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Planned work at Saltdean Lido was halted last month after it was found an old substation had been removed.
Campaigners asked Brighton council to lend them £70,000 for a new one but the council said it would lend £10,000.
Saltdean Lido Community Interest Company (CIC) had wanted to avoid fundraising delays to the work, ... | A fundraising campaign has begun to try to revive plans to restore a Grade II* listed lido. | 34796464 |
The King Charles spaniel was found on the A38 near Kennford service station in Devon on Thursday afternoon.
The owners of the dog, which suffered two suspected broken legs, have now been traced.
CCTV footage is being reviewed by police "to shed light" on the incident.
Devon and Cornwall Police said: "We are currently ... | An injured dog which was first thought to have been thrown from a car on a busy dual carriageway had probably escaped from home and run across the road, police say. | 37266255 |
The 59-year-old actor and presenter has launched a petition to prevent buildings being demolished to make way for a new station.
A planned Crossrail 2 connection at Tottenham Court Road will see two new access points built in Soho.
Fry, who is chairman of Save Soho, warned the area "could change dramatically".
He said ... | Stephen Fry has said Crossrail 2 poses a threat to Soho's "authentic soul". | 38931990 |
Mobile phone footage taken by a visitor to Marwell Zoo in Winchester showed the moment one of the Sulawesi macaques ran into a food shop.
Visitors took to social media to say they were locked inside shops while keepers tried to locate the pair at about 12:40 BST.
The monkeys were returned to their home within 30 minute... | A zoo was put on lockdown after two adult monkeys escaped from their enclosure in Hampshire. | 40234710 |
Mhairi Black won the Paisley and Renfrewshire South seat for the SNP in last month's general election.
The 20-year-old sat her final exam on Scottish politics shortly after being elected.
She graduated along with the rest of her class in a ceremony at the university on Friday.
Ms Black posted a photograph of herself in... | The youngest MP in the House of Commons has graduated with a first class honours degree in politics from Glasgow University. | 33279448 |
Petersen, 35, who has spent the last two years with Lancashire, is charged with multiple breaches of Cricket South Africa's (CSA) anti-corruption code.
In January, as part of the same investigation, former Proteas spinner Gulam Bodi was banned for 20 years after admitting charges of contriving or attempting to fix matc... | Ex-South Africa batsman Alviro Petersen has been charged with match-fixing, following a lengthy investigation into the domestic Ram Slam T20 Challenge Series competition in 2015. | 37960990 |
An astronomy lecturer told the BBC the "little old rock" was not to blame.
Rocks are poor conductors of heat and although they cause fireballs when they streak through the Earth's atmosphere from space, even recent large meteor falls have not started fires.
The Bowie Volunteer Fire Department apologised and said the Tw... | Firefighters in Maryland have had to backtrack after blaming a meteorite for a brush fire. | 36144342 |
The hospital, which serves more than 200,000 people in Weston-super-Mare, will close between 22:00 and 08:00 BST.
Those with serious and life-threatening emergencies are being told to dial 999 and ambulances will take them to Bristol or Taunton.
The Trust said the the temporary move was necessary until it can guarantee... | Weston General Hospital's A&E department closes overnight later because it cannot be staffed safely. | 40481177 |
Lee's film revisits Michael Jackson's life story in Journey from Motown to Off the Wall, while Herzog has made a documentary about online culture.
Festival organisers announced the dramatic and documentary premieres days after revealing the competition titles.
Kristen Stewart, Anna Kendrick and Danny DeVito are among t... | Films by Spike Lee and Werner Herzog will be among those premiering at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. | 35037995 |
The 26-year-old Scot finished in 43.590 seconds, ahead of second-placed Choi Min-jeong of South Korea (43.612secs).
Christie won the event at the World Cup opener in Calgary, Canada.
She set a 500m world record in the quarter-finals at the second World Cup in Salt Lake City, USA but fell in the final.
Christie won a si... | British short track speed skater Elise Christie won 500m gold at the third World Cup event of the season in Shanghai, China. | 38274855 |
Tests on animals, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, showed healing times could be cut by nearly a third.
Experts said the early results were "quite impressive" but needed to be tested on people.
More than 200,000 people in the UK have chronic wounds which can take weeks to heal.
Ultrasound is alrea... | A blast of ultrasound can help stubborn chronic wounds heal more quickly, a study suggests. | 33479114 |
Lee Galloway-Forbes, 45, from the city, was struck by a black Audi A6 car on North Esplanade West on Monday 7 September at about 18:00.
Police Scotland, renewing an appeal for witnesses, said he died in hospital on Saturday.
The occupants of the car, a 45-year-old man and a 45-year-old female passenger, were uninjured. | A pedestrian has died in hospital following a road accident in Aberdeen in September. | 34653069 |
The new company will take over Crown's 27.4% interest in two Macau businesses.
Macau is the world's largest gaming centre and the only place in China where casinos are allowed.
Its gaming revenues have been hurt by a slowdown in Chinese spending.
