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The Project Literacy alliance says that 11% of the world's population remains unable to read or write.
The campaign is lobbying leaders attending the United Nations general assembly in New York, which has been setting global education targets.
"The curse of illiteracy is global and devastating," said campaign spokeswom... | A coalition of charities and businesses is calling on world leaders to make tackling illiteracy a global priority. | 34384669 |
The Northern Ireland Under-21 international will wear the number 28 shirt and was on the bench for Saturday's trip to Leyton Orient.
McKnight, 20, started out as a trainee at Barnsley without making any first team appearances.
He joined Shrewsbury last summer, but was released in January.
Find all the latest football t... | League Two side Morecambe have signed former Shrewsbury midfielder Darren McKnight on a short-term deal until the end of the season. | 35852473 |
The 31-year-old has been out since February with a cruciate knee ligament injury but is close to full fitness.
After beginning his career at Tottenham he spent time on loan at Swindon, QPR, Gillingham and Norwich and joined Hull in 2006, before switching to the Clarets four years later.
"I'm over the moon to secure my ... | Burnley midfielder Dean Marney has signed a new two-year contract until 2017 with Championship side Burnley. | 34291572 |
Karen Gell, 50, from Manchester, and Ann Marie Dewhurst, known as Marie, 69, from Preston, perished in the crash on the A69 just before 10:00 BST on Saturday.
It happened on an eastbound stretch of the road between Haydon Bridge and Bardon Mill, Northumbria Police said.
Six people are recovering at home while two other... | Two people who died in a four-vehicle crash have been named by police. | 37274919 |
The retired American, 36, said he felt "exploited" by McGregor's camp.
Malignaggi also reacted angrily on social media to an image that showed him down on the canvas during one of two spars with UFC fighter McGregor.
"This was a push down in sparring, post the whole video, rounds one through 12, unedited," he said.
UFC... | Former world champion Paulie Malignaggi has left his role as Conor McGregor's sparring partner in the build-up to the Irishman's bout with Floyd Mayweather. | 40814914 |
Wildlife enthusiasts had been watching the chicks and their mother and last saw them on the evening of 27 May.
However all of the birds, which can be sold for thousands of pounds, disappeared from their Sutton Bank nest in the North York Moors before 4 June.
North Yorkshire Police is investigating whether the disappear... | Three peregrine falcon chicks have gone missing from a nest in North Yorkshire, sparking a police investigation. | 33062423 |
Conciliation service Acas confirmed talks had ended for the day and would continue on Friday.
The RMT told its members to return to work on Wednesday evening as Southern had "agreed to meet.. without the caveat of any preconditions".
Southern said it had arranged some trains on previously closed routes.
Reinstated trai... | Southern has added 89 trains to Thursday's timetable after the RMT union suspended a five-day conductors' strike and agreed to new negotiations. | 37034764 |
Foras na Gaeilge has said it will cut the number of Irish language groups for which it provides "core funding" across the island of Ireland from 19 to six.
None of the six successful organisations is currently based in Northern Ireland.
Pobal, Iontabhas Ultach, Forbairt Feirste and Altram will lose a significant portio... | Four Irish language organisations in Northern Ireland are to lose key funding under a rationalisation plan. | 25782444 |
The 20-year-old, who played 12 games for Rovers last term, will be with the League Two club until January.
Calder has yet to make his first-team debut for Villa, who were relegated to the Championship last term, but has been an unused substitute.
He played 11 games for Dundee in the Scottish Premiership in 2015-16, pri... | Doncaster Rovers have re-signed Aston Villa midfielder Riccardo Calder on a half-season loan. | 36779297 |
The Alert Line is designed to provide independent support for anyone wanting to raise concerns about practices within the health service.
The Scottish government will also introduce a new Whistleblowing Officer to scrutinise the handling of cases.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said she wanted staff to be able to "spea... | A confidential whistleblowing line for NHS staff in Scotland has been extended for a year. | 35856945 |
The star said he felt he "shouldn't be doing it" because his late friend Cilla Black had originally hosted the show.
"I thought 'This isn't right, it's so synonymous with Cilla, she should be here, not me,'" he told Radio Times.
"But then I spoke to her sons and lots of people who knew her and they said 'You have to do... | Paul O'Grady says "it was a shock" when he first filmed the upcoming revived version of Blind Date. | 40258916 |
Chasing 177 for victory, the Tykes were 64-2 when the players went off with the scores tied on Duckworth-Lewis-Stern.
Joe Denly smashed 116 not out as several Kent records tumbled in their brilliant victory against Surrey.
Clint McKay took 5-11 - the best-ever T20 figures by a Leicestershire bowler - as the Foxes beat ... | The Roses match between Yorkshire and Lancashire ended in a tie after rain brought their T20 Blast contest at Old Trafford to an early conclusion. | 40614376 |
However ITV's documentary, which began an hour earlier, did beat BBC One's Antiques Roadshow, which averaged 4.9m.
