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A judicial review into the project's funding has been dismissed, allowing the Championship side to press ahead.
"It's like an early Christmas present," Groves told BBC Radio Cornwall.
"The good news means that we can now crack on at the beginning of next year with getting the refinancing [of the club] organised."
Pirates have been attempting to make progress with their proposed 6,000-capacity ground for several years, but it has been complicated by Cornish football side Truro City also wanting to build a new stadium.
Asked when work on the prospective stadium will start, Groves added: "That's the question - my guess is sometime in the middle of next year.
"The first stage is refinancing and recapitalising the Pirates, the second is around the stadium design and building a sustainable business, and the third phase is around a rugby partnership."
The rugby partnership is with Super Rugby franchise Waikato Chiefs, whose chairman Dallas Fisher is visiting England in January.
Groves says there could be potential for player swaps with the New Zealand side in future.
"That is an idea going forwards, probably a couple of years down the track," he said. "I would describe it more like IP [intellectual property] swap - coaches, and maybe one or two players.
"The first thing we've been focusing on at the moment is steadying the ship. I don't think people realised how bad the financial situation was at the end of September - the Pirates were pretty close to going into bankruptcy or administration."
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Cornish Pirates director Colin Groves has estimated that work on the Stadium for Cornwall will start "in the middle of 2017".
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EDF Energy has made the deals despite the UK government reviewing the plans and not yet giving final approval for the nuclear plant.
The French firm said it was "highly positive" the plant would be built.
Those opposed to the nuclear build said EDF was attempting to "twist" the arm of the government.
More on the Hinkley contracts and other news from the West
Earlier this month EDF agreed to invest in the first new UK nuclear plant in 20 years, and was poised to exchange contracts with the government.
But hours after the decision was announced by the French energy firm, the government said it would review the plans and make its decision in the autumn.
Roy Pumfrey, of the campaign group Stop Hinkley, said: "They're trying to bounce the British government into not having a pause, but perhaps even having the Prime Minister returning from holiday in Switzerland to say, 'All right, we'll give in, we'll go ahead with it'.
"I cannot believe the British government is going to have its arm twisted by them. "Whilst [the supply chain contracts] will be locally beneficial, they are relatively small beer to the £18bn value of the project."
Commercial director for Hinkley Point C, Ken Owen, said: "I'm highly positive that Hinkley will be built and my job on the project is to get the supply chain equipped and ready to go."
He said the contracts were for a mixture of services, and 660 jobs would be created locally.
Mr Owen said: "We're not just building a power station, we're servicing a mini-city. We've got 5,500 people per shift, per day. We have to look after the catering, the welfare.
"We're building the largest hotel in the UK - 1,500 beds per night - and the management of that is being done by local businesses."
The total value of contracts for South West firms now stands at £450m.
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Contracts worth £250m for the proposed Hinkley C power station have been announced but a campaign group claims the deals are "jumping the gun".
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In January the 26-year-old was forced to play out of position for then-club Swansea when Francisco Guidolin took over as coach from the sacked Garry Monk. But he responded brilliantly.
To vote for the BBC African Footballer of the Year follow this link
His positive attitude, consistently good performances and goals played a part in helping the Swans stave off relegation from the Premier League.
Ayew scored two crucial goals in a 3-1 win over Liverpool to help earn a result which finally confirmed Swansea's safety after a nerve-racking 2015-2016 campaign.
In total Ayew notched 12 goals in 35 appearances and his impact was recognised when he was named the newcomer of the year at the club's end-of-season awards.
His form was so impressive that, in August, the Hammers broke their transfer record to bring Ayew to east London at a cost of £20.5m.
Ayew was then seriously injured on his league debut, but after a two-month absence he returned to action at the end of October.
And it is "the hunger in Ayew's eyes", as seen by former Ghana international Yaw Preko when they first played together, that could drive Ayew on to show his worth this coming season.
In international football, Ayew continued to be Ghana's main man in 2016.
He was on the scoresheet and put in a man-of-the-match performance in the 2-0 win over Mauritius which booked the Black Stars a place at next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.
Ayew has been used to dealing with the pressure and expectation that comes with being the son of Ghana legend Abedi Pele Ayew, who is widely rated as one of the finest African players of all time.
Ayew senior played 73 times and scored 33 goals for the Black Stars and helped them win the 1982 Nations Cup and finish runners-up in 1992.
He also won the 1993 European Champions League with Marseille, having lost in the final of the European Cup two years earlier.
Ahmed Brynes, a coach at Ghanaian side Nania FC where Ayew first began to follow in his father's footsteps, has made a fascinating prediction.
"When Ayew was only about 14, he was already performing magic and he was even saying 'I want to be better than my father'," Byrnes told BBC Sport.
"I told him, 'look, your father has just raised the bar too high for you'... but he replied 'I will overcome it' and I believe with time he's going to overcome it."
Abedi Pele Ayew was named BBC African Footballer of the Year in 1992. Ayew junior emulated that feat in 2011 - could this be the year he surpasses it?
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West Ham and Ghana forward Andre Ayew has shown he is not a man to shrink in the face of adversity.
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The 27-year-old was getting off the Southeastern train at West Wickham, Bromley, when the doors shut on her.
The driver did not see the woman on CCTV and moved off, dragging her along. She then fell under the train.
Southeastern said it had offered support to the woman after the "terrible incident" in April 2015.
The report was carried out by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB).
A Southeastern spokesman said the company had offered to help the woman "as much as possible since the accident".
Read more on this story and others from London
The woman had tried to free the stuck bag strap but she was pulled along when the train moved and fell underneath it, resulting in "life-changing injuries", the report said.
Investigators found she was able to open the doors two seconds after the driver had begun the door closure procedure, but was given no indication that they were about to shut.
The RAIB recommended all operators who have trains which use power operated doors should make modifications to ensure passengers always had a safe amount of time to use them.
They also said drivers should watch train doors while they are closing, as well as checking all doors are shut correctly.
Neither the driver, who was a trainee, or their supervisor saw the woman on platform monitors and only found out about the accident later.
Southeastern said it had "worked very closely" with the RAIB and has "complied with all the recommendations and learning points they have made".
A spokesman said this included altering the doors on Southeastern trains to ensure they always remain open for a safe period of time.
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The 29-year-old helped the Bears win the One-Day Cup last season, scoring 257 runs at an average of 64.25 in 10 appearances in the competition.
Evans joined Warwickshire in 2010 and also won the County Championship in 2012 and the T20 Blast in 2014.
Sussex head coach Mark Davis described Evans as "player of great ability".
He added: "He plays in all formats of the game and is a brilliant acquisition for the club. I believe Laurie's best years are in front of him, and he is driven to achieve his undoubted potential."
Evans has predominantly played white-ball cricket for Warwickshire, but has scored 2,926 runs at an average of 34.02 in first-class cricket.
He had a spell on loan with Northamptonshire in 2016.
Bears first-team coach Jim Troughton said: "Laurie has played an important part in our white-ball cricket for several years, but has been unable to secure a regular place in the team for first-class cricket.
"Whilst it's naturally disappointing that Laurie has decided that he no longer wants to play for Warwickshire, we do not wish to stand in the way of his ambitions in the game and we wish him the very best in his career with Sussex.
"We are also aware that he has been keen to move closer to his family in London and being based on the south coast will work better for him."
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The 3-1 win at Solitude means David Healy's Blues finish the campaign two points ahead of Crusaders who had held the title for the last two years.
Crusaders ended their title challenge with a 6-1 win over Glenavon at Seaview but in the end it was not enough.
It is Linfield's first title triumph since they did the double in 2012.
They are one match away from another double as they face Coleraine in the Irish Cup final on 6 May.
Linfield may have lifted the County Antrim Shield in February, but this will go down as a first major managerial success for Northern Ireland record scorer David Healy.
He took over as Linfield manager in October 2015 and saw his team end the season runners-up in the league and beaten by Glenavon in the cup final.
Clinching the title in his first full season seemed unlikely in mid-February when Crusaders were nine points ahead.
But Linfield went on an amazing run picking up 43 points from a possible 45, to take advantage of Crusaders' slip-ups.
Linfield were trailing at half-time after Daniel Hughes headed Cliftonville into a 13th-minute lead but Linfield bounced back in style after the break.
Waterworth pounced for a close-range equaliser and followed that with a brilliant individual strike which turned out to be the title clincher.
The former Glentoran striker made it 3-1 on the hour with a penalty after he was fouled by Chris Ramsey who was sent-off.
With Cliftonville losing, Ballymena's draw against Coleraine lifted them into fourth place, meaning they will have home advantage against Dungannon in the semi-finals of the Europa League play-offs.
Cliftonville will host Glenavon in the other semi-final, with the matches being played on Monday, 8 May.
Carrick are seeking a new manager as they prepare for the promotion/relegation play-off games after Aaron Callaghan quit minutes after their 4-1 defeat away to Ballinamallard United.
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It will be the first public engagement for maritime expert Jeffrey Mountevans, who is the 688th mayor to fill the position, representing the city in financial and business matters across the world.
Since 1215 every newly-elected Lord Mayor has to leave the City of London and travel through to Westminster to swear loyalty to the Crown.
The procession has moved from river barges, or floats, to horseback and then to a parade surrounding the State Coach.
Hundreds of thousands of spectators join the Lord Mayor on the streets of London in what is said to be the world's largest un-rehearsed parade.
This year's pageant is set to be 7,000 strong, including featuring more than 170 horses, 140 vehicles, Taiko drummers, vintage steamrollers, tractors, fire engines, armoured vehicles, the Batmobile, a replica of Noah's Ark and a tank.
To celebrate the show's 800th birthday, the St Mary-le-Bow church bells will ring out a special 800-change at 12:00 GMT.
Artwork for this year's show was created by British pop artist Sir Peter Blake, who also drew the album cover for the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
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A historic carnival will mark the 800th anniversary of the role of Lord Mayor of the City of London next Saturday.
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Posting a picture of a letter addressed to "Mrs Clegg" on Instagram, she noted the "irony" of the situation.
The event, on 8 March, is designed to "celebrate women's success", she added.
Ms Gonzalez Durantez is a lawyer specialising in international and EU trade law.
She wrote: "The irony of being invited to speak at an International Women's Day event to celebrate women's success, addressed to me as 'Mrs Clegg'."
Ms Gonzalez Durantez set up the Inspiring Women group, which recruits women with successful careers to visit and speak to girls at state schools in England.
This is not the first time she has criticised the way she is perceived or described.
Last year she told Marie Claire magazine: "I find people say of me 'She wears the trousers' and as you can see, it is true, I have very nice trousers.
"Or if my husband and I share the school run, it's me who has forced him, dragged him away from his work.
"But when people, or in my case the media, are using that label on you, they are not saying you are strong, they are saying you should get back in your box. You should make the dinner and have his slippers ready with a gin and tonic."
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Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, whose husband is former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, has complained after being invited to an International Women's Day event in her married name.
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Gary Sweet said talks have started with Luton Council, which bought the stadium in 1989.
Writing in the club's programme, he said: "We have a strong desire to put the ownership of Kenilworth Road back into the hands of the club."
He also said neither the future redevelopment of the ground or the club's relocation could be ruled out.
Mr Sweet revealed his plans for the club in Saturday's programme notes to update what he called the "faithful support".
Citing the club's "23 heroic supporters" whose delayed coach journey to Grimsby for last Tuesday night's fixture saw them arrive at the ground to find the Hatters already three goals down, he said the directors "thrived on such committed support" and it was this drove them on to achieve a stable club.
He said either option to achieve this "stability", would take a while to become a reality and due to "commercial delicacy" any plans would not yet be made public.
"Realistically, given current market conditions, any such plans would take a number of years to reach fruition," he said.
"These [plans] would also be dependent upon one location delivering a long term formula to support the club's sustainability."
Mr Sweet also stated he was aware short-term improvements to the ground would be needed.
"We are assessing plans to enable us to increase our capacity, and to modernise a part, or parts, of the stadium," he wrote.
Luton Borough Council said that as a landlord it was in discussions with the club about "a number of issues".
"Within those discussions, the club has identified as one of many options, the possibility that they may be interested in buying the freehold of the site at a point in the future," a statement read.
"Currently the site is not on the disposal list and does not have a purchase value attached to it."
Mark Chapman, from the supporters club, said buying back the ground would be "progress in the right direction" if the club had aspirations to get back to "at least" Championship football.
"It then gives them an asset that they can then use to raise finance if they are to move," he said.
"The existing facility, as much as we love it, is antiquated and I personally can't see that there is any way they could build it up to a capacity of 20,000 on the current site."
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Wolves almost took the lead when Nathan Byrne latched on to Bjorn Sigurdarson's cross, but David Button saved.
Brentford fought back as Alan Judge hit the outside of the post from long range before Swift's deflected shot put the hosts in front before half-time.
Sergi Canos found Brentford's second from an acute angle before Swift stabbed in a second from close range.
Prior to Swift and Canos extending the hosts' lead, Kevin McDonald could have forced an equaliser for Wolves when he drove a shot from 20 yards that forced Button into a fine low save.
Brentford, who came into the game on the back of a winless run of three matches, moved up three places to 11th in the Championship.
Wolves slip to 15th with their last three points coming in their 3-2 win against Fulham on 12 January.
Brentford manager Dean Smith:
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"It was a really good performance matched by the result and a clean sheet too. We wanted to start on the front foot with three ball carriers and I thought we did that.
"We have conceded sloppy goals in previous weeks from our point of view so this will give the lads a lot of confidence. We won't rest on our laurels though because it's tough every week in this league."
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Wolves boss Kenny Jackett:
"The games come thick and fast and we need to make it more competitive and closer than today because by the end they were three goals better than us.
"It wasn't a good feeling on the side and we didn't get anything out of the game. We have difficult games coming up and need to find resolve and character to change things around."
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John Swift scored twice for Brentford as the Bees stretched Wolves' winless run to seven matches.
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The singer-songwriter is one of 85 people from Northern Ireland who have been recognised for their achievements.
The Belfast-born musician, whose full name is George Ivan Morrison, will be known as Sir George. He described his new title as a "huge honour".
Some of the 69-year-old star's biggest hits include Brown Eyed Girl, Moondance and, fittingly, Here Comes the Night.
His knighthood has been granted for "services to the music industry and to tourism in Northern Ireland".
In a statement on Friday, Morrison said: "Throughout my career I have always preferred to let my music speak for me, and it is a huge honour to now have that body of work recognised in this way.
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the fans who have supported me on my musical journey."
Morrison was born into a working-class family in east Belfast in 1945 but his exceptional talent has made him a global recording star.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "one of the greatest singers of all time".
The son of Harland and Wolff shipyard worker, he grew up in a small terraced house in Hyndford Street, in the shadow of the shipyard's famous cranes.
His father's extensive record collection exposed the younger Morrison to a huge range of American musicians, including Hank Williams, Ray Charles, and Muddy Waters.
Those early influences filtered into Morrison's own eclectic style which mixes soul, blues, jazz and country music with pop and rock.
