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Edwin McLaren, from Quarriers Village in Renfrewshire, was found guilty of property fraud totalling about £1.6m.
The 52-year-old, who was said to be the "brains behind the scheme", was convicted of 29 charges and his wife Lorraine of two.
The trial at the High Court in Glasgow began in September 2015 and heard evidence... | A husband and wife have been found guilty of fraud after the longest trial in UK criminal history. | 39869370 |
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Mourinho, 53, regularly clashed with the Frenchman while managing Chelsea.
The Portuguese is the subject of a new biography in which he is quoted as saying he would break Wenger's face.
Asked if it is true that he made the comment, Mourinho said: "No, I met Arsene Wenger a... | Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says he has a "civilised" relationship with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. | 37449264 |
The country's currency, the rand, has lost ground, bonds and banking shares have fallen and there is a general air of impending doom.
Of the big three ratings agencies, only Standard & Poors has lowered South Africa's sovereign debt to below investment grade.
Should Moody's or Fitch follow suit, big international inves... | The immediate impact of South Africa's ratings downgrade by Standard & Poors is largely seen on the screens of financial traders. | 39489571 |
A witness said the woman was stuck beneath the double-decker when it left the road and hit a building in Ladbroke Grove, shortly before midday.
The woman was freed and taken to hospital with minor injuries.
None of the other injured people, including the bus driver, suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash, poli... | One woman was trapped and 13 other people were injured after a bus crashed into a wall in west London. | 38015356 |
Mr Fillon has denied allegations that members of his family were paid taxpayers' money for fictitious jobs.
But he has lost support within the party and in opinion polls ahead of the first round of the election next month.
Alain Juppe, seen as the most likely replacement if he withdraws, is due to make a statement at 1... | France's centre-right Republicans are to meet on Monday evening to try to resolve the crisis over presidential candidate Francois Fillon. | 39176174 |
The victim, 51, was stabbed in the stomach in a house in Vere Foster Walk in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The teenager is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates' Court on Monday.
He faces a number of charges, including possession of an offensive weapon and grievous bodily harm.
Two other men, aged 19 and 26, who ... | A 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with a stabbing in west Belfast which left a man critically ill in hospital. | 36070004 |
George Magraw, 21 and from Ellesmere Port, was taken to hospital on Wednesday after jumping from a 13ft (4m) high platform at Flip Out Chester.
The University of Leeds student is understood to have undergone a lengthy operation on his injuries.
Cheshire West and Chester Council has launched an investigation into the pa... | A student has fractured his spine at a trampoline park after leaping from a jump tower into a foam pit. | 38882314 |
Members of the party will meet next week for their final conference before the Scottish election on 5 May.
But the UK party leader will not appear, with a spokesman telling BBC Scotland they want the focus to be on Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale.
Mr Corbyn did speak at the Scottish Labour conference in October.
L... | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will not address the Scottish Labour one-day conference in Glasgow, BBC Scotland has learned. | 35790152 |
The software offers advice on how development projects, in the guise of noise levels and other disturbances, can affect birds' behaviour.
Researchers from the University of Hull, UK, developed the app that built on a study carried out on behalf of the Environment Agency.
The team hopes it will minimise the disruption f... | A smartphone app has been released that can measure the impact of construction work on waterbirds in protected areas. | 22843289 |
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan hopes the concessions will meet the demands of Tory rebels opposed to compelling high-performing schools to convert.
This was about the government listening, she said, adding ministers understood top schools should retain the choice on whether to convert.
The move comes days after threa... | Plans to force all of England's schools to become academies are being abandoned in a government climbdown. | 36227570 |
Fraser Carrington, 32, from the Fife area, was night fishing at Tangleha, north of St Cyrus, when he disappeared from rocks in the early hours of Sunday in what were described as "exceedingly rough" conditions.
Another angler raised the alarm at about 03:00.
Search teams scoured the water and shoreline, but no trace wa... | The search for a sea angler who went missing on the Aberdeenshire coast has been stood down. | 26006139 |
The Disley papers are records of the Military Service Tribunals in the Cheshire town. Here men who wanted to be exempt from military service after the introduction of conscription in 1916 pleaded their case.
When conscription was brought in, a national registration scheme identified about two million men of military ag... | In the run-up to Armistice Day, Manchester's Central Library has been displaying a series of papers from World War One which show a different side of the conflict. | 29954113 |
Iran, which has the greatest number of people travelling to America, said it would keep a retaliatory ban on US citizens announced in January in response.
The story also made the top of most news agendas and trended on social media there, though reaction this time round has not been as pronounced as when the original b... | Donald Trump's executive order renewing a travel ban on citizens of six mainly Muslim countries, and removing Iraq from the list, has been broadly criticised in some of the countries it affects, and shrugged off in others. | 39192286 |
Andrew Brown, 23, and Dean Melnyk, 20, deny murdering Kevin MacKay by punching, kicking and knifing him at Peacock Place in Ecclefechan.
It is also alleged that they tried to set fire to items of furniture in an attempt to burn Mr MacKay's body.
