An exhibition of photographs has gone on show to mark 50 years since the demise of "one of the most beautiful stations there has ever been".

Article: The political party primaries in Nigeria have drawn to a close and voters now have a clearer picture of whose turn it might be to divide up the national cake after the elections in February 2015.
But the winning candidates won't be the only ones taking their share of the country's riches.
In Nigeria, news of a person's success in an election often travels at the speed of lightning, over rivers and mountains and past fields and forests, to his kindred in all corners of the globe.
Those with no jobs believe their days of unemployment are coming to an end; those with no education think it will soon pose no barrier to climbing the corporate ladder; those in faraway lands begin plans to return home.
Soon, these kith and kin launch their pilgrimage towards the successful candidate.
They ring his phone; they send text messages; they knock at his gate.
They offer to help his campaign in any way they can; they organise prayer sessions for his victory, usually late at night in his living room.
A friend of mine who lives in Lagos told me last week that he was travelling to Benin city.
His friend had just "picked up" a spot in the House of Assembly there. Another person he knew was set for another top position.
"He's a good friend of my elder brother in Florida," he said. "I've already told my brother: 'You'd better come down and rub minds with him and introduce us to him.'"
Another friend whose husband is a close associate of a winning candidate in one of Nigeria's choicest states told me her phone did not stop ringing after his victory was announced.
People had been calling to offer congratulations. Indeed, even I had called for that very reason.
In Nigeria, the culture has always been that anyone who gets into power, who suddenly finds himself holding a knife with which to cut the national cake, must invite his clan to both slice and eat it with him.
The most unforgivable sin a politician can commit is to forget "his people" after he assumes office.
He must "remember" his sisters, brothers, cousins, nieces, nephews,...

Summary: In our series of letters from African journalists, Nigerian writer and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at the clamour for assistance that accompanies a politician's rise to office.
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Article: Pastor James McConnell denies two charges relating to a sermon he gave in a Belfast church last year.
Belfast Magistrates' Court heard that Pastor McConnell called Islam "satanic" and "heathen".
His remarks were made at the Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle in north Belfast in May 2014 and were streamed online.
Pastor McConnell, 78, of Shore Road in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, is charged with improper use of a public electronic communications network and causing a grossly offensive message to be sent by means of a public electronic communications network.
The prosecution against Pastor McConnell centres on his remarks about not trusting Muslims.
In a sermon criticising Islam in May last year, the pastor said: "I don't trust them [Muslims]."
A prosecution barrister told the court this meant the pastor was saying he did not trust a single Muslim.
From the back of the court, Pastor McConnell shouted "no".
The barrister acknowledged the shout, but said the sermon had been grossly offensive, and was outside any legal protection given to preachers from the pulpit.
The court was also read transcripts of an interview the pastor took part in with BBC presenter Stephen Nolan.
The barrister said the pastor was "unrepentant" in the interview about what he said about Islam.
However, he made it clear that the prosecution was based on what was said in church, not in the BBC interview.
More than 100 supporters of the preacher sat in the public gallery in court 12.
The trial is expected to last three days.

Summary: The trial of an evangelical preacher accused of making "grossly offensive" remarks about Islam has begun.
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Article: Federica Mogherini said they had agreed to work on closer ties in a number of areas, including the economy, energy, education, migration and transport.
The visit follows last year's historic nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic.
She said the results of their talks would "make a real difference" to the lives of Iranians and Europeans.
Meanwhile, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has been holding talks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the presidential palace in Ankara.
They agreed to increase banking and economic co-operation and boost trade to $30bn (Â£21bn) within two years.
Mr Erdogan said they also agreed to "reduce our differences" over Syria and other issues, to "work together to overcome the problems of terrorism and sectarianism and the related humanitarian crises that are shaking our region".
Ms Mogherini said the issue of Syria and stability in the Middle East region had been discussed in her talks with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Also, the question of human rights in Iran, of which she said "it is not a secret we have some concerns in this respect".
Mr Zarif, for his part, welcomed the EU's support for Iran's bid to join the World Trade Organization, but called on the US to fulfil their commitments in relation to the nuclear deal and remove obstacles to the banking sector.
Major European banks and businesses continue to be wary of investing in Iran, where US sanctions are still in place linked to alleged terrorism and human rights questions.
"Iran and the EU will put pressure on the United States to facilitate the co-operation of non-American banks with Iran," Mr Zarif said. "It's essential that the other side, especially the United States, fulfil its commitments not on paper but in practice and removes the obstacles especially in banking sector."
Engaging directly with Iran - a key player in Syria - is for Europe one of the main benefits of the nuclear deal.
Iranian officials also said they wanted to strengthen this relationship - especially because the kind of dialogue is...

Summary: The European Union and Iran have "turned a new page" in their diplomatic relations, the EU's foreign policy chief said on a visit to Tehran.
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Article: Green Hedge Renewables has drawn up initial plans for the development of Baldoon Airfield near Wigtown.
They claim it could generate up to 20MW of renewable energy annually.
The developer outlined its proposal for the 53.8 hectare (133 acres) site in a "pre-application" submission to Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Rows of solar panels would be built on former runways and on farmland south-east of the airfield, under the plans.
Fixed at a 20 degree angle, the front of the panel would be 80cm (31 inches) from the ground, the back would be two metres (6.5 feet) high.
The farm would be surrounded by a two metre high boundary fence, with infra-red motion sensor CCTV cameras "to deter trespassing or any criminal activity".
The site borders the Crook of Baldoon RSPB reserve and it is close to two sites of special scientific interest (SSSI) - Wigtown Bay and the Cree Estuary.
The developers have mooted plans to re-seed the ground beneath the solar panels built on farmland.
It would allow sheep to continue to graze the land, therefore managing the growth of vegetation.
In a report to Dumfries and Galloway Council, project planner Adam Banting, of Green Hedge Renewables, stressed that the plans are at a very early stage.
He said: "Any proposal that is considered viable on this site will be subject to full consultation and liaison with the local community and other stakeholders who may have an interest in this proposal."
The energy it generates would be fed into the National Grid.
After 25 years, the development would be decommissioned, all equipment removed and the site reinstated to its current state, the developer said.

Summary: A large solar farm could be built on a disused airfield in Dumfries and Galloway.
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Article: Trains from Nottingham Victoria Station used to take passengers to destinations around England, including London, York, Bristol and Oxford.
It was demolished in 1967, a year after the final service to London left the station.
The site is now home to a shopping centre.
Following the station's closure, all rail traffic was sent to Nottingham Midland, now the city's central station.
Exhibition organiser Janine Tanner said: "It was one of the most beautiful stations there has ever been.
"People used to refer to it as a cathedral.
"I think the majority of people were horrified when it closed.
"Obviously there were people who thought it should stay but the general consensus was that it shouldn't have closed."
The station opened in 1900 and was named after Queen Victoria but its owners cited falling passenger numbers and increased car travel in the 1960s as the reason for its closure.
All that remains now as a reminder of the site's railway past is the clock tower, a tunnel entrance and a retaining wall.
Pictures highlighting its past are on show at the Nottingham Industrial Museum for the next three weekends.
The images then go on display at the Great Central Railway at Ruddington and the Victoria Shopping Centre.

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Monarch has said passengers have been booking their trips later since the terror attacks in Paris and Sharm el-Sheikh.

Article: While e-cigarette adverts have been on television for some time, showing the device itself was banned until a change in advertising rules which came into force on Monday.
The Committee of Advertising Practice has ruled that adverts must not show tobacco "in a positive light".
Critics warn showing e-cigarette use could normalise the imagery of smoking.
The British government banned cigarette advertising on television in 1965.
1. On some e-cigarettes, inhalation activates the battery-powered atomiser. Other types are manually switched on.
2. A heating coil inside the atomiser heats liquid nicotine contained in a cartridge.
3. Liquid nicotine becomes vapour and is inhaled. The "smoke" produced is largely water vapour. Many e-cigarettes have an LED light as a cosmetic feature to simulate traditional cigarette glow.
The new rules, put in place by the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) state that adverts must not:
One advert, featuring a group "vaping" while having a meal, was shown in the morning on Channel 5.
Sandy Chadha, the chief executive of e-cigarette producers KiK, said: "The new advertising rules are a positive step to show people how vaping can help them move away from tobacco products and we are delighted to make history.
"Vaping is a new way of life for past smokers and the advert highlights friends talking about the impact making the change has had for them. We hope it is well received and gives smokers some food for thought."
Another advert, showing a woman exhaling vapour from an e-cigarette, will be shown in the evening.
Dave Levin of VIP, the Bury-based company behind the advert, says: "E-cigarettes have attracted a lot of controversy recently, which has largely been due to concerns over safety, so it will be interesting to see how people respond to our advert's debut."
Prof Martin McKee, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, opposed the change to advertising rules.
He told the BBC: "This is a very daft idea, as many of us said during the consultation.
"A lot of questions...

