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The visitors took an early lead when Newport defender Darren Jones turned the ball into his own net.
Stevenage doubled their advantage before half-time as Tom Pett headed in from close range.
Newport stay one point away from safety, while Stevenage climb up to ninth place in the table.
Match ends, Newport County 0, Stevenage 2.
Second Half ends, Newport County 0, Stevenage 2.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Paul Bignot.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Paul Bignot.
Substitution, Stevenage. Jobi McAnuff replaces Tom Pett.
Foul by Tom Owen-Evans (Newport County).
Tom Pett (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Charlie Lee (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Joss Labadie (Newport County).
Rowan Liburd (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Marlon Jackson (Newport County).
Jack King (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Scot Bennett.
Attempt blocked. Charlie Lee (Stevenage) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Stevenage. Rowan Liburd replaces Harry McKirdy.
Foul by Marlon Jackson (Newport County).
Luke Wilkinson (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Marlon Jackson (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Steven Schumacher (Stevenage).
Attempt missed. Joss Labadie (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt blocked. Jennison Myrie-Williams (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Luke Wilkinson (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Rhys Healey (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Luke Wilkinson (Stevenage).
Attempt missed. Harry McKirdy (Stevenage) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Rhys Healey (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dean Wells (Stevenage).
Substitution, Newport County. Joss Labadie replaces Ben Tozer.
Foul by Jennison Myrie-Williams (Newport County).
Luke Wilkinson (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Josh Sheehan (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ben Kennedy (Stevenage).
Foul by Scot Bennett (Newport County).
Ben Kennedy (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Tom Pett (Stevenage).
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Ben Tozer.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Paul Bignot.
Substitution, Stevenage. Charlie Lee replaces Henry Cowans.
Attempt missed. Darren Jones (Newport County) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
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Stevenage moved to within a point of the League Two play-off places after winning away against Newport County, who remain bottom of the table.
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Delays in answering calls have resulted in the helpline resorting to using its previous system after just 10 days.
Once a solution to the problems is found, the programme will be re-launched - expected to be early 2016.
The call-handling and IT system - called the Future Programme - "has proved extremely challenging", according to an NHS statement.
This is despite "a huge amount of planning, system testing and staff training".
NHS 24 chief executive Ian Crichton warned that keeping the Future Programme in service at this level of operation would be unsafe for patients.
He said he expected the volume of calls the helpline receives over the weekend to "significantly increase" as winter approaches, which indicates that the service "would fall below acceptable tolerances".
"This is not a decision that we have taken lightly, given the significant investment to date, but one that will ensure we can continue to deliver vital and safe out-of-hours support to patients when they need it most during the coming winter", he said.
The NHS will continue to develop the new system offline before rolling it out again early in the new year.
Scottish Labour's public services spokeswoman Jackie Baillie accused the Scottish government of having a "short-term, sticking plaster approach to the NHS".
Scottish Conservative health spokesman Jackson Carlaw called the project "a mismanaged shambles" which had cost the taxpayer a fortune.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said that while NHS 24 remained fully operational, she was disappointed that it had to revert to the previous system.
However, she said patient safety was the priority and "it is right that NHS 24 take the time necessary to understand and fix any outstanding problems completely".
Theresa Fyffe, Royal College of Nursing Scotland director, said it was "regrettable" but "the right decision" for patients and staff.
The announcement follows an incident in October, when the same system crashed and staff had to resort to pen and paper.
An Audit Scotland report had also previously raised concerns over the cost and delivery of the system.
Initially due to be ready for October 2013, it was delayed for two years and cost about £117m - almost £40m above the expected cost.
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In a short speech, Prof Hawking said: "The rise of powerful AI will be either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity. We do not yet know which."
Read more: Stephen Hawking - will AI kill or save humankind?
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Prof Stephen Hawking has discussed the potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence, at an event in Cambridge marking the opening of the Centre for the Future of Intelligence.
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The Association for Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has written to Philip Hammond asking for more transitional relief for the sector.
Business rates in England and Wales are being updated to take into account changes in property values.
However, the government says a cap on how much bills can rise will cushion the impact for firms facing increases.
The letter written by the ALMR on behalf of its members says that "on average, the pub sector will see a 15% increase and restaurants a 23% increase across the country".
"This will add a further £300m to £500m in additional cost in the hospitality sector," it says.
The ALMR says the impact of the extra costs could threaten the positive contribution the sector is making to overall economic growth in the UK.
The ALMR represents leading brands, including Pizza Express, Wagamama and Yo Sushi, as well as smaller businesses operating from only one or two premises.
"We would urge you to consider reviewing the transitional relief provisions and the introduction of sector specific hospitality retail relief," the letter says.
Rates are calculated by multiplying the rateable value of a property by a multiplier set by the government. But as property values change over time, rateable values need to be reassessed periodically - usually every five years.
However this update to property values is two years behind schedule, making it a harder pill to swallow in areas where the price of real estate has been rising.
A statement from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) said that most businesses will not face sharp rises in costs.
"Following the revaluation, three-quarters of properties will see no change or even a fall in their bills, and the small minority of businesses that face an increase will benefit from our £3.6bn transitional relief scheme," it said.
However, property experts have predicted that some businesses, especially in thriving commercial centres and the south-east of England could see very dramatic changes to their rates bills, by as much as several hundred percent.
Many pubs and restaurants occupy prime real estate in town and city centres.
The DCLG added that many pubs had seen turnover increase significantly since the last rates valuation in 2010 as a result of the growth in casual dining. That increase in revenue would affect the rateable value of the property, it said.
However the government's planned cap on annual increases means that bills will rise gradually over five years rather than all in one go, with greater protection provided for smaller businesses.
The DCLG said that while some businesses will see their rates bill rise, others will see bills remain the same or even fall.
Overall the rates upgrade is designed to be revenue neutral.
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Pubs and restaurants are calling for the chancellor to dilute the impact of business rate rises due in April.
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Author JM Barrie credited the gardens of the town's Moat Brae house as his inspiration for the work.
Ms Lumley unveiled a wood-carving of his most famous creation at the entrance to the town.
She is already a patron of the appeal launched last week to turn Moat Brae into a children's literature centre.
The Peter Pan statue was provided by the action group, the People's Project, which is working to improve the appearance and reputation of Dumfries.
Ms Lumley said she was amazed at the work which had gone into the wood-carving.
"I absolutely love it - I am so impressed that it is all made out of one enormous spruce tree trunk," she said.
"It is absolutely enchanting and it is standing outside the garden centre so everybody who is driving past on the road can see it."
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The actress Joanna Lumley has unveiled a statue of Peter Pan to recognise the part Dumfries played as birthplace of the children's classic story.
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The money will fund flood defences in Yorkshire, a £10m innovation fund for businesses in Manchester and Cheshire, and regeneration in Hull city centre.
It was announced by Prime Minister Theresa May amid plans for a new more interventionist industrial strategy.
Mrs May said there was a need to "drive growth across the whole UK".
She detailed the funding during her first regional cabinet meeting, held at a science and business park in Daresbury, Cheshire.
The money will help fund projects including:
What is the Northern Powerhouse?
The £556m has been allocated from the Local Growth Fund cash pot of £1.8bn, announced in the Autumn Statement, and will be handed to 11 Local Enterprise Partnerships across the north.
It is part of a wider scheme aimed at boosting the post-Brexit UK economy and creating jobs, with a particular focus on investment in science, research and innovation.
Mrs May said the plans, contained in a green paper published earlier, were about building a "truly global Britain".
While a significant portion of money has been allocated to the North, she said there was "the need to ensure that our economy works for everyone in every part of the country".
News of the funding earmarked for flood defences has been particularly welcomed, following the widespread deluge that hit parts of Yorkshire and Lancashire in December 2015.
Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Bradford City's Council executive member for regeneration, said: "We need to examine the detail but I welcome much-needed investment to help protect homes and businesses in our district from future flooding.
"The Boxing Day floods a year ago had a devastating impact on those affected and the region's economy, so it's essential that the government works with us to manage flood risk because this is about people's homes and livelihoods."
Stacey Howard, operations director at the Goole Development Trust, said improved transport links would be "brilliant for the town".
"We are in the M62 corridor and Goole is the biggest inland port in the UK."
Mike Perls, founder and CEO of Manchester-based strategic marketing agency MC2, said the funding "isn't about about factories and chimneys", but rather "a modern industrial strategy" to help modern, innovative businesses thrive.
"It will encourage regional economies to develop strategies reflecting their strengths, and the businesses within to look globally without hesitation."
However, Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, Labour's Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, said £556m "pales into insignificance" when set against recent central government cuts to local councils.
"Local authorities lost £18bn of government funding in real terms between 2010 and 15, with the poorest councils bearing the brunt of the cuts.
"From what we have seen of the government's industrial strategy so far, I am not convinced they are committed to the long-term investment needed to transform the northern economy."
Business Secretary Greg Clark said the plans were about "spreading opportunities right across the country".
But his opposite number at Labour, Clive Lewis, said the government's industrial strategy was "too little too late".
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The bag rocks alarmingly from side-to-side and threatens to overturn.
Now, scientists have investigated this conundrum of everyday physics. Speeding up rather than slowing down can solve the problem, they say.
Alternatively, you can pivot the handle of the suitcase as close to the ground as possible.
French scientists studied a model suitcase on a treadmill to see what goes wrong when a suitcase rocks out of control at high speed. They developed equations to explain why two-wheeled trolleys have a tendency to rock from one wheel to the other.
In cases of unstable bags - after having gone over a bump, for example - they found luggage rocks from side-to-side until it falls over, or it reaches a regular side-to-side swing.
If a regular side-to-side swing develops, going faster results in smaller swings, said the researchers.
"Thus, one should accelerate rather than decelerate to attenuate the amplitude of oscillations," they explained.
"A non-experienced suitcase puller would not react this way. The outcome should not be a dramatic for a suitcase, but it could be troublesome for a trailer towed by a vehicle."
This leads on to important practical implications of the research, which is published in the journal HRoyal Society Proceedings A.
"The suitcase is a fun way to tackle the problem but the study would be the same for any trolley with two wheels or blades," Sylvain Courrech du Pont, of Universite Paris-Diderot, who led the study, told BBC News.
"So it will be the same for a caravan or maybe also for airplanes."
In technical terms, the mechanical instability is mainly due to the fact that there is a coupling between the translational motion and the rotational motion of the suitcase.
It comes about because the two wheels are fixed together on a rod.
In April, scientists solved another problem of everyday physics - why shoe laces come undone.
They found the force of a foot striking the ground stretches and then relaxes the knot, while a second force caused by the leg swinging acts on the ends of the laces, like an invisible hand.
This too has practical applications for structures such as DNA.
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Fran Murphy, 52, was paddling with friends on a sandbank at a resort near Perpignan when it collapsed, leaving her unconscious.
The group was saved by a man from Swansea, and Ms Murphy appealed on BBC Wales for help to try and trace him.
Now, she has met Ian Hullin and said it felt "wonderful" to be able to thank him for saving her life.
Ms Murphy, a Cardiff librarian, was with three colleagues when the incident happened earlier this month.
She was left unconscious and the group was unable to get ashore because of a rip current.
They were saved by a mystery man who got them ashore and then "disappeared".
Ms Murphy said her lungs were 80% full of water and she remained in hospital for over a week, with two days in intensive care.
She did not remember her rescuer but her friends believed he was from Swansea.
They said he joked that if he had known they were from Cardiff he would have "left them" in the water.
Ms Murphy had said she just wanted to thank him for the "amazing thing" he had done.
On Thursday Ms Murphy, her friends and Mr Hullin were finally reunited at her Cardiff home, and BBC Wales filmed the meeting.
She told him: "I'm just so glad that we managed to track you down so that we could just say thank you.
"You were just a mystery man to us at the time. We called you Mr Swansea.
"What you did was absolutely amazing. It might not be anything to you, but it meant a lot to us."
Mr Hullin said he was "really glad I could help", and told Ms Murphy: "You look better than the last time."
He also said his mother, from Cardiff, was "not happy" at his joke about leaving them if he had known where they were from.
He said he had made the joke while trying to reach shore with the second group of friends and was "running out of banter".
Ms Murphy said she was "absolutely ecstatic" to meet Mr Hullin, adding: "We're very grateful to the BBC. I don't think we would have found him otherwise."
Mr Hullin, who works in the protection of vessels as they pass Somalia, came forward after a friend of his partner's saw the story on BBC Wales Today.
His partner, Lucy Ross, said she had been having a "lovely sunbathe" when she noticed Mr Hullin had gone.
She assumed he had gone for a long swim, but said: "He just came back and casually said that he'd saved some women and then he just sat down."
She said her partner then "casually got on with his book".
For more on this story, see BBC Wales Today, BBC One Wales, at 18:30 BST on Thursday.
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A Cardiff holidaymaker has been reunited with the mystery man who saved her from drowning off a French beach.
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The borehole, near Belcoo, will be to collect rock samples and will not involve fracking.
Tamboran Resources said drilling will last about 30 days.
If the samples show commercially viable levels of gas, Tamboran will begin a process that could lead to fracking.
The company said the borehole will be about 15cm across and 750m deep.
Residents from the Belcoo area are planning a protest on Monday evening after they said drilling equipment has been installed at a local quarry.
Donal O'Cofaigh, a resident and one of the organisers of the protest, said: "There has been absolutely no consultation whatsoever with us despite major concern by local residents and farmers at the potential risk associated with drilling and fracking.
"The first we knew that drilling equipment was being installed at the Acheson & Glover quarry was at 5am this morning, when local farmers witnessed the cavalcade of security escorting the trucks."
Tamboran are intending to drill using "permitted development rights", which means the firm does not need to apply for planning permission.
However, the Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has warned those rights may not apply if the work is likely to have "a significant environmental impact".
He said he has instructed officials to "consider carefully" whether or not this is the case.
Mr Durkan added that he will make a statement about the Environment Department's decision "in due course".
In fracking, a mixture of water, sand and some chemicals are pumped into a well under high pressure to force the gas from the rock.
In 2011, Tamboran was granted a petroleum licence for an initial five-year period from the Department of Enterprise to explore for natural gas in Fermanagh.
The collection of rock samples is a requirement of the work programme set out by government within the licence.
Tony Bazley, director of Tamboran Resources, said this work amounts to "fact-finding, not fracking".
"Tamboran's intention at this stage is only to verify that the elements necessary for natural gas and its recovery are contained within the shale in County Fermanagh."
He said that the test drilling should quickly show if there is enough gas to make extraction commercially viable.
"If we find a significant gas resource, it is likely we will continue to the end of the licence term in 2016.
"Before the end of the licence term, a single site would be tested for natural gas if given planning permission."
He added that this is "still a long way off and ultimately any decision to use hydraulic fracturing will be made by the government of Northern Ireland".
The prospect of fracking has provoked controversy in Fermanagh, with some local people concerned that it could cause environmental damage.
The former environment minister, Alex Attwood, has said Northern Ireland should adopt an "enhanced precautionary approach" to fracking.
He said that was because it had not yet been proven to be a safe and responsible source of energy.
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About 1,250 people died in road accidents last year, the ministry said.
The decision has been strongly criticised by many Cameroonians, who say it will affect their businesses and nightlife.
The ban means that buses and taxis must be off roads from 2000 GMT to 0400 GMT.
