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Landmatters, which includes 16 adults and seven children, live on 42 acres of land it owns near Totnes in Devon.
Members had previously been granted temporary permission to live on the site where they grow their own food and water is hand pumped from a well.
Granting permanent permission South Hams District Council sai... | An eco-community which produces its own power has been given permanent planning permission after a 10 year battle. | 36887555 |
The TUV leader Jim Allister said he was "deeply concerned."
An Assembly spokesperson said the assembly "does not comment on personnel and human resource matters".
Mr Allister accused the Stormont authorities of "overreacting" and being "totally disproportionate".
He claimed that among the evidence presented against sta... | The Northern Ireland Assembly has refused to comment on a claim that a number of staff have been sacked for using social media. | 35411158 |
The goalkeeper dived low to his right in the 88th minute to keep out a header from Jermaine Easter, which took a deflection and looked bound for the bottom corner.
It meant a fair result to a game in which both defences dominated and allowed few clear chances.
Rovers goalkeeper Kelle Roos had to make the best first-hal... | A brilliant late save from David Martin helped managerless MK Dons take a point from a goalless League One game at Bristol Rovers. | 37958849 |
The US-based firm has now removed Rocket Pride by Best Arabic Games, in which players attempt to outmanoeuvre Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system, from its Google Play app store.
It also deleted Iron Dome by Gamytech, which challenged players to "intercept the rockets launched by Hamas".
Other titles that do not ... | Google has expanded its list of banned Android video games linked to the Gaza-Israel conflict. | 28668325 |
Motorola won an injunction over Apple products that used patents relating to data transmission technology in February 2012.
Apple offered to pay Motorola a licence fee for using the patents - but the two companies could not agree on a price.
Apple products, including the iPhone, were taken off sale during the dispute.
... | Google-owned Motorola Mobility abused its position in Germany's mobile market when it filed a patent injunction against Apple, EU officials have said. | 22425387 |
The Guardian newspaper claims Whisper has an in-house tool which can track the locations of all its users.
This includes some who have specifically opted out of sharing location details, the report claims.
Whisper editor Neetzan Zimmerman tweeted that the article was "riddled with outright lies and made-up quotes".
The... | The editor of Whisper, an app for people to share secrets anonymously, has angrily denied reports that it has been tracking users and sharing data. | 29660260 |
Denbighshire council said it stood by an enforcement officer's decision to issue the fixed penalty in Ruthin.
The woman, who did not want to be identified, said she had not realised anything had been dropped on the floor.
Residents started a collection after the issue was raised on Facebook. Some claimed she had been t... | Residents in a Denbighshire town have paid the £75 litter fine picked up by an elderly woman after she claimed to have dropped a receipt by accident. | 34736058 |
Col Charles Halt told the BBC he saw unidentified objects at Rendlesham Forest in December 1980.
He says he now has statements from radar operators at RAF Bentwaters and nearby Wattisham airfield that an unknown object was tracked at the time.
Col Halt claimed it was seen by himself and base security staff.
The 75-year... | New evidence has been gathered to back up claims a UFO landed near a US airbase in Suffolk, a former deputy commander has claimed. | 33447592 |
Selby started well with two centuries to lead 3-1 but Williams produced 106 to be 5-4 down at the interval.
Neither man held a two-frame lead after the restart until Selby closed out after a fine 124 break to move 9-8 up.
Defeat means Williams' compatriot Ryan Day stays in the world's top-16 and qualifies for the World... | World number one Mark Selby beat Mark Williams 10-8 in a tight China Open final to leave the Welshman needing to qualify for the World Championship. | 39470993 |
Gusts of up to 75mph (120km/h) have brought damage to buildings and caused problems for road and rail users.
So far 27,000 of those affected in the North East, Cumbria, West and South Yorkshire have had power restored, Northern Powergrid said.
Part of Newcastle was sealed off for a time after a section of the roof of t... | More than 30,000 properties across northern England were left without power in gale-force winds. | 38580977 |
The three-year youth contract scheme will give employers subsidies worth £2,275 to take on 160,000 18-to 24-year-olds for six months.
Youth unemployment hit 1.02 million in the three months to September.
Labour questioned how it would be funded, following reports that working tax credits were to be squeezed.
Asked abou... | Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says a £1bn plan to provide subsidised work and training placements will "provide hope" to thousands of young people. | 15878796 |
Chasing 201 for victory, Wayne Parnell (3-33) reduced Middlesex to 11-2 and Denly's inspired spell secured victory.
The highlight was a superb one-handed return catch to dismiss James Franklin.
Earlier, Sam Northeast's 55 helped Kent post 200 all out after Toby Roland-Jones (3-35) removed in-form opener Daniel Bell-Dru... | Joe Denly was an unlikely hero with the ball, taking 3-20 as Kent bowled out Middlesex for just 154 to earn a One-Day Cup win by 46 runs at Canterbury. | 39809640 |
A quarter century of Australian reform under Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and John Howard has been followed by an era of revenge.
