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Steven MacLean's second half finish deservedly earned three points and means the visitors leapfrog Motherwell, who lost to Aberdeen.
"It's a 38 game league," Wright told BBC Scotland.
"We try and prepare them for the whole season and the last few seasons we've tended to finish strong."
Saints have won both matches sinc... | Manager Tommy Wright is sure St Johnstone can hang on to fourth place in the Premiership after picking up a 1-0 win at Ross County. | 36179614 |
McIlroy and US Open runner-up Shane Lowry opted not to compete for Ireland due to fears over the Zika virus, which has links to defects in newborn babies.
"The shame for Rory is I really think he would have benefited from being around other athletes," McGinley said.
With Graeme McDowell also absent, Padraig Harrington ... | Ireland's Olympic golf captain Paul McGinley says Rory McIlroy could have learned from playing in the Rio Games. | 36756774 |
His side won the Championship title on a dramatic final day of the season.
Watford's draw against Sheffield Wednesday and Bournemouth's 3-0 win over Charlton saw the Cherries claim top spot and confirm promotion.
"I do think we deserve it," said Howe. "In my opinion we have been the best team this season and led the di... | Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe says his side fully deserve to end the season as second-tier champions. | 32566495 |
About 110 boats, including civilian vessels, took part in the search for Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith.
The co-ordinated search took place along the Irish west coast on Saturday.
Both men have been missing since Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116 crashed off on 14 March.
Four people were on board the helicopter whe... | A major sea search described as one of the biggest in Irish state history has failed to locate two Irish Coast Guard crew members missing since a helicopter crash. | 39544600 |
She met senior figures from the agricultural and food industries at the Royal Welsh Show near Builth Wells.
Ms Griffiths said she had seen a "real readiness to work together".
With farming fully devolved, Ms Griffiths said it was a chance to create policies and regulations "tailor-made for Wales' unique needs".
She tol... | Brexit gives the chance for a "made-in-Wales" approach to farming in the future, Rural Affairs Secretary Lesley Griffiths has said. | 36806640 |
The 25-year-old joined Saints from Huddersfield Giants in 2013 and was contracted until the end of 2017.
Former Castleford back Dawson, who operates mainly at winger or centre, scored 16 times in 70 outings.
"Matty is at a time in his career when he needs to be playing regularly," said Saints chief executive Mike Rush.... | Championship winners Leigh Centurions have signed St Helens utility back Matty Dawson for a five-figure transfer fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal. | 36856059 |
Vidot, 26, joined Salford in November 2015 and the Samoa international scored six tries in 10 games during an injury-affected season.
The former Brisbane three-quarter also had a trial with World Wrestling Entertainment in 2015.
"We understand that family is hugely important," head coach Ian Watson said.
"Daniel provid... | Salford Red Devils have released winger Daniel Vidot to return to Australia, with National Rugby League side Gold Coast Titans reportedly keen. | 38383492 |
Launching their local election campaign, Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies said he wanted "decisions taken as close as possible" to communities.
The Conservatives currently run Monmouthshire with Lib Dem support.
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said the row over a UKIP AM joining the Tory group was not being raised by vot... | Welsh Conservative councils would offer fairer council tax bills, promote better recycling and revitalise high streets, the party has pledged. | 39581747 |
The Commerce Department said retail sales jumped 0.6% last month, the biggest increase since December.
In addition, the retail sales figures for June were revised to show a 0.3% rise instead of the previous estimate of a 0.2% drop.
In response, the dollar hit a near three-week high against a basket of major currencies.... | Wall Street shares ended Tuesday little changed, but the dollar rose on the back of strong retail sales figures. | 40938342 |
In a nod to Mr Trudeau's fondness for statement socks, he wore Canada-themed mountie and maple leaf print ones to welcome his first foreign visitor.
Mr Trudeau opted for a more subtle striped pair on his first official engagement in the Republic of Ireland.
The Canadian premier is in the country for a three-day visit.
... | Irish Taoiseach (PM) Leo Varadkar has engaged in some "sock diplomacy" in his first meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Dublin. | 40493408 |
Rehoboth Baptist Chapel, next to the Regent Circus development in Swindon, was closed in January 2014 because of damage to its ceiling and walls.
Repairs by developer ISG had been expected to start two months ago.
The BBC has asked ISG for a comment but the company has not responded.
The chapel and people living near t... | A chapel which closed more than a year ago when cracks appeared during the construction of a nearby retail complex is still awaiting repairs by the developer. | 32479084 |
It will bring together British, Irish and German naval representatives, along with 200 descendants of those killed.
The event is being held on the centenary of the Battle of Jutland, the biggest and deadliest sea battle of the war, when 6,000 men in the Royal Navy were killed - 358 were Irish.
The commemoration will ta... | Belfast is to host a special all-island commemoration for Irish sailors who died in World War One. | 36414447 |
The centre at Milton, Stoke-on-Trent, is licensed to hold about 500 tonnes of recyclable waste, but last December the Environment Agency estimated there were about 6,000 tonnes.
