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Centre Joseph, 25, who has scored 16 tries in 58 appearances for Bath, has been capped 25 times by his country.
The most recent of his nine England tries came on the tour to Australia, on which he played with Watson.
Versatile back Watson, 22, has 12 tries from his 67 games for Bath and 24 caps for his country.
The pair both joined from London Irish in 2013 and started in the 2015 Premiership final, where they lost to Saracens.
However, last season the Blue, Black and Whites finished ninth and failed to qualify for the European Champions Cup.
Bath first-team coach Toby Booth said: "I've known both Jonathan and Anthony for a long time now, and I'm really pleased they've committed the really important years of their careers to the club.
"They are both exceptionally talented players who since gaining greater international experience are having much more of a positive effect on the group - both on and off the pitch."
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England internationals Jonathan Joseph and Anthony Watson have signed new Bath contracts, keeping them at the Premiership side until at least 2019.
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Police, fire crews, flood wardens and water and electricity engineers are taking part in the scenario.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said the role play will test evacuation drills.
Margaret Hughes, 91, died when the small north Wales city was inundated after the River Elwy overflowed in November 2012.
The case prompted a major overhaul of emergency evacuation procedures.
Mrs Hughes' inquest this month heard the vulnerable pensioner drowned in her Denbighshire home after she refused to leave despite flood warnings.
The hearing was told how Mrs Hughes was registered to received flood alert warnings, but her family did not receive them.
It also heard how rescue teams had to swim to homes submerged by the River Elwy deluge.
NRW said the multi-agency exercise on Wednesday and Thursday would see how the emergency services and local authority would respond to a similar flooding incident.
It said the operation would involve both a table-top exercise and live role play - including issuing flood alerts and warnings, putting up removable flood defences and testing the flood warden network.
North Wales director of operations for NRW Tim Jones said: "The flooding in 2012 was devastating for people in St Asaph, destroying homes and businesses, damaging infrastructure and unfortunately ending with tragic consequences for one family.
"We've been working hard to support the community in the aftermath of the flooding, and to make sure the city is better prepared to cope with flooding in the future.
"We've already made huge headway in improving flood protection, but this exercise will be a vital test of the plans we've made, and how all the agencies involved come together to work quickly and efficiently to protect people in such an emergency."
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Flood defence plans for St Asaph are being tested in an exercise, two years after it was swamped when a river burst its banks, killing an elderly resident.
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The 25-year-old lock progressed through the Pro12 club's academy system.
"It's my home region, where I've grown up, and it's an honour to be able to sign up for three more years," said the former Wales Under-20 international.
Ospreys head coach Steve Tandy said: "He doesn't get the credit he deserves outside of our environment, but he's consistent, he's diligent."
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Lloyd Ashley has committed himself to Ospreys until 2019 by signing a three-year contract extension.
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John Renouf, 63, went missing on 3 July after leaving his home to take photographs.
Recording a narrative verdict, coroner Deputy Viscount Mark Harrison said it was likely Mr Renouf lost his footing and fell from the cliffs at Portelet.
He said this led to massive injuries which killed him immediately.
The inquest heard the former English teacher retired three years ago and had taken a keen interest in walking and photography.
On Friday 3 July he went out to take photos at Portelet Common, saying he would be home by 16:30 BST.
His wife Naomi said Mr Renouf was a punctual man and when he had not returned by 18:30 BST she called the police.
In a statement, Mrs Renouf told the hearing: "We were both teachers until recently. John retired three years ago and I retired a year ago. Our last year together was wonderful.
"He felt life was precious and you don't know what's going to happen next, so make the most of it."
The discovery of Mr Renouf's rucksack on the clifftops sparked an air, land and sea search involving a French coastguard helicopter.
The search had to be called off overnight but the next day, a French pleasure craft found Mr Renouf's body in waters to the south east of the island.
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The death of a popular Jersey teacher who fell from cliffs has been described at a inquest as a tragic accident.
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Wanderers parted company with Neil Lennon after former player Dean Holdsworth's company completed a takeover of the Championship side.
Brown made more than 250 appearances for Bolton before serving as assistant manager for over six years.
"I have had no approach from Dean Holdsworth," he told BBC Essex.
"I have sat the players down this morning. We have spoken about the speculation and newspaper headlines, which inevitably you have to print.
"Speculation can take our players and my eye of the ball and that's the last thing that you need at this stage of the season."
The Shrimpers, who were promoted via the play-offs last season, are four points off the League One play-off places with 10 matches remaining.
"We are involved in winning football games and on Saturday we need 100% focus from myself, the management team, the players and the supporters," Brown added.
"If the supporters think there is a manager standing on the sidelines that will not be there in a week or two, you won't get the same level of support.
"We need it at this moment in time. It is so important that we get back-to-back promotions and get the status of a Championship side."
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Southend boss Phil Brown has said he will not be taking his "eye off the ball" despite speculation linking him with his former club Bolton.
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It is the eighth edition of the event on the shores of Loch Ryan which raises funds for the inshore lifeboat unit.
Toploader follow in the footsteps of Dodgy, S-Club and Ben Haenow in performing at the Dumfries and Galloway festival.
A host of local acts will also take to the stage at Agnew Park this year on Saturday 19 August.
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Toploader have been announced as the headline act at this year's RNLI Parkfest in Stranraer.
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Platt, 19 and Thomson, 21, have both joined the National League outfit until the end of the season.
Both players played for Rovers' under-21 side this term in the EFL Trophy, but are yet to play a senior game.
Blackburn are currently 22nd in the second tier, while Barrow are seventh in the National League.
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Barrow have signed defender Matty Platt and midfielder Connor Thomson on loan from Championship club Blackburn Rovers' development side.
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Germany, France and Spain would receive the most migrants under the Commission's latest plan.
The idea of using quotas to resettle those who have made it to Europe has caused controversy in some EU states.
The UK government says that it will not take part in such a system.
France, Spain, Hungary, Slovakia and Estonia have also all voiced concerns, and a final decision will be taken by EU governments after a vote by MEPs.
Denmark has the right to opt out of the plan while Ireland and the UK can decide whether they wish to opt in.
The plan applies to Syrian and Eritrean nationals who arrive in Italy or Greece after 15 April 2015. The Commission said it could also apply to Malta if it also faced a sudden influx of migrants.
This is in addition to moves announced earlier this month by the EU for a voluntary scheme to settle 20,000 refugees fleeing conflict who are currently living outside the EU.
Of the 40,000 migrants considered "in clear need of international protection", the Commission says:
Dimitris Avramopoulos, the home affairs commissioner, said it was not proposing "the fixing of quotas... for migration in general" and but it was "up to each member to decide how many refugees they will grant refugee status [to]".
"We only propose - and we insist on that - a fair distribution of a concrete number of migrants in clear need of international protection across the European Union," he said.
Countries would receive €6,000 (£4,250) for every person relocated on their territory under the latest proposal, the commission said.
More than 1,800 migrants have died in the Mediterranean in 2015 - a 20-fold increase on the same period in 2014.
Some 60,000 people have already tried to make the perilous crossing this year, the UN estimates.
Many are trying to escape conflict or poverty in countries such as Syria, Eritrea, Nigeria and Somalia.
The Commission said Italy and Greece were facing an exceptional level of migration, with Italy seeing a 277% rise in irregular border crossings from 2013 to 2014 and Greece seeing an increase of 153%.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has also urged Europe to do more to help migrants, calling for search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean to be "further strengthened".
"I'm urging European leaders to address this issue in a more comprehensive way and a collective way," he said, adding that the "roots" of the problem in countries of origin must also be addressed.
But UK International Development Secretary Justine Greening has rejected the European Commission's idea of mandatory quotas because she said it could act as a "pull for more migrants".
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said this month that asylum should be a right, not subject to quotas.
Earlier this month, EU ministers backed plans for a naval force to set up to combat smuggling gangs, if necessary by military force, inside Libyan territorial waters.
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The European Commission has called on EU member states to take in 40,000 asylum seekers from Syria and Eritrea who land in Italy and Greece over the next two years.
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Seven of her relatives have been arrested, and accused of misusing their royal status to amass vast wealth and carry out numerous abuses.
The crown prince himself has now made the disgrace official by ordering her family to stop using the name Akrapongpreecha, which he gave them after he married her in 2001. The king and the crown prince both have this privilege, akin to knighthoods in the UK.
Interestingly, the crown prince has not revoked her royal title, "Mom", which translates roughly as "princess", nor yet her use of the royal family's name, Mahidol na Ayutthaya.
These are officially bestowed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and it would need his approval for them to be revoked. However if, as expected, the crown prince divorces Princess Srirasmi, she will almost certainly lose both titles. The future status of her nine-year-old son by the prince, Dipangkorn, will depend on his father's wishes.
Titles matter a great deal in status-obsessed Thailand, in particular when it comes to those with a claim to the throne.
The 1924 Palace Succession Law, enshrined in subsequent constitutions, follows the principle of primogeniture, meaning Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn is the designated heir to King Bhumibol, and his own sons should inherit the throne after him, ranked by age.
However, the law also gives reigning kings considerable sway in choosing their own successor - and an amendment to the constitution now allows the possibility of a female successor.
The crown prince has four sons by his second marriage, whom he disowned in 1997 when he severed all ties with their mother, Yuvadhida Polpraserth.
At the time the crown prince stated that they had renounced all their royal titles. But the palace continues to recognise their right to use the title HSH, or His Serene Highness, even though the boys, now grown up, are banished from Thailand and live in the United States.
That leaves some doubt over where they sit in line to the throne, even though most commentators believe they are no longer considered possible successors.
It is widely believed that the crown prince may have had another baby boy this year with his current mistress, who is likely to become his next wife.
The issue is critical in a country where the monarchy is considered pivotal to political stability, and where King Bhumibol, who turns 87 this week, is in such frail health.
Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn appears to be sorting out his personal affairs before the succession, so that he can choose who will be his queen, and who will eventually succeed him.
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The downfall of Princess Srirasmi, the wife of Thailand's Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, has been both dramatic and unusually public.
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One server was stolen from a branch in Lurgan, County Armagh, in April 2014 and another was lost a month later by a courier firm in Swindon, Wiltshire.
Encryption systems were not good enough to ensure data could not be accessed, the Information Commissioner said.
The company apologised and said it had since reviewed its IT security.
The Information Commissioner's office said the servers, which are still missing, "held large numbers of local and national customer records and employee details".
Under The Money Shop's own rules, servers should have been stored in a separate locked room, but the Lurgan store - and others - did not have rooms available to store them.
It also had a "widespread practice" of moving unencrypted servers between its head office in Nottingham and its branches, the commissioner said. Old customer records were not deleted.
Head of enforcement at the commissioner's office, Steve Eckersley said customers had expected their financial details to be kept safe.
"Our investigations discovered that this wasn't the case and that this information was regularly left exposed when equipment was moved around the country.
"There was potential for fraud and financial loss to customers, which is unacceptable, and in both cases had the data been properly encrypted the damage and distress to customers and the monetary penalty could have been avoided."
Dollar UK, which owns the Money Shop, said: "Since these events took place, Dollar UK has come under new ownership and management, implementing a complete review of IT and systems security, including the replacement of those responsible for managing this essential element of business infrastructure and consumer confidence."
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Payday lender The Money Shop has been fined £180,000 after losing computer servers with thousands of customers' financial details.
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The experienced striker scored both goals in a 2-0 victory over Annan Athletic in the League Cup on Saturday.
Having joined the club for the third time in June 2015, the 33-year-old has netted 109 goals for the Rugby Park outfit.
"When you have the finishing ability he has, you can't write a guy like that off," McCulloch told BBC Scotland.
"I've seen it for the last 15 years. Kris Boyd has been written off at every opportunity because he's a bit more high-profile than most."
Ayrshire-born Boyd made his first ever appearance for Killie in May 2001 and is one of the oldest players in McCulloch's squad.
"He's always good in the dressing room, and even when he's not scoring," McCulloch said.
"People like to focus on what he's not doing but I focus on what he is doing. He's always talking and organising on the pitch, which helps me, and he's vocal in the dressing room."
Kilmarnock have taken six points from three matches so far in the League Cup first round and sit joint top of group E, having sustained a 1-0 derby defeat at Ayr United in their opening match of the competition.
"After the first match we knew we had to put a couple of wins together and we've done that," added McCulloch.
"We played slightly different today and it worked for us."
Winger Chris Burke made his second appearance for the club since impressing as a trialist and signing a one-year-deal.
"It's a bright future," Burke, 33, said. "We've got some great young players here at this football club and we've got a nice balance of some experienced players as well.
"We pass the ball well, we move the ball well, we've got combination play, we're scoring goals, we're all comfortable on the ball and it shows the belief that we have in each other."
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Kilmarnock boss Lee McCulloch believes front man Kris Boyd has been "written off at every opportunity".
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Gordon Buchanan was sitting in a specially designed polar bear proof box called the 'ice cube' when a female polar bear spotted him.
The hungry bear tries to break through the 'ice cube' but the specially designed Perspex plastic is too tough and she eventually gives up.
Cameras inside the 'ice cube' captured the dramatic moment for a new series called The Polar Bear Family and Me, which starts on Monday 7 January on BBC Two.
Check out the video above to see Gordon coming face to face with the polar bear.
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A wildlife film maker had a close call with a polar bear in the Arctic, after it tried to hunt him.
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That will include a new Ford Focus that charges more quickly and has a longer range, the US car giant said.
It also intends to move into the commercial ride-hailing market occupied by firms such as Uber and Lyft.
The market is worth $5 trillion, the company said.
The initiatives are part of a broader effort by chief executive Mark Fields to counter firms offering alternatives to car ownership and regulators who want vehicles to emit less carbon dioxide.
Mr Fields said the company wants 40% of its vehicles to have electric versions by 2020, up from 13% now.
The new Focus will take an 80% charge in 30 minutes, about two hours faster than the current version, Ford said. It will also have an estimated 100-mile range, as opposed to 76 miles.
The firm also plans to introduce a Mondeo hybrid and a C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid in China next year.
Ford currently sells electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions of its Focus, Fusion, C-Max and Lincoln MKZ cars.
Ford also wants to expand an employee van-hailing service beyond its sprawling corporate campus, and develop it commercially.
"The market for vehicle miles travelled is $5 trillion," Mr Fields said. "We get zero of that."
Ken Washington, Ford's vice president of research, said: "Our vision is to be a mobility service provider, beyond building a vehicle that would be in somebody else's fleet. We see this as a business we want to be in."
