The Netherlands: Several local authorities are to pay back the fees for identity cards following a high court ruling last week, according to press reports on Monday.

The court said the card should be free because most people buy one to be able to identify themselves to police and other authorities, making the card of more use to the authorities than private individuals.

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The new findings are being presented at a conference on Extreme Solar Systems in Wyoming, U.S., where 350 exoplanet experts are meeting.

This discovery was made by The High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS), which is installed at the European Southern Observatory's 11.8ft La Silla Observatory in Chile.

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The euro fell marginally against the pound, which also weakened in value.
One pound now buys 1.165 euros, compared with 1.1 euros at the beginning of July.

"11 / 1.1 / 65"

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In a day which brought back memories of the Great Storm of 1987, the remnants of Hurricane Katia battered vast swathes of the country.

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