"Aggressive" language used by some AMs in debates about Brexit is heightening public tensions over the issue, Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies has said.

Article: The culprit left the Christmas paper after unwrapping and stealing Â£900 in items, including three Android tablets.
Sue Percival's grandchildren and daughter, Steph Summers, found the grim scene when visiting her home at Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
Her four-year-old, Tristan, the first in the house, told her: "Mum, Santa's been. All the presents are open."
Grandmother-of-seven Ms Percival said: "We are devastated.
"I had finished all of my Christmas shopping because I started it in September.
"They stole the presents, including the electronic tablets I bought, all the alcohol and even all of my change that I had put in a coin counter for emergencies.
"The police said they think it is a personal targeted attack and that somebody might had waited for me to go to work."
South Wales Police's Sgt Adam Johnson said the burglar struck on Wednesday between 07:30-11:30 GMT.
He said: "The burglar forced the back door and made a search of the house, spending time to unwrap the Christmas presents which were in the house and choosing to take the high-value items and alcohol.
"The carnage was discovered by the children in the family who have now had their Christmas spoilt thanks to this callous person."
Among the items stolen were three computer tablets, trainers, perfumes sets and a large amount of alcohol.

Summary: A "callous" burglar has broken into a family's home and stolen their Christmas presents from under the tree.
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Article: Officials say the rule is to protect the town's newly laid tarmac road.
A letter told donkey-cart owners they must manage their animal's faeces "to avoid poop all over the tarmac road creating nuisance".
BBC Monitoring's Abdullahi Yusuf Osman in Kenya says cart owners are complying - some sharing tips on social media on how to attach nappy sacks.
Donkey carts are a common sight in Wajir's town centre, our reporter says.
A similar nappy order was issued in Limuru, about 50km (30 miles) north-west of the capital, Nairobi, in 2007 but it was never put into practice, he says.
The authorities in Wajir, which is more than 600km north-east of Nairobi, are probably keen to protect the new tarmac road after waiting decades for such development, our correspondent says.
The new road was built last year and is 27km long.
The nappy notice was issued on Monday and came into affect on Thursday.
"[The county government] appreciates the contribution of the donkey-cart operators to the economy of Wajir... However the town must be kept clean at all times," it says.
"In view of the above you are directed to manage your donkey poop (faeces).... No donkey will be allowed in town without this poop-collecting bag."

Summary: Donkeys have been banned from entering Kenya's north-eastern town of Wajir unless they wear nappies.
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Article: Prosecutors allege Dr Kermit Gosnell killed babies born alive after late-term abortions by snipping their spines at the neck with scissors.
His defence lawyer said it was "ridiculous" to say the foetuses had survived in utero injections of a heart-stopping drug.
Jury deliberations began on Tuesday.
Dr Gosnell faces the death penalty or life in prison if convicted.
Several former clinic employees have pleaded guilty to murder and testified against Dr Gosnell and an unlicensed doctor, Eileen O'Neill.
The defence has separately argued that Dr Gosnell is not responsible for the overdose death of 41-year-old Karnamaya Mongar, a refugee from Nepal, saying that was caused by medical complications.
During closing arguments in Philadelphia on Monday, prosecutor Ed Cameron asked jurors to deliver justice on behalf of Dr Gosnell's alleged victims.
"Are you human?" Mr Cameron asked Dr Gosnell, who sat calmly during the proceedings. "To med these women up and stick knives in the backs of babies?"
Calling the clinic an "assembly line with no regard" for patients, the prosecutor argued Dr Gosnell was grossly incompetent as an abortion provider and had sought to get rich by employing unqualified staff and keeping a dirty, out-of-date clinic.
He alleged that two mentally unstable medical assistants and a teenager were on duty delivering anaesthesia the night Mongar came in.
"If that doesn't tell you right away what kind of practice Dr Gosnell ran, nothing will,'' Mr Cameron said.
Defence lawyer Jack McMahon told jurors on Monday prosecutors had manipulated former employees of the clinic into testifying, while creating "the most extraordinary hype and exaggeration in the history of the justice system".
Mr McMahon acknowledged jurors had seen horrifying images during the trial, but argued that prosecutors did not have definitive proof the foetuses were viable and alive.
"Abortion, as is any surgical procedure, isn't pretty," he said. "It's bloody. It's real. But you have to transcend that."
He also called prosecutors "elitist"...

Summary: A Pennsylvania jury has heard closing arguments in the trial of an abortion clinic doctor accused of killing four babies and an adult patient.
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Article: Known as Sentinel 5 Precursor (S5P), the spacecraft will track a range of chemical species, from protective gases such stratospheric ozone to damaging pollutants like sulphur dioxide.
S5P is part of a series of Earth observation satellites being launched by the European Union this decade.
The spacecraft is expected to go into orbit in early 2015.
"It's a compact satellite," said Andy Jones, the project manager at manufacturer Astrium.
"It's about one metre tall and 1.5m across. It's a hexagon shape with three solar arrays. S5P will be a seven-year mission but we will build the spacecraft to last for 10 years," he told BBC News.
The European Union's technical agent on the project is the European Space Agency (Esa), and it was with Esa that Astrium signed the 45.5m euro (£40m) contract in London on Wednesday evening.
It makes S5P the first Esa-commissioned satellite to be primed out of the UK for seven years.
The spacecraft will be put together in the company's Stevenage cleanroom. It will incorporate components from across Europe, including the all-important Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (Tropomi).
This is a next-generation imaging absorption spectrometer, which will detect the presence of different trace gases and aerosols in the atmosphere.  These are substances like the nitrogen oxides (NOx) produced by vehicles and which can lead to the production of smog and acid rain.
Tropomi is being constructed by a Dutch consortium, led scientifically by the KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute).
The word "Precursor" appears in the name of the new satellite because Tropomi is eventually destined to fly on Europe's future polar orbiting weather spacecraft.  But the first of these will not be ready until 2020 and the satellites (Esa's Envisat and Nasa's Aura) that currently provide this trace gas and aerosol data will very shortly be retired.
"Envisat will retire in 2013, maybe 2014, but certainly no later," explained Volker Liebig, Esa's director of Earth observation. "Sentinel 5 Precursor must...

Summary: British industry has been contracted to build a major European satellite to monitor atmospheric composition.
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Article: The Yorkshire Building Society, the UK's second largest mutual, has launched a mortgage at a rate of 0.89%.
Experts point to the relatively large fee, a big deposit, and potential changes to the rate - saying the deal would not suit many homeowners.
Lenders are seeking custom as property sales remain static.
The latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) show that, on a seasonally-adjusted basis, property transactions have generally been close to the 100,000 mark each month for the last three years.
The exception was a surge to 173,860 in March last year, ahead of the introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of any additional buy-to-let properties or second homes.
Since that surcharge came in, the buy-to-let market has become more subdued, as has the market for home movers. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said this fall had been cancelled out by a pick-up in lending to first-time buyers but, overall, the UK's housing market was in "neutral gear".
This climate, in part, has resulted in lenders launching new products to try to attract new borrowers. At times these deals have been fully subscribed and pulled within days.
"We are seeing newer lenders competing to top the best buy tables. The banks and building societies are battling to attract new borrowers and they are tempting customers in with their cheapest ever mortgages," said Aaron Strutt, of mortgage broker Trinity Financial.
"Most experts thought that rates could not get any better, although they are still coming down."
Launching its 0.89% mortgage, the Yorkshire Building Society said it had been able to offer the record low rate owing to the cost of funding having fallen in recent weeks.
However, there are significant additional costs that would make the deal less suitable for many borrowers, including those with small loans and first-time buyers, experts say.
There are a number of relatively cheap fixed mortgage deals on the market at the moment, but the Yorkshire deal is variable, so the rate could change.
There is a...

Summary: A record low mortgage rate is the latest sign of lenders battling for new custom, but experts say the small print of deals requires careful examination.
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Article: He complained that Dawn Bowden referred to "Goebbels-like propaganda from the right-wing media" in a recent debate.
He claimed Eluned Morgan "trivialised suicide" when saying Brexit would "slit the wrists of the Welsh economy".
Mr Davies has written to Presiding Officer Elin Jones asking her to remind AMs to use more appropriate language.
"There is a danger that the aggressive nature of debates on the subject of Britain's vote to leave the European Union is likely to worsen any tensions which exist in Welsh society," Mr Davies said in his letter to Ms Jones.
"Whatever we may feel individually and collectively about the result we all have a responsibility to conduct that civic discussion in a rational manner and with respect."
An assembly spokesman said the presiding officer had "received this correspondence on Friday afternoon and will reply to the Leader of Welsh Conservatives soon".
In response, Ms Bowden said she stood by what she said, criticising the way the "right-wing press" has portrayed recent issues such as immigration.
She added: "If he [Mr Davies] has a problem with that then my view would be, he is being over sensitive."
Ms Morgan have been asked to comment.

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A teenager is "stable and improving" in hospital after the prototype powerboat he was training in crashed and overturned in the Solent.

