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Archaeologists used satellite images, drone photography and ground surveys to locate the find, according to the study published in the American Schools of Oriental Research.
The large platform is about as long as an Olympic swimming pool and twice as wide.
Researchers say it is unlike any other structure at the ancient... | A huge monument has been discovered buried under the sands at the Petra World Heritage site in southern Jordan. | 36498234 |
The Channel Island, which has a population of around 100,000, is hoping to follow Gibraltar and take part in European Championship qualifiers.
Jersey is currently classed as a county by the English Football Association.
Under Uefa rules, non-sovereign nations cannot be members, but the Jersey FA said earlier this summe... | Jersey is to make a bid to join Uefa and play international football. | 35049771 |
Carwyn Jones said Wales "stands ready to play its full part", and called on UK ministers to show some leadership.
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood had accused the Welsh government of not being vocal enough over the crisis.
Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb said the country should "deal with this as a United Kingdom".
Comment... | The UK government should find some "backbone" and accept more refugees to solve an "unfolding humanitarian tragedy", the first minister has said. | 34126945 |
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After reaching the semi-finals at their first major international tournament for 58 years, Wales have won once in four World Cup qualifying games since.
Chris Coleman's side are third in Group D and face leaders the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Friday.
"There is a long... | Wales have not experienced a "hangover" in form since their Euro 2016 success, according to defender Ben Davies. | 39360012 |
Malan struck 118 not out and put on an eighth-wicket stand of 77 with Toby Roland-Jones at Lord's as the hosts closed on 326-8 - a lead of 260.
Middlesex, who resumed on 47-0, lost three quick wickets after Sam Robson nicked Ashar Zaidi behind for 77.
Malan and Roland-Jones (36) batted for most of the evening session b... | Dawid Malan's fine century for Middlesex left Sussex facing the prospect of a tricky final day chase. | 33841615 |
Brentford had the majority of the first-half possession, but Lasse Vibe and Scott Hogan missed easy chances.
Danny Ward then made the Bees pay when he put Rotherham ahead after 32 minutes despite appearing to be offside.
Brentford rarely threatened in the second half and could not find a way through a Millers defence w... | Rotherham picked up their first Championship win of the season with a narrow victory over Brentford. | 37067355 |
He replaces David Parker, who resigned on Monday after five years in charge.
Skinner had been director of Blues Ladies' centre of excellence since July 2015, having previously filled a number of other coaching roles at the club.
"Over the next year or so, we're going to look to develop a slightly different brand of foo... | Women's Super League One club Birmingham City Ladies have appointed Marc Skinner as their new manager. | 38315376 |
Javier Duarte has been charged with corruption, money laundering and involvement in organised crime.
Mr Duarte resigned his post in October 2016. He has rejected the allegations and vowed to clear his name.
But he went missing a few weeks afterwards and was only arrested six months later in a hotel in Guatemala.
Mr Dua... | The former governor of the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz has arrived back on home soil, after being extradited from Guatemala. | 40639480 |
The Kemp's ridley turtle found in Aberystwyth's North Beach at the weekend is a juvenile, measuring about 30 cm (11 inches) in length.
David Waines from the aquarium said: "Unfortunately this particular turtle is very poorly indeed."
He added the coming days were crucial to see if the creature could recover.
Blood samp... | A rare sea turtle found washed up on a Welsh beach is getting life-saving treatment at Bristol Aquarium after suffering hypothermia and septicaemia. | 35110001 |
It indicates 74% would also welcome the Games back to Britain.
The results suggest people are more active since the Olympics, with 11% exercising more than a year ago, rising to 24% for those aged 18 to 24.
The London showpiece, together with the Paralympics, cost more than three times the original budget of £2.4bn.
Re... | More than two-thirds of the UK public believe the £8.77bn cost of the London 2012 Olympics was worth the money, according to a ComRes poll for the BBC. | 23434844 |
Hayden's former team-mates Jason Gillespie and Justin Langer are the favourites to succeed Peter Moores.
But Hayden says the decision to exclude batsman Kevin Pietersen shows the new coach will merely be a stooge for the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
"You're going to have no control whatsoever," he said. "You ar... | Anyone applying for the job of England head coach would be "crazy", says former Australia opener Matthew Hayden. | 32718137 |
England vice-captain Heather Knight will be writing another series of columns for BBC Sport during this summer's Women's Ashes series, which begins in Taunton on Tuesday 21 July with the first of three one-day internationals. You can listen to commentary on every ball of the series on the BBC.
Having won the Women's As... | For me, there's nothing better than an Ashes series on home soil, and with not long now until things get under way at the County Ground in Taunton, excitement levels are building. | 33534137 |
GPs, district nurses, health visitors and community clinics will be among the services brought together at Flint Health Centre.
The project will now move into the final stages of design and planning in order to gain final Welsh government approval.
