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Security plans will be reviewed and any necessary lessons learned, the home secretary said in a Commons statement.
Her comments come as the Metropolitan Police revealed there are 600 counter-terror investigations active in the UK.
Armed police will be deployed at the football match between England and France at Wembley... | Security will be "intensified" at events in major cities and at UK borders in the wake of Friday's terror attacks in Paris, Theresa May has said. | 34836925 |
The rate of children starting school in danger of becoming obese was 7% in the most affluent areas, but nearly double that at 13% for the least wealthy.
Overall, NHS Health Scotland said that 29% of women and 28% of men aged 18-64 in Scotland were obese.
The level of obesity among Scots has remained largely stable sinc... | Scotland's poorest children are increasingly likely to be obese, while those in affluent areas are not, a new NHS Scotland report has found. | 40731356 |
The swimmer has won 62 medals throughout his career, a haul that includes seven Paralympic golds and 11 top medals at the World Championships.
He made his last appearance at a Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, in September.
Germany-born Kindred, 38, who lives in the county, said he was "very pleased" to receive the h... | Paralympic champion Sascha Kindred has become the first individual to be made an honorary freeman of Herefordshire. | 37544070 |
One of the homes attacked belonged to a 27-year-old man arrested last month as part of an investigation into dissident republican activity.
He was later released without charge.
Men smashed windows and damaged the door of a Seahill Road house at about 01:20 BST. A house on Fleet Street was attacked at roughly the same ... | Two houses in Larne, County Antrim, have been damaged in pre-dawn attacks by masked men armed with what are believed to have been hatchets. | 37431152 |
The town hit the headlines last year when local police officers were linked to the disappearance of 43 students.
The government said corrupt officers from Cocula and nearby Iguala abducted the 43 and handed them over to a local drug gang, that then killed them.
The case highlighted high levels of corruption not just in... | A court in Mexico has charged the former mayor of Cocula, Cesar Penaloza Santana, with links to organised crime. | 35204835 |
The highest court ruled that current laws preventing members of the same sex from marrying violated their right to equality and were unconstitutional.
It gave parliament two years to amend existing laws or pass new ones.
Wednesday's landmark decision came as the LGBT community faces increasing persecution in the region... | Taiwan's top judges have ruled in favour of gay marriage, paving the way for it to become the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex unions. | 40012047 |
A statement from Celtic on Friday confirmed speculation that McGuinness would be joining the club to help with the development of young players.
McGuinness also revealed that he would be combining his Celtic role with his existing GAA job.
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This was later confirmed by Doneg... | Donegal's All-Ireland winning Gaelic Football manager Jim McGuinness is to take up a role with Celtic as a performance consultant. | 20254492 |
June and Barry Steenkamp told NBC News of their "disbelief" that the court had believed Pistorius's version of events.
Judge Thokozile Masipa found him guilty of the lesser charge of culpable homicide, saying the state had failed to prove he intended to kill.
Pistorius has been allowed bail ahead of sentencing on 13 Oc... | The parents of Reeva Steenkamp say "justice was not served" after South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was acquitted of murdering their daughter. | 29184590 |
Sir John Leslie was presented with the Legion d'Honneur at the French embassy in Dublin on Monday. The 98-year-old is a cousin of Winston Churchill.
During WW2, he commanded a section of the British Army in a battle to defend Boulogne Sur Mer from the Germans.
He was captured and spent five years in a German Prisoner ... | An Irish veteran of World War Two, famed for his aristocratic connections and love of disco dancing, has been awarded France's top military honour. | 34764993 |
Shelter Scotland's Perth Road shop was given about 60 designer dresses, along with knitwear, jackets and trousers.
The shop is selling the brand new dresses for £30 each, almost a tenth of their actual cost.
Shop manager Karen Kelbie said: "In my 20 years of managing the shop, I've never seen anything like it.
"We're a... | Staff at a charity shop in Dundee have said they are "in shock" after receiving a donation of ball gowns and prom dresses worth more than £21,000. | 36255917 |
A judicial review application, seen by the BBC, claims she is not impartial, has no relevant expertise and may not have time to discharge her duties.
Labour wants Mrs Woolf to meet abuse victims amid concerns over her links to former Home Secretary Lord Brittan.
Downing Street said it had "full confidence" in her doing... | A victim of historical child sexual abuse has launched a legal challenge to the choice of Fiona Woolf as the chair of the inquiry investigating the issue. | 29719090 |
Lawro's opponent for this week's Premier League fixtures is Radio 1Xtra DJ Charlie Sloth.
Sloth is a Liverpool fan, and told BBC Sport: "I am a massive Red, and there is only one Red that matters.
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"When I was growing up, my sporting hero was Stevie G - Steven Gerrard. I st... | BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson will be making a prediction for all 380 Premier League games this season against a variety of different guests. | 37327977 |
The Gift sold 3.7 million copies abroad compared with the six million shifted by her debut I Dreamed A Dream.
Boyle's record was followed by Sade's Soldier of Love, with 2.3 million, and Mumford and Sons' Brits-winning album Sigh No More, which sold 1.3 million.