Article: The Department of Health had appealed against an FOI ruling that the transition risk register, requested by Labour MP John Healey, be published.
But it lost, despite civil servants' warnings that to publish confidential advice could have a "chilling effect".
Mr Healey said the ruling gave "strong legal support to a full and open debate" about NHS plans for England.
"The judgement backs the public's right to know about the risks the government is taking with its NHS plans," he said - accusing the government of having "dragged out" the process for 15 months.
The government still has the option of a further appeal to the "upper tribunal".
Meanwhile the controversial Health and Social Care Bill, which introduces an overhaul of the way the NHS is run in England, is in the final stages of its passage through Parliament.
The government had used the "section 35" defence under the Freedom of Information Act, which exempts information used in policy formulation and development from having to be released.
But it must be weighed against the balance of public interest - and in an earlier ruling the information commissioner had said in this case, that was "very strong".
A two-day hearing in central London this week heard evidence from Labour MP and former shadow health secretary Mr Healey, Una O'Brien - the top civil servant at the Department of Health - and Lord O'Donnell, who until recently was the UK's top civil servant before retiring as cabinet secretary.
Ms O'Brien told the tribunal that civil servants, who compile the risk register, needed a "safe space" to be able to advise ministers on controversial policies in "frank" language.
She argued that publishing the information would ultimately have an "insidious" effect as people would hold back in what they were prepared to write down.
Lord O'Donnell argued that the document itself was unbalanced - focusing more on the negatives than positive outcomes - and predicted the way they would be compiled in future would change, if they were published.
But the Information...

Summary: Ministers have been ordered to publish a risk assessment of the NHS shake-up under Freedom of Information laws.
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Article: The probe is set to hurtle past the dwarf world on Tuesday, grabbing a mass of pictures and other science data.
Controllers got a last health status report, before the robotic craft turned its antenna away from the Earth to concentrate on its target.
Only when New Horizons has its trove of images safely in its onboard memory will it call home again.
This is not expected to happen until just after midnight (GMT) into Wednesday.
It means there will be a long, anxious wait for everyone connected with the mission, as they hold out for a signal that will be coming from almost five billion km away.
New Horizons' flyby of 2,370km-wide Pluto is a key moment in the history of space exploration.
Its successful execution will complete the initial reconnaissance of the "classical" nine planets in our Solar System.
It will mark the fact that every body in that system - from Mercury through to Pluto - will have been visited at least once by a space probe.
New Horizons has been returning a steady stream of information on approach to the dwarf world in recent days, but this will be as nothing compared to the huge number of observations it plans to acquire when passing just 12,500km from the surface.
This is timed to occur at 11:50 GMT (12:50 BST).
The probe will investigate not only Pluto but also its five moons: Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos and Hydra.
To achieve that, it must perform a furious set of manoeuvres as it points every which way in the sky to get the images and other types of data it needs.
"I can't wait to get into the data and really start making sense of it. Right now, we're just standing under the waterfall and enjoying it," New Horizons' principal investigator, Alan Stern, told BBC News.
Just getting the probe in position to make the flyby has been a monumental feat.
Because the observations are all run on an automated command sequence, New Horizons must fly a perfect path past Pluto, and with perfect timing - otherwise its cameras will shoot empty sky where the dwarf or its moons are expected to be.
This has...

Summary: Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft has begun the most intense period of its encounter with Pluto.
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Article: Lawyers for Liam Adams said the level of media coverage on both sides of the Irish border even before his trial turned it into "a national issue".
They also argued guidance to the jury may have wrongly shifted the burden onto him to prove he was innocent of a string of sexual assaults on his daughter Áine. The appeal continues.
Liam Adams, 59, formerly of Bernagh Drive in Belfast, is serving a 16-year jail sentence for the offences against his daughter, who waived her right to anonymity.
The abuse was said to have been committed over a six-year period between 1977 and 1982 when she was aged between four and nine.
He consistently denied the allegations throughout a second trial at Belfast Crown Court in 2013.
However, a jury convicted him of 10 offences against his daughter: three charges of rape, four counts of indecent assault and a further three counts of gross indecency.
At the start of his appeal on Wednesday, he smiled at his wife Bronagh and other relatives who had gathered in the public gallery to support him.
Opening the case, his barrister said they were challenging what she said was the trial judge's failure to direct the jury on how they should assess issues about the extensive publicity before and after a first trial that had collapsed due to legal reasons.
She said a television documentary had sparked widespread media attention.
Her client's brother, Gerry Adams, revealed in an interview that his father subjected family members to sexual abuse, the court heard.
Giving evidence as a prosecution witness at the first trial, the Sinn Féin president claimed his brother confessed to him that he had "molested" his daughter.
Focusing on the level of publicity, the barrister said that by the time of the second trial, any jury member would have heard about the case and her client's earlier battle against being extradited from the Republic of Ireland.
"What makes this case different from a case where someone who is well-known to the public is being tried for serious criminal offences... (is) the...

Summary: Jurors who found a brother of Gerry Adams guilty of raping his own daughter were not properly directed on how to deal with widespread publicity in the case, the Court of Appeal has heard.
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Article: Scientists say chemical changes caused by dry roasting processes may prime the body's immune system - sparking future allergic reactions.
But much more work is needed before humans should consider swapping roasted nuts for raw ones, they say.
The research appears in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Mice were exposed to peanut proteins through the skin or the stomach.
Animals given the dry roasted samples had a much stronger immune response - the body's way of fighting things that appear foreign to it - than mice given the raw versions.
In humans, immune responses vary. Some can be mild, causing rashes for example, but others can be extremely dangerous, leading to swelling of the mouth and breathing difficulties.
Scientists say it is likely to be the high temperatures used to roast nuts that are responsible for the chemical changes that, in turn, prompt the allergic reactions.
Prof Quentin Sattentau, who led the research, said: "This is the first time, to our knowledge, that a potential trigger for peanut allergy has been directly shown."
And researchers believe the findings may explain the lower allergy rates in East Asian populations where boiled, raw or fried nuts are a more common part of the diet than roasted ones.
But they warn that much more work is needed before doctors make any specific dietary recommendations.
Prof Sattentau said: "We know that children in families with other allergies are more likely to develop peanut allergy.
"However our research is at an early stage and we think that it would be premature to avoid roasted peanuts and their products until further work has been carried out to confirm this result."
Scientists are now exploring methods to get rid of the particular chemical changes that may be responsible for kick-starting the immune system.
According to NHS Choices, nut allergies, including peanuts, are relatively common in both school-aged children and adults.
And peanuts are one of the most common causes of fatal allergic reactions to food.
People with peanut...

Summary: Roasted peanuts are more likely to trigger an allergic reaction than raw peanuts, according to an Oxford University study, involving mice.
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Article: PC makers Alienware and Cyberpower have both announced machines that will be sent out to buyers in October.
Several Steam Machines will be out this year, an attempt by games publisher Valve to compete with consoles such as the Xbox and PlayStation.
Many analysts are not convinced it poses a threat to those well-established brands.
Steam is a hugely popular gaming platform and shop for the PC market. In September 2013, owner Valve announced it was to work with manufacturers to develop Steam Machines in the hope it would encourage PC gaming in the living room - a domain all but sewn up by consoles.
"I don't think it will disrupt the established order in the living room," said Piers Harding-Rolls, head of games research at analysts IHS.
"Our view is that it will be a good few years before the price point and performance equation for Steam Machines means they will compete significantly with consoles."
Alienware's machine will cost $449 (Â£300) while Cyberpower's will be priced at $499. However, buyers will need to wait until November, and pay extra, to use Valve's official Steam Machine controller which features two haptic-feedback trackpads.
The controller has been designed as an alternative to the typical PC gaming set-up of keyboard and mouse.
Both machines can be souped-up to offer more hardware power.
Mr Harding-Rolls questioned the companies' strategy.
"Who is going to buy an expensive Steam Machine today?
"Steam users who are power users of Steam and spend lots on PC and want to connect it to the TV... a good proportion will have done that already. So I think the opportunity here is relatively small."
However, games analyst Nicholas Lovell told the BBC that Steam Machines may be able to capitalise by iterating more quickly than the established games consoles which are typically not upgraded for several years.
"Steam Machines aren't locked down once every six years," he said.
"There will be iterations. There'll be early adopters - within a year, that will have been improved. Those iterations will happen at...

Summary: The first Steam Machines - an attempt to bring PC gaming to a wider audience - are available to pre-order.
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Article: Simon Dredge suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash on Wednesday.
He was travelling in the boat along with three other professional crew including his father Peter, a champion powerboat racer.
Powerboat company, Vector World said the boat was on its first test run when it overturned just after 08:20 BST.
A spokeswoman said: "We are encouraged to hear that Simon is stable and improving."
Peter Dredge, Simon Wood-Power, a powerboat racer and Lee Hurst, a powerboat engineer were all taken to Southampton General Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
They have since been discharged.
Eyewitnesses described seeing the high-powered vessel come out of the water "like a rocket" before flipping over.
In a statement following the crash, Hampshire Constabulary said it appeared the powerboat "lost control" just before it collided with the Hamble Point cardinal mark.
The large metal buoy marks the entrance to the Hamble River.
A joint investigation into the crash is being carried out by Hampshire Police Marine Unit and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch.

