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Owen and Karl Oyston, owner and chairman of the club, were in dispute with businessman Valeri Belokon.
The League Two club owners may have to pay out almost £3m ($3.75m) after a judge at Manchester Civil Justice Centre ruled in Mr Belokon's favour.
He invested £4.75m in 2008 to develop the club's South Stand and the di... | The owners of Blackpool FC have lost a multi-million pound court battle with a Latvian investor. | 39064546 |
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Captain Mithali Raj made 42 off 35 balls, Harmanpreet Kaur 40 from 29 and Vellaswamy Vanitha 38 off 24 in India's 163-5 in Bangalore.
Anuja Patil claimed 2-16 and Poonam Yadav 2-17 as Bangladesh managed only 91-5 en route to their second heaviest T20 defeat in terms of run... | India opened the Women's World Twenty20 with a 72-run victory over Bangladesh. | 35812892 |
Gerrard, 36, is leaving MLS club LA Galaxy and claims he is considering "options on and off the pitch".
Lawrenson feels Gerrard could "definitely play in this Liverpool team" and be used in a coaching role.
"They will not have to pay him fortunes - they can tell him if they need him he'll play," said Lawrenson.
"The mo... | Liverpool should re-sign Steven Gerrard as a player and coach as the "only effects would be positive", says the club's former defender Mark Lawrenson. | 37995697 |
Barker has worked alongside Karl Robinson at League One Charlton since December 2016 but was approached by Rotherham last week.
The 41-year-old had three spells with the Millers as a player, scoring 13 goals in 153 league games.
Rotherham will join Charlton in League One next season following their relegation from the ... | Rotherham United have appointed their former player Richie Barker as assistant to manager Paul Warne. | 39810305 |
The contract - reportedly worth $10bn (£6bn) - was agreed on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.
Ukraine is believed to have some of the largest shale gas reserves in Europe.
New technology means they are more easily recoverable, but opponents warn of a high risk of pollution.
T... | Ukraine has signed a major shale gas deal with Royal Dutch Shell - a move seen as an attempt by Kiev to reduce its dependency on Russian gas imports. | 21191164 |
This is an attempt to set up what will be called the TFTA (Tripartite Free Trade Area).
It will be signed between the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the South African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC).
Now there's been great fanfare in the press about this, mainl... | Some of you will have seen the news that a three-bloc trade deal is being signed between 26 African states in Egypt today. | 33077419 |
Martial has been linked with a move to Inter Milan as part of a deal that would see Ivan Perisic leave the Italian club.
The 21-year-old created Jesse Lingard's first-half opener in the 1-1 friendly draw with Real Madrid in Santa Clara.
"He is a young player. He still has time to learn, to improve and develop," said Mo... | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has told forward Anthony Martial he needs to be more consistent. | 40702312 |
The ex-England boss, 54, was due to meet the Rams hierarchy on Friday.
But the meeting has been brought forward following Derby's failure to reach the Championship play-offs and growing unrest about McClaren's link to the manager's job at Newcastle.
McClaren is understood to be resigned to leaving the club.
Only last w... | Derby head coach Steve McClaren is to hold talks with chief executive Sam Rush on Thursday amid speculation he may be sacked, BBC Derby Sport reports. | 32834026 |
6 February 2017 Last updated at 09:46 GMT
British player Kyle Edmund was beating Denis Shapovalov from Canada, when frustration got the better of him.
The 17-year-old Canadian whacked the tennis ball in anger, only to hit the umpire in the eye!
As a result the match could no longer continue, meaning Great Britain won b... | Great Britain are through to the Davis Cup quarter-finals, after a Canadian player accidentally hit the umpire with a tennis ball. | 38878494 |
Darrell Clarke's side clinched third in League Two with a last-gasp winner on Saturday against Dagenham & Redbridge.
New Zealand forward Rory Fallon, 34, is to be released after making just three first-team appearances this season.
Defenders Lee Brown, scorer of the late winner over Dagenham, and Tom Lockyer already si... | Promoted Bristol Rovers have offered new contracts to all but one of their senior professional players after their dramatic finish to the league season. | 36276216 |
Dave Hartnett, who was head of tax at HM Revenue & Customs, said: "I'd always expected there to be be more."
Mr Hartnett, who left HMRC in 2012, was giving evidence to the Commons Public Accounts Committee.
HSBC has come under fire over what it knew about some clients' tax affairs.
Details of some 30,000 accounts at HS... | A former senior tax official has expressed "surprise" that just one person has been prosecuted in the UK over alleged tax evasion by clients of HSBC's Swiss banking division. | 32028093 |
The centre-back, 28, was jeered by a section of Spain fans during Saturday's Euro 2016 qualifier win over Slovakia, and was subjected to similar during the previous internationals break.
"The last thing I would do is leave the national team," he said.
