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Theresa Villiers and Charlie Flanagan both attended a meeting to review the implementation of the Fresh Start deal negotiated in November last year.
Both the British and Irish governments said the momentum created by the agreement must be maintained.
Mrs Foster became Northern Ireland's first female first minister on M... | Arlene Foster has had her first meetings since becoming first minister with the Northern Ireland secretary and the Irish foreign minister. | 35304394 |
The 28-year-old world record holder equalled the Olympic record - set by Czech Roman Sebrle at Athens 2004 - by scoring 8,993 points in Rio.
France's Kevin Mayer took silver with 8,834, while Canada's Damian Warner secured bronze with 8,666.
"To win two Olympic golds in a row like Daley and Mathias is very special," sa... | American Ashton Eaton has become the third man to retain the Olympic decathlon title, winning in Rio to emulate Great Britain's Daley Thompson, and the USA's Bob Mathias. | 36690964 |
A hacker, or hacking group, published via Twitter what they said were records of 9,000 DHS employees.
According to technology news site Motherboard, the hacker has said he will soon share the personal information of 20,000 DoJ employees, including staff at the FBI.
The news site said it had verified small portions of t... | US authorities have acknowledged a data breach affecting the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security - but downplayed its severity. | 35529659 |
Iain Stuart, 41, from Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, was among those killed in the crash off Norway in April.
An investigation into the cause is continuing.
An internal Statoil investigation into the company's approach to helicopter safety has said a clearer strategy needs to be developed.
The Airbus Super Puma helicopte... | An oil company's report into an offshore helicopter crash which killed 13 people has warned industry cost-cutting must not compromise safety. | 37451057 |
Officers stopped the 92-year-old man close to junction six on the M74 near Motherwell and Hamilton in Lanarkshire on Saturday afternoon.
The pensioner was pulled over after a police car signalled him to stop near Strathclyde Park at about 14:25.
Police were alerted after reports from concerned members of the public. Th... | An elderly man was pulled over by police for driving his mobility scooter on a busy motorway. | 39177599 |
The Conservatives, now with a majority at Westminster, have pledged to replace the Act with a British Bill of Rights.
They want to give UK courts and Parliament the "final say" on human rights issues rather than Strasbourg.
Asked about the impact of such a change on Wales, Mr Jones told assembly members: "It would make... | Scrapping the Human Rights Act would "make us look like a banana republic", First Minister Carwyn Jones has warned. | 32710689 |
Cleveland Potash, at Boulby, has begun consultation with about 220 workers, with a further 140 contractor roles to be cut as well.
Parent company ICL UK described the move as "painful" and warned a similar number of jobs could go in 2018.
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Labour MP Tom Blenkinsop described it as "... | Hundreds of jobs are set to be axed at a North East potash mine. | 34798226 |
Asif, 33, and Butt, 31, were banned along with Mohammad Amir after spot-fixing incidents during a Test against England at Lord's in August 2010.
Amir, 24, is back in the Test team but Asif and Butt are yet to be recalled.
"We are waiting for them to prove their case," said Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shahryar Khan.... | Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt have been told they must "knock the door down" before they are considered for a return to the Pakistan team. | 36810819 |
With more than 3,000 listed places of worship in Wales, the Welsh government said many were under threat.
New activities will be encouraged to save the buildings, either as religious centres or with an alternative purpose.
Deputy Culture Minister Ken Skates, visiting St Giles parish church in Wrexham, said it was "alwa... | An action plan has been launched to save historic religious buildings from neglect as their congregations dwindle. | 35115347 |
Titanic Quarter Ltd has now taken on fresh borrowing of up to £75m from Danske Bank.
The Davidson Kempner fund took control of the loans in 2014 as part of a deal with Ulster Bank.
It came at a time when Ulster Bank was working to drastically reduce its property loan book.
Most of those loans were sold to US funds whi... | The firm developing Belfast's Titanic Quarter has repaid loans which were held by a US investment fund. | 39057836 |
The member for Hollinwood replaces Jim McMahon who won the Oldham West and Royton by-election last month.
Cllr Stretton, who has served as deputy leader since 2014, was chosen over Cllr Arooj Shah, who represents St Mary's ward.
She was elected in 2010 and is chair of the health and well being committee. | Oldham Council will be led by a woman for the first time in its history, after Jean Stretton was selected by Labour councillors. | 35333780 |
The news is likely to further dampen expectations of rise in interest rates any time soon.
Earlier this month, the Bank of England said that the outlook for global growth had weakened, which was depressing the risk of inflation.
Following this report, many economists forecast that rates would not rise until well into n... | UK inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index remained at -0.1% in October, figures show. | 34841952 |
The 24-year-old moves south for a reported £12m, and has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract.
The Ghana international made 24 Premier League appearances in 2015-16 as the Foxes won their first title.
But he has started only one league game this season and has not featured at all since the 5-0 Champions League defeat... | Sam Allardyce has made versatile Leicester player Jeffrey Schlupp his first signing as Crystal Palace boss. | 38607724 |
They include Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilyin, a four-time world champion who also won gold in the 94kg category at the Beijing Games in 2008.
