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The GMB claim half of the staff working at the Glensanda Quarry, north of Oban, face the sack from a new contractor.
The union fears Spanish-owned Oban Earth Works will cut 50% of staff when it takes over excavation and haulage operations at the quarry.
That work had been carried out by the Hargreaves company on behalf... | Up to 25 jobs are under threat at Europe's biggest granite quarry in Argyll, according to union leaders. | 40601366 |
Scans of 21 people showed the brain was more attracted to food if breakfast was missed so people had more food at lunch.
Scientists said it made losing weight challenging as missing meals made calorific food even more appealing.
Nutrition experts say breakfast is known to take the edge off appetite.
However, researcher... | Brain scans show that skipping breakfast makes fatty, high calorie foods appear far more attractive later in the day, according to researchers. | 19962588 |
The 24-year-old was scheduled to play seven group games, but will now undergo elbow surgery without making an appearance in the competition.
The club will instead give their young players a chance to feature.
"We are looking forward to seeing how the young players go when given an opportunity," head coach Chris Silverw... | Essex will not replace injured New Zealand international fast bowler Adam Milne in their T20 Blast squad. | 36643044 |
Both men will contest the opening Superbike and Senior TT races on the SG5 Norton machine.
Donald, a two-time winner who has represented the team since 2014, said Norton have made a "huge amount of progress in that time".
Fellow countryman Johnson, who made his TT debut in 2010 winning the Newcomers Trophy, is a rising... | Norton have signed the Australian duo of Cameron Donald and David Johnson for the 2016 Isle of Man TT races. | 35027395 |
Lincolnshire County Council health watchdog voted to refer the ongoing overnight closure to Jeremy Hunt.
The Grantham and District Hospital first reduced the unit's opening hours in August.
Melissa Darcy, of Fighting 4 Grantham Hospital, welcomed the decision and said it was the "best scenario and outcome of the meetin... | The closure of Grantham's A&E services due to a lack of doctors is to be referred to the health secretary. | 38082388 |
Undercover researchers filmed Ashley Commerce College in Ilford sitting or forging exams for untrained students to become security guards or bodyguards.
Some 20 courses have now been cancelled while authorities investigate. About 90 would-be students have been refunded.
College director Haji Yunis told the BBC he was c... | All courses on offer at a college exposed selling fraudulent security qualifications for cash have now been cancelled, the BBC has learned. | 32060459 |
Another 11 were injured when the driver lost control of the minibus and ploughed through a crash barrier.
Local media said no foreign tourists were among the passengers.
Turkish media said the vehicle was heading towards Marmaris for a mother's day event, which is celebrated on Sunday there.
The victims are believed to... | At least 23 people have died after a tourist bus fell from a cliff near the southern Turkey seaside resort of Marmaris. | 39908675 |
The 30-inch sword was found by Goran Olsen, a hiker who found it when he sat down to rest.
Experts say it's in surprisingly good condition after surviving hundreds of years of frost and snow.
The ancient weapon will be able to help archaeologist work out how people lived in Viking times.
The sword will go on display at... | A twelve hundred year old Viking sword has been found buried in rocks in southern Norway. | 34674990 |
15 August 2016 Last updated at 16:27 BST
Shaun Whiter was helping friend Joey Abbs change a tyre near Newmarket, Suffolk, when the pair were struck by a vehicle.
Jan Adamec, 40, of Haverhill, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He is on remand and will be sentenced in September.
Mr Whiter, 27, said: "... | A footballer who lost both legs in a hit-and-run crash said he is pleased the driver responsible is "off the streets". | 37085958 |
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci met in Nicosia's neutral buffer zone.
UN envoy Espen Barth Eide said they "shared their vision for a united Cyprus".
Mr Akinci was elected last month. The Turkish-controlled north broke away in 1974 after a brief Greek-inspired coup.
Since a Turkish... | The leaders of the divided Greek and Turkish communities in Cyprus have resumed peace talks amid a "climate of optimism", the UN mediator says. | 32734971 |
A total of 106 people donated organs in hospitals across Scotland last year compared with 54 in 2007.
The statistics showed a 62% increase in organ transplants from deceased donors, with 341 operations carried out.
However, about 600 people remain on the transplant waiting list.
Some 2,110,881 people living in Scotland... | The number of people who donated their organs after death in Scotland has almost doubled over a six-year period, according to government figures. | 26956713 |
Thorpe, 23, has made seven appearances for the Millers this season, but last featured in the 5-2 defeat by Ipswich on 7 November.
The former Manchester United trainee could make his Bradford debut against Millwall on Saturday.
The Bantams are currently seventh in League One, outside the play-offs on goal difference. | Bradford City have signed Rotherham United defender Tom Thorpe on loan until the end of the season. | 35862666 |
The Ramsdens Discount Department Store on Cleethorpe Road was opened in 1946.
The company said there would be some redundancies, but added it hoped "to be able to offer alternative employment to some employees".
