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The accident happened on the A923 near Dunkeld, close to the town's golf club, at 13:20.
The road was closed for several hours, with traffic being diverted via the A984 and A93.
Police have not released the identity of the dead man or any further details of the incident. | A man aged in his 80s has died following a one-vehicle crash in Perthshire. | 33288329 |
Amnesty International said Bangladeshi migrants and persecuted Rohingya fleeing Myanmar faced "hellish" conditions on trafficking boats.
The report is based on interviews with 100 refugees who reached Indonesia.
It comes as traffickers are expected to resume operations when the monsoon season ends in October.
The UN es... | More than 1,000 people are still unaccounted for after the migrant boat crisis in the Andaman Sea earlier this year, a new report has said. | 34589857 |
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After a draw with Burnley on 18 March, Moyes was asked by Vicki Sparks if the presence of owner Ellis Short put extra pressure on him.
He said "no" but, after the interview, added Sparks "might get a slap even though you're a woman" and told her to be "careful" next time s... | Sunderland boss David Moyes says he "deeply regrets" telling a BBC reporter she might "get a slap". | 39478693 |
The national WW1 Sikh Memorial statue commemorates the 130,000 Sikh men who took part in the war.
More than 150 people pledged over £22,000 to pay for it.
Sikhs made up 20% of the British Indian Army in action, despite being just 1% of the Indian population at the time, the WW1 Sikh Memorial Fund said.
The founder and... | A memorial in honour of Sikh soldiers who fought during World War One has been unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. | 34692507 |
Nottinghamshire County Council first discussed the proposals to bar its 9,000 staff from smoking during work time in September.
The council said tobacco was "one of the great scourges of modern society".
But campaigners called the ban - which also applies to cigarette breaks - "barking mad".
Updates on this story and m... | A council has approved plans to ban its thousands of employees from smoking cigarettes and e-cigarettes in its buildings, land and in its vehicles. | 36090136 |
Four other male officers suffered less serious injuries during the attack in Plowright Close in Sheffield at about 19:50 BST on Wednesday.
A man was later arrested nearby on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody.
The female officer sustained "multiple serious injuries" in the attack.
More on this and oth... | A police officer suffered serious injuries when she was injured by a man, reportedly armed with an axe, police said. | 36041758 |
The 25-year-old brother of England international Steve was released by Durham at the end of last season.
He has averaged 34.66 with the ball in 37 first-class matches, and 26.10 with the bat.
He told the club website: "I am delighted to have signed for Kent. I cannot wait to get down to Kent and start training with the... | Kent have signed former Durham all-rounder Ben Harmison. | 16255808 |
Officers were called to Wandsworth Prison in south London at 07:35 BST on Monday to reports a male prisoner was dead in a cell, Scotland Yard said.
The man, who has not been formally identified but is believed to be in his 60s, was pronounced dead at hospital at 08:52 BST.
A man in his 40s, also a prisoner, has been ar... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a prisoner was found dead in a London jail. | 32583427 |
The year I won Wimbledon, I was seeded to meet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals and Roger Federer or Rafa Nadal in the semi-finals, but they all went out early.
I remember that made it hard in terms of everyone focusing on me from early in the tournament and I spoke with Ivan about it at the time, because it's ... | Ivan Lendl is a great person to have on the team when expectations start to build around me because he's been through the same experience himself. | 36694321 |
I understand diplomatic tensions between the UK and Qatar increased last week following remarks by John Whittingdale, the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
Speaking in the House of Commons last Thursday, the minister intimated England could be ready to step in to host the 2022 tournament if Qatar was... | Given the enormity of the Fifa crisis, one aspect of the story that has gone relatively under-analysed concerns comments by the UK government that it is apparently willing to stage the 2022 World Cup if Qatar is stripped of hosting rights. | 33104950 |
Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have condemned the move and recalled their ambassadors for consultations.
But Federico Franco, who replaced Mr Lugo as president, denied that Mr Lugo's removal from office was a coup.
In his first news conference, Mr Franco said there had been no break with democracy.
A 39-4 vote in the Se... | Governments in Latin America have reacted angrily to the impeachment of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo in the wake of a land dispute scandal. | 18564206 |
Hundreds of mourners lined the main street in Ecclefechan in south-west Scotland as the cortege left the village ahead of a funeral service in Dumfries.
Cpl Hoole was 26 and a member of The Rifles regiment. He had served two tours in Afghanistan.
He collapsed and died during a training run in Brecon in Mid Wales on 19 ... | The funeral of Scottish soldier Josh Hoole, who died during an army training exercise in Wales, has been held. | 36910600 |
The money is to be used for British personnel and their families if cash machines and debit cards stop working.
UK officials said a plane with the cash had landed at the RAF base in Akrotiri.
MPs in Cyprus have rejected a 10bn-euro (£8.7bn) EU-IMF bailout which European officials say is needed to prevent the collapse o... | The UK has sent 1m euros (£850,000) to Cyprus as a "contingency measure" to provide military personnel with emergency loans. | 21847013 |
The inquiry said it had "recently become very concerned about aspects of Ben Emmerson QC's leadership" of his team and he had been suspended so these could be properly investigated.