The Night Manager, an updated version of John Le Carre's 1993 novel, has been a hit with viewers and on social media.
The Queen's documentary featured royalty, politicians and celebrities.
Reviews have bee... | BBC One's tense thriller The Night Manager averaged 6.6m viewers for its final episode, beating ITV's Our Queen at 90 by one million viewers to win the Easter weekend TV battle. | 35910724 |
The 26-year-old Senegal international was airlifted to hospital after a crash on the M4 motorway in London on Sunday.
The injury also means he will miss the Africa Cup of Nations in January.
"He isn't having the best of times, but we're all very supportive," said Pardew. "We love Pape and can't wait to have him back."
... | Crystal Palace defender Pape Souare will be out for up to six months after breaking his thighbone in a car crash, says manager Alan Pardew. | 37383412 |
Uncertainty over Black Friday trading, investment in online ordering, and a "challenging" first half could mean underlying full-year profit before tax is below £115m, Home Retail Group said.
In the half year to 29 August, group sales fell 2% to £2.6bn.
But underlying profit before tax increased by 10% to £34.1m.
Home R... | The owner of Argos and Homebase, Home Retail Group, has warned that its full-year underlying profits are set to fall below market expectations. | 34590409 |
Pembrolizumab is a treatment for advanced skin cancer and is the first medicine to be approved through the Early Access to Medicines scheme (EAMS), launched in England last April.
The idea is to get pioneering drugs to severely ill patients much sooner.
Drugs signed off through EAMS have been scrutinised by regulators,... | An experimental and unlicensed cancer drug has been fast-tracked to NHS patients under a new government scheme. | 31818054 |
The US hit five targets related to the group, including several vehicles and buildings, near the border with Turkey.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the violence, said several militants and two children had died in the attack.
It is the second time US strikes have targeted Khorasan, who... | The US military says it has carried out air strikes against the al-Qaeda-linked Khorasan group in north-western Syria. | 29940096 |
The 26-year old rejoined Stanley in the summer after spells at Stockport, Barrow and Chester on an initial one-year contract.
McConville has scored five goals in 28 games in his second spell at the club.
"Goals and assists are a plus but the most important thing is working hard for the shirt and I think I've done that,... | Midfielder Sean McConville has signed a new deal with Accrington Stanley until the summer of 2018. | 35400827 |
A Commons committee has said official copies of Acts of Parliament should be printed on archive paper to save money.
But member David Amess, Southend West MP, told the BBC he had had "second thoughts" and vellum should remain.
Fellow member James Gray, MP for North Wiltshire, said switching to paper would save "very li... | An MP who backed moves to scrap Parliament's centuries-old tradition of printing laws on calf skin has admitted he "made a mistake". | 35005207 |
The carmaker said it would build two new models at its Sunderland plant following talks with the government.
Ministers have declined to confirm reports that a written promise was made to protect the company from any consequences of Brexit.
Labour said the government should set out exactly what was promised.
Speaking on... | There was "no cheque book" involved in the assurances given to Nissan ahead of its decision to boost UK production, Business Secretary Greg Clark has said. | 37795464 |
The FAI accepted 5m euros (£3.6m) from Fifa in 2010, in return for dropping court proceedings over Thierry Henry's handball in a 2009 World Cup play-off.
The FAI described it as an "interest-free loan" that was accounted for in its 2010 audited financial statements.
It said the 5m euros was recorded under "bank and ot... | The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has released the timeline of its controversial multi-million-euro deal with Fifa to stop a legal battle. | 33032908 |
Border Force officers searched a trailer at Immingham Docks which had arrived from the Netherlands on Thursday night.
They found 8,960,000 cigarettes inside 20 wooden pallets.
If undetected, the Border Force estimated the haul would have cost the Treasury £2.5m in unpaid duty and VAT. | Almost nine million cigarettes hidden inside packages labelled as containing wooden flooring have been seized at a port on the River Humber. | 36169364 |
Passengers walked along the tracks for more than five minutes because a fault with the track led a train to get stuck outside Shepherd's Bush station.
It came to a halt at about 18:00 BST on Wednesday.
TfL said the evacuation was "safe and routine". Passengers thanked crews for "leading them into the light."
It said it... | Up to 350 Tube passengers were forced to walk through London underground tunnels after being evacuated from a train, Transport for London (TfL) said. | 36716256 |
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Defending champion Selby edged past Ding Junhui to set up a repeat of the 2007 showpiece against Higgins, who comfortably beat Barry Hawkins.
Scotland's Higgins last reached the final in 2011, when he beat Judd Trump.
"You'd favour Mark, because he has been more involved i... | Four-time winner John Higgins says opponent Mark Selby is the "big favourite" for the World Championship final, which starts on Sunday. | 39759690 |
Arlene Foster told the BBC's The World This Weekend that data could be "sent to the cloud and tracked".
