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The staff at Brickkiln Waste Limited on Heather Road were told on Friday that the company was going into administration.
It is understood Brickkiln has been involved in a dispute with Derry City and Strabane District Council over payment for contracts.
Brickkiln recently had its licence temporarily suspended by the Nor... | Fifty workers at a Londonderry waste firm have lost their jobs. | 33672137 |
The research used a miniscule gene transport system to deliver a poison directly into cancerous cells.
It is hoped the new technique could overcome the side effects of treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Using a Designer Biomimetic Vector (DBV), Dr Helen McCarthy, from Queen's School of Pharmacy, packaged... | Scientists at Queen's University in Belfast have discovered a new way of causing breast cancer cells to self destruct. | 12604115 |
24 July 2017 Last updated at 14:56 BST
He's been racing sharks... Yes, you read that right.
Michael Phelps had a special shark suit to help him compete against the ocean predator.
And don't worry - he actually wasn't in the water with them, it was done with special effects.
Watch this to see who was the fastest...
Pict... | Olympic superhero Michael Phelps is one of the fastest swimmers on Earth, but he's been taking up a pretty weird challenge. | 40706137 |
The Shire belied their status as basement battlers and kept Jim Chapman's men at bay in the first half.
Ryan McStay cleared Ross Fisher's header off the line, while Thomas Orr got on the end of a pinpoint cross, but headed just over the bar.
Despite Shire's bright start to the second half, Annan led when Todd flicked h... | Annan Athletic had to work hard for a gritty 1-0 win at East Stirlingshire with Josh Todd bagging the only goal. | 35568125 |
Adam Morgan finished off a searing counter-attack to punish the hosts after 28 minutes, scoring only their second league goal in five games.
Moors had a golden opportunity to equalise moments after the break but Oladapo Afolayan's penalty was well saved by Sam Johnson after Matty Brown was adjudged to have fouled the s... | FC Halifax claimed their first win of the season by beating Solihull. | 40908449 |
The Change Britain campaign is being led by Mr Johnson's former Vote Leave colleague, Labour's Gisela Stuart.
The group's main aim is to ensure that PM Theresa May's delivers on her promise that "Brexit means Brexit".
Mr Johnson said the group would make sure that the UK gained control over "laws, borders, money and tr... | Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has thrown his support behind a new cross-party campaign aimed at ensuring the UK leaves the European Union. | 37334628 |
Between 13 and 15 tonnes spilled into the sea from the Brent Bravo, 116 miles north east of Lerwick, in May 2013.
Senior management from Shell were at Aberdeen Sheriff Court where the company admitted the release of fuel.
Sheriff Kenneth Stewart fined the company £6,650, reduced from the maximum possible due to the ea... | Oil giant Shell has been fined thousands of pounds after a diesel leak on board a North Sea platform. | 33354221 |
In its Cost of a Child in 2017 report, the charity says the cost of raising a child to the age of 18 for a two-parent family, excluding housing, childcare and council tax has risen to £75,436.
A couple earning the National Living Wage falls 13% short of that, it said.
Costs are up 4% compared with 2016.
The figures fo... | Higher inflation and a freeze on state benefits mean low-income parents cannot meet the basic costs of raising a child, according to the Child Poverty Action Group. | 40994448 |
14 July 2016 Last updated at 08:26 BST
Deep underground the biggest building project in Europe is taking place, to make a brand new underground railway line.
The project to build this new trainline for London started in 2009, with lots of digging.
Builders even unearthed skeletons dating back to Roman times, roman coin... | Something BIG is happening beneath the streets of London. | 36786898 |
Images purporting to show an unnamed US warship were shown on television.
Iran's navy commander praised the operation for getting so close to a warship "to get such accurate footage of the combat units of foreign forces".
The US said an Iranian drone had flown over one of its carriers recently, but did not say if it wa... | Iran flew an unarmed drone over a US aircraft carrier and took "precise" photographs during a naval drill in the Gulf, its state broadcaster said. | 35443879 |
A reduced service ran between Chester and Llandudno Junction with buses supplementing services.
Buses replaced trains between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog.
There was also a warning that services between Llandudno Junction and Holyhead could have been affected by the work. | Services have resumed on the north Wales coast main line and Blaenau Ffestiniog branch line after earlier disruption on Monday when engineering work overran. | 38549732 |
Goals in either half from Jackson Irvine and Brian Graham earned them all three points.
Motherwell's late response began with Stephen Pearson's fierce strike.
But Scott Fox saved from James McFadden and brilliantly kept out a Keith Lasley drive to frustrate Motherwell.
It was a pulsating finish to a game that only spar... | Ross County survived a late onslaught from Motherwell for their first league win of 2016, moving them up to fourth in the Premiership. | 35330970 |
The announcement came as the London venue unveiled its new programme which includes plays starring Ralph Fiennes, Andrew Garfield and Tamsin Greig.
NT boss Rufus Norris said Sunday performances would stop because they were "always the last performances to sell".
