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The announcement comes 22 years after the release of the original animation, while a highly successful stage musical has been running since 1997.
Favreau was behind this year's new version of The Jungle Book, featuring a mix of animation and live action.
He has tweeted that he is "excited" for his "next project", usin... | The Lion King is to be remade as a live action film directed by Jon Favreau, Disney has announced. | 37494861 |
The comical-sounding phrase made its first appearance back in October, when 17-year-old Moroccan belly dancer Karima El Mahroug - who calls herself Ruby - said she had attended "bunga bunga" parties with other women at Mr Berlusconi's villa in Milan.
Italian newspapers immediately scrambled to find out its origins.
The... | The phrase "bunga bunga" has become inextricably linked with the private life of Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, and for those who have puzzled over its origins an intriguing new explanation of its meaning has been offered. | 12325796 |
The 26-year-old won the Eurovision song contest last year with Rise Like A Phoenix.
She says: "The most important thing will be when we actually stop talking about sexual orientation.
"The moment we reach that point when that is not important any more, we've reached a big goal which is a long way in front of us."
Conch... | Conchita Wurst believes there's still a long way to go for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) equality. | 32140847 |
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Andy Wilman also confirmed they will not be told what the viewing figures are.
He said: "We'll never know the number, because, even to us, Amazon won't tell us what the viewing figures are."
Asked how they will know if viewers like the show, Wilman replied: "We'll get it from ... | The team behind The Grand Tour will use Twitter to gauge its popularity with fans, the show's producer has said. | 37985595 |
The 22-year-old, who will cost an undisclosed fee, has agreed a two-and-half-year contract.
She netted twice in 20 games for Birmingham in 2016, helping them finish fourth and reach the Continental Cup final, which they lost to her new club.
Lawley is Nick Cushing's side's first new signing of the winter.
"I'm excited ... | Women's Super League champions Manchester City have signed England Under-23 striker Melissa Lawley from Birmingham City Ladies. | 38381575 |
The FTSE 100 index ended the day 15.99 points or 0.22% ahead at 7,340.71.
Next shares jumped by 8% despite the retailer reporting its first fall in annual profits for eight years, with profits dropping to £790m.
"Not a pretty set of figures from Next but no worse than expected after warning on profits in January," sai... | London's main share index gained ground on Thursday led by retailer Next, as investors reacted to its results. | 39364037 |
Brook defends his IBF welterweight title against American Errol Spence at Bramall Lane, Sheffield on Saturday.
It marks a return to 147lbs for Brook, who suffered the injury in a defeat to Gennady Golovkin at middleweight.
"Looking at Kell sparring, you wouldn't think the eye will come into this for one minute," Ingle ... | Kell Brook will have no apprehension when he fights for the first time since undergoing surgery on a broken eye socket, trainer Dominic Ingle says. | 40010245 |
The US investment bank posted net profit of $2.15bn in the fourth quarter, up from $574m for the same period in 2015, when it was hit by a $5bn legal settlement.
Fourth-quarter net revenues were $900m higher at $8.17bn.
Fixed-income securities, currencies and commodities revenue jumped 78% to $2bn.
For the full year, G... | The stock market rally that followed Donald Trump's surprise presidential victory helped Goldman Sachs profits to soar in the three months to December. | 38663900 |
Riot police used tear gas to prevent activists distributing food from a lorry on Syntagma Square, where the country's parliament is located.
Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis says a Golden Dawn MP later tried to assault him for banning the gathering.
Golden Dawn, once a fringe movement, is now Greece's fifth-biggest party.
... | Police in the Greek capital Athens have stopped the far-right Golden Dawn party from handing out free food only to Greeks on the city's main square. | 22379744 |
Launching his party's campaign for May's local elections in Cardigan, he promised to bring "fresh talent, new ideas and passion" to councils.
The party is defending 75 of Wales' 1,254 council seats, having gained councillors since the 2012 poll.
It is currently part of the Tory-led coalition running Monmouthshire.
The ... | Local government in Wales is rife with "complacency, arrogance and laziness", Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Mark Williams has said. | 39565514 |
A London primary school may issue face-masks to its pupils. The council in Cornwall may take the extreme step of moving people out of houses beside the busiest roads.
Four major cities - Paris, Athens, Mexico City and Madrid - plan to ban all diesels by 2025.
Stuttgart, in Germany, has already decided to block all but ... | The search for solutions to the threat of polluted air is generating ideas that range from the modest to the radical to the bizarre. | 39132679 |
Mr Yee, 18, has been detained in the US since he arrived at Chicago's O'Hare airport in December.
He came into the country on a tourist visa but told immigration officials he was seeking refuge.
Following Friday's ruling, he is expected to be released shortly.
The US Department of Homeland Security opposed Mr Yee's asy... | Singapore teen blogger Amos Yee, who was jailed twice in his homeland for posting political and religious criticism online, has been granted asylum in the United States. | 39388810 |
According to Disney, the two-minute promo was watched 127.6 million times across all digital platforms in the 24 hours following its release on Monday.