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Ford says it will invest $4.5bn (£3bn) to expand its fleet of plug-in and hybrid electric vehicles, and will start selling 13 new electric models by 2020.
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In the case of Baldock Town, that job has this season fallen to injured defender Liam Kenna.
But his updates from the dugout during their FA Cup preliminary qualifying round tie against North Greenford United came to abrupt halt when he was sent on as a substitute with 10 minutes remaining.
And the absence of his tweets prompted him to post an apology on behalf of the club the following day, which quickly went viral.
"The secretary used to do it, but he left at the end of last season and because I have a bad back I've been doing it," the 29-year-old told BBC Sport.
"I tweet every chance, every goal, every yellow card, I do it constantly."
Kenna, from Llanelli, has not played this season because of his injury, but after only two or three light training sessions he was named among the substitutes.
"There was a 90% chance I wasn't going to get on, but the centre-half got injured with 10 minutes left and we'd already used the other two subs," Kenna continued.
"When I went to see the linesman to get my studs checked, I still had my phone in my hand. He said 'you can't go on with that mate'."
The South Midlands League Division One side were 3-1 ahead when Kenna joined the action and held on to win by the same scoreline, but his lack of recent game-time took a physical toll.
"I only touched the ball two or three times. I couldn't get round the pitch and couldn't breathe afterwards," he said.
Former England striker Kevin Phillips and ex-Arsenal midfielder Ian Allinson both played for the original Baldock Town, which eventually folded in 2001.
The current club was formed two years later and are now tenants at Arlesey's Town's Armadillo Stadium five miles away, having previously ground shared with Hitchin and Stotfold.
Their reward for beating North Greenford is a home tie against Thame United of the Southern League over the weekend of the 9-10 September.
And the FA have offered to do Baldock's tweeting for them so Kenna can concentrate on playing.
He is no stranger to glory after captaining former club Welwyn Garden City to a league and cup double in 2014-15, but is doubtful about whether he will be match-fit.
"I'm seeing a physio once a week privately, but it's more than likely I'm going to be on the bench again," he said.
"But I'd better be careful because after Sunday's game, the manager fined me £10 for having my phone in the dugout."
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Such is the reach of social media these days, even non-league football clubs provide their supporters with blow-by-blow updates via Twitter.
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Bingham, 22, who had a loan spell with Falkirk in 2013, spent the last season with Hartlepool United.
The 29-year-old Seaborne rejected a new contract with Partick Thistle after two seasons at Firhill.
Accies manager Martin Canning said: "We're just waiting for the clearance to be confirmed for both of them."
Seaborne, who joined Thistle after leaving Coventry City in 2014, made 35 appearances for Accies' Premiership rivals last season.
Bingham, who began his career with Wigan Athletic and had a spell with Mansfield Town, scored four times in 38 appearances for League Two outfit Hartlepool last season.
"In Dan, I have been looking for a bit more experience and he brings that to the team," Canning told BBC Scotland after Friday's 1-1 draw with Dundee.
"The two guys who played tonight played well and it gives us good competition now.
"Up top, we've got Rakish coming in who offers something slightly different to Alex D'Acol, Eamonn Brophy and Shaka Roy, who are stronger, take the ball in.
"Rakish can also take it in, but he gives you that threat in behind. He's quicker and more mobile, so hopefully that gives us a better balance up top as well."
The point at Dens Park leaves Accies third bottom of the table with two points from their opening three games and having played one more game than Hearts and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
However, Canning stressed: "We are in a good place.
"Our squad's strong I feel and I have been trying to bring in a couple - and the right people - and it's taken a while to get those deals done."
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Hamilton Academical are in the process of completing the signings of defender Danny Seaborne and striker and fellow Englishman Rakish Bingham.
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The single-lane bridge over the Cuckmere river on the A259 between Eastbourne and Seaford regularly has long queues of traffic on both sides.
Many visitors to Seven Sisters Country Park, Beach Head and Birling Gap on the East Sussex coast use the route.
A government grant is to be used to build a new two-lane crossing.
East Sussex County Council said it would chose a location for the bridge which minimises the impact on South Downs National Park.
Traffic can only cross the existing bridge in one direction at a time. Priority is given to vehicles travelling from the west, causing long delays for those waiting to cross from the Beach Head and Birling Gap side.
Councillor Rupert Simmons, lead member for economy, said: "As well as being frustrating for motorists, the bottleneck does nothing to help the businesses in our county.
"We have considered a number of options to deal with the problems at Exceat, including traffic lights, but it is felt that a new two-lane bridge is the only way to effectively deal with the congestion created by the current layout.
"The location of the new bridge is a sensitive one and will need to be carefully designed to minimise the impact it has on the South Downs National Park in which it sits."
Any proposals will be subject to discussion and approval from the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA), the council said.
A spokesperson for the South Downs National Park Authority said: "As the planning authority for the South Downs National Park, we would welcome pre-application discussions with East Sussex County Council as they develop their plans.
"Any application that comes forward will need to be of a high quality, taking into account both this sensitive location; the people who know and use this area, and the special qualities for which the national park was designated."
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A bottleneck on a popular tourist route along the south coast is to be tackled with a new £2m bridge.
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The bomber detonated explosives at a checkpoint near Camp Chapman, formerly used by the CIA, in eastern Khost province on Sunday.
Camp Chapman was the site of one of the worst attacks on the agency in 2009 when a bomber killed seven officials.
No US or coalition soldiers were killed in this latest attack.
The base now houses both Afghan and foreign troops, including US soldiers.
Youqib Khan, the deputy police chief in Khost province, told the Associated Press news agency that Sunday's blast hit a checkpoint manned by members of an Afghan unit that guards Camp Chapman.
Officials said those killed were civilians in cars waiting to clear the checkpoint at the time of the blast.
No group has said it carried out the blast as yet, although the Taliban has often targeted troops and launched a fresh offensive in late April.
Khost borders Pakistan and is one of Afghanistan's most volatile provinces.
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A suicide car bomb has killed at least 17 people, mostly women and children, near a military base in Afghanistan, officials say.
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The annual inflation rate stayed at 0.2%, according to the flash estimate from the EU's statistics agency Eurostat.
Energy prices fell 5.6%, compared with a 5.1% drop in June. Food, alcohol and tobacco prices rose 0.9%.
Eurostat also said that the unemployment rate was unchanged at 11.1% in June, for the third month.
James Howat, European Economist at Capital Economics, said the figures were not positive: "Worryingly, surveys of employment intentions have weakened recently, suggesting that the labour market recovery will remain pretty weak."
He also pointed out that the ECB still has a lot of work to do to hit its inflation target of "below, but close to, 2%".
In March, the ECB began a massive €1.1 trillion bond buying programme in an attempt to stimulate the eurozone economy.
Policymakers spent much of last year in fear of deflation. The worry is that if price falls become entrenched, consumers and businesses will delay purchases and investment in the expectation that prices will fall further.
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Inflation in the eurozone held steady in July, as falling energy prices offset rises in industrial goods.
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The five-time African champions have been draw in a pool with SuperSport United, Horoya and Mounana in the expanded group stage.
Three-time winners CS Sfaxien of Tunisia will face South Africa's Platinum Stars, debutants Mbabane Swallows of Swaziland and Mouloudia Alger from Algeria.
Moroccan side FUS Rabat, who won the tournament in 2010, face two sides making the debuts in the group stages in Rivers United of Nigeria and Uganda's KCCA.
The group is completed by Tunisia's Club Africain, who were crowned continental champions in 1991 and runners-up in this competition 20 years later.
Rivers United were the last team to qualify for the group stage with a 2-0 aggregate win over Rayon Sports after a goalless draw in Rwanda on Saturday.
The first leg of the tie was postponed due to the the commemorations for the genocide in Rwanda.
First group matches due to be played on the weekend of 12-14 May.
The top two from each group will progress to the quarter-finals with the final set to be played over two legs in November.
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TP Mazembe of DR Congo face trips to South Africa, Guinea and Gabon as they bid to defend their Confederation Cup title.
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The Brimmon Oak in Newtown, Powys, won the title following a public vote.
Judges picked it as the overall champion of the four UK winners.
Beccy Speight, Woodland Trust chief executive, said: "Trees are inspirational in so many ways and our four winners clearly demonstrate how we cherish these natural landmarks."
Each winning tree will get a care grant of £1,000 and will go forward into the European Tree of the Year competition in February.
The Brimmon Oak, which has a girth of more than 6m (19.6ft), faced being destroyed by plans for the new £56m Newtown bypass as campaigners feared the close proximity would damage the roots.
Thousands of people signed a petition and the Welsh Government agreed to adjust the route to accommodate the oak with "minimal work" within a 15m (49ft) protected zone around the roots.
Ms Speight said trees "punctuate our lives and landscapes and tie us to our past, the equivalent of our best buildings but yet are far less protected".
Videos of each of the trees can be seen here.
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A 500-year-old oak that a planned bypass road will be built around to prevent it being destroyed has been named as the UK's Tree of the Year.
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Gary Watson was the frontman of The Lapelles who recently performed at T in the Park and the Belladrum festival.
A post on the band's Facebook page said Mr Watson died "as a result of injuries sustained in a tragic accident" on Saturday night.
Police said the death was not suspicious.
Emergency services were called to the River Clyde near Glasgow Bridge at about 22:00 on Saturday.
Mr Watson was rescued from the water and taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary but later died.
The Lapelles statement read: "It's with shock, heavy hearts and sadness that we have to let you know the news that Gary sadly passed away this morning as a result of injuries sustained in a tragic accident last night.
"Today was his 22nd birthday. We are lost for words and struggling to process such a tragedy.
"Gary was a creative force, a man who without his vision this band wouldn't exist. We have lost a friend, a brother, a hero. At the moment it doesn't seem real.
"We send our deepest condolences to Gary's family and would appreciate your respect in allowing them & us some peace whilst we grieve. Forever in our hearts, with peace you go. X."
The band were due to head off on a UK tour in October.
Tributes were paid to Mr Watson on social media by fans and fellow bands.
Franz Ferdinand posted on Twitter: "We're so sad to hear of the tragic passing of @TheLapelles Gary Watson, a lovely, talented man. Thoughts are with his family, friends & band."
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Tributes have been paid to a musician who died after falling into the River Clyde in Glasgow the day before his 22nd birthday.
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A group of about 20 caravans moved on to the recreation ground at Muscliffe last week and the council is taking legal steps to remove them.
MP Tobias Ellwood, councillors and residents called on police to "act immediately".
Dorset Police said it would only move travellers on in "exceptional circumstances".
Bournemouth Borough Council said it had no traveller sites and there were no pitches available for travellers in the borough.
Mr Ellwood, MP for Bournemouth East, said police had powers to go in "firm and fast" and "if there's six or more pitches, then they have the right, straight away, to tell these individuals to move on".
Supt Mike Rogers said: "We will only move travellers on in absolute exceptional circumstances, in a last case scenario.
"The basic situation would be one where the community... are denied, in entirety, the facilities of a particular area or a particular piece of land.
"In this situation, this has not occurred."
On Friday, Bournemouth Borough Council said it was aware of the unauthorised encampment and the site was being visited and monitored daily.
On Monday it announced it had started legal proceedings to repossess the land.
Bournemouth and other councils across Dorset began a consultation in 2011 to identify potential sites to accommodate Gypsies and travellers.
The plan, required by government, will allocate permanent and transit sites for the next 15 years, is due to be adopted by the end of this year.
A 2013 report found, while there was a need for 88 pitches across Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset, the total supply was eight.
Bournemouth Borough Council leader John Beesley said: "The council's position remains the same as it has done for the past three years.
"We do not believe that there are any suitable sites for a permanent transit facility within the Bournemouth boundary."
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Police say they have no power to remove an illegal encampment in Bournemouth, despite calls for them to act.
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Supporters' loyalty will be rewarded with those who regularly attended games during the Euro qualifying campaign to be given priority.
The decision follows discussions this week between the Irish FA and Uefa.
Priority will be given to block bookers who renewed tickets after the 2014 World Cup campaign and those who bought tickets for Euro 2016 qualifiers.
The success of applications from fans who apply for two tickets will be affected by the "purchasing behaviour" of the second named applicant, according to the IFA.
"Supporters who apply for one ticket will have a level of priority based on their own purchases, while fans who apply for two tickets will have a shared priority allocation," stated the IFA's head of communications, Neil Brittain.
"If a block booker who applies with another block booker, then both remain at the level of priority that they would have had if they had been applying as individuals.
"However, if a block booker applies with a supporter who hasn't attended any Northern Ireland games in recent years, then the priority points will be divided between both."
The move to allow fans to apply for two tickets is good news for Under-18s, who would not have been able to purchase tickets under Uefa rules.
The IFA has over 500 junior campaign card holders who are now eligible to apply for tickets.
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Northern Ireland fans will be allowed to apply for two tickets to the Euro 2016 finals in France.
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The 1.5 percentage point increase was higher than expected, with analysts having forecast a rise of 0.5 percentage points.
The bank has already raised rates from 5.5% at the start of the year but the moves have failed to combat inflation.
A weak rouble and a ban on western food imports has kept inflation stubbornly high.
"If external conditions improve, and a persistent trend for lowering inflation and inflation expectations emerges, the Bank of Russia will be ready to start to ease its monetary policy," the central bank said.
The new rate will take effect on 5 November. The last rise was imposed at the end of July.
The central bank said that inflation had reached 8.4% and would remain above 8% until the end of March.
Economic growth is expected to almost grind to a halt in the final three months of this year and in the first quarter of 2015.
The rouble briefly firmed after the bank's decision was announced, but then fell back into negative territory.
The rise comes as Russia said it would will resume shipments of natural gas to Ukraine after Kiev makes its first payment for previous supplies next week.
Meanwhile, the European Union said it had launched a trade dispute with Russia at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to challenge Russia's treatment of European agricultural and manufactured goods.
The WTO said the EU had accused Russia of levying higher-than-permitted tariffs on a range of goods including paper, palm oil and refrigerators.
The dispute is the fifth case involving Russia and the EU that has been brought to the WTO.
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West Sussex Fire and Rescue said crews were called to a "ferocious fire" in the kitchen of the property in Harwood Road, Littlehampton, at 12:10 BST.
Police said a woman inside the house died, while two other adults were taken to hospital suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire is currently being treated as unexplained.
Anyone who saw what happened at the time the fire broke out or who may have any other information is asked to contact Sussex Police.