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Plans to cut free parking on roads around the Royal Berkshire Hospital have been opposed by a petition of more than 2,300 signatures.

Article: Falco, a black German shepherd, was taken off active duty by Lincolnshire Police after a Yorkshire terrier named Barbie was bitten earlier this month.
The police dog was also accused of biting a member of the public in a separate incident two days earlier.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating both incidents.
More on this and other stories from across Lincolnshire on our Live page
The incident involving Barbie happened on a private lane while Falco was with handler Mick Judge. The three-year-old terrier had to be put down because of the extent of her injuries.
Barbie's owner Charles Giermak said the attack on his dog could have been avoided if Falco had been muzzled.
In a statement, Deputy Chief Constable Heather Roach said: "This was an incredibly tough decision to make given the nature of the circumstances and the fact that our dog handlers care a great deal about their dogs, as we do as a force.
"As difficult as it was to take this action, which was carried out with very heavy hearts, it was decided that the best course was to euthanise Falco to ensure this type of incident never happens again.
"An IPCC investigation is still under way so we are limited in what we can say in relation to the exact circumstances until those enquiries have been completed."

Summary: A police dog that fatally injured another dog in an unprovoked attack has been destroyed, its force has revealed.
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Article: Ferouz Myuddin, who is 11 months old, was born in Brisbane when his mother was transferred to hospital from a refugee detention centre on Nauru.
A judge backed the government's earlier ruling that the baby was an "unauthorised maritime arrival" so could not claim refugee status.
Lawyers said he and 100 similar babies could now be sent to Nauru.
The hearing comes as the federal government considers amending the Migration Act to retrospectively declare all babies born to asylum seekers who arrive by boat as unauthorised maritime arrivals, irrespective of whether they were born on Australian soil.
If the amendments are passed, babies born to asylum seeker parents in Australia will have no right to apply for a permanent protection visa and should be transferred offshore.
Ferouz's family are Muslim Rohingyas who said they fled to Myanmar (also known as Burma) to escape persecution.
They landed on Australian territory in September last year and were taken to the off-shore processing centre in Nauru. Ferouz was born prematurely after his mother was taken to hospital in Brisbane because of concerns over her pregnancy.
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison had previously denied Ferouz a protection visa - which allows refugees to live permanently in Australia - on the basis that he had arrived on Australian territory by sea illegally.
Australia asylum: Why is it controversial?
His parents then appealed to the Federal Court but after examining how the family had entered Australia, Judge Michael Jarrett backed the government view.
He said the rule was intended to discourage people smugglers.
Lawyer Murray Watt said he was advising the Myuddin family, currently staying in a detention centre in Darwin, to appeal.
"This is a ludicrous decision given he was born here in Brisbane's Mater Hospital and he even has a Queensland birth certificate," ABC News quoted him as saying.
He said his firm - which is representing the families of 100 babies born in Australia to asylum seekers who arrived by boat - would be seeking assurance...

Summary: A federal court has ruled that a baby born in Australia to an asylum seeker is not entitled to a refugee visa.
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Article: Baroness May Blood also criticised the Labour leader for not allowing members in Northern Ireland to stand for election.
She is the president of the Labour Party in Northern Ireland (LPNI).
People in Northern Ireland have been able to join the party since 2003, but they cannot run for election.
"When you raise issues pertaining to Northern Ireland, you can almost see red mist coming down," she said.
Baroness Blood said she has met the Labour leader just once, but added that she "didn't think much of him".
"He may be a good, decent man, but personally I believe he's helping to destroy the Labour party, and that would be a sad day for this country," she said.
In a wide-ranging interview with BBC Talkback's William Crawley, Baroness Blood also discussed:
Baroness Blood said she believes the Labour Party is becoming a "victim of itself".
"Even before Corbyn it was all about whether you were a Blair-ite, a Brown-ite, whatever-ite, tearing each other apart," she said.
"They deserve what happened to them but we've got to pull ourselves back.
"If Theresa May was to call a snap election, which is very possible next year, Labour would really have a lot of work to do."
Asked about the LPNI's future, Baroness Blood said: "Jeremy Corbyn will slowly come to realise we've got to be recognised.
"If we were able to put people up for Belfast City Hall (council elections), that would at least be a breakthrough where people are putting real ideas forward, rather than old mantras of: 'Here's the flag, vote for us,'" she added.
Baroness Blood admitted she "would never get used" to her peerage title.
"I always tell people to call me a whole lot of things, Baroness isn't one of them," she joked.
She told the programme that while she was happy to sit in the House of Lords, she never wanted to become an elected politician in Northern Ireland.
"In my time, if you wanted to be elected in Northern Ireland you had to be either orange or green," said Baroness Blood.
"I never had any real desire to be an elected politician."
Baroness Blood...

Summary: Jeremy Corbyn is "helping to destroy" the Labour Party, according to a Labour peer from Belfast.
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Article: The scheme - run by Trendon Shavers - promised high returns to those who backed bitcoin-related investments.
Instead of investing cash, Shavers used it to pay early investors in the scheme and to amass bitcoins.
Investors who backed the scheme lost about $1.23m (Â£940,000) in total, said Shavers' lawyers.
Shavers has been ordered by the court to repay the money which investors lost.
He was arrested in 2014 for running the scheme which, at one point, controlled about 764,000 bitcoins. In 2011-12, when the scheme was operating, this was worth approximately $4.5m, comprising of 7% of all bitcoins in circulation.
Investors were attracted by Shavers offering them the chance to earn 7% interest every week. He said the returns to fund these rewards would be generated when he traded bitcoins across different exchanges.
Only a fraction of the bitcoins bought were invested and the rest were used to pay back those who were first to join the scheme. In addition, court papers revealed, Shavers used more than $220,000 of the cash to buy a BMW, holiday in Las Vegas and cover family expenses.
"I don't think this is something I'm ever going to get over but I'm going to try to make things right," said Shavers in court, telling the judge that he "royally messed up".
US federal sentencing guidelines suggested Shavers would spend three years in jail but the judge reduced the sentence because of the "honest work" the Texan has done since his arrest. Shavers now makes his living as a cook.
He is believed to be the first person to face federal securities fraud charges involving bitcoins.

Summary: A Texan man has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for running a fraudulent Ponzi-style scheme based around the Bitcoin virtual currency.
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Article: A system of presumed consent will take effect on 1 December, where people will have to opt-out if they do not want their organs used after death.
Living donors who lack the mental capacity to express a view could also be deemed to consent to donation by experts acting in their best interests.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford said the "fundamental change" gave hope to over 200 people in Wales needing new organs.
Under the new law, people are invited to register their wish to donate their organs or not, with the assumption that they consent to donation if they do not register a view.
It has been described as a "soft opt-out" system, where family and friends will be consulted about the dead person's view on organ donation but do not have a veto.
A TV campaign and touring roadshow have been raising awareness of the changing rules.
In September, the Welsh government revealed more than 109,000 people joined the organ donation register between 2010-11 and 2014-15 - an increase from 30% to 34% of the Welsh population.

Summary: New organ donation rules which presume consent have been finalised by AMs.
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Article: The proposals mean charges would be placed on 625 spaces in the area and restrictions placed on a further 741.
Reading Borough Council has spent four years designing the scheme "to relieve parking pressures at the hospital" and to make parking easier for residents.
The petition, set up by hospital staff, describes the scheme as "problematic".
The online petition opposes the introduction of pay and display meters for Addington Road, Erleigh Road and other roads around the hospital in Reading.
Clare Goulbourn-Lay, a Royal Berkshire Hospital midwife, set up the petition to express her concerns about the potential consequences of the scheme.
"By making changes to this road, you're not just making it difficult for the staff, you're making it difficult for the patients and pushing the problem further out," she said.
"With the university so close as well, there simply isn't enough parking space as it is. To add another restriction is just silly."
She has called for the scheme to be cancelled or redesigned to "help make spending time with loved ones easier" and to limit the "stress and anxiety" of staff and patients.
John Sharpe, who lives on Erleigh Road, has called the plans "divisive" and said he is concerned the restrictions will make parking pressures worse.
"I'm scared it will become impossible to live in the area," he added.
Reading Borough Council said "up to five years of public consultation had taken place on the principle of prioritising parking for residents in the area" and that further public input on the plans are being sought.
Residents have until 13 June to submit their views to the council.

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Two schools at the centre of the Trojan Horse inquiry are to lose their government funding.

