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The Guardian said leaked Treasury documents suggested the measure could take effect in April 2016, benefiting more than 20,000 estates by 2020.
The measure will not be included in Wednesday's Budget but could feature in the party's election manifesto.
But the Lib Dems said the plans were a "cynical" pre-election move.
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Her surprise appearance was documented by fireman Rob Petty at Chelsea fire station.
Writing on Facebook Mr Petty posted: "Lovely girl, genuinely grounded, interested and humbled. Beautiful."
Station manager Ben King said: "She just turned up at the station and knocked on the window and said she has some cakes for us.
... | 0 |
His was not the only voice warning of the dangers of AI - Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak also expressed their concerns about where the technology was heading - though Professor Hawking's was the most apocalyptic vision of a world where robots decide they don't need us any more.
What all of these prophets of AI... | 0 |
The department was subject to a Serious Case Review after the death of five-year-old Tyler Whelan, murdered by his mother's former partner in March 2011.
Ofsted found no children "inadequately protected or at risk of significant harm" and praised "rapid improvements".
Service director Sue Westcott said there was "no ro... | 0 |
The former Tory prime minister also called for "more charm and a lot less cheap rhetoric" from the UK government towards the rest of the EU.
And he said the costs of leaving would be "substantial" and "unpalatable".
Downing Street said the government was determined to make a success of the UK's departure from the EU.
C... | 0 |
Speaking during a live link-up with a primary school in London, he also said he was "immensely proud" to be wearing the Union Flag.
Major Peake added that he was now into the final phase of training, in which he was focusing on the essentials.
He said astronaut training had been rigorous and involved retaining immense ... | 0 |
The Devon side, second in the Premiership, stumbled to a bonus-point win over Sale on Saturday.
"I'm kind of pleased that it should be a bit of a kick in the backside, but without us losing any points," he said.
"We haven't had a weekend off since the very first week of the season now, for 30 weekends."
As well as thei... | 0 |
Global Wireless Solutions polled 2,000 mobile-phone users and found 40% had blackspots at home, with most problems reported in Liverpool and Cardiff.
However telecoms analyst Matthew Howett says the situation is going to improve.
He told the BBC: "This should get better as operators are using different frequencies to p... | 0 |
The title pacesetters would always be able to recover from a bad result - but how would they cope with the exclusion of their firebrand top scorer after a training ground bust-up and suggestions of interest from China?
Chelsea gave their answer with an impressive 3-0 win at Leicester City that, combined with the weeken... | 0 |
The 18-year-old fell at the New Charter Academy on Broadoak Road in Ashton-under-Lyne at about 09:10 BST, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.
GMP said he had gone to Manchester Royal Infirmary and his condition was "serious".
Principal Jenny Langley said the school would remain "fully open" while police investigated.... | 0 |
Seaward, 29, cut almost four minutes off his personal best as he clocked 2:14.52 - the Rio standard is 2:17.00.
Fellow NI runner Paul Pollock was also inside the standard but his 2:15.38 was only the fourth Irish finisher.
Moldovan-born Sergiu Ciobanu clocked 2:15.14 with Raheny's Mick Clohisey just ahead of Pollock in... | 0 |
It has been waiting on a review of the Russian Proton rocket, which failed on its last outing in May while carrying a Mexican payload.
Inmarsat's third Global Xpress platform was due to be the next passenger and was grounded as a consequence.
The launch on the Proton is now set for 28 August from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
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About 3,000 people aged 10-18 debated the issues and came up with 500 clauses they would like to see in such a document.
Now the public can have their say.
The current number one is: "Not let companies pay to control it, and not let governments restrict our right to information."
The voting project, called My Digital R... | 0 |
Mr Menezes, an electrician who was fatally shot at Stockwell Tube station in south London on 22 July 2005 by officers who mistook him for a suicide bomber, arrived in the UK from Brazil in 2002.
He had joined an estimated 60,000 to 100,000 Brazilians - including some relatives - in London and quickly learnt to speak En... | 0 |
Its fossils indicate that the normal-sized primitive humans who first set foot on the Indonesian island of Flores shrank "rapidly" to become Hobbit-sized.
