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Simon Kirby will take up the role of chief operating officer, reporting to chief executive Warren East.
Mr Kirby has earned a reported £750,000 salary at HS2, which will link London with the Midlands and northern England.
He said it had been a "huge honour" to work on the project, which critics say threatens swathes o... | The boss of the controversial HS2 rail link is leaving to take up a senior post at Rolls-Royce, the aerospace and engineering group has said. | 37332118 |
The Russian-born 43-year-old is the third Welsh competitor to be selected for the Games, following triathlete Non Stanford and sailor Hannah Mills.
Allen, who lives in Blackwood, was part of the British skeet team that won gold at the 2014 World Championships.
She also won individual silver in 2014 to go with a bronze ... | Welsh shooter Elena Allen has been named in the Great Britain team for the 2016 Olympics in Rio. | 34768380 |
Spotlight: A Woman Alone With The IRA investigated the republican movement's handling of sexual abuse allegations against a suspected IRA member.
Maíria Cahill waived her right to anonymity to tell how the republican movement responded to her allegations.
The programme won news and current affairs programme of the year... | BBC Northern Ireland current affairs programme Spotlight has won three CIPR NI Media awards. | 33296614 |
Deniz Yucel, who works for Die Welt, was detained almost two weeks ago and has since been held in police custody.
He had earlier reported on leaked emails that allegedly highlight the influence wielded by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son-in-law.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the move "disappointing".
"We w... | The Turkish authorities have arrested a German-Turkish journalist they accuse of producing terrorist propaganda and undermining the government. | 39110469 |
The NSPCC said Scotland's two Childline bases had conducted 22 counselling sessions to help frightened youngsters since the craze began last week.
The fad has left police dealing with a wave of incidents, with forces warning pranksters will face arrest.
Childline said a quarter of calls about clowns came from children ... | The "creepy clown" craze has led to a deluge of calls to helplines from youngsters left terrified by the sinister phenomenon. | 37653630 |
The new Scottish government guidelines are part of the country's first human trafficking strategy.
Scots will be urged to look for signs that people have been trafficked and ask whether what they are buying has been made by someone forced to work.
The move comes as figures show trafficking has increased in Scotland.
La... | Consumers are to be asked to consider whether people working in their local nail bar, car wash or shop might have been trafficked into the country. | 37624067 |
Mr Thomas is stepping down from his seat as Plaid Cymru AM for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr before May's assembly election.
He described his appointment as a "huge privilege".
Mr Thomas will start work at the Aberystwyth library on 6 April and will be in post for four years. | The new president of the National Library of Wales has been named as Rhodri Glyn Thomas. | 35563785 |
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United lost Mark Durnan to a red card for felling Brian Graham in the Scottish Cup quarter-final.
"What a shift from our players, going down to 10 men the fighting spirit was excellent," said Paatelainen.
"Even though we were a man short we wanted an attacking threat, henc... | An "exhausted" Mixu Paatelainen praised the resilience of his Dundee United side after they twice came from behind to beat Ross County 3-2. | 35736684 |
The 1950 World Cup final defeat by Uruguay in the Maracana, and the crushing 7-1 semi-final loss to Germany in Belo Horizonte at the 2014 World Cup can never be erased, but by winning their first Olympic football gold, the hosts can at least point to a new chapter in their story.
Before the game, fans talked of "reveng... | Brazil will always associate itself with two football tragedies at home, but now it finally has a defining moment it can be proud of. | 37147347 |
They lost Dominic Sibley and Kumar Sangakkara at The Oval, with both well taken behind the stumps by wicketkeeper Lewis McManus.
Burns remained watchful in overcast and humid conditions, reaching his hundred off 205 balls with a six and 15 fours.
He departed four deliveries later, caught off Brad Wheal for 101, before ... | Surrey opener Rory Burns hit his second Championship century of the season on an even first day against Hampshire. | 37276602 |
The Portuguese Fado event encourages integration between the different communities in the town and celebrates Portuguese culture.
There are an estimated 2,000 Portuguese nationals in Wrexham.
Last month, Wrexham council signed a formal agreement with the Portuguese government to build ties.
The festival, which has been... | A folk music festival aimed at promoting community cohesion among people from different nationalities is being held in Wrexham on Saturday. | 39155726 |
Scans suggested the brain worked harder to regulate emotional and behavioural responses to fear when it was not conscious of it.
The women in the small study were shown pictures of flowers interspersed very briefly with images of spiders.
The researchers said the technique could be used to treat children.
Current treat... | Showing arachnopohobes images of spiders so briefly they remain unaware of them could help them overcome their fear, US researchers suggest. | 38880104 |
Ibrahim Halawa, now 21, was 17 when he was arrested with three of his sisters during a siege at a Cairo mosque.
He has been on hunger strike and has become so weak that jail staff used a wheelchair to bring him to see his relatives last week, his lawyer said.