Last year planning permission was granted by North East Lincolnshire Council to redevelop the site into a ne... | Up to 47 jobs are at risk after a Grimsby shop confirmed it is to close after nearly 70 years of trading. | 35255293 |
The dramatic victory draws Higgins, 40, level with Ronnie O'Sullivan and to within one of Steve Davis's total for ranking tournament wins. Fellow Scot Stephen Hendry leads the way with 36.
England's Martin Gould, 33, playing in only his second ranking final, made a break of 138 in the 11th frame.
But Higgins held his n... | John Higgins secured his 27th ranking title with a 9-8 win over Martin Gould in the Australian Open final. | 33400404 |
Iranian patrol boats surrounded a US cargo ship in the strait on Friday.
Earlier this week, Iranian naval ships reportedly fired warning shots near a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship before seizing it and its crew.
The strait connects the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
The US navy will not be escorting the ships ... | Defence officials have said that US Navy ships will accompany US-flagged commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, to make sure they are not interfered with by Iran. | 32543904 |
Number Seven Boat Trips and Bristol Ferry Boats both operate services in the city's harbour. Number Seven Boat Trips said the changes were "unjust".
Bristol Ferry Boats disagreed and said the new timetable was "fairer than the previous one".
The city council said it was introduced "following feedback from customers".
B... | A ferry boat firm in Bristol is claiming a new timetable "imposed" by the council favours its rival. | 35889807 |
The Planet Earth presenter said his work took him away for months at a time when his two children, Susan and Robert, were growing up.
Sir David told the Radio Times: "If you have a child of six or eight and you miss three months of his or her life, it's irreplaceable. You miss something.
"Perhaps you can't have your ca... | Sir David Attenborough says his only career regret is missing out on time with his children. | 40159982 |
And now he has become Scotland's only Labour MP by retaining his Edinburgh South seat in the face of an SNP landslide in the Westminster election.
As the chairman of the Foundation of Hearts, a supporters group which helps to fund the club via monthly donations, Mr Murray had a central role in getting the club out of a... | He is the man who led the campaign to save Hearts Football Club from administration - winning over fans across Edinburgh. | 32655621 |
Officials said Mr Guelleh won 87% of Friday's vote, which activists complained was preceded by political repression and curbs on basic freedoms.
Mr Guelleh, in power since 1999, begins a fourth five-year term in power.
He faced five rivals in the election, but three opposition parties boycotted the poll.
The opposition... | Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh has won a landslide victory in an election criticised by opposition parties and rights groups. | 35995628 |
The Regatta Quay development, which includes a 20-storey building known locally as the 'wine rack', was taken over by administrators in 2010.
The Irish government owns the site after buying Irish bank debts.
The administrators said completing the ??100m buildings was dependent on the property market.
Work on Regatta Qu... | Administrators say work will not resume on an unfinished block of flats on Ipswich waterfront until 96 completed apartments are sold. | 22006814 |
Cleveland Potash, which runs the site near Saltburn, said the development would secure the plant for 40 years.
Plans include extending the mine to the east and upgrading facilities to increase production capacity.
Some groups have raised concerns the development could have an intrusive effect on the local area.
The com... | Plans to extend a potash mine at Boulby in East Cleveland are expected to create more than 270 jobs by the end of 2015, the owners said. | 22152699 |
Ward, from Montana, has been one of the featured drivers for the last five of the History Channel show's 10 seasons.
The show follows drivers as they battle the elements to deliver supplies to remote communities in northern Canada.
In the UK, the latest series of Ice Road Truckers had around 900,000 viewers per episode... | Darrell Ward, one of the long-haul drivers made famous on TV's Ice Road Truckers, has been killed in a plane crash at the age of 52. | 37213934 |
12 September 2014 Last updated at 06:51 BST
But the contrast could not be more different in India where consumers are being bombarded with low-priced smart devices.
These cheaper handsets are set to open up new online opportunities, as millions of people take to the internet for the first time. From Delhi, David Reid ... | Smartphones were one of the big themes of the week - and the release of Apple's latest iPhone could well shake things up at the top end of the market. | 29169902 |
It comes despite the party's policy to support renewing the Trident nuclear weapons system remaining unchanged at the recent Labour conference.
Mr Corbyn was also criticised by many of his MPs for saying he would never use nuclear weapons if he became PM.
However, CND said Mr Corbyn was stepping down as its vice-chairm... | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is to become the vice-president of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). | 34558956 |
Ex-servicemen and women joined many members of the general public to reflect on those who died or have been injured in service to their country.
Here are images from some of the acts of remembrance from those who took part. | The nation fell silent for two minutes on Wednesday to remember the nation's war dead on Armistice Day. | 34790255 |
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As Test Match Special celebrates its 60th anniversary, BBC Radio 5 live Sport brings you Our TMS.
People of all ages tell their stories of enjoying Test Match Special - from those who have listened for all 60 years to those who have only tuned in recently.