The last Sunday show will be Damon Albarn's musical Wonde... | The National Theatre has decided to axe Sunday performances due to its "tight financial situation". | 35481911 |
Garcia, who died in 1995, will be inducted posthumously alongside lyricist Robert Hunter for their work in the legendary psychedelic group.
They will be joined by country artists Toby Keith and Bobby Braddock and blues pioneer Willie Dixon.
The ceremony will take place on 18 June in New York.
Songwriters Hall of Fame p... | Cyndi Lauper, Linda Perry and the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia are to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. | 31531896 |
Cook made only a single as England lost to Sri Lanka by 90 runs to trail 4-2 with one match remaining on Tuesday.
Asked if he expected to be captain when England travel down under next month, first of all for a tri-series against Australia and India, he said: "Yes.
"It's tough at the moment. I'm a better player than I'... | Alastair Cook has vowed to remain England one-day captain despite losing a fourth successive one-day series. | 30463310 |
The bank announced the closures as part of a "strategic review".
It said the move was a result of falling customer demand, and because of overlaps with other nearby branches.
Seven are in Aberdeen and the north east, four in Tayside, and three in the Highlands. Two are in Edinburgh, two in central Scotland, two in west... | The Bank of Scotland has announced it is to close 23 branches in Scotland. | 36964820 |
Strauss, the England and Wales Cricket Board's director of cricket, told Pietersen in May that he would not be considered for an international recall.
"I think that clarity has helped," Strauss said.
England won the Ashes 3-2 but trail 2-0 in the one-day series before Tuesday's third ODI at Old Trafford (14:00 BST).
Pi... | England are benefiting from the decision to exclude former batsman Kevin Pietersen from selection, says English cricket chief Andrew Strauss. | 34180681 |
King, known for his hits Lucille, Sweet Black Angel and Rock Me Baby, died in his sleep in Las Vegas.
Born in Mississippi, King began performing in the 1940s and was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
He was recently taken to hospital with a diabetes-related illness.
Rol... | The 'King of the Blues' guitarist and singer, BB King, has died aged 89, his lawyer says. | 32747861 |
But this was the nocturnal hum of the midshipman fish; a courtship call, and the source of a biological secret scientists have now solved.
Researchers brought the fish into their lab to work out why they sang at night.
The US team's findings are published in the journal Current Biology.
The researchers found the singin... | When California houseboat residents heard their low, submarine hum in the 1980s, they thought it might be coming from noisy sewage pumps, military experiments or even extraterrestrials. | 37440748 |
Revenue for the first quarter dropped 64% to 14.8bn Taiwanese dollars ($456m; £315m), while the net loss was 2.6bn Taiwanese dollars, compared with a profit the year before.
The firm has been struggling to compete with the likes of Apple and Samsung.
It is pinning hopes on its new HTC 10 phone to revive fortunes as we... | A sharp plunge in sales has pushed the Taiwanese phonemaker HTC into a loss for the three months to March. | 36246309 |
Rockstar's controversial game - where players commit crime in the fictional city of Los Santos - was presented with the Game of the Year gong at a ceremony in central London.
Sony's The Last of Us also scooped two awards.
Ken Levine - the man behind Bioshock and System Shock 2 - was honoured with a lifetime achievement... | The adult-themed crime game, Grand Theft Auto 5, has won the top prize at the Golden Joystick awards. | 24677247 |
Sailor Victor Magnus captured the scene when a ship carrying explosives caught fire in Halifax, Canada, resulting in the deaths of 2,000 people.
The explosion, on Thursday 6 December 1917, almost wiped out the town.
Mr Magnus's daughter, Anne Foreman from Cornwall, is to take the pictures to the Imperial War Museum in ... | Unseen pictures from World War One have been released showing what was then the world's largest explosion. | 30051013 |
They will meet on Monday afternoon to decide their response.
The boss of the bank has described this plan as getting "several holes in one in a row".
Golfers will know how hard that is and the wind of political risk has just picked up.
If they do decide the plan is now too risky then the government may have no choice b... | Although the share price of Europe's oldest bank Monte dei Paschi is little changed this morning, that may not last if the consortium of investors planning a €5bn cash injection abandon their rescue attempt amid the political vacuum opened up by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's departure. | 38207384 |
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The top two were tied on a clearance of 4.85m, but European champion Stefanidi won by having fewer failed jumps.
Bradshaw, 24, set a season's best of 4.70m, with New Zealand's Eliza McCartney taking bronze with 4.80m.
Cuba's world champion Yarisley Silva managed only joint... | Greece's Ekaterini Stefanidi won women's pole vault gold, narrowly beating USA's Sandi Morris into silver as Britain's Holly Bradshaw was fifth. | 36691184 |
Japan administers the uninhabited Senkaku islands, which China also claims under the name Diaoyu islands.
Russian naval ships were also spotted in the area at the same time, Japanese local media said.
In 2012, relations between Japan and China deteriorated after Japan bought the islands from a private owner.
