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The alleged victim said Mr Harris, 87, put his hand up her skirt at a 1971 music event for children in London.
She first went to the authorities about her allegation days after Harris was convicted in 2014 at a separate trial, jurors heard.
Mr Harris denies four charges of indecent assault against three girls.
Southwar... | A woman who claims Rolf Harris groped her when she was 14 has been accused of making up the allegation as part of a "compensation bandwagon". | 39937088 |
Bill Cosby, who was considered a national treasure in the US for his role in The Cosby Show, has been accused of more than 15 cases of abuse.
"He is the man you thought you knew," Mrs Cosby said in a statement.
Mrs Cosby, who has been married to the comedian for 50 years, said she continued to love the man she "fell in... | Camille Cosby has spoken for the first time to defend her "wonderful husband" against claims of sexual assault. | 30491396 |
Ledley, 29, broke his leg on 7 May and has been ruled out of the FA Cup Final, a game he might have started.
"He would have been in the frame for this game, so it is terrible shame to miss him," Pardew confirmed.
Wales manager Chris Coleman said: "Joe will be given until the very last minute before we make a decision."... | Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has not ruled out Joe Ledley recovering from his broken leg in time to play for Wales at the European Championships. | 36334725 |
The five-year-old girl was abducted on 1 October 2012 and killed by Mark Bridger, 47, of Ceinws, Powys, in a sexually motivated attack.
Police said April's remains would now be formally released to the family, ahead of a funeral on 26 September.
Coroner Louise Hunt said she could not reach any conclusion which had not ... | A coroner's hearing into the death of murdered schoolgirl April Jones has concluded without a verdict. | 24105518 |
The £250m jail will be built on the Welsh government-owned former Firestone site on the Wrexham Industrial Estate, creating 1,000 jobs.
The closure of four prisons - Reading in Berkshire, Dorchester in Dorset, Blundeston in Suffolk and Northallerton in North Yorkshire was also announced.
There are also plans to replace... | The location for north Wales' new 2,000-inmate super-prison has been announced by the Ministry of Justice. | 23957373 |
It is home to more of India's millionaires and billionaires than any other, but sprawling slums where people live in cramped, dirty spaces without basic sanitation are also part of the city's fabric.
As thousands across India are drawn here in search of work, the expanding city is piling pressure on everything from the... | Mumbai is one of the world's megacities - among the largest in India and a place of breathtaking contrasts. | 39219335 |
Output, new orders and employment numbers all declined in February among manufacturing firms surveyed on behalf of Ulster Bank.
Its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) says the NI manufacturing sector "is enduring more difficult conditions than its counterpart in Great Britain".
However, the NI service sector is "o... | Northern Ireland manufacturing continues to struggle, according to newly-released data on the economy. | 35787272 |
Jeremy Hunt told the Daily Mail said he wanted to see a clampdown on such practices and would seek to introduce wording into agreements making it clear people could still whistle-blow.
But fellow Tory MP Stephen Barclay has claimed the move may not go far enough in dealing with a lack of transparency.
The use of the cl... | "Gagging clauses" in severance agreements for NHS staff in England must end, the health secretary says. | 21780425 |
Hundreds of youngsters will take part in the study, which will use a breath test to monitor their nitric oxide levels to help guide their treatment.
About 500 children with asthma from 25 UK centres will be recruited for the research.
The new breath test has been devised after a review of 150 cases.
The researchers bel... | Researchers in Aberdeen are to investigate whether a new breathing test could reduce the risk of asthma attacks in children. | 40419040 |
The 27-year-old former Aston Villa player missed Tuesday's 2-0 win over Sheffield United, which kept Cardiff top of the league, through injury.
Cardiff manager Neil Warnock confirmed after the game that Fulham had made an approach.
"I think they're [Fulham] talking to our people. I'm not aware of anything definite," he... | Fulham are interested in signing left-back Joe Bennett from Championship rivals Cardiff City. | 40946033 |
A device exploded while officers were on patrol on Tuesday night, police said.
Parts of the town have been cordoned off as a result of the security alert, and there is no access to the town via Liskey Road.
The explosion reportedly happened at about 20:30 GMT.
"We are incredibly lucky that the lives of officers and oth... | A device that exploded in Strabane, County Tyrone, was an attempt to kill police officers, the PSNI has said. | 39350435 |
The body of the 19 tonne mammal was discovered on rocks near Lynmouth on Tuesday with a large chunk missing from a rear fin.
Scientists from the Zoological Society of London have examined the body to try to establish the cause of death.
It said the results of the post mortem on the whale, one of an endangered species, ... | Marine experts are investigating what might have caused a 59ft (18m) whale to become stranded. | 14472833 |
Ex-FSB men Sergei Mikhailov and Dmitry Dokuchayev, and an executive at the anti-virus software firm Kaspersky, Ruslan Stoyanov, are accused of working for US interests.
