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Cook dropped a simple catch when Sangakkara was on 41, the left-hander going on to 112 in Sri Lanka's 292-7.
The captain was then lbw for one in the first over of England's reply.
The tourists slumped to 84-5 and, despite 55 from Joe Root, were bowled out for ... | A Kumar Sangakkara century led Sri Lanka to a 90-run victory over England in the sixth one-day international, a win that sealed the series 4-2 on a miserable day for Alastair Cook. |
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An international coalition has been conducting air strikes in Iraq and Syria since last August.
The first breakdown of US costs, released by the Pentagon, show that two-thirds of the total bill has gone to the Air Force.
It came as Congress rejected legislatio... | The US spends more than $9m (£5.7m) a day on the war against Islamic State, and has poured $2.7bn (£1.7bn) into the bombing campaign since the start. |
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Hamza Bashir, of Glenfield Drive, Middlesbrough, admitted causing Linda Warren's death by driving without due care and attention on October 23, 2014.
The 20-year-old was due to stand trial but changed his plea to guilty when he appeared at Teesside Crown Court... | A man has admitted causing the death of a 60-year-old woman who was fatally struck by a car. |
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The comedian hit headlines over his involvement in a tax avoidance scheme which the former prime minister, David Cameron, called "morally wrong".
"When you're in the middle of that [it's] like, 'could this be a career-ender?'" he told BBC Radio 4's Desert Isla... | Jimmy Carr has said the furore over his tax affairs in 2012 could have ended his career. |
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The claim appeared to come as a surprise, and was not backed up by any evidence.
First Mr Obama's spokesman, then the former US intelligence chief James Clapper denied any wiretap had been ordered.
But President Trump, via his press secretary Sean Spicer, has ... | They were arguably Donald Trump's most striking claims to date: a series of tweets, accusing then-President Barack Obama of wire-tapping Trump Tower during the election. |
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Under the deal, the developer McAleer and Rushe will build flats for Queen's students on two Belfast city centre sites.
Planning permission is already being sought for the schemes on College Avenue and McClintock Street.
The firm estimates the total value of t... | Queen's University has signed an agreement with a property firm to develop 1,200 student accommodation places. |
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Russian news agency Tass reported the coach of Marina Shainova saying her B sample, and that of Nadezhda Evstyukhina, 28, have tested positive.
Vladimir Shainov said: "Certainly, her medal will be taken away and she will be disqualified. Evstyukhina is in the ... | Two Russian female weightlifters face being stripped of their Olympic medals after positive drug tests. |
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The Foxes are 15th and just two points above the relegation zone following a 2-1 defeat at the Stadium of the Light.
Their return of 13 points after 14 games is the worst record of any defending Premier League cha... | "Everything is wrong" with Leicester City's Premier League title defence and they are in a relegation battle after losing to Sunderland on Saturday, says manager Claudio Ranieri. |
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Said Kouachi was buried secretly late on Friday in the eastern city of Reims, where he had lived before the attack.
The mayor of Reims said he had opposed the burial, fearing a grave could become a shrine, but had been forced to accept it by law.
Attacks in Pa... | One of the brothers who launched a deadly attack against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has been buried in an unmarked grave. |
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The UK's Brexit Secretary David Davis and the EU's Michel Barnier will meet to assess the past four days of talks.
Groups of British and EU officials have been discussing citizen's rights, the Irish border and separation issues, including UK financial liabilit... | Brexit negotiators are to outline what progress has been made so far as the latest round of talks come to an end. |
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The PSNI in Ards said the drone was located in the Kircubbin area of County Down and was found by a resident in their garden.
They have issued a warning however, "be prepared to describe the drone in detail".
They also want people to bring documentation for pr... | Police in Northern Ireland have made an appeal to reunite the public with a more unusual type of lost property - a drone. |
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The agreement was signed at an EU summit in Riga, Latvia, with the leaders of six post-Soviet nations.
The loan aims to help cash-strapped Ukraine implement economic reforms, as fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the east has taken a heavy toll.
Ukraine is un... | The EU has agreed a €1.8bn (£1.3bn; $2bn) loan to Ukraine - described as a landmark deal for a non-EU member. |
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The Dutchman, 33, has signed a three-year deal and re-joins new Toffees boss Ronald Koeman after they worked together at Ajax and Southampton.
