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Drugs with an estimated street value of £1m and nearly £100,000 in cash were seized and the operation led to 30 people being convicted.
The drugs haul included 11,000 ecstasy tablets, 14kg of cocaine, 330g of heroin, 2kg of amphetamine and 11kg of BZP (Benzylpiperazine).
Devon and Cornwall Police said the investigati... | It took 18-months for police to unravel a massive drug-dealing network which one officer described as "a complicated creature with lots of tentacles". | 16177335 |
Jason Barnard was speeding in his BMW 5 Series on the A46 in Lincolnshire when officers spotted him and checked his speed using a hand held device.
The 43-year-old, of Tudor Walk in Watford, admitted dangerous driving and was banned from driving for 15 months.
He was also fined £500 and ordered to pay costs adding up ... | A man has been banned from driving after being caught travelling at 157mph on a dual carriageway. | 33994785 |
The decision by the military-backed, civilian-led government - the latest in a series of reforms since last year - reduces the list by about a third.
No other details of who had been taken off the list were provided.
The move came a day after the president announced a major cabinet reshuffle.
The reshuffle is the large... | Burma has announced the removal of 2,082 names from its blacklist, which bars people deemed a threat to national security from entering or leaving the country. | 19399612 |
Malahide will host Sri Lanka on 16 and 18 June, and Pakistan on 18 and 20 August.
Ireland have lost both their completed ODIs against Sri Lanka, while their only win in six attempts against Pakistan came in the 2007 World Cup.
Ireland also face South Africa on 25 September and Australia on 27 September, with both games... | Ireland will play one-day series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Dublin in 2016. | 35063370 |
They will have to declare publicly how much tax they pay in each EU country as well as any activities carried out in specific tax havens.
The rules on "country-by-country reporting" would affect multinational firms with more than €750m in sales.
The plans come amid heightened scrutiny of the use of tax havens followi... | The European Union has unveiled plans to force large companies to disclose more about their tax affairs. | 36025133 |
The visitors went in front early on when defender Hayden White stabbed Zeli Ismail's angled drive into his own net.
Chris Forrester levelled after a neat one-two in the box and two goals soon after half-time put Posh on top.
Marcus Maddison slotted home for his sixth of the season and Bury defender Antony Kay put throu... | Peterborough United ended a run of six league games without a win as they came from behind to beat third-placed Bury. | 37526811 |
The first minister said Scotland was now "leading the UK" with its progressive policies.
But she admitted that the SNP had not got everything right over the past decade.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said the anniversary marked a "missed opportunity".
And she said the Scottish government could have achieve... | Nicola Sturgeon has hailed the SNP's "decade of delivery" as she marked the 10th anniversary of her party coming to power. | 39938402 |
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The 34-year-old, capped 116 times for his country, was out of contract after four years at the French champions.
He will link up again with his former Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford.
"Time to let the world know. My next destination is Manchester United," he... | Former Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has confirmed he will sign for Manchester United after leaving Paris St-Germain. | 36528778 |
Most Palestinian commentators welcome the deal, though some urge caution in the light of the failure of previous attempts at reconciliation.
Writing in the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority's newspaper, Al-Hayat al-Jadidah, Yahya Khalaf says that the deal invalidates an argument regularly used by Israel, which can "no lo... | Palestinian and Israeli media have very different perspectives on the announcement that the rival Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, have agreed to form a unity government. | 27143129 |
The 22-year-old son of former Newport director of rugby Lyn Jones started his career with the Dragons, playing in 25 games for the Pro12 club.
His last appearance came as a substitute in a 27-11 defeat by Treviso on 23 September.
"We are pleased to be able to bring in someone with Luc's ability," Quins director of rugb... | Harlequins have signed former Newport Gwent Dragons scrum-half Luc Jones on a three-month deal. | 37610639 |
About 70,000 adults in the city are classed as obese according to the council, with the local NHS spending £50m a year on weight-related illness.
"Motivational" texts include: "Use the stairs more", "Eat fruit and veg" and "Keep a check on snacks and drinks".
The 10-week project will cost £10,000 and will be available ... | Obese people in Stoke-on-Trent will be sent text messages to encourage them to lose weight, the city council has said. | 26021215 |
Eight large panes of glass were dislodged in a storm last weekend, with some falling on to the inner concourse of the Grade II-listed station.
The Tithebarn Street and the city centre-facing sides have been cordoned off by Lancashire County Council and will remain closed into the New Year.
Stands on the opposite side h... | More stands at Preston bus station have been closed following gale-force winds. | 35015050 |
The officers were convicted of killing 13 inmates in the city's Carandiru jail during an operation to end a revolt.
In all, 111 prisoners died, and prosecutors argued that most of them were shot dead at close range.
The officers' lawyers said they would appeal. Three other policemen were acquitted during the trial.