Article: Clothing sales suffered in April as unseasonably cold weather deterred shoppers from summer purchases.
Better weather in May sent clothing sales up 4.3% month-on-month - the biggest rise for more than two years.
The Office for National Statistics said the May increase was 6% higher than for the same month in 2015.
Analysts had expected retail volumes to increase by just 0.2% last month.
Scott Bowman, UK economist at Capital Economics, said: "It appears that Brexit concerns haven't been weighing on consumer spending. Looking ahead, we would expect retail spending to keep up a strong pace."
Average prices at stores, including petrol stations, fell by 2.8% year-on-year.
Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said the slide in prices was the reason for the strong growth.
He said the fall in sterling over the past nine months meant retailers faced rising costs that they would soon pass on to consumers.
"Growth in retail sales volumes therefore is likely to slow markedly in the second half of this year, regardless of the referendum result," Mr Tombs added.
Online sales jumped by 6.4% compared with April and were 21.5% higher than May last year.
The ONS also revised up the rise for April from 1.3% to 1.9%, reflecting an unusually high amount of data received late from stores.
The three-month rate, which is less volatile than the monthly figures, rose to 1.5% from 0.9% in April.
"Even a significant fall in sales in June would see growth in the second quarter above the 1.3% rate experienced for the first quarter," Mr Bowman added.
Martin Beck, senior economic advisor to the EY ITEM Club, said the May rise in retail sales meant UK economic growth for the second quarter was "increasingly likely" to eclipse the 0.4% increase recorded for the first three months of the year.

Summary: Retail sales volumes rose by a much better than expected 0.9% in May, compared with the previous month, as UK consumers bought more clothing.
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Article: With inflation outpacing the government's 1% limit on pay rises for state employees, real wages are being eroded, said the trades union body.
It said prison officers and paramedics were more than £3,800 a year poorer.
However, the chancellor has said state sector workers get a 10% "premium" over private sector counterparts.
The government has come under pressure since the election in June to alter its policy of limiting pay rises in the public sector.
"It's been seven long years of pay cuts for our public servants. And ministers still won't tell us if relief is on the way," TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said.
Inflation measured by the most commonly used method, CPI, which does not take housing costs into account, has picked up in recent months hitting 2.9% in May. According to the Bank of England it averaged 2.7% a year between 2010 and 2016.
The TUC calculates that if firefighters' wages had kept pace with inflation their average pay would be nearly £2,900 higher than it is. For nuclear engineers and teachers the figure is about £2,500.
On the BBC's Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, Chancellor Philip Hammond said public sector pay had "raced ahead" of the private sector after the economic crash in 2008.
He added that when "very generous" public sector pension contributions were taken into account, public sector workers enjoyed a 10% "premium" over their private sector counterparts,
But Mr Hammond refused to comment on reports he had said at a meeting that public servants were "overpaid".
The average pay for an NHS paramedic is £35,577.
But if the paramedic's salary in 2010 had kept pace with inflation measured by CPI, by now he or she should be earning £39,435 - £3,888 more, says the TUC.
The TUC says if RPI (the inflation measure which does include housing costs) is used, the paramedic would need to earn £41,717 - £6,140 more -  to maintain their 2010 spending power.
The TUC's analysis suggests workers in different parts of the public sector are out of pocket in real terms to varying degrees (based on...

Summary: Firefighters, teachers and other public sector workers are thousands of pounds a year worse off than they were in 2010, the TUC has said.
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Article: The company is suspending plans to take up slots at the airport in October which would have enabled it to operate flights to and from Scotland.
The move comes as Heathrow appealed to people in Scotland to support its plans for a third runway.
The airport said it had been working "constructively" with Flybe on the proposal.
Flybe chief executive Saad Hammad said the future of Flybe's Heathrow plans was now dependent on the relevant stakeholders, who were "led primarily by Heathrow".
"A regional airline with smaller aircraft cannot connect the UK regions viably to Heathrow without appropriate concessions and support," he said.
"We have been encouraged by the constructive spirit with which Heathrow in particular was making towards reaching a mutually agreeable outcome.
"We welcome the £10 per passenger discount they have, for example, proposed for domestic airlines as of January 2017. Sadly, however, this is not enough. Flybe is keen to give Heathrow and other stakeholders time for a rethink."
Heathrow Airport said the £10 discount would make domestic flights more affordable for passengers which supported the "commercial viability" of the flights.
Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye said: "Whilst we are legally bound to create a level playing field for airlines bidding for remedy slots at Heathrow, Flybe would benefit from our £10 discount on introduced to support all domestic services.
"We are committed to being a hub airport for the whole of Britain which is why we continue to campaign for a reduction in APD [Airport Passenger Duty]."
FlyBe is also calling for the RAF to open access to its Northolt airfield.
The airline said the military airport, north-west of London, was mainly used for executive jets and should be available to ordinary travellers rather than "a privileged elite".
It added that Northolt could be linked to Heathrow through a relatively short road connection.
Flybe, which specialises in short journeys in smaller aircraft in and around the UK, has been going through a challenging business...

Summary: The airline Flybe is putting pressure on Heathrow Airport to lower charges for UK feeder flights.
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Article: Progressive is everywhere.
As he faced his final hours in Downing Street, it seems Gordon Brown tried to reach out to Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg as a fellow "progressive".
"I have studied history," the former prime minister is said to have intoned.
"I know that the future of our country is a progressive alliance between two progressive political parties."
Mr Clegg agreed - but, unfortunately for Mr Brown, it was the Conservatives, traditionally seen as anything but progressive, that he formed the "progressive alliance" with.
Explaining his logic, in a speech on Wednesday, he claimed Labour were now "old progressives", while the Lib Dem/Conservative coalition were "new progressives".
David Cameron, meanwhile, has been busy rebranding himself as a "progressive Conservative" since well before the general election.
So what is going on? Why are British politicians from all sides so keen to be seen as progressive (it is a different story in America, where the right tend to use "progressive" inter-changeably with "liberal" as a term of abuse)
And what exactly does it mean?
It does not help that there are two separate, but related, meanings in circulation for the same word.
When applied to taxation, progressive simply means hurting the rich more than the poor by taking a progressively bigger slice of their earnings.
For days after the government's spending review, debate raged over whether the cuts to public services and welfare payments were "progressive" or not.
Coalition ministers were keen for their policies to be seen as progressive because it made them seem kinder and not bent on wiping out jobs and services for the fun of it.
They want to be seen as - to use another increasingly worn-out political buzz word - "fair".
The other meaning of "progressive" is harder to define.
It is often used as shorthand for a vaguely left-wing way of looking at the world, even though those who describe themselves as "progressives" insist it is not an exclusively left wing club.
The first progressive movement emerged before the...

Summary: If you still associate the word "progressive" with "prog rock" - all 20 minute keyboard solos and long-haired men in capes - then you probably haven't been paying attention to the news much lately.
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Article: Authorities found the pills - usually used to treat erectile dysfunction - while investigating corruption allegations against Ms Park.
The government says the Viagra was bought to combat altitude sickness.
The South Korean leader is accused of allowing her friend, Choi Soon-sil, to influence her decisions.
The presidential office confirmed it bought 364 Viagra and similar generic pills to deal with altitude sickness on official trips to East Africa, although the pills were never used.
The BBC's Stephen Evans in Seoul, says the discovery of Viagra will add an air of remoteness to the president. Many Koreans believe Ms Park is living in a "different world" which will exacerbate political pressure on her to resign.
Some early rumours among Koreans alleged Ms Park could have been involved with cultish rituals with her friend Ms Choi.
Ms Choi, a long-time friend of Ms Park's, is the daughter of Choi Tae-min, a shadowy quasi-religious leader who was closely linked to Ms Park's father, then-president Park Chung-hee.
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The discovery of Viagra grew out of the drug UK92480, a new treatment for angina, a heart condition that constricts the vessels that supply the heart with blood.
It failed in treating angina, but during drug trials many volunteers reported an unusual side effect - lots of erections. Scientists ran more tests and discovered its effectiveness at treating erectile dysfunction.
Because of biological similarities between the lungs and penis, scientists also discovered it could help protect against pulmonary hypertension, common in climbers.
At high altitudes decreased levels of oxygen can trigger high blood pressure in the lungs, which in extreme circumstance can be fatal.
Viagra reduces high blood pressure and improves the transport of oxygen in the blood.
Meanwhile, South Korean authorities have raided the offices of Samsung and the national pension fund as...

