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The Welsh county won three of 16 games in the County Championship Division Two last season and failed to make progress in the limited overs competitions. Mott is in the third and final year of contract as Glamorgan's head of elite performance. "You do feel in the third year that you should see the fruits of your labour...
Glamorgan chief Matthew Mott says he expects his side to secure vastly improved results this season.
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The female has taken up residence at the Loch of the Lowes centre near Dunkeld, which was home to Lady, thought to be the world's oldest breeding raptor, for 24 years. A stringent protection programme is put in place once eggs are laid at an osprey nest. The Loch of the Lowes nest is being monitored around the clock. S...
A new female osprey which has nested at a Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve in Perthshire has laid her first egg.
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The £570m project to extend the Chilwell and Clifton lines began in March 2012. The first public trams started running at 06:00 BST. Despite facing criticism for causing disruption to businesses and commuters, Nottingham City Council insists the service will transform the local economy. Delays were initially blamed on ...
Full services on Nottingham's new tram lines have started, eight months behind schedule.
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The roundabout, which saw more than 80 collisions and 90 people injured in 2012-14, was replaced with two-way traffic on Sunday. Transport for London (TfL) said congestion was due to "traffic getting used to the new layout". "It's a very busy junction and it always will be," a spokesman said. The reintroduction of two-...
The removal of the Elephant and Castle roundabout has been causing chaos for commuters, with motorists complaining of queues of more than an hour.
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Nasri, 29, was an unused substitute for Thursday's International Champions Cup win over Borussia Dortmund in China. Defender Gael Clichy revealed on Wednesday that Guardiola had exiled some players from first-team training until they meet certain weight targets. And the new City boss said of Nasri: "He arrived a little...
Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has not yet played for the club during pre-season because of his weight, says manager Pep Guardiola.
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The hosts had Josh Passley dismissed for bringing down Garry Thompson before Wycombe went ahead when Paul Hayes fired home Paris Cowan-Hall's ball. Thompson later saw red for a challenge on Joss Labadie and the Daggers drew level through Luke Guttridge's tap in. Wycombe won it when Cowan-Hall headed over keeper Mark Co...
Wycombe moved in to the League Two play-off places with victory at lowly Dagenham & Redbridge in a game where both sides had a man sent off.
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Bob Neill was speaking after ministers claimed there had been a "relentless campaign of distortions and half-truths" about the move. The changes come into force on 1 April as a result of a revaluation of premises carried out by the government. Business groups and some Tory MPs have warned of high street store closures....
Critics of the government's planned changes to business rates are raising "genuine" concerns, a former local government minister says.
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The Woodland Trust said deadfall washed out by rivers from Urquhart Bay Wood could explain a recent report of something emerging from the loch. The trust said the lochside wood was a "Nessie spawning ground". Previous explanations for the monster have included circus elephants being exercised in the waters. Several rep...
Fallen trees and branches from a woodland could be a cause for recent sightings of the Loch Ness Monster, a conservation charity has suggested.
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The French authorities say the Airbus A310, which set off from the Yemeni capital, should not have been allowed to fly, the AFP news agency reports. Most of the 152 people killed in the crash were French citizens visiting relatives in the Comoros. There was just one survivor - a teenage girl who was rescued from the se...
France has charged Yemenia Airways with manslaughter over a 2009 crash off the Comoros Islands that killed 152 people, judicial sources say.
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The University and College Union says the 1.1% rise offered by the universities is "an insult". But the Universities and Colleges Employers Association said the walkout was "disappointing given the very good pay offer". Unions representing university support staff are balloting on the offer, with strike action possible...
University lecturers are due to start a two-day strike over pay, amid warnings other staff could join the dispute.
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His lawyer Brian Webber told the AFP news agency that a decision over his early release has been referred back to the parole board. The Paralympic star was jailed for five years in 2014 for the culpable homicide of Reeva Steenkamp. He has been fighting a lengthy battle to be released early from jail. Pistorius was due ...
Oscar Pistorius must remain in jail and not be transferred to house arrest after a decision to grant him parole was again delayed.
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The victim was David Byrne, a leading member of the Kinahan criminal gang. Gunmen alleged to be linked to the Hutch family took revenge on the Kinahans for the murder of a family member in Spain the previous September. Kevin McAnena, who was a journalist for BBC Radio Foyle at the time, was an eye-witness. "I heard gun...
On Friday 5 February, at the Regency Airport Hotel in north Dublin, a boxing weigh-in became a murder scene.
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A* and A grades were awarded to 26.3% of entries - up by 0.5 percentage points compared with last year - with boys overtaking girls in top grades. There was a fall in the top grades for 13 subjects in England with new content and now assessed only by final exams. The number of university places allocated so far has dro...
Top A-level grades have increased for the first time in six years, as teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland get their results.
