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Dumfries and Galloway Council and Stena Line have entered into a partnership with the McKinney Group.
It has agreed to bring forward detailed proposals for the regeneration of the East Pier - owned by Stena Line - for new retail, leisure and housing.
Councillor Colin Smyth said the announcement was "another positive st... | A preferred bidder has been selected to take forward a potential £50m Stranraer waterfront investment plan. |
The council gave the go-ahead for the £150m project at East Tullos last week.
The incinerator would be used by Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray councils for non-recyclable waste, to reduce the amount sent to landfill.
Four community councils raised concerns, but the Scottish government said it did not consider the pro... | A controversial £150m energy from waste plan in Aberdeen will not be called in the Scottish government. |
The IPO is the first this year by a so-called technology "unicorn" - start-ups valued at more than $1bn (£700m).
Twilio's platform that enables developers to incorporate phone calls and text messages into their apps.
Shares were priced at $15 but closed at $28.19, valuing the company at more than $2bn.
Its software is... | Shares in software firm Twilio have soared almost 88% on their first day of trading in New York. |
The woman, in her 20s, was assaulted as she was walking along Rope Walk in Ipswich on 25 February.
Ipswich Crown Court heard George-Hari Constantinescu and Danut Gheorghe, both 30, had prowled the streets for almost an hour before they attacked her.
The pair denied the charge but were found guilty following a trial.
Up... | Two "predators" who attempted to rape a woman in an attack which left her unconscious have been jailed for 12 years. |
Recent hacked emails are "consistent with the methods and motivation of Russia-directed efforts", the Department of Homeland Security said.
Data revealing discussions within the Democratic Party was hacked earlier this year.
Some states reported "probing" attempts made on "election-related" systems.
However, officials ... | US officials have formally accused Russia of cyber attacks against political organisations in order "to interfere with the US election". |
Two-man teams from 16 different nations will compete at St Albans' Centurion Club on 6-7 May for a prize fund of one million euros (£852,000).
There will be amphitheatre-style stands around the tees plus music and pyrotechnics.
Players will wear microphones and be encouraged to interact with fans.
Tour chief executive ... | The European Tour has announced a six-hole team event called GolfSixes, in its attempts to "modernise" and "broaden the appeal" of the sport. |
The Battle, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, lasted from 31 July until November 1917, and led to the death, disappearance or wounding of 500,000 Allied and German soldiers.
Colonel Richard Kemp, the former British army commander in Afghanistan, shared his tribute to his great uncle Second lieutenant Philip Dunc... | The centenary of the the Battle of Passchendale has been marked by those on social media with tributes to family who fought and died at Passchendale. |
The Hampshire County Men's Final between Southsea Waverley and Boscombe Cliff was held in Southampton on Sunday.
A Boscombe player squared up to an opponent after a dispute over "bowls etiquette", reports the Bournemouth Echo.
Other Boscombe players then conceded.
It meant Waverley retained the men's county champions t... | A county bowls final was abandoned after an argument erupted when a player appeared to headbutt an opponent, who fell and broke a finger. |
The 36-year-old is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after a gun was fired in Dalkeith in the early hours of Sunday morning.
No-one was injured and police said it did not appear any damage was caused to the property on Woodburn Road.
Searches took place on Meadowfield Terrace in Edinburgh and Kippielaw Steading ... | A man has been charged after a firearm was discharged in Midlothian. |
An Icelandic court found him guilty of market manipulation in the lead up to the 2008 financial crisis.
"This sentence is a big surprise to me as I did not nothing wrong," Sigurjon Arnason told Reuters.
The former chief executives of Iceland's two other big banks, Glitnir and Kaupthing, have already received jail sente... | Former Landsbanki boss Sigurjon Arnason has been sentenced to 12 months in prison. |
Christie, 20, signed from Inverness Caledonian Thistle in September, and featured from the bench against his former side on Saturday.
"Because it's such a big squad, there's so much competition, it's going to be frustrating at times," he said.
"But I think over a long period, the players that keep working hard will eve... | Ryan Christie concedes Celtic's sizeable posse of midfielders is going to limit his game time. |
At countless UN climate meetings, Mr De Brum was a passionate champion of the rights of small island states.
He was instrumental in securing the "high ambition coalition" of rich and poor countries that was pivotal to a deal in the French capital.
Mr De Brum died at his home in Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islan... | Former Marshall Islands foreign minister Tony De Brum, who played a key role in securing the Paris climate pact has passed away aged 72. |
The journals were written by sailors on board HMS Trincomalee, which is berthed in Hartlepool.
The vessel, built in 1817, is being incorporated into the new National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN).
The journals have been sitting in Royal Navy archives in Portsmouth for the past 150 years.