Muse's The Resistance, released in 2009, was fourth with ... | Susan Boyle scored the most successful album overseas by a UK artist for a second year running, research by Music Week magazine suggests. | 12521487 |
Prof Kenneth Norrie was the first witness to give evidence in public at the hearing in Edinburgh.
He told how lawmakers had sought to "insulate" youngsters from poor backgrounds from negative influences.
He said "there was a very judgmental attitude towards children, even children in poverty" at the time.
More than 60 ... | Scotland's child abuse inquiry has heard the state had a "very judgmental" attitude towards children in poverty in the first half of the 20th Century. | 40124139 |
Currently, parents do not need to tell their local authority when a child is being taught at home, unless they have been removed from school.
Portsmouth and Reading are among the councils who want a register after the number of home-taught children in the UK rose by 65%, between 2009-15.
Parents say the state should no... | A change in the law is needed to force parents to declare when their children are being home-educated, councils say. | 36528968 |
A survey found that 42% of the public think there is no point in keeping up contact at this stage.
But the Alzheimer's Society said family visits stimulated feelings of happiness, comfort and security.
Even as the condition progresses, it said people with dementia can still hold an "emotional memory".
This means they c... | Spending time with loved ones with dementia is important even after they fail to recognise the faces of friends and family, a dementia charity says. | 35199882 |
The 36-year-old made a half century to help beat Hamsphire by six wickets in his last scheduled county game of 2016.
The West Indies batsman scored 177 runs in five outings, after making 328 runs in three Somerset appearances in 2015.
"The mind is willing but the body says 'you've got to take a break'. There is too muc... | Chris Gayle has said his body "needs a break" after his second T20 Blast spell with Somerset came to an end on Sunday. | 36586164 |
The action is over plans for drivers, rather than conductors, to operate carriage doors at certain times.
It is due to last until Friday morning, with a further three blocks of strikes planned before Christmas.
The RMT has said the rail company's plans put passenger safety at risk. Southern has urged the union to "move... | A fresh three-day strike by staff on Southern rail is under way, with hundreds of trains cancelled. | 37679532 |
Sehwag, who won the World Cup with India in 2011, played 104 Tests, 251 one-day and 19 Twenty20 internationals.
He scored 8,586 Test runs at an average of 49.34 and is the only Indian to score an international triple century.
"Cricket has been my life," Sehwag, who scored 8,273 ODI runs at 35.05, said in a statement. "... | Former India opener Virender Sehwag has announced his retirement from international cricket and the Indian Premier League on his 37th birthday. | 34579839 |
The man, who has not been named, was taken to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary after the crash at Great Knoutberry Hill, near Dent, on Saturday afternoon.
A passenger in the aircraft was also treated for injuries said not to be life threatening.
Cumbria Police said the crash had been referred to the Air Accidents Investig... | A gyrocopter pilot was airlifted to hospital after his aircraft crashed on the summit of a Lake District mountain. | 39761887 |
The substitute struck after a Danny Collins own goal levelled things up following Calum Dyson's first-half penalty, but the hosts felt aggrieved when the goal came with one of their players down with a head injury.
Grimsby took the lead when Tom Bolarinwa was brought down by Sam Wood in the penalty area and Dyson sent ... | A controversial Paris Cowan-Hall goal secures Wycombe a first win in seven games as they beat Grimsby. | 39086525 |
Amari'i Bell, playing at left wing-back as Uwe Rosler fielded a back three, swept the hosts in front in the 27th minute following a smart turn and cross from David Ball.
Town had a number of chances to put the game to bed in the first half with centre-halves Cian Bolger and Ashley Eastham wasting free headers.
But subs... | Chesterfield remain bottom of the League One table after Fleetwood's full-backs fired the Cod Army to victory at Highbury. | 37958875 |
And yet. As they prepare to get their title defence under way against France this Saturday, Jones has been in typically restless mood - decrying his players' global standing, downplaying the team's decorated past year, and being as likely to appear satisfied as he is to tarmac Twickenham.
These are the six key question... | Eddie Jones' England appear to have minimal problems: reigning Six Nations champions, 14 wins on the spin, a summer spent whitewashing Wallabies, an autumn of being tested and pulling through every time. | 38748058 |
Burrell referred to "the perverted homosexual spirit" during a sermon at a church in Houston, Texas.
She had been due to sing with Pharrell Williams on The Ellen DeGeneres Show later this week.
But the talk show host, who is a well-known advocate of gay rights, tweeted: "For those asking, Kim Burrell will not be appear... | Ellen DeGeneres has said Kim Burrell will not appear on her show after the gospel singer made homophobic comments. | 38505964 |
The £82m Hitachi factory in Newton Aycliffe will employ 750 people, with the first trains coming off the production line in 2017.
A new 1km (0.6 mile) electrified test track has also been built at the site.