"Koeman is one of the best coaches. He is straight talking, fair and has confidence in me which counts as well," Stek... | Everton have signed goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg from Championship side Fulham for an undisclosed fee. |
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The Swans are bottom of the Premier League after Saturday's heavy defeat.
New head coach Paul Clement admits it will be "very hard" to keep them up, but Wenger has hope for Swansea.
"When you lack confidence you need a win and when you lose again, it seems dif... | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Swansea City are good enough to avoid relegation despite watching his side thrash them 4-0 at the Liberty Stadium. |
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In today's Chinese publications, English abbreviations and acronyms also pop up frequently without any Chinese translations: GDP, WTO, Wifi, CEO, MBA, VIP and the air pollutant term PM2.5 are among the most popular.
This phenomenon, termed "zero translation", ... | Nowadays, if you eavesdrop on Chinese people's phone conversations, it is commonplace to hear English phrases popping up here and there, like "Okay", "Cool" and "Bye bye". |
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In Northern Ireland, people have been commemorating the suffering of the 36th Ulster Division and the loss of more than 2,000 of its men in the first few days of the battle.
However, thousands of men from what is now the Republic of Ireland also fought for the... | 1 July this year is the centenary of the start of the Battle of the Somme. |
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Wiggins and team-mates Richie Porte and Chris Froome ramped up the pressure in the final 5km with 2011 winner Cadel Evans sticking stubbornly with them.
Briton Froome broke clear in the last 200m to win stage seven, with Evans and Wiggins finishing two seconds... | Britain's Bradley Wiggins took the race leaders' yellow jersey as Team Sky showed their power on the Tour de France's first summit finish. |
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The seemingly strange plan to send ice to the coldest place on Earth is part of a scientific mission to "rescue" some of the world's most endangered glacial ice.
Bubbles in old, deep glacial ice are frozen records of our past atmosphere.
Scientists say their p... | More than 400 pieces of Alpine ice have been moved to a giant freezer - a first step in their journey to Antarctica. |
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Amy Stewart failed to confirm her location on Saturday following a weeklong licence.
She did not return to the prison when she was due to the next day. Stewart is not thought to be a risk to members of the public.
Officers say they are currently carrying out i... | Police have started a search for a 31-year-old woman who has absconded from Cornton Vale Prison in Stirlingshire. |
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The collision, involving a red Xsara Picasso and a silver Kawasaki motorcycle, happened in Aberhosan at 09:30 BST on Monday.
His family said in a statement he was a "beloved father and grandfather whose passion was motorcycles".
"He is in our hearts as long as... | The motorcyclist who died after a crash near Machynlleth, Powys, has been named as 67-year-old Malcolm Willis from the Telford area. |
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Defender Wilson, 30, made 51 appearances after signing from Celtic in 2013 for a second spell at the club.
Former Hamburg midfielder Tesche, 28, signed as a free agent in August 2014 and featured in 50 games for Forest.
Winger Burke, 32, scored six goals in 54... | Nottingham Forest have announced Kelvin Wilson, Robert Tesche and Chris Burke will be released at the end of their contracts in June. |
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Vern Cotter's side will face the Asian champions on Saturday 18 June at Toyota Stadium, Toyota City, and the following Saturday at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo.
Both matches, at venues that will host games at the next Rugby World Cup, have a kick-off time of 11:... | BBC Scotland has secured the live television rights to show Scotland's two-Test series against Japan in June. |
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The review follows pressure from civil rights groups to investigate the death of Mario Woods at the hands of police.
His shooting in a hail of bullets in December sparked widespread outrage.
The force is the latest in the US to face attention over fatalities i... | The US Justice Department has announced an investigation into the San Francisco police force, eight weeks after the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old black man provoked fury in the city. |
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The 18-year-old disappeared as she walked to her parents' house in Coventry in December 1991. Her body has never been found.
Nigel Barwell and his brother-in-law, Thomas O'Reilly, deny her murder.
Marilyn Payne said Nicola was looking forward to Christmas in a... | The mother of missing Nicola Payne has told a murder trial her daughter was a devoted mother who would never leave her young son. |
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"Andy will be disappointed and will feel he could have done more in the latter stages of the match, and Laura will be disappointed with the double faults towards the end of the match, but this will still go down as a great day for British tennis."
