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Police were called to the gorge, near Blair Atholl, at about 17:50.
Officers have been joined by the fire service, ambulance crews, a helimed and the local mountain rescue team for the search.
A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "There is currently no sign of the individual who is missing."
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Emergency services are carrying out a search after a person went missing in the Falls of Bruar in Perthshire.
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The 32-year-old St Eunan's clubman won the All-Ireland title with Donegal in 2012 and was in the side which lost to Kerry in last year's decider.
Kavanagh also helped Donegal to three Ulster Championship triumphs and a National League title.
He made his debut against Cork in 2001 and clocked up 132 Donegal appearances.
Kavanagh's last game for Donegal came in the defeat by Kerry in September's All-Ireland final at Croke Park.
The highpoint of the Letterkenny man's career was winning the Sam Maguire Cup two year earlier thanks to victory over Mayo.
Kavanagh, who will continue to play for St Eunan's, has become the first member of that All-Ireland winning squad to retire.
He played 49 championship games for Donegal, starting with his Ulster SFC debut in 2002.
Eamon McGee, Karl Lacey and Mark McHugh have been among the Donegal players to pay tribute to Kavanagh's service to the county.
"Rory Kavanagh was one of the best players I've played with. A true professional on and off the field. Taught me so much," said McHugh on Twitter.
McGee described Kavanagh as "without a doubt one of the best I've played with" while Lacey said the St Eunan's club was "still an unbelievable athlete".
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Donegal midfielder Rory Kavanagh has announced his retirement from inter-county football because of work and family considerations.
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The new P1 pupils will have teachers across the area seeing double when they begin the new term on Monday.
The new intake means there will be a total of 72 sets of twins at primary schools in Inverclyde.
Education officials were surprised when the number of twins rose to 16 in 2011. The huge increase since then has left them wondering if there is "something in the water".
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Schools in Inverclyde are preparing to welcome a record 19 sets of twins.
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Brothers George Skrzynecky and Lucian Poznanski were born in Germany after their Polish mother was sent to a forced labour camp.
When she became ill and could not look after them, the twins were taken to Poland and adopted separately.
For many years they did not know each other existed.
In the 1960s George, who now lives in America, tried to find his brother but he could not be traced.
But after a successful search last year the twins have finally been reunited.
Watch the clip to see the moment the twins meet each other for the first time.
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A pair of twins, separated at birth at the end of World War Two, have been reunited after almost 70 years apart.
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Negotiators have been accused by charities and NGOs of not moving fast enough at interim talks in Germany.
Countries are working towards options to limit greenhouse gas emissions from 2020 ahead of a crunch December summit.
But the UN said progress had been made in streamlining the text of a new agreement.
The climate talks in Bonn are designed to pave the way towards the signing of a new deal in Paris at the end of the year that will shape the world's actions over climate change for decades to come.
On Wednesday, Christian Aid said there was a danger of ''sleepwalking into Paris''.
''There has been too much time spent fiddling around with the unimportant details of the text,'' said the charity's senior climate change adviser, Mohamed Adow.
''Negotiators have acted like schoolchildren colouring in their homework timetable and not getting round to any actual homework.''
He said negotiations must deliver ''a robust text soon otherwise they will cause further unacceptable delays and result in countries sleepwalking into Paris''.
Momentum is building towards the UN climate summit in Paris.
Key sticking points include finance to help developing countries adapt to climate change and agreeing on immediate and binding targets for carbon emissions.
But negotiating time is running out with only around 10 days' worth of negotiations remaining after the Bonn talks close.
On Wednesday, countries discussed new draft text for the agreement designed to boost climate action in the short term.
A network of NGOs known as the Climate Action Network said there were ''solid suggestions for delivering near-term action that will be up for decision in Paris''.
''Parties have moved forwards to consolidate the draft Paris text here in Bonn, this will help give ministers more clarity and enable them to provide political steer on crunch issues over the coming months,'' said Jake Schmidt of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Delegates will return to Bonn in August and October for another two rounds of climate talks, before the summit in Paris at the end of the year.
Scientists say ambitious action is needed to avert the most severe impacts of climate change.
So far, more than 30 countries have pledged to limit emissions of greenhouse gases, with around 150 smaller countries yet to set goals.
Analysis suggests these do not go far enough to keep global warming below 2C.
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International talks towards a new global climate deal are due to end on Thursday, amid concern that progress has been slow.
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The Gobbins is a dramatic cliff face walk in Islandmagee, County Antrim.
The pathway had been damaged by storms and record rainfall, according to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.
Its bridge structures have not been damaged and the council plans to restore access and reopen the coastal pathway "as soon as possible".
However, no date has yet been set for when the public can expect to use the path again.
"Mid and East Antrim Borough Council wishes to ensure that all experiences at The Gobbins are safe and enjoyable and the health and safety of our visitors is of paramount importance," a council spokesperson said.
"We are working to have the path reopened as soon as possible and apologise for any inconvenience caused."
The Gobbins Visitor Centre and exhibition remains open to the public while the repairs are being carried out.
The original Edwardian structure first opened in 1902 but fell into disrepair and closed to the public in the 1950s.
In August last year, it was unveiled as the council's newest tourist attraction.
The path is carved into black basalt cliffs and is connected by a network of walkways and bridges, including a new tubular bridge which is an almost identical replica of the original Edwardian structure.
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A coastal tourist attraction, which reopened to the public five months ago after a £7.5m revamp, has been forced to close because of storm damage.
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Taylor is out of contract in the summer and has been linked with West Brom, Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace.
The 23-year-old pulled out of the 1-1 draw with Wigan as Leeds failed to reach the Championship play-offs.
"I'm hugely disappointed with Charlie. I think he's been terribly advised all season," Monk told BBC Radio Leeds.
Taylor has been with Leeds since the age of nine and has made 104 first-team appearances since his debut in August 2011.
However, he told the club last summer he did not want to open talks on a new deal and then had a transfer request rejected.
Monk suggested Taylor's head had been turned by the interest reportedly shown in him from Premier League clubs.
"I understand he's very young, and we've tried to help him and guide him from within, but it's very difficult to get him fully committed," he said.
"Had he had some better advice from the outside, I think we would have seen a better Charlie Taylor this season and left on better terms, if that's what's going to happen. But that's over to the club and the player now.
"The club's stance on it is very strong. Hopefully he learns from the mistake he's made."
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Leeds United manager Garry Monk has blamed Charlie Taylor's withdrawal from the squad at Wigan on Sunday on the defender's advisors.
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Boro are unbeaten in their last seven matches and are two points clear of second-placed Burnley, who drew 1-1 with Karanka's team on Tuesday.
"We are top of the table because we have an amazing squad and we have an amazing club," Karanka told BBC Tees.
"We are in a privileged position and we showed everyone we are a good team."
He added: "If we are at the top of the table at this point, it is no coincidence.
"We can say that we've lost two points, but I prefer to keep calm with the performance and with the players."
Jordan Rhodes gave Boro the lead with 20 minutes left to play against Burnley, but Michael Keane's 92nd-minute equaliser rescued a point for the Clarets.
"The way we were playing it was difficult to lose, but we played really well and everybody could feel at home and feel the difference between us and Burnley," Karanka said.
"We have a lot of different ways to get the ball into the box and they have just one: long balls."
Middlesbrough face Ipswich and Birmingham City before they meet promotion-chasing Brighton at the Riverside on the final day of the season.
"At home we are a really confident team and we have won the last three games there," Karanka said.
"We need the supporters' help because we're going to need everything at this point of the season, where every point is gold."
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Middlesbrough head coach Aitor Karanka says his side fully deserve to be top of the Championship table with three games left to play.
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Angus MacColl was victorious at the solo competition, which was held at Blair Castle in Perthshire.
To win the accolade, Mr MacColl performed against nine of the best pipers in the world.
The competition was in its 42nd year, with Mr MacColl winning the event for the fourth time.
He said: "All competitors are part of a close knit community where we often get to compete in various piping competitions. As a result, we each know just how tough competing in the Glenfiddich Championship is going to be.
"Everyone has worked and competed hard to earn their place here, therefore to win amongst such talent is an incredible honour."
The Glenfiddich Piping Championship was established in 1974 to bring together the world's finest pipers.
Competitors are invited to compete having won prestigious accolades at other piping events during the past year.
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A piper from Oban has won the prestigious Glenfiddich Piping Championships.
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) blames a "lack of urgency" to treat people because there are not always enough senior doctors or nurses.
The emergency department has been rated inadequate and the trust as requiring improvement.
The trust claimed it had addressed many of the areas identified as needing improvement.
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Overall Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, which includes community health services and adult social care services, was rated outstanding for caring.
Mental health services and adult social services were both rated good, while patient transport services were outstanding.
Community health dental care, special care dental services and community health services were rated outstanding.
The trust was created from two separate trusts seven months ago.
Chief inspector of hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards, said: "I appreciate that it is sometimes hard to manage change in large organisations yet, despite challenges we have found that there is a strong vision for the future.
"However, there are some areas where improvements are required.
"On our inspection we found there was an apparent lack of urgency to assess or treat some patients promptly by at Torbay Hospital."
Mairead McAlinden, the trust's chief executive, said: "We are a new organisation at the beginning of a massive change programme to deliver an exciting new model of care and tackle the long standing challenges we face as a health and care system.
"We have had longstanding pressure on our urgent care service and at the time of our inspection our urgent and emergency care service was at maximum escalation.
"We have already addressed many of the areas identified as needing improvement."
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Patients in Torbay Hospital's emergency department are "at risk of avoidable harm" say inspectors.
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Profits for the July to September period are forecast to be 5.6% higher at 7.8 trillion won ($7bn; £5.7bn).
Analysts had expected worse numbers after the Note 7 recall over faulty batteries and "exploding" phones.
The earnings guidance does not give any details about the performance of individual businesses.
The flagship Galaxy Note 7 was recalled in 10 markets around the world, including the US, Europe and South Korea.
Some estimates had suggested the recall would reduce Samsung's profits by 1tn won or more.
However, a strong performance by its chip and display business is expected to have offset some of those losses.
The earnings guidance did not comment on calls by investors to radically restructure the firm into two separate holding and operating companies.
On Thursday, Samsung had said it was "carefully reviewing" the suggestion.
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Samsung Electronics says its operating profits are expected to have risen in the third quarter, despite the recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.
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The Scot's brother Jamie, Kyle Edmund, Dan Evans and Dom Inglot are in the team for the round-two tie in Belgrade.
Murray, 29, is into the last eight at Wimbledon after beating Nick Kyrgios.
"Both Murrays are still involved at Wimbledon so we'll have to see how it pans out," captain Leon Smith said.
"It's a brutal schedule. To turn around from Wimbledon, fly over to another country and change surface, it's not easy," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"Our team is extremely passionate about the Davis Cup. Andy wanted to be named in the initial team. He loves the competition. At the moment the most important thing for him is Wimbledon. He has to see how he feels. If he says he can't do this then of course we'll respect it."
Serbia's world number one Novak Djokovic has already announced he will not play.
The 29-year-old admitted he was not 100% fit after he was knocked out of Wimbledon in the third round by American Sam Querrey.
Viktor Troicki, who is ranked 27 in the world, has also made himself unavailable for Serbia, who will be relying on Dusan Lajovic (82) as their only player inside the world's top 100.
Also selected are Filip Krajinovic (108) and Janko Tipsarevic (411). Nenad Zimonjic will play doubles.
The winners of the match will face either Italy or Argentina in the semi-finals in September.
Britain are the Davis Cup holders, having won the event last year for the first time since 1936.
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Andy Murray is one of five players named by Great Britain for this month's Davis Cup tie with Serbia, although the world number two will not confirm his involvement until after Wimbledon.
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The Food Standards Scotland (FSS) board was set up in April.
It has recommended that Scots should increase their fibre intake to 30g per day and have no more than 5% of their total energy from sugar.
Previous dietary goals, including a target to have no more than 11% energy intake from sugar, have not been met.
The current intake of food energy from sugar is 14.4%, the FSS said.
It said 50% of the sugar consumed by Scots comes from discretionary foods, such as biscuits, cakes, confectionery, savoury snacks and sugar-sweetened drinks.
The FSS has published a situation report which collates and presents current evidence to provide information for policymakers.
The report says:
FSS chair Ross Finnie said: "The Scottish diet is not improving and the problem of diet-related ill-health is now spanning the generations.
"There is a disconnect between the scale of the problem and how healthy people believe their diet to be.
"We all need to recognise there is a problem and everyone including consumers, the food and drink industry, retailers, media and government has a part to play in finding a solution."
Public health minister Maureen Watt said:"We recognise that there are issues with the Scottish diet and that many of these are long-standing, however there are some indications of progress in recent years, for instance a reduction in the purchase of sugary drinks.
"We are working to ensure that everyone in Scotland has the opportunity, ability and confidence to access a healthy diet for themselves and their family."
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Scotland's new food standards body has recommended tougher targets for healthy eating after finding "little or no progress" over the past 15 years.
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It follows recent controversy over MLAs' expenses.
The Assembly Commission has asked IPSA, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, to update a report on the Stormont system it compiled last year.
The commission held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the matters raised over the last few days.
There was a public row between the Independent Financial Review Panel, which sets MLAs' allowances, and the Assembly Commission, which administers the expenses system.
The IPSA report of September 2015, which was leaked to BBC Radio Ulster's Nolan Show, called for changes in the way the assembly reviewed expenses claims which had initially been refused.
But the Assembly Commission, which is made up of the Speaker and MLAs from the five biggest parties, has made the point that the report, in its own words, "did not identify any major issues of concern".
The recommendation about the assembly's review procedure is one of a "small number" of recommendations which the assembly authorities say they are acting on.
The changes recommended in the IPSA report are to be added into the MLAs' handbook.
IPSA will examine the new handbook to "quality assure" it before it is approved by the assembly.
In Wednesday's meeting, the commission also confirmed its intention to develop plans for legislation to "strengthen the effectiveness" of the Independent Financial Review Panel.
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The cross-party body which runs the assembly has asked the Westminster expenses regulator to do some more work reviewing the Stormont expenses system.
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Some 7.2 million people tuned in to the three-hour show, hosted by How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris.
The telecast came second to an NBA finals game between San Antonio and Miami, watched by 11.6 million.
Kinky Boots dominated the awards, winning best musical as well as five other prizes.
Harris, who made his fourth appearance fronting the event, again drew plaudits for his hosting duties and show-stopping opening number.
"It took Neil Patrick Harris only about three minutes to banish any worries that the fearsome Host Fatigue Syndrome would overtake him and the Tony Awards on Sunday night," said the New York Times.
"He set the bar so high with his introductory flourish that fears of another familiar Tony malady haunted the rest of the CBS broadcast: the dreaded How Do We Top the Opening Number Disease."
The Los Angeles Times also praised the "invaluable, unshakeable" Harris.
The 39-year-old, its critic wrote, "was never too long out of view, and when he was around, he was put to good use".
The event also featured appearances from Tom Hanks, Jake Gyllenhaal, Scarlett Johansson, Sally Field and Mike Tyson.