China's campaign against corruption and luxury spending began in late 201... | A crackdown on corruption in China has prompted Australian casino operator Crown Resorts to spin off its international assets into a separate company. | 36545447 |
The visitors led 24-0 at the break through a brace from Sneyd and tries from Fetuli Talanoa and Albert Kelly.
Kelly bagged his second after the restart and Josh Griffin and Carlos Tuimavave scored before Sneyd crossed for his third of the evening.
Sam Wood and Oliver Roberts got consolation scores for the Giants in the... | Marc Sneyd scored a hat-trick and kicked eight goals as Hull FC comfortably won at Huddersfield Giants. | 39120743 |
Professional hunter Lee Lightsey said the 15 ft (4.5m) beast was one of the biggest he had come across in 18 years and required a tractor to move it.
Mr Lightsey and hunting guide Blake Godwin discovered the alligator in cattle ponds while supervising a guided hunt on Saturday.
When the creature surfaced about 20ft (6m... | A hunter in the US has told the BBC how he shot an 800lb (360kg) alligator that was feasting on his farm's cattle. | 35974648 |
The attack took place at about 06:00 in the northern town of Kidal. Residents said at least two suicide bombers were involved and a car bomb was detonated.
A soldier from Chad was killed and at least one other was injured.
A 9,000-strong UN force has been responsible for peacekeeping operations in Mali since July 2013.... | Gunmen have launched an attack on a UN camp in Mali, killing a UN peacekeeper, residents and eyewitnesses say. | 30861982 |
It says homeowners borrowed £220.3bn last year, up 8% on 2014 and the highest since 2008's total of £247.8bn.
However, the figure is still well below the £356bn lent at the peak of the property market in 2007.
The CML said lending had recovered faster than expected. Growing wages, falling unemployment and cheap mort... | Mortgage lending in 2015 was the highest for seven years, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). | 35370555 |
Kazakhstan's Golovkin is unbeaten in 35 professional fights with 32 knockouts.
British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr had called out Golovkin, but Brook has got in before him.
"When this fight was offered I accepted in a minute. I'm a huge welterweight and I will carry my speed, accuracy and power through the we... | Britain's IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook will challenge undisputed world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in London on 10 September. | 36750995 |
In recent weeks, North Korea has carried out a hydrogen bomb test and repeatedly test-fired missiles.
Mr Obama met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a nuclear summit in Washington on Thursday.
But hours later, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the North appeared to have test-fired another missile.
Th... | China and the United States will work together to try to prevent further missile tests by North Korea, US President Barack Obama says. | 35940067 |
Barrow Borough Council's licensing committee spent three days considering David Gill's request.
But the council refused permission for the extension after inspectors raised concerns about "out-of-date practices".
Karen Brewer, the zoo's chief executive officer, said great strides had been made to improve the zoo and ke... | Councillors have refused to renew the licence of the owner and founder of South Lakes Safari Zoo. | 36738813 |
7 March 2017 Last updated at 14:19 GMT
UKIP's Jonathan Arnott will take on a Lib Dem activist at "chessboxing" which sees opponents fighting in the ring and then on the chess board.
He explains all on the Daily Politics, joined by Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, who is less than successful in a very speedy game of speed che... | As Brexit battles continue to rage in Parliament, one UKIP MEP is taking on a Liberal Democrat rival in another arena. | 39197065 |
South Yorkshire MP Angela Smith said Barnsley businessman Tony Hickton's idea to improve transport links would need to provide value for money.
Mr Hickton said current routes between the two cities were not good enough.
He said a road and rail tunnel from around junction 36 of the M1 to the M67 would boost the economy.... | A proposal to build a tunnel through the Peak District, linking Sheffield and Manchester, should be looked at according to the area's MP. | 19799908 |
Developer Burcote Wind has voiced disappointment at the recommendation for its 10-turbine Longburn project.
It said it had worked closely with communities over five years to make it suitable for the site near Carsphairn.
However, Dumfries and Galloway Council is being advised to reject the scheme due to cumulative land... | Planning officials have advised refusal for a wind farm the Mountaineering Council of Scotland said would form a "ring of steel" around a Galloway hill. | 40509319 |
They were found in burial grounds in the Al-Kamin al-Sahrawi area in Minya province, south of Cairo.
The tombs contained a collection of different sarcophagi, or stone coffins, as well as clay fragments.
Egypt's antiquities ministry said the discovery "suggests that the area was a great cemetery for a long span of time... | Archaeologists have discovered three tombs that date back around 2,000 years in southern Egypt. | 40939274 |
Graham, 21, played the last half an hour of Tuesday's 1-0 home defeat by Huddersfield, after 15 months out with a cruciate knee ligament injury.
"I thought he really livened the game up and got some bums off seats when he came on," Stearman, 29, told BBC WM.
"If he can stay fit then he'll be a force to be reckoned with... | Fit-again winger Jordan Graham will add an extra dimension to Wolves' attack next season, according to team-mate Richard Stearman. | 39717459 |
Officers were called to his constituency office in East Dunbartonshire on Tuesday afternoon.
