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Mr Kearney's Kilmona group wants to build a four-block scheme on a site next to Central Station and extend an existing building on Chichester Street.
Residents in the adjacent Markets area have objected to the Central Station scheme and elements of the original plan have been changed as a result.
Councillors on the pla... | Two major Belfast office projects from the developer Paddy Kearney have been recommended for planning approval. | 37401429 |
The Premiership leaders head to Ibrox for the first time this season having won 5-1 at Celtic Park in September and 1-0 at Hampden Park in the League Cup.
"I think we have progressed since that game, I think we have been even better.
"So if you take that into account, it might be that the gap is bigger," said the Dane ... | Celtic defender Erik Sviatchenko believes the gap between the champions and Rangers may have grown since their last meeting two months ago. | 38464845 |
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After a 2-2 draw at Anfield, Liverpool prevailed 14-13 in a shootout in which six players scored twice, to reach the fourth round.
"Our players showed great resilience to keep going," said Rodgers.
"And at the end, when it was needed, they showed wonderful composure with s... | Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers praised his young players' composure as the Reds beat Middlesbrough in the longest League Cup penalty shootout. | 29338842 |
The Resolution Foundation said 9,000 more jobs were needed before Scotland's employment rate returned to the level it was at before the economic crisis.
England closed this "jobs gap" more than a year ago, it said.
Its employment rate now stands at a record 74.3%.
Compared with that, Scotland's rate stood at 74.6% imme... | Pay growth in Scotland could be slower than the rest of the UK because of the job market's "incomplete recovery" from the recession, according to a think tank. | 35354234 |
Events are taking place in Dublin to mark the centenary of the 1916 rebellion against British rule, a seminal moment in Ireland's past.
Some unionists have been reluctant to take part in or support the events.
Michael D Higgins also said the commemorations are an example to the UK of how to reflect on its own history.
... | The Irish president has said he hopes people in Northern Ireland will approach the Easter Rising commemorations "generously". | 35899900 |
The latest Bank of Scotland purchasing managers index (PMI) found activity in the private sector dipped in November.
There had been modest growth in the previous month.
The bank's headline index, which measures changes in output in both manufacturing and services, fell to 49.8 from 50.9 in October.
Any figure below 50 ... | The Scottish economy contracted slightly last month as a result of a downturn in the oil and gas industry, according to a report. | 35087307 |
Harmer finished with match figures of 14-172, as the county champions lost their last five wickets for 10 runs.
Nick Compton's 120 off 303 balls had helped Middlesex recover from 51-3, putting on 153 with Paul Stirling (55).
But they slumped from 252-5 to 262 all out as Division One leaders Essex won by an innings and ... | Spinner Simon Harmer took a career-best 9-95 as Essex beat Middlesex with just moments of a dramatic final evening at Chelmsford remaining. | 40438885 |
Rochdale's Joe Bunney broke the deadlock, netting from six yards before Nathaniel Mendez-Laing doubled the lead against his old club from close range.
Michael Smith then halved Posh's deficit from 25 yards 10 minutes before half time.
Rochdale's Bunney and Posh's Chris Forrester both saw second-half efforts well saved ... | Peterborough were narrowly beaten by Rochdale as all three goals came in the first half at the ABAX Stadium. | 35948867 |
Burberry reported pre-tax profits of £166m for the year to March. A year ago it made a loss of £16.1m, hit by charges at its Spanish operations.
In the past year it has opened 21 new stores and closed nine. It plans to open 20-30 stores this year worldwide.
The group has also focused on promoting the Burberry brand onl... | Luxury fashion designer Burberry has returned to profit after opening new stores and spending more on online marketing | 10162122 |
Holyrood Park Distillery is looking to raise £5.5m from investors for a new distillery and visitor centre.
The funds will be used to renovate a former engine shed in St Leonard's Lane and buy and install equipment.
The cash will also be used to help cover early start-up and production costs.
Fundraising will be led by ... | The company behind plans to bring single malt whisky distilling back to Edinburgh after a 90-year absence have launched a major fundraising drive. | 40220550 |
The report, based on data from 5,000 patients in England and Wales, said awareness of the early symptoms of the condition must improve.
However, most patients said they were happy with the care they received.