"I won't change regarding club rivalry. I always wish Real Madrid to... | Barcelona defender Gerard Pique will stick by his anti-Real Madrid stance and continue playing for Spain despite being booed by supporters. | 34211645 |
Resuming on 142-9 after a rain-hit day one, Derbyshire added just eight runs as Ben Cotton fell to Steve Magoffin.
Sussex's openers made a 113 partnership before Chris Nash (65) was bowled by Wayne Madsen (2-65), but Joyce (106), Wells (104 not out) and Ross Taylor (54) helped the hosts build a big lead.
Matt Machan wa... | Sussex built a commanding first-innings lead over Derbyshire on day two at Hove as Ed Joyce and Luke Wells made tons. | 36407030 |
The Team Sky rider went down around 35km from the finish after a touch of wheels on the category two ascent of Cote de Saint-Uze.
The Welshman was quickly back riding and finished 11th to remain 19 seconds behind overall leader Michael Matthews.
"He was able to stand up straight away and get back on the bike," said Tea... | Britain's Geraint Thomas remains fifth in the Paris-Nice race despite crashing on stage four. | 35779193 |
Top-flight clubs will share more than £5bn from 2016 to 2019, a 71% increase on the previous three-year deal.
Gylfi Sigurdsson and Andre Ayew have been linked with moves away from the Liberty Stadium, but Taylor says the club will not need to sell their stars.
"Teams don't have to sell like they used to," said Wales' T... | Swansea City defender Neil Taylor says the club is under less pressure to sell players due to the money coming in from the new Premier League television deal. | 36346169 |
After more than two years without a goal, the 27-year-old has now scored five times in 11 appearances.
"For me, it's just brilliant to be playing again," he told BBC WM.
"The manager (Gary Rowett) has been good in indicating he is particularly keen to make it permanent."
He added: "I'm not 100% sure what the ins and ou... | Birmingham City's on-loan Burnley striker Lukas Jutkiewicz is happy to make his move to St Andrew's more permanent after rediscovering his goal touch with the Championship club. | 37911873 |
Saturday's fixture - abandoned after 60 minutes amid torrential rain - will be replayed on 20 September, with no refunds offered for the original match.
Rovers boss Darrell Clarke called the move "shocking" and Swindon were urged to "rethink" by their Supporters Trust.
Rovers have offered returning away fans free coach... | Swindon Town chairman Lee Power is standing by his club's decision to charge fans for new tickets for a rearranged game against Bristol Rovers. | 37236263 |
Jobbik came second in 18 out of 19 counties, ahead of the Socialists, as in the May European elections.
It won control of 14 towns and villages. The party has been accused of anti-Semitic and anti-Roma rhetoric.
Fidesz won all but six districts of the capital Budapest, where its mayoral candidate Istvan Tarlos was re-e... | The far-right Jobbik party in Hungary has made gains in local elections won convincingly by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling nationalist Fidesz. | 29596031 |
The Baby Blacks - who won the tournament from 2008 to 2011 - ended England's two year hold on the trophy.
England went in front through Max Clark, who burst through, before New Zealand hit back through Vince Tavae-Aso to lead at half-time.
Akira Ioane went over from close range to extend their advantage, as Otere Black... | New Zealand won the World Rugby U20 Championship for the fifth time after beating England 21-16 in Italy. | 33213557 |
It's a point she made in the Northamptonshire MP's first speech as Secretary of State for the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs.
She represents a rural constituency, which she praised: "I know from my own constituency of South Northamptonshire that the British countryside is some of the most beautiful in the world... | One in eight people work in farming and it is a bigger industry than the car and aerospace industry combined, Andrea Leadsom tells the Conservative Party Conference. | 37569264 |
Australian Browne stopped defending champion Ruslan Chagaev to win the title in Russia earlier this month.
The 36-year-old delivered a positive sample for clenbuterol after the fight, his management company have revealed.
"I would like to assure all fans, the whole of the boxing world and all of Australia that I am not... | WBA heavyweight champion Lucas Browne says he is "shocked and devastated" after failing a drugs test. | 35871375 |
Hovertravel has said it will offer refunds after delays and cancellations in recent weeks on its services between Southsea and Ryde.
Commuters with season tickets will have up to two weeks added when they renew.
The operator said it was also temporarily bringing its Island Express craft back into service.
The firm said... | Passengers who suffer cancellations caused by "technical issues" with two new hovercraft are to be offered compensation. | 37933902 |
The Celtic left-back was handed the role in Scotland's crucial World Cup qualifier against Slovenia.
And Tierney could continue there against England at Hampden on 10 June.
"It's up to the gaffer, whatever he thinks is best and whatever he thinks the team that is going to give us the best chance of winning," said Tiern... | Kieran Tierney is prepared to continue as Scotland's auxiliary right-back after coming through a high-stakes experiment with flying colours. | 39408922 |
Horne won her first national title in the team pursuit at the National Track Championships in Manchester last week.
The 26-year-old says she is leaving her road cycling team in order to turn her attention to the 2016 Rio Games.
