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Roktface at ROKT climbing centre in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, has been built on the side of an old grain silo.
Creators said when it opens in May, amateur and professional climbers will be able to explore routes of up to 36m (118ft).
Team GB climber, Luke Murphy, said setting the routes had been a "real experience".
M... | The final holds are being installed on what its creators say will be the UK's highest man-made outdoor climbing wall. | 39722824 |
There are certainly worries casting some gloom over the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington this week.
China's latest figures show the economy in the first quarter of the year expanding 6.7% from a year earlier. The slowdown continues. But the data do not give us any definiti... | Are the storm clouds gathering over the global economy once again - and are they blowing in from the East, more specifically from China? | 36040706 |
It is also ending Saturday morning opening at 11 branches.
The bank said it is aiming to make the redundancies "on a strictly voluntary basis".
The banking union, the IBOA, said: "Reducing the number of staff in these crucial roles is not sustainable in the long term."
It added: "It is being driven by a short-term, cos... | Ulster Bank is shedding around 50 jobs among its branch staff in what it describes as "efforts to build a strong and sustainable" business. | 36055885 |
Mr Traavik has arranged for the group to play two concerts in Pyongyang in August in front of 2,000 people.
The concert programme will include some of Laibach's hits over their 35-year career and North Korean folk songs.
The band has been slated by some critics because of its ambiguous use of political and nationalist ... | Controversial Slovenian pop group Laibach will be the first foreign band to perform in North Korea, director Morten Traavik has told the BBC. | 33530538 |
She said her daughter had typed "free Kindle books for teenagers" into a search and results included titles like Being Bad and Bad Babysitter.
The woman, who has asked the BBC to use only her forename, Nicola, said she was "gobsmacked" at the X-rated material.
Amazon said the titles were "temporarily miscategorised".
N... | A mother has demanded Amazon take action after her 12-year-old daughter accidently found sexually explicit material on its website. | 34258918 |
The company will raise standard tariff electricity prices by 10.8% from 31 March, while gas prices will increase by 4.7%.
It means a typical dual fuel annual bill will rise by an average of 7.8%, or £86.
Scottish Power said in a statement that about a third of its customers - or about 1.1 million homes - would be affe... | Scottish Power has announced a sharp increase in energy prices. | 38930236 |
Two fire engines responded to the blaze that happened at about 06:00 GMT on Wednesday.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said a female was treated for burns to her arm.
It said the fire was being "treated as accidental". | Two adults and six children have escaped serious injury after a fire at a house on the Falls Road in west Belfast. | 35706724 |
A weapon was fired through the window of a house in Dorian Drive, Clarkston, at about 00:05 on Friday 24 June.
A 49-year-old man and his two daughters, aged 20 and 25, were uninjured in the attack.
Police spoke to people in the area on Thursday night and Friday morning. They described the response as "useful".
Det Sgt ... | Police have revisited the scene of a shooting incident in East Renfrewshire one week on in a bid to generate new leads for the inquiry. | 36683490 |
Scrum-half Ben Spencer rotates with Richard Wigglesworth for his seventh Premiership appearance of the season.
Wasps have Elliot Daly back at centre after his release from England duty.
New signing Siale Piutau starts next to him, allowing the Tonga international to play for the first time alongside his brother, All Bl... | Saracens have club captain Alistair Hargreaves back in their starting line-up for the first time in three months for the visit of Wasps to Allianz Park. | 35536950 |
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Big scalps
Former Lib Dem Leader and former deputy PM Nick Clegg lost his Sheffield Hallam seat to Labour's Jared O'Mara
Treasury minister Jane Ellison lost her Battersea seat to Labour's Marsha De Cordova, on a 10% swing from the Tories to Labour
SNP leader in West... | An at-a-glance guide to the key points of the UK General Election night as they happen. | 40190964 |
In an internal memo, a male software engineer argued the lack of women in top tech jobs was due to biological differences between men and women.
"We need to stop assuming that gender gaps imply sexism," he wrote in the piece which was widely criticised.
But the author said he had received "many personal messages from f... | A Google employee's opinion criticising the firm's diversity initiatives is causing a furore at the firm. | 40845288 |
After failing to convince the British people of the need to Remain in the European Union, Prime Minister David Cameron knew that his time was up. He felt he was not the right person to lead the country.
Without waiting for street protests or endless appeals from the United Nations, Mr Cameron announced his resignation,... | In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at the spate of resignations in the UK after the vote to leave the European Union and asks whether there are any lessons for Africa. | 36825111 |
East Timor wants the court to decide who owns a large undersea oil and gas field.
East Timor says a 2006 treaty for revenue sharing was unfairly forced upon the newly independent nation.
Australia says the international court has no jurisdiction over the dispute.
On Monday, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) "hel... | The international court of arbitration in the Netherlands has agreed to take up a decade-long maritime boundary dispute case between Australia and East Timor. | 37426653 |
She has replaced Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson and was presented with a medal at a ceremony at King's Place in central London.