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Lord Advocate James Wolffe said that without them, Scots' safety and security would be diminished. Writing in an online publication, he backed Scottish government calls for the UK to sign up to new regulations governing EU police agency, Europol. Unless the Home Office opts in, the UK will lose membership by May 2017. ...
Scotland's senior prosecutor has said it is "vital" the UK remains a member of the European criminal justice agencies after Brexit.
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When only the top two went through from each group, you could generally expect to meet another good team as soon as you reached the knockout stage. But the expansion of the tournament for Euro 2016 means that this time, if we can win our group, we will play the third-placed team from Group A, C or D in the last 16. The...
England have never won their opening game at a European Championship but there is an extra incentive for them to finally put that right against Russia on Saturday.
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A spokesman said they are currently trying to work out how many were sold in each national market. In Spain slightly over 3,000 new cars are affected but showrooms have been told to put them aside. VW says it is working out how to refit the software in the 11m diesel engines involved in the emission's scandal. Broken d...
Seat has said about 700,000 of its cars are fitted with the software that allowed parent company Volkswagen to cheat US emissions tests.
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David Jones told MPs Tories campaigned in the 2015 general election on the basis of a referendum and not having one would be "disrespectful" to people. But current Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said "devolution has moved forward" since the election. Significant powers had been handed to Scotland and councils, he added. M...
A former Conservative Welsh Secretary has said he has "huge concern" about plans to give the assembly income tax varying powers without a referendum.
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Noah Yabbacome, 24, was arrested after police raided the St Nicholas Vicarage in Lincoln where his father David was the parish vicar. Police found over 800 indecent images of children together with "extreme" photographs depicting bestiality. Officers acted in February 2013 after learning of Yabbacome's activities. Linc...
A vicar's son who asked a teenage girl to perform a sex act with a dog while online at his father's vicarage has been jailed for a year.
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Michael Stead, 34, suffered serious head injuries during the attack in Brady Street in the Pallion area of the city on 21 March. He died last week. Daniel Mould, 25, of Chester Terrace North, remains in police custody charged with murder. Michael Young, 25, formerly of Rutherglen Road, Sunderland, has also been charged...
A second man has been charged with murder after a man died nine months after being assaulted in Sunderland.
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The Fire and Rescue Service said they received a call just before 08:30 GMT on Thursday. The man was found dead in an upstairs bedroom, after fire crews arrived at the house in Drumgay Close, in the Kilmacormick area. They wore breathing apparatus and used thermal imaging cameras to locate the occupant. The Fire and Re...
A man has been found dead after a house fire in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.
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The move was confirmed during a backbench debate on the row over Carol Mills' choice as preferred candidate. Commons Speaker John Bercow decided recently to pause the process amid MPs' concerns about her suitability. Mr Straw told MPs that it was "imperative" that the future status and remit of the job was agreed upon....
Former Labour minister Jack Straw is to chair an inquiry into the governance of the House of Commons amid a row over the hiring of a new Commons Clerk.
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Industry magazine What Car? says prices of VW models have not collapsed as might have been expected. VW cars which are three years old, or have done 36,000 miles, are typically worth 42.21% of their original value, the magazine said. That is 2.7% lower than in September 2015, just before the scandal broke. However, acr...
Second hand Volkswagens appear to be holding their value well, a motoring magazine says, despite the emissions scandal which emerged a year ago.
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The inquiry was told Harry Clarke, 58, had been unconscious at the wheel of a bus in 2010 and during the bin lorry crash in December last year. Expert witness Dr Ronald Neville told the inquiry doctors did not note differing accounts of the 2010 episode. Mr Clarke told his GP he had fainted in the work canteen at First...
The inquiry into the Glasgow bin lorry crash which killed six people last year has heard of a "lack of due diligence" from doctors in relation to the driver.
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23 December 2016 Last updated at 01:13 GMT But much of India's milk is collected from small farms across the country, and by the time it reaches consumers it's impure and old. Some of it is even mixed with chemicals like urea in attempt to increase the quantity and fat content. As part of the BBC's Taste of Asia series...
India is a huge consumer of milk - it's used to make yoghurt, cheese and a wide range of Indian sweets.
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Easyjet was down 3% and IAG down 2.4%. Madame Tussuad owner Merlin also fell 2.4%. The wider FTSE 100 closed slightly lower, slipping 0.3% to 7525.55. Ocado shares closed down 1.7% despite the online retailer securing its first overseas deal to set up an online grocery service for a European retailer. Ocado's shares ha...
Shares in Easyjet and BA owner IAG both closed lower in the wake of Sunday's assaults in London.
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Party officials opted not to automatically reselect Mohammad Asghar, prompting an open contest. On Thursday night it was announced Mr Asghar had topped the poll. A second AM forced to follow the same procedure, William Graham, finished outside the top four - meaning he is effectively de-selected. Second on the list wi...
