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The court heard a government claim that it would damage national security to hear full details of the evidence.
The case has been brought by Libyan man Abdul Hakim Belhaj and his wife against MI6, various government departments and former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw.
Mr Belhaj says the government arranged in 2004 for ... | A court case involving allegations MI6 colluded in torture can be held partly in secret, the High Court has ruled. | 40682972 |
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Root helped England declare on 589-8 before Pakistan crumbled to 57-4 on the second evening, trailing by 532.
Woakes, who made 58, removed Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali and nightwatchman Rahat Ali in six overs late on.
Ben Stokes also had Younus Khan caught behind to put Engl... | Joe Root made a career-best 254 and Chris Woakes took three wickets as England dominated Pakistan in the second Test at Old Trafford. | 36876117 |
14 March 2016 Last updated at 07:19 GMT
Well that's exactly what happens with turtles.
But experts in Australia are now worried that rising temperatures over time could cause chaos for turtle populations by creating too many female turtles.
Martin's got more on this story.
Footage courtesy of ABC 'Behind the News' (Aus... | Can you imagine if the temperature decided whether you were born a girl or a boy? | 35784934 |
Bruce Dickinson set up maintenance business Cardiff Aviation in 2012 at RAF St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan.
He said it was after verbal assurances from the Welsh Government he could use a landing system that he still does not have access to.
The Welsh Government said it will discuss the issue with Mr Dickinson.
Mr Dickins... | An aviation company chaired by the Iron Maiden frontman is losing millions of pounds because of a dispute over landing rights, he has claimed. | 36987570 |
The colour brochure is professionally produced and looks like a genuine guide to one of Orkney's North Isles.
But it features attractions that aren't there, on an island called Mama Westray that doesn't even exist.
It says actress Cate Blanchett is a regular visitor and keeps a pedal car in the garage airport.
Attracti... | Mystery surrounds a spoof tourist brochure for a non-existent island which has appeared at a number of sites around Orkney. | 36210333 |
But sometimes minor details can be overlooked - like a player's shirt.
Northampton Town are currently fourth in their first season back in League One after promotion last year.
However, during Tuesday's 3-1 win over Swindon, striker JJ Hooper came off the bench without a name or number on his back.
"We forgot his jerse... | Clubs these days spend so much time and money looking after sports science and preparation before matches. | 37494523 |
The protest was called by federal prosecutors and attended by Mr Nisman's family and opposition politicians.
They defied torrential rain to demand justice for Mr Nisman, who had been investigating the government.
The prosecutor was found dead in his apartment on 18 January.
It is still not clear whether he killed himse... | Hundreds of thousands of people have taken part in a march in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, to mark one month since the death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman. | 31515822 |
The £30m centre at Berkeley will focus on skills for green and nuclear energy, as well as digital and cyber training.
It has been partly funded by South Gloucestershire and Stroud College and the Local Enterprise Partnership.
SGS Berkeley Green UTC is intended to help tackle a local shortage of skills in science, techn... | A university technical college (UTC) has opened on the site of a decommissioned power station in Gloucestershire. | 38168242 |
Greta Zimmer Friedman died of pneumonia at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, her son Joshua Friedman said.
Ms Friedman was a 21-year-old dental assistant when she was grabbed and kissed by George Mendosa in New York's Times Square on 14 August 1945.
The photo of that moment became one of the enduring images of the VJ D... | The woman kissed by a sailor in an iconic photograph marking the end of World War Two has died aged 92. | 37331850 |
Account holders at RBS and its NatWest and Ulster Bank subsidiaries faced disruption for up to two weeks in June after a software upgrade at the bank.
RBS released the compensation figure as it reported a half-year loss of £1.5bn, compared with £794m a year earlier.
Much of the loss was caused by a £3bn accounting char... | Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has put aside £125m to pay compensation to customers affected by the recent breakdown in its computer systems. | 19107537 |
Midfielder O'Toole, 28, is out of contract with the Cobblers at the end of the season and was part of the side that won the League Two title in 2016.
He missed the 0-0 draw with Oxford on 25 March and was substituted in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Rochdale.
"It may [require surgery]," Edinburgh told BBC Radio Northampton. "... | Northampton Town manager Justin Edinburgh says John-Joe O'Toole may require surgery on a groin injury. | 39489635 |
Since 2010, the "triple-lock" policy has meant state pensions rise by the inflation rate, average earnings or 2.5% - whichever is highest.
The former pensions minister, Baroness Altmann, earlier said its costs would become "enormous" - and proposed a "double lock" instead.
A Downing Street spokesperson said it was stil... | There are no plans to end the current pensions guarantee, the government says, after a call to abolish it. | 36937107 |
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Australian Jones, appointed as Stuart Lancaster's successor in November, oversaw a 15-9 win at Murrayfield to retain the Calcutta Cup in his first game as head coach.
"In all honesty I always thought we were going to win the game," the 56-year-old told BBC Sport.
