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Former world champion Amy Marren, 17, achieved the time in the SM9 200m medley.
Matt Wylie, 19, and Ryan Crouch, 22, met the S9 50m freestyle standard.
Sascha Kindred, aiming to reach his sixth Paralympic Games, missed out in the SM6 200m heats by 0.23 seconds. He races again in Wednesday's finals.
It takes the number ... | Three more swimmers achieved the Rio Paralympic qualifying standard at the British Para-swimming trials in Glasgow. | 36149780 |
Mourinho is expected to replace sacked Louis van Gaal, with talks ongoing between his agent Jorge Mendes and United officials.
But it has emerged that Chelsea still own the 'Jose Mourinho' name as a trademark - meaning United may need to pay a six-figure sum for the rights.
However, the issue will not scupper any deal,... | Negotiations over Jose Mourinho's image rights are delaying him becoming the new Manchester United manager. | 36382637 |
Mr Rafsanjani, president from 1989 to 1997, suffered a heart attack.
He played a pivotal role in the 1979 revolution but later in life became a counterpoint to hardline conservatives.
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei hailed a "companion of struggle" despite their differences, saying that the loss was "difficult and overwhel... | Iran's ex-President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a dominant figure in the country's politics since the 1980s, has died at the age of 82, media say. | 38548591 |
The women students jumped into a well at the medical college on Saturday.
They left a suicide note blaming the college authorities for charging excessive fees and not providing receipts.
Students of the college and their parents have held protests demanding action against the authorities.
Police have arrested the son o... | Police in India's Tamil Nadu state have arrested two people after three students of a private medical college took their lives citing excessive fees. | 35397825 |
The two-page instruction by the Vatican's department on doctrine said ashes of the dead must be kept in "sacred places" such as cemeteries.
It also stressed that the Roman Catholic Church still preferred burials over cremations.
The Vatican allowed cremation in 1963 but has always frowned on the practice.
It also stres... | The ashes of cremated Catholics cannot be kept at home, scattered or divided among family members, the Vatican has announced in new guidelines. | 37765900 |
The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales said Cynwyd Community Council's failure to provide both was "intransigent".
He looked into the matter after resident Karen Roden complained the policy prevented people from being involved in local democracy.
The council, in Denbighshire, has now agreed to provide bilingual docume... | A community council criticised for refusing to provide residents with documents in English as well as Welsh has backed down over the policy. | 34981452 |
The NCA said it was prompted by issues found with warrants in two cases that went before the courts, Operations Heterodon and Enderby.
Chris McKeogh, NCA deputy director, told the BBC the collapsed trials had been due to "incompetence".
It will review all warrants, production orders and account monitoring orders.
Autho... | The National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched an internal inquiry into the way warrants are applied for following the collapse of major court trials. | 34941944 |
The clashes followed a match between the al-Ahly and al-Masry clubs in February of that year, and left 74 football fans dead.
The riots - Egypt's worst-ever football disaster - began after a top-league game at the stadium.
The case, and earlier sentencing, fuelled tensions and bouts of violence.
The verdict came as par... | An Egyptian court has upheld death sentences for 11 men over their involvement in deadly football stadium violence in 2012 in Port Said. | 33059609 |
Lin Zuluan was elected head of Wukan in rare open polls in 2012, a move intended to calm the unrest.
But he was detained last month for corruption and later appeared on state television apparently confessing.
The detention sparked renewed protests as villagers demanded his release, believing his confession was forced.
... | The former chief of a Chinese village which famously staged a protest against government land grabs has been formally charged for taking bribes. | 36863638 |
A player currently becomes eligible when they have lived in a country for three years.
World Rugby is due to vote in May on extending it to five, a move also backed by England.
"We believe five years is the right thing," said WRU head of performance Geraint John.
"That's the message passed over to World Rugby when we h... | A plan to extend the period needed for a player to qualify for a country on residency has been backed by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). | 38691877 |
It will gather evidence on substitute drugs such as methadone, and is part of the Scottish government's national drugs strategy.
It emphasises recovery from addiction - rather than the previous policy allowing addicts to use alternatives to heroin to stabilise their lives.
It is hoped the review will help doctors offer... | Ministers have ordered a review of the way heroin addicts are treated. | 19846375 |
It hit the island of Shikoku late on Thursday, bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 185 km/h (115mph).
Kyodo news agency reported at least two deaths while broadcaster NHK said at least 31 were injured.
Nangka has since weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm, but officials have warned of continued stro... | Japanese authorities urged at least 350,000 people to flee as Typhoon Nangka made landfall in southern Japan. | 33562360 |
Italy's prime minister wears the name proudly, advertising his desire to tear through the mouldering institutions of the Italian state. But this year, his main target for demolition may, by accident, be himself.
Mr Renzi finds himself neck-high in a series of problems, some of them entirely self-inflicted.
He has calle... | Matteo Renzi's nickname is Il Rottamatore - the Demolition Man. | 36744195 |
President-elect Trump has said that he will "cancel" the Paris Climate Agreement within 100 days of taking office.
