Police have praised the "good family atmosphere" among the thousands of people who turned out to watch Guid Nychburris events in Dumfries.

Article: The team, from the University of Bristol, found that raindrops kick off very fast vibrations in the lid of the plant's jug-shaped leaves.
This propels ants from the lid into the pitcher trap below, where they drown and are consumed by digestive juices.
The findings, published in the journal PNAS, are based on high-speed cameras and laser vibration measurements.
Using these instruments, Dr Ulrike Bauer and her colleagues recorded extremely fast movement in the lid of the pitcher leaf, after it was hit by a raindrop.
It wobbles like a stiff spring, she said.
"You have a raindrop hitting the surface and that causes it to move down, fast. Then because of this spring property, it moves to a certain point and springs back.
"You get an oscillation, very similar to when you put a ruler on the edge of your desk and flick the end down with your finger."
This movement is unique in the plant kingdom, Dr Bauer said - partly because of its speed, which easily outstrips the insect-trapping manoeuvres of other carnivorous plants, and partly because of the way it exploits an external energy source.
"Having a fast movement in a plant is unusual in itself," she explained, "but having a fast movement that doesn't require the plant to invest any energy - it just requires it to build the structure - that's something quite surprising."
The findings place the species in the study, Nepenthes gracilis, into its own carnivorous category; it belongs neither with "active" carnivorous plants, like flytraps, nor motionless "passive" insect eaters - like most other pitcher plants.
Key to the pitcher's rain-powered trap is the stiffness of its lid. When the team studied another species, which catches ants using only the slippery rim of its pitcher, they found it had a more bendy lid.
This meant that vibrations from a falling raindrop were concentrated right at the tip - much like the motion of a springboard used in competitive diving, Dr Bauer explained.
"It concentrates the acceleration at the very tip. If you try to jump off the middle of...

Summary: A carnivorous pitcher plant uses power from falling raindrops to fling ants to their doom, biologists have discovered.
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Article: European legal experts said the UK may still be liable after Brexit because of "concrete" obligations entered into.
Professor Takis Tridimas, from Kings College London, said commitments the UK had made under the EU's budgetary system would have to be "honoured".
The EU's current Multi-Annual Financial Framework, which sets a seven-year ceiling on spending, runs until 2020.
This has raised the question of what will happen if the UK leaves in 2019.
The UK is expected to begin official Brexit negotiations this Spring, with the talks scheduled to last two years.
Ending Britain's annual financial contributions to the EU was one of the key arguments during the referendum campaign, with Brexit supporters arguing money could be better spent on the NHS and other UK priorities.
The UK government has not ruled out voluntarily contributing to remain part of certain EU programmes, such as the student project Erasmus or Horizon, after Brexit.
But the more controversial issue of whether the UK may have to contribute to the EU's budget for a short period after it leaves has yet to be addressed.
Prof Tridimas chair of European law at Kings College London, told the Lords EU Financial Affairs sub-committee that the UK had signed up to commitments under the Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MAFF), which was unanimously agreed by member states in 2013, until 2020.
While there was no precedent for a member state leaving, he said he believed these commitments were legally binding under existing EU treaties and the terms of the UK's entry into the then European Economic Community in 1972.
However, he said they could potentially be amended in "unforeseeable circumstances", if all member states agreed.
"MAFF can be revised and I think Brexit is grounds for revision," he told peers. "But to my mind unanimity will be required to affect it."
Pressed by committee chair Baroness Falkner whether it could be resolved as part of the Brexit negotiations, he said there was a "good possibility" of a deal.
"It would be wise to have one," he said....

Summary: The UK may have to contribute to the EU's budget after leaving unless a deal is done, peers have been told.
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Article: Scotland's chief statistician said there had also been a 4% reduction in homelessness applications compared to the previous year.
However, there was a rise in the number of children in temporary accommodation.
The Scottish government said it wanted to work to reduce homelessness even further.
The Homelessness and Housing Options Statistics report found there were 28,000 cases in Scotland assessed as homeless or threatened with homelessness.
Of these, 25,000 cases were judged to be "unintentionally homeless" and therefore with a right to settled accommodation. About two-thirds secured this accommodation, mainly through the social or private rented sector.
Scottish local authorities said they received about 35,000 homelessness applications during 2015/16.
There has been no change in the number of households in temporary accommodation.
Shelter Scotland said the statistics showed 591 more children were homeless and living in temporary accommodation in 2015/16 than the year before.
The organisation's head of communications and policy, Adam Lang, called the figures "worrying" and said they should set "alarm bells ringing" when combined with the 220,000 children living in poverty in Scotland.
He added: "The impact of poverty and homelessness on children's health and life chances can be devastating. Children living in temporary accommodation can miss up to 55 school days a year, that's a quarter of the school year.
"If Scotland is serious about tackling child poverty and closing the educational attainment gap, then ministers must act now to ensure that all children in Scotland have access to a safe, secure and affordable home."
Shelter Scotland also said Scotland needed a "major step change in the supply of new affordable homes".
Scottish Housing Minister Kevin Stewart welcomed the decrease in homelessness and said the government was doing all it could to make sure everyone had access to a "warm and safe place to stay".
"It is, however, our aim to stop people becoming homeless in the first place which is much better...

Summary: The number of people in Scotland assessed as homeless or under the threat of being homeless went down by 5% in 2015/16, official figures showed.
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Article: The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company will take up residency at London's Garrick Theatre for a year in October.
The Cinderella director said he wanted "to have a creative home where you could do a programme of work, rather than just one-offs".
The season will begin with The Winter's Tale, starring Branagh and Dame Judi.
In May 2016, James will star opposite her Cinderella co-star Richard Madden - best known for his role as Robb Stark in Game of Thrones - in Romeo and Juliet, directed by Sir Kenneth.
Other highlights include Harlequinade, a little-known Terence Rattigan play about a theatre company performing The Winter's Tale and Romeo and Juliet, and the behind-the-scenes dramas that ensue.
In black comedy, The Painkiller, Sir Kenneth and Rob Brydon will reprise the roles they played to acclaim at Belfast's Lyric Theatre.
And late in 2016, Sir Kenneth will take on the lead role in John Osborne's The Entertainer, a role made famous by Sir Laurence Olivier.
'Epic quality'
It is not the first time the actor-director has mirrored Sir Laurence.
Early in his career, in 1989, his performance of the lead role in Henry V drew comparison with the revered star. The film was produced by Branagh's earlier theatre company, the Renaissance Theatre Company, which he ran between 1988 and 1992.
The new company brings together many of Sir Kenneth's former collaborators, including US director Rob Ashford, who worked with him on the recent production of Macbeth at the Manchester International Festival, and composer Patrick Doyle.
"I wanted to have a place and a space, and a building, in which to create a season of work," Sir Kenneth told the BBC's arts editor, Will Gompertz.
But unlike Kevin Spacey, Sir Kenneth said did not want to take on the long-term role of artistic director, stressing that - with his parallel work in film and TV - he wanted to avoid "getting tied in or tied up for a very long period of time in a single place".
"I am here because the idea of a theatrical home is very appealing to me," he told the BBC, adding...

Summary: Sir Kenneth Branagh is setting up a theatre company, with Dame Judi Dench, Rob Brydon and Lily James among stars set to perform in a season of plays.
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Article: In previous years crime figures have seen a significant rise during the annual celebration.
Good weather on Saturday meant a larger number of spectators than usual turned out to the event.
However, Insp Stuart Wilson said that other than a "few minor incidents" it had passed peacefully.
He said: "The annual Guid Nychburris celebrations started early with police cyclists escorting about 200 horses through the traffic in Dumfries.
"The good weather meant that there were a large number of spectators out to watch the horses, the crowning ceremony and the parade in the centre of Dumfries but it was a good family atmosphere and there were no policing issues.
"Local police were assisted by police horses and Operational Support Division from Glasgow to make sure the crowds were safe."

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Pope Francis has recognised a second miracle attributed to Mother Teresa, clearing the way for the Roman Catholic nun to be made a saint next year.

Article: Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill said the deadlock was a "consequence" of the Democratic Unionist Party's (DUP) support for the Tory government.
The failure to reach a power-sharing deal was a "monumental failure" by Theresa May, she said.
DUP leader Arlene Foster said her party will "keep working over the summer".
Northern Ireland has been without a functioning devolved government since January, when the coalition led by the two biggest parties, the DUP and Sinn Féin, collapsed over a green energy scandal.
In a statement, Mr Brokenshire said the issues dividing the parties "cannot be resolved quickly enough to enable an executive to be formed" soon.
He added that the government would "not forget our responsibilities to uphold political stability and good governance".
"I will reflect carefully in the coming days on any further steps which may be required to support the continued effective provision of public services in Northern Ireland."
The secretary of state has dropped a hint that he is now considering passing a budget from Westminster.
Northern Ireland's civil servants have been controlling finances for several months.
But, to date, they have only had 75% of the block grant allocation.
A budget bill would change that - giving access to all £10bn of annual day-to-day spending.
It would also split the cash among individual departments like health and education.
However, it still leaves the question of who decides what polices or projects to spend it on.
These can be political decisions for ministers - not civil servants.
BBC NI's Political Editor Mark Devenport said a source had told him it was unlikely Mr Brokenshire would legislate for a budget before the Autumn.
The Irish Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Coveney, urged the parties to "reflect on how progress can best be made".
Mrs Foster said the DUP wanted to see devolution restored at Stormont and would not abandon the talks process.
"I know people think politicians don't work over the summer, but actually we will keep working over the summer months to try...