The remains are of at least one adult and two children, who are all just as small as their descendents.
A paper in the journal Nature details the latest findings.
Th... | 0 |
The Briton, 23, had two set points on his own serve to force a decider but could not convert, and Robredo won the third-round match 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 4-6 7-5 in three hours and 13 minutes.
Robredo, who struggled with a leg injury in the closing stages, fought back superbly from 5-3 down in the fourth set to claim victory.
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Moores, a silver medallist in the event at London 2012, was considered a medal chance but finished fifth in his heat.
"I'm not too disappointed about because I haven't been training backstroke. It's all about the breaststroke," he said.
The 22-year-old will now turn his attention to the breaststroke.
In athletics, Kyro... | 0 |
Back-rower Kalamafoni, 29, and flanker Ryan, 27, will be joined by Joe Ford, 26, and Jonah Holmes, 24, who have been signed from Yorkshire Carnegie.
Fly-half Ford is the brother of Leicester's England star George.
The versatile Holmes began his career at Wasps, while Ryan has made one appearance for Ireland, in 2014.
K... | 0 |
Six men and two women were killed when the minibus they were in collided with two lorries near Milton Keynes.
Ryszard Masierak, 31, and David Wagstaff, 53, have been charged with eight counts of causing death by dangerous driving.
The first victim has been identified as minibus owner Cyriac Joseph, 52.
Wipro, an IT ser... | 0 |
The 33-year-old, the world's number one ranked Test bowler, is set to miss Lancashire's next two County Championship games.
England begin their four-match series against Pakistan at Lord's on 14 July.
Anderson suffered a stress fracture in the right shoulder blade during the third Test against Sri Lanka.
Paceman Anders... | 0 |
Asked if the MPs were thinking of defecting, Mr Farron said he did not want to "betray confidences".
But he told BBC News it would be "not surprising" if they had serious doubts about the direction Labour was taking under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.
Mr Farron said he was contacted via text messages after Mr Corbyn was ... | 0 |
A police officer was also injured in the incident in Ferry Lane in Tottenham Hale on Thursday evening.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been called in to investigate the death and it said a firearm had been recovered.
It is thought the officer, who was taken to hospital and later discharged, was ... | 0 |
The seventh seeds beat Koreans Kim Gi Jung and Shin Seung Chan 21-12 21-16 at the Barclaycard Arena.
In the last eight on Friday, the Adcocks face Indonesia's Tontowi Ahmed and Liliyana Natsir, who beat them at the same stage last year.
The husband-and-wife pair have never reached the last four of the Championships.
"I... | 0 |
Extra patrols have been launched to deal with an increase in anti-social behaviour fuelled by the drug, said to leave users in a "zombie-like" state.
Officers were called to 58 incidents related to Spice in the city centre between Friday and Sunday.
"We cannot afford" for the problem to get worse, Ch Supt Wasim Chaudhr... | 0 |
Organisers passed a motion on Saturday not to invite Malcolm Turnbull, who was the first sitting prime minister to attend the last gay pride event.
Mr Turnbull, a supporter of marriage equality, backed his party's calls to allow a national vote on the issue.
But the stance has angered some who fear a vote would be divi... | 0 |
President Rodrigo Duterte has said he wants to "walk the extra mile" to achieve peace, in a conflict which has claimed an estimated 30,000 lives since the 1960s. BBC Monitoring's Mark Wilson examines the challenges ahead.
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) began its armed struggle in the late 1960s. Its aim h... | 0 |
For the Scots and their much talked-about revival, this was perspective. Way, way too much perspective. It wasn't just a slap in the face, it was a kick to the solar plexus and a proper shoeing in the aftermath.
A record hiding. A shellacking to end all shellackings. Swing Low Sweet Chariot rung out around Twickenham i... | 0 |
The trunk road drops from 150m (492ft) to 20m (65ft) as it enters a valley at the Berriedale Braes.
Transport Minister Derek Mackay has confirmed that a number of objections have been received to the initial proposals for the improvements.
Last month, Caithness Chamber of Commerce said it was taking too long to agree a... | 0 |
Kane Williamson (97) and Ross Taylor (96) hit two sixes apiece during a stand of 117 in 123 balls as the Kiwis posted 315-8 having opted to bat first.