Summary: The first UK TV adverts featuring the use of an electronic cigarette - vaping - are being shown.
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Article: The "fovea", a patch of tightly packed receptors that delivers sharp vision, forms a horizontal streak instead of the usual circular spot.
This allows the animal to scan the shoreline without moving its head, according to Australian researchers.
They also found differences in the cone cells, which sense colours, between saltwater and freshwater crocs.
Published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, the findings suggest that although the beasts have very blurry vision underwater, they do use their eyes beneath the surface.
This is because light conditions are different in salt and freshwater habitats, but only underwater - and the crocodiles' eyes show corresponding tweaks.
"There's generally more blue light in saltwater environments, and more red light in freshwater environments. Animals tend to adapt to this," explained Nicolas Nagloo, a PhD student at the University of Western Australia.
He and his colleagues studied eyeballs from juvenile "salties" and "freshies", shipped to the university from a crocodile farm in Broome.
When they measured the light absorbed by single photoreceptors in the retina, they found that those of the freshwater crocs were shifted towards longer, redder wavelengths compared with their saltwater cousins.
Finding this skewed sensitivity in crocodiles was unexpected, Mr Nagloo said, because the famous predators were only semi-aquatic and did their hunting, feeding and mating on land.
"It's surprising because these guys can't actually focus underwater. [But] light sensitivity seems to be important to them," he told BBC News.
"That tells us there's potentially some aspect of their behaviour underwater that we're not aware of yet."
The team also studied the density of receptors across the crocodile retina. In this regard, the two species were more similar.
Overall, crocodile vision appears to be less precise than ours, achieving a clarity some six or seven times lower than the human eye. But their "foveal streak" is a striking adaptation that suits their lifestyle perfectly.
The fovea...

Summary: A new study reveals how crocodiles' eyes are fine-tuned for lurking at the water surface to watch for prey.
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Article: Peter Robinson is appearing before Stormont's finance committee.
It had previously heard he was set to benefit from a "success fee" after Northern Ireland's biggest ever property deal.
Mr Robinson said the allegation from a political blogger was "groundless" and made "without a shred of evidence".
Robinson defends Cushanhan Nama role
Nama deal: The key figures and background you need to know
Timeline of Nama's Northern Ireland property deal
The deal concerned the Republic of Ireland's state-owned so-called 'bad bank', the National Asset Management Agency (Nama).
It had been set up to take control of property loans made by the country's banks before the property crash in 2008.
Last year, Nama sold its entire portfolio of Northern Ireland loans to US investment firm Cerberus.
Mr Robinson outlined to the committee on Wednesday his contacts with Cerberus and another investment fund, Pimco, that was interested in buying the portfolio.
He said the deal to sell the portfolio was necessary to help stimulate the Northern Ireland economy as it would allow fresh investment in properties.
Mr Robinson, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), said he "neither received, expected to receive, sought, nor was I offered a single penny" as a result of the sale.
"Any and all efforts that I made were motivated by what was in the best interests of our economy," he added.
"It would have been a dereliction of my duty not to seek to protect the position of Northern Ireland."
He also said that Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness was "kept informed throughout the process".
Mr McGuinness had told the committee he was not informed about meetings and contacts between Nama, bidders for the portfolio and DUP ministers.
In his evidence last month, he said it was "totally, absolutely misleading" for the DUP to say he was being kept informed about the Pimco bid.
Mr Robinson said his first meeting with a potential buyer of the portfolio in May 2013 may have been set up by Frank Cushnahan and Ian Coulter.
Mr Cushnahan was at the...

Summary: Northern Ireland's first minister has told a parliamentary inquiry it is "outrageous" to allege he was to benefit from a £1.24bn property deal.
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Article: The Rt Rev David Walker criticised the "Kafkaesque" workings of the welfare system which he said produced too many wrongly imposed sanctions and delays.
The Bishop of Manchester made the remarks at a Conservative Party conference fringe event in the city.
He claimed innocent people are trapped in the drive to catch fraudsters.
The bishop said: "The way that policy is being implemented - there are too many delays, there are too many wrong decisions and that does lead to too many innocent people effectively being punished.
"We have to let a few manipulative people get away with it if we're not going to have too many innocent people punished," he added.
"I don't think we can put the burden of proof so far over to making sure nobody ever pulls one over our eyes that we trap lots of innocent people."
The bishop backed Universal Credit but was not confident poor people would not continue to bear the burden of inefficiencies in the system.
Criticising the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) he said: "My first priority would be to drive down the unacceptable delays in benefit payments and the wrongful or overzealous imposition of sanctions.
"I think they have got out of hand and at times it's almost Kafkaesque to have a situation that is dysfunctional, [which] dissuades people from getting involved with it - is that in itself meant to be a disincentive?"
A DWP statement: "Our vital reforms are restoring fairness to the system for claimants as well as the taxpayer."
While a spokesperson also stressed that fraud is unacceptable as the money needs to go to those in need.

Summary: Benefit cheats should be allowed to get away with fraud to stop innocent people being punished with sanctions and late payments, a leading bishop has said.
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Article: The airline's chief executive Andrew Swaffield said bookings had dropped off in the immediate aftermath but were now recovering.
Monarch's flights to Sharm el-Sheikh are still suspended and it does not expect them to resume before next year.
The comments came as Monarch returned to profit for the year to 31 October.
Mr Swaffield told BBC Radio 5 Live that customers were "booking closer to departure" in the wake of the attacks.
He said: "They're booking in pretty big numbers and there's no lack of interest, but they're not booking quite so far out because they're waiting to see what the world has in store.
"That will probably last a little while and then things will get back to normal again."
Luton-based Monarch expects annual profits to exceed £40m after cost cuts helped to achieve a turnaround.
Mr Swaffield said: "The key for us has been the £200m of costs we took out of the business during what was a pretty thorough restructuring during 2014."
Monarch streamlined its network and fleet, modernised its working practices and benefited from lower fuel prices.
The company made a loss of £94m in the previous year.

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Nigeria's president has accused activists of "playing politics" after his meeting with parents of the abducted schoolgirls was called off.

Article: Uber presented the offer as an attempt to improve its relationship with London's cabbies.
But a cab drivers' association said it would be "amazed if any drivers decide to take up Uber's offer".
And rival Hailo described the offer as "posturing", saying it doubted the move would calm matters.
There has been friction between Uber and some cabbies, who have said the app is "unfair competition".
Uber said that from Tuesday, it would waive its 5% commission for black taxis for a year.
Jo Bertram, regional general manager of Uber in the UK, said: "London's cabs are famous the world over because they are an iconic part of our city's transport infrastructure.
"It's why the impact of apps like Uber on traditional taxis has generated such a heated debate in the capital.
"We believe that black cabs and Uber can coexist."
Ms Bertram said in a blog post that the Knowledge, which requires four years of study by aspiring black cab drivers to memorise London streets and landmarks, was "an onerous test" which could be completed more quickly in "the age of GPS and live traffic apps".
But Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA), said: "With over 15,000 cabbies registered with specific taxi-hailing apps like Gett and Hailo, we would be amazed if any drivers decide to take up Uber's offer."
He said the Uber offer was "just another PR stunt from a company that spends Â£250,000 every month on lobbying and PR".
"The response is 'Thanks, but no thanks'," he added.
The offer has been launched on the eve of a planned protest by cabbies affiliated with a separate drivers' association, the United Cabbies Group.
Mr McNamara said the protest had not be organised by LTDA, but that "cabbies have a right to make their voices heard".
Len Martin, chairman of the United Cabbies Group, said: "The taxi trade neither want nor welcome any such offer from an outfit that will tarnish our reputation by association."
A number of protests against Uber have been held by taxi drivers around the world, including...

Summary: Cabbies have rejected an offer from Uber which would allow them to use the taxi-hailing app for nothing for a year.
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Article: The rate of unemployment in Wales for January to March fell to 4.8%.
The UK average was unchanged at 5.1%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Figures show the number of people working in Wales is also 74,000 higher than for the same period a year ago.
The number of people not working and not able to work is 26,000 lower.
Wales has seen the biggest proportional increase in employment of all the regions and nations of the UK in the last year.
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns called it a "hat-trick of good news" for the Welsh jobs market with employment up, unemployment falling and a drop in the claimant count.
"Across the country, the investment we have put into rebalancing the economy and welfare reform is now paying dividends with record numbers coming off benefits and into work," he said.
"Yet again, we are seeing an unemployment rate below the national average as Wales shows an increasingly confident and entrepreneurial face to the world."
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "It is pleasing to see the labour market in Wales outperform all other regions of the UK and continue to go from strength to strength.
"Over the past year Wales has also seen the largest fall in unemployment of any other part of the UK and now has a rate substantially below that in Scotland and the UK as whole."
Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb called it "fantastic news".
"This month's figures show a record 1.45m people in work in Wales and the country's employment rate is at a record high of 72.5%.
"More people in work means that more families across the UK are benefiting from the security of a regular wage and the fulfilment that employment brings."