Last year's Tonys was watched by six million viewers, down from the 6.9 million who saw the show in 2011.
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This year's Tony Awards scored its best US TV ratings since 2009, with viewership up 20% from last year's show, according to the CBS network.
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After a pregnancy lasting 22 months, Thi Hi Way, a 34-year-old Asian elephant at the zoo, gave birth to the female on Thursday afternoon.
Zookeepers said the calf, which is yet to be named, was on its feet within three minutes and was doing well.
Andy Mckenzie, team manager of elephants at Chester Zoo, described the "very smooth" birth as a "real family occasion".
He said: "They all knew that something was going to happen, especially the older elephants that have seen it all before.
"It was great to see the younger individuals being around the birth and learning from the older cows in the family."
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The birth of an elephant calf has been captured on CCTV at Chester Zoo.
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The party won 28 seats, the minimum number that was needed to secure a majority.
The Liberal Democrats came second with 18 seats while UKIP, which previously had no seats, won three. Labour won three and Independents won two seats.
There is still one seat to declare at a by-election in Coker on 16 May, due to the death of one of the candidates there.
Alex Wood, who was suspended from UKIP after a photo of him apparently making a Nazi-style salute appeared on his Facebook page, failed to win a seat but came second.
Mr Wood, who said the photo actually showed him trying to grab a phone, received 665 votes in Blackmoor Vale. The Tory winner William Wallace had 1,410 votes.
Council leader John Osman said: "The people of Somerset have spoken.
"They've said they clearly understand some of the tough decisions which we had to make, but also they've seen the plan which we have for the future - the plan for jobs, the plan for investment, the plan for our vulnerable children.
"They've said 'yes' to that plan and I'm really, really happy they've said yes to it."
Conservative Mike Lewis, who won the Castle Cary seat, said: "The turnout in Castle Cary was 45% which was the highest in south Somerset.
"The turnout really does matter when it's a tight election. There's a lot of support for the Conservatives, particularly in rural areas."
The council was praised by North Somerset Conservative MP Dr Liam Fox for its "hard work". The party held on to control with the minimum of 28 seats needed for a majority.
Dr Fox said: "The Conservative result in Somerset was truly remarkable and a just reward for an excellent, hard-working council.
"The Conservative vote held up really well despite the rise in UKIP, with the real losers being the Liberal Democrats who came nowhere near their target of retaking the council."
Nigel Pearson, who won Chard North for UKIP, said "hard work" had won the party its seats.
He said: "We were out there every day on the doorstep talking to local people.
"This is just the start for UKIP - up until now we haven't been well organised."
The Liberal Democrat MP for Wells, Tessa Munt, said they had not had the number of gains they wanted but had "shown we can hold our own in the face of pretty interesting onslaughts from different groups".
She said: "You have to say UKIP is here with a vengeance. It's clearly a political force that can measure itself against the best of us across Somerset."
Boundaries have changed since the last election in 2009 and the total number of seats on the council has decreased from 58 to 55.
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The Conservatives have retained overall control of Somerset County Council.
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Ms Leigh won an Oscar for her portrayal of Scarlett O'Hara in the 1939 movie.
Heritage Auctions said the grey jacket and skirt worn by the actress were among 150 items offered by collector James Tumblin.
He originally bought the outfit for $20 from a costume shop.
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An outfit worn by Vivien Leigh in the film Gone with the Wind has been sold for $137,000 (£91,000) at an auction in California.
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The Hoff has been seduced by the Scottish Premiership outfit during a Panto stint in Glasgow.
The former Baywatch and Knight Rider tweeted his support for the side earlier this month.
"They've been around since 1876 and I love that. It's about playing for themselves and playing for your honour," he told BBC Scotland.
Partick Thistle's new mascot Kingsley - designed by Turner Prize-nominated artist David Shrigley - caused a social media storm on its home debut in June.
The yellow character was paraded at Firhill Stadium, but The Hoff insists he is the club's new lucky mascot.
And he drew parallels with the side and one of his acting successes.
"It's like Knight Rider was a show about how one man can make a difference; you can make a difference in your own life and someone else's life," he said.
"That's what the team's about I think.
"We came over here [to Glasgow] and [were] making a joke about the worst team in the history of the world - if they win four games in a row then it's the best record in 40 years.
"There's something strange about that; it's a wonderful thing when you can come over and draw that energy. I am the lucky mascot and I'm proud to be the lucky mascot.
"I'm putting it out in a positive way and I'm the one who did all this. I said, 'let's give reference to Partick Thistle. I didn't know who they are? Let's find them'. We did.
"And that's what we do and I think that's why we've lasted so long and people respond to me. Knight Rider was real for me and when I got it I called my Dad and said, 'Dad, I've got the greatest show in the world'. I'm still living the dream."
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American actor David Hasselhoff says he supports Partick Thistle because they are "a team for the people".
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Wrexham and Denbighshire will be the latest authorities to withdraw the service after Powys, Monmouth and Newport stopped providing it in recent years.
Carmarthenshire was the first council to withdraw the service in 2011.
Nine local authorities now charge for dealing with all infestations, which is up from six councils two years ago.
Swansea, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Flintshire, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Ceredigion and Conwy deal with rats for free, but charge for other types of infestations.
Health professionals are now warning of potential risk to children and pets from accidental poisoning as people try to solve problems themselves, rather than call private pest control companies.
Julie Barratt, director of Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Wales, told Newyddion 9: "It's important to remember that council officers, pest control operatives were specialists.
"They knew what they were doing. They put pest products down in the right places, in safe places, they came along and checked them regularly and took them away.
"There is a real risk if people are left to their own devices that we're going to see cases of accidental poisoning of children and domestic pests and that's a real concern."
A Welsh Local Government Association spokesperson said: "Local councils in Wales face huge financial challenges, and this year alone will have to manage a collective £300m shortfall in their budget.
"With public sector austerity expected to last well into the future it is unavoidable that non-statutory services like pest control will continue to be placed under increasing financial pressure as councils try to balance the books."
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More than a quarter of Welsh councils will not provide pest control services to private homes from 1 April.
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found long queues of ambulances outside the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, while patients with serious symptoms waited hours to be assessed.
It gave the hospital an overall rating of "inadequate".
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust's chief executive resigned in May.
The Trust gave no reason for Ursula Ward's decision to stand down.
CQC inspectors, who visited in February and March, said the emergency department was "chaotic" with an "unacceptable" risk to patients.
At times, sixteen ambulances were stacking up outside the department, representing a third of the emergency ambulance fleet for Hampshire.
Inspectors found on 11 occasions, there were no ambulances available to respond to 999 calls.
Vulnerable patients including frail pensioners were left in ambulances for more than two hours.
The department was "severely overcrowded" with some patients waiting on trolleys, in corridors, or in a specialised "Jumbulance", a large ambulance, parked outside.
Waiting times were among the worst in the country with almost a third of patients waiting more than four hours to be treated.
Patients with suspected life-threatening conditions such as stroke or sepsis were not assessed quickly, and one patient with potential heart failure waited more than 5 hours for a first assessment.
The CQC said the trust had been slow to improve despite warnings and had to take "immediate action" to protect patients, including ceasing the use of the Jumbulance.
The NHS trust's Interim Chief Executive, Tim Powell, said: "We recognise the picture painted by the CQC in this report and we are very sorry that we have failed to provide to our patients, on a consistent basis, the high standards of care that we expect of ourselves.
"We fully accept the inspector's findings and... we are determined to ensure that by... next winter, our service will be better."
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Health inspectors have condemned a "chaotic" hospital emergency department which they said was failing to keep patients safe.
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Spurs took the lead in the first half when Ben Davies was fouled inside the area and Nacer Chadli rolled home the subsequent penalty.
However, Federico Bernardeschi equalised when his deflected strike looped into the net.
Dele Alli shot over late on for Spurs, but a draw was a fair result.
Relive Tottenham's draw at Fiorentina here
Tottenham would be forgiven for prioritising domestic success over European glory this season, given they are in a strong position to challenge for a first league title in 55 years.
They are second in the Premier League, two points behind leaders Leicester, but manager Mauricio Pochettino has expressed a desire to win every competition they are involved in.
Although he made six changes to the side that beat Manchester City on Sunday, there were still several first-teamers involved, including Alli, Christian Eriksen and Chadli.
For large periods of the match they looked like the home side as Fiorentina, perhaps aware of the visitors' threat on the counter-attack, adopted a cautious approach and did not have a shot on target in the first half.
It was not a classic Tottenham display, but the fact a much-changed team was able to secure a positive result away to a team that has won 10 of their 13 home games this season bodes well for Pochettino's ambitions.
Pochettino has been widely praised for nurturing Tottenham's young talent, with Alli one of the most exciting to emerge during his tenure.
The 19-year-old once again showed glimpses of the brilliance he is capable of, notably producing a neat bit of skill that almost got him out of trouble when surrounded by four Fiorentina players.
He did, however, show immaturity when he appeared to kick out at defender Nenad Tomovic, and was perhaps lucky to only be booked.
It might have been easy for Pochettino to substitute the midfielder soon after to avoid a potential sending off, but the Argentine instead showed his trust in the youngster by keeping him on.
Pochettino was almost rewarded late on when Alli's spectacular acrobatic effort was just over.
Tottenham boss Pochettino, speaking about Alli appearing to kick an opponent: "We need to try to teach him
"He is a young player and he has a lot to learn about elite football.
"It is his first season in the Premier League at Tottenham. He came from League One, he needs to learn a lot. But I didn't see it. Some people say 'yes', say 'no', so I don't know."
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An estimated 40% of cash dispensers are empty, meaning people are unable to withdraw new notes to replace the old ones they have handed in.
There has been widespread disruption since Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in November that 500 and 1,000 rupee notes would no longer be legal.
The move was meant to curb corruption.
It has divided opinion, especially over how the ban was implemented.
Early last month the government scrapped the 500 and 1000 rupee notes to crack down on undeclared money and fake cash.
Deadlines for spending the notes or swapping them for new currency have already passed.
Some people, including those of Indian origin living abroad, will be able to exchange the notes in branches of India's central bank until 31 March 2017 - but the process will be more complicated than going to a regular bank.
Parliament is preparing laws that will make it a criminal offence to hold the old notes from 1 April 2017 onwards.
Together the two notes represented 86% of the currency in circulation and there have been chaotic scenes in India ever since, with people having to spend hours queuing outside banks and cash machines which have been running out of money.
ATM queues and cash withdrawal limits mean getting currency can still be tricky, and there have been several changes of the rules around how much money people can access or deposit.
The government hopes the measures will encourage more people to have bank accounts and move towards a society less reliant on cash.
But there are concerns that many poorer people and those in rural areas have yet to get bank accounts.
Local firms which allow people to make digital payments both online and in shops have reported a surge in transactions as people look for cashless alternatives.
The government says the move has been a success with the banks flush with cash and significant increases in tax collection.
But critics argue the move has failed to root out corruption and unearth illegal cash, since most of the money in circulation has been put back into the financial system. Instead, they say, the economy which was growing at a rapid pace, has slowed down significantly.
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The move is in line with UN sanctions aimed at curbing Pyongyang's nuclear weapons capability.
German media say City Hostel Berlin is run by a Turkish hotelier who pays more than €38,000 (£32,000; $41,000) a month in rent to North Korea.
The embassy also derives income from a conference hall at the site.
North Korea has conducted several nuclear tests and launched missiles, provoking fears that it could one day hit Japan or the US with a long-range nuclear strike.
German Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Schäfer said "any kind of commercial activity on the site of the embassy or in relation to the embassy is prohibited".
"City Hostel in Berlin constitutes neither a diplomatic nor consular activity of a North Korean foreign representation," he said, adding that the government will move to "shut down the financial source to the North Korean regime as quickly as possible".
Germany's Berliner Zeitung newspaper says (in German) the ministry has warned the leaseholders that they must end their contracts with North Korea - otherwise they face hefty fines.
City Hostel Berlin was built in former communist East Germany and at the time housed North Korean embassy staff.
It is a popular budget option for travellers to Berlin, who can stay in an eight-bed dormitory room for just €9.50 per night.
The business relationship with North Korea was not confirmed by hostel staff, German media said.
UN Resolution 2321, adopted unanimously in November, tightened sanctions on North Korea, in response to Pyongyang's 9 September nuclear test.
It includes a clause stating that "all Member States shall prohibit the DPRK [North Korea] from using real property that it owns or leases in their territory for any purpose other than diplomatic or consular activities".
Markus Ederer, state secretary at the German Foreign Ministry, said "we must step up the pressure in order to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table".
The UN sanctions must be implemented to the letter, he said, "so it is especially important that we act to cut off the activities funding the nuclear programme".
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German authorities plan to terminate a North Korean business in the heart of Berlin - a big hostel next to the communist state's embassy.
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McCarthy, 26, only spent one season at Palace, following a move from QPR last summer, and signs a three-year deal with the Saints.
Pied, 27, played for new Southampton boss Claude Puel for Nice last season, as well as working under him at Lyon.
He has signed a two-year contract with the south coast club.
The Saints have now made four signings this summer, following the arrivals of Nathan Redmond from Norwich and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Bayern Munich.
McCarthy, who only played seven times for Palace, will compete with England international Fraser Forster for a first-team place at St Mary's.
"The club is known for producing young players and they've had successful seasons," the former Reading keeper said.
"There's the Europa League to look forward to this season, so there are going to be a lot of games."
Pied, who can also play on the wing, said: "I am very happy to be able to join this new team. The English league is a very attractive one and it was a goal of mine to be able to play in it."
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Southampton have signed Crystal Palace goalkeeper Alex McCarthy for an undisclosed fee and French right-back Jeremy Pied on a free transfer.
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The Caixin/Markit manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 47 in September, below forecasts of 47.5 and down from 47.3 in August.
A reading below 50 indicates contraction in the sector, while one above shows expansion.
The disappointing data will stoke concerns about slowing growth in China.
The survey comes just a day after the Asian Development Bank lowered its growth forecast for China this year to 6.8% - below the government's target of about 7%.
Last week, the US Federal Reserve also held off raising interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade in part due to concerns over the impact of the slowdown in China.
The closely watched private survey focuses on smaller and medium-sized firms, while the official one is based on larger firms.
An acceleration in shrinking factory production, export orders and employment were the key factors behind the weaker-than-expected reading.
Economist Julian Evans-Pritchard at Capital Economics said that while the result was "clearly disappointing, it is not enough to lead us to change our view that the current pessimism over China is overdone".
He said in a note on Wednesday that China still faced "structural drags on growth" but that "with most of the key leading indicators such as fiscal spending and credit growth now looking supportive, we continue to expect a cyclical recovery in economic activity".
Chinese policymakers have cut interest rates five times since November, among other measures to boost lending and consumer spending.
The government has also repeatedly said that growth in the world's second largest economy is on track despite the fears of a hard landing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is visiting the US, sought to reassure the world in a speech on Wednesday, saying the economy was on a steady course with fairly fast growth.