"The only... | England boss Eddie Jones said he was always confident his side would beat Scotland in their Six Nations opener. | 35512881 |
The hosts, 18-12 up at half-time, ran in six tries after the break, including a second for Gene Ormsby, two from Daryl Clark and Kurt Gidley's score.
Warrington knocked Hull FC off top spot thanks to a better points difference.
The loss of Zak Hardaker with a shoulder problem was another blow for defending champions Le... | Warrington Wolves went top of Super League with a 52-18 thrashing of bottom side Leeds Rhinos. | 36374237 |
Owner Gerlinde Pommer had repeatedly refused to sell the building in Braunau am Inn or allow renovations.
Mrs Pommer will now be given compensation. But it is still not clear what the government will do with the former guesthouse.
The authorities are keen to stop it becoming a draw for neo-Nazis.
The parliament's decis... | After years of controversy, Austria's parliament has passed a law allowing it to seize the house where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889. | 38324959 |
Raytheon UK, which already employs 145 people near Broughton, Flintshire, officially opened a new hangar.
The defence systems firm has a deal to maintain long-range RAF spy planes, which work over Syria and Iraq.
But it hopes to win contracts to provide similar aircraft to other governments.
The new Hangar 119 is equip... | An aircraft company could take on another 200 workers over the next three years, it has revealed. | 39441996 |
The fence fiasco means a two-mile diversion for drivers to get down what should be one straight road in Dawlish.
Developers on each side of the dividing line are adamant they followed plans.
Planning authority Teignbridge District Council and roads authority Devon County Council are getting together in the New Year to ... | A housing estate has been split in two by a fence because of a 1ft height difference in a road between two halves of the development. | 38384483 |
Nearly 400 films will screen at the 11-day event in Canada's largest city.
Thursday's opening film is Antoine Fuqua's reboot of the 1960 western classic The Magnificent Seven, with a starry cast lead by Denzel Washington.
The festival, now in its 41st year, has a reputation as a launch pad for films that go on to Oscar... | The Toronto International Film Festival opens later with a raft of films that will spotlight the ongoing diversity debate in Hollywood. | 37177052 |
It all began on Saturday with a column Maureen Dowd in the New York Times, in which she recounted an impassioned request Mr Biden had received several months ago from his 46-year-old son, Beau Biden, who was dying of brain cancer.
"Beau was losing his nouns and the right side of his face was partially paralysed," she w... | Speculation about Joe Biden possibly entering into the 2016 presidential race reached a fevered pitch over the weekend - and the vice-president and his staff have done little to tamp down the talk since then. | 33697387 |
The island has a long cycling history having staged Britain's biggest festival, International Cycle Week, for almost 70 years until 2003.
Cyclefest organiser Paul Philips said it will celebrate the island's "unique culture, environment and terrain".
The event will include the opening stage of the Pearl Izumi Tour.
Many... | Hundreds of professional and amateur riders will compete in a new four-day Isle of Man cycling festival which begins later on Thursday. | 36204935 |
Iacovitti, 18, made his senior debut for Forest in their 4-3 opening day victory over Burton Albion.
Stags manager Adam Murray bolstered his defensive options after Kyle Howkins suffered an hamstring injury in Tuesday's loss to Doncaster Rovers.
"He's an old-school centre half who can play and has good pace," Murray to... | Mansfield Town have signed Nottingham Forest defender Alex Iacovitti on a season-long loan. | 37238948 |
The deeply disjointed and rudderless visitors trailed 16-9 when Laidlaw entered the fray in the 50th minute.
They led 6-3 early on with two penalties from Henry Pyrgos but the hosts hit the front with a breathtaking 90-metre try finished by Kaito Shigeno.
But Laidlaw landed four kicks to avert a nightmarish end to Scot... | Captain Greig Laidlaw came off the bench to rescue Scotland in Tokyo and give them a second victory against Japan to seal a 2-0 series win. | 36629440 |
McGrath Bros (Engineering) Group Ltd, based in Lisburn, has four operational sites in Northern Ireland, London, Birmingham and South East England.
It specialised in the manufacturing and installation of metalwork.
The firms employs 121 people at its operations in Lisburn and the rest on the UK mainland.
The McGrath gro... | A County Antrim-based construction firm has gone into liquidation with the loss of 171 jobs. | 36113741 |
His partner Chloe Ross claimed he begged doctors for a brain scan but was instead given painkillers for suspected migraines.
The Dundee boxer suffered a brain bleed during a televised fight on 29 September and died a day later.
NHS Tayside confirmed that it had received a complaint from the family.
Mike Towell was knoc... | The family of boxer Mike Towell has made an official complaint about the medical treatment he received for headaches prior to his death. | 37816515 |
In a tweet, the US president-elect derided the claim by North Korea's Kim Jong-un that preparations were in the final stage, saying: "It won't happen."
It was not clear if Mr Trump was expressing doubts about Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities or was planning preventative action.
Mr Trump also berated China for failing t... | Donald Trump has dismissed North Korea's claim to be developing missiles capable of striking America. | 38492947 |
UK trading was "robust", with like-for-like sales in the three months to 27 September up 14.9% to £200m.
