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They say they have little information and are relying on the public to help with their investigation.
The man, who was in his 50s, was 5ft 8 ins tall, clean-shaven, with brown hair that was greying at the sides.
Police said he died alone, but not in suspicious circumstances.
Supt Melanie Jones said that police wanted t... | Police have renewed an appeal to help identify the body of a man discovered in water near Shaw's Bridge in south Belfast on Friday afternoon. | 40625095 |
The victim was attacked at the house in Longford Crescent, in Bulwell, at about 19:00 GMT on Friday.
He is currently in a serious but stable condition in hospital. Police said they believed the attack was targeted. No other details have been released.
A forensic examination of the property is under way and officers hav... | A man has been stabbed during an attack by a gang in his Nottingham house. | 30159002 |
One bay on another ward at the site near Melrose has also been closed to admissions.
NHS Borders said the situation was being managed by its infection prevention and control team.
Visiting the department has been "strongly discouraged" and anyone who has had symptoms of the virus in the past 48 hours should stay away.
... | The department of medicine for the elderly at Borders General Hospital has been shut due to a norovirus outbreak. | 32397636 |
Neath Port Talbot council's scrutiny committee met to approve the new complex on Aberavon seafront before the cabinet unanimously voted in favour.
The old Afan Lido was wrecked by fire in 2009 and demolished in 2011.
The replacement includes an eight-lane pool, cafe, fitness centre, dance studio and sports hall.
"It's ... | Work on a £13m replacement for a leisure complex which was destroyed in a fire more than four years ago could start by the end of April. | 26943935 |
Halfpenny is one of several players who could be part of big domestic matches on the weekend of 26/27 May.
His side Toulon might play a Top 14 semi-final, with the Aviva Premiership and Pro12 finals the same weekend.
"That's one of the challenges in terms of the staff with the Lions with the physical preparations," he ... | Leigh Halfpenny says British and Irish Lions players face a challenge to acclimatise in New Zealand before their opening tour game on 3 June. | 39793173 |
The acquisition - China's largest foreign retail investment - gives Sanpower an 89% share in the company.
Sanpower said it wanted to expand the "iconic heritage brand" overseas, especially in China.
House of Fraser called the deal an "extremely exciting chapter" in its 165-year history.
By Douglas FraserBusiness and ec... | UK department store chain House of Fraser has sold a majority stake in its business to Chinese conglomerate Sanpower in a £480m deal. | 27009359 |
When it comes to title races, things could hardly be tighter than they have been in the women's top-flight in recent years, with the league champions decided on the final day in both 2014 and 2015.
Chelsea start their title defence against newly-promoted Doncaster Rovers Belles, while Reading make a busy start to the s... | Women's Super League One will be bigger than ever this year, with an expanded nine-team competition starting on Wednesday, 23 March. | 35419797 |
The 25-year-old, who continues to be linked with a move to Barcelona, made the third goal with a lofted ball through for Mohamed Salah to score.
Salah's fellow summer signing Dominic Solanke headed in the opener, with Georginio Wijnaldum also on target.
"Coutinho and Salah are two top level players, and we are extremel... | Philippe Coutinho captained Liverpool as they beat Hertha Berlin 3-0 in their latest pre-season friendly. | 40766572 |
Gonzalo Castro scored twice for the German club, with Ousmane Dembele and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also scoring.
New signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan netted United's goal, making the score 3-1 just before the hour mark.
"It was like Formula 1 against Formula 3," said Mourinho. "They are much sharper, so it was difficult to ... | Manager Jose Mourinho said he was not worried after his Manchester United side lost 4-1 to Borussia Dortmund in a pre-season friendly in Shanghai. | 36871332 |
But away from the chart-topping band his passion is racing motorbikes and, increasingly, the Isle of Man TT.
London-born Flint, 44, whose pioneering electronica group have sold around 25 million albums since forming in 1990, is a fiercely quick racer in his own right but he also manages his own race team.
This week, re... | Prodigy front man Keith Flint is best known for his high-octane performances on stage. | 27068995 |
Officers said the 63-year-old victim suffered bruising to his face after he was "shoulder barged" in the road.
The video was shot on Thursday evening, after the opening day of the Grand National Festival, police said.
The 34-year-old suspect, from Formby, Merseyside, has been bailed.
In the mobile phone footage, which ... | A man has been questioned over an alleged assault after a video emerged online of an Aintree racegoer appearing to deliberately knock a man to the ground. | 32274915 |
President Emmanuel Macron is hoping to obtain a strong mandate in parliament to help him pursue his reform plans.
His La République en Marche (Republic on the Move or LREM) with its MoDem allies is expected to win most seats.
Traditional parties are urging voters to back Mr Macron's rivals to stop a monopolisation of p... | France votes in the second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, in run-off votes for the top candidates from last Sunday's first round. | 40317135 |
Negotiations for the England international are at an early stage, and no fee has been agreed.
