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Quantum Pharma Plc said NuPharm would cease trading at Deeside Industrial Park by the end of December due to "significant cash losses".
The firm took over NuPharm in July last year.
It said despite continued investment, NuPharm was "not capable of becoming an earnings enhancing business", and closure was the only option.
In a statement, it said: "Other alternatives were examined but were not considered viable.
"The board believes that the best available course of action is to commence a closure of the business in an orderly fashion."
NuPharm makes products for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.
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A pharmaceutical company in Flintshire is to close following with the loss of 66 jobs.
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Its survey of 1,600 cities in 91 countries revealed that nearly 90% of people in urban centres breathe air that fails to meet levels deemed safe.
The WHO says that about half of the world's urban population is exposed to pollution at least 2.5 times higher than it recommends.
Air quality was poorest in Asia, followed by South America and Africa.
"Too many urban centres today are so enveloped in dirty air that their skylines are invisible," said Dr Flavia Bustreo, the WHO's assistant director-general for family, children and women's health.
"Not surprisingly, this air is dangerous to breathe."
Health risks
The WHO currently sets safe levels of air quality based on the concentration of polluting particles called particulate matter (PM) found in the air.
It recommends that levels of fine particles called PM2.5 should not be more than 10 micrograms per cubic metre on average over a year, and slightly larger pollutants, called PM10, should not reach more than 20 micrograms per cubic metre on average.
But the Urban Air Quality database showed that many areas were breaching these levels.
Some cities in Asia showed extremely high levels of pollution. Peshawar in Pakistan registered a PM10 level of 540 micrograms per cubic metre over a period of two months in 2010, while Delhi in India had an average PM2.5 of 153 micrograms per cubic metre in the same year.
Cities in South America, including Rio De Janeiro in Brazil, also fared badly.
But the WHO says it is still lacking data, especially from cities in Africa, where poor air quality is a growing concern.
The most recent figures suggest that seven million people around the world died as a result of air pollution in 2012. It is estimated that 3.7 million of these deaths were from outdoor air pollution.
The WHO calls its the world's single largest environmental health risk, and links poor air quality to heart disease, respiratory problems and cancer.
"We cannot buy clean air in a bottle, but cities can adopt measures that will clean the air and save the lives of their people," said Dr Carlos Dora from the WHO.
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The World Health Organization says air pollution in many of the world's cities is breaching its guidelines.
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The hosts go into the final day on 199-6 in their second innings, a lead of 278 runs.
John Anderson top-scored with 59 while Ed Joyce (37), William Porterfield (29) and Gary Wilson (25) also contributed on a day when 45 overs were lost.
Tanveer Ahmed and Tanwir Afzal each picked up two wickets for the tourists.
The Irish play positively, scoring at a rate of around four an over in an attempt to force a result despite the best efforts of the Belfast weather.
Joyce scored a fluent 37 from 55 balls in an opening stand of 53 with skipper Porterfield and was unluckily dismissed when he hit his wicket.
Anderson and Porterfield added a further 48 before the captain was bowled.
Niall O'Brien (15) and Paul Stirling (six) both went cheaply, but Anderson's fourth half-century for Ireland ensured they were always on top.
The Merrion man top-scored before mistiming an attempted hook shot.
Gary Wilson scored a breezy 25 and was trapped lbw two balls before the umpires decided that the light was too poor to continue.
Porterfield indicated that Ireland would bat on Friday, probably hoping to set Hong Kong a target of around 330.
Play on the final day will start 30 minutes early at 10:30 BST, with a potential 104 overs.
Meanwhile, Ireland have brought North Down leg-spinner Jacob Mulder into their squad for two T20 games against Hong Kong at Bready next week.
He replaces Barry McCarthy, who is required by Warwickshire for their County Championship clash with Yorkshire at Headingley.
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Ireland remain in control against Hong Kong in the Intercontinental Cup game but they were frustrated by rain and bad light at Stormont on Thursday.
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The discount fashion chain said it had come to its attention that the footwear "does not meet the Primark usual high standards for chemical compliance".
The products in question are men's flip-flops in blue, black and khaki.
The company said customers will be offered a full refund and do not have to produce proof of purchase.
Primark, which is owned by Associated British Foods, said the footwear was sold in stores between 4 January and 2 June this year as part of its Cedar Wood State range.
"We have found levels of a restricted substance in the product in excess of the 1.0 mg/kg requirement," it said on the website.
A Primark spokesperson confirmed that the chemical in question was chrysene, used in dark coloured dyes, but said it was present at levels that would pose a minimal health and safety risk to customers.
The fault was discovered by Primark following up an inquiry by a third party, the company said.
"We take the safety of our customers, and the quality of our products very seriously," the spokesperson said.
The company has suspended all new orders from the factory that manufactures the flip-flops while the matter is investigated.
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Primark has recalled thousands of men's flip-flops over fears they may contain dangerous levels of a cancer-causing chemical.
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Unite was responding to Plaid Cymru's economy spokesman Adam Price, who urged steel workers to reject a move from final salary pensions.
Balloting is expected to begin at the end of January.
Tata said pension reform is essential to a deal that would see £1bn invested at Port Talbot over 10 years.
The company made a commitment to secure jobs and production at Port Talbot and its other steelworks in December.
But Plaid AM Mr Price said Tata was being "opportunistic", adding workers should ask it to rethink the offer.
The financial climate around the steel industry has changed over the last 12 months.
World steel prices have risen from $385 per tonne of hot rolled coil a year ago, when Tata announced more than 1,000 UK job losses, to $536 per tonne by August just after the company put the sale of its Welsh operations on hold.
China had been accused of selling surplus steel to Europe at below cost price, driving down its market value.
But last summer, the European Union continued imposing tariffs on foreign imports - with up to 22% levied on cold rolled steel, which is used in cars and washing machines.
And the turnaround plan put in place at the biggest plant, Port Talbot, saw the reported losses of £1m a day at the site reduced.
Mark Turner, a Unite union official at Port Talbot, said: "When politicians start making comments on either side, they need to understand what they're doing and the influence they have on people.
"There are personal decisions to make but also the future of the steel industry, there are a lot of things people have to take into consideration.
"We'd like politicians to keep their opinions to themselves for the time being."
Meanwhile, Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock criticised Mr Price, saying he was "astonished" at his intervention, given the delicacy of the situation.
"This is a very personal decision that the steelworkers have to make, based on a range of factors," said the Labour MP.
"There have been some very impressive proposals from Tata Steel in terms of securing long term future of the works.
"But on the other hand there are some difficult proposals for the workers to swallow in terms of the pension scheme and the workforce should be allowed to get all the information they need and to vote according what they think is the best thing to do.
"It is not right that any politician should be coming in and meddling in what is a very personal decision."
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One of the biggest unions at Tata says politicians should not interfere in the workers' ballot over whether to accept a less generous pension scheme.
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The authority's planning committee earlier this month backed a ??35m proposal for the street's eastern side.
Campaigners condemned the decision, which will mean the demolition of the 103-year-old Futurist Cinema building.
The council said it was not possible to save the building or its facade due to its "poor structural condition" after many years of deterioration.
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson said the cinema was "close to my heart, as I know it is to many others" but two surveyors' reports had concluded "that there was simply no way it could be salvaged".
"There comes a point when you have to accept the inevitable and move forward and the government's decision allows us to do that," he added.
The national Cinema Theatre Association (CTA) earlier this week said the Futurist Cinema had "been allowed to rot away" for more than 35 years since its closure.
Steve Parry, managing director of Neptune Developments - the company behind the Lime Street plans - said the local Save the Futurist campaign group had "accepted that there is very little that can be saved".
"It's been frustrating to have London-based interest groups trying to derail the project," Mr Parry said, adding that his company had "demonstrated our commitment to conservation" with plans for an entertainment hub at the former ABC cinema.
He described the decision that the Communities and Local Government Secretary would not hold an inquiry was "a great result" as regeneration plans would have otherwise been "jeopardised" and "development stalled for up to two years".
A council spokesman said Lime Street's regeneration would include "radically redesigned buildings" and incorporate a hotel, shops, restaurants and student accommodation.
Mr Anderson added the plans would "bring Lime Street up to a much higher standard than it has been for decades".
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The government will not hold an inquiry into regeneration plans for Lime Street, Liverpool City Council said.
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On Wednesday, a leaked document revealed a private-public sector consortium was the last remaining bidder for a £690m contract.
Campaigners handed over their petition at a clinical commissioning group (CCG) meeting on Thursday.
Commissioners said their focus was on improving outcomes for patients.
Speaking at a protest outside the NHS meeting in Hednesford, Gail Gregory, from the Cancer Not For Profit campaign group said the Staffordshire service should be run by the NHS.
"A private company is out to make a profit. That's what you want a private company to do. I'm not a profit opportunity, I'm a patient," she said.
Outsourcing contracts to cover both cancer and end of life care in Staffordshire were announced last year. Together, they are expected to be worth £1.2bn and cover a 10-year period.
The contracts will cover the areas controlled by Stafford and Surrounds, Cannock Chase, Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire CCGs.
The cancer contract is expected to be awarded in December and, according to a leaked document seen by the BBC, discussions between the CCGs and the consortium are expected to take place over the next few weeks, before a formal proposal is submitted.
The group includes University Hospitals North Midlands, the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust and private firm Interserve.
The CCGs said they brought together a wide range of expertise.
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More than 63,000 people have signed a petition against what they say is the privatisation of cancer care in Staffordshire.
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McIlorum, 28, went off on a stretcher after a tackle on Broncos half-back Anthony Milford and went to hospital.
The Leeds-born England international has played 220 games for the Warriors.
"Micky could be out for six months," Wigan coach Shaun Wane told BBC Radio 5 live sports extra. "He's playing rugby league and these things happen."
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Wigan hooker Michael McIlorum is facing a six-month lay-off after sustaining a suspected broken ankle in Saturday's World Club Series defeat by Brisbane.
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The crash, involving silver Skoda Octavia taxi, happened on Lake Road at 00:30 BST.
Police said the pedestrian, a 20-year-old woman from Fareham, died at the scene.
A 37-year-old man, from Portsmouth, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by driving without due care and attention.
He has been released from custody but remains under investigation, Hampshire police said.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or saw the woman or the taxi beforehand has been urged to contact police.
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A woman died when she was struck by a taxi in Portsmouth.
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Based on the age of the surrounding rocks, this is the earliest known member of the clade that produced today's birds: Ornithuromorpha.
It pushes back the branching-out of this evolutionary group by at least five million years.
The little bird appears to have been a wader, capable of nimble flight.
The discovery is reported in the journal Nature Communications.
Birds began to evolve from the dinosaurs some 150 million years ago at the tail end of the Jurassic period. This is the age of the famous but hotly contested "first bird" Archaeopteryx - now considered by many to be a feathered dinosaur.
Some 20 million years later, when the newfound species was wading and flitting through what would become north-eastern China, palaeontologists believe there was quite a variety of bird life.
About half of those species were Enantiornithes, a group of early birds with teeth and clawed wings that eventually all died out.
The other half, including the new find, were Ornithuromorpha - a group that eventually gave rise to modern birds and looked much more like them.
The branching event behind that forked diversity is what the new discovery pushes back in time; previously the earliest known Ornithuromorph was 125 million years old.
The pair of skeletons that define the new species, christened Archaeornithura meemannae, were dug up from the Sichakou basin in Hebei province.
"The new fossil represents the oldest record of Ornithuropmorpha," said first author Wang Min, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. "It pushes back the origination date... by at least five million years."
The specimens were well preserved, revealing a number of details about A. meemannae. The bird stood about 15cm tall and its legs, even on the upper regions, had no feathers, which suggests a wading lifestyle.
The size and shape of its bones also suggest good manoeuvrability in the air.
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Scientists in China have described a new species of early bird, from two fossils with intact plumage dating to 130 million years ago.
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The South Africa-born 21-year-old right-hander will now remain at Lord's until the end of the 2017 season.
Eskinazi was a regular for Middlesex's Second XI this year and made his first-class debut in last month's victory over Yorkshire at Lord's.
"Stephen thoroughly deserves a new contract," managing director of cricket Angus Fraser said.
"Once again he was our top run-scorer in the second eleven and was rewarded for this with a first-class debut.
"He looked comfortable against high quality bowling, which is a good sign for the future."
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Middlesex wicketkeeper-batsman Stephen Eskinazi has signed a new two-year contract with the club.
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McGuigan was previously owner but sold his shares to Lemos in September.
Since then, there have been financial issues including wages being paid late and the club are also operating under a transfer embargo.
Co-chairman Ali Abdulrahman Al Hashemi and director Nigel Adams have left because of the current situation.
In an interview with BBC Radio Lancashire, McGuigan also revealed that:
"The board are aware of it all now and are absolutely staggered about what has happened," said McGuigan.
"That is a private matter we can't go public on - what we can go public on is he hasn't put a penny into the club.
"There is no hope, in my opinion, of any money coming in and we've got to manage it ourselves."
Asked if he looked in the mirror about what he has done, McGuigan responded: "Yes, probably about 30 times a day. When it comes out as to what happened, nobody could've done it any differently - let me reassure you of that."
BBC Radio Lancashire have made numerous attempts to contact Lemos since early November, but have not received a response.
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Morecambe are "staggered" by the actions of Brazilian businessman Diego Lemos since he took over the League Two club, says chairman Peter McGuigan.
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They will perform in Glasgow during the five-day "pop-up festival", as part of BBC Music Day.
More than 60 performers will take part in the free event, which will feature both established and upcoming artists.
The festival, which aims to bring people together across generations and communities through their love of music. will run from 4-8 June.
Artists including Stevie McCrorie, James Bay, Jamie Cullum and Twin Atlantic will also take part, with all BBC Radio Scotland music shows involved.
Sharon Mair, project executive of BBC Music at the Quay, said: "We know that our audiences loved the BBC at the Quay site last year during the Commonwealth Games and we are bringing this five day festival back to celebrate BBC Music Day.
"Glasgow is the UNESCO city of Music and what a brilliant way for us to showcase the city and the fantastic musical talent that will be at the event."
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Lulu, Deacon Blue and KT Tunstall have joined the line-up of artists taking part in BBC Music at the Quay.
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The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened at 01:35 BST on High Road, at the junction with Seven Sisters, in Tottenham.
His next of kin have been told, the Met said.
A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop at the scene and causing death by dangerous driving.
He is in custody for questioning.
Road closures are in place and parts of the pavement between the High Road and Stonebridge Estate are also closed.
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A 70-year-old man has died in an apparent hit-and-run in north London.
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Jane Hutt's comments came after a lengthy row over Scottish tax and funding arrangements was settled.
She called for an independent review of Wales' funding arrangements amid the promise of power to vary income tax.
Welsh ministers fear the UK Treasury could cut the block grant before Welsh taxes are sufficient to cover the gap.
Control of two other taxes - stamp duty land tax and landfill tax - passes to Wales in 2018.
Ms Hutt said: "Crucial talks lie ahead for us as we seek to establish a fair fiscal framework for Wales which takes into account the properties of our tax bases, our devolved responsibilities and assigns the appropriate risk to the Welsh Government."
She said some of the methods suggested by the UK government for adjusting the block grant in Scotland were contrary to the principle of "no detriment", outlined by the Smith Commission on devolution in Scotland.
"Those methods, if applied to the devolved taxes in Wales, would have significant implications for our future investment in public services in Wales," said Ms Hutt.
