A man arrested on suspicion of shooting a female student dead and wounding another at a school in India has been remanded in custody.

Article: They say the method should help with donor shortages since it does not require a perfect cell match.
Mohammed Ahmed, who is nearly five years old, was among the first three children in the world to try out the new treatment.
He has severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome and had been waiting for a suitable donor for years.
Mohammed, who lives in Milton Keynes, was referred to Great Ormond Street Hospital when he was a year old.
His condition - a weak immune system - makes him more susceptible to infections than most, and a bone marrow transplant is the only known treatment.
While Mohammed was on the transplant waiting list, he became extremely sick with swine flu.
At that time, his doctors decided Mohammed's only real hope was to have a mismatched bone-marrow transplant, with his father acting as the donor.
Mohammed's dad, Jamil, agreed to give the experimental therapy a go.
Before giving his donation, Jamil was first vaccinated against swine flu so that his own bone-marrow cells would know how to fight the infection.
Mohammed's doctors then modified these donated immune cells, called "T-cells", in the lab to engineer a safety switch - a self-destruct message that could be activated if Mohammed's body should start to reject them once transplanted.
Rejection or graft-v-host disease is a serious complication of bone-marrow transplants, particularly where tissue matching between donor and recipient is not perfect, and is one of the most difficult challenges faced by patients and their doctors.
Mismatched transplants in children - where the donor is not a close match for the child - are usually depleted of T-cells to prevent graft-v-host disease, but this causes problems in terms of virus infections and leukaemia relapse.
The safety switch gets round this - plenty of T-cells to be transfused and later killed off if problems do arise.
Thankfully, the transplant carried out in 2011 was a success - Mohammed's doctors did not need to use the safety switch.
Although Mohammed still has to take a number of medicines...

Summary: Doctors at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital have carried out a pioneering bone-marrow transplant technique.
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Article: John Hennigan, 50, of Harlow, was being sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court for his ninth breach of an anti-social behaviour order in 11 years.
He used an offensive word to describe Judge Patricia Lynch QC and she responded with the same term of abuse.
As first reported in The Guardian, the judge told investigators she "deeply regretted the incident".
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Her comment prompted a number of public complaints which were sent to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) for consideration.
Judge Lynch, who was called to the bar in 1979 and appointed a circuit judge in 2014, jailed Hennigan for 18 months for insulting and making racist slurs to a black Caribbean mother in Harlow.
The QC has since "apologised unreservedly for her remarks".
She also told investigators her "remarks were a momentary lapse of judgment which should have never happened".
An investigation report sent by the JCIO to one of the complainants states: "Although the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice considered HHJ Lynch's remarks to be inappropriate, they did not find that they amounted to misconduct or warranted disciplinary action."
It added: "With the agreement of the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice therefore advised HHJ Lynch to ensure that she responded appropriately in court at all times."

Summary: A judge who swore back at a defendant after he launched a foul-mouthed tirade at her has been cleared of misconduct.
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Article: The level has been higher in Wales in every year studied from 2001 to 2012, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
The rate of avoidable deaths is also far higher for men than women in Wales.
The figures include deaths caused by drug and alcohol abuse, accidental deaths and suicides.
They also include murders, some infectious diseases, such as HIV and TB, and preventable or treatable health conditions such as lung cancer, heart disease and asthma.
The rate of avoidable deaths has fallen steadily in Wales over the 11 years for which figures are available, but the rate has fallen faster in England.
In 2012, the ONS said there were 7,486 avoidable deaths in Wales at an estimated rate of 193.5 per 100,000 of the population. This compares to a rate of 168.1 per 100,000 of the population in England.
The figures have been adjusted for the age of the population.
In 2001 there were 9,037 avoidable deaths in Wales and the rate was 264.4 per 100,000 residents.
The data shows that the avoidable rate for men in 2012 was 240 per 100,000 residents, compared to 148.9 women.
The new ONS figures follow a review by the Royal College of Physicians which found that people suffering from asthma are dying unnecessarily because of complacency among both medical staff and patients.
The first national study of asthma deaths in the UK, which was published on Tuesday, said 67 people died from the condition in Wales in 2012-13 and 3,571 were hospitalised.

Summary: Avoidable deaths linked to drink and drugs continue to be higher in Wales than in England, according to new data.
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Article: The popular 5km (3.1-mile) running event has been held on the estate near Enniskillen for two years.
The Parkrun in Castle Coole was the only Northern Ireland run to take place on National Trust grounds.
In England and Wales 24 runs are hosted across various National Trust properties.
However, the National Trust in Northern Ireland has said the runs must stop, suggesting they were having an impact on conservation.
The petition to reconsider allowing the weekly run to continue has garnered over 300 signatures.
The relocation of the Saturday morning event was a joint decision made by the National Trust in Fermanagh and the Enniskillen Parkrun team.
On their Facebook page Enniskillen Parkrun said they are devastated to be leaving the Castle Coole estate, but that they did everything in their power to stay there. They also thanked the National Trust for providing a venue over the past two years.
Jim Chestnutt, manager of the National Trust in Fermanagh, said that the Parkrun at Castle Coole has grown a lot since it started and "the impact of it on conservation has the potential to become too great" for the welfare of the property.
Mr Chetsnutt added that: "Castle Coole runs at a deficit of Â£100,000 a year, that is a significant liability. Running the 5km meant extra staffing costs and facilities issues."
The estate, which usually charges entry to the grounds and house, waived the fee for those taking part in the weekly Saturday morning 5km.
Parkrun events worldwide are always held for free. The National Trust has denied asking runners to pay to use the estate.
Heather Harper, who started the petition to restore the run to the National Trust property, said that about 100 weekly runners "make sure only to use paths and tarmac roads on the estate".
"We're not running on lawns or anything - the impact can't be that great," she said.
"People travel to run with us in Castle Coole because it is so beautiful and many have joined the National Trust because of the run," she added.
"We are so hurt and upset that we have to...

Summary: Parkrun members in Fermanagh have launched a petition urging the National Trust to allow them to continue running on the grounds of Castle Coole.
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Article: The Institution of Mechanical Engineers says liquid air can compete with batteries and hydrogen to store excess energy generated from renewables.
IMechE says "wrong-time" electricity generated by wind farms at night can be used to chill air to a cryogenic state at a distant location.
When demand increases, the liquid air can be warmed to drive a turbine.
Engineers say the process to produce "right-time" electricity can achieve an efficiency of up to 70%.
IMechE is holding a conference today to discuss new ideas on how using "cryo-power" can benefit the low-carbon economy.
The technology was originally developed by Peter Dearman, a garage inventor in Hertfordshire, to power vehicles.
A new firm, Highview Power Storage, was created to transfer Mr Dearman's technology to a system that can store energy to be used on the power grid.
The process, part-funded by the government, has now been trialled for two years at the back of a power station in Slough, Berkshire.
More than hot air  The results have attracted the admiration of IMechE officials.
"I get half a dozen people a week trying to persuade me they have a brilliant invention," head of energy Tim Fox told BBC News.
"In this case, it is a very clever application that really does look like a potential solution to a really great challenge that faces us as we increase the amount of intermittent power from renewables."
Dr Fox urged the government to provide incentives in its forthcoming electricity legislation for firms to store energy on a commercial scale with this and other technologies.
IMechE says the simplicity and elegance of the Highview process is appealing, especially as it addresses not just the problem of storage but also the separate problem of waste industrial heat.
The process follows a number of stages:
IMechE says this process is only 25% efficient but it is massively improved by co-siting the cryo-generator next to an industrial plant or power station producing low-grade heat that is currently vented and being released into the atmosphere.
The...

Summary: Turning air into liquid may offer a solution to one of the great challenges in engineering - how to store energy.
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Article: The shooting occurred at a hostel attached to the private Pragati Residential School in Bangalore city.
Police say the alleged gunman, identified as Mahesh, was working as an office assistant in the school.
Incidents of gun crime at schools and colleges in India are very rare. It is not clear what prompted the shooting.
Police said on Thursday that Mahesh had been remanded until 12 April.
Mahesh is alleged to have barged into the room of 18-year-old Gautami and shot her in the head with a pistol on on Tuesday evening.
He then shot another student, Sirisha, who suffered severe injuries but is believed to be out of danger, say police.
He was arrested on Wednesday after a manhunt.
India has strict control laws, although a large number of feuds are settled with firearms.
In 2007, a 14-year-old schoolboy was shot dead by two fellow students at a school campus near the capital, Delhi.

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An ancient board game has been found in a Chinese tomb.

Article: Heavy downpours have drenched parts of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales this week.
The huge spring storm has caused floods and road closures, including by mudslides on the Great Ocean Road.
Emergency services have been rescuing people and animals affected by the extreme conditions.
The koala was rescued by South Australian plumber Russell Latter on Wednesday afternoon as flood waters were rising in the Adelaide Hills.
Nearby areas recorded more than 120mm of rain in the preceding 24-hour period.
"He couldn't get to the other side because it was flooded," he told the BBC. "So I coaxed him gently across the bridge."
Mr Latter took a photograph of the koala perched on a nearby fencepost after moving it to safety.
The photo was splashed on the front page of the local newspaper, featured on national TV and widely shared on social media.
Mr Latter said the koala then crossed shallow floodwaters and found his way up a gum tree to rest where it "looked quite happy".
"I've had a few animal rescue people tell me that they have very thick fur," he said.
"They survive out in the trees all winter when it pours, pours and pours. They do rather well."