The Hollywood Reporter said that trumped the 114 million views notched up by the trailer for Fifty Shades Darker in September.
Beauty and the Beast will be released in ... | The latest trailer for Beauty and the Beast was viewed a record number of times in its first day online. | 37999405 |
The money will help to provide accommodation, employment and skills training for women fleeing violence.
Local authorities will be able to bid for a share of the money, which is the first part of an overall £40m investment package.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said the boost will mean "no victim is turned away" fr... | A £20m fund to support domestic abuse victims is being launched by the government later. | 37856705 |
World celebrities gathered at a leafy promenade turned into a catwalk for the firm's Cruise collection, even though Chanel goods are not sold in Cuba.
Ordinary Cubans were held behind police lines around the event venue, and many voiced their frustration.
The show is the latest sign in Cuba's warming relations with the... | French fashion house Chanel has staged its show in the Cuban capital Havana - the first international fashion show since the 1959 communist revolution. | 36199999 |
Patrick Marshall, 70, of Churt, near Farnham, was found guilty of 24 counts of indecent assault against nine boys and teenagers and one count of indecency with a child.
The assaults took place between 1969 and 1981, Southwark Crown Court heard.
At the time, Marshall taught at what was Windsor Grammar School, Berkshire,... | A former teacher has been jailed for 17 years for sex offences committed against boys over more than a decade. | 38881167 |
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Rory McIlroy and world number one Jason Day are among the top players to pull out over the threat of the mosquito-borne disease.
Irish boxer Taylor said: "it's not even something I'm worried about".
"I'm not thinking about it, I'm focused on the competition itself and tryi... | Defending Olympic champion Katie Taylor says she has no concerns about the Zika virus which has caused many golfers to withdraw from this year's Games in Rio. | 36728791 |
O'Keefe, 25, has played 66 games in the Championship and 14 in the top flight with the Bluebirds and former club Crystal Palace.
However, he has been limited to 10 appearances for Cardiff this season.
"I'm delighted to get Stuart in. He'll bring energy to the team and good experience for someone still relatively young,... | Cardiff City have loaned midfielder Stuart O'Keefe to League One side MK Dons until 1 May. | 38821159 |
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Magnetism is the big idea behind superfast maglev trains, hovering boards for the skate-park of the future, and the Hyperloop, which in the next few years may let you travel the distance between London to Edinburgh - in less than an hour!
Leah explains how magnets are changing the ... | From hovering boards to super fast passenger pods, the simple magnet is shaping the future of how we get around. | 36324803 |
It agreed with Australia, which brought the case in May 2010, that the programme was not for scientific research as claimed by Tokyo.
Japan said it would abide by the decision but added it "regrets and is deeply disappointed by the decision".
Australia argued that the programme was commercial whaling in disguise.
The ... | The UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that the Japanese government must halt its whaling programme in the Antarctic. | 26818863 |
Grameen in the UK, the micro-lending initiative facilitated by Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), has issued more than 100 loans.
It is the first such Grameen-style scheme in Western Europe.
Grameen aims to alleviate economic, health and social inequalities in some of Scotland's poorest communities.
The original Gram... | A scheme which lends small amounts of money to small businesses and new start-ups has beaten its own target in its first year. | 33093206 |
John Dennis, 43, from Redditch, Worcestershire, who raped four women over 16 years, was jailed for 10 years in April at Birmingham Crown Court.
Judges declared the term was "unduly lenient".
Lady Justice Rafferty said "this was a chronicle of cold, callous sexual degradation of four women", with the youngest a vulnerab... | A rapist has had his jail sentence doubled to 20 years by judges at the Court of Appeal. | 33343176 |
The chain has submitted a planning application to Ards and North Down Borough Council and is targeting an early 2018 opening date.
The planned development is in partnership with the Magherafelt-based Conway Group.
It has worked on other Premier Inn developments in Lisburn and Londonderry.
Premier Inn is the UK's bigges... | Premier Inn is planning to open an 85-bedroom hotel in Bangor on the site of the town's old leisure centre. | 35864203 |
The road was closed after the incident on the A4080 in Llanfaelog just after 10:00 GMT on Friday, and remains shut.
The man who was riding the motorbike has been taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor. No one else was injured.
Officers want to speak to the drivers or passengers or two cars which were in the area at the time... | A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash on Anglesey. | 38181089 |
They were launched from a site in the North Korean province of Gangwon and flew for about 250km (150 miles), officials in South Korea said.
Since firing an intercontinental ballistic weapon last month, Pyongyang has threatened to aim missiles at the US Pacific territory of Guam.
But this latest test did not threaten th... | North Korea has fired three short-range ballistic missiles, the US military says. | 41058152 |
The single sold 82,000 combined copies last week, around half of which came from the song's 4.1 million streams.
The sales put I Took a Pill in Ibiza about 11,000 copies ahead of its closest rival - 7 Years by Lukas Graham.
