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Bouna Traore, 15, and Zyed Benna, 17, were electrocuted in the Paris suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois in October 2005.
Police had chased the boys as they made their way home from a football match.
Almost 10 years later, the court in Rennes cleared Sebastien Gaillemin and Stephanie Klein of charges of failing to assist someon... | A court in France has acquitted two police officers accused of failing to help two boys, whose deaths at a power substation led to weeks of riots. | 32778505 |
Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman has been taken to the Election Court by local voters who want his 2014 election to be declared void and re-run.
Lawyers said Mr Rahman lied in court and "over the years".
The mayor said such allegations were "not true" as his "future is right here in this courtroom".
"Why would I lie?"... | The mayor of an east London borough who is accused of electoral fraud was told in High Court he "would not know the truth" if it slapped him. | 31603811 |
The lawsuit claims she was fired after refusing his sexual advances.
Ms Carlson worked for the conservative-leaning US network for 11 years before her contract expired in June.
Mr Ailes denies the allegations and alleges Ms Carlson filed the suit in retaliation for not having her contract renewed.
Ms Carlson first co-p... | Former Fox News presenter Gretchen Carlson has sued network boss, Roger Ailes, for sexual harassment and wrongful termination. | 36727967 |
It says a PIRC (Pensions & Investment Research Consultants) report wrongly states the firm has a chief executive-to-average-employee pay ratio of 400:1.
The retailer says the PIRC figures include a bonus that was never paid, and a "true ratio" would be about 9:1.
PIRC denied these claims, saying its analysis of the per... | Sports Direct has accused a shareholder lobby group of "fake news" over claims regarding its executive pay ratios. | 39277699 |
A No 10 spokeswoman said: "We believe [it] was an appropriate response to the barbaric chemical weapons attack launched by the Syrian regime, and is intended to deter further attacks."
Dozens of civilians, including children died in the attack on Tuesday.
The Pentagon said 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired overnig... | The UK government says it "fully supports" the US missile strike against an air base in Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack. | 39524685 |
"I paid the government more than one in three dollars that I earned in my career. Astounding," Mr Bush writes. "The total effective rate was 36%. I think I speak for everyone, no matter your tax rate: we need to get more money back in your pocket and less in the federal kitty."
The former Florida governor's lamentation... | Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is none too happy about the amount of money he's had to hand over in federal taxes. | 33339108 |
Sadie Hartley, 60, was discovered with multiple stab wounds at her house in Helmshore, Rossendale, on Friday night.
Katrina Walsh, 55, and Sarah Williams, 34, both from Chester, appeared at Preston Crown Court via video link and were remanded in custody until 4 May.
A trial, which is expected to last three weeks, has b... | Two women have appeared in court charged with murdering a businesswoman found stabbed at her Lancashire home. | 35380436 |
Defender Daniel Ayala (ankle) is still out, while Adam Clayton or Gaston Ramirez could start in midfield.
Wolves midfielder James Henry (hamstring) could come back into contention, while manager Kenny Jackett may recall winger Rajiv van La Parra.
Mike Williamson (hamstring) and forward Michal Zyro (broken foot) are clo... | Middlesbrough midfielder Grant Leadbitter (hamstring) is a doubt for the visit of Wolverhampton Wanderers. | 35666052 |
Austria international Djuricin, 22, has played twice for his country since making his debut in March against Liechtenstein and will spend the rest of the season with the Bees.
Canos, 18, has yet to feature for the Reds and has joined the Championship side until 3 January.
Both players could feature against Leeds on 12 ... | Brentford have signed Red Bull Salzburg striker Marco Djuricin and Liverpool forward Sergi Canos on loan. | 34107067 |
Broos, who led the team to the trophy in Gabon in February, said he is "seriously considering whether I should continue or not".
He also said his players and staff have to work in "poor conditions" while Cameron Football Federation officials "sit in their chairs doing nothing".
"I cannot accept this," he added.
Broos m... | Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Hugo Broos has threatened to quit over management and funding problems in the national team set-up. | 39433851 |
Nadir was convicted in 2012 of the theft of nearly £29m from the major UK conglomerate in the late 1980s.
He was jailed for 10 years after an Old Bailey trial, and ordered to pay £5m in compensation.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said he had now paid £2m in legal aid and the compensation, and could be transferred.
An M... | Tycoon Asil Nadir, who was jailed in the UK for stealing millions of pounds from his Polly Peck empire, has been transferred to a prison in Turkey. | 36107048 |
Jurors will decide if the supporters were unlawfully killed in the 1989 disaster.
The seven women and three men will also consider if fans' behaviour added to a dangerous situation outside the stadium in Sheffield.
The hearings are the longest running inquests in British legal history.
Liverpool had been due to play No... | The jury at the Hillsborough inquests into the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans has been sent out after hearing more than two years of evidence. | 35979802 |
Peter Beaver, who has dementia, was sentenced to three years in prison on 10 December at Winchester Crown Court.
