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Iran's Persepolis and Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli were drawn together on Tuesday for the two-legged quarter-finals.
Games between Saudi and Iranian teams are already played on neutral grounds due to poor diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Some matches were played in the Qatari capital Doha this season - but som... | The diplomatic row between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours has forced venue changes in the Asian Champions League. | 40174856 |
Earlier this month a £1.84bn package was announced for more than 50 projects across Tayside and North East Fife as part of the Tay Cities Deal.
The university has launched a £24m bid, as part of this, to further redevelop the former paper mill at the site.
St Andrews has already spent £25m on developing a green energy ... | St Andrews University in Fife has said it could create 500 new jobs at its Eden Campus at Guardbridge. | 39103559 |
MBI Consulting (UK) Ltd had agreed to buy Regency mansion, Plas Glynllifon, in Llandwrog, from receivers David Currie & Co.
Fears were raised the firm could change the hall's name, which dates back to the 16th Century.
On Friday, MBI announced "with regret" it had to pull out of the deal.
"It had never been our intent... | The prospective buyers of a historical hall in Gwynedd have pulled out of the deal, blaming an "unexpected negative reaction". | 34615967 |
She took first place on the podium after winning the women's SM14 200m individual medley on Saturday night.
Firth, from Seaforde in County Down, broke her own Paralympic record with a time of 2:19.55 to win the race.
Her golden hat trick came after she successfully defended her 100m backstroke title and won the 200m fr... | Northern Ireland swimmer Bethany Firth is celebrating her third gold medal at the Paralympics in Brazil. | 37401066 |
The two 100ft Wentworth elms have been identified in the Queen's garden at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
Despite being among the most photographed trees in the garden, the breed was only identified during a recent tree survey.
Tree experts are now looking into ways of propagating the rare specimens, Ulmus W... | Trees believed to have been extinct in Britain have been discovered at the Queen's official residence in Scotland. | 37543803 |
The France forward, voted Euro 2016's player of the tournament, also praised the impact Atletico boss Diego Simeone has had on his career amid reports the player could leave this summer.
Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United have been linked with a move for 25-year-old Griezmann.
But he told Fifa's we... | Antoine Griezmann has distanced himself from a Premier League move by saying he is happy at Atletico Madrid. | 38978293 |
The deals were announced during a four-day visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to increase trade and investment between the two countries.
About 26 deals were signed on Wednesday, with $2.5bn going to South Africa's state-owned rail operator.
China has given a series of loans to African countries for development.
The... | China and South Africa have signed deals and loans valued at $6.5bn (£4.3bn), with the focus on building infrastructure in the African giant. | 34991846 |
The 22-storey, 78m-high (256ft), Beckley Point building in Plymouth, is due to be occupied by university students from September.
It is unclear whether the group was "rooftopping" - climbing to the top of structures to take photographs.
Devon and Cornwall Police said it was aware of the incident.
More on the group who ... | A group of young people have scaled one of the tallest buildings in the South West, which is currently under construction. | 39472501 |
The crash happened on the A93 near the Aboyne Loch caravan park on Thursday evening.
Paul Grice, 24, was the driver of the red Volkswagen Golf, and Grahame Ellis, 32, was the front seat passenger. Both were from Aboyne.
Insp Jon Barron, appealing for witnesses, said: "Both families have been left devastated by the sudd... | Two men who died after a car struck a tree in Aberdeenshire have been named. | 36108905 |
The American began the final day with a three-shot lead but won by one shot from South Korea's Chun In-gee.
Lewis carded a 69 in her last round in Oregon to finish on 20-under, while In-gee shot a 66.
"We're going to be able to help people rebuild houses and get their homes back. That's more important than any win," sa... | Stacy Lewis donated her £150,000 prize money to the flood victims in Houston after winning the Portland Classic. | 41145349 |
Skippered by Peter Burling, the Kiwis won both races in Bermuda on Saturday.
USA began the best-of-13 series with a one-point advantage after winning the earlier qualifying regatta, which was erased by New Zealand's race one win. Races three and four are on Sunday.
The final is a repeat of the last time the trophy was ... | Emirates Team New Zealand moved into a 1-0 lead over Oracle Team USA after the first two races of the America's Cup. | 40316413 |
Bethan Owen, from Bodelwyddan, started Bethan's Karate Academy after becoming an instructor at just 12 years old.
She has been caring for her mother Julie, who has epilepsy, since she was five, helping her father Garry.
Her parents introduced her to karate when she was seven to give her a focus away from the responsibi... | A young carer has been described as an "inspiration" after setting up a karate club to help other youngsters in Denbighshire. | 33390132 |
Landowners carry out culls from August that they say are necessary to protect game, such as grouse, from disease.
Campaign group OneKind said about 40% of the hares killed were shot for sport while about 50% died as part of organised culls.
