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Vandals struck at the Royal Deeside Railway Preservation Society at Crathes in August 2015.
The Duke of Rothesay - as he is known north of the border - made a donation through The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation.
He drove the steam engine on a line he used to travel on as a child.
The Duke of Rothesay was shown... | Prince Charles has driven a steam train after his foundation helped Aberdeenshire enthusiasts fund repairs costing thousands of pounds. | 39694691 |
Hilary Penning only opened the Organic Kitchen in Buckhurst Hill three months ago.
Mrs Penning, who has a toddler herself, decided to ban young children from her eatery in response to concerns over noise levels and buggies around tables.
But some claimed the move was "discriminatory" against parents.
Live: For more on ... | A restaurateur who banned under-fives says she has been stopped in the street and labelled a "disgrace to motherhood". | 38339579 |
A school complex was reportedly among several locations targeted in the village of Haas, in Idlib province.
It was not immediately clear if the raids were carried out by Syrian government or Russian warplanes.
State media quoted a military source as saying several "terrorists" had been killed when their positions were ... | At least 26 people, many of them children, have been killed in air strikes on a rebel-held village in north-western Syria, activists say. | 37777646 |
Liam Pitchford and Paul Drinkhall each lost in the singles and Drinkhall and Sam Walker were beaten in the doubles as China progressed 3-0.
Great Britain won bronze at the World Team Championships in March.
China, winners of 24 of the 28 Olympic table tennis golds ever awarded, play in Monday's semi-finals at 19:00 BST... | Great Britain have been knocked out of the men's table tennis team event in the quarter-finals by reigning Olympic champions China. | 37077852 |
The winger helped Great Britain win the World Cup in 1954, at the age of 20, and again in 1960.
He set the record for the most GB caps with 46 - later equalled by Garry Schofield - and scored 41 tries.
His club career saw him play for Huddersfield, Wigan - with whom he won the Challenge Cup in 1958 and 1959, St Helens ... | Two-time World Cup winner Mick Sullivan has died at the age of 82 after a long illness. | 35974191 |
Haigh, 37, was jailed last May after being accused of fraud by Leeds' former owners and his former employer GFH Capital.
He is currently in custody as authorities decide whether to pursue a criminal case.
"It was the darkest time of my life." said Haigh. "I was suicidal."
Speaking to charity Prisoners Abroad from his c... | Former Leeds United managing director David Haigh has revealed how spending nearly 300 days in a Dubai prison has driven him to the brink of suicide. | 31888718 |
The two are also suspected of violating a law prohibiting groups such as al-Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State (IS), the statement added.
Geneva's prosecutor said traces of explosive had been found in their car.
Geneva has been on high alert this week amid fears an IS cell was in the area.
Swiss President Simonetta ... | Two people of Syrian origin have been arrested in Geneva on suspicion of making, concealing and transporting explosives, the Swiss attorney general says. | 35083819 |
Tahir Alam resigned as Park View Educational Trust chairman on Tuesday.
The trust has been in the spotlight since allegations emerged about hardline Muslims trying to extend their influence in schools.
Mr Alam said he intended to continue his career in education and make a difference to the lives of children.
Speaking... | The man at the centre of the alleged Trojan Horse school takeover plot in Birmingham has said he has been unfairly painted as a sinister person. | 28338129 |
Argentine Hoyos, a former boss of Barcelona B, has called up seven goalkeepers, 27 defenders, 34 midfielders and 25 strikers.
His task is to reach World Cup 2018 in Russia, with Bolivia having won just once in their opening six qualifiers.
The 53-year-old will take charge for the first time against Peru next month.
Tak... | Angel Guillermo Hoyos is spoilt for choice heading into his first game as Bolivia manager after naming 93 players in his preliminary squad. | 37134555 |
Murray, the 2013 champion, faces Australia's Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round on Monday.
"There are some pretty decent players left in my way, so I'm not getting carried away," Murray wrote in his BBC Sport column.
Day seven also features Roger Federer and Serena Williams.
Kyrgios has yet to beat Murray in any of their... | Andy Murray says he faces a "formidable" challenge to win Wimbledon for a second time despite Novak Djokovic's surprise exit. | 36698135 |
Khurram Rahi, 27, of Rosefield Road, Smethwick, was arrested by police investigating the assault of the girl at Witton station. He is due before Birmingham magistrates on Monday.
A second man, aged 34, who was also arrested on Saturday, has been released while police inquiries continue.
The girl told police she was rap... | A man has been charged with rape after a 14-year-old girl was attacked twice on the same night in Birmingham. | 40769454 |
Third-place City visit second-place Liverpool on Saturday (17:30 GMT) as they look to close the gap on leaders Chelsea, who are six points clear.
Such is the size of the advantage that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says it is "Chelsea's title to lose".
But Guardiola said: "Six teams are fighting for the title and the Cham... | Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola feels there are still six clubs in the Premier League title race. | 38471832 |
MSPs on the finance committee will look at what the new Scottish rate of income tax (SRIT) should be set at when it comes into effect next year.