Summary: The Northern Ireland Secretary, James Brokenshire, has said he will "reflect" on his next move after talks failed to restore a power-sharing executive.
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Article: Kevin Rose, 57, hit a Vauxhall Corsa before mounting a pavement in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire.
He struck pedestrian Lucy Brown, 18, of Prestatyn, killing her instantly.
Rose, of Guildford, Surrey, was given a 30-week prison sentence, suspended for two years, and banned from driving for a year.
Rose was convicted last month at Caernarfon Crown Court of  causing death by careless driving in November 2013 but was cleared of a more serious death by dangerous driving charge.
The trial heard Rose was driving a box van and had stopped at a lay-by.
He poured coffee from a flask and was drinking it while driving, which led to the fatal crash, he said.
The defendant coughed and fainted, meaning he was no longer in control of the vehicle.
Judge Robin Rowland, sentencing at Merthyr Crown Court, said: "Anyone contemplating this case cannot help but reflect that had you stayed for another minute or so to drink your coffee before driving off, the chain of events that followed would not have happened."
Rose was also ordered to pay Â£2,800 costs and a Â£100 surcharge.
PC Jo Roberts of North Wales Police said: "It is very sad that a small number of motorists still feel they can behave in a totally inconsiderate and careless manner when they take to the roads."

Summary: A man who ran over and killed a student after fainting following a coughing fit from drinking coffee at the wheel has been given a suspended jail sentence.
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Article: Mr Zimmerman, a neighbourhood watchman, was cleared over the death of the 17-year-old in February 2012 after saying he acted in self-defence.
He said he was selling the gun partly to raise funds to fight "Hillary Clinton's anti-firearm rhetoric".
The Martin family would not "comment on the actions of that person", they said.
"The Trayvon Martin Foundation is committed to its mission of ending senseless gun violence in the United States," his family said in a statement to media in Florida.
"This election season, we are laser focused on furthering that mission."
When asked by Florida television channel WOFL what he would say to people opposed to the sale, Mr Zimmerman said: "They're not going to be bidding on it, so I couldn't care less about them.''
Few cases in recent years have been more racially sensitive or led to such an anguished national conversation as the killing of Trayvon Martin. It sparked demonstrations around the country, prompted President Obama to remark that if he had a son, he'd have looked like the black teenager and brought about the first use on social media of the hashtag "Black Lives Matter."
So the decision of the former neighbourhood watchman, George Zimmerman to put the gun he used up for auction not only seems extraordinary but also cruel and callous - especially since he refers to the weapon on the online site as an "American icon."
This is not the first time that Zimmerman has sought to cash in on his notoriety. His first painting of an American flag, emblazoned with the words "God One Nation with Liberty and Justice For All," sold on eBay for the staggering sum of $100,000. But it did not impress critics, who called it "primitive" and "appalling."
Harsher language will no doubt be used to describe the sale of the pistol that killed Trayvon Martin.
The one-day online auction opens at 11:00 EDT (15:00 GMT) on Thursday. The opening bidding price for the 9mm pistol is set at $5,000 (Â£3,464).
On the auction site, Mr Zimmerman refers to the gun as an "American icon", and says it was...

Summary: A gun used to shoot dead unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin is to be auctioned by the man who shot him, George Zimmerman.
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Article: In the period from July to September, four boards hit the standard for getting at least 95% of suspected patients their first treatment within that time limit.
The national picture showed nine out of 10 patients (90%) started treatment within the 62 days.
This was a reduction on 92.1% in the previous quarter.
In the latest quarter, NHS Grampian, Highland, Orkney, Shetland, Tayside, Western Isles, Fife, Lothian, Ayrshire and Arran and Greater Glasgow and Clyde fell below the standard.
A second standard to ensure 95% of all patients wait a maximum 31 days from decision to treat to their first treatment was reached.
At 95.2%, it was a fall on the previous three months when it was 96.3%.
Scottish Health Secretary Shona Robison said: "It is vital that we treat cancer as quickly as possible and that's why we have set rigorous standards in this area.
"I am pleased to see that the 31-day standard continues to be met and that the average wait is only seven days once a decision has been made to treat.
"Over the last few years, cancer services have developed and improved significantly with more doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals and state-of-the-art equipment in all five of Scotland's cancer centres.
"Overall cancer death rates have dropped by 11% over the past 10 years and the overall cancer mortality rate for 2014 is the lowest over the past decade."
Ms Robison said the Scottish government was committed to publishing a new cancer strategy by spring 2016, which will include further investment in cancer services.

Summary: Ten of Scotland's health boards have missed a target for treating cancer patients within 62 days of referral.
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Article: The miracle involved the healing of a Brazilian man with several brain tumours in 2008, the Vatican said.
Mother Teresa died in 1997 and was beatified - the first step towards sainthood - in 2003.
She won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor in the slums of Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta).
"The Holy Father has authorised the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to proclaim the decree concerning the miracle attributed to the intercession of blessed Mother Teresa," the Vatican said on Friday.
She is expected to be canonised in Rome in September.
Beatification by the Catholic Church requires one miracle, while the process of becoming recognised as a saint requires proof of at least two miracles.
Mother Teresa was beatified in 2003 after Pope John Paul II accepted as authentic a miracle attributed to her.
He judged that the curing of an Indian woman suffering from an abdominal tumour was the result of the supernatural intervention of the late Mother Teresa - a claim challenged by Indian rationalists.
There are few details about the recovery of the Brazilian man, whose life the Vatican says was saved in the second miracle.
His identity has not been disclosed to maintain the discretion needed for the investigation, the Catholic New Agency has said.
It says he was unexpectedly cured from brain tumours in 2008 after his priest prayed for Mother Teresa's intervention with God.
Born Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia, in 1910, she founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1949, dedicating her life to caring for impoverished and sick people in Kolkata.
Known as the "saint of the gutter", she earned worldwide acclaim for her efforts.
Her critics, however, accused her of mixing with dictators and peddling a hardline Catholicism.

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North Korea has test fired a mid-range ballistic missile which crashed a few seconds after launch, say South Korean military officials.

Article: Children use their computers for more than an hour a day, researchers say.
The study showed YouTube was the most popular destination.
Jackie Marsh of the University of Sheffield said parents needed to check the appropriateness of what their infant children were using online.
The study revealed the widespread use of tablet computers among toddlers, averaging an hour and 19 minutes on weekdays and slightly longer at weekends.
Most were able to use touchscreens to control the computer and were using them to play games, watch television, films and online videos.
The Economic and Social Research Council-funded project examined computer use in 2,000 families with one or more tablet computers - and found that 31% of under-fives had their own device.
"It may seem surprising that in homes with a tablet, nearly a third of under-fives have their own device," said Lydia Plowman of the University of Edinburgh.
"But when parents upgrade their tablet, many pass on their older model to their children. Budget models are also popular gifts."
The study also involved the collaboration of the BBC's CBeebies service for young children - and CBeebies was found to be one of the most popular apps for this age group.
Other popular online services and games were Disney, Angry Birds, Minecraft and Candy Crush.
Prof Marsh, from the University of Sheffield's school of education, said that parents needed to watch out for games or apps that are not "age-appropriate" or which do not offer much value for such pre-school children.
She also warned about the adverts and pop-up links that can come with apps and websites.
"The study showed that the use of apps on tablets by pre-schoolers can be very productive and foster a wide range of play and creativity. However, apps need to be chosen carefully by parents for this age group."
A previous Ofcom study, published earlier this year, had shown that tablet computers were particularly popular with families with children - and among the 5 to 15-year-old age group, 71% of children had access to a tablet...