As well as selling millions of records worldwide, he has won six Grammys and a Brit award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
His relationship with stardom and the media has not always been comfortable. In 1993, he became the first living recipient not to attend his own induction ceremony at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
However, more recently he has accepted other accolades in person, including honorary degrees from both of Northern Ireland's universities.
Last year, he was granted the freedom of his native city and celebrated the honour by playing a free concert at Belfast's Waterfront Hall.
In total, 53 men and 32 women from Northern Ireland have been honoured by the Queen for their achievements in a range of fields and for their contribution to public life.
The second highest honour, Companion of the Bath (CB) was given to the top civil servant at Stormont's Department for Social Development, William Haire, while the chief executive of Belfast Harbour Commissioners, Robert Adair, becomes a Commander of the British Empire (CBE).
Also honoured is one of Northern Ireland leading exponents of the Chinese lion dance, Yuk Shan Lui.
PSNI Assistant chief Constable Will Kerr receives an OBE.
Former East Antrim MP Roy Beggs is awarded an MBE, as is BBC news cameraman Peter Cooper, who recently retired after 40 years.
Other recipients include:
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The south coast side have never featured in the last eight and will now host eight-time winners Liverpool at the Goldsands Stadium.
Derby have a home tie against Premier League leaders Chelsea, while League One Sheffield United welcome high-flying Southampton.
Newcastle, who knocked out holders Manchester City, travel to Tottenham.
The ties will be played in the week beginning 15 December.
Sheffield United reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup last season and are enjoying another good cup run after knocking out MK Dons in the previous round.
Championship leaders Derby are rewarded for coming from 2-0 down to beat Fulham 5-2 with a home draw against the Premier League leaders.
Bournemouth - the third of the non-Premier League sides left in the competition - eliminated West Brom on Tuesday.
Full quarter-final draw:
Derby v Chelsea
Tottenham v Newcastle
Bournemouth v Liverpool
Sheffield United v Southampton
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Championship side Bournemouth will play Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup.
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UnitingCare started to supply older people and adult community healthcare in April, but pulled out of the contract earlier in December.
It was a consortium of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
NHS England is to commission the investigation.
As reported by the Health Service Journal, NHS England is seeking answers about the circumstances leading up to the termination of the contract.
Lord Prior of Brampton, minister for NHS productivity, said it would also consider how similar contracts "will be managed and assured in the future".
The contract was meant to run for five years, but older people's services have been transferred back to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CPCCG).
UnitingCare was selected to run the service by CPCCG after a lengthy procurement process and from a shortlist of three organisations.
It said it was not "financially sustainable" to continue with the contract.
Dr Neil Modha, chief clinical officer at CPCCG, said: "The CCG will be conducting an internal review to begin shortly and advice from other parties will form part of the review.
"We will of course work closely with NHS England on any review that they commission. Our current priorities are to ensure continuity of services following the ending of the contract on 3 December."
Labour peer Lord Hunt said he was "very concerned" about the impact the "extraordinary" series of events was having on patients.
"I'm going to be pressing NHS England to make sure the review is made public," he said. "People locally have every right to know what went wrong, who is responsible, and what is going to happen."
What did the £800m five-year contract cover?
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The collapse of an £800m NHS out-sourcing contract is to reviewed by independent experts.
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The Eastern Europeans are a coming force in rugby union and have aspirations of playing in the Six Nations.
They are 12th in the world rankings - two places above Italy - but have played top-tier nations only four times outside of World Cups.
Wales will also face New Zealand, Australia and South Africa in November.
Wales won three of their four autumn fixtures in 2016, beating South Africa, Japan and Argentina after losing to Australia.
Georgia have won the Rugby Europe Championship - Europe's second-tier competition below the Six Nations - for the last six seasons in succession.
They have already qualified for the 2019 World Cup in Japan having finished third in their group in the last tournament in England.
That campaign included a win over Tonga, while Georgia have also beaten Fiji and drawn with Samoa during the last year.
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Wales will play Georgia for the first time at the Principality Stadium in the 2017 autumn series.
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Hywel Dda University Health Board is the first in Wales to launch the "Push the Button" system to curb smoking at Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire hospitals.
It enables people to anonymously push a red button which triggers an announcement reminding them hospitals are smoke-free.
The policy also includes e-cigarettes.
The bilingual messages were recorded by pupils at Pembrokeshire's Wolfscastle school and the buttons can be found near the main entrances to Bronglais, Glangwili, Prince Philip and Withybush hospitals.
Teresa Owen from the health board said: "While the majority of staff, patients and visitors to our sites respect this policy, some people continue to smoke on-site.
"Everyone has the right to breathe fresh air, especially when visiting a health care facility and we regularly receive complaints about people smoking on our sites."
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A PA system is being launched at hospitals in mid and west Wales to discourage smokers from lighting up.
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The match ignited with three late first-half goals, the first coming in the 35th minute as Jack Parkinson curled in superbly off the post for the visitors from Mitch Pinnock's corner.
Gateshead broke away to equalise straight from kick-off when Wes York was on hand to tap in after Jones' point-blank shot was saved.
Jones then collected Paddy McLaughlin's cross superbly to put the hosts in front in the 44th minute.
McLaughlin made it 3-1 three minutes into the second half, but Ricky Miller halved the deficit after 57 minutes with his 10th goal of the season.
Sam Jones fired his second past Mitch Walker two minutes later to restore the two-goal lead but missed out on a hat-trick when he hit the crossbar with a penalty.
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Match ends, Gateshead 4, Dover Athletic 2.
Second Half ends, Gateshead 4, Dover Athletic 2.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Sammy Moore replaces Chris Kinnear.
Mitch Brundle (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Gateshead. Gus Mafuta replaces Nyal Bell.
Substitution, Gateshead. Reece Styche replaces Wes York.
Wes York (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Aswad Thomas (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Gateshead 4, Dover Athletic 2. Sam Jones (Gateshead).
Goal! Gateshead 3, Dover Athletic 2. Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic).
Goal! Gateshead 3, Dover Athletic 1. Patrick McLaughlin (Gateshead).
Second Half begins Gateshead 2, Dover Athletic 1.
First Half ends, Gateshead 2, Dover Athletic 1.
Goal! Gateshead 2, Dover Athletic 1. Sam Jones (Gateshead).
Goal! Gateshead 1, Dover Athletic 1. Wes York (Gateshead).
Goal! Gateshead 0, Dover Athletic 1. Jack Parkinson (Dover Athletic).
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The singer-songwriter, 74, will play her seminal album Tapestry in full, followed by a selection of other hits.
It will be the first chance to see the King play the UK since her City Streets tour reached the Albert Hall in 1989.
"I can't wait to perform Tapestry from beginning to end for the first time... in the heart of one of my favourite cities," said the star. ]
The concert takes place on 3 July, with headliners on other nights including Take That, Florence + The Machine and Kendrick Lamar.
Speaking to BBC 6 Music, the singer said it "actually wasn't my idea" to play the album in full, but "no-one has ever thought to ask [before] and I loved the the idea."
"I'll be adding other songs because it would be a very short set if I only did Tapestry," she continued. "I might actually even have it on my social networks where people can offer up their favourites and see if we can get a consensus and help me figure out which songs to add."
"The whole thing is very exciting to me," she added. "I'm really looking forward to it."
Recorded in the hippie utopia of Laurel Canyon in 1971, Tapestry featured a dozen classic songs, including It's Too Late, I Feel The Earth Move and You've Got A Friend.
Intimate and emotional, the record made King a star - but avid fans knew she had already been an enormously successful songwriter for more than a decade, writing hits like The Loco-Motion, Pleasant Valley Sunday and I'm Into Something Good with her lyricist husband Gerry Goffin.
She put her own stamp on some of those earlier songs - including (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman and Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - on Tapestry, which spent 15 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and was, until Thriller, the world's biggest-selling record by a solo artist.
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Tapestry also became the cornerstone of King's career as a performer and, more recently, of her jukebox musical Beautiful, which opened in London last year.
Reflecting on the album's impact, King told the BBC: "I think the songs speak to people's humanity - to their deepest feelings of love and longing.
"And with all the tumult in the world at any given moment, it's nice to touch that humanity."
Support for the UK gig will come from Don Henley, formerly of The Eagles, and King's own daughter, Louise Goffin.
Tickets go on general sale from Friday, 11 March, priced between £60 and £249.
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Carole King is to play her first UK concert in more than 25 years at the BST festival in London's Hyde Park.
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Sterling played centrally and netted a hat-trick, while striker Bony scored twice, in a 5-1 win over Bournemouth.
"We had to do something different," said Pellegrini. "With his movement we thought Raheem could be dangerous.
"He also missed three or four goals but he did very well."
Aguero, 27, is set to be out for a month with a hamstring problem while Silva, 29, is also likely to miss the Champions League visit of Sevilla on Wednesday and the first Manchester derby of the season against United at Old Trafford next Sunday (kick-off 14:05 GMT).
Sterling's first-half hat-trick was the first of his career, while Bony, who admitted he contracted malaria in pre-season, doubled his City goals tally since his £28m move from Swansea in January.
But Pellegrini said he was pleased with England international Sterling's finishing.
"I am happy because we changed Sterling's position and played him in the middle, with Bony in front of him," added Pellegrini.
"We felt it was better for him to be near Bony and also near the box.
"When we bought Raheem in the summer I said we are buying a 20-year-old who is very young and needs to improve. He is not a striker but he can improve his finishing and, today, he did."
Sterling, whose best scoring record was 11 goals with Liverpool last season, said he had been doing extra work on his finishing.
The £44m signing, who has now scored five goals in 11 City appearances, said: "In training I have been working on one-on-one situations in a few sessions.
"It is something I will keep working on and hopefully I will get better at it."
Bony also praised Sterling's performance after the Ivory Coast striker scored his first goals of the season.
"We talked a lot in training this week," the 26-year-old said. "I know he is very quick and I told him if I jump you have to run, there is no need to think about if I win the ball or not.
"When we have the ball I look to show myself, it worked today. I am happy about the result and happy he scored three goals."
City skipper Vincent Kompany remained on the bench against Bournemouth, with Pellegrini saying the defender was not yet ready to return despite playing for Belgium on Tuesday.
Belgium manager Marc Wilmots' decision to play Kompany angered Pellegrini after the 29-year-old picked up a calf injury against Juventus on 15 September.
But Pellegrini said his omission on Saturday was for fitness reasons only.
"We finished playing with Nicolas Otamendi and Eliaquim Mangala in the last game and they did very well," the City manager added.
"He was on the bench because he played for Belgium on Tuesday and couldn't work on Wednesday and Thursday. I think working just one day after one month injured is not enough to play again."
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Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini praised Raheem Sterling's combination with Wilfried Bony as the pair proved able deputies for injured duo Sergio Aguero and David Silva.
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Hamza, who is now in his late 20s, was named an official member of al-Qaeda in 2015 and is seen as a possible successor to his father.
Since then, he has called for attacks against western capitals.
The US State Department said it was notifying the international community that "Hamza bin Laden is actively engaged in terrorism".
The official sanction blocks him from any business dealings with US companies or holding property on US soil.
Hamza is the son of the former al-Qaeda leader and Khairiah Sabar, one of Osama's wives who was captured during the 2011 raid on his father's Abbotabad compound in Pakistan.
Hamza was not in the compound with his parents during the raid, in which Osama Bin Laden was killed.
Ayman al-Zawahiri, an eye surgeon who helped found the Egyptian Islamic Jihad militant group, took over leadership of al-Qaeda after his death.
In August, Professor Fawaz Gerges, an expert on Middle East politics, told BBC Radio 4 that Hamza was "the new face of al-Qaeda - he is charismatic, he is very popular with the rank and file".
"He was his father's favourite son - everyone, even for the last ten years, has been talking about Hamza succeeding his father."
In 2015, al-Qaeda released an audio message from Hamza, which called on followers in Kabul, Baghdad and Gaza to wage jihad, or holy war, on Washington, London, Paris and Tel Aviv.
He now joins his half-brother Saad on the US sanctions list as a "specially designated global terrorist" - someone who threatens national security or the safety of US citizens.
The US State Department said the sanction was a "powerful tool."
Individuals and groups sanctioned under the programme range from offshoots of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) to the so-called Islamic State, among thousands of others.
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The firm said the US Department of Justice (DoJ) had launched a criminal investigation, while other regulators are running civil investigations.
It added that possible losses from all its the legal proceedings could total $5.9bn (£3.7bn).
A number of other banks, including HSBC, RBS and Barclays, have recently set aside sums to cover similar probes.
Global lenders, such as Citigroup and UBS, are also being investigated over the alleged rigging of foreign-exchange rates.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, JP Morgan said that it was co-operating with authorities, and currently engaged in discussions aimed at "resolving their respective investigations".
But, the firm added, "there is no assurance that such discussions will result in settlements".
As well as the criminal investigation by the DoJ, JP Morgan revealed it also faces civil investigations by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and "other foreign government authorities".
Last year, JP Morgan Chase agreed to a record $13bn settlement with US authorities for misleading investors during the housing crisis.
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Nancy McAdam has been presented with a British Empire Medal after earlier in the year being named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Ms McAdam, who lives on a croft on the Black Isle, is a longstanding member of the Scottish Dementia Working Group.
With others she founded Highland Dementia Working Group and Inverness Dementia Memory Group.
She was presented with her honour by Janet Bowen, Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty, incorporating Skye and Lochalsh.
Ms McAdam said: "I am simply thrilled. It is a great honour to get a British Empire Medal."
Ms Bowen said: "I was delighted to be able to present Nancy with her medal in recognition of the impact she has had on her community.
"I have learned so much from Nancy, particularly how it is possible to live well with dementia.
"I greatly admire how she came to terms with her diagnosis. Nancy is a wonderful example to us all."
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A woman has been recognised for her work with charities helping people with dementia.
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The 50-year-old was driving a Vauxhall Corsa when it was struck by a Jaguar S-Type at about 10:20 on Saturday in Irvine.
Two men are thought to have then abandoned the Jaguar before getting into a black Mercedes driven by a third man.
The 50-year-old is being treated at Crosshouse Hospital, where he is in a stable condition.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the crash, which was on Long Drive near the Newmoor Roundabout, to contact them.
Det Insp Mick Carr said: "A man requires hospital treatment following a serious road traffic collision. From what we understand, following the collision, two men abandon the Jaguar car and enter a black Mercedes car, driven by a third man. The men then leave the scene of the road traffic collision, heading north along the B7081.
"Our inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and we are yet to trace the black Mercedes which left the area.
"Anyone with information surrounding this collision is asked to contact police. If you witnessed the crash and have not yet contacted police, please contact officers with any information you may have."
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A man has been seriously injured in a hit and run collision in Ayrshire.
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A European Parliament probe alleged on Monday that funds for the group of MEPs that UKIP belongs to had wrongly been spent "for the benefit of UKIP".
It said the group should repay £146,696 of the funds intended for European Parliament business.
The Electoral Commission is now looking into "whether there has been any breach of UK election law".
In response to the news a UKIP spokesman said: "We are confident we will be found to be in the clear."
