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Shep Murombedzi's 25-yard deflected effort put the hosts into the lead midway through the opening half, but the goalscorer then brought down Danny Rowe in the box and Kingsley James converted from the spot.
Solihull were then handed a spot-kick of their own on the stroke of half-time when the visitors were penalised fo... | Ollie Norburn's last-gasp goal saw Macclesfield end Solihull's unbeaten home run with a thrilling victory which featured three penalties in the space of seven minutes. | 37151490 |
The Abominable Bride - which starred Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson - attracted 34.7% of the TV audience.
The final episode of ITV drama Downton Abbey won the Christmas Day ratings battle with an average of 6.6m viewers.
BBC One's New Year's Eve fireworks was watched by more th... | BBC One show Sherlock attracted more than eight million viewers for its New Year's Day special - the highest TV drama audience of the festive season. | 35215753 |
A bottle of Deanston 12-year-old malt was broken over the bow of the 90-metre Offshore Patrol Vessel in a ceremony at BAE Systems' Scotstoun yard.
The ship is expected to go into service next year and will be used for counter-terrorism, anti-smuggling and defence.
The MoD said work on HMS Forth and her sister ships was... | The first of a fleet of five warships being built on the Clyde has been formally named HMS Forth. | 39217222 |
The Blades have been interested in the 20-year-old for a number of weeks but were forced to wait for him to return to fitness after a hamstring injury.
Riley played 85 minutes of United's 1-0 Premier League 2 victory over Liverpool on Monday.
The full-back has made two first-team appearances for Manchester United.
Find... | League One leaders Sheffield United have signed Manchester United full-back Joe Riley on loan for the rest of the season. | 38651517 |
Vale are seven points outside the top six with three games left, but Alnwick says adding to his 13 shut-outs this season is a good target to aim for.
"We want to win every game and see where we finish," Alnwick, 22, told BBC Radio Stoke.
"Hopefully we can win all of them with clean sheets."
Twelfth-placed Vale have won... | Goalkeeper Jak Alnwick is determined to finish the season with three more clean sheets as Port Vale chase an unlikely play-off place in League One. | 36113950 |
The group is consulting with 33 staff on plans to close its printing site near Cardiff Docks.
Trinity Mirror wants to print the Western Mail in Watford and the South Wales Echo in Oxford, it is understood.
The company said the consultation process was ongoing.
The group previously blamed "declining print volumes and th... | Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror plans to print some of its Welsh titles in London and Oxford when it closes its presses in Cardiff, BBC Wales has learned. | 38269690 |
The family of Tara Lear-Jones said "a massive piece" has been taken from their lives and they are "just left with heartache".
Ms Lear-Jones died in the accident on the A539, near the village of Penley, on Thursday.
"Tara was a much loved daughter, sister, aunty, granddaughter and girlfriend," a tribute read.
"We all lo... | Tributes have been paid to a 24-year-old woman who died in a car accident in Wrexham county. | 38544104 |
As the 18-day festival of traditional and roots music came to a close in Glasgow, they said 176 out of 222 ticketed events were sold out.
More than 110,000 people attended festival events which saw 2,375 musicians from 50 countries perform.
Artistic director Donald Shaw said: "The past 18 days have been exhilarating an... | More than three-quarters of shows at this year's Celtic Connections were sold out, according to organisers. | 38874388 |
The charity wants to increase the number of children it helps directly by 25% to 10,000 annually and offer support to a further 20,000.
Believe in Me launches on Thursday and will also tackle a perceived lack of confidence in 11 to 18-year-olds.
The move comes on the back of a UK-wide survey that found most youngsters ... | About 30,000 vulnerable children will be helped each year, in plans to be announced by Barnardo's Cymru. | 37431025 |
Contact has been made between the two clubs, although there is no agreement over a deal yet.
The France player, who signed for United for £25m in July 2015, would be reunited with former Southampton manager Ronald Koeman at Goodison Park.
Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho will sanction any deal for the 27-year-old, who is ... | Everton are interested in signing Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin. | 38321080 |
Tim Farron said he was "ruling nothing in and ruling nothing out" but was "determined to play a big role".
Mr Farron held his Westmorland and Lonsdale seat with an 8,949 majority.
Mr Clegg resigned in the aftermath of his party's crushing general election result, where it was left with just eight MPs from the 57 it had... | One of the favourites to replace Nick Clegg as Liberal Democrat leader says he will decide whether to put himself forward "in the next few days". | 32674865 |
Dundee-based artists Matthew Dalziel and Louise Scullion have created the art called Nomadic Boulders.
They were commissioned as part of a project involving Highlands and Islands Enterprise to revamp John O'Groats.
HIE said the art had to be designed to withstand the forces of 100mph winds that sometimes blow through t... | New artwork inspired by large rocks that roll around the seabed of the Pentland Firth have been installed at John O'Groats. | 34681990 |
Gareth Southgate's side play their opener against Portugal on 19 May, with the final Group B game against Japan on 27 May.