Negotiators in Marrakech say that such a move would seriously damage the credibility of the US.
But fossil fuel supporters say Mr Trump's plans prioritise the needs of American families.
The election of a ... | At UN climate talks in Morocco, countries say they are prepared to move ahead without the US. | 37928593 |
Charles sealed victory in the final kilometre of the 21km run to beat Australia's Annabel Luxford in four hours, 13 minutes 59 seconds.
Brownlee led going into the run but was overtaken by eventual winner Lionel Sanders before retiring from the race.
The fourth leg of the ITU world series takes places in Leeds from 11-... | Britain's Lucy Charles won the inaugural Championship in Slovakia as double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee retired from the men's race. | 40145060 |
It is said to result from ScotRail's plan to introduce 200 new services, providing 200,000 additional seats each day.
The timetable changes are the result of the Scottish government's decision to retain 13 Class 170 diesel trains.
Public transport campaigners have welcomed the announcement.
However, they insisted addit... | Rail passengers in Tayside, Stirlingshire, Perthshire, Aberdeenshire and the Borders are being promised a "revolution" in travel. | 35814976 |
Yorkshire Terrier Tom disappeared earlier this week while staying with friends of his owners who were on holiday.
It is not known if he was stolen or had got onto a vehicle leaving the island. He was found on Cramond beach and identified thanks to a microchip.
Edinburgh Cat and Dog home - where Tom is being looked afte... | A dog missing from Orkney has been found on an Edinburgh beach. | 37050646 |
The robbery is the biggest in Chilean history.
The gang held up the guards unloading the money from a van belonging to US security firm Brinks at a cargo area at Santiago's international airport.
The cash had been destined for delivery to banks and mining operations in Copiapo, in northern Chile.
Security footage showe... | Eight masked gunmen held up an armoured money transport in the Chilean capital Santiago on Tuesday, making off with more than $10m (£6.2). | 28770199 |
Mr Rees, who was born in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, won Tony and Olivier awards in 1982 for his title role in the The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
He played millionaire Robin Colcord in 1980s comedy Cheers and Lord John Marbury in US political drama The West Wing from 2000 to 2005.
Mr Rees had lived in Ameri... | Welsh actor Roger Rees, star of Cheers and The West Wing, has died aged 71. | 33491920 |
The National Aids Trust (NAT) has described the decision as "shameful" and says lives will suffer if the drug known as Prep is not made available.
The NHS says it is up to local authorities to provide the treatment.
Both sides have agree to ask the court for an unusually fast timetable to resolve the issue within 6-8 w... | A charity has launched a judicial review challenging the NHS's decision not to fund a so-called game-changer drug treatment that can prevent HIV. | 36518762 |
Seventh seed Konta is Britain's best hope of success following Murray's decision to pull out with a hip injury.
Konta takes on Serbia's Aleksandra Krunic in the second match on Grandstand court at around 19:00 BST.
Heather Watson, Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie all play at 16:00, with Aljaz Bedene scheduled to start on... | Johanna Konta will lead a British contingent of four players in action on day one of the US Open in New York after Andy Murray's withdrawal. | 41068783 |
The teenager appears to have been bitten by an infected flea.
The authorities have sought to calm fears of an epidemic and have quarantined more than 100 people.
Bubonic plague, known as the Black Death when it killed an estimated 25 million people in Europe during the Middle Ages, is now rare.
World Health Organisatio... | A 15-year-old herder has died in Kyrgyzstan of bubonic plague - the first case in the country in 30 years - officials say. | 23843656 |
Defending champions England face the hosts in Amsterdam on Thursday.
Hinch, 28, starred as England beat the Netherlands on penalties in the EuroHockey gold-medal match in 2015 and again for Great Britain's gold in Rio.
"If it went to penalties again that would just be weird - let's try and win it in normal time," she s... | England goalkeeper Maddie Hinch says her side want to avoid another penalty shootout when they face the Netherlands in the EuroHockey semi-finals. | 41030463 |
The warning came amid contradictory claims of an Israeli strike in Syria.
Syria says Israeli war planes bombed a military research centre north-west of Damascus, but the US and others say lorries carrying weapons bound for Lebanon were hit.
Israel has maintained silence about the incident, but Syria has made a formal c... | The White House has warned Syria not to transfer weapons to Hezbollah in neighbouring Lebanon. | 21281923 |
Rachael Buckland, 25, was put in an induced coma after fracturing her skull and suffering a bleed on the brain during the fall at her Cardiff home.
Her former couch Tony Borg said she had surgery on her brain at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales after she was hurt in October.
"This is a really positive sign and we... | A former boxing champion is out of a coma after falling down some stairs, her former coach has confirmed. | 37957845 |
Ayeeshia Jane Smith died aged 21 months of a tear to her heart caused by a forceful stamp, prosecutors allege.
It was "feasible" some of the bruising was caused on the potty "if she'd fallen back with enough force", a forensic scientist told a jury at Birmingham Crown Court.
