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It is thought the three-storey building at Bishop's Gate, Thorntonhall, was so badly damaged it may have to be demolished.
Scottish Fire and Rescue said the fire on Friday evening was originally tackled by eight firefighters inside the building.
However, they ... | About 20 residents had to be evacuated from a block of flats after a major fire in a South Lanarkshire village. |
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The Glasgow-born pair, both 19, have penned two-and-a-half-year deals and will play initially for the Under-21s.
Striker Jack, has played four league games for Doncaster, while central defender Paul has made one appearance in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
"It'... | Leeds United have signed teenage twins Jack and Paul McKay from Doncaster Rovers for undisclosed fees. |
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Director David Cronenberg attempted to revive the franchise in 2011, but 20th Century Fox passed on the project.
An earlier sequel starring Eric Stoltz was critically panned in 1989, but Goldblum said he would like to see a new version created by Cronenberg.
H... | Film star Jeff Goldblum has said he would be interested in another sequel to his hit 1986 horror movie The Fly. |
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Witnesses said it happened just after 18:30 GMT near Usk bridge in Brecon, Powys.
Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed it is searching for a 51-year-old woman.
Mid and west Wales fire crews from Brecon, Talgarth and Crickhowell are at the scene, as well as a boat from... | A major search and rescue operation is under way following reports of a woman in the River Usk. |
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On Monday, the government announced proposals for 14 new garden villages.
Plans for a garden city in the Black Country were revealed in March, but it will not receive the same funding.
Bosses behind the Black Country plans said work was already progressing and... | Work is progressing on a scheme to build more than 45,000 new homes, bosses have said, despite a bid for funding being rejected. |
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The Pilgrims are already assured of promotion but were hoping to turn up the heat on League Two leaders Doncaster with a win.
Colchester also have promotion in their sights but lost ground in the play-off race after dropping points in their penultimate home ga... | League Two title-chasing Plymouth were forced to share the spoils with Colchester United after they played out a goalless draw at the Weston Homes Community Stadium. |
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All debris thought to be from the plane has so far been found in East Africa.
But some relatives say there has been no systematic search for further wreckage and that some possible findings appear to have gone ignored.
The plane disappeared on a flight from Ku... | Relatives of those on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are to travel to Madagascar to search for debris that might provide clues to the plane's fate. |
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The Scot succeeded John Lloyd in 2010, when GB were on the verge of relegation to the competition's bottom tier.
In November, Smith led the team to their first Davis Cup title in 79 years with a 3-1 victory over Belgium.
"It is a huge honour and privilege to c... | Leon Smith has signed a new contract to remain Great Britain Davis Cup captain for the next three years. |
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It was written in 1937 to the mayor of Kendal, to reassure him that she would take care of the town's last working loom, which she had just bought.
She also congratulated him on the Cumbrian town's purchase of a prayer book once owned by Henry VIII's wife Cath... | A hand-written letter by children's author Beatrix Potter has sold for £1,800 at auction. |
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McInally, 26, has had to settle for a bench role so far this season despite starting Scotland's last two Tests, in Japan, when Ford was injured.
But he will get a first start of the campaign away to Munster on Saturday.
"I just have to respect the man I have a... | Edinburgh's Stuart McInally admits he has followed Ross Ford's lead in a bid to dislodge his "good buddy" from the number two shirt for club and country. |
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Harvey joined the club in June 2015 following a role with Club Wembley.
During his tenure, on the field Sarries won the Premiership and back-to-back European Champions Cup honours with victories against Toulon and Clermont.
"Saracens has enjoyed significant su... | Heath Harvey has left his position as Saracens chief executive after two years in the role, with Mitesh Velani taking up the interim post. |
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It was impressive enough being introduced to Sophia Loren at Harrods on the day he joined Fulham as a player in 1999, not to mention the time his new chairman, Mohamed Al-Fayad, told him to come and say hello to Tony Curtis and listen to his stories about star... | When Michael Jackson popped his head around the door at Craven Cottage that day, Lee Clark knew he had entered some kind of parallel universe. |
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Burton will be promoted to the second tier for the first time if Walsall fail to beat Fleetwood on Monday.
Lucas Akins met Mark Duffy's cross to put Burton ahead with a tap-in finish.