The winners of each group play in the final on 29 May - with some teams using it as preparation for the Olympics.
England, who last won the event in 1994, have finished fourth in the past two years... | England Under-21s will face Portugal, Guinea, Paraguay and Japan at the Toulon Tournament later this month. | 36203164 |
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service responded to reports of a fire and smoke at an aluminium works at London Road, Holyhead, at 03:29 BST.
The A55 was closed for a short time between J1 A5 Victoria Road and London Road and J3 A5 (Valley) due to concerns about a risk of further explosions, said North Wales Police.
One f... | Fire crews have been called to several reports of an explosion at Anglesey. | 33044342 |
They will replace Michael Buble as hosts of next month's show after the Canadian singer pulled out to care for his ill three-year-old son.
The Brit Awards take place at the O2 in London on 22 February.
"The Brits is an iconic show that I've watched and attended many times," said X Factor presenter O'Leary.
Emma, who is... | Dermot O'Leary and Emma Willis are to present this year's Brit Awards, organisers have announced. | 38807525 |
The Icelandic side, who qualified as Group Three winners, raced into a 6-0 half-time lead after goals from Svava Gudmundsdottir (2), Rakel Hönnudottir (2), Fanndis Fridriksdottir and Berglind Thorvaldsdottir.
Malfridur Sigurdardottir and Esther Arnarsdottir both scored late on.
Met finished third behind runners-up Spar... | Cardiff Met missed out on place in the Uefa Women's Champions League knock-out stages after defeat by Breidablik. | 37209677 |
He was found with significant injuries in Tyrconnell Street, near the city's bogside, shortly before 10:30 BST and taken to hospital, but later died.
The police said it was "possible" his injuries "were sustained as the result of a collision with a vehicle".
Donnacadh was buried in the City Cemetery in Derry after a re... | The funeral has taken place of six-year-old Donnacadh McGuire, who died in Londonderry on Tuesday. | 40619837 |
The 22-year-old is Vale's top scorer so far this season, having scored eight times in 12 league games.
Jones' deal is set to expire in January but Vale are keen to keep him, and would prefer to sign him outright.
"I think the way forward is to acquire him as a contracted player in January," Smurthwaite told BBC Radio S... | League One Port Vale are trying to sign on-loan striker Alex Jones permanently from Birmingham City, says chairman Norman Smurthwaite. | 37776918 |
Cornwall Council said it had been awarded more than £30,000 in grants to enable "essential works to be carried out" on the Grade II-listed Huer's Hut on the Towan headland.
The hut dates from the 19th Century, when Newquay was still a village and part of the pilchard industry.
The works were expected to take four week... | Work is due to start later in the autumn to repair a historic building in Newquay. | 29507419 |
South Lakes Safari Zoo in Dalton said it would be closed from 9 January.
Barrow Borough Council raised several concerns about the zoo, including the closeness of the rhino dung to a fence, and the safety of walkways.
Zoo bosses said they felt "harassed" by the council and were unable to continue under such conditions.
... | A Cumbria zoo is closing after councillors raised concerns about the potential for baboons to escape using a pile of rhino dung. | 35129778 |
There were men's singles golds for Martin Rooke (WH2), Daniel Bethell (SL3) and Krysten Coombs (SS6) while Rachel Choong claimed women's SS6 singles gold.
Another three golds in mixed events followed, with three silvers and eight bronzes completing the total.
Para-badminton will make its Paralympic debut at the 2020 Ga... | England's para-badminton team dominated at the European Championships by winning 18 medals in the Netherlands. | 37821468 |
There are 250 commercial growers in County Armagh, supplying the cider, bakery and fresh markets.
And right now, they are in the middle of a six-week window to get them in.
They are mostly of the Bramley variety, with some eating apples mixed in.
Edmund Allen farms 70 acres of orchard on Grange Lodge farm outside Lough... | £20m a year, that is what the harvest is worth to the apple growers of the Orchard County. | 34381677 |
A government directive said they would be transferred to Thengar Char before being repatriated to Myanmar.
Rights groups have raised strong objections to the plan, saying it amounts to a forced relocation.
Thengar Char is engulfed by several feet of water at high tide, and has no roads or flood defences.
It was formed ... | The Bangladesh government is moving to relocate tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees to a vulnerable island in the Bay of Bengal. | 38799586 |
He claimed First Minister Carwyn Jones was saying "I told you so" while Plaid Cymru was using the poll's outcome as an "excuse" to call for independence.
Labour and Plaid had a "little Britain mentality" when a "globally facing Britain" was needed, Mr Davies wrote.
He made the comments in an article for The Times newsp... | "Prophets of doom" and "independence mongers" are taking a "warped view" of the Brexit vote, Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies has said. | 36683324 |
Scottish Swimming said the government had pulled funding from its £1.72m programme to support school lessons.
It said it was concerned it could lead to greater numbers of adults who lacked confidence in the water.
The Scottish government said the top-up scheme had ended but swimming was still well-funded.