Summary: The scandal in South Korea involving President Park Geun-hye has taken an unexpected twist with news that Viagra has been found in her offices.
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Article: Birmingham academies Park View and Nansen Primary - rated inadequate by Ofsted - will have their funding agreements terminated.
Park View Educational Trust said it may be removed from running the schools.
Oldknow Academy and Golden Hillock School, also rated inadequate, were warned they could lose funding unless concerns were addressed.
A head teacher at one of the Trojan Horse schools said parents tried to undermine her authority and descended on the school during an Ofsted inspection.
The head teacher, who wished to remain anonymous, said she heard parents speaking to an inspector about her.
She said she came close to quitting her job on a number of occasions but everything "fell into place" when news of the Trojan Horse letter broke.
"From 2012 I felt alone," she said.
"I did not know it was happening to other heads. If I had known, I could have rationalised it but at the time I felt embarrassed.
"I started thinking 'maybe it is me, maybe I'm doing something wrong.'"
On Monday, the watchdog published 21 reports into schools allegedly targeted as part of a hardline Muslim takeover.
Five of those schools, including Park View and Oldknow, were rated inadequate.
'Islamic-themed assemblies'
Birmingham City Council said it would work with Saltley School, the only local authority school placed in special measures, and the Department for Education to install a temporary governing board.
In a letter to Park View chairman Tahir Alam, education minister Lord Nash said there were "deep concerns" about the way Park View School was run.
The letter said: "I have decided under clause 5.6 of the supplementary funding agreement for the academy to give written notice of the Secretary of State's intention to terminate that agreement."
Lord Nash criticised the trust for failing to promote "spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils".
"I am deeply mindful of the need to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations," he said.
A similar letter about Nansen Primary School,...

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MSPs are to examine the payments received by election returning officers in Scotland.

Article: And yet, for women across France, it has huge importance: it is the moment they effectively stop being paid for 2016, thanks to the gender pay gap.
And this year, many were determined not to let it go unnoticed.
On Monday, French women were urged to quietly pack their bags and walk out of their offices at the appointed time to unite in their call for equal pay.
In France, the gap between men and women's average hourly wage was 15.1% in 2010, which, feminist group Les Glorieuses calculated, means a woman will work 38.2 days more than a man for the same salary. And that, they say, is not on.
Rebecca Amsellem, founder of Les Glorieuses, which launched the campaign, told the BBC: "To be really honest, I knew there was a huge difference between the pay - but I thought the difference would maybe be 10 working days, not a month-and-a-half."
Ms Amsellem had been inspired to do the maths after reading how Iceland, a country considered a world leader in gender equality, still has a pay gap of 14%.
For the last 11 years, women in Iceland have been walking out on 24 October at the time they should leave every day if they were to be paid the same hourly-rate as their male counterparts.
In that period in the Nordic country, the time has moved from 14:08 to 14:38.
If the pace continues, it will only take another 52 years for them to be able to leave at the same time as men - an unacceptable length of time, according to Gylfi Arnbjörnsson, president of the Icelandic Confederation of Labour.
He told Iceland's national broadcaster: "No-one puts up with waiting 50 years to reach a goal. It doesn't matter whether it's a gender pay gap or any other pay gap.
"It's just unacceptable to say we'll correct this in 50 years. That's a lifetime."
In France, it appears a parallel sense of injustice has inspired activists to adopt the symbolism of Iceland's precisely timed protests.
More than 10,000 women have indicated their interest in joining the movement on Facebook, and the hashtag "7novembre1634" has been trending in France, with...

Summary: It seems an insignificant time: 16:34 on Monday 7 November.
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Article: Members of RMT will go on strike from 12 to 15 August, and 27 to 29 August during the bank holiday weekend.
TSSA staff plan to strike on 14 and 15 August, and 28 and 29 August.
Eurostar has made some modifications to its weekend timetable to ensure "all passengers will be able to travel", with eight services cancelled.
Eurostar said this represents just 4% of its services between Friday and Monday.
Two scheduled trains will not run on Friday. Services on Saturday will run as planned, and four services have been cancelled on Sunday and two on Monday.
A Eurostar spokesman said: "We are aware of the plans for strike action and our focus has been seeking a joint resolution whilst planning to provide a good service for our customers."
The cancelled services on Friday are the 08:04 service from London to Brussels, and the 12:52 departure from Brussels to London.
On Sunday the 14:13 and 16:43 trains from Paris to London and the 10:01 and 16:31 trains from London to Paris will not run.
On Saturday none have been cancelled, while on Monday the 07:55 train from London to Paris and the 08:43 train from Paris to London have been cancelled.
"We have made some small changes to our timetable with all passengers due to travel on affected trains notified in advance, to allow them to change their booking to another train on the same day," Eurostar said.
Eurostar runs services between London and mainland Europe, and the walkouts coincide with the Assumption Day holiday in France and Belgium on 15 August and the 29 August bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said the actions "feel like an excuse to be militant".
But the RMT says the dispute concerned unsocial hours and duty rosters for about 80 train managers. It says Eurostar has failed to honour an agreement from 2008 over conditions for their staff.
General secretary Mick Cash said: "Our train manager members at Eurostar have a heavy commitment to shift work and unsocial hours and are sick and tired of the company's...

Summary: The first of four separate Eurostar strikes by staff from two unions gets under way on Friday but the impact on services is set to be limited.
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Article: The section, which showed the story of Rosslyn Chapel, was taken from Kirkcaldy Galleries at about 10:00 on Thursday.
Fife Cultural Trust has appealed for help track down the missing panel and is helping police view CCTV footage.
The Great Tapestry features 160 individual panels which were stitched by more than 1,000 volunteers.
It took more than 50,000 hours to complete the work and at 143m long it is the world's longest embroidered tapestry.
The design tells the "story of Scotland" across  intricate panels.
Each covers a different period of Scottish history, from the Battle of Bannockburn to the reconvening of the Scottish parliament in 1999.
The tapestry has been on display at Kirkcaldy Galleries since 20 June.
The stolen panel was designed by artist Andrew Crummy.
Author Alexander McCall Smith, who came up with original idea for the tapestry, said: "This is a terrible blow for a project that has brought so much joy to so many people.
"I appeal to those who have taken this panel to return it. Words cannot express how shocked I am that somebody should damage in this way what is now widely seen as a great national treasure."
Laurie Piper, from Fife Cultural Trust, said: "The people of Fife have taken the tapestry to their hearts and we are now hoping that they will help us to bring it back where it belongs - alongside its 159 companions."

Summary: A panel from the Great Tapestry of Scotland has been stolen while the work was on display in Fife.
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Article: Mohammed Alloush is the political leader of the powerful, Saudi-backed group Jaysh al-Islam (Army of Islam).
Both the Syrian government and its staunch ally, Russia, consider Jaysh al-Islam a terrorist organisation.
The opposition committee also warned that it would pull out of the talks if a third party was invited to attend.
Russia wants opposition groups tolerated by President Bashar al-Assad to participate in the negotiations on a political solution to the conflict in Syria, which has left more than 250,000 people dead since 2011.
Kurdish groups, which control large parts of the north, also want to attend.
An unprecedented meeting of Syrian opposition politicians and rebels in Riyadh last month led to the creation of a committee to oversee the talks with the government.
On Wednesday, the head of the Supreme Commission for Negotiations, Riad Hijab, announced Mr Alloush's appointment as its chief negotiator.
Jaysh al-Islam controls much of the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus. Its leader, Zahran Alloush, was killed in an air strike last month.
Russia says Jaysh al-Islam differs little from the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), but the two are violently opposed to each other and Zahran Alloush said before his death that he favoured allowing Syrians to decide whether they wanted Islamic rule.
Asaad al-Zoubi, a former Syrian army general, will serve under Mr Alloush as head of the opposition negotiating team, while his deputy will be George Sabra of the Syrian National Council.
Mr Hijab warned that the committee would not accept any attempts by foreign parties to "inject individuals in the form of a so-called third delegation, justifying their presence under unfounded pretexts merely to disrupt the political process and prolong the fighting in the name of combating terrorism".
The former prime minister also said that the opposition could not negotiate while Syrians "suffer from shelling, starvation and siege" by government forces.
"Dates are not sacred," he added. "Debased political bartering at the...

Summary: A Syrian opposition committee has named an Islamist rebel as its chief negotiator at peace talks that the UN hopes to convene in Geneva on Monday.
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Article: Food Standards Scotland (FSS) said Lanarkshire-based Errington Cheese has instigated the "precautionary recall" of batch E24 of the product.
The decision was taken because it "may contain shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), a type of bacteria that is potentially harmful to health," FSS said.
The cheeses affected are Dunsyre Blue with the relevant batch number and best before dates between 18 September and 18 October this year.
Dunsyre Baby cheese, with best before dates between 21 September  and 11 October  2016, is also subject to the recall, FSS said.
A multi-agency incident management team (IMT) chaired by Health Protection Scotland has been investigating an outbreak of the same strain of E. coli O157 in which 20 people were infected.
Health officials have been exploring possible links to Dunsyre Blue cheese.
The death of a child who was among the confirmed cases was announced on Monday.
In a statement issued on Thursday, FSS said: "FSS believes that this precautionary recall is a responsible action by Errington Cheese Ltd that we believe to be in the best interests of consumers to protect them from potential risks to public health."
The food body said the product is mainly supplied to hotels, restaurants, specialist cheese shops and delicatessens.
"If you have purchased this product with the batch number above or if you have purchased it from a delicatessen and do not have batch information, do not eat it," the statement added.
"Instead, return it to either Errington Cheese Ltd or the store from where it was purchased."
The outbreak cases were identified in July and 11 of those infected were treated in hospital.
The company has previously carried out a voluntary recall of two batches of the blue cheese.
However, it has also maintained that there is no confirmed link between the E. coli outbreak and its products.
In a statement issued last month on its website, Errington Cheese said: "All our testing, covering a period of almost six months from March 21 to date, is completely clear of E. coli O157.
"All...