The group, which has more than 800 stores in the UK, said sales were boosted by its online channels, particularly the mobile app.
Online sales were 35% higher in the quarter compared with a year earlier.
It added th... | Domino's Pizza has said its full-year results are set to beat expectations after online sales helped to deliver strong trading in the third quarter. | 34525424 |
Charlie Broadway, 23, "poses a risk to the public and should not be approached", police said.
Detectives said two men were shot at a property near Ilton, just before 20:00 BST on Thursday.
One of the men died at the scene. The second suffered "non life-threatening" injuries.
A 28-year-old man and a woman have been arr... | A man who may be armed with a gun is wanted by police after a shooting in Somerset left one man dead and another injured. | 36222822 |
The robot was supposed to have touched down on the Red Planet at 1458 GMT (1558 BST), but radio contact was lost in the minute before this time.
It was hoped that a satellite at Mars might have tracked the full descent, but it was unable to add any further insight.
This will likely stoke fears that Schiaparelli has bee... | There is still no word on the fate of the European Space Agency's Mars lander, Schiaparelli. | 37707776 |
Monthe, who can play at left-back or centre-half, started his career at QPR but failed to make a senior appearance.
The 21-year-old has also played for Southport, Whitehawk, Hayes and Yeading, and Havant and Waterlooville.
He could make his debut for Rovers when they travel to Wrexham in the National League on 26 Novem... | National League leaders Forest Green Rovers have signed defender Emmanuel Monthe from National League South side Bath City. | 38097043 |
The storage facility, deep inside a mountain, is designed to preserve the world's crops from future disasters.
Unseasonably high temperatures last year caused the permafrost to melt, sending water into the access tunnel.
No seeds were damaged but the facility is to have new waterproof walls in the tunnel and drainage d... | Norway is boosting the flood defences of its Global Seed Vault on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard after water entered the entrance tunnel last year. | 39987495 |
Three F/A-18 Super Hornets were used to release the Perdix drones last October.
The drones, which have a wingspan of 12in (30cm), operate autonomously and share a distributed brain.
A military analyst said the devices, able to dodge air defence systems, were likely to be used for surveillance.
Video footage of the test... | The US military has launched 103 miniature swarming drones from a fighter jet during a test in California. | 38569027 |
The Japanese car maker has recalled nearly 15 million vehicles fitted with the bags since 2013.
This recall includes 22 models sold in Japan, including the Corolla and Vitz, made between January 2004 and December 2005, as well as vehicles in Italy, Britain and Spain.
The inflators, manufactured by Japan's Takata, can e... | Toyota is recalling another 1.6 million vehicles equipped with faulty air bags. | 34921990 |
Rain saw the match reduced to 13 overs per side, before Atapattu's 66 off 40 balls helped the Diamonds post 110-5.
England seamer Katherine Brunt took two wickets in two overs, bowling Amy Jones and trapping Ellyse Perry lbw, as Lightning fell to 13-2.
Georgia Elwiss hit 41 but could not stop her side falling to a 17-r... | An unbeaten half-century from Chamari Atapattu led Yorkshire Diamonds to victory over Loughborough Lightning in the women's Super League. | 40982252 |
South Wales Fire and Rescue put out the blaze at Alexandra Docks after 20,000 tonnes of wood caught alight.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said it may continue to smoulder for "weeks".
It said it had served an enforcement notice on the operators last month to tackle the stockpile and reduce the risk of fire.
Ashley Lans... | Wood chip piles at a dockyard in Newport are still smouldering after a fire broke out on Saturday, environment officials have said. | 35065036 |
Patrick Curran strangled Joan Roddam at her bungalow in Delabole, Cornwall, in 2003, Truro Crown Court has been told.
The court heard Mr Curran set fire to "very significant items" and two days later left his family home in Delabole.
Mr Curran, 38, who denies murder, was arrested in March 2014 when police re-opened the... | A man who killed a 74-year-old woman who rebuffed his sexual advances burned his clothes and a hard drive on the night of the attack, a court has heard. | 30747913 |
US researchers found examples where there was a high dietary overlap between pink sundews, a carnivorous plant, and wolf spiders.
When food was scarce, the team found that the spiders built larger webs to improve their chances of catching prey, but at the expense of the plants.
The results appear in the journal Proceed... | A study has shown how two species from different taxonomic kingdoms - animal and plant - compete for the same food. | 10108083 |
Karen Whitmore claims she was "bullied and threatened" because she refused to turn a blind eye to the flawed way some of its buildings were sold off.
But, former chief executive Mike Robinson told the hearing Ms Whitmore was never asked to hide any facts.
Ms Whitmore, 49, was made redundant from her post as assistant d... | There was "no cover-up or corruption" at Middlesbrough Council, an employment tribunal has been told. | 39371593 |
Adam Price said a "mess" over the next Welsh rail franchise and the Circuit of Wales showed Mr Skates could no longer handle his "wide-ranging brief".