The BBC understands more than one complaint has been made against him.
Mr Emmerson said he was "unable" to comment at this time.
The inqui... | The most senior lawyer working for the independent inquiry into historical child sexual abuse in England and Wales has been suspended from duty. | 37500878 |
If left untreated, bracken would colonise swathes of the dune system at Murlough on the County Down coast.
Dune heath is a key habitat, and 16% of the UK total is in the 700-acre site between Dundrum and Newcastle.
It is home to a range of plant and animal life and a huge variety of moths and butterflies.
There are 700... | It is a plant that is really good at growing, and one of our most important nature reserves has more than enough of it. | 37027677 |
The 18-year-old joined the Trinity academy 18 months ago and made his top-flight debut last season in a 38-10 home defeat by Warrington Wolves.
Batchelor has played for England at academy level, appearing against France and Australia in 2016.
"Very happy to re-sign at the club, time to keep working hard and see where w... | Back-rower James Batchelor has signed a five-year contract with Super League side Wakefield Trinity. | 38631972 |
Mr Meshaal "praised the positive stance of the kingdom's leadership towards the Palestinian cause", Saudi Arabia's SPA state news agency reported.
It is four years since a Saudi monarch last had publicly acknowledged talks with Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip.
Ties between Saudi Arabia and Hamas have been strained in ... | Saudi King Salman has held rare talks with the leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, who was on pilgrimage to Mecca. | 33582472 |
Red sludge containing metal oxides flooded a town and two villages, killing 10 people and injuring 200.
The court cleared ex-director Zoltan Bakonyi and the other managers of alleged negligence, waste management violations and environmental damage.
They worked at the MAL plant in Ajka.
The BBC's Nick Thorpe in Budapest... | A Hungarian court has acquitted the former director of an aluminium plant and 14 other employees over a toxic spill that polluted a rural valley in western Hungary in 2010. | 35428382 |
Bowie's life-long collaborator, producer Tony Visconti, worked with him on albums stretching from 1969's breakthrough Space Oddity to his latest LP Blackstar, which was released on Friday.
Visconti wrote on Facebook that he knew Blackstar would be Bowie's "parting gift".
"He always did what he wanted to do. And he want... | The news of David Bowie's death has prompted an outpouring of tributes from his collaborators and the many musicians he influenced as well as music fans around the world and other public figures. | 35279642 |
Extremely dry conditions mean the weeds pile up each day outside a row of homes at Wangaratta, in Victoria's northeast.
Frustrated residents are forced to clear out the weeds for several hours every day, with piles of hairy panic at times reaching roof height.
A nearby farmer is being blamed for failing to tend to his ... | A fast-growing tumbleweed called "hairy panic" is clogging up homes in a small Australian town. | 35600546 |
The Cancer Drugs Fund in England is certainly popular with patients - too popular, in fact.
This week it will be culling some of the drugs it funds because it is cruising towards a £100m overspend.
The move has already angered some, raised questions about how the NHS pays for innovative new drugs and led to calls for t... | A pot of money to give cancer patients access to expensive, life-extending drugs is about to get controversial. | 30731875 |
The three accused are Mr Duffy, 49 of Forest Glade, Henry Fitzsimons, 48, of no fixed address and Alex McCrory, 55, of Sliabh Dubh View in Belfast.
All three are accused of directing terrorism, preparing terrorist acts and being in a banned organisation - the IRA.
They were released on bail.
Both Mr Fitzsimons and Mr M... | Three men, including Lurgan republican Colin Duffy, have denied a range of terrorist related offences connected to a gun attack on police. | 38759442 |
In 2011, a police officer pepper-sprayed students protesting at UC Davis, California, at close range.
The university later hired consultants to "eradicate references" to the incident in search results.
UC Davis said it wanted the reputation of the university to be "fairly portrayed".
Videos of the incident, which have ... | The university at the centre of a pepper spray row paid consultants more than $175,000 (£123,000) to bury online search results about the incident. | 36053673 |
A UK flag is already available on smartphones and other devices.
Unicode has proposed a mechanism for making the flags available from 2017, but manufacturers will have to add the new emojis to their keyboards.
It has now launched a public consultation after the proposal to add the flags of the home nations.
Unicode als... | Emoji flags for Wales, Scotland and England could be introduced to devices next year, the authority on computer text and characters has said. | 38267886 |
The Church of Scotland and the Scottish Humanist Society have told MSPs the title "religious observance" in non-denominational schools is outdated.
They said changing the legal definition to "time for reflection" could ease the concerns of parents who withdraw their children from such events.
They claimed this would gi... | Calls are being made for a "symbolic change" to the description of religious assemblies in some schools. | 25921394 |
Patrick Sullivan, a republican, was killed after confronting anti-social behaviour in west Belfast in 1992.