The new powers are part of the 2012 Scotland Act.
The move means the UK Treasury will deduct 10p from standard and upper rates of income tax in Scotland, with MSPs then decidi... | The use of new powers to raise or lower income tax in Scotland is to be considered by a Holyrood committee. | 32934955 |
In America, Ryan Weimer and his wife Lana, have tapped into that market by providing children with the 3D costumes of their imaginations.
Costing between $2,000 and $4,000 each, a team of volunteers spend about 120 hours building the costumes which range from aeroplanes to dragons.
The Weimers, from Oregon, have five c... | Halloween is big business and when you use a wheelchair you want your outfit to pack a punch when you go trick-or-treating. | 37774000 |
The 24-year-old England international has been with the Blues since 2011 after coming through the youth system at Arsenal Ladies.
She has also spent time out on loan at Nottingham Forest and Los Angeles Strikers.
"This is a fantastic move for me and I am really looking forward to the start of the season," she said.
"I ... | Liverpool Ladies have signed Chelsea Ladies midfielder Laura Coombs a season-long loan deal. | 35162538 |
Some say the parliament needs to modernise and stop hiding behind its "Victorian values".
Others are in favour of maintaining traditional rules - for example, they are opposed to breastfeeding and bringing babies into the chamber.
BBC Scotland has spoken to politicians about how they juggle their personal lives with th... | MPs have been debating whether the House of Commons should be more family-friendly. | 34786454 |
This follows similar action from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.
The IMF halted funding 10 days ago when it found Mozambique had not declared debts of more than $1bn (£700m).
The government says the liabilities relate to guaranteeing loans taken out by two mostly state-owned companies.
The UK ... | The UK government says it has suspended financial aid to Mozambique over an alleged "serious breach of trust" relating to undisclosed debts. | 36158118 |
Joined by the Duke of Edinburgh she visited the charity's new operating base at the Egerton-Smith Centre at Cambridge Airport.
The royal couple were given a tour by the Duke of Cambridge who has been based in the city for more than a year.
They viewed one of two operational H145 helicopters before unveiling a plaque.
T... | The Queen has opened the new base of the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) where her grandson works as a helicopter pilot. | 36781682 |
Tracey Neville's team progress as Pool F runners-up, with two wins from three games, and will face four-time winners New Zealand on Saturday (03:20 BST).
The Roses opened up a 10-point half-time lead against world number five South Africa and although the Proteas improved, England prevailed.
Holders Australia beat Wale... | England beat South Africa 62-46 to book their place in the Netball World Cup semi-finals in Sydney. | 33927910 |
He was recruited by al-Shabab but if you were to see him in his Spanish football shirt and a baseball cap emblazoned "New York", he would look like any other young Kenyan.
What is also unremarkable about this young man is that he says he only joined the Islamist militant group in Somalia, where he was based for two yea... | As Kenyan troops fight al-Shabab militants in Somalia, the extremist group's propaganda machine is targeting disillusioned young men back home in Kenya's poorest neighbourhoods. | 30419987 |
JCB has landed a £115m ($142m) order to produce 1,600 rough terrain vehicles for the army to use around the world on tasks including loading and unloading aircraft and shipping containers.
The 400 workers at the firm's plant in Wrexham will be involved in producing axles for the trucks.
JCB said it was one of the bigge... | A Wrexham factory is to play a key role in supplying the US Army with a huge fleet of forklift trucks. | 38523034 |
The Championship club will make an announcement "in due course" on a new head coach and backroom team.
Portuguese Nuno Espirito Santo, 43, an ex-goalkeeper who has left his post at Porto, is his anticipated replacement.
As well as Lambert, 47, coaches Stuart Taylor and Rob Edwards, their former player, and another ex-p... | Wolves head coach Paul Lambert has left the club after seven months in charge. | 39896630 |
Mr Johnson said the removal of a bust of Churchill from Obama's office was seen by some as a sign of an "ancestral dislike of the British Empire".
The comments in an article for The Sun were branded "idiotic" and "deeply offensive" by Churchill's grandson.
Mr Obama made clear his admiration for Britain's wartime leader... | US president Barack Obama has hit back after Boris Johnson's comments about his "part-Kenyan" ancestry. | 36112694 |
Mr Jones visited the European Commission in Brussels to ask for funding for upgrades to public transport as part of the £600m scheme.
He wants assurances the request will not be affected by Brexit negotiations.
The UK government has said any successful application for EU funding would be guaranteed by Westminster after... | First Minister Carwyn Jones has asked for £110m in EU funding for the South Wales Metro project. | 38228112 |
The Bank of Scotland's latest business monitor found the economy slowed in the three months to the end of February.
However, it also found firms' future expectations remained close to pre-recession levels.
The monitor said this suggested growth would pick up in the second quarter of the year.
