aware the birds were favouring one site but were "astonished" when they appeared with two chicks.
Cranes were commonplace in parts of the West in the 1600s but became extinct across the UK.
A small population has been established in the Norfolk Broads since 1979.
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Three wild cranes - the first to be bred in the West Country for 400 years - have taken flight.
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Charlie Craig, 15, from Derbyshire, was a rider at apprentice level with the GB Cycling Team's Rider Route.
The boy's father, Nick Craig, broke the news on Facebook saying the family's world had fallen apart, Cycling Weekly reported.
British Cycling's programmes director Andy Harrison said the organisation was "devastated by the news".
The teenager won the under-16 National Trophy Cyclocross Series in 2016 and was highly thought of in the cycling world.
Mr Craig, himself a national cyclocross champion, said on Facebook: "Our beautiful lovely little boy Charlie went to sleep but never woke up.
"I don't know what else to write just now, but he will be with his little angel niece."
Many people posted messages on Twitter, including Dame Sarah Storey, winner of 15 Paralympic gold medals, who tweeted: "Devastated to hear the news about Charlie Craig, what a tragic loss."
Mr Harrison, from British Cycling, said: "Charlie was a promising young rider who had his whole life ahead of him.
"Everyone involved with the team is devastated by this news and, naturally, all of our thoughts are with Charlie's family."
It is not known at this stage how he died.
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In the three months to February, sales volumes fell by 1.4%, a sharper slide than the 0.5% decline for the three months to January.
That was the biggest three-month fall recorded by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) since March 2010.
Fuel prices in February were 18.7% higher than a year earlier.
"February's retail sales figures show fairly strong growth, though the underlying three-month picture shows falling sales as February's figures follow two consecutive months of decline in December and January," said ONS statistician Kate Davies.
"The underlying trend suggests that rising petrol prices in particular have had a negative effect on the overall quantity of goods bought over the last three months."
Petrol cost an average of 120p a litre in February, with diesel 3p more, according to ONS figures.
However, the 1.4% rise in retail sales in February was higher than the 0.4% increase expected by economists.
News of the month-on-month increase sent the pound higher above $1.25.
Paul Hollingsworth at Capital Economics said the figures would give some reassurance that higher inflation had not brought growth in consumer spending to a halt.
Inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index jumped to 2.3% in February - up from 1.8% in January, the ONS said on Tuesday.
However, Howard Archer at IHS Markit said consumers were becoming more cautious as higher inflation squeezed their purchasing power.
"The economy's persistent resilience since last June's Brexit vote has been largely built on consumers keeping on spending," he said.
"With consumers now seemingly moderating their spending, the long-anticipated slowdown in the economy looks set to materialise unless other sectors can make significantly increased contributions."
Fashion retailer Next said on Thursday it was "extremely cautious" about trading for the coming year as it reported lower annual profits.
Martin Beck, senior economic adviser to the EY ITEM Club, said annual shop price inflation increased from 1.9% in January to 2.8% in February - a 60-month high.
"How the year pans out will depend heavily upon consumers' willingness to draw on savings or take on more debt," he said. "Last year's retail boom looks set to become an increasingly distant memory."
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"Costs have got out of control, we need costs to come right down," he told BBC 5 live's Wake Up to Money programme.
Lord Browne said companies would have to "slim down", warning "there will be some companies that go to the wall".
The warning from Lord Browne, who led BP for 12 years, comes amid fears the industry is in crisis.
A barrel of Brent crude has more than halved in price since its peak of $115 last summer. On Tuesday, the price stood at $57 a barrel.
Last month, the chairman of the independent explorers' association Brindex told the BBC the industry was "close to collapse".
Robin Allan claimed almost no new projects in the North Sea were profitable with oil below $60 a barrel.
In recent weeks hundreds of North Sea jobs have been cut by oil firms, including BP and Talisman Sinopec.
The chancellor has said he will look at new measures to support the industry in his next Budget in March.
Both industry leaders and the Scottish government are calling for taxes to be cut further as a matter of urgency to help the sector deal with falling oil prices and higher costs.
Unions have also raised safety concerns over the number of job cuts being made in the industry.
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There will also be daily reports after each session and contributions from the 5 live F1 team from the second test - as well as a special 5 live season preview show coming from Barcelona on March 3.
The 2016 season gets under way on 20 March, with the first race in Melbourne, Australia.
Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona - 22-25 February
Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona - 1-4 March
Ferrari - launched
Haas - launched
Force India - launched
Renault - launched
McLaren - launched
Mercedes - launched
Red Bull - launched
Sauber - 1 March
Toro Rosso - launched
Williams - launched
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It comes after two cabinet ministers stepped down on Tuesday over separate scandals, which means a political reshuffle is likely in 2016.
Liberal senator Eric Abetz called for Mr Abbott to make a comeback saying he has "more to offer public life".
Abbott was unseated by current Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in September.
"I'm on the record as saying that I believe Tony Abbott has more to offer public life in Australia," Mr Abetz told the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
"I hope that he stays in the Parliament and I hope that there will be a place for him, a prominent place for him, in any future ministry should he decide to stay.
Another politician calling for Mr Abbott's return was Nationals Senator John Williams, who told the ABC the move would help "heal the wounds of the past".
Cities minister Jamie Briggs resigned yesterday after a female public servant lodged an official complaint about his behaviour in a Hong Kong bar in September.
Mr Briggs said that he had failed to live up to the high standards expected of a government minister.
Special Minister for State Mal Brough also stepped aside pending the result of a federal police investigation into alleged his role in the illegal procurement of a rival politician's private diary.
Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss, who leads the Nationals, is widely predicted to retire from politics before the next federal election.
An announcement on Mr Truss's future would provide the catalyst for Mr Turnbull to reshuffle his frontbench.
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The Asian Hornet has spread across Europe since being accidentally introduced to France in 2004 in a shipment of pottery from China.
The UK's National Bee Unit confirmed one of the hornets had been photographed in Jersey.
Beekeeper Bob Hogge said he expected more to arrive on the island.
Mr Hogge, from the Jersey Beekeepers' Association, said: "I think I could put a very safe bet that we will have them here within the next few years.
"They surround us now, they're on the Brittany coast, they're on the Normandy coast - we will get them", he said.
A nest of Asian Hornets found in Alderney in July was destroyed as a precaution against them spreading, the Alderney government said.
In Jersey, an amateur insect expert who photographed it at Mount Bingham, Jersey's environment department said.
The department said the area had been searched and no further hornet activity detected.
People who suspect they have found a hornet should send a photograph to the department if it is safe to do so, a spokesman said.
Mr Hogge said the Asian Hornet dismembered honey bees to take back to feed their young and could wipe out entire hives.
"They've got a particularly unpleasant sting, and they are aggressive. If one attacks you and leaves a sting it will leave a scent and others will come and attack you too," he added.
However, the department stressed the Asian hornet was no more harmful to humans than the European hornet.
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Its authors suggested better broadband could help create higher-paid jobs.
They have also highlighted the need for adequate provision of training and childcare to help support workers.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise, which was involved in commissioning the study, is supporting work to offer superfast broadband in rural areas.
The report, Minimum Income Standard for Remote Rural Scotland 2016, has suggested that the level of income required to afford a socially acceptable standard of living and "to participate in society" is 10 to 30% more expensive in remote rural Scotland.
However, it has also suggested falling energy costs have "to some extent" eased "the burden" on the cost of living for people living in remote rural areas.
Fergus Ewing, Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, said: "I welcome this latest Minimum Income Standard Report and note the positive impact that lower diesel and petrol prices has had on those who have to travel long distances.
"The Scottish government is already doing much to support rural communities through transport initiatives and Rural Fuel Poverty measures, and we will continue to work with rural communities to identify the best solutions to rural challenges."
The report was commissioned by HIE, Scottish Enterprise, the Rural and Islands Housing Association Forum and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations.
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Christopher Michael Williams, 51, of Acrefair, died after being struck by a half-tonne power press on 3 December 2012 at Vauxhall Industrial Estate.
Mold Crown Court heard the lifting operation was unsafe and Mr Williams was not properly trained in lifting non-standard loads.
Morgan Technical Ceramics Ltd had admitted failing to ensure his safety.
The court heard a maintenance supervisor was moving the power press on a pallet truck when it toppled over, striking Mr Williams.
He died from his injuries at the scene.
As well as the fine, the firm must also pay £23,000 in costs.
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A Wrexham company has been fined £180,000 after a man was crushed by heavy machinery at a Ruabon factory.
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He worked closely with owner Randy Lerner, who put the club up for sale last May but is yet to find a buyer.
The resignation of American Fox after 18 months at the Premier League's bottom club follows the departure of sporting director Hendrik Almstadt and three new appointments to the board.
Fox said "it makes sense for me to seek another challenge" following the changes in the Villa boardroom.
Villa are nine points from safety at the foot of the league and Fox and Lerner have been the target of fans' anger over their struggles.
Steven Hollis became the club's new chairman in January while former Governor of the Bank of England Lord King and ex-Football Association chairman David Bernstein have become directors at Villa Park.
And Gulf War commander General Charles Krulak is now listed as a director on the Companies House website.
In a statement Fox said: "The owner made it very clear last summer that he and I would seek to recruit a board that would put the club in a stronger position in the event that a sale didn't happen.
"As the board has taken shape, however, it has become clear that my role also has changed. While I am supportive of where the board is trying to take the club, it is my feeling that given the changes they are making, it makes sense for me to seek another challenge."
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Ovarian Cancer Action said the Scottish Medicines Consortium's decision on olaparib was "ground-breaking".
The SMC approved the drug after hearing that patients tended to be younger women with family and work commitments.
Cancer Research UK said trials have shown that olaparib can extend lives by an average of seven months.
Olaparib is already approved for use in England for people who are suffering with cancer for a third time.
In Scotland, it will be used by women who have relapsed with cancer for a second time.
Katherine Taylor, chief executive of research charity Ovarian Cancer Action, said: "The SMC's decision to approve the routine use of olaparib is ground-breaking; a huge leap towards more personalised treatment for women facing ovarian cancer because of a genetic mutation."
The drug targets ovarian cancer in women with a BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 gene mutation.