Mr Price said a new cabinet secretary for transport position was needed.
Ministers accused Plaid Cymru of playing "political games" with the rail situation for its "own ... | Welsh Economy and Infrastructure Secretary Ken Skates should lose responsibility for transport, a senior Plaid Cymru AM has said. | 40937715 |
Organisers announced the end of the annual music event, which has been running for 13 years.
Over the years it has featured a number of big-name British acts on its line-up, including Ed Sheeran, Fat Boy Slim and Paul Weller.
But now its two founders, Warren Le Sueur and Warren Holt, said they want to "move forward on ... | Jersey's biggest music festival, Jersey Live, has been axed. | 38749051 |
Speaking after filing his official candidacy, he denied suggestions that violence was spiralling out of control.
He said there was no need to halt elections, despite violent protests sparked by his presidential bid.
Eighteen people have died in the recent unrest, the worst in Burundi since a civil war ended in 2005.
"B... | Burundi's leader Pierre Nkurunziza has launched his third-term bid in the capital Bujumbura, defying criticism from the African Union (AU) and the US. | 32654613 |
The crew of Monday's Sydney to Auckland flight wore All Blacks jerseys, honouring a bet born on Twitter.
The wager was inspired by some social media sparring - an earlier suggestion was for the losing airline to repaint its fleet in opposition colours.
The Kiwis became the first team to defend the Rugby World Cup on Sa... | Australian airline Qantas has settled its wager with Air New Zealand after Australia's Rugby World Cup defeat. | 34695847 |
It happened at about 20:45 GMT on Hordle Lane, near Hordle, involving a Mercedes E350 Sport convertible.
A passenger in the car, a 15-year-old girl from Surrey, died at the scene. An eight-year-old and 10-year-old were taken to Southampton General Hospital.
The 34-year-old driver, from Hordle, has been arrested on susp... | A 15-year-old girl died and two children were taken to hospital after a car struck a tree in Hampshire. | 35594085 |
The job has been vacant since Edinburgh MP Ian Murray resigned, calling on Jeremy Corbyn to stand down as leader.
Mr Anderson was also made shadow Northern Ireland Secretary last week.
The north-east of England parliamentarian currently sits on the Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster.
Mr Anderson said he would se... | The Labour MP for Blaydon, Dave Anderson, is to be the party's new shadow Scottish Secretary, a senior source has told BBC Scotland. | 36688370 |
The BBC's Panorama broadcast evidence of abuse at the Medway Secure Training Centre (STC) in Rochester in January.
Four men were arrested on suspicion of child neglect while a fifth was held on suspicion of assault. All were bailed.
East Sussex County Council said a young person placed at the STC since the documentary ... | Further allegations relating to a young offenders' unit at the centre of claims staff assaulted children are being investigated by Kent Police. | 36074292 |
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Plastic bottles, seats and coins were thrown during the Hammers' 2-1 victory at London Stadium as hundreds of supporters clashed and riot police entered the concourse.
It is the latest outbreak of disorder at West Ham's new ground this season.
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic ca... | Crowd trouble marred West Ham's EFL Cup fourth-round home win over Chelsea, with police making seven arrests. | 37783810 |
Filming for Transformers: The Last Knight, which stars Mark Walberg and Anthony Hopkins, will take place in Radcliffe Square until 23:00 on Sunday.
Scenes were also reportedly shot at Blenheim Palace, which has previously provided a backdrop for the BFG and James Bond film Spectre, on Wednesday.
The county council said... | Scenes from the upcoming fifth film in the blockbuster Transformers series are being shot in Oxford. | 37446309 |
Mark Lloyd, of Ynysybwl, Rhondda Cynon Taff, received £6,551.80 in Personal Independence Payments, saying a slipped disc in his back left him in agony.
At the same time, he took part in the World Powerboat Championships.
He was convicted of fraud at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates' Court in July but sentenced on Thursday.
L... | A benefits cheat who won a triathlon and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro while claiming he could not walk more than 50 metres has been jailed for 20 weeks. | 40811642 |
Anderson beat James Wade 7-3 to join Van Gerwen and Peter Wright in the last four.
Taylor's 7-3 win over the PDC world champion kept him fourth in the table, two points clear of Dave Chisnall.
The 56-year-old will qualify for the play-offs if he avoids defeat by Adrian Lewis in Aberdeen.
However, a narrow loss on 11 Ma... | Phil Taylor beat Michael van Gerwen in Sheffield to close in on a Premier League play-off spot, while Gary Anderson secured his semi-final berth. | 39782569 |
Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern said the negotiations were "no more than fiction" and "Europe needs a new path".
Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik said his comments were "disturbing" and "similar to far-right rhetoric".
Turkey's crackdown since a failed coup on 15 July has fuelled alarm in the EU. Mr Kern said... | Turkey has angrily rejected Austrian suggestions that its membership talks with the EU should be ended. | 36973319 |
The governing Conservative party says in the newspaper adverts that a win on Monday for the Liberal party would mean "brothels in our communities".
