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The film director had originally meant to shoot the sunset, but pointed the drone downwards to return home when the battery ran low.
It wasn't until he was going through his footage later that he saw the shot.
Mr Li says he posted it online in a bid to find out who the pair are, but the photo is not entirely what it seems.
"I was with a friend trying to get a good shot of the sunset but the drone battery was running low so we just pointed it down as it returned home, and I thought we'd just keep the camera rolling," Mr Li told the BBC.
"I didn't notice anything interesting until I went through the footage later and saw this grassy rooftop."
Mr Li, who was raised in the US but has family in Hong Kong, then posted the picture on Facebook hoping one of his friends would know the couple.
From then, it "kinda just took off", he says.
The shot, which he believes shows the roof of the J residence apartments in Hong Kong, was definitely not staged, says Mr Li.
"So many people think that I staged the photo," he says. "I'm a filmmaker not a wedding photographer so I don't really have an incentive. It's really just a lucky catch."
But he did make some adjustments to the original photo, which was taken on 28 September.
The photo he captured shows two people standing near the couple's feet, presumably photographers, who Mr Li airbrushed out to make the couple stand out more.
A person sprawled out on some seating in the corner, however, was spared the cut.
Mr Li says he applied some colour correction to the image as well.
For now, the identity of the couple - who might in real life not actually be a couple - remains a mystery, though Mr Li has made enquiries with the building's management who have yet to respond.
But even if the photo fails to make it into the wedding books, he thinks it's a great metaphor for life in Hong Kong.
"You usually see these really cold pictures of Hong Kong looking really crowded and grey, and here's this moment where two people are doing something very good and joyous.
"It's like making your own oasis of joy in the city."
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A "lucky catch" is how Brandon Li describes the accidental drone shot he captured of "newlyweds" on a rooftop in Hong Kong.
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Prosecutors said the aim was to prevent evidence being destroyed.
Police seized luxury cars from the home of the former Brazilian President, Fernando Collor de Mello.
The bribery scandal has undermined the standing of the current President, Dilma Rousseff.
Mr Collor denied any wrongdoing and posted on social media that "the measure was invasive, arbitrary and flagrantly unnecessary considering that the facts of the case have been investigated for at least two years... and I have never even been called to give any clarification."
Fifty-three searches were carried out "in homes, offices, company headquarters, law firms and public institutions." the police said in a statement.
Brazilian media said a senator, Ciro Nogueira, a congressman, Eduardo da Fonte and the ex-Cities Minister, Mario Negromonte, were also being investigated.
The police said the operation had taken place in the Federal District of the capital Brasilia and six states.
Since March last year the Petrobras investigation, nicknamed by police "Operation Car Wash", has placed former Petrobras executives and some of Brazil's most powerful construction contractors behind bars.
Thirty-four congressmen and one state vice-governor are under investigation.
Investigators allege firms paid corrupt officials in order to get lucrative Petrobras contracts.
The scandal has rocked Brazil's governing Workers' Party, with top politicians in several parties accused of taking bribes.
But President Rousseff, who chaired Petrobras when much of the corruption is believed to have taken place, has been cleared of involvement.
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Brazilian police have searched properties linked to politicians suspected of taking bribes in a scandal involving the state-run oil company, Petrobras.
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Dr Margaret Ann Rous, who was 37, and her 28-year-old husband David Rous were killed when a light aircraft struck the ground in Glen Etive.
The couple, from Newport-on-Tay in Fife, had been flying from Dundee to visit relatives on Tiree.
The emergency services had been alerted when contact was lost with the Piper Cherokee at about 13:50 on Saturday.
Police Scotland said the wreckage was discovered on the northern aspect of Glen Kinglass at 20:00, along with the remains of the two people on board.
Dr Rous' sister Johann Maclean paid tribute to her on social media.
She posted on Facebook: "Today has been the hardest day of my life, I love you Minnie xxxx"
She also thanked friends and family for their sympathy messages.
"Thank you all for the heartfelt messages, phone calls and visits," she wrote. "We appreciate your thoughts at this heartbreaking time xx."
Following the discovery of the wreckage, specialist officers remained at the scene in the Beinn nan Lus area of Glen Kinglass.
Inquiries are continuing into the cause of the accident.
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Tribute has been paid to a Dundee GP and her engineer husband who died in a plane crash in Argyll.
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The 33-year-old Swiss announced he was "not match-fit" as he apologised in person to the crowd at the O2 Arena.
Federer beat Stan Wawrinka 4-6 7-5 7-6 (8-6) on Saturday in a thrilling semi-final lasting two hours and 48 minutes.
It is Djokovic's fourth victory at the season-ending event and he also becomes the first man to win three titles on the trot since Ivan Lendl in the 1980s.
Federer - who has won the tournament six times - confirmed his withdrawal following the doubles final on Sunday afternoon, won by American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan.
"I'm sorry I'm not fit to play," he said. "I hope you understand. I wanted to come out personally and explain.
"I did everything I could. I took pain-killers, had rest until the very end, but I just cannot compete at this level with Novak.
"At my age it would've been a risk.
"It's not that much of a surprise. This back spasm, whatever it might be, it's just not a fun thing to have during the day. It's just uncomfortable. But I'm positive and I'm hopeful that it's going to go away soon."
Tournament organisers arranged two exhibition matches to take the place of the final.
Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 8-5 in a pro set in the first match and the British number one then paired up with John McEnroe to beat Tim Henman and Pat Cash 8-6 in a doubles contest.
Djokovic, 27, who finished the year with only eight defeats from 66 matches, collected the ATP World Tour Finals trophy before his exhibition with the Briton.
"It's clearly not the way I wanted," he said. "It's an incredible achievement, but at this moment it's hard to talk about it. I'm not one of the players that celebrate this particular type of win.
"I have to reflect on the whole season and this trophy is the crowning moment for the efforts this year. I'm very happy to be able to stand here and finish off with a trophy."
Federer is scheduled to join Switzerland team-mate Wawrinka for the Davis Cup final against France next week and said his immediate plan was for "recovery" and then "travelling to France and getting ready for the clay".
He suffered with a back problem in 2013, and there were signs in the closing moments against Wawrinka that he was struggling again.
Federer did not complete his post-match media duties until after 01:00 GMT on Sunday, and missed his scheduled practice session at O2 Arena in the afternoon.
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McInnes felt the Dons were "pushed about" too easily in Perth as their title dream all but ended with their defensive frailties exposed.
"We got dominated at both ends of the pitch and the more determined team won," McInnes told BBC Scotland.
"I know what I need to get in but there won't be wholesale changes."
With Ash Taylor injured, McInnes handed a debut to 20-year-old defender Michael Rose, but he went off injured at half-time with Aberdeen 2-0 down following a David Wotherspoon free-kick and Steven MacLean adding a second.
More defensive mistakes followed as Liam Craig took advantage of a Mark Reynolds error to make it three.
"We were lacking in physicality, we were vulnerable at every set play," said McInnes, whose side remain eight points behind Premiership leaders Celtic.
"We didn't win enough headers. When we don't have Ash Taylor in the team - he gives us real size and aggression at centre-back - we never had that dominance there.
"There's been a few games this season where we've lacked that physicality, strength and size. We need to make sure we get more players in the building in the summer that can deal with that and stand up to that.
"The introduction of [Barry] Robson, a guy at 37 and a young boy at 16, Connor McLennan, making his debut - they played the game with the enthusiasm and determination that everyone should have treated the game.
"When the game is a technical game we can take on anybody. But tonight we needed more strength of character, we needed more first headers, we needed physicality because we got pushed about tonight and the best team won."
St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright saw his side move into fourth in the Premiership and was delighted with their dominant performance.
"Tonight we made it so difficult for them from the first whistle in terms of the pressure we put them under and how hard we worked," said Wright.
"That gave us a platform to go and play well; lots of good possession, lots of good balls into the box. It was a really good performance and when we're like that we're a match for anybody.
"I thought [Graham] Cummins was good tonight, that is him back to his best. MacLean gives us what he gives us all the time and young Joe Shaughnessy at the back I thought was strong.
"Overall I thought everybody played extremely well."
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Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes will attempt to sign more physical players this summer after they were swept aside 3-0 by St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.
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The 10 letters were penned between 1951 and 1960 to her mentor and lifelong friend Sir Felix Aylmer.
They reveal details of a dramatic decade of the screen siren's life as she rose from an unknown ballerina to Hollywood fame.
In them she mentions her broken-off engagement, marriage, miscarriages and the birth of her first child.
The letters are estimated to sell for up to £4,000.
In one of the letters, dated 1951, a then 22-year-old Hepburn, wrote: "Would you believe it. I'm in Monte Carlo working on a French picture. The place is heavenly and this is the best thing that's ever happened to me."
The actress was referring to filming Monte Carlo Baby, one of her very first movies.
A year later she wrote that "with a heavy heart" she had broken off her engagement to socialite James Hanson.
"It is all very unhappy-making," she said. "I fear I thought it possible to make our combined lives and careers work out."
This was followed by joy at finding her future husband, actor Mel Ferrer, whom she married in private in 1954.
"We want to keep [the wedding] a dark secret in order to have it without the 'press'," she confided a few weeks before the ceremony, which was to be held "in a tiny chapel with a wedding breakfast after".
Hepburn and Ferrer went on to become co-stars in films such as Sabrina (1954) and War and Peace (1956) after they were married.
Following two miscarriages the final letter in the collection ends on a celebratory note as the actress celebrated the birth of her first child, Sean Ferrer.
"Sean is truly a dream. I find it hard to believe he is really ours to keep. I long to show him to you. We all three send our love and kisses, Audrey," she wrote.
The letters will go on sale at the Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia sale in London on 29 June.
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Wright picked up the injury against League Two leaders Northampton Town on Tuesday and was replaced by Chey Dunkley for the final 14 minutes.
"It looks like a grade one tear to his hamstring, which rules him out for around 10 days to start with," manager Michael Appleton told BBC Radio Oxford.
"It's a blow from a playing point of view and also because he's a leader."
Wright, 29, has made 30 appearances in all competitions for Oxford this season.
On Saturday they host fourth-placed Accrington, who are six points behind Appleton's side with two games in hand.
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The Reds are fifth in the Premier League and lost to Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-finals last weekend.
Rodgers, 42, is the first Liverpool boss not to win a trophy inside three seasons in charge since the 1950s.
Asked if he expected to be manager next season, he replied: "Very much so, yes. I don't think there's anyone better."
He added: "That's the reality of how I see it. Three months ago I was a tactical genius, performing to a good level.
"We lost a couple of games, some important games, and now you're not so good. But that is football, that's what will happen, people will speculate."
Rodgers succeeded club legend Kenny Dalglish as Liverpool manager in the summer of 2012 and guided the club to runners-up spot in the Premier League in his second season.
Outgoing Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp has been linked with Rodgers' job, but the Northern Irishman says he is unaffected by the speculation.
"There will always be people linked with this job because it's such a great club," Rodgers added.
"In my time alone there have been lots of names mentioned.
"This is a club that's worldwide so there's absolutely no problem, it's something that happens all the time if you lose a couple of games.
"We've had former managers linked here with the job before and that will continue for however long I'm here - whether you're doing good, bad or indifferent."
"Their representatives are speaking to the club but no update on them," Rodgers said.
"The likes of Jordon Ibe and Raheem Sterling are very important players for us and the club are working very hard behind the scenes to make sure we sign these players.
"It's very important you nail them to the club and that they're here for the best part of their careers. Raheem's representatives will speak to club and we hope to get that sorted."
"There was a lot of money spent last summer and a lot of players coming in. If you take the emotion out of last weekend, this was a team that probably overachieved last year," Rodgers explained.
"We brought in some players because we needed to improve the squad and where we sit now at this moment in time - fifth place, two cup semi-finals - it's probably on par with where we're at.
"The ambition is, of course, to be much greater than that so we have to be planning forward and that means bringing in players in the summer. That's something that's well under way and we'll look forward to that."
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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says there is "nobody better" than him to lead the club and "very much" expects to be in charge at Anfield next season.
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Evacuation advice has been issued to Kennett River, Grey River and Wongarra. Most residents have left their homes.
But a wind change on Thursday afternoon eased the threat to these communities, fire authorities said.
Firefighters and aircraft from NSW and New Zealand are on standby in case the fire breaks containment lines.
The fire is the same one that destroyed more than 100 homes at Wye River and Separation Creek over Christmas Day.
It now covers around 2,800 hectares (7,000 acres) and is likely to pose a threat to communities along the famous Great Ocean Road for months.
In South Australia a fire is threatening homes at Mosquito Hill south of Adelaide.
Aircraft have been sent to the area but the fire is burning very fiercely, South Australia Country Fire Service spokesman Brenton Eden told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Mr Eden said residents in the area should execute their emergency plans.
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More than 500 firefighters are set to battle a blaze in the Australian state of Victoria, one of the world's most fire-prone regions on New Year's Eve.
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Dijkhuizen's assistant, Roy Hendriksen, has also left the Championship club.
Brentford won only two of their eight league games under the Dutchman, 43, and are 19th in the table.
Former Blackburn, Coventry and Everton midfielder Carsley, 41, had been working as manager of Brentford's development squad.
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Dijkhuizen was appointed head coach by Brentford in June, following the controversial departure of previous boss Mark Warburton.
It was confirmed in February that Warburton, who went on to lead the Bees into last season's play-offs, would leave the club at the end of the campaign.
Warburton had guided Brentford to promotion from League One the previous season.
A former striker, Dijkhuizen had previously been manager at Excelsior in the Netherlands, where his side finished 15th in the Dutch Eredivisie.
Ex-Republic of Ireland midfielder Carsley will be assisted by Paul Williams and will take charge of the Bees for the first time when they host one of his former clubs, Birmingham City, on Tuesday.
"The club believes Lee deserves the opportunity to step up and help shape Brentford FC's future on the pitch," said a statement from Brentford.
Dijkhuizen's departure comes just days after he said he "felt no pressure" about his job despite Brentford's stuttering start to 2015-16.
His final game in charge at Griffin Park was a 2-1 defeat by Sheffield Wednesday, the club's third at home in all competitions this season.
"A chaotic start to English management comes to an abrupt end for Marinus Dijkhuizen.
"During his brief tenure, he has had to deal with matters out of his control, such as problems with the pitch leading to a postponed fixture.
"On the pitch it has been far from a successful spell, with last season's Championship play-off semi-finalists winning just two of their opening eight league games.
"In his defence, Dijkhuizen has been unlucky with injuries and has had to deal with the departure of some key players. His undoing may well be that he was indeed too honest in interviews with the media, something that may well have irked owner Matthew Benham.
"Question marks also hovered over whether he had a strong enough relationship and rapport with players who he didn't sign."
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Brentford have sacked head coach Marinus Dijkhuizen after nine matches and placed Lee Carsley in charge until the end of the season.
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The 41-year-old has been out of work since leaving Alloa in March.
Chris Barker, who has been in caretaker charge since Andy Scott was sacked in January, will remain with the Shots as player-assistant manager.
"Barry is ambitious and has great experience of developing young players," said chairman Shahid Azeem.
Smith began his playing career at Celtic and then spent 11 years at Dundee, captaining the side between 1997 and 2006.
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He returned to Dens Park as manager in 2010 and spent almost two and a half years in charge before parting company with the club in February 2013.
He was appointed Alloa manager in January 2014 but resigned last month, with the Wasps bottom of the Scottish Championship following a run of one win in 13 league matches.
"I see Aldershot as a great club with the same aspirations as myself. It felt an ideal fit," he said.
"We are looking to build a new squad and we have to build slowly. Ultimately we want to take the club back to the Football League."
Centre-back Barker, 35, won five of his 15 games in charge of the Hampshire side and led the Shots to an 18th-placed finish in the table.
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Aldershot Town have appointed former Dundee and Alloa Athletic boss Barry Smith as their new manager on a one-year rolling contract.
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It is Vitesse's first major trophy in their 125-year history.