"The Welsh government would not be able to accept those terms and this was not the basis upon which the Assembly agreed the devolution of stamp duty land tax and landfill tax to Wales."
An independent body is to review the fiscal framework in Scotland, and Ms Hutt called for a similar arrangement for Wales.
A report from the Wales Governance Centre on Wednesday urged ministers to avoid a repeat of the year-long row over plans to devolve income tax powers to Scotland.
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Crucial talks lie ahead to weigh up how the Welsh budget is fairly funded between Whitehall cash and devolved taxes, the finance minister has said.
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The events began a weekend of commemoration leading up to the anniversary on 31 May and 1 June.
More than 6,000 Britons and 2,500 Germans died in the 36-hour Battle of Jutland, involving about 250 ships.
Princess Anne joined First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for a service at a war graves cemetery in Rosyth.
HMS Kent has weighed anchor at South Queensferry before heading to Orkney for further commemorations.
Jutland, fought in the North Sea off the coast of Denmark, was the only major naval battle of the 1914-18 war.
It brought together the two most powerful naval forces of the time and it became the largest sea battle in naval warfare history in terms of the numbers of battleships engaged.
The events on Saturday were designed to mark the "contribution and sacrifices" made by those who served during the battle.
The commemorations began with a wreath-laying service and then an act of remembrance at Rosyth Parish Church in the town where the battlecruiser force was based in 1916.
A minute's silence took place following the ringing of a bell made from the hull of HMS Tiger, a battlecruiser which suffered light damage during the Jutland campaign.
Ms Sturgeon said: "The sacrifices made by those who fought in this battle, the largest naval encounter of the First World War, and by other seafarers throughout the conflict must never be forgotten."
A service of remembrance was held in South Queensferry Commonwealth War Graves Commission's cemetery, where 40 casualties from the battle are commemorated or buried.
Descendents of those involved in the battle, local school pupils and children visiting from Wilhelmshaven in Germany were part of the event.
Singer Barbara Dickson, whose uncle was killed in the Battle of the Somme, sang Scottish lament Flowers of the Forest as Princess Anne laid a wreath to remember lives lost.
Elizabeth Dickson, whose father survived but her uncle, aged 16, was killed in the battle, said: "It's very important to commemorate because, always, the tradition of commemoration and the rituals of commemoration are important because they're healing."
Admiral Lord West, a commander during the Falklands War who went on to be head of the Royal Navy for four years, said: "We forget sometimes, these sailors didn't die in an instant. There were ones trapped below decks, terrible burns. War is horrible - it was a horrible death on both sides, and we must remember that."
In the final event of the day, hundreds of people lined the streets around Hawes Pier in South Queensferry.
The band of HM Royal Marines (Scotland) performed the Beating Retreat and Ceremonial Sunset, while HMS Kent weighed anchor and fired a gun, before sailing alongside the MV Fingal, a strikingly coloured Dazzle Ship painted by artist Ciara Phillips.
A commemorative plaque unveiled by Princess Anne will later take permanent place at South Queensferry's shore.
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Hundreds of people have gathered to mark the centenary of the largest naval battle of World War One in Rosyth and South Queensferry.
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First Great Western cancelled a number of Saturday morning trains including several to London Paddington.
South West Trains said engineers had worked through the night to avoid further delays after Friday's problems.
Lightning strikes and signalling failures had led to a series of cancellations.
First Great Western cancelled 10 services scheduled for Saturday morning because of "poor weather conditions earlier".
It also warned customers further disruption was expected on its services between Paddington and Bristol until 13:30 BST, although all lines have now reopened.
There were delays but no cancellations to afternoon services because of damage to signalling equipment because of the weather.
The company said alterations to its long-distance services should be expected as many of its trains were "not in the correct position".
However, it has pledged to honour tickets held over from cancelled services on Friday for use on Saturday.
On Friday, rail passengers took to social media to complain.
Barry Kirby tweeted: "Paddington is an absolute mess, no real help, limited assistance and a lack of reliable information @fgw - why is it all so fragile?"
Paul Swaddle tweeted: "@FGW commuters understand that there can be problems but utter lack of communication at #paddington is totally unacceptable."
Trains running between London Paddington and Reading, Swindon, Bristol and south Wales were affected by a lightning strike at Twyford, Berkshire, at about 16:00 BST.
A strike in the Surbiton area of south-west London caused problems on services running from London Waterloo to Surrey and Exeter.
BBC weather forecaster Darren Bett said a lot of rain fell in a short space of time on Friday with storms across south-east England causing travel disruption.
The storms later faded away from southern England, south Wales and the south Midlands.
On Saturday, there would be sunny spells in England and Wales while rising temperatures could trigger a few showers, he said.
Areas east of London could see thundery downpours later in the day.
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Rail passengers in parts of southern England and Wales are facing further travel problems after stormy weather caused "major disruption" on Friday.
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Victory was Sutton's 20th in 25 games since their last league defeat on 7 November and came one week after their vital win over second-placed Ebbsfleet.
Dan Fitchett put the hosts ahead against Chelmsford and Ross Stearn added a second before half-time.
They return to the fifth tier for the first time since relegation in 2000.
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Sutton United clinched promotion to the National League as they secured the National League South title with a 2-0 home win over Chelmsford City.
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He beat off competition from David's Bowie's final album Blackstar, Laura Mvula, Michael Kiwanuka, The 1975 and Radiohead.
"I'm just so thankful. I've been trying to do this music stuff and work it out for so long... I was like 'let's do it for ourselves'" he said.
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Grime artist Skepta has won this year's Hyundai Mercury Prize for his debut album Konnichiwa.
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The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (Fas) said that Apple's local subsidiary told 16 retailers to maintain the recommended prices of phones in the iPhone 5 and iPhone 6 families.
Non-compliance with the pricing guidelines may have led to the termination of contracts, it found.
Apple has not yet responded to a request for comment.
At the time of the investigation, Apple denied that it controlled its products' pricing, telling Reuters that resellers "set their own prices for the Apple products they sell in Russia and around the world".
The regulator said Apple had now ended its price-fixing practices but has not said whether the company faces a fine.
The FAS claimed that Apple Rus monitored the retail prices for the iPhone 5c, 5s, 6, 6 Plus, 6s and 6s Plus.
"In the case of the establishment of 'inappropriate' prices, the Russian subsidiary of Apple sent emails to resellers asking them to change," the watchdog said.
The deputy head of the FAS, Andrey Tsarikovsky, added that "Apple actively co-operated" with the investigation and that the company had "adopted the necessary measures to eliminate violations of the law".
That included training employees in the "anti-monopoly legislation norms" in Russia.
In May, the FAS found that Google used its dominant position to force its own apps and services on users and fined it £5m ($6m).
And, in November, the regulator opened an investigation into whether Microsoft abused its position in the security market with Windows 10, following a complaint from Moscow-based anti-virus firm Kaspersky.
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Russia's competition watchdog has found that Apple fixed the prices of certain iPhone models sold in the country.
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Milford Haven Coastguard were alerted to the incident near Blaenplwyf just before 14:40 BST.
A Sea King rescue helicopter from RAF Valley flew the man to Morriston Hospital in Swansea. He has been described as dazed but conscious.
A second man was also rescued from the cliff face but was reported to be uninjured.
RNLI rescue teams from Aberystwyth attended.
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A 24-year-old man has been flown to hospital after falling 30ft (9m) down a cliff onto rocks near Aberystwyth.
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Ford, who initially joined as defence coach in 2012, is joined by backroom staff Toby Booth, Darren Edwards and Neal Hatley in agreeing new deals.
Under Ford's guidance Bath reached the 2015 Premiership final but lost 28-16 to Saracens at Twickenham.
"I'm absolutely delighted, I love this place," the 49-year-old told BBC Radio Bristol.
Former London Irish boss Booth, one-time Exiles prop Hatley and ex-England defence coach Ford arrived at The Rec in May 2012 to work under director of rugby Gary Gold.
Bath finished seventh in the Premiership in their first year at the club and were sitting third in the table in December when Gold was dismissed from his role, with Ford taking over at the helm.
Having committed their futures to Bath for at least four years, Ford now wants the club to win some silverware during his tenure.
"In four years' time I want us to have a few trophies," he said. "I want us to have won the European Cup - the Champions Cup - and to have won the Premiership."
Ford also paid tribute to his fellow coaches as an integral part of Bath's recent turnaround.
"What we've done over the past couple of years as a team and what we've achieved make it a great place to work," he said.
"For me to go for another four years gives me the continuity I want and the players can see that.
"We are all very ambitious and we are all on the same page in terms of the way we play. We share the same philosophy and the players seem to enjoy it."
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Bath head coach Mike Ford has signed a new four-year contract with the Premiership club.
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The Serb, 27, won 6-2 6-2 to extend his unbeaten run indoors to 30 matches stretching back to 2012.
He tops Group A in London with three wins and will play Kei Nishikori in the semi-finals on Saturday.
Stan Wawrinka will play Roger Federer in the second semi as he won the three games required against Marin Cilic.
Wawrinka, the Australian Open champion, took only 13 minutes to move 3-1 ahead and so ensure he could not be overtaken by Cilic in any of the qualification scenarios.
The Swiss number two went on to win 6-3 4-6 6-3 and return to the last four after his debut appearance 12 months ago.
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Czech player Berdych, 29, suffered a 17th defeat in 19 matches against Djokovic but made more of a mark than in their last meeting, when he trailed 6-0 5-0 in Beijing last month before grabbing two games.
A similar drubbing appeared on the cards when the Serb raced into a 4-0 lead with two breaks of serve.
After a week of one-sided matches at the O2 Arena there was relief all around when Berdych recovered from 15-30 to get on the scoreboard in game five, but it was hardly a signal of intent.
Djokovic continued to dominate, rolling through the first set in 31 minutes and making it five games in a row as he moved 4-0 clear in the second.
Berdych slowed the two-time champion's progress sufficiently to take him past the hour mark, but Djokovic sealed victory after 69 minutes, and with it the end-of-season number one ranking for the third time in his career.
"Definitely one of the best," Djokovic said of his performance. "Obviously I hoped I could continue the way I played in the first two matches.
"It's been a long year, a long season, it's an incredible achievement and I want to thank my team and my family and all the people who supported me.
"I'm aware that being number one in the world is the biggest challenge a tennis player can have. It's an incredible feeling and I'm very happy."
Meanwhile, Wawrinka was left to look ahead to Saturday's second semi-final where he will face compatriot Federer.
"I hope I can get a little bit of support because I know people love him here. It's going to be tough for me, but I need to trust myself and go for it," said Wawrinka.
"It was a tough match tonight, it's never easy to play against Marin, he's been having an amazing year. It was not easy, trying to be aggressive. I was trying to serve and volley."
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Novak Djokovic brushed aside Tomas Berdych to reach the last four at the ATP World Tour Finals and secure the year-end number one ranking.
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An internal inquiry found 30 teams worked for more than two years to try to ensure a conservative candidate won.
Park Geun-hye did beat liberal Moon Jae-in, but she is now facing trial for corruption and abuse of power and Mr Moon has replaced her.
Former spy chief Won Sei-hoon is currently on trial for a second time for trying to manipulate the election.
He was sentenced to three years in jail in 2015. The conviction was overturned on appeal and the new trial was ordered.
The in-house investigators at the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said the agency had hired internet experts to try to sway public opinion through social media postings.
The operation was intended to ensure that outgoing President Lee Myung-bak was succeeded by another conservative.
Ms Park won by a narrow margin.
"The teams were charged with spreading pro-government opinions and suppressing anti-government views, branding them as attempts by pro-North Korean forces' to disturb state affairs," the investigating team said.
It also found that the NIS had tried to influence parliamentary elections in 2011 and 2012, as well as placing some opposition politicians under surveillance.
The new president has vowed to reform the NIS, and the new spy agency chief has pledged to end any involvement in domestic politics.
However, a spokesman for Ms Park's party said the inquiry itself showed the NIS continued to interfere.
The spokesman, Kang Hyo-sang, said: "The NIS says it will dissociate itself from politics but it is meddling in politics again by starting this probe."
Ms Park was charged in April with bribery, coercion, abuse of power and leaking state secrets.
She is accused of allowing close friend Choi Soon-sil to extort money from companies in return for political favours. She denies the charges.
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The department alleges that the funds were "misappropriated" and though it did not name PM Najib Razak directly, he is identifiable in the suit as someone whose account allegedly received huge sums.
He has in the past denied wrongdoing.
Mr Najib set up 1MDB in 2009 to turn Kuala Lumpur into a financial hub, but it missed debt payments in 2015.
The US justice department alleges the "misappropriated" funds financed lavish lifestyles of "multiple individuals including public officials".
There is no allegation that Mr Najib spent any of the money but people close to him are accused of using billions of dollars to buy jewellery, art and luxury properties; pay gambling expenses; and hire musicians and celebrities to attend parties.
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The court papers, filed in Los Angeles, allege that money was laundered through accounts in the US. If successful the US justice department would seize assets, including property in the US, UK and Switzerland.
The $1bn would only make up a proportion of the money that was allegedly diverted, which comes to more than $3.5bn (£2.6bn).
Mr Najib's stepson, Riza Aziz, is named in the court papers, which were filed in Los Angeles. Mr Riza produced the Leonardo DiCaprio film The Wolf of Wall Street.
A Malaysian financier and two Abu Dhabi government officials are also among those named.
A spokesperson for the prime minister said: "The Malaysian Government will fully co-operate with any lawful investigation of Malaysian companies or citizens in accordance with international protocols.
"As the prime minister has always maintained, if any wrongdoing is proven, the law will be enforced without exception."
The fund started to attract attention in early 2015 when it missed payments for the $11bn it owed to banks and bondholders.
The Wall Street Journal (ESJ) reported it had seen a paper trail that allegedly traced close to $700m from the troubled fund to Mr Najib's personal bank accounts.
1MDB said in a statement last year that it had never given money to the prime minister and called the claims "unsubstantiated". It has repeatedly stated that the company has assets worth more than its debts.
Mr Najib has denied taking money from 1MDB or any public funds.
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The US Department of Justice has moved to seize more than $1bn (£761m) from Malaysia's state fund 1MDB.
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New York's fire department said no injuries had been reported after a large section of tarmac disappeared into the massisve hole in the road.
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A giant sinkhole has opened up a street in the New York neighbourhood of Brooklyn, in the United States.
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Wimbledon mixed doubles star Jamie Murray said he would not mind if his brother chose someone else for the task.
Jamie told the BBC: "If I don't get asked that's absolutely fine by me."
Wimbledon singles champion Andy announced his engagement to girlfriend Kim Sears in November last year.
In an interview with BBC Scotland Sport, Jamie said: "I haven't been asked yet so I'm still waiting on that one.
"We'll see. If I get asked: great. If not, then it's not the end of the world.
"I'm sure it'll be a good day."
Jamie said he was hoping to avoid having to do a speech even if he is asked to take on the post, having allowed Andy to forgo the tradition at his marriage to Alejandra Gutierrez in 2010.
"He was best man at my wedding," Jamie said. "And I told him he didn't have to do a speech because I didn't want him to be stressed right through the day and not be able to enjoy it.
"I could do a speech if he wants me to, but I'm not going to be sticking my hand up for the front of the queue."
While few details of plans for the wedding have been revealed publicly, mother Judy Murray told the Mirror the wedding would be held in October, but said she didn't know if it would be in Scotland.