"This is the right thing for me to do now and put my eggs into one basket and try and make t... | Welsh cyclist Ciara Horne is giving up the chance to ride professionally on the Women's World Tour next year in a bid to win an Olympic title. | 34392472 |
Friend, 28, was withdrawn during the 1-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest on 23 January after landing awkwardly.
Former Doncaster and Wolves full-back Friend has missed just one league game this season, scoring once.
Boro are already without centre-back Ben Gibson with a hip injury, who can also play wide, while full-back J... | Middlesbrough defender George Friend will be out for approximately four weeks after fracturing a shoulder. | 35439706 |
The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy includes the ambition of doubling the number of people using bikes by 2025.
Transport Minister Robert Goodwill said "sustained investment in cycling and walking infrastructure" was needed.
Cycling campaigners warned the strategy "won't be worth the paper it's written on" with... | The government has unveiled proposals to encourage people to cycle and walk more in England. | 35906105 |
The ex-England hooker, 57, won the competition with Devon in 2004 as a player and as coach in 2007, and played in Cornwall's triumphant 1991 campaign.
Dawe has been Cornwall head coach since 2013, leading them to victories in the 2015 and 2016 Twickenham finals.
"It's a nice local game for me, but I'm travelling as a C... | Graham Dawe says he has "no emotion" ahead of his Cornwall side's County Championship game at Devon, who he previously played for and coached. | 39886227 |
Andrew George, who was re-elected Liberal Democrat MP for St Ives in May, is one of four MPs to have tabled an amendment to the finance bill.
It follows the government's budget announcement that from 4 January VAT will rise from 17.5% to 20%.
Mr George wants the government to assess the impact of such a rise on busines... | An MP from Cornwall is calling for an investigation into the impact of increasing VAT to 20%. | 10427713 |
Local media reported that the man was driving the car when it crashed and later took his own life.
The men from New Zealand, aged 24 to 25, were on a hunting trip and not wearing seat belts, reports said.
Their families have reportedly arrived in Australia to arrange for their bodies to be flown back.
Police said they ... | A man who survived a crash that killed his two friends on a remote Australian highway died hours later from injuries unrelated to the accident, police said. | 35638015 |
Heavy rain in Brisbane also led to the women's Test being postponed.
The ladies' fixture will kick off at 05:00 BST, with the men's match taking place at 07:00 BST (16:00 local time).
"There were a number of considerations for this decision, primarily player safety as well as supporters," NRL head of football Todd Gree... | Australia and New Zealand will play their Anzac Test fixture at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday, after a waterlogged pitch forced a postponement on Friday. | 32548842 |
One lane of a busy road was closed to traffic due to emergency repairs on Wednesday during rush hour.
A number of businesses reported problems with their water supply and some were even forced to close for a short time.
NI Water said that it had now successfully completed the repairs in the city centre area and was wor... | Disruption caused by burst water pipes in Belfast city centre has ended. | 38397745 |
The 25-year-old Spain international joined the Potters from Barcelona for an undisclosed fee in July 2014.
Bojan, who missed the second half of last season with a knee injury, has scored 10 goals in 41 games for Stoke.
Chief executive Tony Scholes said: "Bojan has made no secret of the fact that he now regards Stoke as... | Stoke City forward Bojan Krkic has signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with the Premier League club. | 35552774 |
A study in the International Journal of Obesity found energy used at rest was 25% lower in 15-year-olds compared with when they were 10 - a fall of 500 calories a day.
This is equivalent to cutting out an hour's strenuous exercise every day.
The study said the findings were unexpected but could help explain why a lot o... | A sharp drop in calories burned off while resting during adolescence could be contributing to the rise in obesity. | 37297812 |
The Leinster full-back damaged his bicep towards the end of Saturday's 63-10 win over Italy in Rome.
The Irish Independent has reported that the injury could require surgery and Kearney is set to miss this week's three-day training camp in Monaghan.
Ireland have declined to comment on the extent of the injury but will ... | Rob Kearney could be ruled out of the remainder of Ireland's Six Nations campaign with an arm injury. | 38967812 |
The apprenticeship levy, pensions auto-enrolment and a new higher minimum wage have increased business costs.
The BCC's annual workforce survey interviewed some 1,400 businesses.
The trade body wants the government to ensure no new upfront costs or taxes are imposed on businesses for the remainder of this Parliament.
T... | Four out of five UK businesses have seen costs rise because of changes in employment legislation, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) reports. | 41047890 |
Wenger's side have developed an unwanted reputation for failing to win the league from promising positions.
However, he believes Arsenal are better placed now as there is no squad unrest.
"When we went into April in 2010, some of the players were tapped up to go somewhere else and it was difficult to maintain the focus... | Some of Arsenal's recent Premier League title challenges have been damaged by their players being approached by other clubs, manager Arsene Wenger says. | 35680304 |
Michael Ryan made the comments in an interview with the Bloomberg financial news service.
