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"Dum" means off and "sor" means on in the local Twi language and Mr Mahama has come in for criticism for his inability to tackle the problem - as well as for the ailing economy and corruption scandals.
But on Wednesday Mr Mahama is asking voters to disregard such problems and give him a second term.
Vice-president unde... | Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has joked he is known as "Mr Dumsor" - a reference to the power cuts that have plagued Ghana during his first term in office. | 18980639 |
The 15-year-old was reported missing in August 2007, but has never been found.
Robert Ewing, 60, of Kincraig Place, Bispham, was convicted of murder at Preston Crown Court on 10 July.
Gareth Dewhurst, 46, of Duncan Avenue, Bispham, who was found guilty of helping dispose of her body is to be sentenced later. | A man convicted of murdering Blackpool teenager Paige Chivers has been jailed for life and will serve at least 33 years. | 33678178 |
Progress has been described by shadow chancellor John McDonnell as a "right wing conservative" group who had never accepted Mr Corbyn as Labour leader.
Mr Corbyn will address its members, which include some of Labour's best-known MPs, at their conference in central London.
Labour's leader in Scotland, Kezia Dugdale, is... | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is to address the annual conference of Blairite group Progress on Saturday. | 36287322 |
The world number two from Northern Ireland needs victory in the Masters to become only the sixth player to have won all four major titles.
McIlroy's closing 69 came after rounds of 72, 73 and 71.
"It wasn't quite good enough - I gave a decent account for myself and will come back next year and try again," he said.
McIl... | Rory McIlroy admits he underperformed after finishing tied for seventh at the Masters to miss out on completing a career Grand Slam. | 39555078 |
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was always going to have to walk a fine line in his effort to keep both moderates and hardcore conservatives in the party on board with his healthcare reform proposal.
After his first draft failed to garner sufficient support, he came out with a new version that moved farther to t... | In the end the death blow to the latest iteration of Obamacare repeal came from the right flank. | 40640439 |
Vice-captain Trott has made over 25,000 runs for the Bears in all competitions since joining them in 2002.
The 35-year-old won 52 Test caps for England between 2009 and 2015, scoring 3,835 runs at an average of 44.08.
"He continues to be one of the leading batsmen in the professional game," sport director Ashley Giles ... | Former England batsman Jonathan Trott has extended his contract with Warwickshire until the end of the 2018 county season. | 39028060 |
Paul Domanski made the threats at Falkirk Police Station after he was arrested on an outstanding warrant.
Prosecutor Samanatha Brown told a court that Domanski was initially calm when led into the charge bar on Wednesday.
However, the 22-year-old then began to shout aggressively and threaten the police officers.
Domans... | An amateur bodybuilder who told police officers he would "chop up" and "wipe out" their family members has been jailed for six months. | 38467716 |
They included allegations that the CIA had developed ways to listen in on smartphone and smart TV microphones.
The CIA has been criticised by civil rights groups who say the agency "stockpiled" security flaws in devices to use them for its work, but left the population at risk by doing so.
"Our digital security has bee... | Thousands of documents said to detail the CIA's hacking tools were published by Wikileaks on Tuesday. | 39205405 |
The team at Yale School of Medicine, in the US, showed diet could change the structure of mice brains.
They argue this could explain why the children of obese parents are more likely to become grossly overweight.
Experts said the study had merit, but brain changes in humans were unproven.
Obesity can run in families an... | A high-fat diet during pregnancy has the potential to alter a baby's developing brain and increase its chances of obesity later in life, animal studies suggest. | 25864893 |
Miheso alleges the incident took place on 14 January at the South African club's offices in Durban.
The 24-year-old is seeking a transfer ban or other sanction to be placed on Golden Arrows and also wants $22,000 he claims he is owed in wages.
Golden Arrows denied the allegations and have since declined to comment.
The... | Kenya international Clifton Miheso has filed a complaint to Fifa over his claim he was forced at gunpoint to end his contract with Golden Arrows. | 39433844 |
Wicketkeepers standing up to the stumps and most fielders closer than eight yards will also have to wear helmets.
Slips, behind the wicket on the off side, will be exempt.
The announcement by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) comes almost a year to the day since the death of Phillip Hughes after being struck on... | Helmet use is to be made mandatory for batsmen from next season in English first-class cricket. | 34940416 |
Kyle Bell, 25, from Scunthorpe, died of stab wounds. He was found in the Mary Street area early on Tuesday morning, Humberside Police said.
A 21-year-old man was also taken to hospital earlier on Tuesday. The force is appealing for witnesses.
Refuse collections in the area have been stopped by police request.
Collecti... | A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a man was found in Scunthorpe. | 40506549 |
About 65% of children aged five years from disadvantaged backgrounds had below average results in vocabulary tests, compared with 38% of more affluent children, the 'Ready to Read' Northern Ireland report said.