Summary: A soaking wet koala perched on a fence post above floodwaters has become the face of wild weather battering southeast Australia.
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Article: In a submission to MSPs, their association claims that many thought this year's Higher exam was the worst ever.
Meanwhile, the Royal Scottish Geographical Society is warning the popularity of the subject could fall.
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) said this year's exam was set at the right level.
The SQA is facing questions from MSPs on Holyrood's education committee on Wednesday. The meeting is designed to scrutinise the organisation's budget but questions can come up on any legitimate topic.
A written submission to the committee by the Scottish Association of Geography Teachers highlights concerns some members have about Higher Geography.
Of those who took part in a survey, only 10% classed this year's paper as "fair, OK, or better".
More than half said it was "poor, shocking, terrible, worst ever and nothing like the specimen or previous paper".
Another concern was that there was too much emphasis on human geography -  how man uses the environment - and not enough on physical topics such as how valleys are formed, erosion and rock formations.
BBC Scotland understands the survey was self-selecting so it is impossible to judge just how representative the teachers who took part in it were.
But the Royal Scottish Geographical Society also expressed concerns about geography qualifications and shares the worry that too little emphasis is now placed on physical geography.
Chief executive Mike Robinson said: "We have found that the implementation of national courses has proved overly rigid and where the SQA has sought advice it has not been sought as widely or as timeously as it could have been.
"Teachers have reported consistently that the guidance given is unclear and has therefore been open to a variety of interpretations, leading to inconsistent implementation across Scotland."
The society said a lack of clarity and inconsistency had led to significant pressures on teachers and students alike. It warned of this the risk this could lead to a deterioration in the integrity and popularity of the...

Summary: Geography teachers are claiming problems with courses could damage the subject.
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Article: You'll be less surprised to learn that the issue is MPs' pay, with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority having signed off a 10% rise, taking a backbench MP's salary to £74,000 (backdated to May 8). Changes to MPs' expenses and pension arrangements mean there will be no extra cost to the taxpayer but that's unlikely to encourage MPs to venture in front of the cameras.
Conservative former Welsh Secretary David Jones said it was "incoherent" for MPs to complain about a pay rise set by an independent body they had set up.
He said: "The issue of our pay has been taken out of our hands. I actually approve of that. Our expenses have gone down considerably but there is an increase in salary at no additional cost to the public purse."
Welsh Lib Dem MP Mark Williams says that he will give any pay rise to local charities: "At a time of pay freezes and pay restraint, particularly in the public sector, a £7,000 increase for MPs is inappropriate and crass hypocrisy, and the Lib Dem submission to the IPSA consultation on this issue said as such.
"This has been reinforced by the Budget which limited public sector pay to 1% increases over the next few years."
Plaid Cymru parliamentary leader Jonathan Edwards said he supported the principle of pay being decided by an independent panel.
"I welcome the decision that in future MPs' pay will be linked to average increases in the public sector. This is a positive step forward.
"The remuneration package announced by IPSA is cost-neutral with cuts to pension entitlements and other aspects already implemented.  My position has always been to increase charitable donations if there is an increase in the total remuneration package."
Monmouth Tory MP David Davies said: "I don't mind being unpopular for things I've done. But I do mind being unpopular for things over which I've got no control and are not to my benefit."
In other Westminster news, Brecon and Radnorshire MP Chris Davies has become the last of the 11 new Welsh MPs to deliver his maiden speech, the row over English...

Summary: One of Wales's more outspoken MPs has just told me he doesn't have a view on one of today's big issues.
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Article: The British Chambers of Commerce  (BCC) and the Association of German Chambers of Commerce (DIHK) said uncertainty over "business critical" issues such as workers' rights, tax and customs arrangements needed to be tackled.
DIHK said the uncertainty was affecting German firms which traded with the UK.
Most BCC members say they want "at least" a three-year transition period.
The groups called for political leaders to "build an atmosphere of mutual trust and constructive dialogue", to deliver clarity and certainty for businesses.
With the third round of Brexit negotiations getting under way on Monday, a number of critical issues were still unresolved, while there are "hundreds" of practical and technical issues which also needed to be negotiated, they said.
"There is real business appetite from both sides for a focus on practical, day-to-day business concerns, and a desire for clarity on future trading arrangements," said BCC director general Dr Adam Marshall.
"The UK and the EU must begin work on transitional arrangements, particularly on customs, so that firms on both sides of the Channel have the confidence to make investment decisions."
The UK is the third largest market for the export of German goods, while Germany is the UK's second biggest market for exports of goods and services.
German firms employ an estimated 400,000 workers in the UK, while British firms employ around 220,000 workers in Germany.
DIHK chief executive Martin Wansleben said German companies were concerned that Brexit would have "a major negative impact", with more trade barriers such as extra bureaucracy, and stricter border controls, leading to higher costs.
"The terms of exit are still completely unclear.
"Many of our members are reporting that they are already shifting investments away from the UK in anticipation of these barriers," he added.

Summary: Shared economic interests must be a priority in the Brexit negotiations, UK and German trade bodies have urged.
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Article: Impacts - such as drought, pest and disease - could hit harvests and undermine global food security.
Scientists hope the models will speed up the process of identifying traits, such as drought resistance, allowing breeders to grow climate-proof crops.
Dry areas account for 40% of land cover and are home to more than 2.5bn people.
At a recent workshop in Morocco, leading mathematicians and crop scientists met to discuss ways that applied mathematics could be used to speed up the search through agricultural genebanks for climate change resistant traits in the banks' samples.
Dry area characteristics include persistent water scarcity, frequent droughts and land degradation - features that are expected to worsen as a result of future climate change.
Critical need
Experts say there is a critical need for a new generation of crops that have improved tolerance to heat and drought in order to meet the food security needs in the future.
"We are seeing the spread of diseases more now than in the past, and heat-related issues are becoming more prevalent than in the past," explained Abdallah Bari, a senior scientist at Syria-based International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Area (Icarda).
Globally, there are 1,700 major agricultural genebanks that house in excess of seven million samples - a vast resource that researchers say makes the task of locating the sought-after traits a bit like finding a needle in a haystack.
Dr Bari said that developing mathematical models would help focus the search by "targeting the [samples] with a high probability of finding those traits and reducing the time it takes".
He explained that the Icarda team were developing a technique that used a "learning algorithm" to harvest the necessary data that would allow plant breeders to "zone in on the desired traits, such as tolerance to pests, diseases, drought and heat".
Time saving
Without a model, plant breeders would have to rely on the traditional and time-consuming "trial-and-error" approach, which requires plants to be...

Summary: Researchers are developing mathematical models to identify genetic material that could help improve food crops' resilience to climate change.
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Article: Pieces from the board game, which hasn't been played for 1,500 years, have been found in Qingzhou City in China.
Archaeologists found a 14-faced dice made of animal tooth with ancient Chinese writing on it.
They also discovered 21 game pieces with numbers painted onto them, as well as a broken tile decorated with two eyes.
The game is said to be called "bo", but researchers are unsure how it was played.
The tomb was built to bury rich Chinese people around 2,300 years ago.

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The number of people looking for work in Spain fell almost 100,000 in June, a record for the month, to 4.62 million.

Article: The legislation as it stands is concerned with management of land and ending tax relief for shooting estates.
MSPs had said the bill needed "more work", while SNP conference delegates backed making it more "robust".
Land Reform Minister Aileen McLeod said the changes would make the bill "the most radical and ambitious land reform legislation possible".
The latest changes come in addition to an earlier announcement of a provision to create a register of people in control of land in Scotland.
The bill also includes:
Changes include:
The rural affairs, environment and climate change committee will consider amendments on the first five parts of the bill this week.
Ms McLeod said the government was "strengthening an already radical" bill.
She said: "This strengthened bill will change the relationship between the people of Scotland and the land that we live, work and depend on.
"As I have said before, I am open to ideas and suggestions relating to Scotland's land reform journey and will continue to listen to all the evidence and will consider any further suggestions."

Summary: The Scottish government is to move 49 amendments to the Land Reform Bill amid calls for it to be made more "radical".
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Article: There's only one reason Sir Ian McKellen signed up to star in a new adaptation of The Dresser, and that's "because Anthony Hopkins was in it."
He says he'd seen Sir Ronald Harwood's 1980 play on stage, watched the 1983 film starring Sir Tom Courtenay and Albert Finney and thought: "They'd covered it. Who needs me?
"Then they said, 'well, Anthony Hopkins is playing Sir'," he tells the BBC. "So I said, 'well, that would be a joy!' And it was."
The latest adaptation of Sir Ronald's play, filmed at Ealing Studios for BBC Two, is the first time the pair have shared a screen together.
"We should be old friends," says Sir Ian. "We were in a company together under Laurence Olivier at the Old Vic when he ran the National Theatre, but we didn't actually act together.
"And since Tony went to live in the States, there haven't been many possibilities when our paths could have crossed, we've never done a film together. So this was just bliss."
The drama in The Dresser takes place backstage at a theatre during the Blitz, where tyrannical and aging actor-manager Sir (Hopkins) - who is deteriorating in body and mind - prepares for his starring role in King Lear, with the help of his devoted dresser Norman (McKellen).
The camera ensures the audience are right up close to all the action. Did having such an esteemed sparring partner mean both actors upped their game?
"It may surprise you, [but] acting isn't a competition," smiles Sir Ian. "It's not a race, it's a communal activity we do together. It's more like a family, so no.
"[Sir Anthony] said after the first week he'd not enjoyed doing a job so much for years. At the end of six weeks he said, 'I can't bear it, it's coming to an end! Can we work together again?'"
According to Sir Ian, after years in Hollywood, Sir Anthony is now considering taking to the stage again.
"That was the effect this play had on him! It reminded him of how much he enjoyed theatre," says Sir Ian.
"He was working with people of his own age, who persisted in the business. Ronald Harwood, [director]...