"It's not beyond the boundaries of possibility that we deal with the realities of the situation of today using new technologies," she said.
"I'm thinking of going through technology borders essentially.
"So when peop... | The first minister has said she believes technology could be used to control the border with the Republic of Ireland following Brexit. | 37816257 |
Japanese exports rose by just 0.6% in September from a year earlier, much slower than in previous months.
The data is seen as reflecting a slowdown in Japan's top trading partner, China.
However, the Nikkei 225 closed 1.9% higher at 18,554.28 on hopes the weak data would trigger more stimulus efforts from the governmen... | Japanese shares rose on Wednesday, despite news of disappointing export growth last month. | 34589711 |
A loving spouse might spur you on to look after yourself better, they told a heart conference, based on their study of nearly a million UK adults.
All of these people had high blood pressure, cholesterol or diabetes.
The married ones fared much better than those who were single.
Dr Paul Carter and colleagues at Aston M... | Marriage appears to be good for your health, boosting your survival chances if you have a major heart risk factor such as high cholesterol, say researchers. | 40170287 |
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said the controls were not "proportionate" to the "very low risk" and removing them would not compromise the consumer.
The disaster in 1986 affected 10,000 UK farms, including 334 in north Wales.
The movement of sheep was heavily restricted after the nuclear disaster.
Before farmers coul... | Restrictions on hundreds of Welsh and Cumbrian sheep farms dating back to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster have finally been lifted - 26 years on. | 17472698 |
Ofgem announced it had granted an electricity interconnector licence to Scandinavian consortium NorthConnect.
The developers plan to build a £1.3bn power cable between Boddam in Aberdeenshire and Eidfjord in Norway.
The project aims to link hydro power from Norway with wind energy from Scotland.
It is scheduled to sta... | UK regulators have given the green light to plans for a 400-mile subsea power cable linking Scotland and Norway. | 36597451 |
It will "be etched in my memory forever - quite an incredible feeling", said Peake, the first astronaut representing the UK to carry out a spacewalk.
He and US colleague Tim Kopra were outside the International Space Station (ISS) for almost five hours on Friday.
But the operation was cut short after water leaked into ... | UK astronaut Tim Peake described his first walk in space as "exhilarating", as he posted photos - including a selfie - of the feat on Twitter. | 35332776 |
United Utilities has been working at the Mancunian Way site over the weekend to assess the collapse.
A repair plan is "now in place" to stabilise the hole and make it watertight so engineers can repair the damage.
The road will remain closed in both directions while work takes place.
A spokesman for Manchester City Cou... | A busy Manchester road which partly collapsed when a sinkhole appeared is to remain closed for at least 10 days. | 33963097 |
Liverpool made 11 changes and Tottenham 10 on Tuesday and the 10 top-flight teams made 71 changes, with a number of young or fringe players involved.
"I feel for the fans," said 55-year-old Waddle. "They should know who is going to play in the competition."
Former Tottenham manager David Pleat also said he was "very di... | The EFL Cup is a "total rip-off" for fans because Premier League managers field weakened teams, says former England winger Chris Waddle. | 37783775 |
The think tank's pre-election report, based on parties' spending pledges, says schools face up to 12% in real-terms cuts over the next parliament.
It says increasing pupil numbers and staff wages are adding to the pressure.
The Association of School and College Leaders said it presented a "bleak picture for education f... | Schools in England will have less to spend per pupil over the next five years, no matter who wins the election, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says. | 32062578 |
The contaminated meat was discovered by a dog walker on the Cuckoo Trail in Hailsham on Wednesday.
The sausages, which had been sliced open and filled with the blue pellets, were handed in to police.
The RSPCA warned that dogs ingesting even small amounts of some substances could suffer kidney failure and die.
A spokes... | Cocktail sausages believed to have been stuffed with toxic slug pellets have been found at a popular dog-walking spot in East Sussex. | 32235919 |
A newspaper report has suggested the UK government plans to "scale back and axe rail electrification projects".
During Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron told Plaid Cymru MP Jonathan Edwards that ministers were committed to the London-Swansea scheme.
But he said Network Rail needed to get its costs "under control".... | David Cameron has been challenged to say whether a project to electrify rail lines between London and Swansea will be completed by 2018. | 33255415 |
Chris Coleman's side are on the brink of qualifying for Euro 2016 after beating Cyprus and drawing with Israel.
They will swap places with Chile, who are set to drop one to ninth spot, and remain above England, who will stay 10th despite two wins.
Northern Ireland, 41st in the current rankings, are expected to move abo... | Wales will rise to a new high of eighth when the next Fifa world rankings are released on 1 October. | 34202247 |
Members of the drivers union Aslef are due to walk out for three days in the dispute over driver-only trains.
Southern's parent company Govia Thameslink (GTR) has asked the Court of Appeal to overturn last week's High Court refusal to ban the strike action.
