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Early diagnosis in children can prevent a possibly life-threatening condition, called diabetic ketoacidosis.
DKA happens when a severe lack of insulin leads to the body starting to break down other tissue as an alternative energy source to glucose.
About one in four children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes already have ... | A campaign has been launched in Scotland to encourage warning signs of type 1 diabetes to be spotted earlier in children. | 34953765 |
President Moncef Marzouki was speaking on the second anniversary of the country's first free elections.
Earlier, PM Ali Larayedh confirmed the government would resign after talks with the opposition on appointing a caretaker administration were complete.
The negotiations are aimed at ending months of political crisis i... | Tunisia's president has announced three days of national mourning for six officers killed by suspected militants in the central Sidi Bouzidi province. | 24644649 |
Singer and actor Jordan Stephens and entrepreneur Poppy Jamie are also in the show, hosted by Newsbeat's Tina Daheley and Newsround's Ricky Boleto.
It will share stories and reports by young people involved in School Report.
There will be a live audience of 250 people at the event.
It will include representatives of me... | Operation Ouch presenters Dr Chris and Dr Xand Tulleken are taking part in a live event on young people's mental health and wellbeing for BBC School Report's 11th News Day on Thursday. | 39206116 |
The 24.78-carat "fancy intense pink" diamond was sold to a well-known British dealer at an auction in Geneva.
Bidding at the Sotheby's auction was said to be fierce, and the sale surpassed expectations.
Last sold by a New York jeweller 60 years ago, the gem has been kept in a private collection ever since.
The diamond ... | One of the world's rarest diamonds has sold for a record-breaking $46 million (£29m), the highest price ever paid for a jewel. | 11764757 |
President Ernest Bai Koroma said he had had "conflicts" with WHO advisers.
Nearly 4,000 people died from the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.
The country will be officially declared free of the virus on Saturday, when it is due to mark 42 days since the last patient was discharged.
Mr Koroma told the BBC's Umaru Fofana ... | The World Health Organization (WHO) delayed Sierra Leone declaring a state of emergency and restricting movement during the Ebola outbreak, the country's president has told the BBC. | 34749013 |
The FTSE 100 index closed up 72.53 point at 6,437.80.
BT Group was the top riser in the index, climbing 3.5% after the competition regulator gave provisional clearance to its takeover of mobile phone operator EE.
Share of gold miners also rose on the expectation that the US Federal Reserve would not increase rates.
Fre... | (Close): Shares in London rose on Wednesday on the back of gains by gold mining companies and BT. | 34655335 |
Planners have already approved the development at Ballynakelly, near Coalisland.
Mid-Ulster Council's planning committee met on Tuesday evening.
It said it would delay its decision until members visited a similar plant.
Councillors also want to view the site at Ballynakelly.
Several hundred people have written to the P... | Councillors have deferred a decision on whether to give the go-ahead for a commercial waste digestion and power plant that objectors claim would be too close to homes in a small County Tyrone village. | 34114828 |
Called Canal Caribe, it is an attempt to stand out from the stiffly presented, heavily scripted newscasts that have aired on state TV for decades.
The channel is trying out different formats. They include live link-ups with international correspondents via Skype and the use of social media sites like Twitter - simple d... | Slick new graphics, drum and bass theme music and young presenters: at least in its presentation, Cuba's latest state television channel is a break with the past. | 39631864 |
City of York Council said the leak had caused damage to a section of the A1036 Tadcaster Road near the Holiday Inn hotel.
The road was fully closed during rush hour to allow the emergency services to assess the damage.
The council said it had reopened one lane and installed temporary traffic lights. | A busy road in York has partially collapsed because of a burst water main. | 32377983 |
The call to "map the gaps" comes from GEBCO, the General Bathymetric Chart of the Ocean, a body first set up in 1903 to compile maps from naval surveys around the world.
But more than a century on from the first international charts, vast expanses of the ocean are still represented by just a single point where an ancie... | Ocean experts have called for international action to generate the kinds of maps of global seabeds that space missions have already returned for the Moon and Mars. | 36565351 |
A spokesman confirmed that the singer's girlfriend, 29-year-old American ballerina Melanie Hamrick, is pregnant.
Sir Mick, 72, already has seven children whose ages range from 17 to 45 and he became a great-grandfather last year.
The news comes two months after fellow Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood became a father again age... | Rolling Stone Sir Mick Jagger is expecting his eighth child. | 36802484 |
Weekly food waste collections are also planned but the garden refuse uplift service will come to an end.
At the moment people from the Kelso area have to travel to recycling sites in Duns, Selkirk or Galashiels.
After the Kelso facility opens there will be few settlements in the region more than 10 miles from such a se... | A £750,000 community recycling centre for Kelso is among the proposals for a new waste strategy unveiled for the Scottish Borders. | 25234923 |
Above average rent costs plus lower than average term-time income made it the least affordable.
However, Edinburgh students are still the highest social spenders and spend above the weekly average on alcohol.
