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Mohammed Kozbar said the mosque had experienced "a rise of hate letters, threatening letters... and something needs to be done about it".
It comes four weeks after worshipers were attacked as they left Finsbury Park Mosque.
The Metropolitan Police's own figures show a 13% rise in Islamaphobic crimes in the past year.
M... | The chairman of Finsbury Park Mosque has warned Islamophobia has risen since the recent terror attacks in the UK. | 40632161 |
Neha Ramu, 13, of Surbiton, scored 162 in the high IQ society's test, which puts her in the top 1% of the UK's brightest people. A score above 140 is considered to be that of a genius.
"When I found out I got such a high score it was so amazing and unexpected," she said.
The teenager, who also enjoys chess and reading... | A south-west London schoolgirl has joined Mensa with a perfect score. | 22804204 |
If you wanted to start a modern art museum, these paintings would be high on your list of acquisitions as between them they tell the story of modern art's emergence, as the BBC arts editor Will Gompertz explains here.
Henri Matisse's Pastoral has the hallmarks of the Impressionists - painted outside or "en plein air", ... | Five well-known masterpieces, by Picasso, Matisse and other great artists, have been stolen from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. | 10137286 |
Eurasian beavers taken from Norway were released at Knapdale in Argyll in 2009. An illegally-released population has also been discovered in Tayside.
Both groups will be allowed to expand naturally but will be managed to protect farmers and land owners.
Native Scottish beavers were hunted to extinction in the 16th cent... | Beavers reintroduced to Scotland will be allowed to remain and will be given protected status, the Scottish government has announced. | 38096751 |
Google had paid $12.5bn for the company less than two years ago.
Lenovo plans to build up its smartphone unit through the Motorola purchase, which may help offset its slowing personal computer business.
However, Google will keep the majority of Motorola's lucrative patents, which include one for Android software.
In a ... | Google has sold struggling US mobile phone company Motorola Mobility to Chinese computer maker Lenovo for $2.91bn (£1.8bn), in a surprise move. | 25956284 |
Steven Wood, 27, had been chatting to road workers after delivering a load of tarmac before the incident happened in Largs, Ayrshire, in September 2013.
John Woods, 86, died after the lorry rolled down Waterside Street and collided with a car, which struck a house and garage before hitting him.
A jury found Mr Wood not... | A lorry driver whose runaway vehicle caused the death of a pensioner has been cleared of blame. | 33159211 |
About 200 people attended the service in Douglas which included a montage of childhood photographs set to his favourite Backstreet Boys song.
All those who attended the service at St Ninian's Church followed his family's wishes to wear blue.
The entrepreneur, from Plymouth, died following an asthma attack last month.
H... | The mother of The Apprentice star Stuart Baggs said his funeral was a celebration of her son's life and achievements. | 33958450 |
The 23-year-old midfielder, who joined the U's from Everton in 2015, has signed a three-year contract with last season's League One champions.
Liverpool-born Lundstram made 82 league appearances for the Kassam Stadium side.
He has also spent time on loan with Doncaster, Yeovil, Leyton Orient, Blackpool, and Scunthorpe.... | Sheffield United have signed Oxford United captain John Lundstram for an undisclosed fee. | 40722540 |
Ben Ashworth, 35, from Preston, finished his last race in Berlin.
He started his charity runs in April in Blackpool before running marathons in Windermere, Wakefield, Northampton and the Isle of Man while undergoing chemotherapy.
Mr Ashworth said he was "tremendously happy" to complete the feat and raise more than £15... | A man diagnosed with untreatable bowel cancer has completed six marathons in six months. | 29400417 |
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Iceland became the smallest nation to qualify for a major finals before famously beating England.
"We are disappointed but incredibly proud. It's been an amazing experience," said Gunnarsson.
Coach Lars Lagerback added: "Iceland's future looks really positive."
Iceland wer... | Iceland captain Aron Gunnarsson said that his side "are just starting" on the international stage after their 5-2 Euro 2016 quarter-final defeat by hosts France at the Stade de France. | 36698790 |
The actress, who played Peggy Mitchell for 16 years, left the soap in 2010.
She will return for a "very special episode" in which she comes to the aid of her eldest son Phil, played by Steve McFadden.
The actress said in a statement: "It may only be a short visit, but it's a family matter and as Peggy always said 'it's... | Barbara Windsor is to return to EastEnders for a one-off appearance in the autumn. | 23229356 |
He faces a vote of no confidence on Thursday after controversial budget cuts which threaten 600 jobs.
Business leader Nigel Roberts said Mr Bale was an "embarrassment" and an email from fellow Labour councillor Ralph Cook called for him to step down.
Mr Bale dismissed much of the criticism as being of a "deeply persona... | Cardiff council leader Phil Bale has rejected calls to resign, saying he is "absolutely committed" to doing the job of running the city. | 31708174 |
The new contestants will be battling it out to be crowned Britain's top baker.
The competition is really tough.
The bakers will have to create spectacular show-stoppers, and take on tricky technical challenges every week to impress the judges.