The police ombudsman has identified a number of failings in the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) investigation.
These included failing to investigate blood found at the scene and making no attempt to trace potenti... | Police failed to investigate properly the killing of a Belfast man who was stabbed to death 22 years ago, a police ombudsman's investigation has found. | 29387038 |
Greg Clark said this statement of the government's objectives had helped persuade Nissan to boost its investment in the UK, securing thousands of jobs.
Ministers have been under pressure to clarify the "support and assurances" Nissan said it received.
Labour said Nissan had been told more about the Brexit strategy than... | The UK told Nissan it would seek tariff-free access to EU markets for the motor industry as part of Brexit talks, the business secretary has said. | 37815864 |
Renwick, 28, has represented Scotland and Great Britain at every major event.
"I'm incredibly proud and privileged to have raced for my country and for the career I have been afforded through sport," he said.
"Swimming will always be close to my heart and this is merely just a new chapter starting."
Renwick competed at... | Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallist Robbie Renwick has retired from swimming after more than a decade in the sport. | 38224794 |
The council is to reorganise secondary schools to improve standards, deal with ageing school buildings and increase Welsh language provision.
Opposition councillors lost a vote to stop the plans at an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday by 22 votes to 29.
Earlier, about 150 protesters gathered outside the council's Haverf... | A bid to stop proposed changes to sixth form education in Pembrokeshire has failed. | 32290572 |
England ran in six tries in Manchester, with Northampton's Harry Mallinder scoring 12 points.
Sale's George Nott opened the scoring for England before Harlequins' Sam Aspland-Robinson helped the hosts to a 17-3 half-time lead.
Quins' Joe Marchant, Worcester's Jack Singleton, Bath's Zach Mercer and a penalty try saw Eng... | England began the World Rugby Under-20 Championship with a comfortable 48-10 bonus point win over Italy. | 36475784 |
A debate on hospital closures was interrupted after AMs were thrown into darkness at about 15:50 GMT.
Deputy Presiding Officer David Melding told members there had been a power failure in Cardiff before it happened again minutes later.
The discussion continued, after a break of about half an hour, when a back-up genera... | Proceedings in the assembly were disrupted twice on Wednesday because of power failures. | 35710004 |
Archives released last month reveal Horst Tappert, who played Derrick in the show of the same name, had served in the Totenkopf panzer division.
Tappert, who died in 2008, had remained tight-lipped about his war record.
According to the archives, the 19-year-old panzer grenadier was wounded on the Eastern Front in 1943... | German broadcaster ZDF has dropped repeat showings of a popular detective series after it emerged its late star had hidden his Waffen SS past. | 22384143 |
The units were bought in 2008 for £1.25m as part of regeneration plans.
But proposals for a new shopping centre never came to fruition, and this year they were sold for £271,000.
Plaid Cymru AM Neil McEvoy said the sales were "staggering", but the Welsh Government said they were done on professional advice.
Mr McEvoy s... | Three Pontypridd shops bought by the Welsh Government have been sold on for about £980,000 less than the purchase price. | 37509242 |
Rhys Jones, who was 36 and originally from Blackwood, died from his injuries at the Royal Gwent Hospital after the incident in Clarence Place on 24 November.
Rhys Barnes, 28, of no fixed abode, admitted his murder at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday.
He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 24 March. | A man has admitted murdering another man during a stabbing at a homeless shelter in Newport. | 35634848 |
The party gained Dundee West from Labour and held Dundee East, completing a clean sweep of the city where it already held both Holyrood seats and the council.
It also held Angus and Perth and North Perthshire, and gained Ochil and South Perthshire, Falkirk and Stirling.
Labour lost out in each of the gains on a catastr... | The SNP won every seat in Tayside on the way to a Scotland-wide landslide in the general election. | 32649227 |
The perennially popular plastic brick maker grew sales by 6% to 37.9bn Danish kroner ($5.38bn; £4.42bn), a slowdown from 25% growth the year before.
Finance chief John Goodwin said its "performance up to 2016 has been absolutely phenomenal, some would say supernatural".
But he said it slowed last year to more "sustain... | Lego hit record sales last year, but could not dislodge Barbie maker Mattel as the world's biggest toy company. | 39218547 |
David Gilkey of National Public Radio (NPR) and Zabihullah Tamanna were travelling with the Afghan army when they came under fire and their vehicle was hit by a shell, NPR said.
The attack also killed the driver of the vehicle, an Afghan soldier.
Two other NPR employees travelling with the pair were unharmed, the US pu... | A veteran US photojournalist and a translator have been killed in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. | 36457180 |
Fujitsu currently handles information and communication technology services for the local authority.
The council's resources committee has agreed that IT firm WIPRO should be the preferred bidder for the new contract.
Highland Council expects to formally award the contract in mid-September.
