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A grant of £10.4m (€12.4m) will be spent on a rail "chord" at Ipswich to allow freight trains to travel directly from Felixstowe to the Midlands.
This will create a link to the west coast mainline near Birmingham.
Grants also will help deepen ship channels off the Suffolk coast and contribute towards port cranes.
Vicky... | Rail links from east coast ports to the rest of England are to benefit from a further £12m (€14.8m) of grants from the European Union. | 23288149 |
The restrictions were part of wide ranging immigration controls that also suspended refugee arrivals. It appears that existing restrictions in place during the Obama administration informed Mr Trump's list.
These countries were already named as "countries of concern" after a law passed by a Republican-led Congress in 2... | President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that banned travel into the United States for citizens from these seven countries for 90 days: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. | 38798588 |
Fe fydd y gweithwyr yn pleidleisio ar y cynnig, sy'n cynnwys diogelu swyddi a'r safle cynhyrchu ym Mhort Talbot, yn ddiweddarach yn y mis.
Ar raglen Sunday Supplement BBC Radio Wales dywedodd Adam Price, llefarydd Plaid Cymru ar yr Economi, y dylai'r gweithwyr alw ar y cwmni i ailystyried.
Fe ddywedodd llefarydd ar ran... | Mae yna alwad wedi ei wneud ar i weithwyr dur Tata wrthod cynllun pensiwn sy'n cael ei gynnig gan y cwmni oherwydd ei fod yn "annerbyniol". | 38547179 |
Wayne Routledge is set to return in place of Luciano Narsingh after missing the last game due to personal reasons.
Tottenham's Harry Winks is out for the season after injuring his ankle against Burnley and Victor Wanyama will be assessed after also limping off.
Kyle Walker should return after being rested at Turf Moor.... | Swansea striker Fernando Llorente is doubtful with an ankle injury and faces a late test to see if he will be fit enough to be named as a substitute. | 39426837 |
Strict new rules on term-time holidays - including fines - were introduced two years ago to crack down on absence.
But the LGA says the system is unworkable and is calling for change.
The call follows a case last week in which a father avoided prosecution for refusing to pay a fine for taking his child out of school fo... | A "common sense approach" should be applied to parents in England taking children out of school for holidays, the Local Government Association says. | 34581078 |
Ministers have a complicated "to do" list - make sure help gets to where it is required, turn on the taps for emergency cash and show that it is willing and brave enough to work out how it could have happened, in order to give any credible answer to the common cry of "something must be done".
But this government is alr... | Any government trying to deal with a terrible event like the Grenfell Tower disaster needs sensitivity and nimbleness. | 40297113 |
Beating Bowel Cancer found wide variation within the NHS in England in diagnosing the disease.
It says 3,200 lives could be saved each year if every NHS region did as well as the best performing areas.
In some regions, less than a third of cases are detected before the cancer has started to spread around the body.
Part... | Thousands of people in England are dying from bowel cancer because their disease is not being spotted early enough, a charity has warned. | 32392031 |
The man, aged in his 40s, was found with serious injuries in Caister Drive, Basildon, at about 21:30 on Tuesday.
The victim, who lived in the town, is thought to have been stabbed during an altercation with a group of about five youths or young men.
He was treated at the scene before being taken to Basildon Hospital wh... | A murder investigation has begun after a man died following a stabbing in Essex, police have said. | 34590298 |
The 18-year-old was waiting at a bus stop on Beeston Road when she was dragged into a garden and sexually assaulted on the night of 6 March.
The CCTV footage shows the man following another woman off Wellington Street on the night of the attack.
West Yorkshire Police has appealed on BBC Crimewatch for her to come forwa... | New CCTV footage of a man wanted for the rape and attempted murder of a woman in Leeds has been released in a fresh appeal. | 32419285 |
8 November 2016 Last updated at 12:00 GMT
The boy and girl cubs were born in Shanghai Wildlife Park in China last month but have been kept apart until now.
When they were born, the boy was left with his mother, while the girl was taken away to be fed by humans, to give both cubs the best chance of surviving.
Watch the ... | Watch the moment two giant panda twins meet each other for the very first time. | 37907723 |
John Hemming has lost two court hearings in his dispute with Birmingham City Council over its decision to charge for green waste collections.
He said it led to people fly-tipping and the council had a statutory duty to clear green waste dumped on streets.
He outlined his legal costs as he tried to take the case to the ... | A former MP who took his local council to court over dumped waste says he is facing a £30,000 legal bill. | 36839824 |
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The Manchester-based club cancelled the opening of their new £8m home because riders felt the track was unsafe.
A sell-out 5,000 crowd went home that night without seeing any action.
The Aces have since postponed their opening meet against Wolverhampton and this latest del... | Belle Vue Aces have postponed another home Elite League fixture, against Leicester, as they are still yet to race at the National Speedway Stadium. | 35995810 |
The 26-year-old, who joined Widnes from Wigan in 2012, will await a decision on whether he now requires an operation.
Marsh signed a new two-year-deal in April to remain at the club until 2018.
