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Towell, 25, died in hospital on 30 September, the day after his bout with Welshman Evans in Glasgow.
Almost six months on, Evans has revealed a meeting with Towell's mother gave him the strength to carry on.
"I did not want to be seen. I did not even feel like going out," he told Jason Mohammad on BBC Radio Wales.
Evan... | Dale Evans says he could not leave his house and considered quitting boxing after opponent Mike Towell died following their fight in September. | 39408663 |
The 31-year-old, whose contract expires at the end of 2017, has been told by Castleford boss Daryl Powell that he is not part of his team's plans for 2018.
The New Zealand-born player was not included for Saturday's Challenge Cup 53-10 victory over St Helens.
The former England playmaker was dropped for three games in ... | Widnes Vikings have signed Castleford Tigers half-back Rangi Chase on loan until the end of the season. | 39930157 |
To put Sharma's monumental knock into perspective, his score is 18 runs more than the average total posted by teams batting first in one-day internationals this decade.
So we asked you to tell us which other world records stand out in sporting history.
What were the matches, moments and individual performances that you... | After Rohit Sharma's 264 for India against Sri Lanka broke the world record for an innings in a one-day international, we wanted to find out your favourite sporting record breakers. | 30039373 |
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United have had a bid of around £37m accepted for the player, who is set to sign a four-and-a-half-year deal.
Mata, 25, has failed to command a regular starting place at Chelsea under manager Jose Mourinho.
Mata, who has won 32 caps, said goodbye to team-mates and staff at... | Spain midfielder Juan Mata is expected to arrive at Manchester United on Friday for a medical ahead of his proposed move from Chelsea. | 25849959 |
"We have won in F1 as a team and as an engine supplier," he said. "There is no reason why we cannot repeat that."
Renault have also confirmed they have dropped Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado from their driver line-up.
Former McLaren driver Kevin Magnussen will partner Jolyon Palmer for 2016, with Esteban Ocon as reserve.
... | Renault Sport Racing boss Cyril Abiteboul says the team have "no intention to make up the numbers" on their return to Formula 1. | 35482377 |
Brill, 31, signed following his release by Motherwell on Monday, while Murray was released by Swindon on Tuesday to allow him to link up with Colchester.
Brill did not make an appearance for the Scottish club in six months.
Murray, 23, played 23 games and scored once for the Robins this term following a summer move fro... | Colchester have signed midfielder Sean Murray on an 18-month deal and goalkeeper Dean Brill on a contract until the end of the season. | 38811830 |
Miss Norkett, 20, from Llandarcy, Neath, had been the youngest player in the 2014 Rugby World Cup.
She died in a two-car collision on the A4109 Inter Valley Road, between Banwen and Glynneath, at about 19:40 GMT on Saturday.
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) said it was "deeply saddened to hear the tragic news".
Miss Norkett... | A woman who died in a crash in Neath Port Talbot has been named as Wales rugby international Elli Norkett. | 39094781 |
He joins Lulu, Squeeze, Tom Odell and a string of other acts in the Dumfries and Galloway event.
Cliff is best known for chart-topping hits like Wonderful World, Beautiful People and You Can Get It If You Really Want.
The festival takes place at Dundrennan on 24 and 25 July.
The Wickerman Festival's Brian Reynolds sai... | Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff has been added to this year's Wickerman Festival, along with the likes of Neneh Cherry, Stereo MCs and Julian Cope. | 32322951 |
The talk before the weekend in Melbourne had been about the step forward made by Ferrari over the winter but their fastest driver Kimi Raikkonen was down in fifth.
Hamilton was using faster tyres when he set his fastest time, but the Mercedes appeared quicker on the same tyres, too.
Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas... | Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes one-two in first practice as a new era of Formula 1 started in familiar fashion at the Australian Grand Prix. | 39376370 |
Henrique Capriles told the BBC that 80% of the population wanted change and he would be able to collect 4m signatures and force a recall referendum.
"We are having the worst situation in our history," he said.
Oil accounts for most of Venezuela's export revenues but plummeting prices and economic mismanagement have bro... | Venezuela's opposition leader says he is confident he will be able to force President Nicolas Maduro to step down. | 37582569 |
Giles suffered a hamstring strain for his region in a European Challenge Cup win over Lyon in January.
The Osprey was an unused replacement when Wales beat Japan in November.
"The intensity in training and the accuracy you need was a bit of a step up, but it was a good experience for me," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"It's... | Wing Keelan Giles hopes to make his Wales debut soon, having missed out on initial Six Nations selection through injury. | 39135007 |
The 20-year-old Netherlands Under-21 defender joined the Blues from PSV Eindhoven in July 2009.
He has made fleeting first-team appearances for Chelsea, with just three starts in eight outings to his name since his arrival.
