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The offence by Njoku, who came on as a substitute, went unpunished during the game, which Nigeria lost 2-0.
However Fifa's disciplinary committee later examined the video footage and handed the 20-year-old the ban.
With Nigeria unlikely to progress, she will miss the final game against the US plus their next two offici... | Nigeria's Ugo Njoku has been given a three-match ban for elbowing Australia's Sam Kerr during Friday's Women's World Cup Group D match. | 33133240 |
16 July 2017 Last updated at 12:33 BST
Roger Federer will be aiming to become the first man to win eight Wimbledon titles and the Swiss is in top form.
But, Croatian Marin Cilic will be feeling confident too after surprising many people by making it to the final.
But what do you guys think? We've been speaking to some ... | The Wimbledon men's final takes place later today, and it's set to be a closely fought contest. | 40623332 |
It's a fitting interruption. We're here to talk about his latest album, Americana, which charts his love-hate relationship with the US - and there's nothing more American than chomping on a stick of Wrigley's.
Of course, our most recently-ennobled rock star is best known for his writing about England on songs like Wate... | "Sorry, I'm chewing gum," says Ray Davies five minutes into our interview, before extracting the offending substance from his mouth. | 39665367 |
The 300m (984ft) long attraction will be built on the former site of the Brighton Wheel, which closed in May.
It will cost £1.7m to build, and have a 22m (72ft) high starting tower with two cables. It is expected to attract about 32,000 visitors a year.
A cafe seating up to 140 people, with an open glass-fronted terra... | A zip wire on Brighton seafront has been granted permanent planning permission by councillors. | 37634571 |
Josh Todd fired Annan ahead but Arbroath soon equalised through Jamie Reid's fierce drive.
The hosts regained the lead 60 seconds later. A mistake from Arbroath goalkeeper Allan Fleming left Lewis Guy a simple finish.
Todd made it five goals in his last three matches with a neat strike before Smart Osadolor sealed the ... | Annan Athletic trounced Arbroath to move up to second in Scottish League Two. | 35949585 |
The former Nottingham Forest manager, 48, will work alongside Redknapp, assistant manager Kevin Bond and first-team coach Joe Jordan.
A QPR spokesman said it was "an open-ended arrangement" with no fixed timescale.
Cotterill, who has managed six clubs, was sacked by Forest in July 2012 after nine months in charge.
QPR,... | Steve Cotterill has joined QPR manager Harry Redknapp's backroom team in a short-term coaching role. | 20984599 |
The report, in the journal PLOS Medicine, analysed genetic data from 21 studies - a total of 42,000 people.
It found every 10% rise in body mass index (BMI) - used as an indicator of body fat - led to a 4% drop of available vitamin D in the body.
As vitamin D is stored in fatty tissue, the authors suggest the larger st... | Obesity can lower vitamin D levels in the body, a study suggests. | 21339107 |
The striker pounced on keeper Ryan Esson's error to net the opener and made it 2-0 with a brilliant header.
Boyce scored twice from the spot after the break, with ICT's Liam Polworth sent off for giving away the second.
The result leaves bottom-of-the-Premiership Inverness five points behind Dundee with four games to p... | Liam Boyce bagged four goals as Ross County won the Highland derby to increase Inverness Caley Thistle's relegation fears. | 39663259 |
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8 December 2014 Last updated at 10:53 GMT
BBC London's Gareth Furby reports the best butlers - who provide special shopping services and specialise in "making things happen" as well as serving meals - can be paid more than £100,000-a-year.
"I think I'm pretty super, yeah," ... | As a city among the world's top three for the super wealthy, London is seeing a growing rise in demand for so-called super butlers. | 30377403 |
The body of Keith Pettitt, 50, of Deene Thorpe, Corby was recovered from a Skoda Octavia in the River Nene off North Bank, Whittlesey, on Monday.
Police believe his car may have entered the water as early as 26 November.
Peterborough City Council said the speed limit had been reduced from 60mph to 40mph "as a precautio... | The speed limit has been temporarily cut on a stretch of road in Cambridgeshire after a man died in a sixth accident in six days. | 25198841 |
Carling said England lacked leadership and the players were treated "like schoolboys", prompting scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth to hit back.
England may struggle to reach the last eight if they fail to beat Australia.
"They sound really angry and that's the reaction you want," said Corry.
"Listening to them talking th... | England will use criticism from former captain Will Carling to create unity before their crucial World Cup match against Australia, says another ex-skipper Martin Corry. | 34397293 |
Washiqur Rahman was attacked close to his home in Dhaka's Begunbari area, a police official told AFP news agency.
Two students at an Islamic seminary have reportedly been arrested.
Last month, Avijit Roy, a US-based writer who had criticised religious intolerance, was killed in a machete attack while he was visiting Dh... | A blogger has been hacked to death in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, a month after a prominent atheist writer was killed in a similar attack. | 32112433 |
"You're carrying a gun to class? Yeah well I'm carrying a HUGE DILDO," Jessica Jin, organiser of Campus (DILDO) Carry, wrote on Facebook.
