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Tami Barker cancelled Dyne Suh’s booking, telling her in a message: "One word says it all. Asian.”
The fine was imposed due to a new agreement between AirBnB and California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH).
It lets the DFEH examine hosts that have had discrimination complaints.
AirBnB is a service tha... | A racist AirBnB host who discriminated against an Asian guest has been fined $5,000 - and told she must attend a course on Asian-American studies. | 40602926 |
The men, aged in their 30s and 40s, collapsed in Rochdale between 15:50 and 17:50 BST on Tuesday, police said.
It is thought the man in the most serious condition took a substance known as Clockwork Orange.
It follows eight incidents in the town on Friday and Saturday in which men fell ill after taking the highs.
Polic... | Four men have been hospitalised after taking legal highs in Greater Manchester, with one left in a life-threatening condition. | 36375032 |
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he was willing to go to the conciliation service after initially refusing when the strike ballot results were revealed last week.
He said the industrial action, due to start next week, should be cancelled to "avoid harming vulnerable patients".
But the British Medical Association said ... | The government has agreed to talks at Acas in the junior doctors' dispute - but strikes have not been called off. | 34915820 |
South Lakes Safari Zoo in Dalton-in-Furness opened in 1994 and now houses more than 1,500 animals, including tigers, giraffes and rare birds.
Barrow Council is considering whether to grant the site a new zoo licence.
Owner David Gill has "stepped away from all trading and management activities", a spokesperson said.
Th... | Almost 500 animals have died in four years at a zoo where a keeper was mauled to death by a tiger, a report has said. | 39116282 |
The 29-year-old, ranked 196 in the world, is the second player to shoot 59 on the PGA Tour this year, after Justin Thomas' effort at the Sony Open in Hawaii, but only the fourth ever to achieve the feat on a par-72 course.
The last player to post a 13-under round was David Duval in the final round of the Bob Hope Class... | Canadian Adam Hadwin posted a 13-under-par 59 in the third round of the PGA Tour's CareerBuilder Challenge at La Quinta, California - the ninth score in history below 60. | 38708786 |
Opening the summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Syria would be discussed at the working dinner.
US President Barack Obama is pushing for support for military strikes. Russia and China have warned the US not to take action without UN backing.
Meanwhile, Syria's parliamentary speaker has written to the spe... | World leaders are locked in a divisive debate over Syria, at the end of the first day of the G20 summit in Russia. | 23967567 |
The BT-owned company said the problem only affected those who had received new Plusnet Sim cards within the past seven days.
After installing them, users have been able to access voice and text services but not mobile broadband.
Plusnet said it was working to resolve the problem "as quickly as possible".
However, it wo... | A "small number" of Plusnet mobile network users have been unable to access 3G and 4G data services for almost a week. | 38587831 |
The two Greater Manchester Police officers were sent to the home of Fred Thomson and his 95-year-old wife Doris in Middleton.
GMP Middleton tweeted: "Just dealt with a 95 year old couple who called the Police as they were lonely.
"What else could we do but make them a brew and have a chat."
Mr Thomson said he was touch... | Police officers came to the aid of an elderly couple who dialled 999 because they were lonely - and made them both a cup of tea. | 34798739 |
Salah Abdeslam is angered at being placed under 24-hour video surveillance, Frank Berton told BFM TV.
"We said from the beginning... that if our client remained silent we would quit his defence," he said alongside fellow lawyer Sven Mary.
The attacks in Paris last November killed 130 people.
So-called Islamic State sai... | Lawyers for the main suspect in last year's Islamist attacks in Paris say they will no longer defend him as he has chosen to remain silent. | 37628038 |
Two men, both aged 32, were injured in separate gun attacks in Newry between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Detectives detained three men after searching a house in Coalisland in County Tyrone on Friday.
The men, aged 20, 27 and 31, were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, attempted murder and possession of a f... | Three men have been arrested by police investigating two shootings in County Down. | 34297862 |
The 25-year-old, who can play any role in the backs, began his career with Saints and has made 98 appearances in the Super League.
He also played for Hull FC and Bradford Bulls before switching codes in 2014 to join Hull RUFC as a centre.
The Giants are struggling with injuries after captain Danny Brough and Scott Grix... | Huddersfield Giants are giving a trial to ex-St Helens winger Jamie Foster. | 35522049 |
Roy Hodgson's side, who won every game in qualifying, start their campaign on Saturday against Russia in Marseille.
"If we can be on the right end of key moments, we will go far," said Hart.
The Manchester City keeper also said he "fully believes" in England's defensive options, despite criticism over a perceived lack ... | Goalkeeper Joe Hart says England must be "ruthless" to succeed at Euro 2016, where he hopes to give a new generation of fans their own Euro '96 moment. | 36490479 |
Powys council said five schools in Crickhowell would test the scheme, which will then be rolled out across the county.
The aim is to reduce the risks and costs of handling cash.
Pupils will use cards which can be topped up online or via PayPoint outlets and parents will be able to see what their children are eating.