The... | A court in Brazil has sentenced 23 police officers each to 156 years in jail for involvement in a notorious 1992 prison massacre in Sao Paulo. | 22240536 |
The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH) may have perverted the course of justice, coroner Maria Voisin heard.
It emerged lawyers for the trust had removed crucial evidence from a witness statement.
Benjamin King, son of British actor Jamie King, died on 10 May at the RUH.
The hospital has offered its... | A coroner has unexpectedly adjourned an inquest into the death of a baby and is considering whether to call for a criminal investigation. | 38004295 |
West Midlands Trains Ltd will take over routes currently operated by London Midland from December.
The company is a joint venture between Dutch firm Abellio and Japanese partners.
The deal will see almost £1bn of investment and new, longer trains, the DfT said.
West Midlands trains: Your takeover questions answered
The... | A new rail operator has been awarded a contract to run the West Midlands rail franchise, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. | 40885118 |
The local authority's cabinet made the decision on Tuesday evening in a bid to make an annual saving of £286,200.
It voted to approve a report that recommended closing five of the city's 11 libraries if volunteers and other organisations do not take them over.
Cabinet member for culture Satvir Kaur said the move had b... | Five Southampton libraries are at risk of closing after councillors voted to stop running them from next year. | 33982997 |
Mr Trump helped create the show and starred on it until 2015, when his political career took over.
But he will keep an executive producer credit when the new series, which is owned by MGM and aired by NBC, begins in January with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
However, his involvement has raised questions about conflict of inte... | Donald Trump is to remain as an executive producer on the new series of reality TV show Celebrity Apprentice after becoming US president. | 38261374 |
Previously called the Whitbread award, the prize is worth £30,000 and aims to honour outstanding books by authors based in the UK and Ireland.
The winner will be one of those that won the prize's individual awards - for novel, first novel, biography, poetry and children's book - on 5 January.
Nick Higham spoke to four... | One of five books will be named Costa Book of the Year on 27 January. | 30956745 |
Patients are suing Dr Arackal Manu Nair, who it is alleged gave prostate cancer treatment to patients who did not have the disease.
Heartlands NHS Hospital in Birmingham and the Spire Parkway private hospital in Solihull, where Dr Nair practised, have recalled the affected patients.
The General Medical Council said it ... | Legal action is being taken against a surgeon who is accused of carrying out unnecessary operations. | 37046646 |
While the second Test against New Zealand looms large, first the midweek side are tasked with lifting squad morale when they face the Hurricanes.
For some, this will be the last time they wear the Lions jersey; for others, it is a chance to play their way into Test contention.
As Elliot Daly and Liam Williams will test... | The British and Irish Lions were beaten in Auckland; now the challenge is not to be broken in Wellington. | 40403261 |
The general secretary of Unite said Mr Corbyn was being "slaughtered" by the media for putting forward policies to build a "different... better Britain".
He said Mr Corbyn himself would want to look at the party's direction if there was no change within 15 months.
Mr Corbyn says Labour is ready for a general election i... | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn should be "given a chance" and allowed 15 months to prove he can turn around opinion polls, says union boss Len McCluskey. | 39398544 |
Taylor, 18, captained England at the recent Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, where the team finished fifth overall.
The off-spinner, who made his Hampshire debut in August 2013 aged 16, is looking to make a big impact in 2016.
"I'd definitely like to be pushing my way into that team with a few solid performances," sai... | Hampshire slow bowler Brad Taylor is targeting more appearances in first-class cricket this summer. | 35602887 |
Campbell was killed instantly on Coniston Water when the craft flipped over while travelling at more than 300 MPH during a 1967 record attempt.
Divers recovered the wreckage in 2001 and it is now being restored.
About a third of the boat is being moved to the Ruskin Museum in Coniston, where it will be shown in a wing ... | A large part of Donald Campbell's Bluebird is set to go on display at a museum in the Lake District. | 33288493 |
In the UK, common scoters breed at only a few locations in the Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland and lochs in the hills and glens near Inverness.
A key cause is now thought to be rising numbers of trout which eat the ducks' main food source, freshwater insects.
RSPB Scotland and others have raised concerns the b... | Conservationists believe they have identified the cause of a decline in numbers of a rare duck. | 35756352 |
Twelve-year-old Ria Shaheena was pushed over and her dog, Mika, taken in Reddings Lane Park, Tyseley in Birmingham, on Thursday afternoon.
Following appeals for information a woman in Selly Oak who suspected she had bought the three-month-old Akita dog contacted police.
Mika was taken back to her home on Tuesday mornin... | A girl has been reunited with the puppy that was stolen from her in a park. | 33974756 |
The incident happened on the A5 Victoria Road between Derry and Strabane on Thursday night.
Police received a report of the collision at about 23:50 (BST).
The Victoria Road was closed but has since re-opened. | Police say the woman who died after the car she was travelling in crashed in County Londonderry, was 23 year old Caoimhe O'Brien from County Tyrone. | 37653067 |
Neil Hamilton said that with Brexit achieved, UKIP's aim now was to inform the Welsh electorate of its domestic policies.