It's the second UK hit for 28-year-old Posner - his debut single Cooler Than Me reached number f... | Mike Posner has scored a second week at number one with his dance track I Took a Pill in Ibiza. | 35900721 |
In the latest salvo in the war of words between Sir Philip and Frank Field, the tycoon said the MP had tried to create a "false narrative".
He said he had not broken any rules and there was "no legal liability" for him to fill a £571m pension deficit.
But Sir Philip added progress was being made in addressing the black... | Former BHS owner Sir Philip Green has accused the co-chair of a parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of the firm of overseeing a "kangaroo court". | 36934691 |
The blast happened in the basement of Celsa Steel UK on East Moors Road in Splott at 10:30 GMT on Wednesday.
Four others were injured and taken to the city's University Hospital of Wales while a fifth was treated at the scene.
A spokeswoman for Celsa said thoughts were with the dead workers's families and it was workin... | Two people have been killed following an explosion at a Cardiff steelworks. | 34862540 |
Parents often fail to apply for the meals for older pupils, says the National Association of Head Teachers.
The NAHT wants MPs to add a clause on auto-registration to a bill being debated on Monday.
Ministers said they did not believe that the proposed amendment was necessary "at this stage".
But NAHT general secretary... | Head teachers are urging MPs to back a plan to ensure all children from poorer homes in England are automatically registered for free school meals. | 38104241 |
At the moment the government's debt total stands at £1.6 trillion. Not a trifling amount.
In March, the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast it would rise to £1.74trn by 2021.
Many economists predict that another £100bn can be added to that because of the predicted slowdown in economic growth and weaker tax receip... | There is a reason why the Treasury knows that today's government debt figures will not make for pretty reading. | 38079002 |
It is part of a deal between the two to explore opportunities to build visitor attractions throughout China.
It will be formally announced later on Wednesday as part of the state visit to the UK of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Merlin already has five attractions in China, with another three due to open in the next 18 ... | Merlin Entertainments has signed an agreement with China Media Capital to establish a Legoland park in Shanghai. | 34590326 |
Andrew Main admitted setting fires that caused major damage at South Oxfordshire District Council's office, an undertakers and a thatched cottage.
The 47-year-old, of Rokemarsh, pleaded not guilty to a further charge of arson with intent to endanger life.
The prosecution decided not to proceed to trial with the charge ... | A man will be detained in a mental health unit after setting a series of fires across Oxfordshire. | 32927637 |
The Cumbrians have played pre-season matches against Queen of the South, Kendal, Workington and Warrington so far, with four more games scheduled.
United have made eight new signings during the summer in a bid to improve on last season's 10th place finish.
Curle told BBC Radio Cumbria: "The starting XI is nowhere near ... | Carlisle United's pre-season friendly performances have given manager Keith Curle some selection quandaries for the forthcoming League Two campaign. | 36805457 |
Instead, we waste staggering amounts.
So says Professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen, head of an independent panel of experts advising the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization on how to tackle the problem.
Some 40% of all the food produced in the United States is never eaten. In Europe, we throw away 100 million tonnes of ... | "If food was as expensive as a Ferrari, we would polish it and look after it." | 28092034 |
The Lionesses led when Ellen White glanced in Isobel Christiansen's cross inside five minutes.
As Christiansen hit the bar after the break, right-back Lucy Bronze followed in the rebound to double the lead.
Captain Steph Houghton then rose highest from a late corner, her header grazing Christiansen before it bounced in... | England eased to a dominant victory over Austria at Stadium MK in their final home game before Euro 2017. | 39526196 |
The 33-year-old made his Ulster debut in 2004 and has scored 16 tries in 172 games for the Kingspan Stadium side.
"I am very happy to remain with Ulster - I'm privileged to captain this talented group of players," said Best, who has won 89 international caps.
"Our challenge now is to deliver on the promise we have show... | Ireland hooker Rory Best has signed a new two-year IRFU contract which will keep him at Ulster until June 2018. | 34936174 |
Athletes compete in cross-country skiing and periodically shoot targets. They receive time-penalties, dependent on their shooting accuracy.
The 33-year-old from Stockton-on-Tees joined the British Army in 1999, and took up biathlon 18 months later thanks to
He then made his Olympic debut at the Vancouver Games four yea... | Biathlete Lee Jackson does not feel the same anticipation for Sochi 2014 that he did for his first Winter Olympics. | 25845136 |
The 23-year-old free agent had been with Northern Premier League Premier Division side Warrington Town since a brief early season stay at League Two side Accrington Stanley.
He left Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers to move to Accrington.
The ex-Ipswich trainee had two seasons at Raith, making 87 appearances.
He ... | Southport have signed former Northern Ireland Under-21 utility player Rory McKeown to aid their battle to escape relegation from the National League. | 38478499 |
Scott Coupland was found guilty by a jury after a four day trial at Perth Sheriff Court.
Coupland, 48, of Crieff, made two false VAT repayment claims between March 2011 and November 2012.