The Scottish government said numbers needed to be controlled but it would not t... | An animal charity has called on the Scottish government to impose a ban on mountain hare culling on grouse moors. | 40769277 |
Conservative leader Ruth Davidson highlighted rural jobs for young people and the Liberal Democrats' Danny Alexander focused on the economy.
Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy launched his party's "workplace manifesto" ahead of voting on 7 May.
Meanwhile, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon set out plans to increase the carers a... | Scotland's main political parties have hit the campaign trail, with less than two weeks until the UK election. | 32445956 |
Saffie Roussos, 8, was one of 22 people killed at an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena on 22 May.
Author and comedian Walliams thanked Tarleton Community Primary School, in Lancashire, for the "warm welcome".
The school said he "popped in to cheer us up" by reading extracts from one of his books with "incre... | David Walliams has paid a surprise visit to the school of the youngest victim of the Manchester attack. | 40414849 |
An unlikely star of the 46th series, the Cambridge economics student attracted a loyal following for his animated - and very meme-able - facial expressions, his trusty blue jumper and an impressive intellect.
The 29-year-old became a social media phenomenon when he first appeared on the series back in September.
In a h... | He may not have managed to lead his team to glory, but Eric Monkman has been dubbed the "people's champion" by many following the University Challenge final. | 39564414 |
The 31-year-old and Brazilian partner Bruno Soares, 35, beat Rohan Bopanna of India and Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 7-6 6-2 on Sunday.
Murray and Soares will face the USA's Donald Young and Mexico's Santiago Gonzalez for a place in the semi-finals.
In 2016, Murray and Soares won the Australian and US Open doubles titles.
A... | Scotland's Jamie Murray has reached the quarter-finals of the French Open doubles for the first time. | 40151501 |
The Hadi loyalists have been aided by air drops of arms and communications equipment from a Saudi-led coalition that is also carrying out air strikes.
In the south-east another port city, Mukalla, fell to al-Qaeda militants, who seized a military base.
Meanwhile, two Saudi soldiers have been killed guarding the border ... | Loyalists of ousted Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi have pushed back Shia Houthi rebels in the southern city of Aden, officials say. | 32178064 |
US researchers found those with access to dogs were less stressed as the day went on than those who had none.
The preliminary study published in theInternational Journal of Workplace Health Managementlooked at 75 staff.
The researchers suggested access to dogs boosted morale and reduced stress levels, whether people ha... | Bringing pet dogs to work can reduce stress and make the job more satisfying for other employees, a study suggests. | 17561272 |
The Welshman, who rides for Ducati, suffered a spinal injury, fractured his left thumb and was also diagnosed with a closed thoracic trauma.
Davies is having an intense course of physiotherapy and is still feeling the effects of the crash.
"I couldn't breathe when it happened," the 30-year-old told BBC Wales Sport.
"I ... | Chaz Davies is "feeling better every day" as he recovers from a huge crash during last week's opening World Superbike race in Misano, Italy. | 40384156 |
Skrein's decision comes after years of controversy about Hollywood whitewashing. The rising star has been praised for his stance, especially since he's at a crucial point in his career, and won lots of new admirers. | Film fans have inundated Ed Skrein with love after the British actor turned down the role of Major Ben Daimio in the new Hellboy film because the character is of mixed Asian heritage (and he isn't). | 41080906 |
But while you may want to drag them through the courts, your chances of winning - for now - are probably nil.
That's the result of an important Supreme Court judgement which has underlined the long-standing legal principle that police cannot be sued for negligence because they have a special position in public service ... | You call the police in your moment of need and they don't turn up until it's too late. | 31025413 |
Visitors Saudi Arabia were winning the Group A Asian qualifier 2-1 at Shaha Alam Stadium when flares and fireworks were thrown onto the pitch.
"We are extremely disappointed with the events which took place and take such matters very seriously," said the Asian Football Federation.
Fifa has not announced any sanctions.
... | A World Cup qualifier between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia was abandoned just before full-time on Tuesday because of crowd trouble. | 34193170 |
Bridger was jailed for life in May 2013 for the murder of five-year-old April.
Convicted murderer Juvinal Ferreira, 24, attacked him with a knife made from a razor at Wakefield Prison in July 2013.
BBC Wales understands the Ministry of Justice is contesting the claim and no decision has been made.
Ferreira was given a ... | April Jones' killer Mark Bridger is seeking compensation for his injuries after he was slashed on the face by a fellow inmate. | 28787301 |
The former Bolton defender, 29, suffered the injury before half-time during a friendly against York City on Saturday.
Baptiste made 32 league appearances on loan at Blackburn during the 2014-15 season before agreeing a three-year deal with the Teesiders.
The operation took place over the weekend and was deemed a succes... | New Middlesbrough signing Alex Baptiste has undergone surgery on a double fracture of his leg. | 33507736 |
Iceland took the lead through Fanndis Fridriksdottir's composed low finish.
Lara Dickenmann levelled after Bachmann's pass before the latter nodded the Swiss ahead.