Malorie has made it clear that she wants to get "more children reading more", calling on teachers and parents to spend at least ten minutes a day reading with kids.
The author said: "I am hon... | Malorie Blackman, the bestselling author of the Noughts & Crosses series, has been crowned the Children's Laureate for 2013-2015. | 22766673 |
In the letter Mr Sikka said the "continuous drumbeat of distractions" contributed to his decision to resign.
It follows public criticism of the company and its board by its founders.
Infosys is one of India's largest IT services firms. Shares in the firm plunged 9% following news of Mr Sikka's departure.
Mr Sikka was a... | The chief executive of Infosys, Vishal Sikka, has resigned from his post with an unconventional and lengthy letter blaming "personal attacks". | 40971432 |
Students at UWE Bristol, working with the charity Oxfam, have built the urinal which they're testing at the university's grounds.
They hope that if the trial is successful, the technology could be used to provide light for toilets in refugee camps, where electricity is scarce.
Andy Bastable, from Oxfam, says this could... | A toilet that uses human wee to generate electricity is being tested in Bristol, to see if the tech could power lights in refugee camps. | 31748714 |
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During a walk with his Portugal team mates he was asked a question by a journalist.
Ronaldo grabbed the journalist's mic and flung it into the lake in Lyon, France.
The three-time world player of the year, has failed to score from 22 opportunities in the two games.
Portugal enters... | Cristiano Ronaldo is not a big fan of the microphone it seems. | 36597921 |
The current operator of Wem pool has told the town council it will stop managing it in December.
The council has awarded a two-year contract starting in January to the Severn Centre Trust, which runs a leisure and community complex in Highley.
Peter Broomhall, mayor of Wem, said the trust had a "proven track record".
M... | A new operator has been chosen to run a Shropshire swimming pool where there are plans to improve facilities. | 20319883 |
Npower will provide vouchers worth up to £49 to people referred to Gloucester Foodbank who use pre-payment meters.
It said that would keep their lights and heating on for up to two weeks.
The latest statistics suggest that there were 2.35m households in fuel poverty in England in 2013, about 10.4% of households.
The p... | Vouchers for electricity and gas will be given to people considered most in need as part of a "fuel bank" trial in Gloucester. | 32928728 |
A man called at the 84 year old's home at Sydney Street West on Saturday.
He claimed he had been sent to do work in the back garden.
The householder accompanied him to the back garden. The man appeared to check the drains and then, suddenly, ran off. Once back inside his home, the pensioner found that money had been st... | An elderly man has been targeted in a distraction burglary in north Belfast. | 34957400 |
We are nearly entering the final month of 2015 and, while the weather cools down, the Football League action heats up. Here are some of Saturday's best bits.
The phrase 'dream debut' might never be more applicable than for Oliver McBurnie's first appearance in a Newport County shirt.
The 19-year-old striker, who joined... | The nights are drawing in, the shops are teeming with desperate bargain-hunters and children will shortly be disappointed by the quality of their advent calendar chocolate. | 34954999 |
Algeria would have qualified for the tournament had they beaten Ethiopia, who they had thrashed 7-1 in Blida in their first group meeting on Friday.
This time Ethiopia took the lead three times but a late penalty by Faouzi Ghoulam secured a point for Algeria.
Algeria are top of Group J with 10 points, five points clear... | Ethiopia held Algeria 3-3 to prevent the Desert Foxes booking their place at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. | 35918933 |
James Pearson, 22, Tom Hopper, 21, and Adam Smith, 22, had their contracts terminated following an internal investigation by the club.
The offending video was obtained by the Sunday Mirror.
The three development squad players apologised for their behaviour.
A club statement said Leicester City "is acutely aware of its ... | Leicester City have sacked three players, including manager Nigel Pearson's son, after they took part in a racist sex tape filmed on the club's end-of-season tour of Thailand. | 33175820 |
The blaze in Staincross, Barnsley was reported to South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service just before 18:00 GMT.
The body was found inside the house on New Road, which was "well alight", the fire service said.
No details about the woman have been released. The fire service said it was holding a joint investigation with... | A woman has died in a house fire in South Yorkshire. | 39308713 |
The gig will bring together nearly all the artists who found fame on the PWL record label to mark its 25th anniversary.
Rick Astley, Bananarama, Pepsi and Shirlie and Brother Beyond will also feature on the line-up.
The concert will take place in London's Hyde Park on 11 July.
Fans can also expect appearances from Dead... | Steps, Jason Donovan, Sinitta and Sonia are among a host of Stock Aitken Waterman acts that will perform at a special reunion concert this summer. | 17431482 |
Leigh, in their first top-flight game since 2005, were blown away by four first-half scores and a Luke Gale penalty to trail 26-0 at the break.
Gale and Greg Minikin both picked up two tries apiece as the Tigers continued to exert their dominance.