Swimming is ... | The end of a scheme to improve the standard of swimming among primary school children has brought a warning from the sport's governing body. | 33215836 |
Deulofeu had a successful loan season at Everton in 2013-14 but spent much of the last campaign on the sidelines during a spell at Sevilla.
The 21-year-old has signed a three-year deal and will move on 1 July.
Everton boss Roberto Martinez believes Deulofeu can still develop into one of the game's outstanding young tal... | Everton have re-signed Barcelona forward Gerard Deulofeu on a permanent basis after agreeing a £4.3m deal for the one-cap Spain international. | 33272405 |
The RSPCA said it believed the adult grey seal swam inland along the River Glaven in Norfolk on New Year's Eve.
It then managed to make its way into a woman's garden in Blakeney, just off a coastal road, through the fence. It was returned to the sea on New Year's Day.
The RSPCA said: "The lady certainly had a shock whe... | A seal was found in the back garden of a holiday home, 2km (1.2 miles) away from the sea. | 38519449 |
The pup was found on the opposite shore from Conwy town with an eye injury and with no sign of its mother earlier this month.
It was taken to the Welsh Mountain Zoo where its wounds have since healed.
RSPCA inspector Mike Pugh said: "It's fantastic news that this seal pup is on the mend, after such a tough ordeal."
But... | A seal pup that was rescued in Conwy county is recovering well and could be released into the wild in the new year, RSPCA Cymru has said. | 38154925 |
Batsman Weatherley and leg spinner Crane, both 18, have both penned two-year development deals keeping them at the Ageas Bowl until 2017.
Crane made his first team debut earlier this month in the T20 Blast and his County Championship debut in the current match against Durham.
Weatherley captained England Under-19s on t... | Hampshire youngsters Joe Weatherley and Mason Crane have signed their first professional contracts with the club. | 33621029 |
The number issued to people in Northern Ireland also doubled, in the largest monthly increase since the Brexit vote.
June's result has sparked a marked rise in the number of people applying for Irish and European Union passports.
November is normally one of the quietest months of the year for passport applications.
But... | More than twice the number of Irish passports were issued to people in Great Britain last month than in November 2015. | 38251947 |
The grey and white mammal became stuck on sandbanks on Thursday at Saltney Ferry, near Chester.
An RNLI lifeboat hoisted the dolphin out of the water before carrying it out to sea, according to the British Divers Marine Life Rescue.
The dolphin, in the river since Monday, will be taken three miles off the coast of Rhyl... | A dolphin has been rescued after swimming miles up the River Dee in Flintshire four days ago. | 23794347 |
He returned to his home town of Middlesbrough for the ceremony, in which he was made an honorary doctor in professional achievement.
Mr Mortimer paid tribute to the area for its "distinctive, dry, sense of humour".
Many of the characters created in his double act with Vic Reeves were based on locals, he revealed.
He sa... | TV comedian Bob Mortimer has been awarded an honorary degree from Teesside University. | 30250624 |
The Highlanders, relegated from the top flight last season, have appointed John Robertson as Richie Foran's successor.
Elsewhere, Dumbarton host Morton, St Mirren face Falkirk, Queen of the South take on Brechin City.
Newly-promoted Livingston welcome Dunfermline Athletic for their first game of the season. | Inverness CT will open their Scottish Championship campaign at home to Dundee United when the 2017-18 gets under way on 5 August. | 40379214 |
Ms Rees was selected from an all-woman shortlist drawn up after the former Welsh Secretary said he would stand down at the 2015 general election.
Members of Neath Labour Party made their decision on Saturday.
The other two candidates were Karen Wilkie, deputy general secretary of the Co-operative Party, and Mabel McKeo... | Bridgend councillor Christina Rees has been picked to succeed MP Peter Hain as the Labour candidate for Neath. | 29872367 |
Auckland-born Quinn, 22, holds a UK passport and will not therefore count as an overseas player.
He is the first signing by the county since Thursday's appointment of former England paceman Chris Silverwood as head coach.
"Matt is a tall, fast bowler who can swing the ball. We've made no secret of the fact we want to b... | Essex have signed New Zealand A fast bowler Matt Quinn on a three-year deal. | 35070693 |
Props Samson Lee and Paul James have calf concerns and Aaron Jarvis is also a worry. Head coach Warren Gatland says he may have to call up front-row cover.
Allen scored a first-half hat-trick but was taken off in the second with a "significant" hamstring injury.
But full-back Liam Williams' thigh injury is not thought ... | Wales centre Cory Allen is set to miss the rest of the World Cup after injuring his hamstring in the opening 54-9 win against Uruguay. | 34309231 |
The 22-year-old ex-West Ham youngster made only six appearances for the Tykes after joining last summer.
He previously played for the Hatters on loan from West Ham, scoring three goals in 11 matches during a loan in 2014-15.
