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The company and Brazilian petrochemical firm, Braskem, have agreed to pay at least $3.5bn (£2.8bn) to the authorities in the US, Brazil and Switzerland.
The US Justice Department said it was the largest foreign bribery case yet.
Odebrecht will pay fines of at least $2.6bn and Braskem will pay $957m for bribery across t... | Brazil's biggest construction firm, Odebrecht, has admitted in the US to bribing officials to secure contracts. | 38397289 |
Senior councillors in York have agreed to spend £10m to improve access to an 86-acre (35-hectare) site behind the city's railway station.
The York Central site has been earmarked for more than 1,000 homes as well as offices and retail space.
Council leader James Alexander said previous attempts to attract developers ha... | Funding has been approved to build a bridge which it is hoped could "kick-start" development of brownfield land. | 25217157 |
The visitors were on the front foot in the opening stages but it was Torquay who broke the deadlock when Moore tucked the ball into the bottom corner.
The Gulls doubled their lead on the hour mark when Moore nodded in from Dan Sparkes' cross.
And Moore, who also scored on his Torquay debut against Wrexham at the weeken... | Kieffer Moore scored a hat-trick as Torquay beat Solihull Moors to leapfrog their opponents into 16th place in the National League table. | 37983025 |
The Channel Tunnel operator tweeted that the shuttle had been stopped following the incident on the French side at about 05:00 BST.
The death comes days after about 150 migrants tried to storm the Channel Tunnel terminal in France.
Passenger services have now returned to normal following earlier delays, Eurotunnel has ... | A migrant who is believed to have jumped onto a freight train heading for Britain has died, Eurotunnel has said. | 33422109 |
The incident happened on the B4591 between Newport Bridge and Queensway at about 14:00 BST.
The A4042 Kingsway was shut in both directions but has since reopened.
Traffic had been affected between the M4 and the A48 Southern Distributor Road. | A Newport road closed after a pedestrian was hit by a car has reopened. | 35920051 |
Theunis Wessels was "fully aware" of the twister but "wasn't worried at all", his wife Cecilia, who took the photo, told the BBC.
She said the tornado was about 2km (1.25 miles) from their house in Three Hills, Alberta - much further away than it appeared in the photo.
The storm was quickly gone, she added.
Mrs Wessels... | A picture of a man in Canada calmly mowing his lawn with a menacing tornado swirling in the background has gone viral on social media. | 40155229 |
The 24-year-old tighthead will join the Premiership side, who play their home games in Coventry, after seeing out the rest of the season in the Pro12.
Moore, who has won 10 Ireland caps and been part of the past two Six Nations triumphs, missed last autumn's 2015 World Cup through injury.
"I am excited about the challe... | Wasps have signed Ireland international prop forward Marty Moore from Leinster for the 2016-17 campaign. | 35402664 |
Blake Ross was found during a search by Police Scotland.
He had last been seen in Howdenhall at about 15:15 on Saturday.
Earlier a spokesman for Police Scotland said the teenager's health was not at immediate risk. | A 13-year-old boy who was missing in Edinburgh without his medication has been found. | 38957119 |
The museum unveiled its collection of Piper's unpublished images online, but many of the locations remain unknown.
Piper originally began taking the photographs when he worked with John Betjeman on Shell county guide books.
Piper captured black and white shots of ruined abbeys, churches, old shop fronts and country inn... | The Tate in London is asking for the public's help to identify buildings and landscapes in nearly 1,000 photographs taken by artist John Piper. | 33863300 |
The provision is for an expected penalty over the sale of financial products linked to risky mortgages before the 2008 financial crisis.
RBS, which is 72% state-owned, has now put £6.7bn aside to cover litigation by the US Department of Justice (DoJ).
It means the bank is set to report a loss for 2016, the ninth year i... | Royal Bank of Scotland has set aside a further $3.8bn (£3.1bn) to cover fines in the US, the bank has said. | 38754626 |
All 49 seats were contested, of which the Tories took 41, compared to the 36 they won in 2013.
They gained Buckingham West from Labour group leader Robin Stuchbury and Ivinghoe from Lib Dem group Leader Avril Davies.
UKIP lost all four seats they were contesting - two to the Tories and two to the Lib Dems.
The Liberal ... | The Conservatives have extended their control of Buckinghamshire County Council with five more councillors. | 39821645 |
New sportscars, a four-seater and a small SUV are in the pipeline as the UK company tries to reverse falling sales in the face of stiff competition from larger premium carmakers.
"The brand has to be relevant," chief executive Andy Palmer told a press conference at the Geneva Motor Show.
Aston Martin sales have fallen ... | Aston Martin plans to broaden its range of cars to attract more female buyers as well as younger drivers. | 31710283 |
Officers working on a missing person inquiry made the discovery in Market Street late on Wednesday.