Kathryn Smith, 23, and her partner Matthew R... | A mother accused of murdering her toddler said bruising on the girl's body came from a fall off the potty. | 35748048 |
PSG's all-time top scorer is leaving the club this summer and after 10 minutes the game with Nantes was halted while fans applauded their number 10.
By scoring twice, he broke another club record - for most goals by a PSG player in a league season, with 38.
He chested in an opener, and headed home to make it 4-0 late o... | Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice in his final Paris St-Germain league appearance in a game which was briefly stopped for a standing ovation. | 36250221 |
The rivals, who will clash in the Ulster Senior Football Championship on 4 June, face a dress-rehearsal in the Athletic Grounds (20:00 GMT).
Monaghan and Cavan will advance to the semi-finals if they avoid defeat against St Mary's and UU respectively.
Holders Tyrone may finish best runners-up with a win over Donegal th... | Armagh and Down face a straight shootout on Wednesday night for a place in the Dr McKenna Cup semi-finals. | 38638681 |
The visitors fell to 14-4 as Mitchell Claydon (3-73) and Darren Stevens (3-60) each struck twice to dismiss the top four batsmen for only nine runs.
However, Marshall and George Hankins (45) helped Gloucestershire rebuild before Calum Haggett bowled Hankins.
The away side closed on 296-9, with Marshall caught off Clayd... | Hamish Marshall's century helped Gloucestershire recover after a disastrous top-order collapse on day one against Kent at Canterbury. | 36213662 |
The minutes showed members were concerned that the incoming president would adopt policies designed to increase economic growth that would require faster interest-rate increases.
But they also urged caution over the "uncertain" outlook.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.30% at 19,942.16 points.
The S&P 500 gain... | Wall Street held onto gains after minutes from the Fed's December meeting showed policymakers were more cautious than expected over future rate rises. | 38506611 |
In November 2013, Essex Police was given information from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) about Martin Goldberg.
The force did not realise he was a teacher until September this year.
Essex's police commissioner said "an ambiguous phrase" was behind the delay - but refused to clarify what it w... | A teacher who took indecent photos of pupils was not investigated immediately because of a "misinterpretation of an ambiguous phrase", it has been claimed. | 29933100 |
Reports last week said that cyber-attacks had repeatedly overwhelmed this link making net access intermittent.
The authority said there was "no data to substantiate" the claim.
But it said one telecommunications company serving half the nation's mobile users did suffer attacks that repeatedly limited access.
Security e... | Liberia's telecoms authority has denied reports that the country's internet access has been disrupted by a large-scale hack attack. | 37896275 |
Some employers were worried about being fined if they did not register before a deadline next week.
One business owner told the BBC he had been unable to get onto the website since Monday.
However, the regulator said the website was now up and running again.
A spokesperson said that customers should be able to get onto... | A computer glitch at The Pensions Regulator - which prevented employers from registering for auto enrolment pensions - has now been fixed, the regulator has said. | 40057025 |
The main walkway outside the hospital was renamed Dame Shirley Bassey Way in recognition of her support for the charity set up to fund it.
The singer, who is a patron of the Noah's Ark Appeal, was given a tour before the ceremony.
She also met staff and patients at the recently opened £64m second phase of the hospital... | Dame Shirley Bassey was honoured at the Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. | 33025540 |
The sale would end over three decades of company-owned stores on the island where it has 20,000 employees.
McDonald's said it would search for "suitable candidates" to become its developmental licensee.
The world's largest fast-food chain has struggled to hold on to customers amid stiff competition.
Chief executive Ste... | US fast-food giant McDonald's said it would sell all of its 413 stores in Taiwan to a franchise operator as part of a plan to turn around the retailer. | 33265817 |
Jagdip Randhawa, 19, from Hounslow in London, was punched by professional fighter Clifton Ty Mitchell during a night out in Leeds in October 2011.
He hit his head on a concrete path after the assault.
At Wakefield Coroner's Court, a jury concluded failings at Leeds General Infirmary contributed to his death.
On Thursda... | A student died after he was placed on a faulty ventilator and starved of oxygen at a Leeds hospital following an attack by a boxer, an inquest has heard. | 37318359 |
The United Arab Emirates' energy minister said that Opec members were ready to reduce output, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Venezuela's oil minister said oil-producing nations were on a "very good path" to clinch a deal.
However, traders said sharp falls on Thursday may have triggered some bargain-hunting.
Eulogio ... | Oil prices surged as much as 12% on Friday after new suggestions that Opec nations were set to cut oil production. | 35564492 |
In a remarkable climax to the Ligue 2 season, the top six were separated by three points before Friday's games.
Amiens were set to finish sixth - and not even make the play-offs - when Emmanuel Bourgaud scored a 96th-minute winner at Reims to trigger a pitch invasion from club officials and players.
Club president Bern... | Amiens were promoted to the top flight of French football for the first time with a stoppage-time goal that carried them from sixth to second. | 39973807 |
At Prakash Palicha's home in south London the security is now tighter than ever. He has had a new alarm fitted and every door has three locks.