We hear about th... | What is a programme without its listeners? | 40606957 |
The consumer goods maker was among the top gainers on the FTSE 100 index, up 3.6% on the strength of better-than-expected third-quarter sales, up 5.7%.
The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 69.06 points or 1.1% at 6,338.67.
Miners rose but then fell. Glencore turned a 3% gain into a 2% fall and BHP Billiton a 1.3% rise into a ... | (Close: London's leading shares closed up more than 1% in Thursday trading, partly thanks to strong results from Unilever. | 34537246 |
The 44-year-old former Celtic boss will be assisted by Garry Parker at Easter Road.
The Northern Irishman has been out of work since parting company with Bolton in March.
He succeeds Alan Stubbs, who left for Rotherham United last week after two seasons in charge, culminating in a Scottish Cup final triumph.
"As soon a... | Neil Lennon has been confirmed as the new manager of Hibernian after signing a two-year deal. | 36477421 |
The watercolour, attributed to Queen Victoria's favourite artist Sir Edwin Landseer, was sold by JP Humbert of Whittlebury, Northamptonshire.
The painting has attracted both firm supporters and those who doubt whether it does depict the Brontes.
It was sold to a collector who plans to do more research and resell it.
Bi... | A painting claimed to be a previously unknown portrait of the three Bronte sisters has sold for more than £40,000 at auction. | 40633156 |
Emergency services were called to the scene close to Knockmore industrial estate at about 06:45 GMT on Thursday.
No one was hurt. The train was evacuated and passengers were transferred to buses.
Translink and the Health and Safety Executive have begun investigations and the line will remain closed all day.
The transpo... | A train hit a piece of construction equipment on the railway line near Lisburn, County Antrim, a Translink spokesperson has said. | 35490134 |
Police said detectives were investigating the blaze which started shortly before 04:50 GMT on Coniston Road.
The force added the fire is being treated as unexplained and a joint investigation with the fire service has been launched.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said it sent five fire engines to the scene to tackl... | A person has died in a house fire in Lancaster. | 39320330 |
The office in Cowbridge Road has been closed with a note placed on the window advising claimants and jobseekers where to go instead.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed the incident.
A Public and Commercial Services union spokesman has claimed several workers had oxygen therapy after a suspected carbon... | Some members of staff at a Jobcentre in Cardiff have been sent to hospital following a gas leak. | 37641218 |
The growing problem needs "an urgent response" coordinated by the Home Office, NAO head Sir Amyas Morse said.
Almost two million cyber-related fraud incidents were estimated to have taken place last year, it added.
The Home Office said government, the police and industry were working together to tackle the problem.
Sir... | Online fraud has been "overlooked" by the government, police and business, according to public spending watchdog the National Audit Office. | 40452592 |
The road closed for a time last week after a landslip during Storm Frank.
It closed again on Monday amid concerns about the boulder, which is about 175m above the carriageway.
The Old Military Road diversion, which was in use since 09:00, closed at 16:30. An alternative diversion via Dalmally will be in place overnight... | The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll has been closed overnight as efforts continue to make safe a 150 tonne boulder on the hillside. | 35232026 |
The Denmark international, 29, played in all 38 of the Foxes' league fixtures last season, keeping 15 clean sheets.
He has made more than 200 appearances for Leicester since arriving from Leeds United in 2011, having started his career at Manchester City.
"We've taken some massive steps and ever since I arrived it's be... | Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has signed a new five-year deal with Premier League champions Leicester City. | 36998659 |
And to be fair, he was telling them in a state where anyone who tried to do so would probably be arrested, or at least stared down. He told his crowd of supporters to do that because - he said - the votes would not be properly counted. His line throughout this campaign has been that the system is skewed against him and... | The first time I heard Donald Trump in Colorado call on voters who had already voted to go back and vote again, I nearly fell off my chair. | 37848632 |
Lee Joon-seok, 68, is accused of leaving the ship as it was sinking while telling passengers to stay put, reports Yonhap news agency.
He was among the first to be rescued by coast guards at the scene.
The Sewol ferry disaster on 16 April killed 281 passengers, most of whom were high school students. Another 23 are stil... | The captain of the sunken South Korean ferry has been charged with manslaughter, reports say. | 27420071 |
The 59-year-old spent last season at the Daggers under boss John Still, whom he worked with at Luton.
Harris has become Wood boss Luke Garrard's number two on an undisclosed-length contract.
"I can bring experience with me because I have been very fortunate during my time with John Still," Harris said.
He added to the ... | National League side Boreham Wood have named former Luton, Stevenage and Dagenham coach Terry Harris as the club's new assistant manager. | 40288569 |
He was just 0.033 seconds quicker than Rosberg as the dust settles on the controversy following their collision at Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix.
Mercedes say the drivers are on their "last warning" and risk "financial and sporting penalties" if they crash together again.