Fellow full-back Kieran Tripper is reportedly set to sign a new five-year deal with Spurs, which could pave the way for Walker to move to City.
Walker, 27, has made 183 Premier League appearances since joining Spurs from Sheff... | Manchester City have opened talks with Tottenham about the potential signing of defender Kyle Walker. | 40452634 |
People come here to chase dreams. Some come to sing in the hope of emulating those whose faces adorn the enormous billboards.
Some come to build business, to add to the brash and brightly lit skyline which already boasts a replica pyramid and Eiffel Tower.
Some simply come to gamble, to sit in the city's myriad casinos... | The grand old ideals of the American Dream loom large in Las Vegas. | 38729509 |
Wolves' Kurt Gidley, 34, became the first rugby league player to wear a camera during Thursday's 22-8 defeat.
Television viewers were told at half-time that the device had been removed because of "technical issues".
"I don't know if it had any effect on what he did, but the camera went at half-time," said Wire coach To... | A trial of playercam in Super League is set to continue despite technical problems halting its first use between Leigh and Warrington. | 39303947 |
The Fenland buildings are dated to 1,000-800BC, towards the end of Britain's Bronze Age. If we were to go back to that time, what other buildings could we have seen?
By 1,000-800BC Egypt's New Kingdom, which produced such magnificent monuments as the temples of Karnak and Abu Simbel, was already over. The Giza pyramids... | The Bronze Age houses recovered from river silt in Cambridgeshire have been hailed as "an extraordinary time capsule" and even "Britain's Pompeii". | 35290978 |
The insurgents had now been driven from virtually all the territory they had held, it said.
Some militants were now fleeing towards border areas, the military said.
News of Gwoza's recapture comes a day before presidential elections, which were postponed by six weeks because of the offensive against Boko Haram.
Meanwhi... | The Nigerian army says it has retaken the north-eastern town of Gwoza, believed to be the headquarters of militant Islamist group Boko Haram. | 32087211 |
The South Wales East AM will sit as a Tory but will not join the party.
Conservative group leader Andrew RT Davies welcomed a "hard-working and dedicated" AM, saying it made his party the official opposition to Labour.
But Gower MP and ex-AM Byron Davies said allowing Mr Reckless into the group was "not a particularly ... | UKIP AM Mark Reckless has confirmed he is joining the Conservative group in the Welsh Assembly. | 39513743 |
A bare-chested Royston Jones attacked nurse Claire Jones at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, in September.
Jones, 39, of Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, was heard shouting "kill" and "die" and left his estranged wife unconscious.
During his trial Jones was described as jealous, aggressive, and certain Ms Jones was in a new ... | A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of attempting to murder his wife as she worked in an intensive care unit. | 31555806 |
The 30-year-old has been capped 44 times by his country, but was not included in head coach Eddie Jones' first England squad.
Wilson has made 87 Premiership appearances for Bath since joining from Newcastle in 2009.
"Bath is a great place to be right now and I have a strong bond with the club," Wilson told the club web... | Bath and England prop David Wilson has extended his contract with the Premiership club. | 35304265 |
The body of a 36-year-old woman was found at a property on Conway Avenue, Bury, shortly before 07:50 GMT.
A 39-year-old man was stopped on the hard shoulder of the M60 motorway a short time later and arrested.
He remains in custody for questioning. Police believe it to be an isolated incident but have stepped up patrol... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in Greater Manchester, police have said. | 35562948 |
Norfolk's gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and trans-gender (LGBT) community event aims to celebrate diversity and give residents an insight into their world.
Thousands of people turned out to watch the parade.
Among those taking part was Broken Rainbow which helps people if they find themselves in abusive relationships.
Amy, o... | The annual Pride festival has taken place in Norwich, with groups taking the opportunity to promote the serious side of their work. | 33669022 |
A 3-0 defeat in Trnava increased the pressure on manager Gordon Strachan following Saturday's 1-1 draw with the Lithuanians at Hampden.
Bannan says it is the players rather than the manager who should take the blame for the setbacks.
"It's our fault, we're the ones who are out there losing games," he said.
"We aren't t... | Scotland midfielder Barry Bannan says the players need to take responsibility for dropping World Cup qualification points against Lithuania and Slovakia. | 37630310 |
Giles Watling, who played Oswald in the 1980s show and is now a Tory councillor, was selected at an open primary in the constituency.
He was chosen ahead of fellow local councillor Sue Lissimore following a hustings at Clacton town hall.
The by-election was triggered by the defection of sitting Tory MP Douglas Carswell... | An actor best-known for sitcom Bread has been chosen as the Conservative candidate in the Clacton by-election. | 29163450 |
Karma Khayat and Al Jadeed had been accused of having revealed details about key protected witnesses.
But Ms Khayat was convicted of contempt of court for failing to remove broadcasts about the case online.
Five men accused of the killing are being tried in absentia.