Kumar Sangakkara (81) made his 93rd one-day international fifty but fell in the 38th over, the eighth wicket to go.
Sri Lanka were all out soon after for 195. The final ... | 0 |
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As one of the BBC's 100 Women 2015, she talks to Zeinab Badawi about justice, gender, and race.
She also discusses an institution that is rarely out of the news.
The ICC's critics say it is slow and expensive, and it is also controversial because so far all its cases have come... | 0 |
One person was injured in the crash on Saturday night, which happened during heavy rain near the national stadium.
Police said in a statement on Monday that both drivers were in their 20s and unemployed.
The statement prompted many questions online about how they came to be driving the cars.
"What are their names? Who ... | 0 |
The four-part CGI animated mini-series will bring an original interpretation to Richard Adams' classic 1972 novel.
It tells the story of a band of rabbits in search of a new home after the destruction of their warren.
Commissioned by the BBC, it is the first blockbuster drama made as a co-production between the BBC and... | 0 |
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The 25-year-old, with the help of his 'Will-bombs' fans, explains how the scheme - which runs sessions across the UK - can help "make you an incredible player".
READ MORE: Find out how you can get into tennis with our special guide. | 0 |
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Leicestershire became crucially important to Richard III after Henry Tudor landed in Wales in August 1485.
The king stayed in Leicester on the night of 20 August before marching out to cut off Henry's progress through the midlands.
Richard's death at Bosworth, along with the recent discovery of his bones, have left a r... | 0 |
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It is being fought between soldiers who support the president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, and different groups of fighters known as rebels, who don't want him to be in power anymore.
This week, world leaders have been reacting in shock after what's believed to be a chemical weapons... | 0 |
Lenders reported that this was the third successive quarter of falling demand, the bank's Credit Conditions Survey found.
Mortgages for high-value property saw the biggest fall in demand since the third quarter of 2008.
Demand was expected to bounce back in the second quarter.
Some lenders attributed the fall in demand... | 0 |
Morgan, 31, has played 52 games for the Latics since moving from Championship rivals Rotherham United in June 2015 and has 23 international caps.
He captained the side to the League One title last season, having previously done the same with Rotherham.
"The chairman made it very clear he wanted me to stay," Morgan said... | 0 |
The fires, which happen every year, are caused by slash-and-burn clearances on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.
Paper and palm oil companies have been widely blamed for the practice.
Indonesia, which has repeatedly promised to stop the illegal fires, has sent hundreds of military personnel to try to put them out.
It ... | 0 |
They also provide the first direct evidence that there may be as much water trapped in those rocks as there is in all the oceans.
The diamond, from central-west Brazil, contains minerals that formed as deep as 600km down and that have significant amounts of water trapped within them.
Researchers have published their fi... | 0 |
Omar Badreddin, 18, Mohammed Alfrouh, 20, and Mohammad Allakkoud, 18, have pleaded not guilty.
A 16-year-old-boy, understood to be Syrian, has also been charged with sexual assault. It is not known if he has entered a plea yet.
Mr Badreddin came to the UK from Jordan last November under the government's refugee resettl... | 0 |
Paramedics outside the Queen Alexandra Hospital said they are "spending hours sat waiting to off-load patients".
They said it is having a "massive effect on staff morale" and the "public are not getting the ambulances that they require and that they deserve".
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust said there was an "extremely ... | 0 |
Promising "the hottest bands and artists in the world right now" the series is due to debut in the autumn.
It has yet to receive a title or a timeslot, but will be made by James Corden's company Fulwell 73, whose work includes the wildly-successful Carpool Karaoke series.
An initial run of six episodes has been commiss... | 0 |
Weaknesses in the way mice swapped data with computers left them vulnerable, said security firm Bastille Networks.
Attackers could spoof poorly protected signals letting them use PCs as if they were sitting in front of them, it said.
Information about the loopholes have been passed to the makers of vulnerable mice, som... | 0 |
The 24-year-old spent six seasons with the north London side and has previously spent time playing in the second tier with Bedford Blues.