Leigh rallied with three scores, but it came too late to challenge Cas.
... | Castleford highlighted their Super League title ambitions with a convincing seven-try victory over new-boys Leigh Centurions. | 38896799 |
The study suggested there was a 29% fall in homeless applications in the city over three years to 2016, compared to an average drop in Scotland of 13%.
Housing Options support can include debt advice, help with finding a job, or referrals to social care services.
More than 16,000 people have been given advice each year... | A scheme which helps people before they reach a crisis has helped cut homeless applications in Glasgow, according to a report. | 38882504 |
About half of players competing at the past three World Cups routinely took non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, claims Jiri Dvorak.
He says it is still an "alarming trend" among players, including teenagers.
"It has become a cultural issue, part of the game," said Professor Dvorak.
"It is absolutely w... | Elite footballers' "abuse" of legal painkillers risks their health and could "potentially" have life-threatening implications, says Fifa's former chief medical officer. | 39333763 |
Roddy Graham, 27, of Denholm, denies committing the offence on the A698 road near the village in February last year.
Before a trial could start at Selkirk Sheriff Court the defence sought more time for expert report preparation - a move which the Crown did not oppose.
Kirsty Parker, 34, also of Denholm, died at the sce... | The trial of a man accused of causing the death of a woman in the Borders by careless driving has been delayed for three months. | 40011765 |
The spa town topped the poll for the third year in a row in the Rightmove report, which asked 24,000 people how they feel about where they live.
Shrewsbury was ranked second, with Ipswich third and York and Chester completing the top five.
Inverness came highest in Scotland, in sixth, with seventh-placed Llandrindod We... | Harrogate is the happiest place to live in Britain, according to a survey by a property website. | 33794154 |
Two Riders on a Beach (1901), by Max Liebermann, could fetch up to £550,000 ($850,000) at Sotheby's in London on 24 June.
It is one of a trove of artworks secreted away for decades by Gurlitt in his Munich apartment.
The large scale oil is the first work from the collection to be put on sale.
Earlier this month it bec... | A painting from the collection of the late art hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt is to go up for auction next month. | 32843721 |
Willstrop, 33, followed up his shock win over Nick Matthew by beating Paul Coll 7-11 11-6 11-6 11-8.
If he beats Karim Abdel Gawad, it will be his first major world series final appearance since 2013.
Massaro beat Omneya Abdel Kawy to set up a semi-final with Perry, who edged out number two seed Raneem El Welily.
Forme... | English trio James Willstrop, Laura Massaro and Sarah-Jane Perry have reached the semi-finals of the Tournament of Champions in New York. | 38661530 |
Police said he was taken to hospital after the "serious assault" which happened at Wauchope Court some time between 03.45 and 05.45 GMT on Sunday.
Det Sgt Michael Hawthorne said it was believed the victim attended a house party in the area before the attack.
He appealed to anyone who was at the party or who witnessed t... | A man in his 20s has been beaten up after he attended a house party in south Belfast on New Year's Eve. | 38491189 |
At least 7,000 people have been living there in squalid conditions.
Migrants queued peacefully to be processed, but there are concerns some will refuse to go because they still want to get to the UK.
Almost 200 children from the camp have been brought to the UK, some of them under the "Dubs" arrangement, according to U... | Almost 2,000 migrants have been bussed away from the "Jungle" in Calais as French authorities clear the camp. | 37745386 |
On the corner of Vladimir Lenin and Augustine Neto Avenues in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, a man was recently taking his morning exercise before facing his day in this most charming of Lusophone outposts.
A car drove by reportedly packed with youths, one of them then fired four shots from an AK-47 assault rifle. Two... | In our series of letters from African journalists, film-maker and columnist Farai Sevenzo looks at the threats facing journalists in Africa. | 34118362 |
The game, which features digital copies of props and locations from the original film trilogy, can be played multi-player, solo or against AI.
EA also revealed new versions of some of its best sellers, including Mirrors Edge, Need for Speed and Fifa.
A trailer for highly anticipated game Mass Effect: Andromeda was show... | Gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) will release Star Wars Battlefront on 17 November, the firm announced at gaming conference E3. | 33143735 |
That's a 5% rise compared with the A$8.7bn reported in the previous year.
Shares in the country's biggest bank went into a trading halt as it announced a A$5bn capital-raising in order to meet stricter regulatory requirements.
The money raised comes in the wake of similar moves by many of the country's other big lender... | The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has posted a record full year net profit of A$9.1bn (£4.2bn, $6.6bn). | 33874215 |
Last Easter, she hoped her home in Happisburgh, Norfolk, would still be hers for the next three years.
But the force of last Thursday's tidal surge took away the final 6ft of garden she had left and now she accepts that diggers will demolish what remains of her property.