Some reports suggested the arrests could be linked to claims of Russian hacking during the US election.
The Kremlin denied the claim.
The names of thos... | Two former cyber-security experts at Russia's FSB intelligence agency and another at a software firm have been charged with treason, a lawyer says. | 38831233 |
The Spanish company posted a profit of €521m (£383m) between February and April, up from €406m (£298m) over the same period last year.
Inditex opened 63 new stores over the period, bringing its total to 6,746.
It also said sales rose 17% to €4.37bn (£3.2bn).
Shares in the company were down 0.4% in morning trading in Ma... | Inditex, owner of clothing retailers including Zara and Massimo Dutti, reported a 28% rise in net profit for the first quarter of 2015, after a surge in sales. | 33076564 |
After a hard-fought campaign which highlighted America's political divide, Mr Obama pledged, as he did four years ago, to work with his opponents.
Mr Romney echoed that call for unity as he graciously admitted defeat.
Voters also left the Democrats in charge of the Senate and Republicans leading the House of Representa... | US President Barack Obama has pledged "the best is yet to come", following a decisive re-election victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney. | 20240953 |
Extensive discussions between leading Fleet Street executives over the past several months have been aimed at combating the structural decline of the market, as annual display advertising diminishes by around 20% and circulations continue their downward trajectory.
The talks have been hampered by personality clashes, t... | I can reveal that Trinity Mirror, publisher of the Mirror titles, has pulled out of talks to create a joint advertising initiative across Britain's national newspaper industry. | 39081377 |
Mr Orhan Koca, 32, who is originally from Turkey, denies murdering 22-year-old Mr Magee Jr, in west Belfast on 30 May.
A detective said police were concerned about the defendant absconding.
"Given the likelihood that a conviction would result in a significant sentence, this increases the chance of absconding," he said.... | The man charged with the murder of Eamonn Magee Jr has been refused bail over fears he would flee the country. | 33137010 |
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Hornets midfielder Christian Kabasele tapped in from teenager Brandon Mason's low cross to put the Premier League side in front after 21 minutes.
Jerome Sinclair added a second after the break with a smart run and finish to score his first goal for the club.
Burton offered... | Watford ended a run of five games without a win by beating Championship side Burton Albion at Vicarage Road to reach the FA Cup fourth round. | 38474747 |
One of the special things about this competition is you get to celebrate with your team-mates straight away, whereas after any other win you don't get to see them until maybe an hour after the match has finished.
On Sunday it was immediate, and I felt the full force of the team!
It's not the first time, it happened to ... | I had a split second to come to terms with winning the Davis Cup before I was mobbed by my team-mates. | 34960063 |
It is the Argentine-born Pope's first trip to the US and, while he has attained popularity ratings there that any politician would envy, his reputation as a Pope for the poor and the vulnerable - and his stance on saving the environment - has ruffled feathers, especially among conservatives.
There is also some nervousn... | Pope Francis's forthcoming nine-day visit to the US and Cuba, which starts on Saturday, will be his 10th and longest trip abroad yet and, for the 78-year-old, it is likely to be challenging on many levels. | 34280662 |
The incident happened in Lerwick on Tuesday evening.
The woman was taken to Gilbert Bain Hospital. | A woman was taken to hospital after being injured by a bull which got loose in Shetland. | 32989958 |
As before, anyone watching or recording TV programmes as they are broadcast must have a licence.
Here are the answers to some common questions about the legal changes.
Previously, only viewers who were watching shows live (as they were being broadcast) needed a licence.
That meant it was legal to watch content after br... | New TV licence rules have come into force, with changes affecting people who watch BBC programmes on iPlayer. | 37243332 |
With almost 300 people still unaccounted for one day after the accident, reports of desperate text messages from some of those trapped on board have surfaced in local media.
"This might be the last chance to say I love you," one student named as Shin Young-Jin is reported to have texted his mother.
"Why's that," his mo... | As a South Korean ferry came to a shuddering halt and rapidly began to sink, some of those on board sent harrowing text messages to their loved ones. | 27045924 |
The 29-year-old was arrested and held custody following an incident where a 24-year-old woman was attacked on Dixon Road in the early hours of Monday, 19 May.
Police Scotland launched a high-profile inquiry after the attack.
A report is being prepared for the procurator fiscal and the man is due to appear at Glasgow Sh... | A man is due to appear in court in connection with a serious sexual assault in Glasgow's Govanhill area. | 30453181 |
With the bank manager just about finished with the calculator, criticism of the sport's biggest ever TV arrangement has started.
First the pundits and politicians, then those that quite frankly matter the most: the fans.
Supporters' groups from nearly half of all Premier League clubs have told Newsbeat they've got "no ... | It's the deal that's shaken football. | 31429883 |
Allen scored his first international goal on his 32nd appearance in Wales' 4-0 win over Moldova in their opening 2018 World Cup qualifier.