The contract includes the ro... | Highland Council is set to award WIPRO Holdings UK Ltd a contract to look after its technology, including a roll-out of tablet computers to schools. | 37173958 |
The claim: Brexit Secretary David Davis has said the Conservatives aim to bring immigration down to "sustainable levels as soon as is economically viable". In its manifesto, the Party repeated its commitment to reduce annual net migration to less than 100,000.
The verdict: There is simply not enough detail in the publ... | Brexit Secretary David Davis has said the Conservative pledge to bring net migration down to the tens of thousands is a "major policy imperative". | 39975187 |
Deakon Wilkins vanished after leaving Motion nightclub in Bristol in the early hours of 14 January.
Police divers have checked canals and rivers for the 24-year-old from Weston-super-Mare and his family are offering a reward.
Officers will speak to people about Mr Wilkins as they arrive at the club.
Det Insp Steve Cart... | A mobile police station has been set up outside a nightclub as the search continues for a clubber who went missing two weeks ago. | 38781841 |
A Finance Ministry statement said the government would work with the IMF to improve economic and financial stability.
The IMF said it is ready to work with Angola to tackle the country's economic challenges.
Discussions are expected to begin next week during the IMF's Spring meetings in Washington.
Angola's economy is... | Oil exporting Angola has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance. | 35981850 |
Honda's Crutchlow, 30, is the first Briton since Barry Sheene in 1979 to win more than once race in a season.
"People think you can only ride in the rain when you win in it," Crutchlow said. "So it's nice to win in the dry."
He held off Italy's Valentino Rossi to win after Spanish world champion Marc Marquez crashed on... | Cal Crutchlow has become the first British rider to win the Australian Grand Prix as he secured his second MotoGP victory at Phillip Island. | 37743564 |
Research by London Assembly member Tom Copley says 52,000 homes - 36% of those sold - were being let out by councils.
The homes are being rented at higher market rates, the report says.
The Labour politician said the system needed to be reformed but the government said the scheme helped to create more affordable homes.... | Some London authorities are having to rent their own ex-council homes from landlords who bought them under the Right to Buy scheme, a report claims. | 25710150 |
Team GB sponsors commissioned the 12ft (3.6m) by 40ft (12m) floating fibreglass sculpture to help spur British athletes to victory.
Ms Adlington, who won the 400m and 800m Freestlye in the Beijing Games in 2008 and bronze in the same events at London 2012, is depicted swimming freestyle across the lake in London's Hyde... | A giant sculpture of two-time Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington has popped up in the Serpentine lake ahead of the Games in Rio. | 36895892 |
The question is a source of taunts from fans of other clubs.
When the Siri voice-activated assistant is asked "When were Rangers formed?" it replies "Wednesday, December 19, 2012" instead of the 1872 date Rangers began.
Siri is taking its information from the Wolfram Alpha search engine.
The 2012 reply refers to the in... | Rangers fans have been left angry after discovering the iPhone personal assistant says the club was founded in 2012. | 36833600 |
The Norfolk Street Partnership (NSP), formerly known as the Street Pastors, aims to help those vulnerable on the streets of Norwich at night.
Reverend Deb Cousins said people find their work made a "big difference" but said the service had faced "cutbacks".
The team will offer flip-flops to women who "can't survive" th... | A team of volunteers are returning to a city's streets for the first time in a year - armed with lollipops and flip-flops to help defuse any trouble. | 30551952 |
The home side had taken the lead through Mark McGuigan in a feisty match which was peppered with eight bookings.
But Docherty's late shot from inside the box levelled the tie again.
The two sides meet again for the second leg at Somerset Park on Sunday afternoon, with the eventual winner gaining promotion to the second... | A stunning stoppage-time strike by Ayr United's Ross Docherty denied Stranraer a first-leg advantage in the Scottish Championship play-off final. | 36239343 |
Redknapp, 69, will take charge of World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh and Australia later this month.
He will combine his international duties with the advisory role at Derby to which he was appointed this week.
"This is a fantastic step for the national game in Jordan," said Jordan FA president Prince Ali bin al-H... | Former Tottenham and QPR boss Harry Redknapp has been appointed manager of the Jordan national team for their next two games. | 35830441 |
The lines on Sandygate Road were painted last year after the road was resurfaced.
Sheffield City Council said the lines were introduced for safety reasons, including improving the safety of cyclists riding up the hill.
The authority said the lines would be changed "as soon as possible".
In a statement, Labour councillo... | Off-centre road markings on a Sheffield street are to be repainted following a petition from residents claiming they were dangerous. | 35318399 |
But what does being British actually mean?
It's not an easy question to answer, so we set Nel the challenge of having a go.
All this week she'll be travelling the country trying to find some answers.
Are there certain things that make you a British person?
Perhaps it's a tradition you follow, the values you have - or m... | The Jubilee, the Olympics... If ever there was a summer to celebrate being British - this is it! | 18211612 |
The 35-year-old's challenge on Leeds Rhinos player Liam Sutcliffe was given a Grade D ranking in terms of the severity of the incident.
Westwood does not have the option of an early guilty plea, as he has submitted one previously in the past 12 months.