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The Plymouth Leander swimmer, 21, is hoping to compete in the 50m and 100m freestyle events in Rio this summer.
"This year we've definitely upped the ante in the gym and tried to get a lot stronger," Proud told BBC South West.
"Obviously for the 50m you have to be strong, you have to be big and you have to be good in the water."
Proud, who won two Commonwealth gold medals at Glasgow in 2014, broke Foster's 14-year-old short-course 50m freestyle British record by clocking 20.74 secs in December.
He also improved his own long-course record in the same event with a time of 21.73 at the British Universities and Colleges Championships in Sheffield on Saturday, where he won two golds.
"I think Mark Foster definitely set the trend that you don't have to do a huge amount (of training) in the water, especially for a sprint event which lasts 21 seconds," added Proud.
"At the same time I'm still focusing on the 100m, which means I have to spend a lot more time in the water - so I'm mixing them both up a bit.
"I'm just looking to better my performances and hopefully see that record get faster and faster."
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The ScotPound proposals have been put forward in a report published by the New Economics Foundation (NEF).
It argues that a purely digital S£ currency, similar to Bitcoin, could boost the economy and position Scotland as a world leader in economics.
The plans follow intense debate over currency in the Scottish independence referendum.
The NEF think tank paper says Holyrood already has the powers to introduce a new currency and payment system, which could work alongside sterling.
The proposals include the digital ScotPound and a free-at-point-of-use public payment system, ScotPay, operated through an arm's length public enterprise - BancaAlba.
NEF said it wanted to drive forward the debate on money, sparked by the independence referendum, and highlight the economic and social potential of financial innovation.
It even suggests a S£250 dividend for every Scottish citizen, increasing the overall purchasing power within the economy.
Lead researcher Duncan McCann added: "Scotland is in a unique position to take full advantage of current trends in digital financial innovation.
"A new currency and payment system like ScotPound would operate alongside pounds sterling, supporting small and medium businesses and putting money in the pockets of those currently excluded by the financial sector."
Mr McCann said a lot of people were moving away from cash payments and the ScotPound worked on the model of the phone becoming the new wallet.
Prof Nigel Dodd, of the London School of Economics, said: "This report is an extremely timely and welcome intervention in current debates about the way our monetary system is governed and organised, and specifically about the merits and efficacy of conventional Quantitative Easing.
"Given that the currency question played a major role in the Scottish referendum debate last year, I have no doubt that the proposals for a ScotPound will inform future discussions in Scotland. NEF's proposals are extremely clear and convincing."
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And in Australia, the wearing of so-called activewear - whether or not you are doing sport - has become something of a phenomenon.
A music video gently poking fun at the use of the clothing for such high-octane activity as drinking coffee or going shopping became a viral online hit in 2015.
And now activewear trends are the focus of academic research, which suggests sports brands have been slow to recognise the needs of female customers.
A study by Victoria University in Australia says a desire to exercise "anywhere and anytime" is driving growth, as more and more women try to fit informal exercise into a busy schedule.
According to Prof Clare Hanlon, the industry took a long time to realise it needed to evolve. Now it is successfully cashing in.
"Finally companies are understanding the effects physical activity trends have on their industry and are listening to female customers on what they need," she says.
That includes rethinking how exercise clothes are sold, and improving things like store changing rooms.
"Companies have realised sport isn't just for guys," says Shannon Walker from the Australian Sporting Goods Association (ASGA), which commissioned the research.
He says brands have had to offer a better shopping experience to women.
"They don't want to go to the old-fashioned sports store set up to cater for men. They want a retail experience set up for their needs."
In Australia, activewear sales are expected to grow by more than 20% between 2015-20, with a large proportion of goods sold online.
Julie Stevanja started internet retailer Stylerunner in 2012, after becoming frustrated at the lack of choice available in the shops.
It soon became one of the fastest growing companies in Australia, and her sights are now set on expanding the business in Asia.
"There's been a huge shift to wellness," Ms Stevanja said during a visit to her Sydney warehouse.
"Everyone wants to be healthier and look better. They go hand in hand."
She also believes "enclothed cognition" - the idea that clothes help determine a person's behaviour - may have had a role in the popularity of activewear.
"I think if you are in your activewear at the weekend, you're probably more likely to buy a green juice or a smoothie than you are to have a milkshake," she says.
"People want to make healthier lifestyle choices. Sometimes the first step is actually associating with it, wearing something that makes you feel healthier."
Prof Hanlon from Victoria University agrees that the simple act of wearing activewear may help people feel they can become healthier.
"The research we've conducted... shows females believe activewear facilitates physical activity and good health," she says.
The next step for the research team will be a national survey to understand what determines how customers choose their garments, and what language brands can use to entice them.
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King Arthur Pendragon argued a parking fee of £15 for the 2016 summer solstice breached his human rights.
At an initial court hearing in January, Mr Pendragon said the claim was not about money or costs, but because the fee "unfairly targeted his religion".
But Salisbury County Court ruled that introducing car parking charges was a "reasonable and legal measure".
Mr Pendragon had argued that this treatment was in direct violation of his human rights and that he has a right to worship at Stonehenge without unnecessary restriction or hindrance from English Heritage, which he claims is merely managing the site "on our behalf".
English Heritage said it introduced the parking charge to encourage more people to car share or travel by bus.
However, Mr Pendragon said he wanted to prove English Heritage was wrong to turn him away when he refused to "pay to pray".
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Hamilton finished third as Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg won and is 33 points behind the German with a maximum of 100 still available.
The world champion said: "That's a healthy margin for Nico. He did a great job so congratulations to him.
"It is going very well for him. I just have to try to do the best job I can."
Rosberg's ninth victory of the season means he can now afford to finish second behind Hamilton in all the remaining races and still win the championship.
Hamilton made a bad start from second place on the grid and fell to eighth on the first lap but fought back to finish behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
Hamilton is flying back to Europe with Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff and non-executive chairman Niki Lauda.
But Wolff said the flight was not the right time to address with Hamilton the series of media controversies in which he found himself embroiled at Suzuka.
Wolff said: "Just after such a race is not the right moment to really put the finger where it hurts. We need to calm down and regroup.
"My learning from the last couple of years is that 24 hours later things look kind of different than they are here an hour after the race.
"So our main emphasis will be on building him up and just enjoying the ride home. And we have 10 days before [the next race in] Austin and he will come back stronger there."
Wolff rejected suggestions that the title was now as good as won for Rosberg, who has won three of the past four races and benefited from Hamilton's engine failure while leading in Malaysia a week before Japan.
Without that retirement, Hamilton would be two points behind Rosberg.
"Thirty-three points is a lot but you can see how quick it goes," Wolff said. "The way Nico is approaching the championship in taking each race as a singular event is the right strategy for him.
"Equally, Lewis functions best when he is under pressure and has a target. I have no doubt it is going to be an intense fight to the end. But it is far from over."
Rosberg said: "My thoughts are that my approach is going quite well at the moment, of just looking at the race at hand.
"I came here to win and I managed to win, so I'm really happy with that.
"Of course I am well aware of the 33 points but there is still a long way to go.
"And Lewis is still Lewis and he is always going to be tough to beat.
"He is going to give it everything so there is no point to start thinking about that because it is working quite well to stay in the moment."
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Lewis Hamilton says he will give the remaining four races "everything I've got" after a major blow to his title chances at the Japanese Grand Prix.
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German Kerber, 29, claimed Grand Slam titles at Melbourne and the US Open last year, but lost 6-2 6-3.
American Vandeweghe, 25, faces a last-eight meeting with Spain's French Open champion Garbine Muguruza, who beat Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-3.
Venus Williams also progressed, beating Germany's Mona Barthel.
The 36-year-old seven-time Grand Slam champion - the oldest player in the women's singles - won 6-3 7-5 and will take on Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who beat fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-3.
Vandeweghe's victory was her first against a world number one and takes her to a Grand Slam quarter-final for the second time in her career, after reaching the last eight at Wimbledon in 2015.
It meant the top seed from the women's and men's draws both left the competition on day seven, after Andy Murray's shock defeat by Germany's world number 50 Mischa Zverev.
Vandeweghe had Kerber on the defensive for much of their 68-minute contest, closing out the first set with ease after breaking in the sixth game.
And even though Kerber was able to break immediately in the second set, Vandeweghe won four successive games from 3-2 down for the biggest win of her career.
"It was really special," she said. "Beating the world number one on any stage and any place is great. I'll take this one.
"I wasn't feeling confident - I guess I faked it. I was nervous, but I had a game plan to execute and I knew that as along as I kept picking my spots, I had a chance."
It is 19 years since Venus Williams reached her first Australian Open quarter-final, and 14 years since her one and only final, when she lost to her sister Serena.
In recent years she has had to cope with the autoimmune disorder Sjogren's syndrome - but has managed to reach at least the last 16 at six of the last seven Grand Slams.
Barthel, ranked 118th in the world, had played Williams twice before but missed four months of tennis last year because of chronic fatigue illness.
"I know what it's like to be down on your luck, but she knows how to play tennis and she's experienced," Williams said.
"We'd played a couple of tough matches before so today I expected to have some competition."
Williams, who took one hour and 36 minutes to beat Barthel, has yet to drop a set at this year's Open.
"I've been blessed enough to do something that I love and I think this was my calling because I grew so tall that I can cover the court and hit it hard," she added.
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The region is spending £60m more a year than it receives in funding and income.
The figures are in a local NHS review which that found that services in the county were "struggling to deliver consistent, high quality care".
Changes suggested in the report include centralising more services in specialist treatment centres.
An example cited was the bringing together of cardiac services at the Lincolnshire Heart Centre, which opened at Lincoln County Hospital in 2013.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the unit, said that "survival rates for heart attacks are now among the best in the country".
Other recommendations in the report include calls for more care to be provided outside hospitals and better communication and better sharing of medical records.
The report also claimed that "more funding would not deal with the challenges in recruiting professionals into key health and care roles, including nurses, GPs, radiologists, paediatricians and other professionals".
Dr Sunil Hindocha, chief clinical officer at Lincolnshire West Clinical Commissioning Groups, said: "What we know is if we carry on doing things in the manner we are, then Lincolnshire's healthcare system is simply not sustainable.
"It is clear we are not getting the best for the population under the current configuration."
The report will form the basis of a public consultation later in the year.
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Lincolnshire's health and care system could see a £300m overspend by 2021, according to a new report.
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Conservative Nusrat Ghani is calling on the Diplomatic Service to offer homegrown bottles "where possible" to help promote the UK's image abroad.
She told MPs that the UK was "missing opportunities" in countries such as Japan, India, China and Singapore where wine consumption was increasing.
Some 44% of wine drunk at government events in 2015 was English or Welsh.
Ms Ghani, whose Wealden constituency in Kent is home to a number of England's 133 wineries, has presented a ten-minute rule bill to Parliament which would give English firms greater presence at high-profile ambassador's receptions around the world.
She told MPs that the English wine industry, which produced five million bottles last year, could compete with the best from across Europe despite its relatively small size.
Domestic firms, she said, were now official suppliers to Downing Street while she believed that the Queen served English sparkling wines at state banquets.
But she expressed concern at what she said was a "lack of consistency" among the UK's 268 foreign embassies, high commissions and consulates towards showcasing homegrown produce.
"Last week I was told our Rome embassy asked the UK industry to sponsor an evening for Tuscan wines. That is simply not good enough. I doubt Italy's outposts here in London serve anything other than Italian wine."
With the UK set to leave the EU, she said British success stories needed as much support as possible to reach a wider audience while also projecting the UK's post-Brexit "brand".
"Article 50 is on its way and this could be seen as the first post-Brexit bill," she said. "As we leave the EU we must grasp every opportunity to find new markets for our products around the world and be imaginative in supporting them.
"I look forward to the very best of our wines creating a splash in Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Rome for that matter and perhaps helping to oil the wheels of the Brexit negotiations to come."
Her bill got an unopposed first reading in the Commons but is unlikely to become law unless it is adopted by the government - ten-minute rule bills are generally used to raise the profile of an issue rather than precipitate legislation.
According to the most recent statement by the Government Hospitality wine cellar, published by the Foreign Office, the cellar contains over 33,000 bottles of wines and spirits, with a total value of £809,990.
English and Welsh wine were the most commonly served in 2015-6, making up 44% of the total consumed.
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Serving English wine at UK diplomatic functions could help "oil the wheels of Brexit negotiations", an MP has said.
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The last quarter saw insolvencies rise year-on-year by 17.3% to 2,839, according to official figures.
Paul Wheelhouse claimed there was "no question" austerity had led to "more people suffering the anxiety and distress of insolvency".
The Scottish Conservatives called on the Scottish government to do more to help people deal with personal debt.
Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB), which administers the process of bankruptcy and records corporate insolvencies, said personal bankruptcies increased by 11.2% year-on-year to 1,289 in the three months to 30 June.
Protected trust deeds rose 22.9% over the same period to 1,550.
The number of debt payment programmes under the Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS) - which allows debtors to pay their debts in full without facing insolvency - were also up by 16.8%, to 597.
A total of £9.4m was repaid through DAS in the latest quarter, up from £9.3m repaid in the same period last year.
Responding to the figures, Mr Wheelhouse said: "On the personal insolvency front, there is no question that continuing austerity has led to incomes being squeezed and more people suffering the anxiety and distress of insolvency as a result.
"But it is nevertheless important we acknowledge that the longer term trend of people accessing statutory debt relief and debt management solutions is a declining one‎ and numbers of people falling into insolvency are around half of the levels reported at the turn of the decade."
The Scottish Conservatives said the personal insolvency figures showed "just how much some are struggling".
Finance spokesman Murdo Fraser said: "It's incredibly worrying to see such a sharp increase in the number of Scots going bankrupt.
"Given the lacklustre growth in the Scottish economy over the last year, we are starting to see the consequences of it as more and more people are struggling in a sea of debt.
"These individuals will be going through an incredibly tough time and it is incumbent upon the Scottish government to do all they can to support them.
"One step the SNP could take immediately would be to boost long-term economic growth and job creation by reversing their tax hikes that have made Scotland the highest taxed part of the UK."
The latest AiB figures also showed a sharp drop in the number of Scottish businesses becoming insolvent or entering receivership.
In the last quarter, there were 200 corporate insolvencies - a drop of 24.5%.
The figure included 118 compulsory liquidations and 82 creditor voluntary liquidations.
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Pilot Philip Garvey, 56, his wife Ann, 55, their daughter Emily, 23 and son Daniel, 20 died in the crash near Churchinford, police said.
The family from Woking, Surrey, had been flying towards Dunkeswell Aerodrome in east Devon.
Avon and Somerset Police said the six-seater plane had now been recovered from the field for further examination.
Officers are carrying out a joint investigation with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
The family were members of St Dunstan's Catholic Church in Woking.
Emily and Daniel were former pupils of St Dunstan's Primary School and the St John the Baptist School (SJB) in Woking.
A statement released by SJB read: "The family was highly regarded within the SJB community, Emily and Daniel were two of the nicest and kindest young people you could ever wish to meet and were extremely well liked and respected by their peers and teachers.
"Philip and Ann Garvey supported the school in every way, not only in the interest of their own children but also devoting their time supporting the school as a whole even after their children had left.
"Currently Philip Garvey was involved both in supporting our Year 13 students with interview preparation and offering current Year 11 and 12 students work experience at his company - they will be sorely missed.
"Our thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathy are with their remaining family members."
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The blaze in Crumpets Farm Drive, Lytchett Matravers, started at about 11:00 GMT.