The report, from the Read On Get On coalition, involved 1,955 children from 63 council wards across Northern ... | Many children from poorer backgrounds already struggle with language when they start primary school, a new study suggests. | 35444576 |
North Wales Police officers spent two weeks working with North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, the Motor Insurance Bureau and the DVLA.
A total of 86 arrests were made for offences including drink-driving, drug-driving and driving while disqualified.
Ch Insp Darren Wareing said: "This campaign was about denying criminal... | Police have seized 40 vehicles and arrested more than 80 people as part of a campaign targeting illegal drivers. | 33913251 |
The Superfast Cymru contract was set up to connect 96% of businesses and homes excluded from commercial roll-out.
The project has so far reached 581,000 premises across Wales.
Concerns have been raised about the deadline being met, although Superfast Cymru said it was "on track".
The Welsh Government has part-funded th... | A scheme to deliver superfast broadband to 655,000 premises in Wales will be completed by the end of June, BT and the Welsh Government have insisted. | 36559141 |
Greece has hired her London law firm to ramp up its claim to the sculptures.
The 5th Century BC treasures, known as the Elgin Marbles in the UK, are kept in the British Museum in London.
Fellow lawyer Norman Palmer said he hoped a "conciliatory and amicable resolution" could be found.
"If it cannot, then other consider... | The new wife of Hollywood star George Clooney, lawyer Amal Clooney, has had talks with Greek PM Antonis Samaras as part of a campaign to return the Parthenon sculptures from Britain. | 29627621 |
It will connect Sale with Manchester City Centre and will also take passengers from Castlefield to the Trafford Centre during rush hour.
The "waxi" is the first water taxi service in Greater Manchester and can carry up to 10 passengers.
The 4mph (6km/h) journey is free during the trial period ahead of a full launch on ... | A water taxi has started running a trial service on the Bridgewater Canal to take commuters into Manchester. | 37893893 |
Northern Powergrid, the company responsible for the distribution of electricity, said engineers were dealing with the situation in Wetherby.
Powergrid manager Mick Hickling said the storm began at about 03:00 BST.
He said: "It has been quite a dramatic night, it got really intense about 04:30."
The company said the cut... | About 1,000 homes near Leeds were without electricity on Saturday morning after severe thunderstorms in the early hours. | 33394032 |
Sullay Kaikai blasted in for the home side after visiting goalkeeper Luke Daniels dropped a first-half corner.
Kyle Wootton levelled for Scunthorpe from 12 yards before Paddy Madden intercepted a backpass to net his 19th goal of the season for the visitors.
However, Akpa Akpro's cross from the left drifted in after Dan... | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro's stoppage-time goal rescued a League One point for Shrewsbury Town at home to Scunthorpe. | 35733101 |
An official attendance of 59,563 was given for Thursday's game, but large sections of empty seats were visible.
Asked for a message to fans, Wenger said: "Come and support the team. If you love football, you go out there and I think you see quality football."
Alexis Sanchez scored twice in the win.
Media playback is no... | Arsene Wenger has urged Arsenal's stay-away fans to turn up and see "quality football" after his side moved third in the Premier League table with a 2-0 win over West Brom at Emirates Stadium. | 36106478 |
At least eight people died in Garland, near Dallas, five of them when their cars were blown off a motorway.
In west Texas, snow combined with high winds to cause drifts that left a number of roads impassable.
Heavy rains have caused flooding further north, leaving 12 people dead in Missouri and Illinois.
The storms acr... | Eleven people have been killed in tornadoes in Texas, police say, with heavy rain and snow causing deaths and disruption in a number of other states. | 35184869 |
Northants rocketed through the morning session, scoring 160 runs in just 29 overs, before Adam Rossington (78) fell after lunch.
Olly Stone (60) registered his highest first-class score as his record 10th-wicket stand with Monty Panesar pushed Northants to 498.
Panesar dismissed Tom Latham (24) but Kent closed on 88-1,... | The bat continued to dominate as Northamptonshire and Kent's bowlers struggled to make an impact. | 36307905 |
Filipino Pacquiao, 37, has hinted that Saturday's Las Vegas fight will be the last of a career in which he has won world titles at six different weights.
But Roach said: "I do think Manny has more quality fights in him. His power, speed, work ethic are still superior to most others."
Pacquiao and American Bradley hav... | Manny Pacquiao may fight on after his world title bout against Timothy Bradley, says trainer Freddie Roach. | 35982105 |
A host of players from his teams were among mourners who gathered for the service, which was open to the public.
Three former Everton stars delivered eulogies looking at different aspects of Kendall's life and earlier the funeral cortege completed a lap of the club's Goodison Park stadium.
Kendall, Everton's most succe... | Legendary former Everton manager Howard Kendall's funeral has taken place at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral. | 34660169 |
Robert Fidler hid the four-bedroom home behind hay bales for four years before it was discovered by officials.
He failed to appear at the High Court for a contempt of court hearing after refusing to demolish the house.
A warrant was issued for his arrest and the case was adjourned until 2 November.