Police Scotland said a 39-year-old man had now been charged in relation to murder and was expected to appear at Forfar Sheriff Court on Monday.
Officers later said a woman had also been detained in relation to the incide... | A man has been charged with murder following the discovery of human remains at a house in Montrose. | 34744863 |
Security expert Chris Vickery got access to River City Media's (RCM) data via back-ups accidentally left online.
The database included more than 1.3 billion records detailing email addresses and personal information.
RCM has not responded to accusations it is involved in sending out junk mail marketing messages.
In a b... | A US company has been accused of being a prolific spammer by security researchers who got access to its internal database. | 39180026 |
Prescott, who played for St Helens, Hull and Wakefield and for England and Ireland, was diagnosed with pseudomyxoma peritonei in 2006.
The full-back was given only months to live but battled the disease and in 2009 was awarded an MBE.
Prescott also raised thousands of pounds for charity through the Steve Prescott Found... | Former Super League international Steve Prescott, who battled a rare form of stomach cancer, has died aged 39. | 24881113 |
Lego Worlds is available now, at £11.99, via the Steam gaming platform. Its final release, featuring classic and modern playsets and popular mini-figures, is expected in 2016.
Features will be added in response to feedback from players of the game.
Lego already sells Minecraft playsets so gamers can physically build t... | Danish toy company Lego has launched a rival to popular video game Minecraft. | 32973814 |
The government announced plans to carry out tests on 600 buildings across the country after the Grenfell Tower fire in North Kensington, west London, on 14 June.
External cladding has been identified as a potential factor in the rapid spread of the fire, which is thought to have left at least 80 people dead.
Details ar... | Cladding on 181 high-rise buildings across 51 local authority areas in England has failed fire safety tests, latest figures reveal. | 40396448 |
Organisers said on Monday that the new race will take place in the centre of the city after the German government announced alternative plans for the disused Tempelhof airport.
"It is fantastic news," said Formula E chief Alejandro Agag.
The world's first fully electric series is now in its second season.
The new layou... | Formula E has found an alternative venue for its Berlin race in May after its previous location was made into a shelter for refugees. | 35582294 |
The latest strike on Tuesday and Wednesday will affect emergency care for the first time.
More than 100,000 outpatient appointments and planned operations are set to be delayed because of the action, NHS England says, while essential care is being provided by consultants and other senior staff during the strike.
My bea... | Patients who have had appointments cancelled the week of the all-out junior doctors' strike have told the BBC why they support or oppose the walkouts. | 36127641 |
It is part of its ambitious foray into health technology, spurred in part by the personal interest of co-founder Sergey Brin.
Last year, Google became the main investor in Calico, a firm dedicated to developing medicines to extend life.
Latest acquisition Lift Labs will join Google's research division Google X.
The spo... | Google has bought a biotech company that has developed a spoon designed to make life easier for people with diseases such as Parkinson's. | 29155888 |
Ashley Olsen, a 35-year-old artist from Florida, was found dead on Saturday with neck bruises and scratches.
Italian police have vowed to find Olsen's killer and have questioned her boyfriend.
Police in Italy were criticised for how they handled a murder case involving another American, Amanda Knox.
British student Mer... | Police are giving "maximum attention" to the investigation of the death of an American woman in Florence who was found strangled in her apartment. | 35284224 |
Eight boring machines have been cutting their way through earth to create 26 miles (42km) of tunnels.
Services, which are due to start in 2018, will run as far west as Reading in Berkshire and as far east as Shenfield in Essex.
During a visit to the Crossrail site at Farringdon, David Cameron said the project was "an e... | Tunnelling work across London for the £14.8bn Crossrail scheme has been finished. | 33002819 |
Paul Ryan was announced as Mr Romney's choice for vice-president in one such state, Virginia, on Saturday.
The pair are going on to tour North Carolina, Florida, Ohio - and Mr Ryan's home state of Wisconsin.
Mr Ryan vowed to save the country from "high unemployment, declining incomes and crushing debt".
But Mr Obama's ... | The US Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, and his running mate are touring key states that they need to win in November's election. | 19231142 |
Cavendish, the Tour's green jersey winner in 2011, has agreed a deal to support the team next year.
"I'm 30 next year so the chances get slimmer, but I never stop striving to want to do it," said Horton.
"Mark putting his name to the team will allow us to be in the shop window at bigger races."
Horton is one of Guernse... | Tobyn Horton says Mark Cavendish's decision to help coach riders on his Madison Genesis team could help achieve his dream of riding the Tour de France. | 34866988 |
Eleven million documents were leaked from one of the world's most secretive companies, Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.
They show how Mossack Fonseca has helped clients launder money, dodge sanctions and avoid tax.
The company says it has operated beyond reproach for 40 years and has never been charged with crimina... | A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth. | 35918844 |
It's not just the physical armour, which along with platform boots makes bassist Gene Simmons around seven feet tall. Their self-confidence hubris is almost impossible to dent.
