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The Bluebirds could receive up to £5m for the Scotland goalkeeper.
But Giles says the 31-year-old is worth at least £8m, underlining Cardiff's malaise in the Championship.
"They are going to get £3.5m and they're selling him on the cheap. And that tells me where the club is going: nowhere," said Giles.
Marshall agreed ... | The sale by Cardiff City of captain David Marshall to Hull City has been described as "a joke" by former midfielder David Giles. | 37216697 |
Police said the crash happened at 07:10 on the B7066 Whitburn Link Road, near Polkemmet Country Park.
Several roads have been closed. They are due to open at 12:30.
The 58-year-old man who died was a driver in the stationary car.
The occupants of the van suffered minor injuries. Police are appealing for witnesses. | A man has died after a van crashed into a stationary car in West Lothian. | 34921512 |
The father of two from Ballymoney was diagnosed with a rare stomach cancer after nurses discovered his iron levels were low when he went to give blood in November 2012.
Chris, who works as an electrical wholesaler, strongly believes it was a trip that saved his life.
"I was one of the fortunate ones, just so lucky when... | A spur of the moment decision to donate blood changed the life of 42-year-old County Antrim man Chris McIlmoyle. | 32395523 |
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But this 7ft tall New Zealander with a sleeve of tattoos is fast becoming the star of the NBA play-offs and is even putting the league's most valuable player Stephen Curry in the shade.
Adams and his Oklahoma City Thunder side beat Golden State Warriors 118-94 in game four... | With his long, ragged hair and handlebar moustache, Steven Adams looks like he has stepped out of the 1970s. | 36379295 |
An appraisal of stock has found some items have an uncertain provenance while others are in a "poor condition".
Curators have compiled a list of items that could go at Brecknock, Powysland, Llanidloes and Radnorshire museums.
A decision will be taken by councillors at a meeting on Thursday.
"The museums accept that one... | Old bottles, bikes and blacksmith's bellows are among the items that could be disposed of amid plans to cut back on museum collections, according to Powys council. | 38945576 |
The 34-year-old joins the county as cover for fellow West Indies paceman Fidel Edwards, who broke an ankle while playing football last week.
Best has played 25 Tests and 26 one-day internationals for his country, and taken 316 wickets in 115 first-class wickets at an average of 28.
Like Edwards, he is a Kolpak signing,... | Fast bowler Tino Best has joined Hampshire on a short-term deal. | 36129062 |
The Geminid shooting stars are due to peak overnight on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December.
But it's going to be a bit trickier to see them this year because it's happening at the same time as a supermoon - the third one this year.
The light from the closer full moon will make it harder for stargazers.
Meteors are sm... | One of the most dazzling meteor showers of the year is lighting up the sky this week. | 35051710 |
Mr Kerry, 71, was cycling in France when he hit kerb and broke his leg.
He arrived back in the US late on Monday and will be treated at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
It remains unclear how his injury will affect his work as the top diplomat for the US.
He is due to have surgery later on Tuesday.
On the ... | Negotiations with Iran about its nuclear programme will continue despite US Secretary of State John Kerry's recent injury, US officials say. | 32964010 |
The tech giant sold 45.51 million iPhones in the three months to 24 September, beating an average estimate of 44.8 million.
The company also forecast higher-than-expected holiday season revenue of between $76bn and $78bn.
But revenue in the fourth quarter fell 9% to $46.85bn.
That meant annual revenue fell for the firs... | Apple has reported its third quarter in a row of falling iPhone sales and revenue, but sales beat analyst expectations. | 37770432 |
The ban is being imposed at the Kumbh Mela, a pilgrimage that has attracted nearly three million people since July.
Authorities say that selfies will be banned on the days that people ritually bathe in the sacred Godavari river.
Organisers say they conducted a study that showed people took too long taking selfies. This... | A "no selfie zone" will be implemented at a major Hindu festival in India due to fears they could cause stampedes. | 34118109 |
The Broncos needed to better Salford's result at Batley to keep their hopes of a Super League return alive, but the Red Devils won 42-14 to finish fifth.
Rhys Williams scored three of London's nine tries against Featherstone, who lost all seven games in the Qualifiers.
Both clubs will play in the Championship again in ... | London Broncos thrashed Featherstone in their final Qualifiers match but Salford's victory meant they missed out on a place in the Million Pound Game. | 37419786 |
However, only a fraction of those affected may receive compensation.
Legal filings indicated that 250,000 people had lost some £130m in benefits.
The Court of Appeal suggested the Department for Work and Pensions would owe a mere 1% of that amount, £1.3m, to just 2,500 people.
The complex judgment on Friday was origi... | The government has lost the latest round of an extended legal battle involving the docking of benefits for jobseekers who refused to participate in unpaid back-to-work schemes. | 36167500 |
One device was listed with a previous sale price of £2,378, but was "reduced" to £1.58.
The computer firm briefly took its UK store offline on Saturday to resolve the error, and said it would not honour the sales that had been made.