The others are Kazakhstan trio Zulfiya Chinshanlo (53kg), Maiya Maneza (63kg) and Svetlana Podobedova (75kg).
If all four are disqualified, Kazakhstan would drop from 12th to 23rd in the... | Four London 2012 Olympic weightlifting champions have tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. | 36545090 |
Mitzi Steady, four, Robert Parker, 59, Philip Allen, 52, and Stephen Vaughan, 34, died in the crash in Bath in 2015.
Bristol Crown Court heard Matthew Gordon, of Grittenham Haulage Ltd, did not know the brakes had to be tested four times a year.
Mr Gordon, 30, of Dauntsey, Wiltshire denies 14 charges against him.
Drive... | A haulage company owner whose tipper truck killed four people when its brakes failed admitted he "used to stay away from paperwork", a court heard. | 38228659 |
Keighley MP Kris Hopkins has written to police asking them to investigate.
An audit by PKF Littlejohn LLP found the council had made decisions "without consideration of its legal powers" and may have taken "unlawful actions".
The council's decision to develop a new civic centre came in for heavy criticism in the audit ... | Keighley Town Council could be investigated by the police after an audit found "significant weaknesses" in local governance. | 30122875 |
The Outlaws' assistant head coach has been asked to assist with the pre-match warm-up at his home ground.
Franks, 38, who played a solitary one-day international, in 2000, described the call as a "pleasant surprise".
"It's a wonderful opportunity to see England's best prepare for a very exciting series," he said.
"It's... | Nottinghamshire's Paul Franks will join England's coaching staff for the Test match against South Africa at Trent Bridge in July. | 40160651 |
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If ever the people in charge decided I was the man they wanted then I would be delighted
The Tottenham boss also said he did not hold any grudges at being overlooked.
Redknapp had been the favourite to succeed Fabio Capello since the Italian quit in February.
"No problem,"... | Harry Redknapp has wished Roy Hodgson well after the Football Association approached the West Brom manager for the England role. | 17893116 |
The 30-year-old won the last of his 34 caps against New Zealand in 2013.
"I had a phone call from Eddie before he picked the England squad saying I need to get back to the running rugby and get hands on the ball in the wide channels," said Foden.
"That's the first time anyone's ever told me that from England - it was a... | Northampton full-back Ben Foden says England head coach Eddie Jones has told him to "get back to running rugby". | 35549928 |
The 21-year-old suffered up the injury late on in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Championship leaders Burnley.
After being recalled early from loan at League One side Millwall, he was making his first Wolves start in five months.
But there is now a chance he may not play again this season, after being ruled out for a minimum o... | Wolves midfielder Jed Wallace has become the Championship club's latest injury casualty and will be out for up to six weeks with a thigh strain. | 35881312 |
This marks the end of the Welsh government's Open Doors 2015 event.
Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Ruthin Jail, Denbighshire, Caerphilly Castle, Strata Florida Abbey, Ceredigion, and St David's Bishop's Palace, Pembrokeshire, are all involved.
Deputy Tourism Minister Ken Skates said he hoped it had sparked an interest to ... | Heritage sites across Wales have free entry this weekend as part of a scheme to get people interested in history. | 34361070 |
The Torquay United goalkeeper has yet to make his debut for the National League side, but no-one else at the club can claim to have faced the kind of players the Gibraltar international has.
In the eight caps he has won for the fledgling football nation, Robba has come up against world champions Germany, Euro 2016 winn... | In the space of 10 days one footballer will go from taking on the European champions to warming the bench in the fifth tier of English football - welcome to the world of Jamie Robba. | 37316850 |
The Reds had their capacity reduced to zero earlier this month when the council revealed they did not have a required safety certificate holder.
The Championship club have now been granted their certificate but the City Ground will only be able to hold 24,357 people - a reduction of 6,088.
Forest begin their 2016-17 ca... | Nottingham Forest's capacity has been reduced by 20% by Nottinghamshire County Council to fewer than 25,000. | 36897354 |
Despite being relegated to League One, Mowbray says that he has the backing of Blackburn's owners, Venky's.
"They've been very supportive and I think they are going to give us some financial support, to ensure that we have a very strong season next year," he told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"They are basically telling me tha... | Blackburn manager Tony Mowbray says he is under no pressure to sell players. | 40018978 |
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The 24-year-old from Newport beat Charly Suarez of the Philippines on a split decision in his opening bout on day one of competition.
Cordina will face Hurshid Tojibaev of Uzbekistan in the round of 16 on Tuesday (15:30 BST).
"They had it as a split decision but I thought ... | Welsh boxer Joe Cordina believes he has got his "shaky" first fight out of his system and has set his sights on lightweight gold in Rio. | 37002938 |
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has been granted permission by Westminster City Council to replace the Warner Stand at the London ground.
The MCC said the new structure, which includes a 135-seat restaurant with views of the ground, will improve sight-lines and accessibility.