Ca... | A new system of cashless payments for school transactions including meals is being piloted in Powys. | 35493908 |
As a consultant in geriatric medicine, he is an unlikely addition to the Moor Park Health and Leisure Centre, where schoolchildren queue for swimming lessons and people grab coffees between Zumba lessons.
"Moving out of the hospital and into the community is the best thing I've done as a consultant."
Dr Weatherburn wor... | "My colleagues think I'm mad," says Dr Andrew Weatherburn. | 38911008 |
It's 1885, and John and James Dobson stand accused of nicking designs from other carpet makers and selling them off as their own.
A couple of companies, Hartford Carpet and Bigelow Carpet, were so incensed they took the Dobsons all the way to the highest court in the land.
The firms were quite right to be upset, the S... | To find context ahead of Tuesday's showdown between Apple and Samsung in the US Supreme Court, you need to go back over a century to a row over some rather attractive carpets. | 37614014 |
The incident happened in Dobsons Way in Bessbrook on Friday morning.
The victim was taken to hospital for treatment but later died from his injuries.
Police are appealing for any witnesses to contact officers in Newry by calling 101, quoting reference number 399 of 11/08/17. | A young boy has died after being knocked down by a car in County Armagh, police have said. | 40905442 |
He called himself a hero, an economic soldier of the Islamic revolution who came to his country's rescue when the government could not sell oil or, even if they did, no international banks would agree to transfer Iran's money due to the sanctions.
He established one of the biggest enterprises in Iran's recent history, ... | Babak Zanjani, sentenced to death in Iran for corruption, was an extraordinary person who went from trading sheepskins in the 1980s to becoming a key player in selling Iran's oil in the years when crippling international sanctions were imposed over the country's nuclear programme. | 35740106 |
The four cameras were installed in October on a two-mile stretch and during a trial period hundreds of motorists a day were found to be ignoring the speed limit.
Enforcement action will come into force from Monday.
It will be the first permanent installation to go into operation on a Welsh section of the motorway.
Wale... | New average 50mph speed enforcement cameras on the M4 through Port Talbot have gone live. | 30870235 |
Delegates at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers conference backed a possible boycott by 96% to 4%.
The motion urges discussions with other unions, "to see if they would join such a boycott" but this year's tests are unlikely to be affected.
Proposer Jean Roberts said government plans to scrap tests for seven-yea... | Teachers have voted to explore the possibility of boycotting all national tests at primary level in England. | 39485062 |
He sacked the respected Nhlanhla Nene in a surprise move on Wednesday evening and replaced him with the little-known David van Rooyen.
Not only was this seen as a blunder by opposition parties, who called for his resignation, but also by the general public and the financial markets
The president acknowledged his initia... | To lose one finance minister may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness, and President Jacob Zuma's decision to get rid of two finance ministers in less than a week has been a colossal blunder. | 35096449 |
A coastguard search and rescue helicopter was called out following a report that a man had injured his ankle on the mountain's Tower Ridge at about 14:30 on Wednesday.
Both climbers were eventually winched to safety.
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and the Scottish Ambulance Service were also involved in the rescue opera... | Two climbers were airlifted to safety after getting into difficulty on Ben Nevis. | 38522413 |
25 November 2015 Last updated at 10:31 GMT
Jessy McCabe, 17, says Edexcel, one of Britain's biggest exam boards, contacted her to apologise and pledged to change its course for next year.
"They gave me no clear reason why there was an omission of women," says Jessy, who is one of the BBC's 100 Women 2015.
"Yes - there ... | A UK student who lobbied to change the A-level music syllabus after spotting it featured no female composers has spoken to the BBC's 100 Women about her campaign. | 34920585 |
Concerned members of the public called police at around 00:24 GMT after seeing the woman outside Tesco in Pool, Cornwall.
Officers said the woman with the baby was not the mother but was thought to be babysitting the child.
The baby was taken into police protection and passed into the care of social services.
The woman... | Police took a three-month-old baby into emergency care from an "intoxicated" babysitter outside a supermarket. | 35793450 |
The Hungarian federation is charged with crowd disturbances, the setting off of fireworks and the throwing of objects during their draw with Iceland.
The Belgian association is charged with the setting off of fireworks and the throwing of objects during their win over Republic of Ireland, while Portugal are charged wit... | The football associations of Hungary, Belgium and Portugal are the latest to be charged by Uefa over the behaviour of their supporters at Euro 2016. | 36570929 |
At least 15 people were injured on Thursday after a rally by the Jat community, demanding better access to jobs and education, turned violent.
The protesters blocked major highways, stopped railway traffic and clashed with rival caste groups.
The Jat community wants quotas in government jobs, but other caste groups hav... | Authorities in the northern Indian town of Rohtak have tightened security to control caste-related violence. | 35610329 |
Families of personnel who died while serving in The Royal Welsh will attend the service, in front of the Bastion Wall memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
They will visit the The Royal Welsh monument, built as a place of sanctuary and reflection.