The agency wants excess waste gone by July and said progress has been made.
Owner Hanbury Plastics Recycling Ltd (HPR) said it was applying to... | Residents are calling for a recycling collection centre to be closed after it was told to remove excess waste. | 27064241 |
Union leaders are due to hold talks with rail bosses on Tuesday in an effort to resolve their dispute over changes to the role of guards (OBS).
They claim that on specific dates in January and February an average of three trains a day ran without an OBS.
Southern said a train could run without a guard "in exceptional c... | The RMT union has claimed the equivalent of 1,000 Southern rail services per year are operating without a second member of staff on board. | 38956975 |
It was decided that the surface at the Silverlake Stadium was unsafe during an 08:45 GMT inspection on Tuesday.
Eastleigh must now wait until Saturday's visit of struggling Woking as they look to record their first league win of 2017.
They are 12th in the National League table, eight points adrift of the play-off place... | Tuesday's National League game between Eastleigh and Macclesfield has been postponed because of a frozen pitch. | 38475107 |
The IoD is calling for pay strategies to be rethought, if they are rejected by 30% of shareholders.
Remuneration should then be put to a fresh vote, it said.
Despite some high profile rebellions in recent months, executive pay is usually approved at annual general meetings, the IoD added.
"There is still a pressing nee... | Investors should be given a bigger say over executive pay to help rebuild trust in business, the Institute of Directors (IoD) has said. | 39862218 |
The 26-year-old from Bradford has also yet to complete a race on the Triangle circuit.
Harrison, who will compete for the Silicone Engineering team, won two races at last weekend's Scarborough Gold Cup.
"I want to see some chequered flags this year - if I could get on a podium I would be over the moon," he said.
He add... | Yorkshire rider Dean Harrison is targeting a first top-three finish at the North West 200 next month. | 36101938 |
A US judge said the plaintiffs could pursue claims that the film unit of the Sony corporation had been negligent.
The plaintiffs are seeking to hold Sony liable for not bolstering security after previous breaches.
"We are pleased that the court has properly recognised the harm to Sony's employees," said lawyer Michael ... | Sony Pictures Entertainment has failed in an attempt to dismiss a legal action brought by nine ex-employees over the cyber hack that crippled the studio. | 33166309 |
Misty the duckling's mysterious disappearance has stressed out other ducks in the group, who were so upset they refused to eat for two days.
Owner Chris Gunnill said there had been no sign of a fox and cannot explain where Misty has gone.
He has asked people in Lowton, Greater Manchester, to look be on the lookout for ... | A reward of free range eggs for life is being offered for the return of a pet duckling missing for almost a week. | 34183246 |
Davies, 27, who will rejoin Scarlets for the 2016-17 season, missed the World Cup with a serious injury.
He made a try scoring comeback after seven months out in Clermont's European Champions Cup win over Exeter.
"There is a goal but at the moment I'm just concentrating on making sure I'm playing well for Clermont," he... | Wales centre Jonathan Davies admits he needs to work on his form and fitness but hopes to feature in the Six Nations. | 35164941 |
A so-called Special Area of Conservation (SAC) has been created in the Inner Hebrides and Minches.
The facility is the largest conservation area for the marine species in Europe.
Scientists warned earlier this year that numbers of harbour porpoise were falling because of difficulties with catching food and breeding.
Th... | A new conservation area has been set up in waters off the west of Scotland to help protect harbour porpoise. | 37466649 |
Mark Carney told the Guardian the financial sector could be worth 20 times the UK's economic output in 25 years.
He said: "If the UK financial system thrives in a post-Brexit world... it will be 15 to 20 times GDP in another quarter of century.
"Well then you really have to hold your nerve and keep the focus."
Carney w... | The governor of the Bank of England has said the banking sector could double in size but still needs tough regulation. | 40813587 |
The proposal is one of several contained in a Scottish government commissioned review.
Other recommendations include a new National Wild Fisheries Unit and scrapping the system of "closed days" for salmon fishing.
Environment minister Paul Wheelhouse said he would consult on the findings.
An independent panel led by fo... | The killing of wild salmon could be banned, except under licence, under measures aimed at protecting Scotland's wild fisheries. | 29535874 |
Warburton wants to use the spur of helping Blues qualify for Europe to secure his spot on the three-Test tour in June.
Four successive wins have put the Blues just a point outside the Pro12 top six.
"That is how I approach it, making it show that I am worthy of a place in the Welsh team," Warburton told BBC Wales.
The ... | Sam Warburton says he is considering the remainder of the Pro12 season to be a 'trial' for selection on Wales' summer tour to New Zealand. | 36096016 |
So-called mathematics anxiety was found especially in countries which were more developed and where males and females were considered more or less equal.
University of Glasgow researchers looked at achievements, attitudes and emotions around maths and found girls showed more negative emotion about it.