"You can be three or 73 and a Kiss fan," declares guitarist Paul Stanley, who along with guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer make up... | It's difficult finding a chink in the armour of US hard rock band Kiss. | 10105684 |
Six of the girls were "seriously" injured, mainly with broken bones, police said. The crash, involving a yellow Peugeot car, happened at about 15:20 GMT on Friday near Belvedere Academy.
The driver, a woman in her 80s, was not injured and is helping police with their inquiries.
Officers are appealing for witnesses.
Pup... | Specialist road investigators remain at the scene of a crash near a Liverpool school in which eight girls, aged between 11 and 16, were hurt. | 35568862 |
Sean Anderson said they would leave the Malheur complex on Thursday morning, in a live broadcast on the internet.
Earlier, the FBI moved in on the group, which had been entrenched for 40 days.
They are protesting against federal government control of local land. One activist died in an earlier confrontation with police... | The four armed occupiers of a US government wildlife reserve in the US state of Oregon are preparing to surrender, a member of the group says. | 35547168 |
Currently, blankets in use on the rail network are washed every two months.
The new blankets, designed by the National Institute of Fashion Technology, will be able to withstand being washed every day, a senior railway official told reporters.
The issue of "smelly" blankets was even taken up for discussion in the parli... | Indian Railways is to introduce new "lightweight" blankets that will be washed every time they are used. | 35800443 |
The Oscar winner is urging film lovers to help the campaign to raise the final instalment for the £450,000 project.
The National Library of Scotland's moving image archive will move to Glasgow's Kelvin Hall in the autumn.
Film producer Iain Smith, actors Brian Cox, Alan Cumming and Bill Paterson are also backing the ca... | Movie director Martin Scorsese has called for help to raise £250,000 for state-of-the-art technology to view and study Scotland's national film archive. | 35460096 |
The 24-year-old has featured five times for the Spitfires since joining from Leyton Orient this summer.
Centre-back Essam began his career at Gillingham and had spells at Crawley Town and Dover Athletic, before moving to Orient in the summer of 2015.
Woking are currently 22nd in the table, having won one of their openi... | National League side Woking have signed Eastleigh defender Connor Essam on a 93-day loan deal. | 37309034 |
Former Oldham Athletic midfielder Jack Tuohy, 20, denies five sexual offences against a child in 2015.
The girl told Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court she "told a little lie" about her age on Facebook, which resulted in her being listed as 17.
But she remembered telling Mr Tuohy on Snapchat she was 14, the jury he... | A schoolgirl told a professional footballer accused of sexually abusing and grooming her that she was 14 years old, a court has heard. | 39045838 |
The killer has been identified as Mevlut Mert Altintas, 22, a member of the Ankara riot police. It was not clear if he had links to any group.
The incident happened a day after protests in Turkey over Russian support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Turkey's president said the attack was aimed at hurting ties with... | A Turkish policeman has shot dead Russia's ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, apparently in protest at Russia's involvement in Aleppo. | 38369962 |
The High Court in Glasgow heard that Ronnie Coulter, 48, from Wishaw, was tried and acquitted of murdering 32-year-old Surjit Singh Chhokar in 1999.
These facts came out as defence QC Donald Findlay questioned Mr Chhokar's former partner Elizabeth Bryce.
Mr Coulter denies murdering Mr Chhokar, of Gowkthrapple, North La... | A jury has been told that a man is standing trial for a second time over a murder in North Lanarkshire in 1998. | 37317294 |
The 21-year-old and three others were allegedly involved in a disturbance in the VIP section of Livello in October.
Newcastle Magistrates' Court heard an amateur footballer, Wesley Erskine, was hurt during the incident.
Geoffrey Forrester, defending, said the allegations would be "seriously contested".
The court heard ... | Newcastle United winger Rolando Aarons has appeared in court charged with violent disorder over a bar brawl in the city. | 39489942 |
Thousands of actors and participants are taking part in the Green Fields Beyond event.
It also focuses on the role of the women, dubbed "Munitionettes", who worked on the production lines
The tank was designed by William Tritton and Walter Wilson while working for Lincoln agricultural engineering firm Fosters.
Click he... | Celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's first World War One tanks are taking place. | 36815169 |
Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members will hold a 24-hour strike from 17:00 BST on 4 June and a 48-hour strike from 17:00 on 9 June.
Staff had been due to walk out last week in the row over pay, but the union's executive suspended the action when Network Rail offered a new deal.
Transport Secretary Patrick M... | Network Rail workers are to walk out in June after a pay offer was rejected. | 32920794 |
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Saudi Arabia had confirmed munitions bought from the UK in the 1980s had been dropped.
Since 2010 it has been illegal under British law to supply the bombs, which put civilians at risk by releasing small bomblets over a wide area.