His case will be reviewed at Tuesday's hearing by an independent pa... | Warrington back-rower Ben Westwood could be banned for up to five matches after he was charged with striking in Friday's Super League win over Leeds. | 39558944 |
Chris Ashton grabbed tries in both halves as Sarries recorded their 10th consecutive win in all competitions.
Ben Spencer, Schalk Brits and Ben Ransom also touched down for the bonus point, while Joe Rees and GJ van Velze scored late consolations for Worcester.
Saracens fly-half Charlie Hodgson kicked 18 points, taking... | Premiership champions Saracens ran in six tries to thrash Worcester in the London double header at Twickenham. | 34912032 |
Jeff Leaver was speaking after a special meeting to ensure work can start as soon as finance is in place.
It had been hoped contracts for the school could be signed this month.
However, the reclassification of the Aberdeen bypass as a public sector project has had repercussions for a number of other schemes.
Most of th... | A delay due to funding issues with plans to build a Dalbeattie learning campus has been branded "frustrating" by an education committee chairman. | 34115852 |
Saying "OK Google now..." will prompt the Moto X's Touchless Control system to listen for instructions.
The phone will be manufactured in the US, with customers given extensive customisation options.
The device is the first to have been designed from scratch since Google's $12.5bn (£7.9bn) takeover of Motorola last ye... | Google-owned Motorola has announced a phone that is "always listening" for the owner's voice commands. | 23536936 |
The Wales prop was on the bench on Friday when the Blues won 37-27 against the French side in Cardiff.
Lloyd Williams, who led the side in Jenkins' absence, drops to the bench as Tavis Knoyle takes over at scrum-half.
Italy number eight Manoa Vosawai is fit to start, with Lou Reed coming into the second row. Centre Gar... | Gethin Jenkins returns to captain Cardiff Blues in Thursday's Challenge Cup Pool Three match in Montpellier. | 35088542 |
West Sussex County Council said work was scheduled to begin this spring, but had to be postponed while the bridge design and figures were reviewed.
The authority said the £5.8m budget was based on estimates but the costs of the work had increased by the time construction was planned to go ahead.
The council said it was... | Work to build a footbridge in Shoreham has been delayed because the project costs have exceeded the £5.8m budget. | 17869307 |
The Team Sky rider led by one minute and 26 seconds going into the 117.5km final stage and retained that advantage over Australia's Cadel Evans.
Spain's Joaquim Rodriguez, who won Saturday's stage, made it back-to-back wins by taking Sunday's finale.
Wiggins finished in 10th place, 11 seconds behind the Spaniard.
The w... | Britain's Bradley Wiggins clinched the biggest win of his road-racing career with success in the Criterium du Dauphine race in the Alps. | 13743749 |
Both the foreign and justice ministry buildings in the city remain surrounded by a mix of young and older men in pick-up trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns.
Among those around the foreign ministry - the first to be targeted - are some feverish former rebel fighters from the uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi in ... | Libya's disgruntled militiamen are flexing their muscles in the capital, Tripoli. | 22361101 |
Quarry firm A and L McCrae Limited plans to remove 15,000 tonnes of material annually over five years from the site in Glen Creran in Appin.
The landowner said the site would be restored to pasture land.
But MSP Mike Russell said the glen was part of an "extraordinary landscape" and the quarry should not go ahead.
Land... | More than 1,000 objections have been lodged against a proposal to extract sand and gravel from a field in an Argyll glen. | 38289785 |
Hasselbaink, 44, was filmed as part of an investigation alleging corruption in football, apparently negotiating a fee to travel to Singapore to speak to a fake Far East firm.
He was also alleged to discuss possibly signing players from them.
The Rs said a lack of evidence from the newspaper ended their investigation.
"... | QPR have said they fully back manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink after completing their investigation into claims made by the Daily Telegraph. | 37654637 |
Harry Studley, now aged two, was shot at a block of flats in Bristol last July. He underwent emergency surgery and now suffers several seizures a day.
Jordan Walters, who pulled the trigger, has previously admitted causing grievous bodily harm.
His partner Emma Horseman is accused of the same charge on the basis she ai... | A crying toddler was shot in the head with an air rifle to "frighten him" and "shut him up", a court has heard. | 38799276 |
Ramadan al-Anzi's column in al-Jazirah newspaper lauded the monarch using attributes usually reserved for God.
And while effusive praise of the king is customary - and even expected - comparisons to deities are frowned upon in Saudi Arabia.
As a result, the "astonished" King Salman sent instructions to suspend Mr Anzi,... | A Saudi columnist has been suspended after he went too far in praise of the country's leader, King Salman. | 40475613 |
Harrington, 45, moved to nine under after a 68, level with England's Callum Shinkwin and German Alexander Knappe.
Another Englishman, Ian Poulter, is a stroke back at halfway after a 69.