And he denied the party had outlived its purpose, following the vote to leave the European Union.
His comments come despite UKIPs loss in Stoke-on-Trent Central's by-election on Friday.
The party ha... | UKIP has become an "essential voice" in Welsh politics, the party's leader in the assembly has insisted. | 39097350 |
The Briton, who had a first-round bye, was sluggish throughout the match against the Canadian world number 129.
Murray, 29, was broken four times as he struggled with Pospisil's serve-and-volley style.
It was the first victory for Pospisil, 26, in five meetings with Murray.
Although he is a qualifier here, Pospisil has... | World number one Andy Murray made a shock second-round exit at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, losing 6-4 7-6 (7-5) to qualifier Vasek Pospisil. | 39247329 |
Goals from Shaun Harrad and a brace from Gerry McDonagh proved enough for the home side.
Darren Carter had pulled one back for the visitors on 68 minutes, but despite pressure Rovers could not find another.
Early on Carter had seen his penalty saved by impressive Wrexham goalkeeper Luke Coddington.
Wrexham manager Dean... | National League leaders Forest Green Rovers lost out as Wrexham boss Dean Keates earned his first win since taking charge last month. | 38036495 |
The 22-year-old grew up in north west London, starting his career at QPR.
A fire that engulfed the block of flats killed at least 17 people, a figure expected to increase.
Sterling told the BBC: "This is a deep and sad situation, one that's close to my heart and hard to swallow. I would like to help in the best way I c... | Manchester City and England winger Raheem Sterling is to make a substantial donation to those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. | 40297310 |
This is China was posted onto micro-blogging site Weibo on Tuesday by China's Communist Youth League and has been shared more than 40,000 times.
It features a mix of traditional Chinese elements against modern rap.
It says China has "terrible problems" but is peace-loving, affluent and at the forefront of scientific re... | A rap song in English aiming to tell foreigners "the truth" about China has been released by a faction of the Chinese Communist Party. | 36670095 |
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The two come head to head in the Euro 2016 semi-final, with Bale's Wales facing the biggest game in their history, and Ronaldo, at the age of 31, running out of time to win an international trophy with Portugal.
How do the two compare - and who has been more effective at E... | Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo may be prolific team-mates for Real Madrid but on Wednesday they will become enemies for 90 minutes - or maybe more. | 36698779 |
The unrivalled dominance of the conservative Popular Party (PP) and the Socialists (PSOE), who have alternated in power for 32 years, always with parliamentary majorities, is over.
The ball is in the PP's court. Protocol dictates that the party that wins the most votes has the right to try to form a government. But the... | It is the beginning of a new, multi-party era in Spain. | 35150752 |
An Ivorian government lawyer said the judgement "sends a signal" that animal trafficking is being taken seriously.
The men were arrested while trying to sell an infant chimp to a BBC reporter posing as the representative of a wealthy Asian buyer.
Chimpanzees are in such sharp decline they are listed as endangered.
Thos... | Two men have been sentenced to six months in prison in the first case of wildlife trafficking brought in Ivory Coast. | 40222022 |
Hundreds of fans stood and cheered as the first part of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child came to a dramatic close at London's Palace Theatre.
Throughout the show there had been gasps at the various plot revelations and stage illusions.
As the 1,500 audience members left the show they were given badges asking them to "... | Harry Potter fans have given a new play about JK Rowling's famous wizard an ecstatic reception. | 36471047 |
Denbighshire council said there were 10 applicants for every vacant council home in the county and right to buy "threatened investment in new homes".
The authority follows Anglesey, Flintshire, Carmarthenshire and Swansea councils.
Last year, eight council homes in the county were sold under right to buy.
Barbara Smith... | A third north Wales council has voted to stop people buying their own council houses after losing more than 4,000 homes to the policy. | 36267137 |
Terry Morgan, a recently retired publican from Cockwood in Devon, set his alarm to drinking up time, 22:55.
He said he scoured his home before realising the timepiece had been swallowed by Charlie the dog.
Charlie was taken to the vet but "coughed" the watch up before an operation became necessary.
"At first I thought ... | A dog owner discovered his pet Newfoundland had swallowed a £500 watch when the alarm went off inside the animal. | 28532283 |
Shire won over Baxalta, the maker of treatments for rare blood conditions, cancers and immune system disorders, after six months of talks.
It is the first major healthcare deal of 2016 and suggests high-profile takeovers are likely to continue.
Health firms struck $673bn in deals in 2015, according to Thomson Reuters.
... | UK pharmaceutical firm Shire has struck a $32bn (£22bn) deal for US rival Baxalta to create one of the biggest treatment providers for rare diseases. | 35283600 |
Gellinudd Recovery Centre, in Pontardawe, Swansea, is not-for-profit and developed by charity Hafal.
