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Walmart will give JD.com ownership of Yihaodian's marketplace, including the brand, website and app.
In exchange Walmart will take a near 5% stake in JD.com, China's second largest e-commerce firm after Alibaba.
Walmart took full control of Yihaodian last year, but has struggled to grow its market share.
"We're excited... | Walmart has announced a partnership with the Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com to help revive the US company's struggling website Yihaodian. |
The Garfield Weston Foundation made the award to the Mackintosh Campus Appeal, which aims to raise £32m.
The Mackintosh building was badly damaged by fire on 23 May 2014.
Contractors who are restoring the iconic Grade A-listed art nouveau building hope to have completed their work by the end of February 2019.
Philippa ... | A charity has donated £500,000 to help Glasgow School of Art (GSA) expand its Garnethill campus and repair the fire-damaged Mackintosh building. |
Baroness Campbell, 56, is the former boss of UK Sport.
During her time at UK Sport from 2003-2013, she oversaw a rise in the number of British medals won at the Olympics.
Kelly Simmons, the FA's director of participation and development, called Baroness Campbell "one of the most influential people in British sport".
"I... | The Football Association says Baroness Sue Campbell's appointment as its new head of women's football is a "massive statement". |
Police now have a DNA profile for the mother of the girl whose bones were discovered by a member of the public at Washlands nature reserve in Wakefield.
Forensic analysis of the remains suggest they had been left in the area some time before October 2015.
A post-mortem examination was inconclusive, police said.
Live up... | A plea has been made to trace the mother of a baby whose remains were found in a plastic bag at a nature reserve a year ago. |
Monitor said the probe into the Christie NHS Foundation Trust was over concerns about governance and was not over allegations relating to suspended chief executive Caroline Shaw.
Chairman Lord Bradley announced he was resigning from the trust on Friday.
The Christie Hospital said in a statement: "There will be no furth... | A cancer treatment hospital in Greater Manchester is being investigated by the health regulator. |
Comrade Akaash's statement comes after the rebels were blamed for Friday's train crash which left 148 people dead.
Police say Maoist rebels sabotaged the track, causing the derailment of the Calcutta-Mumbai express in West Bengal.
Maoists denied the charge. But Comrade Akaash also said they would investigate whether an... | A Maoist leader in India has said that they will take "full responsibility" for the safety of trains travelling through areas under their control. |
The Staggies won the League Cup and have secured a top-six finish.
Mark Warburton is in the running after steering Rangers to the Championship title, lifting the Challenge Cup and reaching the Scottish Cup final.
Peter Houston, whose Falkirk side lie second in the Championship, and Jim McInally, whose Peterhead are thi... | Ross County's Jim McIntyre is the only Premiership boss in the running for PFA Scotland's Manager of the Year award. |
The Exiles were top of their group but the results of their first two matches in Pool Two have been wiped out.
Welsh postponed Saturday's match against Doncaster Knights because they are unable to raise a side.
The Old Deer Park side, who won the competition last season, can appeal against the decision.
A statement fro... | London Welsh have been disqualified from the British & Irish Cup after the Championship club went into liquidation on Thursday. |
The Alliance for National Parks Cymru, which includes a number of conservation bodies, said it risks diminishing their international standing.
The Future Landscapes Wales (FLW) report has been produced by a group under the chairmanship of Lord Elis-Thomas, who refused to comment.
The Welsh Government said discussions w... | A draft report on the future of the Welsh national parks has been criticised by conservationists. |
Construction will begin in spring 2015 and it is hoped the line, which will be extended from Kennington to Battersea, will open by 2020.
Two new stations will open - Nine Elms to the east and one at the heart of the Battersea Power Station development.
The full cost is expected to be up to £1bn, which will be funded b... | The London Underground's Northern Line extension to Battersea has been given the go-ahead. |
El Mundo said it had original ledger entries handwritten by the former treasurer of the governing Popular Party (PP), Luis Barcenas.
It said it had delivered the documents to the High Court.
Mr Rajoy and other PP members have repeatedly denied that they received illegal payments.
Another Spanish paper, El Pais, publish... | A Spanish newspaper has published what it alleges are documents showing Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and other top politicians received illicit payments. |
The vote held on Friday was for 68 seats out of the 290 in parliament. It meant that nervous Iranians woke up on Saturday morning to an all new political landscape.
For the first time in 13 years moderates and reformists now have a majority in parliament.
While it was not a sweeping victory for the supporters of Presid... | The run-off parliamentary election win by the moderate government of Iran is a crucial victory for them. |
Ian Coulter, formerly of Tughans, has been questioned under caution as part of the criminal probe into the deal.
He was interviewed on Wednesday and released without charge.
Mr Coulter left Tughans after a dispute over a success fee linked to the deal.
