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The decision comes in response to uncertainty caused by the UK's decision to leave the European Union, the bank said.
The vote on 23 June caused global market turmoil and pushed the pound to record lows. The Singapore dollar has gained about 10% since the referendum.
Singaporeans were among the top buyers of London property in 2015.
UOB told the BBC in a statement: "We will temporarily stop receiving foreign property loan applications for London properties."
"As the aftermath of the UK referendum is still unfolding and given the uncertainties, we need to ensure our customers are cautious with their London property investments."
Singapore's biggest lender, DBS, is continuing to provide financing, but is advising its customers to be cautious.
"For customers interested in buying properties in London, we would advise them to assess the situation carefully," DBS executive director of secured lending, Tok Geok Peng, told the BBC.
"With foreign exchange risks, even if the value of the overseas property rises, any gains will be eroded if the country's currency depreciates against the Singapore dollar," Mr Tok explained.
Singapore's other big lender, OCBC bank, told the BBC it had not made any changes to its advisory policy.
Head of Consumer Secured Lending Phang Lah Hwa told the BBC that OCBC was "still availing financing for London properties and monitoring the situation closely".
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The fourth busiest station in the capital is preparing for part-closure as part of the Thameslink programme.
BBC London's transport correspondent Tom Edwards speaks to Simon Blanchflower from Network Rail and David Statham from Southeastern Railway.
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The tens of thousands of passengers who use London Bridge Station every day will face serious disruption to their travel plans over the coming weeks.
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Fahima Begum, 22, was found hanged after a friend called 999 saying she had sent him a suicidal text message.
The call to the ambulance service was referred to police.
An investigation found Met officers Tony Stephenson and Gavin Bateman bought hot drinks then waited 24 minutes before contacting the friend.
The police watchdog said the PCs' delay in attending her home in Poplar, east London, was "significant".
An inquest in November 2015 found Ms Begum was dead before the 999 call was made.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it was given the second-highest grading by call-handlers, meaning officers must get to the scene within 60 minutes.
Regulations state however they should attend as soon as possible, the watchdog added.
It referred the matter for a two-day hearing on 27 and 28 February. There were no cases to answer in relation to the call-handlers.
Colin Dewar, who led the IPCC investigation, said: "It will now be a matter for a panel to determine whether or not the response of the officers breached the standards of professional behaviour."
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Two policemen who stopped for cups of tea at a McDonald's before attending an emergency call for a suicidal woman will face a misconduct hearing.
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Aerial searches of the mountain, also known by its Maori name Aoraki, have turned up no sign of the men.
Sydney doctor Michael Bishop, 53, Yohann Viellehner, 58, from Germany and his 27-year-old son Raphael were last seen in the early hours of Monday.
Police said the men were roped together when they set off for the summit. They failed to return to their hut that day.
Police spokesman Brent Swanson said the families of the men were upset the search had stopped, but were aware of why the decision was made.
"The search team are obviously disappointed with the result and our thoughts are with the families in Australia and Germany," he said in a statement.
He said police would re-evaluate their search plans if they got any new information or sightings.
Mt Cook, in the South Island, is New Zealand's tallest peak at 3,724m (12,217ft). It is a popular challenge for climbers from around the world because of the skills required to reach its summit.
More than 230 people have died on the mountain since it was first climbed in 1894.
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Rescuers in New Zealand have called off their search for three climbers missing presumed dead on Mount Cook.
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Scientists have measured its grip and found that its claw is stupendously strong!
The coconut crab has the most powerful claw of any crustacean, that's creatures like crabs, shrimps and lobsters.
The projects lead scientist, Shin-ichiro Oka said that the crabs' grip is almost as strong as a lion's bite.
This puts the coconut crabs claws strength higher than most other land hunters.
The coconut crab uses its powerful claws for a number of things, but mainly for eating.
The powerful creatures are fierce and their claws are used to kill smaller crabs to eat and also to crack open hard food like coconuts.
They also come in handy when they have to fight off things trying to eat them.
They live alone in burrows or in cracks in the rocks and will attack other crabs if they meet them.
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Meet the coconut crab, a massive species of crab which lives on the land.
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Four David Carvill points helped Armagh lead 0-7 to 0-5 but a Ciaran Clarke goal contributed to Antrim's 1-8 to 0-7 half-time advantage.
Armagh moved 1-10 to 1-9 up thanks to a Cahal Carvill goal but a run of eight straight points put Antrim in control.
Carvill's second goal cut the margin before Conor McCann netted for Antrim.
Antrim's run of eight unanswered points in the second half included five scores from Deaglan Murphy.
With overnight table-toppers Carlow being held to a 1-20 to 2-17 draw by Kildare, Antrim now lead the division by a point and they will secure a place in the Division Two A final if they avoid defeat in their final round-robin game against Westmeath at Ballycastle in two weeks.
The winners of the Division Two A final will then face the bottom team in Division One B in a promotion-relegation play-off.
The defeat keeps Armagh in relegation trouble ahead of their final game against Carlow in two weeks.
London and Armagh both remain on one point, although the Exiles are in the automatic relegation spot on scoring difference, having drawn with the Orchard County in the second round of fixtures.
SUNDAY'S ALLIANZ LEAGUE RESULTS
Football League Division One
Tyrone 0-19 1-09 Cavan
Hurling League Division One A
Clare 0-20 1-15 Dublin
Waterford 1-13 1-21 Cork
Division One B
Kerry 0-12 1-22 Galway
Offaly 0-15 1-17 Wexford
Division Two A
Armagh 2-11 2-18 Antrim
Westmeath 2-20 2-07 London
Kildare 2-17 1-20 Carlow
Division Two B
Derry 3-15 0-12 Roscommon
Mayo 0-15 2-19 Meath
Wicklow 0-18 0-11 Down
Division Three A
Donegal 1-21 2-13 Monaghan
Tyrone 1-22 2-10 Louth
Division Three B
Leitrim 1-15 3-16 Sligo
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NHS Highland said 21 procedures would not go ahead at Raigmore in Inverness on Tuesday. Nine were cancelled on Monday.
The health board said it was taking action to prevent the situation from escalating.
It expects to downgrade the level of alertness by Thursday.
Linda Kirkland, of NHS Highland, told BBC Radio Scotland: "The reason for the red alert is that we are anticipating more patients coming in than are leaving."
She added: "We anticipate this situation continuing at least until tomorrow and to have it cleared by Thursday."
Raigmore Hospital has been at red alert on three occasions in the past 12 months.
However, NHS Highland said the number of patients involved this time was higher than had been previously experienced.
The situation has come at the same time as a watchdog report praising improvements in the cleanliness of wards and equipment at Raigmore.
The Healthcare Environment Inspectorate said the health board had addressed all the requirements from a previous inspection, except one on operating procedures for mattresses.
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The largest hospital in the Highlands has been put on "red alert" after a shortage of beds led to the cancellation of operations.
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As part of the Made in Hull event large images were projected on buildings to tell the city's history over almost 100 years.
In Queen Victoria Square, three major buildings - the city hall, Ferens Art Gallery and the maritime museum - acted as large canvasses for the event.
The free, unticketed event ran every night from New Year's Day to 7 January.
More live updates from East Yorkshire
Martin Green, director of Hull 2017, said: "It was extraordinary - I'm so glad people like the work.
"The work will keep coming but it doesn't mean anything if it doesn't have an audience.
"When I walked into the square every evening and saw it packed with people you couldn't fail to be moved by it."
The last night of the attraction was attended by 103,000 people on Saturday, organisers said.
In 2015 the Office for National Statistics put the city's total population at 258,000.
Saturday's volume of visitors caused some overcrowding on public transport and traffic congestion as people headed for the city centre.
The city's maritime past, the blitz it endured in World War Two and the heavy loss of life for Hull's trawlermen were all featured in a video projection which lasted about 10 minutes.
The city's sporting achievements and its other local heroes, including record-breaking aviator Amy Johnson, were also marked.
The Hull-born documentary filmmaker Sean McAllister was the event's creative director.
A spectacular display of fireworks launched the first day of the city's events.
Once Made in Hull finished its last projection at about 21:00 GMT on Saturday. Within hours an early-morning heavy-haulage operation started moving the city's latest attraction into place in Queen Victoria Square.
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This year's Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open runs between 8 - 12 July.
Spectators are also being urged to make travel plans in advance and stick to organised routes as they make their way to Gullane Golf Club in East Lothian.
More than 50,000 people are expected to flock to the event. There will be no public parking at the course.
Free park and ride services will be available to get to the event.
There is a regular train service from Edinburgh to North Berwick and a free shuttle bus will run from North Berwick Railway Station.
Tournament director Peter Adams said: "Every effort has been made to minimise travel disruption, both for spectators and local residents.
"The event is amongst the most prestigious in world golf and increasingly popular, attracting some of the biggest names in the sport to Scotland."
John McMillan, East Lothian Council's spokesman for economic development and tourism, said: "The village and surrounding area are very much open for business and I'm sure if everyone follows the traffic advice, spectators will be able to get to the course easily and local businesses can benefit from the influx of visitors."
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Members of the public not going to the Scottish Open should try to find alternative routes and avoid the A198 through Gullane, organisers have said.
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More than 30,000 local and international artists performed at the event.
Produced by Vikas Pandey, filmed and edited by Devashish Kumar
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More than 3.5 million people have reportedly attended the World Cultural Festival in Delhi, in what organisers are calling the world's largest cultural gathering.
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Burundi, The Gambia and South Africa have recently announced that they are withdrawing their membership.
But Ms Bensouda admitted to the BBC's Anna Holligan during a conference of the court’s founding members in The Hague that the withdrawals were a step backwards for international justice.
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International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has told the BBC the court will survive despite a wave of defections.
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According to documents, Mr Lee became angry after the man, Donald Bolding, flashed a graphic tattoo at the people in Mr Lee's car, including his fiancée.
He later returned with an accomplice and beat Mr Bolding with a tyre iron.
Mr Lee, 49, co-founded Pinkberry in 2005 but left the company in 2010.
He was arrested in January 2013 at Los Angeles International Airport on "outstanding charges."
Prosecutors said Mr Bolding was struck twice in the head and suffered a broken arm, before passerby stepped in to stop the attack.
Mr Lee faces up to seven years in California state prison.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 14 January.
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Young Lee, co-founder of frozen yogurt chain Pinkberry, was found guilty by a California judge of beating a homeless man in Los Angeles in June of 2011.
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After following it into a pen, the policeman got out to close the gate hoping the cow would stay inside.
No such luck! The policeman was forced to moooove out the way as the cow stormed out.
Luckily the officer managed to get away in time and no one was hurt.
Footage from Temple Police Department
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Perhaps there was a bit of 'beef' between this cow and policeman in Texas, America.
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Emergency services were called out to the Queen of the South Arena in Dumfries at about 11:10.
The man was treated by Scottish Ambulance Service staff but was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Police Scotland spokesman confirmed that the procurator fiscal had been informed.
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A 70-year-old man has collapsed and died during a game of walking football in the south of Scotland.
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Seismologists said New Ollerton, in Nottinghamshire, is the "most seismically active" area in the British Isles, and probably due to mining.
James Lawson said it sounded like "something was trying to get through".
The British Geological Survey (BGS) said it was planning to install more instruments to study the tremors.