Built in India in 1817, HMS T... | Crew diaries which had been locked away for 150 years are being reunited with Britain's oldest surviving warship at a special ceremony on Teesside. |
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It is being fought between soldiers who support the president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, and different groups of fighters known as rebels, who don't want him to be in power anymore.
This week, world leaders have been reacting in shock after what's believed to be a chemical weapons... | The war in Syria has gone on for more than six years and has claimed the lives of more than a quarter of a million people. |
He has been shortlisted for the children's book award for The Rest of Us Just Live Here, which follows the lives of a group of teenagers.
Francis Hardinge, who won the Costa Book of the Year award for The Lie Tree, is also shortlisted.
Three illustrators are also in with a chance of winning the Kate Greenaway Medal for... | Author Patrick Ness is in the running to become the first author to win the Carnegie Medal three times. |
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More than 30,000 local and international artists performed at the event.
Produced by Vikas Pandey, filmed and edited by Devashish Kumar | More than 3.5 million people have reportedly attended the World Cultural Festival in Delhi, in what organisers are calling the world's largest cultural gathering. |
The duo were among seven Cameroon players who said they did not want to play in the tournament, which starts in Gabon on 14 January.
They could have been banned from club football during the competition.
But a potential club versus country row has been defused by their non-selection in the final squad.
Cameroon, who ar... | Liverpool defender Joel Matip and West Brom's Allan Nyom have not been named in Cameroon's 23-man squad for this month's Africa Cup of Nations. |
Officers have been searching for the 36-year-old, from Petworth in West Sussex, since 22:00 BST on Thursday.
Ms Weeks, who is known for her role in the ITV drama, was last seen an hour earlier 14 miles away in Chichester.
Sussex Police said they were concerned for her welfare and it was unlike her not to get in touch. ... | Foyle's War actress Honeysuckle Weeks has gone missing, police have said. |
The group of boys and girls, aged between 11 and 14, were reported missing after failing to return to the Carrbridge area.
A Coastguard helicopter found the group waving and flashing lights at a remote bothy.
As the helicopter crew approached them, one of the group asked: "Are we in trouble."
The scouts were on a pract... | Eight scouts were rescued by helicopter after taking a wrong turn while trekking in the Cairngorms. |
The fee will also apply to UK-based lorries - but this will be offset by an equivalent cut in vehicle excise duty.
The move is designed to create a "level playing field" for British lorry drivers, as they have to pay for using roads in Europe.
The AA said it was concerned the system could lead to a universal road charg... | Foreign lorries are to be charged up to £1,000 a year to use British roads - in a bid to benefit domestic hauliers. |
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Coral reefs are big underwater structures. They are made of coral, which is a bit like rock but is actually living, like trees and plants.
They're normally found in bright, clear water, like the Great Barrier Reef near Australia, so finding one in the muddy Amazon was a big sur... | A coral reef, larger than the size of London, has been discovered for the first time, in the Amazon river, in Brazil. |
Smith feels the Scottish Professional Football League should exert some influence with main sponsor Ladbrokes.
The former Aberdeen boss, who is the head of the Scottish League Managers Association, was speaking after Ian Baraclough's departure from Motherwell.
"The game needs investment and finance to improve, so I'm s... | Falkirk director Alex Smith wants to see an end to bookmakers taking bets on which manager will be sacked next. |
The party said Geoffrey Clark, who is standing for Kent County Council, would not be a UKIP councillor if elected.
Mr Clark said on his website he did not endorse the abortion idea but suggested it to cut the national debt.
Learning disability charity Mencap said it was disgusted and horrified at Mr Clark's personal ma... | A UKIP candidate who called for an NHS review to look at compulsory abortion of foetuses with Down's syndrome or spina bifida has been suspended. |
He said he supports devolution but is "not enthusiastic" about further powers coming to Wales.
Speaking on BBC's The Wales Report programme, Mr Gill said the assembly's current powers have been "badly used".
He also said local parties will decide who represents UKIP in May's Welsh assembly election.
Mr Gill was respond... | UKIP wants to be a "constructive part of the assembly" and can do "good things", Welsh leader Nathan Gill has said. |
Willie Cameron, who runs a range of hospitality businesses in the Highlands, believes the fact that the pound tanked against the Euro following the EU referendum has benefited the sector in the short-term.
But its long-term repercussions are more uncertain.
A recent survey suggested that more than a quarter of EU natio... | Hotels, restaurants and historic attractions in the north of Scotland have just enjoyed a bumper season - but there is uncertainty about the future of the tourism industry following the Brexit vote. |
The prescriptions could provide free visits to national parks or gardening sessions at National Trust properties, for example.
A small number of GPs already do this.
The LGA says it needs to become universal policy to tackle the nation's obesity crisis.