But he has gained experience during loan spells at Coventry, Newcastle and Leicester in recent s... | Chelsea left-back Patrick van Aanholt has signed a new four-year contract with the Stamford Bridge club. | 13509506 |
The collision happened at about 17:15 on Thursday on the A803 Blackness Road at its junction with the M9 motorway in Linlithgow.
The crash involved three cars - a grey Vauxhall, a pink Kia and a black Vauxhall.
The female passenger from one of the Vauxhalls, who was in her 70s, was taken to Forth Valley Hospital. She d... | A woman has died following a three car crash in West Lothian. | 33930821 |
The report by UNESCO and the International Council on Monuments and Sites recognised the benefits the 1.8m (2.9km) project.
In 2014 the government announced it would commit to building a tunnel, removing the A303 from the landscape.
Historic England, the National Trust and English Heritage also support the plans.
The r... | Plans to build a tunnel under Stonehenge have been welcomed in an influential report. | 36201144 |
It is a first call-up for the 19-year-old midfielder, who recently joined Italian Serie A side Bologna.
Swansea midfielder Andre Ayew is also in Grant's 24-man group, recalled after missing the win over Mauritius in June.
Ghana and Rwanda, joint top in Group H on three points, go head-to-head on 5 September in Kigali.
... | Ghana boss Avram Grant has included uncapped Godfred Donsah in his squad to play a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda. | 34066854 |
The deal values Skyscanner at about £1.4bn ($1.75bn).
The firm, which has its headquarters in Edinburgh, is available in more than 30 languages, with about 60 million monthly active users.
It was set up to let users compare prices from different travel sites when searching for flights, hotels, and rental cars.
Skyscann... | Skyscanner, the UK-based travel search business, has been bought by Ctrip, China's biggest online travel firm. | 38088016 |
West Ham defender Angelo Ogbonna, Manchester United full-back Matteo Darmian and Southampton striker Graziano Pelle are all included.
Veteran midfielder Andrea Pirlo and AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli had already been left out by Antonio Conte.
New York City's Pirlo, 37, has not been picked by the Azzurri since Septe... | Italy have left midfielders Jorginho and Riccardo Montolivo out of their 23-man squad for Euro 2016. | 36422928 |
Former Spain youth international Femenia, 26, started his career as a winger and has had spells at Barcelona B and Real Madrid B.
Austria Under-21 goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann has also joined the Hornets from Stoke City.
The 22-year-old, who spent six seasons with the Potters, has signed a three-year deal at Vicarage Roa... | Watford have signed right-back Kiko Femenia from Alaves on a four-year deal. | 40467024 |
The BBC looked at 25 of the "best of 2016" lists in music's most influential publications - including the NME, Rolling Stone, Vice, Billboard and Q Magazine - to discover the highest-ranked albums of the year.
Read about the top 10, and what the critics had to say about each of them, below.
As a teenager, you're often ... | Themes of racial politics, female empowerment and mortality feature heavily in music critics' favourite albums of 2016. | 38389895 |
The Scottish Parliament Information Centre and the Fraser of Allander Institute noted that social care funds were being used to show an increase in both the council and health budgets.
The Tories said this was a "double counting con" by the finance secretary.
The government said the budget would give councils extra spe... | Questions have been raised over the Scottish government's use of health funds to boost local services spending on its budget balance sheets. | 38372849 |
Khan was accused with seven others of killing a gazelle and two protected antelopes in Rajasthan in 1998.
Khan, 50, is one of Bollywood's biggest stars, appearing in more than 80 films.
Last month Khan created an uproar when he told reporters that work on his latest Bollywood film was so gruelling that he felt like a "... | A court in India has acquitted Bollywood star Salman Khan of shooting and killing endangered animals two decades ago. | 36881171 |
The vocational and technical training programme is designed to produce a more employable workforce
Indian industry regularly complains it cannot find workers with the skills they need to be competitive.
But critics say that while training is a start - the lack of job availability is a bigger problem.
Launching the init... | More than 400 million young Indians will be given new skills to help make them find jobs, the country's government says. | 33550853 |
Researchers reporting at the American Chemical Society conference revealed details of a cascade of micro-organisms that spring into action to degrade oil.
Research has also outlined how chemical "dispersants" used in clean-up efforts actually frustrate these processes.
However, the long-term effects of the weeks of oil... | New details have emerged about "self-cleaning" effects in the Gulf of Mexico witnessed in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. | 22075182 |
Johnson won the men's downhill event at the 1984 Winter Games in Sarajevo.
An attempted comeback at the age of 40 ended when he suffered a traumatic brain injury when he crashed during a training run in March 2001.
Johnson had been living in a care home in Gresham, Oregon, since suffering a major stroke in 2010.
The Lo... | Bill Johnson, the first American man to win an Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing, has died at the age of 55 after a long illness. | 35382786 |
The former Burnley and Oxford United striker was a fixture of the last Northern Ireland team that qualified for the finals of a major tournament, playing at the 1982 and 1986 World Cups.