The cheapest Scottish city on the RBS Student Living Index was Dundee in 10th place, with Glasgow in 16th.
Port... | Edinburgh is the most expensive city in the UK for students to live and work in, according to a Royal Bank of Scotland survey. | 36904289 |
It comes as chaplain roles have been advertised for people from different faiths when the prison opens next year on Wrexham Industrial Estate.
But some church leaders have expressed disappointment that speaking Welsh has not been made a priority.
The Prison Service said it would ensure inmates at HMP Berwyn had access ... | Concerns that a Welsh-speaking chaplain may not be appointed to work at the new prison in Wrexham have been raised. | 36026360 |
The Championship club are one of the oldest names in island football, having won their first title in 1947 and winning three Uptons in the 1950s.
But a lack of players has led the club to pull out of the island league.
"I am concerned for the Combination and have been for 10 years or more," Charlie Browne told BBC Spor... | The president of the Jersey Football Combination says he is worried about the league's future after Beeches pulled out of the island's league. | 37020546 |
"They consider us blasphemers and infidels," he went on, "when they refuse to negotiate, refuse dialogue, refuse your right to exist - when they don't consider you as a human being, and try to terminate you. What other option do you have to eliminate their violence?"
There was applause and ululating in the cathedral ch... | "When you treat a cancer, you have to use unfortunate measures," said Bashar Warda, Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Irbil, when I asked him if it was right to kill members of the so-called Islamic State (IS). | 38407615 |
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The Scot won 6-1 6-4 and will play Juan Martin del Potro in Sunday's gold-medal match (19:00 BST) after the Argentine beat Spain's Rafael Nadal.
Del Potro, ranked 141st in the world, won 5-7 6-4 7-6 (7-5).
World number two Murray, 29, is attempting to become the first play... | Britain's Andy Murray remains on course to win back-to-back Olympic tennis gold medals after beating Japanese fourth seed Kei Nishikori in the semi-finals. | 37071924 |
The Brazilian was just 0.006 seconds quicker than Raikkonen as less than four-tenths covered the top six.
This is a very special grand prix and if we are going to win a race in the next few weeks let's hope it's this one. But Red Bull, Lotus and Mercedes are so strong here
Red Bull's Mark Webber was third, split from t... | Ferrari's Felipe Massa edged Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen to set the pace in final practice at the Spanish Grand Prix. | 22492896 |
The tigers, classed by conservationists as critically endangered, were born to eight-year-old tigress Kirana on 2 January after a 105-day pregnancy.
Sumatran tigers are found only on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra. They are the smallest of all tigers and also have the narrowest stripes.
Tim Rowlands, curator of mamm... | A trio of rare Sumatran tigers cubs have been born at Chester Zoo. | 30956026 |
Luke Walker, 25, of Brierley Hill, West Midlands, was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm leading to the death of Chelsea Hyndman, 20, from West Yorkshire, in May 2010.
Walker had denied murder while on trial at Heraklion Mixed Criminal Court.
He was given an eight-year sentence, which was suspended after h... | A British man has been convicted of killing his girlfriend on the Greek island of Crete three years ago. | 22709324 |
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Culture, Media and Sport select committee chairman Damian Collins MP has called for a "complete change".
But British Cycling responded by saying his comments were "ill-informed".
Former Olympic rider Jess Varnish also reacted angrily to the findings in the report, which wa... | British cycling's two most senior figures should resign in the wake of an independent review into failings in the sport, an MP says. | 40286214 |
It hopes to save almost £200m a year by ending what the head of the service called a "misuse of scarce" NHS funds.
Prescriptions for conditions including diarrhoea, thrush, acne and acute pain are among those up for review.
But the plans to scrap prescriptions for common health problems have been criticised by the Roya... | NHS England has announced plans to stop doctors prescribing homeopathy, herbal and other "low value" treatments. | 40683915 |
The revamped exam was designed to fit more closely with the new Curriculum for Excellence, but not all pupils took the new version of the exam this year.
A number of those who did felt it was too hard and did not reflect the style of paper they had been expecting.
Scotland's exams body has now admitted the new exam wa... | On 20 May this year some students taking Scotland's new Higher Maths paper were left in shock. | 33778968 |
They gathered at the Andersonstown school's entrance on Tuesday morning.
Many expressed concerns about the high level of staff absence in the school.
At least 24 teachers were absent on Monday out of a teaching staff of about 70. Some parents said the staff absences were affecting pupils about to sit GCSE and A-Level e... | About 20 parents of pupils at De La Salle College in west Belfast have met to express their concerns about ongoing incidents at the school. | 35809434 |
Newly-elected World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said moving the Six Nations to April "could be a solution" along the way to forming a global rugby calendar.
"If you sit on something and expect it to be good the year after, it probably won't as things change," Phillips said.
"There's lots of opportunities to make thing... | Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) chief executive Martyn Phillips says changing the Six Nations could improve the competition. | 36322150 |
Scotland's deputy first minister has written to the chancellor ahead of his Autumn Statement.