Part-funded by Big Lottery and the Welsh Government, staff say it will take a more rounded and fulsome approach to treatment.
This includes people's physical health and social lives as well.
The centre's design is based... | A "UK first" £1.5m mental health centre which has been designed with the input of people who have experienced an illness will officially open later. | 38747333 |
By then, twice as many mammals as now will be at risk of extinction, say conservationists.
Climate change, loss of rainforest and hunting is a threat to many rare mammals on the island.
But there is hope for species like the orang-utan if action is taken to focus conservation efforts on upland areas, scientists report ... | Half of Borneo's mammals will see their habitats shrink by at least a third by 2080, according to a study. | 30924523 |
The founder of the seized Megaupload websites is seeking to have the hearing broadcast on YouTube.
The US - which wants New Zealand to hand over Dotcom and three former colleagues - has opposed the proposal.
The request was made by Dotcom's lawyer on the first day of the appeal hearing in Auckland, which is expected to... | A judge in New Zealand is considering Kim Dotcom's request to have his extradition appeal livestreamed online. | 37212453 |
Stephen Cannon, 39, made an arsenal of incendiary devices from fireworks and potassium carbonate.
He filmed himself blowing the bombs up in woods to test their effectiveness.
He earlier pleaded guilty to making the devices on numerous occasions between 27 April and 5 June last year.
Livingston Sheriff Court was told he... | A bomb maker has been jailed for 21-and-a-half months for turning his West Lothian flat into an explosives factory in a feud against a fish company which employed his friend. | 40379950 |
Her mother, 27, was given a nine-month suspended sentenced for initially lying about how her daughter was injured.
The pair, who have since separated, cannot be named to protect the identity of the child.
The attack happened in the home they shared in County Antrim in November 2013 while the girl's mother was at an eve... | A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 years for raping his partner's four-year-old daughter. | 32991258 |
Schmidt's current contract as the Irish head coach runs until summer 2017.
Ireland will be keen to retain the 50-year-old who has led them to two Six Nations victories in three years.
"It is something I have committed to making a decision on once we get back from Africa," said Schmidt, when asked about his future.
"It'... | Joe Schmidt says he will decide whether he will coach Ireland to the 2019 Rugby World Cup after this summer's tour to South Africa. | 35840758 |
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Scott Ellis reports on the soldiers and air crews from the region were in the battle. | West Country veterans of the first Gulf War will take part in the unveiling of a memorial in Staffordshire to the 47 personnel who died in the conflict. | 35671941 |
BBC Wales was told the first minister believes any interference from the UK party with the way Welsh Labour is run would be "absolutely unacceptable".
WalesOnline suggested earlier this week that two Welsh Labour staff may be sacked if Jeremy Corbyn is re-elected.
Mr Jones said the individuals concerned helped "defy ex... | Carwyn Jones is "extremely angry" about briefing against Welsh Labour staff, his spokesman has said. | 37173429 |
Frederick Boyd was on leave at his home in Glasgow when he failed to return to Castle Huntly jail in Dundee on Tuesday.
The public have been warned not to approach Boyd and contact police if they see him.
Police said he was thought to have connections in the Clydebank, Knightswood and the Drumchapel areas of Glasgow.
H... | A 54-year-old prisoner has gone on the run from an open prison. | 39600628 |
But the UK prime minister said there was "detail to be worked on" before a crunch summit on 18-19 February.
The deal, which includes an "emergency brake" on migrant benefits, paves the way for the UK's EU referendum to take place as early as June.
EU exit campaigners said it did not come close to what the PM had promis... | David Cameron says the draft deal aimed at keeping Britain in the EU will deliver the "substantial change" he has been demanding to how it is run. | 35467479 |
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Competitors plummet head-first down a steep track at speeds of 80mph in what is considered the world's first sliding sport, which became a regular fixture at the Winter Olympics following the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City.
The aim is to push your sled from a starting point ... | Skeleton is a true daredevil sport. | 23197168 |
Jack Clifford's try gave Quins a 15-14 lead at the break after Neil de Kock and Billy Vunipola crossed for Sarries either side of Rob Buchanan's score.
Owen Farrell kicked three penalties after the break but Ben Botica's boot got Quins back ahead after Sarries prop Rhys Gill was sent off.
Lock James Horwill scored late... | Premiership leaders Saracens lost for the first time this season, ending with 14 men as Harlequins won at The Stoop. | 35234195 |
Willstrop had not beaten his domestic rival since the 2007 English Open final but won 11-6 7-11 5-11 11-7 11-4 at New York's Grand Central Station.
"It's been tough over the years," said Willstrop. "His game makes it very hard for me."
Matthew said: "He's a class player and we've played some massive matches, so that wi... | British number two James Willstrop ended a run of 10 years and 19 defeats by beating number one Nick Matthew. | 38636761 |
That was the recommendation given by the rather creepy Polonius to his son Laertes, who was about to head off to the temptations of Paris in the play Hamlet.