Mr Palicha's house was broken into and thieves made off with more than £100,000 worth of gold jewellery. It had been taken out of the family's safety deposit box, only briefly,... | Barclays is among several big name high street banks which are no longer offering safety deposit boxes and customers are being left with few options to store their valuables such as legal documents, jewellery or other precious objects. | 17224846 |
Seven people deny conspiracy to defraud at Cardiff Crown Court after six insurance claims worth £144,000 were made between 2009 and 2011.
Bethan Palmer, 26, of Newport, allegedly helped fake an accident as a passenger in one of two cars.
On Wednesday, her barrister said there is "no direct evidence" the crash did not ... | The case against a woman accused of involvement in a car insurance fraud ring is "weak", a court has heard. | 35111758 |
Julie Hambleton, whose sister Maxine died in the 1974 attack, said she was "outraged" the ex-IRA commander was part of the first ever Irish state visit to the UK.
"He's got so much blood on his hands... he should be arrested," she said.
Mr McGuinness was unavailable for comment.
Ms Hambleton was part of a group of prot... | The sister of a woman killed in the Birmingham pub bombings has called for the arrest of Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. | 26947432 |
Eddery, an 11-time champion jockey, died on Tuesday at the age of 63.
"Filled with grief that my dad is no longer here," wrote Natasha in a post on social media.
"My sister, brother and I knew that we would lose him to his demon drink. Sadly his addiction was too strong and he couldn't overcome it."
Natasha said she wa... | Pat Eddery's daughter Natasha has spoken emotionally about the former jockey's "battle" with alcoholism before his death earlier this week. | 34791631 |
Joe McNerney put the hosts ahead before Chris Maguire equalised with his first league goal for the U's.
Callum O'Dowda's neat finish and Liam Sercombe's looped effort put Oxford in the driving seat.
The visitors secured the win as Maguire smashed home a penalty after he was brought down by Simon Walton before George Wa... | Oxford United came from a goal behind to thump Crawley and strengthen their League Two promotion challenge. | 35949030 |
Alan Brown created the petition, signed by more than 200,000 people, with his 13-year-old daughter after another petition, signed by 1.7 million, called for the state visit to be cancelled.
Mr Brown, 68, told the BBC the UK would be "very honoured" to host Mr Trump.
He claimed supporters of the rival petition were "dec... | A man who set up a petition backing US President Donald Trump's state visit to the UK has said he is "very proud" that the issue will be debated by MPs. | 38824822 |
The 55-year-old victim answered the door of his home in Wallace Court, Prestwick, to a woman at about 16:30 on Sunday.
As they spoke, a man pushed his way into the house, attacked the wheelchair user with a knife and demanded money.
The couple stole more than £1,000 before escaping. Detectives believe it was a targete... | A wheelchair user has been treated in hospital after being attacked by thieves in his own house. | 35912284 |
Brook, 31, defends his title against American Errol Spence Jr at Bramall Lane, home of the club he supports, Sheffield United.
He meets the unbeaten and much-hyped 27-year-old at 147lbs, having fought two divisions higher when he suffered a broken eye socket in defeat by Gennady Golovkin last time out.
"I think there w... | IBF world welterweight champion Kell Brook will "relish" being a bookmakers' underdog against an opponent he believes will provide "many problems" on Saturday. | 40057495 |
Martina Purdy's decision to quit her job as one of BBC Northern Ireland's best known journalists and become a nun was a shock to many people last year.
Now, over a year on, she has returned briefly to the BBC to speak about her vocation and her new way of life.
She told BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme that her tr... | "To be honest with you, there's no way that I conceived of a Sister Martina of the Blessed Sacrament." | 35102055 |
Scores of homes have been destroyed in the city, in Coahuila state, which is just across the border from Del Rio, Texas.
Images from the scene showed cars upended and leaning against buildings.
Local media said the death toll could rise as more destroyed homes were searched.
Rosario Cano, a spokeswoman for Coahuila's ... | At least seven people are reported to have been killed by a tornado that hit the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna. | 32877631 |
The director said women were being held back because of "misguided distrust" in their ability to make box office hits.
"It comes down to who they feel safe about in terms of flying the plane," Asante said of top industry figures.
"Even when women are able, or allowed, to make movies we are making certain types of movie... | Female film directors are under-represented because they are struggling to gain the trust of men at the top, Amma Asante has said. | 37470591 |
Stars including John Barnes, Luther Blissett and Sir Alex Ferguson attended the service St Mary's Church in Watford.
BBC commentator John Motson read a tribute from ex-Watford owner Sir Elton John who was not at the funeral.
Hundreds of fans lined the streets to pay respects to Taylor, who died on 12 January aged 72.
H... | Football legends have joined fans for the funeral of former Watford, Aston Villa and England boss Graham Taylor. | 38826311 |
The 66-year-old, of Hackballscross in north County Louth, denies nine charges of failing to supply proper tax returns between 1996 and 2004.