The British ... | Andy Murray could not add the Olympic mixed doubles gold medal to his men's singles title as he and Laura Robson lost to Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi. |
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The two sides did not issue a joint statement or action plan after the meeting and cancelled scheduled press conferences.
The US was critical of China's trade surplus and demanded "more fair" trade arrangements.
Separately, US President Donald Trump indicated ... | The US and China have wrapped up contentious trade talks in Washington without agreement. |
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It has been "good practice" to offer the coil for a decade.
But the National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) says advice on the issue needs to improve.
In 2014-15, 95% of women given emergency contraception by sexual and reproductive health... | Women should be advised that the coil is a more effective form of emergency contraception than the morning-after pill, new guidance says. |
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Don Lock, 79, died after a suspected road-rage confrontation on the A24 near Findon on Thursday evening.
Matthew Daley, 34, of St Elmo Road, Worthing, who was arrested the next day, is due to appear before Crawley Magistrates' Court on Monday.
He has also bee... | A man has been charged with murdering a great-grandfather who was stabbed after a car crash in West Sussex. |
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The 26-year-old Hull midfielder failed a drugs test in May 2015, almost a year after his newborn son Jake Junior died.
The Football Association decided not to ban him because of "the unique nature of circumstances... | Jake Livermore says his positive test for cocaine was the "get out of jail free card" he needed to start to come to terms with the death of his son. |
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The 2014 world downhill mountain bike champion has signed a two-year contract with Radon after six years with left Madison Saracen.
The 23-year-old Welsh rider resumed training before Christmas after breaking a collarbone in September.
"I went over to visit th... | Manon Carpenter is raring to go after joining a new cycling team for 2017. |
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Gavin Massey scored the only goal of the game in the 18th minute, side-footing in from Elliot Lee's fine pass.
Visiting keeper Elliot Parish saved on-loan Norwich player Jacob Murphy's penalty shortly before the interval.
A second Easter win for 23rd-placed Co... | League One strugglers Colchester United further dented Coventry City's play-off hopes with victory at the Ricoh Arena. |
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In cities from Boston to Chicago, fast food workers and union organisers marched outside of various McDonalds.
The movement has seen some success, with cities such as San Francisco and Seattle raising the minimum wage.
US President Barack Obama has said he sup... | US fast food worker protests expanded to 190 cities on Thursday as the movement to raise the minimum wage in the US to $15 (£9.57) an hour reached a two-year anniversary. |
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One is radical change in the energy market. Grangemouth's petro-chemical plant has fed off North Sea gas, which is depleting.
It needed to re-equip to import gas, shipped across the Atlantic at much lower prices. America's shale boom is up-ending the energy ma... | There are big forces at work on the banks of the Firth of Forth. |
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The charges against Chaka Fattah, who represents Pennsylvania, include bribery, fraud and money laundering.
In one case, he is said to have used cash raised for an election campaign to pay off some of his son's student debt.
Mr Fattah, 58, who was first electe... | A veteran US Democratic congressman has been charged with misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars of federal, charitable and campaign funds. |
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Victory would have put Godleman's side on top of their group and they posted 303-4 after he made 90 off 97 balls.
England opener Alex Hales gave the Notts reply early impetus with two sixes and 11 fours in his 77.
Riki Wessels made 67 and they reached 286-6 wi... | Derbyshire skipper Billy Godleman was out in the 90s for the second game in a row as they lost to neighbours Notts by four wickets in the One-Day Cup. |
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Up to £6m of extra cash has been requested for the Carmarthen building, BBC Wales revealed on Thursday.
Arfon AM Sian Gwenllian said the case for building it in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, should now be reconsidered.
"I was under the impression that the move would b... | S4C's new headquarters should be relocated 120 miles away from the approved site, an AM has said. |
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The National Maritime Museum in Cornwall plans to run Viking Voyagers from 20 March to 22 February 2017.
Sword parts, glass beads and iron nails from a Viking ship burial are among the items on loan from the Isle of Man.
Allison Fox, archaeology curator at Man... | Part of the Manx Viking collection has been loaned to a UK museum for a major new exhibition opening later this year. |
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The firm said hackers accessed at most 1.2 million email addresses, names and phone numbers and 21,000 unique bank account numbers and sort codes.
