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The 16 part-time service personnel have been training alongside about 100 regular troops at the Army Medical Services Training Centre near York.
The reservists, from all three armed services, trained in a mock-up field hospital in preparation for flying to Sierra Leone on 20 December.
More than 6,000 people have died i... | British military reservists are to join regular troops in Sierra Leone to help tackle the Ebola outbreak. | 30453321 |
Recent online leaks showed some officials were receiving over 100 times more than an average public sector worker on about $400 (£305) a month.
The cap for government officials is now set for $2,630 and $5,250 for those in the mixed state-private sector.
Public anger has already led to the sacking of several bank dire... | The Iranian government says it will cap salaries of public officials after a row over the high level of pay of some employees. | 36897845 |
The Create Your Space programme will allow groups to apply for grants to make changes to their local areas or conserve existing sites.
The money comes from the Big Lottery Fund and dormant accounts' funding from bank and building societies.
Applicants will be able to seek grants from between £500,000 and £2m for a seve... | Nine councils in Wales are to share nearly £9m to improve natural environments used by local communities. | 35279092 |
Molanna angustata is a type of caddisfly that inhabits Wales and England up to the Lake District and Yorkshire.
RSPB Scotland trainee ecologist Genevieve Dalley discovered and identified two males caught in a moth trap at Insh Marshes near Kingussie.
The flies' larvae live in water and create protective cases.
These tu... | A species of insect not previously recorded in Scotland has been found at an RSPB reserve in the Highlands. | 29566558 |
The matter will be discussed at the International Football Association Board (Ifab) annual meeting at Wembley.
Ifab are keen to reach a decision in principle at Friday's gathering.
"The captain should be more than somebody who has a piece of material on their arm," Ifab technical director David Elleray told BBC Sport.
... | Captains would be the only players permitted to speak to referees about "major incidents", should a proposal from football's lawmakers be adopted. | 39147110 |
Stephen Downing, 55, was jailed for five years after he and his partner Claire Holmes, 26, both of Marsh Green, earlier pleading guilty to supplying the class A drug
Downing also admitted mortgage fraud and six counts of money laundering.
Holmes, 26, was jailed for two years and six months.
Downing, who owned seven hou... | A couple have been jailed for dealing cocaine from their home in Wigan and ordered to pay back the money they made illegally. | 35553500 |
Bauer Media, which operates the main regional franchises, cited a 10% growth in the reach of its Clyde 1 station since last summer.
The industry figures, known as RAJAR, reported that April to June saw an annual rise for Clyde 1 to 643,000 listeners for part of the average week.
That was the highest share of the radio ... | Scotland's main commercial radio broadcaster has welcomed significant increases in listener figures. | 36982221 |
The logo, called Harmonized Chequered Emblem, replaces the first choice which was thrown out last year after the designer was accused of plagiarism.
The designer denied stealing the idea.
Organisers said the new design used traditional Japanese colours and patterns to represent the intercultural themes of the Games.
"I... | Japan's Olympic organisers have unveiled the new official logos of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. | 36127527 |
Burton, 62, worked briefly as Albion coach under Roy Hodgson before returning to the club in May 2014, to work alongside the club's sporting and technical director Richard Garlick.
Day, 60, recruited in July 2014, was with Albion less than a year.
"It was felt changes were required," said Albion chairman Jeremy Peace.
... | West Bromwich Albion technical director Terry Burton and head of recruitment Mervyn Day have left The Hawthorns as part of an expected summer reshuffle. | 33334498 |
All 33 crew died when the El Faro disappeared sailing from Florida to Puerto Rico in October 2015.
Its wreckage was discovered a month later but search crews were not able to retrieve the black box until now.
It is hoped the data will help determine what happened in the final hours before the boat's sinking.
"The recov... | Search teams have recovered the black box data recorder from a cargo ship that sank last year near the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin. | 37027597 |
The 33-year-old suffered several broken bones after suffering an accident while leading the Superbike race at the Ulster Grand Prix last weekend.
Despite his injuries it has been reported that Martin has already signed himself out of hospital in Belfast.
A spokesman for Triumph said Martin was "central" to their record... | A British team has postponed its bid to break a 400mph land speed record after pilot Guy Martin crashed during the world's fastest road race. | 33915255 |
The ex-Middlesex captain moved to Lord's from Essex in 2009 and has scored 5,977 first-class runs since making his debut for Kent in 2005.
Dexter, 31, has taken 28 wickets in all formats this season and is two scalps short of his 100th first-class wicket.
"It's a bit of a coup for the club," elite performance director ... | Leicestershire have signed Middlesex all-rounder Neil Dexter on a three-year contract from the start of next season. | 34169328 |
The 1954 Hague Convention was set up after World War Two but has never been adopted into law by the government.
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says destruction and looting in Syria and Iraq by Islamic State militants shows it is now essential.