Mr Fidler then arriv... | A High Court judge ordered the arrest of a farmer who refused to tear down a mock-Tudor castle he built in Surrey without planning permission. | 34604171 |
Producing a film or TV series is a long and laborious process - the whole operation can often take years, during which time the project can be thrown into uncertainty as a result of reality suddenly rendering the project distasteful.
Bastille Day, which stars Idris Elba in a story about civilians killed by a bomb going... | A movie set in France about a terrorist plot on Bastille Day had to be pulled from cinemas in the country after the Nice lorry attack - it is a situation that film studios and TV networks have become accustomed to as release schedules are affected by horrific real-life events. | 36772250 |
Glasgow University has taken over the 14-acre site of the old Western Infirmary.
It said it planned to create a research and innovation hub and new buildings for social sciences, health and engineering.
An estimated 2,500 jobs will be created during the construction period.
The extension to the university's Gilmorehill... | Plans to transform a former hospital site into a learning hub will see an estimated £1bn investment over the next decade. | 36019300 |
It lowered its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 5.1%, saying the move was aimed at boosting development.
Last year's growth rate - 7.4% down from 7.7% in 2013 - was the weakest in 24 years.
The cut is the third in six months and will take effect from Monday. It follows other measures designed to spur growth in Chi... | China's central bank has cut interest rates for the second time this year, amid a continuing economic slowdown. | 32680744 |
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The figure represents a 70% increase on Sky and BT's current £3bn deal.
It is unclear whether the increase will affect ticket prices, although Sky pundits and former England internationals Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville said prices should be cut.
The Premier League said ... | Sky and BT Sport have paid a record £5.136bn for live Premier League TV rights for three seasons from 2016-17. | 31357409 |
While English and Welsh are the usual forms of communications in the Senedd, it opted for the native tongue of the enemies of Star Trek's Captain Kirk.
Shadow Health Minister Darren Millar had asked for details of UFOs sightings and asked if research would be funded.
A Welsh government spokesman responded with: "jang v... | Klingon was the chosen language for the Welsh government in its response to queries about UFO sightings at Cardiff Airport. | 33479808 |
The Standard gave me permission and, because Radio Solway's opening actually fell on a Friday, I featured on the very first programme transmitted from the Dumfries studio.
My contribution was pre-recorded the night before and I remember listening to it in bed with my head under the covers, somewhat mortified by hearing... | Before Radio Solway went on air, I was a reporter on the Dumfries and Galloway Standard and was approached to see if I would be interested in preparing and broadcasting sports bulletins on Friday and Monday on the Solway Report half-hour morning news programme. | 22270266 |
Lizelle Lee hit 72 in the Stars' 169-6 before Western Storm were all out 117.
Spinner Linsey Smith took 3-14 as Lancashire Thunder were bundled out for 87, and Danni Wyatt's 46 helped the Vipers ease to 88-4 with 31 balls left.
Storm, Yorkshire Diamonds and Loughborough Lightning can still qualify with one group match ... | Holders Southern Vipers and Surrey Stars became the first sides to book their places at the 2017 women's Super League Finals Day following victories. | 41027536 |
The community spirit is strong and despite some economic problems there are some other encouraging signs:
Ferndale Community School is just inside the Maerdy village boundary on the road up the valley. Some locals still call it "Maerdy Comp." After some difficult years, it has been showing remarkable progress.
Two year... | The mine may have now been gone for 25 years but what are the hopes for the next generation in Maerdy? | 35063091 |
So it matters that he says western politicians expected too much of central bankers over the past few years, and that governments were too obsessed with making budget cuts.
In an interview with me, he says that the administrations of the US, UK and eurozone over-did austerity, with the consequence that the Fed, Bank of... | As the chairman of the US Federal Reserve during the crash and Great Recession, Ben Bernanke is the most influential central banker of our age. | 34643363 |
The 24-year-old IT analyst has admitted the crime, said police, for which he could face up to six years in jail.
Motorists were left in shock last week when footage from a Japanese porn film was displayed on an electronic screen in south Jakarta.
The video ran for five minutes on Friday before power was eventually cut.... | Indonesian police have arrested a man accused of hacking into a public billboard in Jakarta and streaming a pornographic film. | 37559500 |
Gavin Swankie opened the scoring with a fine finish before goals from Ewan McNeil and David Gormley put Clyde ahead.
Martyn Fortheringham equalised, but Peter MacDonald's penalty looked to have won the points for the visitors.
Jim Lister's header levelled matters, before Cox lashed in a winner.
Match ends, Forfar Athle... | David Cox's last-minute goal saw Forfar come from behind late on to re-establish their League Two lead with victory over Clyde. | 38361377 |
Between October and the end of December almost 1,000 trains were cancelled or delayed due to driver shortages.
Managing Director Patrick Verwer said he was confident the company's problems had been tackled.
Train drivers union Aslef, however, said it was impossible to rule out further shortages in future.