Switzerland keeper Gaelle Thalmann had stitches on the pitch after an accidental clash of heads with Iceland's Gunnhildur Yrsa Jonsdottir.
Play was delayed... | Chelsea's Ramona Bachmann headed the winner as Switzerland came from behind to beat Iceland 2-1 at the Women's Euro 2017 tournament in the Netherlands. | 40694584 |
Evidence from the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) showed Andreas Lubitz had repeatedly changed the setting of the altitude controls during the plane's flight from Duesseldorf to Barcelona earlier, but as the plane was on autopilot its planned descent was not affected.
Later the same day Lubitz was alone in the cockpit durin... | The co-pilot of a Germanwings flight that crashed into the French Alps may have practised a rapid descent only hours before he sent the plane plunging into the mountainside "intentionally", according to French investigators. | 32035121 |
Rhodes, 21, who made his List A and T20 debut for Yorkshire in 2013, will go straight into the Essex squad for their game against Derbyshire on Saturday.
"He is highly thought of at Yorkshire but they are keen for him to get out and play some red-ball cricket," Essex head coach Chris Silverwood said.
"We are pleased he... | Essex have signed all-rounder Will Rhodes from Yorkshire until the end of the County Championship season. | 37057172 |
City manager Roberto Mancini said on Tuesday that Balotelli could complete his move after a medical on Wednesday.
Considering Balotelli's history with Inter, it's a fascinating transfer. He has never hidden his affection for Milan. Marco Materazzi revealed this week how Balotelli would every now and again turn up for t... | AC Milan have agreed a deal to sign Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli on a four-and-a-half-year contract, the Italian club have confirmed. | 21251291 |
Wenger has become an increasingly divisive figure among Arsenal fans in recent years but has agreed to remain at the club in the after-glow of an historic seventh FA Cup win at the club after Saturday's 2-1 win against Chelsea at Wembley.
It was a success that added to his three Premier League titles, including two dom... | The Arsene Wenger era - a story that started at Ewood Park against Blackburn Rovers on 12 October 1996 - will extend further into its third decade after he agreed a two-year deal to stay as Arsenal manager. | 40094201 |
Quick use of the devices is said to increase survival rates by up to 75%.
The defibrillators, costing £1,500 each, come with a recorded message to explain how to use them.
Edinburgh's Lord Provost Donald Wilson launched the project and said: "Not only can the machines help passengers in need, they can be taken off the... | Edinburgh trams are to be fitted with defibrillators as part of a campaign to save the lives of heart attack victims. | 38966185 |
Abbie Lee and her daughters, from Anglesey, north Wales, flew two models, with their address written on the sides, from the Menai Suspension Bridge in late March.
They received a postcard on 29 April from "Kathy" who found the plane in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire.
Ms Lee said she was amazed the 55cm (21in) model trav... | A small polystyrene plane which a family launched from a bridge has been found about 150 miles (241km) away. | 39804083 |
The unnamed 74-year-old victim was found in Coronation Street, in the Pear Tree area, just after 05:00 BST on Thursday, Derbyshire Police said.
He died several hours later and a post-mortem examination showed he had suffered head and chest injuries consistent with being hit by a vehicle.
Officers are trying to trace a ... | A man who was found with fatal injuries in a Derby street may have been hit by a car which did not stop. | 33648069 |
A spokesman for his Wisebuddah company said there had been no complications and that the 55-year-old hoped to be back at work before the end of 2016.
The news came to light through an automated email response Goodier set up that referred to his absence.
"I am away from work for a time recovering from a stroke and so no... | DJ Mark Goodier is said to be "recovering quite well" after having a stroke at the beginning of November. | 38024823 |
It is believed a lone gunman opened fire on their vehicle as they travelled through the northern province of Amran.
Aid agencies have been trying to reach millions of people in Yemen, who lack basic supplies because of the conflict that has been raging there for months.
The killings come just over a week after gunmen r... | The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says two of its local workers have been shot dead in Yemen. | 34128539 |
"I thought, 'I've done 200 jobs, they finish you go onto the next one', so I'm not going to get sentimental about the job finishing."
But Jim Carter, aka Carson the butler, found shooting his final scene on Downton Abbey was not like any other job.
"It came to an end and they said 'that's it for the servants thank you ... | For Downton Abbey fans the end is almost here with the sixth and final series starting on 20 September, and it seems the cast are struggling to cope with its demise. | 34039252 |
Karl Stefanovic wore the outfit to make a point about the sexism he said his female colleagues faced.
"No-one has noticed," he said. "But women, they wear the wrong colour and they get pulled up. They say the wrong thing and there's thousands of tweets written about them."
Stefanovic is a presenter on Today, the breakf... | An Australian TV presenter has said he wore the same blue suit on-screen for 12 months and nobody noticed. | 30069564 |
Students of Kasturba Gandhi Girls Residential School, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, claim a female warden forced them to strip after finding blood on a bathroom door.