McIlroy's one-under 71 was not enough to make up for his opening 74 as Northern Ireland's world number four missed a third cut in fou... | Ireland's Padraig Harrington moved into a share of the lead at the Scottish Open at Dundonald Links as out-of-form Rory McIlroy again missed the cut. | 40614461 |
Police said the accident happened at about 12:10 on the A697 near to Greenlaw.
The man was badly hurt and has been taken to the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh for treatment.
Inquiries into the full circumstances of the incident are ongoing and anyone with information has been asked by police to come forward. | A man is in hospital with a serious head injury after coming off his motorbike in the Scottish Borders. | 40051014 |
Conor Munro attacked Nicole Jarrett after she poured his whisky down the sink at the supported accommodation in Arbroath where he was staying.
The court heard the attack was carried out in front of staff who did not intervene "for their own safety."
Munro will be sentenced at Dundee Sheriff Court in December.
Depute fi... | A man who left his girlfriend choking on her blood as he strangled her has been told to expect an extended prison sentence. | 38103360 |
Shaun Michaels' try put Hull in front, but the visitors scored seven tries to hold a 26-point lead at half-time.
Greg Johnson and Craig Kopczak both crossed twice, while Robert Lui, Junior Sa'u and Justin Carney also went over before the break.
Michaels and Jamie Shaul touched down for the hosts, but three further Salf... | Salford recorded their biggest-ever win over Hull FC with a dominant performance at the KCOM Stadium. | 39492965 |
Fellow forward Charlie Austin remains sidelined, while Virgil van Dijk is unlikely to play again this season.
Bournemouth will assess Ryan Fraser's hamstring problem, while Harry Arter and Junior Stanislas could return from respective calf and groin injuries.
Lys Mousset is also a doubt and Tyrone Mings is still suspen... | Southampton striker Manolo Gabbiadini is out with a groin injury, although the Italian could be fit to face Crystal Palace on Wednesday. | 39390082 |
Muga caterpillars, which produce a highly valuable silk, are dying from bacterial infections, in Assam, India.
The university believes it has developed viruses that could protect the silkworms from disease and as a result could save Muga silk industry.
Muga silk is produced, only in Assam, as the silkworms form their c... | Researchers at the University of Leicester are attempting to halt the decline of a caterpillar that produces one of the finest silks in the world. | 35263654 |
South Wales Police said a body has been recovered from the River Neath at Glynneath near the A465.
Emergency services were called to the scene at about 12:30 GMT after reports that a person was in the river.
An investigation is under way, police added. | A body has been found in a Neath Port Talbot river following a major search operation, police have confirmed. | 34860050 |
Di Matteo's side bounced back from successive defeats with a 3-0 win over Rotherham but conceded a late equaliser against Huddersfield on Tuesday.
"We're a work in progress. The players that have come in need to understand how we want to play," the Italian said.
"It's going to take time but it's a shame because I thoug... | Aston Villa boss Roberto di Matteo says they need to time to turn around their fortunes this season. | 37106636 |
Howard Wilson, from Dumfries, died after colliding with another car on the A6094 in Midlothian on 2 October.
The driver of the other car, 68-year-old Irene Robson, from Peebles, was also killed in the crash.
Mr Wilson's family said the 41-year-old was a "much-loved son, brother and adored daddy". Police are still inves... | The second victim of a crash that killed two people earlier in the month has been named. | 37668658 |
Hobbs was injured in the game against Derby County last month and had surgery this week.
The 26-year-old, faces a total of more than three months on the sidelines.
Head physiotherapist Dave Galley told the club website: "He's having a week of non weight-bearing and then we'll graduate his recovery from there. He'll be ... | Nottingham Forest defender Jack Hobbs has been ruled out until Christmas because of an ankle injury. | 29555272 |
Leicester Forest East opened on 14 February 1966 with "waiters in sailor suits and a pianist on a baby Grand."
At its heart was The Captain's Table restaurant in the bridge over the M1 - now replaced by fast food outlets.
The once-innovative design is unlikely to win many admirers now, but Crap Towns author Sam Jordiso... | A "once glamorous" motorway service station on the M1 is celebrating its 50th birthday. | 35532494 |
Fedw-llwyd bridge on the B4355 between Knighton and Beguildy was shut on Friday.
Powys council said engineers found problems with the structural integrity.
John Brunt, cabinet member for highways, said: "I appreciate the inconvenience this will cause for users of that route but my main priority is the safety of everyon... | A bridge in Powys has been closed over safety fears. | 38147510 |
Threatening and sectarian graffiti has been daubed on a wall close to the Felden development on the Mill Road.
Clanmill Housing Association is building 97 homes on the site for mixed social housing.
However, graffiti has appeared threatening Protestants not to move in to the development.
The graffiti includes the words... | Unionists in Newtownabbey have said there appears to be a campaign to deter Protestants from applying for places in a new social housing development. | 33971046 |
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Belgian capital Brussels, 35 miles away, remains on a high state of alert amid the threat of Paris-style attacks.
The British team arrived in Ghent on Monday, a day later than planned as security arrangements for the final were confirmed.