Work is set to begin on the £21m project... | Plans to redevelop a stand at Lord's, the home of cricket, have been given the go-ahead. | 26649979 |
Broad, 29 - the world's top-ranked Test bowler - was drafted in after Liam Plunkett suffered a thigh injury.
Plunkett, who had been brought in to replace the injured Steven Finn, will instead try to prove his fitness ahead of the subsequent Twenty20 matches.
Broad has not featured in an England limited-overs squad sinc... | England bowler Stuart Broad has been called up to the one-day squad for the series in South Africa. | 35381427 |
The former owner of BHS, said it was "wholly untrue" that he had tried to pressurise the regulator.
He also attacked statements made by MP Frank Field, calling them "untrue, totally inaccurate and unhelpful".
Sir Philip said: "I would like to apologise sincerely to all the BHS people involved in this sorry affair."
He ... | Sir Philip Green has hit back at suggestions that he is attempting to "blackmail" the Pensions Regulator over plugging the £571m BHS pension deficit. | 37318785 |
The Jersey hoard was found in a field by metal detectorists Richard Miles and Reg Meade in 2012.
The leather purse is about the size of an average palm and is described as an important find by senior conservator Neil Mahrer.
He said they have so far removed some 40,000 coins and this was the first bag they had come acr... | A rare purse has been found in the middle of one of the world's largest hoards of celtic coins. | 36052641 |
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The government is so concerned about the lack of cover that it is introducing a new scheme that will force insurers to offer policies at affordable rates.
But that doesn't come in until next year.
Clinton Rogers reports from the village of Moorland. | Volunteers are rebuilding several uninsured homes on the Somerset Levels after floods that cost the West Country millions of pounds. | 27707638 |
By reaching a settlement, Google will avoid criminal prosecution in the US for profiting from the adverts.
The $500m represents the firm's revenues from the adverts and the revenues generated from the sale of the drugs, federal investigators said.
Google said it should it not have allowed the adverts.
"We banned the ad... | Internet giant Google has agreed to forfeit $500m (£306m) for publishing online adverts from Canadian pharmacies selling illegal drugs to US customers. | 14659115 |
Terrier-cross Molly took months to recover from a skin condition after being neglected by her previous owner.
Vets then discovered she had a third degree heart block which could potentially shorten her life.
Big-hearted members of the public rushed to donate to the appeal, launched by the RSPCA's Coventry branch.
Read ... | A £2,500 charity appeal to fit a rescue dog with a pacemaker has smashed its target. | 38757019 |
France visit Murrayfield eight days later and England travel to take on Scotland on 24 February.
Away matches against Ireland (10 March) and Italy (17 March) complete Scotland's campaign.
Former Glasgow Warriors boss Townsend, who won 82 Scotland caps as a player, has replaced Vern Cotter and takes charge of next month... | Gregor Townsend's first Six Nations match as Scotland head coach will be away to Wales on 3 February 2018. | 39937363 |
Neville, a former Manchester United and Everton player, was criticised for his lack of emotion and "monotone" style.
In response, Neville told BBC Radio 5 live the TV role was "a lot harder than I thought it was going to be".
Despite the complaints, the BBC said the footballer would continue to play "a key role through... | The BBC has received 445 complaints from viewers about Phil Neville's BBC One commentary on England's World Cup match against Italy. | 27867939 |
The comments sent the value of the US dollar higher, which hit the price of oil and other commodities.
This affected shares in mining companies, who were among the biggest fallers in the UK market.
The FTSE 100 fell 112.45 points to 6,053.35. Fresnillo dropped 7% and Anglo American dropped 4.5%.
Shares in oil companies... | (Close): The market dropped sharply as investors reacted to comments from the Federal Reserve which suggested a US rate rise could come as soon as June. | 36330549 |
The unit at Glenfield Hospital was threatened with closure in 2012 with the nearest service in Birmingham.
A series of changes have now been proposed by NHS England following a national review into children's heart services across the country.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust said the changes would see the u... | Children's heart services in Leicester have been secured after a new vision was approved by a national board. | 33633555 |
Members of the EIS and FELA voted by 96% to 4% to accept the offer, which was negotiated through the National Joint Negotiating Committee (NJNC).
They had first voted for industrial action in December 2015 and about 4,000 lecturers went on strike in March.
Lecturers said pay varied by up to £10,000 a year at different... | Further education college lecturers have approved a national pay offer in a trade union ballot after months of dispute. | 36093455 |
Jason Matthews, 40, of Wolverhampton, parked his Saab before the Greater Manchester Marathon on 19 April.
He said he went back at the weekend and spent the "best part of five or six hours looking around Trafford Park".
Mr Matthews said he had now been told the car was found in the Salford Quays area after a man who saw... | A marathon runner has been without his car for eight days after forgetting where he parked it before the race. | 32503528 |
Brownlee, 28, won Olympic gold at London and Rio, and has not ruled out bidding for a third win at Tokyo 2020.