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China's factory activity contracted at the fastest pace for six and a half years in September, according to a preliminary survey of the vast sector.
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First Greater Manchester plans to increase the price of onboard tickets by 10p in January but freeze the cost of those bought via its mTickets app.
It said it wanted to encourage customers to buy tickets in advance on smartphones to speed up journey times.
Passenger group TravelWatch NorthWest said it may reduce delays but penalised those without the technology.
A spokesman for the bus operator said about 15,000 passengers already use the app and its research showed boarding times would be 75% faster if all passengers used it.
He said the company were confident freezing ticket prices on the app would encourage more customers to pay that way.
TravelWatch NorthWest's John Moorhouse said while he understood it was "an incentive to use the app, a lot don't have the internet and rely on buying [tickets] on the bus".
He also said it was "unfortunate" for the 22% of passengers who do not travel with smart phones.
The majority of single onboard tickets will see a 10p increase from 2 January.
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Passengers buying tickets onboard some Greater Manchester buses are to pay more than those using a smartphone app.
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A major upgrade is currently under way at Hawick's Wilton Lodge Park.
The trees - some of which are showing signs of disease - are being removed to allow passers-by to see the new attractions planned in the area.
Councillor Gordon Edgar said the works would let the park "meet its potential as a significant tourist attraction".
The tree felling is part of wider work to overhaul the area which is well ahead of schedule.
The majority of work is due to be completed by April next year, a year ahead of the overall project completion date of April 2018.
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A council has said the removal of a number of trees from a Borders park as part of a £3.65m overhaul is "unfortunate" but "necessary".
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Angela Reakes, 24, of the ACT Meteors in the Women's National Cricket League, was guilty of breaching Cricket Australia's (CA) anti-corruption code.
She pleaded guilty to placing five bets on the Australia v New Zealand final man-of-the-match betting market.
CA integrity unit chief Iain Roy said: "Angela knows she made a bad mistake."
He added: "All elite cricketers are reminded regularly that betting on any form of cricket is strictly prohibited."
Australia won the World Cup final in March, beating New Zealand, with James Faulkner named man-of-the-match.
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An Australian cricketer has received a two-year suspended sentence for bets totalling Aus $9 (£4.36) during the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
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Organisers of the event, which has seen Judi Dench, Stephen Fry, BB King and JK Rowling appear, want to "secure its future for the next 50 years".
They say each year they must raise £500,000 to keep the event afloat.
Prince Charles said the festivals "played a crucial role in nurturing new talent."
The festivals' Future 50 Appeal aims to raise £1m for the arts charity "that has been at the heart of Harrogate for half a century - to secure its future for the next 50 years", organisers said.
Backing the appeal, Prince Charles said: "I am so pleased to be able to support such an innovative charity organisation as it launches the Future 50 Campaign, which will help safeguard the festivals' heritage and reputation for excellence, as well as playing a crucial role in nurturing new talent and providing opportunities for all, making life that little bit more worthwhile."
Sharon Canavar, Head of Harrogate International Festivals, said: "We have a strong heritage and an ambitious future. We are passionate about building on this remarkable legacy for future generations.
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The Prince of Wales has given his backing to a campaign to raise £1m to secure the future of Harrogate International Festivals.
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Although she did not win Lord Sugar's investment - he judged the project too risky - she has continued work on her app, which she hopes will make online dating more fun.
One analyst said companies would have to work hard to challenge the dominance of Match - which owns brands such as OKCupid, Plenty of Fish and the UK market leader Tinder.
"Whatever competitors do, they will need to be cash rich and able to support the business to stand a chance of success," says Paolo Pescatore, director of Multiplay and Media at CCS Insight.
"But there is scope for new players to emerge that focus on a specific niche."
Read the full story: The dating apps taking on Tinder
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Apprentice star Vana Koutsomitis is preparing to launch the dating app she first pitched on the BBC show.
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They were put on the market in March and bought by the Sedgwick family, who bought the town's North Pier in 2011.
Present owners Crown Entertainment Centres sold the pair of piers to Peter Sedgwick, who currently operates rides on both piers.
Central Pier - which is 341m (1,118ft) long - houses a distinctive 33m high (108ft) Ferris wheel.
The Central Pier and Blackpool South Pier, which is 150m (492ft) long, do not benefit from listed status, despite opening in 1864 and 1892 respectively.
At the time the sale was announced, a spokesman for the National Piers Society - which promotes the preservation and continued enjoyment of seaside piers in the UK - described them as "in good order and trading successfully".
Richard Baldwin, director at Bilfinger GVA Retail, Hotels and Leisure, which completed the sale on behalf of the leisure operator, said: "After considerable interest in both piers, we are delighted to have completed these two sales in such a short timescale.
"The conclusion of these sales... is a clear illustration of a strengthening in the alternative leisure markets, which is extremely encouraging."
St John Stott, director at Crown Entertainment Centres, said: "Peter Sedgwick is an experienced, longstanding leisure operator and we are delighted to have sold both the Central and South Piers to him."
The North Pier was badly damaged in storms in 2013 which cost about £1m to repair.
Mr Sedgwick said: "To add these two iconic piers to our portfolio is extremely exciting and we hope to capitalise on a group ownership of all three Blackpool Piers to ensure that many thousands of visitors continue to enjoy these wonderful attractions for years to come."
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Blackpool's Central and South piers have been sold for about £8m to a family with close ties to the town.
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Jack Greene, Dwayne Cowan, Aikines-Aryeetey, Eilidh Doyle and Dan Bramble all won their individual events to take maximum points for Great Britain.
Aikines-Aryeetey led a British quartet to victory in the men's 4x100m final in a championship record of 38.08 seconds.
Germany lead on 166 points with Poland second with 150.50 and GB on 144.50.
Britain did not finish in the women's 4x100m relay after a failed final exchange.
Shannon Hylton, making her senior team debut, could not find the outstretched hand of Daryll Neita before the final leg.
CJ Ujah led off GB in the men's relay with Zharnel Hughes and Danny Talbot extending the team's lead before Aikines-Aryeetey powered down the home straight.
"Getting full points was the objective today," said Aikines-Aryeetey. "I ran 10.21 into a -0.7 wind, but equally I'm happy."
GB have fielded a developmental team with many of the big names opting to focus on qualifying for August's World Championships at the British Team Trials in Birmingham next weekend.
Greene secured GB's first win of the day taking first place in the men's 400m hurdles in a time of 49.47.
Cowan then followed up with victory in the 400m in a new personal best time of 45.46.
But the British athlete was only awarded first place after the Netherlands' Liemarvin Bonevacia was disqualified for a false start despite being allowed to run the race.
Aikines-Aryeetey claimed victory in the men's 100m final in 10.21 ahead of Germany's Julian Reus and Churandy Martina of the Netherlands.
Scotland's Doyle, who has struggled for form in this season's Diamond League, took a second off her season's best to win the 400m hurdles in 54.60.
"That's what I was looking for. No big stutters and putting together a technically much better race," she said.
"Even there it wasn't perfect but I think it was the best I could do in those conditions. I knew there was a sub-55 in there, it was just putting it all together."
And Bramble equalled his season best of 8.00m in the long jump to take first place and 11 points for GB.
Elsewhere, Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medallist and GB captain Sophie Hitchon finished fifth in the women's hammer throw final.
Jake Wightman (men's 1500m), Lennie Waite (women's 3,000m steeplechase) and Nick Goolab (men's men's 5,000m) all finished second.
Welshman David Omoregie is among the athletes competing on day two having qualified fastest for the 110m hurdles final.
Rio 2016 Olympians Morgan Lake and Jasmin Sawyers also compete in the high jump and long jump respectively.
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As of next week, users will be warned if they are about to be taken to a malicious website.
The social network has suffered to date as many of its 700 million users unwittingly click on dangerous links supposedly posted by their friends.
Such attacks usually trick users into sharing passwords or data.
Facebook already tells users if they are about to visit an external site, but the current set up makes no distinction between friendly and dangerous sites.
The new technology will present a warning screen whenever it suspects a page poses a threat to the users, giving details of the risk.
From here, users are encouraged to return to the previous page.
If they wish, users can continue to the intended page, albeit very much at their own risk.
Both Facebook and Websense will hope the extra measures will be enough to deter potential scammers from focusing their efforts on the network.
Scams regularly catch out hundreds of thousands of users at a time.
"There's over 700 million users on Facebook," Websense's Spencer Parker told the BBC.
"As a piece of real estate, it's extremely profitable to be targeted by malware writers."
The protection will be powered by Websense's "Threatseeker Cloud", a system which stores a database of known malicious URLs.
The system can also detect unknown dangerous URLs by assessing threats in real-time.
This means harmful URLs can be blocked even before they are known to the company - cutting off a key tactic used by phishers in which constantly changing URLs fool database-driven protection.
In addition, the system will "follow" links made using popular URL shorteners - such as bit.ly and ow.ly - to verify their safety.
Due to the nature of how we interact with our friends, Mr Parker says phishing attacks on Facebook are much harder to prevent than other commonly used techniques.
"One of the things with Facebook, of course, is that you have that element of trust in a social network. If one of your friends posts something, you automatically trust it more than if it just received as a spam email.
"As more of these 'friend in the middle' attacks happen, you start to trust your friends less."
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Facebook have stepped up their battle against phishing and malware scammers by partnering with security firm Websense.
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He will aid boss Gordon Strachan and assistant Mark McGhee, after the departure of Andy Watson to a coaching role at a football school in Oman.
The Scots host Canada in a friendly on 22 March, four days before a vital 2018 World Cup qualifier against Slovenia.
"Tony is well respected within the game," said Strachan.
"I would like to thank [Dons manager] Derek McInnes and Aberdeen for allowing Tony to work with the Scotland backroom staff for these next two games."
Scotland are on four points after four matches and sit second bottom of World Cup qualifying Group F, four points adrift of second-placed Slovenia.
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Aberdeen assistant manager Tony Docherty will join the Scotland national coaching team for the March fixtures against Canada and Slovenia.
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Only 1,338 spectators turned up for the EFL Trophy second-round tie against Crawley Town, which they won 1-0.
League gates have already dipped this season, with an average attendance more than 3,000 down on last season.
Sky Blues fans are unhappy at the way their club is run by owners Sisu.
Only one and a half stands were open at the 32,609-capacity stadium for the game against Crawley, with just 57 away fans making the trip.
The crowd was lower even than the 1,603 who watched City's game against Carlisle United in February 2014, during their season at Sixfields, Northampton - the club's previous lowest ever 'home' crowd.
Although attendance figures initially rose when City left Highfield Road for the Ricoh Arena in 2005, interest in the club has been decreasing steadily over the past decade, especially since relegation to League One in 2012.
The Sky Blues are in their fifth campaign in the third tier of English football - and only once has their average seasonal attendance increased in that time - last term's relatively successful campaign, when they briefly led League One under Tony Mowbray before falling away to finish eighth.
Under interim manager Mark Venus, they are currently in the relegation zone, in 21st place, after four straight league defeats.
Relegation would take the club to their lowest place in the Football League since winning promotion from the old Division Four in 1959.
City fans, who boycotted home games in the year at Northampton, have become increasingly dispirited this season.
At the recent home fixture against MK Dons, they staged a mock funeral procession "in affectionate remembrance of Coventry City Football Club which is dying due to neglect and abuse at the hands of Sisu from 2007 to 2016".
They also joined in with equally disaffected Charlton Athletic supporters in the joint 'pigs might fly' pitch protest in the away match at The Valley in October.
Coventry have had some success in the Football League Trophy, reaching the two-leg Northern final in 2012-13, before going out in the Southern semis in 2014-15.
However, there appears to be less interest generally in this season's revamped competition, and Coventry's two previous home ties this season each attracted just over 2,000 fans.
But prior to this season, City's average home attendance in the Trophy was 12,284.
2012-13: Beaten Northern section finalists
2013-14: Knocked out in second round (no home tie)
2014-15: Beaten Southern section semi-finalists
2015-16: Knocked out in second round (no home tie)
2016-17: Last 16
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Struggling Coventry City's off-field problems were further highlighted at the Ricoh Arena on Wednesday night as they attracted their lowest-ever crowd for a first-team game.
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The S&P 500 index, which ended Friday at a new high, fell 8.8 points or 0.41% to 2,108.92.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq, which also set a new record last week, lost ground as well. It decreased 31.84 points or 0.63% to hit 5,060.25.
Meanwhile, the Dow Jones dropped 42.17 points or 0.23%, closing at 18,080.14.
Shares in drugs firms slid after Mylan rejected Teva Pharmaceutical's $40.1bn hostile takeover bid, saying the Israeli firm undervalued the company.
Mylan sank 5.1% and Teva dropped 4.3%.
Meanwhile, one of the top gainers was technology giant Apple, whose shares rose 1.8% ahead of its second quarter results announcement.
Shares in Tesla Motors also rose 6%, boosted by reports that the electric-car maker's planned announcement on Thursday could be more significant than anticipated.
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(Close): US stocks closed lower on Monday, bringing a three-day winning streak to an end.
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The 69-year-old from Brazil was a pillion passenger on a BMW motorbike. Her family have been informed.
The ride of bike was seriously injured and was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after the crash, at about 17:35 on Wednesday.
The occupants of the other vehicle, a Nissan Navara, were uninjured. The road was closed for several hours.
Road Policing Sergeant Rob Warnock said: "My thoughts, and that of my officers, are very much with the family and friends of the female who sadly died in this collision.
"Several people witnessed this incident and I am acutely aware that they, and others who assisted at the scene, have also been affected by the tragic circumstances.
"I would appeal to anyone who may have seen the crash or who may have seen either vehicle shortly beforehand and who hasn't yet spoken with police to do so to help us piece together exactly what happened."
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A woman had died in a crash involving a motorbike and a car on the A939 road near Tomintoul.
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Lafferty has not played for Norwich this season but his injury-time equaliser moved his country to within two points of qualifying for Euro 2016.
It took his tally of goals to seven in this qualifying campaign.
"That's something that's been evident in this campaign, the change in him," said Davis.
Lafferty picked up a booking for a late tackle which rules him out of the next qualifier at home to Greece on 8 October.
"With the occasion, maybe a few years ago he [Lafferty] might have ended up getting sent off but he's shown a great maturity about him," Davis said.
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"He's put in a great shift for the team."
Lafferty last played for the Canaries in January, having spent the latter part of last season on loan at Rizespor in Turkey, where he scored two league goals.
While he remains out of favour at Carrow Road, he is an unstoppable force for Northern Ireland, who are chasing a first major tournament appearance in 30 years.
"To play two games in the space of three days is not easy, but he kept plugging away and obviously was in the right place at the right time to get the equaliser," added Davis.
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill admitted he was tempted to substitute his star striker on Monday night, but he changed his mind when Richard Guzmics put the visitors in front after a dreadful handling error from Michael McGovern.
"Kyle gives the squad belief," said Northern Ireland boss O'Neill, whose side remain top of Group F with two games to play.
