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Rose Week is taking place at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, with a host of competitions and children's activities to mark the occasion.
Thousands of visitors have already turned out to see the park's award-winning gardens.
This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the City of Belfast International Rose Garden.
The ... | International judges have arrived in Belfast for the city's annual horticultural event this week. | 28430795 |
HIE, along with other enterprise and skills agencies, has been the subject of a review.
The process sparked a political row with opposition parties concerned HIE's board could lose its independence or be wound up altogether.
HIE supports businesses in the islands, Highlands, Argyll and Moray.
It began as the Highlands ... | Economy Secretary Keith Brown is expected to make a statement on the future of the board of Highlands and Islands Enterprise later on Thursday. | 39430177 |
Enda Dolan, 18, from County Tyrone, was in his first term at Queen's University when he was struck by a van on Belfast's Malone Road in October 2014.
David Lee Stewart, 31, of Gray's Park Avenue, admitted a series of charges linked to the teenager's death.
He will spend three and a half years in prison and the same amo... | A drunk driver who knocked down and killed a student has been sentenced to seven years. | 36151003 |
More than 375,000 people signed the petition to bring home Iceberg - an Argentine mastiff - from Denmark, where she faced being put down.
Iceberg's owner, Giuseppe Perna, had not realised the breed was considered dangerous under Danish law.
Danish authorities bowed to pressure and now say they will amend the law.
Arran... | An Italian campaigner has told the BBC he is "very happy" after launching a petition which helped save a dog's life. | 40454802 |
Kevin Myers was working for RTÉ when 15-year-old Manus Deery was killed in Londonderry's Bogside in 1972.
A fresh inquest into the boy's death was adjourned on Wednesday.
The soldier who fired the shot was identified at the beginning of the inquest as William Glasgow, who died in 2001.
Mr Glasgow maintained, up until ... | A journalist giving evidence to the inquest of a teenager shot dead by a soldier has said there were no signs of a weapon at the scene of the shooting. | 37782349 |
Nichola Sturgeon said she believed Holyrood would have to give legislative consent to remove the UK from the EU.
She told the BBC she would "of course" ask MSPs to refuse such consent.
However, Ms Villiers told BBC NI's Sunday Politics that the British parliament was sovereign.
"In the weeks and months ahead we will be... | NI Secretary Theresa Villiers has dismissed the Scottish first minister's suggestion that the Scottish Parliament could effectively veto the UK's exit from the European Union. | 36633939 |
The tiger was killed when it caught hold of the guard who was tying a buffalo calf as a bait to a tree in the Bandipur forest range, officials said.
The animal, described as a "man-eater" by authorities, had attacked another man about a month ago, they said.
There are about 1,700 tigers left in the wild in India.
It is... | Forest workers say a tiger who killed and ate a farmer a few days ago has been shot dead after attacking a forest guard in southern India. | 34876745 |
About two-thirds of the cuts will be in the rail division, Bombardier Transportation, with the rest in the aerospace division.
The move will prompt a restructuring charge of $225-$275m (£184-224m) in the fourth quarter and through 2017.
The company has said it has too many sites producing similar components.
In Februa... | Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier has announced significant job cuts for the second time this year, shedding another 7,500 posts. | 37728761 |
Susan Jane Owen, 50, from Pentre Berw, Anglesey, was in a white BMW which was involved in an incident with a VW Transporter van near Bangor, Gwynedd, on Friday.
It is believed an item fell from the roof of the VW and hit the BMW travelling in the opposite direction.
Her son Steffan Lloyd Owen said on Facebook she alway... | A woman who died following a crash has been described as "beautiful, kind, thoughtful and lovely". | 37472573 |
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The public have been asked to help track down those responsible for the massive piles of refuse at a warehouse near Newton Mearns.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) said calls about the former Netherplace Dye Works would be treated in confidence.
The waste has bee... | Efforts are under way to clear a major illegal waste dump which has seen swarms of flies bothering homes to the south of Glasgow. | 39621599 |
Shawn Tyson was found guilty of killing friends James Cooper, 25, of Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire, and James Kouzaris, 24, from Northampton, in April 2011.
Circuit Judge Charles E Roberts told the Florida court Tyson "killed in cold blood two men who posed no threat".
Tyson's earlier conviction was thrown out in 2014 bec... | A man has been re-sentenced for murdering two British tourists in Florida five years ago. | 36548494 |
He was speaking following an incident involving at least 40 dissident republican inmates at the jail.
Prison management withdrew staff from the landings in Roe House which contain dissidents. However, the prisoners later returned to their cells.
Mr Ford rejected claims that an inmate had been seriously injured.
Visits ... | Inmates at Maghaberry Prison must accept their part in lowering tensions by ending intimidation of jail staff, Justice Minister David Ford has said. | 31108415 |
Speaking on Saturday just before the finale, she told me that if she finished in first place after the public vote her success would not be just personal, but a victory for all members of Israel's Arab minority.