The son of former Newcastle midfielder Rob Lee joins his brother Olly, who is already at Kenilw... | Luton Town have made forward Elliot Lee their seventh addition of the summer after signing him on a two-year deal following his release by Barnsley. | 40484572 |
China's voting rights will rise to 6%, from 3.8% and IMF resources will double to about $660bn (£440bn).
This is the biggest shake-up since the IMF and the World Bank were set up to manage the post-World War Two economy.
China has set up the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as an alternative to the IMF and the WB.... | The US Senate has adopted long-awaited reforms to give emerging economies a greater say in how the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is managed. | 35141683 |
Administrators acting for the fund say they have reached a deal to sell Lyndon Court in Belfast city centre.
Mr Graham's barrister argued that under the terms of a previous judicial direction the sale should not go ahead unless Mr Graham consents or a court orders it.
The case was adjourned until next week.
The adjourn... | The Cerberus investment fund has found a buyer for one of the properties it repossessed from the businessman Gareth Graham, the High Court has heard. | 34192530 |
A major OECD report, published on the 28 January, ranked NI students 22nd out of 23 countries in literacy and 21st out of 23 in numeracy.
However, the OECD now say that they initially published the wrong data, and NI students are "in reality closer to mid-table of the surveyed countries".
The OECD say the mistake in th... | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has apologised for publishing the wrong information about the reading, writing and maths skills of Northern Ireland university students. | 35474512 |
With characters like Sherlock Holmes and Dr Strange under his belt, he's signed up to play a supposed 41-year-old who is really 400.
He'll star as Tom Hazard in the film adaptation of the forthcoming How to Stop Time by author Matt Haig.
Described as a "wildly imagined love story", it follows Haig's children's books su... | Benedict Cumberbatch's versatility shows no end as he gears up for another offbeat role. | 39266753 |
Rail minister Claire Perry called a meeting with the managers of Southern, Thameslink and Network Rail. All three have apologised for the problems.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said it was so officials, the rail watchdog and MPs could discuss improvements.
The private meeting was held at the House of Commons.
Lon... | Talks have been held between rail bosses and politicians over disruption to Sussex train services as a result of the upgrade to London Bridge station. | 31091270 |
Rotherwas Chapel, in Herefordshire, has been unused for many years and currently can only be viewed by making an appointment through English Heritage.
But a newly formed Friends of the Chapel group are striving to make the historic chapel, once part of a large estate, more accessible to visitors.
The mass, open to all,... | A little-used chapel is to host what is thought to be its first public mass. | 37076986 |
The Brazil international, who had two years remaining on his current deal, scored 13 goals in 59 games for the Blues last season.
Willian, 27, joined from Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala for a reported £30m in 2013.
"It's a dream to continue with this club and over the next four years I will try to help the team win mor... | Chelsea midfielder Willian has signed a new four-year contract with the club. | 36778701 |
Jack Wilshere is out for the season with a fractured leg, so there could be a recall for Lewis Cook.
Middlesbrough defender Calum Chambers might be involved after a nine-week absence because of a foot injury.
Fabio and Rudy Gestede are fit after minor injuries but Victor Valdes and Grant Leadbitter remain out with resp... | Bournemouth will assess the fitness of midfielder Dan Gosling, who has missed three games with a calf problem. | 39605150 |
"After eight wonderful years on The X Factor it's time for me to move on," he said in a statement.
"I'd like to thank ITV, Simon [Cowell], The X Factor family and particularly the viewers, all of whom have been a big part of my life for so long."
The 41-year-old took over from Kate Thornton in 2007 as host of the popul... | Dermot O'Leary will no longer host ITV's The X Factor after eight years on the programme. | 32093238 |
The Vulcan XH558 took part in the North Wales Air Show at Rhyl, Denbighshire, on Saturday as part of a final series of displays which end in September.
More than 180,000 people are expected at the air show over the weekend.
The aircraft was operational from the 1950s to 1985. Charity Vulcan to the Sky Trust said the re... | An iconic Cold War British Vulcan bomber has made its final flight over Welsh skies. | 34089731 |
She said equality for women was "at the heart of the Scottish government".
More details about the competition, which is being run by the Young Scot organisation, will be released at a later date.
Ms Sturgeon has also called on women in leadership roles to follow her example and become mentors.
Speaking at a diversity e... | Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has launched a competition to find a woman aged between 18 and 23 to mentor for a year. | 38826868 |
The Portadown Times published results from what it said was an "independent" poll ahead of May's general election.
But it failed to acknowledge that the survey had actually been commissioned by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
Mr Nesbitt said the article "appears to have skewed" the election result.
The article sug... | Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has called for a by-election in Upper Bann after a press standards body ruled voters had been misled about a poll published in a local newspaper. | 34357834 |
19 December 2016 Last updated at 16:54 GMT | RHI at Stormont - Watch the key moments in 60 seconds. | 38372453 |
The Tigers, two-time winners of the previous incarnation as the Heineken Cup, went out in the group stage of last year's inaugural Champions Cup.
Racing have never before made it to the last four.