Head coach Denis Betts told the club website: "We're assessing him this week but the early signs mean he will definitely miss ... | Widnes Vikings centre Stefan Marsh will miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury picked up in last week's victory over Wigan Warriors. | 37290297 |
A lesion which forms in the disc between the bones of the spine is the reason for the differing shape.
It would have caused the vertebrae to change as humans evolved from using four legs to two legs.
The researchers say their findings could help doctors predict who may be at risk of back problems.
The study, published ... | People with lower back problems are more likely to have a spine similar in shape to the chimpanzee, our closest ape relatives. | 32452250 |
Steve Tyler, of the Gin Tub, blames social media for "killing pubs".
He has built an electronic shield, known as a Faraday cage, into the walls and ceiling to stop the signals penetrating the building.
But one social media expert suggested the move would not attract younger drinkers to the East Sussex bar.
Mr Tyler sai... | A new cocktail bar has blocked mobile phone signals to try to encourage its customers to stop looking at their screens and talk to each other instead. | 36943686 |
They say a sniper fired three shots at the office of Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin late on Monday in Kiev, but bulletproof glass saved his life.
No-one was injured. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mr Shokin has been criticised for what his opponents say is his inability to bring any corrup... | Ukraine's officials have launched a criminal investigation into what they believe was an assassination attempt on the country's top prosecutor. | 34710373 |
In his first interview since the collision, Morgan said he still suffered "headaches and nosebleeds" as a result of the collision.
And he choked back tears as he recalled the day he learned his friend, James "Jimmy Mack" McNair, had been killed.
A Wal-Mart truck crashed into the back of Morgan's limo in June 2014.
He w... | Comedian Tracy Morgan says he has no recollection of the accident that left him with life-threatening injuries a year ago. | 32964466 |
Speaking after chairing a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee on the crisis, he said "detailed plans" were being put in place for the operation.
The UK has made a third round of airdrops to the thousands fleeing Islamist fighters across mountains.
Meanwhile, France says it will arm Kurdish forces battling the mili... | Britain will "play a role" in an international mission to rescue stranded Yazidi refugees in Iraq, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. | 28773445 |
Irish are without a win since early February and welcome prop Tom Court and lock Will Lloyd back into the side that lost to Saracens in New Jersey.
Gloucester make five changes from the side beaten by Worcester in their last Premiership game.
Henry Trinder replaces David Halaifonua on the wing, while full-back Tom Mars... | Bottom-of-the-table London Irish make two changes for the visit of Gloucester to the Madejski Stadium on Sunday. | 35814451 |
The Kraken field, which is estimated to contain nearly 140m barrels of oil, is majority-owned by Aberdeen-based EnQuest.
The construction phase of the project is expected to support 20,000 jobs.
EnQuest also expects to take on an average of about 1,000 operational jobs in the UK for each year of Kraken's 25-year life.
... | A £4bn investment in a major oil field off Shetland has been given the go-ahead. | 24954495 |
Bosz, 53, led Ajax to last month's Europa League final, which the Dutch club lost 2-0 to Manchester United.
Tuchel left Dortmund at the end of May after two years in charge.
He led the club to victory in the German Cup last season and helped them qualify for the Champions League with a third-place finish in the Bundesl... | Borussia Dortmund have named Ajax boss Peter Bosz as their new manager on a deal until 2019 following the departure of Thomas Tuchel. | 40174670 |
South Africa's PM, who had served in Lloyd George's war cabinet during World War I, found his military expertise was again in demand in Churchill's war cabinet.
The future co-author of the preamble to the UN charter was invited to share his thoughts on war and peace with MPs and peers in Parliament's royal gallery, alt... | German Chancellor Angela Merkel has addressed both Houses of Parliament, becoming the latest in a long line of dignitaries to do so since the first in 1939. | 26335756 |
The crash happened on the A1 between Dromore and Hillsborough at about 08:00 BST.
Three people who were on the coach were treated by paramedics.
The road was closed in both directions for several hours but has since been reopened.
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them.
Insp Rosie Leach... | The 65-year-old woman who died in a collision between a car and a coach in County Down on Friday was Muriel Wing from Dromore. | 36984604 |
The Whites were charged with failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during the defeat at Brighton on 15 April.
Fulham's players surrounded referee Andy Woolmer following his decision to award the Seagulls a penalty for a foul on James Wilson in the 29th minute.
The west London side w... | Championship side Fulham have been fined £5,000 after admitting a Football Association charge. | 36114970 |
Relations have been deteriorating for years, despite some fruitful co-operation in Afghanistan, anti-piracy efforts at sea and shared peacekeeping operations.
Nato accuses Russia of sending regular military units and heavy armour into eastern Ukraine to help separatist forces. Some are calling it an invasion by stealth... | The Ukraine conflict has pushed Nato-Russia relations to a new low, and there are fears that the old Cold War suspicions and hostility are back. | 29030744 |
Stella was abandoned in 2013 and taken in by the RSPCA where the dog's "talent for finding a ball" was spotted.
Recruited by the police, the former stray was trained to find guns, cash and drugs and a day after graduating sniffed out money hidden in a drawer.