Summary: Sir Ian McKellen tells the BBC why working with Sir Anthony Hopkins on The Dresser was "bliss", why plays make good TV and what it was like filming Disney remake Beauty and the Beast.
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Article: Mohamed Nasheed obtained 45% but needed more than 50% to avoid a run-off against his rival, Abdulla Yameen, who got 25% of the vote.
After decades of autocratic rule, the Maldives held its first free election in 2008, which was won by Mr Nasheed.
But he was ousted as president 18 months ago in an alleged coup.
Officials said the run-off was due to be held on 28 September.
Mr Nasheed's rival, Abdulla Yameen, is the half-brother of the Maldives' former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom who led the country for 30 years.
Mr Nasheed resigned in February 2012 when army and police personnel joined opposition-led protests over the arrest of a senior judge.
The judge, Abdulla Mohamed, was detained in January 2012 after ordering the release of an opposition politician.
Mr Nasheed said he was stepping down to prevent "bloodshed", but later said he was forced to resign at gunpoint by police and army officers.
He was replaced by President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik, who had also been running in Saturday's election but polled only 5% of the vote.
Mr Waheed has consistently rejected claims of a coup by Nasheed supporters.
The leadership change sparked political unrest, leading to fears that the protests would have an impact on the islands' tourism industry.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said last week that he hoped the elections would be "credible and peaceful".
Key issues for voters included religion, nationalism, education and the economy.
Thoriq Hamid, a representative of poll monitoring group Transparency Maldives, said that the campaigning had been conducted "smoothly and peacefully".
However, there was still "some apprehension and confidence issues about the security forces", he said.

Summary: The presidential elections in the Maldives will go to a second round after frontrunner Mohamed Nasheed failed to win an outright majority.
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Article: It also announced that it wants assembly elections to be held every five years instead of four.
However, separate proposals to re-draw the boundaries of assembly constituencies have been dropped.
Welsh Secretary David Jones said the Westminster coalition wanted a "fairer and more transparent" political system.
Of the 60 AMs, 40 represent constituency seats and 20 are elected from five regional lists.
Since the 2007 elections, a ban on so-called dual candidacy has barred candidates from standing in both contests at the same election.
The dual candidacy ban was strongly opposed by other parties when it was introduced by the last UK Labour government.
When he introduced the ban, then Welsh Secretary Peter Hain said it was an "abuse" of the system to allow candidates to get elected on regional lists when they had lost first-past-the-post contests in constituency elections.
The ban has resulted in some assembly members losing their seats without being able to rely on the insurance policy of standing in both categories.
After consulting on changes to the assembly's voting system, the UK government said it would scrap the ban "to avoid a disproportionate impact on smaller political parties".
In other changes, politicians will be prevented from sitting simultaneously as MPs and AMs, and the period between assembly elections will be permanently extended to five years.
The next assembly election has already been postponed until 2016, extending the current term to five years, to avoid a clash with the next UK general election.
The changes follow a consultation on a green paper, launched by the UK government in May last year.
The Wales Office confirmed that a proposal in the green paper to re-draw constituency boundaries has been abandoned.
It follows a vote in the House of Commons in January to block a review of parliamentary boundaries before 2015.
Since the outset of devolution, assembly seats have shared the same boundaries as Welsh parliamentary constituencies.
Mr Jones said: "Since coming to power in 2010, the...

Summary: A ban on Welsh assembly candidates standing for election in constituencies and on their parties' regional lists will be lifted, the UK government says.
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Article: Unite has accused the authority of bullying over the move which will mean more flexibility over working hours.
The council said the move comes after contract negotiations broke down
Diana Beal, from Unite, said the union would put forward collective grievances about the consultation and accused the authority of failing to "fully engage".
The council's deputy leader, Peter Smith, said it was not about reducing pay or making staff work longer, but flexibility over working times.
In a statement Plymouth City Council said: "The council has made every effort to negotiate an agreement on new terms and conditions but these have now been exhausted."
So far 140 members of staff have voluntarily signed up to the new terms.
The council said it intends to send a letter to affected staff that have not signed up to the new contracts saying they will be dismissed from their current contracts.
They will then be offered new contracts offering the same pay and working hours but with more flexibility over times.
Councillor Smith said: "Unfortunately some of our staff seem to be very resistant to any change and are not prepared to sign up to new working hours, even though we have given them assurances that we can be flexible if they have over-riding personal reasons why they can't work extended opening hours."
Diana Beal, Unite branch secretary, said: "We are pulling together collective grievances on behalf of our members regarding the process and the lack of consultation on a number of related issues.
"The employer walked away from the table. We have put forward three proposals for discussions and sought compromises.
"At no time did the employer fully engage in negotiations.
"Unite is still willing to talk and to find a collective way forward but we will not stand by and let the employer bully and intimidate our members in complying with unreasonable changes to their contracts of employment and terms and conditions."

Summary: Plymouth City Council is to formally dismiss almost 200 staff and then rehire them on new contracts after talks with unions broke down.
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Article: The Labour Ministry said the number of people filing for unemployment benefits fell by 98,853, or 2.1%, compared with the previous month.
June is generally a good month for employment as it marks the beginning of the tourist season.
Despite the fall, the unemployment rate in Spain is still the highest in the eurozone.
According to EU figures published on Monday, one in four of the Spanish workforce is out of a job, compared with an overall rate of unemployment for the 17-member bloc of 11.1%.
"June is traditionally good for the unemployment queue but we have never reached a decline of nearly 100,000 people," said Spain's state secretary for labour, Engracia Hidalgo.
"We will have to follow the development of the unemployment figures after this good data for June to verify whether we are turning towards a positive trend."
June is the third month in a row that the number of unemployed has fallen in Spain. In March, the number of jobseekers hit a record high of 4.75 million.
The Spanish government is implementing a number of labour market reforms to try to reduce unemployment, including cutting back on severance pay and restricting inflation-linked salary increases. These have proved very unpopular with unions and workers.
However, it has been forced to approve billions of euros of spending cuts and tax increases in an effort to reduce its debt levels, which have had a negative impact on employment within the economy.

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The original contract signed by The Beatles and manager Brian Epstein has sold at Sotheby's for £365,000.

Article: William Tolcher, 51, denied attacking Alex Cusworth, 37, with the 10in (23cm) knife at Dartmoor Prison last November.
A jury at Plymouth Crown Court found him guilty of murder and he is due to be sentenced on Friday.
Tolcher, from Liverpool, is serving a life sentence for the murder of a woman in Newquay, Cornwall, in 1996.
Mr Cusworth suffered internal bleeding after the attack and died at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.
Judge James Dingemens said he was considering a minimum 30-year jail sentence.
Tolcher was convicted of murdering a woman in Newquay, Cornwall, in 1996 and was already serving a life sentence.

Summary: A convicted killer has been found guilty of stabbing a fellow prisoner to death with a prison issue kitchen knife.
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Article: Disability charities said it was not acceptable, with Transport for All saying it showed "clear disrespect".
Eurostar said it was "occasionally" using one of two disabled toilets on some trains as a "temporary measure".
It follows the introduction of new trains which do not have goods carriages for bike storage.
Last October, Eurostar told cyclists that bicycles would have to be taken apart and carried in special bike boxes for travel on its services.
The new rules were quickly reversed after thousands of emails of complaint, and criticism from then Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
The use of a disabled toilet as alternative cycle storage was "appalling", one member of train crew who spoke to BBC News anonymously said.
"The company has caved in to the bike lobby. This sends a terrible message to disabled passengers."
Eurostar said wheelchair passengers were always seated near the available disabled toilet and the number of disabled passengers that could be booked on each train was not affected.
"This temporary arrangement hasn't had any impact on passengers with reduced mobility," it said.
"All passengers using wheelchairs have been able to travel and have full use of the accessible toilet facilities and this will continue to be the case."
But charities say that those who might need accessible toilets are not always in wheelchairs, may not identify themselves as requiring assistance and could be seated near a toilet being used for a bicycle.
"This inconsiderate action demonstrates a clear disrespect for many passengers," said Transport for All chairman Alan Benson.
"These facilities are essential for people with a variety of impairments, not just wheelchair users.
"Disabled passengers must not be allowed to suffer as a result of extremely poor design of these multi-million pound trains."
Philip Connolly of Disability Rights UK said the move amounted to "discrimination" against disabled people.
The BBC understands that a number of internal reports have been raised after distressed passengers complained at the...

Summary: Bicycles are being stored in disabled toilets on some of Eurostar's international services to and from France, the BBC has learned.
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Article: Last year the Burstow Commission called such homes "islands of misery".
One alternative is the idea of retirement villages, common in the United States, New Zealand and Australia, but only now catching on in the UK.
In such villages you buy or rent your own apartment, but have access to dozens of basic support and care services as you need them.
Many older people who move in to such villages find the experience so positive that their final years are transformed.
But, there is what some people see as a catch.
The biggest bill only arrives when you move out or die. And since it will often run into tens of thousands of pounds, it can come as a shock for your next of kin.
Unlike in a care home, retirement village residents usually buy an apartment on the site, although in some schemes they can part-buy, or even rent the property.
Residents bring their own furniture, decorate as they wish, and are free to have friends and family come to stay. Most villages allow pets to come too.
They can also pay for care and support services, which are on-site, as and when they need them.
They can get help with everything from shopping, for example, to assistance with washing or getting dressed.
Pat Wood moved into Hagley Road Village in Birmingham two years ago, and loves it.
"Whoever came up with the idea excelled themselves," she says.
"In my mind it's what the future holds."
There's a busy social scene here too. Activities include everything from tai chi to abseiling, while Kiki Dee will be playing in the bar in a few weeks' time.
"Everybody talks to you. It's aptly named a village," says Pat.
Apart from buying an apartment, and paying a regular service charge, residents are obliged to pay what is variously known in the industry as an exit or "event" fee.
This becomes due when a resident dies, or moves on to full-time medical care elsewhere, and the apartment is sold. Some describe it as the "enjoy now, pay later" model.
The exit fee depends on how long a resident has lived in the village, but is typically capped at 10% of...