More than 100 high-speed trains will be built at the plant and will run on the East Coast and Great Western line... | The construction of a train factory in County Durham has reached a significant milestone with the plant being connected to the main line network. | 32052907 |
Pte Gavin Williams, 22, of Hengoed, Caerphilly, was made to do intensive exercise as an informal punishment.
Former sergeant Russell Price, one of three cleared of his manslaughter, said physical punishments were "common knowledge" at the time.
He was visibly upset giving video link evidence at Salisbury Coroners' Cour... | A former sergeant who was cleared of the manslaughter of a soldier who died after a so-called "beasting" has said he is "truly sorry" for what happened. | 34989616 |
Omar al-Bashir was allowed to attend an African Union summit in South Africa despite being wanted by the ICC on charges of genocide and war crimes.
After a cabinet meeting, the government said it would review membership "for a number of reasons".
But it stressed it took its international obligations "seriously".
A Sout... | South Africa has said it might leave the International Criminal Court (ICC) after a row over the court's attempt to have Sudan's president arrested there. | 33269126 |
Neil Danns broke the deadlock with a 71st-minute penalty before substitute Kelvin Etuhu struck on 87 minutes to seal Bury's first opening-day win in eight years.
Charlton are second favourites for the title after being relegated from the Championship but the hosts were on top for most of the contest, with Jacob Mellis ... | Charlton's return to League One got off to a poor start as they suffered a 2-0 defeat at Bury. | 36929925 |
The Obel complex was effectively repossessed in November 2012.
The former Bank of Scotland Ireland (BoSI), which is owed almost £48m, appointed administrators to Donegall Quay Ltd.
A statement of affairs submitted by the directors suggests that the bank will only get back £25m.
BoSI has been effectively shut down by it... | The failure of the property company that developed the Obel building in Belfast is set to cost a bank at least £22m. | 21177179 |
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will receive 75% of the gold, copper and other resources mined from the southern island.
It follows lengthy negotiations aimed at ending a 40-year conflict that has cost an estimated 120,000 lives.
But a rebel group not at the talks has continued attacks on the national army.
Tw... | The Philippines has reached a deal with the country's largest Muslim rebel group to share wealth generated from Mindanao's natural resources. | 23305339 |
The move comes as the company invests £5m in facilities to fill bottles quicker at its Cumbernauld plant, while it decommissions washing equipment.
AG Barr said it would no longer be able to handle returns after 31 December.
The firm explained that recycling at home had contributed to a drop in bottles being returned ... | Irn Bru maker AG Barr is to scrap its 30p buyback scheme for customers who return glass bottles. | 33985022 |
The cause of death was announced by the office of the medical examiner after Scott's body was discovered in her flat by her assistant on Monday.
Police earlier said there was no sign of foul play and no note was found.
Scott's long-term boyfriend, Sir Mick Jagger, postponed forthcoming Rolling Stones tour dates in Aust... | The death of fashion designer L'Wren Scott has been ruled suicide by hanging, New York City authorities say. | 26657641 |
21 September 2015 Last updated at 10:58 BST
Figures from the body show Coventry City Council is among the authorities falling behind.
A total of 7,230 homes were built in Coventry between 2011 and 2014 - a 60% shortfall on the calculated need.
Councillor Kevin Maton, cabinet member for business, said the authority need... | Young people in the West Midlands are struggling to get on the property ladder because councils are failing to meet house building targets, according to the National Housing Federation. | 34281238 |
Lamb Bella and her "beloved" companion Blake disappeared on 8 May from a home near Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire.
Owner Natalie Haywood says trackers have found scents and droppings in the area.
Cameras have been installed, and food including garlic chicken dropped to try to find the pair.
Mrs Haywood said trackers w... | Hopes have been raised for the well-being of an orphaned lamb and collie dog who went missing together, after clues were picked up by search parties. | 39991057 |
The door opened as the train approached Terminal 4 Heathrow, where passengers were taken off the service.
The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said it was the fifth time it had happened in recent weeks.
Transport for London (TfL) said it had carried out checks which showed it was an "isolated incident".
The RMT ... | A train door opened on a moving Piccadilly Line train on Saturday morning, prompting an inspection of all the trains on the Piccadilly Line. | 35337580 |
Currently, the aim from referral to treatment is to administer cochlear implant surgery within 52 weeks.
The medical device can replace the function of the inner ear and allow profoundly deaf people to hear again.
There are 13,480 people registered in Wales as having a hearing impairment and in 2015-16, 65 people had c... | Waiting time targets for operating on people with hearing loss have been cut in half to 26 weeks. | 39588405 |
The study suggested only 12% feel their work-life balance is "just right".
Less than a quarter (22%) think they have "the right balance of time and money for their family to thrive".
The poll was carried out by Family Friendly Working Scotland group, which works with the Scottish government.
The organisation said infle... | Most working parents in Scotland are unhappy with the balance between their home and work life, according to a poll by a group of voluntary organisations. | 37535670 |
Sir Benjamin Slade, owner of 17th Century Woodlands Castle in Somerset, thinks the animals migrated from the River Otter in Devon.