Police set up a temporary cordon around the Townhead area in Kirkintilloch, although it has since been removed.
The package has been taken for examination by police. Mr Nicolson was last elected to represent the area at Westmin... | Police are investigating a suspicious package delivered to the office of the SNP's John Nicolson. | 39704581 |
The offers from West Ham and Burnley are in the region of £10m, though the Hammers' is higher.
Clarets boss Sean Dyche said there was a "difference" between a fee being agreed and "a player joining".
Meanwhile, Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka says his club are "working on offers with Hull".
"I think they rejected an o... | West Ham have joined Burnley in having an offer accepted by Hull for Robert Snodgrass, while Middlesbrough say they have also made a bid. | 38755703 |
Berwickshire-based Hutton Stone is behind the bid to bring the Swinton Quarter Quarry back into use.
It says the rock there has "very good qualities" and some of it could be used on Historic Scotland properties.
The firm has made scoping request to Scottish Borders Council which could lead to a full planning applicatio... | A Scottish Borders quarry renowned for the quality of its stone could be reopened under plans to extract thousands of tonnes from the site. | 33459640 |
The Britain's Got Talent judge has signed a deal with Scholastic to write two books about Aurora Beam, a young girl who happens to be a superhero.
The ex-Strictly champ said she wanted to "create a strong female character who young girls and boys can hopefully be inspired by and look up to".
The singer and presenter co... | Alesha Dixon is to become the latest celebrity to try her hand at writing books for children. | 39289757 |
Lord Krebs sits on an independent panel which advises central government and the devolved administrations on greenhouse gas emissions.
Agriculture is the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in Northern Ireland, accounting for 29%.
He said flooding was the biggest risk, with about 60,000 homes vulnerable.
Lord Krebs, wh... | Northern Ireland needs to act now to prepare for the effects of climate change, a senior government adviser has warned. | 37427799 |
28 March 2016 Last updated at 14:18 BST
Two motorists captured this footage of the koala taking a casual stroll along the road, stopping all the traffic.
Watch the video of the police helping it to safety. | A koala has received a police escort to save it from being injured, after it wandered onto a busy road in Brisbane, Australia. | 35910818 |
Sales volumes were 1.3% higher in the month compared with March.
They were also 4.3% higher than a year earlier, the Office For National Statistics (ONS) said.
The ONS revised March's retail sales figures, showing retail sales fell by just 0.5% rather than 1.3%, as first estimated.
"Clothing stores remain the main drag... | UK retail sales volumes rose strongly in April despite lower spring clothing sales due to the cold weather, official figures show. | 36330440 |
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Buatsi, 23, won by knockout against Uzbek Elshod Rasulov - his second consecutive stoppage in Rio. He faces Abdelhafid Benchabla of Algeria next.
"I wasn't expecting to knock him out." Buatsi said.
Fellow Briton Pat McCormack progressed in the light-welterweight category, ... | British boxer Joshua Buatsi has reached the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic light-heavyweight competition. | 37054078 |
Susan Norman, 68, died when tonnes of mud and rubble engulfed her flat in Looe, Cornwall, in March 2013.
An inquest jury concluded Cornwall Council had not listened to "consistent and frustrated complaints" from residents about previous landslips.
The authority has apologised to Mrs Norman's family.
More on the landsli... | A council ought to have known a grandmother faced "a real and immediate risk of death" from landslides, jurors have said. | 38090595 |
Paul Kelly, deputy leader of North Lanarkshire Council, was speaking the day after plans for 500 redundancies at the Uddingston base were made public.
Belgium owners Ageas said it was looking to close the site by the end of March next year.
The Scottish government said it was "ready to assist" if jobs do go.
Mr Kelly t... | A taskforce to save jobs at the Kwik Fit insurance office in Lanarkshire should be set up "as soon as possible", a local councillor has said. | 38075821 |
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World champions Argentina went ahead through a penalty corner in the sixth minute and Carla Rebecchi got the crucial second just before the break.
Alex Danson got one back on 65 minutes but there was not enough time to break down a strong defence again.
Argentina will play... | Great Britain's women will play for bronze after missing out on the hockey gold medal match with a 2-1 loss to Argentina at the Riverbank Arena. | 19187322 |
The ban, which was proposed by the state's top two associations of traders, came into effect on Wednesday.
The associations say that soft drinks firms take too much water from rivers, leaving farmers struggling to irrigate their land at a time of severe drought.
More than a million shopkeepers are expected to comply wi... | Traders in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have banned the sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in favour of local products. | 39124767 |
Wildlife photographer Steve Trewhella shot footage of the rays earlier in August, confirming the site is a nursery for the endangered species.
Marine awareness officer Julie Hatcher said rays reproduced very slowly.
Nurseries are found in only in a couple of places along the south coast.