Malcolm Turnbull, the new prime minister, was once knifed by the leader he deposed, Tony Abbott.
Kevin Rudd was ousted by Julia Gillard but then exacted vengeance by overthrowing her.
It is now o... | With five prime ministers in as many years, Canberra has solidified its reputation as the coup capital of the democratic world. | 34249214 |
It said pre-tax profits for the year to the end of March were £267m compared with £400m a year earlier.
Royal Mail chief executive Moya Greene said: "We have delivered a resilient performance in challenging markets."
UK revenue fell 1% to £7.6bn from £7.7bn a year earlier as letter volumes and revenue fell by 3% and 2%... | Royal Mail has reported a 33% fall in annual profits and warned that market conditions remain "challenging" despite rising parcel volumes. | 36329180 |
The suspension is provisional until a final decision is taken by Uefa's control, ethics and disciplinary body.
Sakho, 26, tested positive for what is thought to be a type of fat burner after the Europa League win against Manchester United on 17 March.
He chose not to challenge the results.
European football's governing... | Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho has been suspended for 30 days by Uefa after it opened disciplinary proceedings against him following a failed drugs test. | 36161272 |
The Bulgarian, 36, wants to play professionally again and says the relegated club is his "priority".
Petrov played for Wychall Wanderers in the West Midlands Central League in 2014 having retired the previous year.
"I have decided to start trying to play football at a higher level again," said the former Celtic midfiel... | Former Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov is in training with a view to coming out of retirement four years after being diagnosed with leukaemia. | 36142390 |
The Toffees are 11th in the Premier League but have won just three of their last 13 league games.
Barton, 33, a life-long Everton fan, believes there is discontent among supporters, who he feels have no confidence in manager Roberto Martinez.
"It is really worrying times," Barton told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I know there is... | Joey Barton is "petrified" thinking about Everton's future and fears the club's best players will leave in the summer. | 35584080 |
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) warned the 24-hour strike on 15 September could be followed by more industrial action.
The workers will be joined by more than 700 Post Office managers who are members of the Unite trade union.
The Post Office said it would act to minimise disruption.
Dave Ward, general secretary o... | Thousands of Post Office workers will strike next week in a dispute over branch closures, job losses and pensions, trade union officials said. | 37306929 |
Shares in the tech giant only rose a modest 0.6%, but it was enough to break through the barrier.
Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French presidential election and strong US corporate results have calmed the markets.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 36 points, or 0.17%, to 20,975.
The S&P 500 fell 2.4 points or 0.... | Apple Inc shares closed traded on Tuesday with a market capitalisation over $800bn, the first company ever to do so. | 39860704 |
The apolitical Scottish Parliament Research Centre (Spice) concluded the actual figure stood at 81,000 - a quarter of the number suggested.
Spice produced its research to inform the debate over the proposed in/out referendum on EU membership.
The Scottish government is against the UK exiting the EU.
The SNP-run adminis... | Independent researchers have challenged figures used by the Scottish government which estimate that 336,000 jobs are directly associated with EU exports. | 34676529 |
The star said he was "very chuffed" about his knighthood, which was first reported in the press last weekend.
Over the course of five-decade career, he has survived occasional criticism without forfeiting the affection of the British public.
Born to Jamaican parents on 29 August 1958 in the West Midlands town of Dudley... | There are few areas of life in which comic and actor Lenny Henry has not made an impact - working in theatre, television, film and charity. | 33111345 |
Mr Abhisit said the government would "move swiftly to restore normalcy" following a week of violence which left more than 50 people dead.
In a televised address he said reconciliation efforts would continue to address political divisions.
Anti-government protesters returning to Chiang Mai in the north received cheers a... | Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva says order has been restored to the capital, Bangkok, and throughout the country. | 10135644 |
Alongside Labour's Harriet Harman, Lib Dem leader Tim Farron and the Greens' Natalie Bennett, he accused the Leave campaign of being "reckless" over the economic case for quitting the EU.
His comments come as senior Tories trade blows over the 23 June poll.
Vote Leave said it had "set out a series of pledges about how ... | David Cameron joined up with political rivals as he claimed an EU exit would put "a bomb under our economy". | 36459451 |
Police carried out searches across the county and on the rail network after a suspicious death was reported at a property in Benenden on Thursday.
Kent Police named the woman as Caroline Andrews, 52, and said they were now treating her death as a murder.
Officers said the detained man, 54, was found in the London area ... | A man has been detained by police following an armed manhunt after a woman died in Kent. | 35502486 |
The parties have been unable to restore Stormont since it collapsed in January.
The County Antrim-born star said Frampton and Northern Ireland's football team manager Michael O'Neill had improved cross-community relations.
"When you look at what they did - I think the executive could take some lessons," he said.
"I'm a... | Actor James Nesbitt has said Northern Ireland's politicians should take lessons from boxer Carl Frampton to move society forward. | 39977879 |
The composer, who was born in 1913, wrote such operas as Peter Grimes and Billy Budd. His other works include The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
All of his operas will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3, while a remastered version of Owen Wingrave, his opera for television, will be shown on BBC Four.
