"The Day of the Doctor" is a special episode of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, marking the programme's 50th anniversary. It was written by Steven Moffat, an executive producer alongside Faith Penhale. It was shown on BBC One on 23 November 2013, in both 2D and 3D. The special was broadcast simultaneously in 94 countries, and was shown concurrently in 3D in some cinemas. It achieved the Guinness World Record for the largest ever simulcast of a TV drama and won the Radio Times Audience Award at the 2014 British Academy Television Awards.

The episode starred Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Jenna Coleman as his companion, Clara Oswald. Previous lead actors David Tennant and Billie Piper returned for the episode, Tennant reprising his role as the Tenth Doctor, while Piper portrayed a sentient doomsday weapon called the Moment, projected as an image based on her character Rose Tyler. She is invisible and inaudible to everyone but the War Doctor (John Hurt). Other appearances included a very brief glimpse of the then-upcoming Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi), and a guest appearance by Fourth Doctor actor Tom Baker, in his late 70s. Rounding out the guest cast were Joanna Page as Queen Elizabeth I and Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart, the daughter of 1970s central figure Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. The special also featured the return of the Daleks and the Zygons, shape-shifting aliens who had previously appeared only in Terror of the Zygons (1975).

Less than three years ago, Boris Johnson led the Conservatives to their biggest election victory since 1987.

Now, the prime minister has lost the support of his MPs and is set to resign. How did it come to this?

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Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst says Joe Aribo's "ambition is to play in the Premier League" and he is likely to move there "in the near future".

The Nigerian midfielder is reportedly set to seal a move to Southampton after spending three years at Ibrox.

The 25-year-old joined from Charlton Athletic in 2019, scoring 26 goals in 148 appearances - including last season's Europa League final defeat.

"What he's done for this club has been fantastic," Van Bronckhorst said.

Kazuki Takahashi, whose popular manga comic series Yu-Gi-Oh! became a global franchise including TV shows, films and a hugely successful card game, has been found dead in the sea in Japan.

The 60-year-old died after an apparent snorkelling trip near the southern Okinawa Island, the coastguard said.

He was found off the coast wearing an underwater mask, snorkel and fins, an official for the city of Nago added.

"We are investigating the case as both a possible accident or crime," he said.

Yu-Gi-Oh!, which means King of Games, is about spiky-haired teenager Yugi, who receives an ancient puzzle that awakens in him the alter ego of an Egyptian pharaoh. He then solves conflicts using games.

It was published in Japanese comic magazine Shonen Jump between 1996 and 2004, and in 1999 was turned into a real-life trading card game.

A decade later, the game gained the Guinness World Record for the best-selling trading card game in history with sales of more than 22 billion cards, according to manufacturer Konami. The franchise also grew to include video games, books, toys and figurines.

Takahashi was found about 300m offshore, public broadcaster NHK said. He was found on Wednesday and identified on Thursday.

Cameron Norrie: How British player became a Wimbledon semi-finalist

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Shinzo Abe - Japan's longest-serving and former prime minister - has died after being shot in the neck and heart as he made a campaign speech in the south of the country earlier today.

The 67-year-old, who served for a total of nine years over two terms, was gunned down in the city of Nara around 11.30am as he rallied support for his party's local candidate ahead of elections on Sunday. His death was announced by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party six hours later, shortly after wife Akie arrived at his bedside.

Doctors said Abe had two bullet wounds in the right side of his neck and more in torso that were deep enough to reach his heart. He was 'bleeding profusely' when he arrived in hospital and had 'no vital signs', so medics performed resuscitation and gave him 'a lot of blood transfusions'.

A team of 20 doctors worked for hours to stop the bleeding, but in the end could not save Abe - who was pronounced dead shortly after 5pm local time.

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and vice-president Michel Platini have both been found not guilty following their fraud trial in Switzerland.

The pair stood trial over a payment of 2m Swiss francs (£1.6m) made by Blatter to Platini in 2011.