Mr Verwer sai... | The head of London Midland trains has said he is "embarrassed" by the company's performance over the last four months. | 21024808 |
Mount Zartak overlooks a plain that stretches to Mosul, the city seized by IS in June.
The mountain fell to the Islamists last month when they staged a lightning attack on Iraqi Kurdistan.
Since then Kurdish "peshmerga" fighters have been slowly pushing back, assisted by US air power.
Mosul is a mainly Sunni city which... | Kurdish forces in northern Iraq have recaptured a strategically important mountain from Islamic State (IS) militants, helped by US air strikes. | 29098099 |
Owner Mavji Ahir says his new chai (tea) stall is helping him make daily profits of 2,000 rupees ($32; £19).
Mr Modi often talks about his "humble beginnings" as a tea vendor.
At the weekend, he is due to meet people at a tea shop in Gandhinagar city to connect with the voters. India is to hold elections in a few mont... | A tea stall named after India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's PM candidate Narendra Modi is doing brisk business, media reports say. | 25974768 |
The world number one came through 3-6 6-4 6-2 in two hours and three minutes to reach round four.
Tempers frayed at the end of the second set, with Azarenka waving away Williams's explanation over a disputed line call.
"I was really down and out and I just really zeroed in," said Williams. "I focused and really wanted ... | Serena Williams battled past Victoria Azarenka in a heated third-round contest at the French Open. | 32946571 |
Police said late on Friday that unidentified assailants had also burnt a number of houses in the village in Bauchi state, near Tafawa Balewa.
Bauchi is in Nigeria's middle belt, where the predominantly Muslim north meets the mainly Christian south.
There are long-standing tensions in the area rooted in power struggles ... | At least 16 people have been killed in an attack on a predominantly Christian village in northern Nigeria. | 13322307 |
The 29-year-old surprisingly announced his retirement from cricket on Monday to take up a job in property finance.
Mommsen had latterly led the side, having played for the national team since 2010.
"I found myself not playing enough and felt that stunted our development," Mommsen told BBC Radio Scotland.
"The cricketin... | Former captain Preston Mommsen fears Scottish cricket is being hindered by a lack of matches for the senior international side. | 38064122 |
Gatland wants "rugby to do the talking" when the tourists meet the All Blacks in Auckland (08:35 BST kick-off).
The New Zealander, who on Thursday named his team for the game, did say he was happy to be "getting up the nose" of All Blacks counterpart Steve Hansen.
But he added: "It's not about me - this is about the Li... | British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland says he wants to end the "trash talk" in the build-up to Saturday's first Test against New Zealand. | 40364334 |
The two-time champion said the Honda had "no reliability and no power", with only two days of testing remaining before the first race of the season on 26 March.
But the Spaniard said he was "enjoying" driving the faster 2017 cars and added: "I feel confident that this year we will be competitive.
"I don't know at which... | Fernando Alonso heavily criticised McLaren's Honda engine after another dispiriting day in pre-season testing. | 39212377 |
Meaghan Sargeant nodded Blues ahead with their first effort on goal.
Drew Spence sent the game into extra-time, making it 1-1 with a fine right-footed shot into the top corner.
Blues keeper Ann-Katrin Berger made a string of saves in normal time and the shootout as Chelsea's hopes of a third successive trip to Wembley ... | England striker Ellen White sent Birmingham City into the Women's FA Cup final against Manchester City as they beat Chelsea 4-2 on penalties. | 39608470 |
Labour MEP David Martin was speaking as the European Parliament debated its negotiating objectives after the triggering of Article 50.
MEPs will have to approve any deals between the UK and the EU.
The UK government has previously said a separate Brexit deal for Scotland would be unrealistic.
Instead, it pledged to neg... | Scotland's longest serving MEP has predicted the UK will no longer exist unless a "flexible and imaginative" Brexit solution is found for Scotland. | 39501235 |
A five-year plan warned the NHS would need an extra £8bn by 2020 along with new arrangements such as letting GP practices offer hospital services.
The health secretary said the Tories could "deliver an NHS people want" but it would take "difficult decisions".
Labour said a failure to increase NHS budgets risked a "full... | Raising NHS spending in England - as demanded in a report by health bosses - would be tough but was possible within a strong economy, Jeremy Hunt has said. | 29745465 |
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The auction for the 20-over franchise competition is scheduled to be held in Bangalore, India in late February.
When asked how much Stokes was worth, Yuvraj, who went for a record £1.6m in 2015, said: "A couple of million.
"He's a quality hitter, fast bowler and fielder. H... | England's Ben Stokes could earn "millions" when he enters the Indian Premier League auction, says India batsman Yuvraj Singh. | 38830273 |
The incident happened at about 16:00 BST on Thursday.
The teenager has been charged with four counts of common assault.
The man was charged with two counts of assault, occasioning actual bodily harm, and assault on police. He was due to appear in court on Friday.
Police have appealed for witnesses. | A 17-year-old girl and a 25-year-old man have been charged by police over assaults in Botanic Gardens in south Belfast. | 39816113 |
Sarah McManus, 29, is said to be among those hurt on the "tower jump" at the Flip Out Park in Chester.