Striker Van Wolfswinkel, 28, headed home his first after 80 minutes and followed it up with a second two minutes from time.
Vitesse, who sit sixth in the Dutch League, qualify for the Europa League group stage next season.
Their cup final team included three players on loan from Chelsea - Brazilian midfielder Nathan, 21, United States defender Matt Miazga, 21, and 22-year-old midfielder Lewis Baker.
AZ Alkmaar's team included goalkeeper Tim Krul, 29, who is on loan from Newcastle United.
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Former Norwich City striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel scored two late goals as Vitesse Arnhem beat AZ Alkmaar 2-0 to win the Dutch Cup final in Rotterdam.
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It follows a damning report into the Tawel Fan ward at Glan Clwyd Hospital.
Simon Dean, interim chief executive of Betsi Cadwaladr health board, confirmed nine staff have been reported to the Nursing and Midwifery Council and three to the General Medical Council.
He will give an update on action being taken at a meeting on 11 August.
Nine members of staff have been suspended, another four redeployed and three placed on restricted duties.
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The number of staff reported to their professional bodies over care at a Denbighshire mental health ward has risen to 12.
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Loosehead Barrington, 26, has featured 82 times since joining Sarries from Jersey in 2013, and has agreed a three-year contract at Allianz Park.
USA international Lamositele, 21, has signed a new two-year deal.
"Both Richard and Titi are valuable members of our squad," director of rugby Mark McCall said.
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Prop forwards Richard Barrington and Titi Lamositele have signed new deals with Premiership and European Champions Cup winners Saracens.
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The Vue chain ditched a scheme granted planning permission in 2012 for a cinema in the Buttermarket centre.
But the borough council has approved a new proposal for a 16-screen multiplex, gym, new shops, restaurants and bars.
The centre, which opened in 1992, was bought in March for £9.2m by Capital & Regional and Drum Property Group.
The application has been granted subject to a number of conditions.
It is hoped the multiplex will increase visitor numbers to the town, especially in the evening.
Hugh Scott-Barrett, chief executive of Capital & Regional, said: "We believe our proposals will revitalise not just Buttermarket shopping centre but Ipswich town centre as a whole by introducing a tailored mix of retail and leisure facilities."
The new scheme also includes the widening of the St Stephen's Lane atrium inside the centre and six new restaurants and bars on the ground floor.
The new 16-screen cinema will span the building's three floors.
An area for a large store will remain on the ground floor but there will also be seven other shops, restaurants and bars.
"We have a real opportunity to develop Buttermarket into a vibrant shopping centre everyone can be proud of," Mr Scott-Barrett said.
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An Ipswich shopping centre is to be transformed with a multi-screen cinema after previously abandoned plans were altered.
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The defending champions were all out for 282 on day one, but were 51-6 at one stage during the morning session.
Hodd put on 132 with Azeem Rafiq (74) and 88 with Jack Brooks (48) but was left on 96 not out when Brett Hutton (3-67) had Ryan Sidebottom lbw.
Notts lost Jake Libby and debutant Tom Moores as they closed on 38-2 in reply.
Yorkshire went into the game second in the table, but needing a victory to close the 26-point gap between themselves and leaders Middlesex, who are not playing this week.
Steven Mullaney (3-57) ran out Adam Lyth backing up in the ninth over and then proceeded to remove Alex Lees, Jake Lehmann and Tim Bresnan with his medium-pace.
Hodd and Rafiq, who was capped during the day, led the fightback over the next 33 overs before the latter was lbw to Samit Patel.
Brooks, however, played his part in their revival with his highest score of the summer before sending back Libby lbw with his opening delivery of Notts' reply, and Bresnan had Moores caught at slip with the final ball of the day.
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Swans fans called for the American to be sacked during Boxing Day's 4-1 home defeat by West Ham.
Bradley was only appointed in October but has lost seven of his 11 matches in charge, leaving Swansea second from bottom.
"I believe in my work and the message I give to the players," he said.
"Having said that, there is no getting around the fact when things go against us and when the margins are small, it makes it difficult.
"I have been in difficult situations before.
"I continue to look the players in the eye, challenge them and tell them the only way we can do this is if we all stick together and keep going."
Prior to the West Ham match, Bradley had admitted his future could depend on the outcome of the Boxing Day fixture and the home encounter with Bournemouth on New Year's Eve.
Defeat by the Hammers was Swansea's third in succession, and the heavy manner of the loss means Swansea have conceded 29 goals in Bradley's 11 games at the helm.
The Liberty Stadium crowd turned on the 58-year-old after West Ham's second goal, with chants of 'we want Bradley out' and 'you don't know what you're doing'.
The Swans are now four points adrift of safety in the Premier League, having conceded 19 goals in their last six games.
"At the moment, we are our own worst enemies. No matter what do, we seem to put ourselves in terrible spots," Bradley added.
"We all heard the response in the stadium today. It doesn't feel good but sometimes in football, you have to fight when everything is going against you.
"There is no magic formula, other than having a bunch of guys who don't give up and find a way to turn things in a better way.
"I said when I came here, I understood it was a difficult situation.
"I committed myself to the club, to work, fight, to do the job. I continue to be fully committed to that."
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic had some sympathy for Bradley, saying: "It would be crazy for them [Swansea] to change the manager again."
Former England captain Alan Shearer:
"Swansea just aren't working hard enough. There's no excuse for the second goal. Winston Reid gets above the two defenders - there's no way he should win the ball - but he gets above them because he wants it more, it means more to him.
"It was a big punt bringing Bob Bradley in, with his lack of experience of Premier League players and lack of experience in the Premier League. It was always going to be a big ask of him to keep Swansea up."
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Swansea City manager Bob Bradley believes he can save them from relegation and remains "committed" to the Premier League strugglers.
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Andrejs Borodins was in charge of the 1,300 tonne cargo ship Frifjord when a pilot from Dundee harbour found him staggering and incoherent.
The 53-year-old Latvian had planned to sail the 250ft ship from Perth to Norway in July.
Borodins was jailed for four months at Dundee Sheriff Court.
The captain's drunken state was discovered when pilot Barry Nisbet came aboard at Balmerino to help steer the vessel past the road and rail bridges on the Tay.
He sent Borodins to his bunk to sleep off his intoxication, with the first mate taking the wheel as the ship docked in Dundee.
Police attended and arrested Borodins, who failed a breath test. He pleaded guilty on indictment to a charge under the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003.
Defence solicitor John Kydd said Borodins had been working at sea for 25 years, having previously done his national service in the Russian military.
He said: "It is lucky for him that the pilot did what he did otherwise there could have been a disaster - there could have been an accident.
"He was exhausted from doing back to back six hour shifts and that was his reason for drinking.
"He says he doesn't normally drink much - this was abnormal for him."
Sheriff Alastair Brown jailed Borodins for four months, reduced from six months for his early guilty plea.
He said: "This charge is not equivalent to drink driving.
"You put yourself in a condition where you were unable to discharge your responsibilities as master of the vessel.
"I regard that as very serious - it is a gross breach of your duty."
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A drunken sea captain caught sailing a cargo ship up the River Tay while almost four times the legal alcohol limit has been jailed.
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The 28-year-old will play Arsenal in a competitive fixture for the first time when Forest face the Gunners in the EFL Cup third round on Tuesday.
"Most people don't celebrate when they score and some go absolutely crazy and start chaos, which is fun," he said.
"For me out of respect I will celebrate a little bit, but it won't be crazy."
Bendtner began his senior with Arsenal and spent nine years with the club, before moving to German side Wolfsburg in 2014.
"[Arsenal] feels like a long time away. I had been there a long time but so much has happened since, so it's a little bit of a distant memory," he told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"Things happen in football, it's a quick career and you have 15 or 20 years.
"I was there at an early age and there's many things - ups and downs - that have happened but it's in the past and I only look to the future."
The Denmark international says he has good memories of his time at Arsenal, but hopes his new club can progress to the fourth round of the EFL Cup for the first time since 2004-05.
"I am sure I will probably pop into the dressing room after the match," he continued.
"In 90 minutes when I go onto the pitch I am focused on Forest to win the match for them and after all the emotions it's a different story."
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Nottingham Forest forward Nicklas Bendtner will not "go crazy" if he scores against Arsenal despite his time at the club being a distant memory.
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The deceased was the driver of a white coloured van that was involved in a collision on the Tullyvar Road shortly before 20.30 BST on Saturday.
The road was closed for a time but has now reopened.
Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision to contact police.
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A man in his 40's has died following a road traffic collision in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone.
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Stevenson was under contract until the end of the season, but having started just four games during this campaign, an early release was agreed.
The 31-year-old had a spell with Exeter during the 2008-09 season, before a two-year spell with Harlequins.
He moved back to Belfast in 2011 to join his home province, Ulster.
Lock Stevenson made 89 appearances for the Irish province, scoring one try, which came against Treviso at Kingspan Stadium earlier this season.
"I am extremely proud to have played a part in this Ulster team over the last five seasons. Every time I pulled on the shirt it meant something to me" said Stevenson.
"However, the time is right for me to face a new challenge and I am excited about being part of Exeter Chiefs again.
"I appreciate how Ulster have handled this and I wish them every success for the rest of the season."
Ulster's Operations Director, Bryn Cunningham, commented that Stevenson would be "missed both on and off the pitch".
"Player welfare is crucial for this club and in dealing closely with his agent and Lewis himself, we believe that this outcome will give him the best chance of furthering his rugby career," stated Cunningham.
"It also gives an opportunity during the remainder of the current season for Academy players like John Donnan and Alex Thompson, who have been working with Pete Browne in the 'A' set-up, to move up the pecking order, therefore getting exposure at a higher level, as we continue to develop our young, home-grown indigenous players."
"With the addition of the very promising and exciting Kieran Treadwell coming in next season, plus the current impressive displays and continued improvement of Alan O'Connor, this again bolsters our resources of planning for the future in the second row department."
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The 51-year-old is in the town performing as Baron Hardup in the pantomime Cinderella.
Tweeting about being stopped by North Wales Police officers on Sunday night, he said: "Randomly stopped for breathalyser test, had a laugh, made some new friends! Safe, clean town, love it!"
Osmond passed the test - oh yes he did!
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American singer Jimmy Osmond has posted a video of himself being breathalysed by police officers in Llandudno.
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But he later broke his promise and came out of retirement earlier this month to compete in the Leger Legends charity contest at Doncaster.
Unsurprisingly, he ended up winning.
And as it turns out, it was not to be his last appearance in the saddle at a public event.
He was back in the saddle during a special homecoming event in Moneyglass, County Antrim, on Saturday.
The difference this time was the 20-time champion's choice of mount and the event.
The 41-year-old was back in the village where he spent his childhood to take part in a donkey derby.
Also taking part were the boxing world champions Barry McGuigan and Eamon Magee and Northern Ireland record goal scorer David Healy.
So did the champion jockey continue his winning form that he set at Doncaster earlier this month?
Alas not, the derby was won by Barry McGuigan.
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When the record-breaking jump jockey AP McCoy retired in April, he vowed that would be his last race.
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Martin Hamilton said water used for washing crops on his land had leaked into the Enler River, near Comber.
He estimated about 25 tonnes, or 25,000 litres of the dirty water, which kills the oxygen in the river, left the farm.
Local people estimate thousands of fish had died. The Department of the Environment (DoE) said it was a water pollution incident of "high severity".
Two government departments are investigating.
Martin Hamilton told the BBC: "We have a massive run-off on one of the fields and we have got ourselves into a real mess. A total apology from ourselves to everyone involved."
He said not all of the dirty water had gone into the river.
"It is a situation that we are deeply embarrassed by. We plan to throw every resource at it to recover it," he said.
"We are giving cast iron guarantees that we will be replacing any stock that is lost."
The DoE said a "definite line of inquiry" was being followed. It said evidence was being collected from premises with a view to prosecution.
A joint investigation is being carried out by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, part of the DoE, and the Inland Waterways and Fisheries branch of the Department for Culture, Arts and Leisure.
In a statement, the DoE said an anonymous call had been made to the water pollution hotline on Thursday, indicating that a large number of dead fish had been found in the river.
An inspection was subsequently carried out by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.
The Enler River is a tributary of Strangford Lough.
Councillor Robert Gibson said the local council had been aware of pollution on the river, and a smell in the town, for some time.
"So many years work have gone into this and now it's all gone," he said.
"Today we have lost thousands (of fish). We've probably lost them all, up to a five-metre span of the river."
Eddie Donnelly from the Enler Angling Club said it was the worst fish kill he had ever seen.
"I was devastated by the amount of dead fish. The whole life has been taken out of the river," he said.
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A farmer has said he is deeply sorry that his business was responsible for a major fish kill in a County Down river.
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The incident happened at the junction with the B937, near Collessie, at about 21:05 on Saturday.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident which involved a silver Volkswagen Beetle.
Sgt James Henry, of Police Scotland, said: "Anyone who may have seen a man walking in the area of the A91 around that time on Saturday, or who witnessed the incident, please get in touch."
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A man has died after being hit by a car on the A91 in Fife.
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One of Afghanistan's largest cities, it has long been a strategically important transport hub for the north of the country.
Kunduz is linked by highways to Kabul in the south, with Mazar-e-Sharif in the west and with Tajikistan in the north.
But it has always held symbolic significance for the Taliban because it was a key northern stronghold before 2001.
Kunduz is considered a gateway to Afghanistan's northern provinces and shares a border with Tajikistan, Afghanistan's Central Asian neighbour.
The border with Tajikistan is porous, and it is used for the smuggling of Afghan opium and heroin to Central Asia, which finally finds its way to Europe.
Any side controlling Kunduz would not only influence the surrounding areas, but could also control one of the most important drug smuggling routes in the region.
Security for the region - which was a flagship project for the German army - was transferred to Afghan forces in 2013.
But Kunduz has many other problems: bad governance as well as incompetence and intimidation by some local officials have alienated many in the province.
It has long been at the frontline of a determined campaign by the Taliban to reclaim it. In May last year the BBC's David Loyn reported from there as fighting between government forces and the Taliban unfolded.
The Taliban already control huge chunks of the province's rural areas, where the majority of the population lives. The insurgents have intensified their fighting in the province over the past two years.
A BBC reporter visited the city after it was back in government hands following its September 2015 capture. He found shock, a jail emptied of prisoners and many residents fearful of a Taliban return.
The battle for the city saw one of the worst incidents in the recent Afghan war when a Medecins sans Frontieres hospital was hit by a US air strike.
The city is estimated to have about 300,000 residents but those numbers are likely to be fluid because fighting has prompted many to flee the city.
Tens of thousands of people were displaced, living in shelters, spread across large tracts of countryside.
Although the insurgents were pushed back, they always had numbers in the region and many observers believed it was only a matter of time before a determined assault was attempted.
BBC Afghan's Dawood Azami and Inayatulhaq Yasini contributed to this report.
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The brief militant seizure of Kunduz in 2015 was one of the Afghan government's worst setbacks since Taliban forces were ousted in 2001.
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Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners (NARC), which is celebrating its 10th year of diving for marine litter, will take to Milford Haven's waters on Tuesday.
Welfare charity World Animal Protection has funded the dive.
NARC said 20,000 lobster pots had been lost in Wales in winter storms.
The group - which has collected 70 lost pots so far this year and is working with local fishermen to locate more - said the gear could trap marine life and eventually kill them.
NARC chairman David Kennard said: "It is great to be making close links with local fishermen who are able to tell us where their gear was last sighted, giving us a chance to dive, locate and bring it back to the surface."
The group said the clearing of marine litter had a "significant impact" on the sustainability of local fisheries and biodiversity.
Christina Dixon, of World Animal Protection, said it was supporting the dive as part of the Sea Change campaign to get rid of so-called "ghost fishing gear".
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A volunteer diving group is to trawl the Pembrokeshire coast to clear up lost or discarded lobster pots which endanger marine life.
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Manchester City Council used a crane to remove the 44ft (13.5m) trailer, which had sunk into the road surface in South Street, Openshaw.