The Exiles have not disclosed the length of the former England under-20 international's contract.
"Ben is a great acquisition," director of rugby Nick Kennedy said.
"He has Champions... | 0 |
Carwyn Edwards, 39, has been in hospital in Tucson, Arizona, since the start of the year after an illness led to the partial amputation of both legs.
His family fear they could face substantial medical costs.
Medical insurer Cigna said it was addressing Mr Edwards' concerns.
A campaign to raise funds for Mr Edwards, wh... | 0 |
The force's interest in using the birds of prey follows trials in the Netherlands.
Drones - pilot-less aircraft which are controlled remotely - are used by police forces to capture footage on difficult terrain, including cliffs.
But there are concerns criminals are also using the new technology.
In November, the Minist... | 0 |
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Manar moved to Britain just three weeks ago, when her family was relocated to Bradford in West Yorkshire, from a camp in Lebanon.
Her mum, Mariam, decided that Manar and her four sisters had no choice but to leave Syria after their neighbour's house was destroyed by a falling plane as war and fighting in the country go... | 0 |
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The Welsh Ambulance Service said it responded to reports a pedestrian was struck as she ran into the carriageway after a dog that had got loose.
The incident happened at about 18:20 BST near Cardiff Gate and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The motorway remains closed westbound between junctions 29 and 32 as... | 0 |
Ilkeston in Derbyshire is one of the largest towns in the UK without a rail station after its previous one closed in 1967, due to Dr Beeching's cuts.
However, the project suffered several delays, notably because of newts that had to be trapped and relocated.
The station, off Millership Way, is due to open later this ye... | 0 |
In an emergency statement at Holyrood, he apologised to rail passengers who have been affected by disruption.
It came on the day commuters faced severe disruption after overhead wiring problems affected services in Glasgow.
ScotRail declared a major incident after finding a broken insulator between Partick and Glasgow ... | 0 |
He laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier in Canberra before officially reporting for duty.
He also presented a letter from the Queen in which she wrote that her grandson would "benefit greatly" from spending time with Australian troops.
The prince, called Captain Wales in his military role, will l... | 0 |
The fee will also apply to UK-based lorries - but this will be offset by an equivalent cut in vehicle excise duty.
The move is designed to create a "level playing field" for British lorry drivers, as they have to pay for using roads in Europe.
The AA said it was concerned the system could lead to a universal road charg... | 0 |
Students earlier this summer took a total of 35,537 exams.
But what do we know about how well Wales is doing? How many students are going to university? And what happens next for those still with big decisions to make?
MAKING THE GRADE
A new top grade, A*, was introduced in 2010. A total of 6.6% achieved this in 2016, ... | 0 |
The official ONA news agency said they were flown on Wednesday out of Yemen's capital, Sanaa, which is controlled by the Houthi rebel movement.
The US government had requested Oman's help in finding them, it added.
The ministry gave no details on the Americans' identities, but one Yemeni security official told the Reut... | 0 |
The 23-year-old, in his eighth Test, was dropped three times but reached an entertaining hundred from 104 balls.
England claimed two wickets in five balls early on but left-hander De Kock shared in stands of 50 and 82 and was unbeaten on 129 as his team made 475.
In reply Alex Hales fell cheaply but Alastair Cook held ... | 0 |
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Ollie Hannon-Dalby and Keith Barker claimed four wickets apiece as Northants were bowled out for 273.
Youngsters James Kettleborough (71) and Ben Duckett (55) made half-centuries, backed by Adam Rossington (44) and Andrew Hall (43).
Home skipper Varun Chopra was on 43 as the Bears closed on 79-1 from 16 overs.
After th... | 0 |
Pte Paul Wilkinson said he asked Pte Cheryl James to choose one of her lovers and pick him or her boyfriend.
The inquest in Woking was told Pte Wilkinson and Pte James had been caught in bed by her boyfriend Sapper Simeon Carr-Minns, known then as Jim.
Pte James was found dead with a bullet wound to the head in Novembe... | 0 |
Christie, 26, clocked a time of 42.565 seconds to finish ahead of Canadian Jamie Macdonald and Netherlands skater Yara van Kerkhof.