The personal assistant, from Oswestry, Shropshire, said she fractured her spine jumping into a foam pit from a 13ft (4m) high platform in January.
A spokesman for Cheshire trampoline park said the tower jump has been ... | A trampoline park is investigating claims four people were "seriously injured" on an attraction in one month. | 39248095 |
The move by the former world champions comes after months of uncertainty about Red Bull's future in Formula 1.
The team scrapped its previous contract with Renault, which ran until the end of next year, and was looking around for an alternative supply.
After failing to find one, Red Bull have negotiated a new Renault d... | Red Bull will continue with Renault engines in 2016 and the power-units will be named after the luxury watch brand TAG Heuer. | 35004203 |
Although the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, suggested to the BBC that the government had gone far enough on raising taxes on the self-employed, any companies that use self-employed workers should start looking down the back of the sofa for some money.
Uber and Deliveroo - the Treasury is on your case.
Ph... | The growth of the gig economy, self-employment and hyper-flexible working - big issues that the chancellor wants to tackle. | 39211099 |
Regane MacColl, from Duntocher, West Dunbartonshire, became ill at Glasgow's Arches club on Saturday 1 February.
She died at the city's Royal Infirmary in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The 17-year-old's funeral service was held at St Mary's Church in Duntocher, Clydebank. She was later buried at North Dalnottar Ce... | Hundreds of people have attended a funeral service for a teenage girl whose death has been linked to an ecstasy-like 'Mortal Kombat' tablet. | 26174503 |
Hundreds of people attended the funeral in Camborne of Cpl James Walters, who was from Leedstown. He died on 26 April.
Friends described him as a "beautiful bloke" who would be massively missed by anyone who knew him.
On Sunday, a special rugby match between two teams he had played for, was staged in his honour.
Revere... | A full military funeral has taken place for a soldier who died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. | 27467930 |
His main rival Edward Lowassa has rejected the official results that gave him 40% of the ballots cast.
The opposition Ukawa coalition candidate earlier claimed he had won with 62% of the vote.
The elections on Sunday were the most fierce the governing party faced after 54 years in power.
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A... | Tanzania's governing CCM party candidate John Magufuli has won the presidential election with 58% of the vote, the electoral commission says. | 34669468 |
That is the first increase since the May-July period of last year.
The unemployment rate remained at 5.1%, which is still down on the same time last year, when it was 5.6%.
Earnings, including bonuses rose by 1.8% in the three months to February, which is a slowdown from the 2.1% rate for the previous three-month perio... | UK unemployment rose by 21,000 to 1.7 million between December and February, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) says. | 36090124 |
Last year, Oxford University genetics professor Bryan Sykes revealed the results of DNA tests on hairs said to be from the Abominable Snowman.
The tests matched the samples with the DNA of an ancient polar bear.
But two other scientists have said re-analysis of the same data shows the hairs belong to the Himalayan bear... | A theory that the mythical yeti is a rare polar bear-brown bear hybrid animal has been challenged. | 30479718 |
Dillon Turner, from Coundon, County Durham, was fatally wounded in the incident in Ingleton on Tuesday.
North Yorkshire Police said inquires into the theft of a quad bike had led officers into County Durham where the crash took place.
It has informed the Independent Police Complaints Commission, which will decide wheth... | A quad bike crash in which a 19-year-old died has been referred to the police watchdog. | 36547613 |
The shooting happened at about 22:00 GMT on the Tullymore Road.
The victim was taken to hospital for treatment.
His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. | A man in his 60s has been shot a number of times through the window of a house near Poyntzpass, County Armagh. | 38928417 |
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The announcement by Craig Wright that he was behind the Bitcoin virtual currency has sparked controversy.
Mr Andresen said evidence he had seen convinced him that Mr Wright is who he claims to be.
"He fits the kind of person I was interacting with way back in 2010," he told the BBC.... | Gavin Andresen, chief scientist at the Bitcoin Foundation, has spoken about the revelation that an Australian businessman was the founder of Bitcoin. | 36185273 |
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) hopes its new mobile scanner will help to improve Scotland's sheep stocks.
Using low dose x-rays, the scanner produces images showing muscle shape, internal fat and pelvic shape of live animals.
SRUC's sheep geneticist Dr Nicola Lambe said the scans could help indentify "attributes" that... | A medical CT scanner is being used to identify the best sheep for breeding. | 40117711 |
"I want to tell the fans not to be scared of my gender," she said. "This is a really exciting time."
It is an exciting time and not just for Jodie - female leads have been cropping up with increasing regularity on the big and small screens.
And sci-fi and superhero films have been leading the way.