The 26-year-old joined Stoke City from Liverpool for £13m in July after only starting eight league games in 2015-16.
"I think it had come to the point where I needed to move on," Al... | Wales midfielder Joe Allen says he feels "refreshed and positive" following his summer move from Liverpool to Stoke City. | 37293103 |
It is understood the Barclays board has approved the appointment of Mr Staley and that a formal announcement will be made in the next fortnight.
Barclays' previous chief executive, Antony Jenkins, was fired from the bank in July after falling out with board members.
Mr Staley currently works for US hedge fund Blue Moun... | Barclays is set to appoint former JP Morgan banker James "Jes" Staley as its new chief executive. | 34512071 |
It happened near the village of Johnswell on Thursday afternoon.
A Garda (Irish police) spokesman said officers were called to the farm at 15:20 local time but the boy had died at the scene.
It is understood the boy was struck by a farm vehicle and the Irish Health and Safety Authority is investigating. | A one-year-old boy has died after he was struck by a vehicle on a farm in County Kilkenny in the Republic of Ireland. | 40451179 |
A video purportedly showing the fight spread online on Wednesday, shocking netizens who condemned the incident.
The clip shows a teacher grabbing a student's neck, and a group of students beating and kicking the teacher.
Classroom violence is rare in China, which has traditionally emphasised respect for teachers.
The i... | Chinese authorities are investigating a classroom brawl between high school students and their teacher in Anhui province, local media report. | 36098749 |
The 52-year-old was speaking after his side slumped to a 2-0 defeat by Queen of the South in Dumfries.
McCoist has a 12-month rolling contract with the Scottish Championship club, who it is understood cannot afford financially to pay him off.
"I am the Rangers manager and that will be the case hopefully for the foresee... | Ally McCoist insists he will continue as Rangers manager despite refusing to deny that he has handed in his notice. | 30451727 |
The double Olympic champion added the title to the gold she won in the women's team pursuit on Thursday with a dominant performance in Grenchen.
This time Trott, 23, won individual honours over 40 laps of the track.
She had to bide her time before powering past the field to win from Kirsten Wild and Roxanne Fournier.
I... | Britain's Laura Trott surged to her second gold medal of the European Track Cycling Championships with victory in the scratch race in Switzerland. | 34556405 |
As with a traditional cash Isa, the interest earned is free of both income and capital gains tax.
In addition, when savers take money out to buy a house or flat, the government adds 25% to whatever is in the account, up to a maximum of £3,000.
So exactly how does it work?
You must be a UK resident, and a first-time buy... | Since 1 December 2015 first-time buyers have been able to save in a Help to Buy Individual Savings Account (HTB Isa) with the government adding money to it. | 34910583 |
The 19-year-old will return to the Serb club on loan and join up with the Premier League side on 1 July.
"I'm very excited and so proud to be here," said Grujic, who won the Under-20 World Cup with Serbia in 2015.
The Reds outbid Anderlecht and Stuttgart and saw off interest from Russian sides CSKA Moscow and Zenit St ... | Liverpool have signed Red Star Belgrade midfielder Marko Grujic for £5.1m on a four-year contract. | 35244115 |
The mother, named locally as Geraldine Newman, and her daughter and son were found on Tuesday in Allerton Bywater.
The body of a man, named in reports as Ms Newman's estranged partner Paul, was found on cliffs on Anglesey.
West Yorkshire Police said it believed the discoveries are linked.
The identities of the victims ... | Police are continuing to investigate links between the deaths of a woman and her two children at a house near Leeds and the discovery of a man's body in north Wales. | 35480718 |
The 67-year-old was giving evidence to the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) about St Patrick's Training School in Belfast .
He said when he first heard "the vile accusations against these men, I was completely stunned".
He said he did not not know how to repay them for their guidance.
"As opposed to facing ... | A former resident of a boys training school has said "the highest honour" should be awarded to the De La Salle Brothers who taught there. | 34176733 |
A Paris-to-London service was forced to stop near Calais on Tuesday night after migrants got on to the tracks.
The train then developed a technical fault, with passengers finally arriving at St Pancras at about 11:00 BST.
Eurostar apologised and said it was advising customers on compensation for the delays.
Meanwhile, ... | Eurostar passengers stranded overnight in Calais have returned to London, saying they were left on a dark train in "horrendous conditions". | 34129131 |
Alex Wright led the Irish team home as he finished sixth overall with Robert Heffernan 13th and Cian McManamon in 26th spot in Podebrady.
Spain took the team gold ahead of Germany, with German Christopher Linke winning the individual gold.
Donegal man Brendan Boyce narrowly missed out on bronze in the 50km race.
Boyce ... | Ireland clinched a first ever European Race Walking Cup medal as they finished third in the 20km event in the Czech Republic on Sunday. | 39995245 |
The invasion of the "aggressive" plant was raised in the Dáil (Irish parliament) by the colourful County Kerry politician, Michael Healy-Rae.