Co-accused Jennifer Melnyk, 60, also denied a charge of attempting to perv... | Two men have gone on trial accused of murdering a father-of-two in a Dumfriesshire village in August. | 26534661 |
Storm Abigail will mainly impact Scotland but parts of the north and west coast of Ireland are being hit with heavy rain and strong winds.
The storm is bringing colder air, so after a recent mild spell Friday is likely to be quite chilly.
Abigail will move away, but ex-hurricane Kate will hit on Saturday bringing wet,... | The first storm to be officially named by the Met Office is bringing gusts in excess of 60mph to Northern Ireland. | 34803556 |
Yousif Badri, 29, denies being involved in conduct "with the intention of committing acts of terrorism".
Mr Badri's flat in Aberdeen's Ashgrove Road was raided by police on 6 June 2013 - the day after he sat and passed his final medical exams.
The Aberdeen University student denies two charges under the Terrorism Act.
... | A final year medical student accused of terrorism charges has told a court he wants to clear his name and become a doctor. | 34396679 |
Joel Grant headed the visitors in front but Jordan Moore-Taylor turned a cross into his own net as Carlisle levelled.
Goals either side of the break had Exeter in control, Ryan Harley stroking home and David Wheeler finding the net.
But John O'Sullivan's overhit cross floated in and sub Shaun Miller nodded in as the ho... | Carlisle scored twice in two second-half minutes to salvage a draw against Exeter in a frenetic League Two play-off semi-final first leg. | 39833951 |
The poll for driving safety charity Brake found 49% of 17-24 year olds had been in work calls while on the road, compared with 17% for all age groups.
About 35% of young people said they had spoken to family, and 21% with friends - compared with 23% and 15% overall.
Brake asked about hand-held and hands-free calls. The... | Young people are more likely to use their mobile phones while driving than older motorists, a survey suggests. | 34074864 |
Valerie Amos said more people would die in Syria because charities feared prosecution if they worked in areas controlled by the jihadist group Isis.
Aid agencies say the complexity of laws banning support for designated terrorist groups had produced a "chill factor" that slows their operations.
Baroness Amos said the l... | Anti-terrorism laws around the world are preventing aid agencies reaching people in desperate need, the UN humanitarian chief has warned. | 28086726 |
Ponting will work alongside interim head coach Justin Langer and assistant Jason Gillespie for the three-match series, which begins on 17 February.
The trio will stand in for the usual coaching staff led by Darren Lehmann, as the series clashes with the Australia Test squad's tour of India.
Ponting, 42, said he looked ... | Former captain Ricky Ponting will join Australia as an assistant coach for the Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka. | 38482634 |
Elsewhere in the UK, there is a one-year deferral period for men who have had sex with men (MSM) to donate.
Northern Ireland has an outright ban.
But a judge ruled that former health minister Edwin Poots did not have the power to retain that ban. His ruling will be appealed in court later.
In the Northern Ireland Appe... | Thirty men have been stopped from donating blood at clinics in Northern Ireland because they have had sexual contact with another man, a BBC investigation has found. | 34500633 |
The current talks process is due to resume after Easter.
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams said at the weekend that if political talks do not produce a deal to restore Stormont then there must be another election.
Stormont's parties have yet to reach agreement on forming an executive six weeks after the assembly election... | DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said he believes Northern Ireland is "heading towards direct rule". | 39619512 |
His designs are regarded as "exacting" - but also an "acquired taste".
The buildings are scattered across Scotland - ranging from a football stadium in Galashiels, to an organ transplant unit in Edinburgh, to a boiler house at a former district asylum near Melrose.
The modernist structures, characterised by concrete co... | Peter Womersley has been described as an architect whose work you either love or loathe. | 37429349 |
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi ratified the deal with his counterpart Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka.
Thousands of Bangladeshis inhabit more than 50 enclaves in India, while Indians live in around 100 areas within Bangladesh.
The countries will now swap territories and residents can choose where to live.
"We have resolve... | Bangladesh and India have signed a historic agreement to simplify their border by exchanging more than 150 enclaves of land. | 33033342 |
Botha signed a two-year deal in January and was due to move to Belfast at the end of the Bulls' Super Rugby campaign.
However, the 25-year-old flanker has suffered a series of injury setbacks and Ulster were informed there was an increased risk in the deal.
Botha sustained a knee injury playing in New Zealand in April.... | South Africa international Arno Botha's move to Ulster has fallen through following a medical assessment, the Pro12 club has announced. | 39961072 |
The route between Belfast International Airport and Newark is the only direct link between Northern Ireland and the United States.
The service did not operate between 6 January and 11 March this year but will fly three times a week during that period in 2016.
Belfast International Airport said the decision was "wonderf... | United Airlines is to restore its year-round service from Belfast to New York. | 33757977 |
The FRC is an independent disciplinary body for UK accountants and actuaries.
The FRC's investigation will include business services giant PwC's auditing and preparation of Tesco's accounts. PwC remains as Tesco's auditor.
