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The local party in Brighton Pavilion had the "democratic right" not to oppose Green co-leader Caroline Lucas for her former seat, he says.
But the Lib Dem leader says he will not engage in any pacts, deals or coalition with other parties after the election.
He says Lib Dems would unlock £100bn by keeping Britain in the... | Tim Farron says he is "relaxed" about local Lib Dem parties choosing not to stand against other candidates to avoid splitting the anti-Tory vote. | 39869319 |
Hutchison is to sell his 76% shareholding to the fans group the 'Well Society for £1.
"With the fans nearly in full control, the onus will very much be on them and the wider community to stand by their club in the weeks, months and years ahead," Hutchison said.
"I'll be supporting from afar."
Hutchison has stepped down... | Motherwell owner Les Hutchison is to sell his majority shareholding in the club as the Steelmen move towards a fan-ownership model. | 35815638 |
Price growth in food, alcohol and tobacco slowed slightly compared with November, while the drop in energy prices was also smaller, according to Eurostat estimates.
The rate was lower than the 0.3% rise expected by economists.
The data will put pressure on the European Central Bank to act further to boost the strugglin... | Inflation in the eurozone remained at 0.2% in December, unchanged from November, official statistics show. | 35232248 |
The gaps were found in computer records studied by a financial consultancy, Alvarez and Marsal, Cypriot media say.
Bank of Cyprus - the island's biggest bank - bought Greek bonds which turned into some 1.9bn euros (£1.6bn; $2.4bn) of losses in the Greek debt crisis.
Depositors with more than 100,000 euros in the bank ... | Some key data about bond purchases by Bank of Cyprus - now the focus of a controversial EU-IMF bailout - is missing, investigators have found. | 22041122 |
"It counts napalm and the cost of a nuclear warhead, and armoured cars for police who fight riots in our streets," he told an audience at the University of Kansas.
"It counts Whitman's rifle and Speck's knife, and the television programmes which glorify violence in order to sell toys to our children.
"Yet... it measure... | In 1968, with the war in Vietnam at its height and the US psyche in consequent turmoil, senator and presidential hopeful Robert F Kennedy mounted a coruscating attack on one of the sacred cows of economics. | 18380580 |
Joseph Phelps of Newbridge RFC cannot play for four years, making him the 13th Welsh rugby union player to currently be serving a ban.
United Kingdom Anti-Doping says Phelps' use of nandrolone was detected in June 2015 and he is banned until July 2019.
A summary of the tribunal published by Ukad said Phelps claimed he ... | A Welsh rugby player has been banned after testing positive for a steroid. | 35968278 |
Chris Coleman's side were knocked out of the tournament after losing 2-0 to Portugal in the semi-final on Wednesday.
It dashed their hopes of becoming the first British team to reach the final of a major tournament for 50 years.
A special homecoming event to welcome back Wales' Euro 2016 team is being organised in Card... | Wales fans have praised the team's heroics at Euro 2016, saying it has changed Welsh football forever. | 36729182 |
The launch of the Soyuz was watched by Mr Putin, who had flown 5,500km (3,500 miles) to the country's Far East for the event.
The Vostochny cosmodrome was built to reduce dependency on the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan.
The unmanned rocket is carrying three satellites.
It left Earth at 05:01 Moscow time (02:01 GMT... | Russia has launched the first rocket from its new Vostochny cosmodrome, following a 24-hour delay that drew the ire of President Vladimir Putin. | 36156873 |
The 34-year-old had missed the French Open last month with a back problem.
His comeback match against American Taylor Fritz went into a second day because of heavy rain, but the Swiss eventually came through 6-4 5-7 6-4.
The result takes Federer joint second with Ivan Lendl for the most wins in the open era with 1,071.... | World number three Roger Federer made his return from injury with a second-round victory in the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. | 36494871 |
One case was found in the capital Conakry and the other in Forecariah, a town in western Guinea.
The week before last was the first week that the three worst-affected countries - Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia - had seen no new infections.
The virus has killed more than 11,000 people in nearly two years.
The case in ... | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed two new cases of Ebola in Guinea, ending a two-week spell in which no new infections were reported. | 34550615 |
Frank Simpson veered off the road at 50mph in an 18-tonne lorry and failed to slow down before smashing into John Trimble's parked Vauxhall Corsa.
Simpson, who admitted causing death by careless driving, only braked after hitting Mr Simpson's car.
He was also given a six-month curfew.
In addition, the 35-year-old, from... | A lorry driver who killed another motorist by drifting off the A9 and smashing into his parked car in a lay-by been sentenced to 300 hours of unpaid work. | 35916754 |
The 28-year-old joined the club from Wakefield in 2012 after two previous loan spells.
Dean, who began his career at St Helens, scored eight tries in his 27 appearances last term as Widnes reached the play-offs for the first time.