"I knew it would come one day, but I suppose I'm... | Seeing the corner of her beloved bungalow teetering over a cliff and her bathroom on the sand below, Bryony Nierop-Reading feels emotionally numb. | 25322214 |
The decision means Mr Sarao will remain in custody while fighting his extradition to the United States.
Mr Sarao had requested that his bail conditions be relaxed, as his assets had been frozen.
But Judge Ross Cranston turned down his application.
"There's no substantial reassurance that this applicant is not a flight ... | The High Court has turned down an application to vary the £5m bail conditions imposed on Navinder Sarao, the trader accused of helping cause the stock market "flash crash". | 32812269 |
The Bluebirds sacked Paul Trollope and 67-year old Warnock is the club's top target to replace him.
"Knowing Neil personally and working under him, I know what he is about. He could be a nice fit to come in and get the team up and running quickly," Gabbidon said.
"This Cardiff job is a difficult job, it's not suited to... | Danny Gabbidon believes his former boss Neil Warnock is the perfect man to lift Cardiff City. | 37556176 |
Ameen Jogee "egged on" Mohammed Hirsi to stab former policeman Paul Fyfe after an argument.
In 2012, both were jailed for murder but the Supreme Court ruled the joint enterprise law had been wrongly interpreted for 30 years.
At a retrial Jogee was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter.
During the two-week ret... | A man whose murder conviction was quashed by the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling on joint enterprise has been convicted of manslaughter. | 37229589 |
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The 20 English top-flight teams will share £5.136bn for live domestic TV coverage of matches from next season.
"Premier League teams will have an incredible financial situation from now on and we are worried," Bartomeu told BBC sports editor Dan Roan.
Barcelona face Arsena... | The Premier League is a bigger rival to Barcelona than Real Madrid, says Josep Maria Bartomeu - president of the La Liga champions. | 35635477 |
Dated August 1937, it was found between tiles during a kitchen renovation at Katie Tiplady-Startin's terraced home in Coundon, Coventry.
Gordon Nettleton - the man it was addressed to - has now died.
But Mrs Tiplady-Startin has been able to find his son Tim using a combination of Facebook and the genealogy website Ance... | A postcard is going to be reunited with the family it was intended for almost 80 years after it was sent. | 37438428 |
The animal was spotted emerging from a creek near the coastal town of Bega, 420km (260 miles) south of Sydney, on Tuesday.
Wildlife and council officers captured the "tired" marine mammal before releasing it in a nearby river mouth.
After being hunted nearly to extinction in the 19th Century, the species is now thrivin... | A seal has been returned to the ocean after being found in a cow paddock in rural Australia. | 38153250 |
Meeting the first minister on a visit to Cardiff, she said she wanted Welsh Labour and the UK party to work more closely together.
Ms Cooper said "much more frequent, strong, regular" shadow cabinet meetings in Wales were also needed.
She said the party should learn from the "great job" Welsh Labour was doing.
Ms Coope... | Labour leadership candidate Yvette Cooper has said Carwyn Jones should attend shadow cabinet meetings at Westminster to boost its Welsh links. | 33255414 |
The 22-year-old made his first-team debut for Wigan in December.
The substitute appearance against Derby is his only senior appearance since joining the club from Bolton on a three-year deal in August 2016.
Woolery signed in time to be included in Rovers' squad for Saturday's game against Braintree.
Find all the latest... | Wigan Athletic striker Kaiyne Woolery has joined National League high-flyers Forest Green Rovers on loan until the end of the season. | 38705846 |
Newsreaders tell us a story is trending, editors tell their staff they want interviews to trend and activists want their causes to trend.
The goal for many news organisations today is to have their content shared so widely, so quickly and across so many platforms that it takes on a life of its own, achieving a sort of ... | It's one of those internet phrases that have seeped into everyday usage. | 36608936 |
Mujati, 32, signed for Ospreys from English Premiership side Sale Sharks in February as cover for Dmitri Arhip and Ma'afu Fia, who were out with injury.
The former Springbok has started seven of the last eight games for the region.
"I've settled in really well here and I'm thrilled to be staying with the Ospreys longer... | Ospreys prop Brian Mujati will remain with the region for 2017-18 after initially signing a deal until the end of this season. | 39836372 |
It will mark the first time any play has been live streamed from the venue.
The broadcast will be available to online audiences for free on the Shakespeare Lives website and via the BBC iPlayer on 11 September.
The production, which opened in April, is Emma Rice's first since becoming the Globe's artistic director.
Ric... | A Bollywood-infused production of A Midsummer Night's Dream is to be broadcast online from the Globe theatre in London. | 37279651 |
Her annual message to the association addressed its 2016 theme - inclusivity.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will join the Queen later for the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey.
The principal reflection will be given by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and there ... | People of the Commonwealth should "support those in need" and others who "feel excluded", the Queen has said. | 35800692 |
In Western countries, when you donate clothing to charities via shops, collection bags, or clothing banks many are given to those in need or sold in charity shops to raise funds.