In October, the Quebec state government pumped $1bn (£655m) into a partnership set up to complete the CSeries.
The wings for the CSeries are made in Northern Ireland.
"The quid pro quo was that final assembly and marketing would s... | The manager of Bombardier's Northern Ireland operation has said the Canadian bailout of the firm's CSeries project poses no threat to the Belfast plant. | 35057227 |
4 October 2016 Last updated at 10:16 BST
They've have been answering your questions about the animals and the threat they're under because of the ivory trade.
Hear what they have to say... | Jenny's been to meet some school children in South Africa who live near to nature reserves with elephants in. | 37533453 |
Edison Cavani opened the scoring from the penalty spot on Saturday, with 18-year-old Jonathan Ikone doubling PSG's lead before half-time.
Lucas Moura and teenager Odsonne Edouard completed the rout in the second half at the StubHubCenter.
The Foxes face Barcelona next in the competition in Stockholm on Wednesday.
Claud... | Premier League winners Leicester City suffered a 4-0 loss to French champions Paris St-Germain in the International Champions Cup in Los Angeles. | 36935226 |
There are 59 cameras covering public areas in Rhyl, 18 in Prestatyn and four in Rhuddlan, all linked to a control room in Rhyl police station.
Funding for council staff to monitor camera footage 24 hours a day ends in March, saving £200,000 in 2016/17.
Cameras will still run, but footage will not be monitored, and a c... | CCTV camera footage from Denbighshire towns will no longer be monitored by operators in a money-saving scheme. | 33667824 |
The position became vacant after Angus Robertson lost his seat in the general election.
Ian Blackford, Joanna Cherry, Tommy Sheppard and Drew Hendry have all confirmed their candidacy. They were all first elected in 2015.
The party said its new Westminster group leader would be announced on Wednesday evening.
The SNP w... | Four SNP MPs have said they are hoping to be the party's next leader at Westminster. | 40254686 |
Students from Wales will be able to claim up to £4,954 in grants and borrow the rest, wherever they study.
The announcement comes ahead of the publication of the Diamond report into higher education and student finance.
One senior academic has warned that Welsh universities could become "second rate" if they could not ... | Welsh university tuition fees will be pegged at £9,000 next year despite colleges in England being given the go-ahead to charge up to £9,250. | 37452275 |
The Co Wicklow fighter beat Victoria Torres of Mexico on a unanimous decision to make the semi-finals.
All four semi-finalists in Kazakhstan qualify for August's Olympics.
Middleweight Savannah Marshall became the 10th British boxer to book a place in Brazil by outpointing Chinese third seed Li Qian in her quarter-fina... | London 2012 gold medallist Katie Taylor will defend her lightweight title in Rio after securing an Olympic Games berth at the World Championships. | 36371754 |
The 29-year-old England international has not made a final decision, but is understood to favour extending his time at the King Power Stadium.
Arsenal made a reported bid of £20m for Vardy, activating a release clause in his contract and offering him a deal reported to be worth £120,000 a week.
Leicester responded with... | Leicester striker Jamie Vardy is set to reject an offer to join Arsenal and stay with the Premier League champions. | 36571877 |
Allen left the Swans for Liverpool in 2012 but his time at Anfield has been hampered by injuries.
The 24-year-old played in his side's 1-0 win at Swansea and Taylor said: "I've always known he was a great player, we know in Wales what a good player he is.
"He just needed to be fit. He's a key player and he's in great f... | Midfielder Joe Allen is showing the form that earned him a move to Liverpool, says former Swansea City team-mate Neil Taylor. | 31930033 |
BT is paying the money to Deutsche Telekom and Orange to avoid legal action over the issue.
The two companies now hold stakes in BT as a consequence of the deal that saw them sell the EE mobile network to the UK company.
The charge led to BT's first-quarter profits falling 42% to £418m.
In January, BT wrote down the va... | Profits at telecoms group BT have fallen after it took a £225m charge related to its Italian accounting scandal. | 40750170 |
BBC News NI will provide audiences with its most extensive election coverage to date on our news website.
Users will be able to follow live feeds of what is happening in their own constituencies, with stage by stage results for every seat. Live streams across all 18 battlegrounds will deliver the latest audio, video a... | With the assembly election now upon us, BBC News NI 's multi-platform coverage will be bringing you all the results as soon as they come in. | 35985346 |
Bed Bahadur Sunuwar was one of more than 150 local and foreign runners in the race, which began at Nepal's base camp.
The annual run marks the anniversary of the first summit of the peak by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary in 1953.
The winner completed the race, which ended about 2,000 metres further down the slopes, ... | A Nepali soldier has won the world's highest marathon on Mount Everest. | 36410797 |
Drifters was made in 1929 by acclaimed Scottish documentary-maker John Grierson.
It shows fishermen harvesting shoals of herring off Scotland's east coast.