Mr Osborne has argued a surplus is needed while the economy is growing.
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has also sent a letter to him warning of the "devastating consequences" of his cuts to tax credits.
In his letter, Mr... | George Osborne's plan to raise more money than he needs to spend is "unacceptable" when he is cutting benefits, according to John Swinney. | 34890932 |
Disney Magic is among more than 644 cruise ships visiting Scotland this year.
The visits are expected to bring a record 525,000 cruise passengers to the country, according to Cruise Scotland.
Last year, Scottish ports welcomed 460,546 visitors and 501 cruise ships.
Passengers on Disney Magic are expected to make visits... | A Disney holiday cruise ship has arrived at Invergordon in the Cromarty Firth as part of the vessel's first round-Britain voyage. | 36478057 |
The Wildcats travel to tropical climes to fight for their place, and are prepared to battle the heat too.
Captain Abbi Aitken says the key to dealing with the tournament in Bangkok is "definitely factor 50".
"We've given ourselves enough time to get out there, get some training in, some warm-up games and just try and a... | Scotland's cricketers have embarked on their ICC Women's World Twenty20 qualifying mission in Thailand. | 34869863 |
The event will happen a week after a Hawker Hunter jet crashed onto a road at the Shoreham Air Show in Sussex, leaving at least 11 people dead.
Rhyl's flight director said the majority of the show would take place over the sea, providing a "natural safety margin" for spectators.
The event runs on 29 and 30 August.
Dire... | Rhyl Air Show will go ahead as planned following guidance from air regulators, Denbighshire council has said. | 34038694 |
Tiny satellite tags have tracked months-old animals in the uncertain period when they leave US coastal waters and head out into the wider Atlantic Ocean.
The data suggests the loggerheads can spend quite some time in the Sargasso Sea, possibly living in amongst floating mats of sargassum seaweed.
The observations are r... | New insights have been gained into the "lost years" of loggerhead turtles. | 26435342 |
Ross Byrne's 79th-minute drop goal had edged the visitors ahead after Ospreys led 18-17 from the 62nd-minute.
Tries by Sam Davies and Justin Tipuric had helped give the home team a slender advantage.
Sean Cronin and Dan Leavy crossed for Leinster, who took a huge step towards a home draw in the Pro12 play-offs.
The win... | Dan Biggar missed a 40-metre penalty with the last kick of the game as Ospreys lost to a much-changed Leinster at Liberty Stadium. | 39527216 |
Domingues, the world number 242, fought back from 5-2 down in the third set and saved two match points before eventually beating the 22-year-old seventh seed 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7-2).
The victory is the 23-year-old's first on the ATP World Tour.
Elsewhere, Britain's Aljaz Bedene beat Hungary's Marton Fucsovics in the first ro... | British number two Kyle Edmund is out of the Millennium Estoril Open after losing to qualifier Joao Domingues. | 39784886 |
Emily Platt, from Bispham, will leave Blackpool's Montgomery High School with an unblemished record, racking up a total of 2,280 school days.
The 16-year-old, who spent her primary years at Westcliff Academy, has recently completed her GCSEs.
"I'm not special," she said. "I just wake up and go out to school every day. ... | A girl from Blackpool has been congratulated for not missing a single day of her 12 years at school. | 33644320 |
Samata Ullah, 34, of Cardiff, pleaded guilty to being a member of so-called Islamic State, terrorist training, preparing terrorist acts and possessing articles for terrorist purposes.
He denied one charge of directing terrorism.
The Old Bailey court in London heard the Attorney General had decided to accept the pleas.
... | A man who used a James Bond-style USB cufflink to store extremist data has admitted five charges of terrorism. | 39326533 |
Gen Ilker Basbug was among dozens of people convicted of involvement in the so-called Ergenekon plot.
Critics of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan have accused him of staging show trials to eliminate his enemies.
His supporters say the trials have pushed the military out of politics.
Gen Basbug, who led the military ... | Turkey's former armed forces chief has been jailed for life for plotting to overthrow the government, after five years of trials involving officers, lawyers, writers and journalists. | 23571739 |
A record 46,499,537 people are entitled to take part, according to provisional figures from the Electoral Commission.
Polling stations will close at 22:00 BST with counting throughout the night.
It is only the third nationwide referendum in UK history and comes after a four-month battle for votes between the Leave and ... | Voting is taking place in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave. | 36602702 |
South Wales Police launched an appeal over Alec Warburton, who has not been seen since July 31.
Officers have been searching in and around his home in Vivian Road, Swansea, with a police tent erected on the street on Thursday.
Det Supt Tony Brown said they want to speak to David Craig Ellis, 40, to help with their inqu... | Detectives want to speak to a man who may be able to help in the search for a missing 59-year-old from Swansea. | 33812683 |
Larry has been in residence at Downing Street since 2011, and Palmerston was brought in to keep rodents at bay in the Foreign Office earlier this year.
Gladstone, who is thought to be 18 months old, is a former stray adopted from Battersea Cats and Dogs Home.