The winners will play Saracens in the final in Lyon on 14 May after they beat Wasps in Saturday's other semi-final.
Leicest... | Leicester Tigers will look to reach their first European Cup final since 2009 when they meet French side Racing 92 at Welford Road on Sunday. | 36083635 |
The five Katyusha rockets came from part of Syria controlled by Islamic State (IS) militants, the Kilis governor's office said.
Turkish artillery fired back at IS positions across the border, Turkey's Hurriyet news daily reported.
Kilis has a Syrian refugee camp and shells have landed from Syria before.
Four of the roc... | Rockets fired from northern Syria have killed four Syrians, three of them children, in the Turkish border town of Kilis, local officials say. | 36077052 |
The announcement came after a pact was agreed between the Socialists and centre-right Ciudadanos (Citizens).
"What has been agreed with Ciudadanos is incompatible with us," said Podemos's Inigo Errejon.
It deals a blow to Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez's hopes of becoming PM.
Between them, the Socialists and Ciudadanos... | Spain's anti-austerity party, Podemos, says it is suspending negotiations over forming a government with the Socialists as the country struggles to resolve inconclusive elections. | 35652436 |
Criticised by fans last term, Slade entered this campaign under pressure, and the Bluebirds drew their first three games.
But a 2-0 win against Wolves came as a relief to Slade.
"Everybody thought I would be down the road by the end of August, I suspect," he said.
"The pressure was on to deliver at home… and we've mana... | Russell Slade believes Cardiff's first league win of the season against Wolves can lift the team's confidence after a turbulent previous season. | 34031432 |
The match, in Montevideo on Friday, 30 May, will be broadcast on the Red Button and also be streamed on the BBC Sport website. You can press the Red Button on either BBC One NI or BBC Two NI to watch the match.
Kick-off for the match at the Estadio Centenario is 00:30 BST and the commentator will be Michael McNamee.
Ur... | Northern Ireland's friendly against Uruguay is to be shown live on the BBC. | 27505829 |
Bayley, 29, defeated Ukraine's world number one Maksym Nikolenko 3-2 in the class 7 final.
Wilson, 21, overcame former world champion Richard Csejtey, from Slovakia, 3-2 in the class 8 final.
Another Briton, Martin Perry, lost to France's Bastien Grundeler in the class 6 semi-final, but took bronze.
Find out how to get... | British Paralympic table tennis champion Will Bayley and Rio 2016 team-mate Ross Wilson both won singles gold at the PTT Bayreuth Open in Germany. | 40293705 |
She has been replaced on the ticket by the current MLA, Phil Flanagan, who missed out on selection at a previous selection convention six weeks ago.
In December, Ms Gildernew was selected to run alongside sitting MLA Sean Lynch and local councillor John Feely.
However, Sinn Fein's ruling council (Ard Comhairle) ordered... | The former MP Michelle Gildernew has been dropped as a Sinn Féin candidate for the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency in the Stormont elections. | 35459365 |
The vessel has been called the world's best example of a 15th Century ship by archaeologists.
And new evidence has found that the timbers from the ship have been matched to projects built in the Basque region.
It includes new data from medieval buildings in the Araba and Navarra areas of Spain.
"The mystery of the orig... | A medieval ship discovered on the banks of the River Usk in Newport in 2002 may have come from the Basque country in Spain. | 19646068 |
Henson, 35, will play for a Welsh team for the first time since he was sacked by Cardiff Blues in 2012.
"He talks to you and says: 'I played against Jamie Roberts for 20 minutes and I had the upper hand then and I just got injured'," said Jones.
"And it just shows that he still has his edge."
Dragons' future may be in ... | Gavin Henson "still has an edge" that can boost Newport Gwent Dragons when he joins them for 2017-18 from Bristol, says head coach Kingsley Jones. | 39493145 |
The Airlander 10 - part plane, part airship - was due to take off from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire on Sunday.
The aircraft measures 302ft (92m) long and is about 50ft (15m) longer than the biggest passenger jets.
It is not known when another attempt at a test flight will be made.
Christened the Martha Gwyn, the... | The maiden flight of the world's longest aircraft has been postponed at the last minute because of a "technical issue". | 37081683 |
They said there had been 63 confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne illness so far this year, up from seven in the whole of 2016.
Most of the cases have been in rural areas of Minas Gerais state, a Ministry of Health statement said.
The government has sent two million doses of yellow fever vaccines to the state.
The gove... | Health officials in Brazil say there has been a sharp rise in the cases of yellow fever in the country. | 38733091 |
The move reflects concerns from local residents and businesses about air quality, Westminster City Council said.
A team of traffic marshals will patrol the borough and ask car idlers to switch off their engines, it said.
The London Taxi Drivers' Association (LTDA) said the move would not help abate London's air polluti... | Motorists in Westminster who sit in a stationary car with the engine running and refuse to turn it off are to be fined £20. | 31989916 |
All 54 countries at the organisation's congress in Cairo agreed to change the statutes which previously stopped officials serving past the age of 70.
