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Kevin Hannaway and four others were arrested on 8 August as part of an operation targeting dissident republican activity in Dublin.
Mr Hannaway, 67, from Colin Mill in Belfast was charged on 10 August with assisting the IRA.
Edward O'Brien, 41, of Finglas, Dublin and Eva Shannon, 59, from Oakman Street, Belfast face th... | A member of the group known as the 'hooded men' has been released on bail by Dublin's Special Criminal Court. | 33964758 |
Tripoli residents said men with bulldozers attacked the shrine of al-Shaab al-Dahmani, unimpeded by police.
The attack came a day after hardliners were accused of damaging the tomb of a Sufi scholar in the city of Zlitan.
Hardline Salafists regard the shrines as idolatrous.
On Friday, a group attacked the tomb of 15th-... | A shrine in the Libyan capital Tripoli venerating a Sufi Muslim saint has been partly destroyed - the latest in a series of attacks blamed on ultra-conservative Salafi Islamists. | 19380083 |
The incident happened in the town of Akyazi, in Sakarya province, 100km (62 miles) east of Istanbul.
The park manager and his son dived in to help the three children. The five, believed to be all Turkish, were taken to hospital but could not be saved.
It was unclear how the pool had become electrified.
Rescuers and par... | Three children and two adults who tried to rescue them have been electrocuted in a water park in north-western Turkey, local media say. | 40388161 |
Nemati, 30, secured both Olympic and Paralympic qualification quota places for her nation last year.
The Iranian Olympic Committee agreed to the decision after a suggestion from the country's National Paralympic Committee.
Nemati will carry the Iranian flag at the ceremony which takes place at the Maracana on 5 August.... | Paralympic archer Zahra Nemati has been chosen to be Iran's flagbearer at the Rio 2016 Olympics. | 35404284 |
Luke Wallace, 16, of Barrachnie Road, Glasgow, suffered serious injuries in the attack close to Bannerman High School in Baillieston on 17 June.
Police said a post-mortem examination would take place and a report would be sent to the procurator fiscal.
A 17-year-old man has been arrested and charged over the incident. | A teenager has died a week after being stabbed in a lane next to a Glasgow school. | 36630198 |
The committee said "the gift of longer life" could lead to "a series of crises" in public service provision.
Peers said big changes in pensions, health care and employment practices were needed to help people "sustain a good quality of life" as they aged.
The government said supporting people in later life was a priori... | The UK is "woefully underprepared" for the social and economic challenges presented by an ageing society, a Lords committee has warned. | 21773743 |
Doyle, 21, has joined from Morecambe and O'Brien, 24, from Bury.
Centre-back O'Brien spent last season on loan at Halifax, while Doyle had loan spells at Chorley in 2014 and 2015, making 59 appearances.
O'Brien is is eligible for Saturday's league opener against Dagenham & Redbridge but Doyle is sidelined for up to fou... | National League side Southport have added to their squad by signing defenders Keil O'Brien and Chris Doyle. | 36951950 |
A few years ago, Jokowi, as the president-elect is known, was named by the magazine Tempo as one of Indonesia's 10 best regional politicians.
At the time, he was the mayor of Solo, a city on the island of Java.
Mr Widodo was invited to the magazine's office for an interview and a reporter apparently found him in the lo... | Political analyst Tobias Basuki likes to tell a story about Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo that has perhaps been embellished over the years but shows why so many people have such high hopes for the country's next leader. | 28862939 |
In a leaked email seen by the BBC, Jo Turton said she will advise the chairman of the authority to rule the proposals as "out of order".
Changes proposed by the cabinet would see Ms Turton removed from her role.
Council leader Geoff Driver and Ms Turton declined to comment but a County Hall spokesman confirmed the situ... | Plans to reorganise Lancashire County Council's senior management structure are "unlawful" in their current form, the authority's chief executive said. | 40648085 |
The artwork, which depicts a biplane leaving a trail of smoke, is on the wall of a car park in Rumford Street.
Banksy works are difficult to authenticate but a photograph of the black and white biplane artwork has been posted on the artist's website.
Liverpool has only one other known work by Banksy, a giant rat, on th... | A painting believed to be by the street artist Banksy has appeared in Liverpool city centre. | 16168724 |
Having been at the heart of government in Buenos Aires during the slow, inexorable slide to financial collapse, Mr Cavallo is attuned to the magnitude of the perils now facing the Greeks.
"Defaulting not only on the foreign debts but also on the domestic debts and all foreign contracts at the beginning of 2002 was real... | A Greek exit from the eurozone could have far more negative consequences than many analysts realise, warns Domingo Cavallo, Argentina's Minister of the Economy at the time of that country's default in 2001. | 33324363 |
"You have to have a shower and get rid of it because he's quite a nasty piece of work," he said of the title role in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.
Originally based on Hitler, the Bertolt Brecht play has been reworked by Bruce Norris to include references to Trump.