The cost of removal and disposal was almost £10,000.
Councillor Nigel Murphy said the people who dumped it had "stolen from Manchester taxpayers".
The trailer, which weighed double the legal limit, had been stripped of usable parts and scrap metal, as well as all its identifying features, such as registration plates.
Mr Murphy said investigators suspected the waste had "come from a site used to sort skips".
A council spokesman said it was hoped "someone working in logistics" would recognise the vehicle, which was described as "an old tri-axle steel waste hydraulic ejector trailer".
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A trailer filled with 90 tonnes of domestic waste was dumped on a street in an act of "fly-tipping on an industrial scale", a council has said.
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Inland Fisheries Ireland said the pink salmon, which are of Pacific origin, were found in rivers in Counties Galway, Mayo and Donegal.
The fishing board said it was concerned about the impact the fish may have on Ireland's Atlantic species.
The pink salmon was also found earlier this month in Scotland.
Pink Salmon, also known as humpback salmon, originate from the west coasts of the United States, Canada and northern Asia.
The fish are a favourite prey of North America's grizzly bears.
A potentially invasive species to the UK, the salmon may be related to fish introduced to the Barents Sea in Russia in the 1950s.
The species can be identified by the following characteristics:
However, Dr Greg Forde, head of operations at Inland Fisheries Ireland, said "it seems unlikely that these fish made a migration due to their small size".
He said the appearance of the species was a "mystery".
"We are appealing to the public, and the angling community in particular, to be vigilant and to report any catch of pink salmon to Inland Fisheries Ireland," he added.
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A non-native species of salmon has been found in rivers along the west coast of Ireland, causing concern among Irish fishing authorities.
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She is calling the brand Cefinn - taking inspiration from the initials of her four children Elwen, Florence, Ivan and Nancy.
Mrs Cameron said she wanted to design "an urban uniform for busy women" and that she felt there was a "gap in the market".
Her husband stood down in July after the EU referendum.
She was lauded for her sartorial choices during his tenure as prime minister and regularly championed the British fashion industry.
Items from the 40-piece ready-to-wear collection, launching for spring/summer 2017, will retail at between £100 and £300.
Mrs Cameron said: "I wanted to create an urban uniform for busy women who love fashion.
"I felt there was a gap in the market for a designer British brand at a contemporary price point offering a capsule wardrobe that takes you from day to evening."
A publicity picture shows her in a sleeveless black outfit with scarlet piping at the shoulders, taken from the collection.
Mrs Cameron, who has a consultancy role at luxury leather goods makers Smythson, where she was previously creative director, was named one of the best-dressed women in the world by Vanity Fair last year.
She is also a British Fashion Council ambassador.
She told Vogue she had "spent a lot of time trying stuff on friends", and added: "I felt that there was a lot of American and French brands out there that fit that bracket of designer contemporary with the right price point and the right styling, but there aren't that many British brands which fill that space."
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Samantha Cameron, the wife of former Prime Minister David Cameron, is launching a new fashion label.
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Baker, 23, and Thornton, 20, trained with Wales ahead of the 2015 World Cup, but were omitted from the squad.
Both have signed three-year deals, taking the total of players on NDCs to 16, with Ospreys contributing half.
Their salaries funded 60% by the Welsh Rugby Union and 40% by the regions.
Baker has been capped three times and Thornton led Wales Under-20 in the 2015 Six Nations.
The duo's deals were announced a day after Ospreys hooker Scott Baldwin and back-five player James King signed dual contracts.
Baldwin, 27, was his country's first-choice hooker at the recent World Cup and has signed until 2019.
Lock or back-rower King, 25, has secured a deal until 2018.
The deals, which give the Welsh Rugby Union more control over players, were introduced to help stem the exodus of stars such as Toulon's Leigh Halfpenny from Wales.
Newport Gwent Dragons number eight Taulupe Faletau turned down a dual contract in May 2015 and Bath's recent bid to sign him was vetoed by Wales coach Warren Gatland.
Baker, Thornton, Baldwin and King have signed against a backdrop in which fly-half Rhys Priestland has taken an 18-month Test rugby sabbatical to concentrate on playing for Bath after leaving Scarlets.
Gatland said: "Dan and Rory are players of significant potential.
"We look forward to continuing to work with them at national squad headquarters, but also to watching them continue to flourish for the Ospreys."
Fly-half Biggar is expected to sign a contract extension, but lock Jones is considering his future beyond the end of the 2015-16 season.
Wales captain Sam Warburton was the first of the nation's current generation to commit to a dual deal.
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The archive is making available thousands of items too fragile to go on public display.
There will also be pages on the conservation work carried out by the Jersey Heritage Trust as it tries to preserve the past.
The trust looks after over 350,000 artefacts, works of art and information relating to the island's history.
The website also includes Occupation Archive material which was listed on the UNESCO UK memory of the world register in early 2011.
Linda Romeril, Head of Archives and Collections at Jersey Heritage, said the collections were "at the heart of what we do and it is our duty to protect and pass on these unique items to future generations".
"These collections define the Island; they hold the evidence for its historical development and act as the community's memory," she said.
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Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder confirmed the news following his side's 25-23 defeat at London Irish.
England international Brookes, 25, had surgery on Thursday after suffering an injury against Racing 92 in the European Champions Cup.
"It's a big blow for us as he's been playing well all season and will be out for quite a while," Mallinder said.
Brookes, capped 15 times by his country, joins fellow prop Alex Corbisiero on Northampton's injury list.
Hooker Dylan Hartley did return for Saints at the Madejski Stadium on Boxing Day, lasting 60 minutes in his first appearance since 7 November having recovered from concussion.
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Northampton prop Kieran Brookes is set for an extended spell on the sidelines after having an operation on his knee.
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Christian Benteke scored Liverpool's winner in the March meeting after Marriner gave a stoppage-time penalty.
"He gives the penalty last year so we've got a negative in our mind anyway," said Pardew.
"I don't think Andre Marriner should have reffed this game."
Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy said: "I don't agree with not refereeing. You can't look back at every game and start taking referees off games."
The Professional Game Match Officials Limited - led by general manager Mike Riley - assign officials to matches.
In April, it stood down Leicester fan Kevin Friend from officiating a match involving their title rivals Tottenham.
Wilfried Zaha twice went down in the box for Palace, while team-mate Benteke, who left Liverpool in the summer, also had appeals for a penalty rejected.
"They are tight but they are probably no worse than Christian's last year," Pardew said.
"Why was Mike Riley giving him the game today? I can't understand it. It's just a little bit frustrating."
Marriner awarded 15 fouls and a yellow card against Palace and five fouls and two bookings against Liverpool.
Liverpool were twice pegged back by headers from James McArthur before Joel Matip climbed highest to restore the visitors' lead before the break.
Roberto Firmino made the game safe for Liverpool with a chipped finish with 19 minutes to go.
Palace, who have taken one point from their past four Premier League games, are 12th in the table.
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Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew said Andre Marriner should not have refereed Saturday's 4-2 Premier League defeat by Liverpool - because he awarded the Reds a penalty in last season's fixture.
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Richard Ferrand, a minister in Emmanuel Macron's government, rented office space from his own partner for a fund he managed, it has emerged.
The revelation comes as Mr Macron's government prepares a law to tackle political corruption.
Both Mr Ferrand and the government say there was nothing illegal or unethical in the deal.
No public money appears to have been involved in the deal, which took place when Mr Ferrand was head of a health insurance fund, the Mutuelles de Bretagne.
However, tackling corruption in public life was a major campaign pledge from Mr Macron, who opposed MPs working as consultants or employing family members. The new justice minister is also currently drafting a bill on ethics in public life.
The allegations were first unveiled in the satirical French newspaper Le Canard Enchaîné.
In its report, it said the organisation led by Mr Ferrand had decided to rent office space from a building his partner was involved in.
On the basis of that guaranteed rental income, she was then able to secure a business loan worth about €402,000 (£347,000), the paper reports. Renovations carried out by the fund would also have increased the property's value, it added.
But Mr Ferrand was quick to address the issue on national television, saying the decision was made with full knowledge of his connection to the building.
"The administrators of the board, on which I did not sit, picked the best offer... which was a building owned by my partner," he told French broadcaster BFMTV.
He also said the buildings were still being used years later - indicating satisfaction with the arrangement.
He described the story as a "pseudo-scandal" and a "welcome present" for the beginning of his public life.
A government spokesman, Christophe Castaner, said that while the disclosure comes as a "bad time", there was no question of the minister resigning, or any suggestion of illegality.
Le Canard Enchaîné also alleged that Mr Ferrand's son had worked as a parliamentary assistant in 2014, which the minister dismissed as minor work which lasted for only four months.
Mr Ferrand has been appointed by President Macron as minister for territorial cohesion - a job he was picked for after helping the president to electoral victory as secretary general of the political party La République en Marche (Republic on the move).
Financial dealing between family members has become a political hot potato in France since the revelation last year - also by Le Canard Enchaîné - that presidential hopeful Francois Fillon had paid his wife for parliamentary work.
Media reports questioned whether she had actually performed the work she was paid for, and the controversy damaged his campaign, arguably clearing the way for Emmanuel Macron's victory.
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It accused the leaders of the recall referendum movement of fraud.
On Friday the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared more than 600,000 signatures on a petition for the referendum invalid.
The opposition says the electoral authorities are biased against them.
Venezuela is on the brink of economic collapse, facing high inflation and the shortage of food and basic goods.
The opposition blames the Socialist policies of Mr Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, for the country's economic decline.
The government says the country's economic elite, backed up by conservative forces in the United States and other countries, has been plotting to topple the government.
One of Mr Maduro's closest allies, Jorge Rodriguez, has been appointed to check whether there are any irregularities in the recall referendum process.
"We have found a huge fraud against the Constitution," he said, after beginning legal action at the Supreme Court.
"Stop lying to the international community and stop lying to the Venezuelan people," he said.
He stressed once again that it would not be possible to hold the referendum this year as the opposition wishes.
On Saturday, Mr Maduro said the recall referendum would be held in 2017 if the opposition met the legal requirements.
"If they don't meet the requirements, there will be no recall referendum, full stop," said Mr Maduro.
Timing is essential for both sides. If the referendum is held by 10 January 2017 and President Maduro loses, a new election will be called.
If it is held after that date and the vote goes against him, his vice-president takes over and remains in power until the end of the presidential term, in January 2019.
The opposition handed over the petition on 2 May.
It said it had gathered the signatures of 1.85 million voters backing a recall referendum, many more than the 197,000 needed at this initial stage. The CNE said on Friday there were 1.97 million signatures on the list.
The voters whose signatures have not been struck off by the CNE - more than 1.3 million people - will need to turn up at regional electoral offices to confirm their identities later this month.
They will have five days from 20 June to have their signatures checked, CNE President Tibisay Lucena announced on Friday.
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles urged voters to get ready to go to government offices to have their identities checked so the process can reach its next stage.
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Venezuela's government has asked the Supreme Court to reject the opposition's proposal to hold a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro from office.
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He won a by-election in Clifton-with-Maidenway with almost 70% of the vote, beating the Conservative candidate who took 15% of the vote.
The vacancy in the ward was opened up after Liberal Democrat Ruth Pentney died earlier this year.
Mr Sanders lost his Torbay seat to Conservative Kevin Foster in May's general election after 18 years.
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Former Liberal Democrat Torbay MP Adrian Sanders has been elected to Torbay Council.
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We have a mass of information for you to digest on our election hub at Election 2015 - Northern Ireland - BBC News
We have profiles of all 18 constituencies and the main political parties and, over the coming weeks, will take an in-depth look at the party leaders.
There will, of course, be analysis from our top team of political experts.
All our stories are tagged, enabling you to personalise your news feed on your mobile; whether you want to follow a particular political party or you want to keep an eye on a constituency, we will keep you up to date.
We also have a clickable guide to the issues at the heart of this election.
And there will be a full list of candidates by the close of nominations on 9 April.
We will have all the stories as the campaign builds momentum, manifestos are launched and political broadsides are exchanged between candidates and parties.
On election night, the constituency streams will really come into play as you can keep across how the vote is looking in your part of Northern Ireland.
We will also have an overnight live page bringing you constant updates on how the parties are faring, who is out who is in, the big stories of the election and latest from the count centres.
We'll bring you up-to-date content from our reporters and correspondents in the count centres, and will be across social media with the very latest commentary.
In this election, more than ever before, the focus could be on the Northern Ireland parties if there is a hung parliament.
So even after the results are in, we'll bring you all the wheeling and dealing that could result in another coalition government or a minority one.
And we'll bring you analysis of what this will mean for Northern Ireland.
What are the top issues for each political party at the 2015 general election?
Policy guide: Where the parties stand
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Referee Simon Barrow went down with an injury in the ninth minute at a rainy and blustery Plainmoor, and was eventually replaced by one of his assistants.
Both teams struggled to get into their rhythm after a long delay, but the game sprang into life thanks to a 25th-minute strike from Gulls skipper Aman Verma - his second goal of the season.
The Gulls nearly doubled their lead when Brett Williams' header from Luke Young's corner crashed against the crossbar.
Guiseley's hopes of salvaging anything from the game were dealt a severe blow 10 minutes into the second half when Jake Lawlor received a second yellow card for a late challenge on Dan Sparkes.
But they equalised in fortunate circumstances when a long ball struck the shoulder of Jake Cassidy who kept his composure to steer the ball home.
And the West Yorkshire side clinched the points 11 minutes from time when Will Hatfield controlled a long punt from goalkeeper Jonny Maxted before guiding the ball past Brendan Moore.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Torquay United 1, Guiseley 2.
Second Half ends, Torquay United 1, Guiseley 2.
Substitution, Guiseley. Javan Vidal replaces Will Hatfield.
Jon Maxted (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Torquay United. Ruairi Keating replaces Jamie Reid.
Dan Sparkes (Torquay United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Guiseley. Adam Boyes replaces Jake Cassidy.
Substitution, Torquay United. Sam Chaney replaces Lathanial Rowe-Turner.
Goal! Torquay United 1, Guiseley 2. Will Hatfield (Guiseley).
Substitution, Torquay United. Shaun Harrad replaces Damon Lathrope.
Goal! Torquay United 1, Guiseley 1. Jake Cassidy (Guiseley).
Substitution, Guiseley. Ashley Palmer replaces Jordan Preston.
Second yellow card to Jake Lawlor (Guiseley) for a bad foul.
Second Half begins Torquay United 1, Guiseley 0.
First Half ends, Torquay United 1, Guiseley 0.
Jake Lawlor (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Torquay United 1, Guiseley 0. Aman Verma (Torquay United).
First Half begins.
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Ten-man Guiseley staged a remarkable comeback to secure victory and keep Torquay mired in the relegation zone.
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He is not thought to be seriously hurt, but a decision was taken to airlift him because of the remote location.
The island is a popular tourist spot reached by a rope bridge suspended almost 100 ft (30 m) above the sea.
Emergency services called a helicopter rather than taking the risk of walking the casualty back over the rope bridge.
The Royal Navy search and rescue rescue helicopter was sent from its base in Prestwick, Scotland.
Its crew transferred the injured man, who is in his 60s, to the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine, County Londonderry.
A spokesman for the hospital said the patient is in a stable condition.
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A man has been airlifted to hospital by Royal Navy helicopter after he fell while walking on Carrick-a-Rede island off the coast of County Antrim.
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Jim Shaw suffered broken ribs when the footbridge near Maidstone was hit by a lorry carrying a digger on Saturday.
The 73-year-old was travelling at 70mph towards London when "chaos broke loose" and "bits were flying everywhere".
"I moved to the outside lane. There was only one place to go. I threw the bike on the floor and went under," he said.
Mr Shaw's bike was trapped under tonnes of concrete following the collapse.
Part of the bridge also fell on to a second lorry, the driver of which was treated for shock at the scene.
Speaking from his hospital bed in Tunbridge Wells, Mr Shaw said he had been "riding down the motorway, enjoying life as it goes by" on his bike when he was forced to take evasive action.