Data was collecte... | Girls are "more afraid" of mathematics than boys in 80% of countries, according to a new study. | 36110880 |
"Even in Hollywood there seems to be a kind of anger about the remake," Niels Arden Oplev said in an interview with the Word and Film website.
Sweden's Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace starred in the original film, released in the UK earlier this year.
Britain's Daniel Craig and newcomer Rooney Mara co-star in the US v... | The Danish director of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has questioned why an English-language version is being made of Stieg Larsson's best-selling novel. | 11726615 |
4 January 2015 Last updated at 10:51 GMT
People living near the area reported hearing loud banging noises coming from the Screggagh wind farm for around two days.
Debris from the turbine has been scattered over hundreds of metres but no one has been hurt.
It's not clear what caused the collapse but bad weather isn't th... | An 80-metre tall wind turbine has collapsed on a mountainside in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. | 30671771 |
Fred Stobaugh, whose wife Lorraine died in April, has no previous musical experience and wrote the song on a whim for a competition.
He submitted his handwritten lyrics by post and, although the contest was online-only, the organisers were so moved they put the words to music.
Oh Sweet Lorraine is number seven on US iT... | A 96-year-old who wrote a song for his late wife has made the US iTunes top 10, alongside Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. | 23897047 |
The GMB union said women care workers, cleaners and janitors had been subject to pay discrimination in comparison with their male counterparts.
The union said improved offers had now been made which put members in line for "significant equal pay awards".
The council described the offer as a "positive step" in ending th... | An agreement in principle has been reached to end a long-running equal pay dispute between North Lanarkshire Council and about 200 female staff. | 36425360 |
The world number one responded to a post on Instagram that described the American as "very average".
Spieth replied: "Couldn't be further from the truth troll. Go do research before hating."
Defending champion Spieth bogeyed five of his first seven holes to trail the leaders by seven strokes on two over.
The 22-year-ol... | Jordan Spieth defended himself after being called "garbage" by an internet "troll" as he narrowly made the cut at the Valspar Championship in Florida. | 35790977 |
Oliver Scullion died at the Hilden Brewery in Lisburn, County Antrim, on Thursday. It is understood the boy was crushed under a metal tank.
His grandfather said: "Oliver was a beautiful child, full of life and enthusiasm for everything he did."
The family announced the cancellation of a planned beer festival at the sit... | The grandfather of a four-year-old boy who was killed in an accident at their family-run brewery has said he will be "missed more than words can express". | 33927971 |
It includes the Buckskin area of Basingstoke, where more than 80 homes were evacuated in February 2014 after groundwater flooding.
Hampshire County Council can now access a £2.1m fund a year earlier than originally expected from 2016-17.
Schemes for Romsey and Winchester can now access funding immediately rather than ... | Central government funding has been brought forward for a number of flood defence schemes across Hampshire. | 32223147 |
Claire Rafferty and Danielle Carter are recalled to a 23-player squad.
The Lionesses qualified for next summer's finals with a 7-0 defeat of Serbia in June.
They host Estonia at Meadow Lane on 15 September before concluding their campaign in Leuven on 20 September.
Sampson said: "We may have qualified for the Euros but... | England women's coach Mark Sampson has named uncapped midfielder Millie Bright in his squad for this month's Euro 2017 qualifying double-header against Estonia and Belgium. | 37287885 |
The flight was from Aberdeen to Wick.
More follows. | A flight is returning to Aberdeen International Airport after an emergency was declared. | 32130091 |
The town of Tonbridge is celebrating the end of World War II in Europe with four days of events next month.
Pam Mills, of the Royal British Legion, is trying to locate as many people as possible from photos of an original street party held in the town on 8 May.
They show children "in fancy dress with smiles on their fa... | Organisers of a Kent street party to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day are arranging a reunion with people who attended a party in 1945. | 32411437 |
Made by local volunteers, it gives a simulated experience of flying over the Milford Haven waterway.
It has taken two years to build and has been funded by a grant from the Ministry of Defence.
A large-scale model of an entire flying boat was also unveiled at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre.
The RAF's Air Officer for Wal... | A centre which celebrates Pembrokeshire's wartime history has unveiled a full size replica cockpit of a Sunderland flying boat. | 39670012 |
The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) has rated 295 institutions bronze, silver or gold according to their standard of undergraduate teaching.
Bangor University was awarded gold, while five other colleges got silver. One - University of Wales, Trinity St David - got bronze.
Aberystwyth University and University of So... | Only one Welsh university got the highest possible score in a new ranking of degree teaching standards. | 40367866 |
In court last year Christopher Anthony admitted damaging the Grade II-listed building during work in 2008.
The judge ruled Mr Anthony could not afford to pay the council's legal bill but gave permission for the issue to be revisited within a certain time frame.
Officials have now said Mr Anthony's circumstances have no... | Derby City Council has decided not to pursue the owner of the Hippodrome Theatre for £17,000 in legal costs. | 12332417 |
The heart of the design shows a group of soldiers lifting a comrade, with his outstretched arms hinting at the crucifixion.