"Retaining a player like Chris is fantastic for the club," head coach Denis Betts told th... | Widnes Vikings centre Chris Dean has signed a new two-year contract with the Super League side. | 35958717 |
He said watching his first wife Penny Calvert spend her last years in a care home with dementia had convinced him people should not be "left to suffer".
Sir Bruce visited regularly to help with her care until she died last year.
He told the Mail on Sunday it could often be "more cruel to do nothing" than to let someone... | Sir Bruce Forsyth has called for a change in the law on assisted dying so that people can choose to die with "a bit of dignity left". | 32386502 |
The Airports Commission published a report backing a third runway in July.
But the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee report said firm plans to deal with climate-changing emissions, air quality and noise need to be put in place.
A final government decision is expected by the end of the year.
Labour MP Huw I... | The government should not support the building of a third runway at Heathrow until a number of environmental conditions can be met, MPs have said. | 34971277 |
John McAfee has been on the run in Belize following a police investigation into the murder of his neighbour.
Belize officials said the software pioneer was a "person of interest" in the death of Florida businessman Gregory Faull on 11 November.
The American has protested his innocence in an online blog and says he has ... | The founder of anti-virus software maker McAfee has crossed into Guatemala to seek political asylum. | 20602234 |
The claim: The Migration Watch think tank says that between a quarter and half a million refugees and their dependants could come to the UK from 2020 onwards after acquiring EU citizenship.
Reality Check verdict: We could not find clear evidence to support this figure. It is very difficult to predict what future migrat... | About 1.3 million people applied for asylum in Europe in 2015, according to the EU statistics agency, Eurostat. | 36419400 |
Tomasz Kocik, 38, of Buckingham Road, Harlesden, was found guilty of murdering Marta Ligman, 23.
The trial heard Ms Ligman may have been alive when Kocik dragged her from their flat to the canal in north west London.
At the Old Bailey he was told he would serve a minimum of 18 years and six months.
Kocik was caught on ... | A man who beat his girlfriend and put her unconscious body inside a suitcase before dumping it in London's Grand Union Canal has been jailed for life. | 34944837 |
Infestations are on the rise around the world, but the pests are growing resistant to some chemicals.
Now scientists have found 14 genes associated with a number of biological changes.
These include the development of a thicker skin that stops poisons from penetrating, and mutations that prevent toxins from hitting the... | Bed bugs use a range of tactics to render insecticides useless, a study suggests. | 21778171 |
The first gay marriages are now likely to take place in the early autumn.
Diarmuid Martin, the archbishop of Dublin, said the Church in Ireland needed to reconnect with young people.
The referendum found 62% were in favour of changing the constitution to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry.
The archbishop told the I... | One of Ireland's most senior Catholic clerics has called for the Church to take a "reality check" following the country's overwhelming vote in favour of same-sex marriage. | 32862824 |
Coleg Gwent said there would also be reductions to courses due to £29.9m further education funding cuts by the Welsh government.
Most part-time college and community courses will go from September but full-time courses are not affected.
The Welsh government said it was working closely with the college on any potential ... | Up to 130 jobs are under threat at a south Wales college that faces making £5.7m in budget cuts. | 32054581 |
The up-and-coming funnyman was given the prize by digital TV channel Dave, whose panel put a selection of their favourites to a public vote.
He won for the joke: "I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves."
Last year's winner, quick-fire joker Tim Vine, was beaten into secon... | Comedian Nick Helm has won an award for the best joke of the Edinburgh Fringe. | 14646532 |
Lifeguards discovered broken bottles, the remains of barbecue and damage to Whiterocks unit's radio aerial on Wednesday morning.
A large rock which had been thrown at the hut left a two inch hole in the unit which had also been covered with indecent graffiti.
The RNLI estimated that repairs will cost £800.
The vandalis... | Vandals have caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage to an RNLI beach lifeguard hut in County Antrim. | 40658966 |
The wall seems hopelessly inadequate even when it's not full of holes. When he returned to Kiribati from New Zealand, he had to fix it in three places. And he expects to trudge out after almost every high tide to patch it up again.
The threat of sea-level rise was the basis of his four year battle to become the world's... | With waves breaking at his feet, Ioane Teitiota holds his hand more than a metre above his sea wall to demonstrate how high the water gets during a king tide. | 34674374 |
Dominic Samuel fired home from close range to open the scoring before Crewe's best chance came when Zoumana Bakayogo's 25-yard volley hit the post.
Gillingham's second came when Samuel's 61st-minute volley hit the bar and rebounded in off defender Jon Guthrie.
Josh Wright added an injury-time third, slotting his shot i... | Gillingham won for the first time in five games to restart their automatic promotion push, as they beat League One strugglers Crewe Alexandra. | 35733036 |
The coronet, designed by Prince Albert for their wedding in 1840, is at risk of being exported unless a UK buyer matches the £5m asking price.
The temporary ban was imposed after the owner applied for an export licence.