About 3,000 people have signed up for the protest, which is planned for next year when the law takes effect.
Gun rights supporters have criticised the rally on the group's Facebook p... | Texas students are planning to hang sex toys from their bags in protest at a law allowing people to carry concealed weapons on university campuses. | 34507760 |
Figures from the charity Fertility Fairness show a steady decline in the number of providers offering the recommended three cycles of treatment.
Fourteen local health groups are currently considering whether to reduce or remove IVF provision.
The NHS says it does not have "unlimited resources".
Guidelines from the Nati... | Campaigners say the provision of free IVF on the NHS in England has fallen to its lowest level since guidelines were introduced in 2004. | 37430380 |
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Carrickfergus man Seeley recovered from a bad start to take a stunning win in Thursday's opening Supersport race.
Seeley, 34, later triumphed in a thrilling Superstock race as he held off Michael Rutter and Michael Dunlop.
A Northern Ireland treble was completed by Lee Joh... | Alastair Seeley increased his haul of North West 200 victories to 12 as he took Supersport and Superstock wins on the opening night of racing at the Northern Ireland motorcycling meeting. | 27434064 |
As part of World Book Day, young adult authors are getting together for Teen Fest, an online book festival, to promote reading to teenagers.
Escapism, comfort, inspiration: these are some of the reasons why Malorie Blackman, Marcus Sedgwick and Holly Smale say they love books.
Share your own reasons for reading with Ne... | Authors have been telling us why books matter. | 31541605 |
Firefighters used cutting equipment to free her from her vehicle in Poole's Arrowsmith Road, which runs through woodland, shortly before 09:00 GMT.
The road was closed between Broadstone and Canford Magna while council workers dealt with the tree.
The woman was taken to hospital with head injuries, which are not though... | A woman was trapped in her car in Dorset when a tree fell on it during strong winds. | 35197495 |
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Chasing a revised target of 76 in 10 overs after rain, Scotland won by eight wickets with 12 balls to spare thanks to Matthew Cross' rapid 22.
Mark Chapman made 40 in Hong Kong's modest 127-7 as Matt Machan took 2-26.
Earlier on the same ground, Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe t... | Scotland recorded their first win in 21 attempts at a major global tournament by beating Hong Kong in their final World Twenty20 group match in Nagpur. | 35794709 |
Fulton, 19, is a Scotland Under-21 international who has yet to play first-team football for Liverpool.
He was named as an unused substitute for the Reds in two League Cup ties against Carlisle and Bournemouth earlier this season.
Fulton is expected to provide competition for Portsmouth goalkeepers Brian Murphy and Pau... | Portsmouth have signed teenage Liverpool goalkeeper Ryan Fulton on a youth loan until the end of the season. | 35382922 |
A police statement said the officers, who had already been suspended, were detained on suspicion of "assault resulting in grievous body harm".
The incident took place on 15 October during clashes when police cleared an underpass by the Admiralty camp.
Civic Party protester Ken Tsang was filmed being led away in handcuf... | Seven Hong Kong policemen have been arrested in connection with the beating of a pro-democracy protester. | 30209866 |
Footitt, 29, has joined Division One side Surrey on a four-year deal, citing a desire to play top-tier cricket and enhance his England chances.
Storey told BBC Radio Derby: "There is no point in holding on to a player that doesn't want to be here.
"The challenge to find a replacement is a big one."
Footitt joined Derby... | Derbyshire were right to let Mark Footitt leave despite the bowler having a year left on his contract, according to chief executive Simon Storey. | 34549387 |
That was below the 217,000 predicted by analysts, although the Labor Department said that figures for August tend to be revised higher subsequently.
The unemployment rate fell to 5.1% - down from the July figure of 5.3%.
The rate is the lowest since April 2008.
Wall Street headed lower following the numbers.
European s... | The US added 173,000 jobs in August, the Department of Labor said on Friday, in the last unemployment report before September's interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve. | 34154579 |
Like a snowball getting bigger as it rolls downhill, momentum is gathering around the warnings of school leaders about impending cash problems.
Head teachers have said a lack of cash might force them to cut school hours.
Ministers were forced by a Parliamentary question to reveal that more than half of academies lacked... | After the NHS and social care, is the next funding crisis going to be in England's schools? | 38993715 |
Following an inspection of the pitch at the Matchroom Stadium the game was called off at 11:20 GMT.
Temperatures dropped to well below freezing in east London overnight.
Orient are 20th in League Two and two points above the relegation zone having lost their past three matches, and Morecambe are 17th, six points clear ... | Leyton Orient's League Two match against Morecambe has been postponed because of a frozen playing surface. | 38619936 |
In a match worth a potential £120m to the victors, Cameron Jerome took advantage of a Daniel Ayala error to put the Canaries ahead.