But what happens to torn or damaged clothes, or items that no one wants to buy?
Often, they are sent to India, joining a global second-hand t... | Ever wonder where your clothes go after you discard them? | 40352910 |
Wards scored in the second minute of Sunday's 2-0 win over Norway which keeps them in contention for a play-off place for next year's finals in Russia.
Michael O'Neill's men are second in Group C with 10 points from five games.
"We have been in this position with the Euros and have the experience of pressurised games,"... | Quickfore goal hero Jamie Ward believes Northern Ireland's Euro 2016 exploits can help them get to the World Cup finals for the first time since 1986. | 39409827 |
Former Crystal Palace and Newcastle boss Pardew, 55, had been linked with replacing Alex Neil who was sacked by the Championship club on Friday.
Canaries caretaker boss Alan Irvine said after the weekend's 2-2 draw with Blackburn he expected to still be in charge against Barnsley on Saturday.
Chairman Ed Balls said Nei... | Alan Pardew is not in the running to become the new Norwich City manager, BBC Radio Norfolk understands. | 39254344 |
The tone of his speech in Brussels was full of regret. There was "no reason to pretend that this is a happy day" in Brussels or London, he added. "We already miss you."
Looking on the bright side, he said there was "also something positive" about Brexit as it had made the 27 states remaining in the EU more determined a... | "After nine months the UK has delivered," declared EU Council President Donald Tusk in a portentous tweet on receipt of the letter triggering Brexit from Prime Minister Theresa May. | 39432658 |
Indi Weligamag died after her Citroen C1 crashed on the junction 24 slip road near Pensarn, Abergele, at 07:30 GMT on Christmas Eve.
She was taken to hospital but later died.
Esther Turner said: "Unfortunately Indi's husband died in a car accident in 2010."
Mrs Weligamag and her husband had moved to north Wales seven y... | A 31-year-old woman who died in a collision on the A55 in Conwy county had also lost her husband in a road accident, her close friend has said. | 35182095 |
On Twitter, a fan had asked if he was going to put the game back in the app store.
"Yes. But not soon," Mr Nguyen replied, later adding: "I don't work by plan. I will release it when it is done."
Mr Nguyen removed the popular game in February, saying its popularity had ruined his "simple life".
Launched in May 2013, Fl... | Addictive mobile game Flappy Bird will return to Apple's app store, creator Dong Nguyen has confirmed - although he declined to give a specific date. | 26659933 |
A diner at Shajan on Longsight Road in Lancashire's Ribble Valley claimed the rodent - later found to be a water shrew - was in their 17 September meal.
Shajan denied wrongdoing and cooperated with the council's environmental health team, which found it "unlikely the rodent had been in the ingredients or cooked due to ... | An Indian restaurant is taking legal action after a claim that a mouse had been found in a vegetable curry. | 37509230 |
Workers will stage five days of strikes from Monday in a dispute over jobs, pensions and branch closures.
The industrial action will affect Crown Post Offices - the larger branches usually located on High Streets.
But Dave Ward of the Communication Workers Union said it was "now or never". "[We have to do this] if we w... | A union representing Post Office workers has defended a decision to strike in the week before Christmas. | 38299078 |
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Russia's Maria Sharapova has been given wildcards for tournaments in Stuttgart, Madrid and Rome after her 15-month suspension ends next month.
"I think you should really have to work your way back," Murray told the Times.
"But most tournaments will do what they think is be... | Wildcards should not be given to players returning from doping bans, says world number one Andy Murray. | 39127152 |
The US government response to Katrina is widely seen as an abject failure that saw poorer, mainly black residents abandoned to fend for themselves.
More than a decade later, have the lessons of Katrina been learned?
New Orleans and the surrounding area were evacuated days before Katrina made landfall, with about 1 mill... | Scenes of vulnerable people in Houston trapped in rapidly rising floodwaters are evoking memories of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster in which nearly 2,000 people died. | 41073878 |
They were found near the village of Tultepec while drains were being installed.
The bones are believed to be about 14,000 years old and were scattered, suggesting the mammoth had been cut up by humans for its meat and pelt.
Other remains have been found in the area which had been a shallow lake where the heavy mammoths... | Mexican experts say they are completing work on digging up fossilised bones of a mammoth found near Mexico City. | 36631474 |
The World Health Organization now believes a "turning point" might have been reached in the fight against the disease.
But how does the scientific community define the scale of the problem, and that of other of other transmissible diseases as they emerge?
What's the difference between an outbreak, epidemic and pandemi... | The Ebola virus in West Africa has killed more than 8,000 people since February 2014 and it has spread beyond the three countries initially affected. | 30712001 |
Technical chiefs decided the device, which forms a protective structure in front of and above a driver's head, is the more ready of the two options.
But work will continue on the 'aeroscreen' championed by Red Bull with a view to introducing it in 2018.