It was proposed Caf should bring its rules in line with those of world football's governing body Fifa.
Hayatou, 68, will now be able to stand for another term in office i... | The Confederation of African Football voted on Tuesday to remove an age limit on its officials, paving the way for Issa Hayatou to stay on as president. | 32206618 |
Prof Bryn Hubbard is being honoured for his work as a polar scholar in "glaciology, glacial geology and the structure and motion of ice masses".
Prof Hubbard, who spent nine weeks drilling on the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica, will receive the award at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
The director of the centre for ... | An Aberystwyth University glaciologist is to be awarded a Polar Medal. | 35266032 |
Medway NHS Foundation Trust said chairman Denise Harker and chief executive Mark Devlin had decided the time was right for them to move on.
The trust was criticised as failing and put in special measures following the Keogh Review in June.
It said a new chairman and chief executive were expected to be announced next mo... | Two bosses at a Kent hospital foundation trust put into special measures last year have resigned. | 25971435 |
Alzheimer's Research UK says more government help is needed to ensure the industry does not "retreat" from the challenge of finding new drugs.
The warning follows disappointing results in recent clinical trials.
The pharmaceutical industry body, the ABPI, says there are over 200 medicines under development for Alzheime... | A leading health research charity says drugs companies may "retreat" from dementia research without more support. | 19653707 |
A minority group of independent councillors ran the local authority before the local council elections earlier this month.
The new coalition was formally set up at the first full meeting of the new council in Inverness.
Independent Margaret Davidson was re-elected as leader and Lib Dem Alasdair Christie as depute leade... | A Highland Council administration made up of independent, Liberal Democrat and Labour councillors has been agreed. | 39960941 |
The verdict threatens Apple's ability to offer its voice-controlled virtual assistant, Siri, in the country.
Shanghai-based Zhizhen Network Technology has sought to block Apple from selling products with the app installed, saying it infringed its rights.
Apple said it would pursue an appeal with the Beijing Higher Peop... | Apple has failed in its attempt to get a Chinese company's voice-recognition patent ruled invalid. | 28226582 |
The 19-year-old, who has yet to make a competitive first-team appearance for the Premier League club, scored eight goals on loan at Poole last season.
Glovers manager Darren Way said: "We feel this next move is a fantastic move for Sam and Yeovil.
"We must thank (Bournemouth manager) Eddie Howe for trusting us with the... | Bournemouth forward Sam Surridge has joined League Two side Yeovil Town on a season-long loan deal. | 40825923 |
The non-denominational school with community sports facilities is to be built on the site of the former North Kelvinside Secondary School at the top of Queen Margaret Drive.
Last year, Glasgow City Glasgow held a consultation and now the proposal has been agreed by councillors.
Changes to the surrounding schools' catch... | A new primary school is to be built in the Maryhill area of Glasgow to meet a projected rise in the school roll. | 39143384 |
Rachel Booth, from New Milton, Hampshire, lost the rings in the water at Avon Beach, Christchurch, on Sunday.
Following a failed search using a snorkel, mask and rakes, she enlisted the help of two metal detectorists.
The rings were eventually discovered two days later at low tide. They were buried under four inches (1... | A woman has been reunited with her wedding and engagement rings after losing them on a beach in Dorset. | 33650231 |
The cars were wirelessly linked to each other and "mimicked" a lead vehicle, driven by a professional driver.
The so-called road train has been developed by Volvo. The firm is confident that they will be widely available in future.
The project aims to herald a new age of relaxed driving.
According to Volvo, drivers "ca... | A convoy of self-driven cars has completed a 200km (125-mile) journey on a Spanish motorway, in the first public test of such vehicles. | 18248841 |
Jermaine Easter nodded Rovers ahead from Lee Brown's cross before Ollie Clarke doubled the lead with a low right-footed shot.
Jon Meades' header gave Wimbledon hope but Matt Taylor's 12-yard finish, his 19th of the season, sealed victory.
Wimbledon, who are seventh, had substitute Adebayo Akinfenwa sent off for dissent... | Bristol Rovers strengthened their promotion hopes with victory over AFC Wimbledon, their third in a row. | 35525693 |
Mr Davies is widely known as Welsh Conservative leader but his authority does not extend beyond the assembly Tory group, under party rules.
Speaking on BBC One's Sunday Politics Wales, the AM admitted the Welsh party lacked clear leadership.
The Tories lost three seats in Wales at the general election, leaving them wit... | The Welsh Tories need a designated leader that can make key decisions for the party, Andrew RT Davies has said. | 40239313 |
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The Reds said goodbye to captain Gerrard with a 6-1 thrashing at Stoke to finish sixth in the Premier League.
"I've always said if the owners want me to go, then I go," said Rodgers, who has won two of his last nine games.