Summary: A further batch of Dunsyre Blue cheese is being recalled following an outbreak of E. coli which resulted in the death of a child.
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Article: There have been calls for reform of the system, which often sees highly-paid council chiefs get extra payments of tens of thousands of pounds.
Holyrood's local government committee is to examine how the payments are made and how appropriate they are.
Convener Bob Doris said there was "understandable public concern" about the sums being paid out.
Returning officers have been in high demand in recent years, with Scotland going to the polls for five elections and referendums across three years.
It is estimated that almost Â£500,000 was shared between the 32 returning officers inside a matter of weeks in 2016, due to the Holyrood election and the EU referendum.
Mr Doris said the total sum may stretch to Â£1m over two years when the 2015 general election is taken into account.
The SNP MSP said: "The level of payment varies for different elections and different councils, and we're also aware some returning officers claim their payment, while others share payments with their staff. We want to find out more about how these payments operate, what their uptake is and whether they remain appropriate."
Returning officers are responsible for ensuring the smooth running of elections at a local, national and European level, as well as referendums. The role is often carried out by council chief executives on top of their normal duties.
MSPs will hear from electoral law experts and local government officials, trade unions and academics as well as returning officers across two meetings in November.

Summary:


's personal data.
The new law will also require companies to have a legal duty to protect children's

The security services could remotely take over children's toys and use them to spy on suspects, MPs have been told.

Article: Jack Lew was speaking at a meeting of the G20 group, which includes several of the world's largest economies.
Earlier this month, the European Central Bank introduced new measures to stimulate the area's flagging economy.
However it has stopped short of adopting the policies favoured by its US counterpart, the Federal Reserve.
As well as launching an asset purchase programme, through which it will buy debt products from banks, the ECB cut its benchmark interest rate to 0.05%.
The bank has been under pressure to kick-start the eurozone economy, as manufacturing output has slowed and inflation has fallen to just 0.3%.
"Europe is going to need to solve its problems and resolve differences it has internally," Mr Lew told reporters at the meeting in Australia, "but what's clear from the US experience is that the combination of taking action to boost demand in the short run and make structural changes for the long run is an important combination, and it shouldn't become a choice between the two.
"You really need to pursue both."
Mr Lew also expressed concern about the political tensions between European countries, and the effect this may have on pushing through urgent policies.
"The concern that I have is that if the efforts to boost demand are deferred for too long, there is a risk that the headwinds get stronger, and what I think Europe needs is more tailwinds in the economy," he cautioned.

Summary: The US Treasury Secretary has urged eurozone countries to "boost demand" in order to reduce unemployment and avoid deflation.
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Article: The National Audit Office found the General Practice Extraction Service had cost Â£40m to set up instead of Â£14m.
The system was meant to make data from GP systems in England available to bodies across the health service.
But the system has provided information to just one organisation - NHS England.
The NAO said in its current form, it was "unlikely" the system could deliver what it was set up for.
The idea was to create a system that could help gather information from GP surgeries, such as the number of patients being diagnosed with dementia or getting immunised, to help with research and monitoring.
It also provides information to determine how much doctors are paid.
As well as finding that GPES had run over budget, the National Audit Office also said it was delivered late.
The original plan was for the service to be up and running by 2010, but in the end it was not until April last year that data was sent to the first customer, NHS England, which has since used it a number of times.
However, no universities, academics or other organisations have been given data, mainly because of the time taken to extract it.
A spokeswoman for the Health and Social Care Information Service, which runs the system, said: "It is clear the procurement and design stage was not good enough."
She said the organisation was in the process of improving the system.

Summary: A new GP IT system designed to improve quality and planning in the NHS in England has been criticised for running over budget and behind schedule, by a finance watchdog.
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Article: The new North Wales Indoor Bowls Centre in Prestatyn closed this year when the trust running it ran out of money.
Clwyd Leisure Ltd went into administration after Denbighshire council withdrew funding.
But the bowls centre was refurbished over the summer by the council and is now hosting the World Under-25 Indoor Bowls Championship.
Clwyd Leisure Ltd was set up by Denbighshire council in 2001 to run the bowls centre, Rhyl Sun Centre and Prestatyn's Nova Centre on its behalf.
However, the council's cabinet decided to withdraw financial support of Â£200,000 for 2014/15 and Clwyd Leisure ceased trading in February.

Summary: A Denbighshire bowls centre is hosting a world championship just two months after being officially reopened.
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Article: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson revealed the review, on the Obama-era decision to lift sanctions on Iran, in a letter to Congress.
He acknowledged the Iranians had met the terms of the 2015 deal, but raised concerns about the country as a "state sponsor of terrorism".
Mr Trump has described the landmark agreement as the "worst deal ever".
However, his predecessor Barack Obama argued the deal, between Iran and six world powers including China, Russia and the UK, was the best way to prevent Iran getting a nuclear weapon.
Sanctions were lifted after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) certified it had restricted its sensitive nuclear activities.
In January - a year on from the deal coming into force - Mr Obama noted that, as promised, Iran had reduced its uranium stockpile by 98%. It has also removed two thirds of its centrifuges, which can be used in uranium enrichment.
But in a statement, Mr Tillerson said: "President Donald J. Trump has directed a National Security Council-led interagency review of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action that will evaluate whether suspension of sanctions related to Iran.... is vital to the national security interests of the United States.
"It remains a leading state sponsor of terror, through many platforms and methods."

Summary: Donald Trump has ordered a review of the Iran nuclear deal, even though it is complying with all its commitments.
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Article: Their conduct is one of a series of issues that will be examined by The Charity Commission in its inquiry into 1st Knight Military Charity.
BBC Scotland secretly filmed the charity's founder selling T-shirts emblazoned with offensive messages.
Andy Linihan also sold badges alluding to the shooting of suicide bombers.
The Charity Commission announced it had launched an investigation shortly after the BBC documentary, The Great Military Charity Scandal, was broadcast earlier this month.
The programme revealed the charity was selling Nazi-themed T-shirts and hooded jumpers, some emblazoned with neo-Nazi emblems.
Velcro badges, designed to be placed on uniforms or baseball caps, featured a picture of an assault rifle and the words '72 Virgins Express'.
The Charity Commission has now outlined the issues that will be examined by the inquiry:
Mr Linihan said he accepted the items filmed by the BBC were "products which ought not to be sold by the charity".
He added: "As a result of your visit, we have withdrawn the products from the shop and removed them from the internet."

Summary: The trustees of a military charity found selling Nazi-themed and anti-Islamic goods are to be investigated by a watchdog.
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Article: The draft Investigatory Powers Bill would place a legal duty on internet providers to assist in hacking devices.
But it would not be restricted to phones and PCs, a tech industry chief told the Commons science and technology committee.
Antony Walker, of techUK, said anything that connected to the internet could "in theory" be hacked into.
In the future, this could include driverless cars or household appliances connected to the internet - the so-called Internet of Things - said Mr Walker.
He said the Home Office needed to spell out more clearly where it draws the line over what it calls "equipment interference", highlighting recent concerns about "smart toys" that connect to the internet and have microphones and cameras built-in.
"A range of devices that have been in the news recently, in relation to a hack, are children's toys, that children can interact with," he told the committee.
"These are devices that may sit in a child's bedroom but are accessible.
"In theory, the manufacturer of those products could be the subject of a warrant to enable equipment interference with those devices.
"So the potential extent, I think, is something that needs to be carefully considered."
In November, electronic toy company Vtech had its app store database hacked, allegedly resulting in the appearance online of personal data including children's names, dates of birth and gender.
Talking dolls, such as Hello Barbie and My Friend Cayla, have also been put under scrutiny by security experts in recent months.
Barbie manufacturer Mattel reportedly made modifications to Hello Barbie, which allows children to talk to the doll over a cloud server connection, after concerns were raised about cyber attackers potentially stealing data through it.
The police, security services, HM Revenue and Customs and other law enforcement agencies can already hack into devices provided they get a warrant.
This allows them to download the contents of computers or smartphones, track locations, listen to calls, or even switch on microphones and...

Summary:


A Fifa official who assessed bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has had his ban from football cut to two years.