Nancy Birtwhistle was crowned the winner in 2014 with a spectacular baked wi... | The Great British Bake Off returns to our screens on Wednesday. | 33788816 |
They said it was the "last chance" for self-regulation of charity fundraising.
The new regulator is being set up following scandals last summer, when unscrupulous fundraisers were accused of targeting old and vulnerable givers.
MPs said most charities did not engage in such practices.
But the behaviour of some had dama... | UK charities' fundraising activities could be controlled by law unless a new voluntary regulator succeeds in cleaning up the sector, a committee of MPs has warned in a report. | 35395456 |
The Artemesia tune was chosen by Scotland fans as the music to accompany goals during the World Cup campaign.
"I tell you what - there'll be some amount of carnage going on," the Hull City midfielder said about the prospect in the build-up to the home game with Lithuania. "I'm a fan of it.
"I'll be dancing as well."
Mo... | Robert Snodgrass hopes rave hit "Bits and Pieces" will ring out around Hampden on Saturday so he can dance away the blues of poor club results. | 37553826 |
The Derry club have already secured the Ulster hurling and camogie crowns and they were deserved winners in Armagh.
Slaughtneil led 0-6 to 0-4 at the break and they hit 1-3 without reply on the restart with Meehaul McGrath netting.
Paul Bradley fired over five points for 2014 champions, who will face Kilcoo in the deci... | Slaughtneil remain on course for a provincial treble after easing to an Ulster club football semi-final victory over Tyrone side Killyclogher. | 37968693 |
The pair will meet on Centre Court at around 16:30 BST, with the match shown live on BBC One.
Following Novak Djokovic's shock exit, British number one Murray is the favourite to win his second SW19 title, while Kyrgios, 21, is looking to reach only his third Grand Slam quarter-final.
Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash... | Andy Murray faces his first serious test at Wimbledon 2016 when he meets unpredictable Australian Nick Kyrgios in the last 16 on Monday. | 36691489 |
The robot will be modelled on Nasa's Robonaut 5 (R5), a bipedal humanoid robot designed to complete tasks in planetary surfaces.
The aim is to program it to successfully fix equipment damaged by a dust storm in a virtual environment.
Nasa is offering the winning team a prize of $1m (£759,000).
The organisation current... | Nasa has opened a competition inviting teams of people to program a robot capable of helping with missions to Mars. | 37115695 |
Last year NHS Kernow, in Cornwall, was put under special measures because of a £14m deficit.
Health Initiative Cornwall said it was a "shame" that NHS England had "forced" the new turnaround director Keith Pringle on NHS Kernow.
NHS England said it was "encouraged to see the early progress being made".
Graham Webster, ... | Campaigners have criticised the appointment of a new £400,000-a-year director to a cash-strapped health commissioning body. | 36919628 |
Wales and the other UK countries have some of the worst cancer survival rates in the developed world.
A new pilot in the Cynon Valley will focus on patients who GPs suspect may have cancer but do not show obvious or urgent symptoms.
It comes a year after medics visited Denmark to see its diagnostics system.
Officials f... | Cancer experts hope a new initiative to be trialled in south Wales will significantly cut the time it takes to diagnose the disease. | 39553971 |
The victim was found with stab wounds in Davenport Street, Bolton, on Saturday night and died at the scene.
Police said a group of attackers, wearing dark clothing, ran off when witnesses tried to help the man being attacked.
A 29-year-old man has been released from custody pending further inquiries.
A post-mortem exam... | A man who was arrested on suspicion of murder following the stabbing of a 39-year-old man in a street attack has been released on bail. | 35523215 |
"This is a federal offence and then you and your wife will be in jail and your kids will be in foster care," a crew member can be heard telling the family.
A YouTube video of the incident has clocked up more than two million views.
Delta said it was "sorry for the unfortunate experience" and would compensate the family... | US airline Delta is facing a public-relations problem after a family claimed they were kicked off a flight for refusing to give up a child's seat. | 39814586 |
The supermarket giant said it has decided not to renew the lease, which it has held for 38 years.
The store will close on 15 August. All 225 members of staff have been told they are at risk of redundancy.
"Our priority is to do everything we can to find alternative roles within Tesco for as many affected colleagues as ... | Tesco is to close its store at Five Ways in Birmingham, putting more than 200 jobs at risk. | 33315469 |
Getachew Reda said the foreign elements are arming and financing opposition groups, but not necessarily with the formal backing of their governments.
Under the state of emergency troops will be deployed to quell protests.
It follows months of anti-government demonstrations by members of the country's two largest ethnic... | Ethiopia's information minister says groups in Eritrea and Egypt are contributing to the unrest, which has led to a six-month state of emergency. | 37607751 |
Their study suggests that the taste of a compound called guaiacol is stronger when the spirit is diluted prior to bottling.
This taste may be more pronounced when additional water is added in the glass.