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They have expressed scepticism over a deal by world powers to push for a cessation of hostilities within a week.
They have also reiterated their demand that President Bashar al-Assad be removed from power.
Earlier the president said he wanted to retake "the whole country" from rebels.
Three Syrian rebel groups have expressed doubts to the BBC over the cessation of hostilities agreement:
Riad Hijab, co-ordinator of Syria's main opposition bloc, earlier told the BBC's Newsnight programme that to announce a cessation of hostilities before making progress in the political process "is not realistic, objective or logical".
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Agreement to try to bring about a cessation of hostilities and allow more access for humanitarian aid was reached by world powers late on Thursday in Germany, but neither the Syrian government nor the rebels were involved.
So far there has been no sign of the UN realising its hopes of delivering aid imminently to more besieged areas.
A new UN task force set up to co-ordinate aid distributions convened in Geneva on Friday.
Some Syrian cities have been cut off from aid for more than a year because of fighting. About 13.5 million people are in need, the UN says.
In his rare interview recorded on Thursday, Mr Assad told AFP news agency that defeating the groups ranged against him could take some time due to the involvement of regional powers.
Mr Assad expressed support for peace talks but said negotiations did not mean "we stop fighting terrorism". And he vowed to sever the rebels' supply route from Turkey.
Syrian government forces, backed by Russian air strikes, have almost encircled rebels in parts of the northern city of Aleppo.
US state department spokesman Mark Toner said Mr Assad was "deluded" if he thought there was a military solution to the conflict.
More than 250,000 people have been killed and some 11 million displaced in almost five years of fighting in Syria.
Why is there a war in Syria?
Anti-government protests developed into a civil war that, four years on, has ground to a stalemate, with the Assad government, Islamic State, an array of Syrian rebels and Kurdish fighters all holding territory.
Who is fighting whom?
Government forces concentrated in Damascus and the centre and west of Syria are fighting the jihadists of Islamic State and al-Nusra Front, as well as less numerous so-called "moderate" rebel groups, who are strongest in the north and east. These groups are also battling each other.
How has the world reacted?
Iran, Russia and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement are propping up the Alawite-led Assad government, while Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar back the more moderate Sunni-dominated opposition, along with the US, UK and France. Hezbollah and Iran are believed to have troops and officers on the ground, while a Western-led coalition and Russia are carrying out air strikes.
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Rebel groups in Syria have told the BBC they will not stop fighting because they do not believe that Russia will end its bombing campaign in support of the government.
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The plan also pledged to free up hospital beds by cutting the number of patients staying longer than they need.
And it set out commitments to recruit more GPs and nurses and regionalise some hospital services.
It follows Audit Scotland saying the NHS had met only one of its eight waiting time targets.
The public spending watchdog also said the health service needed to make unprecedented savings next year, and that NHS funding was not keeping pace with increasing demand on the service.
The government's Health and Social Services delivery plan said Scotland needed a "fundamental move" away from a "fix and treat" approach.
Instead, the focus will be on preventing people becoming ill in the first place, and then intervening as quickly as possible to prevent their conditions becoming more serious.
The key to this will be attempting to create a culture in which healthy behaviours are the norm, starting from the earliest years and persisting throughout people's lives.
The document also said mental health should be given equal importance to physical health, and stressed the need to address the underlying conditions that affect health.
And it said that, when people do need hospital care, the aim should be for day surgery to be the norm, with people who need to stay longer discharged as quickly as it is safe to do so.
The delivery plan said it aimed to reduce unscheduled bed-days in hospital care by up to 10% (about 400,000 bed-days) by 2018, through reducing delayed discharges, avoidable admissions and inappropriately long stays in hospitals.
Once they are discharged, patients should get "more appropriate care in a more homely setting", with good quality community care in place to ensure people only stay in hospitals for as long as they need specific treatment, the plan said.
And it also said that some acute local hospital services should be transferred to larger regional - or even national - centres of excellence, where patients can receive the best possible treatment.
The plans said: "Ultimately, individuals and where appropriate, their families - should be at the centre of decisions that affect them. They should be given more freedom, choice, dignity and control over their care".
Among the other commitments were:
Announcing the plan, Health Secretary Shona Robison said: "We want more services and more care delivered closer to home.
"And when someone does require specialist care in hospital we want it to be delivered in a centre of real expertise that is underpinned by our unswerving commitment to patient safety."
She added: "The plan I am setting out today puts actions and timescales to an already established direction of travel which we know has the broad support of healthcare professionals, charities and patient groups.
"It recognises that we must up the pace of change if we're to deliver modern, sustainable health services and that local health boards and integration partnerships have an important role to play in taking this forward over the next year and beyond."
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The 24-year-old, who has 26 caps for his country, has signed a deal, subject to a medical, until May 2018.
Sarto said: "Glasgow Warriors are a massive club and play a great style of rugby.
"I wanted to move to the UK as I know the standard of rugby is high and I want to improve my game. Joining a club like Glasgow will help me do that."
Sarto knows Warriors well, having played against them for Zebre in the Pro12, and scored a try when making his international debut against Scotland in the South African Quadrangular Tournament in 2013.
"I've always known Glasgow is a great club and I know Simone Favaro is enjoying it there," he said of the 27-year-old back-row forward.
"I hear the fans love him and I hope I will have a similarly good relationship with them when I move over."
Glasgow head coach Gregor Townsend said Sarto was a player Warriors "had been tracking for a while".
"Leonardo has been one of the best wingers in the Guinness Pro12 over the past few seasons and has an ability to break tackles," he added.
"He has also performed well at Test level and had an excellent all-round game against Scotland last month.
"We believe that he will make further improvements in our environment and will add to the competition for places in our backline."
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Lallana struck in the 95th minute to seal a 5-4 win moments after Sebastien Bassong had equalised for the Canaries.
Klopp was swamped by his players - and his trademark specs slipped off.
"I have a second pair of glasses, but I can't find them," said Klopp. "It's hard to find glasses without glasses."
Klopp has broken his glasses before during a match, with that pair residing in his former club Borussia Dortmund's museum.
"We won for the first time against Bayern Munich and Nuri Sahin broke my glasses. Today it was Adam Lallana," he added.
Read about how the dramatic game unfolded
Klopp may have been smiling at half-time but just moments earlier he was fuming at his players for allowing Bassong to make it 4-4.
The Reds' defending had been particularly poor throughout, with Norwich having scored from every shot they had on target to lead 3-1.
"There was about 70 minutes that were really good," said the 48-year-old.
"Conceding four goals is in general not good. Conceding from set plays is the biggest rubbish ever because it is too easy for the other team.
"Usually we concede from a corner but now it was from the second ball - we were like rabbits in the headlights, but we won the game in the end."
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Klopp was not the only person who felt his side should have defended better in the game.
"I am not happy obviously," said Norwich boss Alex Neil.
"The game was in our hands at 3-1 but after that we managed to turn a really good performance into a bit of a shambles."
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and his players celebrated Adam Lallana's stoppage-time winner at Norwich so wildly that the German ended up breaking his glasses.
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The 27-year-old's deal ties him to Warriors until May 2019, having joined in 2010.
Pyrgos, capped 18 times by his country, told Glasgow's website he had spoken with Dave Rennie, who will replace head coach Gregor Townsend next year.
"He told me about his vision for the club and his rugby philosophy and it's exciting," said Pyrgos.
"To have someone of Dave's quality coming in is brilliant for the club.
"I love everything about Glasgow Warriors and the club means a huge amount to me.
"This is my seventh year at the Warriors and winning the Pro12 two years ago has been the standout moment.
"I'm excited for the future here and we'll be working extremely hard to continue to compete for trophies every season. I believe we have a squad capable of doing that and that's the main reason I wanted to stay."
Townsend, who will become Scotland head coach next summer, added: "It's brilliant news for the club that Henry has signed for another two years.
"He is one of our leaders and has developed a huge amount in his time at the club. Now he is helping the club continue to improve and evolve on and off the pitch.
"There is a lot more to come from him on the playing side and we are really fortunate to have such a high quality group of scrum-halves right now."
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Scotland scrum-half Henry Pyrgos has signed a new two-year contract with Glasgow Warriors.
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The Athens General Index opened down about 4%, before recovering to be 1.4% lower. On Monday, the share index had dropped 16% on the first day of trading after a five-week shutdown.
Major banks were close to the maximum 30% declines they are allowed in one day, a limit that was hit on Monday.
Banks account for about 20% of the Athens index.
Falling bank shares were offset by gains in some non-financial shares. Among the shares rising were the gaming group OPAP and some tourism-related shares such as Aegean Airlines.
The main share index is down more than 50% from last year's peak.
During the height of the Greek debt crisis, the stock exchange was closed for five weeks as part of the programme of capital controls to prevent people taking euros out of the country.
Greek investors are still not allowed to use money in their bank accounts to trade on the stock exchange.
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Madeley took to Twitter when he spotted the device above the house he shares in Cornwall with his wife, 67-year-old fellow presenter Judy Finnigan.
The star, 59, said he chased the drone user and published his van registration number on the social media site.
Madeley said "minutes after" his tweet the man reported himself to the police.
Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed they were investigating whether a drone had been used legally.
Madeley said the man "called himself in to police with babbled excuses and apologies" following the incident in Talland Bay, near Looe, at about 14:00 BST on Tuesday.
A force spokesman said: "Police are looking into the use of the drone and if it was being used in accordance with the law."
Drones fitted with cameras must not be flown within 50m (164ft) of people, vehicles, buildings or structures, according to the Civil Aviation Authority's code.
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TV's Richard Madeley has hailed "Twitterpower" after a "peeping Tom" drone was allegedly flown over the garden of his idyllic seaside home.
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Hill, 18, won the skeet title at the inaugural European Games in June and claimed victory at the World Cup final in Cyprus last month.
She is joined by world medallist Elena Allen and world record holder Tim Kneale.
"Every competition I enter, I go in trying to win," Hill told BBC Sport.
"To be named as an Olympian is an incredible honour and I'm getting more confident I'm able to win these competitions."
The 2013 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year added: "Hopefully I can inspire some other youngsters to get into a sport of some sort - it really does make you so determined and focused on what you want to do in life."
At London 2012, Peter Wilson came away with the team's only medal - winning gold in the men's double trap, before announcing his retirement in 2014.
Four of the six shooters will go to Rio having previous Olympic Games experience.
Steve Scott, a World Cup gold medallist in Cyprus in October, came 12th at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and will join debutant Kneale in the double trap competition.
London Olympian Allen competes against Hill in the women's skeet competition, while 2014 Scottish Commonwealth silver medallist Jen McIntosh will line-up in the 50m 3 positions event.
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Two-time Olympian and world silver medallist Ed Ling is Britain's competitor in the men's trap.
"I'm absolutely over the moon, it's a huge honour," said Ling.
"I know what I'm going to expect going into this year and to obtain that Olympic medal is what we work for."
Team GB are sixth on the all-time Olympic Games shooting medal table with 44 - 13 gold, 15 silver and 16 bronze.
The number of Rio Olympic shooters in the squad may increase next year, as results at the European Championships in Hungary in February could unlock two additional berths.
Shooting is the third sport to have British athletes officially selected for Rio 2016, after eight sailors and four canoe slalom athletes were named earlier in the year.
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Amber Hill aims to become the first British woman to win Olympic shooting gold after being named in a six-strong Team GB squad for the Rio 2016 Games.
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The 38-year-old has played 636 games in his career for various clubs including Sheffield United, where he was a team-mate of Cobblers boss Rob Page.
He was released by Rotherham at the end of last campaign, and replaces previous keeper coach Carl Muggleton, who has left Sixfields Stadium.
Kenny's most recent first-team appearance came for Oldham in 2014.
"Coaching is something I always wanted to do when my playing career ended," Kenny told BBC Radio Northampton.
"I've seen it more over the last few years as I've got older and when I'm training I tend to have more input with the younger lads.
"I'm here as goalkeeper coach. With the new (loan) ruling, I'm registered as a player for the absolute worst case scenario.
"The last couple of years I've not had much game-time and it's gradually brought me down and I've got used to it over the last few years."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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Nearly 60 firefighters and eight fire engines tackled the blaze which started in the building's basement in Princes Square, Bayswater, at about 23:00 BST.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the three men required treatment for smoke inhalation after they became trapped and had to be rescued by crews.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A spokesman said 200 people had left the hotel before crews arrived at the five-storey building.
Station manager Charles Hanks said crews had "worked hard to confine the fire to the basement and to stop it from spreading to the upper floors of the hotel".
The fire was under control by 01:56.
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The scheme would link Peru's Pacific coast with Brazil's Atlantic shores.
The decision came after talks between the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, and Peruvian President Ollanta Humala.
If completed, the railway would stretch 5,300km (3,300 miles) but campaigners fear the impact on indigenous people.
Brazil, China and Peru will now begin feasibility studies into the railway.
Mr Li secured Brazil's consent earlier this week, as part of his tour of Latin America.
The railway would "consolidate Peru's geopolitical position as a natural gateway to South America", President Humala said.
For China, it would reduce the cost of shipping raw materials and farm products.
But campaigners are concerned it might destroy untouched parts of the Amazon rainforest, affecting hundreds of indigenous communities.
Mr Li sought to ease fears, saying "to create the infrastructure, it is necessary to protect the environment" in a declaration with Mr Humala, AFP reported.
It is likely to cost more than $10 billion (£6.5 billion). The route is still being examined, but would begin in the gigantic Brazilian port of Acu and ending at a Peruvian port.
The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, pledged earlier this year to invest $250 billion (£161 billion) in Latin America over the next decade.
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The 32-year-old has won 31 Springboks caps at wing or full-back and has also played centre.
He said: "When looking at the current squad, the average age and talent within the region, that is what got me interested.
"I am keen to find my feet, settle in with boys as quickly as possible, and add value to the squad where I can."
Kirchner will join three fellow South Africans at Rodney Parade - lock and captain Rynard Landman, scrum-half Sarel Pretorius and full-back Carl Meyer.
He will leave Pro12 leaders Leinster after four seasons.
Dragons have traditionally fared worse than their three Welsh rivals in the Pro12 and only Treviso and Zebre are below them with five games remaining for the Welsh team.
They are also the subject of talks over a change of ownership that could see the Welsh Rugby Union take over.
Kirchner believes Dragons "will definitely move in the right direction" in the future.
He added: "New decisions and ventures aren't always easy to make, however the experience of moving to Leinster, my first move abroad, has helped and knowing a few of the other South Africans in the squad makes my decision easier."