The UK is the only major nation not to have endorsed the convention.
Mo... | A major international agreement designed to protect cultural property during military conflict is to be finally ratified by the UK. | 33213911 |
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That's the good news. The bad news is that the Zano drone which the company hopes to start sending to backers next week will not at first deliver what was promised last year.
BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones travelled to... | Europe's most successful Kickstarter project is finally ready to deliver the tiny drone that won more than £2.3m in backing last November. | 34057003 |
Scrum-half Rhys Webb returns after injury, while former captain Sam Warburton is named on the blind-side flank by interim coach Rob Howley.
Props Nicky Smith and Samson Lee come in to the team, with Jake Ball in for the injured Luke Charteris at lock.
Bath number eight Taulupe Faletau has failed to recover from a knee ... | Wales have made five changes from the team that beat South Africa in November for Sunday's Six Nations opener against Italy in Rome. | 38838243 |
More than 500 complaints have been made to the Environment Agency about the site in Cormongers Lane, Redhill.
It said it was monitoring gas emissions and would consider formal action against operator Biffa if it was found to be breaching its permit.
Biffa said if did not believe levels of hydrogen sulphide detected pos... | The operator of a Surrey landfill tip could face legal action over a smell of rotten eggs coming from the site. | 26484334 |
The Tories took six seats more than at the last election in 2013 despite a high-profile defeat for council leader John Osman.
Mr Osman lost his Wells seat to former Liberal Democrat MP Tessa Munt by 95 votes.
However, the Lib Dems lost six seats overall compared to 2013.
Election 2017: Full results from across England
... | The Conservative Party took 35 out of 55 available seats to retain control of Somerset County Council with an increased majority. | 39785807 |
The Imperial College London team hope to overcome the dangerous and common problem of leaving bits of the tumour in a patient, which can then regrow.
Early results, in the journal Science Translational Medicine, showed the "iKnife" could accurately identify cancerous tissue on the spot.
It is now being tested in clinic... | An "intelligent" knife that can sniff out tumours to improve cancer surgery has been developed by scientists. | 23348661 |
Jose Salvador Alvarenga thanked the president of the Marshall Islands, where he was found late last month, before boarding a flight to Hawaii.
He says he left Mexico for a trip in a fibre-glass boat in December 2012 with a friend who died on board.
He apparently survived the 8,000 km (5,000-mile) ordeal by catching fis... | A castaway from El Salvador who claims he spent more than a year adrift in the Pacific has begun his journey home. | 26120810 |
Charting the Fife town's medieval history, they are to be housed in the existing Carnegie library and a disused bank.
Fife Council has pledged £6.8m and the project has a first round pass for £2.8m from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
A first round pass means it meets the HLF's criteria for funding before detailed plans hav... | A new museum and art gallery are set to be built in Fife under multi-million pound plans for Dunfermline. | 11810237 |
The British Infrastructure Group (BIG) report says a lack of runway capacity at Heathrow is causing "substantial damage to the industry as a whole".
Both Heathrow and Gatwick are bidding for an extra runway to be built.
A Department for Transport spokesman said it was important to consider all the evidence before makin... | The government must make an "urgent and immediate decision" on airport expansion in south-east England, a group of cross-party MPs have said. | 36877287 |
The 20-year-old was granted a work permit by the Home Office after a hearing in London on Tuesday.
"I'm feeling very happy, it's a very important step in my career," Coutinho told Liverpool's official website.
"Liverpool is a great club with great players. We've always heard about Liverpool's history in Brazil. I know ... | Liverpool have completed the £8.5m signing of Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho from Inter Milan. | 21266402 |
Wales were thrashed 40-7 by the Chiefs on Tuesday and scored just one try as the Super Rugby side ran in six.
Gatland's men, beaten 39-21 by the All Blacks in the first Test, have scored four tries in their last three games.
"We've spoken about chances that we create and being more clinical," he said.
Wales have lost 2... | Wales coach Warren Gatland says his side must be better in attack in Saturday's game against world champions New Zealand in Wellington. | 36535960 |
Dr McBride will combine the temporary role with his current position as chief medical officer.
Among Dr McBride's responsibilities as chief executive will be to improve unscheduled care services and elective care,
He will also lead the development of a new 10-year strategy for the trust.
Announcing the appointment of D... | Dr Michael McBride is beginning work as the new chief executive of Belfast Health Trust on Monday. | 30368086 |
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Calvin Wellington, Elliot Jenkins, Zak Williams, Josh Ralph, Caleb Aekins and Daniel Brown are the newcomers.
Wales start against Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby on Saturday, 28 October.
Further group games follow against Fiji on Sunday, 5 November, in Townsville and Irel... | Wales coach John Kear has named six uncapped players in his 32-man training squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. | 40670775 |
Farmers in the north-eastern Liaoning province, made use of different colours and varieties of rice saplings in order to mimic the 3D effect.