He had pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
His wife Annie Beaver, 82, was found at their home in Havant on 23 November 2013. She died from stab wounds to the chest.
Be... | An 81-year-old man jailed for stabbing his wife of more than 60 years to death has been freed by the Court of Appeal. | 32036338 |
Rudolf Hess was Adolf Hitler's deputy and, for a while, one of the most powerful figures in Nazi Germany. He is mainly remembered for flying to Britain in 1941 in a bizarre and unsuccessful solo peace mission, which resulted in his arrest and imprisonment for the rest of World War Two.
After the war Hess was sentenced ... | Files from the National Archives reveal that the British government supported the release of the Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess as early as 1956. | 40647291 |
Lord Hardie said he wanted to hear from anyone affected by the failure to complete the project on time and on budget.
His team is already sifting through five million official documents.
Lord Hardie said: "The Edinburgh Tram Inquiry must base its findings on direct evidence from those affected by the planning and const... | The man in charge of the Edinburgh tram inquiry has called for help from the public. | 32708526 |
The defender, 28, completed 90 minutes for the first time since September in the 2-0 defeat by Everton on Saturday.
"It's a disappointing result," he told BBC Radio Solent. "But we've said in the dressing room that we've got to give it our all for the league now."
Bournemouth, four points above the Premier League releg... | Bournemouth captain Tommy Elphick says their FA Cup exit will allow them to focus on Premier League survival. | 35630351 |
The retailer said full-price sales fell by 0.4% in the 54 days to 24 December, with annual profits now set to be at the low end of expectations.
The firm forecast full-year profits would be £792m, compared with previous guidance of £785m-£825m.
Next said sales in 2017 could be hit as rising inflation erodes earnings gr... | Shares in Next have fallen 12% after the retailer reported falling sales and warned 2017 would be "challenging". | 38497998 |
St Albans City and District Council revealed the £8.1m city centre hotel was used to help deal with a rise in the number of people needing temporary places to stay.
A council officer said the Premier Inn, which opened last year, was only used when cheaper hotels were not available.
The council said it amounted to 52 ni... | About £3,600 has been spent on Premier Inn hotel rooms by a council to provide accommodation for homeless people. | 31756845 |
Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Homebase and B&Q were among stores hit on Saturday.
Sainsbury's said its 872 stores had been affected for about 20 minutes. B&Q and Waitrose said most payments were completed using back-up facilities.
Barclaycard, one of the firms operating payment terminals, apologised and said it had had a "tec... | Thousands of afternoon shoppers in the UK were unable to pay by credit or debit cards when a computer problem affected processing systems. | 11458962 |
Albion would have regained a four-point lead over second-placed Wigan Athletic with a victory but, despite a bright start, they trailed when Aiden O'Brien crashed the ball into the top corner.
Lee Gregory made it 2-0 when he scored after rounding keeper Jon McLaughlin.
Clear chances were scarce after the break and the ... | Play-off hopefuls Millwall scored two goals in six first-half minutes to beat League One leaders Burton Albion and go fifth in the table. | 35858790 |
The business secretary said Nats had been "penny wise and pound foolish".
He said it was running "ancient computer systems, which then crash". "We have to maintain a high level of capital investment," he added.
Nats said it would be spending £575m over the next five years on systems.
Mr Cable told BBC's The Andrew Mar... | The UK's national air traffic service (Nats) has been accused by Vince Cable of "skimping on large scale investment" after an IT glitch led to widespread disruption across UK airports. | 30467692 |
The report to Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation's Trust's board said there was a "risk" in having outstanding recommendations.
Former Norfolk coroner William Armstrong said the trust's failure to act was a "serious concern".
The trust said staff were receiving additional training.
Serious incident reviews take place a... | A mental health trust failed to act on 258 recommendations from 98 reviews into serious incidents, such as patient deaths, a report has revealed. | 31586041 |
Chelsea dominated the majority of the 90 minutes, though their goal was fortuitous, with Lee Cattermole poking the ball into his own goal.
The Blues seemed to be heading to the last four until a late Fabio Borini equaliser took the match to extra time.
From then on the Premier League strugglers were the better side wit... | Sunderland progressed to the semi-final of the Capital One Cup with a thrilling extra-time victory over Chelsea. | 25312545 |
The group suggests women start yearly breast scans at age 45 instead of 40 and for healthy women to have scans every other year at ages 55-74.
Historically there has been much disagreement over the right time and frequency for mammograms.
New suggestions are more aligned with those of a US government panel.
Announced o... | The American Cancer Society has revised its guidelines for when and how often women should receive screenings for breast cancer. | 34587281 |
Bottom-of-the-table Vikings are looking for a third straight win in front of their own fans that would move them above 11th-placed Leigh.
The Centurions have included Nick Rawsthorne after he joined on a one-month loan from Hull FC.
Ben Crooks, James Green and Atelea Vea come back in for Leigh.