Sir Benjamin said: "I can't cope. I won't have any trees left."
However, a beaver expert who has visited the estate said the marks on the trees were not typical of them.
More on the beavers... | A landowner has put a £1,000 bounty on the heads of beavers he claims are felling trees on his estate. | 37616970 |
Martin Barkley, 61, said the decision to leave the Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) after eight years had been a "difficult one".
He has worked for the NHS for more than 40 years.
The trust said a recruitment process to select a new chief executive would begin in February.
Mr Barkley said: "After s... | The chief executive of a mental health trust which serves parts of the North East and Yorkshire, is to stand down in April. | 35385222 |
Daniel Bartlam had denied murder but admitted the manslaughter of his mother, Jacqueline Bartlam, following a row at their Nottinghamshire home.
Nottingham Crown Court was told she had been beaten seven times with a claw hammer, fracturing her face and skull.
A soap opera murder plot and violent TV clips were found on ... | A 15-year-old boy who murdered his mother with a hammer and set her body on fire has been detained for a minimum of 16 years. | 17540452 |
The new positions at PRA Health Sciences have been backed by £990,000 funding from the Welsh government.
The US company has had a base in the city since 1996 and already employs about 200 people.
Economy Minister Edwina Hart said: "I am delighted that PRA is further expanding its operational centre in Swansea creating ... | A clinical research company is creating 87 new graduate jobs in Swansea. | 32335312 |
Ministers are considering applying for an exemption to European Union laws which prohibit electro-fishing.
They have launched on consultation on the proposal.
Razor clams - or spoots - are increasingly in demand by overseas markets and fishermen can command a high price for their catch.
An environmental group said law ... | A controversial method of catching razor clams using electricity could be legalised, under new Scottish government plans. | 37088967 |
Abas Abdullahi Siraji was in his car near the presidential palace in Mogadishu when he was killed by Ahmed Abdullahi Abdi, who reportedly mistook him for a militant Islamist.
The minister's death caused shock and anger at the time.
The military court which sentenced the soldier said he can appeal.
His lawyers argued th... | The Somali soldier who shot dead the country's youngest-ever cabinet minister last month has been sentenced to death by firing squad. | 40326812 |
10 February 2015 Last updated at 16:05 GMT
It's thought to have been caused by a build up of cooking fats and oils that people have washed down their sinks.
This video was taken during an attempt to clear the sewer this month and shows a blockage roughly one metre wide.
The company that look after the drains in Wales h... | A gigantic 'fatberg' has been discovered deep down in the drains underneath the Welsh capital, Cardiff. | 31365972 |
Asked to explain whether the government has quietly abandoned its pledge, the Treasury said the UK would probably have to accept the status quo on EU migration as the price of continued access to European markets. "No country has been able to agree significant access to the single market without having to accept EU reg... | The Conservative manifesto promises to reduce net migration to the UK to the tens of thousands by 2020, but in calculating the cost of Britain leaving the EU in yesterday's report, the Treasury assumes a level still well in excess of that - of 185,000 per year in 2021 and beyond. | 36082472 |
Mr Harris, 87, is accused of touching the schoolgirl after he had filmed an episode of the BBC's Saturday Superstore in 1983, jurors were told.
Prosecutors alleged the Australian-born star then said: "Do you often get molested on a Saturday morning?"
Mr Harris denies four charges of indecent assault against three girls... | Former TV star Rolf Harris touched a 13-year-old girl's breast after filming a children's TV show, a jury has heard. | 39930046 |
Guptill, sidelined for a month with two separate hamstring strains, had an lbw dismissal on 62 overturned on review, as he put on 180 with Ross Taylor (66).
Skipper AB de Villiers had hit 72 in 59 balls in South Africa's 279-8, but the Kiwis won with five overs to spare.
The series is tied at 2-2, with the decider in A... | Martin Guptill struck 11 sixes in an unbeaten 180 as New Zealand levelled the one-day series against South Africa with a seven-wicket win in Hamilton. | 39126513 |
The 34-year-old was driving a Fiat Seicento which collided with a Land Rover Defender which was turning right at the junction to Appletreehall, north of Hawick, at about 11:45 on Saturday.
The 86-year-old driver of the Land Rover suffered minor injuries.
Police officers investigating the crash have appealed for informa... | A driver has been seriously injured in a crash involving two vehicles on the A7 road in the Borders. | 36635486 |
Patients with this sign on scans more often develop serious problems like heart failure, says the Glasgow team.
It's hoped the discovery could help with preventing such complications.
Half a million UK people have heart failure and heart attacks are the leading cause.
Heart failure can leave people unable to do simple ... | UK researchers say they have found a new way to tell if a heart attack is more severe and might cause lasting harm - by looking for bruising or bleeding in the heart muscle. | 36467445 |
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The Scot, 38, was honoured at the SSE Hydro arena in Glasgow.
"It's very hard not to get emotional when you hear amazing words from people you respect and get this amazing reception," said Hoy.