The island... | Japan has lodged a protest with the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo, after a Chinese ship sailed close to contested islands in the East China Sea. | 36486566 |
Ms Boyd, who was elected to represent Castle ward in 2012, became the first woman to lead Stirling Council.
She is currently the youngest council leader in Scotland and one of only four women.
She said her decision not to seek re-election was not easy but that it was time to address "personal priorities."
She said: "I ... | The Labour leader of Stirling Council, Johanna Boyd, has announced that she will not be standing in next year's local government elections. | 37491189 |
SeaEnergy issued a statement to the stock exchange to say it is making losses, and trying to sell its assets.
It warned that if it cannot find a deal, it may not be able to keep trading beyond May.
The share price fell more than half following the news, but ended Friday 45% down on the day.
It had already fallen more t... | An Aberdeen firm which supplies specialist services to the oil and gas industry has warned that it is running out of cash. | 35731952 |
Norburn's sweet strike from outside the area gave Gulls goalkeeper Brendan Moore no chance as the ball flew into the top corner with 24 minutes on the clock.
Chris Holroyd confirmed victory on 65 minutes with a second memorable goal as his fierce strike went in off the crossbar.
Report supplied by the Press Association... | Ollie Norburn marked his Macclesfield debut with a stunning volley as Torquay were beaten 2-0 at Moss Lane. | 36930808 |
The 19-year-old has spent the summer on trial in the Championship club's development system.
Phillips was released by Liverpool in May after 10 years at the Anfield club, having joined as a nine-year-old from Blackburn.
"It's a great move for me and a great opportunity to come to a club like Norwich," said Phillips.
Fi... | Norwich City have signed former Liverpool youngster Adam Phillips on an initial two-year contract. | 40756389 |
Robinson was left upset by a number of refereeing decisions as his side conceded twice in the final three minutes to draw 3-3 at home to Bristol Rovers in League One on Tuesday.
"Maybe we need to cheat a little bit more, go down, scream, maybe we need to do that," he told BBC Three Counties.
"Honesty in the way we're d... | Manager Karl Robinson says MK Dons may have to "cheat more" to win matches. | 37702046 |
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The Ospreys scrum-half, 26, went down in agony after his leg was caught in a ruck against Italy and he was taken off the pitch on a stretcher.
Webb has had surgery on his damaged foot but the injury was so serious he will also miss the 2016 Six Nations.
"It hit me straight... | Rhys Webb says he knew his World Cup was over the moment he was injured in Wales' final warm-up match. | 34408595 |
Twin B and Yasmin Evans announced on 1Xtra that the R&B singer, who's influenced the likes of Alicia Keys and Rihanna, will be playing at 1Xtra Live.
It's the seventh year the flagship gigs have taken place and this year it's all happening in Birmingham.
Mistajam and DJ Target will be hosting shows live from the Nation... | Sigma, Fuse ODG, Tinashe and now Mary J Blige. | 29716173 |
The Planning Inspectorate has backed the council's decision to demand the property near Crymych is demolished.
Owner's Charlie Hague and Megan Williams argued that the straw-walled house had low impact on the environment.
But inspectors said that did not change rules on building in rural areas.
"There is a lack of prop... | A Pembrokeshire couple who built a 'hobbit-style' eco home without planning consent have lost a demolition appeal. | 23529555 |
9 February 2016 Last updated at 09:39 GMT
One in five children will experience mental health problems before they are 11 - but only a third of schools have an on-site counsellor, suggests research by the charity Place2Be and National Association of Head Teachers.
Children at Highfields Primary School have regular couns... | If left untreated, young children's mental health problems could spiral in adulthood, warns a report. | 35505576 |
Rayo Vallecano accepted a £2m bid for the 26-year-old and the Premier League club will seal a third summer signing, subject to international clearance.
Michu has passed a medical and agreed personal terms to become new Swansea boss Michael Laudrup's third signing.
Laudrup said: "We're talking about a player who scored ... | Swansea City have completed the deal to sign Michu as the Spanish midfielder has agreed a three-year contract. | 18904789 |
The 20-year-old's four-month loan with the League One Shrews ends in January.
"Why change the environment? Why does he need to go and play in the Championship?" Pardew told BBC Sport.
"I'd be quite happy for him to stay where he is - the manager's done a super job with him."
Kaikai has netted five times in 12 league ga... | Shrewsbury Town manager Micky Mellon is doing a "super job" with striker Sullay Kaikai and he is better off there than at a Championship club, says Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew. | 35051455 |
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Phelan, 53, was promoted from assistant boss to caretaker manager when Steve Bruce resigned in July.
Despite a threadbare squad, he has a 100% Premier League record with wins over Leicester and Swansea.
"He can handle the situation at Hull and the players are playing for h... | Hull City should give Mike Phelan the manager's job on a full-time basis, former England defender Phil Neville told BBC's Match of the Day. | 37146607 |
Whitechapel Bell Foundry, which opened in 1570, is in the Guinness Book of World Records as Britain's oldest manufacturing company.
The company's owner Alan Hughes said he hoped to have found a buyer by the time he retires in May.