Labour said it was "deeply worrying" cluster bomb u... | Cluster bombs made in the UK have been used in the conflict in Yemen, the government has confirmed. | 38364694 |
Campaigners Action For Rail organised protests at more than 100 stations, including in London, Birmingham and Glasgow, as commuters returned to work following the festive break.
It comes after ticket prices in Britain rose an average of 2.3% on Monday.
The government said fare rises had been "fairly balanced" between p... | Protesters have gathered at railway stations across Britain demonstrate against train fare rises. | 38497351 |
The responses were part of a consultation into Third Energy's application to frack at a site near the village of Kirby Misperton in Ryedale.
North Yorkshire County Council said: "The scale of the concern is unknown at this point".
The matter would be referred to the police if needed, it added.
The council is in the "pr... | An investigation has been launched into how objections to plans to frack for shale gas in North Yorkshire were sent "unbeknown" to the persons named. | 34537165 |
Ford's net profit was $1.9bn (£1.2bn) in the July-to-September period, compared with $1.1bn for the same quarter in 2014.
The strong revenue growth came mostly from sales in North America, where the F-150 truck and Explorer sports utility vehicle helped drive the increase.
Other markets were not so successful, Europe ... | US carmaker Ford has reported a near-doubling of its third-quarter profit. | 34646936 |
But Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), said there was an "east-west" divide with numbers of the mammals at an all-time high on the west coast.
Last year only 29 were counted in the Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary.
Numbers have also dropped dramatically around Orkney and declined in the Moray Firth and Dornoch Firth.
The re... | The population of harbour seals on the east coast of Scotland and Northern Isles has declined by up to 90% in the past 15 years, according to a report. | 34788427 |
The Shanghai Composite traded erratically, but closed down by 2.5% to 3,080.42 points.
The market volatility in China came as the country's National Bureau of Statistics revised its annual economic growth rate for 2014 to 7.3%, down from 7.4%.
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng index closed down 1.2% to 20,583.52.
Mainlan... | China's markets were volatile for much of Monday as mainland stock exchanges reopened following a four-day weekend. | 34171201 |
Organisers want more police presence in Levenshulme, Manchester, following the attack on the 31-year-old at Cringle Park shortly before midday on Monday.
The march followed a similar event in the area after a 12-year-old girl was raped in a nearby park in September.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said it had "increase... | About 100 people have marched in a park where a woman was raped. | 38044201 |
Government forces say they have made a tactical retreat from the centre of Sangin.
A spokesman for Helmand's governor confirmed the district police and governor's headquarters were now in militant hands.
Almost a quarter of British troops killed during the UK's combat mission in Afghanistan died defending Sangin.
Hundr... | The Taliban have captured the crucial south Afghan district of Sangin after a year-long battle, officials say. | 39365330 |
In a statement, the parents of Eilidh MacLeod said: "Words cannot express how we feel at losing our darling Eilidh."
Eilidh was one of two teenagers from Barra who were reported missing in the aftermath of the attack.
Her friend Laura MacIntyre, 15, is in hospital with serious injuries.
It is also believed a father-of-... | The family of a 14-year-old girl from Scotland have confirmed that she was one of the 22 people killed in Monday's suicide bomb attack at the Manchester Arena. | 40027796 |
This morning Greece confirmed that it was sending a letter to the head of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem. It was a formal request to extend the loan agreement by six months.
The Greeks were offering significant concessions. They said they would refrain from taking any unilateral action that would undermine fiscal t... | After hours of fast-moving developments, a deal to settle the Greek bailout crisis hangs in the balance. | 31539857 |
The Polish defending champion overcame Finals debutant Pliskova in 78 minutes.
French Open champion Garbine Muguruza avoided a whitewash at the event as she beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6 6-0 6-1 in their dead rubber.
Russian Kuznetsova was already through as group winner with Muguruza out after defeats in her first two ... | Agnieszka Radwanska will play world number one Angelique Kerber in the WTA Finals last four after beating Karolina Pliskova 7-5 6-3. | 37800825 |
When 15-year-old DeKendrix Warner accidentally stepped into deeper water while wading in the Red River in Shreveport, he panicked.
JaTavious Warner, 17, Takeitha Warner, 13, JaMarcus Warner, 14, Litrelle Stewart, 18, Latevin Stewart, 15, and LaDarius Stewart, 17, rushed to help him and each other.
None of them could sw... | A month ago, six African-American teenagers drowned in a single incident in Louisiana, prompting soul-searching about why so many young black Americans can't swim. | 11172054 |
The Exiles should then have hosted Crewe Alexandra the following Saturday, but because of work on the Rodney Parade pitch that contest will now be played at Crewe's Gresty Road.
The first home game is set for Saturday 26 August against Chesterfield.
Mike Flynn's side are at Wycombe Wanderers on Boxing Day and home agai... | Newport County will travel to take on Stevenage in their opening League Two game of the 2017-18 season on 5 August. | 40352405 |
It follows the resignation of chairwomen Susan O'Brien, who stepped down after the deputy first minister began formal proceedings to sack her.