A modified version of the 'halo', which was first run by Ferrari p... | Formula 1 is to introduce the 'halo' driver head protection device in 2017. | 36404898 |
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Focusing on four key themes: adaptation, training, psychology and motivation, this fourth feature, The Perfect Tournament looks at the variety of factors that can contribute towards a successful event for a player. From the character ... | Serving for success features interviews with top players, former champions and top coaches, who examine the contribution that the power of the body and mind play in sporting success. | 29478811 |
The 25-year-old moved from Damascus to Berlin in 2013 and founded a non-governmental organisation (NGO) called Make it German.
It provides free advice to fellow Syrians and other Arabic-speakers new to Germany on all aspects of life, including study opportunities and finding a job.
Anas was born with craniofacial fibro... | Many Syrian refugees can say their move to Germany was life-changing, but for wheelchair-user Anas al-Hakim it has meant freedom and a new role in community service. | 38563161 |
Michail Antonio's seventh-minute header from Dimitri Payet's corner gave Slaven Bilic's side a narrow victory margin - but the Hammers were vastly superior to a disappointing Spurs, who never threatened the victory they required to overhaul Leicester at the top of the table.
Spurs were second best in all departments an... | Tottenham missed the opportunity to go top of the Premier League as they lost to an outstanding West Ham United performance at Upton Park. | 35647651 |
France took the lead in the mixed team event as Richard Gasquet beat Jack Sock 6-3 5-7 7-6 (8-6) in the men's match.
But the United States levelled thanks to Coco Vandeweghe's 6-4 7-5 win over Kristina Mladenovic in the women's tie.
That set up a deciding doubles match, with Gasquet and Mladenovic triumphing 4-1 4-3 (5... | France won the Hopman Cup for the second time after beating the United States in the final in Perth. | 38542289 |
The camps have sprung up along streets and under overpasses, swelling in some cases to 30 or 40 tents. They have divided opinion in a city which has seen an influx of well-paid tech workers in recent years but struggled to house its poorer citizens.
Now a new ballot measure, backed financially by tech investors and to ... | Tent camps have become one of the most prominent and controversial symbols of San Francisco's problem with homelessness. | 37629559 |
The order trumps last year's record order for 230 Boeing planes - also from Lion Air.
The planes will be made in France and will secure 5,000 jobs there, where the unemployment rate is high at about 10%.
Lion, now a major airline in Indonesia, started up just 13 years ago.
The two orders, once fulfilled, would put the ... | The European-owned planemaker Airbus has won a record order for 234 planes worth 18.4bn euros (£15.7bn, $24bn) from Indonesia's Lion Air. | 21833501 |
Detectives investigating the murder of a woman in her home in Doncaster Lane, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent, have charged 73-year-old David Powell.
While the body has not been formally identified, she is believed to be Mr Powell's mother, Cecilia Powell.
Mr Powell, of Longton Road, Barlaston, will appear before magistrates ... | A man aged 73 is due to appear in court after the body of his 95-year-old mother was found at her home. | 32261463 |
The proposals are believed to include tougher English language requirements for students.
Dominic Scott, head of the UK Council for International Student Affairs, said it would be a "nail in the coffin" for recruiting overseas students.
The Home Office has argued there are no limits on numbers of genuine students.
Univ... | University groups are warning that tighter visa rules, claimed to be under consideration by the Home Office, would cut overseas student numbers by 15%. | 34401990 |
Prison officials said that Charles Warner was injected with a mixture of drugs and did not suffer before dying.
Death row inmates and campaigners have complained that the use of drugs in executions presents an unconstitutional risk of pain and suffering.
Warner was convicted for the rape and murder of an 11-month-old g... | The US state of Oklahoma has executed the first death row inmate since a botched lethal injection last year drew intense criticism. | 30844620 |
Mae dyn lleol 48 oed wedi ei arestio ar amheuaeth o lofruddio ac mae yn y ddalfa.
Cafodd swyddogion eu galw i eiddo yn Sgwâr y Capel ychydig cyn 20:00 ddydd Llun yn dilyn adroddiadau am ddigwyddiad difrifol.
Bu farw'r dyn, nad oedd yn lleol i'r ardal, yn y fan a'r lle er ymdrechion gan barafeddygon ag heddweision i gei... | Mae Heddlu Gogledd Cymru'n apelio am wybodaeth wedi i ddyn 19 oed farw ar ôl iddo gael ei drywanu yng Nghei Connah. | 40092233 |
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Wales wing Alex Cuthbert grabbed the final score while Steve Shingler also crossed in his 22-point haul.
Nick Williams, Blaine Scully, Sion Bennett, Kris Dacey, Willis Halaholo and man-of-the-match Matthew Morgan scored the other home tries.
Meanwhile, Ian McKinley and Ang... | Cardiff Blues ran in eight tries to crush Treviso 57-20 after leading by just 17-13 at half-time, to remain seventh in the Pro12 table. | 39002975 |
Police said 60,000 took part in the march close to Manchester Central, where the conference is being held.