Mr Lawson, who lives in New Ollerton, said: "It's rather surreal and my son likens it to the monster under the house because it sounds like something is trying to get through.
"There's an almighty boom followed by extra after-booms. Sometimes, the car alarm might go off in the garage. Pots might fall off the side in the kitchen.
"At first it was a little scary, you fear for your house and property, but we've learned to live with it. It's more a curiosity than a nuisance."
Seismologist David Galloway, from the BGS, said: "The seismic waves might be particularly strong where he [Mr Lawson] is.
"Our nearest seismometer is about 45km (27.9 miles) away so there are errors in our locations.
Mr Galloway added that a BGS team has discussed deploying temporary instruments in mines from nearby Thoresby Colliery.
He said: [This is to] get a better handle on where the actual locations of these events are happening.
"Looking at the seismograms, the squiggly lines, when you overlay them they're all coming from the same source."
The BGS said it recorded 41 earthquakes around the British Isles over the last 50 days with the majority happening in Nottinghamshire.
UK Coal said people should not be concerned about mining taking place at Thoresby Colliery.
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A town that has experienced a series of earthquakes is to be investigated further after a resident described it as like living above a "monster".
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The Scotland international, 27, had an operation last week to repair a disc.
It is hoped that Murphy may be able to return to action in August.
"Despite putting a lot of work in over pre-season, once the season started, things began to deteriorate slightly and I've just not been able to play", he told the club website.
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Northants wicketkeeper David Murphy will miss what the club describe as "a large chunk" of the season because of a lower back injury.
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The nine were detained at Incheon airport near Seoul and barred from the CISM games. They were then sent home.
Police said the group - five men and four women - protested noisily and blocked an aisle after Korean Air cabin crew refused them more alcohol.
CISM, in Mungyeong this year, is the world's biggest military sports event.
Yoo Ji-hyun, spokesman for the CISM organising committee, said the nine were accused of violating South Korea's aviation security law.
The Associated Press news agency said the Russians included two female swimmers, both active duty soldiers.
Only eight athletes from Russia are left to compete in the games, Yonhap news agency reports.
The games have attracted 7,000 athletes from 117 countries, competing in 24 sports disciplines. They run until 11 October.
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South Korea has deported nine Russian athletes, trainers and journalists who allegedly got drunk and rowdy on a flight to the military world games.
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The blaze broke out at Southampton's SeaCity Museum on Havelock Road at about 12:25 BST on Tuesday.
The fire service said a wooden model caught fire. Hampshire Constabulary said the till in the cafe was also broken into and cash stolen.
Visitors and staff were evacuated from the building but no-one was injured, the force added.
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
The £15m museum opened in April 2012 and is dedicated to Southampton's maritime heritage and the Titanic which made its ill-fated voyage from the city in 1912.
The Heritage Lottery Fund awarded a £4.9m grant towards the cost of the museum - the rest of the money came from the city council.
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A fire at a museum dedicated to the Titanic is being treated as arson, police have said.
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Jurors rejected Theodore Wafer's claim that he acted in self-defence when he fired a shotgun through his screen door at Renisha McBride, 19, in November.
Mr Wafer, 55, faces up to life in prison, but it is likely his actual sentence will be much shorter.
Ms McBride, who was drunk, had crashed her car nearby some hours before.
The case has raised the issue of the use of guns in self-defence in America, analysts say.
Mr Wafer told jurors he fired after being woken in the early hours of 2 November by loud banging on his door, because he was afraid and did not want to be a victim in his own home, in Dearborn Heights, Michigan.
"I wasn't going to cower in my house," he testified on Monday.
But prosecutors said he should have stayed within the safety of his home and called the police.
In his closing remarks on Wednesday, prosecutor Patrick Muscat said it was likely that Ms McBride was looking for help after crashing her car nearby.
"What he did had to be immediately necessary and it wasn't. It was reckless. It was negligent. I don't know how to describe it. It was horrific," he said.
Ms McBride's father described Mr Wafer as a "cold-blooded killer".
"People have a right to bear arms, but you need to do it with reason and responsibility," Walter Simmons, told reporters.
As well as being convicted of second-degree murder, Mr Wafer has also been found guilty of manslaughter and a gun-related charge. He is in jail awaiting his sentencing on 25 August.
There have been a number of recent cases in the US that have raised how much force can be used by homeowners in self-defence.
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A Detroit-area man has been found guilty of second-degree murder for killing an unarmed black woman who banged on his door at night last year.
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The Tom Weir Statue Campaign said she had been an "inspiration" and a "determined woman with the biggest heart".
The campaign group unveiled its statue to Mr Weir at Balmaha on Loch Lomondside in 2014 on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
A garden in the couple's honour was opened in 2016.
Mrs Weir, a former teacher, moved to the village of Gartocharn, West Dunbartonshire, with Mr Weir in 1959 and lived there for the rest of her life.
A member of the Ladies Scottish Mountaineering Club since 1948, she met her husband on the bus on the way back from a climbing meet in Glen Coe.
The broadcaster and writer, who was best known for his long-running television series Weir's Way, died in 2006.
The Tom Weir Statue Campaign said in a Facebook post: "She truly was my inspiration to see our campaign come to fruition.
"Having worked closely with her every step of the way I had the privilege of getting to know this great woman behind the great man and said on many occasions that we were perhaps making the statue for the wrong person.
"I've never met a more determined woman with the biggest heart. Rhona, you will be sorely missed."
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Rhona Weir, the widow of broadcaster and naturalist Tom Weir, has died at the age of 97.
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The Scottish government acted after an inquiry into a serious Clostridium difficile (C. diff) outbreak.
Regulations have been put before Holyrood which would let Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) inspectors close wards to protect patients.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said the powers would be "a last resort".
A review of care at Vale of Leven Hospital in West Dunbartonshire found that C. diff was a factor in the deaths of 34 out of 143 patients who tested positive for the infection in 2007 and 2008.
Lord MacLean said NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde had "badly let down" patients, with the board apologising unreservedly for its "terrible failure".
The new system, announced by the government in 2015 and now set to go before MSPs, would see inspectors have the power to intervene and shut wards down in response to safety concerns ranging from cleanliness to staffing levels.
Ms Robison said Scotland had a "very robust scrutiny and inspection regime", with HIS carrying out almost 100 inspections each year.
She said: "Protecting patient safety is of critical importance and that is why we want to go further and give HIS the powers to close hospital wards if they consider it necessary.
"Let me be clear that this would only ever be used as a last resort, and in the majority of cases we would expect HIS to work with health boards to put in place improvements on wards first.
"But on the very rare occasions that inspectors have concerns about the safety of patients on a ward, they should have the powers to take firm and direct action."
The OECD has recommended stronger scrutiny of Scotland's health system amid fears HIS could "mark its own homework", calling for better arrangements for dealing with mistakes and poor performance.
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Inspectors could be given powers to close hospital wards to new patients from April, if the move is approved by MSPs.
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She started her career at Utrecht and has also played for Heerenveen before joining FC Twente in 2011.
Van de Sanden, 23, has scored three goals in 17 games for her country and featured at the World Cup last year.
"Shanice is a hard-working striker who will add goals to the team," boss Scott Rogers told the club website.
The 2016 WSL campaign gets under way on Wednesday, 23 March.
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Liverpool Ladies have signed Netherlands striker Shanice van de Sanden for the upcoming Women's Super League season.
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Homes and businesses in the town were affected by waters overflowing from the Skiprunning Burn in August.
Local councillor Jim Brown said a study by engineering consultants Halcrow had produced some important findings.
He urged members of the public to turn out to the meeting in the town hall at 19:00 to hear the outcome.
About 50 homes and businesses were affected in the summer incident, prompted by a spell of thundery rain.
Mitigation measures being suggested include new arrangements for reducing a build-up of debris as well as alterations to kerbs and other street features to channel flows away from properties.
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A meeting in Jedburgh is to hear about the cause of major flooding in the town - and the action which is being recommended to avoid any repeat.
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Days of wet weather in Birmingham had left the outfield damp and without any sign of conditions improving, the umpires abandoned the game 10 minutes after the scheduled 14:00 BST start.
Both sides take a point and Derbyshire remain unbeaten in the North Group.
Warwickshire have won just one of their four matches and sit fifth.
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Heavy rain saw the One-Day Cup match between Warwickshire and Derbyshire at Edgbaston called off without a ball being bowled.
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Last year some 1.75 million bicycles were sold, about 2,000 more than the number of new cars registered, La Repubblica newspaper reported.
It attributed the change to a slump in car sales during the economic crisis and the rising price of petrol, as well as bikes coming back into fashion.
Car sales have slumped to the level at which they stood in 1964, it said.
Though bicycling has a strong tradition in Italy, the centres of big cities are largely dominated by cars and scooters.
Ahead of a cycling conference being held in Italy this weekend, President Giorgio Napolitano appealed to Italians to "catch up" with other European countries by making their roads more cycle-friendly.
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Italians bought more bicycles than cars in 2011 for the first time in decades, according to local media reports.
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The 32-year-old opening batsman first led the Scots in 2013 but lost the role to Preston Mommsen while injured.
Mommsen skippered Scotland at the 2015 World Cup and at last year's World Twenty20 before announcing his surprise retirement in November.
Coetzer was interim captain for January's tour to the United Arab Emirates, with Con de Lange taking over as vice-captain.
"It's a great honour to lead this group of players for the second time," said the former Durham and Northamptonshire player.
"We've got a real depth in the squad and it's the start of an exciting era. There's been a lot of good work done behind the scenes and we'll be looking to build on that going forward.
"I'm fortunate enough to inherit a settled squad and look forward to see them develop to the next level."
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Kyle Coetzer has been confirmed as Scotland captain for a second time.
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The first two stages of the East End Regeneration Route are in place around Oatlands, Polmadie and Celtic Park.
The 1.4km four-lane final stage will take it north to connect with Provan Road, south of the M8/M80.
Glasgow councillors will be asked on Thursday to release £250,000 of funding towards pre-tender work. Work could then begin in 2018 and finish in 2021.
Details of the project are outlined in a report which will go before councillors on Glasgow City Council's Executive Committee.
The reports states that a number of milestones - including compulsory land purchases - have already been completed.
It is argued that completion of the road will "assist both local economic growth and the creation of jobs".
The report states that it will help future housing development, bring vacant land back into use, reduce traffic on surrounding roads and improve noise and air quality.
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Councillors are being asked to approve the final stages of a road in Glasgow connecting the M74 and M8 motorways.
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The Liberal Democrat MP said he wanted to discourage people from having second homes which were left empty for most of the year.
Around England and Wales, Cornwall was the local authority area where the greatest number of people recorded a second address, the 2011 Census showed.
Tourism chiefs said well-used second homes brought money into the economy.
Mr Rogerson said: "You go to coastal villages, some of the towns as well, and you see huge swathes of places with no lights on at night.
"That really hits the local economy. People might spend quite a bit of money when they're there for a few weeks a year.
"But if those houses were occupied it would help the local pub and shop."
Malcolm Bell of Visit Cornwall said: "You can have a second home which is rented out for 40 weeks a year, providing revenue for the local shop, the local pub and local builder.
"On the other end of the spectrum you might have a second home which is only used two weekends a year.
"If you doubled council tax it would not necessarily stop people buying a second home. So we have to think this through a bit more."