On Wednesday, his trial was adjourned for the 20th time in a... | The family of an Irishman who has been imprisoned without trial in Egypt since 2013 has called on the Irish government to take international legal action. | 39356824 |
Forty-four people complained to Ofcom about the 1 August episode.
Biggins had said: "The worst type though is, I'm afraid to say, the bisexuals... what it is is people not wanting to admit they are gay."
Ofcom said the comments could cause offence but were likely to be within the audience's expectations.
The openly gay... | Comments about bisexuality made by Christopher Biggins on Channel 5's Celebrity Big Brother have been found not in breach of broadcasting rules. | 37751930 |
Currently economy and transport minister, Mrs Hart's previous posts included local government and health.
Mrs Thomas has been deputy social services minister, chaired committees and led a safeguarding children review.
The announcements follow news that Labour Llanelli AM Keith Davies is also leaving Cardiff Bay next ye... | Gower AM Edwina Hart and Neath AM Gwenda Thomas are to stand down at the 2016 assembly election. | 33199040 |
Now he's one of the stars of the England wheelchair rugby league side, determined to lift the sport's World Cup that kicks off in France this week.
And he says the sport is unique, bringing together those who, like him, have undergone amputation after injury or illness but also able-bodied athletes all competing togeth... | When James Simpson had his legs blown off during an Army patrol in Afghanistan eight years ago, he refused to let the life-changing injury break his spirit. | 40613449 |
Paul Massey was one of five men who, along with a woman, were arrested by Greater Manchester Police in December.
A spokesman said the arrests were part of a police investigation which started in 2011 into Salford-based security business 21st Security.
Mr Massey said the police had "no evidence" against him.
He said tha... | A candidate to become mayor of Salford, who has been arrested in a money laundering investigation, has said he is not involved in criminality. | 17695433 |
These are not your typical two-for-one, or name in a programme type deals, these are deals which really make the clubs involved stand out.
But can you tell (or guess) which deals are true and which are false.
At the end of the quiz you'll get your own special (made up) offer. Get quizzing! | As part of the 2015 Price of Football, we asked clubs if they had any special offers they'd like to tell us about and they didn't disappoint. | 34515478 |
The track operator said that it was running about 0.5% behind a year-end target of 90%.
"Almost 9 out of every 10 trains arrive on time, but train performance has not been as good as we want," Network Rail said.
Its comments came as the company said that profits for the six months to 30 September fell to £246m from £32... | Network Rail has admitted that train punctuality has been inadequate. | 34930381 |
Very few Thais even knew of its existence, apart from dedicated pro-democracy activists who would occasionally clean the plaque or decorate it with flowers.
Yet the plaque is one of the very few monuments to mark the most significant moment in modern Thai history.
In June 1932, a revolution overthrew 700 years of absol... | For more than 80 years a small brass plaque, no larger than a dinner plate, sat embedded in the tarmac in front of Bangkok's Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, worn down after being driven over countless of times by traffic. | 39650310 |
The 24-year-old, who won 200m breaststroke bronze at the London 2012 Olympics, was given a provisional ban after testing positive for meldonium.
The International Swimming Federation (Fina) lifted the ban after advice from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).
Meldonium is the substance Russian tennis player Maria Shara... | Russia's Yulia Efimova has had her provisional suspension for doping lifted by swimming's governing body. | 36354552 |
The Spiders finished fourth in Scottish League Two but defeated Cowdenbeath then Clyde in the play-offs to end a seven-year spell in the bottom tier.
MacPherson previously led St Mirren to the top flight and kept them there.
"That's probably the biggest achievement, but this is probably a close second," said the head c... | Gus MacPherson feels that leading amateurs Queen's Park to promotion almost matches his achievements as manager of St Mirren. | 36296054 |
The claim: Prime Minister David Cameron says as a result of his negotiations in Brussels earlier this year - which has not come into effect yet but will if the UK votes to stay in the European Union - EU citizens who come to the UK but fail to find work will have to leave after six months.
Reality Check verdict: Existi... | Speaking on Sky News' special referendum programme on Thursday evening, David Cameron addressed concerns about migration by referring to what he gained in his renegotiation with Brussels earlier this year. | 36449974 |
The Arirang handset, described as a "hand phone" in state media, was shown to leader Kim Jong-un during a factory tour.
The country has had a mobile network since 2008, but activity is heavily monitored and restricted.
Last year the country launched a tablet, but it later emerged it was likely to have been made in Chin... | North Korea says it has produced its first home-grown smartphone, but experts have disputed its origins. | 23681261 |
Cilic tested positive for banned substance nikethamide in April and was given a suspension in September, backdated to 1 May.
This is the third time in just over two years that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has reduced the length of bans issued to tennis players. As all professionals now receive considerable anti-d... | Marin Cilic's drugs ban has been reduced from nine to four months. | 24672616 |
Highlights from this year's National Television Awards, held in London on 20 January. | 35366703 | |
The United States Air Force (USAF) announced a year ago that it would vacate the base by 2020.