"I'm happy with people who are voting for me because they think I sing well, but I'm also happy for people w... | It was an impressive performance of Hallelujah, a song by Jewish-Canadian musician Leonard Cohen, that ultimately gave Lina Makhoul, an Israeli Arab, victory in Israel's version of TV talent show The Voice. | 21942020 |
The probe was due early on Wednesday to make the first of 22 dives in between Saturn's cloudtops and the inner edge of its spectacular rings.
The daredevil flights are designed to gather pictures and other science data of unprecedented resolution.
But Cassini was out of radio contact for the duration of the plunge and ... | Controllers and scientists must wait until Thursday to hear from Cassini. | 39701671 |
Day will be Wales' sole representative at Sheffield's Crucible.
The 37-year-old was runner-up to Barry Hawkins at February's World Grand Prix in Preston and wants to build on that.
"One of the main goals at the start of the season was to push back inside the 16 - that's happened," Day told BBC Wales Sport.
He continued... | Ryan Day says a good run in the World Snooker Championship would be "a big plus" after he regained his place in the world's top 16. | 39615752 |
Small tax cuts and spending on health, infrastructure and education are likely to be part of Tuesday's package.
The cost of these will likely be offset by pension changes and closing tax loopholes for multinational companies.
The budget is expected to form the backbone of the Liberal coalition's manifesto for an electi... | Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison is set to announce the budget on Tuesday, which will double as the unofficial start of an election campaign. | 36168393 |
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The champions host the Reds in one of the 34-year-old's final matches for the Anfield club (16:00 BST kick-off).
"My dear enemy, he has made me a better manager because to stop him has been very difficult," Mourinho said, adding that he tried to sign him three times.
"I am... | Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard made him a "better manager", before their final Premier League meeting on Sunday. | 32662464 |
The scheme will focus on parts of the M60 and the M62, creating a 17-mile "smart motorway".
Technology will be installed to monitor traffic, provide information to drivers, and ease congestion by using variable speed limits.
The network between junction 8 of the M60 near Sale and junction 20 of the M62 near Rochdale, w... | A £208m project to cut congestion along two key dual carriageways in Greater Manchester has begun. | 28283849 |
Opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party activists disrupted a service near the capital, Pretoria, and a tent was burnt down in the fracas.
Pastor Penuel Mnguni gained notoriety after photos showed him dangling a live snake into a man's mouth.
However, police withdrew charges of animal cruelty against him.
Poli... | South African police are investigating the raid of a church run by a self-styled prophet accused of making his followers eat snakes, rats and hair. | 33846897 |
Monday is the deadline for interested parties' bids and between one and three companies are expected to go forward to the next stage.
Tata is aiming for the end of June to complete the sale.
It has already confirmed seven bidders for the steel plants and businesses, involving more than 11,000 jobs.
It comes after it em... | Tata in India is expected to decide this week which bidders will go forward in the sale process for its UK steel operations. | 36342462 |
Hardy told a club Twitter Q&A that efforts to sign players would now be made before the end of the January transfer window.
The Magpies were under embargo for failing to make required payments to HM Revenue & Customs and other clubs.
Manager Kevin Nolan said on Thursday he was hopeful the Magpies could sign players "wi... | Notts County's transfer embargo, imposed under EFL rules, has been lifted, owner Alan Hardy has confirmed. | 38776868 |
The ex-minister had shared the findings of an inquiry into Regulating Consumer Credit with a Wonga employee in 2013.
The Privileges Committee found he "committed a contempt" and said his actions "constituted substantial interference" with the inquiry.
Addressing the Commons on Thursday, Mr Tomlinson, North Swindon MP, ... | Conservative MP Justin Tomlinson faces a two-day suspension from the Commons for leaking a draft committee report. | 37371984 |
Katherine Soper won the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting with Wish List, about young carers dealing with benefit cuts.
She will receive a £16,000 cheque and a residency at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, where the Bruntwood Prize ceremony took place on Tuesday.
All 1,938 of this year's entries were submitted anony... | A shop assistant who works in a luxury London perfumery has won Europe's most lucrative scriptwriting award with her debut play. | 34843025 |
The two pieces of debris were found separately by members of the public and were flown to Australia for analysis.
Darren Chester said the finds were "consistent with drift modelling" of how debris from the missing plane may have been carried by ocean currents.
MH370 vanished in March 2014 with 239 people on board.
It w... | Australia's transport minister says two plane parts found in Mozambique "almost certainly" came from missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. | 35888405 |
The 790ft (241m) El Faro disappeared while sailing from Florida to Puerto Rico with 33 crew on board.
A US Navy ship using sonar equipment has now located a vessel at a depth of 15,000ft.
The El Faro sent out a distress signal on 1 October, saying it had lost power and was taking on water.
Debris was spotted in the oce... | Searchers say they believe they have found the wreckage of a cargo ship which went missing off the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin last month. | 34691321 |
He was found not guilty on a second-degree depraved heart murder charge, the most serious count sought against the six officers charged in the case.
The officer drove the van in which Mr Gray rode before he died.