Brig Philip Napier is due to address the familie... | Welsh soldiers will commemorate the end of operations in Afghanistan during a ceremony on Saturday. | 34224960 |
The decision was announced after the Indian company held a board meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday.
AMs are currently on an Easter break but with the election campaign under way there are no plans for the Senedd to meet until after polling day.
Tata said it would "explore all options", including "divestment".
In a joint sta... | Calls for the Welsh Assembly to be recalled have been made after Tata confirmed it is considering selling its UK business. | 35921929 |
The Premier League club and landowners Peel Holdings have reached agreement on the Bramley Moore Dock site near the River Mersey.
It was announced as the preferred site for the club's proposed new stadium in January.
Liverpool City Council said it would act as a guarantor to help Everton secure funding for the project.... | Everton have agreed a deal to acquire land on which to build a new £300m stadium in Liverpool. | 39356244 |
Chasing a revised 327 from 47 overs, the hosts crumbled from 53-1 to 84 all out, suffering their heaviest runs defeat in List A cricket.
England seamer David Willey took 3-44 and Kyle Carver 3-5 as Yorkshire recorded their biggest victory.
Opener Adam Lyth's 92-ball 136 set the platform for Yorkshire's 325-7.
Lyth, cap... | Lancashire lost their last nine wickets for 31 runs on their way to a 242-run thrashing by Roses rivals Yorkshire at Old Trafford in the One-Day Cup. | 36530595 |
Youth organisations and unions were demonstrating on the same day as a rail strike over a wage dispute.
The proposed law would remove some of the protection workers enjoy against being laid off, in a bid to encourage businesses to hire more people.
But many on the left see it as a betrayal of their values.
In pushing t... | Protests have been held around France as unions and young people joined forces to show their opposition to proposed labour reforms. | 35762251 |
The lorry overturned between junctions 12 and 11 of the London-bound M4 near Reading on Wednesday. The 49-year-old driver, from Essex, died at the scene.
Repair work was carried out through the night on the road and central reservation that had been damaged.
The closure meant some drivers were stuck in their cars in ta... | A stretch of motorway in Berkshire that was closed for 19 hours after a fatal lorry crash has reopened. | 36273479 |
Dan y Wenallt, starring Rhys Ifans and Charlotte Church, was chosen by Bafta as the UK's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film award.
Submissions will be shortlisted in December, with the final five nominees announced in January 2016, ahead of the ceremony in February.
Director Kevin Allen said he was "absolutely th... | The Welsh film adaptation of poet Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood will be submitted for the Oscars. | 34505937 |
Lee, 22, moved into the top 10 of the Race to Dubai after his Monday win at Genzon Golf Club, which was hit by rain and electrical storms during the event.
Lee finished on 16-under, two shots clear of South Africa's Brandon Stone and Joost Luiten of the Netherlands.
Overnight co-leaders Lee Slattery of England and Fran... | South Korea's Soomin Lee claimed his first European Tour title at China's weather-delayed Shenzhen International. | 36127536 |
She took 11,507 votes - 69% of those cast - and won a majority of 9,936.
Liberal Democrat Marc Ramsbottom was second with 1,571 votes, with Conservative Matthew Sephton third on 754 votes - five more votes than were achieved by UKIP's Chris Cassidy.
The turnout of just over 18% is believed to be the lowest in a by-elec... | Manchester has elected its first female Labour MP, with Lucy Powell holding Manchester Central in a by-election. | 20346068 |
The painting, Odalisque in Red Pants, was recovered in Miami Beach in an undercover operation two years ago.
An American and a Mexican citizen were both arrested and convicted of theft.
The painting, which used to be on display in a museum in Caracas, was replaced by a fake but the switch took years to discover.
It wa... | A painting by the French artist Henri Matisse, stolen more than a decade ago, has been handed back to the Venezuelan authorities by US officials. | 28205390 |
William Hanks, 83, was found inside the house at Kildonan by firefighters called to the incident on Wednesday.
A joint investigation by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland concluded there were no suspicious circumstances.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Our thoughts continue to be with Mr Hanks'... | A fire that killed an elderly man at his home on South Uist was not suspicious, investigators have said. | 39017974 |
13 October 2016 Last updated at 08:07 BST
The headset can plug into existing PS4 consoles and Sony are hoping fans will splash out hundreds of pounds for the gadget.
Lots of games are currently being designed for the device which will allow players to fly like an eagle, drive sports cars in high-speed races, and explor... | Sony is the latest company to release a virtual reality headset which will go on sale in Japan and North America on Thursday. | 37640879 |
The "hair ice" is a highly unusual type of frost that needs a very particular set of conditions to form.
Suzanne Humphris, a ranger team leader for the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, discovered the ice in the Bracklinn Woods on Friday.
The strange, candy floss look is caused by a fungus called exidiopsis ... | National park rangers have found a rare form of ice covering dozens of pieces of dead wood in woodland near Callander. | 35280155 |
But a long-standing arrangement between the Republic of Ireland and the UK means the Irish will.