Dragons head coach Kingsley Jones said: "His experience both on and off the field will be invaluable for this young squad."
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The agency said almost 20 hectares of forest would have to be felled to try to stop the disease spreading.
Phytophthora ramorum is a fungus-like pathogen that can kill or severely damage larch trees.
Forest Enterprise Scotland (FES) is also asking woodland visitors to help prevent the spread of tree disease.
It called on people to brush mud and forest debris from boots, walking poles and bike tyres when leaving and entering wooded areas.
All the new sites are close to existing infected sites.
FES confirmed the locations as:
Fraser McDonald, a forester with the FES team in Cowal said: "Everyone has a part to play in helping prevent the spread of tree diseases and it's simply a matter of making sure that you arrive at a forest with clean boots, bike wheels - and even dog's paws.
"Our Keep it Clean campaign promotes good biosecurity practice and explains that it only takes a few minutes to brush off any mud or forest debris from boots, walking poles or bike tyres.
"It may not seem much but tree diseases can be carried from site to site in mud or on twigs leaves and others forest debris, so those few minutes can make a big difference."
Mr McDonald said Scotland's forestry was a valuable resource for recreation and the economy of Scotland.
He added: "It's important that everyone does there bit to look after Scotland's forests and help to prevent the spread of tree diseases."
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The Buccaneers thrilled the home fans by taking the lead through Thamsanqa Gabuza in the 36th minute.
He fired in a fierce acute-angled shot past Zied Jebali, who started after first choice goalkeeper and captain Aymen Mathlouthi failed a fitness test.
Of course we wanted to keep a clean sheet at home and a lapse of concentration gave Etoile a late equaliser
Pirates were lucky to be ahead at half-time after Iheb Msakni had a goal ruled offside and star Algeria-born striker Baghdad Bounedjah and Hamza Lahmar went close.
Etoile's quest for an equaliser paid off as captain and centre-back Ammar Jemal slammed a loose ball beyond goalkeeper Felipe Ovono from close range in the 87th minute to silence most of the 30,000 Soweto crowd.
Speaking after the match, Jemal told reporters what his equaliser meant to him.
"I think it is the best goal of my life," Etoile's captain said.
Despite conceding the late equaliser, Pirates coach Eric Tinkler said that the "destiny of the trophy remains wide open."
"We neither gained nor lost anything after this result," Eric Tinkler said.
"Of course we wanted to keep a clean sheet at home and a lapse of concentration gave Etoile a late equaliser. I thought we defended well until then.
"Etoile are a good team - well organised defensively with some big, strong boys," Tinkler added.
But the coach said he was not happy with some of the opposing players' tactics.
"Some of them dived so much I thought they were swimming at the Olympics.
"What the draw means is that instead of them coming at us in Tunisia, we will have to go at them. Scoring in every away CAF match this season gives us confidence," said Tinkler.
That deciding match will be played at Stade Olympique in Sousse, Tunisia on Sunday 29 November.
The overall winners receive $660,000 and qualify for a one-off Super Cup match against African Champions League winners TP Mazembe in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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As Martin McGuinness steps down from elected politics, BBC News NI looks back at his career.
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Francis Cadell's depiction of ''George Street and Charlotte Square'' was whitewashed over and the canvas was reused by the son of another colourist, Samuel Peploe.
The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh discovered the missing Cadell during conservation.
It is estimated that the painting could sell for more than £50,000.
The Scottish Colourists were four post-impressionist painters, Peploe and Cadell, along with John Leslie Hunter and John Duncan Fergusson.
They absorbed and reworked the strong and vibrant colours of contemporary French painting into a distinctive Scottish idiom during the 1920s and 1930s.
The lost Cadell work was painted around 1909 from his studio at 112 George Street, Edinburgh, and looks across the street to Charlotte Square.
When the artist died in 1937, his sister Jean Percival Clark, well-known as the actress Jean Cadell, came up to Edinburgh to sort out his affairs.
She was helped by Denis Peploe, son of Samuel, who was a student at Edinburgh College of Art.
She gifted him some of her brother's art material and included among the canvases, probably including "George Street and Charlotte Square", taken off its stretcher, turned and re-stretched ready to be used again.
It is not known why Cadell abandoned the painting, which is finished and bears a strong signature.
Years later, Denis Peploe painted his own picture, Begonias, a still life on a trestle table and whitewashed over the Cadell exposed on the other side.
The Scottish Gallery acquired the Denis Peploe and in the process of conservation discovered the Cadell on the reverse.
Denis's son, Guy, who is director of the Scottish Gallery, told BBC Scotland that he had bought the painting at auction and was shocked when he got a call from the picture conservator.
"He said 'I think there's something interesting on the other side of the picture'.
"I said go-ahead take it off its stretcher and see what we can see. He called back a few minutes later and said 'bottom left hand corner, signature FCB Cadell.'
"I think I choked on my morning roll."
Tommy Zyw from the Scottish Gallery said: "It is heard of to have paintings on either side of a canvas.
"Occasionally if an artist is struggling, he flips it over and tries again.
"But in this case this is quite unusual to have two paintings by two different artists - linked by a family friendship."
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The buildings, in Cambridge, Castle Donington, Taunton and Wakefield, have never opened and cost an average of £1.9m each in 2014-15.
The charges are for rent, utilities and facilities management.
Five other buildings were constructed as part of a Labour plan to regionalise fire control centres. These have been let out, saving £90.5m in future costs.
The plan, approved in 2004, was for nine control centres to be built to replace 46 separate centres across the country.
But six years later, with costs spiralling and major delays to the IT software programme, the coalition government cancelled the scheme.
Fire minister Mark Francois said: "We inherited a poorly conceived and badly delivered top-down programme to create regional fire control rooms.
"To avoid further taxpayers' money being wasted, the project was terminated after it repeatedly ran over budget and behind schedule."
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) said it had "reduced site maintenance and support costs though renegotiating contracts with our service providers" at the four empty centres.
A Freedom of Information request by BBC Somerset showed three of the four centres cost more in rent, rates and other running costs in 2014-15 than each of them did in their first full year after construction was completed.
However, the amount spent on marketing the empty centres has been cut, from £37,250 in 2012-13, to £4,030 in 2014-15.
"In 2014-15 the marketing strategy focused on using internet marketing and direct marketing, which by its nature does not incur significant spend," DCLG said.
A spokesman added the department was in "active discussions" over letting out Castle Donington and Wakefield, with interest being shown by a telecoms company.
Taunton has only had a small number of enquiries, including "a very early enquiry from a government agency in the last week".
A document published by DCLG in March said the Wakefield negotiations, which involve a bidder for a separate government contract, will resolve in July when that contract is awarded.
The March report also said there had been a number of viewings of the Cambridge centre with interest from a private sector internet security company, but that is no longer described as "live".
The marketing company working for DCLG said it would continue its current strategy until August while also looking at alternative "cost reduction initiatives" including mothballing or reducing the equipment in the centres.
Each of the vacant centres still has a £6,000 espresso machine in-situ which DCLG says are "a landlord's fixture and do not belong to the department".
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In an open letter to Apple, Swift said she was withholding the record as she was unhappy with the three-month free trial offered to subscribers.
"I'm not sure you know that Apple Music will not be paying writers, producers, or artists for those three months," she wrote.
She said the plan was "unfair", arguing Apple had the money to cover the cost.
"I find it to be shocking, disappointing, and completely unlike this historically progressive and generous company," the 25-year-old said, describing Apple as one of her "best partners in selling music".
"These are not the complaints of a spoiled, petulant child. These are the echoed sentiments of every artist, writer and producer in my social circles who are afraid to speak up publicly because we admire and respect Apple so much," she continued.
"We know how astronomically successful Apple has been and we know that this incredible company has the money to pay artists, writers and producers for the 3 month trial period - even if it is free for the fans trying it out.
"Three months is a long time to go unpaid, and it is unfair to ask anyone to work for nothing."
She ended her letter by calling on Apple to change its policy, suggesting she would reinstate her album on the service if the company changed its mind.
"We don't ask you for free iPhones. Please don't ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation."
Apple has yet to comment on the issue.
The rest of Swift's back catalogue will remain available on Apple Music when it launches on 30 June. It will cost $9.99 (£6.30) per month in the US for one person or $14.99 for families.
The music industry has generally supported the company bringing its vast music library to paid streaming, and the company said it will pay 70% of the music subscription revenue to music owners.
It is not the first time Swift has spoken out against streaming music - she pulled her entire catalogue from Spotify last November and had refused to offer 1989 on streaming services, saying the business had "shrunk the numbers of paid album sales drastically".
1989 went on to become one of the biggest-selling albums of 2014 and has sold more than 4.9 million copies in the US alone.
Last week, UK-based independent record label Beggars echoed Swift's comments, saying it struggled "to see why rights owners and artists should bear this aspect of Apple's customer acquisition costs".
It said it did not have an agreement with Apple that would allow it to participate in the new service but hoped the "obstacles to agreement can be removed" in the coming days.
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Taylor Swift has pulled her hit album 1989 from Apple's new streaming music service and criticised the company.
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The FTSE had fallen earlier in the day, with investors concerned about the continued plunge of the rouble.
However the index strengthened on news of the Russian central bank's pledge to provide additional capital to the country's banks, if necessary.
Figures showing a rise in UK wage growth also cheered investors.
The price of Brent Crude oil, which has been falling for weeks, recovered by almost 4% late on Wednesday, reaching $62.32 a barrel.
Shares in oil firms Tullow Oil, BP, and BG Group all rose more than 3% as a result, with Royal Dutch Shell 'B' rising by 2.9%.
Meanwhile British Airways owner IAG fell by 4%.
Dixons Carphone rose 3% after it reported a 30% rise in underlying half-year profits.
The firm, which owns the PC World and Currys chains as well as Carphone Warehouse, said its UK and Ireland business had enjoyed a "barnstorming performance".
All eyes will be on the US Federal Reserve later when it announces the results of its latest meeting.
There is speculation that the US central bank will end its commitment to keep interest rates low for a "considerable period", suggesting a rate rise is moving closer.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.55% against the dollar to $1.5664 and rose 0.16% against the euro to €1.2609.
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(Close): London's benchmark index, the FTSE 100, closed marginally higher on Wednesday, gaining 4.65 points in late trading to close at 6336.48.
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Specialist micro-engineer Graham Short visited the Dickinson & Morris Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, on Friday.
It follows the use of one of the special notes at a bakery in Kelso, Scotland, and also a cafe in Wales.
The final note will be spent this week in Northern Ireland.
Updates on this story and more from Leicestershire
Mr Short, from Birmingham, came up with the idea of engraving a 5mm portrait of Pride and Prejudice author Austen on the transparent part of the new plastic Bank of England £5 notes to mark the 200th anniversary of Austen's death next year.
He has included a different quote around each one, ensuring that each note is unique.
Anyone who finds one of the notes has been advised to contact the Tony Huggins-Haig Gallery, which launched the project.
The Bank of England's website states that it is illegal to deface bank notes under the Currency & Banknotes Act 1928.
In a statement, the gallery said it had contacted the Bank of England, which informed them that the notes were still legal tender.
Mr Huggins-Haig told BBC Scotland all of Mr Short's work has an insurance valuation of about £50,000. He also described the notes as like "the Willy Wonka golden ticket".
Mr Short's last work - a minute picture of the Queen on a pinhead - sold for £100,000.
The four notes have the following serial numbers and quotes:
Mr Short, 70, said: "As I enjoy pork pies, I thought where better to spend the English note than in Melton Mowbray?"
Stephen Hallam, from the shop, told the BBC every £5 note is not "inspected with a magnifying glass", but admitted the notes in the shop were "scrutinised" after they were told on Monday that Mr Short had visited the shop.
However, the special note could not be found.
"I'm still here making pork pies... I'm not flying off to Barbados," Mr Hallam said.
Mr Short told BBC Radio Wales' Jason Mohammad programme he chose Square Café in Blackwood High Street in Caerphilly because that was where his mother was born in 1909.
According to the Bank of England, it is against the law to "deface our banknotes (by printing, writing or impressing upon them words, letters or figures, etc.), although the question of whether or not to prosecute in individual cases is up to the police and the courts".
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Westminster Council has objected to plans for 128 new boxes since January, including 80 from Maximus Networks Ltd.
Birmingham and Manchester councils say that the boxes are effectively little more than advertising boards.
They say they cannot stop them as planning permission is not needed, just an Ofcom licence.
Maximus Networks said it was offering "a truly useful" public service.
Three cities have had 301 applications for new phone boxes in 12 months - 158 in Westminster, 104 in Birmingham and 39 in Manchester.
Councils can object to Ofcom's approval of the boxes but only on two grounds: location and design.
A Department for Communities and Local Government spokesman said it was considering the matters raised by councils.
Each Maximus Networks box would provide 1.3m x 2m of advertising space which does not need local authority consent.
Westminster Council said the boxes, which the company planned to install on Oxford Street, Victoria Street and Baker Street, would offer no wi-fi or internet connectivity.
"This scheme will create ugly and unwanted advertising space," Councillor Richard Beddoe said.
However, Maximus founder Ashley Smatt said: "We believe what we have planned will be the envy of the world.
"There are currently around 66,000 calls a week from phone boxes across the UK and we believe there is a demand for this."
Councillor Daniel Astaire, of Westminster Council which rejected another operator's proposal for 48 boxes on Tuesday, said companies "are trying to make a quick buck" with "ugly hoardings on some of our most iconic streets".
Birmingham City Council deputy leader Ian Ward said "open access wi-fi and widespread mobile phone use" made the kiosks "redundant".
But he said he anticipated more coming, "because city centres offer a highly lucrative market for advertising and there's no restriction on how many can be installed".
Ofcom said it had no evidence Maximus had breached any obligations but it would "be concerned" if permission was "used to provide advertising space under the cover of a largely unwanted public call box service."
Councillor Pat Karney, of Manchester City Council, said the only people he had seen using phone boxes "are drug dealers, particularly around the Piccadilly Gardens area".
Redundant kiosks are increasingly being put to inventive uses, from defibrillator storage to miniature art galleries.
There are about 46,000 remaining public kiosks across the UK including about 8,000 traditional red ones.
About 2,500 of those in England are listed, according to Historic England.
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Councils are fighting plans for hundreds of new "ugly and unwanted" phone boxes while they seek a change in the law.
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Carmarthenshire council voted in favour making Ysgol Llangennech, near Llanelli, a Welsh medium primary from September.
The move will not affect current pupils who can continue to learn in English.