Simon Tregoning of Classic Cottages said: "If you switched second homes to local housing you are undermining a critical part of the local economy."
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North Cornwall MP Dan Rogerson is calling for a higher rate of council tax for second home owners.
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They will discuss the latest findings in treatment, outcomes and prevention of the disease.
It is the first time that Northern Ireland has hosted the international conference.
Dr Anna Gavin of the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry, said the number of people diagnosed with the disease in NI was likely to increase.
"We have an aging population," she said.
"Some of the work that is going to be presented at the conference indicates that in the next 20 years, we are going to see two thirds of an increase in the number of cancer patients that are diagnosed in Northern Ireland and across the UK.
"So that means we have to be smarter with the resources that we have."
About 11,000 people in Northern Ireland are currently living with cancer.
The conference, organised by Queen's University, will be attended by patients, charities and chief medical officers from the UK and Ireland.
Up to 500 people are taking part in the Belfast event at the Europa Hotel.
The Northern Ireland Cancer Registry is funded by the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland and hosted by Queens University Belfast.
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Some of the world's leading cancer experts are gathering in Belfast.
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The move was planned as part of Bristol's Metrobus scheme but Bristol City Council has halted the work so more traffic assessments can be done.
Cabinet member Mark Bradshaw ruled out a deadline, saying the delay was "for as long as it takes" to complete the research.
The plan involved making Stoke Lane one-way southbound.
Mr Bradshaw added: "I don't want to add to the uncertainty, I don't want to increase the cost and I don't want to increase the disruption for those who are going to be affected but we have to get this right to do this further piece of work.
"That's why I and my colleagues agree that it was the right thing to do to put a halt to this."
The closure was delayed for the first time in April.
Campaigner, Amanda Vinall, said: "We're absolutely thrilled to bits that someone is finally listening to us."
The road carries traffic to and from the Frenchay area over the M32. It had been expected that the change would have lasted a year.
Residents and staff at the nearby University of the West of England (UWE) had opposed the one-way system, claiming other commuter routes were already congested.
Metrobus bosses say the building work would take nine months longer using temporary traffic lights rather than a one-way system.
But Ms Vinall, who's a member of Stoke Lane Action group said any road closure along this route would be unworkable.
She added: "We will not be happy until we have just traffic lights - it would be bearable. The complete one-way system would be unbearable."
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Ms Williams, who is due to marry Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, said she is disappointed that high-paid tech jobs are filled by white and Asian men.
It is unclear how she plans to address the issue.
Tech firms based in Silicon Valley have been accused of failing to deal with sexism and a lack of diversity.
"I feel like diversity is something I speak to," Williams said. "Change is always happening, change is always building. What is important to me is to be at the forefront of the change and to make it easier for the next person that comes behind me."
At online polling service SurveyMonkey only 27% of technology jobs are filled by women and just 14% of those on its payroll are African Americans.
According to a 2016 survey, 60% of women working in Silicon Valley experience unwanted sexual advances and there have been several high-profile lawsuits, including one brought by former Reddit chief executive Ellen Pao.
Uber also hit the headlines recently after a female engineer said misogyny was rife at the firm.
Anne-Marie Imafidon is one of the UK's leading campaigners for getting more girls and women into Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. She thinks the appointment is a good one.
"As a black woman, it is refreshing to see such a public figure take on this role. The celeb factor could be a good one and someone like her can change the social norm," she said.
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The incident happened on Alfred Street near its junction with Sussex Place shortly before 02:00 BST on Sunday.
The victim, who is in his 30s, was taken to hospital for treatment to a deep cut to his face.
The suspect, who is described as being about 5'8" (172cm) tall and of stocky build, made off towards Ormeau Avenue.
Police have appealed for anyone who was in the area at the time of the attack to contact them on the non-emergency number 101.
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A man has been stabbed in the face in an attack in Belfast city centre.
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The warrant was issued late on Friday, said Karin Rosander, communications head at Sweden's prosecutors' office.
Swedish police have been trying to contact Mr Assange, but have not yet been able to, she told the BBC.
Wikileaks, criticised for leaking Afghan war documents, quoted him saying the allegations were "without basis".
The message, which appeared on Twitter and was attributed directly to Mr Assange, said the appearance of the allegations "at this moment is deeply disturbing".
In a series of other messages posted on the Wikileaks Twitter feed, the whistle-blowing website said: "No-one here has been contacted by Swedish police", and that it had been warned to expect "dirty tricks".
Last month, Wikileaks published more than 75,000 secret US military documents on the war in Afghanistan.
US authorities criticised the leak, saying it could put the lives of coalition soldiers and Afghans, especially informers, at risk.
Mr Assange has said that Wikileaks is intending to release a further 15,000 documents in the coming weeks.
Ms Rosander said there were two separate allegations against Mr Assange, one of rape and the other of molestation.
She gave no details of the accusations. She said that as far as she knew they related to alleged incidents that took place in Sweden.
Media reports say Mr Assange was in Sweden last week to talk about his work and defend the decision by Wikileaks to publish the Afghan war logs.
The allegations were first reported in the Swedish newspaper Expressen.
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Swedish authorities say they have issued an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, on accusations of rape and molestation.
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The 27-year-old Northern Ireland striker is currently on loan with relegated Dundee United after failing to make an impact with Wigan Athletic.
He left Caley Thistle in January 2015 and his former club are keen to improve their goal threat next season.
"We would be stupid not to look at someone of his pedigree," said Rice.
"I don't think he's had the best of times at Dundee United, through no fault of his own, but he was magnificent for this club and sometimes you find a club fits you.
"You find yourself at home, things come easier."
Mckay, who started his career with Leicester City, scored 62 goals in four years with Caley Thistle after leaving Northampton Town in 2011.
The Highlands outfit have struggled to find a similar goalscorer since he was transferred to Wigan in January 2015 for an undisclosed fee.
However, after 11 goalless outings for the Latics, he switched to United last August on loan, scoring 13 goals in 33 appearances despite them spending all season at the bottom of the Premiership.
"It's definitely one we would like to look at and I'm sure everyone at the club - the management, the players, the board, the fans - would all like to see Billy back here," added Rice.
"As much as we would like Billy back here, I don't know if Billy would like to come back here."
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle would be negligent not to look at the possibility of re-signing Billy Mckay, according to assistant boss Brian Rice.
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A man and woman, aged 21 and 23, was plucked from a red Ford Fiesta on in Alum Rock Road. They have been detained on suspicion of preparing for terrorist acts.
Five homes and a business were searched in the city as part of the planned operation, West Midlands Police said.
The arrests are unrelated to last week's attack in Westminster.
Eyewitnesses captured police on camera bringing a man down to the floor.
The footage seemed to show several armed officers swoop in, causing traffic to come to a standstill.
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Armed anti-terror police have grabbed two people from a car in a busy Birmingham street.
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Pereira, who joined in June before Philippe Montanier took up his role as head coach, was sporting director at Italian side Fiorentina last season.
He was also CEO at Portuguese team Sporting Braga for 13 years.
Forest are 18th in the Championship table, having won three and lost five of their 11 league matches so far.
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Nottingham Forest director of football Pedro Pereira has left his role after less than four months at the City Ground, reports BBC Radio Nottingham.
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Matthew Kennerley, director of Associated British Ports (ABP) in south Wales is "concerned" about the route.
The Welsh government plans to address M4 traffic problems with a new 14 mile road from Magor to Castleton, including a bridge over the docks.
Mr Kennerley believes if the bridge is not high enough it will cost Wales' busiest commercial port "huge sums".
Currently the port handles 1.85 million tonnes of goods a year, said to be worth £186m annually to the Welsh economy.
But Mr Kennerley thinks a bridge could potentially prevent about 60% of ships from entering the north docks, making a kilometre of quayside redundant.
He also believes a bridge would stop larger cranes from moving around the docks, with companies then tempted to use Bristol docks instead.
First Minister Carwyn Jones addressed concerns in the assembly recently and said officials have met ABP officials a number of times.
He said the height of the bridge will be examined to allow the docks to carry on working as normal.
"The M4 project will vastly improve motorway capacity and resilience across the south of Wales, benefitting not only the port of Newport but also the ABP operations in Swansea, Port Talbot, Barry and Cardiff," Mr Jones added.
The road could be built by 2022 and the latest projections indicate it will cost less than the £1bn initial estimates.
It will cross five sites of special scientific interest and Friends of the Earth Cymru failed in a legal challenge to force Welsh ministers to reconsider the route.
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The controversial M4 relief road could cost Newport docks £30 million in investment, the port's boss claims.
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The latest Bank of Scotland PMI found Scottish business activity returned to growth in December.
But input costs continued to rise, with the rate of inflation quickening to a 67-month high.
Subsequently, output prices increased at their fastest rate since April 2011, the report said.
Service providers linked the rise in input costs to higher prices for food, fuel and timber, while goods producers pointed to the depreciation of the pound.
The December survey of purchasing managers indicated that private sector output bounced back into growth, reaching its highest level for three months.
The expansion was broad-based across Scotland's manufacturing and service sector, with panel members linking this to stronger underlying demand.
The data also pointed to a return to growth in Scotland's workforce numbers, although the rate of job creation remained only moderate overall.
There was also a slight increase in new business during the final month of 2016, ending a two-month sequence of decline.
Nick Laird, from Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking, said: "With output, new orders and employment all returning to growth, and backlogs slowing, Scotland's economy bounced back at the end of 2016.
"The improvement in business conditions across both the manufacturing and service sectors puts Scotland on a firmer footing as we start the new year.
"Headwinds remain, however, principally through the continued increase in input costs, which rose at their sharpest pace for 67 months.
"Given the strain this will place on operating margins, firms throughout Scotland will undoubtedly be looking for this to ease during the year ahead."
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Draper, 27, is now committed to the Scottish Premiership club until the summer of 2019, having first joined from Macclesfield Town in 2012.
Esson, 35, has agreed a new two-year deal, having been back-up to Owain Fon Williams this season.
He first joined the Highlanders in 2008 and has not featured so far this term.
The stopper's previous clubs include Aberdeen, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town and Hereford United.
Draper, who previously also played for Shrewsbury, Stafford Rangers and Hednesford Town, has played 22 times in the current campaign.
Defender Gary Warren last week signed a contract extension until summer 2019.
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Midfielder Ross Draper and goalkeeper Ryan Esson have agreed contract extensions with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
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Henry de Jesus Lopez Londono, known as Mi Sangre (My Blood), is believed to be the head of the Urabenos gang, which operates in northern Colombia.
He was arrested in Argentina in 2012 and is wanted in the US on drug smuggling and conspiracy charges.
Police said he held passports from seven countries to evade capture.
Argentine officials said that Mr Lopez Londono, 45, was taken by helicopter from a prison near the Argentine capital Buenos Aires to a nearby airport where he was put on a plane to the US on Thursday.
Interpol agents, US marshals and Argentine police were all involved in the high security operation.
Lawyers for Mr Lopez Londono, a former member of a right-wing paramilitary group, have argued that his life would be in danger in the US.
Argentine police said he had entered the country with a false passport and had posed as a Venezuelan businessman, travelling for work.
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A man suspected of being one of Colombia's most notorious drug dealers has been extradited from Argentina to the US.
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David Brickwood, 74, died in hospital after being assaulted in Lindsay Avenue, Abington in the early hours of 26 September.
