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A gun was found in a car after it was stopped by police on the Dublin Road in Enniskillen on Friday, the court also heard.
Lorenc Dashi, 34, from Dublin Road, Cavan, Mariglen Hoxha, 21, and Arlind Rrapaj, 22, of no fixed abode in Dublin are each charged with having a firearm in suspicious circumstances and possession o... | Two men from Albania who have been charged with firearms offences did not realise they were in Northern Ireland, a court has been told. | 39182653 |
William Kelly, 41, was seriously injured in the fire which killed his mother Catherine, 71, on 11 February.
Mr Kelly faces charges of murder, attempted murder, assault to severe injury, permanent impairment and danger of life, and assault to severe injury and permanent disfigurement.
He made no plea at Kilmarnock Sheri... | The son of a woman who died in a fire at her Kilmarnock home has appeared in court charged with her murder. | 39211992 |
The event will bring heads of government to Newport's Celtic Manor as well as thousands of officials, journalists and protesters to the city and neighbouring Cardiff.
There will be an unprecedented security operation with a huge fence around key venues and police drafted in from across the UK.
Schools, roads and transp... | The Nato summit is due to be held in Wales - the first time Britain has hosted the leaders of the western defence alliance in a generation. | 28978645 |
The paper said the married father-of-two paid for the men to visit him last month at a flat he owns in London.
Tory Andrew Bridgen, who is to write to the commissioner, said he may also report the Home Affairs Committee chairman to the police.
Mr Vaz, 59, says he is referring the paper's allegations to his solicitor.
T... | The Commons Standards watchdog is being urged to investigate Labour MP Keith Vaz over claims in the Sunday Mirror he paid for the services of male escorts. | 37274326 |
Incumbent party candidate Mr Moreno won 51.16% of the vote, the country's electoral council announced.
Conservative Guillermo Lasso, whom three exit polls predicted would win after the vote on Sunday, got 48.8%.
Mr Lasso has already indicated he will challenge the vote, having earlier alleged fraud.
But with 99.65% of ... | Socialist Lenin Moreno has been declared the winner of Ecuador's closely contested presidential election. | 39498404 |
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc, after the initials in Spanish) are Colombia's largest rebel group.
They were founded in 1964 as the armed wing of the Communist Party and follow a Marxist-Leninist ideology.
Their main founders were small farmers and land workers who had banded together to fight against... | Following the signing of a revised peace agreement between Colombia's largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), and the Colombian government, BBC News takes a closer look at the guerrilla group which has been fighting the longest-running armed insurgency in the Western Hemisphere. | 36605769 |
Fe ddywedodd Ann Clwyd, sydd wedi cynrychioli Cwm Cynon yn San Steffan am 33 blynedd, bod ei dadl o blaid rhyfel yn ymwneud â hawliau dynol yn hytrach nag arfau dinistriol.
Ychwanegodd bod ei hymweliadau cyson ag Irac wedi ei dychryn yn fawr ac ar adegau roedd hi'n poeni am ei diogelwch.
Roedd Ms Clwyd yn siarad â rhag... | Mewn hunangofiant sydd ar fin gael ei gyhoeddi dywed Ann Clwyd AS nad yw hi'n "edifar" am gefnogi ail ryfel Irac. | 39395818 |
Police say the man, identified as Piero Parolari, works as a doctor in a hospital run by Christian missionaries.
He was attacked while cycling after morning prayers in north-west Dinajpur district, reports say. His condition is said to be serious but stable.
No group has said it carried out the attack, the third on for... | Gunmen have wounded an Italian priest in the latest in a series of attacks on foreigners in Bangladesh. | 34855898 |
The EU's foreign policy chief said "significant differences" remained, but some common ground had been found.
Six world powers made Iran an offer if it stopped processing medium-enriched uranium, which can be used to make nuclear weapons, EU officials said.
But Tehran insists that uranium enrichment is its non-negotiab... | A fresh round of talks on Iran's nuclear programme will be held in Moscow in June, officials announced after a second day of talks in Baghdad. | 18185304 |
The Local Government Association (LGA) said current legislation was "not fit" for tackling the growing numbers of deaths linked to the substances.
It wants the policy to be included in next week's Queen's Speech at the opening of Parliament.
A Conservative spokesman declined to comment but said a blanket ban featured i... | Councils across England and Wales have called on the government to introduce a ban on the sale of legal highs. | 32844191 |
The incident happened at RS McColl in Rannoch Road at about 18:45 on Monday.
Police Scotland said a 57-year-old man was expected to appear at Perth Sheriff Court next week.
A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal. | A man has been charged in connection with a robbery at a Perth shop. | 34679488 |
All the big gaming companies including Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are showing off what they've been working on.
Virtual reality usually involves putting on some glasses that contain video screens.
The specs give you the impression you're in a totally different world, that changes as you look around the room.
