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Blackburn's first match in the third tier since 1980 is an away fixture at Southend, while League Two champions Portsmouth are at home to Rochdale.
Follow the links below for your team's fixtures in full.
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Doncaster Rovers
Fleet... | The League One fixtures for 2017-18 have been released.
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Television viewers and radio listeners have become less tolerant of racist or discriminatory words, Ofcom research has found. | 40,265,941 | 709 | 37 | true |
The Met Office has issued yellow "be aware" warnings for snow for southern, north east and northern Scotland on Saturday and Sunday.
BBC weather presenter Stav Danaos said -10 was seen in parts of the country with lying snow - with further snow falling on Saturday.
Snow and ice have also been affecting travel in many p... | Scotland has been hit by a big freeze as overnight temperatures plummeted to as low as -10C in places.
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It may still be a month until Christmas, but it is already time for this year's film turkeys to be roasted. | 35,324,150 | 770 | 56 | true |
Mohammed al-Ajami's sentence was reduced to 15 years, his lawyer said.
The Supreme Court is due to make a final ruling on his sentence within the next 30 days.
Human rights groups have condemned Mr Ajami's conviction, saying his trial was marred by irregularities, with court sessions held in secret.
The case against Mr... | A Qatari poet sentenced to life in prison for inciting the overthrow of the government and insulting Qatar's rulers has had his jail term cut.
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Noise and air pollution from a new rail depot in Reading could prompt legal action, it has been warned. | 21,572,072 | 791 | 59 | true |
The government of the western state of Maharashtra has announced a memorial for the cartoonist, who was cremated with state honours.
Laxman died in hospital of multiple-organ failure, aged 94, on Monday.
He was renowned for chronicling Indian daily life and politics. His daily cartoon appeared in The Times of India for... | The funeral of legendary Indian cartoonist RK Laxman has been held in the western city of Pune.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has met the governors of all 23 states and mayors from the most violent cities to co-ordinate action against crime. | 30,996,338 | 933 | 56 | true |
WBA and WBO champion Fury called fellow Briton Joshua, 26, "useless" and said boxing was not just about "bodybuilding".
Fury also predicted Joshua would be "knocked out" on Saturday by defending champion Charles Martin when they fight for the IBF title Fury was stripped of.
"They're hating on my beach body," said Olymp... | Anthony Joshua says Tyson Fury is jealous of his physique and has offered his heavyweight rival help in training.
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Shares in financial spread betting firms have plunged by a third after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposed stricter rules for the sector. | 35,966,175 | 581 | 56 | true |
The annual Care of Police Survivors (COPS) service was held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire.
A roll of honour of police officers who have died on duty over the past year was read out, along with readings by family members.
Force representatives laid remembrance wreaths.
Jan Berry, chairman ... | Hundreds of people gathered for a service of remembrance for police officers who have died on duty.
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An 18-year-old man died from a single shot gun wound to the head in a pub car park, a post-mortem examination has revealed. | 33,668,592 | 291 | 62 | true |
Jonathon Brown, 37, of Holywell, Flintshire, denies causing the death of Andrew Green, 39, by driving carelessly.
The incident happened at Ffynnongroyw, about five miles east of Prestatyn, Denbighshire, in June 2015.
Mr Brown told Caernarfon Crown Court he was still haunted by the collision.
The court has heard that th... | A school coach driver whose vehicle was in a fatal collision with a binman has denied being distracted and taking his eye "off the ball".
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To the uninitiated it might look like any other secondary school, but Brynteg Comprehensive School produced its eighth British and Irish Lion when Ospreys and Wales sc... | 37,622,994 | 861 | 88 | true |
The Save Farm Terrace Allotment group has asked for a judicial review into a decision to allow land behind Watford Football Club to be developed.
Campaigners say the historic allotments could be part of the plan.
Mayor Dorothy Thornhill said that would lead to an "inferior scheme".
Developers behind the Watford Health ... | If a legal fight by a group opposed to building a new health campus on 118-year-old allotments continues it will put the whole plan at risk, a council has said.
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More than half of children and teenagers in Kent with mental health problems are not seen by a specialist within six weeks of being referred. | 26,749,762 | 786 | 75 | true |
The report, which was compiled by Birmingham City Council's licensing team, contains police allegations that up to £93,042 was taken from customers of Legs 11 on Broad Street.
The council has suspended the club's alcohol licence, pending a full review.
Legs 11 has not responded to a request for a comment.
In the counci... | A lap dancing club allegedly drugged customers and charged thousands of pounds of unauthorised transactions to their credit cards, a report claims.
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Bastian Schweinsteiger has thanked Bayern Munich fans as he has a medical on Sunday before his proposed move to Manchester United. | 40,738,394 | 850 | 59 | true |
Sale have complained to the Rugby Football Union that confidential team information was passed to Bristol before their Premiership fixture at the AJ Bell Stadium on 1 January, which the visitors won 24-23.
Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond confirmed wing Tom Arscott has been suspended since 4 January.
Diamond also... | Sale's Tom Arscott met Bristol back and brother Luke Arscott before their teams played, but "nothing of any sporting value" was passed on to the coaches, according to Bristol boss Mark Tainton.
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Hampshire and Nottinghamshire fought hard on an even second day to leave the game well poised at the Ageas Bowl... | 38,652,688 | 1,017 | 99 | true |
Aiden Webb, 22, from Norwich, set off to climb Fansipan mountain on 3 June.
He died after slipping down a waterfall and his body was found six days after he set off.
His father Trever Webb said he and mother Simone could only "proceed" by returning to thank those who helped find him.
Aiden Webb, an experienced climber,... | The parents of a backpacker who fell to his death climbing Vietnam's highest mountain plan to return to thank those who tried to save their son.
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Morrissey is the favourite to win Literary Review's 2015 Bad Sex in Fiction Award. | 36,698,421 | 807 | 54 | true |
The Glasgow-based company said sales leapt by £14m (29%) in the first quarter, compared with the same period last year.
Between January and March, bookings for long-haul destinations grew by 40% while cruise bookings also rose sharply.
Barrhead said travellers had been keen to put the winter behind them.
Chief executi... | Holiday firm Barrhead Travel has reported a surge in sales, following poor weather over the winter months.
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Almost 4,500 motorists have been caught speeding by new cameras along a stretch of the M4 at Port Talbot.
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A 250ft-long (75m) wind turbine installed as a piece of artwork in Hull does ... | 27,593,052 | 860 | 85 | true |
The 22-year-old died at the weekend, two weeks after sustaining a head injury during a night out in Belfast.
The Irish News carries an interview with his brother Brendan, who says the past fortnight has been "pure and utter hell".