The European Parliament investigation claims that the UKIP-dominated grouping - the Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe - broke rules banning the use of the funds on "financing of national political parties, financing of national election campaigns and candidates or referendum campaigns".
In a statement the European Parliament Bureau said: "The activities of the ADDE which were found to breach the rules for European party financing, were nine opinion polls held in the UK ahead of the 2015 general elections as well as ahead of the EU referendum in 2016, and a report on these polls.
"The expenditure linked to the services of three consultants was considered non-eligible by an external auditor and by the Parliament's administration."
When the European Parliament allegations first emerged last week, a spokesman for the ADDE group accused the parliament of "harassment", with UKIP MEP Roger Helmer adding: "Call it revenge for Brexit if you like."
BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said it was understood the Electoral Commission inquiry related to whether UKIP spent some of the European money on the Brexit referendum.
UKIP would face a possible fine up to £20,000 if it was judged to have accepted "impermissible donations".
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Zoo staff are helping the rare sea turtle to recovery after it got a little bit lost last year.
Menai is an Olive Ridley turtle, which are usually found in much warmer waters around Mexico.
It's thought that Menai was knocked off course for thousands of miles by strong currents.
Vets are giving her lots of checks to make sure she is healthy and they say she is recovering well.
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Menai the turtle was found washed up on a beach in Wales in November, and was rescued by wildlife experts in Anglesey.
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A high resolution microscope at a £7m new laboratory at Newcastle University has found evidence of microbes in 400-million-year-old basalt rock recovered from the Pacific Ocean floor.
The rock is similar to those found on Mars and scientists will now study an actual piece of Martian rock.
It is hoped that the detailed analysis will detect similar traces.
The team at the Surface Engineering and Analysis Laboratory used a £1.5m Helium Ion Microscope, which analyses the surface of structures with a resolution five times higher than most other microscopes.
It identified organic compounds in microscopic tunnels in basalt recovered from the Ontong Java plateau deep in the Pacific.
The compounds are believed to be finger-like tubule structures made by microbes millions of years ago, and have never been analysed so closely by scientists, the university said.
Head of the laboratory, Prof Peter Cumpson, said: "What we have detected is the trace left behind by living systems: the biological fingerprint which even after 200 million years is still visible, albeit only with a very, very good microscope.
"If we can find those in this [Mars] rock and we can compare with the earth samples then I think we have made a big step - a very convincing step - forward which shows that at one time life - a simple life - was present."
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Scientists believe they could be a step closer to finding out whether there was life on Mars.
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BBC reporter Imogen Sellers spoke to Commander Phil Richardson, from 815 Naval Air Squadron, about its history ahead of its decommissioning in March.
Enthusiasts were also given the chance to meet Ed Sutton, from the US Air Force Reserve, and Major Darius Stachurski, from the Polish Air Force, which was taking part for the first time.
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Aviation fans were able to see the Lynx helicopter fly for the last time after 40 years of Royal Navy service.
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Launching on 10 November, it'll show a range of on-demand programmes including interviews, Live Lounge performances and documentaries.
There will also be a 15-minute weekly wrap up show hosted by Chris Stark called ICYMI (In Case You Missed It).
The Official Chart Bite will be another weekly show presented by YouTube stars Jack and Dean.
The station says the move will make the network's distinctive content available to even bigger audiences of young people.
Radio 1 and 1Xtra's controller Ben Cooper said: "If you love music, if you love star studded interviews, then you will love Radio 1's new programmes.
"I can't wait for us to represent visually the energy and diversity of young people's culture in UK society."
Each week, a Radio 1 DJ will also put together their top five things to watch on BBC iPlayer.
Other content available for the launch of Radio 1 on BBC iPlayer includes three track Live Lounge sessions and exclusive interviews from Royal Blood and Taylor Swift.
There will also be a 2011 Live Lounge special from Adele featuring six tracks from the archive as well as a 20-minute programme featuring highlights and never before seen footage of Zoella and ThatcherJoe during their recent Internet Takeover.
A collection of three programmes from Radio 1's Teen Awards, including Dan and Phil's round-up of the event, will also appear on the station's section of the catch-up service.
Performances from Radio 1Xtra Live in Birmingham and two special interviews, 1Xtra's Semtex meets Rick Ross and Trevor Nelson meets Mary J Blige, will also be made available after the launch.
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The new limits come as the scandal-hit Japanese carmaker prepares to appoint Carlos Ghosn as chairman.
The firm wants to raise the cash limit on executive pay from 960m yen (£6.7m, $8.4m) to 2bn yen. There could also be non-cash rewards worth 1bn yen.
The new salary caps need approval by shareholders.
They are due to vote on that at an extraordinary meeting on 14 December.
Shareholders will also be asked to approve the appointment of Nissan and Renault boss Carlos Ghosn as chairman, and three other new executives with experience at Nissan.
If approved, the total annual pay packages of all 11 executives on the company's new board could amount to more than $290m.
Mitsubishi Motors says the new salary caps are designed to attract outside talent to the company.
Its reputation was hit badly after it admitted in April to falsifying the fuel efficiency of several models.
The admission led to a suspension of sales of the vehicles and prompted a sharp drop in Mitsubishi Motors' share price.
Mitsubishi has suffered heavy losses resulting from the scandal. It has forecast a net loss of 145bn yen for the current financial year.
In May, Nissan helped to bail out Mitsubishi Motors by taking a 34% stake in its smaller rival.
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It was uncovered by archaeologists working in the villa's north range in Gloucestershire.
Other finds include two 4th Century Roman coins and a bone pin, and more of a mosaic which was first unearthed during a dig last year.
Experts said they had also found evidence of an earlier villa, beneath the 4th Century one.
National Trust archaeologist Martin Papworth said the tile was found in the changing rooms of the late Roman baths.
"The top tile that we came across had lots of imprints on it and we think that they're deer footprints.
"The tilers used to lay their tiles out to dry when they made them out of clay before they fired them and made them vulnerable to any animals walking around to put their prints on them.
"This looks like perhaps a Roe deer walked across and mucked up the surface of the tile, but it's quite nice to see it."
He said more of a mosaic, first unearthed last year, had been found.
"They had put concrete down in the 1960s to mark where walls had been found, and we expected there to be no mosaic there at all, but in the grassy islands between the concrete we found this amazing mosaic which had been missed in the 1960s.
"Now we know it was part of a great reception hall 18m (60ft) long by 6m (20ft) wide. It's really exciting. It's patchy, but there are some large parts of it [remaining]."
He added that one of the 4th Century coins featured a Chi-Rho early Christian symbol, and was likely to be from the first Christian Roman emperor Constantine the Great.
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It took Kenya 140 tournaments to break their duck and they are only the second African nation after South Africa to win a World Series leg.
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta said on Twitter: "Join me in congratulating the Kenya Sevens Rugby Team on their remarkable win."
Rugby Sevens will feature for the first time in this summer's Olympics in Rio.
Kenya, who have qualified for the Olympics in the men's and women's event, opened up a 20-0 half-time lead over the favourites with two of their four tries from Collins Injera.
Fiji, coached by former England Sevens coach Ben Ryan, briefly rallied after the break, but Kenya held firm and scored two further tries to seal a convincing win.
Kenya have shot up to seventh in the standings after their 22-point haul in Singapore, with Fiji extending their lead at the top to eight points over South Africa with two rounds remaining in France and England.
South Africa, beaten narrowly by Fiji in the semis, finished third after thrashing Argentina 28-0.
Samoa landed the second tier Plate title after causing another upset in beating New Zealand, Scotland edged United States to land the Bowl and Russia crushed Wales to win the Shield.
Have you added the new Top Story alerts in the BBC Sport app? Simply head to the menu in the app - and don't forget you can also add alerts for your rugby union team, cricket scores, football and more.
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Kenya shocked Fiji 30-7 in the final of the Singapore Rugby Sevens to claim their first World Series title.
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Borough councillor for Rowner and Holbrook Patrick Bergin said his motivation had shifted following the EU referendum to "managing the exit".
Mr Bergin said he formally announced his decision "before anyone was aware" that UKIP leader Diane James had stepped down.
He said he would continue to represent his ward as a Conservative councillor.
He said: "I know that to help the people in my ward and be part of decision making and take Gosport forward, I can only do so by being an active member of a group who have the vision to take Gosport forward.
"That group is the Conservatives."
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A UKIP councillor in Gosport has announced he is defecting to the Conservative Party.
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The islands, located off the coast of Cornwall, began the scheme two years ago to protect eggs and baby birds from being eaten by brown rats.
Numbers of manx shearwaters and storm petrels had declined by 25% on St Agnes and Gugh in 25 years.
But colonies are recovering thanks to the rat eradication measures.
Poison placed in an agricultural pipe was positioned in 1,000 locations on the islands in order to kill the vermin.
According to international protocols, the islands could not be officially declared rat-free for two years after the last sign of rat was detected - making them officially free of the rodent on 13 February.
Jaclyn Pearson, from the RSPB Isles of Scilly seabird recovery project, said the seabird population was already starting to recover.
"Straight away we saw results," she said.
"The baiting was done in winter 2013, and in September 2014 we had 10 Manx Shearwater chicks. That's the first time in living memory that chicks have survived and it's clearly because of the removal of the rats.
"We didn't think we would have an uptake of storm petrels so quickly as they hadn't nested on the island for a long time, but we recorded five in 2015.
"So already the results are clear and they're beginning to bounce back."
A questionnaire among residents shows they're delighted with the results, the RSPB said.
The project cost £700,000 and was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the European Union.
Wildlife Management International Limited (WMIL) from New Zealand was contracted to carry out the rat removal phase from November to March in "the most humane way".
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Two of the Isles of Scilly have been declared "rat free" after a scheme to protect sea birds saw more than 3,000 rodents culled.
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The deal, which is worth about £97m, was confirmed at the SNP's annual conference in Aberdeen by Transport Minister Derek McKay.
Ferguson's had previously been named as the preferred bidder for the contract.
The firm was saved by businessman Jim McColl's Clyde Blowers Capital after it went bust on 15 August. Mr McColl is one of Scotland's wealthiest people.
Originally formed in 1902, Ferguson's employed 77 staff at the time of the administration appointments.
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Ferguson's shipyard on the Clyde has won a Scottish government contract to build two new ferries.
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The new console will be released in the UK on 3 March and will cost UK gamers £279.99.
There are more than 80 games currently being developed for the console, but big names like Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda have been confirmed.
In October 2016, we got our first proper look at the console, and we compared it to some of the other top consoles available.
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Nintendo has revealed lots of new details about its brand new console, the Nintendo Switch.
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The Hoyer Group's diesel carrier came to a halt on the northbound hard shoulder at junction 16 for Stoke-on-Trent at about midday but the rear later burst into flames.
The motorway has reopened with one northbound lane closure and there are delays, said North West Motorway Police.
The driver of the tanker was unharmed.
A Hoyer Group spokesman said: "A detailed investigation will be undertaken to establish the cause of the incident and any learnings."
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A fuel tanker broke down and then caught fire forcing the closure of a stretch of the M6 in Staffordshire.
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The incident happened just before 19:00 BST at Bill's restaurant on Stuart Street and a lamppost was also knocked down.
It is understood one of the casualties was a pedestrian.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said no-one was trapped in the incident.
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Two people have been taken to hospital after a car crashed into a restaurant in Cardiff Bay.
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The on-loan Bristol City striker fired home after a one-two with Bobby Grant.
Fleetwood goalkeeper Chris Maxwell saved Michael Bostwick's penalty after Shaquile Coulthirst was fouled by Eggert Jonsson, whose second-half header sealed victory.
Victory lifted Fleetwood into 19th, one point above the relegation zone.
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Wes Burns scored his fifth goal in eight games as Fleetwood Town beat Peterborough to move closer to League One safety.
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The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits now stands at 43,500.
It reverses June's increase in the number of jobless - which had been the first jump in 28 months.
However, Northern Ireland's unemployment rate of 6.5%, remains above the UK average.
The figures also show that long-term unemployment continues to be a problem in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland's rate of 59% is well above the UK average of 31%, while youth unemployment is also higher.
Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell welcomed the fall in unemployment claimants, but said the levels are back to where they were a year ago.
"The latest figures reiterate the continued challenges faced by the Northern Ireland labour market and the impact of continued uncertainty in global markets," he said.
"The Northern Ireland unemployment rate [6.5%] is above that for the UK [5.6%], however, it continues to compare favourably to the April 2015 rates for the European Union [9.6%] and the Republic of Ireland [9.8%].
"In the face of these challenges it is important local businesses continue to seek new foreign investment and export opportunities."
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The Tories have promised £4bn extra but this equates to a £1bn rise in real terms, the independent think tank says.
When growing pupil numbers are taken into account, investment per pupil will fall 2.8% by 2022, the IFS says.
Labour has pledged to increase spending per pupil by 6% over the course of the next Parliament.
The IFS says this would require an increase of around £4.8bn in real terms or 2017-18 prices.
The Liberal Democrats' plans protect per pupil spending over the course of the Parliament in real terms at the present level (for 2017-18).
This would require £2.2bn extra investment.
Presently, the schools budget is £40bn a year.
Luke Sibieta, associate director at the IFS, said: ""The commitments made by each of the main parties would imply quite different paths for school spending in the next Parliament.
"Labour would increase spending per pupil by around 6% after inflation over the course of the Parliament, taking it to just above its previous historic high in 2015.
"Proposals from the Conservatives would lead to a near 3% real terms fall in spending per pupil over the Parliament, taking it back to its 2010 level."
The analysis of the headline figures comes as parents are preparing to hold events in different areas of England to highlight the cash crisis facing schools.
The IFS has previously said schools are currently facing the first real terms cut for 20 years.
Head teachers have been complaining of the tough decisions they have had to make about staffing and resources.
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A new Conservative government would leave schools in England worse off financially than they currently are, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says.
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Seaman William Williams was awarded the medal for his part in sinking a German U-boat during World War One on 7 June 1917.
The new stone will be unveiled in Amlwch during a ceremony marking the centenary on Thursday.
His family and local officials will be among those attending the service at Amlwch Port's park at 11:00 BST.
Seaman Williams was on board the Q-ship HMS Pargust.
Q-ships were disguised as merchant navy ships which would lure German U-boats in and then counter attack with their hidden weapons.
HMS Pargust was torpedoed and Seaman Williams held the ship's heavy gun port in place for about 30 minutes until the U-boat surfaced and they could open fire.
It was the first ship to receive the Victoria Cross (VC) from King George V and Seaman Williams was unanimously chosen by his crewmates to receive the medal.
After his service in World War One, he returned home to Amlwch and later settled in Holyhead. He died in October 1965.
Anglesey council chairman Richard Jones, who will unveil the memorial stone, said he "gallantly served his country".
"We're proud to say he was from Amlwch and pleased to honour him with a new centenary commemoration stone," Mr Jones added.
The ceremony forms part of a centenary commemoration scheme honouring 628 recipients of the VC during World War One.
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The Scotland full-back, 30, joined the Warriors in 2009 from London Welsh and has since played more than 100 games.
"I've witnessed huge growth at the club and we're now selling out Scotstoun for the majority of our home games and it's a great place to play rugby," he said.