Acetylene cylinders were believed to be inside the property and a 70m (230ft) cordon was put in place.
Dorset Fire Service said the A350, which was partially closed, had now reopened. An investigation has started.
Residents whose properties were not affected returned home at 18:00.
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Fifteen residents, including a baby, were evacuated from their homes after a fire broke out in a nearby garage in Dorset.
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The Premier League club also has the option to play all home league and cup matches, as well as any European games, at the national stadium during the 2017-18 campaign.
Spurs are having a new £400m stadium built next to their existing White Hart Lane ground.
The development is due to be completed in time for the 2018-19 season.
"Our season ticket waiting list is over 50,000 so this now also offers us a great opportunity to provide more of our supporters with a chance to see the team play live during our Champions League campaign," said chairman Daniel Levy.
"Importantly, as we know it was our fans' preference, it means that we can play our home matches in London during our season away."
Tottenham's third-place finish in the Premier League qualified them for the group stages of next season's Champions League, which means they will play at least three home matches in the competition.
Their north-London rivals Arsenal hosted Champions League games at Wembley in 1998-99 and 1999-2000.
Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn welcomed Spurs' move, saying: "The increased revenue will help us meet our targets for improving coaching and grassroots facilities and growing participation."
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Tottenham have reached a deal to play their Champions League home games at Wembley next season.
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Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust runs services from over 50 sites.
Inspectors criticised the safety of medicines management and said there was a high use of prone - or face-down - restraint.
Bosses at the trust said improvements were being made.
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The inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated the trust as "requires improvement" overall. It was previously rated as "good", in 2014.
Inspectors said:
However, inspectors highlighted several areas of good practice and said staff were caring, compassionate and kind and treated patents with dignity and respect.
The CQC added staffing levels were generally safe and sufficient to provide good care.
The trust said it has already made improvements, including appointing a medication safety officer.
Chief executive John Short, said: "We recognise that the CQC has identified some areas where we did not meet the high standards we set ourselves.
"Since the inspection, work has already been completed in a number of key areas and is under way to address the other concerns raised."
The inspection took place between 27 and 31 March.
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A mental health trust that provides services for 1.2m people in the West Midlands has been told by a health watchdog it "requires improvement".
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The world number one suggested on Sunday that male players should earn more as they generate more income.
But the Serb says he has been in touch with fellow players, including Murray, who criticised his initial stance.
"I never had any intention to offend them or come up with any negative connotations," he said.
The 28-year-old from Belgrade added: "I don't make any differences between the genders. I am for equality in the sport."
Djokovic said he had received a message from Murray on Tuesday and that they had spoken "very openly and frankly" about the issue.
The 11-time Grand Slam champion said he had also sent messages to Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki and Ana Ivanovic.
"I feel very sorry if, in any way, I hurt my female colleague tennis players," he said. "I have a very good relationship with all of them. I have a huge respect for all of them."
Djokovic had already apologised in a Facebook post on Tuesday to those people who may have been upset by his comments but went further when he faced the media in Miami on Wednesday.
That followed 30 minutes of discussions with Billie Jean King, a former world number one and founder of the Women's Tennis Association.
Chris Evert also spoke to Djokovic in Miami.
Evert, an 18-time Grand Slam champion, pointed to Djokovic's cultural upbringing as a possible reason behind some of his views.
"The Europeans were behind the Americans when it came to accepting equality," Evert said.
"I doubt you'd hear that as much from the American men players and I'm sort of applauding America for that."
Evert says the men's game has benefitted a lot from the rivalry of Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
But the American believes that the popularity of the men's and women's games is "cyclical".
"I know the women were bigger draws in certain eras, especially when we had American women at the top and European men at the top," she said.
"The last couple of years have been a golden era for the men's game because you've got three of the greatest players of all time."
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The Parliamentary Group for Muscular Dystrophy says it is concerned about funding for high-cost drugs.
It comes after the special budget for treating rare diseases in England was merged into the overall NHS budget. Scotland has a fund in place for the so called "orphan drugs" until April 2014.
A UK-wide strategy for rare diseases will be published this year.
Overall it is estimated that 3.5 million people in the UK suffer from a rare disease, and that 70,000 of those have some form of the different muscle-wasting diseases known as muscular dystrophy.
The MPs say they are concerned that funds previously ear-marked for drugs for rare diseases have now been merged into the budget for all specialised services in England.
Decisions on how to spend a £100m fund for rare diseases, sometimes called orphan conditions, were made on the advice of a special committee but that power was transferred to NHS England in April.
At the same time, the cost and clinical advisory body, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), took over responsibility for assessing these drugs as part of the wider reorganisation of the health service in England.
Concerned MPs warn the way drugs are funded and assessed could lead to hundreds of children with life-shortening conditions being denied rapid access to new therapies.
They want a drugs fund for rare diseases, similar to the one in Scotland, and a rapid system for regulators to review cutting edge drugs.
The chairman of the all-party group, Dave Anderson MP, said: "We have seen that successfully developing an effective treatment is far from the end, with agonising waits for some families through licensing and funding issues."
Most of those affected by rare diseases are children, and the charity, Rare Disease UK, estimates that 30% die by their fifth birthday.
For the first time there are some promising developments on the horizon for one condition, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The results from some final-stage clinical trials of a genetic therapy are expected later this year, and may offer the hope of new treatments.
Robert Meadowcroft, chief executive of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, said they were gravely concerned at the lack of a dedicated fund or clear criteria for how new drugs might be assessed.
"We've got families setting great store by the treatments coming through. It would be heartbreaking and devastating if they're not available to children who need them."
NICE said it accepted it needed to develop a different approach for looking at rare conditions, adding: "Our process and methods for developing guidance for such drugs will ensure that patient and clinical experts are involved."
Negotiations are under way with the pharmaceutical industry on a new pricing regime which would include a new way of recognising the value of some new treatments.
A Department of Health spokesman said: "We are working closely with other health departments and stakeholders to develop a UK strategy for rare diseases. This will be published by the end of the year."
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However, dozens are still being held in centres on the Pacific island of Nauru.
Those on the mainland will now be able to move more freely in community detention as their claims are processed.
Australia's tough immigration policy turns back seaborne migrants or puts them in offshore camps.
Officials in Australia say the last group of children ranged from a baby to a 17-year-old. They were brought from Nauru because family members needed medical treatment.
However, their asylum claims will still be checked and they will be deported if they fail.
Doctors and activists have pressed the government to release all the children, citing health grounds including mental problems.
The number of asylum-seeking children hit a record high of 2,000 in June 2013 and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the latest releases represented a "significant achievement".
However, some 1,700 adult asylum seekers remain in detention on the mainland.
The average time they are held is now at a record high of 464 days, immigration figures show.
Why is Australia's asylum policy controversial?
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The home side were 0-3 at the end of Ryan Sidebottom's opening over, taking him past 700 first-class victims.
The left-armer later bowled last man Tim Murtagh for figures of 5-18, with Tim Bresnan contributing 4-30.
Yorkshire also struggled with the bat in reply, but skipper Andrew Gale made 98 as they reached the close on 238-9.
Their title was confirmed when Notts were bowled out for 204 in their home game with Durham.
Following Middlesex's collapse, they were the only side with a mathematical possibility of denying Yorkshire, but needed the maximum of five batting bonus points to stay in the race, and only managed one.
Yorkshire arrived at Lord's with a 43-point lead over Middlesex, and opted to put them in on a greenish surface after winning the toss.
Sidebottom's third ball trapped Paul Stirling lbw and he had Nick Compton caught behind and bowled Dawid Malan with successive deliveries later in the over.
Debutant Stevie Eskinazi edged to Adam Lyth in the slips and when Bresnan took over from Sidebottom's new-ball partner Jack Brooks, he quickly had Neil Dexter caught behind.
Sam Robson (26) followed in similar fashion and off-spinner James Middlebrook removed John Simpson (28) with the final ball before lunch.
From 92-7 at the interval, Middlesex lost their last three wickets for 14 runs as Sidebottom finished the innings with the final ball of the 33rd over.
Failing to gain any batting bonus points meant the home side could no longer catch Yorkshire in the Division One table, even if they somehow manage to win the match.
The visitors progressed to 129-3 at tea in reply, with Gale - who was not on the field when they won the title in 2014 because of suspension - unbeaten on 54.
The left-hander looked set for a third century of the summer, but was caught at second slip off Neil Dexter (3-24) as he looked to play the ball into the leg-side and the champions slumped from 187-4 to 221-9.
It looked like they might be dismissed before stumps, but bad light brought a slightly premature end with Jack Brooks 12 not out and Sidebottom on nine.
Yorkshire cricket director Martyn Moxon:
"The first win is really special, but given the circumstances this is probably a bigger achievement than winning last year.
"That first over epitomised what Ryan was all about, and to get his 700th wicket as well, he's been a fantastic bowler over the years and there's still a lot of life left in him.
"To combine developing England players with domestic success is a fantastic effort from everyone involved.
"To have provided so many England players this summer and still won the Championship, with two and a half games left, I think it's a remarkable achievement."
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New business levels also "stagnated" during October and volumes of incomplete work dropped.
The Bank of Scotland PMI survey showed companies added to their payrolls for the third successive month.
That was despite firms facing the sharpest increase in input costs since September 2011.
A further rise in output charges was reported, although the rate of inflation was weaker than that for input costs.
Seasonally-adjusted figures showed Scotland's private sector grew for a second successive month.
The increase in output was spread across manufacturers and service providers, with both reporting "marginal growth" in business activity levels.
The PMI panel members said companies' cost prices increased at the sharpest rate for more than five years as a consequence of a drop in the strength of the pound.
Nick Laird, the regional managing director of Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking, said: "Output for Scottish private sector companies continued to show growth in October, albeit at a reduced rate weighed down by a combination of higher input prices and stagnating new business.
"The increasing cost burden is a cause for concern, with the rise in input costs growing at the quickest rate in just over five years attributed to the depreciation of Sterling.
"Encouragingly, workforce numbers rose for a third consecutive month. Yet with a further solid decline in backlogs of work recorded, we could see jobs growth come under pressure towards the end of the year."
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Leiua has played 30 games for Wasps since joining them from Super Rugby side Hurricanes in April 2014.
The 28-year-old, who can also play on the wing, has scored two tries in 11 Test appearances for Samoa.
"He's a robust midfielder who can play in a number of positions in the backline," Bristol head coach Mark Tainton told the club website.
"Alapati was a standout performer for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby and made a similar impact in his first season with Wasps - he will be a fantastic addition to the Bristol Rugby squad."
Bristol are currently bottom of the Premiership table, one point behind 11th-placed Worcester with nine games left to play this season.
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Emergency services were called to the blaze at Amcor Flexibles at Brucefield Industrial Estate just before 1200 BST.
One person was taken to St Johns hospital in Livingston where they are being treated for superficial wounds.
Earlier, residents were warned to stay indoors and keep their doors and windows closed because of fears over possible toxic fumes from chemicals.
Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service said the flames were eventually extinguished at about 1800 BST.
At its peak, the fire created a huge plume of black smoke which could be seen for miles.
Local resident Ann Mackay, 51, said: "I saw black smoke all the way from my home in Dedridge, a few miles away, and went to see what was happening.
"I saw the front of the factory building and the sign was melting, but the police asked us to move back as they were evacuating the area."
Neighbouring businesses on the Brucefield Industrial estate were also evacuated.
Local train services between Kirknewton and Shotts were suspended as a precaution until further notice.
Trains are running from Glasgow to Shotts, and from Kirknewton to Edinburgh. The main Edinburgh to Glasgow line is unaffected.
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The defender, 36, is expected to feature in the final Euro 2016 warm-up friendly against Slovakia in Trnava.
If he is selected by manager Michael O'Neill, he will become only the second NI player to hit the century mark along with legendary goalkeeper Pat Jennings.
"It's something no-one can ever take away," Hughes said.
Hughes made his debut against Slovakia and is now poised to reach his century against the same nation after earning his 99th cap coming off the bench in last week's 3-0 victory against Belarus at Windsor Park.
The former Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Fulham player retired from international football but was persuaded to return in 2012 by Michael O'Neill.
"At one point I never thought I would do it [100 caps] but Michael came back in and he said a few things that really resonated with me.
"He made me really think about it and I thought 'you know what, that would be quite something'."
The former Northern Ireland captain was also inspired by playing alongside two centurions at Fulham, the Republic of Ireland's Damian Duff and Greek midfielder Georgios Karagounis.
"Damian had just got his 100 and Karagounis was there too so I was sat there with a couple of lads who were sitting there with a hundred caps and I thought it would be pretty cool to have that.
"To walk away at the end of your career and look back on it, it's something no-one can ever take away so I feel a great deal of pride.
"The amount of help I've had over that period from a lot of different people it would be too long to say thank-you to everyone but I'm very grateful to everyone who's helped along the way, and Michael has played a big part in that."
Northern Ireland open their Euro 2016 campaign against Poland in Nice on 12 June.
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Aaron Hughes says he never expected to earn 100 caps for Northern Ireland and will feel 'a great sense of pride' if he reaches the milestone on Saturday.
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Moeen has a batting average of 38.01 from 15 Tests but has never batted higher than number six for England.
Opener Adam Lyth had a disappointing Ashes, despite England winning 3-2, and coach Trevor Bayliss has hinted Ali could partner Alastair Cook for the series in the United Arab Emirates, which starts in October.
"I wouldn't mind opening," said Moeen.
"But I feel a bit bad talking about that because of Adam Lyth."
Lyth struggled against Australia this summer, averaging just 12.77, but 28-year-old Moeen has backed the Yorkshire batsman to rediscover his form.
"It's probably the hardest job in cricket, opening the batting, especially in the Ashes," he added.
"I really admire the way he stayed bubbly and positive in the changing room when it can be very easy to not give anything to the team. That's a big attribute to have and the reason everyone always likes Lythy. I think he'll come back strong."
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The trio of Jack Carlin, Ryan Owens and Joe Truman repeated last weekend's win in Glasgow, again beating France into second place in Apeldoorn.
Emily Kay, who won the new-look omnium last week, finished second behind Kirsten Wild in the four-race event.
Chris Latham was second in the scratch race; Rachel James and Katy Marchant were fifth in the women's team sprint.
Britain did not qualify for the medal rides in the men's team pursuit, with senior academy riders Matt Wall, Ethan Hayter, Matt Bostock and Joe Holt recording the fifth fastest time.
Racing continues on Saturday with the men's sprint, women's keirin, women's 500m time trial and men's points race.
Find out how to get into cycling with our special guide.
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Mark Yeates twice threatened for Blackpool before the break, with his second effort tipped onto the bar.
A fine run from Stephen Darby set Reid up to fire low into the bottom corner.
Blackpool's Will Aimson saw red in injury time for a second caution after a clash with James Henson.
Defeat sees Blackpool slip to within one spot of the relegation places, with the Seasiders only above Shrewsbury in 21st on goal difference.
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Kyel Reid scored the only goal of the game as Bradford City moved to within a point of the play-off spots with victory over relegation-threatened Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.
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Now it faces a new challenge, as US based activist hedge fund ValueAct Capital, which owns just over 10% stake in the firm, has been pressing for a seat on Rolls-Royce's board.
While ValueAct describes itself as driving "value-creating strategies", management at Rolls-Royce has previously called the investor an "opportunist".