It said the scaling down did not lessen the seriousness of the incident.
Police have made a second arrest, a 16-y... | TalkTalk has confirmed the exact scale of last week's cyber-attack, with fewer people affected than earlier thought. |
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Hughes is worried that the 24-year-old Portugal-born Dutch international may have fractured his cheekbone.
"The fear is that it may be a crack in a cheekbone," Hughes told BBC Stoke.
"He's got a big bang on the side of his cheek. We'll have to wait and see as ... | Stoke City loan defender Bruno Martins Indi has become the latest concern for manager Mark Hughes after suffering a head injury in Saturday's 2-0 home victory against Burnley. |
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A firefighter died in the town of Schwaebisch Gmuend while trying to rescue a flood victim, who also died.
In Weissbach a man died when an underground garage was flooded. A girl who took shelter from the rain under a bridge was killed by a train.
The state of ... | Four people have died in floods in southwestern Germany after torrential rain in the past 24 hours. |
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Sheikh Khalifa bin Abdullah, a member of the ruling family, has been moved to another senior security role.
The inquiry, published last week, found that "excessive force" had been used against pro-democracy protesters.
More than 40 people died during Shia-led ... | King Hamad of Bahrain has replaced the head of the country's security agency following an inquiry into the crackdown on protesters earlier this year. |
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BBC News looks at how their relationship has become strained and how their language towards each other has reflected it.
Last summer, father and daughter had a public disagreement over a remark about Jewish singer Patrick Bruel which was condemned as anti-Semi... | Relations between Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder and honorary president of France's far-right National Front (FN), and his daughter, Marine, the party's president, have steadily deteriorated in the full media glare. |
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Piotr Olejarczyk, 29, got into an argument with Jakub Gorski in Salford on 10 June before stabbing him in the heart with a kitchen knife.
Mr Gorski was taken to Salford Royal hospital where he later died.
Olejarczyk, of Knoll Street, Salford, was told he would... | A man who stabbed a 19-year-old to death has been jailed for life for his murder. |
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Sterling fell 1.5% against the US currency on Sunday to its lowest level since the flash crash in October.
Analysts said traders were reacting negatively to reports that the prime minister would signal plans on Tuesday to quit the EU single market.
The pound h... | The pound has fallen against the dollar to below $1.20 ahead of a key speech from Theresa May on Brexit this week. |
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Former Bristol Rovers man Brunt, 23, has been out since March 2016 with a cruciate ligament injury.
He has scored 13 goals in 57 appearances for the Pilgrims, but is out of contract this summer.
Ijaha, 27, has had an operation on a pelvic problem and has made ... | Manager Derek Adams has confirmed Plymouth Argyle striker Ryan Brunt and midfielder David Ijaha will not play again this season. |
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He had promised to wait until the Senate passed the 2017 budget, which it did earlier in the day.
President Sergio Mattarella will start consultations with political parties over forming a caretaker government at 18:00 (17:00 GMT) on Thursday.
In the meantime,... | Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has handed in his resignation to Italy's president, three days after losing a referendum he had staked his career on. |
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Kensington Palace said the duchess was suffering from a severe sickness - as she did when she was pregnant with Prince George.
Speaking at a visit to Oxford University the duke said it had been a "tricky few days" but was "great news".
The couple's second baby... | Prince William says he and the Duchess of Cambridge are "thrilled" they are expecting their second child. |
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It was part of a weekend of events commemorating the longest continuous military campaign in World War II.
The service, attended by the Princess Royal, was followed by a march to remember the thousands who lost their lives during the battle.
It fought for cont... | A service at Liverpool Cathedral has been held to honour those killed in The Battle of the Atlantic. |
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A judging panel gave the award to Walsh for the one-liner: "I just deleted all the German names off my phone. It's Hans free."
But fellow comic Pete Cunningham said he had been using the joke in his own routine for many years.
TV channel Dave, which sponsors t... | A comedian has claimed that he was the first to tell the joke which won Darren Walsh the prize for the funniest gag at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. |
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Ms Merkel has been named the magazine's 'Person of the Year' and Davidson's portrait adorns the cover of the world-famous publication.
He did not meet her in person but took inspiration from photos and footage.
