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Manchester City ease through in Europa League

Roberto Mancini's side achieve their goal of reaching the group stages of the Europa League with the minimum of fuss.

Manchester City achieved their goal of reaching the group stages of the Europa League with the minimum of fuss. Holding a 1-0 advantage from the first leg of the play-off in Romania they coasted through in front of their own fans. Shaun-Wright Phillips made the breakthrough and Dedryk Boyata extended their lead with his first goal for the club as they won 2-0 at Eastlands. City's Premier League rivals Liverpool escaped what could have been an embarrassing exit with two late goals to beat Trabzonspor 2-1 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate. However, it was far from convincing and it needed a own goal by Remzi Kacar and a strike from Dirk Kuyt to secure their passage. Their one-goal advantage had been wiped out in the fourth minute when Teofilo Gutierrez side-footed past Jose Reina but the late double salvo ensured manager Roy Hodgson did not become the first Reds boss to exit Europe before the end of August. The victory was Liverpool's first in Turkey against Turkish opposition and their hosts' first defeat at home in 2010. Meanwhile Celtic crashed out as Utrecht ran riot to seal their own place in the group stages after staging a remarkable comeback in the tie. A 2-0 advantage from the first leg at Parkhead was wiped out in a devastating seven-minute spell which saw Ricky van Wolfswinkel net twice from the penalty spot before completing his hat-trick early in the second half. Barry Maguire then completed the rout on the night as Celtic's dismal away record in Europe continued, with just one win in 28 games on the road now. Other results Aston Villa (England) 2 Rapid Vienna (Austria) 3 Rapid Vienna win 4-3 on aggregate. Elfsborg Boras (Sweden) 0 Napoli (Italy) 2 Napoli win 3-0 on aggregate. Juventus (Italy) 1 Sturm Graz (Austria) 0 Juventus win 3-1 on aggregate. Lille (France) 2 Vaslui (Romania) 0 Lille win 2-0 on aggregate. Manchester City (England) 2 FC Timisoara (Romania) 0 Manchester City win 3-0 on aggregate. Motherwell (Scotland) 0 OB Odense (Denmark) 1 OB Odense win 3-1 on aggregate. Maribor (Slovenia) 3 Palermo (Italy) 2 Palermo win 5-3 on aggregate. Karpaty Lviv (Ukraine) 1 Galatasaray (Turkey) 1 Karpaty Lviv win on away goals after 3-3 on aggregate. The New Saints (Wales) 2 CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) 2 CSKA Sofia win 5-2 on aggregate. Grasshoppers (Switzerland) 1 Steaua Bucharest (Romania) 0 Steaua Bucharest win 4-3 on penalties after 1-1 on aggregate. Utrecht (Netherlands) 4 Celtic (Scotland) 0 Utrecht win 4-2 on aggregate. Lech Poznan (Poland) 0 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) 0 Lech Poznan win 1-0 on aggregate. APOEL Nicosia (Cyprus) 1 Getafe (Spain) 1 Getafe win 2-1 on aggregate. Ghent (Belgium) 2 Feyenoord (Netherlands) 0 Ghent win 2-1 on aggregate. AEK Athens (Greece) 1 Dundee United (Scotland) 1 AEK Athens win 2-1 on aggregate. Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) 4 Paris St Germain (France) 3 Paris St Germain win 5-4 on aggregate. Tavria Simferopol (Ukraine) 1 Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) 3 Bayer Leverkusen win 6-1 on aggregate. VfB Stuttgart (Germany) 2 Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) 2 VfB Stuttgart win 3-2 on aggregate. Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) 2 AIK Stockholm (Sweden) 1 Levski Sofia win 2-1 on aggregate. Litex Lovech (Bulgaria) 1 Debrecen (Hungary) 2 Debrecen win 4-1 on aggregate. PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 5 Sibir Novosibirsk (Russia) 0 PSV Eindhoven win 5-1 on aggregate. Trabzonspor (Turkey) 1 Liverpool (England) 2 Liverpool win 3-1 on aggregate. Unirea Urziceni (Romania) 1 Hajduk Split (Croatia) 1 Hajduk Split win 5-2 on aggregate. Austria Vienna (Austria) 1 Aris Salonika (Greece) 1 Aris Salonika win 2-1 on aggregate. Brondby (Denmark) 0 Sporting (Portugal) 3 Sporting win 3-2 on aggregate. Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine) 2 Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) 2 Metalist Kharkiv win 3-2 on aggregate. HJK Helsinki (Finland) 0 Besiktas (Turkey) 4 Besiktas win 6-0 on aggregate. Aktobe Lento (Kazakhstan) 2 AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) 1 AZ Alkmaar win 3-2 on aggregate. Maritimo (Portugal) 1 BATE Borisov (Belarus) 2 BATE Borisov win 5-1 on aggregate. Dinamo Minsk (Belarus) 2 Club Bruges (Belgium) 3 Club Bruges win 5-3 on aggregate. Dnepr Mogilev (Belarus) 1 Villarreal (Spain) 2 Villarreal win 7-1 on aggregate. Garabagh Agdam (Azerbaijan) 0 Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 1 Borussia Dortmund win 5-0 on aggregate. Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia) 1 FC Lausanne (Switzerland) (II) 1 FC Lausanne win 4-3 on penalties after 2-2 on aggregate. * PA Sport

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UK's plans to cut net migration

Under the UK government’s proposals, migrants will have to spend 10 years in the UK before being able to apply for citizenship.

Skilled worker visas will require a university degree, and there will be tighter restrictions on recruitment for jobs with skills shortages.

But what are described as "high-contributing" individuals such as doctors and nurses could be fast-tracked through the system.

Language requirements will be increased for all immigration routes to ensure a higher level of English.

Rules will also be laid out for adult dependants, meaning they will have to demonstrate a basic understanding of the language.

The plans also call for stricter tests for colleges and universities offering places to foreign students and a reduction in the time graduates can remain in the UK after their studies from two years to 18 months.

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What is the FNC?

The Federal National Council is one of five federal authorities established by the UAE constitution. It held its first session on December 2, 1972, a year to the day after Federation.
It has 40 members, eight of whom are women. The members represent the UAE population through each of the emirates. Abu Dhabi and Dubai have eight members each, Sharjah and Ras al Khaimah six, and Ajman, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain have four.
They bring Emirati issues to the council for debate and put those concerns to ministers summoned for questioning. 
The FNC’s main functions include passing, amending or rejecting federal draft laws, discussing international treaties and agreements, and offering recommendations on general subjects raised during sessions.
Federal draft laws must first pass through the FNC for recommendations when members can amend the laws to suit the needs of citizens. The draft laws are then forwarded to the Cabinet for consideration and approval. 
Since 2006, half of the members have been elected by UAE citizens to serve four-year terms and the other half are appointed by the Ruler’s Courts of the seven emirates.
In the 2015 elections, 78 of the 252 candidates were women. Women also represented 48 per cent of all voters and 67 per cent of the voters were under the age of 40.
 

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