The Grade II-listed building in Whitechapel, where it has been based since 1738, has alre... | A foundry which opened in Queen Elizabeth I's era and made Big Ben is up for sale. | 38185052 |
It follows media speculation that the Scottish Secretary could be a potential successor to Nick Clegg.
Opinion polls have suggested the Lib Dems are set to lose many seats across the UK and Scotland in May's general election.
Mr Carmichael's Orkney and Shetland seat is considered to be one of the party's safest.
This h... | Alistair Carmichael has appeared to have ruled out a future bid for leadership of the Liberal Democrats. | 31667359 |
There was little corporate news about to excite the market, but in the FTSE 250, shares in laundry services group Berendsen jumped 11% after it looked set to be taken over.
France's Elis said it had reached an agreement in principle with the UK firm on key terms of a £2.2bn offer.
Shares in Flybe rose 1.5% despite the... | The London market edged lower, with the FTSE 100 index down 28.64 points to 7,449.98 at the close. | 40199818 |
A specialist unit at Bangor University has refined ways of isolating active ingredients in the natural resin.
The expertise in analysing the substance is now being used by the Swansea-based Compton Group to develop commercial uses for the substance.
Frankincense was one of the gifts given to the infant Jesus by the Wis... | Scientists at a Welsh university hope to help turn frankincense into the next new "super-ingredient". | 35241344 |
The hospital said additional beds had been opened to relieve the pressure on the A&E department.
A spokesperson for Belfast Trust said the situation was brought under control just before midnight on Wednesday.
The RVH said anyone attending A&E could still expect to wait longer than normal.
Earlier on Wednesday evening,... | The Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) in Belfast has called in extra staff to deal with an unusually high volume of patients. | 25662081 |
22 March 2016 Last updated at 00:22 GMT
The project was the idea of a BBC Learning employee and was carried out by Kitronik - an electronics kit-maker - which is another partner in the computer education project.
The animations were coded using Touch Develop software and involved passing data from one Micro Bit to anot... | One thousand and nine Micro Bit mini-computers have been linked together to create a large screen that can display messages and graphics. | 35824448 |
The whales were spotted along a stretch of beach on Monday evening.
Locals together with teachers and students of a local college tried to float the whales back out to sea, but they kept returning to the shore.
The last time such an incident occurred in Tuticorin, was in 1973 when 147 whales died.
"At least 45 whales a... | At least 45 whales have died in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu after more than 80 of the animals were stranded on the shore at Tuticorin. | 35289547 |
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Many women's races take place on open roads, with marshals marking the front and back of the field.
Storey told BBC Sport: "You have to keep your wits about you.
"You should be on closed roads. That's one of the things I'd like to see change for women in the UK."
Know some... | Paralympic cycling champion Dame Sarah Storey wants more women's races in the UK to take place on closed roads and is "not prepared to risk my life" racing alongside traffic on open roads. | 37571809 |
Johnson returns to the fold having become a father, after his girlfriend gave birth to a baby girl.
Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson will give captain Gary O'Neil chance to prove his fitness, after he tweaked his knee in Saturday's defeat by Brentford.
Johnson also said he could make changes after the loss, but conf... | Preston North End have Daniel Johnson and Simon Makienok back after missing Saturday's draw with Nottingham Forest. | 39414038 |
The League One side beat Championship club Charlton in the last round.
"We'll be going into every game to win, but we've got to be realistic as well," Wright told BBC Essex.
"Both sides are flying at the top of the Premier League, they're aiming for the top four and maybe even the title."
Fourth-placed Spurs and second... | Colchester United assistant manager David Wright says the club must be realistic about their chances of overcoming Tottenham or Leicester City in the fourth round of the FA Cup. | 35291257 |
Taylor, 30, started his career with the Latics, making 254 league appearances before joining Millwall in May 2012.
Former Bolton winger Obedayi, 27, scored two goals in 25 appearances for the Scottish Championship side.
He has also played under Oldham boss John Sheridan, having served under him at Chesterfield and Plym... | Oldham have re-signed Bolton winger Chris Taylor on loan until the end of the season and brought in Tope Obedayi after his release by Dundee United. | 38819230 |
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) are set to take over the Dragons as well as their Rodney Parade ground, but the deal will not be completed until 1 July.
75% of Newport RFC shareholders must still ratify the deal which chairman Martyn Hazell called for them to back.
"Until something gets sorted above, we've got to get on wi... | Newport Gwent Dragons captain Lewis Evans says their players are uncertain about the future of the region. | 39393144 |
Souness, who won 54 caps for his country, said the current squad is not up to the standard of his day.
"Going back to my generation we had players in all the big teams in England and winning trophies in England," Souness told BBC Sportsound.
"We now have a group that's maybe short of that level."
Scotland lost both gam... | Gordon Strachan is doing as best as he can with the talent at his disposal, according to former Scotland captain Graeme Souness. | 34219716 |
The local Indomitable Lions are away to Sao Tome and Principe on Saturday in the first leg of the latest round of qualifiers for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) - a tournament which is contested by footballers playing in their own domestic league.