It was 2-0 after 15 minutes when Nathan Redmond arrowed a shot into the corner.
Jelle Vossen came closest for Boro when he struck the bar, but their six-year absence from the top flight co... | Norwich City secured an instant return to the Premier League with victory over Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final at Wembley. | 32776552 |
It wants to recruit about 500 men and women to help deal with natural disasters and to patrol borders.
The recruitment drive follows the announcement by the United Nations mission that it would be leaving Haiti in October.
But critics say the island's small budget should be spent on the national police force of about 1... | Haiti's government has launched a campaign to re-establish its army, dissolved more than 20 years ago. | 40576545 |
Ryan Nichol, 25, of Hawick, said a winning farewell to racing at Hamilton on Thursday aboard Donnachies Girl.
He then told Racing UK about his plans to leave the sport and pursue a major career change.
"That's it now," he said. "I've been offered a job funeral directoring. It's a little bit of a change but I suppose ev... | An amateur jockey from the Borders has retired from the sport to take up a new career as a funeral director. | 40455386 |
Huge winger Taqele Naiyaravoro scored three tries, with Duncan Weir, James Malcolm and Tim Swinson also touching down for the hosts.
Steve Shingler kicked the Scarlets' only points with two penalties.
Wayne Pivac's Welsh side are winless from their three Pool 3 fixtures.
This was a commanding, powerful display from the... | Glasgow Warriors resurrected their European Champions Cup campaign, thrashing the Scarlets with a six-try display of physical bullying and backline ruthlessness. | 35069201 |
The drugs were found during a planned search of a property and vehicles in Irishtown, County Dublin, on Saturday.
A man in his late 40s was arrested at scene.
He was released without charge on Saturday night. A police spokeswoman said a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. | Cocaine and cannabis with an estimated value of 750,000 euros (£550,000) has been seized by police in the Republic of Ireland. | 34566098 |
Francesca Matus, 52, and former marine Drew DeVoursney, 36, have been missing since last week.
Police told DeVoursney's family that their bodies were recovered in a sugar cane field Monday night.
The family says that both appear to be strangled, and their hands were tied with duct tape.
The couple were only together a ... | Belize police are investigating the deaths of a Canadian woman and her American boyfriend. | 39786787 |
Derek Lyle opened the scoring for the hosts with a right-footed strike before Stephen Dobbie doubled the lead just before the break.
The Doonhamers extended their lead further when Lyle found the net for the second time.
The visitors managed to pull one back through Kevin Nisbet before Lyndon Dykes sealed the victory f... | Queen of the South recorded their first Championship victory of the season with a comfortable home win over Ayr United. | 36994708 |
A woman and a boy were taken to hospital following the collision on the QE2 bridge on Wednesday.
The police response has been criticised by some on social media who claim they took too long to clear the congestion.
The force rejected such criticism saying it "still has to respond to the usual daily demand".
Live: For m... | Essex Police has defended its handling of a single-vehicle crash which left motorists stuck in queues for more than half a day. | 37116429 |
The 26-year-old impressed during a trial period at Dens Park last week.
Arturo earned a move to Cordoba after a prolific 2013-14 campaign with La Roda in the Spanish third tier.
"We are delighted to have him on board," manager Paul Hartley told the club website. "We look forward to working with him and feel he will be ... | Dundee have signed striker Arturo Juan Rodríguez Pérez-Reverte on loan from Cordoba until the end of the season. | 35379675 |
The search firm's sister company Waymo has created a free "early rider" programme in Phoenix, Arizona.
Hundreds of families are expected to take part. Waymo has equipped a fleet of 500 minivans with its self-driving technology to handle ride requests.
The company said testers could ride any time across a test zone in P... | Google is letting people use its driverless car service for any ride at any time. | 39705053 |
The 27-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene after her Peugeot 208 crashed on the A689 at Crosby at about 13:00 GMT on Sunday.
A man and two children were flown to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
The Great North Air Ambulance said the man suffered "multiple injuries" while the children had minor in... | A driver has died in a crash between two cars near Carlisle. | 39025481 |
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4 October 2013 Last updated at 08:40 BST
There will soon be 1.4 billion smartphones in the world. They keep us connected and informed and now thanks to a booming market in fitness apps, they help keep us healthy too.
Moves on the iPhone and Noom Walk on Android are smartphon... | Kate Russell's weekly review of the best apps and websites. | 24379432 |
Great Britain's all-time leading scorer Shields will be playing his 10th season with the Giants and will have a testimonial game on 21 November.
Riley has signed for a second season with the Giants while Towe will be having his third campaign with the Belfast outfit.
Towe rejoined the Giants in 2016 after a stint with ... | Colin Shields, Blair Riley and Matt Towe have all signed contract extensions with the Belfast Giants. | 40113732 |
The nine-year-old became the first mare in 22 years to win the Champion Hurdle at last year's festival, as she was ridden to victory by Ruby Walsh.
She followed that by winning the Aintree Hurdle in April, but has not competed since.