Last year Angelina Jolie had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed after she was found to be at an increased risk of ovarian cancer due to a "faulty" BRCA 1 gene.
Ms Taylor warned that women in Scotland would only qualify for olaparib if their BRCA status is known.
She said: "NHS Scotland must continue to make sure that all patients are offered a BRCA test at diagnosis so they can be treated with the best drugs available."
Gregor McNie, of Cancer Research UK in Scotland, said the charity was also funding clinical trials to asses the potential for olaparib in the treatment of brain tumours and pancreatic cancer.
He added: "Cancer Research UK scientists played a pivotal role in discovering and developing olaparib and it is great news that the drug will now offer new hope to some women in Scotland with advanced disease.
"We look forward to further good news on olaparib in the future, with clinical trials showing it also has potential in other types of cancer."
Olaparib was approved by the SMC after being considered by its Patient Clinician Engagement (PACE) process which is used for medicines that treat end of life and very rare conditions.
Prof Jonathan Fox, chairman of the SMC, said: "As the first maintenance treatment for ovarian cancer, olaparib is an important development, and we know from the evidence given by patients and clinicians through our PACE process that it will be welcomed."
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Residents have said overflow channels would stop short of the Surrey town and water could be funnelled towards them.
The Environment Agency said Sunbury would see benefits from the £256m River Thames Scheme and risks would not rise.
Spokesman David Murphy said the channels were to convey water in a channel instead of on the flood plain.
Sunbury resident Kevin Ella said no-one would want to live in the town.
"The houses are not going to be worth any money because people know we're at the end of a flood relief," he said.
Fellow resident Jeff Dormer added: "[It is] very likely [the floods] will happen again. There is no future for us here."
BBC reporter Gareth Furby said nearby Datchet would see flood levels fall by three quarters of a metre and Wraysbury would see flood levels fall by a third of a metre, but Sunbury had no minimum reduction and a maximum benefit of about 15cm, under the scheme.
Mr Murphy said the whole scheme would benefit more than 15,000 properties along the Thames.
He said: "The River Thames Scheme includes all communities from Datchet down to Teddington and that includes Sunbury.
"Sunbury will see benefits from the scheme although those benefits will be less than other communities."
He said there were proposals to develop the scheme to increase the capacity of three weirs and reduce flood levels in Sunbury.
"[But] the amount that we can reduce water levels is limited because of the size of the river as it passes down through Sunbury down to Teddington," he stressed.
About 1,000 homes in Surrey were flooded during the winter after the Thames reached its highest level in 60 years.
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Light-flyweight Yafai, 23, scored a clear points victory over Cameroon's Simplice Fotsala in the round of 32.
Welsh lightweight Cordina used classy footwork and counterpunching to beat bustling Filipino Charly Suarez.
Okolie, a heavyweight in just his 26th bout, used his jab well to overcome Polish fighter Igor Jakubowski.
The 23-year-old Londoner only quit his job at McDonalds after watching Anthony Joshua win super-heavyweight gold at London 2012, and battled obesity as a youth.
"To become a legend, you have to do legendary stuff. This is just part of the journey to be a legend," he said.
"If I manage to win, then I deserve it. It's not about scraping a medal or getting lucky. It's about wanting to beat everyone. If I can beat everyone in front of me, I get gold. If I don't, I don't deserve it."
Light-heavyweight Joshua Buatsi is the only Briton in action on Sunday, taking on Uganda's Kennedy Katende at 17:00 BST.
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The inaugural Nitro Athletics events take place in Melbourne next month, with six teams of 24 athletes taking part in non-traditional events such as middle-distance and hurdles relays.
Nine-time Olympic champion Bolt, 30, will captain an 'all-stars' team.
"We need brave, bold ideas that engage fans in events," said Coe.
"Athletics is a global sport with a global following, but we need events that bring back the fun, the kids and the crowds and... add a different dimension to the record-setting events like the world championships.
"Nitro Athletics is a great example of what can be done and what needs to be done to revolutionise how we present our sport and how our fans connect with the sport and the athletes."
Bolt and his team-mates will compete against squads from Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and England - the latter captained by 2008 Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu.
The Nitro series will take place at Melbourne's Lakeside Stadium on 4, 9 and 11 February, and will build up to the World Championships in London in August, which is expected to be Bolt's final major competition.
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The singer is talking and "expected to make a full recovery", her lawyer said.
Rebecca J Thyne said she had visited Mitchell on 26 June, and the singer was "happy to be home".
The comments came in papers relating to Mitchell's conservatorship, and follow reports last month that the Big Yellow Taxi singer was unable to speak.
David Crosby - who dated Mitchell in 1967 - told The Huffington Post the star faced a long "struggle" after being found unconscious in her home on 31 March.
"She took a terrible hit," he said. "She had an aneurysm, and nobody found her for a while. And she's going to have to struggle back from it the way you struggle back from a traumatic brain injury.
"To my knowledge, she is not speaking yet."
But Mitchell's lawyer has painted a more optimistic picture.
"When I arrived she was seated at her kitchen table feeding herself lunch," Thyne wrote.
"She also told me that she receives excellent care from caregivers round-the-clock. It was clear that she was happy to be home and that she has made remarkable progress.
"She has physical therapy each day and is expected to make a full recovery."
The court filing recommended that Mitchell's longtime friend Leslie Morris, who has been acting as her temporary conservator, be officially appointed her conservator.
According to Thyne, Mitchell should be judged to lack the capacity to give informed consent for medical treatment.
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Joni Mitchell has made "remarkable progress" since she suffering a stroke and brain aneurysm in March, according to court documents.
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Wirral Council has said it is looking for investors to develop areas around the Woodside ferry terminal, the town centre and Hamilton Square.
It revealed the plan at MIPIM, Europe's largest property expo in Cannes.
An earlier scheme was abandoned in October as the authority sought "more ambitious" plans.
Council leader Phil Davies said there was "global interest" in the proposals.
"I can only report that I've never had so much interest in the last year or so from people who want to invest in Wirral, particularly in Birkenhead," he said.
"We've had an incredible amount of interest."
The proposal includes money for outlying areas, with plans to redevelop the Woodside waterfront and build residential accommodation with views over Liverpool also announced.
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A £1bn plan to regenerate Birkenhead has been unveiled, five months after a previous £30m development plan was scrapped.
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The 23-year-old hit three consecutive birdies as he secured a two-shot lead over Japan's Hideki Matsuyama.
Americans William McGirt, Jimmy Walker and Ryan Moore are tied in third place with 14 under in Hawaii.
World number one Jason Day is in 13th place after a three-under 70, while Scotland's Russell Knox is seven shots off the lead with one round remaining.
"I left a lot our there. That is always a good thing because I can just go work on it and improve," Thomas said.
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American Justin Thomas shot his third-straight 67 to take the lead on day three of the Tournament of Champions.
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Seventy-one people, including 19 players and staff, were killed as the Brazilian team travelled to Colombia for the final of the Copa Sudamericana.
The club have since signed 22 new players and appointed a new manager.
They beat Inter de Lages 2-1 in the state competition they won last season, with goals from Niltinho and Wellington Paulista at the Arena Conda stadium.
It was only their second competitive game since the crash.
The team drew 0-0 with Joinville in the Primeira Liga - a different competition - on Thursday.
Chapecoense were awarded the Copa Sudamericana trophy following the disaster, a move backed by Colombian club Atletico Nacional, who were scheduled to face them in the final.
Defenders Neto and Alan Ruschel and goalkeeper Jackson Follmann, who had his leg amputated, were among the six survivors of the crash.
They received the trophy and medals alongside families of the victims at Chapecoense's first game since the crash, a friendly on 22 January.
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One resident said she felt the ground moving beneath her as she ventured into her back garden in Magdalen's Road, Ripon.
Fire crews were called to the street at 22:30 GMT on Wednesday, where they found a hole measuring about 20m (66ft) by 10m (33ft).
No injuries have been reported, with the area cordoned off.
The hole, in the back gardens of two properties, is estimated to be about 9m (30ft) deep.
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Frances O'Neil, said: "I was just going to go down the steps that lead to my garden and realised there were no steps and the ground was moving.
"I turned back around, grabbed hold of a metal pole and pulled myself up and back into the house."
Ben Bramley, who lives in the other affected house, said: "I was a bit drowsy and my missus gave me a shout to say something was happening in the back garden and it sounded like a little landslip.
"I went outside and it was all dusty, my neighbour was out there in a dressing gown and it was a real mess."
Structural experts were called in to help survey the scene.
Mr Bramley added: "It's quite traumatic.. it's very close to our back door and the house, as you can imagine, is uninhabitable at the moment.
"The fire brigade and contractors were saying that it's likely to be structurally unsafe for a period of time, so we would need to move out. We might even be officially homeless."
Ben Cairns, North Yorkshire Fire Service station manager, said: "The area is well-known for gypsum deposits, so it's not the first time we have encountered this - although this particular sinkhole does appear to be quite large."
The fire service said the residents of four of the affected homes would not be able to return to their properties any time soon.
In 2014, a 100-year-old detached house in an adjoining street was demolished after a 25ft-wide sinkhole opened.
The British Geological Survey said Ripon lies in one of the most susceptible areas of the UK for sinkholes because of its "Permian gypsum deposits", which can dissolve more quickly than surrounding limestone.
Eamon Parkin, a landlord at the nearby Magdalen's pub, said he had noticed a visible change in the area's landscape over the past few years.
He said: "Growing up here, I know that it's a problem in Ripon and these things do happen, but where will it happen next?
"If you look over to where the park is, the land is changing over there. It used to be nice and flat, but now you can see a difference in the structure of the land."
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Time Warner, which owns HBO and CNN, will also advertise on the service.
The deal comes as television companies look to capture growing digital audiences and rival tech platforms, such as Facebook, add video content.
It boosted shares of both companies, sending Snapchat's stock up almost 2%.
Snapchat started in 2011 as a picture-messaging app and now has more than 150 million daily users.
It became a publicly traded company earlier this year.
The firm has worked with companies, including the BBC, as it broadens the content available.
Its shows typically last for three to five minutes.
Currently one show airs on Snapchat each day. That number is expected to increase to three by the end of the year, according to the company.