The artist, Nicholas Mynheer, said this represents "an act of compassion and service to others".
The window will be dedicated at a service on 10 July.
Mr Mynheer said it was a privilege to produce... | A window commemorating the sacrifice of people from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in the First World War has been installed at Southwell Minster. | 36698403 |
The cabinet was named shortly after parliament voted for Mr Abe as PM, following his party's emphatic poll victory earlier this month.
The Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner have a two-thirds majority in the lower house.
Mr Abe vowed "bold" economic policies to tackle deflation and said he would strengt... | Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has unveiled his cabinet as he begins the task of economic revitalisation. | 20842840 |
A drab first-half saw little goal threat at either end despite the Welsh side dominating proceedings.
In a brighter second period, Wrexham goalkeeper Shwan Jalal pulled off good saves from two Andrai Jones' headers.
The hosts took all three points when right-back Edwards sneaked in to force home a cross from Paul Ruthe... | A late goal from Kai Edwards gave Wrexham a first win in four National League games as they saw off Southport. | 38361248 |
Inter are 12th in the Serie A table after a 1-0 loss at Sampdoria on Sunday, their fourth defeat in five league games.
Former Netherlands defender and ex-Ajax boss De Boer, 46, was heavily linked with vacancies at Premier League clubs Everton and Southampton in the summer.
Inter visit Southampton in the Europa League o... | Inter Milan have sacked manager Frank de Boer after just 85 days in charge of the Italian club. | 37830878 |
The former international moved to Linfield last summer but he had limited game time at Windsor Park because of injury and was eventually released.
Clingan's cross-channel career included spells at Norwich City, Coventry City, Nottingham Forest and Kilmarnock.
The midfielder, who won 39 Northern Ireland caps, lined out ... | Glenavon have signed ex-Northern Ireland midfielder Sammy Clingan. | 40869678 |
Dale Farm head David Dobbin was speaking as the processing firm unveiled a new £2.5m cheese packing line at its County Tyrone plant.
It ends a £7m investment at Cookstown that created 60 jobs.
He said the industry wanted a free-trade deal giving access to EU markets.
Mr Dobbin added that a couple of future investment p... | Twenty million pounds of investment in one of Northern Ireland's biggest agri-food companies is set to go ahead regardless of the outcome of negotiations over Brexit. | 37107729 |
The Rift headset will be released early next year. Until now, only a "developer" version had been sold.
The deal with Microsoft, the tech giant that makes the Xbox, means Oculus owners will be able to stream Xbox One games to the headset and see them as if they are being viewed on a huge "home cinema" screen.
The new h... | Oculus Virtual Reality (VR) has revealed its new headset for customers, and revealed it will come with an Xbox One controller. | 33109809 |
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Mr Su was a vice-chairman of China's parliamentary advisory body.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said he had used his position to obtain "large bribes".
State media had announced in June 2014 that the government was investigating him for corruption.
The CCDI statement (in Chinese) said that Mr ... | Former senior official Su Rong has been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party for corruption and faces prosecution, said the country's top anti-corruption body. | 31484049 |
He won the Lightweight and 350cc Junior Classic races, either side of Swallows' 16th win in the 850cc Classic.
The event, featuring bikes made before 1972, is a TT curtain-raiser and takes place at Billown Circuit.
Meanwhile, Vince Biggs and Vicky Cooke won both of the Billown event's sidecar races.
Jamie Coward, Iain ... | English rider Mike Hose claimed two wins at the Pre-TT Classic in the Isle of Man on Monday to move level with Bill Swallow's tally of 16 victories. | 40092628 |
The visitors, set 269 to win, opened with a stand of 87 between Mark Wallace (50) and Jacques Rudolph.
But spinners Graeme van Buuren and Jack Taylor and seamer Craig Miles claimed eight wickets between them in the hour before tea.
Taylor wrapped up the victory with the final two wickets after the break.
It was Glouces... | Gloucestershire earned their first win of the season as Glamorgan collapsed in spectacular fashion on the final afternoon. | 36323200 |
Claim: Leaving the EU would make an average holiday for four people to the EU £230 more expensive in two years.
Reality Check verdict: It would be reasonable to expect a weaker pound to make foreign holidays more expensive, but it is hard to predict a precise figure.
Actually, only the starting point of this analysis c... | Prime Minister David Cameron has warned: "If we were to leave, and the pound were to fall, which is what most people expect and what the Treasury forecast, that would put up the cost of a typical holiday for a family of four to a European destination by £230." | 36368925 |
The 22-year-old, who had a loan spell at Rotherham earlier this season, has agreed a deal with the Addicks until the summer of 2019.
Forster-Caskey scored nine goals in 82 appearances for the Seagulls after making his debut aged 16 in 2010.