Describing what unfolded, he said "the bridge was coming down, almost like in slow motion, because it's eating its way through the lorry".
"But then it tore away from the other side. As that came down, it was a matter of throw the bike on the floor and go for it."
"I've a few broken ribs, but they mend," he said.
The bridge, between junctions three and four, came down on the London-bound carriageway just after 12:05 BST.
The M20 had to be closed in both directions as two large cranes worked to clear the road, which is the main route to the Channel Tunnel and Port of Dover.
It fully re-opened on Sunday, with the remaining part of the footbridge still hanging over the coast-bound side.
Officials have said the structure is safe and an operation to remove it will take place in the coming weeks.
No-one has been arrested in connection with the incident.
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Ministers say it is necessary so police and security services can access the data they need after a legal ruling which declared existing powers invalid.
The proposed law has the backing of Labour and the coalition parties.
A special cabinet is being held to agree the planned laws, which will only last until 2016.
Prime Minister David Cameron and his Lib Dem Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will tell a special cabinet meeting on Thursday that emergency legislation is necessary to keep the country safe.
A recent ruling of the European Court of Justice has removed the obligation on telecoms companies to retain records of when and who their customers have called, texted and emailed.
Without a new law Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg will claim that that information could be destroyed within weeks by companies fearing legal challenges.
Labour is backing emergency legislation after all-party talks agreed that this law would enshrine existing rights and not be used to extend them by re-introducing the so-called "snoopers charter".
It will also bring in so-called safeguards including:
Critics will no doubt argue that the time for that debate is now. To pass any new law in just a week is rare. So too is it to have the backing of all three main parties even before it is published.
On a subject as sensitive as giving the police and security services access to phone and internet data this is bound to be controversial.
Update 08:45 BST: The emergency legislation will oblige telecom firms to retain data for 12 months. Under the European law which it replaces companies could be asked to retain data for 24 months.
More controversially the new law will also produce what is being described as a "clearer legal framework" to allow access to the content of calls, texts and emails after a warrant is signed by a senior government minister. Telecoms companies are said to have warned ministers that after the Edward Snowden revelations they are vulnerable to legal challenge by their customers.
The Labour MP Tom Watson has condemned the plans as a "stitch up" which prevent MPs from considering the legislation properly.
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Emergency legislation will be brought in next week to force phone and internet companies to log records of customer calls, texts and internet use.
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Enterprise Management Services has been named as the frontrunner to become Peterborough City Council's strategic partner.
The organisation would be involved in recycling, street cleaning and grounds' maintenance.
The council said a final decision would be made later this month.
Deputy council leader Matthew Lee said: "We are looking for a strategic partner to deliver some of our key frontline services for many years, so it's important that we get it right.
"I'm pleased to have two strong contenders in the final stage of this process and will consider the recommendation carefully before making my decision."
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A council in Cambridgeshire has named its recommended preferred organisation to become its partner in the running of waste collection and other services.
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The alleged cyber-attack against the Houston Astros is thought to be the first time a professional sports team has been hacked by another.
Trade discussions and proprietary statistics were reportedly targeted.
Major League Baseball has confirmed the investigation.
Baseballs officials told the Washington Post that the breach is being taken seriously in the sport, which is known for its data-heavy approach to managing players and schedules.
The Cardinals said they were co-operating with authorities but did not comment further. The Astros said they would not comment while the investigation was ongoing.
The Cardinals, which currently have the best record in baseball, are one of the most popular teams in the sport.
They have won the sport's championship, the World Series, 11 times, last earning the title in 2011. Only the New York Yankees have won more.
The Astros and the Cardinals were divisional rivals in the National League between 1994 and 2012.
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The FBI is investigating the St Louis Cardinals on charges that the US baseball team hacked into the computers of a rival club to steal player data, the New York Times has reported.
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Hermine is expected to make landfall in Florida around midnight on Thursday night, the first hurricane to hit the state since 2005.
Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for 51 counties as residents braced for the dangerous storm.
Wind gusts reached 70mph (110kmph) on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
"This is life threatening. We have not had a hurricane in years," Governor Scott said.
He added that 8,000 members of the Florida National Guard were prepared to be deployed in the wake of the storm.
Mr Scott ordered evacuations in five counties in Florida's northwest and called for voluntary evacuations in three other coastal counties.
Weather officials predict Hermine will cross Georgia and the Carolinas, and could bring heavy rains along the East Coast over Labour Day Weekend.
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal also has declared a state of emergency for 56 counties ahead of the storm.
The system also poses a risk of tornadoes near the central Florida coast, according to the NHC.
The last hurricane to strike Florida was Wilma in 2005, which made landfall in the US the same year as Katrina.
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Tropical Storm Hermine has strengthened into a hurricane, threatening to bring a dangerous storm surge to Florida.
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Murray, the world number one, will meet Swiss third seed Wawrinka in the opening match on Philippe Chatrier Court at 11:45 BST.
It is a repeat of last year's semi-final, which Murray won before going on to lose in the final.
"Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do to win," said the Scot.
"It's not always about how well you play or the level that you play at."
Spain's nine-time champion Rafael Nadal will play Austrian eighth seed Dominic Thiem in the second semi-final.
Murray, 30, arrived in Paris short of wins after a season interrupted by illness and injury, but has found his form over the course of five matches at Roland Garros.
However, the other three semi-finalists are yet to drop a set, while Murray has lost three so far.
"They are all obviously playing extremely well," said Murray.
"Rafa's had a great clay-court season, as has Thiem. Stan, this tournament, has played great. He won in Geneva [before Paris] so is obviously confident.
"I came in playing garbage. I'm the odd one out in the semis, but hopefully I can keep it up."
It will be the 18th time Murray has played Wawrinka, with the Briton having won both last year's meetings at the French Open and ATP Finals.
An added dimension to the contest is the fact that both men have won three Grand Slam titles, with Murray yet to win in Australia and France, and Wawrinka missing a Wimbledon victory.
The Swiss, 32, has won majors in each of the last three years and has been in scintillating form, hitting as many forehand winners (70) as Murray in three fewer sets, and six more aces at 30.
"Hopefully a different result," was Wawrinka's response when asked to look ahead to a repeat of last year's semi-final.
"That's what I expect and I hope.
"I think he's probably a bit less confident. He's a bit more hesitant. Hopefully I can take advantage of that and find solutions to beat him."
Seven-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe:
"Andy's much tougher to beat in best of five, he's worked so hard on his conditioning.
"He exerted so much energy and effort to get to number one at the end of last year, I wasn't surprised that he tailed off for a while.
"I think he's been pointing towards the French for quite a while and he's acting like the player that we look at and go 'that guy's ranked number one in the world right now.'
"You've got to live up to it."
Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash:
"I think Andy's done really well. Grand Slams excite him. He puts the hard work in throughout the year.
"Stan's the guy who's a danger to everybody.
"Once he gets rolling he can just hit winner after winner and nobody can do anything about it, nobody can stop him.
"It doesn't matter who you are, including Rafa."
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Britain's Andy Murray will try and "find a way to get the win" when he takes on in-form Stan Wawrinka in the French Open semi-finals on Friday.
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) hopes they will end a wide variation in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
They include advice on diagnosing how far the cancer has progressed, identifying the best treatment, and improvements to follow-up care.
Melanoma is a form of skin cancer that claims more lives than any other.
In 2012, the UK saw more than 2,000 deaths from melanoma and the number of melanoma cases is growing faster than any of the 10 most common cancers.
Experts believe this is largely down to the boom in foreign holidays over the past 40 years and, more recently, a big increase in the use of sunbeds.
Prof Mark Baker, from NICE, said everyone wants to enjoy the sun, but there are safe ways to do so.
"Using a sunscreen with a high SPF, spending time in the shade between 11:00 and 15:00, ensuring you don't burn, and covering up with a hat, T-shirt and sunglasses.
"But overexposure to ultraviolet light from the sun can have very serious repercussions.
"Melanoma causes more deaths than all other skin cancers combined. Its incidence is rising at a worrying rate, faster than any other cancer.
"This new guideline addresses areas where there is uncertainty or variation in practice, and will help clinicians to provide the very best care for people with suspected or diagnosed melanoma, wherever they live."
Experts warn that even though more people are now aware of the dangers of too much sun, it will be a generation or so before the number of melanoma deaths starts to fall.
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New guidelines for diagnosing and treating melanoma skin cancers have been issued to the NHS in England.
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Protests have been held at the Little Plumpton site since shale gas extraction was approved in 2016.
More officers are needed as activity increases, costing an extra £200k this financial year, said a spokesman.
Last month, the Home Office said the force would "continue to have" resources "to keep communities safe".
Planning permission for energy firm Cuadrilla to carry out fracking at the Preston New Road site was initially declined by Lancashire County Council, but that decision was overturned by Communities Minister Sajid Javid in October.
Protests have been held regularly at the site since initial works began in January.
Energy firm Cuadrilla has said drilling would start in the spring.
It would mean that, for the first time, UK shale rock will be drilled horizontally, which is expected to yield more gas. However, the process has prompted environmental concerns.
A force spokesman said the additional £450,000 a month policing cost would be kept under review and published.
"We also estimate we will have spent up to £200k additional costs in the current financial year.
"The increase is because activity at the site is increasing and so are the number of officers there."
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Policing the fracking operation in Lancashire will cost the force an additional £450,000 a month while it continues, say police.
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The airline has been loss-making in all but two years since 2003, when it was bought by the States for £5m.
Previously the Treasury and Resources Department had expected Aurigny to return to profit by 2016, but that has now been revised to 2018.
Its report, which will be voted on next month, said the "ongoing loss-making position" was a "cumulative result of a number of key factors".
Cabernet Ltd, the holding company for Aurigny Air Services and Anglo Normandy Engineering, operates through borrowing guaranteed by the States.
The debt to be written off is £19.9m accumulated from 2003 to 2014 and the expected £5.3m loss up to 2017 - £2.3m in 2015, £1.5m in 2016 and £1.5m in 2017.
It will be paid out of the island's capital reserve.
Aurigny performance in 2014
Aurigny has borrowed more than £50m, guaranteed by the States, to support its business and the purchase of new aircraft.
The proposals also include allowing the department to be able to provide short-term borrowing to Cabernet to cover the annual losses.
The department's report said it was "firmly of the view" retaining the company "remains overwhelmingly in the Bailiwick's strategic interest", although it said this included recognising the "risk that ongoing financial support will be required".
Treasury Minister Gavin St Pier said it was a "strategic asset" acquired to secure the route to Gatwick, which "is as important now as it was in 2003".
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Aurigny could have debts of more than £25m paid off by Guernsey's government.
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The 26-year-old had a loan spell at Stanley in 2014, making three appearances, and played five games with Bristol Rovers last term.
Despite joining the Spireites on a permanent basis in May 2013, Chapman played just one first-team game.
"It's strange to be back but it's nice," Chapman told the club website.
"I knew the goalkeepers from last season had gone on to pastures new and the manager [John Coleman] gave me a call asking if I was interested in coming back and I was delighted to."
Coleman added: "It's a key position and I'm hopeful of bringing another keeper in over the next few days - and the aim is to get two good goalkeepers fighting for one place."
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Accrington Stanley have re-signed goalkeeper Aaron Chapman on a two-year deal, following his release by League One side Chesterfield.
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An international team of researchers found that the region was, in total, home to an estimated 390 billion trees.
Writing in Science, they added that the rarest 11,000 species made up only 0.12% of tree cover.
However, they added that the new data could help unlock ecological secrets held by the biodiversity hotspot.
The results were based on a survey of 1,170 plots and half-a-million trees across the six-million-square-kilometre area, often described as the lungs of the world.
The authors said that the underlying cause of the hyper dominance of the 227 species, which accounted for 1.4% of the estimated number of species in the region, remained unknown.
"We knew that, normally, a few species dominate ecosystems, but if you have a system that has 16,000 tree species but just 227 make up half of the trees, that was pretty surprising even for us," said lead author Dr Hans ter Steege from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands.
He told the Science podcast: "We don't really know why these species are so incredibly dominant because they do not have any particular ecological feature that stands out."
In the paper, Dr ter Steege and the team of more than 100 scientists wrote that there was no evidence that two key functional traits for trees - seed mass and wood density - played a part in determining what species dominated the landscape.
"The 227 hyperdominant species include both shade-tolerant, typically large-seeded climax species with dense wood and shade-intolerant, small seeded pioneer (species) with light wood," they observed.
The most dominant species was indentified as Euterpe precatoria, a palm tree native to central and southern America, with a mean estimate population of more than five billion individuals within Amazonia.
Conversely, the researchers noted that the rarest 5,800 species had communities with fewer than 1,000 individuals, adding: "which is sufficient to classify those that are endemic as globally threatened".
They suggested further analysis would show that the species identified as hyperdominant would be "disproportionately resistant to pathogens, specialist herbivores and other sources of frequency-dependent mortality".
Dr ter Steege said the data could also be used by conservationists to find out what species were found in protected areas, such as national parks, and what ones were located in unprotected areas, and were therefore vulnerable to threat such as deforestation.
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Charles Henry Chester, 86, from Bedlington was killed when his Nissan Micra collided with a Vauxhall Astra near Hartford Bridge.
Katherine Scott, 93, from the Morpeth area, and a passenger in the Astra, also died.
Its driver remains in the Royal Victoria Infirmary with injuries which are not thought to be life threatening.
Police have renewed a appeal for witnesses to the incident at 12:05 BST.
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Northumbria Police has named two people who died in a crash in Northumberland on Wednesday.
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Ukraine prosecution officials said there was no evidence of a crime but one politician called for the president to face impeachment proceedings.
Eleven million documents from Mossack Fonseca show how some of its clients use it to avoid tax and launder money.
The firm says it did nothing illegal.
The Panamanian firm is alleged to have set up a company in the British Virgin Islands for Mr Poroshenko called Prime Assets Partners, which describes itself as a holding company of the Roshen confectionery group. Before becoming president, Mr Poroshenko had been known as the "chocolate king".
During his presidential campaign in 2014, Mr Poroshenko vowed to sell most of his business assets. He won the election and was sworn in in June 2014. The assets were transferred to the newly created holding company.
In October 2014 a Ukrainian bank, of which Mr Poroshenko owns a controlling stake, sent a letter of recommendation to Mossack Fonseca saying that his accounts had been "conducted properly up to our satisfaction", according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
Journalists from the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) argued that President Poroshenko's action might be illegal on two counts: starting a new company while president and not reporting the company on his disclosure statements. The BBC cannot independently confirm this.
Anti-corruption group Transparency International also believed that the "creation of businesses while serving as president is a direct violation of the constitution".
But a spokesman for Mr Poroshenko said the company it set up for the president had no active assets and was part of a legitimate corporate restructure aimed at helping to sell the Roshen group. None of the three associated accounts held more than €2,000 (£1,600; $2,270), he said.
The Ukrainian leader went on Facebook to insist that, on becoming president, he had delegated management of his assets to consulting and law firms.
"I believe I might be the first top office official in Ukraine who treats declaring of assets, paying taxes and conflict of interest issues profoundly and seriously, in full compliance with the Ukrainian and international private law," he wrote.
Legal firm Avellum, which was given the task of selling Roshen, said that using a company with foreign jurisdiction was the only way to move the company into a blind trust. "Any allegations of tax evasion are groundless," it told Reuters news agency.
However, Oleh Lyashko, head of the populist Radical party which had earlier been part of the governing coalition, called for impeachment proceedings to be initiated, although that was unlikely to take place.
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The vehicles, which come in various sizes, will distribute post from the central London depot.
They were produced by Oxfordshire-based carmaker Arrival, which recently opened a new factory in Banbury.
Another batch of 100 electric vans for Royal Mail has also been ordered from Peugeot.
Having already been trialled by Royal Mail, these will enter service in December.
Arrival says the nine vehicles it has supplied come in sizes of three and a half, six and seven and a half tonnes.