"I'm going to pursue things away from Olympic triathlon; it's important I have a different focus," Brownlee said.
"I've been to three Olympics and I can't say I won't definitely be at a fourth."
Ironman triath... | Double Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee is to take two years out from the sport to train for the World Ironman Championships in Hawaii. | 38292958 |
Flynn's side are 22nd in League Two, two points above Hartlepool in the final relegation place.
A win will ensure the Exiles remain in the EFL, but if Pools beat title-chasing Doncaster Rovers, they could return to the National League.
"If we win, it's going to be the biggest party in Newport for a long time," Flynn to... | Newport County boss Mike Flynn says their game against Notts County is the biggest in the club's recent history. | 39774925 |
The Syrian leader also said the army faced a shortage of soldiers.
A day earlier, he declared an amnesty for draft-dodgers and deserters.
The conflict is thought to have left more than 230,000 dead and displaced millions. Vast areas are no longer under government control.
Syria's conscript army was once 300,000 strong,... | The Syrian army has been forced to give up some areas in order to retain others in the war against rebels, now in its fifth year, President Bashar al-Assad has acknowledged. | 33669069 |
Opener Lumb made 105 as Notts reached 274-5 from a weather-reduced 42 overs.
Chasing 252 from 37 overs after further rain, Paul Collingwood (69) and Michael Richardson (64) kept Durham in touch.
Richardson then fell to Harry Gurney (5-51) with two balls left, but Keaton Jennings hit a six and a four to win it, taking t... | Michael Lumb's third straight One-Day Cup ton could not stop Nottinghamshire slipping to a last-ball two-wicket defeat by Durham at Chester-le-Street. | 36528811 |
The Assembly Speaker says support for the Commonwealth is not part of his personal politics.
However, he said he wanted his approach during his time as Speaker to be about "respect".
He did not comment on whether Ireland should become part of the Commonwealth.
"In upholding the independence and impartiality of the Spea... | Sinn Féin's Mitchel McLaughlin has announced he will take up the position of President of the NI Assembly Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). | 31696258 |
An Institute of Directors report hailed the business model as a blueprint for success and indicated that the UK could learn from the Manx example.
According to government figures, the estimated value of the Isle of Man space industry for the three years to 2013 will reach £1.1bn.
Many investors have been attracted by ... | The Isle of Man has been praised for "building a powerful niche" within the global space industry. | 18187903 |
John Henry Jones, from Trevor, near Llangollen, went missing in 1970.
His family came forward after the reconstructed face of a man found buried in Staffordshire in 1971 was shown on the BBC's Crimewatch.
But Det Insp Dan Ison, of Staffordshire Police, said DNA tests showed the man was not Mr Jones.
Work had been carri... | An unidentified body found buried in a shallow grave 46 years ago is not a missing man from Denbighshire, detectives have said. | 40709489 |
Hibs trailed Celtic 1-0 at half-time, but the home side hit back through a 27-minute Abi Harrison hat-trick.
Stirling University held Glasgow for 54 minutes before Hayley Lauder, Sarah Crilly and two from Haley Rosen sealed the visitors' victory.
Elsewhere, Glasgow Girls beat Jeanfield Swifts 5-3.
Hearts Ladies against... | Holders Glasgow City and last year's runner's up Hibernian have both made it through to the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup. | 37271890 |
There were 33 defendants present in the Cairo courtroom to hear the verdicts, while the rest were out on bail.
Family and friends of the defendants cried in shock outside the courthouse, reports said.
The decision to hand over the islands to Saudi Arabia sparked a backlash among many Egyptians.
It was made by Egyptian ... | Egypt has sentenced 51 people to two years each in prison for protesting against a decision last month to cede two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. | 36294438 |
The Dutch-owned firm suspended deliveries last month after losing funding.
It had been delivering about 3m letters every week in the three cities, in direct competition with Royal Mail.
The private equity arm of Lloyds bank decided not to invest, triggering a review.
Parent group PostNL said the firm had begun a consul... | Postal business Whistl has confirmed it is ending its home delivery service in London, Liverpool and Manchester, putting up to 1,800 jobs at risk. | 33089423 |
The supervised injection site opened in Vancouver in 2003 with a federal exemption permitting illegal drug use.
Its supporters say it has helped prevent overdoses, reduced infections, and curbed crime and open drug use.
But the federal government said in 2008 that the facility should close, arguing it promoted addictio... | North America's only legal drug-injection site can stay open, Canada's Supreme Court rules, in a defeat for the country's conservative government. | 15130282 |
In the latest mishap, US citizens Bob Weise and Steve Shapiro, both 71, had to seek help in Hayle Harbour, Cornwall, when their sailing boat tipped over, causing a fire on board.
Veteran sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is among those criticising the pair.
The duo previously told BBC News they were experienced enough for... | Two yachtsmen who have been rescued nine times in seven months have been described as a "catastrophe waiting to happen" and urged to "leave UK waters". | 35420983 |
Police said the 61-year-old man had left his own vehicle when he was struck by the lorry shortly after 13:00. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The eastbound carriageway was closed at Junction 3 while emergency services attended, but has since reopened.