The warden was suspended after parents complained.
She initially defended her actions but later denied the entire incident.
Surekha Tomar had t... | Indian authorities are investigating claims that 70 girls aged about 10 were stripped naked in a residential school to "check for menstrual blood". | 39452245 |
Julia Barton gathered the rubbish from locations in Shetland and between Cape Wrath and Gairloch in the Highlands.
Her exhibition, NEO Terra, has involved four years of research into the impact of marine plastics on the environment.
It will be held at Ullapool's An Talla Solais Gallery this weekend and the Scottish Par... | An artist has collected pieces of plastic from 60 Scottish beaches for an exhibition highlighting marine pollution. | 39887708 |
A senior aide to ex-Tory chairman Grant Shapps says two activists complained about the behaviour of Mark Clarke.
He was this week banned for life from the party after accusations of bullying, harassment and blackmail.
Mr Clarke refutes all such allegations.
Paul Abbott, Mr Shapp's former chief-of-staff, says he also co... | Complaints were made against an activist in a Tory bullying scandal at least eight months before the party says it first knew of the problem, an ex-aide says. | 34886069 |
Ms Yellen said that a rise in interest rates before the end of the year was "a live possibility".
In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei index closed up 1% at 19,116.41.
Takata shares dived 25% as both Mitsubishi Motors and Fuji Heavy Industries said they were considering stopping using its airbag inflators.
Investors will be ... | Asian markets experienced mixed fortunes as investors digested comments from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen on the timing of a US rate rise. | 34729315 |
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It was not to be as England spoiled plans for a Welsh party with a comfortable win.
Nigel Walker's late try meant Wales still won the championship, but Wales captain Ieuan Evans' face as he receives the trophy from the Queen tells its own story.
It would be another 11 year... | In 1994 Wales arrived in Twickenham chasing a first Five Nations Grand Slam since 1978 | 35712338 |
The 22 tube assemblies will require 150 workers at Rosyth in Fife and Bristol.
The contract is part of the common missile compartment (CMC) project for the UK Successor and US Ohio Class replacement submarine programmes.
The work will get under way towards the end of this year.
It is expected to complete in the early 2... | Defence contractor Babcock International has secured an £80m order to make part of the missile launch silos for the next generation of Royal Navy nuclear-armed submarines. | 37646469 |
"Well, I lost the bet," Blake said after beating bookies' favourite Laura Mvula and stars like David Bowie and Arctic Monkeys to the £20,000 prize.
Judges called his record "inventive, poetic and poignant", adding "James Blake makes music like no-one else".
The Mercury Prize, for the best British or Irish album of the... | Electronic artist James Blake has won this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize with his second album, Overgrown. | 24745412 |
In recent days that pressure has taken the shape of calls from the Liberal Democrats and Labour, and campaign groups like Save the Children, to open Britain's doors to 3,000 children, alone and potentially in danger on the migrant trail in Europe.
Today, just hours after the PM was accused of a "disgraceful" tone towar... | The prime minister has been under pressure, just as in the summer months when the full scale of the migrant crisis became clear, to make more effort to help the most vulnerable among the hundreds of thousands of people on the move. | 35422780 |
The proposed Mynydd y Gwair development is on common land so the inquiry will decide whether the land can be exchanged and used to generate energy.
There have already been two previous inquiries into the proposals for 16 turbines.
Swansea council granted planning permission to RWE Innogy UK for the wind farm in 2013.
B... | An inquiry has been held into whether or not a wind farm can be built at a beauty spot in Swansea. | 35588279 |
Up to 140 people who had to be evacuated have also been allowed to return to their homes, police said.
The blaze started in Abbey Mills, off Ross Walk, in the Belgrave area of the city on Monday afternoon.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue said the fire was "now contained", although crews remain at the scene. Some homes w... | A "massive" fire that broke out close to factories in Leicester has been brought under control. | 35192029 |
Prince William and his wife Kate met Boman Kohinoor, owner of a famous Mumbai Parsi cafe, on Sunday at the city's Taj Mahal Palace hotel.
The royal rendezvous took place after they were told of the campaign with the misspelled hashtag #WillKatMeetMe.
Mr Kohinoor has a strong claim to be India's oldest and biggest royal... | The dream of a 93-year-old Indian restaurateur to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has come true after a viral social media campaign. | 36017662 |
The university's innovation campus will be built on land at Maindy Park.
Buildings will house researchers, businesses and students to develop research into practical uses, with work set to start in early 2017.
Vice-chancellor Prof Colin Riordan said: "A new campus helps us create opportunities for all."
The campus will... | Two buildings which will form part of Cardiff University's £300m research centre have been given the go-ahead by Cardiff council. | 37956318 |
Only 61% of calls have been answered in time so far this year in Devon.
The South Western Ambulance Service runs the service in Devon and Cornwall and commissioners said an "improvement plan" was working.
The national target is for 95% of calls to be answered within 60 seconds.