Although the current prototype versions of the vans are fitted with wing mirrors, a spokeswoman for Arrival told the BBC they will be removed from the final design - as cameras will be used to monitor traffic to the rear instead.
Royal Mail was "delighted" to be collaborating with Arrival, said Paul Gatti, Royal Mail Fleet's managing director.
"We will be putting them through their paces over the next several months to see how they cope with the mail collection demands from our larger sites," he added.
Royal Mail's fleet comprises about 49,000 vehicles in total.
"European postal providers, starting with DHL in Germany, have been taking this approach for a while now," said Ananth Srinivasan, a mobility expert with research consultancy Frost & Sullivan.
He added that five countries - the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain - had the potential to convert significant proportions of their fleets to electric vehicles in the coming years.
"Our research indicates that by 2025 these countries may have 100,000 postal service vehicles going electric between them," he told the BBC.
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Royal Mail is beginning trials in London of nine fully electric vans with ranges of up to 100 miles.
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Swansea's 1-0 win over Everton, after Hull had lost 2-0 at Sunderland, saw the Welsh side climb out of the bottom three with two games remaining.
But the Swansea boss says there is still work to do and his side must remain focused.
"It can swing so quickly the other way," Clement said.
"We have to really focus on making sure we do a good job at Sunderland.
"We know that Hull have got a difficult game with Crystal Palace still not out of it and that's going to be hard.
"But the most important thing is to do a good job when we go to Sunderland."
The Swans were bottom with only 12 points from 19 games when Clement was appointed in January.
Clement says keeping Swansea City in the Premier League would be the highlight of his career and eclipse winning the Champions League.
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Clement was Carlo Ancelotti's assistant when Real Madrid won the Champions League in 2014.
He was also the Italian's number two when Chelsea won the Premier League and FA Cup double in 2010.
"I've been in a very privileged position in the past to have worked with some fantastic teams and different players and got my hands on some unbelievable silverware," Clement said.
"But this will be the best by far if we manage to stay in this league, because I'm the one making the decisions.
"I'm the one in charge and because of the position when I came into this club.
"It was difficult for the supporters and for the players. I was the third coach in one season, so it will be a fantastic achievement if we do it."
Fernando Llorente scored the only goal against Everton as Swansea's win combined with Hull's defeat against already-relegated Sunderland saw Clement's side move out of the bottom three.
Swansea travel to Sunderland next Saturday and the club's players will cover the cost of 3,000 away tickets.
"We have picked up seven points from games against Stoke, Manchester United and Everton and that's a tough run," Clement added.
"Now we go to Sunderland and I am glad they won.
"One because it helped us, but also because it shows we can not underestimate them."
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Paul Clement says Swansea City cannot waste their opportunity after moving out of the Premier League relegation zone.
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The incident happened at Llanymynech near the Cross Keys hotel on Saturday, affecting the A483 until it reopened at about 15:00 BST.
Dyfed-Powys Police said highways officials had put a diversion in place after the collision on the adjacent B4398 road.
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A two-vehicle collision closed a main road leading to hold-ups in Powys.
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Fellow centre Duncan Taylor, of Saracens, is back after missing the autumn Tests through injury.
Uncapped Edinburgh forwards Simon Berghan and Cornell du Preez are included but David Denton is not fit.
Alasdair Dickinson is also absent through injury, while fellow Edinburgh prop WP Nel is listed but is a doubt with a neck problem.
Nel lasted just 27 minutes of his return from a long injury lay-off at the weekend and is awaiting the results of a scan.
This year's championship will be New Zealander Cotter's last in charge of the national side.
He will take over as Montpellier coach this summer and will be replaced by Glasgow Warriors' Gregor Townsend.
The Scots open their Six Nations campaign at home to Ireland on 4 February before facing France away eight days later.
With Dickinson missing and doubts over Nel, Newcastle front-rower Jon Welsh returns for the first time since the 2015 World Cup.
John Hardie, who started all five matches in last year's tournament, is another Edinburgh player in Cotter's plans working his way back to fitness.
Edinburgh lock Ben Toolis is also selected having not appeared since the Six Nations of 2015.
"It's a well-balanced and exciting group that have played a lot of rugby together, know each other well and are ambitious to do well in a Scotland jersey," said Cotter.
"I think if we get our mind-set right we can be competitive and push for wins in every game in this campaign."
Last year, Scotland finished fourth in the championship after victories against Italy and France.
In November's autumn Tests, the Scots beat Argentina and Georgia after a narrow defeat by Australia.
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The competition in Scotland's midfield is now fierce. This is probably - almost certainly - the best set of centres the country has ever had. Cotter has named five - Mark Bennett, Alex Dunbar, Huw Jones, Matt Scott and Duncan Taylor.
Alasdair Dickinson's injury is a blow. Scotland could do with his experience at loosehead.
Scotland squad:
Forwards: Alex Allan, Zander Fagerson, Gordon Reid (all Glasgow Warriors), Simon Berghan, Allan Dell, Willem Nel (all Edinburgh Rugby), Jon Welsh (Newcastle Falcons), Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Ross Ford, Stuart McInally (both Edinburgh Rugby), Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors), Richie Gray (Toulouse), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby), Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors), Ben Toolis (Edinburgh Rugby), John Barclay (Scarlets), Cornell Du Preez, John Hardie, Hamish Watson (all Edinburgh Rugby), Rob Harley, Josh Strauss, Ryan Wilson (all Glasgow Warriors)
Backs: Greig Laidlaw (Gloucester), Ali Price, Henry Pyrgos, Finn Russell (all Glasgow Warriors), Duncan Weir (Edinburgh Rugby), Mark Bennett, Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors), Huw Jones (Stormers), Matt Scott (Gloucester), Duncan Taylor (Saracens), Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors), Damien Hoyland (Edinburgh Rugby), Sean Maitland (Saracens), Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors), Tim Visser (Harlequins)
4 February - Scotland v Ireland (14:25)
12 February - France v Scotland (15:00)
25 February - Scotland v Wales (14:25)
11 March - England v Scotland (16:00)
18 March - Scotland v Italy (12:30)
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Scotland head coach Vern Cotter has recalled Gloucester centre Matt Scott to his squad ahead of the Six Nations.
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The Indomitable Lions, who lifted the trophy on Sunday after beating Egypt 2-1 in the final in Gabon, attended a ceremony in Yaounde on Wednesday.
They presented the Nations Cup trophy to President Biya at Unity Palace.
Later, they travelled in open-top vehicles through the streets of the capital to parade the trophy to fans.
Cameroon's players were given medals by the president, who said their victory should be celebrated by Cameroonians as one nation.
At the end of the ceremony Cameroon First Lady Chantal Biya posed for a series of photos with the players - at one point she used Fabrice Ondoa's phone to take a 'selfie' with them.
Cameroon's success in Gabon ended a 15-year wait to win the tournament again and gave them their fifth title.
The country will host the next edition of the Nations Cup in 2019.
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Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations-winning squad have been given a special state reception by the country's president Paul Biya.
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Former world heavyweight champion Bruno says he would like to box again, but has battled with bipolar disorder since he was diagnosed in 2003.
David Haye, who is also a former heavyweight champion, says Bruno would need to face boxers of a similar age.
But Hearn said: "Frank is a national institution. He needs help and support, but not through returning to boxing."
Bruno, who has not fought since losing the WBC belt to Mike Tyson in 1996, said on Monday he wanted to return to the ring, but had been denied a licence by British boxing officials.
"He won the heavyweight world title. It would be a travesty to see him back in the ring," said Hearn.
"It's not the answer but I fully understand all the things that boxing can give him, and I hope he can find that through being involved in the sport, whether it's coaching, whether it's being an ambassador because he trains all the time and that's because he feels he needs to."
Fellow Briton Haye does not feel Bruno should meet boxers in their 20s or 30s.
"As long as he fights somebody his own age, I've got no problem with that," Haye, 35, told Radio 4's Today programme.
Haye made a comeback of his own in January, taking 131 seconds to win his first fight in three-and-a-half years.
He added that Bruno was in "fantastic shape" but added there should be a seniors division in boxing, as there is in tennis.
Promoter Kellie Maloney said Bruno should not risk his health and instead channel his energy into other things, like training up-and-coming boxers.
"He's got a lot of knowledge and he could pass that on to the young fighters," said Maloney. "There's so much more out there for him."
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Frank Bruno returning to boxing at the age of 54 would be a "travesty", says promoter Eddie Hearn.
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"If you have money then you can control people," she seems to say on the tape which has been widely circulated.
Ms Hammah has not yet commented on the tape or her sacking.
The BBC's Sammy Darko in Accra says she played a key role in President John Mahama's election last year.
Some pundits will feel vindicated over her sacking, as they warned that she was too young and inexperienced to serve in government, our correspondent says.
In August, she said there was a lot of pressure on her to steal public money because people thought that, as a minister, she was rich.
She described such demands as "obnoxious", reports the Ghanaweb news site.
"Corrupt politicians are the reflection of [a] corrupt society!" it quotes her as saying.
Ms Hammah first came to the public attention after stumbling several times while making a speech and then saying she had been given the wrong text.
On the tape, which has not been independently verified, she says: "I will not quit politics until I make one million dollars."
She also criticising another deputy minister, calling her "senseless, ugly, loud and egoistic".
Information Minister Mahama Ayariga did not give any reason for Ms Hammah's dismissal in her one-sentence announcement.
But it comes 24 hours after the tape went viral on social media and was played on a local radio station.
Her driver has been questioned by the police, after she lodged a complaint, saying her right to privacy had been infringed.
Police spokesman Freeman Tetttey told the BBC they were investigating whether an offence had been committed.
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Ghana's Deputy Communications Minister Victoria Hammah has been sacked after she was recorded allegedly saying she would stay in politics until she has made $1m (£600,000).
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French media reported that a five-year deal had been agreed to host the race at Le Castellet, near Marseille.
Ecclestone told Reuters: "Yes, I think it will happen," adding that it would be held in late July, not a month later as the initial reports had suggested.
France hosted the first ever grand prix in 1906 but lost its slot in 2008.
There have been several attempts since to revive the race but this one looks to be the first to succeed.
A news conference has been organised for an announcement about the future of the French Grand Prix in Paris on Monday, to be hosted by Christian Estrosi, the president of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur.
The French sports newspaper L'Equipe reported that a five-year deal had been agreed with the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region in association with the city of Toulon, department of Var and the French motorsport association.
Le Castellet - also known as the Circuit Paul Ricard - last hosted the French Grand Prix in 1990. From 1991-2008 it was held at Magny-Cours in central France.
Ecclestone's family trust owns the track but the 86-year-old said: "It's nothing to do with them at all. I think they are renting it to the people that are going to be the promoters."
He said the race would be held on "more or less sort of the German date probably", without specifying what that meant for the future of the German Grand Prix.
That race has dropped off the calendar for next year because the Nurburgring, one of two venues that alternate as hosts, cannot meet its financial obligations under its contract with F1.
But Hockenheim, which held the race in 2016, has a contract to do so again in 2018.
The return of France will be greeted with widespread delight by both F1 insiders and fans of the sport.
This is because of its historic significance and because it is another race in the sport's heartland of Europe rather than, as has been the recent trend for new events, in a country where the sport has limited support and no heritage.
F1 is in the process of being bought by US group Liberty Media, and it has said that protecting races in F1's heartland is a major priority, along with expanding its presence in the US, the rest of the Americas and Asia.
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The French Grand Prix will return to the Formula 1 calendar after an absence of 10 years, the sport's boss Bernie Ecclestone has said.
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He has made 155 appearances for the Lions since signing from MK Dons for an undisclosed fee in January 2014.
The 30-year-old played 56 games in all competitions last season.
"Having such success last season made it an easy decision for me to sign another contract," Williams told the club website.
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Millwall midfielder Shaun Williams has signed a 12-month contract extension with the newly-promoted Championship club, with an option for an extra year.
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Mr Hands said officials would be able to choose the type of products to be covered by agreements.
The union operates alongside the EU's single market and free trade area.
It comes after the Brexit secretary said the UK would consider paying for "best possible" single market access.
The customs union includes all 28 EU nations, but also Turkey, Monaco, San Marino, Andorra and non-EU UK territories such as the Channel Islands.
They enjoy free trade with each other, but must impose the same tariffs on goods from nations outside the pact and are barred from doing bilateral trade deals with other countries.
Bloomberg news agency published remarks Mr Hands made in an interview this week in which he said the "history of international trade has got all kinds of examples of customs unions".
He said the UK could be selective about which individual sectors it wished to be covered by any customs union arrangement.
Mr Hands added: "You can choose which markets, which products the customs unions affect and which they don't, so there isn't a binary thing of being inside the customs union or outside of the customs union."
As the pound posted its fifth consecutive week of gains against the euro, Mr Hands's words were cited by financial market commentators as further evidence that fears over a "hard Brexit" were easing.
In the Commons on Thursday, Brexit Secretary David Davis had said the "major criterion" was getting the best access for goods and services to the European market.
Later, in a speech to CBI Wales in Cardiff, Mr Davis sought to reassure business leaders that immigration controls after Brexit will not be imposed "in a way that it is contrary to the national and economic interest".
But Brexit-backing Tory MP Peter Bone said "people would be absolutely outraged" if the UK continued to pay the EU after Brexit.
And another prominent Leave campaigner and former Conservative cabinet minister, Iain Duncan Smith, told the BBC he believed Mr Davis had been simply not ruling anything in or out of the government's Brexit negotiations.
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The UK could seek a deal which would allow sections of the economy to remain within the EU's customs union after Brexit, international trade minister Greg Hands has suggested.
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In the three months to August, output fell by 0.8%, the biggest such decline since March 2013.
Meanwhile, the UK trade deficit was £3.3bn in August, a narrowing of £1.2bn from July, it said.
But the deficit was larger than expected and is set to weigh on growth, the ONS added.
An ONS official said the weak figures for construction in August may have been linked to wet weather during the month.
Housebuilding fell by 3% from July and output in other parts of the sector also contracted for the first across-the-board decline since 2010.
The trade figures showed the UK's deficit in its trade in goods narrowed to £11.1bn in August compared with £12.2bn in July, although some analysts had expected it to shrink further.
The deficit of £11.1bn on goods was partly offset by a £7.9bn surplus on services. Exports increased by £0.8bn, boosted by cars.
The combined goods deficit for July and August is already twice that of the previous quarter, and is likely to have a negative effect on overall GDP growth.
The UK's economy grew by 0.7% in the second quarter of the year, but Howard Archer of IHS Global Insight said overall growth prospects for the third quarter had received a "double blow" from the construction and trade data, which was "seriously bad news overall".
"Overall, the data reinforce our belief that GDP growth is likely be no better than 0.5% quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter, and there is now a significant risk that it could have been weaker still."
David Kern, chief economist of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "The large trade deficit remains a major national problem. Greater efforts are needed to support our exporters and to secure a long-term improvement in our trading position."
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Construction output fell 4.3% in August, its sharpest drop since late 2012, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.
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Rod Mackenzie, described as a life-long crofter, was one of six commissioners elected in March and represents the East Highlands.
Mr Ewing said the appointment would bring stability to the Crofting Commission.
The regulatory body had been involved in a lengthy row that saw calls for the last convener to resign.
Earlier this year, Scottish ministers urged for action to address "worrying failures" indentified by a review of the commission.
The review ordered by the government found "personality clashes" amid issues with management at the organisation.
Crofting is carried out in the Highlands, Northern and Western Isles and Argyll.
Mr Ewing said: "As a life-long crofter, Mr Mackenzie will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role and I look forward to working collaboratively with him in the future.
"With the appointment of the new convener, the creation of the new board of commissioners and the recruitment of a new chief executive earlier this year, I believe crofting can look forward to a period of stability and a positive focus on issues that will greatly improve the lives of those living in remote and rural areas."
Mr Mackenzie said he was delighted to be selected for the role.
He said: "We've had several meetings of the board of commissioners since the elections in March, both for business and for training as a new group coming together and I've been impressed by just that - how everyone wants to come together, to do a good job for crofting.