Culture minister Matt Hancock, who imposed the ban, said it symbolised one of the UK's "most famous... | A temporary export ban has been placed on a sapphire and diamond coronet that belonged to Queen Victoria, preventing it from being sold abroad. | 37199222 |
But scientists researching them have found that they have one big thing going for them.
The team thinks that these wave dwelling worms could have life spans of up to 300 years or even longer in the deepest parts of our oceans.
Jeanne Calment of France, the oldest human on record, only managed to get to 122 years old!
O... | Deep-sea worms are not the most exciting or active creatures from looking at them. | 40682512 |
Farmers are set to produce over 15 million tonnes which means the country will have a 50% surplus for the year, according to government figures.
The bumper harvest is a result of good rains in January and February.
The extra produce is expected to help to push food prices down, according to agricultural economists.
Foo... | South Africa is expecting to harvest its biggest maize crop in four decades, a year after drought devastated output of the country's staple food. | 40092570 |
The man, 47, was assessed by medical staff and again by a mental health team after the incident on Tuesday.
An RAF Typhoon was seen escorting the Qatar Airways flight QR23 from Doha after the pilot was handed a note about a possible device on board.
The man was sectioned "for a fuller assessment", police said.
The Airb... | A man has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act after a bomb hoax resulted in an RAF jet escorting a passenger plane to Manchester Airport. | 28671822 |
He was speaking in Belfast as his party launched an election billboard entitled: "A People's Pact".
The election advertisement which states that the party wants "equality not austerity" was unveiled at Belfast Castle.
Senior party figures and election candidates were present.
"Any parties which contemplate endorsing or... | Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams says talk of a hung parliament and whether his party would eventually take seats at Westminster is "a distraction". | 32117985 |
Second-quarter earnings were affected by charges of $923m related to job cuts and clearing stocks of smartphones.
However, the loss was not as large as forecast and the firm's revenue rose 16% to $12.2bn.
Lenovo, which is the world's biggest PC maker, saw its Hong Kong-listed shares rise more than 5% on the news.
Lenov... | China's computer and smartphone giant, Lenovo, has reported a net loss of $714m (£469m) after being hit by restructuring costs. | 34795229 |
Many supporters - both at the Stade de France and back in Portugal - could not quite believe what they were seeing.
But it was a night of drama and bitter disappointment for the French.
A number of people were arrested, many during violence at the Fanzone near the Eiffel Tower.
Teargas was used as fans denied entry int... | Portugal football fans have erupted into jubilation as their team beat hosts France in the Euro 2016 final 1-0, securing their first major title and spoiling the party in Paris. | 36761024 |
The Tory officials said councils were "best placed" to decide opening hours in the interests of communities.
Labour say the plans, which could see large stores open for more than the maximum six hours, are "pernicious".
The SNP has also said it will oppose the shake-up even though there are no trading restrictions in S... | More than 100 English council leaders have backed government plans to devolve powers over Sunday trading hours ahead of a key Commons vote over the issue. | 35759590 |
But the Scottish Social Attitudes survey also suggested the popularity of the European Union had fallen.
The researchers said this suggested focusing on EU membership may not be the best way to swing more voters towards independence.
The survey has asked the same question about how Scotland should be governed every yea... | Support for Scottish independence has reached its highest-ever level in an annual academic study. | 39265997 |
The clip was shown on 28 January in an obituary for actor Sir John Hurt, who had died that week and starred in the film's most shocking scene.
However the broadcast came at 09:25 GMT, immediately after a block of children's television programmes.
Ofcom said the content broke its rules on the protection of minors.
The R... | ITV News has been found in breach of Ofcom rules after it broadcast the famous "chestburster" scene from horror film Alien on a Saturday morning. | 39825268 |
The pets are being cared for at the Scottish SPCA's Inshes centre in Inverness.
Most of the guinea pigs are only a few weeks old.
Centre Manager Elaine Floyd said, "We have lots of lovely little guinea pigs in our care at the moment and we're keen to find them fantastic new homes."
She added: "Ideally we'd like our gui... | An animal welfare charity is seeking to re-home 35 guinea pigs abandoned, or given up by their owners, in the Highlands. | 37911233 |
The sale smashes the previous record for a sale of The Hobbit, set in 2008 when a first edition sold for £60,000.
Tolkien gave the book to Katherine "Kitty" Kilbride, one of his students at Leeds University in the 1920s.
The Elvish verse is an extract from Tolkien's The Lost Road, part of his 12-volume History of Middl... | A first edition of JRR Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit, with an inscription in Elvish written by the author, had sold at auction in London for £137,000. | 33013144 |
UK taxpayers subsidise energy firms to burn wood to meet EU renewables targets.
But the report from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) shows sometimes much bigger carbon savings would be achieved by leaving the wood in the forests.
This suggests power firms may be winning subsidies for inadvertently mak... | Burning wood to fuel power stations can create as many harmful carbon emissions as burning coal, according to a government report. | 28457104 |
Henry VII - or Henry Tudor - was born at Pembroke Castle in 1457, the son of Margaret Beaufort and Edmund Tudor.