The average across England so far this ye... | The contract for an NHS 111 service which is the worst in England for answering calls within 60 seconds has been extended for a further six months, health bosses have confirmed. | 34596113 |
The watchdog said just 54% of primary age children in Coventry attended a school rated good or better, compared with a national average of 74%.
Eleven primaries are due to be inspected this week, alongside phone surveys at other schools.
Coventry City Council said improvements had been made over the last year.
It said,... | Ofsted inspectors are targeting Coventry's primary schools in a bid to find out why they are 'underperforming'. | 21753299 |
The 29-year-old made the announcement in an interview with Sports Illustrated on Friday.
James has been a free agent since 1 July after opting out of the final two years of his Miami Heat contract.
"I always believed I'd return to Cleveland and finish my career there," James said.
James, named the NBA's most valuable p... | Basketball's biggest star LeBron James has announced his return to the Cleveland Cavaliers - the team where he began his NBA career 11 years ago. | 28272054 |
Oxfordshire County Council said it hoped to complete the design of the 1,000-space park-and-ride and transport route by next year.
The authority has said it needs to invest £3m to develop the project, which would be recouped from the Department for Transport.
The project would cost about £36m.
A council spokesman said ... | Construction on a new bus lane and park-and-ride west of Oxford could begin in September 2018, according to the council. | 38960713 |
Dutchman Chris Bruil, who competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, has been coaching Gilmour since just after the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
But he won't be with the 22-year-old at her first Olympics because of a lack of accreditation for individual coaches.
"In Holland we would never do that - we think it's ri... | The coach of Scottish Olympian Kirsty Gilmour, named in Great Britain's team for Rio, says it's "ridiculous" he can't accompany her to the Games. | 36649341 |
A structural problem found at Lourdes Primary in Glasgow four years ago was the same as the one discovered last week at schools in Edinburgh.
Miller Construction was involved in both cases.
Engineers found header ties missing, the structures used to fix the top of a wall to the rest of the building.
The issue led to th... | A construction firm at the centre of the Edinburgh schools crisis was responsible for a school in Glasgow with the same fault in 2012. | 36027196 |
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The Englishman, 28, won his first major by three shots on five under to become the first British victor in 20 years.
Overnight leader Spieth, 22, led by five shots as he approached the 10th at Augusta, but the American dramatically dropped six shots in three holes.
He ende... | Danny Willett claimed a shock Masters win with a superb five-under-par 67 as 2015 champion Jordan Spieth crumbled during a thrilling final round. | 36011542 |
Mr Hollande is due to discuss the anti-IS fight with senior Iraqi officials.
He is the most prominent head of state to visit Iraq since a US-led 60-member coalition began air strikes against IS.
France's defence ministry says its aircraft have destroyed more than 1,700 targets since joining in 2014.
As part of the coal... | French President Francois Hollande has met French soldiers in Iraq and told them their work against so-called Islamic State (IS) is helping to prevent terrorism at home. | 38487529 |
The Freedom 90 had been en route from Ryde to Southsea on Saturday evening when the "major fault" occurred, forcing it to return to the island.
Images appear to show a red rudder hanging off the back of the craft.
Operator Hovertravel cancelled all services on both of its vessels while safety checks were carried out.
I... | A hovercraft operating between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight has been grounded after a propeller was broken by a "foreign object". | 33303385 |
Funding has been given to developers who want to build the proposed racetrack on a site near Ebbw Vale.
The Wales Audit Office (WAO) said in April there were "significant shortcomings" in the way the government handed over the money.
But James Price defended the amount of public money put into the scheme.
The benefit f... | More than £9m spent by the Welsh Government on plans for the Circuit of Wales was good value for money, a senior civil servant has told AMs. | 40387649 |
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The aim? To use their powers of concentration to send drones down a nine-metre course to the finish line.
Competitors have to wear special headsets that measure the electrical activity of their brains.
A custom-made computer programme means their thoughts can be converted to cont... | Sixteen competitors at the University of Florida, in the US, have been battling it out in the first ever mind-controlled drone race. | 36153971 |
Mr Cameron also said the case in Northern Ireland was different from elsewhere in the UK because of the land border with the Republic of Ireland.
The prime minister was giving evidence to MPs who chair a range of committees at the House of Commons.
He would not say if he would definitely devolve corporation tax powers.... | The prime minister has said the argument made by Northern Ireland politicians for devolving corporation tax is strong. | 30131556 |
They were dumped on the Baranailt Road in Claudy beside the River Ness, a tributary of the River Faughan,
The sludge is the by-product of illegal fuel laundering.
Chris Thompson, from River Faughan Anglers, said an oil slick was visible on the surface of the river, but there did not appear to have been a fish kill.
He ... | Containers of toxic sludge have been dumped metres from a river on a County Londonderry road. | 32849581 |
The Washington-based Human Rights First argues in a report released on Friday that the US government should "develop a new strategy and publically inform the Bahraini government that the future of the Fifth Fleet requires political and social stability".