Summary: Spending our last days in a residential care home is something that few of us would relish.
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Article: Fraudsters used to be able to pretend to be from a bank to con people into giving out financial details.
Now when a person hangs up, an incoming call to a BT line should disconnect within two seconds.
Regulator Ofcom says similar changes have been made to most of the UK's other major phone networks.
Thousands of people have lost money to scammers who have exploited the fact that a telephone line would previously stay connected.
The fraud works when criminals ring someone pretending to be from the police or a bank's fraud department.
To convince the victim they are genuine, the fraudster asks him or her to hang up and call their bank immediately.
But the scammers stay on the line waiting for the victim to make the call, and may even play dial tones down the line to convince them they are dialling out even though the line is still connected.
The fraudsters then "answer" the call and try to dupe the victim into handing over their financial details. They may persuade them to reveal their Pin code before sending a courier to the victim's home to collect their bank card.
In other cases, they have convinced their victims to "protect" their money by transferring it into other supposedly safe accounts.
BT started work to upgrade its exchanges in 2014, and completed the work in September.
Ofcom says all of the UK's mobile operators have now made changes to their phone networks to try to prevent this fraud by reducing the time a phone line stays open to just a couple of seconds.
Most major landline providers have also made the change. BT is the biggest. Its work will have knock-on benefits for the customers of other providers who use its network.
The advice to consumers is to remain wary just in case they are using a phone line which has yet to be upgraded.
They should ring their bank using a telephone number they know to be genuine, ideally from a different phone.
They should also watch out for the latest tactic - "number spoofing".
This is where criminals use software to copy the telephone number of a trusted...

Summary: BT has finished upgrading its exchanges as part of efforts to stop scammers exploiting telephone lines which are held open.
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Article: Mr Sanders is expected to perform well in West Virginia, despite Mrs Clinton's huge lead in overall delegates.
"We're going to fight for the last vote," Mr Sanders said on Monday.
Minutes after the West Virginia polls closed, Donald Trump was projected the winner in the Republican race.
And he later was declared the winner in Nebraska too, which was a Republican-only contest.
He is the party's presumptive nominee after his last remaining rivals left the race last week, although their names remained on the West Virginia ballot.
According to exit polls, the most important issue for voters in that state was the economy and jobs.
Mr Trump is now trying to unite the Republican Party after a contentious primary season.
Many top Republican leaders, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, have declined to support Mr Trump's candidacy, saying the New York businessman does not represent conservative values.
Mr Trump will meet Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Mr Ryan on Thursday in hopes of resolving their differences.
Some Republicans are concerned that Mr Trump will negatively affect other races, hurting the party's chances of retaining control of Congress.
Mr Trump is deeply unpopular among key voting blocs including women, Latinos and African Americans.
On the Democratic side, Mrs Clinton is on the defensive in West Virginia because of comments she made during a town hall meeting in March.
Addressing environmental issues, she said she wanted to put coal companies out of business.
Battered by dwindling demand and new environmental rules, coal companies are among the top employers in West Virginia.
Mrs Clinton later said she had misspoken and that she had wanted to bring new industries to the state.
Mr Sanders's message of economic fairness has also resonated in West Virginia, one of the poorest states in the country.
While a win in West Virginia will not derail Mrs Clinton's path to the Democratic nomination, Mr Sanders' continued success will give him leverage to influence the party's platform.
Full US election...

Summary: The US states of Nebraska and West Virginia hold primary votes on Tuesday, with Bernie Sanders still battling to slow Hillary Clinton's march to the Democratic nomination.
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Article: The 1962 document is said to be one of the most important contracts in popular music, marking the beginning of the band's journey to international fame.
The contract had been expected to fetch up to £500,000 in a sale of other rock memorabilia.
It last went under the hammer in 2008 at an auction in London when it went for £240,000.
It is the only managerial contract signed by both the final line-up of the Beatles - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr - and their manager.
The contract was signed on 1 October 1962 at Epstein's office in Whitechapel, days before they released their first single, Love Me Do. It was witnessed by Epstein's secretary, Beryl Adams.
A single page from John Lennon's high school's detention book was also sold for £2,500, recording 29 occasions when he received detention at Quarry Bank High School in Allerton, Liverpool.
£1.75m Rolls Royce Phantom V belonging to John Lennon
£1.45m The piano on which John Lennon wrote Imagine
£800k Handwritten lyrics for A Day in the Life
£500k Drumskin on Sgt. Pepper album cover
The lots were part of Sotheby's sale also featuring a grand piano used in almost all of Abba's studio recordings between 1973 and 1977, which did not sell.
Instruments, clothing and manuscripts from the collection of Cream bassist Jack Bruce sold for between £688 for a manuscript book to £9,750 for a Warwick Fretless Thumb Bass.
A powder blue Fender Stratocaster played by Eric Clapton sold for £45,000.

Summary:


Motorists and rail passengers in Wales are being advised to check for disruption before travelling this Easter weekend.

Article: A 500,000-tonne landslide at Eden Brows forced the line's closure between Appleby and Carlisle early last month.
Network Rail has revealed plans to build a structure underneath the track at Armathwaite to support it.
The project, expected to take many months, will also involve major earthworks to stabilise the embankment.
There is no exact timetable, due to the scale of the slip, the fact the earth is still moving and the remoteness of its location.
Friends of the Settle Carlisle Line said it remained "open for business", with trains running between Leeds and Appleby and a bus replacement service to Carlisle.
Rhiannon Price, from Network Rail, said: "Our aim is to do a thorough job that leaves the Settle-to-Carlisle railway line in better shape than it was before this land slip.
"We are acutely mindful of the impact on communities served by this line, including businesses reliant on tourist trade.
"We are working to fix this slip as quickly as possible."

Summary: Plans to repair a damaged section of the Carlisle-to-Settle railway line have been agreed by engineers.
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Article: The picture of Madame Valentine Clapisson was painted by the great French Impressionist more than 130 years ago.
The original's impact has been degraded and dulled by the action of light.
But by using the latest analytical tools, conservators have been able to recover a sense of Renoir's rich reds.
"When we first brought this picture into the conservation studio for examination and removed the frame, we noticed that at the top and at the left-hand side there was a sliver of very intense colour," recalls Dr Francesca Casadio from The Art Institute of Chicago.
"This tipped us off to the fact that the mood of this painting that is now pretty cool and restrained with light purples and blues was once far more vibrant," she told BBC News.
Dr Casadio was speaking here at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
She and other specialists in her field have been discussing the technologies they now use to investigate and restore artworks.
The visualisation of Madame Clapisson was produced after subjecting tiny samples of paint from the 1883 canvas to a technique known as Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS).
Pigments fade over time as the molecular structures responsible for colour are broken down through exposure to light.
SERS enables researchers to pick out even the smallest fragment of intact structure and determine its molecular composition.  This was done with tiny samples taken from the newly uncovered edges of the canvas.
Dr Casadio's and colleague's investigation showed that the picture we see today has lost the impact of Renoir's use of the carmine lake, or cochineal, pigment.
Extracted from the bodies of certain insects, this crimson colour should dominate the scene around Madame Clapisson.
"The manuals from the 19th Century were already warning artists that carmine lake was a 'fugitive pigment'; it wasn't a permanent colour. And yet, the artists clearly loved it because they continued to use it over and over again even though they had more stable options...

Summary: Researchers in Chicago have produced a visualisation of how they think a Renoir could have looked before its colours faded.
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Article: The zoo is also going to try to mate the pandas naturally before the end of the short breeding season.
Edinburgh zoo acquired the pandas on loan from China in 2011 and previous attempts to mate the pair have failed.
Tian Tian, which means Sweetie, and male Yang Guang (Sunshine) were the first giant pandas to live in the UK for 17 years.
The last pandas in the UK, Ming Ming and Bao Bao, left a zoo in London in 1994 after failing to mate.
Iain Valentine, director of giant pandas for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, said artificial insemination took place on Tian Tian in the early hours of Thursday.
"The procedure was carried out by the expert team of three veterinarians at RZSS, alongside Chinese colleague Doctor Wang Chengdong from the China Conservation and Research Centre for Giant Pandas (CCRCGP)," he said.
"Only semen from male panda Yang Guang was used during the procedure.
"Natural mating will also be attempted today before the short breeding window comes to a close this afternoon (Thursday) as both pandas remain extremely interested in one another, but as Tian Tian's transition to peak was so rapid it was a priority to move straight to artificial insemination first."
Libby Anderson, policy director of animal protection charity OneKind, criticised the move.
She said: "Unlike a human mother who makes the choice to undergo artificial insemination, Tian Tian has no say in whether she has these procedures.
"OneKind has always believed that it is misguided to attempt to breed more captive pandas in Edinburgh Zoo when they will never return to the wild or improve protection for the wild population in their native habitat.
"We are extremely disappointed to hear that the zoo is going down the route of artificial insemination again following previous unsuccessful attempts to breed from Tian Tian.
"We think that now is the time to leave these animals in peace and OneKind has expressed this view to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland."
An Edinburgh Zoo spokeswoman said: "It is misleading to say that...