In September, Tesco said it had mis-stated its half-year profit guidance by £250m - a figure that... | The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced an inquiry into Tesco's accounts for 2012, 2013 and 2014. | 30575040 |
In a gloomy assessment of the state of the world, Mark Carney said that collapsing oil prices and an "unforgiving" global environment meant that tighter monetary policy was not yet necessary.
Mr Carney's assessment comes six months after he suggested that a rise in interest rates would come into "sharper relief" at the... | The governor of the Bank of England has ruled out an immediate rise in interest rates because of the turmoil in the global economy and weaker UK growth. | 35351217 |
Konta was beaten by German Julia Goerges in the first round of the French Open but has risen to a best-ever ranking of 18.
The 25-year-old will play either fellow Briton Freya Christie or China's Zheng Saisai in the next round.
"I am very happy to come through. She started off very well so I had to dig deep," Konta tol... | British number one Johanna Konta beat American Victoria Duval 6-3 6-0 in the first round of the Nottingham Open. | 36461659 |
But there is no place for Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths, who scored his 40th goal of the season on Wednesday.
Hearts right-back Callum Paterson has also been brought in while Hibernian midfielder John McGinn keeps his place, but Aberdeen's Kenny McLean drops out.
Scotland face Italy in Malta on 29 May before playing F... | Rangers duo Barrie McKay and Lee Wallace have been named in Gordon Strachan's Scotland squad for impending friendlies against Italy and France. | 36269191 |
Investors were also digesting a wave of results from major US banks.
The Dow Jones index lost 138.61 points, or 0.67%, to 20,453.25 while the S&P 500 shed 15.98 points, or 0.68%, to 2,328.95.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 31.01 points or 0.53% to 5,805.15.
The Afghan attack followed days of mounting concerns about US rela... | (Close:) Wall Street fell for a third straight day after the US launched a major bombing raid on an ISIS complex in Afghanistan. | 39591460 |
The sale was finalised at a meeting in Washington between US defence chief Jim Mattis and his Qatari counterpart.
It comes days after US President Donald Trump accused Qatar - a major US ally - of funding terrorism "at a very high level" - a charge Qatar denies.
Other Gulf countries recently cut ties with Doha, accusin... | Qatar has signed a $12bn deal to buy F-15 fighters jets from the US. | 40287570 |
Richard Clay, 50, and business partner Kathryn Clark, 52, operated a firm called Arck LLP, convincing investors to part with, in some cases, their pension funds and life savings.
The pair previously admitted six counts of fraud and two of forgery.
The "elaborate scam" was uncovered in 2012, according to the Serious Fra... | A fraudster has been jailed for over 10 years for defrauding hundreds of people out of nearly £50m. | 34485526 |
The benchmark index finished the day down 2.43% at 17,427.08 points.
Analysts said investors were concerned about China's economy following latest trade numbers released on Tuesday.
Investors also reacted to Japan's revised growth numbers released earlier which analysts said had not eased concerns about the state of th... | Japan's Nikkei index saw all the gains made this year wiped out after it fell below 17,450.77 points on Tuesday. | 34182387 |
More than 215,000 fans from 194 countries took part in the survey, which ran for two weeks following the Monaco Grand Prix.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was the most popular driver, while 60% wanted refuelling to return.
GPDA chairman Alex Wurz said the most striking result was a lack of new fans.
"We know that refuelling ... | Nearly 90% of Formula 1 fans want the sport to be more competitive, according to a survey conducted by the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA). | 33351824 |
International aid has started arriving but there is still a shortage of medical equipment, food and body bags.
The 7.8 magnitude quake hit Nepal on Saturday destroying buildings in Kathmandu and severely affecting rural areas across the region.
A government official said on Tuesday the death toll has now risen to 4,310... | Eight million people have been affected by the massive earthquake in Nepal, and 1.4 million are in need of food aid, the United Nations says. | 32492232 |
The 23-year-old Uruguayan has made one appearance for the Premier League club, against Dagenham & Redbridge in the FA Cup, since joining them last August.
Rodriguez scored 19 goals in 71 games for River Plate Montevideo prior to his move to Goodison Park.
"Leandro is held in high regard at Everton and is a big prospect... | Championship side Brentford have signed Everton striker Leandro Rodriguez on a one-month loan deal. | 35832786 |
The region near the Burmese border is home to many militant groups and has seen decades of separatist violence. But rights groups accuse the security forces of using the immunity given by The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) to indulge in "fake encounters" or illegal extrajudicial killings.
Photographer Karen Di... | Campaigners in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur have been demanding that authorities withdraw a controversial anti-insurgent law which gives the security forces the powers of search and seizure. | 29042486 |
Anil Agarwal, who controls Vedanta, said on Wednesday he would make the investment through his family trust Volcan Holdings.
The statement from Volcan said neither the trust nor Vedanta intended to seek control of Anglo.
Buying a stake of about 12% in Anglo would diversify Mr Agarwal's holdings.
