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Doing innovative things with data and technology is often called the "digital economy" - this week we are looking at what is being done to grow it in Wales.
Here, Prof Tom Crick, a computer scientist at Cardiff Metropolitan University, asks whether our childre... | In the past, relative prosperity in Wales came from iron, coal and heavy industry - but where will we make money and improve our economy in the future? |
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3D prints of the remains of Homo naledi will be on display at the NHM's Science Uncovered event.
They were given to the institution by the Johannesburg discovery team.
Bones from perhaps 15 of the human-like creatures were recovered from a cave complex not far... | They are among the most sensational fossils to be found in Africa in recent years, and visitors to London's Natural History Museum can see what all the fuss is about on Friday. |
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was committed to "fight this evil, to find the perpetrators [and] to bring them to justice".
The 18-month-old boy's parents and four-year-old brother were seriously injured in the attack in Duma.
Palestinian offici... | Israel has vowed to catch arsonists, suspected to be Jewish settlers, who killed a Palestinian infant in a firebomb attack on a West Bank village. |
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It means that UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will not have any input into this decision in the future.
In England, Scotland and Wales men can give blood if they have not had sex with another man for at least a year.
In Northern Ireland there is a lifetime ban... | The Court of Appeal in Belfast has ruled that Stormont's Health Minister should decide whether a lifetime ban on gay men giving blood in Northern Ireland should be lifted. |
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The claim: Pensioners would be £872 worse off if the triple-lock was taken away. The triple-lock is a commitment to raise the basic state pension by average earnings, inflation or 2.5%, whichever is higher.
Reality Check verdict: In the long-term, pensioners w... | Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Theresa May refused to say whether the Conservatives will keep the same protections for the state pension if they win the general election. |
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The owner had written negative comments about Garadget's kit on both Amazon and the start-up's own site after having problems with its app.
People have expressed concern about the US firm's actions.
The block has been reversed and founder Denis Grisak agreed h... | The maker of an internet-enabled garage door device is facing a backlash after blocking its use by a customer who had complained about the tech. |
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He was discovered between Castlereagh Parade and Glenvarlock Street, off the Castlereagh Road, at about 01:30 BST on Wednesday.
The boy was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
Police have appealed for information about the incident.
Summary (one ... | A 17-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was found injured in an alleyway in east Belfast. |
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Speaking in London, the Labour leader said he would "reshape" relationships with the US and other allies, promising "no hand holding" with Donald Trump.
Labour backed "no first use" nuclear weapons, but he would do "everything necessary" to protect the country... | Jeremy Corbyn has said he will appoint a minister for peace if he wins power, but insisted he was "not a pacifist". |
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Peter Lenkov said Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park were offered "unprecedented raises" but "chose to move on".
"It's heartbreaking, but this happens on long-running shows," he wrote in a statement posted on Twitter.
Kim and Park have appeared in the show since it... | The producer of US TV show Hawaii Five-0 has spoken out about the departure of two cast members following reports the pair asked to be paid the same as their white co-stars. |
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Shamir Fenelon grabbed his second goal in as many games to put the Shots ahead after just five minutes, but Luke Young soon equalised with a well-taken free-kick.
Midfielder Bobby-Joe Taylor restored the home side's lead three minutes into the second half, wit... | Aldershot beat Torquay 3-2 to maintain their 100 per cent start to the new National League season. |
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The white BMW M4 was set alight at the Cotton Mill Brewers Fayre, off the A71 at the Moorfield roundabout, at about 21:40 on Wednesday.
Police said the 27-year-old owner of the car was with two friends in the restaurant at the time of the attack.
The car, whic... | Police are seeking two men who deliberately set fire to a high-value car in a restaurant car park in Kilmarnock. |
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Madonna's latest album, Rebel Heart, had been in pole position throughout the week, but Smith's In The Lonely Hour sneaked ahead at the last minute.
His record undoubtedly received a boost after he performed his new single, Lay Me Down, with John Legend on Fri... | Sam Smith has stopped Madonna from topping the UK album chart, denying her the 12th number one of her career. |
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The hosts were chasing the game after only two minutes when Alex Corbisiero touched down, before Leigh Halfpenny kicked four penalties.
Australia fought back just before the break but the Lions took control in the second half for a dominant 41-16 win.