"I never thought I'd see my name alongside Sir Steve Redgrave, David Beckham an... | Six-time Olympic cycling gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy was given the lifetime achievement award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. | 30391315 |
Matthew Liam Whelan, 29, from Mancot, appeared via a video link at Mold Crown Court charged with attempted murder after the alleged attack at a Costcutter store in Queensferry.
Shopkeeper Imtiaz Ul Haq, 58, suffered serious knife injuries to his throat in the incident.
Co-defendant Leslie Baines, 47, from Connah's Quay... | A man accused of trying to murder a Flintshire shopkeeper in December will go on trial in May. | 38530908 |
Moncur, 23, turned down the chance to join Posh this summer to move to the Tykes from Colchester for a fee believed to be about £500,000.
But he has made two appearances for Barnsley so far and has been allowed to leave on loan.
Neither McGee or Oduwa, both 20 have made a Spurs first-team appearance.
However, Oduwa has... | Peterborough have signed Barnsley midfielder George Moncur and Tottenham goalkeeper Luke McGee and winger Nathan Oduwa on loan until January. | 37231755 |
The 31-year-old, who played for Lincoln Ladies last season, has won 116 England caps.
She joins Liverpool's Kolo Toure, West Ham's Matt Jarvis and Wigan's Grant Holt as new members on the committee.
Read more about Casey's journey to top
"It is an honour and a privilege to be appointed and I'm really looking forward to... | England women's captain Casey Stoney has become the first female member of the Professional Footballers' Association's management committee. | 24935248 |
Michael Flynn quit on Monday over claims he discussed US sanctions with Russia before Donald Trump took office.
On Tuesday, a White House spokesman said Mr Trump knew weeks ago there were problems with the Russia phone calls.
But calls for an independent investigation have encountered a cold reaction from some senior R... | Leading members of the US Republican Party have joined calls for a wide investigation into the former national security adviser's links with Russia. | 38977644 |
Ministers are to takeover decisions on what language rules, or "standards", apply to which organisations.
Welsh language minister Alun Davies said he wanted to make the system as efficient as possible.
Commissioner Meri Huws called for evidence that changing the current system would lead to improvement.
Campaigners at ... | The job of Welsh language commissioner is to be scrapped as ministers try to hit an ambitious target of one million Welsh speakers by 2050. | 40865834 |
Now it is up to Russell Slade and his squad to lift the post-relegation blues which endured last season.
Even with the support of owner Vincent Tan, the affable Slade is in one of the most pressurised jobs in the Championship.
The way Cardiff cope with a tough looking opening group of fixtures may give us a decent indi... | For the first time in four seasons, Cardiff City start a campaign in a blue strip. | 33748827 |
The Centre for Cities said the Granite City and the Scottish capital were both doing well because of high-skilled jobs.
But it warned that competitive salaries were also driving up housing costs.
No Scottish cities were in the top 10 for "low-wage, high-welfare" economies.
The 2016 report - described as a "health check... | Aberdeen and Edinburgh are among the top 10 UK cities for their high wages and low welfare payments ratio, according to a report from a think tank. | 35395876 |
It is the second time it has shown a united stance on Syria in under a week, following last Friday's resolution on eliminating Syria's chemical weapons.
Disarmament experts began their work inside Syria on Tuesday.
But they will be hampered by ongoing fighting around the country - including clashes between anti-regime ... | The UN Security Council has expressed alarm at the "rapid deterioration" of the humanitarian situation in Syria and demanded immediate access for aid. | 24374088 |
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On a febrile night of track and field, Mo Farah's own finale ended with 5,000m silver as he was beaten in a global final for the first time in six years.
But with the young GB women's sprint quartet storming to a silver of their own it felt like a generational shift as the... | Great Britain's men claimed a stunning 4x100m relay gold at the World Championships as Usain Bolt pulled up injured in his final ever race. | 40913478 |
Iraqi-born, this year she was the first woman to receive the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) Gold Medal in recognition of her work.
She died following a heart attack on Thursday in a Miami hospital, where she was being treated for bronchitis.
Her designs have been commissioned around the world, including H... | Architect Dame Zaha Hadid, whose designs include the London Olympic Aquatic Centre, has died aged 65. | 35936768 |
But these are not normal times in Greece and such cases have been making national television bulletins.
In a soulless white concrete court building, leaders of the I Won't Pay movement have been turning routine eviction proceedings into the frontline in a popular fight-back against austerity.
The protesters - noisy and... | In normal times, in a normal country, court proceedings over mortgage arrears would not be the stuff of headline news. | 39080435 |
Northern Ireland's world number two is recovering from a stress fracture of his rib and had already withdrawn from next week's Dubai Desert Classic.
Four-time major winner McIlroy, 27, is in the early stages of rehabilitation and has been able to start putting.
His planned return comes just a month before the Masters.
... | Rory McIlroy will miss next month's Genesis Open and Honda Classic and hopes to make his comeback from injury at the WGC event in Mexico in March. | 38733872 |
The bank is apologising to customers trying to login to its online banking which, for many, was unavailable.
It said it was working with the authorities to "pursue the criminals responsible".