"We were taking him off at 0-0 but by the time we were ready to make the change it was 1-0 and it suddenly changed.
"Kyle hasn't played a single minute of club football this season, or in pre-season, and he was really struggling.
"We just felt he couldn't give us any more. But the thing about taking off Kyle is you're taking off your talisman.
"If I'm the opposition manager I'm happy to see Kyle going off so we didn't want to give them that hope or satisfaction.
"At 1-0 it was essential to keep him on the pitch. He treaded water for the last 20-25 minutes but he was there at the right time."
Hungary need to win their two remaining matches to deny Northern Ireland a top-two finish, while one more victory - or two draws against Greece and Finland - will be enough for O'Neill's side.
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The 23-year-old has agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract with an option for a further 12 months.
"He's left-footed, which gives us good balance. We've been looking for a left-footer for a while," boss Nathan Jones told the Luton website.
Gambin has six caps, but was suspended for Malta's 2-0 defeat by England at Wembley last October.
He made 23 appearances for Barnet this season, scoring four goals, the last in a 3-1 defeat at Luton on New Year's Eve.
The Hatters are currently sixth in League Two, six points off the automatic promotion places.
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Luton Town have signed Malta international winger Luke Gambin from Barnet for an undisclosed fee.
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The Beast Race featured 20 obstacles - many of them involving cold water and mud.
Entrants could complete the event near Inverness solo or as part of a team.
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A 10km obstacle race was held at Aldourie at Loch Ness at the weekend.
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The fire swept through the secondary school dorm in Aladag in Adana province and authorities said it may have been caused by an electrical fault.
However, there were fears that the girls may have been unable to escape. The mayor said it was likely that a fire door had been locked.
The girls who died were aged 11 to 14.
The dormitory housed girls from impoverished families in nearby villages, reports said.
One of the girls who died was Zeliha Avci, 13. Her father was waiting on Wednesday for the authorities to allow him to collect her body for burial in her village.
"No-one has called me," Mustafa Avci complained. "We learned about the fire from the news and ran to the scene. Our children have been burnt to death and no-one gives us any information."
Mr Avci last saw his daughter at the weekend. "She was very keen to go to school and get educated, but her days are over now," he said.
Her old dorm, he explained, was torn down in 2015 and he was unhappy about the new one. "This was the only dorm in town. We didn't want to send her there, but we had no other option."
TV footage showed flames leaping from the roof of the building as firefighters battled to put it out.
Adana governor Mahmut Demirtas said some students had been injured when they jumped from windows to escape the fire. He said 34 students had been staying in the dorm and 22 were taken to hospital.
A government minister who visited the scene said claims that the fire exit had been locked would be investigated. Turkish authorities imposed a media blackout on local coverage of the disaster.
Anadolu news agency said the six people in custody included the head of the dormitory, three teachers and two other staff. They were being investigated on suspicion of causing death by negligence.
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British Heart Foundation Cymru (BHF) wants emergency life support (ELS) skills on the national curriculum, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
BHF says such a move would create a new generation of lifesavers across Wales.
The Welsh petition has collected 4,000 names since being launched in February.
The charity wants to teach children first aid skills, such as resusciation techniques, incorporating them into areas of the existing curriculum.
"If they are properly trained they are as capable as adults and by acting promptly they can prevent disabilities and help save lives," Delyth Lloyd, public affairs manager for BHF Cymru, told BBC Radio Wales.
She said ELS are a set of actions which can "keep someone alive until professional help arrives" such as CPR which can include rescue breaths and chest compressions.
Ms Lloyd acknowledged that while it is not currently a compulsory part of the curriculum some schools do teach ELS skills.
"We'd like to see a new generation of lifesavers across Wales with every child leaving secondary school knowing how to save a life," she said.
Across the UK over 100,000 people have signed the petition.
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A petition has been handed over to the Welsh assembly calling for first aid to be taught to all pupils in secondary schools.
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Built in the 1970s, the 21 and 23-storey Aston University blocks had been accommodation for generations of students living on campus.
Billy Young, from Demolition Ltd, said it was a complex operation because of the site and need to divert services.
The demolition is part of a ??300m regeneration of the campus. Students were able to watch the event.
He said: "The logistics of working on a live campus, live services - there were a lot of services that had to be diverted in and around the site before the implosion could take place.
"We also had complications of a Victorian water main and gas mains and adjacent footpath that had to monitored on the day in case of any vibration damage."
The Aston Student Village and new research centres will be completed by 2014.
The first phase of the ??215m village project was finished last year which provided more than 1,300 bedrooms for students.
The next stage of the scheme will provide another 1,050 rooms by next yea and will start now Dalton and Lawrence Towers have been brought down.
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Two university tower blocks have been demolished in a controlled explosion in central Birmingham.
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The woman, identified as Babli, told media she called Uber after emergency calls to hospitals went unanswered.
The driver of the vehicle told the Times of India that he pulled over because Babli was in excruciating pain.
He then helped deliver the baby with two other women before taking them to hospital.
"He picked me up, put me on a stretcher and dragged it into the hospital," the Times of India quoted Babli as saying.
"I named him after Uber because the baby was born in an Uber cab," she told the Reuters news agency.
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An Indian woman has named her baby "Uber" after giving birth in a car belonging to the taxi aggregation service.
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Chester Nez, 93, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, had told US media he was "very proud" of his part developing the cipher the Japanese never broke.
It was credited with saving the lives of thousands of US troops in the Pacific.
Nez, who was also a painter, died of kidney failure on Wednesday.
"It saddens me to hear the last of the original code talkers has died," Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly told Reuters, adding he was ordering flags to be flown at half-mast in Nez's honour.
"We are proud of these young men in defending the country they loved using their Navajo language."
Nez was chosen from among 250 Navajos who arrived at the Army base in Arizona for the project. He was in high school at the time of his enlistment and lied about his age.
The code took words from the Navajo language, which was spoken by less than 30 non-Navajos at the time, and matched them to military terms. The Navajo word for turtle became "tank", chicken hawk became "dive bomber" and "our mother" meant America.
About 400 code talkers used the cipher to relay messages sent from field telephones and radios throughout the Pacific. Messages read aloud by the code talkers were immediately destroyed.
"It's one of the greatest parts of history that we used our own native language during World War II," Nez said in 2010. "The Japanese did everything in their power to break the code but they never did."
The Code Talker mission was only declassified in 1968. But the original group received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2001, and the programme was dramatised in the 2002 movie Windtalkers.
After World War 2, Nez volunteered in the Korean War, and retired in 1974 after a 25-year career as a painter at the Veterans Administration hospital in Albuquerque.
Despite difficulties travelling since both of his legs were partially amputated, he loved to tell his story, said Judy Avila, who worked with Nez on his memoir.
"He always wanted to go, he loved meeting people," she said. "And with something like kidney failure, it comes really gradually. At the end, he was really tired."
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The cities of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge have suffered the worst damage.
On Thursday, country music legend Dolly Parton said her charity would donate $1,000 (£797) a month to families affected by the fires.
Rain on Wednesday helped quell the blaze, but officials said fires could rekindle as months of drought had left the ground extremely dry.
The wildfires, likely started by a person, spread on Monday to the tourist city of Gatlinburg. More than 14,000 residents were forced to evacuate.
Gatlinburg Fire Chief Greg Miller said: "We had trees going down everywhere, power lines - all those power lines were just like lighting a match because of the extreme drought conditions.
"So we went from nothing to over 20 plus structure fires in a matter of minutes. And that grew and that grew and that grew."
Wildfires- Why they start and how they can be stopped
Around 45 people have been treated in hospital as a result of the wildfires, and over 700 buildings have been damaged.
City mayor, Mike Werner said: "Gatlinburg is the people, that's what Gatlinburg is. It's not the buildings, it's not the stuff in the buildings.
"We're going to be back better than ever. Just be patient.''
Mr Werner has spent days reassuring his city "everything is going to be okay". Meanwhile, he has lost his home and seven other buildings he owns as part of a property business.
He said the city was still working to identify those killed by the fire.
The wildfires are also threatening Dollywood, Parton's theme park in Pigeon Forge, Sevier County.
A spokesman said guests had been evacuated from some of its properties, and that several cabins and holiday structures had been damaged.
Parton said she was "heartbroken" by the fires and that she was "praying for all the families affected by the fire - and the firefighters who are working so hard to keep everyone safe".
She said she hoped money from her charity can help to people "until they get back up on their feet".
"I know it's been a trying time for my people, and this assistance will help," she said.
"I've always believed that charity begins at home."
Singer Miley Cyrus, also a Tennessee native, sent her sympathies and support to Parton and the people of the state in an Instagram post.
Sharing a picture of the pair performing together, she wrote: "Love my fairy god mother @dollyparton and sending protective energy to the ever so sacred Dollywood and all of the homes/folks in TN who are experiencing this devastating fire!"
Twenty-six active fires have burned nearly 12,000 acres (4,855 hectares) across the state, Tennessee's Department of Agriculture reported.
Neighbouring Georgia, as well as North and South Carolina, are also battling wildfires after months of drought.
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The death toll from wildfires across the US state of Tennessee has risen to 11 as search and rescue continues.
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The Bank of Scotland PMI found that a sharp rise in goods production north of the border last month was offset by shrinking services output.
In England, activity grew at its fastest rate so far this year, helped by a strong increase in new orders.
The improvement was seen across all English regions.
The PMI for Scotland - which measures changes in combined manufacturing and services output - stood at 50.6 last month, up from March's four-month low of 50.1.
By comparison, England's business activity index rose to a four-month high of 57.1.
Any figure above 50 suggests expansion.
April saw job creation in Scotland reach an eight-month high, despite business confidence easing to its lowest in six months.
There was also a modest increase in new orders in both the service and manufacturing sectors, with the latter showing the more marked rate of growth.
Firms expanded their workforces to meet increased demand requirements, according to anecdotal evidence.
On the price front, input cost inflation accelerated and was steep overall, leading to a marked rise in charges.
Meanwhile, confidence about future growth prospects remained "strongly positive" in April. That said, expectations had eased from March.
Fraser Sime, from Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking, said April's PMI signalled "a tentative upturn" in Scottish private sector growth.
He added: "The latest survey's results were driven by a strong manufacturing sector, which moved up a gear in April.
"There was good news all round from steep production growth, to solid job creation and a further easing of cost pressures.
"Meanwhile, the service sector marred April's PMI score as business activity in the sector shrunk for the second month running.
"A faster rise in new orders bodes well, though continued growth in the second quarter remains heavily dependent on the relatively stronger manufacturing sector."
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The 24-year-old, whose current contract ends at the end of 2016, was offered a four-year extension by the Scottish Premiership leaders in January.
Forrest came through the youth ranks with the reigning champions, for whom he has made 144 appearances.
However, his outings have been restricted by a series of injuries.
Forrest, who has 13 Scotland caps, was missing from Celtic's squad for Saturday's 3-0 victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Celtic signed Manchester City winger Patrick Roberts on an 18-month loan deal from Manchester City in January and last week secured a summer move for 17-year-old midfielder Kristoffer Ajer from Norwegian club Start.
Deila admitted on Saturday that Celtic had too many midfielders on their books and that he would have to slim his squad at the end of this season.
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They are signed by "composer Mark Jones" and are posted from Lancashire.
Raffaele Hairdressing manageress Clare Harper said she was "bewildered" by the first one but had now received four, which she has framed.
She said they had become a talking point with customers, though her husband had asked if any of them "looked like they had a crush on her".
"I'm waiting for the next one coming, I'm practically on the doorstep now," she said.
The mystery author has been posting poems, written on black card in silver pen, around the country for more than five years.
He has sent five to a salon in Penygroes in Gwynedd and seven over three years to a salon in Lancashire.
There are reports of poems being sent to Yeovil Town and Hednesford Town football clubs, churches and salons in the north-east of England and hotels in Aberystwyth and Machynlleth in Mid Wales, among others.
They appear to be love poems and each include the phrase "keep your chin up, keep smiling".
Some recipients have attempted to find the poet but with no success.
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A Hartlepool hair salon has joined a growing collection of businesses around the country being sent mystery poems.
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The action alleges that Intermex, a firm which arranges money transfers, tracked employees even when off-duty.
Myrna Arias alleges that she was "scolded" for removing the app and fired a few weeks later.
The company has not responded to the allegations.
According to court documents published by website Ars Technica, employees were instructed to download the app, called Xora, to their phones in April 2014.
Xora is described on its website as a workplace management app which allows companies to "remotely manage" their workers by keeping track of their hours and other aspects of their job.
Xora's website says that the app uses GPS to allow bosses "to see the location of every mobile worker on a Google Map".
According to the lawsuit, Ms Arias's manager "admitted that employees would be monitored while off-duty and bragged that he knew how fast she was driving at specific moments ever since she had installed the app on her phone".
"He confirmed that she was required to keep her phone's power on 24/7 to answer phone calls from clients," reads the court document.
It goes on to detail that Ms Arias had "no objection" to being monitored at work but felt that monitoring her location during non-work hours was an invasion of her privacy.
She likened the app to a prisoner's ankle bracelet.
Her boss "scolded the plaintiff when she de-installed the app in late April in order to protect her privacy", reads the court document.
She was fired on 5 May.
Ms Arias is seeking damages for lost earnings in excess of $500,000.
Mark Weston, a partner at law firm Matthew Arnold & Baldwin, told the BBC that an employer "would not be allowed to track an employee without the consent of that employee".
Clauses that allow for tracking apps would have to be built into contracts, he said.
As for the legality of firing an employee for refusing to use such an app, Mr Weston said: "In the US, things may be looser because many employees there are employees 'at will'. Accordingly, employers have far greater flexibility than in Europe to dismiss an employee who is not playing ball."
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A US sales executive is suing her employer for invasion of privacy, alleging that she was fired after deleting an app which tracked her movements.
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Neil Gordon, 61, started the independent pharmacy chain in Donaghadee, County Down, 34 years ago, along with his brother, Robert.
By 1996 the pharmacy chain had grown to 11 pharmacies and in 2006 the business expanded into Scotland where there are now nine stores.
Today, the chain has 62 stores and employs approximately 800 people.
Neil Gordon was born on 17 October 1952 in Newry, County Down.
The son of a farmer, and one of five brothers, his interest in pharmacy was sparked at a young age.
He was educated at Newry Model Primary school and Newry Grammar school before studying pharmacy at Bradford University.
After a period of employment that included working in England, Neil established the first Gordons Chemists in Donaghadee in 1980.
He was also a co-founder of the Donaghadee Comunity Workforce, assisting the long-term unemployed back into employment, while engaging in work of community benefit.
He served as an elder at Shore Street Presbyterian Church, Donaghadee and was a trustee of the Lighthouse Trust, a charity serving children with cerebral palsy.
Neil was elected to the executive committee of Belfast city centre management in 2004 and served until his death.
He was elected to the board of the PCC (Pharmaceutical Contractors Committee), the committee responsible for negotiating community pharmacy services with the Department of Health, and served for seven years.
He also served on the board of SOS Bus NI, a charity helping vulnerable people on the streets of Belfast.