The ministry said night travel accounted for 35% of accidents, even though few people commuted at night.
The accidents were caused mainly by heavy drinking, it said.
About 12,000 people died last year in road accidents in Cameroon and another 12,000 were wounded, the ministry said.
The BBC's Randy Joe Sa'ah in the capital, Yaounde, says that while many people welcome moves to reduce fatalities, they believe poor roads are the main cause of accidents.
Only about 20% of Cameroon's roads are tarred, he says.
Many people are not sure how they will travel to and from work because some journeys last more than six hours, our reporter says.
Police have been ordered to pull off buses and taxis that travel after 2000 GMT, raising the prospect of commuters sleeping on the roadside or walking home, he says.
The ban has also been condemned by owners of bars and night clubs, who believe that it will ruin their businesses and destroy nightlife in big cities.
Small-scale traders said their income would be badly affected because their produce would not reach markets early in the morning.
"I'm finished. This is bad for me and my children," a vegetable hawker, Grace Teboh, was quoted by the AFP news agency as saying.
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Cameroon has banned all night-time public transport on roads to curb accidents caused by heavy drinking, the transport ministry says.
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M2 Subsea - headquartered in Westhill - will tackle explosive devices lying at the bottom of the Baltic Sea since World War 2.
Two remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) will work from the Go Electra support vessel.
The contract was awarded by Next Geosolutions.
M2 Subsea chief executive officer Mike Arnold said: "This contract award from Next Geosolutions is great for the business and a significant scope of work for us to win.
"It highlights both our capabilities to negotiate what is a very challenging subsea environment.
"Safety is a key factor on every project and in particular where it involves surveying the seabed to identify undiscovered explosive devices for removal."
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An Aberdeenshire subsea business has won a contract worth more than £1m to remove explosives from around the world's longest pipeline.
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Sixty-two-year-old Gillian Sandle, was a passenger in the vehicle which was travelling through Havant, near Portsmouth, on Sunday lunchtime.
Members of the public tried to revive her, but she died in hospital.
Ms Sandle's family said they were "totally devastated at the sudden and tragic loss of such a wonderful lady".
Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident in North Street between 12:35 and 12:40 GMT.
The vehicle was a blue Volkswagen beach buggy.
Sgt Melanie Adcock of Hampshire Constabulary said: "This incident took place at a busy time of day when there were lots of Christmas shoppers in North Street so it is likely many people saw what happened.
"I would like to hear from anyone who witnessed any part of this incident."
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A woman was killed when her scarf got caught in the wheel of a beach buggy she was travelling in.
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He is the second Belgian cyclist to die in as many days after Antoine Demoitie was struck by a motorbike during Belgium's Gent-Wevelgem race.
Myngheer, who turned professional last year, had been in an induced coma.
His team, Roubaix Metropole Lille, said in a statement: "He lost his last race after fighting like a champion."
Myngheer pulled up in difficulty 20 miles from the line in the first stage of the race at Porto-Vecchio on Saturday.
He suffered the heart attack while in an ambulance, before being transferred by helicopter to hospital, where he was put on artificial respiration and fell into a coma. According to his team, Myngheer's organs have been donated.
British cyclist Mark Cavendish tweeted: "Such a terribly sad few days in the professional cycling world. Another tragic loss.
"RIP Daan Myngheer. My thoughts are with your loved ones."
The Trek-Segafredo team added: "The cycling family loses another young talent. Our thoughts go to the loved ones and team members of Daan Myngheer."
The latest tragedy comes after Demoitie, 25, was killed when he was hit by a motorbike on Monday.
The accident happened after several riders crashed as they passed through northern France during Sunday's Gent-Wevelgem one-day race.
Demoitie, who was riding for the Wanty-Gobert team, was taken to hospital in Lille but died some time later.
In January, six racers from the Giant-Alpecin team, including German John Degenkolb and Frenchman Warren Barguil, were injured in a collision with a car during a training ride south of Valencia.
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Cyclist Daan Myngheer, 22, has died in hospital after suffering a heart attack during the first stage of the Criterium International in Corsica.
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The Real Madrid player, 23, will miss Saturday's Champions League final against Atletico Madrid in Milan.
The French Football Federation said scans had confirmed Varane, who has won 29 caps for Les Bleus, would be out for up to three weeks.
Sevilla defender Adil Rami, 30, has been called up by manager Didier Deschamps as his replacement.
France play Group A rivals Romania in the tournament opener on 10 June.
France squad for Euro 2016:
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris, Steve Mandanda, Benoit Costil.
Defenders: Adil Rami, Laurent Koscielny, Eliaquim Mangala, Jeremy Mathieu, Patrice Evra, Bacary Sagna, Christophe Jallet, Lucas Digne.
Midfielders: Paul Pogba, Blaise Matuidi, Lassana Diarra, N'Golo Kante, Yohan Cabaye, Moussa Sissoko.
Forwards: Antoine Griezmann, Dimitri Payet, Anthony Martial, Kingsley Coman, Olivier Giroud, Andre-Pierre Gignac.
Reserves: Alphonse Areola, Hatem Ben Arfa, Kevin Gameiro, Alexandre Lacazette, Adrien Rabiot, Morgan Schneiderlin, Djibril Sidibe, Samuel Umtiti.
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France defender Raphael Varane has been ruled out of the host nation's Euro 2016 campaign with a thigh injury.
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The power switch could short-circuit, causing parts to overheat and potentially leading to a fire, the company said.
It is the latest in a string of recalls by the carmaker.
Toyota has already recalled some 10 million cars globally that were fitted with faulty air bags linked to a number of deaths.
The defective window switch affects models including the Yaris model as well as the Corolla, Camry, RAV4, Highlander and others.
The recall only affects cars produced between 2005 and 2010.
Of the total, about 2.7 million cars were sold in North America, 1.2 million in Europe, and 600,000 in Japan, the company said.
The firm explained that modules in a switch related to the electric window might have been lubricated inconsistently during manufacturing.
Debris caused by wear from the electrical contact points can accumulate and cause a short-circuit.
This could in turn cause the switch to overheat and melt, potentially leading to a fire.
Toyota said it was not aware of any accidents caused by the glitch.
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Japanese carmaker Toyota has said it will recall 6.5 million vehicles globally over a faulty window switch.
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The union organisation said bosses should be happy with staff wearing vest tops and shorts rather than tights or jackets and ties during the hot spell.
Fans should be available in offices without air conditioning, it urged.
Firms should also supply cold drinks and allow employees to take frequent breaks, it said, as temperatures are expected to rise to 30C (86F).
Plans are already in place for some local trains to operate at reduced speed, and the TUC said that commuters and workers should be given flexibility at times of high temperatures.
"It is no fun working in a baking office or factory and employers should do all they can to take the temperature down," said TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady.
"Clearly vest tops and shorts are not suitable attire for all frontline staff, but those not dealing with the public should be able to discard their tights, ties and suits."
The Chartered Management Institute echoed the TUC's call for flexible working, claiming that many businesses underestimated the effect that weather conditions could have on output.
"It is therefore vital for employers to ensure they have business continuity plans in place to prepare for these situations, to ensure that productivity doesn't drop and that flexible working arrangements are on offer, should employees require these," it said.
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Barnes finished second on the 62km street race to move on to the podium as Belgium's Jolien D'Hoore won the stage, with Christine Majerus in third.
Luxembourg's Majerus finished second overall, 1:18 minutes behind Niewiadoma
Barnes' sister Alice was sixth with fellow Briton Dani King in ninth.
Britain's defending champion Lizzie Deignan finished 42nd overall, while Olympic team pursuit champion Katie Archibald was 18th.
1. Jolien D'Hoore (Bel/Wiggle High5) 1hr 28mins 23secs
2. Hannah Barnes (GB/Canyon SRAM Racing) same time
3. Christine Majerus (Lux/Boels Dolmans) same time
4. Roxane Fournier (Fra/FDJ) same time
5. Katie Archibald (GB/WNT) same time
1. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol/WM3 Pro Cycling) 16hrs 34mins 53secs
2. Christine Majerus (Lux/Boels Dolmans) +1min 18secs
3. Hannah Barnes (GB/Canyon SRAM Racing) +1min 30sec
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Britain's Hannah Barnes finished third on the Women's Tour as Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma claimed the overall title after Sunday's final stage in London.
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The week-long event will see 15,000 young people aged under 25 competing in categories including singing, dancing, drawing and cooking.
Around 100,000 visitors are expected to attend the annual touring event held at Llancaiach Fawr in Nelson this year.
The Urdd was established in 1922 to help young people learn and socialise in the Welsh language.
S4C broadcaster Iwan Griffiths, who has competed in the Urdd Eisteddfod many times, said it was important it visited areas like Caerphilly, where there were "pockets of Welsh speakers".
Hosting committees must raise £200,000 for each event and people in Caerphilly have organised a series of fundraisers over the past year.
Sunday's highlights include a morning service led by pupils from Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni and an opening concert led by BBC One Show's Alex Jones.
There will also be performances from acts including singer Kizzy Crawford and Huw Euron.
Competitions run throughout the week, with those involving choirs and dance groups the last to take place on Saturday 30 May.
Event mascot Mistar Urdd will welcome an old friend to the festival this year, when the character Pen Gwyn from Patagonia reappears for the first time since 1979.
Pen Gwyn's inclusion at the event will mark the 150th anniversary of Welsh settlers arriving in Patagonia, Argentina.
There is live coverage on BBC Radio Cymru and on BBC Wales' Cymru Fyw online service. There is also television coverage during the week on S4C, with English commentary of live events on the channel's red button.
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Aras Mohammed Hamid, 27, and Shivan Hayder Azeez Zangana, 21, known as Azeez, were jailed for seven years and three years respectively.
They were convicted in December of preparing acts of terrorism.
A third man, Ahmed Ismail, 19, was jailed for 18 months for failing to alert authorities to their plot.
See more stories from across Coventry and Warwickshire here
Azeez, of Washington Road, Sheffield, was sent to the UK by his family to keep him safe after battling extremists with the Kurdish Peshmerga separatist group, Kingston Crown Court heard.
He was turned by fellow Kurd, asylum-seeker Hamid, and agreed to change sides and go with him to fight for IS.
The two were discovered by police sleeping at a Birmingham mosque on 17 May, days after several of Azeez's worried relatives had called 999 with concerns about what he was planning.
He had fled his home and bought a plane ticket from Gatwick to Sulaymaniyah in northern Iraq.
While Azeez was arrested at the mosque in Holyhead Road, Handsworth, Hamid, of no fixed address, had items confiscated but was not detained.
He was discovered two days later hiding in a lorry on the A2 near Dover, Kent, while trying to smuggle himself out the UK. He had a fake Bulgarian passport.
Hamid was also convicted of assisting another in commission of terrorist acts and admitted a charge of possession of an identification document with improper intent.
Ismail, of Portwrinkle Avenue, Coventry, was convicted of failing to disclose information about acts of terrorism.
Hamid and Azeez were each ordered to serve an extended period of 12 months on licence at the end of their sentences.
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The Buchan Alpha is due in Lerwick, weather permitting, on Friday.
The production vessel is to be brought in to anchor for the removal of some of the deeper parts of structure.
The next stage is being brought alongside at the newly extended Dales Voe deepwater quay to be dismantled for recycling.
It is expected to take about 17 months to take Buchan Alpha apart.
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The work will be done by the French company Veolia, and 35 jobs will be created by the project.
Originally a drilling rig, Buchan Alpha started production from the Buchan field in 1981.
It was taken out of service in May by operators Repsol Sinopec Resources UK.
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An offshore vessel said to have produced almost 150 million barrels of oil over 36 years is scheduled to arrive in Shetland for decommissioning.
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Emily Arbuthnott, 37, struck James Lyall, 82, while he was walking across the road in front of her car at a zebra crossing on the A92 in Inverbervie in November 2014.
Mother-of-three Arbuthnott, of Laurencekirk, admitted the charge at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
Sentence was deferred for background reports.
The charge stated the driver failed to slow down or stop when her vision was obscured by the sun and did not notice Mr Lyall as he crossed the road.
He was taken to hospital in an ambulance under police escort but later died.
Arbuthnott, the daughter-in-law of the 17th Viscount of Arbuthnott, was not injured in the crash which happened on 5 November 2014.
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Researchers in Bristol found 8% more patients died after 30 days if they were operated on between 24 and 36 hours after admission to hospital.
The delay is thought to have caused 670 excess deaths in four years.
Project leader Timothy Chesser said it was the "first time" the benefits of early surgery had been revealed.
Data was collected by a team at Southmead Hospital from the National Hip Fracture Database, the largest such list in the world.
The study focussed on 241,446 patients across England and Wales who were admitted to hospitals with hip fractures between January 2011 and December 2014, and the mortality rate for these patients 30 days after they were admitted.
Guidance issued by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in 2011 called for patients to be operated on either the same day, or the day after, hospital admission.
But the new report says that even earlier surgery can improve outcomes for elderly patients who are often frail, with multiple medical problems.
"We found 8% more patients died if they were operated on between 24 and 36 hours compared to those given surgery within 24 hours, and the risk increased to 20% for those receiving surgery after 48 hours," said Adrian Sayers, the lead author on the paper.
Timothy Chesser, the clinical lead of the research project, said early surgery was not advisable for every patient, but was beneficial in the majority of cases.
"We have shown for the first time that early surgery is much better for patients," he said.
"The caveat is some of these patients are very sick and would benefit from greater time to get better before surgical procedures."
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The former minister had been criticised for promoting the initiative.
But the department has said she and her colleagues were only made aware of the budgetary pressures in February 2016.
They received the information in a letter from the then Department of Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell.
Another letter from Mr Bell was received in November 2015 which contained details on proposed changes to tariffs, but did not mention the financial crisis.
Mrs O'Neill, who is now Sinn Féin's Stormont leader, previously defended her role in promoting the scheme saying Sinn Féin "shut it down straight away" when the issues arose.
The RHI scheme was set up in 2012, intended to increase the creation of heat from renewable sources.
However, businesses have been receiving more in subsidies than they are paying for renewable fuel and the scheme became highly oversubscribed.
A Department for Agriculture spokesperson said: "While DETI officials may have mentioned the new tariffs during presentations on RHI at some information events connected to the renewable energy training programme in the autumn of 2015, the department itself was given no indication of the budgetary pressures involved.
"On the 5th February 2016 Mr Bell wrote to First and deputy First Minister, copied to all his Ministerial colleagues, seeking agreement to take an urgent decision on the closure of the RHI scheme. It was only in this latter correspondence that Mr Bell mentioned affordability and budgetary pressures."
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The Metropolitan Police said Daniel Sheehan, of no fixed address, had been charged on Saturday.
He will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday.
No members of the Royal Family are thought to have been at the palace at the time of the alleged incident on Friday.
The Queen had undertaken an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle earlier in the day.
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A 21-year-old man has been charged with two counts of trespass after climbing a gate at Buckingham Palace, police say.
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It cost the 26-year-old from Newcastle-under-Lyme a quarter-final against the game's biggest draw, Ronnie O'Sullivan.
"I can't be too hard on myself. I hope there'll be many more possibilities in the future," he told BBC Radio Stoke.
"It was good to go deep into a tournament and feel involved. I've not done that too many times."
The only other time Highfield had done so since turning professional in 2010 was at the Paul Hunter Classic in Germany in August.