"We apologise sincerely to impacted customers for any inconvenience caused," the firm s... | HP has apologised after an error on its website let shoppers buy expensive laptop computers for less than £2. | 36941960 |
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) said rock was dug away from cliffs near Bearreraig Bay in an apparent organised search for valuable specimens.
The agency said Skye was known as Scotland's "Dinosaur Isle" because of its important fossil records.
SNH has appealed for witnesses to contact the police.
Skye is a key dinosau... | Tonnes of rock has been disturbed at a Jurassic site on Skye in what has been described as one of Scotland's most reckless acts of fossil collecting. | 15789553 |
The claim: "We are giving £20bn a year or £350m a week to Brussels."
Reality Check verdict: We are not giving £20bn a year or £350m a week to Brussels - Britain pays £276m a week to the EU budget because of the rebate.
He has gone with that figure despite a letter from the head of the UK statistics watchdog Sir Andrew ... | Mayor of London Boris Johnson used the figure in The Sun this morning that the UK gives £350m a week to Brussels. | 36110822 |
Kaikai, 20, is back with Town for a second spell from Premier League Crystal Palace and has scored six goals in his last five appearances to lift the club two points clear of trouble.
"He's very important for us," Ogogo, 26, told BBC Radio Shropshire.
"He's got the quality and can score goals out of nothing."
Kaikai, w... | Stand-in captain Abu Ogogo says in-form striker Sullay Kaikai will play a key role in Shrewsbury Town's bid to avoid relegation from League One. | 35980043 |
The car mounted a pavement within the grounds of Maidstone Hospital, in Barming, at about 14:40 BST on Tuesday, police said.
The woman, in her 90s, was taken to a hospital in London, where she was later pronounced dead.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the crash, which happened near the hospital's birthing centre. | A woman in her 90s who was in a wheelchair when she was hit by a car outside a hospital has died. | 40110774 |
The government last year pledged £1.4bn for child mental health by 2020, but a report says millions of pounds is being used to offset NHS cuts elsewhere.
Specialist teams are also turning away up to a quarter of youngsters, it said.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the government was "determined to address" mental hea... | Money earmarked to boost mental health provision for children in England is failing to make it to front-line services, a new report suggests. | 37983593 |
One private hospital told the BBC that 90 people are on a waiting list after it ran out of supplies last week.
Hundreds of thousands of people have signed a national petition for the jab to be offered to all children
It follows a case in England where a mother shared pictures of her daughter dying in hospital from the ... | Private hospitals in Northern Ireland are reporting an increase in the number of inquiries from the public about getting the Meningitis B vaccine. | 35636208 |
The company, founded by billionaire Newcastle United boss Mike Ashley, has seen its shares rise 86% since the start of the year.
The FTSE 100 is updated every three months, reflecting changes in the market value of companies.
The reshuffle takes effect from 23 September.
Greek coke bottler Coca Cola Hellenic is also se... | Retailer Sports Direct will enter the FTSE 100 as part of the latest reshuffle of the 100 biggest companies on the London Stock Exchange. | 24055849 |
The survey, carried out days after Scotland voted "No", found 3% wanted to Wales to be independent.
But there was support for the idea of more powers being devolved to the Welsh Assembly, with 49% in favour.
ICM Research interviewed a random sample of 1,006 people in Wales over the telephone.
The survey found 12% wante... | Support for Welsh independence has fallen to its lowest recorded level in the wake of the Scottish referendum, according to a poll for BBC Wales. | 29331475 |
Watson's deal expires at the end of the season, but he says he has a "sense of unfinished business" at the club.
"I want to stay," the 25-year old told BBC Scotland ahead of Edinburgh's derby against Glasgow Warriors on Monday.
"At this point in time, I'm doing well for Edinburgh, and the best place for me to keep gett... | Scotland flanker Hamish Watson says he "wants to stay" at Edinburgh beyond the end of his contract. | 38421129 |
About 80 items, including artwork, letters and clothing from collections around the world will go on display in Winchester in the summer.
Exhibits will include the author's silk pelisse coat, her purse and sewing box.
A portrait, not been seen in public for more than 40 years, is also included.
It is one of five to be ... | An exhibition marking the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's death will feature writings from her teenage years and the original ending she wrote for her novel Persuasion. | 38799598 |
Connors, 21, began his career with Fulham and joined the Daggers in 2011 on a two-year scholarship.
"He is versatile, can play in two or three positions and he knows Scott Doe and Luke Howell from their time at Dagenham," said boss Luke Garrard.
"Jack's signing was important for us in terms of quality and squad depth." | Boreham Wood have signed defender Jack Connors on loan from League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge until the end of the season. | 35732635 |
Henrikh Mkhitaryan's sublime solo goal proved the difference as second-placed Dortmund moved within five points.
The Armenia captain ran at the away defence from deep before firing into the bottom corner from 20 yards.
Pep Guardiola's side can restore their eight-point lead with a win at relegation battlers Augsburg on... | Borussia Dortmund narrowed the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich with a hard-fought win against bottom side Hannover. | 35563243 |
The pool will have a see-through bottom so that people using it can peer down to the ground as they swim.