Trainer Willie Mullins had expected her to return at Punchestown on February 22 but an... | Champion Hurdle winner Annie Power has been ruled out of March's Cheltenham Festival after suffering a leg injury. | 38744162 |
A new show court for Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club and better facilities for players are being proposed as part of a £40m regeneration scheme.
The plans also include a new plaza, glass pavilion and restoration of the interior of the Congress Theatre.
Council leader David Tutt, said its was a game-changer for Eastbou... | Plans to improve facilities used for one of the world's most important grass court tennis tournaments are being drawn up by Eastbourne council. | 31962729 |
Mark Stewart QC said Nyomi Fee accepted she made mistakes in her treatment of Liam but that did not make her guilty of murder and said there was no evidence she ever injured the child.
He said another child had been assaulting Liam before he died.
Nyomi and Rachel Fee deny murdering the toddler in March 2014 near Glenr... | One of the women accused of murdering toddler Liam Fee accepted she made a "terrible, terrible mistake" by neglecting him, her lawyer told a jury. | 36379287 |
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His team will go second in Group C with victory at Windsor Park on Friday.
World Cup champions Germany lead the way with Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan, Norway and the Czech Republic all vying for a play-off route to Russia 2018.
"Our aim is to put ourselves in a position of... | Azerbaijan are a serious threat to Northern Ireland's claim on a World Cup qualifying runners-up spot, says manager Michael O'Neill. | 37941797 |
7 June 2015 Last updated at 07:44 BST
The dogs can help to open doors, collect post and use a pedestrian crossing where their owners might have problems.
They also provide emotional support and friendship for owners like eight-year-old Phoebe.
Phoebe has autism, a condition that affects the way you communicate and make... | A charity in Dorset has been training a group of special dogs to help kids who have physical and mental difficulties. | 33023078 |
The company hopes to attract users with a mixture of officially licensed tracks and its catalogue of 125 million covers, remixes, DJ sets and podcasts.
Called Soundcloud Go, it costs £9.99 per month in line with its rivals.
Soundcloud itself will remain free to use, although listeners in the UK and Ireland will hear a... | Music streaming service Soundcloud has launched a UK paid-for service to rival the likes of Spotify and Apple Music. | 36172206 |
Watch out! Make sure you choose the right driver and the right year...
This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser | Lewis Hamilton has equalled Alain Prost and Jim Clark's record of five British Grand Prix wins - but how many of those race wins can you identify when presented with clues? | 40626161 |
Four blasts in the southern Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab killed at least 83 people, state media say.
Earlier in Homs, 57 people, mainly civilians, were killed in a double car bombing, a monitoring group reports.
Both of Sunday's attacks targeted areas dominated by Islamic minorities reviled by the Sunni Muslim rad... | The Islamic State group says it carried out bomb attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus and the city of Homs, which left at least 140 people dead. | 35628140 |
The attacker "ambushed" a policeman at the scene, shooting him multiple times, before a second officer returned fire, killing the gunman, said authorities.
The shot officer was among three men critically injured in the attack in Oak Creek, suburban Milwaukee.
Later local TV showed police vehicles at another suburb, nea... | At least seven people, including a gunman, have died in a shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin in the US. | 19138754 |
The co-ordinated raids on 60 addresses were the first time the authorities had acted on this issue in such a way.
The aim is to tackle what police called "a substantial rise in verbal radicalism".
Typical crimes included "glorification of Nazism [and] xenophobic, anti-Semitic and other right-wing extremism", they said.... | German police have carried out a series of raids, targeting people suspected of posting hate content on social media. | 36804363 |
The Irish-born actor plays Thomas Shelby, ambitious head of a gangster family in the BBC drama.
He said the people of the city had been "very forgiving" of his own much-maligned attempts to imitate their accent.
Speaking at the premiere of the show's third series, Murphy, 39, said the Brummie brogue was "not ugly, it's... | Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy has said the Birmingham accent is "sexy". | 36205291 |
The 54-year-old man was seriously hurt in the attack at a house at Manor Court at about 02:10 GMT on Monday.
The woman, who is 36, is due to appear at Craigavon Magistrates' Court in County Armagh on Wednesday morning.
A 21-year-old man who was also arrested in connection with the incident has since been released on ba... | A woman has been charged with the attempted murder of a man who was stabbed in Moira, County Down. | 35296134 |
It is thought to be the first time China's military has publicly admitted to landing a plane on the artificial island, known as Fiery Cross Reef.
State media said the plane evacuated three injured workers from the reef.
China and several of its neighbours are locked in a territorial dispute over the South China Sea, wh... | China has landed a military aircraft on one of its manmade islands in the disputed South China Sea. | 36069615 |
The Orica Bike-Exchange rider, 24, attacked late on to win by 20 seconds, with Spaniard Luis-Leon Sanchez second and Italian Fabio Felline third on the 163.2km stage to Ribeira Sacra.