Meanwhile, 24-year-old full-back Glenn Bryce, who has made 13 appearances, will join Edinburgh in the summer.
He joins team-mate Duncan Weir in switching to the Warriors' Scottish rivals.
Bryce told the Warriors website: "It was a really hard decision to leave Glasgow but I'm hoping to kick on at Edinburgh and play as regularly as possible next season.
"Getting involved during the Rugby World Cup period for Glasgow was a high for me. I've loved my time at the club."
Murchie captained Warriors to a 12-6 win over Leinster on Friday as the defending champions continued their push for a Pro12 play-off place.
He joins Jonny Gray, Finn Russell, Pat MacArthur, Fraser Brown, Alex Allan, Sila Puafisi, Ali Price, Ryan Wilson, Rob Harley and Chris Fusaro in committing his future to Gregor Townsend's team.
"Peter has made a huge contribution to the club over the last seven years, so it's great news that he's staying with us," said the head coach.
"He sets the standard for the squad in how to conduct yourself as a professional and works very hard to improve as a rugby player."
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Competitive video gaming generated £400m in revenue in 2016, has a global audience of about 320 million, and will be included in the 2022 Asian Games.
"We have to look at it because we can't say, 'it's not about Olympics,'" Paris 2024 co-president Tony Estanguet said.
"The youth are interested, so let's meet them," he told the AP news agency.
"I think it's interesting to interact with the IOC and the esports family to better understand what the process is and why it is such a success.
"There is some time to look at it, to interact, to engage. I don't want to say 'no' from the beginning."
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Paris' hosting of the 2024 Games - and Los Angeles' in 2028 - is set to be officially ratified at an IOC congress in Lima, Peru in September.
The 2024 programme will start to be shaped in 2019, and a decision on what sports are to be added in Paris will be taken after the 2020 Games in Tokyo.
"We will spend some time after Lima to engage with new people and stakeholders," Estanguet said.
"The IOC will have the last say if they want esports on the programme. Let's discuss among ourselves."
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The Southern Front, an alliance of rebel groups, announced that the base, known as Brigade 52, was "liberated" in an attack on Tuesday morning.
The base, outside the town of Harak, is one of the largest in Deraa province.
Officials have not commented, but if confirmed its fall would be the latest in a string of defeats suffered by the government in the past three months.
At the start of April, the Southern Front captured the Nasib border crossing with Jordan, days after another rebel alliance seized the capital of the north-western province of Idlib.
The jihadist group Islamic State meanwhile took the strategically important central town of Tadmur and the neighbouring ancient ruins of Palmyra last month.
A spokesman for the Southern Front, Maj Essam al-Rayes, told the AFP news agency that at least 2,000 rebel fighters had overrun Brigade 52 in a "short and quick" assault launched at dawn on Tuesday.
"This base was one of the main lines of defence for the regime forces. It was a nightmare, because they used it to shell all the areas to the east of the province," he said.
The base also lies near a main road running from the capital, Damascus, to the Jordanian border.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, said the battle had killed 20 troops and pro-government militiamen, as well as 14 rebels.
Government forces had now withdrawn to the nearby village of al-Dara, it added.
Ahmed al-Masalmeh, an opposition activist in Deraa, told the Associated Press that the rebels had also captured the nearby village of Mleiha al-Sharqiya on Tuesday.
There were no reports about the status of Brigade 52 on state media.
However, the Sana news agency earlier said air strikes in the area had killed at least 40 members of al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, al-Nusra Front.
Rebel positions in Mleiha al-Sharqiya, Karak and Harak were targeted, and attacks elsewhere in Deraa province were repelled, a military source was quoted as saying.
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The airport said its £16bn plan for expansion included addressing flooding from Thames tributaries that burst their banks early in 2014.
The Environment Agency, which has plans to meet Heathrow bosses in the next week, said it was "very encouraged".
"I believe this scheme will happen," said spokesman David Murphy.
In February last year, flooding affected homes and businesses along the river in Berkshire, Surrey and the London boroughs of Kingston and Richmond.
The River Thames defence scheme involves reducing the flood risk between Datchet and Teddington by building a flood channel and improving three weirs.
The government announced in its autumn statement it would contribute £220m towards the scheme, with businesses and utility companies being asked to chip in.
Leader of Surrey County Council David Hodge has said Heathrow would be one of those asked to contribute.
Heathrow said its expansion plan included a "once-in-a-generation" opportunity to address issues like flooding from nearby rivers, particularly the Colne and Wraysbury.
"We will work and support the Environment Agency and local authorities in developing better flood alleviation schemes to protect homes and property located away from the airport."
The Airports Commission is currently considering three options for expanding airport provision in south-east England.
It is due to make its final recommendation to the government in the summer.
Mr Murphy, Environment Agency executive for the River Thames scheme, said: "One of the key factors of expansion at Heathrow will be to manage water associated with that development.
"This whole area has many rivers many lakes and therefore water management is incredibly important because of the potential for flooding which we saw last year."
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Heathrow airport could be among businesses contributing to a £300m River Thames defence scheme if it gets the go-ahead to expand.
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The Argentina midfielder was sent off in the 84th minute after he reacted angrily to a James McClean challenge.
Watford said his punishment was excessive and that he had been wrongly dismissed, but the latter was rejected by the Football Association.
Pereyra will now only miss Saturday's game against Everton.
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Watford's Roberto Pereyra has had his suspension reduced from three matches to one following his sending off in Saturday's 3-1 defeat by West Brom.
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Organisers have announced that the event's poultry competition has been called-off after a vet discovered a case of infectious bronchitis.
A spokeswoman for the show said "birds under suspicion" had been removed but it was with "great regret" it has had to cancel the poultry competition.
Roger Thomas, who had birds that he was showing, said it was "disappointing".
The show, the largest agricultural event in the West country, started on Wednesday and runs until Saturday in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
Alan Lyons, head of shows, admitted it was disappointing but said there had been a "great day judging on the Wednesday" with "record entries".
"It is very disappointing for the show and all the competitors in the poultry show but we take our bio-security measures very seriously," he said.
Infectious bronchitis, according to the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, is an "acute, highly contagious" viral respiratory disease with "high morbidity".
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Two lionesses escaped not long after midnight and were spotted on main roads in the city by morning.
Nairobi residents have been urged to stay away and report any further sightings to a free telephone line.
"Lions are dangerous wild animals. Don't confront them when you encounter them," KWS's Paul Udoto tweeted.
The KWS spokesman told the BBC that reports in the Kenyan media that six lions were on the loose were exaggerated.
The BBC's Abdinoor Aden in Nairobi says the park is separated by a main road from densely populated neighbourhoods in the south of the city.
Mr Udoto said he was concerned that people would try and tackle the lions themselves, as has happened in the past.
In 2012, four cubs had to be placed in an orphanage after a similar incident led to the killing of their mother.
One of the lionesses currently on the loose has left her cubs in the park, Mr Udoto said.
Answering a question on Twitter from a worried mother, Mr Udoto advised her to keep her children inside until the lions had been safely returned to the park, adding such incidents were the "perils of born town lions".
It is estimated about about 30 lions live in the park.
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He joins 13 other contenders in the crowded race.
Mr O'Leary, who appears on the reality show Shark Tank in the US and Dragon's Den in Canada, has been seriously exploring a bid since December.
He has drawn comparisons to Donald Trump for both his TV and business background and his boastful tendencies.
Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper stepped down as party leader in November 2015 after losing the federal election to the Trudeau Liberals.
Conservatives pick their new leader on 27 May.
Mr O'Leary, a Montreal-born investor and entrepreneur, is pitching himself as the business-minded, fiscally conservative candidate in the packed field of hopefuls.
"I am a successful Canadian businessman with a great deal of international experience," Mr O'Leary said in a media statement. "I am the only candidate who can beat Justin Trudeau."
He is also positioning himself as the only contender who can stand up to US President-elect Donald Trump on cross-border issues like trade.
While he has repeatedly praised Mr Trump and his tactics in interviews, Mr O'Leary has avoided the anti-immigrant rhetoric used by the American real estate magnate during the campaign and has said he does not support many of his policies.
Mr O'Leary, born to Lebanese and Irish immigrants, has also criticised a proposal by fellow Conservative leadership contender Kellie Leitch to screen all immigrants for "Canadian values" as "un-Canadian".
Still, there are inescapable similarities between the two celebrity businessmen.
Mr O'Leary is a self-promoting political outsider with no experience in elected office. He can be pointed on Twitter and has taken to referring to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a "surfer dude" on the social platform.
The Shark Tank cast member is known to float unconventional ideas, including a recent proposal to let people buy seats in the Senate, the un-elected upper house of Parliament.
He has been publicly toying with the idea of running to lead the Conservative party for months.
Other candidates have been taking shots at him on the campaign trail, including Lisa Raitt, a veteran politician who launched a "Stop Kevin O'Leary" website earlier this month and has targeted him for his "irresponsible populism".
He has also been criticised for not speaking French, one of Canada's official languages.
Bilingualism is convention among the country's political leaders. Over seven millions Canadians, mostly in the province of Quebec, speak French as their mother-tongue.
The Canadian mogul made his run official the day after the French-language only leadership debate in Quebec City.
Rona Ambrose, a former Cabinet minister, is serving as interim Conservative leader until the party election in May.
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Canadian businessman and reality TV star Kevin O'Leary is running for the leadership of the federal Conservative party.
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One of the top things many voters want politicians to do is to protect the National Health Service (NHS).
But why do people think it's so important?
Martin's been to the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle to find out.
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On May 7 it's the general election, where adults across the country will decide who they want to run the UK.
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The Taliban have come close to the city in recent fighting, leaving it cut off and displacing tens of thousands.
A BBC correspondent who has flown into Kunduz has heard gunfire and artillery exchanges not far from its centre.
Afghan officials say foreign jihadists trained by the Islamic State (IS) group are fighting alongside the Taliban.
Provincial governor Mohammed Omer Safi told the BBC that the bodies of 18 foreign fighters, including three Chechen women, had been found.
Security forces and Taliban have been involved in a stand-off for about a week after the insurgents launched an offensive on Kunduz at the end of April.
The insurgents are currently said to be massed in the Gul Tepa district on the southern outskirts of the city.
This is the first positive confirmation by a senior government official that Islamic State is operating alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Until now, particularly in the south of the country, IS fighters have often clashed with the Taliban. But the governor said that the battle for the north is different, and here IS fighters are "supporting the Taliban, training the Taliban, trying to build the capacity of the Taliban for a bigger fight".
And, he said, they were more violent because they wanted to die in battle as martyrs.
As well as from Afghanistan's immediate northern neighbours, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, the dead came from Chechnya and Turkey. They were wearing black headbands marked with the same Islamic verses used by IS in Syria and Iraq.
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Correspondents say the advance is the most serious threat to a provincial capital in years.
Afghan army and police are involved in the fighting but there is no substantial help from foreign troops.
The BBC's David Loyn in Kunduz says Afghan forces are thinly spread in this region, and as well as this determined assault on Kunduz the Taliban and their allies have also attacked remote outposts in the mountains of Badakhshan further east.
Reports said at least 13 police were killed in the attacks.
Governor Safi said the Afghan forces in Kunduz did not have enough air power and their helicopters lacked the armaments they should have.
Only a few thousand Nato troops remain in the country, largely in training roles, after their combat mission ended in December. They have turned down several requests to assist with air strikes.
People displaced by the fighting are spread across the city and rural areas of the province of Kunduz.
The prolonged fighting could lead to a bigger problem if there is a failure to bring in the harvest this month, our correspondent says.
Kunduz supplies half of Afghanistan's rice crop, so delays could have a far-reaching impact, he adds.
International aid agencies are trying to assist the displaced, with the World Food Programme preparing emergency kits of flour, pulses, cooking oil and high-energy biscuits for 500 families, spokesman Wahiddullah Amini told Reuters news agency.
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The Netherlands paceman led the way with his four-wicket haul.
Surrey slumped to 93 all out with only the Curran brothers, Sam and Tom, reaching 20.
Craig Meschede and Dean Cosker claimed two wickets apiece as Surrey fell apart and Glamorgan strolled to an eight-wicket win with 46 balls to spare.
Glamorgan's new opener David Lloyd hit 31 and captain Jacques Rudolph was 34 not out.
Surrey chose to bat but their opening stand of 28 was the highest partnership of the innings, with seven wickets then falling for 32.
They were further hindered by veteran Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood retiring hurt with a calf injury without scoring.
Glamorgan's next match is also in the T20 Blast, at home to Essex on 1 June, while Surrey travel to Somerset in the Championship on 28 May.
Man of the match Van der Gugten told BBC Wales Sport: "I thought as a team we bowled really well, we kept them to a low total and our batters just did the job very professionally.
"A couple of wickets went my way, anyone could have taken a bagful but luckily it was my night. [South Africa pace bowler] Dale Steyn coming will strengthen our group and we're looking forward to working with him."
Glamorgan captain Jacques Rudolph told BBC Wales Sport: "The last two years we've come down here we've had very good performances, as far as clinical performances that's as good as you're going to get. Our bowling was outstanding and Timm van der Gugten again was unbelievable and we backed it up well with the batting.
"Surrey's top three batters can be very dangerous, I continuously tried to attack and get wickets, and it's nice to get some confidence in the dressing room.
"As far as I'm aware Dale Steyn [currently in India] is very keen to play on Wednesday (against Essex), Timm van der Gugten has shown with a bit of extra pace the kind of X-factor we need in our team. With him and Dale in the same team, we can be really excited about that."
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Glamorgan won for the first time since July 2015 with Timm van der Gugten taking four wickets as they thrashed Surrey in their opening T20 Blast game.
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The producers of Spectre have confirmed that the screenplay was taken as part of a cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment in November.
In a statement on the film's official website, Eon Productions said they were concerned the script may be published online.
Spectre is due to be released in November 2015.
The statement said: "Eon Productions, the producers of the James Bond films, learned this morning that an early version of the screenplay for the new Bond film SPECTRE is amongst the material stolen and illegally made public by hackers who infiltrated the Sony Pictures Entertainment computer system.
"Eon Productions is concerned that third parties who have received the stolen screenplay may seek to publish it or its contents."
Filming for Spectre began this month after the title and cast were unveiled in London.
A new car was shown off, but few details were given about the plot for the film.
A Sony spokesman denied reports that the cyber attack had forced the studio to stop production.
"Productions are still moving forward," Robert Lawson told the Reuters news agency.
The Bond franchise is a valuable asset for Sony Pictures, with Skyfall making $1.1 billion (£640m) worldwide.
On November 24 hackers disabled the computer network at California-based Sony Pictures.
They also released salary and Social Security numbers for thousands of Sony employees - including celebrities
North Korea has denied being behind the attack in retaliation for a film depicting the country's leader but praised it as a "righteous deed".
The FBI has confirmed that it is investigating.
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An early version of the script for the new James Bond film has been stolen by hackers.
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Yr Egin, being built in Carmarthen by University of Wales Trinity St David, will be ready in late spring 2018.
University chiefs told the Welsh Affairs committee they hoped the site would ultimately be oversubscribed.