ValueAct, which is now Rolls-Royce's biggest shareholder, is also reported to want the British firm to focus on its main aero-engine business, which accounts for about half of profits, and to offload its unit which makes marine engines.
The marine business makes engines and nuclear reactors for ships, submarines and the offshore oil and gas industry, while the aero business makes engines for passenger jets built by Boeing and Airbus.
Based in San Francisco, ValueAct was founded in 2000 by Jeffrey Ubben, its chief executive and chief investment officer, "to manage the capital of its founders, along with the capital of a limited number of outside investors".
Mr Ubben is an ex-mutual fund manager at Fidelity and has served as a director at more than 20 companies, including Sara Lee.
ValueAct says it manages more than $19bn (£12.6bn) on behalf of some of the world's most respected institutional and individual investors.
The fund usually makes about three to four new investments a year, and has a reported $3.3bn (£2.2bn) stake in Microsoft.
It says it "concentrates on acquiring significant ownership stakes in companies it believes are fundamentally undervalued".
ValueAct explains that "such companies may be temporarily mispriced for a variety of reasons, including perceived unfavourable industry conditions, poor business performance, changes in management or ownership, reorganizations, or other external factors.
"These conditions can often result in fundamentally "good" businesses that are available at depressed valuations."
Which is no doubt how ValueAct would say it sees Rolls-Royce.
Last week ValueAct nearly doubled its holding to 10.01%, making it by far the largest investor in Rolls-Royce, and giving more impetus to its request to take a seat on the board and cut costs.
On its website, the San Francisco-based fund says it "works constructively with management and the company's board to implement value-creating strategies".
Some major Rolls investors are reported to be supportive of ValueAct, believing its presence could provide insight that it is lacking at present.
As well as profit warnings seeing its share price fall by close to 40% in 2015, Rolls-Royce still has Serious Fraud Office investigations into bribery allegations in China, Indonesia and other parts of the world, hovering over it.
Despite this the firm is obviously of interest to ValueAct, which at any given time has a portfolio of ten to 18 core company investments, as well as a small "farm team" of additional investments in development.
But running such a diverse operation is not without potential pitfalls.
On Monday, ValueAct said its fund had fallen by 8.3% during the third quarter, erasing its gains for the year. It had been hit by a drop in shares of a main portfolio company, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International.
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The museum hopes to raise £5m to develop its Maryfield tram depot into a fully-restored national visitor attraction.
It has been based at its temporary headquarters in Market Street since April 2014.
The grant will fund a new museum director and consultancy post for two years.
The museum's chairman Jimmy McDonell said: "We are extremely privileged to have been offered this grant from the Mathew Trust.
"It will allow us to carry the project forward by bringing in the expertise we need to make the very best of this opportunity that we have."
The museum, which is run by volunteers, attracted more than 10,000 visitors in its first year.
VisitScotland regional director Jim Clarkson said: "In Scotland's Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design, the grant will help Dundee Museum of Transport remain an exciting part of the city's tourism offering, boosting the visitor economy in the process."
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And his favourite is one of the scariest and most well known, the Tyrannosaurus Rex!
Prince George's Mum, Kate Middleton, revealed to children which dinosaur was his favourite during a visit to the Natural History Museum.
She said "George loves the T Rex because it's the noisiest and the scariest."
Kate was visiting the museum for a special children's tea party being held to say goodbye to Dippy the Dinosaur.
Dippy is the museum's most easily recognised exhibit, a massive 21.3m model of a Diplodocus skeleton and was presented to the museum more than 115 years ago!
It is being packed up and sent on a tour of the UK, so every piece must be labelled and packed away. A job that's about as big as dippy is!
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A report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has questioned how the policy will be funded, and whether proper replacement homes will be built.
The MPs also said there was evidence that Right to Buy could increase overcrowding for those in housing need.
The government said it made no apology for encouraging home ownership.
The idea of the scheme is to allow Housing Association tenants to buy their own homes, with discounts similar to those currently enjoyed by council tenants.
Members of the Committee said there was also a danger that increased discounts for Housing Association tenants would lead to greater fraud.
Meg Hillier, chair of the PAC, said the approach to paying for the policy was entirely speculative.
"There are no costings or workings out. We are not talking about a 'back of an envelope' calculation - there is no envelope at all."
The policy has previously been criticised by the Local Government Association, and the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
It has also been rejected by the governments of Wales and Scotland.
The government has said that the extension of Right to Buy - which is already being piloted in five areas of England - will be funded by councils selling off their most valuable council houses.
It promised that all the homes would be replaced.
But the MPs concluded that the government's commitment "will not ensure that these will be like-for-like replacements".
They said new homes "can be a different size and in a different area, and may cost more to rent".
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In their report, the MPs also said it would be difficult to replace homes on a one-for-one basis. They said such a target would require a five-fold acceleration in housing starts.
As a result, the policy could "lead to those in need of social housing suffering greater overcrowding."
But the government insisted that all the replacement homes would be built.
"This government makes no apology for helping people into homeownership," said a spokesperson for the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
"Our voluntary agreement with housing associations will mean 1.3 million tenants will have the chance to own their own home, while every home sold will be replaced with a new affordable property."
The scheme is due to be rolled out across England later this year.
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The country's Central Election Commission said that there had been a record turnout of 95.11% for the poll.
The result, giving 74-year-old Mr Nazarbayev a fifth consecutive five-year term, had never been in doubt.
The president has promised economic and social stability in the oil-rich Central Asian state.
He ran virtually unopposed as his two opponents were both seen as pro-government.
Human rights groups accuse the authorities of systematically repressing the opposition.
Mr Nazarbayev cast his ballot to loud cheering in the capital Astana, saying he was sure that the people of Kazakhstan would support his campaign.
"I am sure Kazakhstan's people will vote primarily for the stable development of our state and the improvement of people's lives, as well as the stability of the state and in support of the policies the country has implemented under my leadership," he told journalists.
"I am confident of this."
Many voters waited in long queues at polling stations in Astana and in the largest city, Almaty - with many citing a "civic duty" to vote.
Correspondents say that the vote has taken place against a faltering economy in recent months in Kazakhstan, which is the richest of the five former Soviet Central Asian states.
Domestic producers have been dismissing workers as they struggle to compete against Russian imports made cheaper by the weakening of the sanctions-hit rouble.
Elections had been due in 2016, but President Nazarbayev announced they would be held a year early in what some see as a move intended to halt speculation about any possible successor.
A former Communist politburo member, Mr Nazarbayev has been president of Kazakhstan since before it became independent in 1991 following the break-up of the former Soviet Union.
Some 9.5 million people were eligible to vote in the vast country, which has extensive borders with both Russia and China.
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A new exhibition was also opened at Edinburgh Castle looking at the first decade of the regiment's operations.
The creation of the Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2006 was controversial at the time.
It meant names of famous regiments such as the Royal Scots and the Kings Own Scottish Borderers would disappear.
Others such as the Black Watch and the Royal Highland Fusiliers would reform as one of the new six battalions of the new regiment.
Now a decade on, senior offices said the Royal Regiment of Scotland had been almost continuously on active operations, creating its own history.
That history was marked earlier with a parade down the Royal Mile leaving the castle at 11:00 led by the regimental mascot, the Shetland Pony Cruachan the fourth.
Major General James Cowan, the regiment's senior officer, said: "Our soldiers will be proud to parade in Edinburgh on Friday symbolising the support we receive from the wider community across Scotland and we are very grateful for Edinburgh City Council for allowing us to 'Exercise our Freedom'."
"Since the Regiment was formed in 2006 our soldiers have deployed almost continuously on operations around the world, so the Regiment is now building its own proud history as we head into the future.
"The service in the Canongate Kirk will provide us with an opportunity to reflect on our first ten years and commemorate those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country."
Steve Cardownie, Edinburgh's Depute Lord Provost, said: "It is a true honour to welcome The Royal Regiment of Scotland to the City Chambers.
"This parade is a fitting demonstration of Edinburgh's steadfast support for the brave men and women who continue to put their lives at risk in service of this country.
"Of course, as we celebrate the last decade, we will also remember those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice."
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In her new book Unfiltered, the Golden Globe-nominated actress writes: "Many of my deepest insecurities stem from these issues with my dad."
She also penned an open letter to the Genesis drummer, saying she forgives him for "not always being there" and "not being the dad I expected".
Collins left Lily's mother Jill Tavelman when the actress was five.
In her book of essays, Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me, the 27-year-old star explains her father then moved from England to Switzerland, where he stayed for more than two decades.
"He may have still been alive, but most of the time it felt as if he were completely gone," writes Lily. "I knew he loved me, yet he wasn't physically around to tell me."
She says a "terrible disconnect" developed between her and Collins - who has four other children - as she got older.
"He assumed everything was always fine because I never said otherwise. It established a detrimental pattern.
"And I've realized that many of my deepest insecurities stem from these issues with my dad. It's taken me more than a decade to resolve some of them (others I'm still resolving) and to finally build up the courage to speak my mind to him."
The Mirror Mirror and Love, Rosie actress - nominated for a Golden Globe this year for Rules Don't Apply - encourages her readers to share an open letter she wrote with their fathers, or to write their own.
In it, she assures her father she will always need him and "always be your little girl", but also tells him: "We all make choices and, although I don't excuse some of yours, at the end of the day we can't rewrite the past. I'm learning how to accept your actions and vocalise how they made me feel.
"I accept and honour the sadness and anger I felt toward the things you did or didn't do, did or didn't give me."
She continues: "I forgive you for not always being there when I needed and for not being the dad I expected. I forgive the mistakes you made.
"And although it may seem like it's too late, it's not. There's still so much time to move forward."
Lily, whose book is published by Ebury Press on Tuesday, ends by saying: "I love you with all of my heart, more than you'll ever know."
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It has been predicted more than 100,000 fans could arrive in a city with a population of less than 40,000.
"We hope the suggested figures are not the same as the actual number of fans who will turn up," Sylvain Robert told the Sport Wales TV programme.
"I don't know how we'd find space for 100,000 people."
Robert says he and the city's officials are "working on all possible scenarios" and a 10,000-capacity fan zone will be set up.
He added: "We are apprehensive about the number of fans who could arrive without a ticket as it's a problem for this type of event."
According to Paul Corkrey of the Welsh branch of the Football Supporters' Federation, Lens' Stade Bollaert-Delelis "is one of the best stadiums in France".
He added: "But the problem is that's all that's good about it.
"The fan zone is very small. To have a tournament of this size there is strange because there are not many amenities there for supporters. I wouldn't go there."
Robert is worried that the town's reputation may be damaged by the tournament.
"It's not that we would be happier to have fewer people, it's that we would be happier if we can host fans in good conditions," said the mayor.
Uefa responded with a statement, which read: "The host city of Lens, in close collaboration with the local authorities and Uefa, will be implementing appropriate measures to ensure that all visitors enjoy matches in a safe and festive atmosphere, be it at the stadium, in the fan zone or in the city centre."
Watch Sport Wales, BBC Two Wales from 19:30 BST on Friday, 6 May and later on demand and on the BBC iPlayer.
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Contractors have been appointed for the scheme from the M25 to Crawley.
The move allows the hard shoulder to be used on the motorway which carries more than 120,000 vehicles each day, Highways England said.
But the AA has raised concerns and said the "jury is still out" on smart motorways which use technology to control traffic.
The M23 scheme is expected to cost between £148.4m and £211.2m, creating a four-lane stretch from a three-lane section.
Highways England said other smart motorways had a good safety record and officers could respond quickly if people did break down in a live lane.
The spokesman said "environmentally-sound" smart motorways also cost less than widening schemes and they used less land.
But Paul Watters, from the AA, said smart motorways needed to be evaluated after a reasonably long period.
He claimed the Surrey/Sussex scheme would be "permanent all-lane running", meaning four lanes would in operation all the time, and he added: "We need to see how we're faring with those."
Mr Watters added there had been reports of drivers continuing on closed lanes, and surveys had shown people still did not fully understand smart motorways.
He said the scheme was justified because traffic was increasing and the M23 served both Gatwick and the M25, but the AA had concerns about using the hard shoulder - leaving no spare capacity for the future - and about the distance between refuge areas.
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Right up till the close of Thursday's session, shares were not able to trade as there were about 10 times as many sell orders as there were bids.
According to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the latest share price was indicated at 583 yen ($5.34; £3.74) a share.
That is a 20% plunge from the previous day close of 733 yen. Shares tanked by more than 15% on Wednesday.
That was as news emerged that Mitsubishi Motors had admitted falsifying fuel economy data for more than 600,000 vehicles sold in Japan. Officials have raided an office of Mitsubishi motors, and authorities are demanding a full report from the company, due on April 27th.
In the broader Japanese market, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 2.7% - or 457.08 points - to close at 17,363.62. That is the highest level since 3 February.
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"In a lot of respects I think yesterday's selling of Mitsubishi was a bit overdone," said Gavin Parry, managing director at Parry International Trading.
"From what we know so far it's all very domestic, with no US impact and no impact in Europe, and I think people are a bit hasty to cast this in the same light as the Volkswagen scandal. But of course the facts aren't all in yet, so it's hard to know for sure."
Mitsubishi's announcement follows on from the Volkswagen's emissions scandal last year, in which it was found to have cheated diesel emissions tests in the United States and elsewhere.
Elsewhere in Asia, China's Shanghai Composite index was up 0.42% at 2,985.12, while in Hong Kong the Hang Seng index rose 1.8% to 21,617.50.
In South Korea, the benchmark Kospi index closed up 0.8% at 2,022.10, while Australia's S&P ASX 200 index ended the day 1.1% higher at 5,272.69.
US stocks closed higher overnight amid mixed earnings reports. Coca Cola reported a fall in quarterly profit. Yahoo revealed a $99m loss in the first quarter. And chipmaker Intel announced it was cutting 11% of its workforce.
The Dow Jones closed up 42.67 points at 18,096.27, the S&P 500 added 1.60 points to 2,102.40 while the Nasdaq rose 3.35 points to 4,540.44.
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The front page of Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has the headline "Storm over London", above a picture of a High Court judge with his wig flapping around in the air.
"Judges put the brakes on Brexit," reads a front-page headline in Italy's Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica has "Brexit: Surprise ruling", and French business paper Les Echos says "Brexit: London's dramatic turn of events".
For Frankfurter Rundschau's London correspondent, Sebastian Border, the decision is "a heavy blow for May's government", and he sees the Brexit schedule "faltering".
The Hungarian tabloid Blikk believes the latest developments are worthy of Shakespeare, with the headline "To Brexit or not to Brexit, that is the question - parliament will decide".
French paper Les Echos, says Theresa May's government "hit an iceberg called the High Court of Justice". "Enough to sink the Brexit ship? Or just rock it slightly?" it wonders.
An article in German tabloid Bild shows a picture of a kissing couple bearing EU and Union Jack face-paint, along with the headline "Is this the exit from Brexit?"
But few commentators believe the ruling is likely to overturn June's referendum result.
L'Express describes the ruling as a "thunderbolt from across the Channel", but adds that although a delay is now likely, Brexit will still go ahead in the end.
In Italian business daily Il Sole 24 Ore, London correspondent Leonardo Maisano, says the High Court "detonated a new bomb" under Brexit, but believes MPs will ultimately not go against the "popular will expressed in the referendum".
Instead, most think the ruling only complicates an already tricky situation even further.
"Here comes the big mess," declares a headline in Germany's Zeit, whose London correspondent, Sascha Zastiral, describes the ruling as "a severe setback" for Theresa May's Brexit plans.