Cody McDonald levelled with a header from a Bradley Dack corner and the Gill... | Tom Naylor's injury-time winner put Burton on the brink of promotion to the Championship and damaged Gillingham's play-off hopes. |
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Shaw was chopped down by Hector Moreno before being carried off early on.
After a long delay, Memphis Depay scored a weaving opener on his return to PSV, but in first-half injury time Moreno headed in from a corner.
PSV's Luciano Narsingh headed in a 57th-minu... | Manchester United had a luckless night in their Champions League opener as Luke Shaw suffered a double leg break during defeat by PSV Eindhoven. |
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Councils in England and Wales were said to be male dominated, with women and ethnic minorities under-represented.
The Fawcett Society and Local Government Information Unit recommend statutory maternity leave, funding childcare and allowing councillors to atten... | Sexism and discrimination is widespread in local government and often goes "unchallenged", a new report claims. |
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The 25-year-old said: "I've complained to the WBA and IBF [who] in the next 24 hours will tell me who he is.
"On tape you see him around Peterson's corner celebrating. It's bad for boxing we want fair fights and justice."
The WBA official who Khan alleges was ... | Amir Khan claims he saw an unidentified man who "interfered" with officials during his defeat by Lamont Peterson celebrating with the winner. |
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Clashes erupted between the militants and groups inside the camp, with IS seizing control of large parts of the camp, reports said.
The UN says about 18,000 Palestinian refugees are inside the camp.
IS militants have seized large swathes of territory in easter... | Islamic State (IS) militants have entered the Palestinian refugee camp Yarmouk in Damascus, activists and Palestinian officials say. |
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The 33-year-old has offered to continue as Test skipper on an interim basis to aid transition to a new captain.
In a statement on the Sri Lanka cricket website, Sangakkara said his decision was made "in the best l... | Kumar Sangakkara has quit as captain of Sri Lanka's one-day and Twenty20 sides, three days after the defeat by India in the World Cup final. |
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Sadiq Khan claimed the top job after beating Conservative Zac Goldsmith, winning 57% of the votes once first and second preferences were counted.
On the Assembly, 12 seats went to Labour, while the Tories now have eight having lost one to Labour.
The Green Par... | Labour has enjoyed electoral success in London, gaining seats in the Assembly and winning the race to be mayor. |
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Felipe Flores was arrested in Iguala, in the southern state of Guerrero, where the incident happened.
The government says the students were arrested by police before being handed over to a drugs cartel who killed them and incinerated their bodies.
But families... | The former police chief of the Mexican city where 43 students disappeared in 2014 has been detained after two years on the run, officials say. |
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The collection of more than 30,000 items, some dating back to 1850, have been donated by professional and amateur photographers.
The project, called Cornish Memory, received £225,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund which was used to create the website and digi... | A photo, film and audio archive documenting Cornish life has been made available online. |
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Deputy Steve Luce has called on farmers and landowners to cut the use of fertiliser, which can increase nitrate levels, by up to 10%.
Nitrate is a form of nitrogen that is a natural part of soil and groundwater.
Long-term exposure to high levels of nitrate can... | Nitrate levels in Jersey's water need to be reduced, according to the environment minister. |
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He urged David Cameron "to end the pretence" of EU renegotiation and back an "out" vote at the referendum.
Dr Fox also said cabinet members should be able to campaign for an EU exit without having to resign - despite disagreeing with the prime minister.
But fo... | Conservative former defence secretary Liam Fox has said he will vote for the UK to leave the European Union. |
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Camp residents and aid workers were among those killed when the air force bombed Rann, in Borno state, thinking it was a base of Boko Haram militants.
It was the biggest known botched attack in eight years of fighting the group.
The Nigerian army says it is en... | The number of people mistakenly killed last week in an air attack on a camp for those who have fled conflict in north-east Nigeria has been revised to 115, an official has told the BBC. |
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People placed candles and flowers in the snow in a makeshift memorial outside the La Loche Community School in Saskatchewan province, where two people were killed and seven were wounded.
A teacher's assistant who was killed was described as "a fantastic person... | A remote community in Canada is in mourning after a gunman killed four people on Friday. |
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Councillors had raised concerns about the project in Stranraer, prompting the investigation.