Contractors will be appointed over the summer, with work expected to st... | A new £5m health centre in Flintshire has been granted planning permission. | 33203128 |
The assaults took place in Beccles, Suffolk, and in the Hales and Thetford areas of Norfolk between 1999 and 2003.
Rodney Scott, 72, of Firfield Close, Beccles, had already pleaded guilty to eight counts of indecent assault at Ipswich Crown Court.
He was given a prison sentence of six years and eight months.
Det Con Ka... | A pensioner has been jailed for repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl under 16. | 30238339 |
Emily Price, from Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, studied maths and physics and was due to do a Masters degree in Aberystwyth.
She was taken ill after being elected to the town's central ward.
Her family said they plan to establish a memorial at Aberystwyth University.
"She fell in love with Aberystwyth and planned to make... | A 22-year-old who died shortly after being elected to Aberystwyth town council has been described as a "gentle girl who always had a smile on her face". | 39967374 |
Lions coach Warren Gatland's squad was announced at a Wednesday lunchtime media conference.
It means Scotland again have a smaller representation than England, Ireland and Wales.
Former Scotland cap Andy Nicol said: "There are lots of big names missing out and they are not just Scottish."
Gatland chose 16 players from ... | Stuart Hogg and Tommy Seymour are the only Scots to make the British and Irish Lions squad for their tour of New Zealand. | 39639170 |
On Friday, US markets had closed higher for the fourth day running, as stocks continued to recover from the previous week's vote by the UK to leave the EU.
The Dow Jones closed up 0.1% on Friday at 17,949.37.
The broader-based S&P 500 index ended up 0.2% at 2,102.95, while the Nasdaq rose 0.4% to 4,862.57. | US markets are closed on Monday for the Independence Day public holiday. | 36705109 |
Ron Phillips, 70, was repeatedly punched as he took cocoa back to the cabin he shared with his wife June, 68, Teesside Crown Court was told.
The couple were on an all-inclusive cruise off Lanzarote when the alleged attack occurred in January 2014.
Graeme Finlay, 53, from Glasgow, denies unlawful wounding.
The court hea... | A man accused of attacking two frail Middlesbrough pensioners on a holiday cruise told police he acted in self-defence, a court has heard. | 32404841 |
The chairman of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) inquiry made the announcement during a preliminary hearing at Stormont, outlining its work.
Sir Patrick Coghlin said his inquiry will investigate failings in the scheme "wherever accountability may lie".
No time limit has been placed on the scheme to produce a conclusi... | Public evidence hearings in an inquiry into a botched green energy scheme are expected to begin in autumn this year. | 39726411 |
Lord Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart was shot in the head as he rallied his troops serving with the 6th Battalion Welsh Regiment on 2 October 1915.
The 32-year-old lieutenant colonel had been elected as Unionist MP for Cardiff in 1910 but was re-called to serve after the outbreak of the war.
A wreath was laid at his stat... | The 100th anniversary of the death of Wales' only MP to be killed in World War One has been marked in Cardiff. | 34414620 |
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warned of problems with some of Samsung's top-load machines.
It comes as a US law firm filed a suit against the South Korean firm, saying the fault can lead to injury or damage.
Models sold outside North America are not affected by this issue, a spokesperson said.
The probl... | Samsung has confirmed it is in talks with US consumer watchdogs after a lawsuit against the firm over "exploding" washing machines. | 37503116 |
The pups were born on 3 June and are being raised by their parents Ruby and Jax.
It is the latest litter of European wolves, a subspecies of the grey wolf, to be raised at the park.
Previously, pups were born there in 2013 and Ruby was born at the site in 2012.
Ruby's siblings went on to join other collections as part ... | New images have been released showing how much six wolf pups born at the Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig, near Aviemore, have grown. | 37542597 |
Gwent Police said the local men were injured in an incident on Bryn Road and Apollo Way in Blackwood, Caerphilly county, on Friday at about 23:15 BST.
Both men are in hospital and their conditions are unknown.
The arrested 16-year-old remains in custody. Police are appealing for witnesses. | A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and wounding after two men were stabbed. | 28624609 |
The database became accessible from 18:00 GMT at offshoreleaks.icij.org.
The Panama Papers have shown how some wealthy people use offshore firms to evade tax and avoid sanctions.
The papers belonged to Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca and were leaked by a source simply known as "John Doe". The company denies any w... | The Panama Papers affair has widened, with a huge database of documents relating to more than 200,000 offshore accounts posted online. | 36249982 |
Augean North Sea Services (ANSS) said its facility would enable the port to offer "an integrated service to the emerging decommissioning market".
Port of Dundee owners Forth Ports £10m heavy-lift decommissioning quayside is currently under construction.
The ANSS facility will open in early 2017.
The two companies said... | A 25,000 sq ft waste management decommissioning facility will open at the Port of Dundee next year as the result of a new partnership. | 37952019 |
In his first competitive match on grass this year, the Serb, who received a bye in round one, registered a 6-4 6-3 win.