Song has called up 20 players for the two-legged tie.
People sho... | Former Cameroon captain, Rigobert Song, who suffered a brain aneurysm ten months ago, is preparing for his first coaching mission with the home-based national Cameroon side. | 40903357 |
The Victorian-era vessel became part of nautical folklore after it vanished in the mid-19th Century.
Its captain, Sir John Franklin, had been searching for the fabled Northwest Passage.
Experts on Thursday confirmed that the wreck, discovered last month, was indeed the celebrated Royal Navy vessel.
"It is in astonishin... | A shipwreck uncovered beneath the icy wastes of northern Canada has been identified as long-lost HMS Erebus. | 29457728 |
From the start of the season until 1 October, domestic players accounted for just 50.78% of Scottish Premiership playing time, State of the Game found.
That is a fall from last season's figure of 55.66%.
In contrast, English players accounted for 19.18% of minutes compared with 16.62% last term.
State of the Game analy... | Scottish players have seen a fall in the number of minutes on the pitch in the Scottish Premiership this season, according to a BBC Sport study. | 30124563 |
The 28 prefabricated homes will provide emergency housing for people who would otherwise be forced to stay in bed and breakfast accommodation.
Reading Borough Council said it had about 120 families staying in guest houses at the end of 2016.
Work begins in Lowfield Road on Tuesday with the first residents due to arrive... | Work is to begin on a temporary housing scheme for homeless families in Reading. | 39620225 |
A motion supporting the name change was passed at a meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council on Thursday.
The council will now write to the environment minister to seek clarification on how to go about the change.
All previous attempts to change the name have failed.
The London prefix was added to Derry when... | A proposal by Sinn Féin to change the official name of Londonderry to Derry has been described as "sectarian" by unionists. | 33647867 |
The RSPB said a male hen harrier vanished from a Forest of Bowland nest three weeks ago, with males at two others not seen for a week.
Male hen harriers disappearing while part of an active nesting attempt is "exceptionally unusual", the charity added. Police are investigating.
The reward is for any information which l... | A £10,000 reward has been offered after three rare birds of prey disappeared in Lancashire. | 32662231 |
The last school in the borough to teach A-levels, Halewood Academy, announced last year that it could no longer afford to offer the qualifications.
It prompted complaints from parents in a borough that already had among the UK's lowest rates of university entry.
The plans would see the building of a new dedicated centr... | Knowsley is planning to offer its young people A-levels again, with government and local representatives holding meetings over a new A-level centre. | 38651058 |
The 22-year-old won with a total of 16.041, as USA's Danell Leyva claimed silver and Russia's David Belyavskiy took bronze.
World champion You Hao finished eighth, as China left the Rio gymnastics competition without a title.
It was the first time they have not won gold in the sport since 1980.
China boycotted the Mosc... | Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev won Olympic gold on the parallel bars in Rio after narrowly missing out on the all-around title. | 36690181 |
Bolton Wanderers legend Nat Lofthouse was absent from a plaque listing every England player's debut.
The FA was alerted by a Bolton fan shocked to see the "Lion of Vienna" missing from a pride of England stars.
Les Medley, who was a star of the "push and run" Tottenham team of the early 50s, was also missed out.
The FA... | The Football Association has apologised for its own-goal in omitting one of England's most prolific scorers from a roll of honour at Wembley Stadium. | 34219168 |
Scientists and celebrities were among those who turned out for the first March for Science, part of a string of events across the UK and the world.
Organisers said the growth of fake news and misinformation made it crucial to highlight science's "vital role".
It took place on Earth Day, which promotes environmental pro... | Thousands of people have gathered in London to join a celebration of science amid fears research is under threat from a "post-truth" age and Brexit. | 39679584 |
The Burnley-born goalkeeper, who has signed a two-year contract, has played for Scotland Under-21s and now hopes to impress head coach Gordon Strachan.
"He'll watch a lot more matches up here," said the 21-year-old.
"So there's a good chance, if something happens with the first-team lads, I might get a chance."
Fulton ... | Ryan Fulton is hoping his switch from Liverpool to Hamilton Academical will eventually pay dividends with a full international call-up for Scotland. | 40672789 |
19 April 2017 Last updated at 17:30 BST
Maureen Leathley was a prima ballerina who toured the country with operatic companies.
Ms Leathley said the movement and the music takes her "to another world". | A 91-year-old woman from Hull is still dancing - 79 years after she began ballet classes. | 39645451 |
Buchanan, 25, came through the Quins academy set-up to make his debut against Leicester in 2010, and has since made 116 appearances.
He toured Argentina with England in 2013, but did not play a Test match.
"Rob has made significant strides this season in nailing down the starting hooker position," director of rugby Joh... | Hooker Rob Buchanan has extended his contract with Harlequins, although terms are undisclosed. | 39771809 |
A hexacopter hovers 40m or more above the ocean, kitted out with a high-resolution camera to record valuable images of these huge beasts.