The final Friday in January is payday for lots of people and is also two days ahead of a key deadline for paying tax.
Sunday is ... | HSBC says it "successfully defended" an attack on its online banking system but services were disrupted on a key day for many people's personal finances. | 35438159 |
European Commission vice president Kristalina Georgieva said "every effort" was being made to avoid this scenario.
She was speaking after Tony Blair predicted a UK vote to leave the EU would lead to Scottish independence.
The UKIP leader Nigel Farage said this was a "scare tactic" that would not work.
A referendum on U... | A top EU official has said Scotland should not have to choose between membership of the UK and the EU. | 35454450 |
While White House advisor Kellyanne Conway recently complained that the media have an "obsession with covering everything he says on Twitter and very little of what he does as president", Mr Trump is the pot-stirrer-in-chief, who has the power to drive debate and shape events.
Words, whether spoken or tweeted, have con... | The London Bridge attacks set Donald Trump off on an extended Twitter rant over the past few days, reviving his calls for sweeping immigration action and renewing old feuds with Democrats, gun-control advocates and even the mayor of London. | 40138441 |
Sir Ian Wood said that if prices stayed where they were then more tax breaks would be needed to ensure continued investment in the North Sea.
He said crude prices below $50 a barrel were unsustainable.
There have been recent concerns expressed that prices could slip to as low as $30 a barrel.
The economic slowdown in C... | Oil firms are facing some of their toughest times due to the latest falls in the price of crude, a leading industry figure has said. | 34084437 |
Liz Skelcher was feeding her 11-week-old daughter, Evie, in Nando's when the incident happened last week.
Nando's says it is a breastfeeding-friendly restaurant that welcomes nursing mothers.
But it was other female customers who targeted their abuse at Ms Skelcher, who described the experience as both intimidating and... | A mother has spoken out about the verbal abuse she received for breastfeeding in a Belfast restaurant. | 37939718 |
Titled Life on the Road, the movie, unveiled in London, is a spin-off from the hit BBC TV series The Office.
While some critics thought it "excruciatingly brilliant", others judged it a "slowly unfolding disappointment".
The movie sees the former office manager now selling cleaning products but dreaming he is a rock st... | Ricky Gervais's feature film outing as David Brent has received mixed reviews following Wednesday's world premiere. | 37044396 |
Yn 2018 fe fydd yr ŵyl ieuenctid yn ymweld â Brycheiniog a Maesyfed, gyda'r maes wedi'i leoli ar safle'r Sioe Frenhinol yn Llanelwedd.
Llynedd cafodd Rhiannon Walker ei phenodi'n Swyddog Datblygu newydd y mudiad yn yr ardal, er mwyn hybu gwaith yr Urdd cyn y digwyddiad.
Mae hi eisoes wedi bron a threblu'r nifer sydd we... | Bydd "teimlad gwahanol" i Eisteddfod yr Urdd yn 2018 o'i gymharu â'r arfer, yn ôl un o swyddogion y mudiad sydd yn gweithio yn yr ardal. | 40134121 |
Selman's unbeaten 116 anchored Glamorgan's pursuit of 266 in 51 overs, before hitting 14 off the first three balls of the last over.
Four wickets for debutant spinner George Harding also kept Durham in the hunt in the evening gloom.
Paul Collingwood declared when he was on 92 not out to set up a competitive contest.
Th... | Nick Selman's century took Glamorgan to an unlikely three-wicket win over Durham in a dramatic finish in Swansea. | 40079895 |
Germany midfielder Sami Khedira controlled Paul Pogba's pinpoint pass with his chest to fire in a stunning volley from 15 yards on 10 minutes.
Pogba added the second after break, eluding his marker at the far post to bundle in Alvaro Morata's flick.
On-loan Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado whipped in from 18 yards, before ... | Juventus moved within touching distance of a fifth successive Serie A title by cruising past lowly Palermo. | 36028911 |
Neath Road in Hafod is long and narrow which means at busy times and in warmer weather, air cannot escape.
Air, traffic and weather monitoring equipment will send messages to electronic signs in the city telling traffic to use other routes when pollution reaches higher levels.
The system has been trialled in Sweden.
In... | A main road into Swansea city centre is to have traffic diverted elsewhere to stop it breaking European pollution levels. | 16924170 |
Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services such as Amazon's have sent shockwaves through the broadcast world, as they gain millions of new viewers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning content.
Netflix, the market leader, is now in over 15% of British homes, while Amazon's market share is about 5... | When former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson revealed he would be making a new show on Amazon Prime after being dropped by the BBC, his successor, Chris Evans, must have felt a little nervous. | 34050865 |
GMB union said the university planned to stop the £142,000 a year it pays to run the day nursery and play scheme.
The union said the move would have a negative impact on women in the workplace and student parents.
The university said the nursery was heavily subsidised and it was consulting with staff and users on an a... | Funding for the children's nursery at University of South Wales' Treforest campus could be withdrawn. | 39467635 |
Oliver Mauricio Funes Machada, 18, was arrested after he alerted authorities himself and was still on the scene when Franklin County deputies arrived.