Widnes Vikings (from): B... | Widnes have players back with Chris Bridge, Greg Burke, Joe Mellor, Lloyd White all returning to the squad for Denis Betts' side. | 40346969 |
The law, which allows some private businesses and religious groups to refuse service to gay people, was passed last week.
The singer issued a statement saying he could not "in good conscience" perform in the state.
He added he found it "incomprehensible that LGBT citizens are being discriminated against".
He was due to... | Bryan Adams has cancelled a concert in Mississippi over the US state's new controversial religious liberty law. | 36013468 |
The NYSE has yet to give full details of the problem, but emphasised that it was not the result of a cyber hack.
Other exchanges, including Nasdaq, reported no problems and were trading normally.
Earlier, United Airlines and the Wall Street Journal's website reported major technical problems.
However, US Homeland Secur... | Trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has restarted after being suspended for more than three hours due to a technical fault. | 33454460 |
Children as young as eight can have a criminal record in Scotland, albeit via the decisions of children's hearings rather than the courts.
The government held a consultation earlier in the year after an advisory panel backed raising the limit to 12.
Early Years Minister Mark McDonald told MSPs the case for change was "... | The Scottish government is to introduce a bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12. | 38160549 |
Cyclone Winston brought winds of over 320 kph (200 mph), torrential rain and waves of up to 12m (40ft).
Flights have been cancelled, evacuation centres activated and a nationwide curfew put in place.
The category five storm - the highest level - is expected to move westwards over the main island overnight Saturday and ... | The most powerful storm to hit Fiji has made landfall on the Pacific nation's main island, Viti Levu. | 35620649 |
Right to Dream retained the Junior Section crown thanks to a 3-0 victory over Co Londonderry.
Emmanuel Bam converted a penalty before doubling the lead and Kelvin Ofori added the third in added time.
David Salazar's second-half double gave O'Higgins a 2-0 win over Scottish team Hibernian in the Premier decider.
Salazar... | Ghanaian side Right to Dream and O'Higgins of Chile triumphed in Friday night's SuperCupNI finals at the Ballymena Showgrounds. | 36925664 |
Lidiane Leite, 25, lived a life of luxury in the capital of Maranhao state, prosecutors said.
They say her only contact with her town, Bom Jardim, was through daily WhatsApp messages to her cabinet.
An arrest warrant has been issued against her and her boyfriend, who served as her main adviser.
Ms Leite's lawyer said s... | A mayor in Brazil is on the run after she was accused of siphoning off funds from the school system and running the town remotely through WhatsApp. | 34104124 |
The assault in the north-western city of Valencia was carried out by 20 people, he said. Two were killed, one was injured and seven were arrested.
Earlier, a video posted on social media showed uniformed men saying they were rising against a "murderous tyranny".
Despite the incident, the situation appears to be calm in... | A search is under way in Venezuela for 10 men who escaped with weapons after an attack on a military base, President Nicolás Maduro says. | 40846311 |
Johnson was not on the sidelines for the Robins' past two games and was taken to hospital at the weekend.
The 61-year-old has been Cheltenham boss since April 2015, leading them to the National League title last season.
"We look forward to welcoming Gary back once he has been cleared to return to work but, realisticall... | Cheltenham Town manager Gary Johnson will miss a "few weeks" of work to have "straightforward" heart surgery. | 39291458 |
"Choices have consequences" - that warning to Kenyans, issued by US Assistant Secretary of State Jonnie Carson almost a month before the presidential election won by Uhuru Kenyatta, played on the minds of many voters as they cast their ballots on 4 March.
When in early February, during a briefing to journalists, Mr Car... | US intervention in Kenya's presidential election strengthened the resolve of voters to propel Uhuru Kenyatta into the presidency, writes Nairobi-based Joseph Warungu in our series of letters from African journalists. | 21745501 |
It said the data included departure times and routes for buses, ferries, trains and trams in England, Scotland and Wales.
It is not the first app to do so. Rome2Rio's UK Transport Search app already provided similar coverage.
But the body supplying the data said that the huge popularity of Google's service meant its mo... | Google has added coast-to-coast public transport information for the whole of Great Britain to its Maps app. | 27394691 |
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.5% lower at 18,168.45.
Meanwhile, the more tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.2% to 5,289.66 and the broader S&P 500 index fell 0.5% to 2,150.49.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May earlier said the country's divorce from the EU would not be "plain sailing".
"Clearly there has been some reverb... | (Close): US stocks lost ground for a second consecutive trading day with fears over the impact of Brexit and an interest rate hike both worrying investors. | 37542919 |
Italian striker Osvaldo, 28, arrived at Southampton in August 2013 for £15m, but was sent out on loan in January after a training-ground fight.
The former Roma forward failed to arrive back for pre-season training and has since been given leave of absence.
The board knows we need new players. There is no need to hurry.... | Southampton manager Ronald Koeman says the club are now looking to sell record signing Dani Osvaldo. | 28419258 |
It blamed tougher economic conditions and "fierce competition in the domestic smartphone market" for its troubles.