He claimed "we are losing the war" against overgrown rhododendrons in Killarney National Park.
He also said the park's deer population had "exploded" in recent years.
The Kerryma... | The Irish army should be called in to do battle with rhododendrons because the plants are "taking over" a national park, the government has been told. | 39050369 |
Both parties won 13 seats on Boston Borough Council, with Labour and the Independents getting two each.
The parliamentary seat of Boston and Skegness was one of UKIP's targets in the General Election, but the Conservatives held it.
Boston's Tory leader Peter Bedford said it would be wrong to rule anything out.
Mr Bedfo... | The Conservative leader of a Lincolnshire council said he has not ruled out working with UKIP after both parties won the same number of seats. | 32689823 |
The haul of nearly 500 items, "the most important gift of its type to a British museum for over a century", was donated by the late collector Michael Wellby.
The collection includes a rare lapis lazuli bowl, made by Dutch goldsmith Paulus van Vianen, valued at £3m.
A selection of the objects will go on temporary displ... | A stunning collection of Renaissance silverware worth tens of millions of pounds has been bequeathed to Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum. | 21259913 |
Two Poles were attacked on Sunday, just hours after a march and vigil to honour Arek Jozwik, who died after an attack in the same town of Harlow, Essex.
Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Rafal Sobczak said the country's foreign, justice and interior ministers would be flying into London.
A specific date for the visit, ... | Three Polish ministers are set to make an urgent visit to the UK following attacks on Polish men. | 37270519 |
The PM said he had decided to go after protesters against rising electricity prices clashed with police in Sofia.
At least 14 people were injured during Tuesday's demonstrations.
"I will not participate in a government under which police are beating people," Mr Borisov said.
"Every drop of blood is a shame for us,"
The... | Bulgaria's government has announced it is resigning after nationwide protests against high electricity prices and austerity measures, Prime Minister Boiko Borisov has said. | 21516658 |
Lewis, capped 32 times at Test level, was convicted in 2009 and served less than half of a 13-year sentence.
He said money concerns in 2008 had led to him attempting to smuggle £140,000 worth of dissolved cocaine into the UK.
"I became afraid of what the future held, and at that point the thinking went awry," said the ... | Former England all-rounder Chris Lewis says "wrong choices" led to him being jailed for cocaine smuggling as he was released from prison on Tuesday. | 33061048 |
Dubbed "Russia's Facebook", VK allows users to upload music and videos but is accused of refusing to strike licensing deals with rights holders.
After months of delays, the case finally went before a judge at the St Petersburg and Leningrad region arbitration court. But this legal battle looks set to be a long one.
Alt... | Three major record labels - Sony Music Russia, Universal Music Russia and Warner Music UK - were in court on Monday, suing Russian social media site VKontakte (VK) for "large-scale" music piracy. | 28739602 |
The jockey was unseated as Dante Stakes and Royal Ascot winner Permian, trained by Mark Johnston, broke down after crossing the line in last place.
Assistant trainer Charlie Johnston said Permian suffered a broken leg and was put down.
The Briton, 29, was taken to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington.
It was repor... | William Buick is recovering at home after being injured in a fall from his mount Permian, who was fatally injured in the Secretariat Stakes at Arlington. | 40946839 |
But in recent times Anonymous has got serious. Earlier this month the collective targeted the Ku Klux Klan, publishing online a list of alleged sympathisers of the white supremacist group.
Now they are pursuit of a much bigger prey, so-called Islamic State (IS). In the wake of the Paris attacks, Anonymous launched what... | They are a loose collective of hackers who once appeared to have no greater purpose than having some mischievous anarchic fun. | 34850573 |
US employers added 235,000 jobs in February, exceeding forecasts of about 200,000.
Analysts said the buoyant employment figures made an increase in US interest rates almost inevitable.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.2% to 20,902.98 points, while the S&P 500 gained 0.3% to 2,372.60 and the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.... | US stocks closed higher on Friday as strong jobs figures raised the odds of a rate rise next week. | 39235099 |
The victim, Hazem Ahmed Ghreir, was stabbed in Downshire Place, off Great Victoria Street, on Sunday evening.
He was in his 30s, and originally from Syria.
His death is not being treated as a hate crime. | An 18-year-old man is due to appear in court charged in connection with a fatal stabbing in Belfast city centre. | 40184847 |
Although people are living longer than ever before, men have seen less improvement and are "a generation behind" women, say the authors.
The World Health Organization team who looked at data for nearly nine million people in 53 countries.
It says men have not yet reached the average rise in years of life that women enj... | European men are lagging behind women in terms of life expectancy, a major new report reveals. | 21760905 |
Guidolin wants to bring in a replacement for the central defender following his switch to Everton.
"I am optimistic about replacing Ash. I speak frequently with the chairman. We haven't rushed," he said.