The In Care Survivors group said the handling of the inquiry and accusations of government interference had been "traumatising" for abuse victims.
John Swinney denied interferin... | A survivors' group has said they have lost confidence in the Scottish government's child abuse inquiry | 36711301 |
Manager Pete McGrath told BBC Sport NI that Cullen's broken thumb looks "problematic" for the Ulster preliminary round game in Enniskillen.
However, McGrath is confident that inspirational midfielder Donnelly will line out against the Saffrons.
Donnelly is "recovering well" from a hamstring injury sustained 11 days ago... | Fermanagh look likely to be without full-back Che Cullen in their Ulster SFC opener against Antrim on 15 May but Eoin Donnelly is expected to be fit. | 36214955 |
Cardiff West Labour MP Kevin Brennan told the prime minister: "The House will have surprised to find that the manner of his death has been by a drone strike against a British citizen in Syria."
Mr Brennan said there would be questions about what happened from MPs and the family. He asked Mr Cameron to be "as forthcomin... | There was a widespread sense of shock among MPs as they returned to Westminster to hear David Cameron outline the details of the killing of Reyaad Khan. | 34179543 |
Since the augmented-reality app launched in July, Pokemon Go has swept up gamers in a craze of monster-catching across the world.
Just a week after its release in the US, Apple said the game had broken the App Store record for most downloads in a week. Gamers chasing down the likes of Pikachu and Snorlax have filled pu... | It is quite possibly the biggest gaming phenomenon of the smartphone age - but is Pokemon Go's popularity dwindling? | 37176782 |
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Cars and trucks drive themselves, and there's hardly ever an accident. Robots root through the earth for raw materials, and miners are never trapped. Roboti... | Imagine our world later in this century, when machines have got better. | 22658152 |
"Video-pills" are already used, rather than endoscopes, as a less intrusive way of looking inside patients.
The spectrum of visible light they use, however, has restricted medics to conclusions based on what they can see.
Glasgow University researchers have now used fluorescent light for the first time to expand the di... | Scientists have developed a new type of swallowable camera that could better help detect throat and gut cancers. | 35132571 |
Lizeth Villanueva, 13, was handed the award by her teacher during a mock ceremony at the school near Houston.
A local education official described the incident as "a poor attempt at poking fun".
But the student's mother told a local news channel: "It doesn't look like a joke to me."
The fake certificate, signed by the ... | Teachers at a school in Texas are being disciplined after handing out an "award" declaring one student "most likely to become a terrorist". | 40064966 |
The Swans have enquired about the availability of Olsson, who joined Norwich from Blackburn in 2013.
But Neil says Swansea must increase their bid if they are to sign the 26-year-old Swedish international.
"We are not looking to lose Martin but everybody's got their price and they did not meet the valuation we have for... | Swansea City have not met Norwich City's valuation for left-back Martin Olsson, says Canaries boss Alex Neil. | 31060135 |
Consumer group Fairer Finance said people who paid for their funerals in advance could find their relatives faced extra costs after they died.
It also accused the industry of high-pressure sales tactics with vulnerable consumers, and claimed there was a danger of some firms collapsing.
The funeral industry itself said ... | Thousands of people could be let down by poor funeral plans they don't understand, a new report has claimed. | 40518578 |
The Grecians are second-from-bottom in League Two and have not won at home since April, one of only two wins at St James Park in the whole of 2016 so far.
"I understand the dissatisfaction with a number of the supporters," he said.
"But it's important those people stay behind the team as this is a supporter-owned club,... | Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale has urged fans to keep giving his struggling side their backing. | 37541003 |
Its offer of 22.35p per litre, a cut of 0.8p, reflected "very high levels of supply" from UK farms coupled with "weak global demand", the firm said.
Muller, which has its UK headquarters at Market Drayton, Shropshire, said the offer was from 7 September.
Farmer Paul Rowbottom, who has previously organised protests, sai... | The milk price paid to farmer suppliers is to be reduced by dairy company Muller UK and Ireland. | 33816177 |
The hoard was discovered in Bedale, North Yorkshire, in 2012 and includes a gold sword pommel and silver neck ring and collar.
The Yorkshire Museum launched an appeal in January to raise the funds to buy the hoard, which was valued at £51,636.
It has since received enough public donations and grants to keep the treasur... | A museum's campaign to buy a Viking hoard worth more than £50,000 has been successful. | 27502976 |
That is the message on just one of a series of postcards - addressed to Grans and Grandpas, Mums and Dads - on the Vote Remain stall at the student union cafe at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.
It highlights one of the biggest questions of this referendum campaign: will the young, who tend to be in favour of ... | "Dear Gran, can I come round for a slice of Battenberg and a cup of tea… and persuade you to vote to remain, with me, on 23 June?" | 36324560 |
"We gig relentlessly," says frontman Steve Garrigan. "Even when we have days off we'll find a place to play."