They'll join British citizens at the polls on 23 June - so long as they're UK residents and have registered to vote.
It's a reciprocal relationship - British citizens can vote in Ireland when they hold national elections.
O... | Most European Union (EU) nationals won't get a say in the upcoming EU referendum. | 36445169 |
Research commissioned by the BBC from data analysts Experian, suggested export was a key factor in the number of growing companies in the area.
It said 2.8% of south Cambridgeshire businesses were involved in export, well above the 0.6% national average.
Mark Howard, of sensor production company Zettlex, said exporting... | A small business founder says his south Cambridgeshire company is thriving because of its "global outlook". | 17370140 |
The environment secretary told the BBC that the UK would not "compromise" on or "dilute" its animal welfare standards in the interests of trade.
The EU currently bans chlorine-washed chickens on welfare grounds.
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has questioned this but downplayed the potential for UK-US disagreeme... | The UK should not accept imports of chlorinated chickens as part of any future trade deal with the US, Michael Gove has said. | 40726208 |
The claims emerged from an investigation into alleged failings in the organisation's culture.
British Cycling responded by admitting it did not pay "sufficient care and attention" to staff and athletes well being at the expense of winning medals.
But James said: "I've had an amazing experience with British Cycling."
Pu... | Double Olympic silver medallist Becky James has backed British Cycling after the organisation was criticised in a leaked draft report. | 39229966 |
Health ministers and officials from 194 countries are due to vote for a new director general of the World Health Organization in Geneva on Tuesday.
The UN agency, founded in 1948, describes itself as the "global guardian of public health", but it lost a great deal of credibility and trust over its handling of the Ebola... | There's another big election coming up which will have an impact on hundreds of millions of people all around world - but you probably haven't heard anything about it. | 39973940 |
An aerial was attached to the back of eight turtles by scientists using satellite technology to monitor the species' habits.
The project found one travelled from the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to the coast of Somalia in east Africa.
It is believed to be the furthest green sea turtle migration recorded.
The Swan... | A green sea turtle migrated a staggering 3,979 km (2,472 miles) in a year, according to Swansea University researchers. | 28400488 |
Ron Eley said Northamptonshire Police had been too keen to dismiss his daughter Lauren's death as a suicide.
He also criticised officers for handing him a bag full of Miss Eley's blood-stained clothes before he had been told she was dead.
Last week an open verdict was recorded in an inquest into her death.
Police have ... | The father of a 17-year-old girl who fell to her death from a multi-storey car park ten years ago has called on police to reopen the investigation. | 30184175 |
In December 2014, self-styled Islamist Man Haron Monis held 18 people hostage inside the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place.
Heavily armed police raided the building 17 hours later after Monis shot cafe manager Tori Johnson.
The inquest is investigating the police response to the situation.
Monis was shot dead by police during... | The parents of a man murdered in the Sydney cafe siege have stormed out of an inquest after a police chief said the gunman had "had the same rights as any other person". | 36842227 |
After serving as interim head coach since September, Hodge will revert to his previous role as attack coach under incoming head coach Richard Cockerill.
Despite a disappointing spell in charge, Hodge believes he can help Cockerill restore Edinburgh's fortunes.
"I'm looking forward to Richard coming in and trying to get... | Duncan Hodge believes he can still be an influential figure in an Edinburgh revival next season. | 39811953 |
Duncan Hodge's side trailed to Tommaso Boni's first-half try, but Chris Dean crossed just before the interval to nudge Edinburgh ahead.
Winger Will Helu touched down to extend the visitors' lead, but Carlo Canna's try clawed Zebre back within a score.
Duncan Weir kicked two late penalties, before Andries van Schalkwyk ... | Edinburgh ended a run of three straight Pro12 defeats with a 24-19 victory over bottom club Zebre in Parma. | 38464225 |
"We have been through four tough years," Mr Rajoy admitted, referring to Spain's long and deep economic crisis. "But we're going in the right direction now, and we'll continue that!" he proclaimed to supporters gathered outside the party headquarters in upmarket Madrid hugging, cheering and waving Spanish and PP flags.... | There were whoops as Popular Party (PP) leader Mariano Rajoy emerged on a balcony above, grinning broadly and blowing kisses. | 36644439 |
People in the US voted in their millions to choose who would be the next leader of the country.
The two main candidates for the job were Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
After many months of campaigning by both candidates, the wait was over and it was announced that Donald Trump would become the next president of the ... | Catch up below on Newsround's coverage of the US election 2016 results. | 37907169 |
Investors, including sovereign wealth funds and pension funds, are expected to file a complaint in a court in Braunschweig, Germany, on Friday.
They are to claim that VW failed to disclose its use of software defeat devices on diesel cars in a timely way.
VW has faced a flood of legal actions over the scandal.