For year... | Gaming experts are predicting a big future for virtual reality at E3 - the world's biggest convention for games. | 33189102 |
The country's main opposition parties boycotted the elections, saying they would not be free and fair.
Turnout was officially 46% but BBC Sudan analyst James Copnall says many believe the real figure was even lower.
Mr Bashir, who has been in power since 1989, denies International Criminal Court (ICC) charges of orderi... | Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has been re-elected with 94% of the vote, according to official results. | 32481013 |
The body has repeatedly warned that the globe is heading into a "post-antibiotic era" in which much of modern medicine becomes impossible.
Its report showed "a lot more needs to be done" to prevent the rise of resistance in a range of infections.
Experts said it was an "appalling state of affairs".
It is in the very na... | Three-quarters of countries do not have plans in place to preserve antimicrobial medicines, the World Health Organization says. | 32515967 |
The 24-year-old stormed to a lifetime best of 6.49 seconds in Poland last weekend to claim a shock 60m gold.
It came 18 months after despite running the 200m 'A' standard.
"It's been a crazy journey. I actually won my first national title whilst living in a homeless hostel," he said.
Media playback is not supported on... | Richard Kilty hopes his journey from childhood homelessness to World Indoor champion will inspire young Teessiders in similarly difficult situations. | 26562360 |
Police are treating the victim's death as unexplained, following the discovery near East Cowes just before 09:00 GMT.
A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said investigations were being carried out to determine the man's identity.
He added that "the death is being treated as unexplained at this time" and asked anyone wit... | An investigation has begun after man's body was pulled from the water off the Isle of Wight. | 34957351 |
Jason Betts, 38, was found unconscious with a head injury at his flat in Celestine Road, Yate, on 5 March last year and died later in hospital.
Nathan Skeen, of Ermine Road, Lewisham, was found guilty of manslaughter and actual bodily harm following a five-week trial at Bristol Crown Court.
The 29-year-old will be sent... | A London drug dealer has been convicted of manslaughter after attacking an addict in Bristol for owing him money. | 35644444 |
Activists are calling for more female participation in politics and working life.
Only 14% of all MPs in the last parliament were women, and almost half of Turkey's cities have no female representation.
Only 28% of Turkish women participate in the workforce, compared with the European Union average of 63%.
Meanwhile Tu... | Turkey is gearing up for a general election on 7 June and women are pushing to make gender equality an issue. | 32982780 |
Two were seriously hurt in the accident at Walton, just over the border from the Herefordshire town of Kington, at 17:30 GMT on Wednesday.
The road was closed in both directions, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said.
Authorities have since confirmed the road reopened in the early hours of Thursday.
Three amb... | The A44 in Powys has reopened after three people were injured in a head-on collision involving two cars. | 34665050 |
The midfielder was ordered off in the 36th minute after a tussle with Dylan McGeouch then Anthony Stokes.
It followed a flare-up right in front of referee John Beaton which also resulted in bookings for Rangers' Graham Dorrans and McGeouch.
"We are going to appeal it, and we will show the images," said Caixinha.
"I inv... | Manager Pedro Caixinha has confirmed Rangers will appeal against the red card shown to Ryan Jack in the 3-2 defeat to Hibernian. | 40913511 |
And so it has been. It's been sustained at the same very low level seen in the previous quarter.
July-to-September saw Gross Domestic Product rise by 0.1%, the same rate as April-to-June.
Given that the population is growing, the per capita growth was flat, as it was in the previous two quarters.
That is: in the first ... | "Economic growth sustained" headlined the Scottish government media statement. | 35308063 |
Angus Robertson challenged Theresa May to give a "clear and unambiguous commitment" to the triple lock system.
The prime minister responded by saying pensioner incomes would "continue to increase" under the Conservatives.
But she did not specify by how much she planned to increase them.
The triple lock, which was intro... | The SNP's leader at Westminster has used the last prime minister's questions before the general election to claim Theresa May is planning to cut pensions. | 39720609 |
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The 26-year-old was speaking in her first broadcast interview since last April when she made allegations of sexism at the governing body.
Varnish told BBC Sport she was "relieved that the truth was finally coming out" after she was dropped from British Cycling's elite prog... | Track cyclist Jess Varnish says she was "thrown under the bus" by British Cycling and was the victim of a "cover up". | 39234548 |
Mr Best from Poytnzpass in County Armagh has been awarded an OBE.
Ballymena man Mr Davis becomes an MBE.
Businessman John Cunningham, law professor Norma Dawson and Bernard McCaughey, director of rehabilitation of the Northern Ireland Prison Service, have been appointed CBEs.
World Superbike champion, Larne man Jonatha... | Ireland rugby captain Rory Best and Northern Ireland football captain Steven Davis are among 100 people in Northern Ireland honoured by the Queen in her birthday honours list. | 40303890 |
The star was among people evacuated from the Scottish Event Campus' (SEC) Armadillo on Saturday evening.
In a tweet he said there was "smoke bellowing from the back of the venue".