He claimed his computer had crashed and he had lost vital information which meant his VAT returns ended up being for the wrong amoun... | A Perthshire potato merchant has been found guilty of committing a £161,000 tax evasion. | 38612021 |
Courtney Finn, who chairs Grantham Civic Society, said they featured an unrelated family from the town with the same surname.
He said it may be that whoever sent them believed he was related.
The collection includes correspondence sent from Gallipoli and records of family holidays.
Mr Finn said: "We think someone was c... | A historian is appealing for help to solve the mystery of a 100-year-old collection of postcards and photographs sent to him anonymously. | 35804117 |
Alastair Hamilton made his comments in an article for the Huffington Post which was published in the US last week.
He wrote: "Clearly Brexit will pose challenges for all of UK and Europe, but it is high time people's opinion of Northern Ireland was based on facts and not fiction."
Mr Hamilton stated Northern Ireland is... | The head of Invest NI has hit back at "pundits pedalling an image of a Northern Ireland on the brink of economic calamity." | 38981623 |
Mr Hogg wants to see users of the class B drug in County Durham and Darlington entered onto a course to deal with their habit rather than being arrested.
The Checkpoint programme aims to stop reoffending by diverting addicts away from their habit.
A spokesman for Addiction UK said it sent a message that "drugs are OK".... | Durham's police and crime commissioner Ron Hogg is offering cannabis users the chance to avoid prosecution in a bid to stop a "cycle of reoffending". | 33615304 |
Col Mikolaj Przybyl was defending a military investigation into media leaks related to the air crash that killed the Polish president in 2010.
He asked reporters to leave so that he could take "a break".
Upon hearing a loud thud, the reporters returned to find him on the floor with a pool of blood around his head.
Mr P... | A Polish military prosecutor has shot himself in the head after cutting short a news conference in his office, officials and media reports say. | 16466522 |
The woman, who escaped from the hotel, was found at her home, BFMTV reported.
In a separate incident, police also arrested a 15-year-old high school student who brandished replica guns in a shopping mall in a Paris suburb.
France remains in a state of emergency declared in November after the deadly attacks by jihadist ... | French police have arrested the girlfriend of a man who was detained with two guns at a Disneyland Paris hotel on Thursday, local media report. | 35437001 |
The musician has composed the score for the BBC National Orchestra performance narrated by Ifans.
"Rhys and Meinir" recalls the story of two lovers and tragedy that strikes as they prepare to marry, with poetry by Gruffudd Antur.
It gets its premiere in November at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff.
It has taken Ciaran nea... | Hollywood star Rhys Ifans is joining forces with Cian Ciaran from the band Super Furry Animals to retell a Welsh folk tale. | 37451970 |
Nick Webb said a mayor serving Cardiff and Newport and another for the Swansea Bay area would be more effective than their local councils.
He said elected mayors in England were controversial, but allowed voters to "kick out those who fail to deliver".
Writing for the Institute of Welsh Affairs, he said the mayoral reg... | Elected mayors could give Welsh cities "more clout" and make them more accountable, a Welsh Tory has said. | 34808335 |
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But the final day of the 2016-17 Premier League season offered up much stranger goings-on on the pitch - involving snorkels, stray birds and debuts for millennials.
Stoke fan Tyrone Sidley, aka @stokemadsidders on Twitter, messaged striker Peter Crouch and offered to wear ... | Tottenham scored seven, John Terry stopped play and Arsenal missed out on Champions League qualification for the first time in 20 years. | 39994497 |
She was only 21 at the time, but the event helped to inspire the fledgling scientist to crack how the brain is repaired.
The discovery reported today could potentially help millions of people with multiple sclerosis who have a rogue immune system attacking part of the brain.
Dr Fitzgerald's paralysis was caused by a si... | "I had a dead leg one Sunday morning and it progressed to full paralysis within two hours," says Dr Denise Fitzgerald, from Queen's University Belfast. | 39256584 |
Monmouth MP David Davies has backed the idea provided "benefits and council houses" are stopped for EU migrants.
Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies has also said free movement would be acceptable with an overall cap.
Lord Hain said it showed that Brexit campaigners "sold Leave voters a pup".
"They were not straight wi... | The head of Labour's Welsh campaign to stay in the EU, Lord Hain, has called two prominent leave campaigners shameless for supporting some freedom of movement between the UK and the EU. | 37184103 |
They include Seamus Finucane, a Sinn Fein member and brother of the murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane.
The BBC had challenged the ban.
The BBC cannot reveal full details of the charges in the case - but can reveal the names of those involved after reporting restrictions were lifted.
Mr Finucane, 55, is a member o... | A judge has lifted a ban on naming five people facing charges of membership of the IRA and other offences from more than a decade ago. | 19916749 |
Angela Hamilton is alleged to have disfigured Riggi for life by cutting her face with the blade.
She allegedly pulled the child killer's hair and repeatedly struck her face and head with the razor.
The alleged attack took place in Riggi's cell, at Cornton Vale Prison, near Stirling, on 19 November 2011.