"And what I've quickly learnt is that it is no simple thing. As a public regulator, you are working within constraints - there's no magic wand.
"But what there is, is the will to work together to make a difference."
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Apple won a ban on the devices, claiming Samsung had copied its iPhone and iPad.
South Korean Samsung had been unable to sell products in Australia since July.
The two companies are engaged in legal battles in more than 10 countries since April accusing each other of infringing smartphone and tablet patents.
Last month, Samsung won an appeal against a temporary ban on sales.
However, Apple was awarded a stay of the orders. On Friday Apple's bid to extend the ban was turned down by the High Court.
The ruling is a rare win for Samsung as it allows the company to sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in time for the busy Christmas shopping season, a lucrative time for the industry.
The decision comes after a US court ruled against Apple's bid to ban Galaxy phones and tablets, another win for Samsung. Apple has appealed against that ruling.
However, the legal tussle in other markets is not going as well for Samsung.
The company said on Friday that a French court had turned down its request to ban sale of the latest iPhone in that country.
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Ethiopian great Kenenisa Bekele, who won last year's Berlin Marathon in the second-quickest time ever, heads the men's elite field along with Kenya's Stanley Biwott.
In the women's race, Great Britain's Jo Pavey will have qualification for this year's world championships in her sights as part of a strong field.
Six-time Paralympic gold medallist David Weir has said he will retire after the men's elite wheelchair race.
BBC One will have comprehensive coverage from 08:30 BST on race day, with BBC Red Button viewers able to watch the elite races from start to finish.
Fans can also watch the amateur runners complete the 26.2 mile course with a special Finish Line stream, available via Connected TV and on the BBC Sport website.
You can also follow text updates from 08:30 to 16:00 on the BBC Sport website, plus live radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 live.
Saturday, 22 April
13:15-13:45, Marathon Preview, BBC One
Sunday, 23 April
07:50-08:50, Marathon Preview, BBC Red Button (repeat)
08:00-14:00, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra (simulcast of BBC London's coverage)
08:30-14:30, BBC One
08:50-12:30, Elite Races, BBC Red Button and online
12:30-16:00, Finish Line, Connected TV and online
18:00-19:00, Highlights, BBC Two
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President Uhuru Kenyatta and Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn agreed the deal in the border town of Moyale.
The deal aims to tackle youth unemployment by creating jobs in the energy, mining and livestock industries.
Tensions between rival ethnic groups have risen due to lack of land and water.
There was a heavy security presence ahead of the meeting on the Kenya-Ethiopia border.
"This is a historic function," Kenya's President Kenyatta was quoted as saying.
He said a tarmac road would be built by September 2016, linking the two countries' capital cities.
Cross-border raids have forced thousands to flee their homes in recent years.
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Kenya and Ethiopia have signed a UN-backed trade deal worth $200m (£130m) in a bid to ease cross-border conflict.
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The world champion went into Saturday's racing as the overall leader and managed a victory and a third place.
With the lowest score winning, Scott is on 22 points - 16 clear of Slovenia's Vasilij Zbogar with three races left.
Scott, 29, is a four-time world champion bidding to follow in the footsteps of compatriot and four-time Olympic champion Sir Ben Ainslie.
"It's looking good going into the next two races but there's still a lot to play for," said Scott.
"Obviously having that points margin is a big confidence booster but I think the thing for me to be focusing on is that it isn't over.
"You can't get complacent. You have to attack days like I've done today so nothing really changes. But clearly having that margin is a good place for me."
Nick Thompson's medal hopes in the Laser category took a blow, as he finished 22nd in the 10th race, dropping to sixth.
Thompson, 30, was second after six races, but is 10 points outside the top three going into the medal race, which is worth double points.
Alison Young kept alive her hopes in the Laser Radial, winning the penultimate race to be eighth going into the medal race.
Ben Saxton and Nicola Groves dropped to third in the Nacra 17 mixed category, after they finished outside the top 10 in three of their four races on Saturday.
Charlotte Dobson and Sophie Ainsworth are sixth in the women's 49er class while in the men's equivalent Dylan Fletcher and Alain Sign are 12th.
Dylan Fletcher and Alain Sign have risen from 14th to 12th in the 49er fleet, but face a tough ask to finish in the medal hunt.
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That includes broadband operators, schools, universities and libraries. Ofcom said that the savings could be passed on to consumers.
It follows a review that found the former state monopoly had "significant" market power.
BT said that more regulation could damage investment in infrastructure.
"These are proposals for discussion, so we'll be making our views known to Ofcom. We don't expect a final decision for some time," the company said in a statement.
"We believe there should be less regulation in this market, not more, as businesses already have diverse and growing choice amongst a large number of providers."
The consultation - which runs until July - will consider a form of charge control that aims to bring prices down over a three-year period.
The charge controls relate to two groups of services - older leased lines that offer speeds up to 8Mbps (megabits per second) and newer Ethernet lines that offer speeds up to 1Gbps (gigabit per second).
"The slow speed traditional service on up to 8Mbps leased lines is not likely to help mobile and other broadband operators, since slow lines like this are not sufficient for modern backhaul," said Andrew Ferguson, editor of broadband news site ThinkBroadband.
"The real market is the Ethernet sector where the price reduction will be very welcome by those buying these lines."
But he added: "There is also the real risk that BT - if revenue is reduced in one area - will seek to maintain profits by increasing prices elsewhere."
Ofcom is also proposing that companies providing leased lines should be granted access to BT's networks through a process known as dark fibre.
This would involve BT giving competitors physical access to its fibre-optic cables, allowing them to take direct control of the connection.
It is called dark fibre because the cable would not be lit using BT's electronic equipment. Instead the competitor would install its own equipment at either end of the cable.
Ofcom expects to publish its decision in the first quarter of next year, with any price cuts coming into effect in April 2016.
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UK regulator Ofcom is proposing cutting what BT charges for its leased telecoms lines, which could see significant price cuts for those who buy them.
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A section of Victoria Pier in Colwyn Bay collapsed into the sea in February and a fire broke out there in March.
The planning and listed building consent applications have been submitted by the owners, Conwy council.
They include redeveloping a shortened pier and salvaging heritage elements of the structure for potential use in its restoration.
The Colwyn Victoria Pier Trust wants to restore the pier to its original 1900 length, complete with kiosks and a pavilion, but has recognised the remaining pier needs to be dismantled "so the community can move forward".
The 116-year-old pier was already closed to the public for safety reasons before its partial collapse.
The council said the applications would be registered by the planning authority in due course and then be subject to the usual planning process.
Once they have been considered and assessed, the listed building consent application will be submitted to the Welsh Government.
That decision will be made by a Welsh Government minister who will be advised by CADW.
In 2013, Conwy council voted to demolish the pier but this move was refused by the Welsh Government in 2015.
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Permission has been requested to dismantle and redevelop a Grade II-listed pier in Conwy county.
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It said fracking could be safe for human health and the environment, but added that the industry needed to be more transparent.
The report did not look at fracking's cost and climate change implications.
The task force is an independent body funded by the oil and gas industry.
There has been a great deal of public opposition to fracking - which involves blasting shale rock with water, sand and chemicals to release the gas trapped inside - in both the UK and elsewhere.
There are concerns over the possibility of water contamination, methane leakage, earth tremors and disruption to local communities.
However, the government is keen to exploit the UK's shale gas resources to reduce dependence on imported gas and increase energy independence.
And this latest report suggests that, if regulations are tightened and a National Advisory Committee is established to monitor data from any shale gas operations, fracking could be safe.
Lord Smith, chair of the Task Force on Shale Gas, said: "Our conclusion from all the evidence we've seen is clear. Only if the drilling is done properly and to the highest standard, and with rigorous regulation and monitoring, can shale gas fracking be done safely for local communities and the environment."
But the report did say that the practice of injecting waste water back into rock formations, which has been associated with earthquakes in the US, should be avoided.
Lord Smith said: "We have not yet concluded that fracking is a good idea for the UK.
"We still have to look at climate change and the economics. It would be premature to make conclusions yet on whether it is a good or bad thing."
He added that if fracking would lead to a "substantial raising of greenhouse gas emissions", it should not be allowed.
Environmentalists argue that if we are to avoid dangerous levels of climate change, fossil fuels need to be left in the ground in favour of cleaner, renewable energy such and wind and solar power.
The task force will publish two further reports this year, covering climate change and economics.
A final report on the potential risks and benefits of shale gas for the UK will be published in the spring of 2016.
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Fracking could potentially be done safely in the UK under "rigorous regulation", but it is too early to say whether it would be "a good idea", the Task Force on Shale Gas has reported.
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The Royals secured their play-off place with a 1-0 win over Wigan on Saturday and are third with a game left to play.
"For us, it's important to stay up there and be happy with where we are going into the semi-final," Stam said.
"It's going to hard and a big battle as all the teams up there are good and have quality individuals."
Stam, who took charge of Reading in the summer, praised the squad's achievement in finishing in the top six.
"I'm very proud of the players," he told BBC Radio Berkshire. "A top six finish is something you hope for at the beginning of the season, but that depends on the progress of the team.
"It's a big achievement and a big compliment to the squad in how they've done this season."
Reading travel to Burton for their final game of the regular season on Sunday and would face sixth-placed Fulham in their play-off semi-final as things stand.
But, former Manchester United defender Stam is not too concerned with who they might face.
"We're going to give it our best shot," he said. "We want to finish the final game well as we don't want to go into the play-offs with a disappointment."
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Reading manager Jaap Stam believes momentum rather than a highest-placed finish will be most important going into the Championship play-offs.
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According to a pair of scientific studies, key genes in the immune system come from our ancient "cousins".
The findings, which appear in The American Journal of Human Genetics, suggest we have Neanderthals to thank for being able to fight off pathogens.
But interbreeding may have had a downside, as the same genes may have made us more prone to allergies.
Modern-day people can trace their ancestry to a small population that emerged from Africa about 60,000 years ago.
As the African humans spread out across the world, they came into contact with other ancient humans based in Europe and Western Asia.
Genetic evidence suggests that these different "tribes" interbred, with part of the genome of Neanderthals still present in humans alive today.
About 1% to 6% of the modern Eurasian human genome seems to come from Neanderthals and Denisovans - another extinct member of the human family.
Scientists in Germany analysed the genes of both modern humans and our ancient relatives to find the source of changes in our immune system's genetic blueprints.
They found some of the fragments of Neanderthal DNA in humans alive today play a key role in the immune system as the front line of defence against pathogens such as bacteria, fungi and parasites.
"The evidence suggests that this genetic region contributes to the immune system of modern day humans," Dr Michael Dannemann of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, told BBC News.
"At some point in history it might have been an advantage to have these Neanderthal genes in terms of fighting off infections or lethal pathogens from 10,000 years ago.
"It could also still be an advantage today but this is difficult to pinpoint."
Dr Danneman, a co-researcher on one of the papers, said this inheritance from the Neanderthals could also have left some people more prone to allergies - because of the effect on the immune system - although this needs further investigation in the laboratory.
A second group of researchers - in France and the US - independently analysed genetic data on modern people from the 1000 Genomes project together with the genome sequences of ancient humans.
They came to similar conclusions - that a particular cluster of important human immune genes come from Neanderthals and Denisovans.
Dr Lluis Quintana-Murci of the Unit of Human Evolutionary Genetics, Institut Pasteur, Paris, said the findings came as a big surprise.
"Our big surprise was to find that this gene region has such a high Neanderthal ancestry because this region has been shown to have a major biological relevance in host survival against pathogens," he said.
"Maybe we should thank Neanderthals for having given us diversity in innate immunity to survive better against pathogens."
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Mr Green was charged after arriving at Livingston police station.
Mr Whyte later attended a police station in Glasgow and was detained in custody.
A third man, former Rangers co-administrator David Whitehouse, was earlier arrested in England.
All three men are expected to appear at Glasgow Sherriff Court on Wednesday.
Craig Whyte, 44, took over Rangers in May 2011. The club entered administration the following year.
Charles Green led the consortium which bought Rangers assets in 2012 following the club's liquidation.
But he stepped down from Rangers a year later following allegations that he was working in conjunction with Craig Whyte.
A police spokesman said: "Police Scotland can confirm a 44-year-old man has been arrested and is presently detained in police custody in connection with an ongoing investigation into an alleged fraudulent acquisition of Rangers FC in 2012.
"A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."
An earlier police statement said a 62-year-old man had been arrested and detained over the same investigation.
Arriving at the police station on Tuesday morning, Mr Green, 62, said: "I've been invited to attend an interview with Police Scotland. I have done that on a number of occasions in the past."
Asked why he was there, Mr Green replied: "Well, one of the difficulties with today is my legal people had asked Police Scotland to provide us information that we're likely to be questioned on and they wouldn't provide that so I'm at a loss really."
David Whitehouse, 50, who worked for administrators Duff and Phelps, had earlier been arrested in connection with the 2012 acquisition.
Police said in a statement: "Following a Police Scotland operation on Tuesday, a 50-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the alleged fraudulent acquisition of Rangers FC in 2012.
"Around 6am officers from Police Scotland's economic crime unit, assisted by officers from Cheshire, attended at an address in England and detained the 50-year-old man.
"He has now been arrested and is presently detained in police custody."
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Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte and ex-chief executive Charles Green have been arrested as part of an inquiry into the "alleged fraudulent acquisition" of the club in 2012.
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The Institute for Science and International Security says images of the Yongbyon plant show patterns of melting snow indicating new activity.
Yongbyon's reactor was shut down in 2007 but was restarted in 2013.
Six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programme have been stalled since early 2009.
The think-tank's report says that its assessment in late 2014 was that the reactor at Yongbyon, in the country's west, had been "shut down or partially shut down" but more recent images suggested the plant "may be operating at low power or intermittently".
As well as the patterns of melting snow, the satellite photos are also said to capture a stream of warm water coming out of the reactor's discharge pipeline and steam rising off the turbine.
This study is a powerful reminder that North Korea's nuclear weapons programme has not gone away.
It also shows the important role that independent analysts with access to civilian satellite imagery can play in helping to publicise what previously would have been top secret material available only to a handful of governments.
The winter snow and ice provides a helpful environment to reveal tell-tale signs that the Yongbyon reactor may have restarted. There's still considerable uncertainty about the scale of North Korea's nuclear arsenal.
Recently Chinese nuclear experts provided their US counterparts with a new assessment of North Korea's nuclear capabilities suggesting it may already have 20 warheads with the capacity to double this total by next year. US estimates are much more conservative.
It means that over the past 12 years Pyongyang has developed an expanding arsenal which many see as a significant threat to the region.
In 2008, North Korea walked away from six-party talks with South Korea, the US, China, Japan and Russia on its denuclearisation.
The other countries have since tried to persuade North Korea to return to the negotiating table.
Earlier this year North Korea offered to stop nuclear tests if the US stopped holding military drills with Seoul, but the offer was rejected.
North Korea has conducted three nuclear tests, in 2006, 2009 and 2013.
Also on Thursday, Russia said the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had cancelled his plans to attend World War Two victory commemorations in Moscow.
The visit next week would have been his first trip abroad since taking power three years ago. However, a Kremlin spokesman said Mr Kim had decided to stay in North Korea due to "internal issues".
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A US think-tank says satellite pictures taken earlier this year suggest North Korea may have restarted one of its nuclear reactors.
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Lee and Drilona Perry got married at Newark register office late on Saturday afternoon.
They headed to the adjacent Newark Castle after to take photos but, in the meantime, register office staff went home and the gates were locked.
They were rescued along with their 50 guests after an hour and the council has now apologised.
Mr Perry, from Newark, Nottinghamshire, said he thought it was a joke at first.
"You plan a nice, beautiful wedding that you expect to be the most wonderful day of your life....only to find you get locked in," he said.
"As it started to get dark and the rain started to come down we thought let's wrap this up and get to the function, but the gates were locked."
He said they had been given no explanation as to how it had happened but "it will be a wedding to remember".