The band are ostensibly promoting their second album, Coming Up For Air - but admit that touring keeps them afloat.
"We've never really had a big hit worldwide, but we have a big fanbase," Garrigan says. "At th... | Irish quartet Kodaline are among the hardest-working bands in rock, playing 106 shows in the last six months. | 34462926 |
Madden, 57, was a coach at Stockport for 13 years and also held the number two position at Fleetwood Town.
The former Bury, West Bromwich Albion and Blackpool striker won the National League title during his spell with the Cod Army.
He joins a side that sit 16th and have moved out of the relegation zone since Dino Maam... | Southport have appointed Craig Madden as their assistant manager after Gary Finley left the National League side. | 35650871 |
Last month four other employees of the same bookshop and publishing house, including its owner, went missing.
Their colleagues believe they have been detained because of their work.
Freedom of the press is guaranteed in Hong Kong, but many in the publishing industry say they are beginning to feel pressure from mainland... | Another associate of a Hong Kong bookshop specialising in titles critical of the Chinese government appears to have disappeared. | 35208879 |
The hosts opened the scoring through Liam Enver-Marum's strike in the 20th minute but were pegged back six minutes later when Omari Sterling slammed home a powerful half-volley.
Moors took the lead when Asante got his first from the penalty spot and shortly after netted his second to double the visitors' lead, but Dan ... | Akwasi Asante's hat-trick secured Solihull Moors' first win in eight matches as they triumphed at Maidstone in the National League. | 37459941 |
The scheme hopes to safeguard the future of the Torwoodlee Tower near Galashiels which dates back to 1601.
A fundraising campaign was launched in 2001 to generate the resources necessary to consolidate the building.
A two-year £150,000 project is now able to get under way which should help to make the structure safe to... | A project has started to try to stabilise a historic Scottish Borders tower which has fallen into an "increasingly precarious" condition. | 32121365 |
The alleged victim, then a teenager, said he had met Stephen Port, 41, via the gay dating app Grindr and went to his home in February 2012.
He said he felt "very dizzy" after drinking the wine, then briefly woke up naked and realised he was being raped.
Mr Port, of Barking, denies 29 charges including four murders and ... | A man accused of four murders and several sex attacks raped a man who passed out after drinking spiked red wine, the Old Bailey has heard. | 37609477 |
But Shaun Edwards, Wales' defence coach, raised the matter five days after England's 25-21 win at Twickenham.
"To be honest I'm just still in a bit of disbelief that you can lose a game of rugby having scored three tries to one," he said.
"I tried to explain to my mother, who's from Wigan, and she just didn't understan... | In a week of disciplinary controversies, rugby's scoring system has not been top of the Six Nations agenda. | 35835975 |
Jacob Cook, 30, from Woodhall Spa, unwittingly spent four months chatting online with an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old school girl.
During the chats, Cook offered to talk the girl through "her first masturbation" and "take her virginity".
He was jailed for three years at Lincoln Crown Court.
Cook, a univer... | A rugby coach with "a self-confessed interest in young girls" has been jailed after he was caught by a police sting operation. | 39454633 |
Bashir Naderi, 19, who has lived in Cardiff for nine years, had his deportation temporarily halted by a judge just hours before his flight.
Lawyers made a judicial review application and have told him there have been "positive developments".
The Home Office said it would not comment on individual cases.
Celebrities and... | Friends of a student told he faces being sent back to his home-land of Afghanistan say the Home Office has agreed to review its decision. | 38011733 |
Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Inga Abitova and Denis Alekseyev tested positive for banned substance Turinabol.
Kapachinskaya claimed silver in the women's 4x400m relay, while Alekseyev took bronze in the men's 4x400m.
Their medals had already been reallocated by the International Olympic Committee, with Great Britain set t... | Russia has banned three athletes for four years each as a result of retested samples taken at the 2008 Olympics. | 40358220 |
The board generally grants premises extended hours at Christmas and New Year, unless there are reasons for refusing permission.
It has now started public consultation on a plan to apply the same approach to other times of the year.
Extended hours may also be made more readily available during big events.
These include ... | Highland Licensing Board is asking the public whether extended opening times should be available to pubs and clubs on Burns Night and Halloween. | 31750435 |
The image, one of three taken by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, shows the Queen surrounded by her five great-grandchildren and her two youngest grandchildren.
Viscount Severn is the younger child of Edward and Sophie, the Earl and Countess of Wessex. The couple decided to give their children the courtesy title... | A photograph of the Queen with young Royal Family members has been released to mark her 90th birthday. | 36100927 |
It was a split second in front of the goalkeeper in a match in Brazil's lower league that changed Lira's life forever.