It's calling on NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups to drive the ini... | Doctors in England and Wales should offer overweight patients "green space" prescriptions to get them exercising outdoors, says the Local Government Association. |
Five-month-old Jack McLaren, from Newbury in Berkshire, died in hospital on 4 June, two days after an alleged attack.
Daniel McLaren, of Fleetwood Close in Newbury, has been charged with murder. He appeared at Reading Crown Court via video link from prison earlier and entered a not guilty plea.
A trial has been schedul... | A 29-year-old man has denied murdering his baby son. |
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Evans went close for Chesterfield early on before the visitors went ahead midway through the first half when Jay O'Shea calmly slotted in from close range from Kristian Dennis' threaded pass.
Sam Walker pushed away O'Shea's low effort soon after, but Kurtis Guthrie's divin... | Ched Evans grabbed the winner as Chesterfield ended their long run without a victory by triumphing at Colchester United in the FA Cup first round. |
Malcolm Roberts, from the far-right party One Nation, said he was "very confident" he could prove he was not a dual citizen.
Under Australia's constitution, a person cannot run for federal office if they hold dual or plural citizenship.
Three politicians have quit as a row over dual citizenship has intensified.
The Que... | An Australian senator has revealed he renounced his UK citizenship, but it wasn't confirmed until after he was elected. |
Back-rower Kalamafoni, 29, and flanker Ryan, 27, will be joined by Joe Ford, 26, and Jonah Holmes, 24, who have been signed from Yorkshire Carnegie.
Fly-half Ford is the brother of Leicester's England star George.
The versatile Holmes began his career at Wasps, while Ryan has made one appearance for Ireland, in 2014.
K... | Leicester Tigers have agreed the signings of Tonga international Sione Kalamafoni from Gloucester and Ireland's Dominic Ryan from Leinster. |
Jacqueline Sauvage suffered decades of abuse and became a cause celebre, prompting a campaign for her release.
Mr Hollande issued a partial pardon at the end of January but the courts twice rejected applications for her release.
He has now given Ms Sauvage a complete pardon and she was freed from jail early on Wednesda... | A French woman in her sixties who murdered her husband in 2012 has been released after a second intervention by President Francois Hollande. |
Robertson, 26, took gold in 6.57 seconds, with Theo Etienne second and 38-year-old Dwain Chambers third.
James Dasaolu, 2016's winner, and CJ Ujah did not attend the event at Sheffield's English Institute of Sport.
Asha Philip comfortably retained the women's 60m crown in 7.19 seconds.
Kilty, who took the world 60m tit... | Andrew Robertson won his first British 60m title at the indoor team trials, as 2015 world champion Richard Kilty was disqualified in the final for a false start for the second year in a row. |
The seventh seeds beat Koreans Kim Gi Jung and Shin Seung Chan 21-12 21-16 at the Barclaycard Arena.
In the last eight on Friday, the Adcocks face Indonesia's Tontowi Ahmed and Liliyana Natsir, who beat them at the same stage last year.
The husband-and-wife pair have never reached the last four of the Championships.
"I... | British pair Gabby and Chris Adcock are through to the last eight of the All England Championships in Birmingham. |
They are looking for chains of depressions known as catenae.
These would have formed when comets passed too close to the Sun and broke apart under tidal forces into many pieces, and then splattered the surface of the Solar System's innermost world.
The Open University team is examining pictures returned from the US spa... | UK scientists are hunting for impact craters on Mercury that are likely to have been produced by disrupted comets. |
It cited lootings, property destruction, abductions and killings in territory recaptured from the Islamic State (IS) group.
Sunni Arabs face discrimination from Iraqi authorities and other groups who accuse them of supporting IS, it added.
In October, Amnesty International raised concerns over "war crimes" by Kurdish f... | The UN says it is "extremely concerned" by reports of attacks by Kurdish forces on Sunni Muslim Arabs living in Iraq. |
Met Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said the activity would be led by Portuguese police with the involvement of British officers.
Madeleine was three years old when she went missing from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007.
Scotland Yard launched a fresh investigation last July.
Mr Rowle... | Police investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance say "a substantial phase of operational activity" will begin within weeks. |
Mr Harding said during a speech at the British Library that the corporation had a public service duty to "deliver on its obligation in local news".
"Economic woes" of the local newspaper industry were "not the BBC's fault", he said during the WT Stead lecture.
"The classified advertising market has moved online", he ad... | News director James Harding has spoken out against the "mistaken view" the BBC should "rein in" local news coverage for fear of damaging local newspapers. |
The musical, which opened on Broadway in 1981 and was filmed in 2006, has taken 35 years to reach the West End.
Sonia Friedman partly attributes the delay to actors not being available to populate its predominantly black cast.
"Thankfully, shows like The Lion King have meant many more people of colour are now working i... | The producer of Dreamgirls has said its belated London transfer might not have happened had shows like The Lion King not helped foster black acting talent. |
The very Rev Dr Houston McKelvey will lead the Canons of St Anne's Cathedral on to Donegall Street for the annual event.