"Jake is a real talent who has shown his quality in the Championship," boss Kar... | League One side Charlton Athletic have signed midfielder Jake Forster-Caskey from Brighton for an undisclosed fee. | 38518555 |
Oliver Jones, from Innellan, was crossing the A815 which runs through the village when he struck by a Renault truck at about 16:15 hours on Tuesday.
He was taken by ambulance to Dunoon General Hospital and later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where he died.
The 56-year-old man who was... | Police have released the name of a 12-year-old boy who died after being hit by a tanker in Argyll and Bute. | 37255613 |
With five matches remaining, the Daggers are 11 points from safety and could go down on Saturday if they lose at play-off hopefuls Leyton Orient.
The Hatters took the lead seven minutes before half-time when Ruddock's shot went in off the underside of the bar.
Jamie Cureton's shot was cleared off the line and Oliver Ha... | Pelly Ruddock's second goal of the season for Luton all but condemned Dagenham to relegation from League Two. | 35965776 |
Kerem Demirbay was given a second yellow card in his side's Bundesliga 2 match against FSV Frankfurt last week.
Demirbay reportedly told female referee Bibi Steinhaus women have no place in football while leaving the pitch.
"This is what happens when young players make mistakes," Fortuna said on Facebook.
Turkish youth... | A Fortuna Dusseldorf midfielder was made to referee a junior league girls' game as punishment for insulting a female referee. | 35018272 |
Ogier's win in the three-day road gravel event in New South Wales was his seventh of the season as the French driver beat Volkswagen Polo R team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala by 12.3 seconds.
The 31-year-old said: "It's an amazing season, the best I've ever done."
Ogier joins Sebastien Loeb (nine), Juha Kankkunen and Tommi M... | Sebastien Ogier secured his third successive World Rally Championship with victory in Rally Australia. | 34237307 |
RGU said a downturn in the regional economy due to the falling oil price had affected the university's income.
It also reported a reduction in demand for courses from students from oil-producing countries.
RGU said the aim was for the savings to be made through a voluntary redundancy scheme.
Prof Ferdinand von Prondzyn... | Aberdeen's Robert Gordon University (RGU) is to cut staff costs by £4m - meaning about 100 jobs are expected to be lost. | 35660399 |
Seven people deny conspiracy to defraud at Cardiff Crown Court after six insurance claims worth £144,000 were made between 2009 and 2011.
Stephen Pegram, 49, of Blackwood, Caerphilly county, was paid £4,200 when his car was written off.
Nicola Cook, 41, of Hengoed, received £5,500 in a separate injury claim.
Mr Pegram ... | Two people accused of falsely claiming nearly £10,000 in a so-called crash for cash scheme have denied lying about accidents. | 35056480 |
The seven-year-old girl, whose mother drank excessively while pregnant, was born with severe brain damage.
The Court of Appeal ruled in December that the girl, now in care, was not legally entitled to compensation.
Permission to appeal was refused because an arguable point of law was not raised, the Supreme Court said.... | A child born with foetal alcohol syndrome has been refused permission to take her case for criminal injuries compensation to the UK Supreme Court. | 32400268 |
Following two recounts, AM Byron Davies gained the seat with 15,862 votes - a majority of just 27.
Labour's Liz Evans received 15,835.
Political expert Richard Wyn Jones, from Cardiff University, told BBC Wales it was "a bitter blow" for Labour who had held the constituency for nearly 100 years. The win has taken the t... | The Conservatives have won the constituency of Gower - a seat Labour has held for more than 100 years. | 32639473 |
The 21-year-old, part of Britain's C1 team event winners on Friday, finished more than two seconds ahead of the Czech Republic's Tereza Fiserova in Tacen, Slovenia on Saturday.
"To win two golds this weekend is really exciting," said Woods.
It was a second European singles gold medal for Woods after her 2015 success. | Britain's Kimberley Woods won a second Canoe Slalom European Championships gold medal in two days with victory in the C1 women's canoe singles. | 40145782 |
Many clubs are facing a major financial crisis and have not paid salaries for several months.
The footballers' union says the strike will go on until the players received what they are owed.
The strike involves players of more than 200 Argentine clubs.
The two matches postponed were Rosario Central v Godoy Cruz, in the... | The Argentine Football Association has postponed two top division matches that were due to take place on Friday following the collapse of negotiations to call off a players' strike. | 39162276 |
A number of recommendations to prevent a repeat of the problems caused by Storm Desmond in Cockermouth last December, have been outlined.
A total of 466 properties were flooded when water from the Cocker and Derwent rivers "overwhelmed" defences in a number of locations.
The Environment Agency and Cumbria County Counci... | Floods that affected nearly 500 properties in a Cumbria town had "overwhelmed" defences, a report said. | 36420312 |
The 27-year-old left the Blues for French Top 14 side Toulon in 2014 but his contract expires in the summer.
The Wales international full-back was sat in the stands at the Cardiff Arms Park as the Blues beat the Dragons 27-16 in the Welsh derby on Boxing Day.