Larry was one of the few post holders to survive Theresa May... | A third cat has joined the Whitehall mouse patrol with the arrival of Gladstone at the Treasury. | 36924449 |
Police were called following reports that a man was acting suspiciously and wearing a coat with wires protruding.
The operation has ended and the man was apparently a student of nuclear radiation at a university in Ghent.
The city was on high alert ahead of Belgium's National Day on Thursday. An attack in Nice on Franc... | A large police operation in the Belgian capital which lasted all afternoon was a false alarm, officials say. | 36844437 |
The 1950s series Zoo Quest originally aired in black and white, but when footage was unearthed by the BBC Natural History Unit last year it was found to have been shot in colour.
Sir David said he was "astonished" at the discovery.
Zoo Quest In Colour will be screened on BBC Four on 11 May.
The special programme has be... | Sir David Attenborough's early natural history films are to be shown in colour for the first time to mark the broadcaster's 90th birthday. | 36091147 |
The Karma aircraft also features a detachable stabiliser that can be used to make handheld shots more steady.
In addition, the firm unveiled a new action camera that can be controlled with voice commands as well as a pay-to-use video sharing service.
GoPro hopes the launches will turn around its fortunes. The firm post... | Camera-maker GoPro has unveiled a foldable drone that fits in a backpack. | 37406916 |
The 20-year-old has had spells on loan with Coventry City and Barnsley and has made 21 first-team appearances for the Magpies since his debut in 2014.
Armstrong scored 20 goals in 40 appearances for Coventry in 2015-16.
"He's a good young player with great potential. We look forward to working with him," manager Phil P... | Bolton Wanderers have signed striker Adam Armstrong from Premier League side Newcastle United on a loan deal until January 2018. | 40633927 |
"For the first time ever, the film will open on the same night at cinemas across the UK and Ireland," said distributor Sony Pictures.
Spectre, directed by Skyfall's Sam Mendes, is out in the US on 6 November.
Daniel Craig is playing 007 for the fourth time in the film, which also stars Christoph Waltz and Lea Seydoux.
... | Spectre, the next James Bond film, will be released in the UK on 26 October - with its world premiere in London on the same night. | 33572263 |
The Marvel release extended its run at the top of the movie chart, taking $16.3m (£9.8m) across the country's Labor Day holiday weekend.
It has now taken a total of $275m (£165m) so far.
Captain America is the second biggest film of 2014 to date, followed by the Lego Movie.
Transformers is at number four on the annual ... | Sci-fi blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy has stamped its authority on the US box office, becoming the biggest film of the year so far. | 29009111 |
It had been on a list of banned flags, along with ISIS, despite the UK entry featuring a Welsh singer.
Previously only flags of contest members and UN states were allowed due to the event's non-political nature.
Organisers have now agreed to allow the national, regional and local flags of the participants.
The Eurovisi... | The Welsh flag will be allowed to fly at the Eurovision Song Contest after organisers decided to "relax the flag policy". | 36231246 |
Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence.
The pages of the Muslim holy text had remained unrecognised in the university library for almost a century.
The British Library's expert on such manuscripts, Dr Muhammad Isa Waley, said this "exciting disc... | What may be the world's oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham. | 33436021 |
It marks the last such journey for the three-engine plane, which first went into service in 1971.
The flight, which departed Dhaka at about 03:00 GMT on Thursday, landed at Birmingham Airport at 17:55 GMT.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines - the last commercial carrier to use DC-10s - said it was retiring the aircraft and repl... | The final international flight of a DC-10 passenger aircraft has landed in Birmingham. | 26272607 |
Bu farw Chloe Lou Farrell yn dilyn digwyddiad gyda thractor ym mharc gwyliau 'The Warren' yn Abersoch ddydd Gwener.
Cafodd y gwasanaethau brys eu galw tua 19:20 wedi iddynt glywed bod tractor wedi troi drosodd a daeth cadarnhad bod Ms Farrell wedi marw.
Mewn datganiad dywedodd teulu Ms Farrell ei bod hi "llawn hwyl" ac... | Mae teulu merch 22 oed o Fae Colwyn a fu farw yn dilyn digwyddiad gyda thractor yn Abersoch wedi talu teyrnged iddi drwy ddweud ei bydd hi'n "golled enfawr." | 39903373 |
Denton has joined Bath from Edinburgh after the English Premiership club paid a transfer fee for the 25-year-old.
"That's what happens at a World Cup," said Nicol, the former scrum-half who captained Bath. "You perform well and the big cheque books may open for you.
"That's what happens to the Georgians and the Japanes... | Former captain Andy Nicol believes it is "inevitable" that some of Scotland's World Cup squad will join Dave Denton in moving from the country. | 34786434 |
To focus minds, the government gave the parties a discussion paper setting out key areas for agreement.
They were given until lunchtime on Tuesday to respond to the draft paper.
It includes changes to the petition of concern, equality and respect around the Irish language, Ulster Scots and an armed forces covenant.