Article: The UK government recently announced changes to the way onshore wind energy schemes are supported.
Critics fear this could lead to some proposed schemes getting the axe.
Industry body Scottish Renewables said five Scottish councils could lose out on income if developments they have invested in do not go ahead.
The UK government announced last month that new onshore wind farms would be excluded from a subsidy scheme from 1 April 2016 -  a year earlier than expected.
But there will be a grace period for projects which already have planning permission.
Energy firms had already been facing an end to subsidies in 2017.
The funding for the subsidy comes from the Renewables Obligation, which is funded by levies added to household fuel bills.
Making the announcement, UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd said: "We are driving forward our commitment to end new onshore wind subsidies and give local communities the final say over any new wind farms.
"Onshore wind is an important part of our energy mix and we now have enough subsidised projects in the pipeline to meet our renewable energy commitments.
The Scottish government condemned the move.
Scottish Renewables, which promotes the industry, said five councils, had already invested more than £650,000 in site investigation and pre-planning work on publicly-owned wind farm projects.
Glasgow is one of the five local authorities. The other four were not identified in the survey.
The wind farms, if they go ahead, would bring in revenue to the councils over the next two decades.
The planned UK government changes mean many schemes could face delays or cancellation.
The survey - carried out by the Association for Public Service Excellence for industry body Scottish Renewables -  also found that 30 jobs would be at risk if projects were scrapped.
Joss Blamire, senior policy manager at Scottish Renewables, said: "Given the pressures on local authority budgets, many have looked elsewhere for income.
"Renewables not only allow Scotland's cities and towns do their bit...

Summary: Scottish councils may lose out on more than £44m of income over the next 20 years if changes are made to wind farm subsidies, according to a trade body.
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Article: BlueBox Labs said it was particularly concerning as phone and tablet owners did not need to grant the malware special permissions for it to act.
The company added it had alerted Google to the problem in advance to allow it to mend its operating system.
Google confirmed it had created a fix.
"We appreciate BlueBox responsibly reporting this vulnerability to us. Third-party research is one of the ways Android is made stronger for users," said a spokeswoman.
"After receiving word of this vulnerability, we quickly issued a patch that was distributed to Android partners, as well as to the Android Open Source Project."
However, the many thousands of devices still running versions of the operating system ranging from Android 2.1 to Android 4.3 have not been sent the fix by relevant network operators and manufacturers remain vulnerable if they download apps from outside the Google Play store.
BlueBox has dubbed the vulnerability Fake ID, because it exploits a problem with the way Android handles the digital IDs - known as certification signatures - used to verify that certain apps are what they appear to be.
The issue is that while Android checks an app has the right ID before granting it special privileges, it fails to double-check that the certification signature involved was properly issued and not forged.
Jeff Forristal, chief technology officer of BlueBox, likened the issue to a tradesman arriving at a building, presenting his ID to a security guard and being given special access to its infrastructure without a phone call being made to the tradesman's employer to check he is really on its books.
"That missing link of confirmation is really where this problem stems," he told the BBC.
"The fundamental problem is simply that Android doesn't verify any claims regarding if one identity is related to another identity."
To make matters worse, he added, a single app can carry several fake identities at once, allowing it to carry out multiple attacks.
Mr Forristal gave three examples of how a faked certification...

Summary: An Android flaw has been uncovered that lets malware insert malicious code into other apps, gain access to the user's credit card data and take control of the device's settings.
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Article: Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder analysed the dust found in 1,200 households across the United States.
They discovered that the types of bacteria and fungi varied depending on where the home was located, who lived there and whether pets were present.
The research is published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Dr Noah Fierer, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, who carried out the study, said:  "This is really basic natural history we are investigating here.
"We have known for a long time that microbes live in our homes.  What we are doing is now is old-fashioned science, to see how they vary across space."
The study is part of a citizen science project called The Wild Life of Our Homes.
Volunteers from 1,200 homes across the United States sent dust samples to the researchers.
They scooped up the detritus from the ledges above doorways - a spot, the scientists say, that is often overlooked while cleaning.
A genetic analysis of the house dust revealed a menagerie of microscopic creatures.
The researchers found that the average household had more than 2,000 different types of fungi.
These included well-known moulds such as Aspergillus, Penicillium, Alternaria and Fusarium.
However the exact make-up of the fungal ecosystem depended on the home's location.
"Most of the fungi we are seeing in the home appears to be coming from outside the home," said Dr Fierer.
"They enter the home on our clothing, or through open windows or through doors.
"Therefore the best predictor of what types of fungi are in your home is where your home is located."
The researchers also discovered an average of 7,000 different types of bacteria per household.
Some, such as Staphylococcus and StreptococcuIs, were commonly associated with human skin.
However others, such as Bacteroides and Faecalibacterium, were linked to faeces.
But here, the species varied according to who - or what - was living in the house.
"We found distinct bacteria in homes that had women and homes that were male...

Summary: The dust in our homes contains an average of 9,000 different species of microbes, a study suggests.
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Article: Abertawe Bro Morgannwg health board is proposing cutting the opening times of minor injury units at Singleton and Neath Port Talbot hospitals.
The unit at Singleton could also merge with three other services which treat patients who are not 999 emergencies but who still need urgent care.
The health board said the systems at both hospitals do not work well and the plans would "better meet demand".
It will begin consulting with the public over the plans in the next few weeks.
Currently, Singleton's minor injury unit sees about 30 patients a day, mainly during daytime hours.
The unit at Neath Port Talbot has about 120 patients during the day but just three on average after midnight.
Dr Chris Hudson, the health board's clinical director of medicine and unscheduled care, said: "We believe these are common sense changes we can make which will really make an improvement to the service we can offer, particularly around managing times of peak demand.
"Working together in one team [at Singleton] will provide a more timely service and a much improved experience for patients.
"It will also have a positive effect for patients at other hospitals like Morriston, because it will reduce pressure on that hospital."
Claire Birchall, Neath Port Talbot Hospital's unit service director, added: "As the patient numbers are increasing this means that people who are waiting to be seen can also wait longer, and we appreciate that this can be frustrating.
"We want to improve the quality of our service by making sure we have more staff available when we know more people will be attending."

Summary: Plans to overhaul urgent care services at two hospitals have been put forward.
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Article: A DWP leaflet featured one welfare claimant, "Sarah", who said she was "really pleased" a cut to her benefits had encouraged her to improve her CV.
But after a Freedom of Information request by website Welfare Weekly, the DWP said they were not real claimants.
The stories were for "illustrative purposes only", it added.
Under the sanctions system - introduced by Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith - people can lose benefits for anywhere between a few weeks and three years if they fail to meet the government's requirements for jobseekers.
Stephen Timms, Labour's acting shadow work and pensions secretary, said: "You couldn't make it up - but it seems Iain Duncan Smith can. The only way he can find backers for his sanctions regime is by inventing them."
The leaflet features the apparent stories of two sickness benefit claimants, Sarah and Zac.
"Sarah" - whose story features alongside a woman's picture - says she failed to complete a CV despite agreeing to do so on her work "action plan".
"I didn't have a good reason for not doing it and I was told I'd lose some of my payment. I decided to complete the CV and told my work coach," she says.
Sarah says her benefits were cut for two weeks, but now she is "really pleased with how my CV looks" and it will really help her find a job.
Zac, meanwhile, says he let his work coach know when he was going to miss a meeting and because he did so, "my benefit payment hasn't changed".
According to Welfare Weekly, the response to its Freedom of Information request from the DWP said the images used were "stock photos and along with the names do not belong to real claimants".
The DWP later said in a statement: "The case studies were used for illustrative purposes to help people understand how the benefit system works. They're based on conversations our staff have had with claimants.
"They have now been removed to avoid confusion".
The system of benefits sanctions - introduced under the coalition government - has been accused of having a detrimental impact on some...

Summary: The Department for Work and Pensions has admitted using made-up stories from fictional claimants to demonstrate the positive impact of benefit sanctions.
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Article: Former Chilean Football Association president Harold Mayne-Nicholls, 56, was one of five senior officials Fifa said were being investigated.
Mayne-Nicholls has served the suspension because the initial seven-year ban was issued in 2015.
He admitted speaking to officials from Qatar's bid about work placements for relatives at the Aspire youth academy.
Fifa's ethics committee felt those conversations provided "cause enough to doubt the integrity of the inspection process", according to leaked emails between a committee member and Mayne-Nicholls.
The Chilean's ban was initially reduced on appeal to three years, but on Friday it was further cut to two by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Mayne-Nicholls chaired Fifa's bid evaluation group for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, which were awarded to Russia and Qatar respectively.
In his 2010 report to Fifa, Mayne-Nicholls expressed serious concerns about conditions in Qatar, where summer temperatures can reach 50C.
Mayne-Nicholls was one of several senior Fifa officials to call for an independent report into the award process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to be published in full.

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Day two of MPs' detailed consideration of the Investigatory Powers Bill - and the issues of the day should be the retention of internet connection records and protection of medical records and journalistic privilege.