It also warns a Liberal government would legalise marijuana, "making access easier for kids".
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, whose party leads the polls, said the ads are m... | An advertising campaign about brothels has caused a row in the last days of Canada's election campaign. | 34542616 |
Sir Bruce began his career in showbusiness when he was aged just 14, becoming a household name for presenting shows such as the Generation Game and The Price is Right.
Most recently, he presented Strictly Come Dancing with Tess Daly from 2004 to 2014.
He was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2011, becoming Si... | One of television's biggest stars, Sir Bruce Forsyth, has died at the age of 89. | 40980625 |
Last week's leak was closely followed by Tuesday's news that Marks and Spencer had suspended its site after a fault allowed customers to see each other's details when they logged into their own accounts.
Rewind about two months and it was the infidelity dating website Ashley Madison in the spotlight when its customers'... | The TalkTalk cyber-attack has put protecting consumers' data right back at the top of the agenda for many people. | 34656705 |
Northern Ireland's Rea started eighth at the Lausitzring but carved his way through the field to lead by lap five.
Davies moved in front after the midway point as he eased to victory, with Marco Melandri completing the podium.
Rea's main title challenger, Tom Sykes, was fourth as the gap increased to 70 points with fou... | World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea finished second in race two in Germany to extend his series lead, as Welshman Chaz Davies secured a double. | 40992668 |
Bill Hendry, 75, was knocked down in Stockwell Lane, Knaresborough, on 26 February that year.
The driver left the scene and Mr Hendry was taken to Harrogate Hospital, where he died later that day.
North Yorkshire Police said the man pictured, in the former Chain Lane post office nearby, may have "vital information" abo... | Police investigating a hit-and-run death in 2007 have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to. | 40097362 |
The 8ft "Ed Stone", carved with ex-leader Ed Miliband's key pledges, was among £123,748 of payments missing from Labour's 2015 election return.
A further 33 receipts, worth £34,392, were missing, the commission said.
The £20,000 is the highest fine it has imposed since it was formed in 2001.
The commission's investigat... | Labour has been fined £20,000 by the Electoral Commission for failing to declare all of its general election expenses - including the stone tablet unveiled during the campaign. | 37760562 |
This is a 96-year-old who is reported to be in "good spirits" and who is in hospital as a "precautionary measure".
He was driven there in a car, not an ambulance, from Windsor, where he was said to have been on great form when he attended the first day of the Ascot races.
In sweltering heat on Tuesday, he was dressed i... | The palace statement about Prince Philip's health has been designed to reassure. | 40357132 |
Former international Laurence Docherty led the complaints after English hockey's Players' Player of the Year Alan Forsyth - a Scot - was left out.
"This is the most outrageous situation I have heard of," Docherty said.
But GB Hockey responded that squad selection was "based on performance criteria only, not on national... | Great Britain Hockey has defended its Olympic squad selection, after it was criticised for an absence of Scottish players. | 36656313 |
Deaths involving cocaine rose by 16% to 371, while overall there were 3,744 deaths from legal and illegal drugs.
The Office for National Statistics said it was the highest number of deaths since comparable records began in 1993.
The data showed that those in their 40s have overtaken people in their 30s as being the age... | The number of drug poisoning deaths reached record levels in England and Wales last year, official data shows. | 40800288 |
Cricket has not featured since 1900 but the sport's governing body is meeting the International Olympic Committee next month to discuss a possible bid.
"I'd love to see it as an Olympic sport and, who knows, down the track it might be," Warne told BBC Stumped.
"I think it's a great idea and I reckon T20 is the best for... | All-time greats Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar have called for Twenty20 cricket to become an Olympic sport. | 34604610 |
The Tamworth sculpture, which is depicted wearing a police helmet, is known as the "Peel Pig" after former prime minister Sir Robert Peel, who was an MP in the town.
The work was removed by the councillor Danny Cook who said it was "offensive".
But a charity set up to honour Sir Robert is calling for its return.
The Pe... | A charity is calling for a council leader to bring back a sculpture of a pig he has removed from a Staffordshire town centre. | 32733438 |
Mrs McConville was abducted from her home in west Belfast by the IRA in 1972 before being shot and secretly buried.
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams was arrested last year over her murder.
But the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has said he will not be charged.
Mr Adams said Tuesday's announcement by the PPS was "long ... | A law firm that represented families of victims of the Omagh bombing is exploring the possibility of legal action against people allegedly responsible for the murder of Jean McConville. | 34403386 |
Officers said the radioactive items were seven lightning preventers, contained in a red metal box.
They warned the public that the stolen items should not be touched or approached.
Police said the lightning preventers have the appearance of aluminium or steel but are of no scrap value.
They asked anyone who discovers t... | Irish police have issued a pubic warning after "highly dangerous" radioactive material was stolen during a burglary in County Dublin. | 24365469 |
Patrick McDonald told officers in Florida that he took out the weapon, despite the firm's firearms ban.