In the UK, one million people suffer from inflammatory arthritis and 700,000 of those have rheumatoid arthritis... | Only 20% of patients who see a GP with suspected inflammatory arthritis are referred to a specialist within the target three days, an audit suggests. | 36867441 |
Police were called to the two-vehicle accident on the A698 near Denholm at about 16:15 on Thursday.
The female driver of a Vauxhall Zafira died at the scene. Three boys aged 12, nine and 18 months, who were in the car with her, were taken to hospital.
Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. The driver of... | A 34-year-old woman has been killed in a crash in the Borders in which three young boys and a man were also injured. | 35558739 |
The country's federal cartel office suspects the social network's privacy terms violate data protection laws.
It is looking into whether Facebook's "dominance" means those terms also constituted an abuse of market power. The formal probe is the first of its kind the social network has faced.
Facebook said it was confid... | German authorities are investigating Facebook for suspected abuse of its dominant market position. | 35706993 |
Documents show Mr Stobart, who built Cumbria's Eddie Stobart haulage firm into a household name, petitioned for bankruptcy in July 2010.
Mr Stobart, who sold the company in 2004, had personal debts of £220,000 when he died on 31 March, aged 56, as a a result of heart problems.
The businessman, who lived in Warwickshire... | Haulage magnate Edward Stobart died bankrupt, it has emerged. | 13560566 |
At a meeting in Australia, it was agreed that around 1.5 million sq km of a part of the Southern Ocean would be protected from companies wanting to fish there for the next 35 years.
The Ross Sea actually only makes up about 2% of this ocean, but it is home to a huge amount of wildlife.
Environmental campaigners have we... | Officials from 24 countries and the European Union have agreed that the Ross Sea, in Antarctica, will become the world's largest marine protected area. | 37798355 |
The Division One leaders started day four on 48-3, chasing 235 for victory.
Steve Eskinazi (30) nicked Jake Ball (4-54) behind and Nick Compton was run out for 63 to leave the visitors 146-5.
But 58 not out from John Simpson and captain James Franklin's unbeaten 54 saw them to a victory which left them one point clear ... | Middlesex maintained their bid for a first County Championship title since 1993 and relegated Nottinghamshire with a five-wicket win at Trent Bridge. | 37313447 |
The 34-year-old, who came third in Athens in 2004, has concentrated on the 400m hurdles since November 2010.
She failed to qualify for the World Championships and has since lost her lottery funding, but began training for multi-eventing again four weeks ago.
"I am motivated more and I'm enjoying the fact I could be at ... | Former Olympic bronze medallist Kelly Sotherton is to return to heptathlon and hopes to compete at London 2012. | 15438392 |
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The fourth-round replay was seconds away from a penalty shootout when Angelo Ogbonna's header made it 2-1.
"It will go into the history of West Ham's greatest games," said Bilic. "Against Liverpool, the last season at Upton Park, night kick-off, a goal in the last minute.
... | West Ham's extra-time victory over Liverpool was "a classic FA Cup tie" and one of the club's best, according to manager Slaven Bilic. | 35538204 |
The company is to make Inchinnan, near Glasgow Airport, a Centre of Competence for making aerofoils and engine shafts.
The specialist unit will provide parts for aero-engines which have gone out of volume production, meaning it requires flexible skills in making bespoke items.
It is expected that 130 roles will be crea... | Rolls-Royce, the engine and turbine maker, is to invest up to £60m in its Renfrewshire manufacturing plant. | 33696650 |
Lance Corporal Mapp, of the Household Cavalry, finished 0.18 seconds ahead of American Jason Storm in Igls, Austria.
"What a feeling," said Mapp. "Delighted to win the first Para bobsleigh gold."
Mapp lost both legs when his military vehicle ran over an explosive device in Afghanistan in 2010. He is in the GB sitting v... | Great Britain's Corie Mapp won gold in the inaugural World Cup Para bobsleigh race. | 30960109 |
The activity of hundreds of genes was altered when people's sleep was cut to less than six hours a day for a week.
Writing in the journal PNAS, the researchers said the results helped explain how poor sleep damaged health.
Heart disease, diabetes, obesity and poor brain function have all been linked to substandard slee... | A run of poor sleep can have a potentially profound effect on the internal workings of the human body, say UK researchers. | 21572686 |
A blockchain-based smart plug that can adjust power consumption minute-by-minute has been created by technologists at Accenture.