The news is a fresh blow to its biggest shareholder LeEco, which had recently increased its stake in the business.
Earlier this month, one of LeEco's co-founders warned of its own financial problems follow... | The Chinese smartphone-maker Coolpad has unexpectedly warned of a sales slump, causing its shares to fall by nearly 10%. | 38050091 |
The former Watford Grammar School boy is seen as the man who revitalised the group's UK business.
And McDonald's needs a turnaround specialist as it struggles with its image, assailed by meat scandals in Asia, low-wage protests, legal cases over racism and tough fast food competition and falling profits.
Easterbrook co... | Steve Easterbrook comes to the helm of McDonald's as its first British-born boss - but also with a reputation for doing things differently. | 31034874 |
The group has long refused to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai or his government, branding them puppets of the US.
This office is the first step for expected peace talks which many hope will take place despite the many obstacles, as the BBC World Service's Dawood Azami explains.
Who is involved and where?
The main pa... | The Taliban have opened their first official overseas office in the Qatari capital, Doha, saying that one of their main aims was to "meet Afghans". | 22957827 |
The 28-year-old missed out on selection for the 2015 World Cup and will not be available for the Six Nations.
He joined Bath from Gloucester for the 2011-12 campaign, and has played seven times this season.
Attwood has suffered with neck problems this season and the surgery will repair a bulging disc. | Bath and England forward Dave Attwood is likely to be out for 10-12 weeks after undergoing neck surgery, reports BBC Points West. | 35235726 |
Researchers in the US have found grains of cooked plant material in the teeth of the remains.
The study is the first to confirm that the Neanderthal diet was not confined to meat and was more sophisticated than previously thought.
The research has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
T... | Neanderthals cooked and ate plants and vegetables, a new study of Neanderthal remains reveals. | 12071424 |
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The 31-year-old is hopeful that he may recover in time to take part in next year's Six Nations despite initially being ruled out for six months.
"I'll hopefully get myself back onto the pitch sometime soon in the new year," Bowe told Irish broadcaster RTE.
"Thankfully it w... | Ireland winger Tommy Bowe could be set to return to action sooner than expected after undergoing surgery on a cruciate knee ligament injury. | 34963105 |
Now don’t worry - it’s not shrieked amidst some kind of panicked, cold sweat. I’m not having nightmares about search engines, or even the prolonged suffering of Google+ (though someone surely should be).
For the past month, saying “Google” is the way I’ve been turning off my alarm, ever since being sent a review unit o... | The first thing I say when I wake up every morning is “Okay Google”. | 38193676 |
Alexander Perepilichnyy, 44, collapsed and died in the road in Weybridge, Surrey on 10 November 2012.
A pre-inquest hearing last week was told he may have been poisoned.
Hedge fund boss Bill Browder said it was possible a "murderer may be running around". Surrey Police said it would co-operate with the coroner.
The he... | A former associate of a Russian businessman who died suddenly near his home is calling for police to reopen the investigation into his death. | 32912779 |
Ibrox is the third station to be upgraded as part of a £288m programme to modernise the city's ageing subway system.
Hillhead and Partick have already been modernised by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT).
The newly-refurbished Ibrox station was launched by Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Ibrox, which i... | The completion of a £1.7m revamp of Ibrox subway station in Glasgow has been marked at an official launch. | 25882861 |
The 28-year-old joined from Reading last August and scored three goals in 29 league games last season.
"It was a strong season and I want to build on the good work and contribute to a more successful future," he said.
Albion, who finished 10th in the Premier League in 2016-17, begin the new season at home to Bournemout... | West Bromwich Albion striker Hal Robson-Kanu has signed a three-year contract extension to keep him at the Premier League club until 2020. | 40529038 |
Combined, the two firms have more than 5,500 hotels with 1.1 million rooms and $2.7bn in revenue.
The two boards have "unanimously agreed" to the deal, under which Marriott will buy Starwood.
The tie-up will see them overtake the UK's Intercontinental Hotels, which has just under 5,000 hotels.
J.W. Marriott, Jr, chairm... | US hoteliers Marriott International and Starwood Hotels have agreed a $12.2bn (£8bn) deal to create the world's biggest hotel company. | 34830274 |
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has told BBC Sport that no decision has yet been made on whether to cancel the Group C match.
The Fifa Congress gave its Council the power to readmit Benin.
The suspension can be lifted when a new Benin Football Federation (FBF) Executive Committee has been installed.
Fifa s... | Benin have been preparing to host Equatorial Guinea in an 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Sunday despite being banned from global football. | 36443919 |
The defender, 28, is charged with using abusive language about an opponent's race, ethnicity or nationality in the Championship match on 10 December.
It is alleged the incident took place in or around the 94th minute.
Burton have released a statement saying Turner "strongly denies" the charge and will contest it.