Vedanta focuses on comm... | Shares in Anglo American have soared after an Indian billionaire said he would spend up to £2bn taking a stake in the miner. | 39288889 |
They are not in charge of the city, the military forces of the UAE are. But in the last few days disturbing reports have emerged of the summary executions of prisoners by the jihadists, along with their black flags hoisted onto public buildings.
The war in Yemen, now in its sixth month, has effectively offered the jiha... | Unseen by most of the world, the once tranquil port of Aden is being steadily infiltrated by jihadists from both al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsular (AQAP) and the so-called Islamic State (IS). | 34115952 |
The DJ was midway through his act when Scott Woodward produced the lit flare causing people to run away.
The 22-year-old, of Ashgrove, Dumfries, admitted having the flare at the festival in Balado on 10 July.
A sheriff told him he had "reached the custodial threshold" with the offence.
Perth Sheriff Court was told that... | A festival-goer has been told he could be jailed for endangering fans by waving a flare during a set by Deadmau5 at this year's T in the Park. | 14595229 |
Both Smith and Berki scored 16.066 but the Hungarian was awarded the Olympic gold for a higher execution score.
GB team-mate Max Whitlock scored a superb 15.600 on his Olympic debut, handing the 19-year-old bronze.
Smith, 23, adds silver to the bronze medal he won at Beijing 2008.
That medal, achieved at the age of 19,... | Louis Smith won a dramatic gymnastics silver medal on the pommel horse, missing out on gold by the narrowest margin after his overall score tied with Krisztian Berki. | 18907323 |
The number of inquiries questioning GCSE and A-level grades rose even more sharply, up by 48% to 450,500, according to exam watchdog Ofqual.
"Every such change has a big impact on the individuals affected," said education minister Nick Gibb.
"There is a growing lack of confidence in the exam system," said head teachers... | More than 45,000 exam grades from this summer have been changed after schools challenged the results, up by 15%. | 29704020 |
The tycoon's refusal to rule out a third-party run drew boos from the audience on Thursday night.
And he stood by offensive comments he has made in the past about women.
The 10 candidates in Cleveland, selected by Fox News on the basis of recent national polls, provided a frank and bruising exchange of views.
Facing so... | Donald Trump continued to dominate the Republican race for US president by causing further controversies in the first debate. | 33814280 |
Nicholson has remained hopeful of agreeing a new deal with the 31-year-old, who scored three goals in 18 league games last season.
"Funds are very low at the moment," Nicholson told BBC Sport.
"Shaun, as is his right, needs a certain amount to be able to carry on playing for us."
Nicholson says a lot of work is being d... | Torquay United manger Kevin Nicholson says the club may lose out on the chance to re-sign striker Shaun Harrad due to a lack of finances. | 36671819 |
"It played a big part in taking the role," she says after a performance of The Armour at the Langham Hotel in the West End of London.
In Ben Ellis's play, Spearritt plays a global pop star with "more Twitter followers than the population of Venezuela" on a comeback tour after a period of self-destruction.
Relaxing in o... | In a case of art imitating life, Hannah Spearritt is playing a pop star making a comeback in a new play - as she prepares for S Club 7's reunion tour. | 31839681 |
The supermarket said it was beginning a consultation about a "simplified management structure" at its West Yorkshire base, which currently employs 2,300 people.
Morrisons said it had also begun recruiting 5,000 shop floor staff for its stores across the country.
Chief Executive David Potts said the business had made "t... | A total of 720 jobs are set to be lost at Morrisons' head office in Bradford. | 32334991 |
The Fresher's Don't was published in 1893 for Cambridge University students.
It is on display at an exhibition at St John's College, which was then an all-male establishment.
The guide includes advice on the opposite sex, including "not to get too familiar" with the landlady's daughter - and a reminder not to "speak to... | Undergraduates were encouraged to smoke but told not to use tea cosies in a Victorian guide to student life. | 37309362 |
Rosco, an eight-month-old Border Terrier, was taken from outside "devastated" 82-year-old owner Leonard Ormond's Napier Drive home on Monday.
Police have issued an appeal to trace two men in a grey Ford Transit van.
A Help Find Rosco Facebook page has now been set up in a bid to trace the stolen dog.
Mr Ormond's son Go... | An appeal to trace a dog stolen from a Dundee pensioner's garden has been shared more than 420,000 times on social media. | 37097900 |
Butcher finished calmly from inside the box at the end of a first half delayed by an injury to Spireites defender Liam O'Neil at the Pirelli Stadium.
The home side had the best of the chances, with forward Stuart Beavon denied by goalkeeper Tommy Lee.
Defeat leaves Chesterfield just a point above Fleetwood and the bott... | Calum Butcher scored the only goal of the game as League One leaders Burton Albion move seven points clear at the top with victory over Chesterfield. | 35499304 |
The items, which also included watches and cameras, were owned by photographer and retailer Robert White, who died of cancer last year, aged 62.
He was treated in Dorset and proceeds from the auction will help fund new facilities in the county, and support a number of staff training bursaries.
A 1930 Bentley four-and-a... | A collection of vintage and classic motorcycles and cars has raised more than £3.5m to help cancer patients. | 37405891 |
Sampson used all 20 outfield players in England's three group games and switched formations for each match.