The trial is expected to last up to three weeks.
If he is found guilty he could face up to five years in jail.
The trial is taking place before three judges in a non-jury court. | The prosecution has begun its opening statement in the trial of the prominent republican Thomas Slab Murphy at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin. | 34473483 |
The online retailer reported a $92m profit for the three months to 30 June, surprising investors who had expected another loss. Sales rose by 20% to almost $23.2bn.
The results sent shares in Amazon up 9.8% to $529.42, making it worth $246.5bn.
The company's stock has risen by 78% since the start of the year.
Amazon ha... | Online giant Amazon's shares have closed 9.8% higher after it posted an unexpected profit on Thursday. | 33646762 |
US markets were closed on Monday for the Independence Day holiday.
The Dow Jones fell 108.75 points to 17840.62. The S&P 500 index slid 14.40 points to 2088.55, while the Nasdaq dropped 39.67 points to 4822.90.
Oil prices fell by 4%. The price of a barrel of Brent crude dropped to $48.10 and US crude fell to $46.76.
S... | (Closed): Stocks on Wall Street fell on Tuesday as the uncertainty surrounding the UK's vote to leave the EU continued to unsettle investors. | 36716930 |
The boat sank off the Indonesian island of Java, the transit point for people-smugglers.
At least 157 people have been rescued. It is not clear how many are missing.
Meanwhile, Australia's immigration minister said he would investigate abuse claims at the country's offshore processing centre in Papua New Guinea.
Prime ... | At least four people have died after a boat carrying Australia-bound asylum-seekers sank, amid ongoing debate over the new policy. | 23429003 |
The 67-year-old, who was born in Dunston, Gateshead, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music for his "inspirational" achievements.
He began singing in a church choir in Gateshead, before making his name with Tyneside band Geordie in the 1970s.
He joined Australian-based rockers AC/DC in 1980 after the death of the band... | AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has received an honorary degree from Northumbria University. | 28225024 |
He told BBC Radio 5 live that having a flexible currency was "extremely important" to cope with shocks.
"In the shape of the referendum, we've had exactly one of those shocks," he said, but added the Bank would not intervene to boost the pound's value.
Sterling has fallen nearly 20% against the dollar since the referen... | The fall in the value of sterling has acted as an important "shock absorber" for the economy, according to Bank of England deputy governor Ben Broadbent. | 37675907 |
Alonso said De Ferran, winner of the Indy 500 in 2003 and a two-time IndyCar champion, would "coach" him.
The two-time Formula 1 champion said: "I'm sure it will be very useful for all these new things I need to learn."
De Ferran told BBC Sport: "I will try to mentor him through his introduction to the speedway and its... | McLaren have drafted in former IndyCar champion Gil de Ferran as a mentor for Fernando Alonso as the Spaniard bids to win the Indianapolis 500 this year. | 39691285 |
Some 200 staff work in Cardiff on factual shows including X-Ray, Bargain Hunt and Crimewatch, and on dramas filmed at the Roath Lock studios in Cardiff Bay.
It is understood factual will suffer most of the losses.
BBC Studios has announced plans to cut around 300 staff across the UK as part of an efficiency drive.
Dire... | Twenty-seven jobs are being lost in Wales as part of a restructure of the BBC's production arm, BBC Studios. | 37644007 |
Paul Watson's diving header in the second half, from Lee Miller's cross, delivered the critical goal, but there were moments of tension to endure.
Falkirk striker John Baird missed a first-half penalty, and Morton were lively, dangerous opponents throughout.
Declan McManus and Alex Samuel went close for the visitors.
H... | Falkirk held on to secure second place in the Championship and a Premiership play-off semi-final berth with a narrow, fraught win over Morton. | 36122800 |
The police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse the demonstrators who were throwing stones.
Opposition groups accuse current Islamist President Mohammed Morsi of betraying the goals of revolution.
Mr Morsi's supporters say the protesters want to bring down Egypt's first democratically elected leader.
Hosni Mubar... | Egyptian protesters have clashed with riot police outside the presidential palace in Cairo at a rally marking two years since Hosni Mubarak was ousted. | 21421301 |
The figures come from a report by child health experts which found 110 more cases among under-19s in 2015-16 than two years previously.
The youngest children affected are aged between five and nine.
Council leaders said urgent action on childhood obesity was needed.
The Local Government Association, which represents co... | More than 600 children and teenagers are being treated for type 2 diabetes in England and Wales, and the rise in cases is a "hugely disturbing trend", local councils are warning. | 40900269 |
Carwyn Jones told AMs it was the "only deal on the table" given the "lack of interest from the UK government".
His comments come after Plaid Cymru AM Bethan Jenkins criticised steelworkers' unions, accusing them of doing a disservice to members.
Steelworkers are expected to be balloted on changes to pensions in January... | There is no "plan B" to a proposed deal to keep Tata's Port Talbot steel plant open, the first minister has warned. | 38570517 |
But then, unexpectedly, in 2013, ecologist Zalmai Moheb and a team of researchers caught a glimpse of one.