Yates' twin brother Adam was the first British winner of the Tour de France's white jersey this year.
Compatriot Chris Froome finished i... | Britain's Simon Yates won stage six of the Vuelta a Espana to claim his first Grand Tour stage victory. | 37185897 |
Labour and the Liberal Democrats pledged themselves to the 20,000 figure in May's assembly election.
It was also in the deal bringing Lib Dem Education Secretary Kirsty Williams into an otherwise Labour Welsh cabinet.
Mr Sargeant's announcement brings ministers' total spending on social housing grants to £98m in 2016-1... | An extra £30m will be spent this year on providing 20,000 new affordable homes in Wales by 2021, Communities Secretary Carl Sargeant has announced. | 38158726 |
The statue will stand in Mayflower Park, overlooking the waterfront in the city where the plane was first built.
The 131ft (40m) replica will be one-and-a-half times the size of the actual plane and Solent Sky Museum hopes it will be erected in the next two years.
City council planners gave permission on Tuesday for it... | Supporters of a new Spitfire memorial in Southampton have begun trying to raise more than £3m for the monument after it was given planning permission. | 28022939 |
Urbaser Balfour Beatty was granted permission for the scheme earlier this month, following a public enquiry. Gloucestershire County Council planners had previously rejected the plans.
Labour politicians want the contract for Javelin Park cancelled.
The Conservative group, which signed the deal, said cancelling the cont... | Cancelling a contract for a £500m waste incinerator near Gloucester would cost up to £100m, it has been revealed. | 30893308 |
Not since the 1970s has the government owned a slice of a manufacturing industry and it runs contrary to every instinct of a Conservative government for the state to meddle in the free market. Shadow Business Secretary Angel Eagle in the Commons today referred to it as "ideological reluctance".
So how likely is it?
The... | The Business Secretary, Sajid Javid, rolled back the years yesterday when he seemed to allow the possibility of the part nationalisation of the UK steel industry by saying the government was prepared to "co-invest" with potential buyers of Tata's remaining business. | 36028237 |
Another set of figures last month showed it had more areas in the most deprived 10% in Wales than any other county.
Despite the ambitious £300 million transformation taking place on the old steelworks site in Ebbw Vale, the good times seem a little way off for some.
And six years ago it received an unwanted accolade w... | Blaenau Gwent has long been a "go-to" place for people looking at poverty in Wales. | 30502418 |
An average of 2.8 million viewers tuned in to the second show of the new series on Sunday evening - 1.6 million fewer than the first episode.
Viewing peaked at 3.3 million just before the BBC Two show ended, overnight figures show.
Presenter Chris Evans said viewing figures would be higher when on-demand services were ... | The audience for the latest episode of Top Gear dropped by more than a third, compared with last week's series debut. | 36458510 |
The introduction of touch and go contactless card technology on transport in London last September was one reason behind the rise.
Use on London buses and trains now account for 11% of all contactless transactions, the UK Cards Association said.
Recent data showed cashless payments have overtaken notes and coin use.
La... | Low-value transactions drove a 10% rise in purchases made on a card in 2014 compared with a year earlier. | 32995598 |
The 22-year-old DR Congo international joined the Sandgrounders on a short-term deal in January and made 19 appearances in the Conference Premier.
The former Everton trainee has also had spells with Macclesfield and Accrington Stanley as well as playing in Vietnam.
He is the third player to join the Mariners this summe... | Grimsby Town have signed Southport defender Aristote Nsiala on a one-year deal. | 27812614 |
Protesters set up a camp at Upton in April 2014 to prevent work by IGas.
They were removed by police and bailiffs in January after being served with a court order in November.
IGas said following tests, it had "decided not to progress" with the coal bed methane (CBM) exploration wells at the site.
See more updates on t... | Commercial drilling will not go ahead at a site near Chester where anti-fracking campaigners camped for almost two years, an energy company has said. | 35504810 |
The 28-year-old has signed a three-year contract, subject to visa and medical.
Gibbins told the Warriors' website he was "excited about the opportunity" to join the Scotstoun outfit.
"I feel privileged to be in a situation where I can make a decision like this and I'm looking forward to the new experiences that lie ahe... | New Zealand-born flanker Callum Gibbins' summer move to Glasgow Warriors from Hurricanes has been confirmed by the Pro12 club. | 39042847 |
The Shrimpers began the game with just one victory in their first seven outings but they roared back to winning ways with a convincing performance.
They went in front after just six minutes when Jermaine McGlashan's low left-wing cross was neatly controlled by David Mooney before the striker turned to fire home, via th... | Southend surged to their first home league win of the season with victory against Millwall. | 37325294 |
There were cries of "rubbish" and "no, no" as she said selective schools could close the achievement gap between rich and poor pupils.
Ms Greening was addressing heads days after money was pledged in the Budget for new grammars and free schools.
Schools' demands for help with their running costs were not answered.