The two got into an altercation when the driver tried to forcibly remove Shane Fabry from the car.
Uber said Mr McDonald, 67, has been suspended and that it would co-operate with police.
Mr Fabry and his fellow passe... | An Uber driver drew a gun after a passenger said he thought he was going to be sick in the car, according to police. | 35410676 |
TS Queen Mary, one of the oldest Clyde-built steamers, arrived at Greenock on Sunday afternoon after being towed from the Port of Tilbury in Essex.
The 250ft ship has been languishing at the docks for years after falling into disrepair.
A charity backed by Robbie Coltrane is raising funds to restore the ship and berth ... | A 1930s steam ship that gave its name to the ocean liner Queen Mary has returned to the Clyde. | 36292970 |
Mr Duncan Smith told ITV she was qualified to be the next PM amid claims the junior minister lacks experience.
It follows a row over an interview she gave to the Times headlined "Being a mother gives me the edge on May".
Mr Duncan Smith said she was mortified at the way it was presented - critics say it shows she is "n... | Tory leadership contender Andrea Leadsom faces a "'black ops' operation to denigrate her reputation", former leader Iain Duncan Smith has said. | 36757909 |
Funai Electric has been producing VHS-playing VCRs for 33 years, most recently in China for Sanyo.
But last year it sold just 750,000 units, down from a peak of 15 million a year, and has been finding it difficult to source the necessary parts.
VCRs were introduced in the 1970s but were superseded by DVD technology.
La... | The last videocassette recorder (VCR) in Japan will be produced by the end of the month, according to the Nikkei newspaper. | 36857370 |
Martins has scored 43 goals in 84 appearances for Seattle Sounders since joining the MLS side in March 2013.
His form in the US earned him a recall to the Super Eagles squad after more than two years' absence.
He has also attracted admirers in England, with Aston Villa making an approach for the player, according to Ma... | Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins has left the door open to a return to the English Premier League. | 35333831 |
China set up its "air defence identification zone" on Saturday insisting that aircraft obey its rules or face "emergency defensive measures".
A Pentagon spokesman said the planes had followed "normal procedures".
The islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, are a source of rising tension between the two ... | The US has flown two B-52 bombers over disputed islands in the East China Sea in defiance of new Chinese air defence rules, officials say. | 25110011 |
Troops have cleared the old citadel and its surrounding neighbourhood of militants, Lt Gen Abdul Amir Yarallah said on Saturday.
Clashes were still being reported in the northern outskirts of the city.
Tal Afar, near the Syrian border, is one of the jihadists' last remaining strongholds in Iraq.
Last month, a long-runn... | Iraqi forces say they are poised to recapture the city of Tal Afar from so-called Islamic State (IS) after six days of intense fighting. | 41061471 |
In May, a lower court convicted him of culpable homicide and sentenced him to five years in jail for driving over and killing a man sleeping on a pavement.
But the appeals judge ruled there was not enough evidence.
Khan is one of Bollywood's biggest stars, appearing in more than 80 Hindi films, and has a huge fan follo... | The high court in the Indian city of Mumbai has overturned Bollywood star Salman Khan's conviction for a 2002 hit-and-run case. | 35059007 |
Hill, 17, cut 0.08 of a second off the 2002 mark set by Douglas as she clocked 25.94 seconds in Bangor.
Her Larne team-mate Conor Brines, 21 set his first Irish long course record in the 100m butterfly at the Swim Ulster Dave McCullough Memorial Gala.
Brines' time of 53.34 took 0.25 off Brendan Hyland's previous mark.
... | Larne teenager Danielle Hill became Ireland's fastest ever female swimmer as she broke Julie Douglas' 15-year-old national 50m freestyle record. | 38879712 |
The 21-year-old England defender left the field after nine minutes of Sunday's 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
United boss Jose Mourinho, who criticised Shaw in April, said he expected him to have a "big injury".
Centre-back Eric Bailly was also forced off injured against Swansea.
He joins a casualty list that includes top s... | Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw will see a specialist to determine how bad the foot injury he sustained against Swansea is after a scan on Monday revealed he has ligament damage. | 39779708 |
Adams, 49, stood down from his position as head coach of Kent in October, after spending five seasons with the county.
The Jamaican played 54 Tests and 127 one-day internationals, scoring 3,012 and 2,204 runs respectively.
West Indies are still to replace former coach Phil Simmons, who was sacked in September having le... | Former Test batsman Jimmy Adams has been appointed as West Indies' new director of cricket. | 38573902 |
Angela Merkel's spokesman said on Monday that, if Britain needed a reasonable amount of time to trigger Article 50, then the German government respected that. An impasse must, said Steffen Seibert, be avoided.
But Chancellor Merkel has also ruled out any negotiations, informal or otherwise, with London until Downing St... | The language from Berlin is gentle - for now. | 36640008 |
The Batley Variety Club, now known as Batley Frontier, is being converted into a gym.
A special event called 'It's the Final Frontier' was held at the West Yorkshire venue on Saturday to mark its last night.