He is delighted that the latest generation have reached the Euro 2016 event, but still regrets his side failed to qualify for the 198... | Billy Hamilton knows all about the disappointment of missing out on a European Championship. | 36436098 |
The blaze started in a parked ambulance outside the east entrance of East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, before spreading to the other two vehicles.
Huge plumes of black smoke could be seen rising into the air at the height of the fire.
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust said there were no patients involved and everyo... | Three ambulances have been destroyed in a fire outside a hospital in Surrey. | 36462390 |
A search for her began on Sunday after a paper published an article about her alleged abduction, prompting a social media campaign demanding she be freed.
Her family say she was abducted from the south in August by a man who forced her to convert to Islam before marrying her in the northern city of Kano.
The man denies... | A 13-year-old Nigerian girl who was allegedly abducted and forced into marriage has been found and will be re-united with her family, police say. | 35696267 |
The letter criticises "lack of planning and sharing of useful information" in the Dubs resettlement scheme.
Only about 200 children entered the UK under the scheme last year and none has arrived in 2017, the Home Office confirmed last week.
The UK government promised to honour its commitments on refugees.
The so-called... | The Scottish and Welsh governments have written to the UK immigration minister raising concerns about the treatment of unaccompanied child refugees. | 40691737 |
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 42 people, including 11 children, died on Monday when warplanes bombed Al-Bukamal, near the border with Iraq.
IS news agency Amaq put the death toll at 25 and released video of the strike.
The coalition said it had not targeted the area on Sunday or Monday, but added that un... | The US-led coalition against so-called Islamic State (IS) has denied it was behind an attack on a Syrian town that reportedly killed dozens of civilians. | 39947052 |
Jesus Tomillero, 21, spoke to the BBC on the day a Parliamentary inquiry into homophobia in sport heard from experts who criticised sporting bodies for a lack of action on the issue.
The former referee similarly complained of a lack of support within the game.
"It's been humiliating," Tomillero told BBC World Service's... | Spain's first openly gay football referee says more will follow his lead by coming out - even though he quit after being verbally abused. | 36323111 |
While football players representing 32 countries perform impressive feats of athleticism on the pitch, will the rest of us be slumped in our sofas?
If you want to avoid couch potato syndrome during the tournament, then here are tips from some football fans.
They all took part in the Football Fans in Training (FFIT) ini... | Does the World Cup have to signify a month of booze and junk food in front of the TV, and an exercise regime thrown out the window? | 27794993 |
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The Ukrainian, who was champion for nine years, will meet Briton Fury in a rematch in Manchester on 9 July.
"Losing feels good," Klitschko, 40, told BBC Radio 5 live. "I'm glad that my hand was not raised that night.
"Failure is not an option unless it is the only way to g... | Wladimir Klitschko says he is glad he lost his world heavyweight titles to Tyson Fury last December. | 36147673 |
"Hans Werner Henze, one of the most versatile and influential composers of our time has died," Schott said in a statement on its website.
He died in Dresden on Saturday, it said.
One of the most influential composers of the late 20th century, Henze wrote 10 symphonies and was especially known for his works for music th... | Celebrated German composer Hans Werner Henze has died at the age of 86, his publisher Schott Music has said. | 20109290 |
In April 2015, it became an offence to share private sexual photographs or films without the subject's consent.
The BBC analysed Freedom of Information requests from 31 forces in England and Wales between April and December.
Online safety charities said victims were left "hugely damaged".
Revenge porn refers to the act... | Children as young as 11 are among more than 1,000 alleged victims of revenge porn who reported offences in the first year of the new law coming into effect, it has been revealed. | 36054273 |
At least nine people are believed to have been directly involved in carrying out the attacks, all nine are now dead. A tenth suspect, Salah Abdeslam, is still on the run.
Seven of the suspects have been named; three more have yet to be identified by police.
French security services are investigating whether Salah Abdes... | As French and Belgian investigators continue to examine events surrounding the deadly attacks in Paris, what do we know about their findings to date? | 34822265 |
Haroon Syed, from Hounslow in west London, was caught after chatting online to undercover British agents.
The Old Bailey heard how Syed tried to buy weapons online - including a bomb vest or explosives - and researched busy areas of London to target.
He will be sentenced in June, after a probation and psychiatric repor... | A 19-year-old man has admitted planning a bomb attack, which may have targeted an Elton John concert in Hyde Park on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. | 39731946 |
The victim, 23, was injured on Daniel Hill Terrace, Upperthorpe, near the city centre on Saturday afternoon.
People living in the area said the man was either in, or close to, a black Mercedes car he had been driving when he was shot.
Officers, called to the scene at about 13:35 GMT, found the man with a gunshot wound ... | A murder investigation has been launched after the fatal shooting of a man in Sheffield. | 39020113 |
The report by the High Fliers market research company found that about 1,000 graduates turned down job offers at the last minute, leaving employers searching for replacements in 2015.