In 2013, Neil was awarded a Fellowship of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland.
Neil passed away on 20 June. He is survived by his mum, Jean, wife, Carol, sons, Ryan and Gareth, and daughter Fiona.
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The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was tested at the Golden Jubilee Hospital in Clydebank.
ICD devices shock the heart back into rhythm when they detect a potential cardiac arrest.
Doctors have had difficulty monitoring heart problems with older devices amid fears that MRI scanners would disrupt their electronics.
The Ellipse ICD, developed by US manufacture St Jude Medical, will now be tested in a further 165 patients at 60 MRI centres around the world.
Consultant cardiologist Dr Roy Gardner, who is leading the trial at the Golden Jubilee, said: "While these devices are often life-saving, they do not allow patients to undergo MRI scans, which are crucial for detecting and monitoring a number of conditions, including signs of a stroke, tumours and complex cardiac abnormalities, which means that these vulnerable patients have to be treated using less detailed imaging systems.
"Recruiting patients to this trial could help provide a better and safer standard of care for patients all across Scotland.
"It also means we are playing a key role in making these devices available for use in the United States, sharing our knowledge and expertise with other specialist centres to help thousands of individuals suffering from heart conditions every year.
"Our first patient's procedure went very smoothly and provided a great start to an incredibly important project. As such, we are now about to recruit our sixth patient to this study."
Dr Mike Higgins, medical director of the Golden Jubilee National Hospital, said: "The ability to implant MRI-ready pacemakers is a unique innovation that allows us to continue to offer the highest standard of care possible for individuals with complex heart conditions and improve treatment for future generations across the world."
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Jonathan Franks' injury-time winner for the Staggies condemns Accies to a relegation play-off at best, and offers bottom side Inverness CT slight hope.
"It sums up the way things have been going," Canning told BBC Scotland.
"I can't believe we lost. The amount of bad luck we have got tonight is scary. I couldn't ask more of the players."
Second-bottom Hamilton can now no longer catch Motherwell, 3-1 victors over Kilmarnock on Tuesday, or Dundee.
Instead, Accies are faced with a Premiership play-off final over two legs against Dundee United or Falkirk, or automatic relegation if Inverness win their two remaining matches against Dundee and Motherwell and they themselves fail to beat Dundee on Saturday.
Lamented Canning: "We have hit the post twice, we've had one roll along the line, we've had numerous other opportunities and their second goal has come off the post, hit our keeper and gone in.
"That is when you know your luck is out.
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"I asked them to be brave and express themselves and I thought it was probably one of our best performances of the season.
"Ross County had very little in the game; they had one or two breakaways in the second half when Remi (Matthews) has made a couple of decent saves.
"How we have managed to lose that game, I don't know. We haven't had the breaks tonight and hopefully things start to turn for us."
While Canning, 35, hopes for some good fortune soon, he acknowledged that their league position is of their own making.
"You can't be unlucky after 37 games," he said.
"We have drawn far too many games (14). We've probably chucked away 10 or 12 points from good positions, games we were doing well in. We find ourselves where we are because of that.
"It's going to be a tense few days in terms of waiting to see what's happening (with the Inverness game at Dundee) and if it is the play-offs, seeing who gets through.
"We need to win on Saturday, depending what happens tomorrow, and then come through a difficult play-off against a team that has done well in the league."
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Aberconwy's Guto Bebb said some constituents have been given contradictory information on whether they can receive it or not.
The Welsh government and BT are delivering the scheme, Superfast Cymru.
A spokesman said it was a "challenging and ambitious project" and so far 560,000 properties have accessed superfast broadband because of it.
It provides access to fibre broadband for the majority of premises not covered by any commercial roll-out of superfast broadband.
Conservative party member Mr Bebb said: "Superfast Cymru is publicly funded and my experience would indicate that the programme is out of control, and there's a lack of clarity in what it will deliver and how it will deliver."
The Superfast Cymru spokesman said in a project of its size, issues can arise that affect delivery dates.
He added that while this can be "frustrating", more than 80% of properties in Wales can access fibre broadband if they want.
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Confusion is undermining a project to get superfast broadband to more people in Wales, according to an MP.
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Special prosecutors said they raided National Pension Service (NPS) chairman Moon Hyung-pyo's home on Monday, before arresting him on Wednesday.
The NPS is the world's third-largest pension scheme.
It comes amid President Park Geun-hye's impeachment over the scandal involving her longstanding mentor Choi Soon-sil.
In the latest arrest, investigators are looking into NPS's support of an $8bn (£6.5bn) merger between two Samsung Group affiliates and whether Mr Moon used his influence as health minister at the time, to pressure it to back the deal.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare runs the pension service, which manages 545 trillion won ($451bn; £367bn) and was a major shareholder in Cheil Industries Inc and Samsung C&T Corp when they merged.
The NPS has denied previous reports that Mr Moon pressured the organisation to back the deal, and Mr Moon told reporters on Tuesday that he would cooperate with the investigation.
The scandal has also caught Samsung up in allegations that it backed foundations controlled by Choi Soon-sil in the hope of receiving political favours, which investigators are also examining.
Politicians voted on 9 December to impeach President Park - a decision South Korea's constitutional court has six months to uphold or overturn. Until then she remains formally president but stripped of her powers, which are handed to the prime minister, a presidential appointee.
Ms Park denies wrongdoing but has apologised for the way she managed her relationship with Ms Choi, who also denies committing criminal offences.
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Pending a successful medical, the 20-year-old Colombian would become the sixth signing of the summer at Ibrox.
Morelos spent 16 months in Finland, after arriving from Independiente Medellin, and scored 47 goals in 62 appearances for HJK.
The forward, who has six Under-20 caps, would require a work permit to play in the UK.
Morelos would join Bruno Alves, Ryan Jack, Dalcio, Fabio Cardoso and Daniel Candeias as new arrivals at Ibrox, as manager Pedro Caixinha looks to overhaul his squad in time for the Europa League qualifiers, which begin on 29 June.
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The MP, who has represented Chichester in Sussex since 1997, said at the age of 60 it was time to do other things but he was committed to public service.
Mr Tyrie, who worked for BP before entering politics, has led the Treasury committee since 2010.
Veteran Tory MP Sir Alan Haselhurst is also quitting after 40 years.
Sir Alan, who has held the Essex seat of Saffron Walden since 1977, initially intended to contest the seat again on 8 June.
But, in a statement on Tuesday, the 79-year old said he had changed his mind after consulting with his family and close friends.
"When I heard the prime minister's announcement of an early general election I reacted enthusiastically with my only thought being to play my part in strengthening the position of the Conservative Party in Parliament," he said.
"I feel now that my initial instinctive response was premature...
"Whilst I have no doubt as to my capacity and commitment to carry out my representative duties I have begun to recognize that it might test the friendship and goodwill of so many people whose support I have enjoyed if I sought to do so for a further five years."
Sir Alan, who was first elected to Parliament in 1970 for Middleton and Prestwich and was deputy Commons speaker between 1997 and 2010, has faced opposition to his candidacy from within his local party.
In his resignation letter, Mr Tyrie - who opposed Brexit - said he was proud of his contribution to strengthening the select committee system and making Parliament more relevant.
Known for his forensic, and at times, acerbic style, Mr Tyrie clashed with then Prime Minister David Cameron on several occasions in his capacity as chairman of the liaison committee of senior backbenchers.
He also served as chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on extraordinary rendition, in addition to his Treasury committee duties.
"I remain deeply committed to public service," he said. "I am determined, and hopefully young enough, to contribute in other ways in the years ahead."
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Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie, who chairs the powerful Treasury Select Committee, is to stand down from Parliament at the general election.
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A total of 16 properties owned by housing association One Manchester will have cladding removed following tests prompted by the fatal London fire.
The city council in Salford has also confirmed nine blocks in Pendleton have failed safety tests.
The council opted to remove cladding on Friday before the test results were known.
Dave Power, group chief executive at One Manchester said: "We will act on the advice of the fire service to ensure that all necessary safety measures are in place to avoid the need for homes to be evacuated for any period."
In Manchester, the Village 135 development in Wythenshawe also failed the government tests last week.
In Salford, three high-rise buildings failed and work has already begun to remove cladding from nine tower blocks in Pendleton over safety concerns.
City Mayor of Salford Paul Dennett said the Pendleton test results vindicated the council's decision to start removing the cladding.
"We decided not to wait around and now the test results have come back it has just confirmed that this was definitely the right call to make," he said.
The Grenfell Tower fire in north Kensington on 14 June started in a fridge-freezer and outside cladding and insulation failed safety tests, police have said.
One Manchester said the type of cladding used on its flats is Alucobond, which is non combustible, differs from that used on Grenfell - Reynobond PE - because it uses a mineral rock wool insulation.
The latest One Manchester blocks affected are:
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Events were held around Wales on Thursday to mark the monarch's milestone birthday, including a 21-gun salute and fireworks at Cardiff Castle.
The Queen was in Windsor to light the first of more than 900 beacons in the UK and around the world.
Army Cadets lit the Snowdon one while others were lit in Swansea, Wrexham, Llantrisant and Cardiff Bay.
The 21-gun salute was sounded at 12:00 BST and there was a drinks reception for other people celebrating milestone birthdays and anniversaries.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for people to come together and commemorate their special milestones with that of Her Majesty," said Cardiff Lord Mayor, David Walker.
Meanwhile, 40 giant fibreglass models of the Queen's head are being displayed at a farm in Flintshire.
David Pickering won lottery funding to create them for the Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
He has decided to display them again on his land near Higher Kinnerton as the nation pays tribute to Britain's longest-serving monarch.
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The child was struck by the vehicle in Montrose Avenue at the junction with Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, at about 19:15 BST.
Police and the ambulance service attended the scene, but he was pronounced dead in hospital.
The driver of the car stopped and police said he was helping with their investigation. No arrests have been made.
The boy's next of kin have been informed.
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A four-year-old boy died when he was hit by a car in north-west London.
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The Ibrox side were outclassed by their Glasgow rivals, only really threatening in the closing stages while 2-0 down.
Caixinha also admitted he changed his pre-match team talk on the advice of assistant Helder Baptista to ease tension among the players.
"By respecting the opponent we dropped off too much. It wasn't what we prepared during the week," he said.
Caixinha said he did not believe his game-plan had been unclear to his players, but he gave an uncommon insight into his pre-match approach.
"Helder came to me just at the end of the warm-up and told me 'please, in your speech, don't be so tough. They need to feel a little bit more freedom'," the Portuguese added.
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"When you don't feel that freedom you don't enjoy and you don't perform the way you need to.
"We were a little bit 'blocked' and if you're blocked - even if you have the best organisation and the best ideas - you can't perform."
Caixinha said Baptista felt the players were tense, but stressed he did not believe they were frightened by the occasion or their opponent.
The Portuguese was asked about his tactics for the game, prompting a detailed response, outlining what he had hoped his players would execute.
"We organised our defending in three ways. The first one was to try to place a high block - if you see they were trying to build from the back - they open the centre-halves and Scott (Brown) is always in the middle. We had three players down there," he explained.
"In the middle of the park what we were trying to get them to play the ball to (Mikael) Lustig, block it, block Brown who was making the triangle with the centre-halves, and with this block we could have space to explore after we regain possession.
"We could not do it in this match because we were a little bit lower on the pitch. In the lower block, we were expecting not to allow them to divide the game.
"We just played wide when the spaces were inside. The idea was for our wingers to come inside and fill the space."
Despite seemingly thorough planning, Caixinha accepted his strategy had failed to work.
"The game-plan is one thing, what we put in practice was a totally different thing," he acknowledged.
"So it wasn't our day. We couldn't perform the way we prepared. We expected more from our players but we need to keep going.
"After tomorrow's day off we need to get back to Murray Park to start preparing the next match and we still have five matches to go until the end of the season."
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The double Olympic champion clocked the fastest time in the world this year, winning in seven minutes 34.66 seconds
"The crowd have been amazing, as has the support I have got for the last few months," Farah, 32, told BBC Sport.
He was running in England for the first time since allegations of doping were made against coach Alberto Salazar.
Salazar denies the claims while Farah himself is not accused of any wrongdoing.
Briton Farah withdrew from June's Diamond League meeting in Birmingham following the accusations against his coach, stating he was "emotionally and physically drained", but went on to win the 5,000m race in Lausanne earlier this month.
He was given generous applause from the crowd inside the arena when his name was announced at the start and the Somalia-born athlete responded with a smile and his trademark 'Mobot' gesture.
Having celebrated wildly when winning in Switzerland, he showcased Usain Bolt's celebratory pose after the finish line, in homage to the Jamaican who won the 100m event.
"I was pleased with tonight," added Farah. "I felt a bit tired at the start but you have to win the race and not to think about the time.
"You can only do what you do best. For me, that is running. It is great for the people to understand and support me.
"It was great memories from 2012 and I saw Usain Bolt win before me. We take it for granted what he does, to come out year after year and keep winning medals."
Farah took the lead after the 2,000m mark, controlling the pace of the race, and he opened up a comfortable gap before sprinting the last 200m in 26.5secs.
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The former maths teacher captured the explosion of the post-punk rock scene in Scotland as well as the new wave of acts which rose to success in the early 1980s.
Papadopoulos was a staff photographer for the music weekly Sounds, where he became close friends with Scots bands such as Orange Juice, Aztec Camera and The Bluebells.
Ken McCluskey, who was the lead singer of the Bluebells, has co-curated the exhibition What Presence! The Rock Photography of Harry Papadopoulos which is at Paisley Museum until 1 March, admission free.
It includes many of the big names from the Scottish music scene of the time and some who never quite made it as rock stars but had success in other fields.
One photo shows Peter Capaldi, now famous for his role in Doctor Who, as the lead singer of art school punk band the Dream Boys, with Scottish comedian turned US talk show host Craig Ferguson on drums.
McCluskey, whose band had a number of hits including Young at Heart, told BBC Scotland: "My first memory of Harry is seeing him outside the Apollo in Glasgow and he was selling 10in by 8in photographs.
"He would go to Edinburgh and take live shots of a show by David Bowie or someone, develop them overnight and then sell them outside the Glasgow gig. He was quite entrepreneurial."
McCluskey adds: "A year or so later he was taking my photograph when I was in the Bluebells."
A distinctly early 1980s shot of McCluskey's band in a car showroom on Glasgow's Woodland's Road is one of the photos in the exhibition.
McCluskey says: "Harry got a job on Sounds magazine as a staff photographer and he got a flat in London that was a home-from-home for all the Glasgow and Edinburgh bands like the Fire Engines, Orange Juice, the Bluebells, Aztec Camera and Joseph K.
"There would be sleeping bags all over his floor."
According to McCluskey it was Harry's fearless attitude that made his photographs special.
"He was gung-ho and would be right up on stage," says McCluskey.
"He was a guerrilla photographer. In the live shots you get lots of the sweat and frenzy of the time.
"There was no airbrushing. That's why they have lasted the test of time."
Harry suffered a brain aneurism in 2002 and returned to Glasgow in 2006.