In Septe... | Asset manager Blackrock and a group of institutional shareholders are to sue car maker Volkswagen for €2bn (£1.7bn) over its emissions scandal. | 37379874 |
It comes after a fake video imitating the BBC's Focus on Africa programme was also distributed on Friday.
Both videos had bogus surveys showing President Uhuru Kenyatta well ahead in polls ahead of August's election.
In fact, recent opinion polls suggest neither he nor rival Raila Odinga have enough support to win outr... | A fake news report about Kenya's election that is made to look as if it is from broadcaster CNN has been circulating on social media. | 40762796 |
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The pair, who received a bye in the opening round, reached the last 16 with a 21-15 21-10 defeat of Austrian duo Dominik Stripsits and Roman Zirnwald.
"Once we realise what we needed to do it became quite easy and we dominated," Ellis told BBC Sport.
England's European cha... | Olympic bronze medallists Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis made a winning start to their World Badminton Championship campaign in Glasgow. | 41028790 |
Bromwich stood down as national captain after it was alleged in court he and Proctor bought the drug following Friday's defeat by Australia.
The World Cup runs from 27 October to 2 December.
"I can't express my disappointment enough in their actions," said New Zealand coach David Kidwell.
"We have values to uphold. The... | Jesse Bromwich and Kevin Proctor will not be selected for the 2017 World Cup, after allegations they took cocaine, say New Zealand Rugby League. | 39841854 |
Reuters report that the 'A' sample of one of his team-mates in the 4x100m, Nesta Carter, was found to contain the banned substance Methylhexanamine.
The news comes after the retesting of 454 samples from the 2008 Games.
Carter, who along with his agent has not replied to requests for comment, will face sanctions if his... | Jamaica's Usain Bolt could lose one of the three gold medals he won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. | 36446717 |
Councils in England and Wales were said to be male dominated, with women and ethnic minorities under-represented.
The Fawcett Society and Local Government Information Unit recommend statutory maternity leave, funding childcare and allowing councillors to attend and vote remotely.
Councils said "faster progress" was nee... | Sexism and discrimination is widespread in local government and often goes "unchallenged", a new report claims. | 40580158 |
Many of them, such as Llanwddyn in Montgomeryshire and Ynysyfelin, north of Merthyr Tydfil, were far more substantial than Capel Celyn, the hamlet which lies beneath the waters of Llyn Celyn - the Tryweryn reservoir - in Snowdonia.
It was the combination of time and place that made Tryweryn such a symbolic moment in We... | There are a surprising number of "lost" villages lying under Welsh reservoirs. | 34533405 |
Officers carried out the search in Sunningdale, Berkshire, on Thursday.
The force says the BBC broke its own editorial rules. The BBC says "normal journalistic practice" was followed.
Sir Cliff, 73, said the allegation of an historical sex offence against a boy under 16 was "completely false".
BBC cameras and a reporte... | South Yorkshire Police has complained to the BBC after the broadcaster gained details of a search the force was planning to conduct at pop star Sir Cliff Richard's home. | 28823699 |
Growing up in a Rio favela in the 1970s, Ms Assis started working as a nanny when she was just nine, and later found employment as a washerwoman and cleaning lady.
In a country where 43% of people are of mixed race and 8% are black, Zica - like millions of other Brazilians - has African or "afro" hair.
But as a younger... | Zica Assis could never have imagined that her decision to stop straightening her hair would see her move from the poverty of a Rio de Janeiro favela or shantytown, to being the owner of a multi-million dollar business. | 35932532 |
It looked like the Hammers would go into the break without anything to show for their dominance, but in stoppage time they won a spot-kick when Ben Mee brought down Winston Reid.
He is a miracle. What he gives to the team is massive
Up stepped Noble. His initial kick was saved low by Tom Heaton but he kept his composur... | Mark Noble's first-half strike earned West Ham their first Premier League win in seven games as they beat Burnley at London Stadium. | 38232133 |
Jayson McDonald, aged 37, from Acton, west London, was found hiding under a bed in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Paul Monk, 54, from Romford, east London, was later captured at his luxury villa in Alicante, Spain.
They were arrested as part of Operation Captura, an international drive to catch suspects who have fled the ... | Two suspected drug traffickers, who featured on the UK's most wanted list of fugitives, have been captured within 24 hours of each other. | 32357753 |
Excavation work needs to be carried out to repair the pipe which has leaked thousands of litres of kerosene into a river near Nantycaws.
Rural Affairs Secretary Lesley Griffiths visited the site of the spill on Saturday.
In a letter to assembly members, she confirmed the scale of the spill was bigger than previously th... | Disruption is expected on the A48 in Carmarthenshire when the road is closed to fix a fractured pipeline. | 37596801 |
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The 26-year-old Scot has slipped from a career-high ranking of 186th last year to 333rd this year and lost in Wimbledon qualifying last week.
Baker's career has been dogged by injury and illness, including contracting an auto-immune disease in 2008 that left him in intensi... | British number seven Jamie Baker has announced his retirement from tennis. | 23111034 |
Hinting at the racy undercurrent of Welsh seaside towns in the 1920s, the designs feature Barry, Machynlleth, Porthcawl and Aberystwyth.