A decision on its future is due in the spring, but council leaders fear the site will be "mothballed".
They calculated that RAF Mildenhall and nearby RAF Lakenheath are worth up to £700m a year to the local economy.
Proposed... | The Ministry of Defence must commit to the future of Suffolk airbase RAF Mildenhall or risk damaging the local economy, council leaders say. | 35253172 |
British Transport Police said the incident happened on a 16:00 service, travelling from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough last Sunday.
A spokesman said the assault, while the train was at Waverley Station, was on a boy aged two or three who was hit three times and kicked in the head and chest.
The man and three childr... | Police are appealing for information after a man was seen kicking a young boy in the head and chest on a train. | 39009410 |
It would also allow health and social care services to work more efficiently, according to the Royal College of Occupational Therapists' (RCOT) report.
It said therapists and support workers were "driving forward improvements" but work must "go further and faster".
The Welsh Government said occupational therapists incr... | Better access to occupational therapy could help older people in Wales to keep their dignity, a report has said. | 40556404 |
The chunks of arachnid DNA were probably stolen by the virus to help it punch through animal cells.
But its target is not the animal itself - the "WO" virus only infects bacteria living within insects and spiders.
It was a surprise because bacterial viruses were generally thought to steal DNA only from bacteria.
Writin... | In a very unusual case of genetic theft, a virus has been caught with a gene that codes for the poison of black widow spiders. | 37632616 |
A 23-year-old French citizen of Algerian origin, he had long been known to the French authorities as a petty criminal but latterly his links to Islamist extremism drew attention.
The man who reportedly told police negotiators he was a member of al-Qaeda had recently made visits to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where he was... | Mohamed Merah, the man believed to be the gunman on a scooter who killed seven people in south-western France, was killed in an armed siege after police surrounded his block of flats in Toulouse. | 17456541 |
Nico Reed, who had cerebral palsy and severe learning disabilities, was found dead at Barrantynes supported living home in Chalgrove in August 2012.
An inquest at Oxfordshire Coroner's Court heard that the 23-year-old died after inhaling his own vomit.
Southern Health, which now runs the home, said Nico's needs were me... | A man who died suddenly at a supported living home could possibly have been saved if there were more checks while he slept, a coroner has ruled. | 30441266 |
Helen Bailey, 51, was last seen at around 14:45 BST on Monday walking her dog, a miniature Dachshund, near her home in Royston, Hertfordshire.
She is described as slim and with long black hair. It is not known what she was wearing at the time disappeared.
Police want help tracing the Northumberland-born author, known f... | Concerns are growing for the welfare of a children's author who has been missing for nearly a week. | 36066699 |
About six separate blazes broke out at Altaghadherry, at about 13:00 BST on Sunday.
Joe Canning and his family were eating dinner when they noticed clouds of smoke behind their property.
"We smelled smoke and we closed the windows and it raged into an inferno thereafter. It's been burning ever since," he said.
"It'll p... | A number of gorse fires have been burning on a hillside just outside Londonderry. | 17721847 |
Minister for London Greg Hands has questioned whether it was "appropriate" to stage a carnival near the site of a "national disaster".
But London's mayor, Sadiq Khan, has rejected the call.
And Pepe Francis, one of the carnival's organisers, said this year's event will "offer respect and solidarity" to the Grenfell Tow... | This year's Notting Hill Carnival should be moved following the Grenfell Tower fire, a minister says. | 40533680 |
The 17-year-old, whose bedroom was plastered with Third Reich paraphernalia, was arrested after sharing images of the "viable" explosive on Snapchat.
Jurors heard the boy described Mrs Cox's killer Thomas Mair as "a HERO" in an online post.
He was cleared of a charge of preparing acts of terrorism.
The boy, who cannot ... | A neo-Nazi teenager who praised the killer of MP Jo Cox has been found guilty of making a home-made pipe bomb. | 38773032 |
The device - in Kinnaird Street, off the Antrim Road - was reported to police at about 21:30 GMT on Friday.
A number of residents were moved from their homes while Army bomb disposal experts examined it, then made it safe.
The alert ended at about 01:40 GMT on Saturday. The device, described as viable, was taken away ... | A bomb has been found in the garden of a house in north Belfast. | 38867769 |
Homeless charity Crisis said of 458 street sleepers it interviewed in England and Wales, 80% had suffered an attack or abuse in 2016.
More than half said they did not report crimes, as many believed that the police would not be able to help them.
The government has promised to support a bill aimed at tackling homelessn... | Rough sleepers have described being urinated on, having belongings stolen and being sexually assaulted while living on the streets. | 38386088 |
One officer was taken to hospital as precaution and the patrol car, a BMW X5, had major damage.
A green Mitsubishi Pajaro hit the police car near Stoulton on the B4084 from Pershore to Worcester.