Dean McKelvey said, "It is probably going to be the toughest sit-out yet both economically and weather-wise."
The appeal raises money for various charities in Northern Ireland as well as Christian Ai... | Belfast's Black Santa is expected to begin his annual Christmas sit-out for charity on Thursday. |
Lenders reported that this was the third successive quarter of falling demand, the bank's Credit Conditions Survey found.
Mortgages for high-value property saw the biggest fall in demand since the third quarter of 2008.
Demand was expected to bounce back in the second quarter.
Some lenders attributed the fall in demand... | Demand for mortgages fell sharply in the first quarter of the year in the UK, according to research for the Bank of England. |
The bridge has been closed on May Day morning since 2005 after 40 people were injured jumping into the river.
Traditionally, thousands of people gather on and around Magdalen Bridge to hear choristers sing hymns at dawn from the tower at Magdalen College.
The city and county councils and police have worked to "ensure a... | Oxford's Magdalen Bridge will be open to the public during the city's traditional May Day celebrations for the first time in six years. |
Police said "a number of weapons" were seized following the attack at a rural property in Devon.
The 24-year-old victim was treated at the scene on Saturday and has now been transferred to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
Leo Michaels, aged 35, from Hensford Road, Dawlish, has been charged with attempted murder and... | A crossbow attack has left a man with "potentially life-changing" injuries. |
Ollie Hannon-Dalby and Keith Barker claimed four wickets apiece as Northants were bowled out for 273.
Youngsters James Kettleborough (71) and Ben Duckett (55) made half-centuries, backed by Adam Rossington (44) and Andrew Hall (43).
Home skipper Varun Chopra was on 43 as the Bears closed on 79-1 from 16 overs.
After th... | Warwickshire kept their slim County Championship title hopes alive as they enjoyed the better of the first day against Northants at Edgbaston. |
Some 3,740 people died until 23 October, a number that is set to rise as the two worst months are yet to come. Last year's death toll was 3,771.
This comes despite a sharp decline on the number of people crossing the Mediterranean this year.
The UN believes smugglers are changing their tactics, using riskier routes.
On... | This year is set to be the deadliest for migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean to Europe, the UN refugee agency says. |
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the world's biggest annual consumer technology trade show, with more than a whopping 3,500 companies taking part this year.
Starting on Tuesday, top tech companies will show off their latest gadgets.
Here's a peek at some of the futuristic gear that'll be on show:
One of the highl... | If you want to know what's going to be big in tech in 2015, then a huge tech show in Las Vegas might well have the answer! |
Once in the doldrums, production of the country's cocoa crop has risen sharply, registering a 10-fold increase since 2004.
Many of the small farmers, who were previously living on the edge of poverty, have seen a boost to their incomes.
The key to the success has been the development of farmers' co-operatives, which ha... | Farmers on the islands of Sao Tome and Principe, off the coast of West Africa, are again enjoying the sweet taste of success thanks to high-quality, organic, Fairtrade cocoa - the raw ingredient for chocolate. |
Northern Lights will showcase the work of designers who have chosen to stay in Scotland to build their careers.
Products on show range from hand-crafted wooden furniture to ceramic jewellery.
Organisers said the show would highlight the "increasing confidence" designers felt in basing their businesses in Scotland.
Pro... | Nine Scottish designers and companies will represent Dundee's V&A museum at this year's London Design Festival. |
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Fifty athletes from around the world wore balaclavas, goggles, gloves and mittens to brace sub-zero temperatures and take on the 26.2 mile course.
The race took place on 18 November, a few hundred miles from the South Pole at the fo... | Running a marathon is hard enough - but how about doing it in temperatures as low as -50 degrees? |
Morgan, 31, has played 52 games for the Latics since moving from Championship rivals Rotherham United in June 2015 and has 23 international caps.
He captained the side to the League One title last season, having previously done the same with Rotherham.
"The chairman made it very clear he wanted me to stay," Morgan said... | Wales international defender Craig Morgan has signed a new two-year deal at Wigan Athletic that will run until the summer of 2019. |
But the chairman, European Council President Donald Tusk, will keep the two discussions separate - despite concern that some jihadists are slipping into the EU posing as migrants and exploiting the freedom of movement provided by the Schengen zone.
At least two of the killers involved in the Paris attacks got in among ... | Two pressing issues - migration and the fight against terrorism - are set to dominate the EU summit, as leaders gather in Brussels. |
Locomotive No 563, which hauled trains on the London and South Western Railway, has been given to the Swanage Railway by the National Railway Museum.
It appeared in stage adaptations of Edith Nesbit's classic in Canada and in London.