It ... | Talks to restore Northern Ireland's power-sharing institutions are continuing, with just nine days left before the government's deadline. | 40336800 |
The couple, along with Prince George, three, and 16-month-old Princess Charlotte, were greeted by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire after landing in Victoria.
William said his children were starting a "lifetime of friendship" with Canada.
The trip is Charlotte's first official royal visit.
Royal v... | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived in Canada with their children, five years after they visited the country as newly-weds. | 37462662 |
The homeless population in the city grew 20% while the numbers for the wider Los Angeles County were even higher at 23%, the figures revealed.
Experts say soaring rents and a high cost of living are major factors.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn described the figures as "staggering".
"Homelessness in LA Count... | The number of people homeless in the US city of Los Angeles has soared in the past year, a new report shows, despite efforts to combat the problem. | 40115541 |
Data published by the Home Office shows 303 people died in fires in 2015-16, a 15% increase on the previous 12 months.
Fire services in Cambridgeshire and Cumbria had the highest fatality rates.
Fire Service Minister Brandon Lewis said there had been "a long term downward trend" in fire deaths.
The figures show that in... | The number of people dying in fire-related incidents in England has seen its biggest percentage increase in 20 years. | 37107087 |
Javier Hernandez scored twice for Leverkusen but two Daniele De Rossi strikes before half-time made it 2-2.
Miralem Pjanic placed a low free-kick to give the Italians the lead, before Iago Falque converted for 4-2.
But Kevin Kampl curled in from range and with four minutes to spare, Admir Mehmedi tapped in a dramatic l... | Roma threw away a two-goal lead late on to draw a thriller with Bayer Leverkusen and leave themselves bottom of Champions League Group E. | 34589437 |
They are living in substandard homes in the Govanhill area of Glasgow - but many are too afraid to speak out.
The investigation found a number of de-registered landlords are continuing to work in the area despite being officially struck off.
It also revealed public money is being used to buy up slum housing.
Some of th... | Vulnerable families are being exploited by "rogue landlords" in the midst of the first minister's constituency, a BBC Scotland investigation has found. | 37169170 |
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Eric Murray and Hamish Bond of New Zealand dominated the race as South Africa took silver.
Great Britain's Stewart Innes and Alan Sinclair, who were making their Olympic debuts, fought hard with Italy but were edged i... | New Zealand defended their Olympic title with a comfortable win in the men's pair final as Team GB narrowly miss out on bronze. | 36687038 |
The diplomats still report "serious gaps" at the talks in Vienna, and may look to agreeing an interim framework.
The six nations - the US, UK, Russia, China, Germany and France - want Iran to curb its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of UN sanctions.
Iran says it is not seeking nuclear weapons, but wants ato... | Foreign ministers trying to reach an agreement on Iran's nuclear programme are considering extending negotiations, as Monday's deadline for a deal looms. | 30169293 |
Leigh twice led through Matty Fleming and Mitch Brown tries, but Ben Murdoch-Masila's double and further scores from Kris Welham and Greg Johnson put Salford 24-12 up at the break.
Ben Crooks hit back before Higson saw red for a high hit on Gareth O'Brien.
Niall Evalds and Johnson tries against 12-man Leigh sealed the ... | Salford moved up to second in Super League with victory over Leigh, who were a man down for 25 minutes after Adam Higson was sent off. | 39938064 |
She spoke as well as signed when she addressed the Chamber saying it was time British Sign Language (BSL) was given further protection.
The MP, who has completed a signing course, was cheered by fellow MPs.
A Commons spokesman said it was believed to be the first time sign language was used to ask a question.
Ms Butler... | Labour MP Dawn Butler has been praised for using sign language to ask a question in the House of Commons about giving it legal status. | 39295244 |
The blaze broke out in the detached property in Hangersley Hill, Ringwood, just after 06:30 BST. The owners were not at home and no-one was injured.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said flames had spread through the entire building, but crews had surrounded the fire and brought it under control.
Huge plumes of black ... | A large house in the New Forest has been severely damaged in a fire. | 36583818 |
Through the centuries thousands have died as a result of tremors equal to, or not much bigger than, the event that struck in the early hours of Wednesday.
We all recall the L'Aquila (Magnitude 6.3) event of 2009 in which 295 died. But go much further back to Avezzano (Magnitude 6.9-7.0) in 1915, which claimed 30,000 li... | Quakes are the ever present danger for those who live along the Apennine mountain range in Italy. | 37176502 |
Concerns about stricter UK regulations led Europe's biggest bank to launch a review into whether to move elsewhere, with Hong Kong seen as the most likely alternative.
But the bank said it had decided unanimously against the move and that London "offered the best outcome for our customers and shareholders".
The decisio... | UK banking giant HSBC has announced it is to keep its headquarters in London. | 35575793 |
The fire broke out in Reading Road shortly after 03:30 BST.