Hamilton is 11 points behind Rosberg in the cham... | Lewis Hamilton beat team-mate Nico Rosberg to the fastest time as Mercedes dominated British GP first practice. | 36745190 |
Connacht's Lam will join this summer as the long-term replacement to former boss Andy Robinson, who was sacked in November, and will be assisted by Connacht backs coach Conor McPhillips.
Bakewell, who signed a two-year deal at Bristol in 2016, will work with them.
The New Zealander was previously Bath's forwards coach ... | Bristol forwards coach Mark Bakewell has said he will stay on the club's coaching staff when Pat Lam joins as head coach at the end of the season. | 39331444 |
Former Grimsby boss Hurst was appointed on 24 October, with the Shropshire club at the bottom of the table.
After beating Oxford, losses to Sheffield United and Fleetwood plus a 0-0 draw at home to Port Vale have seen Hurst's side return to bottom spot.
"Sometimes you need a bit of a joker," he told BBC Radio Shropshir... | Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst has urged his squad to have more fun and lighten up, in a bid to help their League One relegation battle. | 38133187 |
A judge had dismissed the case against PT Bumi Mekar Hijau (BMH), saying there was not enough evidence that the firm failed to prevent recurring fires.
Haze from forest fires in Indonesia affected South East Asia for months.
BMH supplies Asia Pulp and Paper, one of the world's biggest such companies.
The $565m in damag... | The Indonesian government has said it will appeal against a court decision that rejected a $565m (£381m) lawsuit against a plantation company accused of causing forest fires. | 35203609 |
A gold medal in the race gives an athlete global recognition. Breaking the world record over the distance ensures sporting immortality.
American Donald Lippincott and Czech Marie Mejzlikova were the first, with Jamaica's Usain Bolt and Florence Griffith-Joyner of the United States the current holders of the crown.
Befo... | The 100m is arguably the Olympic Games' most iconic event. | 36952449 |
He told MSPs that the operators of Prestwick Airport had a bid team in place.
The owners of Campbeltown airfield were also interested in attracting the venture.
Stornoway, Newquay and Llanbedr are also on a UK government shortlist of potential sites.
RAF Leuchars has been identified as a potential temporary facility.
M... | Two Scottish airports are actively bidding to host the UK's first spaceport, according to Infrastructure Secretary Keith Brown. | 32073529 |
After the draft deal was published two weeks ago, an irate editorial in the French newspaper Le Monde fumed that the concessions made to Britain were "exorbitant".
And while some in Mr Cameron's own Conservative Party dismiss his renegotiation as a watery fudge, politicians in Paris have a very different view.
Of parti... | Prime Minister David Cameron is to meet French President Francois Hollande in Paris shortly - the latest leg in his drive to negotiate new EU membership terms for the UK. | 35580517 |
Watson, 23, beat Croatia's Ana Konjuh 7-5 4-6 6-3, while Bedene, 26, defeated France's Kenny de Schepper 6-3 6-3. Both are ranked number two in Britain.
However, British number three Naomi Broady went down in three sets to the USA's Christina McHale, 4-6 6-3 1-6.
Laura Robson was knocked out in the first qualifying rou... | Britons Heather Watson and Aljaz Bedene are through to the main draw of the Italian Open after victories in the second qualifying round. | 36240970 |
Councillors voted in favour of the Local Development Plan by 21 votes to five.
Protestors who feared the plan would negatively affect the numbers of Welsh speakers in the area had met outside the council offices in Llangefni.
Gwynedd councillors approved the plan on Friday.
Anglesey and Gwynedd had prepared a joint lan... | A plan for 8,000 new houses in Anglesey and Gwynedd over the next 15 years has been approved by councillors on Anglesey. | 40777784 |
The Danish study looked at more than 21,000 couples seeking IVF treatment.
They found women who were unsuccessful in having a child were four times more likely to die prematurely than women who had been mothers.
Critics stress that the risk of early death was low - with just 316 people in total dying over the 11 year ... | Involuntary childlessness may increase the likelihood of early death, the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health reports. | 20613131 |
According to his family, the 85-year-old died on Monday following a stroke.
White was chosen ahead of Ringo Starr in September 1962 to play drums on the single version of Love Me Do and its B-side, P.S. I Love You.
White, who was born in Glasgow in 1930, is also believed to have played on the album version of Please Pl... | Andy White, the Scottish studio session musician who played the drums on Love Me Do and other early tracks by The Beatles, has died in New Jersey. | 34785987 |
Demonstrators sang Christmas carols and listened to speeches about immigrants and asylum seekers.
Weekly rallies by a group called Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West, or Pegida, began in October.
Several counter-demonstrations were being held on Monday.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and other senior po... | A record 17,500 people have turned out for the latest "anti-Islamisation" rally in the German city of Dresden, according to police estimates. | 30584891 |
Jon Andrewes, 63, from Totnes, misled a Somerset hospice where he was chief executive from 2004 and Torbay Care Trust when he became chairman in 2007.
