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Nicola Sturgeon was speaking as she made a jobs announcement in Glasgow The prime minister has taken a "leap in the dark" by triggering Article 50, Scotland's first minister has claimed. The letter signed by Theresa May that formally begins the UK's departure from the EU has been delivered in Brussels. Mrs May is telling MPs that this will mark "the moment for the country to come together". However Nicola Sturgeon said the prime minister still could not answer basic questions about what Brexit would actually mean. Mrs May's letter to European Council president Donald Tusk was delivered by the British ambassador to the EU, Sir Tim Barrow, at about 12:20. Live updates as Article 50 triggered Article 50 explained Theresa May's Article 50 letter in full Addressing the House of Commons as the letter was handed over, the prime minister said Brexit would lead to a "significant increase" in the powers of the UK's devolved admi...

Police said they had cut the snake open and found the man inside A missing Indonesian man was found dead inside the body of a python, according to local police. Akbar went missing on Sunday on the island of Sulawesi, after leaving to harvest palm oil. In the search for the 25-year-old, police told BBC Indonesian that they had found a huge snake they suspected had swallowed the man. The reticulated python, reported to be 7m (23ft)-long, was cut open and the man's body was found. How can a snake eat a human? Reticulated pythons are among the world's longest reptiles and suffocate their victims before swallowing them whole. Pythons rarely kill and eat humans, although there are occasional reports of them swallowing young children or animals. Mashura, a spokesperson for the police in West Sulawesi province told BBC Indonesian that villagers reported to police that Akbar had been missing for 24 hours. Police then conducted a search and found the snake near the f...

Critics say the practice encourages mothers to sell their breast milk instead of giving it to their own babies Some Cambodian mothers have been selling their breast milk to women in the US, in a controversial practice that has now been banned. But the case has raised questions about whether these women have been exploited, or empowered, by this enterprise. What happened in Cambodia? For the past two years, dozens of women have been supplying their excess breast milk to a company called Ambrosia Labs. The company has been processing and selling the milk in the US. It was marketed at US mothers who have problems producing milk for their babies. On Tuesday, Cambodia imposed an immediate ban on breast milk exports, effectively ending the business. It is unclear why it has acted now, although this follows recent bans on other controversial practices such as organ trafficking and surrogacy. Health officials said earlier they were investigating as "the product comes from a...

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Irfan last appeared for Pakistan in an ODI against England at Headingley in September 2016 Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan has been banned for a year by the Pakistan Cricket Board for twice failing to report approaches by bookmakers linked to spot-fixing. The 7ft 1in bowler was one of three players suspended following an anti-corruption investigation focused on the Pakistan Super League. Six months of the ban will be suspended if Irfan, 34, fulfils certain conditions imposed on him. He last played for Pakistan in 2016. In February, the PCB announced it was investigating "an international syndicate which is believed to be attempting to corrupt the PSL". Mohammad Irfan's international bowling record Tests ODI T20 Matches 4 60 20 Wickets 10 83 15 Average 38.90 30.71 33.60 Best innings figures 3-44 4-30 2-18 Internationals Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif, who both play for Islamabad United alongside Irfan, have been provisionally suspended. Left-a...