Only 342 people were in the stadium that night for Goianesia v Atletico Goianiense, but Lira's superb goal captured on video travelled the world and became a hit, winning 2015's Fifa Puskas Award for t... | Former Brazilian footballer Wendell Lira will never forget the day he beat Lionel Messi. | 38262547 |
Striker Saido Berahino could start after being an unused substitute on his return from illness last time out.
Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain should be fit despite limping off early in the midweek game against Southampton with a hamstring injury.
Laurent Koscielny, who missed that match with a calf problem, will be a... | Stoke have no new injury worries, with only long-term absentees Ibrahim Afellay and Stephen Ireland sidelined. | 39827551 |
12 March 2015 Last updated at 11:55 GMT
They were joined by this four metre long alligator.
These snaps were posted on the Florida club's web page.
The cheeky reptiles often visit the course but stay well away from humans.
Watch the video to see more. | Golfers on a course in the US found themselves being watched by an unusual spectator. | 31851465 |
Attorney General Loretta Lynch said schools that don't comply may face lawsuits or lose federal aid if they do not comply.
One senior Republican politician has condemned the move as the "beginning of the end" of the current school system.
In a separate move, the president also strengthened protections for LGBT people r... | The Obama administration has told schools to let transgender pupils use toilets matching their gender identity. | 36286111 |
Fears that dozens of companies providing these pensions are too small to survive were explored in a recent BBC investigation.
Now Pensions Minister Ros Altmann has told MPs that legislation is needed to "ensure proper protection" for savers.
She said that she was pushing for a slot for a law to be proposed.
"We know th... | A new law is needed to protect workers' savings held by companies that provide auto-enrolment pension schemes, a minister has said. | 35762881 |
Carol Rowley, 56, died at Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, on 14 February, 2013 after a battle with cancer.
Her family says that what happened on the day she died differs from what was recorded in her medical notes.
The hospital said it was co-operating with West Mercia Police's investigation and no wrongdoing had bee... | The death of a woman in hospital is being investigated by police after her family made complaints about her care. | 40288846 |
David Strang said the evidence was clear that such sentences did not cut crime and called for a "more creative approach" to community-based options.
Since 2010 the Scottish courts have operated a presumption against prison sentences of three months or less.
The Scottish government has yet to publish its response to a c... | Scotland's chief inspector of prisons has called for an end to jail terms of less than 12 months. | 40768115 |
Thick smoke could be seen rising from the area, where there is also a base for African Union (AU) peacekeepers.
Local journalists said one of the bombs was detonated by a suicide attacker near a checkpoint. Another blast hit the airport's perimeter wall.
Those killed were believed to include security guards at the chec... | At least 13 people have been killed in two car bomb attacks near an entrance to the airport in Mogadishu, Somali police say. | 36892048 |
The Australian singer announced the film, called Sister, at Venice Film Festival, said the Hollywood Reporter.
Furler said she had initially been "embarrassed" about her ambition to get behind the camera.
But, after making a video for her song Chandelier last year, she realised she was "pretty good" at directing and "f... | Singer Sia Furler has revealed she is directing a film starring her frequent collaborator, dancer Maddie Ziegler. | 34185890 |
Timothy Tyrone Foster was convicted of molesting and killing a white 79-year-old retired schoolteacher in 1987.
But the court on Thursday overturned his conviction after ruling that the prosecution had broken the law.
Foster may now face a retrial, 29 years after his death sentence.
A law introduced in 1986 made it ill... | The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a black death-row inmate, finding that state prosecutors in Georgia unlawfully excluded potential black jurors from his trial. | 36362438 |
It is here in the north of the country that the United Nations has declared a famine. It is here that the fighting between government and rebel forces has driven so many into hunger and homelessness. And it is here that UK aid is being carefully targeted from the air.
To watch these bags of cereal and pulses and food s... | In the dusty, baking emptiness of Leer in South Sudan, bags of British food aid fall from the sky to relieve the hunger below. | 39600613 |
The England coach has picked United's Marcus Rashford, 19, in his squad.
The teenage striker will now miss the Under-21 European Championship this summer - something Mourinho wanted.
"I'm not in a position where I can make decisions to keep people happy. I'm not going to achieve that," said Southgate.
"The key is not t... | Gareth Southgate says trying to keep Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho happy would be "fairly difficult" - and that he will not stop making decisions "that are right for England". | 40100528 |
Alcohol problems still amount to more than half of all substance misuse cases in Wales, according to Public Health Wales.
Heroin accounts for nearly a fifth of cases.
But is cannabis - just under 10% of cases - something we should still be worried about in Wales?
HOW MANY ARE USING CANNABIS?
Cannabis use peaks in the l... | New figures show more than 1,550 people were referred for treatment for cannabis use in Wales in the last year. | 34571036 |
Bombs fell on Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury during an attack by Zeppelin airships on the night of 31 March-1 April 1916.