The Fifth Fleet, as well as US Naval Forces Central Command, are ... | A human rights group has urged the US to consider using the threat of removing the strategically vital Fifth Fleet from Bahrain as leverage to push for reform in the Gulf island kingdom that has been wracked by more than two years of anti-government unrest. | 24956745 |
The proposals were approved by 38 of the 41 England and Wales Cricket Board members, with 15 first-class counties in support of the competition.
Essex and Middlesex were the only two counties to vote against the proposals, while Kent abstained from voting.
"I passionately believe that the game has chosen the right path... | A new city-based eight-team Twenty20 tournament has been given the go-ahead to start in 2020. | 39721254 |
Jordan Bowery netted, via his kneecap, after Callum O'Dowda's fierce shot was parried by goalkeeper Michael Ingham.
Ingham kept the hosts at bay before Chey Dunkley's header from a debatable corner extended Oxford's lead.
Danny Hylton then grabbed an exquisite individual goal before Kemar Roofe's top-poke saw him score... | Oxford United won at home in the league for the first time in 2016 against relegation-threatened York. | 35637332 |
The Derry Journal published a special edition of the newspaper on Wednesday following his death, and followed it up with extensive coverage of Mr McGuinness' funeral in Friday's edition.
The front page reflected the death and funeral of not just the former Sinn Féin leader but also of Derry City captain Ryan McBride, w... | The eyes of the world turned to Derry this week following the death of one of its most famous sons, Martin McGuinness . | 39362616 |
The 66-year-old, who took charge of Rangers from March 2010 to January 2012, will take on a part-time role helping manager Chris Ramsey.
Warnock's last job was at Crystal Palace, where he was sacked last December after four months in charge.
"Full-time management doesn't interest me any more, but if I can help Chris an... | Ex-QPR boss Neil Warnock has returned to the club as a first team advisor. | 34561710 |
Former prime ministers' numbers were among those visible on a government website for more than three months, Fairfax Media reported.
The details appeared invisible until they were highlighted with a cursor or copied and pasted elsewhere.
PM Malcolm Turnbull and some leading members of the government were not affected.
... | The private phone numbers of a large section of Australian politicians have been mistakenly published online. | 39324140 |
Certainly, the prime minister did not want to find herself in the position of having to ask MPs for permission to start our divorce from the European Union.
Today's verdict from the justices doesn't take away from the reality that having to go to Parliament before triggering Article 50 is a political inconvenience Ther... | "Phew", a government minister exhaled after this morning's court ruling. | 38730907 |
The France international played the full 90 minutes as league leaders Barca defeated Levante 1-0 at home.
Abidal had a liver tumour removed in March 2011 but recovered to play in the Champions League final in May.
He had the transplant in April 2012 and had not started a match since 29 February of that year, although h... | Defender Eric Abidal has made his first start for Barcelona since undergoing a liver transplant last year. | 22235363 |
Gilroy has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a degenerative muscle and ligament disease, as well as fibromyalgia and chronic pain syndrome. Her right wrist had to be fused because of constant dislocations, and she has limited use of her right shoulder.
Is it hard to imagine, then, how the girl who dreamed of becoming a sportswom... | Sue Gilroy must have thought her table tennis career was over when, as a 15-year-old, she was forced to retire from the sport with a condition that causes her joints to dislocate dozens of times a day. | 37339588 |
Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 1.6% last month, up from 1.2% in November, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
And higher costs for imported materials and fuels pushed up producer prices.
The fall in the pound since the Brexit vote was starting to feed into the economy, said the BBC's economics... | Rising air fares and food prices helped to push up UK inflation to its highest rate since July 2014 in December. | 38649676 |
In the call, Emma, who was alone in the house in Somerset with her mother Catherine Bazzard told the operator what had happened and where they lived.
She told call handler Sarah Morris her "mummy was not bleeding but banged her head" and "has a baby in her tummy".
Since the accident, which happened in November, Mrs Baz... | A three-year-old girl helped her heavily-pregnant mother call 999 after she fell down the stairs. | 35167933 |
Bouna Traore, 15, and Zyed Benna, 17, were electrocuted in the Paris suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois in October 2005.
Police had chased the boys as they made their way home from a football match.
Almost 10 years later, the court in Rennes cleared Sebastien Gaillemin and Stephanie Klein of charges of failing to assist someon... | A court in France has acquitted two police officers accused of failing to help two boys, whose deaths at a power substation led to weeks of riots. | 32778505 |
For most people the logos of such firms immediately connect our minds to the business in question, without the need to see its name.
Think of the golden arches of a popular fast-food chain, or the apple with a bite taken out of it representing a certain computer company.
This type of instant recognition is the holy gra... | From Nike's "swoosh" symbol to Starbucks' twin-tailed mermaid or siren, the world's largest companies take great care of their logos. | 32495854 |
Members of the Unite and GMB unions walked out from 08:00 GMT to 12:00 GMT.