Of 408 firms surveyed, 33%... | The Scottish economy slowed down sharply at the start of the year but is expected to return to growth over the next few months, according to a report. | 32025385 |
Lawmakers will review the first national law against domestic violence for approval during the ongoing annual parliamentary meetings in Beijing.
The new bill, drafted in November, defines domestic violence for the first time and offers clear guidance on restraining orders.
According to reports, nearly 40% of Chinese wo... | Papers in China urge legislators to approve a law against domestic violence to ensure safety of women. | 31793083 |
The Chelsea loanee, 21, scored the winner against Stoke on Saturday to secure a first Premier League away win of the season for Eddie Howe's side.
Chances have been limited for the Netherlands Under-21 international, who made his first league start at Stoke.
"It's been frustrating, but a lot of people have helped me ge... | Nathan Ake hopes a first goal for loan club Bournemouth will be the catalyst to kick-start his time with the club. | 38051592 |
In the first half of 2017, private equity investment in the capital's tech sector totalled £4.5bn, said the Mayor of London's agency, London & Partners.
At the same time, venture capital invested £1.1bn in London's tech firms.
That total was more than in any other six-month period in the past decade, the agency said.
T... | London remains Europe's number one hub for technology investment despite Brexit, with record levels of capital flowing in, say officials in the city. | 40496569 |
Highways England has revealed plans to begin work on seven new smart motorway projects by 2020.
This is in addition to the 17-mile scheme under way on the M62 and M60.
The agency said the schemes would make roads safer, cut congestion, and improve journey times.
The plan amounted to the "biggest increase in capacity on... | Nearly 80 miles of "smart motorway" will be created in the North West over the next five years as part of a £1.5bn investment programme in the region's roads. | 33326284 |
Saints fly-half Harry Mallinder touched down to put the hosts ahead inside one minute, only for Connacht wing Niyi Adeolokun to hit back on five minutes.
Nic Groom went over after the break to put Saints eight points up before David Heffernan's try cut the gap to three.
Mallinder then kicked a crucial third penalty lat... | Northampton will take on Stade Francais for a place in next season's European Champions Cup after holding on to beat Connacht in the play-off semi-final. | 39982111 |
Louise Richardson says Oxford was "very good" as a university, but had "no experience" of running schools.
The call for universities to help set up schools was part of the proposals to expand grammar schools.
But Prof Richardson said to become involved in the government's plans for changing schools would be a "distract... | The head of Oxford University has rejected calls from the government to sponsor schools. | 37440546 |
Adam Paynter from the Lib Dems is the new leader following a secret ballot by councillors on Tuesday.
Independent councillor Julian German is to take on the role of deputy leader.
The Conservatives won the largest number of council seats with 46, while the Lib Dems won 37 and independents returned 30 in the local elect... | The Liberal Democrats and independent councillors have regained joint control of Cornwall Council following two weeks of uncertainty. | 40016356 |
Consider the flint that Stone Age man fashioned.
Special Report: The Technology of Business
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The universal mobile web without walls
TV's white spaces connecting rural Africa
Christmas shop boom creates returns headache
Should we be recording our phone calls?
Edible edifice: The offices... | Most people realise that technology shapes our lives, but few appreciate how much it shapes our laws. | 21624799 |
John Kiltie, 44, was stabbed four times after making the complaint at a house in Girvan, South Ayrshire, in May this year.
Adam Lundy, 27, was found guilty of murdering Mr Kiltie, a driver with Stagecoach, after a 13-day trial.
Lundy, described as a "a violent recidivist", will be sentenced later.
Two other men - Kern ... | A father-of-four was stabbed to death after complaining about the noise of a neighbour's all-night party, a court has heard. | 38007522 |
The Spanish side protested to Uefa after the referee ruled Alberto Gil's penalty had hit the post when it had in fact rebounded from inside the goal.
Valencia boss Gary Neville called it "scandalous" while Chelsea said the ball "clearly crossed the line".
On Monday, Valencia said their appeal had been dismissed.
"The c... | Valencia have failed to overturn a controversial decision to disallow a goal in a Champions League Under-19 penalty shootout against Chelsea. | 35690389 |
More than 95,000 people have signed the online petition urging the UK government to hold its own, independent investigation into the Thai case.
The Thai police investigation has been widely criticised, including by the UK.
The bodies of the British tourists were found on a beach in Koh Tao last month. Two Burmese men a... | A petition calling for an independent investigation into the murders of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller is to be handed in at No 10 later. | 29655934 |
Ms Villiers and the Irish minister for foreign affairs Charlie Flanagan held talks with the five Northern Ireland executive parties at Stormont.
The DUP proposed a budget as if welfare changes had already been implemented.
Sinn Féin said the British government had shown the least intent in reaching any resolution.
Back... | Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers has said the situation at Stormont "looks increasingly grim", after talks broke up without agreement. | 32972424 |
The actor and comedian took his own life at his Californian home at the age of 63.
Ms Williams told NBC's Today Show there was "no point" in asking why her father killed himself.