The fields are housed as part of a theme park in Shenyang city, which also caters to weddings and camping trips for tourists.
The Xibo farmers, an ethnic Chinese group, have an a... | 3D imagery has now reached China's rice paddy fields. | 33250855 |
The poet, from Bellaghy, County Londonderry, died at a Dublin hospital on 30 August 2013, at the age of 74.
The inscription on his headstone is a line from Heaney's poem The Gravel Walks, which he used in his 1995 Nobel prize acceptance speech.
It reads: "Walk on air against your better judgement."
Heaney's memorial is... | A headstone for Seamus Heaney's grave, inscribed with a quotation from one of his poems, has been unveiled ahead of the second anniversary of his death. | 33931232 |
City led 2-0 at half-time but lost 3-2 after Kieran Lee's 96th-minute winner.
Both teams had a player sent off, with Gary O'Neil dismissed seconds after Lee Tomlin's penalty bounced clear off the post when Johnson's side were 2-1 up.
"There was a turning point in the game. You couldn't make it up, it's like a bad dream... | Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson says their loss at Sheffield Wednesday showed him which of his players "can't quite handle the pressure." | 37362788 |
Chris Martin headed the hosts into the lead from Cyrus Christie's cross after Tom Ince had earlier seen a deflected effort hit the Town post.
The Terriers had chances to get back in the game but Jamie Paterson dragged a shot just off target from 15 yards.
Ince's shot struck the crossbar before sub Johnny Russell wrappe... | Derby County remain in fifth place in the Championship after a win over Huddersfield. | 35675512 |
It excludes the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, and, according to its terms, other UN-designated "terrorist" organisations, while including all warring parties that agree to it.
The Syrian government says it will observe the cessation of hostilities, but insists that it will continu... | The partial ceasefire for Syria brokered by the United States and Russia is scheduled to come into effect on 27 February. | 35643151 |
Middlesbrough Council has secured a £3.7m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to restore the Town Hall in Corporation Road.
The council is putting £4m into the scheme which will turn the premises into a visitor "heritage" attraction.
Ivor Crowther, head of HLF North East, said it was a "stunning reminder" of the... | Plans for a £7.7m revamp of a 120-year-old council building have been given the go ahead. | 32084677 |
The Reds impressed in last weekend's 2-0 win over Ballinamallard, leaving then eight points behind leaders Crusaders.
"We were fantastic against the Mallards and we have to continue that when we play Portadown," said Lyttle.
"We'll never give up on going for the title - our squad is in good shape and we'll just keep go... | Cliftonville manager Gerard Lyttle hopes to maintain their Premiership title push with victory over Portadown at Solitude on Saturday. | 35441741 |
He made the comments during a "candid exchange" with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Hangzhou before the G20 summit, the White House said.
In July, an international tribunal ruled against Chinese claims to rights in the South China Sea.
China dismissed the ruling and said it would not be bound by it.
The ruling... | US President Barack Obama has urged China to abide by its obligations under an international treaty in its activities in the South China Sea. | 37267372 |
No-one has applied for the job of lollipop man or woman at Broughton Moor Primary School in Allerdale, Cumbria, despite repeated advertisements since January 2011.
Cumbria County Council has proposed scrapping the post and reallocating the money to the town's general budget.
Traffic calming measures had been installed ... | A school crossing patrol could be permanently scrapped after a four-year search for someone to staff it failed. | 32764184 |
The six "astronauts" wearing bright blue jump-suits and even surgical masks, were paraded before banks of television cameras and hordes of journalists at a news conference before entering their mock spaceship.
Amongst the long rows of VIPs at the news conference were senior officials from the United States, China and t... | There was all the pageantry of a real space launch. | 10233293 |
Margaret Hughes, 91, died and 400 homes were overrun by water when the River Elwy burst its banks in St Asaph, Denbighshire in November 2012.
Work to protect the city from future flooding starts on 10 October.
A drop-in session on Wednesday outlines plans which include removing the Spring Gardens Bridge and replacing i... | A £7.5m scheme to protect an area devastated by floods almost four years ago is set to get underway. | 37561185 |
Danielle Marr, who is in her final year at The Waid Academy in Anstruther, Fife, has joined the RNLI crew in the town as a volunteer on local lifeboats.
In addition to her studies, Miss Marr will have to carry a pager and respond to emergency calls throughout the day.
She is following in the footsteps of her older brot... | A 17-year-old schoolgirl has been granted permission to leave class to save lives at sea after becoming an RNLI volunteer. | 38883436 |
The line, from Edinburgh to Tweedbank, opened last year at a cost of £350m and carried almost 700,000 people in its first six months.
That was 22% more than forecast for the route, which serves towns including Galashiels, Stow and Gorebridge.
The line's success is the focus of a conference being held in Newtongrange.