He also misled Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust where he became chairman in 2015.
Exeter Crown Court Judge Geoffrey Mercer told Andrewes that for 10 years "your outwardly ... | A bogus NHS boss who lied about his qualifications and raked in more than £1m has been jailed for two years. | 39183882 |
The government operates radio services and a TV channel. Private TV stations freely criticise the government.
There were 295,200 internet users by November 2015 (via Internetworldstats). | Guyanese newspapers are free to criticise the government, although journalists are apt to exercise self-censorship. | 19546912 |
Companies bidding for government contracts worth more than £10m must show they have a "reasonable proportion" of apprentices.
"The greatest asset any employer has is their workforce," the Prime Minister said.
"And by investing in them, they are investing in the success and future of their business."
The government als... | David Cameron has shared plans to increase the number of apprenticeship programmes that big businesses offer. | 34013618 |
Emergency services were called earlier after reports two men were in the water at the mouth of the Wear, near to the Old Pier, Sunderland Yacht Club.
It is believed they went into the water to swim and got in to difficulty, police said.
For updates on this and other North East stories.
One of the men has been rescued, ... | A sea search is under way for a 17-year-old after three teenagers were rescued after jumping off a dinghy off the North East coast. | 37224828 |
While the main stages do not open until Friday, many smaller venues put on live music, DJs and films for those arriving early.
The first performer on the official line-up is flautist Frei Zinger, on the Croissant Neuf Bandstand at 11:00 BST.
There will then be entertainment in the circus field, Groovy Movie Picture Hou... | Music fans have begun setting up camp at the Glastonbury Festival after the gates opened for this year's event. | 33242267 |
But on closer inspection, it turns out the Barcelona striker has not swapped La Liga for the League of Ireland.
It is in fact 16-year-old Barry Cotter, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the Brazil World Cup star.
While Neymar will line-up in the Champions League, former Avenue United and Ennis Town forward Cotter wil... | On first glance it looks like Limerick have pulled off the transfer of the century and signed Barcelona striker Neymar. | 34074211 |
The 24-year-old du Preez joined the Pro12 club after leaving Southern Kings in 2013, while Cochrane, 32, arrived from London Wasps the following year.
Du Preez is enjoying working under compatriot and coach Alan Solomons.
"The squad karma is really good and the club is moving forward," said du Preez in a club statement... | South African number eight Cornell du Preez and Scottish hooker Neil Cochrane have signed two-year contract extensions with Edinburgh. | 35438039 |
Strathbungo residents are being asked to take part in Window Wanderland at 18:00-21:00 on Saturday 25 February.
Artist Lucy Reeves, who ran her first event in Bristol in 2015, said it helped bring out people's playful side.
Previous events have seen windows with paper silhouettes, laser projections and people staging p... | A Glasgow neighbourhood is being encouraged to create a window display in their home to help turn the area into an outdoor evening gallery. | 38665241 |
Drought has taken a savage toll on the town of McKinlay in north-west Queensland, Australia, so a downpour of rain just before Christmas was the best present he could imagine.
Suspecting water would begin to flow on 18 December, Senior Constable Hansson drove to the riverbank and started filming when the water began to... | Police officer Des Hansson could not contain his excitement when water began to flow through the dry bed of the McKinlay River. | 35248380 |
Hayne, 28, quit the NFL after just one season to try to play rugby sevens for Fiji in this year's Rio Olympics.
The former San Francisco 49er previously played for Paramatta Eels in Australia's National Rugby League.
"I thought the boys needed a bit of added competition," said Fiji coach Ben Ryan.
"Jarryd has trained w... | Former NFL and rugby league player Jarryd Hayne is in Fiji's squad for this weekend's final round of the World Rugby Sevens Series in London. | 36347171 |
Major international artists include Hermann Nitsch, Melvin Moti, Dieter Roth and Rachel Mayeri.
There are new commissions from Susan Philipsz, Andrew Miller, Emily Speed, Kevin Harman and Anthony Schrag.
There are also retrospectives of acclaimed artists such as Ian Hamilton Finlay, Leslie Hunter and John Bellany.
Scot... | Edinburgh's art festival has begun its "most ambitious" programme yet, with 45 exhibitions showing in 30 of the city's museums and galleries during August. | 18983827 |
The 30-year-old Scot, who raced for Force India from 2010 to 2013, will be back-up for race drivers Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll.
Deputy team principal Claire Williams said: "It's great for us to retain someone of Paul's experience."
Di Resta will combine F1 duties with racing for Mercedes in Germany's DTM touring car... | Paul di Resta is to stay as Williams reserve driver for a second season in 2017. | 39025778 |
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The 21-year-old, from Meon Valley Golf Club, followed in the footsteps of fellow Hampshire golfer Scott Gregory in 2016 by winning the trophy.
The victory guarantees Ellis will play at Royal Birkdale next month as well as the Masters and US Open next season.