Riggi, 49, orig... | A woman is to stand trial accused of slashing child-killer Theresa Riggi with a razor blade in Scotland's only all-female prison. | 23442266 |
Police say they believe Kieran McGrath, 26, drove himself to Ashton-under-Lyne police station on Manchester Road after being shot in a "targeted attack".
Paramedics tried to revive him but he was pronounced dead at the scene at about on 22:25 BST on Saturday.
Officers believe Mr McGrath was shot after leaving the nearb... | A man has been found shot dead outside a police station in Greater Manchester. | 29496032 |
The 28-year-old was offered a new deal at Argyle but will now join Rovers on 1 July once his current contract expires.
The former Sunderland trainee, who has previously spent four years with Hartlepool, made 80 league starts for Plymouth after arriving in June 2014.
Hartley becomes Darrell Clarke's first new signing of... | Bristol Rovers have signed Plymouth Argyle central defender Peter Hartley. | 36551970 |
A vehicle packed with explosives detonated at a camp housing soldiers and members of rival armed groups in the region's main city, Gao.
Mali's northern desert region has been restive since it was captured by militant Islamists in late 2012.
Despite French military intervention in 2013, the region remains tense.
Al-Qaed... | Al-Qaeda's North African affiliate says a group linked to it carried out the suicide attack that killed at least 50 people in northern Mali. | 38663693 |
Areas affected include adult social care and children's services, including children's centres.
The county council said an increase in demand meant it needed to save the extra cash by 2018.
It comes on top of £64m cuts announced last year, when leader Conservative Ian Hudspeth said children's centres were no longer und... | Oxfordshire County Council has announced proposals to cut services by an extra £20m. | 30381391 |
They were on their way from Norway to the Carribbean when they experienced problems at about 23:30 BST on Friday.
Their 20ft (6m) yacht was headed for Belfast when they raised the alarm after the engine failed.
Larne RNLI brought the women and their yacht to safety at Larne harbour.
Coxswain Norman Surplus said: "The t... | Three women have been rescued after their yacht got into difficulty off the Antrim coast. | 36932526 |
Wlodarczyk threw 82.98m to surpass the 82.29m record she set when winning gold at the Rio Olympics earlier this month.
The 31-year-old is the only woman in history to throw over 80 metres and has achieved that feat 11 times, including three times at Sunday's meet in Poland.
Wlodarczyk's new world record is yet to be ra... | Poland's Olympic champion Anita Wlodarczyk has broken her own hammer world record at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Warsaw. | 37210904 |
Charlotte Hennessy, whose father died in the 1989 tragedy, has contributed to the former Bishop of Liverpool James Jones's report.
It was commissioned after the inquests and given to the government in June.
The Home Office said the report "will be published in due course".
Ms Hennessy, who was six years old when her fa... | A report on the experiences of people bereaved by the Hillsborough disaster should be published "quickly" to help those affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy. | 40507744 |
"If I was giving individual feedback on a daily basis as a teacher I would see my kids scores just skyrocket, but in some classrooms there might be 70, 80 students, and you can imagine how overwhelming that is for one teacher."
From her experience, Ms Maraviglia, a 32-year-old American who had moved to Kenya to help st... | "I realised the burden of what teachers go through here when I was living in this rural village," says Toni Maraviglia, co-founder of Eneza Education, a mobile phone based education tool in Kenya. | 34699190 |
The 35-year-old, most recently with Hartlepool, played over 500 league games, scoring 127 goals for 12 clubs,
"I want to enjoy my football and help the gaffer out. Speaking about how they want to achieve brought me to them," he told BBC Coventry and Warwickshire.
"The level I'm at now I'm just looking to enjoy my footb... | National League North side Nuneaton Town have signed former West Ham United and Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood on a one-year contract. | 33477452 |
Sheffield Wednesday's consultant engineer Dr Wilfred Eastwood said restricted entry at the Leppings Lane end led to a build-up of fans.
In a 1990 statement read to the inquests into 96 Liverpool fans' deaths, Dr Eastwood said 12 turnstiles on Penistone Road were shut.
It led to 6,000 more fans using the Leppings Lane e... | The Hillsborough disaster "could have been avoided" if police had not closed 12 turnstiles, the inquests heard. | 27677305 |
British Sugar began growing a non†| A sugar producer is investigating whether its cannabis farm is responsible for a smell which has been baffling Norfolk residents for a week. | 40430610 |
More than 400 firearms were found in the home of Wyverstone Parish Council chairman James Arnold last year.
He was due to face firearms charges but died of cancer, aged 49, in July 2014.
Anthony Buckland, 65, from Stoke Holy Cross, Norfolk, is on trial at Norwich Crown Court and denies selling prohibited weapons.
He al... | Photographs seen in court have revealed how a hidden door and false wall in a Suffolk house masked the biggest stash of illegal weapons found in the UK. | 35093372 |
The Olympic team pursuit champion added the points title to previous victories in scratch and individual pursuit, as well as her silver in the keirin.
Daniel Bigham also completed a hat-trick with gold in the team pursuit.