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He also came through three matches there to make the last 16, but his progress at the York Barbican was a much bigger deal, as it came in one of snooker's "Triple Crown" of events.
Two 6-5 wins, followed by a 6-2 third-round success against Peter Lines, earned Highfield a best-ever pay cheque of £15,000.
Although he would have banked £22,500 for beating 1999 and 2003 world champion Williams, Highfield's efforts on his 26th birthday have given him a taste for more.
"The way I played against Lines, I can take a lot of confidence from that," he said.
"I've got used to playing small arenas, but it's about getting used to being out there in front of a massive crowd. Hopefully I can do that as much as I can."
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Under a tax scheme in place since 2005, some firms could reduce taxable profits in Belgium by up to 90%.
Companies that were not part of global groups could not claim the same benefits, which Europe's Competition Commission said "distorts competition".
European firms were the main beneficiaries, according to the EU.
Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: "Belgium has given a select number of multinationals substantial tax advantages that break EU state aid rules. It distorts competition on the merits by putting smaller competitors who are not multinational on an unequal footing.
The so-called excess profit scheme has been on hold since 2015, when the EU announced its investigation.
The Commission did not mention any firms by name, but media reports said they included brewer AB Inbev and British American Tobacco.
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Belgium has been ordered by European authorities to recover €700m (£524m; $763m) from 35 multinational companies after giving them illegal tax breaks.
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Media reports put the length of the traffic jam in the north-western Tver region at up to 200km (124 miles) - but officials said it was about 20km.
The officials said field kitchens had been operating on the M-10 motorway, although some drivers complained that supplies never reached them.
After three days of chaos, traffic was reportedly returning to normal.
The motorway began clogging up in the early hours of Friday because of heavy snow and ice.
"Drivers help one another and that's it: the problems are on the side of the authorities," lorry driver Sergei told Rossiya 24 TV.
"There are no petrol tankers, no water, nothing, we are just stuck here," he added.
Another driver was quoted in the local media as saying that he only managed to move forward one kilometre on Sunday and was feeling cold in freezing temperatures.
The Russian authorities said late on Sunday that they had managed to unblock the traffic jam and vehicles on M-10 were now moving at 90km/h (55mph).
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The Hollywood star has set up his own call centre in the city's Fact gallery, where he and his two artistic collaborators are fielding calls.
They will be at their desks between 11:00 and 18:00 GMT from Thursday to Sunday.
Those wishing to touch LaBeouf's soul can call the trio on 0151 808 0771.
Others can visit the gallery to see the event unfold in person, or can watch a live stream and see notes the trio are making on Touchmysoul.net.
LaBeouf made his name in films like the Transformers series, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
In the last two years, he has become known for art performances that examine the nature of fame and the gap between a celebrity's public persona and real life.
He wore a paper bag with the words "I am not famous any more" over his head on the Berlin Film Festival red carpet, set up a live stream for people to watch him watch all his movies one after another, and sat silently in a US gallery where visitors could come and say or do what they wanted to him.
He also gave a memorable motivational speech urging people to "just do it!", which became a viral hit.
This is his first such performance in the UK. He works with Finnish artist Nastja Sade Ronkko and Briton Luke Turner under the name LaBeouf, Ronkko & Turner.
Some critics dismiss their activities as stunts, but the actor told The Guardian they arise out of "an animalistic urge to express love that I can't express in film".
In Liverpool, the trio have been answering calls with the words: "You're through to LaBeouf, Ronkko & Turner, can you touch my soul?"
They are transcribing what the callers then tell them. According to their notes, they have been told:
The trio are part of a group exhibition titled Follow, which examines how connected people really are in the digital age and opens to the public at Fact on Friday.
Curator Amy Jones said: "They're definitely exploring the idea that we're more connected than ever but the challenge of making sure those connections are real and meaningful is harder than ever.
"This idea of people from all over the world being able to call up and really talk to another person on the other end is quite liberating.
"But also the idea of it being through a phone line - it's mediated, so there's a distance, so it's a challenge to overcome that distance, which is something we all experience."
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Jones worked as a chalet maid and in a cardboard factory to fund her sporting career, and on Sunday became Britain's first Olympic medallist on snow.
The 33-year-old from Bristol finished third behind American Jamie Anderson and Finland's Enni Rukajarvi in Sochi.
"Walking out on the podium was a fantastic experience," said Jones.
"I never thought I'd be in this position when I was a chalet maid. I was cooking breakfasts and cleaning toilets and just snowboarding every day and having fun.
"At the beginning it was just about snowboarding and enjoying your sport. It's still sinking in, the history part. Hopefully I'll be in a few pub quizzes now."
Jones is a three-time winner at the prestigious X-Games and was the oldest competitor in the Olympic slopestyle final by six years.
She produced her best run of the week on her last attempt, and her score of 87.25 put her in first place with 10 competitors remaining, only for Anderson and Rukajarvi to overhaul her.
Jones almost quit the sport in 2012, and was out of action for nearly a month after suffering a concussion in mid-December following a crash in training in Austria.
"It's been a rollercoaster two years with challenges and injuries, battling through that and being where I am today is a very good feeling," she added.
British competitors have been set a target of at least three medals in Sochi by UK Sport, which would be the best since 1936, and Jones is hopeful her team-mates have been inspired.
"I really hope getting the bronze medal has pumped a few people up," she said.
"I definitely know that the freestyle skier girls I spoke to were very pleased to see me on the podium, they were all smiles and screams, which was really nice.
"In the next few days, I'll be able to go and support those guys in what is the equivalent - slopestyle for the skiers. That'll be really exciting. I hope for those guys it's game on now."
Beyond Sochi, Jones has no plans to retire but will take a holiday to indulge in one of her other favourites pastimes - surfing.
"I guess I'm just going to let myself enjoy this moment for a little bit and I'll keep snowboarding," said Jones.
"I definitely have a few more years left in me. In between that, I'd love to go surfing for a bit and have a small time out of it."
To see a gallery of photographs from Sunday's action go to the BBC Sport Facebook page
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Tom Lawrence hit the post with a header on his debut in a disappointing first half for Cardiff, who showed more urgency after the break.
Lawrence and Anthony Pilkington had further chances but MK Dons held firm.
Nicky Maynard wasted a good opportunity for the Dons, who are two points clear of the drop zone.
Cardiff remain ninth in the table, five points off the final play-off spot.
Heavy morning rain in south Wales had put the game in doubt, but the efforts of the Cardiff City Stadium ground staff ensured the match kicked off.
Wales striker Lawrence, signed on loan from Leicester City started while fellow loanee Kenneth Zohore started on the bench.
Dons' new signing Alex Revell was forced to wait for his debut as his contract stipulated he could not face his former club.
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The first half had been a scrappy affair with few chances for either side until Lawrence's glancing header struck the post.
Cardiff finished the first half strongly with David Martin palming away Stuart O'Keefe's header and Peter Whittingham firing over the crossbar.
Martin again denied O'Keefe early in the second half and the Dons keeper tipped Scott Malone's effort over the bar.
Lawrence and Pilkington went close for the home side, who were much improved in the second half.
Former Cardiff City striker Maynard should have given MK Dons the lead, but he fired over after getting the better of Matthew Connolly.
Dons top-scorer Josh Murphy's blocked effort fell kindly for Darren Potter, but the midfielder shot wide.
Bruno Manga headed wide from a corner while at the other end David Marshall, who had little to do all afternoon, made a full length save to deny Jake Forster-Caskey late on.
Cardiff manager Russell Slade:
"We know we still have a good chance of reaching the top six.
"We have lost goals from the team with players being out injured and leaving the club, so we are looking at the players coming in to get them for us.
"We did more than enough to get the three points, but we couldn't quite do it."
Mk Dons manager Karl Robinson:
"We should have had a penalty for a foul on Josh Murphy and I'm sure when the ref sees it again he will agree with me.
"We rode our luck a bit at times and David Martin made some outstanding saves, but I'm proud of the boys.
"It's our eighth clean sheet of the season and is a performance we can really build on."
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The shopping centre is due to be knocked down as part of a £850m redevelopment of the site at the east end of Princes Street.
The revamped site will eventually feature a 210-room hotel, 30 restaurants, luxury apartments and a multi-screen cinema.
The St James Centre site and the adjacent New St Andrew House office complex were built in 1973.
They are located within the Edinburgh World Heritage Site.
The redevelopment is due to be completed by 2020.
In a report to go before councillors next week, it said the majority of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) have been agreed and negotiations are progressing well for outstanding land acquisitions.
A footbridge which crosses Leith Street is being removed as part of the project but the council, which owns the bridge, plans to store it and try to "recycle" it in a new location.
The development, which will keep the existing John Lewis store, will also include a cinema, which is expected to offer more art house films than the Vue multiplex at the nearby Omni centre.
Edinburgh St James is a 1.7 million sq ft city centre development and one of the biggest regeneration projects currently underway in the UK.
It will provide 850,000 sq ft of retail space, five star hotel accommodation and will deliver up to 250 new private residential apartments.
The new commercial, retail and residential district is forecast to support more than 3,000 permanent jobs.
It will link Princes Street to Multrees Walk in a series of crescents with a retail and hospitality training academy, as well as flats, restaurants and shops.
Andrew Burns, Edinburgh city council leader, said: "The Edinburgh St James development will now be able to take a step forward with the council, Scottish government and TH Real Estate, the developer, finalising the details of this innovative funding package.
"I am delighted the council has played its part in helping unlock £850m of private sector investment at the heart of our city centre.
"Not only will it provide much needed premium retail space for the city, it will also contain 250 new homes, 30 restaurants, a multi-screen cinema and a 5 star, world class hotel.
"We anticipate demolition will begin this May with an expected completion date of 2020."
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Former Scotland midfielder McInnes guided the Dons to second place in the Scottish Premiership last season.
The 45-year-old has been in charge at Pittodrie since April 2013.
It is not known whether he is the only candidate to replace David Moyes, who resigned following the Black Cats' relegation from the Premier League.
McInnes began his managerial career at St Johnstone in November 2007, leading the Perth side to promotion to the Scottish Premiership in the 2008-09 season.
He left to take charge at Bristol City in October 2011, but was sacked in January 2013 with the club bottom of the Championship.
The former West Brom captain replaced Craig Brown as Aberdeen boss three months later, and has since won 112 of his 199 games in charge.
His contract at Pittodrie runs until 2019, and Aberdeen are reportedly seeking a compensation package worth around £1m for his release.
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Firefighters were called to the property in Ynysfach just before 04:00 GMT.
The blaze had started in rubbish outside the house and spread to the kitchen
The Welsh Ambulance Service said two male casualties were taken to Prince Charles Hospital.
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Two people have been taken to hospital suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation after a house fire in Merthyr Tydfil.
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The pensioner was crossing Argyle Street at its junction with Jamaica Street when he was struck by a bus at about 19:10 on Saturday.
He was taken by ambulance to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where he is being treated for a head injury.
Police appealed for witnesses to the crash to come forward.
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An 80-year-old man who was hit by a bus in the centre of Glasgow is in a critical condition in hospital, police have said.
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Tom Crawford, 64, was evicted from his house in Carlton in July following a disagreement with his mortgage lender.
Dozens turned out to support Mr Crawford who disputed claims he owed Bradford & Bingley £43,000.
He told the High Court his house had been "stolen" but the judge said this was "totally without merit".
Mr Crawford told the court in London that the decision to remove him from his house was illegal and he had been "put through hell'.
He said: "As far as I am concerned, the property is still my property, still my wife's property, and you can't sell stolen property."
Mr Justice Phillips disagreed and made an order which prevents Mr Crawford from making court claims in the future.
He said: "I am entirely satisfied that Mr Crawford has persistently issued claims or made applications which are totally without merit.
"And, unless the court otherwise orders, he will continue to make applications and claims which are totally without merit."
In July, protesters gathered as bailiffs, under police protection, took possession of the house in Fearn Chase.
Mr Crawford claimed he had paid off the endowment mortgage he took out in 1988, adding the terms were changed without his knowledge.
People from across the UK joined a Facebook group called We Are All Tom Crawford, against the eviction.
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Jobs Growth Wales helps firms employ 16-24 year olds for six months by covering the cost of the minimum wage.
The Tories aim to replace it with a scheme called Journeys to Work, open to all ages, with jobs lasting for a year.
Deputy Skills Minister Julie James claimed it was a "ringing endorsement" of Jobs Growth Wales, saying a new scheme was planned for all adults.
Labour has hailed Jobs Growth Wales - which is part funded with EU money - a big success that has exceeded its targets on the number of jobs created.
However, a review in 2014 found nearly three-quarters of participants would have found work anyway.
In July, a committee of assembly members urged ministers to consider designing a similar scheme for the over-50s.
Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said: "Labour's age cap on job creation offers nothing to the many thousands of over-25s that want to get on and build a career for themselves.
"Not only does this sell hardworking people short, it's contributing to the acute skills shortage which is holding the Welsh economy back."
The party said it would work with employers to make sure the jobs created lasted longer.
But with no extra funding, the money spent on each job would be cut from the current average of £4,211 to £3,000.
The announcement is part of a set of policies the Tories call Stronger Futures Cymru.
They say they would work with businesses, schools and colleges to promote apprenticeships to students, and encourage schools to forge closer links with businesses in their communities.
Responding for the Welsh government, Ms James said: "They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and I welcome this ringing endorsement of our flagship skills policies.
"It is particularly pleasing that they are so popular that the opposition seek not only to continue them, but to extend them too."
Ms James also confirmed plans to introduce a new scheme - Skills for Employment Wales - in April 2016 which would be open to all adults looking for work.
Plaid Cymru's education spokesman Simon Thomas said: "The Conservatives' cynical plans will make it more difficult for young people to gain access to employment.
"Pitting older people against younger people is counter-productive and creates unnecessary divides."
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The Dons were held to a 1-1 draw at Pittodrie on Thursday, with the second leg in Bosnia-Herzegovina on 20 July.
Apollon hold a commanding 3-0 lead after their home first leg.
Coached by former Cyprus goalkeeper Sofronis Avgousti, Apollon finished third in their national league last season.
Their squad, which features several Cyprus internationals, includes former Sunderland centre half Valentin Roberge, while former Porto goalkeeper Bruno Vale captained the side against Zaria.
Malta striker Andre Schembri, their summer signing from Boavista, opened the scoring, with Brazilian midfielder Alex da Silva adding to that from the penalty spot before Portuguese Joao Pedro made it three before the break.
Defender Angelis Charalambous, who had a short spell with Motherwell, and 20-year-old Edinburgh-born midfielder Alastair Reynolds are also on the Apollon books but did not feature in their Europa League line-up.
Apollon went into the third qualifying round last season but lost 5-4 on aggregate after extra-time against Grasshopper Zurich.
Zaria, who finishing fourth in Divizia Nationala last season, qualified because title winners Sheriff Tiraspol completed a league and cup double.
Having themselves won the cup the previous season for the first time, Zaria were knocked out in the first qualifying round of the Europa League after also losing the first leg 3-0 to Videoton of Hungary before winning the home game 2-0.
Aberdeen were in the same section of the draw at Everton, but the English side were paired with either Slovakia's Ruzomberok or Brann of Norway.
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Apollon Limassol of Cyprus or Moldova's Zaria Balti await Aberdeen in the Europa League's third qualifying round - if they get past Siroki Brijeg.