Ms Hatcher said the trust had l... | Dorset Wildlife Trust says new footage of endangered undulate rays in Studland Bay is "exciting", and could add weight to its campaign to have it made a marine conservation area. | 34052087 |
Private equity firm ECI Partners will take a majority stake in the business, which sells a bicycle range developed in conjunction with Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy.
It is being sold by Active Private Equity, which bought its controlling interest in the then family-owned company for about £35m in 2008.
At the ti... | Evans Cycles has been sold in a deal thought to value the retailer at £100m. | 32554887 |
Fishing and other activities on its waters are credited with supporting some 513 jobs.
The last review of the economic impact of the river was carried out in 2006.
The latest report by consultants SQW found that despite "a couple of testing years for anglers" its annual impact had risen from £18m to £24m.
The River Twe... | A report has found the value of the River Tweed to the economy of the Borders and North Northumberland has risen to £24m-a-year. | 34913645 |
City boss Manuel Pellegrini wants to mark his debut season in England by securing all four trophies they are in.
And Kompany, 27, says it is inevitable that City will do the quadruple at some stage in the near future.
"We can't promise it will happen now, but eventually it will have to happen," said the Belgium defende... | Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany says it is only a matter of time before the club complete a record haul of four major trophies in a season. | 25765975 |
The club had hoped to build a 21,000-seater venue at Stoke Gifford on the outskirts of the city.
It said it was "disappointed" that discussions with UWE had "come to a close as the parties were unable to agree acceptable terms".
The university insisted it had "not given up on this hugely important project".
In 2011, th... | Bristol Rovers has abandoned plans to build a new stadium at the University of West of England (UWE). | 40811022 |
The Englishman began the day leading by three but saw his advantage wiped out when he bogeyed the eighth and Nicolas Colsaerts sank his third birdie.
Fitzpatrick, 21, regained the lead with a birdie on the 10th and hit three more from the 13th to finish on 15 under.
Defending champion Alex Noren of Sweden is level with... | Matt Fitzpatrick extended his lead to five shots at the Nordea Masters in Stockholm by shooting a four-under-par 68 in Saturday's third round. | 36453440 |
For six months the International Space Station (ISS) will be his home.
The ISS was launched back in 1998 and astronauts have been living on board ever since.
It's an important place to carry out tests and research that will help future space missions to places like the Moon and Mars.
Take a look at the ISS in numbers: | Major Tim Peake is getting ready to blast into space to complete his first mission. | 34792835 |
The Portrush golfer, starting on the back nine on the Californian course, birdied the par-five 17th and hit more two birdies on the front nine.
He also bogeyed the par-three seventh and is tied for 30th place, five shots behind American leader Sam Saunders.
Padraig Harrington is tied for seventh place on four under alo... | Graeme McDowell carded a two-under par round of 69 at the opening round of the weather-interrupted Genesis Open. | 39002571 |
Maureen Bannister, from Leuchars, had not been seen since about 14:00 on Sunday. It is thought she had been walking her dog in the area of Tentsmuir Forest in north-east Fife.
On Monday evening, a body was found on Tentsmuir Beach by a member of the public.
Police have said Ms Bannister's death is being treated as "une... | Police have confirmed that a body found on a Fife beach was that of a missing 43-year-old woman. | 35106846 |
The £100m scheme includes a new ground for non-league Boston United, along with shops and 500 homes in the Wyberton area of the town.
Wyberton Parish Council held the vote after residents called for it.
Of those eligible to vote, only 18.76% - 550 people - took part, of which 86% voted against the scheme.
Parish counci... | England's game against Uruguay has been partly blamed for a low turnout in a referendum on plans to build a football stadium and new homes in Lincolnshire. | 27937955 |
Postal slips in Ceredigion, Preseli Pembrokeshire and Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire have been re-printed on tan-coloured paper to correct an error in the instructions.
Voters must discard the grey slips.
A Green Party source said its "Vote Green on Grey this May" leaflets and video were now useless as a resul... | The Green Party in Wales has been forced to abandon its "Vote Green on Grey" assembly campaign after an error meant postal slips will not be grey. | 36114951 |
Emergency services were called to New Road, Woodmancote, at 17:45 BST following reports of the accident
A police spokesman said an off-duty nurse and paramedics tried to save the woman, who was the driver of the car, but she was declared dead at the scene.
The van driver, a 53-year-old man from Cheltenham, was arrested... | A woman died in a collision between a car and a van in Gloucestershire. | 34228541 |
In spite of a sales uptick, the firm on Tuesday said net earnings fell 15% to $763m (£595m) from $898m in the same period last year.
The firm also lowered its profit guidelines for the year.
The stock price fell on the news, dipping about 3% in early trading on Tuesday.
Lockheed has come under pressure for its F-35 fi... | Unexpected losses related to international business dragged down first-quarter profits at US defence giant Lockheed Martin. | 39710443 |
The sum is half the record Lotto jackpot win - shared with a couple from Hawick who claimed their prize within days of the 9 January draw.