France's Liberation sees the decision as "not a setback for Brexit, but a stinging rap on the knuckles" for the government.
In Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, London correspondent Marcus Theurer writes that this "bitter defeat" for the PM and Leavers will "poison the political debate" in the UK, and increase the "uncertainty around Brexit even further".
Spain's El Pais also highlights the unprecedented nature of the situation, which it says takes the country into "the tricky uncharted waters of Britain's unwritten constitution".
Italian paper Il Messaggero describes the ruling as "a spoke in the wheels of Brexit" and emphasises that it is hard to predict what will happen next, as we are now "in completely new territory".
"It is not by chance that Collins dictionary has chosen 'Brexit' as the word of the year," it concludes.
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European press commentators have been taken aback at the UK High Court's ruling that Parliament must be consulted on Brexit, with many predicting further uncertainty for the UK and the rest of Europe as a result.
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Pendleton, 35, had been unseated from the same horse at Fakenham on her National Hunt debut 12 days earlier.
But the double Olympic cycling champion, who has been riding for just over a year, jumped well and led all the way to win by 29 lengths.
A decision on whether she rides in the Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival will be made next Monday.
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"I will do some more point-to-points and see what the experts around me decide and I will go with their choice," said Pendleton. "But I will definitely be riding for the rest of the season."
Pendleton, who had come second in a flat race at Ripon last summer, stayed clear of trouble as she made all the running on the Paul Nicholls-trained gelding to comfortably win the hunter chase from the veteran Big Fella Thanks.
5 live In Short: Pendleton on "incredible" first win
She will again partner the nine-year-old Pacha Du Polder if she gets the go-ahead to compete at Cheltenham on 18 March.
Pendleton added: "In cycling, my performance was so monitored. I knew exactly my power output, the speed I'd try to be maintaining - everything was so specific, calculated and planned. When you get on a racehorse, everything else goes out the window.
"I really wanted to get round and give the horse the ride he deserved. I feel honoured to ride such a wonderful horse."
It looks increasingly likely that barely a year after taking up riding, and taking on the challenge of lining up at jump racing's Cheltenham Festival, Victoria Pendleton will contest the Foxhunter Chase.
A much more polished, less nervy performance at windswept Wincanton, leading all the way and never close to being unseated, saw her banish the memory of her recent fall.
No final decision about Cheltenham has been made but the endorsement of Pacha Du Polder's trainer Paul Nicholls that she is now "more than qualified" seems pretty ringing to me.
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Ceredigion council unanimously voted to impose the ban following concerns over the impact on land, wildlife and farm life.
The move was proposed by councillor Mark Strong and seconded by councillor Catrin Miles.
In October 2013, the Welsh government called on councils to make a stand, stopping short of an outright ban.
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Releasing Chinese and air lanterns on council land and beaches in Ceredigion has been banned.
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American Woods, 40, has not played tournament golf in almost a year and had two operations last autumn in an attempt to cure a back problem.
His agent has confirmed he will not play for the rest of this season as he is not ready for "competitive golf".
The 14-time major winner has dropped to a world ranking of 628.
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Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the US PGA, meaning he will miss all four majors in a calendar year for the first time since his Masters debut in 1995.
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Citizens Advice Bureaux says the 51% increase means it is now Wales' biggest debt problem.
Council tax has increased by around 4% in the past year, and many cannot balance that with the cost of living.
The Welsh Local Government Association said it does its best to ensure the most vulnerable households are protected.
But the charity's report also found bailiffs knocked on the doors of 2,000 people last year in order to collect the tax.
A WLGA spokesman said: "In a period of such prolonged austerity, it comes as no surprise that the number of households reporting problems with paying their council tax has risen, on average bills are £160 less than in England.
"Council officers take an even-handed approach to enforcement."
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Over 6,000 people are struggling to pay council tax bills in Wales - double the number a year ago, says an advice body.
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Youngsters at Davyhulme Primary School in Manchester made the film, as the team prepares to face Russia in their opening game on Saturday.
The England team thanked the children via a message on their official Twitter account.
"Everyone in the England camp, including Roy Hodgson, all of the players and coaching staff really appreciates your support," the message read.
Class teacher Lee Parkinson said: "I'm sure you agree it certainly gets you motivated for the Euros."
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School pupils received a personal message of thanks from England's football squad after they filmed an inspiring team talk ahead of Euro 2016.
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Southgate, 46, has just concluded a four-game stint as interim manager following Sam Allardyce's departure.
He will be interviewed at St George's Park by a panel including FA chairman Greg Clarke, chief executive Martin Glenn, technical director Dan Ashworth, as well as League Managers' Association chairman Howard Wilkinson and former England defender Graeme Le Saux.
The FA insists there is no time frame on when an appointment will be made, with England's next game a friendly in Germany in March, and the final decision will be taken by Clarke, Glenn and Ashworth.
The organisation is determined not to be rushed into an appointment and wants to conduct a thorough process, although no other interviews are currently scheduled and Southgate is firm favourite to take over on a full-time basis.
He is ingrained in the FA system through his work as England under-21 coach and has impressed with his demeanour off the pitch as well as the manner in which he has taken big footballing decisions, including dropping captain Wayne Rooney for the World Cup qualifier in Slovenia.
Southgate has left England top of their World Cup qualifying group after victories against Malta and Scotland at Wembley and a goalless draw in Slovenia. He also presided over Tuesday's 2-2 draw with Spain, in which the visitors scored twice in the closing moments.
England next play in March, with a friendly against World Cup winners Germany in Dortmund, followed by a home qualifier against Lithuania.
The FA will want Southgate to deliver his vision for England's future following a series of failures in major tournaments. There is also likely to be a review of his brief stint in control of the national team.
FA chief executive Glenn said after Southgate's final game in interim charge: "Clearly his candidacy has become much stronger. We just need to weigh up the facts and take time to make the right decision."
He added: "His candidacy is not just based on one or two matches, but because of what we've seen over the last couple of years.
"He's got renewed confidence and is a different manager to what he was two years ago. So it is not all about assessing him on a few games."
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Gareth Southgate will meet the Football Association hierarchy on Monday for what is effectively his interview for the England manager's job.
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Emergency services were called to Small Heath Highway at 23:25 BST on Friday after a Porsche Cayenne crashed into a lamppost and rolled over.
West Midlands Police said two men in their 20s had died - one after being taken to hospital.
A further two men who were in the car are being treated in hospital for minor injuries.
The ambulance service said the two men had been ejected from their car when it rolled on to the opposite side of the carriageway.
It said one man was confirmed dead at the scene, while a second was taken to hospital with "extremely serious" injuries.
West Midlands Police said he had later died.
The ambulance service said: "The men had been ejected when the car they were travelling in rolled and came to rest the right way up, on the opposite side of the carriageway.
"The car had collided with the central reservation and a lamppost in the incident.
"Bystanders were already carrying out CPR on one of the men prior to our arrival. It quickly became apparent nothing could be done to save the man and he was confirmed dead at the scene."
They said the second man was in cardiac arrest and had a "significant head injury" before he was transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
The service said two other men, in their 20s, had suffered minor injuries and were taken to Heartlands Hospital.
The road was closed in both directions for several hours while an investigation at the scene was held.
Sgt Paul Hughes, from West Midlands Police, said: "Although this tragic collision happened late in the evening, we know there would have been other vehicles on the road at the time."
He called on any witnesses to contact him.
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Two men have died after being thrown from their car when it rolled over on a dual carriageway in Birmingham.
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Jordan Abdull keeps his place after being a late call-up to the squad for the win at Widnes, with Mark Sneyd also included having recovered from injury.
Injuries force Catalans to make three changes to the squad which suffered defeat at St Helens.
Todd Carney, Jodie Broughton and Justin Horo are replaced by Romain Navarette, Jordan Sigismeau and Antoni Maria.
Hull FC (from): Shaul, Fonua, Tuimavave, Talanoa, Sneyd, Taylor, Houghton, Watts, Minichiello, Abdull, Green, Thompson, Hadley, Michaels, Manu, Bowden, Pritchard, Yeaman, Washbrook.
Catalans (from): Gigot, Duport, Anderson, Aiton, Casty, Stewart, Baitieri, Taylor, Bousquet, Pelissier, Mounis, Elima, Yaha, Escare, Maria, Sigismeau, Albert, Navarette, Garcia.
Referee: Phil Bentham.
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Couch and Barrow totalled 321.24 from five dives in the synchronised 10m platform final, with China winning gold (337.14).
Gallantree and Starling scored 302.88 in the synchronised 3m springboard event to finish behind China (322.40) and Italy (306.90).
It is the first event at the London Aquatics Centre since the 2012 Games.
Great Britain's Couch and Barrow, who finished fifth at the Olympics, led the standings after the first two rounds, where the difficulty of the dives performed is restricted.
However, four-time Olympic champion Chen Ruolin and her 2013 world championship gold medal-winning partner Liu Huixia edged ahead in the third round and could not be caught. Canada finished third with a total score of 316.11.
"We really enjoyed the competition and it's great to be back," Barrow, 25, told BBC Sport.
"The result means we're the leading pair in the Commonwealths, so that's a big confidence boost ahead of Glasgow this summer."
Couch, 24, added: "I had a bad injury (dislocated knee) at the beginning of the year, but we have come back strong and came here today thinking 'let's do it' and the support from the crowd really helped us."
We really enjoyed the competition and it's great to be back
Gallantree, 29, is usually partnered by Alicia Blagg, but she missed the event through injury and Starling, 18, was only drafted in last week.
"I'm so proud of the way we dived today," Gallantree told BBC Sport.
"We haven't had much time together and have only dived as a pair once before back in 2012 so it's a great result."
Starling added; "It's my first international medal which means I'm not the only one of the team without one anymore so I'm delighted."
The men's synchronised 3m springboard final was another event won by China, but new British pairing Jack Laugher, 19, and Chris Mears, 21, impressed by coming fourth.
"Although it's frustrating to come so close to a medal we have to be so happy about how we dived today," said Laugher after finishing 11 points off the podium positions.
Mears added; "It's the pairing we've wanted for a while and it's so great to be diving out there with my best mate and I think we can go on to do big things together."
With Tom Daley currently without a synchronised diving partner, Dan Goodfellow, 17, and Matty Lee, 16, were the British competitors in the men's final.
They had won two successive World Series bronze medals since making their debut as a pair earlier this year, but despite recording a personal-best of 403.86, finished fifth.
China secured gold with 479.13, while Ukraine (448.26) and Germany (425.82) filled the other podium positions.
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The theft of the bronze sculpture happened in July but police have just released CCTV footage of the robbery.
It shows two men walking into the Glyptoteket museum and removing The Man with the Broken Nose from its plinth before walking out.
The art work made in 1863 is thought to be worth $300,000 (£190,000).
Chief investigator Ove Randrup said the theft of the 25.5cm (10.4-inch) art work happened on 16 July.
Danish police say they believe the thieves visited the museum a week before the theft in order to loosen the sculpture from its base and disable the alarm.
Interpol and Europol have now joined the hunt for the men.
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As Holyrood Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick welcomed visitor Italian Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano to the main chamber, a round of applause from MSPs trigged a round of barking from trainee guide dogs.
The guide dog puppies, their walkers and trainers were invited to the Scottish Parliament to raise awareness for guide dogs week.
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First Minister's questions has been upstaged by a group of guide dog puppies, who were visiting the Scottish Parliament.
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On Thursday, former FBI director James Comey will testify before Congress, and on the same day the UK's general election takes place.
The Dow Jones fell 47.81 points, or 0.23%, to 21,136.2, and the wider S&P 500 dropped 6.77 points to 2,429.3.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped 20.62 points or 0.33% to 6,275.06.
Retail stocks performed especially poorly.
Department store Macy's fell more than 8% after executives held an investor meeting and warned the firm's margins would be lower.
Kohl's slid more than 5%, JC Penney shares fell more than 4%, and US retail giant Walmart dropped 1.2%.
Even Amazon, the online shopping giant frequently blamed for problems at traditional retailers, closed lower.
The firm, which has seen its stock soar in recent months, fell 0.8% after it announced it would offer heavily discounted Prime subscription service for those receiving US government aid as it aims to expand the number of people using the service.
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As Mark Carney said, London is "effectively, the investment banker for Europe" and the City is the financial capital of the European Union.
Nearly 80% of foreign exchange trading and 30% of all bank lending in the EU flows through the UK.
How much that will change after Britain leaves the European Union is a matter of increasingly tense debate.
In the UK, very senior figures within the financial services sector argue that it is "nonsensical" to argue that after Brexit, large amounts of euro-denominated trading should move on to the continent.
They point out that significant amounts of dollar-trading are executed through London - and neither the EU nor the UK has a single-market agreement with the US.
Many on the continent of Europe see it differently, saying that financial oversight will only be possible if euro-trading valued in trillions of pounds a year is put under the direct jurisdiction of European Union-based regulators.
The biggest sector seen at risk is euro-denominated clearing, the billions of pounds worth of derivatives products traded every day to insure companies, for example, against interest rate changes, currency fluctuations and inflation risk.
Michel Sapin, the French finance minister, told the BBC that it was a question of control.
"I believe that there is an issue of sovereignty and security of European monetary markets and therefore the majority of the clearing houses cannot remain in London," he told me.
"There will be movement, there will be a displacement and actually many of the financial institutions are already preparing themselves towards that."
Many believe that if the trading moves, jobs will move as well.
"I don't see how it could be a good thing for the City," Mr Sapin said.
"The City will remain a large financial centre, will remain important for Europe as well as for the rest of the world.
"But the security of the monetary system is something that's of vital importance for any given country or any given groupings of countries - such as the case of the eurozone countries."
Hundreds of billions of pounds of trades will be at stake.
At the moment, the two sides - the UK and the EU - appear a long way apart.
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One of the most important sectors at the heart of the Brexit negotiations will be financial services.
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The duchess was offered a posy from 22-month-old Elizabeth Colquhoun, who then decided she wanted to keep the bouquet and refused to hand it over.
Camilla was visiting Perth's state library on the final day of the royal tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Elizabeth's mother Chantelle Colquhoun said her daughter was "strong willed".
Originally from the Cornish town of Camborne, Mrs Colquhoun, 39, was in a fit of giggles at her daughter's antics and said she was "just the same way at home".
The Duchess of Cornwall eventually managed to take the bouquet from Elizabeth and playfully held it just out of the grasp of the youngster until she grabbed it.
The duchess was at a book reading session at the time.
Meanwhile, the Prince of Wales was given a tour of a conservation centre.
He met students at the Western Australia Seed Technology Centre in Perth after attending a service at St George's Cathedral in the city with the duchess.
The royal couple have spent 12 days touring Australia and New Zealand.
Prince Charles celebrated his 67th birthday on Saturday with an Australian beach barbecue at Cottlesloe beach in Perth where he was joined by 500 guests.
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Established in honour of playwright Harold Pinter, it is given to a writer who casts an "unflinching, unswerving" gaze upon the world.
Organisers English Pen praised Fenton as "one of the finest poets of his generation".
He will receive his award at a ceremony on 6 October at the British Library.
The prize will be jointly awarded to an international writer who has faced persecution.
The second winner - who will be chosen jointly by Fenton and English Pen - will be announced at the October ceremony.
'Spoken truth to power'
Fenton, who held the chair of Oxford Professor of Poetry from 1994-1999, has written several collections of poetry and opera librettos.
As a former war correspondent, many of his poems deal with the experience of war and its impact.