East London-born sound artist Jason Singh will provide vocal sound effects during screenings of the film in Lerwick, Helmsdale and Anstruther.
The tour, called Foll... | A silent film made 87 years ago about Scottish herring fishermen is shown at venues across Scotland accompanied by performances by a beatboxer. | 37154404 |
The WDBS was launched this week to give more people with disabilities the opportunity to play cue sports.
The first event will take place on 28 and 29 November at the South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester.
Five different disability classification groups will participate at the tournament.
The WDBS has been set up un... | The first tournament staged by the new World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) body will take place in Gloucester in November. | 34362877 |
Hammersmith and Fulham council's planning committee have backed plans to demolish the current 41,600-capacity Stamford Bridge stadium.
The plans include a walkway from the nearby District Line station.
"We are grateful that planning permission was granted for the redevelopment of our historic home," Chelsea said in a s... | Chelsea Football Club have been given permission by the local council to build a new £500m 60,000-seat stadium. | 38572335 |
Police Scotland said the emergency services were alerted to the incident at about 13:00.
A coastguard helicopter and lifeboat joined rescue teams looking for the man.
A post on the RNLI Montrose Lifeboat Facebook page said it had been stood down at 18:20 "due to failing light". | A major search is under way for a man believed to have fallen from cliffs at Arbroath in Angus. | 39091687 |
9 July 2017 Last updated at 14:27 BST
The How To Train Your Dragon author gave Martin some great writing and reading tips ready for the summer! | Martin's behind the scenes at CBBC's Summer Social and caught up with author Cressida Cowell. | 40548316 |
The Committee on Standards in Public Life is rewriting its guidelines on potential conflicts of interests.
It wants to know what the "reasonable limits" should be and whether they should be different for ministers and backbench MPs.
It comes after controversy over George Osborne's jobs in banking, public speaking and j... | An ethics watchdog want to know what the public thinks about MPs having second jobs. | 39456771 |
UK Steel says rising competition and falling prices are damaging firms.
The call for action comes days after Thai steel firm SSI halted production at its Teesside plant due to falling demand, putting 2,000 jobs at risk.
Among other measures, UK Steel wants the government to lower business rates and relax emissions targ... | UK steel manufacturers will urge the government to take steps to protect the industry in the face of what they describe as a "perfect storm". | 34339160 |
The SEP V fund will invest up to £20m in growth-stage technology businesses based mainly in the UK and Ireland.
It will also play "an active and supportive role" in their development.
SEP said investments in companies in other European countries would also be considered.
According to SEP, the fund was over-subscribed a... | Glasgow-based venture capital firm Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has raised £260m for a new fund that will focus on high-growth technology companies. | 37895649 |
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Charlie Webster, 33, who has worked for Sky and ITV, became unwell after watching the Olympic opening ceremony.
She remains in intensive care but doctors have said they are "very happy with Charlie's neurological results".
Her mother said: "The fact Charlotte is now conscious is amazing."
Ms Webster is being kept on di... | A television sports presenter who contracted malaria in Rio following a 3,000-mile charity cycle ride has been brought out of her medically induced coma, her manager has said. | 37125913 |
Moses, 25, starred as Nigeria clinched the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, but his search for consistency on the international scene has been hampered by a series of niggling injuries.
His last Super Eagles appearance was in the 2-0 loss to France at the 2014 World Cup but he insists his commitment to Nigeria should not be... | West Ham winger Victor Moses has reiterated his commitment to Nigeria after he was accused by fans and local media in Nigeria of putting club before country. | 35512357 |
In some hotels featured by the Fifa-appointed agency Match, room rates will be up to five times higher during the tournament, a recent study suggests.
The board fears that "stratospheric" costs could damage the country's image.
The World Cup opening match will be on 12 June 2014, in Sao Paulo.
The board, known as Embra... | Brazil's tourism board has asked world football governing body Fifa and hotel operators to try to bring down hotel prices – which have reportedly sky-rocketed for the World Cup period. | 23775475 |
Len McCluskey joined Unite members from the Oxford Bus Company on the picket line earlier, and warned seven other bus depots run by the Go Ahead Group could be affected.
Drivers have walked out on two separate days angry that they were only paid for three bank holidays over Christmas.
Oxford Bus Company said its driver... | The leader of England's biggest union has warned that a strike by bus drivers in Oxford over pay could spread. | 39184785 |
Nobbs, 80, from Ripon, North Yorkshire, also wrote for The Two Ronnies, Ken Dodd, Frankie Howerd and Radio 4's The Maltby Collection.
The creator of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin also wrote 20 novels.
Comedian John Cleese said he was a "lovely kind, gentle man with a delicious sense of humour".
He said on Twitte... | Writer David Nobbs, best known for creating the television character Reginald Perrin, has died, the British Humanist Association has said. | 33843336 |
Cyclists have suffered punctures and pet-owners and runners have been warned to beware along the three-mile (4.8km) route, from Mumbles to the centre of Swansea.