It will be 35 metres up in the air and will link two blocks of flats near Battersea, in London.
Nicknamed "Sky Pool", it has been described as a world first.
These pictures are artists impressions of what the pool ... | Plans to build a 25 metre swimming pool, that will join two 10 storey tower blocks, have been announced. | 34014063 |
A security source told the BBC that at least 35 soldiers and allied Sunni tribesmen were killed in a series of suicide car bomb attacks.
A senior IS leader was also said to have been killed east of the city.
Government forces have encircled Ramadi and are preparing for a final assault on the city, which IS overran in M... | Islamic State militants have reportedly launched several counter-attacks in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, which government forces are trying to recapture. | 35091680 |
About 80,000 lightning strikes were recorded, some damaging power generation facilities, while winds toppled over 22 transmission towers.
Power was restored to Adelaide area by 03:00 local time (17:30 GMT) but tens of thousands of homes remain cut off.
On Thursday, authorities advised people to leave work early as wind... | South Australia is enduring a second day of severe weather, after the entire state was left without power overnight. | 37481256 |
The 19-year-old netted on her debut for Arsenal Ladies in 2013 and scored 22 goals in her first full season with the north London club.
Humphrey is the Belles sixth signing following their promotion to Women's Super League One.
"I want to get some more experience and help the team do as well as we can," she told the cl... | Doncaster Rovers Belles have signed Arsenal Ladies' teenage midfielder Carla Humphrey on loan. | 35366600 |
It was originally designed and built for billionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who wanted to make the world's first solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
But after he died in a plane crash, former property investor Chris Welsh, who is based in California, bought the submarine and is now taking on the lonely ch... | The Deep Flight Challenger submersible has been backed by Richard Branson's Virgin empire, and is currently undergoing its first water trials. | 17013035 |
The 28-mile road - previously predicted to cost £347m - was given the green light by Scottish ministers in 2009, but was delayed by legal action.
Protesters lost their appeal to the Supreme Court earlier this month.
Transport Minister Keith Brown said the "unwanted delays" had resulted in a "substantial increase" in th... | The cost of the Aberdeen bypass has risen to an estimated £653m, it has been revealed. | 20121664 |
The Innovation Factory has been built on the site of the former Mackies engineering works on Springfield Road.
About half the money for the £9m project came from the EU, with the rest split between the city council and Invest NI.
The building will be managed by Oxford Innovation, who run a network of similar centres ac... | A building that will provide workspace for about 100 start-up businesses in west Belfast has officially opened. | 37510268 |
Premiership
Aberdeen 4-0 Ross County
Celtic 2-0 Motherwell
Heart of Midlothian 2-0 Dundee
Partick Thistle 2-2 Hamilton Academical
St Johnstone 0-1 Kilmarnock
Championship
Dumbarton 0-3 Ayr United
Falkirk 2-1 Dunfermline Athletic
Queen of the South 0-5 Greenock Morton
Raith Rovers 0-0 Hibernian
St Mirren 0-2 Dundee Unit... | Match reports from Saturday's Scottish Premiership and Championship games. | 37656683 |
Elstree 1976 was directed by Jon Spira, from Thrupp, Oxfordshire, and completed after a Kickstarter campaign raised more than £40,000.
He said a follow-up, Elstree 1979, would focus on the stunt team from Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back.
Filming is due to start this summer with the filmmakers hoping to releas... | A sequel to a crowdfunded film about the lives of supporting artists in Star Wars has been announced. | 39997259 |
Jedburgh became the latest town to receive the provision last week.
Councillor Stewart Bell said by the end of the latest rollout, 94% of homes in the region should have access.
He added that a range of groups were working on ways to deliver superfast services to those not covered by that programme.
There have been con... | A Borders councillor has said work is being done to deliver superfast broadband to homes in the region currently missing out on the service. | 37082760 |
The site owned by Global Energy Group joins Wick Harbour in Caithness in securing work on the £2.6bn Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (Bowl) project.
Siemens, one of the companies involved in Bowl, will use the yard for assembling turbines from spring 2018.
Once assembled the turbines would be towed out to the wind farm... | The Nigg Energy Park on the Cromarty Firth is to be used during construction of an 84-turbine offshore wind farm. | 36528196 |
Now, on the surface, these words from Michael Gove shouldn't be surprising. A minister wouldn't advertise disunity.
The surprise though is that - as one of the most prominent Leave campaigners - he was talking about an implementation period post-Brexit which could last for an unspecified amount of time.
Insiders say hi... | The government and the cabinet "is united". | 40682982 |
A skeleton of a meat-eating Jurassic dinosaur, the theropod, was uncovered by spring storms at Lavernock beach, Vale of Glamorgan, in 2014.
The dinosaur's missing foot was found at the beach by palaeontology student, Sam Davies, of Bridgend, at the beginning of this month.