Around 20,000 students were recruited, mostly at the start of their last year.
This means students have time to change their plans if be... | The UK's leading employers are "fighting it out" for a handful of top candidates, as the graduate jobs market continues to improve, a report says. | 35322460 |
Following its defeat at the hands of the Soviet Union in the Second World War, the country endured strong influence from Moscow during the Cold War, though retaining its sovereignty.
When the Soviet Union collapsed Finland joined the EU and is the only Nordic EU member to use the euro as its national currency.
The coun... | After having lived for decades in the shadow of the Soviet Union, Finland is now well settled in the European Union. | 17288360 |
Well before Apple's iPhone, Blackberry kicked off the smartphone revolution and brought the office out of the office and into the tap-tap-tap grasp of workers all over the world.
Ease of use and security made Blackberry handsets the choice for corporations everywhere - not to mention world leaders.
But the Blackberry w... | We all know the Blackberry story. | 34741778 |
Out of 889 women asked, 64% said they had experienced some form of sexual harassment, with 35% saying they had suffered "unwanted sexual touching".
The survey was commissioned by the End Violence Against Women Coalition.
Sarah Green, the coalition's acting director, said sexual harassment was "an everyday experience" i... | Almost two-thirds of women in the UK have had unwanted sexual attention in public places, a survey by YouGov has suggested. | 35753198 |
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Willett's wife Nicole had been due to give birth on Sunday, but Zachariah James Willett arrived 12 days early on 30 March to allow him to play.
"My wife was born 28 years ago on Monday and my son came early," said Willett, who won by three shots after Jordan Spieth's drama... | Danny Willett felt fate played a part in him becoming Masters champion after a remarkable final round at Augusta. | 36012104 |
Mr Kumar fought the polls in a "grand alliance" with former rival Laloo Prasad Yadav and the Congress party.
Mr Yadav's son Tejaswi Yadav was sworn in as the deputy chief minister.
The ceremony was attended by regional parties from across India, some of which will face the BJP in state polls.
West Bengal Chief Ministe... | Nitish Kumar has been sworn in as the chief minister of the northern state of Bihar after defeating Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP in a bitterly contested election. | 34876530 |
"Barack Obama lifts America one last time," says the website of the UK's Guardian, and its reporter admits that she, and many in the audience were "in tears".
"A fiery plea for democracy" is German public broadcaster ARD's assessment of the speech.
The UK's Daily Telegraph highlights Mr Obama's "urgent and fearful warn... | Barack Obama's farewell speech evokes wistful regret about his imminent departure amongst some commentators in the world's media - but others offer an at times harsh assessment of his record. | 38581599 |
7 May 2015 Last updated at 15:18 BST
Many countries already have a national bird symbol and although many think the Robin is Britain's, the UK doesn't actually have one.
The US has the Bald Eagle, New Zealand has the Kiwi and India has the Peacock.
The idea to search for Britain's national bird came from bird blogger a... | Tens of thousands of people have been voting for what they think is the best bird in Britain. | 32624858 |
The drugs were found during the search of a car on the West Bank Road in Belfast's docks area on Friday night.
The charges include possession of class A and class B drugs with intent to supply and importing class A and class B drugs.
He is due to appear in court in Belfast on Monday morning. | A 28-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences after police seized cocaine, heroin and herbal cannabis worth an estimated £1.2m. | 37458357 |
The Ministry of Justice will raise probate fees in May to as much as £20,000 for those with the biggest estates.
At the moment such fees are fixed at either £155 or £215.
Some in the industry have criticised the plans, designed to raise money for the court services.
Grant of probate gives executors the right to distrib... | Large rises in fees payable after death that will affect millions of people in England and Wales have been confirmed by the government. | 39129176 |
General Motors shares ended 4.4% down, while Ford dropped 4.3% and US traded shares of Fiat Chrysler lost 4%.
Car sales over the last year and a half have soared due to pent-up demand from the recession.
But as the market has become more saturated vehicle sales are slowing, a trend predicted last week by Ford when it ... | Shares of US car makers fell more than 4% after data for July sales came in below analysts expectations. | 36957435 |
The claim: Foreign workers take away jobs from British workers and reduce their wages.
Reality Check verdict: Non-UK workers have no effect on the employment of UK-born workers, except during an economic downturn. Foreign workers may affect pay, especially for less skilled workers.
"I know a lot of people don't like to... | In her speech to the Conservative Party Conference this week, Prime Minister Theresa May appealed to people who had been hurt by immigration. | 37577620 |
Land Rover BAR came third in the first race, but endured a tough second round after a technical issue saw them slip from first to last place.
They came second in the final race, while the regatta was won by Artemis Racing who are led by Britain's two-time Olympic champion Iain Percy.