Nama, a state-owned so-called 'bad bank', was set up in the Republi... | National Crime Agency (NCA) detectives investigating the sale of the National Asset Management Agency's (Nama) Northern Ireland loans portfolio have interviewed a former managing partner of a Belfast legal firm. |
The DSCPA say two individuals attempted to ship the puppies from Dublin Port to Holyhead Port in North Wales.
The dogs were held in "hugely inappropriate" conditions, cramped into small containers with "little or no space, no food or water".
The raid was part of Operation Delphin, a collaboration between animal welfare... | Almost 100 puppies have been seized as part of an operation into the illegal puppy trade from Ireland to the UK. |
Drivers face being given six penalty points on their licence rather than three, and a £200 fine instead of £100.
But figures obtained by BBC Radio Wales showed 166 motorists were stopped by police for using their phones in March - up from 137 in February.
The Handsoff campaign said driving and using a phone is a "let... | The number of Welsh motorists caught using their mobile phones went up in March, despite the introduction of harsher penalties. |
Former England skipper Terry, 36, will leave the Premier League champions at the end of the season.
He captained Chelsea to an FA Cup and Premier League Double in Clement's first season as assistant to then manager Carlo Ancelotti in 2008-09.
"I don't know his thinking, whether he is going to carry on," Clement said.
"... | Swansea City manager Paul Clement says he will have "a conversation" with Chelsea captain John Terry about the possibility of signing him. |
Run by the National Trust, Dinefwr Park in Llandeilo is the only example of Brown's work in Wales currently open to the public.
He was commissioned to design the gardens in 1775, by then owners George Rice and his wife Cecil, who was the only child of the fabulously wealthy William Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.
T... | The 300th anniversary of the birth of renowned landscape gardener Lancelot "Capability" Brown is being celebrated with a tree-planting ceremony. |
After three wickets fell in the morning, Lloyd made 102 not out, with a six and 14 fours, supported by Aneurin Donald (44) and Jacques Rudolph (38).
Stu Whittingham (1-58) and Danny Briggs (2-62) were the pick of the Sussex attack on a placid pitch.
The teams shook hands on a draw at 17:20 BST when Lloyd reached three ... | Sussex's victory bid was frustrated as David Lloyd's unbeaten hundred enabled Glamorgan to bat out the final day. |
Mary Hampton's bicycle was taken while she did her weekly shop in Waitrose.
The 89-year-old from Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire admitted she was "very silly" not to have locked it, but in 85 years of cycling she "never had".
After news of the theft hit social media, dozens offered to buy Mary a new one. Her local cycling... | An elderly woman whose bicycle was stolen while she was shopping has been overwhelmed by offers of replacements. |
Oxford University awarded seven honorary degrees, including to Lib Dem peer Shirley Williams, at its annual Encaenia ceremony.
One of the highlights the institution's calendar, the ceremony has changed little since 1760.
It took place in the grand surroundings of the city's Sheldonian Theatre.
An Oxford University coll... | Here are five stories in Oxfordshire that held your interest this week. |
Sam Cooke, 22, from Manchester, arrived at his house to find two cards on his doormat.
One said the parcel had been put through an open window. The second read: "I'm really sorry I think your parcel might have fallen down the toilet...Accidently (sic)".
Thankfully, the box, containing printer ink, was "too wide to hit ... | A shocked sports journalist got home to find a parcel which was posted through his window had landed in his toilet. |
The letter - published in the Guardian - said the coalition's approach has been characterised by broken promises, cuts and destructive legislation.
And it warned the squeeze was "hitting patients" with pressures growing on A&E units and hospital waiting lists.
But the Conservatives rejected the claims - and suggested i... | The government has "undermined and weakened" the NHS in England, a letter signed by 140 doctors says. |
The top seeds defeated Australia's Dylan Alcott and South Africa's Lucas Sithole 6-0 3-6 6-2.
"It's an amazing feeling and a lovely end to a tough couple of days," said 24-year-old Lapthorne.
Meanwhile, fellow Britons Jordanne Whiley and Gordon Reid both reached their respective doubles finals.
Whiley and Japanese part... | Britain's Andy Lapthorne won his fourth Australian Open quad doubles title after he and world number one David Wagner retained their Melbourne crown. |
An Iranian affiliated broadcaster said MP Nadhim Zahawi bought crude oil from the militant group and sold it to markets in Israel and Europe.
But High Court judges said the Iraqi-born Stratford-on-Avon candidate was a victim of "fake news".
He was awarded £200,000 in damages and legal costs of £138,483 against Press ... | A Conservative politician has won libel damages after it was reported he helped fund so-called Islamic State (IS). |
Inspectors in abattoirs used to be able to cut open pig carcasses to check for signs of disease.