Auditors PWC found no evidence of staff acting "beyond delegated authority" or a failure to secure best value.
However, they listed a string of "key learning points" t... | An external review of the handling of a slipway scheme in south west Scotland has found no council officers acted inappropriately or broke regulations. |
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David Burton, from club Aylestone Athletic, dislocated his knee in a game at Victoria Park in Leicester.
After waiting nearly an hour, players used the pub table and drove Mr Burton in a supporter's car. His injury will be reassessed in the coming days.
East M... | A rugby player who went to hospital on a fold-up table as no ambulances were available is waiting to hear how long it will be until he can walk again. |
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Italian seven-time champion Rossi, who led the standings before the race, was in second place before he crashed on the last lap as he battled Vinales.
French rookie Johann Zarco took his first podium finish with second place for the Tech 3 Yamaha team.
Honda's... | Spain's Maverick Vinales held off the challenge of Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi to win the French Grand Prix and take the lead in the MotoGP world championship. |
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Mushin Ahmed was attacked just off Fitzwilliam Road on Monday 10 August.
Two men from the town have already been charged with assault with intent and were remanded in custody by magistrates.
Damien Hunt, 29, of Doncaster Road, and 21-year-old Kieran Rice, of O... | A man seriously injured in an assault in Rotherham has died in hospital. |
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After a stuttering 7-33 win against Italy, Wales dominated much of the match against England, only to lose to Elliot Daly's 76th-minute try.
Jones' side travel to Murrayfield to face Scotland next, a fixture where... | Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones says they need to regroup during their Six Nations break after their late defeat by England on Saturday. |
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The Labour leader challenged the prime minister to intervene in the proposed deal.
He said if Mr Cameron did not "everyone will know he was acting as a cheerleader" for the deal.
Mr Cameron said the government would "back British jobs, British research and dev... | David Cameron and Ed Miliband have clashed at Prime Minister's Questions over the proposed takeover of AstraZeneca by its US rival Pfizer. |
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The England international, on a season-long loan from Manchester City, could do little about either goal.
Hart was beaten by Ciro Immobile's acrobatic volley, which cancelled out Iago Falque's opener for the hosts.
The 29-year-old conceded again when the unmar... | Goalkeeper Joe Hart was beaten twice but Torino scored in injury time to grab a point against Lazio in Serie A. |
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But in doing so made it clear Tay's views were a result of nurture, not nature. Tay confirmed what we already knew: people on the internet can be cruel.
Tay, aimed at 18-24-year-olds on social media, was targeted by a "coordinated attack by a subset of people"... | Microsoft has apologised for creating an artificially intelligent chatbot that quickly turned into a holocaust-denying racist. |
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But the industry body warns future growth may be hit if the government does not maintain unrestricted access to markets in the European Union (EU).
The UK made 158,641 cars last month, 10.4% more than in June 2015.
The SMMT says the growth was driven by decisi... | UK car production jumped more than 10% year-on-year in June, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). |
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The Dowler family was told shortly before the trial of her killer earlier this year that journalists had hacked into her phone and deleted messages.
Chief Constable Mark Rowley said he could not comment while the Met Police phone-hacking investigation continue... | Surrey's police chief has said he is "frustrated" he cannot respond to claims his force was aware that Milly Dowler's phone had been hacked. |
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Anglian Water said a 6 ins (15cm) main had burst at about 12:45 GMT on Woodbridge Road East, near the Lattice Barn pub.
Its engineers were able to stop the leak onto the road by about 14:30 GMT.
Police had to direct traffic around the damaged road, while the w... | A burst water pipe has cracked open a main road in Ipswich and left 50 homes without supplies. |
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The US president's phone call contrasts with European concern that the result - 51.4% in favour of the changes - has exposed deep splits in Turkish society.
Mr Erdogan has rejected criticism from international monitors who said he had been favoured by an "uneq... | Donald Trump has congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his victory in Sunday's referendum that gave him sweeping new powers. |
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Writer and illustrator Dick Bruna died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday night in the Dutch city of Utrecht.
He created the much loved character in 1955 as a story to entertain his young son. More than 80 million Miffy books have been sold globally.