Meanwhile, the Ro... | The BBC is to celebrate the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth with a year of performances and programming. | 19556587 |
I stumbled on three themes.
One was the fury of Ed Miliband and his close circle with the prime minister - at what they saw as a cynical and short-termist attempt to turn English unease at the fiscal privileges going to Scotland into new voting procedures in the Commons that would favour the Tories.
A senior Labour off... | It did not feature much on the conference platform, but in the hurly burly of Labour's conference in Manchester the so-called English question loomed large - or what impact the planned, if vague, new constitutional settlement for Scotland should have on the way England is governed (and Wales and Northern Ireland too). | 29343927 |
Drivers can expect up to two weeks of disruption while work on the Northern Inner Distributor Road (NIDR) occurs.
The work, starting on Wednesday, will see the closure of the northbound carriageway of Staplegrove Road beyond Richmond Road for drainage work.
The one-mile (1.6 km) NIDR will see Staplegrove Road, in the w... | The next phase of a £22m project to ease congestion in Taunton town centre is due to start. | 25611928 |
The man was battling a brain tumour. Luke thought his fellow patient was putting on "the bravest face" for his family. Later, the cancer sufferer spoke to 28-year-old Luke about the things in life that mattered.
"He was understandably a bit scared," said Luke.
"We had so much in common - sport, nature, expeditions, tra... | As Luke Robertson lay in the Western General Hospital, a metal plate in his head after brain surgery, he looked across the ward and saw a man in his 60s surrounded by his family. | 33623808 |
Bill Lincoln said he was given three bags by John "Kenny" Collins, one of the men who has pleaded guilty to his role in the heist, on the Monday after the burglary.
Mr Lincoln said he was told they contained paperwork and "bric-a-brac".
He denies conspiring to commit the burglary and a money-laundering charge.
Describi... | One of the men accused of being part of the Hatton Garden raid has told the court he looked after bags given to him by one of the burglars. | 35134180 |
Resuming on 195-3, Alex Gidman did not add to his overnight 30, bowled by Tim Murtagh (4-76), but a fourth first-class ton for Fell and Jack Shantry's unbeaten 41 helped the visitors to 385.
Sam Robson's poor season continued when he edged Charlie Morris behind for his second nought of the game.
But Nick Compton made 4... | Worcestershire's Tom Fell hit a career-best 143 to give his side a slim chance of a final-day win against Middlesex. | 33233411 |
Michael Nosiama, 31, was found guilty of hitting the boy at Failsworth School in Oldham in April 2015 after becoming agitated by his disruption in class.
A National College for Teaching panel was shown footage of an "angry" Mr Nosiama "goading" the pupil and making "violent physical contact".
It said he was a "continui... | A maths teacher who slapped a pupil in the face after "squaring up" to him has been banned from the profession. | 37245078 |
Police in the northern town of Bareilly say they used the instant messaging service to send out the boy's photo to several mobile phones in the area.
A man travelling on a train, who had received the alert, recognised the boy sitting near him and called the police.
India has more than 900 million mobile users and Whats... | A missing 11-year-old boy in India has been found after he was spotted by a member of the public who received a WhatsApp alert sent out by police. | 26462576 |
The decision was widely expected, after British Medical Association members voted 58% to 42% against accepting the deal, agreed by government and union negotiators in May.
The BMA had urged them to accept it.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said doctors would start moving on to the contract in the coming months.
Most of t... | The junior doctor contract will be imposed on medics in England, following the profession's rejection of the terms, ministers have confirmed. | 36722326 |
The Interception of Communications Commissioner said the force had obtained communications data without judicial approval on five occasions.
Sir Stanley Burnton said the "failures", which affected four people, could "properly be viewed as reckless".
Police Scotland said it had taken "robust and rigorous steps" to compl... | A watchdog has ruled that Police Scotland broke rules to obtain details of a journalist's sources. | 34922855 |
Pole-starter Crutchlow, 30, held off title leader Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi on the final lap.
Andrea Iannone had threatened to take a podium place but crashed on his Ducati with five laps remaining.
Earlier, the race was red-flagged and restarted after a first-lap crash involving Loris Baz and Pol Espargaro.
Cru... | Britain's Cal Crutchlow finished second in a dramatic British MotoGP at Silverstone as Spain's Maverick Vinales dominated to take his first-ever win. | 37270578 |
At a news conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping, India's PM Narendra Modi said "peace on the border" was important for progress.
Talks came as India accused China of fresh territorial incursions in Ladakh.
China is one of India's top trading partners but they vie for regional influence and dispute their border.
... | India and China have signed 12 agreements in Delhi, one of which will see China investing $20bn (£12.2bn) in India's infrastructure over five years. | 29249268 |
Peter Herring will take over from Karen Fisher at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on 19 November.