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said they were called to a small fire at around 18:00 but it later spread to external cladding. They ad... | Singer Russell Watson was forced to cancel a concert in Glasgow after a fire broke out at the venue. | 39835442 |
They are 43 points clear at the top of Division One and only need six points from this week's game against second-placed Middlesex to retain the title.
"We need a handful of points and we're set on doing it this week," bowler Steven Patterson told BBC Radio Leeds.
"We're on course for the record points total since it b... | Unbeaten Yorkshire are aiming to set a new record points total as they close in on winning the County Championship for a second successive season. | 34174397 |
The 25-year-old suffered the problem bowling on day four of the second Test, which England won by 330 runs at Old Trafford.
The Durham player will have further tests next week to determine the severity of the injury.
Seamer Jake Ball is included in the 13-man squad alongside paceman Steven Finn and leg-spinner Adil Ras... | England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been ruled out of next week's third Test against Pakistan with a calf injury. | 36898873 |
This was an unusual departure for TfL; it doesn't normally operate like this. This was a methodical mugging.
It told the Transport Committee of the London Assembly the Aviation Commission's assessment was "substantially underestimating the impact of the third runway".
The criticism went further. TfL says the Aviation C... | Not many were listening or watching, but in City Hall Transport for London (TfL) officials piled into the Aviation Commission's report on Heathrow on Tuesday. | 34779210 |
The total, which was the highest in the report's nine-year history, accounted for 11.5% of the UK's total tax receipts.
The report highlights the potential hit to public finances if Brexit restricts access to the EU's single market.
Nearly a quarter of turnover "went straight to the public coffers".
The report, by acco... | The UK's financial services sector contributed £71.4bn in tax last year, according to a report on behalf of the City of London. | 38218662 |
Stephanie Booth, 70, was driving the vehicle to cut the grass at her home in Llangar, Denbighshire, in September.
The inquest in Ruthin heard Mrs Booth was driving on the edge of a track on a steep field when the tractor tipped.
Coroner John Gittins recorded a conclusion of accidental death, caused by major crush injur... | A hotelier who starred in a documentary TV series was crushed to death when a tractor toppled on top of her, an inquest has heard. | 39385424 |
The move comes as more and more music fans access their music on services like Google Play and Spotify, while sales of CDs steadily decline.
Streaming has been included in the singles chart since last July, but adding the data to the album chart poses more problems for chart compilers.
Chart company boss Martin Talbot ... | The Official Album Chart is to incorporate streaming data for the first time next month. | 31425685 |
The 33-year-old victim was struck on Tooting Bec Road at the junction of Dr Johnson Avenue, Streatham, at 03:10 BST on Saturday.
Met Police said the man, whose identity is not being released at this stage, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have released CCTV images of a silver car they want to trace in connectio... | A man has been knocked down and killed by a hit-and-run driver in south London. | 32572897 |
New Jockey Club regulations at the four-day event will restrict race-goers to four alcoholic drinks at a time and see water handed out.
Last year, two footballers apologised after being photographed apparently urinating into a glass at the festival.
More than 260,000 people are expected to attend over four days.
The ev... | Thousands of horse racing fans are descending on the Cheltenham Festival as measures come into force designed to shake off images of rowdy behaviour. | 39256749 |
The 30-year-old left-back has had a one-year extension automatically added to his existing contract after making 35 first-team appearances this season.
France-born Bakayogo, who has scored once in 57 games for the Alex, is now tied to Crewe until the summer of 2018.
He moved to Gresty Road in January 2016 after a two-y... | Crewe defender Zoumana Bakayogo has earned himself a new extended deal after triggering a contract clause. | 39208566 |
Mr Arpaio, 85, was found guilty after he defied a court order to stop traffic patrols targeting suspected immigrants. He was due to be sentenced in October.
The president had hinted at the pardon at a rally in Phoenix on Tuesday.
Thanking the president, Mr Arpaio said his conviction was "a political witch hunt by hold... | US President Donald Trump has pardoned ex-Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who had been convicted of criminal contempt. | 41058851 |
Sims, 34, has captained her state New South Wales as well as her country, and is now classed as 'semi-professional'.
The deal coincides with the proposed launch of an Australian women's competition in 2017, and the World Cup to run alongside the men's tournament.
"It's a hugely exciting moment," Sims said. "I feel very... | Australia Jillaroos captain Ruan Sims has signed the first paid contract in women's rugby league, a one-year deal with NRL side Cronulla Sharks. | 37897101 |
Joanne Lee was was working for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board when she took more than 800 patient files.
She admitted to storing them in her home during office renovations.
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) said Ms Lee's behaviour fell "seriously short" of that expected and suspended her from the ... | A north Wales physiotherapist has been suspended for removing patient files without consent. | 39259456 |
The Baggies have ended a period of exclusive negotiations with the bidder, reported to be a Chinese consortium.