The council said the drawing pins, found at several locations, appeared to have been left "deliberately".
A spokesman said it was "extremely irresponsible and... | A warning has been issued after a stretch of the Swansea Bay promenade was showered with drawing pins. | 35891734 |
The number reaching Greece was 210,265, and for Italy it was 8,129, according to the UNHCR.
Many are refugees from Syria. At least 70 people have drowned trying to reach Greek islands in the past week.
The bodies of four men were recovered from the Aegean Sea on Monday after their boat sank.
Another seven people were m... | A monthly record of 218,394 migrants and refugees reached Europe by sea in October, the UN says, almost as many as the total number of arrivals in 2014. | 34700104 |
Avast carried out the check to coincide with the first day of the Mobile World Congress trade show in the city.
In addition, it said it had found more than 470,000 other types of vulnerable smart devices.
The firm warned that unsuspecting owners could be spied upon as a consequence.
"If webcams are set to livestream fo... | A leading security company says it has discovered 22,000 hackable internet-connected baby monitors and other types of webcam in Barcelona. | 39101533 |
Mole Valley District Council is consulting on plans to move boundaries to allow the building of up to 2,200 homes over the next 13 years.
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has now started a campaign called Save Surrey's Countryside.
The council said there was insufficient land available in built-up areas for... | A campaign has begun to fight a proposal to remove land from the green belt in Surrey to build housing. | 21585851 |
The 27-year-old has played in two Tests, 48 one-day internationals and 18 Twenty20 matches for Pakistan.
Both men were later bailed until April pending further inquiries.
Jamshed is among three players who were recently suspended for violating a cricket anti-corruption code.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also suspen... | Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed was one of two men arrested by the National Crime Agency in Britain on Monday as part of an investigation into cricket corruption, the BBC understands. | 38978637 |
Teams are set to be composed of big-name players and sevens specialists.
New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams is already playing full-time sevens but British clubs seem unlikely to release players until shortly before the Games.
"It is a very condensed programme and that puts us up against it," said Amor.
"The door is ope... | Coach Simon Amor says getting hold of 15-a-side players and integrating them in time for Rio has already put Great Britain's sevens team at a disadvantage ahead of the 2016 Olympics. | 35001093 |
The Iron nearly took the lead when Russell Penn headed Manny Parry's effort off the line.
It was one of the few highlights of the first half, and affairs did not spring to life until the hour mark.
Jack Midson broke the deadlock for Braintree with a firm header from Reece Hall-Johnson's cross.
James Bolton's close-rang... | Paddy McLaughlin's late penalty salvaged a point for Gateshead as they drew at home with Braintree in the National League. | 38272956 |
Welsh cynghanedd group Carmarthen Bardic School is celebrating its 25th anniversary and hopes to publish a collection of poems written by past members.
It has helped train a number of National Eisteddfod winners including Mererid Hopwood, who tutors for the group, and Aneirin Karadog.
The lessons are held over a pint a... | A group is calling on former members to contribute poems for a new book. | 38755182 |
The firm, which operates services across the West Midlands, said it would now operate up to March 2016.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said the process of awarding a contract beyond then had not begun.
In March London Midland announced it would shed 150 jobs, while in November it said driver shortages had led to ca... | London Midland has had its franchise extended by six months, the train company has announced. | 27780861 |
The search giant plans to stop allowing ads for loans due within 60 days or with an interest rate of 36% or higher.
Google's director of product policy David Graff said: "Our hope is that fewer people will be exposed to misleading or harmful products."
Many payday lenders rely on internet searches to generate customers... | Google has announced plans to ban ads from so-called payday lenders, in a move the company hopes will limit what it calls a "harmful" industry. | 36272031 |
The ringed bird, known as KL, produced three chicks in the nest at Bassenthwaite near Keswick last year. Two were killed by magpies.
She has been joined this year by an unringed male.
The Lake District Osprey Project team said they were "delighted", as the birds do not always return to the same nest sites.
Project mana... | A female osprey has returned to a Lake District nest for the fifth year running. | 39466355 |
The 80 spaces, on top of a gym in Farnborough, Hampshire, were intended to relieve parking pressure in the town centre.
But a planned bridge, which would have provided vehicle access, was never built after construction of a second building with a vehicle ramp stalled.
The council's chief executive blamed the economic d... | A roof-top car park has lain unused for five years because it can only be accessed on foot, it has been revealed. | 35743727 |
Firefighters were called to the Toys R Us store in Kingsway West Retail Park at 00:34.
Seven appliances including an aerial unit tackled the fire in an external canopy at the rear of the building.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the store was heavily smoke-logged as a result, but the fire was extinguished wit... | Police in Dundee are investigating whether a major fire at a Dundee toy shop was started deliberately. | 39152362 |
The report also recommends giving newly elected members a guide to London transport to help avoid confusion.
Some new MPs said they struggled with Oyster cards - the travel passes used on buses and the Underground - when they arrived at Westminster.