"I couldn't ask for more. I could only hold out for the three days; tomorrow I'll be in bed all d... | Katie Archibald won her third gold medal on the final day of the National Track Championships in Manchester. | 38791124 |
It left the 53-year-old a disappointing 17 over par for the tournament on his home course of Royal Troon.
Russell Knox (two over) was the highest placed Scot, with Paul Lawrie 10 over.
"I haven't really performed that well, but at the same time I've always enjoyed the whole theatre of the thing," said Montgomerie.
"I'd... | Scotland's Colin Montgomerie posted a final-round five-over-par 76 in what he hopes is not his last experience of The Open Championship. | 36819214 |
Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the conservative Likud party, became prime minister after an inconclusive early election in February 2009, a decade after holding the office once before.
He has remained in power by negotiating Israel's volatile party system with skill, heading coalition governments with varying repres... | Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu | 14628842 |
Lewis Hamilton has been crowned world champion for the last two years ahead of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.
And Mercedes have dominated the constructors' title, winning 32 of 38 races and completing 23 one-twos.
"The regulations are incredibly stable for next year, so Mercedes will inevitably carry on the dominance... | Formula 1 needs rule changes to make it less predictable, says Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. | 35195256 |
The Slovenia-based firm said the culprits had exploited a bug in the virtual currency's underlying software to carry out the assault.
It is the second exchange to suspend operations. Tokyo's MtGox took a similar measure on Friday.
A third, Bulgaria's BTC-e, has warned that some transactions may be delayed.
Like Bitstam... | Bitstamp - one of the world's largest Bitcoin exchanges - has halted withdrawals after coming under cyber-attack. | 26155157 |
The statement - stressing the importance of numeracy and literacy - was issued by John Swinney on Monday. It was originally due to be published in time for the start of term.
The education secretary said it was designed to "reduce the burden of bureaucracy" on teachers.
The EIS said turning the "rhetoric into reality" ... | New guidance on the curriculum in schools has been welcomed by Scotland's largest teachers' union, the EIS. | 37210159 |
That is understandable. The report into his care highlights a series of missed opportunities by the call handler who William's mother spoke to on the day before he died. It makes it clear the handler should have probed more for information about his condition and immediately referred it on to a nurse or doctor.
This i... | Much of the attention over the tragic death of 12-month-old William Mead has focused on the role of NHS 111. | 35410822 |
In a letter to staff, the company's chief executive Jean-Bernard Levy said the project needed to secure more funding from the French government.
He said the financial context was "challenging" and he was negotiating with the French state.
The UK government said it was "committed" to Hinkley.
Mr Levy said: "We are curre... | Energy firm EDF has said it remains "confident" the £18bn Hinkley Point nuclear power plant will go ahead despite uncertainties over its funding. | 35790824 |
Russian news reports said up to 200 people took part in the brawl at the south-west Khovanskoye cemetery.
Police said two of the victims died after being run over by a car as people escaped from the scene.
Police spokeswoman Sofya Khotina said the three people in the car, who were armed with pistols, were arrested.
The... | Three people have been killed and 23 taken to hospital after a mass brawl at a Moscow cemetery, apparently sparked by a dispute about jobs, police say. | 36293547 |
Ed Stone cannot say when the Voyager-1 spacecraft will leave the Solar System, but he believes the moment is close.
The latest data from this extraordinary probe, reported in this week's Science journal, suggests it is surfing right on the very edge of our Sun's domain.
The particles streaming away from our star have r... | "It could be any day, but it could also be several more years." | 23075332 |
Nicola Sturgeon said she would make her case with "courtesy and respect" for those with different views.
In a speech she said her proposed timetable for a referendum would allow voters to make an informed choice.
Opposition parties said the SNP should focus on the job of government and respect the outcome of the 2014 r... | A second independence referendum on Scottish independence need not be divisive, the first minister has said. | 39575484 |
Dechreuodd adroddiadau gyrraedd y gwasanaethau brys brynhawn Sadwrn, fod tiroedd yn llosgi ar fynyddoedd Penrhys yn Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Daeth mwy o adroddiadau nos Sadwrn o danau gwair ym Maesteg, Sir Pen-y-bont, Cwmparc ger Treorci, ac ar Fynydd y Rhiw ym Mhen Llŷn.
Dywedodd Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru eu bod wedi... | Mae diffoddwyr tân wedi bod yn ymateb i nifer o danau gwair ar draws Cymru dros y penwythnos. | 39400885 |
The last game six years ago was the second leg of the first-ever Championship play-off final - and a defining moment in the histories of both clubs.
Exeter came away with 38-16 aggregate win and with it a place in the Premiership for the first time.
Bristol were left to lick their wounds in the second tier, and needed ... | Friday's Premiership meeting between Bristol and Exeter will be the first match between the two West Country teams for 2,313 days. | 37429064 |
An eyewitness said firefighters had to physically remove the man from a crossing outside a school in Luton, as he continued to help children cross.
The fire engine was on its way to an out of control bonfire on St Ethelbert Avenue, at about 15:30 BST on 13 April.