The blockchain is the automated ledger that underpins Bitcoin and tracks where the coins are spent and swapped.
The plug shops for different power suppliers and will sign up for a cheaper tar... | The technology behind the Bitcoin virtual currency could help cut electricity bills, suggests research. | 35604674 |
Mr Khan won on second preference votes after failing to gain more than 50% in the first round.
He said: "I'm so proud that Londoners have today chosen hope over fear and unity over division."
The Greens' Sian Berry took third and the Lib Dems' Caroline Pidgeon was fourth. Peter Whittle's fifth place was UKIP's best eve... | Sadiq Khan has won the London mayoral election, beating Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith. | 36230608 |
Kevin Barry's Beatlebone is described as a novel "that takes its reader to the edge - of the Western world, of sanity, of fame, of words".
"Intricately weaving and blurring fiction and life, Beatlebone embodies beautifully this prize's spirit of creative risk," said judge Josh Cohen.
Barry, who beat five other contende... | A fictional book about John Lennon has won the Goldsmiths Prize, celebrating the novel at its most innovative. | 34797452 |
The new pay rates for thousands of its staff will take effect from the start of the New Year, the company said.
Sports Direct - which is controlled by wealthy businessman Mike Ashley - said it would cost £10m a year.
But the Unite trade union accused the company of a "PR stunt" and of "gulag" working conditions at its ... | The retailer Sports Direct has announced that it will pay its staff more than the minimum wage, following criticism of its employment practices. | 35204412 |
After previously calling off the final four dates of their US leg, their two Canadian dates scheduled for Friday and Saturday will also not go ahead.
The band said doctors had told Rhodes he needed to continue to rest for at least another 72 hours.
They added that they were "devastated" their two-year tour had ended th... | Duran Duran have been forced to cancel the remaining two dates of their world tour because keyboard player Nick Rhodes is still too ill to perform. | 19408214 |
About 15 students, from the 'Fossil Free QUB' group, have been occupying part of the university's administration building since Friday.
A QUB spokesperson said a review of its investment policy is taking place.
The review will be completed next spring.
The spokesperson added that the university is happy to hold discuss... | A number of politicians have attended the protest calling for Queen's University, Belfast (QUB) to sell shares it holds in fossil fuel firms. | 35096677 |
The story started trending on Twitter, so we asked big-boned felines on the social network to not only show off their claw-some body shapes but also to give their views on the pay disparity.
This is, of course, just a tongue-in-cheek look at the serious issue of pay discrepancy - but if you feel you have any pictures t... | It is "Fat Cat Tuesday", the day of the year by which, according to campaign group the High Pay Centre, the average FTSE 100 chief executive will have earned more than the average annual salary. | 35233517 |
Umpires Steve O'Shaughnessy and Martin Saggers twice inspected the sodden outfield with the hope of some action.
But, despite a dry afternoon, the pitch could not dry quickly enough and it was called off for the day at 16:00 BST.
Hampshire had earlier been rocked by the news that fast bowler Reece Topley had broken his... | Warwickshire's hopes of building on their first-day domination were stymied by the Southampton weather as no play was possible on a rain-ruined day two. | 36016631 |
The four crew members of the Be Good Too were rescued by the US Coastguard 300 miles (482.8km) off the coast of Virginia on 14 January 2014.
The boat came ashore on the west side of South Uist on Monday.
The crew of Be Good Too encountered stormy weather three days after leaving a marina in Jersey City.
The catamaran w... | The barnacle-covered wreck of a catamaran abandoned during a rescue off the US east coast three years ago has been found on a Hebridean beach. | 38662220 |
Marc Jones claimed the force spends hundreds of thousands of pounds maintaining the building that should be spent on front-line police services.
He said staff based at West Parade will be relocated to the £16m joint ambulance, fire and police station, due to be built at South Park.
The City Centre Neighbourhood Polici... | Lincoln's West Parade police station will close by 2019, the Police and Crime Commissioner has said. | 39377452 |
The Holigost - or Holy Ghost - was one of four "great ships" commissioned by the king in his war against France.
It was spotted in an aerial photograph by historian Dr Ian Friel, in an area of Hampshire's River Hamble described as a medieval breaker's yard.
Historic England said it was a "tangible link" to Henry V.
The... | The wreck of a 600-year-old warship which helped Henry V wage war on France is believed to have been found buried in a river. | 34503044 |
The protest, organised by the GMB union, took place outside a meeting of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CPCCG).