Twelve people were killed in Suffolk, with further deaths in Essex.
A service of commemoration was held at Bury St Edmunds cemetery at midday. More on this and other stories from Suffolk
Bury St Edmund... | Civilian deaths inflicted by German airships during World War One have been remembered on the 100th anniversary. | 35938019 |
Ms Dugdale, who is one of four gay party leaders in Scotland, said Holyrood is "now considered the gayest parliament in the world"
In her column for the Daily Record newspaper, Ms Dugdale said "the rainbow flag" was "flying higher than ever".
Tory leader Ruth Davidson and UKIP Scotland's David Coburn are also gay, whil... | Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale says she has been "bowled over" with support since revealing she is gay. | 35960152 |
But the chancellor said there must be "business as usual, life as normal" for Britons as the UK left the EU.
"Many things would look similar" the day after Brexit - on 29 March 2019 - as the UK moved gradually towards a new relationship with the EU, he said.
The EU has said it is too soon to discuss a transitional deal... | Any "transitional deal" in the period after Brexit must end by June 2022, the time of the next general election, Philip Hammond has said. | 40747747 |
Queen's Park FC said Harry the Hoopo's head had recently been taken from the the JB McAlpine Pavilion, the Glasgow club's youth and community facility.
On Twitter, the club said: "To date we have received no ransom notes. We beseech you all to leave no stone unturned in the hunt for Harry's head."
Queen's Park appealed... | Scotland's oldest association football club has appealed for help in tracing the missing head of its mascot. | 35410783 |
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The 23-year-old, who has won 41 international caps and captained the German club, joins for a reported £35m on a long-term contract.
"I'm very proud to be joining Arsenal," said Xhaka. "I cannot wait to move to London, represent this special club and play in the Premier Le... | Arsenal have signed Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach. | 36378192 |
Mark Crockett made the explosive device after checking into a chalet at Logierait Pine Lodges near Pitlochry, Perthshire, in February.
The 53-year-old wrote a suicide note and a letter to police explaining how the nail bomb had been constructed.
Crockett, of Falkirk, admitted making the device. Sentence was deferred.
T... | A former hospitality manager sparked a major incident at a Scottish holiday resort after building a nail bomb with sugar, a court has heard. | 35042046 |
Dan Tuohy, Sean Reidy and Paul Marshall all touched down before Craig Gilroy secured the bonus point before half-time with a fine solo effort.
A Sam Christie try reduced Treviso's deficit but Peter Browne, Gilroy and Lewis Stevenson then crossed the line to ensure a convincing scoreline.
Ireland wing Andrew Trimble mad... | Ulster ran in seven tries as they romped to an emphatic win over Treviso in the Pro12 game at Kingspan Stadium. | 34394694 |
He is in hospital in Lille, northern France. His life is not in danger.
French media say he was injured by five police bullets when his BMW hire car was chased and stopped on the A16 motorway near Boulogne.
Earlier six soldiers were injured - three seriously - when a BMW was driven at them in a Paris suburb.
The soldie... | The man wounded by French police after an alleged attack on soldiers has been identified as a 36-year-old Algerian who was not on a watch list. | 40885324 |
Councillor Rob Nolan, who voted against the plans, said the Truro development would cause traffic chaos and "deal a major blow" to traders locally.
The move has been welcomed by sports fans and other supporters.
On Thursday, councillors voted 11-8 for the plans which include a supermarket funding a 6,000-seater stadium... | The approval of plans for a retail development which will pay for a sports stadium in Cornwall has caused "despair", a planning chairman said. | 33742351 |
Scott Van Zyl was killed last week on the banks of the Limpopo river, said Sakkie Louwrens, director of a South-African crime-fighting NGO.
He said Mr Van Zyl disappeared during a hunting safari last week.
His death is the latest in a series of fatal crocodile attacks in Zimbabwe.
Mr Louwrens told the BBC that Mr Van Z... | DNA tests on the carcass of a crocodile shot in Zimbabwe have confirmed that it contains the remains of a missing South African hunter, an investigator has told the BBC. | 39658126 |
Indonesian law bans keeping endangered animals, whether dead or alive.
Cahyo Kumolo, the home affairs minister, proudly displayed his five stuffed Sumatra tigers and two Malayan sun bears during a televised tour of his home on 12 February.
There was a public outcry following the TV appearance.
Only 500-600 Sumatran tig... | A government minister in Indonesia has given his collection of stuffed animals away after being accused of breaking the law by having them. | 35581228 |
Troops broke through IS defences and reached the eastern district of al-Zahra, which they say is now 90% under their control.
Special forces have been fighting the jihadists in the streets and alleys.
Meanwhile, the UN says there is growing evidence of IS atrocities in and around Mosul.
It has already expressed concern... | Iraqi government forces have battled their way into another suburb of Mosul, the northern city held for more two years by the Islamic State (IS) group. | 37872392 |
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