One of Fenton's most acclaimed works, The Memory of War (1982), is a collection of poems that drew on his time as a reporter in Vietnam and Cambodia in the 1970s.
Antonia Fraser, Harold Pinter's widow, said Fenton was "a worthy winner" of the prize.
"James Fenton is a writer who Harold Pinter much admired for all his work, but particularly for his ability to write brilliant political poetry, she said.
"This is an art which was very important to Harold not only for the poetry but also as part of the essential process of speaking up fearlessly: Which is the basis on which the Pen Pinter Prize is founded."
Maureen Freely, president of English Pen, added: "Throughout his long and distinguished career, James Fenton has spoken truth to power - forcefully, fearlessly, and beautifully."
Fenton said he felt greatly honoured to be awarded the prize: "In particular, I am happy to be connected in this way with Harold Pinter, whose writings I have long admired."
Previous winners of the Pinter Prize include Tom Stoppard, Carol Ann Duffy, Hanif Kureishi and last year's winner, Salman Rushdie.
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Bath led 38-10 at the interval, with Tom Dunn, Tom Homer, Robbie Fruean, Kahn Fotuali'i and Ford all going over.
Samoan Fotuali'i crossed for his second try, as Rokoduguni and Chris Cook also scored at Ashton Gate for the visitors.
Tom Varndell, Rhodri Williams and Jack Tovey went over for Bristol, but they remain third in the pool.
Fly-half Ford, who has been strongly linked with a move to Premiership rivals Sale at the end of the season, contributed 20 points as Bath did the damage in the first half.
Fotuali'i's double on return from an eye injury was another plus, with Todd Blackadder's team five points clear at the top of their European Challenge Cup group ahead of Cardiff Blues' trip to French Top 14 side Pau on Saturday.
Bristol: Arscott; Wallace, Palamo, Pisi, Varndell; Searle, Williams; Traynor, Crumpton, Ford-Robinson, Phillips, Glynn, Lam, Robinson (capt), Eadie.
Replacements: Jones, Bevington, Cortes, Nemsadze, Joyce, Cliff, Jarvis, Tovey.
Bath: Homer; Rokoduguni, Joseph, Fruean, Watson; Ford (co-capt), Fotuali'i; Catt, Dunn, Lahiff, Ewels, Stooke, Mercer, Louw (co-capt), Grant.
Replacements: Walker, Obano, Palma-Newport, Douglas, Mercer, Cook, Priestland, Tapuai.
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Up to 1,500 staff could be axed by 2017 due to a funding gap of almost £70m.
Mr Mallon said services would be closed and multimillion-pound projects reviewed in an attempt to stop the town "fraying at the edges".
The government said Middlesbrough received more funding than the national average and it should cut wastage.
Mr Mallon outlined the financial situation to councillors at a meeting on Wednesday and said he hoped action taken would "reduce substantially" the number of potential job cuts, but the loss of about 1,000 posts was "the best case scenario".
He said it was a "real shame" staff would be made redundant but insisted the council was "duty bound" to cut spending.
The council has just over 2,500 full-time staff, excluding those in schools.
More than £32m of the required savings are necessary due to changes in government funding and the authority is facing an increased demand on care services, Mr Mallon said.
"By 2018 or 2019, 75% of the council's budget will be spent on helping children and the elderly.
"The temperature has been rising for a long time and it's still rising."
Ahead of the meeting, Labour group leader Charlie Rooney said the town was being "devastated" by government cuts.
Conservative group leader Chris Hobson called on the authority to "start doing things differently".
"We've got to start running this council as a business," she said. "We've got to start bringing money in ourselves and thinking about how we can do that."
Mr Mallon will announce a list of specific budget proposals next month.
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The decision to call off the fixture was made following a morning pitch inspection and the game has been rescheduled for Tuesday, 15 December.
Carrick's planned league game with Dungannon on that date will be moved.
The other semi-final between Larne and Ballymena United goes ahead after the pitch passed a lunchtime inspection.
Carrick have had three home Premiership games postponed in recent weeks - their league fixture against Dungannon Swifts has been called off twice.
Gary Haveron's side were also forced to postpone their match against Cliftonville on Saturday because of a waterlogged pitch.
Larne will be out to cause an upset against the Sky Blues at Inver Park.
"We know we are nowhere near winning the league so it's important to compete for other silverware," said Ballymena manager Glenn Ferguson ahead of the trip to their County Antrim rivals.
"We want to reach as many cup semi-finals and finals as we can."
"We played Larne in pre-season so that gives us some idea what to expect. It will be a tough match as all the teams near the top of the Championship are capable of giving the senior teams a game," he added.
The Sky Blues progressed to the last four by beating league champions and leaders Crusaders 2-0 at Seaview, courtesy of goals from David Cushley and Tony Kane.
Their opponents lie third in Championship One after a 4-4 draw with Armagh City on Saturday.
David McAlinden's side saw off Ards 2-1 to reach the semi-finals and will take heart from their League Cup performance against Portadown earlier in the season, taking the Premiership outfit to extra-time before losing 4-1.
There will be coverage of Larne v Ballymena United on a Sportsound Special on BBC Radio Ulster medium wave and the BBC Sport website on Tuesday night from 19:30 GMT.
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The entertainer's funeral will take place on Thursday 20 August at St Mary's Church in the suburb of Woolton.
The Right Reverend Thomas Williams, Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool and former Parish Priest of St Anthony's, Scotland Road, will officiate.
Black, who emerged from the city's music scene to find fame in the 1960s before becoming a TV host, died after having a stroke at the age of 72.
After the funeral, her body will be laid to rest at a private ceremony in Allerton Cemetery, where her parents are buried.
Her late husband and manager, Bobby Willis, was cremated in 1999.
The late entertainer's representative said further details would be released "once all the preparations have been finalised".
A statement said: "Once again the family have asked for their privacy to be continually respected at this difficult time."
The Blind Date and Surprise Surprise host died of a stroke after falling over at her Spanish home earlier this month.
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A 250-year-old census came to light during cataloguing by the National Register of Archives for Scotland (NRAS).
The census lists 90 people living on the remote archipelago on 15 June 1764 - 38 males and 52 females, including 19 families and nine individuals.
Until now, the earliest record dated from 1822.
The islands, which lie about 40 miles west of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, were home to generations of people until the last were evacuated in 1930.
The last surviving former resident of St Kilda, Rachel Johnson, died earlier this year at the age of 93.
The census was discovered among the papers of Clan Maclachlan by researchers from NRAS - the branch of the National Records of Scotland which holds historical papers held in private hands in Scotland.
It is not known exactly why the census was taken, or by whom, but NRAS experts said it was likely to have been part of a wider report on the Hebrides.
As the later document from 1822 included ages, it has been possible to track five residents of St Kilda who appeared on both censuses.
The 1764 census also includes the ancestors of the final five families to be evacuated from the island in 1930 - the MacQueens, Fergusons, Gillies, MacDonalds and MacKinnons.
As well as the names of the 90 inhabitants, the document says that they each ate "36 wild fouls eggs and 18 fouls" (seabirds) a day - an overall daily consumption of 3,240 eggs and 1,620 birds.
According to exports, birds and birds' eggs were the mainstay of the islanders' diet.
As well as providing food, fulmar oil was used to light lamps, while seabirds' down was used for bedding and their fat for healing salves.
Dr Alison Rosie, registrar of the National Register of Archives for Scotland, said: "This document sheds new light on the history of St Kilda and the families who lived there, and gives us an insight into their lives more than 250 years ago."
Scotland's Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "Many people are fascinated by the history of St Kilda, and this census gives us a new insight into the history of the island and its people, which will now be available to researchers thanks to the work of National Records of Scotland.
"Discoveries like these add great depth to our culture and heritage, helping us to understand more about our nation's story."
Earlier this year, lost songs from the evacuated archipelago were discovered and brought to life on a new album featuring renowned composers including Sir James MacMillan.
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RBS, which has already closed dozens of branches in Scotland since 2015, said 176 full-time posts would be affected.
It added that the move was in response to the growing popularity of mobile and online banking.
The union Unite reacted angrily, claiming RBS was "turning its back on the communities that have been the foundation of their business for generations".
In addition to the Scottish closures, RBS announced it would shut 128 NatWest branches.
A total of about 770 staff across the UK will be affected but hundreds of workers will be redeployed, the bank said.
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An RBS spokesman said many more customers now preferred using mobile and online services over traditional branch counters.
He said: "We interact with our customers over 20 times more through digital channels than physical ones.
"Half of our personal customers in Scotland are mobile banking users - grown from 500,000 to 900,000 since 2014.
"As customers change the way they bank with us, we must change the way we serve them.
"The role of the branch is fast moving to a centre for advice, away from basic transactions.
"While the branch will still be a core part of our offering to customers, inevitably some branches will have to close."
Reacting to the news, Unite regional officer Lyn Turner said: "RBS is turning its back on the communities that have been the foundation of their business for generations.
"That's bad news for our members who now have to live with the threat of redundancy - and it's bad news for customers and businesses.
"Banks have a duty to the wider community and that is especially the case for banks like RBS that have large taxpayer-owned shareholdings."
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said it was "frustrated to see RBS show so little loyalty to our high streets".
Scottish policy convener Andy Willox added: "Branch closures put pressure on local economies and make it harder for local firms to access banking services.
"While more people might be doing online banking, that's no good for cash-based businesses or for rural firms with poor broadband.
"As the big banks shut down branches in chorus, it unfortunately seems like the banking industry is content to leave some customers behind."
After the closures 151 RBS branches will remain.
The bank remains majority-owned by taxpayers, following its multi-billion government bailout almost a decade ago.
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About 20 buildings have collapsed, including a six-storey hotel in the city of Van, where dozens of aid workers and journalists were staying.
The quake late on Wednesday was centred 16km (10 miles) south of Van.
The same region was struck last month by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake which killed more than 600 people.
That earthquake struck a little north of Van but the city became the headquarters of the relief effort and has been flooded by aid workers and journalists, says the BBC's Jonathan Head in Istanbul.
The city was only lightly damaged, but some of the weakened buildings are now thought to have been brought down.
Television pictures from Van showed residents and rescuers trying to lift debris to free people trapped under ruined buildings.
Rescue workers were using high-powered lights to work through the night.
Parliamentary member Nazmi Gur said most of the buildings which collapsed were empty, but three had been occupied when the quake struck at 21:23 (19:23 GMT).
He said emergency teams were focusing on rescuing some 50 people believed to still be trapped.
Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said the quake toppled a school and a number of mudbrick homes, as well as the hotel.
He said rescue teams were being sent to the region from the capital, Ankara, and other areas.
Some of the journalists trapped in the collapsed Bayram Hotel had sent text messages to colleagues asking to be rescued, Associated Press quoted a Turkish cameraman as saying.
Alper Kucuk from the Turkish Red Crescent told the BBC that 11 people had been rescued from the rubble of the hotel.
Mr Kucuk said the Red Crescent was sending two more planeloads of relief supplies to the area, including tents and blankets, as well as rescue personnel.
He described it as the biggest aftershock to hit the area and said it had frightened a lot of people.
Thousands of people were made homeless by the 23 October earthquake, with many still living in tents in the cold weather.
Mr Gur said many people are now leaving Van in search of a safer place.
Turkey is particularly vulnerable to earthquakes because it sits on major geological fault lines.
Two earthquakes in 1999 with a magnitude of more than 7 killed almost 20,000 people in densely populated parts of the north-west of the country.
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In the Daily Telegraph, Lord Hague said he was asked the question "for months... everywhere I went abroad" if "we would lose heart" about leaving.
He said he explained to them that "this really is a democracy".
Lord Hague also backed a "transitional" withdrawal from the EU saying it had "immense" attractions.
Lord Hague - who campaigned to remain in the EU - stood down as foreign secretary in 2014, and left the House of Commons in 2015.
He wrote in Tuesday's Telegraph: "The electorate voted to leave the EU, and therefore we leave.
"What is more, the number of people who voted to do so was higher than the number of votes cast for any government in our history.
"To me and many of my former colleagues in government who preferred to remain, the argument was over.
"In the recent general election, both main parties were clear that they were committed to the referendum outcome.
"Globally, the message has now got through."
But Lord Hague added that "just as the message was accepted, the voters pulled off another surprise and refused to give a majority to the ministers negotiating the exit" [in the general election].
He said there was the clear potential for Brexit to become the "greatest economic, diplomatic and constitutional muddle in the modern history of the UK, with unknowable consequences for the country, the government and the Brexit project itself".
And he said the Chancellor Philip Hammond deserved "great credit" for putting forward a possible solution.
Lord Hague said: "He has evidently been trying to persuade his cabinet colleagues that we should be seeking to stay in the EU single market and customs union during a transition and 'implementation' phase lasting to 2022, followed by a free trade deal with our former partners after that.
"This is seen by longstanding advocates of leaving as a 'soft' position or a climbdown.
"But in reality it is a plan to rescue Brexit from an approaching disaster."
Mr Hammond has said any transitional deal in the period after Brexit must end by June 2022, the time of the next general election.
But the chancellor said there must be "business as usual, life as normal" for Britons as the UK left the EU.
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Felix has been the resident pet at Huddersfield railway station in West Yorkshire since 2011, when she was brought in to catch mice.
She has now been given a high-vis vest and made Senior Pest Controller.
A cat flap has also been built at the ticket barrier to allow her platform access.
Felix's success has been covered by newspapers in Taiwan, the Netherlands and Hong Kong.
The story saw a surge in popularity after the Huddersfield Examiner pounced on Felix's "purr-motion".
At the time of writing, a page for Felix has amassed over 20,000 'likes' on Facebook.
A First TransPennine Express spokesman said: "Felix came to the station when she was nine weeks old five years ago.
"We haven't kept a mice tally, but we think she's caught three recently."
The station said the cat was also a "natural" at chasing off pigeons on the station's platforms.
Felix is not the first "station cat" to find global fame - Tama, a stray which was made a station master in western Japan, was credited with turning a loss-making railway company around thanks to the number of tourists it attracted.
After Tama's death last June, thousands of people attended a Shinto-style funeral where the cat was elevated to the status of a goddess.
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The NSA was allowed to collect this information without a warrant thanks to a US law passed in 2008.
In a statement it said that an internal review had revealed several problems with the spying programme and its effect on US citizens' privacy.
Surveillance experts said the NSA's decision was "very significant".
The NSA is not allowed to conduct surveillance within the US but it managed to skirt this restriction thanks to one section of the 2008 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa).
This let it grab the phone calls and messages of US citizens which mentioned or otherwise involved people outside the US it was keeping an eye on.
The NSA had been widely criticised because using Fisa had meant it had scooped up lots of messages, texts and other material sent by Americans without having to apply for a warrant.
In its statement, the NSA said technical limits, privacy problems and the difficulty of carrying out this type of surveillance had driven its decision. It also said it would delete the "vast majority" of data collected via this spying programme.
The powers to spy outlined in Fisa were due to be scrutinised this year by the US Congress and are set to be renewed by the end of 2017. Many members of Congress have been critical of the spying effort and politicians were expected to significantly limit its scope during the renewal and review process.
The Fisa spying programme has also been criticised by the US Federal Intelligence Surveillance Court, which oversees NSA requests for surveillance warrants.
The NSA had defended the Fisa-allowed spying, saying that it had helped it gather "critical" intelligence.