A decision will be given at the end of the hearing, due to las... | Strike-hit rail operator Southern has warned passengers not to travel on Tuesday, irrespective of the outcome of a last-ditch bid to halt a walkout. | 38290260 |
Hain, the top run-scorer in last year's competition, helped his side reach their revised target of 159 in a game reduced to 30 overs.
He was aided by Will Porterfield's 63 in an unbroken first-wicket stand.
Northants struggled to 154 all out in their 30 overs, with Rob Keogh (64) the only one to make a real impression.... | Sam Hain's unbeaten 89 helped holders Warwickshire race to a 10-wicket victory over Northants in a rain-affected One-Day Cup match. | 39709539 |
The front of the note will continue to feature Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott alongside The Mound in Edinburgh.
The Glenfinnan Viaduct will remain on the reverse of the design.
However, it will now feature a steam locomotive hauling a heritage tourist train.
The locomotive is a Stanier "Black 5", which was... | Bank of Scotland has unveiled the design of its new £10 polymer note, which is due to enter circulation in the autumn. | 40069986 |
It's all about #TheDress and whether it's blue and black (#blueandblack) or white and gold (#whiteandgold).
The whole debate started when Scottish singer Caitlin McNeill posted a picture of a dress on her Tumblr blog.
She asked her followers: "Guys please help me - is this dress white and gold, or blue and black? Me an... | It's the debate of the year so far - well - on Twitter at least and has been the top trending topic worldwide. | 31655696 |
The facility has already helped groom 100 national and one world champion as well as Commonwealth Games medallists.
Ms Jones, 18, from Bangor, Gwynedd, recently brought back a gold medal from the Youth Commonwealth Games in Apia, Samoa.
The grant-funded extension has new physiotherapy and activity areas. | Gold medal weightlifter Catrin Jones has opened a £125,000 extension at the Holyhead and Anglesey weightlifting and fitness centre. | 34547742 |
Several of Cathro's recent signings are from various countries abroad, leading to some questioning their appreciation of the standards fans expect.
"This is tens of thousands of people's Real Madrid," said Cathro.
"Everybody understands clearly the size, the importance, how much love and passion there is for this club.... | Hearts head coach Ian Cathro insists his players have a full understanding of the size and magnitude of the club they represent. | 39105512 |
He is a copy of one of the world's first ever robots, and has gone on show at the Science Museum in London.
Eric was originally built in 1928 by Captain WH Richards and AH Reffell.
However, after he amazed crowds all over the world, Eric mysteriously disappeared - never to be seen again.
That is until 2016, when the Sc... | Eric the robot is no ordinary robot. | 38903819 |
The Scottish Gamekeepers' Association said the latest employment figures showed the sector was outperforming other areas of the economy.
North Highland College in Thurso reported that every one of this year's Higher National Certificate students has secured a job on a sporting estate.
Country sports are thought to be w... | Colleges across Scotland are reporting strong demand from sporting estates for newly-trained gamekeepers. | 20966700 |
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The 37-year-old was competing in his first race of the season, after missing the start of the World Cup campaign following an operation on his back.
But his arm clipped a flag near the end of the super G course in Colorado and his right leg was severely lacerated.
"Feeling... | Former Olympic and world champion Bode Miller will miss the remainder of the Alpine World Ski Championships after having surgery on a torn hamstring. | 31161443 |
A ceremony at India Gate will be an opportunity to honour a sacrifice that was in the past overlooked in both Britain and India.
The 70,000 Indian soldiers who fought and died for the British during World War One were once viewed in India as part of its difficult colonial history.
In a day devoted to paying tribute, Wi... | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's first official visit to India moves on to New Delhi. | 36012234 |
The 28-year-old was a free agent after leaving Exeter's biggest rivals at the end of his contract in the summer.
Reid has also played for Yeovil Town, West Bromwich Albion, Brentford and Rotherham United.
He scored a hat-trick against Exeter in the Devon derby in 2015 - the first in the fixture since 1929 - and could m... | Exeter City have signed former Plymouth Argyle top scorer Reuben Reid. | 37354564 |
Three converted first-half tries from Cory Hill, Ashton Hewitt and Jason Tovey gave the Welsh side a 24-0 lead at the break that did not flatter them.
Carl Meyer crossed after the break for a fourth try to secure the bonus point.
Paddy Butler, Mosese Ratuvou and Watisoni Votu all added tries for Pau but the Dragons wer... | Newport Gwent Dragons enjoyed a comfortable bonus-point win in Pau to edge one step closer to reaching the European Challenge Cup quarter-finals. | 35088823 |
Murray won 6-3 6-0 in 65 minutes to set up a final against world number one Novak Djokovic on Sunday (20:00 BST).
The result means the Scot will overtake Swiss Roger Federer in Monday's new ATP rankings and return to number two for the first time since 2013.
"It's good to get back close to the top," Murray said.