"The magnitude... | Harry Ellis admits he still "feels numb and in shock" after securing his spot at The Open in July by winning the British Amateur Championship. | 40405168 |
It means control over new machines with maximum stakes over £10 will be devolved, as the Wales Bill cleared its final hurdle in Parliament.
Shadow Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens wanted the power extended to existing terminals with maximum stakes over £2.
UK ministers expect the bill to gain Royal Assent in February.
The Wa... | A final attempt by Labour to give Wales more power to ban fixed-odds betting terminals has been defeated in the House of Commons. | 38723347 |
Zac Mitchell, 20, was injured in April while working on a remote farming property in Western Australia.
"A bull kicked my hand into the fence," Mr Mitchell said of the incident.
He underwent two unsuccessful operations to reattach his thumb before doctors opted to relocate his big toe in surgery lasting eight hours.
Mr... | An Australian cattle worker whose thumb was severed by a bull has had his toe surgically transplanted in its position. | 40577567 |
Bale, 27, hobbled out of Tuesday's 2-1 Champions League win at Sporting Lisbon with what has been diagnosed as a "traumatic dislocation of the peroneal tendons" in his right ankle.
He will be operated on in London and is at risk of missing Wales' 2018 World Cup qualifier against Republic of Ireland in Dublin on 24 Marc... | Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale will have ankle surgery next Tuesday and is expected to be out for four months. | 38084142 |
The fire service apprentice mechanic died in the collision on the A5 in Capel Curig in Snowdonia on Tuesday.
North Wales chief fire officer Simon Smith said: "Today our thoughts are with everyone affected by this incident, but particularly with the family of the colleague we have lost."
Support has been offered to staf... | The man who died in a two-car collision in north Wales has been named as 19-year-old Trystan Rhun Roberts. | 36325005 |
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is overseeing the dismantling of several UK sites, including Dounreay near Thurso in Caithness.
Representatives from the NDA and oil and gas experts have met in Aberdeen to share information.
One of the areas covered was the decommissioning of oil pipelines.
The event was hel... | The nuclear industry is looking at how it might use technologies being used in the decommissioning of North Sea oil and gas installations. | 40328202 |
The UK's largest arena operator SMG was chosen in partnership with the largest international live entertainment company Live Nation.
The decision was announced by Bristol Mayor George Ferguson at a meeting of the council's cabinet earlier.
Bristol Arena, a 12,000-seat music venue, will be located at the Temple Quarter ... | Two companies have been announced as the combined preferred bidder to operate a £91m arena in Bristol. | 30299145 |
The 31-year-old, who was in his first managerial role, appears to have paid the price for a shock League Cup exit.
A Hearts statement read: "The board wishes it to be known that this was a very difficult decision, reluctantly made, as every member of the board recognises Ian is an extremely talented young coach with a ... | Hearts have sacked head coach Ian Cathro after seven months in charge. | 40788135 |
The South Stream pipeline, financed by Russia's state gas giant Gazprom, would ship gas to western Europe via the Balkans, thus avoiding Ukraine.
But the European Commission says the pipeline may break EU competition rules and asked Bulgaria to suspend work.
Serbia's prime minister has denied his country has also halte... | Russia has accused the European Union of imposing "creeping" economic sanctions following Bulgaria's decision to halt construction of a gas pipeline. | 27767345 |
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The 21-year-old Welshman failed to match Serik Sapiyev's work-rate at the ExCel Arena on Sunday and lost 9-17 in the welterweight final.
Evans' silver brought the number of Olympic medals won by Welsh competitors at London 2012 to seven, their highest total from any Games.... | Boxer Fred Evans had to settle for a silver medal as a record-breaking Olympics for Welsh competitors ended. | 19229704 |
The National Statistics Institute said the number of unemployed Spaniards fell by 12.4% to 4.78 million last year, thanks to a strengthening economy.
In the fourth quarter the rate dropped to 20.9% of the workforce, compared with 21.2% three months earlier.
The figures, which are better than predicted, are at their low... | Spanish unemployment figures have experienced their biggest annual fall but unemployment remains at over 20%. | 35429947 |
Sixfields Tavern became engulfed in flames at about 14:30 GMT on Saturday afternoon.
Eighty firefighters worked for five hours to contain the fire and no-one was hurt.
Minor demolition work is to be carried out, as police and firefighters assess the damaged site.
Barry Mullan, incident commander, said: "The local emplo... | Staff at a fire-wrecked pub in Northampton have been praised by a fire officer for their quick actions in helping customers to safety. | 35019898 |
The Richard Burnett collection of instruments from the 17th to 19th Century went under the hammer on Wednesday.
The auction in Newbury saw strong bidding with some items more than doubling their estimated guide price.
The instruments were bought by collectors in the UK, China, USA and Germany.
Proceeds from the auction... | A collection of 70 historic keyboards belonging to a concert pianist has sold for more than £835,000 at auction. | 36273486 |
Daria Gavrilova had earlier defeated Elina Svitolina 6-4 7-6 (8-6) in the women's rubber of the mixed event.