The findings of Björn Karlsson and Ran Friedman are based on computer simulations and are published in the latest ed... | Scientists claim to have discovered why diluting whisky with water can enhance its taste. | 40960983 |
The 25-year-old Iceland international was substituted in the 2-0 win over Leicester and missed the 2-1 Capital Cup defeat at Liverpool.
Manager Garry Monk praised the player who has scored once and has seven assists in eight Premier League appearance this season.
"He's been brilliant, his contribution is there for ever... | Swansea City are hoping midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson will be fit to face Everton in the Premier League. | 29854346 |
The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has gone through several changes since it was first introduced in April 2013. It is slowly replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA). Nearly 700,000 people currently claim PIP, with another 1.5 million still to be reassessed.
The latest change applies to the formula the governm... | Behind the frantic number-crunching and political fallout from Wednesday's Budget lies a large group of disabled people who will be affected by the latest benefit reform. | 35830270 |
Households will pay an average of £388 from April 2013 to March 2014.
Ofwat chief executive Regina Finn said that she understood that households were facing financial pressures.
But she said that the increase, half a percentage point higher than the rate of inflation, was not as high as the water companies had wanted.
... | The average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales is to rise by 3.5% over the next year, regulator Ofwat has said. | 21334044 |
A report, in the British Medical Journal, highlights an "extremely rapid" rise in pre-diabetes since 2003.
The authors predict a surge in type-2 diabetes in the coming years, with consequences for life expectancy and disability.
The charity Diabetes UK said the NHS was already spending one-tenth of its budget on the co... | More than a third of adults are on the cusp of developing type-2 diabetes, figures for England show. | 27712381 |
Opposing Wolves and Birmingham City fans clashed near Wolverhampton railway station after the home side's 2-1 defeat, West Midlands Police said.
It said officers were "forced to quell" disorder and used "appropriate" force.
But Nick Glynn, who trained police in the use of force, said he filmed "potentially unlawful vio... | A retired chief inspector says someone "could've died" when police used batons on football fans after a derby game. | 39095756 |
GlenWyvis Distillery Community Benefit Society has proposed building Scotland's first community-owned craft whisky distillery near Dingwall.
One of the 2,600 people who invested in the distillery's crowdfunding appeal suggested that the public access the site by a funicular-style railway.
The ride would take three minu... | Visitors to a planned new Highlands distillery could ride to and from the site on an "electric elevator". | 37825355 |
Is the best way to guard against radicalisation to make sure Muslim pupils are in religious state schools that are robustly regulated?
When the government unveiled its plans for schools in England, the headlines were taken by the controversy over grammars.
But there was another shift in policy which would make it easie... | Will there be a new wave of Muslim state schools opening? | 37484358 |
Linda Eshun scored the winner on 49 minutes when she headed the ball home from close range following a corner.
In the first half South Africa had the best chances but Refiloe Jane headed over and another header was well saved by Ghana keeper Patricia Mantey.
Banyana Banayana also failed to equalise when Andisiwe Mcgoyi... | Ghana edged out South Africa 1-0 to win the third-place play-off at the women's Africa Cup of Nations. | 38184881 |
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The author has been answering questions from his fans.
What was David's favourite story when he was growing up? And why does he prefer evil teachers to nice teachers?
Watch the video to find out! | Whether it's gangsta grannies, awful aunties, or demon dentists, David Walliams is famous for writing stories that make us laugh. | 39193075 |
Barry McNamee's superb pass set up Rory Patterson to strike Derry into the lead in the 10th minute but Keith Treacy levelled 13 minutes minutes.
Lukas Schubert also hit the Pat's woodwork but Derry keeper Gerard Doherty made a series of great saves.
Derry stay third, a point behind Cork City, who have four games in han... | Under-strength Derry City missed the chance to move into second place in the League of Ireland table as they were held at home by Patrick's Athletic. | 36979705 |
They said Mr Trump's "divisiveness" and "incompetence" risked drowning the party in November's election.
The letter said that the party should instead focus on protecting vulnerable candidates in elections to the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Former members of Congress are among the signatories of the letter... | More than 70 Republicans have signed a letter to the party's National Committee head urging him to stop helping Donald Trump's campaign. | 37055398 |
James will swap with Scott Mills, who has been presenting the slot since 2004. Mills will now front the lunchtime show from 13:00-16:00.
T4 host Jameela Jamil and 1Xtra's Gemma Cairney will also join the station.
Radio 1 boss Ben Cooper said the changes were aimed at attracting younger listeners.
In recent years the BB... | BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James is to host the station's weekday 16:00-19:00 drivetime show from April, as part of a shake-up of presenters. | 17203702 |
Toomua was shown a yellow card for a tip-tackle in the early stages of Friday's European Champions Cup defeat.
The officials ruled Glasgow's Finn Russell landed on his upper back rather than his head or neck, hence a yellow.
"I thought there was a chance [of being sent off]," Toomua, 26, told BBC Radio 5 live. "To be f... | Leicester Tigers centre Matt Toomua says he was lucky not to be sent off on his debut for the club against Glasgow. | 37703135 |
Charlene Downes, 14, was last seen near to the North Pier in Blackpool in 2003. Her body has never been found.