A Conservative AM forced to face a ballot of party members has come top of the South Wales East regional list for the 2016 assembly election.
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Appearing close to tears in a televised address, she apologised for allowing a long-standing friend inappropriate access to government policy-making. She agreed to be questioned over the scandal but did not offer to resign. Choi Soon-sil is suspected of using their friendship to solicit donations to a non-profit fund s...
The South Korean President, Park Geun-hye, has publicly denied falling victim to a religious cult as scandal threatens to engulf her leadership.
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Media playback is unsupported on your device 17 December 2014 Last updated at 10:15 GMT Will Watson was speaking after calls for the mining firm to accept the "moral responsibility" for cleaning up two major sites at Margam near Port Talbot and East Pit near Ammanford following the collapse of a fraud case. The cost ha...
The chief executive of Celtic Energy has said there needs to be collaboration between companies, councils and government to resolve the problem of opencast mining sites which need restoring.
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A heavy shower on Friday afternoon brought out the wellies, ponchos and umbrellas and created puddles on site. Friday's acts include Florence and the Machine, Motorhead, Mark Ronson and an unconfirmed band, rumoured to be The Libertines, on the Pyramid Stage. However, Professor Stephen Hawking is unlikely to attend the...
Rain has fallen on the Glastonbury Festival as fans enjoyed the first day of music on the main stages.
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The 22-year-old animal, called Cheeky, received 16 puncture wounds to both hind legs, the abdomen and neck at Greenmeadow Community Farm, Cwmbran. She received treatment from a vet, and is back at the farm where she is continuing to recover. The youths, two male 17 year olds from Cwmbran, have been bailed pending phone...
Two youths have been arrested over deliberate injuries to a donkey at a community farm in Torfaen.
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Daniel Timbers, 29, and Barry Joy, 56, were working at Harford Attachments in Spar Road when they were killed, shortly after 09:00 BST on Monday. The men are believed to have been working in a paint-spraying area. Their bodies were removed from the site on Tuesday afternoon. A forensic search has been carried out at th...
Two men killed in an explosion at a factory in Norwich died from the "effects of fire and inhalation of fumes of combustion", post-mortem examinations have found.
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The Easter Road side have lost their last four league games and seen Falkirk open a six-point gap in second place. Boss Alan Stubbs has given his players some rest during the international break to renew their energy and focus. "The boys are getting time off. The manager said, 'you'd better come back refreshed', and it...
John McGinn admits Hibernian's players are "baffled" by the team's recent slump in form in the Championship.
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Roger Caffrey, 70, was found guilty of three counts of rape and 12 counts of indecent assault in Nottinghamshire from 1978 to 1994. One ex-pupil was raped six times by Caffrey at his home during a "campaign of rape", Nottingham Crown Court heard. A number of offences against his seven victims took place during lesson t...
A former deputy head teacher has been jailed for more than 17 years for raping and touching young girls - including one aged nine.
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An inquiry for "attempted terrorist murder" has been launched into Saturday's attack in Charleroi. The man reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest") during the assault outside a police station. He died after being shot by officers. On Sunday the so-called Islamic State group called him one of its "soldiers"...
Belgian officials say a man who wounded two policewomen with a machete was a 33-year-old Algerian with a criminal record but no known terror links.
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Media playback is not supported on this device Amy Wilson Hardy went over in the corner as England scored from their only chance in the first half. Ireland could not breach England's solid defence and were made to pay as the world champions ran in four tries. Forwards Laura Keates and Amy Cokayne extended the visitors'...
England completed a Women's Six Nations Grand Slam by beating a physical Ireland 34-7 at rainy Donnybrook.
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Sofia Legg's family was told there was a six-month waiting list for therapy despite an urgent GP referral for help. The inquest coroner in Taunton recorded a conclusion the 14-year-old had taken her own life by hanging. Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust said it had apologised to the family and improvements had ...
Mental health services failed a teenage girl who had suicidal thoughts, her family has said following an inquest into her death.
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But in Central European media, the main focus is on the impact of the referendum on benefits for migrant workers in Britain. Germany's n-tv news channel says Boris Johnson's intervention is a "serious setback" for the prime minister, despite the mayor's pledge not to go up against Mr Cameron in any television debates. ...
Many European commentators have reacted to London Mayor Boris Johnson's decision to back Britain leaving the European Union, seeing his intervention as a problem for Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Memphis Depay put the visitors ahead in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 tie, but Pione Sisto and Paul Onuachu gave the hosts victory. Van Gaal, already without 13 players, lost David de Gea during the warm-up and used an adage that means anything that can go wrong will go wrong. "It is the law of Murphy I ...
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal put his side's 2-1 defeat by FC Midtjylland down to Murphy's law.
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Female officers will be able to wear a headscarf under their caps or berets, provided it is plain and is the same colour as the uniform. Headscarf bans on university campuses and state institutions - except for the judiciary, military and police - have also been lifted in recent years. The garment has been controversia...