Researchers can use these pictures to count the whales, but also to study their health and their behaviour.
This will allow a thorough survey of the gray whales living off California... | Instead of standing on the shore with binoculars, scientists are turning to drones to monitor wild populations of whales off the US coast. | 32935898 |
The cobbles were replaced with stone paving slabs to stop people with buggies and prams and those in wheelchairs having to use the road.
But some villagers say the blue lias stone used "looks like concrete" and should be replaced.
Somerset County Council said it was listening to concerns before making a further decisio... | Re-laying a pavement in Dunster, Somerset, where cobble stones were removed, could cost £60,000. | 32778643 |
Luckily, Nikos Giannopoulos knew exactly what that something would be when he walked into the Oval Office: a fan.
And thanks to that one, rather unusual object, the photo of the special education teacher, the US president and the first lady has gone viral.
The 29-year-old had travelled to Washington from his home after... | It takes a certain something to steal the limelight when standing next to the world's most powerful man. | 40315345 |
Scarr, 22, who starred in Stourbridge's run to this season's FA Cup third round, has signed on a two-and-a-half year contract, for an undisclosed fee.
He becomes the sixth signing made by Blues in the January transfer window.
On top of the pre-arranged completion of striker Lukas Jutkiewicz's move from Burnley, new bos... | Championship side Birmingham City have signed defender Dan Scarr from non-league neighbours Stourbridge. | 38725519 |
The 29-year-old only made four appearances in the County Championship for Hampshire in 2014.
"It's been a sad decision to make, but I think it's in the best interests of my cricket to go elsewhere and to start a fresh chapter in my career," Balcombe told BBC Radio Solent.
"Coming up to 30, I need to play and I wasn't g... | Surrey have signed fast bowler David Balcombe from Division Two champions Hampshire on a two-year contract. | 29410016 |
The Swans are bottom of the Premier League having won just twice all season and face Sunderland on Saturday.
"We haven't gone into individuals sort of money but they are fully committed to make some signings to give everybody a lift to go forward," he said.
"We need some players in to give everybody a lift."
American o... | Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins has agreed with the club's American owners that money will be available for transfers as they fight relegation. | 38245417 |
Bell-Drummond (80 not out) and Denly (78) shared an opening stand of 131 after being set 234 to win.
Alex Blake smashed two sixes in his 34 not out as Kent reached 236-5.
Earlier, Michael Carberry made 61 as he shared a first-wicket partnership of 80 with Jimmy Adams (47), but Hampshire collapsed to 233 all out.
Kent's... | Kent openers Daniel Bell-Drummond and Joe Denly both hit half-centuries to lead their side to a five-wicket win over Hampshire in the One-Day Cup. | 33705338 |
Both Glasgow and Edinburgh said flights were back to schedule by 19:00.
A technical issue had caused delays to flights through all of Scotland's main airports.
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Prestwick airports were affected by the incident at the Scottish Air Traffic Control centre at Prestwick.
Air traffic controlle... | Scotland's busiest airports have returned to normal after a day of disruption caused by an air traffic control failure. | 34635291 |
The UK agency said it lost 32,000 pages of data and 81 audio tapes linked to a bribery probe into BAE's al-Yamamah deal with Saudi Arabia.
The investigation into the huge arms deal was discontinued in 2006 after intervention from then-Prime Minister Tony Blair.
The SFO said the lost material comprised 3% of data about ... | The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) says it has lost thousands of documents relating to a probe into BAE Systems. | 23622364 |
Jose Ortiz was on board the 5-1 second favourite - trained by Todd Pletcher - to emulate brother Irad Ortiz Jr, who won the same race last year on Creator.
Tapwrit's late charge overhauled Irish War Cry in the closing stages to win by two lengths in New York, with one-eyed horse Patch, a 13-1 shot, in third.
The Triple... | Tapwrit won the Belmont Stakes ahead of 3-1 favourite Irish War Cry in the final leg of the US Triple Crown. | 40236957 |
Border policing command deputy director Tom Dowdall said a fresh intelligence-gathering campaign was being launched.
He said the threat around Essex, Kent and Sussex from migrants reaching the UK in small boats needed attention.
MPs have raised concerns about a lack of Border Force boats to patrol the coast.
The Home A... | Community intelligence is needed to tackle the migrant boat threat along the south coast, a National Crime Agency (NCA) chief has said. | 36979239 |
Jaguar Land Rover has discontinued the famous off-road vehicle, which has been exported across the world.
More than two million have been made since the original Land Rover Series began production in Solihull in 1948.
Plans to bring in stricter measures for new car emissions by 2020 meant there were "certain conditions... | The last Land Rover Defender has rolled off the production line amid cheers, ending 67 years of the 4x4 being made. | 35436741 |
The match had been set for 24 January at Seaview but now a new venue and date will be arranged by organisers.
Linfield lodged an appeal against the County Antrim FA's decision to play the final at Crusaders' Shore Road venue.