The Belfast-born artist told the BBC that the inv... | The artist Colin Davidson, from Northern Ireland, has painted the German Chancellor Angela Merkel for Time magazine. |
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Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side are five points clear of Ajax at the top after a 10th consecutive Eredivisie win.
Jan-Arie van der Heijden headed a late winner, which goalline technology showed to be fully over the line by millimetres.
Jens Toornstra had given... | Feyenoord boosted their chances of a first Dutch title since 1999 by beating champions PSV Eindhoven. |
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The problematic transactions reached up to thousands of pesos. Some users claimed on social media that their accounts had even gone into the red.
BPI chief executive Cezar Consing apologised on Wednesday morning in an interview with a local TV station.
"This i... | The Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) says a major system glitch led to customers being hit by unauthorised money withdrawals and deposits. |
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A Gol aircraft on a commercial flight collided with a private jet in mid-air in September 2006, in the skies above the Caiapó indigenous reserve.
The Caiapó tribe refused to go back to the area where the debris fell.
They say it is now polluted and cursed with... | One of Brazil's top airlines, Gol, has agreed to pay $1.3m (£1m) to an indigenous tribe in compensation for the damage caused by a 2006 plane crash. |
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The Grange will host both matches on 15 and 17 June.
The nations met at the World Twenty20 in 2016, with the Scots all out for 136 in the final over of an 11-run defeat in India.
"This will be the first full member ODI that I have been involved in outside of a... | Scotland will play two one-day internationals against Zimbabwe in Edinburgh this summer. |
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The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) spotted the powerful TOS-1 Buratino multiple rocket launcher in Luhansk.
Meanwhile, the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France discussed peace efforts in Ukraine, with Paris and Kiev sayin... | International monitors say they have found a new type of Russian-made rocket system in rebel-held eastern Ukraine. |
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American Kisner, 33, trailed overnight leader Webb Simpson by three strokes before clinching the second PGA Tour title of his career.
Defending champion Jordan Spieth, 23, was tied second with fellow American Sean O'Hair and Spain's Jon Rahm, while Simpson fin... | Kevin Kisner produced six birdies in a final round four-under-par 66 to win the Dean & Deluca Invitational. |
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Michael Woods netted the winner 18 minutes into the second half, prodding beyond Will Norris after being played in by Padraig Amond.
That came shortly after Norris had clawed out a header from his own defender Leon Legge, who had miscued an attempted backpass.... | Hartlepool won away from home for the first time since October 1 with victory at 10-man Cambridge. |
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At an open event in Gorseinon, Gower, Carwyn Jones promised a "fresh and exciting" manifesto for 2016 to answer claims the party had run out of ideas.
Labour lost Gower to the Tories at the general election in May after holding the seat for more than 100 years... | The first minister has said he is prepared for an "uncomfortable" process of listening to voters' concerns as Labour plans for the assembly election. |
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The fragments were detected around a frozen lake near Chebarkul, a town in the Chelyabinsk region, where the meteorite is believed to have landed.
Viktor Grohovsky, of the Urals Federal University, told Russian media that the material contained about 10% iron.... | Fragments from a meteorite have been found in Russia's Urals region where it struck on Friday, injuring some 1,200 people, Russian scientists say. |
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The announcement on who will replace actor Matt Smith will be made during a special live show on BBC One.
Zoe Ball will host the programme, which will feature an interview with the new 12th Doctor as well as contributions from stars who have played previous in... | Fans are eagerly awaiting the news of who will be unveiled as the new star of Doctor Who later. |
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The 48-year-old was seriously assaulted in Comely Bank at about 02:45. He was taken to Hairmyres Hospital, where he has undergone surgery for his injuries.
The two men who attacked him used weapons and attempted to conceal their identities.
Police have appeale... | Detectives have said an attack on a man in Hamilton was attempted murder. |
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Lightning were 66-45 victors over Bath, as they look to become the first table-toppers to go on and take the title.
Runners-up Wasps, the only new franchise to make the play-offs, beat Thunder 63-48 in the second semi-final.
Last year's beaten finalists Thunde... | Loughborough Lightning and Wasps will contest Sunday's Superleague final after semi-final wins over Team Bath and Manchester Thunder respectively. |
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The cancer is often associated with children, but some types become more common with age.
The study, published in the journal Cell Reports, showed 70% of healthy people in their 90s had genetic errors that could lead to leukaemia.