After losing to France, England beat Mexico and Colombia to set up a clash against Norway on Monday.
"Mark's trusting us to play different formations depending on the opposition and it's working well," Houghton s... | England captain Steph Houghton has praised the tactics of manager Mark Sampson after the Lionesses reached the last 16 of the Women's World Cup. | 33193525 |
The scare followed Monday's bomb attack at Manchester Arena in which 22 people died and 116 were injured.
Several roads were closed during the incident. Cordons have now been lifted.
Meanwhile the threat level "will remain at critical and the public should remain vigilant", Prime Minister Theresa May has said.
She was ... | A possible suspicious package has been declared safe after army bomb disposal experts were called to a street in Hulme, near Manchester city centre. | 40043864 |
David Tennant will host a BBC Two celebration on Saturday night live from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Performers will include Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Helen Mirren and Benedict Cumberbatch.
The event will be attended by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall.
Other names on ... | A stellar line-up of actors and performers will be marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death at events across the UK this weekend. | 36111591 |
The historic event occurred after he defeated English forces at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297.
A ceremony took place in front of gathered nobles and clergy in the Kirk o' the Forest in Selkirk.
A geophysics survey in the ruins of the town's 18th Century Auld Kirk has revealed remains of a medieval chapel.
The i... | Archaeologists believe they have uncovered the remains of the medieval Borders kirk where William Wallace was appointed Guardian of Scotland. | 36158808 |
Forensic experts are investigating the deaths, thought to have occurred last month.
The graves are located just off the 11th June highway, in the Souk al-Jumua area to the east of the capital.
Separately, the charred remains of two bodies were uncovered on airport road in Tripoli.
The corpses were found near the oil ta... | The corpses of up to 20 people have been found in two roadside graves on the outskirts of Tripoli. | 14874060 |
Domingo's owners Paola Albertazzi and Richard Haggerty of Eryrys, near Mold, regularly carry out local litter picks and bring their pet llama along to help out.
He has a bespoke harness to carry rubbish more easily.
Now Domingo is now the official mascot for Keep Wales Tidy's Spring Clean Cymru campaign.
The pair got D... | An anti-rubbish campaign has been launched, fronted by a litter-picking llama. | 39067846 |
Owen Farrell slotted a late penalty to level the scores at 15-15 and share the three-Test series with New Zealand.
Lions captain Sam Warburton said Saturday's draw was "a bit of an anticlimax for the players".
But head coach Warren Gatland said: "It is a great achievement coming here and drawing the series."
Having bee... | The British and Irish Lions left Eden Park with a mixture of frustration and pride after becoming only the second Lions side to draw a Test series. | 40543506 |
It has been estimated the project could be worth nearly £750,000-a-year to the local economy.
Dumfries and Galloway Council also endorsed a bid for Heritage Lottery Fund support.
The overall cost of transforming Kirkcudbright Town Hall into an art gallery would be just over £3.1m.
The local authority has been asked to ... | Councillors have approved the business case for plans for a gallery of "national significance" in Kirkcudbright. | 33140173 |
There are special effects and stunt doubles all right. But the ageing hero fishes a gun quicker than you can say Kabali; smashes furniture and sends villains flying across the air with lethal kicks, gives chase and hunts down the baddies with characteristic flair.
The thalaivar (the boss, as his fans call him) shows no... | At 65, Tamil cinema superstar and a grandfather in real life, Rajinikanth, packs a mean punch in his new film Kabali, an action-packed gangster drama, which opened on Friday. | 36852789 |
Yn y flwyddyn ariannol bresennol mae S4C wedi derbyn £6.7m. Roedd y gyllideb wedi'i gosod ar gyfer y flwyddyn i ddod ar £6.1m, ond fe gafodd hynny ei benderfynu pan oedd disgwyl y byddai adolygiad i ddyfodol a chyllid S4C wedi'i gwblhau.
Mae Aelodau Seneddol wedi mynegi pryder y bydd cyfraniad llywodraeth Prydain yn di... | Mae Llywodraeth San Steffan wedi gwrthod rhoi unrhyw sicrwydd na fydd cyllideb S4C yn cael ei thorri eleni, sef y flwyddyn ariannol 2017-18. | 38664339 |
Barca were banned from signing players in 2015 after being found guilty of breaching Fifa's rules on the transfer of players aged under 18.
They have signed 25-year-old Vidal on a five-year deal now but he will not be able to play until January 2016.
Vidal is set to replace Dani Alves at right-back, with Alves out of c... | Champions League winners Barcelona have signed Sevilla defender Aleix Vidal for an initial fee of £13m, rising to £16m, despite their transfer ban. | 33044583 |
William Miller, from Balfron, Stirling, had last been seen in Jamestown, Alexandria at about 00:20 on 7 January.
His body was recovered from the River Leven, near the Vale of Leven Industrial Estate in Dumbarton last Thursday.