Over the... | The Dutch creator of Miffy the cartoon rabbit has died aged 89, his publishers have announced. |
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Nottingham businessman Hardy had been expected to complete the purchase of the League Two club on Monday.
But the deal is being held up after it emerged the Haydn Green estate is owed a seven-figure sum.
Lawyers for Hardy and outgoing owner Ray Trew spent most... | Alan Hardy's proposed takeover of Notts County is being delayed because of a dispute over who pays a £1m loan, reports BBC Radio Nottingham. |
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The fishermen at Cove have been involved in a legal wrangle with Pralhad Kolhe over access since last year.
Large boulders were recently placed across the entrance to the pier, preventing access for vehicles.
Council officials have now written to Mr Kohle.
Mr ... | A landowner who placed boulders across the entrance to a small Aberdeen harbour has been told to remove the barriers. |
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The 26-year-old will be available for all three competitions, but will not be able to play against his parent club.
In 12 first-class games for Somerset and Surrey, Burke has scored 274 runs, with a highest score of 79, and taken 23 wickets at 28.13.
"It is im... | Leicestershire have signed Surrey all-rounder James Burke in a loan deal for the entire 2017 county season. |
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Alinda Capital Partners - a US firm that specialises in infrastructure - will pay 325m euros ($441m, £282m).
The deal will boost Ferrovial's accounts. It cuts the Spanish owner's stake in BAA to 49.99%, meaning it no longer has to include the UK firm's debts ... | Spanish infrastructure firm Ferrovial has sold 5.9% of Heathrow Airport-operator BAA to an investment fund. |
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Records tumbled like ninepins as cinemas bruised by 2014's lacklustre takings got the perfect pick-me-up: namely, one must-see blockbuster after another.
There's little doubt this year will be the most lucrative on record in terms of grosses and ticket sales. ... | From Star Wars to Spectre to Jurassic World, the box-office tills in 2015 have rarely stopped a-chinging. |
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The warrants are for the Benin Football Federation (FBF) executive committee and a Caf observer who attended federation elections on 10 June.
All ignored a court injunction ordering the suspension of FBF elections, which went ahead in June despite the directiv... | Fifa has warned Benin over the arrest warrants issued in the country for several key officials, including Fifa Council member Constant Omari. |
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Elin Jones said the party's three point "Cancer Contract", would help give the NHS the "fundamental change" it needed.
The plans renewed a pledge that patients would get a cancer diagnosis or the all clear within 28 days.
Welsh ministers warned the policy coul... | The future of the Welsh NHS will be Plaid Cymru's "top priority" in May's assembly election, its health spokeswoman has said. |
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No-one was injured in the incident which took place at about 11:20 on Saturday but numerous wagons derailed and the track was damaged.
The line, which was closed for the weekend for engineering work, could remain shut for two weeks.
It is believed one of the t... | Two trains carrying ballast for engineering work have collided on the track near Cumnock in Ayrshire, Network Rail has said. |
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The health and safety ban in Severn View, Garndiffaith, near Pontypool, came after a postman complained.
But Royal Mail said it would reinstate deliveries to two of the 10 houses after a "further safety assessment".
It has also proposed installing external mai... | Post deliveries will be reinstated to a row of properties in Torfaen after Royal Mail said walking on a grass verge was "too dangerous". |
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Batting first, the previously unbeaten Black Caps raced to 89-1 after 10 overs, with Colin Munro blasting 46.
But England came back superbly to restrict them to 153-8, with Ben Stokes taking three wickets at the d... | England powered into their second World Twenty20 final as they hammered New Zealand by seven wickets in Delhi. |
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As teams of officers prepare for a street festival in Brixton, the south London suburb that is one of the hearts of black Britain, a commanding officer says the last image he wants to see that day is a cop in a confrontation with a black youth.
As the camera p... | There's a very telling moment in the BBC's landmark series on the Metropolitan Police, which begins on Monday on BBC One. |
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It saw annual profits halve to $16.2bn, from $32.5bn in 2014.
Exxon Mobil's results come after rivals Chevron and BP both reported large losses for the fourth quarter.
Oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday, with Brent crude down 5.3% to $32.42.