"We don't have an explanation," she told reporter Kate Snow. "There's no point questioning it... blaming yourself or the world. It happened."... | Robin Williams' daughter, Zelda, has spoken out for the first time since her father's death last August. | 31660714 |
The PCs, aged 24 and 26, were called to Kingsdown Road, a residential street in Islington at about 18:00 BST on Thursday.
One officer suffered a minor head injury and the other sustained injuries to his face and body.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The injured officers were taken to hospital ... | Two police officers were injured when a man threw large knives at them as they attended a disturbance in north London. | 33474781 |
Mr Mujuru, 62, was one of Zimbabwe's most senior politicians and married to Vice-President Joice Mujuru.
Analysts say his death is likely to intensify turmoil in President Robert Mugabe's party over the question of who will succeed the 87-year-old leader.
Under his nom de guerre, Rex Nhongo, he was the director of Mr M... | Zimbabwe's ex-military chief Solomon Mujuru has died in a fire at his farm, the state security minister has said. | 14543048 |
The SNP formed the ruling administration with the Lib Dems and Labour in 2012.
David Alston, the council's Lib Dem group leader, said the group had found it increasingly difficult to work with the Nationalists. | The Liberal Democrats have walked out of the SNP-led coalition running Highland Council. | 32928077 |
The radio and television producer said he was leaving the show to concentrate on his film career.
He said it was "with a heavy heart" that he said goodbye to Albert Square.
Before joining the square in Walford, O'Connor was the editor of BBC Radio 4's The Archers, and was responsible for the domestic abuse story betwee... | EastEnders executive producer Sean O'Connor is leaving the long-running soap after a year in the job. | 40390623 |
Scenes from a film, depicting rape and murder, were shown to 50 adults. Half spent the next 30 minutes inhaling an equal mix of nitrous oxide and oxygen.
Over the next week, the number of involuntary memories of the film reported by that half declined steeply.
Among the others, the decline was more gradual, Psychologic... | Inhaling laughing gas after a traumatic event could help prevent distressing memories from "sticking" in the brain, a University College London study says. | 35716190 |
Just two points separate the pair at the bottom of Women's Super League One with three games remaining, while Liverpool need just one point to guarantee safety.
Two sides that have competed in the Champions League twice in the past four years now face the prospect of the drop.
"If you go down it is not the end of the l... | Birmingham City boss David Parker has called it a "doomsday scenario" and Bristol Academy manager Willie Kirk says the Vixens are determined to take the relegation fight to the final day. | 34040098 |
Bakir Izetbegovic, a member of Bosnia's tripartite presidency, said the appeal would be launched before a 10-year deadline expired on 26 February.
Bosnian Serb officials warned the move would trigger a new political crisis.
In 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) cleared Serbia of direct responsibility for ge... | Bosnia will next week ask the UN's top court to review its ruling which cleared Serbia of genocide in the 1990s, Bosnia's Muslim leader has said. | 39011296 |
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The Russian, 28, tested positive for meldonium, a substance she has been taking since 2006 for health issues.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said the five-time Grand Slam champion would be provisionally suspended from 12 March.
Sportswear company Nike said it wa... | Former world number one Maria Sharapova has revealed she failed a drugs test at the Australian Open. | 35750285 |
This is slower than the 7.5% growth recorded for the previous quarter, and lower than expected.
India and China - which also posted 7% growth in the second quarter - are now the joint fastest growing major economies in the world.
But some economists have expressed concerns that India's official figures do not accuratel... | India's economy grew at an annual rate of 7% between April and June, official figures have shown. | 34107648 |
Tulip Siddiq said she "cannot reconcile myself to the front bench position".
Jeremy Corbyn has imposed a three-line whip on his MPs telling them to back the newly-published bill.
The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill has been produced after the Supreme Court ruled legislation would be necessary.
In her r... | A shadow minister has quit Labour's front bench after being told to back legislation paving the way for the UK's departure from the EU. | 38753808 |
The French interior ministry said Kristian "Varg" Vikernes constituted "a potential threat to society".
He was arrested in central France after his wife bought four rifles.
Vikernes, described by French officials as a neo-Nazi, had in the past received a copy of a manifesto from Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway ... | A Norwegian musician with links to mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has been arrested in France on "suspicion he was preparing a major terrorist act". | 23327165 |
"The people are suffering and they are dying," he said.
Venezuela's Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino said President Trump's suggestion was "an act of craziness".
President Nicolas Maduro's new constituent assembly has been widely criticised as anti-democratic. The US recently imposed sanctions on President Maduro, bra... | US President Donald Trump has said he is not ruling out a military option in dealing with the crisis in Venezuela. | 40906290 |
The move in 2014 by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will put 1,300 jobs at risk, although the authority aims to deploy these staff elsewhere.
The centres will be replaced by a telephone service and home visits, to save HMRC £13m a year.
But an accountancy body said some "very vulnerable" people could be affected.