The researchers warn that the... | It is "almost inevitable" that your blood will take the first steps towards leukaemia as you age, researchers show. |
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The device was discovered on an eastbound Jubilee Line train at North Greenwich in south-east London at about 11:00 BST.
North Greenwich station, which serves the O2 Arena, was evacuated but reopened at about 18:50 BST.
The Metropolitan Police Counter Terroris... | A suspect device found on a London Underground train was destroyed in a controlled explosion. |
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Simply getting a driving licence can have enormous benefits for young Aboriginal people.
In regional towns with limited public transport, they can often feel compelled to drive without a licence, but inexperience can be fatal.
While Aboriginal people are less ... | It could boost the health of Australia's most disadvantaged people and is having a profound effect on lives, yet it doesn't involve a doctor, a clinic or medication. |
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The body of Jordan Kane Woonton, from Nottinghamshire, was found at the residential Pentwyn School at Clyro near Hay-on-Wye in June 2012.
The school was closed in December 2012 by Hampshire-based owners, Hillcrest.
Hillcrest said it gave tailored care to Jorda... | Failures by a children's home in Powys were partly to blame for a 15-year-old boy killing himself, a jury at an inquest has concluded. |
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But Tory former Lords leader Lord Strathclyde warned peers that delaying its passage in subsequent stages would be "comprehensively damaging" for the upper chamber's reputation.
The private member's bill would enact PM David Cameron's pledge to hold an in/out ... | A bill that would allow a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU in 2017 has cleared its first Lords hurdle. |
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The rate of unemployment in Wales for January to March fell to 4.8%.
The UK average was unchanged at 5.1%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Figures show the number of people working in Wales is also 74,000 higher than for the same period ... | Unemployment has continued to fall in Wales and is once again lower than the UK average, according to the latest figures. |
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A BBC investigation found the report in August 2012 was misleading and unfair.
The programme has also been under fire for dropping a report into disgraced BBC DJ Jimmy Savile and wrongly linking Lord McAlpine to a sex abuse inquiry.
The apology was broadcast o... | The BBC has apologised for a Newsnight report about military charity Help for Heroes that gave the false impression it was responsible for shortcomings in support offered to wounded veterans. |
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Money was being raised for Coniston and Lochaber mountain rescue teams which ran a 38-day search for the couple.
Rachel Slater, 24, and Tim Newton, 27, were caught in an avalanche on Ben Nevis on Valentine's day last year.
Pianist Robert Richmond hoped people ... | A grand piano has been carried to a point overlooking a Cumbrian lake to honour two climbers killed on Britain's highest mountain. |
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The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales - Hefcw - said it reflected its response to "significant reductions" to resources over two years.
In total, the sector will get £99.3m from the body over the 2017-18 academic year, down from £127.6m in 2016-17.
It... | Higher education bodies in Wales will get £28.3m less funding in the coming year, it has been announced. |
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Green claimed his contract entitled him to legal expenses for any court action arising from his time at Ibrox.
But the Championship leaders have announced that an appeal from Green's legal team against an earlier court ruling on his expenses has failed.
He wil... | Rangers say they will "vigorously pursue" former chief executive Charles Green for legal costs. |
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A dull first-half saw very few chances created and it was not until just after the hour mark that Byron Harrison got his 19th goal of the season to put Barrow into the lead.
The visitors doubled their lead just five minutes later as Akil Wright broke free and ... | Braintree will go into the final day of the National League season in the relegation zone after they were beaten 2-0 at home by Barrow. |
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7,500 people are estimated to die in English hospitals every year due to avoidable mistakes.
One of these was Joshua Titcombe, who passed away at Furness General Hospital a few days after he was born in 2008 because clinicians didn't spot clear warning signs o... | Copying the aviation industry and even professional cycling may help the NHS save lives, writes Matthew Syed. |
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If that's not your bag, then please don't proceed any further, I won't take it personally.
Of course today, most people in SW1 are firmly in the Budget day two phase, quite rightly poring over the detail as think tanks and independent number crunchers get thei... | From time to time, you know I like to pass on some of the conspiracy theories that do the rounds in Westminster. |
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Cavanagh, 33, ended speculation over his future by committing to another Red Hands campaign in November.