"I don't think you could have avoided the connectio... | Sir Lenny Henry says he needs to wash off his latest stage role - a Chicago mobster modelled both on Hitler and Donald Trump - after each performance. | 39791505 |
After a bright start for the home side, Hearts dominated the first half and only three good saves from goalkeeper Zander Clark kept them at bay.
Cummins pounced shortly after the break to divert a miss-hit Liam Craig shot with Hearts claiming for offside.
Callum Paterson, with a header against the bar, came closest to ... | Graham Cummins gave St Johnstone a hard-worked victory over Hearts to join the visitors two points behind Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic. | 37325745 |
Thomson Airways flights from Manchester to Florida, USA, and from Glasgow to Cancun in Mexico, took off as scheduled at 09:40 BST.
Boeing, which produces the planes made of carbon fibre and plastic, claims it is the world's most efficient aircraft.
Thomson had planned to use the 787s from May, but all 50 were grounded ... | The first long-haul flights from the UK using the troubled 787 Dreamliner aircraft have taken off. | 23224641 |
The carers are concerned about their lack of employment rights, not being listened to when a child is removed from their care and rates of pay.
Their vote at a meeting in Parliament on Monday was supported by shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
The Department for Education said it was launching a fundamental review of fo... | A group of foster care workers have voted to form the first ever trade union for the profession. | 37411759 |
The Glen Lyon facility will anchor in the deep waters of the Atlantic, west of Shetland, and is expected to produce 400 million barrels of oil over the next two decades.
The vessel is packed with technology to make production cheaper and with the oil price low, that's exactly what the industry is trying to achieve acro... | It is the biggest oil production ship in the world for harsh waters and it's about to set sail for the seas off Scotland. | 36266571 |
The rapist, who cannot be named as he was a minor at the time of the crime, was sentenced to a maximum three years in a reform facility in August 2013.
He was released from detention recently and is currently housed with a charity because of fears over his safety.
Under the current law, his detention cannot be extended... | India's Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the release of the youngest convict in the notorious 2012 Delhi gang rape case. | 35149409 |
In South Korea, unexpectedly strong growth figures also weighed in to boost investor confidence.
The country's benchmark Kospi index closed up 0.7% at 2,040.40 points on news that economic growth hit a five-year high in the third quarter of the year.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index jumped 2.1% to finish at 18,825.30 poi... | Shares across Asia rallied on Friday on news that the European Central Bank is considering more economic stimulus. | 34612393 |
For these festive actors its a sign of success, and the louder people in the audience shout, the better they feel.
"It's always a good feeling to get all the kids booing at you," says pantomime star Danny Grehan. "If they're booing at you, you know you've done a good job."
He's playing the evil Abanazar in the Porthcaw... | People heckling you would be cause for alarm - unless you're a pantomime baddie that is. | 30494727 |
Sources say the Leeds-based retailer, which has around 120 stores and employs some 2,500 staff, is poised to enter administration.
After undergoing rapid expansion about 10 years ago, it has since seen sales slacken off.
The group is reported to have already lined up the business services firm Ernst & Young to handle t... | Fears are growing for the future of clothing chain Republic. | 21431753 |
Craig Mackey told new recruits at the police training college Hendon it had also been been an awful week "for the policing family".
But he said they would "never be alone" and that their city was proud of them.
It comes two days after PC Keith Palmer was killed preventing Khalid Masood from entering Parliament.
Masood,... | The acting commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has told trainee officers they are joining the force in "an awful week for London". | 39384826 |
If he could read Russian, I suspect he'd appreciate the way the media here have been covering the US election.
Pro-Kremlin newspapers have waxed lyrical about Donald and, at times, torn Hillary to shreds.
"I officially declare that Clinton is a cursed witch," wrote Russian MP Vitaly Milonov recently in the popular tabl... | Donald Trump has called the American media "disgusting", "corrupt", "biased" and "dishonest". | 37837432 |
Mr Cameron this week announced plans to regenerate 100 estates with some to be demolished.
But at PMQs Labour's Jeremy Corbyn said council tenants and Right-to-Buy purchasers would be "forced away".
The PM called Mr Corbyn a "small-c conservative" who wanted people to stay "stuck" in council estates.
The Labour leader ... | David Cameron is under pressure to guarantee "sink estate" residents can return to their old communities after they have been bulldozed. | 35300668 |
The Ufa player said he was the subject of monkey chants before being sent off for a gesture against Spartak Moscow.
Spartak will not be punished as the RFU said it found no evidence of racism.
"For the Russian FA to say they didn't hear or see any evidence of racism is beyond a joke," Frimpong tweeted.
"Been banned for... | Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong called the Russian Football Union 'beyond a joke' after he was handed a two-game ban for reacting to alleged racist abuse. | 33628079 |
Katie Bergin had been trying to track down her father Anthony Brown since her mother gave her pictures of them together when she was a baby.
She "found her needle in a haystack" 11,000 miles away in Australia after a plea for help on Facebook.