Summary: In families which own tablet computers, almost a third of children aged under five have their own device, according to a study by the universities of Sheffield and Edinburgh.
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Article: The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) also needs to step up its enforcement and regulation activity, the review said.
The NIEA's responsibilities include illegal waste.
The recommendations are in a report by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland.
The report examined the work of an NIEA unit responsible for major criminal investigations.
Its recommendations have been welcomed by Environment Minister Mark H Durkan who said they "mirror my approach".
Criminal Justice Inspection was called in to review the Environmental Crime Unit after concerns were raised last year about the way cases were being conducted.
It found there was nothing to suggest "systematic malpractice" and said claims of "criminal interference" were "unproven".
But it did suggest measures that could improve the unit's performance, including the prioritisation of serious cases.
James Corrigan of the Criminal Justice Inspection said: "The unit needs to apply a much more robust and rigorous approach to enforcement.
"That mean's much more focus on gathering evidence, a greater focus on case preparation and a greater focus on effective prosecution."
The report said more staff with an investigations background should be recruited.
It also recommended that there should be a strategic assessment of the waste industry to establish the scale of environmental crime in it.
It also said that when deciding which cases to pursue, persistent serious offenders should not benefit from discretion.
"The underlying principle of full compliance and respect for the law should be clearly stated and emphasised," it said.
Mr Durkan said the inspection team had been called in at his request.
"We already have a business plan in place to build strong partnerships with other law enforcement agencies to get tougher on those who damage our environment and heritage," he said.
"I accept all the report's recommendations in principle and, subject to some issues of resourcing, look forward to helping drive these forward, in partnership with our stakeholders. "
The...

Summary: The agency that investigates serious environmental crime needs to deal more rigorously with offenders, a review has found.
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Article: Comic Enterprises had argued that 20th Century Fox's production had breached its trademark rights to the phrase The Glee Club.
A High Court judge ruled in the UK company's favour but said it had not been damaged.
The owner of the comedy and music venue chain, Mark Tughan, said he felt vindicated by the ruling.
Speaking after the hearing, he said: "It's a relief because you can't get any more David and Goliath than this.
"I always knew it would be a career-defining situation but I did not take it on for the fun of it - I took it on to win."
After the verdict was announced a spokesman for The Glee Club said in a statement: "The TV show could now be taken off air in the UK, Glee merchandise and DVDs removed from UK shops and music downloads halted."
A 20th Century Fox Television spokesperson stated: "We intend to appeal and are confident that, as the case plays out, we will ultimately prevail. We remain committed to delivering Glee to all of its fans in the UK."
The television show, about a singing club at a fictional US high school, first aired in 2009 on the Fox Channel - part of Rupert Murdoch's media empire.
Mr Tughan said the trademark was registered in 1999 and launched legal proceedings against 20th Century Fox in September 2011, which was contested.
He said: "Smaller independent businesses should take heart from today's decision.
"It clearly shows that trademark infringements by large multi-national companies can be effectively challenged in British courts.
"Trademark law does not exclusively exist for the world's largest companies, able to spend millions of pounds to protect their intellectual property, whilst simultaneously infringing the trademarks of others."
Deputy High Court Judge Roger Wyand QC made no mention of compensation in his written ruling but did state subsequent issues would be studied at another hearing.
He said album compilations of songs performed on the show had been sold in the UK, two world concert tours had included performances in Manchester and London and Glee merchandise had...

Summary: A comedy club chain has won a "David and Goliath" legal battle against the makers of US television show Glee.
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Article: The plan is included in the Landfill Disposals Tax Bill being introduced in the assembly.
Fly-tippers can already be fined and prosecuted, but would also face a tax on what they dumped on top of those existing penalties.
Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford said the tax was part of efforts to achieve the goal of a zero-waste Wales.
The new Landfill Disposals Tax will replace landfill tax in Wales from April 2018 when the power is devolved from Westminster.
Landfill tax is currently charged on disposals of waste at authorised landfill sites.
But the plan to tax unauthorised dumping of waste is the one big change from the law as it currently stands.
This would cover both disposal at larger scale unauthorised sites and fly-tipping.
Both are currently illegal and anyone caught doing it, or allowing it, on a large scale would be subject to fines plus the new tax, which will be charged retrospectively.
Welsh Government are still looking at how it would be policed and what sort of steps would need to be taken to enforce payment of the tax.
They are understood to view the new tax as a deterrent to dissuade people from dumping illegally in the first place rather than as a revenue-raising scheme.
Apart from taxing the unauthorised dumping of rubbish, the new Welsh law is unlikely to differ much from the current state of affairs in England.
But Welsh Government officials say it makes legal and political sense for the assembly to control landfill tax because waste policy is already devolved.
The rates of tax are likely to be the same as those in England with the Welsh Government keen to avoid so-called "waste tourism".
The concern is that operators would travel between England and Wales to dump rubbish where lower taxes made landfill site charges cheaper.
Welsh officials are working with the UK Treasury to ensure that lower tax revenues from landfill are taken into account when the Welsh Government's block grant is calculated.
The tax is expected to raise Â£34m in Wales in 2016-17, but fall to Â£27m by 2018-19 due to...

Summary: Fly-tippers who are caught dumping waste could face being taxed under a new law coming into effect in 2018.
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Article: It is thought to be the second test of the North's new Musudan missile. An attempt earlier this month also failed.
The tests come amid a recent ramp-up in weapons activity as the country prepares for a rare party congress.
Reports suggest it is planning a fifth nuclear test, despite condemnation of its last test in January.
South Korean officials said the mid-range missile launch took place early Thursday morning near the eastern coastal city of Wonsan but the missile "crashed a few seconds later" in the coastal area, reported Yonhap news agency.
The incident was captured by a US surveillance satellite.
The Musudan missiles are said to be able to travel up to 4,000km (2,485 miles), within the range of US territories in the Pacific.
No confirmation of the attempt or the failure has come from North Korea, but sources in South Korea say that the movement of two so-called Musudan missiles, mounted on trucks, was detected earlier in the month.
One was launched two weeks ago and tracked but failed to go far. The same has now happened to the second, according to South Korea.
Kim Jong-un is building up to a big event in just over a week, a rare meeting of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang.
He has trumpeted a series of announcements about progress towards having a nuclear-tipped missile capable of striking Washington. Failed launches indicate that the reality may not match the rhetoric.
All the same, they indicate determination. A fifth nuclear test coinciding with the congress would not be a surprise.
On Saturday, North Korea's foreign minister Ri Yong-su suggested that it would suspend nuclear tests if the US ended its annual military exercises with the South.
But US President Barack Obama dismissed the proposal, saying it was not serious and that North Korea would "have to do better than that".
Strengthened international sanctions were placed on North Korea after it tested what it claimed was a hydrogen bomb and launched a long-range missile.
Over the weekend it also claimed it fired a submarine ballistic...

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Pupils at about 400 Kenyan schools are trying to break the world record for having the most people reading aloud simultaneously from the same book.

Article: It would be paid without any requirement to work and regardless of income from other sources.
Mark Drakeford said the idea was "attractive" but said politicians would have a "job" to convince the public.
He promised to monitor experiments in Glasgow and Fife but said there were doubts over whether Welsh ministers had the power to introduce such a system.
Mr Drakeford was responding to a question in the Senedd from Plaid Cymru finance spokesman Adam Price.
The Green Party and the trade union Unite have endorsed versions of the basic income.
In 2016, the RSA think tank proposed a basic income of £3,692 for people aged between 25 and 65, using data for taxes and benefits from 2012-13.
Mr Drakeford told AMs on Wednesday that no local council had contacted Welsh ministers seeking backing for a basic income pilot.
"Nevertheless I intend to monitor the progress of the feasibility work currently being carried out in Fife and Glasgow," he said.
"And while there are clear competence questions to be addressed here, UBI [Universal Basic Income] has the potential to make a significant contribution to addressing poverty and inequality.
"Were we to move ahead on it we would face headlines of the sort the Sun newspaper used when reporting the Glasgow experiment, saying it was 'doling out pay for no work even for people who have a job'.
"So the idea, while attractive in the way that it can simplify and support people who currently have to rely on a very complex set of part-time work, part-time benefits and so on, the political world will face a job of convincing the public."
A Welsh Conservatives spokesman said: "This well-intentioned but expensive idea, raises serious questions - not least because most estimates suggest that the basic rate of income tax would need to more than double to pay for it.
"This could also have the unforeseen consequence of stifling incentive to take extra work, with devastating consequences for the economy."

Summary: A "basic income" paid to everyone could help tackle poverty and inequality, according to the finance secretary.
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Article: The study suggests some people recruit extra nerve power to help maintain their ability to think.
Scientists hope the findings could shed light on why only some people with early signs of the condition go on to develop severe memory decline.
But experts warn much more research is needed to understand these processes.
The study, led by researchers at the University of California, involved 71 adults with no signs of mental decline.
Brain scans showed 16 of the older subjects had amyloid deposits - tangles of protein that are considered a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.
All participants were asked to memorise a series of pictures in detail while scanners were used to track their brain activity.
They were then asked to recall the gist and later the detail of all the pictures they had seen.
Both groups performed equally well but those with tangles of amyloid in their brains showed more brain activity when remembering the images in detail.
Scientists say this suggests their brains have an ability to adapt to and compensate for any early damage caused by the protein.
Dr Laura Phipps, at the charity Alzheimer's Research UK, said: "This small study suggests that our brains may have ways of resisting early damage from these Alzheimer's proteins but more research is needed to know how to interpret these results.
She added: "Longer term studies are needed to confirm whether the extra brain activity seen in this research is a sign of the brain compensating for early damage, and if so, how long the brain might be able to fight this damage."
Scientists say they need to understand why some people with an accumulation of this protein are better at using different parts of their brain than others.
Dr William Jagust, a researcher on the study, said: "I think it is very possible that people who spend a lifetime involved in cognitively stimulating activity have brains that are better able to adapt to potential damage."