"It seems that, once on holiday, the British were keen to show their sense of humour as well as a rather risqué side," said auctioneer Ben Rogers Jones.
The auction takes place on F... | A quirky collection of early 20th century postcards is to go under the hammer in Cardiff on Friday. | 36389742 |
Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani's powerful Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) is seeking an extension of its leader's tenure against the will of four other major political parties.
These four parties are now pushing to settle the matter in parliament amid warnings that a lack of consensus might spark political... | Iraqi Kurdish parties are locked in a bitter stalemate over the fate of the presidency of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region, which expired on Wednesday. | 34008846 |
Portishead's haunting cover of Abba's SOS was shown on video screens before music began on the Pyramid Stage.
The video closed with Cox's quote: "We have more in common than that which divides us."
Blur's Damon Albarn then took to the stage with members of the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians and began with a reference to... | The Glastonbury Festival has opened with a sombre tribute to MP Jo Cox. | 36619539 |
The note was found in Preston, Lancashire, where a crackdown on antisocial begging has been launched.
Beginning with "Sorry", the note was left outside Scotts designer clothes store and signed by a man named Chris.
Handwritten on a ripped piece of cardboard, he says he had been "moved on from everywhere" else he had sl... | A homeless man has left a note on the shutters of a shop apologising and thanking staff for allowing him to sleep there. | 37132188 |
Kantar Worldpanel said that the value of sales fell by 0.2% for the 12 weeks to 9 November compared with the same period last year.
That was the first decline since the market research company began tracking the industry in 1994.
Price competition has pushed down grocery prices by 0.4%.
Fraser McKevitt, head of retail ... | UK grocery sales have fallen for the first time in two decades, a survey suggests, underlining the challenge faced by supermarkets. | 30090251 |
The work by think tank dpart found lowering the voting age could increase youngster's engagement with politics.
It also found schools had more influence than parents in giving confidence in understanding politics.
Those aged 16 and 17 were able to vote in the referendum on 18 September, the first UK ballot to include t... | Voting in all elections should be extended to include 16 and 17-year-olds, following the independence referendum, a study has suggested. | 29589993 |
The grave, in County Durham, was the final resting place of Levi George Price, 16, who died in 2001 and Gareth Price, also 16, who died in 2005.
Officers were called to the cemetery on Bridge Street in Metal Bridge near Ferryhill at 11:45 GMT on Saturday.
Police described the thefts as "sickening".
They added the crime... | The skulls of two teenage brothers have been taken from a grave as part of a feud between travelling families, police say. | 34903727 |
How wrong he was.
Now after a tumultuous seven days in which he has also been publicly admonished for his Nutella addiction and forced to build a chicken coop in dungarees, the 28-year-old has been dropped from the Germany squad for the friendly against England in Berlin on Saturday.
The sanction imposed by his Bundesl... | When Wolfsburg striker Max Kruse was fined for leaving 75,000 euros (£59,000) of poker winnings in the back of a taxi, he probably thought his week could not get any worse. | 35864765 |
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc) has accused four Barclays traders of manipulating power prices in the US from 2006-2008.
Barclays denies the charges.
In a filing on Friday, the bank said Ferc's allegations were "based on an economically irrational theory".
The Office of Enforcement (OE), a branch of Fer... | Barclays has said US regulators' proposed fines of $470m (£291m) for the bank's alleged manipulation of energy markets are "unjustified" and the allegations will not stand up in court. | 20746820 |
Neil Urwin who suffers from obstructive sleep apnoea, "should not have been on the road" when he struck Andy Charlton in Northumberland on 9 August 2014.
The experienced cyclist, 43, from North Shields, suffered "catastrophic brain injuries" and died in hospital.
Newcastle Crown Court heard Mr Urwin's condition was int... | A man with a sleep disorder who knocked over a cyclist causing him fatal injuries, was warned by a medic the day before not to drive, a court has heard. | 34575948 |
Ronnie Pickering was filmed asking the rider "do you know who I am?" and challenging him to a "bare-knuckle fight" after being overtaken in Hull.
His expletive-laden rant has been seen more than a million times on YouTube.
Humberside Police said it would "not be taking the matter further" because no complaints had been... | A driver who sparked a huge social media reaction when his road rage outburst was caught on a motorcyclist's helmet will not face police action. | 34417052 |
CCTV footage shows a woman being grabbed and dragged across a hotel corridor, in full view of bystanders.
Although the incident is still being investigated, it has prompted millions of posts on social media, which have been viewed over two billion times.
China has seen several incidents in recent years where bystanders... | Footage that appears to show a woman being assaulted in a Beijing hotel has sparked a massive debate in China. | 35984855 |
Michael Smith, 46, had denied the offences alleged to have taken place at the Benvenuto Takeaway and Prego Takeaways between 2010 and 2014.