Land Rover BAR are third overall wi... | Sir Ben Ainslie's British boat finished fourth in the third leg of the America's Cup World Series in Bermuda. | 34568061 |
Tracey Kennedy's employer Cordia argued that she could have decided not to go out in freezing conditions to visit a terminally ill client in December 2010.
But a judge ruled Cordia was obliged to identify and reduce reasonable risks.
Imminent legal changes will limit an employer's civil liability for health and safety ... | A Glasgow home carer who was hurt after slipping on ice has won a legal case which could help other injured workers. | 23601380 |
The picture of Madame Valentine Clapisson was painted by the great French Impressionist more than 130 years ago.
The original's impact has been degraded and dulled by the action of light.
But by using the latest analytical tools, conservators have been able to recover a sense of Renoir's rich reds.
"When we first broug... | Researchers in Chicago have produced a visualisation of how they think a Renoir could have looked before its colours faded. | 26024351 |
Paul Owens, 18, was stabbed to death on the Bryansford Road, in Newcastle, last February. He died later in hospital.
David Kennaway, 27, from Kenard Villas, was due to have gone on trial for the killing but changed his plea to guilty.
His former girlfriend, 21-year-old Lyndsey Cahoon, of Central Promenade, Newcastle, h... | A Newry man has been jailed for life for the murder of a County Down teenager last February. | 18071419 |
The Hawk, created by Percy Pilcher, will be a key exhibit when new galleries open later this year at the National Museum in Edinburgh.
Percy Pilcher is believed to have been born on 16 January 1866.
His dedication to aviation led to his death in a gliding accident at the age of 32.
Pilcher had been working on a powered... | The National Museums of Scotland has restored Britain's oldest surviving aircraft to honour the Scottish-based pioneer who built it. | 35317175 |
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio had a reputation as a humble pastor who even in high office commuted to work by bus, lived in an apartment rather than an apostolic palace and cooked his own meals.
In the inevitable comparisons with his predecessor, Benedict XVI, some will point to the new pontiff's credentials as a loca... | The election of the first non-European Pope for more than a millennium- and the first from Latin America, home to 40% of the world's Catholics - reveals in the cardinals who elected him an awareness of the size and importance of the flock outside Europe. | 21779562 |
A joint committee of MPs and peers have been working on how best to implement what is carefully described as the "Restoration and Renewal" of the Victorian Palace of Westminster. The roofs leak, the windows leak, the members' cloakroom was flooded this week, there's asbestos, crumbling stonework, neolithic wiring, and ... | Sometime in the next month, MPs and peers will discover whether they're going to have to leave their historic home and allow the builders in, to save it from disaster. | 36100628 |
The four-time Olympic champion - riding as part of his build-up to the 2016 Olympics - pulled out around 26km from the finish in cold, damp conditions.
"I'm gutted not to join you into the weekend but Rio needs to take priority," said Wiggins.
Groenewegen, 22, outpaced Australia's Caleb Ewan in a bunch finish to win.
T... | Sir Bradley Wiggins dropped out of the Tour de Yorkshire during the first stage as Team LottoNL-Jumbo's Dylan Groenewegen took the overall lead. | 36173351 |
A petition calling for a change in the law was set up after a Hertfordshire police dog and his handler were stabbed in Stevenage while chasing a suspect.
It is due to be debated in Parliament on Monday after topping 100,000 signatures in a month.
But the Home Office has said people who attack animals can already be jai... | Giving police animals the same legal status as officers injured at work is "unnecessary", the government has said. | 37966395 |
Cramlington Learning Village in Northumberland has failed its latest Ofsted inspection, the BBC has learned.
The school said the Ofsted report, which is not yet public, was "inaccurate" and that it had "serious concerns" about the inspection process.
The report is expected to be published later. Ofsted has not yet resp... | An academy school rated "outstanding" two years ago has been put into special measures by education inspectors. | 33533946 |
The celebrity gossip magazine printed pictures of the duchess taken during the couple's private holiday in France.
A royal spokesman said the legal proceedings had been launched in France and were for breach of privacy.
Closer's editor said the couple were "visible from the street".
"These photos are not in the least s... | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have launched legal action against the French magazine Closer over its publication of topless pictures of the duchess, Clarence House has said. | 19604535 |
The scheme to bore through the Peak District to improve links between Sheffield and Manchester is feasible, but further investigation is needed.
Such a tunnel would result in quicker journey times and avoid delays caused by poor weather in the winter months.
Highways England, which produced the report, said a more in-... | A major road and rail tunnel through the Peak District could be the longest tunnel in Europe, a report says. | 34964253 |
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The World Club Challenge would give the best of Super League the chance to beat the reigning NRL champions on an annual basis.
And for a while each year the cocksure Australian pundits would lose a little volume when it came to trashing the Poms and our "inferior game".
Of... | Once upon a time it gave British rugby league glorious bragging rights. | 38985496 |
The estimated temperature was about 5C (41F) as people of all ages dived into the waves.