Sage advice as it may appear, the truth is that each and every one of us is a lender - often without even realising it - and our economy would not function nearly... | "Neither a borrower, nor a lender be." | 21937615 |
PCs Sian Smith and Rick Lewis were in full ceremonial uniform before a passing out parade for South Wales Police recruits on Friday.
They were patrolling the road between Pontcanna and Llandaff fields and came across two men acting suspiciously.
When they started to do a police check on the men one made off on foot, wi... | Police officers on horseback chased a man across Pontcanna fields in Cardiff to make a Wild West-style arrest. | 30116028 |
Mitchell was over 20 seconds ahead of second-placed Anna Tait as she won in 4:16.20 - cutting 0.88secs off her previous best.
Her time was only 1.20 outside the qualifying mark for the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade in March.
Given that it was a solo run, Mitchell looks capable of achieving the mark.
Meanwhi... | Banbridge athlete Emma Mitchell continued her impressive winter form as she set a new personal best in winning the Scottish Indoor 1500m title. | 38791842 |
Football's governing body revealed the contracts of ex-president Blatter, fired ex-secretary general Valcke and sacked former finance director Kattner one day after a Swiss police raid.
Fifa's lawyers said there was evidence that the trio made "a coordinated effort" to "enrich themselves" between 2011 and 2015.
Documen... | Former high-ranking Fifa officials Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke and Markus Kattner awarded themselves pay rises and bonuses worth $80m (£55m) over five years, say Fifa lawyers. | 36445879 |
Firefighters had to work quickly to free the elderly man because of the incoming tide at Aberporth.
The incident happened at the beach's car park at about 16:15 GMT on Friday.
A Mid and West Wales Fire Service spokesman said the driver appeared to have driven through railings before ending up on the beach.
"The tide wa... | A driver has been rescued after his car crashed through railings and fell 40ft over a cliff on to a Ceredigion beach. | 34749550 |
The arrests of at least 25 people on Tuesday also included organ buyers and middlemen, the country's Administrative Control Authority said.
Authorities also found "millions of dollars and gold bullion".
It is illegal to purchase organs in Egypt, but poverty drives some to sell their body parts.
The Administrative Contr... | Egyptian authorities have arrested doctors, nurses and professors suspected of being involved in an international organ trafficking ring. | 38224836 |
Thirteen received jail terms of between one and eight years, some suspended, according to Belgian news service Belga.
One member of the group was sentenced to community service.
The group are said to have made around 2,000 fake documents.
The documents were used by Salah Abdeslam, a suspect of the November 2015 attacks... | A Belgian court convicted 14 people on Thursday of falsifying identity documents, some of which were sold to Islamist militants involved in terror attacks in Paris and Brussels. | 38683199 |
Hall, 24, finished in 59 minutes 34 seconds, pipping Learmonth by a second.
"I turn 25 next week and I always said that if I can get a World Cup podium before that I'd be happy," said Hall.
Richard Murray won the men's race at the second-tier event, heading a South African top three in Cape Town.
The World Triathlon Se... | Great Britain's Lucy Hall won her first triathlon World Cup race in South Africa, beating compatriot and training partner Jessica Learmonth in a sprint finish. | 38946849 |
Jack Harrington discovered the bottle on Silver Bay beach in February 2015 while dog walking with his parents.
Researchers believe the bottle came from a Xiamen University student.
The story has been featured on the front pages of Chinese newspapers, and a journalist is trying to arrange for the pair to visit.
"It's qu... | An 11-year-old boy who found a Chinese message in a bottle on an Anglesey beach could be flown to China to help trace its origins. | 35323095 |
Researchers asked people to switch diets for two weeks - 20 US volunteers moved to a low-fat, high-fibre diet while 20 volunteers from rural Africa were asked to eat more "junk" food.
Although the swap was brief, its impact was visible, Nature Communication says.
The Americans benefited from less bowel inflammation, wh... | A two-week diet swap experiment hints at just how damaging a Western diet might be to our guts. | 32494846 |
While it's better than not having a strategy at all, what Mr Obama described is not likely to achieve the objective he identified, even if everything works as he hopes.
Mr Obama detailed a "comprehensive and sustained counterterrorism strategy" for a broad regional and international coalition to "degrade and ultimately... | On Wednesday, President Barack Obama outlined the elements of a strategy to confront Islamic State (IS) that he hopes to build on the fly in the coming months. | 29168779 |
The Belfast boxer, 29, outpointed Quigg in a unification fight in Manchester to add the WBA title to his IBF belt.
Frampton had been ordered to defend his WBA title against Guillermo Rigondeaux by 27 July but looks set to fight Leo Santa Cruz for his featherweight crown.