A jury found him not guilty of pressing himself against three women and making sexual comments.
Two charges of sending sexual communication and exposing himself were found not prov... | A Dumfries takeaway boss has been cleared of charges of sexual assault and indecent behaviour towards staff. | 37683277 |
The women, aged 30 and 50, said they were starved and sexually abused by him and other Saudi nationals.
Saudi Arabia denies all the charges and refused to revoke diplomatic immunity for the official, making it impossible for him to be tried in India.
Analysts say his departure resolves a diplomatic dilemma for India.
N... | A Saudi diplomat accused of raping two Nepali women hired to work as domestic help has left India under diplomatic immunity, the foreign ministry says. | 34276049 |
Finance secretary Derek Mackay has been told to re-think his navigation before he can land the legislation safely.
Or to be more accurate, he's been told by MSPs - most prominent among them the SNP convener of the finance committee, Bruce Crawford - that he needs to offer some evidence, economic and environmental, of w... | Scottish government plans to cut Air Passenger Duty have hit mid-flight turbulence. | 39153041 |
Raphael Rossi-Branco, Jermaine Hylton and Jon Obika have also been offered contracts by the Wiltshire outfit.
But midfielder Anton Rodgers is to leave the managerless side when his contract expires this summer.
Swindon previously let a further four players go and then parted company with head coach Luke Williams on 5 M... | Relegated Swindon Town have offered five players new deals ahead of the 2017-18 season, including captain Nathan Thompson and Iraq's Yaser Kasim. | 39970797 |
Gwilliam was captain of Wales when they won Five Nations Championship Grand Slams in 1950 and 1952.
He was also in the team that beat the All Blacks 13-8 in Cardiff in 1953.
Away from rugby, he served as a tank commander during the Second World War and was headmaster of the independent Birkenhead School from 1963 to 19... | Former Wales Grand Slam-winning captain John Gwilliam - who was part of the last Welsh team to beat New Zealand - has died at the age of 93. | 25758156 |
Last week a young boy in Perth attended a school event with his skin painted black in tribute to his idol, Australian Rules player Nic Naitanui.
The incident sparked furious discussion on social media.
Bec Bee, who is of Aboriginal descent, said there were "double standards" inflaming racial debates in Australia.
"I di... | An Indigenous Australian mother has posted photos of her daughter dressed in "whiteface" in response to a debate over "blackface". | 37211350 |
The Ibrox club have brought in Arsenal's Jon Toral and Bournemouth's Emerson Hyndman on loan until the end of the season.
"January is notoriously difficult," Warburton explained.
"January can end up becoming very expensive if you overspend on players and don't get the value you have to see."
The Rangers boss hinted he ... | Manager Mark Warburton says loan deals "make sense" for Rangers as they seek to avoid paying "inflated fees". | 38682407 |
The bird, which has a 1.9m (6ft 5in) wing span, flew over the border from an Israeli game reserve and was caught by Lebanese villagers on Tuesday.
They became suspicious as the griffon vulture had a tracking device attached to its tail.
It is part of a conservation project to reintroduce raptors to the Middle East.
Wil... | A huge vulture detained in Lebanon on suspicion of spying for Israel has been returned home after UN peacekeepers intervened, Israeli officials said. | 35446528 |
"I have learned a lot in the past two weeks," he told a meeting of police officers in Washington DC on Wednesday.
"Terrorism is a far greater threat than the people of our country understand. I'm going to take care of it."
His comments came as the legal battle continued over his travel ban on people from seven Muslim-m... | During his presidential campaign, and since taking office, Donald Trump has repeatedly warned of the dangers facing the United States. | 38911708 |
Anthony Long faced trial last year, a decade after he shot suspected armed robber Azelle Rodney.
He expressed his concerns about the Independent Police Complaints Commission in a Radio Times interview.
An IPCC spokesman said it was "right that when there is a fatality there is an independent investigation".
Mr Long sai... | An ex-Met firearms officer cleared of murder has said the police watchdog "seems to be treating officers as criminals". | 37015033 |
The League Two strugglers were looking comfortable until striker Jason Cummings finished off Lewis Stevenson's 26th-minute defence-splitting pass.
Left-back Stevenson slotted in the second moments later.
Berwick battled bravely to stay in touch until Sam Stanton's 66th-minute finish. Liam Fontaine added a fourth.
The t... | Two goals in two minutes sent Hibernian on their way to a comfortable Scottish Cup victory over Berwick Rangers and a place in the semi-final draw. | 31680307 |
The derelict malt kiln building in Newbridge Hill, Louth, could be pulled down and replaced with the discount shop if permission is granted.
Keep Louth Special said it was not against the plans as it would not affect the town's independent shops.
It said it was more concerned for the future of the nearby cattle market.... | A group that campaigns against supermarkets being built in a Lincolnshire town believes a new Aldi store is "not bad news". | 23245424 |
In 2015, after you've paid for your Mocha Frappuccino on your mobile, Starbucks will experiment with bringing it straight to you.