A man, 34, was arrested on suspicion of rape and two men, aged 29 and 44, were held for aiding and abetting rape.
Officers have been looking at links between Charlene's case and the "wider issue of child sexua... | Three men have been arrested on suspicion of historical sex offences by police investigating the murder of a teenager who went missing 13 years ago. | 38259796 |
Having been at the heart of government in Buenos Aires during the slow, inexorable slide to financial collapse, Mr Cavallo is attuned to the magnitude of the perils now facing the Greeks.
"Defaulting not only on the foreign debts but also on the domestic debts and all foreign contracts at the beginning of 2002 was real... | A Greek exit from the eurozone could have far more negative consequences than many analysts realise, warns Domingo Cavallo, Argentina's Minister of the Economy at the time of that country's default in 2001. | 33324363 |
But just how much do you know about the world's "greenest" football club?
BBC Sport looks at five things you may not be aware of about the non-league outfit, founded in 1889.
They have not kicked a ball yet and Forest Green have already broken an EFL record.
The Gloucestershire town of Nailsworth, where Rovers are base... | Forest Green Rovers have been promoted to the English Football League for the first time in their history after a 3-1 win over Tranmere Rovers in the National League promotion final at Wembley on Sunday. | 36277085 |
St John's Primary, in Sussex, is holding a non-school uniform day but instead of donating to charity, pupils were asked to bring in essential items.
The chair of the Crowborough school's governors, said it wanted to highlight the "massive financial crisis" all schools face under budget cuts.
The Department for Educatio... | A cash-strapped primary school has felt forced to ask pupils' parents to donate toilet rolls and stationery. | 39440717 |
The
Living Planet Report
combines data on more than 9,000 populations of animals across the world.
Rio+20
is billed as a chance for world leaders to put global society on a sustainable path.
But the report's main authors, WWF, say progress on nature protection and climate change is "glacial".
"The Rio+20 ... | Environmentalists say leaders at June's Rio+20 summit must urgently step up nature protection, as a report confirms a 30% decline in wildlife since 1970. | 18060323 |
The former world number one golfer was found at the wheel of his Mercedes, in the right lane, and had to be woken by a police officer early on Monday.
Charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Mr Woods blamed "an unexpected reaction to prescribed medication".
He maintains that alcohol was "not involved" in the in... | Golfer Tiger Woods was found "asleep at the wheel" with the engine running when he was arrested, US media reports say. | 40096818 |
Dubbed the Frisco Five, they accuse Greg Suhr of heading a racist force following the shootings by officers of three men from ethnic minority groups.
They said their cause would be better served by "staying and fighting" than by "starving and dying".
They remain in hospital where they were admitted on Friday to be moni... | Five people in the US city of San Francisco have ended a 17-day hunger strike calling for a police chief to be sacked from his job. | 36240628 |
England under-21 international Abraham, signed on a season's loan from Chelsea, headed home in the 80th minute.
Paul Clement's side - without injured Fernando Llorente and transfer-target Gylfi Sigurdsson - took a first half lead through Oliver McBurnie.
But substitute Franck Tayou equalised on 69 minutes for the Kicke... | Tammy Abraham scored a winning goal on his debut as Swansea City beat Richmond Kickers in the second USA tour game. | 40665449 |
The project has been headed by Gordon Brown, former UK prime minister and UN special envoy for global education.
The aim is to raise $3.85bn (£2.66bn) over the next five years which could support the education of more than 13 million young people.
Mr Brown said it would help restore the sense of hope for refugee famili... | An emergency fund to provide education during conflicts and natural disasters has been launched at the World Humanitarian Summit. | 36361630 |
Carol-Ann Kelly struck up an friendship with the East End villain while visiting her then husband in Parkhurst prison on the Isle of Wight in 1983.
The pair became close after Kray, who died of cancer in 2000, said she reminded him of his late wife.
The lot could fetch £2,000 when auctioned at Lewes, East Sussex.
The ... | Letters and artwork by killer Reggie Kray are being auctioned by the woman credited with helping him become a born-again Christian. | 12219612 |
The EU aims to bring 20,000 refugees to Europe in the next two years, as part of the plan, at a cost of €50m (£36m).
The Commission is urging EU states to share the burden of processing asylum claims. Italy and Greece, facing a migrant surge, are struggling to cope.
Under EU law the UK, Ireland and Denmark are exemp... | The European Commission has unveiled a new blueprint for dealing with the EU's migration crisis, including a controversial plan for national quotas. | 32719014 |
But that is what happened as London Underground marked 150 years since the first underground train journey by taking a restored steam locomotive, which had hauled passenger carriages in the 19th Century, on a commemorative journey to retrace its original roots.
To the passengers on board and the spectators who caught a... | The sight of a steam train emerging from the tunnels of the Tube in a swirl of smoke makes for a slightly surreal experience. | 21004315 |
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Slimani had already been taken off but referee Wayne Barnes allowed him to return after France's team doctor said Atonio needed a head injury assessment.