Mr Hariri died along with 21 others when his motorca... | A Lebanese TV journalist and her station have been cleared of obstructing justice by a UN-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. | 34288461 |
French national Olivia Godefroy said Armand Pacombe Djedje agreed to pay her the cash to wed Devine Atalako Abanda in Winchester in February last year.
She said it was so the Cameroonian national could get papers to live in the UK.
Under cross-examination she denied she had been in a relationship with him.
Ms Godefroy,... | A bride who has admitted being involved in an alleged sham wedding has told a court she was due to be paid £2,000 to marry the groom. | 33076137 |
The checks, introduced under the Obama administration, are believed to affect an estimated 75,000 people.
The bill now needs to the approved by the Senate and signed into law by President Donald Trump.
The House also voted on Thursday on Obama-era rules and regulations on the environment.
The background-check rules wer... | The US House of Representatives has voted to scrap regulations that require background checks for gun buyers with mental health issues. | 38853390 |
The Horizon team - aided by the Royal Veterinary College and Lincoln and Bristol Universities - tracked dozens of cats using specially-designed GPS collar devices and tiny "cat cams" as part of one of the largest ever research projects into domestic cat behaviour.
The experiment's results - broadcast last week - reveal... | BBC Two's Horizon programme on the Secret Life of the Cat and our accompanying interactive feature prompted an enormous response from viewers and website readers. | 22949874 |
Daniel Aimson, of Ullswater Road in Astley, Wigan, is also charged with misconduct in public office.
The 35-year-old Greater Manchester Police officer was named alongside eight other men charged with conspiracy to produce cannabis.
All are due to appear at Manchester City Magistrates Court on 20 October.
A 26-year-old ... | A police officer has been charged with conspiracy to produce cannabis as part of an investigation into drugs supply in Greater Manchester. | 37514169 |
Mr C, who was born female but identifies and dresses as a man, was working at a health centre in Guiyang last year when he was fired.
The court said he had been illegally dismissed, but said there was not enough evidence to rule he had been fired due to discrimination against transgender people.
Mr C told AFP news agen... | A transgender man has won his case for unfair dismissal at a court in China. | 38497015 |
Brian Cummins, who was in his early 60s, was refereeing an Under-16s final in Elburton, Devon, on Sunday when he fell to the ground.
He was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth but died shortly after, the Devon Junior Minor League said.
A spokesman said: "Our thoughts and condolences at this time are with his family... | A football referee has died after collapsing during a boys' cup final. | 32687893 |
Ben Wragge, from Great Ashfield, Suffolk, was fatally wounded at a friend's house in Thurston on 1 May.
The friends had been passing the airgun around when the pellet hit the left side of the boy's neck, police said.
Ben, described by his school as a "mature and intelligent young man", was confirmed dead in hospital la... | A 13-year-old boy died after an airgun pellet became lodged in his neck, an inquest has heard. | 36459570 |
Jimmy Spencer had given the Pilgrims hope when he equalised after Shaun Pearson's early goal, but a point was not enough to retain top spot due to Portsmouth winning.
Grimsby made a blistering start to the game as they opened the scoring inside the first minute, with Pearson smashing the ball into the roof of the net a... | Plymouth let the League Two title slip from their grasp as they were held to a draw at Grimsby. | 39753909 |
Police believe Shannon Miles targeted Darren Goforth at a petrol station near Houston because Goforth was in uniform.
Houston officials did not disclose a motive, but took issue with recent protests against police officers.
"This rhetoric has gotten out of control," Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman said on Saturday.
"... | A Texas man is being held without bail after police say he shot and killed a sheriff's deputy as the officer refuelled his patrol car. | 34108610 |
This was the year when 5,650 farmers killed themselves in the country.
So the number of suicides by housewives was about four times those by farmers. They also comprised 47% of the total female victims.
Yet the high number of homemakers killing themselves doesn't make front page news in the way farmer suicides do, year... | More than 20,000 housewives took their lives in India in 2014. | 35994601 |
Scotland's makar Jackie Kay, comedian Alexei Sayle and Charlatans singer Tim Burgess are also in the line-up.
Organisers have said the festival would "explore the power of the mind to imagine a better world".
The EIBF runs from 13 August to 29 August.
More than 800 writers, poets, illustrators, politicians, journalists... | Rebus author Ian Rankin and Hollywood actor Alan Cumming are among the well-known names set to take part in the 2016 Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF). | 37051444 |
FIA F1 director Charlie Whiting called in Verstappen for a discussion on Friday ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said Whiting had told Verstappen he risked disqualification.
"Charlie was keen to show him a video of Spa. It was a gentle warning," Horner said.
"Like any 18-year-old the... | Max Verstappen has been given a "gentle warning" about his driving in the wake of his controversial behaviour in the Belgian Grand Prix. | 37258313 |
Most deaths have taken place in the southern states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, where at least 1,118 people have died since last week.
Reports say at least 24 people have died from the heat in West Bengal and Orissa.
Temperatures are likely to drop in some parts over the coming days.