The ... | Angry head teachers heckled Education Secretary Justine Greening as she told a conference about her plans for new grammar schools. | 39224310 |
Dr Shakil Afridi is accused of running a CIA-sponsored fake vaccine programme in Abbottabad, where Bin Laden was killed, to try to get DNA samples.
He was arrested shortly after the 2 May US raid that killed the al-Qaeda chief.
The commission has been interviewing intelligence officials and on Wednesday spoke to Bin La... | A Pakistani commission investigating the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden says a doctor accused of helping the CIA should be tried for high treason. | 15206639 |
A pox outbreak in Tollymore in March threatened resident reds.
But nature smiled on the nutkins there and they came through relatively unscathed.
Also making progress, thanks to the intervention of conservationist Sue Wilson, were seal pups Pearl and Coral.
They were washed up underweight and would almost certainly hav... | It was a year of fluffy squirrels, biblical plagues and killer insects as the environment delighted and surprised in equal measure. | 38303961 |
The PSNI said officers had carried out extensive searches, but so far have not found anything suspicious.
"Further police enquiries are being conducted at present," a spokesperson said.
"Anyone who comes across anything suspicious should report it to police immediately by calling 101." | Police in Strabane are warning people to be vigilant after it was reported that a device was left close to the courthouse in the County Tyrone town. | 36695088 |
Lynford Brewster, 29, died following an incident on Sunday at Brynfedw.
Cardiff magistrates remanded Dwayne Edgar, also 29 and from Llanedeyrn, in custody to appear at Cardiff Crown Court on 20 June.
Two other men from Cardiff, aged 19 and 35, have been released on police bail. A fourth man, 22, from Kidderminster, Wor... | A Cardiff man has appeared in court charged with murdering another man in the Llanedeyrn area of the city. | 36561138 |
CalMac said the masters of its ships have experienced bad weather of greater severity and lasting for longer than previously seen.
The company's comments have been made in response to criticism from residents of Barra about ferry services.
Islanders have complained of the late arrival and departure of boats.
CalMac is ... | Extreme weather has been increasingly disrupting ferry sailings on Scotland's west coast, according to ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne. | 32915362 |
The former Glasgow City manager replaces Gary Bollan, who left the Scottish League One club earlier this week to become the new boss of Forfar Athletic.
Wolecki Black, 50, has been at Airdrie since September as director of coaching.
The former Montrose player guided City to four successive Scottish Women's Premier Leag... | Airdrieonians have appointed Eddie Wolecki Black as their new head coach. | 35161839 |
His double took his tally to 37 and helped Tigers to a 24-10 interval lead.
Paddy Flynn and Ben Crooks also grabbed first-half tries, with Oliver Elima and Glenn Stewart replying.
Crooks and Flynn added further tries, with the Tigers holding on to win as Eloi Pelissier, Louie Anderson and Richie Myler ran in late score... | Denny Solomona set a Super League record for most regular-season tries as Castleford beat Catalans in Perpignan for the fist time in six years. | 37354210 |
Thirty public order-trained officers who were deployed on Tuesday remain in the capital.
Cumbria Police said contingency plans were in place to ensure there were sufficient resources available throughout the county at all times.
A team of 30 was also sent to Greater Manchester on Wednesday afternoon, but has now return... | Officers from the Cumbria force are continuing to support the policing operation in London. | 14497247 |
Monfils, who had been eliminated anyway, has struggled after hurting his ribs in Stockholm in October.
"I tried to make it, but I couldn't," said Monfils, who has lost to Dominic Thiem and Milos Raonic at the O2.
Djokovic, who is already into the semi-finals, can earn 200 ranking points by beating first alternate Goffi... | Belgium's David Goffin will contest Novak Djokovic's final round-robin match at the World Tour Finals on Thursday after Gael Monfils withdrew. | 38008283 |
Ilfracombe coastguard rescue team was called by a member of the public on Sunday afternoon who had spotted two boys on a cliff.
It is believed they had come out of a rubber dingy.
One boy was able to climb up the rock to safety, but the other needed to be winched by helicopter.
They were "a bit wet" but uninjured, acco... | Dramatic footage has been released of a boy being rescued by helicopter after getting into difficulty on a cliff at Combe Martin, Devon. | 36183268 |
The 61-year-old guided Portugal to their first European title with an extra-time victory over hosts France in Paris earlier this month.
He has coached Portugal since 2014, having previously spent four years in charge of the Greece national team.
Portugal begin their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign on 6 September aga... | Portugal's Euro 2016-winning coach Fernando Santos has signed a new four-year contract. | 36848535 |
That single act trumped the Soviet achievement of sending the first man into space eight years earlier. But what might have happened if the Soviet Union had got to the Moon first?
The first manned lunar landing was a triumph for Nasa, and when the Americans won the Space Race, they also sounded its death knell.
The Apo... | The Americans won the race to the Moon when Neil Armstrong set foot on the lunar surface in 1969. | 13041326 |
Frank Acheampong set the Black Stars on their way with the opening goal after only four minutes had been played.