(provide... | Australia captain James Horwill believes too many errors early in the decisive third Test against the British and Irish Lions cost them a series win. |
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He steered the county to two National League titles in 2002 and 2004, as well as promotion in the Championship.
Derrick played over 200 matches for Glamorgan and New Zealand's Northern Districts as a seam bowler and lower-order batsman.
He worked for the Crick... | Former Glamorgan coach and player John Derrick has died at the age of 54. |
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There are now 97 bathing areas classified as "excellent" and "good", compared to 69 in 2006.
The Bathing Waters in Wales statistics for 2016 showed these include places like Trecco Bay in Porthcawl, Gower's Oxwich Bay and Colwyn Bay, Conwy.
Natural Resources W... | The number of beaches in Wales where the water quality is high has increased by 40% in the last 10 years, figures have revealed. |
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It would make science more important at the highest levels of government, says Sir Paul, a Nobel laureate. But he admits that what he is proposing could be seen as "a deal with the devil".
The government spends more than £3bn each year on scientific research.... | One of the UK's leading scientists, Sir Paul Nurse, has proposed giving politicians a greater say in the way scientific research is funded. |
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The World Food Programme (WFP) had hoped to take a first shipment of food and medicine to the 40,000 people trapped in Madaya, a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border.
People there are reported to have been starving to death, and eating pets and grass to su... | An aid convoy which was due to reach a besieged Syrian village on Sunday has been delayed by last-minute hitches. |
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Longton Cottage Hospital closed in September amid staff shortages at hospitals run by Staffordshire and Stoke Partnership NHS Trust.
Thirty seven beds have since been reopened on a temporary basis, along with 28 beds in Stafford.
Latest figures showed local A&... | A cottage hospital that had to close because of staff shortages has been reopened to help tackle pressure on Accident and Emergency departments. |
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The Chairboys won the match 1-0 thanks to Gozie Ugwu's goal.
Both admitted to a charge of failing to ensure players behaved "in an orderly fashion" around the 41st minute, and one in relation to players/and or officials' behaviour at full-time.
Argyle have bee... | Plymouth and Wycombe have both been fined by the Football Association and warned about future conduct following their League Two match on 30 January. |
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The prominent advertisement for the "Konkani Kantaram Utsav" (Konkani song festival) announced by the BJP government's department of information and publicity, called for "songs based on achievements of the present government and emphasising the schemes implem... | The Goa government might have had different plans, but a singing competition it announced last week, with a rider that the tunes had to be paeans to the government and its schemes, seems to have hit all the wrong notes, writes Pamela D'Mello. |
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Murray, seeded third, won 6-2 6-2 1-6 6-1 to set up a fourth-round match with Croatian 23rd seed Ivo Karlovic.
There were worrying moments for the 2013 champion as he failed to win a game for 40 minutes and had tr... | Britain's Andy Murray overcame a shoulder problem to beat Italy's Andreas Seppi in four sets and secure a place in the second week of Wimbledon. |
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A report by the Audit Office also reveals that it costs £324,000 a year to keep a young person in custody.
The report says repeat offenders are responsible for 72% of all youth crime and disorder.
Violence against the person, theft, criminal damage, and publi... | Nine out of 10 children in Northern Ireland who serve a custodial sentence after breaking the law re-offend within a year of being released. |
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First Minister Carwyn Jones has travelled to South America to attend celebrations in Patagonia.
The first wave of settlers sailed on the converted tea clipper Mimosa from Liverpool to Puerto Madryn in 1865, arriving on 28 July after a two-month journey that co... | The 150th anniversary of the migration of Welsh settlers to Patagonia is being marked with events in Argentina and Wales. |
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Chief executive Peter Wanless said there had been a "staggering surge" in the number of people getting in touch.
The chief executive of funding body UK Sport said if any sport did not take enough action to deal with the issue of abuse, it would reconsider its ... | A dedicated football sex abuse hotline has received 860 calls in its first week, the NSPCC says. |
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Officers said the suspect visited the victim repeatedly at her home in Wolfe Road, offering to carry out work on her property.
But no work was undertaken at the house.
Police said the man had taken a five-figure sum of cash from the victim.
The suspect is desc... | Police are trying to trace a bogus workman who took at least £10,000 from a 79-year-old Falkirk woman over two years. |
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The Belfast club, second in the league table behind Crusaders, were unbeaten during March and also beat Cliftonville in the Irish Cup quarter-finals.