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Replacement schemes would be discussed with colleagues after last month's vote to leave the European Union, he said.
Mr Eustice previously said that Welsh farmers would get "as much support" as currently if the UK left.
Under the EU Common Agricultural Policy Wales receives £250m a year in direct payments to farmers.
That is in addition to more than £500m between 2014-2020 to run a rural development programme.
Mr Eustice was speaking to BBC Wales at the Royal Welsh Show, in Llanelwedd, Powys.
"What I can guarantee is that...once we leave the EU, we won't be spending that budget on EU membership, and the things that currently we delegate to the EU we will be funding ourselves," he said.
"The point I'm making is that now we have a new government in place, before we can guarantee exactly the same amount of money, that is a discussion we've obviously got to have with government colleagues.
"I can't do it at the moment, but it doesn't mean it won't happen."
He added: "Clearly we need to have the time to have these discussions and to work out what we're going to do and how we're going to do this negotiation, what the time frame is, and then how we're going to fund policies going forward."
Mr Eustice, who campaigned for Leave, said he was clear through the referendum campaign "that when you take back control for a policy and take back control of it on things like agriculture...with that comes a responsibility to get it right and to fund it properly.
"That is the case that I will be making, and I'm confident that will be the position that the government adopts."
Earlier, the Welsh Government's Environment Secretary Lesley Griffiths has said that Brexit was an opportunity "forge a new, distinct path for Wales' farming food and environmental sectors".
But Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies warned ministers in Wales lack the capacity to make Wales-only agriculture policies after Brexit.
Mr Eustice said: "What we've got to work out is a UK wide framework for an agriculture policy.
"There will be issues such as international trade that will obviously be done by the UK...
"What I'm keen to do is have as much discretion as possible for individual devolved administrations to pursue what they think is right for their own agriculture.
"I see a situation where the Welsh administration will have far more power than it has now, but will still need to have some kind of UK wide framework to prevent anti-competitive policies getting in place."
He said he wouldn't want to have "distorting subsidies in place that affected one area more than another".
He said "broadly" Westminster would be in charge of agriculture cash, with the Welsh Government given its share, but with more "discretion" for Wales to spend the money in the way it likes.
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The 34-year-old dominated opponent Aleksandr Nedovyesov for a 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 6-3 victory in the decisive singles rubber in Darwin.
Earlier Sam Groth levelled the tie against Mikhail Kukushkin.
Australia travel to Great Britain, who defeated France, for the last-four tie in September.
Neither Hewitt nor Groth had initially been selected to play singles but captain Wally Masur dropped youngsters Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios after Kazakhstan had opened up a 2-0 lead.
They teamed up to reduce the deficit in the doubles before victories in their respective singles matches saw them come back to win from 2-0 down for the first time since 1939.
Hewitt, Wimbledon winner in 2002, embraced his team-mates after the victory, saying: "This is up there. I love the back-against-the-wall situations. That's what we had after day one.
"We had to rally together and find a way to get the win. I've always said some of my greatest wins are in Davis Cup and some of my toughest losses are in Davis Cup so I'm going to enjoy this one. This is what dreams are made of."
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Tomomi Inada, a close ally of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, stepped down over an alleged cover-up of documents on a controversial peacekeeping deployment.
She was seen as an Abe protégé, sharing his staunchly nationalist views.
Her resignation comes as the prime minister sees a sharp plunge in public support over alleged cronyism.
The 58-year-old Mrs Inada had already been widely expected to be replaced in a cabinet reshuffle next week that the prime minister hopes will help rebuild his ratings.
The row over the South Sudan peacekeeping mission erupted in December when the defence ministry said peacekeepers' logs for July, when the security situation there was worsening, had been discarded.
But two months later officials said they had found the data on a computer, leading to allegations that the logs had been withheld on purpose.
Peacekeeping missions are controversial in Japan, which has a pacifist constitution. Japanese peacekeepers are only deployed under strict conditions, including that a cease-fire must be in place.
Any change in the security situation in South Sudan could have affected whether the mission would continue.
Mrs Inada was appointed defence minister in 2016. But her months in the position have seen a series of gaffes.
She particularly came under fire for suggesting in a speech that the military wanted voters to back the ruling party.
Mr Abe apologised to the country on Friday immediately after Mrs Inada's resignation.
He also said that for the time being, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida would add the defence portfolio to his duties.
In his years in power, Mr Abe has taken the controversial position that nation needs to change the pacifist constitution to formalise the existence of the military.
Japan is highly divided on the issue and claims the defence ministry has not been transparent over the South Sudan deployment will likely fuel public scepticism.
The prime minister is also facing plummeting support amid two patronage scandals. He denies wrongdoing, but his approval ratings have fallen below 30% according to recent polls.
The opposition, however, has so far failed to capitalise on his unpopularity. On Thursday opposition leader Renho, who goes by one name, stepped down in order to take responsibility for the opposition's weakness.
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The stoppage continues to 14 December, in a move that brings the total number of games lost to 422, or about a third of the 2012-13 season.
The US and Canadian league locked out the players in mid-September, a month before the season was due to begin.
The two sides are in a dispute over how to split $3.3bn (£2bn) in revenue.
The owners want to reduce the players' share of annual revenue to 50% from the current 57%.
The All-Star Game, which was to have been in Columbus, Ohio, on 27 January, has also been called because of the latest round of cancellations.
It follows the owners' rejection of a new offer by the Players' Association on Wednesday morning.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league is losing up to $20m per day, while the players are missing out on as much as $10m per day.
The work stoppage is the fourth in 20 years for the NHL. A previous union dispute saw the entire 2004-2005 season cancelled.
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The National Hockey League (NHL) has cancelled another two weeks of games, as the result of a lockout that threatens to wipe out the whole season.
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Both firms had claimed the other had infringed the rights to its technologies.
The announcement came hours before a ruling that could have blocked Nvidia from importing some of its products into the US.
Although the agreement brings the dispute to a close, Nvidia said the terms of the deal were limited.
"The settlement includes the licensing of a small number of patents by each company to the other, but no broad cross-licensing of patents or other compensation," it said.
Samsung added: "We are happy to resolve this dispute through a fair settlement."
Neither company is disclosing any further details.
The clash was first made public in September 2014, when Nvidia held a news conference during which its chief executive declared the South Korean tech giant was "using our [graphics] technology for free in their devices".
Jen-Hsun Huang went on to say that his firm was suing the smartphone-maker after months of failed talks.
Two months later, Samsung counter-sued claiming its innovations had been used without permission in Nvidia's Shield tablets and chips.
When the International Trade Commission - a US agency that investigates patent disputes - looked into the matter, it ruled that Samsung's graphics processors had not infringed Nvidia's patents.
But in a follow-up decision, it said Nvidia's chips had violated three of Samsung's patents.
The ITC had been due to announce whether this warranted an import ban, but will no longer do so because the case has been dismissed.
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Samsung and computer-chip-maker Nvidia have settled a two-year patent battle.
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Judith Kerr's children's book sold 72,935 copies in the last week, according to Nielsen BookScan.
It makes it the 10th consecutive week a children's book has taken the number one spot, while four out of the top five books are children's titles.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney is at number two, with David Walliam's Grandpa's Great Escape at three.
Kerr published 16 Mog books with Mog's Goodbye released in 2002, in which Mog died.
She brought Mog back to life for Mog's Christmas Calamity, which is also the subject of this year's Sainsbury's Christmas advert. It sees the accident prone cat causing havoc with the Thomas family's Christmas.
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The book is being sold by the supermarket chain and all the profits for the book are going to Save the Children. It has raised nearly £900,000 for their UK child literacy campaign so far.
Despite a highly successful career, Mog's Christmas Calamity is Kerr's first number one book. It also makes Kerr the oldest person to top the book chart.
Mog's Christmas Calamity sold 74,453 copies in its first three day of sales and has outsold all previous Mog books.
Its first week sales were the highest for a children's book since J K Rowling's Harry Potter spin-off The Tales of Beedle the Bard in 2008.
It is the third book in the year to have sold more than 100,000 copies in one week, after EL James's Grey and Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman.
It is only the second picture book to go to number one in 2015 after McFly members Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter's The Dinosaur That Pooped a Lot.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin agreed over the phone to meet in person, Mr Erdogan's office said.
The call came after Turkey expressed "regret" earlier this week to Mr Putin and to the family of the Russian pilot killed in the incident.
The fighter jet was shot down near the Syria-Turkey border in November.
Turkey claimed that the jet was warned repeatedly after entering Turkish airspace, a claim fiercely denied by Russian officials.
In the call, Mr Putin also called an attack on Istanbul's Ataturk on Tuesday "heinous".
A spokesman for Mr Erdogan said on Wednesday that "necessary steps" would now be taken to mend the damaged ties between the two countries, and to drop restrictive measures on Russians visiting Turkey.
"Reiterating their commitment to reinvigorate bilateral relations and fight terrorism together, the two leaders agreed to remain in contact and meet in person," he said.
Turkey angered Moscow in the aftermath of the incident by failing to apologise, despite demands from Russian officials. Mr Putin said he had been stabbed in the back and accused Mr Erdogan of collaborating with so-called Islamic State.
Russia responding by hitting Turkey with a raft of sanctions, banning import of Turkish foodstuffs and stopping Russian package holidays to Turkey.
Mr Putin said at the time the restrictions would not be lifted until Russia received an apology.
The Russian Su-24, an all-weather attack aircraft, was flying in skies above the Turkey-Syria border area on 24 November when it was shot down by Turkish F-16s.
The plane crashed in the mountainous Jabal Turkmen area of the Syrian province of Latakia, killing the pilot.
A Russian marine involved in a helicopter rescue attempt was killed when the helicopter came under fire from local fighters.
The navigator in the jet, Capt Konstantin Murakhtin, survived the crash and was taken to Russia's Hmeimim airbase in Latakia by Syrian government forces.
Turkey said planes were warned 10 times during five minutes via an "emergency" channel and asked to change direction.
The Russian defence ministry insisted that the aircraft remained within Syria's borders throughout its mission and did not violate Turkish airspace and received no warnings.
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The leaders of Turkey and Russia have spoken for the first time since the downing of a Russian military jet by Turkey sparked a diplomatic crisis.
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The Gunners have a 2-1 lead over Potsdam from the first leg and are favourites to reach the quarter-finals.
Captain Katie Chapman said: "We dominated Thursday's game and could have put the tie to bed if we'd finished a few more chances.
"We'll go to Germany believing we can get the result we need to go through."
Arsenal, who won the competition in 2007, are in their 11th season in European football's elite competition and have never failed to reach the last eight.
But twice-winners Potsdam, who last lifted the trophy in 2010, have likewise always made it through to at least the quarter-finals.
Chapman, one of the first-leg goalscorers, added: "Potsdam are one of the very best teams in Europe and it's going to be really tough over there.
"But we've beaten them once, and if we can maybe get an early goal it will make it very difficult for them."
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Dave Tarpey was a constant threat to the visitors early on, narrowly missing the target a few times as he looked to add to his seven goals from the first four games.
But it was Harry Pritchard who instead got the breakthrough the hosts deserved, curling home delightfully from 25 yards out after 26 minutes.
Luke Coulson equalised for Ebbsfleet after 50 minutes to score his third goal in five games and it was enough to keep his side's long unbeaten run going.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Maidenhead United 1, Ebbsfleet United 1.
Second Half ends, Maidenhead United 1, Ebbsfleet United 1.
Substitution, Maidenhead United. Adrian Clifton replaces Sean Marks.
Substitution, Ebbsfleet United. Danny Mills replaces Myles Weston.
Substitution, Maidenhead United. Dean Inman replaces Jake Goodman.
Substitution, Ebbsfleet United. Andy Drury replaces Jack Payne.
Substitution, Maidenhead United. Jake Hyde replaces Dave Tarpey.
Substitution, Ebbsfleet United. Darren McQueen replaces Aaron McLean.
Jack Payne (Ebbsfleet United) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Maidenhead United 1, Ebbsfleet United 1. Luke Coulson (Ebbsfleet United).
Second Half begins Maidenhead United 1, Ebbsfleet United 0.
First Half ends, Maidenhead United 1, Ebbsfleet United 0.
Goal! Maidenhead United 1, Ebbsfleet United 0. Harry Pritchard (Maidenhead United).
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Ebbsfleet salvaged a late draw at Maidenhead to extend their unbeaten run to 31 league games.
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The firm is to license a new cancer treatment to Californian company Genentech.
The treatment is a class of drug molecules developed by Almac's discovery division.
Genentech will make an upfront payment of around £9m with further payments and possible royalties to follow.
Almac will be eligible to receive up to £225m in milestone payments plus royalties on commercial sales of any products developed by Genentech
The two companies will also run a two-year joint research programme funded by Genentech
The drug molecules are called inhibitors of ubiquitin specific proteases.
They block the activity of an important cancer pathway which is believed to play a key role in tumour development.
Tim Harrison, vice president of drug discovery at Almac, said they have been "a highly sought after, yet elusive drug class, proving difficult to identify despite significant efforts from both pharmaceutical and biotech companies".
He added that there was now "an exciting opportunity to fully exploit this novel biology".
Genentech was founded in San Francisco in 1976 and is widely considered to be the world's most successful biotechnology company.
It has developed products such as the cancer drug Avastin and the stroke treatment Activase.
In 2009, the Swiss drug company Roche took control of Genentech, paying £30bn for the 44% of the firm it did not own.
Meanwhile, California-based CV6 Therapeutics Ltd is to partner with the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology at Queen's University, Belfast for a research and development project.
The project aims to develop a new drug with the potential to make chemotherapy more effective and represents a total investment of £5.5m.
Invest NI has offered assistance of £2.5m towards the project, which includes part funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
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Craigavon-based pharmaceutical firm Almac has signed a deal with one of the world's largest biotech firms that could be worth more than £200m.
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A rule change has reduced the number of foreigners allowed in a move which could slow down the wave of big-money signings from Europe.
Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been linked with a move to China that would be worth £30m a year.
A statement said the new measures will address "irrational investments".
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Previously the rule was "4+1" - four foreigners of any nationality plus one Asian player in a matchday squad.
Teams will now also be required to name two Chinese players aged under 23 in their matchday squads, with at least one in the starting XI, with the Chinese Football Association also looking into "signature fees and other illegal activities" in recent transfers.
Chelsea midfielders Oscar and John Mikel Obi have already moved to China this month, while former Manchester United and Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez reportedly became the world's highest-paid player when he joined Shanghai Shenhua last month.
Shenhua would be one club hit by the new rules as they have six non-Chinese players in their squad, including Tevez, former Chelsea forward Demba Ba and ex-Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins.
Costa has been linked with a move to Tianjin Quanjian, who signed Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel for a salary of more than £15m a year this month.
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Chinese teams have been paying reportedly exorbitant sums to lure international stars like Carlos Tevez and Axel Witsel. Now, the new rules will especially affect players from the Asian region - like Australians and Koreans - who were able to be chosen on top of the previous international count of four.
It is hoped the changes will foster more local talent at the expense of overseas players.
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Chinese Super League clubs will only be allowed to play three non-Chinese players per game in their next season - which begins in March.
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The average rent stands at £774 in England and Wales, according to data from Your Move and Reeds Rains.
It said that rental costs had risen by 0.8% in April compared with March.