Volunteers will work on the engine with the aim of returning it to steam.
Descendants ... | A Victorian steam locomotive that featured in the theatre adaptation of The Railway Children has been unveiled at a Dorset heritage railway. |
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Fishlock, 30, became the first Wales international to win 100 caps.
The Seattle Reign midfielder marked the occasion with an unstoppable strike on 39 minutes to send Wales 2-1 up.
Georgia Evans and Natasha Harding got Wales' other goals while Rachel Furness scored from the... | Jess Fishlock celebrated her 100th cap in style as she helped Wales to a comfortable win over Northern Ireland with a terrific first-half goal. |
The jury for the latest case had been selected but a deal was done in the early hours of the day the US trial was to begin, according to news site Ars Technica.
Unwired Planet had sought $33m (£25.7m) and a cut of iPhone and iPad sales, which it said made use of its tech.
The terms of the settlement have not been made... | Apple has settled a patent dispute with a litigant that had already beaten Huawei and Samsung in court. |
The value of the invested savings and pensions of millions of people in the UK are dependant on asset managers.
In a damning report, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said there is weak price competition, leaving customers paying high charges.
An industry association said price transparency had been improving.
... | Investors should be quoted a single "all-in fee" so the amount taken in charges from their investment returns is clear, a regulator has said. |
The plans at Peelhouses Farm north of Lockerbie first surfaced in late 2008.
They were granted planning permission in principle in 2010 which was extended by a further three years in 2013.
Now developers have indicated they intend to seek more time for work to start and also look at carrying it out on a phased basis.
T... | A long-running bid to build an internet data centre in southern Scotland looks set to seek a further time extension to its planning consent. |
He laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier in Canberra before officially reporting for duty.
He also presented a letter from the Queen in which she wrote that her grandson would "benefit greatly" from spending time with Australian troops.
The prince, called Captain Wales in his military role, will l... | Prince Harry has arrived in Australia for a four-week placement with the Australian Defence Force. |
Liver disease deaths have more than doubled in the past 20 years, largely due to an increase in obesity, alcohol misuse and blood borne viral hepatitis.
The plan, backed by £1m Welsh government funding, hopes to increase clinical expertise in the disease.
It will also encourage people to take more responsibility for th... | A new plan to tackle the rising number of people with liver disease in Wales aims to improve early detection and speed up referrals. |
The Women in Love author directed the insult at Pangbourne while inquiring about cottages to let in August 1919.
He wrote: "Pangbourne is repulsive - it sort of smells - women use scent on their clothes, and petrol plus river plus pavement... I suffer by the nose".
The note was sold by auctioneers Lyon and Turnbull in... | A letter written by DH Lawrence in which he describes a Berkshire village as smelly has sold for £1,000 at auction. |
Students earlier this summer took a total of 35,537 exams.
But what do we know about how well Wales is doing? How many students are going to university? And what happens next for those still with big decisions to make?
MAKING THE GRADE
A new top grade, A*, was introduced in 2010. A total of 6.6% achieved this in 2016, ... | Thousands of students in Wales have received their A-level results, while universities will over the next few weeks deal with hundreds of remaining places through clearing. |
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If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follo... | Lord Janner to be prosecuted over claims of historical sex abuse after independent review overturns CPS decision |
Eifion Gwynne, 41, died last month and previously expressed his wish to be buried at Plascrug Cemetery, Aberystwyth.
The only plots left are for people with an exclusive right of burial.
But Ceredigion council confirmed a plot has now been transferred to the family.
It means Mr Gwynne can be buried in the cemetery when... | A Ceredigion rugby player killed in Spain will have his final wish fulfilled after friends and family secured a plot in a cemetery. |
Cesc Fabregas marked his 300th Premier League appearance by firing the Blues ahead, poking the ball through the legs of Jack Cork and into the net.
The hosts were stunned when Swansea equalised from their first serious attempt on target on the stroke of half-time - Fernando Llorente heading in Gylfi Sigurdsson's free-k... | Chelsea stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League table to 11 points after victory over battling Swansea City at Stamford Bridge. |
Right-back Hodgkiss, 30, who spent last season on loan at Torquay, has signed a two-year contract.
Forward Wilson, 24, has agreed a one-year contract.
Meanwhile, George Pilkington has signed a new one-year contract, while David Fitzpatrick has also agreed a deal with the National League club.
The announcement comes aft... | Macclesfield have signed Jared Hodgkiss from Kidderminster and Scott Wilson from Eastleigh, while boss John Askey has signed a new 12-month rolling deal. |
Glasses, bottles and other items were thrown after a pre-season friendly between Grimsby Town and Sheffield United on Saturday.
Four were charged with assault, affray and public order offences following disorder at Blundell Park, Cleethorpes.