"Dad said it's like the moon and stars coming back to earth," said Ms Bergin... | A former RAF serviceman, originally from Wrexham, has been reunited with his daughter 51 years since their only meeting - when she was nine months old. | 39913153 |
The 63-year-old appeared via videolink from prison at Chester Crown Court.
Mr Bennell had already denied eight of the offences but entered not guilty pleas again as 12 further charges were added.
He was a youth scout and junior football coach associated with a number of clubs, most notably Crewe Alexandra.
The charges ... | Former football coach Barry Bennell has pleaded not guilty to 20 charges of historic child sexual abuse against four boys in the 1980s. | 39352080 |
The 19-year-old, a former West Ham trainee, played 15 times for Ipswich in the Championship last season.
Emmanuel made his professional debut in August 2015, 10 days before his 18th birthday, and later that season had a brief loan spell with Crawley.
He is the second Ipswich player to be signed on loan by Rotherham thi... | Rotherham United have signed Ipswich Town full-back Josh Emmanuel on a season-long loan deal. | 40593673 |
A 91-year-old woman has a head injury and a 72-year-old woman has a serious leg injury following the crash on Scoonie Road in Leven just before 09:30.
It is understood a Honda Civic hit a parked Ford B-Max, which then crashed into the pedestrians and the wall.
The 35-year-old driver of the Honda is in hospital with min... | Two elderly pedestrians are in hospital after being hit by a car that ploughed into a wall in Fife. | 38757296 |
In the distance it appears like a tiny blur against the bright light of noon.
But coming closer, gathering force, the wind creates a moving cloud of sand.
By the time it reaches the Tuareg nomads in the desert north of Agadez it is whipping into faces, stinging every piece of exposed skin.
They hunker down and turn the... | Niger has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world, and is struggling to stop the practice, writes the BBC's Fergal Keane. | 27619295 |
Sgt Robert Bye was given the honour for his conduct during the first day of the 3rd Battle of Ypres on 31 July 1917.
A paving stone bearing his name will be laid at Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd, in a special ceremony.
The Welsh Guardsman, who was given a hero's welcome at home, went on to become a miner. ... | A World War One hero, who received a Victoria Cross after single-handedly storming two enemy strongholds, is to be honoured in Rhondda Cynon Taff. | 33386840 |
The successor to Jacques Bihozagara as Rwanda's ambassador to Belgium has called the death an assassination.
No official reason has been given for his death.
Relations between the two neighbours have been strained recently, amid claims Rwanda was backing rebels seeking to overthrow Burundi's president, something Rwanda... | A former Rwandan minister has died in jail in Burundi nearly four months after being arrested for espionage. | 35933811 |
The 21-year-old has risen through the club's youth ranks and made his senior debut against Southampton in 2014.
He has now made 53 league appearances for the League One side, with a single goal against Shrewsbury in April 2016.
Thompson told the club website: "I love it here. I love playing here. It's a great club and ... | Millwall midfielder Ben Thompson has signed a new contract which will keep him at The Den until 2021. | 38833005 |
In the wake of what is officially classified as one of the two worst nuclear accidents in history, ranking at Category Seven on the International Event Scale (INES), the "electricity too cheap to meter" vision of the 1950s appeared to be turning into a technology too costly to contemplate in terms of the human and fina... | In the tense days nearly a year ago when smoke rose around the stricken Fukushima Daiichi power station as if from a battlefield, when hydrogen explosions tore the reactor buildings apart and workers fought for their lives and Japan's future, it seemed as though we might be watching the death throes of the nuclear drea... | 17287740 |
The Austrian was on his second run when a drone carrying a camera crashed onto the slope centimetres behind him.
"This is horrible," said Hirscher, 26. "This can never happen again. This can be a serious injury."
Despite the incident, Hirscher finished in second place, 1.25 seconds behind Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen.... | Four-time defending overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher narrowly avoided being hit by a drone during an Alpine slalom race in Italy on Tuesday. | 35164700 |
Contracts with 13 private prisons will be reviewed and and allowed to expire over the next five years.
"They do not save substantially on costs and ... they do not maintain the same level of safety and security," Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates said explaining the decision.
The majority of US prisoners are held in ... | The US Justice Department will phase out use of privately owned prisons, citing safety concerns. | 37124183 |
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The Springboks back row forward will join Ulster on a two-year deal from the Bulls in the summer after the conclusion of the Super Rugby campaign.
"I can learn a lot from Rory Best. I'm really looking forward to playing with him," said the 25-year-old.
Botha currently has ... | South African forward Arno Botha says he is "excited" at the prospect of joining Ulster and learning from one of the game's "great leaders" Rory Best. | 38725327 |
The Glasgow company's profit before tax for the year to 31 March increased by 10.3% to £4.4m, with turnover up by 7.5% to £35.7m.
The group already runs 14 offices in eight countries, and said it intended to increase its presence in Munich.
Murgitroyd said it was also considering setting up in Paris.