The verdict is a blow to prosecutors, who have yet to win a conviction connected to Mr Gray's death.
Freddi... | Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson has been found not guilty in his trial for the murder of black detainee Freddie Gray. | 36610395 |
Overflow pipes at the Burry Inlet near Llanelli are used to help stop flooding.
But the European Court of Justice ruled this broke clean water laws in a special conservation area.
The Welsh Government, Natural Resources Wales and Welsh Water said they were investing in improvements.
Though the UK has not been fined, it... | The UK has been found to be in breach of EU laws over the amount of sewage and waste water discharged into the sea off Carmarthenshire. | 39805395 |
The Catalonia high court accuses Mr Mas of disobedience, abuse of power and embezzlement of public funds.
Two days ago his pro-independence alliance won a majority of seats in elections for the regional parliament.
The Catalan regional government has denounced the lawsuit as politically motivated.
The separatist allian... | Catalonia's acting regional head Artur Mas has been summoned to court for his role in staging a vote on independence last year. | 34390530 |
The idea behind the Revo Build is to make it easy to customise a computer without having to unscrew parts of its body to install new components or connect it to other kit via cables.
A series of pins at the top and bottom of each part allows them to be stacked and connected together.
The concept echoes an approach othe... | Acer has unveiled a desktop PC whose parts are designed to be fitted together like building blocks. | 34130098 |
Officers were called to the Xscape retail park in Castleford on Sunday night where up to 30 men were fighting.
The incident took place at about 18:30 BST after an argument inside a pub. One man was treated in hospital for a head wound.
A 31-year-old man from Normanton was arrested on suspicion of affray and has been re... | CCTV images of a mass brawl in a shopping centre car park in West Yorkshire have been released by police. | 32157482 |
Last week it was announced Whitmire was to be replaced but no reason was given.
Whitmire has told the Hollywood Reporter it was because he spoke up against changes being made to the character he felt were against what creator Jim Henson would have wanted.
"They felt I had been 'disrespectful' in being outspoken," he sa... | The Muppets Studio have said they fired Steve Whitmire, who had voiced Kermit the Frog for 27 years, for "unacceptable business conduct". | 40641830 |
The six-tonne gun, which dates back to the 15th century, was removed from the castle in January for specialist repairs.
It was the first time it had left the site in 30 years.
Over the past two months the previous coat of paint was removed by bead blasting. It was scanned to create a 3D record of its condition and repa... | Historic cannon Mons Meg has returned to Edinburgh Castle after undergoing two months of conservation work. | 32021029 |
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The New Zealand-born back made himself available for England in March after completing three years of residency.
Solomona represented Samoa in rugby league last year before his controversial cross-code switch to Sale that will be settled in the High Court.
"The main thing ... | Sale Sharks winger Denny Solomona is hoping to tap into the knowledge of England's senior players after his call-up for June's tour of Argentina. | 39709049 |
The 10p-sized flowers have been hand-crafted by volunteers from around the world for the Alzheimer's Society branch in Weston-super-Mare.
The society said its initial appeal for 1,000 forget-me-nots had been "quickly met".
The knitted and crocheted flowers are on display on Weston's Grand Pier.
Hayley Pope, from the so... | A charity has said it is "overwhelmed" after it received more than 20,000 knitted forget-me-nots to mark Dementia Awareness Week. | 36329485 |
Jakub Gorski was found stabbed in the chest following reports a fight broke out in Hope Street, in Salford, at about 19:45 BST on Friday.
The 19-year-old was taken to Salford Royal hospital where he later died.
Piotr Olejarczyk, 28, of Knoll Street, Salford, has been charged with murder and is due to appear at Manchest... | A man has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Greater Manchester. | 36516760 |
The Campbell Sisters Dancing a Waltz by Lorenzo Bartolini depicts the lives of fashionable and wealthy Britons in Florence in the early 19th Century.
The statue was sold to a foreign bidder at auction but was prevented from leaving the country in case the sale price could be matched in the UK.
A group of arts charities... | A classical sculpture has been saved for the nation by London's V&A museum and the National Galleries of Scotland. | 34013502 |
Aliaskhab Kebekov, head of the Caucasus Emirate, died with two other militants after special forces surrounded a house in Buynaksk, the Russian sources said.
Kebekov took charge of the militant group in March last year after the death of its founder, Doku Umarov.
The group was linked to al-Qaeda, but Kebekov did not su... | Russian anti-terrorist officials say their forces have killed a North Caucasus jihadist leader in a shoot-out in the troubled republic of Dagestan. | 32383809 |
"My tent was set on fire. My clothes were stolen. My sleeping bag was stolen."
Louise is sitting, begging, in a shop front on Aberdeen's Union Street.
She says nowhere is safe if you are rough sleeping on the city's streets or in its parks.
I talk to her as she is hungrily eating lentil and smoked bacon soup from a pla... | A former homeless chef is on a one-man mission to serve healthy food to Aberdeen's homeless and rough sleepers. | 33552075 |
The Premier League side went ahead when summer signing Kenedy crossed for Ramires to nod home.