"We can laugh about it now. It could've been a lot worse," added Mr Perry.
Jeanette Hall, registration area manager at Nottinghamshire County Council, said they appreciated it "must have been frustrating for all involved".
She said: "Newark and Sherwood District Council lock these gates at around dusk and unfortunately we should have alerted the couple to the possibility that the gates may be locked when they went into the grounds."
She said they were trying to contact the couple to investigate what happened.
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Louis Ross was with friends when he lost control on a slope in the Meribel resort on Wednesday, police said.
The 17-year-old was a lower-sixth form pupil at the independent Canford School in Wimborne, Dorset.
In a statement, the school said: "We are devastated by this shocking news and doing all we can to support the family during this time."
"The thoughts and prayers of the entire Canford community are with them."
The resort is the same one where former F1 world champion Michael Schumacher suffered a brain injury in 2013.
French police said Louis lost his balance and crashed into the slope during the morning and, despite wearing a helmet, suffered injuries to his face.
Mountain rescuers were on the scene within 10 minutes but nothing could be done to save him.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson said: "We are in contact with the local authorities and providing support to the family at this difficult time."
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A British teenager has died in a skiing crash while on a family holiday in the French Alps.
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At the beginning of the season, Claudio Ranieri's side were as much as 5,000-1 to finish as champions, while the odds were 1000-1 to be top at Christmas.
The Foxes lead the Premier League by five points from Tottenham and have lost just three times all season.
Leicester can guarantee themselves a shock title triumph with three wins from their remaining four games.
Betfred are the only bookmakers to have already paid out on Leicester as champions, after they beat Southampton 1-0 on 3 April.
"I've been wrong before but this time I can't see Spurs or Arsenal catching Ranieri's men," said Betfred boss Fred Done.
At the start of the season, 47 people placed a bet with Ladbrokes for Leicester to win the title at 5000-1 - of which 23 have cashed out, while 24 are still awaiting their fate.
"Leicester's win would be the biggest upset in the history of betting," Alex Donohue of Ladbrokes told BBC Sport. "It would be the worst result for us financially and our biggest payout by a distance.
"If Chelsea, Manchester City or Manchester United would have won, the total payouts would have been in the few hundred thousands.
"Leicester have been upsetting the odds all season but it is a brilliant Hollywood story that we are a part of. Hats off to anyone who backed them at the start of the season."
Last month, a Leicester fan cashed out for £72,000 from a £50 bet on his team to win the title.
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The UK's leading bookmakers face paying out more than £10m if Leicester City win the Premier League title.
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The 11 members of the cross-party Home Affairs Committee will use their findings to inform recommendations to the government.
Labour MP Yvette Cooper, who chairs the committee, said too often only the "loudest, angriest voices" were heard.
She said immigration would be central to the Brexit deal.
Immigration to the UK rose to a record level with 650,000 migrants in the year to June, Office for National Statistics figures released earlier this month showed.
There was also a record number of EU citizens coming to live in Britain, 284,000.
While net migration - immigration minus emigration - stayed near record levels, at 335,000.
Launching the inquiry on Thursday, Ms Cooper told the committee: "There has been a lot of noise about immigration.
"Too often all that gets heard are the loudest, angriest voices and others are silenced.
"Some people exploit public concern to whip up fear and hatred.
"But just because some people exploit the issue in a way that is totally wrong, [that] doesn't mean the rest of us should be silent from talking about it or ignore the problem.
"It is not racist to worry about immigration.
"We have to make sure we have a sensible debate."
Earlier, Ms Cooper told the BBC's Breakfast programme: "People really need a say on what kind of reforms people want to immigration.
"For too long successive governments have failed on immigration, and public concern has just gone up.
"We should be having a really honest debate all round the country about what sorts of reforms, what kinds of controls people want to see."
She said the government would be "crazy" not to listen to what people were saying about immigration.
"If we don't get a consensus around the final Brexit deal, it will unravel," she added.
The committee plans to hold public meetings, debates and online consultations.
They are also encouraging community groups, business organisations, faith groups, think tanks and local councils to run their own debates.
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A group of MPs are to hold public meetings across the UK to hear people's views on immigration and how it should be handled after the UK leaves the EU.
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It is the same XV that faced Fiji in their opening game of the tournament.
Bernard Foley returns at fly-half over Quade Cooper, with Michael Hooper alongside David Pocock in the back row and Matt Giteau at inside-centre.
Australia trail Wales in Pool A after two victories, while an England defeat would see the hosts all but eliminated.
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England have recalled centre Jonathan Joseph in place of Sam Burgess, while number eight Ben Morgan and lock Joe Launchbury also start.
Morgan believes the Wallabies' forwards will have "doubts", with the 26-17 defeat by England at Twickenham last November, fresh in their memories.
But Australia coach Michael Cheika responded by saying his side would not be "looking backwards" at previous matches between the sides.
"I know they think we are weak in the forwards, they are saying it out loud. They have stuck it to us the last couple of times we have played," he said.
"The only place we can show the difference is on the field on Saturday night, that is where we will show our colours. Talk is cheap."
Australia's eight-man replacements' bench will also be confirmed later.
Wales, who beat England 28-25 on Saturday and are second in the pool, beat Fiji 23-13 at the Millennium Stadium on Thursday to head the group.
The Wallabies squad has been hit with injuries, with lock Will Skelton and number eight Wycliff Palu ruled out of the tournament after being hurt against Uruguay.
Sam Carter and James Hanson have replaced them.
"This selection has been really clear on where we must improve and the level we must be at to compete with England," added Cheika.
"We know that it's going to be a very tough challenge."
Australia: Israel Folau; Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Giteau, Rob Horne; Bernard Foley, Will Genia; Scott Sio, Stephen Moore, Sekope Kepu; Kane Douglas, Rob Simmons; Scott Fardy, Michael Hooper, David Pocock.
Replacements: Tatafu Polota-Nau, James Slipper, Greg Holmes, Dean Mumm, Ben McCalman, Nick Phipps, Matt Toomua, Kurtley Beale.
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First floated in January and included in the Conservative manifesto, the cap would apply to central and local government and other public bodies.
The BBC, Channel 4, Bank of England, the Armed Forces, Royal Bank of Scotland and other taxpayer-owned banks would be among organisations exempt.
But ministers said they would expect such bodies to introduce "their own, commensurate cap on exit payments".
The government says it wants to significantly reduce the cost to the taxpayer of public sector pay-offs, which totalled about £6.5bn between 2011-12 and 2013-14.
"It's not right that highly-paid public sector workers should receive huge taxpayer-funded payouts when they're made redundant," said Chief Secretary to the Treasury Greg Hands.
"The cap we are bringing into law will mean no more six-figure pay-offs in the civil service, local authorities and the NHS. We also expect other bodies who rely on taxpayers' money to follow suit."
Under its plans, which would apply to bodies whose remuneration is determined at a UK level, any eligible organisation which wanted to exceed the cap would have to seek permission from ministers.
The Treasury-led consultation, which will seek views on the scope, level and design of the proposed cap, will close on 27 August.
Union leaders criticised the exclusion of RBS and the firms which manage the remaining publicly owned assets of Northern Rock and Bradford and Bingley.
They claim the cap will potentially affect nurses, teachers, firefighters and police officers on relatively modest incomes.
"Ministers are portraying this as being aimed at highly paid public servants who enjoy 'golden goodbyes'," said Mark Serwotka, from the Public and Commercial Services Union.
"But the reality is that capping the redundancy payments at the proposed level will impact on long-serving, loyal staff earning just above the average civil service pay who have built up pensions and other entitlements under their terms and conditions."
The BBC introduced a £150,000 maximum limit on redundancy payments in 2013 following criticism of severance packages paid to some departing senior executives.
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Ministers are to consult on plans to cap public sector pay-offs at £95,000.
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The wreck of the 3rd Century trading ship Asterix was discovered in the mouth of St Peter Port harbour entrance in the 1980s.
The timbers are to go on display as part of an exhibition about a Celtic hoard of 70,000 coins.
The hoard was found in a field in Jersey by two metal detector enthusiasts in 2012.
The timbers have been undergoing conservation work at the Mary Rose Trust in Portsmouth.
Val Nelson, Jersey Heritage Trust Registrar, said the timbers from the Asterix would be on display with a scale model of the original ship.
She said: "This is the first public airing for the timbers, the restoration work has just been completed.
"The coin hoard will be the major part of the exhibition, but we have borrowed objects from Guernsey, Normandy and Brittany to put the hoard in context and show what was happening in this part of the world at the time.
"As well as the timbers, we will have a very special piece from Normandy that is considered a French national treasure."
The timbers had to be lifted into the museum gallery, on the third floor, using a large crane.
The vessel is the "biggest object from Roman Britain and the most intact sea going ship [of its age] found outside the Mediterranean," said Jason Monaghan, director of Guernsey Museums, which owns the wreck.
The whole ship, for which a permanent home has yet to be found, could not be included in the exhibition as it is too large at about 5m (16ft) wide and 17m (56ft) long.
The exhibition opens at the Jersey Museum in St Helier on 2 June. It will visit Guernsey in 2015.
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The north Belfast derby could have a huge bearing on whether the Crues will retain the Irish Premiership crown.
The clash of two in-form sides is one of the biggest fixtures of the season.
Cliftonville have lost just one of the 19 league matches played since Lyttle took over in October while Crusaders have been beaten just once in 25 games.
"Cliftonville will come to Seaview and throw the kitchen sink at us," said Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter, who is without suspended striker Michael Carvill.
"We know that, and have to be prepared for it. We need to give back as much as we receive.
"It is a big match but there is a long way to go in this league.
"Our job is to concentrate on our own game and just get on with the task ahead of us."
Earlier in the campaign, Crusaders won 1-0 away to the Reds while the north Belfast rivals drew 2-2 at Seaview on Boxing Day.
"We have been on a good run for some time now," said Cliftonville manager Lyttle whose side beat Ards in last weekend's League Cup final.
"We had a wee blip with a number of draws but we have got things sorted out and are a team in form.
"Hopefully, we can drive on for the rest of the campaign."
Victory for Cliftonville would also be a boost to Linfield's ambitions of being the ones to deny Crusaders back-to-back titles.
David Healy's Blues, who lost 2-1 at Portadown last time out, go to Coleraine aiming to beat the Bannsiders for the third time this season.
"We had been on a nice little run before the Portadown game," said boss Healy.
"Portadown had been struggling but they have now taken six points from us. It shows how teams raise their game when they play Linfield.
"We must pick ourselves up and go on another unbeaten run."
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Gerard Lyttle takes his Cliftonville team to Crusaders on Saturday confident of a victory which would move them to within six points of the leaders.
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This is their first major operation in CAR since about 150 troops were deployed in recent weeks to Bangui, amid warnings of a genocide.
Around a quarter of CAR's 4.6 million population have fled their homes since conflict erupted in March 2013 between mainly Muslim and Christian militias.
The African Union and France have about 7,000 troops in the country.
They have been battling to curb the conflict, and the EU has pledged to send up to 1,000 troops and the United Nations (UN) about 12,000 troops.
French troops handed control of the airport in the capital, Bangui, to the EU force on Wednesday.
Bangui has seen some of the worst fighting, and AU troops escorted more than 1,200 Muslims out of the city on Sunday to protect them from the mainly Christian anti-balaka militia.
The EU force is under the command of a French officer, Maj-Gen Philippe Ponties, and is made up of French and Estonian troops.
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Their deployment to the airport is intended to allow French troops to move elsewhere in the country.
UN officials and aid agencies have warned that hatred between Christians and Muslims could lead to a genocide and the partition of the country.
Few Muslims remain in Bangui, with most of them fleeing to the north or neighbouring states.
Christians form the majority in CAR, and the anti-balaka say they took up arms after coming under attack from the mainly Muslim Seleka rebels who seized power in March 2013.
Seleka leader Michel Djotodia was forced to step down in January, because of his failure to stem the violence.
He had been the CAR's first Muslim ruler. His supporters accuse troops loyal to the president he overthrew, Francois Bozize, of fuelling the conflict.
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European Union (EU) troops have taken control of security at the Central African Republic's (CAR) main airport.
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Two vehicles collided on the A32 Gosport Road shortly after 08:00 GMT, Hampshire Constabulary said.
The biker was treated by paramedics at the scene but later died from his injuries.
Motorists are urged to avoid the area as the road, which has been closed near Wych Lane, will remain shut for several hours.
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A motorcyclist has died after being involved in a crash with a lorry in Fareham, Hampshire.
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The city's old and new towns have held Unesco status since 1995 and are among six world heritage sites in Scotland.
The aim is to gather feedback for the City of Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh World Heritage, and Historic Environment Scotland.
The consultation will close at the end of July.
Ian Perry, convener of the City of Edinburgh Council's planning committee, said: "Our World Heritage Site is of crucial importance to the future vision and development of the city.
"This consultation process is an opportunity for everyone to have their say on how the site is being run.
"We would like as many people as possible to let us know what they think is working well, and where we can make improvements.'
Adam Wilkinson, director of Edinburgh World Heritage, said: "The management plan consultation may sound like a theoretical exercise, but the plan is a living document that provides the base from which the partners in the management of the World Heritage Site guide change.
"Its review is an important opportunity for the communities of the World Heritage Site and the city in general to ensure their voice is heard.
"We would urge everyone to get involved and take part in this consultation process."
Barbara Cummins, of Historic Environment Scotland, said: "As partners in the Management Plan, we welcome the launch of the consultation - this provides an opportunity to gather suggestions and ideas from those who live, work and visit Edinburgh on how we manage and celebrate the Old and New Towns World Heritage Site."
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A major public consultation has been launched to canvass views on how Edinburgh's world heritage site should be protected.
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The deal with AEVI will see the Edinburgh-based firm's scheduling and booking software being made available to more than 500,000 firms worldwide.
The software will feature on AEVI's cloud-based suite of business-to-business apps and services.
From February, users will be able to schedule appointments on AEVI-enabled point-of-sale devices.
Appointedd's software is designed to help small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) make appointments with colleagues and customers wherever they are in the world.
Appointedd was founded by Leah Hutcheon in 2011 and has attracted support from several high-profile investors, including Skyscanner founder Gareth Williams and Macklin Enterprise Partnerships founder Marie Macklin.
Ms Hutcheon, said: "At Appointedd, we're passionate about supporting businesses to grow and flourish and this new partnership with AEVI exposes Appointedd to a wide range of businesses across the globe, enabling us to help them to scale their businesses.
"We know that SMEs are short on time and Appointedd can help them streamline processes, grow their businesses and gain a competitive advantage."
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Online booking firm Appointedd has formed a strategic partnership with a global payment transaction provider.
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In a major report drawing together findings on Scottish schools over a four-year period, he highlighted "variable" standards in primary education.
Dr Maxwell said financial constraints had been a challenge for education.
But he said that, overall, inspectors had been impressed with the commitment shown by leaders and staff.
Dr Maxwell said he had found "many strengths" across all sectors of education and examples of "outstanding innovative practice".
The report - Quality and Improvement in Scottish Education 2012-2016 - set out five key areas for improvement:
Education inspectors said Scottish education had gone through a period of "very significant reform".
Speaking at Larbert High School, where the report was launched, Dr Maxwell said: "Overall, our inspectors have been impressed by the strong commitment of leaders and staff to improving outcomes for children and young people.
"High-quality leadership will be essential to ensuring that sufficient progress is made, across all sectors, in order to continue to secure improvements in education practice and achieve our national ambition of ensuring all learners can reach their potential, regardless of their background.
"We believe that addressing these five priority areas for improvement effectively will make a decisive contribution to achieving the twin aims of excellence and equity for Scottish learners which is at the heart of the National Improvement Framework."
EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan said the report was a "substantial piece of work" which highlighted £the continuing strengths of Scotland's education system including the very high levels of commitment that are demonstrated by Scotland's teachers".
He added: "Education Scotland itself has to be more proactive in supporting schools and teachers.