"It's disappointing to have the title taken away... | Carl Frampton says he is ready to "move on" after being stripped of the WBA world super-bantamweight title he won by beating Scott Quigg in February. | 36005538 |
Despite his illustrious career in the dugout, Fullone had fallen on hard times and died in abject poverty in Casablanca, Morocco.
The Argentine was nicknamed 'The White Magician' by fans in Ivory Coast where he turned Asec Mimosas into one of Africa's leading clubs.
His finest hour with Asec came in 1998 when he led th... | Oscar Fullone, the Argentine coach who won back to back African Champions League titles in 1998 and 1999, has died aged 78. | 40017189 |
More than 80 of those at the concert were killed when several gunmen stormed the Bataclan concert venue.
The band members were unhurt but Nick Alexander, a Briton selling merchandise at the gig, was among those killed.
On Friday, the group issued a short Facebook statement saying: "Our thoughts are with all of the peop... | US rock band Eagles of Death Metal were not injured in the attack on their Paris concert, it has been confirmed. | 34819608 |
The 32-year-old former Malmo left-back has Champions League experience with the Swedish club and was most recently with Azerbaijan club Gabala FK.
"I've always had a dream to play in England," he told BBC Radio Oxford. "I'm really looking forward to enjoying the atmosphere at this club."
Ricardinho has the option to ex... | Oxford United have signed Brazilian defender Ricardinho on a one-year deal. | 40813177 |
The impromptu surgery was done in the open air by a family member with razorblades outside the maternity ward of Douala's Laquintini Hospital, because medical staff refused to help.
One of the babies was dead, but witnesses said the second baby was still alive when it was removed, though it died shortly afterwards.
As ... | Mobile phone footage of a woman without medical training cutting open the belly of a dead woman in a desperate attempt to save her unborn twins has provoked an outcry in Cameroon. | 35877272 |
Cornwall Council's cabinet has voted to spend £536,000 on a bid to win the title for the city of Truro in 2023.
Truro Mayor Rob Nolan said he was only made aware of the "pie in the sky" project when he read about it in the local newspaper on 19 January.
Cornwall Council said the title could "boost the Cornish economy b... | A mayor has claimed he was "not told" of his city's £500,000 bid to become European Capital of Culture. | 38739208 |
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said they "regularly and systematically" exchanged information and discussed prices.
The biggest fine was given to the Storm agency, which has used models such as Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne.
Three of the agencies - Storm, Models One and Premier - said they would appeal aga... | Five top modelling agencies and a trade association have been fined a total of £1.5m for colluding to fix charges. | 38339367 |
The firm also unveiled a large tablet and an online store from which its UK customers will be able to purchase HD, but not 4K, content - it had only sold rentals before.
Its pay-TV rivals BT and Sky already offer 4K services of their own.
One expert suggested Virgin's initial line-up of content might disappoint.
"Virgi... | Virgin Media has launched its first 4K TV set-top box, offering four times the resolution of high definition broadcasts. | 38155715 |
An area of the pit in Ermenek, Karaman province, was flooded with water while miners were working. The miners are said to be stuck 300m (980ft) underground.
More than 20 miners had been rescued, Karaman Governor Murat Koca said.
Turkey suffered its worst mining disaster earlier this year, when a fire killed 301 workers... | At least 18 workers have been trapped underground after an accident at a coal mine in southern Turkey, officials say. | 29806252 |
The UK's fourth-largest supermarket said like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, rose 0.7% in the three months to 1 May compared with a year earlier.
Morrisons said prices were down 2.6% from a year earlier as the supermarket price war continued.
Chief executive David Potts, who has now been in charge for a year, said the... | Morrisons supermarket has reported a second quarter of rising sales as it continues to cut costs and prices. | 36210319 |
Previously it has not been possible to drop down from the WSL into the third tier, the Women's Premier League (WPL).
The league have also revealed that applications for WSL licences from 2018-19 will initially only be open to the existing WSL clubs, not new teams.
But should any club fail to meet the criteria, then oth... | Relegation from Women's Super League Two will be introduced for the first time in the 2017-18 season when the WSL adopts a winter calendar. | 38263809 |
The store on Glenesk Road in Langholm was broken into at about 02:35.
It follows similar incidents last month at a Co-op petrol station in Lockerbie and a supermarket in Moffat.
Police are gathering and studying CCTV footage in an effort to identify and apprehend the people responsible for the latest break-in.
Det Insp... | Police believe a cigarette raid at a supermarket in southern Scotland is linked to two previous incidents at Co-op premises. | 36100966 |
The county council ordered an independent review of children's services on Wednesday after "serious and widespread failures" were found.
Four councillors were spotted nodding off, including the deputy leader.
Ray Theodoulou blamed his heart medication for making him "a little drowsy".
"Much as I would rather not discus... | Councillors in Gloucestershire were spotted falling asleep during one of their most important meetings in recent years. | 40451896 |
Fruitfield Reids Farm food hall has invested £5m in new premises at its site on the Armagh Road in Richhill.
