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Businessman Sindika Dokolo told the BBC that the conviction was politically motivated and that he will appeal against the one-year jail term.
Neither Mr Dokolo nor his co-accused and brother Luzolo, attended the hearing, over a property dispute.
Mr Dokolo is married to Isabel dos Santos, reported to be Africa's richest... | The son-in-law of Angola's president has been sentenced to jail for fraud in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | 40605885 |
The Kingdom trailed 0-10 to 0-09 at half-time but fought back to come out on top in a closely-fought encounter.
Galway claimed their first win at Croker since 2001 to see off Kildare in Sunday's Division Two decider.
On Saturday, Tipperary beat Louth in the Division Three final and Westmeath defeated Wexford in Divisio... | Kerry ended Dublin's 36-match unbeaten run to secure the Football League Division One title with a narrow 0-20 to 1-19 triumph at Croke Park. | 39541860 |
A selection of your pictures of Scotland between 2 and 9 September. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk or our Instagram at #bbcscotlandpics. | . | 37317410 |
Beck, 26, made his debut for the region in 2007, becoming their youngest player, a record he still holds.
The seven-cap centre has been out of action since damaging his ACL in the opening weekend of the Pro12.
"It's been a tough year for me but the good thing is that, fingers crossed, I'm raring to go and excited about... | Wales' Ashley Beck has signed a new contract with Ospreys that will keep him at the Liberty Stadium until 2018. | 36086722 |
Here is a full list of candidates running, in seven District Electoral Areas (DEAs), for 41 seats on Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon. | Elections for Northern Ireland's 11 new councils will be held on 22 May 2014. | 27350994 |
Even at its emergence, it was dismissed as just another of the multitude taking advantage of the chaos created in Syria by the wide-ranging conflict with President Bashar al-Assad.
In January 2014, US President Barack Obama downplayed the capabilities and threats posed by those flying the al-Qaeda flag in Falluja and e... | Twelve months ago, the group now known as Islamic State (IS) was little recognised on the international stage beyond those inspired to travel and join the group as fighters or those in the security and academic worlds monitoring developments in Syria and Iraq. | 30393832 |
Donna Marusamy, 37, was with her husband and children in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, when she had a notification that sensors had detected movement in their back garden in the West Midlands.
The couple looked on in horror as the burglar walked into their living room.
She alerted her brother-in-law and the thief fled when... | A horrified couple watched a burglar break into their home on a CCTV app while they were on holiday 120 miles away. | 40878133 |
Italian politicians denounced the ostentatious send-off for Vittorio Casamonica, 65.
Banners outside the San Giovanni Bosco church on the city's outskirts described him as the "King of Rome".
The priest said he had no control over what happened outside the church.
It comes amid a spiralling mafia investigation in the c... | The funeral of an alleged mafia boss in Rome has sparked anger after a lavish cortege with black-plumed horses, petals dropped from a helicopter and the theme tune from The Godfather. | 34015420 |
He swore at his teacher (using a particularly offensive word he just happens to like the sound of), he went over to a bigger boy in the park and licked his ice cream, then he told a woman out walking her dog that he doesn't like dogs except when they are turned into hot dogs.
All quite amusing really - Bruce Willis lan... | Yesterday was a fairly typical day for my son. | 36115646 |
Ellis, has represented England at under-18 and under-20 levels and also came off the Bath bench in their win over London Irish on Saturday.
"We've been speaking to Danny Grewcock about Tom and we're keen to give him some game-time," said Bristol director of rugby Andy Robinson.
"Daniel Brooks' short-term deal is over a... | Championship side Bristol have signed Bath academy lock Tom Ellis on a dual registration agreement. | 34769360 |
Mr Nemtsov, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead in central Moscow in February.
Russia's Investigative Committee (SK) is set to formally charge five Chechens - currently under arrest - with carrying out the "contract killing".
But Ruslan Mukhudinov - the suspected organiser - is still at large.... | Russian investigators say a Chechen security officer ordered the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, but he is believed to have fled abroad. | 35192858 |
CTV News reports that Chris Lloyd resigned as the Conservative candidate for a seat in a liberal-leaning Montreal district on Tuesday, according to a Conservative party spokesperson.
Lloyd said he only became a candidate because he was the only applicant.
In interviews, he said he wanted to "mess" with the party.
Lloyd... | A Conservative Party candidate in Canada has resigned his candidacy, revealing it was a "performance art project". | 32729470 |
The advert, showing a lioness looking down the barrel of a gun with Mr Zuma in the background, was removed from the main airport in Johannesburg last year.
Campaign group Avaaz said airport authorities violated freedom of expression by pulling down its advert.
Asia is a lucrative market for lion bones, used in traditio... | A campaign group has taken court action in South Africa over the removal of an advertisement urging President Jacob Zuma to ban the trade in lion bones. | 22680606 |
Only about 40% of farmers have received their Common Agricultural Policy (Cap) claims, leading to warnings of a "cash flow crisis" in the industry.
Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead announced the fund as he addressed the NFU Scotland annual general meeting in St Andrews.
NFU Scotland said it was "imperative" the... | Farmers hit by delays to EU payments are to be offered loans from a £20m fund set up by the Scottish government. | 35556253 |
Typhoon Soudelor struck the south-east of the country in the Fujian province late on Saturday night, bringing heavy rain and gale force winds.
The tropical storm has already swept across island nation Taiwan, off the coast of China.
It ripped up trees and tore down billboards triggering a landslide in at least one vill... | A powerful typhoon has brought chaos to parts of south-eastern China, with thousands evacuated and millions of homes left without power. | 33840289 |
Research published by business advisers BDO indicated that Edinburgh led other cities with year-on-year growth of 12%.
Glasgow was close behind with growth of 8.3%, while revenue in Inverness remained almost static.
BDO said "very difficult" conditions reported in the Aberdeen economy were reflected in the figure for h... | Hotels in Scotland's two largest cities have reported "excellent" revenue growth in March. | 36468440 |
Police were called to an address in Stadium Street, Chelsea, at about 01:20 BST on Sunday after reports a woman had been stabbed.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by the emergency services.
Tracy Phillips, 48, from Charlton, east London, is due to appear at West London Magistrates' Court later.
Officers are a... | A woman has been charged with murder of a 35-year-old who was found dead at a house in south-west London. | 33755118 |
In his Sunday Times column, he said the incident came on his "most stressful day... in 27 years at the BBC" - but that other people facing stress "manage to cope better than I did".
He told the paper he later got the all-clear over a lump on his tongue.
He was dropped from Top Gear in March over what the BBC called an ... | Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that he thought he probably had cancer at the time he hit a Top Gear producer. | 32371111 |
A 27-year-old man has been taken to hospital with a head injury and is in a serious condition.
The incident happened at Margaret Street in the Waterside area of the city.
Two men, aged 37 and 31, were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and are assisting police with their enquiries. | Two men have been arrested following an assault in Londonderry on Monday morning. | 35461358 |
He pushed back against the negative tone of the current presidential race, arguing the US has the "strongest, most durable economy in the world".
"Anyone claiming that America's economy is in decline is peddling fiction," Mr Obama told lawmakers.
The speech to Congress highlighted his accomplishments such as health ref... | US President Barack Obama vigorously defended his legacy while striking an optimistic tone for the future in his final State of the Union address. | 35299364 |
Britain's largest mortgage lender said the last time that figure was greater was in July 2014, when prices were rising by more than 10%.
Prices increased by 1.7% between December and January.
The Halifax said that the average cost of a house or flat in the UK had now risen to £212,430.
However, rival lender Nationwide... | House price growth in the UK increased to 9.7% in the year to January, up from 9.5% a month earlier, according to the Halifax. | 35482234 |
The 46-year-old's vice-captain will be Davis Love, a losing captain in 2012 but victorious in 2016 when the US beat Europe 17-11 to regain the trophy.
Furyk was on the winning side twice in nine Ryder Cup appearances as a player.
"I get chills thinking about all the events I've been lucky enough to take part in. To be ... | Jim Furyk has been named as the United States captain for the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Paris. | 38589334 |
Private rental prices increased by 2.3% in the year to September, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
This was a faster rate than the change in the cost of living as recorded by inflation - which was 1% over the same period.
The rising level of rents was driven by the South East of England.
Typical rents gre... | The cost of renting a home in Britain rose faster than the overall cost of living in the past year, official figures indicate. | 37797212 |
But Bilic says there was "no way" West Ham were going to sell the 28-year-old in the January transfer window.
The former Newcastle and Liverpool striker has scored six times in 12 Premier League appearances for the Hammers despite an injury-hit campaign.
"He is one of our best players and we want to keep him," said Bil... | Chinese Super League clubs "fell in love" with striker Andy Carroll when scouting the Premier League this season, says manager Slaven Bilic. | 39141348 |
Say the phrase "the party of crooks and thieves", and almost everyone knows who you are talking about - the ruling party, Vladimir Putin's United Russia.
Although United Russia looks likely to win again in parliamentary elections on Sunday, there is growing dissatisfaction in the country.
Over the past few years, peopl... | The most successful political slogan in Russia this year has been one coined by the opposition. | 15972326 |
Anderson was injured in the first half of Posh's 2-2 League One draw with Port Vale on Saturday.
The 20-year-old suffered ligament damage in his other knee in December which kept him out for eight months.
He also missed the final three months of the 2014-15 season after breaking his foot in February 2015. | Peterborough United midfielder Jermaine Anderson is likely to miss the rest of the season after suffering knee ligament damage. | 37352705 |
"Help," was the message he mouthed to his wife, Mary, as he stood holding a single ball.
Two years later Glyn and Mary are back in Wales and can only watch through a computer screen as a handful of those pupils take to the field for the final of the Rwandan National League.