The teen was seen walking out of his house holding his mother's head in one hand and what appeared to be a large knife in the other, police said.
Mr Funes Machada was ta... | A teen in rural North Carolina has been charged with decapitating his mother in what police called a "gruesome scene". | 39198075 |
The clips, which sound like the Daleks from Doctor Who, can be difficult for humans to understand but still trigger a phone's voice control functionality.
The commands could make a smartphone share its location data, make calls and access compromised websites.
One security expert said users could switch off automatic v... | Researchers have demonstrated how garbled speech commands hidden in radio or video broadcasts could be used to control a smartphone. | 36763902 |
The 20-year-old joined the Robins from Northern Ireland side Glentoran in August but has only featured once for the League One team.
He could make his debut for the Mariners in Saturday's home match against Wrexham.
Paul Hurst's men are currently third in the table, 14 points off league leaders Cheltenham with three ga... | Grimsby have signed Swindon striker Jordan Stewart on loan until the end of the season. | 35892571 |
Zhang Lidong and his daughter Zhang Fan were members of the banned Church of the Almighty God cult.
They were part of a group who attempted to recruit the 35-year-old victim, Wu Shuoyan, in the restaurant in the town of Zhaoyuan in May 2014.
When she refused to give her phone number, they beat her to death.
The Shandon... | Two members of a cult in China have been executed for murdering a woman in a McDonald's restaurant in Shandong, according to a local court. | 31087839 |
They said they want to devise a new method of transferring pupils from primary schools within two years.
The party launched its assembly election manifesto on Thursday.
The UUP said successive Sinn Féin ministers have pushed for an end to academic selection, but there is no evidence that this would shorten the tail of... | The Ulster Unionists say if they join the next Stormont executive their priority department will be education. | 36046119 |
At least seven people died and more than 50 were injured when the quake struck in the early hours of Sunday.
The magnitude six tremor, centred north of Bologna, destroyed or badly damaged many historic buildings.
Italian officials say the priority is to find safe accommodation for an estimate 3,000 displaced people.
Ci... | Thousands of people left homeless by a powerful earthquake in northern Italy have spent the night in shelters as aftershocks continue to hit the region. | 18140543 |
West Ham - inspired by the superb Dimitri Payet - and Manchester United could not be separated and still have it all to do with a replay at Upton Park.
In the Premier League, Tottenham trimmed Leicester's lead at the summit with an efficient win at Aston Villa and Bournemouth all but secured safety with a superb victor... | Watford, Everton and Crystal Palace all booked their places at Wembley after a typically captivating and combustible FA Cup quarter-final weekend. | 35799862 |
Michael Harnett grows crops in County Down and he loves big machines.
He also uses a huge landing craft to access a sheep farm he runs on an island off the County Mayo coast.
He believes farmers would be better off out of the European Union, producing food that people want and innovating to add value to it.
His family ... | Farmers, fishermen and firms are divided in their opinions about a possible so-called Brexit - a UK withdrawal from the European Union - ahead of the 23 June referendum. | 36437157 |
Tools based on the way the birds co-operatively hunt for fish are being developed to test different ways of organising in-car software.
The tools look for safe ways to organise code in the same way that penguins seek food sources in the open ocean.
Experts said such testing systems would be vital as cars get more conne... | Hungry penguins have inspired a novel way of making sure computer code in smart cars does not crash. | 38637006 |
The agreement was signed in Congo-Brazzaville between mainly Muslim Seleka rebels and the largely Christian anti-Balaka militia.
The BBC's Andrew Harding says despite the deal fighting has continued in the volatile central town of Bambari.
Almost a quarter of the 4.6 million population have fled their homes.
Muslims ha... | Rival armed groups in the Central African Republic have signed a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending over a year of religious conflict. | 28457599 |
Charles Pickering, 69, from Driffield, had not contacted his family since 4 July.
His yacht, Equinox, which is based in Scarborough, left Kiel in northern Germany last week, heading for the UK.
Humber Coastguard said he had been found 80 miles off Spurn Point after he set off an emergency positioning beacon from onboar... | A lone yachtsman from East Yorkshire who went missing in the North Sea has been found alive and well. | 28258843 |
Gwynedd council confirmed action has been taken involving two members of school staff in the authority.
Ysgol Pendalar has about 90 pupils aged between three and 19-years-old, all with special educational needs.
The council said an internal investigation is currently under way.
"It would not be appropriate for the coun... | Two members of staff have been suspended from their posts at Ysgol Pendalar special school in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, BBC Wales understands. | 35103202 |
Mr Turner is a spokesman for Born Free, a charity which is actively campaigning for the closure of all dolphinaria worldwide.
"These animals have no life worth living in captivity, devoid of any form of stimulation and social interaction, unable to swim hundreds of kilometres a day or live in family groups," he says.