His son, Dale, said he had "cried a million tears" over the "violent and dreadful attack".
Crimestoppers has offered the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
Sue Witts, East Midlands regional manager for the charity, said: "Mr Brickwood was well-known and well-liked within his community, which is what makes this violent crime all the more shocking.
"We all deserve to feel safe in our own homes and it is extremely important the people responsible are brought to justice to ensure they cannot strike again."
In a tribute after his death, Dale Brickwood described his father as "the most honest, hardworking, caring man I've ever known".
Northampton Police said five arrests have been made in connection with the murder, but no charges have been brought.
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A £10,000 reward has been offered for information in the case of a man murdered in Northampton.
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Andrew McVicar, 33, of Dewsgreen, Basildon, Essex, was charged with robbery in The Drive, Hullbridge, on 19 March.
Timothy Smith died two days later from head injuries.
Mr McVicar appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Saturday and was remanded in custody. He will appear at the city's crown court on 27 April.
He was arrested on Friday morning in north Lanarkshire.
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A man has been charged in connection with a robbery in which a 57-year-old man suffered fatal injuries.
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As part of the change, Thunder have applied to Newcastle City Council to make Kingston Park their home ground.
The switch comes after Newcastle Rugby Limited, owned by Falcons rugby union chairman Semor Kurdi took over the rugby league side in May.
"It was a commonsense step," managing director Keith Christie told BBC Sport.
"We're keen to make sure we don't forget our birthplace in Gateshead, but we have to ensure we move forward and unfortunately that means changing the name."
Thunder play in Championship League One - two steps below the top-flight. The side previously played in the Super League as Gateshead in 1999.
Christie said one of the club's priorities would now be to build up the fan base.
"We always want fans to come and it's a business decision we've taken to move here," he added.
The Rugby Football League has approved the name change.
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Gateshead Thunder have rebranded as Newcastle Thunder, returning professional rugby league to the city for the first time since 1938.
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Two of the attackers were armed, one with a hammer and the other with a knife.
Household items and a car were also damaged in the incident at Rathmore Drive at about 21:30 GMT on Sunday.
The man is being treated in Antrim hospital. A spokeswoman said his condition was stable.
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A man has been taken to hospital after he was attacked by four masked men at his house in the Rathcoole estate in Newtownabbey, County Antrim.
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Sidecar driver Dwight Beare, 27, crashed near the Rhencullen section of the Mountain Course at about 14:10 BST.
His passenger, Benjamin Binns, was airlifted to the island's Noble's Hospital, with a fractured ankle. His condition was described as "stable".
Later, Paul Shoesmith, 50, died in a crash on Sulby Straight during solo practice. The session was abandoned.
Shoesmith, from Poynton in Cheshire, made his TT races debut in 2005 and had a highest placed finish of 15th on the TT Mountain Course in both the Superbike and Senior Races in 2011.
He achieved his fastest ever lap around the TT Mountain Course in Saturday's Superbike Race, lapping at 125.896mph and finishing 29th.
Beare was originally from Melbourne, in Australia, but lived in Onchan, on the Isle of Man
The sidecar race was immediately red-flagged following the accident but was later re-run.
Beare made his debut at the annual road-racing event in 2014 and finished 12th in the second race of the week, with his father Noel as his passenger.
He returned last year and secured a 17th-place result.
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Two competitors were killed during the opening day of the Isle of Man TT Races on Saturday.
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The North American leg of their 360 tour had been due to start on 3 June in Salt Lake City but Bono had to undergo surgery in May.
New dates begin in May 2011 in Denver and end on 23 July in Minneapolis.
In a video message on U2's website, Bono apologised and said: "Thank you for standing by us."
Their 2010 European tour will begin as scheduled next month in Turin.
Bono said he was "feeling strong, feeling confident".
'Serious injury'
He added: "I'm going to be fighting fit next summer in the US. Looking forward to this summer in Europe. I actually wanted to apologise for the trouble that this injury has put you all through.
"Those of you who bought tickets, organised hotels, travel plans, it's a very big deal. People go to a lot of trouble to get U2 tickets and we don't take that for granted."
He thanked fans for "standing by us in our hour of need" and said the injury "was not a lot of fun for me",
"The injury was quite serious," he said.
"It happened the day after my birthday and I was staring at the ceiling, which has some advantages - we got some great songs."
The new dates have been published on the band's website.
Manager Paul McGuinness said the band were delighted the dates had been rescheduled in the same venues as originally planned and thanked fans.
"They're the best and the band wants to get back to where they belong - surrounded by their audience," he added.
U2 also pulled out of Glastonbury Festival because of Bono's injury.
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Rock band U2 have rescheduled tour dates in the US and Canada postponed because singer Bono needed emergency surgery on his back.
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The acquisition of Arden Asset Management will boost its hedge fund unit's assets from $2bn to $11bn.
The deal follows Aberdeen's acquisition in May of US private equity firm Flag Capital Management.
The two deals combined will take assets on Aberdeen's alternatives platform to more than $30bn.
The value of the Arden acquisition was not disclosed.
The Arden purchase is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of this year, subject to approval by regulators, trustees and shareholders of certain mutual funds.
Aberdeen chief executive Martin Gilbert said: "Institutional investors are looking to hedge fund solutions to offer risk/return profiles not available via mainstream strategies and traditional asset classes.
"The acquisition of Arden emphasises further Aberdeen's commitment to diversifying its overall business and to growing its alternatives platform."
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Aberdeen Asset Management has agreed to buy a US hedge fund investor as part of a drive to strengthen its alternative product offering.
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The official Communist Party watchdog also promised to prosecute Zhao Xinwei for "serious discipline breaches", which generally refers to corruption.
His paper covered the restive western region that has seen deadly clashes between police and ethnic Uighurs.
Mr Zhao is alleged to have "improperly discussed" party policies in the region, including combating terrorism.
The former editor is accused of failing to follow the party line on separatism, religion, extremism and other sensitive issues
His "words and deeds were not in line with the centre or regional party committee", a statement on the watchdog's website said.
It went on to say that he had "publicly made comments in opposition".
Mr Zhao has been expelled from the party and his case has been passed to the legal authorities, the watchdog said.
In recent months, China has brought in new rules tightening restrictions on criticism of party policy.
Uighurs and Xinjiang
Who are the Uighurs?
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Andrea Giesbrecht had been charged with six counts of concealing the body of a child. Each charge carries a sentence of up to two years in jail.
Manitoba provincial court Judge Murray Thompson read out his decision on Monday after a months-long trial.
The remains of the infants were found in the locker in October 2014.
Judge Thompson said the evidence presented at trial left "no doubt" that Ms Giesbrecht concealed her pregnancies and the resulting delivery of the six infants.
Employees cleaning out the storage locker in a U-Haul facility called the authorities after making their gruesome discovery.
The remains of six full or near full-term foetuses were found in various stages of decomposition. Ms Giesbrecht was arrested soon after the discovery of the remains.
Due to the decomposition, there was no determination as to cause of death or whether any of the infants had been born alive.
Still, Judge Thompson said in his decision, which was livestreamed from the courtroom, that "the medical evidence, both statistically and with respect to each child, is that they were likely born alive".
According to her medical records, Ms Giesbrecht did not see a doctor during any of the six pregnancies. Children's toys, children and infants' clothing and blankets were found alongside the remains in the locker.
"There is no evidence of complication in these pregnancies," the judge said. "All of her actions lead to one conclusion - that Giesbrecht was aware that these children were likely to have been born alive and she wished to conceal the fact of their birth."
The date of Ms Giesbrecht's sentencing has not yet been set.
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A Winnipeg woman has been found guilty of disposing of the remains of six infants in a U-Haul storage locker.
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The pair in Massachusetts, on the US east coast, grabbed shovels and a wheelbarrow to make a massive snow pile, and then chiselled it into shape.
They used spray paint and some sticks to complete the droid look.
Their creation has been admired online since their aunt shared the photo.
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A brother and sister in the US have made the most of the snowy weather by building a giant snow model of their favourite Star Wars character.
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The 29-year-old, who is currently in Rio hosting coverage of the Olympic Games, said he was "a huge fan" of the show and "cannot wait to get started".
"I'm still waiting for someone to wake me up and tell me I'm dreaming! It's going to be so much fun," he added.
Oduba is the fourth star announced for the show, which begins in September.
He joins former shadow chancellor Ed Balls, singer Will Young and presenter Laura Whitmore, who were confirmed earlier this week.
Oduba, who also appears on BBC Breakfast, said: "I've been such a huge fan of the show for over a decade. So to actually take to the Strictly stage myself, I don't think I've been more nervously excited - aside from on my wedding day. Let's hope for fewer tears!"
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or email [email protected].
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BBC Sport presenter Ore Oduba has become the latest celebrity to join the line-up for the new series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.
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Court papers reveal that Peter Romar offered to aid the SEA after it carried out hack attacks on US firms and organisations.
He helped run a campaign of extortion, seeking cash from firms for the return of stolen documents.
Mr Romar faces a maximum penalty of five years in jail.
"Cybercriminals cannot hide from justice," said Dana Boente, US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia where Romar appeared in court.
Romar is believed to have played his part in the SEA extortion and hacking campaign from Germany where he had emigrated after leaving Syria. His location helped funnel extorted cash to the SEA, which could not receive money directly from victims because of financial sanctions imposed on Syria because of the continuing conflict.
Not all of the money taken was passed on to the SEA, said the FBI in a statement adding that the conspirators also used it to enrich themselves.
The campaign of extortion lasted about six months before German police arrested Romar in mid-2014. He was extradited to the US soon afterwards.
Firas Dardar, the SEA insider with whom Romar worked, remains at large and is believed to currently live in the Syrian city of Homs. He, and another SEA hacker Amad Umar Agha, were put on the FBI's most wanted cybercriminals list in early 2016. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 (£77,100) for information about their whereabouts.
The SEA said it was acting in support of President Bashar al-Assad saying it sought to counter "fabricated news" broadcast by Arab and Western media.
Romar will be sentenced on 21 October.
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The BBC has learned the South West MEP Lord William Dartmouth was involved in negotiating a deal that could have earned his family £100,000 a year.
He was asked in a TV interview in May 2014 if he knew "that land might be used as a wind farm". He replied: "I don't know, um, no. No."
Lord Dartmouth said he was "ambushed" and spoke at "cross purposes".
His party is strongly opposed to onshore wind farms.
A deal to erect a wind farm, on Slaithwaite Moor in West Yorkshire, was agreed in May 2011, three months after Lord Dartmouth had given ownership of the site to a relative.
It has emerged negotiations over the wind farm had begun years earlier.
Steve Slator, chairman of the Wind Valley Co-operative, said he had face-to-face meetings with Lord Dartmouth, the first time in 2006.
"I went down and spoke to Lord Dartmouth who was very co-operative and keen to help us if he could.
"For this kind of area... you might expect to raise £50,000 to £100,000 a year for the sort of development you're looking at."
The news has been seized upon by his political rivals.
Molly Scott Cato, Green MEP for SW England, said there was "clear evidence" Lord Dartmouth has behaved "dishonestly" and people "expect higher standards" from politicians.
"It also does smack of hypocrisy; he had conversations about potentially benefitting from a wind farm development, in spite of the fact that's clearly contrary to UKIP's policy," she said.