The car may have had cloned plates, said police who are appealing for witnesses or anyone who sees a Mitsubishi which may be... | A driver deliberately reversed into a police car twice after being pulled over in Worcester, officers said. | 34805194 |
Nicholas Taylor, 47, and Joan Taylor, 43, targeted children as young as 11 and supplied them with crack cocaine.
The 84 offences by the "master manipulators" occurred between 1996 and 2006, Leicester Crown Court was told.
Taylor, who had previous convictions for indecency, and his wife, a former prostitute, pleaded gui... | A couple has been convicted of carrying out a decade of sex and drug abuse against children, including rape. | 39294189 |
He was travelling to work through a residential district when his vehicle was sprayed with bullets, police said.
Mr Bhatti, the cabinet's only Christian minister, had received death threats for urging reform to blasphemy laws.
In January, Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, who had also opposed the law, was shot dead by one... | Pakistani Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti has been shot dead by gunmen who ambushed his car in broad daylight in the capital, Islamabad. | 12617562 |
The monarch, who cut a severe figure in black in later life, wore the delicate cream garments in the 1840s, when she was in her 20s.
The stockings, which have Queen Victoria's initials embroidered in red, were sold for £220.
Newcastle auctioneer Anderson & Garland had estimated they would go for £150.
A spokesman said ... | A pair of Queen Victoria's silk stockings - which contain just one small ladder despite being 170 years old - have gone under the hammer. | 37013567 |
The 33-year-old fly-half limped off with a thigh injury during Saturday's match at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
The Toulon player ends his 14-year France career with 77 caps and played in three World Cups.
Stade Francais lock Pascal Pape, 35, has also retired from international duty after winning 65 caps.
Michalak, wh... | France's record points scorer Frederic Michalak has retired from international rugby following the 63-13 World Cup quarter-final defeat by New Zealand. | 34565997 |
Folajimi Orebiyi, known as Fola, was stabbed in the neck outside the Aston House estate in west London on 3 July 2016.
The 17-year-old then fled along the Portobello Road but collapsed. An air ambulance was called but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will be sentenc... | A 15-year-boy has been found guilty of murdering a teenager in Notting Hill. | 38750195 |
Legs 11 on Broad Street, Birmingham, had the licence suspended on 3 July over police claims it was associated with "serious crime".
Barbara Dring, the city council's licensing sub-committee chair, said it was revoked to protect public safety.
Legs 11 has not responded to requests for a comment.
Read more stories from B... | A lap dancing club which allegedly drugged customers and took more than £90,000 in credit card overpayments has had its alcohol licence revoked. | 40777799 |
Minesh Parbat, 36, of Gregory Close, in Maidenbower, Crawley, was driving his BMW at 60mph when he crashed on the A2011 in West Sussex, on 9 March 2014.
His girlfriend, Lisa Watling, 28, was thrown from the car and died later in hospital from her injuries.
Parbat denied causing her death but was found guilty after a tr... | A motorist who became intimate with his girlfriend moments before he crashed his car has been sentenced to seven years for causing her death. | 34084235 |
They will also have to share how many relatives of elderly patients have been banned from visiting their loved ones, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said.
Family members should not have to "live in fear" of raising concerns, it added.
It comes after BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme learned hundreds of homes are ba... | Care homes will be forced to reveal how many patients they have evicted against their wishes, the care regulator says. | 37855342 |
The Eurosceptic Conservative peer said the prime minister's efforts probably will not deliver "fundamental change".
Lord Lawson told BBC Newsnight the PM promised to hold an in/out referendum "largely" to keep the Tories together.
Speaking on the eve of the anniversary of the 1975 referendum, he feels the UK will vote ... | David Cameron is unlikely to achieve anything of significance as he seeks to renegotiate the UK's EU membership, former Chancellor Lord Lawson has said. | 33017307 |
Accident and emergency and maternity services at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch could be moved to hospitals in Worcester or Birmingham.
It is part of plans by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to save £50m.
The 32-page report has been produced by Redditch Borough and Bromsgrove and Stratford-on-Avon district... | Cutting services from a Worcestershire hospital will put some of the most vulnerable people in the county at risk, a joint council report has said. | 24908861 |
Sylvia and Peter Stuart, aged 69 and 75, were reported missing last Friday. Mr Stuart's body was found near their home later that day.
Ali Qazimaj, 42, of Tilbury, is wanted over the murder and disappearance.
Police said while the search for Mr Qazimaj is international in nature, the search for Mrs Stuart is UK-focused... | Police investigating the murder of a man and the disappearance of his wife say they are continuing to search fields near their Suffolk home. | 36499566 |
A 25-year-old man was shot near the BP petrol station in Burley at around 15:00 GMT on Wednesday 24 December.
West Yorkshire Police stressed officers were only interested in speaking to the men as witnesses and not as suspects.