Police Scotland said there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the ... | A 62-year-old man who has been missing since January has been found dead in a river. | 35877783 |
The IOC's ruling executive board met after fresh claims by
the Sunday Times
involving more than 50 countries.
Tickets for top events were said to be priced at up to 10 times face value.
A UK member of the board, Sir Craig Reedie, said the IOC would consider improvements to ticket sales systems.
"We will se... | The International Olympic Committee has begun an investigation into claims Olympics representatives were willing to sell thousands of tickets for the London Games on the black market. | 18475110 |
Jane Bell got into difficulty at the Dalmeny Hotel in St Annes, Lancashire, in August 2014.
No trained lifeguard was on duty when the Scottish girl drowned while on holiday, her inquest was told.
The hotel's owners pleaded guilty at Preston Crown Court to a health and safety offence and were ordered to pay costs of £19... | The owners of hotel where a three-year-old girl drowned in a swimming pool have been fined £100,000. | 37258367 |
Four goals in 19 second-half minutes saw the U's take total command to record their third League Two win in a row.
For the hapless hosts this was their second heavy defeat in a week, after they lost 4-0 at Port Vale in the FA Cup to pile the pressure on boss Craig Hignett.
Home defender Toto Nsiala bundled over Luke Be... | Cambridge romped to a simple win at Hartlepool, the result every bit as comprehensive as it seems. | 38192893 |
A man wearing Afghan army uniform was said to have opened fire on them in Paktika province, close to the border with Pakistan,
Isaf forces have taken a series of measures to try to halt such attacks.
An Italian soldier died in a separate attack in Farah province in the west of the country, Italian officials said.
There... | Two US soldiers and an American civilian have been killed in a possible insider attack in eastern Afghanistan, the Nato-led force says. | 22825640 |
He has joined the League One club until January 2017 and is the 12th new signing for the Cod Army this summer.
The 21-year-old joined City's academy at the age of five and has represented England at under-17 level, but is yet to play a professional game.
Glendon joins a day after Burnley striker Chris Long agreed a sea... | Fleetwood Town have signed midfielder George Glendon on loan from Premier League side Manchester City. | 37070211 |
BBC News takes a closer look at the new leader of the Latin American country.
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's father, Maxime Hans Kuczynski, was born in Poznan, in Poland. He later became a doctor in Berlin.
He left Berlin after Adolf Hitler came to power and arrived in Peru with his Swiss wife in 1936.
Pedro Pablo was born in... | Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has narrowly won the presidential elections in Peru. | 36459958 |
The money is to be used for health, education, cross-border trade and hydroelectricity projects, it said.
The announcement comes as World Bank head Jim Yong Kim and UN chief Ban Ki-moon start a tour of the region.
One person was killed when a mortar landed in Goma, a UN spokesman said.
Government and M23 rebel forces h... | The World Bank has unveiled a $1bn (£660m) aid package to help the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbours, as fighting continues near the eastern city of Goma. | 22626481 |
The Ipsos MORI survey of nearly 1,800 people for the Health Foundation think tank found 85% thought the NHS should be protected from cuts - significantly more than other public services.
When presented with a range of options setting out how that could be achieved, 59% said they supported tax rises.
There was also some... | A majority of people in Britain support tax rises as a way of funding the NHS, a poll suggests. | 32151444 |
He is said to have been affected by injuries he saw at the Walter Reed Medical Army Center, where he worked until recently as a psychiatrist treating troops returning from combat.
But he also received poor ratings from supervisors and medical school faculty, with documents suggesting military officials overlooked signs... | Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who has been charged with the murders of 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas, has been described as a devout Muslim whose commitment to the army may have been broken by his opposition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - and by plans to deploy him to a war zone. | 11525580 |
Murray Geddes, 37, from Aberlour in Moray, admitted causing the death of passenger Graeme McKenzie, also 37, by driving dangerously on the A941 Craigellachie to Rothes road in May.
Mr McKenzie, an offshore worker from Rothes, was thrown from the vehicle.
Sentence at the High Court in Edinburgh was deferred.
The court h... | A drink-driver who got behind the wheel because he was "fed up waiting for a taxi" crashed and killed his friend, a court has heard. | 30212514 |
The service, provided by the Terrence Higgins Trust for the past 16 years, faces not having its £150,000 contract renewed on 31 March.
The county council said it needed to deliver a possible £340m cuts package by 2018.
One campaigner said stopping the service would be "absurd".
Ruari, who has been HIV positive for 15 y... | An HIV support service in Oxfordshire could be closed as the county council and the local clinical commissioning group consider withdrawing funding. | 34976735 |
Work to bring down the building on Kingsway started in October 2015 and was due to take six months.
But the outer structure of the building is still standing as there was more asbestos than first thought.
The council bought the site as part of plans to transform Kingsway into a business district.
All internal works at ... | The former Oceana nightclub in Swansea city centre will soon disappear from view, as final demolition work gets under way. | 38501163 |
First things first.
As long ago as last October, the Bank's chief economist, Andy Haldane, acknowledged that immigration depresses pay.