"Everyone, I think, is very comfor... | Great Britain's Davis Cup team are satisfied with security arrangements in Ghent for this weekend's final, says British number one Andy Murray. | 34910431 |
Langi was released by Australian side Penrith Panthers earlier this month, with Leigh giving him a short-term deal with the option of a further year.
The 24-year-old, who has seven caps for Tonga, is versatile and can play in the back-row, at halfback or at centre.
"He is a true footballer who covers a number of positi... | Leigh have signed Tonga international Samisoni Langi on a contract until the end of the season. | 40380400 |
Setting out her pitch for the party leadership, Ms Cooper said it was time to move beyond the Blair and Brown era.
She said she had the credibility and toughness to lead the party.
Ms Cooper joins Andy Burnham, Chuka Umunna and Liz Kendall in the race to succeed Ed Miliband, who resigned after Labour's general election... | Labour needs to offer a more ambitious and optimistic future for the country if it is to win back support, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said. | 32741585 |
Kim, 21, shot a three-under-par 69 on the final day at Sawgrass to finish on 10 under and replace Adam Scott as the youngest winner.
England's Ian Poulter was tied for the lead at one stage but finished three shots behind in a tie for second with Louis Oosthuizen after a 71.
Rafa Cabrera Bello and Kyle Stanley finished... | South Korean Kim Si-woo produced a faultless round to become the youngest champion at the Players Championship. | 39916720 |
Shrewsbury Folk Festival bosses said dancers wearing full black face paint would not be booked from next year.
But the organisers said there were "no racial connotations" and they had "never wanted to upset people."
Fairness, Respect, Equality Shropshire (Fresh) said the ban showed sensitivity "to a changed social clim... | A folk festival has banned Morris dancers in black face make-up after it received complaints they could cause racial offence. | 37172500 |
He was speaking after the government said it had agreed to an immediate end to fighting, in a declaration welcomed by East African leaders in Nairobi.
Fighting continued on Friday in the oil town of Malakal, Upper Nile State.
The first UN reinforcements have arrived to help control civilians seeking shelter at UN compo... | South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar has said there must be proper negotiations before the rebels can agree to a truce with the government. | 25531089 |
The pontiff insisted that abortion remained a crime but said avoiding pregnancy was "not an absolute evil".
His remarks came in response to a question about how best to tackle the Zika outbreak across Latin America.
The virus has been linked to the microcephaly birth defects in babies, which can cause development probl... | Pope Francis has hinted that the use of contraception by women at risk of contracting the Zika virus may be permissible. | 35608324 |
It was the first time in history that a member of Spain's royal family has appeared in court as the subject of a criminal investigation.
Her husband Inaki Urdangarin is alleged to have defrauded regional governments of millions of euros of public money.
The princess and her husband deny any wrongdoing, and have not bee... | Spain's Princess Cristina has been questioned in court in connection with a corruption scandal involving her husband's business dealings. | 26094035 |
Adrian Solano landed in France on 19 January on his way to a training camp in Sweden but police turned him back.
Solano said border agents doubted he was even a skier and asked if there was snow in Venezuela.
He is currently competing in Finland, but the episode cost him a month's lost training.
The dubious honour of b... | Venezuela is to deliver a "strong protest" to France over its treatment of a Venezuelan cross-country skier, dubbed the "world's worst skier". | 39063688 |
The figures for the first three months of 2015 show BBC Radio Cymru recorded a rise of 20,000 in its weekly audience to a total of 126,000.
It is a year since the station's major schedule changes. In the second half of 2014, Radio Cymru's weekly audience had fallen to its lowest on record.
BBC Radio Wales lost 1,000 li... | The latest radio listening figures reveal a mixed picture for BBC and commercial radio stations in Wales. | 32810587 |
They shouted "shame on you" as David Mundell left the Trussell Trust facility after the launch event.
Earlier they had accused the Scottish Secretary of "sheer hypocrisy" for supporting the foodbank.
Mr Mundell said he wanted to work with local organisations to eradicate poverty in his constituency.
The MP for Dumfries... | Scotland's only Conservative MP has opened a foodbank in Dumfries as anti-austerity campaigners protested outside. | 33644000 |
Mike Buchanan, of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, will say "forcing" the sectors to work together is "fraught with difficulties".
He will compare the government's plan for changing the way schools work together with an arranged marriage.
Ministers say many private schools have good state sector partner... | Independent schools cannot deliver effective help to state schools in England with "a gun pointing at our heads", a leading headmaster will say. | 37537259 |
Andy Williams will work in the British Embassy in Washington advising British cyber security companies on how to promote their products in the US.
Mr Williams started his career with BT before moving into security software.
He spent five years working for the US government as its international trade advisor to US IT se... | An online security expert originally from Swansea has been appointed as the first UK cyber envoy to the United States. | 30898417 |
They allegedly wounded the girl's mother and a man at a village in the central Mityana district on Monday.