... | Small towns on the Borders railway route have been "regenerated and reinvigorated" by the opening of the line, campaigners have said. | 36561753 |
The whirlwind, which Australians refer to as a "willy willy", made a surprise appearance at the Earthcore festival in Pyalong, north of Melbourne.
Olivier Bonenfant, who shot the footage, told the BBC that partygoers immediately started running towards the column of dust and debris.
He uploaded the footage to YouTube, ... | Revellers at an Australian dance music festival were filmed charging into a powerful dust whirlwind on Saturday. | 34961929 |
Sir Michael Wilshaw said it was critical to have a national system that identified, trained and nurtured teachers with leadership potential.
He has given a paper to Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, setting out his thoughts on how to ensure schools have strong leaders for the future.
He also said school leaders' pay sh... | The need to recruit good future leaders for England's schools is urgent, the head of Ofsted has said. | 35705653 |
Huge plumes of smoke billowed from the site at Belraugh Road, Garvagh, on Tuesday afternoon.
The blaze was reported to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) shortly after 14:00 BST.
Six fire engines from Coleraine, Dungiven, Maghera, Ballymoney and Limavady attended the scene.
The NIFRS said its fire eme... | Up to 600 vehicles have been damaged during a large fire at a car dismantlers' yard in County Londonderry, firefighters have said. | 37356511 |
30 November 2016 Last updated at 08:06 GMT
One that has been making news because it's been hard to get hold of is the new 'Hatchimal'.
It's a furry toy which hatches out of a plastic egg just like a real bird.
But is it any good? We asked some Newsrounders to review it. Check out the video to hear their verdict! | Every year Christmas comes around and with it a whole bunch of new toys. | 38145835 |
The fighters are said to be "hiding in fewer than 10 houses" in the seafront district of Al-Giza al-Bahriya.
The pro-unity government force announced its full control of Sirte on Monday, after the last IS-controlled area fell to the UN-backed fighters.
However, a spokesman has told the BBC they are not declaring victor... | Libyan forces are hunting down the last Islamic State (IS) jihadists in the city of Sirte, after ousting them from their former bastion. | 38227543 |
The seeds were collected last year during an expedition to a remote location in mountains near Tokyo.
Experts suggest that the remaining wild population of Betula chichibuensis is too small to sustain itself unaided.
The young trees will be shared with other arboretums in an effort to help conserve the threatened speci... | UK scientists have successfully germinated seeds from the critically endangered Japanese Birch, a species that has just 21 known trees remaining. | 34378953 |
Victory ended the hosts' own poor run of four consecutive losses and moves them up to sixth in the table.
Ben Foden and Tom Wood's tries gave Saints a deserved 14-0 half-time lead.
Sale's rugby league convert Denny Solomona marked his Premiership debut with a superb, acrobatic finish before Luther Burrell's late Northa... | Northampton Saints earned a much-needed Premiership win at Franklin's Gardens to inflict a seventh straight defeat in all competitions on struggling Sale. | 38378659 |
Labour had the most councillors on the city council after last week's elections.
BBC Scotland revealed that as well as the Conservatives the coalition will rely on the support of three Independents. Labour's Barney Crockett will be the new council leader.
The SNP and Lib Dems will form the opposition on the council.
A ... | Labour and the Conservatives have joined forces to form an administration in Aberdeen. | 18003121 |
The lender said that property prices grew by 3.6% in the three months to the end of July compared with the previous quarter.
The monthly increase was 1.4% compared with June, making the average home worth £186,332.
The figures are at odds with other surveys which suggest a slowdown.
This is the first time since Septem... | UK house prices in July were up 10.2% from a year earlier - the biggest annual change since September 2007, according to the Halifax. | 28671721 |
Scientists have analysed a cell found in heart scar tissue which could cause increased risk of cardiac arrest.
Myofibroblasts cells in patients might increase the likelihood of an electrical "short circuit".
"Cells recruited to the heart to repair damaged tissue might also be the cause of post-attack arrhythmia," said ... | Research at Swansea University could help predict further attacks and detect problems in heart attack patients. | 39220357 |
The observatory claims radio interference from household appliances would pose "a significant risk" to the Lovell Telescope's operation.
Developers deny their plans would cause an "unacceptable impairment" to the observatory, described by Cheshire East Council as "internationally important".
A government inspector will... | A public inquiry into whether a planned new housing development would "impair" Jodrell Bank's telescope has begun. | 36308125 |
Firefighters took more than three hours to douse the blaze in Balaghat district on Wednesday evening.
Senior local official Bharat Yadav said the exact cause of fire was not known, but suspected that "someone might have thrown a burning beedi (cigarette)".
Accidental explosions are common at Indian fireworks factories.... | At least 23 people have died and seven others were injured in a massive explosion at a fireworks factory in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. | 40197265 |
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said it was called at 18:39 BST and two fire engines were sent to the scene to assist.