"It is now clear to me that this potential purchaser is unable to fulfil the terms of that agreement at this time," said chairman Jeremy Peace.
Peace, who owns 88% of the club, has been chairman for 13 years ... | West Brom have suspended takeover talks with an unnamed bidder to end hopes of having new owners this month. | 33651272 |
Sgt Mike Friday who works in Hayle and St Ives will start an office job in Camborne in January, but locals said he was "integral" to their community.
He thanked people for their support but said he "always knew" he could be deployed elsewhere.
Devon and Cornwall Police said his "expertise" would be vital to the custody... | More than 1,300 people have signed a petition to stop a police sergeant being taken off the beat in Cornwall. | 36900270 |
Last year the Polish government approved a threefold increase in logging in the protected Bialowieza forest, home to bison and rare birds.
Unesco, EU officials and green activists protested against it.
The European Commission, which is taking legal action against Warsaw, asked the European Court of Justice to impose th... | Europe's top court has ordered Poland to immediately stop large-scale logging in Europe's oldest forest. | 40756784 |
Representatives from Welsh industries including music, breweries, medical technology and jewellery are being taken on the Welsh Government mission, until 24 February.
One business told BBC Wales it could be worth millions of pounds.
The delegation hopes to build on existing links with the region.
Moussa Clarke from Tin... | A trade and culture delegation will head to Shanghai and Hong Kong on Saturday to seek business links and promote Wales. | 39014389 |
Commonwealth champion Powell, 25, will be the first Welsh woman to compete in judo at the Olympics after collecting more ranking points than Gibbons, 29.
She beat China's Zhehui Zhang in a -78kg bronze medal contest.
England's Gibbons, who has been hit by injuries, lost her bronze medal match to Guusje Steenhuis of the... | Britain's Natalie Powell won bronze at the Mexico World Masters to qualify for Rio 2016, meaning London 2012 silver medallist Gemma Gibbons misses out. | 36411031 |
France has proposed that officials should monitor evacuation efforts and report on the protection of civilians.
Many residents remain trapped in the city's east in freezing and dangerous conditions, waiting to be rescued.
A plan to evacuate civilians collapsed on Friday, but reports said a new agreement was reached in ... | The UN Security Council will vote on Sunday on whether to send observers to the stricken Syrian city of Aleppo. | 38354962 |
One officer was taken to hospital as precaution and the patrol car, a BMW X5, had major damage.
A green Mitsubishi Pajaro hit the police car near Stoulton on the B4084 from Pershore to Worcester.
The car may have had cloned plates, said police who are appealing for witnesses or anyone who sees a Mitsubishi which may be... | A driver deliberately reversed into a police car twice after being pulled over in Worcester, officers said. | 34805194 |
Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander, who will announce the move on Monday, said the plaques would "proudly adorn infrastructure investments from roads in Cornwall to broadband in Caithness".
The aim was to recognise UK taxpayers' contributions, he said.
The SNP branded the plan a "silly gimmick" which did not disguise c... | Plaques featuring the union jack and the line "funded by the UK government" are to be displayed on publicly funded projects in Britain. | 31683970 |
Mr Cunha is widely regarded as the architect of the impeachment process of President Dilma Rousseff.
He has been accused of lying about undeclared Swiss bank accounts but strongly denies any wrongdoing.
If the full lower house approve the move, he faces losing his partial immunity from prosecution.
He could then be arr... | Brazil's suspended lower house Speaker Eduardo Cunha has been dealt a major blow after a committee voted in favour of stripping him of his seat. | 36534475 |
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Burnett, 25, won Saturday's fight by split decision as two judges had him winning 119-107 but a third, Clark Sammartino, had him losing 118-108.
An IBF statement said there had been an "error with the scorecards" and the decision should have been unanimous.
"An error of th... | Ryan Burnett's world bantamweight title victory over Lee Haskins was scored incorrectly, the IBF has said. | 40255469 |
Joel Griffiths, who performs as J Reaper, had not been seen since 19 April.
Dog units, a police helicopter and Dartmoor Search and Rescue had been searching for the 35-year-old from Devonport, Plymouth.
Plymouth police tweeted: "Good news. Missing person Joel Griffiths found safe and well." | A rapper who has been missing on Dartmoor for almost two weeks has been found safe and well. | 39777381 |
Coach Vicente del Bosque has also overlooked Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata and Atletico Madrid's former Liverpool forward Fernando Torres.
Holders Spain are in Group D, along with Croatia, the Czech Republic and Turkey as they chase a third successive European Championship title.
Brazil-born Costa has scored o... | Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been left out of Spain's provisional squad for Euro 2016. | 36312769 |
The decline coincided with a compulsory catch-and-release scheme to help salmon conservation.
However, a council report said that was not the only reason for the downturn between 2015 and 2016.
A general reduction in interest in fishing, particularly with younger people, and increased regulations are also cited as pote... | Income from ticket sales for the River Nith common good fishing in Dumfries has fallen by 45% in a year. | 38979919 |
Two children videobombed their father's live interview on BBC News on Friday morning.