The match gives David Healy the chance of a first trophy since taking over as Linfield manager... | The County Antrim Shield final is to be held at a neutral venue after Linfield challenged a decision to stage it at the ground of opponents Crusaders. | 38514404 |
The Irish twice took the lead through Sean Murray and Alan Sothern before being pegged back by Pakistan.
Almost constant Pakistan pressure was rewarded when Abu Mahmood levelled from a penalty corner to make it 2-2.
Ireland counter-attacked in the 57th minute for O'Donoghue to score the decisive goal from another set-p... | A late goal by Shane O'Donoghue sealed a 3-2 win for Ireland men's hockey team over Pakistan in the second game of the three-match series at Lisnagarvey. | 40145253 |
Captain Jerry Kyd hailed a "truly seminal moment for Scotland" as he took command of the future flagship at Rosyth Dockyard in Fife.
The 65,000 tonne ship will be based at Portsmouth Naval Base
HMS Queen Elizabeth is one of the largest surface warships ever constructed for the UK.
A second carrier, HMS Prince of Wales,... | The new commanding officer of HMS Queen Elizabeth has taken control of what he expects to be one of the last major aircraft carriers built in the UK. | 36369744 |
Jose Cuervo has taken control of the brand as part of a deal with Diageo.
Diageo's Colin O'Brien said while the sale represented a "change", they were "confident" that Jose Cuervo would "nurture" Bushmills in the future.
Jose Cuervo is owned by the Mexico-based Beckmann family. Their distribution firm, Proximo, control... | Bushmills whiskey has been acquired by the world's biggest tequila producer. | 29876256 |
The Nato force integration unit in Lithuania is one of six new centres also located in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Romania.
Relations between Russia and the West have soured over the Ukraine conflict.
Mr Stoltenberg described the new unit as a "big step forward toward greater solidarity... greater readiness".... | Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has inaugurated one of the alliance's new command units opening in Eastern Europe amid tensions with Russia. | 34144555 |
The 18-year-old scored twice in 15 appearances, mostly from the bench, last season, including the goal that relegated rivals Dundee United.
He spent the first half of the campaign on loan at Raith Rovers, netting once.
"We are looking forward to the continuation of his development over the next three years," manager Pa... | Dundee striker Craig Wighton has signed a new three-year contract, keeping him at Dens Park until the summer of 2019. | 36566656 |
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The 21-year-old clocked the fastest times of both the first and second runs and claimed gold by 1.64 seconds.
Wendy Holdener, of Switzerland, was second and Sweden's Frida Hansdotter finished third.
Great Britain's Alexandra Tilley came in 25th as she finished 5.45 behind ... | American Mikaela Shiffrin won a record-equalling third consecutive world slalom gold with a dominant victory at the Alpine World Ski Championships. | 39014320 |
The Mystery Plays were first performed in York in the 14th Century and traditionally involve just one professional actor.
The plays will return to the Minster in June 2016. More than 28,000 people attended its last productions in 2000.
The 800-year-old gothic cathedral will host a month-long staging of the plays.
The V... | A centuries-old series of plays performed by amateur actors is set to return to York Minster for the first time in 16 years. | 31801202 |
Launched in February, the Hitomi X-ray satellite began tumbling out of control in March when contact was finally lost.
Just before its demise, scientists managed to extract data measuring X-ray activity in the Perseus galaxy cluster.
Published in Nature, data revealed the movement of gas between galaxy clusters was not... | A doomed Japanese satellite managed to capture a view of a galaxy cluster 250 million light years away just before it died, scientists have revealed. | 36732336 |
The attack took place near the city's 14th Century Grand Mosque, a symbol of the city, reports said.
The governor of Bursa said the attacker was a suspected female suicide bomber.
Turkey has been hit by a wave of suicide bombings blamed on both Islamist and Kurdish militants. Earlier reports said one person had been ki... | A suicide bomber has struck in the western Turkish city of Bursa, injuring 13 people, officials say. | 36148957 |
BAE Systems blamed the closure plan for the former Vickers plant in Scotswood on fewer Ministry of Defence orders.
Now neighbouring defence and construction giant Reece Group has signed a deal with BAE to take on the factory for an undisclosed sum.
Reece plans to transfer work from existing sites into Scotswood.
Reece ... | A former tank factory in Newcastle, which closed last year with the loss of 300 jobs, has been bought by a rival engineering firm. | 22294584 |
The drone - dubbed Aquila - flew for one hour and 46 minutes in Arizona.
On Aquila's maiden voyage last summer, the autopilot system was confused by heavy wind and crash-landed.
This time, the drone flew at an altitude of 3,000ft, a long way from Facebook's intended 60,000ft goal.
The social network has ambitious plan... | Facebook has completed a second test of a solar-powered drone designed to bring internet access to remote parts of the world. | 40456093 |
The NHS is standing firm and says it has no responsibility to provide the treatment, known as Prep.
It says the onus should fall on local authorities instead.
Charities have called the decision "shameful", and warned that lives would suffer as a result.