But under new European regulations, supported by Britain's Food Standards Agency (FSA), they will have to rely on visual checks alone.
The FSA says the new system avoids the risk of harmful bacteria being spread.
Around eig... | More diseased meat could end up in sausages and pies because of changes to safety checks in slaughterhouses, hygiene inspectors have warned. |
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Adam Lallana and Jordan Henderson scored to secure a first Premier League win for the team since late August.
Prior to victory over West Brom, last year's Premier League runners-up had won just two of six league games.
"It was satisfying. We had to show character and the r... | Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers described his team's 2-1 victory against West Brom as a "big win" after a stuttering start to the season. |
A planning application has been made for the development on green belt land at Park of Keir, near Dunblane.
However a council planning and policy consultation stated the development "cannot be supported in policy terms".
A spokesman for Park of Keir Partners said they would discuss the report with Stirling Council plan... | Planning bosses have raised concerns over a Stirlingshire tennis and golf centre proposed by Judy Murray and Colin Montgomerie. |
The 27-year-old had been due to face Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch, before the Ukrainian retired on Thursday.
The WBA says Joshua and Ortiz have 30 days from 3 August to agree the fight.
Joshua, who beat Klitschko at Wembley in April, has also been told he must face IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev before 2 Dece... | British heavyweight Anthony Joshua has been ordered by the WBA to defend his title against Cuba's Luis Ortiz. |
The clash with Edinburgh is Townsend's last as Glasgow head coach, before he takes charge of the national team.
He will name his squad for the June fixtures against Italy, Australia and Fiji on Monday.
"This game is really important in finalising who we're going to take," Townsend told BBC Scotland.
"We thought about a... | Gregor Townsend says Saturday's 1872 Cup derby provides one last chance for players to force their way into his first Scotland squad. |
At a Buckingham Palace garden party in pouring rain on Tuesday, the Queen commented, "Oh, bad luck" when told a Metropolitan Police commander had led the police operation around the Chinese leader's visit.
The Queen's unguarded comments are atypical for her, but also pose some unanswered questions about the visit.
In ... | The Queen has described Chinese officials as having been "very rude" during last October's state visit to the UK by President Xi Jinping. |
The case had been brought by the Brazilian investment fund DIS, which formerly owned the transfer rights to the 24-year-old forward.
The company claimed it was short-changed when Neymar transferred from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona in 2013.
Neymar and his father, who acts as his agent, have both denied any wrongd... | A Spanish court has dismissed a fraud and corruption case against football superstar Neymar and his father. |
An insipid performance in Tbilisi was bad enough, but in Frankfurt, immediately after that 1-0 victory for Georgia,Germany served up a display against Poland to add another layer of gloom to any analysis of Monday's likely outcome.
As Mats Hummels told BBC Scotland afterwards, this was not Germany back to their all-con... | It is difficult, in the wake of Friday's fixtures in Group D, to find much to be optimistic about from a Scotland perspective. |
The Department of Health announced in October it planned to add up to 1,500 more places each year - a boost of 25% on current student doctor numbers - and says it will hit that target by 2020.
It is part of a plan to use UK-trained doctors to ease NHS staffing pressures.
But the British Medical Association says the pla... | An extra 500 medical school places in England have been confirmed for next year by the government. |
Myra Forde's ex-lawyer says she did not state that the late PM was a client, nor did she threaten to expose him if a prosecution against her was continued.
Forde says she has "no knowledge of any misconduct on his part" and recent media coverage had caused her distress.
The UK's historical child sex abuse inquiry is to... | A former brothel keeper has denied accusing ex-Prime Minister Edward Heath of involvement in child sexual abuse. |
Ms Glass, MP for North West Durham, has been shadow minister for Europe and a shadow junior education minister.
But her appointment has come during a wave of resignations by Labour MPs seeking a change in leadership.
Ms Powell, in stepping down, said that Mr Corbyn's position has become "untenable" as Labour party lead... | Pat Glass has been announced as Labour's shadow education secretary, after Lucy Powell resigned from Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet. |
The study says girls as young as 10 are forced to marry much older men in countries including Afghanistan, Yemen, India and Somalia.
Save the Children says early marriage can trigger a cycle of disadvantage across every part of a girl's life.
Conflict, poverty and humanitarian crises are seen as major factors that leav... | One girl under the age of 15 is married every seven seconds, according to a new report by Save the Children. |
The body of Malcolm Ballantyne, known as Malky, was found at his home in Glebe Place by a family member shortly after 13:00 on Friday.
A post-mortem examination is taking place but police are treating the death as suspicious.
Officers are trying to trace Mr Ballantyne's movements on Thursday and Friday and are also che... | Investigations are under way after the death of 72-year-old man at a flat in Saltcoats, in North Ayrshire. |
The conference, organised by Mankind Initiative and held at the Keepmoat Stadium, was chaired by former abuse victim Ian McNicholl.