Two people have been released on bail. Police said CCTV footage was being che... | Four people have been charged after trouble at a football match left two police officers injured. |
Jamal al-Harith reportedly received £1m from the British government after being freed from Guantanamo Bay in 2004.
Lord Carlile said the payment was wrong as al-Harith was "plainly a terrorist".
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended his government's decision to free him from Guantanamo.
Al-Harith, who was 50 an... | A British IS fighter who carried out a suicide attack in Iraq should never have received a penny in compensation, a former independent reviewer of UK terrorism legislation has said. |
A black police chief who had worked diligently to improve community relations, and reduce the use of force, now had to confront a racially motivated attack by a young black man against his officers.
"We're hurting. Our profession is hurting. Dallas officers are hurting. We are heartbroken," he said.
He spoke on behalf ... | When five Dallas police officers were shot dead by a sniper on Thursday, it fell to David Brown, the city's police chief, to sum up the shock and grief of the force and the community. |
Mr Trump also said Republicans were coming at him "from all sides" and their disloyalty was harder to fight than the Democrats.
Mr Ryan is the latest Republican not to back Mr Trump after a 2005 video emerged showing him making obscene comments about groping women.
However Mr Trump has been strongly supported by runnin... | Republican nominee Donald Trump has ripped into House Speaker Paul Ryan as a "weak and ineffective" leader. |
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The 25-year-old, with the help of his 'Will-bombs' fans, explains how the scheme - which runs sessions across the UK - can help "make you an incredible player".
READ MORE: Find out how you can get into tennis with our special guide. | Marcus Willis, the qualifier who played Roger Federer in the second round of Wimbledon 2016, is helping to promote the Advantage Tennis Training scheme. |
About 150 people had gathered near the interior ministry, demanding the release of political prisoners.
It follows Tuesday's "day of rage" when hundreds calling for democracy protested in Damascus and Aleppo.
The interior ministry said "infiltrators" tried to stir chaos. But among those held was a 10-year-old boy.
Acti... | At least 35 people have been arrested after they defied a ban on demonstrations and protested in the Syrian capital, reports say. |
MOTD2 pundit Danny Murphy expands on his TV analysis of the part his former Tottenham team-mate Jermain Defoe played in Sunderland's vital derby win over Newcastle.
When I realised his starting position was on the right wing in a 4-3-3 formation, I was surprised to say the least.
I know Jermain well from training and p... | Jermain Defoe's brilliant winner against Newcastle has made the headlines but it was the less spectacular parts of his performance that stood out for me. |
Poorer pupils are particularly badly affected, says the head teacher training charity Future Leaders Trust.
Researchers plotted the distance between state schools in England against the proportion of pupils achieving five good GCSEs.
The steepness of the drop in poorer pupils' grades was "quite astounding", said report... | Pupils at isolated schools do worse at GCSE than teenagers in areas with a choice of schools, suggests research. |
Brierley, who signed from Championship side Leigh Centurions in March, had never crossed in the top flight before.
Wigan tries from Anthony Gelling, John Bateman and Matty Smith made it 18-18.
Smith and Danny Brough swapped drop-goals before Smith landed a second one-pointer and Dan Sarginson's score sent the Warriors ... | Huddersfield full-back Ryan Brierley scored a stunning hat-trick of tries but Super League's bottom club lost to Wigan, who went top of the table. |
Crowds danced, sang and waved rainbow flags at the event held outside the capital Kampala, the culmination of a week of celebrations.
One of those attending hoped it would be a "step forward" for the country.
But many people in Uganda strongly oppose gay rights, and homosexuality is punishable with a jail sentence.
Ant... | Activists in Uganda have held a gay pride rally, a year since a law requiring homosexuals to be jailed for life was overturned. |
Spain is implementing drastic spending cuts to try to slash its budget deficit to 5.3% from 8.5% in 2011.
Many economists said the target was always unrealistic.
Last weekend, Spain was given 100bn euros ($125bn; £80bn) in emergency loans to help its struggling banks.
The IMF said Spain needed to raise revenue from ta... | Spain is likely to miss its budget targets for this year and Madrid should adopt wider reforms to reduce its debts, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). |
The Independent Police Complaints Commission said Operation Midland was "extensive and carried out diligently".
There was no evidence to indicate "bad faith, malice or dishonesty" by the officers, the watchdog said.
The much-criticised operation closed last March without a single arrest.
Of five officers referred to th... | Three senior Scotland Yard officers have been cleared over their handling of allegations at the centre of an investigation into VIP paedophile claims, the police watchdog has said. |
Mohanna Abdhou was shot in Malvern Road, Kilburn, on Friday night and died at the scene.
In a statement her family said they were "heartbroken at the loss" of their "loving daughter".
Ms Abdhou, known as Montana, was approached by "two males" on bicycles who fired "shots at her group".