Police said they were attempting to establish the full circumst... | A man has died after being hit by a lorry on the M8 at Livingston in West Lothian. | 32148371 |
The South Africa-born 30-year-old claimed 6-66 on his debut against Nottinghamshire at Old Trafford.
Wagner, who had a stint with Northants in 2014, joined the Red Rose as their overseas player for the 2016 campaign.
"It's a great club and a great place. I always had something for Lancashire when I played here for Orms... | New Zealand seamer Neil Wagner has spoken of his pride at being able to play for Lancashire this season. | 36072556 |
The group wants to hold the events on 4 March in Locharbriggs - where it is based - and nearby Dumfries.
Dumfries and Galloway Council's licensing panel is being asked to issue permission for both events.
However, a parish priest in Dumfries has objected to the march saying it has "no reason whatsoever, historical or o... | An Orange Lodge in southern Scotland is seeking approval for two processions to mark its 25th anniversary. | 38993389 |
Normally, clocks are put forward an hour on the last Sunday in March, and then put back an hour on the last Sunday in October.
In 2016, summer time will last from 27 March to 30 October.
During that time, we move our clocks forward by an hour - so, if you normally get up at 8am, it will feel like 7am.
The change is cal... | At 1am on Easter Sunday, the clocks moved forward by one hour, marking the start of British Summer Time. | 35898885 |
His return comes after an invitation of fellow co-founder Jack Dorsey, who was brought back as chief executive in 2015.
Mr Dorsey has been trying to reboot Twitter, which claims more than 300 million monthly users, but has struggled to turn a profit.
Twitter's stock bounced nearly 2% on the news.
Mr Stone said he will ... | Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has said he plans to rejoin the social media site in the next few weeks. | 39939246 |
Unite said workers at the Atomic Weapons Establishment's (AWE) two Berkshire sites would strike for 12 days over a pensions dispute.
AWE, which builds the UK's Trident submarine warheads, said it had put "resilient measures in place".
It added that its pension scheme was "very competitive".
The walk-out of around 700 w... | A union claims strikes have resulted in "serious disruption" to the UK's nuclear weapons programme as it announced further industrial action. | 40286108 |
Tourists may have caught a glimpse of the future monarch in uniform riding his horse Wellesley in The Mall.
As Colonel of the Irish Guards, Prince William inspected the troops ahead of the parade on 17 June.
More than 6,000 spectators watched the inspection in Horse Guards Parade.
There were more than 200 military hors... | The Duke of Cambridge has taken part in the military rehearsal for the Queen's Birthday Parade, also known as Trooping the Colour, for the first time. | 40234860 |
Victoria and South Australia are experiencing higher than expected numbers of mice, the CSIRO said.
The agency characterises a mouse plague as more than 1,000 mice per hectare (2,471 per acre).
If conditions bring enough food, the population could hit that number within months, researcher Steve Henry said.
"We had a te... | Australia's science agency has warned that spring rains have created ideal conditions for a mouse plague in the country's breadbasket. | 38645836 |
The decision comes as some clinicians warned it could put patients at risk.
The unit would carry out complex vascular surgery for potentially life-threatening conditions like abdominal aortic aneurysms.
However, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board said this only represented about 20% of its vascular treatments.
The... | Health chiefs in north Wales have confirmed plans to site a specialist vascular unit at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Denbighshire. | 37419382 |
City had led 2-0 from the first leg after their European debut on Thursday.
Defenders Jennifer Beattie and Lucy Bronze fired in from first-half corners to extend the new English champions' lead, as they controlled possession.
Beattie headed in her second after the break, before Isobel Christiansen slotted in City's fou... | Manchester City reached the last 16 of the Women's Champions League as a 4-0 victory in Russia sealed a dominant, 6-0 aggregate win over Zvezda 2005. | 37628358 |
The number of Welsh MPs will fall from 40 to 29 at the next general election as part of a move to reduce the number of MPs across the UK from 650 to 600.
The changes are being made as a result of rules that require broadly equal numbers of voters in each constituency. Welsh constituencies currently have, on average, fe... | Wales will lose more than a quarter of its MPs under a review of parliamentary constituencies. | 35651943 |
Solomona scored 40 tries in the 2016 season, including a record total of 40 in Super League.
Tigers chairman Steve Gill said in October that the 23-year-old Samoan was not for sale and would be returning to the club on 7 November.
BBC Sport understands Solomona has held talks with rugby union side Sale.
The Premiership... | Castleford Tigers are to take legal action against winger Denny Solomona after he failed to return to the club for pre-season training. | 38091786 |
The world number two dropped serve in the first game of the match but was rarely troubled by the American in his first outing since GB's Davis Cup semi-final victory over Australia on 20 September.
Murray, 28, said: "I played well, moved well and it was a good start for me."