His ex-girlfriend is serving a seven year prison sentence for GBH and assault.
Mankind Initiative said men too often are "too ashamed" to report abuse.
Mr McNicholl, 52, from East Yorkshir... | One in five domestic violence victims in Yorkshire are men, according to a charity holding a conference in Doncaster. |
The British Speedway Promoters' Association, whose chairman Keith Chapman has been involved in negotiations to keep the club going, say an agreement has been reached.
It has also been announced that a 15-year lease has been signed for the team's Beaumont Park venue.
"Hopefully this is a new start for the club and it wi... | Leicester Lions' future has been secured following financial problems. |
The case revolved around a horn "hit", which was allegedly lifted from the Salsoul Orchestra track Love Break.
But the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the sample lasted less than a second, and would not have been recognisable to the general public
"Without careful attention, the horn hits are easy to miss," it sai... | Madonna's Vogue did not break copyright law, even though it contained a snippet of another artist's song, a US court has ruled. |
It wants to redress the balance from the university's walls being lined with pictures of "dead white males" by adding more women and ethnic minorities.
The portraits include broadcasters Dame Esther Rantzen and Reeta Chakrabarti.
Oxford's head of equality Trudy Coe said it was "sending a signal".
This commissioning of ... | Oxford University is revealing the identities of more than 20 people whose portraits will be put on display to try to "promote greater diversity". |
Dockery, who plays Lady Mary in ITV's hit period drama, will play Madame de Tourvel in the production, heading up the London theatre's autumn season.
Janet McTeer and West co-star as ruthless former lovers Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont.
Artistic director Josie Rourke will helm Christopher Hampton's play.
... | Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery and actor Dominic West will star in a 30th anniversary revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse. |
Alice's family had asked for the scope of the inquest to include why Arnis Zalkalns was allowed to live unchecked in the UK.
The chief suspect who was jailed for murdering his wife in Latvia, Zalkalns was found hanged in west London.
Alice's parents said they welcomed the coroner's decision.
The full inquest, to be hel... | The inquest into the death of Alice Gross will examine whether failures by the government and police contributed to her death, a coroner has ruled. |
The 14-month old tabby and white called Pumbaa was found bleeding in a Peterborough alleyway on Saturday.
The stab wound was so deep the vet was unable to operate before Pumbaa died.
A second cat - Mischief - was shot by an air rifle in an area near to where Pumbaa was stabbed, according to the RSPCA.
It is unclear whe... | A cat's death after being stabbed with a screwdriver has sparked an RSPCA appeal for information in Cambridgeshire. |
The 33-year-old was injured at Colchester police station in Essex during a struggle when he grabbed hold of a toilet bowl in his cell.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has started an investigation into the incident.
It is believed seven Essex Police officers will be questioned. The force has not com... | A police force is being investigated after a prisoner had three fingers severed while in custody. |
The 96-year-old announced his retirement in May, after decades of supporting the Queen, as well as attending events for his own charities and organisations.
Prince Philip is also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, but who is he and why is he so important?
The Duke of Edinburgh is the Queen's husband - they've been married... | The Queen's husband Prince Philip will take part in his final public meeting before he officially retires from royal duties. |
The stone is thought to have been in Soulbury, Buckinghamshire for 11,000 years. The road was built round it.
Residents said they would chain themselves to it when the council said the stone may have to be moved.
The council has now said it would be "lunacy" to move it, but was looking for ways to make the road safer.
... | A large boulder which has sat in the middle of a road for decades is to stay where it is despite a car crashing into it, a council has said. |
Eleven care workers are to be sentenced later for the maltreatment and neglect of five patients at Winterbourne View.
But a BBC Inside Out West investigation has found evidence of alleged abuse involving different staff members.
Police have agreed the assault on Ben Pullar was "not acceptable" but said they would not r... | The family of a man who was punched in the face as a patient at a private hospital in Bristol is calling for the incident to be re-investigated. |
The Clogher rider took a narrow victory over compatriot Alastair Seeley after 10 laps, with Dublin's Jack Kennedy fourth and David Allingham in sixth.
Seeley is unable to score championship points onhis Spirit Moto2 machine.
Farmer now lies second in the standings on 145 points, five behind Tarran Mackenzie, who has ta... | Keith Farmer followed up his double at Knockhill by winning the Supersport sprint race at Snetterton on Saturday. |
In Northern Ireland, weather warnings have also been issued as the third storm of the season, Storm Clodagh, moved in.
The Met Office issued a yellow warning for severe gales with gusts up to 60mph (100km/h) for exposed areas.
A yellow warning means plan ahead and consider possible travel delays and disruption.