Adrian Gill, LSL director, said: "Momentum is fuelled by a fundamental shortage of housing and given oxygen by renewed wage growth."
The latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggested that the cost of renting a home from a private landlord in Britain rose by 2.1% in the year to the end of March.
Campbell Robb, chief executive of housing charity Shelter, said: "Our housing shortage has been decades in the making, and only bold and immediate action can fix it.
"No matter how hard they work or save, an entire generation is being forced to watch their dreams of a stable future slip through their fingers, stuck in properties where rents eat up their salaries and short term contracts leave them with no stability at all."
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The cost of renting a home rose by 4.6% in the year to the end of April, the fastest rise since November 2010, property group LSL has said.
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Trains were stopped at the border for hours - prompting Italy to launch an official complaint with France. Services were later resumed.
Italy has angered France by giving temporary resident permits to thousands of Tunisian migrants.
The permits allow them to travel freely in many European countries.
The Italian foreign ministry said the French move was "illegitimate and in clear violation of general European principles".
Speaking earlier on Sunday, Maurizio Furia, a spokesman for the Italian rail company, said that trains were not being allowed to pass into Menton, France, from the Italian border station of Ventimiglia.
The BBC's Hugh Schofield says a demonstration in support of the Tunisian immigrants had been planned, in which some 300 protesters had planned to ride what they dubbed "the train of dignity".
Because of the closure, the demonstration was unable to take place.
France has said migrants have to prove they can support themselves financially and has set up patrols on the Italian border.
But Italy says that France's actions are not in line with the EU's Schengen passport-free travel zone.
"We have given the migrants travel documents, and we gave everything (else) that is needed, and the European Commission recognised that, it has said that Italy is following the Schengen rules," Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said in an interview on Italy's Sky TG24 TV.
Italy and other European countries have been increasingly concerned about migration from north Africa following the political turmoil in the region.
Earlier this month, Italy and France agreed to launch sea and air patrols to try to prevent the influx of thousands of people from Tunisia, Egypt and Libya.
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Authorities in France temporarily blocked trains from Italy in an attempt to stop north African migrants from entering the country.
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They beat Ireland by 85 runs at Lord's to complete a 2-0 win - their seventh one-day series victory in two years.
"England have got such a strong-looking squad, especially with the bat," Swann told Test Match Special
"It's not long ago they were being thrashed by everyone and insisting they were playing the right way with their 1970s brand of one-day cricket."
Swann, who took 104 wickets in 79 one-day internationals, was referring to the 2015 World Cup when Eoin Morgan's team were humbled by a group-stage exit, in which they only won games against minnows Scotland and Afghanistan.
Since then, England have won series against World Cup runners-up New Zealand, Pakistan (twice), Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, West Indies and now Ireland. They only lost to Australia and South Africa by the odd game in five.
They hammered Ireland despite the absence of key men Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler, who are playing in the Indian Premier League.
Swann added: "They have such a strong middle order. Especially when you consider they can bring in Jos Buttler - one of the best in the world - and add him to that middle order and then Ben Stokes, who is arguably the best player in the world in all formats.
"Eoin Morgan and (head coach) Trevor Bayliss ripped up that piece of paper from 2015 and said 'that's nonsense', we'll get the right personnel in, fill them with confidence, back them to the hilt and ask them to try and post 400 when they bat.
"They scored 328 against Ireland and the captain said he felt they were 40 runs short. That's amazing to hear. Not too long ago, England captains and teams of old would have been cock-a-hoop with a score of 328."
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England are "justified favourites" for the Champions Trophy on home soil next month, says ex-spinner Graeme Swann.
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In 2013 the Environment Department was considering ending the contract because Jersey Met wanted more money.
But now a five-year contract has been signed with the cost rising by 12.5%.
The cost is about £350,000, which includes a separate contract for specialist aviation forecast services.
The contract between Guernsey's government and Jersey Met had previously not gone up since 2004.
When the Met Office said the fee was no longer sufficient, the Environment Department held talks with the rest of Guernsey's States as to whether the contract should continue given the higher cost.
Jersey Met provides weather forecasts for all of the Channel Islands.
The new fixed price contract for five years between Guernsey and Jersey Met is subject to an inflation increase of 2.5% per year.
Principal Meteorological Officer in Jersey, John Searson, said: "If inflation or cost of living is low, our island is better off. If it is higher Guernsey does much better."
He said that Jersey Met was now providing a better service to Guernsey.
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The States of Guernsey is now paying more for getting its weather services from Jersey despite talks about the contract being cancelled.
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The 25-year-old has been advertising his club's car sponsor and has also appeared in adverts for petrol.
Reus also received speeding tickets on at least five occasions from 2011 before authorities realised he had been driving without a licence.
"The reasons I did it are something I cannot really understand," he said.
Dortmund said they had discussed the matter with the player and spokesman Sascha Fligge said: "He has promised such a thing will not happen again."
Reus, who missed Germany's World Cup triumph in July after picking up an ankle injury in the final warm-up game, has repeatedly been linked with a move to the Premier League but is currently out until the New Year with another ankle injury.
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Borussia Dortmund and Germany winger Marco Reus has been fined more than half a million pounds for driving without a licence.
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Santa Cruz defeated Frampton in a Vegas rematch to reclaim the title he lost in New York last year, but has dampened talk of a third meeting in Belfast.
"I think more likely first I would like to unify with Lee Selby," he said.
"Selby is calling me out, so I want to make it with him and get the win and then fight [Abner] Mares or Frampton."
Selby's camp say they will discuss the prospect with Al Haymon, who advises both fighters, and that a fight with the Mexican would be their "first choice".
The Barry boxer stopped Spain's Andoni Gago on the undercard of the Tony Bellew v David Haye bill at the O2 Arena on Saturday and has made clear he is now a free agent after his four-year agreement with Matchroom concluded.
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"We will discuss options with Al Haymon this week," Selby's manager Jamie Sanigar told BBC Wales Sport.
"We want the biggest fights now and a unification with Santa Cruz is top of the list. The winner of Selby v Santa Cruz would be king of the castle in the featherweight division."
Selby is supposed to fight mandatory challenger Jonathan Victor Barros next after their previous fight was cancelled at the last minute.
A unification fight with Santa Cruz could well be an attractive proposition to both organisations, though the IBF says it has heard nothing on a potential unification duel and expect Selby's camp to negotiate with Barros.
"Selby and Barros have been ordered to negotiate again. They have until 2 April," the IBF told BBC Wales Sport.
"We have not been approached about a unification and [Selby] will likely have to fight Barros prior to a unification with Santa Cruz."
The IBF says Barros' issues that led to their previous fight being postponed have been resolved.
The Nevada Athletic Commission did not give an explanation other than the Argentine had not met its requirements.
Santa Cruz believes a unification fight with Selby would be the preferable option.
"I want to fight the best. There is Lee Selby, I want to unify against him, Abner Mares, Carl Frampton, I will fight any of them," Santa Cruz confirmed.
"But I think more likely first I would like to unify with Lee Selby, I don't know about a date yet, but maybe June, July, or August. We will talk about it."
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WBA featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz says he wants a unification fight with IBF champion Lee Selby before facing Carl Frampton again.
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In the first, a Citation jet with two people on board was involved in an alert at about 13:15. It landed safely.
Shortly afterwards at 13:54 police and fire crews were called back to the airport after the pilot of a small plane reported an engine problem.
Police said the pilot was able to resolve the problem and had flown to Kinloss or Lossiemouth in Moray.
Inverness Airport said the crew of the Citation jet had reported a technical fault as it approached. However, it landed safely and taxied to the stand as normal.
"As a precaution, and in line with standard procedures, the airport fire service and other emergency service personnel were called to the scene but were not required," added the airport.
The incidents come days after a full emergency was declared at the airport after an aircraft reported a bird strike after taking off.
The mail flight from Inverness to Stornoway was forced to turn back after the incident last Friday morning.
The Loganair aircraft, with a pilot and co-pilot on board, landed safely a short time later.
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A private jet and another small aircraft have sparked two separate full emergencies at Inverness Airport.
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The 23-year-old joined Livingston on a deal until the end of 2015-16 after leaving Dundee United in January.
He previously spent the first part of last season on loan at Almondvale Stadium, and made a total of 30 appearances for Livi last term.
McCallum, who has also played for Arbroath and Berwick, is the League Two side's 14th signing of the summer.
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Plymouth Argyle have signed former Livingston goalkeeper Marc McCallum on an undisclosed-length contract.
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Eisner and his Tornante investment group are in exclusive negotiations to pay £5.67m for 100% of the club.
The Pompey Supporters Trust (PST), which controls 48% of the club's current ownership structure, has set out the deal in a 48-page document.
Portsmouth recently secured automatic promotion from League Two.
California-based Eisner, 75, will present his offer in person at a town hall-style meeting on Thursday, and also aims to invest an additional £10m in equity should the deal go through.
The current ownership structure helped bring Portsmouth out of administration in 2013.
Eisner's 70-day exclusivity period runs until 1 June and existing club shareholders will have the final say on accepting any offer.
The PST are set to recommend to its shareholder members an "all cash now" acquisition option, giving them a full return on their original £1,000 investment per share.
Under Eisner's proposals, there would no longer be room for three PST members on the club's nine-strong board.
They would sit instead on a newly-created heritage board to protect matters such as the club's name, colours, badge and moving its home ground more than 15 miles from Portsmouth city centre.
"The PST board believes that the best long-term future for the club is for the PST to retain some ownership," a statement said.
"Tornante have agreed a heritage share can be issued, which will be put in place as a means by which certain identified issues can be protected and vetoes exercised by the PST.
"The decision is for each community shareholder based on their assessment of the offer."
Eisner, who is previously understood to have shown an interest in buying Championship club Reading, is also a former president of Paramount Pictures as well as an early investor in Netflix.
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Supporters and shareholders of Portsmouth have been presented with the terms of a takeover offer from ex-Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner.
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Only 21 balls were possible in a rain-hit morning session at New Road.
After Australian paceman Jackson Bird had taken his third wicket, the hosts then looked in some discomfort at 25-3.
But Mitchell put on 142 with teenager Joe Clarke (70), finishing the day on 105 as Worcestershire closed on 228-5.
Worcestershire got off to a bad start when Richard Oliver, their T20 matchwinner against Durham the day before, was out to only the fourth delivery he received, leg before wicket to Bird.
After an early lunch following the mid-morning downpour, Tom Fell then edged Bird low to wicketkeeper Adam Wheater before the recalled Tom Kohler-Cadmore was bowled without playing a shot.
But the meeting of last season's two promotion winners then changed course as Clarke joined Mitchell, who made an unbeaten 142 at Southampton in May, only for Hampshire to be saved by the weather.
Kohler-Cadmore came in for his third Championship start of the summer as Alex Gidman was still feeling the effects of a blow he took on the helmet on the first day against Nottinghamshire a week ago.
The home side also opted to play an extra spinner, in-form T20 specialist Brett D'Oliveira coming in for seamer Ed Barnard.
Worcestershire skipper Daryl Mitchell told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"It's always pleasing to get a hundred and when we were 25-3, it's doubly pleasing to get us out of a bit of trouble. We will see how important it is at the end of the game.
"It's a good wicket, pretty dry and not a lot of grass, and I thought batting first was important with two spinners in the team.
"There was a bit of cloud cover and it did nibble around a little we overcame that and Joe Clarke played a fantastic innings."
Hampshire coach Dale Benkenstein told BBC Solent:
"It was a solid day but, at 25-3, there was a real opportunity and we got a little bit excited. We have not had those opportunities, especially recently.
"It's a fairly good, slow, placid wicket. We almost tried to get wickets but they got a bit away from us.
"If you bowl in good areas there is enough in the wicket and it's hard to score."
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This is the principle that all websites and apps should be equally accessible.
Travel portal Cleartrip.com and media giant Times Group both announced they would be withdrawing from the service, citing competition fears.
But Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg defended Internet.org's aims.
The service aims to extend internet services to the developing world by offering a selection of apps and websites free to consumers.
Telecoms firms absorb the data costs associated with handling Internet.org traffic.
But many companies fear this distorts the market and makes it harder for small companies to get their products seen by the public.
Currently, Indian visitors to Internet.org can access nearly 40 stripped-down services, including job, healthcare, news and education sites.
Times Group blogged that it was appealing "to all publishers to jointly withdraw from Internet.org" and said that the Times of India newspaper would also withdraw "if its direct competitors - India Today, NDTV, IBNLive, NewsHunt, and [the] BBC - also pull out".
The BBC has yet to respond to the call.
A Times Group spokesman said: "We support net neutrality because it creates a fair, level playing field for all companies - big and small - to produce the best service and offer it to consumers.
"We will lead the drive towards a neutral internet, but we need our fellow publishers and content providers to do so as well, so that the playing field continues to be level."
Cleartrip said the debate around net neutrality had given it "pause to rethink" its approach to Internet.org.
"What started off with providing a simple search service has us now concerned with influencing customer decision-making by forcing options on them, something that is against our core DNA," wrote Subramanya Sharma, Cleartrip's chief marketing officer.
In India, the issue hit the headlines this week after telecoms provider Bharti Airtel said it would allow mobile app developers to pay data charges enabling users to access the apps for free.
Start-up developers with little funding could therefore be at a commercial disadvantage, tech firms argue.
Facebook launched Internet.org in India in February after partnering with Indian telecom carrier Reliance Communications.
India has the world's third-largest internet population and is the first Asian country to get the service.
Mr Zuckerberg defended the initiative in an article for the Hindustan Times newspaper, saying: "Net neutrality is not in conflict with working to get more people connected.
"We will never prevent people accessing other services, and we will not use fast-lanes."
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The pound was up 1% at $1.2421 in the wake of the decision, but the FTSE 100 shed 16 points to 6,821 points.
The court ruling has "made triggering Brexit a lot trickier and has given sterling a massive shot in the arm," said Neil Wilson at ETX Capital.
The Bank of England's latest inflation report, released at midday, could also affect sterling.
The Bank is also expected to leave interest rates on hold at 0.25%, but should raise its forecast for UK economic growth and inflation.
The pound also climbed 1.3% against the euro to €1.1232.
Connor Campbell of Spreadex said that the ruling will be challenged in the Supreme Court next month.
"Even if it does go to a parliamentary vote, it is unlikely MPs will want to be seen as going against the referendum result by blocking the enacting of Article 50. Nevertheless the pound was due some good news, and it has certainly taken advantage of this brief glimmer of hope," he added.
The biggest riser on the FTSE 100 was Royal Bank of Scotland, up 6.3%, while Randgold Resources was the biggest faller, shedding 6.7%.
Shares in Morrisons, rose 2.1% after the UK's fourth-largest supermarket reported another rise in sales.
Underlying sales rose 1.6% in the third quarter, meaning the chain has now reported four consecutive quarters of growth.
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Sterling has risen sharply following the High Court ruling on Article 50, while the FTSE 100 has fallen back.
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Tony Tyler called for drone regulations to be put in place before any serious accidents occur.
He said the threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles is still evolving.
"I am as excited as you are about the prospect of having pizza delivered by a drone," he told a conference in Singapore.
"But we cannot allow [drones] to be a hindrance or safety threat to commercial aviation," said Mr Tyler, director-general of the International Air Transport Association.