"My first reaction was that I was very lucky,"... | The fossilised foot of a dinosaur has been discovered on a south Wales beach, National Museum Wales has announced. | 34062741 |
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They used recyclable materials such as shoe boxes, plastic packaging and egg boxes to make them.
They went to see how a team from Swansea University are building a real classroom for the future, whose aims are the same.
Their classroom is designed to be energy positive - that... | Kids in Swansea have been showing us their designs for buildings for the future, which they say should be as energy-efficient and kind to the environment as possible. | 37388278 |
Following the acquisition of Cyprus defender Jason Demetriou, Etheridge, 25, fills the gap left by Richard O'Donnell's move to Wigan Athletic.
The ex-Chelsea trainee, who has made just 20 Football League appearances, was released by Charlton in May.
"We had a number of good options but Neil stood out," said boss Dean S... | League One side Walsall have made their second international signing in 24 hours by bringing in Philippines keeper Neil Etheridge on a two-year deal. | 33363265 |
Soldiers from the island, as well as Kingussie and Beauly in the Highlands, lost their lives at Festubert in France in 1915.
Portree on Skye lost 10 men in a single night. In total, more than 20,000 men died over 10 days of fighting.
Three days of events will start on Friday and will include talks by historians and poe... | One of the bloodiest battles of World War One will be commemorated in events to be held on Skye later this week. | 32702926 |
Since then the country has seen the creation of a multi-party parliamentary system, a decade-long Maoist insurgency and the abolition of its monarchy.
Flanked by China and India, it is home to eight of the world's highest mountains including Mount Everest, known locally as Sagarmatha.
As one of the world's poorest coun... | With its ancient culture and the Himalayas as a backdrop, landlocked Nepal was closed to the outside world until the 1950s. | 12511455 |
The regiment has strong links to the city as an Army Reserve unit is based in Raglan Barracks and the Freedom of Newport was granted to them in 1978.
They paraded through the city centre with colours flying, drums beating and bayonets fixed as they were led by the Band of the Royal Artillery.
The parade started at 12:3... | About 100 soldiers from the 104th Regiment Royal Artillery marked their 50th anniversary with a freedom parade through Newport on Saturday. | 39445943 |
The classic 1970s sitcom starred her father Richard Beckinsale as Lenny Godber, cellmate to Ronnie Barker's Norman Stanley Fletcher.
Porridge will return for a special episode, again written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
Set 40 years on, Kevin Bishop will play Fletcher's prison inmate grandson.
Nicknamed "Fletch"... | Hollywood actress Kate Beckinsale, best known for the Underworld Series of films, has given her blessing to the BBC bringing back Porridge. | 36416551 |
Grant Bradburn's side must top their group, which also features Hong Kong, to progress to the Super 10 stage.
This will be played alongside the women's event from 15-28 March.
Should they prevail, Scotland will be entered into a group containing England, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the West Indes.
The Scots will play a... | Scotland's men will face Zimbabwe and Afghanistan in the first stage of next year's ICC World Twenty20 tournament in India. | 35074973 |
Cpl Stuart Robinson was injured when his vehicle hit an explosive device near Camp Bastion in February 2013.
He will be joined on the 38 mile (60km) course by former colleague Kurt McGuinness, the brother of 23-time TT winner John McGuinness.
The 33-year-old said the challenge had been a "lifesaver" for him.
He said th... | A former soldier who lost both legs in Afghanistan is to attempt the Isle of Man TT course using a hand-powered bike. | 35639718 |
The veterans have set off from the Canary Islands.
They aim to row the 3,000 miles in under 55 days as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
The Row2Recovery group are competing against 25 other teams in the race, which will end in Antigua in the Caribbean.
The race was scheduled to start on 15 December, but ... | Four ex-servicemen are rowing across the Atlantic in a bid to become what is believed to be the first all-amputee team to make the trip. | 35094334 |
The 31-year-old left-armer was released by Sussex in September having been at Hove since 2006.
The ex-Leicestershire paceman has taken 34 first-class wickets at an average of 51.05, 79 one-day scalps at 29.22 and 82 T20 wickets at 23.90.
"It's great to have Chris on board," said Gloucestershire head coach Richard Dawso... | Gloucestershire have signed former Sussex seam bowler Chris Liddle on a two-year contract. | 34835405 |
Rose, 26, was replaced by Ben Davies during Tuesday's 0-0 draw at Sunderland and had a knee scan on Thursday.
The England international has started 18 of Spurs' 23 Premier League games this season, but will miss the visit of Middlesbrough on Saturday.
"We need to wait until Monday to see the specialist," said Pochettin... | Tottenham left-back Danny Rose will see a specialist on Monday to confirm the extent of his knee injury, manager Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed. | 38856242 |
The material is to be transported by road from the nuclear power complex to Scrabster harbour for shipping to Sellafield in Cumbria.
A nine mile (14.4km) stretch of the A836 would be involved.
Dounreay is being decommissioned and tonnes of its radioactive material is being reprocessed at Sellafield.