A bitter debate took place in County Hall on Wednesday, with 38 councillors voting in favour of the proposal and 20 against.
Carmarthenshire council said it wanted to extend Welsh medium provision in schools, partly in response to census figures which show a fall in Welsh speakers in the county.
Speaking during the debate, Labour councillor Kim Thomas said the move amounted to "segregation...and at worst apartheid."
Parents opposed to the change said they will fight on, while those in support said the decision was "a huge relief".
An amendment to maintain a dual stream school at Llangennech, pending further discussions, was defeated.
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The quartet each completed the 400m swim, 6km cycle, and 1.6km run course in a total time of one hour 13 minutes 24 seconds.
South Africa took silver, 49 seconds back, with Australia third.
"I love the relay. You can see people's weaknesses and strengths," said Alistair Brownlee.
It was a second gold medal of Glasgow for both Alistair Brownlee and Stimpson after their individual successes, while Jonathan Brownlee and Holland won their second medals after their individual silver and bronzes.
"I thought it was a good race," said Jonathan Brownlee. "The relay is always close but Vicky gave us a good start and I knew I had to just keep it safe and then run as fast as I could, Jodie destroyed it and Alistair finished it off."
England were five seconds down on Canada after Holland's leg, but Jonathan Brownlee gave them the lead on his run.
Brownlee gradually pulled away from the rest of the field and gave Stimpson a 16-second lead at the start of her swim.
Although New Zealand's Nicky Samuels tried to challenge Stimpson, the Englishwoman was still nine seconds ahead of her rivals when handing over to Commonwealth and Olympic gold medallist Alistair.
The elder Brownlee put in a strong display and extended his time advantage with a more tactical battle going on behind him for the minor places.
Holland now hopes the event can be included in future Olympic Games.
"I really hope it will be in the Olympic programme in 2020," she said. "Look at the atmosphere it generates having such a tight racing circuit and the lead changing hands so often. It is a great spectator event and great to be part of it."
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The 44-year-old kept out Burkina Faso's last two spot-kicks to win the shootout for Egypt in Wednesday's semi-final.
"I had a feeling that I was going to save the final two penalties," he said.
"When we went to the shootout, our 2006 title win crossed my mind," he added, recalling his penalty shootout save from Didier Drogba to beat Ivory Coast.
El Hadary is playing at his seventh Nations Cup and has won four titles.
At this tournament he became the oldest player at a major continental championship, and on Wednesday he made his 150th appearance for the Pharaohs.
It is remarkable to think he arrived in Gabon as one of Egypt's back-up goalkeepers to first-choice Ahmed El Shenawy, but injuries meant he was brought in 25 minutes into Egypt's first game.
Since then he has been formidable, conceding only one goal from normal play - in Wednesday's semi-final when Burkina Faso equalised in the second half.
And now a place in Sunday's final in Libreville, where Egypt face either Cameroon or Ghana, offers him a chance to become the first player to win five Nations Cup titles.
His first title came as a reserve in 1988, just two years after his debut, but he was at the peak of his career as Egypt won three back-to-back Nations Cup titles between 2006 and 2010.
"I'm happy to be in contention for all of these records but the most important is for Egypt to win the cup," El Hadary said.
"If we win the title, then the record will pass to me and I will be grateful. But I've never worried about my personal records. The country comes first, then the record book."
It would also be a record-extending eighth title For Egypt, who are already the most successful country in the history of the Nations Cup side - and an incredible return to glory after they failed to qualify for the last three tournaments.
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Egypt goalkeeper Essam El Hadary foresaw that he would save the penalties that took his side through to the Africa Cup of Nations final.
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The "old English white" Jaguar E-Type Series III was driven by comedy characters Del Boy and Rodney in an episode of the BBC series.
In the 1981 episode, the pair borrowed the car from John Challis's character Boycie for a "night on the tiles".
It had been expected to fetch £85,000 in an auction at Blenheim Palace but sold for £115,800.
Finished with a blue leather interior, the 1973 Series III Roadster, owned by a Swansea businessman, includes a die-cast model signed by both David Jason and John Challis.
A 1961 Jaguar car once owned by the company's founder was also due to be auctioned. The Mk X, built in Coventry, belonged to Sir William Lyons and was made to his personal specifications - with a leather interior and rear picnic tables in walnut.
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A vintage Jaguar sports car made famous when it featured in Only Fools and Horses has sold for more than £115,000.
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Marine Scotland staff have complained of being paid less than those in comparable jobs in other publicly-owned organisations.
Unite said it was disappointed the situation had reached this stage.
The Scottish government said talks aimed at averting the strikes were continuing.
Unite has said a chief steward can earn up £29,579-a-year at Marine Scotland but £37,675 at ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne, which is also owned by the Scottish government.
Last December, the Scottish Parliament passed a motion put forward by Scottish Labour, stating that Marine Scotland staff should receive a fair pay settlement that recognises their experience and skills.
Unite regional officer Sandy Smart said: "Our members do a difficult and dangerous job ensuring that the fishing grounds around Scotland are protected. We are very disappointed that things have got to this stage despite the Scottish Parliament passing a motion to support a fair pay award.
"The first minister also pledged to look at this issue yet our members have been rewarded with a pay cut. Industrial action is always a last resort and even at this late stage we hope that we can reach a solution but this requires movement by Marine Scotland and the Scottish government to properly award the seafarers.
Marine Scotland vessels carry out protection and research work in the seas and fisheries around the country.
There are five vessels in total and five sets of two-day strike action are scheduled to take place on 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 25 and 26 August.
A Scottish government spokesman said: "We wish to avert industrial action and will continue our discussions with Unite. It would be inappropriate to comment further while these discussions are under way."
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Members of the Unite union working for Scotland's fisheries protection fleet are set to walk out on a series of strikes in a dispute over pay.
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Based on the novel by Britain's Mark Burnell, The Rhythm Section will see her as a woman who becomes an assassin to avenge the deaths of her family.
Reed Morano, who directed the first three episodes of hit TV series The Handmaid's Tale, will direct the film.
Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson said it was "exciting" to work with such a "talented" team.
Morano and Lively, they added, "have a strong vision for this very compelling story driven by a female protagonist".
The Rhythm Section is the first of four novels to feature Burnell's Stephanie Patrick heroine, inviting the prospect of a Bond-style film series.
Its announcement comes during a hiatus in production on the James Bond films, which Broccoli and Wilson have co-produced since 1995.
Production on the film will begin later this year, with financing from international production company IM Global.
Its head Stuart Ford said the film would be "fresh, realistic and bold", with "a unique female heroine who turns so many of the current cinematic cliches surrounding so-called 'kick-ass' female leads on their head".
Lively, who is married to Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds, is also known for playing the ageless heroine of the film The Age of Adeline.
Last year saw her battle a shark in The Shallows, appear in Woody Allen's Cafe Society and also give birth to her second child.
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The producers of the James Bond films are to make a "female-driven" thriller starring Gossip Girl's Blake Lively.
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The benchmark US crude oil price is also at a four-year low, after losing $2.57 to close at $74.28.
The price has fallen sharply since the summer and is 30% below its June price.
The drop comes as traders believe members of the Opec oil exporting countries, which control about 40% of world oil exports. will not cut production.
Opec's 12 member countries will meet later this month to discuss the global oil market.
Lower oil prices typically prompt Opec nations, which include the biggest oil exporting nation in the world, Saudi Arabia, to rein back output in order to limit supply and boost prices and income.
Most need higher oil prices to fund rising government spending.
But recent comments by oil ministers from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait suggest the group is unlikely to agree to a cut.
The US energy department said this week that it expected low fuel prices to last into next year.
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The price of Brent crude oil has fallen $3.60 - 4.4% - to $77.52, its lowest level for four years.
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Dapp, which runs education and health projects in the African country, has received millions of pounds in the last decade from the UK, EU and Unicef.
It is connected to the Teachers Group, whose leaders are wanted by Interpol over fraud allegations.
British officials have suspended funding and launched an investigation.
The move follows an investigation by the BBC and its US partners into Dapp Malawi, the Malawian branch of charity Development Aid from People to People.
Dapp is one of the major NGOs active in Malawi, providing a range of aid projects from farming to health and education.
The BBC found that part of the funding it received found its way to the Teachers Group, with some Dapp staff handing over as much as 30% of their monthly salary to the group.
Founded in the 1970s, for years the Teachers Group has run a government-funded alternative school system, but in 2001 the Danish authorities raided its offices and charged its founder Mogens Amdi Petersen with fraud.
Found not guilty in 2006, he and some of his associates immediately left the country, but prosecutors appealed and the group are now wanted by Interpol.
It is thought they may have taken refuge in a massive luxury compound, worth an estimated £20m, on the Pacific coast in Mexico.
In a statement, the Department for International Development urged the BBC to share all the information it obtained during its investigation into Dapp and Teachers Group, which included interviews with Dapp workers and Teachers Group members.
"Payments to Dapp have been suspended and we encourage the BBC to share their evidence in full."
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The UK government is to stop giving money to a charity in Malawi following a BBC investigation which found it was under the control of a cult-like group.
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People served by the Rosemarkie transmitter will lose Radio Scotland, Radio Nan Gaidheal, and BBC national radio services for short periods.
DAB radio and TV services are unaffected.
The disruption is expected over the course of the day. BBC Scotland said it apologised for the loss of service.
Listeners in the Inverness and Inner Moray Firth area were expected to be the worst affected.
The final phase of disruption is expected to last for about two hours from 12:45.
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BBC radio listeners in the Highlands could find their service affected due to essential transmitter work taking place on Tuesday.
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The Tykes announced they had agreed a move for the 22-year-old a week ago, after the batsman told Worcestershire he wanted to leave at the end of the season when his contract expired.
Kohler-Cadmore averages 48.40 in the County Championship so far this summer.
He is now available for Yorkshire with immediate effect.
"Obviously it was a massive decision to move home and I find it incredibly exciting," Kohler-Cadmore told Yorkshire's club website.
"I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in and part of my decision to move was to challenge and test myself in what is a great environment and a very strong squad. Hopefully this will help me improve and push me on to higher levels."
In a statement Worcestershire chief executive Tom Scott said: "Worcestershire County Cricket Club have mutually agreed with Tom Kohler-Cadmore and his representative of the immediate release from his contract with the club.
"We would like to thank Tom for the contribution he has made at New Road and wish him continued success in the future."
Kohler-Cadmore, who was dropped for Worcestershire's last Championship match against Sussex after saying he wanted to leave New Road, impressed the Tykes first hand in May.
He hit five sixes and 10 fours in his match-winning 118 against Yorkshire at New Road to help propel Worcestershire into the One-Day Cup semi-finals.
Kohler-Cadmore also caught the eye in May last year when he hit the fastest century of the 2016 season - a stunning 127 off 43 balls against Durham in the T20 Blast at New Road, breaking Graeme Hick's 12-year-old record T20 score for the county.
He came through the junior system at Yorkshire before going to boarding school in Worcestershire at Malvern College.
Under the terms of the deal, Kohler-Cadmore will not be eligible to play against Worcestershire in 2017, meaning he will not face them in the One-Day Cup semi-final should Yorkshire beat Surrey in their quarter-final on 13 June.
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Yorkshire have confirmed the signing of Tom Kohler-Cadmore on a three-year deal after he was released from his contract by Worcestershire.
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Lakshmi Mittal, owner of ArcelorMittal, who held the top slot in 2008 with £27.7bn now has a fortune of £7.12bn and is number 11 on this year's list.
The number of London billionaires fell for the first time since the financial crash - from 80 in 2015 to 77.
There are also a record 125 women on this year's top 1,000 list.
At the top of the 2016 guide to Britain and Ireland's richest people are property tycoons the Reuben brothers, owners of London's Millbank Tower and the John Lewis headquarters, who have a fortune of £13.1bn.
Mumbai-born David and Simon Reuben, who also own London Oxford Airport and London Heliport, have increased their fortune by £3.4bn in the past year.
Others on the list include:
Making it onto the Rich List at all requires at least £103m.
Brothers Sri and Gopi Hinduja, who run the Hinduja Group, remain in second place a year on with an unchanged fortune of £13bn.
Completing the top three is Warner Music owner Len Blavatnik, who has £11.59bn. He has dropped two places after a reduction in wealth by £1.58bn.
The Mittals' previous vast wealth of £27.7bn was the biggest fortune achieved by anyone on the list before or since.
Earlier this month it was reported that ArcelorMittal board member Wilbur Ross could be among investors expected to be contacted about buying some of Tata's business interests in the UK.
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The family behind Europe's biggest steelmaker has lost more than £2bn in the past year, the annual Sunday Times Rich List has revealed.
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Seam bowler Fazakerley, 19, made his first-class debut earlier this month and has been named in Guernsey's squad.
"We probably won't know for another couple weeks yet," Butler told BBC Radio Guernsey.
"Being a contracted player for a professional side he's controlled by them, so it's a tough one."
Butler continued: "He's a key player for us, so we're hoping he's available."
Guernsey will come up against Italy, Cayman Islands and Qatar in the group stages of the tournament in September, which will take place in South Africa.
Their 14-man squad, led by director of cricket Ashley Wright, includes skipper Jamie Nussbaumer and Matt Stokes, as well as World Cricket League debutants Matt Breban, Dec Martel, and Ben Fitchet.
"A lot of our players are very experienced, but they're all still very young as well," added Butler. "The main aim has to be promotion for us."
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Guernsey vice-captain Josh Butler says they are awaiting permission from Leicestershire to allow Will Fazakerley to play in World Cricket League Five.
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Main, 23, scored once in 14 appearances for Rovers this season.
He started his career at Darlington before moving to Middlesbrough in June 2011 and joining Doncaster in July 2014.
Main could make his debut for the Latics, who are five points adrift of safety in League One, in Tuesday's trip to Blackpool.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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Oldham Athletic have signed Doncaster Rovers striker Curtis Main on loan until the end of the season.
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From 1 January, people must show a driving licence, council tax bill or a utility bill to use sites in Lamby Way, Wedal Road and Bessemer Close.
The council said 17% of users at Bessemer Close were from a neighbouring authority.
It said such "cross border movement" costs the council £430,000 a year.
Bob Derbyshire, cabinet member for environment, added: "It therefore seems fair to me that if residents from outside our catchment area want to use our facilities they should be asked to either pay for using it or directed to their own authority's HWRC [Household Waste Recycling Centre]."
New seasonal reduced opening hours will also start in 2016 to account for reduced demand during the winter months.