Time Warner's contributions will include comedy and scripted drama.
The firm has produced many hit films and TV shows including Wonder Woman and Game of Thrones.
The two-year partnership is valued at about $100m, according to Reuters.
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Benedetto Vassallo, 68, from Folkestone in Kent, arrived in the UK with his parents as a young child in 1952.
The home secretary attempted to have Vassallo - who retained his Italian citizenship - deported.
However, the Court of Appeal ruled he was of "low risk" of reoffending and called him a "home-grown criminal".
Vassallo was convicted of 68 offences, mainly burglary, while living in the UK.
During this time he married a British woman and had two children who were also British citizens.
In May 2012 he was sentenced to 29 months in prison for a burglary committed at the home of an elderly couple.
After this the home secretary decided to make a deportation order against Vassallo on the grounds that it was necessary "in the interests of public policy or public security".
An immigration tribunal ruled that deporting Vassallo was not justified under European immigration regulations.
The Home Office appealed, however, three judges - Lord Justice Richards, Lady Justice Macur and Mr Justice Cranston - agreed he should not be deported.
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Dan Lawrence (75) and Adam Wheater's (64) 127-run partnership helped Essex create a platform before they were all out for 295, having resumed on 120-4.
Middlesex, also aided by Toby Roland-Jones' 3-81, chose to not enforce the follow on, despite being 212 ahead.
Sam Robson hit 77 and Nick Gubbins 64 as the hosts declared on 239-3, and Essex ended 19-0 chasing 452 to win.
Given the forecast for rain on the final day, the decision not to put Essex back in to bat again was surprising. However, Robson and Gubbins built on their first-innings centuries to ensure the best chance for victory possible if the weather holds out.
After dismissing former England captain Alastair Cook cheaply on day two, Roland-Jones took his third wicket of the match with the 14th ball of the third morning, as Ravi Bopara was caught at third slip, continuing his poor batting form this season.
That brought Wheater to the crease, and alongside Lawrence the pair dragged Essex away from a disastrous reply to Middlesex's 507-7 declared, but Wheater was eventually out to a brilliant one-handed tumbling catch by Stevie Eskinazi at square leg to reduce the visitors to 253-6.
Ryan ten Doeschate (20) was then trapped plumb lbw by Tim Murtagh, Simon Harmer hit a wide ball to Eskinazi's hands, and Lawrence and Neil Wagner were dismissed by Finn (4-51) as the final four wickets tumbled in nine overs.
At a pace of more than six runs an over, Middlesex thundered to a lead of 451, thanks to Robson, Gubbins and fellow first-innings centurion Eskinazi, who hit 62 in 34 balls, going to his fifty with three successive sixes into the Grand Stand off Jamie Porter.
Essex faced six overs late in the day and opener Nick Browne survived a scare when Ollie Rayner dropped him at second slip off Roland-Jones when he was on eight.
Middlesex head coach Richard Scott told BBC Radio London:
"We decided not to enforce the follow-on because our bowlers had sent down almost 100 overs in their first innings.
"We wanted to give them a session's rest so they could come back again strong and also have the chance of bowling fresh in the morning.
"Our batsmen actually did brilliantly to accelerate the scoring rate and get us a lead of 450 in time for us to have six overs at them before stumps."
Essex wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Wheater told BBC Radio Essex:
"We tried to slow the scoring rate in their second innings but their top three all played really well.
"With the small boundary on one side it is hard to defend it.
"We just have to bat well on the last day and you never know what can happen."
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A total of 1,454 Carlisle fans travelled the 68 miles to Morecambe, making up 47% of the attendance.
"They were sucking the ball into the net - you could feel it," Curle told BBC Cumbria.
"It's phenomenal - the noise you can hear from behind the goal. You can tell there's a unity growing."
Carlisle came from behind and sealed victory with two goals in two minutes - a 83rd-minute Charlie Wyke penalty followed by a close-range finish from substitute Derek Asamoah.
"The pleasing thing is that at 1-0 down coming off the pitch at half-time, the supporters were with us," Curle, 52, continued.
"The supporters stayed with us because they knew there is a level of commitment within the players and within the staff that we want to do well for them and I think that shone through."
Carlisle sit 11th in League Two, three points below the play-off places, but with games in hand on many of the teams above them.
"I'm very proud to be manager of Carlisle United. I know there's a journey for this club to go on and I'm desperate to be a massive part of it," former Manchester City defender Curle added.
"I've said to the players - if we make the play-offs, we go up."
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The storm has also brought heavy rain and gales to Northern Ireland and Scotland, with flood warnings in place across the UK.
Hundreds of homes have been evacuated and thousands left without power with many areas fearing the storm will bring more flooding.
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A large batch of sea foam has washed up on the coastal town of Tramore as Storm Frank moved across the Republic of Ireland.
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In a festive season where most of our big retailers did better than expected, M&S stood out, finally shrugging off its clothing sales hoodoo.
Clothing sales have been in decline - and often sharp decline - for the past five years, with the exception of one positive quarter two years ago.
Over Christmas, however, like-for-like sales were up 2.3%, although the company was quick to point out that 1.5% of that was down to how Christmas fell, which meant there were five extra trading days compared to the relevant period a year earlier.
Even so, a 0.8% increase is not to be sneezed at, and is evidence perhaps that the back-to-basics reforms of chief executive Steve Rowe, which include hundreds of job losses at head office and the closure of most of the international stores, is having some effect.
M&S beats Christmas sales forecast
Tesco hails 'strong progress'
One good quarter doesn't make a revival, but a halt to the seemingly inexorable decline will give shareholders encouragement.
Retail analysts say Mr Rowe's formula - a concentration on the basics - is a welcome contrast to the recent past, where management introduced eye-catching fashion and made mis-steps online.
The real test will be at the next quarterly update, where the calendar is against Mr Rowe - just as he benefited at Christmas, he misses out next time.
If he can turn in another positive number on clothing, there will be substance to the M&S revival.
Elsewhere, there was good news tempered with caution about the coming year.
This was best expressed at the John Lewis Partnership, which reported like for like sales growth of just under 3% at both the department store chain and the grocery business, Waitrose.
Profits for the full year are likely to be up, but Sir Charlie Mayfield, the partnership's chairman, took the unusual step of warning staff their bonuses would be smaller than last year.
The culprits? The pressure caused by a weaker pound and the need to invest heavily in new products.
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Marks and Spencer has turned out to be this year's surprise Christmas package.
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The High Administrative Court rejected an appeal by the government against a lower court's decision to stop it handing over Tiran and Sanafir.
Cheers erupted as the judge delivered the verdict, saying the government had failed to provide evidence that the islands were originally Saudi.
The transfer deal, signed last April, sparked rare protests in Egypt.
Tiran and Sanafir are located at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba. They are uninhabited apart from Egyptian troops and multi-national peacekeepers.
President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said the islands had always belonged to Saudi Arabia and that Riyadh had asked Egypt to station troops there in 1950 to protect them.
But Mr Sisi was accused of violating the constitution and "selling" the islands in return for a multi-billion dollar aid package announced during a visit to Cairo by King Salman.
Saudi Arabia has backed Mr Sisi financially since he led the military's overthrow of his Islamist predecessor, Mohammed Morsi, in 2013.
Uproar at the maritime border demarcation accord prompted protests across Egypt at which hundreds people were detained, according to human rights activists.
A group of lawyers, including former presidential candidate Khaled Ali, also challenged the agreement at an administrative court.
Mr Ali argued that a 1906 maritime treaty between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire stated that the islands were Egyptian. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia was not established until 1932.
In June, the court nullified the border accord, ruling that Egyptian sovereignty over the islands held and could not be amended in favour of another state.
The government subsequently lodged an appeal with the High Administrative Court. It is part of the State Council, a judicial body that gives legal advice to the government, drafts legislation, and exercises jurisdiction over administrative cases.
On Monday, the High Administrative Court said it was the "unanimous" decision of its judges that Tiran and Sanafir were sovereign Egyptian territories.
Lawyers and activists celebrated and chanted: "These islands are Egyptian."
"This verdict is a victory for Egypt," Mr Ali, who was carried out of the court building on the shoulders of his supporters, told Reuters news agency.
There was no immediate response from the Egyptian or Saudi governments.
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In the video, a woman is conversing with her mother as she gets ready to go out. She doesn't admit to going out on a date, but says she is heading out for a theatre festival.
However, the mother sees a Tinder message pop up on her daughter's phone and smiles.
The date has her "right swipe", she says, offering her surprised daughter her stamp of approval. The video, uploaded on 7 May, has been viewed more than 400,000 times.
Facebook users have termed this advertisement's portrayal of Tinder - which is largely perceived as a hook-up app - as "sanskaari" Tinder (which means "virtuous" in Hindi).
But there was a lot of scepticism about whether the advertisement reflected the reality in most Indian homes, where dating openly is not the norm.
Several joked that Tinder should collaborate with matrimonial websites like Shaadi.com.
"Hook Up to Matchmaking in 30 seconds flat," said one user, while another asked: "Is Tinder the new Indian marriage matrimony??"
"Did I pull a Rip Van Winkle and sleep through a hundred years of mom evolution?," asked one user, while another user commented cheekily: "Reality- Mom swiping right on daughter's cheek."
The new advertisement has been seen by some as a way for Tinder to change its positioning.
On Facebook, Tinder says its app "is how everyone today meets new, like-minded people around them - people who become friends, lovers, mentors, acquaintances, partners, movie-buddies or soulmates".
Taru Kapoor, head of Tinder India, says the video shows the "changing dynamic" in Indian culture.
"Like every generation, the youth today have adopted strong Indian values while at the same time creating new norms and rejecting the ones that do not fit anymore in a shifting world order," she says, in a statement emailed to the BBC.
"A mother catching a glimpse of her daughter's Tinder notification is reflective of the future of dating in India, where youth and parents are open and honest about dating."
Some users were supportive of idea behind the advert, despite not being completely convinced it reflected reality.
"Refreshing move by Tinder India to reposition itself as a 'parent approved' dating app. Although quite wishful but I hope reality reflects this ad someday soon," said a user on Facebook, while another remarked: "Apt representation of all the people on Tinder with 'No Hookups' on their bio."