Other items have be... | A stretch of road in Caithness is to be closed for short periods on occasions over the next 12 months so nuclear material can be moved from Dounreay. | 40554830 |
Irish slipped back to the foot of the table after defeat at Sale and Newcastle's win against Harlequins.
The Exiles host 10th-placed Worcester on Sunday and could move above the Warriors with a win.
"We've already spoken about next week and what we need to do," Coventry told BBC Radio Berkshire.
"The boys have had a bi... | London Irish head coach Tom Coventry admits their meeting with fellow Premiership strugglers Worcester will be a "huge" game for his team. | 35461701 |
She beat the 21st seed 4-6 6-4 8-6 in the fourth round, in a match that lasted three hours and four minutes.
"It was mentally, emotionally and physically draining," Konta said.
At 24 years old, Konta is ranked 47th in the world.
Her next opponent will either be 15th seed Madison Keys, or China's Shuai Zhang.
The 'Grand... | Johanna Konta has become the first British woman to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final for 31 years, after beating Ekaterina Makarova at the Australian Open. | 35400131 |
Dan Biggar was heard querying whether to kick for the corner when Wales won a penalty while trailing 16-13 but denied he overruled Jones' decision.
Leigh Halfpenny admitted he turned down the chance to kick at goal, however.
"Things happen on the field which challenge everybody at the best of times," Thorburn told BBC ... | Former Wales skipper Paul Thorburn says there is no question over Alun Wyn Jones' captaincy despite claims he was overruled in the loss to Scotland. | 39125309 |
Britain's and champion teams up with Heather Stanning as she aims to repeat her success in Chengdu in 2013.
"It's the first big title I've had to defend," Glover said.
"There's a little bit of pressure, but it I think it's important to feel the pressure," she told BBC Radio Cornwall.
"If you're going to define the se... | Helen Glover says she is feeling the pressure of defending a major title for the first time at next week's World Championships in Amsterdam. | 28893464 |
The New York-based singer won the award for her Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg collaboration, Sings.
"I want to dedicate this Grammy to all the traditional musicians in Africa, in my country, to all the young generation," Kidjo said.
Her album beat one by Malawi's Zomba Prison Project and South Africa's Ladysmi... | Benin's Angelique Kidjo has won the best world music album of the year at this year's Grammys in Los Angeles. | 35585976 |
Exam board Pearson has confirmed plans to develop a new history of art A-level for teaching from next September.
October's decision by the AQA board to drop the subject provoked an outcry from experts who argued "society had never required its insights more".
"It's amazing - just about in the nick of time," said teache... | Campaigners for art history A-level say they are "absolutely thrilled" by a late decision to save the subject, which was set to be discontinued. | 38172253 |
The visitors were shot out for only 109 by an electric bowling and fielding performance, with James Anderson taking 3-42 and Luke Procter 3-14.
James Vince, watched by England coach Trevor Bayliss and selector James Whitaker, was run out for nought.
Haseeb Hameed and Proctor then shared an unbroken stand of 104 to take... | Lancashire completely dominated Hampshire on day one of the County Championship Division One match. | 36213419 |
Strong winds helped the blaze to spread across the 336.1m (1,105ft) high building in the marina district.
One eyewitness told the BBC "there was debris flying everywhere, falling into neighbouring buildings". The fire was later extinguished.
It is not known what caused the blaze. Hundreds of people were evacuated and t... | A fire has swept through the Torch skyscraper in Dubai, one of the tallest residential buildings in the world. | 31562099 |
The 20-year-old spent the latter half of 2015-16 on loan with the Bantams.
He made four Europa League appearances and one Premier League appearance for the Hammers in 2015, before playing against Juventus in Sunday's friendly.
"I am excited to try to push this club on again," he told Bradford's club website. "The fans,... | League One club Bradford City have re-signed West Ham United midfielder Josh Cullen on loan until January. | 37014395 |
The Championship club had been in talks with the former owner of San Diego Padres.
However, Al Hasawi, who took control at the City Ground in 2012, says negotiations have "come to an end".
"A deal as it stands is not in the interests of the long-term future of our club," said the Kuwaiti.
"We feel strongly that we have... | Nottingham Forest's proposed takeover by a United States-based consortium led by John Jay Moores has collapsed, according to owner Fawaz Al Hasawi. | 38518884 |
Anaya Ellick from Chesapeake, Virginia, does not use prosthetics. To write, she stands to get the proper angle, holding a pencil between her arms.
Her principal, Tracy Cox from Greenbrier Christian Academy, describes her as an "inspiration".
"She does not let anything get in the way of doing what she has set out to do,... | A seven-year-old student born without hands has won a US national handwriting contest. | 36225287 |
The 21-year-old scored one try in two appearances for the Welsh region but crossed eight times in 26 games for Welsh Premiership side Cardiff RFC, who come under the umbrella of the Blues.
Bath have also handed a new two-year contract extension to back row Levi Douglas, 20, who joined the English Premiership club's aca... | Bath have signed Cardiff Blues' Welsh wing Harry Davies ahead of next season. | 36227417 |
The ex-France and Arsenal striker wore glasses and a wig to surprise teenagers at Pen-y-Dre High School, Merthyr.