On Saturday, Healy's men face a top of the table clash with Crusaders.
"The team are on a high at the moment a... | Linfield's David Healy has been named as the Irish Premiership's manager of the month for the second time since taking up the job in October. |
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"After playing Mandela, it's very hard to read a script that doesn't have any of the qualities that man has," he told the BBC's arts editor Will Gompertz.
"It's quite interesting what it's doing to my taste in characters," he added.
The 41-year-old was speakin... | Playing Nelson Mandela in an adaptation of his autobiography has made Idris Elba more selective about his future roles, the actor has revealed. |
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The academy product, 19, joined the Sky Blues at the age of nine and his new contract runs until June 2020.
Stevenson made his professional debut earlier this season in a 3-2 win over Portsmouth in the EFL Cup, and has made a further 10 appearances this term.
... | Coventry City midfielder Ben Stevenson has signed a new four-year deal with his home-town team. |
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Kent slumped to 85-5 before batting became easier as the ball grew older.
Sean Dickson made 75 and Adam Rouse a gritty career-best 65 despite a broken finger, which forced him to retire briefly, as Kent posted 282 all out.
Timm van der Gugten was the pick of G... | Glamorgan take a lead of 91 runs over Kent into day four, after the visitors matched Welsh efforts in fighting back through the lower order. |
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Falcons have also conceded an average of 40 points per game, including last weekend's 41-3 defeat by Exeter Chiefs.
Inferior points' difference leaves Newcastle bottom, below London Irish who are also yet to recor... | Director of rugby Dean Richards says he does not feel any pressure, despite Newcastle Falcons failing to win any of their opening three Premiership games. |
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The two sides drew 5-5 on New Year's Day, after Torquay had beaten Rovers 4-3 on Boxing Day.
"The last two games have been absolute madness," Richards told BBC Devon.
"How can we score five goals away and not win the game? It's beyond me, but if someone had sa... | Torquay United captain Courtney Richards has said he cannot believe the results between his side and Forest Green Rovers over the festive period. |
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The 24-year-old, who will join the Headingley side for the start of the 2018 season, has made 21 Super League appearances this season.
He told the Leeds website: "It is a new challenge for me and something I am excited about.
"It is a massive club with a big f... | Leeds Rhinos have signed Warrington Wolves hooker Brad Dwyer on a two-year deal. |
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David Jeffrey was able to collect £66,000 from the bank fraud over the course of a year.
Jedburgh Sheriff Court heard that the 37-year-old opened the accounts at banks in the Scottish Borders between August 2014 and August 2015.
He was sentenced to 28 months ... | A man who obtained tens of thousands of pounds by opening multiple bank accounts in different names has been jailed. |
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Reade has returned to the UK following a spell BMX racing in the US.
The 26-year-old won two world titles with Victoria Pendleton, claiming team sprint titles in 2007 and 2008, before focusing solely on BMX racing.
Reade wrote on Twitter: "BMX has been my life... | Three-time BMX world champion Shanaze Reade has rejoined Britain's cycling team and will train with the track sprint squad in Manchester's velodrome. |
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Canada's Christine Sinclair hit the crossbar with a 25-yard free-kick before Deanne Rose scored from close range after Ashley Lawrence's fine run.
Rose, 17, crossed for Sinclair to score from eight yards, and hit the post herself before Beatriz pulled a goal b... | Canada won an Olympic bronze medal in the women's football with a 2-1 win over hosts Brazil in Sao Paulo. |
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Chang, who was part of the women's team who won gold on Sunday, beat Unruh 6-2 to win her second gold of these Games.
Find out about how to get into archery with our special guide.
Her compatriot and defending champion Ki Bo-bae took bronze after beating Mexic... | South Korea's Hyejin Chang beat German Lisa Unruh to win Olympic gold in the women's individual archery in Rio. |
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The plans for the revamp of Bridlington town centre include a major investment in the harbour.
Residents can attend public exhibitions of the proposals at The Spa on Monday and Tuesday 8 and 9 November and Wednesday 10 and Friday 12 November.
Views should be g... | Residents of a coastal resort are to be given a final chance to comment on proposals for the redevelopment of the town centre. |
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The Ecuadorian international started only his second Premier League game of the campaign as the Swans lost 3-1 at West Brom on Wednesday.