Julian Sanchez, a privacy and surveillance expert with the Cato Institute, said the broad reach of Fisa-sanctioned spying had made it a key target of civil liberties campaigners.
"Usually you identify a specific individual to scrutinise their content; this was scrutinizing everyone's content to find mentions of an individual," Mr Sanchez told Reuters.
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The 25-year-old scored 47 goals in 141 appearances for Barca and netted two goals in the World Cup in Brazil.
He said: "I'm so happy to be joining a club which has a great manager, a fantastic squad of players and huge support around the world.
"I'm looking forward to playing in the Premier League and Champions League."
The Gunners also remain on course to sign French right-back Mathieu Debuchy, 28, from Newcastle United.
Liverpool were keen on recruiting Sanchez as part of the deal that is likely to take striker Luis Suarez from Anfield to the Nou Camp, but that is now expected to be a straight cash transfer.
Juventus had also shown a strong interest in Sanchez but the Italians are reportedly closing in on Real Madrid forward Alvaro Morata instead.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said: "As many people have seen during the World Cup this summer, Alexis is a fantastic footballer and we are delighted that he is joining us.
"Alexis will add power, creativity and much quality to our squad and we are all looking forward to him joining up with us in a few weeks."
Sanchez, who has made 71 appearances for Chile, scoring 24 goals, helped his country reach the World Cup last 16, where they lost on penalties to Brazil.
He completed his medical in London on Thursday and will join up with his new team-mates at the end of July, after spending some time on holiday following the World Cup.
In addition to pursuing Debuchy, Arsenal are still in the market for a holding midfielder and back-up goalkeeper.
Their move for the defender is at an advanced stage but the clubs are yet to agree a fee, with Newcastle, who signed Debuchy from Lille for £5m in 2013, understood to be seeking in the region of £10m.
Debuchy would replace Bacary Sagna, who left Arsenal to join Manchester City.
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The 26-year-old collided with Black Cats midfielder Wahbi Khazri.
"It is dislocated so he is out for several weeks," said United boss Louis van Gaal after Saturday's game.
Luke Shaw, Marcos Rojo, Ashley Young, Antonio Valencia, Phil Jones and Guillermo Varela are out - leaving Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Donald Love as the club's only fit full-backs.
Love, 21, who was on loan at Wigan earlier this season, came off the bench during the Premier League game to make his first-team debut. Saturday was also the first time he had featured in United's first-team squad.
Borthwick-Jackson, 19, made his first-team debut in November.
"We don't have any more full-backs in this club," added Van Gaal. "I have to line up a 13-year-old guy or someone like that."
Darmian joined United from Italian side Torino last summer and started at right-back against Sunderland.
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Zimasa Mabela broke new ground when she took charge of a de-mining ship based in Cape Town last month.
The 38-year-old mother of two says she wants to be judged on her ability to command and not her gender.
The BBC's Nomsa Maseko spent the day with her on her ship.
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Staff will walk out from 00:01 BST on 12 August until 23.59 BST on 15 August, and for three days over the UK Bank Holiday weekend from 27 August.
The union says the dispute is over unsocial hours and duty rosters for about 80 train managers.
Eurostar said all passengers with reservations will be able to travel.
A spokesman said: "On the days of the strike we have made some small changes to our timetable to ensure that all passengers booked to travel will be able to on those days. Passengers affected will be notified in advance."
The company added it has been planning for possible strike action and is still in discussions with the RMT over the dispute.
Eurostar runs trains between London and mainland Europe and the first planned walk out coincides with the Assumption Day bank holiday in France and Belgium on 15 August.
The RMT says Eurostar has failed to honour an agreement from 2008 over conditions for their staff.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "Our train manager members at Eurostar have a heavy commitment to shift work and unsocial hours and are sick and tired of the company's failure to honour agreements.
"Our members have every right to have a fair work-life balance that fulfils the operational needs of the company while guaranteeing quality time off for friends and family.
"It's now time for Eurostar to come to the negotiating table with a set of proposals that honours our agreements and guarantees our members a genuine work-life balance."
The RMT announcement comes amid strikes by its members on Southern and Virgin Trains East Coast.
Southern Rail staff are in the midst a five-day strike over the role of conductors, while the RMT announced on Tuesday that its members on the Virgin East Coast line voted to walk out in a dispute over staffing changes.
The RMT says the action on Southern Railway workers will be suspended on Thursday and Friday if the company agrees to urgent talks without pre-conditions.
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The move comes after an increase in syringe finds.
The Belfast Telegraph reported the "sharps disposal boxes" will be placed in public toilets in Belfast.
The first box was installed in the Dublin Road at the end of 2014. Since then, five more have been put in public toilets.
They are in Custom House Square, Winetavern Street, Lombard Street, the Ormeau Road and the Antrim Road.
When all six are rolled out, 12 of the 14 public toilets in Belfast will have sharps disposal facilities.
The needle bins are small silver plaques sited on the wall with the words "sharps disposal" on them.
There is a hole in the middle to allow people to dispose of used needles in a secure container.
The issue was raised at a meeting of the People and Communities Committee in April.
The council minutes said the increase in boxes was down to an increase in sharps finds.
It said that the BBC had reported that the Council's "Needle Exchange Programme" witnessed an increase in visits in four years, from 7,500 to just under 15,000.
Following this increase in sharps finds, the council "liaised with their contracted service providers and other public bodies on an ongoing basis to take measures to counteract this behaviour".
The council said that work is ongoing to install the remaining six boxes throughout 2017-2018.
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Belfast City Council has said it plans to install six more needle bins to allow injecting drug users to safely dispose of used syringes.
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The official status of the much-loved animal has been changed from "endangered" to "vulnerable" because of a population rebound in China.
The change was announced as part of an update to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
But the update also brought bad news. The eastern gorilla, the world's largest primate, is now endangered.
Efforts by China, which claims the giant panda as its national animal, have brought its numbers back from the brink. The latest estimates show a population of 1,864 adults.
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There are no exact figures for the numbers of cubs, but estimates bring the total number of giant pandas to 2,060.
"Evidence from a series of range-wide national surveys indicate that the previous population decline has been arrested, and the population has started to increase," said the IUCN's updated report.
"The improved status confirms that the Chinese government's efforts to conserve this species are effective," it added.
But the rebound could be short-lived, the IUCN warned. Climate change is predicted to wipe out more than one-third of the panda's bamboo habitat in the next 80 years.
"And thus panda population is projected to decline, reversing the gains made during the last two decades," the report said.
It added: "To protect this iconic species, it is critical that the effective forest protection measures are continued and that emerging threats are addressed."
John Robinson, a primatologist and chief conservation officer at the Wildlife Conservation Society, told the AFP news agency: "When push comes to shove, the Chinese have done a really good job with pandas.
"So few species are actually downlisted, it really is a reflection of the success of conservation," he told the AFP news agency."
A surge of illegal hunting has taken the eastern gorilla in the other direction, reducing its numbers to just 5,000 across the globe.
Four out of six of the Earth's great apes are now critically endangered - the eastern gorilla, western gorilla, Bornean orangutan and Sumatran orangutan.
"Today is a sad day because the IUCN Red List shows we are wiping out some of our closest relatives," Inger Andersen, IUCN director general, told reporters.
The number of eastern gorillas has declined more than 70% in the past two decades.
The IUCN Red List includes 82,954 species, both plants and animals. Almost one third, 23,928, are listed as being threatened with extinction.
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Plantasia is set to be shut as part of £81m in savings needed by the city council over the next three years.
The site at Parc Tawe attracts about 80,000 visitors a year, and its greenhouses are home to several endangered species and tropical plants.
A 'Friends of Plantasia' group says it wants to explore funding options to save the site.
The hothouses are home to cotton top tamarin monkeys, parakeets, bearded dragons, chameleons and a Burmese python, in addition to its collection of tropical plants and trees - including passion fruit, banana, fig and sugar cane.
"I feel very, very sad it's facing closure, Plantasia is such an iconic attraction," said Kate Cross, from the campaign group.
"The staff have always gone out of their way to be fantastically knowledgeable, very friendly and very approachable.
"We would like the City and people who have the expertise to get behind us and to offer us grants or funding - anything to preserve this attraction."
The group will meet next week to see if there is an option to establish a trust, and seek expert advice on funding.
Staff at the centre have already been served with 90-day redeployment notices, after Swansea council voted through the closure plans in February.
A spokesman said: "We have a budget deficit of £81m over the next three years and have to make difficult decisions to protect as many vital services as possible."
They said discussions with a number of interested parties and the private owners of Parc Tawe are on-going about the attraction's future.
"If Plantasia is closed then the continued welfare of its animals and plants will be of paramount importance," he added.
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The sell-out Barbican show has nine nominations, including best actor for the Sherlock star.
Musicals Kinky Boots and In The Heights also have nine nominations each.
The winners, chosen by public vote, will be announced at an awards concert on 21 February 2016 at the Prince of Wales Theatre.
Hamlet's nominations include supporting actor nods for Ciaran Hinds, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Sian Brooke and Anastasia Hille, while Lyndsey Turner is shortlisted for best director.
The production made headlines this summer after it shifted the position of Hamlet's famous "to be or not to be" soliloquy.
Cumberbatch had also made a plea to fans during early performances not to film his performance.
The 39-year-old actor faces competition in the best actor category from James McAvoy (The Ruling Class), Bradley Cooper (The Elephant Man), Mark Rylance (Farinelli and the King) and Alex Hassell (Henry V).
Nicole Kidman is nominated for best actress in a play for her part as a pioneering scientist in Photograph 51.
She is up against Rosalie Craig (As You Like It), Denise Gough (People, Places, Things), Harriet Walter (Death Of A Salesman) and Lia Williams (Oresteia).
Photograph 51 and Farinelli and the King are both nominated for best new play, along with Oppenheimer, People, Places and Things and Hangmen.
The recently-opened Elf the Musical is up for best new musical category in competition with Kinky Boots, Bend It Like Beckham, Beautiful and In the Heights.
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The blockbuster production of Hamlet, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, is the most nominated play at the WhatsOnStage awards.
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The watchdog is working with social media and leafleting every household about signing up.
It has backed Facebook's new "life event" feature enabling people to tell friends they have registered to vote.
The ballot on 18 September will ask the "Yes/No" question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"
More than 4.1m people had registered to vote by 10 March 2014, according to the Commission's most recent figures.
Those eligible to vote in Scotland include British, Irish and all other EU citizens as well as Commonwealth citizens.
For the first time in the UK, the minimum voting age in the referendum has been lowered to 16.
On 18 September millions of voters in Scotland will be able to decide whether their country should become independent. But how do voters register and then cast their ballot? BBC Scotland reporter Andrew Black takes you through the steps in this interactive guide.
The Electoral Commission says that people must register to vote by 2 September.
Scottish Facebook users who visit the social network site over the next few weeks will see posts in their newsfeed about an interactive referendum guide from the commission.
Facebook politics and government specialist Elizabeth Linder said: "Millions of people from all walks of life use Facebook in Scotland, and have turned to Facebook in recent weeks to share their views on the independence debate.
"But participating in the debate online isn't enough to get your opinion counted on September 18.
"If you're not registered, you can't vote. It's that simple.
"We hope that by enabling millions of people in Scotland to see this guide in their Facebook newsfeed, more people will know how to cast their ballot and have their say."
As well as targeting young voters, the Electoral Commission is targeting other groups who are less likely to be registered to vote, including students and the homeless.
Alex Robertson, director of communication at the commission, said: "We're working hard to make sure we reach all potential voters with our information campaign but we don't want to take any chances.
"We're asking people to help spread the word and make sure that no one misses out on having their say.
"We've produced lots of resources that people can use to do this.
"They are free to use and anyone can get them from www.aboutmyvote.co.uk or by calling our helpline on 0800 3 280 280."
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The Electoral Commission is intensifying efforts to encourage people in Scotland to register to vote in next month's referendum.
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He last played in September and was put on a training regime after being ruled unfit and overweight.
"I have had a good, constructive talk with Tony and the senior management and we all agree this is the best way forward for me," said the 23-year-old.
Baggies boss Tony Pulis has said that Berahino is "close" to a return.
The former England Under-21 international's form has suffered since he reacted angrily to a bid from Tottenham being turned down on transfer deadline day in summer 2015.
He scored seven times in 35 games last season, compared to 20 goals in 45 appearances in 2014-15, after threatening to not play for club chairman Jeremy Peace.
"This last year has been the most difficult of my career and it has left me short of the form and fitness required for the Premier League," said Berahino.
"I have never been a player who lacked confidence or a belief in himself but that has been where I have found myself and it has hit me hard.
"It has left me feeling depressed and struggling for focus which has made it even more difficult to regain full fitness."
In a statement, the club said it hopes the "change of environment" at the camp in the south of France will help Berahino return to full fitness.
West Brom host Burnley in the Premier League on Monday with full commentary available on BBC Radio 5 live from 20:00 GMT.
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West Brom striker Saido Berahino says he is in a positive frame of mind despite being sent back to a conditioning camp in France.
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Photographers and film-makers Kris Reid and Marty Bell, who grew up in the Highlands, and Sheffield-born Tom Welsh launched Tens in 2014.
They initially raised money for the business through crowdfunding.
The investment from Virgin Group founder, Sir Richard, will be used to promote sales of Tens overseas.
At the moment, the UK is the largest market for the product.
The three friends have not disclosed the value of Sir Richard's investment, but said it was "significant".
Mr Bell, from Inverness, Mr Reid, who is also from Inverness and grew up in Beauly, and Mr Welsh met while studying at Napier University in Edinburgh.
They came up with the idea to create their own sunglasses brand on a road trip in the Scottish Highlands.
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A sunglasses brand founded by three friends in the Scottish Highlands and now based in Glasgow has secured investment from Sir Richard Branson.
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City supporters' organisation the 1894 Group, which has criticised the club's ticket prices, said it was a "step in the right direction".
But, in a statement, the group added: "It's vital we keep the pressure on the club and use our collective voices."
Swansea are also among the Premier League teams to cap their prices.
West Ham, meanwhile, will lower season-ticket prices for their move to the Olympic Stadium for 2016-17.
Liverpool cancelled plans to introduce a £77 ticket next season after thousands of fans walked out of Anfield after 77 minutes of their game with Sunderland in February.
In March, all Premier League clubs agreed to cap the price of tickets for away supporters at £30.
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Manchester City will freeze season-ticket prices next season, matching the commitment made by Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea.
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The 32-year-old Pole, who has limited movement in his right arm, drove 115 laps in a 2012 car for the Renault team at a test in Valencia on Tuesday.
"I'm proud with what I achieved but also it shows what I've lost," he said.
"I don't know what the future will bring but I ran with good pace and consistently in difficult conditions."
Kubica's F1 career was cut short following a crash in a rally car in February 2011 as he was preparing for his second season with Renault.
He was severely injured when a crash barrier pierced the car, causing multiple arm and leg fractures and partially severing his right arm.
Kubica, who won the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix for BMW Sauber and was considered one of the fastest and most talented drivers in the sport, competed in rallying from 2013-16 and has begun to explore a comeback to circuit racing.
His comments, made in a statement by the Renault team, did not address whether he thought he was capable of returning to F1.
So far, this has not been possible because the limited movement in his right arm had meant he was not able to turn a steering wheel sufficiently in the tight confines of an F1 cockpit to be able to drive on all the tracks on the calendar.
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Robert Kubica said he had "mixed feelings" about his performance after his first test in a Formula 1 car since injury curtailed his career in 2011.
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