Remy doubled their lead with a powerful finish, but Walsall responded quickly when James O'Connor tapped in after Milan Lalkovic's free-kick was parried.
Kenedy's goal ended the League One side's hopes of an upset before Pedr... | Chelsea eased through to the fourth round of the League Cup with a comfortable win over Walsall. | 34265632 |
Gunman Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire indiscriminately at tourists on sunloungers on the beach at the five-star Hotel Rui Imperial Marhaba in Sousse on 26 June 2015.
These are their stories.
Teenager Owen Richards tried to shield his grandfather during the Tunisia terror attack in which his brother and uncle were also k... | Heroic tales of holidaymakers protecting loved ones and attempts to save lives have emerged from the inquest into the deaths of 30 British people killed in the Tunisia beach attack. | 38878783 |
President Bashar al-Assad soon announced he would recognise some of the rights demanded by the Kurds and allowed them to register as citizens and hold an identify card, a right they have been deprived of since 1962.
But the Kurds rejected the concessions, saying they would wait to get their rights once all Syrians achi... | When the Syrian protest movement started in 2011, it was young Kurds in Amouda, in the north of the country, who took to the streets, calling for freedom and democracy. | 36773195 |
IS gave no details about when or where Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad, 48, from Norway and Fan Jinghui, 50, from China were killed. It had demanded ransoms from their countries.
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said there was no reason to doubt the claim, and called it a "barbaric act".
Chinese President Xi Jinping a... | The Islamic State (IS) militant group says it has killed two hostages - a Norwegian and a Chinese citizen. | 34860261 |
In France, Le Figaro's managing editor Alexis Brezet uses a front-page editorial to call on the EU not only to reform - a common European media theme in recent days - but to rebuild itself through a new treaty that must be ratified by referendums in all member states.
He warns France and Germany to avoid the "temptatio... | The prospect of Brexit-style referendums in other European countries is a major concern of European commentators today, against the background of a growing consensus that the EU needs root-and-branch change if it is to survive this challenge. | 36641827 |
The upright piano appears in one of the film's most iconic scenes, in which Humphrey Bogart's character Rick utters the line: "Here's looking at you, kid."
It was sold to an unknown buyer at Sotheby's in New York.
The piano had been offered for sale by its Japanese collector owner to mark the film's 70th anniversary.
I... | A piano that features in the classic 1940s film Casablanca has been sold for more than $600,000 (£370,000) at an auction in New York. | 20734605 |
The Liberal government says the jets will close the "capability gap" in Canada's air power as it seeks a permanent replacement to its CF-18 fleet.
It will also launch a five-year procurement process in 2017 to find a replacement, which could include F-35s.
Ottawa will continue to participate in the F-35 Joint Strike Fi... | Canada will explore buying 18 new Boeing Super Hornet fighter jets. | 38068875 |
The 40-year-old has spent years trying to discover her true identity and find the woman who gave birth to her.
Karen is one of thousands of people who were adopted under the Republic of Ireland's secretive adoption system, which has been in force since 1952.
This week, the government announced plans to end that secrecy... | Karen Droogan has spent almost all of her life not knowing who she really is or where she came from. | 33684620 |
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Andy Murray's singles win over David Goffin in Ghent on Sunday secured Britain a 3-1 win over Belgium.
"Hopefully we will use this; we've got to inspire more players in Britain," Lloyd told BBC Sport.
"When they see this event, surely people will be inspired by it."
Media ... | Great Britain's first Davis Cup final win for 79 years needs to be used to inspire the next generation of tennis players, says former British finalist John Lloyd. | 34959325 |
Mitchell Bailey, 58, died at the crash scene - a roundabout at the junction of York Way and Old North Road in Royston - at 20:45 GMT on Wednesday.
Hertfordshire Police said the vehicle was turning right when "for reasons unknown" it lost control.
Officers said the four firefighters were left with minor injuries. Two w... | A pedestrian has died after being hit by a fire engine that lost control and overturned while on a 999 call. | 38674166 |
Wall, 40, shot a four-under-par 68 to tie with South Africans Zander Lombard and Haydn Porteous on 15 under.
Wall's only win on the European Tour came at the the Alfred Dunhill Championship in 2000.
Overnight leader Ross McGowan from England shot a 73 and is two adrift of the lead in a group that also includes Ireland'... | England's Anthony Wall is in a three-way share of the lead after the third round of South Africa's Joburg Open. | 35334800 |
MPs voted by 522 votes to 13 - with Labour and Lib Dem helping secure the two-thirds majority needed to bring forward the election from 2020.
The prime minister urged voters to give her "the mandate to speak for Britain and to deliver for Britain".
Jeremy Corbyn said a Labour government would stop Mrs May from using Br... | Campaigning is under way after the House of Commons backed Theresa May's call for a general election on 8 June. | 39643804 |
The Seagulls turned down several bids from Premier League side Burnley for the 27-year-old this summer.