A post-mortem examination on Satu... | The family of a woman shot dead by two cyclists have paid tribute to the "beautiful" 20-year-old who was "loved by everyone". |
Peadiatric pathologist Dr Paul French told the High Court at Livingston that the child had also suffered double fractures of his thigh bone and arm.
Nyomi Fee, 29, and Rachel Fee, 32, deny killing Rachel's son Liam in a house near Glenrothes on 22 March 2014.
The couple also deny harming two other children.
The court h... | Toddler Liam Fee suffered a ruptured heart as a result of severe "blunt force" trauma, a murder trial has been told. |
A Libyan military spokesman told the BBC that the ship's movements at the port of Derna had aroused suspicion.
The oil company rejected this, saying the ship was delivering fuel to industrial facilities there and the authorities had been kept informed.
Derna has been controlled by Islamist militants for the past two ye... | Libyan air force jets have bombed a Greek-operated oil tanker chartered by Libya's national oil company, killing two crew members. |
"That village over there will be flooded," he points. "Monkeys, birds, Indians - we'll all lose our homes."
Over the last few months some 13,000 Munduruku have been protesting against government plans to build a series of hydroelectric dams that will flood part of their land on the upper reaches of the Tapajos river.
A... | "If these dams are built, everything will end," says Lamberto Painha, one of the chiefs of the Munduruku tribe in Brazil's Amazon region. |
Kajsa Tylen, 38, from Nottingham, is intending to ride about 36,000 miles (58,000km).
Her mother, Tina Tylen, 65, will travel as back-up with a caravan during the challenge across Europe.
Mustafa Sarkar, a sports psychologist, said having her mother alongside could be a key factor in breaking the 77-year-old record.
Ms... | A cyclist is beginning her attempt to break a long-standing long distance cycling challenge over the next year. |
Warnings have been issued in more than 40 provinces in Spain, with a red alert for the southern city of Cordoba.
Neighbouring Portugal has also placed four regions on an orange alert, the second highest level possible.
Both countries have warned that the searing heat will substantially increase the risk of forest fires... | A heatwave in Spain and Portugal has triggered alerts across the region, with temperatures soaring above 40C and warnings of risks to residents' health. |
Yahoo owns a 43% stake in China's Alibaba group, which it acquired in 2005 for $1bn (£636m), and a part of Yahoo Japan.
It had been negotiating a complex swap-deal that was expected to save it billions of dollars in taxes.
However, various reports indicated that no agreement had been reached.
"I think the deal is eith... | Shares of Yahoo Japan fell 5% on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on reports that talks regarding the swap of Yahoo's Asian assets had hit a stalemate. |
The trunk road drops from 150m (492ft) to 20m (65ft) as it enters a valley at the Berriedale Braes.
Transport Minister Derek Mackay has confirmed that a number of objections have been received to the initial proposals for the improvements.
Last month, Caithness Chamber of Commerce said it was taking too long to agree a... | A public local inquiry is likely to be held into plans to improve a hairpin bend on the A9 in Caithness. |
More than 1,800 cases are waiting to be processed by police, data collated by 5 Live Investigates has shown.
The most serious example, in Wiltshire, saw at least one case being delayed by more than 21 months.
Home Office minister Karen Bradley said the government had "prioritised child sexual abuse as a national threat... | Hi-tech police crime units dealing with incidents of suspected child abuse have developed a backlog of cases, the BBC has learned. |
The trouble began on Monday after council contractors removed material from an anti-internment bonfire in the Markets area, near the city centre.
On Tuesday night, North Queen St was closed for a time due to a car on fire.
The road is near a bonfire in the New Lodge and it is understood a number of petrol bombs were th... | Extra police patrols are being deployed in Belfast after a series of attacks on officers, cars and property by youths in nationalist areas of the city. |
People attending the festival on Anglesey on Monday were asked to take shuttle buses to the Bodedern Maes from the Anglesey Show ground at Mona.
But some visitors complained of waiting up to two hours for a bus.
Eisteddfod chief executive Elfed Roberts had urged visitors to "be patient".
He said the change was a "tempo... | Organisers of the National Eisteddfod have apologised for delays following a decision to shut the main car park after it became waterlogged. |
He has been enjoying a first year off in a career which has spanned more than a quarter of a century, starting with his United debut in 1990 and coming to a temporary halt when he left the club as a coach 12 months ago.
Giggs has since been linked with several managerial vacancies - Sunderland and Middlesbrough among t... | A little over a decade has passed since Ryan Giggs' final game for Wales yet, even at 43 years old, the former Manchester United winger can still be devilishly elusive. |
Fifteen people, including the bombers, died and more than 35 were injured in the attacks at a mosque and house of vigilante leader, they said.
More than 100 people died in similar attacks in the city two weeks ago.