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The deputy chairman of UKIP has been accused of lying publicly about his part in a proposed wind farm.
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Samia Shahid, 28, from Bradford, died while visiting relatives in the country in July.
Her first husband Chaudhry Muhammad Shakeel is accused of her murder. The court in Jhelum indicated a higher court could yet hear his bail request.
Meanwhile, Ms Shahid's second husband, Syed Mukhtar Kazam, wants the case moved.
The High Court in Lahore is due to hear his application, which claims Ms Shahid's family has made threats to his life.
Lawyers for Mr Shakeel have not said if he now intends to make an application to the Punjab High Court.
Beautician Ms Shahid married Mr Kazam in Leeds in 2014 and the couple moved to Dubai.
Mr Kazam claimed his wife was killed because her family disapproved of their marriage.
Initially it was said she had died of a heart attack, but a post-mortem examination found she had been strangled.
Her father, Chaudhry Muhammad Shahid, has been held as a suspected accessory and released on bail.
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Neither the government nor the Irish police had taken "any meaningful steps" to help the inquest, said a lawyer for the group.
Instead, he argued, they had paid "mere lip service" to the idea of handing over information about the murders.
Ten Protestant workmen were killed in the attack in January 1976.
Speaking at a preliminary hearing , the lawyer said: "The system that has been established to deal with this aspect of legacy in Northern Ireland is being obstructed by the failure of the Irish Republic to do anything meaningful to assist."
He said the apparent difficulty in getting information from the south stood in contrast to the apparent ease with which the gang was able to cross the border and escape 40 years ago.
"That soft border which allowed that has been replaced by a hard border of failing to provide meaningful cooperation and disclosure to the inquest.
"The entire intelligence framework, the information concerning the suspect, information relating to weapons, issues relating to the palm print, those are just a few matters that we would certainly be wanting more information."
Karen Armstrong, who lost her brother in the attack, said the families were in no doubt that there was much more information to be handed over.
Most of the small number of documents which have been provided are newspaper cuttings.
Mrs Armstrong said: "There are two scenes there. It's where the van was hijacked and also where the gang escaped to over the border.
"So they have more material, undoubtedly."
Another preliminary hearing is due to be held next month with the inquest itself set to resume in May.
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The Red Rose were promoted from Division Two last year, while they also won the T20 Blast title for the first time in August.
Lancashire were relegated in their previous two seasons in Division One, but have won the competition as recently as 2011.
"We don't just want to survive, we want to compete," said Croft, 31.
The all-rounder told BBC Radio Lancashire: "We want to be up there. We want to finish at the top and we want to be champions.
"If we don't, then it is time to consolidate and keep our status in the division, so that would be progress really."
Former England spinner Ashley Giles led Lancashire back to the top flight in his first season in charge after being appointed director of cricket and head coach.
With Ashwell Prince having retired and Paul Horton leaving for Leicestershire, there is an onus on their remaining batsman to replace the runs of those two this in 2016.
"We've got an exciting player like Haseeb Hameed in the top order and a new partnership of him and Karl Brown at the top," said Giles.
"We don't know how it's going to go at the moment. We've tried to prepare as well as we possibly can.
"I think we've got a lot of talent in the squad, but some of it at the moment is unproven and you don't find out until you give those guys an opportunity."
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The coaches have accused each other of illegal scrummaging in the build up to the potential tournament decider.
England coach Eddie Jones said referees did not penalise Wales' scrum for fear of being accused of ruining games.
"Craig's been one of the best for a long time period and he'll assess the scrums as he sees them," said Jenkins.
"Irrelevant of what coaches say there will always be things said in the press, whether it be attack, scrummaging or contact area.
"It makes no difference to us, it's a humungous game irrelevant of anything else. Whatever the coaches say we've got a game to focus on tomorrow and a big Test match to win.
"I think very highly of Craig as a referee and I'm sure he'll have a good game tomorrow."
The two teams go into the game unbeaten, with England topping the table with three wins.
Jones claims Wales have scrummaged illegally throughout the tournament, saying: "100%. Terribly illegally."
Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde highlighted England's Joe Marler as a frequent infringer at the scrum.
A former fly-half and Wales' record international points scorer, Jenkins said the scrum was not his area of expertise.
"I leave that up to Warren Gatland and Robin McBryde," he added.
The last time referee Joubert officiated at Twickenham was the World Cup quarter final between Australia and Scotland where he awarded a controversial late penalty which the Wallabies kicked to win the match.
Jenkins said that incident would have no bearing on Saturday.
"When I first saw the incident I thought it was a penalty," Wales' kicking coach explained.
"Hindsight and replays are wonderful, but it was it is. I think very highly of Craig as a referee and I'm sure he'll have a good game tomorrow."
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Neil Jenkins has backed referee Craig Joubert ahead of Saturday's key Six Nations match between England and Wales.
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Malan struck 118 not out and put on an eighth-wicket stand of 77 with Toby Roland-Jones at Lord's as the hosts closed on 326-8 - a lead of 260.
Middlesex, who resumed on 47-0, lost three quick wickets after Sam Robson nicked Ashar Zaidi behind for 77.
Malan and Roland-Jones (36) batted for most of the evening session before Roland-Jones was out to the final ball.
Malan's 201-ball knock, his second Championship century of 2015, took his average for the summer to 104.40.
However, Roland-Jones' hour and a half at the crease could prove to be just as vital as he helped turn what looked like being a modest lead into a big one for Middlesex.
Ollie Robinson (3-86) gave Sussex a late boost by removing him lbw with what proved to be the last delivery of the day, but the visitors look set to face a target of around 300.
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Dawid Malan's fine century for Middlesex left Sussex facing the prospect of a tricky final day chase.
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Dorothy Cruickshank was one of six people taken to hospital after the two-car collision on the A90 at the Toll of Birness junction on 5 April.
The 66-year-old, from Hatton, was a passenger in a Volkswagen Passat which was in collision with a Peugeot 207
Police Scotland said she died in hospital on Saturday. A report is being sent to the procurator fiscal.
The other casualties were the 70-year-old driver of the Volkswagen and four 18-year-olds in the Peugeot who all suffered serious injuries.
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Benjamin Netanyahu said Margot Wallstrom's remarks were "outrageous... immoral and... stupid".
Ms Wallstrom had called for "thorough and credible investigations" into the deaths.
Some 155 Palestinians - mostly attackers, Israel says - have been killed in unrest since October.
In that time, 26 Israelis have been killed in stabbing, shooting or car-ramming attacks by Palestinians or Israeli-Arabs.
The attackers who have been killed have either been shot dead by their victims or security forces. Others have been arrested.
On Tuesday, Ms Wallstrom said it was "vital that there is a thorough, credible investigation into these deaths in order to clarify and bring about possible accountability", according to Swedish media reports.
Speaking to foreign reporters, Mr Netanyahu condemned Ms Wallstrom's comments.
"I think what the Swedish foreign minister said is outrageous, I think it's immoral, it's unjust and it's just wrong," he said.
"People are defending themselves against assailants wielding knives who are about to stab them to death and they shoot the people, and that's extrajudicial killings?
"Does the Swedish foreign minister suggest that there be examinations of what happened... in Paris, or in [San Bernardino] the United States?" he asked by comparison, alluding to deadly attacks late last year by Islamist militants in which the assailants were killed by security forces.
Israel's deputy foreign minister earlier said Israel would continue a policy of barring the Swedish foreign minister from visiting the country, accusing Ms Wallstrom of fostering terrorism.
Relations between Israel and Sweden have been strained since Sweden recognised Palestinian statehood in October 2014.
In the wake of the November 2015 Paris attacks, Ms Wallstrom also angered Israel by saying a sense of hopelessness among Palestinians was a factor behind the rise of Islamist extremism in Europe.
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The motion, brought by the SDLP, was defeated by a single vote with 46 MLAs supporting it and 47 against.
The SDLP had argued for NI to be given legal recognition of its unique status, as part of the UK's plans to leave the EU.
The party's leader, Colum Eastwood, said the leaders of the Northern Ireland Executive should be "kicking down the door" at Downing Street in order to make their case.
Mr Eastwood also called on unionists to reconsider their refusal to attend the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Enda Kenny's 'Civic Dialogue on Brexit', which is due to convene early next month.
However the DUP opposed the motion. South Belfast MLA, Christopher Stalford, told the Assembly that it made as much sense for London or County Antrim to be treated differently from the rest of the UK as it did for Northern Ireland to be exempt from Brexit.
The Ulster Unionists, whose leadership campaigned for the UK to remain in the EU, also said they did not regard special status for Northern Ireland as the best way forward.
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Stormont's assembly members have voted against a motion calling for Northern Ireland to be granted special status within the European Union.
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Grayson took over a Black Cats side just relegated from the Premier League, and Jordan Pickford and Jermain Defoe are among those to have since left.
In turn, Grayson has added Everton loanees Tyias Browning and Brendan Galloway, with more arrivals planned.
"We're moving forward with quite a few new faces," Grayson told BBC Newcastle.
"Over the next few days hopefully we'll get close to doing a couple of deals.
"I don't really comment on individuals as you'll get used to, but we'll be moving forward with a couple and hopefully a few more will come along after too."
One area in which Sunderland are keen to strengthen is attack, where Defoe's move to Bournemouth, the exit of Fabio Borini to AC Milan and the release of Victor Anichebe has left Grayson short of options.
However, Netherlands winger Jermaine Lens has returned from his season-long loan to feature in pre-season, and potential departures such as Whabi Khazri and Lamine Kone are also involved despite speculation surrounding their futures.
"It's very much wait and see in some positions, but while players are here we'll utilise them," Grayson added.
"Every player at every football club will have a price on his head and if clubs want to come in and the player wants to leave as well it's an opportunity.
"We're bringing people in because we need to, with a shortage of numbers particularly at the top end of the pitch.
"We've brought Brendan [Galloway] and Tyias [Browning] in defensively, so we're moving along in the right areas.
"From now until the transfer window closes, anything can happen."
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Sunderland are making progress in the transfer market in their preparations for the impending Championship season, says manager Simon Grayson.
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Blake Ross was found during a search by Police Scotland.
He had last been seen in Howdenhall at about 15:15 on Saturday.
Earlier a spokesman for Police Scotland said the teenager's health was not at immediate risk.
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A 13-year-old boy who was missing in Edinburgh without his medication has been found.
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Beating Bowel Cancer urged more people to come forward, and Public Health England to make it a priority to increase screening rates.
Figures show that uptake among the eligible 60- to 74-year-old age group was 58% in 2012-15.
This compared with 72% for breast and 79% for cervical cancer screening.
The bowel cancer screening programme is much newer - it was only introduced in 2006.
The data - obtained via a parliamentary question - also showed regional variations.
Dorset had the highest uptake at 66% and West London the lowest at 42%.
Beating Bowel Cancer chief executive Mark Flannagan said: "We must do better than this.
"We know that bowel cancer screening saves lives by leading to early diagnosis yet in some areas fewer than half of those eligible are actually taking it up."
The tests, called faecal occult blood tests, are sent in the post to everyone in the target population every two years.
They help detect polyps, which are non-cancerous growths which may develop into cancer over time.
Polyps can bleed and the test identifies tiny amounts of blood that normally cannot be seen.