A new unified Eu... | Patent company Murgitroyd has announced plans to expand further in Europe, after reporting a rise in profit and turnover. | 19542411 |
Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel said the 27-year-old was left out for "internal reasons".
Tuchel said "the matter is now settled" and Gabon forward Aubameyang will return to the side for Saturday's Bundesliga trip to Hamburg.
His replacement Adrian Ramos scored the only goal against Sporting.
Former Hertha Berlin striker R... | Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was dropped by Borussia Dortmund, who beat Sporting Lisbon to reach the last 16 of the Champions League. | 37842124 |
Muhammadu Buhari also called for a faster deployment of a regional military force to fight the Islamists.
The gunmen have been launching attacks on remote villages in the north-eastern Borno state since Tuesday, targeting people attending evening prayers.
Mr Buhari - who was sworn in in May - sees fighting Boko Haram a... | Nigeria's president has described as a "heinous atrocity" the latest wave of attacks by Boko Haram militants that left more than 150 people dead. | 33389408 |
Carlin, 28, missed London 2012 because of illness, but has since won European and Commonwealth gold medals.
American Katie Ledecky is favourite for the 400m and 800m freestyle, but 1988 100m breaststroke champion Moorhouse believes Carlin can get on the podium.
"There's a medal up for grabs and Jazz is capable of doing... | Welsh swimmer Jazz Carlin has a realistic chance of winning a medal in Rio if she has "the swim of her life", Adrian Moorhouse says. | 36973432 |
The Dons had the best of a poor first half with Adam Rooney going close.
Derek McInnes' side bossed the second period, and the crucial goal arrived when Quinn diverted into his own net from Shay Logan's delivery.
The win takes Aberdeen up to fifth in the table and they are now just three points off top spot.
A victory ... | Paul Quinn's own goal gave Aberdeen victory over Ross County, who missed the chance to move off the foot of the Premiership table. | 29782365 |
Police suspect Simon Knights, 38, may be using the rail network to move around committing burglaries before getting the train home.
Five police forces - Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Essex and the Metropolitan Police - have been looking for him.
Surrey Police has joined the hunt after linking him to a burglary in Guildford.... | A smartly-dressed "commuting criminal" is being hunted by police investigating a string of burglaries in the South East. | 32521453 |
The discomfort of the Hindu hardline right with Mahatma Gandhi became apparent once again when a senior leader of the governing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recently described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "bigger brand name" than the iconic leader of India's freedom struggle.
Anil Vij, a senior m... | Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on this day 69 years ago but his ideas of Hindu-Muslim unity still haunt India's Hindu hardliners, writes BBC Hindi's Rajesh Joshi. | 38794202 |
The 66-year-old was convicted of nine charges at the Republic of Ireland's non-jury Special Criminal Court.
The three judges were told how he had significant dealings in cattle and land and received farming grants, but failed to submit tax returns for nine years.
The prosecution was brought after an investigation by th... | The alleged former IRA "chief of staff", Thomas 'Slab' Murphy, has been found guilty of tax evasion. | 35123356 |
Julian Myerscough, 53, formerly of Suffolk, absconded from Ipswich Crown Court on Wednesday.
A European arrest warrant was issued at the court on Thursday.
The Irish police and the UK National Crime Agency are now arranging to bring Myerscough, who had been due to fly on to Hungary, back to Britain.
Myerscough, previou... | A former law lecturer who fled a Suffolk court before his conviction for making indecent images, has been arrested in Dublin. | 34423408 |
However, the latest Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) report found that the levels remained well below UK and European safety limits.
The findings are drawn from monitoring radioactivity levels in farm produce, soil and water samples.
Decommissioning of the power plant, near Annan, began in 2004.
The RIF... | There has been a rise in the level of radiation detected around the former Chapelcross nuclear plant in Dumfries and Galloway, according to a study. | 37797022 |
Nigel Steel "breached fundamental principles and standards", a Nursing and Midwifery Council tribunal ruled.
Mr Steel, who worked for York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for seven years from November 2005, was seen watching the Open championship on a work computer on 21 July 2012.
The tribunal also heard he tol... | A nurse at York Hospital who was caught watching golf at work has been suspended for 12 months for misconduct. | 28276104 |
The Peru international joined the Royals from Pacos de Ferreira last summer but only made five Championship appearances before signing for Vitoria on loan in January.
Hurtado scored once in seven appearances as Vitoria finished 10th in the Premeira Liga.
The 26-year-old has made 25 appearances for Peru, scoring two goa... | Reading midfielder Paolo Hurtado has rejoined Portuguese side Vitoria de Guimaraes on a season-long loan. | 36965701 |
The unusual hog, named Burt, was admitted to the Secret World Wildlife Rescue at the end of September.
Burt, who was treated for ringworm, was due to be released in autumn but had "other plans", carer Trudi Howell said.
"He went into hibernation so spent the winter in our hedgehog hotel," she said. He has now been rele... | A rare blond hedgehog found severely ill and "covered in diarrhoea" has been released back into the wild. | 39817797 |
A source close to the case has told the BBC that Mr Murat, one of 11 people being interviewed by officers in Portugal, will be treated as a witness.