Svitolina had six set points at 6-1 in the second-set tie-break but lost the last seven points of the match.
Kyrgios, ranked 30th in the world, beat Britain's world number two Andy Murray in the group stage on W... | Nick Kyrgios secured the Hopman Cup for Australia Green by beating Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 6-4 to give his team a 2-0 victory over Ukraine in Perth. | 35271371 |
Winger Martin Donnelly scored the first with a low curling accurate shot from outside the box in the 35th minute.
Just before half-time Ards keeper Ryan Brown made a brilliant save from striker David McDaid's penalty.
McDaid did make it 2-0 on 62 minutes by turning the ball in from about six yards and late on sub Steph... | Cliftonville became the first club to win the League Cup four years in a row by beating Ards in Saturday's final. | 35569697 |
Train drivers' union Aslef said passengers were forced to leave the train due to a row over running longer, 12-car trains without a guard.
The union is now balloting drivers over industrial action.
Gatwick Express said it had been talking to Aslef for a year and was "puzzled" by the situation.
Trains have been introduc... | A train made a return journey from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport without passengers in a dispute over a new service. | 36026590 |
Figures collected by the City regulator showed that, in particular, personal accident cover sold alongside home or motor insurance rarely led to payouts.
Nobody claimed over the course of a year on one particular policy covering the risk of serious injuries.
A campaigner accused insurers of abusing customers' lack of e... | Thousands of insurance policy "add-ons" only produce a handful of claims, new data shows, raising renewed concerns over their value. | 38744764 |
Raj Odedra, a postmaster in Burghfield Common, Berkshire, hoped the postbox in Recreation Road would be painted gold to congratulate the diver.
After Royal Mail refused to paint the postbox Mr Odedra decided to place a replica in front of it.
It has since become a popular landmark for "selfies".
Mears and his diving pa... | The home village of Olympic gold medallist Chris Mears has installed a golden cardboard postbox as a tribute to his Rio 2016 success. | 37173881 |
A picture of a Chinese university student in the city of Wuhan apparently studying hard at his desk surrounded by murky flood water has surfaced on Chinese micro-blogging site Weibo.
The city of Wuhan has been placed on red alert for heavy rainfall, after torrential downpours left parts of the city submerged and some s... | If you thought you were hardworking, you might want to think again. | 36732268 |
Pre-tax profits dropped to £49m from £53.5m in 2014.
But the Cardiff-based society - the largest in Wales - said it had helped 3,500 first-time buyers onto the housing ladder, up by 1,200 on the previous year.
It also warned 67 workers at its Nemo secured loans business that they were at risk of redundancy.
It has been... | Principality Building Society has announced a dip in its profits for 2015, after a record the year before. | 35533171 |
Louis Harris, 18, has been missing since he was spotted near the pavilion walking up steps towards the pier at 04:30 GMT on 14 February.
Dorset Police said it was "totally out of character" for him to disappear and they were "extremely" concerned.
A spokeswoman added that specialist dive teams have been looking in Weym... | Police divers have been searching for a missing Dorchester man who was last seen on Weymouth beach. | 35601991 |
North-East Labour MSP Richard Baker highlighted the recent postponement of operations at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary as proof of a lack of funding for health services in the area.
Mr Baker said the situation had reached crisis point.
NHS Grampian has apologised to the patients affected.
It admitted that since the 6 Januar... | Scottish Health Secretary Alex Neil has been asked to investigate a reported catalogue of problems at NHS Grampian. | 25757870 |
The American, 34, reached her 88th career final by beating Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4 7-6 (7-1).
It took 2012 champion Azarenka just over two hours to see off Karolina Pliskova, with the 26-year-old Belarusian winning 7-6 1-6 6-2.
"This year has been great. It feels so great to be supported," said Williams, twice... | World number one Serena Williams will face Victoria Azarenka in Sunday's BNP Paribas Open final at Indian Wells. | 35850869 |
Ms McIlveen's new department is an amalgamation of the former agriculture and environment ministries.
One challenge will be to balance the executive's push for significant growth of the agri-food industry without compromising environmental protections.
The DUP was the only party to launch a specific agriculture mini-ma... | The new Minister for Agriculture and Environment, Michelle McIveen, faces many challenges. | 36381846 |
The pony followed a family down a mountainside near Coedty Reservoir, above Tal-y-Bont in Conwy county, for about four miles earlier this month.
The foal collapsed and was carried further by the family, but there was no way of reuniting him with his mother.
RSPCA Cymru has urged people to try and stop foals following t... | A baby foal has been rescued after becoming stranded from his mother on Snowdonia. | 40593191 |
Malcolm Fyfield has suffered severe post traumatic stress disorder since surviving the flooded Gleision drift mine in September 2011.
He told Swansea Crown Court the only sign of water near the point being mined was "ponding" on the ground.