On 56 minutes John Boye, captain in place of the injured Asamoah Gyan, doubled the lead and two minutes later Aston Villa's Jordan Ayew made it 3-0.
Apson Manjate pulled a goal back for the visitors but Ghan... | Ghana eased to a 3-1 home victory over Mozambique in their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Thursday. | 35892388 |
Marian Brown, 17, had just kissed her boyfriend goodnight when she was fatally wounded in the neck.
She was caught up in an exchange of fire between paramilitaries and an Army patrol at Roden Street in June 1972.
A fresh inquest was ordered after questions were raised over the velocity of the bullet that killed her.
He... | The brother of a pregnant teenager shot dead in disputed circumstances in west Belfast 45 years ago has told an inquest she was completely innocent. | 40251725 |
Fire crews and ambulances were called to Samson Road in the New Parks area just after 09:30 BST where the fire was found to be in the lounge.
The 65-year-old resident was carried out of the house and despite treatment, was declared dead at the scene.
Police said preliminary investigations had shown the fire was not sus... | A man has died in a fire in a Leicester bungalow. | 33396810 |
Schoolchildren are closely watched by teachers and parents as they make their way home from school. In playgrounds and on the roadside are posters warning of the danger of abduction by witch doctors for the purpose of child sacrifice.
The ritual, which some believe brings wealth and good health, was almost unheard of i... | The villages and farming communities that surround Uganda's capital, Kampala, are gripped by fear. | 15255357 |
The Swedish honour is typically shared between a pop performer and a classical artist.
The pair will be invited to accept the award - worth 1 million kronor (£88,800) - in Stockholm in August.
The Polar Prize - founded in 1989 to honour exceptional achievements that transcend music genres - is awarded annually.
It is ... | Icelandic singer Bjork and Italian film composer Ennio Morricone have won the 2010 Polar Music prize. | 10119094 |
According to the employers organisation EEF, Wales is punching above its weight with stronger manufacturing growth than anywhere else in the UK.
But there are concerns over longer-term productivity and a skills shortage.
Manufacturing employs 157,000 people in Wales, with the food, drink and transport sectors performin... | Wales could face a gaping hole in its manufacturing workforce - with companies struggling to fill 8,000 posts by 2018, it is being warned. | 33652695 |
That was the verdict of the trade body, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), as it reported record turnover for 2015.
While the UK's automotive sector has "gone from strength to strength", the leave vote may cause problems for the car industry, it said.
Turnover rose 7.3% to £71.6bn while jobs and ve... | The UK's vote to leave the EU will cause instability and uncertainty that will challenge the UK car industry. | 36659660 |
South Wales Police said it had worked with Bishop Vaughan School on a "sensitive safeguarding issue involving two pupils" on Wednesday.
The pupils were not at the school at the time of the arrests.
A statement on the school website said the school would not open on Thursday due to the disruption. It will reopen as norm... | A Swansea school has been closed following "unusual circumstances" and the arrest of two pupils. | 35890088 |
But that is not the way his widow, Marina, and son, Anatoly, 21, want to remember him.
The photos they spread across a kitchen table tell the story of Mr Litvinenko's life, not his death.
There is a picture of him aged 17 in military uniform. He became part of the security apparatus - what was the KGB and, after the en... | The image of Alexander Litvinenko defiant but dying from radioactive poisoning in a London hospital bed is how the world remembers the former Russian intelligence officer. | 35350415 |
Almost eight years later he doesn't look quite so crazy. Airbnb - the room letting website he helped to create - has been used by 60 million guests in 190 countries around the world, and has been valued at a staggering $25.5bn (£17.8bn; €23.4bn).
That's more than many of the established players in the hotel sector.
... | "You're crazy" was what people said when they found out that Nathan Blecharczyk was working on a website which would allow people around the world to rent their spare room or property to strangers. | 35340898 |
Rick Minns, nicknamed Ruddy Muddy, from Wicklewood in Norfolk creates his works of art in the mud, grease and dust on unwashed vans using a tissue.
He calls it "graffilthy art" and said he hoped people would find it more interesting than the usual "clean me" often scrawled on mud-spattered vans.
No-one had complained h... | A bored van driver has put his artistic talents to use by decorating other people's dirty vehicles. | 25657998 |
About 128 pupils and staff were evacuated from Darul Uloom School, in Foxbury Avenue, Chislehurst, on Saturday.
Firefighters were called to the scene at 23:43 BST. Two men were treated for the effects of breathing in smoke.
London Fire Brigade said there was minor damage to the building and 21 firefighters tackled the ... | A fire overnight at an Islamic boarding school in south east London is being treated as suspicious by police. | 22831882 |
The evidence comes in the form of a 3.2 million-year-old bone that was found at Hadar, Ethiopia.
Its shape indicates the diminutive, human-like species Australopithecus afarensis had arches in its feet.
Arched feet, the discovery team tells the journal Science, are critical for walking the way modern humans do.