India is currently the largest market in Asia for Tinder - it is where the US-based app launched its first overseas office. It was the most downloaded dating app in India in 2015 and Tinder says the app attracts over 14 million swipes each day in India.
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In a new advertisement, Tinder suggests that even Indian parents approve of the dating app - but social media users aren't convinced.
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Andy Beynon, 52, from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, died on the B4268 between Pentre Meyrick Cross and Llysworney.
His wife said he was the "love of my life" who dedicated his time to helping children with special needs.
The crash involved Mr Beynon's motorbike and a Land Rover Freelander.
In a statement, his wife Dawn said: "Andy lost his life enjoying one of his many pleasures - riding his motorcycle.
"He was out that day giving his free time to teach others how to become a better rider.
"He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother - a family man - with many, many friends.
"He dedicated his time to help others and work tirelessly helping children with exceptional special needs. The children utterly adored him - he just had that 'special gift' to make them smile."
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Winds reached 36mph and blew trees over at Emirates Golf Club, where play has stopped until Saturday, angering some of the 64 players to finish round two.
Former Masters champion Trevor Immelman called the halt "ridiculous", while Ryder Cup player Chris Wood said the decision made the event "one sided".
Tournament director Mike Stewart said the course was "unsafe and unplayable".
Stewart added: "We had TV towers that the roofs were blown off. We had balls moving on the greens - blew into a bunker at one stage. Five trees came down."
There are 65 players, including George Coetzee of South Africa, who leads on nine under, and Spaniard Sergio Garcia, a shot behind, who have nine holes or more left to play of round two.
England's Matthew Fitzpatrick (three under par), Danny Willett (one over), Ian Poulter (three under) and Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell (four under), are all yet to reach halfway in the second round.
Stewart still thinks the tournament will conclude on Sunday as round two will be completed on Saturday with the third round commencing later in the day from a two-tee start.
However, a host of early starters on Friday stressed their frustrations as those set to face the gusts later in the afternoon were spared.
Spain's Pablo Larrazabal - who ended five over after two rounds - said he was "very angry".
South African Immelman, who is set to miss the cut at four over par, wrote on social media: "Suspending play now is ridiculous, half the field played 36 holes in these conditions."
Martin Kaymer of Germany, who is tied for fifth on four under, said: "Hard to understand the difference between the morning play and now, therefore even more surprised about the decision."
Earlier on Friday, 14-time major winner Tiger Woods withdrew from the tournament before the start of round two citing a back spasm.
The 41-year-old American, who only returned to action in December after 15 months out following two back operations, was five over after 18 holes.
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Wales are third in Group D, four points behind Martin O'Neill's Republic of Ireland, who are top.
"Will a point be good enough? I don't think so," Roberts said.
"I will go as far to say that it's a must-win game for us if we are going to have any chance of finishing top of the group."
The former Leicester City and Watford player added: "But this group of players are used to big occasions and are used to big games.
"They've dealt with them admirably in the last two and a half years so they will be really looking forward to going to Dublin.
"I do believe we'll win the game on Friday. They will be under strength and we will be at full strength,"
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Forward Tom Lawrence is so far the only player to have pulled out of Wales' squad.
The Republic of Ireland have been hit by injuries with first-choice central defensive pairing Shane Duffy and Ciaran Clark ruled out.
Midfielders Harry Arter and Wes Hoolahan are both out injured too while Burnley's Robbie Brady is suspended.
But Roberts, who won 15 Wales caps between 1989 and 2001, believes O'Neill's side will be formidable opponents at the Aviva Stadium.
"A point is good enough for them I think," Roberts told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"They've had a great start to the campaign and have won their last three.
"They went to Austria and won 1-0, which probably ended Austria's hopes of qualifying.
"The Republic are a very hard side to beat at home and haven't lost at home since September 2013, a run of nine games.
"They've got a solid side and Martin O'Neill gets his team working extremely hard, gets them very organised offensively and is a magnificent motivator.
"But I do think we've got better quality."
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Former Wales striker Iwan Roberts says Friday's World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin is a "must-win" game.
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Anthony Maslin and Marite Norris lost their children Mo, Evie and Otis, along with Ms Norris's father Nick Morris, when the flight came down in eastern Ukraine in July 2014.
The Perth couple described the birth of Violet May Maslin as an "amazing gift".
"Violet's birth is a testament to our belief that love is stronger than hate," they said in a statement.
"We still live with pain, but Violet, and the knowledge that all four kids are with us always, brings light to our darkness.
"As Martin Luther King said, 'Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that'."
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down as it flew over conflict-hit Ukraine from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
Mr Maslin and Ms Norris had stayed in Amsterdam while their children, aged eight, 10 and 12, flew back to Australia with their grandfather.
A total of 298 passengers and crew were killed, including 80 children in total.
The flight was hit by a Russian-made Buk surface-to-air missile.
Western officials and Ukraine's government blame Russian-backed rebels for shooting down the plane.
But Russian authorities have consistently denied responsibility, instead blaming Ukrainian government forces.
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Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue worked with Mendip Cave Rescue to free them from the former stone mines in Box after being called at 02:50 BST.
Martin Grass, from Mendip Cave Rescue, who helped rescue the seven, in their late teens and early 20s, said they were "cold and inadequately equipped".
It comes after another group had to be rescued from the same caves on Sunday.
Nobody in either group was injured but the fire service is warning people "to think twice before visiting the former stone mines".
Mr Grass said: "With these two most recent rescues, the groups were woefully ill-equipped for what they were trying to do, and they were very lucky that they found a place of relative safety where there was a phone signal."
After rescuing another group of three men on Sunday evening, the fire service tweeted saying that signs, to help people get out, had been painted over.
Darren Nixon, from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said: "Fortunately, nobody was injured on these two latest occasions, and the groups were OK to stay where they were until the cave rescue team arrived.
"However, with a bit more planning, and a bit more thought, they could have avoided multiple fire crews and volunteers being mobilised.
"Having fun is fine, but please think twice about your plans and whether you have done everything possible to be safe."
In July last year, a group of teenage boys had to be rescued from Box mines after getting stuck 100ft underground while paying the smartphone game Pokemon Go, where users search real-life locations for digital creatures.
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Peacock joined Rovers at the start of the season, but was unable to help them avoid relegation to the Championship.
The 38-year-old came out of retirement in September, playing his fourth game of the season in Saturday's defeat.
"I always want to be accountable for my actions in life and offered my resignation after the game," he said.
"This was turned down which means I can continue my journey with this great club.
"While relegation hurts, it allows the club to stop just trying to change the branches and begin a full root-and-branch overhaul of the rugby department, building rock solid foundations that will enable this club to rise again."
Hull KR players had criticised the Million Pound Game format in the build-up, with their Super League contracts automatically becoming void as a result of their defeat.
"To be in a dressing room with grown men, wives and children crying is not what sport is about," Peacock added.
"To be part of a club with such loyal, passionate support is very humbling and the reaction after such a defeat will stay with me for life."
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The 27-year-old Scot pulled out of a planned performance at the O2 Arena in London on Thursday, as well as Friday's gig at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.
Nutini - whose third album Caustic Love topped the charts earlier this year - postponed two concerts in Glasgow this week on medical advice.
Fans with tickets should keep them and look out for the rescheduled dates.
A statement announcing the latest postponements said: "Regrettably Paolo Nutini is suffering with severe tonsillitis and is not well enough to perform."
It also offered an apology for the "inconvenience and disappointment" caused.
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Chart-topping singer Paolo Nutini has postponed a two more UK arena shows due to "severe tonsillitis".
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The 22-year-old, who spent the latter half of last term on loan at the Dons, returned this summer as part of the deal that took Jonny Hayes to Celtic.
"They didn't want to sell me, they weren't interested in that, they wanted to put me back out on loan instead, which was positive to me," he said.
"It comes across that they still think I have a chance to break in there."
Christie signed a four-year deal with Celtic when he joined them from Inverness Caley Thistle in the summer of 2015.
He spent the first half of the 2015-16 season on loan at the Highlanders and, following his deal with the Dons last season, is looking forward to spending the whole of the 2017-18 campaign at Pittodrie.
And he says he feels no pressure to prove anything to Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers.
"It's more about proving to myself," added Christie, who hit seven goals in 15 games for the Dons last season. "I enjoyed playing and scoring last season. I wouldn't say I have anything to prove but I need to keep my consistency high.
"It's a very big season for me, the onus is on me to step up and continue some good form. If I keep my consistency up over the full season, I'll hopefully be in a better place come next season."
Aberdeen have finished as league runners-up to Celtic for three years running but the club have lost key players in Hayes, Niall McGinn and Ash Taylor.
Manager Derek McInnes chose to remain at Pittodrie after holding talks with Sunderland and he has been busy reshaping his squad with several new signings and the promise of more to come.
"It will be difficult," added Christie. "Everyone thinks Aberdeen might fall away but the mood in the camp, the positivity, we know that we have more than enough strength to replicate last season certainly."
The Dons kick off their campaign at home to Siroki Brijeg in Europa League qualifying next Thursday.
Rangers and St Johnstone lost their first round ties but Christie believes Aberdeen can get the better of their Bosnian opponents over two legs.
"We want to make a big impact in Europe as well," he said.
"Everybody in Scotland wants every Scottish team go as far as they can so it is unfortunate to see the others go out."
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The bird was spotted trying to take off by running along the northbound A1(M) in Hertfordshire.
As vehicles swerved to avoid the determined swan, officers were called to rescue the bird, which was eventually persuaded to move to a petrol station forecourt.
Police drove it to a nearby lake.
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The intrepid bird chose junction 10 of the A1 near Baldock "adjacent to the BP petrol station", to attempt to launch itself into the air last week, a police spokeswoman said.
"PC Paul Warner caught the swan, with assistance from PC Michael Macleod and PC Philip Watts.
"It was put into the back of the police car and driven (apprehensively) by PC Justin Smyth to a lake at Astwick Bury Farm [near Hitchin] where it was released."
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A jay-walking swan was taken into custody by four police officers after trying to use a busy motorway as a runway.
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Next time the planet is under threat though the likes of Thor and Captain America could be joined by Spider-Man.