Prep (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is a daily pill that can considera... | NHS England has reiterated it will not fund a "game-changer" drug treatment that can prevent HIV, angering HIV charities which had been campaigning to reverse the decision. | 36421124 |
Almost £10m was spent on improvements inside and outside of the building.
Work began in 2010 and changes include a new visitor centre, disabled access and a patio cafe.
The facade has been given a facelift, and the roof and clock have been repaired. The building is due to open to the public on 10 June.
Mayor Kevin Camp... | A major refurbishment of Londonderry's Guildhall has been completed and the building is due to be officially handed over to the council on Thursday. | 22714388 |
The shutdown of the Atol-protected firm affects cruise lines Swan Hellenic and Voyages of Discovery, and has resulted in nearly 150 people losing their jobs.
The Civil Aviation Authority will help to repatriate the 400 people who are currently abroad, but future bookings for 13,000 others have been cancelled.
All holid... | Cruise company All Leisure Holidays has stopped trading with immediate effect and called in administrators, leaving hundreds of holidaymakers stranded. | 38507230 |
Glencoe, Loch Ness and Loch Lomond have been ranked among the top 10 best views in the UK.
The highest place went to Snowdon in Wales, followed by the Three Sisters at Glencoe.
Stonehenge in Wiltshire came out third, but we asked for your favourite views from around Scotland.
Here we've collected some of the very best ... | If you submit an image, you do so in accordance with the BBC's terms and conditions. | 39565334 |
The Plymouth towers will have cladding removed after it emerged it was made of similar material to Grenfell Tower.
It was expected to be removed within days, but authorities now say it won't be taken down until at least November.
Plymouth Community Homes says additional safety precautions are in place to ensure its res... | A young mother says she has nightmares about "burning to death" with her baby after work on three tower blocks was delayed. | 40427989 |
Taiwan's Tingyi - which operates the instant noodle and beverage Master Kong brand in China - struck the deal with PepsiCo earlier this month.
A worker taking part in the action told the BBC staff were "taking leave together" to defend their legal rights.
A spokeswoman from PepsiCo said that their contracts would be ho... | Workers from at least five PepsiCo bottling factories in China are taking part in protests against a takeover deal. | 15733694 |
Political scientist Alexander Dugin is an extreme Russian nationalist closely associated with the Ukraine conflict.
The US said it was cutting business ties and freezing the assets of him and others who had destabilised the situation in the east of the country.
A ceasefire, albeit not fully observed, has been in place ... | The United States has imposed sanctions on 14 Ukrainian separatists and Russians, including an idealogue who has heavily influenced the Kremlin. | 31838096 |
Deyika Nzeribe, 50, was a former chair of the party's Manchester branch and had stood at several local elections.
His campaign manager Astrid Johnson said party members were in "total shock" after losing a great friend and colleague.
The father-of-three and long-time green community activist, from Hulme, launched his c... | The Green Party's candidate for May's mayoral elections for Greater Manchester has died of a heart attack. | 38488659 |
The other team members - Kate French, Joe Choong and Jamie Cooke - will be making their Olympic debuts.
Modern pentathlon is made up of five disciplines: swimming, horse riding, fencing, shooting and running.
Find out how to get into modern pentathlon with our special guide.
Murray said it was her goal to become the fi... | Olympic silver medallist Samantha Murray has been selected in Great Britain's four-person modern pentathlon squad for this summer's Rio Olympics. | 36479190 |
Curtis Bateson's second goal of the season got the visitors off to a dream start after eight minutes.
The 21-year-old took the ball around goalkeeper Magnus Norman and slotted home shortly after Ryan Fallowfield struck a post as the visitors seized early control.
Rory McKeown levelled things up six minutes into the sec... | Second-bottom North Ferriby crushed Southport at the Merseyrail Community Stadium. | 38620581 |
The UK voted to leave the EU in a historic referendum on Friday, sending shockwaves across global markets.
India's Sensex fell by 3.4% to 26,022.60 points soon after the outcome of the vote became clear.
But Mr Jaitley said that India's market fundamentals are strong enough "to smooth this volatility".
The minister ack... | Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said India is "well prepared" to deal with any volatility arising from the UK's decision to leave the European Union. | 36615812 |
"Using horse-driven carriages only for joyrides solely for human pleasure is an avoidable activity," the order said.
The court agreed with animal rights groups that the practice was cruel.
Reports say that around 700 families depend on Victoria carriages for their livelihood.
Monday's court order came on a petition fil... | A court in India has ruled that Mumbai's famous horse-drawn carriages, popularly known as "Victorias", are "illegal" and must go off the city streets in a year. | 33059920 |
Iron ore delivered into China fell 8.3% on Monday after Beijing reported weak export data over the weekend.
China is one of the biggest consumers of the commodity and there are concerns a slowdown in its economy may hurt demand and impact miners' profits.
Shares of BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Glencore Xstrata all fell.... | Shares in some of the world's biggest mining companies have been hit by a slump in the price of iron ore, amid fears of a slowdown in China's economy. | 26492325 |
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