Hospitals are on alert to trea... | The death toll in the heatwave sweeping India has passed 1,000, with temperatures nearing 50C (122F) in some areas. | 32880180 |
The "season-ticket holder" sent Cairney a letter and £3 after being impressed by his recent performances.
The young supporter also asked 'Cairny' for advice on bicycle kicks and how to "get the ball".
Cairney, who previously played for Blackburn Rovers and Hull City, has scored three goals in 12 appearances for Fulham ... | Fulham midfielder Tom Cairney has received a surprise present from a young fan. | 37633639 |
Amidst growing demands, especially from his ruling BJP party's rank-and-file, for strong action against Pakistan - who India blames for the attack - the Indian prime minister managed to turn attention from incessant warmongering towards long-term challenges facing the region.
Pakistan has strongly denied involvement in... | As Delhi explores its options to respond to the attack in Uri, which killed 19 soldiers in one of the worst terror attacks in Kashmir in recent years, the Modi government seems to be making a strong case for strategic restraint. | 37480930 |
The discussions are aimed at restoring a power sharing executive before Monday's deadline.
Normally the Stormont Estate is the preserve of joggers, and tourists at weekends.
However, on Saturday, politicians and officials will be on site as attempts to make a deal intensify.
Monday's 16:00 BST deadline has focused mind... | Representatives of the main political parties and the UK and Irish governments will resume talks on Saturday morning at Stormont Castle. | 39388720 |
Felix Stoica, 19, Forin Geblescu, 18, and Piper Dumitri 18, admitted stealing a total of £1,100 by pushing people aside while they were taking out money.
The men were brought to Glasgow after being sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court in August for a similar offence.
The case at Glasgow Sheriff Court was continued by Sh... | Three men have been found guilty of carrying out thefts and a robbery at ATM machines in the west of Scotland. | 38075261 |
The woman was pronounced dead at her flat on Gomer Street, Willenhall, on Wednesday, West Midlands Police said.
The area has been cordoned off while forensic examinations take place.
A police spokesman said the man, who was arrested in a car outside the property, is being held in custody, and officers are not looking f... | A 46-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found with fatal stab wounds. | 38668524 |
Defender Raphael Varane had already been ruled out of the host nation's campaign with a thigh injury.
The 23-year-old Real Madrid player, who has won 29 caps for Les Bleus, is out for up to three weeks.
Sevilla defender Adil Rami, 30, has been called up by manager Didier Deschamps as Varane's replacement.
France play G... | France midfielder Lassana Diarra has been ruled out of Euro 2016 with a knee injury and replaced by Manchester United's Morgan Schneiderlin. | 36422929 |
They have written to pubs, nightclubs and off-licences in the city inviting licensees to a meeting on Tuesday in a bid to reduce drunken behaviour.
In the letter, City of York Council said anti-social behaviour had become "a major issue" for the police.
"The city is becoming a 'no-go area'... on a Saturday," it said.
T... | Rowdy stag and hen parties have turned the centre of York into a "no-go area" for residents and tourists, council officials have warned. | 33237175 |
The currency market had been expecting a clear victory for Theresa May's party, but the results so far, and the exit poll, have cast doubt on a Conservative majority.
Sterling fell as low as $1.27, down about two and a half cents from its level late on Thursday.
It has recovered a little, but the market is volatile and... | The pound is down sharply as traders react to the early election results. | 40208460 |
The forward dinked home three minutes into the second half as 11th-placed Stanley extended their unbeaten run to 15 games to keep in touch with the top seven.
Crawley's 20-goal top-scorer James Collins had a third-minute chance when he pounced on a defensive error but he fired wide.
Stanley grew into the game with goal... | Shay McCartan scored his 11th goal of the season to keep Accrington's League Two play-off hopes alive victory over Crawley. | 39550220 |
"It's true I scored some goals but I could not have done it all by myself, " the 26-year-old told BBC Sport.
"This award is only possible through God and everyone connected to the club because without them there will be no award for me to receive."
Ighalo scored five goals in December to take his tally for the season t... | Watford's Nigeria international striker Odion Ighalo says he feels "humbled and honoured" to be named Premier League Player of the Month for December. | 35323399 |
The former UK prime minister is planning a global project to prevent extremism through education.
But he warns that too often the West can "be made to feel guilty about itself" and fails to make its case.
"We're in a situation where we have to fight back," said Mr Blair.
"The centre has become flabby and unwilling to t... | Tony Blair has warned against "flabby liberalism" and says there needs to be a tougher centre ground approach to issues such as tackling extremism and responding to the refugee crisis. | 35862598 |
The deal will automatically extend for a year, until July 2019, if the 32-year-old utility man triggers an unspecified appearance clause.
"Chris has been a stalwart of this club for a long time," said boss Tony Pulis.
"He is a valued and popular member of the squad. He has shown great character to return from his injur... | West Bromwich Albion's Northern Ireland international Chris Brunt has signed a new extended contract tying him to The Hawthorns until at least 2018. | 38924607 |
Aaron Carriere, 21, and Josiah Manful, 20, were both repeatedly stabbed after their car was stopped in Montague Road, Leytonstone, last Saturday.