Last month, a report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found a number of "serious problems" which were "extremely concerning".
Chairman Sean Lyons said the trust now had the right person in place.
Mr Lyon... | An NHS trust rated inadequate by a health watchdog has defended the appointment of its seventh boss in four years. | 34770325 |
Che Labastide-Wellington, 17, was stabbed in the heart at the 16th birthday party in Kenton, north-west London, on 7 November 2015.
Walker Sesay, 19, of Wembley, north-west London, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of manslaughter.
Three other men, aged between 18 and 23, were found guilty of wounding with intent.
The... | A man has been found guilty of killing a teenager at a party advertised on social media platform Instagram. | 37927199 |
General Motors reported a 5.2% drop in monthly sales, while Ford had an 8.4% decline in sales.
US vehicles sales are expected to be lower in 2016 than the record highs set last year.
Demand is still well above the lows suffered during the 2008-09 financial crisis, but market saturation is creating a slowdown.
GM foreca... | US carmakers reported a decline in sales during August after recording surprisingly strong sales in July. | 37249353 |
The Australian has played only one practice round at Baltusrol after spending Tuesday night in hospital with his wife, who had an allergic reaction.
Day, 28, could lose his number one spot if he finishes 29th or worse and Dustin Johnson is in the top two.
"I'm just a little bit under the weather," said Day, who has top... | World number one Jason Day says he is "running on empty" as he prepares to defend his US PGA Championship title. | 36909529 |
From Friday 10 April, the veteran US performer will host a weekly show which airs from 1900 to 2100 BST.
Iggy Pop said: "Having sat in for Jarvis Cocker last year on BBC Radio 6 Music, I found myself realising how good it was for me. I hope it was good for somebody else too."
Tom Ravenscroft's 6 Music show is also movi... | The Godfather of Punk Iggy Pop is to host a weekly show on BBC 6 Music after a stint on the station last year. | 31904136 |
Some reports said the payload of the missile fired could be as large as 500kg (1,100lbs), many times the size of the Unha 3 missile payload put into space in December 2012.
These sources also suggest that the range of this new missile may be as much as 13,000km (8,000 miles) compared with the roughly 10,000 km range of... | North Korea said the rocket it launched on the morning of 7 February was to put a satellite into orbit around the earth. | 35516199 |
The biker collided with a white Fiat Doblo van at Keppel Gate on the A18 Mountain Road, north of Douglas at about 19:15 BST on Thursday.
The BMW PR motorcycle rider, believed to be from the UK, was heading towards Douglas and the van was travelling towards Ramsey.
Police said the crash happened in "near perfect conditi... | A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash on the Isle of Man. | 34217959 |
They say it was a protest against the public beating of four low-caste Dalit men by cow-protection vigilantes, but psychiatrists have said their extreme response could be a case of mass hysteria, as BBC Hindi's Vineet Khare reports.
A recent video of the four men, believed to be tannery workers, being stripped and beat... | More than 30 Dalit have tried to take their own lives recently in the western Indian state of Gujarat. | 36881364 |
The pedestrian was struck on the inside lane of the M60 anti-clockwise at junction 12, the Eccles Interchange, at about 20:35 GMT on Thursday.
The 37-year-old died at the scene. The driver stopped and is helping police with their inquiries.
Police are not treating the death as suspicious and have appealed for anyone wi... | A man who was walking on a motorway has died after being hit by a car. | 38415696 |
Gerard Freyne, who was in his 50s, was discovered outside an apartment block on Lord Edward Street on Wednesday evening and was taken to hospital.
He died on Friday.
The 32-year-old man was arrested in Limerick on Saturday morning. | A 32-year-old man has been arrested by police following the death of a man who was found in Limerick city with head injuries earlier this week. | 37668210 |
The man, who has not been named, committed an offence of personation under election legislation when he pretended to be someone else to cast their vote.
Polling station staff knew the real person and recognised he was an imposter.
They reported the matter to Dyfed-Powys Police.
Det Con Robert Seymour, of the force's fr... | A man has been given a police caution for illegally voting in the EU referendum at a Powys polling station. | 36896691 |
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It was 3-3 midway through the game with Colin Shields (2) and Jonathan Boxill netting for the visitors in Scotland.
It became a rout as Belfast surged clear through goals from Chris Higgins, Steve Saviano, Adam Keefe, Matt Nickerson and James Desmarais
Cardiff came from be... | Belfast Giants thumped Edinburgh Capitals to stay within a point of Elite League leaders Cardiff Devils. | 38875882 |
The five-time Grand Slam champion has already lost the backing of Nike and Tag Heuer, while Porsche has suspended its relationship with her.
Head chairman Johan Eliasch told the BBC that Sharapova, 28, "made an honest mistake, it was not with intent".
Sharapova will be suspended from 12 March and could face a four-year... | Racquet manufacturer Head has defended plans to extend its contract with Maria Sharapova, despite her positive test for banned drug meldonium. | 35773460 |
The 150 young voters, aged between 18 to 29, questioned four politicians in Glasgow.