The i360 pod was carrying a private party, including a heavily pregnant woman, who boarded the pod at about 17:00.
It was lowered to the ground about two hours later.
The BAi360 Twitter account sai... | A "technical hitch" has been blamed for leaving 180 passengers stuck on British Airways's i360 attraction in Brighton. | 37312941 |
Made during the reign of King David I of Scotland, the penny was unearthed by a metal detector in a field in the north of England.
Experts think it could fetch between £8,000 and £12,000 when it goes up for auction on 22 September.
The penny bears the head of King David I, who ruled Scotland from 1124 to 1153.
It is ... | One of the earliest coins ever minted in Scotland is going under the hammer. | 37285349 |
More than 600 of the 800 employees at Porton Down are at risk of having their jobs relocated to Harlow in Essex.
The HPA proposed the move to a single site in 2010 but now the Department of Health wants at least another 12 months "to fully assess all the details".
Dorothy Fogg, from Unite, said despite uncertainty staf... | Hundreds of staff at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in Wiltshire are facing another year of uncertainty over the future of their jobs. | 19365629 |
Mytravelpass, which is funded by the Welsh government, will entitle 110,000 passengers aged 16-18 to a third off bus fares anywhere in Wales.
Transport Minister Edwina Hart said it would make it easier for young people to access jobs and training opportunities.
The pass applies to local journeys and longer distance Tra... | A £15m discounted bus travel scheme for young people has been launched. | 34106238 |
The new measure comes into force on Friday as police launch their annual winter drink-drive campaign.
Previously, police needed reasonable suspicion before asking a driver to take a breath test.
The new legislation was passed through the Assembly in April, but this is the first time it has been used by police.
The PSNI... | Police are to conduct random breath tests at vehicle checkpoints as a result of new legislation in a bid to crack down on drink-driving. | 38081253 |
Ministers have said it would be wrong to give a guarantee without a similar deal for Britons abroad, which they say they will seek in Brexit negotiations.
But the Commons backed a Labour motion urging a rethink by 245 votes to two, as government MPs largely abstained.
Leading Leave campaigner Boris Johnson was among se... | MPs have put pressure on the government to guarantee EU nationals living in the UK the right to stay after Brexit. | 36730222 |
Labour's Carwyn Jones said his government would fight Wales' corner, while Conservative Andrew RT Davies promised a "brighter future".
Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood pledged to share her vision across Wales in 2016, while the Lib Dem's Kirsty Williams said her party was "up for the fight".
UKIP is also expected to win its v... | The assembly's four party leaders have delivered New Year messages with an eye on the 2016 elections. | 35207395 |
Wales kick-off their Six Nations campaign against Ireland on 7 February and Henry believes they have previously relied too heavily on strength.
Despite lauding Wales for their "fabulous" World Cup performance, the 69-year old believes Warren Gatland's side are capable of more.
"There are guys trying to use their brawn ... | Former head coach Graham Henry believes Wales can improve their attacking play by showing more intelligence. | 35431325 |
Six of the nine people confirmed to have the infection in the past month are linked to a person who contracted it at the Green Gathering festival in Chepstow, Monmouthshire.
Since the start of July, measles cases have been confirmed in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Powys.
People have been advised to get... | An outbreak of measles has been confirmed in Carmarthenshire, Public Health Wales has said. | 37454191 |
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Flight engineers Oleg Artemyev and Aleksandr Skvortsov launched a small satellite named Chasqui I.
It is a joint project between the Russian Federal Space Agency and the Peruvian government.
The two cosmonauts, which is the Russian te... | Two Russian cosmonauts have set off on a spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS) to launch a nano-satellite. | 28848870 |
The former West Indies seamer was injured while playing football during the warm-up in a County Championship match against Yorkshire in April.
Edwards, 34, is on crutches following an operation.
"His injury is pretty bad and I think that it would be best to get him right for next season," Hampshire coach Dale Benkenste... | Hampshire fast bowler Fidel Edwards is set to miss the rest of the season after surgery on a broken ankle. | 36192543 |
The Dons can move level with Celtic at the top of the Premiership with victory at Firhill, albeit having played two more matches.
"The players are eager to get back to winning ways," McInnes said.
"It's important to keep the games we lose to a minimum and try to make sure we bounce back with three points."
McInnes stre... | Derek McInnes wants to see his side bounce back from defeat at Inverness and keep their title hopes alive with victory at Partick Thistle on Friday. | 35606413 |
The biscuits were taken from Burton's Food Ltd on Ty Coch Way in Cwmbran, Torfaen, on 17 June.
The man, from Liverpool, has been charged with theft and allowing himself to be carried in a motor vehicle which had been taken without the owner's consent.