"While ... | The UK tax authority is to close all of its 281 Enquiry Centres which gave face-to-face help to 2.5 million people with tax queries last year. | 21789759 |
Catherine Hickman, 31, was told to stay in her 11th floor flat despite repeatedly asking whether she should leave.
The fire broke out at Lakanal House in south-east London, in July 2009.
Within six minutes of the fire breaking out, Ms Hickman had called 999.
The fashion designer told brigade control at 16.21: "I'm at f... | An inquest into the deaths of six people at a Camberwell tower block has heard how one victim had a 28 minute telephone conversation with an emergency operator. | 21434616 |
More than half of people would be unable to choose the cheapest deals when comparing the information in adverts, the charity said.
Three quarters of those in the research said information in the adverts was too complicated to make an easy comparison.
In particular, line rental costs were often not included in the adver... | Broadband adverts have been criticised by Citizens Advice for misleading potential customers. | 35159660 |
MPs said drivers licensed by other local authorities could operate in the town even if their application for a Rotherham licence had been rejected.
A 2014 report said 1,400 children had been abused in the town and taxi drivers played a "prominent role".
The issue was raised by the Communities and Local Government Commi... | MPs say a "legal loophole" is putting young people at risk by allowing taxi drivers to operate in Rotherham without meeting council-imposed standards. | 37124926 |
The bodies, believed to be Shelley Saxton-Cooper, 45 and Simon Saxton-Cooper, 50, were found after emergency services were called to a house in Riddings, Derbyshire.
Post-mortem examinations found Shelley died as a result of stab wounds and Simon died from smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
Polic... | A woman whose body was found after an explosion destroyed a house died of stab wounds, police have said. | 34328251 |
Set in Los Angeles, The End of Longing tells of "four broken people yearning for love".
Lindsey Posner will direct Perry's playwriting debut, reuniting them after previously working together in 2003 on the West End production of David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago.
It will run at the Playhouse Theatre from 2 Feb... | Friends star Matthew Perry is to return to London's West End stage to appear in a new play he has penned himself. | 35004551 |
But few people who work in computer security can stand those programmes or movies because, in their words, they are so technically inept.
One TV show that has proved popular with hackers is NBC Universal's Mr Robot which centres around Elliott Alderson - a security pro by day but who is also a member of an anti-establi... | From the latest Jason Bourne movie to CSI Cyber and countless other films and TV shows, hacks, hackers and hacking have never been more mainstream. | 37001302 |
The 19-year-old from Flintshire set an F20 shot put personal best of 12.94m to secure bronze.
Poland's Ewa Durska set a world record to win gold with Anastasiia Mysnyk of the Ukraine winning silver.
"You can't picture something as amazing as this. I came here for a PB. I didn't think I'd get a medal as well," Fortune s... | Sabrina Fortune has become the first Welsh athlete to win a Paralympic medal at Rio 2016. | 37329466 |
This gathering in Nottingham looks like any group of friends, but the adults have one thing in common - they have all been widowed.
Way: Widowed and Young is a peer support organisation, introducing people in similarly tragic situations to others who can understand their complex grief.
All the members present agree tha... | It is a sunny Saturday afternoon and sausages are sizzling on the barbecue, wine is flowing and children shuttle between the swings and a plate of cupcakes. | 39653676 |
An explosive device was attached to the ATM at the Costcutter shop in Hamiltonsbawn.
It exploded at about 02:30 BST on Thursday, causing extensive damage to the machine.
An Army bomb team made the device safe. | Two men have been arrested by police investigating the attempted theft of an ATM machine at a filling station in County Armagh. | 27728549 |
The warning came after Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Sir Clive Loader earlier proposed to cut £19m from the force's spending over four years.
He could not yet confirm how many jobs would go but said 'several' officer posts would be affected.
Leicestershire's Police Federation said it feared up to 300 officers cou... | Hundreds of police officers in Leicestershire could lose their jobs in the latest round of cuts, the Police Federation has said. | 23777236 |
The Cherries were 3-1 down but fought back to claim a dramatic 4-3 win with an injury-time goal from Nathan Ake.
"It shows we still have that spirit of a Championship team," said Howe, who guided Bournemouth into the top flight.
"When we got promotion we didn't want to lose our honesty, togetherness and never-say-die a... | Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe believes the "Championship spirit" from his players inspired their incredible comeback victory over Liverpool. | 38202818 |
She was protesting against the detention of her daughter, Ta Phong Tan, who is facing charges of anti-state propaganda, another daughter told the BBC's Vietnamese service.
Dang Thi Kim Lieng set herself alight in southern Bac Lieu province.
Her daughter faces trial in August and could be jailed for 20 years.
Dang Thi K... | The mother of a prominent Vietnamese blogger has died from her injuries after setting herself on fire in front of government offices, her family says. | 19053910 |
In a tweet the bank said it was "urgently investigating" the cause of the problem.
Customers have been contacting the bank on social media to report problems accessing their money and making payments.