From 2 January, the site will open from 09:30 GMT with last entry at 18:00, while weekend openings from 10:00. Longer opening times will return in the summer.
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Residents in Cardiff will have to prove where they live before they are allowed to use the council's waste recycling centres.
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The 26-year-old GlenDronach single malt whisky was bottled in 2012 to mark the opening of Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire.
A Canadian bidder paid more than twice the estimated price to secure the bottle at the auction of rare whiskies.
A bottle of 52-year-old Macallan 1950 fetched £10,000, while a bottle of the Black Bowmore went for £5,200.
Laurie Black, whisky expert at McTear's auctioneers, said: "There was a huge amount of interest in the bottle and we were delighted with the final price, which was several times more than previous Trump bottles have sold for.
"The GlenDronach is a stunning whisky in its own right, however, the Trump connection gave this particular bottle a presidential boost."
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A rare bottle of whisky signed by US president elect Donald Trump has sold for £6,000 at auction in Glasgow.
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Her commitment to the Commonwealth has been unwavering; that of her ministers, in the past, less so.
Take Ted Heath. For him, in the 1970s, the Common Market trumped the Commonwealth.
Other prime ministers have been wary of a loose affiliation of nations that battled against apartheid in South Africa but which have, sometimes, struggled to uphold principles of accountability and respect for human rights.
But post-Brexit, the club of 52 countries is taking on greater significance for the UK government.
The Commonwealth makes up a relatively small part of UK trade. As we leave the European Union, Number 10 wants to increase exports to these countries.
Where the baton is headed over the next 388 days, will British goods, in greater numbers, one day follow?
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As she stood on the makeshift stage in the Buckingham Palace forecourt, the Queen might have been tempted to reflect on one of the benefits of longevity.
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The Ulster county held a commanding 0-12 to 0-6 lead at half-time but the visitors hit back to claim a place in the third round of the qualifiers.
Tipp rattled off seven points after the break to level the match as Cavan managed just one Niall McDermott score.
Conor Sweeney's penalty and a second goal by Robbie Kiely sealed the win.
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"I am gutted. I thought we were fabulous in the first half, playing some of the best football we have played this year," said Cavan manager Mattie McGleenan.
"But you have to play for two halves, and we didn't.
"In the first 15 minutes of the second half we just could not win a ball. Every breaking ball went to Tipperary.
"I felt the referee gave them a couple of soft frees at the start of the second half and they gained a bit of momentum at a critical stage of the game.
"Tipperary were hungry and their movement for the goal was class. We were caught ball-watching."
Gearoid McKiernan, Martin Reilly, Tomas Corr and Caoimhin O'Reilly each scored two points as Cavan built that six-point interval advantage.
But Tipperary started the second period strongly with four straight scores by Conor Sweeney, Kevin O'Halloran, Jack Kenedy and Brian Fox.
McKiernan landed a free for the hosts but it proved a brief interruption to Tipp's scoring spree and they levelled through scores by O'Halloran, Kennedy and Philip Austin.
Sweeney's penalty - awarded for a Jason McLoughlin foul on Austin - put Tipperary three points up, and when centre-back Kiely netted they led by 2-13 to 0-14.
Cavan reduced the deficit with a couple of late points - but the damage had been done.
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Cavan's All-Ireland Championship campaign came to a stunning end as Tipperary staged a remarkable comeback at Kingspan Breffni.
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The Sky Blues had the better of a tight contest and came closest to finding a winner when a 25-yard strike by Jacob Murphy hit the post after the break.
Gillingham had started brightly with Dominic Samuel wasting a good opening when he slipped at the vital moment.
Gael Bigirimana also went close with a curling shot for City, who dropped to 11th, nine points off the play-offs.
The Gills are now 10 points off top spot following Wigan's win over Shrewsbury, but they have a game in hand on the Latics and second-placed Burton.
Covnetry City boss Tony Mowbray told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire:
"I think late on we should have won that. It was alright, although for most of it was a pretty poor football match.
"We had a gameplan and it nearly paid off. We nearly came away with a 1-0 victory but it wasn't to be."
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Mid-table Coventry City earned a point from a drab match as Gillingham missed the chance to go third in League One.
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Last season's Premiership finalists were beaten in the European Champions Cup by Wasps on Saturday and have also lost four league games this term.
"I trust the players 100%, it hurts them more than anybody," said Ford.
"They want to play as best as they can, they care, the leaders have led and the players have followed."
Bath host Worcester on 27 December and Ford admits Warriors will fancy their chances at the Rec.
"They will smell blood and think it's a good time to play Bath, they will come firing, we have to meet their physicality," he told BBC Radio Bristol. "It's all about attitude and we need to play with edge."
Ford also admits his side have let down supporters this season and says the players are working hard to find ways to turn things around. He also says he is putting himself under pressure to help improve results.
"We had a few home truths after that performance (against Wasps) and sometimes that's what it needs," he said. "The lads have got back on the horse and trained really well so they've taken the first steps.
"Pressure comes from the way you prepare. I felt pressure today, I felt pressure yesterday because you have to get the tactics right, get the message right to the team, prepare your training and meetings. That's where the pressure comes, on match day I can't do much, it's over to the players.
"If you do the job during the week then match day normally takes care of itself. You can't worry about the results otherwise it'll drive you crazy, I've been in the game too long to worry about things like that."
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Bath director of rugby Mike Ford says he trusts his players to turn around their form after an inconsistent start to the season.
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Gateshead-born Harrison has been linked with Hartlepool United, who parted company with Dave Jones after dropping into the League Two relegation zone.
Harrison says he is flattered but insists his focus is on Sunday's Welsh Cup final against Bala Town.
"I've said from day one that I'm a very ambitious person," Harrison said.
"I want to manage at the very best level I can.
"It's nice to be linked to these jobs. But at this point in time the Welsh Cup Final is the be all and end all for me.
"Once that's finished we'll be preparing for the Champions League and then whatever will be will be."
Saints have already secured the Welsh Premier League title and the Nathaniel MG League Cup, Saints and earlier this season broke Ajax's 44-year world record for the most consecutive wins with 27 straight victories.
Harrison's side will achieve a third successive Welsh treble if they beat Bala in Sunday's Welsh Cup final in Bangor.
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New Saints boss Craig Harrison has said he has ambitions to manage at "the highest level."
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The 21-year-old loose-head prop played in the World Cup last year - and also against the Warriors in a pre-season match in Nova Scotia last August.
He has been training with the squad since arriving in Glasgow on Sunday.
"I talked to DTH [van der Merwe], Connor [Braid] and Taylor [Paris] and they all had good things to say about the club," said Sears-Duru.
"Glasgow play a really good style of rugby and I'm glad to be part of it.
"I'm still young, so hopefully I can learn a lot here and become a better player and continue to play for Canada and do well for Glasgow."
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Canada international Djustice Sears-Duru has signed a contract with Glasgow Warriors until the end of the season.
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Some 3,000 people have been left homeless, according to a BBC reporter who has been to the scene.
Their houses were destroyed after mud and rocks, dislodged by the rain, plunged down the hillside.
Reports from the Democratic Republic of Congo say there have been similar problems across the border.
UN-backed Radio Okapi says 14 people have been killed on the Congolese side of Lake Tanganyika.
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has visited the scene of the landslides, 35km (20 miles) south of the capital Bujumbura.
The governor of Bujumbura district, Jacques Minani, described it as "a disaster", reports the AFP news agency.
He said that the emergency services were now searching the area for survivors.
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Giving her verdict, Judge Claire Sharp said John Atkinson did not lose his job because of his disability.
Mr Atkinson was dismissed, as were all of Mr Gill's staff, in April last year.
Some of the employees were later re-hired and Mr Atkinson had argued he was not given a job because he needed a hip operation.
But the claim at a tribunal in Cardiff was thrown out.
Ms Sharp said: "The reason that the claimant lost his job had nothing to do with his disability".
"It was to do with the political situation and Mr Gill's view that it would be better to be the only MEP without any staff," she told the hearing.
The tribunal had earlier heard that Mr Gill was concerned in the run up to the 2016 assembly election about the possibility that Olaf - an EU fraud body - would investigate him and his staff.
The MEP wanted to avoid "cross over" between political campaigning and EU funding.
Mr Gill, who was elected to the assembly and now sits as an independent AM, had wanted to stand down as an MEP but said there were a "huge catalogue" of reasons why he changed his mind.
Mr Atkinson - a 67-year-old former Royal Marine from Llanpumsaint, Carmarthenshire - was a campaign manager for Mr Gill, before becoming a constituency manager after he got elected in 2014.
In response to the ruling, Mr Gill said: "Employment tribunals serve a very important function in protecting workers from bad employers. I was never, and have never been, a bad employer."
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Talking to Radio 1 Breakfast show host, Nick Grimshaw, Cowell revealed his 88-year-old mum still calls the shots.
"She still loves to tell me off," the X Factor boss confessed.
"The worst thing she can say to me if I'm got my friends round is, 'Simon stop showing off' and there's no answer back to that," he added.
"It happened to me once when I was 15 and I brought this girl round for Sunday lunch.
"And I was showing off. Then my mum said, 'Simon stop showing off' and I literally couldn't think of a reply."
Simon Cowell jokes that he still relives that day regularly but he now uses the phrase to his own advantage.
"I hated her so much," he said. "And it stuck with me. It's a really good thing to say to the other judges."
Cowell is back on the X Factor judging panel for the first time in four years.
The 54-year-old hopes his return alongside Cheryl, Louis Walsh and Mel B will help make the singing contest the force it once was.
In recent years, X Factor has fallen behind in the ratings fight with its main rival Strictly Come Dancing with more people now watching the BBC One ballroom dance show.
You can hear Nick Grimshaw's interview with Simon Cowell on the Radio 1 Breakfast show on Friday from 6:30 BST.
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UK government figures showed Scotland generated 4,590 gigawatt hours (GWh) of renewable energy in the first three months of 2012.
This was an increase of 1,435 GWh on the first quarter of 2011.
Scotland is aiming to generate the equivalent of 100% of its electricity needs from renewables by 2020.
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change also issued revised statistics for 2011 which showed that renewable electricity generation in Scotland was 13,735 GWh in 2011, an increase of 44.3% from 2010 and up 97.3% from 2006.
The Scottish government said that, assuming gross consumption in 2011 was similar to 2010, about 35% of Scotland's electricity needs came from renewables in 2011, beating its interim target of 31%.
Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said the figures showed the country was making good progress towards the 2020 target.
He added: "The increase of 45.5% in renewable output in quarter one 2012 compared to quarter one 2011 is particularly encouraging when you consider that 2011 saw the highest output from renewable energy to date.
"Scotland has astounding renewable energy potential, and the Scottish government is committed to ensuring every community in Scotland benefits from the opportunities of renewable energy.
"Scotland is a genuine world leader in green energy and our targets reflect the scale of our natural resources, the strength of our energy capabilities and the value we place on creating new, sustainable industries."
Jenny Hogan, director of policy at Scottish Renewables, said the figures demonstrated that renewable energy was becoming an "ever important of our energy mix".
She added: "Each time you boil a kettle in your home, more and more of that electricity will have been generated from a renewable source such as a wind farm.
"Not only does the renewables industry now employ more than 11,000 people in Scotland, it's helping to reduce our carbon emissions, tackle climate change and insulate us from volatility in the gas market which has been responsible for the major hikes in energy bills over the last few years."
WWF Scotland's head of policy Dr Dan Barlow added: "To ensure Scotland remains on track to a fully renewable future we need to see continued and rapid deployment of all forms of renewables alongside investment in energy efficiency.
"Such a path will help create jobs, reduce pollution and protect households from volatile fossil fuel prices."
Labour Shadow Energy Minister Tom Greatrex said: "Any increase in renewable generation is welcome. The investment needed to make Scotland's renewables potential a reality is supported by consumers across the whole of Britain, not just in Scotland."
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Comic Enterprises successfully argued in the High Court that 20th Century Fox's show breached its trademark right to The Glee Club name.
The show's broadcaster appealed against the 2014 ruling, but appeal court judges dismissed their case.
It is not yet clear whether the Glee show's name will have to be changed.
The appeal court judges are now due to consider whether EU trademark law affects the ruling and therefore means no change is required.
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Part of the film studio's argument was that it should not need to change the name, citing EU law which states a trademark must be "a sign", in the sense of being a single sign and capable of being "graphically represented". The show's name, it said, did not fall into this category.
As a result, the judges have asked the two parties and the UK Intellectual Property Office to enter their submissions on the issue by Monday when they will consider whether to send the case to the European courts.
The television show first aired in 2009 on the Fox Channel - part of Rupert Murdoch's media empire.
Mark Tughan, owner of the comedy club chain, said he received an 80-page ruling from Lord Justice Lloyd Jones, Lady Justice Arden and Lord Justice Kitchin on Monday following the appeal hearing in November.
Mr Tughan said the comedy club's trademark was registered in 1999 and that he started legal proceedings in 2011.
The film studio is yet to comment on the appeal being thrown out.
Mr Tughan, who tweeted his victory, told BBC News "I feel vindicated, not only for taking the case in the first place but now that two courts have come to the same conclusion about the infringement on my trademark.
"One would hope that Fox would put down their weapons but they have shown no inkling of wanting to settle this."
He added he was awarded some compensation from the High Court hearing but said he is yet to pursue what he feels he is entitled to.
The Glee Club opened in Birmingham in 1994 and now has branches in Cardiff, Nottingham and Oxford.
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The Doha-based operation is owned by the Qatar government. Its main Arabic network is the leading pan-Arab TV news station.
Al-Jazeera Arabic can be outspoken on subjects deemed as sensitive in the region, but avoids criticism of Qatar and its Gulf allies, specifically Saudi Arabia. It has faced curbs in several Arab countries where it has ruffled feathers.
Al-Jazeera English launched in 2006. Other offshoots include Al-Jazeera Balkans, based in Bosnia, and US-based Al-Jazeera America.
Al-Jazeera Network has more than 70 bureaux worldwide and employs around 3,000 staff.
Domestic audiences are catered for by state-run TV and radio. The large expatriate population has access to media from their various home countries.
Qatar has daily newspapers in Arabic and English. The main titles have links to the ruling family and there is little or no critical reporting of domestic or foreign policy affairs.
BBC World Service radio in Arabic, Radio France Internationale, France's Arabic-language radio service Monte Carlo Doualiya, UAE-based MBC and Radio Sawa from the US are available on FM in Doha.