Another two men, aged 24 and 27, were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and have bee... | Police investigating a targeted shooting in Leeds on Christmas Eve have released footage of two witnesses they want to trace. | 30811002 |
The commission had ordered the LSE to sell its 60% stake in MTS, a fixed-income trading platform.
However, the LSE said the request was "disproportionate".
It warned investors it would struggle to sell MTS and that such a sale would harm its ongoing business.
As a result, the LSE said: "Based on the commission's curren... | The 29bn euro (£24.5bn) merger of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse could collapse after the LSE said the deal was unlikely to be approved by the European Commission. | 39098805 |
In a new report, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) claimed spending had fallen to 1.98% in 2016 as a result of the British economy growing faster than the defence budget.
But a Ministry of Defence spokesman said its figures were "wrong".
It cited Nato's own estimate that the UK met the 2% target.... | The government has rejected a think tank's claim that it missed Nato's target of spending at least 2% of national income on defence. | 38969697 |
The process began in 1978 when a few cleverly placed licks of paint began the transformation of a rat-infested, rubbish-strewn eyesore with open sewers into a clean and environmentally aware city.
Setting up a festival based on festooning the town's white walls with murals was a deliberate tactic by its photographer ma... | Cherries, camels, dates and even saffron; all are celebrated in colourful, traditional festivals in towns and villages throughout Morocco, yet none has brought enduring social and environmental benefits on the scale of the art museum in Assilah in northern Morocco. | 14829617 |
Andrew Hawkins, founder of ComRes, said the recruitment of people to watch the seven-way debate had been "more complex" than he had ever witnessed.
He said five of the parties were left of centre - which meant "cheering is going to be skewed in one direction".
But Boris Johnson said the debate was an "echo chamber for ... | The polling company chosen to select the audience for the BBC's election debate has defended its political make-up amid claims of "left-wing bias". | 40118629 |
Three of seven blocks at Byron House at Nottingham Trent University have the Reynobond ACM PE panels.
The university and the building owners are working with the local fire service to decide the next course of action.
Nottingham Trent University said 30 students in the blocks were relocated to alternative rooms.
The ni... | Students have been moved from university tower blocks after they were found to have the same cladding as the Grenfell Tower block in London. | 40429627 |
The 35-year-old was a free agent after leaving National League club Tranmere Rovers in the summer.
"He will be a welcome addition to the squad at a time when we have a number of players missing with injuries and suspensions," said boss John Coleman.
Taylor-Fletcher could make his debut in Tuesday's Checkatrade Trophy g... | Accrington have signed ex-Blackpool and Huddersfield Town forward Gary Taylor-Fletcher on non-contract terms. | 37544151 |
The discovery at Toronto's Pearson International Airport sparked a major security investigation.
US Customs and Border Protection called their Canadian counterparts and the mock device was swabbed. No trace of explosives was found.
Travellers on the Illinois-bound flight were delayed for hours and re-screened.
The Amer... | A 58-year-old American has been charged with mischief after US officials found a "mock improvised explosive device" in his suitcase. | 39510313 |
His status grew at such a rapid rate from rookie Glasgow Warriors fly-half to undisputed holder of the Scotland number 10 jersey that it's easy to forget he is not yet two-and-a-half years into his international career.
Scottish rugby writer Alasdair Reid posed the question ahead of Russell's Test debut against the USA... | Finn Russell has barely had time to pause for breath since he burst on to the professional scene. | 37900841 |
This follows the group stages of the revamped Scottish League Cup, eight groups of five teams playing each other once in a round-robin format in July.
This 80-game group stage will involve all 38 teams not involved in Uefa qualifiers, plus winners of this season's Highland and Lowland Leagues.
Premiership clubs also en... | The SPFL has confirmed its four league competitions begin the 2016-17 season the weekend of Saturday, 6 August 2016. | 35400976 |
There were clashes at the prison in the central town of Taiz ahead of the break-out.
Yemen is in the grip of its most severe crisis in years, as competing forces fight for control.
The country was thrown into turmoil after Houthi rebels forced President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi to flee to Aden and then to Saudi Arabia.
I... | About 1,200 prisoners, including al-Qaeda suspects, have escaped from a prison in central Yemen, officials say. | 33338647 |
By Neil GallacherBBC South West Business Correspondent
I understand that there is no suggestion of gross misconduct, or dishonesty, or of what was described to me as "impropriety".
Clearly there are serious concerns of some sort, or Professor Purcell wouldn't have been suspended.
But this does help to clarify things, b... | The vice-chancellor of Plymouth University has been suspended pending a review. | 28118405 |
The 24-year-old right-back moves to Shropshire on a two-year deal.
Riley began his career with Bolton Wanderers in 2011 when the Trotters were still in the Premier League.
He went on to have a loan spell at Oxford in the 2014-15 season before joining Bury in January 2015, scoring twice in 57 appearances.