Their findings were recently published and the IUCN, the world conservation union and keeper of the Red List of endangered species, is also now considering reclassifying the deer, a move that would highlight just ... | For more than 40 years people believed the elusive Bactrian deer was extinct in Afghanistan, unsurprising considering the conflict across the country in that time. | 37171964 |
Priyesh Vyas has successfully applied to be an ambassador for the eating-disorders charity Beat.
He is the first Asian male to take on the role, and he hopes to go into schools to raise awareness.
The charity currently has about 150 ambassadors.
Priyesh says: "For people from my own ethnic background, I know how diffic... | A 24-year-old man is hoping that by speaking about his experience of suffering from bulimia, it will encourage other Asian men in a similar situation to seek help. | 40681195 |
But when Wycombe Abbey, a girls' boarding school in Buckinghamshire, opens its doors in China in September, it will be not be launching a replica.
Wycombe Abbey International in Changzhou near Shanghai will be co-educational, and will teach a hybrid of the Chinese and English curriculums within an English-style boardin... | Another top boarding school in England is setting up a school in China, travelling the path taken by schools such as Harrow, Dulwich College, Malvern and Wellington. | 35533953 |
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Dunn powered home the only goal with a 20-yard shot into the top right-hand corner of Karen Bardsley's net.
In a match of few chances, England's best fell to Toni Duggan, whose shot was saved by a diving Hope Solo.
England also had a first-half penalty appeal turned down i... | England were beaten by a stunning 72nd-minute strike from substitute Crystal Dunn as the United States won their first match in the SheBelieves Cup. | 35723593 |
The scheme will focus on parts of the M60 and the M62, creating a 17-mile "smart motorway".
Technology will be installed to monitor traffic, provide information to drivers, and ease congestion by using variable speed limits.
The network between junction 8 of the M60 near Sale and junction 20 of the M62 near Rochdale, w... | A £208m project to cut congestion along two key dual carriageways in Greater Manchester has begun. | 28283849 |
The award-winning director has been wanted in the US for decades after admitting to sex with a minor.
Mr Polanski, now 83, fled ahead of his sentencing for statutory rape in 1978.
The Cesars have defended their choice, praising the director as an "insatiable aesthete".
His role in the 2017 awards has outraged women rig... | France's minister for women's rights said it was a "shocking" decision to appoint filmmaker Roman Polanski as head of the jury for the country's equivalent of the Oscars. | 38700222 |
Fred Payne, 78, allowed Lisa Connelly to stay at his home in Rochdale Way, Colchester, where she "dominated him" and helped herself to a "sizeable" chunk of his pension, a court heard.
She started a fire in the bedroom of the flat last September.
Connelly, 42, admitted manslaughter and arson charges.
Chelmsford Crown C... | A drug addict who "exploited and manipulated" a pensioner for his money before starting a fatal fire at his flat has been jailed for 12 years. | 39155858 |
Firefighters were called to Park Road at about 20:00 GMT on Friday and spent the night working to protect pensioners' bungalows from flooding.
The River Corcrain burst its banks overnight and about an inch of water flowed into the houses.
Pensioner Brendan McCann said every room in his house was affected.
He said the r... | About six homes have been damaged by flood water after a river overflowed in Portadown, County Armagh, during the early hours of Saturday. | 30067342 |
Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy composed the work for Thursday's ceremony at Leicester Cathedral.
Cumberbatch, who will play the king in a BBC Two drama, has been identified as a distant cousin, Leicester University said.
Richard's remains will be laid to rest on Thursday and his tomb inside the cathedral unveiled on Fri... | Actor Benedict Cumberbatch is to read a specially written poem at the reburial service for King Richard III. | 32040692 |
The year 11 pupil at Teign School in Kingsteignton, Devon, was "recovering well" and is a "low infectious risk", said Public Health England (PHE).
It added that TB screening was being offered to pupils who had had close contact with the affected pupil.
PHE said students should attend school as normal.
About 200 childre... | A pupil is being treated for tuberculosis at a school that had an outbreak last year. | 36135406 |
The Shots led when Jake Gallagher's cross-shot was prodded in by Scott Rendell.
Summer signing Matt McClure then wound his way past two home defenders, and beat Alan Julian clinically to double the lead with 21 minutes gone.
A relived Bromley finally got their first goal of the season before the break when Joe Anderson... | Bromley picked up their first point of the season in a pulsating 2-2 draw at home to Aldershot. | 37018415 |
The visitors led 28-0 at half-time as Jodie Broughton scored twice, while Vincent Duport, Krisnan Inu and Greg Mounis also went over.
Richie Myler and Willie Mason grabbed second-half tries, while Pat Richards kicked six conversions from seven attempts for a personal tally of 12.
Catalans are now two points behind leag... | Catalans Dragons ran in seven tries as they moved up to second in Super League with a blanking of struggling Hull KR. | 35969678 |
A report published earlier this month said more than a third of Greek households were mired in poverty and debt.