What began as a trial training session has de... | When volunteer Glyn Watkins was asked to hold a rugby training session in a school in western Rwanda, he was not expecting to be greeted by 200 pupils. | 37607879 |
Nick Medlin, 57, died at the scene outside the Rose Inn pub in Pier Street, Ventnor, on the Isle of Wight early on Christmas Day.
Two men, aged 31 and 26, had been bailed after being held on suspicion of murder at the end of December.
Michael Hudson, 32, of no fixed address, is due to go on trial charged with manslaugh... | Two men who were arrested following the death of an off-duty prison officer will face no further police action. | 39590862 |
About 70 police officers were involved in the operation on Thursday, which saw four addresses searched in Cheltenham.
Nobody was arrested and all of the children, of various ages, are now back with their families.
A "significant" inquiry into current and historical sexual abuse had been opened, Gloucestershire Police s... | Sixteen children have been spoken to by detectives and social care workers as part of an investigation into child sexual abuse, the BBC has learned. | 40683903 |
Poppi Worthington died after being found with a serious injury at her home in Barrow, Cumbria, in December 2012.
Her father, Paul Worthington, 47, was later questioned on suspicion of sexual assault but never charged with any offence. He denies any wrongdoing.
A family court hearing in Liverpool has been reviewing the ... | A claim that the death of a 13-month-old girl may have been caused by a sexual assault has been questioned in court by a forensic expert. | 34975319 |
The fans were due to fly to Gatwick with Easyjet at 20:00 BST on Friday before travelling on to Paris.
However, after a number of delays the flight took off with only a small number of the 160 passengers on board.
Dozens of others were left behind.
Easyjet has apologised for any inconvenience.
Banbridge man Alan Hyland... | A number of Northern Ireland fans have had their dreams of watching their team in the last 16 of the Euros shattered after being left stranded at Belfast International Airport. | 36629020 |
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Over the past forty years whales, dolphins and harbour porpoises have been monitored all around the coast.
Sea Watch hope to improve the protection of whales and dolphins around Britain and Ireland by keeping track of them and teaching people about the threats they face.
So Martin... | Scientists from the Sea Watch Foundation want to get you guys, and grown ups, out and about around the UK learning more about marine mammals. | 36853190 |
The house was badly damaged in the attack at Killyglen Road on Sunday.
The man, who is 34, has also been charged with making threats to kill, intimidation and wasting police time by making a false report.
He is expected to appear before Antrim Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
Paramedics were called to the scene after the... | Police have charged a man with arson endangering life with intent after a burning car was abandoned outside a house in Larne, County Antrim. | 39700661 |
Tinker and Flash had cancerous tips, which the RSPCA said sun cream could have helped prevent.
The two domestic shorthair crossbreeds, who were taken to the charity's centre in Bryn-y-Maen, were more at risk to sun damage due to the pigment of their skin and less fur on their ears.
The charity said both were recovering... | Two white cats in Conwy county had to have parts of their ears removed due to sun damage. | 36852983 |
The members of The AutistiX, as the name suggests, all have autism, but they have not let any of their disabilities get in the way of a tour in Spain and recording their first album.
Luke Steels, 17, electric guitar and bass, Jack Beavan-Duggan, 18, electric guitar, and Saul Zur-Szpiro, 20, on the drums, practice at le... | A group of north London musicians who have overcome extraordinary obstacles are about to embark on their first international tour. | 22608055 |
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A seven-wicket win over New Zealand took Morgan's side into Sunday's final against India or West Indies - 12 months after England exited the World Cup at the group stage.
"Everybody involved has worked tirelessly to get us to this stage and to get us to play in this fashio... | England captain Eoin Morgan has hailed the team's "amazing turnaround" after they reached the World Twenty20 final. | 35930620 |
Kris Faulds' free-kick for Shire was glanced in by the head of East Fife player-manager Gary Naysmith.
It was all square through Kyle Wilkie and the visitors took the lead when Nathan Austin scored the rebound after his penalty had been saved.
The visitors wrapped up the win when Scott Mercer's corner fell to Alistair ... | East Fife moved level on points with second-placed Queen's Park by beating East Stirlingshire in League Two. | 35331329 |
Sixteen teams started the first group stage of the competition on 16 March, with hosts Bangladesh and the Netherlands securing their places alongside the major nations in the Super 10s.
The top two teams from each Super 10 group progress to the semi-finals, with the final scheduled for 6 April.
BBC Sport takes a look a... | The Super 10 stage of the fifth World Twenty20 got under way in Bangladesh on 21 March, with West Indies aiming to defend the title they won in 2012. | 26316092 |
Mayor Frank Jackson said on Tuesday that the police will adhere to the most exacting standards in the US.
The US Department of Justice settlement comes after a series of cases where officers killed unarmed people.
The rules prohibit officers from using force against people for talking back or as punishment for running ... | The Cleveland police department, which has been criticised for aggressive tactics against African Americans, has agreed to strict federal reforms. | 32887033 |
A study by Swansea and Milan universities found young people had "negative moods" when they stopped surfing the net.