Riley follows ... | Shrewsbury Town have made their eighth addition of the summer after signing defender Joe Riley from Bury for an undisclosed fee. | 36689933 |
It will be displayed in the Forgotten War display along with other items relating to the Burma Campaign.
Veteran Jimmy Kemp presented the Standard of the Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Essex Borders Branch of the Burma Star Association.
Former soldiers attended the hand-over service at IWM Duxford on Saturday.
The b... | Soldiers from East Anglia stationed in Burma during World War Two have formally transferred their Standard to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford. | 36570125 |
Explosives packed into a car went off near a bus station as a police minibus drove by. More than 20 people were injured in the attack.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed "terrorists" for the attack.
The army is locked in an operation against rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the region.
A ceas... | Seven police officers have been killed in a bomb blast that rocked the Kurdish-dominated south-eastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir. | 35937596 |
Two pygmy goats raced 200m at Spitalfields City Farm near the River Thames, where the university Boat Race has taken place.
Hamish secured Oxford's first win in six years, defeating newcomer Hugo, who ran for Cambridge.
The pair competed for an edible vegetable trophy.
The current record for the course - from the farm'... | Oxford has edged to victory over Cambridge after the two sides locked horns in east London's annual Goat Race. | 32264655 |
The incident happened at about 11:00 BST while P4/5 pupils were being taught at Killyleagh Integrated School.
No-one was injured, but the collapse left a three square metre hole in the ceiling.
A father of one of the pupils in the classroom said his daughter was "missed by a matter of inches".
"My daughter was at her d... | Children at a County Down primary school have been left shaken after a ceiling collapsed in a classroom. | 37510267 |
US National Security Adviser Susan Rice, who announced the development, said she welcomed the new agreement.
It has not yet been confirmed by Turkey, which has so far refused to send troops into Syria or Iraq.
And Turkey's PM says no deal has been reached to allow the US to use Incirlik air base to attack IS militants.... | Turkey has agreed to allow moderate Syrian rebels to be trained on its soil, the US says, in its bid to combat Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. | 29591916 |
Aston Martin has announced it is to build its new luxury car, the DBX, in St Athan, creating 750 highly-skilled jobs.
The village was chosen over 20 global locations and will be the only place in Wales to build a complete car.
The coup has been hailed as proof of the area's resurgence. But what will it really mean for ... | A village in the Vale of Glamorgan is in a celebratory mood. | 35650160 |
Steve Thomas said social care costs were expected to double over the next 15 years.
But he said overall council budgets would continue to decline.
Earlier this week the Welsh Government announced an extra £10m a year of new funding to help ensure the social care sector is sustainable.
Much of that money will help meet... | The rising cost of social care could force some councils to merge, according to the chief executive of the Welsh Local Government Association. | 38529852 |
One plane was approaching the stand and the other was "pushing back" when the incident happened at about 06:45 BST.
The wing-tip of one plane and the tail-cone of another "made contact", said Ryanair spokesman Robin Kiely.
No passengers or crew were injured, an airport spokesman confirmed. The Air Accident Investigatio... | Two Ryanair jets were damaged when they collided on the ground at London Stansted Airport. | 28072770 |
The 22-year-old finished last season as the top scorer in his homeland, netting 27 goals in his first campaign in the Eredivisie.
AZ wanted 20m euros (£16.15m) for Janssen but De Telegraaf reported Spurs had only offered 14m (£11.31m).
"The difference between the offer and the price we demand was too big," said AZ tech... | Dutch top-flight club AZ Alkmaar have rejected a bid from Tottenham for Netherlands striker Vincent Janssen. | 36621343 |
Ms Morgan said those who were bullied often retreated from school life, causing repercussions in later life as they choose "safety" over "happiness".
She said while bullying had decreased overall, social media provided an "anonymous space for abuse".
But she remained confident that homophobic bullying would be banished... | Homophobic bullying in school can lead to thousands of children changing their career plans, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has warned. | 34920740 |
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Playing on home ice in a world championship tournament for the first time since 1992, GB took a first-period lead as Robert Dowd blasted to the net.
Mislav Blagus levelled for Croatia before goals for the hosts from David Clarke and Evan Mosey.
David Brine replied for Croa... | Great Britain made a winning start to their World Championship Division 1B campaign in Belfast as they battled to a 4-2 victory over Croatia. | 39686616 |
The South Korean tech giant had already lowered its third-quarter profit guidance by £1.9bn ($2.3bn).
On Friday, it said it expected an additional hit of about 3.5 trillion won ($3bn, £2.5bn).
The Note 7 was recalled last month after battery fires, but when replacement phones experienced the same problem, Samsung scrap... | The total cost of pulling Galaxy Note 7 smartphones off the market will be at least £4.4bn ($5.4bn), Samsung said. | 37651835 |
West Ham - inspired by the superb Dimitri Payet - and Manchester United could not be separated and still have it all to do with a replay at Upton Park.