Slimani's return coincided with a series of scrums on the Wales line, and France finally won in the 100th minute.
The t... | France's 81st-minute replacement of prop Uini Atonio by Rabah Slimani in their 20-18 Six Nations win against Wales is to be investigated further. | 39488240 |
Chay Roberts-Jones, of Preston Street, Exeter, was accused of three counts of sexual assault, which he denied at Exeter Crown Court.
The 29-year-old was cleared of sexually assaulting two other girls and will be sentenced in March.
He was suspended from Blundells School, in Devon, over the allegations.
A police inquiry... | A public school teacher has been found guilty of groping an 18-year-old girl under the guise of giving her a sports massage. | 35616195 |
The 14-time major winner, who first moved into the top 100 in 1996 and then spent a cumulative record 683 weeks as world number one, has dropped to 104.
The 39-year-old American has not played since withdrawing from the Farmers Insurance Open on 6 February.
Woods has said he is "hopeful" of a return for the first major... | Tiger Woods has dropped out of the world's top 100 golfers for the first time in his career. | 32112282 |
Jack Wallace, Tom Varndell, Billy Searle and Luke Arscott scores sealed Bristol's first try-scoring bonus point of the season, putting them 22-7 up at half-time of the Challenge Cup game.
Chris Booker's brace and a Thretton Palamo try sealed Bristol's second win in all competitions this season.
In response Watisoni Vot... | Bristol won in Europe for the first time in almost eight years, thrashing French side Pau at Ashton Gate. | 38225745 |
Guidolin's side came from two goals down to secure a point at Stoke City and are 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
The Swans have six games remaining and Italian Guidolin does not believe his team are not yet safe from relegation.
"No. I think we need three points," Guidolin said.
"The season is not finished, for... | Swansea City head coach Francesco Guidolin says one more win will secure the club's Premier League status for another season. | 35952523 |
Antoine Maury, 21, was last seen more than a month ago. He disappeared after leaving a group of friends suddenly on Monday 24 October.
A man matching his description was later seen at the loch wearing no top.
On Facebook, his mother Laura Maury thanked people for their help and support over the last few weeks.
She said... | The mother of a missing French student has confirmed that his body has been found in Duddingston Loch in Edinburgh. | 38183861 |
The circumstances of their moves could not be more contrasting and reflect careers that are travelling in opposite directions.
Both have moved down a division. But, while Fletcher has been picked from the list of summer free agents by Sheffield Wednesday, Ritchie will no doubt argue that his £12m switch from Bournemout... | Matt Ritchie has joined Steven Fletcher in becoming the joint most expensive Scotland international on a day when both found new employers in the English Championship. | 36684796 |
The submarine, which was designed by a Manchester clergyman in 1879, sank in the Irish Sea off the coast of Wales.
Divers from the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) in Chester have placed metal corrosion inhibitors on the wreck.
Club member Chris Holden said the submarine was in "remarkable condition" after being underwater... | A group of Cheshire divers have taken part in a conservation project to save the wreck of the "world's first powered working submarine", the Resurgam II. | 19146040 |
The wartime leader's image is planned to feature on the reverse of the new £5 note, together with one of his most celebrated quotations.
Churchill was chosen owing to his place as "a hero of the entire free world", said Bank governor Sir Mervyn King.
The current face of the £5 note is social reformer Elizabeth Fry.
A w... | Sir Winston Churchill will feature on the new design of a banknote which will enter circulation in 2016, the Bank of England has announced. | 22306707 |
BBC Hindi's Ravinder Singh Robin explains why the Sikhs are angry.
The spark for the current bout of protests came after a torn-up copy of Sri Guru Granth Sahib - Sikhism's holy book - was found in the village of Bargari, near Kot Kapura in Faridkot district.
The alleged desecration of the holy book angered many who ca... | Sikhs in the northern Indian state of Punjab have staged protests, enforced strikes and blocked roads in several towns and cities in the past week. | 34578463 |
Born in 1931 in what is now St Petersburg, Korchnoi survived the siege of Leningrad during World War Two and is seen as one of the best players never to be World Champion.
He was a four-time USSR champion and ranked number one in the world in 1965.
However, he became convinced he had to leave the Soviet Union after bei... | Chess grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi, who defected from Russia to the West in 1976, has died in Switzerland aged 85. | 36464406 |
The Yorkshire Building Society, the UK's second largest mutual, has launched a mortgage at a rate of 0.89%.
Experts point to the relatively large fee, a big deposit, and potential changes to the rate - saying the deal would not suit many homeowners.
Lenders are seeking custom as property sales remain static.
The latest... | A record low mortgage rate is the latest sign of lenders battling for new custom, but experts say the small print of deals requires careful examination. | 39665533 |
Chris Cadden finished Marvin Johnson's cross to hand Motherwell an early lead, but Paul McGowan's first goal of the season soon cancelled it out.