He said Conan had made it home that fateful night but the family became concerned by his ... | The smiling face of Conan Anderson beams out from most of the front pages.
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A six-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital after being hit by a car in Preston. | 39,025,247 | 874 | 44 | true |
The first was at a landing a block of flats at North Anderson Drive at about 01:20. The second, about 10 minutes later, was at flats at Midstocket View.
Police Scotland said inquiries were at an early stage but it was believed the incidents were linked.
Insp Jon Millar said: "Thankfully no-one was injured. It goes with... | Two deliberate fires in Aberdeen are being linked by police.
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Amnesty International's office in Moscow has been sealed off by the city authorities, say members of staff. | 38,611,751 | 583 | 38 | true |
Steven Thompson, 39, shot the teenager, who was riding on the back of a motorcycle, in Sunderland in October.
Last month, Thompson admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of an air rifle without a firearms certificate
The victim suffered a "serious head wound" and was taken to hospital.
He was ... | A man who admitted shooting a 15-year-old boy in the head has been jailed for 11 years and 10 months.
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Campaigners in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur have been demanding that authorities withdraw a controversial anti-insurgent law which gives the security forces the powers of search and seizure. | 39,738,745 | 894 | 74 | true |
Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has called for "austerity to be binned".
But he accepts the Northern Ireland Executive may have to make do with additional funding for roads.
Ahead of Chancellor Philip Hammond's statement, the Treasury has said the NLW will rise by 30p to £7.50 in April.
About 13,000 Northern Irela... | A rise in the National Living Wage (NLW) is to be announced in the Autumn Statement, which Stormont also hopes will deliver extra infrastructure cash.
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The organisers of the "Love Parade" festival will stand trial in connection with the deaths of 21 people in a crush in 2010, a German court has ruled. | 38,070,301 | 919 | 70 | true |
The North East county were also given a 48-point deduction for next season.
Collingwood, who has been with the club for 21 years, is currently part of England's coaching staff in Bangladesh.
"The players are seriously unhappy, a lot of anger, a lot of 'whose fault is this?'" the 40-year-old former England all-rounder t... | Durham's relegation from County Championship Division One over financial issues is a "kick in the teeth", says captain Paul Collingwood.
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The closure of a respite care centre will leave "gaping holes in provision" a family has said. | 37,551,378 | 962 | 60 | true |
The Sweeney/McQuade family want Mr Clarke prosecuted over the December 2014 crash which killed six people.
The families of students Mhairi Convy and Laura Stewart, who were knocked down and killed in Glasgow in 2010, are seeking to prosecute William Payne.
Judges at the High Court in Edinburgh have begun hearing submis... | Bereaved families have launched legal bids to bring private prosecutions against Glasgow bin lorry driver Harry Clarke and another fatal crash driver.
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An investigation into a helicopter crash in East Yorkshire leaving five men injured is under way. | 35,871,343 | 514 | 51 | true |
The men were arrested on the A4119 at Talbot Green at 17:50 BST on Tuesday.
All four were arrested on suspicion of firearms and offensive weapon offences.
South Wales Police said the incident was not terror-related and had no connection to the investigation in Pontyclun which is connected to the attack near Finsbury Pa... | Four men arrested by armed officers on a major road in Rhondda Cynon Taff are still being questioned by police.
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Intel has shown off a headset that can replace a room's pre-scanned furniture with more appropriate video game scenery in virtual reality. | 40,359,401 | 846 | 62 | true |
British Transport Police say the railway lines in Blaenau Ffestiniog are being used "like a park".
Patrols are being increased in the area, and those caught trespassing will face on-the-spot fines or arrest.
A 15-year-old girl and a 35-year-old man are currently being dealt with for anti-social behaviour in the area.
"... | Police say they will crackdown on anti-social behaviour at a railway station in Gwynedd - including drug and alcohol abuse and barbecues next to tracks.
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New onshore wind farms will be excluded from a subsidy scheme from 1 April 2016, a year earlier than expected. | 33,527,540 | 985 | 63 | true |
The plan means up to 10 of its 176 UK stores may be closed over the next five years.
A central distribution warehouse and about 10 smaller warehouses could also be shut.
Meanwhile, the group said its half-year pre-tax profits fell by 6.4% to £88m.
Debenhams shares were down by nearly 5% following the announcement.
Chi... | Department store group Debenhams has announced a turnaround strategy aimed at boosting its appeal as a "destination" shop and improving its online service.
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A man who shot himself in the foot while intending to kill himself has been jailed for possessing illegal weapons. | 39,651,092 | 909 | 61 | true |
The 32-year-old was suing the Magpies for about £2m on the grounds of disability discrimination.
The tribunal also ruled the club made it impossible for Gutierrez to trigger an appearance-based contract extension.
Newcastle say they are "dismayed" by the judgement and are considering further options with their legal te... | Midfielder Jonas Gutierrez was dropped by Newcastle United because of his cancer diagnosis, an employment tribunal has found.
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More than 500 people have joined a march in Belfast in protest against Israeli actions in Gaza. | 36,044,285 | 675 | 47 | true |
They believe building construction giant Odebrecht inflated the price of the Arena Pernambuco by $12m (£7.8m).
Federal Police have carried out raids in several Brazilian cities.
The company's president, Marcelo Odebrecht, is in jail in connection with a separate corruption scandal.
He was charged last month with corru... | Brazilian prosecutors have launched an investigation into allegations of corruption and overpricing in the construction of a stadium used during last year's football World Cup.
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A series of transfer tests for primary seven children began in Northern Ireland on Saturday.
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Two-time Olympic cha... | 33,942,279 | 804 | 67 | true |
The military declared that Hit had been "completely liberated" by units of the elite Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS).
Since it began in mid-March, the assault on the town has been the focus of the government's wider campaign to regain control of Anbar province.
Hit sits on a key supply route linking IS-held territory i... | Iraqi troops have recaptured the strategically important western town of Hit from Islamic State militants after weeks of fighting, officials say.
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A woman who stabbed her former lover to death after a drunken argument has been jailed for 13 years and four months.
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Lebanon has placed new rest... | 36,049,780 | 984 | 85 | true |
Nicknamed John Coe, the male orca can be indentified by a notch on its dorsal fin.
The injury to its tail was spotted during a survey by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT).
The trust said consultations with experts suggested that it was "almost certainly" caused by a shark.
John Coe is one of a small communit... | A shark has been suspected of biting a chunk out of the tail fluke of a killer whale well-known to whale and dolphin watchers in Scotland.
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T in the Park festival has got under way at Strathallan Castle for the first time. | 30,980,599 | 885 | 55 | true |
Kohli was accompanied by team manager Ravi Shastri at the service in Hughes' hometown of Macksville.