"For everybody connected with Liverpool, we are al... | Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers accepted his future at the club is in doubt after Steven Gerrard's final match ended in a humiliating defeat. | 32865722 |
Slovenia-born Bedene, who plays world number one Novak Djokovic in the third round of the French Open on Saturday, credits his work with Martin Skinner as the platform for his recent success.
"I was really unfit when I started to play grand slams," said Bedene, 26.
"Whenever I played a fourth set I was just losing them... | British number two Aljaz Bedene says he had to employ a strength and conditioning coach to specifically prepare him for grand slam tennis. | 36402110 |
"For all its faults", it said, "another Lib-Con Coalition would both prolong recovery and give our kingdom a better chance of continued existence".
But it hoped it would be "much less conservative, and much more liberal".
The Guardian has backed Labour and the Sun the Conservatives - with its sister paper the Scottish ... | The Independent newspaper has given its backing to another coalition of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties after the general election. | 32585930 |
Lawro's opponent for this weekend's Premier League fixtures is England cricket star Stuart Broad.
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The Ashes hero is a Nottingham Forest fan who saw his team beaten 8-1 by Manchester United on his first trip to the City Ground in 1999.
"I remember the guy who was sat in fro... | BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season. | 34260436 |
Mark Avis and Aaron Saddleton produced the rare feat while playing on the Royal Norwich Golf Club course.
Bookmaker Paddy Power gave the odds of two amateur golfers scoring aces at the same hole as 25 million-to-one.
Morgan Thompson, assistant professional at the club, said the achievement, reported first in the Easter... | Two golfers from Norfolk have achieved a 25 million-to-one double hole-in-one at the same hole. | 34185669 |
She said, if the party was re-elected in May's Scottish Parliament election, it would introduce a more "progressive" local tax from April 2017.
The reforms could see councils given a share of income tax revenues in an effort to give them an "incentive" to boost economic growth.
Last year, a commission on reform called ... | The SNP will set out details of its plans on council tax reform next week, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said. | 35650508 |
The Duke of Rutland - who lives in Belvoir Castle - was caught speeding twice in Nottinghamshire, once in North Yorkshire and again in Derbyshire in an eight-month period.
He was banned for a year and 15 points were added to the nine he already had.
He was also ordered to pay £3,025 in fines and costs.
The Duke, who wa... | One of the wealthiest aristocrats in the UK has been banned from driving after amassing 24 points on his licence. | 36775394 |
It has estimated that £5bn will have been spent in Britain's shops over the weekend, as millions of people stocked up on food, drink and presents.
The BRC says many shoppers waited until the last minute to pick up a bargain.
Meanwhile, several retailers are reportedly bringing their online sales forward to Christmas E... | Christmas sales figures are likely to be "acceptable" rather than "exceptional", the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has predicted. | 20834860 |
Officers were called to the house in Willowbrook Park, Celbridge, at about 20:50 local time on Tuesday.
The man, who was in his 30s, was pronounced dead shortly before 22:30.
A man in his 20s was arrested at the scene and has been taken to Leixlip Garda (police) station for questioning.
The body remains at the house, w... | Police have made an arrest after the death of a man who was found with head injuries at a house in County Kildare. | 34399767 |
The motto Nil Satis Nisi Optimum, which means "nothing but the best is good enough", dates back 75 years but disappeared as part of a redesign.
The club apologised in May after 22,000 fans signed an online petition condemning the "awful" 2013-2014 badge.
Fans can vote on three new designs on the club website from Monda... | Everton FC are to restore the club's motto to their crest after its removal prompted outrage from thousands of fans. | 24157391 |
Belfast man Frampton, 28, outpointed Scott Quigg on Saturday to add the WBA world title to his IBF belt.
On Wednesday, WBA bosses said that their former champion Rigondeaux, 35, must be Frampton's next opponent.
Frampton's manager Barry McGuigan has consistently ruled out the Cuban as a possible opponent for his fighte... | Carl Frampton must fight Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux by 27 July to avoid being stripped of one of his two world super-bantamweight titles. | 35712401 |
Carl Marsh, 46, of Knutsford, Cheshire suffered fatal injuries at Black Knights Parachute Centre in Cockerham, near Lancaster on Saturday.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The British Parachute Association (BPA) said the jump Mr Marsh was executing could only have been attempted by an experienced parachutist like M... | A parachutist who died performing a jump in Lancashire was attempting a "complicated manoeuvre", the man investigating his death has said. | 39777346 |
Brighton and Hove City Council has set up a cross-party panel to look into the issue of the "party houses".
There are about 300 in the city, with concerns about the problems they cause most evident in the Queen's Park area.
Chair of the panel Geoffrey Bowden said: "We don't want to be killjoys... but there are responsi... | Houses let out to groups for stag and hen weekends are to be the subject of a council investigation amid complaints about noise and anti-social behaviour. | 24654565 |
The 25-year-old former Ipswich Town youngster has made more than 230 appearances for the U's, but was hampered by injury last season.
Contract options have also been taken up for defenders Lewis Kinsella, Kane Vincent-Young and winger Drey Wright.