Organisers said it was a sell-out and thanked people for their support.
Posting on the club's Facebook page, Jac... | A celebrated club that played host to artists including Louis Armstrong, Roy Orbison and Dame Shirley Bassey has closed its doors for the final time. | 36932512 |
Mr Smith, 44, was found dead lying in Lake Road in Windermere early on 1 July.
Cumbria Police said Mark Russell, 26, of Holly Terrace in the town, has been charged with murder and remanded in custody.
He is due to appear at Furness and District Magistrates Court on Monday.
A woman, aged 48, and a 15-year-old girl, both... | A man is due to appear in court accused of murdering Gordon James Smith in a Lake District town. | 33400555 |
The 23-year-old unseeded Scot was beaten 16-21 21-16 21-15 in 70 minutes by the Canadian sixth seed.
Li has now won all four of their meetings, including the 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medal match.
Gilmour can be heartened by a good run of form in which she has climbed back into the world's top 40 following her lay-o... | Kirsty Gilmour lost to her old rival Michelle Li in the semi-final of the US Open in Anaheim on Saturday night. | 40682307 |
The worshippers, from the Shouwang church, were trying to hold an outdoor service because they are prevented from using their own premises.
Police have recently arrested dozens of people from the church.
The authorities have also been carrying out a wider suppression of dissent - harassing foreign reporters and detaini... | At least 20 Chinese Protestants have been detained as they tried to gather for an Easter service in Beijing. | 13180842 |
Senior figures from the BBC, New York Times and CNN are among the signatories.
Peter Greste, Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, and Baher Mohamed were detained by Egyptian authorities on 29 December.
The letter calls for an end to their "arbitrary imprisonment".
It also calls for the release of fellow journalists, some of whom have ... | More than 40 journalists and editors have signed a statement demanding the immediate release of three al-Jazeera colleagues accused of helping the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. | 25710267 |
The conservation body, which owns the site near Egham, was granted a possession order to remove a number of squatters from the group Diggers 2012.
Spokesman Simon Moore said they had left the trust's land voluntarily.
He said the group, which sets out to cultivate disused land, grow food and build shelter, were based o... | The National Trust has been granted a legal order to evict people from the Runnymede Estate in Surrey. | 19625177 |
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The explosive event came to a close last night with a show-stopping display and special performance by the world famous Red Arrows aerobatics team.
It is recognised as one of the biggest and best fireworks displays in the country.
Ply... | The British firework championships take place every year in Plymouth. | 33994977 |
Dramatic video footage broadcast by Russian TV shows the rocket break up before exploding into a fireball over the Baikonur cosmodrome.
Russia's Interfax news agency reported that up to 500 tonnes of poisonous rocket fuel may have been released and contaminated the crash site.
There were no reported injuries.
The rocke... | An unmanned Russian Proton-M rocket has crashed just seconds after its launch from the Russian Baikonur facility in Kazakhstan. | 23140665 |
George Chicken, 76, died at Rose Court Lodge in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire in November 2012.
Embrace All Ltd pleaded guilty to failing to ensure residents were not exposed to risks to health and safety.
Manager Amanda Dean of Ambergate, Derbyshire, pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable care of persons affected b... | A care home has admitted safety breaches after a resident died after falling from a fire escape staircase. | 36779565 |
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Wigan St Pats' win against Leigh Miners Rangers was broadcast in the first round, watched by 20,000 viewers.
Siddal progressed after beating Milford Marlins 16-4 at home in round one.
Recs meanwhile travelled to Aberdeen Warriors, winning 62-8 against the Scottish side.
"T... | National Conference League champions Siddal will travel to divisional rivals Pilkington Recs in BBC Sport's live-streamed Challenge Cup second round tie on Saturday, 11 February. | 38906291 |
Be it through the red beret, worn by firebrand South African politician Julius Malema, or the household brooms being wielded at street demonstrations in Burkina Faso, there are signs that his legacy is enjoying a revival.
Praised by supporters for his integrity and selflessness, the military captain and anti-imperialis... | The late president of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara - an icon for many young Africans in the 1980s - remains to some a heroic "African Che Guevara", 27 years after his assassination at the age of 37. | 27219307 |
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This year alone poachers have killed 1,020 rhinos in the African country, which has the largest rhino population in the world.
The rise in poaching is blamed on the increasing value of rhino horn in some Asian countries.
The number ... | Rhino deaths due to poaching have hit a record high in South Africa. | 30146033 |
Leicester, bottom of the Premier League a year ago, are five points clear at the top with seven games to go.
O'Neill played for Brian Clough's Forest when they won the top-flight title in 1978, a year after promotion.
"I see a lot of similarities," he said in a BBC Radio 5 live special.
"There are players I can identif... | Former Leicester City manager Martin O'Neill says he can see shades of the Nottingham Forest side that became English and European champions in the 1970s in the current Foxes team. | 35877905 |
Tens of thousands of new cases have been reported in the Dominican Republic and its neighbour Haiti.