Organisers the TUC said the rally was also to highlight an "unfair" Trade Union Bill.
The government said its long term economic plan was "turning the country around" after "difficult decisions".
It added the prop... | Thousands of people have attended an anti-austerity protest near the Conservative Party's annual conference in Manchester. | 34433017 |
Tammy Abraham gave Bristol City the lead when he pounced on a rebound, before doubling his side's lead minutes after the break from the spot after Tyler Blackett felled Callum O'Dowda.
Liam Kelly began Reading's comeback before Kermogant lashed home an equaliser with four minutes to play.
And the striker struck again w... | Yann Kermogant scored two late goals as Reading came from behind to snatch victory against Bristol City. | 38433142 |
London Underground workers voted to go on strike in protest at plans to close ticket offices and axe 750 jobs.
Transport for London wants to close all ticket offices and have staff on platforms instead to save ??50m a year.
Some 77% of Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members voting in the ballot backed strike a... | Two 48-hour strikes on the Tube will take place on 4 and 5 February, and 11 and 12 February, the RMT union has announced. | 25684670 |
Paul Hanlon had put the hosts ahead, then Grant Holt and Liam Fontaine missed glorious close-range chances.
One replacement, Dean Brotherston set up Stephen Dobbie, another substitute, for the equaliser just after the hour.
Brotherston then created their second for Grant Anderson before Lyndon Dykes smashed in a third ... | Queen of the South came from behind with three second-half goals to knock Hibs out of the League Cup. | 36948386 |
Ben Emmerson QC, for Mr Litvinenko's family, said in his closing statement that Russian state responsibility had been proven "beyond reasonable doubt".
Mr Litvinenko's widow Marina said she believed her husband's "murderers and their paymasters" had "been unmasked".
But the Kremlin told the BBC it did not trust the inq... | Russian President Vladimir Putin "personally ordered" the killing of Alexander Litvinenko, the inquiry into the former spy's death has heard. | 33734525 |
Cash saved would go to charities which boost young people's involvement in politics, Andrew RT Davies said.
From May, pay for the first minister will rise to £140,000 while other ministers will be paid £100,000.
Ahead of a policy speech in Cardiff, Mr Davies said his plan would save about £250,000 over a five-year term... | A 10% pay cut for Welsh government ministers will be brought in if the Tories win May's assembly election, the party's leader in Wales has said. | 35482333 |
The former Wales international, 34, joined Forest in 2013, initially on loan from Sunderland, before signing permanently the following summer.
Vaughan played 33 times this season as Mark Warburton's side avoided relegation on the final day with a 3-0 win over Ipswich.
He has previously played for Crewe, Real Sociedad a... | Nottingham Forest midfielder David Vaughan has signed a new one-year deal with the Championship club. | 40000317 |
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With more than half a million people in the UK dying each year, the... | Death is big business. | 28364418 |
It follows the company's second round of pilots, in which viewers gave feedback and rated 10 new shows.
The After, written and directed by Carter, and Mozart in the Jungle are joined by cop drama Bosch and dark comedy Transparent, Variety said.
Representatives of Amazon in the US and the UK were not available to commen... | A new drama from X Files creator Chris Carter and a comedy starring Gael Garcia Bernal are among four original series commissioned by Amazon Studios. | 26547236 |
Lincolnshire police were called to Twyford Woods, near Bourne, on Saturday where they came under attack from missiles.
The A1 was closed while police cleared the site with the last reveller leaving late on Sunday evening.
Of those arrested, 19 people remain in police custody with 24 charged, bailed or cautioned.
Police... | Forty-three people have been arrested at an illegal rave which left three police officers needing hospital. | 32874027 |
There is no lack of emotive words and stirring phrases from politicians around the world - it is questionable if they have a coherent strategy to counter it.
The horror in Tunisia came a few days before the 10th anniversary of the London bombings, which killed 52 people and injured about 700.
This year, there have also... | The continued rise of violent, anti-Western, Islamic fundamentalism is one of the defining challenges of our time. | 33344454 |
As part of the latest series of African Dream, businesswoman Mercy Kitomari - the brains behind Tanzanian organic ice cream company Nelwa's Gelato - shares her top 10 social media marketing tips for aspiring entrepreneurs: | 30280969 | |
The PM said he was "frustrated" at the failure to cut net migration numbers.
Asked whether he agreed with Home Secretary Theresa May that social cohesion was impossible if immigration was too high, he said: "She's right."
She told the Conservative conference the UK "does not need" net migration at current levels, sayin... | Prime Minister David Cameron has told the BBC the government's policy on immigration "hasn't worked so far". | 34453674 |
State television showed images of Mr Castro at a meeting with cheese experts near the capital, Havana.
Fidel Castro, 88, handed power to his younger brother Raul in 2006 after struggling to recover from illness.