"[The b... | New fossil evidence seems to confirm that a key ancestor of ours could walk upright consistently - one of the major advances in human evolution. | 12412662 |
Jermaine McCalla, of Suremove Bristol, took a £375 holding fee from an undercover actor posing as someone looking for a flat.
He was filmed saying it covered taking the property off the market, checking references and other services.
A day later the actor decided not to go ahead as part of the BBC investigation, but w... | A rogue letting agent has refused to return a deposit following a series of complaints about his conduct. | 35726967 |
The ruling followed the court's rejection last week of Mr Andre's claims of death threats from Neville Hendricks, producer of his TV show.
ITV cut ties with Mr Hendricks for breach of contract as a result.
But, calling Mr Andre an "extremely unsatisfactory witness", the court said ITV2 would have to pay "substantial" ... | ITV2 has been ordered by the High Court to pay more than £4m damages in a case involving Peter Andre's reality show. | 34552651 |
The carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and its task force is sailing south from the Norwegian Sea on its way to Syria.
It is not clear if it will pass the British Isles via the English Channel or west of Ireland.
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the ships would be "man-marked" every step of the way.
"We will be wat... | Two British warships have been sent to shadow a Russian aircraft carrier and other Russian naval ships heading towards the UK. | 37706425 |
The company is cutting 500,000 tonnes of zinc production, 4% of the world's total supply.
Zinc prices have been at five-year lows, but news of Glencore's actions sent its price up 6%.
Most of the cutbacks will be in Australia where more than 500 jobs will be lost.
Other centres of output that will be trimmed are in Sou... | Embattled mining giant Glencore is dramatically cutting its zinc production in reaction to a 30% plummet in the price in the past few months. | 34483981 |
Squadron Commander Edwin Dunning landed a Sopwith Pup biplane on HMS Furious in Scapa Flow, Orkney, on 2 August, 1917.
It was seen as marking the dawn of aviation from aircraft carriers. He died days later attempting a repeat.
A plaque to mark the landing - which relied on crew members to grab the plane's wings to stop... | The 100th anniversary of the first time an aircraft touched down on the deck of a moving ship is to be marked. | 40791496 |
They took a deserved first-half lead when Kebano lost his marker to head in Ryan Fredericks' cross from the right.
Fonte doubled the lead after the break, firing in the rebound from a narrow angle after Kebano had a shot saved.
Ipswich continued to struggle for possession and chances, as they fell to a first defeat in ... | Goals from Neeskens Kebano and Rui Fonte secured Fulham's first win of the season and ended Ipswich's 100% start to the Championship campaign. | 40983498 |
The Direct Energie rider took advantage of a lapse in concentration from Team Sky's Nicolas Roche to beat the Irishman in a sprint finish.
Roche was also second in the overall standings, six seconds behind Voeckler.
Bury's Adam Yates (Orica) was Britain's highest finisher, as he was third in the stage and fourth overal... | Frenchman Thomas Voeckler clinched overall victory in the Tour de Yorkshire by winning the third and final stage at Scarborough. | 36181903 |
However, Dmitry Peskov repeated Russia's position that it would "not hand anyone over".
Mr Snowden has been stuck in transit at a Moscow airport for the past month as he has no valid travel documents.
The US Attorney General, Eric Holder, has sought to assure Moscow he would not face the death penalty in America.
Washi... | The American FBI and Russian FSB security services are "in talks" over US fugitive Edward Snowden, according to the Russian president's spokesman. | 23468459 |
Mohammad Akhlaq was kicked and beaten with stones by a group of men in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh state on Monday night.
Mr Akhlaq's 22-year-old son was also seriously injured in the attack, and has been admitted to a hospital.
Six people have been arrested in connection with the incident. Police are probing who spread the... | A 50-year-old man in northern India has been killed in a mob lynching allegedly over rumours that his family had been storing and consuming beef at home. | 34398433 |
This international ranking of university cities has seen Paris slip from first place - a position the French capital has held for four years.
The Canadian city has come top of the QS Best Student Cities, a spin-off from the annual QS World University Rankings.
It will add to suggestions that Canada will attract a bigge... | Montreal has been named as the best city in the world for students. | 38959018 |
President Nicolás Maduro says the constituent assembly is needed to bring peace after months of crisis.
But the opposition says the new body, which has the ability to rewrite the constitution, is a way for the president to cling to power.
In the capital Caracas, police used tear gas against opposition protesters who tr... | Venezuela's controversial new assembly has opened despite fierce opposition at home and abroad. | 40829229 |
Emergency services, including police, firefighters and a search and rescue helicopter, were called to Mwnt just before 20:00 BST on Friday.
The Coastguard said one person was taken out of the water and was in hospital, but no-one else was involved.
The extent of their injuries is not yet known.
Gwbert coastguard and Ca... | One person has been pulled from the water and taken to hospital after a car plunged over a cliff in Ceredigion. | 36566573 |
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