Wind an... | Up to 3,500 people have been left without electricity in heavy storms in the Republic of Ireland. |
Draped Seated Woman was moved from a council estate in Stepney, east London, on loan to Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 1997.
In 2012 Tower Hamlets Council decided against selling the piece after strong criticism.
The council said it would be positioned in Canary Wharf from October.
The Henry Moore Foundation's director Go... | A Henry Moore sculpture which was the focus of a dispute when Tower Hamlets' former mayor wanted to sell it is to return to the capital after 20 years. |
Michelle Davies from law firm Eversheds echoed concerns of employers' group, the CBI that the UK government decision to cut subsidies for renewables will damage investment and jobs.
She said the Welsh government missed the boat by not doing enough when subsidies were in place.
Both government rejected the criticism.
Th... | One of the leading lawyers in the renewable power sector has criticised the UK and Welsh governments for their approaches to green energy. |
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council refused planning permission for the scheme at North Ferriby, near Hull, in May 2013.
The developer St Modwen appealed to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Greg Clark, who has rejected the plan.
The company said it was disappointed and is considering its opt... | The government has turned down plans to build more than 500 homes near an East Yorkshire village. |
Hospital radiographer Aidan McNicholl, 36, died following the collision on the A5 at Cerrigydrudion on Sunday.
Andreas Werner, 46, of Leipzig, failed to spot the motorcyclist as he turned his VW Transporter right causing the fatal crash.
The father-of-four pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving at Llandudn... | A German holidaymaker has been fined £1,000 after causing a crash which killed a motorcyclist in Conwy county. |
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NAC) confirmed a one-off rule change to drop the glove size from 10oz.
"I don't believe with the new gloves he makes it out of the second round," said UFC champion McGregor, 29.
"Part of me kind of wants to show some skill and dismantle him but I do not see him absorbing the blows.... | Conor McGregor says he will beat Floyd Mayweather Jr in two rounds after the use of 8oz gloves was approved for the contest in Las Vegas on 26 August. |
Bemba, 53, was accused of failing to stop his rebels from killing and raping people in neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR) in 2002 and 2003.
He had sent more than 1,000 fighters to help put down an attempted coup.
Bemba, once vice-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, will remain in custody until sente... | Former Congolese rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba has been found guilty of war crimes in a landmark trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC). |
Edmund, 21, is leading the British team as Andy Murray sits out the tie on clay following his Wimbledon victory.
Although Murray is not playing, the British number one has flown out to support his team-mates.
"If any of the players want to ask me anything, I'll help or try and give some advice," Murray told BBC Sport.
... | Great Britain's number two Kyle Edmund will take on Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic in the opening match of their Davis Cup quarter-final in Belgrade on Friday. |
The Dons made an offer for the former St Johnstone forward, 24, in June but the deal was delayed after a managerial change at the Championship club.
May, who has one Scotland cap to his name, was given his Saints debut as a 16-year-old by Dons boss Derek McInnes.
"The manager has made no secret about trying to get me i... | Aberdeen have completed the signing of Preston North End striker Stevie May on a four-year deal. |
Bethany Haines also told ITV News that she hoped her father's body would be returned to his family.
Mr Haines, who was born in Yorkshire and educated in Perth, was killed by IS earlier this month.
He had been taken hostage while carrying out aid work with refugees in Syria.
Mr Haines had been living in Croatia with his... | The daughter of David Haines, who was killed by Islamist militants, has said the Islamic State (IS) group should be "eradicated". |
The London derby will kick off at 17:15 BST on Saturday, 22 April.
Spurs are one of only four clubs to beat Premier League leaders Chelsea this season - a 2-0 victory in January.
The second Wembley semi-final between Arsenal and Manchester City, which will kick off at 15:00 BST on Sunday, 23 April, will be shown on BT ... | The FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Tottenham at Wembley Stadium will be broadcast live on BBC One. |
A fire was started when the building was broken into sometime between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
The museum is located in the Bogside, close to where some of the 14 victims of Bloody Sunday were killed in 1972.
John Kelly, whose brother, Michael, was killed said the damage to the building could have been a ... | An arson attack on the site of the new Museum of Free Derry shows "total disrespect" for victims, a Bloody Sunday relative has said. |
The first Championships took place in 1877 at the All England Club in London, where it's still held today.
Wimbledon takes place over two weeks and it's the only major championship still played on grass.
Here's your guide to the tournament...
There are 128 places available in the draw for both men and women. Out of the... | The professional tennis season comprises of hundreds of tournaments around the world and one of the most prestigious is Wimbledon. |
About 300 have already died at Farewell Spit, on the South Island, in one of the worst such cases in the country.
Hundreds of locals and conservation department staff have been trying to save the survivors since early Friday morning, and have formed a human chain to refloat the whales.