Professor Robert Kelly was speaking to BBC News about the political crisis in South Korea when there was an unexpected interruption from his children who were keen to share the spotlight.
As Professor Kelly described the region's geop... | Anyone with toddlers will sympathise with this experience. | 39230706 |
Trollope was dismissed on Tuesday after less than five months in charge, with Cardiff second bottom of the table after two wins from 11 games.
Former Sheffield United boss Warnock, 67, helped Rotherham avoid relegation from the Championship last season, but turned down the chance to stay.
He now hopes to rekindle ambit... | Neil Warnock has been appointed manager of Cardiff City following Paul Trollope's sacking. | 37558965 |
Some are ancient ones made out of stone, hundreds of years old, while others are famous for their huge size and design.
The oldest bridge is the Tarr Steps, over the River Barle in Exmoor National Park.
The most recently completed is the Peace Bridge, across the River Foyle in Northern Ireland, finished in 2011.
Royal ... | A new set of first class stamps show 10 of the most amazing bridges around the UK. | 31748713 |
The anniversary on 25 April marks the first major World War One battle involving Australia and New Zealand.
Monsoons in Darwin had said the prize of A$1000 (£600; $750) would be donated to military charity Solider On.
But veterans organisation the Returned and Services League (RSL) described the event as "incredibly i... | An Australian bar has cancelled plans to hold a wet T-shirt competition to mark Anzac Day, saying it had been a "naive" plan. | 39715118 |
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Africans in South Africa, Kenya, Senegal and Nigeria have been giving their reaction. | Republican Donald Trump will become the 45th US president after a convincing victory over his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton. | 37876669 |
Although police officers cannot be made redundant, officers with 30 or more years' experience can be made to retire under existing regulations.
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said it was "deeply worrying" 13 forces had decided to use them in some form.
Ministers have said savings can be made without affecting fron... | More than 2,000 of the country's most experienced police officers could be forced to retire by 2015 as forces try to cut costs, according to Labour. | 12888699 |
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The massive yellow statue is more than six metres high and around 10 times the size of an ordinary rocking horse!
The Chinese zodiac follows a 12-year cycle. Each of the years is named after an animal and this is the year of the hors... | This giant rocking horse has been built in Taiwan to help celebrate Chinese New Year. | 25851123 |
The Channel Island, which has a population of around 100,000, is hoping to follow Gibraltar and take part in European Championship qualifiers.
Jersey is currently classed as a county by the English Football Association.
Under Uefa rules, non-sovereign nations cannot be members, but the Jersey FA said earlier this summe... | Jersey is to make a bid to join Uefa and play international football. | 35049771 |
A video filmed by a member of the hunt appears to show four shots being fired, spooking horses, with spent shot raining down on the riders.
Police said they had spoken to the charity worker but concluded there had been "no crime".
Cornwall Wildlife Trust confirmed that it was investigating the claims by North Cornwall ... | A charity worker who fired a shotgun over the heads of hunt riders is being investigated by a wildlife charity. | 38518809 |
Alsop, 20, struck 117 not out on the second day of Hampshire's Division One match against Surrey at The Oval.
"I want to dedicate my century to Michael," he told BBC Radio Solent. "He helped me a lot through the academy.
"I would like to thank him for everything he has done to help my game. Everyone is with him."
Left-... | Hampshire batsman Tom Alsop has dedicated his maiden first-class hundred to team-mate Michael Carberry, who was diagnosed with cancer in July. | 37302582 |
Save the Children said more than 7,000 pre-school children have problems with speech and language development.
And babies from poorer families are twice as likely to have delays or difficulties than those from more affluent homes.
It said tackling the issue was key to closing the attainment gap in schools.
The Scottish... | Toddlers struggling with their first words is the biggest single issue affecting child development in Scotland, according to a charity. | 36537877 |
Seasonally adjusted exports fell 2.6% compared with the month before, the biggest monthly drop since August 2015.
The figures from Destatis followed economic data that painted a gloomy picture for German manufacturing.
Industrial orders barely rose in July and output fell the most in nearly two years.
Germany's economy... | German exports fell sharply in July, posting their steepest drop in nearly a year, after the country's goods saw lower global demand. | 37316827 |
The Potters' 3-1 win was their first triumph in four Premier League games and followed successive 3-0 defeats by Manchester United and Everton.
"It's hard when we lose a couple of games 3-0 and people say we can't play football anymore," Pieters, 27, said.
"But we showed we're really confident in our play."
Stoke's lea... | Defender Erik Pieters says Stoke City have silenced some of their critics after ending their recent poor run of results with victory at Bournemouth. | 35580747 |
James McMahon, 37, from Cambuslang was on board the EasyJet flight to Alicante on Hogmanay.
At Paisley Sheriff Court he denied the two charges against him and was released on bail.