Summary: The human brain may be able to compensate for some of the early changes seen in Alzheimer's disease, research in Nature Neuroscience shows.
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Article: A referendum on whether the UK should stay in the EU will be held on 23 June.
Martin McGuinness said a vote to end the UK's EU membership would have "profound consequences" and would be a "political and economic game-changer".
The Sinn FÃ©in MLA said if that happened his party would put pressure on Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers to call a border poll.
Ms Villiers has the power, under the terms of Good Friday Agreement, to call a poll on whether Northern Ireland should remain part of the UK or unite with the Republic of Ireland.
A border poll was last held in Northern Ireland in 1973 and was largely boycotted by nationalists.
Mr McGuinness said: "I have proposed to Theresa Villiers that, given the enormous significance of these issues, the British government now give a firm commitment to an immediate border poll in the event Britain votes to leave the European Union."
He added that a border poll would be a "legitimate test of political opinion that would threaten no-one".
But the Northern Ireland Office said the government had set out its position on a border poll ahead of the 2015 Westminster election.
Last year's Conservative Party manifesto said "all tests of opinion" showed that "a substantial majority" of people in Northern Ireland "continues to support the union" with Great Britain.
It added that "the circumstances requiring a border poll are not currently satisfied" and that holding a vote over the Irish border would be "costly, divisive and a distraction".
Ms Villiers has said there are "risks on both sides of this debate" but the "safer option" was to leave.
She claimed last month that Northern Ireland would remain in a strong position financially if voters opted for a withdrawal from the EU.
Her stance has been supported by the Democratic Unionist Party.
But Northern Ireland's other main parties - the Ulster Unionists, the Social Democratic and Labour Party and the Alliance Party - are backing a vote for the UK to remain an EU member.

Summary: A border poll should be held in Ireland if the UK leaves the European Union, the deputy first minister has said.
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Article: The UK's Advertising Standards Authority said it was considering the step to ensure people "aren't misled by pricing claims".
It follows a study that indicated most users could not correctly calculate bills based on the information given in a selection of broadband ads.
The ASA said it would make a final decision before June.
A lobby group representing the broadband industry has suggested more research is needed before any changes are imposed.
But one of the internet service providers has already said it supports reform.
"It's obvious that a single headline price is much clearer and better for customers, and we're actually already doing it on a pilot project up in York," said a spokesman for TalkTalk.
"But until the whole market moves to single prices, any company that advertises its products like this will struggle to compete with what look like better deals from other providers."
The announcement comes a month after the charity Citizens Advice called on the ASA to review its code of practice because it said consumers were being misled by attractive-sounding broadband offers.
The ASA has suggested it will call on ISPs to follow three new guidelines:
"Advertising works better when it's trusted," said the ASA's chief executive Guy Parker.
"We'll now be moving quickly, working alongside broadband providers, to clarify the presentation of price information."
The move follows a study carried out on behalf of both the ASA and the communications regulator Ofcom in June.
It involved 300 home broadband "decision makers"  being shown adverts that had been made for TV, newspapers, websites and outside billboards.
The research firm Futuresight then quizzed them about their recall of the details.
Its findings suggest:
"Many people are confused by complicated adverts and offers, so we welcome the ASA's plans to simplify broadband advertising," said Ofcom's chief executive Sharon White.
However, the Internet Services Providers' Association has raised concerns.
"[We] believe that more detailed research is needed to...

Summary: The UK's broadband providers have been told to expect tougher rules on how they advertise their services.
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Article: They read from Attack of the Shidas about children from different Kenyan communities working together to protect their well from an alien invasion.
The event is meant to foster a culture of reading in the country, the organisers told the BBC.
The US currently holds the Guinness World Record set by 233,000 people.
It will take at least a week to work out whether they have been successful as they need to tally the number of pupils from across the country who participated.
Kenyan children's book author Muthoni Muchemi led the event with 1,700 students reading from her book at Hospital Hill Primary School in the capital, Nairobi.
Afterwards, she said she wanted to break the stereotype that Africans do not care for books.
"Growing up I would always hear that if you want to hide something from an African, put it in a book - and it was really upsetting to me," she told the BBC.
"I want to help change that perception and the first step is to re-introduce reading not just as important but enjoyable," she said.
"I have seen over the years that a lot of families don't have libraries in their homes but have they have big TVs. We need to get parents to understand that reading for pleasure with their children is an important part of brain development."
The 13- and 14-year-olds, dressed in grey and white uniforms, who chorused the words at Hospital Hill Primary School said they enjoyed the challenge.
"I enjoy reading because it teaches me about other people and places. It teaches me about the world," one girl said.
Another student said he thought Attack of the Shidas had important life lessons about working together and accepting people's differences.
It is not the first time Kenya has tried to break the record - last year 142,279 children read aloud in 360 schools.
This time, Ms Muchemi is more optimistic about the Storymoja National Read Aloud attempt.
But she says in the end it is about building confidence in children.
"If you master reading it means you've increased your vocabulary, you have good command of sentence...

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The controversy over the use of the terms 'Derry' and 'Londonderry' surfaces in state papers that have just been released.

Article: The biggest single factor is the use of fertiliser to grow wheat, which accounts for 43% of greenhouse gas emissions, say experts.
Emissions arise from energy needed to make ammonium nitrate fertiliser and from nitrous oxide released when it is broken down in the soil.
Around 12 million loaves are sold each day in the UK.
Consumers need to be more aware of the environmental costs of their food, say researchers at the University of Sheffield.
There are growing concerns about pollution from plastic packaging around food, as well as wider environmental issues.
Lead researcher Dr Liam Goucher said that in every loaf there is embodied global warming resulting from the fertiliser farmers use to increase their wheat harvest.
"That one key raw material accounts for - in terms of global warming potential - 43% of a loaf of bread," he told BBC News.
"People are well aware of where bread comes from but there's a lack of understanding about perhaps the environmental impact of that bread or the emissions contained by that bread," he added.
The researchers carried out the study to highlight concerns that ammonium nitrate fertiliser is being used "at unsustainable rates".
Up to 60% of crops are grown with the use of fertilisers, made up of chemicals such as methane, carbon dioxide, ammonia and nitrogen.
While synthetic fertilisers can boost the growth of plants - and raise yields - they can also contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.
Prof Peter Horton, a co-researcher on the study, added: "With over 100 million tonnes of fertiliser used globally each year to support agricultural production this is a massive problem, but environmental impact is not costed within the system and so there are currently no real incentives to reduce our reliance on fertiliser."
The research, published in the journal Nature Plants, analysed the complete process behind producing a loaf of bread:
The data found that growing wheat for bread had the biggest influence on producing greenhouse gases, mainly through the use of fertiliser.
This was...

Summary: The environmental impact of producing a loaf of bread has been analysed in depth from the farm to the shop shelf.
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Article: Heads and principals who have played a key role in turning around a school or college will get the letters, with a copy going to the education secretary.
Sir Michael Wilshaw set out the plan as he confirmed a switch to more frequent, but shorter Ofsted inspections.
Heads said the changes could make inspections fairer and more effective.
The plans are designed to encourage school leaders who put their careers on the line to tackle troubled schools.
In a speech in London, Sir Michael said: "Those leaders who are taking risks, putting themselves out and disseminating good practice beyond their own institution need to be celebrated as exceptional reformers."
On the move to shorten inspections, Sir Michael said it would "reduce the burden of inspection without losing the rigour which parents and the public rightly expect of Ofsted".
The new inspections will last a single day, rather than two days as at present, and be led by two senior inspectors or HMIs.
"Make no mistake, this a very different inspection model to what has gone before," Sir Michael said.
"The starting assumption of HMIs will be that the school or college is good. This should engender an atmosphere in which honest, challenging, professional dialogue can take place."
The changes are due to come into force in September along with changes to the way Ofsted inspectors are hired and managed.
More Ofsted inspectors will be drawn from staff in good and outstanding schools and colleges, for example.
Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: "While we welcomed Ofsted's plan to carry out short inspections of 'good' schools rather than full inspections, we felt that schools likely to be downgraded, or upgraded, should immediately have the required full inspection rather than being kept in limbo. We are reassured that our advice has been acted upon.
"We are also pleased that the emphasis in Ofsted's revised school inspection handbook will be on assessing schools on the outcomes they achieve for students,...