He appeared at Newport Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
The empty tra... | A 24-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the theft of a trailer containing £20,000 worth of biscuits. | 34602026 |
The Gunners, who had lost back-to-back league games to rivals Manchester City and Chelsea, went ahead through Jordan Nobbs' fine long-range strike.
Midfielder Dominique Janssen's header doubled Arsenal's lead after the break.
Emma Follis curled in to give newly promoted Reading hope in the closing stages, but the Royal... | Arsenal Ladies beat Reading Women for the second time in four league games to go third in Women's Super League One. | 36088795 |
Following a delayed start 34 overs were bowled, in which Gloucestershire moved on from 31-0 overnight to 120-1.
After a long delay, the two teams came back out under the lights at 21:00 BST, but the visitors remained untroubled.
After 21 from Chris Dent, Bancroft got to 69 with Will Tavare still there on 43 as the visi... | Cameron Bancroft made only his second County Championship half-century of the season as Gloucestershire reached 150-1 against Sussex at rain-hit Hove. | 40426168 |
The steps to Petit Port Bay were shut in May after damage caused by heavy rainfall during storms.
An inspection by engineering consultants Frederick Sherrell Ltd will start on Monday and is due to end on 27 March.
The department said if no further work was needed the steps should be re-opened for the Easter holiday.
Fo... | Steps at a bay in Guernsey could be opened by Easter, according to the environment department. | 31867560 |
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Chris Kane struck six minutes from the end in Perth to claim a hard-fought 1-0 Scottish Premiership victory against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
It was only their second success in the last 12 league matches but was enough to move them on to 39 points - level with fourth-... | Tommy Wright insists St Johnstone are on course to equal last season's points tally of 57 despite a recent poor run. | 35769919 |
The talks will focus on the practical measures needed to reopen embassies in Havana and Washington.
Although relations have improved in recent months a US trade embargo remains in place.
Last month President Barack Obama said Cuba would be removed from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Havana had said it need... | The US State Department has said that US and Cuban negotiators will meet next Thursday to discuss re-establishing embassies in each other's capitals. | 32747523 |
The 24-year-old sustained the injury to his right knee during last week's EFL Cup fourth-round win over Tottenham.
It is not the same knee in which he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in October 2015 that sidelined him for seven months.
"To say we are gutted would be an understatement," said Liverpool boss... | Liverpool striker Danny Ings will be out for up to nine months with a knee injury that requires surgery. | 37845825 |
In an answer to Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, Education Minister Anne Milton said the total 2016-17 budget for 16- to 19-year-olds in England was £5.9bn.
But the Sixth Form College Association said its analysis of the detail showed only about £5.7bn had been spent.
The government says it has tackled unfair funding in ... | The government has under-spent its sixth-form education budget by £200m this year, analysis of figures from a written ministerial answer suggests. | 40482487 |
James, 19, is the younger sister of double Olympic silver medallist Becky and double world para-cycling tandem pilot champion Rachel.
She competes in the women's Under-23 race on Saturday.
James believes she can improve on her 15th place in 2016 event, saying "My big aim is to get top 10."
The 68th Cyclo-Cross World Ch... | Teenage cyclo-cross rider Ffion James hopes to impress at the World Championships in Luxembourg on Saturday. | 38777619 |
Ms Sturgeon, 46, who has no children, revealed that she had a miscarriage while she was deputy first minister.
She said she hoped allowing the details to be written about in a new book would challenge assumptions made about women.
"Sometimes... having a baby just doesn't happen - no matter how much we might want it to,... | Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has spoken for the first time about her "painful experience" of losing a baby in 2011. | 37270135 |
The concept involves using technology, such as smartphones and software, to help people chose food and drink best suited to their health needs.
UHI believes it could offer protection from allergies and too many calories.
The idea is similar to the "internet of things" which sees domestic products, such as washing machi... | University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) scientists have been exploring the idea of the "internet of food". | 35159565 |
29 December 2016 Last updated at 18:10 GMT
Ryan Holmes, 21, has covered more than 2,500 miles so far, running an average of two races a week.
His efforts have also raised thousands for Cancer Research in honour of a good friend who is suffering from myeloma.
"It's been challenging at times but it's been a good journey,... | A Whitstable man is aiming to become the youngest person to run 100 marathons when he completes a race in Deal on New Year's Eve. | 38462664 |
The 1-0 win, courtesy of Nicky Cadden's penalty, kept Livi a point clear of Airdrieonians, who have a game in hand and beat Peterhead 4-2 away.
Queen's Park moved above Albion Rovers into fifth place by beating Brechin.
The Spiders, who won 2-0, are now five points behind third-placed Brechin, with Alloa, who are fourt... | Livingston maintained their slender advantage at the top of Scottish League One with a narrow and late victory over Albion Rovers. | 38197725 |
Richard Garvie, 30, who stood for Wellingborough and Rushden, bought train tickets using a bank account he knew contained insufficient funds.