Stella was awarded the public service animal of the year at ... | A Staffordshire terrier found roaming the streets has been recognised as one of Gloucestershire's top police dogs. | 34613323 |
Borthwick, 26, has established himself as a heavy-scoring number three batsman, but his bowling impact has been limited at the Riverside.
The move to a more spin-friendly Oval track could improve his opportunities.
"Playing at the Oval will suit my game as a leg-spinner/batter," Borthwick told BBC Newcastle.
"It's just... | Surrey-bound all-rounder Scott Borthwick says his decision to leave home county Durham this winter is purely for "cricketing reasons". | 37384456 |
The profits made from these customers mean credit card firms do little to address persistent debt, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said.
Nearly half of them have borrowed more than 90% of their credit limit consistently for three years.
Lenders have now agreed to help with warnings about growing debt.
In its fina... | A total of 1.4 million people in the UK have only made the minimum repayments on their credit cards for three years in a row, the City regulator has said. | 36892843 |
Four men became seriously ill on Saturday, with two still in intensive care.
A woman and two men were hospitalised on Sunday, with one man seriously ill and the other two critical.
Greater Manchester Police said the drugs are known locally as "magic" or "pink champagne" and come in crystal form.
A 26-year-old man has b... | Seven people have been hospitalised after taking a "particularly potent" form of the drug MDMA, police said. | 40396681 |
Senol Buran, cafeteria head at Cumhuriyet, was remanded accused of insulting the president. He denies the refusal was an insult, his lawyer said.
Turkey has cracked down on dissent since a failed coup in July.
Cumhuriyet staff have been among tens of thousands of people detained, suspended or sacked.
The newspaper is o... | The boss of a cafeteria at a Turkish opposition newspaper has been detained after saying he would refuse to serve tea to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. | 38439232 |
Falco, a black German shepherd, was taken off active duty by Lincolnshire Police after a Yorkshire terrier named Barbie was bitten earlier this month.
The police dog was also accused of biting a member of the public in a separate incident two days earlier.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investig... | A police dog that fatally injured another dog in an unprovoked attack has been destroyed, its force has revealed. | 35864097 |
Cafodd corff Janet Commins ei ddarganfod gan blant ar gae ysgol yn y dref wedi iddi fynd ar goll ar 7 Ionawr y flwyddyn honno.
Cafwyd Stephen Hough, 58 oed o'r dref, yn euog yn Llys Y Goron yr Wyddgrug yr wythnos diwethaf o ddynladdiad, treisio ac ymosodiad rhyw.
Fe benderfynodd y rheithgor ei fod yn ddieuog o lofruddi... | Mae dyn wnaeth dreisio a lladd merch ysgol 15 oed yn Y Fflint yn 1976 wedi ei ddedfrydu i gyfanswm o 15 mlynedd o garchar. | 40631649 |
The trunk road drops from 150m (492ft) to 20m (65ft) as it enters a valley at the braes in Caithness.
There have been accusations from business leaders and politicians that the problem with this section of the A9 was being "ignored".
The government said the project would progress "in the next few months".
Following a p... | The Scottish government has said it is pushing ahead with planned improvements to a challenging hairpin bend on the A9 at Berriedale Braes. | 38390654 |
The economics think tank found that in many countries wealthy and poor pupils spent similar amounts of time online.
But richer youngsters were much more likely to use the internet for learning rather than games.
The study argues that even with equal access to technology a "digital divide" persists in how the internet i... | There are strong social divisions in how young people use digital technology, according to international research from the OECD. | 36835585 |
Mrs Foster wrote the letter in 2015 when she was the Finance Minister.
She told the BBC last week she had no recollection of the letter to then local government minister Marco Biagi.
No correspondence had been sent in a personal capacity, she added.
At the time the Scottish government was bringing in legislation to all... | A letter has been released showing that Arlene Foster wrote to the Scottish government to say allowing NI civil partnerships to be converted to Scottish same-sex marriages would mean legal "uncertainty". | 40342102 |
The Magpies are 19th in the Premier League after last week's 5-1 loss at Crystal Palace and the Reds have won their last four matches, the last being a 6-1 win at Southampton.
"Nobody is happy at this football club," said McClaren.
"All of sudden we have gone three steps forward and five or six back."
The Magpies have ... | Newcastle United head coach Steve McClaren says confidence is "fragile" going into Sunday's encounter against in-form Liverpool at St James' Park. | 35000818 |
The Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) at the University of St Andrews will conduct the three-year study.
Marine scientists will attach telemetry tags harmlessly to the fur at the back of the heads of a number of seals.
The scientists said the tags were lightweight and would drop off when the seals moulted.
The marine tag... | Orkney seals are to receive mobile smartphone technology as part of a study into population decline in the area. | 35911202 |
Hamilton's Mercedes led Vettel's Ferrari by 0.196 seconds as Red Bull's Max Verstappen took third from the second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas.
Hamilton spent the first part of the session swapping fastest times with Bottas but edged clear by 0.366secs.