Crude oil prices h... | US oil giant Exxon Mobil has said its profits fell 58% to $2.78bn (£1.93bn) in the three months to the end of December, compared with $6.57bn for the same period a year earlier. |
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Openers Lauren Winfield and Tammy Beaumont put on 108 in 75 balls but four wickets in the final four overs pegged England back to 170-5.
Pakistan never looked like chasing down that total, however, and England were helped by a strong fielding display.
Debutant... | England completed a Twenty20 series whitewash over Pakistan after another commanding display at Chelmsford. |
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The German government has not confirmed the new estimate, which comes from an internal official report cited by popular daily Bild.
The report warns that services helping refugees will not be able to cope.
Separately, a centre-right regional minister put the e... | The number of people seeking asylum in Germany this year will be as high as 1.5 million - almost double the previous estimate, German media report. |
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Cars were burned in Moirans as dozens of protesters vented their anger at a judge's decision to deny a young man leave to attend his brother's funeral.
Mr Valls condemned the "unacceptable violence" and demanded "extreme firmness" in dealing with rioters.
No-o... | Prime Minister Manuel Valls has promised a tough response after members of a community of travellers went on the rampage in south-eastern France. |
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It marks a new era after the referendum on direct law-making powers in devolved areas including health and education.
The Queen said the assembly had a "well deserved reputation for diligence and competence".
Presiding Officer Rosemary Butler and First Ministe... | The Queen officially opened the fourth session of the Welsh assembly in Cardiff Bay, saying it had "coped admirably" with its growth in powers. |
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The Court of Appeal rejected a challenge on whether officers could confer before a court case involving a fatality at the hands of police.
Mr Duggan was shot by police in north London in August 2011 in Tottenham.
The 29-year-old's death sparked riots in the ar... | Mark Duggan's family have lost a challenge over police procedures following fatal shootings by armed officers. |
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Several students were injured and opposition MPs said four were killed, but the government denied any deaths.
The students were marching from their campus in the capital, Port Moresby, towards parliament where Mr O'Neill faces a possible no confidence motion.
... | Police in Papua New Guinea have opened fire on students protesting against Prime Minister Peter O'Neill. |
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The jacking frame that surrounded the slender i360 seafront structure as it was constructed has been removed.
The 162m (531ft) tower is made up of 17 tubes stacked on top of each other.
Images of the observation pod that will take people up to a height of 138m... | Brighton has been given its first clear glimpse of England's tallest viewing platform outside London. |
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Scott Flinders' scuffed clearance sent Luke Young bearing down on goal, but the Macclesfield goalkeeper recovered in time to spare his own blushes.
Kingsley James put the visitors in front in the 35th minute, converting Danny Whitaker's corner to notch his fou... | Sean McGinty's goal helped Torquay salvaged a draw with Macclesfield at Plainmoor to stay clear of the relegation zone. |
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The dramatic folk re-enactment of Hindu god Ram's victory over the 10-headed demon king Ravana celebrates the triumph of good over evil.
The head of the former royal family of Varanasi selects the children to play Ram, his wife Sita and his three brothers, and... | For two months every year, five children in Ramnagar town in the northern Indian city of Varanasi don greasepaint and are dressed in silken robes to perform in the Ramlila festival, based on the Hindu religious epic Ramayana. |
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Speaking on his Radio 2 breakfast show earlier, he said he had texted Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May before the announcement was made.
Hammond, he said, had wished him good luck and gave assurances he "didn't blame him" for taking the job.
Evan... | Chris Evans has revealed he has received the blessing of Top Gear's former hosts, after it was announced he would be taking over the BBC show. |
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The father of two was killed in his home in Buncrana, County Donegal, in February 2012.
Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) admitted responsibility for the murder. Mr Allen's family have always denied claims he was a drug dealer.
He was the first man to be ... | Irish police have arrested a man in his 30s in connection with the murder of Londonderry man Andrew Allen. |
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Nuno stepped down on Sunday, after just over one season in charge.
Neville joined Valencia as assistant manager in July, having previously been first-team coach at Manchester United.
The former Everton captain, 38, will support interim coach Voro until a new m... | Former Manchester United and England defender Phil Neville has helped take Valencia training following the resignation of Nuno Espirito Santo. |
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The 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman thrilled the Lord's crowd with a scintillating 121 from 74 balls.