Mr McMahon had spent two nights in police custody following his arrest on 31 December.
He denies being drunk on the flight, in beach of Sec... | A man has appeared in court charged with forcing a flight to return to Glasgow Airport because of his behaviour. | 38488303 |
This time last year Samantha Simmons and her three sons from east London spent a precarious Christmas in a rented flat which their landlord was trying to sell.
Since summer 2013 the family had been bounced around a series of short lets and ended up camping in her mother's tiny living floor for five months after turning... | With the homeless number of children at a seven year high, the BBC revisits a family who have finally found a permanent home after a two year struggle. | 35159313 |
Ten-year-old Ewan MacKerracher, from Coleraine, was diagnosed in 2010 with a tumour, which recurred in 2012.
His mother Kerrie said she was told he would need MRI scans every six months, and that the family was "living in fear" that Ewan's tumour would return.
Mrs MacKerracher said she was contacted by a surgeon on Mon... | A County Londonderry boy will now get a brain scan after a two-year wait, his mother has said. | 34908348 |
John Roach's home in Stannage Walk was set on fire after a burning wheelie bin was pushed up against his front door.
The 67-year-old was treated in hospital following the blaze on Friday but died on Wednesday after being discharged. A post-mortem examination is due to take place, Humberside Police said.
A 13-year-old b... | A man has died five days after being rescued from his flat when it was set alight in an apparent arson attack. | 38671179 |
In the end it was all something of an anticlimax.
The annual panda mating season lasts just 36 hours and all week the two bears were watched intently to see whether they were ready.
Experts monitored their every move; scientists scrutinised their hormone levels.
The obvious signs appeared to be encouraging.
The male pa... | Experts at Edinburgh Zoo have had a busy week in efforts to breed their giant pandas. | 22239780 |
Her remarks came as it emerged only 26 of 680 new jobs created at Salford Quays had gone to residents.
The majority of the 1,846 staff who work at the site have moved from other BBC offices around the country.
BBC North's human resources director Ken Lee said recruitment was "based on skills and experience, not postcod... | The BBC "must do better" to employ people from Salford at its MediaCity site, Salford and Eccles MP Hazel Blears has said. | 16618243 |
Harriott scored after just 19 seconds, then got his second in the 69th minute, to earn Jose Riga's Addicks their first win in six games.
In between, Brentford rarely looked like adding to centre-back Joann Barbet's debut goal in the 26th minute.
Dean Smith's side were booed off after their fifth defeat in six matches.
... | Callum Harriott scored twice as Charlton won at Brentford to move within seven points of safety at the wrong end of the Championship table. | 35675493 |
But they had to settle for silver in the men's singles and men's fours.
Bex Craig, Lorraine Malloy, Stacey McDougall and Claire Johnston beat their Welsh counterparts 18-14.
Darren Burnett lost 21-15 to England's Jamie Walker, while Stewart Anderson, Neil Speirs, Paul Foster and Alex Marshall were beaten 15-14 by Jerse... | Scotland won gold in the women's fours and also took the men's overall team title at the Atlantic Bowls Championships in Cyprus. | 35090663 |
"My use of social media is not presidential - it's modern day presidential," he tweeted on Saturday.
Earlier in the week, the president launched a crude personal attack on Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough.
His tweets were condemned by Democrats and Republicans alike, despite the White House springing to his defence.... | US President Donald Trump has defended his use of social media in a series of tweets, following a row over comments he made about two MSNBC TV presenters. | 40471536 |
Net income grew by 94% to 14.7bn yuan ($2.2bn; £1.7bn;) for the three months ending June 30, compared to the same period last year.
The performance is in sharp contrast to US big box retailer Walmart, which posted a 23% drop in net income.
Analysts say the two results reflect both a global shift towards e-commerce and... | Online retail giant Alibaba has again reported strong earnings, posting a 56% rise in quarterly revenue. | 40971175 |
The US financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is already suing unnamed traders for insider dealing.
Last Thursday, Heinz was bought for $23bn by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway fund and 3G Capital.
Unusual trading activity in the shares was noticed the previous day.
"The FBI is aware of ... | The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is joining an investigation into suspicious trades ahead of the Heinz takeover deal last week. | 21516258 |
Arron Banks, who funded the Leave-EU campaign, made the allegations in a new book called 'The Bad Boys of Brexit'.
The party called the claims "entirely false".
He claimed the DUP asked for £30,000 a month over four months to back his Leave.EU campaign.
He alleged he told the DUP they must be "joking" and said he made ... | The DUP has denied a claim from a multi-millionaire who poured millions of pounds into the campaign for the UK to leave the EU that they demanded money to back him. | 38057036 |
The mummies - of an adult and a child - were found at an ancient religious complex which has been under excavation since 1981.
The child is believed to have been an offering to the gods and may have been buried alive after the adult's death.