"It was great to see him and I know he was quickly back on t... | Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson says it would be good to see Leigh Halfpenny return to Wales | 38464053 |
Jason Kenny, Philip Hindes and Callum Skinner beat Poland by 0.051 seconds.
Britain's women's team pursuit and team sprint squads both took silver, beaten by Canada and Russia respectively, and the men's team pursuit won bronze.
Mark Cavendish is fourth halfway through the omnium after second places in the scratch and ... | Britain's team sprint squad started their Olympic year with victory at the Track Cycling World Cup in Hong Kong. | 35334124 |
23 May 2016 Last updated at 17:21 BST
He has since become the Turkish leader's right-hand man.
Here we trace his rise to power.
BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook. | New Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim's political career began while he managed Istanbul's ferry bus network at a time when current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was mayor. | 36362806 |
Initially, the Variable Speed Limit (VSL) will operate west of the Brynglas tunnels as far as junction 28.
Sensors in the road detect traffic build-ups and automatically adjust the speed limit to keep vehicles flowing.
Speed limit changes are displayed to drivers via electronic signs on the verge of the motorway.
From ... | A system to keep traffic moving along a busy stretch of the M4 near Newport has begun by varying speed limits in response to road conditions. | 12673330 |
The book was returned after American owner Marshall Whitehead decided to track down the family of the original owner.
It was eventually handed to Donald Mackechnie, 66, at his home in Glasgow.
The Bible had originally belonged to the great-grandfather of Mr Mackechnie's grandmother.
Mr Whitehead, who was gifted the poc... | A 151-year-old Bible has been returned to the Scottish descendants of its original owner after making a 3,500 mile journey from the US. | 40828179 |
The Terriers made 10 changes for the trip to St Andrew's having sealed a Championship play-off place, but the EFL said the result would stand.
Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray later questioned Town's line-up.
Rovers, who occupy the final relegation place, are two points behind Harry Redknapp's Blues with one game to play.
T... | The EFL has written to Huddersfield to "request their observations regarding team selection" for Saturday's 2-0 defeat by Birmingham City. | 39786607 |
International development minister Alasdair Allan claimed Brexit will cause "immeasurable harm" to Scotland.
He said further damage could be inflicted by limiting the number of people who can come to the UK.
The UK government said the immigration system takes Scotland's needs into account.
The Scottish government has v... | Any moves by the UK government to limit immigration could "seriously harm" Scotland's economy, a Holyrood minister has warned. | 38704218 |
The union Unite said all but two of 75 "operatives" based at the Port of Grangemouth had voted for action in a ballot.
The workers include crane drivers and loaders.
It is understood that about 20 engineers who are also based at the site are not involved in the action.
The strike is due to start at 00:01 on Tuesday.
Un... | Workers at Scotland's largest container port are to begin a two-week strike on Tuesday in a dispute over rotas and pay. | 35786490 |
Cardiff council will discuss the plan for Waungron Road, Fairwater, which it said would cut bus travel times.
However, councillor Neil McEvoy said the plan was just about getting the Local Development Plan (LDP) approved.
Cabinet member Ramesh Patel said the council wanted an attractive viable public transport alternat... | A row has broken out over a bid to create a bus interchange on a closed recycling site, seven years after it had a £1m revamp. | 32092369 |
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said production dipped 1% last month against October last year, to 151,795 units.
However, exports rose for the 15th month in a row, with 122,765 cars built for overseas markets, a 1.7% rise.
This offset a 10.9% fall in production for the home market.
Exports accounted for... | UK car manufacturing slipped in October for the first time in 14 months amid slower domestic demand, according to the industry's trade body. | 38087774 |
BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) has delayed the start of its 15-year lease of the revamped Studios 1, 2 and 3, which were to re-open next year.
S&PP will remain at Elstree, its home since moving out of TVC in 2013.
Anna Mallett, CEO of the BBC subsidiary, said it was "in everyone's interests" to wait for two yea... | Programmes like BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing will not be filmed at London's Television Centre (TVC) again until 2017 - two years later than planned. | 28341537 |
Brenda Donaldson, from Crook of Devon, was driving a Citroen Xsara which was involved in a collision with a Ford Transit flatbed at about 07:10.
The Kinross to Crook of Devon road was closed in both directions.
The male driver and passenger from the Ford van were treated for minor injuries at the scene. | A 55-year-old woman who died following a crash between a car and a van on the A977 in Perthshire on Friday morning has been named. | 30157979 |
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) added 19 Singaporean terms and 13 Hong Kong terms in its latest update.
"Wah" is an expression of delight or surprise, "shiok" means cool, and "yum cha" is a type of Chinese brunch.
Additions also include "blur", which means confused or ignorant, and "sabo", which means to harm or pl... | Several Singaporean and Hong Kong English terms, including "wah", "shiok" and "yum cha", are now officially recognised as acceptable English. | 36275640 |
It was jockey Ryan Moore's second win in the race, having ridden O'Brien's previous winner Gleneagles, in 2015.