Stephens posted on Twitter he had been "reluctant" to submit a transfer request but wanted an opportunity to play in the top flight.
The ex-Charlton man is out of contract at the Amex Stadium next summer.
"The club h... | Brighton midfielder Dale Stephens says he will honour his contract, despite having a transfer request rejected by the Championship club on deadline day. | 37245047 |
It is the first title the Northern Irishman has won in Europe following World Opens in China in 2012 and 2013.
Allen, 30, led 6-3 at the end of the first session before being pegged back to 7-6 by England's Walden.
But two half-century breaks helped Allen close out victory, which he wrapped up with a 67 break.
Allen, r... | Mark Allen beat Ricky Walden 10-6 in the final of the Players Championship in Manchester to claim his third world-ranking title. | 35908214 |
A man was flown to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness by air ambulance after an accident on the B9025 at the Ord crossroads between Aberchirder and Portsoy.
It involved a tractor and a van and happened at about 07:30.
Another man was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after a car crashed into a house on the A92 near Stoneha... | Two people have been taken to hospital after separate serious crashes in the north east of Scotland. | 28980648 |
The Briton ran a personal best in Helsinki in June but finished 2.01 seconds behind winner Arzhakova.
Sharp, 22, said on Twitter: "Just woken up to the news I will be upgraded to European champion from last year as a result of Arzhakova's ban.
"It makes me sick that I was denied the opportunity to do a lap of honour."
... | European 800m silver medallist Lynsey Sharp could be upgraded to gold after Russian champion Yelena Arzhakova received a two-year doping ban. | 22357135 |
The deal will see its Inchinnan site, near Glasgow Airport, produce parts for engines which power Hawk trainer aircraft - also used by the Red Arrows.
The contract is expected to reduce the risk of job cuts through restructuring.
Rolls-Royce has also confirmed that it will now go-ahead with plans announced last year fo... | Hundreds of jobs have been secured at a Rolls-Royce plant in Renfrewshire after it won a £79m UK government contract. | 35916261 |
Dame Sally Davies faced criticism for her remarks to a science and technology select committee hearing in February.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4, she claimed she wanted to highlight the low-risk guidance for drinking.
But she said she could have framed her comments better.
Dame Sally made the admission during her guest-edit... | England's chief medical officer has admitted she could have chosen her words better when she told women to "do as I do" and consider the risks of breast cancer when drinking wine. | 38466507 |
The Reds have agreed to pay the £48m release clause that will allow the 22-year-old to move next summer, plus an undisclosed premium.
Keita had been one of Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp's primary targets this summer, but Leipzig refused to sell.
The deal will surpass the £35m paid to Newcastle for Andy Carroll in 2011.
R... | Liverpool have agreed a club record deal to sign RB Leipzig's Naby Keita, with the midfielder moving to Anfield in July 2018. | 41075272 |
The statement comes as a committee of AMs found the number of stillbirths in Wales to be "unacceptably high" at an average of 180 each year.
They say evidence from a one-day inquiry into stillbirths held last June showed 64 babies could be saved each year if Wales could emulate Scandinavian success in reducing the rate... | The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says a drop in midwife numbers in Wales could be taking vital time away from appointments which could be used to talk to women about the risks of stillbirth and how to help avoid it. | 21589252 |
The authority previously had no overall control, with a power struggle between the Tories and Independents.
The Tories retained control of Hampshire, winning 56 of the 78 seats with a turnout of 36 per cent.
UKIP failed to win a single seat across the region, losing two seats on the Isle of Wight and 10 in Hampshire co... | The Conservative Party has seized control of Isle of Wight Council after winning 25 of the 40 seats. | 39814368 |
Effigies of Rangers fans were hung from the stands during the match.
Toilets in the away end of the ground were vandalised and both clubs later released statements over fan behaviour.
Four people have so far been arrested over the two blow-up effigies, one of which was draped with a Rangers scarf, the other with an Ora... | Police have released images of 10 people they want to speak to in connection with disorder at the Celtic v Rangers game last month. | 37588452 |
Naidoo, of Indian and African heritage, has sold millions of albums in Germany, but songs such as 2012's Wo Sind (Where Are) have been widely criticised.
Anti-racism groups complained after his selection, on Thursday, for the Stockholm contest.
Public broadcaster ARD denied the "brilliant" singer was racist.
Executive ... | Germany has withdrawn its act for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, following criticism singer Xavier Naidoo's lyrics are anti-Semitic and homophobic. | 34878932 |
The rare malt was among seven bottles of whisky taken from Tullibardine Distillery's shop in Blackford at the weekend.
About £14,000 worth of whisky and two glasses were stolen from the shop during the break in.
Police want to trace a man seen walking with two bags near the A9 at Blackford at about 21:55 on Saturday.
H... | A bottle of malt whisky worth £12,000 has been stolen in a raid on a Perth and Kinross distillery. | 37417537 |
He has long made a commitment to holding the referendum by the end of 2017. But even after difficult talks, here was what seemed a new confidence from David Cameron that he can achieve a deal and then a public vote next year.