"I use my experience to work with players chosen by the club, this is my philosophy. But we are working for transfer... | Swansea City manager Francesco Guidolin says he will not be the man to pick a successor to captain Ashley Williams. | 37125533 |
James Tavernier supplied the first of a series of lethal finishes against part-timers the Ibrox side only managed to beat once in five outings last season.
Michael Chopra equalised, but a Martyn Waghorn penalty soon restored the lead.
Jason Holt and Kenny Miller killed the game before half-time and the latter added his... | Five-star Rangers swept aside Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park to underline their early advances under manager Mark Warburton. | 33839801 |
Col Jean Bikomagu, who led the armed forces during the country's civil war, was gunned down as he drove through the gates of his house.
His daughter was badly injured in the attack, a family member told AFP.
It is the latest in a wave of killings across Burundi, since President Pierre Nkurunziza decided to run for - an... | The former head of Burundi's army has been shot dead outside his home in the capital Bujumbura. | 33948383 |
The 19-year-old returns to the Tyneside club, where he had a brief loan spell last season.
He managed to make just one appearance for Gateshead, however, after breaking his foot on his debut.
Green, who made his Hartlepool debut at the age of 17, made five first-team appearances for the club since 2014. | Gateshead have signed midfielder Kieran Green on a one-year deal following his release by relegated League Two side Hartlepool United. | 39948690 |
Ceferin, 48, beat Michael van Praag 42-13 in the poll to become the new head of European football's governing body.
Uefa and European clubs last month agreed changes to the Champions League, which critics said favour bigger clubs.
Slovenian Ceferin said his organisation should show the clubs "we are the ones who are th... | New president Aleksander Ceferin said Uefa must show Europe's big clubs who is in charge as he made Champions League reforms his first priority. | 37359863 |
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This event happens every year at the zoo, and helps the keepers to prepare in case any of the animals escape in real life.
A total of 70 staff helped out in the drill, as well as local police and emergency workers, who helped to capture the fake leopard-on-the-loose.
Zookeeper... | Staff at a Japanese zoo chased a keeper dressed up in a snow leopard costume, as part of their yearly animal-escape drill. | 31419986 |
Could there be a time when everyone from schoolchildren to pensioners, and artists to accountants top up their natural abilities with some funky head-gear?
There have already been suggestions that electricity can boost mathematical talent and now researchers in Australia have found a way to boost problem solving.
The t... | Are we entering the era of the thinking cap - a device to supercharge our brains? | 12356184 |
Holyrood's Public Audit Committee previously heard how seven staff received payouts totalling £849,842.
Auditor General Caroline Gardner said she believed the chair of the board and the principal had worked together and withheld concerns over the payments.
Both have been invited to appear before the Public Audit Commit... | Senior staff at the former Coatbridge College could be quizzed by MSPs over alleged collusion to give themselves overly generous severance deals. | 34469249 |
NI's Attorney General John Larkin said there should be an end to investigations into killings before the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
Prime Minister David Cameron said such a move would be "rather dangerous".
None of Northern Ireland's main political parties have supported the idea.
Mr Larkin had said there should be no... | Northern Ireland victims groups have criticised a suggestion that there should be an end to prosecutions for Troubles killings. | 25021286 |
The Federal Office for Migrants and Refugees said the automated new system would begin within two weeks.
But it will not be ready for routine use for at least a year and there are doubts over its effectiveness.
The aim is to detect Arabic-speaking migrants claiming to be Syrian to increase their chances of asylum.
Ling... | Germany is to begin testing new voice recognition software that can tell which country migrants without documentation come from, officials say. | 39307155 |
The EU will also look at ways to capture and destroy smugglers' boats and deploy immigration officers to non-EU countries, officials said.
Several EU member states have promised more ships and other resources.
The summit comes after more than 750 people died on a boat crossing from Libya on Sunday.
Earlier, funerals fo... | European leaders are to triple funding for search-and-rescue operations aimed at migrant boats in the Mediterranean following crisis talks in Brussels. | 32435230 |
John Arthur Jones, 64, of Bodffordd, Anglesey, had denied 13 charges of endangering aircraft between November 2013 and September 2014.
The alleged offences happened as planes landed at the island's Mona air strip.
Judge Geraint Walters halted the case at Mold Crown Court and a provisional date of June 2016 was set for ... | The trial of a man accused of shining a powerful torch at Hawk jets has been halted. | 34902126 |
Peter Fasoli, 58, was terrorised and killed in his London home by Jason Marshall in January 2013.
Marshall, 28, later set fire to the bungalow in Northolt to cover up the murder.
Mr Fasoli's death was thought to be an accident until his nephew found CCTV of the murder stored on his hard drive.
The harrowing footage fou... | A "fantasist" posing as a police officer who killed a man he met on a gay dating website has been found guilty of murder and arson. | 40880239 |
Figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government show more than half of councils in England recorded a rise in rough sleeping compared with the year before.