A deal has been agreed between Sony Pictures and Marvel that will see Spidey appear in an as-yet-unspecified film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
It's not clear when that'll be, but Marvel is due to release its latest Captain America venture next year.
The deal doesn't mean Sony Pictures will be giving up the film rights to the character though.
After his Marvel debut Sony will then release the next instalment of its own £2.63 billion Spider-Man franchise.
The terms of the contract mean we could see some Marvel Cinematic Universe favourites popping up in those films too.
Spider-Man has been part of Marvel's world for more than 50 years and this new deal puts an end to years of speculation as to whether Peter Parker would ever join the other Marvel superheroes on the big screen.
"Spider-Man is one of Marvel's great characters, beloved around the world," said Bob Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, which owns Marvel Entertainment.
"We're thrilled to work with Sony Pictures to bring the iconic web-slinger into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which opens up fantastic new opportunities for storytelling and franchise building."
It's not clear who'll play Spider-Man in his first Marvel Cinematic Universe appearance.
In a statement Sony does refer to "the new Spider-Man", which may mean Andrew Garfield, who has played the character in the last two Sony films, is out.
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At present some hospitals charge for wi-fi and others have no access at all.
The move is a recommendation from a government-commissioned report on improving the use of online technology in the health service.
The government has set no deadline for the plans but expects the NHS to be "digital and paperless" by 2020.
Money for the service is being provided from a £1bn technology fund.
Mr Hunt said: "Everyone using the NHS expects it to be a world leader in digital healthcare and free wi-fi is an essential part of making that a reality.
"It will give patients and staff the ability to access the services they need as well as freeing up clinical time and reducing overall costs."
In some hospitals paper charts have already been replaced by mobile clinical systems and tablets, allowing for data to be shared around the building.
The Department of Health said greater use of e-prescribing could reduce medication errors by 50%.
It also believes the plans will encourage the use of technologies that could help alert doctors and nurses to medical problems and reduce paperwork and errors.
Patients could also wear monitors to alert medical staff to issues, such as diabetics who have experienced "largely avoidable" hypoglycemic episodes while in hospital.
The Department of Health was unable to say what proportion of NHS facilities already provide free wi-fi.
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The pair has dispensation to compete at London 2012 as host nation players, but have qualified by right for Rio.
Drinkhall, 26, and Pitchford, 22, helped England's men win bronze at this year's World Team Championships.
"We are delighted that Team GB have two qualified singles players for the first time in 20 years," said GB's table tennis team leader Simon Mills.
Drinkhall and Pitchford, who are ranked 60th and 51st in the world respectively, won a combined five medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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Liam Pitchford and Paul Drinkhall have been selected to represent Great Britain at this summer's Rio Olympics.
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The Civil Aviation Authority revoked the airline's safety licence in October 2015. The firm contracted other companies until it pulled out in January.
Passengers are trying to get their money back on journeys booked before LinksAir stopped providing the service.
The Welsh Government called the situation "wholly unacceptable".
Letters have been sent to creditors by Yorkshire-based insolvency practitioners Redman Nichols Butler - informing them that a meeting is to be held on 1 April in Driffield, East Yorkshire.
Stella Flemmings, Redman Nichols Butler practice manager, said: "The directors of the company have asked us to assist them in putting the company into liquidation and there will be a creditors meeting on 1 April."
Passenger Alan Hughes from Caernarfon told BBC Wales he lodged a claim with LinksAir to be reimbursed with the £180 cost of two return tickets scheduled for the end of February.
He said: "As private individuals, we go to the end of the queue, don't we. The taxman will take priority. From previous experience, {people have} ended up with nothing.
"I'm disappointed - I don't want to give somebody £180 and not get anything back.
"I'm disappointed also that the Welsh Assembly Government have been very quiet on this issue. I don't know whether or not we have any redress there or not, but I just feel that over 200 people have been badly let down."
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "Although this is a matter for Links Air and the administrator to resolve, we are aware that some passengers who had bookings with the company before it stopped operating the Intra Wales Air Service in January, have not received refunds from Links Air. This is wholly unacceptable and we hope the administrator considers these matters as part of the liquidation process."
A new airline has since been appointed to run the service.
The BBC has asked LinksAir for a comment.
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A former provider of the Anglesey to Cardiff air route is set to go into liquidation, BBC Wales has learned.
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Of the 4,150 full-time firefighters across Wales' three fire brigades, only 40 are black and minority ethnic (BME).
Five of north Wales' 880 firefighters are BME, in mid and west Wales it is 15 of 1,390 and in south Wales it is 20 of 1,880. BME people make up 4% of Wales' population, according to the latest census.
Fire minister Mike Penning said diversity was "not an optional extra".
"Firefighters, like police officers and other local emergency services personnel, should reflect the communities they serve and we expect fire and rescue authorities to do much more to improve BME... representation," he added.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said the fact just 4.4% of firefighters in England and Wales were BME was "totally unacceptable".
The figures, released by the Department for Communities and Local Government, show 10 firefighters, all in south Wales said "don't know" when asked about their ethnicity.
Although there are no statistics for a breakdown of Welsh cities, in places like Greater Manchester, just 2.8% of firefighters are from an ethnic minority compared to 16.2% of the population as a whole.
Mick Nicholas, the most senior black member of the FBU, told BBC Radio 5 live the fire service had been "inconsistent" at recruiting from non-white communities.
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Just 0.9% of Wales' firefighters are non-white, official figures have shown.
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Scottish actor Capaldi is appearing in his final series as the Doctor.
He has said whoever replaces him - whether a man or woman - will be "wonderful".
Inverness-born Gillan, who played Amy Pond alongside Matt Smith's Doctor, said she would respect whatever decision was made on the role.
A man has been chosen as Capaldi's successor, according to newspaper reports.
Speaking at the Los Angeles premiere of her latest film, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2, Gillan said: "It's OK, maybe next time.
"I trust the BBC and their choices and they haven't failed us yet with the Doctor.
"But it would be cool to see a woman in the role one day because a woman could absolutely play that role."
The BBC said no casting decisions have been made.
In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Gillan plays blue-skinned space pirate Nebula.
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Former Doctor Who companion Karen Gillan has said an actress succeeding Peter Capaldi in the lead role of the long-running TV series "would be cool".
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Dean Holdsworth's Sports Shield consortium and Ken Anderson's Inner Circle bought the club from Eddie Davies earlier this month.
Trevor Birch and Terry Robinson have also left the club, having helped facilitate the sale.
Bolton had a winding-up petition closed at the High Court on Monday after they paid their tax bill.
Warburton said the change of ownership and death of former chairman Phil Gartside last month prompted his decision to leave.
"It has been a privilege to serve on the Bolton Wanderers board for more than 25 years," Warburton told the club website.
"Eddie's decision to sell his shares, coupled with Phil's sad passing, seemed to mark a watershed and the right time for me to stand aside and resign as a director.
"I would like to wish both Ken Anderson and Dean Holdsworth every success as they strive to forge a successful future for this great football club."
Bolton, beaten 6-0 by Bristol City on Saturday, are bottom of the Championship and 12 points from safety with eight matches remaining.
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Bolton Wanderers vice-chairman Brett Warburton has resigned following the recent takeover of the club.
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James Botham - the son of former Cardiff rugby player Liam - is in the Wales Under-18 team to play Scotland in Swansea on Friday.
Sir Ian, 60, does not find it strange that his grandson will be wearing red.
"He was born in Cardiff. He always wanted to play for Wales for as long as I can recall," said the ex-all-rounder.
"I'm really looking forward to it. I think it will be wonderful, a great occasion for James and one that I think he's very excited about, as are the family. I've got a red shirt with me."
Botham, who took 383 wickets and scored 5,200 runs in Tests for England, will watch James make his debut on at St Helen's - where he played county cricket against Glamorgan for Somerset.
James Botham is one of four players making their debuts for Wales, along with Harri Dobbs, Ben Thomas and Dane Blacker.
The match is part of a series which culminates in a game against England Under-18s on 6 April.
Sir Ian said he had not been tempted to persuade James to switch allegiance.
"Never, it's nothing to do with me," he added.
"I'm grandad, and grandad is going to come down and watch him and support him every game. Whether he's playing or on the bench it doesn't matter - all the family that can get down here will be here.
"And when Wales play England my allegiances would be with my grandson."
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England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham is looking forward to supporting his grandson James when he makes his rugby debut for Wales.
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Tapirs are relatives of the horse and rhino and are usually found in South America.
This one was born at a zoo in Prague, in the Czech Republic.
Once the baby is about two months old, he will lose his stripes and turn brown.
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This stripy little cutie is a baby tapir that was born on Thursday morning.
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He was re-elected for a second term by the UN General Assembly, unopposed and unanimously, on 21 June 2011, with effect from 1 January 2012.
Mr Ban describes his priorities as mobilising world leaders to deal with climate change, economic upheaval, pandemics and increasing pressures involving food, energy and water.
In style, he prefers quiet diplomacy and sees himself as a bridge-builder, aiming to give voice to the world's poorest and most vulnerable people, and to strengthen the UN itself, which was dented when he took office by scandals over the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq, and corrupt procurement.
The South Korean diplomat took over from Kofi Annan at the UN in 2007.
At that time he promised to push for peace in the Middle East and Sudan's Darfur region, and he prioritised climate change.
The consensus on his first term was largely positive, despite the elusiveness of many of his goals.
He wants to be remembered as the UN leader who presided over a global agreement on climate change.
Born on 13 June 1944 in Chungju, Mr Ban served as South Korea's minister of foreign affairs and trade immediately before moving to the UN, at the culmination of a 37-year career as a diplomat.
That career included the tough, high-wire act of negotiations with North Korea over its development of nuclear weapons.
He is married with three children and three grandchildren.
In the past, UN leaders have normally served two terms, although Egypt's Boutros Boutros-Ghali was ousted after just one term in 1996 by the United States, which felt he had performed poorly over the Balkan wars.
Mr Ban is the second Asian to lead the UN. He has enjoyed broad support, but he has his critics, who point to his low-key style, lack of charisma, and failure to criticise human rights abuses in powerful countries, like China and Russia.