Scientists do not know what exact... | Volunteers in New Zealand are racing to rescue survivors after more than 400 pilot whales beached themselves. |
Lancashire batsman Livingstone, who scored 129 from 83 balls for England Lions against South Africa A last week, is one of five uncapped players named.
Mason Crane, Dawid Malan, Tom Curran and Craig Overton are the other four players yet to make their debut.
The three-match series starts in Southampton on 21 June.
Engl... | Liam Livingstone has been given his first senior international call-up as England rest five players for the Twenty20 series against South Africa. |
A team from Cardiff University has spent the last month excavating Caerau hill fort near Ely.
It is smaller than its contemporaries at Pentyrch and Pontprennau and had been thought to be inferior in status.
But structures and artefacts so far unearthed suggest the fort remained important well into the Roman era.
Until ... | Early results from an archaeological dig at an Iron Age fort in Cardiff suggest it may have been the region's centre of power, experts have said. |
After intervention from the Chinese ambassador, it is also now the litmus test for Anglo-China relations under the new regime at Number 10.
After EDF's board narrowly agreed to press ahead with the project, the UK government surprised company officials by saying it needed several weeks to consider before signing.
The d... | Hinkley Point is the world's most expensive nuclear project. |
It is the second time the hooker has skippered the Lions during the tour, having led them to a win over the Chiefs.
Coach Warren Gatland made the decision after the Lions lost the opening Test against New Zealand 30-15 on Saturday.
The second Test against the All Blacks is on Saturday, 1 July.
"We are obviously hugely ... | Rory Best will captain the British and Irish Lions for his side's next game against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Tuesday. |
Highways England plans to "increase capacity and reduce congestion" between Worthing and Lancing.
But Adur and Worthing councils say the £69m proposal is not fit for purpose and the government body should launch a fresh consultation with updated plans.
Highways England project manager Tom Beasley said the improvements... | A consultation into improvements on the A27 has been dubbed "a sham" by council leaders. |
Frank MacDonald, 44, from the Brechin area, was between the B976 South Deeside Road at Strachan and the B974 Cairn o'Mount road at about 14:00 on Saturday when the crash happened.
The vehicles involved were a blue Suzuki GSXR motorcycle and a grey Toyota Hilux.
Relatives said the "much loved" father-of-three would be g... | A man who died after his motorbike collided with a car in Aberdeenshire has been named. |
Hannah Miley, Camilla Hattersley, Robbie Renwick, Ross Murdoch, Stephen Milne, Dan Wallace, Duncan Scott and Craig Benson will travel to Brazil.
It means that Scottish swimmers make up 31% of the Team GB swim team for Rio.
Wallace, a wildcard pick after falling short of the qualifying standard, Murdoch, Scott, Milne an... | Eight Scots have been named in the British swimming team for this summer's Olympic Games. |
The Stornoway-registered Louisa sank on 9 April as it lay at anchor in calm seas off Mingulay in the Western Isles.
An investigation by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) found the lifejackets the men were wearing did not function as they should have done.
The probe also highlighted a delay in the rescue e... | An urgent review of how lifejackets are tested has been recommended following the deaths of the skipper and two crew of a crab boat that sank last year. |
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale will hope to prove his fitness and win a third European major title in his home town on Saturday, 3 June and watching with interest will be another high profile Cardiff-born football figure.
Terry Yorath was the first Welshman to play in a European Cup final, as it was then, when his Leeds sid... | In three weeks, the eyes of the sporting world will be on Cardiff when Real Madrid and Juventus arrive in town for the Champions League final. |
Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer are due to join an EDL march in Woolwich, where Drummer Lee Rigby was killed.
The pair are prominent "anti-Islamisation" campaigners in the US.
Home affairs committee chairman Keith Vaz claims their presence will fuel hatred and is calling for them to be denied visas.
Mr Vaz said: "I am... | Home Secretary Theresa May is considering banning two US bloggers from entering the UK to speak at an English Defence League rally. |
Gian-Franco Kasper, a Swiss ski official, made the comparison during an IOC board meeting in Pyeongchang.
The board is debating whether to suspend the entire Russian team from the Games following a doping scandal.
"I apologise unreservedly for any offence I have caused. I am truly sorry," Franco Kasper said.
The Intern... | An International Olympic Committee (IOC) board member has apologised for comparing calls to ban Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics to the Holocaust. |
Jeremy Forrest, from Petts Wood, London was jailed for five-and-a-half years in 2013 for abducting and having sex with the girl when she was 15.
The pair spent seven days in France before they were spotted in Bordeaux and the girl was returned home.
Her mother said she wanted to put the record straight about what happe... | The mother of a schoolgirl who was taken to France by her teacher has denied she is exploiting her daughter by writing a book about the case. |
The figure was even higher, at 45%, when athletes at the 2011 Pan-Arab Games were asked the same question.