A gang of hooded attackers surrounded the car leaving Mr Carriere with fatal knife wounds to his neck.
Mr Manful died from fatal stab wounds to the chest.
In total, 11 people... | Five people arrested over the murders of two men found fatally wounded in a car in east London have been released on bail. | 26495719 |
The Lawn Tennis Association confirmed February's promotion play-off defeat by Belgium was her last match in charge.
The Scot, 56, has spoken about spending more time as a grandmother after son Andy became a father in February.
There is no obvious replacement, though former British number one Anne Keothavong, who played... | Judy Murray has stepped down as Great Britain's Fed Cup captain after five years in the role. | 35809477 |
Andrew Byrne, an anaesthetist who attended the 1989 FA Cup semi-final as a spectator, first went on to the pitch to give CPR to an unconscious fan.
A police officer then asked him to go to the stadium's gymnasium, which was being used as a temporary mortuary.
The new inquests also heard about 26-year-old Barry Bennett'... | A doctor who was asked to confirm the deaths of 16 of the 96 Hillsborough victims said it was "one of the most awful experiences" of his life. | 33069726 |
Vieira, his compatriots Thierry Henry and David Ginola plus Everton boss Roberto Martinez have all opted to earn their coaching qualifications in Wales.
"I chose the Welsh FA because I like the vision of what they see in coaches, because being a coach is not like reading a book," Vieira told BBC Sport.
"They are more h... | New York City FC head coach Patrick Vieira believes the Welsh Football Association are leading the way when it comes to training prospective managers. | 35812872 |
Brian Dickson, 32, denied a charge of first-degree murder in the killing of Qian Liu, 23, from China.
But prosecutors rejected his offer to admit a lesser charge.
The accused lived in the same building where Ms Liu was found dead on 15 April 2011, hours after an intruder interrupted her web chat.
Justice Anne Molloy to... | A Toronto man accused of killing a Chinese student whose last moments were witnessed via webcam by her boyfriend has offered to admit manslaughter. | 26687073 |
Lord Carloway ruled that his colleague Lord Stewart was wrong to allow a legal challenge which stopped the developments going ahead.
RSPB Scotland opposed the developments in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay over concerns for wildlife.
Scottish ministers approved the Inch Cape, Neart na Gaoithe and Seagreen Alpha an... | A decision to halt plans for four offshore wind farms has been reversed by Scotland's most senior judge. | 39934095 |
Once a symbol of US industrial power, Detroit declared itself broke in July 2013, with $18bn (£11bn) worth of debt.
In a letter to to Michigan governor Rick Snyder, the city's emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, said Detroit's financial crisis had been "rectified".
Mr Orr, who resigned from his post, said the city was "pois... | The city of Detroit will start the process of paying off its creditors on Wednesday, as it officially exits the largest civic bankruptcy in US history. | 30402223 |
The man was filmed by CCTV in Coopers Jewellery in Barnstaple in Devon on Thursday.
Owner David Bruce said he "chased" the suspect from his shop with a baseball bat following the attempted raid.
Devon and Cornwall Police said they believed the would-be robber's "weapon was some kind of blank firing firearm".
Det Insp P... | Footage of a masked man wearing sunglasses and wielding a gun has been released by police after an attempted armed robbery at a jewellers. | 32968577 |
Bristol Energy, which provides gas and electricity, was set up by the city council and is its only shareholder.
Although the social benefits of the company will centre on Bristol, its tariffs will go on sale through the United Kingdom.
Future projections of the firm's profitability have been disputed by some councillor... | A municipal energy firm is promising to reinvest its profits back into the community. | 35588573 |
Net income for the three months to June rose 24% to $1.83bn (£1.17bn) from the previous year.
"We had a phenomenal third quarter, delivering the largest quarterly earnings in the history of our company," said Robert Iger, Disney's chief executive.
Revenue at its parks and resorts increased 9% to $3.4bn.
At its film st... | The Walt Disney Company has reported higher profits, driven by the success of films such as The Avengers. | 19172152 |
Schools that should have closed more than a month ago for the holidays are staying open for the girls, while others are staying in churches in north-western Pokot County.
Alice Jebet, 14, says there are financial, as well as cultural reasons, why so many parents support the practice:
"My parents force us to undergo FGM... | Hundreds of Kenyan girls are preparing to spend Christmas in schools, rather than with their families, fearing that their parents will force them to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM). | 38382837 |
Prop Sona Taumalolo and French lock Yoann Maestri were sent off for fighting in their 38-18 loss to France and Sea Eagles scrum-half Taniela Moa was sin-binned.
Wales face Tonga on Friday with defence coach Edwards calling for referee Mike Fraser to protect his players.
"For me that is an insult," said Latu.