Wright, 22, has featured 101 times for the U's, while Kinsella, also 22,... | Colchester United defender Tom Eastman has signed a new two-year contract with the League Two side. | 40442232 |
She had been widely tipped as the politician who would take over from the former deputy first minister, who retired partly due to illness.
The 40-year-old County Tyrone woman is the current health minister having previously been agriculture minister.
She paid a warm tribute to Mr McGuinness and said she was "following ... | Sinn Féin has announced that Michelle O'Neill is to replace Martin McGuinness as its leader north of the border. | 38715524 |
Andrew Buchanan, 46, from Inverness, died at Raigmore Hospital on Monday.
The crash, involving a black Seat Altea car, happened at about 18:15 on Saturday 4 March at the junction of Kenneth Street and Tomnahurich Street.
Police Scotland said a report had been sent to the procurator fiscal. | A 46-year-old pedestrian has died nine days after being struck by a car on the A82 in Inverness. | 39266393 |
The 20-year-old made his Warriors debut in the win against Leigh and his start at Wolves was just his second outing.
He scored 20 tries in 22 games on loan at Championship side Swinton in 2016 on a dual registration deal, while also working as a trainee accountant.
"I'm really, really pleased for Liam," Wane told BBC R... | Wigan Warriors head coach Shaun Wane has praised the finishing of Liam Marshall after he scored four tries in Thursday's 38-16 win at Warrington. | 39229735 |
The 28-year-old failed to make a appearance for the Australian side after joining on a two-year deal from St Helens at the start of the season.
Turner, a title winner with Saints in 2014, did however play in the NRL All Stars game earlier this year.
"I'm excited to be returning home to the UK with Huddersfield," he sai... | Huddersfield have signed Super League Grand Final-winning utility back Jordan Turner on a three-and-a-half-year deal after he was released by Canberra. | 40068109 |
Mrs Banda came to power two years ago after the sudden death of President Bingu wa Mutharika.
Her reputation has been dented by a corruption scandal, known as Cashgate, which has led donors to cut aid.
Her main challengers are Mr Mutharika's brother, Peter, Atupele Muluzi - the son of another former president - and a f... | Malawians have voted in a tight election, with President Joyce Banda facing three strong challengers. | 27483219 |
Eoin Farrell and his friend died in the single-car collision in Rostrevor just before midnight on Monday. Another of their friends was critically injured.
They all attended courses at the Southern Regional College in Armagh.
Eoin's father, Gerard Farrell, paid tribute to all three, adding he had lost a "great son" who ... | The father of one of the two teenagers killed in a County Down car crash has said they lived life to the full and had become inseparable friends. | 34272251 |
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The pupils, from Sussex, have designed and built their own high-tech vehicle and will now compete in the three thousand kilometre race.
Only solar-powered cars are allowed in the competition, which involves the teams driving from D... | A group of school students will be the first team from Europe to take part in a big solar powered car race in Australia. | 34325300 |
The Intercontinental Cup loss drops Ireland from first to second in the table with two matches to go, Ireland next playing the Netherlands in August.
The winner of the group will play off against the lowest ranked Test side (currently Zimbabwe) in 2018 for full status.
The three-day loss is only Ireland's third in the ... | Ireland's hopes of qualifying for the Test Challenge - and the chance to become a full-member nation of the ICC - suffered a serious blow as they slumped to an innings and 172-run defeat by Afghanistan in Greater Noida. | 39445156 |
He was a reserve player at Derby before his career was ended by injury.
Guthrie became the Rams' trainer and then kit manager, working with more than a dozen managers including Brian Clough over the course of six decades.
He was appointed an MBE in 2009 for services to football and has a stand named after him at the iP... | Derby County's longest-serving staff member Gordon Guthrie MBE, who spent more than 60 years with the club, has died at the age of 86. | 37407529 |
More than two million spectators watched the three-day Tour de Yorkshire, won by Thomas Voeckler.
Christian Prudhomme said: "The Tour de Yorkshire is on the podium for being one of the best bike races in the world and for me the best public for cycling in the world."
Frenchman Voeckler said the crowd "makes me want to ... | Yorkshire is "fast becoming the heartland of cycling", according to the director of the Tour de France. | 36184603 |
The big difference is that the numbers from which you make your six selections will go up in October from one to 49 to one to 59.
While this doesn't sound like it will make a huge difference, it actually takes your odds of winning the jackpot from one in 14 million to one in 45 million.
Camelot, which runs the lottery,... | There has been outrage on some front pages about the shake-up to the Lotto game announced this week. | 33165365 |
HIV, which causes Aids, emerged in humans in the 20th Century, but scientists have long known that similar viruses in monkeys and apes have existed for much longer.
A genetic study shows HIV-like viruses arose in African monkeys and apes 5 million to 12 million years ago.
The research may one day lead to a better under... | The origins of HIV can be traced back millions rather than tens of thousands of years, research suggests. | 21189141 |
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