He ha... | Burton's Ben Turner is facing a five-game ban after being charged by the Football Association for alleged abuse, in racial terms, of a Brentford player. | 38984488 |
The NAHT is the biggest union to join "for some time", says the TUC, and the first dedicated to school leaders.
TUC general-secretary Frances O'Grady said it was "good to see NAHT joining the TUC's family of education unions".
NAHT general-secretary Russell Hobby said he was delighted as "the interests of students, tea... | The National Association of Head Teachers, representing 28,500 heads, has joined the Trades Union Congress. | 29757260 |
Now, we've had the Corbyn way of doing the set-piece political interview.
And it is very, very different.
Most spin doctors would probably have been holding their head in their hands at Mr Corbyn's rather diffident, unorthodox style during his round of set piece interviews with the main broadcasters on Wednesday evenin... | First we had the Jeremy Corbyn way of doing Prime Minister's Questions. | 34276963 |
The Championship side went ahead through Fabio, who headed in Adama Traore's cross for his first Boro goal.
England under-21 midfielder Baker - on loan from Chelsea - netted his maiden effort for the club from Grant Leadbitter's ball into the box.
Fletcher added the Teessiders' third to settle it in the second half.
Le... | Middlesbrough cruised into round three of the EFL Cup as new signings Lewis Baker and Ashley Fletcher scored in a 3-0 win over Scunthorpe United. | 40932283 |
Robert Willis made the claim on the day a coroner ruled Black died from an accidental traumatic head injury during a fall at her home in Spain.
Thames Valley Police said they were investigating after a professionally-cut hole appeared in a fence at a property in Denham, Buckinghamshire.
"I cannot believe someone would ... | A suspected plot to burgle the home of late singer Cilla Black has been foiled, her eldest son has revealed. | 33938087 |
The attack happened in Gardner Road, in the Kincorth area, at about 07:45 on Saturday morning.
A man in his 30s was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious injuries.
Two boys aged 15 and 16 from Aberdeen and Edinburgh - who cannot be named for legal reasons - were charged at Aberdeen Sheriff Court with assault a... | Two teenagers have appeared in court charged with attempted murder in connection with an assault in Aberdeen. | 35628555 |
The bodies of Bonheur Musungay, 14, and Stella Kambi, 17, were recovered from water at Thorpe Marshes nature reserve near Norwich on Wednesday evening.
Post-mortem examinations have confirmed the cause of the teenagers' deaths was drowning. An inquest has been opened.
Stella's parents Engele and Daniel Aketo said she h... | A teenage girl who drowned while trying to save her friend had previously rescued another boy at the same place. | 33930053 |
The 41-year-old DJ, who joined the network in 2003, is moving to the US to work at Apple.
Zane, whose last show will air on 5 March, said he had "loved every minute" of being at Radio 1.
Annie Mac, 36, will take over Zane's current weekday evening new music show, starting on 9 March and said she was "excited and humble... | Zane Lowe is leaving Radio 1 after more than a decade at the station. | 31470124 |
The 35-year-old was attacked at Magowan Park at about 04:00 BST on 28 August, a court heard.
Appearing at Londonderry Magistrates' Court on Monday, a 36-year-old man was denied bail in connection with the incident.
Martin Neeson, from Magowan Park, is charged with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH).
He is also ... | A man remains in hospital with life-threatening head injuries after an alleged assault in Londonderry. | 37273618 |
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Though the strong winds which have been fanning the flames have eased, the blaze remains unpredictable. Extra firefighters have been flown in to help.
Three people are missing and witnesses described multiple fireballs in the historic town, located south of Perth.
Australia is e... | A bushfire in Western Australia has destroyed about 95 homes in the small town of Yarloop and continues to burn out of control. | 35271924 |
Comic founder and writer Pat Mills and artist Kevin O'Neill have co-written Serial Killer, the first in a planned series of books.
Mills started his career with Dundee-based publisher DC Thomson in the 70s.
He said Scots he met during his time there and later while working in London inspired the novel's character, Joy.... | Women working in Scotland's publishing industry influenced the writing of a character in a new novel by two legends of British comic books. | 38748513 |
She was speaking as parliament reopened on Tuesday for its last session before November's national elections.
Last week Shwe Mann was dramatically removed from his position.
His dismissal was seen as an emphatic move by President Thein Sein to tighten his political grip ahead of the vote.
Speaking while MPs gathered in... | Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has announced that she will form an alliance with Shwe Mann, the ousted chairman of the governing Union Solidarity and Development Party. | 33974550 |
The Cookstown-based team said they would be at the Isle of Man TT Races in June and various Irish road events.
BE boss John Burrows said they had consulted with Malachi's father, Kevin Thomas, and the team's sponsors.
"We hope fans and the public respect our decision which was a hard one," said team boss John Burrows.
... | Burrows Engineering Racing say they will carry on competing at road races, after the death of Malachi Mitchell-Thomas at the North West 200. | 36347646 |
Marian Shkirko, 33, was detained in a joint operation between UK and Belgian police on suspicion of having a lead role in smuggling people via Belgium.