When he arrived at the Swans in July 2014, Montero proved a hit and Bradley said the wideman could prove vital as the Wels... | Swansea City boss Bob Bradley wants to get 'exciting' winger Jefferson Montero back to his very best. |
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He couldn't have been more wrong.
However, had he said that 2015 would be the year - history might have judged him as prophetic.
Figures from the UK car industry this week suggest we might finally be waking up to the electric revolution.
In March 2015, we boug... | Just before Christmas 2010, the then transport secretary, Philip Hammond, declared that 2011 would be the year of the electric car. |
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The newly elected Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa said Okumbi, who coached Kenyan premiership side Mathare United last season, will take interim charge of the Harambee Stars when they play Guinea Bissau next month.
Williamson had been th... | Kenya have replaced Bobby Williamson as coach of the national team with former youth coach Stanley Okumbi for the next round of Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. |
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The contenders fielded questions from a special BBC Question Time audience in Oldham, chaired by David Dimbleby.
Mr Corbyn insisted Labour would "come together" if he was re-elected leader but Mr Smith said the party would be in opposition "for a generation".
... | Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith have clashed over party unity, Brexit and anti-Semitism in a live BBC debate. |
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Spinner Rebecca Grundy and seamer Natasha Farrant, who were both in England's squad for the recent Women's World Twenty20, are not included.
The three-match series is Heather Knight's first as captain, following the retirement of Charlotte Edwards.
The first g... | England have called up uncapped Middlesex left-arm spinner Alex Hartley for the first two games of their one-day international series with Pakistan. |
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The 28-year-old joined the Tykes for a third spell in November and scored nine goals in 34 competitions.
The former Liverpool trainee scored at Wembley as the Oakwell side won both the Johnstone's Paint Trophy and the League One play-off final.
"I'm absolutely... | Barnsley winger Adam Hammill has signed a two-year contract after helping the club to the Championship. |
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Portuguese midfielder Filipe Morais was credited with the 82nd-minute winner, with defender Mark Beevers also in the mix as Bolton scrapped to get the ball over the line.
Rochdale, now without a goal in 474 minutes, claimed the close-range attempt had not cros... | Bolton closed in on the top two in League One with a derby win over Rochdale at the Macron Stadium. |
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Defender Jason Demetriou met George Evans' pass to put the Saddlers ahead, his shot deflecting off Posh's Miles Addison and into the back of the net.
Evans, on loan from Manchester City, then turned goalscorer as he poked home Kieron Morris' pull back.
The goa... | League One leaders Walsall scored twice in the last 10 minutes to secure a hard-fought victory over Peterborough. |
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Daniel Craig will play 007 for the fourth time in the film, due to be released in the UK on 23 October.
Several Twitter users have posted pictures, but the palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, has declined to comment.
Sony Pictures has not yet responded to a BBC ... | The appearance of huge cranes and fast cars at Blenheim Palace have fuelled rumours on social media it is being used as a location for the new James Bond movie, Spectre. |
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The 23-year-old Frenchman spent the 2016-17 on loan at Elland Road, scoring twice in 38 league appearances.
He is the first player to sign for the Whites since Andrea Radrizzani completed his takeover of the club on 23 May.
The Championship side are looking fo... | Leeds United have signed Sporting Lisbon winger Hadi Sacko for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. |
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The heavenly host of four will patrol the streets of Leamington Spa to direct motorists to spaces, help with change and even add 20p to the meter if a car is about to go over its allocated time.
Equipped with trumpets, they have said they will also blow their ... | A flock of "parking angels" has been recruited by traders to help shoppers avoid fines while Christmas shopping. |
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A statement said it had begun talks to sell "a portion of its ownership". Once a deal is done, Nintendo will no longer be the team's principal owner.
It has struggled to repair its finances in the face of competition from mobile gaming. On Wednesday it release... | Japanese gaming company Nintendo plans to sell its majority stake in the US baseball team, Seattle Mariners. |
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Eyup Yildirim of New Jersey and Sinan Narin of Virginia face assault charges, police said.
The brawl involving protesters and Turkish security personnel happened during a visit by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month.
Police called it a "brutal attack on... | Two Turkish nationals living in the US have been arrested in connection with violence outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington. |
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Hudson's arrival on a one-year contract can help counter balance the potential loss of Ian Sharps and Ben Heneghan.