Summary: The female giant panda at Edinburgh Zoo has been artificially inseminated.
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Article: Knight's Peak had been listed as a Munro Top, with a height of 3,002ft (915m).
Munros and Munro Tops are mountains of more than 3,000ft (914.4m). They are prized by hillwalkers and climbers.
Knight's Peak, however, has lost its status after surveyors using GPS technology found it to be 6in (16.5cm) too short to qualify as a top.
A Munro Top is a subsidiary of a nearby Munro. Climbers do not regard them as having the "sufficient gap" from a neighbouring mountain to be considered as a Munro proper.
The classifications take their name from Victorian climber Sir Hugh Munro, who began writing a list of Scotland's highest mountains in the late 1800s.
Knight's Peak, a subsidiary of Sgurr nan Gillean, was named after W Knight, who made the first recorded ascent of it 140 years ago.
John Barnard, one of the surveyors involved in calculating the new height, said GPS allowed measurements to be made down to a few centimetres.
He told BBC Scotland: "It doesn't take anything away from the hill. The hill is still there and it is a fantastic hill. It is just the categorisation that has changed."
Alistair Milner, who co-ordinates height records for The Munro Society, said new technology made it "inevitable" that some peaks would lose their status.
He added: "We want to make the list as accurate as we can.
"Sir Hugh Munro was a stickler for accuracy. We are just carrying on his tradition."
Mr Milner said that because of the challenging route up to Knight's Peak climbers would still want to tackle it.
The same survey team also found that another Munro Top on Skye, Basteir Tooth, was 4ft (1.2m) higher than previously recorded.
Last year, Beinn a'Chlaidheimh, a Munro near Ullapool, was demoted to Corbett status after a fresh measurement of its height.
Corbetts are Scottish hills of 2,500-3,000ft (762-914.4m).
Also last year, two peaks that had twin Corbett status because mountaineers could not determine which was taller were separated by new measurements.
Buidhe Bheinn above Kinloch Hourn and Sgurr a' Bhac Chaolais, overlooking...

Summary: A rocky peak on Skye's Pinnacle Ridge is shorter than previously thought, according to a new measurement.
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Article: Conservative MP Maria Miller says such requests can even lead to employers questioning their workers' commitment.
Research suggests 44% of dads have lied about family-related responsibilities.
The Women and Equalities Committee inquiry aims to find out how much support fathers receive at work.
On Wednesday, the committee began taking evidence to try to uncover what demand there is for change.
MPs will look at how well fathers feel their current working arrangements help them to fulfil caring responsibilities for children of all ages - and if they have the financial support to carry these out.
The inquiry comes in the wake of the 2017 Modern Families Index, authored by employment campaign group Working Families, which suggested that while family was the highest priority for fathers, half of those interviewed felt their work-life balance was increasingly a source of stress.
It will also consider:
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Sarah Jackson, chief executive officer of Working Families, gave evidence on how current laws on paternity leave could be improved.
She told the select committee that paternity leave and shared parental leave should be a "day one" right for all fathers.
"At the moment you have to be an employee, and you also, even as an employee, have to have been employed for 26 weeks - at last 15 weeks before your baby is due - to be able to give notice to take two weeks' paternity leave."
"So there is this huge inequality that fathers face in the workplace, right at the start."
She also argued that flexible working laws needed to be looked at.
"Hardly any flexible working cases ever get to tribunal. There are two reasons for that. One, is that the tribunals can only look at the process, has the employer followed the proper process; they can't look at whether there is really a business case for refusal.
"The other thing is that the remedies are so low. The maximum remedy is 8 weeks' pay, so if you are a low-paid father, you are not going to gamble your job on 8 weeks' pay, and...

Summary: Dads who want to be more involved in the care of their children fear that asking for more flexible hours might damage their careers, the chairwoman of a new probe into the issue says.
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Article: More than 16 million drivers are set to take to UK roads, with four million travelling on Good Friday and 4.5 million on Easter Sunday.
Arriva Trains says passengers in Wales will face delays if travelling to London due to engineering works.
Details of affected services can be found on Arriva Trains Wales website.
Motorists can check for planned works, delays or latest incidents on the Traffic Wales website.
A South Wales Police spokesman said: "Motorists are advised to take note of travel information and allow plenty of time for their journeys."
Motoring organisation the RAC said the millions travelling would make it "hectic" on UK roads this weekend.
A spokesman said: "The first spring bank holiday of the year traditionally heralds the start of busier weekends.
"This Easter is set to be a hectic one.
"We recommend considering starting a journey earlier in the day if the plan is to drive a long distance."
It is also expected to be a busy weekend at Cardiff Airport with more than 11,000 passengers expected to fly to and from the Welsh capital.
Topping the list of destinations from Cardiff is Amsterdam with Dublin, Tenerife and Malaga also popular as Easter getaways.

Summary:


Italian police say four teenagers accused of 12 robberies in Milan gloried in violence like the notorious gang in the film A Clockwork Orange.

Article: The singer gave the record player as a wedding gift to Ellen Marschhauser in Germany in 1959, where he was stationed during his Army service.
She and husband Jim Jenkins retired to Cornwall, where she died in 2010.
The Perpetuum Ebner Musical 5v Luxus was expected to fetch £2,000, but sold for £4,400 to an overseas bidder at Penzance Auction House.
Proprietor David Lay said he had never come across anything that had created so much interest.
Mr Jenkins said the record player had also been a "thank you" from Elvis to his wife for doing some translation work for the singer's father, Vernon.
He said he and his wife had used the record player at parties, but it had been put away in the loft when the needle broke.
As well as playing records on it, it is believed that Elvis also used the player as an amplifier for his guitar.

Summary: A record player that once belonged to Elvis Presley has sold for double its estimated price at auction.
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Article: Last year 1,657 allegations were recorded by police, of these 670 were child victims under the age of 16.
The total is more than double the 785 allegations recorded in 2011-12, according to Rape Monitoring Group data.
South Wales Police logged the largest number of allegations, while Dyfed Powys recorded the least.
The data is drawn from official figures by the Home Office, Office for National Statistics, Crown Prosecution Service and Ministry of Justice.
End Violence Against Women Coalition said the figures showed rape was not a "rare crime".
Its co-director Sarah Green said the spike in reporting showed the "desire to seek justice was increasing".

Summary: The number of rape allegations in Wales has more than doubled in the last five years, new figures show.
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Article: The Independence party polled 26.7% and the Progressive party 24.4%, putting them on track to win 38 of the 63 seats.
The ruling Social Democrats' share of the vote dropped to below 13%.
It is a dramatic comeback for the parties widely blamed for Iceland's economic meltdown in 2008.
Iceland saw its prosperity evaporate, as the country's three banks collapsed, and the Social Democrats came to power a year later, with a programme of austerity tailored to international lenders' requirements.
"The Independence party has been called to duty again," said leader Bjarni Benediktsson, who looks likely to become prime minister.
"We've seen what cutbacks have done for our healthcare system and social benefits... now it's time to make new investments, create jobs and start growth," he said.
But the party seen as the major winner of the election was the Progressives, whose vote almost doubled. "I'm very pleased," said leader Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson.
The centre-right camp has promised debt relief and a cut in taxes.
The two leading parties, which will now enter coalition negotiations, are also seen as Eurosceptic, and their poll success could slow down Iceland's efforts to become a member of the European Union.
The Eurosceptics argue that Iceland already gets most of the benefits of full membership through existing free trade arrangements with the EU and by being part the Schengen visa-free travel zone.
Many Icelanders have become frustrated with the outgoing Social Democrat government, saying that its austerity policies were too painful.
Two new parties performed particularly well: Bright Future, which won six seats, and the Pirate party, with three.
The Social Democrats saw their share of the vote fall dramatically to 12.9% (nine seats) while the Left-Greens' vote fell to 10.9% (seven seats).
Social Democrat leader Arni Pall Arnason, while disappointed, refused to acknowledge that the two centre-right parties had been given a major vote of confidence. "Their democratic mandate to change society is absolutely zero," he said.

Summary: Centre-right opposition parties in Iceland are set for a return to power with all the votes counted after Saturday's parliamentary election.
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Article: It comes as about 80 Tory MPs prepare to discuss ways of pressing for a renegotiation of the UK's position.
Conservative grandee Lord Heseltine has criticised the move, saying it is the equivalent of "lighting a tinder box".
The ex-deputy prime minister told the BBC talk of clawing back powers from Brussels at a time of economic crisis was "the last thing anybody wants".
Attitudes to Europe on the Conservative benches have hardened in recent weeks amid signs that EU leaders are considering closer fiscal union in response to the debt crisis crippling the eurozone.
On Monday, about 80 Conservative MPs are expected to attend the first meeting of a new umbrella group designed to air grievances over Europe and a build a platform for influencing government policy.
The gathering is designed to create a focused strategy out of different Conservative concerns and demands for action, ranging from changes to EU institutions such as the European Court of Justice, the repatriation of powers to the UK and outright withdrawal from the EU.
One of the group's convenors has said he would like to open future gatherings to Labour MPs in order to try to build a cross-party dialogue about resisting further integration.
But Lord Heseltine, one of the most pro-European members of the Thatcher and Major governments, said Conservative prime ministers were used to having to deal with "very substantial" Eurosceptic elements.
He said he "strongly" supported the stance of David Cameron, who has said the UK must focus on influencing the development of the EU and make the union "work" in British interests.
He accused those pushing for a referendum on EU membership of "opportunism", and suggested all Conservative prime ministers stretching from Harold Macmillan to John Major had pursued the same policy on Europe.
"They have all presided over a closer relationship of Britain and Europe for one reason - it is in Britain's interests," he told BBC Two's Daily Politics.
He added: "In what is an extremely fragile world situation, if you want to...