His innings, and with it England's hopes, ended unceremoniously when he was run out in the final over.
Kumar Sangakkara set Sri Lanka on their way to 300-9 w... | Jos Buttler made a superb century but England lost by seven runs to Sri Lanka, who levelled the one-day series at 2-2 with one game to go. |
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Bailey Gwynne died after being stabbed in the heart at Cults Academy in October.
His 16-year-old killer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denied murder and was found guilty of culpable homicide on Monday.
Kate Gwynne said: "Nothing will give us back what... | The mother of a 16-year-old boy stabbed to death in an Aberdeen school has said the outcome of his killer's trial does not bring her "beloved" son back. |
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The solid iron core is actually crystalline, surrounded by liquid.
But the temperature at which that crystal can form had been a subject of long-running debate.
Experiments outlined in Science used X-rays to probe tiny samples of iron at extraordinary pressure... | New measurements suggest the Earth's inner core is far hotter than prior experiments suggested, putting it at 6,000C - as hot as the Sun's surface. |
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20 March 2017 Last updated at 12:54 GMT
Our daylight hours are getting longer, and for one day the length of daylight is practically the same as the length of night time.
But why does it happen? Weather presenter Simon King is on the case...
Summary (one sent... | Spring is officially here, with the March equinox! |
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The frog has a dark camouflage pattern which allows it to blend in with the rocky soil on which it dwells.
Researchers with the Humboldt Institute found the frog, which they named Pristimantis macrummendozai, in the Iguaquen Merchan moorlands, in central Boyac... | Researchers say they have discovered a new frog species with distinctive yellow eyebrows in Colombia. |
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The group played the Soccer City stadium in the South African city of Johannesburg.
At the start of the gig, Harry Styles told the crowd: "You have no idea how much we love you right now."
Zayn quit the group saying he wanted to be a "normal 22-year-old" who w... | One Direction have performed for the first time since Zayn Malik announced he'd left the band. |
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Witold Sobkow was speaking during a two-day visit to Northern Ireland, during which he will meet the first and deputy first ministers.
Nearly 150 crimes were recorded against the Polish community in a 12-month period up to March 2015.
That is an increase of 39... | The Polish ambassador has called for action to be taken on hate crime in Northern Ireland, following an upsurge in attacks. |
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Ben Butler allegedly became "hostile" and "aggressive" toward officers after six-year-old Ellie Butler died in hospital in October 2013.
He "stared accusingly" at an officer collecting evidence, the jury was told.
The 36-year-old denies murder and a second cha... | A father claimed he was the victim of a "miscarriage of justice" when police asked him how his daughter died from a devastating head injury, a court has heard. |
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The first was arrested at around 09.20 GMT as she tried to board a flight to Istanbul in Turkey from Heathrow.
She was seized on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism. A "large quantity" of money was se... | Two women aged 26 and 27 have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences, the Metropolitan Police says. |
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They said the next government in 2015 must "urgently address" the role and effectiveness of Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPims).
The Joint Committee on Human Rights' report highlighted the risk of someone going missing while under TPims.
Th... | Restrictions put on terror suspects by the home secretary may be "withering on the vine", a group of MPs and peers has warned. |
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Paul Gorman, 46, befriended the girl and offered her £40 to supply indecent images, which she took on a mobile phone in toilets at her school.
Police were called after a family friend spotted suspicious Facebook messages between Gorman and the girl.
Officers ... | A man has been convicted of paying a 13-year-old school girl to send him sexually-explicit photos of herself. |
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Demarai Gray opened the scoring early on with a long-range effort before substitute Jacob Murphy tapped in.
Poland rarely threatened and had defender Jan Bednarek sent off late on for tripping Tammy Abraham in the box.
Lewis Baker converted the resultant penal... | England reached the semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championship for the first time since 2009 after comfortably beating 10-man Poland to finish top of Group A. |
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Drivers reported seeing the man exposing himself as he walked on the B818, near to Nethermains Road, at about 17:30 on Wednesday.
He was described as a white man in his 30s, about 5ft 9in tall, with a slim build and wearing a blue or grey hooded top and jeans.... | Police in Denny are investigating a report of public indecency after a man was seen flashing at passing motorists. |
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirmed the UK economy grew by 0.7% in the final three months of 2016.
