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Q: Mervyn Griffiths was a linesman in 1954 when he controversially ruled out a late equaliser by Hungary against the eventual winners, West Germany. He was the first Welshman to referee an FA Cup Final, the famous game in 1953 when Stanley Matthews helped Blackpool come from behind to beat Bolton 4-3. The plaque can be seen at his childhood home at Six Bells in Blaenau Gwent. Mr Griffiths was born in Blaina in 1909, moving with his family to Six Bells four years later. A teacher by profession, he began refereeing schoolboy matches and officiated at the first of his three World Cup finals in Brazil in 1950. Another Welsh World Cup referee, Clive Thomas, will unveil the plaque. 'Fuelled my ambition' Mr Thomas, who officiated at the 1974 and 1978 World Cups, said it was a high honour to be asked to perform the ceremony. "I held Mervyn in immense respect because he was a very strict referee and knowing that he, a fellow Welshman, had got to the very top, [it] fuelled my ambition. "For me the 1953 FA Cup final will always be the Mervyn Griffiths final not the Stanley Matthews final as it was the first time a Welshman refereed the FA Cup final." Mr Griffiths made his mark in the 1954 World Cup final when he denied Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas an equaliser in the last minute, with West Germany leading 3-2. The Hungarians had been clear favourites, but the Welsh linesman's flag ruled it offside, and the West Germans won the World Cup for the first time in a game that became known as the "Miracle of Berne". At the 1958 World Cup - where Wales took part in the finals for the first and only time - Mr Griffiths was a referee's assessor as his countrymen reached the quarter-finals. Welsh football expert Ceri Stennett said: "In his day he was regarded as Britain's top referee and one of Europe's leading officials." The plaque will be put up on Ty Ebbw Fach, a converted former pub which now hosts a heritage centre and coffee shop. It is close to the former Six Bells Colliery, where Mr Griffiths's brother and nephew died in a 1960 disaster. Also due to attend is Gerrard Lewis, 88, from Port Talbot, who officiated alongside Mr Griffiths as a linesman. Hedley McCarthy, the leader of Blaenau Gwent council, initiated the plaque idea to celebrate local heroes. Mr Griffiths died, aged 65, in 1974.

A: A commemorative blue plaque has been unveiled to the only Welshman ever to appear in a football World Cup final.
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Q: East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called to a fire at the Quimper Stud Farm in the Rodmell area of Lewes at just before 06:00 GMT on Saturday. No-one was injured in the fire, but six horses died, a police spokeswoman said. The cause of the fire is being treated as suspicious and two men, aged 40 and 24, have been arrested on suspicion of arson, she said. They have both been released on conditional bail until 13 February while investigations continue, police said. A spokeswoman for East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said two crews were sent to the farm in The Street, Rodmell, where "a barn and stable were well alight". Fire crews left the scene at about 07:15, she said. Follow BBC South East on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk. Related Internet Links Sussex Police East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service

A: Six horses have been killed in a fire at a barn in East Sussex, police say.
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Q: The social network's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg confirmed the decision to retain Peter Thiel during her appearance at the Code Conference. Mr Thiel has said he wants to challenge Gawker's "bullying" behaviour. But he has been criticised for using his wealth to try and silence part of the media. That poses a potential issue for Facebook at a time when it is trying to convince parts of the industry to host articles on its platform, provide it with exclusive video content and allow the tech firm to sell advertising on their behalf. "Peter did what he did on his own, not as a Facebook board member," Ms Sandberg told attendees at the California event. "We have very independent board members with very independent thoughts that they share publicly. Those strong people make really good board members because they have strong views and they're not afraid to think differently than other people, which has served Facebook well." But one expert questioned whether the decision to keep on Mr Thiel - who was one of Facebook's early investors - was sustainable in the long-term. "Facebook has always fundamentally seen itself as a technology company, but is now having to deal with the public position - and also the ethics and responsibilities - of being a publisher," media consultant Steve Hewlett told the BBC. "Imagine that this person were sitting on the board of The Times or the BBC - that would look like an obvious conflict of interest. You can't have a billionaire sitting on a publisher's board who is suing other people for publishing things. "So, if you think of Facebook as being a publisher, this is plainly problematic." 'Philanthropic' attack The clash between Gawker and Mr Thiel dates back to 2007, when the media firm published an article headlined: "Peter Thiel is totally gay people". Last week, the venture capitalist revealed to the New York Times that he had subsequently funded a team of lawyers to find and help "victims" of other Gawker articles sue the firm - an act he described as "philanthropic". One case resulted in a jury ordering Gawker to pay Hulk Hogan $140m (£97m) after it decided the publication of a sex tape featuring the ex-professional wrestler amounted to an invasion of privacy. Gawker is appealing against the ruling, which threatens its future. The publisher has also challenged Mr Thiel's involvement and questioned his continued role at the social network. "As a Facebook board member, how have your own views on politics and news influenced your contribution to corporate decisions?" asked Gawker's founder Nick Denton in an open letter. 'Seeking revenge' Jeff Bezos, the chief executive of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post newspaper, was critical of Mr Thiel earlier in the week during his own appearance at the Code Conference. "I don't think a billionaire should be able to fund a lawsuit to kill Gawker," he said. "Seek revenge and you dig two graves. One for yourself." Facebook's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg rebuked one of its other directors, Marc Andreessen, earlier in the year for criticising India's action against the firm's Free Basics scheme. But Ms Sandberg said the circumstances involving Mr Thiel were different. "[In the earlier case] it almost felt like he was speaking for Facebook," she explained. Even so, one company watcher suggested Ms Sandberg's comments were unlikely to end the matter. "Media critics clearly see Thiel's actions as a threat to free speech, if not the entire news business," said Graham Lovelace from Lovelace Consulting. "Some are trying to bring Facebook into that, because of its record in championing free expression. "It highlights the debate around Facebook's identity as it continues to grow." Shareholders in the social network have an opportunity to question its decision at its annual stockholder meeting on 20 June.

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Facebook has chosen to keep the billionaire who helped fund a sex tape legal case against Gawker Media on its board of directors.
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