He went on to become the only Welshman to sit on the English throne.
The 2.4m (8ft) high bronze statue will be delivered on Thursday and unveiled on the Mill Bridge in Pembroke during a ceremony on Saturday ... | A Pembrokeshire town steeped in history is preparing to unveil a new bronze statue which commemorates its most famous son. | 40190701 |
Launching their housing plans, AM Peter Black said the Conservatives and Labour were fighting over "ideological dogma" on the Right to Buy council homes.
He pledged to build 20,000 affordable homes over five years, if the Lib Dems win power in May's assembly election.
Mr Black said the party would make at least 2,500 "... | The Liberal Democrats have claimed to be the only party with the ambition to tackle Wales' "housing crisis". | 35409802 |
All services were halted during the evening rush hour after reports that three people were in the tunnel.
The alert started at about 17:00 and services resumed one hour later.
A ScotRail spokesman said: "We have carried out our check of the tunnel at Queen Street for trespassers and are now able to operate our trains."... | British Transport Police said one man was taken to "a place of safety" after officers searched a tunnel close to Glasgow Queen Street station. | 38887424 |
Scientists have unearthed the fossilised remains of a giant species of camel in Canada's High Arctic.
An analysis of protein found in the bones has revealed that this creature, which lived about 3.5 million years ago, is an ancestor of today's species.
The research is published in the journal Nature Communications.
Dr ... | Camels are well known for their ability to survive the hot and dry conditions of the desert, but a study suggests they once thrived in colder climes. | 21673940 |
Mars Food said it would distinguish between "everyday" and "occasional" items on packs and on its website.
The company said some foods were higher in salt, sugar or fat to maintain the "authentic" taste of products.
The advice is part of its Health and Wellbeing Ambition to "create and promote healthier food choices".
... | The firm behind Dolmio pasta sauces and Uncle Ben's rice says some products should only be consumed once a week due to high salt, sugar or fat content. | 36051333 |
The investigators have produced 13 reports, the evidence in each is harrowing. Villages destroyed, crops burnt, wells poisoned, torture, rape, starvation sieges, mass bombing of civilians, and what only a decade ago might have been unthinkable - chemical weapons.
There is no doubt that war crimes have been committed by... | For six years, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Syria has been painstakingly gathering information about possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the conflict. | 40685359 |
Sonny Bradley's header was cleared off the line for the hosts, before full-back Elliot Johnson fired Barnet ahead from 25 yards.
Akinde collected Justin Nwogu's pass to slot in the second after the break.
And the 26-year-old then lobbed Crawley goalkeeper Jack Rose to secure all three points for the visitors late on.
B... | Two goals from John Akinde helped Barnet hand Crawley an eighth straight defeat in Dermot Drummy's first home game in charge of the Reds. | 36176365 |
Cardiff council said it faced a budget shortfall of up to £56.4m next year.
Councillors have been advised to plan for council tax rises of at least 4.5% for the next three years.
One idea being discussed is setting up a company to run council services such as highways and waste, which could also bid for work from other... | Further tax rises and "radical" changes to public services will be needed to balance the books of Wales' biggest council, officials have warned. | 33482817 |
It said there was a "postcode lottery" when it came to recording such crimes.
The report, from the Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation (IKWRO), also highlighted a lack of proper risk assessment of victims.
The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) said "significant progress" had been made by forces.
T... | One in five UK police forces is failing to properly record cases of so-called honour violence against women, according to a support group. | 26056209 |
Air force helicopters have been dropping food in affected areas after more than 70 people were reported to have died in flood-related incidents.
More than 10,000 people have been moved to higher ground, including 1,000 who were airlifted to safety.
India regularly witnesses severe floods during the monsoon season.
Heav... | Authorities in India's Gujarat state say incessant monsoon rains have caused widespread damage to public and private properties. | 33281474 |
The review panel set out 48 recommendations which it said would strengthen the planning system to "enable sustainable development".
Its report said planners and councils in particular need to be "bolder" in tackling future challenges.
Planning Minister Kevin Stewart said the review would inform a "new, focused and revi... | An independent review has urged a "fundamental rethink" of the planning system in Scotland. | 36421509 |
Just under 300 people fell ill after eating at the Toby Carvery restaurant in Middlemoor, Exeter in April 2015.
Owners Mitchells and Butlers closed the site twice for cleaning at the time of the outbreak but have now admitted a "breach of duty" according to legal firm Irwin Mitchell.
Mitchells and Butlers did not respo... | Restaurant customers hit by an outbreak of norovirus may get more than £500,000 in compensation, it has been claimed. | 36677150 |
The company has said the average annual saving will be about £50.
The move has been made possible by a steady fall in the price of wholesale gas, the main fuel used in electricity generation.
According to Power NI, its business and farm customers will also see reductions of between 7% - 11%.