Heavy internet-users also tended to be more depressed, the research found.
Internet addiction is said to be a clinical disorder marked by out-of-control internet use.
Swansea University said around half ... | Internet addicts can suffer a form of cold turkey when they stop using the web - just like people coming off drugs, according to research. | 22966536 |
It follows a £330m deal announced last month involving Liberty House and Simec to take over the Rio Tinto site.
Their plans include creating an aluminium wheel manufacturing facility, and a further 300 jobs directly, with another 300 in the supply chain.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited the site on Monday.
Libert... | Plans to create up to 600 jobs and invest £120m at the site of the UK's last remaining aluminium smelter yard at Fort William have been announced. | 38347572 |
Jordan Henderson remains a doubt but Daniel Sturridge, Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firminho are all in contention.
Everton's Ramiro Funes Mori and Seamus Coleman will not play again this season following injuries suffered on international duty.
Morgan Schneiderlin has a calf injury and is also unavailable.
Guy Mowbra... | Liverpool are without Adam Lallana for the 228th Merseyside derby because of a thigh problem sustained playing for England earlier this week. | 39390276 |
Dr Sabah Usmani and her five children, Maheen, Rayyan, Muneeb, Hira and Sohaib Shakoor died in the blaze in Barn Mead, Harlow in Essex on 15 October 2012.
Det Supt Rob Vinson told Chelmsford Coroner's Court all the evidence pointed towards murder but firefighters could not rule out an accidental cause.
Coroner Caroline... | Six members of the same family who were killed in a fire could have been murdered, an inquest has heard. | 30341525 |
They begin their Division Two campaign against Nottinghamshire on Friday with a 48-point deduction.
"You can feel sorry for yourself and sulk, or say 'right, we'll show you'," Botham told BBC Sport.
"It won't be any fun for teams coming to Durham. We will be the side the rest are looking over their shoulder for."
Forme... | Durham chairman Sir Ian Botham says his club have a point to prove after being relegated from County Championship Division One for financial problems. | 39582280 |
The game ended with honours even between the two teams likely to be contesting the title when it reaches its decisive stage, and the 1-1 draw gave both City manager Manuel Pellegrini and Chelsea's Jose Mourinho an indication as to how their seasons may unfold.
Chelsea stay five points ahead of City and three points cle... | Manchester City's meeting with Chelsea at Etihad Stadium was a collision of the Premier League's two current superpowers. | 29304945 |
Her great uncle, Constable Charles McGee of the Royal Irish Constabulary, (RIC), was shot dead near Castlebellingham on Easter Monday 1916.
Sixteen policemen died after the British moved in to stop the Rising.
"He wasn't spoken much about in the family circle," said Dr O'Boyle who is a historian.
"There is a certain se... | The story of the first policeman to die in Ireland's Easter Rising was barely spoken about in Irish woman Madge O'Boyle's family as she grew up. | 35910413 |
The 28-year-old Ospreys flanker has built a reputation for his ankle-high 'chop tackle' but was recently shown a yellow card for not using his arms.
He was also penalised in Wales' 19-10 win over France and says he has been honing his technique.
"It's something that I work on in training, making sure I pay special atte... | Dan Lydiate says he is not concerned about his tackling style for Wales' Six Nations match with England on Saturday. | 35779175 |
Barnes, who has spent two seasons with American team UHC-Healthcare, won the white jersey for the best young rider at this year's Women's Tour.
"It's been really good in America but I'm happy to come back to Europe," said the 22-year-old from Northamptonshire.
"My whole goal for 2015 was to get some good results and th... | Rising British star Hannah Barnes will ride for the newly-formed Canyon//SRAM team in next year's inaugural UCI Women's WorldTour circuit. | 34880390 |
However, think tank "dpart" concluded teenagers were more likely to vote if they talked politics with family.
The September 18 independence referendum is the first time in the UK that 16 and 17-year-olds will be allowed at the ballot box.
They will be asked: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"
Research by Dr J... | Researchers have found no clear evidence young people would vote the same as their parents in the Scottish independence referendum. | 26265299 |
The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NRMN) is undertaking the project.
The vessel is the last survivor of the 1916 Battle of Jutland.
Last month it was announced that the ship, which has been berthed in Alexandra Dock in Belfast since 1923, would stay here and be restored "to her former glory".
Prof Dominic Tweddle, ... | Veterans and relatives of those who served on World War One warship HMS Caroline are being asked to contribute to an oral history project. | 20425799 |
The 20-year-old set four European marks at the IPC Grand Prix event, including breaking two records which were held by 11-time Paralympic gold medallist Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
"Tanni is the greatest role model in Para-sport, and is the one who people know, so to break her records is special," Kinghorn told BBC S... | After her European record haul in Switzerland last weekend, Scottish wheelchair racer Sammi Kinghorn now has the Rio Paralympics firmly in her sights. | 36416731 |
When the cast was announced, host Chris Evans remarked, "We really do have a bit of everything for everyone."