He is suspected of using complicit drivers and false documentation.
Belgian police also want to question him about the murder of a lorry driver found dead in Belgium la... | A Ukrainian man suspected of murder and people smuggling into the UK has been arrested in Battersea, south-west London. | 35446586 |
It comes as officers prepare to revisit the scene of the attack on a 32-year-old woman in Armadale one week on.
The woman was punched in the face and knocked to the ground before being sexually assaulted at about 21:00 on Tuesday 25 April.
Detectives will return to the scene between 20:00 and 22:00.
Vehicles and pedest... | Police have released an E-fit image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a rape near a speedway racetrack in West Lothian. | 39780420 |
The ex-Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur defender said he could "bring something new to the table" as the Conservative nomination.
He said he wanted to "change London for everybody" but acknowledged he would not be a "frontrunner".
Campbell, 40, will take part in a hustings event with other candidates for the Tory nominati... | Former England footballer Sol Campbell has confirmed his intention to become the next Mayor of London. | 33047030 |
We'll follow British children as they trace their family history and learn how their families were affected by partition.
We're looking for kids aged 6-13 who are keen to trace their family story, and could travel with Newsround to film in India, Pakistan or Bangladesh.
For more information, or if you would be interest... | This summer Newsround is marking the 70th anniversary of the partition of India, which led to the births of the separate nations of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. | 39529224 |
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The 14-year-old, who formed one half of the sport's most successful partnerships with Dujardin, 31, performed a special routine at Olympia.
"He's just the best," said Dujardin after reprising her London 2012 test.
Dujardin is weighing up several possible successors, includ... | Valegro, who won three Olympic golds with Britain's Charlotte Dujardin, has been retired from competition after a farewell ceremony in London. | 38323362 |
Lisnagarvey had gone into the weekend level on points with Bann but were beaten 3-1 at Three Rock Rovers who move above them and into second place.
Bottom club Instonians recorded their first win of the season, 3-1 over UCD, to close the gap to the university side to only four points.
In the women's IHL, leaders UCD ha... | Banbridge moved clear at the top of the men's Irish Hockey League by beating Monkstown 5-1 on Saturday. | 39016745 |
Several policemen were injured in a clash with the supporters of the controversial guru on Tuesday.
The 63-year-old self-styled guru, known as Rampal, is on bail after being accused in a 2006 murder case.
But authorities ordered his arrest on contempt charges after he failed to appear in court several times.
The clashe... | Papers are criticising police for failing to arrest a Hindu guru in the northern Indian state of Haryana. | 30110332 |
Munro, 27, made 332 runs at an average of 27.67, finishing the county's second-highest scorer, as the Rapids reached the quarter-finals last summer.
He also took seven wickets at an economy rate of 9.27 runs per over.
Worcestershire have already revealed that they are keen to bring Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal back to ... | Worcestershire have made their first overseas signing of 2015 by re-signing New Zealand all-rounder Colin Munro for this summer's T20 Blast. | 31488076 |
Oskar Pycroft, eight, never misses a home match and his bedroom is festooned in club merchandise and memorabilia.
Last year fans of the club and rivals Bristol Rovers helped raise £57,000 for an operation to enable him to walk.
In January, Oskar took his first steps at Ashton Gate at the Championship tie between City ... | A young Bristol City football fan with cerebral palsy has been shortlisted for the Football League's supporter of the year award. | 36009354 |
The 35-year-old victim was woken up by repeated knocking at her front door in Heald Green, Stockport on 20 December, and attacked after opening it.
Police said it was a "terrifying attack" and the woman's children could hear her screaming.
The suspect is described as about 20 years old, 6ft (1.8m) tall, of a slim build... | Police have issued an e-fit of a man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in her own home. | 38457924 |
The Parades Commission had applied more stringent restrictions to the march than in previous years.
Earlier, a lawyer for the Orange Order told the court the conditions imposed were "excessive and irrational".
A planned residents' protest the parade has been called off, Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly has confirmed.
The jud... | The Orange Order has lost its legal challenge against restrictions placed on members taking part in Friday's Tour of the North parade in Belfast. | 33202634 |
The incident happened shortly before 17:00 BST on Saturday when two cars travelling in opposite directions collided on Thurgoland Bank.
The driver of one of the cars, a 37-year-old man from Stockbridge, died of his injuries, police said.
A 36-year-old driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries. He was held on s... | A man was arrested after another man died in a car crash near Sheffield. | 34500220 |
Michele Campagnaro and Thomas Waldrom both crossed twice for the hosts who retain a very slim mathematical chance of making the competition's last eight.
Exeter were also awarded a late penalty try as they picked up a bonus point.