The Tyrone squad includes Niall Morgan, Peter Harte, Mattie Donnelly, Tiernan McCann, Connor McAliskey, Colm Cavanagh and Cathal McCarron.
Harte will be m... | Sean Cavanagh has been named in a strong Tyrone Dr McKenna Cup squad as Mickey Harte's charges chase a sixth straight triumph in the competition. |
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The 74-year-old told BBC Radio 4's Front Row programme she would make a "terrific subject" but he prefers to paint people he knows.
"When I was asked I told them I was very busy painting England actually. Her country," he said.
An exhibition showcasing his lan... | Artist David Hockney has revealed he turned down a request to paint the Queen because he was "very busy". |
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Four people were killed as tornadoes moved through northern Mississippi, officials said, and two in Tennessee and one in Arkansas.
There have been reports of at least 20 tornadoes of varying severity.
The high winds have also caused significant damage to homes... | A storm described by forecasters as "particularly dangerous" has hit the South and Mid-west of the US, killing at least seven people and injuring scores more ahead of Christmas. |
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He told BBC News NI that direct rule was a not "a good option".
Mr Corbyn added that he was surprised that a number of unionist politicians had raised the prospect of its introduction.
"I don't know quite why they'd say that unless that is something that they ... | Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he does not want to see the imposition of direct rule from London if the Stormont Executive collapses. |
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The proportion of A* and A grades is 25% - 2.7% higher than 2016. The 8.3% of A* grades is the best since 2010 when it was introduced.
This year sees results for 14 new "reformed" A-level courses for the first time.
But the number of entries, 33,294, is the lo... | A-level results for the top grades are the best since 2009 in Wales, according to results published on Thursday. |
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It is the fourth time the petition, brought by former boss Martin Foyle and Revenue & Customs, has been postponed.
With some debts settled, the Bulls will meet creditors on 15 August to finalise a Companies Voluntary Agreement to sort out the rest of the outst... | Troubled Hereford United will start the new Southern League season after their long-standing winding-up order was again adjourned until 1 September. |
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The defence ministry said the special forces soldier died in the far north of the West African nation after his vehicle hit a roadside bomb.
Six French soldiers have been killed since France launched an operation in Mali in January to drive Islamist rebels fro... | A French paratrooper has been killed and two others were seriously injured in Mali, French officials say. |
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The Government Accountability Office said the Pentagon was one of several departments where "legacy systems" urgently needed to be replaced.
The report said taxpayers spent $61bn (£41bn) a year on maintaining ageing technologies.
It said that was three times ... | The US nuclear weapons force still uses a 1970s-era computer system and 8-inch floppy disks, a government report has revealed. |
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England lost eight wickets for eight runs in 19 balls to lose by 75 runs in Bangalore, with spinner Yuzvendra Chahal taking 6-25 in his four overs.
The loss sealed a 2-1 T20 series defeat for England, who also lost the Test and one-day series during the tour.
... | England need to work on how they play spin bowling after their tour of India ended in a crushing Twenty20 defeat, says head coach Trevor Bayliss. |
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It is the 56-year-old's first job since he was sacked as manager of UAE side Al Wasl in July 2012.
Al-Fujairah tweeted a picture of Maradona holding the club's shirt.
"I want to tell you that I am the new coach of Al-Fujairah SC, in the second division of the ... | Argentina legend Diego Maradona has been appointed head coach of Al-Fujairah FC, the United Arab Emirates second-tier club say. |
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That is the finding of a Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) report that is critical of the Department of Education's efforts to reduce the number of empty places.
The report also said school "leadership in post-primaries" must be improved.
There are also too... | The number of empty places in schools in Northern Ireland has risen to about one fifth of the entire number of places available. |
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He spent his entire career at Bath, but played just 15 Premiership games in the last three seasons at the Rec.
"Everyone else was an international so it was very hard to get into the team and then stay in," he said.
"Here I feel it's an even playing field, if ... | New Exeter winger Olly Woodburn hopes he can show former club Bath what they have missed out on by making a major impact with the Chiefs. |
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Westland Horticulture manufactures and supplies gardening products to retailers and currently employs 238 people in Dungannon.
The firm has built a new fertiliser manufacturing plant in the town and is investing in new machinery and staff training programmes.
... | Seventy new jobs are being created by a horticulture company in County Tyrone, in a £9.6m expansion of its business. |
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Co-ordinated by the FBI, the raids were carried out in the US, UK and six other countries.