Vice-chancellor Medwin Hughes said he hoped Yr Egin would reach 60% capacity within the next two months but conceded it would need more companies on board.
"The £3m of upfront rent from S4C helps with cash flow for two to three years but we could need more than 60% capacity to break even," he told the committee on Monday.
As part of its contract with the University, S4C will also be paying £60,000 in annual service charges.
Brecon and Radnorshire Conservative MP Chris Davies told the committee there had been an "untidy smell around" the project and "a fog" surrounding the relationship between the university and the Welsh-language broadcaster.
Mr Hughes denied it, saying: "There has been a clear and consistent message between S4C and the University.
"As with any large agreement there are confidentiality agreements. In the main, the engagement between S4C and the University has been presented in an appropriate manner."
MPs had summoned university leaders amid concern over a gap in funding gap for the project.
Earlier in March the Welsh Government committed £3m with after the University realised that the amount of European funding available to them would not be enough.
In February, First Minister Carwyn Jones told AMs that S4C promised that the move from Cardiff would be at no cost to the taxpayer.
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The building which will be S4C's new headquarters has no other tenants signed up yet, MPs have been told.
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The 24-year-old, her three sons and daughter are due to be evicted on Boxing Day due to rent arrears.
Miss Morgan, from Lampeter, Ceredigion, said her family will get a Christmas thanks to assistance from a charity.
"I don't know where me and my children are going to be on Boxing Day but I'm trying to stay positive," she said.
Miss Morgan and her children, who are all under six, will have Christmas dinner at Victoria Hall in the town cooked by Home Start Ceredigion, which helps people from across the region.
The charity also collects donated toys, books and gifts, meaning Miss Morgan's children will have presents to open.
"The children just want Santa to come, so that's my main thing at the moment is to make sure they have a good Christmas Day.
"Then they think 'we've been good this year' because they have - they've had a really really tough year."
Home Start Ceredigion's manager Sharon Morris said: "We're trying to help as many families as we can because people don't realise that this kind of poverty and homelessness isn't just in cities it is going on in rural areas.
"People get into debt and it's difficult to get out of it."
Miss Morgan said the council was not able to help until she is actually homeless and she has a viewing for another home, but it is an uncertain time.
"Me and the kids don't know where we'll be on Boxing Day - we might be sleeping outside my front door, we don't know."
If she cannot find accommodation, Miss Morgan and her children will try and get help from a refuge in either Cardigan or Borth.
Despite this, she said she is trying to be upbeat and said her family will enjoy their Christmas.
"All I want for them is to enjoy two hours out of the day where we can be a family and enjoy other people's company and not be on our own."
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As families across Wales enjoy their Christmas Day, mother-of-four Michelle Morgan faces the prospect of being homeless the next day.
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Plymouth-born centre-back Ellis, 28, has made just 12 appearances since joining the Cumbrians from Shrewsbury on a permanent basis last summer.
It is his second spell at the New Lawn, having spent the 2009-10 season with Rovers on loan from Torquay United.
The deal follows fellow defender Charlie Clough's move to Barnet for an undisclosed fee on Monday.
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Carlisle United have loaned defender Mark Ellis to Forest Green Rovers for the remainder of the season.
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The 30-year-old made one appearance for Vale, in their 2-1 defeat by Carlisle in the EFL Cup first round on 9 August.
"Having moved to England from Portugal over the summer, the striker has found it difficult to adjust to life in the country," a club statement said.
The former Sporting Lisbon player will now return to Portugal.
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Port Vale have terminated the contract of Portuguese striker Carlos Saleiro, just six weeks after he signed for the League One club.
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The Gunners lost 3-2 at Old Trafford and 2-1 at home to Swansea to slip six points behind leaders Leicester.
"Sometimes we lack the mentality that we are already winning 1-0 when we go out on to the pitch," Sanchez told Directv Sports before the United match.
"We lack this hunger to believe that we can be champions."
Sanchez added: "If we go out onto to the pitch with hunger to become champions, to win the Premier League or the Champions League we can achieve it.
"I remember a game against Manchester United last year. The lads looked hungry for silverware as we took to the pitch.
"We crushed them in the first 20 minutes and went 3-0 up. We were hungry and brimming with confidence that day."
Arsenal have only three wins from 11 games in all competitions and are third in the league.
Speaking after Wednesday's loss to Swansea, Gunners manager Arsene Wenger also said his side's loss of form "looks a bit" like a confidence issue.
"I am worrying about our results," he said. "We don't dream. We have to be realistic and come back to what we do well... the basics.
"The players are very down but we have to respond. We have to focus on our job and remind ourselves that we have some quality as well."
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Alexis Sanchez said Arsenal lacked the self-belief to win the Premier League even before their back-to-back defeats by Manchester United and Swansea.
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Stenny beat Rangers under-20s 3-1 while Turriff's Andrzej Kieczkowski got the only goal against Montrose.
The Fifers' tie with hosts Arbroath went to extra-time but Paul McManus' penalty secured them a 3-2 win.
On Tuesday, Airdrieonians, Albion Rovers, Brechin, Celtic U20, Elgin, Forfar Athletic, Queen's Park, Peterhead and Stranraer all progressed.
At Central Park, on-loan Hearts forward Nikolay Todorov put League Two Cowden ahead but Jack Aitchison levelled for Celtic U20 before Paul Crossan fired the winner, with Chris Turner then sent off for the hosts.
Aberdeen U20 also had a player dismissed, Sam Roscoe red-carded early in their 3-1 defeat by Forfar with Josh Peters netting twice for the visitors.
Andy Jackson scored a brace in Brechin's 4-1 defeat of Cove while Leighton McIntosh completed Peterhead's comeback as they recovered from a two-goal deficit to beat Brora 3-2.
Elgin beat Hearts U20 2-0 and Albion Rovers were winners by the same score against Hamilton U20.
Airdrieonians beat Motherwell U20 while Craig Malcolm netted four of Stranraer's seven goals at home to Spartans, who scored one in reply.
Partick Thistle U20 led Queen's Park through Michael McMullin but John Carter scored on 88 minutes to force extra-time.
The hosts had David Syme sent off before penalties ensued, Gregor Fotheringham netting the decisive kick for the Spiders.
Colin McMenamin and Alan Cook scored for Stenhousemuir against Rangers U20 before Robby McCrorie's own goal and Ryan Hardie's consolation.
Aberdeen U20 1-3 Forfar Athletic
Brechin City 4-1 Cove Rangers
Elgin City 2-0 Hearts U20
Peterhead 3-2 Brora Rangers
Partick Thistle U20 1-1 Queen's Park (aet, 5-6 pens)
Albion Rovers 2-0 Hamilton Academical U20
Cowdenbeath 1-2 Celtic U20
Motherwell U20 1-2 Airdrieonians
Stranraer 7-1 Spartans
Arbroath 2-3 East Fife (aet)
Turriff United 1-0 Montrose
Rangers U20 1-3 Stenhousemuir
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Wins for East Fife, Stenhousemuir and Turriff United completed the second round of the Scottish Challenge Cup.
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Stephen Probert, 56 and his partner Joanne Winder, 40, both died following a crash on the A470 near Llanrwst., Conwy county, on Easter Sunday 2015.
Lawrence Lougher, 29, of Addlestone, Surrey, was found guilty of causing the deaths of the Colwyn Bay couple by careless driving.
He was jailed for 12 months at Caernarfon Crown Court.
The court heard Lougher failed to check for the overtaking motorcycle when turning his BMW across the road.
Mr Probert died at the scene and Ms Winder died at Ysbyty Gwynedd two days later.
The court previously heard that Lougher was originally told he would not face prosecution, but there had been a review.
As well as the custodial sentence, he was banned from driving for two and a half years.
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A man has been jailed for causing the deaths of a motorcyclist and his passenger.
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The 69-year-old man was cut free from his white Ford Transit van after the collision on the southbound carriageway at Cilfynydd at 12:25 BST.
The Wales Air Ambulance was called and the road was closed in both directions, causing delays between the Abercynon roundabout and Pontypridd town centre.
The man is in a "stable condition".
The northbound carriageway of the A470 re-opened at about 14:05 while the southbound lanes opened at about 18:20.
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A man is in hospital with serious injuries following a crash between a lorry and a van on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taff.
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Members of the armed services accompanied the hearse as it arrived at the library in the Simi Valley city.
The funeral takes place on Friday.
Nancy Reagan died at the age of 94 last Sunday. Her 52-year marriage to Ronald Reagan was once described as the US presidency's greatest love affair.
Mrs Reagan, who died of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles, was praised by President Barack Obama's family and other senior US politicians and foreign leaders.
From 1981-89 she was one of the most influential first ladies in US history, initially criticised for an expensive renovation of the White House, but later becoming a much-loved figure.
Nancy Reagan: Her husband's greatest supporter
Praise for 'devoted' First Lady
Mrs Reagan will be buried next to her husband at the presidential library.
Like her husband, Mrs Reagan was a former Hollywood performer who made it all the way to the White House.
As Nancy Davis, she was an actress during the 1940s and 1950s and married Mr Reagan, a prominent film actor, in 1952.
She served as first lady of California during her husband's stint as California governor from 1967 to 1975 before moving into the White House after his decisive victory over Democrat President Jimmy Carter in 1980.
As first lady, she sought to emulate the style of one of her predecessors, Jackie Kennedy.
To this end, she extensively redecorated the White House, and accepted designer dresses worth $1m (£703,000) and a 4,732-piece set of china worth $209,000.
But this spending spree provoked an outcry from some outraged by what they saw as profligacy and waste while millions of Americans were losing their jobs.
Public opinion was also swayed by accusations that Mrs Reagan had a frosty personality, often consulted astrologers, and ordered the dismissal of White House chief of staff Donald Regan in 1987.
"I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated," she once said.
Mrs Reagan's best-known project as first lady was the anti-drugs "Just Say No" campaign.
After her husband died of Alzheimer's disease in 2004, she became a champion for Alzheimer's patients, raising millions of dollars for research and breaking with fellow conservative Republicans to argue for stem cell research.
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The coffin of former US First Lady Nancy Reagan has been placed in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California for public viewing.
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The 28-year-old played 138 times for the club and represented Scotland Sevens between 2006 and 2014, including last year's Commonwealth Games.
"A difficult time has been made easier as it's not been a decision," said Grant.
"You just have to get on with it, accept things and move on."
Grant joined Edinburgh in 2009 after beginning his Scottish rugby career as an apprentice with Border Reivers.
A recipient of the John Macphail Scholarship in 2008, he broadened his experience playing with Auckland University in New Zealand, having played through Scotland's age grades, and went on to be part of the Scotland A team that secured a 35-0 victory over England Saxons in 2012.
"It's been a pretty emotional time, having to come to terms with the fact I have to stop playing due to injury but I have no regrets," added Grant.
"I'm really proud of what I've done, what I've achieved and what I've contributed."
Head coach Alan Solomons said: "Roddy's retirement is a sad day for both the club and Scottish rugby.
"I've been fortunate, over the years, to coach some terrific young men; Roddy is right up there with the best of the best. His contribution to the club has been immense, both on and off the field. He is a leader of men and the ultimate pro.
"He has the heart of a lion, an unbelievable work-rate and he knew our systems and his role within them to perfection. Roddy never had a bad game. He is certainly one of the most consistent players I have ever coached.
"We will miss him - he is one of a kind."
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Experienced Edinburgh flanker Roddy Grant has been forced to retire after failing to recover from a knee injury suffered at the end of last season.
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A report said Britain had fallen short so far in its moral responsibility to help those fleeing conflict and is "turning a blind eye" to their plight.
The coalition of 13 aid agencies said Europe's overall response to the migrant crisis was inadequate and the UK should show more leadership.
The organisations include Oxfam and the Refugee Council.
They point to the fact that more than half of last year's asylum claims on the continent were made in Germany and Hungary compared with just 3% in then UK.
The groups suggest Britain could devise a new humanitarian visa that would let those at risk claim asylum remotely from their country of origin, or from a transit country, rather than risking their lives on flimsy boats.
The report also expresses concern that reception centres in hotspots such as Greece and Italy are beginning to resemble detention centres run by military personnel.
This lacks humanity and stigmatises those seeking help as if they are a security threat, it says.
British Refugee Council chief executive Maurice Wren accused European leaders of lacking the "political leadership and moral courage" to tackle the crisis.
"Today we're presenting a roadmap for change which prioritises saving lives, solidarity and safe passage," he said.
"European governments, including the UK, must take a long hard look at themselves and ask is this the best they can do? We say that it doesn't have to be this way."
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 135,000 migrants reached Europe by sea between January and March this year despite the creation of a European naval patrol in the Mediterranean and Aegean.
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The UK needs to do more for refugees on the move in Europe, an alliance of non-governmental organisations has said.
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It seemed fitting that, when in the 1980s the authorities wanted someone for a pre-recorded radio announcement telling Britain that it was under nuclear attack, they turned to him. It meant, he observed with typical wryness, that he became known as "the voice of doom".
He was born in Cairo on 23 August 1945 and spent his first 14 years in the Middle East and Cyprus, listening to the BBC World Service and the forces radio network BFBS (which rebroadcast BBC plays and comedies).
After dabbling with acting - he appeared with the New Shakespeare Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park, London - he joined BFBS as an announcer.
According to a BBC biography he then travelled around the Middle East for five years, before joining BBC Radio 2. He read the news and presented Nightride.
He transferred to BBC Radio 4 in 1974 after a month with the fledgling commercial station Radio Hallam in Sheffield, and remained with the network until 1 January 2013, as a continuity announcer and newsreader.
In 1988 he became the station's chief announcer despite a sometimes chippy relationship with BBC management. Occasionally that became evident on air.
In the 1970s a new controller of Radio 4 invented a programme called Up to the Hour, a miscellany of items presented by one of the continuity team, which interrupted the Today programme. It wasn't popular.
One morning Donaldson introduced it with the words: "This is Donald Peterson to take you Up to the Hour, drive you out to work or send you round the dial to Radio 2. And if you're staying, you're very brave!"
His duties included reading the Shipping Forecast, presenting the Six O'Clock News, and reading out funny snippets from newspapers on The News Quiz.
His other interests include walking - usually to pubs to discuss politics and religion, and swimming - sometimes across tiny bays to tavernas, to talk about Mediterranean cookery and books.
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Peter Donaldson had one of the most distinctive voices on Radio 4 - warm and resonant, a voice of benign authority with just a hint of humour.
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Owen Jenkins' body was found in the River Trent near Beeston Marina and Beeston Weir following a major search on 10 July.
On 23 July, hundreds of bikers took part in a ride to the weir as part of a tribute to the schoolboy.
The funeral service took place at Bramcote Crematorium on Saturday.
Hundreds of people lined the streets as the funeral procession passed.
A crowd applauded Owen's coffin as it approached in a horse-drawn hearse, then cheered "hip hip hooray" three times.
His mother Nicola Jenkins, who urged mourners to wear purple and red tops, her son's favourite colours, said the service was a chance to celebrate his life.