Barney Roy (7-2) was second ahead of third-favourite Al Wukair (11-2) in the first Classic of the 2017 Flat season.
Frankel's offspring Dream Castle and Colts Eminent were fifth and sixth respectively over th... | Churchill, the 6-4 favourite, won the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket to give trainer Aidan O'Brien a record-breaking eighth win in the Classic. | 39830585 |
A 35-year-old woman had to be cut out of a pair after her calves ballooned in size, the medics said in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
She had spent hours squatting to empty cupboards for a house move in Australia. By evening, her feet were numb and she found it hard to walk.
Doctors believe the ... | Skinny jeans can seriously damage muscles and nerves, doctors have said. | 33223045 |
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The mechanical hands have joints and fingers like real hands.
They are very sensitive and can be used to pick up delicate objects like eggs.
The new arms make it easier for people who have lost a limb to care for themselves and do everyd... | New high tech robotic arms which can be used for delicate tasks have been approved for use by people in America. | 27395572 |
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Louloudis, 23, missed the event in 2012 as he competed for Great Britain at the London Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the men's eight competition.
Cambridge will again have the heavier crew, at 5.25 kilograms per man more.
And for the first time in its 90-year history... | Constantine Louloudis will go for a fourth Boat Race win in five years for Oxford when they face rivals Cambridge in April live on BBC TV. | 31974053 |
He will star in the project, translated as Stalin's Sofa, which will be directed by actress Fanny Ardant, said The Hollywood Reporter.
The film is based on French author Jean-Daniel Baltassat's 2013 novel.
Depardieu was presented with a Russian passport by Vladimir Putin in 2013 after moving to avoid higher taxes in hi... | French actor Gerard Depardieu is to play Russian dictator Josef Stalin in a new film, according to reports. | 35197372 |
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Diana Taurasi and Lindsay Whalen scored 17 points apiece for USA, gold medallists for the eighth time in 10 appearances.
Victory extended USA's Olympic winning streak to 49, dating back to the bronze-medal match at Barcelona 1992.
Spain's silver was their first Olympic med... | USA won their sixth successive Olympic women's basketball title, beating Spain 101-72 at Carioca Arena. | 36691446 |
Hart, 62, became Leeds academy director last September, but left the Elland Road club earlier this month.
"He's someone I would love to bring to the club for lots of reasons," Jones told BBC Three Counties Radio.
"I've always gone to him for advice and I always wanted to work with him again. He's someone I respect high... | Luton Town manager Nathan Jones hopes to recruit former Nottingham Forest boss Paul Hart to work alongside him at Kenilworth Road. | 35998780 |
The 28-year-old, world champion in 2013 and twice a world cup series winner, is named pending a recovery from hand and wrist injuries sustained in February.
Senior academy rider Paddy Sharrock is set to make his elite level debut.
In the junior women's event, Beth Shriever heads to Rock Hill with five wins in the junio... | Liam Phillips has been included in the Great Britain squad for the UCI BMX World Championships in South Carolina. | 40201535 |
Having survived a tight lbw appeal early on, the former England captain went on to reach three figures off 202 balls with 16 fours.
The Essex opener shared a 134-run second-wicket stand with Tom Westley but fell for 110 as he pulled a short ball from Dean Elgar to James Hildreth.
But, Westley's unbeaten 86 ensured the ... | Alastair Cook's masterful century guided Essex to an eight-wicket victory over Somerset at Taunton. | 39611526 |
Among them were customers at the Salt House Bar in Galway, who were celebrating when something out of the ordinary happened.
"I was cleaning up glasses and felt a drip on my head and we noticed that it was raining from the roof," said Liam McEvoy, who was working in the bar.
He went upstairs to the storeroom and discov... | Irish people around the world raised a glass or two in honour of their patron saint on St Patrick's Day. | 35846797 |
Hayes, 29, has scored six goals in 22 matches for the Scottish Premiership side this season, including one in the Europa League.
He won the 2010 Scottish First Division title with Inverness and then the 2014 Scottish League Cup with Aberdeen.
Cardiff have already signed utility player Greg Halford from Championship riv... | Cardiff City are targeting Aberdeen's Republic of Ireland winger Jonny Hayes. | 38564489 |
It was Guiseley's first league victory since 30 April - and the manner of it was enough to see the club trending on Twitter.
The game featured seven goals, a 37-minute delay when the lights went out and an angry fan marching on to the pitch to confront York City boss Jackie McNamara.
York, relegated from League Two las... | National League bottom club Guiseley came from behind - and overcame a floodlight failure - to thrash Yorkshire neighbours York City at Nethermoor. | 37479977 |
The writer, who had cancer, died in Los Angeles on Christmas Day his son, Paul Johnson, said.
Johnson also penned the first Star Trek television episode, shown in 1966.
But he was best known for Logan's Run, which was made into a 1976 film starring Michael York and was nominated for two Oscars.