Summary: Exceptional school leaders in England are to be recognised with a personal letter from Ofsted's chief inspector as part of new inspection arrangements.
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Article: Electoral reform plans in the last parliament suggested creating constituencies of 75,000 voters, but the island currently has about 110,000.
Conservative Andrew Turner MP tweeted the island "will have two MPs by 2020".
The Boundary Commission confirmed two undersized constituencies was the likely outcome of a new review.
In 2010, during the last review of constituency boundaries, the commission proposed dividing the Isle of Wight.
About 16,000 people signed a petition to stop a second island constituency being added to part of Hampshire.
The boundary review was never completed in the last parliament as the Lib Dems withdrew their support following a dispute with their Conservative coalition partners over proposed elections to the House of Lords.
The Boundary Commission is due to begin a new review of boundaries in time for the 2020 general election.
Mr Turner said: "Now we have the majority, the government can indeed turn it from a one-constituency to a two-constituency island."
He said it was likely to be an east-west division and there would "absolutely not" be any splitting of a constituency between the island and part of the mainland.

Summary: The Isle of Wight will be split into two Parliamentary constituencies at the next general election, its current MP has said.
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Article: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accused Actavis UK of breaking competition law by raising the price for 10mg hydrocortisone tablets from 70p to £88 over eight years.
Hydrocortisone treats life-threatening conditions such as Addison's disease.
Actavis UK's current owner, Teva, said it would defend the allegations.
Between 2008 and 2015, the CMA claims that the NHS's spending on the drug rose from £522,000 to £70m.
Actavis UK acquired the rights to make generic hydrocortisone tablets in 2008 from Merck Sharp & Dohme, which had produced a branded version of the treatment.  De-branded or "generic" drugs are not subject to price regulation.
The CMA compared the price of 10mg and 20mg hydrocortisone tablets that Actavis is charging now to Merck Sharp & Dohme's prices in 2008.
It claims that Actavis UK charged the NHS £102.74 a pack for 20mg pills, whereas the branded version previously cost £1.07 a packet.
Andrew Groves, senior responsible officer at the CMA, said: "This is a lifesaving drug relied on by thousands of patients, which the NHS has no choice but to continue purchasing.
"We allege that the company has taken advantage of this situation and the removal of the drug from price regulation, leaving the NHS - and ultimately the taxpayer - footing the bill for the substantial price rises."
Teva recently acquired the Actavis UK business as part of its deal to buy Actavis Generics from drug firm Allergan.
In a statement, Teva said that competition from the generic medicine market saved the NHS in England and Wales £13.5bn, with its medicines accounting for about £3.2bn of that total.
It added: "Although the pricing of the acquired Actavis product (Hydrocortisone) under investigation was never under Teva's effective control, Teva believes that intervention by the CMA in prices for generic medicines raises serious policy concerns regarding the roles of both the CMA and the Department of Health."
The CMA said that at this stage, its findings were provisional and that no conclusion could be drawn that...

Summary: Actavis UK has been accused of overcharging the NHS for a lifesaving drug by raising the price by more than 12,000%.
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Article: The British Government permitted changing the name of the local authority to Derry City Council in 1985.
The council's town clerk was instructed to write to NI Secretary Douglas Hurd.
He asked that staff in government departments be allowed to use 'Derry' or 'Londonderry' in official letters.
In response, Londonderry Unionist Association said it reinforced the claim for a separate district council for the East Bank of the Foyle.
Pat Carvill, a Stormont official, said its real effect was to force council staff and the public to indicate where they stood on the name-change issue.
His advice was that government bodies should employ the current terminology, using Derry City Council, but Londonderry as the postal address.
The controversy over the city's name re-surfaced the following year.
DUP MLA Gregory Campbell protested to David Fell, the Permanent Secretary at the Department of Economic Development in Stormont, about the use of the word 'Derry' in a job advertisement for the local Shantallow Area Workshop.
Writing from the Stormont Assembly on 22 April 1986, Mr Campbell told the official: "As you are probably aware, the way in which advertisements are worded can very often affect the type of people who apply.
"An ad placed in Londonderry with the term 'Derry' is virtually certain to preclude many Protestants from applying."
In this case, it suggested that the business in question was exclusively Catholic.
The MLA said: "Whether or not this is the case I feel a workshop sponsored by the DED ought not to have an incorrect or politically-motivated version of the city's name in the advertisement."
He asked if action could be taken by the department or if he should refer the case to the Fair Employment Agency for investigation.
In a minute on the file, Trevor Pearson of the Stormont Central Secretariat said on 30 April 1986: "The issue of the use of Derry or Londonderry drags on interminably.
"The government position is simply that the correct address is Londonderry and that Derry is used only when referring to...

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South Korean opposition lawmakers have ended a parliamentary filibuster that lasted 192 hours, which is believed to have set a new world record.

Article: Writing to the Sunday Times, the group say that if the meals were scrapped, the move could harm children's health.
The coalition government introduced the meals a year ago for all pupils in the first three years of school in England.
But there has been speculation the policy could face cuts under the Conservative administration.
Such a move would be "short-term thinking indeed", argues the letter, although there has been no word that the meals are under threat in the cuts of between 25% and 40% demanded by Chancellor George Osborne from every government department from unprotected budgets for his spending review.
The free school meals budget has cost around Â£600m each year - but the meals could be vulnerable as they are not part of the per-pupil schools budget, which is protected.
The letter, signed by 40 leading health professionals, applauds the government for its "continued support" of universal infant free school meals and the School Food Plan which stipulates nutritional standards for meals served in local authority-run schools.
"With one in three children currently leaving primary school overweight or obese, ensuring a healthy, nutritionally balanced school lunch has never been so important," it says.
The signatories, who include Prof Lord Darzi of Denham, director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation, and Prof Sheila the Baroness Hollins, who chairs the British Medical Association's science board, describe childhood obesity as "one of our greatest public health challenges".
They list health risks faced by overweight and obese children, including insulin resistance, hypertension, early signs of heart disease, asthma and poor mental health.
The letter argues free meals could pay for themselves many times over by improving diets and reducing NHS costs.
Only 1% of packed lunches meet the nutritional standards which apply to school food, it adds.
"There is evidence that children who eat a healthy school lunch consume more vegetables and fewer sugary drinks and crisps.
"It would be short-term...

Summary: Free school meals for infant pupils must be protected and not sacrificed in any budget cuts, say top doctors and nutritionists in a letter to a paper.
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Article: The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has agreed a total business flood recovery fund of £5m.
It said grants could include cash to repair or buy new equipment, pay to restore flood-hit premises or help with relocation costs.
The fund will be managed by the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership.
The money will come from the area's regional growth fund allocation from the government for 2016/17.
The city region area covers the 10 local authority areas of Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield and York.
It is believed around 2,000 businesses were damaged by the flooding in December.
Peter Box, chair of the combined authority, said: "I know how devastating it has been for many small and medium businesses and the knock-on effect for those companies that are suppliers or customers of those flood-hit firms."
Mr Box said he accepted the money would only "scratch the surface" and said the combined authority would continue to press for continuing support for flood prevention measures from the government.
He said the grants, which would range from £5,000 to £100,000, would be in addition to financial support already offered for flood clean-up costs by local authorities.

Summary: Grants of up to £100,000 are to be made available to support business in West Yorkshire hit by flooding over Christmas.
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Article: The draft report, apparently written for the UK government, was obtained by the Intercept website from US whistle-blower Edward Snowden.
It suggests that "life-saving intelligence data" could be missed.
Its release comes as the Investigatory Powers Bill goes through Parliament.
Extracts from the the document read: "The security service... can currently collect significantly more than it is able to exploit fully.
"This creates a real risk of intelligence failure from the service being unable to access potentially life-saving intelligence from data that it has already collected."
The report is marked classified and dated 12 February 2010.
It was allegedly prepared by British spy agency officials to brief the government's Cabinet Office and Treasury Department about the UK's surveillance capabilities.
Those capabilities are currently due to be updated via the controversial Investigatory Powers Bill, which is now at the report stage in Parliament.
It aims to give legal backing to the bulk collection of internet traffic, as well as requiring service providers to store browsing records for 12 months.
The government said these added powers were necessary in the fight against terrorism
A revised version was drawn up earlier this year after a raft of concerns about whether it had got the balance between privacy and security right.
The government needs the bill to go through before the end of year, when the current laws regulating surveillance expire.
Critics of the bill said the alleged leaked document showed mass surveillance was not the answer.
Open Rights Group communications director Pam Cowburn told the BBC:  "We have been calling on the government to make the operational case for costly bulk surveillance programmes that allow the collection of vast amounts of data.
"As today's leaks show, there are genuine concerns that mass surveillance is making us less, not more, safe.
"If the Investigatory Powers Bill is passed, even more of our data will be collected, with internet service providers being forced to record...