Hudson, 24, was released after helping Wrexham finish eighth in the National League, nine places above Chester.
Chester have also confirmed that... | Chester manager Jon McCarthy has made his first signing by bringing in central defender Blaine Hudson, following his release by Wrexham. |
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Jill Saward, then 21, was sexually assaulted by two men in Ealing, west London, in 1986. Her father Michael, and her boyfriend were severely beaten.
At the end of the trial of her rapists, the judge said her trauma "had not been so great", sparking outrage.
Ms... | A woman who became a sexual assault campaigner after she was raped during a burglary at her father's vicarage has died after suffering a stroke. |
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Huda al-Ajmi, a 37-year-old teacher, has been also convicted of misusing her mobile phone.
She can appeal against the sentence.
Kuwait has punished several Twitter users in recent months for insulting its ruler, Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah, who is described as "immu... | A Kuwaiti court has sentenced a woman to 11 years in jail for insulting the emir and calling for regime change on social networking site Twitter. |
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Monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said about 120 fighters on both sides had been killed around the town of Ratyan on Friday.
As many as 20,000 refugees fleeing the fighting have gathered at a border crossing with Turkey.
Turkey says it i... | Fierce clashes have been reported near Aleppo in northern Syria, as government forces try to surround rebels holed up in the strategic city. |
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Michelle Kiss, from Whalley in Lancashire, was among 22 people who died when a suicide bomber attacked concertgoers on Monday.
In a statement, the family said she was a "loving" wife, mother and daughter to whom "family meant everything".
They said they hoped ... | The "devastated" family of a woman who died in the Manchester Arena attack said she was "taken away... in the most traumatic way imaginable". |
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Launching the Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Analytics, Cardiff University and Airbus said it was the first of its kind in Europe.
Their research will aim to protect corporate IT networks, intellectual property and critical national infrastructure.
The... | A new research centre to tackle cyber attacks has been set up in Cardiff. |
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For fairly obvious reasons, neither MI5 or their detective counterparts give the public a daily briefing on what they are up to - but their work surfaces every time there is an arrest.
The latest quarterly statistics from the government show how much the pictu... | Amid headlines about terrorism and Syria, how easy it is to measure what's really going on? |
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The claims were made to MPs at a hearing into the collapse of the firm.
In a scathing attack, the ex-chief executive of BHS, Darren Topp, alleged Mr Chappell threatened to kill him during a row over company money.
Mr Chappell described that claim as "absolute ... | The former owner of BHS, Dominic Chappell, has been accused of being "a liar" who had his "fingers in the till" by top BHS managers. |
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The FTSE 250-listed firm saw its share price close down 6.2% after pre-tax profit fell from £104.4m to £17.9m.
Overall, the FTSE 250 was 0.26% lower at 19476.35, while the 100-share index was down 0.63% at 7387.80.
On the currency markets, the pound was up 0.9... | Train and bus operator Stagecoach shares tumbled after it reported a plunge in annual profits. |
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Urthecast already has a pair of cameras on the International Space Station, one of which returns short videos.
The new proposal would see free-flying optical and radar sensors circling the globe by the start of the next decade.
Urthecast has asked the UK manuf... | Canadian group Urthecast plans to put a 16-satellite constellation in orbit to image the Earth. |
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Stephane Smith, born in Brazil but raised in the UK, scored from a penalty corner for the host nation's first ever goal at an Olympics.
But the team ranked 30th in the world were soon overwhelmed as GB struck nine... | Great Britain's men recovered from a surprise Brazil lead to win 9-1 and record their first victory of Rio 2016. |
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The Swiss, 32, broke Raonic in the first game and went on to win 6-4 6-4 6-4 in one hour and 42 minutes.
He will take on top seed Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final, after in four sets.
Federer is trying to win his 18th Grand Slam title, and his first since bea... | Seven-time champion Roger Federer dismantled the big-serving game of Canadian Milos Raonic to reach his ninth Wimbledon final. |
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The 30-year-old, who also played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Blackpool and Fulham, has been without a club since leaving Gillingham last year.
O'Hara appeared as a contestant on Channel 5 series Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year.
"When I came out of Big... | Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jamie O'Hara has signed for seventh-tier side Billericay Town. |
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The site, which gets 250 million visitors per month, said the chat areas of the site were "no longer" proving useful to users.