The Society of Radiographers in England and Northern Ireland also took part in the strike action.
Unions want a recommended 1% pay rise to be implemented for all staff, but the National Health Service said this would cost too much.
The strike a... | Thousands of NHS workers in Northern Ireland have staged a four-hour strike over pay. | 30165518 |
Jeremy Dowling, 78, carried out the assaults on a 10 year old he met in 1973 at St Michaels Church at Budehaven, Truro Crown Court heard.
He was found guilty of six counts of indecent assault on a child.
Dowling is already serving a seven-year sentence for previous offences against boys at a private school.
The sentenc... | A former lay preacher has been jailed for eight years for indecently assaulting a boy he met through the church. | 37259897 |
The first minister, who backs a Scots No vote, said Wales should not be treated separately to Scotland, although it may not end up with the same powers.
He said he hoped for progress on Silk Commission's latest recommendations.
Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood, who supports a Scottish Yes, said Mr Jones could not stand up for... | Carwyn Jones has said all political parties should set out plans for more devolution next spring. | 29197303 |
Michael Danaher, 51, stabbed Adrian Greenwood to death after drawing up a list of wealthy targets that also included Kate Moss and Jeffrey Archer.
The 42-year-old was found dead at his Oxford home in April. He had been stabbed 16 times, the judge said.
Danaher has been jailed for life with a minimum of 34 years.
He tol... | A man has been found guilty of murdering a book dealer over a £50,000 first edition of The Wind in the Willows. | 37755178 |
The man has been named by family members as Ryan Baird, who was originally from Northern Ireland.
His cousin, Louise Evanne Baird, said he was "amazing" and would be "sadly missed".
Police Scotland said a further 18 people were taken to hospital, and three were seriously hurt.
The crash happened at about 13:15 BST on S... | Tributes have been paid to a 39-year-old man who died after a coach carrying Rangers fans overturned in East Ayrshire. | 37532766 |
"I was livid. I was so consumed by anger. I thought either I have a nervous breakdown, or I do something," says Rebecca, from Staffordshire.
She is only one of 300,000 people who got in touch with Healthwatch England, an independent health watchdog, to share their experiences of NHS treatment.
Rebecca's disgust with th... | A wasted operation which left her son David unable to walk was what spurred on Rebecca Loo to make a difference to the NHS. | 40454684 |
High bids traditionally mark the year's first auction at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market.
Even the buyer, sushi chain owner Kiyoshi Kimura, who also paid out the record price last year, said the cost was "a bit high".
The sale came amid continued warnings from environmentalists that tuna stocks are dwindling and overfished... | A single bluefin tuna has sold in Japan for 155m yen ($1.7m; £1.05m), almost triple the record price set last year. | 20919306 |
Prime Minister Jigme Thinley has outlined an expansion plan for the sector, setting a target of 100,000 tourists by 2012.
About 30,000 tourists are expected to enter the picturesque kingdom this year.
Bhutan, which fiercely guards its ancient traditions, only began to open up to outsiders in the 1970s.
"We want to expa... | The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, so far wary of mass tourism, is looking to triple its annual number of visitors. | 11313412 |
Lewisham Council's cabinet had voted to buy the land by compulsory purchase order and was set to confirm its decision on Wednesday.
The authority has said the meeting will be rescheduled but has not yet issued a further statement.
Millwall said the move would put its future in jeopardy and could see the League One club... | A key meeting over plans to sell land around Millwall Football Club's stadium to developers has been postponed. | 38577838 |
Craig McClelland, who lived locally, was stabbed in Tweed Avenue in the Foxbar area of the town at 23:20 on Sunday.
Detectives said he he was attacked during a confrontation and died later at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
Police Scotland's major investigation team are working on the case and have appealed for witnesses... | Police have released an image of a 31-year-old man who was murdered in a street in Paisley at the weekend. | 40715997 |
Engineer Technician Charles Warrender, 23, from North Thoresby, Lincolnshire, was found dead in the capital Victoria on Saturday morning.
He was serving on Portsmouth-based ship HMS Richmond, which is part of Operation Kipion in the Indian Ocean.
A navy spokesman said next of kin had been informed but declined to comme... | The death of a Royal Navy sailor during an operation in the Seychelles is being investigated by police. | 32973634 |
Bristol's Southmead Hospital announced on Thursday pest controllers would "remove" the animals in a "last resort" to ensure the "safety of babies".
The proposal was met with objections and sparked a petition which attracted hundreds of signatures.
The hospital said it had halted its plan and was consulting animal group... | A hospital has "paused" its plans to remove foxes from outside a maternity unit which bosses believed posed a "risk" to newborns. | 40903129 |
Neath Port Talbot council has approved a planning application for the former Glan Afan Comprehensive School site.
The school closed its doors in July and pupils were transferred to the new "superschool" Ysgol Bae Baglan.