Power NI is Northern Irela... | Household electric bills for customers of Power NI are set to fall by 10.3% from April. | 35554092 |
In the video, Mr Trump says "you can do anything" to women "when you're a star" and brags about trying to grope and kiss women. He has since apologised.
Mr Trump has clearly been an unpredictable candidate but no previous revelation or off-the-cuff comment has generated this much reaction.
So who in the Republican camp... | Donald Trump's campaign for the US presidency has been thrown into turmoil by a video carrying obscene remarks about women. | 37596694 |
The official gross domestic product (GDP) figure though was smaller than the 7.1% drop economists expected.
The shrinkage was largely in response to a government sales tax, which held back consumer spending.
Japan's sales tax rose from 5% to 8% in April.
On a quarterly basis, the economy contracted 1.7% in the second q... | Japan's economy contracted by an annualised 6.8% in the second quarter of the year, the biggest fall since 2011 when it was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami. | 28767708 |
It's a shame then that his time on the course caddying for Rory McIlroy wasn't entirely successful.
His shot, on the ninth and last hole at the par 3 competition, ended up in the water.
"My right arm got stuck on my chest and I pulled it across and it wound up in the drink on the very left," he said.
"Any other day I w... | For a golf fan like Niall Horan, getting the chance to go to the Masters - and hit a shot at Augusta National - is a dream come true. | 32229429 |
All the big gaming companies including Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are showing off what they've been working on.
Virtual reality usually involves putting on some glasses that contain video screens.
The specs give you the impression you're in a totally different world, that changes as you look around the room.
For year... | Gaming experts are predicting a big future for virtual reality at E3 - the world's biggest convention for games. | 33189102 |
In its survey of more than 50,000 junior doctors, 43% said their daytime workload was "heavy" or "very heavy".
The GMC says time allocated for training must be protected so junior doctors can gain the experience and skills they need for their development.
Health ministers say improving support for training is a priorit... | Junior doctors in the UK fear they are missing out on crucial training because of increasing workloads, a report by the General Medical Council suggests. | 38162855 |
Great Britain did not field a team in Rio last summer because the four home nation football associations could not come to an agreement.
But FA chief executive Martin Glenn says talks have taken place about entering a team in three years' time.
"They're not going to actively support us, but they're not going to stand i... | The English Football Association plans to put together a British women's team for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. | 40884525 |
Wednesday's Championship campaign has been disrupted by the loss of key players in recent months.
"When we lose players who link the game at the same time, we miss something in the team," said the 51-year-old.
"You can't cook well if you don't have fish, and you eat potatoes, it's completely different."
A run of one wi... | Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal found a unique cooking analogy to explain the difficulty of replacing injured players. | 39483450 |
The development on land at Home Farm, Gresford Road, Llay, was blocked by county councillors in October 2015, following objections from residents.
An inquiry was held after developers lodged an appeal with the planning inspectorate.
Mr Jones said the need to address the lack of housing supply was a "material considerat... | A plan to build 365 new homes on the outskirts of Wrexham has been approved by First Minister Carwyn Jones. | 40423465 |
Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh were given the death penalty by a court in 2013.
Rejecting their appeal, Justice R Banumathi said the men committed "a barbaric crime" that had "shaken society's conscience".
The brutal gang rape led to nationwide outrage and new anti-rape laws.
The 23-year-old physio... | India's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences of four men convicted of the gang rape and murder of a student in Delhi. | 39814910 |
Over 30,000 people attending the event, where Mr Trump promoted his agenda and criticised his political rivals.
Michael Surbaugh says the president's invitation was customary.
"I want to extend my sincere apologies to those in our Scouting family who were offended by the political rhetoric that was inserted into the ja... | The chief scout of the Boy Scouts of America has apologised for the remarks made by President Donald Trump at the group's national event this week. | 40745875 |
Jean-Yves M'Voto heads Rovers in front at Easter Road headed the visitors in front early in the second half.
The equaliser came on 88 minutes, with substitute Martin Boyle running on to a flick from Grant Holt to slot home.
Hibs dominated the first half, with Kevin Cuthbert making magnificent saves to deny Andrew Shinn... | Hibernian were knocked off the top of the Championship after being held to a draw by Raith Rovers at Easter Road. | 38349865 |
Freda Smith, from Ipswich, is one of 2,100 recipients of the awards from the University of Roehampton.
Mrs Smith worked as a teacher for 44 years after leaving college two years into her degree as her parents could not afford to keep her there.
She said receiving the degree was "lovely" and "an honour".
"I always wante... | A 98-year-old is to be given an honorary degree more than 70 years after she was unable to complete her teaching course when her money ran out. | 39916345 |
The research by university specialists found that communities want stronger neighbourhood bonds with the police.
The work, known as Rural Connect, was paid for by the force's police and crime commissioner Christopher Salmon.