Summary: Unemployment has continued to fall in Wales and is once again lower than the UK average, according to the latest figures.
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Article: Gravity's Alfonso Cuaron became the first Latin American to win the best director award, adding to the film's six Oscars for technical achievement.
Cate Blanchett was named best actress for her portrayal of the heroine in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.
Matthew McConaughey won the best actor Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club.
It is the second consecutive year the best director and best picture prize have been awarded to different films.
Cuaron praised the "transformative" power of film and singled out the film's star Sandra Bullock as "the soul, the heart of Gravity".
The film - which took five years to complete, and owes much to the technical prowess of British visual effects specialists - also won Oscars for film editing, sound mixing, sound editing, cinematography, visual effects and original score.
Gravity - 7 awards
12 Years a Slave - 3 awards
Dallas Buyers Club - 3 awards
Frozen - 2 awards
The Great Gatsby - 2 awards
Blue Jasmine - 1 award
Her - 1 award
Steve McQueen, the British director of 12 Years a Slave, dedicated the best picture Oscar to "all those people who have endured slavery".
"Everyone deserves not just to survive, but to live," he said. "This is the most important legacy of Solomon Northup."
Based on a true story, it follows the life of a free black man - Northup - who is kidnapped and sold into slavery in Louisiana.
Producer Brad Pitt praised "the indomitable Mr McQueen" - a Turner Prize-winning artist-turned-director - for "bringing them all together" to tell Northup's story.
Newcomer Lupita Nyong'o won the best supporting actress award for her film debut as slave worker Patsey.
The Kenyan actress paid tribute to her character and thanked her for her "guidance". "It doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's," said the star, who turned 31 this weekend.
The film won a third Oscar for John Ridley's adapted screenplay. "All the praise goes to Northup," Ridley said. "These are his words."
In other developments:
Spike Jonze collected the...

Summary: Historical drama 12 Years a Slave has won best picture at the 86th Academy Awards, while space drama Gravity won the lion's share of awards.
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Article: The UK Windsurfing Association's annual championships were due to start at 11:00 BST on Bridlington's North Beach.
But the blustery conditions forced races to be postponed until Sunday, Chairman Bob Ingram said.
The Met Office said wind speeds were averaging 36mph from 09:00, which was "relatively unusual" for June.
A spokesperson said a gust speed of 40mph was recorded in Bridlington at 15:00.

Summary: The UK's national windsurfing championships have been put on hold after 40mph gusts were deemed "too strong" for it to go ahead.
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Article: The #BringBackOurGirls group should be ashamed of manipulating "the victims of terrorism", he said.
Mr Jonathan had been due to hold his first meeting with some of the girls' parents on Tuesday.
Islamist group Boko Haram captured more than 200 girls during a raid on their boarding school in Chibok in April.
Mr Jonathan had been widely criticised for failing to meet distraught parents and not doing enough to rescue the girls.
#BringBackOurGirls was a global campaign launched on social media to secure the release of the girls.
Mr Jonathan agreed to the meeting on Monday following an appeal by Pakistani rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai.
Mr Jonathan had planned to meet 12 parents and five girls who escaped shortly after being captured but the parents withdrew at the last minute without giving any reason.
"Unfortunately, political forces within the Nigerian chapter of Bring Back Our Girls have decided to take this opportunity to play politics with the situation and the grief of the parents and the girls. They should be ashamed of their actions," he said in a statement.
"Those who would manipulate the victims of terrorism for their own benefit are engaging in a similar kind of evil: Psychological terrorism," he added.
Mr Jonathan's spokesman Doyin Okupe said the president was "extremely distraught".
"He cannot understand this. He cannot fathom this - that Nigeria's mothers will do this type of thing for children," Mr Okupe said.
Nigeria is due to hold presidential elections next year.
Mr Jonathan has not yet declared his candidature, but speculation is rife that he intends to run for another term.
Last year, he declared a state of emergency in the north-eastern states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, which are worst affected by the insurgency.
All three are under opposition control.
New York-based Human Rights Watch says more than 2,000 civilians have been killed in Nigeria this year by Boko Haram.
The deaths occurred in around 95 separate attacks in more than 70 towns and villages in the north-east, where Boko Haram...

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UK drugs manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline has said it will not file patents for its products in the world's poorest nations.

Article: It follows approval by Liverpool City Council of a Â£5.5bn plan for redevelopment of the waterfront in March.
Unesco decided the scheme, involving skyscrapers, could "irreversibly damage" historic docklands.
Liverpool City Council described Unesco's move as "premature".
The plans have yet to go to the secretary of state for final approval, and could be subject to a public inquiry.
Unesco inspectors visiting the site in November 2011 expressed concerns about the height of buildings planned for the development, which would include the tallest UK building outside London.
The organisation's World Heritage Committee ruled earlier, at its 36th annual meeting in St Petersburg, that the site should be put on the "in danger" list.
The committee warned that if the project goes ahead Liverpool may entirely lose the "outstanding universal value" for which it was given World Heritage status.
They said it would significantly alter the skyline and fragment the dock areas.
A Liverpool City Council spokesman said they believed safeguards could be put in place to protect the site's heritage.
He added: "We believe that this decision is premature as the government has not yet determined whether the Liverpool Waters application can go ahead.
"The city council is continuing to discuss the plans with the developers and other interested parties and have always firmly believed that Liverpool can retain its World Heritage status while sensitively developing the derelict docklands.
"It is important to note that although this decision has been made it does not mean that Liverpool is in imminent danger of having its status removed.
"This is a long term development which will take several decades to complete and as it progresses we will continue to work to ensure that we can reach a situation which satisfies all parties."
The Liverpool Waters development would include a cruise liner terminal and thousands of apartments.
Bidder Peel Developments said the scheme could create up to 20,000 jobs.
Liverpool was awarded World Heritage status in...

Summary: Liverpool's historic docklands have been added to Unesco's "in danger" list for possible removal of its World Heritage Status.
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Article: Members of Lifestage, currently only available on Apple devices in the US, upload pictures and videos based around feelings, likes and dislikes. These are then turned into video profiles.
All posts are public and there are no options to restrict viewing. The idea is to connect members of the same school, its creator said.
One expert told the BBC the lack of privacy settings was a concern.
School members can view each other's profiles once the individual school has registered 20 members or more.
Users aged more than 21 are only able to view their own profiles, reports the Tech Crunch website.
However the app warns that it cannot guarantee whether all its users are genuine.
"We can't confirm that people who claim to go to a certain school actually go to that school. All videos you upload to your profile are fully public content," it says.
Lifestage has no messaging functionality but users can display contact details from other sites such as Snapchat and Instagram.
The app currently has a 2.5 star rating on the iTunes store with comments describing it as "kinda sorta creepy" and "confusing".
According to statistics website Statista only 8% of Facebook's US users are aged 13-19.
It has been designed by Facebook product manager Michael Sayman, who is 19 years old.
In a Facebook post he wrote that the app was based around the original social network's early days.
"Back in 2004, Facebook was all about 'who I am'. I could post my relationship status. I could share what my favourite music was. And it was all about expressing myself," he said.
"Today as Facebook has grown into so much more, we see the opportunity to explore that concept of 'who I am' once again, but for Generation Z in 2016."
Dr Bernie Hogan from the Oxford Internet Institute told the BBC the app's lack of privacy settings could prove unpopular.
"The lack of privacy settings on this app in its current state is indicative of Facebook ideology - which is to stay open and connected as much as possible," he said.
"From their point of view that's a great...

Summary: Facebook has launched a new social media app aimed at school teenagers.
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Article: Vincent de Rivaz, chief executive of France's EDF Energy, told the BBC the project was not too expensive.
He said power from nuclear plants  would cut bills compared with low carbon without nuclear power.
The project has come under fire for both its £24.5bn cost and delays to investment decisions and the timetable for building.
The original plan was for it to start generating electricity by 2023.
There is still no start date for the new facility, which will be built next to two existing generation plants at Bridgewater in Somerset.
Three days ago, the chancellor, George Osborne, who is visiting China, secured investment from the Chinese by guaranteeing a £2bn deal under which China will invest in Hinkley Point.
The deal will be signed next month during the Chinese president's State visit to the UK.
Another controversial issue is a government guarantee that EDF will receive £92 per megawatt hour, twice the current wholesale price for power.
EDF said it needed that because the price of energy would be much higher in the future: "You cannot compare the price in the next decade with the price of today, which is being depressed by the current low price of gas. We have to protect our self against volatility."
Mr de Rivaz said it was a similar situation to a consumer replacing their car with a new one, "more expensive but you will get a much better car".
He rebuffed suggestions that building gas power plants would be more cost effective, saying that would mean the UK importing billions of dollars of gas from elsewhere, putting the country at the mercy of geopolitics.
What is becoming clear is Britain's increasing reliance on Chinese investment for major infrastructure projects.
On his visit to China today, the chancellor has called for Chinese bids for more than £11bn of contracts to build HS2, the proposed high speed rail link between London, Manchester and Leeds.
Mr de Rivaz said that China was now an essential partner, and that safety and security were the top priorities.
"We know these companies, we have been...