The US... | Britain's Andy Murray swept past Kei Nishikori to reach the final of the Rogers Cup in Montreal and guarantee a return to second in the world rankings. | 33947036 |
The cuts, which will be spread across the country, represent 7.5% of the company's 16,000-strong workforce.
The move follows the merger earlier this year of the two networks which together have 30 million customers.
At the time analysts warned the move would mean some staff overlap and would therefore mean a reduction ... | Everything Everywhere, the company that runs Orange and T-Mobile in the UK has said that it will cut 1,200 jobs. | 11445968 |
Bomb disposal officers examined a suspicious item found at Thiepval Barracks but it was found to be "nothing untoward", police said.
A number of homes had been evacuated, but people have been allowed to return.
Part of the Belsize Road, which had been closed, has now reopened. | A security alert at an Army base in Lisburn in County Antrim has ended. | 35731764 |
University of Aberdeen researchers found the link remained even after taking account of the smoking habits of the women themselves who miscarried.
But no link was found between exposure to cigarette smoke in the womb and a decrease in fertility.
The study examines data from 12,321 women born before 31 December 1972.
Th... | Women exposed to cigarette smoke while in their mothers' wombs are more likely to experience miscarriage as adults, according to a study. | 40593245 |
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Both games are free to play but have some features which cost money to add.
The Advertising Standards Agency, the UK authority in charge of checking advertising, say that the games put too much pressure on children to buy these additi... | The popular online games Moshi Monsters and Bin Weevils have found themselves in trouble for putting unfair pressure on children to make in-game purchases. | 34075990 |
The carrier initially launched the three-times-a-day service until 21 October while the Severn Tunnel was closed as part of the rail electrification programme.
But it said there had been a "very promising" uptake, with 95% of passengers surveyed saying they would continue using it.
The service has now been extended.
Ti... | Flights between Cardiff and London City airports will continue while demand exists, the airline Flybe has said. | 37671714 |
Cheng says a lot of people who aren't funny are afraid to be "weird" or "deviate from what's normal".
This is a mistake, he says, arguing that comedians shouldn't be worried about having controversial views.
"I think a lot of funniness comes from ideas which may be different, and that's why a lot of comedians come from... | The winner of the best joke award at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Ken Cheng, shares five tips on how to be funnier, be it on stage or just in front of a group of friends. | 41009381 |
Despite this, net use among this group is growing with the numbers trying the net doubling since 2011, it found.
It also revealed that 25% of disabled people have yet to use the net - a figure campaigners called "shocking".
About 88% of all UK adults, about 46 million people, used the net in the last three months, it s... | Almost two-thirds of people aged over 75 have never gone online, suggest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). | 36340517 |
The initiative at The Meadows, along the Melville Drive side, comes ahead of a wildlife meadow being planted.
At least 10 large tree logs have been installed by the City of Edinburgh Council after Friends of the Meadows and Bruntsfield requested them.
The logs have been donated by the forestry service.
Lesley Hinds, Ci... | Logs have been embedded into the grass at a huge city park in Edinburgh in a bid to encourage insects and other wildlife to the area. | 39131094 |
Gerald Jacob's family said he had retired last December and had been planning to "continue his life travelling" with partner.
The incident at Loggerheads is believed to have happened on Saturday at 19:30 GMT. Police were alerted to the crash scene on Sunday just before midday.
"Gerry, as we all knew him, loved life and... | A family has paid tribute to a "very special" 66-year-old man who died in a crash near Mold, Flintshire. | 39206676 |
Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness was speaking ahead of Saturday's meeting by his party's ard chomhairle (national executive) to discuss the crisis.
He said he was told the UK government plans to impose £12bn in welfare cuts.
He said Tory ministers plan a further £13bn in cuts across UK government departments.
The issue of... | Northern Ireland's deputy first minister has described the political situation at Stormont as "very grave" due to the row over welfare reform. | 32944256 |
The fire started at the "A list" Cirque Le Soir venue on London's Ganton Street, just off Carnaby Street at about 04:55 GMT.
Station manager Nic Myatt said: "No-one was inside at the time and there were no injuries." The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Cirque le Soir, a basement venue, describes itself as "Lo... | More than 50 firefighters have tackled a blaze at a Soho nightclub. | 35141304 |
Autumn Veatch had been on a small plane with her step-grandparents which crashed in the North Cascades National Park in Washington state.
She is being treated in hospital, but has no life-threatening injuries.
It is not known what happened to Autumn's step-grandparents, whom she attempted to pull from the wreckage.
Aut... | A 16-year-old girl has been found after hiking to safety from the scene of a plane crash in a mountainous area of the north-western US. | 33520805 |
It will allow the government to borrow additional money by selling bonds to pay for a large chunk of its expenses.
The approval comes amid fears that Japan's economy may be heading towards a recession.
The opposition had previously delayed the bill, demanding that the government call for elections first.