Mr Salmon also said a decision to withdraw the Bobby Van scheme - a free home security service ... | Local police officers with local knowledge are crucial to helping residents of rural Wales feel safe, a survey for Dyfed-Powys Police shows. | 31946663 |
The bid is widely seen as a challenge to last month's offer from Telefonica for KPN's German arm E-Plus.
E-Plus has a 15% stake in the German mobile market. The bid for it was backed by KPN's management.
Movil's 2.40 euros-a-share offer is 20% above Thursday's closing share price.
It is much lower than the 8 euros per ... | America Movil, which is owned by the world's richest man Carlos Slim, has offered 7.2bn euros ($9.6bn; £6.2bn) for the 70% of Dutch telecoms company KPN it does not already own. | 23628664 |
Christopher Penman, 58, was found dead in his bed in Beaumont Leys, Leicester, on 22 February. He had been stabbed 23 times.
Police believe Awat Akram, 25, of Beaumanor Road, Leicester, killed Mr Penman in an act of jealousy over his ex-partner.
At Leicester Crown Court, Akram was told he would serve at least 28 years.... | A man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a man in a "brutal" stabbing attack. | 29180421 |
They passed a resolution "not to give a single vote to (PM) Vladimir Putin" at next year's presidential elections.
Protest leader Alexei Navalny told the crowd to loud applause that Russians would no longer tolerate corruption.
"I see enough people here to take the Kremlin and [Government House] right now but we are pe... | Tens of thousands of people have rallied in central Moscow in a show of anger at alleged electoral fraud. | 16324644 |
Stuart Hindes, 53, from Leeds, had started his charity swim about 03:00 BST on Sunday from Dover harbour.
Mr Hindes said there was "quite a swell" but he had started to catch the tide and had taken his seasickness medication.
"There's only so much you can put up with when you are retching," he added. His swim ended aft... | A swimmer had to abandon an attempt to cross the English Channel after a severe swell made him seasick. | 40631429 |
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Langford meets the Georgian at Leicester Arena, with the winner claiming the WBO interim title to become Saunders' mandatory challenger.
"This means I can't be avoided so I have to win this fight," said Langford, 27. "I've never been shy about saying I'd fancy the Billy Jo... | British middleweight Tommy Langford is confident victory over Avtandil Khurtsidze on Saturday will pave the way for a shot at compatriot and WBO world champion Billy Joe Saunders. | 39655254 |
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme he wants to slash joining fees from £30 to £10 and let members vote online to decide policy.
Mr Farage said: "I'm frustrated that this idea which has been around for a long time hasn't been put into action.
"And frankly I don't have the power and ability to do this myself."
Leadi... | UKIP leader Nigel Farage says he is frustrated he cannot make sweeping changes to the way the party makes policy and recruits members. | 35949705 |
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They are the ones who flock to his warehouse sales, snapping up the cut-price designer label fashion he has sourced fr... | Like most business owners, Ahmed Jaber relies on his customers. | 22759262 |
City are one of 16 clubs invited to enter an under-21 team in the competition - previously known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy - due to their category one academy status.
They agree with the concept but early rounds of the competition clash with international Under-21 games.
Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea, Manchester... | Manchester City will not field a team in the 2016-17 EFL Trophy. | 36763761 |
Adam Elliott, 26, had been convicted for driving with his head poking out of a Ford Ka car roof, in Gateshead.
Elliott, of Newcastle, got a suspended jail term after he admitted dangerous driving but denied he was standing up.
But 6ft 7in (2m) tall Elliott, has now been jailed for 18 months over the collision with two ... | A man who drove a car while standing up has been jailed for other offences that involved him fleeing a crash scene. | 40305657 |
The youngster climbed on to the belt in the arrivals hall on Sunday afternoon, leading to his father also getting on to try to retrieve him.
He had been freed when paramedics arrived and was treated for arm and leg injuries before going to hospital. His father suffered knee injuries.
The airport said it was investigati... | A boy was injured when he became trapped on a baggage belt at Birmingham Airport. | 37279260 |
The travel writer said he resented being "forced" to choose digital books over print because e-books were more convenient to take on the road.
"It would be such a terrible thing to lose physical books," he told BBC News.
"That's the direction we're heading in because publishers are not responding as effectively as they... | Author Bill Bryson has called on publishers to give away e-books when people buy the printed versions in order to boost sales of physical books. | 24222420 |
Retired dressmaker Carole Wheadon, of Leckwith, Cardiff, has created little Santas, snowmen, trees and puddings.
The 79-year-old has also filled the little gifts with chocolates and sold them to raise funds for Velindre Cancer Centre.
"I knit a bit every day," said Mrs Wheadon.
She started knitting the figures to raise... | A great-grandmother has been knitting miniature Christmas toys every day since Easter to raise money for cancer patients. | 38261936 |
ITV are not revealing any more details about the sketch which will air at Christmas.
Hugh Bonneville, who plays the Earl of Grantham, became friends with Clooney when he appeared in his film The Monuments Men.