It led to some people suggesting the show's creators had taken the idea of balance a little too far:
The photo released by the BBC press office was quickly turned into a meme on social media, as people added th... | Rory, Sabine, Matt, Chris, Chris and Eddie - everyone is talking about the new supersized Top Gear line-up. | 35549427 |
Julian King told Germany's Die Welt newspaper that even a small number of militants would pose "a serious threat that we must prepare ourselves for".
Iraqi forces launched what is expected to be a lengthy offensive on Monday.
As many as 5,000 IS fighters are believed to remain in Mosul.
Government troops, moving in fro... | The European Union should be prepared for returning jihadists if the so-called Islamic State (IS) is driven out of its Iraqi stronghold, Mosul, the EU's security commissioner warns. | 37689210 |
It was the weekend result that no-one wanted (unless, of course, your name was Leo Santa Cruz).
"Our champ Framp", as the Mirror calls him, suffered his first professional defeat, when a poor start left him playing catch-up.
It was a tale of heartbreak in Las Vegas for the Belfast-born fighter, and he didn't try to hid... | He may have failed to retain his world title in Las Vegas, but Carl Frampton dominates the front pages on Monday. | 38793810 |
The Czech, seeded 14th, won 6-1 6-1 in 63 minutes to claim her second Wuhan title and her first of the 2016 season.
Kvitova had beaten world number one Angelique Kerber, Britain's Johanna Konta and fourth seed Simona Halep on her way to the final.
She will move up to 11th in the new world rankings on Monday.
Kvitova, 2... | Petra Kvitova produced another sensational performance to beat Slovak 10th seed Dominika Cibulkova and win the Wuhan Open in China. | 37528373 |
Honda's Crutchlow, 30, is the first Briton since Barry Sheene in 1979 to win more than once race in a season.
"People think you can only ride in the rain when you win in it," Crutchlow said. "So it's nice to win in the dry."
He held off Italy's Valentino Rossi to win after Spanish world champion Marc Marquez crashed on... | Cal Crutchlow has become the first British rider to win the Australian Grand Prix as he secured his second MotoGP victory at Phillip Island. | 37743564 |
Collison played 121 times for West Ham, but suffered persistent knee problems.
He signed for League One Peterborough in 2015, playing 12 times, but will now focus on a coaching and media career.
"The nights I wake up in pain, or the mornings where I struggle to walk, will be a constant reminder I was lucky enough to pl... | Ex-West Ham United and Wales midfielder Jack Collison is retiring from football at the age of 27 because of injury. | 35568371 |
The 35-year-old managed a leap of 16.37m to finish fourth in the German city of Braunschweig on Sunday, as he represented GB for the first time since the 2012 London Olympics.
Idowu, who took a break from the sport last year, said: "It's always an honour to put on the red, white and blue."
Germany won the event from Ru... | Triple jumper Phillips Idowu said he was happy to be back in a Great Britain vest as GB finished fifth at the European Team Championships. | 27964719 |
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Lomu, 40, died on Wednesday at home in Auckland. He had been diagnosed with a rare kidney condition in 1995.
He was capped 63 times for the All Blacks and became a global star after scoring four tries against England in the 1995 World Cup in South Africa.
"He took rugby to... | New Zealand great Jonah Lomu will be remembered for "changing rugby union", says former England head coach Sir Clive Woodward. | 34854279 |
Ellen White, who captained the side for the first time, lifted the ball over the head of goalkeeper Stina Lykke to score the opener just before half-time.
Denmark skipper Pernille Harder levelled in the second half with an impressive free-kick from just outside the area.
White then claimed her second of the night, poki... | England Women's final warm-up match before this summer's European Championship ended in a battling win against Denmark in Copenhagen. | 40452609 |
Ysgol Hafan Y Mor has been built in Tenby in response to the growing demand for Welsh-medium education in the area.
It opens along with the English-medium Tenby Church in Wales VC primary school, and together they cater for children aged three to 11 years.
The two new schools represent an £8.37m investment in educatio... | South Pembrokeshire's first dedicated Welsh school is opening on Wednesday. | 37295755 |
The 300-year-old Llanfair Clydogau bridge, near Lampeter, was closed earlier this month after one of its arches collapsed in adverse weather.
The closure split the village, with residents having to make an eight-mile (13km) detour to get to the shops.
Ceredigion council said it hopes to restore the grade-II listed brid... | Work has started to repair a historical bridge in Ceredigion following a partial collapse. | 35928398 |
The first evening meeting takes place at Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen in Bethesda on Monday, with informal drop-ins starting on Tuesday at Y Felinheli.
The council's Gwynedd Challenge consultation has been launched amid concerns it faces tough decisions due to budget cuts.