He was careful to say the timetable might slip, acknowledging it is tight. But there is a new ... | There was no Brussels bust up, no leaders flouncing out, instead, the beginnings of an agreement and the biggest hint yet from the prime minister that you will get a vote on staying in or out of the EU next year. | 35133271 |
Highways England said the thefts, linked to electronic signs on the M5, M6 and M42, cost it ??400,000.
Michael Jensen, Jamie Thompson and Michael Thorpe-Farrell pleaded guilty to joint enterprise theft and joint enterprise criminal damage at Birmingham Crown Court.
They stole more than 1.2 miles (2 km) of cable between... | Three men have been jailed after cables were stolen from motorways across the West Midlands. | 33677403 |
Pupils and staff at the Baverstock Academy, Druid's Heath, were told of the plans at an assembly earlier. A four-week consultation has begun.
The Department for Education (DfE) said a new sponsor had not been found for the school, which has been in special measures since 2014.
The school featured in a BBC Panorama fil... | A Birmingham secondary school is set to close in August despite a campaign to save it by hundreds of residents. | 38572684 |
The structure, found in woodland in Brackla, contained a "dealing table" carved into the trunk of a fallen tree, South Wales Police said.
Officers targeted the wooded area after reports of people acting suspiciously nearby.
Two men were arrested and cautioned for cannabis possession in connection with the investigatio... | A drugs den - "camouflaged" with twigs and branches - has been destroyed by police in Bridgend. | 34212085 |
The aim of a single "mega-database" is to fight identity fraud and improve efficiency. But, as Paul Kirby explains, there are fears the database could be abused not only by hackers but by state intelligence too,
The single database would not be used in judicial investigations, ministers insist. Rather, it would help ta... | A French state watchdog has called for the suspension of a database that could end up holding the biometric details of 60 million people. | 37894968 |
A record number of presidents and prime ministers are here for the opening of this year's 70th annual session.
Each has their own national interest and agenda to pursue, of course, but few dispute that the crisis which overwhelms all others is the agony of Syria, and the Syrians.
But, and it is a very big but, the UN's... | There's no bigger world stage than the United Nations General Assembly. | 34387967 |
Then five men, ranging in age from 86 to 89, officially handed it over to Great Aycliffe Mayor Val Raw for "safekeeping".
Facing declining numbers and increasing frailty, this group of men who fought for their country during World War II has disbanded.
Wilf Coates, 87, was a pathfinder, one of the first in on D-Day in ... | The standard of the Durham Normandy Veterans Association was dipped once, in a final salute to those "no longer with us". | 19637833 |
Scotland's first minister was speaking as she called for a "short pause" in the Brexit process so consensus can be built on the best way forward.
She wants membership of the European single market and the customs union to be at the heart of the process.
But Prime Minister Theresa May has insisted the UK will be leaving... | Nicola Sturgeon has claimed any plans for a so-called hard Brexit are "dead in the water" following the election result. | 40245650 |
22-year-old James signed for Yeovil on Tuesday after her departure from the defunct Notts County Ladies.
The former Arsenal and Bristol Academy player has won more than 50 caps for her country.
"Yeovil have been great to me and it's great to now have a club sorted," she told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
She continued: "I'm h... | Yeovil Town Ladies midfielder Angharad James says signing for a new club will help her chances of selection for the Wales national team. | 39949924 |
Lynne Sandford, 41, from Dorking, Surrey, has argued for her son Michael, 20, to be returned home after he was placed on suicide watch in prison.
He is due to stand trial in Las Vegas in August and denies several charges.
Ms Sandford said her son has OCD, severe depression and Asperger's syndrome.
It is alleged Mr Sand... | The mother of a Briton accused of trying to shoot Donald Trump said he was being held "shackled and handcuffed" in a mainstream US prison. | 36932210 |
Manned checkpoints, rising street bollards and crash-proof barricades are among the measures proposed.
It follows advice from MI5 and counter-terrorism police.
A Corporation of London report said they "had identified that the area was highly sensitive to... a hostile vehicle-borne security threat".
The advice comes in ... | A new "ring of steel" costing £5m has been proposed to protect the skyscrapers in London's "Square Mile" from terrorist attack. | 38418877 |
Officers boarded the plane at about 08:00 BST following reports a passenger had become abusive in an argument over luggage.
Sussex Police said a 37-year-old man had been arrested and detained under the Mental Health Act.
Witness statements were taken from passengers and crew on the plane.
A police spokesman said the ma... | A passenger on an Easyjet aircraft at Gatwick Airport was Tasered by police shortly before the plane was due to take off for Belfast. | 34003547 |
Moktar Ali Saad Mahmoud, 33, and Ibrahim Abugtila, 23, were stationed at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, at the time of the alleged attack.
The defendants both deny rape and aiding and abetting rape.
Mr Abugtila was speaking through an interpreter as the defence opened its case at Cambridge Crown Court.