Former SNP leader Alex Salmond and Labour MP Alan Johnson made the case for staying in the EU.
UKIP MEP Diane James and Conservative MP Liam Fox argued for exiting the EU in 23 June's referendum.
Twitter and BBC News monitored some 45,... | The BBC's first televised EU referendum debate was held in Scotland, but on social media most people wanted to talk about the audience. | 36394162 |
The 18-year-old, who has made two Championship appearances, has agreed a three-and-a-half-year deal.
"Rushian is highly thought of at this football club," said Villa manager Steve Bruce.
"I believe he has a bright future in the game. He needs to get his head down now, work hard in training - and the opportunities will ... | Aston Villa's teenage striker Rushian Hepburn-Murphy has signed a new contract with the Championship club. | 38863451 |
Gerard Hampson's body was found on the shores of Lough Neagh near Toomebridge, County Antrim, in 2008, six weeks after his family reported the 53-year-old missing.
The ombudsman has recommended that 10 police officers be disciplined.
Police have issued an apology for the failings in its investigation.
Mr Hampson was wa... | A police ombudsman investigation into the search for a former republican prisoner has heavily criticised the police reaction to his disappearance. | 35407310 |
A week ago the company shocked its investors, and the wider construction industry, by revealing that it had suffered a corporate heart attack.
It had to write off £845m in income it had previously expected from several big contracts, and it admitted that its already large borrowings were becoming bigger.
That forced i... | Many people will ask exactly why Carillion has been awarded a contract to build part of the forthcoming HS2 high speed railway line. | 40630682 |
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Joe Root scored 124 and put on 179 with Moeen, whose 99 not out Boycott described as "one of his best innings".
"This was a lovely innings - controlled drives with lovely flow and ease of the bat," the former England opener told Test Match Special.
"Moeen and Joe Root in t... | England are "sitting really pretty" after Joe Root and Moeen Ali led them to 311-4 on day one of the first Test against India, says Geoffrey Boycott. | 37920525 |
Laugher led after his first of six dives and did not relinquish top position as he scored 554 points.
China's Siyi Xie and Yuan Cao were second and third with 539.15 and 510.05 points respectively.
British pair Tom Daley and Grace Reid went in the mixed 3m synchro springboard and failed to make it on to the podium as t... | Great Britain's Jack Laugher won gold in the men's individual 3m springboard at the Diving World Series in China. | 39166798 |
Bristol is the first city in the UK to be given the status and has taken over the title from Copenhagen in Denmark.
Jade Kindar-Martin from Cirque Bijou cycled on the tightrope with trapeze artist Karine Mauffrey hanging below.
Tony Juniper, Bristol 2015 ambassador, said the city had a "leading role" in showing the wor... | Bristol's year as European Green Capital has been officially launched with a high-wire stunt 30m (100ft) above the city. | 30971105 |
According to their former sports teacher, Ben Tumwet, the brother and sister had a 10km (more than six miles) journey to Bishop Okiring secondary school in the village of Kamuneru.
"Moses and Linet were coming from a far place, they were coming very early in the morning and also going back in the afternoon," says Mr Tu... | Moses and Linet Masai had a long way to travel each morning when they were school children in western Kenya. | 18271403 |
It was confirmed on Friday that the British and Irish Lion, 27, will rejoin Scarlets from Clermont Auvergne next season on a national dual contract.
Davies missed the World Cup with a serious knee injury but expects to return to action within a month.
"Hopefully I'll be back the middle of December," he told BBC Wales S... | Centre Jonathan Davies has handed Welsh rugby a second boost within a week with the news that he is likely to be available for the 2016 Six Nations. | 34823357 |
At a time when soundbites were the norm, he spoke like no other politician - his response to being asked whether he wanted to lead the yet-to-be-created assembly was "do one-legged ducks swim in a circle"?
In office he pursued a strategy of differentiating his administration from Tony Blair's New Labour government, usi... | Rhodri Morgan stabilised Welsh devolution after its rocky first year, and spent nine years as first minister in his own idiosyncratic style. | 39956502 |
If Labour form the next government, Ed Miliband said he would act immediately to curb "massive" rent hikes which have forced some people out of their homes.
New tenants in England would have the right to find out what predecessors paid to help negotiate the "best deal".
The Conservatives say rent controls "destroy inve... | Private landlords would not be able to increase annual rents by more than inflation for three years under Labour plans to give tenants more security. | 32468997 |
Laws, 42, started six months of chemotherapy this week.
The Kenya-born cyclist, a former British champion in time trial, road racing and mountain biking, and retired in August.
"As a professional cyclist I've had my share of setbacks. I have come back each time," she said in a statement.
"I hope that these experiences ... | Former Team GB cyclist Sharon Laws has been diagnosed with cervical cancer which she says is "treatable but not curable". | 37614468 |
David Tuohy, 83, who now lives in Oxford, took charge of Eccles Hall, a special school, in the 1970s.