Councillors will decide which services to protect and w... | Gwynedd council is holding a series of meetings about plans to make £25m in budget cuts affecting public services. | 34382603 |
UK airline, LinksAir is launching the service to East Anglia after reporting a 30% rise in passenger numbers in 2015 between Cardiff and Anglesey.
An Anglesey council spokesman said: "The airport plays a crucial role in making north Wales an attractive place to do business and attract visitors.
The service to Norwich w... | A new air service takes off on Monday that will enable people in Wales to fly from Anglesey and Cardiff to Norwich. | 32372407 |
The Federal Justice Office (FOJ) said the accounts were allegedly used for bribes connected with the granting of marketing rights to tournaments in Latin America and the US.
In addition, the FOJ said it had frozen some $80m (£54m) in 13 bank accounts.
The action was taken in response to US requests for legal assistanc... | Swiss justice officials say they have handed to US investigators documents relating to bank accounts allegedly used in the Fifa corruption scandal. | 35201389 |
Antonio Francisco Bonfim Lopes, also known as Nem, headed a drug gang in Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha neighbourhood.
Police arrested Lopes as part of their "pacification programme", an attempt to wrest control of poor parts of the city from criminal gangs.
They found Nem in November 2011. He was hiding in a car driving out... | One of Brazil's most wanted drug traffickers has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. | 21206389 |
Jon Parkin fired rock-bottom York into a third-minute lead by prodding Sean Newton's cross past Lee Worgan at the near post.
Parkin nearly doubled York's advantage 10 minutes later, but this time his close-range effort went wide, before Reece Prestedge equalised for Maidstone with a fine drilled effort from the edge of... | Maidstone salvaged a draw with York in a battle of the National League strugglers. | 38865521 |
Brahman Naman, an English-language film directed by Kolkata-based filmmaker Q and streamed exclusively on Netflix, has been declared a hit on many counts.
It's co-produced by Emmy award winner and Grammy-nominated Steve Barron of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fame. The film has been written by London-based Indian jo... | A wacky Indian sex comedy about four college-going quiz geeks and their unbridled fantasies has made audiences sit up and have a good laugh. | 36822490 |
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Clubb, 30, had an operation on 5 May after a complication with the organ and last played on 6 April.
But he has been named in the Wigan squad as they host Widnes on Sunday.
"Having a serious operation and losing a major organ and coming back, it is all credit to him," Wane... | Wigan Warriors coach Shaun Wane says there will be "no-one prouder" than him when prop Tony Clubb returns this weekend, less than two months after having a kidney removed. | 40447492 |
Barnsley Council in South Yorkshire announced term dates for academic year 2017-18 with a shorter summer break.
There will be a longer school holiday at October half-term.
Nick Bowen, principal of Horizon College, said the cut would "lead to difficulties in recruitment and retention of really good staff".
Councillor Ti... | A council has announced a cut in the school summer holidays to under five weeks, bringing criticism from some parents and teachers. | 36443336 |
George Lancelot, 61, was jailed for 20 months on Thursday at Exeter Crown Court for breaching an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) banning him from swearing and drinking in public.
His latest offence was committed hours after he was released from prison.
As Lancelot was led from the dock on Thursday he shouted: "I'd g... | A man with 176 convictions for repeated foul-mouthed outbursts risks spending the rest of his life in prison. | 30335266 |
Spaces at the 3,600-space park, in Stanford West, Kent, will be available from next summer in a bid to reduce congestion on the M20.
During Operation Stack, which was in force 32 times last summer, the motorway was turned into an HGV park for up to 5,000 lorries.
Critics have accused the government of being "too hasty"... | The site of a "Disneyland-sized" lorry park designed to ease tailbacks caused by Operation Stack has been announced. | 36723359 |
Arrests for thefts and numbers of bikes recovered by the police are also down on last year.
Cycle campaign groups say the figures only tell part of the picture as only one-in-four people report stolen bicycles to police.
The police say owners need to take more responsibility for their bikes.
Cyclist Rob Patterson has h... | More than 26,000 bicycles were reported stolen to the Metropolitan Police last year, up a third on five years ago, BBC London has learned. | 19266516 |
The pair, aged 25 and 32, were detained over the death of Jordan Thomas, 22, who was shot as he sat in a car at traffic lights in the city centre.
They are currently being questioned, South Yorkshire Police said.
The 27-year-old driver, who was seriously hurt in the shooting on Sunday in Derek Dooley Way, is in a stabl... | Two men are being held on suspicion of murder after a double shooting in a car in Sheffield that left one man dead. | 30602171 |
Foster and Partners will design a building at Central Square with a new bus station, shops, up to 200,000 sq ft (18,581 sq m) of offices and a 200-bed hotel.
The council aims to get 50% of people in the city using public transport.
The firm is also responsible for designing the new BBC Wales headquarters at the square.... | Plans for a transport hub in Cardiff have been revealed as the council announces its preferred architect. | 33286140 |
Last season's beaten finalists Aberdeen will be away to Motherwell when the ties are played next month.