At the end of his first term, however, he won praise for his commitment to climate change, nuclear disarmament and women's issues, as well as his strong backing of pro-democracy movements in North Africa and the Middle East.
Mr Ban says he first dreamed of becoming a diplomat when as an 18-year-old student in 1962, he met US President John F Kennedy at the White House on an American Red Cross programme.
When he was first vying for the top job at the UN, he said of himself: "I may look soft from the outside, but I have inner strength when it's really necessary."
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Ban Ki-moon is the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations.
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Here's his Africa news round-up in 90 seconds.
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Satirist Ikenna Azuike from What's Up Africa is worrying about the tomato shortage in Nigeria, celebrating improved life expectancy and reflecting on presidential breakdowns.
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The national average for take-up of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for 12 and 13 year-olds is 86%, but in Cornwall it is 57%.
Cancer charities called for the vaccine to be introduced in local schools.
Some GPs claimed the figures do not reflect the true picture. NHS England said the data was being reviewed.
It also said it was reviewing the delivery system in the South West but that the county's rural nature made a schools-based programme "more challenging".
The vaccine is offered in schools across most of England, but in Cornwall 12 to 13 year olds must see GPs for the jabs.
Robert Music, chief executive of Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, said the vaccine would "have a major impact on reducing incidences of cervical cancer" in the UK.
"We have been calling for a couple of years now to change how the programme works in Cornwall," he said.
"A schools-based programme means you can offer it to kids while they're at school rather than having to take them out to have the vaccine twice."
The HPV vaccination is offered in two separate injections over a one-year period but up until last year it was three jabs. It protects against two strains of the sexually transmitted infection believed to cause 70% of cervical cancer cases.
Uptake in Cornwall has remained well below the national average for the past five years.
However, Dr Sarah Gray, GP Specialist in Women's Health, said the way the figures were recorded was misleading: "What NHS England have counted is the number of jabs in a school year.
"If they don't quite get all three within a year it looks like we've failed," she said.
She also said Cornwall was doing well at immunising older teenage girls.
Louise Blenkinsop from Falmouth, 32, recovered from cervical cancer in 2013 after "gruelling treatment" and was left unable to have children.
"It is ridiculous that Cornwall is being overlooked. Provision should be made equal across the country," she said.
NHS England is responsible for commissioning the vaccine on behalf of Public Health England.
A spokesman said: "Cornwall is a very rural county with a number of factors which make a school based model logistically more challenging to deliver than it would be in many other parts of the country."
He said the system was being reviewed "to assess both clinical effectiveness and value for money" and that checks were being done on last year's data to make sure it was accurate.
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Girls in Cornwall who are not being vaccinated against cervical cancer are missing a "life-saving opportunity", a charity has said.
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McDonald, 25, was on the transfer list at Sixfields and has agreed a two-year contract with the Sky Blues.
He is Coventry's third signing following relegation from League One, after striker Marc McNulty and midfielder Michael Doyle.
"He is a quick, strong and aggressive centre-half, who can also read the game well," boss Mark Robins said.
Liverpool-born McDonald started his career at Manchester City's academy before joining the youth set-up at Stoke City.
He later went on to Oldham, Colwyn Bay, Nantwich, Hereford United and AFC Telford United, joining Northampton in 2015 and making 37 appearances for the Cobblers.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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Coventry City have signed centre-back Rod McDonald from Northampton for an undisclosed fee.
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The top seed claimed the first set 6-3, but the Austrian saved two match points in winning a tie-break 9-7 and then took the decider 6-4.
Thiem, who beat Federer on clay last month in Rome, will play for his fourth title of the season on Sunday.
He will face either Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro or Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Thiem, 22, moved into the world's top 10 for the first time this week and wore down his 34-year-old opponent in a gripping grass-court battle, which also included two rain breaks.
Federer, who had tied with Ivan Lendl for the most wins in the open era (1,071) after his second round win against American Taylor Fritz, had missed the French Open last month with a back problem.
The defeat will be a blow to Federer as he aims to win a record eighth Wimbledon singles title later this month.
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Roger Federer was beaten by French Open semi-finalist Dominic Thiem in the Mercedes Cup semi-finals at Stuttgart.
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Patrick Lawlor, from Darndale in the north of the city, was 24 when he was reported missing on 16 December, 2004.
Detectives plan to search lands close to Belcamp House in Coolock from Monday.
Preparatory work at the site began on Saturday morning and the operation is expected take up to three weeks.
Belcamp House is derelict Georgian mansion and there have been two significant fires at the site over the past 48 hours.
However, it is not believed that there is any connection between the fires and the search operation, which is concentrated on lands some distance away from the house.
On the day he went missing, Mr Lawlor left his house at about 06:30 local time and drove to a nearby shop to buy cigarettes and phone credit.
The red Citroen Saxo he was driving was found a number of days later in a car park on the Forest Road in Swords, behind Dublin Airport.
At the time of his disappearance, Mr Lawlor was of thin build and had short black hair.
He has green eyes and is 5'10" in height.
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Police are to search land in north Dublin as part of the investigation in to the disappearance of a man who has been missing for almost 12 years.
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Prosecutors said he had maintained a "criminal relationship" with officials at a construction conglomerate.
His lawyer said he was innocent and called the arrest a "spectacle".
Dozens of politicians and Petrobras executives have been arrested and sentenced after a two-year anti-corruption investigation.
The investigation, called the "Car Wash operations" has unveiled a massive corruption scheme at Petrobras.
In a news conference, prosecutors said Mr Palocci had favoured construction giant Odebrecht while in government.
They said he had facilitated contracts with Petrobras and helped the group obtain credit from a state bank in exchange for donations to the governing Workers' Party.
Mr Palocci is alleged to have continued to intermediate bribes even after he left office.
Last week, police temporarily detained another former finance minister, Guido Mantega, also on charges related to the Car Wash probe.
He was released hours later because his wife was about to undergo surgery.
Earlier this month a judge ruled that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would face trial on corruption charges over the Petrobras scandal.
Mr Palocci served as a finance minister under Lula and as chief of staff to his successor, Ms Rousseff, who was impeached last month for manipulating the budget.
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Former Brazilian Finance Minister Antonio Palocci has been arrested in connection with a long-running inquiry into corruption at oil giant Petrobras.
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At least 20 roads in the county are closed, as flooding continues to affect parts of Northern Ireland in the wake of Storm Desmond at the weekend.
The Rivers Agency said prolonged rainfall meant saturated ground and high water levels in lakes and rivers.
Its chief executive, David Porter, said they were monitoring the situation.
"Rivers Agency and the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) in the south are responsible for controlling the lough levels and we are working closely to ensure everything can be done to reduce the levels and therefore the impact of any flooding," he said.
"A combination of generation and spilling at the hydroelectric power stations at Cliff and Ballyshannon in Donegal is ongoing to ensure that water can leave the Erne system as quickly as it can flow down to the dams.
"It should, however, be recognised that heavy rain can result in a greater inflow than can possibly be dealt with, even when spilling is in progress."
He said the River Blackwater, which flows through counties Armagh and Tyrone, was at its "highest recorded level in 45 years but has now peaked".
In County Armagh, firefighters rescued a man from a van that was trapped in flood water.
It happened in the Armagh Road area of Charlemont at about 08:00 GMT on Wednesday. The man was not injured.
Some businesses have also been affected by the flooding.
Tom Leonard, who is the owner of a marina at Carrybridge, County Fermanagh, said water levels were within "seven to eight inches" of what they were in 2009.
"It has left us now today that we are trying to salvage the customers' boats and protect them," he said.
"At the moment, after this week then we have to lay off all the lads until after Christmas which annoys me more than anything else.
"They have been with us all summer and now we have to lay them off in the mouth of Christmas because we just don't have a workshop to work in and we have lost all our stock."
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Further flooding in County Fermanagh is possible as heavy rain continues to raise water levels at Upper Lough Erne, the Rivers Agency has warned.
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It says the new rule would apply in cases of "repeated instances of the most serious and deliberate breaches of their licence conditions".
The party claims their pledged action would protect consumer interests.
But the current regulator, Ofgem, said it already had the power to remove licences from energy firms in certain circumstances.
"Where firms fail to meet standards there must be tough and decisive action," said Caroline Flint, the shadow energy secretary.
Labour has already promised to abolish Ofgem, and put a new regulator in place.
An Ofgem spokesman said it already had powers to revoke licences in "specific circumstances, including where companies have failed to comply with particular enforcement orders."
However, a Labour spokesman said the current rules meant a firm could repeatedly break the law as long as it paid the fines issued by Ofgem.
"That's the kind of regulatory gap we want to address," he said.
Energy UK, the trade body for the industry, said it already had strong penalties for companies found to be in breach of licence conditions.
"Having a strong set of licence conditions is essential for the protection of consumer rights," it said.
Labour also revealed figures, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, which it said showed 16 energy companies faced probes into mis-selling, poor customer service and other bad practices.
Ms Flint said the figures showed that the current government had "presided over a broken energy market".
"On David Cameron's watch, energy bills in Britain have risen twice as fast as inflation, four times faster than wages and faster than almost any other country in the developed world," she added.
In response, a Conservative spokesman said the government was already taking action to address the issues raised, including forcing energy firms to simplify bills.
"We're carrying out a full, independent inquiry to fix the broken market we inherited," he added.
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Labour says it will give a new regulator power to remove energy firms' licences, if it wins the next election.
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McClaren, under pressure with the Magpies 19th in the Premier League, took training as scheduled on Tuesday.
The board - minus the ex-England boss - met away from Tyneside on Monday.
Newcastle are in danger of a second relegation in seven years after five defeats in six league games, including Saturday's 3-1 loss to Bournemouth.
On Monday, managing director Lee Charnley, chief scout Graham Carr and club ambassador Bob Moncur discussed possible ways forward with 10 games of the season remaining.
McClaren took over in the summer after leaving Championship side Derby but has only won six of his 28 top-flight matches in charge.
Former club owner Sir John Hall claimed the 54-year-old should be sacked, while Alan Shearer, Newcastle's record goalscorer, has described the club as a "mess from top to bottom."
The NUFC Fans' Forum - a representative body of supporters' groups - has called for action to be taken in an open letter to the club's hierarchy.