Recently, Wonder Woma... | It looks like Jodie Whittaker was prepared for the criticism that she might get as the first female Doctor. | 40626596 |
Former WBA featherweight world champion and boxing 'hall of famer' Barry McGuigan is reflecting on how he moved from being a world-class boxer to head of a family promotional and training business that is gaining a burgeoning reputation in the hardest game and is the subject of the BBC documentary series Fight Game: Th... | "If someone had said to me 20 years ago that someday I would have my own family boxing business with two sons promoting, my other son as a coach and my wife providing an overview of the whole operation, I would have said 'lock that person up'." | 40018429 |
The H5N8 strain of avian flu was found in Leicestershire and Somerset in two dead wigeons - a type of duck.
It follows the discovery of the virus in the wild in Scotland and Wales and on a Lincolnshire farm last week.
Chief vet Nigel Gibbens said the public risk was "very low" but experts would "strengthen surveillance... | Two wild birds have tested positive for bird flu - the first cases in the wild in England, the UK's Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed. | 38421337 |
Jack Etienne, chief executive of Los Angeles-based Cloud9, has bought the rights to field a London team in the sci-fi video game competition.
The BBC understands he paid roughly $20m (£15.4m) for the privilege.
The league represents game producer Activision Blizzard's most ambitious venture into e-sports yet.
The comp... | The American founder of a leading e-sports business has become the first owner of a European squad in the forthcoming Overwatch League. | 40890956 |
The 30-year-old joined the Millers from Charlton in June 2014 and helped the club retain their Championship status last season.
"I'm very happy. After the last couple of seasons I wanted to get my future sorted out in the Championship," Wood, who also had loan spells with Fleetwood and Chesterfield last season, said.
"... | Rotherham defender Richard Wood has signed a one-year deal. | 36539215 |
Both country's militaries have been on alert after a brief exchange of fire at the border last Thursday.
The North had threatened to use force to stop propaganda broadcasts by the South, started after two of its soldiers were injured by a landmine.
High-level negotiators have been meeting since Saturday to agree a deal... | South and North Korea have agreed a deal to defuse tensions after a series of recent border confrontations, South Korea's Yonhap news agency says. | 34039187 |
Turner, 34, won at Windsor aboard the 11-2 shot Flying Sparkle, trained by Michael Bell.
The ride was a warm-up for Turner's appearance in the new Lady Jockeys' Thoroughbred World Championship in Sweden on Tuesday.
Turner was unseated after the winning line but was unhurt.
She retired in 2015 but came back to ride for ... | Britain's most successful female jockey Hayley Turner rode a winner on Monday evening as she made a brief comeback from retirement. | 40488794 |
The row had resulted in delays in more than 900 court cases, including charges ranging from murder to drink driving.
Barristers and solicitors had claimed the lower rates would undermine their ability to properly represent clients who could not afford pay legal fees.
Since May of last year, many refused to work on crim... | A dispute between lawyers and Northern Ireland's justice minister over cuts to legal aid payments has been resolved. | 35554610 |
The cartoon depicts a beer-swilling Aboriginal man being handed back his errant son by a police officer - and, on being instructed to teach the boy about "personal responsibility", struggling to remember his name.
Drawn by one of Australia's best known cartoonists, Bill Leak, the satirical image caused an uproar when i... | Two high-profile cases involving allegations of racism have reignited a row about free speech in Australia, and mobilised the nation's ideological forces, writes Kathy Marks. | 38205024 |
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On Saturday, 25 June people around the UK and around the globe will be showing off their handstands for the world to see.
To join in, post a photo or video of your handstand using #HandstandDay.
Need to brush up on your handstand skills? The Make Your Move how-to guide wil... | As we prepare for International Handstand Day 2016 this Saturday, 25 June, we look back at some of 2015's best efforts. | 36586480 |
He urged the congregation to rid Mexico of drug dealer "merchants of death".
Ecatepec, with 1.6 million inhabitants, is notorious for drug violence, kidnappings and gangland-style killings, particularly of women.
The Pope was speaking at the biggest scheduled event of his visit to Mexico.
Throughout his trip he has co... | Pope Francis has delivered a strong denunciation of the drugs trade before an audience of 300,000 people attending an open-air mass in Ecatepec, one of poorest suburbs of Mexico City. | 35575820 |
Armagh must make the trip to Westmeath while Cavan are at home to Tipperary.
Monaghan were beaten by Down in the Ulster semi-finals on Saturday while Wexford saw off Limerick in the first round of qualifiers.
McEnaney guided Monaghan to the 2007 and 2010 Ulster finals, losing to Tyrone on both occasions.
Monaghan will ... | Wexford manager Seamus McEnaney will face his old county Monaghan in the second round of the All-Ireland Championship qualifiers. | 40403143 |
Wednesday's and Thursday's concerts unexpectedly drew the curtains on an epic global odyssey that has taken her to almost 50 cities in 20 different countries.
The "devastated" singer said on Friday night that she had sought medical advice after damaging her vocal cords and could not perform her final two gigs at Wemble... | Thousands of fans hoping to catch the finale of Adele's world tour are missing out after it came to an abrupt end at Wembley Stadium. | 40455460 |
John O'Neill, 45 of York, now has to inform police "as soon as is reasonably practicable" if he wants to form a sexual relationship with a partner.