Summary: The owner of the Hinkley Point nuclear power station has defended the plan to build a new plant at the Somerset site.
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Article: Paul Massara, who was in charge of Npower from 2013 to 2015, told BBC Radio 5 live Drive that Ofgem needs to do more to protect consumers.
At the weekend, GB Energy Supply ceased trading.
It said recent energy price rises had made its business untenable.
Around 160,000 people are affected by its collapse.
GB Energy Supply said that, as a small supplier, it was unable to "forward buy" energy to allow it to access the best wholesale price.
Ofgem said: "Applicants have to go through a rigorous process to secure a supply licence. We carry out a number of checks before issuing a licence."
Mr Massara said not a lot of money was needed to set up a new energy supplier, saying: "You can get an off-the-shelf system for about Â£100,000 and get a licence within one month and get a full licence within five [months]."
"There are players that have entered the market who have been around for three or four years now that have built up sizeable businesses and I think they are secure and safe, but I think that some of the new entrants who have come in in the last year that possibly consumers need to look at."

Summary: A former chief executive of one of the UK's biggest energy suppliers has said that greater scrutiny of new entrants to the market is needed before they get their licence.
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Article: The step may make some important new medicines more affordable in the developing world, by leaving the way clear for generic companies to make cheap copies of GSK's drugs.
GSK said it would adopt a graduated approach linked to a country's wealth.
It said it would still seek full patent protection in richer nations.
The company says the changes it is making should help people who currently cannot afford life saving medicine.
In the world's poorest countries, it will allow other companies to make generics or cheaper copies of its medicine.
In what it calls lower middle income countries it will continue to file patents but will grant licences to generic manufacturers in exchange for a royalty.
Pharmaceutical firms are often criticised for not making their medicines affordable to people in developing countries, but the firms have argued that patenting their products is the only way to ensure research for new treatments can be funded.
One exception is HIV/AIDS, where the price of drugs for people in many poor nations who are living with the condition have been drastically reduced.
Sufferers of other serious illnesses though, for example, cancer, often cannot afford the drugs to treat them.
GSK says changes to the way it patents drugs will make its next generation of cancer drugs more affordable.
Recent figures showed GSK's sales rose 2% to £6.29bn in the quarter.
However, the company fell to a pre-tax loss of £416m compared with a profit of £531m for the same period in 2014.
New treatments for HIV, respiratory conditions and meningitis vaccines had sales of £682m in the quarter.

Summary:


Theresa May has said the UK will emerge from Brexit as a "great, global trading nation", becoming "safer, more secure and more prosperous".

Article: UK property prices increased by 10.4% annually in October, down from 12.1% the previous month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The average home in the UK was valued at Â£271,000, the ONS said.
This comes on the day that the ONS reported the rate of inflation stood at just 1% in November.
This was the lowest level for the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation for 12 years.
Annual house price rises were fastest in England at 10.8%, followed by 5.7% in Wales, 4.9% in Scotland and 4.9% in Northern Ireland.
Regionally, increases were driven by London, which saw prices rise year-on-year by 17.2%. They increased by 11.9% in the South East of England and by 9.6% in the East of England.
"There is still momentum in the market although it is definitely slowing," said Mark Harris, chief executive of mortgage broker SPF Private Clients.
This has been echoed by figures in various other surveys. Mortgage lenders Nationwide and Halifax have both reported a slowdown in the UK housing market in recent months.
The ONS said that the slowest annual increase was a 3.9% rise in the North East of England.
It also said that first-time buyers were seeing sharper house price rises compared with owners moving home.
Prices paid by first-time buyers were 12% higher on average in October compared with a year earlier. Existing owners saw prices increase by 9.7%, on average, over the same period.
"This is yet another blow to the millions of young people and families desperate to build a stable future in a home of their own," said Campbell Robb, chief executive of Shelter.
"With the average house in England now costing more than ten times the average wage, millions of people are finding themselves stuck in the rent trap with little hope of ever saving for a deposit."
He called for a greater number of affordable homes to be built.

Summary: The annual rise in UK house prices slowed in October, official figures show, but prices still went up much faster than the general cost of living.
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Article: The joint enterprise law has been used to convict people in gang-related cases if defendants "could" have foreseen violent acts by their associates.
However, judges ruled it was wrong to treat "foresight" as a sufficient test.
Their decision could pave the way for hundreds of prisoners to seek appeals.
It will apply in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and most UK overseas common law territories but not in Scotland, which has its own rules on joint enterprise.
Campaigners against joint enterprise welcomed the ruling, saying it would mean a fairer law - but some murder victims' relatives said they were worried about possible appeals.
What is the controversial 'joint enterprise' law?
A moment of genuine legal history
The ruling came after a panel of five Supreme Court judges considered the case of Ameen Jogee, who had been convicted under joint enterprise of the murder of former Leicestershire police officer Paul Fyfe in 2011.
The court heard that Jogee had "egged on" his friend Mohammed Hirsi, who stabbed Mr Fyfe in the heart. Both men received life sentences for murder.
Jogee had argued he was not inside the house when the incident took place, and could not have foreseen what his friend intended to do.
Joint enterprise law has been used to convict and hand down long sentences in several high-profile cases:
Delivering the judgement, Lord Neuberger said it was wrong to treat "foresight" as a sufficient test to convict someone of murder.
"The court is satisfied after a much fuller review of the law than in the earlier cases that the courts took a wrong turn in 1984. And it is the responsibility of this court to put the law right," he said.
The judgement refers to a case in which three gang members armed with knives burst into the home of a prostitute and her husband, intending to collect a debt.
The husband was stabbed to death at the hand of at least one of the gang members. All three were convicted of murder.
BBC legal affairs correspondent Clive Coleman said Thursday's ruling did not mean those convicted under...

Summary: The law which has allowed people to be convicted of murder even if they did not inflict the fatal blow has been wrongly interpreted for more than 30 years, the Supreme Court has ruled.
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Article: The assessment was written by the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) on 27 August and released by Downing Street on 29 August.
The BBC's security correspondent Gordon Corera gives his analysis of the assessment below (GC).
A chemical attack occurred in Damascus on the morning of 21 August, resulting in at least 350 fatalities. It is not possible for the opposition to have carried out a CW attack on this scale.
GC: A central reason for the relative confidence of the assessment is a view that it could not be the opposition and therefore had to be the regime which launched the attack.
The regime has used CW on a smaller scale on at least 14 occasions in the past.
GC: The accompanying letter from the chair of the JIC says that it has judged with the "highest possible level of certainty" that chemical weapons have already been used 14 times but not on the same scale. The JIC appears very confident that these attacks were by the regime and may have more intelligence about these incidents than the 21 August attack.
There is some intelligence to suggest regime culpability in this attack.
GC: This key sentence indicates that they have only "some" intelligence pointing to the regime carrying out the attack but nothing so conclusive as to dispel all doubt. It is described in the accompanying letter as a "limited but growing body of intelligence". It is also described as highly sensitive, meaning it might be intercepted communications or material from another country. The prime minister has been shown it, but it is not included in this assessment.
These factors make it highly likely that the Syrian regime was responsible.
GC: This is the key judgement of the document. The phrase "highly likely" indicates a significant degree of confidence but not absolute certainty.
Extensive video footage attributed to the attack in eastern Damascus (which we assess would be very difficult to falsify) is consistent with the use of a nerve agent, such as sarin, and is not consistent with the use of blister or riot control agents.
GC:...

Summary: UK intelligence chiefs have told Prime Minister David Cameron it is "highly likely" the Syrian government was responsible for a chemical attack on 21 August, which killed at least 350 civilians in eastern Damascus.
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Article: The women, believed to be mother and daughter Karen and Jade Hales, were found at a property in Cathedral Road, Anfield, at about 09:50 BST following a report of concerns for their safety.
Officers described the deaths as unexplained. Post-mortem examinations will take place later.
The investigation is in its "very early" stages, Merseyside Police said.
Locals said the younger woman looked after her mother as her carer, and was seen regularly walking her dog, Tyson, a Staffordshire Bull terrier.
Samantha Parkin, 25, a friend of 28-year-old Jade, said she was in contact with her last night via the social media site Instagram.
Ms Parkin said: "She stopped messaging me last night about half seven.
"She was bubbly, she was funny, she was dozy, she was kind.
"She would do anything for anyone. She loved everyone who came into contact with her.
"It's the worst thing that has ever happened to me. I'm going to miss her."
Another local, Ellie Bleasdale added: "She was a lovely girl - wouldn't hurt a fly, a sound girl."

Summary: A 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the bodies of two women were found in Liverpool.
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Article: But in April - before the EU referendum - the then home secretary gave a speech warning of the implications of a vote to leave the EU. Here's how some of the key quotes compare:
April 2016: "So, if we do vote to leave the European Union, we risk bringing the development of the single market to a halt, we risk a loss of investors and businesses to remaining EU member states driven by discriminatory EU policies, and we risk going backwards when it comes to international trade.
"But the big question is whether, in the event of Brexit, we would be able to negotiate a new free trade agreement with the EU and on what terms."
January 2017: "I respect the position taken by European leaders who have been clear about their position, just as I am clear about mine. So an important part of the new strategic partnership we seek with the EU will be the pursuit of the greatest possible access to the single market, on a fully reciprocal basis, through a comprehensive free trade agreement."
April 2016: "The reality is that we do not know on what terms we would win access to the single market. We do know that in a negotiation we would need to make concessions in order to access it, and those concessions could well be about accepting EU regulations, over which we would have no say, making financial contributions, just as we do now, accepting free movement rules, just as we do now, or quite possibly all three combined.
"It is not clear why other EU member states would give Britain a better deal than they themselves enjoy."
January 2017: "If we were excluded from accessing the single market, we would be free to change the basis of Britain's economic model.
"But for the EU, it would mean new barriers to trade with one of the biggest economies in the world. It would jeopardise investments in Britain by EU companies worth more than half a trillion pounds... and I do not believe that the EU's leaders will seriously tell German exporters, French farmers, Spanish fishermen, the young unemployed of the eurozone, and millions of others,...