Henry, a Sky Academy ambassador, was there to present the Sky Sports Living for Sport Student of the Year Award for Wales to pupil Emma Morgan.
The awards programme is on Sky Sports 1 on Sunday.
A talented ... | Football legend Thierry Henry amazed pupils at a south Wales school by walking into their classroom disguised as a supply teacher. | 32039197 |
Lamborghini, which is owned by Volkswagen, said Italy had beaten a bid from Slovakia to build the car there.
Reports say the sports car maker received €90m ($98m; £64m) of tax breaks and other incentives from the government to produce the car in Italy.
Executives from Lamborghini joined the Italian Prime Minister Ma... | Lamborghini confirmed the launch of a sports utility vehicle (SUV) and signed a deal to build the car in Italy. | 32908838 |
The ??359m Independent Living Fund pays out an average of ??300 a week, to help people pay for carers so they can live at home and not in a care home.
It was already shut to new applicants for this year and will now shut to new claims permanently, said the minister for disabled people, Maria Miller.
Payments to existin... | A fund which supports more than 21,000 people with severe disabilities is to be phased out by 2015. | 11985568 |
The RMT union is balloting more than 1,000 members who work at stations.
GTR, which includes Southern and Great Northern, plans to close 34 station ticket offices and staff 49 others only at peak times.
The two sides are in a long-running dispute over the role of conductors.
Stations listed for reduced ticket office ho... | Britain's largest rail franchise, Govia Thameslink (GTR) is facing the threat of more industrial action, in a fresh dispute over planned cuts to ticket offices. | 36902191 |
The RT-branded box contains food packaged in laboratory bottles, such as Medonium honey - "med" being honey in Russian and Meldonium a performance-enhancing drugs taken by athletes.
There is also raspberry jam tagged "anabolic" in reference to steroids also banned in sports.
"Not everyone realised this was a humorous p... | The Kremlin-funded international broadcaster RT, known as Russia Today, has produced New Year gift boxes branded "Russian doping". | 38453304 |
The Lincolnshire side reached round one for the first time by beating National League Wrexham 3-2 after extra-time in a fourth qualifying round replay.
Stamford, who play in the eighth tier Northern Premier League Division One South, now face League One Hartlepool.
"We're on a bonus for the FA Cup and we're determined ... | Stamford's players are hoping to earn enough money from their FA Cup run to fund an end-of-season trip to the US. | 37702817 |
Steven Dishman, 60, went on the run on 28 May 1985 while serving seven years for burglary and theft of property.
He was sentenced in December 1984, and would have been eligible for parole in December 1987.
Dishman was taken into custody by law enforcement officials and the Arkansas State Police.
The inmate escaped from... | An Arkansas prisoner who escaped more than 30 years ago has been recaptured in the city of Springdale, a prisons spokesman said. | 40406426 |
Co-operative Energy received 136 complaints per 100,000 customers in the third quarter of the year, the Energy Ombudsman said.
This was 50% higher than any other supplier, the ombudsman's figures show.
Co-operative Energy blamed continuing problems with its new computer system for the results.
It upgraded its IT system... | One of the UK's smaller energy suppliers has topped a list of the highest proportion of consumer complaints. | 34786929 |
The crash, which involved the bike and a Range Rover, took place at about 19:30 BST on Saturday at Groesonen Road in Clytha, near Abergavenny.
The driver of the Range Rover was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
The motorcyclist, from Bristol, was pronounced dead at the scene. | A motorcyclist has died after a crash in Monmouthshire, Gwent Police has said. | 36454854 |
The company said that Kensington and Chelsea had seen prices plummet by 16% since a peak in September 2014.
In Westminster it claimed there had been a fall of 22% between a peak in November and the end of May.
It blamed the fall on the new stamp duty regime, introduced in December, which penalises expensive properties.... | House prices in the smartest parts of London have fallen by up to 22% since last Autumn, according to the property services group LSL. | 33086002 |
Ward defended his WBO, WBA and IBF light-heavyweight titles against Sergey Kovalev in a rematch on Saturday.
His coach Virgil Hunter has talked up a move to cruiserweight or heavyweight and backed the American to beat Joshua.
"He's the heavyweight champion and the man but that's just my coach's belief," Ward, 33, told ... | Andre Ward says "anything is possible" regarding a move up in weight which could see him meet WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. | 40349245 |
Only 3.2mm of rain fell at Gogarbank and 4mm in the Botanic Gardens - 7% and 10% of the respective monthly average.
According to data from the Met Office Midlothian, Fife and Middlesex, were the driest historical counties this month with just 12% of the rainfall expected in April.
Sutherland was the wettest part of Sco... | Edinburgh was the driest place in the UK in April despite Scotland as a whole being the wettest. | 39858075 |
Howard, who was the president of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), died at his home near Los Angeles on Wednesday.