Summary: Tory and Labour MPs are among 100,000 signatories of a new petition calling for a referendum on EU membership.
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Article: Meanwhile, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said the Church could do more to help non-profit lenders to compete with payday firms.
The Most Rev Justin Welby wants to see skills of members of the congregation, as well as Church premises, used to assist the advance of credit unions.
So how do these institutions work, and how can people borrow from them?
What are credit unions?
They are financial co-operatives, owned by the people that use them.
Generally, membership of an individual union is limited to people who live and work in the local area it serves.
They may also be attached to a workplace - so only people who work there can join - or a trade union, a religious group or a housing association.
How do I save at a credit union?
Members are encouraged, first and foremost, to save rather than borrow.
They can pay the money in at local offices, collection points, some newsagents, directly from wages, or through a standing order or direct debit.
These savings are protected, up to £85,000, by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, were the credit union to go bust.
And how do I borrow?
Credit unions can lend money to members, but the amount they can lend does vary.
Some will only lend up to £1,000, but some of the bigger ones may offer larger loans or even mortgages.
They are set up to offer loans at affordable rates, so can only charge a maximum of 2% a month (26.8% APR). That means a £500 loan repaid over six months will cost no more than £36 in interest.
That sounds a lot less than some payday lenders?
It is. However, that brings some of its own issues.
It means that credit unions are unlikely to have the scale of many payday lenders, and so could struggle to compete with the hi-tech websites and speedy applications that payday lenders offer.
As a result, the government wants to extend the interest that credit unions can charge to 3% a month (42.6% APR).
What will be the result of that?
The government hopes that, alongside £36m in extra funding, the membership of credit unions will double to two...

Summary: The government wants to double the membership of credit unions to challenge the growth of the payday lending sector.
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Article: The four are now in police custody, after a crime spree that included raids on hotels, small shops and amusement arcades, Italian media report.
On one occasion they allegedly raced off in a Porsche Cayenne after pointing a pistol in the driver's face.
The gang reportedly boasted of their crimes in video clips on social media.
They stole cash, smartphones, tablets and even on one occasion a youth's luxury shoes worth â‚¬530 (Â£465; $601), according to police. The crimes took place in Milan's Quarto Oggiaro district.
Two of the young suspects are Italians aged 14 and 16, the others are of foreign origin, aged 15 and 17.
They came from broken homes and are thought to have been controlled by an Egyptian man, aged 23. He is under arrest on a drugs charge and was convicted for previous offences.
Police found that the youths - dubbed a "baby gang" in Italian media - possessed several firearms, including a pump-action shotgun.
Italy's Rai news website said investigators "stressed that the baby gang used brutal violence on their victims in the style of A Clockwork Orange".
One victim, a young man attacked in the street, was pistol-whipped and needed 10 stitches for a deep wound.
The 1971 film A Clockwork Orange, directed by Stanley Kubrick, was a box-office hit. Based on a futuristic novel by Anthony Burgess, it portrayed a gang of juvenile delinquents who made a cult of gratuitous violence.

Summary:


(Noon): Banking shares helped to lift the market, but shares in M&S slid after the retailer said its turnaround plan was set to hit profits.

Article: Action Comics No 1 cost 10 cents when it first went on sale in 1938.
The copy sold by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions is one of about 100 originals known to still exist. Its condition was rated 5.5 out of 10.
But it is far from the most expensive comic ever sold - a nine out of 10-rated copy of the same edition fetched $3.2m (£1.9m) in 2014.
Heritage said the copy sold on Thursday came from the collection of an unnamed East Coast comic book fan who had bought it in the 1990s for $26,000 (£19,800).
After his appearance in Action Comics No 1, Superman soon became a hit and was given his own dedicated comic in 1939.

Summary: A rare copy of the comic in which Superman made his debut has been sold at auction for $956,000 (£728,000).
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Article: So-called "Spads" are appointed by ministers to provide political advice over and above the impartial work carried out by civil servants.
The Cabinet Office put the increase down to the "unusual" pressures caused by coalition government.
But Labour said David Cameron's pre-election promise to limit the number of special advisers was in "tatters".
A leap from 85 to 98 in the number of special advisers - who work directly to ministers and often speak for them - contributed to a 16% rise in the total wage bill in 2012-13.
According to the Cabinet Office, the total salary bill was £7.2m last year, up from £6.2m in 2011-12 and more than the £6.8m the previous government spent in its final year.
To David Cameron
To Nick Clegg
Source: Cabinet Office
Special advisers played "an important role... advising ministers and contributing to the smooth running of government", a spokesman said.
"This is particularly important in a coalition and the number of special advisers reflects the unusual circumstances of this government - the first coalition government for more than 60 years."
He added that special advisers represented 2.2% of the senior civil service.
Labour accused the government of double standards and said it came against cuts across the rest of the country.
And Labour MP Phil Wilson accused the prime minister of breaking his 2010 manifesto pledge to "put a limit on the number of special advisers".
"While he tells the rest of the country to accept cuts, he's happy to spend more and more on his own spin doctors. It's more evidence of how out of touch he is that he thinks the rules don't apply to him," he added.

Summary: The salary bill for ministers' special advisers has risen by £1m in the last year, according to official figures.
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Article: About 70% of lights have been turned off between midnight and 05:00 since March 2013 to save £1m annually.
Safety and crime concerns led some local councils to offer to fund the night lighting themselves.
Essex County Council said the lights would now be turned off between 01:00 and 05:00 six days a week, costing an extra £300,000 a year.
Rodney Bass, Conservative cabinet member for highways and transportation, said the decision to roll out the new scheme followed a successful trial in Epping Forest.
He said it was "not a change of policy", but a "fine-tuning" of the system, particularly to help those living closer to London who arrived back on trains late from the capital.
The lights will remain off between 00:00 and 05:00 on Mondays due to fewer commuter journeys, except near the Epping Forest underground.
The changes come into effect on 30 March.
Harlow Council voted last month to raise council tax by 1.5% to pay for the cost of having the street lights turned back on all night.
It followed complaints of theft, robbery and injury as people walked in the darkness.
But the county council rejected the £121,000 offer, saying it was "bizarre" as it had seen no evidence of a rise in crime or injury.
Colchester Borough Council said it had allocated up to £185,000 in its budget to pay for the lights to be turned back on. Tendring District Council is due to debate the issue later.
Jon Clempner, leader at Harlow Council, said: "I am pleased that the Essex County Council's position of inflexibility has changed to illustrate that it can respond to local needs."

Summary: Street lights will be turned on for an extra hour across Essex following a decision by the county council.
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Article: The UK's second-largest pound shop chain began as a Wakefield market stall set up by Christopher Edwards in 1974.
The family firm now has more than 280 outlets, as well as 50 Bargain Buys shops selling items at various prices.
The US acquisition will enable Poundworld - a rival to Poundland - to open new stores and invest in new distribution facilities.
Mr Edwards, 64, along with family members and other senior executives, will retain a minority stake in the retailer.
They stand to make millions from the sale.
Mr Edwards said: "I began this business as a market trader and we now have millions of customers from all corners of the nation and all walks of life. Still, there is so much more for us to achieve."
He had "very ambitious goals", he said.
Abel Halpern, a partner at TPG, said: "Poundworld has succeeded in building one of the leading positions in the market with a focus on consumer preference, convenience and value. The business is now well positioned for continued growth."
James Hughes, an analyst with eToro, said. "For a long time we've had the supermarkets all competing in a price war, trying to gain market share from each other - we've got no-one really looking at these real discount stores. And it's the growth of these discount stores ... which has been massive."
The Poundworld sale follows Poundland's £55m purchase of rival, 99p Stores, in February.
However, the Competition and Markets Authority said the Poundland-99p Stores merger could result in less choice for consumers.
Last week Poundland asked the watchdog to move to a full review.
The company said it "remained confident that the combination of the two businesses will provide better choice, value and service for 99p Stores' customers".
Unlike its rivals, Poundworld is the first single-priced UK retailer to offer online shopping.

Summary: Poundworld, the discount retailer, has been sold to US private equity firm TPG for £150m.
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Article: Mr Cameron has been criticised for reportedly nominating 48 of his former aides and party donors for awards.
But Joe Haines said the former Labour PM's so-called Lavender List of honours in 1976 "trumped it in notoriety".
In a letter to the Times, he said some of those honoured were investigated for fraud and one went to prison.
There have been calls for Mr Cameron's successor, Theresa May, to intervene after the Sunday Times published leaked details of people it said were being proposed for honours by the outgoing PM.
Opposition parties criticised the alleged list, said to include ex-Downing Street staffers and EU Remain campaigners, saying it smacked of "cronyism".
Downing Street has said any interference on its part in the process would set a "bad precedent".
It has said the normal procedures will be followed, with individuals recommended for awards vetted by a committee made up of former civil servants and parliamentarians and proposed peers scrutinised by the House of Lords Appointments Commission.
Controversy has surrounded the honours system since its infancy, with Mr Wilson among leaders accused of using it to reward friends for political and financial favours.
Mr Wilson's resignation honours list in 1976 caused a scandal after it rewarded some businessmen who were felt to be against the Labour Party.
Mr Haines, one of Mr Wilson's closest aides when he was in power, refused a peerage after Mr Wilson's unexpected exit from Downing Street.
In a letter to the Times written in response to the outcry over Mr Cameron's alleged list, the former journalist said the reason he had given at the time was that he wanted to abolish the House of Lords.
But he said the truth was that he did not want to sit alongside some of those proposed for ennoblement by Mr Wilson, in what was dubbed the lavender list because of the colour of the paper an initial draft was reportedly written on.
"It has been suggested that David Cameron's resignation honours list was even worse than Harold Wilson's famous, or infamous, lavender...