He says he is proud of the shots he took.
"I never used lighting or anything like that, I just chanced my arm," he says.
McCluskey says the photos have a feeling of social history to them.
He says that the 1980/81 period was one where Scottish bands such as those on the small independent Postcard record label were taking the UK pop scene by storm.
"It was a time when there was a light shining on central Scotland," he says.
"It has been said that central Scotland invented Indie music."
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Hull succeeds Derry/Londonderry as the UK's City of Culture, after beating Leicester, Dundee and Swansea Bay for the rights to the 2017 title.
Officials have described winning the title as a "real game-changer", and the "beginning of a cultural renaissance".
Hull council leader Stephen Brady said: "It will give Hull a platform to tell the world what this great city has to offer, transform perceptions and accelerate our journey to make Hull a prime visitor destination."
Abigail McIntosh, who went to university in Hull, published photos of the city on Buzzfeed in response to the negative image the city sometimes attracts.
It is jokingly titled 29 Things That Prove You Should Never, Ever Go To Hull.
She said: "When I applied to Hull, and received an offer, I was apprehensive because I had only ever really seen bad things about Hull in the press."
Ms McIntosh said she hoped events would help change people's attitudes.
The first event of the year will be an installation across the city, telling the story of the last 70 years of Hull, accompanied by a fireworks display to "rival London's New Year's Eve celebrations", officials said.
A "musical Humber Bridge", an art work featuring thousands of naked, painted people on the streets of Hull are part of the £32m programme taking place in 2017.
Made In Hull will be free and will run every night from 1-7 January.
Deborah Stevenson, who regularly posts about the city on social media, said: "I think Hull needed this, it was down and out and at the end of the line.
"We have the history of the city, but to be able to build the tourism we need to celebrate it more."
In the run-up to 2017, locals have faced traffic misery while improvement work takes place.
People have been asked to open up their houses to accommodate visitors, due to a shortage of hotel beds.
But Mr Brady said what was planned would "improve the lives and opportunities of everyone who lives, works, visits and invests here".
"For Hull, 2017 is just the beginning," he said.
2013 was a year Derry will never forget. From BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend to the Turner Prize, the eyes of the world were on Derry and it certainly felt there was a new confidence to the city and its people.
Three years on though, our listeners have have been left asking what do we really have to show for it? Legacy funding dried up in 2015, with city of culture community projects, which were such a success, suffering.
The advice to Hull would be enjoy every second of your title year, but keep in mind what you want to have to show for it once the party is over.
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The former Wales fly-half's long-range drop-goal was the highlight of an otherwise low-key first half.
Bath's Harry Davies and David Denton had tries disallowed before Semesa Rokoduguni intercepted to score.
But Rhys Priestland crucially missed the conversion and Bristol held on to move two points behind Worcester.
Mark Tainton's side remain bottom of the table despite the victory, which ended their seven-game losing streak, while Bath are in the final play-off spot just a point above fifth-placed Leicester.
Veteran Henson won 33 caps for Wales between 2001 and 2011 and got the better of the kicking battle with his opposing number 10 and countryman Priestland.
Bath's Davies and Denton were denied scores by last-gasp tackles from Will Hurrell and Alby Mathewson respectively, on both occasions their feet ending up in touch.
The Premiership's record try-scorer Tom Varndell was forced off against his wishes after failing a head injury assessment but, in front of their biggest crowd of the season, they stood firm to defeat Bath for the first time since December 2006.
Todd Blackadder's side have now lost their last four away games in the league.
Bristol interim head coach Mark Tainton:
"Our defensive effort was massive and to beat our neighbours was fantastic as we stood up to them but the fight against relegation will go all the way to the end.
"Gavin will be sore after his comeback but he controlled the game as he was accurate with both his place kicking and line-kicking.
"He's a confidence player and grew into the game. He's a big man so he threatens the defence before releasing good off-loads and pop-up passes."
Bath director of rugby Todd Blackadder:
"We beat ourselves as we didn't hold on to the ball enough and had plenty of opportunities to win.
"The breakdown was messy where they did a good job at slowing us down, but there are no excuses as Bristol showed real tenacity and never stopped believing."
Bristol: Woodward; Lemi, Hurrell, Piutau, Varndell; Henson, Mathewson; Bevington, Jones, Perenise, Tuohy, Evans, Eadie, Lam, Crane.
Replacements: Crumpton, O'Connell, Ford-Robinson, Jeffries, Fenton-Wells, Williams, Pisi, Wallace.
Bath: Homer; Rokoduguni, Joseph, Tapuai, Davies; Priestland, Cook; Obano, Batty, Lahiff, Stooke, Ewels, Ellis, Denton, Grant.
Replacements: Van Vuuren, Marfo, Palma-Newport, Douglas, Mercer, Homer, Hastings, Clark.
Referee: Greg Garner.
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Determined to not repeat their first innings collapse, Lightning batted with resolve on a placid Contarf pitch.
North Down leg-spinner Jacob Mulder (2-62) struck twice in the morning session to offer the Knights some hope.
But Lightning skipper John Anderson and Simmi Singh negotiated the final two sessions with a century partnership.
Despite following on from a first innings deficit of 294 runs, Leinster were never in trouble as Anderson and Singh produced the best partnership of the match with an undefeated 146.
Only two wickets fell all day as the home team accumulated 221 in 91 overs.
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Openers Mark Stoneman (93) and Phil Mustard (88) shared a 180-run first-wicket stand and Scott Borthwick hit a quickfire 63 off 53 balls as the Jets pummelled 340-6 from their 50 overs.
A century stand between Kevin O'Brien (89) and Mark Cosgrove (63) put the Foxes on course for their target.
They were restricted to 329-9, though, as paceman Jamie Harrison claimed 4-40.
Earlier, Mustard looked to attack for Durham from the first ball and hit 10 fours and four sixes before being caught off Kevin O'Brien after facing just 70 balls.
Stoneman and Borthwick later fell in quick succession to Rob Taylor (4-58) as Leicestershire tried to stem the scoring rate.
Their response began disastrously as Chris Rushworth bowled Mark Pettini and Harrison had Neil Dexter caught behind to reduce them to 26-2.
O'Brien and Cosgrove shared a 115-run third-wicket partnership to put Leicestershire back in the match, but the former was caught off Harrison as Durham held on to win.
Leicestershire all-rounder Kevin O'Brien told BBC Radio Leicester:
"To get close when chasing a big total is disappointing but we probably have to blame ourselves.
"Three of us who got in, myself, Cossie and Niall (O'Brien), if we're being honest, we threw our wickets away at crucial times.
"If one of us had gone on and got 100, 110, 130, we'd have been on the other end of this result."
Durham batsman Phil Mustard told BBC Newcastle:
"The pitch today was a little bit better, we had the odd one that did a little bit but as the day went on, it did get better.
"Once your two openers get you off to the start that we did today, I think 330, 340 was always going to be our target.
"Scotty came in at number three and did a fantastic job, and then the boys near the end of the innings put on a nice partnership, and the bowling was really good as well."
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The 31-year-old carded a four-under 67 to finish seven under with Haas, who was one ahead overnight.
He then claimed the play-off with a par for his 15th professional win, but only his second on the PGA Tour.
World number one Jordan Spieth, the defending champion, birdied the last for a 73 and was tied 18th, seven back.
Playing partner Lee McCoy, the 22-year-old amateur who grew up next to the Copperhead course, followed his third-round 66 with four birdies in a 69 and finished fourth to qualify for the Houston Open.
Haas was two shots ahead into the closing stages, but having made par from a greenside bunker at the par-three 15th, he was unable to do so from a similar scenario at the next and was tied with Schwartzel, who birdied three of his final six holes, including a putt from 64 feet at the 13th.
At the first play-off hole, the par-four 18th, Haas put his tee shot with a three wood into the trees on the right and his second into a greenside bunker.
Schwartzel, the 2011 Masters champion, took an iron off the tee and was pin-high in two, before calmly two-putting to secure the title after Haas could not hole for par from 18 feet.
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South African Charl Schwartzel won the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbour, Florida with victory over American Bill Haas at the first play-off hole.
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With one hole of his third round remaining, the 30-year-old is a shot behind leader Kevin Kisner, as are Dustin Johnson and China's Haotong Li.
Kisner leads on 16 under after shooting a two-under-par 70 on Saturday.
Jordan Spieth, who is hoping to return to world number one, had a nine-under 63 to move to 13 under overall.
Spieth began the day 10 shots behind Kisner, but carded nine birdies to move three adrift of his fellow American, who had his first bogeys of the week.
On a day when play was delayed because of the weather, the final group of Knox, Kisner and Branden Grace were asked on the 18th tee if they wanted to play the hole.
Knox opted not to, while Grace carded a birdie to finish on 12 under and Kisner had a par.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy is eight under after a four-under 68.
With Knox choosing not to finish in the dark, he will have to return on Sunday to play the par-five 18th.
"I played beautifully the first 12 or 13 holes and then I started to limp in a little bit so I decided not to play the last hole because it was awfully dark," said Knox, from Inverness.
"Branden and Kevin wanted to get done. It was into the wind and I was like, maybe I'll just wait until the morning and see if I can catch it downwind or no wind.
"I was happy with my decision. My caddie didn't want me to play the last.
"I'm going to have to wake up a lot earlier, starting at 7.45 and I won't tee off again until probably 10.45. It's going to take the best round of my life, so I'm going to have to go for it."
Spieth, playing in his first tournament for two weeks, showed signs of rustiness as he shot 68 and 72 in his first two rounds but was close to his best in his third.
"This will be the first and only time I would say this, but I was not expecting to be in this position come Sunday when the week started," said the American, who needs to finish in the top 13 to reclaim the world number one ranking from Jason Day, who is absent as his wife is due to give birth to their second child.
"I've struggled to shoot lower than two or three under on this golf course in the past couple years, but Saturday was the day to do it with ball in hand, very little wind and some gettable pins.
"I missed four putts inside eight feet - I'm not going to complain about the round but I felt like the way I played could have been 10 or 11 under, for sure."
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Scot Russell Knox was one shot off the lead when the third round of the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai was suspended because of darkness.
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Charlie Hodgson converted Samuela Vunisa's try and added two penalties to give Sarries a 13-3 lead at half-time, with Tom Catterick replying.
Hodgson then kicked two penalties after the break either side of Nick Tompkins' score from close range.
Fly-half Hodgson added a breakaway try late on before Billy Vunipola's score in added time sealed a bonus point.
Saracens remained the only unbeaten team in Europe this season and recorded their 13th consecutive victory over Newcastle Falcons in all competitions.
With new England head coach Eddie Jones in the crowd at Kingston Park, the north London side had to wait to be sure of victory as a kicking battle in the first half made for a scrappy game.
Newcastle, still without a league win this season, put pressure on Saracens' defence in the second half, but despite going through the phases they could not trouble the visitors' line.
It was from a Falcons attack that former England international Hodgson, who will retire at the end of this season, got the third try of the afternoon on 78 minutes after intercepting a loose pass and racing clear.
With the home side attempting to get on the scoreboard themselves in added time, a turnover and breakaway from Ben Ransom eventually allowed Vunipola to add Saracens' fourth score of the afternoon in the fourth minute of added time.
Newcastle director or rugby Dean Richards:
"I've not spoken to Eddie Jones, but I would have thought a lot of our guys should be in with a shout for England in the future, especially our hooker George McGuigan.
"It was 13-3 at half-time after we gifted them a try and, when it was 23-3, we started to push, made mistakes and conceded those two late tries.
"We started to chase the game and that fell right into their hands.
"They have a huge kicking game and they are very accurate in what they do. It enables them to sit back and wait and in the end their accuracy was far greater than ours."
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall:
"It wasn't the most attractive of games.
"Newcastle came with a kicking plan and I was pleased with the patience and energy we showed.
"We stayed with it until the end and proved it's very important to be able to bring impact players like Billy [Vunipola] off the bench."
Newcastle: Tait; Agulla, Powell, Socino, Watson; Catterick, Young; Vickers, McGuigan, Welsh, Robinson, Green, Wilson, Welch (capt), Latu.
Replacements: Lawson, Rogers, Vea, Botha, Hogg, Takulua, Willis, Harris.
Saracens: Goode; Ellery, Tompkins, Taylor, Wyles; Hodgson, Spencer; Barrington, George (capt), Figallo, Itoje, Kruis, Wray, Fraser, Vunisa.
Replacements: Saunders, Vunipola, Du Plessis, Rhodes, Vunipola, De Kock, Streather, Ransom.
Referee: Andrew Small.
Attendance: 5,200.
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The fire broke out at the Student Lodge on Player Street on Monday afternoon.
Fire group manager David Stevenson said it was proving to be a "very difficult fire to tackle because of a number of hidden voids" in the old building.
Students were evacuated on Monday. Residents of nearby terraced housing are now being moved as a precaution.
Flames could be seen coming from the roof of the building in Radford earlier.
Mr Stevenson said a cordon around the scene had had to be widened because high winds were blowing around debris.
The fire is thought to have started between the third and fourth floors.
Part of the building is occupied, but about three quarters is still under construction. Builders who were working on the site were evacuated on Monday.
Crews from Leicestershire and Derbyshire are also at the scene.
The accommodation block is owned by a private landlord.
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There were 108 inward investment projects counted in the 2015-16 financial year.
In the previous two years, there were 122 and 119.
The number of jobs created was well below a proportionate share of the British jobs, at 4,200.
The British numbers had another strong showing in both projects and jobs supported.
Foreign investment in the UK reached more than 2,200 projects, up 11%.
This Whitehall report says nearly 83,000 jobs were created that way, down slightly, but the second highest since the data began.
The projects counted in these figures included new factories and branch offices, expansion of existing plants, and firms being taken over.
The sectors most affected were in finance, professional services, and manufacturing.
Although London dominates, with 889 projects attracted last year, Scotland is rated as being attractive to foreign investors.
In a separate annual survey by the business consultancy EY, it has recently come second, after London.
It has been helped by the experience built up in Scottish Enterprise and the government agency Scottish Development International. By contrast, in recent years, English regions' efforts have had to adapt to the dismantling of regional development agencies.
They may now be catching up. Northern England saw 228 new projects in 2015-16, a rise of 24%, linked to 10,700 jobs. Wales secured 97 projects, with 5,400 jobs attached.
Commenting on the most recent figures, International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox said they show "the UK continues to be the place to do business".
He added: "We've broadened our reach with emerging markets across the world to cement our position as the number one destination in Europe for investment.
"This continued vote of confidence in the UK will help attract foreign investment to create jobs, security and opportunities for people across the UK."
The UK government report does not say why Scotland's share of projects and jobs created has fallen.
But among possible explanations: the competition from England is getting tougher, the slump in oil and gas has hit Scottish numbers, and investors may be discouraged by political uncertainty.
We never know how many potential projects go elsewhere, because it's very rare for a foreign company to announce which options it has rejected.
With political and economic uncertainty resulting from the European Union referendum, a key test of the UK government and its trade secretary Dr Liam Fox will be how well inward investment performs in 2016-17 and beyond.