Sean Reidy's try gave Ulster an early lead while the impressive Charles Piutau touched do... | Exeter ran in five tries to extinguish Ulster's hopes of Champions Cup quarter-final qualification by winning 31-19 in the Pool 5 game at Sandy Park. | 38577207 |
Researchers at the House of Commons have produced a handbook for its 650 members - whose average age is 50 - full of statistics about what they call the "generation much talked about and arguably misunderstood".
Like the baby boomers and Generation X before them, this group have acquired their own tag, although there i... | Lots of people have been having their say about so-called millennials recently - and now MPs are getting their own guide. | 39593587 |
The showing of T2 Trainspotting will be held on Sunday 22 January at the Cineworld in Fountain Park.
The film reunites McGregor with director Danny Boyle and original cast members Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Ewen Bremner.
They are all expected to attend the premiere.
T2 Trainspotting comes 21 years after the o... | Ewan McGregor is to return to Edinburgh for the world premiere of the Trainspotting sequel, 21 years after the original film made him a star. | 38509093 |
Work to strengthen Pontypridd's 148-year-old Victoria Bridge over the River Taff starts on Saturday and will take 27 weeks.
Vehicles travelling from the A470 across the bridge into the town centre will be unaffected.
All other routes will be diverted and some bus routes will be affected.
Victoria Bridge carries the A42... | A temporary one-way system will be introduced on a busy road bridge in Rhondda Cynon Taf as £1m repair works are completed. | 27349592 |
Theresa Villiers said that path could damage public services and undermine devolution.
She was speaking ahead of crisis talks at Stormont on Tuesday.
Northern Ireland's executive parties and the British and Irish governments are due to meet later.
It follows the defeat of the Welfare Reform Bill last week.
Under review... | The Northern Ireland Secretary has warned political leaders to choose between the Stormont House Agreement or a path that "threatens to wreak havoc". | 32966685 |
A zip wire, abseiling and "walking of the bridge's cables" are being considered, in addition to a visitor centre and glass lift.
Last November, East Riding of Yorkshire Council rejected proposals which included a hotel, restaurant and an office block.
Bosses said they wanted to turn the bridge into a tourist destinatio... | Experiences for "adrenaline junkies" are among revised plans being drawn up to transform the Humber Bridge. | 40324721 |
Theresa May told MPs the information was uncovered in the Ellison Report into the police investigation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence.
Daniel Morgan, 37, from Llanfrechfa, Torfaen, was found with an axe in his head in a London pub car park in 1987.
His murder remains unsolved.
An independent judge-led panel of exper... | Possible links between an allegedly corrupt police officer and the investigation into the murder of a Welsh private investigator have been highlighted by the home secretary. | 26472252 |
The 14-year-old boy and another protester were shot dead in the western city of Barquisimeto on Tuesday night.
The local governor blamed armed government supporters. Two students were killed during protests last week.
Nicolas Maduro's presidency has come under increasing pressure as the economy suffers and opponents ac... | A teenage demonstrator has been killed during growing unrest in Venezuela, as political and economic crisis deepens. | 39585293 |
The eight-stage event, won last year by Britain's Steve Cummings, will conclude with a 180km stage finishing in the Welsh capital on 10 September.
It will be only the fourth time since the race was revived in 2004 that it has finished outside London.
Welsh government economy secretary Ken Skates has called it "a real c... | Cardiff will host the 2017 Tour of Britain final stage for the first time, with the race to open in Edinburgh on Sunday, 3 September. | 39710111 |
Next week sees the 10th anniversary of her disappearance, aged three, from an apartment in Praia da Luz in Portugal.
The couple, from Rothley in Leicestershire, said "real progress" had been made by the Metropolitan Police over the past five years.
"There is still hope that we can find Madeleine," Kate McCann said.
She... | Madeleine McCann's parents have told the BBC they will do "whatever it takes, for as long as it takes" to find their missing daughter. | 39757287 |
The country is in the middle of a civil war that has been going on for over five years.
It is being fought between soldiers who support the president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, and a group of fighters known as rebels, who don't want him to be in power anymore.
You can find out more about why the war in Syria started an... | Aleppo is a city in the country of Syria, in the Middle East. | 38303230 |
A spokeswoman for Herefordshire Council said its officers had taken possession "achieved through peaceful re-entry for breach of three leases".
The winding-up petition was brought by HM Customs and Revenue, after a series of tax bills went unpaid.
The club had also failed to pay players, staff and other creditors.
A la... | Hereford United's Edgar Street ground has been repossessed after the football club was wound up at the High Court on Friday. | 30577116 |
The number of non-EU migrants who come to the UK to study but remain five years later could be about half that ministers claim, say researchers.
The "current self-destructive policy is deterring genuine international students", says the Institute for Public Policy Research.
Ministers say it is crucial to crack down on ... | The government might be targeting "phantom students" in its efforts to control migration, a study suggests. | 37279130 |
Prosecutors claimed two men made a 140-mile road trip to leave explosives concealed in a fire extinguisher among undergrowth close to the venue.
The alleged plan was to later move the device to the Waterfoot Hotel.