Most users now preferred to talk about films and actors on IMDB'S social networks, it said.
One media commentator said the boards wer... | Film information site IMDB has announced that it is shutting down its message boards. |
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Beating Bowel Cancer urged more people to come forward, and Public Health England to make it a priority to increase screening rates.
Figures show that uptake among the eligible 60- to 74-year-old age group was 58% in 2012-15.
This compared with 72% for breast ... | Bowel cancer screening uptake needs to improve, campaigners say, after figures showed just over half of those eligible in England come forward for the test. |
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Xana Doyle died after the silver Toyota Avensis ended up on its roof on Usk Way, Newport, on 9 January.
Gwent Police say a 21-year-old man has been charged with taking and driving away, and vehicle interference.
He will appear before the city's magistrates on ... | A second man has been charged in connection with a crash involving a stolen car which killed a 19-year-old woman. |
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It comes after MSPs heard claims that the military was targeting pupils from deprived areas for recruitment.
Religious group Quakers in Scotland and military recruitment watchdog Forces Watch raised the issue with the Public Petitions Committee.
Their submissi... | Scotland's Children's Commissioner is to be asked for his view on members of the armed forces visiting schools. |
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Police said the discovery was made in the grounds of Culgruff House Hotel at Crossmichael.
Robert Shaw, 52, was reported missing on Friday, sparking a search involving the Galloway Mountain Rescue Team.
A formal identification has still to take place. Police s... | A search for a man reported missing from his Dumfries and Galloway home has been stood down after a body was found. |
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Holders Hull FC entertain Catalans Dragons while Warrington Wolves, last year's losing finalists, are at home to local rivals Widnes Vikings.
League One side Barrow Raiders, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, travel to Leeds Rhinos, who are second... | Super League leaders Castleford Tigers will host St Helens in the sixth round of the Challenge Cup. |
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The Texas Department of Public Safety and Waller County Jail have agreed the payout to relatives of Sandra Bland, says their attorney, Cannon Lambert.
But the defendants' legal team said the settlement had not yet been finalised.
Ms Bland killed herself in Jul... | The family of a black motorist found hanged in her Texas jail cell has reached a $1.9m (£1.4m) settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit, a lawyer says. |
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Robert Blay, who is standing in North East Hampshire, was secretly filmed by the Daily Mirror making the comments about Ranil Jayawardena.
The recording appears to show Mr Blay threatening to shoot Mr Jayawardena if he ever became prime minister.
A UKIP spokes... | A UKIP candidate has been suspended after being filmed apparently threatening to shoot a Conservative rival. |
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The Scots had beaten China's A team in the quarter-finals but lost out 4-1 to the hosts' B side, who secured the £120,000 top prize in Wuxi.
China's Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo won the event the last time it was played, in 2011, defeating Northern Ireland.
Zho... | Fifteen-year-old Yan Bingtao and Zhou Yuelong, two years older, have beaten former world champion John Higgins and Stephen Maguire to win the World Cup. |
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Monkey World ape rescue centre in Dorset has rescued 100 primates from the British pet trade, half of which have been in the last five years.
It wants owners to be forced to provide the same level of care as zoos.
Centre director Dr Alison Cronin was joined by... | A petition calling for an end to the suffering of monkeys bought as pets has been handed in at Downing Street. |
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Nick Mann, 34, was travelling back from a concert in March when he was struck and killed by a train at Old Street Station.
His brother Robert had fallen onto the line and Nick was trying to pull him to safety as the train hit them.
A verdict of accidental deat... | The death of a man killed by a London Underground train as he tried to pull his brother from the track was an accident, a coroner has ruled. |
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The 28-year-old, linked with Manchester United, will join Atletico after the Copa America campaign with Argentina.
He spent six seasons with Benfica, making 200 appearances with 32 goals, having joined them from Argentine giants Boca Juniors in 2010.
Gaitan wo... | Atletico Madrid have agreed a deal to sign midfielder Nicolas Gaitan from Benfica for 25m euros (£19.7m). |
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Fury, 27, pulled off one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight history, outpointing Ukrainian Klitschko and bringing his nine-year reign to an end.