Stephen Pearson again nudged the visitors ahead with a brilliant solo effort before half-time.
But Hemmings' spot kick with less than five minutes of normal time remaining re... | Kane Hemmings' late penalty pegged back Motherwell and salvaged a point for Dundee at Dens Park. | 35389624 |
Mageean's time cut six seconds off her previous mile best and Northern Ireland record set indoors last year.
Sonia O'Sullivan set her Irish mile record of 4:17.25 in Oslo in 1994.
Mageean finished seventh in Sunday's race at the London Anniversary Games where Kenya's Helen Obiri defeated Britain's Laura Muir.
Obiri won... | Ciara Mageean moved to second on the Irish all-time list for the women's mile after improving her personal best to 4:22.40 in London on Sunday. | 40551597 |
The Ezadeen was towed into the Italian port of Corigliano Calabro after being found by coast guards on Friday.
Most of those aboard appear to be Syrians, in the second such case involving a freighter this week.
The ships reportedly started in Turkey and Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus, in a change from the Libyan ro... | Police in Italy believe traffickers made some $3m (£1.9m; €2.5m) from 359 illegal migrants found abandoned on a cargo ship in the Mediterranean. | 30669136 |
Coleman, 46, led Wales to their first major tournament in 58 years when they reached Euro 2016 in France.
During the competition, they made it to their first semi-final before losing to eventual winners Portugal.
Coleman played for Swansea City, Crystal Palace, Blackburn and Fulham but his career was cut short followin... | Wales manager Chris Coleman is to be offered the freedom of his home city, Swansea. | 36827669 |
Researchers who identified the king using DNA from his distant family used the same techniques to find descendants of those who fought in the battle.
They met family members directly related to the last Plantagenet king at a reception in Leicester.
Some have flown from Australia, South Africa and Canada for the occasio... | Descendants of some 20 families who fought at the Battle of Bosworth, that ended the reign of Richard III, have met for the first time. | 32038621 |
Yes, we know she didn't properly tweet and instead just pressed "tweet" without writing her own text. It was someone called Chi who gave Her Majesty the iPad - we tried to get hold of him but he wasn't available to talk to us because he's probably too busy tweeting.
The Queen signed off her first tweet with Elizabeth ... | The Queen has tweeted. | 29762578 |
Defender Roman Torres scored the winning spot-kick after his side failed to register a shot on target as the match finished goalless in 120 minutes.
Sounders keeper Stefan Frei made several good saves before stopping one of two penalties the Canadians missed.
Frei, a former Toronto player, made his best save when tippi... | Seattle Sounders won the MLS Cup for the first time after beating Toronto FC 5-4 on penalties. | 38280039 |
Toulon led 15-12 with five minutes to go, but after prop Longbottom's yellow card, they scored two late tries for a 27-12 bonus-point win.
Longbottom's tackle on hooker Guilhem Guirado was deemed dangerous.
"It was an outrageous decision by the referee and the TMO [TV match official]," Diamond told BBC Sport.
"If anyth... | Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond has criticised the officiating which saw Kieran Longbottom sin-binned in their Champions Cup defeat at Toulon. | 38641529 |
Those from poorer backgrounds are 67% more likely to score below average in vocabulary at five than their peers, the Ready to Read Wales report said.
The Read On. Get On. campaign group has called for more investment in Wales' early years workforce and extra support for parents.
The Welsh government said raising litera... | Wales' poorest children already struggle with language when they start primary school, a new report has said. | 34318580 |
The BBC has defended high salaries which were revealed in its annual report on Wednesday.
The corporation has pledged to achieve equality between men and women on air by 2020.
BBC director of radio and education James Purnell said pay cuts were part of the solution.
He told the BBC's Newsnight programme: "Quite a lot o... | The BBC's most highly paid male presenters could be asked to accept lower wages as the corporation tries to close the gender pay gap. | 40663781 |
Muhyadin Mire, currently being held in Belmarsh Prison, appeared via video link at a hearing at the Old Bailey.
He has been held since the incident on the 5 December which saw a 56-year-old man suffer serious stab wounds at Leytonstone tube station.
Mr Mire will next appear before the court on 7 March.
A provisional tr... | A 29-year-old man accused of attempted murder after a stabbing at a London Underground station has been further remanded in custody. | 35072645 |
Jean Claude Manseau, 25, known as Jo, and Jake Heaton, 19, were on the tram on 1 November when they say a man started shouting homophobic abuse.
The pair had been singing songs from the musical Wicked. After leaving the tram around 1am they went towards Canal Street, famed for its gay bars.
At that point they say a gro... | A gay and lesbian choir will stage a musical takeover of the Manchester Metrolink after two young gay men were attacked. | 29956161 |
Scientists suggest chokeberries could work in combination with conventional drugs to kill more cancer cells.
But the UK research is at an early stage, with experiments carried out only on cancer cells in laboratories.