Firefighters used cooling sprays to protect properties from the blaze which erupted from the road and is believed to have started within roadworks.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said at its height the fire reached temperatures of more than 1,000 degrees Ce... | Dozens of residents in Farnborough were forced to leave their homes after a gas main caught fire. | 39729395 |
The new condition was announced by Malta in a joint statement with the European Commission.
Applicants will still have to invest at least 1.15m euros (£944,000; $1.57m) in Malta to get a passport.
MEPs have condemned the Maltese scheme, saying it cheapens EU citizenship.
Earlier Malta had not set any residency require... | Malta has bowed to EU pressure over its controversial new passport scheme for non-EU nationals, saying applicants will now be required to spend at least a year in Malta in order to qualify. | 25959458 |
Vice-Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said the prize was highly politicised and "a challenge to China's judicial system".
Diplomats in Oslo said China's embassy had sent letters implicitly warning them not to attend the prize-giving.
Liu was jailed in December for subversion after calling for sweeping political reform in C... | China has warned that there will be "consequences" if governments show support for jailed Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo at the award ceremony. | 11701725 |
He was sentenced to 14 years in prison for conspiracy to defraud.
The 35-year old is the first individual to face a jury trial for manipulating the rate, which is used as a benchmark for trillions of pounds of global borrowing and lending.
Many of the world's leading banks have paid heavy financial penalties for tamper... | Former City trader Tom Hayes has been found guilty at a London court of rigging global Libor interest rates. | 33763628 |
Jones leads Wales against Italy after taking over from Sam Warburton.
Flanker Tipuric, 27, revealed the 105-times capped lock is tough on any slips in players' standards.
"If someone's left a bit of litter somewhere or a coffee mug hasn't been put away, then he's setting those standards," Tipuric said.
"I've been lucky... | New Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones expects perfection on and off the field, according to Ospreys team-mate Justin Tipuric. | 38816068 |
The sports carmaker, owned by VW, is pushing to get its battery-powered model on to the market in 2019 and is spending about €1bn (£836m; $1.1bn) to get it on the road.
It wants to compete with the pioneering California-based Tesla for a share of the market.
Porsche admitted that finding staff for the project is tou... | The German luxury carmaker Porsche says it is creating 1,400 jobs to develop its electric car - the Mission E. | 36899159 |
Flight PK-661 from Chitral to Islamabad went down in the Havelian area, about 70km (43 miles) north of Islamabad.
Famous pop singer turned Islamic preacher, Junaid Jamshed, was on board.
The national carrier has been accused of safety failures in the past, but insisted strict checks on this plane left "no room for any ... | All 48 people on board a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane were killed when it crashed in the north of the country, officials say. | 38238699 |
Tries from Tim Visser and Charlie Walker helped the home side into a 17-0 lead by half-time.
Saracens clawed themselves back with a Richard Wigglesworth try immediately after the break before a Ben Spencer penalty further reduced the deficit.
Harlequins had lock James Horwill sin-binned late on but held on to ensure a ... | Harlequins ended champions Saracens' unbeaten start to the season with a gutsy victory at The Stoop. | 37422207 |
The row is over drivers being in charge of operating the doors, and guards being changed to on-board supervisors.
Its members have taken 31 days of strike action since last April.
The RMT is also in dispute with Arriva Rail North and Merseyrail over the same issue, with members from across the country joining the prote... | Members of the RMT union have been demonstrating outside Parliament to mark the one-year anniversary of its dispute with Southern rail. | 39721993 |
The 41-year-old four-time world champion from Wishaw came from 5-1 down to beat the Englishman 6-5.
Trump, 27, made three century breaks and a 99 to open a commanding lead in Glasgow before Higgins rolled off five consecutive frames to win.
Higgins will play Hong Kong's Marco Fu in Sunday's final at the Emirates Arena.... | Scot John Higgins staged a remarkable comeback against Judd Trump to reach the final of the Scottish Open. | 38351800 |
The first half was a cagey affair, with top spot on the line for both sides after Forest Green's earlier defeat at Dover.
Tranmere goalkeeper Scott Davies had to be alert to keep Macauley Bonne's header out early on, while Luke Waterfall went close with a free-kick in the 25th minute, but the hosts also threatened thro... | Lincoln are top of the National League after a win ended Tranmere's 100% record at Prenton Park this season. | 37264073 |
She told community health council (CHC) members not to be "parochial" or to publicly oppose proposals being drawn up by health boards to change services.
It comes as a review is carried out of CHCs themselves, which the Welsh government says have a crucial role.
The Conservatives attacked Mrs Griffiths's "oppressive" a... | Health Minister Lesley Griffiths has been accused of "gagging" patients' watchdogs over forthcoming plans for major changes in the Welsh NHS. | 18726210 |
Levy was four strokes ahead at 22-under overnight but had six bogeys and a double bogey in a round of 78.
Siem missed a six-foot putt to win the title at the 18th but returned to the hole in the play-off and chipped in from the fringe grass for a birdie.