There was a rematch clause in the fight contract, but it is yet to... | Wladimir Klitschko says he will fight Tyson Fury again next year, having lost his world heavyweight titles to the British fighter in Dusseldorf. |
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Three-year-old Jack Rowe was being looked after by his older brother at their home in Upavon, Wiltshire, on 9 July - the day of his third birthday.
Salisbury Coroner's Court heard Jack had a "fear of water" and was normally reluctant to swim.
His family have c... | A toddler who died after he was found at the bottom of his family's swimming pool was probably reaching for a toy when he fell in, an inquest has heard. |
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English and French clubs intend to quit the Heineken Cup next year in favour of the proposed Rugby Champions Cup.
While Dodson admits the implications of a split are "grave", he insists there remains time for dialogue.
He said: "I won't pretend it's not a seri... | Scottish Rugby chief executive Mark Dodson thinks a solution will be found to ensure Scottish clubs take part in European competition next season. |
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Whyte, found not guilty of taking over the club by fraud in May 2011, was fined by the governing body in 2012 but the money was never paid.
SFA chief executive Stewart Regan confirmed the body will take advice about how to recover the money.
Regan declined to ... | The Scottish Football Association is to consider pursuing former Rangers owner Craig Whyte for a fine of £200,000 for bringing the game into disrepute. |
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As well as having a bet on your favourite horse, give yourself another chance by pooling together work colleagues, or a combination of family and friends, and having a lucky dip.
The field was reduced from 40 to 39 on Saturday morning after O'Faolains Boy, tra... | Saturday's Grand National at Aintree simply wouldn't be the same without a sweepstake. |
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German, Hungarian and Austrian nationals were killed in Tuesday's attack in the remote Afar region, official spokesman Bereket Simon said.
Two German tourists and an Ethiopian policeman and driver were then abducted, he said.
Eritrea has denied the accusation ... | At least four people have been kidnapped and five foreign tourists killed in an attack near the Eritrean border, the Ethiopian government says. |
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Centre Hospitalier de Calais has bid to provide services to patients in the county, NHS commissioners said.
South Kent Coast Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said the "finer details" were being worked out.
People who chose to have treatment in France would p... | NHS patients in Kent could soon be travelling to France for surgery under a new deal being finalised. |
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The Porsche ploughed into Caffe Nero on Packhorse Road in Gerrards Cross at around 12:20 BST.
The driver was treated for minor injuries and a man and woman were temporarily trapped inside the shop.
Thames Valley Police said no other vehicles were involved and ... | A driver had to be treated for minor injuries after her sports car crashed through a coffee shop window. |
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Gareth Southgate's side went ahead in Avignon through Lewis Baker's looping header after eight minutes, his fourth goal of the tournament.
Baker's Chelsea team-mate Ruben Loftus-Cheek then doubled the lead with a composed finish from 15 yards.
Abdou Diallo's c... | England Under-21s won the Toulon Tournament for the first time since 1994 after beating hosts France 2-1 in the final on Sunday. |
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Will it be a weekend of upsets? Or the establishment making their presence count?
Catch up with all the latest team news, and find out how to follow the action across the BBC here.
Burnley v Lincoln (12:30 GMT)
Huddersfield v Manchester City (15:00 GMT)
Middle... | The last 16 of the FA Cup - eight ties, each including a Premier League side up against lower-league opposition. |
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Canada-based businessman Rich Donovan worked as a trader for Merrill Lynch for 10 years after he graduated from the prestigious Columbia Business School. It was competitive enough, but with cerebral palsy he felt he had more to prove.
"I was told to my face th... | It's a fast-paced, risk-taking industry glamorised by Hollywood and writers alike, but when one Wall Street trader left the floor he identified a huge market being ignored by the business world. |
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But three years ago, it was a very different scene. Noisy protesters had gathered outside Dublin's government buildings, demonstrating against the country's bailout.
In the midst of the eurozone debt crisis, Ireland was forced to accept a 67bn euros (£57bn) l... | Like cities across Europe in December, Dublin's streets are full of happy shoppers lugging their Christmas shopping home. |
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It delivered 9.93 million vehicles worldwide in 2015.
In North America, there was annual growth of 4.4%, with the US accounting for the lion's share.
In Western Europe, 3.43 million customers bought a new VW vehicle, up 4.8% on 2014.