He has always denied any involvement in the disappearance and said that his conscience "is clear".
Madeleine was three when she went missing in Praia da Luz in May 2007.
M... | Portuguese police investigating the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann are to question former suspect Robert Murat, the BBC has learned. | 30115913 |
The event follows a 6km route in the city centre, including the stadium - home to the Premiership champions.
Janet Hudson of British Cycling said the cycling success at the Rio Olympics had also attracted many riders.
Sky Ride is a joint venture organised by Leicester City Council, British Cycling and Sky.
Councillor A... | Thousands of cyclists have taken part in the annual Sky Ride in Leicester which included a tour around the inside of King Power Stadium. | 37208809 |
The Hollywood A-lister plays the title role in the new film adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy which is out in cinemas next week.
He stopped to talk to fans, sign autographs and pose for selfies as he made his way to the screening at the Festival Theatre.
Marion Cotillard, who plays Lady Macbeth, was not on the red ca... | Michael Fassbender has led the cast of Macbeth on the red carpet as it received its UK premiere in Edinburgh. | 34375910 |
Neil Mahrer, from Jersey Heritage, is separating the hoard of about 70,000 coins, which have fused together after hundreds of years in the ground.
Jersey Heritage hopes to recruit more experts to help.
Mr Mahrer said if additional help could not be found it would limit how much could be achieved by one person.
He said:... | Jersey Heritage has said it is hoping to secure more help to examine a Bronze Age coin hoard found in the island. | 20739286 |
In a Twitter post, Mayweather wrote: "There haven't been any deals between myself and any other fighters.
"If any changes are to come, I will be the first to let the world know."
In reply, McGregor posted a photo of himself sitting on a throne with the caption: "I am in Las Vegas. Floyd has retired on my arrival."
And ... | Floyd Mayweather has denied reports he has already agreed a bout with Conor McGregor, but called on the UFC champion to "get the fight done". | 38978420 |
Anne Marie Cropper, 47, was found dead with head and chest injuries in the property on Royal Terrace, Southport, in September.
Ian Gordon, 52, also of Royal Terrace, changed his plea to guilty at Liverpool Crown Court, four days into his trial for her murder.
Gordon, was remanded in custody for sentencing on Tuesday. | A man who denied murdering his girlfriend in her flat has changed his plea to guilty. | 35800900 |
The newly elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) president confidently told me that after a successful reign by his predecessor Jacques Rogge, the Olympic movement needed mere evolution.
But as we approach four years of Bach's leadership - and with fresh hosting, doping and corruption controversies affecting con... | Back in September 2013 I interviewed an emotional Thomas Bach in Buenos Aires a few minutes after the German had become the most powerful man in sport. | 39183183 |
The driver sped through the level crossing before the barriers came down, but reversed through the barrier and stopped in the middle of the tracks.
The "extremely dangerous" example of driving was captured on CCTV.
It happened at Pinxton level crossing, on the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire border, at 00:30 BST on Sund... | Police are trying to identify a Reliant Robin driver who inexplicably reversed on to a level crossing. | 33715268 |
Stephen Talbot, 58, from Wamphray, was last seen at about 16:00 on Monday.
He had been on a camping trip at Garrogill, near Moffat, where mountain rescue teams and a police helicopter had been carrying out extensive searches.
Police Scotland said the search has been suspended while identification of the body takes plac... | Police searching for a man who went missing on a camping trip in Dumfries and Galloway have found a body. | 33487466 |
Bottom side Notts, who began the day on 61-3 in pursuit of an unlikely 452 to win at Scarborough, lost Tom Moores in the first over the day.
They never recovered as Tim Bresnan finished with 5-36 and Jack Brooks 4-35 as Notts were bowled out for 146.
Defeat leaves Notts 35 points adrift of safety with with only three g... | Champions Yorkshire moved to within five points of Division One leaders Middlesex by wrapping up a 305-run win over Nottinghamshire. | 37191567 |
An Israeli parole board ruled on Sunday that Katsav, 71, could walk free next week after serving five of his seven-year term.
Two previous parole requests had been rejected.
Katsav resigned from the largely ceremonial post in 2007 after being charged with rape and sexual harassment.
He has repeatedly professed his inno... | Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav is to be freed on parole five years after being jailed for rape. | 38357529 |
Metal thieves stripped Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, of copper taping used to conduct lightning strikes from its roof to the ground.
The former royal residence was among 17 historic sites to be targeted.
There were 30 thefts at stately homes, castles and churches in three years.
Thieves have taken heavy stone carvin... | Thieves left one of Scotland's most famous palaces vulnerable to lightning strikes during a wave of thefts across some of the country's historic monuments. | 39129178 |
The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) laid the new charges against the tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
In November, the animal welfare agency laid five similar charges against Marineland.