More than 5,000 athletes competed at the events and 2,167 were asked if they had taken banned drugs.
"The true prevalence of doping remains unknown," the researchers said.
Just 0.5% of doping tests at the 2011 Wor... | More than 30% of athletes competing at the 2011 World Championships admitted to using banned substances during their careers, according to a World Anti-Doping Agency-commissioned study. |
Sgt Mark Wright was injured in February 2012 while restraining a "dangerously out of control" man armed with two knives.
Police were called after reports that a number of women had been assaulted at the house.
They were told a woman and two children were still inside with the man.
Sgt Wright was about to force entry to... | A police officer who has been awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal after being stabbed in the head at a house in Lurgan has said he is "truly humbled". |
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire MP Simon Hart says "absolute clarity and absolute accountability" is needed.
The charity has been criticised for prosecuting members of the prime minister's local Oxfordshire hunt.
The RSPCA said it was created to investigate animal cruelty and its various roles were independentl... | A Conservative MP is calling for the RSPCA's role as a prosecutor to be separated from its political and commercial activities. |
The rail operator said recruiting trainees at depots across the country would support the expansion of timetables and roll-out "faster, bigger and greener" trains.
The roles will be based in Aberdeen, Ayr, Bathgate, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Gourock, Helensburgh, Inverness, Perth, Stirling and Tweedbank.
Train drivers' union... | ScotRail has announced plans to recruit up to 100 new train drivers. |
Those who participated in the Aberdeen Children of the 1950s project, which saw all primary pupils aged seven to 12 surveyed by the Medical Research Council in 1962, have been contacted.
They have been asked to take part in the Scottish Family Health Study, which is recruiting 50,000 people.
It aims to investigate why ... | Aberdonians who were involved in health research nearly 50 years ago have been asked to sign up to another study. |
The Hangzhou Internet Court opened on Friday and heard its first case - a copyright infringement dispute between an online writer and a web company.
Legal agents in Hangzhou and Beijing accessed the court via their computers and the trial lasted 20 minutes.
The court's focus will be civil cases, including online shoppi... | China has launched a digital "cyber-court" to help deal with a rise in the number of internet-related claims, according to state media. |
Sidwell, 34, has made 32 Championship appearances this season to help the Seagulls achieve promotion to the top flight for the first time in 34 years.
With his contract due to expire at the end of the campaign, the midfielder is now hoping to sign a new deal.
"I want to be a part of it next year because I know we can s... | Steve Sidwell says he has done all he can to earn a new Brighton contract and play in the Premier League next season. |
The message "united against extremism" will be carried on posters on 50 buses.
Mr Shah was an Ahmadiyya, a group known for its peaceful interfaith concerns.
He died after an attack outside his shop on 24 March. Murder accused Tanveer Ahmed, 32, from Bradford, later said he killed the 40-year-old as he had falsely claim... | Scotland's Ahmadiyya Muslim community has launched a campaign promoting "peace, love and unity" following the death of Glasgow shop keeper Asad Shah. |
Riham Dawabsha suffered severe burns to 90% of her body in the July attack, blamed on Israeli settlers.
Ali, her 18-month-old son, died during the attack while her husband, Saad, succumbed to his injuries a week later.
The deaths provoked international condemnation. So far no suspects have been arrested.
The Dawabsha f... | A Palestinian woman has died of injuries she sustained during an arson attack on her home in the West Bank that killed her husband and infant son. |
An email to those who signed the petition said the prime minister and government had "been clear that this was a once-in-a-generation vote".
It said the decision "must be respected", and "we must now prepare for the process to exit the EU".
The UK voted to leave the EU by 52% to 48% in the referendum on 23 June.
Meanwh... | The government has rejected an online petition, signed by more than 4.1 million people, calling for a second EU referendum to be held. |
Fawzi al-Odah, 37, was released after a US review panel concluded he was not a "continuing significant threat".
He had been at the US facility in Cuba since 2002 after his arrest in Pakistan on suspicion of links to al-Qaeda and the Taliban - a charge he denies.
He had challenged America's right to detain him in the US... | One of the longest-held detainees at the US facility at Guantanamo Bay, a Kuwaiti man, has been sent home, officials say. |
It has been a great experience for me to be involved with Melbourne and winning the Australian Women's Grand Final against Perth Glory is another career highlight.
We made history by being the first team to retain their title and that is phenomenal.
To fly away from home and win it 2-0 truly was one of the best feeling... | I have certainly had worse 24 hours in my life than winning the Grand Final with Melbourne City and then being named in the Wales squad for the Cyprus Cup. |
Most of the main streets are waterlogged, bringing the city to a standstill.
Many offices, schools and colleges have been shut due to rains in the past week.