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Button ended up 0.14... | Lewis Hamilton headed title rival Sebastian Vettel in first practice at the Monaco Grand Prix as Jenson Button finished 14th on his return to F1. | 40042943 |
Private housebuilding in England has been falling amid the uncertainty of the referendum campaign and there are already industry reports of a reduction in new commercial activity since the vote.
"Uncertain times call for pragmatism and flexibility," the chief executive of the National Housing Federation (NHF), David Or... | Housing sector leaders are urging government to divert billions earmarked for home ownership schemes into social and affordable rented housing to counter an expected post-Brexit downturn. | 36835450 |
While it could be missed from the outside, step inside and you enter a world of neon graffiti, pulsating beats and urban youth.
Here the Samaka band is busy making Egypt's latest genre of music, mahragan.
Arabic for "festival", mahragan can best be described as loud, crazy, digital tunes, with repetitive beats and lyri... | In the middle of a narrow alley in Cairo's Ain Shams district, one shop stands out from the rest. | 35135699 |
The premiere takes place in Hollywood in America tonight.
Fans have been camping outside the three cinemas, where the film will be shown, for a chance to get tickets since last week.
Fans have been told they must spend at least 24 hours in the queue to be able to buy two tickets, and have to wait another 24 hours to be... | The premiere of the latest Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, has brought hundreds of fans out. | 35091041 |
Stoke lost three games on the trot in the wake of their League Cup semi-final exit at Liverpool in January.
But they have responded to that with three straight wins, to go seventh.
"We're getting the momentum at the right time of the season," Potters boss Hughes told BBC Radio Stoke.
"We're not a million miles from whe... | Stoke City manager Mark Hughes is hoping his side have rediscovered their form in time for the business end of the season as they chase another best Premier League finish. | 35719853 |
A comprehensive study by the Carnegie UK Trust looked at the habits of 10,000 people across the country.
People aged 15-24 in England were the most likely age group to use libraries.
But the data didn't show what they were using them for - so it could be for the computers and free internet.
The results suggested that a... | The number of young people in the UK using libraries has increased over the last five years, according to new research. | 39526612 |
Eloise Dixon, 46, from Gravesend, was in a car with her husband and children in Angra dos Reis on Sunday when the attack happened, according to reports.
Ms Dixon, 46, was shot twice, once in the abdomen, and is now recovering.
Max Dixon, 46, a Bromley firefighter and former paratrooper "dealt with the situation calmly,... | A British man's military training helped him get his family to safety after his wife was shot at by a group in a Brazilian slum, his mother said. | 40867152 |
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12 December 2014 Last updated at 15:00 GMT
England manager Roy Hodgson joined the Duke of Cambridge to unveil the statue at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, England.
The Football Remembers memorial was designed by a schoolboy after a UK-wide competition.
The... | Prince William has unveiled a memorial to remember the Christmas Truce in World War One when soldiers from Britain and Germany stopped fighting and played football on Christmas Day. | 30448828 |
US stocks posted losses on Monday setting a weak cue for the Asian open.
However, Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 0.7% to close at 16,764.97 while Australia's benchmark ASX 200 index closed 0.3% up at 5,552.50.
In China, the mainland Shanghai Composite ended 0.7% higher at 3,025.68 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.1% t... | Asian shares mostly moved higher on Tuesday, managing to resist the negative trend set by Wall Street. | 37018550 |
Transcripts of candid conversations between the former US president and the ex-UK prime minister have been published following a BBC FOI request.
They start with Mr Clinton congratulating Mr Blair on his 1997 general election victory.
Soon afterwards, Mr Blair is already targeting a second term in office.
"We are havin... | Bill Clinton told Tony Blair he had "that choirboy look" - and offered to babysit for his children when he left office, newly released records show. | 35258180 |
Cordina is one of three Welsh boxers in the British Lionhearts' World Series of Boxing squad along with Sean McGoldrick and Kody Davies.
The 24-year-old lightweight won gold at the 2015 European Championships in Bulgaria and is now targeting qualification for Rio.
"It's great to know that I'm on track to fulfil my drea... | Welsh boxer Joe Cordina says competing at the Rio Olympics would fulfil a personal dream. | 35304663 |
Much of that North American revenue was down to the Walt Disney studio, which released such blockbusters as Finding Dory and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Captain America: Civil War, another Disney release, is ranked third in the list of 2016's highest US earners.
According to Variety, the record was broken due to "mor... | Box office takings in the US and Canada topped $11.4 billion (£9.28 billion) in 2016, smashing the $11.1 billion (£9.03 billion) record set the previous year. | 38497342 |
The expansion plan sparked deadly violence in the central-southern state of Oromia, which surrounds Addis Ababa.
Rights groups say that at least 150 protesters have died and another 5,000 have been arrested by security forces. Similar protests in May 2014 left dozens of protesters dead.
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desal... | A controversial plan by the Ethiopian government to expand the capital, Addis Ababa, is set to be scrapped after a key member of the ruling coalition withdrew its support. | 35325536 |
Shashi Tharoor wanted to amend Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, saying it "violates the fundamental rights" of the homosexual population.