Own a Volvo? Since February, Volvo On Call pilot Roam has let couriers leave parcels and groceries in the boot of your car.
And in parts of the US, crowdsourced couriers, location data and t... | It is the world after taxi app Uber made your smartphone broadcasting your location seem normal. | 30442712 |
Brigadier John Donnelly said there must be a cultural shift, but change would take "a few years".
The inquest in Woking into the death of a teenage recruit at Deepcut barracks in Surrey has heard she was the subject of unwanted sexual conduct.
Pte Cheryl James was found dead with a bullet wound to the head in 1995.
The... | An Army culture that has problems with sexualised behaviour and harassment may take years to change, a senior military witness has told an inquest. | 36038208 |
A spokesman for the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films said Matheson died on Sunday in Los Angeles, but no other details were provided.
In a career spanning some 60 years, many of the author's works were adapted for both the big and small screens.
I Am Legend was his most successful, inspiring four fi... | US sci-fi and fantasy writer Richard Matheson, who wrote the 1954 vampire novel I Am Legend, has died aged 87. | 23043116 |
An image of Mike and Julie Bennet during their last moments together was released by their children last month.
The family's tragic story prompted a flood of donations to an appeal for the three siblings, Luke, 21, Hannah, 18, and 13-year-old Oliver.
Luke told This Morning he had now been granted joint guardianship of ... | The son of a couple who died of cancer within days of each other has told of how he feared his 13-year-old brother would be taken into care. | 39255408 |
The City regulator is warning people aged over 55 to be cautious over unsolicited callers putting on pressure to sign up to a "special deal".
Scammers often praised victims for being "knowledgeable investors", the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said.
A survey suggested a lack of confidence in spotting scams among th... | Con-artists are using flattery to encourage older people to part with an average of £32,000 for unauthorised and fraudulent investments. | 39113723 |
Cooke hit 94 runs off just 54 balls as Glamorgan passed their target of 318 with two balls to spare on Tuesday.
It was the county's highest run-chase to win a limited overs game in Cardiff.
"Chris Cooke was amazing, he's done it for us so many times over the last two years so all the accolades should go his way," Rudol... | Glamorgan captain Jacques Rudolph says batsman Chris Cooke deserves "all the accolades" after a record-breaking win over Kent in the One-Day Cup. | 33699859 |
Alan Peters, 78, of Ambleside Valley Drive, Gravesend, Kent, denies causing the deaths of the three men by dangerous driving on the M1 in Bedfordshire.
He was driving a bus which crashed into the Audi car on 14 February last year.
Mr Peters told Luton Crown Court of his "deep regret".
He has previously pleaded guilty t... | A coach driver who killed three men and injured a fourth as he ploughed into a stationary car told a court he wished he could rewrite history. | 37979045 |
The court ruled that the present system of choosing judges by a collegium - essentially a group of five senior judges - would continue.
The new law wanted a panel of six - including Supreme Court judges and politicians - to make the appointments.
Correspondents say Friday's verdict sets up a potential confrontation bet... | India's Supreme Court has struck down a new law that gave the government more say in appointing judges. | 34547160 |
South African Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius returns to the dock in Pretoria on Tuesday, but it will be a brief affair - perhaps just a few minutes - as the prosecution asks the magistrate for more time to complete its investigations.
And it won't be the last postponement granted in a murder case that is unlikely to c... | Don't expect another tearful, edge-of-seat, courtroom drama just yet. | 22721322 |
Brumm, Maja and Brumma had been kept out of view to allow them to acclimatise since arriving from Kolmården Zoo in Sweden in November.
The 22-month-old siblings join Star, the centre's resident female bear.
Keeper Phil McCarlie-Davis said: "They don't seem fazed by the amount of people who are standing looking at them... | Three new European brown bears have been revealed to the public at Dundee's Camperdown Wildlife Centre. | 38506318 |
A fall of 0.5% in the first three months of the year takes the UK economy's ability to create wealth back below the level of 2007.
If an economy cannot create wealth efficiently, then the debates about government spending, public sector pay and austerity become all the harder.
If an economy cannot create wealth, then t... | Today's productivity figures are bad to the point of shocking. | 40506570 |
It is putting £99m into the Harwell science campus near Oxford to extend its satellite test facilities.
A further £4m is going to Wescott in Buckinghamshire where rocket motors are built and tested.
"It's a fast growing sector - 8-10% per year; and it's clearly important that the UK maintains a strong position," said s... | The UK government formally announced a more-than-£100m investment in the space sector on Tuesday. | 40573519 |
Kent FA head Paul Dolan highlighted 130 incidents of abuse this season.
Referees in the county were the victims of physical and verbal abuse on 19 and 111 occasions respectively.
Speaking about elite players not being punished for swearing at officials, Mr Dolan said there was a "need to educate people that this isn't ... | Premier League stars should set a far better example to grassroots players when it comes to respecting referees, a Football Association (FA) boss said. | 35131488 |
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