The union said outsourcing the multi-million pound contract was a move towards breaking up the NHS.
But the CPCCG said the bidders were a mix of named NHS and private provid... | A demonstration against outsourcing Cambridgeshire healthcare services for older people has been held as bidders for the contract were announced. | 25644237 |
Alien: Covenant, which is out in the UK on Friday, is the sequel to Scott's 2012 Prometheus and stars Michael Fassbender and Katherine Winterston.
The Guardian said the "parasitic space alien has returned for this watchable if unoriginal sci-fi thriller".
But The Telegraph said the film was "grandiose" and "exhilaratin... | Ridley Scott's return to directing a film in the Alien franchise has received mixed reviews ahead of its UK and US release. | 39843875 |
A new report said the gap between the hourly earnings of the two sexes widens after women become mothers.
Their hourly pay rate falls 33% behind men's over a 12-year period, it added.
But in Northern Ireland, there is an established trend of women earning more than men.
In 2010, typical (median) female full-time hourly... | Full-time female workers in Northern Ireland are defying the gender pay gap to earn more than their male counterparts, official figures have shown. | 37166043 |
One council has told BBC Wales it intends using £20m of its cash before any reorganisation.
Carmarthenshire's head of resources said he wanted to see the council's money spent in the authority area.
The Welsh government said councils had to maintain reserves and it would act to halt "irresponsible spending".
But Carmar... | Moves to cut the number of councils in Wales to single figures have sparked fears that some local authorities may spend reserves ahead of mergers. | 35201832 |
The bridge over the M20 near Maidstone in Kent was hit by a lorry carrying a digger on Saturday.
A motorcyclist suffered broken ribs and a lorry driver was treated for shock.
The M20 will be closed between junctions 1 and 4 coast-bound and junctions 4 and 2 London-bound from 20:00 BST on Friday until 06:00 Monday.
The ... | A footbridge over a motorway which partially collapsed when it was struck by a lorry will be removed at the weekend. | 37249668 |
Poppy Scotland tins were reported stolen with the first alleged incident in Portobello on 1 November and a further two a week later.
Two other reported incidents took place in Musselburgh on 5 and 6 November.
The men, aged 27 and 35, are due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date. | Two men have been charged in connection with the alleged theft of charity collection boxes from separate locations in the east of Scotland. | 20349183 |
Officers found 70 snakes, including Russell's vipers and cobras, as well as 30ml of snake venom, in a flat where one of the accused lived in Pune.
The snakes were found in wooden boxes and gunny bags and have now been handed to wildlife officials.
Selling snake venom is profitable in parts of India, where keeping prote... | Indian police have arrested two suspected snake venom smugglers in the western state of Maharashtra. | 38448893 |
RSPB Scotland is planning improvements for people and wildlife at the site on the south-eastern edge of Alloa.
The wetland and grassland is a popular site for birds including snipe, short-eared owls, teals and black-headed gulls.
New paths, viewing areas and signage are to be installed over the coming months with a ser... | Scotland's newest nature reserve is to be set up at the Black Devon Wetlands in Clackmannanshire. | 33200958 |
The 29-year-old ex-Tranmere Rovers and Leicester City left-back has not played since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament just 37 minutes into his debut on loan at Yeovil in January 2014.
"We're providing a base to get himself going," said Crewe boss Steve Davis.
"We certainly know he's good enough," Davis told BBC... | Crewe Alexandra are considering whether to offer a deal to on-trial defender Zoumana Bakayogo after almost two injury-hit years out of the game. | 34710938 |
He replaces Barrie Hubbard, who has chosen to step down after 29 years on the club's board.
Allen, who had previously held the position of chief executive, told the club website: "I intend to give 100% in my efforts to achieve what the fans want, which is Championship football."
Meanwhile, midfielders Danny Whitaker, 3... | Chesterfield have appointed Dave Allen as their new chairman. | 18366131 |
Williams, 25, can play full-back or wing and has 38 caps for Wales, as well as 100 Scarlets appearances.
The move could limit his international appearances, under the senior selection policy which only allows three non-Wales based players to be selected.
"Liam is arguably one of the most talented backs in Europe," dire... | Wales back Liam Williams will join Saracens from Scarlets on a three-year deal from the start of 2017-18. | 38555124 |
Billed as a business breakfast, Mr Brokenshire was listed as guest speaker alongside DUP leader and First Minister Arlene Foster.