In the first four years of the programme, more than 7,000 cancers were detected and 40,000 patients had polyps removed.
Prof Julietta Patnick, director of the NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, said improving uptake remained a "priority".
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Bowel cancer screening uptake needs to improve, campaigners say, after figures showed just over half of those eligible in England come forward for the test.
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Stephen Reed, 58, and David Ragozzino, 33, were charged after an investigation into text messages sent to Mr Oyston.
Mr Reed, of Common Edge Road and Mr Ragozzino, of Oakwood Close, both Blackpool, appeared before city magistrates earlier.
The court heard the Crown Prosecution Service has discontinued the case after a review of the evidence.
A CPS spokeswoman said: "After receiving further information from the police we have conducted a review of all the evidence in the case and have concluded that there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction against either defendant for a charge of harassment and have therefore taken the decision to discontinue the case."
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Charges have been dropped against two Blackpool fans accused of harassing the football club's chairman Karl Oyston.
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Houston has been named Scottish Championship manager of the month, while Rogers has the player prize.
Falkirk won three of their league games, including beating leaders Rangers, and drawing with Hibernian.
Houston's side have leapfrogged Hibs into second place, although the Edinburgh side have a game in hand.
Both sides are three points behind leaders Rangers, who have also played one less game than the Bairns.
Their wins during December included a 2-1 home success against the Glasgow side and they also defeated Livingston and Dumbarton.
Rogers, who is on loan from Aberdeen, only conceded two goals in those four games.
News of the 21-year-old's award comes a day after Liverpool's decision to recall current Dons number one Danny Ward from his loan at Pittodrie.
Rogers, who was born in the United States but has played three times for Republic of Ireland Under-21s, has made 24 appearances for Falkirk this season.
He has had previous loans with Airdrieonians and Dumbarton.
Rogers had another clean sheet in Falkirk's first game of 2016 - a 1-0 victory over Alloa Athletic.
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Falkirk goalkeeper Danny Rogers and manager Peter Houston have won an awards double after their side's fine form during December.
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The law enforcement agency is offering a reward of up to ??13,600 for information leading to the arrest of 32-year-old Edinburgh-born Afzal Khan.
The offences allegedly took place while he was owner of Emporio Motor Group, a car dealership in Ramsey, New Jersey.
A federal arrest warrant was issued for Mr Khan by a US court last October.
It was issued after he was charged with wire fraud.
On its website, the FBI states: "From approximately December 2013 to September 2014, Khan allegedly obtained loans for vehicles that were never delivered, obtained loans for vehicles without proper title, and issued insufficient funds checks.
"Khan also allegedly offered to sell vehicles on consignment and then neither returned the vehicles nor provided any funds for the vehicle sales.
"One financial institution has an estimated exposure of $1.7m in automobile loans."
The FBI also stated that additional fraudulent loans, and about 75 individual victims, had also been identified.
According to the agency, Mr Khan has a scar on his right arm and has used the aliases Afzal Ahmad Khan, Bobby Khan and Robby Khan.
It is thought he could travel to the United Arab Emirates, Canada, the United Kingdom or Pakistan.
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A Scottish businessman has been placed on the FBI's "most wanted" list for allegedly defrauding customers and financial institutions in the US.
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The new five-year agreement includes Test Match Special coverage of this winter's five-Test men's tour down under, which starts in November.
The women's teams will meet in a multi-format series, including the first women's day-night Test in October.
TMS will also broadcast England's home Ashes series in the summer of 2019.
The deal between the BBC and Cricket Australia grants exclusive UK radio rights for all international women's and men's cricket in Australia, and non-exclusive rights for the Big Bash League and Women's Big Bash League Twenty20 competitions, up to the 2021-22 season.
Ben Gallop, head of BBC Radio Sport and Digital, said: "We're thrilled BBC radio will once again be the home of the Ashes in Australia for the next five years, and that we'll also be covering some of the other great cricket competitions taking place in Australia over this period.
"This deal is a brilliant way to mark the 60th anniversary of Test Match Special, which remains one of the most-treasured programmes on the BBC."
Cricket Australia's Ben Amarfio added: "The BBC's cricket coverage has long been an integral part of the sport in the UK, and this agreement will mean more people will be able to enjoy the scintillating cricket action this Australian summer and for the next five years."
This winter's series will go ahead after the ongoing pay dispute between Australia's players and Cricket Australia was resolved.
Former captain Alastair Cook led England's men to a 3-2 victory in the 2015 home series, regaining the Ashes after 5-0 whitewash during the 2013-14 tour to Australia.
England and Australia have won 32 series apiece, with five drawn.
Australia regained the Women's Ashes - a multi-format, points-based contest - in 2015.
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The BBC will continue to broadcast live radio coverage of the Ashes, including the Women's Ashes, after renewing its partnership with Cricket Australia.
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Zambia had their captain and former Africa Cup of Nations winner, Christopher Katongo, to thank for their victory after he scored just before the break.
The result put Zambia top of Group D with a maximum six points from two games.
Katongo, who captained Zambia to their Nations Cup victory in 2012, was thrown out of the senior national team two years later after a row with the coaches.
But the 33-year-old was given a reprieve and picked for the CHAN squad. He now plays for Green Buffaloes in Zambia and can therefore play at the African Nations Championship which is for locally-based players only.
His 41st minute header against Uganda helped Zambia become the third team to qualify for the quarter-finals, joining hosts Rwanda and DR Congo in the last eight.
Earlier in Group D, a solitary goal from Moussa Sissoko was enough to give Mali a win over Zimbabwe in their second fixture.
It ended Zimbabwe's hopes of progressing further, after they had already been beaten 1-0 by Zambia in their opening match of the group.
Mali broke Zimbabwe hearts eight minutes from time, as Sissoko volleyed in from close range to score.
The final Group D games take place on Wednesday 27 January.
Uganda play Zimbabwe and Mali face Zambia.
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Andrew Salt, 22, who has been described as being in a fragile mental state, was dropped off in Portsmouth on Monday.
He said he was going to visit a friend but failed to return home the next day.
Brittany Ferries have confirmed he travelled to the port of St Malo. His mother, who is now in France, called his actions "totally out of character".
Mr Salt had his passport and £25 in cash but did not take his wallet or mobile phone when he boarded the ferry.
Relatives said they have no idea why he has travelled to the country but said he may be in a vulnerable state.
Hampshire Police have sent a missing person's report to their French counterparts and the British Embassy has been informed.
French police have confirmed they are investigating the matter.
Mr Salt's mother, who lives in Widley in Portsmouth, has travelled to St Malo with his grandmother, in an attempt to find him.
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The family of a missing student who caught a ferry to France without telling them, have travelled to the country in a bid to find him.
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It happened in the Glenowen area at 23:00 GMT on Tuesday night.
A number of men forced their way into a house and assaulted the male occupant.
The man sustained injuries to his legs as a result of the attack.
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A man in his 20s is recovering after being assaulted in what the police are describing as a paramilitary-style attack in Londonderry.
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Davies, 52, is without a win on the LPGA Tour since 2001 but was in a share of the lead after the first round.
Four second-round bogeys dropped the Englishwoman off the pace set by defending champion Lexi Thompson, who is at 10 under par after a 67.
The American leads by a stroke from a group of four players, with England's Jodi Ewart Shadoff at eight under.
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Dame Laura Davies shot a two-over-par 73 to slip six shots off the lead at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan.
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The number 35 Lothian Bus was travelling along Slateford Road when the incident happened just before 16:00.
The bus had been heading to Ocean Terminal. The fire has now been extinguished and the bus has been taken to a depot for a "full inspection".
Nobody was hurt. Lothian Buses said it was a "rare" incident.
A Lothian Buses spokeswoman said: "Thankfully incidents such as these are rare and our driver responded accordingly.
"The fire service attended immediately and the incident was resolved quickly.
"We apologise to our passengers for any inconvenience that may have been caused."
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A driver has rescued three passengers from a bus after it burst into flames in Edinburgh.
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Mr Bhattarai has also named a deputy prime minister - Narayankaji Shrestha from his own Maoist party.
The cabinet now comprises seven Maoists and eight members from an alliance of smaller parties which supported Mr Bhattarai's election.
The formation of a government was delayed due to differences between the Maoists and their partners in alliance.
Mr Bhattarai heads the party of Maoist rebels who fought a decade-long guerrilla campaign against the former monarchy until joining the United Nations-supervised peace process in 2006.
The monarchy was eventually removed from power in 2008 but more than 16,000 people had died in the civil war.
Mr Bhattarai, 57, faces the immediate challenge of agreeing the first draft of the new constitution before 31 August, the expiry date of the constituent assembly.
There has been political deadlock on the issue since the parliament's election, with the Maoists as the largest party, in 2008.
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Nepal's Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has appointed 12 cabinet ministers, a week after he took office.
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Charlotte Moore, the BBC's director of content, said the three-series order "underlines our commitment to Britain's most popular drama series."
Three Christmas specials have also been commissioned.
A sixth series of the show, about nuns and midwives working in London's East End, has already been announced and will air in early 2017.
The drama, created by Heidi Thomas and inspired by the memoirs of former nurse Jennifer Worth, was first shown on BBC One in 2012.
A Christmas special, partly set at a missionary hospital in South Africa, will be broadcast next month.
The three new series will take the characters further into the 1960s - a time when Britain, according to Thomas, was "fizzing with change and challenge".
"There is so much rich material - medical, social and emotional - to be explored," she said in a statement.
"We have now delivered well over 100 babies on screen, and like those babies the stories keep on coming."
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Ratings-winning drama Call the Midwife is to have three more series that will keep the show on BBC One until 2020.
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Just a week after retaining his Olympic title in Rio, Briton Murray, 29, lost in an hour and 34 minutes to 27-year-old Croat Cilic.
World number two Murray was attempting to secure his third Cincinnati Masters title, after wins in 2008 and 2011.
Victory brought Cilic his first title of 2016 and third since 2014's US Open.
"I'm very proud of this week," said Murray, who flew directly to Cincinnati from Rio. "Obviously today didn't go how I would have wanted. I certainly didn't expect to get to the final when I got here.
"It was a very, very positive week. I'm looking forward to a few days' rest."
Murray, whose 50th win of the year had come in the semi-final against Milos Raonic, was broken twice in the first set and, despite breaking back, fell behind.
The second set was a close affair, with Murray broken only in game 11, after saving four break points, and Cilic serving out the match.
It was Cilic's third win in 14 attempts against Murray, who will now look to repeat his 2012 US Open title when the year's final Grand Slam starts on 29 August.
Murray's previous defeat came against world number one Novak Djokovic in the final of the French Open in June.
Following that he won the Aegon Championships and Wimbledon before his gruelling four-hour victory over Juan Martin del Potro in the Olympic final.
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Olympic champion Andy Murray's career-best unbeaten run ended at 22 matches with a 6-4 7-5 defeat by Marin Cilic in the Cincinnati Masters final.
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Dr Lesley Wilkie will examine how many women have suffered complications as a result of receiving implants to treat incontinence.
Dr Wilkie will start work next month and is due to report early next year.
All health boards have been asked to suspend the use of implants while the review is underway.
Mr Neil announced the review during an appearance before MSPs on 17 June.
He said he was "deeply troubled" after hearing evidence from women who had suffered painful and debilitating complications.
