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Two bodies have been discovered in Scapa Flow in Scotland's Orkney Islands, 40 metres away from the wreckage of the SMS Brummer, a German war vessel scuttled during the aftermath of World War I. A Police Scotland spokesperson said the sighting, which was reportedly made by divers from the local area, was reported to the force at 10:40 BST (0940 UTC) yesterday. The persons have yet to be formally identified, although it is thought the bodies are of two male divers from the Netherlands, who had been diving on May 28 on the remains of the ship. T

The Wee W store, located in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, yesterday announced its intention to cease operating "in the next few weeks", subject to any potential acquisition of the company. The store, which is one of the largest retail buildings in Stornoway, is located in a central part of the town. In a statement, the company cited the death of store co-founder Ann MacCallum as primary reason for the decision. Ann MacCallum was found dead at age 51 on a Lewis shingle beach in May. A statement from Wee W described MacCallum as "a constant in

University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland — Maroochydore defeated University 32 points to 3 this past Saturday in their round 12 A-Grade rugby union match on Australia's Sunshine Coast. Elsewhere in the competition, Noosa defeated Fraser Coast 53–7 and Caboolture defeated Nambour 49–20. The game kicked off at 3:20 pm local time (0520 UTC) with University running to the Motorway end of the ground. Maroochydore put on 12 points past the home side before conceding a penalty goal right on half time. University would not score again

The Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of the current British monarch, today departed from the London Clinic, located in the centre of the British capital, after eleven days. Prince Philip, who is aged 92, was hospitalised on June 6 to be given exploratory surgery on his abdomen. According to the BBC, it was thought the Prince would remain in hospital for two weeks. The abdominal surgery was pre-planned, Buckingham Palace previously reported, although the reasons why this surgery was arranged have not been publicised. The Duke of Edinburgh missed

A man has died as the result of a road traffic collision on the Outer Hebrides island of North Uist. The accident, to which members of the police and ambulance services were called at around 01:46 BST (0046 UTC) yesterday, happened on the A865 road between the villages of Carinish and Clachan when a black Renault Clio car hit a pedestrian. A statement from Police Scotland said the fatality, a male aged 33, died at the crash site despite being given medical attention. He has been named as Ivan MacDonald, a resident of Baleshare, near North Uist

A judge at the High Court of Justiciary in Glasgow, Scotland yesterday sentenced Joseph Kearins to eight years in prison after he pled guilty to culpable homicide. The 23-year-old fatally injured his friend, 23-year-old Jordan McGuire, when he stabbed him in a Glasgow apartment on October 1, 2012, according to BBC News Online. The court was told of how Kearins had got into an argument with McGuire after consuming what judge Lady Scott called a "staggering amount of alcohol" and diazepam. McGuire, who had also been consuming alcohol and drugs

As every May in past seventeen years, Donglü is surrounded by blue police tents again. The authorities used roadblocks to isolate this Chinese village from the rest of the world, in order to prevent Catholic pilgrims from attending the yearly Virgin Mary parade. The village itself is monitored by security officials. Red banners urge the citizens to maintain order. Donglü lies only 100 miles from Beijing. According to local parishioners, a Virgin Mary apparition took place here in 1900. At that time, Chinese Christians were one of the targets o

Caloundra, Queensland — Today in A-grade rugby union on Australia's Sunshine Coast, a five-try second half has seen Noosa thrash Caloundra by 40 points — 62 points to 22. Caloundra opened the scoring with a converted try but Noosa hit back with two tries of their own to lead 14–7. Noosa scored two further tries to half time while Caloundra could only score penalty goals. The half time score was 26–19 in Noosa's favour. Caloundra opened the scoring in the second half kicking a penalty goal but would not score again for the rest of the match.

The United States White House released roughly a hundred pages of emails on Wednesday related to the September 11, 2012 attack on the United States diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya. The assault killed four US personnel, including US Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens. The documents show conversations the administration had in preparing to discuss the attacks publicly. The emails show conversations between the White House, the US State Department, and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) over what the government should say about the at

Sunshine Beach, Queensland — Noosa defeated University 22 points to 0 in their week 9 A-Grade rugby union match yesterday on Australia's Sunshine Coast. Noosa lead 12 – 0 at half time, scoring two more tries in the second half. Other Results Caboolture defeated Caloundra 19 – 14 Maroochydore defeated Fraser Coast 34 – 10 Bye Nambour Both Teams are coming off home wins — Noosa defeating Caboolture 21 to 14, University defeating Nambour 17 to 7. In other results, Caboolture defeated Caloundra 19–14 and Maroochydore defeated Fraser Coast 34–10

Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) is to celebrate "Women in League" week, starting yesterday, with themes including sons, raising funds for breast cancer support, and club-related specials to encourage women to attend rugby league games. The week-long celebration of women was started in 2006 to highlight the importance of women to the sport and make the game female-friendlier. The NRL is planning to celebrate the week in a number of ways, including having teams compete in pink uniforms, and having fans vote for the NRL player fans belie

Police authorities in Longview, Texas were embroiled in a standoff with an armed suspect for several hours yesterday. Late in the day, police —according to police reports— fired on and killed Candace Jackson, 38, as she exited the house and fired upon officers nearby. The incident happened in a residential area near the 2000 block of Eden Drive. Early in the standoff, a police spokesperson told reporters the individual had possession of several weapons. Eye witnesses report the suspect being taken away from the scene via ambulance. SWAT offi