Hughes, 25, died on Thursday two days after being struck on the neck by a ball during a domestic cricket match.
His tragic death has prompted the rescheduling of Australia's upcoming Test series with India.
Instead of s... | Indian captain Virat Kohli has joined mourners at the funeral of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes in New South Wales.
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Furious families are expected to demand the resignation of an NHS chief executive at a public meeting later. | 30,305,568 | 781 | 47 | true |
Peter Telfer, 25, denies murdering John Baker in the Calton area of Glasgow on 29 June 2016.
Witness Danielle McNaughton told the High Court in Glasgow that Mr Telfer was "hyper" and allegedly had a knife.
Mr Baker's friend later told the jury how the 76-year-old was his "smiling self" the night before he died.
During ... | A murder suspect spoke of a desire to slit someone's throat the day before he allegedly stabbed a pensioner to death, a court has heard.
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Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana smashed the world record by over 14 seconds to win Olympic gold in the women's 10,000m in Rio. | 39,645,751 | 827 | 72 | true |
Northern Ireland Water (NIW) had to shut down five hydrants in the New Lodge and North Queen St areas on Saturday evening because of vandalism.
NIW received about 20 reports from residents who had lost water supply.
It appealed to the community and public representatives to stop children and young people from damaging ... | The water supply in part of north Belfast has been disrupted after vandals damaged fire hydrants in the area for a second time in seven days.
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An official assessment of paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland, compiled by the police and the security service, is due to be published later. | 40,397,433 | 394 | 66 | true |
Fight for the Future's complaint is signed by 14 people who say their details were used without permission to file anti-net neutrality views.
The campaign group says that some of the comments were posted using the names and details of dead people.
The FCC has voted two-to-one to reverse net neutrality laws enacted in 2... | A campaign group has complained to the US Federal Communications Commission over its refusal to erase fake comments from a consultation on net neutrality.
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A woman who needed specialist surgery for a brain haemorrhage died after a delay in finding an intensive care bed, a coroner has said. | 40,057,855 | 934 | 65 | true |
"Anger", "outrage", "betrayal" and "shame" are just some of the strong words the Indian media are using in connection with the arrest of Rajasthan Royals players S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila.
Sreesanth was part of the national team that won the Twenty20 World Cup in 2007 and the one-day international Wo... | "A billion betrayed" - the Times of India sums up the country's mood with this headline on the arrest of three cricketers over spot-fixing allegations in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Hearts have sold Scotland Under-19 striker Gary Oliver to join Queen of the South for an undisclosed fee. | 22,564,440 | 834 | 73 | true |
SNP group leader Stuart Bell claimed the Conservative and independent coalition had "gagged" other parties.
The previous council administration did allow opposition groups to occupy some of its most senior posts.
Conservative group leader Michelle Ballantyne said she felt that actually made their role less effective.
"... | A move by Scottish Borders Council's new administration not to include opposition members on its executive has come in for criticism.
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Scrum-half Nic Groom says the mood in the Northampton changing room was 'bleak' after their 18-14 loss to Bath.
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League Two side Crewe Alexandra have signed ... | 39,973,551 | 600 | 85 | true |
Shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey discussed on Sunday's Andrew Marr Show how Labour would raise money to pay for £63bn of extra spending.
But Mr Corbyn told BBC Radio 4's Today: "I don't recognise the figure.
"Our programme is not complete... the figure that was used on the Marr programme is not one we reco... | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said his party's spending plans are not complete, and appeared to contradict his business spokeswoman.
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A Dorset osteopath has been struck off following convictions for blue badge fraud and avoiding parking fines.
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A UK-based animal rights group is sending fur... | 39,254,067 | 941 | 89 | true |
Each day we feature an interesting photograph shared with us from across England.
If you are looking for inspiration, view some top tips from three of England's Big Picture photographers.
Email us at england@bbc.co.uk, post it on Facebook or tweet it to @BBCEngland. You can also find us on Instagram - use #englandsbigp... | At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws while collecting any kind of media.
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The Prodigy have topped the Official UK album chart for the sixth time. | 40,554,693 | 789 | 49 | true |
Local elections in eastern Germany on Sunday gave the AfD 12.2% in Brandenburg and 10.6% in Thuringia.
The party entered a regional parliament for the first time two weeks ago in Saxony - another eastern German state.
The AfD is mounting a growing challenge to Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats. It wants to... | A conservative German anti-euro party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has won seats in two more regional parliaments.
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A boy who punched a man and left him lying unconscious in the road before he was then killed by a careless driver has been detained for five years. | 29,203,423 | 829 | 65 | true |
The 26-year-old Scot clocked one minute 29.39 seconds to beat South Korean world number one Choi Min-jeong.
Team-mate Kathryn Thomson reached the quarter-finals.
Christie's success in Gangneung follows her double gold in the 500m events in the Chinese World Cup in Shanghai last weekend.
She will have the chance to go f... | British short track speed skater Elise Christie won the 1,000m gold medal at the World Cup event in South Korea on Saturday.
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A man who beat a church organist to death as he walked to a Christmas Eve service has been jailed for life. | 38,350,645 | 638 | 59 | true |
Floods in the Chitral district of Pakistan damaged houses and a mosque killing at least 30, officials said.
Another 25 are now known to have died in floods and landslides in India's Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh states in recent days.
Hundreds die in South Asian monsoon season floods every year.
Bad weather has ham... | At least 55 people have been killed in northern Pakistan and India in flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains.
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A pharmacist jailed for murdering her elderly neighbour has been blocked from going to the UK's highest court in a new bid to overturn her conviction. | 36,697,103 | 776 | 68 | true |
Darren Downes said he believes "a lost dog" would have got better treatment than his missing 16-year-old son Ellis.
The teenager disappeared while playing in the River Thames at Culham, Oxfordshire, and private divers found his body nearby two days later.
A police watchdog will now investigate Thames Valley Police over... | A drowned teenager's family say they were forced to hire a boat and find private divers to recover his body when they were left without police help.
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You can't have a Facebook profile if you're under 13, but now parents can officially tag photos of their kids to create a Scrapbook. | 36,274,470 | 830 | 68 | true |
The man asked the woman for a cigarette light as she walked on a path at Wychall Reservoir, Birmingham.
Moments later he "grabbed her from behind, dragged her to the floor and assaulted her", police said.
The man who carried out the attack on 18 November was smartly dressed in blue trousers and black pointed shoes and ... | Police are urgently hunting for a man after a serious sexual assault on a 63-year-old woman near a nature reserve.