Mr Fyfield and owners MNS Mining Ltd deny manslaughter charges.
David Powell, 5... | The manager of a mine where four workers drowned checked three times for any signs of water or danger the day before it flooded, a court has heard. | 27670055 |
The band were named best international artists, beating Eminem, Coldplay and Pharrell Williams.
They also performed Steal My Girl at the ceremony in Sydney.
Katy Perry and 5 Seconds Of Summer were also on red carpet selfie duty... to the max.
See Liam trying to look happy, but not massively succeeding, in this Vine vid... | One Direction posed for many MANY selfies at the Aria Awards in Australia before picking up yet another award. | 30209117 |
The Peaks Parkway site has been identified by planning consultants SLR as the club seeks to move from its current Blundell Park home.
The location is recommended for approval in a report for North East Lincolnshire Council.
Six sites were analysed by SLR, but Peaks Parkway was the only one "reasonably available" the re... | A preferred site for a new community stadium for Grimsby Town Football Club has been revealed. | 37129058 |
Scottish right-back Grimmer, 21, returns to the Town following a seven-game loan spell last season.
Former Manchester United youngster Cole, 22, has been at the Greenhous Meadow since September, having so far scored two goals in 19 appearances.
Both players are scheduled to stay with Shrewsbury until the end of the sea... | League One strugglers Shrewsbury Town have re-signed Fulham defender Jack Grimmer on loan and extended the stay of Cottagers midfielder Larnell Cole. | 35237762 |
Kerber, 28, beat Caroline Wozniacki in her semi-final as current number one Serena Williams lost against Karolina Pliskova to end 186 weeks at the top.
Germany's Kerber will officially become her country's first number one since Steffi Graf in 1996 when the new rankings are released next week.
"To be number one in the ... | US Open finalist Angelique Kerber says that being able to call herself the new world number one "sounds amazing". | 37315712 |
Fellow Briton James DeGale, 29, who was the mandatory challenger, will now fight for the vacant title.
Froch, 37, wants to defend his WBA super-middleweight title this summer.
Talks have taken place over a potential bout against Mexico's Julio Cesar Chavez Junior in Las Vegas, or two-weight world champion Bernard Hopki... | Carl Froch has vacated his IBF super-middleweight belt as he recovers from an elbow injury. | 31107433 |
Between the first quarter of 2016 and the same period this year, the amount of goods sold in Scotland rose by 0.2%, compared with British growth of 2.1%.
Meanwhile, the value of shop sales north of the border grew by 1.8%, while Britain saw a rise of 4.8%.
The figures were included in the latest Retail Sales Index for ... | Retail sales in Scotland have grown much more slowly over the past year than in Great Britain as a whole, according to new figures. | 39792011 |
The Merthyr and Rhymney AM will stand down before this year's election after 17 years in Cardiff Bay.
Speaking to BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement programme, he said many politicians, including some in his own party, were nervous and sceptical about devolution in 1999.
But that view is now "long gone".
While he was "... | Wales has "broken away" from England and is now capable of setting its own agenda thanks to devolution, outgoing education minister Huw Lewis has said. | 35903918 |
National Grid applied to install the overhead line which would carry electricity from the proposed new nuclear power station, Hinkley C.
The Planning Inspectorate has announced it will hold a six-month inquiry, during which local people can comment.
It will then make a recommendation to the Secretary of State.
Sir Mich... | Plans for more than 140 pylons connecting Hinkley Point to Avonmouth have been accepted for examination by the government. | 27930207 |
Rutherford, 26, will play in all three forms of the game while Dilshan plays in the Caribbean Premier League.
Rutherford, who is part of the Kiwi Test side touring England this summer, has played 16 Tests, scoring 755 runs.
"Hamish is a talented top-order batsman," said elite performance director Graeme Welch.
"He has ... | Derbyshire have signed New Zealand opening Test batsman Hamish Rutherford as cover for Tillakaratne Dilshan from mid-June until the end of July. | 32614613 |
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The nine-day event will host more than 500 balloons, representing 20 different countries.
Thousands of visitors are expected to enjoy the spectacular sights. | The 44th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is under way in the US. | 34451658 |
Swansea's 5-0 defeat at Tottenham and Sunderland's win over champions Leicester City means Bob Bradley's side are bottom of the league.
Sunderland are two points ahead of Swansea in the relegation zone and visit the Liberty Stadium on Saturday.
"It's one of the most important games of the season," said Amat.
"We have t... | Swansea City defender Jordi Amat says their home game against Premier League relegation rivals Sunderland will be like a "final." | 38198878 |
Downie, 15, became the first British woman to win an international all-around medal in her first senior year.
Purvis also finished third in the men's competition to claim his second career European all-around bronze.
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Fellow Britons Sam Oldham and Claudia Fragapane finished... | Ellie Downie and Dan Purvis each delivered Great Britain a bronze medal at the European Gymnastics Championships in Montpellier. | 32356008 |
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