It was Djokovic's first match since his defeat in the French Open quarter-finals earlier in the month as he continues his preparations for Wimbledon, which starts on 3 July.
He will face either Donald... | Novak Djokovic beat Vasek Pospisil to reach the third round at Eastbourne. | 40429930 |
Christine Morgan ordered a "pensioner's lunch" containing roast lamb at the Clock and Key pub in Trispen, Cornwall, on 11 August 2015.
She became violently ill and died the next day.
The kitchen manager and the company that owns the the pub pleaded guilty to breaching food safety regulations and were fined at Truro Cro... | A 71-year-old woman died after getting food poisoning from an incorrectly-prepared pub lunch, a court has heard. | 39118462 |
The club hope they can expand their Football in the Community scheme to try and develop players in the area.
The club had a category three status academy, but its director Geoff Harrop left the club earlier this month.
"We would like to put on record that we did not create this situation," the club's new owners said in... | Torquay United have closed their youth academy as part of cost-cutting measures following a takeover of the National League club. | 33150157 |
The 25-year-old joined Chesterfield in May 2016 from Grimsby, where he played under Paul Hurst, now Shrewsbury manager.
Nolan has also played for Stockport County, Lincoln and Wrexham.
He has signed a three-year deal and becomes the League One side's third summer signing, after strikers Lenell John-Lewis and Arthur Gna... | Shrewsbury have signed midfielder Jon Nolan from relegated Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee. | 40251150 |
Nathan Clarke, 24, of Hamilton Drive, Lincoln, had admitted having a bladed article and reckless arson on 25 May.
Lincoln Crown Court heard he had vandalised his cell and threatened to harm himself before starting the fire using bedding and clothes.
Three prison officers had to be treated for the effects of breathing i... | An inmate who started a fire in his cell at Lincoln prison has been sentenced to four years. | 38313497 |
Kenneth Wheeler stabbed Scott Mackenzie to death and wounded his victim's son at his home in Shotts, North Lanarkshire.
Wheeler, 33, was convicted of rape, murder and attempted murder after trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
He was ordered to serve at least 22 years behind bars.
The court heard that Wheeler plied the ... | A man has been jailed for life for murdering a dad-of-three who confronted him over the rape of a 14-year-old schoolgirl. | 38826919 |
The operation, which involved specialist response teams, centred around an address in Ashcroft Road, Gainsborough.
A man and a woman were arrested at the address and another man and woman were arrested outside a shop in Trinity Street.
All four are in custody and will be interviewed, police said. | Four people have been arrested during an investigation into allegations of false imprisonment. | 34826327 |
In her speech to the London gathering she insisted that nationalism was wrongly confused with patriotism.
Quoting the writer George Orwell she said: "Nationalism is power-hunger, tempered by self-deception."
However, both the Scottish National Party and Scottish Labour hit back at her views.
The SNP's Deidre Brock said... | Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has used an address to the Orwell Foundation to criticise what she sees as "obsessive" nationalism. | 39928846 |
Amina Agboola, of Scott Drive, Peterborough, was kicked 6ft (1.8m) across a room by Dean Harris, 19, last November.
Harris admitted manslaughter but was convicted of murder at Cambridge Crown Court.
Amina's mother, Sarah Racqueman, 29, was cleared by a jury of causing or allowing her daughter's death.
The trial heard A... | A man has been convicted of murdering a two-year-old girl after he kicked her, rupturing her liver. | 27890846 |
It was a man whose name has never appeared on a ballot, however, who ended up winning the Southern Republican Leadership Conference straw poll.
Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon turned conservative author and activist, won the support of 25.4% of the 958 conference attendees who voted.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker ... | A parade of current and past political office holders spoke in Oklahoma City over the past three days. | 32862662 |
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For the first time ever in a Strictly final, she scored a perfect 40 for all three of her dances alongside partner Pasha Kovalev.
She beat off competition from Frankie Bridge and Simon Webbe, who finished as runners up, while Mark W... | TV presenter Caroline Flack has been crowned Strictly Come Dancing champion 2014. | 30567720 |
The Avengers star has been signed up to "talk to the animals" in Universal's The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle.
Syriana director Stephen Gaghan will lead the remake of the story of the eccentric physician who lives with a host of animals he claims to converse with.
Downey Jr will follow actors Rex Harrison and Eddie Murphy... | Robert Downey Jr's linguistic skills are in for a boost as he gears up for his latest role. | 39339958 |
The National Records of Scotland report revealed 613 people died as a result of drugs in 2014.
A director of a Church of Scotland social care group said the rise was "related" to government cuts.
The Scottish government said drug deaths continued to particularly affect an "ageing" group of users with a history of drug ... | The number of drug-related deaths in Scotland has risen to its highest level since records began. | 34051104 |
For whenever someone buys one of its timepieces, it likes to hand it over in person - no matter where the buyer is on the planet.