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Steve McClaren remains in charge of Newcastle United, with a board decision on his St James' Park future expected in the next 48 hours.
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The Gulls signed unattached Racchi, 27, and Yeovil Town's Allen, 22, on short-term deals on 1 February.
Amos Kabeya, Liam Prynn, Oneil Odofin and Exodus Geohaghon are also released.
But Torquay are in talks over new deals for Nathan Blissett, Dan Butler, Angus MacDonald, Courtney Richards, Aman Verma, Toby Ajala, Shaun Harrad, Sam Chaney, Luke Young, and Ben Gerring.
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Torquay United have announced that midfielders Iffy Allen and Danny Racchi are to leave the National League club.
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Since the militant attack, which killed six policeman and a driver, Pakistan have played most of their 'home' matches in the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan Cricket Board president Shaharyar Khan expects Zimbabwe to play in Lahore and Karachi in mid-May.
He added that Zimbabwe will assess security before confirming the matches.
Khan said his Zimbabwe counterpart, Wilson Manase, had explained the plans during a meeting of the International Cricket Council in Dubai last week.
"He told me they are coming with their full team, but for a week," said Khan.
If the tour goes ahead, Zimbabwe will be the first Test-playing nation to return to Pakistan, although Afghanistan and Kenya - neither of whom have Test status - have toured the country since the attack on low-profile series.
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Pakistan are set to host top-level cricket for the first time since the 2009 gun attack on the Sri Lanka team bus, with Zimbabwe lined up to tour.
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Notorious crime boss, Reggie Kray, penned the 215 exchanges to Carol Clerk, the ghost writer of his autobiography, while serving a life sentence in prison.
Victoria Irvine, a valuer at McTear's Auctioneers, told BBC Scotland the letters were "fascinating pieces of crime memorabilia".
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A collection of letters described as being "historically important", which were written by one of the UK's most notorious gangsters, are to go under the hammer in Glasgow.
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Parents will have to show birth certificates to prove eligibility for the new two-weekly scheme on Anglesey.
It comes into place in October, when general waste collections - which usually dispose of nappies - switch to every three weeks.
A parent said he will struggle and "not a lot of thought has gone into it".
A council spokesman said there was a separate service for older disabled children.
The local authority cited sources, including the NHS, which says 90% of children are dry most days by the age of three.
With general waste (black bin) collections switching from two to three weeks, the aim of the new service is to allow parents to dispose of nappies more quickly.
"Evidence collated by our waste management team suggests that most children are potty trained between the ages of two and three," the spokesman said.
"It has therefore been agreed to offer this new nappy collection service up until a child's third birthday."
He said requesting birth certificates will allow the council to gauge how many people were using the scheme - which will only be available from homes and not nurseries or creches.
Parents will have to get an application form from council offices and submit it along with a copy of the birth certificate.
The council currently recycles 59% of its waste, and said it will gauge the impact of the new scheme over the coming months.
Parents of children with medical conditions who are over three can apply to use a separate disposal service.
However, Ian Cheney, whose five-year-old daughter Olivia has Down's syndrome, said he just about manages with black bag collections every fortnightly.
He said when it changes to every three weeks he will "not manage" and said there was confusion over whether he was able to use a separate scheme, as the council suggested.
"For people out there in my position, what do we do?" he said.
"It is not just disabled children over three who are still in nappies. There a quite a lot of children out there.
"Not a lot of thought has gone into it."
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A council will not offer a used-nappy collection service for children over three, saying most should be potty trained by that age.
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Money will be given to other projects, and potentially county football associations, if changes are not made, she told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek.
Crouch said: "I'm not shy to say to the FA 'if you don't reform your governance structures, I will give that money to other bodies that deliver football'."
She said the governing body receives £30m to £40m of public funding.
Earlier this month, former FA chairman David Bernstein said the organisation was "outdated" and needed reform.
"We have a massive problem in this country at the centre of English football. I'm talking about an outmoded structure which is not modern enough and not independent enough," he said.
Asked about his comments, Crouch replied: "I share David's frustration. That's why we've made it clear that all sports governing bodies have to reform their governance codes.
"The FA is not excluded from that, and if they don't, they won't get public funding. It's as simple as that."
A report from the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee in 2013 called for reforms in English football - and outlined concerns including financial management as well as the balance of power between the Premier League and the FA.
Crouch said there was good work being carried out by association executives but problems revolved around the FA Council, which has 124 elected members.
"If there's no move whatsoever, and at the moment we are seeing nothing from the FA in terms of progress, they are likely to lose some public money or it will go elsewhere in the delivery of football," she added.
The FA declined to comment, although a source stressed that it is a not-for-profit organisation with government funding ploughed into grassroots football.
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The FA could lose millions of pounds of funding if it does not reform, says Sports Minister Tracey Crouch.
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Jason Chung Yai-Ho, from Glasgow, was last seen in his inflatable red kayak off Traigh beach near Arisaig at about 16.30 on Wednesday.
He had set off despite an off-duty police officer warning him not to go out because of squally weather.
Two lifeboats, coastguard rescue teams and helicopter and police search dog teams have been involved in the search.
The helicopter search was stood down on Thursday night but coastal searches from Mallaig to Gortenachullish continued on Friday and Saturday.
Mr Chung Yai-Ho is 5ft 8in tall with short dark hair and a beard. He was last seen wearing a black waterproof jacket, black waterproof trousers and a black buoyancy aid.
His car, a red 2003 Toyota Corolla, was found parked near to the beach and has been recovered by the police.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Over the weekend there will be continued searches co-ordinated by police based in Fort William.
"Local officers will be supported by specialist search teams and dog units. Further assistance will be provided by HM Coastguard and the Lochaber mountain rescue team.
"If anyone has seen Jason or has any information regarding his current whereabouts or movements prior to when he was last seen on Traigh beach, they are urged to contact police on 101."
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Searches are continuing for a kayaker missing in the Highlands for three days.
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Almost 1.7m euro (£1.3m) has been paid out by the Erne Trust since 2012.
The money was for legal bills and other fees incurred by the Quinn family.
The receiver for the assets of various Quinn family members took legal action to have the trust's donors disclosed to him.
He suspects it is a "sham trust", which is a conduit for assets which have been concealed from him.
Declan Taite was appointed receiver in 2012 at the request of IBRC, formerly known as Anglo-Irish Bank.
He told the court that it is his job to identify, locate and collect assets.
He added that the Quinn's have "openly admitted" they put property assets beyond the reach of IBRC and that those assets have "generated tens of millions of euros".
He said he is trying to "understand the provenance" of the money in the trust to determine that it does not originate with the Quinn family.
A list of donors including names, addresses and sums donated has now been given to Mr Taite.
His barrister said the close family connections includes siblings, however, a barrister for the trust said he was "not aware" of a sibling connection.
The trust's barrister added that it was "not surprising" that Mr Quinn's business acquaintances should support him.
Mr Taite's barrister said that having received the list of names there may now be a need to gather further affidavit evidence.
The case was adjourned until September.
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The donors who have effectively been paying Seán Quinn's legal bills include business acquaintances and "close family connections", the High Court has been told.
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The Super Eagles have made an impressive start to their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign.
But it has become apparent that the German coach faces a major headache at right fullback.
Nigeria has struggled to find a competent rightback since the departure of Chidi Odiah in 2010.
Rohr has tried four different players in three matches as he seeks to keep the West Africans at the top of Group B.
The Super Eagles boss said: "We have been trying to find the right balance but the struggle in the rightback position is something we hope to sort out.
"Musa Muhammed played in that position against Tanzania and he was good, but he's not playing at his club in Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir.
"We have also played [Wilfred] Ndidi, [Kenneth] Omeruo and Shehu [Abdullahi] but there is no permanent man.
"This is something we have to fix."
Yisa Sofoluwe and Austin Eguavoen are both famous for providing strong cover in the rightback spot in the 1980s and 1990s before Nduka Ugbade, Mobi Oparaku, Joseph Yobo and Chidi Odiah stepped in.
Nigeria have since tried Efe Ambrose, Chibuzor Okonkwo, Ogenyi Onazi, Kenneth Omeruo, Leon Balogun, Musa Muhammed and Sheu Abdullahi without much success.
Dutch-born defender Tyronne Ebuehi, 20, was seen as the man to plug the hole but the youngster rejected the chance to play against Algeria in a World Cup qualifier earlier this month, saying he prefers to focus on establishing himself at his Dutch club ADO Den Haag instead.
Nigeria's 3-1 over the Desert Foxes on 12 November coupled with an away victory in Zambia last month propelled them to the top of Group B.
The three-time African champions host Cameroon in back-to-back fixtures on 28 August 2017 and 2 September 2017.
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Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has admitted that a problem at rightback could derail the Super Eagles' quest for a place at the 2018 World Cup finals.
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Microsoft is rolling out access to the latest version of its operating system in waves, to make sure everything runs smoothly.
The first people will be notified that an update is available on 29 July, while everyone else will have to wait.
The BBC's technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones was given a crash course in Windows 10 by product manager Ian Moulster.
He showed Rory some of the operating system's new features, including its voice controlled assistant Cortana.
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The first early adopters will be able to get their hands on Windows 10 from Wednesday.
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The dump, which is thought to cover at least half an acre and is several feet thick, is on private land near Owthorpe Road, Cotgrave.
Fire crews have been called to the site several times, most recently at the weekend.
Nottinghamshire County Council said an Enforcement Notice to clear the site by 1 September had been served.
According to people living nearby, much of the waste had been stored in large plastic bundles but these had been opened when fires started.
Jonathan Smith, from the council, confirmed they had served the notice in April.
He said: "This activity has been done without planning permission and without the prior knowledge of the county council.
"An enforcement notice requiring the removal of all waste from the site and restoration to its former condition has been served on the landowners and other parties who we believe have an interest in the site."
If this is not obeyed the council can clear the land and recover costs and the landowner could face court action.
Tessa Bunby posted on a Cotgrave Facebook page: "I'm sure there is a process to these things but the [local authority] being aware since April is mind-boggling".
Resident Drew Willie said: "You only have to look at it, it is disgusting and it is going to cost a fortune to clean it up.