Dave Cocks from the RNLI Redcar team photographed many of those taking part. | Hundreds of people braved chilly temperatures for the annual Boxing Day dip in Redcar. | 30604227 |
But in his first comments since his arrest, Jose Lopez, who was a minister under Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, gave no further details.
The cash was found after nuns told police a man was throwing bags into their compound.
The story has enthralled Argentina, which has been gripped by several corruption scandals.
At t... | An Argentine ex-minister has said that almost $9m (£6.9m) he had tried to hide in a convent had come from politics. | 37053572 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council had to apply to allow the use of the land at the King George V sports complex.
A sheriff has now granted the application which paves the way for the project to proceed.
The development is part of the multi-million pound Dumfries Learning Town project to overhaul education in the town.
The ... | A court has ruled plans to create a learning hub on common good land in Dumfries can go ahead. | 39255618 |
Although only residents of Scotland can decide the outcome of the referendum, a "Yes" vote will mean changes for the whole of the UK - and one of the greatest will be to do with the physical size of the country itself.
So an already busy country would suddenly become much more crowded, statistically at least.
Economy
S... | If Scotland votes for independence on 18 September, what would it actually mean for the rest of the UK? | 28192293 |
The new law will apply to all organisations which employ more than 10 people.
Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said the law was "a humble gift" to women.
India now gives the third longest duration of fully paid maternity leave in the world, behind Canada and Norway, which give 50 and 44 weeks respectively.
The bill w... | India's parliament has passed a law that increases paid maternity leave from 12 to 26 weeks. | 39227964 |
StepChange argues that saving £1,000 would protect 500,000 households from falling into problem debt.
It said low-to-middle income groups, tenants, and parents with young children were least likely to have the savings buffer.
They should be prompted to save through a system that diverts money from wages.
Mike O'Connor,... | A debt charity has called for incentives to save to help an estimated seven million UK households who do not have an emergency pot of £1,000. | 33791140 |
Ross Sinclair was playing in the Dundee Sunday Amateur league when the incident happened.
A jury heard Plough Athletic player Sinclair brought down Josh McHugh with a late tackle just minutes before the end of the match.
A fight broke out leaving Mr McHugh with a broken jaw which had to be fitted with two metal plates.... | A footballer who hit an opponent with a "reckless" tackle before breaking the man's jaw has been jailed for a year. | 37287238 |
22 April 2016 Last updated at 14:43 BST
McGrath Brothers Engineering Group specialised in metalwork.
BBC News NI's economics and business editor, John Campbell, gave more details on the redundancies to BBC Newsline's Donna Traynor. | A construction firm in Lisburn has gone into liquidation with the loss of 171 jobs. | 36114598 |
Marshall Islanders have been at the forefront of anti-nuclear activism after ecologically-devastating American bomb tests at their Bikini Atoll.
The UK, India and Pakistan were accused of failing their obligations under the 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
But the International Court of Justice said it could not ... | A UN court has thrown out cases brought by the Marshall Islands against the UK and others for allegedly failing to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. | 37560663 |
Witnesses said fighters of the Movement for Unity and Jihad group took the town after a brief stand-off with the local self-defence militia.
The move brings the militants closer to the government-held south-west.
The militants overran all of northern Mali after a military coup threw the country into turmoil in March.
R... | Militant Islamist rebels have seized the strategic central Malian town of Douentza, extending the area they control in the north of the country. | 19454080 |
Michael Warham, 16, from Liverpool, was found in Wayford Close in Meole Brace on 1 August.
He died in hospital at about 06:30 BST on 4 August.
An 18-year-old man, also from Liverpool, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and later released on bail, West Mercia Police said.
Three other people - a 19-year-o... | A fourth person has been arrested by police investigating the stabbing of a teenager in a street in Shrewsbury. | 37099290 |
The party was born in 1970 out of the civil rights movement that preceded the Troubles.
Many of its founding members, drawn mainly from the Nationalist Party, the National Democratic Party and Republican Labour, were key figures in the civil rights campaigns.
Those campaigns grew around Northern Ireland as Catholics de... | The SDLP is the second largest nationalist party in Northern Ireland and draws its support mainly from within the Catholic community. | 31924752 |
More than 200 soldiers were cheered by hundreds of well-wishers in St Neots as they exercised their Freedom of the Cambridgeshire town for the first time.
The soldiers were accompanied by the Band of The Queen's Division.
The parade halted in the Market Square where it was inspected by the Mayor of St Neots James Corle... | Soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment have been welcomed home from operations in Afghanistan . | 34585602 |
Renan Calheiros defied an earlier injunction by judge Marco Aurelio Mello, who said his position was untenable after the court ruled that he must face trial.
But the court voted to strip him from being in line for the presidency.
His removal could have derailed a government austerity plan.