Turkey has lifted a ban on policewomen wearing the Islamic headscarf.
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The research firm warns he could disrupt the global economy and heighten political and security risks in the US. However, it does not expect Mr Trump to defeat Hillary Clinton who it sees as "his most likely Democratic contender". He is rated as riskier than Britain leaving the European Union or an armed clash in the S...
Donald Trump winning the US presidency is considered one of the top 10 risks facing the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Patrick McGinley, 46, and his son William McGinley, 27, of Lisfarrell, Edgeworthstown, County Longford are accused of murdering Bernard McGinley. He was shot dead outside a wedding in Newtownbutler in February. The two men are to be released on conditions including a £50,000 cash surety and daily reports to police. Th...
The Public Prosecution Service has lost an appeal against the granting of bail for two men charged with murdering a relative at a wedding in Fermanagh.
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GKN Aerospace in Yeovil, Somerset, which makes airframes for Royal Navy helicopters, said the potential loss of the contact puts 230 jobs at risk. Leonardo, which assembles the Wildcat helicopter in the town, has told GKN it plans to take production in-house. The firm said the current arrangement was "no longer sustain...
Hundreds of aerospace jobs could be lost if a factory is forced to "significantly downsize" or close, it has been claimed.
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The hosts had the better chances as Lee Gregory volleyed over and Steve Morison headed Shane Ferguson's cross wide. Walsall's best chance saw Florent Cuvelier long-range strike held by Millwall goalkeeper Jordan Archer. Substitute Aiden O'Brien fired over from long range as Millwall closed the gap on the play-offs to f...
League One play-off chasing Millwall missed the chance to make significant ground on the top six as they were held to a goalless draw by Walsall.
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In Tanzania, campaigning for the October general election began on Sunday. In Uganda, President Museveni and his National Resistance Movement are getting ready to battle it out with the opposition in the run-up to elections in 2016. While Rwandans are taking initial steps to change their constitution to increase the pr...
In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu notices that as election fever sweeps across East Africa, politicians are peeping across the borders to see if there are lessons to be learnt from their neighbours:
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Crispr-Cas9 replaces harmful DNA with new code that kills cancerous cells while leaving healthy ones unharmed. Mice with the reprogrammed code developed tumours that were much smaller than cancers in mice that did not get this treatment. Experts call the study, in Nature Methods, promising but say it is unclear yet whe...
Scientists have used a gene-editing tool to stunt tumour growth in mice.
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It will be the first concerted use of an emerging technique called Crispr to "snip out" specific disease genes in order to discover drugs. The technique is cheaper, faster and more accurate than current methods. The research will be carried out with four leading academic and industrial gene-research centres across the ...
Astra Zeneca has announced a research programme to develop a generation of medicines to treat the genetic causes of many debilitating diseases.
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Thanks to his personal trough of only 638 runs in 27 innings since he made a century against New Zealand at Headingley in May 2013 and his team's 10-match winless streak, people have been queuing up to criticise the England captain. His 95 on the first day of the third Test against India at Southampton, a day which Eng...
I can only imagine what Alastair Cook has been going through during his and England's wretched run of form.
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Rose Morelli, 17, said it was "hugely distressing" to see the photo of Alex Elliot on the leaflet by the right-wing Fratelli d'Italia. Gay rights activist group Arcigay alerted her after she posted it online. Fratelli d'Italia tweeted an apology for its "improper" use of the photo. Ms Morelli took the photo as part of ...
A student from Bristol is taking legal action after a picture of her friend was "misrepresented" by an Italian political party campaigning against transgender education in schools.
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Cafodd siopwyr eu hebrwng o Ganolfan Siopa Quadrant toc wedi 14:00, ac mae'r digwyddiad hefyd wedi cau gorsaf fysus a marchnad y ddinas. Dywedodd Heddlu De Cymru eu bod wedi derbyn adroddiad o "becyn amheus", ond fe ddaeth i'r amlwg fod y pecyn yn ffug ac fe gafodd dyn ei arestio. Mae lefel y bygythiad terfysgol ym Mhr...
Fe gafodd canolfan siopa yn Abertawe ei gwagio brynhawn dydd Mercher am gyfnod yn dilyn pryderon am ddiogelwch.
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Mr Tsilikin, 54, was found on Thursday evening after friends and family had been unable to contact him. His mobile phone and computer are missing. Police have opened a murder inquiry. Mr Tsilikin was a well-known culture and arts critic, working on TV and radio as well as for print media such as Kommersant, Vogue and E...
Noted Russian journalist Dmitry Tsilikin has been found stabbed to death in his flat in St Petersburg.
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Mr Ashley failed to appear before a business select committee regarding working terms and conditions at the company's warehouse in Derbyshire. In a letter, he accuses MPs of "abusing parliamentary procedures" in order to "create a media circus at Westminster". Chris Bryant MP said the House could "force" Mr Ashley to a...