Article: The Guardian newspaper claims Whisper has an in-house tool which can track the locations of all its users.
This includes some who have specifically opted out of sharing location details, the report claims.
Whisper editor Neetzan Zimmerman tweeted that the article was "riddled with outright lies and made-up quotes".
The Guardian also claimed the app was tracking "newsworthy" posters and was sharing data with the US Department of Defense in instances where secrets were uploaded from military bases.
"We are not sharing specific user data with any organisation," wrote Mr Zimmerman in response.
"We noticed how frequently suicide is mentioned among those living on US military bases or compounds and reached out to organisations to see how we could work together to address this important issue."
However, he added that "violent or child-endangering threats" were reported to law enforcement agents "to protect our users and the public".
"We comply with the legal process in all instances," he wrote.
"We respond to both subpoenas and preservation requests from law enforcement. Whisper is not a place for illegal activity."
Two journalists from the newspaper had visited Whisper's offices in the US to explore a working relationship, which the Guardian says it will no longer pursue due to concerns over user privacy.
The Guardian has been contacted by the BBC for comment.
News and community site Buzzfeed has also announced it is "taking a break" from its partnership with the platform following the report.
"We're taking a break from our partnership until Whisper clarifies to us and its users the policy on user location and privacy," it said in a statement.
Millions of "secrets" - a short sentence written over a picture - have been shared via the social media platform since its launch two years ago.
"You look at all of these services like Facebook and Instagram, and they're all about, 'Let me show you the best version of me,'" Whisper co-founder Michael Heyward told the BBC earlier this year.
"Whisper is about showing people the...

Summary: The editor of Whisper, an app for people to share secrets anonymously, has angrily denied reports that it has been tracking users and sharing data.
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Article: PM Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc pushed it through the upper house early on Thursday, despite vocal opposition.
The government argues the law is needed to improve security ahead of the 2020 Olympics, and to comply with a UN agreement Japan has signed.
But critics say it weakens civil liberties and could be abused to monitor and target innocent citizens.
The law has sparked protests, including one on Wednesday night outside the parliament building which was attended by thousands of demonstrators.
The law, which criminalises the plotting and committing of 277 acts, amends an existing law against organised crime syndicates.
It bans the procurement of funds or supplies and the surveying of a location in preparation of any of these offences.
An entire group - defined as two or more people - can be charged if at least one member is found to have been plotting the crime.
It also bans the expansion or maintenance of illicit interests of organised crime groups.
Japan has signed a UN convention against transnational organised crime, but not yet ratified it. The government said the news law was needed for ratification to go ahead.
Mr Abe told reporters the law would allow Japan to "firmly cooperate with international society to prevent terrorism".
The ruling bloc has been attempting to push through the legislation for months. An earlier draft had listed 676 crimes, but it was pared down to 277.
The law bans the plotting of serious crimes such as terrorism but also lesser offences such as;
Though the government has promised that the law will not be used unfairly, critics remain unconvinced.
They say the law is too broadly worded and gives the authorities sweeping powers.
They have also questioned the inclusion of certain acts and asked how they could be linked to terrorism and organised crime.
The government argues some could be used in association with criminal operations - for example, a gang or terror cell could fund its operations from the sale of illegally picked mushrooms.
But an editorial by newspaper The Mainichi said...

Summary: Japan's lawmakers have passed a controversial bill allowing authorities to target terror conspiracies.
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Article: Mr O'Dowd told MLAs that a significant number of schools reported difficulties in carrying out the computer tests.
The minister said he was concerned that some pupils had become distressed when they faced technical difficulties.
Mr O'Dowd said schools are still planning to carry out assessments voluntarily using a range of tools.
Last October, up to 400 primary schools in Northern Ireland had problems with the computer assessment for P4 and P7 pupils.
The Department of Education said that 180 schools had reported problems.
Mr O'Dowd was speaking in the assembly on Tuesday on the outcome of a review he had commissioned on the new NINA (numeracy) and NILA (literacy) assessments following the technical difficulties encountered by some schools last autumn.
"The statutory computer-based assessments (CBAs) were, and are, intended to deliver diagnostic assessments tailored to our curriculum to support teachers and pupils. The data was not collected or collated centrally," he told MLAs.
"Instead, its purpose was to provide teachers and parents with information on a pupil's strengths and areas for improvement.
"However, following the introduction of the new CBAs in autumn 2012 a significant number of schools reported difficulties in the operation of them.
"Of most concern, were the experiences relayed to me directly by teachers about the pressure they felt in administering the assessments and in some cases the distress felt by pupils when they faced technical difficulties."
As part of the review into CBAs, Mr O'Dowd said 10 workshops were held with every primary school invited to participate.
"This consultation found that, almost without exception, school principals accept and support the need for diagnostic assessment but wish to see it supported in a more flexible way than the current CBA legislation allows," he said.
"On the basis of the findings from the reviews and most importantly in recognition of the concerns expressed by schools, I have decided that my department will not specify the literacy and numeracy...

Summary: The Education Minister, John O'Dowd, has said primary schools will not be required to use computer-based tests for literacy and numeracy this autumn.
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Article: Emergency services should create a data-based system to filter reports and deploy responders, says the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Smartphone technology and apps could be used to send alerts to the emergency services, it says.
Prof Will Stewart said there was a "critical" need to update the service.
A service primarily for deaf people and those with speech difficulties already exists, but requires people to register beforehand.
The report - called Contacting Emergency Services in the Digital Age - says emergency services need to "reflect the digital age" and the fact people now increasingly use text messages and social media to communicate, rather than making a voice call.
Prof Stewart, chair of the IET's communications policy panel, said communication had changed "drastically" since the 999 service was designed in 1937.
"Given that young people are statistically more likely to be victims of crime or accidents, it is a concern that making a voice call to contact the emergency services is not something that would feel natural to them," he said.
He added: "A girl alone in a minicab who becomes worried about her personal safety might feel unable to make a call on her mobile phone - but could send a text or alert someone over social media.
"And in the case of certain crimes, such as abduction or a break-in, a silent text or app-based alarm system would be more appropriate and instinctive than the current voice-based one for everybody - irrespective of their age."
Prof Stewart said much of the technology required to update 999 services was available, but changes would need to be arranged in consultation with the main mobile and app-based text providers.
The report also said existing emergency services could be improved by using the latest GPS technology available on smartphones.
An automatic software system could also scan texts and pass on any known user information and approximate handset location to call handlers.
Prof Stewart said smartphones, which were now widely used, also had the...

Summary: Radical changes should be made to 999 call services in the UK to allow people to utilise smartphones in an emergency, a report has said.
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Article: In cafes and workplaces all over the UK, you will hear Italians talking about food and football, but also about Italy's pivotal 4 December referendum on constitutional reform.
More Italians are believed to have moved to the UK than any other European country in 2015; 600,000 are now estimated by the Italian consulate to live in the UK. More Italians live in London than any other city in the world, except Buenos Aires.
They may play a key role in Italy's vote, and that is why leading Italian politicians have been flying to the UK to try to win expat votes.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi says the reforms he's proposing are the best way for Italy to kick-start its economy - by streamlining decision-making and cutting red tape and public spending.
But his critics say the changes will give him too much power and are a diversion from more urgent problems, such as corruption, unemployment and poor economic growth.
The stakes are high. Mr Renzi says he will step down as prime minister if he loses the referendum, prompting the anti-government Five-Star Movement to characterise the referendum as a vote of no-confidence in his premiership.
It could become the Italian equivalent of David Cameron's gamble on the Brexit referendum.
If the prime minister does lose, there could be calls for a general election, which his supporters warn could plunge Italy into dangerous instability.
In previous votes, less than a third of Italians abroad used their vote - so politicians have been trying to get the vote out.
600,000
Estimated population according to Italian consulate
292,000  Officially registered by Italy as residents abroad
55% Increase in residents registered since January 2011
44% Aged between 18 and 40
Mr Renzi sent his minister for reforms, Maria Elena Boschi, to London along with another five politicians from the Yes campaign (##BastaUnSiUK).
The No campaign (#IoDicoNo) is led by Italy's biggest opposition party, the Five-Star Movement. It flew over one of its senior representatives, Luigi Di Maio, along with three...

Summary: Could the UK's Italian expats hold the key to their homeland's future?
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Article: There may be clashes, but a series of deals between Labour and the government have defused most of the big problems in advance. I've lost count of the number of times Labour's point person, Keir Starmer uttered the words: "I am grateful for that indication," as the Security Minister John Hayes announced changes.
Today's big compromise announcement will be the composition and remit of the panel which will assess the operational case for the powers, under the leadership of the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, David Anderson QC.
This matters because the panel have to report by the time the bill reaches committee stage in the House of Lords, and if they called for significant changes that would be pretty hard for ministers to resist.
That follows on from the government accepting special protections for Trade Unions and from a government "manuscript amendment" on the role of the "Judicial Commissioners" who would co-sign warrants for investigatory powers - which would allow them to scrutinise the facts of the case, not just the reasonableness of the process by which a warrant was issued.
In both cases Labour got pretty much everything they asked for.
Further compromise may well emerge on the issue of keeping internet connection records and the level of access to them, and on the protection of medical records. Protection of journalists and their sources seems a tougher issue - although some suspect that the government would like a few compromise-able issues in its back pocket, so that it can throw a few bones to their lordships, when the bill is considered in detail in the Upper House.
I suspect Labour will probably vote for the bill at tonight's third reading - perhaps with a few reservations, while the SNP and probably the Lib Dems will oppose.
And then the action switches to the Lords.

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