The homelessness charity Crisis said it was rising at an "appalling rate".
The government said it was determined to help the most vulnerable and wa... | More than 4,000 people a night have been sleeping rough on England's streets, a 16% increase on last year. | 38719087 |
Egnedol wants to invest £685m in a renewable energy facility at the former Gulf refinery at Waterston and the RNAD Blackbridge site in Milford Haven.
But Planning Inspectorate Wales has suspended the Cypriot-owned company's application for six months.
It said it had provided "inadequate" information on several protecte... | Plans to create a biomass plant, which would create 560 jobs in Pembrokeshire, have been put on hold. | 39578491 |
The company behind the X-Factor and Cold Feet said advertising revenue in the three months 30 September was down 4% on the same quarter last year.
But ITV predicted a further 7% fall in the final quarter of 2016 due to "the political and economic uncertainty".
That would see net advertising revenue fall 3% over the ful... | Broadcaster ITV has forecast a further fall in advertising revenue because of increasing nervousness about the strength of the economy. | 37934201 |
The images, from the security analysts Stratfor, show a runway near the town of Rmeilan being extended from 700m (half a mile) to 1.3km.
That would make it more suitable for a larger aircraft such as a Hercules.
A spokesman for the US Department of Defence said its small team in Syria needed "occasional logistical supp... | Satellite imagery appearing to show the US expanding a formerly disused air strip in Kurdish-controlled northern Syria has been seen by the BBC. | 35387388 |
Aberystwyth University's Prof Mark Macklin said magnitudes could be 40% greater than planned for in some areas.
He told BBC Wales Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is failing to use all historical data to predict the risks.
A NRW spokesman said its flood maps were not underestimating the problem but it was considering usin... | Lives and homes are in danger because the flood risk in Wales is being underestimated, according to a rivers expert. | 35685686 |
Captain Brendon McCullum struck 65 off 49 balls as the Black Caps put on a rapid 111 for the first wicket.
Kane Williamson added a composed 57 before Corey Anderson blasted 75 off 46 balls to help the hosts to an imposing total of 331-6 from their 50 overs.
In reply, Sri Lanka subsided to 233 all out, with Daniel Vetto... | Co-hosts New Zealand got off to a winning start with a resounding 98-run victory over Sri Lanka in the opening match of the World Cup in Christchurch. | 31467973 |
But they are not movie stars or supermodels: they are Hong Kong's A-list "tutor kings" and "tutor queens", offering pupils a chance to improve mediocre grades.
In Hong Kong's consumer culture, looks sell. Celebrity tutors in their sophisticated hair-dos and designer trappings are treated like idols by their young fans ... | They strike glamorous poses in posters in shopping malls and on the sides of buses. | 20085558 |
With Hibernian losing away to Queen of the South, Rangers stretch their lead to 14 points.
Harry Forrester put the Glasgow side ahead before the break with a curling drive from outside the penalty box.
Billy King set up captain Lee Wallace to pass the ball into the net for the second goal after the break.
But it was Fo... | Rangers continued their march towards the Scottish Championship title and the top flight with victory over promotion hopefuls Raith Rovers. | 35637842 |
The fine was recommended by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) to the Financial Services Agency, which imposes penalties for such violations.
It stems from the company overstating its profits by $1.3bn over seven years.
The proposed fine would be the largest in Japan for accounting violations.
I... | Troubled Japanese tech giant Toshiba could face a record fine of 7.37bn yen ($60m; £39m) for its multi-billion dollar accounting scandal. | 35025736 |
Joanne Williams of Meek Road, Newent, is charged with killing Marc Hastings, 43, of Hillcrest Road, Berry Hill, near Coleford.
Ms Williams was arrested on 12 August when police were called to her home and Mr Hastings' body was found.
She is due to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on Monday. | A 51-year-old woman has been charged with murder after a man's body was found at a property in Gloucestershire. | 33951573 |
Julie Bishop's concern follows the arrest of several Nauru opposition MPs and the seizure of their passports.
Australia has one of its offshore asylum seeker processing centre on Nauru and relies on the nation's justice and legal system to operate it.
New Zealand and other Pacific nations also raised concerns at a Paci... | Australia's foreign minister plans to speak to Nauru's president about rule of law on the Pacific island. | 33473375 |
Nokia X models will now become part of the Lumia range and run the Windows Phone operating system, although existing Android handsets will continue to be supported.
The move comes as Microsoft announced 18,000 job cuts across its workforce.
The tech firm acquired Nokia's handset division earlier this year.
Nokia unveil... | Microsoft is to stop developing Android-powered smartphones beyond those already available, the BBC understands. | 28348534 |
Gen Ahmed Ali Saleh will leave his post as commander of the Republican Guard and instead become ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.
Gen Saleh is the son of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who stood down in 2011 after an uprising.