"... | "They're nothing more than water circuses," Daniel Turner says of dolphinaria, or animal parks featuring dolphins. | 33991679 |
Margaret Grieve, 53, said she was a single mother to qualify for the cash but she was caught out when investigators checked her social media.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard she claimed to have split from her husband - but a picture of the couple together was her profile photo on Facebook.
Grieve, of Dundee, was jailed for ... | A hospital worker has been jailed after she admitted fraudulently claiming £32,000 worth of benefits. | 35559755 |
22-year-old James signed for Yeovil on Tuesday after her departure from the defunct Notts County Ladies.
The former Arsenal and Bristol Academy player has won more than 50 caps for her country.
"Yeovil have been great to me and it's great to now have a club sorted," she told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
She continued: "I'm h... | Yeovil Town Ladies midfielder Angharad James says signing for a new club will help her chances of selection for the Wales national team. | 39949924 |
Interior Minister Angelino Alfano called the rioters demonstrating against Milan's Expo trade fair "spoilt brats with Rolexes".
In response, the company took out advertisements in Italian newspapers saying their image had been unfairly sullied, arguing it was difficult to tell whether a timepiece seen on a protester's ... | Luxury Swiss watchmaker Rolex has demanded an apology after the Italian government linked the brand to violent clashes in Milan on Friday. | 32622717 |
Three other men were injured just after 08:20 BST near Warsash Maritime Academy, off Hamble, Hampshire.
The teenager was taken to hospital in a critical condition, the ambulance service said.
It was reported the boat had crashed into a marker buoy and capsized, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said.
The coastguard re... | A teenager has suffered life-threatening injuries after the speedboat he was travelling in crashed and overturned in the Solent. | 32719919 |
The attacking midfielder, 20, has started only three games since joining the Championship club in August.
But he has made nine appearances from the bench and scored a 90th-minute equaliser against Wolves in September.
Brewers manager Nigel Clough said: "He's a great lad, he's improving and getting acclimatised to the p... | Burton Albion have extended Will Miller's loan deal from Premier League Tottenham until the end of the season. | 38522833 |
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) predicts four to eight of those storms will become hurricanes, a "near-normal" season.
The six-month Atlantic hurricane season begins on 1 June.
One tropical storm formed in the Atlantic on Saturday, while Hurricane Bud in the eastern Pacific has been upgraded ... | US weather officials predict there will be nine to 15 storms during this year's Atlantic hurricane season. | 18198681 |
In an address on state TV, Mr Santos said he was fulfilling his "duty to seek peace". Media reports say a deal on further talks was reached in Cuba.
The Farc has been fighting the Colombian government since 1964.
The president said the second biggest rebel group, the ELN, had also indicated a readiness to talk.
'Learni... | Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has confirmed his government is holding exploratory talks with the country's largest rebel group, the Farc. | 19393096 |
Some key members of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi have left to form a splinter group in central Hyogo prefecture, Japanese media report.
One member said they were unhappy at the way their former gang chief was collecting money.
Police said they would be on alert for any possible violence.
The Yamaguchi-gumi gang is the large... | One of Japan's largest organised crime gangs is reported to have split into rival factions, sparking fears of a turf battle. | 39771584 |
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Video showing the trio throwing petrol bombs and shooting weapons can be shown for the first time after an anonymity order expired.
Jacob Crouch and Ryan Towell, who are both now 20, had fought to prevent their identities being revealed, but the Court of Appeal overturned the orde... | Footage of three 17 year olds making preparations for a Columbine-style attack on an English school can be shown for the first time. | 35997309 |
It means his main rival - reformist PM Nguyen Tan Dung - has little chance of taking the leadership role, they say.
But complicated voting procedures mean another candidate could still be named before the congress ends on Wednesday.
Conservatives, led by Mr Trong, are concerned that Vietnam is abandoning its socialist ... | The General Secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, will be the only candidate for the post at a party congress, state media report. | 35394333 |
They say the gunmen were shot dead by the security forces soon after the bomber detonated his device.
Medics told the BBC that at least nine people were injured. Consular officials said none of their staff were hurt.
Jalalabad is often targeted by Taliban militants.
A suicide bomber killed at least 13 people in the cit... | An attack near the Indian consulate in the Afghan city of Jalalabad has left five militants dead, including a suicide bomber whose device killed only himself, police have told the BBC. | 35705774 |
Fr Paul Symonds stepped aside from ministry in County Antrim in 2009 to facilitate a police investigation.
After a decision was made to not to prosecute him, the Catholic Church resumed its internal inquiry.
The Down and Connor diocese said this concluded he will "live as a retired priest without any public ministry".
... | A priest who was investigated but never charged after concerns were raised about the safeguarding of children is to retire after a Church inquiry. | 35388046 |
Dundee-based Be Charlotte will perform at the golf event's closing ceremony.
It will be broadcast live into more than 350 million households around the world, including on NBC in North America and Sky Sports in the UK.
The band was chosen by agency EventScotland as part of the official handover ceremony for the Solheim... | A Scottish band is to perform in front of a global audience at the Solheim Cup in Iowa, USA. | 40986085 |
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