The Nottingham-based Scot has been training with men and "learning to lose" to boost her medal prospects.
She was controversially disqualified three times at Sochi 2014 but won World Cup a... | 0 |
The search is now on for volunteers to help target the money in rural parts of Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham.
They will form local action groups with the regeneration agency Cadwyn Clwyd administering the scheme.
Cadwyn Clwyd manager Lowri Owain said: "The main qualification will be that they have their finger o... | 0 |
He said he supports devolution but is "not enthusiastic" about further powers coming to Wales.
Speaking on BBC's The Wales Report programme, Mr Gill said the assembly's current powers have been "badly used".
He also said local parties will decide who represents UKIP in May's Welsh assembly election.
Mr Gill was respond... | 0 |
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The PSNI in Ards posted a Facebook message saying a woman had contacted police about the notice which they confirmed was a fraud.
It features a CPS Enforcement Northern Ltd label and claims the vehicle holder was parked on "private property".
The PSNI has urged the public to let family and friends know about the scam.
... | 0 |
Jake Gosling's drilled cross was turned in by Lee Mansell before Shaun Miller's lob levelled for the Shrimps.
Billy Bodin and Matty Taylor both converted to give Rovers a two-goal cushion but Tom Barkhuizen stroked home from close range to reduce the deficit.
In the final 10 minutes both sides were awarded penalties wi... | 0 |
Brighton 1-0 Huddersfield
Derby 0-1 Ipswich
Fulham 1-1 Burton
Leeds 2-1 Blackburn
Norwich 2-1 Wigan
Preston 3-0 Cardiff
QPR 0-6 Newcastle
Reading 0-0 Birmingham
Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Bristol City
Wolves 0-4 Barnsley | 0 |
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In China, a huge fireworks display in Beijing marked the first day of the Year of the Monkey, one of the twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac.
Celebrations include feasting, visiting temples, and spending time with family and friends. | 0 |
After a club-record 10 straight league wins, they have drawn their last two.
"We're in a fantastic position - but anything can happen in a week of football, there's nine points to play for," said Wilder.
"Other teams have got to go on great runs to catch us and we've got to have a dip, but I don't see it."
Wilder told ... | 0 |
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Speaking to reporters at the G20 summit, the unnamed official said "no-one pays any attention" to Britain.
Mr Cameron said Russia had "absolutely denied" the remarks.
But he used the opportunity to champion Britain, saying few other nations had "a prouder history, a bigger heart or greater resilience".
British relation... | 0 |
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This means none of the president's supporters will go to the ICC.
His long-time rival Laurent Gbagbo is on trial for war crimes at the ICC over the civil war sparked by his refusal to accept defeat in the 2010 election.
Both sides were accused of atrocities during the four-month conflict, which left some 3,000 people d... | 0 |
Civil protection officials have already revealed that rescuers were let down by the Siresp emergency services network during the four-day disaster.
Now details have emerged of pleas for help that did not get through to commanders on the ground.
The government has ordered an investigation into the network.
The fire bega... | 0 |
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Poorer pupils are particularly badly affected, says the head teacher training charity Future Leaders Trust.
Researchers plotted the distance between state schools in England against the proportion of pupils achieving five good GCSEs.
The steepness of the drop in poorer pupils' grades was "quite astounding", said report... | 0 |
The doping review board of the IAAF - athletics' governing body - agreed the seven athletes had met "exceptional eligibility criteria".
The group includes world champions Sergey Shubenkov and Mariya Kuchina.
In November 2015, Russia was banned from international athletics after claims of state-sponsored doping.
The cou... | 0 |
One is the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas; the other is Singapore.
Each one has that certain je ne sais quoi that lifts them out of the humdrum and makes them exceptional.
As far as Singapore goes, it's no surprise it has become second only to Monaco as the place where most business gets done over a grand prix weekend.... | 0 |
A 2013 article suggested Rowling had told a false "sob story" about being stigmatised by churchgoers in the '90s.
The Mail printed an apology and paid substantial damages to Rowling in May 2014, but challenged Rowling's right to give a court statement about the case.