"When we sell a watch we always try to deliver our creation personally to the customer, regardless of where they are in the in the world," says co-founder Tim Gronefeld, 43.
"We visit them a... | When it comes to offering good customer service, many may argue that luxury watchmaker Gronefeld goes a little over the top. | 33989554 |
Robert Fleming, 21, is believed to have been involved in an altercation outside Bakers nightclub in John Finnie Street between 00:30 and 01:00 on 7 February.
He was later found dead at his home in the Ayrshire town's Lammermuir Road.
Police Scotland confirmed a man was being detained and a report would be sent to the p... | A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a man in Kilmarnock. | 35591918 |
They were supposed to face Batley Bulldogs, who were reportedly planning to donate a share of the proceeds to Bradford's players and staff.
Bradford Bulls were liquidated on 3 January, and the Rugby Football League is considering bids to form a new club.
Several Bradford players have since joined other teams as free ag... | A proposed pre-season friendly for a Bradford Select XIII due to take place on Sunday has been called off because they do not have enough players. | 38591521 |
On Monday night, Travis Kalanick, Uber's boss, was obliged to grovel over his behaviour towards his driver.
And, as we all know, recognising you have a problem is the first step to recovery.
So we've put together an eight-step programme to help him turn around his management style.
Mr Kalanick does at least recognise t... | "This is the first time I've been willing to admit that I need leadership help and I intend to get it." | 39127927 |
The event pits America against an international team, that excludes Europe, at Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey from 26 September.
"It is a great honour for me to be even a small part of the Presidents Cup," said Trump, who said he has watched the tournament since it began in 1994.
"It gets better with age. Thi... | American president Donald Trump has accepted an invitation to be honorary chairman of golf's Presidents Cup. | 40780818 |
4 January 2016 Last updated at 16:15 GMT
Forty-three per cent of Labour's MPs are female, but the party leader, deputy leader, chair and London mayoral candidates are all male.
Harriet Harman was speaking to former Labour adviser Ayesha Hazarika as part of a report for BBC Newsnight.
Jeremy Corbyn is believed to have s... | Labour's former acting leader Harriet Harman has called for a change in the party's rules to prevent another all-male team from leading the party. | 35226761 |
Jack Letts, 20, from Oxford, labelled "Jihadi Jack" by some newspapers, is said to have left the UK at 18.
Mr Letts' parents, John and Sally, have been charged with making money available to suspected terrorist activities.
Previously the pair said they sent their son money for food and glasses.
John Letts, 55, of Chils... | The parents of a man alleged to have travelled to Iraq to join the so-called Islamic State group have been charged with terrorism offences. | 36427136 |
The minibus ended up on its roof following the accident on the A74(M) motorway four miles north of Moffat at 17:25 on Wednesday.
The baby was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow.
She was kept in overnight after suffering suspected head injuries.
The 33-year-old male driver, a 37-year-old male passe... | Eight people, including a 12-week-old baby girl and five other children, have been treated in hospital after a minibus crashed in Dumfries and Galloway. | 33001863 |
Yousif Badri, 29, is accused of being involved in conduct "with the intention of committing acts of terrorism".
The medical student denies three charges under the Terrorism Act.
A jury at the High Court in Glasgow was told the manual was found on a computer hard drive.
DC Mark White, a member of Police Scotland's organ... | An al-Qaeda training manual was found at the Aberdeen flat of a man accused of terrorism offences, a court has been told. | 34198128 |
The view puts him at odds with the current leader Tim Farron who insisted - in an interview with the BBC - that the Lib Dems could hold power in just five years.
Mr Farron's claim the Lib Dems can and must return to office has been a central theme of his first party conference.
But Sir Menzies urged Lib Dems to be real... | Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell has said it will take a decade for the party to recover from the last election. | 34325554 |
A silver Honda estate failed to stop after the collision on the junction of Oat Street and Cowl Street, Evesham, Worcestershire, at 13:20 GMT on Tuesday.
The officer was taken to hospital with minor leg and head injuries and the abandoned vehicle was found in Longford Close, Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire.
A 46-year-old... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a hit-and-run in which a police officer was injured. | 38904430 |
On Tuesday Mr Bush accused the Obama administration of a "premature withdrawal" of US forces from Iraq in 2011, with "grievous" costs.
Mrs Clinton replied by saying it was Mr Bush's brother George W Bush who, as president, negotiated a US withdrawal.
The US-led war in 2003 has been followed by years of turmoil.
Mr Bus... | Democratic presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton has hit back at one of her Republican rivals, Jeb Bush, over who is responsible for instability in Iraq. | 33948176 |
Williams beat Graeme Dott 10-4 to reach the last 16 and is the last Welshman left at the Crucible.