"The issue is real. We have plenty of pilot reports of drones where they were not expected, particularly at low altitudes around airports," he added. "There is no denying that there is a real and growing threat to the safety of civilian aircraft [coming from drones].
"We need a sensible approach to regulation and a pragmatic method of enforcement for those who disregard rules and regulations and put others in danger."
Drones were recently involved in four serious near-misses at UK airports, the UK Air Proximity Board said in January.
The board, which investigates near-miss incidents in UK airspace, said a drone had come very close to colliding with a Boeing 737 that had taken off from Stansted airport.
IATA's primary concern is drones flying at low altitudes near airports that could threaten planes taking off or landing, Rob Eagles of Iata said.
Aviation regulators also want to make sure that the radio spectrum used to control the drones does not interfere with air traffic control systems, he said.
In December the US government set up a registration system for Americans who own drones.
Anyone who has a drone must register with the Federal Aviation Administration before the device takes its first flight.
Owners have until Friday to register their details or face being fined.
The move comes after several reported incidents of drones hindering emergency services' efforts in fighting fires and other dangers.
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Drones flown by the general public are "a real and growing threat" to civilian aircraft, the head of aviation trade body Iata has warned.
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Tony Lloyd was responding to the UK Statistics Authority's findings that policing faces a £160m real-term cut in funding in 2015-16 and 2016-17.
The figures are in apparent contrast to Mr Osborne's Spending Review pledge.
A spokesman for the Treasury said they "completely reject any suggestion the public had been misled".
Mr Lloyd, who is also Greater Manchester's police and crime commissioner, said the Authority's findings had called the chancellor's promise into question.
He said: "This analysis exposes the weakness of the chancellor's pledge to protect local policing, after years of cuts, and is an embarrassment for him and the government.
"I have said from the start that this is still a 'cuts budget'. This year we face a cut of £8.5m cut from our budget. That's on top of the £180m already cut from GMP and the 2,000 police officers that have disappeared from our streets.
"To try and make the sums add up I have had no choice but to ask local people to contribute more to maintain their police service, but the additional £3.5m raised from council tax is still not enough to meet the shortfall as we try and find savings of £70m.
"The Chancellor needs to redo his sums and make good on his promise protect our police service."
The Treasury said the widely reported comments by Sir Andrew Dilnot, the chairman of the UK Statistics Authority, do not provide the full picture and exclude elements such as the police precept.
A spokesman said: "The government has been completely clear that we are committed to funding the forces that keep our country safe, which is why we have protected overall police spending in real terms with an increase of £900m cash by 2019-20 to maintain strong frontline policing.
"This is on top of an extra £500 million extra funding for the counter terrorism budget."
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Greater Manchester's mayor has called for Chancellor George Osborne to apologise for "wrongly claiming there would be no cuts to local policing".
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The Dow Jones closed at 18,116.04, down 105 points, or 0.6%, while the broader S&P 500 dropped 13 points, or 0.6%, to 2091.5.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 16 points, or 0.3%, to 4,994.73.
The dollar rose against the euro by 0.2% to €0.9154.
The dollar's rise can hurt large US companies' profits, as they get less from their overseas earnings after currency conversions.
Additionally, the dollar's strength makes it harder for companies to compete with foreign rivals, which may be able to offer similar products more cheaply.
There was some welcome economic data on Tuesday, which showed US consumer prices had rebounded in February, but this failed to lift Wall Street.
The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.2% last month, after fuel prices increased for the first time since June.
The monthly rise follows three consecutive months of declines, including a 0.7% drop in January. On an annual basis, prices in February were unchanged from a year earlier.
Analysts said investors were wary of shares because of the possible impact of the stronger dollar on companies' profits.
"Right now, we are a bit of in a waiting pattern and the big news is going to be when these earnings reports start to hit in April," Peter Jankovskis, co-chief investment officer at OakBrook Investments, told Reuters.
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(Close): The main US share indexes all fell on Tuesday as investors continued to fret about the effect of the strong dollar on corporate results.
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Developer Allied London bought the Quay Street site in a joint venture with Manchester City Council and plan to build flats, shops and offices there.
The ITV soap was filmed there from 1982 until January 2014, when production moved to MediaCityUK at Salford Quays.
Manchester City Council's planning committee voted to approve the redevelopment at a meeting on Thursday.
The move comes despite more than 2,000 people signing an online petition in the hope of preventing the set from being knocked down.
Campaigners had particularly called on developers to retain the Victorian terrace featuring the Rovers Return Inn and the soap's corner shop in their regeneration of the 13-acre site.
English Heritage rejected the application for listed status for the old Granada Studios site made by an anonymous individual in 2012 because it was not considered sufficiently historic.
The development will form part of the wider St Johns area, which is also set to feature a new £110m theatre and arts venue called The Factory.
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The former Coronation Street set in Manchester is to be demolished, despite a campaign to save it.
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Gul, 32, has not played for his country at one-day level since April 2015.
Pakistan face two ODIs against Ireland in Dublin, on 18 and 20 August, before a five-match series against England, starting in Southampton on 24 August.
Opening batsman Sami Aslam, 20, who scored two half centuries in the third Test against England last week, received his first call-up.
Paceman Hasan Ali, 22, is the other new face in the squad.
Gul, who has taken 173 wickets in 126 ODIs, played in Pakistan's World T20 warm-up games in early 2016, but failed to make the final squad.
Pakistan ODI squad: Azhar Ali (capt), Sharjeel Khan, Sami Aslam, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmad, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Umar Gul, Imad Wasim, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Nawaz.
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Pakistan have recalled fast bowler Umar Gul for their one-day international series against England and Ireland.
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Her death certificate said in January that the 60-year-old, best known for her role as Princess Leia, had suffered a cardiac arrest.
But in a statement the LA coroner said the exact cause was unknown.
Sleep apnoea is a common condition in which a person stops breathing during sleep, either for a few seconds or minutes.
As well as listing sleep apnoea as a cause of death, the coroner's statement cited other factors, including heart disease and drug use.
In a statement released to People magazine after the coroner's ruling, Fisher's daughter Lourd said: "My mom battled drug addiction and mental illness her entire life. She ultimately died of it.
"She was purposefully open in all of her work about the social stigmas surrounding these diseases."
Her manner of death would be listed as undetermined, the coroner's statement said.
Fisher had been on tour promoting her book The Princess Diarist when she was taken ill on a flight from London to Los Angeles on 23 December.
She never regained consciousness and died on 27 December at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Centre.
Her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, died the following day.
The daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher made her film debut opposite Warren Beatty in 1975's Shampoo.
She also appeared in The Blues Brothers, When Harry Met Sally and Hannah and Her Sisters, and provided the voice of Peter Griffin's boss Angela in the adult animated sitcom Family Guy.
But her enduring fame is thanks to her role as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy. She will appear in the latest Star Wars sequel, The Last Jedi, which is to be released in December.
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Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher died from sleep apnoea and "other factors", the Los Angeles County coroner says.
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The deal for Pearson, 24, who scored nine goals in 51 appearances in all competitions last season, is a record for an Accrington sale.
The versatile defender is Barnsley's 11th summer signing ahead of their Championship season-opener on Saturday.
"Matty has some exceptional qualities that we feel we can work with and make better," boss Paul Heckingbottom said.
Pearson began his career with Blackburn Rovers and played for Rochdale and Halifax Town before joining Stanley in May 2015, going on to make 103 appearances.
Barnsley begin their Championship campaign at Bristol City on Saturday.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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Sandy Cooper was one of three people chosen to represent the Elgin City North ward in last week's election.
He tendered his resignation in a letter to the council's chief executive. When contacted by BBC Scotland and asked about his decision, Mr Cooper said: "It's just not for me."
The by-election will be held on 13 July, with the count the following day.
Moray Council said Mr Cooper's nomination papers contained no party or political affiliation.
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The "Spy Booth" artwork, which depicts three figures "snooping" on a telephone box, appeared in Hewlett Road in April.
Hekmat Kaveh, who wants to buy it, has applied for the work, satellite dish and phone booth to be included in the property's Grade II* listed status.
He said: "It's a way of securing it and making it a criminal offence to remove without listed building consent."
The piece appeared five months ago and is about three miles from government listening post GCHQ.
Since then campaigners have been fighting to keep the artwork in place on the corner of Fairview Road and Hewlett Road.
"The application includes the phone booth and the working satellite dish to make sure these two things are not removed without listed building consent," said Mr Kaveh, who is hoping to buy the house and turn it into a "Spy Museum".
"But you can't put a working satellite dish on a listed building, so to get around the council's rules I've said we will disconnect it."
If the application is approved, it would mean any unauthorised work affecting the listed mural would be a criminal offence.
In June, the owners of the house claimed the artwork had been sold and workmen arrived to remove it.
But Cheltenham Borough Council issued a temporary stop notice preventing further removal work from taking place on the Grade II* listed building.
A spokesman for the council said: "As yet, we haven't received an application for listed building consent for the Cheltenham Banksy but we will be happy to discuss details if and when this is received."
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They said in advance of their trip that if necessary, they would take the search into their own hands.
All debris thought to be from the plane has so far been found in east Africa.
The plane disappeared on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014 with 239 people on board.
It is thought that missing jet is most likely to have crashed into the southern Indian Ocean.
Campaigner Grace Subathirai Nathan, whose mother was on the plane, is making the self-funded journey with six other MH370 relatives - three from Malaysia, two from China and one from France.
"It has fallen into our hands to take on this search upon ourselves," she told reporters at Kuala Lumpur airport.
"After repeated requests for mobilisation of a search along the east African coastline, nothing has been done to date."
The families of those on board the flight say that the search for wreckage has not been systematic and that some possible findings appear to have been ignored.
The search for MH370 has concentrated off Australia's west coast, but no debris has been found there. It is due to be suspended early next year unless it makes a significant new discovery.
So far, at least six pieces have been found in east Africa that are considered certain or highly likely to have come from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.
The relatives say they will hand out brochures when in Madagascar that will provide advice to villagers on how to recognise aircraft debris.
Their trip will last until 11 December, a statement posted on Facebook by the group Voice 370 said.
Voice 370 said last month that it had "no other choice except to take it upon ourselves to do something to find answers and closure".
Malaysia is in charge of co-ordinating the collection of any suspected debris, most of which has been sent to Australia for examination.
The Malaysian authorities in September responded to criticism of delays in retrieving suspected debris, arguing that they were acting on possible discoveries and that everyone should "allow the experts to conduct the verification processes".
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Relatives of those who died on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are travelling to Madagascar to lobby for the search for debris from the missing aircraft to be expanded.
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Aberdeen engineer Sean Sangerman, 25, caught the incident on his dash cam on the B9119 near Garlogie on Monday morning.
It showed the oncoming vehicle - believed to be a dark blue Nissan Qashqai - with only a small circle of snow cleared from the windscreen.
Police Scotland has been made aware of the footage.
Mr Sangerman said: "I have no idea what would cause someone to put themselves and other road users at risk in such a dangerous and reckless manner.
"What they are doing is outrageously silly and dangerous - there is no way that they are able to see the road properly through a gap of that size.
"They would have been driving almost blindly in conditions that were quite treacherous - snow, ice, slippy roads and so on."
The number plate could not be made out in the footage.
The Highway Code states that before motorists set off they must be able to see, so all snow and ice must be cleared from windows.
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The four-time Olympic champion returned to the velodrome last year in a bid to qualify for his fifth Olympics.
"It's an evidence-based selection he's involved in," Sutton told BBC Sport.
"Brad has to go out and produce in London which will determine whether he makes the road to Rio or not."
Wiggins, 35, is set to team up with Mark Cavendish in the non-Olympic madison at the Worlds, which run from 2-6 March and will be broadcast live on the BBC.
Wiggins, who has won seven Olympic medals on the track and road, will also race in the four-man team pursuit, which is his target for Rio.
As for Cavendish, who partnered Wiggins to win the madison at the 2008 World Championships, the 30-year-old aims to represent Britain in the six-event omnium at this summer's Olympics.
"As things stand right now, he'll be on the start line in London," Sutton said of Wiggins.
"There are six guys in the mix at this moment in time. Brad's one of the strong guys in that group."
Sutton believes that the 2012 Tour de France winner can rise to the occasion in front of a home crowd.
"Like everybody else, Brad is definitely under pressure, but Brad's the ultimate professional," he said.
"Brad would de-select himself if he didn't think he could do the job, but I'm quite sure he can."
Sutton added that selection for Rio was far from settled.
"There's a foot in the door for anybody who goes to London," he said.
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The offence occurred in the first-round, second-leg match against Rwanda, which Uganda won 2-1 to secure a 3-2 aggregate victory.
However, Uganda's Aheebwa James had different dates of birth on his passport and his inter-clubs licence.
Rwanda have been reinstated and will take on Egypt in the second round.
The Rwandan Football Federation had challenged the eligibility of Tumwesigye Frank, Aheebwa James, Lwalirwa Halid and Kizza Martin.
Only James was found to have different birth dates: 19/5/1998 on the passport, and 27/3/1997 on his Confederation of African Football Inter-clubs licence.
Although both dates place James within the age limit for the competition, the rules state that both dates must match.
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Robertson pointed to the spot - allowing County to tie the game - after Alex Schalk dived in the box, with no contact from the Danish defender.
Rodgers revealed the Scottish FA's head of refereeing, John Fleming, called him this week to discuss the incident.
"I really respected that - he didn't have to," the Celtic boss said.
"Don Robertson doesn't have to ring me or apologise to me, John Fleming did that.
"All I would say to Don Robertson is make sure you apologise to Erik Sviatchenko, because it wasn't a penalty. But I'm sure he will learn from it - we've seen enough poor decisions in the Champions League over the last week or so.
"We have to help referees and help them become better because mistakes happen, but in circumstances like that you have to get them right or you lose the trust of the players."
Schalk accepted a two-match suspension for simulation, while Robertson will be one of the officials behind the goal for Celtic's Scottish Cup semi-final against Rangers on Sunday.
Rodgers, who labelled the penalty award a "horrendous" decision, has no issue with his involvement.
"Do I think he should be involved in Sunday's game? Listen, we will all make mistakes but he needs to get back out on the field and as long as he doesn't make the same one as he did in the match against Ross County, then I'll be happy enough," Rodgers said.
"You have to respect that you don't have the facilities up here that they have in other countries, in particular down south. They're not full-time. The guys up here, I think they're doing their very, very best to educate referees, put them out there in order to perform. So you probably don't have a massive pool of referees that you can put into a game such as this here.
"Don's qualified into the Uefa panel now, so he's going to make mistakes, you always hope they're never costly, but he's got to go again. And if he's involved this weekend, then good for him."
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The 18-year-old has played 18 games since making his debut in the 2-0 loss to Leeds in January and made his first start against Rotherham a week later.
Brereton came off the bench to score his first Forest goal in the dramatic 2-1 win over Aston Villa in February.
"It is a great club to be at and I can't wait to find out what the future holds," he told the club website.
"It was good to break through into the first team. It was tough as well but people believed in me and I was given my opportunity and thankfully I took it."
Brereton joined Forest from Stoke in 2015 and is an England Under-19 international.
Colin Fray, BBC Radio Nottingham's Forest correspondent
After a summer of positivity so far for Forest fans following the takeover by Evangelos Marinakis, this is more news that they wanted to hear.
Brereton burst brilliantly onto the first-team scene in 2016-17, and there was concern that he might be stolen away from Forest by one of the host of Premier League clubs that have been linked with him.