It is impo... | Captain Nili Latu says Shaun Edwards' demands for the referee to protect Wales from Tongan indiscipline are an "insult" to his players. | 25022578 |
She said Franklin Nieves, who fled the country, had abandoned his post.
Luisa Ortega Diaz also denied that officials had been pressured to provide false evidence at Mr Lopez's trial.
On Friday, Mr Nieves posted a video on the internet in which he apologised for his role in what he called a political show trial.
In the ... | Venezuela's attorney general says she has sacked a prosecutor who criticised the conviction and imprisonment of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez. | 34644434 |
Jordan Wright, from Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, thought he had placed a £5 bet on Leicester to win their first match of the season against Sunderland, at odds of 2,000/1.
He roped in friend Mitchell Baldock to do the same, neither realising it related to the team winning the league.
The pair each won £10,000.
Read more Es... | Two firefighters who mistakenly backed Leicester City to win the Premier League are celebrating after winning £20,000. | 35560535 |
Freeman, 21, who recently completed a loan period with Notts County, joined the Rams from Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee in 2012.
A Wales Under-21 international, he is eligible for Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final against Charlton Athletic.
He has made a total of 24 appearances this season, seven for Derby and 1... | Sheffield United have signed Derby County defender Keiron Freeman on loan until 5 April. | 26472401 |
The 6ft (1.8m) granite slab was erected in the grounds of the state capitol.
A suspect is reported to have driven his car into the structure early on Wednesday while filming on his mobile phone and posting footage on Facebook.
Michael Tate Reed is now accused of defacing an object of public interest and criminal trespa... | A new monument in the US state of Arkansas listing the Ten Commandments has been destroyed less than 24 hours after it was unveiled. | 40434571 |
BA said the Airbus A320 was not damaged when the object hit the nose of the plane, which landed safely with no injuries reported to anyone on board.
Since April last year there have been 25 near misses between aircraft and drones, figures from the UK Airprox Board suggest. A dozen of these were denoted "Class A" which ... | Police are investigating a reported mid-air collision between a drone and a British Airways jet from Geneva that was approaching London's Heathrow Airport. | 36072039 |
During opening statements, prosecutor Fani Willis said children in the school district were the "biggest losers" in the alleged conspiracy.
Prosecutors have reached plea deals with 21 others charged in the case. Some may testify during the trial.
The trial is expected to last for several months.
Not among those on tria... | The trial of 12 former Atlanta school officials accused of conspiring to change students' test scores in order to receive bonuses has begun. | 29414305 |
Leave.EU chief executive Liz Bilney told BBC Wales the £55m daily cost could go to schools and hospitals.
AM Eluned Parrott, speaking for Britain Stronger in Europe, hailed cheaper and more secure food supplies.
With a referendum called for 23 June, three of the Tories' 11 Welsh MPs have said they want the UK to leave... | Campaigners for and against UK membership of the EU have debated the better option for people in Wales. | 35625904 |
The last three weeks have seen the highest number of fatalities, at 342.
A total of 22,186 cases have been reported across the country.
The number of deaths this year is four times more than fatalities recorded over the equivalent period in 2016, which itself saw a dip in occurrences of the disease.
The western state o... | India appears to be in the grip of a swine flu outbreak with 1,094 recorded deaths over the past eight months, said an official report on Wednesday. | 41034038 |
It happened at Anlaby Primary School in Hull on Friday. The child has not been named.
Head teacher Gareth May said in a statement: "The whole school community is deeply saddened by this tragic event and the thoughts of everyone connected with the school are with the child's family."
Staff and pupils will receive suppor... | A five year-old boy has choked to death during a school dinner break. | 38866614 |
The westbound carriageway was closed at the M5 junction near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, up to junction two. It was also shut eastbound between junctions two and one.
The motorway was reopened by 17:25 BST, said
The Highways Agency
.
More than two dozen roads were closed in Herefordshire on Friday.
Strande... | The M50 has reopened after part of it was closed due to "severe weather" which saw up to a foot of water in some places. | 18734189 |
Steffon Armitage touched down from a catch and drive, with Eric Escande kicking the conversion and a penalty for Toulon's first-half points.
Johnny Sexton's three penalties kept the visitors in touch, but Escande added three of his own after the break.
Armitage crossed again at the death to all but end Leinster's prosp... | Defending champions Toulon claimed a first Champions Cup victory of the season by beating winless Leinster. | 35072696 |
The 24-year-old, who won promotion to Ligue 1 under Foxes manager Claudio Ranieri when he was at Monaco, joins the Premier League champions for an undisclosed fee.
He joined Nice in 2013 and made 110 league appearances for the club.
Mendy is Leicester's third summer signing after goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler and defend... | Leicester City have signed French midfielder Nampalys Mendy from Nice on a four-year contract. | 36697432 |
Matthew Brian Gillen from Kennedy Place in the Fountain area of the city appeared at Londonderry Magistrate's Court on Friday.
Mr McCauley died nine years after he was attacked at a barbecue in the city in 2006.