The money was made by selling software that claimed to find security risks on PCs and then asked for cash to fix the non-existent problems.
The raids seized 40 computers... | A gang that made more than $72m (£45m) peddling fake security software has been shut down in a series of raids. |
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The route covers 186 miles (299 km) from Amroth to St Dogmaels and passes cliff tops, beaches and estuaries.
It took 28 days between April and June 2016 to film after Google loaned the authority a backpack-mounted camera.
Rights of way manager Anthony Richards... | People can now take a virtual walk of the Pembrokeshire coast path national trail after it was added to Google Street View. |
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The 37-year-old from Lancashire has been a mixed martial arts fighter for 12 years, but gets his first title shot when he faces middleweight champion Luke Rockhold of America on Saturday.
"A world title has eluded the UK so far," he told BBC Three.
"The sport'... | Michael Bisping has said becoming Britain's first UFC champion would mean "everything" to him. |
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The Cherry and Whites announced in November that Fearns, 28, would move to Kingsholm on a three-year deal after the conclusion of the 2016-17 season.
But Lyon offered him "significantly increased personal terms".
Gloucester CEO Steven Vaughan said the club had... | Gloucester have confirmed back-row forward Carl Fearns will remain with Lyon, despite signing a deal to move to the Premiership side this summer. |
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Fe ddaw hyn yn dilyn dadl ymhlith rhengoedd y blaid ar ôl i Mr Jones enwi cabinet oedd yn cynnwys Ceidwadwyr.
Roedd y blaid yn genedlaethol wedi dweud nad oedden nhw am ganiatáu i'w chynghorwyr gydweithio gyda'r Torïaid.
Ymhlith y rhai sydd wedi ei feirniadu m... | Mae arweinydd Cyngor Conwy, Gareth Jones, wedi cyhoeddi ei fod yn gadael grŵp Plaid Cymru. |
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The Englishman, 36, was pipped to the Masters title by Sergio Garcia in a dramatic play-off earlier this month.
"I'm excited about going back to the Irish Open," said Rose, who won the US Open in 2013.
"Irish fans are always a lot of fun to play in front of, i... | Olympic gold medallist Justin Rose will make his first Irish Open appearance in seven years when he competes at Portstewart in July. |
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The Department for Communities and Local Government has hired a property adviser to find a tenant for the Zenith building at a rent of £500,000 a year.
The building cost about £23m and was one of nine regional centres intended to replace 46 local control rooms... | A multi-million pound building which was meant to house a regional emergency control centre for the fire service has been put on the market. |
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Luka Pibernik punched the air as he crossed the finish line - but the route looped back for another lap in Messina.
He only appeared to realise his mistake after the peloton swept past.
Welsh Team Sky rider Gerain... | Fernando Gaviria won his second stage at the Giro d'Italia in a sprint finish, after another rider celebrated 'winning' stage five with 6km to go. |
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Transgender people can face judgement and hostility in India, and around half of them fail to complete their schooling as a result.
Sahaj International is the first school of its kind in India.
It will welcome 10 pupils, aged 25-50.
The students will be prepar... | A residential school for transgender people has been opened in the Indian city of Kochi, to help adults who dropped out of school finish their education. |
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Jason Bourne, which sees Matt Damon return to the lead role, is the fifth instalment of the franchise.
Last week's number one - Star Trek Beyond - dropped a place after taking a further $24m (£18.1m) over the weekend.
Bad Moms, a comedy starring Mila Kunis and... | The latest film in the Bourne series has topped the US box office after taking $60m (£45.3m) on its opening weekend. |
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He earlier called for calm and said he would respect the ruling but struck a more combative note at a Nairobi rally.
The court cited irregularities in last month's election and ordered a new one within 60 days.
The poll had raised fears of major violence simil... | Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has branded judges in the country's Supreme Court "crooks" after they annulled his win in presidential elections. |
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Protesters, some wearing face masks and holding black balloons, gathered as temperatures fell below -20C.
Ulaanbaatar, one of the world's coldest capitals, is also one of the most polluted cities in the world, according to the UN children's agency Unicef.
Many... | Thousands of Mongolians took to the streets of the capital, Ulaanbaatar, on Saturday to call for the government to take action on air pollution. |
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