Luton Borough Council said it has requested CCTV footage... | A lollipop man has been suspended after claims he stopped a fire engine on its way to a 999 call. | 32421392 |
The cartoon depicts a beer-swilling Aboriginal man being handed back his errant son by a police officer - and, on being instructed to teach the boy about "personal responsibility", struggling to remember his name.
Drawn by one of Australia's best known cartoonists, Bill Leak, the satirical image caused an uproar when i... | Two high-profile cases involving allegations of racism have reignited a row about free speech in Australia, and mobilised the nation's ideological forces, writes Kathy Marks. | 38205024 |
Cafodd y Pwyllgor Materion Allanol a Deddfwriaeth Ychwanegol ei sefydlu yn dilyn y refferendwm ar aelodaeth yr Undeb Ewropeaidd, i ystyried y goblygiadau ac amddiffyn buddiannau Cymru.
Daw'r adroddiad wedi i'r pwyllgor gasglu barn arbenigwyr mewn seminarau a chyflwyniadau ysgrifenedig am y chwe mis diwethaf.
Dywedodd c... | Mae pwyllgor y Cynulliad sy'n gyfrifol am ystyried goblygiadau Brexit ar Gymru wedi cyhoeddi ei adroddiad cyntaf, gan ddweud ei fod yn "peri risgiau sylweddol" i economi'r wlad. | 38762045 |
The road has been closed following the crash that happened shortly after 20:00 GMT on Monday.
Witnesses said a car drove through lights and struck other vehicles then careered along the road on its roof.
Wreckage was strewn across the Falls Road between Broadway and the Royal Victoria Hospital.
The child has since been... | Four people, including a child, were taken to hospital after a crash involving five cars on the Falls Road in west Belfast. | 35348939 |
The Curiosity robot used its wideangle science camera placed high up on a mast to acquire the frames.
The low-resolution vista shows at centre the big mountain that lies in the middle of Gale Crater, the deep depression in which the rover landed.
Curiosity's ultimate goal is to drive towards this peak - informally know... | Nasa's new Mars rover has returned its first 360-degree colour panorama from the surface of the Red Planet. | 19201742 |
EU ambassadors who met on Tuesday had noted some "encouraging developments" since the 5 September ceasefire was agreed, an EU spokeswoman said.
But other parts of the peace deal "will need to be properly implemented", said the spokeswoman, Maja Kocijancic.
The sanctions target senior Russian officials, as well as Russi... | The EU is to keep sanctions against Russia in place, judging that Ukraine's peace deal is not fully effective. | 29429602 |
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A cyclist filmed his journey in an area of the city, which was improved for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Glasgow City Council has said the cycle path will eventually be moved behind the bus shelter.
Footage courtesy of Ross McKay | A new bus stop is being built in the middle of a cycle lane in Glasgow, Scotland. | 33632886 |
Mae'r darlledwyr eisiau symud i safle newydd yn y dref - adeilad Yr Egin.
Ond mae'r datblygwyr, Prifysgol Cymru y Drindod Dewi Sant nawr yn gofyn am £6m gan Lywodraeth Cymru er mwyn helpu i ariannu'r cynllun.
Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran y brifysgol bod y cais am arian ar gyfer "cefnogi isadeiledd ar gyfer creu cwmnïau, c... | Mae'r Prif Weinidog Carwyn Jones wedi dweud iddo gael gwybod yn wreiddiol gan S4C na fyddai unrhyw gost i'r trethdalwr wrth iddyn nhw symud eu pencadlys o Gaerdydd i Gaerfyrddin. | 39006800 |
The prime minister is facing a rebellion by Conservative MPs who do not want the UK to continue to be party to the EU-wide agreement.
The PM says the arrest warrant has been substantially reformed and that it is in the UK's interest to sign up again.
Labour has pressed Mr Cameron to hold a vote within the next week.
Th... | David Cameron has said a vote on the future of the European Arrest Warrant will be held before the Rochester and Strood by-election on 20 November. | 29821692 |
When, in 1977, James Earl Carter Jr blew into Washington DC "like a Southern breeze", the 39th President of the United States symbolised a bright, new future.
He'd emerged from the obscurity of a peanut farm in his native Georgia as a man of honesty, armed with the slogan "Trust Me".
With the country still reeling from... | Former US President Jimmy Carter is now remembered for more than his time in the White House. | 34006916 |
On Friday, the UK government proposed a funding "floor" - guaranteeing a minimum Welsh government income.
The Conservatives now want Labour Welsh ministers to call a referendum on devolving part-control of income tax.
First Minister Carwyn Jones denounced the funding offer as a "vague promise" but Mr Crabb said it was ... | Welsh ministers' response to a promise on minimum funding is "bizarre", Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has said. | 31675312 |
However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said military action must end against separatists in the east.
Mr Poroshenko said he would meet Russian leaders soon but vowed to take a tough line on any armed separatists.
Unrest continues in the east, with pro-Russia militiamen halting flights at Donetsk airport.