He said he "did not set out to defraud East Midlands Trains".
At Corby Magistrates' Court on Friday he was also ordered to pay a £60 victim surcharge and court costs of £400.
Gar... | A parliamentary candidate for Labour at the May election must pay £894 compensation and do 60 hours of unpaid work after being convicted of fraud. | 33231049 |
The 30-year-old has joined the Cards following a short spell at Eastleigh, who signed him in January after he was released by Portsmouth.
Poke made three appearances for Woking while on loan from Southampton - where he started his career - during the 2006-07 season.
He has also had spells at Brighton and Torquay United... | National League club Woking have signed goalkeeper Michael Poke. | 36748599 |
Murphy has made 111 appearances for Leeds since arriving from Crewe for a fee of about £1m in July 2013.
But the 27-year-old has played in just one first-team game this season, in a 1-0 EFL Cup win at Luton in August.
"Burton are a very ambitious club and they've proved that in the last few years," he told the club web... | Burton Albion have signed midfielder Luke Murphy on loan from Championship rivals Leeds United until the end of the season. | 38530846 |
Investors Steve Kaplin and Jason Levien, who run sports teams in the United States, are drafting in the former Everton striker as an adviser.
The £100m takeover was agreed subject to Kaplin and Levien passing a Premier League test for prospective owners.
But Donovan, now 34, will not take part in Swansea's day-to-day a... | Former United States captain Landon Donovan is to be part of the American investment group taking over Premier League club Swansea City. | 36499421 |
Pro Rugby America, in a statement, described Pro12 as an "interloper" and claimed the league "does not have a legitimate business plan."
Pro12 officials held talks about US and Canadian sides being involved, which had been backed by World Rugby.
"It's ridiculous. What they're doing is just disrespectful," Pro Rugby Ame... | Plans for American sides to join the Pro12 have been dismissed by the company running the pro game in the US. | 37866584 |
Archaeologists made the discovery at Tresness in Sanday while on a walk in poor weather on Monday.
The remains of 14 houses and stone tools, including knives, have been described as "one of the biggest complexes of Bronze Age settlement in the Scottish isles".
The finds on the beach could be more than 4,000 years old.
... | Shifting sands have revealed a significant complex of Bronze Age buildings in Orkney. | 35049323 |
WWT Washington Wetland Centre has sighted 16 adults and 21 young this year, in comparison to 23 adult birds last year.
They have nested by a lake and shingle island which expanded by the centre last autumn. Breeding at the site started in 2006.
Reserve manager John Gowland said it was a "real conservation success story... | A wildfowl centre has recorded its highest number of rare avocet birds. | 36567663 |
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Carlos is famous for his free kicks.
And now you can see what it's like for a footballer to take one in front of a huge crowd.
See his point of view as he runs out onto the pitch, watches an incredible Luis Figo goal and hears the crowd roar.
Video courtesy of Real Madrid TV | Former Real Madrid footballer Roberto Carlos wore a body camera at the legends match against Roma on Sunday 11 June. | 40289336 |
In a statement, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) said that airstrikes on Thursday and Friday killed at least 18 civilians.
It said the Taliban was also to blame, killing at least seven civilians in a suicide bombing on Saturday.
The US military says that it is investigating the air strike incidents.
The... | The United Nations has said that it is increasingly worried about the high number of civilian deaths in the Afghan province of Helmand. | 38951559 |
There will be no Gatwick Express service and most Southern services will be diverted via London Bridge.
Gatwick passengers will be able to use alternative services from Blackfriars or London Bridge.
No services will operate between London Victoria and Brighton, but trains between the city and London Bridge will run in ... | Rail passengers using the Brighton Main Line will face disruption over the bank holiday weekend from engineering work. | 36174128 |
ESPN has been struggling as younger audiences choose outlets like Netflix and Amazon Prime over cable television.
In a statement president of ESPN, John Skipper, said though sports viewership was not diminishing cuts were necessary to keep a "competitive advantage".
Disney, which owns ESPN revised its profit expectati... | Sports channel ESPN announced it is cutting 300 jobs or 4% of the company's workforce. | 34598297 |
The Belarusian challenger was relentless in his pursuit of the 33-year-old Scot in Glasgow but lost a superb battle unanimously on points.
Burns made the most of his greater experience to try to quell Relikh, 26.
"Boy, he could whack," remarked Burns, who now hopes to finalise a fight against America's Adrien Broner.
"... | Britain's Ricky Burns was given a stern test as he made a successful first defence of his WBA world super-lightweight title against Kiryl Relikh. | 37593563 |
Put together in 1973, the band enjoyed UK chart success with Gaelic songs in the 1990s and last year released their 14th and final studio album.
Their song An Ubhal as Airde reached number 18 in the charts in 1995.