There is huge excitement about Brereton as a player. He already has pace and power in abundance, he is a menace to defenders and has proved he can make the step up to senior level in terms of goalscoring too. His injury-time winner against Villa was one of the highlights of last season.
To get his new contract finalised is another very positive step by the new owners. Brereton is one of the most exciting talents to have played for the club for years.
Happy Forest fans can now look forward to watching him develop for a few more seasons or, at worst, seeing the club receive a major transfer fee if he does leave.
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Teenage Nottingham Forest striker Ben Brereton has signed a new contract which will keep him at club until 2021.
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All of the managerial movements for October will appear below, followed by the full list of each club, league-by-league.
To read the list for September, visit the ins and outs page.
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BBC Sport tracks all the manager ins and outs as well as listing all the current bosses in the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, English Football League and National League.
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The Pilgrims have won nine of their last 10 league games and are five points clear at the top of League Two.
Last season's beaten play-off finalists beat Yeovil 4-1 on 1 October and have not lost in the league since 13 August.
"I've seen us in training and I've seen us perform and I still think we've got another gear in us," summer signing Bradley told BBC South West.
After last season's disappointment at Wembley, manager Derek Adams added 14 new signings and two more players on loan.
Former Crawley captain Bradley continued: "We're definitely capable of promotion.
"I've been part of different League Two squads up and down the country and I can tell you that if we play to our potential every week, we continue to listen to the manager and take on instructions, then this team is more than capable of automatic promotion.
"I wasn't here last season and don't have any reminders about Wembley and what happened.
"I don't care about that if I'm honest, all I care about is keeping clean sheets and making sure this club is getting where it needs to be. At the minute that's where we are - top of the table and on course for a successful season."
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The non-native corn snake was spotted by a "shocked" council worker as he sorted through the rubble in a remote area off Mill Lane in Setchey, Norfolk.
It is now being cared for at the RSPCA's East Winch centre.
Manager Alison Charles said "abandoning" the snake was a "callous way to treat a pet".
Tim Borodka, who found the reptile on Friday, said: "It gave me quite a shock when I suddenly saw the snake slither away from me.
"I have come across lizards and wild grass snakes before, but nothing like this."
Ms Charles said the snake would have been unlikely to survive in the wild if Mr Borodka had not put it in a box and taken it to the King's Lynn rescue centre.
"The snake was found so far from any homes and amongst fly-tipped rubbish so it seems likely that it was abandoned."
Corn snakes are native to parts of North America and can grow up to 6ft (1.8m). The 3ft (0.9m) snake that slithered past Mr Borodka will eventually be rehomed at a specialist centre.
"We would encourage people who are thinking about taking on an exotic pet to research the needs of the particular species thoroughly and ensure they can meet them at all times," Ms Charles added.
Last year the RSPCA was called in to collect 807 exotic pet snakes. More than 450 of these were thought to be former pets that had either escaped or been deliberately dumped or released.
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The film follows versions of the three previous books in the Narnia series.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe came out in 2005, followed by Prince Caspian in 2008 and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in 2010.
Sony-owned TriStar Pictures is joining The Mark Gordon Company, The CS Lewis Company and Entertainment One to make the film, according to Deadline.
Together, the previous three films in the Chronicles of Narnia series have made more than $1.58 billion (£1.2 billion) at the worldwide box office.
David Magee, Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Finding Neverland and Life of Pi, is reportedly working on the script.
According to Mark Gordon, the film will "introduce this new, magical chapter of the Narnia franchise to fans around the world, both old and new."
The Silver Chair sees Eustace Scrubb - the character Will Poulter played in Voyage of the Dawn Treader - return to Narnia.
There he and a classmate, Jill Pole, embark on a quest to find a lost prince who is being held captive deep underground.
Doctor Who actor Tom Baker and Star Wars' Warwick Davis were among the cast of a six-part BBC adaptation first shown in 1990.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or email [email protected].
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The news came after US equity firm Blackstone said it was selling a Sydney office building to the group for A$415m ($327m; £218m).
Gold Fields House is in the city's prime central business district and overlooks the Sydney Harbour.
The firm said it plans to build a luxury hotel as well as residential and retail outlets in the area.
"We look forward to creating a new Sydney landmark," said Dalian Wanda in a statement on Monday.
Wanda group is backed by Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin and is the country's largest property conglomerate.
The recent announcement is the latest in a series of international acquisitions for the Chinese firm.
It has already agreed to invest nearly $2bn in London and Madrid hotels and properties in the last two years, according to Reuters.
Last week, Wanda said it was buying a 20% stake in Spanish football club Atletico Madrid for €45m ($52m; £34m) - making it the first Chinese company to invest in a top European football club.
The group also owns US cinema chain AMC and luxury British yachtmaker Sunseeker.
Hong Kong listed shares of Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties were up 3.4% after the deal was announced.
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The League Two club applied to build an 11,000-seater stadium - that could be expanded to hold 20,000 - on the site of Wimbledon greyhound stadium.
Merton Borough Council had recommended it for approval and councillors unanimously approved the plans.
The original Wimbledon club left Plough Lane in 1991 because of legislation requiring all-seater stadiums.
Wimbledon FC, as it was known then, shared Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park until 2003 when it was given permission to relocate about 70 miles (112km) north to Milton Keynes and was later renamed MK Dons.
Many fans protested against the move and decided to form AFC Wimbledon as a non-League club.
The side rose back to league status and currently plays at Kingsmeadow in Kingston upon Thames,
The AFC Wimbledon Supporters Trust has agreed to sell its lease at Kingsmeadow to Premier League Chelsea to help fund the new stadium.
The Plough Lane planning application that has been approved also includes 602 residential units, along with retail and commercial space and a leisure club.
AFC Wimbledon's chief executive Erik Samuelson said in a message on the supporters' trust website: "This is an important step in a journey we started some years ago.
"We have a long way to go and many major hurdles to clear but we want to build a stadium that is embedded in the community and operate it in an inclusive way."
The Greyhound Board of Great Britain, which grants greyhound racing licenses, said it was worried about the future of the sport in London if the Wimbledon track goes.
A spokesman said: "Wimbledon is the last track within the M25 and we think it is important there is a track here in London, because greyhound racing is still the fifth most popular sport in this country."
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Its debut was the second biggest April opening in history, behind only Furious 7's $147.2m (£104m) launch in 2015.
According to the studio, Jon Favreau's film also made an estimated $136.1m (£96m) outside the US and Canada.
Comedy sequel Barbershop: The Next Cut came a distant second, with opening weekend takings of $20.2m (£14.2m).
Disney has achieved success of late with transforming its classic cartoons into live-action remakes, including Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty makeover Maleficent.
The Jungle Book is is a mixture of live action featuring Neel Sethi as Mowgli, with the rest of the footage created with animation.
It features computer-generated versions of such familiar characters as Baloo the bear, Kaa the snake and Shere Khan the tiger.
Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson and Idris Elba lend their voices to the roles, with Christopher Walken and Sir Ben Kingsley voicing other characters.
Slapstick comedy The Boss slipped to third place in its second weekend in cinemas, taking $10.2m (£7.2m) between Friday and Sunday.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Disney animation Zootopia - released as Zootropolis in the UK - round out this week's top five.
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The change, introduced on 1 May, means google.ps now displays "Palestine" in Arabic and English under Google's logo.
Using the word Palestine is controversial for some. Israeli policy is that the borders of a Palestinian state are yet to be agreed.
In November, the UN gave Palestine the status of "non-member observer state".
The decision by the General Assembly was strongly opposed by Israel and the United States. Previously, Palestine only had "observer entity" status.
It followed an unsuccessful Palestinian bid to join the international body as a full member state in 2011 because of a lack of support in the UN Security Council.
Palestinians in general seek recognition for the state they are trying to establish and the adoption of the name Palestine.
Israel considers any formal use of the word Palestine as pre-judging the outcome of currently stalled peace talks. In much of Israel's official terminology the West Bank is referred to as Judea and Samaria.
In a statement given to the BBC on Friday, Google spokesman Nathan Tyler said: "We're changing the name 'Palestinian Territories' to 'Palestine' across our products. We consult a number of sources and authorities when naming countries.
"In this case, we are following the lead of the UN, Icann [the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers], ISO [International Organisation for Standardisation] and other international organisations."
The Palestinian Authority (PA) welcomed Google's decision.
"This is a step in the right direction, a timely step and one that encourages others to join in and give the right definition and name for Palestine instead of Palestinian territories," Dr Sabri Saidam, advisor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, told the BBC.
"Most of the traffic that happens now happens in the virtual world and this means putting Palestine on the virtual map as well as on the geographic maps," he added.
Dr Saidam said that since the UN vote on 29 November, the PA had written to international companies, including Google, asking them to replace their usage of "Palestinian Territories" with "Palestine".
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The Welsh region top Pool Two after beating Grenoble 59-7 away on 9 December - a third successive bonus-point win.
"We've got to keep our focus in terms of not being complacent," warned backs coach Gruff Rees.
Wing Hanno Dirksen and Canada forward Tyler Ardron could return from injury.
Dirksen has been out since May with a knee injury, and will play in the British and Irish Cup if he does not make the senior squad.
Ardron has been missing for more than two months with a thumb injury.
"There'll be a big aspect of rotation, but a healthy share of players who played last weekend will figure again," Rees added.
"There are players who need their load to be managed, people like Alun Wyn [Jones] and Justin Tipuric get the week off and there'll probably be a couple of others."
Tipuric's absence means Sam Underhill is likely to make only his third start of the season, after missing the opening weeks with a shoulder injury.
The 20-year-old was touted as a potential England call-up if he had been fit- although coach Eddie Jones would have had to bend RFU rules about not picking players based outside England.
"It was [flattering], but you don't want to get ahead of yourself because any international call-up is a reward for performance," said Underhill.
"I think it's out of my hands, if it happens it happens and if it doesn't, it doesn't.
"[England] isn't the only option, but it's my ambition. It's where I grew up, where I played rugby as a kid. I'm an England fan, I enjoy supporting them, so that's my ambition."
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A large number of rail operators are not running any services, with only a limited service operating on others.
Labour said that in opposition the Tories had "attacked the Boxing Day rail shutdown", but done nothing about it while in government.
The Department for Transport said it was for train operators to decide on the level of service on specific days.
Rail operators that are not running services on Boxing Day include Arriva Trains Wales, c2C, CrossCountry, East Midlands, Grand Central, Great Northern, Great Western, London Midland, Northern Rail, South West, Thameslink, TransPennine Express and Virgin.
The Christmas period also sees 200 sets of rail engineering works being carried out, with London, Manchester and Cardiff among the cities hit, and Heathrow Express is also suspended for six days.
Shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald said: "Tory ministers' handling of the Boxing Day rail standstill is making it much harder for families and friends to visit one another this Christmas break.
"In opposition the Tories attacked the Boxing Day rail shutdown. They've now had more than six years to do something about it but haven't.
"Their lack of action, even despite the chaos of previous years, gives the impression they don't really care about it at all. The Tory hypocrisy on this issue is astounding."
A Department for Transport spokeswoman said: "Deciding the level of service on specific days is a matter for train operators.
"But we know some passengers want to travel on Boxing Day, and that's why we have worked with the rail industry to ensure there are limited services on some franchises on that day, and that the scope for Boxing Day services is considered when we are planning future franchises.
"Network Rail and train companies have ensured that a large part of the railway will remain open over the Christmas/New Year period and alternative routes are provided where the lines are closed for essential engineering work, and that these are communicated properly to the public."
Travellers are also being urged to check weather conditions before setting off as Storm Conor descends on northern parts of the UK.
A yellow "be aware" warning has been issued for western and northern Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England.
After a lull following disruption caused by Storm Barbara, high winds and snow are expected to sweep across parts of northern Scotland, peaking on Boxing Day when gusts could reach 90mph.
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Labour has accused the Conservatives of "hypocrisy" over the Boxing Day "standstill" on the rail network.
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The 26-year-old centre-back makes the move from Portuguese top-flight club subject to international clearance.
Igor Rossi told Hearts' website: "I am a leader, I play aggressively, with passion, and I like the ball at my feet to play from the back.
"From what I have seen, this is the Hearts way."
Igor Rossi spent four years in Portugal after moving from Brazilian club Internacional, where he was part of the side that won the 2010 Copa Libertadores.
But he only made two starts and two substitute appearances for their first team last season, while he made 10 appearances for Maritimo's second string in the Portuguese second tier.
Igor Rossi revealed that Hearts' director of football, Craig Levein, was pivotal in bringing him to Robbie Neilson's side.
"I had seen Scottish sides in Europe, particularly Celtic and the Scottish national side, and, when I was aware of Hearts' interest, I read up quite a bit about them and saw that they won the league by a huge margin over Rangers, so I was very impressed," he said.
"Robbie was very impressive and he explained to me his ambition for the club, where he expects us to be in the future and how he wants the team to play.
"Craig also spoke very well to me and I was immediately convinced that I should come to Edinburgh and play for the Hearts.
"I believe I will bring good experience from my five years playing in the Portuguese Division 1 and in the Europa League.
"I want to help the club challenge in every tournament we play in and I want to help my new team-mates.
"I'm also hoping to score some goals as I'm good in the air."
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Hearts have added to their defensive options with the signing of Igor Rossi Branco on a one-year deal after the Brazilian's exit from Maritimo.
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The Duke of Rothesay will be joined by newly elected MSPs, diplomats and church leaders at St Giles' Cathedral.
The service traditionally takes place on the evening before the first sitting of a new parliamentary term. This year's ceremony includes a humanist blessing for the first time.
The Prince will meet with Holyrood's party leaders after the service.
The Reverend Calum MacLeod, minister of St Giles' Cathedral will lead the evening service, and Dr Angus Morrison, moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, will deliver a sermon.
Guests will be greeted by music from a quartet of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland, while musicians from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland will perform during the service, as will the cathedral's choir.
Departing Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick, who will make a reading during the event, said it would be a "modern" service including representatives of "many faiths".
She said: "It is an honour to take part in a tradition as historic as the Kirking of the Scottish Parliament, a ceremony which was resumed when Parliament reconvened in 1999.
"It will be my pleasure to welcome His Royal Highness the Duke of Rothesay."
Humanist Society Scotland chief executive Gordon MacRae said he was "delighted" that there would be representation for non-religious people at the service for the first time.
He said: "As Scottish society changes it is only fair and proper that representatives from the large group in society that seek to lead ethical and fulfilling lives without religion are included in the country's important ceremonies."
The new session of the Scottish Parliament will formally begin on Thursday, when MSPs will be sworn in by Ms Marwick in the Holyrood chamber.
An election will then be held to choose a new presiding officer, with the formation of a government and the election of a first minister the following week.
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Prince Charles is to attend an interfaith service for the Kirking of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
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The deal is for the remainder of the current season, with a view to a long-term extension for both players.
Hardaker, 24, has scored 67 tries in 155 games for Leeds and was named Man of Steel in 2015, but he requested a move to the NRL earlier in June.
Segeyaro, 25, has played in only four league games this season.
The Papua New Guinea-born player won the Dally M Hooker of the Year award in 2014, having scored 10 tries in 25 games.
"Zak goes with out best wishes and I am pleased for him that he has been able to fulfil his ambition of playing in the NRL," Leeds head coach Brian McDermott said.