On Friday, Pri... | Japan's lawmakers have approved a crucial bill that will ensure that the government does not run out of money at the end of this month. | 20352236 |
The base, near Albrighton, is home to the Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering.
Its future was put in doubt after the government announced last year that RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire would open a training college in 2013.
The RAF said working with private firms could help Cosford survive.
Station Commander Jamie Joh... | RAF Cosford in Shropshire could sell its training expertise to the business community if the government moves its defence operations. | 17668134 |
The will was filed at Manhattan Surrogate court in New York earlier this week leaving instructions from the pioneering rapper, also known as MCA.
It read: "Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event may my image or name or any music or any artistic property created by me be used for advertising purposes."
Ya... | Late Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch has used his will to stop people from using his music or image in advertising. | 19206509 |
Simon, who previously worked for Renault, Ferrari and governing body the FIA, had been with Honda since they announced their return to F1 in 2013.
Simon is on gardening leave from his position and a Honda spokesman confirmed the 58-year-old's contract would end "some time this year".
He refused to comment on reports Si... | French engine expert Gilles Simon has left his role as a consultant to Honda's struggling Formula 1 programme. | 39183145 |
When the dumbfounded PCSOs asked what was going on, the octogenarian replied: "I couldn't fit it in the car."
The man went on to say he was helping clear the house of a late relative who had collected stuffed animals.
An Altrincham Police spokeswoman said the reptile in question dated back to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in... | Three police community support officers were in for a shock while on patrol in a leafy Greater Manchester suburb - an old man carrying a giant crocodile. | 36990190 |
The TUC said its research showed top executives receive a year's worth of the minimum wage in just one day.
It said the average FTSE 100 boss was paid 123 times the average full-time salary, and called for "reality in boardrooms".
A spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said she had highlighted action was needed on ... | The pay of directors' at FTSE 100 firms has reached "stratospheric" levels, according to a trade union body. | 37332112 |
David Obaze, 25, was fined A$3,000 (£1,643) after pleading guilty to fixing three semi-professional games in the Victoria Premier League.
Obaze is one of four Britons, all of whom played for VPL side Southern Stars, charged with corruption.
The four were handed life bans by world governing body Fifa last year.
Defender... | A third British footballer has been convicted by an Australian court of helping fix matches for a global betting syndicate. | 28343954 |
Ferguson retired in 2013 as the club's most successful manager.
The 74-year-old Scot had stayed away from Carrington since then.
"He had not been back since he left, but I brought him back to be with his people," Mourinho told the United We Stand fanzine (subscription required).
"I wanted the players to see the big man... | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed former boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been back to the club's Carrington training ground several times this season. | 38435794 |
The names of 25 ministers were read out at a ceremony in Kabul presided over by Mr Ghani and government chief executive Abdullah Abdullah.
The announcement comes after tortuous negotiations between the two former rivals who agreed to work together following disputed elections last year.
The cabinet still needs to be ap... | Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has unveiled his unity cabinet more than three months after he was sworn in. | 30778368 |
The Lesedi la Rona, almost the size of a tennis ball, was unearthed in Botswana in November.
The rough diamond is 1,109 carats and believed to be more than 2.5 billion years old.
It had been expected to sell for more than £52m ($70m) but the highest bid was about £45m ($61m).
The auction at Sotheby's was the first time... | The world's largest uncut diamond has failed to sell at a London auction after bids did not reach the minimum reserve price. | 36660076 |
China calls the island Yongxing and has been building up a settlement there for the last two years.
The school is expected to serve just 40 children, whose parents all work on the tiny island.
Last month, Chinese and Vietnamese ships clashed over a drilling rig that China has placed near the islands.
Beijing claims a U... | China says it will build a school in the disputed Paracel Islands, boosting its presence in waters also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam. | 27856082 |
Stroud also remains a Conservative minority, while in Cheltenham the Liberal Democrats kept a majority rule.
The leader of Cheltenham's Conservatives, Rob Garnham, narrowly lost his seat to the Liberal Democrats, in a result that required a recount.
One of the country's youngest councillors was elected in Stroud.
In Gl... | Gloucester remains a Conservative minority administration after every party held their seats in the local elections. | 27534303 |
The 51-year-old Welshman was only appointed in May, but the club are 16th in the table after Saturday's 4-0 home defeat by Swindon Town.
Saunders lost 11 of his 20 league games in charge, and the Spireites are only four points above the relegation zone.
Chairman Dave Allen said: "We will not be rushed into making a dec... | League One side Chesterfield have parted company with boss Dean Saunders after just six months in charge. | 34955150 |
Brookfield Renewable UK applied to develop a site at Larbrax, near Leswalt in Wigtownshire.
Dumfries and Galloway Council's landscape architect objected to the plans, claiming it would have an adverse visual impact on the surrounding coastal area.