"Criticism has been voiced by many members, for example, about poor support and a lack of communication around the introduction of new national qualifications.
"As a well-funded agency it needs to deliver that crucial support as well as provide a critical voice to government policy making, which should be evidenced based at all times."
"One thing that is very clear throughout the report is the degree of change compared to the scale of cuts throughout education, and this will continue to create challenges until the politics of austerity cease and education budgets are substantially increased."
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Scotland's Chief Education Inspector Bill Maxwell has said key aspects of education need to be improved.
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The 15-year-old South Korea-born New Zealander finished with a five-under-par 67 to win by three shots.
She broke the age record of 16, set by Lexi Thompson in the Navistar LPGA Classic in Alabama last September.
Only four other amateurs have ever won on the Tour, and Ko became the first since JoAnne Carner took the 1969 Burdine's Invitational tournament.
In January, Ko won the New South Wales Open in Australia at 14 to become the youngest player to win a professional tour event, a mark broken by 14-year-old Brooke Henderson in June in a Canadian Women's Tour event in Quebec.
Ko also won the US Women's Amateur two weeks ago in Cleveland, Ohio.
Starting the final round at The Vancouver Golf Club one shot clear, she surged away from the field on the backward nine, shooting five birdies in six holes to finish at 13 under.
Inbee Park shot a 69 to finish second on 10 under, while US Women's Open champion Na Yeon Choi, Chella Choi and Jiyai Shin tied for third at eight under.
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Lydia Ko won the Canadian Women's Open to become the youngest tournament winner in LPGA Tour history.
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Trading standards officers in Knowsley on Merseyside seized a "large number" of the vaping liquids which are used in e-cigarettes.
A council spokesman said they were packaged to appeal to children and lacked the necessary warning signs.
E-liquids contain nicotine and can be "extremely dangerous" if swallowed by mistake.
The council removed the items from five business premises in Huyton, Prescot and Kirkby in September.
The products taken off the shelves include:
According to the Food Imitations Safety Regulation 1989, it is an offence to supply products which are not food, but could easily be confused with food due to their packaging or shape, particularly by children.
Eddie Connor, councillor responsible for public health wellbeing, said: "I'm pleased that our Trading Standards team have investigated and removed these potentially harmful products from sale in Knowsley.
"The safety of customers is always our highest priority and I'm concerned that young children could be attracted to these products because of their appearance.
Mr Connor added that Knowsley's trading standard officers are investigating the supply chain for the e-liquids.
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Concern has been raised over potentially harmful e-liquids being sold to look like "children's sweets".
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The loggerhead turtle, known as Terri, was found on a beach in Jersey 12 days ago, and has since been treated by the New Era Veterinary Hospital.
Terri is currently housed in a special water tank at a fish suppliers, but vets say she needs a warmer climate.
Vet Peter Haworth, who launched the campaign, said: "She wants to go free".
So far more than £2,500 has been raised by the funding campaign website, but Mr Haworth said they need to hit the total within the next week.
He said: "We're not stupid...it's a huge huge amount of money but we were given a very ill animal to try and save."
The campaign group Get Terri the Turtle Back Home said there were no direct flights to the Canary Islands until late February, by which point the turtle might have died.
The group said chartering a private jet at a cost of £22,000 was "the most reliable way to ensure her a future", and no-one was profiting from the campaign.
The turtle's medication expenses have been covered by the New Era Veterinary hospital, while her water temperature has been regulated by The Fresh Fish Company.
Mr Haworth said Terri was now "very strong" but "the water depth we can have her in here isn't deep enough to encourage her to eat".
Mr Haworth said if the target was not reached they would try to send the turtle to an aquarium in the UK.
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An endangered turtle will fly by private jet to the Canary Islands at a cost of £22,000, if an online fundraising campaign succeeds.
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Voters go to the polls on 4 May to elect local councils, and the Greens are fielding a record 218 candidates.
Party co-conveners Patrick Harvie and Maggie Chapman will set out their priorities for the elections at a launch event in Glasgow.
These are expected to centre on the protection of public services such as schools and social care.
In the last council elections in 2012, the Greens put forward 80 candidates, securing 14 council seats.
They are aiming to build on this total and the six MSPs won in the 2016 Holyrood elections with their largest-ever local election campaign.
Party groups in local authority areas will have their own local manifestos, but over-arching national priorities to be set out will include class sizes, better bus services, affordable housing and better wages for social care workers.
The party is also crowdfunding to raise money for a television party election broadcast.
The Green spring conference in March focused on "renewed local democracy in Scotland", where Mr Harvie said the "constitutional obsession" of other parties should not distract from local services.
He said: "Our job is simple - to build on the fantastic start that our former and existing councillors have achieved, building strong local economies that are healthy to live in, making the opportunities from the new greener industries into something everyone can access a reality for everyone, and renewing real local democracy."
Ms Chapman also told the conference that Green councillors could be "champions for change" in local government.
And MSP Andy Wightman said "genuine political and fiscal power should be in the hands of local communities".
He said: "Greens at council level are fighting hard to revitalise local democracy, pushing for every community to have a say in council budgets and for councils to have the powers other European towns and cities take for granted. While some other parties are shamefully treating the council elections as a proxy for constitutional issues, Greens are clear that local services matter, communities should be trusted to decide their future, and that local democracy is worth fighting for."
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The Scottish Greens are to launch their national manifesto for May's local authority elections.
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Arriving into Belfast International Airport on Sunday morning, most of them told BBC News NI reporter Claire Graham they were happy to be home.
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Northern Ireland holidaymakers returning from Turkey have been giving their reaction to the attempted military coup on Friday.
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Lives were lost across five provinces, according to the National Flood and Storm Control Agency, quoted by the Associated Press.
In Quang Ngai province, flood waters reportedly rose above a previous peak recorded in 1999.
A tropical depression has dumped rain on the country.
Earlier in the week, at least 13 people died and 81 were injured when Tropical Storm Haiyan made landfall in north Vietnam after wreaking havoc in the Philippines.
There has been disruption to the coffee harvest and bean drying in Vietnam's central highland provinces, Reuters news agency reports.
The country is the world's top robusta coffee producer, accounting for around 17% of the world's output.
Flood waters have started to recede in some areas, allowing residents to return and begin digging out their homes, officials said.
Binh Dinh Province reported the highest number of deaths, followed by Quang Ngai, the official Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper reports.
Bui Thi Thanh Chuyen, a woman in Binh Dinh, told Vietnamese state TV on Saturday she had rushed home to try and help her mother, who was trapped in her house.
"All I heard [on the phone] from my mother was 'Help me, daughter' before the connection was cut off," she said.
"I rushed here to try to help her but I cannot cross the flood to the house."
In the Danang area, villager Vo Ngoc Nghiem described the speed of the disaster: "We are familiar with floods every year but this time it rose so quickly that we had no time to cope with it.
"We weren't warned about the reservoir release. The children were at school and they were stranded there."
Some 100,000 houses were submerged and roads were closed and some national train services cancelled.
Flood waters rose quickly after 15 hydro power plants opened their sluice gates as a safety measure.
Earlier reports on the flooding gave a slightly higher estimate for deaths.
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Flooding and landslides in central Vietnam have left at least 28 people dead, nine missing and some 80,000 homeless since Friday.
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Kyles beat Glasgow Mid Argyll 2-1 at Yoker and remain two points clear of Shiel, who edged Lovat by the same score at home.
Meanwhile, a 2-0 success over visitors Glenurquhart kept Newtonmore six points off the lead.
Oban Camanachd bounced back from their defeat in the Celtic Society Cup final to record a 3-0 away victory in the league over Lochaber.
Caberfeidh's opponents in the Balliemore Cup final on 15 July will be Fort William after their 3-1 semi-final victory at Inveraray.
All the scoring at Yoker was over within the first half hour. Gordon Whyte got an early opener for Kyles, but Mid Argyll's Finlay MacMillan equalised.
Thomas Whyte grabbed what turned out to be Kyles' winner before the joint-bottom side held the leaders for the rest of the game.
Fraser MacVicar and Keith MacRae gave Kinlochshiel a 2-0 lead. Ryan Ferguson replied just after the restart, but Lovat could do no more and drop to fifth place.
Lovat were leapfrogged on goal difference by Newtonmore after Fraser MacKintosh, late in the first half, and Iain Robinson, late in the second, struck to send the champions home against Glenurquhart.
Malcolm Clark and Daniel Cameron gave Oban Camanachd a 2-0 half-time lead at Spean Bridge and David Lafferty put the game beyond doubt with 10 minutes remaining.
Lochaber remain bottom by a goal difference of 10 and as one of three teams on five points alongside local rivals Kilmallie, who have also played 10 of their 18 games, and Glasgow Mid Argyll, who have a game in hand.
After a goalless first half at Inveraray, the second was almost all Fort William, whose opener came from Seamus Gall.
Calum Fraser doubled their lead and a goal from Calum Shepherd secured Fort's trip up the A82 for the Balliemore final in Drumnadrochit. Inveraray's late consolation came from Allan MacDonald.
Leaders Caberfeidh and second-placed Skye maintained their unbeaten National Division records with comfortable home victories.
Leading Scotland scorer Kevin Bartlett got a hat-trick for Cabers as they brushed Inverness aside 5-1.
Meanwhile, Iain MacLellan and Will Cowie both got doubles in Skye's 6-0 romp against Strathglass. Beauly beat Oban Celtic 4-3 at Braeview.
The Sutherland Cup final for shinty's reserve standard championship will be between Oban Camanachd's second string, Lochside Rovers, who beat Glenurquhart 5-0, and Kingussie, who prevailed 6-4 in a goal-strewn Badenoch derby against Newtonmore.
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Victories for Kyles and Kinlochshiel maintained the status quo at the top of the Marine Harvest Premiership and left Newtonmore no closer to their aim of an eighth consecutive title, despite their own victory.
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Hooker Dylan Hartley and locks Christian Day and James Craig all come in to the Saints starting line-up.
Billy Vunipola makes his first appearance of the season for Saracens after recovering from a knee injury he suffered at the World Cup with England.
Brad Barritt, Richard Wigglesworth and Chris Wyles come into the back line.
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Hooker Schalk Brits makes his 150th appearance for Sarries while Mako Vunipola and Jacques Burger also come into the pack.
Argentine World Cup pair Juan Figallo and Marcelo Bosch are named as replacements.
Northampton: Foden; Elliott, G Pisi, Burrell, North; Myler, Fotuali'i; Waller, Hartley, Brookes, Craig, Day, Gibson, Wood (capt), Dickinson.
Replacements: Haywood, Waller, Hill, Patterson, Harrison, Dickson, Hanrahan, Tuala.
Saracens: Goode; Ashton, Taylor, Barritt, Wyles; Farrell, Wigglesworth; M. Vunipola, Brits, Du Plessis, Kruis, Hargreaves (capt), Itoje, Burger, B. Vunipola.
Replacements: George, Barrington, Figallo, Rhodes, Brown, Spencer, Hodgson, Bosch.
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter.
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Northampton wing George North will make his first Saints appearance of the season following his time at the World Cup with Wales.
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Gudjohnsen, who has also played for Barcelona, Bolton, Stoke and Fulham, has been with Norwegian club Molde since February.
His short spell with Chinese Super League club Shijiazhuang Ever Bright ended in November 2015.
Iceland co-manager Lars Lagerback said: "If he hadn't found a club in January, he would not have been picked."
Listen: Iceland can be a Euro 2016 surprise, says Bergsson
Gudjohnsen, who has won 84 caps for Iceland, is arguably his country's most celebrated player, having enjoyed an international career spanning 20 years, in addition to winning two Premier League titles with Chelsea and the Champions League and La Liga with Barcelona.
He retired from international football in November 2013 after Iceland lost a 2014 World Cup play-off to Croatia, but was recalled in March 2015.
Gudjohnsen played three of Iceland's 10 Euro 2016 qualifying matches, scoring one goal as they reached a major tournament for the first time.
He moved to Molde - coached by former Manchester United striker and Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - with the intention of playing regular games in order to secure a Euro 2016 place.
Heimir Hallgrimsson, who co-manages Iceland with Lagerback, said: "He has taken a step up at Molde. He looks fitter and has shown the desire necessary."
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The Tunisian electoral commission had asked for the delay, saying it needed more time to prepare a credible vote.
The country's interim Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi said the vote will now take place on 23 October 2011.
Critics say that elections should go ahead soon to bring an end to the instability following the overthrow of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.
But many recently formed political parties say they need more time to prepare.
Last month, the electoral commission sought a delay, saying that it needed more time to organise the vote, including putting three million Tunisians into the electoral database and ensuring hundreds of thousands of others get valid identity cards.
Reputation
"There are parties who did not agree, even the government did not agree, but our mission is to hold free and transparent elections," said Mr Essebsi, adding that Tunisia and its revolution "have a reputation that we must protect".
The date was the result of several weeks of negotiations between political groups to establish a date for the first election since the popular uprising which brought about the fall of Mr Ben Ali, forced to cede power on 14 January after 23 years in power.
Mr Essebsi said that Tunisia's fledgling experiment with democracy - which triggered a series of pro-democracy revolts across the Middle East - was being closely observed.
"The world is watching us. Tunisia today has an extraordinary image because its revolution happened peacefully, without weapons," he said, adding: "The wind of freedom has blown through other countries... but we will be the only ones to succeed in putting into place a democratic government."
October's vote is for a constituent assembly to write a new constitution that would pave the way for legislative and presidential elections.
The new assembly will decide whether the country gets a presidential or parliamentary system, and whether a separation of religion and state becomes law.
Under Mr Ben Ali's 23-year rule, a single party - now officially dissolved - controlled the country and opposition parties in parliament were largely symbolic.
Since his overthrow a total of some 81 new parties have been officially registered.
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Tunisia's interim government has said elections, due to be held in July, will be postponed for three months.
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The group's State of Nature 2016 report says 18% of butterflies, 15% of dragonflies and 13% of plants face dying out.
Across the UK, 13% of species assessed are under threat of disappearing.
The report calls for "significant investment in the environment to ensure year-on-year improvement".
It says changes in agricultural practices - including the use of pesticides and the loss of hedgerows - are among the biggest factors behind the "widespread decline" of nature.
The State of Nature 2016 UK report will be launched by Sir David Attenborough in London on Wednesday.
It will be followed later by separate launches in Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff.
Sir David said: "The natural world is in serious trouble and it needs our help as never before.
"The rallying call issued after the State of Nature report in 2013 has promoted exciting and innovative conservation projects. Landscapes are being restored, special places defended, struggling species being saved and brought back.
"But we need to build significantly on this progress if we are to provide a bright future for nature and for people. The future of nature is under threat and we must work together; governments, conservationists, businesses and individuals, to help it."
The Edinburgh event will be held at the Holyrood Hotel and will be attended by Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham, as well as leading conservation and research organisations.
Ms Cunningham said: "This report highlights the challenges which lie ahead in conserving Scotland's wonderful nature.
"The Scottish government is committed to driving forward Scotland's Biodiversity Strategy, the 2020 Challenge for Scotland's Biodiversity, and its accompanying Route Map to 2020.
"We will publish a progress report at the end of this month and early indications show the majority of actions included in the Route Map are on track to achieve their targets.
"We have so much to be proud of in Scotland and so much to protect and enhance. That means we all have much work to do and I look forward to working with our partners to improve the state of nature in Scotland."
Mark Eaton, one of the lead authors on the report, said "ambitious action" was needed to preserve Scotland's natural world.
He said: "Never before have we known this much about the state of nature in Scotland and the threats it is facing.
"The partnership and many landowners are using the knowledge we're gathering to underpin some amazing scientific and conservation work. But more is needed to put nature back where it belongs - we must continue to work to help restore our land and sea for wildlife.
"There is a real opportunity for the Scottish and UK governments to build on these efforts and deliver the significant investment and ambitious action needed to bring nature back from the brink."
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One in 11 native species of animals and plants in Scotland is at risk of extinction, a report by 50 wildlife and research organisations has suggested.
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