Matthias Muller, chief exe... | Carmaker VW has announced an increase in annual sales in the US and Western Europe, despite a major scandal in which it admitted fitting software to its vehicles to cheat emissions tests. |
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Twelve out of 150 lower house seats remain in doubt, with counting of pre-poll, postal and absentee votes to resume on Tuesday.
The official Australian Electoral Commission tally has Labor on 67 seats and the ruling Liberal-National coalition on 66 seats.
Inde... | Australia will not know the result of its federal election for days as counting in tight seats continues. |
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It will be the first Chinese lender to own a vault in London as it looks to grow its precious metals business.
The vault, which is in a secret location and is being sold by Barclays, can hold up to 2,000 metric tons of gold, silver, platinum and palladium.
The... | China's ICBC Standard Bank, the world's biggest bank by assets, has agreed to buy a massive vault in London. |
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Doncaster goalkeeper Thorsten Stuckmann saved an early Sam Foley penalty, but Foley made amends to put Vale ahead with a header on 35 minutes.
Uche Ikpeazu doubled the lead just after half-time.
Byron Moore's backheel two minutes from time secured the points, ... | Port Vale eased to a comfortable win over a lacklustre Doncaster side struggling for goals this season. |
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The justice secretary joined a number of politicians attacking the poster, featuring a photo taken in Slovenia, with George Osborne saying it had "echoes" of 1930s' literature.
But UKIP leader Nigel Farage defended it, saying it was "the truth".
He said it was... | Leading Leave campaigner Michael Gove says he "shuddered" when he saw UKIP's "breaking point" anti-EU poster showing a long queue of migrants. |
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The Welsh Labour leader has been speaking in Chicago on his US business tour.
He said it was crucial for the party to "get its act together" once the contest between Owen Smith and Jeremy Corbyn was over.
Mr Jones said UK Labour was currently failing to provid... | First Minister Carwyn Jones says Labour is undergoing a "great deal of division that will take some time to repair". |
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Relegated Dundee United return to the second tier for the first time in 20 years with a slimmed-down and rebuilt squad assembled by new boss Ray McKinnon.
Despite predictions of financial hardship at Tannadice, United still managed to pay out for the services ... | Big spenders Rangers have made their exit from the Scottish Championship, but four new managers and the prevalence of single-season contracts has still ensured plenty of player turnover and interest outside the top flight. |
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Iranian authorities said there was no longer hope of finding any of the country's missing pilgrims alive.
According to Saudi officials, 769 people died in the crush in Mina, near Mecca, and 934 were injured.
The Saudis have been criticised over their handling ... | Iran says number of its citizens who died in the Hajj stampeded in Saudi Arabia last week has reached 464 - nearly double the previous toll. |
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Los Che, who saw off Rapid 10-0 on aggregate, have won their last two La Liga games - having failed to win any of Neville's first nine league matches.
"That was the big thing, to keep the momentum going," he said.
"We have a very big week - Bilbao, Malaga and ... | Valencia boss Gary Neville says confidence is high in the squad after they beat Rapid Vienna 4-0 for a fourth successive win. |
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After four cagey rounds, Crolla landed a massive left hook to the body that floored the champion, who could not make the count.
Crolla, 29, was fighting in front of a raucous home crowd in Manchester after taking Perez to a draw in July.
And his world title wi... | Anthony Crolla knocked out Colombia's Darleys Perez in the fifth round to win the WBA lightweight title. |
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The proposed Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) would ban certain anti-social activities in the city centre and fine those who breach the order.
Opponents say the PSPO would effectively criminalise homelessness and is an attempt by the council to "cover up"... | A petition urging Oxford City Council to scrap plans to ban rough sleeping in the city has gained 65,000 signatures. |
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Second-from-bottom Leigh led 14-10 at the break thanks to Dawson's brace and Vea's first, while Jamie Shaul and Carlos Tuimavave went over in response.
Ben Reynolds converted his own try edge Leigh further ahead before Albert Kelly put Shaul over for his secon... | Matty Dawson and Atelea Vea scored two tries each to help Leigh overcome Hull FC and end a nine-match losing run. |
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Liverpool Ladies currently play on an artificial surface at the Select Security Stadium in Widnes.
Last month Stoney's England colleague Claire Rafferty refused to play on the pitch, citing injury concerns.
"I don't think it's right, especially if players have... | Arsenal defender Casey Stoney says it would be better if Women's Super League matches were only played on grass. |
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