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has accused MPs of being "deliberately antagonistic" after he was threatened with being in contempt of Parliament.
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Gammon joints, 700 pigs in blankets, cash and four charity boxes were also taken from MD Griffiths in Dinas Powys. Butcher Mark Griffiths, 62, said: "For some families their whole Christmas spread has been taken." He said he was in talks with wholesalers to try to replace what was stolen. Father-of-five Mr Griffiths, w...
Dozens of families could be without their Christmas dinner after thieves stole turkeys from a butcher's shop in Vale of Glamorgan.
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Mr King is not the rather better-known writer of horror novels (though his robust opinions on the dangers of monetary largesse can tend towards sleepless nights). This Mr King is senior economic adviser at HSBC. And a China expert. Writing about the country's economic slowdown in 2012, he said: "China's debt fuelled ex...
In his new book Grave New World, Stephen King says: "For better or worse, China is simply too big to be ignored."
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UK Anti-Doping figures reveal players from Wales make up 33% of all sportsmen and women serving drugs bans. An ex-player, who took drugs, told BBC Wales' Week In Week Out programme he is surprised more have not been banned. But WRU chief Martyn Phillips is not "overly concerned" because the number tested is proportiona...
Steroid abuse is "off-the-scale" in Welsh grassroots and semi-professional rugby, it has been claimed.
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Once Kyle Abbott dismissed Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews for 59 in the third over of the day in Port Elizabeth, the tone was set. Abbott (2-38), Kagiso Rabada (3-77) and Keshav Maharaj (3-86) all played their part as they went 1-0 up in the series. Stephen Cook's second-innings 117 had set the home side up for the w...
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 206 runs thanks to a five-wicket haul in the first 14 overs on the final day of the first Test.
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Dr Rose Polge, 25, who worked at Torbay Hospital in Devon, was found off Portland Bill, Dorset, in April. Hazel Polge, who said her sister worked long hours, has set up a fundraising campaign to help "prevent such a tragedy" happening again. Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust refused to comment about Dr Polge'...
A junior doctor whose body was found in the sea suffered from "work-related anxiety", her sister has said.
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The biggest football match in the nation's history ended 2-0 to Portugal in the semi-final on Wednesday. Thousands of Welsh fans travelled to France for the historic game in Lyon. Prime Minister David Cameron and Wales' First Minister Carywn Jones were among those to give praise. Mr Cameron tweeted: "Well done to @FAWa...
Wales' dream of becoming the first British team in 50 years to reach the final of a major tournament is over after they were knocked out of Euro 2016.
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The early work, carried out on mice and pigs, reveals the protein-infused patch encourages the growth of healthy cells and leads to less scarring. Scarring can be common after a heart attack, making the heart pump less effectively and sometimes fail. Writing in the journal Nature, researchers say the patch may one day ...
A prototype patch could help the repair the damage caused by a heart attack, scientists say.
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The pair have never met at Flushing Meadows but could face each other in the semi-finals this year. "I'd be happy to play him here - I don't think we are thinking that far ahead," said Federer. Women's world number one Karolina Pliskova, defending champion Angelique Kerber and Britain's Aljaz Bedene are also in action ...
Title favourites Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will begin their US Open campaigns in New York on Tuesday.
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Sharnford Traffic Action Group (STAG) said some motorists were clocked at "eye watering" speeds topping 100mph. It has campaigned against dangerous driving on Aston Lane and the B4114 in Leicestershire for more than 10 years. The county council has offered to install speed bumps on Aston Lane at a cost of £12,000 to t...
Villagers who set up their own speed monitor say they have recorded more than half a million drivers breaking the 30mph limit since November 2015.
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The Office for National Statistics said industrial output fell 0.7% compared with January, when it dropped 0.3%. Unexpectedly warm weather drove the change, because it led to a fall in electricity and gas demand, the ONS said. Construction output fell by 1.7% in February, down from a revised January reading of zero gro...
Activity in the UK's industrial and construction sectors shrank in February, new figures show.
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The Sentencing Council also suggests judges could give longer sentences to offenders who film their victims. In a new consultation, the body says judges should closely consider the complex and damaging effect that a crime has on a victim. The proposed new guidelines cover virtually all sexual offences. The Sentencing C...
Sentences for rapists and other sex offenders in England and Wales could become tougher to recognise the long-term psychological harm they cause.
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The athlete set records for the fastest marathon for a double amputee and has won two Paralympic 200m gold medals. Photographer David Baird has charted Whitehead's progress for many years, including his training build-up to the Games. Whitehead said the resulting exhibition was "quite special". "There's lots of photos ...
Photographs celebrating the success of world record Paralympian Richard Whitehead - dubbed Britain's bladerunner - have gone on display.