Economists said that was driven by a rise in consumer spending, partly funded by households dipping deeper into savings and running up debt.
The s... | UK economic growth was "robust" in late 2016, but economists have warned of worrying signs as the savings ratio fell to a record low. |
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As the Scottish Football Association's performance director Malky Mackay has held a series of presentations to member clubs about the proposal, the reaction has been generally positive, even from outfits that had previously been sceptical or resistant.
There w... | Project Brave is designed to be a radical solution for Scottish football and it brings elements of the past to bear on the future. |
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Muhammad secured Britain a -80kg berth for Rio with victory in the World Taekwondo Grand Final on Sunday.
Sansum won a world silver medal in May but lost to Muhammad in October.
"Lutalo has done an exceptional job but Damon has also done an exceptional job in ... | Great Britain Taekwondo selectors know they face a "tough decision" when they choose between Damon Sansum and Lutalo Muhammad for the 2016 Olympics. |
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Holmes, 27, has signed a two-and-a-half year contract after scoring once in a four-game loan spell with the Cobblers.
Left-back Newey, 32, had a loan spell with Northampton last November and was released by Oxford on Monday.
"I thought he was outstanding when ... | Northampton Town have signed Portsmouth midfielder Ricky Holmes on a free transfer and agreed a deal with former Oxford United defender Tom Newey. |
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William George McVeigh is accused of attacking the teenager near Woodvale Park during the early hours of Saturday, 31 October.
A detective constable told the court it was a "highly emotive case" in the Shankill area and objected to bail to protect both the gir... | A 26-year-old man has appeared in court charged with raping a 14-year-old girl in north Belfast at Halloween. |
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Det Ch Supt Sue Southern, who also leads the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit, was involved in the case against two Birmingham men who pleaded guilty to preparing to carry out terrorist acts.
Nahin Ahmed and Yusuf Sarwar, who travelled to Syria to join reb... | More than 1,100 pieces of material which breach anti-terrorism legislation are being taken down from the internet each week, according to the head of the police unit tackling online extremism. |
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He will present an hour-long programme on Radio 2 on Friday evenings, the BBC confirmed.
The broadcaster, who is 73 years old, was taken off air in February.
Director general Tony Hall said at the time Blackburn had failed to fully co-operate with the Jimmy Sa... | Tony Blackburn is to return to the BBC in January, almost a year after parting company with the corporation. |
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It is the first hairdryer powered by a miniaturised air pump in the handle, using the same airflow principles as Dyson's desk fan products.
The company said it had invested £50m in the development of the device.
However, the £299 price tag makes it at least tw... | Dyson has revealed its first personal care product - a hairdryer that it says is quieter and less damaging to hair than a conventional machine. |
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The new Tobacco Control Plan aims to slash smoking rates from 15.5% to 12% of the population by 2022, paving the way to a smoke-free generation.
If national smoking rates continue to fall, this generation of non-smokers could be achieved by 2030, says charity ... | The government has set out an ambitious plan to make England, in effect, smoke-free in the next few decades. |
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The Chiefs had a bonus point inside half an hour as Tom Johnson, Dean Mumm, Matt Jess and Fetu'u Vainikolo scored.
A fifth try for Ben White made it 36-3 at half-time, but the Blues hit back on the resumption to claim a losing bonus point for scoring four of t... | Exeter racked up six tries in a rampant opening Heineken Cup win over a fitful Cardiff Blues at Sandy Park. |
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The number six seed went down 6-4 7-5 in a match lasting one hour and 33 minutes in south-west London.
One break of serve was enough to give Rybarikova the first set.
Trailing 5-4 in the second, Watson prolonged the match by breaking her opponent, but the worl... | British number two Heather Watson lost the final of the Surbiton Trophy in straight sets to Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova. |
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Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back, a half-hour mockumentary, will show the public and private faces of the politician following the EU referendum.
Bishop, soon to be seen in a remake of Porridge, said the "colourful character" was a "gift to parody".
The title o... | Comedian Kevin Bishop is to play Nigel Farage in a one-off comedy about the outgoing UKIP leader. |
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It has been accused of holding meetings with other LCD makers in a bid to keep prices of the panels at a high level.