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Double Olympic silver medallist Yohan Blake won the men's 150m at the Great City Games but failed to break Usain Bolt's world best over the distance. | 38,200,412 | 989 | 70 | true |
They plan to strike on 8 March and on 17 March - St Patrick's Day, which is a national holiday in Ireland.
Last week, the Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union (Siptu) workers stopped work for 48 hours in a dispute over pay.
It caused major disruption for 90,000 commuters in Ireland's capital city.
The... | Workers on the Luas, Dublin's tram system are to step up their industrial action.
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The Malaysian government has summoned the heads of the US and Australian diplomatic missions in Kuala Lumpur over a row about an alleged American-led spying network in Asia.
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Australian Senator Larissa Waters ... | 35,585,527 | 806 | 84 | true |
Kirsty Maxwell, from Livingston, died following a fall from the 10th floor of a hotel in the Spanish resort.
A lawyer for Ms Maxwell's family has said the men were in the room when she fell.
The 27-year-old had recently got married and was in the resort with a group of friends on a hen party.
Following her death, a Bri... | A judge in Spain has agreed to formally investigate five British men following the death of a Scottish woman in Benidorm in April.
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Egypt is reportedly planning to create a 500m buffer zone along the border with the Gaza Strip to block the smuggling of weapons.
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A mother and daughter have cr... | 40,138,380 | 715 | 90 | true |
The suspect, Brayan Jimenez, had been on the run since last month, when the US issued an arrest warrant for 16 Latin American football officials.
He was detained at a block of flats in the capital, Guatemala City.
His lawyer said he would not fight the extradition request.
"He will prove his innocence in the courts of ... | Police in Guatemala have arrested a former head of the country's football federation as part of a major US corruption investigation into the sport's world governing body, Fifa.
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Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said she expects interest rates to rise in "the coming months" if the US economy continued to... | 35,299,194 | 547 | 74 | true |
The plane blew a tyre on take-off from Clarksdale, Mississippi, on Saturday.
The SJ30 jet made a forced landing in Tunica, about 40 miles (65km) away, where it went off the runway.
In a statement, the Shawshank Redemption star said: "Sometimes things don't go as planned and a tyre blew on take-off, which caused other p... | A private plane carrying Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was forced to make an emergency landing, but the star and his pilot were unhurt.
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An Argentine climber stranded on Canada's highest peak will have to wait another day for a helicopter rescue due to bad weather, her partner says. | 35,019,636 | 676 | 68 | true |
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Tipton fired home on 28 minutes, then added his second in first-half injury-time after goalkeeper Peter Burke was sent-off for fouling Matthew Shevlin.
Chris Curran pulled one back but David Cushley scored with a left-foot drive.
Michael Ruddy and Jim Ervin were then on ta... | Matthew Tipton scored a hat-trick of penalties as Ballymena moved off the bottom of the table by trouncing 10-man Cliftonville at the Showgrounds.
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US Navy researchers are testing drones that can be shot into the sky for rapid deployment.
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Sunderland have sacked manager Gus Poyet after a run... | 34,233,580 | 836 | 89 | true |
Julia Muir-Watt, of the Whithorn Trust, described it as their "most ambitious public archaeology yet".
It follows the discovery of the remains of a group of roundhouses at Black Loch of Myrton thought to date back to the fifth century BC.
The scheme has already secured £87,000 of Heritage Lottery Funding.
A planning a... | Plans have been submitted to reconstruct an Iron Age roundhouse near the site of the discovery of a major settlement in southern Scotland.
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A human tooth dating to around 565,000 years ago has been found by a 16-year-old volunteer in France. | 35,933,614 | 884 | 53 | true |
Ian McGaw, 26, from Galston, went berserk as they tried to arrest him for throwing a firework into a play park in the East Ayrshire town.
Kilmarnock Sheriff Court heard how he hurled five PCs around "like rag dolls" after being sprayed with CS gas and was so powerful he buckled his handcuffs.
Dean Stevenson, 19, who al... | A man who throttled a policeman and threw another officer through a door has been jailed for five years.
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A fossil stored in a Doncaster museum for 30 years has turned out to be a new species of ancient reptile. | 26,616,033 | 972 | 56 | true |
The company said a "processing error" led to a number of its customers at "some" stores in the Midlands being charged a second time on Thursday for purchases made on 4 and 7 August.
Some 4% of all transactions made in the UK on those dates were affected by the technical fault, Aldi said.
All affected customers were rei... | Aldi has apologised after customers in some Midlands stores were charged twice for purchases made this month.
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Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has announced that the Premier League club is being put up for sale. | 41,061,781 | 952 | 47 | true |
A recent Ofcom report suggested 20% of homes in urban areas struggle with poor 4G phone signal.
In rural areas, it's as high as 80%. Little wonder then Britain languishes at 54th place in the global league table of 4G connectivity, behind Albania, Estonia and Peru.
The hunt is now on for test beds to develop new 5G tec... | British inventors may have pioneered the telephone and the internet but the reliability of those networks in this country is lagging behind.
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At least 22 Asian workers have been killed and 24 injured in a road accident in the United Arab Emirates, police say.
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Scottish DJ Calvin Harris has b... | 38,895,307 | 718 | 75 | true |
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it is looking into claims the Met's National Domestic Extremism and Disorder Intelligence Unit destroyed paperwork in May 2014.
The public inquiry into undercover policing was announced in March 2014.
The Met said it is committed to co-operating with the investig... | An inquiry has been launched into allegations the Metropolitan Police shredded documents months after a probe into undercover policing began.
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Motorists should always have to give way to cyclists when turning at a junction, says British Cycling. | 38,916,281 | 824 | 52 | true |
A strike on Tuesday has also been suspended, but strike action is still planned for 3 October. The GMB union said a work-to-rule would remain.
Refuse and recycling truck drivers walked out earlier this month over pay, staff grading and responsibility.
The city council said it was pleased strike action had been suspende... | A strike by refuse workers in Brighton and Hove on Thursday has been called off to allow further talks between union leaders and the city council.
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Torquay United are in talks about moving to a new stadium on the outskirts of the town. | 29,354,562 | 748 | 53 | true |
Mr Tsarnaev's lawyers called just four witnesses before ending their defence, in a case that could see their client face the death penalty.
He has pleaded not guilty to all 30 charges he faces, including one related to the killing of a police officer days after the bombing.
The bombings in 2013 were the deadliest terro... | The defence team for accused Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has rested its case in the first phase of the trial.
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Plans have been lodged for a £40m development opposite Dundee's V&A Museum of Design. | 32,140,877 | 810 | 58 | true |
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) said Botswana now recognised the spirit as a geographical indication (GI).