In the Premier League, Tottenham trimmed Leicester's lead at the summit with an efficient win at Aston Villa and Bournemouth all but secured safety with a superb victor... | Watford, Everton and Crystal Palace all booked their places at Wembley after a typically captivating and combustible FA Cup quarter-final weekend. | 35799862 |
This image from Bangladesh, taken by Shoeb Faruquee and entitled Food for God, has been named overall winner of the 2017 Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year competition.
"For many people, food is not simply for physical nourishment, it is religious or spiritual too," says one of the judges, Michael Pritchard, who i... | All images subject to copyright. | 39578189 |
The average Australian employee is stressed and overweight - about half the 30,000 employees surveyed were physically inactive, the report found.
The study, by the University of Wollongong in partnership with Workplace Health Association Australia (WHAA), spans 10 years of data.
Workers also showed other risk factors.
... | Australia's workforce is affected "in a major way" by poor mental health, stress and obesity, a new study has found. | 33105560 |
Situated over 22 acres, the complex resembles a gated community that wouldn't be out of place in Florida.
While the resort typically plays host to corporate functions, weddings, and the odd family holiday, recently it entertained an altogether different type of crowd.
Over the course of a weekend, 400 Mormons from all... | Summer Green Resort lies some 25km (15 miles) north of India's southern city of Hyderabad. | 38314831 |
Michael Maguire is taking the PSNI to court in an attempt to force it to hand over sensitive intelligence material.
A judge has delayed the legal hearing for two weeks to allow both parties to come to an agreement.
The High Court heard that investigators for the ombudsman were turned away from PSNI buildings.
It was al... | The police ombudsman has been granted leave for a judicial review of the chief constable's decision to withhold information about 60 murders. | 27834041 |
England took a 10-0 lead through Dylan Hartley's try and an Owen Farrell conversion and penalty but Australia hit back via Stephen Moore's try.
Farrell's second penalty gave England a six-point lead in the second half.
They then had to survive relentless Australian attacks before Farrell crossed to wrap up victory late... | England produced a heroic defensive display to earn their first series win in Australia with victory in the second Test in Melbourne. | 36557956 |
The 23-year-old left-back has agreed a three-year deal with the R's.
Bidwell scored three goals in 211 appearances in almost five years at Griffin Park, which included two spells on loan from Everton.
"Jake's a player we've been tracking for a while," Rangers manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink said.
"This is a real statem... | Championship club Queens Park Rangers have signed defender Jake Bidwell from west London rivals Brentford for an undisclosed fee. | 36677673 |
At dawn on April 25th 1915, Allied troops invaded the Gallipoli Peninsula in Ottoman Turkey. The ultimate aim was to force the Ottoman Empire out of the war. The invasion failed. A bloody stalemate lasted until Allied troops evacuated the peninsula in January 1916.
"It was a humiliating defeat," said Paul Cornish, a se... | As the 100th anniversary of the start of WW1's Gallipoli campaign approaches, descendants of those who fought are being urged to join the official commemorations in London. | 31502030 |
Map Maker allowed users to draw features, adding roads, rivers, green spaces and local businesses.
But some edits, such as an image of its Android mascot urinating on an Apple logo, were not as welcome.
Google said that the shutdown is "temporary" but admitted that it will take more than a few days to fix.
Last month, ... | Google is suspending a service that allowed members of the public to contribute to its maps, following vandalism. | 32704566 |
Njie, 22, had surgery after sustaining the injury in the Europa League win over Monaco earlier this month.
"I don't know [how long he will be out] but we expect maybe two months or two and a half," manager Mauricio Pochettino said.
Cameroon international Njie joined from Lyon in the summer but is yet to start or score ... | Tottenham striker Clinton Njie has been ruled out for two to three months with a knee injury. | 35171601 |
There has been a huge focus on the psychiatric history of the pilot and calls for greater screening for psychiatric disorders at work.
But what is screening, can psychiatric disorders be screened for, and is this the best response to the tragedy of Flight 9525?
Screening is the assessment for a disorder in an individua... | The deaths of 150 people aboard Germanwings flight 9525 was tragic enough, but the possibility that the co-pilot deliberately crashed the plane brought a new level of disbelief. | 32735801 |
The Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat leaders also said they would work to boost Scottish Parliament responsibility for social security.
Johann Lamont, Ruth Davidson and Willie Rennie made the joint declaration.
Scottish ministers argue the nation needs full independence to realise its potential.
Each of the pa... | Scotland's main opposition party leaders have jointly pledged to increase Holyrood fiscal powers in the event of a vote against independence. | 27868030 |
Deryk Alex-Sanders, 81, abused the eight-year-old girl when she visited his home, but the assaults were not revealed for more than 30 years.
Alex-Sanders, of Denys Road, Totnes, admitted three charges of indecent assault.
The pensioner, who is said to be in poor health, was jailed for two years at Exeter Crown Court.