The business was opened in 1998 by the Reid family. In recent years the business outgrew its old premises and has now relocated to a bigger site.
Part of the investment was funded by Danske Bank.
The company cur... | Forty new jobs are being created in a family-run retail business in County Armagh. | 34581481 |
Robson beat world number 117 Klara Koukalova in the first round but fell 6-2 6-2 to Oceane Dodin, ranked 151.
Robson, 22, returned from 17 months out in June but had a relapse and did not play until Indian Wells last month.
The former British number one has slipped to 465 in the world.
She will use her protected rankin... | Laura Robson failed to build on her best win since wrist surgery two years ago as she lost in the second round of qualifying for the WTA clay court event in Stuttgart. | 36062376 |
The accident happened on the A914 at Drumoig near Leuchars.
Scottish Fire and Rescue said they had no reports of casualties from the bus. | Firefighters are trying to free a woman from a car following a crash involving a bus in Fife. | 40105257 |
Kembo-Ekoko, a striker with UAE side Al Nasr, and Lorient midfielder Mulumba are in line for their first cap.
Both had previously rejected a number of call-ups to the national team.
Chancel Mbemba of Newcastle United and Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie are also in the 26-man squad.
But there is no place for Dieum... | DR Congo have called up former France youth internationals Remi Mulumba and Jires Kembo-Ekoko for next month's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Central African Republic. | 34052190 |
It was packed with workers and schoolchildren eating breakfast.
A cooking gas cylinder exploded, causing explosives illegally stored nearby to detonate, police said.
Rescue efforts have now ended - officials say they have pulled all the bodies out of the wreckage. At least 35 people are in hospital with injuries.
After... | At least 89 people have been killed in a powerful explosion that tore through a restaurant in Petlawad in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, officials say. | 34231885 |
Reprimanded for failing to obey a call to order, he was thrown out of the chamber by house speaker David Carter.
Mr Carter said Mr Key had ignored several of his warnings: "He is to be treated no differently to any other in this house," Mr Carter said.
It is not the first time John Key has been thrown out of the chambe... | Being New Zealand's prime minister granted John Key no special favours during a heated parliamentary debate about the Panama Papers. | 36264258 |
George Bush, 63, of Riverdale Road, Erith, south east London, also possessed sexual images of animals, Woolwich Crown Court heard.
He was sentenced to 14 months in prison, suspended for two years.
Bush admitted four charges relating to listings on the online auction site which included more than 130 body parts of endan... | A man who tried to sell the heads of monkeys and leopards on eBay has been sentenced. | 35294862 |
It is the latest debilitating blow to a sport that over the past decade, if not longer, has become increasingly synonymous in the public mind with drug taking.
Despite previous scandals, many inside and outside the sport recognise the Armstrong case has been a watershed moment, and in December a pressure group of forme... | The major sport story of the past six months has been the fall from grace of cyclist Lance Armstrong for extensive doping offences, and the subsequent stripping of his seven Tour de France titles. | 21333899 |
Barnaby Cork, from Thame, was struck by a car outside a sports centre on the town's Oxford Road shortly before 10:30 GMT on Saturday.
He died on his way to hospital.
In a statement, his family said: "We're truly devastated at the loss of our precious Barnaby. We're absolutely heartbroken."
They added: "There's no word... | The family of a four-year-old boy who died after being knocked down by a car in Oxfordshire have said they are "absolutely heartbroken". | 38293019 |
Vincent Hill, 60, admitted sexually and indecently assaulting the boy at addresses in Paisley, Inchinnan and Erskine, all Renfrewshire.
The abuse began when the boy was aged 12 and lasted from 1998 until 2002.
The High Court in Glasgow heard that Hill was arrested in 2013 after his victim revealed the abuse to his wife... | A man who groomed and abused a schoolboy then took him to football matches in a bid to buy his silence has been jailed for seven years. | 32116334 |
The crew of 24 is raising money for the Donna Louise Trust, a hospice in Stoke-On-Trent.
Other oarsmen include actor and comedian Hugh Dennis and TV presenter Nick Hancock.
It will take about 15 hours to row down the Thames before attempting the channel crossing.
The 450 nautical mile challenge has been branded the "Ev... | A team including West Bromwich Albion head coach Tony Pulis has embarked on a non-stop six-day row from the Tower of London to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. | 32874134 |
The 26-year-old centre-back played every minute of the Cherries' league campaign this season.
"It has always been my plan to stay here as long as possible, so to be given the chance to do that is really pleasing," he said.
Cook has made 231 appearances for the club since joining from Brighton in the summer of 2011.
"My... | Bournemouth defender Steve Cook has signed a new four-year contract with the Premier League club. | 40042295 |
The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains, marking 50 years since the release of the band's first single, will include a laser light show and previously unseen concert footage.