Summary:


a field in the Lake District.
The body of a man was found in a field in the Lake District.
Police are appealing for information after a body was discovered in a field in

A man has denied the manslaughter of another man who was found lying in a street in Windermere close to where he lived.

Article: Jane Christie's daughter Sarah Ewart had to decide whether to travel to Great Britain for a legal termination.
Justice Minister David Ford has recommended a change in the law.
However, First Minister Peter Robinson said draft guidelines to be published soon provided a better way forward.
At present abortion is only permitted under law in Northern Ireland to save a woman's life, or if there is a risk of permanent and serious damage to her mental or physical health.
The issue of fatal foetal abnormality came to public attention when Sarah Ewart contacted the Nolan Show to highlight the choice she faced - of either carrying her baby until it died in her womb or travelling to Great Britain where she could access a legal termination.
Mrs Christie told the Nolan Show on Friday that she and her daughter had met Mr Robinson and other DUP members on a number of occasions.
She said she had believed that they were in favour of changing the law in these "exceptional circumstances".
"He said he had a difficult job with some of his party members, but that he understood and he was prepared to help," she said.
"We were being led to believe we were going to get the help, by a number [of people] in the party."
Amnesty International described Mr Robinson's latest comments as "disingenuous".
"Peter Robinson knows full well that any new guidance from the Department of Health on the existing law cannot address a glaring gap in that law," said spokeswoman Grainne Teggart.
The issue of fatal foetal abnormality has been examined by health and justice officials over the past 18 months, following the publicity surrounding Sarah Ewart's case.
Mr Ford had put forward his plan for legislation in such cases following consultation on reforming Northern Ireland's abortion law.
Draft guidelines on abortion law, released by the Department of Health in 2013, stated: "Foetal abnormality is not recognised as grounds for termination of pregnancy in Northern Ireland."
Mrs Christie said she also attended a meeting with Mr Robinson that was attended...

Summary: The mother of a woman who faced carrying her baby until it died in her womb has said she is devastated by the DUP leader's comments that attempts to change the abortion law are doomed.
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Article: The Red Lion in Oakley Green, near Windsor, was registered as a community asset in March in a bid to protect it from development.
Punch Taverns is now selling the pub, which remains open, and community interest groups have until 14 July to confirm their interest.
According to a residents' association, a group of locals are hoping to run it as a co-operative.
Under Community Right To Buy legislation, any interested party would have six months from the deadline to put together a bid.
In a newsletter, the Oakley Green, Fifield and District Community Association said: "The wheels are in motion and various organisations have been identified as potential sources of funding.
"At some stage there may be an opportunity for local residents to buy shares in the business."
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead communities councillor Samantha Rayner, said: "One of the Royal Borough's manifesto commitments is to support residents to access the government's Pub Loan Fund."
The government's pub loan fund, launched in September last year, is aimed at helping community groups take over the running of their locals by providing loans to carry out feasibility studies, pay for lawyers or buy refurbishment materials.
According to the local Campaign for Real Ale, there are nine pubs in Windsor and Maidenhead listed as community assets.

Summary: Residents in a Berkshire village could soon be the owners of their local pub.
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Article: The measure, officially known as House Bill 1523, will allow employees to refuse to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people.
The bill is scheduled to become law on 1 July.
The writers said in a letter that the bill has prompted hateful rhetoric that "poisons our political discourse".
Grisham formerly worked as a lawyer in a Mississippi practice and was also elected to the House of Representatives during the 80s before becoming a writer.
Mississippi is one of about 10 states considering the measure after a US Supreme Court ruling last summer which effectively legalised same-sex marriage nationwide.
The measure protects "persons, religious organisations and private associations" from discrimination claims if they refuse to serve anyone based on the belief that marriage should only be between a man and a woman.
Republican governor Phil Bryant signed the bill last week despite objections from big businesses such as Nissan.
"It is our policy to prohibit discrimination of any type, and we oppose any legislation that would allow discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals," a statement from the company read.
But the Family Research Council, a Christian-based lobbying group, applauded the governor's decision to sign the bill.
Tony Perkins, the president of the group, praised the governor for "standing up for the fundamental freedoms of the people they represent".
"No person should be punished by the government with crippling fines, or face disqualification for simply believing what President Obama believed just a few years ago, that marriage is the union of a man and a woman," Perkins said.
The authors say the legislation is an example of Mississippi's reactionary side. They argue the state also has a humane side that treasures compassion.
"It is deeply disturbing to so many of us to see the rhetoric of hate, thinly veiled, once more poison our political discourse," the letter signed by the authors said.
The statement was written and organised by Katy Simpson Smith, a novelist...

Summary: John Grisham and Donna Tartt are among 95 authors urging state officials in Mississippi to repeal a controversial new religious liberty law.
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Article: "I'm a terrible punter!" he insists.
The 36-year-old does, however, often get asked for tips because of the university course he is enrolled on - an MBA (Master of Business Administration) in thoroughbred horseracing industries.
Launched in 2015, the two-year course at Liverpool University has been specially designed for people who want to take up a senior administrative or leadership role in the sport.
A sister MBA at the college is called football industries.
While the two courses sound like a most enjoyable way to spend your time at university, they are in fact part of a growing trend - the rise of specialised MBAs.
MBAs have long been considered a must-have for ambitious young people seeking a fast-tracked and successful career in business.
The celebrated post-graduate qualification is supposed to teach you all you need to be a future company leader, and places on MBA courses at the world's most prestigious universities are highly sought after, and therefore very difficult to get accepted on.
Yet while it used to be the case that having a standard MBA was all you needed, such has been the rise in the number of colleges offering them, and people gaining the qualification, that specialised MBAs are now being increasingly offered with the aim of giving people an advantage in the industry they wish to join.
"Specialisation gives universities and students a way to stand out," says Anke Arnaud, associate professor of management at Embry-Riddle Aeronautics University in Florida.
"If everyone is offering an MBA programme, you have to find a way to differentiate, to innovate.
"It starts with attracting lecturers who have a depth of knowledge, and courses that are hip, in the now, and sexy.
"There's a need to offer something different to cater to specific careers."
At Liverpool University the horseracing MBA includes the study of marketing, sponsorship, the media, sports law, regulation, and horse welfare, explains the head of the course, Neil Coster.
Students also go on a number of field trips, including seeing...

Summary: Steve Gibson says he has made it clear that people should never approach him for any betting advice.
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Article: Gordon Smith, 44, was found dead on Lake Road about 400m (0.2 miles) from his home on Church Street on 1 July.
Mark Russell, 27, previously of Holly Terrace, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter at Carlisle Crown Court.
He was was given conditional bail ahead of trial on 14 March. It is expected to last up to five days.
Judge Paul Batty QC said one of the conditions is that he does not enter Windermere or Bowness-on-Windermere.
A 31-year-old man from Millom, a woman aged 48 and a 15-year-old girl, both from Kent, previously arrested on suspicion of murder, have been released with no further action, Cumbria Police said.

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The Care Inspectorate has issued a formal improvement notice to Acorn Park Care Home in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire.
The home was given a formal improvement notice in March after inspectors found that the service was not meeting the needs of service users.
The home was given a formal improvement notice in March

A care home has been ordered to raise its standards after the industry watchdog criticised areas including infection control.

Article: It says last year's council initiative to entice more shoppers, increased traffic congestion and disrupted bus services.
Instead, Translink and the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) are offering alternative ideas, including reducing bus and train fares.
Their proposals for Christmas 2016 are to be considered by a Belfast City Council committee on Wednesday.
In 2015, the council, for the first time in several years, offered free parking for 1,500 vehicles in the evenings and at weekends.
However, Translink considered the move "counterproductive" - it says it increased congestion as people queued or circled the city centre looking for no cost parking.
It said the knock-on impact reduced the punctuality and reliability of its bus services.
As an alternative this year, it says it is prepared to run fare reduction offers on buses and trains during the month of December.
It said it will also extend the opening hours at park and ride facilities.
In a statement, Translink said: "Planning for Christmas parking and traffic are part of the discussions we have each year with Belfast City Council and other partners to help keep Belfast moving during this extremely busy period."