The four officers were not on "official assignment" and the motive behind the shooting is unclear.
Police described the incident as "highly regrettable" and said they would pay for the treatment of the wounded.
"T... | Ugandan police have launched a manhunt for four Flying Squad officers accused of shooting dead a three-year-old girl. | 39353783 |
Heather Ilott, 50, of Great Munden, Hertfordshire, fell out with her mother Melita Jackson after leaving home when she was 17.
Mrs Illot challenged the will of her mother, who died aged 70 in 2004, and was awarded £50,000 in 2007.
That ruling was reversed before Appeal Court judges ruled she was entitled to a share of ... | A woman has won a court battle for a share of her mother's £486,000 estate which she had left to animal charities. | 12919694 |
The Culture, Arts and Leisure Committee is investigating claims by a Sport NI safety expert about emergency evacuation procedures being ignored.
Paul Scott also claimed he was bullied into dropping his objections to the plans.
However, Sports Minister Carál Nà ChuilÃn has refuted those claims.
She said she first hea... | A Stormont inquiry into safety concerns over the planned redevelopment of Belfast's Casement Park is questioning senior civil servants. | 32913093 |
Joint overnight leader Wie, 24, carded a level-par 70 to remain at two under and hold off world number one Stacy Lewis, whose 66 lifted her to second.
Northern Ireland's Stephanie Meadow, in her first professional tournament, hit a 69 to finish third on one over par.
"There were moments of doubt [during my career] but ... | American Michelle Wie has won the US Women's Open at Pinehurst by two shots to claim her first major title. | 27969549 |
Mold Crown Court heard four Liverpool men searched for Mark Mason, 48, in an alleged drugs turf war before the incident in a car park last October.
James Davies, 21, Anthony Baines, 31 and Mark Ennis, 31, deny murder and maliciously wounding Justin Trickett and Sam Illidge with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm.
J... | It took 32 seconds for a Rhyl man to suffer 22 stab wounds before he was left to bleed to death, a court heard. | 39823268 |
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the 31-year-old had breached his contract when leaving the Russian club in 2014.
Diarra, now with Marseille, left Lokomotiv after having his salary cut.
"I will accept the situation as I have always done," said the former Chelsea, Arsenal and Portsmouth player.
Diarra, who ... | France midfielder Lassana Diarra has been ordered to pay a fine of 10m euros (£7.6m) to his former club Lokomotiv Moscow. | 36406108 |
Reckitt said it was considering "all options" for the unit, which includes French's mustard and sauce products.
The Sunday Times reported that the company was mulling a sale to help fund its takeover of US baby food maker, Mead Johnson, for $16.6bn (£13.2bn).
Reckitt products include Cillit Bang cleaning goods and pain... | Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has confirmed it is beginning a strategic review of its food business, which could lead to it being sold off. | 39477146 |
Thousands of tins of beans were strewn across three lanes of the M11 in Essex in 2012 after a lorry swerved to avoid a car and smashed into the central reservation.
No-one was hurt in the accident near Epping, but a mini-digger had to be called in to scoop up the cans of pulses and clear the road.
The southbound carria... | Just days after a lorry caused severe delays by shedding 24 tonnes of lard across a motorway slip road, BBC News takes a look at the strangest items spilled on England's roads. | 34796853 |
It was level at half-time, with Christian Wade and Alex Rieder scoring either side of a penalty try for Wasps and Sam Simmonds and Jack Maunder going over to add to an Exeter penalty try.
Luke Cowan-Dickie put the hosts ahead before they had Jonny Hill sent off, and Kyle Eastmond dotted down in reply.
Olly Woodburn sco... | Wasps moved five points clear at the top after sharing 10 tries with 14-man Exeter to draw a pulsating match. | 38897989 |
The Tweed Valley Osprey Project (TVOP) said it was behaviour which "wouldn't be out of place on an episode of Jeremy Kyle for ospreys".
The images show the male bird - SS - in the nest along with "squabbling females" Mrs O and FS2.
Information officer Diane Bennett said they hoped it would all end with an egg appearing... | The battle of two female birds for the affections of one male osprey has been captured on CCTV in the Borders. | 40028488 |
The budget retailer said sales on a constant currency basis grew by 4.1% in the 11 weeks to 14 June.
But that was down from growth of 7.1% seen in the previous quarter, and below the 11.8% full-year growth rate.
The figures overshadowed news of an 18.6% rise in underlying profits to £43.7m for the year to 29 March.
Sta... | Shares in Poundland have fallen after it reported slowing sales and said the first half of the financial year would be "relatively subdued". | 33179520 |
West Ardnamurchan Community Council has asked that the limits on Kilchoan's B8007 and Ormsaigbeg Road be cut from 40 to 30mph.
The community council said road equivalent tariff (RET) had led to an increase in traffic to Kilchoan's ferry to Tobermory on Mull.
Highland councillors are to consider the speed limit request ... | The speed limit through a Highlands community could be reduced after lower cost ferry fares increased traffic. | 40340951 |
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