Summary: Harold Wilson's resignation honours were far "more notorious" than anything reportedly proposed by David Cameron, his former press secretary has said.
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Article: Shortly after midday, the FTSE 100 was 37.55 points higher at 6,256.81.
M&S shares sank 8% after the retailer warned of a hit to short-term profits as it attempts to revive its clothing business.
New chief executive Steve Rowe says he intends to lower clothing prices and reduce the number of sales promotions.
But bank shares helped to bolster the wider market, with RBS up 3.6% and HSBC 3.4% higher.
Royal Mail shares rose 1% to 526.5p after regulator Ofcom said it would not impose any new price controls on the company.
Ofcom said it had decided against new controls because of the declining market for letters and increasing competition for parcel deliveries.
Electrical goods and mobile phone retailer Dixons Carphone rose 0.5% as it pushed up its full-year profit forecast after enjoying strong sales. It now expects profits of between Â£445m and Â£450m.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.3% against the dollar to $1.4685, and was also 0.3% higher against the euro at â‚¬1.3174.

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The Conwy Valley rail route in north Wales could remain closed for several days after heavy rain caused flooding.

Article: Who are these men in bowler hats and orange sashes?
Most Orange Order parades pass off peacefully but the rest of the world has often only seen images of those that don't.
So who is marching and why, and why do some people sometimes object to parades?
The Orange Order is a 'fraternal' organisation, named for William of Orange, the Protestant Dutchman who seized the thrones of Catholic King James II back in the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688.
Two years later, 'King Billy' saw off James for good at the Battle of the Boyne, near Dublin. He is revered by the Orange Order as a champion of his faith and the man who secured the Protestant ascendancy in Ireland.
The 'marching season' is a period of events from April to August, with the highpoint on 12 July when Orangemen march to commemorate William's victory.
For many Catholics, these marches are triumphalist and sectarian - a means of very publicly 'rubbing in' a historical wrong - with some traditional Orange routes passing through or by staunchly Catholic and nationalist areas.
Some of those marches have been re-routed but some remain contentious. At Garvaghy Road in Portadown, County Armagh, Orangemen make an annual protest at not being permitted to parade along the route they want to take.
Efforts are made to reduce problems around contentious parades with re-routing and highly visible policing.
The Orange Order itself has also attempted to move with the times, rebranding the 12 July celebrations 'Orangefest' in a public relations charm offensive that presents the day as a fun and inclusive dash of local colour. There was even, briefly, a superhero mascot called Diamond Dan.
It's a canny decision, with membership of fraternal societies generally in sharp decline. The Orange Order's secrecy, ceremonies and archaic titles - all distantly derived from Freemasonry - smack of a bygone age. While staunchly loyal to its traditions, the Orange Order also understands it must reach out to a new generation.
"It's full of tradition and history, but you have to make that fit...

Summary: If you're not from Northern Ireland, you may be wondering what on earth the 'marching season' is all about.
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Article: Green Hedge Renewables has drawn up initial plans for the development of Baldoon Airfield near Wigtown.
They claim it could generate up to 20MW of renewable energy annually.
The developer outlined its proposal for the 53.8 hectare (133 acres) site in a "pre-application" submission to Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Rows of solar panels would be built on former runways and on farmland south-east of the airfield, under the plans.
Fixed at a 20 degree angle, the front of the panel would be 80cm (31 inches) from the ground, the back would be two metres (6.5 feet) high.
The farm would be surrounded by a two metre high boundary fence, with infra-red motion sensor CCTV cameras "to deter trespassing or any criminal activity".
The site borders the Crook of Baldoon RSPB reserve and it is close to two sites of special scientific interest (SSSI) - Wigtown Bay and the Cree Estuary.
The developers have mooted plans to re-seed the ground beneath the solar panels built on farmland.
It would allow sheep to continue to graze the land, therefore managing the growth of vegetation.
In a report to Dumfries and Galloway Council, project planner Adam Banting, of Green Hedge Renewables, stressed that the plans are at a very early stage.
He said: "Any proposal that is considered viable on this site will be subject to full consultation and liaison with the local community and other stakeholders who may have an interest in this proposal."
The energy it generates would be fed into the National Grid.
After 25 years, the development would be decommissioned, all equipment removed and the site reinstated to its current state, the developer said.

Summary: A large solar farm could be built on a disused airfield in Dumfries and Galloway.
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Article: The new note will debut in 2020 to mark the 100th anniversary of the US Constitution's 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
The treasury will seek the public's input in the selection, looking for a "champion for our inclusive democracy".
Former US political leaders - all white men - currently headline US notes.
The woman who the Treasury Department ultimately selects will replace Alexander Hamilton, a key figure in the American Revolution and the first secretary of the US Treasury.
Hamilton began appearing on the $10 note in 1929. He along with diplomat and inventor Ben Franklin are the only non-presidents featured on current US notes.
Women have been featured on US money before, but the notes and coins were not widely used. Most recently women's rights activist Susan B Anthony and Native American Sacagawea appeared on dollar coins, but both coins quickly went out circulation.
The primary goal of the redesign is to add measures to thwart counterfeiters, the Treasury Department said. But women's groups have recently pressed for more representation on US notes.
"We have only made changes to the faces on our currency a few times since bills were first put into circulation, and I'm proud that the new 10 will be the first bill in more than a century to feature the portrait of a woman," said Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew.
In March, an independent group held a contest to select a woman to headline the $20 note, replacing former President Andrew Jackson.
Abolitionist Harriet Tubman was the public's top choice, beating out finalists, former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, civil rights activist Rosa Parks and leader of the Cherokee nation Wilma Mankiller.
Tubman was known as the "conductor" of the Underground Railroad that allowed many slaves to escape to freedom in the 1850s.
Mr Lew will make a decision about the selected woman by the end of year.

Summary: The US Treasury Department says a redesigned $10 note will feature a woman, but who she will be has not been decided.
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Article: Consultants estimate the project could cost between Â£60 and Â£70m if adopted.
Roads authority Transport NI asked experts to examine creating additional capacity on motorways due to "recurrent traffic congestion at peak times".
Their report suggested the M1 and M2 in and out of Belfast become so-called "smart motorways".
Similar schemes are already in operation in England.
The hard shoulder on each side of the M1 between Stockman's Lane and Blaris would be turned into traffic lanes.
On the M2, the hard shoulder would be converted to carriageway on both sides between York Street and Greencastle.
A summary of the report, seen by the BBC, said the idea was at the concept stage but was considered "value for money".
It highlighted that one drawback could be that it may encourage car use at the expense of public transport.
The Freight Transport Association, which represents haulage firms, said the idea should be "given serious consideration."

Summary: Hard shoulders on parts of motorways should be turned into carriageways to ease traffic congestion, a report on Northern Ireland's roads has said.
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Article: It meant doctors could pick the correct tools needed to wash her lungs.
And as a result, Katie Parke, from Northern Ireland, needed to spend less time under anaesthetic and being ventilated.
Doctors at the hospital say the technology could also be used to train other doctors.
Katie has pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, which means grainy deposits build up in the microscopic air sacs in her lungs making it hard to breathe.
Regularly washing the lungs with saltwater is the only way to remove the deposits.
During Katie's operation one of her lungs needed to be ventilated while the other was cleaned.
Normally, surgeons waste time on the operating table trying multiple combinations of different-sized tubes in order to perform the delicate surgery.
The team at Great Ormond Street Hospital used a CT scan of Katie to print out a 3D rubber model of Katie's trachea. They could then select the tools they needed ahead of the operation.
Katie's mum, Sharon Parke, said: "It's amazing to see what a tiny bit of kit can do. Katie's had brilliant treatment at Great Ormond Street and now she can even go horseriding, which was unthinkable before."
Owen Arthurs, a consultant radiologist who organised the study, told the BBC News website: "We can look at a 3D reconstruction on a computer, but this takes it into a whole new dimension.
"Being able to hold it in your hand makes the procedure much easier and safer."
Doctors at Boston Children's Hospital, in the US, have also tried printing models of part of the brain ahead of surgery.
Dr Arthurs added: "It could also be used to make training better, being able to print a part of the anatomy is quite powerful. It's really important to train the next generation of doctors and make them better."

Summary: A 3D-printed windpipe has been used to practise delicate surgery before an operation on a six-year-old girl at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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Article: The line from Llandudno Junction, Conwy, and Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, was shut after water reached platform level at North Llanrwst station.
In Ceredigion, a tree has been removed from the line between Aberystwyth and Birmingham International after a reported landslip at Llanbadarn.
Network Rail said it was "pulling out the stops" to keep services running.
On Anglesey, speed restrictions remain in place around Gaerwen due to flooding. Network Rail said the situation would be monitored as more heavy rain is forecast for Wednesday.
Wales route managing director, Paul McMahon said: "We're working really hard to keep services running, but unfortunately the Conwy Valley line will be closed for several days with flood waters having reached platform level at North Llanwrst.
"Elsewhere in Wales the impact on services has been relatively limited so far. However, we are monitoring the situation very closely, and with more bad weather predicted it's really important passengers check before they travel, via the National Rail Enquiries website or by calling 03457 48 49 50."
Four flood warnings are in place for north and south west Wales, along with dozens of alerts.
Check if this is affecting your journey

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A convicted killer has been sent back to jail after he admitted carrying out a brutal attack on Christmas Day, months after being freed early.