He noted that one respected study, by Dustmann, Frattini and Preston, found that each 1% increase in the share of migrants in the working age population leads to a 0.6% decline in the ... | There seems to be a bit of confusion about what the Bank of England and its governor said about the economic impact of migration. | 32739852 |
Sunday's event saw 25,000 riders tackle either a 100-mile or 46-mile course beginning at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and ending at The Mall.
They were then followed by 150 of the world's top pro cyclists who raced the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic.
Thousands of spectators lined the streets to cheer on the r... | Thousands of amateur and professional cyclists have hit the roads of London and Surrey for the third day of the Prudential RideLondon festival. | 40768777 |
England picked up where they left off from Monday's 276-run win in the first game by dismissing Ireland for just 106, with Beth Langston take 3-14.
They made light work of their 240-run nominal target, with Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont putting on 120 for the first wicket before Fran Wilson's 50.
Sarah Taylor and Natali... | England won their three-match one-day series with Ireland courtesy of a dominant seven-wicket win in Abu Dhabi. | 39727134 |
A typically energetic start to the game brought an excellent early breakthrough from Callum McGregor on three minutes.
But Ajax drew level as carelessness led to Arkadiusz Milik converting acrobatically from close range.
As Celtic pressed hard in the closing stages, Leigh Griffiths and Charlie Mulgrew spurned chances a... | Celtic exited the Europa League at the group stage as Ajax grabbed a late victory on Thursday night. | 34896671 |
Swinton surprised visitors on Saturday with an unannounced appearance in the art installation titled The Maybe.
She will take part in the one-person piece about six more times on different dates in different locations around the gallery before the end of the year.
The actress first took part in the artwork in London in... | Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton has revealed her latest role - sleeping in a glass box for eight hours at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. | 21917085 |
The goal is to develop such "skin" to monitor oxygen levels in organs during surgery, say researchers in Japan.
Tests on volunteers found the "skin" provided stable measurements of oxygen concentration in blood.
The device contains micro-electronic components that light up in red, blue and green on the surface of the b... | Scientists say they have developed ultra-thin electronic "skin" that can measure oxygen levels when stuck to the body. | 36055501 |
Remzi Akguc is accused of killing Hidir Aksakal, 53, who was found dead in Epping Forest, north-east London.
Mr Akguc, aged 40 and of Margery Street, Finsbury, is due before Redbridge magistrates on Saturday.
Turkish national Mr Aksakal lived in Margate, Kent, but had close links to the Green Lanes area of Haringey, no... | A man has been charged with murder after a decomposing body was discovered at a woodland beauty spot. | 34365809 |
This is the full statement to the inquests from his daughter, Lynsey Hankin:
I am the daughter of Eric Hankin, who was killed in the disaster at Hillsborough football stadium on 15 April ,1989. My father was a victim of the crush which occurred in pen 3 on the Leppings Lane terrace. He was 33.
I make this statement at... | A father-of-two and staff nurse at Moss Side hospital in Maghull, Eric Hankin travelled with a number of friends, who all survived. | 26942692 |
Microbeads are tiny pieces of plastic found in things like toothpaste and body washes.
The environment secretary Michael Gove said that the tiny beads have 'a devastating effect on marine life".
The government have said that companies have to stop uses the beads in products they make by January 1st 2018, and by June it... | The government are going to ban microbeads from cosmetics. | 40686414 |
The defendants attacked seven victims, aged 13 to 15, in cars, woods or at the defendants' homes in Banbury.
Oxford Crown Court heard they lured victims to parties organised on social media and were found guilty in March.
At the same court, each of the men were handed sentences of between three and nine years.
Ahmed Ha... | A gang of five men and a teenager who subjected underage girls to sexual abuse in Oxfordshire after grooming them have been jailed. | 32332946 |
Wales have conceded two set-piece goals in four days as Ukraine's winner in Kiev on Monday came from a free-kick.
The loss followed a draw with Northern Ireland when they scored from a corner.
"One loss of concentration from a set-piece has cost us. To concede from a set-piece is disappointing," said Tottenham Hotspur ... | Defenders Ben Davies and Neil Taylor admit Wales need to address their set-piece vulnerability ahead of this summer's Euro 2016 finals. | 35913828 |
The incidents took place in separate incidents in 2009 and 2012 in Wollongong, New South Wales when the girls were each about seven years old.
A man, Shabbir Mohammedbhai Vaziri, was found guilty of covering up the acts.
FGM is when a girl's genitals are partly or wholly removed for non-medical reasons.
It usually carr... | An Australian court has found two women guilty of carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM) on two young girls, in the country's first such conviction. | 34795203 |
Trautman died in Spain on Friday at the age of 89. He was famous for playing on in the 1956 FA Cup final despite breaking his neck.
A Tanzania FA statement said he would be remembered for his work that set the foundation for the development of the sport in the country.
Trautmann arrived in the East African nation in 19... | Former Manchester City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann, who died on Friday, is not just being mourned in England and Germany but also in Tanzania. | 23389122 |
The firms colluded to set minimum commission rates for residential property sales at 1.5%, denying vendors the chance of a better deal.