Holt beat former world champion Neil Robertson 10-6 to meet Williams and the Welshman said: "There probably won't be too many handshakes with me and him.
"It'll probably be more hugs and kisses before we start!"
Williams ... | Mark Williams believes he is "a tough man to beat" at the World Championships as the double world champion faces "good friend" Michael Holt on Friday. | 36104769 |
Crab and lobster catchers in north Norfolk have agreed a compensation deal with Dong Energy, which is planning to build 91 turbines off the coast.
Boats have been excluded from the Race Bank site since February.
Dong said boats may be allowed in for two months in January and full-time when construction is finished in 2... | Fishing boat owners banned from entering part of the North Sea by a wind farm operator do not expect to be able to return for three years. | 34751086 |
There are two things to consider in this statement.
The first is easy to check - in 2014 an estimated £1.034 trillion was invested in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics. Normally this involves a foreign company investing in a business or assets in the UK. Only the United States and China had more.
... | In his speech today, George Osborne said: "We have received over £1 trillion of overseas investment into Britain, much of it driven by the fact we are in the EU and its Single Market." | 36078099 |
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The former five-weight world champion, 40, retired unbeaten in 2015 after 49 bouts, but will face McGregor, 28, in Las Vegas on 26 August.
The light-middleweight bout could earn both men as much as $100m (£78.4m).
"They asked for this fight. I was in retirement, but they w... | Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather says he is "giving the people what they want" by coming out of retirement to fight Irish UFC champion Conor McGregor. | 40317934 |
They say there are only two years in which to secure the industry's future.
A report by PwC includes a proposal for a "super joint venture" between offshore operators.
It would share risk as well as return, and secure co-ordination of activities for smaller fields and fragmented assets, as some equipment nears the end ... | Senior figures in offshore oil and gas have called for more radical and urgent changes to avoid rapid decline. | 36512090 |
The 22-year-old grew up in north west London, starting his career at QPR.
A fire that engulfed the block of flats killed at least 17 people, a figure expected to increase.
Sterling told the BBC: "This is a deep and sad situation, one that's close to my heart and hard to swallow. I would like to help in the best way I c... | Manchester City and England winger Raheem Sterling is to make a substantial donation to those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. | 40297310 |
But few people who work in computer security can stand those programmes or movies because, in their words, they are so technically inept.
One TV show that has proved popular with hackers is NBC Universal's Mr Robot which centres around Elliott Alderson - a security pro by day but who is also a member of an anti-establi... | From the latest Jason Bourne movie to CSI Cyber and countless other films and TV shows, hacks, hackers and hacking have never been more mainstream. | 37001302 |
It will be part of a review into States travel after it was revealed nearly £5m has been spent on flights since 2012.
The Public Accounts Committee has been told the States has 1.5 million points with British Airways.
The review will also examine whether it is cheaper to book online or go through a central booking sys... | Jersey's government is to look at how it uses airline loyalty points for flights by civil servants and government ministers. | 36062584 |
The woman was attempting the "Fisherfield Five" Munros near Dundonnell with her partner when she slipped and was unable to walk further.
After a "lengthy crawl", Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team said the pair had spent the night on the mountain.
The woman was airlifted on Saturday, about 20 hours after her slip.
The pai... | A woman has been rescued from one of the UK's most remote areas after crawling for hours with an injured ankle. | 40696960 |
Mr Courts, 37, said he was "hugely honoured" to be selected by local Tories for the 20 October by-election.
The Greens have chosen Larry Sanders - brother of US Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders - as their candidate.
Mr Cameron announced he was quitting as an MP last week, having resigned as prime minister in July.
Mr ... | The Conservative Party has chosen barrister Robert Courts as its candidate to succeed David Cameron as MP for Witney and West Oxfordshire. | 37447086 |
Police said the four men were all Bangladeshi and were being held in the northern state of Punjab. It takes the number of arrests in the case to six.
Six alleged attackers were caught on CCTV as they burgled the convent before the 74-year-old woman was raped.
The incident caused outrage in India and led to street prote... | Indian police have made four more arrests in connection with the rape of an elderly nun in West Bengal state. | 32143051 |
Ers i'r gantores 23 oed o Ynys Môn rannu ei phrofiad a'i hofnau gyda Cymru Fyw mae hi wedi cael llawdriniaeth arloesol yn Awstralia a bellach wedi ail afael o ddifri' yn ei gyrfa gerddorol.
Er ei bod hi'n brysur ail-afael yn ei cherddoriaeth drwy bostio flogs ar ei sianel YouTube, dyw hi ddim wedi bod yn hawdd ar Beth ... | Mae'n dair blynedd ers cafodd Beth Frazer wybod bod ganddi diwmor ar yr ymennydd yn agos at y chwarren bineol [pineal gland]. | 40852640 |
They were also charged with facilitating the trafficking of arms and drugs and associating with criminals in El Rodeo jail.