He will face another American, John Isner, i... | Britain's Andy Murray had a comfortable 6-2 6-4 victory over Steve Johnson in his opening Shanghai Masters match. | 34525812 |
The 14% fall in net income to $4bn (£3bn) was not as bad as feared. In June, chief executive Michael Corbat warned of a 25% fall in net income.
Consumer banking in North America had a weak quarter. Net income fell 22%, hit by falling sales and higher costs.
But its trading operations were strong in the April-to-June p... | Citigroup's profits fell in the second quarter because of weakness at its consumer banking business. | 36807092 |
A planned December bout fell through because the fighters "ran out of time", said Klitschko's manager Bernd Boente.
"That'll be the biggest heavyweight fight for years," former world champion Klitschko, 40, told German newspaper Bild.
The WBA has yet to state whether its vacant title would be on the line.
Promotor Eddi... | Wladimir Klitschko says he wants to fight British heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua in "March or April". | 37777939 |
Works by Matisse, Picasso, Gustav Klimt and Ben Nicholson will be offered at auction at Christie's in February, as well as Sting's Steinway piano.
The auction house said the couple had collected the works "with passion and knowledge" over 20 years.
One painting, Nicholson's March 55 (amethyst) could fetch up to £500,00... | Musician Sting and wife Trudie Styler are selling more than 200 items from their art collection, previously housed in their former family home in London. | 34656006 |
The Yemeni troops, along with a force of local tribesman, were backed by the United Arab Emirates and US forces.
The US views Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) as the most dangerous wing of the terror group.
AQAP has taken advantage of the chaos of the Yemeni civil war to expand in the oil and gas rich south.
Th... | Forces backing Yemen's government have reportedly driven al-Qaeda fighters out of the main cities of the southern province of Shabwa. | 40833914 |
The arrests come after more than 5,700 complaints about the websites were made to the Advertising Standards Authority and Citizens Advice.
Most were linked to alleged scams over fees charged for tax return, driving licence and passport applications.
Those held last week under the Fraud Act are on police bail, trading s... | Five people have been arrested as part of a crackdown on websites made to look like official government sites. | 28189070 |
The European Union has approved significant changes to data laws, aimed at putting individuals back in charge of their information.
It is the biggest shake-up to privacy regulation for 20 years, according to experts.
The changes would make privacy "a board-level issue", one lawyer said.
Peter Church, a technology lawye... | Technology companies could face fines of up to 4% of their global annual turnover under new European rules on data protection. | 35110909 |
Reports in Australia say that it could knock as much as £200m (A$425m) off its value.
The parent company of the bank plans to float the Glasgow-based lender in Australia later this year.
Chancellor George Osborne announced he was phasing out the bank levy.
He also announced plans to introduce an 8% surcharge on bank p... | The surcharge tax on bank profits announced in the Budget is being seen as another blow for the sale of Clydesdale Bank. | 33486420 |
The car bonnet would be sticky so that if it hit a person, they would stick to the car.
This would stop the them falling back onto the road after the collision, which could injure them even more.
Google's idea is aimed at driverless cars but could be used on regular cars too.
Don't worry, the sticky layer would be cove... | Google's got a new idea to keep pedestrians safer on the roads - having sticky cars! | 36329825 |
The North East county have been demoted after accepting a £3.8m financial aid package from the ECB.
"The ECB have to hold their hands up and look at the system they have created," said Vaughan.
Counties currently have to bid to stage international matches at their grounds.
Durham reportedly paid £923,000 to stage Engla... | Durham's relegation to Division Two of the County Championship is a warning to others but the England and Wales Cricket Board is also at fault, says former England captain Michael Vaughan. | 37548123 |
The Rams are 10th in the Championship, nine points adrift of the top six.
Scotland international Bryson said: "This season's not been good enough. The players must take responsibility.
"If we don't make the play-offs this season we have to build for next season and put things right."
Derby face QPR at Pride Park on Fri... | Derby County's players must show pride in the last eight games of a season of underachievement even if they fail to reach the play-offs, says midfielder Craig Bryson. | 39429583 |
Nicolas Sagar was working as a pianist on the island and had gone swimming. It is believed he got in to difficulties and drowned.
The 33-year-old was found at Maho Beach by tourists who could not resuscitate him and called emergency services.
Medics pronounced him dead at the scene on Sunday morning and his body was id... | A musician from Alloa has died after drowning off the coast of the Caribbean island of St Maartens. | 14751187 |
If the team had to change the gearbox as a result of damage from Silverstone, Rosberg would be hit with a five-place grid penalty in Hungary this weekend.
Mercedes said Rosberg would run the gearbox in practice on Friday at the Hungaroring "to make sure it is OK".
A spokesman added: "We are optimistic that it will be."... | Mercedes say they are "optimistic" Nico Rosberg will avoid a grid penalty after the gearbox problem that afflicted him at the British Grand Prix. | 36854544 |
The woman contacted security staff after her waters broke at the Intu Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex.
Although an ambulance was called and arrived quickly, the baby girl was delivered before they got to the scene on Thursday evening.