Summary: Spy officials allegedly voiced concerns back in 2010 that so much data was being collected by the UK security services, they risked overlooking useful intelligence.
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Article: The Scottish government said a 3.5% rise in exports was largely driven by overseas sales of fish and seafood, which climbed by £38m to £613m.
When drink was included alongside food, total exports were valued at £5.1bn.
The top international destination for Scottish food and drink produce remained the US, with exports worth £800m.
It was followed by France, with exports of £734m in 2014.
For the first time, Spain entered the top three export destinations, with sales valued at £247m.
The fourth and fifth export markets, ranked by value, were Germany (£208m) and Singapore (£202m).
Food exports to China soared by 82% to £46m, with the figures largely driven by sales of fish and seafood.
Overseas food sales to the wider Asia and Oceania region were up 31% to £113m.
Scottish Food Secretary Richard Lochhead welcomed the figures, which he said were 2reflective of the fantastic produce we have to offer here in Scotland."
He added: "We have a wonderful natural larder that lends itself to some of the best produce in the world and we have some extremely hard-working farmers, producers and processors who deserve the recognition that comes with their products being in demand all across the globe."
James Withers, chief executive of Scotland Food and Drink, said: "Scotland's national identity continues to grow in food and drink markets around the world.
"Whisky has blazed a trail globally, but it is one that is being increasingly followed by other food and drink products.
"Europe remains our biggest food export market but we are beginning to now realise our ambitions to expand across North America, the Middle East and Asia."

Summary: Scottish food exports reached £1.1bn for the first time last year, according to new figures.
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Article: They were trying to block an anti-terrorism bill which they said threatened personal freedoms.
But they gave up on Wednesday fearing a public backlash, as the prolonged anti-terror proceedings were delaying the passing of other important bills.
The previous world record of 57 hours was set by a Canadian party in 2011.
The end of the filibuster in Seoul means that a bill backed by the ruling Saenuri Party, which holds the majority of seats in parliament, will be put to a vote and is likely to be passed.
The legislation allows intelligence services to collect a wide range of personal information - including phone records - on anyone deemed to pose a security risk. Opposition parties said it would violate privacy rights and could be used to stifle political dissent.
Filibustering is a parliamentary delaying tactic by which MPs drag out speeches to the end of the allocated time, so that no vote can be held.
South Korea's filibuster was spearheaded by main opposition party Minjoo which was joined by other smaller parties, and began last Tuesday, 23 February.
Their tactics included reading out lengthy academic articles in full as well as news articles and internet comments, staging elaborate and rambling monologues and even reading from George Orwell's novel 1984.
Some lawmakers were spotted wearing trainers, while others reportedly refrained from drinking water so that they could cut down on loo breaks. Still others were seen dozing off in their seats during the marathon session.
The longest speech made was by Jung Cheong-rae, who spoke for 11 hours 39 minutes.
They would have succeeded if they had managed to hold out until the end of the parliamentary session at midnight on 10 March.
But as the days wore on they faced increasing public criticism, as the filibuster was delaying the passage of bills on North Korean human rights and electoral districts for April's general election.
But President Park Geun-hye had argued such measures were necessary and condemned the filibuster as "nothing more than a dereliction of...

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Here are the key results of the 2014 European elections.

Article: Kaitlin and Jack moved in to her aunt's flat after the fire in 2013 but Jack faced eviction following complaints he was urinating in hallways in the block.
Hyde Housing Association has now said he can stay at the West Sussex flats after 3,695 people signed a petition.
Kaitlin's aunt Karine Charrett said they were over the moon.
Jack was found three days after the fire by neighbours and Kaitlin said he stopped her from feeling lonely.
"When I am upset Jack is always there for me - he always cuddles me and I cuddle him."
Ms Charrett, who disputed claims Jack fouled the building, said a meeting with on Wednesday with representatives from Hyde Housing was very straightforward.
"They kept it very simple," she said. "I do believe it was so straightforward because of all the support that we had.
"They gave me a form to fill in and said he could stay.
"You basically have to tell them all about Jack every detail and take responsibility for the fact that he doesn't do anything he was accused of.
"They came and actually met him and agreed that he is a lovely cat."
The housing association said it had agreed a way forward that was fair to all its residents.
It said the pet permission form ensured tenants followed its responsible owner guidelines, including cleaning up any mess promptly.

Summary: A seven-year-old girl whose mother died in a house fire has been told she can keep her pet cat after it was given a reprieve by a housing association.
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Article: Toys tied in to the forthcoming release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the latest instalment of the science-fiction juggernaut, are being unwrapped and demonstrated on YouTube.
Amateurs have posted unboxing videos onto Google's service almost since its inception.
However, Disney's action highlights how the activity is being adopted by the companies that make and sell the goods.
Clips of toys being unpackaged and played with have proven to be particularly popular.
One of YouTube's most popular channels is FunToyzCollector, a four-year-old account that shows products being held up by an elegantly manicured pair of hands from a variety of angles.
It has clocked up more than 7.7 billion views since launching, and this week alone attracted more than 75 million clicks.
Its most popular video highlights a Play-Doh tie-in with Disney's Frozen movie, which has gained more than 337 million views alone since July 2014.
The Star Wars unboxing event kicked off in Sydney, followed by YouTube broadcasts from around the globe, prior to the release of the toys in shops on Friday.
Unboxing videos are undeniably popular - out of the top 25 most viewed YouTube channels five are dedicated to the activity.
Along with DisneyCollectorBR, there's It'sBabyBigMouth, which focuses on unwrapping Kinder eggs and building the toys, BluCollection, HobbyKidsTV and another toy-fixated channel - DisneyCarToys.
Social media expert Tom Cheesewright says the attraction is partly to do with the vicarious thrill of seeing someone open a brand new product.
"There's the first-person hands in front of you - it seems you're there. You're seeing it unwrapped first," he says.
For many children it has become the modern equivalent of leafing through a toy catalogue, and the clips can hold more interest than cartoons or other programming.
For marketers the idea of having their target audience watching and then rewatching lengthy clips rather than short commercials has obvious appeal.
According to Google Consumer Surveys data, 62% of people who watch the...

Summary: Disney is hosting an 18-hour marathon Star Wars toy unboxing.
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Article: That figure is the recommendation of the panel that was tasked with setting MLAs' expenses and salaries.
After the assembly election, the UUP and SDLP said they would not go into the executive and went into opposition.
Now the Independent Financial Review Panel (IFRP) has written to assembly speaker Robin Newton saying pay must reflect the reality of opposition.
At present MLAs are paid £49,000 a year, whilst ministers below the level of first and deputy first ministers are on £87,000.
The review panel recommends opposition leaders, who are entitled to a seat in the executive but who do not take one, should get £68,000.
The panel, whose term of office ended last week, also recommends opposition leaders should get support staff.
Panel member Alan McQuillan told the BBC: "Our responsibility was to look at expenses and salaries payable to people and to make sure they were fair in comparison to the jobs they did."
He added: "They were quite clearly new jobs. They had additional responsibilities.
"We thought it would be fair to pitch them somewhere between the salary of a Minister and an ordinary MLA. So we thought they needed more salary but we also felt to do their job effectively they needed additional expenses."
The panel's proposals have received a cold response from the political parties.
On Tuesday, the UUP said they were sceptical of the need for an increased salary for opposition leaders. A spokeswoman told the BBC they wanted extra resources for support and research.
A DUP spokesman said: "Provision for opposition research funding has already been made.  The question of further funding is a matter for the parties in the assembly but we are not persuaded of the need to fund specific opposition posts where there is little additional responsibility."
A Sinn Féin representative said: "The proposal for increases in salaries and resources for opposition leaders, as mooted by former members of the IFRP, is not included in the Fresh Start Agreement".
The SDLP declined to comment.
The letter to Assembly speaker...

Summary: Leaders of the opposition at Stormont should receive a salary of £68,000 and should get support staff.
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Article: The tie-up would help create a global supply chain aimed at China's market using Fonterra's milk manufacturing partners in Australia and Europe.
It would also help Fonterra increase its share of China's large and lucrative infant dairy food market.
China relies on New Zealand for almost all its imports of milk powder.
If successful, the new partnership between Beingmate and Fonterra would see the Chinese firm set up a joint venture to buy a Fonterra plant in Australia.
It would also see Beingmate distribute Fonterra's popular Anmum brand on the mainland.
Fonterra, the world's largest exporter of dairy products, already sells its formula milk powder in China. But the BBC's John Sudworth in Shanghai says the firm believes teaming up with Beingmate will give it a much better distribution network,
Fonterra's chief executive Theo Spierings said the partnership would be a "game changer" and that it would provide the New Zealand firm with "a direct line into the infant formula market in China".
He also said Fonterra would work with Beingmate "to evaluate mutual investments in dairy farms in China".
"The partnership will create a fully integrated global supply chain from the farm gate direct to China's consumers, using Fonterra's milk pools and manufacturing sites in New Zealand, Australia, and Europe," the firm said.
You might think that Fonterra would think twice before linking up with another Chinese baby formula manufacturer.
In 2008, it was a minority shareholder in one of the local dairy companies embroiled in the tainted milk scandal that saw six children killed and 300,000 others made ill by an industrial chemical added to the powder.
Fonterra was credited with helping to raise the alarm, by informing the New Zealand government, but the incident still casts a shadow over the industry in China with many parents continuing to pay substantially higher prices to buy imported milk powder.
Fonterra, though, now clearly believes that food safety standards are improving and with it consumer confidence, and that there...