Summary: Translink is asking for an end to free Christmas parking in Belfast.
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Article: They said they want to devise a new method of transferring pupils from primary schools within two years.
The party launched its assembly election manifesto on Thursday.
The UUP said successive Sinn FÃ©in ministers have pushed for an end to academic selection, but there is no evidence that this would shorten the tail of underachievement.
Instead the Ulster Unionist manifesto says the party will pursue numeracy and literacy initiatives and provide extra help for children through a "book buddy" scheme.
They believe a new method of transferring Year 7 pupils should be based on continual assessment of pupils during the course of their primary education.
Last year, the party pulled out of the Northern Ireland Executive in a protest over IRA activity in the wake of the murder of Belfast man Kevin McGuigan.
The manifesto says they will rejoin the power sharing coalition, provided its programme for government is progressive, and there is a collective political will to deliver it.
The manifesto does not link the UUP's participation in government to the question of IRA activity. Instead, the party says it has engaged positively with the group established under the Fresh Start agreement to recommend ways to end paramilitary groups.
The Ulster Unionists say the next executive must prioritise tackling what they describe as the current "crippling hospital waits". They pledge to increase the number of GPs here by 400 over the next five years.
On the economy, the party pledges to implement a strategy to tackle the high level of economic inactivity in Northern Ireland. That strategy was drawn up for the last  executive, but was not funded and so not implemented.
The party wants to celebrate the centenary of Northern Ireland in 2021 with new community facilities in each of the six counties.
They propose a centre piece could be a "people park", as a tribute to the famous people born in Northern Ireland or who have chosen to settle there.
They suggest the new park could be sited in the Titanic Quarter and argue that the cost to...

Summary: The Ulster Unionists say if they join the next Stormont executive their priority department will be education.
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Article: Paul Mansfield, 28, of no fixed address, denied the charges but was found guilty at Preston Crown Court and sentenced to 13 years in prison.
Police said he befriended the "clearly intoxicated and vulnerable" victims, promising to help them.
The two attacks took place in 2014, the second while he was on bail for rape.
Police said Mansfield befriended a 20-year-old homeless woman and promised to give her somewhere safe to stay in the early hours of 17 June.
He took her to a flat on Charnley Road in the resort but when the victim tried to go to sleep, Mansfield raped her, biting her neck and striking her face during the attack.
She managed to escape and ran to Blackpool police station to report the attack.
Mansfield struck a second time on 9 September when he befriended a woman, 21, from Glasgow on a night out in the resort, said police.
She had become separated from her boyfriend after an argument, said police, and Mansfield offered to take her back to her hotel in a taxi.
Police said they ended up on Loftus Avenue where he dragged her down an alley and attempted to rape her.
She managed to push him off and run away, said police.
Lancashire Constabulary's Det Con Lisa Wainwright said Mansfield was a "dangerous sexual predator" who targeted his victims when they were intoxicated.
She said it was disturbing that he used the guise of befriending them when he had "clear intentions of assaulting them to satisfy his own sexual urges".
Mansfield was also found guilty of two sexual assaults and supplying Class A drugs, for which he was sentenced to two years to run concurrently.

Summary: A "dangerous sexual predator" who raped a woman and attempted to rape another in  separate attacks in Blackpool has been jailed.
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Article: Sue McAllister is the first woman to hold the most senior position within a prison service anywhere in the UK.
The 51-year-old mother-of-two will take up the post at the beginning of July and be paid an annual salary of Â£100,000.
She replaces Colin McConnell, who is leaving to take up a post as head of the Scottish Prison Service.
Mr McConnell announced his departure in March, after just over a year in the job.
Mrs McAllister, oringally from south Yorkshire, has 25 years experience in the prison service, including working as a governor of both a prison and young offenders centre.
She is familiar with the challenges the she faces as she was part of a review team which produced a
          highly critical report on Northern Ireland Prison Service after the suicide of Colin Bell
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Mr Bell he took his own life in Maghaberry Prison in July 2008.  He was on suicide watch at the time.
Justice Minister David Ford has welcomed Mrs McAllister's appointment.
"Sue joins the Northern Ireland Prison Service at a crucial stage of the reform programme," he said.
"She brings a wealth of experience to this demanding post and I know that she is committed to driving forward the change agenda."
Mrs McAllister said: "It is a great privilege to be appointed the Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service and to lead this proud service through a period of fundamental reform.
"I do not underestimate the scale of the reform programme that will be delivered over the next few years, one of the most challenging undertaken by the public sector anywhere in the United Kingdom."

Summary: The Northern Ireland Prison Service has announced the appointment of a new director general.
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Article: Acorn Park Care Home in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, was warned it must make a "significant improvement".
If not, it could face having its registration cancelled.
The privately-run home was served with a formal improvement notice by the Care Inspectorate and given until next month to make changes.
Seven areas of concern were listed after an inspection, with nutrition and hydration, personal plans for service users, environmental safety, staffing and administration of drugs all being criticised.
A spokesman for the Care Inspectorate said: "Everyone in Scotland has the right to safe, compassionate care which meets their needs and respects their rights.
"Where we have concerns, we do not hesitate to take action.
"Our first priority is always the safety and well-being of residents and this improvement notice sets out what we expect the service to do to ensure that the care provided to residents improves.
"We will be inspecting this service again soon to ensure that progress is being made."
An Acorn Park spokesman said: "We are working hard with the Care Inspectorate to meet their requirements within the timescales set."

Summary:


Syphilis and gonorrhoea sexually transmitted infections are continuing to rise in England, new figures show.

Article: At the start of 2015, Rics expected that prices would rise by just 3%.
However it has now revised its estimate upwards, due to the shortage of homes on the market, and "accelerating prices".
Mortgage lender the Halifax said house price inflation in the year to August was 9%, with the monthly rise up 2.7%.
That is the highest monthly increase since May 2014.
"Strengthening demand, and highly constrained supply, are likely to mean that house price growth continues to be robust in the short-term," said Martin Ellis, Halifax economist.
The average price of a home across the UK is now Â£204,674, according to the Halifax measure.
In response, economist Howard Archer, of IHS Global Insight, said he was raising his house price inflation forecast from 6% to 7% for 2015.
The Rics price indicator was the highest for 15 months, with 53% more respondents reporting price rises than price falls.
"Given current market conditions, the latest data unsurprisingly shows house prices continuing to rise, and at an accelerating pace," said Simon Rubinsohn, Rics chief economist.
"And there is good reason for this trend to be sustained into next year, however uncomfortable that may be for those looking to enter the market."
Prices are expected to rise fastest in East Anglia and Northern Ireland.
In East Anglia, Rics has raised its forecast from a 3% rise in prices this year, to 9%.
Northern Ireland is now expected to see an 11% increase, instead of 4% predicted earlier.
Earlier this summer, Rics reported that the stock of homes for sale was at a record low, and called on the government to get more houses built.
However the Nationwide Building Society estimates house price inflation to be significantly lower than its rival Halifax.
It said prices in the year to August rose by 3.2%. It uses different methodology to the Halifax.

Summary: House price inflation across the UK is now likely to hit 6% this year, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics).
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Article: The charity questioned 1,000 people seeking opinions about abortion in cases of rape, incest and fatal foetal abnormality.
Of those questioned, 72% agreed abortion should be lawful if the pregnancy was a result of sexual crime.
Some 7% did not agree or disagree and 15% disagreed.
In Northern Ireland, unlike the rest of the UK, abortion is only allowed if a woman's life is at risk or there is a permanent or serious risk to her physical or mental health.
The Amnesty International figures also suggest that the numbers of people supporting access to abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality has risen.
Two years ago a similar poll showed 60% of respondents backed abortion in such circumstances. That figure has now risen to 67%; 17% disagreed.
Almost 60% of those asked thought abortion should not be a crime in Northern Ireland, while 22% were opposed to a change.
The poll also indicates the views of DUP and SDLP supporters - parties who have been traditionally opposed to changing the law.
Seventy-three per cent of DUP supporters support access to abortion in cases of rape or incest, with 17% opposed.
Among SDLP supporters, 69% back access to abortion in such circumstances, also with 17% opposed.
In the survey 1,000 people were questioned face-to-face in their homes by independent research company Millward Brown.
The polling was carried out in the middle of September and the representative sample were aged 16 and over in multiple urban and rural locations across Northern Ireland.
Adrianne Peltz of Amnesty International said: "These poll findings demonstrate an overwhelming demand for change to Northern Ireland's draconian abortion laws.
"This is not a small margin of support for women's access to abortion, it's a definitive landslide. Northern Ireland has changed."
However, Life Northern Ireland said it was concerned by the results of the poll.
"Life Northern Ireland does not believe that abortion is best healthcare, nor is it a solution to the crisis the woman and her family may be facing," said spokeswoman...