Article: Russia was told to pay the money to former shareholders in the now defunct oil producer Yukos.
The Hague court said Russian officials had manipulated the legal system to bankrupt Yukos, and jail its boss.
The Russian finance ministry said the ruling was "flawed", "one-sided" and "politically biased".
The ministry added that the Permanent Court for Arbitration in The Hague "had no jurisdiction to consider the questions it was given".
The claim was filed by a subsidiary for the financial holding company GML, once the biggest shareholder in Yukos Oil Co.
GML Executive Director Tim Osborne said: "The majority shareholders of Yukos Oil were left without compensation for the loss of their investment when Russia illegally expropriated Yukos."
"It is a major step forward for the majority shareholders, who have been battling for over 10 years for this decision."
In an interview with the BBC's World Business Report, Mr Osborne added that his next step would be to use local courts worldwide to pursue Russian state property which could be seized as recompense.
Commenting on the tribunal's findings, he told the BBC: "In their view Rosneft, for instance, is an instrumentality of the state and was the vehicle that the Russian state chose to bankrupt and expropriate Yukos."
Pursuing Rosneft for the funds is a "distinct possibility", he said.
However, in a statement, the Russian ministry said: "Because of substantial shortcomings in the rulings of the arbitration court, the Russian Federation will challenge the rulings of the arbitration court in Dutch courts and expects to obtain a fair result there".
GML's lawyer Emmanuel Gaillard said: "This is an historic award. It is now judicially established that the Russian Federation's actions were not a legitimate exercise in tax collection but, rather, were aimed at destroying Yukos and illegally expropriating its assets for the benefit of State instrumentalities Rosneft and Gazprom."
Dr Florian Otto from risk advisory company Maplecroft said that Russia will be hoping to win time...

Summary: Russia will appeal against a international court ruling that it should  pay $50bn (£29.5bn) in damages, the biggest compensation package ever.
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Article: The Aslef union has announced a three-day strike next week in a dispute over driver-only operated trains.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which has claimed all Southern services could be halted, argues the strike would breach customers' rights.
Meanwhile, the latest strike by RMT conductors has entered its third day.
Southern has said the High Court hearing, which started on Wednesday, is expected to reach a judgement at 14:30 GMT.
Aslef members have also launched an indefinite ban on overtime which, coupled with the RMT action over changes to the role of conductors, has led to about half of Southern's services being cancelled during the current three-day strike.
The long-running RMT dispute, which has seen several strikes throughout 2016, is set to continue in the run-up to Christmas.
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Summary: The High Court is due to rule later on whether the parent company of Southern rail can stop a planned train drivers' strike.
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Article: Kezia Dugdale addressed the issue during a speech in Glasgow.
She said it would be "unfair" to exclude EU citizens from such a fundamental decision.
Earlier this week, No 10 said citizens from most EU countries living in the UK would not get a vote on whether or not to sever ties with Brussels.
The franchise for the referendum, which is expected by the end of 2017, will be based on that for a general election - meaning Irish, Maltese and Cypriots resident in the UK will get a vote, but other EU citizens will not.
Ms Dugdale claimed that last September's referendum on Scottish independence was enhanced by the participation of around 90,000 EU nationals registered to take part in the ballot.
"Put simply, I believe EU nationals who have chosen to live their life here, and make the UK their home, should have the right to vote in a referendum on the future of the country," she said.
The Lothians MSP - the Scottish party's deputy leader - set out her position in a keynote speech to the Scottish Fabians, in which she also argued that Scottish Labour has to be seen as a party with ideas for the future rather than stuck in the past.
She told the audience she would be campaigning to stay in Europe and keep the "strong ties" with the UK's neighbours.
She said that referendums should be conducted "as inclusively and democratically as possible" and argued that 16 and 17-year-olds should be able to vote in the EU referendum, as they did in the Scottish independence ballot.
She said: "We as a country benefit from the free movement of people across Europe, and we should not continue to enjoy this freedom while restricting political participation.
"Voting rights are a matter of democratic principle, and I strongly feel it is unfair to exclude EU nationals from a fundamental referendum.
"The referendum reinvigorated political participation in Scotland. A referendum on Europe can afford us the same opportunity."
Ms Dugdale is expected to face a challenge from Labour MSP Ken Macintosh in the bid to replace outgoing Scottish...

Summary: EU nationals who have made the UK their home should be able to vote in the referendum on Europe, according to a Scottish Labour leadership candidate.
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Article: The majority of the buildings are in the Western Isles, but there are examples all over Scotland, including on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
Thatch used to be a common roofing material in rural Scotland, but has now largely disappeared.
The 632-page survey was compiled by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) and funded by Historic Environment Scotland (HES).
It includes photographs of every building, information on the type of thatch and its condition, as well as stories from those living in them.
HES said thatch was the first roofing material used in Scotland, and a very wide range of thatching techniques can be found in the country.
Rye, heather, reed and marram grass were all used to thatch buildings.
Colin Tennant, from HES, said: "Thatched buildings are an iconic part of our heritage and Scotland's wider historic environment, particularly in our rural areas. They form a unique part of our diverse built heritage and culture, providing a real insight into the craft skills and traditional practices of our past.
"These new findings allow us to identify Scotland's surviving thatched building stock and will also inform discussions with our partners in the sector on how we can help conserve these buildings for future generations, whether that be through skills training, technical advice or different funding approaches."
In some parts of Scotland, thatching continued until the start of the 20th Century.
The practice declined because of a loss of skills and when other roofing materials like corrugated iron and slate became widely available.
According to the survey, the Western Isles have 67 buildings with thatch remaining and the Highlands 44. Perth and Kinross has 21 and there are 13 in Argyll and Bute.
Matthew Slocombe, director of SPAB, said: "These buildings are quintessentially Scottish and their historic value is immense.
"Yet perhaps because they are humble working structures or perhaps because of the very way they were built - lying low to protect and shield their former occupants - we...

Summary: Scotland's 305 thatched roof buildings have been surveyed for the first time.
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Article: Ed Miliband claims that David Cameron is heading a drive to privatisation which will continue if the Conservatives remain in government.
Hence his announcement of a profits cap if he gets to Downing Street after 7 May.
But what does the political rhetoric around the new Labour policy add up to?
Mr Miliband talks of "excess profitsâ€¦draining money away from the National Health Service".
This argument will resonate with those who are suspicious of, or totally opposed, to the involvement of private companies in the NHS.
They believe that a private operator has to take a profit margin that is money which would otherwise be invested in front line healthcare.
The Labour leader's newly announced policy of limiting profits to 5% on contracts over Â£500,000 plays to a gallery which sees the future governance of the NHS as a defining issue in the campaign.
But it's not clear that floating voters are concerned where their treatment comes from as long as it's effective, under the NHS umbrella and free at the point of delivery.
The devil, as always, will be in the detail.
Mr Miliband has not spelled out how widely the net will be cast.
Will it, for example, include dentistry, pharmaceuticals and the private finance initiative? Will it include suppliers of medical technology and equipment?
What about beds booked in care homes by NHS commissioning groups?
A 5% profit margin is above what cleaning and catering contractors can expect at the moment.  Setting a cap might encourage them to demand a higher return and up their prices to the 5%.
Perverse outcomes can sometimes follow attempts to set limits on privately negotiated contracts.
Private providers of clinical services are likely now to require a return of more than 5% if they enter the bidding process.
Such contracts often need up-front investment in equipment and staff training, which can be delivered only with a profit margin that takes account of the costs and risk.
So it's more than likely that a profit cap will deter some operators from tendering for NHS...

Summary: Labour is keen to make the involvement of private health providers in the NHS an election talking point.
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Article: Steven Souley, 26, and his accomplice Zico Malavin, 20, were remanded in custody after they admitted attacking Robert Eadie, 25, in Glasgow in 2014.
The victim required surgery to repair a wound to his groin and penis after being hit with an axe and knife.
Souley was previously jailed for seven years for killing a man in 2010.
Sentence on both accused was deferred at the High Court in Glasgow after they admitted assaulting Mr Eadie to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement.
The court heard that the attack happened at a Christmas party hosted by Mr Eadie's sister at her flat in the city's Summerston area.
Souley and Malavin, who were not invited, turned up at about midnight. Souley was armed with an axe and Malavin - who was wearing a red Christmas jumper - was clutching a knife.
Mr Eadie's sister, who knew the pair, demanded that they leave. Her brother was attacked after he tried to put them out of the flat.
Souley and Malavin both fled the scene and police and paramedics were called.
A knife and a Christmas sweater were later found at a property linked to Souley.
It was months later that the pair were charged.
The court heard that Mr Eadie needed an operation to repair a "deep wound" to his groin and to his penis. He also suffered injuries to his head and hand.
He was released from hospital days later, but will be permanently scarred.
Souley and Malavin, both from the city's Drumchapel area, will be sentenced next month.
Souley was jailed in 2011 after being convicted of the culpable homicide of 41-year-old Andrew Curran.
In May 2014 he was deemed safe enough to be freed early.
Zico Malavin's brothers were both found guilty of murder over the attack on Mr Curran.
Angus Malavin was jailed for 18 years and younger brother Zak for 17 years.
Mr Curran died from a sword wound to the neck.
The fatal park attack happened following a row over a bottle of Buckfast.
A fourth Malavin brother, Kris, was jailed for seven years in 2014 after he tried to run down and kill a key witness in the murder trial.

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