A spokesman for organisers Camelot urged players to "check, double-check and triple-check" their tickets.
The ticket had the winning numbers 26, 27, 46, 47, 52 and 58.
Updates on th... | An unclaimed National Lottery jackpot winning ticket that could earn the winner £33m was bought in the Worcester area, it has been revealed. | 35372160 |
The Citizens Advice Bureau in Scotland said fees had "altered the balance of power" between workers and employers since they were introduced in 2013.
People face fees of up to £1,200 for their claims to be heard by a tribunal.
The UK Ministry of Justice said fee waivers were available for those who could not afford to... | The introduction of fees for employment tribunals has stopped thousands of Scots from challenging rogue employers, according to a charity. | 32086288 |
The former US Open champion from Portrush picked up three birdies on the front nine to move into contention.
But his challenge faded with dropped shots at the 14th, 17th and 18th leaving him with a level-par 72.
McDowell finished on four under for the tournament and six shots behind winner Brian Harman.
Harman made a 2... | Graeme McDowell carded three late bogeys to finish in a tie for 18th at the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina on Sunday. | 39843548 |
RAF serviceman Corrie Mckeague went missing after a night out in Bury St Edmunds in September.
After a high-profile missing persons campaign, police revealed in March he may have ended up in a bin lorry.
About 4,430 tonnes of waste have been searched so far at a landfill site at Milton, Cambridgeshire.
On Monday, Suffo... | Police searching a landfill site for a missing airman have said they are finding "items from the right time" and place of his disappearance. | 40161535 |
The report said cutting the higher rate from 40% to 30% would bring in about £500m extra a year after 10 years.
The higher rate is currently paid on annual taxable income of between £43,001 and £150,000.
Control over income tax is due to be split between UK and Welsh ministers, once an agreement can be reached.
The rep... | Reducing the higher rate of income tax in Wales would raise additional revenue by attracting high earners, according to research by Cardiff Business School. | 37450162 |
The cockpit voice recorder from the accident off Shetland in 2013, in which four people died, was recovered by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
Prosecutors have not been able to access vital data to examine whether anyone was criminally responsible.
The ruling will be issued at midday.
The Air Accidents Investig... | A ruling into a bid by Scotland's top law officer to try to get air accident investigators to hand over the black box from a North Sea helicopter crash is to be issued. | 33198497 |
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Neilson and assistant Stevie Crawford signed new deals to take them up until the end of season 2017-18.
Saturday's 1-0 win over Kilmarnock moves the Edinburgh club 11 points clear in third place.
"I think there's a long way to go at this club and I want to be part of it," ... | Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson says he extended his Tynecastle contract because he wants to lead the club to the Premiership title. | 35680113 |
There was little to choose between the sides in the first half, before the goal deluge began with two inside a minute just after the interval.
Kane Richards' pass released Johnny Hunt to put Chester ahead on 51 minutes before James Alabi quickly doubled their lead after a powerful run.
Chester then scored three more in... | Chester scored five second-half goals as they recorded their biggest win of the season at home to Dover. | 37460002 |
England's Selby, 33, who beat Ding 18-14 in May's Crucible final, took a 3-1 lead before his Chinese opponent hit back, knocking in a 75 break for a 6-3 advantage going into the interval.
Back came Selby with a 76 and century before he levelled the match at 6-6.
But Ding, 29, took control once more, recording breaks of... | Ding Junhui won the Shanghai Masters for the second time with a 10-6 victory over world champion Mark Selby. | 37467459 |
The 32-year-old has stepped up his rehabilitation after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in October.
And he told Rangers TV: "It is going quite well and I am doing fitness work outside now on the pitch and I'm doing a lot of gym work.
"Come May, hopefully I can join in with the lads and do a full session, but the... | Rangers midfielder Niko Kranjcar hopes to fully recover from a knee injury in time for the start of next season. | 39355814 |
Eggborough Power Station near Selby, North Yorkshire, will provide extra capacity to the grid next winter.
A spokeswoman for the firm said the deal would safeguard the jobs of 85% of the workforce for a year.
The 53-year-old coal-fired plant was due to stop generating in March.
Power will be supplied as part of the Nat... | A Yorkshire power station that was due to close with the loss of up to 262 jobs has signed a new 12-month contract to supply electricity to the National Grid. | 35527220 |
But Leeds chief executive Gary Hetherington has warned it could be the last played in England for some time.
Hetherington said Super League champions Leeds would have been prepared to travel to Australia.
He said: "It turned out to be too short a time scale for 2012 but it's very much on the agenda for the future."
The... | The 2012 World Club Challenge between English champions Leeds Rhinos and Australian champions Manly Sea Eagles will be played at Headingley. | 15835984 |
Former Manchester City trainee Coulson, 22, joined Eastleigh from Oxford City in January 2016 and has scored six goals this season.
Muggleton, 21, moved to Barnet in 2014 and helped them win promotion back to the Football League two years ago.
Both players' moves are for undisclosed fees.