Summary: More than 70% of people in Northern Ireland have shown support for a change in abortion law, according to an opinion poll by Amnesty International.
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Article: The elections will be Myanmar's first openly contested polls in 25 years, following decades of military rule.
The ruling Union Solidarity Development Party, which has been in power since 2011, is holding a rally in Yangon.
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) is expected to make major gains on Sunday, though she is barred from the presidency.
But the BBC's Jonah Fisher in Yangon says there are no reliable opinion polls in the country, also known as Burma, so no-one really knows how the vote is going to play out.
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On Friday, campaign signs and stickers were being taken down ahead of a day of "silence" in the campaign, from midnight until polls open on Sunday.
Former Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ms Suu Kyi is barred from the presidency, even if the NLD wins, because of the constitution which disqualifies anyone with foreign offspring.
But at a press conference on Thursday, she repeated her insistence that if her party wins she would lead the government anyway and be "above the president".
Ruled by the junta for nearly half a century, Myanmar has seen economic and political reform in recent years.
However, according to the constitution 25% of all parliamentary seats will still be reserved for the military in this election. Therefore, the NLD must take 67% of all contested seats in order to gain a majority.
Ms Suu Kyi has already raised concerned about poll fraud and voting irregularities. In the 1990 election, the NLD won a majority, but the results were largely ignored by the generals.
For its part, the government has warned that rapid change could lead to civil unrest.

Summary: Candidates in Myanmar have entered their final day of campaigning ahead of Sunday's general election.
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Article: After photographs of her West Highland Terrier received more "likes" on social media than even the most stunning Glencoe landscapes she could capture, Sam Grant conceded that "the wee white dug" should star in her Scottish travel blog.
"Casper is my unique selling point," says Sam Grant, an Edinburgh-based VisitScotland ambassador who spends her spare time travelling the country with her pet.
She adds: "There are lots of travel bloggers out there who are very good writers, but they don't have the wee white dug."
Her eccentric website details places of interest in areas including Orkney, Loch Lomond and the Scottish Borders.
It was launched in 2015 after an Instagram account written from Casper's perspective proved popular with followers.
The social media profile has nearly 4,000 followers, who Sam says "can't get enough" of the wee white dug's quirky anecdotes about his travels.
Sam says travelling with Casper has given her lots of insight into Scotland's best pet-friendly tourist attractions and holiday accommodation.
She says: "There are loads of good places that you can visit nowadays where you can bring along your four-legged friends."
Sam hopes the blog could encourage more Scots to look around their own country, as well as attracting other visitors.
She says: "If you visit the beaches in the Outer Hebrides, you'll see there's really no need to go to the Caribbean - unless you're a sun worshipper.
"Scotland's a country with a rich history and heritage. A country full of stories just waiting to be told."
Sam says most traffic to her website comes from the UK and US but she has had visitors from more than 100 countries - including China.
"When I see that I've had visitors from far-flung countries, I imagine them on the other side of the world reading about Scotland and the wee white dug," the writer adds.
Asked if she thinks some people could say her pictures are a bit twee, Sam replied: "I did worry about that at first, so I try to make a joke of it.
"But if people like my pictures and they bring a bit of...

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Article: Between 2012 and 2015, cases of syphilis increased by 76%, from 3,001 to 5,288, while gonorrhoea infections rose by 53%, from 26,880 to 41,193, Public Health England data reveals.
The rise was notable among men who have sex with men.
At the same time, rates of genital warts decreased, thanks to a vaccination campaign.
Rates of sexually transmitted infections as a group also went down slightly, totalling 434,456. But experts say this could be because fewer people came forward for testing.
Chlamydia was the most commonly diagnosed STI, accounting for nearly half of the cases diagnosed in 2015.
Young people are routinely offered chlamydia screening, but only 13% of young men and 32% of young women were tested in 2015.
The large fall in genital warts - a 7% drop - was seen in young women, and experts say this was probably because of the national human papilloma virus vaccination programme.
All girls aged 12 to 13 are offered the jab as part of the NHS childhood vaccination programme.
The FPA charity's chief executive, Natika Halil, said boys should be offered the vaccine too, which is something ministers are considering.
Genevieve Edwards, of Marie Stopes UK, said the statistics should "set alarm bells ringing" about the availability of sexual health services for young people and men who have sex with men.
"We have to keep a focus on preventing sexual ill health, and providing prompt diagnosis and treatment to those who need it," she added.
The British Association for Sexual Health and HIV said the continued rise of gonorrhoea was extremely disturbing, given the further spread of drug-resistant infections.
Dr Gwenda Hughes, head of STI surveillance at PHE, said: "We need to do more to raise awareness about STIs and how they can be prevented, especially the effectiveness of using condoms.
"We recommend that anyone having sex with a new or casual partner uses condoms and tests regularly for HIV and STIs."

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The fascinating bright spots on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres have come into sharper view.

Article: She is one of many Brazilian women who, in the last few months, have decided to interrupt their in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures because they worry about being infected by the Zika virus while pregnant.
"My husband and I have been doing IVF for seven years with no success," Ms Coutinho explains.
"My latest attempt to get pregnant would have been this January but we were so afraid of Zika that we decided to freeze the embryos and see how this unfolds," she says.
Last October, Brazilian health authorities detected a possible link between a recent outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus and a rise in numbers of babies born with underdeveloped brains.
Researchers found that the virus could be transmitted from mother to baby during pregnancy. They believe that Zika might be the cause of the rise in microcephaly cases.
Ms Coutinho lives in Pernambuco, the Brazilian state with the highest number of suspected microcephaly cases.
She says she and her husband have decided to postpone their IVF for at least three months.
"We don't know for sure what is going on and when it will end," she says. But the 47-year old adds: "We can't wait too long".
Ms Coutinho says that IVF is not just a costly, but also a physically and emotionally draining procedure.
Women who undergo the process have to take medication in order to stimulate the production of eggs.
Then the eggs are harvested by doctors, fertilised and implanted in the woman's womb.
If the cycle is not successful, the process has to be started all over again.
"Every time you try, you have fresh hope. And then when it doesn't happen, you're really frustrated," Ms Coutinho says.
"Two years ago, in between procedures, I had a natural pregnancy but I lost the baby," she explains.
"Since then, I've been in treatment in order to try again and now, when everything was perfect and ready, this happens!"
Fertility doctors across the country say that the number of women who have chosen to postpone their pregnancies has increased by about 10% since October.
That rate is...

Summary: "I don't have much time left to be a mother, but I'm really afraid" architect Ana Paula Coutinho, 47, says.
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Article: As it stands, there are potentially only three clubs with the necessary financial clout and space in their squad to pull off such a deal.
The Chinese Football Association recently introduced a rule which only allows three foreigners in a club's match-day squad. Teams can have a maximum of five foreign players in their overall squad, which includes one drawn from another Asian country.
Given this, Beijing Guoan, Jiangsu Suning and Tianjin Quanjian are the most likely suitors for Rooney unless other potential employers transfer or loan out one of their existing foreign stars.
Tianjin's manager, Fabio Cannavaro, has said his club did make an approach for Rooney recently but added that he feels the 31-year-old doesn't suit the team's style of play.
Jiangsu, where former Chelsea midfielder Ramires plays, remains an option.
Beijing Guoan had been seen as the most likely destination for Rooney.
It is one of the oldest clubs in China and is rumoured to be supported by President Xi, China's premier who has a vision to turn his country into a sporting superpower.
But sources close to the club said on Wednesday that they are not interested in signing the Manchester United forward.
Significant barriers remain to any deal being done - some of which may be beyond the negotiating power of Rooney's long-term agent Paul Stretford.
Big-money transfers are complicated and difficult affairs at the best of times, with agreements around image rights, bonus payments, fees and commercial deals needing to be resolved before pen is put to paper.
A deal for Rooney to go to China would come with an added political twist.
That's due to embarrassment within sections of the ruling Communist Party at the sums being spent by CSL clubs on foreign players.
Matters were brought to a head recently with the sale of Carlos Tevez to Shanghai Shenhua and the enormous wages he now commands.
An 18-point plan was announced in January, in part to curb what has been called "irrational spending."
It has led to the limits being imposed on the numbers of...

Summary: If Wayne Rooney is heading to China then where is his most likely destination?
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Article: Among the finds from the excavation at the old Stibbe factory site in central Leicester is the largest mosaic uncovered in the area for 150 years.
Items including brooches, pottery and coins have also been unearthed.
An open day held at the beginning of May saw hundreds of people queuing down the street, and the remains have already been seen by some 5,000 people.
Two last open days are being held this weekend before the site closes to the public. The mosaic will then be conserved and probably placed on display.
Gavin Speed of the University of Leicester Archaeological Services said: "We were surprised by the huge numbers of people flocking to see what we've discovered during the initial open weekend, so we extended public tours to the following weekday lunchtimes.
"We've had a tremendous amount of interest."
"The excavation has added another piece of the jigsaw into our understanding of Roman Leicester... and the extreme wealth and lifestyle of some of its inhabitants," Mr Speed added.
The mosaic in one reception room is considered "the largest and finest-quality mosaic found in over 150 years in Leicester", he said.
The dig, which began in September, has also unearthed beads, hairpins, gaming pieces and manicure objects, along with a decorated knife handle cast in copper alloy that depicts a scene showing victims being thrown to the lions in an amphitheatre.
The archaeological project was funded by Charles Street Buildings Group, which is involved in a major urban regeneration project in the Great Central Street area.