The latest charges relate to elk, red deer, and fallow deer being kept at the amusement... | Ontario's Marineland adventure park is facing six new charges animal cruelty charges. | 38561901 |
Bala Chinda, 25, denies murdering 36-year-old Nkechi - also known as Jessica - McGraa at a flat in Union Terrace in Aberdeen in February.
Mr Chinda faces a separate accusation of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
It is claimed he stole two phones and disposed of them, as well as a handset he is said to have use... | A man is to stand trial charged with the rape and murder of a woman. | 36516704 |
The Most Reverend Justin Welby told the BBC's Songs Of Praise the killings had put a "chink in his armour".
He said his reaction to the attacks had been "first shock and horror and then a profound sadness", heightened because he and his wife once lived in Paris.
The gun and suicide bomb attacks on 13 November, carried ... | The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the terror attacks in Paris made him "doubt" the presence of God. | 34893039 |
Hundreds of people have been injured in three days of protests over high unemployment and perceived inability of politicians to improve the situation.
Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to quell unrest in the capital Sarajevo and the northern town of Tuzla.
Black smoke could be seen coming from the presidency buil... | Demonstrators in Bosnia-Hercegovina have set fire to government buildings, in the worst unrest since the end of the 1992-95 war. | 26086857 |
Mr Mozgovoi led the "Prizrak" (Ghost) battalion which was based in the Alchevsk area of Luhansk.
Reports said a bomb struck his car, which was then targeted by gunfire that killed Mozgovoi and six others.
Mr Mozgovoi was a critic of the Russian-backed separatist leadership and the Minsk accord signed with Kiev.
He took... | One of the top rebel commanders in eastern Ukraine, Alexei Mozgovoi, has been killed in an attack on his car, Russian and Ukrainian media report. | 32861947 |
It was originally agreed in 2008 and has been renewed on a two-year basis since then.
On Monday, it was renewed for a further three years.
The bilateral agreement signed between the Irish and US governments relates only to the 12-month J1 visa.
It does not apply to the four-month programme, which many Irish students us... | The Republic of Ireland and the United States have signed an agreement extending the 12-month J1 visa for another three years. | 38216811 |
The Brazilian president is ideologically driven, intelligent and committed to her mandate.
But, compared to the tact and political nous of her predecessor, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the current incumbent of the presidential palace in Brasilia casts a lonely figure, reluctant to immerse herself in the deal-ma... | It is, to many observers, abundantly clear that Dilma Rousseff does not enjoy frontline politics. | 36092189 |
A statement on Ratdog Live, his band's website, said "circumstances have necessitated" the move.
The 66-year-old had been due to play a one month tour in the US, plus a concert in Jamaica in January 2015.
Last year he cancelled a run of gigs with his other band, Furthur, after an onstage fall.
He had to be helped off s... | The former Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist, Bob Weir, has cancelled a series of concerts due to start on Thursday. | 28755611 |
Ruhul Amin, 26, died in the Syrian town of Raqqa following the strike.
Stephen Marvin said he spoke to Amin on the phone after he went to Syria to ask him why he joined the group.
Mr Marvin told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programe: "He said 'if I die, I'll be with Allah'."
Cardiff-born Reyaad Khan, 21, was also ki... | An Aberdeen man killed in an RAF drone strike against the so-called Islamic State group had "absolutely no fear of death", a childhood friend has said. | 34184734 |
Kalvinder Singh died 16 days after he was beaten by a group of men at the premises in Cheetham Hill in 2004.
Alfred Kurti, 31, was arrested by police in the Irish Republic on Thursday and has been remanded in custody while his extradition is sought by Greater Manchester Police (GMP).
Two men have previously been jailed... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an attack at a Manchester takeaway 11 years ago. | 32929723 |
When Apple released its iOS9 mobile operating system it included a new feature - the ability for women to log their sexual activity alongside details of their menstrual cycles.
An earlier version of its HealthKit software - which tracks everything from electrodermal activity to chromium intake - had lacked the facility... | Would you go around telling people when you've had sex? | 33291119 |
In a statement released on Saturday, the rebel group said that it had already begun the handover process.
"We hope that the weather will be on our side on this humanitarian mission," the Farc said.
Gen Alzate's abduction on 16 September prompted President Juan Manuel Santos to suspend peace talks with the rebels being ... | Farc rebels in Colombia are expected to release Gen Ruben Dario Alzate and two other hostages later on Sunday. | 30263402 |
The concession follows an out-of-court deal with the country's competition watchdog.
In addition, Google has promised to develop a tool to make it easy for users to change their device's default search engine.
Shares in Google's local Russian rival, Yandex, rose more than 7% on the news.
It brings to an end a long-runn... | Google has promised to allow rivals' search engines and apps to be pre-installed on phones running its versions of Android in Russia. | 39623343 |
The second estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for April to June put growth at 0.4%, up from the first estimate of 0.3%.
The European statistics agency Eurostat also revised growth in the first quarter, from 0.4% to 0.5%.