Paul Lancaster, regional manager of Intu, said the woman had been in "distress" but... | A shopper ended up giving birth outside a Primark store after she suddenly went into labour. | 25861977 |
During the election campaign, David Cameron talked about how the government needs to save £1 from every £100 it spends - so 3% should put it well ahead of where it needs to be.
Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Today's announcement highlights why that 1% cuts figure was not entirely helpful.
The first problem is tha... | The chancellor announced today that Whitehall departments have found £3bn of savings this financial year, which is equivalent to around 3% of unprotected departmental spending this year. | 33009823 |
A spokesman said it was the longest tunnel found to date and was meant for use in attacks on Israeli civilians.
The military wing of Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip, dismissed the find, saying the tunnel was not new.
The tunnel is longer than one which Israel announced it had discovered last October which reached 1... | The Israeli military says it has uncovered a tunnel dug by militants from the Gaza Strip which runs hundreds of metres under Israel. | 26678796 |
Needing another 132 for victory with eight wickets in hand on the final day at Grace Road, Wells finished unbeaten on 90 as Sussex strolled home on 234-5.
Anchored by Wells' 190-ball innings, Sussex never looked in any trouble despite losing three wickets.
Sussex have now won back-to-back games, while Leicestershire ar... | Luke Wells continued his superb batting form to guide Sussex to a five-wicket win over Leicestershire in Division Two of the County Championship. | 40242702 |
Stephen Kavanagh also said the airline only entered into a pricing arrangement for flying out of the airport.
BIA is suing Aer Lingus for £20m in damages over the switch to George Best Belfast City Airport in 2012.
Proceedings centre on a dispute over the terms of a deal said to have been reached back in June 2007.
It ... | Aer Lingus lost up to 44m euros (£32m) from having a base at Belfast International Airport (BIA), its chief executive has told a court. | 32540852 |
Based on the 1993 comedy film with Bill Murray, the show will be directed by the Old Vic's new boss Matthew Warchus.
Other plays in his inaugural season include Ibsen's The Master Builder, starring Ralph Fiennes, and Pinter's The Caretaker, with Timothy Spall.
Warchus is taking over from Kevin Spacey, the Old Vic's art... | A new stage musical of Groundhog Day is to have its world premiere at the Old Vic in London next year. | 32387214 |
Last year, National Grid said it would use underground cables instead of pylons between Anglesey and the mainland in Gwynedd.
It said this would protect the Menai Strait's natural beauty.
The tunnel will be based on a network of power tunnels in central London.
Plans to connect Wylfa Newydd at Cemaes Bay to a substatio... | A tunnel under the Menai Strait, which will contain cables linking Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station to the National Grid, is set to cost £100m and take up to five years to complete. | 37495774 |
Managing director of ITV Studios Kevin Lygo will replace him next month.
Fincham said it was "time to do something different" but added that while he had "no firm plans", he would consider a return to the indie sector.
ITV's chief executive Adam Crozier paid tribute to Fincham as a "great creative partner" and added th... | ITV director of television Peter Fincham is leaving the post after eight years, it has been announced. | 35342664 |
Business rates, charged on property in England, are due to change in April for the first time in seven years.
Calculations by consultancy Gerald Eve suggest changes to the rateable value of schools mean some will face 40% bill increases.
The government said its own figures suggested state schools overall would see a 2%... | A sharp rise in schools' business rates could push some budgets beyond breaking point, say head teachers' leaders. | 39006501 |
The carrier reported a pre-tax loss of £19.9m in the year to 31 March, despite revenues rising 13.4% to £707.4m.
Flybe said it would start to reduce the size of its fleet after it saw slowing growth in consumer demand.
However, it insisted the current year was going well and efforts to turn a profit again were well und... | Regional airline Flybe has hit turbulence, running up a near £20m loss after previous expansion plans proved too ambitious. | 40198727 |
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Ashton Hewitt went over to put the hosts in the lead while Angus O'Brien kicked the Dragons further ahead.
Two Jack Carty penalties put Connacht back into the game at the break before Hewitt touched down once more.
O'Brien's two drop-goals extended their lead but Niyi Adeo... | Newport Gwent Dragons won just their second game in the Pro12 this season as they overcame a late Connacht comeback at Rodney Parade. | 37857527 |
The pupil was on a bus carrying 21 students from Barton-under-Needwood in Staffordshire when it crashed in Birmingham.
She was confirmed dead at the scene in the Castle Vale area of the city.
The teenager was a pupil at John Taylor High School.
Tributes have been paid to Holly, with one person writing on social media: ... | A 14-year-old girl who died after a minibus carrying school pupils on a field trip collided with a bin lorry has been named in reports as Holly Brown. | 40541776 |
Connie Jennings, 96, died following the crash on Friday morning, near Murthly on the A9. Ms Jennings was from West Yorkshire.
She was a passenger in a Mazda CX5 which collided with a D&E Coaches single-decker bus.