The report was produced by the Commons Administration Committee.
Newly... | New MPs should take part in mock debates to build up confidence before entering the Commons bear pit, a committee of senior MPs has said. | 39332739 |
Prison Officers Association members will withdraw from voluntary duties, including manning "Tornado" teams which respond to outbreaks of disorder.
An overtime ban will also be phased in from April.
The government said such action was "unlawful" and it would seek an injunction to stop it happening.
From Wednesday, staff... | A fresh wave of industrial action will be held in jails in England and Wales in a dispute over pay and pensions, the prison officers' union has said. | 39111337 |
Gray's side had league wins over Coleraine, Portadown and Glentoran in a six-match unbeaten run to give them hope of avoiding relegation.
"It shows what a bit of momentum and confidence can do," said Gray after receiving the Football Writers' award.
"It reflects what the players have done but we cannot afford to dwell ... | Warrenpoint Town's Barry Gray has been named manager of the month for January - even though his team are rooted to the bottom of the Premiership table. | 35478758 |
The decision means all working cameras on England's motorways and major trunk roads will be yellow by October next year.
Highways England confirmed the plan after ministers ordered a review into speed camera policy this year.
There are about 200 camera sites on England's motorways.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughli... | Grey speed cameras will be turned yellow in a bid to make them more visible and reduce incidents of sudden braking, the government has announced. | 34819171 |
He defeated Dr Alasdair McDonnell in a vote at the party's annual conference in Armagh by 172 votes to 133.
Foyle MLA Mr Eastwood, 32, is the SDLP's youngest member of the Northern Ireland Assembly and becomes the sixth leader of the party.
South Belfast MLA Fearghal McKinney has been voted the party's new deputy leade... | Colum Eastwood is the new leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). | 34822651 |
Swansea have rejected £40m offers from Everton and Leicester for the Iceland international, whom they value at £50m.
"You do live in hope that he will stay," Britton told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I don't know if it's going to get done. If he does go, it's vitally important to replace him with the same kind of quality."
Sigur... | Leon Britton says Swansea City must invest in their playing squad if his fellow midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson leaves the club. | 40785446 |
The development was announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during a visit to the yard on Monday.
She said the contract would create new jobs at Ferguson and secure employment for the existing 150-strong workforce.
The yard went bust a year ago, but was taken over by entrepreneur Jim McColl who plans to invest up t... | The Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow has been named as the preferred bidder for a £97m contract to build two ferries to operate in Scotland. | 34106588 |
The London Taxi Company has secured a deal with Ujra Holding Company for 200 black taxis after it initially ordered 200 in assorted colours.
Chinese car maker Geely bought the company, formerly known as LTI, for £11.4m in October, when the former owners went into administration.
The United Arab Emirates has also order... | A Coventry-based black taxi manufacturer is to sell 400 cabs to Saudi Arabia. | 23269520 |
Chris Grayling told MPs it wouldn't be "sensible" to spend taxpayers money on translation facilities but said the government might review the ban if a new MP couldn't speak English.
He was responding to a call from his Labour shadow, Chris Bryant, who suggested MPs could be allowed to speak Welsh during meetings of the... | The leader of the House of Commons has rejected calls from MPs to overturn a ban on speaking Welsh at Westminster. | 36490376 |
Phillip Chiyangwa, the chairman of Cosafa - the Council of Southern African Football Associations - has called for a meeting with other African FA chairmen in Harare in Zimbabwe on 24 February.
In a letter sent by Caf on behalf of president Issa Hayatou, the governing body tells Cosafa "you do not have any authority to... | The Confederation of Africa Football has warned Cosafa over a planned meeting with other member associations which it says is "an attempt to destabilise" the governing body. | 38957419 |
The investigation by the Press Association news agency found some are now charging £4 for a one-hour stay.
It showed most trusts did not increase their charges, but the average rise among the third that did was 15%.
The analysis combines figures obtained from NHS trusts and data submitted to statistics body NHS Digital... | A third of hospital trusts in England have increased their car parking charges in the last year, it is being reported. | 37643200 |
A third of London's boroughs suffer from high rates of TB, with more than 40 incidents per 100,000 people.
Some wards in Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hounslow and Newham have rates of more than 150 per 100,000.
The report said prisoners, homeless people, people with substance abuse issues, refugees and migrants were particul... | Parts of London have higher rates of tuberculosis than Rwanda or Iraq, a report from the London Assembly says. | 34637968 |
Celtic had offered United £250,000 to take winger Mackay-Steven, 24, now rather than wait until the summer, a move that had already been agreed.
And the Glasgow club agreed a deal for both players of £2m plus add-ons.
"I'm delighted to be here and to have signed on at such a massive club," Armstrong, 22, told BBC Scotl... | Midfielder Stuart Armstrong and winger Gary Mackay-Steven have joined Celtic from Dundee United after the clubs agreed deals on transfer deadline day. | 31088504 |
The musician was found at his home in Hawick in the Scottish Borders on Thursday after a suspected heart attack.