Clooney and co-star Matt Damon admitted they were fans of Downton Abbey at the UK premiere in February.
But Cl... | George Clooney is to appear in Downton Abbey in a specially filmed sketch for the ITV charity show Text Santa. | 29154864 |
Dan Draghici attacked Elena Draghici, 31, during an argument at the house they shared in Smethwick, in the West Midlands, police said.
Mrs Draghici fled and hailed a passing taxi after her sister intervened.
Her husband, who had denied attempted murder, was found in his car having stabbed himself in the leg. He was jai... | A man has been jailed for 20 years for trying to kill his wife in a "horrific" knife attack at their family home. | 37299336 |
26-year-old Bale won a second Champions League title with Real prior to joining Wales's pre-Euro 2016 training camp.
"Gareth is at the age where he is at the peak of his game, with enough experience and magnificent physical capability," he told BBC Sport.
"Naturally, every day is a chance to improve and get better and ... | Wales' Gareth Bale is a player who can win a game on his own, according to Real Madrid legend Emilio Butragueno. | 36427979 |
Mr Mckeague, 23, has not been seen since a night out in Bury St Edmunds last September, when CCTV showed him entering a bin loading bay.
Police have so far spent nine weeks searching a Cambridge landfill site for any sign of the RAF Honington gunner.
Earlier, it was revealed the search had so far cost more than £1m.
Th... | The search for missing airman Corrie Mckeague is set to be expanded after weeks of looking through landfill failed to find any trace of his body. | 39816790 |
Mitchell Rodgers died almost instantly when he was hit by a train travelling at about 100mph through Belper station in Derbyshire on 28 March 2015.
After the inquest, Mitchell's family said "justice has not been served".
An Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation found the officers had no case to answer.... | An inquest jury has concluded that a 16-year-old boy died by misadventure, when he was struck by an express train, as he was running away from police. | 40942382 |
Many over-55s will be able to dip into their pensions pots when they wish to.
But the party says a charges cap may be required to prevent investors in certain schemes losing more than a quarter of their money in fees.
The Treasury says savers will be given impartial guidance and new rules for financial firms are being ... | Labour is urging the government to ensure people taking advantage of new pension freedoms next April are not ripped off by financial firms. | 30157188 |
A camp for displaced people has been set up near Bannu but it lacks food, water and electricity, locals say.
Many displaced families are seeking shelter with friends and relatives.
A curfew has been lifted to allow people in North Waziristan to escape - and officials expect thousands more to flee to safety in the comin... | Tens of thousands of people are fleeing North Waziristan tribal region in north-west Pakistan after the army began an offensive against militants. | 27928255 |
The 33-year-old joined on a two-year deal from Australian NRL side Cronulla Sharks in November 2015, making 18 appearances and scoring four tries.
But chairman Michael Carter said Tupou and his family were "suffering a lot with homesickness".
Carter told the club website: "Unfortunately things did not work out as well ... | Homesick Wakefield forward Anthony Tupou has had contract cancelled by mutual consent. | 38340714 |
The 32-year-old announced on Facebook he has had surgery on the problem and will return to action in 2018.
Last month, the Swiss struggled and needed ice on his knee as he was knocked out in the first round of Wimbledon by Russia's Daniil Medvedev.
"I love this sport and I will work hard to get back to my top level and... | US Open champion Stan Wawrinka will not defend his title in New York later this month because of a knee injury. | 40824969 |
Lawand Hamadamin's family said they fled Iraq as so-called Islamic State threatened to kill disabled children.
They said they moved to Derby via Germany so Lawand could learn sign language but the Home Office argues EU rules state refugees should register in the first European country they enter.
The family, due to lea... | A deaf six-year-old boy threatened with deportation has been given a last-minute reprieve. | 38622451 |
The plan is to connect the two grids using 138km of overhead lines between a new substation near Moy in County Tyrone and County Meath.
EirGird, the company behind the proposal, has said the interconnector is essential to secure a reliable supply into the future.
It is the second oral hearing by An Bord Pleanála into t... | More than 200 people are attending a hearing into plans to build a north-south electricity interconnector. | 35746526 |
Her critically-acclaimed debut album Y Dydd Olaf was picked from a shortlist of 15 from an original selection of 60 albums produced in Wales.
She said: "These albums don't happen without loads of people around you."
The awards were launched by BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens and music promoter John Rostron, who called it "... | The fifth Welsh Music Prize has been won by singer Gwenno. | 34932959 |
Nitcharee Peneakchanasak was announced on a TV talk show as winner of the competition named Best Job in Thailand.
She was chosen for the six-month "happiness observer" post from hundreds of applicants, the hospital says.
Supporters across Thailand had been rooting for the 21-year-old who lost her legs in a 2011 rail ac... | A Thai woman who lost both her legs as a teenager has won a job in a hospital which will pay her one million baht (£23,000; $29,000) a month. | 40413926 |
Action against Gen Guo had been expected for several months, following the downfall of two other senior military figures with whom he served.