The riot at the jail, outside Caracas, began after a fight between rival inmate gangs of prisoners.
National Guards were then sent to search the jail for drugs and guns.
But one group of heavily a... | Venezuelan prosecutors have charged two former prison governors and a soldier with corruption, following June's riot that killed 22 people at their prison. | 14471534 |
Saturday: More than one way to get into Number 10, as many PMs have discovered
Sunday: The trials of being on the campaign trail
Monday: The effect of the campaign on politicians' eating habits
Tuesday: David Cameron & Ed Miliband weren't born when the Queen acceded to the throne
Wednesday: Where will #GE2015 be won a... | Look back at the week of election campaigning in numbers with our Go Figure images, which are posted daily on social media. | 32234519 |
The group has written a series of rules which they believe will make trampoline parks safer.
Although parks have to meet health and safety regulations, there are no rules on how they are built and run.
But Angela Nash from Rebound trampoline park in Leicestershire said safety was their main priority.
"Here they have to... | There should be more safety measures in place at trampoline parks, a group of organisations including British Gymnastics has said. | 38153073 |
Thieves cut a 3ft-wide hole in the wall of the university's Oriental Museum and stole a bowl and figurine. Durham Police said it was almost certainly a well planned operation.
A police spokeswoman said both artefacts had now been recovered.
Officers have arrested five people in connection with the theft. Two men are st... | Chinese artefacts worth almost £2m that were stolen from a University of Durham museum have been recovered by police. | 17717825 |
Mr Farron cited his 2008 resignation from the Lib Dem front bench because he wanted a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
But he said only the Lib Dems could prevent the "calamity of hard Brexit".
The party is aiming to attract the votes of people who backed Remain in June's EU referendum.
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Mar... | Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has described himself as a "bit of a Eurosceptic" despite his party's pro-EU stance. | 39761746 |
French prosecutors - acting on information supplied by the World Anti Doping Authority - suspect Senegalese Diack, 82, of receiving money in 2011.
The IAAF's new president Lord Coe was questioned by French police on Tuesday, having offered to co-operate.
Athletics' world governing body says it is "fully co-operating" w... | Lamine Diack, ex-head of the IAAF, is being investigated over allegations he took payments for deferring sanctions against Russian drugs cheats. | 34721317 |
In the 73rd minute of the Confederations Cup semi-final between Cameroon and Colombia at Lyon's Stade de Gerland, the powerful midfielder was jogging along innocuously.
No-one was close to him and nothing seemed wrong, yet suddenly he collapsed to the ground in the centre circle. Medical and support staff attempted to ... | It was the brutal abruptness of Marc-Vivien Foe's fatal collapse that made it so shocking. | 23052120 |
A file containing more than 90,000 e-mail addresses plus passwords, logins and other information was put on The Pirate Bay file-sharing site.
The group said it stole the information by targeting a poorly protected server on the defence firm's network.
Booz Allen Hamilton declined to comment on the incident.
In text ac... | Hacker group Anonymous has released a cache of data it claims to have stolen from US defence consultant Booz Allen Hamilton. | 14122455 |
By comparison, £870m was spent during the nine weeks of last summer's window.
Business analyst Deloitte expects gross outlay to rise above £1bn before the window closes on 31 August.
A new £5bn three-year television deal, which starts this season, is fuelling "unprecedented" spending amid "unreal" player valuations, fo... | Premier League clubs have spent an estimated £300m during the first week of the summer transfer window. | 36737778 |
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the sector from Markit/CIPS fell from 53.5 in May to 52.3 in June. This matched April's figure, which was the lowest since February 2013.
A figure above 50 indicates the sector is expanding.
The results reflect the "intensified" anxiety over Brexit in the run-up to the referendu... | Growth in the key UK service sector slowed last month, according to a closely-watched survey. | 36712890 |
Christian Benteke met Wilfried Zaha's cross before Boro drew level when Daniel Ayala scored an equally powerful header from Stewart Downing's corner.
Zaha put Palace back in front, finishing James McArthur's through ball after weak defending by George Friend.
Boro pushed hard for another equaliser, but the away side's ... | Middlesbrough's unbeaten start to the season came to an end as Crystal Palace claimed their first win of the new campaign with victory at the Riverside. | 37330068 |
The blaze last Tuesday destroyed gorse, heather and bilberry over 70,000 sq m (753,470 sq ft) - about the size of 10 football pitches.
The fire prompted more than 200 calls to Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service and was dealt with by five fire crews.
A disposable barbecue caused the blaze, the fire service said.
Jon James... | Land damaged by a massive gorse fire at Carn Brea in Cornwall will take "many years to recover", according to local council environment bosses. | 32955448 |
The chancellor refused to comment on reports he had said at a meeting that public servants were "overpaid".
And he suggested some colleagues who do not agree with his approach on Brexit were trying to undermine him.
Minister Liam Fox said he "deplored" the briefing by some of his colleagues.