Find all the latest football t... | Barnet have signed winger Luke Coulson from National League side Eastleigh, with left-back Sam Muggleton moving in the opposite direction. | 38659137 |
Sam Warburton and Justin Tipuric were the flankers in the 21-16 defeat in Cardiff, with Ross Moriarty outstanding at number eight.
Moriarty was replaced in the second half by fit-again Taulupe Faletau - but ex-flanker Williams said Wales "can't drop" the Gloucester man.
"It's working at the minute," he said.
"You keep ... | Wales should select the same back row that started against England when they travel to Scotland on Saturday, says ex-captain Martyn Williams. | 39023837 |
The ICC Development Programme Annual Awards have been running since 2002 and are open to countries who are associate and affiliate members.
Cricket Scotland's Ian Sandbrook said: "This is great recognition for our clubs, schools, coaches, volunteers and staff that have all put in a huge amount of effort to grow and sus... | Scotland has won the International Cricket Council's Best Overall Cricket Development Programme Award for 2015. | 36143946 |
The amount of money paid to home owners and businesses producing electricity from roof-top panels is to fall from 12.92p per kilowatt hour to 4.39p.
Based on government estimates, 1,870 out of 3,230 jobs are at risk.
Sheffield council voted on Wednesday to stop fitting panels on homes because it was no longer affordabl... | More than half the jobs in the solar panel industry in Yorkshire and the Humber are at risk through a government cut in subsidies for householders. | 35294135 |
The authorities expressed concern over the incident and called for both countries "to do more" to contribute towards peace.
But Beijing did not condemn North Korea's actions.
Apart from issuing a couple of bland statements, the authorities here have said nothing.
That is not surprising.
When it comes to North Korea, Be... | While Western leaders and editorials have condemned North Korea's artillery barrage of its southern neighbour on Tuesday, in China the response has been more muted. | 11828846 |
It said the "damning" information on the new driver-only-operated (DOO) services came from passengers and rail workers.
Southern said industrial action and a drivers' overtime ban had displaced its on-board supervisors "on occasions".
A 24-hour walkout by RMT conductors on the Southern network over changes to their rol... | Many more Southern trains than promised are travelling without a second member of staff, the RMT union has claimed. | 38712225 |
2012 Olympic bronze medallist Conlan has signed professional terms with the American-based promoter Top Rank.
Colorado native Ibarra, 26, has lost four of his nine pro bouts - including three defeats in his last five fights.
Katie Taylor boxes in New York the next day on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin's contest with... | Michael Conlan will fight little-known American Tim Ibarra in his first professional bout at New York's Madison Square Garden Theater on 17 March. | 38653345 |
A television documentary has alleged Blatter has stayed away from the country since 2011 over a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe.
But the 79-year-old Swiss said: "I know that in the US there is an investigation against former people who have been in my government.
"There is nothing against me."
The investiga... | Fifa chief Sepp Blatter says he is not being investigated by United States authorities - but admitted former colleagues are. | 32757190 |
There is a buoyancy about the Labour campaign at the moment, his public performances have improved, and his team believe he has more to gain than to lose from taking part in this big set-piece campaign event.
And for today at least, it gives Labour a tactical advantage, ammunition to portray Theresa May as cowering and... | After flirting with the idea for the last few weeks, Jeremy Corbyn's confirmed he will take part in the seven-way party leaders' debate tonight in Cambridge. | 40107602 |
Higgins found the net near the end of the second period and Steve Saviano made it 2-0 in the third period, Higgins then completing the scoring.
The victory completed a good weekend for the Giants, who beat Nottingham Panthers 7-4 in Belfast on Saturday.
Derrick Walser's side now prepare for a busy schedule of Christmas... | Chris Higgins scored twice as the Belfast Giants kept up their Elite League title challenge by defeating Coventry Blaze 3-0 on Sunday night. | 38359832 |
Duckett, 21, is in England's winter tour squad to Bangladesh after scoring 1,338 Championship runs this summer.
Chris Woakes was named England Test Player of the Summer and Tammy Beaumont was voted Women's Player of the Summer.
Duckett said the awards are "probably the highlight of my summer".
He added: "I got my Engla... | Northamptonshire opener Ben Duckett has become the first cricketer to win the Professional Cricketers' Association Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards in the same year. | 37496094 |
As well as allowing robots to quickly respond to potential damage to their systems, it could also protect humans who are increasingly working alongside them.
The scientists plan to base the system on "insights from human pain research".
To test it, they fitted a robotic arm with a fingertip sensor that could detect pre... | Researchers from Germany are developing an artificial nervous system aimed at teaching robots how to feel pain. | 36387563 |
Prices in November were 4.4% higher than a year earlier, compared with a 4.6% increase in October.
The building society said prices rose by 0.1% from the month before, with the average cost of a home now £204,947.
Nationwide said there were signs that demand for houses had picked up in the past few months.