According to the 153-year-old colonial-era law, a same-sex relationship is an "unnatural offence" and punishable by a 10-year jail term.
Activists say police authorities often m... | An Indian MP's bid to introduce a private member's bill in the parliament to decriminalise gay sex has failed. | 35129361 |
The tribunal ruled Canon Jeremy Pemberton was not discriminated against when the Church stopped him from taking up a new post as a hospital chaplain after he married his same-sex partner.
He plans to appeal against the ruling.
A Church spokesman said the CofE "remained engaged … in exploring questions relating to hum... | A gay clergyman who lost an employment tribunal against a diocese says he will continue to fight "outmoded and wrong" attitudes in the Church of England. | 34732254 |
The first minister told the NFU Scotland conference that agriculture was more important to the Scottish economy than that of the UK.
She said future decisions must reflect "Scotland's distinct priorities".
Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson told delegates that "we are moving toward a system of shared power in the UK".
... | It is "vital" for farming powers are transferred from the European Union direct to Holyrood, Nicola Sturgeon has told the National Farmer's Union. | 38893352 |
A million people now live in homes with solar panels on the roof, and she says that number needs to increase further.
Yet the residents of one small town in Cornwall need no extra persuasion.
Around 500 houses in Wadebridge on the Camel estuary already have panels on their roofs - nearly 10% of homes in the area - maki... | Even before she got behind her desk in Whitehall, Amber Rudd, the new energy secretary, was promising to "unleash a new solar revolution". | 32782324 |
Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson made the comments after briefing an emergency UN Security Council meeting about Wednesday's incident.
The Security Council also said that clarity was needed over the attacks.
Some 35 member states called for UN weapons inspectors already in Syria to be dispatched immediately to the... | UN officials say alleged chemical weapons attacks which Syria's opposition says killed hundreds near Damascus were a "serious escalation". | 23790335 |
Brent crude jumped almost 6% to $32.30 a barrel during Wall Street trade, before easing back.
Asia in turn also opened higher with solid gains following yesterday's severe losses.
Japan's Nikkei 225 rose by 3.1% to 17,233.20 after shedding a hefty 2.4% on Tuesday.
Shares in carmaker Toyota rose by 3.2% on media specula... | Asian shares have followed US and European markets higher as a rise in the price of oil boosted investor sentiment. | 35416256 |
Carla Whitlock was sprayed with drain cleaner containing sulphuric acid in Southampton on 18 September.
Billy Midmore, 23, who was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, was jailed for 15 years with a further five years on licence.
Geoffrey Midmore, 27, had previously pleaded guilty to the same charg... | Two brothers have been jailed for an acid attack which left a woman scarred and blind in one eye. | 36589315 |
Aaron Carriere, 21, and Josiah Manful, 20, were both repeatedly stabbed after their car was stopped in Montague Road, Leytonstone, last Saturday.
A gang of hooded attackers surrounded the car leaving Mr Carriere with fatal knife wounds to his neck.
Mr Manful died from fatal stab wounds to the chest.
In total, 11 people... | Five people arrested over the murders of two men found fatally wounded in a car in east London have been released on bail. | 26495719 |
That was the claim of Prime Minister David Cameron at the weekend as he raised his lance at the closed doors of top universities.
"If you're a young black man, you're more likely to be in a prison cell than studying at a top university," wrote Mr Cameron, in an article in the Sunday Times.
The striking headline claim w... | Are young black males really more likely to be in prison than in leading universities? | 35483691 |
When the outbreak of the Ebola virus was announced in Guinea back in March, I do not think we felt at much risk here in Ghana.
There is not much traffic between us and Guinea, so even though we are in the same sub-region, we decided the problem was not urgent.
There was a slight apprehension when the source of the Ebol... | In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene, a former government minister and member of the opposition, considers how to take advantage of a crisis. | 28833593 |
Hardy shared video shot inside the club's academy dressing room before a game at Manchester City.
He removed the video after the FA, which prohibits filming in changing rooms, contacted the club.
A children's charity said Hardy should take guidelines "seriously" but he said they must not be "overly restrictive".
When t... | Notts County owner Alan Hardy has become embroiled in a Twitter row after breaching the Football Association's guidelines on child protection. | 39267314 |
The former military Alouette aircraft crashed at Breighton Aerodrome, near Selby, North Yorkshire, on 17 July 2016.
Nigel Feetham, 36, from Hedon, East Yorkshire, died a week later in hospital.
Investigators also noted there was "no technical failure" with the helicopter.
More on this and other East Yorkshire and North... | A helicopter which crashed leading to the death of the pilot and leaving four men injured was over its weight limit, an investigation found. | 40592477 |
The 14-year-old was taken from her home to Our Lady, Star of the Sea in Castlebay, for the church service.
Eilidh's friend, Laura MacIntyre, 15, was injured in the terrorist attack which killed 22 people on 22 May.
Barra parish priest, Fr John Paul MacKinnon, said Eilidh "packed a lot of life into 14 happy years".