The international trade sec... | Public sector workers get a 10% "premium" over their private sector counterparts, Philip Hammond said as he warned ministers against leaking cabinet talks on the pay cap. | 40623343 |
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Swiss third seed Wawrinka won their semi-final 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 5-7 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 in four hours and 34 minutes.
The Briton began the tournament short of matches after illness and injury.
"I was close to reaching another Slam final when I was not playing well and feeling reall... | Andy Murray was "proud" of his effort after losing in five sets to Stan Wawrinka at the French Open - and hoped it would boost his Wimbledon challenge. | 40229090 |
In a new report
, the group urges Europe's governments to do more to challenge negative stereotypes and prejudices against Muslims.
In particular, it says Muslims face exclusion from jobs and education for wearing traditional forms of dress.
It also criticises the bans on Muslim women's veils passed in some states.
"Mu... | Human rights group Amnesty International says Muslims who openly show their faith suffer widespread discrimination in Europe. | 17824132 |
Victoria Prentis said that former armed forces inmates and women had "particularly low reoffending rates".
The Justice Select Committee member made the comments in a debate on the prison population, which has nearly doubled since the 1980s to 85,000.
But she admitted the proposal was just "tinkering around the edges".
... | Women and army veteran prisoners should be considered for early release to ease pressure on the prison population, according to a Conservative MP. | 38755318 |
Weghorst pounced to score from close range when the ball fell invitingly for him as the League of Ireland champions struggled to clear a corner.
Dundalk, still in contention for a place in the last 32, play Maccabi Tel Aviv away in their final Group D game.
AZ, now in second and a point ahead of Dundalk, play Zenit at ... | A ninth-minute strike by Wout Weghorst gave AZ Alkmaar victory and put a huge dent in Dundalk's hopes of reaching the Europa League knockout stage. | 38068671 |
Eight-time world champion Pacquiao called his defeat an "unfair decision", while the WBO were persuaded to review the Brisbane bout - before ruling the result was correct.
Now it is understood major players within the sport are keen on exploring whether technology could be more widely used to remove some of boxing's su... | With the controversy around the result of the Manny Pacquiao and Jeff Horn WBO world welterweight title fight, the accuracy of scoring in boxing is again under scrutiny. | 39489636 |
Second Half begins Forest Green Rovers 0, Boreham Wood 0.
First Half ends, Forest Green Rovers 0, Boreham Wood 0.
Charlie Cooper (Forest Green Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Match details to follow. | 38865489 |
The guidance follows an email sent to educators in a London borough by their IT chief, who advised them to stop using Dropbox and other cloud products.
That warning followed a ruling by Europe's top court, which declared a system used to authorise personal data transfers to the US was invalid.
Now, the advice is to hol... | The UK's data watchdog has told schools they do not need to abandon leading internet services despite fears about the legality of continuing to use them. | 34646146 |
Of these, 803,200 have been displaced within the country, and another 254,000 have fled to neighbouring countries, according to the latest UN report.
It warns that the situation is likely to get worse as the violence continues.
Fighting erupted between the forces of President Salva Kiir and troops loyal to his former d... | More than one million people have been forced from their homes by the ongoing conflict in South Sudan, the UN says. | 26798721 |
Jaber al-Bakr, 22, strangled himself in a jail in Leipzig with his shirt and the government has demanded an immediate inquiry.
His lawyer said the prison was aware Bakr was a suicide risk after he was captured on Monday.
However, regional authorities said he had not been considered an acute risk.
Jaber al-Bakr was deta... | The death in a prison cell of a Syrian refugee suspected of planning a bomb attack in Germany is a judicial scandal, his lawyer has said. | 37641263 |
The 22-year-old made six appearances for the Reds last season, before a loan spell with neighbours Notts County.
He scored six times during a 17-game stint with Notts to help steer them away from League Two's relegation zone.
Grant, who is a product of Forest's academy, made his debut in 2014 and scored on his first st... | Midfielder Jorge Grant has signed a new three-year deal with Championship side Nottingham Forest. | 40255128 |
Without carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, gas-fired electricity would have to fall to 10% of the mix to meet emissions targets for 2050.
The new study also warns that current government policies will deter investment in gas.
The report has been published by the UK Energy Research Centre.
Last November the go... | The use of natural gas for electricity generation in the UK may have to decline significantly over the next 30 years, according to a new study. | 35632075 |
Former Bishop of Gloucester Peter Ball was jailed last year after he admitted sexually abusing teenagers and young men.
The Diocese of Truro is working to find out what evidence it has that Ball conducted services in the area.
Bishop Ball's brother, Michael, was a former Bishop of Truro in the 1990s.
An independent rev... | Churches are being asked to check records for any evidence that a convicted paedophile bishop may have taken services in the 1990s. | 35851286 |
Cardiff council is trying to plug a £48m shortfall which could see job losses, cuts to leisure and park services and an end to funding for the New Year Calennig celebration.