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Helen Zille said the "time was right" for her to step aside, adding that the DA would benefit from fresh blood. She will remain as premier of Western Cape province until 2019. Ms Zille, a former journalist and anti-apartheid campaigner, has led the party since 2007. "These kinds of decisions are a long time coming, but...
The leader of South Africa's opposition, the Democratic Alliance, has said she will not stand for re-election at the party's congress next month.
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Media playback is not supported on this device Doull emulated fellow Welshman Geraint Thomas, who won at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, by helping Great Britain win team pursuit gold in world record time. The 23-year-old joined record-breaking Sir Bradley Wiggins, Steven Burke and Ed Clancy to beat the world champions. "T...
Owain Doull has won Wales' first gold of the 2016 Olympics as he helped the Great Britain men's team pursuit defend their cycling title in Rio.
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NHS Digital confirmed so many NHS staff use the search engine that it had started asking them to take a quiz to verify they were "not a robot". News site the Register reported one NHS Trust had told staff to "use Bing" instead. Google indicated its systems were designed to spot unusual traffic and were working as inten...
NHS staff using Google's search engine has triggered one of its cybersecurity defences.
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Beauly will be the only representatives of the lower leagues in the semi-final draw at BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay on Monday 11 July. This follows a heroic 1-1 draw away to in-form Kinlochshiel in which Beauly held a lead for more than half the game. Lochaber also came close to creating an upset when they forced Kyles ...
Andrew MacCuish scored a hat-trick of equalisers for Oban Camanachd before the highly-fancied Premiership side eventually edged into the semi-finals of the Camanachd Cup 4-3 at Kilmallie.
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He will make 19 speeches during his tour of Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic (CAR) and they will probably address these issues: He is expected to focus on religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence at a time of rising political instability and extremism in much of the region. Security is expected to be ...
Pope Francis will go to Africa for the first time this week, visiting a refugee camp, a slum and a mosque.
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Bydd yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yn cael ei chynnal ym Modedern ar Ynys Môn rhwng 4-12 Awst. Mae'r Goron eleni yn cael ei noddi gan Ferched y Wawr i nodi penblwydd y mudiad yn 50. Cafodd ei llunio gan y gof arian, John Price, a aeth ati i gyfuno delweddau o atyniadau'r ynys, ynghyd â chennin pedr, sy'n cynrychioli Merch...
Cafodd Cadair a Choron Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Ynys Môn eu cyflwyno i bwyllgor gwaith y Brifwyl mewn seremoni yn Llangefni nos Lun.
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John Morley, 29, of Deanstown, Finglas West, is alleged to have carried out a sustained weekend attack at the Chimney Corner Hotel in Mallusk. The victim, Derek White, was said to have been stabbed in the chest and leg. Mr Morley, is charged with the attempted wounding of Mr White and possession of an offensive weapon ...
A Dublin man accused of stabbing his friend in a County Antrim hotel has been granted bail.
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Goals from Ellen White and Rachel Yankey set up a game against France in Leverkusen on Saturday. "We had a game plan, the girls implemented it, we've topped the group and it can only increase our confidence," Powell told BBC Sport. "We were very, very good and I'm so proud of how well the girls played." England needed ...
England women's coach Hope Powell praised her players after they beat Japan 2-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
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The footage shows gunmen beating and shooting a group of prisoners who were cowering on the floor. It has been alleged that Islamist militants carried out the attack after seizing army checkpoints on Thursday. Unconfirmed reports say troops have now quit all bases near the strategic northern town of Saraqeb. The town l...
A video appearing to show Syrian rebels murdering soldiers or pro-government militiamen could be evidence of a war crime, the UN has said.
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However, there were people in the TV industry who thought the cast would struggle to find work once their time on the show was up. Some of the actors were warned that they wouldn't be able to shake off their sulky, angry, teen characters. But when you look at the careers of Dev Patel and Jack O'Connell for example, the...
E4's teen drama Skins won numerous awards and gained a cult following over its seven series.
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The roll-on roll-off vehicle and passenger vessel is the third of its type to be built for CalMac and will be part of its Clyde and Hebrides fleet. The hybrid ferry, named "Catriona", was launched on Friday morning by Transport Minister Derek Mackay. It was very briefly delayed when the ferry needed some gentle persuas...
A new £12.3m diesel-electric hybrid ferry has been launched at the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow.
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The name is expressed with affection by some, with hostility by others, but it calls up history for everyone. The story of his life is very much the story of our times: revolutionary movements, the Cold War, East v West, North v South, communism v capitalism - except that most of the world has passed him by. Fidel Cast...
He is instantly recognisable both from his appearance - the beard and the military fatigues - and from his first name alone: Fidel.
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He is the latest casualty of the Trump White House, and takes the record for the shortest term in a top job: he was fired 10 days after being announced as communications director. But of course, there is a long line of people behind him who have been fired or eased out of their jobs by President Trump. Here's a run-dow...