"There is probably a lot of hazardous waste, the kids are going to come up here and set fire to it again and the fire brigade will have to come and put it out.
"And it is just a waste of resources, all from somebody being irresponsible and dumping stuff here they shouldn't."
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A deadline to clear a "disgusting" field of rubbish in Nottinghamshire is close to expiring.
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Shunsuke Mutai, the vice-minister of reconstruction, was visiting the town of Iwaizumi to assess the deadly damage caused by Typhoon Lionrock.
The storm killed more than 20 people in the region.
But he was seen on TV laughingly being piggybacked by a less senior official, so he could keep his feet dry.
Mr Mutai, who apparently forgot to take rubber boots with him, later apologised, saying what he did was "inappropriate" and that he "deeply regretted it".
The picture went viral on social media with netizens lambasting the vice-minister and accusing him of not taking his job seriously.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga later criticised Mr Mutai for lacking sensitivity.
"He went there as head of the government investigation team, so naturally he should have brought his rubber boots to begin with.
"I must say he lacked sensitivity to the residents and the region," he said.
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A Japanese senior government official has come under criticism for hitching a ride on a colleague's back to cross a puddle.
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The duo both hit their second County Championship tons of the season as they put on 161 runs for the third wicket.
Vince took the aggressive role, hitting 19 boundaries to reach his 100 from just 121 balls before Tom Curran (2-71) had him caught behind for 104.
George Bailey (61 not out) and Adams put on 129 before Adams was bowled in the last over, leaving Hampshire 361-4.
It was a near-perfect innings from left-hander Adams, who hit 19 fours and two sixes, offering no chances until he was dismissed by a full ball - the 262nd he faced - from off-spinner Amar Virdi.
Hampshire won the toss but lost Lewis McManus, opening because of Liam Dawson's England Test call-up, for 13 when he was bowled by an inswinging yorker from Sam Curran.
Rilee Rossouw, on a terrible run of form, made 28 but edged Tom Curran to second slip, before Vince took centre stage, scoring fluently through the offside, with 76 of his 104 runs coming from fours.
Bailey then played a well-judged support role for Adams, getting Hampshire past the new ball before Adams' dismissal with five balls left brought stumps.
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Jimmy Adams and James Vince struck centuries to put Hampshire in control on day one against Surrey at the Oval.
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Two tries from Mark Atkinson and one from Matt Scott helped put them 21-6 ahead, before Simon Labouyrie and Dion Evarard Oulai crossed for the hosts.
Billy Twelvetrees' try made it 29-20 at half-time, before Evrard Ourai's second reduced the deficit to just two points.
But May's effort and a late try from Tom Savage earned their side the win.
Bayonne: Jane; Laveau, Whitelock, Lacroix, Fuster; Meret, Duhalde; Iguiniz, Labouyrie, Choirat, Ducat, Jaulhac, Latimer, Lespinasse, Oulai.
Replacements: Leiataua, Bordenave, Taufa, Huete, Saubusse, Duputs, Maillard, Mamao.
Gloucester: Hook; Halaifonua, Scott, Atkinson, May; Twelvetrees, Heinz (c); Thomas, Hibbard, Doran-Jones; Savage, Latta, Ludlow, Rowan, Morgan.
Replacements: Matu'u, Orr, Afoa, Galarza, Kvesic, Braley, Thorley, Sharples.
Referee: Gary Conway (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Stuart Gaffikin and Richard Kerr (Both Ireland)
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter.
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England winger Jonny May scored a try on his return after 10 months out with a knee injury to help Gloucester beat Bayonne in their Challenge Cup opener.
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Investors remain optimistic that the election win for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's party over the weekend will lead to more stimulus measures.
Mr Abe had described the vote as an endorsement of his reform policies and promised new government spending to help the economy.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index closed 0.8% higher at 16,231.43.
In China, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended the day up 97.63 points at 21,322.37 while the mainland Shanghai Composite closed up 11.31 points at 3,060.69.
Australia's benchmark ASX/200 index in Sydney rose 0.7% to close at 5,388.54.
With the iron ore price seeing a strong rise overnight, shares in commodity-related companies were among the best performers. Atlas Iron saw an 18% surge while Fortescue gained 6% and BHP Billiton was up just over 3%.
In South Korea, the Kospi closed up 0.7% at 2,005.55.
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Japanese shares rose for a third day in row, leading a positive trend across the Asia Pacific region.
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At closing, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 44.98 points, or 0.7%, at 6,371.18.
Aerospace firm Rolls-Royce led the downward trend, shedding 4.2% after media reports of an inquiry into the EU's airline maintenance market.
However, British Airways owner IAG rose 1.19% on a broker upgrade.
Mining giant Glencore began the session as the 100-share index's biggest gainer after it said it had started the sales process for two of its copper mines.
Shares in Glencore initially jumped 1.55% on the news that the mines, in Australia and Chile, were up for sale, but at close, they were down 6.2%.
Glencore is attempting to reduce $30bn (£19.5bn) of debt created by its 2013 takeover of Xstrata.
Against the dollar, the pound was 0.22% higher at $1.5350 and gained 0.19% against the euro to €1.3500.
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(Close): London's leading shares dipped in Monday morning trading, indicating that an eight-day run of gains might be coming to an end.
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Bahman Daroshafaei, who has dual British and Iranian citizenship, was arrested at his home in Tehran on 3 February on unspecified charges.
One friend told the Reuters news agency that his release on Tuesday "was a surprise to him".
Mr Daroshafaei has been working as a translator since leaving BBC Persian around two years ago.
His family said that his passport had been seized after he returned to Iran.
Since then, he had been questioned dozens of times by the intelligence ministry about his activities as a journalist, the news website Iranwire reported.
A Twitter campaign run by his friends and colleagues, @FreeBahman, posted a photograph of Mr Daroshafaei standing outside Tehran's Evin prison on Tuesday.
"Good news: Bahman has been released on bail," said the caption.
In November, two prominent journalists were arrested as part of what appeared to be a crackdown on writers, artists and other cultural figures in Iran. Isa Saharkhiz and Ehsun Mazandarani have been accused of acting against national security.
The previous month, poets Fatemeh Ekhtesari and Mehdi Mousavi and filmmaker Keywan Karimi were handed lengthy prison terms by a court after being convicted of charges including "insulting sanctities and propaganda against the state".
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A former BBC Persian journalist detained in Iran has been released from prison on bail, his friends say.
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The Perth club have finished in the top half of the league in each of the past five campaigns.
Saints open their Premiership campaign at home to Aberdeen on Sunday.
"If we were to finish seventh and miss out on the top six I wouldn't see that as a failure for our club," Wright told BBC Scotland.
"Probably our fans expectations get higher and higher each season but we don't really put any demands on the players.
"We want to finish top six if we can and we think we know that over the course of the season we can do that, but we certainly don't say at this stage we will finish top six."
Wright feels the promotion of Rangers, who St Johnstone defeated 3-1 in last season's League Cup, will stiffen competition at the top end of the table.
The Saints boss thinks Rangers will add quality to the league and that Mark Warburton's side could put in a title challenge to champions Celtic.
"If you look at the players they have signed, they have improved the squad in depth," said the Northern Irishman.
"They have a stronger squad than what they had last season. I think with the squad they have assembled they could mount a challenge."
Saints beat Aberdeen twice last season with a 5-1 win at Pittodrie and a 3-0 victory the last time the two faced each other in April.
Wright says this weekend's match, along with their next few games, means they will have to be at their best from the first whistle.
"We have a difficult start to the season in terms of who we are playing," he said. "We have the top three teams in the opening few weeks.
"First up Aberdeen then Hearts in the Cup, Celtic in two weeks with Motherwell a top six side next Saturday. It's a great start for us playing some of the top teams."
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Manager Tommy Wright says St Johnstone once again have ambitions of a top six spot but realises competition will be fierce this season.
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The state's media watchdog said the press had a duty to cover a story about the supposed offshore dealings of opposition politician and recent presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso.
The investigation was published in an Argentine newspaper in March.
The watchdog and the media companies have accused each other of censorship. Appeals are under way.
The ruling was made against newspapers El Comercio, La Hora, Expreso and El Universo, and television channels Televicentro, Teleamazonas and Ecuavisa.
The watchdog, known as Supercom, has fined the companies $3,750 (£3,000), the equivalent of 10 journalists' basic salaries, it said.
Supercom's superintendent Carlos Ochoa called the fines both a punishment and a motivation for improving journalistic practices.
Pedro Valverde, a lawyer for El Universo newspaper, told the BBC he will be "exhausting all administrative and judicial options to annul this absurd sanction".
The report, "Lasso: the offshore tycoon", was first published by Argentina's left-wing Pagina 12 newspaper, and was picked up by various other Ecuadorean news outlets ahead of the country's election on 2 April.
Local free speech organisation Fundamedios said the government should not be fining the media.
"It is an act of censorship designed to give the government the role of editor of all media, deciding what to publish or not," said director Cesar Ricaurte.
Supercom acts under the controversial communications law,.
Introduced by President Rafael Correa in 2013, the law gives officials the power to sanction media outlets.
The recent complaint against the media was filed by an organisation called the Citizen's Observatory for Quality Communications, on 27 March, after President Correa raised a complaint on his television show.
The organisation said the various media organisations - some of the country's biggest - had failed to publish or investigate the offshore banking claims, which "affected the voting rights of Ecuadoreans, since the possible crimes involved someone who aspired to be president".
However, some of the affected media have come forward to say they were bound by contradictory legislation.
Mr Valverde referred to the Code of Democracy, which does not allow the media to publish works that might be seen as actively working for or against a candidate during an election period.
Representatives of El Comercio newspaper also said the communications law has another clause - article 22 - which states that journalism must be verified, and it could not vouch for the Argentine investigation.
Mr Lasso planned to revoke the communications law, had he won the election.
The former banker narrowly lost to left-wing candidate Lenin Moreno.
President-elect Moreno has also expressed reservations about the law, including after the seven fines were announced.
He said he would like to speak to the press directly about it, according to media reports.
President Correa has praised his law repeatedly, including in reference to this latest incident.
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Ecuador has fined seven media companies for not publishing a story that it deemed of public interest.
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