Scottish Natural Heritage also raised "significant and serious concerns"... | Plans to build eight new wind turbines in the far south-west of Scotland have been rejected by councillors. | 34074267 |
The seventh seeds beat three-time mixed doubles winners Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia 21-18 21-16 in Birmingham on Friday.
It means the Adcocks become the first British semi-finalists in the competition since 2008.
"We've broken the quarter-final curse that we've had for the last couple of years," said... | British duo Chris and Gabby Adcock have reached the All-England Championships semi-finals for the first time. | 35789765 |
The UNHCR says it has accounted for 509,559 refugees so far, primarily in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey, and that many more are yet to come forward.
More than 2m people are also thought to be internally displaced within Syria.
Meanwhile, a UK-based activist group says rebels led by an Islamist faction have seized an army ... | More than half a million people have now fled the conflict in Syria to neighbouring countries, according to the UN's refugee agency. | 20676345 |
The incident happened on the A923 Dundee to Coupar Angus road near Tullybaccart at about 02:30.
The 18-year-old was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee but did not survive. Four other people in the car sustained minor injuries.
The road was closed for investigation work and officers are urging anyone who saw the car ... | A teenager has died after a one-car crash on a road north of Dundee. | 40691734 |
Northern Pride is billed as one of the largest LGBT festivals in the UK and is now in its ninth year, with organisers hoping to top last year's record crowd of 71,000 people over its three days.
One of the highlights is the parade from the Civic Centre to the Town Moor.
Fun fair, stalls and musical performances will fe... | Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Newcastle for the annual Pride event. | 36815102 |
The government wants to reverse the effects of a court ruling which expands the number of people who can claim Personal Independence Payments.
The PM's official spokesman said the welfare system was a "strong safety net for those who are in need of it".
Meanwhile, a No 10 aide apologised for any offence after saying be... | Downing Street has defended plans to change access to disability benefits, saying that "nobody is losing out". | 39104866 |
The 1996 world indoor champion, a bowls shop retailer, will again concentrate on his own competitive play.
Gourlay said: "For me, the head coach role was only ever going to be for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
"And I don't think that anything will ever beat that experience of being coach at a home Games."
Under Gourl... | David Gourlay is to step down from his role as Bowls Scotland head coach after leading his team to four medals at this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. | 29317540 |
Southgate effectively used a three-man defence in the 1-0 friendly loss in Germany on Wednesday.
It is the same system used to good effect by Premier League leaders Chelsea and Italian champions Juventus.
"If he [Southgate] feels that's the right way to go, I think it's a really good way of playing," former England pla... | England boss Gareth Southgate must establish an identity for the national side, says Paul Scholes. | 39397071 |
Although it was goalless at the break, the Villagers responded to four defeats in-a-row by taking the game to the hosts.
Thompson shot just wide from Taron Hare's cross, and Danny Clarke forced Sam Johnson into a good save.
It was no surprise when Thompson gave North Ferriby the advantage in the 49th minute. The deadli... | Reece Thompson's second-half goal handed North Ferriby their first ever away win in the fifth tier as they beat struggling Gateshead. | 37282858 |
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Donnelly popped up at the back post to net a downward header from Martin Donnelly's cross in the 33rd minute.
The Reds stay eight points behind their north Belfast rivals at the summit thanks to their ninth consecutive victory over Ronnie McFall's side.
The Ports have now ... | Jay Donnelly scored the only goal as Cliftonville extended their unbeaten league run to six matches and kept up their pursuit of leaders Crusaders. | 35450911 |
Government figures show the resort has the most pregnant smokers per head of population.
Blackpool Council said smoking levels in the town had fallen from 33% five years ago to 27.2% now.
In 2013, it won an award for its work tackling the issue of smoking by expectant mothers.
Current NHS data shows the rate of smoking... | A councillor in Blackpool, which has England's highest smoking rate among pregnant women, has defended the town's record. | 34554092 |
It comes after similar concerns about pressure on bed availability at the Borders General.
NHS Dumfries and Galloway said an upsurge in demand for services was being seen across Scotland.
It said work was ongoing to improve "patient flow" to deal with the increase in hospital admissions.
Infection control manager Elain... | Health chiefs have warned Dumfries Infirmary is facing "extreme" demand from people with flu-like symptoms and persistent coughs. | 38574178 |
The car was stopped in Duncrue Street in Belfast on Wednesday evening at 20.15 GMT.
Police seized suspected herbal cannabis and cocaine thought to be worth a substantial amount.
The men, aged 28 and 31, have both been arrested for possession and supply-of-drug offences.
Det Insp Tom McClure from the PSNI's Reactive and... | Police say the arrests of two men following the seizure of drugs from a car in Belfast have dealt a blow to organised crime. | 38916805 |
Root, 25, made his Notts debut in 2016 and his breakthrough came this season when he made 107 from 93 balls against Warwickshire in the One-Day Cup.
Bowler Luke Fletcher has also signed a new two-year deal at Trent Bridge.