Ryder Cup stars Justin Rose and Jamie Donaldson shared fourth, on... | Marcel Siem won his fourth European title with a play-off victory over Alexander Levy and Ross Fisher at the BMW Masters in Shanghai. | 29869723 |
The 26-year-old all-rounder has agreed a three-year contract at The Oval.
A statement on the Durham website said: "The club made a strong offer to keep his services but he has decided to accept an offer elsewhere.
"We respect his decision. Scott has been a good servant of the club and we would like to take this opportu... | Scott Borthwick has rejected a contract extension from Durham and will join Surrey at the end of the season. | 37340117 |
The vehicle got stuck, blocking access to Herd Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire, at about 16:50 BST.
Drivers had faced long delays when the road into the market town was closed, but the lorry has since been moved.
PC Keith Larkworthy, said: "We tried to get the lorry down the hill but it became wedged in the middle of th... | A lorry caused three-mile tailbacks after it became wedged against a house while attempting to turn a corner. | 36654942 |
A previously secret file from the 1980s briefed Margaret Thatcher on Sir Peter Hayman's "sexual perversion".
Ex-Cabinet Secretary Lord Armstrong told the BBC his priority had been national security implications, rather than whether he should be prosecuted.
But the file said foreign intelligence did not know of his "vul... | A senior British diplomat who recorded sexual fantasies involving children was seen primarily as a security risk, a former top civil servant has revealed. | 31072901 |
Choudhury made 13 league appearances last season for the Brewers to help them win promotion from League One after joining on loan in February.
The 18-year-old is eligible to play in Burton's first game of the new season against Nottingham Forest.
"He knows how he work and operate so we are pleased with the deal," manag... | Championship side Burton have re-signed Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury on a season-long loan deal. | 36997283 |
The team from University Hospital in Basel tested 60 healthy people, with an equal number of men and women drinking alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer.
They took part in a range of tasks, including a face recognition test, empathy test and sexual arousal test.
The lead researcher said there had been little previous resea... | Researchers from Switzerland have confirmed what most of us already know - drinking a single glass of beer can make people more sociable. | 37383682 |
On Friday, the Met Office updated a yellow "be aware" warning to cover most of the country.
In Aberdeenshire, heavy snow closed the A93 Braemar to Spittal of Glenshee road and the A939 Cockbridge to Tommintoul.
Traffic Scotland warned drivers of difficult conditions and North Yorkshire Police tweeted that snow was "fal... | Snow has been falling in some parts of the UK with roads closed and drivers urged to extra care on icy routes. | 34881510 |
It was found in Farmhill, in the Foyle Springs area of the city, on Friday morning.
Police have cordoned off the area while the device is examined by Army bomb experts.
"The area remains closed while the object is examined," said PSNI Insp Ray Wilson.
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan said the alert was causing "absolute havoc fo... | A number of homes have been evacuated in Londonderry after the discovery of a suspicious device. | 38928918 |
Colin Gregg, 74, had a "strong determination to sexually abuse little boys" and there was a pattern to his offending, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
The former head teacher, from Gosforth in the city, denies 26 indecent assault charges relating to nine complainants.
His trial was told how Mr Gregg became a "wealthy man" ... | The son of the Greggs bakery founder has gone on trial accused of sexually abusing boys over three decades. | 36046832 |
The Vancouver Park Board voted to ban bringing in all new cetaceans, even if they are injured or rescued.
Some people believe keeping large mammals in captivity is cruel and dangerous for the animals' health.
But the Vancouver Aquarium says the ban effectively ends whale rehabilitation and research in Canada.
The aquar... | A Canadian city has banned an aquarium from bringing in new dolphins, whales and narwhals. | 39943267 |
"I'm very ambitious," he told BBC Radio 4's Mastertapes programme. "So when Radio 1 goes and is taken away from you, a huge bit of your arsenal goes."
"It's your main oxygen to get your stuff out there."
Radio 1 failed to put Williams' number one single Candy on their playlist last year, but his recent collaboration wi... | Pop star Robbie Williams says he is "gutted" that BBC Radio 1 no longer plays his records. | 24487746 |
While Saturday's detention of three Britons in Turkey has been hailed as a breakthrough, one Turkish official told the BBC more could be done to prevent the flow of foreign fighters into Syria.
Three young British men, two 17-year-olds and a 19-year-old, have been released on bail from a London police station having be... | Both British and Turkish authorities have been criticised for failing to prevent hundreds of young men and women travelling to Syria to join Islamic State. | 31903043 |
Simon Brodkin, who performs as Lee Nelson, managed to get into a private terminal where the squad was preparing to fly to Miami on Sunday.
Wearing an identical suit to those worn by the England party, he was spotted by Steven Gerrard and removed by security.
Bedfordshire Police said Mr Brodkin was "warned about his fut... | A comedian who tried to gatecrash England's World Cup departure at Luton airport has been given "strong police advice", officers said. | 27659823 |
Its London-based version urged readers to back the Conservatives and "stop the SNP running the country".