Partick Thistle will host Glasgow neighbours Rangers in the third all-Premiership tie.
And Livingston, who are the only Championship side in the last eight, will visit Hibernian with the matches played on 19, 20 and ... | Holders Celtic will meet Dundee at Dens Park in the quarter-finals of the Scottish League Cup. | 40872806 |
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The victory was the German's third in a row, giving him a boost ahead of 2016 after Hamilton won the title last month with three races still to go.
Hamilton tried an off-set race strategy in an attempt to beat his team-mate but Rosberg had sufficient pace in hand.
Kimi Rai... | Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to win the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. | 34958463 |
Umpires Nick Cook and Neil Bainton inspected the ground several times before finally calling the game off early in the afternoon at 14:15 BST.
Leicestershire, who have now lost two matches in a row to the weather, are still looking for their first win.
Worcestershire move up to second in the North Group after taking on... | Worcestershire's One-Day Cup group game against Leicestershire at New Road was abandoned without a ball bowled after heavy rain left the outfield saturated. | 36530728 |
Hemmed in by mobile towers and squalid buildings, the ground in Salamatpur was an unusual venue for a government-sponsored programme to "spread cheer and happiness".
Undeterred by the surroundings and egged on by an energetic emcee, children in blue-and-white school uniforms, women in bright chiffon saris, and young me... | On a crisp weekday afternoon recently, hundreds of men and women, young and old, thronged a dusty playground of a government high school in a village in Madhya Pradesh state. | 38741238 |
Cox, 25, will join Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones and Rio silver medal-winning gymnast Louis Smith on the show.
She won cycling and athletics gold at the Rio Paralympics.
British Athletics made the decision to withdraw Cox's funding with the support of British Cycling.
Cox, who has multiple sclerosis after a str... | Paralympic champion Kadeena Cox has had her UK Sport funding suspended while she takes part in Channel 4 winter sports programme The Jump. | 38505652 |
An analyst says the channel sidelined her after she ended an extramarital affair with Making Money host Charles Payne, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Mr Payne said on Twitter the story is "an ugly lie I vehemently deny to my core".
Fox has been embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal for a year.
The cable news network... | A Fox Business Network presenter has been suspended amid reports of a sexual harassment allegation - the latest such claim to hit the cable giant. | 40533954 |
The London PC's dismembered body was found in the flat of Stefano Brizzi - the IT worker who has been found guilty of his murder by an Old Bailey jury.
The men met using Grindr, the smartphone app millions of gay men use to look up others nearby and send them messages, often to arrange dates or "hook-ups".
Sometimes th... | PC Gordon Semple appeared settled in life but he had a secret - a dangerous lifestyle of extreme sexual activity, arranged over the internet and fuelled by drugs. | 37908407 |
Rohith Vemula, a PhD student, killed himself inside the campus of Hyderabad Central University last month.
He was one of five Dalit, formerly known as untouchables, students who were protesting against their expulsion from the university's housing facility.
Mr Vemula's friends have blamed the university's top officials... | A university in south India has reopened after protests over the death of a Dalit student forced it to shut. | 35457270 |
Pending regulatory approval it would be a merger between two very different companies.
Time Warner creates content - TV shows, channels and movies.
AT&T's wireless, phone and cable networks are major platforms people access that content on.
For the consumer, this deal might affect price, choice and advertising - issues... | AT&T's planned takeover of Time Warner would be one of the biggest deals the industry has ever seen, and one that will almost certainly affect consumers - especially in the US. | 37748137 |
In all, 11,000 livelihoods and 20,000 pensions were affected when BHS collapsed with crippling debts. The mudslinging between a colourful cast of characters has only just started.
The opening exchanges between MPs and the pension regulator now give way to the principal cast in the ill-starred sale of BHS for £1 to a r... | Get your popcorn, take your seats and settle in for a piece of business theatre with elements of near-farce and tragedy. | 36357175 |
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Britain's leading female jockey is quitting the sport at the end of the Flat racing season in November.
The 32-year-old Nottingham-born rider told BBC East Midlands Today: "The time has come when I am ready to take my foot off the gas.
"I know I cannot succeed as a jockey ... | Hayley Turner says she no longer has the motivation to maintain her high standards and is convinced it is the correct time to retire. | 34411115 |
Three people were convicted of child abuse which took place at the homes in the 1970s and 80s.
Abuse survivors believe there are other offenders who were never prosecuted.
They have compiled testimony which will be handed to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse.
Fifty-two houses on the 70-acre Shirley Oaks site... | Campaigners on behalf of victims of child sexual abuse at the Shirley Oaks children's homes in south London have said they received allegations that 32 paedophiles were involved. | 35058827 |
The Hive, a 55ft (17m) high and 40 tonne work which incorporates lights and music, was originally created for the 2015 Milan Expo.
The lattice installation, which is made up of 170,000 parts, was designed by Nottingham artist Wolfgang Buttress.
It opens to the public on Saturday.