Summary: New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has announced its intention to take a 20% stake in one of China's biggest milk processors, Beingmate.
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Article: Overall, increased by 0.1% to 43.1%, after decades of decline. Belgium, where voting is compulsory, recorded 90% attendance while Slovaks showed the least enthusiasm - just 13% turned out.
The centre-right EPP is set to take the largest share of the seats, with an estimated 208 - against 186 for the centre-left S&D bloc.
The EPP choice for president of the European Commission, former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, has already claimed the post for himself, despite opposition from the UK's ruling Conservative Party.
Soundbite: "I don't care. I'm not on my knees. I won the election" - former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, speaking about his critics.
The two big upsets of the elections are the far right coming first in France and Eurosceptics taking top spot in the UK.
In France, the National Front overcame its pariah status to win 24 seats, coming first in about 70% of the country's regions. The centre-right opposition UMP saw its share of seats shrink from 29 to 20, prompting party leader Jean-Francois Cope to announce his resignation in the autumn. The UMP has been dogged by a party funding scandal.
Meanwhile, the ruling Socialists lost only one seat, but remained with a meagre tally of 13. President Francois Hollande reacted by calling on the EU to reform and scale back its power,
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) had 27.5% of the vote and 24 MEPs in the UK. The opposition Labour Party, on 25%, narrowly beat the ruling Conservatives to take second place.
It was the first time in over a century that a national vote had not been won by either the Conservatives or Labour.
Soundbite: "They [the people] no longer want to be led by those outside our borders, by EU commissioners and technocrats who are unelected" - Marine Le Pen, leader of French National Front.
Parties of the radical left did well in the crisis-hit southern states of the eurozone but in Greece the far right continued to build support.
Defying opinion polls which forecast a single seat, Spain's new Podemos party, which...

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Jurassic World has become the first film to take more than $500m (£322m) at the global box office on its opening weekend.

Article: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says staff are either too overstretched or undertrained to provide for patients who are seriously dehydrated and need to be on a drip.
It is launching draft guidelines to remedy this.
A confidential inquiry found many patients received either too little or too much fluid, which can be fatal.
Data gathered by the National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths (NCEPOD) suggests as many as one in five patients on intravenous (IV) fluids have complications or die because of inappropriate administration.
The NCEPOD says inexperienced junior doctors are being left to provide care.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says as well as a lack of training in IV fluid management, professionals may be overworked and unable to give patients the attention they need.
And experts often disagree on which IV fluids are best, leading to wide variation in practice.
Prof Mark Baker, director of the Centre for Clinical Practice at NICE, said: "Current pressures on the NHS and the people who work within it can mean staff without the right knowledge or training are sometimes left to look after people who may need intravenous fluid therapy - when fluids must be administered through a drip.
"Making sure someone has the right level of fluid in their body is fundamental to good, basic care but this isn't always happening. There can be serious consequences if the wrong amount or composition of IV fluids is prescribed."
If a person receives too much or too little fluid this can lead to problems such as fluid in the lungs, dangerously raised or lowered levels of potassium, sodium or nutrients such as glucose, and in some cases, heart failure.
NCEPOD chief executive Dr Marisa Mason said: "NCEPOD welcomes the new guideline on fluid management, which has addressed the concerns that we have highlighted in several of our reports during the last 10 years.
"The NICE single guideline is a positive move that will support healthcare staff provide good quality care...

Summary: Hospital patients' lives are being put at risk by NHS staff's poor attention to intravenous fluid care, experts say.
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Article: Stage three on 8 September will start in Cumbria but finish at Floors Castle in Kelso via Gretna.
The following day the race will resume in Edinburgh before heading south to Northumberland.
Paul Bush of EventScotland said the "stunning scenery" of the area would provide a "perfect stage" for the race.
"The Edinburgh start in particular will be of particular interest to Scottish cycling fans as we see the peloton ride through the capital for the very first time," he said.
"With excitement and passion for cycling at a record high following the hugely successful road race at the Commonwealth Games last year, we look forward to welcoming some of the world's top riders to Scotland once again."
The first stage to come into Scotland starts in Cockermouth but will cross the border at Gretna and head through Dumfries and Galloway before racing through Hawick, Selkirk and Melrose before finishing in Kelso.
The following day it will leave Edinburgh and pass through Musselburgh, East Lothian, Duns and Coldstream before crossing back into England.
"The return of such a prestigious event emphasises our ability to host high-profile events here in the Borders and is further recognition of the fact that the Scottish Borders is Scotland's leading cycling destination," said Stuart Bell of Scottish Borders Council.
Councillor Richard Lewis, Edinburgh's new festivals and events champion, said it was an "exciting event" for the city.
"Elite cyclists from all over the world will descend on the capital and the dramatic backdrop of Edinburgh's winding streets will make for a spectacular sight," he said.
"This is going to be a must-see event for both local people and visitors to the city."
Race director Mick Bennett said: "This year's route gives us the fantastic opportunity to have two days of racing in Scotland and to make first visits to the east of the Scottish Borders and Edinburgh," he said.
"I am sure many cycling fans will be excited, just like we are, at the prospect of seeing the world's top riders on the streets of the...

Summary: The Tour of Britain cycling race will see two separate days of action in Scotland this year through the Borders, East Lothian and Edinburgh.
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Article: The Mountain Weather Information Service (MWIS) said it could close if it loses support from sportscotland.
The non-profit making forecasting service said this could put the safety of climbers and walkers at risk.
The Scottish government sporting body said it was committed to the provision of reliable, authoritative forecasts.
The MWIS claimed if funding was not continued it would stop producing forecasts at the end of this year.
But sportscotland said insisted the warning about safety was  a "disappointing and misleading" .
It said investment in MWIS would continue until the end of this year and it had been involved in collaboration discussions for over a year with the Met Office and MWIS about building a "resilient and development-focused mountain weather forecast provision for Scotland".
"sportscotland's priority is to ensure there is a sustainable mountain forecast for Scotland through the provision of reliable, authoritative forecasts, which are relevant to outdoor activities and enable forecast users to make informed judgements about their chosen activities," it said in a statement.
"This is precisely what we will deliver and we will ensure there is a continuity of this service."
MWIS and sportscotland both said they were open to more discussions.
Geoff Monk, Galloway-based lead forecaster at MWIS said: "The funding withdrawal by sportscotland, following their previous decision to collaborate with MWIS, was a real shock and jeopardises the safety of those who use the mountains every day.
"All we want is for MWIS to continue to provide a consistent, quality service so that mountain users can enjoy the mountains safely, fully aware of what the weather will throw at them.
"MWIS has a stable, long-term future and the service will continue to be enhanced provided funding continues.
"We are asking sportscotland to come back to the negotiating table and commit to the continued funding of MWIS so its long-term future is secured."

Summary: A row has erupted over the provision of mountain weather forecasts after a group claimed its funding was uncertain.
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Article: Andrew Moran, 31, from Salford, Greater Manchester, was arrested by police in the resort of Alicante, in Calpe, on Friday.
At a court hearing in Madrid, he accepted a request for his extradition over an armed robbery in 2005.
Moran was convicted in his absence after fleeing during his trial in 2009.
The UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) said two handguns, 60 rounds of ammunition and a machete were discovered at his villa following his arrest.
Moran was placed on the Most Wanted list after leaping from the dock and assaulting four security guards during his trial at Burnley Crown Court in February 2009.
He was found guilty, alongside Stephen Devalda, of taking part in an armed robbery in which Royal Mail guards were threatened with a gun, machete and baseball bat in Colne, Lancashire, in May 2005.
One of the guards was assaulted before the offenders escaped with Â£25,000.
Soca revealed Moran was found by local police officers in Los Alcazares, Spain, in November but evaded capture by ramming two unmarked police vehicles and driving the wrong way down a motorway.
Devalda, 29, also from Salford, had also been on the run but was captured in Spain in March 2011.
He was later jailed by a judge at Preston Crown Court, for nine years and eight months.