Mr Gillen is also charged with grievous bodily harm (GBH) and attempted GBH. He was released on bail.
Opposi... | A 28-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Londonderry man Paul McCauley. | 35995276 |
Hundreds of people were forced from their homes in Sheffield as torrential rain hit the city on 25 June 2007.
Sheffield City Council said the plaque, at the Nursery Street riverside park, "provides a permanent tribute in remembrance of that dreadful day".
Council Leader Julie Dore said: "It also underlines the strength... | The 10th anniversary of floods in which two people died has been marked with the unveiling of a plaque. | 40380673 |
The researchers, publishing their data in Nature, said it was a "very important step forward".
Yet the limited supplies will not help the 20,000 people predicted to be infected during the outbreak in West Africa.
And two out of seven people given the drug, have later died from the disease.
ZMapp has been dubbed the "se... | The only clinical trial data on the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp shows it is 100% effective in monkey studies, even in later stages of the infection. | 28980153 |
Daniel Brown, 27, said he "lost control" on 11 July last year and set fire to Capel Aberfan, which was used as a makeshift mortuary following the Aberfan disaster.
He caused more than £500,000 damage to the chapel, which was built in 1876.
Brown, from Nixonville, said he "got a kick" from arson, Merthyr Tyfil Crown Co... | A "serial arsonist" who destroyed a historical Merthyr Tydfil chapel has been jailed for five years. | 35648385 |
16 November 2016 Last updated at 09:22 GMT
Newsround caught up with the film's writer, JK Rowling, to find out what fans can expect from the new film.
It's set in New York, with actor Eddie Redmayn playing Newt Scamander whose magical suitcase is lost and then opened.
That allows Newt's "fantastic beasts" to escape, sp... | The stars were out for the European premier of new film, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. | 37997288 |
IRA gunman Seamus McElwaine was shot dead by the SAS in April 1986.
He was preparing to ambush a British Army patrol near Roslea, Fermanagh.
At his funeral two days later, Martin McGuinness described him as a "highly intelligent volunteer".
Mr McGuinness said McElwaine was a "freedom fighter murdered by a British terro... | The first minister has spoken of the difficulties she experienced with the deputy first minister, because of his graveside oration at the funeral of the man who, she believes, tried to kill her father. | 35529566 |
Abdul Hadi Arwani, 48, was found shot dead in his car on 7 April in Wembley. He was believed to be a critic of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.
Khalid Rashad, 61, of Wembley, was also charged with possession of ammunition for a firearm.
He is due to appear at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
Mr Rashad... | A man has been charged with possession of an explosive substance by police investigating the murder of a Syrian-born preacher in north-west London. | 32450767 |
Beryl Larkin has lived in her field at Treuddyn, near Mold, for 19 years.
The council said she has twice been prosecuted for failing to comply with an enforcement notice dating back to January 2001.
The former nurse said a council letter advises her to remove her possessions by 9 May for the bulldozers to move in.
She ... | A 71-year-old woman faces seeing her caravan home demolished after a long-running dispute with Flintshire council planners. | 32434337 |
Muhammad Rizalman bin Ismail will be deported after he serves his sentence.
The judge said he "terrorised" the Wellington woman by following her home in 2014 and entering her bedroom.
The former military attache sparked a furore last year when he was allowed to return home under diplomatic immunity. He was later extrad... | A New Zealand court has found a former Malaysian diplomat guilty of indecent assault and sentenced him to nine months of home detention. | 35489690 |
The RMT union met Abellio ScotRail management for an hour over its plans to change staffing levels on new trains.
The two parties held talks twice last week, brokered through the Arbitration and Conciliation Advisory Service (ACAS).
On both occasions, they broke up for both sides to consider their positions.
Members of... | Talks aimed at resolving the ScotRail dispute have broken up, without any progress being made. | 36721394 |
Health Secretary Vaughan Gething said he anticipated the fund will be in place by December.
It will provide 12 months of funding for new drugs that have been determined to be cost effective by experts.
It will allow drugs to adopted more quickly before health boards take over paying for their delivery.
The new treatmen... | A new £80m fund to help patients in Wales with life-threatening illnesses get quicker access to innovative and new medicines has been confirmed. | 36776081 |
Escentual.com, started by Rakesh Aggarwal in 2000 in his parents' garage, has moved to a new operations centre at Ocean Park.
The move was backed by the Welsh government to ensure the expansion stayed in Wales.
The jobs will be created over the next two years and a further 20 will be safeguarded. | A Cardiff-based online beauty products company is creating 100 new jobs following an expansion. | 33158262 |
A rescue operation was mounted on Saturday after Dover coastguard was alerted to the three-metre dinghy, leaking off Hastings.
The Hastings lifeboat and the Lydd coastguard helicopter were sent, but a Border Force cutter picked the men up.
The Home Office said they had been interviewed by immigration officers and made ... | Three men from Iran rescued from a sinking vessel off the Sussex coast have made immigration applications. | 36526507 |
Concert in the Gardens on 31 December will also have special guests the Lightning Seeds, The Vegan Leather and the winners of the Hog the Stage competition, Lemonhaze.