At Norwich Crown Court he denied 18 counts of indecent and serious sexual assaults on five boys with special needs aged as young as 10.
Prosecutor Andrew Shaw said Mr Tuohy was obsessed with spanking and lost interest ... | A former head master "obsessed with spanking" carried out sex attacks at a Norfolk school, a court has been told. | 31004568 |
The 20-year-old midfielder, who was in trouble with the law several times at United, scored a fine goal for West Ham in Sunday's 3-0 win over Tottenham.
"He needed to get out of Manchester," Phelan told BBC Radio 5 live.
"He has gone away from the club now which I think in hindsight is the correct thing to have done."
... | Ravel Morrison's exit from Manchester United in 2012 was the "correct thing" for both player and club, says former assistant boss Mike Phelan. | 24444674 |
The details are contained in a planning application for what the firm describes as a 'flagship' store on Donegall Square in Belfast city centre.
The company plans to take a unit which is currently occupied by a home furnishing store.
The application states the firm has a "vision" to roll out up to 50 stores.
It current... | The baked goods chain Greggs has confirmed it is planning to open as many as 50 branches across Northern Ireland. | 35645146 |
Chilwell Road and High Road in Beeston have been closed to allow an extension to the city's tram network to be built.
Businesses said they were making "the best of a very bad situation" by holding the party to remind potential customers they were still open.
The city council said the total closure would allow work to p... | Traders in Nottingham faced with a year of disruption through construction work are to hold a party in their streets. | 21924237 |
Some 40,000 people have been affected by the torrential rain and several hundred left homeless.
The authorities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul have declared a state of emergency in seven cities.
Among the dead were seven family members whose homes in the town of Igrejinha were buried by a landslide.
Other victims in... | Landslides and floods in southern Brazil over the weekend are now known to have left a dozen people dead. | 13185499 |
The 33-year-old striker signed a two-year deal for a reported fee of nearly £3m and netted goals in a 4-0 victory over his former club Bristol Rovers.
"Rickie is a good, strong, solid player who is a great character, good in the dressing room and good on the pitch," said West Brom head coach Tony Pulis.
"We are very pl... | Rickie Lambert joined West Brom from Liverpool - and scored twice on his debut for the club three hours later. | 33736874 |
The American, 27, won gold by recording 8.38m with his final attempt.
South Africa's Luvo Manyonga won silver with 8.37m, while Rutherford took bronze with a final leap of 8.29m.
"I came here to win but couldn't quite get it together," said an emotional Rutherford, 29. "I'm very disappointed. Bronze is not good enough ... | Greg Rutherford said he was "gutted" not to have defended his Olympic long jump title as the Briton finished third behind winner Jeff Henderson, | 37075106 |
It includes a 12,500-seat concert hall, conference centre and hotel and will sit between the existing Baltic arts centre and Sage music venue.
Gateshead Council will invest £25m in the project with the rest of the money coming from the private sector, including venue operator SMG.
The scheme will mean the closure of SM... | A huge £200m arts and leisure complex planned for the banks of the River Tyne in Gateshead has been announced. | 40646158 |
The ten-tonne fatberg was so heavy it broke the sewer pipe it had stuck to, causing a bit of smelly surprise for local residents.
The giant lump was made-up of a mixture of fat, oil and grease which had cooled down and gone hard.
The fatty mess had then mixed with lots of wet-wipes to cause a nasty blockage.
The 40-met... | A giant lump of fat weighing as much as five sports cars has been cleared from a sewer in Chelsea, London. | 32414163 |
Ella Barber was born when her mother Michelle went into labour at their Derbyshire home on 15 August 2016.
Ms Barber's sister Jo Lambert called 999 when they realised there was a problem with the cord and Ella was struggling to breathe.
Paramedic Amanda Bird said it was "brilliant" she was now fully fit.
Live updates f... | A baby who nearly died when the umbilical cord became caught around her neck during birth has been reunited with the paramedics who saved her life. | 40933720 |
Here some people share their stories of feeling isolated and alone in modern society.
"I used to run my own business, I had shops - cafes, chip shops and even a toffee shop in the war when I was very young. I was used to seeing lots of people every day and having lots of conversations all the time.
I love company and m... | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said it is a source of "national shame" that as many as 800,000 people in England are "chronically lonely". | 24582782 |
Charlie Dunn died in hospital after being found submerged at Bosworth Water Park in Leicestershire on 23 July.
Officers said more than 500 vehicles had visited on that day, but only a handful of people had contacted them.
A couple, believed to be Charlie's mother Lynsey Dunn and stepfather Paul Smith, are currently on ... | A "very small" number of potential witnesses have come forward to police investigating the suspected drowning of a five-year-old boy in a lake. | 37342176 |
Pakistan moved to within 30 runs of Zimbabwe's total of 172 without losing a wicket, before a batting collapse almost cost them the Twenty20 match.
Skipper Shahid Afridi hit his first ball for four to give his side victory with three balls to spare in Lahore.