"There are ... | Annual house price growth has slowed to its lowest rate since January, according to the UK's second largest mortgage lender, the Nationwide. | 38166731 |
George Monteith, 59, was last seen at his home in the Tillydrone area of the city on Thursday.
Formal identification of the body has still to take place but the family of Mr Monteith have been informed.
The death is currently being treated as unexplained and inquiries are continuing. A spokesman for Police Scotland sai... | Police searching for a missing man in Aberdeen have found a body. | 32184889 |
The BBC understands that both companies are keen to sign a so-called "statement of intent" before the week Geneva Motor show starts on 6 March to prevent ongoing speculation overshadowing the release of new models.
Events that will determine the future of Vauxhall in the UK have been moving very quickly.
Since last wee... | A draft agreement to sell General Motors' European business to PSA, the owner of Peugeot and Citroen, could be signed as early as next week. | 39060736 |
Naomi Barrett, 53, went on a spending spree while working for Viscount Petersham at Crimonmogate, Aberdeenshire, between 2015 and 2016.
Barrett, of Branscombe, Devon, admitted the offence at Peterhead Sheriff Court.
She was ordered to carry out a community payback order with supervision and to repay the money.
Barrett ... | A viscount's former personal assistant who embezzled almost £23,000 has been ordered to repay the money or face going to jail. | 39193094 |
Can he pull off a far bigger ask of actually beating him, and demolishing Mr Corbyn's mountain of membership support?
On his side is, finally perhaps, unity among the vast majority of Labour MPs and MEPs.
Angela Eagle dropped out with dignity so that there would be only one candidate. Owen Smith was warm in his tribute... | In the last two weeks Owen Smith has gone from someone who one MP described as "just playing games" to being the official challenger to Jeremy Corbyn. | 36841067 |
Willie Boy O'Neill, three, and Tojo O'Neill, two, formerly of Caldon Road, were last seen on 3 August.
They are believed to be in the company of their parents, Claire Watson, 32 and 39-year-old Robert O'Neill (39).
The children were reported missing after council officials became concerned for their welfare after faili... | Police are attempting to trace two children who have been missing from the Irvine area of North Ayrshire. | 28835881 |
It was not immediately clear what had happened, with spokeswoman Heather Nauert saying there were no "definitive answers about the source or cause".
But Ms Nauert refused to be drawn further on what the symptoms were.
But one source told the Associated Press news agency the symptoms reported included hearing loss.
It w... | Washington has expelled two Cuban diplomats after US embassy staff in Havana suffered mysterious physical symptoms, the US state department said. | 40883020 |
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the blaze in the ground floor flat in Alpha Drive at about midnight.
The 26-year-old was given oxygen at the scene.
The fire is understood to have broken out in the kitchen of the property. | A man has been rescued from a fire in a flat in Glenrothes in Fife. | 36410939 |
The birds kill sticklebacks by striking them against their perches, which softens the spines of the fish, making them easier to swallow.
But a kingfisher at Montrose Basin appears to have gone a step further by using the spines to pin three sticklebacks to its branch.
The bird's unusual behaviour was captured by photog... | Photographs showing a kingfisher appearing to hang fish out to dry has baffled experts at a wildlife reserve. | 38414757 |
Peter Whittle, the party's culture spokesman, was selected over deputy chair of UKIP Suzanne Evans.
In a BBC interview he said his priority would be to encourage people to stay in London rather than being forced to leave the city for financial reasons.
He also said he was opposed to the expansion of Heathrow airport.
A... | UKIP has chosen its candidate to stand for London Mayor at next year's election. | 34369150 |
Liverpool boss Klopp counselled the player through a difficult time when they were at Borussia Dortmund in 2013.
Earlier this season, Mkhitaryan did not play in the league for 10 weeks and remembered Klopp's previous advice.
"I am thankful to Klopp. He worked on my personality and the psychological part," 28-year-old M... | Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has thanked Jurgen Klopp for the advice that helped him through a tough start to his Old Trafford career. | 38930961 |
Sutton, who can play at centre-half or full-back, has made 25 appearances for Rovers this season.
The 29-year-old joined the club last July following his release by League Two side Mansfield Town.
Barrow are currently 17th in the National League table, six points above the relegation zone. | Barrow have signed versatile defender Ritchie Sutton on loan from National League rivals Tranmere Rovers until the end of the season. | 35725318 |
The 24-year-old, signed in January for the rest of the season from Sheffield United, was injured in the 2-1 home defeat by Southend on 2 February.
"We've seen what a talent the lad is," Town boss Micky Mellon told BBC Sport.
"But he goes in for a tackle and he's picked up an injury."
Mellon added: "He's gutted as he ca... | On-loan Shrewsbury Town midfielder James Wallace has been forced out of action with a knee injury that will cause him to miss the FA Cup fifth-round tie with Manchester United. | 35552360 |
The 21-time Grand Slam singles champion lost 6-7 (3-7) 6-1 6-2 to Russian 15th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.
It was the 34-year-old American's joint earliest exit from the tournament, which she has won eight times.