Qatar has advanced internet infrastructure and is widely connected to the web. There were 2.2 million internet users by 2014 (Internetlivestats.com).
Authorities filter political criticism, material deemed offensive to Islam, pornographic content and online privacy resources.
The top social networks used in Qatar are Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Pentagon spokesman Colonel Dave Lapan said there was no evidence to back up Iranian claims that it had shot down "Western spy drones".
Another US official told Reuters news agency that drones had in the past gone down in the Gulf, but that the cause had always been mechanical failure.
There has been no independent corroboration of the Iranian claim.
The head of the Revolutionary Guards' air force wing, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, said on Sunday that two "Western spy drones" had been shot down in the Gulf.
He said "many" other unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) had been shot down over an unspecified period but that this was the first time it had been reported.
But Col Lapan said there were "no recent reports that would corroborate what the Revolutionary Guard said about unmanned aerial vehicles".
The second official, speaking to Reuters on condition on anonymity, said one drone had crashed in the Gulf in early 2009 because of mechanical failings, but landed in international waters.
"We have had cases in which UAVs have gone down in the Gulf ... but I don't have any indication (of a case) where a UAV has been taken down by hostile fire in the Gulf," the official said.
The Revolutionary Guards were set up following the Islamic revolution in 1979, and its commanders have frequently delivered warnings to Israel.
Last August Iran unveiled what it said was its first domestically built drone, the Karrar.
It said it had a range of 1,000km (620 miles) and could carry two 250-pound (115kg) bombs, or a precision bomb of 500 pounds.
The Fifth Fleet of the US navy is based in Bahrain, on the other side of the Gulf from Iran.
Iranian commanders have threatened to block shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz if it is attacked.
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Ashley Talbot, 15, was struck by the bus at Maesteg School, Bridgend county, on 10 December.
The Rev Bev Reaney read a written eulogy from Melanie Talbot to about 250 mourners at St Cynfelyn Church in Caerau on Tuesday.
"I am sure he will remain in all our hearts forever," the tribute said.
Ashley, a budding mechanic and motocross fan, was buried at Cymmer Cemetery in Croeserw.
In her eulogy, Ms Talbot said: "Don't get me wrong, Ashley was no angel - but he was our angel.
"Ashley was our son - handsome, funny, and no-one could love him more than we did as a family. "
A coroner's hearing into Ashley's death has been opened and adjourned. A police and health and safety investigation into the incident is continuing.
Ashley was hit by the school minibus as it was being driven to a rugby game by PE teacher Chris Brooks.
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The Welsh side were beaten 33-27 but claimed two losing bonus points, as they did in November's defeat by Clermont Auvergne.
Ospreys remain top of Pool 2, but Wales second row Jones was frustrated with the result.
"It [two points] is still probably not enough if we're honest," said Jones.
"We were the architects of our own downfall in the first half and in the grand scheme of the game really.
"After we went behind we had to chase and that cost us at the end of the first half but then probably rewarded us in the early stages of the second half."
Jones, 30, scored Ospreys' third try as they fought back from 30-15 down to cut Bordeaux's lead to 30-27.
The visitors played an attacking and loose style of rugby throughout, which proved productive and costly in equal measure.
Although they scored four tries to secure a bonus point, wayward Ospreys passes also led to two of Bordeaux's four scores.
"You're damned if you do, damned if you don't," said Jones.
"It's finding a happy medium. At times we were over-exuberant in the first half and a bit naive in the second.
"We're not going to blame the powers that be but we feel a little bit hard done by, particularly with the number of times we visited their 22.
"But then again we were the architects of our own downfall when we did do that."
Ospreys are two points clear at the top of Pool 2, with second-placed Exeter away at Clermont Auvergne on Sunday.
On his side's chances of reaching the quarter-finals, Jones added: "It's wide open really, so it should be good."
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The world number 324, who represented Australia until 2013, swept through the first set against the Argentine.
Find out how to get into tennis in our special guide.
The 27-year-old Briton then wasted four match points in the second set tie-break as Bagnis hit back to level.
But Klein retained his composure and overturned a 5-2 deficit in the final set to win the match in the tie-break.
Klein will play Portugal's Joao Sousa in the second round.
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Briton Brydan Klein reached the second round of the Auckland Open with a 6-1 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-3) win over Facundo Bagnis - ranked 269 places above him.
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Shiyi Ying, 25, was given permission to take to the stage towards the end of the ceremony at Southampton University to pop the question to Yu-Yen Ou, 24.
He said: "Deep inside I know you are the only one I can share the rest of my life with," before she accepted.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Don Nutbeam said it was "certainly a first" in his 25 years attending graduations.
Both students were receiving their masters degrees. Mr Ying, from Beijing, had studied for an MSc International Management and Ms Ou, from Taipei, had studied MSc International Financial Markets.
After Ms Ou said yes the couple hugged - prompting applause from fellow graduands, guests and staff gathered inside the theatre.
Prof Nutbeam said: "I'd like to offer the couple huge congratulations and every best wish for the future."
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Match referee Evan Boyce took no action at the time but notified the IFA's Disciplinary Committee regarding the incident following the Solitude game.
It considered the correspondence together with video footage.
Oman was charged with a breach of Article 18.11 of the Disciplinary Code (assault or battery of an opponent).
Portadown were also fined £100 by the Disciplinary Committee.
Cliftonville won 1-0 in what was Niall Currie's first game in charge as Portadown manager.
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Lloyds shares fell more than 2% after it reported a fall in first-quarter profits, and ended the day down 1.6%
Pre-tax profits at Lloyds nearly halved to £654m after it took a £790m charge related to high income bonds.
The mining giant Anglo-American rose 8% after it said it had agreed the sale of its niobium and phosphates businesses to China Molybdenum for $1.5bn.
Tullow Oil was the best performer on the FTSE 100 rising 11% as the oil price hit new highs for 2016 for the third day in a row.
The Royal Bank of Scotland fell 4.4% after it said there was a "significant risk" that it would not meet the 2017 deadline to spin off the 316-branch Williams & Glyn business.
The day had started with falls in most European markets as investors reacted to the surprise decision from the Bank of Japan not to ease monetary policy further.
"The lack of action [from the Bank of Japan], perversely, proves that central bank stimulus still has the power to shock, both when it is tried and when it isn't," said Chris Beauchamp, senior market analyst at IG.
The FTSE 100 ended just 2.5 points higher at 6322.40.
On the currency markets, the pound edged up 0.4% against the dollar to $1.4597, and 0.25% against the euro to €1.2876.
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The country's Football Association (CFA) is proposing the measure for loss-making clubs in order to try to curb the league's extravagant spending.
Chinese clubs spent £331m during the country's winter transfer window, which was more than their English Premier League counterparts in January.
The proceeds from the tax would go into a government-run fund.
If enforced, the measure would in effect double the fee for any player.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and Chelsea striker Diego Costa are among the high-profile players to be linked with the Chinese Super League (CSL), with the transfer window open until 14 July.
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In the last transfer window, Shanghai SIPG bought Brazil international Oscar for £60m from Chelsea, while Shanghai Shenhua spent £40m on Carlos Tevez. The Argentina striker signed a deal worth a reported £310,000 a week.
At the time, a spokesperson for China's General Administration of Sport said clubs in the country were "burning money".
Limits on the number foreign players in squads were put in place for the current season, which runs from March to November. Only three non-Chinese players can now be fielded in a fixture in a move the CFA hoped would tackle "irrational" spending.
Costa was a target for Tianjin Quanjian but the club's owner, Shu Yuhui, said in January that a bid to sign the forward had been scuppered by new CSL rules limiting the number of foreign players.
In each game next year, clubs will also have to field as many Chinese under-23 players as overseas players.
BBC Sport's Simon Stone:
The Chinese Super League transfer window has raised the potential for another massive deal being done for Wayne Rooney.
A move to China is one of a number of options for Rooney, which also include remaining at United for the final year of his contract.
However, he may wish to consider the fate of former team-mate Carlos Tevez, who joined Shanghai Shenhua on a mega deal earlier in the year.
Neither the team nor Tevez are performing to expectations and when the Argentina international was spotted at a theme park after missing a game through injury this weekend, fans went on social media to condemn him, with one saying he has "the worst attitude in the team's history".
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South West Trains said the line between Eastleigh and Fareham via Botley had been shut because of flooding.
The B3354 Winchester Road in Botley was also closed after two trees came down, one on to a van - the driver was taken to hospital with a fractured sternum.
Residents in Bishops Waltham and Botley have been warned to prepare for flooding, with more rainfall forecast.
A flood warning has been issued by the The Environment Agency (EA) for the Upper River Hamble area including Durley Mill and Botley Mills.
The (EA) said more than 50mm of rain had been recorded at Bishops Waltham overnight.
Police have urged drivers not to risk driving through floodwater.
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The 38-year-old sank 10 birdies but bogeys on the 10th and 15th prevented him building a bigger advantage.
Compatriot Jamie Lovemark is in second place after shooting a round of 65.
Five-time major winner Phil Mickleson, also American, climbed the leaderboard with a 66 and trails Dufner by six.
Scotland's Martin Laird made the cut after a 69 moved him to 10 under par but England's Luke Donald (71) missed out.
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One of those held is a former minister, Slobodan Milosavljevic.
Two former interior ministry officials, several serving and former mayors, and a number of executives in state-owned firms were also detained.
The move comes after Serbia opened talks to join the EU, which has long pressed Belgrade to tackle corruption.
Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said the charges for those arrested included abuse of office, money laundering and other financial crimes.
The alleged offences date back to 2004, involving the suspected embezzlement of 7.8bn dinars ($70m).
Mr Stefanovic said police were searching for five more suspects. Another 39 are under investigation.
A ministry statement said that Mr Milosavljevic was being charged with abuse of office when Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management from May 2007 to July 2008 and when head of the Chamber of Commerce, from 2004 to 2007.
Former head of the government's anti-corruption agency, Zorana Markovic, was also detained.
Many of those arrested are from the opposition Democratic Party. Its leader said the detentions were politically motivated.
Tackling corruption and organised crime will be high on the agenda of the Serbia-EU accession negotiations, which began on 14 December.
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The director of Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice threw the switch around 21:30 BST after rapper Professor Green played to the crowds.
The free event took place on the promenade at The Headlands Arena in front of the Tower.
Burton, 58, used Blackpool for scenes in his latest film. "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children."
"To be given the town's highest honour is incredible and I'm really excited. I'm sure it will be a wonderful show," he said.
The California-born film director achieved fame directing blockbusters including Corpse Bride, Planet of the Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland.
Describing himself as Blackpool Pleasure Beach's "biggest fan", Burton chose to shoot scenes in Blackpool for The Killers' music videos Here with Me and Battle Born.
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The house, which is now a museum in Haworth, West Yorkshire, reopens after a refurbishment on Friday.
"It's closer than it's ever looked to how it would have done in the Bronte period," said Bronte Parsonage Museum collections manager Ann Dinsdale.
"Charlotte put her stamp on the house, and there's quite a lot of colour."
Researchers from the University of Lincoln examined sections of the walls, and in some places found 18 layers of paint and wallpaper dating back to the sisters' habitation in the mid-19th Century.
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"They came up with the strata, all the layers of paints that had been used over the years in the parsonage and they were able to work out which was the Bronte period," Mrs Dinsdale said.
"All the historic rooms, which are part of the original parsonage, have been completely redecorated."
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte lived with their father and brother in the parsonage. Enduring literary masterpieces written there include Charlotte's Jane Eyre and Emily's Wuthering Heights.
The sisters are particularly remembered for their depictions of the surrounding bleak landscape and their characters' emotional turmoil.
"I think people are possibly going to be quite surprised when they visit the parsonage," Mrs Dinsdale added.
"People have this image of [it] being quite austere with white and grey walls. Actually, it's very clear that they did experiment with colour."
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Dover rise to third while Wrexham are now six points off the top five after Ricky Modeste's second half winner proved decisive in a tense contest.
Modeste fired home off the post after Sam Magri's effort in a game low on quality chances.
James Gray hit the crossbar as Wrexham pushed for an equaliser, while Simon Heslop also came close.
Wrexham manager Gary Mills told BBC Radio Wales: "It's a disappointing day for us and we never really got going. I've said to the players that there's no point in us looking at that now, the final whistle's gone.
"We've got four games left . It's tougher but still doable and we've got to win on Tuesday at Guiseley.
"If we win on Tuesday then we got to Tranmere to beat them to go above them and that's as simple as it is. We battle on."
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The horses got stuck in mud as they were being ridden on a beach by the slipway near Quail Holme Road, Knott End at about 10:30 BST on Sunday.
The Fleetwood-Knott End ferry and two kayakers helped with the rescue operation along with RNLI, coastguards and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service.
HM Coastguard Fleetwood said the horses were rescued "in the nick of time".
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The coastguard said on its Facebook page the ferry to transport the rescue team over the river "saving a good 30 minute dash".
It added: "After a huge effort both horses were saved from drowning.
"Excellent multi agency teamwork, 2 relieved riders and 2 very excited horses when they were reunited."
One of the coastguards said: "I will be shouting the horses name in my sleep tonight. It was unbelievable the sound both horses made when they met afterwards they were very pleased to see each other to say the least."
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service warned of the dangers of the riding by the edge of the water.
It said: "We don't want anyone going riding out there because it's extremely soft sand."
Sue Carr who said her daughter owns one of the horses thanked emergency services involved in the rescue on Facebook.
She said: "Can't thank you enough. We were so terrified. That horse is my daughter's baby. Endlessly in your debt."
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The National Audit Office (NAO), which scrutinises government spending, said plans for 16 routes were on hold.
The schemes being "reconsidered" to make sure they are "deliverable and affordable" are part of an £11.4bn investment announced in 2014.
Neither the NAO or Department for Transport have said which are at risk.
Highways England, which is responsible for major roads, has identified the 16 schemes that could be cancelled, delayed or redesigned, the NAO said.
The NAO concluded that several problems were created by the plans being drawn up in just 17 months in order to publish them before the May 2015 general election.
The equivalent rail planning takes about 30 months.
The spending watchdog also claimed the Department for Transport (DfT) chose projects without knowing enough about whether they represented the best use of taxpayers' money.
The Five-year Road Investment Strategy featured 112 major projects to begin before 2020, such as smart motorway upgrades and converting single-carriageway A-roads to dual carriageways.
The overall plan includes:
Edmund King, president of the AA, said motorists would be frustrated about delayed upgrades and that the public should be told which of the plans have stalled "so that they know if they are stuck on a road to nowhere".