Gunmen attacked buses carrying the Sri Lanka team in the cit... | Thousands of police and paramilitaries were on hand for Pakistan's nervy win in their first home full international fixture since a terror attack in 2009. | 32850749 |
He will play pre-eminent Wizarding World magizoologist Newt Scamander, who writes the famous Hogwarts School textbook that gives the film its title.
Potter author JK Rowling is making her screenwriting debut on the film.
The film's director David Yates said: "Eddie is a fearless actor, brimming with invention, wit and ... | Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne will star in Harry Potter spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Warner Bros has confirmed. | 32973176 |
Officials at National Savings and Investments (NS&I) are now trying to track down 898,000 bond holders who are owed cash.
In total, £44m is waiting to be claimed, from prizes dating back to 1957.
The biggest unclaimed prizes are two for £100,000, owed to a woman from London, and another from Manchester.
However, the av... | A record number of people in the UK have failed to claim premium bond prizes. | 22773531 |
The White House recently said President Barack Obama would veto the bill.
The bill has not enough votes to override a presidential veto.
The 875-mile (1,400km) pipeline would carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to the US state of Nebraska, where it joins pipes running to Texas.
The project has pitted Republicans ... | The US House of Representatives has given its final approval to a bill - already passed by the Senate - backing the Keystone XL pipeline, in defiance of the president's wishes. | 31433277 |
The highest price was for an Italian Fascist cast bronze eagle that sold for £7,500 despite only having a guide price of £400 to £600.
Warner Dailey, from New Jersey in the US, began collecting the mementos from the age of seven, with items dating back as far as the Crimean War in 1854.
The auction was in Taunton on Fr... | A collection of over 400 military items has been sold at auction for more than £80,000 - with the highest selling item an Italian Fascist cast bronze eagle. | 34746059 |
A number of homes in Enagh were evacuated following the discovery of the device.
It was found in the Westlake housing development at about 07:00 BST on Tuesday morning.
Army bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion and have removed the device for examination. Police said they were keeping an open mind as to the ... | A bomb has been found behind the back wheel of a car in Londonderry. | 28307506 |
South Korea and Austria, who beat New Zealand 3-0 earlier at the same venue, have four points from two Group B games, with the Scots a point behind.
Anna Signeul made six changes to the Scotland side that started the 3-2 win over New Zealand on Wednesday.
A goal from Ji So-yun and a Cho So Hyun penalty sealed the win f... | Scotland's hopes of making the final of the Cyprus Cup tournament suffered a blow as they lost 2-0 to a slick South Korea side at the GPS Stadium. | 39160535 |
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A Banff man has appealed for help in identifying fish that have appeared in his garden in Banff.
Kevin Bain thinks the 75 fish could be sand eels deposited by a waterspout.
Mr Bain, who lives about 500m from the sea, posted footage of the spectacle on Periscope in the hope someo... | Footage: Kevin Bain | 37058053 |
The 24-year-old, capped 15 times by Wales, may require surgery after damaging the medial ligament in his left leg during the Scarlets' 27-26 Boxing Day defeat by Ospreys.
"He's got a bit of a tear and he'll see a consultant to get an accurate view," said Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac.
"With any luck, it's just a reha... | Wales lock Jake Ball will miss most of the 2016 Six Nations Championship because of a knee injury that will sideline him for 10 weeks. | 35200164 |
An archaeological excavation in Clones, County Monaghan, had failed to uncover the remains of the castle.
But, unknown to the experts the walls of the four-storey building were still standing nearby.
The walls were covered in ivy and hidden in undergrowth but there were clues that had been overlooked.
It was found behi... | A 17th century castle "lost" for more than 250 years has been rediscovered in the centre of a town on the Irish border. | 37186135 |
Officers from 3GS will work alongside the local authority on a 12-month pilot scheme targeting problem areas.
They will have the power to issue £80 fixed penalty fines.
The council said it believed it was the first time a Scottish local authority and a private firm had teamed up to tackle dog fouling. Officers should ... | Scottish Borders Council has appointed a "specialist enforcement firm" to help tackle dog fouling and littering. | 36285058 |
The England Under-18 international has yet to appear competitively for Spurs, but did play for Mauricio Pochettino's side during pre-season.
Amos, 19, was selected on the bench in October's EFL Cup loss to Liverpool.
He can also play at full-back and could make his debut against Fleetwood Town on Saturday.
Find all the... | League One side Southend United have signed central midfielder Luke Amos on loan from Premier League Tottenham Hotspur until the end of the season. | 38773471 |
For decades, penitentiaries here have been criticised by human rights organisations for allowing serious human rights violations to take place behind their walls.
Although the government has introduced reforms to improve living conditions, some Venezuelan prisons are still among the most violent and overcrowded in Lati... | For more than 17 years, a Catholic nun named Neyda Rojas has been serving God in a place that many describe as hell on earth - a Venezuelan prison. | 34931359 |
Aabid Ali - known as Darren Glennon before he converted to Islam - was found in possession of two terror manuals.