Last week the Court of Appeal dismissed the newspape... | 0 |
The 28-year-old, who has played 27 of Barcelona's 32 games this season, left the pitch on a stretcher in the eighth minute of the match following a challenge from Nicolas Escalante.
The club did not give a timeframe for the Spain international's return.
Barcelona are already without injured midfielder Andres Iniesta.
T... | 0 |
The new week-long round-robin competition aims to give more T20 tournament experience to the eight associate countries involved.
Ireland's second game will be against Namibia in Abu Dhabi on 17 January before they face hosts the United Arab Emirates a day later in Dubai.
The tournament's semi-finals and final will take... | 0 |
There was a time here when tribal Tibetans roamed across a vast dramatic landscape with no specific place to call home.
For generation after generation they had lived as nomads, sleeping where they made camp.
They kept their livestock moving, chasing the fresh pastures that became available as the seasons changed.
The ... | 0 |
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Two Jack Conan tries in the first half gave Leinster a healthy lead at half time, and Jamison Gibson-Park extended their advantage after the break.
Adam Hughes crossed for the hosts to claw back Leinster's 14-3 half-time lead before the Irish province rallied.
Richardt Str... | 0 |
The Women in Love author directed the insult at Pangbourne while inquiring about cottages to let in August 1919.
He wrote: "Pangbourne is repulsive - it sort of smells - women use scent on their clothes, and petrol plus river plus pavement... I suffer by the nose".
The note was sold by auctioneers Lyon and Turnbull in... | 0 |
The incident happened on the Glen Road shortly before 01:00 BST on Sunday.
Police say at this stage they do not know what the object was.
They carried out searches in the area as a precaution, but nothing was found. The Glen Road has now reopened. | 0 |
Six councils in north-west England granted or renewed permits for more than 300 convicted drivers since 2012.
The mother of a Salford student killed by a man posing as a taxi driver said it was "clearly wrong" to give licences to sex offenders.
MP Andrew Gwynne has called for current legislation to be tightened.
The Li... | 0 |
The Ivorian left the Swans for the Etihad Stadium on a four-year contract in 2015 for a fee worth up to £28m.
Bony, 28, managed only eight goals in 46 appearances for City - more than half of which came as a substitute - and spent last season on loan at Stoke.
His potential return to Wales could depend on the future of... | 0 |
Officers were called to Bury Old Road in Greater Manchester, home to a large Orthodox Jewish community, who were celebrating Rosh Hashanah on Monday.
A man, aged 45, was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated offence and possessing an offensive weapon.
He has been bailed until 31 October. | 0 |
This follows earlier warnings that the reef was experiencing its worst coral bleaching event on record.
Prof Terry Hughes from the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce told the BBC the link between bleaching and global warming was "very well established".
Rising water temperatures cause corals to drive out colour-giving ... | 0 |
South Sudan's defensive tactics paid dividends as they held on for a point.
After beating Djibouti 2-0 in their opening Group C game on Monday it puts South Sudan in line to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament.
"We are happy that we have picked a point against a strong Sudan side," said South Sudan's goalk... | 0 |
6 February 2017 Last updated at 14:54 GMT
The third-party websites are not endorsed by Fifa or the video game publisher EA Sports.
The BBC's Chris Foxx explains how it worked. | 0 |
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Kyle Good put the Irish ahead in the first minute but the French hit back with goals from Jean-Laurent Keiffer and Gaspard Baumgarten.
Peter Caruth equalised with a rebound finish and Jonathan Bruton's shot sneaked across the line to make it 3-2 before Shane O'Donoghue add... | 0 |
The children at Newington Church of England Primary School in Sittingbourne were aged between four and 11 and received the news in Friday assembly.
The scenario had not been discussed with parents or senior staff first, the school admitted.
It said the exercise was part of a week of learning about refugees.
In a statem... | 0 |
It reported a net profit of $44.5m (£26.7m) in the October-to-December period, up from $2.4m a year ago.
The numbers come amid reports that Sina is planning to list Weibo in the US and that it plans to raise nearly $500m by selling Weibo shares.
Weibo claims that it has over 500 million registered users.
China is the ... | 0 |
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