Writing about Owen on her Facebook page, she said: "You will always be remembered for your heroic actions, you gave your life to save others.
"We will always have you in our hearts forever."
Owen's cousin, Paige Staniforth, said after the service: "He would have been so embarrassed that loads of people are here for him but he deserves it, he really does.
"He deserves the world and more. It's just heartbreaking that he's gone."
A major search operation was launched following reports a boy had gone into the River Trent off Riverside Road at about 18:00 on 10 July.
The rescue operation included seven fire engines, 28 police officers and three boats, but about four hours later Owen's body was found.
It later emerged that he had fallen in the river while saving a girl who got into difficulty.
A Facebook post by the boy's rugby team, Nottingham Casuals RFC, said Owen was loved by his teammates and everyone he came into contact with.
Ian Brierly, head teacher at Chilwell School where Owen was a student, described him as an "enthusiastic and gregarious young man".
Anna Soubry, Conservative MP for Broxtowe, who said Owen had "lost his life in the Trent trying to help others", has called for government action to co-ordinate safety measures around open water.
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Hundreds of people have paid their respects at the funeral of a 12-year-old "hero" who died while trying to rescue a girl from a weir.
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However, the discourse has mostly centred around the "maharajas" or kings, many of whom are still wealthy and influential.
Although there have been prominent maharanis (queens) like Gayatri Devi of Jaipur, who was instrumental in promoting girls' education in India, and featured on a Vogue list of "most beautiful women", many of India's royal women have been out of the spotlight and not much is known about them.
A photography studio, Tasveer, is now trying to change that - as part of its 10th anniversary celebrations, it has collected portraits of Indian queens and princesses and is showing it in an exhibition, titled "Maharani: Women of Royal India".
Tasveer said the pictures were sourced from the archives of the Museum of Art and Photography, royal collections from across the subcontinent and other institutional and private collections both in India and abroad such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Portrait Gallery in London, and the Amar Mahal Museum and Library in Jammu.
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India's royalty lost their official powers when the nation gained independence in 1947, but there is still a great sense of romance and fascination with the men and women who once ruled large tracts of the country.
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The rider, who is believed to be a 47-year-old man from the Askam area, was riding a Triumph motorbike when he collided with a Scania HGV shortly before noon on the A595 near the Askam brickworks.
Cumbria Police said the biker died at the scene. The 52-year-old man driving the HGV was uninjured.
The road was closed for several hours and police are appealing for witnesses.
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A biker has died after a collision with a lorry in Askam-in-Furness.
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Gavin Rothery almost put the visitors ahead with a powerful close-range strike which was inches over.
Managerless Harriers battled gamely and went close when Elton Ngwatala's fine shot struck the post.
But from a late corner, Liam Dickinson connected with Jake Lawlor's header and volleyed Guiseley to a victory which left the hosts 14 points from safety.
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Guiseley consigned bottom side Kidderminster Harriers to their seventh straight defeat in the National League.
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The males of the extraordinary semi-aquatic mammal - one of the only kind to lay eggs - have venomous spurs on the heels of their hind feet.
The poison is used to ward off adversaries.
But scientists at the University of Adelaide and Flinders University have discovered it contains a hormone that could help treat diabetes.
Known as GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1), it is also found in humans and other animals, where it promotes insulin release, lowering blood glucose levels. But it normally degrades very quickly.
Not for the duck-billed bottom feeders though. Or for echidnas, also known as spiny anteaters - another iconic Australian species found to carry the unusual hormone.
Both produce a long-lasting form of it, offering the tantalising prospect of creating something similar for human diabetes sufferers.
Lead researcher Prof Frank Grutzer told the BBC's Greg Dunlop why the researchers had decided to look at the platypus and its insulin mechanisms: "We knew from genome analysis that there was something weird about the platypus's metabolic control system because they basically lack a functional stomach."
They are not the only animals to use insulin against enemies. The gila monster, a venomous lizard native to the US and Mexico, and the geographer cone, a dangerous sea snail which can kill entire schools of fish by releasing insulin into the sea, both also weaponise the chemical.
"That's obviously something that can be powerful in venom," Prof Grutzer said, though he stressed it was not what had led them to the discovery. "It was really coincidental," he said.
He emphasised that much more research was needed before the discovery could, if ever, lead to a human treatment: "An important experiment is going to be putting this it into mice and see how it affects blood glucose levels. That's certainly very high on our priority list.
"But to get to a drug is a very long journey. We still have to learn a lot more about how this platypus hormone actually works."
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Poverty is deep and widespread, but Bangladesh has in recent years reduced population growth and improved health and education.
Formerly East Pakistan, Bangladesh came into being only in 1971, when the two parts of Pakistan split after a bitter war which drew in neighbouring India.
Bangladesh spent 15 years under military rule and, although democracy was restored in 1990, the political scene remains volatile.
Islamist extremism has been rising in the usually tolerant country.
The low-lying country is vulnerable to flooding and cyclones, and stands to be badly affected by any rises in sea levels.
Population 162 million
Area 143,998 sq km (55,598 sq miles)
Major language Bengali
Major religion Islam, Hinduism
Life expectancy 69 years (men), 70 years (women)
Currency taka
President: Abdul Hamid
Abdul Hamid, formerly the Speaker of parliament, was elected unopposed to the ceremonial post in 2013.
Prime minister: Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh Hasina started a third term as prime minister in January 2014 after her Awami League won elections boycotted by the opposition amid an ongoing political crisis.
Politics has long been dominated by bitter rivalry between two women: Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Both have been prime minister at various times since 1991.
Their hostility stems in part from differences over who played a greater role in the country's independence struggle - Hasina's father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, or Khaleda Zia's husband, General Ziaur Rahman.
They sank their differences when military ruler Hossain Mohammad Ershad was in power from 1982 to 1990, but they have been uncompromising rivals ever since.
Four bloggers who criticised religious fundamentalism were murdered in 2015. One of them was reportedly on a hit-list of bloggers published by a Bangladeshi Islamist group at the end of 2014.
Some key dates in the history of Bangladesh:
1947 - British colonial rule over India ends. A largely Muslim state comprising East and West Pakistan is established, either side of India. The two provinces are separated from each other by more than 1,500 km of Indian territory.
1971 - Independence after a nine-month war, with India backing the Bengali nationalists against Pakistan.
1973 - First parliamentary elections give the Awami League a landslide victory.
1975 - A military coup sees founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members killed, putting an end to civilian rule.
1979 - Second parliamentary elections brings former army chief Ziaur Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to power.
1981 - Ziaur Rahman assassinated during abortive military coup.
1982 - General Ershad assumes power in army coup. He suspends the constitution and political parties.
1991 - Fifth parliamentary elections, brings the BNP under Zia's widow, Khaleda Zia, back to power. The country returns to a parliamentary system of government.
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The 21-year-old, who scored 10 goals in 50 appearances for the U's last season, has signed a three-year contract with the Championship side.
O'Dowda made his Republic of Ireland debut against Belarus in May, and scored in Oxford's Johnstone's Paint Trophy final defeat by Barnsley.
"He's a real emerging talent," said Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson.
"Callum isn't exactly under the radar because there was a lot of interest in him, so we're delighted he's joined us - we believe he can continue the progression he has already shown."
O'Dowda, who had two years left on his contract with hometown club Oxford, had missed the start of their pre-season tour to Spain because of "illness".
The fee could rise to £1.6m, with Oxford owed a percentage of any future sale.
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Bristol City have signed Oxford United winger Callum O'Dowda for a fee of at least £1m.
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United ended a run of four derby defeats with a convincing 4-2 win at Old Trafford that left City with their sixth loss in their last eight games.
Pellegrini, 61, said: "It is my responsibility and the only way we can change this is by winning games.
"I am not talking about my position. It is not important."
City won the Premier League title last season and were level on points with leaders Chelsea in January, nine points above rivals United.
But they are now four points below United in fourth and face being dragged into a fight to secure Champions League football next season as Liverpool could close the gap to just four points with victory against Newcastle United at Anfield on Monday.
Pellegrini added: "The only way to explain our run is that we don't have the results. We lost many points, not only in this game which was a very difficult one, but in others too.
"We played very well for 20 minutes but we must not play just for 20 minutes, we must play for the whole game in the same way.
"We are concerned but now we must try to win the next game at home to West Ham. We have been first or second the whole year and now we are fourth but United and Arsenal have to play against Chelsea. We have 18 more points to play for. We must not be dramatic."
City faded after taking the early lead through Sergio Aguero and Pellegrini conceded that United's stirring comeback may have affected his team's fragile spirit.
"Maybe it is something we can be concerned by," he said. "It is easy when you are two goals in front to play with more trust than the team that is two goals behind.
"We made important mistakes for the second goal and the third was offside but the result was a fair one."
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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini took full responsibility for his side's alarming slump but refused to discuss his long-term future.
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Emergency services were called to the scene, in the Inverclyde town's Union Street, at about 20:30 on Sunday.
Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to free some of the injured. Four men and one woman were then treated by paramedics at the scene.
It is understood two men sustained head injuries and another man was treated for a leg injury. One of the men was taken to Inverclyde Royal Hospital.
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Muguruza beat American five-time champion Venus Williams 7-5 6-0 in Saturday's final and is expected to rise to number five in the new world rankings on Monday.
The 23-year-old is now a double Grand Slam champion, having won the French Open last year.
Martinez told Sportsweek: "She has the potential and she can win more."
Spaniard Martinez, the 1994 Wimbledon champion, added: "She is very happy with her game. She beat the world number one, Kerber, and she can go all the way."
Muguruza was ranked 15th in the world before Wimbledon but both she and Britain's Johanna Konta, who lost to Venus Williams in the semi-final, are expected to rise above former world number one Serena Williams, who is pregnant with her first child.
Muguruza beat German world number one Angelique Kerber in the last 16 and seventh seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarter-finals on the way to the title.
She was beaten by Serena in the 2015 Wimbledon final, and was determined to avoid a repeat against her sister Venus.
"I didn't want to lose this time because I know the difference. I'm so happy," she said.
"I'm happy that once again I see myself winning a Grand Slam, something that is so hard to do."
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Glamorgan will resume on 101-2 after being set a mammoth victory target of 554, although bad light wiped out the final session on day three.
"We're behind the eight-ball as we have been for most of the game," he said.
"We caught a bit of a break with bad light helping us out in the last session so we've got eight wickets to bat it out."
Wallace added: "It's still a good pitch as Kent's batsmen showed and our batsmen showed at the start of our second innings, so we're very capable of batting out for a draw."
James Kettleborough (52 not out) and Colin Ingram (42 not out) halted Kent's victory march with a stand of 78 after Glamorgan again lost early wickets.
Earlier Kent had cruised to 451-2 before declaring just after lunch on day three, with Rob Key hitting 158 and Joe Denly making 161 not out.
The target of 554 left Glamorgan needing far in excess of their previous best fourth-innings championship chase of 367.
Stand-in skipper Wallace welcomed Kettleborough's highest score for the club after being out of the championship side since May.
"Ketts's performances for us in the first-class game this year have shown he's got the ability to be a first-class opener," Wallace told BBC Wales Sport.
"He's just been getting to 20 and getting out without quite being able to kick on. Luckily this game he's got to 50 and hopefully there's plenty of batting ahead of him tomorrow."
Glamorgan managed to hold on for a draw after starting the final day with one wicket down in Canterbury in May, so Wallace knows they face a similar task in the return fixture.
"There are still good balls out there, you've got to be on your mettle as a batsman and the first half-hour tomorrow will be hard work but it's a good surface.
"We put ourselves in this position, we didn't bat well enough in our first innings and that let them dictate the play,
"Bbut we're confident of being able to do that (bat through the day)."
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He greeted an 80,000-strong crowd at Newcastle Civic Centre with the words "Haway the lads" to deafening cheers.
President Carter wanted to recruit people for an exchange programme between the north-east of England and his home in Atlanta, Georgia.
His visit on 6 May 1977 is being remembered and celebrated with film footage and talks at the civic centre.
Mr Carter's wife Rosalynn had set up the Friendship Force to give people in different countries the chance to stay in each others' homes.
In July 1977, hundreds of people from the region jetted off to Atlanta, among them former BBC Look North television presenter Mike Neville.
He said: "Few of us had been to America before - also we were on a jumbo jet and one had never landed at Newcastle Airport before, which was a thrill in itself.
"It was a buzz, I don't think anybody slept the night before. It was just a total, utter thrill.
"The reaction when he got off the plane in America was unbelievable, the crowd cheered and screamed."
Democrat Mr Carter became the 39th president when he was elected in 1976.
He chose to visit Tyneside just a few months in to his term. He left office in 1981.
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The NCS aims to prepare teenagers for work through team building activities and community projects.
It has run in England since 2011 and a pilot scheme began in Wales in 2014.
Mr Cameron, visiting Snowdonia, said it was a "fantastic opportunity" for young people.
The intention is that graduates on the scheme, called Teach First, lead teenagers on group activities and challenges like mountaineering, canoeing and abseiling.
More than 1,700 graduates joined Teach First in England and Wales this year, and the intention is for all to be involved in the volunteer scheme by 2017.
Visiting an outdoor education centre in the Conwy valley on Friday, Mr Cameron said: "NCS is a fantastic opportunity for young people from different backgrounds to come together to gain life skills and give something back to their local community.
"Teach First's mission to break down social barriers makes its teachers ideal volunteer mentors to engage with and inspire young people on NCS.
"This fantastic partnership will create thousands more opportunities for young people to benefit from NCS."
The NCS is a key part of Mr Cameron's "Big Society" agenda, encouraging the growth of volunteering and promoting so-called social enterprises.
The prime minister urged the Welsh government to consider taking up the scheme and offering it across Wales.
A report on the Welsh pilot - examining whether it duplicates or complements existing schemes - is expected shortly.
The UK government has been embroiled in controversy this week after one high-profile charity, Kids Company, closed its doors after ministers said they wanted to recover a £3m grant.
There have been suggestions that Mr Cameron himself had been "mesmerised" by the charity's founder Camila Batmanghelidjh, and had over-ruled civil service concerns over continued funding for the organisation.
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Antony Kay gave MK Dons the lead after the break when he headed Robert Hall's corner but Clucas restored parity directly from a curling set-piece.
In a first half of few chances, Hull came closest when Mohamed Diame headed Isaac Hayden's cross just wide.
Diame tried his luck again with a neat turn and shot in the box but he fired straight at Dons keeper David Martin.
The result means Hull move above Brighton into third place in the Championship, but have recorded just one win in their last seven matches in all competitions.
Steve Bruce's side could have leapfrogged Middlesbrough and moved into the top two with a win by virtue of goal difference.
MK Dons, who have never won against Hull, remain in 21st place and a point above the relegation zone.
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Hull City manager Steve Bruce:
"We're frustrated but we didn't play anywhere near well enough in the first half. We've played better in the second half.
"First half we didn't move the ball quick enough and gave the ball away in bad areas.
"At the end of the day I pick the team but I scratch my head and ask why we've played like that in the first half. We've got to take away the nerves and a little bit of edginess which may be creeping in."