Renbourn teamed up with fellow musicians, including guitarist Bert Jansch who died in 2011, to form Pentangle in the late 1960s.
His manager, Dave Smith, said Renbourn had been "a huge character".
He said: "... | Influential folk guitarist John Renbourn has died aged 70. | 32083717 |
John Whittingdale was speaking on BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show after launching a debate on what types of programmes the BBC should make.
Of Strictly, he said: "The BBC took a risk. It paid off well and it has achieved a mass audience.
"And that seems to me admirable if you can do all those things."
The government pub... | Strictly Come Dancing is an "admirable" example of where the BBC took a risk on a show that was not guaranteed to be a hit, the culture secretary has said. | 33584893 |
Jo Meeke and Matt Gurney's son Puck died in hospital following complications in labour.
They have set up an appeal to create an outdoor space for other grieving families and hospital staff.
Ms Meeke, from Bosham in West Sussex, said she hoped the woodland would help people on the "long journey" of coping with the death... | A couple who lost their newborn baby have raised more than £12,000 towards buying an area of woodland in his name. | 39951008 |
The Glovers took an early lead but found themselves 5-1 down at the break before eventually falling to a joint-record league defeat.
Skipper James Bailey told the club website: "We know we let ourselves and the fans down.
"As a group, we want to apologise and give fans their money back."
Boss Darren Way added: "Saturda... | Yeovil Town's players and staff have agreed to refund the 258 fans who travelled to their 8-2 opening day defeat at Luton Town. | 40843861 |
Beavon smashed home just before the half-hour mark to inflict a second successive defeat on Swindon, following their loss at Barnsley last weekend.
The striker punished hesitancy among the Swindon defence with a clinical volley, the Brewers' first ever goal at the County Ground.
Wes Thomas dragged wide from inside the ... | Stuart Beavon's first-half strike moved Burton to the top of League One with their first ever win at Swindon. | 34230053 |
The club has fined the pair for the incident, which happened prior to Tuesday evening's defeat by Brentford.
"I'd like to apologise to the Bolton fans for what we did before the game," Trotter, 27, told BBC Radio Manchester.
"We didn't realise it was live, it wasn't aimed at the fans or club, it was a silly gesture as ... | Bolton Wanderers midfielder Liam Trotter has apologised for making an offensive gesture with David Wheater in a pre-match live club broadcast. | 35977170 |
The result marks a 5% rise on cash profits from a year earlier.
The lender also said its after-tax profit rose $A3.5bn during the period, up 3% from a year earlier.
The cash profit number strips out some one-off items and is the bank's preferred measure of performance.
Forecasts were for a rise in cash profit to A$3.6b... | One of Australia's biggest lenders, ANZ, has beaten expectations and posted a half-year cash profit of 3.7bn Australian dollars ($2.9bn;£1.91bn) in the six months ending in March. | 32586828 |
The 45-year-old man from the Swansea valley was riding a Kawasaki ZX 1000 when he crashed into the animal on the A4069 between Llangadog and Brynamman.
He was taken to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales after the crash, which happened just before 18:00 BST on Sunday.
Dyfed-Powys Police is investigating. | A motorcyclist is in a critical condition in hospital after hitting a sheep in Carmarthenshire. | 37083890 |
Organisers campaigning to save Lewisham Hospital say the plans are "crazy and ill thought out".
Under proposals, its A&E will close and the maternity unit be downgraded after neighbouring South London Healthcare NHS Trust ran up debts of £150m.
The government said "doing nothing is not an option" and is to make a deci... | At least 15,000 people have marched in protest against proposals to close services at a hospital in south London. | 21196758 |
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BBC West has discovered that four out of 10 patients are waiting more than 18 weeks, the government's national target, for treatment at the Bristol Heart Institute.
The BBC's Matthew Hill spoke to patient Balbir Kaur Nirwan, who had to w... | People with heart problems in the West Country could be at risk because of longer waiting times, the BBC understands. | 33342635 |
Flynn, who was appointed after Newport sacked boss Graham Westley, has won both his games in charge.
And the morning after Tuesday's victory at Morecambe, the Welshman received a congratulatory text message from former Arsenal striker Henry, with whom he has been qualifying as a coach.
"It was surreal," said Flynn.
"He... | Newport County caretaker manager Mike Flynn has revealed how Thierry Henry has lent his support to the Exiles' bid for League Two survival. | 39301410 |
The move comes after the BBC revealed that a number of women felt physically and mentally scarred after having the implants.
Mesh or tape implants are used to treat organ prolapse or urinary incontinence.
These conditions can be common after childbirth.
The board's letter, leaked to the BBC, advised GPs to refer the wo... | The Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) has written to GPs advising what action they should take if any of their patients experience problems after vaginal mesh surgery. | 40833695 |
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