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Policeman who punched woman in the head is sentenced
PC James Kiddie hit the suspected shoplifter in the head before pinning her to the ground.
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Newcastle United manager Pardew also fined £60,000
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew was also fined £60,000 and warned as to his future conduct. The Football Association said an Independent Regulatory Commission ruled the first three-matches imposed are a stadium ban with the remaining four a touchline ban.
The ban comes after he was involved in an incident in which he appeared to headbutt a Hull City player in the 72nd minute of a fixture on March 1.
Newcastle's Alan Pardew banned for seven matches
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew will serve a seven-match suspension with immediate effect, subject to any appeal, after he admitted an FA misconduct charge.
FirstGroup CEO 'saddened' by Bob Crowe's death
Tim O'Toole, chief executive of FirstGroup and former London Underground managing director, said he was "shocked and saddened" by the news of Bob Crow's death.
Mr O'Toole said:
I worked with Bob both during my time at London Underground and here at FirstGroup.
He was a tireless and powerful advocate for his members and was dedicated to the railways and public transport.
Our deepest condolences go out to Bob's family, friends and colleagues.
Quiz: Who still flies the union flag?
As New Zealand considers dumping the union flag, see if you can name the flags that still fly the British insignia.
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Evans was a 'drunken lech', says second alleged victim
A member of the Conservative Party, who alleges Nigel Evans tried to touch him inappropriately at a hotel bar in Blackpool, has described the politician as a "drunken lech".
He is the second of the MP's alleged victims to give evidence. The man told Preston Crown Court that Evans tried to put a hand down his trousers during the Conservative conference in 2003.
Jurors heard how Evans, who was then Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, was "very heavily intoxicated". The party member said: "I very rarely see someone that drunk".
The alleged victim claimed he removed Evans' hand from his waistband, feeling embarrassed and annoyed. He also said he tried to react subtly, so that journalists nearby would not pick up on it.
Keith Richards set to release children's book
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has teamed up with his daughter to release a children's book.
The legendary rockstar and his daughter Theodora Richards are set to release the picture book, Gus and Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar, which is based on his own life.
Richards' grandfather Theodore Augustus Dupree, who was known as Gus, was a jazz musician and introduced Keith to music.
He said: "I have just become a grandfather for the fifth time, so I know what I'm talking about. The bond, the special bond, between kids and grandparents is unique and should be treasured.
"This is a story of one of those magical moments. May I be as great a grandfather as Gus was to me."
The book will be published as a hardback and ebook later this year.
Malaysia Airlines investigating co-pilot on missing flight
Malaysia Airlines is investigating an Australian television report that claimed the co-pilot on its missing flight had invited two women to stay in the cockpit for the duration of a flight two years ago.
Fariq Abdul Hamid is accused of breaking the airline's rules by allowing Jonti Roos and Jaan Maree to join them in the cabin for a flight from Phuket to Kuala Lumpur in December 2011, and allegedly posing for pictures with the women and smoking cigarettes.
"Throughout the entire flight they were talking to us, and they were actually smoking throughout the flight," Ms Roos said on the program "A Current Affair".
Malaysia Airlines told the Associated Press that it would not comment on the report until the investigation into the claims had concluded.
Hamid, who has flown for the airline since 2007, is among the 239 people missing after a flight to Beijing disappeared on Friday night.
Iran denies new Lockerbie bombing claims
Iran denied any involvement in the Lockerbie bombing in the face of the new allegations it contracted Palestinian and Syrian militants to carry out the attack.
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New documents obtained by Al-Jazeera claim to show Iranian militants were behind the 1988 attack that killed 270 people. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham told AFP:
We reject any claims of Iranian involvement in this act of terror. Iran's stance not only on this case but on all terrorist-related issues is quite clear: Iran flatly denies (links) to any act of terror.
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