The move means only whisky that has been made in Scotland can legally be sold as Scotch in the country.
SWA said the "legal breakthrough" gave consumers a high level of protection against fakes.
Whisky shipmen... | Scotch whisky has been given protected geographical status in Africa for the first time, according to industry representatives.
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Palermo have appointed Roberto de Zerbi as their new coach after Davide Ballardini resigned just two games into the new Serie A season.
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President Donald Trump's d... | 33,366,215 | 984 | 149 | true |
In his annual report, Douglas Bain is recommending changes to the way complaints are handled.
These include the appointment of members of the public to the assembly committee which decides whether MLAs have broken the Stormont rules.
Last year, Mr Bain received just 14 complaints about MLAs' behaviour.
That was down dr... | The commissioner who investigates complaints against MLAs believes the public is losing confidence in the Stormont complaints system.
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A police and crime commissioner (PCC) who ordered his chief constable to "retire or be removed" said he did not get a fair hearing when he appeared before a committee of M... | 36,478,967 | 707 | 70 | true |
The pilots spotted the sign drawn into sand on East Fayu Island in Micronesia and alerted the US Coast Guard.
It followed a week-long search for Linus and Sabina Jack, both in their 50s, who were reported missing when they failed to reach a nearby island.
The couple left Weno Island with limited supplies and no emergen... | Two people have been rescued from an uninhabited Pacific island after a US Navy helicopter spotted their SOS sign.
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Simon Armitage has been appointed Professor of Poetry at Oxford University.
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Police have said there is a "major gas leak" in the Stiles Way area of Antrim. | 37,203,796 | 973 | 66 | true |
The 2013 champion plays world number 58 Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan in round one on Tuesday.
And the Scot has been boosted by his first titles on clay in Munich and Madrid, followed by his fourth on the grass of Queen's Club.
"I think in any sport, winning gives you confidence," said the 28-year-old, seeded third.
... | Britain's Andy Murray will head into Wimbledon in confident mood after claiming three titles in two months.
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Atletico Madrid have signed winger Antoine Griezmann from Real Sociedad for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £24m.
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Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will be out for four weeks after... | 33,300,792 | 771 | 92 | true |
Roofe has joined for an undisclosed fee understood to be about £3m, a club-record sale for the U's.
The 23-year-old started his career at West Brom, who are owed a share of the transfer fee due to a sell-on clause.
Grimes, 20, has struggled to break into the Swansea first team, making only one Premier League start.
The... | Leeds have signed Oxford United forward Kemar Roofe on a four-year deal and brought in Swansea midfielder Matt Grimes on a season-long loan.
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All charges have been withdrawn against two men accused of the double murder of Catholic workmen 21 years ago. | 36,733,108 | 750 | 63 | true |
Jack Clifford, Ollie Devoto and Paul Hill could make their debuts in what will be Jones' first match in charge.
Uncapped duo Maro Itoje and Elliot Daly will travel to Edinburgh as reserves.
Saracens' Itoje may yet feature in the match-day squad, with Courtney Lawes battling a hamstring injury.
Assistant coach Steve Bor... | England have sent eight players back to their clubs as coach Eddie Jones confirmed his squad of 23, plus two travelling reserves, for the Six Nations match against Scotland.
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Plans for a £325m motor racing track in Blaenau Gwent have moved a step forward. | 35,478,177 | 921 | 56 | true |
Annie Maunder worked alongside her husband, Edward Walter Maunder, at the end of the 19th Century.
They recorded dark spots that pepper the sun and their name is still well known in scientific circles today.
Derry City and Strabane District Council granted funding for a plaque on Monday.
More on Annie Maunder and other... | A plaque is to be erected in Northern Ireland to honour a Strabane astronomer who has a crater on the moon named after her.
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A Belgian court convicted 14 people on Thursday of falsifying identity documents, some of which were sold to Islamist militants involved in terror attacks in Paris and Brussels. | 39,576,424 | 826 | 73 | true |
The Scot triumphed at the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament in 2015 then won at the Travelers Championship in 2016.
But the world number 44 has not registered a top-10 finish in 2017.
"Maybe after last year being so incredible for me, it was inevitable there was going to be a slight downturn," Knox told BBC Scotland.
"I ha... | Russell Knox believes playing in Europe over the next month can help him rediscover the form that won him two titles in a year.
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Mountain rescue teams are being "increasingly challenged" by searches for people who leave little or no information of their routes. | 40,432,641 | 908 | 58 | true |
Firefighters and police officers were involved in the rescue on Rivergate, close to the police station, shortly after 20:00 BST on Sunday.
The mucky ducklings were scooped out of the water using a jug and put in a box.
A Cambridgeshire Fire Service spokesman said all the birds were fine and were released "to a safe loc... | Ten ducklings had to be rescued after becoming trapped in a drain on a busy Peterborough road.
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Saudi Arabia's aviation authority has formally withdrawn Qatar's licence to land and fly in the country. | 27,189,468 | 405 | 49 | true |
On the frozen ground, a little way off, was a yellow construction worker's hard hat that looked like it had been crushed in a vice.
And behind me were two very large polar bears.
Fortunately Arktos and Walker were watching from a securely locked area of their enclosure at the Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig, near Av... | The paw print in the snow was bigger than my head.
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Several bombs thought to be from World War Two have been found among scrap metal at a recycling site near Ipswich. | 32,033,633 | 777 | 44 | true |
The city is hosting the event on Friday for the fourth time.
This year marks the 21st anniversary of the awards, which were established by Kanya King MBE in 1996.
Thousand are expected to attend the show at the SSE Hydro to celebrate the best in urban music from the past 12 months.
Organisers said the event would recog... | Artists including Craig David, Laura Mvula and Tinie Tempah are set to take to the stage in Glasgow for the annual Mobo Awards.
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Three Russian athletes have been cleared to return to competition by the IAAF's doping review board. | 37,871,283 | 806 | 59 | true |
Typically, civilian staff carry out roles that assist front line policing, but are not themselves PSNI officers.
Such staff are expected to follow the Civil Service Code of Ethics, and can be suspended while potential misconduct allegations are investigated.
The details of the suspension costs are contained in a Freedo... | The suspension on full pay of 16 civilian PSNI staff has cost the force more than £500,000.
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A man has died after being hit by four cars as he walked on the M66 motorway near Bury.
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Women's Super League One newcomers Reading have completed the signing of forward Amber Stobbs from US club Was... | 36,049,100 | 744 | 75 | true |
The Japanese carmaker sold 7.5 million in the first three quarters of 2015, beating Volkswagen's 7.43 million and General Motors' 7.2 million.
After six months of the year, VW was ahead of Toyota, in pole position for the first time.