Summary: One of Britain's most wanted fugitives is to be sent back to the UK after being arrested at a luxury villa on Spain's Costa Blanca.
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Article: In the US it took $204.6m (£132m) according to early estimates, making it the second biggest opening weekend ever just behind 2012's Marvel's The Avengers with $207.4m (£133.8m).
What is the secret to the film's success?
Although he spent many years in supporting roles and is best known for his comic role in cult US sitcom Parks and Recreation, Pratt has become one of Hollywood's most bankable stars in the past year.
He starred in two of 2014's top five grossing films at the US box office - The Lego Movie and Guardians of the Galaxy.
An endearing mixture of charm, vulnerability and humour means he can humanise even the most effects-laden summer blockbusters - something he proved in Marvel's Guardians, where his co-stars were a talking raccoon and a giant animated tree.
Against expectations, the film took $774m (£499m) at the global box office - making it the third highest-grossing film in 2014.
The actor didn't exactly get hit with the ugly stick, either.
There is a strict quota on the number of foreign films which can be screened in China - currently set at 34 movies a year.
But the country's film market is the world's second largest after the US so getting your film on the list can boost box office takings considerably.
Most Hollywood blockbusters do not open in China the same time as the US but unusually, Jurassic World opened in both territories the same weekend.
The film opened in 66 foreign markets in total, earning $307.2m (£198m). China accounted for $100.8m (£65m) - almost 20% of its total haul.
When Jurassic Park was released Imax screens were scarce, reserved usually for short films, documentaries and theme park novelties.
With some 800 Imax screens around the world now, the prospect of seeing dinosaurs even larger than life-size has proved to be a compelling draw.
With the added ability to see a T-Rex in 3D, it seems audiences have been happy to pay premium prices for extra spectacle - bumping up box office returns in the process.
According to box office analysts Rentrak, nearly 50% of Jurassic...

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A care worker has been jailed for stealing £75,000 from a patient to spend on a "lavish lifestyle".

Article: Seoul claims Beijing is retaliating economically over its deployment of a US anti-missile defence system.
South Korea's Trade Minister Joo Hyung-hwan told parliament China "may be in violation of some trade agreements".
China opposes the deployment, saying it will affect the regional security balance and allow the US to spy on it.
Washington and Seoul say the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) system is designed to protect against threats from North Korea. But it has caused significant tension with China, which is South Korea's largest trading partner.
"The Chinese government may not admit that they took retaliatory measures against the Thaad decision, but we have to point out the possibility," Mr Joo said according to Yonhap news agency.
"We are collecting evidence and will also deal with issues that South Korean companies are treated unfairly in China."
South Korea complained about China to the WTO over the issue on Friday, Mr Joo said.
What impact will S Korea's expanded missile defence system have?
China's leaders have voiced serious displeasure over the Thaad system and its deployment has generated anti-South Korean sentiment.
The row has coincided with a number of economic measures being imposed on South Korea.
China's National Tourism Administration ordered local travel agencies to stop selling tour packages to South Korea starting 15 March, according to Korea's Tourism Organisation.
"Some estimates suggest that Beijing's travel ban could reduce the number of Chinese visitors to South Korea by up to 70%, resulting in billions of dollars in lost tourism-related revenue," Scott Seaman, director of Asia at the Eurasia Group, said.
China froze the sale and distribution of some South Korean television dramas, music and products starting last October. Nearly all shows or music concerts starring Korean artists have been suspended.
Chinese authorities have also closed dozens of stores belonging to South Korea's Lotte Group, which has signed a deal to provide land to host the Thaad system, for...

Summary: South Korea has appealed to the World Trade Organization to determine if the Chinese government is treating South Korean companies unfairly.
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Article: Property prices in England rose by 5.6% in the 12 months to the end of August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
This was higher than a 2.9% rise in Northern Ireland, a 0.8% rise in Wales and a fall of 0.9% in Scotland.
The average price of a home in the UK rose to Â£284,000.
Overall, the pace of UK house price rises was unchanged in August compared with July.
The annual rise in prices of 5.2% was still much faster than consumer prices in general, which were unchanged over the same period.
Richard Snook, senior economist at accountants PwC, said: "The figures show a robust housing market, providing further ammunition for those calling for an interest rate rise in the near term.
"With inflation likely to rise over the coming months as last winter's energy price decline drops out of the equation, we expect pressure to continue to build on the Monetary Policy Committee."
The ONS said that house prices were rising faster for owner-occupiers (up 5.8%) than they were for first-time buyers (up 3.8%).
Regionally, the fastest property price rise was seen in the East of England (up 8.8%), with Scotland registering the only fall in average prices.
Separate figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show that activity in the home loans market dipped in August compared with the previous month.
There were 62,300 mortgages approved for house purchases in the UK during the month.
This total was down 9.3% compared with July, but 1.5% higher than in August 2014.
Analysts said that there was generally a lull in activity during August as potential homebuyers took time out for summer holidays.

Summary: House prices in England have risen considerably faster than in the rest of the UK in the last year, official figures show.
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Article: Beating Bowel Cancer found wide variation within the NHS in England in diagnosing the disease.
It says 3,200 lives could be saved each year if every NHS region did as well as the best performing areas.
In some regions, less than a third of cases are detected before the cancer has started to spread around the body.
Part of the problem is people not coming forward for checks.
A bowel-cancer screening programme was introduced in England in 2006, but figures show that uptake among the eligible 60- to 74-year-old age group has been around the 60% mark.
Early detection is vital.
Those diagnosed with the disease in its advanced stages have a 7% chance of living another five years.
This compares with a 97% chance of survival if the cancer is detected at the earliest possible stage.
The regional diagnostic figures quoted by Beating Bowel Cancer come from the National Cancer Intelligence Network's Cancer Commissioning Toolkit.
It captures data from more than 150 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) caring for hundreds of thousands of NHS patients.
Mark Flannagan, chief executive of Beating Bowel Cancer, said: "It's unacceptable that there are CCGs in England that diagnose less than one in three patients at an early stage.
"If they all performed as well as the best, thousands of lives could be saved and millions of pounds could be freed up to be used for other bowel cancer treatments, which patients are frequently told are unaffordable.
"This will require further improvements in screening, renewed efforts to raise awareness of signs and symptoms, and investment to support improvements in GP performance in investigating and referring patients appropriately."
In the UK, about 41,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year and about 16,000 die of the disease.
Nick Ormiston-Smith of Cancer Research UK said: " There are a number of reasons why cancer may be diagnosed at an advanced stage - for some cancers, symptoms are often only noticeable once the tumour has already started to spread. But for many others there...

Summary: Thousands of people in England are dying from bowel cancer because their disease is not being spotted early enough, a charity has warned.
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Article: Since 2004-05, they have steadily spread their wings in south western Balochistan province, where the ethnic Hazara community of Shia Muslims has been their main target.
Figures released by the Balochistan government place the number of Shias killed in the province between 2008 and 2012 at 758. Members of the Hazara community say the figure is much higher.
Profile: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
The hatred these Sunni militant groups bear towards Shia Muslims is fundamentally theological although the groups' origins date back to the late 1970s, the time of neighbouring Iran's Shia revolution.
The historic split between Sunni and Shia originate in a dispute soon after the death of the Prophet Muhammad over which of his four companions should lead the Muslim community.
The group which has claimed responsibility for the blast, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, was born out of another group called Sipah-e-Sahaba, whose name literally translates as "Soldiers of the Companions of the Prophet".
So their anti-Shia agenda is there in the very origins and name of this group. But over the last few years there has been a dramatic escalation on attacks against Shia Muslims around Pakistan, with some activists naming 2012 as the worst year in living memory for Shia killings.
The key to the increasing power of these groups to wreak havoc on Shias is not just their ideological fervour, but also their ability to set up militant training camps - and Pakistan's complex political environment.
The bombing reflects the extent to which the Pakistani policy of using Islamic militancy as a foreign policy tool has, in the course of three decades, compromised its ability to clean up its house.
The geographical spread of these outfits today is unprecedented in terms of both their striking capability and their ability to paralyse life in areas of their influence.
In December, activists for Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, which is now banned, closed down Karachi, a city of more than  15 million people, when one of their leaders was injured in a gun attack blamed on a rival...

Summary: Wednesday's bombings of a Shia Muslim neighbourhood in the Pakistani city of Quetta that killed almost 100 people is a grim reminder of the power of sectarian militants to act as the arbiters of peace - and war - in this country.
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Article: Melanie Harris, 44, emptied the bank account of 65-year-old Ted Carter, who had cerebral palsy, and used it for shopping trips and family presents.
Harris, from Barnstaple, had denied one count of fraud but was jailed for two-and-a-half years for the thefts which took place between 2011 and 2013.
The Recorder said she had abused "a highly vulnerable housebound man".
Harris was responsible for looking after Mr Carter and his wife who used a wheelchair, at their bungalow in Wikley Close, Barnstaple, as a team leader with the private care provider, Cygnet Care.
Police described her house in Fremington as "looking like a show home", after Harris used the couple's debit card on a series of shopping trips, Exeter Crown Court heard last year.
Harris, who hid Mr Carter's bank statements to cover up the thefts, was caught after another carer noticed Mr Carter's money had been used for a baby shower.
Recorder Philip Mott said: "He trusted you with his card, PIN and passbook and trusted you as a co-signatory. As a result, you had complete control over his accounts."
The recorder said Harris was motivated by "family expenses", and cited the probation report which spoke of her "greed and a desire to fund a lavish lifestyle".

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