Both men had denied wrongdoing and said the transfer was belated payment for Platini's advisory work for Fifa.

On his arrival at the court on Friday, Blatter said: "I am not innocent in my life but in this case I am innocent."

Blatter, 86, and former Uefa president Platini, 67, were banned from football in 2015 and indicted last November.

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Ireland emerged victorious from a chaotic game to claim their first win over the All Blacks in New Zealand and level their three-match series.

The All Blacks were permanently reduced to 14 men when Angus Ta'avao was shown red on 31 minutes in a bizarrely undisciplined first half in Dunedin.

Andrew Porter scored a try in each half for the visitors, who led throughout.

The series will be decided in next week's winner-takes-all meeting in Wellington.

Having never beaten New Zealand before 2016, Ireland have now won four of the last seven meetings between the sides - with their latest victory arguably the most emphatic example of the strides taken under Andy Farrell.

Their cause was aided by a violently off-colour New Zealand, whose disciplinary problems saw them twice temporarily reduced to 13 men in the first half, while they only posed an attacking threat in the final stages of each half.

Ireland will anticipate an enormous response next week, but will fear nothing as they go in search of what would be a sensational series win.

2002 – The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.

Full-time - Australia 17-25 England

England have levelled the series with victory in the second Test in Brisbane.

TV star Ant McPartlin has paid tribute to his co-host's brother, calling him the "kindest, wisest man I knew", following his death aged 55.

Father Dermott Donnelly, brother of McPartlin's presenting partner Declan Donnelly, died in hospital on Friday after a short illness.

In a tweet, McPartlin said the Catholic priest "would never be forgotten".

The 46-year-old ITV presenter said: "My thoughts, prayers and love are with your wonderful family."

"The world has lost a special man," he added.

The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle were the first to announce the news, saying it had "come as a great shock", with Declan, 46, paying tribute to his brother shortly after.

GB's Hewett/Reid beaten 6-3 6-1 by Fernandez/Kunieda in wheelchair doubles final

Full-time - South Africa 12-13 Wales

Wales have done it!

History for Wayne Pivac's side, a first win against the Springboks in South Africa - at the 12th attempt.

They were second best for long periods today, but Josh Adams late try - the only one of the game - seals a famous win for Wales.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has announced he will step down after protesters stormed his official residence and set the prime minister's house on fire.

Neither the PM nor the president were in the buildings.

Thousands descended on the capital Colombo, calling for Mr Rajapaksa to resign after months of protests over mismanagement of an economic crisis.

Mr Rajapaksa will step down on 13 July. PM Wickremesinghe has agreed to resign.

Parliamentary speaker Mahinda Abeywardana said the president decided to step down "to ensure a peaceful handover of power".

"I therefore request the public to respect the law and maintain peace," he said.

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New Zealand, Australia and South Africa have all lost at home on the same day for the first time in men's Test rugby history; in fact, it's just the third time overall that they've lost on the same day (also 09/11/2002 & 20/11/2021)

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The Faroe Islands is to provisionally limit its controversial dolphin hunt to 500 animals, after receiving widespread criticism over last year's cull, where more than 1,400 were killed.

A review was ordered in February, in response to the outcry.

Animal rights activists have long decried the hunt, deeming the slaughter cruel and unnecessary.

Faroe Islanders give the practice their broad support, arguing the dolphins have fed them for centuries.

Known as the grind (or Grindadrap in Faroese), the hunting of sea mammals - primarily whales - is a tradition that has been practised for hundreds of years on the remote islands, a Danish autonomous territory in the North Atlantic.

But the scale of the killing last year shocked many locals and even drew criticism from groups involved in the practice. Records showed that it was the largest number of dolphins ever killed on one day in the Faroe Islands.

A petition with almost 1.3 million signatures calling for a ban on the traditional hunt was submitted to the Faroese government.

Now the government has limited the annual catch of white-sided dolphins to 500 for the next two years. Only the dolphin hunt is currently being reviewed, not the entire grind tradition.

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They do make mild cheese Kent