The Night Afore Concert, Candlelit Concert and the Old Town Ceilidh with Belhaven are also sold out.
There are tickets left for the world-famous Street ... | Edinburgh's Hogmanay showcase concert headlined by Paolo Nutini sold out in a record three hours. | 38458932 |
Reform Scotland put forward the plan as MSPs prepare to take responsibility for tax rates and some benefits next year.
It said the issue had "not been touched on" by any of the parties in their manifestos.
Both the SNP and Labour have pledged to set up a new social security agency to take charge of devolved benefits.
R... | The next Scottish government should set up a new department for tax and welfare powers coming to Holyrood, a think tank has suggested. | 36185642 |
The various lobby groups, including former ministers still close to some in government, have been whirring with chatter and tactical planning about how to get their voices heard. There are ideas about commissions or 'neddies' - groups of advisers from business and all political parties that met in years gone by.
Even s... | Enthusiastic Remainers have been quick to jump on the election result as their latest opportunity to mould the UK's departure from the EU. | 40261944 |
The 21-year-old said he was considering a switch to American football after missing out on a Commonwealth Games medal in July.
Jokarzadeh has been playing American football for Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania but wants to represent Great Britain in Brazil.
"I'm committed for Rio," he said.
"After experiencing Gla... | Welsh weightlifter Darius Jokarzadeh says he is committed to fulfilling his dream of winning a gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016. | 29731781 |
The force has appealed for witnesses to the incident that happened on the A5104 main road in Broughton, at the junction with Queensway, on Saturday.
Following the accident, involving a Ford Transit panel van at 21:40 GMT, the road was closed for four hours.
The pedestrian was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital w... | A pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a van in Flintshire, North Wales Police has said. | 38549129 |
Fermanagh man Elliott won by 1.99 seconds from the Carrickfergus rider to stretch his championship lead over Seeley to 22 points.
Glenn Irwin was fifth and seventh in the Supersport races with Andy Reid sixth in the opener.
Michael Laverty was fifth in the opening Superbike race.
Tyco BMW rider Seeley started on pole f... | Josh Elliott edged out Alastair Seeley in Sunday's British Superstock 1000c showdown between the Northern Ireland riders at Cadwell Park. | 34035222 |
In a letter urging Church members to vote on 7 May, the archbishops of Westminster and Southwark suggested "key issues" for reflection.
They include faith-based education, the living wage and climate change.
Last week the Church of England called for a "fresh moral vision" in politics.
More than 500,000 copies of the l... | Catholic voters should consider their candidates' stance on issues including abortion and assisted suicide, ahead of the general election, the Catholic Church in England and Wales has said. | 31607399 |
The Lib Dem leader told LBC radio that he had demanded an apology from Theresa May, and that her conference speech was a "low point in coalition relations".
Mrs May had said that cases involving threats to children's lives and others were dropped because of missing data.
But David Cameron backed her, saying her speech ... | Nick Clegg has attacked the home secretary for "outrageous" claims that his party put children at risk by blocking new data monitoring powers. | 29459059 |
The sermon, written by the state-run Islamic Foundation, condemns the "unjust killing of any human being".
It also urges parents to protect their children from "brainwashing".
The move comes after two deadly Islamist attacks in Bangladesh in recent weeks, including a siege on a Dhaka cafe that left 20 people dead.
That... | All 300,000 mosques in Bangladesh have been asked give a sermon against terrorism and extremism in their Friday prayers this week. | 36805657 |
21 November 2016 Last updated at 18:27 GMT
Jamie Burns' sister, Gemma, told the BBC that he died after making one "stupid mistake". | The family of a young man who died after a night out in Belfast say they believe his death was caused by taking ecstasy and have warned others about the dangers of drugs. | 38058527 |
The £4.5m Get Out Get Active programme will concentrate on "fun and inclusive activities" over three years.
Statistics show disabled people to be the least active group in the UK.
"For many of those we are trying to attract, these opportunities have been out of reach or unappealing," said EFDS chief executive Barry Hor... | A programme to encourage more disabled and non-disabled people to enjoy being active together has been introduced by a consortium of partners. | 37521479 |
Campaigners had asked that the former car showroom, which is owned by Oxford University's Wadham College, be designated as homeless housing.
Midcounties Cooperative holds the lease for the ground floor of the Iffley Road property and has applied to Oxford County Court for a repossession order.
But it has now asked for ... | Legal action to remove squatters from a building in Oxford has been adjourned for seven days. | 38610518 |
Lawro's opponent for this weekend's Premier League fixtures is Britain's tennis world number one Andy Murray.
Murray will be in action in the UK next month when he defends his title at the Aegon Championships at the Queen's Club, live on BBC TV, radio and online from 19-25 June.
The 29-year-old has won the tournament a... | BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season. | 39861403 |
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