"When Zak came to us to request a move, it was always going to be important that we were able to strengthen our group.
"In James Segeyaro, we have a great opportunity to bring in a highly-rated player."
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Leeds and England full-back Zak Hardaker has joined NRL side Penrith Panthers with immediate effect in a swap deal for hooker James Segeyaro.
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Foster, a former European 5,000m gold medallist and a Commonwealth champion at 10,000m, began his commentary career in 1980 and has since gone on to cover nine summer Olympic Games for the BBC.
"I have loved every minute of my time working for BBC Sport," said Foster.
It just seems the right time and the right place - at a World Championships in the UK - to say thank you and goodbye
"It has been a privilege and I am very lucky to have done what I have done since my competitive career finished."
The BBC's director of sport Barbara Slater said: "Brendan's knowledge, instinct, tone, timing and skill have been wonderful to listen to, and he has given all of us so many great moments.
"His words and iconic commentaries will be heard for years to come."
Foster, 69, was named BBC Sports Personality Of The Year in 1974 after winning gold over 5,000m at that year's European Championships in Rome, as well as setting a new world record over 3,000m at his home track in Gateshead.
After retiring from the track he became one of the leading voices of the BBC's athletics coverage, taking in every Commonwealth Games since 1982 and every World Athletics Championships since the inaugural event in 1983.
He has also been ever present at the London Marathon since its inception in 1981, with this year's event on 23 April to be his 37th and last.
Foster said: "My very first commentary was shortly after the 1980 Olympics at a cross-country event at Gateshead and that's when I started to work with the greatest sports broadcaster of all time, David Coleman.
"David was just so professional and diligent and he taught me so much. After David retired, Steve Cram took over and working with Crammy for almost 20 years has been so special too.
"We have had so many special days, and those recently with Sir Mo Farah winning golds galore, particularly at the Olympic Games, are commentaries that stick out in the memory as we have witnessed true greatness.
"It's also been an honour to work with so many great people who have been a part of the BBC Athletics team - both in front of and behind the camera."
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Although Hibs lost on penalties after a 1-1 aggregate score, the experience was one Laidlaw had not dared dream of.
He last played in a 5-4 loss to Annan Athletic in April 2015 while on loan at Elgin City from Raith Rovers.
"It's a big difference playing at Borough Briggs compared to playing away to Brondby," said the 24-year-old.
Having returned to Raith, where he failed to dislodge first-choice keeper Kevin Cuthbert, he suffered a torn kidney in an innocuous training ground incident last December.
"There was a concern that, with the severity of the injury, I might never get back to play football," acknowledged Laidlaw.
"It took six months to get back and I'm just delighted that I'm fit again.
"My main aim was to get back to training but obviously I'm delighted I got the chance to play and I think I did myself justice."
Laidlaw's inclusion came at the expense of Otso Virtanen, whose first-minute mistake in the first leg led to the costly loss of an away goal to Brondby.
"I feel for Otso," added Laidlaw. "I've been there myself many a time when I've made a mistake and dropped out the team. But I know he's a really good goalkeeper.
"I see him in training every day and I really rate him. He's not in the Finnish under-21 team for nothing so he'll bounce back from it, definitely."
Laidlaw produced two outstanding saves against Brondby to help his team take the Danes to penalties.
And though that should be enough to ensure he keeps the number one jersey in the short term at least, it's not something he's had a chance to reflect upon.
"I'm not really looking into that," he stressed. "I'm just glad I played and did really well.
"I'm not looking at the next few games or the start of the [league] season. I'm just concentrating on doing well in training and taking it from there."
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Ross Laidlaw admits he had to pinch himself as he made his Hibs debut in their Europa League second qualifying round second leg win over Brondby.
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This means the number of extra deaths from December to March fell to traditional levels after the spike seen during the winter of 2014-15.
The extra deaths last winter represent a 15% increase on the average for the rest of the year, according to the Office for National Statistics data.
Death rates rise in the colder weather because of more respiratory illnesses.
The winter before last there were nearly 44,000 extra deaths - the highest since 1999.
Experts blamed that on the flu vaccine being less effective than previously.
But during the most recent winter, flu attacked younger groups.
Dr Anne Campbell, of the ONS, said: "One of the key factors behind the lower excess mortality this winter was a fall in the number of deaths among the elderly.
"This was mainly due to the most prevalent strain of the flu virus impacting younger people rather than older people, who are more at risk."
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There were 24,300 excess deaths in England and Wales last winter - about half the number of the previous year.
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The government has announced contracts with Asian companies worth $4.5bn billion dollars.
President Ali Bongo signed the agreements on the eve of the country's 50th anniversary of its independence from France.
The projects will revamp infrastructure and create about 50,000 jobs.
Gabon's oil output has been declining for years and the new deals are presented as the first steps towards diversification.
The largest deal is the with OLAM, a Singapore-based company which plans to develop a huge palm oil plantation in the south east.
The government wants to become the leading palm oil producer in Africa.
In terms of infrastructure, the OLAM deal involves the construction of a refinery, and there are plans for a possible port.
Another agreement was signed with the Indian company M3M, to build 5,000 low-cost housing units over the next two years.
Ramky Infrastructure, another Indian construction company, will build 1,000 kilometres of tarred road over the next three years in a $1.5bn project that will be jointly financed by the Gabonese government.
Gabon has already attracted a number of Asian investors, notably Malaysian and Chinese companies, but most of them were interested in the mining and timber sectors.
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Gabon has signed deals to diversify its economy in an attempt to be less reliant on its dwindling oil reserves.
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Dons manager Derek McInnes says the midfielder, whose existing deal ends in the summer, has had a long desire to play in England, and will "probably" leave Pittodrie.
McInnes told the club's online video channel RedTV Pawlett, 26, had been made a "good" offer by Aberdeen.
MK Dons are managed by former Hearts head coach, Robbie Neilson.
Since making his Aberdeen debut in early 2009, Pawlett has made more than 200 appearances for the club, scoring 20 goals.
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Aberdeen have confirmed Peter Pawlett is likely to sign for MK Dons at the end of the season.
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Hall, 23, had to recover from cruciate knee ligament damage at the start of the season after rejoining the U's.
The former West Ham trainee netted the winner for his side as they came from behind in a 2-1 victory on Sunday.
"I didn't even dream of having days like this while I was recovering," Hall told BBC Radio Oxford.
Oxford's win was their fourth in a row in all competitions, moving them to within six points of the League One play-offs.
"I'm just thankful to be involved," Hall said after his third goal in his past three league games. "I'm quite religious and I said my prayers during some tough times out injured.
"To go out there and put in the performance I did and score the goal was tremendous."
Hall's winner from long-range came shortly after Liam Sercombe had cancelled out Fankaty Dabo's first-half opener.
"When I hit it, I thought I'd caught it too sweetly," he admitted. "But, then it took a sweet dip into the net and it was a crazy feeling after that."
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Oxford United midfielder Rob Hall says he is "thankful" to have played his part in a derby victory against Swindon Town, after overcoming injury.
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The coalition government planned to reduce fees for litigators in two stages, with an 8.75% cut in 2014 and an 8.75% cut this year.
Legal aid minister Shailesh Vara said the latest cut will come into force in England and Wales on 1 July.
He said concerns had been "very carefully" listened to.
Inquiries had reassured the government that "legal aid reforms so far have not had any substantial negative impact on the sustainability of the service," he went on.
The decision to scrap cuts to advocacy fees for barristers will be offset by alternative savings in the criminal justice sector, Mr Vara said.
The minister also said plans to bring in new contracts for duty solicitors will go ahead.
In March, lawyers lost a court appeal against the plans to cut the number of duty solicitor contracts at magistrates' courts and police stations in England and Wales from 1,600 to 527.
Andrew Caplen, president of the Law Society which represents solicitors, said he was "deeply concerned".
"The administration of justice is a fundamental duty of government and access to justice is an essential part of that responsibility," he said.
"Criminal legal aid solicitors are critical for ensuring that anyone accused of wrongdoing has a fair trial and yet few young lawyers see a future in this work, which is of extreme concern."
The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, welcomed the decision to protect advocacy fees.
But it added it had "grave concerns" about solicitors' fee cuts and the dual contracting scheme, which are "likely seriously to damage access to justice".
Criminal Bar Association chairman Tony Cross said he regretted the decisions to "impose further fee cuts on hard-pressed litigators" and to press ahead with the new duty provider contracts.
Mr Vara said: "The changes we are pressing ahead with today are designed to ensure that we have a system of criminal legal aid that delivers value for money to taxpayers, that provides high quality legal advice to those that need it most, and that puts the profession on a sustainable footing for the long term."
He said there would be a review of the cuts to fees and the new contracts in July 2016.
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The government is to press ahead with a cut in fees for solicitors in criminal legal aid cases, but has shelved similar plans for barristers.
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The actor, on his fourth outing as 007 in Spectre, had told Time Out magazine that he would "rather slash [his] wrists" than make a fifth Bond film.
But he told the BBC: "I'm quite straightforward and I say things when I feel it and then I change my mind.
"I'm just like everybody else. People latch onto things. There's not a lot I can do about that."
Spectre, which is released on Monday, sees Bond battling a criminal syndicate led by Franz Oberhauser, played by Christoph Waltz.
A preview screening in London on Wednesday to film critics and journalists was greeted with applause and cheers.
Among the five-star reviews were the Telegraph's Robbie Collin, who said Spectre combined "hold-your-breath action and ghosts of 007's past".
Speaking to the BBC's Lizo Mzimba on Thursday, Daniel Craig said he and director Sam Mendes had wanted to celebrate Bond but "didn't want to look back and copy what's been done before".
He acknowledged that most Bond fans have a "very particular memory about certain Bond movies" and that it would be "unwise to ignore all of that".
The actor said that having a producing credit on the film was "the high point" of his career.
"I knew when I accepted the role that it would turn my life upside down and it did. There's no getting away from it.
"I'm still enjoying it much more than I ever did because I've been allowed to bring what I know to the role. I've been involved with every aspect of film-making."
Asked if he had made a decision about carrying on as Bond, Craig added: "No - this is what's going on at the moment. I'm enjoying this."
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Daniel Craig has said he has not made any decisions about whether he will carry on playing James Bond.
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A year after a safety alert was first issued by Whirlpool, mystery shoppers for Which? were told that registering for a repair or replacement could take six to 12 weeks.
Whirlpool said it has now repaired two-thirds of the machines affected.
And it has told the BBC that waiting times can be as little as one month.
Fires have been caused by excess fluff, which can catch on the heating element. On one occasion earlier this year, a machine, awaiting a repair, caused a huge tower block fire in west London which left families homeless and needed 120 firefighters to bring under control.
Some five million affected machines were sold in the UK, under the Creda, Indesit and Hotpoint brands, between April 2004 and September 2015.
Whirlpool has been undertaking a repair programme and offering discounted replacements to anyone with an affected dryer.
There has been criticism of the speed of these modifications and of the company's advice that the machines can still be used as long as they are not left unattended.
At times earlier in the year, there were cases of people being told they must wait well over a year for an engineer to visit.
Now Which? has criticised the company for call handlers quoting six to 12 weeks for customers to simply receive an ID number.
A customer ID number needed to be issued before anything could happen in the repair or replacement process, the consumer group said.
"It is absolutely unacceptable that one year on, Whirlpool customers are still seeing slow, poor service and potentially receiving incorrect and dangerous advice," said Alex Neill, from Which?.
"Its modification programme is clearly not progressing as fast as it should."
However Whirlpool said it was making good progress with repairs.
"To date, 1.46 million consumers have registered their affected dryers with us. Of these, we have already resolved more than one million cases," a spokesperson told the BBC.
"We are now able to resolve customer cases in as little as one month from the date of them registering their appliance with us for a modification, depending on location."
Emma Drackford, from charity Electrical Safety First, said: "We believe that [Whirlpool] should put their customers' safety first and advise people not to use their machine, whether the consumer is in attendance or not. It is simply too dangerous."
Whirlpool said its priority was the safety of its customers and it was doing everything it could "to ensure that the tumble dryer modification programme is carried out in a safe and timely manner".
In a recent letter to the Commons Business Select Committee, it said: "We have made significant progress in improving our response times.
"From the moment of registering an affected dryer with us, in the vast majority of cases customers are now contacted within a few days to offer an estimated modification date. The maximum waiting time for this, in exceptional circumstances, is two weeks," wrote Whirlpool UK managing director, Maurizio Pettorino.
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Households with fire-prone tumble dryers are still being told they may wait up to three months to register for a repair, a consumer group has said.
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Suppliers in England and Wales faced 106,693 complaints in 2014-15, a drop 13.4% compared to the previous year, the Consumer Council for Water said.
About 60% of gripes were about billing and charges, the figures showed.
The watchdog applauded the companies for their efforts, but said there was still room for improvement.
It called on suppliers to improve their service by providing "clear, accurate and timely" bills. It added that speed in fixing reported leaks was still a source of frustration for customers.
"We expect the water industry to continually try and improve its services to customers and many water companies deserve credit for rising to that challenge year after year," said Tony Smith, chief executive of the Consumer Council for Water.
"However, the gulf between the best and worst performers remains unacceptable."
Southern was the worst performing company for complaints per 10,000 connections, as it has been since 2012-13, although its complaint levels did fall by nearly 13% compared with the previous year.
"We are disappointed not to have made more progress on reducing complaints," said director Simon Oates.
"We have spent £13m to upgrade its billing system, which will help customers to manage their accounts online. Once this system has bedded in, we expect that we will see complaint numbers start to fall."
Four companies - Anglian Water, Affinity Water, Portsmouth Water and Hartlepool Water - recorded increases in complaints compared with the previous year.
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Complaints made to water companies have fallen for the seventh successive year, but are still dominated by worries about bills.
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The 41-year-old Finn was appointed this week, having played for the club between 1997 and 2000.
"We have the Latin guys who have strong blood and are passionate," said Caixinha from Portugal.
"Maybe we just needed to add someone from further north who can add a little bit of ice to calm down things from time to time."
Having been chosen ahead of other former Rangers players such as Barry Ferguson, John Brown, Kevin Thomson and Alex Rae, Johansson will join Caixinha's compatriots Helder Baptista, Pedro Malta and Jose Belman.
Caixinha told RangersTV: "We had a fantastic list of candidates and it really was really a pleasure.
"We tried to fill three major points and it wasn't an easy decision.
"First of all, we wanted someone with a Rangers past. The second point was of course to know the Scottish reality of football and the third, which was also important and which makes all the difference, is to align with our dynamic, our processes and our methodologies.
"We chose Jonatan and we believe in him. He will be a good assistant to add to our team because he's a quality guy, he is a hard worker and he is clever.
"I want all of the assistants to share with me the responsibility of what it means to be managing this club."
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Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha believes Jonatan Johansson will bring a cool head to the Ibrox coaching staff.
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It is a staggering number, and represents double the figure reported in April.
What is more it appears to dwarf the billion views YouTube clocks up daily, although it is not a true like-for-like comparison.
Facebook's aggressive push into video will surely delight advertisers who can promote their products alongside popular clips.
But YouTube star Tom Ridgewell - who has nearly four million followers on YouTube - told the BBC he was not convinced that Facebook was a big threat to Google's service.
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More than eight billion videos are now viewed on Facebook every day, according to the social network.
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