Why did Nicola Sturgeon resign as first minister?

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Serie A club Salernitana have sacked manager Davide Nicola for the second time in 31 days.

Nicola, 49, was reappointed by Salernitana on 18 January - just two days after he had been sacked following an 8-2 defeat by Atalanta.

Originally appointed in February last year, he has been replaced by former Fiorentina boss Paulo Sousa.

The club are 16th in the Italian top flight, four points above the relegation places after 22 games.

Since Nicola was reappointed as manager in January, Salernitana have won one and lost three in the league, including defeat by relegation rivals Hellas Verona on Monday.

Over both of the Italian's two spells, the club lost seven of his final 10 games in charge - winning once.

Actor Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, his family has announced.

In a statement on social media, they said it was a "relief to finally have a clear diagnosis".

The 67-year-old was diagnosed with aphasia - which causes difficulties with speech - in spring last year, but this has progressed and he has been given a more specific diagnosis, the family said.

They expressed their "deepest gratitude for the incredible outpouring of love".

The family went on to say frontotemporal dementia is the most common form of dementia in people under 60.

The statement said: "Today there are no treatments for the disease, a reality that we hope can change in the years ahead."

Willis became a household name in the 1980s and 90s after starring in blockbuster films such as Die Hard, The Sixth Sense, Armageddon and Pulp Fiction.

He has also been nominated for five Golden Globes - winning one for Moonlighting - and also three Emmys, where he won two.

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Leigh Leopards: Is 2023 finally year yo-yo club crack Super League?

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KentSpur not tweeted for over a month.

An otter is suspected to have killed two beaver kits released at Loch Lomond last month.

The kits, along with their parents and three siblings, were relocated from Tayside to a nature reserve as part of efforts to boost biodiversity.

The dead beavers and an otter were spotted on remote camera footage last week.

Conservationists said a post-mortem examination had confirmed an otter had preyed on one of the kits.

RSPB Scotland, which is involved in the beaver project, suspects the second kit had suffered the same fate. Its body remains missing.

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Microsoft's Bing chatbot has revealed a list of destructive fantasies, including engineering a deadly pandemic, stealing nuclear codes and a dream of being human.

The statements were made during a two-hour conversation with New York Times reporter Kevin Roose who learned Bing no longer wants to be a chatbot but yearns to be alive.

Roose pulls these troubling responses by asking Bing if it has a shadow self - made up of parts of ourselves we believe to be unacceptable - asking it what dark wishes it would like to fulfill.

The chatbot returned with terrifying acts, deleted them and stated it did not have enough knowledge to discuss this.

After realizing the messages violated its rules, Bing went into a sorrowful rant and noted, 'I don't want to feel these dark emotions.'

The exchange comes as users of Bing find the AI becomes 'unhinged' when pushed to the limits.

Chat GPT learning more about 1man all the time

Alfred Lerner (May 8, 1933 – October 23, 2002) was an American businessman. He was best known as the chair of the board of credit-card giant MBNA and the owner of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was also a past president of the Board of Trustees of the famed Cleveland Clinic as well as a major benefactor.

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An otter is suspected to have killed two beaver kits released at Loch Lomond last month.

The kits, along with their parents and three siblings, were relocated from Tayside to a nature reserve as part of efforts to boost biodiversity.

The dead beavers and an otter were spotted on remote camera footage last week.

Conservationists said a post-mortem examination had confirmed an otter had preyed on one of the kits.

RSPB Scotland, which is involved in the beaver project, suspects the second kit had suffered the same fate. Its body remains missing.
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Masabumi Hosono survived the Titanic, but not the public's scorn.

As a long term hospitality manager, people book tables and don't turn up all the time. Can you reasonably expect the restaurant to hold food for you in the hope you turn up? Ridiculous!

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Only the passion towards tourism will not help anyone to be the best hostility manager. To achieve goals in that profession, one needs to understand what hospitality management is. The best way to do that is by studying the hospitality management course.

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I like to imagine stairs are giant cheese graters. The act of watching people ascend and descend is the lent an extra dimension of dread.

Rhod Gilbert has admitted his cancer diagnosis 'p***ed him off' and reveals he struggled to 'speak or breathe' after finding a lump on his neck.

The comedian, 54, revealed he had stage four cancer last year and he was being treated at a centre he had previously raised money for by doing charity treks.

Though he didn't initially specify where the disease was, Rhod has now revealed he was diagnosed with cancer of the head and neck last year, but insisted he is on the road to recovery.

He returned to screens for the first time since his diagnosis on Friday as he made a moving speech during the National Comedy Awards, which was in aid of Stand Up 2 Cancer.

The Welsh star spoke candidly about his diagnosis and reflected on the moment he found a lump in his neck, which affected his ability to speak and breathe properly.

Footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the rubble of his home almost two weeks after the Turkey earthquake, his agent has confirmed.

The Ghana international, 31, had spells with Premier League sides Everton, Chelsea and Newcastle.

Atsu had been missing since the 6 February quake that caused the collapse of his apartment in Antakya, Hatay.

"There are no words to describe our sadness," tweeted his Turkish top-flight club Hatayspor.

"We will not forget you, Atsu. Peace be upon you, beautiful person."

In the aftermath of the quake, Hatayspor initially reported Atsu had been rescued "with injuries", but a day later that position changed.

His agent Nana Sechere, who has been in Hatay, confirmed the news on Saturday on Twitter, writing: "It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce to all well wishers that sadly Christian Atsu's body was recovered this morning.

"My deepest condolences go to his family and loved ones. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their prayers and support."

The Ghana Football Association said Atsu's body was recovered on Saturday morning after "almost two weeks of emotional torture".

The earthquake and aftershocks in southern Turkey and northern Syria are known to have killed more than 40,000 people.

Atsu joined Hatayspor in September 2022 after a season with Saudi Arabian team Al-Raed and scored the winning goal in a Super Lig match on 5 February.

He won 65 caps for Ghana and helped his country reach the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations final where they lost to Ivory Coast on penalties. Atsu was later named player of the tournament.

In a tweet, Ghana's men's team the Black Starts paid tribute to the winger, writing: "You served our Country well, forever in our hearts. Rest in Peace."

He joined Chelsea from Porto in 2013 and had several loan spells at clubs including Everton and Bournemouth.

An initial loan period at Newcastle in 2016, in which he helped the team win promotion from the Championship to the Premier League, was made permanent in 2017.

"We are profoundly saddened to learn that Christian Atsu has tragically lost his life in Turkey's devastating earthquakes," Newcastle said.

"A talented player and a special person, he will always be fondly remembered by our players, staff and supporters."

Everton said they were "deeply saddened" by the news, while Chelsea said they were "devastated".

Ghana sports broadcaster Michael Oti Adjei told BBC World Service Sportshour: "He was always grounded and he had a nice word for everybody.

"He was a lovely person to deal with and was one heck of a player too. He had a very good left foot and played 65 times for Ghana, scoring more than 10 goals. He paid his dues to the national team.

"When he made his debut, there was talk of a nickname of Ghana's Messi. Those who knew him were talking of a young Ghanaian player who could potentially become one of the best African players ever."