A Barclays spokeswoman said: "This was a fault with our internal systems and not an external cyber-attack."
"We can con... | Barclays is looking into "technical issues" which appear to be affecting debit card users. | 34684497 |
Council figures show 290 pupils were barred in 2015-16, with numbers set to remain the same in 2016-17.
The BBC has been told many of the 140 Norfolk children not in schools are being tutored online and at home.
North Norfolk MP Norman Lamb said it was "shameful". The council said it was funding extra places.
A report ... | More than 140 children are not getting a school education after exclusions hit a record high in Norfolk, it has emerged. | 40330651 |
Robert Hinz, who threw three-month-old Julian "vigorously" against a hard surface, will serve a minimum term of 21 years.
Julian suffered severe skull fractures last April and died in hospital when his life support system was turned off.
Hinz, 34, of Carysfort Road, Bournemouth, was convicted of murder by a jury at Win... | A man who murdered his baby son in a "moment of anger" has been jailed for life. | 39802288 |
The migrants, who had set sail from Libya, were picked up by EU naval vessels on Thursday, a coastguard spokesman told AFP news agency.
Last month the EU pledged to beef up maritime patrols and fight trafficking.
The UN estimates that 60,000 people have already tried to cross the Mediterranean in the past five months, ... | A total of 741 migrants travelling in six boats have been rescued off Sicily, the Italian coastguard says. | 32926374 |
Donna Wood is accused of recording an inaccurate temperature for Ms Cafferkey after they landed at Heathrow in 2014.
Ms Wood faces misconduct charges before an independent panel at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Her lawyer said it had been a "confusing situation" at the airport and evidence against her was fl... | A nurse could be struck off over claims she hid Ebola survivor Pauline Cafferkey's high temperature on their return to the UK from Sierra Leone. | 37974911 |
The 0.2% rise in house prices last month was down from a 0.8% rise in December, although that left prices 4.3% higher than at this time in 2016.
"The outlook for the housing market remains clouded," said Nationwide economist Robert Gardner.
The average price of a house in the UK dropped slightly to £205,240.
Mr Gardne... | Annual UK house price inflation fell to its weakest level since November 2015 in January, according to mortgage lender Nationwide. | 38825150 |
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The two-day tournament features the top eight players from the PDC Order of Merit including 2016 world champion Gary Anderson, Phil Taylor and world number one Michael Van Gerwen.
The BBC will show all the action live from the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, with commentary c... | Live coverage of the Professional Darts Corporation's inaugural Champions League of Darts begins on Saturday, 24 September across BBC One, BBC Two and the BBC Sport website. | 37365436 |
It comes after Italy approved a €20bn fund to prop up its embattled banking sector on 23 December.
Monte dei Paschi had asked for a capital injection to stay afloat.
It is carrying a mountain of bad loans made to customers who cannot afford to repay them.
In a statement from the bank on Monday, it confirmed it had offi... | Italian lender Monte dei Paschi is facing a capital shortfall of €8.8bn (£7.5bn), higher than the €5bn previously estimated by the bank, the European Central Bank has said. | 38442342 |
Ian Cameron, 45, exposed himself while driving on the M6 near Carlisle on two different days in February 2007.
But after being charged by police, Cameron fled to Spain where he remained for eight years until his arrest last month.
He has now been jailed for a year at Carlisle Crown Court.
Judge Peter Davies told him: "... | A flasher who twice exposed himself to female motorists while driving beside them at 70mph has been jailed, eight years after going on the run. | 34814700 |
The manufacturers' organisation EEF found that 85% of those it polled would vote to stay in the EU, and only 7% would opt to leave, despite the bloc's economic troubles.
Firms with more than 250 employees were most keen on the EU, with 90% saying they would want to retain membership.
EEF represents over 6,000 companies... | Britain's manufacturers are overwhelmingly in favour of the country remaining a part of the European Union, a survey suggests. | 29404745 |
The Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the sector rose to 58.1 in June from 55.9 in May. A reading above 50 indicates expansion.
Markit added that confidence in the sector about the coming 12 months was at its highest for 11 years.
Residential house building remained the fastest growing area in the constr... | Activity in the UK's construction industry grew last month at its fastest pace since February, a survey suggests. | 33359476 |
The British and Irish Lions player, 23, is out of contract at Northampton Saints in the summer of 2016.
But there have been no formal offers from either the Welsh Rugby Union or the regions to bring the 55-cap star back to Wales.
Saints coach Jim Mallinder has said he is "very, very confident" North will stay with the ... | Wales wing George North is unlikely to return to a Welsh region for the start of next season. | 34896698 |
Kipchoge, 31, beat his fellow Kenyan, 33, in a sprint finish in 2015.
Kenyan world-record holder Dennis Kimetto, third last year, is also confirmed for the event on 24 April.