The fine comes just months after Taiwanese firm AU Optronics was found guilty on similar charges.
Toshiba has denied the charges and said it wi... | Japanese electronics maker Toshiba has been fined $87m (£55m) for conspiring to fix prices of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels in the US. |
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The car the woman was in crashed into a lamppost on the Doagh Road in Newtownabbey at about 10:00 BST on Thursday.
The victim was Elsie Magee, who police have said was from the Newtownabbey area. No other vehicle was involved.
Police have appealed for anyone w... | A woman in her 70s has been killed in a road accident in County Antrim. |
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Winger Nick Cummins and flanker Michael Hooper scored early touchdowns as the Wallabies stormed in to a 15-3 lead.
Jonny Sexton pegged it back to 15-12 with three penalties but then had to go off with a hamstring ... | Ireland coach Joe Schmidt suffered a heavy first defeat in charge as Australia ran in four tries at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. |
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Michael Carberry, 34, of Dumfries, was also made the subject of a community payback order.
It came with conditions that he be under supervision for 18 months and carry out 120 hours unpaid work.
Carberry, who resigned from his post following the incident, admi... | A former policeman who sent an explicit text message and picture to a woman in Annan has been placed on the sex offenders register for 18 months. |
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The 33-year-old got on the end of Shaun Miller's corner to score for the first time in 493 career appearances.
Roche almost netted in the first half, his long clearance saved at full stretch by opposite number Ryan Fulton.
Portsmouth went ahead when Kal Naismi... | Morecambe goalkeeper Barry Roche headed home a 94th-minute equaliser to deny Portsmouth all three points. |
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As a result it is calling on friends and family members to do more to spot the tell-tale signs of money issues.
These include secretive behaviour, or a tendency always to be buying the latest "must-have" item.
There can also be physical and emotional symptoms ... | Several million people - up to 10% of the population - are reluctant to admit that they are having debt problems, according to the Money Advice Service. |
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Sarah Outen, from Rutland, is trying to circle the globe by cycling, kayaking and rowing.
The row across the North Pacific to Canada is expected to take six months.
The 27-year-old's new trip had been delayed again by several weeks due to poor weather but she ... | A British adventurer has resumed her around-the-world journey in Japan after a tropical storm forced her to abandon the challenge last year. |
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To look at the stats you wouldn't think so: Apple has two million of them in its App Store and Google Play has a few hundred thousand more than that. Total app downloads have passed the 150 billion mark.
But some are wondering whether apps are about to be repl... | Is the smartphone app doomed? |
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New York Judge Thomas Griesa said the plan was "lawless".
However, he stopped short of finding the country in contempt of court.
Argentina was trying to get around an earlier court ruling banning it from paying interest to investors who had accepted restructur... | Argentina's plan to exit its debt default by asking investors holding defaulted bonds to swap them for new locally issued debt has been ruled "illegal" by a US court. |
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A 52-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being attacked outside the Variety Bar at about 00:40 on 24 December.
The man in the image is in his early 20s with brown hair and was wearing a blue jacket, blue jeans and black and white tra... | Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a serious assault in Glasgow city centre on Christmas Eve. |
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Christopher McAuley, 35, admitted being concerned in the supply of the drugs at his home in Glasgow in September 2016.
Defence advocate Sarah Livingstone said the father of two had been holding the drugs for others and he had no idea of the value or purity.
At... | A car salesman with debt and gambling problems was caught with cocaine and heroin with an estimated street value of £330,000, a court has heard. |
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Police received a report of the 58-year-old man being injured in Udny, near Pitmedden, at about 17.15 on Wednesday.
The emergency services attended but the man died.
Police Scotland said his next of kin had been informed and the Health and Safety Executive is ... | A man has died after an incident at a dairy farm in Aberdeenshire. |
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There will be no announcement before the Senate returns on 22 February, said deputy press secretary Eric Schultz.
Republicans have demanded President Barack Obama - a Democrat - leave the nomination to his successor next year.
Mr Scalia, 79, was found dead at ... | A new US Supreme Court judge to replace justice Antonin Scalia will be nominated by the president after next week, the White House has said. |
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