Transvaginal mesh implants are usually used to treat a prolapsed bladder and relieve incontinence, often as a result of childbirth.
About 1,850 women have the procedure in Scotland every year.
Some women have been left in constant pain after the implants hardened, and told they could never have sex again.
Hundreds of mesh implant-related claims are due before the Scottish courts within the next year, with cases already under way in the US and Canada, where the authorities have issued warnings to hospitals.
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Health Secretary Alex Neil has appointed a retired director of public health to review the effectiveness of mesh implant surgery in Scotland.
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Birkenhead man Barry O'Reilly, 37, died after an incident at Claremont Farm on Clatterbridge Old Road in Spital, Wirral, on 15 May.
Christopher Davies, 28, of Town Lane, Higher Bebington, pleaded not guilty via videolink at Liverpool Crown Court.
He was further remanded in custody to await trial on 7 November.
Merseyside Police said a post-mortem examination found the preliminary cause of Mr O'Reilly's death was drowning.
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A man charged with murder following an alleged fight at a fishing lake in Merseyside has pleaded not guilty.
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They also show Welsh hospitals dealt with almost 9,600 heart attack cases in 2013/14, up from 8,000 the year before.
The charity said medical research, much of which it has funded, has helped to significantly improve survival rates.
But it says further research is urgently needed to save more lives with coronary heart disease the main cause.
About 135,000 people in Wales are living with coronary heart disease.
BHF said, despite improvements in treatment and diagnosis, about a third of heart attacks are fatal.
"Through medical research, we've made great progress in saving the lives of people suffering from heart attacks," said BHF medical director Prof Peter Weissberg.
"But we mustn't be lulled into thinking we've beaten the disease.
"Every year thousands of people are still dying from heart attacks and coronary heart disease remains the UK's single biggest killer.
"We urgently need to fund more research to find new ways to prevent and treat heart attacks, and ultimately, save more lives."
Prof Weissberg said that, despite knowing that risk factors such as smoking increase the risk of heart attack, we still have "no way" to stop the furring of the arteries in coronary heart disease that causes many.
"This is a challenge that only research can provide the answer to," he added.
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Twelve people under the age of 65 die from heart attacks each week in Wales, figures from British Heart Foundation Cymru have revealed.
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Twentieth Century Fox and the British Film Institute (BFI) are working to digitally re-master the film, directed by Hugh Hudson.
The film tells the true story of two runners who compete in the 1924 Paris Olympics despite religious obstacles.
It will be shown at more than 100 cinemas around the country from 13 July as part of the London 2012 Festival.
Starring Ian Charleson and Ben Cross, the film won four Oscars, including best picture, screenplay and music for Vangelis' acclaimed score.
Although the film is 31 years old, producer Lord Puttnam believes the message is still relevant.
"Chariots of Fire is about guts, determination and belief. At the heart of the film is the quest for Olympic glory, and I find it hard to imagine anything more likely to resonate throughout the country this summer," he said.
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The BFI is allocating £150,000 of its lottery funding to support the film's release across the country, widening its reach beyond the London 2012 Festival.
The festival will also feature a new film by Bafta-winning Senna director Asif Kapadia - The Odyssey - which will explore the relationship between London and the Olympic games.
It is the last of four short films commissioned especially for the festival.
Directors Mike Leigh, Lynne Ramsay and Streetdance directing duo Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini are already confirmed as part of the project.
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Oscar-winning 1981 film Chariots of Fire is to be brought back to the big screen ahead of this summer's Olympics.
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James Macmillan attacked father-of-five Mahmoud Hussein in Birmingham before running away, leaving him for dead.
Witnesses saw MacMillan shouting abuse before picking up a coping stone and attacking Mr Hussein.
At an earlier hearing at Birmingham Crown Court, Macmillan, 25, admitted attempted murder.
Detectives told the court he had never shown any remorse for the attack, which happened in December 2014 on Stud Lane in Stechford.
After the hearing, Det Insp Nick Dale said: "Despite his guilty plea, Macmillan has never shown any remorse for his actions.
"We are satisfied with the sentence handed to him, which reflects the viciousness of his unprovoked and violent attack."
Speaking to the BBC in July, Mr Hussein - who was left with brain damage and has no recollection of the incident - said the attack "destroyed" his life.
He said he had brought his family to the UK from Palestine to escape troubles there.
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A "remorseless" attacker who hit a stranger over the head with a concrete slab until he was unconscious has been jailed for 17 years.
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The donation, made by clothing manufacturer Montane, has been raised over the past two years by selling specialist clothing.
Kendal MRT Chair Dagmar Johnson said: "This kind of national support eases the financial pressure on teams."
The charity relies on donations to cover the annual running costs of about £45,000 each year.
The Kendal team accepted the cheque as representative of the national mountain rescue organisation because Montante has its UK showroom in its area.
Mrs Johnson said: "We are also eternally grateful to the local people and businesses who have always supported us and continue to provide so much of the financial backing to our volunteers."
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The Kendal Mountain Rescue Team has received a donation of £15,000, on behalf of the national organisation.
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Wanderers have been without a full-time boss since Neil Lennon left in March.
It had been thought that former Bristol City head coach Steve Cotterill and ex-Sheffield United manager Nigel Adkins were the frontrunners for the job.
But the League One club have instead turned to Parkinson, 48, who took charge of City in 2011 and helped them earn promotion from League Two in 2013.
The former Colchester, Charlton and Hull boss also oversaw the Bantams' run to the League Cup final in 2013, and led them to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 2015.
However, he was unable to guide Bradford to a further promotion in 2015-16, as a fifth-placed league finish was followed by defeat in the play-off semi-finals by Millwall.
Bolton suffered relegation from the Championship last term, having dealt with serious financial troubles off the pitch.
Wanderers appointed academy boss Jimmy Phillips as their interim manager following Lennon's departure, but he won only one of his nine games in charge.
"This appointment is one which makes sense - and despite the challenges which clearly lie ahead for the new manager, it could well turn out to be worth the wait.
"He already has a promotion from League One to the Championship, when he guided Colchester to a higher division, achieved on a relatively low budget.
"Further managerial spells have been with Hull City, Charlton and Bradford, where he guided the Bantams to promotion to League One, a League Cup final, and a never-to-be-forgotten FA Cup win over Chelsea."
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Bolton will name Bradford City boss Phil Parkinson as their new manager on Friday, BBC Radio Manchester reports.
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The opening Test will take place in Brisbane on 11 June, with the second match in Melbourne a week later and the final game in Sydney on 25 June.
England, who beat the Wallabies 26-17 at Twickenham in November last year, have not toured Australia since 2010.
The teams, who first faced each other in 1909, will meet in Pool A of the World Cup on Saturday, 3 October.
Australian Rugby Union chief executive Bill Pulver said: "It is remarkable that Australia and England have never before played a three-match series and the history of this occasion is sure to add to the anticipation for the tour."
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Australia will host England in a three-match series for the first time, after the 2015-16 Premiership season.
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It is not clear what caused the death of Abubakar Audu, who is from President Muhammadu Buhari's APC party.
The BBC's Chris Ewokor says the 68-year-old was believed to have received the most votes at the time of his death.
The result for the weekend's election has not been declared following reports of irregularities.
Mr Audu has been buried on Monday according to Islamic rites in his hometown Ogbonicha.
Our correspondent says that Mr Audu had been accused of stealing funds when he had previously served as Kogi state governor, something which he denied.
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A governorship candidate for Kogi state in central Nigeria has died while the votes were being counted.
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The money, £295,000, has been awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to the North Pennines area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) Partnership.
The Altogether Archaeology pilot project was launched two years ago.
It aims to improve the understanding of the way people have lived in the North Pennines over the past 10,000 years.
The pilot phase involved excavation work at the 13th century Muggleswick Grange in County Durham, and Westgate Castle, the former Bishop of Durham's medieval hunting lodge.
The volunteers also took part in an excavation of a prehistoric rock art site near Hallbankgate, and a Bronze Age cemetery on Appleby Golf Course in Cumbria.
The North Pennines AONB Partnership is an alliance of 25 public, statutory and voluntary sector bodies with an interest in the future of the area.
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An archaeology project in the north of England has received funding to expand a volunteer programme for a further three years.
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The attack took place close to the area used by military vehicles and targeted a European police training mission vehicle.
Two Afghan teenage girls, described as bystanders, died in the blast, while at least 18 people were injured.
The Taliban said it carried out the attack in a statement emailed to media.
The British victim has not been named but UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said he was a security contractor.
Mr Hammond said he "strongly condemned (the Taliban's) cowardly actions".
A spokeswoman for the EU's police mission (Eupol), Sari Haukka-Konu, said one non-mission member who had been travelling in the Eupol vehicle had been killed.
The attack is the second major incident in Kabul within a week. A Taliban gun attack on a hotel in the city on Thursday killed 14 people, most of them foreigners.
At least eight women and three children were among the wounded in Sunday's attack, Kabul police said, in addition to three members of Eupol.
The powerful bomb sent up a plume of smoke, which cleared to show a scene of carnage, the BBC's David Loyn in Kabul reports.
Rescuers struggled to carry wounded civilians from the scene in the confused aftermath of the bombing, and a doctor at a nearby hospital dealing with the wounded was reported to have found some of his own relatives among them.
A spokesman for the interior ministry, Najib Danish, told reporters that one foreign military vehicle and two civilian vehicles were damaged in the attack.
The bombing on Sunday comes two weeks after the first exploratory peace talks between the Taliban and a group of negotiators including representatives of the government.
Our correspondent says that it is clear that while talking peace, some elements in the Taliban are keeping up the pressure.
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A suicide bomb attack near the entrance of the international airport in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed three people, including a British citizen.
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Rovers defender Rory McKeown put his side ahead after seven minutes with his first goal for the club.
McManus equalised deep in the second half, but the hosts hit back moments later as Aidan Connolly fired home.
McManus found the net a second time with three minutes remaining only for substitute Hardie to hand his side all three Championship points at the death.
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Ryan Hardie's late winner negated Declan McManus' brace and edged a 3-2 victory for Raith Rovers over Morton.
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Botha signed a two-year deal in January and was due to move to Belfast at the end of the Bulls' Super Rugby campaign.
However, the 25-year-old flanker has suffered a series of injury setbacks and Ulster were informed there was an increased risk in the deal.
Botha sustained a knee injury playing in New Zealand in April.
Bryn Cunningham, Ulster's Operations Director, described their decision as unfortunate for the player and the club.
"We were looking forward to welcoming him to Kingspan Stadium. However, we have acted with the best interests of team performance in mind," Cunningham said.
"We have meticulous processes for player recruitment and, having commissioned an independent medical assessment in South Africa, it was recommended that the risk had increased following his most recent injury.
"This view was shared by our own medical team.
"Everyone associated with Ulster hopes that Arno will go on to have a long and successful career.
"Once this decision was reached, we compiled an extensive list of potential targets and we will announce a signing to bolster the forward pack in due course."
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South Africa international Arno Botha's move to Ulster has fallen through following a medical assessment, the Pro12 club has announced.
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The UKIP leader said this was "the one thing I got wrong in this campaign".
Labour has ruled out a referendum, saying it would be a "a clear and present danger" to jobs and business, and Mr Farage said this made a deal impossible between the parties.
David Cameron has promised an in-out referendum by 2017 if he remains PM.