MK Dons manager Karl Robinson:
"I thought it was a handball that led to it [Sam Clucas' goal]. They are a team, the officials, and referees get slated up and down the country. As a group of four they should be judged and he wasn't assisted right today and that was disappointing.
"I thought there were two completely different halves. I thought the first half we dominated and moved the ball unbelievably well.
"For a team where we are to come to the KC Stadium and perform the way we did was excellent. Second half, playing one of the best teams in the league, we knew how hard it was always going to be. I thought my players' application was sensational."
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Currently such energy users - already the most vulnerable to debt - face a charge of up to £900, said Ofgem.
As many as 4.5 million people use prepayment meters for electricity, while 3.5 million use them for gas.
Consumers who pay in advance also face higher energy bills, although from April 2017 these prices will be capped.
The proposal was welcomed by the charity Citizens Advice.
At the moment, energy suppliers must try to come to an agreement with consumers who fall into debt.
If that cannot be achieved, they can apply to a magistrates court for a warrant to install a prepayment meter.
If given permission to do so, they are allowed to charge for the cost of putting it in.
Such charges are typically £400, but can be as high as £900 when court costs are included.
However, some suppliers do not charge anything.
Ofgem is suggesting that the maximum fee should be between £100 and £150.
For particularly vulnerable consumers, such as those in financial hardship or those with health issues, it says there should be no charge at all.
"It's deeply unfair that struggling customers get hit with high warrant costs when they're already grappling with debt, doubly penalising them," said Rachel Fletcher, Ofgem's senior partner for consumers and competition.
"Where they are needed, our proposals will protect customers by limiting prepayment meter warrant charges for all customers and removing them for the most vulnerable."
Gillian Guy, the chief executive of Citizens Advice, welcomed the idea.
"Capping the warrant charges and ending them altogether for vulnerable customers will help to stop people being pushed further into debt when they are already struggling to manage their costs," she said.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered a price cap on energy charges for prepayment customers from April 2017. The precise level of the cap has not yet been set, but such households are set to save £75 a year as a result.
The Ofgem consultation will last until 9 November 2016.
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Currie's anticipated appointment was confirmed at Shamrock Park on Monday evening as his five-year stint as Ards manager came to an end.
The Portadown native, 44, emerged as the club's preferred candidate over the past week.
Currie, who has been handed an 18-month contract, takes over a side that are 13 points adrift at the bottom of the Premiership table.
Portadown started the season with a 12-point deduction for making irregular payments to players and were also handed a number of fines, in addition to being prevented from signing players on professional deals this season.
Despite the team's predicament, the new manager described his appointment as the "pinnacle for me".
"I was in a strong position and a secure job at Ards, but my heart led me here. The lure of coming home and managing my hometown club was too strong," said Currie at the news conference confirming his appointment.
"We're going through a tough time at the moment but I want to bring a smile back to this club.
"Our first priority is doing our utmost to stay in the league and we want to give it a real rattle."
Currie has arrived from Ards with long-term assistant Jay Willis while Trevor Williamson will remain part of the backroom team.
One of the new manager's first acts has been to recall former Linfield striker Mark McAllister to the first-team squad.
Back in September, then manager Pat McGibbon told McAllister that he was no longer part of the club's plans.
However, Currie believes the striker can be an asset to the squad.
"He's looking forward to playing and getting himself fit," said the new manager.
"We've got some good defenders and some good midfielders but I think we need to inject a bit of pace into the last third of the pitch."
A statement from Ards on Monday night said that the North Down club had received "an amount of compensation from Portadown for Currie's services" but that there would be "further discussions between the two clubs".
The Ards statement added that first-team coach John Bailie will act as their caretaker manager as the club decides how to go about appointing a successor to Currie.
Vinny Arkins stepped aside as interim Ports boss last Thursday, having been in caretaker charge of the crisis club since previous manager McGibbon resigned in mid October.
Arkins was not in contention to succeed McGibbon as he does not hold a Uefa A coaching licence.
After playing 19 games in the Irish Premiership campaign, Portadown are cut adrift at the bottom of the table on minus one points, which leaves them 13 points behind 11th-placed Carrick Rangers.
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Reich's Grammy-winning 1988 work was performed at Edge Hill station, with passenger trains rolling in and out of Liverpool on both sides of the stage.
About 1,200 people watched on the station's Victorian carriage ramp.
The US composer introduced the show, which is one of a number of events to celebrate his 80th birthday on Monday.
Edge Hill station was on the world's first passenger train line, and George Stephenson's Rocket passed through when the Liverpool to Manchester line opened in 1830.
The station provided the backdrop for Thursday's performance of Different Trains, performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra.
The work was inspired by Reich's own childhood train journeys across the US and trains that transported Jews to World War Two concentration camps around the same time.
"If I had been born in Stuttgart or in Brussels or Budapest, you and I wouldn't be having this conversation," he told BBC 6 Music.
Artist and film-maker Bill Morrison used archive film from the era to create a film to accompany the Edge Hill show, which was staged by arts organisations Metal and the Liverpool Biennial.
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The world's oldest active train station has hosted a live performance of composer Steve Reich's Different Trains, as real trains rumbled past.
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After a draw against Argentina and loss to the Netherlands, GB needed a win to retain realistic gold medal prospects but conceded within the first minute.
Stacey Michelsen capitalised on slack defending before defender Crista Cullen left on crutches with a leg injury.
"We're gutted about the result," forward Sophie Bray told BBC Sport.
"We created the chances and just couldn't put them away, but ultimately you probably learn more from a loss."
Having faced the two strongest teams in the tournament already in Argentina and Netherlands, GB were hoping to secure their first win at the 2016 Champions Trophy campaign against the world number four side.
However, despite the best efforts of Bray, Lily Owsley and Susannah Townsend, GB could not find a way past New Zealand keeper Kayla Whitelock.
Britain need to win their remaining two matches and hope for an unlikely sequence of results between the other five nations to go in their favour in order to reach Sunday's gold medal final.
A more realistic aim is the bronze medal match, which would be achieved by defeating both USA on Thursday and Australia on Saturday.
GB head coach Danny Kerry told BBC Sport: "I actually thought we played well for three quarters today and they need to be tournament resilient and not be too down."
Kerry said it was "too early to say" how serious Cullen's injury is, but with the Olympic team due to be revealed in just a week's time, it will be a concern.
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Sir Richard Gozney will be paid around £100,000 a year as the Queen's latest representative on the island and live in Government House.
A Celtic League spokesman said using public money to fund the position "was outrageous at a time of austerity".
A government spokesman said the full cost of the role is £400,000 a year including all associated salaries.
Mr Gozney, a former governor of Bermuda, became the Isle of Man's 30th Lieutenant Governor when he was sworn in on 27 May.
He succeeds Adam Wood who stepped down in April after five years.
Bernard Moffatt, of the Celtic League said the position was a "relic of the colonial past" and "could not be justified."
Sir Richard represented the Isle of Man in Orkney at a commemoration to those who lost their lives at the Battle of Jutland, a key naval engagement of World War One.
He said: "Because of the Isle of Man's strong and heroic maritime and naval history, Government and I thought it right to accept the invitation."
The Lieutenant Governor acts as the representative on the Isle of Man of the Lord of Mann, currently Queen Elizabeth II.
No Manx-born person has ever been appointed to the role.
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The "huge costs" of having a Lieutenant Governor for the Isle of Man "cannot be justified," a nationalist group said.
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Ch Supt Alan Spiers said call handling would move from its control room in Dundee to its national service centre in central Scotland in that month.
The processes to close control rooms in Aberdeen and Inverness would take place from August to October, he said.
Highland Council has raised concerns about the loss of local knowledge once the Inverness service shuts.
Council leader Margaret Davidson said the local authority "was convinced that it was safer" that calls from within Highland, a region about the same size of Belgium, were handled locally.
Ch Supt Spiers told BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme that Police Scotland acknowledged that were concerns about the restructuring.
But he said the current set-up of call handling was not "practical or sustainable" for a national force, and its change programme would be carried out with due regard to proper "governance, measures and independent assurances".
Control rooms in Inverness and Aberdeen were originally scheduled for closure in 2015.
However, that original closure plan was halted after an HM Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) investigation began into a crash on the M9 in July which was not followed up by police for three days.
John Yuill and Lamara Bell died after the crash near Stirling.
In November, weaknesses in Police Scotland's roll-out of its new national call-handling system were highlighted in an HMIC report.
Derek Penman said the oversight of the project was inadequate and made 30 recommendations.
Ch Supt Spiers said the force was working through through those recommendations and would have this work completed by June.
He said: "They are at different stages of completion. We also said we would go much further than what the recommendations have said.
"We have also stated the remaining phases of our reform programme would only proceed when the police authority and HMIC were completely assured that staff, systems and procedures and processes were in place."
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The project to develop the church and restore the former medieval monastic complex and the former courts at the abbey is estimated to cost £3.2m.
The grant means work can start on the monastery buildings, and it is hoped that they will open in September 2013.
The remaining funds will be raised by the Abbey to complete the restoration works.
The lottery money will also be spent on creating new exhibition spaces, meeting rooms and educational areas for children.
The Abbey's Rector, Canon Graham Usher, said: "We are tremendously grateful to the HLF for its support for our mission to restore and redevelop the former monastery buildings to create a resource for the whole community."
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Hexham Abbey has been granted £1.8m by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to contribute towards restoration work.
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Lachie Turner and Cowan-Dickie both grabbed first-half braces, with Gareth Steenson kicking nine points as the hosts led 29-13 at the break.
Rob Buchanan went over in response and Tom Swiel converted having landing two earlier penalties.
Cowan-Dickie competed a treble before Charlie Walker and Danny Care replied and Tomas Francis saw red for Exeter.
Francis was sent off with eight minutes remaining, kicking out at a ruck and catching Care with his shin.
Defeat is Quins' second in three games, with their only triumph to date this season coming against newly-promoted Bristol. The loss was also compounded an injury to Jack Clifford, who left the field in the second half.
Quins led only briefly, thanks to the boot of Swiel as he landed two penalties after Turner's opening try.
Turner grabbed a second and Cowan-Dickie his first before Buchanan went in for Quins' next score.
Cowan-Dickie went over to secure a bonus-point before the break and another score by the England hooker helped put the game beyond the visitors' reach, despite tries from Walker and Care and a late numerical disadvantage.
Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter: "We have been under a bit of pressure after two losses but it was fantastic to win and get a bonus point as well.
"We did enough and scored some good tries but we are frustrated by our second-half performance.
"We should have controlled territory a bit better than we did but I am pleased with the character shown by us.
"We were far from being at our best but I am not that upset that Quins came back into it. They are a successful Premiership side and they have got some dangerous players, who can score some good tries."
Harlequins director of rugby John Kingston: "We gave away two soft tries in the middle of the first half when we were 6-5 up.
"One of them was a simple overthrow and the second came from poor tackling from the first phase.
"It was very difficult to come back from there and we didn't start the second half as well as we would have wanted. It was a question of too little, too late and the bottom line is that we were punished for too many errors at key points.
"We have to alienate those errors, but Exeter did take every opportunity that came their way."
Exeter: Turner; Woodburn, Devoto, Slade, Whitten; Steenson (capt), Chudley; Moon, Cowan-Dickie, Holmes, Welch, Parling, Armand, Salvi, Waldrom.
Replacements: Yeandle, Hepburn, Francis, Atkins, Dennis, Lewis, Hill, Short.
Red card: Francis (71).
Harlequins: Brown; Yarde, Marchant, Stanley, Walker; Swiel, Care (capt); Marler, Buchanan, Sinckler, Twomey, Horwill, Robshaw, Wallace, Clifford.
Replacements: Ward, Lambert, Collier, Merrick, J Chisholm, Dickson, Lang, Alofa.
Referee: Matthew Carley.
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The 22-year-old played in 51 games last season for the Saddlers, who suffered a 6-1 aggregate defeat by Barnsley in the League One play-off semi-finals.
He becomes Alan Stubbs' first signing being named Millers boss on 1 June.
Former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international Forde joined Walsall from Wolves in 2014, and has also previously played for Scunthorpe United.
Meanwhile, Stubbs' former assistant at Hibernian, Andy Holden, has joined Rotherham as first-team coach.
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Championship side Rotherham have signed Walsall winger Anthony Forde on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
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Steyn left the pitch mid-over twice on day three and was taken for scans but they showed no sign of a muscle tear.
The world's top-ranked bowler had a morning fitness test at Kingsmead but again felt discomfort.
The 32-year-old will have more tests to see if he will be fit for the second Test, which starts on 2 January.
The doubts over Steyn's fitness added to the problems for South Africa, who trailed England by 261 runs before the fourth day of the series opener and were facing a struggle to save the game.
The right-arm bowler had only just returned to the Proteas side after missing the majority of their tour of India with a groin injury.
South Africa have also been disrupted by speculation about the future of star batsman AB de Villiers.
The 31-year-old, who is also keeping wicket during this Test, said on Monday that he was looking to ease his workload amid rumours he is considering retiring.
"There are a lot of rumours flying around I hear, but for the last two to three years the only talk I've been doing is to keep myself fresh and to have a bit of rest here and there," said De Villiers, who is ranked the number three Test batsman in the world.
"It's always been the most important thing for me to enjoy my cricket. It's just important to look at the schedule and for me maybe not to play all kinds of cricket.
"That's the only thing that I've been talking about. To keep myself fresh and to keep enjoying the game. I love representing my country and nothing has changed."
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South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn will not bowl again in the first Test against England because of a right shoulder spasm.
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A wet outfield caused a delayed start and after a failed inspection at 11:30 BST, lunch was taken early.
Rain put paid to a planned inspection at 13:00 BST, and the umpires confirmed there would be no play after a further check two hours later.
Play will resume on Sunday with Lancashire 123-4, trailing by 57 runs.
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There was frustration for Lancashire and Middlesex as rain prevented any action on day two, with play at Southport abandoned at 15:00 BST.
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Totton College, in Hampshire, has been seeking a merger partner to tackle its "growing financial challenges".
Green, Labour and Lib Dem candidates in the local and parliamentary elections have set up petitions calling for help in securing the college's future.
The Conservatives said the petitions were a bid to score political points.
Funded by central government's Education Funding Agency the college, near Southampton, announced last week it would scrap A-Levels, focussing instead on vocational courses.
It would not comment on speculation ex-offenders charity NACRO was a potential merger partner.
The first petition, against the transfer of college facilities to NACRO, was launched by David Harrison, a Liberal Democrat councillor and campaign manager for New Forest East parliamentary candidate Bruce Tennent. It has been signed by more than 800 people.
A counter-petition, by New Forest East Labour Party and candidate Andrew Pope, signed by about 40 people, accused Mr Harrison of "scaremongering".
Last week, New Forest district candidates Joanna Tidbury and Helen Field launched their own petition, although it did not mention their Green Party affiliation.
"We didn't want it to be party political," Ms Field said.
Conservative parliamentary candidate Julian Lewis said: "The Education Funding Agency have been working tremendously hard to find a viable partner to enable the college to continue.
"I deplore any attempt to make party political propaganda points or to start scare stories at such a sensitive and difficult time."