One of the main reasons given for locating factories and offices in the UK has been its access to the European Union's single market, and it is far from clear whether that will be retained after the UK leaves.
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Scotland's share of inward investment projects has fallen, according to the latest figures from the new UK Department for International Trade.
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The application was rejected in September 2014 by Fifa's executive committee, which said its requirements had not been met.
But the Court of Arbitration for Sport has told Fifa to submit Gibraltar's application to its Congress, which has the power to grant membership.
European football's governing body Uefa accepted Gibraltar in 2013.
Fifa is now set to discuss the situation at their next Council meeting, scheduled to take place on 9-10 May.
It will decide whether to amend the agenda at the next Congress in order to submit Gibraltar's application for membership.
A 6-0 defeat by Scotland in October saw the part-timers finish bottom of Group D in Euro 2016 qualifying without collecting a point.
However, without being accepted by Fifa they will not be able to enter the World Cup qualification process.
Cas said on Monday that Fifa's Congress "shall take all necessary measures to admit the Gibraltar FA as a full member of Fifa without delay".
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World football's governing body Fifa has been instructed to reconsider Gibraltar's application for membership.
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Fans chanted "We want Moyesy out" as the Black Cats lost 1-0 to fellow strugglers Middlesbrough.
Sunderland are 12 points adrift of safety with five games remaining, and could be relegated at the weekend.
Asked if he would leave, Moyes, 54, said: "No, I'm here, I'm the manager, you take it on the chin."
While there's a chance, I've got to keep going
He added: "I'm a football supporter, I know what it's like. You don't like seeing your team lose.
"There is nobody who wants to win more than me. I am used to winning, I'm not used to losing and I don't want to get used to it either."
Sunderland have failed to score in 17 Premier League games this season - more than any other side in the league.
The players were booed off at full-time at the Riverside, but Moyes - who was charged by the Football Association earlier on Wednesday after telling BBC reporter Vicki Sparks she might "get a slap" - said his team had to keep going.
"We are not enjoying it, we are not enjoying losing or the position we are in," the Scot added.
"Criticism is rightly due, but I wouldn't do it on tonight's performance.
"While there's a chance, I've got to keep going and we've all got to keep going."
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Sunderland manager David Moyes has resisted calls from fans to quit with his side facing relegation from the Premier League.
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A Royal Navy Frigate and submarine are also thought to be involved in the search, along with Canadian and French maritime patrol aircraft.
The Telegraph reports the French plane has searched for the submarine for at least 10 days.
The RAF currently has no maritime patrol aircraft of its own.
But according to the BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale, this lack of patrol aircraft is expected to be addressed in Monday's Strategic Defence and Security Review.
The submarine was detected north of Scotland. The Ministry of Defence did not confirm it was looking for a foreign submarine.
"We can confirm that allied maritime patrol aircraft based at RAF Lossiemouth for a limited period are conducting activity with the Royal Navy," a statement said.
"We do not discuss the detail of maritime operations."
There have been previous concerns that Russia could be developing plans to have submarines sever key internet communications during future wars, following a spike in its naval activity near the locations of undersea cables.
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Djokovic beat Japan's Kei Nishikori in his quarter-final match in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
He admitted after the match that he hadn't practiced before his match because he'd played five sets against Gilles Simon.
"I was determined, focused. In important points and moments I managed to stay composed and make him play an extra shot," he said.
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World number one Novak Djokovic will play Roger Federer in the men's semi-final at the Australian Open.
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The 24-year-old, who has spent eight years at Deepdale, has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with a option for a further 12 months.
Head coach Lee Johnson said: "Bailey has a warrior spirit and represents a good signing for us.
"He has great Championship experience, he's tough, an Australian international - an old-fashioned stopper."
In December, Preston manager Simon Grayson said he was keen for Wright to sign a new deal at Deepdale and that the defender "owes the club a lot".
Wright was part of the Preston team which won promotion via the League One play-offs in 2014-15.
Since scoring on his Australia debut against Saudi Arabia, he has been capped 12 times and was in the squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Wright is Bristol City's third signing of the January transfer window, with Bosnian striker Milan Djuric and German midfielder Jens Hegeler already added to the squad.
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Bristol City have signed Australian centre-back Bailey Wright from Preston North End for an undisclosed fee.
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The government's preferred route for the second phase of the line, linking Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds, includes a spur junction at Crewe, but no stop at Stoke-on-Trent.
The council has submitted a bid and leader Mohammed Pervez said Stoke-on-Trent would become a "core city".
A decision is due later in 2014.
Alison Munroe, chief executive of HS2 Ltd, told BBC News that the public consultation had just been completed and the secretary of state would make a decision at the end of the year.
Current proposals for the £50bn HS2 project would allow trains to run at 225 mph (362km/h) from London to Birmingham from 2026, with branches to Manchester and to Leeds via Sheffield planned by 2032.
Mr Pervez has said the proposed station would put Stoke-on-Trent within 55 minutes of London.
Councils in Coventry, Warwickshire and rural Staffordshire are opposed to the rail plan.
"This would make Stoke-on-Trent a core city," Mr Pervez said.
"The amount of growth that will happen is unimaginable and actually, the amount of contribution the area that Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire can make to the overall economy of the UK is absolutely huge."
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TPG Capital and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan want to buy parts of Fairfax Media including its newspapers and property advertising arm, Domain.
A deal could be worth as much as A$2.5bn (£1.4bn).
However, loss-making Fairfax said the offer "may not optimise shareholder value".
It also said the proposal may not get off the ground "given the complexity involved in splitting the businesses".
A deal would also need approval from the federal government's Foreign Investment Review Board.
Fairfax, which also publishes The Age and the Australian Financial Review, posted a loss of A$893m last year as it struggled with plunging print advertising revenue and newspaper sales.
Last week journalists at the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age in Melbourne went on strike for a week in protest after management announced more job cuts.
However, the Domain division, which accounts for half of Fairfax's profits, is growing strongly and the company wants to spin it off and retain a majority stake.
Domain is Australia's second-biggest real estate website after one owned by Rupert Murdoch and is valued by analysts at about A$2bn.
According to Fairfax, the consortium has offered 95 cents a share for Domain, along with the metropolitan newspapers, an events business, and a start-up investing arm.
That would leave existing Fairfax shareholders with assets including newspapers in regional Australia and New Zealand, as well as stakes in the Macquarie Radio Network and Stan, a video-streaming service.
Shareholders would also be left with existing debt.
Lee Mickelburough, of Henderson Global Investors, which owns about 5% of Fairfax shares, said: "It's a troublesome structure to say that we get 95 cents for the good business and you get to keep the debt for the transition businesses. It's cheeky, the way they've structured it."
Shares in Fairfax gained 2.4% in Sydney on Monday following news of the bid, valuing the company at about A$2.5bn.
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The owner of Australian newspapers including the Sydney Morning Herald is in takeover talks with a North American private equity consortium.
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As reported by The Sun, a utility worker had planned to buy a Persimmon Homes property near Colchester.
But he pulled out after learning a clause in the contract meant he would not be able to park his van outside.
The town's Conservative MP Will Quince said the ban "seemed unreasonable". Persimmon has yet to respond to the BBC.
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It is understood the restrictive covenant on homes in the new Oakwood Meadows development also bans boats and caravans from being parked either on the property or out on the road.
Mr Quince said: "I am a former property solicitor and am well used to these kinds of covenants and there's always a reason why they are included.
"The commercial vehicle one has always seemed unreasonable to me, particularly in a county like Essex which is an entrepreneurial county and many of those people will operate out of vans.
"They cannot always afford to own a car as well so effectively you're saying van drivers are not welcome in Essex which is a particularly snobby attitude."
Commonly used restrictive covenants can dictate parking arrangements, letting, the display of advertising posters on property and pets.
Restrictive covenants are not only imposed on commercial or other large vehicles.
Residents on a new development in Beverley, East Yorkshire, for example, are subject to a covenant banning them from hanging out the washing or airing clean clothes outdoors.
Covenants prohibiting hanging washing in the front garden are not uncommon, but the one at Westwood Park covers windows, balconies, roof terraces, communal gardens and potentially even the back gardens of individual houses on the site.
The developers, though, did fit every home with a washer-dryer to help the enforcement of the covenant.
Other common covenants prevent occupiers from erecting fences in their front garden, keeping livestock other than domestic pets, washing their cars on the premises and removing any grassed areas.
Covenants can also be imposed on who can buy a property. In Wales, for example, a covenant on a home in Maentwrog meant it could only be bought by a local person.
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A housing developer has been accused of "snobbery" for banning traders from parking vans outside their homes.
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The All Nippon Airlines (ANA) flight will take off from Tokyo around 1230 local time, bound for Hong Kong.
The Dreamliner had originally been scheduled for delivery in 2008, but Boeing has suffered a string of setbacks.
Boeing plans to make 10 of the planes a month from 2013.
Wednesday's flight is a special charter, with normal services due to start in November.
Because of the materials used in construction, Boeing says the Dreamliner is about 20% more fuel efficient than similarly sized models flying today.
That would be a big help for airlines coping with the high cost of jet fuel, which is usually their biggest single cost.
Japan, a country in which Boeing dominates rival Airbus, is a major market for the Dreamliner.
ANA will take delivery of dozens more of the aircraft in the coming years.
But Boeing's delays have hurt its business.
Last week, China Eastern Airlines cancelled orders for 24 Dreamliners, rather than wait for production to pick up.
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After three years of delays, Boeing's Dreamliner jet is set for its maiden commercial voyage.
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The League One champions have confirmed Leon Barnett, Ryan Jennings, Kevin McNaughton and Reece Wabara will be allowed to exit.
Midfielders Chris McCann and Jordan Flores are offered new deals.
Emyr Huws, Jack Hendry, Billy Mckay, Andrew Taylor, Dan Lavercombe and Danny Whitehead have all been out on loan but will return for pre-season.
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Wigan Athletic have announced that four players will leave the club when their contracts expire during the summer.
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Four years ago, Veronica Boquete's winner denied Anna Signeul's side a place at the Euro 2013 finals.
But the disappointment this time round was every bit as real as Virginia Torrecilla cancelled out Emma Mitchell's opener in the dying seconds.
It kept intact Spain's unbeaten record under new head coach Jorge Vilda.
Despite the visitors enjoying the bulk of possession early on, it was Scotland who created the first real chance, Leanne Ross combining with Jane Ross before firing in a low cross that goalkeeper Dolores Gallardo managed to smother at the feet of the on-rushing Kim Little.
The visitors' best chance fell to Amanda Sampedro, but her header looped harmlessly over goalkeeper Gemma Fay's crossbar.
Jane Ross was a constant threat for Scotland, causing problems with her pace and movement, but neither team were able to create much in the way of a goalscoring opportunity.
It was no surprise then that the opening goal came from a strike from distance, Mitchell going on a powerful run from her left-back position before unleashing an unstoppable effort that Gallardo could only parry into her own net.
The goal sparked Spain into life and Alexia Putellas should have found an equaliser after a passage of intricate build-up play found her in space in the box, but the strike was well over.
Jane Ross came agonisingly close to ensuring the win late on as she connected with Mitchell's cross from the left, but Gallardo was able to get her body in the way and deny what would have been a very deserved goal for the Scotland striker.
Then came the sucker punch. With the clock ticking over to 90 minutes, Spain won a corner and Torrecilla found the touch to finally beat Fay in the Scotland goal.
Scotland, presently ranked 21st in the world, will take positives from a match where they went toe-to-toe with a top-15 ranked nation - Spain are at their highest-ever position of 14th.
Signeul's side now build towards next month's crucial Euro17 qualifier against Slovenia in Paisley.
Scotland head coach Anna Signeul: "I thought we did better in the second half and started to take the game to them and played some really good passes.
"It was just fantastic to see what excellent players we have on the pitch and I think Kim Little was brilliant.
"Spain had some great chances also, so maybe it was a fair result, although it was sad to lose at the end from a set-piece.
"It was important that we redeemed ourselves after the defeat in Sweden and I felt this was the standard we are capable of.
"Spain played their strongest team and we put in a very strong performance."
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The club's annual accounts show turnover for last season was up by £337,000 to £13.4m.
An operating profit of £448,000 was slightly down on the previous year.
The Scottish Premiership club's wage bill increased by about £150,000 to £6.8m.
According to chief executive Duncan Fraser, that was "as a direct result of our continuing investment in the overall quality of the playing squad" in a season in which they finished second behind Celtic.
But their wages to turnover ratio of 51% compares favourably to many clubs.
The report confirmed that planning application for a new stadium at Kingsford, seven miles west of the city centre, would be submitted before the end of the year.
Chairman Stewart Milne said: "We have now completed the opening round of public consultations and, whilst there are specific issues to be addressed in relation to traffic management, there is also widespread support across various supporters' groups for the Kingsford site.
"Subject to planning consent being obtained, the proposed site layout will feature much-needed training, community and youth academy facilities.
"The final stadium design will incorporate many of the features being proposed in feedback received from supporters and as part of the detailed consultation process that was undertaken in July."
Milne said that the club and project team were visiting stadia in the United Kingdom and northern Europe to collect ideas for the facilities.
However, he added: "There are significant challenges ahead, not least in the raising of the funds that will be required to deliver the project, which would provide the club, the community trust and our youth academy with appropriate facilities and infrastructure to increase their portfolio of activities in the local area.
"The fact that we have continued to make progress, both on and off the field of play, without a permanent training base and with accommodation that is simply not fit for purpose in the 21st century is quite remarkable and demonstrates what great potential there is for this club if we were operating on a level playing field with the competition.
"If we can maintain the momentum on the playing front and build our average home attendances, that will greatly assist in raising the finances that can deliver the much-needed facilities that can take our club to new levels on so many fronts."
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Aberdeen have posted a record turnover and another profit but warned of "significant challenges" in raising funds to complete their move from Pittodrie to a new stadium.
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The number of turbines on the Kentish Flats wind farm is being increased from 30 to 45, with the operation being co-ordinated from Ramsgate.
Swedish energy company Vattenfall said six turbines had so far been installed on its site, off Herne Bay.
All 15 will be switched on later this year, and it is expected they will be fully operational and exporting power to the national grid by early 2016.
Matthew Green, project director, said the original 30 turbines could produce enough power for 40,000 homes.
The additional 15, which are slightly larger, will be enough for another 35,000 homes.
"They have larger rotors so we're able to make use of lower wind speeds to get more power," Mr Green said.
Vattenfall also owns and operates the Thanet offshore wind farm.
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Work to expand one of Kent's three offshore wind farms has got under way.
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The hotel is considered a modernist masterpiece and a perfect representation of 1960s Japanese style.
A pair of glass towers designed by Yoshio Taniguchi, son of the Okura's original architect, will replace it.
Built in 1962, the hotel has been favoured by world leaders, celebrities and was even James Bond's preferred abode in You Only Live Twice.
US President Barack Obama joined a roll call of other US leaders when he stayed there in 2009.