The director of motoring research charity the RAC Foundation, Steve Gooding said: "Highways England has had a mountain to climb in gearing up for the scale of work involved, so it shouldn't surprise us that in some respects it is still in the foothills."
Among the major plans are:
A further 54 schemes are scheduled to start in 2019-20, which would cause significant disruption to motorists, increase prices and put pressure on resources at Highways England, the NAO said.
Its report stated that by August last year the amount by which forecast costs exceeded available funding had reached £841m.
But Highways England chief executive Jim O'Sullivan said he was confident the organisation would complete the work without overspending, and a "delivery plan" would be published in June.
The DfT said it would consider the findings of the report.
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The former van driver sold 214,000 copies of his single Something I Need, which was originally recorded by US pop band OneRepublic.
His nearest rivals were Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, whose song Uptown Funk dropped one place to number two.
Shortly after it was announced, Haenow thanked his fans on Twitter, saying: "You guys are amazing!"
Speaking about his chart success he said: "It's an incredible end to my year. I'm absolutely shocked, I can't believe it.
"I'm gonna go and have a few good drinks with my mates - definitely more than a few good drinks - to celebrate."
The top-selling album in the run-up to Christmas was Ed Sheeran's X, which shifted more than 214,000 copies last week - the most it has sold in a seven-day period.
X - pronounced "multiply" - was already the UK's biggest-selling album of the year, excluding compilations.
The singles chart also saw a high entry for novelty act The Wealdstone Raider.
The 48-year-old, whose real name is Gordon Hill, became famous when he was discreetly recorded at a football match, pint in hand, shouting "you've got no fans" to opponents of his football club, Wealdstone FC.
After being uploaded to YouTube, the video went viral, amassing more than eight million views.
His single, called Got No Fans, is raising money for Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, Autism Concern and Wealdstone Raiders Youth FC.
It entered the chart at number five.
For the first time, streaming data counted towards the Christmas chart, benefitting acts like Mariah Carey and The Pogues, whose seasonal standards climbed back up the top 40.
Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You reached number 18, while The Pogues' Fairytale of New York - boosted by download sales - reached number 11.
But the biggest beneficiary of the new chart rules was Ronson, who broke the all-time record for the most streamed track in a single week.
Uptown Funk was listened to almost 2.34 million times last week, smashing Sheeran's previous record of 1.72 million streams, set in November.
Band Aid 30, at one point considered to be a strong contender to top the Christmas charts, ended up in 17th place.
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Small Business Saturday is in its third year, and aims to encourage people to spend locally rather than with international chains.
There are around five million small firms in the UK which employ half of the country's workforce.
The government said it wanted to help "cut red tape" for small businesses.
Business Secretary Sajid Javid said: "Small Business Saturday is an opportunity to come together and generate a real boost for small firms in the run-up to Christmas.
"Having grown up above the family shop myself, I'm proud of the UK's small businesses, providing jobs and security for millions of people and making a huge contribution to our economy."
Any firm with fewer than 50 employees is considered a small business. In Britain 99% of all companies are in that category - employing 12.4 million people.
Last year UK traders took £504m on the day from an estimated 16.5 million people - a 20% increase in footfall on 2013.
But day-to-day small firms face a battle competing with big companies who can offer lower prices and have more resources to deal with issues such as administration, tax and staffing.
The Federation of Small businesses said that for every pound spent at an independent company, around 70p stays in the local economy.
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Shoppers across the UK are being encouraged to buy from independent stores on Saturday as part of a campaign to boost high streets.
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The crash happened on the A18 Mountain Road, in the vicinity of the Mountain Box, at about 07:50 GMT.
Police said the man was driving towards Ramsey in a white Citroen Berlingo when it was in collision with a blue Ford Transit coming the other way.
The Transit driver was taken to hospital but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Det Insp Mark Newey said the family of the driver who died have been informed.
The road was closed for several hours following the crash and witnesses are asked to contact police headquarters.
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A 22-year-old man has died after the van he was driving was in collision with another van in the Isle of Man.
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The Welsh Government said it wants to understand what its focus should be for improvements.
But whether restructuring of Betsi Cadwaladr health board features would depend on what the public says.
A government spokesman disputed Welsh Tory criticism over whether a deadline to start the exercise had been missed.
The health board, which serves north Wales, was put into special measures in 2015 after a report found "institutional abuse" at a mental health unit.
A spokesman for the Welsh Government said: "One of the key objectives is to engage with staff, patients and communities to understand what matters most to them and what the focus should be to deliver improved outcomes in health services.
"The first phase involves discussions with partners and regional stakeholders and this work commenced in August. The second phase will take place in the autumn and will involve digital and community engagement with the public."
He said it would "depend on the views and responses provided if restructuring features".
First Minister Carwyn Jones had hinted the health board could be broken up after the 2016 assembly election.
But the Welsh Labour assembly manifesto vowed "no top-down, large-scale reorganisation" of the NHS under the next Welsh Labour Government - the same document said it would review the board's "governance structure if necessary".
Welsh Labour promised in its manifesto before May's assembly poll that it would hold "discussions with people in north Wales about the future of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board" in "the first 100 days of the new assembly term".
Aberconwy Tory AM, Janet Finch-Saunders, said it was "a deadline the Welsh Labour Government really ought to have met".
"One would have hoped that engaging with the public would have been an immediate priority for the government which led the health board into special measures in the first place," she said.
A Welsh Government spokesman said in response: "These comments undermine the positive progress made by the board in delivering improvements since they were put in special measures."
He said: "Contrary to comments from the Conservatives, that process has already begun and a second phase will take place in the autumn that will involve engagement with the public as we want to know what, in their health service, matters to them the most."
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Members of the public in north Wales are to be asked their views on the future of their region's health service this autumn.
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The US firm already dominates the action-cam market, having sold more than $363m (£233m) worth of goods over the first three months of the year.
The Hero4 Session benefits from being waterproof without needing a special case, but cannot go as deep as models fitted with separate housings.
One expert said the firm risked having a "confusing" choice of products.
GoPro is marketing the new camera as being 50% smaller and 40% lighter than other Hero4 models.
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Although the new camcorder may appear to have lower specifications than the firm's other options, GoPro suggests that its compact form coupled with a new dual-microphone system - designed to better handle wind noise - should appeal to customers intending to use it on a regular basis.
"We challenged ourselves to produce the smallest, lightest, most convenient GoPro possible," said the firm's founder Nicholas Woodman.
"Sound quality is as important as image quality and we're very excited about the stunning audio advancements we've made."
Costing £330, the Hero4 Session is only outpriced by the company's top-end Hero4 Black.
One tech industry watcher said it would probably have "niche" appeal, but added that GoPro's current line-up risked bewildering consumers.
"GoPro owns so much of the market that this is about trying to scoop up whatever is left," said James Trew, deputy managing editor of the Engadget news site.
"It used to have just three cameras - good, better and best - and you paid for the one you thought was your level.
"Now, in an effort to grow, I think there is a risk that it will start confusing customers, especially when the price of the Session is very similar to what are, on paper, better products.
"But there will be some people it will call out to - for instance, people who might think this looks better on their helmet."
GoPro faces a growing number of rivals, with EE, Xiaomi, Garmin and HTC among companies to have launched their own action cameras over recent months.
The California-based firm notes, however, that it currently accounts for all of the US's top five best-selling products in the digital camera/camcorder category, according to data published by market research firm NPD.
Even so, Mr Trew suggested that executives might feel they need to prove they are not complacent.
"GoPro went public last year so they have a whole new set of pressures to deal with," he explained.
"I think that's part of why we're now seeing more different stuff - including 360-degree camera mounts, virtual reality systems and broadcast technologies - to illustrate that it is staying ahead of the game in the face of increased competition."
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GoPro has announced a new camera that is smaller and lighter than its earlier models.
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A fire, started by a spilled oil lamp, swept through Exhall pit near Bedworth on 21 September, 1915, threatening the lives of the 375 men working there.
The majority of the men were led to safety through a ventilation shaft by the man in charge underground.
A circle of 14 trees, one for each man who died, has been planted around a granite memorial.
The memorial, in St. Giles Meadow, was unveiled by the High Sherriff of Warwickshire.
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A memorial has been dedicated to 14 men who died in a Warwickshire mining disaster a century ago.
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said that 80% of passengers do not claim compensation.
It wants clearer forms, a national publicity campaign, and better staff training, to encourage claims.
In response, the train operating companies promised to take action to improve the compensation process.
The ORR was responding to a so-called "super-complaint" by the consumer group Which?
Which? had complained in December 2015 that millions of people were being left out of pocket by the system.
Under the law, the ORR had 90 days to respond.
"We want all passengers to be able to claim the compensation they are entitled to. The information they receive needs to be better and the process must be clearer and simpler," said ORR chief executive Joanna Whittington.
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Which? said the proposals were a step in the right direction.
"But this alone will not be enough to solve the problem for passengers in the long term," said Richard Lloyd, the organisation's executive director.
"The government must now ensure that the rail regulator has all the powers and duties it needs to be a consumer watchdog with real teeth."
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The Rail Delivery Group, which represents operating companies, said it would be making the necessary changes.
"There is always room for improvement and we know that we can do more to give our customers an even better deal," said Paul Plummer, chief executive of the Rail Delivery Group, which represents the operators.
"We will address all of the regulator's recommendations."
It promised a new National Rail Enquiries website, with links to individual train companies and their compensation schemes.
It also said there would be better communication on social media, with barcodes on posters to enable people to claim on their smartphones.
Since last July, passengers have been entitled to compensation in cash, rather than through vouchers.
Different train operators still have different agreements on compensation, but generally passengers qualify if their train is delayed by more than 30 minutes.
So-called "Delay Repay" is gradually being introduced across the network, which means that compensation will be paid regardless of what caused the delay.
From April, all but four operators will be signed up to the scheme.
In addition some operators, including Virgin and C2C, make automatic refunds in certain circumstances.
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Millions of rail passengers should be given more help to claim money back when their train is delayed, the industry regulator has recommended.
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School kids have been submitting their questions for the British astronaut.
Hundreds have travelled to the World Museum in Liverpool to see the live stream, and others are watching from classrooms around the country.
Tim is expected to be live at 2.30 to answer their questions.
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Tim Peake is preparing to talk to hundreds of school pupils in a live webcast from the International Space Station.
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The accounts were hacked by a group claiming to support Islamic State, while President Obama was giving a speech on cybersecurity.
Mr Earnest said that officials were monitoring the hack, but cautioned "there is a pretty significant difference between what is a large data breach and the hacking of a Twitter account".
The accounts, which usually provide updates on strikes against IS, have now been suspended.
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White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest has played down the significance of a hack involving the Twitter and YouTube accounts of US military command.
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Nhial Deng Nhial told the BBC Sudanese forces had invaded the town of Jau, which was in the south.
He urged the international community to intervene and said he hoped full-scale hostilities could still be avoided.
South Sudan seceded from the north in July following years of civil war in which some 1.5m people died.
The border between the north and south has not yet been officially designated.
Since July Khartoum and Juba have accused each other of supporting rebels in the border areas.
Mr Deng Nhial said the clashes in Jau, which he said was a town in Unity state, were the biggest threat to peace since South Sudan's independence.
"Although there have been frequent aerial bombardments of different places in the Republic of South Sudan, we think that Khartoum has raised this offensive to an entirely new level by committing ground forces to cross into the Republic of South Sudan," he told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.
"We are still very much committed to the principle of dialogue with Khartoum - we are still hopeful that we can pull back from the brink of outright war."
Earlier, Col Philip Aguer, spokesman for South Sudan's army - the South People's Liberation Army (SPLA) - told the BBC that Khartoum had used tanks and long-range artillery in the offensive on Jau, which started on Saturday.
• Blue Nile and South Kordofan have not had popular consultations about their future, due before the split
• Abyei has not held a referendum on whether to join north or south, due before the split
• Sharing oil revenues
• Exact border demarcation
Antonov aircraft had also bombed the area, he said.
Southern troops had now recaptured the town, but Sudanese soldiers were still in South Sudan, he said.
"This is a war situation and if they don't withdraw, the SPLA will force them out," Col Aguer told the AFP news agency.
Across the border in the state of South Kordofan, Sudan's army has for several months been battling rebels, who once fought against Khartoum during the civil war.
South Kordofan is one of several border areas which failed to hold popular consultations about their future ahead of South Sudan's independence.
Mr Deng Nhial denied accusations that his government was supporting the rebels in the northern border areas, known as the SPLM-North.
"We had been associated with the SPLM-North during the years of our struggle. After independence we severed all military ties with our units in the north and we didn't provide any additional equipment," he said.
The foreign minister said it was important that the border be properly demarcated.
"Khartoum continues to drag its feet although we are agreed that close to 80% of the border is no longer in dispute," he said.
"This in our mind raises serious suspicions."
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South Sudan's foreign minister has warned his country is on the brink of war with Sudan following days of fierce fighting along the border.
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The Land and Lakes plans were agreed after a £20m deal to mitigate the impact of the development on Holyhead.
It will see a leisure park with 500 lodges and cottages at Penrhos Coastal Park, a further 315 lodges at Cae Glas, and 320 homes in the Kingsland area.
Some of the new accommodation will house workers if a new Wylfa nuclear power plant is built on the island.
"This was the largest planning application ever to be considered by the Isle of Anglesey county council," said chief executive Gwynne Jones.
"The terms agreed with Land and Lakes will bring in excess of £20m to mitigate the possible impacts an application of this scale will have on the area.
"Importantly, environmental concerns raised will also be addressed and will be the subject of appropriate remediation."
The original application for the Land and Lakes development was first put forward in 2011, following the closure of the giant Anglesey Aluminium plant in the town.
Controversially, the first part of the plans will see a holiday village built on part of the Penrhos Coastal Park, which was owned by the former metal plant.
The planning proposals were initially agreed in 2013, but it has taken since then to thrash out the deal on what is known as a 106 agreement.
It makes developers pay back into a community to cover the costs of providing additional school places, doctors and council support services.
It also ensures the bill for any additional environmental work is picked up by the developers.
The island's head of economic regeneration, Dylan J Williams added: "We're hopeful that the Land and Lakes project will bring long term economic benefits for the island as a whole and will represent a positive step in the sustainable transformation of our economy.
"We now look forward to working with Land and Lakes to ensure people and businesses can take advantage."
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A £120m holiday village and houses on Anglesey which could bring about 600 jobs has been given the final go-ahead.
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