Duri... | Family and friends of Manchester Arena attack victim Eilidh MacLeod have attended her funeral mass on her island home of Barra. | 40131215 |
Roedd yn rhaid i'r enillydd gyfansoddi naill ai Cylch o ganeuon, Rhangan neu gytgan, Cyfansoddiad i un neu ddau offeryn neu Gyfansoddiad i ensemble offerynnol.
Mae'r darn buddugol yn gwneud defnydd unigryw o emynau Cymreig mewn sgôr sy'n cyfuno prysurdeb gydag adrannau hamddenol.
Yn wreiddiol o Gamros yn Sir Benfro, ac... | Ryan Howells 24 oed o Hwlffordd enillodd cystadleuaeth Y Fedal Gyfansoddi yn Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2017. | 40086052 |
But the process ran into its first major obstacle just a day later, with President Assad ruling out talking to what he depicted as "terrorists" posing as political organisations.
The Riyadh conference surpassed the expectations of many who believed it would fly apart under the contradictions of the disparate political ... | Largely driven by the outrages perpetrated by the so-called Islamic State, the Syrian settlement process seems to have more or less passed its first major hurdle with the declaration on Thursday night from Syrian opposition and rebel groups pledging willingness to enter talks with Bashar al-Assad's regime. | 35075841 |
He says he felt "bullied" into getting rid of the character over claims he made rape jokes - claims he denies.
In our exclusive interview, O'Reilly insists he wants to "continue to entertain my fans".
It's the first time the comedian's spoken since saying he's bringing back Dapper Laughs.
He says the backlash against D... | Dapper Laughs creator Daniel O'Reilly says he feels his freedom of speech has been "100%" violated by a media campaign against his act. | 31535464 |
Dundee and Kilmarnock joined holders Ross County as Premiership sides taking an early exit.
Rangers, Hamilton Academical, Partick Thistle, St Johnstone, Greenock Morton also progress as group winners.
Ayr Utd, Queen of the South and Motherwell are through as runners-up, with the two qualifiers from Group C to be decide... | League One Peterhead and Alloa Athletic progressed to the Scottish League Cup last 16 as surprise group winners. | 36932703 |
The National Union of Students-Union of Students in Ireland (NUS-USI) has been out and about to tell them to "make sure their voices are heard".
NUS-USI president Fergal McFerran said there is a "huge population" of students from abroad, and the union has been helping them apply for a vote.
"People from different parts... | International students in Northern Ireland are being urged not to miss out on their chance to vote in the assembly election, with registration forms in several languages being distributed across university campuses. | 38892844 |
The council was asked to consider cutting the length of summer holidays from six weeks to five.
The other week would then be moved to another time in the school year.
The authority's children and young people scrutiny committee will now look into possible dates and consider the wider implications of the move.
The propo... | Cardiff councillors have voted to carry out a "detailed" study on changing school summer holidays. | 36903818 |
The band's Jesy Nelson told ITV1's The Jonathan Ross Show that becoming famous so quickly had been a "shock to the system".
"I think there's a lot of pressure, especially for young girls, to look a certain way," the singer said.
"When we went on The X Factor we didn't look that great and we got a lot of stick for it an... | Little Mix have said they had to develop a "thick skin" to deal with the pressure of being in the spotlight. | 37942194 |
The crash happened on the A35 near Holmsley on Wednesday night, in a section of the New Forest normally fenced off to animals.
The 18-year-old passenger was taken to hospital with "life-threatening" injuries.
The pony died at the scene. A second pony found on the carriageway was caught and returned to the forest.
The d... | A woman is in a critical condition after the car she was in hit a pony. | 36732486 |
Mr Hekmatyar, an Islamist warlord accused of numerous atrocities, leads Hezb-e-Islami, the country's second largest militant group.
Under the deal, he has agreed to accept the constitution and abandon violence.
Some see the deal as a step forward for Afghanistan but others say it could exacerbate divisions in the gover... | Veteran warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has returned to the Afghan capital, eight months after signing a peace deal with the government. | 39802833 |
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Guardiola said he had been "comfortable" at Bayern Munich, but wanted another test in his career.
The Spaniard, 45, also admitted he had "absolutely everything" at Barcelona.
When asked if he could play beautiful football in the tiki-taka style made famous at Barcelona, Gu... | New Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he came to England to prove it is possible to play "beautiful football" in the Premier League. | 36747815 |
Track replacement is taking place in the Newcraighall area over three Sundays - 4, 11 and 18 June.
Journey times on the line will be extended and buses will replace trains between Edinburgh and Gorebridge.
Rail services will run as normal on the rest of the line. Customers have been advised to check train times on the ... | Passengers on the Borders Railway have been advised to check their journeys in advance ahead of engineering work. | 39999942 |
The university's congregation - which is made up of academics and administrative staff - voted down a call to axe the retirement age.
Paul Ewart, a 69-year-old professor of physics at Oxford, said it was "disappointing... but not the end".
Oxford University said its rule created "career progression" and "inter-generati... | Academics at Oxford University have failed in a new bid to challenge rules forcing them to retire at 67. | 40253048 |
The boy, who was 14 at the time, was approached by Savile whilst waiting for an X-ray in 1994.