The move is being seen as an attempt by Mr Hadi to exert control over the armed f... | Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has removed the commander of an elite army unit, state TV has reported. | 22096125 |
Finance now approved, Boris Johnson is set to buy another 195 Routemaster double-deckers from Wrightbus.
It will mean the County Antrim firm will have supplied 1,000 of the vehicles, fulfilling the terms of a contract won in 2009.
At a cost of up to £350k per bus, it was a lucrative deal.
The out-going mayor had wante... | The iconic London bus has become one of Northern Ireland's most famous products, but a new order could be the last. | 35487128 |
People were delighted when online access was restored in both regions on Thursday at around 19:00 GMT, a BBC correspondent in Bamenda reports.
Before the ban, authorities had warned mobile phone users they faced jail for spreading false information.
Communications and the economy were badly affected by the shutdown.
An... | Internet services in Cameroon's English-speaking regions have been turned back on three months after they were cut off following protests. | 39665244 |
Board of Deputies president Jonathan Arkush attacked Mr Corbyn's "deeply disturbing" response to a tweet by his brother criticising a Jewish Labour MP.
He said Mr Corbyn could not be "inert" where abuse in the party was alleged.
Mr Corbyn said: "Anti-Semitism is vile and wrong as is any form of racism."
Labour is curre... | Jeremy Corbyn has been accused by a Jewish leader of failing to take anti-Semitism seriously - but the Labour leader promised an "immediate" investigation of any allegations. | 35987239 |
State Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill into law on Monday.
The bill was partly inspired by the case of a terminally ill California woman who moved to Oregon to end her life.
At least two dozen states introduced aid-in-dying legislation this year, but none has become law.
The right-to-die movement gained support in ... | California has joined four other US states that allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives with a doctor's supervision. | 34450058 |
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Hope, 23, became the first man to hit hundreds in both innings of a first-class match at Headingley with 118 not out as the tourists chased down 322 to win the second Test by five wickets.
Victory levelled the series at 1-1 after a heavy defeat in the first Test.
"We hope ... | West Indies' first Test victory in England for 17 years is a "stepping stone" for them to get "back on top", says batsman Shai Hope. | 41089852 |
Tyshawn Lee was lured into an alley in the city's South Side and shot dead because of his father's gang ties, officers said at the time.
The killing caused outrage in a city with high levels of gun violence.
The police force in Chicago have vowed to destroy the gang they say was behind the boy's death.
A second suspect... | A 27-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder over the killing of a nine-year-old boy earlier this month, Chicago police say. | 34946792 |
Maxine Showers, 42, was found in Hinton Street in the Fairfield area of Liverpool at about 08:00 BST on Monday.
A post-mortem examination found she had died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head.
Merseyside Police said the latest person to be arrested was a 31-year-old man. Two others were held on suspicion of ... | A third man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was discovered in an alleyway. | 34407512 |
Svitlana Krasnoselska, 40, originally from Ukraine, was last seen near her home in Micklefield, near Leeds, at 05:00 BST on 3 April.
West Yorkshire Police said the search was concentrated around Micklefield but had found nothing.
Officers said they were very concerned for her welfare as her disappearance was completely... | Police have used dogs and mountain rescue teams to try to locate a woman missing for two weeks. | 39646867 |
The Tanzanian government planned a two-lane highway across the park to connect Lake Victoria with coastal ports.
But studies showed it could seriously affect animals such as wildebeest and zebra, whose migration is regarded as among the wonders of the natural world.
The government confirmed the road across the park wil... | Controversial plans to build a tarmac road across the Serengeti National Park have been scrapped after warnings that it could devastate wildlife. | 13904464 |
Its report said 50g of processed meat a day - less than two slices of bacon - increased the chance of developing colorectal cancer by 18%.
Meanwhile, it said red meats were "probably carcinogenic" but there was limited evidence.
The WHO did stress that meat also had health benefits.
Cancer Research UK said this was a r... | Processed meats - such as bacon, sausages and ham - do cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). | 34615621 |
Father-of-10 Gary Stacey, 49, died from brain injuries following an altercation with Ryan Cooper in Newport last year.
Cooper's trial heard it was not in dispute that the karate black belt threw a punch, but the 21-year-old maintained it was in self-defence.
He was given a six-year sentence, with a minimum of three yea... | A law student who killed a man with a single punch during a night out drinking on the Isle of Wight has been found guilty of manslaughter. | 39571226 |
Jochem van den Hoek, 28, from Werkendam, Netherlands, died following a crash near the 11th milestone in the Superstock race on 7 June.
Irish racer Alan Bonner, 33, died in a crash near the 33rd milestone in a qualifying session the same day.
Coroner John Needham passed on his condolences to their families.
Mr Bonner, f... | Two TT competitors killed in separate crashes at this year's event in the Isle of Man died from "multiple injuries", inquests have heard. | 40278104 |
Passengers are asked to show passes so retailers can identify who is flying to non-EU countries and avoid paying 20% VAT on customers' purchases.