The film, Journey Bound, is a romcom road movie being directed by Ryan Hendrick and starring Clare Grogan... | Veteran Celtic rockers Runrig are to appear in a new Scottish film and will also compose the movie's title music. | 40379385 |
Speaking on RT?? radio, the minister said it would not be possible to get rid of the Health Service Executive structure this year.
He said he wanted to focus on reforms that improve GP practices and building and developing hospital groups.
Mr Varadkar said the 500m euros overrun in healthcare spending was due mainly to... | Irish Health Minister Leo Varadkar has said the timeframe for the reform of the country's health service was overambitious from the start. | 29122765 |
Moorways had been used only by clubs since it closed to the public in early 2016 due to maintenance costs.
Now the city council and clubs have said it is too expensive to continue. It will shut by the end of January.
Double gold medallist Ross Davenport tweeted the awards won by Derby swimmers, while others labelled th... | A former Olympian says he's dismayed one of Derby's last large council-run swimming pools is about to close. | 38624831 |
York Minster Police has been given the same powers as regular police officers within the minster's precinct.
Eight constables and the cathedral's head of security were sworn in at a special ceremony on Tuesday.
The force, established in the 13th Century, lost its powers in the 1930s when officers ceased to be attested.... | A cathedral police force has been given back the power of arrest for the first time in nearly 80 years. | 40019315 |
The plan would see 150 homes built, 37 refurbished and about 280 demolished.
The Department for Communities and Local Government ordered the hearing after deciding the plan for Toxteth "may conflict with national policy".
Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson said it was "patronising" for the government to tell residents what t... | Campaigners supporting a £15m plan for Liverpool's Welsh Streets have protested outside the opening of a public inquiry into it. | 27883657 |
The ministry is asking for 180.5bn yen ($2.1bn, £1.3bn), some of which an official said would be spent on missile interceptors and fighter jets.
The move comes with Japan embroiled in a territorial row with China.
It also follows North Korea's recent successful long-range rocket launch.
"We will request 180.5bn yen to ... | Japan's defence ministry says it is seeking more funds for military spending, a day after news the government would boost the defence budget for the first time in 10 years. | 20955042 |
Brogan Mearns, 13, had not been seen after leaving for a walk from her father's house in the Castlemilk area of the city last Saturday.
Police Scotland had expressed concern for her wellbeing.
The force said on Friday that the teenager had been traced in Glasgow city centre. | A teenage girl who had been missing for almost a week has been found "safe and well" in central Glasgow, police have said. | 33107849 |
Alexander was centrally involved at McLaren for more than 40 years after being recruited by driver Bruce McLaren to help set up the team in 1963.
He left in 1983, two years after McLaren was taken over by current boss Ron Dennis, but returned in 1989 and worked there until he retired in 2008.
"Tyler was one of the firs... | American Tyler Alexander, one of the key figures in the founding of the McLaren team, has died aged 75. | 35258133 |
The Iceland midfielder, 27, scored nine goals and assisted 13 to help save the Swans from Premier League relegation.
Sigurdsson's fine form has prompted speculation linking him with a move to clubs such as Everton.
"It's a good honour for me. It's always nice when you get voted for by the fans and the players," he said... | Gylfi Sigurdsson has been named Swansea City's players' and supporters' player of the year for the second successive season. | 39956528 |
The 22-year-old Bath man will have a scan on Saturday.
If Watson, who missed the autumn internationals with a broken jaw, is ruled out, then it could present an opportunity to Gloucester's Jonny May.
England, Grand Slam winners in 2016, start their title defence at Twickenham on 4 February. | England winger Anthony Watson is a doubt for the Six Nations opener against France after suffering a hamstring strain. | 38777814 |
The first minister will say Wales needs two Labour governments to ensure the economy works "for everyone".
The party says it will deliver tidal lagoons, rail electrification and the Wylfa Newydd Nuclear Plant.
It will also create a Development Bank of Wales, if in power in Cardiff and London.
The party says it will ens... | Welsh Labour is promising a "real partnership" with a Labour government in Westminster as it launches its manifesto on Monday. | 39993257 |
The company said Messenger Lite had the "core features" of the full app such as the ability to share text and photos.
The app will compete with Facebook-owned WhatsApp, which the company says is used by more than a billion people.
One analyst said offering a stripped-back service for developing markets would "drive ado... | Facebook has announced a "slimmed down" version of its Messenger app for countries where older smartphones and slower net speeds are more common. | 37518682 |
Australia levelled the Ashes series with a 405-run win at Lord's that saw England's top order collapse in both innings and the bowlers struggling.
Gary Ballance has now been replaced by Jonny Bairstow in the squad for next week's third Test at Edgbaston.
"This shows nobody is safe in the team," said Lyth.
"Gary is aver... | England batsman Adam Lyth says every player is at risk of being dropped from the team following their humiliating defeat in the second Test. | 33627322 |
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