The rains have also affected at least 80,000 people in northern parts of neighbouring Sri Lanka.
A depression formed in the Bay of Bengal has triggered rains in c... | More than 70 people have been killed as incessant rains continue to batter the southern Indian city of Chennai, media reports say. |
However, it says it will still co-operate with its larger neighbour.
Speaking earlier in Miami, Florida, Mr Trump said he was reimposing certain travel and trade restrictions eased by the Obama administration, condemning a "completely one-sided deal".
But he is not reversing key diplomatic and commercial ties.
"The gov... | Cuba's government has denounced US President Donald Trump's decision to roll back on policy changes towards the island nation. |
Irek Ilgiz Hamidullin - believed to be about 55 - faces 12 charges including the attempted murder of a US citizen.
He was seized in 2009 after an attack on Afghan border police and US forces. He was held for five years at Bagram air base before being sent to the US.
He is the first military detainee to be brought to th... | A former Russian army officer who is alleged to have fought for the Taliban in Afghanistan has appeared in court in the United States on terrorism charges. |
Two men took £200 from the shop at Rosskeen Park at 04:00 GMT on Thursday before making off in the stolen car.
Police said the black Citroen C1 was stolen from the Shearwater area.
Shop owner Pat O'Reilly told BBC Radio Foyle: "This will cost us thousands but we'll pick ourselves up and get back to it though."
He added... | A Londonderry shop owner has said the repair bill for damage caused to his shop, after a stolen car was rammed into it, will be around £10,000. |
There were concerns about the stability of the building, which has been derelict for years, after the collapse of an internal wall last week.
Contractors began work on Friday night.
The Environment Minister Alex Atwood recommended the demolition in the interests of public safety.
Mary O'Dwyer, Chair of Foyle Civic Trus... | The former Hamilton's shirt factory on Foyle Road in Londonderry has been demolished. |
Rooney, 30, played in midfield rather than as a striker and came under fire following the shock defeat by Iceland.
"He's our talisman, he's our greatest goalscorer, he's experienced and you don't want that to walk away at this stage," Lampard told BBC Sport.
"I would want him in the team and in the squad. He has certai... | Wayne Rooney still has a future with England despite their Euro 2016 failure, says Frank Lampard. |
Byron Davies asked if a message from William Graham supporting the so-called "black route" for a £1bn Newport relief road came from a "spoof" account, as party policy was to review the options.
Antoinette Sandbach accused Mr Graham of "not willing to put his vote where his principles allegedly are".
Group leader Andre... | Three Welsh Conservative AMs have been "spoken to" by their leader for arguing about the party's M4 policy on Twitter. |
The flight search engine website reported revenues of £120m for 2015, up 28% on the previous year.
The company saw gross bookings of $11.2bn, up 49% on 2014, with visitors to the website up 48%. On average, 50m people used the website each month.
Company founder and chief executive Gareth Williams said the company had... | Scottish-based travel firm Skyscanner has reported double-digit growth for the seventh consecutive year. |
The accusations were made by Russell Davy in an interview with the Sunday Mirror.
Mr Davy said he has informed the Football Association that he had been abused in 1986 by scout Eddie Heath, who is now dead.
He said Heath began working at Charlton after working for Chelsea.
Charlton said in a statement: "Upon being made... | Charlton Athletic have begun an investigation into claims a youth player was sexually abused while at the club in the 1980s. |
The boards are forecast to over spend by £146m this year.
In one case - Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMU) - the financial outlook is said to be "extremely challenging".
The health board, which covers Swansea and Bridgend, said it was attempting to cut agency staff costs.
As well as ABMU there are ov... | Four health boards which are due to see their overall budget deficits triple in size will not be bailed out, the Welsh Government has said. |
Nintendo said such pixels were "normal and should not be considered a defect".
But one analyst said if the issues were as bad as online photos suggested, it was "unbelievable" Nintendo had let them leave the factory.
The £280 handheld console went on sale on Friday.
Sales figures suggest it has become the fastest-sell... | Thousands of owners of Nintendo's new console, Switch, have complained about dead or stuck pixels creating distracting and annoying dark squares on their screens. |
Philip Hammond says the extra money - to be phased in over three years - will help support a system that is "clearly under pressure".
It comes after months of warnings that services provided by councils for the elderly are under threat because of a lack of funding.
The numbers getting help in care homes and in their ow... | The chancellor has announced a £2bn rescue package for the social care sector in England. |
The 56-year-old man, from Essex, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in a field off Burrows Lane, in the Middle Stoke area, on Sunday.
His next of kin have been informed. No-one else was in the aircraft.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) attended and are investigating the cause of the crash, which... | A pilot has died after his microlight hit an electricity pylon and burst into flames near Rochester in Kent. |
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