Researchers also found other offerings including the remains of guinea pigs an... | Archaeologists in Peru have found two mummies more than 1,000 years old in a suburb of the capital, Lima. | 24665427 |
Five people from the UK died and an Australian man is still missing after the vessel, Leviathan II, sank near Tofino, British Columbia on Sunday.
The nurse, Sheila Simpson, who is originally from outside Strabane, County Tyrone, helped to comfort survivors at a nearby dock.
She said they appeared "shell-shocked".
Speak... | A Northern Ireland-born nurse has described how she helped survivors of a drowning tragedy after a whale-watching boat sank off the coast of Canada. | 34655292 |
Four workers were unaccounted for after the explosion at Wood Flour Mills, at Bosley, near Macclesfield on Friday.
The body of one person was found on Sunday and a second body was recovered on Tuesday.
All four were believed to be working in the upper floors of the mill when the blast and subsequent fire reduced the fo... | The rubble and ruins after a massive explosion at a wood flour mill in Cheshire have been described as a scene of "complete devastation". | 33607621 |
The previous record was 15 nominations, held jointly by The Producers and Billy Elliot.
The show, created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, tells the story of America's birth and founding father Alexander Hamilton in rap and R&B style.
The Tony Awards, which celebrate the best of Broadway, take place in New York on 12 June.
Hamil... | Hit musical Hamilton is set to dominate this year's Tony Awards after gaining a record-shattering 16 nominations. | 36191052 |
An outbreak of babesiosis has been identified for the first time in this country, and experts say it will be impossible to contain.
Two dogs in Essex have died and three others needed blood transfusions.
American Bulldog Ollie is thought to be the first dog in the UK to be diagnosed with the disease.
Owner Julie Newman... | A dog owner says her pet is "lucky to be alive" after contracting a deadly tick-borne disease that is expected to spread around the UK. | 35831572 |
The former Scotland player believes the focus should be on beating Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Malta, rather than toppling group favourites England.
He also believes Gareth Southgate replacing Sam Allardyce as England manager may not be to their detriment.
"I think that would possibly make England stronger actual... | Scotland should be happy if they can finish second in their World Cup 2018 qualifying group, says Archie Gemmill. | 37542076 |
Nigeria narrowly beat hosts Senegal 1-0 in the first semi-final of the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations to earn a place in Saturday's final.
Captain Peter Etebo scored the key goal from the penalty spot.
Algeria beat South Africa 2-0 in the second semi after goals from Oussama Darfalou and Mohamed Benkhemassa.
Senegal an... | Nigeria and Algeria have clinched two of Africa's three places in the men's football tournament for next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. | 35054693 |
The 21-year-old, who worked with Millers boss Neil Redfearn at Leeds, was released by the Elland Road side on Wednesday after making four appearances for the club.
"I'm really happy and looking forward to a new challenge and a fresh start," he told the club website.
"It's an important year and a half in my career."
Fin... | Rotherham United have signed former Leeds United midfielder Chris Dawson on an 18-month deal. | 35431276 |
The proposals at Fort Richmond, on Guernsey's west coast, have been made by the Treasury and Resources Department.
If successful it intends to put the site up for sale as part of a larger plan to sell off unused buildings.
Funds generated from the sale of the fort will be added to the capital reserve, which funds State... | Plans to convert a Victorian barracks into residential accommodation have been announced. | 32125084 |
Carly Lovett, 24, a University of Lincoln graduate from Gainsborough, was with her fiance in Sousse when the gunman opened fire on the beach.
According to The Daily Mirror, the fashion blogger died when a grenade was thrown into her hotel lobby.
She had recently got engaged to Liam, her childhood sweetheart of 10 years... | A graphic designer from Lincolnshire who died in the Tunisian attack has been described by her family as a "beautiful shining light". | 33309250 |
The 37-year-old Leinster forward won 61 caps, making his Test debut in 2009, and was part of two Six Nations title-winning squads.
Ross also represented his country at the 2011 and 2015 World Cups, and made his final international appearance against South Africa last summer.
The prop's honours with Leinster have includ... | Ireland international prop Mike Ross has announced he will retire from rugby at the end of this season. | 39718536 |
Several family members took his eldest grandson, Mandla, to court to exhume three of the former president's children, for reburial in the family graveyard in Qunu, where Mr Mandela wants to be laid to rest.
And the battle over the exhumations is a sign of much deeper divisions within Mr Mandela's large and complex fami... | While Nelson Mandela is fighting for his life in a Pretoria hospital, members of his family are fighting each other, in a feud which is being played out in lurid details in the local media. | 23070676 |
Tunisia's health ministry said the 66-year-old had visited Saudi Arabia, which is badly affected by the virus.
About 20 deaths and 41 cases have been reported worldwide since 2012, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says.
NCoV is from the same family of viruses as the one that caused the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndr... | A man has died of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in Tunisia, in what is believed to be the first such case in Africa. | 22610400 |
William King, 52, raped a 12-year-old girl and forced another child to perform a sex act on him during years of abuse committed two decades ago.