Summary: Archaeologists admit they have been surprised by the interest a dig that has uncovered a Roman street.
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Article: Mr Cameron also said the case in Northern Ireland was different from elsewhere in the UK because of the land border with the Republic of Ireland.
The prime minister was giving evidence to MPs who chair a range of committees at the House of Commons.
He would not say if he would definitely devolve corporation tax powers.
He repeated that people must wait for the chancellor's autumn statement due to take place early next month.
The current rate of corporation tax paid by businesses in Northern Ireland is 21%, compared to 12.5% in the Republic of Ireland.
The Northern Ireland Executive wants to be able to match the tax rate in the Republic.
Asked by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee chair about whether corporation tax devolution depends on Stormont politicians resolving their budget problems, Mr Cameron said that the two issues were linked.
He said that it is difficult to argue the executive should get more responsibility in tax powers if it cannot sort out its current budget.
The prime minister said any future devolution of corporation tax was also linked to the tax regime south of the Irish border.
He referred to businesses benefiting from tax arrangements nicknamed the "double Irish" and therefore paying only 2% tax on their profits.
Mr Cameron said he was working to sort the issue out through international tax agreements and if 20% tax means 20% tax in the UK, then 12% tax should mean 12% tax in the Republic of Ireland.
Mr Cameron also faced questions about the Barnett formula which governs the funding of the devolved nations.
The prime minister told MPs he did not think the reform of the Barnett formula was "on the horizon".
The formula is used to set spending in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Welsh politicians have been strongly critical of the Barnett formula, which they believe gives Wales a poor financial deal.
The formula currently benefits Northern Ireland and Scotland to a greater extent.

Summary: The prime minister has said the argument made by Northern Ireland politicians for devolving corporation tax is strong.
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Article: What were initially thought to be just a couple of brilliant, closely spaced features at one location now turn out to be a clutch of many smaller dots.
The latest pictures were acquired by the US space agency's Dawn spacecraft on its first full science orbit since arriving at Ceres on 6 March.
The spots were seen from a distance of 13,600km.
Researchers on the mission concede they still have much to learn about the dots' true nature, but the new data is hardening their ideas.
"Dawn scientists can now conclude that the intense brightness of these spots is due to the reflection of sunlight by highly reflective material on the surface, possibly ice," said Chris Russell, who is the principal investigator on the mission.
With a diameter of 950km, Ceres is the largest object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Dawn will spend the coming months studying its geology and surface chemistry with a suite of cameras and remote-sensing instruments.
The intention is to get some insights into the processes that have sculpted the dwarf since its formation with the rest of the Solar System some 4.5 billion years year ago.
Having completed its first science orbit, Dawn is now heading downwards to get even closer to the body.
This second mapping campaign, which will commence on 6 June, will see Dawn moving just 4,400km from the surface.
Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos

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A day camp in Hertfordshire has been closed after Ofsted inspectors found it to be "inadequate".
The day camp in Bushey, Hertfordshire, was closed by Ofsted last week and Mr Lewis has been charged with possessing indecent images of children.
The camp was due to close on 6

Parents of children due to go to a summer camp whose director has been charged with possession of indecent images have been offered refunds.

Article: Recorded cases rose 31% between 2013 and 2015, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) said.
It said this had led to "excessive" workloads and affected the quality and speed of investigations in some forces.
Meanwhile, a separate HMIC report found 31 out of 43 forces must improve their protection of vulnerable people.
HM Inspector of Constabulary Zoe Billingham issued the warning that police were close to being overwhelmed by the "staggering" increase in domestic abuse cases.
Her report is a follow-up to one published by HMIC in March 2014, which highlighted "significant weaknesses" in the service police gave domestic abuse victims.
The new report notes improvements since then, including a 31% increase in "domestic abuse related crimes" recorded by police - from 269,700 in the year to August 2013, to 353,100 in the year to March 2015.
Explaining why this is an improvement, the report says the rise could be partly due to better recording by police and forces "actively encouraging" victims to come forward.
There has also been a "determined effort" by police to make domestic abuse a priority, the report adds.
But it highlights problems including:
The report notes the "enormous" number of people affected by domestic abuse - with 900,000 calls to police in England and Wales in the 12 months to March 2015.
Violent, physical, sexual, psychological or emotional abuse - including threats and intimidation - in your home or elsewhere by your current or former partner, or any other adult family member.
It can also include financial abuse, such as a partner controlling your use of money or running up debts in your name.
Men and women can both be perpetrators and victims of domestic abuse, and victims are encouraged to call the police.
Sources: Met Police, Money Advice Service
In its separate report on protection of vulnerable people, HMIC graded all 43 forces in England and Wales, rating 12 "good", 27 "requires improvement" and four "inadequate". No force was rated "outstanding".
The four forces rated...

Summary: Police in England and Wales are on the verge of being "overwhelmed" by "staggering" increases in reports of domestic abuse, inspectors say.
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Article: Truro councillor Lance Dyer published a tweet saying '"Holocaust hoax" suggesting that six million Jews weren't killed in the genocide.
Mr Dyer's membership of Mebyon Kernow, the Cornish nationalist party, has been suspended pending an investigation.
The party leadership said the views expressed on the website were "wholly repugnant".
The website claims the true number of Jews killed in concentration camps in the World War Two was just 271,000 - but six million is the usual figure cited.
Mr Dyer has now said he had been "very foolish" and that he wished he had taken more care to understand "the full significance of the false claims made on the website".
He said he hoped to "make amends in the coming week" and that he was not a Holocaust denier.
Shortly after posting the tweet he made attempts to justify his reasons for doing so to other Twitter users.
Jeremy Jacobsen, from Kehillat Kernow, Cornwall's Jewish community organisation, said: "It seems absurd to me that anyone should question something which has been so well-documented.
"What was his point in drawing attention to this?"
The Mayor of Truro, Rob Nolan, said Mr Dyer's remarks were "abhorrent in the extreme" and called for a full investigation by Truro City Council.
Mebyon Kernow's party leadership said the investigation into Mr Dyer's actions would begin in the next 48 hours.

Summary: A councillor who tweeted a link to a Holocaust denial website has been suspended by his party.
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Article: The authority said in February it would give the umbrella body one year notice and terminate its membership in 2015.
Councillors reversed their stance after hearing Cosla had issued a revised constitution which highlights that there is no hierarchy between members.
Several others councils remain set to quit amid a row over government cash and tensions about power within Cosla.
Aberdeen, Glasgow, Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire Councils have all indicated they plan to leave Cosla next year.
Inverclyde's council leader, Councillor Stephen McCabe, said: "We raised our concerns earlier this year and Cosla has responded to those.
"Our notice to quit was a requirement of our membership but we made clear at the time that the door was open for the council to return.
"We have decided to do that and the council will confirm that we will remain a member of the organisation."
Inverclyde's annual membership fees to Cosla are Â£60,000.

Summary: Inverclyde Council has reversed a decision to leave Cosla - the body representing Scottish local government.
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Article: The animal, which lived at the same time as the dinosaurs, probably emerged from a line of burrowing reptiles that lost their legs.
Where and how snakes diverged from their legged cousins the lizards has been a mystery.
Details of the find
          appear in the journal Nature
.
The debate over snake origins has been complicated by the scarcity of transitional fossils (those with features in between two groups of creatures).
But new fossils from eastern Wyoming, US, belonging to the ancient snake
          Coniophis precedens - which lived some 65-70 million years ago - could help clear up the mystery.
According to the analysis by Nicholas Longrich from Yale University and colleagues,
          Coniophis lived in a floodplain environment and "lacks adaptations for aquatic locomotion".
They describe it as a "transitional snake, combining a snake-like body and a lizard-like head".
"This thing quite probably would have had small legs," Dr Longrich told the AFP news agency.
The ancient reptile's small size, along with physical features of its spine, suggest that it burrowed. And analysis of its jaws show that it fed on relatively large, soft-bodied prey.
But it did not have the flexible jaws that allow modern-day snakes to swallow prey many times their own body size.
"The genesis of the
          Serpentes (the biological name that defines what we understand as snakes) that began with the evolution of a novel means of locomotion, followed by adaptations facilitating the ingestion of ever larger prey, thereby enabling snakes to exploit a wider range of ecological niches," the researchers write in Nature journal.

Summary: One of the most primitive snake fossils ever found hints that the slithery reptiles might have originated on land, not in the sea as has been proposed.
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Article: LL Camps in Bushey, Hertfordshire, was closed by Ofsted last week and director Ben Lewis has been charged with possessing indecent images of children.
Following the closure, parents vented their anger on the firm's Facebook page at the initial lack of information.
But camp co-founder Tal Landsman has now said refunds will be issued.
Ofsted closed the camp on 6 August and the company's website was taken down soon after.
One parent whose child was due to attend the US-style day camp wrote it was an "utter disgrace".
Another was concerned about parents who "could not afford alternative care without the refund".
A man whose children had gone to the camp told the BBC: "Fortunately, for us they were only going for one further day, and then they were going to a different camp.
"Had it been the situation that they were due to be there this week and all of next week, we'd be in a bit of bother."
But on Wednesday, Mr Landsman confirmed parents would be able to fill in a refund form which has been placed on a holding page on the company's official website.
Mr Lewis and Mr Landsman opened the holiday club in 2010.

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