Treasury minister David Gauke said VAT relief at airports was intended to reduce prices for travellers, not be a windfall gain for shops.
Retailers said they followed governm... | Airport shops are being urged to pass on VAT savings made in some cases when customers show boarding passes. | 33873725 |
Amoo, the 25-year-old winger who arrived from Carlisle United last summer, has signed a new one-year deal.
Midfielders Stuart Bannigan and Steven Lawless are free agents this summer.
"We will not hang about forever for them," Archibald said. "If something comes up and we need to move, we will move."
Bannigan and Lawles... | Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald says he will not wait long for his out-of-contract players to follow David Amoo's example by agreeing a new deal. | 36284524 |
The Network Rail website (download the FAQs) says: "Cardiff to be electrified by May 2017, Swansea to be electrified by May 2018".
No-one in government is putting a date on it. Plaid Cymru's parliamentary leader, Jonathan Edwards, asked the prime minister on Wednesday to confirm it would be delivered by 2018.
Mr Edward... | When will the first train arrive on an electrified line in Swansea? | 33276199 |
The research, conducted in Sweden, showed women who drank more than three glasses a day were actually more likely to break bones than those who had less.
The researchers cautioned that their work only suggested a trend and should not be interpreted as proof that high milk consumption caused fractures.
Factors such as a... | Drinking lots of milk may not lower the risk of fracturing bones, a study in the British Medical Journal suggests. | 29805374 |
The news playing on the TV was covering the ongoing row over whether the Australian government had bribed people smugglers with A$31,000 ($24,000; £15,150) to turn their boat back.
Beside me, two elderly ladies were passing comment as they sipped on their white wine spritzers.
"The thing is: Tony Abbott stopped the bo... | This week at my local pub in Sydney, I was earwigging a conversation happening at the table next to me. | 33179049 |
A self-styled professional revolutionary from Venezuela, he is accused of throwing a grenade in Paris that also left 34 people wounded.
Carlos the Jackal's real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez.
After years on the run, he was caught in 1994 and jailed for life.
An investigating judge specialising in anti-terror cases had ... | Notorious convicted killer Carlos the Jackal, who carried out a string of attacks in the 1970s and 80s, is to go on trial again in France for the murder of two people in 1974. | 29519645 |
O'Shea leads Quins into a European Challenge Cup quarter-final against the Exiles on Saturday (20:05 BST).
Irish sit bottom of the Premiership table by four points, with three games left to play.
"I love that club," O'Shea told BBC Sport. "I certainly don't want to see them go down."
Quins could play a pivotal part in ... | Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea admits he has plenty of sympathy towards former club London Irish for their current plight. | 35987223 |
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Experts at America's National Weather Service have said that this kind of event only normally happens about once every two years.
However, for the second time in two months a thick layer of fog has filled up the canyon to create a gi... | A rare weather phenomenon has caused the Grand Canyon, in America to fill up with clouds. | 31068008 |
He starred in plays, TV series and films.
One of his most popular roles was as the father in the 2013 comedy The Noble Family, in which he makes his three spoiled children believe he has cut them off from the family fortune so they are forced to get a job.
He had also starred for two decades in the play Senora Presiden... | Mexican actor Gonzalo Vega has died aged 69, the Mexican Cinematographic Institute announced on Monday. | 37618859 |
When it handed over its last overseas territory, Macau, to Chinese administration in 1999, it brought to an end a long and sometimes turbulent era as a colonial power.
The roots of that era stretch back to the 15th century when Portuguese explorers such as Vasco da Gama put to sea in search of a passage to India. By th... | Portugal, a country with a rich history of seafaring and discovery, looks out from the Iberian peninsula into the Atlantic Ocean. | 17758217 |
The Bluebirds lost 4-3 at home to Barnsley in a remarkable Championship encounter on Saturday.
Warnock praised his side for fighting back from 3-1 down to 3-3, but says that he is now losing patience with some of his players.
"I've persevered for a few weeks now but I've got to make changes now, I've had enough," he sa... | Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock has vowed to make changes to his side after growing tired of individual errors. | 38353931 |
The rapper's hit One Dance spent its sixth week at number one, while album Views climbed three places to the summit.
Elsewhere, the first new single from the Stone Roses for more than 20 years, All For One, entered at number 17.
The song had been at number four in the midweek charts following its surprise release last ... | Drake has simultaneously topped the UK singles and albums chart for the second time this year. | 36340233 |
It expects inflation in the eurozone to remain "very low" for some years as threats to economic growth increase.
ECB president Mario Draghi said Europe's economic recovery would continue, "albeit at a somewhat weaker pace than expected".
The euro fell sharply as Mr Draghi also hinted that the bank could expand its stim... | The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut its inflation and growth forecasts for 2015 and the next two years. | 34139583 |
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