A farewell concert was held in the hotel's lobby on Monday. The main building will be torn down next month but an annex will remain open.
The hotel's management say that the redevelopment is necessary for the hotel to keep its five-star rating.
"It is difficult for us now to provide a top Japanese hotel due to the building's age," an Okura spokeswoman told the AFP news agency.
The new hotel will have 510 rooms housed in towers reaching 41 storeys. It is due to open in 2019.
However, the decision to demolish the hotel has been controversial, with a social media campaign and petitions launched to save it.
The British design magazine Monocle described the closure as "a heartbreaking and irreparable loss".
Academics have also said that the Okura's design is unique and irreplaceable.
"It is a destruction of culture. This building is a one and only, which truly integrates Japanese aesthetics with a Western-style hotel," Tadashi Yamane a professor of urban design at Tokyo City University told AFP.
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Tokyo's iconic Okura hotel has closed ahead of its demolition and redevelopment for the 2020 Olympics.
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The long-term proposals for Hay Castle in Hay-on-Wye would allow it to open to the public for the first time.
Hay Castle Trust has been awarded £528,600 to help develop the plans which include an arts centre.
The castle was built in the late 12th Century by the powerful Norman Lord William de Braose.
It was sacked the following century and rebuilt by Henry III.
Castle House, the adjoining Jacobean mansion, was built in 1660 but was severely damaged by fire in 1939 and 1977.
The castle has been owned by Richard Booth, the man credited with transforming Hay into a global attraction for second-hand book lovers, but was purchased in 2011 by the Hay Castle Trust.
The Heritage Lottery Fund said the grant would help the trust to develop its plans.
It eventually hopes to secure more than £4.8m to put towards proposals which include conserving the medieval and Jacobean buildings, and creating a new centre for arts and culture.
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A medieval castle which stands over a Powys town is to receive more than £500,000 as part of plans to restore it.
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Philip Moreton, 31, and Cheyrell Davie, 36, appeared at Perth Sheriff Court on a petition alleging the charge at the maximum security jail.
They made no plea or declaration at a brief hearing in private.
They were granted bail and the case against them was continued for further examination.
A spokesman for the Crown Office confirmed that the couple face charges under the Prisons (Scotland) 1989 Act section 41, relating to the introduction of illicit items into the prison.
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A couple have appeared in court accused of attempting to smuggle a mobile phone into Perth Prison by flying it over the security wall with a drone.
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She met the country's Princess Stephanie and Prime Minister Xavier Bettel at the capital city's museum of modern art, Mudamon.
The Duchess was given a guided tour of the exhibitions by British artists Sir Tony Cragg and Darren Almond.
The treaty, signed in 1867, confirmed Luxembourg's independence and neutrality.
On the trip Kate, who is a patron of the National Portrait Gallery, met people who worked in the arts and charitable sectors in Luxembourg.
She also spoke to Oscar-winning director Laurent Witz, who won an academy award in 2014 for the Best Animated Short Film, Mr Hublot.
Before leaving Luxembourg she was introduced to schoolchildren, aged five and six, from St George's International School.
The UK's deputy ambassador to Luxembourg said: "We have a good strong bilateral relationship and always have with the Luxembourgers, they still very much recognise the role we had in liberating them during the war and we have a very strong relationship between the two financial centres particularly, and that's something we are very anxious to continue and maintain.
"There are also close ties between the two royal families, with three generations of the Luxembourg royal family having been educated at our military academy at Sandhurst."
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The Duchess of Cambridge has visited Luxembourg on her second solo trip, to mark 150 years of the Treaty of London.
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A parade and service was held at Blandford Camp where thousands of sailors from the Collingwood Battalion trained.
The Princess Royal attended the ceremony at the battalion's memorial.
The service commemorated those who died during the Third Battle of Krithia on the Turkish peninsula.
The battalion were almost totally destroyed during the eight-month campaign that was fought from 25 April 1915 to 9 January 1916.
More than 100,000 troops were killed and hundreds of thousands more were wounded.
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The centenary of the Gallipoli campaign - one of the bloodiest of World War One - has been marked with a memorial in Dorset.
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The jet has been painted in the colours used at the time of the battle, which ran from July to September 1940.
It also bears a red devil emblem in honour of the only RAF Fighter Command pilot awarded a Victoria Cross in the conflict.
It was revealed during a ceremony at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire.
The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air superiority over the RAF. Their ultimate failure was one of the turning points of the Second World War and prevented Germany from invading Britain.
During the unveiling ceremony, Wing Commander James Heald from RAF Coningsby, said: "What we've tried to do is recreate the paint job of the Hurricane flown by Flt Lt James Nicolson, who was the only Victoria Cross winner of the Battle of Britain.
"He was damaged and wounded and was in the process of bailing out when an enemy aircraft appeared in front of him," he said.
"So he climbed back in - shot down the enemy aircraft - then continued with his bail out."
The commemorative Typhoon will fly alongside a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire at air shows during the summer.
It will be flown by Flt Lt Ben Westoby-Brooks, who said: "It is a great privilege to fly this extraordinary aircraft in recognition of the sacrifices made by our predecessors 75 years ago.
"Their task of securing the skies was critical in the summer of 1940 and it's an honour to pay tribute to those few brave airmen who gave their all when the stakes were so high."
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A specially painted Eurofighter Typhoon commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain has been unveiled.
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The tie-up could worsen the position for shoppers in local areas owing to a cut in quality, fewer promotions and store closures, an initial probe found.
Poundland wants to buy its closest rival in an agreed deal worth £47.5m in cash and £7.5m in shares.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said this could hit 80 areas.
These were where the companies, which have a combined network of 800 stores, currently overlap. There was a further 12 areas where they would be competitors in the near future.
Following an initial investigation, the CMA said there was "a realistic prospect of substantial lessening of competition" in these areas.
The authority said it would now move to a more in-depth investigation unless these concerns were addressed in a "clear-cut manner" by the companies.
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Discount store Poundland's proposed purchase of rival 99p Stores for £55m faces an in-depth investigation by competition authorities.
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Passengers were terrified as a gust of wind sent empty carriages swinging at the top of the 60m (198ft) Sky Swing at Cardiff's Winter Wonderland.
Sayers Amusements, which operates it, said there was no fault with the ride.
It said it shut down automatically - as it should - when the wind got too strong on Friday.
The operator released a statement after it had investigated what happened on the towering ride.
It said when the ride started the wind had not exceeded the ride's wind speed limit, which is 10m per second.
However, when gusts picked up the ride shut down.
"It took less than five minutes to get all gondolas unloaded," the operator said.
"No one was hurt as the safety system was working correctly at all times, and a full explanation was given to everyone on the ride, and they were all given a full refund, and all stayed onsite for a while afterwards."
It added that the ride re-opened after the wind eased.
The Winter Wonderland is a Cardiff Council event and the authority said it has sought assurances steps have been taken to ensure there is not another incident.
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An amusement ride which was shut down after its carriages crashed into each other in mid-air with people on board is safe, its operator says.
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Light installations have been placed at locations around the city including Piccadilly, Mayfair, King's Cross, Trafalgar Square and Westminster.
Lumiere London runs from 18:30 GMT to 22:30 on Saturday and Sunday.
The art installations include a life-size 3D elephant, human figures floating in the sky, giant fish, LED stickmen and stars.
The festival has been developed by creative producers Artichoke.
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London has been illuminated by its first festival of light, featuring 30 artists.
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The 31-year-old joins former QPR team-mates Joey Barton and Clint Hill at Ibrox as he becomes Mark Warburton's sixth summer signing.
Kranjcar, capped 81 times for his country, was a free agent following a spell with New York Cosmos.
"We are delighted to secure a player of Niko's undoubted qualities," said manager Warburton.
"Such a signing shows our desire to achieve a positive balance between young, hungry players and the undoubted necessity of experience and maturity.
"In addition, I would like to thank the Cosmos for the highly professional manner in which they have conducted their business throughout this process. It has been a pleasure to deal with them."
Kranjcar, who has not represented Croatia since 2013, had only been with Cosmos since March after being released by Dynamo Kiev.
He revealed a three-hour dinner with Warburton in New York last month convinced him that coming to Scotland was the right move.
"It was probably the most important thing," Kranjcar said. "We had a great, great talk where I found out how much I really wanted this deal to happen.
"That was my first question - I hope the goal is to win the league.
"I believe a club the size of Rangers, whatever situation it is in or was in the previous years, has to fight to win the league and to win it.
"That is something you want to achieve when you come to a club the size of Rangers, you want to win the league and you want to fight for every title."
Kranjcar previously had spells at Portsmouth, Tottenham and QPR in England after starting his career at Dinamo Zagreb in his native Croatia and then moving to Hajduk Split.
As well as Barton and Hill, he joins ex-Liverpool youngster Jordan Rossiter and former Accrington duo Josh Windass and Matt Crooks as new arrivals at Ibrox.
Former Burnley goalkeeper Matt Gilks could be the next, while Warburton is also looking for more cover at full-back and up front.
"With his passing, creativity and top-level experience, a fully-fit and match sharp Kranjcar would be an asset to Rangers but where does he fit into the side?
"He has never been a winger, even if he was often posted out wide during his spells at Portsmouth and Tottenham. By nature and talent, he is a classic number 10, a player to sit in the hole behind a main striker and orchestrate attacks without being concerned about defensive duties.
"Rangers manager Mark Warburton has always tended to play 4-3-3 with a sitting midfielder, so Kranjcar would need to play in one of the advanced central midfield roles."
Read more: 'Kranjcar can shine if rust is overcome'
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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Croatia midfielder Niko Kranjcar has signed for Rangers on a two-year deal after completing a medical.
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Average household income rose by 1.4% in 2015-16 after adjusting for inflation, new data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) shows.
Working-age household incomes have been stagnant since 2007-08 compared with a 10% rise for pensioners.
Yet, 14% of pensioners households are still on low incomes.
The DWP figures also show that in 2015-16, rises in pensioner incomes stalled.
A number of reports and previous data have shown that income growth has been faster among pensioners than working-age people since the financial crisis.
This has led to widespread debate over the future of the triple-lock - a promise made to pensioners that the state pension will rise in line with prices, wages or 2.5%, whichever is highest.
This latest set of figures shows that recently retired pensioners in the UK have seen their incomes rise compared with a decade ago.
Average incomes among this group have risen from £314 in 2005-06 to £357 in the last financial year.
The DWP figures show a regional split, with older people in the South East of England having much higher incomes than those living in Wales and the West Midlands.
Steve Webb, a former pensions minister and now director of policy at Royal London, said: "While there are clearly some pensioners who enjoy good company pensions and have benefited from house price inflation, there are clearly also many who are not in such a fortunate position.
"Any change to policy on state pensions need to take full account of the diversity of experience of pensioners in Britain today, and not simply assume that pensioner living standards will keep on rising."
For all UK households, the median average income rose by £8 in a year to £481 a week before housing costs in 2015-16.
This stood at £413 a week after taking housing costs into account, the DWP figures show.
Agnes Norris Keiller, a research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), said: "Growth in household incomes in 2015-16 was modest but widespread, continuing the pattern seen in recent years.
"The period since the recession has been defined not by sharp rises in inequality or poverty, but historically slow growth in average incomes - in 2015-16 average income for working-age adults was no higher than eight years previously."
Official figures published on Wednesday showed that wage growth had slowed to 2.3% (excluding bonuses) in the three months to the end of January, from 2.6% in the previous three-month period.
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A generational divide in UK households' income growth has been confirmed in the latest government figures - but incomes are little changed in the last year.
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Wallspot - a website that helps people manage public space for art - has teamed up with Throwupgallery for the Sunnybank Park venture.
The website has already established similar legal street art space in countries including in Spain, Switzerland and Sweden.
Throwupgallery promotes arts and culture in Aberdeen and identified Sunnybank Park as an "ideal location".
It said the timing was right, on the back of the success of the recent Nuart event in Aberdeen which saw images both large and small appear on city buildings.
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A legal graffiti wall is being introduced in Aberdeen.
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The £14.8m scheme will transfer heating and hot water between the John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospitals.
Officials have questioned whether officers should have been allowed to grant a licence for roadworks.
The scheme is already in limbo after problems over planning permission.
County councillors are demanding a review into the type of decisions officers are allowed to make.
In December, Vital Energi started the project for Oxford University Hospitals Trust but work was halted in January when it emerged planning permission was needed.
A retrospective application was ruled "invalid" by Oxford City Council.
Oxfordshire County Council had granted a Section 50 street works licence but county councillors and residents were not consulted.
The county's scrutiny committee, which met on Thursday, recommended a review of which decisions could be made by officers and which should be decided by councillors.
The committee was told officers had not viewed the roadworks as a single project.
Headington councillor Roz Smith said: "Some decisions do have to be made by officers... but when it's something as big as this, that's going to affect so many people... for officers to say it's not a significant decision is absolutely incredible."
A report by Sue Scane, director for environment and economy at the council, said while county staff "acted within their powers and remits" the "exceptional nature" of the project and "level of disquiet expressed" meant the authority should consider reviewing its processes in future.
The Hospital Energy Project is an 18-month scheme to install a 1.6 mile-long (2.2 km) pipeline in Woodlands Road, Sandfield Road, London Road, Latimer Road, All Saints Road, Stapleton Road, Old Road and Churchill Drive.
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Oxfordshire's councillors are calling for a review into how decisions are made after the installation of a pipeline between two hospitals had to be halted.
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Mr Hofer, 45, won last month's first round but failed to avoid the run-off.
If he wins on Sunday, Mr Hofer could become the EU's first far-right head of state, although Austria's president plays a largely ceremonial role.
On Thursday, the two rivals traded accusations during a TV debate.
Mr Van der Bellen, 72, accused Mr Hofer of wanting to dismiss any government that did not suit him.
He was referring to the fact that, despite limited powers, the president can sack governments and also swears in chancellors.
Mr Hofer countered that Mr Van der Bellen was the one who had refused to swear in a Freedom Party chancellor if the party won at the next general election in 2018.
However, the debate was said to be less feisty than last Sunday's TV encounter, described by some commentators as a slugfest.
In the first round of voting, Mr Hofer secured 35% of the votes, while Mr Van der Bellen, polled 21%.
For the first time since World War Two, the candidates from Austria's two main parties - the Social Democrats and the People's Party - did not make it to the run-off.
Both parties have governed Austria for decades - either alone or in coalition.
This is a big shake-up in Austrian politics, as the country has had a president from the centre-left or centre-right since 1945.
The victory in the first round of the far-right candidate reflects widespread discontent with the status quo, as well as concerns about immigration and the economy, correspondents say.
Support for the Social Democrats and the People's Party has been falling in recent years.
In the last general election in 2013, the two parties won just enough votes to govern in a "grand coalition".
Incumbent President Heinz Fischer, 77, cannot run again after two terms in office.
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Austria's far-right Freedom Party presidential candidate Norbert Hofer and his rival, Green-backed Alexander Van der Bellen, are holding final rallies ahead of a run-off vote.
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