Also on Tuesday it was announced that German imports and exports had both reached record leve... | Economic growth in the 19 countries that make up the eurozone has been revised upwards. | 34184645 |
Bell, 34, is to leave in mid-December to play for Perth Scorchers, alongside several former Aussie opponents, including paceman Mitchell Johnson.
He has taken up the winter contract after being overlooked by England.
But Snowball insists that Bell's Test career is not yet over, admitting: "Part of you still wonders."
H... | Warwickshire chief executive Neil Snowball has predicted that Bears skipper Ian Bell will be a success in Australia's Big Bash this winter. | 37911872 |
The natural foods and organic retailer, which has outlets in the UK, is said to have overstated weights of pre-packaged meat, dairy and baked products
New York's Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) commissioner Julie Menin said it was "incredibly troubling".
Whole Foods said it rejected the DCA's "overreaching allegat... | Upmarket US grocery chain Whole Foods has been accused in New York of routinely overcharging customers. | 33264745 |
Song has not played for his national team since Cameroon's poor 2014 World Cup campaign in Brazil where he lashed out at Croatia's Mario Mandzukic off the ball during their Group A defeat in Manaus.
Song's inclusion in new coach Hugo Broos' first squad is a surprise after the 28-year-old announced his international ret... | West Ham midfielder Alex Song has been recalled by Cameroon for their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa. | 35776067 |
David Cameron was in Edinburgh addressing a gathering of party members.
He claimed Labour had wrapped itself in the Union flag during the referendum campaign - but was now prepared to work with the SNP, who he said would "rip up that flag given half a chance".
Voters in the UK will go to the polls on 7 May to choose th... | The prime minister has attacked Labour as "weak and spineless" in a speech to the Scottish Tory conference. | 31553334 |
The 43-year-old will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday.
Jack Mallon, 46, from Winchburgh, and Charlene Wilson, 36, from Kirkliston, appeared separately at the court on petition on Tuesday.
No plea or declaration was made and their cases were continued for further inquiry. Both were remanded in custody.
Mea... | A woman has become the third person to be arrested and charged with the murder of joiner Jordan MacKay in South Queensferry on Sunday morning. | 28305839 |
It turns out I have been unwittingly saying sexist things for years.
I have not been running around calling women "feminazis" and "bitches".
Unknowingly, though, I have been accidentally reinforcing gender stereotypes - by calling women "guys", describing my deputy as my "right-hand man" (she is definitely a woman) and... | We are all 'just one of the guys' - or maybe not. | 34962113 |
The North has moved two missiles to its east coast and South Korea is on alert.
Speaking in Seoul, Mr Kerry reconfirmed the US's commitment to protecting itself and its allies.
But he played down a US report that the North has a nuclear warhead, saying it was "inaccurate" to suggest it has "a working and tested" device... | US Secretary of State John Kerry has said an anticipated missile launch by North Korea would be a "provocative act" and "huge mistake". | 22120623 |
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Sir Elton appointed Taylor as Watford manager in 1977, a year after the singer took ownership of the club.
Within five years, Taylor took the Hornets from the old Fourth Division to runners-up in the top flight, going on to reach the 1984 FA Cup final.
"We will cherish Gra... | Sir Elton John described Graham Taylor as "like a brother to me" following the former England manager's death at 72. | 38600446 |
The claim: The six strongest pro-Leave constituencies and the six strongest pro-Remain constituencies all have Labour MPs.
Reality Check verdict: The best estimates available suggest that two of the six most pro-Remain constituencies have SNP MPs, while three of the six most pro-Leave constituencies have Conservative M... | Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said on Friday that any leader would be challenged by the situation in which the six most passionate pro-Leave and pro-Remain constituencies all had MPs from their party. | 38797243 |
Ethan Matthews, from Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, was told in December 2014 he needed the non-functioning organ removed.
He was put on an urgent waiting list at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales without success until his parents were given the date of 17 May on Tuesday.
Ethan's father Robert Matthews said the fami... | A 14-year-old who has waited two-and-a-half years to have a kidney removed has been given a date for his operation. | 39712081 |
Detectives were granted a 48-hour extension on Friday evening by a judge.
Mr Adams, 65, denies allegations that he was involved in the abduction and murder of the mother-of-ten.
He has been held for questioning since voluntarily presenting himself at Antrim police station on Wednesday.
Mr Adams is the former MP for Wes... | Police in Northern Ireland have been given more time to question Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams in connection with the 1972 murder of Jean McConville. | 27260040 |
Motorsport bosses want to increase unpredictability amid criticism that race weekends can become too formulaic.
The plan was approved in principle, but teams have gone away to analyse the potential impact.
The rule-making F1 commission has also approved plans to introduce improved cockpit head protection in 2017.
The m... | Drivers could battle it out in a new elimination-style qualifying format when the Formula 1 season gets under way in Australia next month. | 35650699 |
Police Commander Mohammad Dawood told the BBC via satellite phone that he was surrounded by Taliban fighters and that he needed urgent help.