"The players come out and play me like they've never played before in their lives," said Williams, who had no... | World number one and defending champion Serena Williams suffered a shock defeat in the fourth round of the Miami Open. | 35913716 |
Michael Whinfrey, 42, from Wickersley in Rotherham, died after the explosion at the Sterecycle waste plant on Sheffield Road on Tuesday.
The father-of-three was airlifted to Leeds General Hospital but later died.
Peter Lindon Davis, 51, from Barnsley, remains in hospital with "potentially life-changing injuries".
South... | Two men involved in an explosion at a waste recycling plant in Rotherham in which one of them died were "best friends", police have revealed. | 12169552 |
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the insect group is the most threatened of those assessed so far in Europe.
Europe harbours more than 1,000 species of grasshopper and cricket.
If we don't act now the sound of crickets could become a thing of the past, said the IUCN.
Crickets, bus... | The first comprehensive assessment of Europe's crickets and grasshoppers has found that more than a quarter of species are being driven to extinction. | 38920199 |
The 27-year-old was named Yorkshire captain in December.
"The new deal has come at the perfect time for me," Ballance told the club website. "I can now purely focus on the captaincy, batting and scoring runs."
The Zimbabwe-born left-hander has played 21 Tests for England, the last of them against Bangladesh in October.... | England batsman Gary Ballance has signed a new contract with Yorkshire which will keep him at Headingley until the end of the 2019 season. | 39338084 |
The 18-year-old centre-back came through the youth system at Stoke City and impressed during a trial with the Latics.
The contract also includes the option of an extra year that Oldham can take up after this season.
"He is really athletic, only 18 and definitely one for the future," boss David Dunn told the club websit... | League One side Oldham Athletic have signed defender Theo Vassell on a deal until the end of the season. | 34676841 |
The boys, aged 13, 15, and 16, are among those charged with possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply.
Fifteen people have been remanded in custody and are due to appear in court on Thursday.
Gwent Police raided 35 addresses in the city and made 25 arrests. Three people have been released with no charge and tw... | Twenty people, including three teenage boys, have been charged following a drugs raid in Newport on Wednesday. | 39732977 |
The Christmas Day meals will take place in Manchester, Leeds and London after Mr Sissay, who is Chancellor of Manchester University, raised £38,000.
The poet, who was in a Wigan children's home from the age of 12 to 18, said he wanted to create happy memories.
A group of volunteers has sourced the venues, transport, f... | Young people who have spent part of their childhood in care have been invited to special Christmas dinners by Manchester poet Lemn Sissay. | 35161750 |
Rowe, 24, has signed a contract until 2020 but will not available to play for the Suffolk club until Tuesday's league game against Derby County.
He has scored six goals in 25 National League appearances for Macclesfield this season and helped the Silkmen to the second round of the FA Cup.
Rowe is the fifth new addition... | Championship club Ipswich Town have signed Macclesfield Town winger Danny Rowe for an undisclosed fee. | 38778012 |
Uncapped McCarthy, 26, was called up after Forster, 28, returned to his club for treatment on an arm injury.
The ex-Crystal Palace keeper has played three times for England's Under 21s.
Joe Hart, on loan at Torino from Manchester City, and Burnley's Tom Heaton are the other goalkeepers named in Sam Allardyce's first En... | Injured Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster has been replaced by club-mate Alex McCarthy for England's World Cup qualifier in Slovakia on Sunday. | 37243639 |
Her condition is stable and she has been advised to rest, doctors at Delhi's Ganga Ram Hospital said.
Mrs Gandhi, 69, is the widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
She is the head of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, which has mostly governed India since independence in 1947.
Mrs Gandhi was admitted earlier this month af... | The leader of India's main opposition Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, has been discharged from hospital where she had surgery to repair a shoulder injury, doctors say. | 37081388 |
Carr left his post as Newcastle United's chief scout in June after seven years with the club.
The 72-year-old previously worked for Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in scouting roles.
He played for Northampton in the 1960s and as manager led them to the Fourth Division title in 1987 during a five-year spell in cha... | Former Northampton Town manager Graham Carr has returned to the club as an associate director. | 41015006 |
Holders Dundalk made eight changes after Thursday's superb Europa Cup win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv but they led 2-0 at the break with clinical finishing.
A header from Dean Shiels was followed by Ciaran Kilduff's composed volley.
Rory Patterson poked in before substitute Curtis rifled home to set up a Brandywell replay on... | Ronan Curtis scored an 86th minute equaliser as Derry fought back from two goals down to draw with Dundalk in the FAI Cup semi-final at Oriel Park. | 37535631 |
The four-match contest should have begun in Brisbane on Thursday, but that Test will now start on 17 December.
The traditional Melbourne Boxing Day Test is unchanged, but the Sydney Test is put back three days to 6 January.
The changes have been made because of welfare concerns for Australia's players grieving for Hugh... | Australia's Test series with India will now begin in Adelaide on 9 December following the death of Phillip Hughes. | 30271366 |
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