Gen Guo is accused of using his influence to seek promotions for others and of accepting bribes.
President Xi Jinping has led a major anti-corruption campaign since taking office... | Former high-ranking Chinese army figure Guo Boxiong has been expelled from the Communist Party in a corruption probe. | 33725125 |
An artist's impression of the site will go on public display after the planning application for the project was submitted.
The plans include a bus station next to the railway station, a multi-storey car park and a footbridge.
The City of Lincoln Council claimed it will regenerate the city centre and increase investment... | The first images of what Lincoln's £29m transport hub could look like have been released. | 33184171 |
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Her journey has been a long and remarkable one.
At two years old, she arrived in north London from her native Dominica with her parents and 11 siblings. She rose to become the UK's first ever female attorney general and chief legal advisor.
As one of the 100 women chosen by B... | Baroness Patricia Scotland has been a leading figure in reforming laws in the UK which have helped to reduce domestic violence by 64%. | 34912320 |
Michael Dreyfus died in a crash near the Great Rift Valley in neighbouring Kenya, on his birthday in 1978, an area where volcano research is taking place.
The £102,000 PhD place has been partly funded by Mr Dreyfus's friends and Bristol University.
Tesfaye Temtime Tessema, 35, will study volcanology in Bristol for thr... | A Bristol university graduate who died in Africa has had a scholarship set up in his name that aims to aid understanding of volcanoes in Ethiopia. | 37871871 |
Jamie Reynolds tried to strangle a girl in 2008 and went on to hang 17-year-old Georgia Williams in Telford in 2013.
A number of agencies have jointly admitted a series of failures.
Her parents said: "If people had just done their jobs properly our daughter would still be alive."
Steve and Lynnette Williams added: "Hav... | A teenager hanged by a man obsessed with asphyxiating girls was failed by police and social services assigned to her killer after an earlier attack, a serious case review has found. | 34465925 |
Two Hammers fans have accepted a police caution, and one of them has been given a lifetime ban from matches for gestures made at Tottenham on Sunday.
The West Ham chief's great grandfather committed suicide after abusive taunts.
Gold said: "We have a clear stance towards any kind of discriminatory behaviour - it will n... | West Ham's Jewish co-chairman David Gold says the club will have a "zero tolerance" approach to any supporters found to have made anti-Semitic taunts. | 20505152 |
The hosts left it late but secured a vital bonus point in their 34-10 victory over Enisei-STM.
Harri Keddie touched down late - with his second - for the bonus point after T Rhys Thomas and Rhys Buckley crossed.
Wings Denis Simplekevich and Igor Kurashov scored for enterprising Enisei at either end of the second half.
... | Newport Dragons keep their European Challenge Cup knock-out stage hopes alive with a bonus-point win over Enisei-STM of Russia. | 38573663 |
Read the reports from all of Tuesday's Championship matches:
Birmingham City 2-2 Preston North End
Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Charlton Athletic
Brentford 2-1 Cardiff City
Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 QPR
Bristol City 2-3 Derby County
Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough
Ipswich Town 1-1 Fulham
Leeds United 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Not... | The top two drew, Brighton thrashed QPR to move closer to the automatic promotion places and Charlton were relegated. | 36078565 |
Bryan Hunsaker from America held the 733lbs (332kg) boulders at Potarch in Aberdeenshire for 33.9 seconds - beating the record of 31 seconds.
Mr Hunsaker, a 6ft 8in tall, 22-stone amateur weightlifter, travelled to the area while on holiday in the UK to take on the challenge.
The 36-year-old's family watched as he lift... | A tourist has broken the record for lifting the famous Dinnie Stones. | 39444427 |
Left-back Kieran Tierney and striker Leigh Griffiths are the only members of Celtic's squad to receive enough votes from their fellow professionals.
Right-back Shay Logan and midfielders Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean and Jonny Hayes are from the second-top Dons.
Goalkeeper Scott Bain and strikers Kane Hemmings and Greg ... | Aberdeen and Dundee outnumber Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic in the PFA Scotland team of the season. | 36170166 |
The proposal for the the 4.7 acre (1.9 hectare) city centre site includes 1,200 homes in six interconnecting towers.
Developers Allied London said it hoped to submit a planning application for the "Trinity Islands" project south of Liverpool Road this summer.
The project is part of plans to develop the St John's area w... | Details have been revealed on plans for a "vertical village" in Manchester. | 33260552 |
The proposal, known as the "Enforcement Initiative", has been put forward by the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP).
It is not the first such vote: in 2010, the Swiss backed proposals to deport foreigners convicted of murder or sexual violence. That policy has come into force, but the Swiss People's Party, believing... | Swiss voters are going to the polls on Sunday to decide on a proposal to automatically deport foreigners who commit minor crimes. | 35644590 |
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