Anthony Scaramucci is out.
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The motorway was closed to Belfast-bound traffic between junction nine at Moira and junction eight at Blaris following the collision. Motorists reported long delays, with one driver taking 76 minutes to travel between Lurgan and Moira. Traffic diversions were in place during a clean-up operation to remove debris from t...
A collision between two lorries caused part of the M1 to be closed for several hours, causing long tailbacks.
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Home manager Brendan Rodgers had changed to three at the back to allow Leigh Griffiths to play alongside Moussa Dembele up front. But Inverness kept them at bay until Scott Sinclair pounced to fire home after the break. Griffiths tapped in before Caley Thistle's Greg Tansey was sent off and Tom Rogic blasted home the t...
Celtic restored their 10-point lead at the top of the table after overcoming Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
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The 28-year old Dolgellau-based driver won three out of the 17 stages in the M-Sport Ford Fiesta in his first event since returning to WRC. He and co-driver Daniel Barritt finished in sixth place overall. Evans was more than six minutes behind team-mate Ogier. Toyota's Jari-Matti Latvala finished in second place, with ...
Welshman Elfyn Evans was the best-placed British driver as reigning champion Sebastien Ogier won the opening round of the World Rally Championship (WRC) in Monte Carlo.
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The Royal Stoke University Hospital has been designated as a "gym" where players can train their characters and fans have been seen roaming the site. A hospital spokesman said it was "unconcerned" as long as people played the game where it was safe. It warned it would get the "gym" removed if fans misused the A&E unit....
A hospital has warned players of the smartphone app game Pokemon Go not to enter the accident and emergency unit while they hunt for virtual monsters.
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Traditionally it's always been much less good at keeping secrets. Journalists have a natural inclination toward gossip. So, it was highly unusual that BBC bosses had managed to keep the launch of a whole new BBC Scotland channel entirely secret until it was announced to staff on Wednesday morning. Staff, viewers and po...
The BBC is very experienced at broadcasting news to as many people as possible.
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Mukherjee's The Lives Of Others, a sweeping account of life in 1960s Calcutta, is 5/2 favourite to win with bookmakers William Hill. It is the first year that the prize is open to all authors writing in English, regardless of nationality. The winner will be announced at London's Guildhall on Tuesday night. Former Booke...
The winner of the Man Booker Prize is announced later with British author Neel Mukherjee the bookies' favourite to take the £50,000 prize.
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The 25-year-old, who can also play in midfield, joined the Dons from Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 2015. He has since made more than 70 appearances for Derek McInnes's side. Shinnie told the club website: "We've a squad that is capable of winning trophies and that's what I aim to do while I'm an Aberdeen player." The...
Aberdeen defender Graeme Shinnie has signed a new contract which will keep him at Pittodrie until at least the summer of 2019.
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With a population of fewer than 5,000, nearly one in 10 people in South Cave expressed opposition to the plans by Gladman Developments. The developer wants to build on land off Little Wold Lane. South Cave Parish Council has also objected to the proposal, saying it would cause "landscape harm" in the picturesque villag...
More than 600 people in an East Yorkshire village have objected to plans for 119 new homes.
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A draw was inevitable after only 86.2 overs were possible on the first four days after heavy rain in Sydney. The West Indies, who resumed on 248-7, were 330 all out before Warner hit an 82-ball century, the quickest ever at Sydney, as Australia reached 176-2. Australia were already 2-0 up in the series, but the draw st...
Opener David Warner hit an unbeaten 122 as Australia drew a rain-affected third and final Test against West Indies.
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Fans got the happy ending they had been waiting for as the title character, created by Miranda Hart, got married. The New Year's Day episode had 7.3m viewers, according to overnight figures. The first part of the finale, shown on Christmas Day, had 6.7m viewers overnight. Writing in The Independent, Neela Debnath said ...
TV critics are full of praise for the finale of sitcom Miranda, which has bowed out after five years.
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The Hammersmith and City Line has been suspended between Edgware Road and Hammersmith over fears debris could fall on to the tracks. The Circle Line is also closed partly due to the fire and partly because of planned engineering work. Transport for London (TfL) said the move had been made "at the request of the London ...
Two London Tube lines remained part suspended on Sunday due to safety concerns with Grenfell Tower.
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Anna O'Flanagan, Katie Mullan and Zoe Wilson netted the goals for the Irish who had beaten Wales in the semi-finals. Ireland now turn their focus to World League 3 and the Eurohockey Championships this summer. "We have had an incredible experience and have grown and learnt a lot as a group," said coach Graham Shaw. "Th...
Ireland have won the hockey World League Round Two in Kuala Lumpur by beating Malaysia 3-0 in Sunday's final.