However, Mr Brokenshire withdrew in the face of unwelcome publicity.
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said he needs to show he is not favouring one Northern Ireland party over any other.
The story... | The Northern Ireland Secretary has pulled out of an event run by the DUP after it was revealed to be a party fundraiser. | 37633921 |
Wilson, 37, and from Sheffield, was struck by flying debris and suffered head injuries during the Pocono IndyCar 500 race in Pennsylvania on 23 August.
About 500 people attended the seven-time IndyCar race winner's funeral at Paulerspury in Northamptonshire.
The family, friends and colleagues joined Wilson's widow Juli... | The funeral has taken place of British IndyCar driver Justin Wilson, who died during a race last month in America. | 34208743 |
Jennings replaced injured opener Haseeb Hameed in the squad in the build-up to the fourth Test in Mumbai, which starts on Thursday at 04:00 GMT.
The 24-year-old is the son of former South Africa coach Ray Jennings, and captained South Africa Under-19s.
"The more time you spend in a country, the more you feel welcome," ... | Keaton Jennings, the South Africa-born batsman who is set to make his England debut in India this week, has said he feels "very English". | 38224135 |
The two parchment books dating from 1727 record the setting up of Burwash Charity School with a legacy of £100 from the Rev George Barnsley.
Other subscribers were Thomas and Henry Pelham and local landowners and businessmen.
The books, which have been in the hands of a local historian, are now being held at The Keep ... | Documents thought to be the earliest school records in Sussex have been deposited in county archives. | 34015822 |
Under council proposals, the 75 schools could have funding taken away for one hour of lunch staff per day, amounting to £2,200 a year each, according to figures obtained by Plaid Cymru.
Plaid said costs could be passed on to parents - which is denied by the council.
Caerphilly said it was one proposal as part of a driv... | Primary schools in Caerphilly county could lose money for cleaning up after children who bring sandwiches in. | 35562962 |
The 66-year-old Brisbane Broncos boss will speak to RFL officials before deciding whether to accept a position.
Steve McNamara's contract as England coach expired after the 2-1 series win over New Zealand last autumn.
Bennett told the Brisbane Courier-Mail: "We haven't finalised the role but I've been offered some oppo... | Former Australia coach Wayne Bennett has been offered a role with England by the Rugby Football League. | 35454063 |
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Alex Zosel told the BBC that his device was safer than a traditional helicopter because its systems had more redundancy built-in.
The Volocopter can continue to fly if some of its batteries or rotors fail, and can land itself when battery power is low.
However, the multicopter ca... | An 18-rotor multicopter has been taken on its first manned flight in Germany. | 35987842 |
Phyllida Lloyd will direct revivals of Julius Caesar and Henry IV and a new production of The Tempest, which are all set in a women's prison.
Harriet Walter will play Brutus in Julius Caesar, King Henry in Henry IV, and Prospero in The Tempest.
The new in-the-round venue will be open for 13 weeks from 23 September.
Jul... | London's Donmar Warehouse is to open a temporary theatre in King's Cross to host the company's all-female Shakespeare trilogy. | 36376969 |
The deal will create the second largest cable broadband provider in the US.
Charter had to agree to not stop its content providers from separately selling shows online, as part of the approval.
The deal also still needs approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) before it can go ahead.
But the head of th... | The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has approved Charter Communications purchase of cable operators Time Warner Cable and Bright House networks. | 36133259 |
Third seed Murray beat Czech eighth seed Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-4 to reach the final for a fourth time.
The 27-year-old Scot, who reached 500 career wins this week, won the title in 2009 and 2013.
Defending champion Djokovic overcame USA's John Isner 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 to set up a meeting with Murray, whom he beat in Indian We... | Britain's Andy Murray will face world number one Novak Djokovic in the final of the Miami Open on Sunday. | 32178027 |
So far, more than 3,500 have been assessed and as a result more homes removed from the list and others added.
Historian John McCormack said planners must be "flexible" with owners with regards what warranted listing.
Last year he labelled the planning backlog for protected or listed buildings as "outrageous".
Mr McCorm... | The States of Guernsey planning department has said it is making "steady progress" on visiting and classifying listed buildings. | 30562818 |
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