Otherwise, he added, he and his men couldn't hold for long as they were running out of ammunition.
Helmand's governor says the whole province could fall to the Taliban.
"The bazaa... | Fierce fighting is continuing around the police HQ in Sangin, in the Afghan province of Helmand, as security forces try to hold off a Taliban attack. | 35147262 |
The four-minute video shows the collision of three cars, with viewers able to see it from 360 degrees.
Some road safety charities said it helped to show the dangers of drink driving, but others said it could have been more powerful.
Unlike some VR apps which put people in charge of the simulated experience, the viewer ... | A virtual reality video simulating a drink driving car crash has been released by alcohol maker Diageo. | 38050910 |
Rigondeaux, who has been training in Russia, will "not be arriving in the UK" before the fight, according to Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions.
A statement added that the 35-year-old Cuban is currently in Miami "for some unexplained reason".
"We are all extremely disappointed by the situation," it read.
Queensberry... | Briton Jazza Dickens' super-bantamweight fight against Guillermo Rigondeaux in Liverpool on Saturday has been cancelled because of visa issues. | 35769861 |
An, 28, won three gold medals for South Korea in Turin in 2006 before being given Russian citizenship in 2011.
This has been the best experience of my sporting career and I will never forget Sochi.
He won Russia's first ever short track speed skating gold medal in the 1,000m before winning the 500m and the relay.
Only ... | Russia's Victor An won his sixth career gold medal and became the most successful short track skater ever as the hosts won the 5,000m relay. | 26070356 |
The 66-year-old South African, who stepped down as Edinburgh boss in September, has previously coached Northampton Saints and Ulster.
He arrives with Bristol bottom of the top flight, six points below Worcester.
"Alan is a hugely experienced operator who understands the game," head coach Mark Tainton told the club webs... | Former Edinburgh head coach Alan Solomons has been appointed as a coaching consultant at Premiership club Bristol for the rest of the season. | 39040966 |
Victoria Gayle, 32, pleaded guilty at Kingston Crown Court to preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body.
The offence, which relates to a son born in 2004, only came to light after the death of Gayle's young daughter last year.
Investigations are under way into possible failings by the police and local authoriti... | A mother has admitted covering up the death of her child for 12 years. | 38389388 |
In an interview ahead of his Asian tour, Mr Obama said the US would oppose any attempt to undermine Japan's control over the islands.
US officials have made such comments in the past, but this is the first time Mr Obama has given such explicit support.
He arrived in Japan on Wednesday ahead of stops in three other Asia... | US President Barack Obama has assured Japan that islands at the centre of its territorial dispute with China are covered by a bilateral defence treaty. | 27116863 |
The BBC understands that 27 of the organisation's 59 posts will move to Extern.
Staff at Fasa, that offers support to people with drug and alcohol addiction, were not paid in March.
A creditors' meeting is due to take place in Belfast later this afternoon.
Fasa announced in March that it was facing "the prospect of imm... | The charity Extern is to take on some of the work carried out by Fasa (Forum for Action on Substance Abuse), which has suspended its services due to financial difficulties. | 36016678 |
Home goalkeeper Carl Ikeme's handling error gifted Maikel Kieftenbeld the opener, before David Davis curled in the Blues' second before half-time.
Nouha Dicko's first league goal since 2015 gave Wolves hope after Blues' Paul Robinson was shown a straight red card.
But the visitors survived late pressure to grab a moral... | Ten-man Birmingham City earned their first away win under Gianfranco Zola as they inflicted a fourth straight league defeat on local rivals Wolves. | 39000455 |
Shareholders will receive 0.045 cents (£0.03) per share each quarter, the first dividend since United floated on the US Stock Exchange in 2012.
The Glazer family, which owns 83% of United shares, will receive $24.5m (£15.79m) annually.
"This is rubbing salt into the wound," said Manchester United Supporters' Trust vice... | A fans' group has criticised Manchester United's decision to pay majority shareholders the Glazers £16m a year. | 34284987 |
The French finance minister had been an early favourite to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned last week to fight sex assault charges in New York.
Ms Lagarde has the support of much of Europe but emerging countries have called the tradition of a European always leading the IMF "obsolete".
All 10 of the IMF's m... | Christine Lagarde has announced her candidacy to be the next head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | 13541143 |
In a speech on Saturday, the Cambridge University scientist is expected to accuse Jeremy Hunt of "cherry-picking" evidence to support his policies.
And he will also say he is concerned about the involvement of the private sector in the NHS in England.
But the government has defended its record on the health service.
A ... | Stephen Hawking says he is worried about the future of the NHS, attacking the impact of government policies and the health secretary in person. | 40967309 |
The brief will be folded into an expanded Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy under Greg Clark.
Ed Miliband, the former energy and climate secretary under Labour, called the move "plain stupid".
It comes at a time when campaigners are urging the government to ratify the Paris climate change deal.
In ... | The government has axed the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) in a major departmental shake-up. | 36788162 |
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