J... | A pensioner has been jailed for abusing a girl in the 1980s while they played games and he gave her piggy-back rides. | 32756550 |
The League One side's chairman Lee Power will take over on a temporary basis, reports BBC Wiltshire.
Swindon confirmed Cooper's departure after Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Millwall - their eighth successive game without victory.
The Robins are 20th in the table, above the relegation zone only on goal difference and withou... | Swindon Town have parted company with manager Mark Cooper. | 34564609 |
Consumers would need to enter passwords or codes for online transactions above €10 (£8.50), under anti-fraud plans from the European Banking Authority.
The regulator said it was trying to balance security with convenience.
But payment company Visa said the plans could be "catastrophic", and banks and retailers have exp... | EU proposals to make consumers go through extra security checks for many online payments have come under fire from Visa and other payment companies. | 38065768 |
The social network said it would no longer notify members who had been added to lists by other users.
But it was hit with a number of complaints from users, saying the change only buried abuse and limited an otherwise useful feature.
Twitter described the change as a "mis-step".
The social network lets members compile ... | Twitter has reversed one of the changes it made to tackle bullying on the platform, just two hours after rolling it out. | 38967238 |
The NWA biopic, produced by Dr Dre and Ice Cube, took £2.49m in its opening weekend.
The movie made a surprise opening at the top of the US box office with takings of $56.1m (£35.8m) in it's first weekend two weeks ago.
It had only been expected to make half that figure.
The film tells the story of the band's rise to f... | Rap movie Straight Outta Compton has followed its US success and opened at number one at the UK box office. | 34128928 |
Paterson, 59, who was found guilty in April, carried out "completely unnecessary" operations.
Since then, a legal firm is considering 103 more cases on top of 350 due to be heard at the High Court.
Spire Healthcare, which runs two of the hospitals, said it was supporting affected patients.
Ian Paterson: Surgeon was 'ps... | More than 100 people treated by shamed breast surgeon Ian Paterson have come forward since he was convicted of intentionally wounding patients. | 39977269 |
Doug Richard, 57, allegedly paid for the girl and her 15-year-old friend to travel from Norwich in January 2015.
The jury was told he took them to a Bishopsgate flat, where he spanked the younger girl and had sex with her.
He denies sexual activity with a minor and paying a child for sex.
Mr Richard, a US citizen who l... | A former Dragons' Den star paid a 13-year-old girl for sex in a rented London apartment after meeting her on a "sugar daddy" website, the Old Bailey has heard. | 35403375 |
The fund was a government project to develop Malaysia's economy, but the Department of Justice (DoJ) has alleged that vast amounts of the fund's money was actually spent by a few individuals on luxury assets around the world. Officials at 1MDB have denied any wrongdoing.
Here are some of the ways the US says the money... | US authorities have said they plan to seize more than $1bn (£761m) in assets allegedly bought with funds diverted from Malaysia's government investment fund, 1MDB. | 36852762 |
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said it was too risky, and claims of up to 6,000 jobs were "overstated".
Michael Carrick said none of the government's reasons for rejecting the racetrack were raised during 28 meetings with civil servants.
First Minister Carwyn Jones said the matter had been handled "by the book".
The deve... | The founder of the Circuit of Wales project has criticised the Welsh Government's refusal to back the scheme, claiming it misled his company. | 40434233 |
Javed Hotak said he was sent death threats by the Taliban and feared for his life if the Home Office sent him back to Afghanistan.
He has been living illegally in Birmingham while he makes a third claim to stay.
The Home Office said all asylum cases were considered on individual merits.
Latest reaction plus more Birmin... | An Afghan who says he was an interpreter with British forces says the government has committed a great injustice by not granting him asylum. | 38957928 |
Women in England will be able to get Kadcyla through the Cancer Drugs Fund, but the price tag per patient - £90,000 at full cost - is too high to widen access, say the draft NICE guidelines.
NICE criticised manufacturer Roche for not making it more affordable.
Roche says discussions are continuing, meaning a resolutio... | A life-extending breast cancer drug will not be routinely offered on the NHS in England and Wales because it is still too expensive, says a watchdog. | 34831197 |
Maisie had been in a neighbouring field when she got through a gate in Heyshott, West Sussex, and wandered onto the green plastic cover.
She fell in to the water, and fire crews arrived to find her "well and truly stuck" in the pool.
Specialist equipment was used to lift bedraggled Maisie out.
Once safely back on firm ... | A horse which fell into a swimming pool after mistaking its protective cover for a patch of grass has been winched to safety. | 32167970 |
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) also held 16 private bank workers for the "mega scam".
The suspects stole "tonnes of defaced naira notes", which were meant to be destroyed, it said on its website.
Newly-installed Nigerian President Muhammudu Buhari has pledged to make tackling corruption a priority.... | Nigeria's anti-corruption agency has arrested six senior central bank officials over an alleged $33m (£21m) currency fraud. | 32958635 |
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