Abbott and Frost, Gary Berryman Estate Agents, Greenslade Taylor Hunt and West Coast Property Services (UK) Ltd all admitted breaking competition law.
They were fined following a Compe... | A price-fixing cartel of estate agents in Somerset has been fined more than £370,000. | 39142793 |
Strikes hit a building used as a prison in the al-Zaydiya security headquarters in the western port of Hudaydah, security and medical officials say.
The city is under the control of Houthi rebels, who have been battling the government since 2014.
Rebels and inmates were among more than 33 dead, officials said. Houthi m... | Dozens of people have been killed at a Yemeni prison complex in air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition, reports say. | 37813569 |
Mr Barrow took the oath of office at the Gambian embassy in Senegal's capital, Dakar, and his legitimacy has been recognised internationally.
The West African regional bloc Ecowas has now given Yahya Jammeh until noon on Friday to leave office.
Ecowas has threatened to remove Mr Jammeh by force.
The 15-member UN Securi... | Senegalese troops have entered The Gambia in support of Adama Barrow, who was sworn in as president on Thursday after winning last month's election. | 38682184 |
Faith Spear was chairman of Hollesley Bay prison's Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) when she wrote an article for the 2016 Prisons Handbook.
Writing under the name Daisy Mallet, she raised concerns about the way monitoring boards operated.
Identified as the author during an IMB meeting last April, Mrs Spear, of Ipswi... | The chairman of a watchdog has been sacked after voicing concerns over prison reform under a pseudonym. | 38574395 |
Edinburgh Printmakers is revamping Castle Mill Works in Fountainbridge.
There will be galleries, a learning studio, a state-of-the-art printmaking workshop, creative studios and a cafe.
Scottish architects, Page/Park have been appointed to work on the Grade C listed building.
Sarah Price, Edinburgh Printmakers chief ex... | The home of the former North British Rubber factory in Edinburgh is set to be transformed into a £12.3m creative hub hosting a new centre of excellence for printmaking. | 40332773 |
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Farah, who claimed his sixth successive global title when he won 10,000m gold at the weekend, recovered to finish second in 13 minutes 19.44 seconds.
The defending champion, 32, was touched on the back by Canada's Mohammed Ahmed but just managed to stay on his feet.
Fellow... | Britain's Mo Farah was almost pushed over on the final bend of his 5,000m heat but qualified for Saturday's World Championships final in Beijing. | 34059583 |
This signalled the end of the Diamond Jubilee pageant in London, but other events did not survive in the wet weather - namely the cannons primed to explode confetti and a helicopter flypast, which was cancelled because of visibility.
The fine, yet unrelenting, rain did not show mercy either to the soaked singers who ga... | Fireworks scratched colours into the slate grey sky after being unleashed from the top of Tower Bridge as the historic royal flotilla finished gliding along the Thames. | 18315080 |
But the ex-Fifa executive-turned-whistleblower was also known for leading an eccentric, and often lavish, lifestyle, with reports he had a separate Manhattan flat for his cats and a parrot frequently seen on his shoulder.
He died at the age of 72 in July 2017.
For a man whose career has come to epitomise sleaze in foot... | Chuck Blazer was the central figure behind the Fifa corruption scandal, which led to the eventual downfall of the organisation's president, Sepp Blatter. | 32913599 |
Reham Saeed was sentenced to a year in jail for the interview, in which she suggested a sexual harassment victim deserved her fate.
Her guest had uploaded footage to Facebook of an assault by her harasser after police failed to prosecute him.
But Saeed aired private pictures of her guest in what she called "revealing c... | A TV presenter in Egypt has been jailed for 'violating the privacy' of an assault victim interviewed on her show. | 35692926 |
Tim Swiel's late penalty was the difference for Quins after the lead changed hands several times.
Quins' Tim Visser and Bath's Kane Palma-Newport scored first-half tries as the hosts led 11-10 at the break.
Karl Dickson extended Quins' lead before Nathan Catt bundled over to put Bath back in front, but Swiel's third pe... | Harlequins condemned Bath to just their second Premiership loss of the season with a hard-fought home victory. | 38067644 |
Hancox's cross gave Anthony Dudley a simple finish to put the visitors in front, and by the end of the first period the defender had ended the match as a contest.
David Stephens smashed home to put the hosts back on level terms, but Hancox made it 2-1 when he knocked in a rebound.
Hancox netted his second from Rhys Bro... | Mitch Hancox scored a first-half hat-trick as he inspired Macclesfield to National League victory at Boreham Wood. | 39390392 |
The Colombian Agency for Reintegration (ACR) director said the body could look after double the number of demobilised rebels it currently mentored.
Director Alejandro Eder told the BBC it had an "emergency reaction plan".
According to Mr Eder, the ACR is ready to receive up to 40,000 ex-combatants.
The government estim... | Colombia has said it is ready to reintegrate thousands of demobilised rebels into society, as peace talks between Farc rebels and government negotiators enter their 15th round. | 24331741 |
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