It had already been announced that 2015's women's race winner, 28-year-old Ethiopian Tigist Tufa, will take on Kenya's two-time victor Mary Keita... | Reigning champion Eliud Kipchoge will vie with two-time winner Wilson Kipsang for this year's London Marathon men's title. | 35350271 |
The 22-year-old, who came through the Lyon youth system, is at Euro 2016 with the France squad and, although yet to play, is expected to start the quarter-final against Iceland.
Barca president Josep Bartomeu confirmed the news on Thursday but did not disclose the length of the deal.
According to French media, Umtiti w... | Barcelona have agreed to buy France international centre-back Samuel Umtiti from Lyon for about £21m (25m Euro). | 36677539 |
Gemma Wale, of Small Heath, Birmingham, was given a two-week prison sentence.
A civil court judge concluded she had breached an anti-social behaviour order by "screaming and shouting whilst having sex" at a "level of noise" that annoyed a neighbour.
The details emerged in a written ruling by Judge Emma Kelly following ... | A woman who breached a court order that barred her from making "loud sex noises" has been jailed. | 32961127 |
The hosts took the lead when Tony Watt connected with Johnnie Jackson's pass to fire the ball past Mark Cousins.
Karlan Ahearne-Grant doubled their lead before Zakarya Bergdich scored on his Charlton debut to make it three.
Christian Doidge's goal gave Dagenham some hope before Reza Ghoochannejhad scored Charlton's fou... | Charlton Athletic were comfortable winners over Dagenham and Redbridge as they secured their place in the League Cup second round. | 33769182 |
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She told the BBC's Nick Eardley that Mr Corbyn "can unite the party" and has to "want to unite the party".
Speaking after a special conference in Liverpool, Ms Dugdale said the Labour party at Westminster couldn't fight the Tories if they are fighting themselves. | Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has said she believes a UK party led by Jeremy Corbyn can win a general election. | 37463530 |
The players' union say some clubs are facing a major financial crisis and have not paid them for five months.
Argentina's troubled football association says negotiations have progressed and the season will resume on Friday.
But players say they will nor turn up for league matches until they are paid.
A major corruption... | All of the weekend football matches in Argentina's top three divisions have been postponed amid a players' strike over delayed salary payments. | 39169480 |
Mr Rutte's liberal VVD party and the centre-left Labour party secured the coalition deal after coming out on top in 12 September elections.
The previous coalition collapsed after ministers failed to agree 16bn euros (£10bn) of cuts.
This new administration is seen as more pro-Europe and pro-austerity than the last one,... | The Netherlands has sworn in a new coalition government led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte. | 20207801 |
He fell into a coma first, succumbing to his injuries in hospital a week later.
We know that he suffered a severe spinal injury to his neck, but how that injury happened remains a mystery.
There has been a suggestion he intentionally injured himself - but a leading spinal surgeon told the BBC that would be "impossible"... | Sometime between being stopped by police in the rough Baltimore neighbourhood of Sandtown-Winchester and arriving at the city's western district police station in a van, Freddie Gray sustained an injury that killed him. | 32546204 |
But which new faces from across Europe could be joining them in England next season?
While total unknowns are hard to find, there are bound to be some surprise stars who emerge this summer.
BBC Sport's TV and radio Euro 2016 commentators pick out the 12 young non-Premier League players who are worth watching out for.
S... | From Dele Alli to Anthony Martial, some of the Premier League's best young talent is heading for Euro 2016 and hoping for a chance to shine in France. | 36469608 |
Denis Petkov, 19, was found with stab wounds following an incident on East Hanningfield Road in Rettendon, Essex, on 11 March.
Mihal Dobrev, of East Hanningfield Road, pleaded not guilty to murdering the teenager.
The Crown Prosecution Service cited insufficient evidence for its decision not to go ahead with a trial.
J... | A 37-year-old man charged with murdering a Bulgarian teenager will no longer face prosecution. | 40568298 |
Mr Agnew, fondly known as Aggers, was a bowler for Leicestershire before joining BBC Radio Leicester and then the BBC's Test Match Special.
His suggestion that Ian Botham had failed to "get his leg over" was voted the greatest sporting commentary ever in a poll.
Mr Agnew said he was "really thrilled" to be made MBE.
"I... | Cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew has been appointed MBE in the New Year Honours for services to broadcasting. | 38460606 |
The 23-year-old has featured in the starting line-up in recent weeks as manager Neil Lennon rotated his squad.
Forster was captain against Ayr United last weekend and wants to make up for sitting out the Hampden triumph.
"The chance to get the cup on Saturday is, personally and for the team, a massive achievement," For... | Hibernian defender Jordon Forster is relishing the prospect of lifting the Championship trophy after missing last season's Scottish Cup win. | 39807258 |
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) will phase out existing levels of support over the next year, giving players who lose out significantly a chance to adjust to their new financial means.
Funding will only be offered to those competitive with the world's best.