King, from Dunfermline, was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh.
The father-of-two had denied the offences but was convicted of three sex charges.
He was acquitted of a f... | A Fife paedophile who sexually abused young girls, including one who wrote a book about the abuse, has been jailed for five years. | 36744759 |
Mark Bridger, 47, of Ceinws, Powys, said he had accidentally run April over near her Machynlleth home and could not recall where he had put her body.
But the Mold Crown Court jury unanimously convicted him in a case lasting four-and-a-half weeks.
The judge branded him a "pathological liar" and "a paedophile".
April wen... | The man found guilty of abducting and murdering five-year-old April Jones in a sexually motivated attack must spend the rest of his life behind bars. | 22687971 |
Figures suggest a 52% rise in emergency services callouts since 2011.
The chief inspector of prisons in Wales and England said drugs had a "draining effect on other services". He added "many jails were not fit for purpose".
The Prison Service said "a significant number" of emergency services callouts were for "non-viol... | Emergency services were called out more than 26,600 times - or every 20 minutes on average - to incidents in UK prisons last year, the BBC has learnt. | 36259747 |
Filipe Morais fired the Trotters ahead early after Simon Eastwood saved Gary Madine's header before Mark Beevers doubled the lead from close range.
Kane Hemmings gave Oxford hope before half-time but a Chey Dunkley own goal made it 3-1 to Bolton on the hour.
Chris Maguire's free-kick pulled another back for Oxford but ... | Bolton strengthened their grip on the second League One automatic promotion place after seeing off Oxford United. | 38474856 |
HIF, a health-insurance fund based in Perth, will allow its customers to list their gender as "other" on forms.
The not-for-profit fund will also offer the honorific "Mx" on its forms as well as traditional titles.
Australian citizens can legally identify their gender on their passports as M, F or X.
This year's nation... | An insurance company has become the first in Australia to formally recognise customers who do not identify as male or female. | 37548562 |
The 27-year-old, who initially joined Les Dogues on a season-long loan last summer, was snapped up for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal, according to the French Ligue 1 side.
"Lille feels very much like home and I am delighted to continue my career here," said Sunzu, who made 16 appearances in the north of Franc... | French club Lille have signed Zambia international defender Stoppila Sunzu on a permanent deal from Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua. | 36759442 |
The 27-year-old judo player from Inverness was placed in an induced coma after suffering head injuries in a motorbike accident on 10 May.
On Monday, she opened an eye for the first time as she recovered at a hospital in Thailand.
Her friends and relatives are now celebrating another "milestone".
When her parents, Rober... | Commonwealth Games silver medallist Stephanie Inglis has held her father's hand for the first time since waking from a coma. | 36475166 |
David Doubtfire has stepped down from his position at Walkwood Middle School in Redditch.
The 51-year-old, of Bidford-on-Avon, is due to appear at Worcester Magistrates' Court on Friday.
The voyeurism charge relates to an alleged incident at Evesham Leisure Centre. Mr Doubtfire is currently on police bail.
A statement ... | A former head teacher has been charged with voyeurism and three counts of possessing extreme pornography. | 26460159 |
His sons Nathan and Griffith confirmed in a Facebook post the actor died on Friday following complications from diabetes.
Furst's other film credits included comedies Midnight Madness and The Dream Team, and he had recurring TV roles in St Elsewhere and Babylon 5.
"Steve has a long list of earthly accomplishments," the... | Actor Stephen Furst, who was best known for playing Flounder in Animal House, has died at the age of 63. | 40327324 |
Four soldiers were killed by a nail bomb as they made their way to a Changing of the Guard ceremony at Horse Guards Parade on 20 July 1982.
The 2014 murder trial of John Downey collapsed after it emerged he had been assured he would not be tried.
Relatives now want to raise £620,000 for a civil prosecution of Mr Downe... | The families of victims of an IRA bomb attack in London's Hyde Park have held a march to seek support for a civil prosecution of the alleged bomber. | 40692972 |
It comes as the US Department of Justice (DOJ) renewed its demand for access to data on the iPhone owned by San Bernardino gunman Rizwan Farook.
Apple is appealing against a court order that it unlock the iPhone, calling it "unprecedented".
But in its latest court filing, the DOJ claims Apple helped China's government ... | Apple has accused the US government of trying to "smear" it with "desperate" and "unsubstantiated" claims. | 35781044 |
Mr Justice Silber ruled Mr Hunt acted outside his powers when he announced casualty and maternity units at Lewisham Hospital would be downgraded.
He said the Secretary of State had breached provisions of the National Health Services Act 2006.
The judge gave him permission to appeal against the decision.
Mr Justice Silb... | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has had his decision to reduce services at a major hospital declared unlawful and quashed by the High Court. | 23518732 |
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Problematic short summaries
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Count Short Documents
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Short Test Document Count
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