Mr Tsipras and his far-left party, Syriza, have risen to power on a promise that "hope is coming", vowing to renegotiate the country's debt and splurge on public spending.
But how optimistic are Greeks feeli... | As Greece's new prime minister, anti-austerity crusader Alexis Tsipras is facing the challenge of turning around the country's fortunes and pulling its people out of economic hardship. | 31004448 |
Mutations in BRCA genes can give women up to an 80% chance of developing breast cancer.
A trial involving 1,034 Ashkenazi Jews, who are at high risk, suggested more than half of their cases were not being picked up under the current NHS guidelines.
The Eve Appeal charity said wider testing would save lives and money.
M... | More people in high risk groups should have their DNA tested for breast cancer risk genes, a cancer charity says. | 30246072 |
Cilic tested positive for banned substance nikethamide in April and was given a suspension in September, backdated to 1 May.
This is the third time in just over two years that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has reduced the length of bans issued to tennis players. As all professionals now receive considerable anti-d... | Marin Cilic's drugs ban has been reduced from nine to four months. | 24672616 |
Price was knocked out in the second round by Teper last July, but the German then failed a post-fight drugs test and was banned for two years.
Teper is still ranked third by the IBF, while Price, who was ranked fifth last June, is no longer in the top 15.
"I have been cheated and I deserve something back," said Price, ... | Britain's David Price believes he should be reinstated into the IBF's top 15 fighters after his last opponent Erkan Teper was banned for doping. | 36129692 |
Noujain Mustaffa is a disabled 16-year-old Syrian migrant with an unwavering smile who made the odyssey to Europe in her wheelchair.
She told journalists she had learnt English by watching the US soap opera, Days of Our Lives.
Now one of its characters - played by James Scott - has "returned from the dead" in a spoof p... | An unlikely dream came true for a teenage refugee when a US soap star filmed a special scene in her honour. | 34388914 |
The charges relate to her comments comparing Muslims praying in the streets to the Nazi occupation of France in World War Two.
In October Ms Le Pen told a court in Lyon she did not commit any offence.
She was charged in July 2014 after her immunity as a member of the European Parliament was lifted following a vote.
In ... | French National Front leader Marine le Pen has been acquitted of charges of inciting hatred on the December 2010 campaign trail in Lyon, France. | 35104632 |
The study has also shown that infants are attuned to baby talk and nursery rhymes.
The research indicates that babies need to feel safe, secure and loved for brain connections to be properly formed to enable them to learn effectively.
The findings are emerging from a baby brain scanning project at Cambridge University.... | Researchers in Cambridge believe that babies learn best when their brain waves are in sync with their parents'. | 38002105 |
Nasa's Dawn probe has just retuned the image - one of the first snapshots to come down from the satellite since getting into its latest mapping orbit, which is now just 4,000km above the surface.
Mission scientists confess still to being puzzled by the features.
The best guess is that their brightness stems from the pr... | The US space agency has released a new picture of the brightest spots on the dwarf planet Ceres. | 33085367 |
Naki, 27, was prosecuted for a message he posted on Facebook after scoring the winning goal for the Turkish club Amed SK, in a crucial match in January.
He dedicated that victory to victims of the Kurdish conflict. He is Alevi-Kurdish and moved to Turkey in 2013.
He was accused of spreading terrorist propaganda for the... | A Turkish court has acquitted a German-born former international footballer, Deniz Naki, who was charged with promoting the Kurdish PKK rebel cause. | 37908775 |
Most of the attacks involved viruses, spyware or malware, the Cyber Security Breaches Survey says. A quarter of large firms experiencing a cyber breach did so at least once a month.
Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey said it was "absolutely crucial businesses are secure and can protect data".
In some cases the internet... | Two-thirds of big UK businesses have been hit by a cyber attack in the past year, according to government research. | 36239805 |
It will be Wales' first appearance in the prestigious Under-20 competition, which starts on 29 May in France.
Forward Woodburn, 17, and 20-year-old winger Wilson could be in Wales' senior squad which will travel to Serbia for a World Cup qualifier on 11 June.
"These are the players available to me," manager Robert Page... | Wales will be without Liverpool pair Ben Woodburn and Harry Wilson for the Toulon Tournament. | 39923634 |
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The nations clash in the last 16 at the Parc des Princes in what is being dubbed as a huge British-style cup-tie.
"We don't want this to end. The players want more," O'Neill said on Friday.
"The prize is massive for both teams. We are playing for a place in the quarter-fin... | Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill says his players are desperate to prolong their Euro 2016 adventure by beating Wales on Saturday. | 36625268 |
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Ronny Deila will leave Stubbs' former club Celtic at the end of the season.
"The job I see myself doing is right in front of me here at Hibs," said Englishman Stubbs, 44.
"It's a huge job. Celtic is a world-renowned football club and I'm sure they'll have no problem attrac... | Alan Stubbs insists his only focus is on bringing success to Hibernian and believes Celtic will have no problem attracting a top-quality manager. | 36114060 |
Will had the most acts to find, with four spots left to fill on his team, while Pixie needed to be the most picky, with just two spaces left.