The new victims identified themselves following the publication of a report on Savile's activities at the infirmary was published in June.
It said 60 people were abused by him at the hospital over a 50 year period.
Leeds Teac... | A teenage boy who was groped by Jimmy Savile at Leeds General Infirmary, is one of six new victims who have come forward to investigators. | 31642272 |
Chris Williamson said it would be "better to facilitate talks" between the government and opposition amid ongoing political unrest and violence.
The Labour leader is under pressure to condemn President Nicolas Maduro, after voicing support for him in the past.
Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry said concerns of ... | A Labour MP close to Jeremy Corbyn has criticised the US's decision to impose sanctions on the Venezuelan president. | 40810341 |
The Democratic Party contender says she believes in the science of climate change and plans to see America become a "clean energy superpower" - installing half-a-billion solar panels by the end of her first term.
By contrast, the Republican candidate talks down the threat of rising temperatures and says his priority is... | Two starkly different visions of global warming are offered by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in their race for the White House. | 37034052 |
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told the UN Security Council that he believed the attack constituted a war crime. The UN report, he said, detailed the "most significant confirmed use of chemical weapons against civilians since Saddam Hussein used them" in Halabja in 1988.
The first reported use of chemical weapons cam... | A team of UN chemical weapons inspectors have confirmed that the nerve agent sarin was used in an attack on the Ghouta agricultural belt around Damascus on the morning of 21 August. | 23927399 |
No details have emerged on what sports the bets were placed.
Athletes and officials placing bets at the Olympic Games is not illegal, but is against the rules of the International Olympics Council (IOC).
Belfast boxers Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan have told the BBC that they are not the boxers involved.
The OCI said... | Two Irish boxers have been investigated over betting at Rio 2016, the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) has confirmed. | 37203880 |
Labour's leader faces a vote of no confidence over claims he was "lacklustre" during the EU referendum.
A Labour source told the BBC Mr Corbyn had "lost confidence" in Mr Benn.
Mr Benn said there was "widespread concern" about Mr Corbyn's "leadership and his ability to win an election".
He added: "There is no confidenc... | Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has been sacked from the shadow cabinet amid claims he was encouraging ministers to resign should Jeremy Corbyn ignore a vote of no confidence. | 36632539 |
Monk says talks are on-going ahead of the 26-year-old's proposed move to the Premier League champions.
The Ivory Coast international's agent Francis Kacou said on Wednesday that the deal should be completed soon.
"Unless they reach the valuation we hold . . . then obviously no business can be done," said Monk.
"There a... | Swansea City manager Garry Monk says it is important that Manchester City meet their £30m valuation of striker Wilfried Bony. | 30730567 |
Far from it. The pomp and pageantry of the British Royal Family hold a surprising degree of fascination for the French.
The Jubilee was extensively covered by the French media and some 3.6 million viewers watched a three-and-a-half hour live Jubilee special on France 2 television on Sunday afternoon.
"It's a very good ... | In republican France, you might have thought that the fanfare of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee would have passed almost unnoticed. | 18329050 |
He told the Commons that six regional airports could be added to the Heathrow hub network, bringing the total to 14.
The new airports are thought to be Belfast, Liverpool, Newquay, Prestwick Humberside, and Durham Tees Valley.
His comments came as he launched a public consultation on a new runway, unlikely to be operat... | Building a third runway at Heathrow will allow more connecting flights with other UK airports, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said. | 38837704 |
Sally Hague was suspended from Daybrook Dental Practice in 2015 after being recorded not washing her hands or changing gloves between patients.
She worked with Desmond D'Mello, who was struck off after being secretly filmed breaking hygiene rules.
A General Dental Council (GDC) panel on Tuesday heard Mrs Hague's failin... | A dental nurse whose boss sparked the "biggest NHS patient recall in history" has been suspended indefinitely. | 40960533 |
TV Line said she will replace Weeds actress Mary-Louise Parker who was originally hired, but has had to pull out while recovering from pneumonia.
Thurman will take over the role of Anouk, a TV writer who is dating her show's young leading man.
The Slap charts the fallout after a man slaps another couple's child.
Publis... | Uma Thurman has been cast in the US TV version of Christos Tsiolkas's best-selling novel The Slap, according to reports. | 29871934 |
When 15-year-old DeKendrix Warner accidentally stepped into deeper water while wading in the Red River in Shreveport, he panicked.
JaTavious Warner, 17, Takeitha Warner, 13, JaMarcus Warner, 14, Litrelle Stewart, 18, Latevin Stewart, 15, and LaDarius Stewart, 17, rushed to help him and each other.
None of them could sw... | A month ago, six African-American teenagers drowned in a single incident in Louisiana, prompting soul-searching about why so many young black Americans can't swim. | 11172054 |
The Irish total of 125-6 was modest and their Afghans reached the target with eight balls and five wickets to spare.
Paul Stirling was Ireland's top scorer with 25 as several batsmen failed to build on decent starts in Abu Dhabi.