VW's emissions scandal emerged towards the end of September.
The discovery of software... | Toyota has returned to the top slot in global vehicle sales after releasing figures for the first nine months of the year.
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Venezuela's highest denomination banknote has ceased to be legal tender, in a move that has caused cash chaos and long queues at banks. | 34,635,468 | 1,013 | 57 | true |
Refuse workers have been taking action in a dispute over job losses with the action now in its sixth week.
It has led to rubbish mounting up on streets across the city, with Birmingham City Council facing a huge backlog.
The authority said its recovery plan was aiming to deal with "100 per cent of wards by the end of t... | A council has pledged to visit all streets hit by the Birmingham bin strike by the end of the week.
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A conservationist who played a key role in reintroducing the eastern black rhino to Rwanda has been killed by one of the animals, a wildlife group says. | 40,850,755 | 657 | 58 | true |
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Chisora threw a table at Whyte in Wednesday's news conference.
He has received a two-year ban from boxing, which comes in if he commits another offence, been fined £25,000 and told to pay another £5,000 in costs.
The British Boxing Board of Control withdrew their sanction ... | Dereck Chisora's fight against British heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte on Saturday in Manchester will go ahead - but will no longer be for the title.
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Bangor swimmer Jordan Sloan exited from the 200m freestyle heats in disappointing fashion at the World Championships in Budapest.
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A man h... | 38,255,718 | 619 | 90 | true |
The Blues host San Marino side La Fiorita at Windsor Park on 27/28 June with the return leg on 4/5 July.
In the Europa League qualifiers Crusaders take on Latvians FK Liepaja and Ballymena meet Odd BK of Norway.
Coleraine's opponents FC Haugesund are also from Norway while Derry City go up against FC Midtjylland of Den... | Linfield will face Scottish giants Celtic if they beat SP La Fiorita in the first qualifying round of the Champions League.
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Independent experts are reassuring women a common type of surgery for urinary incontinence is safe and effective. | 40,325,550 | 895 | 56 | true |
Birmingham led when on-loan Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty slotted in a debut goal, but a glancing Connor Goldson header drew Brighton level.
In-form defender Lewis Dunk then rose highest at a corner to nod Brighton ahead shortly after the break.
Brighton were rarely troubled late on and remain one point off th... | Brighton kept the pressure on their Championship automatic promotion rivals with victory at Birmingham, whose hopes of a play-off place all but ended.
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Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has shot dead at least 18 people at a funeral wake in north-eastern Nigeria, officials and witnesses have said. | 35,914,296 | 666 | 68 | true |
State-owned Indian Airlines and the private carrier Jet Airways will begin the extra flights from Thursday, a government statement said.
A number of Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region.
Indians are the largest group of migrants i... | Two airlines will start operating extra flights to Doha, the Qatar capital to help stranded Indians return home.
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China is "flooding" social media with comments by paid supporters in a bid to sway public opinion, a report has said. | 40,364,168 | 640 | 61 | true |
Cameron Bancroft and Chris Dent eased any nerves on a variable pitch with an unbeaten opening stand of 137.
Earlier, Liam Norwell took the final three Glamorgan wickets for a season's best 6-38 as the visitors made 158.
Andrew Salter (31), Graham Wagg (30) and Chris Cooke (23 not out) could not contrive a competitive l... | Gloucestershire eased to a 10-wicket victory well inside two days after being set a modest target of 135 by Glamorgan at Cheltenham.
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New images have emerged from Palmyra, hours after Syrian troops recaptured it from the Islamic State group (IS). | 40,488,968 | 918 | 64 | true |
The defender, 36, turned down Blues to join local rivals Aston Villa, but Redknapp plans to use the savings on making several additions to his squad.
Lazio's Ravel Morrison, who is training with the club, could be among them.
"I'm hoping the players I'm going to bring in, with the budget I had for John, will make us a ... | Birmingham City's failure to sign John Terry could work in the club's favour, says manager Harry Redknapp.
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A club in Argentina has been ordered to fix the wonky pitch they have been playing on for almost 30 years. | 40,492,496 | 619 | 51 | true |
Now Wales will try to steal the title for the world's largest human scrum from England's grasp to take their place in the Guinness Book of Records.
Cardiff hopes to smash the record with at least 1,500 rugby lovers, including veteran players from all over the world, with international referee Nigel Owens blowing the st... | The age old rivalry between Wales and England fills the pages of sporting history books.
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Canada midfielder Fraser Aird has joined Falkirk for the rest of the season after agreeing to terminate his contract with Rangers. | 37,094,886 | 795 | 49 | true |
Since 2006 all passengers departing from Newquay airport aged 16 and over have had to pay the charge.
Airline Ryanair said the "significant fee" was a reason for pulling its flights from Newquay in 2011.
Ryanair agreed to return to the airport after Cornwall Council confirmed in September it would scrap the fee.
Malcol... | An unpopular £5 airport development fee has ended, following criticism from airlines and tourism bodies.
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They say football is a young man's game, yet Cardiff City's best signing has been in football for half a century. | 35,911,882 | 1,007 | 49 | true |
Petro Poroshenko said the will of the Ukrainian people was to eventually join the Western military alliance.
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said any decision on future membership would be up to the 29 alliance members.
Russia has repeatedly criticised Nato's expansion in eastern Europe and objects to Ukraine b... | Ukraine's president has asked for discussions to begin on an action plan that could eventually lead to membership of Nato.
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At least 25 people have been killed in clashes between Islamic State (IS) and a rival Islamist group backed by armed civilians in the Libyan city of Sirte. | 40,557,477 | 847 | 67 | true |
Amonkar, who enthralled audiences with her soulful singing for decades, died on Monday night at her house in Mumbai.
The singer followed the classical Hindustani school of singing, but was known for creating her own distinctive style.
Many, including legendary Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar, have paid tributes to Amo... | Renowned Indian singer Kishori Amonkar has died at the age of 86.
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Reigning champions Etoile du Sahel took a step towards reaching the group stage of the Confederation Cup with a 2-0 win over Gabon's Mounana. | 39,487,737 | 1,019 | 64 | true |
The British retailer's directors appointed administrators after failing to find a suitable buyer for the struggling clothes business.
Jaeger has 46 stores, 63 concessions, a head office in London and a logistics centre in King's Lynn.
The firm has suffered from intense competition on the High Street and falling sales.
... | The fashion chain Jaeger has gone into administration, putting 700 jobs at risk in the UK.
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UK power operator National Grid plans to sell a majority stake in its gas distribution business. | 39,557,933 | 835 | 41 | true |
The Swans lost 3-0 to Middlesbrough on Saturday and are second from bottom.