Fletcher, 28, was struck on the head while bowling at Edgbaston in July - an injury that ended hi... | Billy Root, the younger brother of England captain Joe, has signed his first professional contract, agreeing a two-year deal with Nottinghamshire. | 41000296 |
The office building had been owned by the Royal London Mutual Insurance Society but was put on the market for £40m in October.
The Grade I listed property has the two famous Liver Birds on its roof.
Along with the Cunard and Port of Liverpool Buildings, it is one of the Three Graces on the city's waterfront.
The 330,00... | Liverpool's iconic Royal Liver Building has been sold for £48m to Luxembourg-based real estate investment manager Corestate Capital Holding. | 38905858 |
Mr Potts, who started his Tesco career at age 16 and rose to become retail director in the UK and chief executive of its Irish businesses, will take the helm on 16 March.
He takes over from Dalton Philips, who said in January he would leave the troubled supermarket after five years in charge.
The chain is battling fall... | Morrisons has named former Tesco director David Potts as its new chief executive. | 31618375 |
The Queensferry Crossing had been expected to open at the end of 2016 but there are fears that adverse weather conditions may delay its completion.
Transport Scotland said the contractor was working to ensure the £1.35bn bridge was open "as soon as possible".
The Scottish Conservatives said any delay would be of "seri... | The Scottish government has been urged to confirm when the new Forth bridge will open. | 36468779 |
Barclay suffered a shoulder injury in Scotland's 22-16 defeat by France on 12 February and came back to his Welsh region for a medical appraisal.
Pivac said the signs were promising after a scan on the injury.
"It was a good scan. He's getting treatment so fingers crossed he will be right for the Welsh Test," said Piva... | Scarlets coach Wayne Pivac is hopeful John Barclay will be fit to play for Scotland against Wales in the Six Nations on 25 February. | 39011414 |
Robert Dick was born in Tullibody, in 1811 and was apprenticed to a local baker after leaving school, aged 13.
But he began to study in his spare time, eventually becoming a world-renowned expert on the botany and geology of Caithness.
His achievements are being marked by the Tullibody History Group.
The group said the... | The life of a 19th Century Clackmannanshire baker who went on to become a world authority on botany is to be celebrated. | 14464315 |
That was better than the 3% pace that economists had been expecting and follows the 4.6% growth rate recorded in the April-June quarter.
Strong export growth and higher government spending helped to boost growth in the third quarter.
In a sign of confidence in the US recovery, on Wednesday the Federal Reserve ended its... | The US economy grew at an annual rate of 3.5% in the July-September quarter, the Commerce Department has said. | 29833355 |
The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish administrations have their spending level dictated by the Barnett formula.
Under it, extra funding or cuts for England has an affect on the other nations, dependent on their population size and the powers devolved to them.
Stormont's finance committee says parts of the formula cou... | The finance ministers of the devolved UK administrations should present joint proposals for improving the way they are funded, a Stormont committee says. | 33241662 |
The Stagecoach 585 service and the 4x4 crashed near the Rowan Tree restaurant, north of Ardrossan, at about 14:15.
The Scottish Ambulance Service has declared the scene a major incident. Two air ambulances attended, along with specialist trauma teams.
The road was closed while emergency crews dealt with the crash.
Poli... | One person has died and 11 others have been injured - two of them critically - after a bus and 4x4 vehicle collided on the A78 in North Ayrshire. | 35866162 |
The 21-year-old scored twice for the non-league team in their FA Cup first-round defeat by Carlisle in November.
Morais has previously played in the Football League for Wycombe.
"He has scored some great goals already this season for St Albans, and we are pleased to have secured his signature," said Posh boss Grant McC... | Peterborough United have signed striker Junior Morias from National League South side St Albans for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half year deal. | 38416077 |
It is the latest development in efforts to solve the mystery of the aircraft, which went missing in March 2014.
The plane, flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, had 239 people on board when it vanished.
It is presumed to have crashed into the sea after veering off course.
Three ships are searching a 120,000 sq km area o... | Two pieces of aircraft debris found on beaches in Mauritius and South Africa almost certainly came from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, say Malaysian and Australian officials. | 36273194 |
The scrapping of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (Hefcw) was announced in January.
A white paper has now been published inviting views on the proposed Tertiary Education and Research Commission.
It aims to make sure Wales has "the skills needed to succeed in an increasingly competitive economy".
The new ... | Academic and workplace skills will be "equally valued" under plans to replace the university funding body, the Welsh Government has said. | 40329494 |
A total of 177 roads have been lined up to be reconstructed this financial year, Surrey County Council said.
The remaining roads in the £100m project will be dealt with over the following two financial years.
Each of the roads will have "better, longer-lasting surfaces" and will be guaranteed to last 10 years.
Work pl... | More than 800 roads in Surrey are to be given "pothole proof" coatings over the next three years in an initiative to overhaul more than 300 miles of road. | 33497992 |
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