He was best known for the 1970s high school basketball series The White Shadow, in which he played the coach.
SAG-AFTRA acting president Gabrielle C... | Veteran TV and film actor Ken Howard has died at the age of 71. | 35890257 |
Tommy Thompson was arrested on a criminal contempt warrant for evading a civil case brought by his investors.
They accuse him of cheating them out of promised proceeds from one of the biggest shipwreck hauls in US history.
In 1988 Thompson recovered millions of dollars' worth of gold from a ship that sank off the US co... | A US treasure hunter - who spent years evading authorities - will go to prison rather than testify about gold he discovered in a historic shipwreck. | 32227348 |
The Navitus Bay project was for up to 121 turbines off Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change rejected the offshore project in September.
The developers' "extensive" research will be made available via the Crown Estate's Marine Data Exchange.
The £3.5bn plan, developed joi... | Developers behind a wind farm plan off the south coast of England which was refused consent by the government have decided not to appeal the decision. | 34571775 |
The Israeli ambassador to the UN called the database a "blacklist" and said the body was acting obsessively against it.
But the Palestinian envoy said the move was a "message of hope" for his people.
Settlements built on territories occupied by Israel in 1967 are considered illegal under international law, but Israel d... | Israel has criticised the UN Human Rights Council for voting to establish a database of firms doing business in settlements in the occupied West Bank. | 35901317 |
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Bolt, who completed a sprint double in Beijing with Thursday's 200m win, added he would run at the 2016 Olympics.
"I want to run but I think the sport is not as fun as it used to be - it's more taxing," the 29-year-old, who has won 10 world titles, told the BBC.
"I can't e... | Jamaica's Usain Bolt says he is "50-50" to compete at the 2017 World Championships in London because athletics is less enjoyable for him. | 34079232 |
The EU said the meeting in Istanbul, which ended early on Wednesday, was "useful and constructive".
Mr Jalili said they assessed "common points" reached by technical teams.
Talks in June between Iran and the P5+1 - the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany - ended without a breakthrough.
US Secretary of State Hilla... | EU foreign affairs representative Catherine Ashton has held talks with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, in a bid to end the stand-off over the Iranian nuclear programme. | 19634052 |
The Irish, who have set 2020 as their target entry date, are currently ICC associate members, which means they play one-day internationals and T20 games but not Test matches.
They have earned wins over Pakistan and England at the last two World Cups.
Central contracts are to be given to 23 Ireland players while coach P... | Ireland have announced that they are applying to the International Cricket Council for Test match status. | 16698328 |
At an event in New York on Monday, Madonna, Beyonce, Kanye West, and 13 other performers announced they had become co-owners of Tidal.
The service launched last October, but was recently bought by rapper Jay Z.
It is hoping to compete with the likes of Spotify, Deezer and Google Play.
However Tidal offers 25 million mu... | Some of the biggest names in entertainment have re-launched the music subscription service Tidal, which they are billing as the first artist-owned platform for music and video. | 32125293 |
They have been removed to stop the spread of ash dieback, a fungal disease that can infect mature trees and saplings.
Scientists have warned that if it is not contained it could change the landscape and affect our biodiversity.
It has been found on around 100 sites in Northern Ireland.
All those sites were planted with... | One hundred thousand young ash trees have been destroyed in Northern Ireland in an attempt to combat a potentially devastating disease. | 33480275 |
Celtic lead the Dons on goal difference with a game in hand after losing at Pittodrie on their last league outing.
"They're going to be more hungry," manager Deila said of his team.
"They know that it is very important to keep momentum and winning games and getting performances. So, it [Aberdeen drawing level] is doing... | Ronny Deila thinks the challenge from Aberdeen will only increase the determination of his Celtic players to stay at the top of the Premiership. | 35553440 |
Gwent Police said the man was arrested in Hamburg on 12 August and will be extradited to the UK.
The man is believed to be Thomas Doran, who is wanted as part of Gwent Police's Operation Imperial - an investigation into serious offences against vulnerable adults on the Gwent Levels.
The extradition process can take six... | A 60-year-old man from Cardiff has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of conspiracy to kidnap. | 37182451 |
The 23-year-old arrived on trial with the Dingwall club last month following his release from Go Ahead Eagles in the second tier of Dutch football.
Having started his career at NAC Breda, he will provide competition for Liam Boyce, Brian Graham and Craig Curran.
Curran has not featured since suffering a head injury in ... | Ross County have signed former Netherlands Under-21 striker Alex Schalk until the end of the season, subject to international clearance. | 34452823 |
Molloy has made 40 appearances for the Wildcats since joining from Huddersfield in April 2013.
Meanwhile, centre Bill Tupou will also miss Saturday's Challenge Cup semi-final at Warrington after suffering a minor tear in his hamstring.
"The injuries are a loss but we've got depth in the squad," head coach Chris Chester... | Wakefield Wildcats second-row forward Jon Molloy will be out for four weeks after suffering a torn pectoral muscle. | 36896025 |
AMs are not meant to use assembly facilities for party-political campaigning.