Cancer Research UK says much more work is needed to test the effectiveness of berries, particularly in... | Wild berries native to North America may have a role in boosting cancer therapy, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Pathology. | 29237733 |
The prime minister called on them not to "sit on their hands" and side with Jeremy Corbyn and others he labelled "a bunch of terrorist sympathisers".
Labour's leader has said bombing is not a sensible way to bring peace to Syria.
The BBC's Carole Walker said the PM wanted to win the Commons' backing without having to r... | David Cameron has urged Tory MPs to take a stand on fighting terror on the eve of a vote in Parliament on authorising UK airstrikes in Syria. | 34980061 |
The media was not allowed to report where they were staying initially.
Fears over their safety were taken seriously because of the increase in racist attacks the previous year.
On Saturday night some of that was relaxed when a party was held in south Belfast to celebrate their arrival and welcome them to Northern Irela... | When Syrian families came to Belfast before Christmas secrecy surrounded their arrival. | 35862232 |
It accuses the government of failing to keep records of information that should be available.
And it claims that FoI requests are often screened by special advisers for any potential political damage.
The government said Scotland has the most open FoI laws in the UK.
But it said the "increasing volume and complexity" o... | Journalists from across Scotland's media have signed an open letter raising concerns about the way the Scottish government handles freedom of information (FoI) requests. | 40120002 |
The move is part of a $1.1 trillion (£738bn) spending bill approved by the Senate on Friday that will fund the US government until 2016.
Oil prices rose on Friday following several weeks of falls, as the markets cope with a glut of crude.
US West Texas Crude gained 1.1% to $36.38 a barrel, while Brent rose 0.7% to $37... | US politicians have approved a measure to lift the 40-year ban on crude oil exports. | 35136831 |
The industry's body said there was some skiing and snowboarding in November last year, but suitable conditions had been "stop-start" since then.
Ski-Scotland said all five of Scotland's outdoor snowsports centres were operational.
They are the Lecht, Glenshee, Nevis Range, Glencoe and CairnGorm Mountain.
Heather Negus,... | The Scottish snowsports season has now properly started following heavy falls of snow and calm weather conditions, Ski-Scotland has said. | 38917845 |
The driverless trains will run 24 hours a day connecting the airport to Luton Airport Parkway station.
The 2.3km (1.4 mile) rail link is due to be completed by the end of 2020.
Airport bosses hope it will encourage more passengers to use public transport rather than drive.
More on this story and others from Bedfordshir... | Luton Airport has announced plans for a £200m tube-style link that will cut journey times to London to less than 30 minutes. | 36054196 |
Victoria Cherry, 44, of Fulwood, Lancashire, has not been seen since October 2015.
A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the search of a property in Toronto Street, Bolton, said Greater Manchester Police.
A spokesman said the investigation was being treated as a "non-body murder" and appe... | The disappearance of a woman more than a year ago is now being treated by police as murder. | 38636389 |
Tesco was given planning permission to build in Lowfield Street in November 2011, but the site remained derelict.
Jeremy Kite, leader of Dartford Borough Council, said, "few will be sorry to see an end to Tesco's involvement".
He had previously branded the supermarket's reputation in Dartford as "toxic".
Tesco is selli... | The sale of the mothballed Tesco site in Dartford has been welcomed following a bitter dispute between the borough council and supermarket. | 34541620 |
Kompany came on in stoppage time at the end of City's dramatic 2-1 Champions League win over Sevilla on Wednesday.
Nicolas Otamendi and Eliaquim Mangala were picked ahead of Kompany to start in central defence.
"They are both playing very well. On Thursday we will start thinking about the derby," said Pellegrini.
"We h... | Vincent Kompany is not certain to start Sunday's derby at Manchester United despite his return to fitness, says Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini. | 34600058 |
Labour councillor and former train driver Alistair Watson died suddenly at his home on Wednesday evening.
It follows the death of the council's former Depute Lord Provost, Gerry Leonard, earlier this week.
The Labour group leader on Glasgow City Council, Frank McAveety, said Mr Watson was a "champion for the people" an... | Tributes have been paid to a Glasgow councillor and "towering figure" in local politics who has died aged 59. | 40446153 |
Europe has been shocked by migrant tragedies in the Mediterranean and the misery of refugees - many from war-torn Syria - exploited by people traffickers.
So can Europe's governments, instead of accusing each other, take joint action to end the crisis?
Here are five key areas where EU agreement could at least ease the ... | The EU admits that its asylum procedures are inadequate, faced with the biggest influx of migrants since the Balkan wars of the 1990s. | 34139348 |
A spokeswoman for the Assembly Commission, which runs Stormont, said its guidelines stated the building cannot be used for election purposes.
The guidelines were issued to all political parties and individual MLAs.
UKIP's David McNarry told journalist the party had sought and been granted permission to use Parliament B... | UKIP is believed to have broken Northern Ireland Assembly rules by using Stormont's Parliament Buildings for its election manifesto launch. | 32299148 |
In the South West region, 23,000 votes went to a new Eurosceptic party called An Independence From Europe.
The group was formed earlier this year by former UKIP members including ex-MEP Mike Nattrass.