The performances were as strong as ever, and all three judges now have 12 singers each.
But they don't get to enjoy having all those acts for long - next week we'll see the battl... | It was an important episode for The Voice Kids on Saturday, with the judges filling the last few places in their teams, from the final batch of Blind Auditions. | 40473441 |
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In October 2015, the BBC lifted the lid on "Victorian" working practices and conditions at the headquarters of retailer Sports Direct.
The findings were revealed after a two-year investigation into the site at Shirebrook, Derbyshire, which found dozens of ambulances had been cal... | Watch the full report on Inside Out on Monday at 19:30 BST on BBC One in the East Midlands or on iPlayer. | 37588042 |
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Barr's late charge saw him closing on Turkey's Cuban-born Yasmani Copello before the line just came too soon.
American Kerron Clement won gold in 47.73 ahead of Kenya's Boniface Tumuti.
Barr's time, which cut 0.42 seconds off his Irish record set in the semi-finals, would ... | Ireland's Thomas Barr missed out on a Olympics 400m hurdles medal by 0.05 seconds as his new national record of 47.97 left him fourth in Rio. | 37116709 |
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John McLarnon is one of a number of older people talking part in a BBC NI appeal on behalf of Age NI.
Playing Our Part looks at the contribution made by older people. | A 102-year-old County Antrim man has been sharing his secrets on how to live a long life. | 38097781 |
The ship was the only one to save anyone from the sea - 28 people were taken on board.
It was not the first time it had carried out a rescue - earlier in the week, it took 480 migrants to Sicily.
Reports in the Italian press said the Portuguese ship had carried out rescues on at least two other occasions.
The Internati... | When a migrant ship capsized in the Mediterranean on Sunday, with 700 people on board, it was near a merchant ship, the King Jacob. | 32387439 |
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Very active.
Gabby Logan, Suzi Perry, Jo Whiley, Helen Skelton and Louise Minchin are just a few of the 21 familiar faces featured in our version of This Girl Can - a national campaign to inspire women of all ages to exercise.
This Girl Can is a Sport England initiative to... | You may be more used to watching them sweating it out in the confines of a television or radio studio but now some of the BBC's best-known female presenters have got off their backsides to get active. | 31720658 |
He brandished the weapon at the toddler while demanding a handbag from the child's mother on Albion Grove, Sale, at about 09:15 GMT on Friday.
The man ran on to Roebuck Lane towards the canal towpath, and stole money before dropping the bag.
The mother and child were "unharmed but distressed".
The man is described as ... | Police are hunting a "reprehensible" robber who pointed a gun at a three-year-old child. | 34894173 |
In analysis of more than 1,600 cases around the globe, researchers said the changes could affect ecosystem services important to humans.
More than half of the world's human populations now live in urban areas, and this proportion is set to grow.
The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences... | A "clear signal" of urbanisation has been identified in the evolution of organisms, which has implications for sustainability and human well-being. | 38519299 |
The eight-year-old was abducted and murdered by paedophile Roy Whiting in 2000.
Speaking to Channel 5, Luke and Lee Payne said she ran ahead of them before being snatched by Whiting.
Lee said: "I did for a few years beat myself up .... that if I ran faster ... I might have caught up with her".
Luke, now 28, and Lee, 30... | The older brothers of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne have spoken for the first time of their guilt in not being able to save her. | 40640940 |
Ten men have been detained in connection with the incident, which happened early on Saturday morning.
But none of them resemble the six alleged attackers who were caught on CCTV burgling the convent before the 74-year-old nun was raped.
The nun is being treated in a Kolkata (Calcutta) hospital.
"Time was when West Beng... | Papers urge the government in West Bengal state to improve the security of women after the rape of an elderly nun. | 31918386 |
It was brought by US owners of pickup trucks and SUVs whose claimed their frames could rust through.
The proposed settlement covers 1.5 million Tacoma compact pickups, Tundra full-size pickups and Sequoia SUVs.
Court papers alleged that the vehicles had received inadequate rust protection, and that corrosion could jeo... | The world's biggest carmaker, Toyota, has agreed to settle a US Federal class action for up to $3.4bn (£2.7bn). | 37966426 |
The 27-year-old, capped 20 times by England, said in December that he would take a year out from the game once his Saints contract expired in the summer.
He won the Premiership and European Challenge Cup in 2014 but knee, shoulder and lower-back injuries have limited club and country progress.
"I've had some amazing hi... | England prop Alex Corbisiero has left Premiership side Northampton Saints. | 35296471 |
Mr Bush joins several high-profile Republicans who have refused to support the New York businessman's campaign.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday he "was not ready" to support Mr Trump, but will meet him next week.
Breaking with tradition, Mr Bush's father and brother - both former presidents - also withheld sup... | Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has said he will not vote for Republican nominee Donald Trump in November's presidential election. | 36234318 |
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