Mr Tennent admitted he was "apprehensive" about a potential NACRO merger, but added: "I would want Totton College to offer the community as wide a range of vocational qualifications as possible and not narrow that offering to a core audience.
"It may well be that with the help of NACRO... that this can happen, so I welcome their potential financial support of the college."
Green Party parliamentary candidate Sally May said: "I know Hampshire County Council has got a huge amount of money and I think this is a case where they could bail them out.
"I've been told by a county councillor that's not possible but I don't see why. Maybe I have a simplistic view of money."
UKIP's Roy Swales said: "I will support any effort to retain this college and maintain its links as a community educational asset."
The college's acting principal Jo Landles said the decision to scrap A-Levels had been taken "with great regret".
"We believe that by making a clear decision now, we are giving prospective students sufficient time to consider their options," she said.
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A financial crisis faced by a sixth-form college is the result of coalition cuts, according to petitions launched by the local Labour and Green parties.
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The Hatters are currently fifth in the fourth tier under the 43-year-old, who is in his first managerial job.
"I'm not a fly-by-night. I want to build something here," the Welshman told a Supporters' Trust evening.
"I want to be here long-term. I love the club. I love you the fans."
The former Brighton and Yeovil defender added: "I promise you we will do you proud. I'm not here as a stepping stone. The club is too big for that."
Jones replaced John Still at Kenilworth Road in January 2016, and has won more than half of his games in charge to push Luton towards League One for the first time since 2007-08.
The club recently bought land to build a new stadium at Power Court, and are also moving to a new training ground, which Jones has likened to "going from a tent to the Ritz".
"We have a top Championship environment at the club in terms of how we train and our infrastructure," he said.
"We will achieve what we want to do. We will go to the next level and the one after that. It won't be long until we're a Championship club."
And ahead of Saturday's match against play-off rivals Stevenage, he said his ambitions and those of the club were concurrent.
"I want to be the best manager in the world, and until I get there I won't stop trying. I may never get there, I might not get anywhere near. But until I exhaust every resource then that's what I want to do. It's ambitious, but you have to have ambition.
"With God's will, I've been able to choose a career path and not had to go to certain places I didn't want to, and I've moved because I've wanted to.
"So far I did that here and I picked a wonderful club, and a wonderful club picked me and trusted me and took a gamble on me because a year ago, who knows what could have happened. But it's been a good fit.
"I love the club and I want to take the club forward. I want to move forward myself and look, if I'm here in 20 years' time and we're a Premier League club, that'll be fine by me."
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Luton Town boss Nathan Jones has set his sights on becoming "the best manager in the world", but insists he is not using the League Two side as a stepping stone.
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The 5 June game was cancelled despite a vote in favour of it going ahead.
Out of nearly 12,000 fans, 52% were in favour and 48% against the idea, a fundraiser for the Ladies' team said.
The club said it was responding to supporters' comments and fan feedback on social media.
The Hammers are moving to the Olympic Stadium after 112 years at Upton Park.
The club said in a statement: "West Ham Ladies played under the lights at the Boleyn Ground back in March when they faced Tottenham Ladies and dialogue remains open between West Ham Ladies and the club with regards to the hosting of future fixtures."
The match, between West Ham Ladies and a West Ham 'All Stars' team, was the brainchild of Jack Sullivan, the son of West Ham co-chairman David.
West Ham Ladies Joint-Chairman Stephen Hunt said: "Obviously the Ladies are disappointed but myself and Jack Sullivan will get together over the summer to see what else we can do in the future."
West Ham beat Manchester United 3-2 on Tuesday, 10 May and then held a 45-minute celebration after full-time, involving fireworks and former players.
Eastenders actor Danny-Boy Hatchard, who plays Lee Carter in the BBC One soap opera, was among those backing the Ladies' game.
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A West Ham Ladies' match has been called off so that the men's win over Manchester United can remain as the last public fixture played at Upton Park.
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BBC Wales has learned an agreement has been struck to end the dispute.
It had been claimed a spelling error by officials at Companies House in Cardiff had led to the demise of engineering firm Taylor & Sons.
Companies House records had been amended to show Taylor & Sons had been wound up in 2009.
But the failing business was another firm called Taylor & Son - with "Son" in the singular.
Taylor & Sons dated back to 1875 and more than 250 people lost their jobs when it went under, and former co-owner, Philip Davison-Sebry, claimed £8.8m in damages over the mix-up.
In January 2015 the High Court judge ruled in Mr Davison-Sebry's favour and found Companies House, when entering a winding up order, owed reasonable care to ensure the order was not registered against the wrong company.
Companies House began an appeal against the ruling in January last year, arguing the case set a "dangerous precedent".
A full appeal was listed for this month, but BBC Wales has learned an agreement was reached last spring.
A spokesperson for Companies House said: "We have agreed confidential terms of settlement and this case has now concluded."
No further details are being disclosed by either party.
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A multi-million pound court battle over a spelling mistake said to have led to the collapse of a Cardiff company has been settled.
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The 36-year-old from Carrickfergus had been level on 15 with the late Robert Dunlop going into Thursday's races.
Seeley broke away to win the opening Supersport race ahead of runner-up Ian Hutchinson and Martin Jessopp.
The Supertwins race was abandoned after a two riders were injured in a high-speed crash.
Dungannon rider Ryan Farquhar and Dan Cooper from Stroud came off at Black Hill and were taken to hospital.
Forty-year-old Farquhar sustained chest and pelvic injuries, while Cooper, 28, had shoulder injuries.
Record-breaker Seeley has won at least one event at the North-West for nine years in a row.
He has also won at least one Supersport race in each of seven consecutive years from 2010 to 2016.
The Supersport event provided a thrilling start to racing at the 2016 North West.
Ballymoney's Michael Dunlop, a four-time winner at the North West, did not make it off the grid because of mechanical problems.
Seeley surged into an early lead but some exillerating action saw Fermanagh rider Lee Johnston, Yorkshire man Hutchinson and Michael's brother William Dunlop all take turns at the front.
Seeley, Hutchinson and Jessopp all broke the class lap record on the final circuit.
"The North West put me on the map when I first came here and now to be mentioned in the same sentence as the Dunlops is unbelievable," said an elated Seeley.
"It was a typical Supersport race. We managed to get a break and clinch the 16th win."
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Alastair Seeley has broken the record for wins at the North West 200 road races by achieving his 16th career win at the international meeting.
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FW Capital, a subsidiary of Finance Wales, wants to manage part of a £400m fund for firms in the north of England.
Plaid Cymru's Shadow Economy Secretary Adam Price was critical, claiming it could boost Welsh companies' rivals.
But FW Capital said any profit it makes in England would help cover Finance Wales's overheads back in Wales.
The firm has had a team of fund managers operating from offices in the north west and north east of England since 2010.
Finance Wales said its board and management in Cardiff were fully aware of FW Capital's decision to bid for a slice of the Northern Powerhouse work, for which it has been shortlisted.
Mr Price said it was "perplexing to say the least that this practice [of work outside Wales] is continuing", following a Welsh Government review in 2013.
"The whole purpose of creating this lever, this additional bit of institutional fire power, is to give Welsh businesses a competitive advantage," he added.
"If you're doing the same on the other side of the border you're potentially negating your work in Wales."
The 2013 review by business expert Prof Dylan Jones-Evans questioned whether Finance Wales was doing enough to help the Welsh economy, and recommended the creation of a development bank.
Ministers have pledged to set one up, and Finance Wales has submitted plans.
Despite Prof Jones-Evans's criticism, the assembly's finance committee approved FW Capital's work in England in a separate report in 2014, saying Wales benefited from the profit it generated.
Finance Wales chief executive Giles Thorley said the group's priority "is and will always be supporting businesses in Wales".
He said FW Capital was run "on a profitable basis by local fund managers" and "brings valuable management fees to the Finance Wales Group making a sizeable contribution to central overheads in Wales".
"We're looking forward to working with Welsh Government on the plans to become a Development Bank for Wales," he said.
"Our focus remains on helping businesses in Wales to grow and succeed," Mr Thorley said.
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A Welsh government-owned investment company has defended a decision to compete for business as part of England's Northern Powerhouse.
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At close, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 27.47 points, or 0.4%, at 6,772.
The price of Brent crude slid fell 3.57% to $46.52 a barrel on worries that oil producers would fail to agree limits on output.
Shares in oil giants BP and Royal Dutch Shell were both down by about 2%.
Shares in UK housebuilders were trading higher on the back of stronger-than-expected mortgage lending figures.
Bank of England figures showed 67,518 mortgages were approved in October, a seven-month high.
Barratt Developments shares rose 2.28% while Persimmon climbed 1.95%.
Shares in BT Group saw big moves after telecoms regulator Ofcom ordered it to make its Openreach business legally separate.
BT shares fell 1.4% in early trade, but then recovered to stand about 1.16% higher by close.
Ofcom said BT had failed to voluntarily address competition concerns, adding it would notify the European Commission of its plans to force the legal separation of Openreach, which runs the UK's broadband infrastructure.
The regulator wants Openreach to become a distinct company with its own board, with non-executives and a chairperson not affiliated with BT. However, it has resisted calls to split Openreach off entirely.
"Ofcom isn't really saying anything radically different today in terms of the actual meat of the changes," said Neil Wilson, from ETX Capital.
"What's concerning investors is the detail of the separation, such as the transfer of pension liabilities and budget autonomy - BT's pension black hole has ballooned to top ??10bn and this is a concern for investors."
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.64% against the dollar to $1.2497, and was 0.67% higher against the euro at ???1.1774.
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Oil companies weighed on the London market as energy shares were hit by a fall in oil prices ahead of the meeting of Opec oil producers on Wednesday.
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East Lindsey council introduced charges at 13 sites in 2013 in a bid to offset government funding cuts.
The authority is now consulting on the introduction of an overnight parking charge across all its managed sites.
Deputy leader Graham Marsh said free parking was re-instated after feedback from businesses and the public.
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He said: "I can see the logic for it [charging] - trying to get a consistent strategy across the district - but it didn't work and different areas have different needs."
Mr Marsh said it was hoped the changes would be a permanent measure.
The council announced in December it was considering a £2 overnight parking charge on all paid car parks in the district, but this is yet to be implemented.
Mr Marsh added: "We need to assess what impact it will have, and realistically will it raise sufficient money for what it costs?"
The authority is currently trying to make savings of £6m by 2019/20.
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Free all-day car parking has been re-instated at 10 sites in Lincolnshire, three years after it was scrapped to save money.
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Bristol-based artist Luke Jerram created the work called Maya using more than 5,000 photographs of his daughter.
Mr Jerram said he was inspired by the "billions of images uploaded to the internet every year".
The piece has been installed on platform three, where Mr Jerram's daughter saw it for the first time.
'Coloured stickers'
Mr Jerram, who is the artist behind Play Me I'm Yours, which has seen pianos appear on city streets around the world, said: "From a distance, people coming through the station may be almost concerned to see what looks like a young girl stood by herself, but as they move closer, she will pixelate just like a computer image does.
"There's a certain distance when standing in front of the sculpture that the pixels disappear and the image of the girl comes together.
"The sculpture goes ping - it's really fun."
The artwork was made by scanning Mr Jerram's daughter using an Xbox Kinect.
Her head was scanned at the Machine Vision Laboratory at the University of the West of England where Mr Jerram is a visiting Senior Research Fellow.
Both scans were then combined and pixelated into cubes, called voxels.
The model was then made from precision-cut sheets of aluminium.
Finally more than 5,000 coloured stickers were printed and fixed on to the aluminium.
The sculpture is part of a series of Bristol Temple Quarter Commissions, designed to engage people with the new Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone.
The aim is to encourage artists and audiences to explore the area, engage with its history and its future.
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A sculpture of a girl which appears to fragment as the person looking at it moves closer has been installed at Temple Meads railway station.
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Mr Barroso headed the EU executive from 2004-2014 and will help the bank deal with the impact of Brexit. It is a powerful player in the City of London.
European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has written to Mr Barroso's EU successor, Jean-Claude Juncker, raising concerns.
The City is a key hub for EU business.
French politician Michel Barnier, the man who pushed through major EU reforms in financial services after the 2008 financial crash, will head the European Commission team in the Brexit negotiations.
Mr Barnier was financial services commissioner under Mr Barroso and some reforms, including caps on bankers' bonuses, met with British resistance.
The UK government is preparing for painstaking talks on the terms for withdrawing from the EU. There are fears that Brexit could harm the City's pre-eminent role in European finance.
Prime Minister Theresa May insists that "Brexit means Brexit" and is widely expected to trigger Article 50 - the withdrawal mechanism - next year.
Mr Barroso joined Goldman Sachs in July, in a highly controversial move. He respected the EU's mandatory 18-month cooling off period before moving.
Critics say it exposed once again a Brussels "revolving door", in which elite EU officials move to lucrative jobs in business, deploying their inside knowledge and expertise.
Transparency campaigners have launched an online petition, signed by more than 62,000 people. The petitioners want Mr Barroso to lose his Commission pension.
Goldman Sachs donated hundreds of thousands of pounds to pro-EU campaigners, and said last month that Brexit could force it to restructure some of its business.
Ms O'Reilly told Mr Juncker: "Public unease will be exacerbated by the fact that Mr Barroso has publicly stated that he will be advising on the UK's decision to leave the EU.
"In this context, has the Commission considered issuing guidance to current Members, to Chief Negotiator Barnier and to staff in relation to how and whether they will engage with the former Commission President in his new role?
"Such advice is important given the need to ensure that their work is not affected by any possible failure on Mr Barroso's part to comply with his duty to act with integrity."
Ms O'Reilly investigates complaints about EU maladministration, and can order the release of documents, but cannot impose penalties.
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A top EU official has questioned the European Commission's ethical standards over the new role of ex-Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at US investment bank Goldman Sachs.
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The freeze will cost £640m over four years, less than the £1.9bn over five years cost projected by Transport for London during the election campaign.
Mr Khan will review TfL's layers of management, cut agency staff, review projects and freeze salaries of top managers to make savings.
Travelcards, monthly Oyster cards and daily caps are exempt from the freeze.
The Liberal Democrats have criticised the mayor for breaking his fares freeze promise as the benefits will not be felt by passengers using travelcards.
"Not what he said in his campaign," said Lib Dem London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon.
Conservative group leader Gareth Bacon said: "Sadiq Khan was asked about his fares freeze thousands of times during the mayoral campaign.
"Not once did he mention that this freeze would not include travelcards."
Mr Khan said he could only freeze TfL fares, not those under the control of Department for Transport.
"Londoners currently pay some of the highest public transport fares anywhere in the world," the mayor said.
"My fares freeze on TfL services will make life easier for millions of people and will ensure that London becomes a more affordable city for all."
London's transport commissioner, Mike Brown, said the savings needed to deliver a fares freeze for two years had been found, and the rest of the money could be found in the autumn.
"For the first two years it is enshrined. The money is there.
"Over the summer... all the money will be found. We will achieve this."
The new mayor will:
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Most passengers will pay the same fares in 2020 as they do now, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced.
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