Swansea have conceded 37 goals, more than any other team in the league this season, and 18 of those have been since the American replaced Francesco Guidolin in October.
"When I came here I knew what I was getting into and I'm not backing down f... | Swansea City boss Bob Bradley says he has no intention of stepping down despite their poor Premier League form.
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A road had to be temporarily closed after a lorry became stuck under a bridge in Gwynedd. | 38,352,832 | 398 | 54 | true |
Mr Trump told a nearly all-white audience in Michigan that black voters "are living in poverty" and their "schools are no good".
He promised to "produce" for African-Americans where Democrats had failed.
"If you keep voting for the same people, you will keep getting exactly the same result," he said.
He said his oppone... | Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has made a direct appeal to African-American voters, saying "What do you have to lose?"
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Four people, including a 15-year-old boy, have been injured after a van crashed into a bus stop in Clydebank. | 37,135,836 | 939 | 60 | true |
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It happens when winds mix with smoke and flames.
The fire burned around seven acres of land but, thankfully, no injuries were reported.
Fire crews in the state of Oregon managed to put out the blaze after about an hour.
They think it was caused by farming equipment cutting the f... | This incredible clip of a "firenado" has been filmed by firefighters in the US.
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First Minister Carwyn Jones has accused new UK Government ministers of being naïve over future relationships with the European Union. | 37,107,894 | 864 | 49 | true |
At Wolverhampton Crown Court, Daniel Jones, 34, admitted murdering Paul Tompkins in his Stourbridge flat after being invited there for a drink.
He beat his victim in a "horrific attack" before stealing some property to buy more alcohol, police said.
Jones, from Forge Road, was told he must serve a minimum of 18 years.
... | A man who inflicted more than 80 injuries on his neighbour by beating him to death on New Year's Day has been jailed for life.
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The publisher of the Radio Times and Top Gear magazine, Immediate Media, has been bought by German company Hubert Burda Media. | 36,473,869 | 492 | 64 | true |
City are five points clear at Premier League summit with four games left.
And Tigers face Racing 92 in their Champions Cup semi-final on Sunday.
"For us it's been great to see how they cope with pressure," said Tigers centre Tait. "Claudio Ranieri speaks very well about taking it game by game and the players seem to re... | Leicester Tigers will follow the advice of Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri in their bid to reach the European Champions Cup final, says Mathew Tait.
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Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has imposed a ban on Russia's biggest social media networks and internet services popular with millions. | 36,092,299 | 886 | 65 | true |
The Wellcome Trust team says a specific speech test accurately predicts whose stutter will persist into their teens.
About one in 20 develops a stutter before age five - but just one in 100 stutter as a teen and identifying these children has so far been difficult.
Campaigners said it was key for children to be diagnos... | A screening test for children starting school that could accurately detect early signs of a persistent stutter is a step closer, experts say.
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The name has been released of a County Londonderry man killed in a crash on a motorway in the Republic of Ireland. | 20,080,203 | 770 | 61 | true |
It is the largest public building built in the UK in the 20th Century and was designed by architect Sir Colin St John Wilson and his partner MJ Long.
The library is home to documents including Magna Carta manuscripts and handwritten Beatles lyrics.
Seven other 20th Century libraries in England have been listed at Grade... | The British Library has become one of the youngest buildings to be given Grade I listed status for "outstanding architectural and historic interest".
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Edinburgh Airport has reported the highest number of passengers for a Scottish airport on record. | 33,733,846 | 908 | 45 | true |
Parliament voted 207 to eight for the no-confidence motion, short of the 275 votes needed to dismiss Victor Ponta from office.
MPs from Mr Ponta's Social Democratic Party and another party did not vote.
Mr Ponta, who prosecutors say will not be arrested, has repeatedly denied the allegations against him since he was ch... | Romania's prime minister has survived a vote of no confidence, a week after he went on trial on corruption charges.
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Tommy Wright believes St Johnstone are "another example of small clubs getting the rough end of the stick" from Scottish football authorities. | 34,391,270 | 897 | 56 | true |
Dr Brian Harris, 77, who worked at the Trealaw Clinic in Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, denies 13 charges of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault.
The man told his trial Dr Harris groomed him during appointments between 2009 and 2011 when he was a student.
He said the doctor raped him and got him addicted to prescrip... | A psychiatrist accused of rape and assaulting patients is a "sexual predator who knows how to handle people like me", a former patient has said.
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Norwich City have signed Leeds United captain Robert Snodgrass for an undisclosed fee, handing the 24-year-old a three-year deal. | 39,326,534 | 930 | 68 | true |
Philae, the first spacecraft to land on a comet, was dropped on to the surface of Comet 67P by its mothership, Rosetta, last November.
It worked for 60 hours before its solar-powered battery ran flat.
The comet has moved nearer to the sun since and Philae has enough power to work again, says the BBC's science correspon... | The European Space Agency (ESA) says its comet lander, Philae, has woken up and contacted Earth.
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A problem with a subsea cable that runs between the Faroe Islands and Scotland has affected internet connections, it has emerged.
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A motorbike ride on the third anniversary of the death of Steph... | 33,127,224 | 597 | 88 | true |
Froome, aiming to become the third man to win a Vuelta crown in the same year as Tour de France success, attacked on the final climb and now has a 10-second advantage over his nearest rival.
Froome was set up by Team Sky's Gianni Moscon, with Alberto Contador one of the few rivals to match his pace.
The race finishes i... | Britain's Chris Froome extended his Vuelta a Espana lead behind Alexey Lutsenko's breakaway stage-five win.
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Wigan Warriors full-back Sam Tomkins has been ruled out until March 2016 after surgery on his knee. | 41,030,529 | 957 | 63 | true |
Royal College of Surgeons president Clare Marx says the "one size fits all" approach needs reviewing.
The Patients Association has backed the call for a debate, saying it is unfair to apply waiting times rigidly.
But health officials say the 18-week target will not be changed and that fewer patients face very long wait... | A re-think is needed on the waiting time target for routine operations as 18 weeks is too long for some patients, the new leader of UK surgeons says.
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Brighton boss Chris Hughton says he hopes to have defender Connor Goldson available for pre-season training after having successful heart surgery. | 28,221,270 | 897 | 67 | true |
The pair have been in temporary charge since Simon Petulla resigned in March, overseeing two defeats in friendlies.
Meanwhile, prolific striker Catarina Andrade and Amy Brown have withdrawn from the squad for Gotland, replaced by Fiona MacKinnon and Ella Brennand.
Jersey will look to defend the gold medal they won on h... | Former Wales forward Jodie Botterill and Daniel Seviour will take joint-charge of Jersey's women's side at the upcoming Island Games.