An opening stand of 54 from Najeeb Tarakai (31) and Mohammad Shahzad (29) then put Afghani... | Ireland were handed a five-wicket defeat by Afghanistan in their opening game in the inaugural Desert T20 tournament in the United Arab Emirates. | 38625764 |
People trafficking is now the second most lucrative criminal trade after arms smuggling, Eugenio Ambrosi of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in London.
Traffickers must be tackled north and south of the Mediterranean, he said.
Migrants pay huge sums to reach the EU.
Naval interceptions of traffic... | Efforts to seize people traffickers' boats in the Mediterranean will fail unless the EU also fights the criminal gangs in Europe, a top migration expert has warned. | 34455141 |
The court was told that Samantha Kerrigan, 29, from Bonds Hill and Kim Hazlett, 18, from Francis Street were found in a flat with their clothes covered in blood following a row.
They are charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent.
Both women were released on their own bail of £500 to appear in court agai... | Two women have appeared at Londonderry Magistrates Court charged with attacking a man in the city on Sunday. | 33591029 |
The new group's leader has been named as Hashim al-Sheikh, who previously served as the head of the powerful Islamist rebel group, Ahrar al-Sham.
Ahrar al-Sham itself has refused to join the new body and has been at loggerheads with JFS in northern Syria.
On 9 February, al-Shaikh delivered the group's first leadership ... | The Syrian jihadist group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS), known as al-Nusra Front until it broke off formal ties with al-Qaeda last July, has merged with four smaller Syrian factions and rebranded itself as "Tahrir al-Sham". | 38934206 |
All 129 MSPs have been invited to nominate a "local hero" to join the historic Riding of Parliament, from Edinburgh Castle along the Royal Mile.
A football coach, a Brownies leader, and a number of charity fundraisers are among those who have been selected.
The Queen will officially open the fifth session of the parlia... | Community volunteers and champions will take part in an elaborate procession marking the opening of the Scottish Parliament this weekend. | 36663420 |
The move was announced by Playboy's new chief creative officer Cooper Hefner, who said the decision to remove nudity entirely "was a mistake".
"Today we're taking our identity back and reclaiming who we are," he tweeted.
The US magazine also promoted its March-April edition with a picture of its playmate of the month w... | Playboy magazine has announced it is bringing back nudity, reversing a decision made last year. | 38963007 |
The Home Office confirmed its decision following an earlier statement the home secretary was "looking into" the case.
The six-month visa was initially refused as the artist was accused of lying on his application form.
Home secretary Theresa May has also apologised to the artist.
Earlier this week, Ai posted a letter o... | Home Secretary Theresa May has ordered officials to issue Chinese artist Ai Weiwei a full six-month UK visa, reversing a decision not to grant him the travel document. | 33738721 |
The Dáil (Irish parliament) is still without a new leader after TDs failed to elect a taoiseach (prime minister).
The Independent Alliance, five rural independents, the Green Party, and TDs Katherine Zappone and Maureen O'Sullivan will take part in the talks.
Independent Thomas Pringle declined the offer.
The talks com... | Fine Gael will meet independent TDs (members of the Irish parliament) and others on Thursday for talks about the formation of a new government. | 35886230 |
Ravindra Gaikwad later told Indian reporters he had "hit him 25 times with my sandal" for "arrogance".
The MP had been told he could not fly business class because it was an all-economy flight, reports say.
Air India filed a police complaint and said it was considering a "no-fly" list for unruly passengers.
The MP told... | An Indian MP beat an airline employee repeatedly with a slipper after being unable to get a business class seat on an Air India flight. | 39365932 |
It comes after the latest inspection figures revealed there were more "inadequate" ones than "good".
Councils rated as "inadequate" face having children's services handed to charities or other authorities if they do not improve.
One council leader called for a review of Ofsted's inspection criteria.
The call came after... | Up to a quarter of children's services in English councils face being taken over unless improvements are made, Ofsted has said. | 35101051 |
Johnson, 27, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of having sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl and later bailed after questioning by police.
Poyet said: "It was a very difficult day yesterday. I never had one like that, very difficult."
Johnson has been suspended by his club pending the investigation's outcome.
Joh... | Sunderland manager Gus Poyet has described the day on which his player Adam Johnson was arrested as one of the most difficult in his career. | 31725252 |
Evan Mawarire, who left the country last year in fear for his life, was arrested at Harare International Airport.
The BBC's Shingai Nyoka reports that police have not said what he has been charged with.
The pastor backed a stay-at-home strike last July, which was one of the largest anti-government protests in years.
Mr... | A Zimbabwean pastor who criticised his government has been detained after flying back to the country. | 38826079 |
Unesco, the UN's cultural agency, has already bestowed the honour on the manufacture of the South Korean version of the pickled cabbage dish.
Given that it has described kimchi from both Koreas as "delicious", it is expected North Korean kimchi will also receive the title.
Sour and often spicy, kimchi is a daily staple... | The United Nations is poised to grant Intangible Cultural Heritage status to the making of North Korean kimchi. | 34907609 |
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