The "immersive" show will feature 350 objects and artefacts, including instruments and original artworks.
It will run from May to October... | The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is hoping to replicate the success of its David Bowie exhibition with a major retrospective of Pink Floyd. | 37228496 |
Researchers analysed the concentration and distribution of particular types of atoms in the granite to show it must have been recycled from something that existed 4.2 billion years ago.
This "parent rock" was very probably basalt of the sort produced on the ocean floor, they say.
The team reports its work in this week'... | Scientists have tracked the "family history" of a rock back to some of the earliest times on Earth. | 39292460 |
The 41 black and white photos taken by Rupert Potter include one believed to be of his daughter sitting in the porch of Broad Leys house in 1909.
The image was captured by Lake Windermere at the time she was working on The Tale of Ginger and Pickles.
David Brookes from 1818 Auctioneers said the collection was sold to a... | A collection of photographs taken by Beatrix Potter's father have been sold at auction. | 39489937 |
The seals were the medieval equivalent of modern-day signatures and credit cards, and the imprint team is hoping they will provide insights into British society at that time.
The research will use material from cathedrals, the National Library of Wales and Westminster Abbey.
The study is due to take three years.
Dr Eli... | Researchers from Aberystwyth University will investigate finger and palm prints on the wax seals of documents dated between the 12th and 14th centuries. | 35232021 |
Antoine Denive, 27, was detained in a joint Franco-Spanish raid on a house in Malaga, Madrid authorities say.
The Frenchman is suspected of fleeing France weeks after the 9 January supermarket siege.
In all, 17 people were killed in three days of Islamist violence in Paris.
Spain's interior ministry said two other susp... | Spanish police have arrested a man suspected of supplying arms to Paris gunman Amedy Coulibaly, who murdered four people at a kosher supermarket in January 2015. | 36035174 |
Real were again without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, who also missed the goalless first leg of their Champions League semi-final at Manchester City.
Striker Karim Benzema was also absent but Bale filled the void with his 19th goal of the season.
Real play the return leg against City on Wednesday night.
Relive how Rea... | Gareth Bale headed in a late goal as Real Madrid won 1-0 at Real Sociedad to briefly go top of La Liga. | 36125967 |
The 46-year-old had been engaged in sexual activity with David Andrew Jeffers, 47, at a Stockport hotel in January when she was shot.
Jeffers admitted possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and was jailed for 10 years.
The two had been engaged in a "sex fantasy" when the weapon fired, the Crown Prosecution S... | A woman was shot in the vagina and left with "life changing injuries" in a sex game gone wrong, a court has heard. | 40828564 |
Research from China and the US suggests that the innermost core of our planet has another, distinct region at its centre.
The team believes that the structure of the iron crystals there is different from those found in the outer part of the inner core.
The findings are reported in the journal Nature Geoscience.
Without... | Scientists say they have gained new insight into what lies at the very centre of the Earth. | 31322817 |
Keiron Lavery, 20, from Meadowbrook in the Tullygally area, made the calls between May 2013 and January this year.
He also admitted two counts of placing an article with intent to cause a bomb hoax in the Craigavon areas.
He was sentenced to 34 months, half of which will be served in prison and half on supervised licen... | A Craigavon man has been jailed after he admitted making 16 hoax bomb calls on seven separate occasions. | 30300243 |
Justice Elena Kagan said Timothy Foster's case seemed as clear a violation "as a court is ever going to see" of rules meant to prevent racial discrimination in jury selection.
Foster was sentenced to death in 1987.
He argues that excluding black people from the jury made his sentence more harsh.
The prosecutor in his c... | The US Supreme Court is determining whether racism played a role when an all-white jury put a black teenager on death row for killing a white woman. | 34703088 |
He starts with the opening games in each group, which include the repeat of the 2010 final between holders Spain and the Netherlands, and England's tough-looking start against Italy.
Lawro also picks his two teams to go through from each group into the knockout stage.
He is backing Argentina to win the World Cup, and b... | BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson is predicting the outcome of every game at the 2014 World Cup. | 27712282 |
The so-called Six-Day War in 1967 arguably had its origins in a water dispute - moves to divert the River Jordan, Israel's main source of drinking water.
Years of skirmishes and sabre rattling culminated in all-out war, with Israel quadrupling the territory it controlled and gaining complete control of double the resou... | The Arab-Israeli dispute is a conflict about land - and maybe just as crucially the water which flows through that land. | 11101797 |
As one of the most influential writers of the 20th Century, George Orwell's impact is still felt decades after his death.
Big Brother, the ominous leader of Oceania in his chilling dystopian novel 1984, is mentioned frequently whenever CCTV or surveillance is on the agenda, while the concept of Room 101 has become a sh... | Seventy years after George Orwell published an essay on what makes the perfect pub, BBC News examines how the author's views are influencing the micropub movement. | 35235234 |
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