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It said a 2014 Supreme Court ruling that widened the definition of who was subject to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards had led to a rise in cases. Services cannot cope, deadlines were "routinely breached" and the system should be replaced, the body reported. The government commissioned the report and said it would...
People with dementia and learning difficulties are being detained in care without checks due to a 'failing' law, the Law Commission has said.
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The trio were returning to a family member's home in Heanor in Derbyshire when they caught the intruder taking some jewellery in June. The thief has since been jailed for 27 months for burglary. The three heroes, one from Germany and two from America, tackled the man and pinned him to the ground before police arrived a...
Three pensioners - all over 70 - have been awarded for their bravery after they tackled and pinned down a burglar.
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Days after news that Flight AC759 from Toronto was involved in a near-miss it has emerged just how close it came to crashing into four planes on a taxiway. The incident on 7 July occurred after the pilot "inadvertently" headed for the area where jets were due to depart. He was ordered to pull up and the Airbus 320 circ...
An Air Canada flight with 140 people on board came within 30m (98ft) of other aircraft at San Francisco's airport as it prepared to land, a report says.
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The £45m facility, to be built at Sutherland Drive in Kilmarnock, will house primary and secondary schools, a Gaelic school and a childcare centre. East Ayrshire Council said it would ask permission from the McIlvanney family to name the campus in his honour. The renowned writer was born and educated in Kilmarnock. Co...
A schools campus in East Ayrshire is set to be named after the celebrated Scottish novelist William McIlvanney, who died last month aged 79.
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Sir Harry Burns is to chair the study, which will consult NHS staff and patients to ensure targets and performance indicators are producing the best results for patients. An initial report and recommendations are expected in spring 2017. Mr Burns, who stepped down as chief medical officer in 2014, said it was vital tha...
A former chief medical officer has been appointed to lead a review of the approach to targets in Scotland's NHS.
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The 19-year-old produced a spell of 5-3 in 19 balls as six Glamorgan wickets fell in the last 13 overs of day one. Ben Cox's aggressive 93 off 99 balls was the mainstay of the home innings, while Ed Barnard (60) and Tongue (41) led the lower-order resistance. Timm van der Gugten, with 4-66, was the pick of the Glamorga...
Worcestershire's teenage seamer Josh Tongue tore Glamorgan apart with five wickets as they fell to 76-6 in reply to the hosts' 267 all out at New Road.
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Twelve homes were evacuated after the hole opened in Ripon, North Yorkshire, at 22:30 GMT on Wednesday. The hole measured about 20m (66ft) by 10m (33ft) and 9m (30ft) deep. The BGS said Ripon lies in one of the most susceptible areas of the UK for sinkholes because of its "Permian gypsum deposits". It said these can di...
A large hole that appeared behind a row of houses was in one of the UK's most susceptible areas for sinkholes, the British Geological Survey has said.
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Opposition leader Gordon Bajnai never once raises his voice, despite the roar of the crowd behind him. In the face of the opinion polls, he insists: "We are flying blind in these elections. Opinion polls were invented for normal democracies. If democracy becomes limited, then surveys are of limited value too." As leade...
Polls suggest Hungary's governing Fidesz party is set to win another two-thirds majority at Sunday's general election.
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Darby, 28, made 194 league appearances for the Bantams and helped them to promotion from League Two in 2013. New deals have been offered to goalkeeper Rouven Sattelmaier, defenders Matthew Kilgallon, Rory McArdle, Tony McMahon and James Meredith and midfielder Mark Marshall. The Bantams finished fifth this season befor...
Beaten League One play-off finalists Bradford City have released defender Stephen Darby after five years.
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The preliminary figures show that operating profit will be 6.1tn won ($5.1bn; £3.5bn) for the October to December period, from 5.29tn won a year earlier. Analysts had expected the amount to be 6.6tn won, fuelling growth concerns. Samsung products have been hit by weak demand in China and currency woes. Operating profi...
Samsung Electronics says its operating profit is likely to rise 15% in the fourth quarter from a year ago, missing market expectations.
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The S&P 500 climbed 8.7 points to 2,049.29, as it ended the day above where it had closed at the end of 2015. The Dow Jones was up 117.59 points to 17,599.08, having itself moved into positive territory for the year on Thursday. Meanwhile, the tech-based Nasdaq rose by 20.66 points to 4,795.65. Investors remained posit...
(Close): Wall Street markets rose on Friday, extending the previous day's rally and bringing the S&P 500 into positive territory for the year.
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Fay, 33, should win a record 185th cap when Scotland play Slovenia in their opening Euro 2017 qualifier on Tuesday. She made her debut in 1998 against the Czech Republic. "The Holland matches were the first time I really took a step back to see if it was time to stop," Fay said. Having played in eight major championshi...
Scotland women's captain Gemma Fay admits the prospect of playing in a major championship was one of the main factors in deciding not to retire last year.
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