Coaches rather than cash will be the LTA's main currency in ... | Funding for up-and-coming British tennis players is to be severely cut in an attempt to develop more players who can survive in the world's top 100. | 30422039 |
The election ended the unionist majority at Stormont, with Sinn Féin now just one seat behind the DUP.
But Mrs Foster said her party had won the election, increasing its vote in every constituency, which was a "pretty good basis to continue as leader".
A DUP delegation met Sinn Féin later on Monday, with more talks due... | There is "no revolt" within the DUP after its losses in the assembly election, says its embattled leader Arlene Foster. | 39173640 |
Manager Roy Hodgson needed his side to produce an encouraging performance and positive result after the misery of going out of the World Cup in Brazil at the group stage in the summer - and this did the job on both counts.
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England were indebted to two vital saves by goalke... | England made the perfect start to their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign as two second-half strikes from Arsenal's £16m new boy Danny Welbeck gave them victory in Switzerland. | 29008534 |
The "clarification" came after its oil discovery in Horse Hill last week.
UKOG's chief executive told the BBC at the time that the Weald area, including the new discovery, could have "between 50 and 100 billion barrels of oil in place in the ground".
But the company now says it has "not undertaken work... sufficient to... | UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC (UKOG) has said its estimation of potential oil near Gatwick airport was untested. | 32314895 |
Former delivery boss Ralph Christie, 53, used more than £600,000 to fund his gambling habit, Bradford Crown Court heard.
The frauds, involving more than £1m, were carried out between March 2007 and May 2009.
He was jailed for seven years for five counts of fraud.
Christie, of North Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire was fo... | A "remorseless" property developer who convinced his victims to invest in a bogus Greek property scheme has been jailed. | 31763111 |
"The president is enjoying very robust health and is continuing to carry on his duties" a statement said.
It warned that people speculating on his health will be "brought to book".
Mr Mutharika came into office in May 2014.
He spoke at the UN on 25 September and has been out of Malawi since then.
The government stateme... | Malawi's government has dismissed rumours about President Peter Mutharika's health following his extended stay in the United States after attending the UN General Assembly in New York. | 37609034 |
A storytelling app, Traces, has been launched at St Fagans National History Museum.
The bilingual app focuses on characters who might "have lived and experienced" the castle and grounds in the early 20th Century.
The project hopes to offer visitors to the museum "something different".
Traces is a partnership between Am... | Technology is helping to bring history to life at an open-air museum in Cardiff. | 39660716 |
The goals came from the Tanzanian Mbwana Samatta and Ivory Coast's Roger Assale in front of their home fans in Lubumbashi.
The victory gave Mazembe a 4-1 triumph on aggregate, after the Congolese side had won 2-1 in the first leg in Algiers last weekend.
Samatta broke the deadlock in the 75th minute, putting Mazembe ah... | TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo were crowned club champions of Africa for a fifth time after a 2-0 victory over Algeria's USM Alger in the second leg of the Champions League final. | 34761440 |
Unbound sheets of Hugh Marwick's 1929 book The Orkney Norn were discovered in Kirkwall.
The Norn language - a variant of Old Norse - was spoken in Orkney, Shetland and Caithness.
A project was launched to get the pages bound, and they are now being sold in aid of the RNLI.
The pages were found when George Leonard was s... | Copies of a historical book are going on sale in Orkney after the pages were discovered in a warehouse more than 80 years after being printed. | 37940700 |
The Strangford MP said victims of the Troubles want closure and justice.
He referred to the death of his cousin, Kenneth Smyth, murdered by the IRA, and other UDR members he knew personally.
Figures obtained by the BBC have challenged claims that investigations into Troubles killings are unduly focused on those committ... | DUP MP Jim Shannon has cried in the House of Commons during a debate about the prosecution of security force members. | 39068215 |
Kyowa Kirin International, formerly ProStrakan, is based in Galashiels.
KRN23 is the first of a pipeline of drugs from KKI's parent company, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, to reach the stage of seeking European approval.
The company said it was part of efforts to "contribute to the health and wellbeing of people around the world".... | A Borders-based pharmaceuticals firm is seeking authorisation for a new drug for the treatment of the most common heritable form of rickets. | 38517807 |
TV series Da Vinci's Demons received six nominations, with Doctor Who and Y Gwyll/Hinterland receiving five each.
Doctor Who's Peter Capaldi is up against Hinterland's Richard Harrington and Rhys Ifans (Dan y Wenallt) for best actor.
Nominations were announced on Wednesday with the presentations in September.
The award... | Dylan Thomas biopic Set Fire to the Stars has received seven nominations for this year's Bafta Cymru awards. | 34056102 |
BBC Radio Cymru's Shân Cothi sang the Welsh hymn Calon Lân with Andres Evans.
The record-setting link-up, officially "the greatest distance between people singing a duet", was broadcast live on Radio Cymru for BBC Music Day.
It is one of a number of projects marking the 150th anniversary of the establishment of a Welsh... | A duet bridging the 7,000 miles between Wales and Patagonia has set a new world record. | 33031520 |
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