The alleged victi... | One of two Libyan cadets accused of raping a man in Cambridge has told a court the alleged victim initiated sexual contact with him. | 32704753 |
Officers said the trio caused "significant damage" to the building during the incident at a farm in Town Yetholm, near Kelso.
They made off with the metal safe, which contained about £20, after removing it from a concrete slab at around 02:00 on Thursday.
PC Suzanne Hall said the actions of the three men were "disgrac... | Police are hunting for a gang of men who managed to pull down a farm shed as they ripped out an honesty box. | 39816936 |
The city's Guildhall is the backdrop to new film trailer Their Finest, starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Clafin, Bill Nighy and Jeremy Irons, due for release in April.
Set in the early 1940s, it tells the story of filmmakers trying to make a patriotic film about Dunkirk, to boost British morale during the Blitz.
It is not t... | Swansea cinema-goers could be forgiven if a new release seems a tad familiar. | 38634294 |
To the Italians, she is Francesca Marina. To her mother, she is simply called Gift.
Just four days old, the baby was born on an Italian naval rescue ship, the Bettica.
Her mother, Stephanie Samuel, is recovering in the same hospital in Ragusa. They endured a 10-hour boat ride, and eight hours of labour.
Stephanie Samue... | In an incubator in an Italian maternity hospital lies a baby with two names, and an incredible story. | 32621301 |
The 30-year-old spent the last five years with the Bantams but turned down a new contract.
He made 183 league appearances for the Valley Parade side, helping them win promotion to League One and reach the League Cup final in 2013.
McArdle told the club website: "I've met the manager for a chat and his objectives are si... | Scunthorpe United have signed Bradford City defender Rory McArdle on a three-year deal. | 40358888 |
James Stewart, 46, said he and his brother Peter were attacked at Wardieburn Street West last April.
He told the High Court in Livingston: "I thought I was dying."
Ryan Ellis, 31, and a 17-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons deny robbing and attempting to murder Peter Stewart and assaulting James Stewart.
Mr... | An Aberdeen man has told a High Court jury he thought he was going to die after he was stabbed during a trip to Edinburgh to buy a car. | 35586389 |
The farmers are suing the company in a civil court in The Hague, claiming oil spills ruined their livelihoods.
Shell denies any wrongdoing, saying that the leaks were caused by sabotage and theft and that it does try to clean up oil spills.
A defeat for the company could pave the way for multinationals to face thousand... | Four Nigerian farmers are due to hear whether their case against Dutch oil giant Shell has been successful. | 21254890 |
It says trade with fellow EU nations makes up no more of the UK's trade with all top economies now than it did when it first joined the EEC in 1973.
The benefit of collectively negotiated EU free trade deals is also questioned.
The government says the EU share of UK trade has remained consistent because of a huge growt... | EU membership has not given the UK any "insider advantages" in trade with other European countries, a report by social policy think tank Civitas says. | 27284489 |
The Bevan Foundation said eight new taxes would help make Wales "greener, healthier and better off".
The Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru welcomed the report.
But UKIP said the taxes would make Wales "more miserable" and the Conservatives said the report "smacks of nanny statism".
Under the Wales Act 2014, the Welsh Go... | Charges on sunbed use and take-away food packaging are among a number of taxes the Welsh Government should introduce, according to a think tank. | 36532013 |
Everton defender John Stones has been linked with moves, while Leicester striker Jamie Vardy is reported to have a £25m release clause in his contract.
"This group of players know and have accepted very well that when you are on England duty, you are on England duty," Hodgson said.
The manager must name his final 23-ma... | England manager Roy Hodgson does not want transfer speculation to distract his players during Euro 2016. | 36406223 |
Gawker founder Nick Denton told staff on Thursday afternoon, a post on its website said.
Media firm Univision agreed to buy Gawker Media for $135m (£103m) at a bankruptcy auction.
Gawker filed for bankruptcy after losing a $140m privacy lawsuit brought by former wrestler Hulk Hogan, paid for by Paypal co-founder Peter... | The news site Gawker.com will shut down next week, just days after its parent company was purchased by Univision. | 37125348 |
Michael Danaher, 50, from Peterborough, denies murdering Adrian Greenwood, claiming he killed him in self-defence.
The 42-year-old was found dead at his Oxford home in April and was allegedly on a list of rich people entitled "Enterprises" on Mr Danaher's computer.
But he told Oxford Crown Court a visitor had used his ... | A man accused of stabbing a book dealer to death over a £50,000 first edition of Wind in the Willows has denied targeting celebrities. | 37680601 |
Parkinson, 49, and 51-year-old Parkin were appointed in June 2016 and won promotion back to the Championship with the Trotters at the first attempt.
Former Bradford City boss Parkinson won League One manager of the month three times in his first season with Bolton.
"I'm delighted to agree the new deal and I'm looking f... | Bolton Wanderers boss Phil Parkinson and his assistant Steve Parkin have signed new contracts with the club. | 40868134 |
News website Bloomberg said it had seen emails showing Kaspersky had developed tools for Russia's intelligence agency.
And, on Tuesday, the US government's General Services Administration removed Kaspersky Lab from a list of approved vendors.