His appearance comes days after Cuba and the United States announced they were reopening embassies in each o... | Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has appeared in public for the first time in more than a month. | 33398655 |
The Christian Social Union (CSU), an ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, says it is a matter for debate, and is not yet official policy.
Critics launched a Twitter hashtag - #YallaCSU - which became a top trending topic among German Twitter users.
Some express alarm about politics reaching into the home.
The hasht... | Immigrants should speak German not only in public but also in the home, Bavaria's governing conservatives say - provoking a torrent of criticism. | 30380970 |
Merthyr RFC players showed signs of injury after their Welsh Cup semi-final defeat to RGC 1404 at Pontypridd RFC's 3G pitch at Sardis Road on Saturday.
The WRU, the pitch contractors, Rhondda Cynon Taf council and Pontypridd RFC officials have now inspected the pitch.
"Further testing will be conducted" and the WRU wil... | An artificial pitch is at the centre of a Welsh Rugby Union investigation after seven players said they suffered friction burns in a game. | 39416195 |
China's benchmark Shanghai Composite was up 2.59% to 2,996.58 in afternoon trade.
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng index was up 1.71% to 20,714.23.
Analysts said Ms Yellen's remarks had improved investors' appetite for risk.
"Many investors have been haunted by looming US rate hikes, which is like a sword hanging over t... | Markets in Asia were largely in positive territory on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said the Fed should "proceed cautiously" before raising interest rates. | 35922991 |
Samantha Jefferies, 42, from East Sussex, said they were her "last chance" of having his child.
Clive Jefferies died suddenly in 2014 and his wife was told the embryos they had been using in fertility treatment would only be stored for two years.
Judge Sir James Munby said it was "obviously right" they were stored for ... | The widow of a Falklands war veteran has won a High Court bid to keep frozen embryos that they had created. | 37493145 |
It is not clear how many times the maximum fine, £1,000, was imposed in that period.
However, according to the latest figures provided by the Education Authority, two people were fined £1,000 in 2015-2016.
In total that year, 87 parents were convicted for their child's absence.
Seven people were fined £750, one was fi... | Between 2011 and 2016, 356 parents or guardians in Northern Ireland were convicted because their children were absent from school. | 39516730 |
Adams, 34, stopped Mexico's Maryan Salazar in her second professional fight in Leeds on Saturday.
American Esparza won her second bout as a professional a week earlier, becoming the first woman to box three-minute rounds, rather than the standard two.
"We have room on the mantlepiece for a world title," said Adams. "I'... | Double Olympic champion Nicola Adams says she is racing with her partner Marlen Esparza to be a world champion. | 39934074 |
An industrial tribunal found Martin Sheil, 51, had been unfairly dismissed by Stena Line Irish Sea Ferries.
It also ruled he had been the victim of discrimination and harassment at work on the grounds of sexual orientation.
The company had "adopted a far too passive approach to unpleasant banter", the tribunal held. St... | A Belfast dock worker sacked after reacting to homophobic abuse at work has been awarded £45,000 compensation. | 27385698 |
The 46-year-old faces two charges relating to the 2011 purchase, one of fraud and another under the Companies Act.
He has pleaded not guilty to both allegations.
A scheduled start date for the trial at the High Court in Glasgow was pushed back on Tuesday, with preparations taking place at the court.
Mr Whyte was not in... | Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte is expected to go on trial later this week over his acquisition of the club. | 39630880 |
The clock was turned back in transport terms in the Scottish Borders at the weekend.
Borders Vintage Automobile Club held its annual show in the grounds of Thirlestane Castle in Lauder. | All pictures by Dougie Johnston. | 40157834 |
The Scottish Roads Partnership (SRP) will start work later this year, with completion due in the spring of 2017.
The upgrade work will see the six-mile "missing link" completed on the M8 in North Lanarkshire.
Improvements to the Raith Interchange and widening of key sections of the M8, M73 and M74 are also part of the ... | The preferred bidder has been announced for a £415m project to upgrade the motorway network in central Scotland. | 23768295 |
James Healy-Pratt is representing the family of the lord - who was one of Northern Ireland's richest men - at an inquest into the deaths in Norfolk.
He said the family believed the crash, in March 2014, was "preventable".
A crash report said the crew was unhappy about taking off in heavy fog.
The inquest into the death... | Insurers for pilots of a helicopter that crashed killing them and two passengers including Lord Ballyedmond, are not contesting responsibility, a solicitor has said. | 35281178 |
Norton Conyers, in North Yorkshire, inspired the classic novel after Charlotte Bronte visited and heard the legend of a mad woman confined in the attic.
It is said it is where she came up with the idea for Jane Eyre's Mrs Rochester.
A collection of documents and items from the attic have been given to the North Yorkshi... | A medieval manor house said to be the inspiration for Jane Eyre is to reopen after 10 years of restoration. | 35842601 |
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