Health and social care faces being hit hardest with the council looking to trim £7.9m from this department.
On top of the cuts, the council is try... | Wales' largest council is planning to cut £32m from its budget in 2015/16. | 30058107 |
China sent two patrol ships to islands - known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China - on Tuesday.
This came after Japan sealed a deal to buy three of the islands from their private Japanese owner.
Washington will not take sides in the matter, said Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell.
The region, he said, was ... | The US has called for ''cooler heads to prevail'' as tension intensifies between China and Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea. | 19566759 |
The stake in the French luxury group will give Peta the right to attend shareholder meetings and question the board in front of other shareholders.
Peta has not said how many shares it has bought.
Such a move is common among pressure groups.
The move by Peta - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - follows its i... | Animal rights pressure group Peta has bought shares in Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey (LVMH) in order to pressure it to stop selling bags and other products made from exotic animal skins. | 38608231 |
The original hardback book was annotated by JK Rowling in 2013 to raise money for charity.
It features 43 annotations, including 22 original drawings by the author.
The book will be on display at Edinburgh's Writers' Museum from Thursday until 8 January.
The book includes a sketch of baby Harry asleep on the doorstep o... | A rare first-edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, featuring personal anecdotes and illustrations by author JK Rowling is to go on display in Edinburgh. | 38207441 |
Last month, Ronnie Coulter, 48, was ordered to spend a minimum of 19 years and eight months in prison for stabbing the 32-year-old waiter in Overton, North Lanarkshire, in 1998.
His retrial came as a result of changes to Scotland's double jeopardy laws.
Coulter has now lodged a notice of his intention to appeal.
The 48... | A man jailed for life after being tried for a second time for the murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar is to appeal against his conviction and sentence. | 37975444 |
Edinburgh Airport saw the biggest growth, followed by Aberdeen and Glasgow.
The capital's airport handled 607,723 passengers in February, a 7.8% rise on the same month last year.
International passenger numbers rose 11.6% to 269,235, driven by new easyJet routes and a second daily Lufthansa service to Frankfurt.
Domest... | Passenger numbers at Scotland's three main airports rose last month, according to new figures. | 26532261 |
The new rules increase reporting requirements for the groups, which risk closure for non-compliance.
Critics say the move is a crackdown on independent voices and an attempt to stigmatise the organisations.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused foreign-funded NGOs, in particular those supported by American billionair... | Hungary's parliament has approved a law imposing strict regulations on foreign-funded non-government organisations. | 40258922 |
Mr Farage told an audience of young people that children under 11 should get sex and relationship education.
UKIP's deputy leader and education spokesman Paul Nuttall had previously said it should be axed for this group.
Mr Farage said he had "never advocated that" but later admitted that what Mr Nuttall said was party... | UKIP leader Nigel Farage has had to clarify his party's policy on sex education in schools after he appeared to make a U-turn during a live debate. | 30296758 |
Having suffered the semi-final heartache of the 2015 World Cup in Canada, they have a chance to go one step further and even become the first senior England team to win a major tournament since the 1966 World Cup.
Taking home the Euro 2017 trophy has been a stated aim from head coach Mark Sampson and, as the highest-ra... | England's Lionesses have captured the attention of the nation again after reaching the European Championship semi-finals, where they will face hosts the Netherlands on Thursday. | 40809183 |
It has a history of colonial control spanning centuries.
Located south of the Italian island of Sicily between Europe and North Africa, it has been occupied by Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs and latterly France and Britain.
Independence from Britain was achieved in 1964, after the Maltese people were awarded the Ge... | The Maltese archipelago includes the islands of Malta, Gozo, Comino, Comminotto and Filfla. | 17597837 |
But Scottish side Partick Thistle's new mascot, Kingsley, has been labelled too scary by some fans.
He was designed by famous artist, David Shrigley but loads of fans have complained that he might frighten younger supporters.
Kingsley told the BBC that people just need time to warm to him though.
"I'm just new to this ... | Mascots are used to entertaining the crowds and are generally cute and cuddly. | 33242179 |
Cleaner Sarah Gorman took the money from the Unison branch at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital over a five-year period.
She was caught when she took a three-month trip to America and colleagues spotted discrepancies in the accounts.
Gorman, 50, of Spenser Avenue, Exeter, admitted theft and was jailed for nine months... | A trade union treasurer who stole at least £40,000 from members to pay off personal loans has been jailed. | 35616192 |
Allardyce, 60, has guided the Hammers to eighth place in the top flight before Wednesday's trip to Southampton.
"I don't think there is any coach more sophisticated than me any more," said Allardyce. "That's not trying to criticise any other coaches.
"But there is only Arsene Wenger who has done it longer than me. I'm ... | West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says "there is no coach more sophisticated" than him in the Premier League. | 31394625 |
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