By contrast, the Scottish Sun said the Tories did not understand Scotland and praised SNP leader, Nicola Sturgeon, as "a phenomenon who inspires people".
It comes as one opinion poll suggested the SNP could be on tr... | The Sun and its sister paper, the Scottish Sun, have endorsed different parties in the general election. | 32523804 |
MP Sarah Champion's bill to require greater pay transparency cleared its first hurdle by 258 votes to eight.
The Labour MP for Rotherham said equal pay was "still no more than a promise", and claimed women earned £200,000 less than men over a lifetime.
The vote was largely symbolic as the bill would need government bac... | MPs have backed a bid to force large companies to publish details of any pay gap between male and female staff. | 30495223 |
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Fellaini swung an elbow at Huth after the German pulled his hair during Sunday's 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
The incident was not seen by match officials but caught on video.
Both players, who could be banned for three matches, have until 18:00 BST on Wednesday, 4 May to res... | Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini and Leicester defender Robert Huth have been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association after an off-the-ball clash. | 36185450 |
She has already won a Golden Globe for Steve Jobs, in which she played the Apple guru's right-hand woman.
Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling, stars of marital drama 45 Years, were named best actor and best actress.
The British film won three awards, equalling the tally of Mad Max: Fury Road at the central London cere... | Kate Winslet has been named best supporting actress at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards, days after receiving an Oscar nomination. | 35341589 |
The Yorkshire fighter came back from a 10-month absence to beat Canada's Kevin Bizier with a second-round stoppage.
He has now set his sights on fellow world champions Danny Garcia and Jessie Vargas, as well as former two-weight world champion Tim Bradley.
"I'll fight any fighter out there. I want to unify the division... | Kell Brook believes he can take on anyone in the welterweight division after he successfully retained his IBF title on Saturday. | 35908192 |
The team from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) will visit premises in the Mallusk Industrial Estate, on the outskirts of Belfast.
They will take an inventory of any chemicals being stored by companies there.
The work is being done following recent fish kills in nearby rivers.
In September, hundreds of juv... | An audit of chemicals will be carried out at one of Northern Ireland's biggest industrial estates as a result of recent fish kills. | 34701445 |
Khalid Mohammed Omar Ali, 27, was arrested on 27 April near Parliament Square in Whitehall.
In an unrelated incident, six people were arrested following evening raids in Willesden and Kent, including 21-year-old Mohamed Amoudi.
The maximum terror suspects can be held for with judicial approval is 14 days.
Police have b... | Detectives have been granted more time to question seven suspects detained in two separate counter-terrorism operations in London on Thursday. | 39763461 |
The 'Solva Care' scheme involves volunteers from the village doing odd jobs for free for the older residents, or for those who need respite care.
Project leader Mollie Roach came up with the idea, convinced that care can be delivered more effectively.
The pilot is thought to be one of the first of its kind in the UK.
I... | Villagers in Pembrokeshire are piloting a project to look after the elderly in their own community. | 34612753 |
Uefa rules prohibit clubs with strong links from being in European competition in the same season.
If Uefa rules that only one can enter, Salzburg will be given the place as the higher-finishing team in their league.
Leipzig can, at best, finish second in their first German Bundesliga season.
They sealed their top-four... | Red Bull Salzburg sealed their fourth consecutive Austrian Bundesliga title, meaning Uefa will need to make a decision in June on whether RB Leipzig can enter the Champions League. | 39908923 |
Malta's prime minister Joseph Muscat suggested that a transitional trade pact to allow sectors to adapt would mean Britain continuing to be bound by judgements from EU courts.
But Conservative Bernard Jenkin said such a deal would be "unacceptable".
Mr Muscat's government currently holds the rotating presidency of the ... | Opting for a transition deal with the European Union after Brexit would be "the worst possible scenario for the EU and the UK", a prominent Leave MP says. | 38608709 |
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An "administrative error" was blamed when the Trust claimed former director Leigh Dineen had been reappointed to the board without its consultation.
The club's new American owners had previously apologised to the Trust for a lack of communication.
Bradley hopes fans get be... | Swansea City manager Bob Bradley says disagreements between the club's Supporters' Trust and board will not affect his team. | 38095959 |
Mr Hatton, the former deputy leader of Liverpool City Council, was thrown out of Labour in 1986 for belonging to the left-wing Militant faction.
The 67-year-old told ITV Granada he had rejoined the party two days after its general election defeat.
"I just felt I should do something," he said, saying there was now "no d... | Labour's general secretary has objected to a bid by former firebrand councillor Derek Hatton to rejoin the party. | 32909887 |
Mr Cushnahan was a Northern Ireland advisory committee member for the Irish National Asset Management Agency (Nama) or "bad bank" from 2010 to 2013.
Details of the police complaint against him emerged during property developer Gareth Graham's ongoing legal battle with US investment fund Cerberus.
The complaint was made... | Former Nama adviser Frank Cushnahan is being investigated by police following a complaint made by a prominent Belfast businessman, the High Court has heard. | 34923409 |
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