But in March, South Wales Central AM Neil McEvoy discussed the campaign at a press conference held in an assembly briefing room.
Mr McEvoy accepted that he was in breach of the AM's code of conduct.
The standards committee has recommended to ... | A Plaid Cymru AM has apologised for discussing his party's council election campaign at a press conference in the Senedd building. | 40816941 |
England won the toss and chose to bat but went from 110-2 to 184 all out as they were dismissed in 40.2 overs.
Daniel Bell-Drummond top-scored with 51 but it was in vain as England went 3-0 down in the five-match series.
Sri Lanka A reached their target in 37 overs as Shehan Jayasuriya followed up his 5-35 with a knock... | England Lions have lost their one-day series against Sri Lanka A after being beaten by four wickets in the third ODI in Kurunegala. | 39178791 |
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A company based in Solva has developed new mobile phone technology to record the animal's position.
The app is free and can be used in remote areas without wi-fi.
Its inventor told Abigail Neal how mapping these sightings could help pro... | Technology pioneered in Pembrokeshire is being used to track endangered birds of prey in Africa. | 28490479 |
A public sale of the items will be held at the venue on Saturday and Sunday.
Aberdeen Performing Arts, the organisation that manages the hall, held the last performances there earlier this month.
The building is due to be fully closed to the public for 20-months of building work.
A new performance studio and new creati... | Aberdeen Music Hall is selling off props, clothing, mirrors and other furniture ahead of a £7m revamp of the 155-year-old building. | 35996318 |
The U's are now three games unbeaten in League One, but remain seven points from safety with six matches to play.
"The club as a whole is going in the right direction," Keen told BBC Essex. "The players are playing with heart and soul and they're having a right go.
"I thought it was a good competitive game with both te... | Colchester United are "going in the right direction" following their 0-0 draw against sixth-placed Millwall, according to manager Kevin Keen. | 35959077 |
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Backstage, he spoke to the BBC's entertainment reporter Lizo Mzimba about working with director JJ Abrams, his co-star Daisy Ridley and why fans should be excited about the latest Star Wars blockbuster. | John Boyega, who stars in the new Star Wars film - The Force Awakens, presented a prize at this year's Bafta Film Awards. | 31290288 |
Jamieson, who lost his place to on-loan Rangers 20-year-old Liam Kelly, had been sent out on loan to junior outfit Bo'ness United earlier this month.
He would become Accies' third goalkeeping addition of the summer.
Gary Woods was signed permanently from Leyton Orient and Remi Matthews on loan from Norwich City.
The Pr... | Goalkeeper Darren Jamieson has been released by Livingston, with the League One club saying that the 25-year-old is to join Hamilton Academical. | 37238697 |
Mr Gordhan will be replaced by Malusi Gigaba, said a statement issued late on Thursday by the preisdent's office.
Earlier this week, President Zuma recalled Mr Gordhan from planned events in the UK and US.
Sfiso Buthelezi will become Deputy Finance Minister, replacing Mcebisi Jonas.
"I have directed the new ministers a... | South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has dismissed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan after days of speculation that rocked the country's markets, | 39451040 |
Jordan Dawson, 19, from Guisborough, North Yorkshire, was killed in the crash, in February 2014, on the A174 Loftus bypass.
Cleveland Police said a 20-year-old man, also from Guisborough, had been charged earlier on Monday.
The man is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court on 27 February. | A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, almost a year after a teenager died in a car crash. | 31096155 |
Local co-ordinates, used to produce maps and measurements, and global ones differ by more than 1m.
The body responsible for the change said it would help the development of self-driving cars, which need accurate location data to navigate.
Australia moves about 7cm north annually because of tectonic movements.
Modern sa... | Australia is to shift its longitude and latitude to address a gap between local co-ordinates and those from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). | 36912700 |
The zero-fuel aircraft arrived in Dayton at 21:56 local time (01:56 GMT) having flown from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The 1,113km journey took pilot Andre Borschberg about 16 hours to complete, a relatively short hop for the plane.
Solar Impulse is aiming to get to New York in the next couple of weeks before it crosses the Atlan... | Solar Impulse has landed in the US state of Ohio following the 12th stage of its circumnavigation of the globe. | 36349823 |
Hilary McClintock was elected as mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council on Monday. The SDLP's Jim McKeever is the new deputy mayor.
In 2012, the DUP mayor of Londonderry Maurice Devenney refused to hand his chains to Sinn Féin's Kevin Campbell.
Mayor McClintock said it was "significant" but things had moved ... | For the first time in Londonderry an outgoing Sinn Féin mayor has placed the chains of office around the neck of a DUP successor. | 36466704 |
Those held in a series of raids in the capital Kuala Lumpur were mainly from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, officials said.
Machines to make fake passports and to forge Malaysian immigration documents were among the items seized.
Security in the city is being tightened up ahead of the Southeast Asian Games which begin... | More than 400 people have been detained in a counter-terrorism operation in Malaysia, authorities say. | 40858039 |
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