The plans, submitted by Coastal Housing Group, are part of a £35m regeneration programme for the t... | Plans to redevelop a former Port Talbot school site into flats have been given the go-ahead by councillors. | 38584424 |
The council is to cut £42m from adult services and £16m from children's services under its budget proposals.
A "significant number" of day centres and children's centres would close, as well as at least two leisure centres and up to half the libraries.
Funding for school crossing patrols will also be cut under the plan... | More than 300 jobs are to go at Liverpool City Council as it seeks to make £156m of savings over the next three years, it has announced. | 26073283 |
While a free version acts as a brief demo, access to all three modes of the game costs $9.99 in the App Store in the US, and £7.99 in the UK.
But as players start to download the app, social media reaction is not just about game play - but whether the price of the full game is worth it.
Nintendo's big hit of 2016 was P... | After the sort of anticipation you'd expect for the return of the world's most famous plumber, Nintendo has rolled out Super Mario Run to iPhones and iPads. | 38338202 |
The governor of Maharashtra state has also turned down his mercy plea.
His last hope is a clemency plea pending before the president who rejected a similar petition last month.
The serial blasts killed 257 people and were allegedly to avenge the killing of Muslims in riots a few months earlier.
Earlier, the Maharashtra... | India's Supreme Court has turned down a final plea for reprieve by Yakub Memon, convicted of financing the deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings, clearing the way for his execution. | 33699206 |
Unison said in a dossier sent to Carillion, the company responsible for cleaning, that improvements need to be made at Nottingham City Hospital.
The hospital trust said a kitchen had reopened following a deep clean and there had been no "increase in infections" prior to this.
Carillion said it was working with the trus... | A union has called for an urgent review into cleanliness after a rat was apparently seen in a hospital kitchen. | 37173789 |
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The Northern Ireland rider was left out of all three team pursuit races as Dani King, Laura Trott and Jo Rowsell won gold in a world record time.
Houvenaghel described the trio as "juvenile", after claiming they did not speak to her following the final, and the decision to... | Wendy Houvenaghel has criticised her GB team-mates and coach Shane Sutton after missing out on a gold medal. | 19147279 |
Incredible India is the name of the country's tourism campaign.
Khan was the face of the campaign for 10 years, and speculation was rife that he had been removed because of comments he made about intolerance in India.
The authorities denied reports that the actor had been fired; but said that his contract had ended.
"I... | Indian actor Aamir Khan has said he respects the government's decision not to renew his contract as the ambassador of its "Incredible India" campaign. | 35249263 |
It will likely lead to a large X-ray telescope being launched in 2028, and to an orbiting observatory to detect gravitational waves going up in 2034.
Together, these two ventures will cost in excess of 2bn euros (£1.7bn).
They join a mission already approved known as Juice, which will see a big satellite sent to obser... | Europe has fixed a broad plan for the big space science missions it will launch over the next two decades. | 25125672 |
But all of that is about to change.
Dr Goldberg is leading the first trial of a new treatment which has been working wonders in racehorses - and could produce the same results in humans.
The stem cell treatment for what's known as "tendinopathy" in racehorses has been so successful that one horse to receive the treatme... | "No-one has ever put a stem cell into a human Achilles tendon before in the UK," says Andy Goldberg, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. | 27940932 |
Police, firefighters, ambulance and coastguards attended Fort Hubberstone close to Gelliswick beach in Milford Haven just after 19:00 BST.
She was airlifted to Swansea's Morriston Hospital.
Her condition is serious but not life-threatening, the ambulance service confirmed. | A 13-year-old girl has been winched to safety after falling at a disused fort in Pembrokeshire. | 40550064 |
The group of MPs is putting pressure on the government ahead of its new plan for preventing suicides, which is expected in the New Year.
The number of deaths by suicide was 4,820 in England in 2015 - part of a UK-wide figure of 6,188.
The committee said support needed to be more accessible to those at risk.
One bereave... | The number of people taking their own lives in England is unacceptably high, says a report by the Health Select Committee. | 38343186 |
Sam Kelly, 26, was driving on the M6 when his car crashed with a flatbed lorry between junctions 19 and 20 near Lymm in Cheshire on Saturday.
Mr Kelly, from Northwich, was airlifted to hospital and later died.
Paying tribute his family said "Sam the Man" was a "beautiful, fun loving, go getter" who "will be sadly misse... | A man who died in a crash that closed a motorway for five hours "lived and loved life to the full", his family has said. | 40877973 |
The measure, officially known as House Bill 1523, will allow employees to refuse to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people.
The bill is scheduled to become law on 1 July.
The writers said in a letter that the bill has prompted hateful rhetoric that "poisons our political discourse".
Grisham formerly worked ... | John Grisham and Donna Tartt are among 95 authors urging state officials in Mississippi to repeal a controversial new religious liberty law. | 36028753 |
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Problematic short summaries
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