Set in a dystopian futur... | Science-fiction writer George Clayton Johnson, who co-wrote the 1967 dystopian novel Logan's Run, has died aged 86. | 35185526 |
Airbus increased revenue by 6% in the third quarter to €14bn (£10bn; $15.4bn) compared with €13.3bn the year before.
The company benefited from the strong dollar and growing sales across all its products.
Airbus plans to increase production of its A320 to 60 a month in 2019, from 42 now, capitalising on growing sales.
... | European aircraft maker Airbus is planning to ramp up production of its A320 following a profitable third quarter earnings. | 34676208 |
Gray was a Scotland age-grade international and worked for Scottish Rugby in various coaching roles between 1994 and 2006.
He said working with the senior team is "something special indeed".
Head coach Vern Cotter added: "We're looking forward to adding his experience and passion to the group."
Scotland begin the tourn... | Richie Gray has joined Scotland's Six Nations backroom staff as a consultant after three years as South Africa's specialist breakdown coach. | 35391674 |
Jayden Stockley, Adam Rooney and Wes Burns all scored in the last 20 minutes.
"You see the goal threats we have and we've got Miles Storey to add to that," McInnes told BBC Scotland.
"Tonight I thought we were so industrious, tenacious, and played the game how it needed to be played."
Stockley's header broke the deadlo... | Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes hailed the attacking threat of his side as they beat Ventspils 3-0 in the Europa League second qualifying round. | 36800094 |
The 19-year-old is the only uncapped player in the 25-man squad announced on Tuesday.
Defender Aaron Hughes and striker Jamie Ward are included but are injury doubts for the 14 November game in Bucharest.
McNair's Old Trafford team-mate Jonny Evans is out injured and has yet to feature in the qualifying campaign.
He mi... | Manchester United defender Paddy McNair has been named in the Northern Ireland squad for the first time for the Euro 2016 qualifier away to Romania. | 29896502 |
Charlie ran on to the pitch during New Zealand's lap of honour at Twickenham stadium last night.
Sonny Bill Williams intervened as a security guard tackled the 14-year-old fan.
The New Zealand centre took Charlie with him on his lap of honour before giving him a surprise he will not forget.
Williams handed over his Rug... | New Zealand player, Sonny Bill Williams, gives his Rugby World Cup winning medal to a stunned 14-year-old fan. | 34692514 |
The BFI praised the 46-year-old's "mesmerising screen presence" which "has captivated audiences since her earliest roles".
The actress won Academy Awards for her roles in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine in 2014 and in 2005 for The Aviator.
She will be awarded the honour at the London Film Festival's annual awards ceremony o... | Oscar-winning actress Cate Blachett is to receive the BFI Fellowship for her contribution to film. | 34076911 |
The 28-year-old joins from Belgium's Royal Mouscron to become the club's sixth signing of the summer.
Matulevicius has 33 caps, and scored seven goals in 30 appearances for Royal Mouscron last season.
"I've always watched British football and the style of play will suit me," Matulevicius said.
"It's more physical and y... | Hibernian manager Neil Lennon has signed Lithuanian international striker Deivydas Matulevicius on a two-year contract. | 40658901 |
FRHI Holdings owns three of the world's most famous hotel brands: Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel.
It has 155 hotels in 34 countries, with 42 in North America, including The Plaza in New York.
AccorHotels, which owns the Novotel and Ibis chains, said the purchase would give it a better-balanced profile.
The owners of F... | The owner of hotels including the Savoy in London and Raffles in Singapore has been bought by Accor for €2.6bn (£1.9bn). | 35056919 |
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Speaking from the International Space Station, he said life in orbit "was absolutely spectacular".
He arrived at the station on Tuesday after blasting off from Kazakhstan on a Soyuz rocket. | UK astronaut Tim Peake says his first three days in space have been better than he imagined. | 35134870 |
About 1,200 people died and 771 survived when the British liner was torpedoed by a German submarine on 7 May 1915 during World War One.
One of the largest ships in the world, it was sailing from New York to its home port of Liverpool when it was sunk off the coast of Ireland.
A minute's silence will be held at 14:10 BS... | The centenary of the sinking of the Lusitania will be commemorated later. | 32616231 |
With three days of campaigning until polling day, parties are concentrating on key seats.
High profile campaigning was put on hold on Sunday by all the main parties, except UKIP, following the London Bridge terror attack.
Both the First Minister Carwyn Jones and Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood will be in north Wales.
Th... | Leading Welsh politicians have resumed general election campaigning on Monday following the terror attack in London. | 40153550 |
It says that 750,000 visitors who came to the UK last year experienced a football game, spending £595m in total, or the equivalent of £776 per fan.
The most popular stadiums for overseas visitors were those of Manchester United, Liverpool, and Manchester City.
The biggest number of football visitors were from Ireland... | The boom in foreign players at Premier League teams is being matched by interest from overseas football fans, says tourist authority Visit Britain. | 14589604 |
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