The driver of the car, a woman in her 60s, sustained less serious injuries. No one else was hurt in the cr... | Police have released the name of a woman who died after a collision between a car and a bus in Perthshire. | 35277289 |
British producer Ronson got his first number one with Uptown Funk on 14 December, and the single has now claimed the final top spot of 2014.
It was released five weeks early after it was performed by Fleur East on The X Factor, later topping the iTunes chart.
Haenow had topped the Christmas chart with OneRepublic's Som... | Mark Ronson's collaboration with Bruno Mars has reclaimed the number one spot in the singles chart, pushing X Factor winner Ben Haenow down to number two. | 30619889 |
Mr Deby took power in a coup in 1990 and later introduced elections.
A referendum in 2005 scrapped a clause restricting presidents to two terms, but Mr Deby said that if he gets re-elected he will reinstate it.
In the last year, Burundi, Rwanda and Congo-Brazzaville have all changed their constitutions to allow their p... | Chad's President Idriss Deby has announced he will run for a fifth term in April's elections. | 35541642 |
The Serbian club had been banned for three seasons because of the issue.
European football's governing body Uefa said Partizan had broken rules on unpaid debts three times in the past five years.
However a Court of Arbitration for Sport statement said Partizan had provided "new evidence" to show it had paid its tax bil... | Partizan Belgrade have had their European ban lifted after providing evidence they had cleared unpaid debts. | 39416747 |
David Lee Cartwright, from Cefn Mawr, Wrexham, was travelling towards Mold where he worked at the town's Tesco store when the incident happened on Tuesday evening at Pontblyddyn.
He died at the scene.
North Wales Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash involving his red Volkswagen Bora on the A541 road at 21:50... | A 31-year-old man who died after his car crashed on a Flintshire road has been named by police. | 35843305 |
The 24-year-old Welshman, who competes in the F42 category, managed 16.14m with his penultimate throw against his able-bodied rivals, finishing fifth.
It beat his previous best of 15.93m set at last year's championships.
Davies is aiming to compete in the shot at the Rio Paralympics after his discus event was removed f... | Paralympic champion Aled Davies improved his own shot put world record at the British Indoor Championships in Sheffield. | 35681713 |
Llanelli MP Nia Griffith said "everything" will be discussed in the wake of the loss of the English safe seat.
She failed to give Mr Corbyn her full support in a BBC Radio Cymru interview.
Mr Corbyn has said he will not step down in the wake of the loss to the Conservatives.
Copeland had been held by Labour for more th... | Jeremy Corbyn's future will form part of discussions around the fall out of the Copeland by-election, Labour's shadow defence secretary has said. | 39076391 |
Winch operator Paul Ormsby and winch man Ciarán Smith have been missing since Rescue 116 crashed off the County Mayo coast on 14 March.
The Irish Coast Guard said the search would now also cover coastline along Counties Donegal and Galway.
Four people were on board the helicopter when it came down.
Capt Dara Fitzpatric... | The search for two Irish Coast Guard crew members missing since a helicopter crash has been extended along the Irish coast. | 39509234 |
The firm failed to meet a deadline to provide fuel tank safety instructions to airlines, among other issues, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Boeing has agreed to pay the fine and take action to improve certification.
The agency said it "does not allege that these issues created unsafe conditions".
"It is impe... | Aircraft maker Boeing is to pay a $12m (£8m) fine for "multiple pending and potential enforcement cases", the US air regulator has said. | 35163322 |
The Fringe act Dolls, who work with the Cirk La Putyka, carried out the stunt above traffic on Friday.
Josa Koelbel and Bellina Sorensson, from the Czech Republic, dangled from the bridge in a bid to promote their show at the Underbelly Lafayette tent.
Edinburgh City Council said the performers had failed to apply for ... | A police investigation has been launched into a Fringe trapeze stunt from an Edinburgh city centre bridge. | 33869395 |
Teresa Kidd, 44, admitted stealing the cash from Glasgow-based Maclay Murray and Spens LLP, where she worked as a purchase ledger supervisor.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard how she duped bosses into signing documents that paid money into bank accounts owned by her and her then partner.
Sentence on Kidd was deferred and sh... | A financial worker is facing a jail term for embezzling £176,696 from one of Scotland's top legal firms. | 32395024 |
The Insolvency Service said enough coal would be bought to keep the ovens alight as talks with "interested parties" continue about their future.
A spokesman said a further decision would be made next week.
The steelworks are with receivers after owners SSI UK went into liquidation, blaming a slump in global steel price... | Coke ovens at the SSI Steelworks in Redcar will remain lit until at the least the weekend, the site's receivers have confirmed. | 34468384 |
The report on business trends from the accountancy and services group BDO said the UK economy was already showing signs of slowing ahead of the EU vote.
Manufacturing had the gloomiest outlook, and job creation in the economy slowed to a two-year low.
BDO's Peter Hemington said uncertainty prompted by Brexit had also d... | Uncertainty around Brexit has dragged UK business output and optimism to three-year lows, a report suggests. | 36757795 |
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