Details emerged as bail was refused to one of two men accused of bringing the bomb parts across the Irish... | A bomb discovered near a Londonderry hotel was to be smuggled inside before a police recruitment event, the High Court in Belfast has heard. | 35104938 |
Chargers were used 26,119 times during August, up from 12,939 in August 2015 and nine times the usage in August 2014, ChargePlace Scotland said.
Electric vehicle drivers appeared to favour rapid charge points, with many standard charge points not used at all.
Recent figures showed there were 3,575 electric vehicles lic... | The use of electric car charging points across Scotland has more than doubled in the last year. | 37930907 |
Waseem Raja Azram, 29, admitted violent disorder following the death of Zakir Nawaz, 22, who was found injured in Washwood Heath on 10 September.
Azram, of Ward End Close, Ward End, was jailed for two years. The prosecution at Birmingham Crown Court offered no evidence on a murder charge.
West Midlands Police said they... | A man has been jailed after a fatal stabbing in a Birmingham street following a traffic accident. | 39290941 |
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is calling on Mr Trump to "act strongly to squelch harassment".
They also urge Mr Trump to "reach out to the communities he's injured".
Last week Mr Trump repudiated the fringe "alt-right" group whose members celebrated his election win with Nazi salutes.
The SPLC has released two... | A prominent US civil rights group says it has identified almost 900 incidents of harassment following Donald Trump's win in the US presidential election. | 38149406 |
Carmarthenshire and Flintshire councils are not opposed to the Welsh Language Commissioner's proposals but there is a feeling they are not practical.
It is among a host of standards they need to deliver in Welsh from 2016.
Nine councils are still considering the rules, six are happy but Pembrokeshire said it would cost... | Plans for members of the public to be allowed to speak to council officials in Welsh without translation look set to be challenged. | 34677343 |
The House of Commons backed a motion by 274 votes to 12, although the decision will not decide government policy.
But Israel's government said the vote could undermine the chances of peace by letting Palestinian leaders think they could evade the "tough choices" needed.
However, the Labour MP bringing the motion said r... | Israel has warned against sending a "troubling message", after UK MPs voted to recognise Palestinian statehood. | 29611875 |
Dwright Boone-Doty, 22, was arrested on Monday night in connection with the death of Tyshawn Lee in November.
He is the second suspect to be charged over the killing, which caused an outcry in Chicago.
Corey Morgan, 27 - said to be one of two men who lured Lee from a playground - was arrested in November.
On Tuesday a ... | A man has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a nine-year-old boy in Chicago, apparently because of his father's gang ties. | 35748771 |
Watermark sells products including food, drink and artwork in shops around the Calder Valley with a percentage of the profits going into the fund.
The money is doubled by Community Foundation for Calderdale and can then be distributed in the area if a flood hits.
More than 3,000 properties were flooded in the region on... | A scheme set up to help future flood victims has raised £300,000. | 38414326 |
Danny Newton opened the scoring in the 37th minute with a clever chip, while Jonathan Smith made it two on the stroke of half-time.
After the break, substitute Ben Kennedy curled a sublime third into the top corner, with virtually his first kick after coming off the bench.
Danny Collins nodded home a late consolation f... | Stevenage earned their first win of the League Two season with a convincing victory against 10-man Grimsby at the Lamex Stadium. | 40908177 |
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The Mercedes driver is "energised and excited" before the new season, which he starts as favourite after two consecutive world titles in 2014 and '15.
"Now it is just to see where I can go, into the unknown," the Briton said.
"I don't know how far I can go, how long I will... | Lewis Hamilton says he is still hungry for success in Formula 1 despite achieving his childhood ambition of winning his third title last year. | 35790354 |
About £7m will be spent on new transmission facilities to be shared at the BBC's new base in central Cardiff.
The rest will help fund S4C's move to new headquarters in Carmarthen, projected to create more than 800 jobs.
Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said the UK government was "committed to securing the future of Wels... | S4C has welcomed a £10m loan by the UK government which says it will secure the broadcaster's future. | 39331465 |
The firm said it added a record 5.59 million customers in the three months to December, bringing total member numbers to 74.76 million.
However, it said it missed its forecast for US subscriber growth.
Earlier this month, the firm said it had expanded to 130 more countries.
Netflix said it was upbeat about the number o... | Video-streaming company Netflix said its customer numbers surged more than expected last quarter, sending its US-listed shares up as much as 8% in after hours trading. | 35358821 |
Akinfenwa - nicknamed 'The Beast' - asked managers to "hit me up on WhatsApp" in his post-match interview.
The 34-year-old scored a 101st-minute injury-time penalty in the 2-0 win over Plymouth Argyle.
Embracing manager Neal Ardley, Akinfenwa shouted: "He's releasing me!"
AFC Wimbledon will play in English football's t... | Iconic AFC Wimbledon striker Adebayo Akinfenwa revealed he has been released by the club - seconds after helping them win the League Two play-off final at Wembley. | 36413941 |
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