UKIP protested to the Electoral Commission at the time and has not ruled out seeking a judicial review.
Mr Nattrass, wh... | UKIP has claimed they missed out on an extra seat in the European Parliament because of votes going to a party with a similar name. | 27572233 |
An Airbus A320 pilot reported seeing a helicopter-style drone as the jet was 700 feet off the ground on its approach to the runway at 1416 GMT on 22 July.
The CAA has not identified the airline or how close the drone came to the plane, which can carry 180 people.
It gave the incident an "A" rating, meaning a "serious r... | An unidentified drone came close to hitting a plane as it landed at Heathrow, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has confirmed. | 30369701 |
Ellen Higginbottom was found with multiple stab wounds at Orrell Water Park, Wigan early on Saturday.
She had been reported missing by her family at 19:20 BST on Friday after failing to return home from college.
Mark Steven Buckley, 51, of New Hall Lane, Preston has been remanded in custody and will appear at Wigan Mag... | A man has been charged with the murder of an 18-year-old student whose body was found at a beauty spot. | 40345133 |
In the urgent search for answers, relations between London and Cairo have taken a hit.
"We touched some raw nerves," admits a senior British government source present during tense talks this week which followed the UK's announcement that the plane "may well have been brought down by an explosive device".
That evoked a ... | One week after a Russian airliner broke up in the skies over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, there is still no official conclusion or consensus on what shattered the plane, killing all 224 passengers and crew on board. | 34758441 |
The highly-rated 19-year-old is a product of the club's academy and has been a regular for the Warriors during the 2014 campaign.
"He is a very talented young player who shows great desire to be the best," coach Shaun Wane told the club website.
"Make no mistake, we are the envy of many Super League clubs in getting Ge... | Wigan half-back George Williams has agreed a new four-year contract with the reigning Super League champions. | 27423326 |
Midfielder Joel Byrom, 30, has joined on an undisclosed length contract after being released by Northampton Town
Goalkeeper Jake Kean has joined on loan from Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, with the 25-year-old staying at Field Mill until the summer.
Twenty-year-old Sheffield United midfielder Ben Whiteman has a... | Mansfield Town manager Steve Evans has made three additions to his side as the January transfer window opens. | 38480111 |
The 27-year-old has agreed a three year deal at Craven Cottage, with the option of a further 12 months.
Former Tottenham trainee Button moves across west London after playing 141 times during three years with the Bees.
"I understand if there are some fans who will be disappointed we have sold a player to our local riva... | Fulham have signed goalkeeper David Button from Championship rivals Brentford for an undisclosed fee. | 36840486 |
The South African, 37, awarded a controversial penalty that gave Australia a 35-34 win over Scotland in the World Cup quarter-final.
At full-time he ran from the field without shaking hands with the players.
He will then be assistant referee for Scotland's final Six Nations match against Ireland in Dublin on 19 March.
... | Referee Craig Joubert will return to Twickenham to take charge of England against Wales in the 2016 Six Nations on Saturday, 12 March. | 34793395 |
The 36-year-old Lazio striker helped his country win the World Cup in the summer, becoming the record scorer in the tournament's history with 16.
Klose, who totalled 71 goals in 137 internationals, became the third player to score at four World Cup finals.
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"I am happy and ... | Germany's all-time leading goalscorer Miroslav Klose has announced his retirement from international football. | 28741921 |
Police in Nashville tweeted that the violence arose after an apparent row over a dice game on Thursday night.
A 19-year-old man was killed in the argument, and three female students who were passing by were wounded.
The latest incident comes a week after three people were wounded by gunfire at an off-campus party near ... | One person has been shot dead and three others wounded in a shooting incident at Tennessee State University in Nashville, US police say. | 34613033 |
Jordan Kenvyn, 26, from Dumfries, was driving on the wrong side of the road when his Renault Clio hit Barbara D'Amato's Fiat hire car.
The crash happened on the A702 near Elvanfoot, Lanarkshire, on 16 January 2014.
Mrs D'Amato, who hoped to buy a house in Scotland, died after suffering serious facial injuries.
Judge La... | A dangerous driver is facing a jail term after being convicted of causing the death of an American tourist. | 36857928 |
She beat fellow Scot Neah Evans in the scratch race before losing out to Sophie Capewell in the keirin.
Rio reserve Ryan Owens claimed the men's sprint title with Joe Truman taking silver and Lewis Oliva bronze.
Paralympic champions Sophie Thornhill and pilot Corrine Hall also won their second gold as well as silver, i... | Olympic champion Katie Archibald added another gold and a silver on day two of the UK National Track Championships. | 38785809 |
This led to questions about the control of information online and highlighted the declining trust in China's healthcare system.
Baidu is an internet juggernaut that owns search engine and social media services. Its forums are hugely popular, with 1 billion participants taking part in 19 million discussions which allow ... | Last week one of China's biggest community sites, Baidu, sparked an outcry when it admitted it allowed healthcare companies to moderate online health forums. | 35340394 |
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