Married Ali, 49, from Yale Park, Wrexham, also published a statement on YouTube encouraging others to take up jihad and terrorism.
He pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court to three offences under anti-te... | A Wrexham council binman has pleaded guilty to a string of terror offences. | 39459945 |
A shed and summer house were destroyed, and heat damage was caused to a house in a fire in Blackfield in the early hours of Friday.
Police said the homeowner, in his 80s, could have been in "life-threatening danger" if the fire not been spotted.
They are linking it to a blaze at a takeaway and a car fire in the village... | Three fires in a Hampshire village are being investigated as possible arson attacks. | 25535722 |
Officers were called to Warehouse in London Road, Stroud at 02:07 GMT to find the 24-year-old being treated by paramedics.
The man died at the scene and an investigation into his death has been launched, Gloucestershire Police said.
A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in currently in polic... | A man has died following an alleged assault at a nightclub in Gloucestershire. | 38872928 |
The IFI described the adverts as "a rich treasure trove of national memory and cultural artefacts".
The project, which involved the preservation and digitisation of the adverts, took 18 months to complete at a cost of 362,000 Euro (£307,000).
Over 200 adverts are available to view on the institute's website.
The colle... | The Irish Film Institute (IFI) has unveiled a collection of restored television adverts from the 1960s to the 1980s. | 39720713 |
Studies have found the cattle are more active when their fertility peaks.
The collars are one example being showcased in conferences of how technology can boost productivity.
Although robotic milking and heat detection collars are regularly used in the dairy sector, beef farmers have been much slower to utilise technol... | Beef cattle in Aberdeenshire are to be fitted with pedometers to help farmers determine when artificial insemination should take place. | 38569780 |
Raheem Wilks, the 19-year-old brother of Leeds United's Mallik Wilks, was attacked near Too Sharps on Gathorne Terrace, Harehills, on 26 January.
A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, while two men aged 28 and one aged 30 are being held on suspicion of assisting an offender.　
All four remain in ... | Four further arrests have been made after a footballer's brother was shot outside a barbers in Leeds. | 38867533 |
Estate agent George Low, 22, from Dartford, was killed near a nightclub in Ayia Napa in Cyprus in August.
An arrest warrant was issued for Sali Ahmet, 42, who fled to the Turkish-controlled north after the attack.
Officials in the south of the country said no-one had been handed back from northern Cyprus for many years... | The family of a Briton stabbed to death in Cyprus have spoken of their "shock and devastation" that the man suspected of killing him has been freed. | 40523024 |
Danny McCallum and James Docherty kicked and beat John Hutchinson during the assault on Christmas Eve 2014.
The pair, from Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, denied attempted murder but were jailed for seven years each.
At the High Court in Glasgow, Judge John Morris told them: "You have been convicted of an extremely seriou... | Two men who ran their victim down and attacked him as he lay trapped under a car have been jailed. | 36865832 |
"I said to myself, 'This is Ebola.'"
He spoke to Newsbeat after catching the virus at the hospital where he worked in Liberia.
His boss had just died from the illness and despite the agony, he remained calm: "At no point did I think I was going to die."
At first the doctor was turned away from the special treatment cen... | Dr Phillip Ireland thought the worst when he suffered a terrible headache, racing heart rate and a fever. | 29642579 |
The Nazi symbols adorn an anchor that was on display in Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec.
Corey Fleischer, who goes around Montreal removing hateful graffiti, tried to paint over the swastikas.
But the mayor stopped him and had police remove him from the park, arguing the anchor is a part of local history.
The anchor has a ... | A Canadian town says it will not remove swastikas from a public park because it has historical significance. | 41028895 |
The 22-year-old, who came through the youth ranks at Adams Park, made 124 first-team league starts for Wycombe since making his debut in March 2013.
"Matt is one for the future," said R's boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
"He's big, strong, level-headed, works hard and shows the right mentality. I think we have bought anot... | QPR have signed Wycombe Wanderers goalkeeper Matt Ingram on a four-and-a-half-year deal for a undisclosed fee. | 35386567 |
Matisyahu, a reggae singer, had been due to appear at the Rototom Sunsplash near Valencia on 22 August.
But he says he was asked by organisers to state his "positions on Zionism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict".
In a post on his Facebook page, Matisyahu said the pressure to air his views was "appalling and offensi... | Jewish groups have criticised a Spanish festival for cancelling an appearance by a Jewish-American singer because he refused to air his political views. | 33978491 |
Joe Chandler drops out of the squad, with Patch Walker returning after recovering from injury.
Huddersfield remain without Danny Brough, who sits out the second game of a two-match ban for elbowing a player in his side's defeat by Salford.
Prop Josh Johnson is left out of the squad, with back-rower Tom Symonds recalled... | Batley Bulldogs make just one change from the side which lost 76-16 at London Broncos in their last game. | 37126368 |
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