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BBC Scotland's senior football reporter, Chris McLaughlin, analyses a talking point from the weekend's action, asking what's behind the words. | 39,923,501 | 959 | 69 | true |
Police were called at about 12:30 BST on Tuesday because of the holdall that was left unsupervised.
It was searched, but found to contain nothing suspicious.
Train services were running again, with a 20-minute delay between Rhymney and Cardiff, by 15:15.
The England seamer, 32, claimed six wickets in the second Test a... | Caerphilly train station was evacuated after an unidentified package was found at the adjoining bus station.
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James Anderson has moved up to a career-high second in the International Cricket Council Test bowling rankings. | 39,939,161 | 219 | 48 | true |
Northumbria Police said they empathise with Sunderland and Newcastle United supporters as both teams strive for Premier League survival.
But they hope recent improvements in relations between fans will continue.
About 3,000 Sunderland fans are expected to attend the game in Newcastle's St James' Park.
Newcastle are sec... | Football fans planning to attend Sunday's Tyne-Wear derby are being urged not to let tension turn into trouble.
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There might be an easy way to get Harry Styles to spot you when you're at a One Direction gig...
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Four-time world player of the year Lionel Messi linked up with Gabonese president... | 35,851,078 | 848 | 124 | true |
A war crimes court in Serbia sentenced the ex-members of the so-called Jackals unit to up to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutors ruled that the men had raped, murdered and robbed victims in four villages in western Kosovo.
The crimes were among the most brutal of the 1998-99 war, in which ethnic Albanians fought against Se... | Nine Serbian former paramilitaries have been found guilty of killing more than 100 ethnic Albanian civilians during the Kosovo conflict in the late 1990s.
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A nanny in France has been caught by a tiny camera under a Christmas tree allegedly abusing a child in her care. | 26,146,224 | 599 | 64 | true |
John Cole has overseen major public building projects in the health sector in Northern Ireland and is an industry expert in construction and procurement.
Seventeen schools in the capital were forced to close in April after concerns over their construction.
About 3,000 pupils remain displaced. They will return to their ... | An architect has been appointed to lead an independent inquiry into the Edinburgh school crisis.
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The inventor of the lawn-mower has been honoured with a commemorative plaque on the site of his workshop.
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All this week Newsround is looking at food, and how you can eat more healthily. | 36,561,169 | 806 | 65 | true |
Jurors at Southwark Crown Court convicted 46-year-old Edwin Mee from Glasgow of 10 sexual assaults, two rapes and one count of assault.
He was cleared of three charges. Jurors are still considering four counts of sexual assault and one of rape.
Mee worked at Mitcham Barracks Army Careers and Information Office in Croyd... | An Army sergeant has been found guilty of 13 sex attacks on seven female recruits.
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The UN Security Council is preparing a response to North Korea after it test-launched two mid-range missiles, China's UN ambassador Liu Jieyi says. | 32,599,618 | 993 | 63 | true |
"I almost feel like I don't deserve it," said four-time gold medallist Laura. "It's such a huge honour, but I feel like all I do is ride a bike."
The pair, who are expecting their first child, were both recognised at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.
Five Olympic rowers who won gold in the men's ... | Olympians Laura and Jason Kenny have each received CBEs from the Princess Royal for their services to cycling.
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Survivors of one of the biggest bushfires in Australian history are suing a power company for negligence. | 39,709,614 | 864 | 51 | true |
Several explosions were reported in the factory in Arganda del Rey, 27km (16 miles) from Madrid, the regional emergency service said on Twitter.
The cause of the incident is still unclear. The area has been evacuated.
A thick plume of smoke could be seen from afar. It was not known whether or not it was toxic.
But air ... | A fire at a chemical factory near the Spanish capital, Madrid, has injured at least 15 people, three of them seriously, officials say.
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Customers of Lloyds Banking Group have expressed frustration at a second day of problems with online and app banking. | 39,804,566 | 296 | 53 | true |
The action will challenge the government's decision to approve the plans which had previously been refused by Stroud and Gloucestershire councils.
District and county councillor Steve Lydon said: "It's a sad move but we have no other alternative."
Developer Balfour Beatty wants to build the waste plant at Javelin Park.... | A newly-launched legal challenge to plans for a £500m incinerator near Gloucester was the "only option" left open, Stroud District Council has said.
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Colin Ingram's superb 95 not out helped Glamorgan to a three-wicket win over Kent despite spectacular hundreds from Joe Denly and Sam Billings. | 31,469,511 | 877 | 79 | true |
Osdin Shield, who are based in Glasgow, said the sofas and chairs were meant to save lives, because "gun attacks can happen anywhere".
The company said the range should help protect against 9mm handguns, sub machine guns and shotguns.
As well as domestic customers it hopes to tap into markets including hotels, embassie... | A Scottish company has designed bullet resistant furniture aimed at the market for home and public security.
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Western-backed rebels of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have rejected an offer of military support from Russia. | 35,659,484 | 865 | 45 | true |
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The midfielder, who joined Manchester City in the summer on loan from New York City, played his final England game as captain in the 0-0 draw against Costa Rica at the World Cup in June.
The former Chelsea man, 36, was capped 106 times in a career dating back to October 19... | Frank Lampard has announced his retirement from international football.
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Ex-jockey Brian Fletcher, who won the Grand National three times, including twice on Red Rum, has died aged 69.
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There has been an arson attack at the home of a 70-year-old woman in Londonderry.
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Vautour w... | 27,986,649 | 951 | 97 | true |
Stimpson took silver in the opening race in Abu Dhabi last month after a sprint finish with Andrea Hewitt.
But the 28-year-old was unable to get close to Hewitt this time, with the New Zealander winning from Australia's Ashleigh Gentle and Japan's Juri Ide.
Stimpson was the sole Briton competing at the 2018 Commonwealt... | Reigning Commonwealth champion Jodie Stimpson finished in 16th place in the World Triathlon Series event at Australia's Gold Coast.
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Veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost has died at the age of 74 after a heart attack while on board a cruise ship. | 39,537,539 | 953 | 59 | true |
It was the British number one's second defeat in Austria, having only reached the main draw as a 'lucky loser'.
In a second set of nine breaks, Konta rallied from 0-40 when Brengle served for the match at 5-4 and again from 15-40 two games later before succumbing.
Heather Watson reached the quarter-finals of the Hong K... | Johanna Konta saved six match points but lost 6-3 7-5 to Madison Brengle in the second round of the Linz Open.
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A total of 67 Russian athletes have lodged appeals against their bans from this summer's Rio Olympics. | 34,525,997 | 489 | 56 | true |
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