There is currently no vaccine or treatment for the mosquito-born virus, which resembles dengue fever and can cause fever, skin rash and joint pain.
European health authorities have warned travellers to take extra precau... | The number of suspected and confirmed cases of chikungunya virus in Caribbean countries has risen sharply over past weeks, health officials say. | 28123674 |
Sharp, 55, was Yorkshire batting coach after five seasons in Minor Counties cricket for Shropshire following the end of his first-class career in 1990.
He takes on a similar batting coach role at Worcester, and will also coach the second team and academy players.
Shropshire are interviewing and hope to appoint a replac... | Worcestershire have brought in Shropshire coach and former Yorkshire left-hander Kevin Sharp to supplement the backroom staff at New Road. | 26931308 |
In the eight-hour exercise, actors in various parts of the UK are simulating symptoms to test the responses of emergency services and the government.
Ebola has killed more than 4,000 people worldwide, and a UN expert has said the world will live with it "forever" unless global action stops the virus.
Passenger screenin... | A national exercise is taking place to test how the UK would deal with a potential outbreak of the Ebola virus. | 29578804 |
Despite Indonesia's past experience of Islamist militancy and warnings of the growing influence of Islamic State in the region, few people expected an attack like this for a simple reason: the police have so far managed to prevent attacks quite effectively through their surveillance over the known radical personnel.
Si... | After the deadly multiple bomb and gun attacks in the heart of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, security analyst Yohanes Sulaiman considers the kinds of groups capable of such an assault, the first of its kind in Indonesia. | 35310951 |
Bell has signed a two-year contract at Tannadice after leaving Rangers and was instantly impressed by McKinnon.
"I spoke to a couple of managers in the top flight and a couple of teams down south," said the 29-year-old keeper.
"I spoke to the manager here early on in the month and I had kind of made my mind up."
McKinn... | Cammy Bell says new Dundee United manager Ray McKinnon was the reason he turned down top-flight football for another season in the Championship. | 36611309 |
They were hit by the silver van on the A25 Reigate Road in Dorking, near the junction of Pixham Lane, at about 18:50 BST on Friday.
A man died at the scene while a woman was taken to St George's Hospital in London where she was pronounced dead, Surrey Police said. The force described the two victims as elderly.
The roa... | Two pedestrians have been run over and killed by a van in Surrey. | 37739233 |
Ben Needham, from Sheffield, vanished when he was 21 months old during a 1991 family holiday on the island of Kos.
Det Insp John Cousins said people had contacted the inquiry team from Greece and "other areas of Europe" following the TV appeal in Greece.
The programme was watched by 60% of the Greek population.
Police ... | More than 80 calls with information about the disappearance of a toddler on a Greek island 24 years ago have been received by police after an appeal. | 32781797 |
The Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) report reveals that 20% of the 15-year-olds questioned had hurt themselves in the previous year.
The study, produced along with the World Health Organisation, spoke to 6,000 people in England aged 11, 13 and 15 and is due out later this year.
Self-harm can include bit... | The number of teenagers who have self-harmed has tripled in the last decade in England, a new survey suggests. | 27509051 |
Delays examining computers are also undermining West Mercia Police child protection investigations.
But HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) praised the force for improving the way it investigates child sexual exploitation cases.
West Mercia Police said it was "pleased" its work had been recognised but accepted it ha... | A police force is still unnecessarily detaining children in custody, an inspection has found. | 35364039 |
James Brokenshire made his comments at a conference in Oxford on Friday evening attended by British and Irish politicians.
He told the audience at the British-Irish Association Conference that making progress on the issues of the past was one of his "key priorities".
Mr Brokenshire said he had met groups representing v... | The secretary of state for Northern Ireland has said he wants the search for agreement on the stumbling blocks regarding the legacy of the Troubles to enter a more public phase. | 37323101 |
Patrick Horton and his friends built an igloo in their back garden and attempted to rent it out for guests to pay to stay overnight in.
They listed it on accommodation website Airbnb for $200 a night (around £140) as a boutique winter igloo for two and somewhere to chill out in.
It was described as: "Dripping with ing... | The recent snow storm on the east coast of America caused chaos for millions of people, but a group of friends still managed to have some fun. | 35411621 |
More than 50 posts, including specialist teachers, are earmarked to go as part of a strategy to streamline the service and cut costs.
The plans have been opposed by some parents and the EIS teaching union.
Education committee chairman Jeff Leaver said he understood the unease but safeguards would be built in.
The learn... | Plans to overhaul learning support in Dumfries and Galloway schools are being put under the spotlight in the first of a series of consultation events. | 30793847 |
Authorities said the terrorist cell was planning to carry out imminent attacks in the capital Kampala.
Nineteen people have been arrested and are being interrogated about their intentions, a police spokesman said.
Uganda has been on high alert since al-Shabab's leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, was killed in a US air strike i... | Police in Uganda say they have seized large amounts of explosives during raids on suspected al-Shabab militants. | 29201312 |
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