The designer said the piece was "a mult... | A giant aluminium beehive that uses real bee activity to give visitors an "experiential insight" into the life of a colony has been installed in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. | 36542080 |
Baseo, in Southend, posted a film of the incident on its Facebook page, saying the child was used as a "visual shield" during the theft.
As reported in the Echo, a Samsung Galaxy A3 worth £151 was taken on 2 July.
Essex Police said it was investigating and appealed for details about the man.
Follow the latest on this ... | CCTV footage of a "vile" thief apparently using a child as a decoy while he steals a mobile phone from an electrical shop has been released. | 36763005 |
The portrait by Oscar Rialubin from the Philippines is called Xyclops.
Martin Samworth, chief executive of CBRE said: "The competition constantly provides us with new perspectives on working environments within cities. This year was no exception and Rialubin's intimate portrait of a watch repairman gives insight into a... | A portrait of a watch repairer has been crowned the winner of this year's CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year competition, beating more than 21,000 entries from 113 countries. | 34548394 |
Mr Nicklinson can do almost nothing for himself - nothing except make a few eye and head movements. But it is enough for him to make his views crystal clear.
Although he was paralysed by a stroke in 2005, his intellect is intact. I met him and his wife Jane at their home in Wiltshire in advance of his High Court hear... | Tony Nicklinson scans the screen, blinks, and then his words - which he has painstakingly compiled - are read out by a computer-generated voice. | 18500155 |
The fire in Grantham began at 17:15 GMT and caused disruption to journeys on the East Coast Main Line, with trains having to pass the site at lower speed.
Five fire crews remained at the scene in Spring Hill Gardens, London Road, along with police and engineers.
Western Power Distribution said power had been restored t... | A fire at an electricity sub-station in Lincolnshire cut power to more than 16,000 homes and disrupted trains. | 35876465 |
United made no comment after last week's reports that club officials had held talks with ex-Chelsea boss Mourinho's representatives.
Asked whether he thought there had been talks, Van Gaal said: "In football that is possible, but I do not think that."
He said he "had a relationship" with chief executive Ed Woodward and... | Louis van Gaal says he would be "disappointed" if Manchester United have spoken to Jose Mourinho. | 35562445 |
A cross-party group of peers said Britain's financial sector must be offered a Brexit "bridge" to prevent firms moving to rival locations such as New York, Dublin, Frankfurt or Paris.
It urged the government to act to stop business tumbling off a "cliff edge".
It comes as Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to meet oth... | Financial services firms could quit the City unless a transitional Brexit deal is secured, ministers have been warned. | 38319338 |
Hayley Pointon, 30, was shot at a house in Hinckley, Leicestershire, as she visited her on-off boyfriend Nigel Barwell, in February 2013.
Aaron Power, 25 and Aaron Newman, 24, both of Coventry, had blamed each other for the killing.
The pair were ordered to serve a minimum of 31 years each for murdering Ms Pointon, of ... | Two men who shot dead a mother-of-two by mistake have been jailed for life for her murder. | 33757609 |
The party launched the document in Wakefield and said it is fielding 21 candidates, up from the 14 it had in the 2015 election.
Stewart Arnold, the party's leader, said it wanted to "invigorate the often stale, tribal politics we have in Yorkshire".
Mr Arnold said the amount of devolution Yorkshire had received was "no... | The Yorkshire Party has demanded the setting up of a parliament for the county in its election manifesto. | 39963173 |
The Pilatus PC12 and Cessna C152 were on a collision course over Denham Airfield, Buckinghamshire last May, the UK Airprox Board (UKAB) report showed.
The Pilatus pilot saw the Cessna "very close" on his right and turned left.
The C152 pilot said he saw the gold aircraft 150-200m away but did not have time to take avoi... | Two light aircraft that came within 200m of colliding avoided a crash when one pilot spotted the danger at the last minute, a report said. | 34289666 |
The unnamed Slovakian national, who was being sought for multiple serious sexual offences in his native country, was found in Girlington on Saturday.
Officers searched three different homes before he was found at a fourth address.
He has been arrested and taken to a detention centre before being deported, West Yorkshir... | One of the UK's "most wanted" men has been found hiding behind a wardrobe in Bradford, police have said. | 39177620 |
Not everyone needs to buy an annuity, but those who do so only have one shot - as they are buying a retirement income for the rest of their lives.
The system has been described as "disorderly" by the City watchdog, and now Chancellor George Osborne has said that many people will no longer need to buy one.
So, what are ... | Annuities have been a vital part of the pension system for millions of people, but the chancellor has announced plans that ride a coach and horses through the industry. | 26186361 |
Once a Conservative supporter, she distanced herself from the party and became an independent councillor in 2007, before joining UKIP.
One of UKIP's most fluent and reliable media performers, Ms James, 56, has held several high profile roles in the party, including the deputy chairmanship and spokeswoman for justice an... | Diane James is the new leader of the UK Independence Party, after winning the contest to succeed Nigel Farage. | 37371978 |
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