Heavy... | Russia says it is "open to dialogue" with the new president of Ukraine, as initial results suggested Petro Poroshenko would win its election. | 27573622 |
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A win over France in Vannes on Friday would see England complete the Grand Slam and clinch their first Six Nation's title since 2012.
"It's been a few years since we have been battling it out for the Grand Slam," Croker said.
"We have a new group now, we have rebuilt from ... | England hooker Emma Croker and head coach Scott Bemand speak to BBC Sport after Saturday's 20-13 Women's Six Nations victory over Wales. | 35802458 |
The Swiss, who claims to have "overwhelming" support for the plan to increase the number of teams at the finals from 32, favours 16 groups of three countries, with the top two progressing to the knockout rounds.
If successful, it would lead to the first World Cup expansion since 1998.
There are five options world footb... | Fifa will vote on Tuesday on plans to expand the World Cup to 48 teams from 2026, in line with the vision of president Gianni Infantino. | 38547638 |
Saturday's 2-1 Scottish Cup final win over Aberdeen sealed an unprecedented, unbeaten domestic treble for Celtic.
"It's phenomenal," said midfielder Brown, who has won seven league titles, three Scottish Cups and three League Cups with the Glasgow side.
"For the 10 years I've been here this is best, most determined bun... | Celtic captain Scott Brown says the current squad is the best he has played with in his decade at the club. | 40077651 |
The 46-year-old, the first local coach in six years to take charge of the Leone Stars, was unveiled in Freetown on Thursday.
Keister will also continue in his current job as coach of local premier league club FC Johansen, owned by Sierra Leone FA president, Isha Johansen.
His main task is to qualify the Leone Stars for... | Former Sierra Leone international John Keister is the new head coach of the national team. | 39962759 |
The Blues lost Che Adams for a number of weeks with a hamstring injury during Saturday's 2-1 win over Bristol City.
Fellow front man Lukas Jutkiewicz is also out with a calf problem, leaving veteran Clayton Donaldson as his only attacking option.
"You haven't got to be a clever person to look at the squad and [think]: ... | Birmingham City's lack of fit, experienced strikers is a "crazy situation", says boss Harry Redknapp. | 40913048 |
Marley Watkins gave the Highlanders the lead, but following Carl Tremarco's red card, Peter Grant equalised.
That made for a grandstand finish with Vincent's goal ensuring after just 21 years of existence, Inverness have their hands on a major trophy.
Here, BBC Scotland's Richard Wilson gives his marks out of 10 for th... | James Vincent scored with just four minutes of normal time left to win Inverness Caledonian Thistle their first ever Scottish Cup. | 32944240 |
A memorial service for the 1,500 people who died was held at the North Atlantic wreck site on cruise ship MS Balmoral, which is retracing the Titanic's route.
A minute's silence was held and wreaths were cast into the sea at the moment the Titanic sank.
And a plaque featuring the names of those who died was unveiled in... | The 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic is being remembered at a number of a special events, including one in the ship's birthplace Belfast. | 17715345 |
The flight was about to leave from Rygge airport near the Norwegian capital, Oslo, when it was evacuated.
Two men were detained by police after their behaviour aroused suspicion but were later released.
The situation was "back to normal", police said in a tweet. Ryanair said the passengers would also depart.
No suspici... | A Ryanair flight from Norway to Manchester has been evacuated before take-off over a bomb scare which police say was due to a misunderstanding. | 36297088 |
The body of Steven Fretwell, 47, was found at an address on Kingswood Avenue in Dinnington on Sunday 18 December.
A post-mortem examination found Mr Fretwell died of multiple injuries, said South Yorkshire Police.
The men, aged 21, 28 and 35, have all been charged with murder and are due to appear before Sheffield Magi... | Three men have been charged over the murder of a man in Rotherham just before Christmas. | 39345983 |
Andrew Gilmour, 76, from Glasgow, denied committing the offences at locations in Glasgow and the Western Isles between 1989 and 1995.
He was convicted at the High Court in Glasgow after the victims, now aged 35 and 40, gave evidence against him.
The court heard that Gilmour abused his victims when they were aged 11 to ... | A former Boys' Brigade captain has been jailed for two years for sexually abusing two boys in his company. | 35242457 |
Eliza Samudio, 25, was a former girlfriend of Bruno Fernandes, goalkeeper for Flamengo, Brazil's most popular club.
He handed himself into police after a warrant was issued for his arrest over her disappearance nearly a month ago.
Mr Fernandes, 25, has denied any wrongdoing, and said he has a "clear conscience".
But po... | The missing former lover of a top Brazilian football star was strangled and then fed to dogs, police say. | 10565346 |
That single act trumped the Soviet achievement of sending the first man into space eight years earlier. But what might have happened if the Soviet Union had got to the Moon first?
The first manned lunar landing was a triumph for Nasa, and when the Americans won the Space Race, they also sounded its death knell.
The Apo... | The Americans won the race to the Moon when Neil Armstrong set foot on the lunar surface in 1969. | 13041326 |
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