But the company has now insisted it has "no ties to any government".
Kaspersk... | Moscow-based security company Kaspersky Lab has denied working with Russian intelligence agencies, following US media and government suspicion. | 40580896 |
Sanchez got the first with a masterful chip from just inside the box.
Walcott powered a curling shot home after Ludogorets' Wanderson hit a post.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain smashed a loose ball into the corner for the third, before Ozil claimed the first hat-trick of his career.
The Gunners have won seven games in a row i... | Mesut Ozil scored a hat-trick after stunning goals from Alexis Sanchez and Theo Walcott as Arsenal dismantled Ludogorets Razgrad in a ruthless Champions League display. | 37688100 |
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Mr Wozniak did consultancy work for the film, but had expressed reservations about it after seeing its trailer.
Read the full interview | In an exclusive interview, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has praised a new movie about the tech firm's former chief executive Steve Jobs. | 34200232 |
The Croatia side ended Dinamo Zagreb's run of 11 league titles last season.
TNS overcame Europa FC in the first round - where Rijeka had a bye - after a thrilling extra-time win against the Gibraltar champions.
"Rijeka are a good team to watch... they've just beaten Lokomotiv Moscow 1-0 in a friendly," Ruscoe said.
"Fr... | The New Saints boss Scott Ruscoe expects a big step up in class against Rijeka in Tuesday's Champions League second qualifying round, first-leg tie. | 40554032 |
Officers were called to reports of a disturbance in Midcroft Avenue, near its junction with Ashcroft Drive, in the city's Croftfoot area at 02:25.
The injured man died at the scene a short time later.
Police Scotland said they were trying to establish the man's identity and a post mortem examination would be carried ou... | Police are treating the death of a man who was found seriously injured in a Glasgow street as suspicious. | 35611959 |
United Utilities has been adding harder water from boreholes to the traditional supply of soft water from Ennderdale, which is running low.
This led to reports of "popping kettles" and complaints about rashes, mouth ulcers and upset stomachs.
The company said "numerous" safety tests had been carried out but to allay co... | Softer water will once again flow from taps in west Cumbria after complaints about a new, harder blend. | 41050869 |
Ireland's 21-13 defeat by England at Twickenham on Saturday, with O'Connell scoring Ireland's only try, came a week after a 16-10 loss to Wales in Dublin.
"I wouldn't say alarm bells are ringing but we're very disappointed," he said.
"In the last three games we've fallen short in a lot of the things we need to do to se... | Paul O'Connell admits Ireland have "fallen short" in their preparations for the Rugby World Cup after slipping to a second successive warm-up defeat. | 34164635 |
James Brokenshire made the comments after meeting Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan.
Martin McGuinness resigned on Monday in protest against the handling of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.
The Sinn Féin MLA said he was willing to meet the DUP about the crisis that looks set to spark a snap election.
Af... | Northern Ireland's secretary of state has said that an election is now "highly probable" as talks so far have failed to break the political deadlock. | 38592818 |
Actor Mark Ruffalo who played superhero The Incredible Hulk, has written to the authorities in support of protesters.
They are campaigning against an exploratory oil well at Woodburn Forest near Carrickfergus, County Antrim.
Mr Ruffalo, who founded an organisation called Water Defense had written to Environment Ministe... | A Hollywood superstar has weighed into a dispute over a controversial oil well in Northern Ireland. | 35639037 |
Evha Jannath, from Leicester, was on a school trip when she fell from the Splash Canyon ride at Drayton Manor Theme Park on 9 May.
An inquest into her death was opened and adjourned on Wednesday.
The South Staffordshire Coroner's office said she died from "blunt force chest trauma" and a further inquest hearing would b... | An 11-year-old girl who fell from a theme park water ride suffered fatal chest injuries, police have said. | 39953060 |
Jacob and Ursula Kokotkiewicz, of Texas, were found on Thursday by police who went to investigate a vehicle parked on the side of the road.
Police say both had been shot in the head and the man had a handgun between his legs.
Investigators are trying to determine a motive.
Mrs Kokotkiewicz, 32, who was discovered in th... | Police have identified a married couple discovered shot dead inside a pick-up truck parked along a highway in the US state of New Mexico. | 40488458 |
The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has said it receives information on severe weather alerts.
However, it is concerned members are not informed of terror threats.
It is hosting its annual conference in Westport.
RTÉ reports that the AGSI has called on Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan to provid... | Police sergeants and inspectors in the Republic of Ireland have said that as first responders, they do not have the capability to deal with the threat from radical extremism and international terrorism. | 36014504 |
The Toomebridge rider, who crashed out of the opener at the English circuit, lies seventh in the series and 66 points behind leader Shane Byrne.
Glenn Irwin retired in the first race and came in seventh in the second to leave him 14th in the standings.
Fellow Carrick man Alastair Seeley had a 14th-place finish before f... | Michael Laverty finished third in the second British Superbikes Championship race at Snetterton on Sunday. | 36759431 |
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