Maiduguri is where Boko Haram Islamist militants were first based when they began their insurgency six ye... | Five children, four girls and one boy, were behind a series of blasts in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Thursday, sources say. |
Honeyman, 21, initially joined the Tynesiders in October and has since made three league appearances, scoring once against Boreham Wood.
Gateshead will have the Prudhoe-born player eligible for selection in the FA Trophy, which begins in December.
He made his Black Cats debut in last season's FA Cup defeat by League On... | Sunderland midfielder George Honeyman has extended his stay at National League side Gateshead until 2 January. |
The descriptions of the grey smog that's hung over the city get more and more extreme: "Airmageddon", the "Airpocalypse".
Walking out into Beijing's streets is like plunging into a swirling soup. The pollution swathes the city, wreathing everything in grey.
To get a sense of it, take a look at this slideshow of before ... | All week in Beijing, in offices and homes, in lifts and shops, restaurants, taxis and buses, one topic has dominated conversation - Beijing's foul air. |
Despite their differences over Brexit and the legacy of the Troubles, the DUP and Sinn Féin maintained remarkable discipline after first the UUP, then the SDLP decided to leave the executive.
Until mid-December, the two parties' joint approach also extended to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scandal.
When a BBC Spot... | Although the assembly has wound down with almost clockwork-like inevitability, it should not be forgotten that the breakdown of Stormont wasn't pre-determined. |
In a paper looking at female genital cosmetic surgery, it says women and girls should realise that female genitalia come in all shapes and sizes.
They should also be told of the risks of this type of surgery.
Labiaplasties on the NHS have risen fivefold in the past 10 years.
Labiaplasty is the most common type of femal... | "Designer vagina" surgery should not be carried out on the NHS or on girls under the age of 18, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has said. |
Whatever bridges have been or are being built, Brussels' day of terror threatens to blow them all away. And that, to be sure, is exactly what the attackers in Zaventem airport and the Brussels subway meant to do.
As the police sirens wailed around my office all morning, I was overwhelmed, rendered speechless.
That was ... | In an editorial I wrote on Monday, after a week of intense anti-terror activity in Brussels, I used an Uzbek proverb - "One man builds a bridge, a thousand men cross it" - to advocate an active, two-way engagement between Muslim communities in Brussels and the Belgian state. |
Mansfield 103.2 has reportedly been targeted eight times in the past month.
Outside broadcasts are being hijacked and replaced with The Winker's Song by comedy band Ivor Biggun.
The station said attempts to catch the culprit had so far failed and some listeners had complained "their children have started humming the so... | An adult-themed song has been played on a local radio station in a series of rogue broadcasts. |
The Communists' president, Guillermo Teillier admitted his party approved an armed operation targeting the late General Augusto Pinochet in 1986.
Five troops escorting the leader died and 11 were injured in the ambush.
Around 3,000 people disappeared or died in Chile between 1973 and 1990 and 30,000 are believed to hav... | The widows of three Chilean soldiers have launched legal action against the country's Communist Party leader. |
Documents and computer equipment were seized from the Mossack Fonseca office, officials said on Twitter.
The attorney general's office said the Mossack Fonseca sign had been removed a day earlier and quoted an employee as saying the firm was moving.
The leak showed how some wealthy people use offshore companies to evad... | Authorities in El Salvador have raided the offices of the Panama law firm at the centre of a massive data leak, the attorney general's office says. |
The semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (Isna) said the fire was in an "explosive materials production unit".
A pro-opposition website reported a huge blast near the Parchin military site, south-east of the capital, but this was not confirmed.
Parchin has been linked to Iran's controversial nuclear programme.
Th... | A fire and explosion at a military explosives facility near the Iranian capital Tehran has left at least two people dead, reports say. |
The program, designed to make voting easier for disabled residents, is part of a five-county pilot in the north-western state.
The counties are voting to nominate candidates to replace David Wu, who resigned from the US House of Representatives amid a sex scandal.
Voters in Oregon have cast their ballots entirely by po... | Residents in parts of the US state of Oregon are to cast their votes by iPad during a special election on Tuesday. |
A third of people surveyed by housing charity Cymorth Cymru said health problems contributed to them losing their home.
Seven recommendations have been made to health boards, landlords and councils to ensure better support.
The Welsh Government said it welcomed the report and would consider its recommendations.
The cha... | Homeless people are struggling to access healthcare, according to a new Wales-wide report. |
The 32-year-old former Warwickshire seamer's last first-team appearance for the Hove side came in June 2014.
The right-armer took 199 wickets at an average of 32.38 in 63 first-class appearances for Sussex.
"It's been a frustrating 18 months. On the advice of the club's medical staff, I have decided not to pursue my fi... | Sussex bowler James Anyon has announced his retirement after failing to recover from a knee injury. |
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