The controversial proposal, k... | Brazil's Supreme Court has rejected a decision to suspend the Senate president, who has been indicted for alleged embezzlement. | 38244348 |
The Pro12 leaders were outclassed and made to pay dearly for indiscipline as Racing scored nine tries - five of them before half-time.
Dan Carter kicked faultlessly for 13 points, with man of the match Casey Laulala scoring a hat-trick of tries.
Scarlets' previous biggest loss was 41-0 against Clermont Auvergne in 2008... | Racing 92 sealed their place in the last eight of the European Champions Cup as they consigned Scarlets to a record defeat in the competition. | 34877656 |
Insole Court was targeted for a fourth time in just over a month, but locked gates prevented the gang from taking lead from the porch roof away.
But the lead was rolled up and placed in bins, leaving the roof at the mercy of torrential rain.
Fundraisers say the damage caused could add tens of thousands of pounds to the... | Metal thieves may have dashed £5m plans to restore a Grade II-listed Victorian mansion in Cardiff. | 21286321 |
O'Donnell has agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Robins.
The 27-year-old has made four appearances for the Championship club since joining in January as cover for injured City number one Frank Fielding.
O'Donnell featured in 12 games in all competitions for League One side Wigan, having arrived on a free tr... | Bristol City have signed on-loan Wigan goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell to a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee. | 35461196 |
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Giant machines are pulling down the old Central Library, with nearly 17,000 tonnes of concrete already removed.
The Paradise Development is one of the biggest city centre regenerations outside London.
It covers more than 17 acres and the whole project will cost £650 million. | It's the latest and probably the most unlikely tourist attraction in Birmingham, a demolition site in the heart of the city. | 35989296 |
Butterfield, 37, threw 22.81m to take gold, one of eight Britain won in a haul of 21 medals on Sunday.
Two more silvers mean Scottish competitors have now won six medals in GB's current tally of 56.
Cyclist Neil Fachie, in the Tandem B 1000m Time Trial, and para-triathlete Alison Patrick both took silver.
London 2012 g... | Jo Butterfield became the second Scot to win gold for ParalympicsGB in Rio as she smashed her own world record in the F51 club throw. | 37333426 |
Vulcan XM601 crashed, killing all on board, while coming into land at RAF Coningsby on 7 October 1964.
Relatives of the five men who died attended the ceremony at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby.
A plaque was unveiled in honour of the dead men.
Richard Burkard, son of Flt Lt Charles Vernon Burk... | A memorial service has been held for the crew of an RAF Vulcan bomber killed in a crash in Lincolnshire in the 1960s. | 37574392 |
The attorney-general's office said the $681m (£479m) that Mr Najib received in his bank account was a personal donation from the Saudi royal family.
Critics had alleged the money came from state-owned investment fund 1MDB.
Mr Najib has consistently denied these accusations, but has faced pressure to resign over them.
A... | Malaysia's top prosecutor has cleared Prime Minister Najib Razak of corruption in a long-running financial scandal that has gripped the nation. | 35407017 |
Eight unofficial Labour candidates stood in May's assembly election.
Andrew Mackinlay said they would do so again in future polls.
The Labour Party allows membership in Northern Ireland, but does not field candidates. The issue is being examined by senior Labour figures in London.
Mr Mackinlay, the former Thurrock MP, ... | A former Labour MP has said Northern Ireland will see Labour candidates in future elections, even if the party hierarchy rejects a call to officially stand in NI. | 36333777 |
That means additional money as a result of a reallocation of funds from the Northern Ireland Executive.
It is a one-off payment with £5m of it going entirely on capital or building funds. So how will the money be spent?
At this stage there is little detail. However, from the health minister's statement it seems that th... | So, it appears Northern Ireland's Health and Social Care Service is to get an extra £72m as part of the June Monitoring round. | 36528442 |
Launching the party's Countryside Charter, he said the plans would ensure local residents were not priced out of the property market.
They would allow local authorities to charge 200% council tax in some areas.
The Lib Dem leader also wants to create 300,000 jobs in rural areas if the party has power after the election... | Nick Clegg has said owners of second homes in rural beauty spots could face paying double the rate of council tax under Liberal Democrat plans. | 32388036 |
More than 200 schools were closed in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on Wednesday and police advised motorists to take care when travelling on untreated roads.
More bad weather is expected, with Met Office yellow "be aware" warnings for rain and wind in place across the UK.
Gusts of up to 80mph (129km/h) were reco... | Wintry weather has caused disruption across parts of the UK, with roads blocked by snow and services suspended. | 30804065 |
The 93 petaflop Sunway TaihuLight is installed at the National Supercomputing Centre in Wuxi.
At its peak, the computer can perform around 93,000 trillion calculations per second.
It is twice as fast and three times as efficient as the previous leader Tianhe-2, also from China, said Top500 which released the new list o... | A new supercomputer from China has topped the latest list of the world's most powerful machines. | 36575947 |
The charge relates to an incident in Saturday's 1-0 loss at Bury.