District Judge Adrian Lower imposed 12 conditions, including Mr O'Neill's internet usage being monitored by North Yorkshire Police.
Mr O'Neill said "I still have to tell po... | A man no longer has to notify police 24 hours before he has sex. | 37444357 |
The 276-year-old New Room, in Bristol, is set to be "transformed" with grants of £2.5m from the lottery and £1.4m from the Bristol Methodist District.
It is said to be the oldest Methodist chapel in the world - used by Wesley for those responding to his message of Christian faith and social justice.
A library, new lect... | The first meeting room used by preacher John Wesley, founder of Methodism, has been given £3.9m to make improvements. | 31126313 |
Joanne Latham, 38, was found hanging by a prison officer at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes in the early hours of Friday.
A Prison Service report seen by the BBC said the prisoner, who was serving life for three attempted murders, had barricaded the door of her cell.
It is the second recent death of a transgender woman i... | A transgender prisoner has been discovered dead in her cell at an all-male prison, the BBC has learned. | 34972221 |
Watkins, 36, from Pontypridd, pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court last month to 13 child sex offences.
His two co-defendants, who are the mothers of children he abused, were jailed for 14 and 17 years.
Sentencing the three, Mr Justice Royce said the case broke "new ground" and "plunged into new depths of depravity".
... | Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has been sentenced to 35 years for a string of child sex offences including the attempted rape of a baby. | 25412675 |
A total of 79,965 people were left with unmanageable debts last year, down 19% on 2014, official figures from the Insolvency Service show.
This was the fifth successive decrease in the annual total.
Despite the annual fall, the figures show a rise in personal insolvencies in the final three months of the year.
The tota... | The number of people being declared insolvent was at is lowest level for a decade in 2015, but debt problems started to pick-up late in the year. | 35438152 |
Anglia Ruskin University, based in Chelmsford and Cambridge, will launch a masters degree in the subject in 2018.
Centre director Helen Marshall said the "current interest in alternative facts and George Orwell's 1984" made the subject "relevant".
It will also offer science fiction and fantasy modules for undergraduate... | A centre dedicated to science fiction and fantasy - understood to be the first of its type in the UK - has been set up by a university. | 38928786 |
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said the Care Quality Commission (CQC) expected improvement by 10 March.
Among possible options open to the CQC is to recommend appointing a trust special administrator to take over running the trust's three hospitals.
The trust, which has been in special measures since 2015, sa... | A hospital trust has been told to make significant improvements having been issued a warning notice. | 38815967 |
It comes ahead of peace talks between the left-wing group and the government, which begin on Tuesday in Ecuador.
The soldier, Freddy Moreno, has been handed over to delegates from the International Committee of the Red Cross in Arauca province.
"The ELN has stood by its word," the rebel group tweeted.
The ELN talks fol... | Colombia's second-largest rebel group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), has released a soldier it had been holding hostage for two weeks. | 38887758 |
From ancient times to the present day, security, codes and puzzles have been intertwined, as have the people who have tried to crack those codes to read messages they were never meant to see.
During World War Two, the code-cracking centre at Bletchley Park was known to recruit people who were a dab hand at solving cros... | If you want to stop people reading your secret messages, use a code to conceal the meaning. | 34312697 |
The attacker, 24, is contracted until next summer and has been the subject of failed bids by Rangers this summer.
"Jamie's been under a lot of attention, a lot of speculation all linking him to one particular club," said boss Cathro.
"We'll support him but everyone has to do the right things and respond properly."
Walk... | Jamie Walker was left out of his Hearts' squad against Dunfermline after "a little drop-off in his performance levels and his focus", Ian Cathro says. | 40763691 |
An oil tank at Muckery Orange Hall, on the Eskey Road near Derrytrasna, was set on fire in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Police said the fire caused scorch damage to the hall's gable wall.
The Orange Order said it was the 10th reported attack on property owned by the order this year and fourth attack in the last m... | An Orange hall in County Armagh has been damaged in an arson attack. | 36635178 |
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Ben is 10 years old - he's a lover of rugby and has become a real talent.
He was born with just one full arm and three quarters of his right arm but it hasn't stopped him from enjoying his passions.
Hayley went to meet the inspiring you... | A young boy who loves his rugby isn't letting his disability stop him from getting to the top of his sport. | 31659617 |
But when French teenagers sitting an exam about the book were asked to cope with a tough question, they fell short on one key element - the word "coping".
Now almost 12,000 students have signed a petition saying the question was "impossible" to answer because they didn't know the word.
The 17-year-old behind it claims ... | The characters in Ian McEwan's novel Atonement are called upon to cope with all sorts of tricky situations. | 33238996 |
Fred Reynolds, of Haywards Heath, said the government should have acted sooner to honour those who risked their lives.