Mr Farage said he did not like the Conservatives' timetable but that there was a possibility of a "conversation" between his party and the Tories.
On Labour's position, he said: "The one thing I got wrong in this campaign is that I said nine months ago that I thought Miliband would go towards the referendum position on Europe to try and box the issue off.
"He didn't do that and from a UKIP voter's perspective it's completely impossible to do a deal with a man that won't give a referendum."
Speaking on the BBC's Question Time election special on Thursday night, Mr Miliband said he did not think it was right to spend two years debating the EU rather than focus on issues like falling wages and the NHS.
With polls pointing towards a hung parliament, Mr Farage has ruled out a formal coalition with any of the parties, but has said he would support a minority Conservative government - although he did not like the timeframe or the terms of the referendum suggested by Mr Cameron.
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has said his party would not join any government if it relied on support from UKIP.
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Nigel Farage has said he was wrong to assume Labour leader Ed Miliband would end up backing a referendum on the UK's EU membership.
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About half of union members voted, with 74% of those backing industrial action in the dispute over rest breaks.
Thomas Cook Airlines said plans were in place to make sure customers would still be able to go on holiday in the event of strikes.
The British airline flies more than six million passengers a year to the US, continental Europe, Asia and Africa.
A Unite spokesman said union bosses would hold talks with the airline and conciliation service Acas on Thursday and next Tuesday.
He said it was not the union's intention to disrupt holiday plans during half-term, which for most schoolchildren begins this weekend.
For a strike to go ahead, the union would need to give Thomas Cook seven days' notice, and that notice has not been served.
Thomas Cook has reduced its cabin crew's breaks from one 20-minute break every six hours to one 20-minute break every 12 hours worked - the minimum indicated in the Civil Aviation Authority's guidelines.
Unite says crew should have at least two 20-minute breaks every 12 hours.
A spokesman for Thomas Cook Airlines said: "We're disappointed Unite cabin crew members have taken the decision to vote for strike action.
"The safety of both our people and our customers is our top priority and we rigorously adhere to the rules around crew breaks."
He said the airline was "committed" to working with Unite to find a solution to end the dispute.
"Meanwhile, we've put together plans to ensure that our customers will still be able to go on holiday, despite any possible strike action."
Thomas Cook Airlines has a fleet of 31 planes, employs 2,500 people and has its head office at Manchester Airport.
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Thomas Cook cabin crew voted in favour of a strike in a row over health and safety, the Unite union has said.
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Wilson has been told he can leave Old Trafford on loan by boss Jose Mourinho.
He spent most of last season with Brighton, scoring five goals in 27 appearances for the Championship club.
Derby hope the opportunity of regular first-team football will appeal to the 20-year-old, who featured twice for United last season.
The Rams have only scored one goal in their three league games so far this season.
Last season's top scorer Chris Martin was the subject of a £6.5m bid from Wolves earlier this month, which was rejected.
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Championship clubs Derby County and Fulham are among those to have asked about taking Manchester United striker James Wilson on loan.
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Orta has previously worked as the technical director of Sevilla and spent the last 18 months as the head of recruitment at Middlesbrough.
Leeds chairman Andrea Radrizzani said: "I have been impressed by his knowledge of the game, his extensive scouting network and his desire to help us achieve our objective."
The Elland Road side are managerless after Garry Monk resigned last week.
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Leeds United have appointed Victor Orta as director of football.
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The Committee for the Defence of Democracy, which organised the protest, says President Andrzej Duda is breaking the law in his appointment of judges.
Mr Duda is an ally of the Law and Justice party, which won elections in October.
MPs have accused the party of carrying out a "creeping coup d'etat".
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The protests are centred on a dispute about the powers of Poland's Constitutional Court, which can block legislation. The government says the court is biased because it is run mainly by judges appointed by the previous government.
The government ignored two of the court's rulings in December.
Around 50,000 people marched through the streets of Warsaw, with some chanting "Duda must go", according to AP.
Others carried banners calling on Jaroslaw Kaczynski - leader of the Law and Justice party - to leave Poland alone.
"Together we will stand as a non-partisan front to protect democracy and show our discontent regarding what is being done to institutions in a democratic state," the founder of the KOD movement, Mateusz Kijowski, told Radio Poland.
Opposition parties, including the Civic Platform and the Modern party, have also criticised the government, according to local media.
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Tens of thousands of people marched in the Polish capital Warsaw, accusing the new government of trying to manipulate state institutions.
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Mr Schreyer, who previously worked for Audi and Volkswagen, will streamline the design operation and seek synergy between the two Korean brands.
Three weeks ago the German was named Kia's first foreign president.
Hyundai's Woong-Chul Yang said the move was "imperative to secure long-term competitiveness" and to help "enhance our brand value".
Kia was bought by Hyundai Motor in 1998 during the Asian financial crisis, and has been expanding sales at a faster pace than Hyundai in the US and Europe.
Mr Schreyer spent a decade with VW Group as head of Audi and head of Volkswagen design.
"Mr. Schreyer brings a wealth of experience in design from the global auto industry and has a deep understanding of the Hyundai Motor Group." said Mr Yang.
"These valuable qualities will help build the foundation needed to make Hyundai and Kia leading global top automakers," added Mr Yang.
Hyundai-Kia sold a total of 7.12 million vehicles around the globe last year,, up 8% on 2011.
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Kia's design boss Peter Schreyer has been named as the new chief designer for the wider Hyundai Motor Group.
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The visitors hit the front early when Angelo Balanta seized upon a misplaced pass and beat goalkeeper Sam Johnson with the aid of a deflection.
Gateshead rallied quickly and equalised within a couple of minutes. Toby Ajala swung in a corner and Ryan Bowman headed home.
Neil Aspin's hosts had much the better of a goalless second period. Danny Johnson hit a free-kick that Grant Smith saved and also planted an effort just wide.
Wes York almost enhanced his fine start to the season with a swift turn and strike at goal, but Smith was again in form.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Gateshead 1, Boreham Wood 1.
Second Half ends, Gateshead 1, Boreham Wood 1.
Substitution, Gateshead. Sam Jones replaces Danny Johnson.
Substitution, Gateshead. Mitch Brundle replaces Toby Ajala.
Substitution, Boreham Wood. Jordan Chiedozie replaces Morgan Ferrier.
Second Half begins Gateshead 1, Boreham Wood 1.
First Half ends, Gateshead 1, Boreham Wood 1.
Ricky Shakes (Boreham Wood) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Gateshead 1, Boreham Wood 1. Ryan Bowman (Gateshead).
Goal! Gateshead 0, Boreham Wood 1. Angelo Balanta (Boreham Wood).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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Both Gateshead and Boreham Wood continued their progress in the top half of the National League after a draw in the north east.
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Dyma fyddai'n tro cyntaf i swyddogion arfog grwydro maes y Brifwyl, fydd yn cael ei chynnal eleni ger Bodedern rhwng 4 a 12 Awst.
Dywedodd prif weithredwr yr ŵyl, Elfed Roberts fod yn rhaid i'r Eisteddfod gymryd camau "oherwydd beth sydd 'di digwydd dros y misoedd diwethaf".
Yn gynharach eleni fe wnaeth yr Urdd amddiffyn y penderfyniad i gael heddlu arfog yn yr eisteddfod ieuenctid ym Mhencoed, gan ddweud eu bod yn rhan o "gamau diogelwch angenrheidiol".
Daeth y presenoldeb arfog yn Eisteddfod yr Urdd ddiwedd mis Mai wythnos yn unig wedi'r ymosodiad terfysgol ym Manceinion ble chafodd 22 o bobl eu lladd gan ffrwydrad.
Mae'r brifwyl hefyd wedi gorfod ystyried eu trefniadau diogelwch o ganlyniad i'r hinsawdd presennol, yn ôl y prif weithredwr.
"Mi fydd 'na fesurau yn y fynedfa o ran chwilio bagiau wrth fynd i mewn," meddai Mr Roberts.
"Oherwydd beth sydd 'di digwydd dros y misoedd diwethaf, dwi'n meddwl bod hi'n anorfod bod rhaid i ni edrych ar y mesurau diogelwch. Rydan ni wedi bod yn trafod hyn efo'r heddlu a'r cyngor sir."
Ychwanegodd: "Mae'n debyg y byddan nhw [heddlu arfog] yna. 'Da ni wedi cael trafodaethau gyda Heddlu Gogledd Cymru, a phenderfyniad yr Eisteddfod ydi beth bynnag mae Heddlu'r Gogledd yn ei gynghori, yna 'da ni'n barod i fynd efo hynny.
"Nhw sy'n gwybod beth sydd orau, nhw ydi'r arbenigwyr, ganddyn nhw mae'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf, ac felly os 'dyn nhw'n teimlo bod rhaid cael heddlu arfog, yna bydd 'na heddlu arfog yna.
"Sut mae'r heddlu arfog yn cerdded o gwmpas y maes, ydyn nhw'n cerdded yn agored ta be', mae hynny eto fyny i'r heddlu."
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Mae'r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol wedi dweud ei bod hi'n "debygol" y bydd heddlu arfog ar faes yr ŵyl ar Ynys Môn.
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Richard Hewitt drove from Cheshire to Newcastle after arranging to meet what he thought was a 13-year-old girl.
The 40-year-old, of Ellesmere Port, had used an online teen chat room and sent messages asking for sex.
He admitted attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming and was jailed for two years.
At an earlier hearing at Newcastle Crown Court he also pleaded guilty to breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order, which he had been subject to since 2007.
The fake profile of a girl called "Jessie" had been created by members of Dark Justice, which describes itself as a group of concerned citizens targeting paedophiles online.
Hewitt, who had 26 previous offences on his record, asked for naked selfies and sent WhatsApp messages requesting sex.
They included one which said: "I will be your first".
In August he drove from his home to Newcastle for what he thought was a meeting with the teenager.
Instead, he was confronted by members of Dark Justice who blocked his car to stop him leaving.
Speaking outside court, one of its members said: "He snapped his own phone and bent it like a banana, trying to destroy the evidence.
"He went crazy, he absolutely flipped out. He looks like a Chihuahua, but he fought like a pitbull."
Appearing at the sentencing via videolink, Hewitt said "I'm sorry" and "I need help".
Judge Robert Adams told him he had a "bad record for sexual offending".
Dark Justice has been running for two years and says its work has led to 64 people being arrested and 34 convictions.
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A man confronted by internet paedophile hunters "fought like a pitbull" and tried to smash his phone to destroy evidence.
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The visitors had the best chance of the first half as Ajay Leitch-Smith's drilled shot cannoned off the post.
Sam Foley should have given Vale the lead but he ballooned his shot over the bar from close range.
With the game seemingly heading for a draw, Maddison danced his way past two Vale defenders before unleashing a shot into the net to seal the win.
Coventry remain unbeaten at home in League One this season.
Sky Blues manager Tony Mowbray told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire:
"For the group it was a very important win. I think they knew how important it was, but they started the game like we'd all had too much turkey yesterday.
"It wasn't just me - there was a discussion at half-time to get us going, and the second half was a lot better.
"The points are important. The days when you don't play so well but get the points are always huge. On the second-half display, we deserved to take the three points."
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Substitute James Maddison's fantastic late strike earned Coventry a hard-fought victory over Port Vale.
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