The FA alleges that the 48-year-old used "abusive and/or insulting and/or improper words and/or behaviour towards a match official" around the tunnel area at half-time.
The former Tottenham and Aston Villa boss has until 20 February to respond.
Swindon h... | Swindon Town director of football Tim Sherwood has been charged by the Football Association for allegedly abusing a match official. | 38993239 |
The advice said pupils should not miss lessons for illnesses such as glandular fever, tonsillitis or conjunctivitis.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said the information had been "taken out of context".
A body representing six councils said in an email that the leaflet would be withdrawn as the colleg... | A controversial leaflet advising parents when to keep sick children home from school is to be withdrawn. | 30292444 |
Even so, postgraduates tend to reminisce fondly about "the best days of our lives" spent in such conditions.
Cathays is Cardiff's heartland, with 70% of its 20,000 residents students at the time of the 2011 census.
But could a desire for better quality rooms be changing that?
Traditionally, students from Cardiff Univer... | Damp patches, peeling wallpaper, draughty windows and dishes which never got washed may have been features of many people's student digs. | 38340391 |
The animal absconded while being loaded at Fremantle Harbour, jumped into the water and swam to shore.
Several eyewitnesses spotted the animal roaming coastal parks and, apparently, enjoying a beachside sunset.
The cow was eventually caught on the railway 7km (four miles) away in the western suburbs of Perth on Monday.... | A cow on the loose for more than 24 hours since escaping from a cattle ship at Western Australia's busiest cargo port has been recaptured by rangers. | 37969977 |
It is thought the fee is £16m rising to £21.7m, with the add-ons including Lyon qualifying for the Champions League and Depay getting a new contract.
United have also agreed buy-back and sell-on clauses.
Netherlands forward Depay, 22, has scored seven goals in 53 appearances since joining United in a £31m move from PSV... | Manchester United have agreed a deal to sell Memphis Depay to French club Lyon. | 38663810 |
The Horizon team - aided by the Royal Veterinary College and Lincoln and Bristol Universities - tracked dozens of cats using specially-designed GPS collar devices and tiny "cat cams" as part of one of the largest ever research projects into domestic cat behaviour.
The experiment's results - broadcast last week - reveal... | BBC Two's Horizon programme on the Secret Life of the Cat and our accompanying interactive feature prompted an enormous response from viewers and website readers. | 22949874 |
Driver was one of the soap's best-loved and longest-serving stars. Here, Miss Alexander remembers the actress, with whom she worked for 18 years.
"Betty was great fun. She came a few years after I joined and we became great friends. She'd always got a giggle in her voice. A great sense of humour.
"She was marvellous to... | "She was such fun to work with," recalls Jean Alexander, who played Coronation Street's Hilda Ogden, of her former co-star Betty Driver, who has died at the age of 91. | 15321722 |
Christopher Tester, from Torquay, is said to be in a critical condition after he was wounded at his parents' restaurant on Christmas Day night.
Mr Tester, 37, is in an induced coma at Mount St John Hospital on the Caribbean island.
Friends have launched an appeal to raise £90,000 to fly him back to the UK for treatmen... | A British man has been shot in the head during an attempted robbery in Antigua. | 38440083 |
Harborough MP Sir Edward Garnier said Oadby and Wigston Borough Council was in a "shambolic" state.
Speaking in the House of Commons on Tuesday, the MP called for council leader John Boyce to resign.
But Mr Boyce insisted the Liberal Democrat-controlled council was "a happy place to work".
Sir Edward, who called on min... | A Conservative MP has urged the government to "sort out" a troubled borough council hit by "internal squabbling and incompetence". | 37295503 |
The 87-year-old stage and screen actor has also performed Shakespeare and had leading roles in 1950s British films.
The University of Kent awarded the degree to Sir Donald in a ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral.
After receiving his degree, Plymouth-born Sir Donald said: "I thought they were joking. It's very flattering.... | Sir Donald Sinden, star of TV comedies Two's Company and Never the Twain, has received an honorary degree from the University of Kent. | 14217313 |
Read on for the verdict.
It all started when a student at a BBC Pop Up town hall meeting at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication earlier this week, told the team about how she got lost while riding in an Uber taxi.
On Wednesday afternoon, BBC Pop-Up's Matt Danzico and Vikas Pandey decided to put this to the test.... | BBC Pop Up, the BBC's travelling bureau, is in India this month and hit the roads of Delhi to find the answer to the ultimate question: Is it faster to take an autorickshaw or call an Uber? | 35976128 |
Joshua was named on Dale's bench for their EFL Trophy tie at Hartlepool in November and was also given an honorary player of the month award by the EFL.
After he was too ill to attend the game, players visited him in hospital to present his personalised shirt.
Rochdale have also retired the number 55 that they register... | League One side Rochdale have announced that five-year-old supporter Joshua McCormack has died after his battle with a brain tumour. | 38613649 |
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