A year ago, Prime Minister David Cameron, said the veterans should get medals and the issue was referred to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
An MoD spokeswoman said an independent review into the rules g... | A Sussex war veteran has made a fresh call for sailors on the WWII Arctic convoys to be awarded military medals. | 16365864 |
Ministers are to takeover decisions on what language rules, or "standards", apply to which organisations.
Welsh language minister Alun Davies said he wanted to make the system as efficient as possible.
Commissioner Meri Huws called for evidence that changing the current system would lead to improvement.
Campaigners at ... | The job of Welsh language commissioner is to be scrapped as ministers try to hit an ambitious target of one million Welsh speakers by 2050. | 40865834 |
Kirkersville police Chief Steven Eric Disario, 36 - only recently appointed - was among the dead, his deputies told US media.
Two employees were found dead inside the Pine Kirk Care Center, and Disario was found outside the building.
The authorities have not given a motive for the shooting, and have not identified the ... | Three people and the suspected gunman have been found dead after a shooting at a nursing home in Ohio. | 39892293 |
Her body was found in a lock-up store on the allotments on Sheaveshill Avenue in Colindale.
Ms Adri-Soejoko, who was secretary of the Colindale Allotment Association, was reported missing at 01:40 GMT on Tuesday and found 20 minutes later.
Police have not released the cause of death but said she lost her life "in the m... | An 80-year-old woman found murdered at an allotment in north-west London has been named as Lea Adri-Soejoko. | 39138825 |
Matthew Maer also told the Al-Sweady Public Inquiry he did not order the destruction of photos of dead Iraqis.
The inquiry is investigating claims detainees were mistreated and killed at a British base after a battle in 2004.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) denies the allegations.
Former brigadier Mr Maer, who was comman... | A former army officer has denied he or his troops were deliberately uncooperative with an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by British troops in Iraq. | 26025358 |
Planned Parenthood said the claims by an anti-abortion group are false and the foetal tissue is not sold for profit, but donated for research.
It is illegal to sell the body parts of aborted foetuses in the US.
House Speaker John Boehner urged the White House "to denounce, and stop, these gruesome practices".
"When an ... | The US Congress has launched an inquiry after a video claimed to show a Planned Parenthood doctor discussing the sale of foetal body parts. | 33545006 |
Wales elects 40 MPs to the House of Commons in 40 constituencies.
All 40 Welsh MPs from the last parliament are standing again - with a total of 213 candidates taking part.
Here's what you need to know ahead of Thursday's poll.
WELSH LABOUR
Welsh Labour is standing in 40 seats in Wales. It is defending 25 of them.
Its ... | Tomorrow Wales and the rest of the UK goes to the polls in 2017's general election. | 40161599 |
The 2010 world champion from Wrexham, 32, was part of the lightweight men's four that missed out on gold by less than a second four years ago.
Bartley is part of the Team GB quad that competes in the men's lightweight four heats on Saturday.
"To get on the podium in our event at the moment is very tough," he said.
"The... | Olympic silver medallist Chris Bartley says it will be harder to get on the podium at Rio 2016 than it was at London 2012. | 36990705 |
But what is behind this success?
Eyebrows were raised when the results of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's international maths, science and reading tests - the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) tests - were published.
Shanghai, taking part for the first time, came top in ... | China's education performance - at least in cities such as Shanghai and Hong Kong - seems to be as spectacular as the country's breakneck economic expansion, outperforming many more advanced countries. | 14812822 |
The veteran socialist has led from the front in the civil rights and trade union movements, particularly in his home city of Londonderry.
His political activities even cost him his place as a psychology student at Queen's University in Belfast, when he was expelled in 1965.
His voice is an unmistakable one, be it on th... | For decades, Eamonn McCann has been at the heart of the politics of protest in Northern Ireland. | 38892843 |
Atzaz Khan, 40, pleaded guilty to six counts of disseminating terrorist publications under the Terrorism Act at Leeds Crown Court on Thursday.
Khan, of Otley Road, Bradford, used several accounts to post terrorism material online, police said.
When they were shut down, he activated others and posted links to publicatio... | A man has been jailed for a year after admitting terrorism offences relating to posts he made on social media. | 39666129 |
Noe Iniguez posted a photograph of his ex-girlfriend naked to her employer's Facebook page alongside derogatory comments.
The 36-year-old is the first person to be convicted under the new law.
Thirteen US states have enacted revenge porn laws over the past two years. England and Wales are also making it a criminal offe... | A man has been jailed after breaking a "revenge porn" law introduced in California last October. | 30307657 |
He also broke his pelvis, his back in four places, shattered his arm and chest, as well as sustaining a massive brain injury in the bomb attack.
Flanked by hundreds of people, he walked for nearly half an hour with an assistant who supported his arm.
Day 39 of the torch relay
began in Sheffield and ended in... | Ben Parkinson, a Paratrooper who was injured in Afghanistan in 2006 and lost both legs below the knee, has walked with the torch through Doncaster. | 18579631 |
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