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The Chinese government has issued a new directive banning "bizarre architecture", and criticising some of the "oversized, xenocentric, weird" buildings in the country.
China has seen a number of architectural gems springing up in recent years, including one building shaped like a teapot and another that has been likene... | Related content: | 35630043 |
The Italian, 60, takes over after the O's, 17th in League Two, ended Andy Hessenthaler's five-month reign as boss in late September.
He becomes Orient's eighth manager since Italian businessman Francesco Becchetti bought the club in 2014.
Interim boss Andy Edwards, who had overseen one defeat and one draw, reverts to h... | Leyton Orient have appointed former Sampdoria boss Alberto Cavasin as their new manager on a two-year deal. | 37537337 |
The men attacked the girl after she asked them for directions to her friend's house following a night out in Ramsgate, Kent.
Instead of helping her, they took her to a flat and raped her.
The men, all from Kent, denied the charge but were found guilty at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday.
Rafiullah Hamidy, 24, of High S... | Four men who "saw an opportunity to fulfil their depraved sexual desires" have been convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl. | 40062428 |
The changes had led to a rift in the Tory Party and the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith from the cabinet.
Ahead of the vote, Mr Osborne defended his handling of the economy, but told MPs that where mistakes were made he was ready "to listen and learn".
The Budget was accepted by 310 votes to 275, a government majority... | MPs have approved the Budget after Chancellor George Osborne was forced to shelve planned cuts to disability benefits. | 35877442 |
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In London Marathon week, BBC Sport is launching the #IRunFor campaign for the 2017 summer of athletics.
The event mixes local runners with some of the world's best, all tackling the same course for their own reasons.
It could be to win, for a personal best, for donations o... | Whether you're running an international championship race or out for a weekly jog, we all have a reason to run. | 39568771 |
The event organisers, All Under One Banner, hailed it as the biggest march of its kind and said about 17,000 people had taken part.
It began at Kelvingrove Park in the west end of the city at 11:00 and snaked through the city centre ending up at Glasgow Green.
Marchers waved banners and saltires and heard pro-independe... | Thousands of people have been marching through Glasgow in support of Scottish independence. | 40143671 |
Competition concerns and broadcasting standards were among the issues of concern, she said.
Ms Bradley has asked for evidence from the two companies and will decide later this month whether to intervene.
Both Sky and Fox are controlled by businessman Rupert Murdoch, who also owns the Times and the Sun newspapers.
A dec... | Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said she is "minded" to order an Ofcom investigation into the planned £18.5bn takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox. | 39154132 |
Five of the 12 schools sponsored by the Education Fellowship Trust (TEFT) are currently rated as "inadequate".
The Department for Education (DfE) said it had agreed to a request from the trust to terminate its funding agreement "following ongoing concerns" about educational performance.
It is the first time an academy ... | An academy trust has had its funding terminated following a series of poor Ofsted inspections. | 39234608 |
The 50-year-old former Bristol, Newcastle Falcons and England back row guided them to promotion from the Championship in 2015.
Having finished 10th last season, chief executive Jim O'Toole said on Monday the club would have a "top-six rugby budget" for the forthcoming campaign.
Ryan has recently been linked with a move... | Worcester Warriors have confirmed director of rugby Dean Ryan has left the Premiership club. | 36671679 |
Treasury Chief Secretary David Gauke told BBC Radio 4's Any Questions it was an "aim - it doesn't have a timetable".
But he said it would "drive policy" in terms of improving the skills of British workers.
It comes after ex-Chancellor George Osborne said the Tories "haven't a clue" how they will meet the target.
The pl... | The Conservatives have defended their pledge to cut net migration to "tens of thousands" after Labour said it would never be met. | 39982556 |
Last month, a bidder wanting to provide the University Hospital of Hartlepool's fertility services was rejected, despite already running services there.
The borough's council said it had not been told why.
The area's clinical commissioning group (CCG), which had said it could not recruit enough staff to keep the unit g... | Health managers wanting to close a hospital fertility unit are being asked to put the service back out to tender. | 38997967 |
Officers were called to the attraction in Marine Terrace at about 15:20 GMT on Good Friday after two people were reportedly hurt.
Kent Police said the victims did not require hospital treatment, adding: "Inquiries are on going."
The revamped Dreamland theme park opened in June 2015. | Police are investigating reports that two people were shot at with a catapult at Margate's Dreamland theme park. | 35903528 |
The Labrador ended up in the waterlogged pit in Beaconsfield at about 11:45 BST after her owner accidentally left a gate open.
Crews sent from three stations used a telescopic pole to secure the animal and bring her to safety.
The dog was very muddy and looked somewhat sheepish after her ordeal, but was uninjured, the ... | A blind and partially deaf dog was rescued by firefighters from a muddy swamp after escaping across a field. | 40643180 |
Yazdani, 21, trailed 6-0 after the first period but levelled with three seconds of the match left and eventually won on countback.
His victory gave Iran its first wrestling gold at Rio 2016, adding to three bronze medals.
Geduev, a three-time European champion, had been the favourite.
Earlier on Friday he had pulled of... | Iran's Hassan Yazdani came from six points down to beat Russian Aniuar Geduev in a dramatic men's -74kg freestyle gold medal bout. | 36691145 |
Completion of the main building work was marked at the Cubric centre at Cardiff University, which will have one of the most sophisticated MRI scanners in the world.
It will allow scientists to look at how brains work in minute detail.
The hope is to understand more about the causes of conditions like dementia, multiple... | A new £44m brain research imaging centre has reached an important milestone. | 32483208 |
The 42-year-old is the first Welshman to be awarded the prize and follows in the footsteps of fellow Manchester United United greats Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Matt Busby and Sir Bobby Charlton.
Giggs made a club record 963 United appearances and is the most decorated player in English football.
"I'm fortunate to win it an... | Ryan Giggs says he is "fortunate" after winning the Professional Footballers' Association merit award. | 36127589 |
* Thanks to Merlin Official Premier League Sticker Collection for index images. | After Leicester's remarkable Premier League title triumph, BBC Sport tests your knowledge of some other players who proudly own a winners' medal. | 36023768 |
Some young people were paid to attend, a presidential spokesman said.
But defiant opposition leader Alexei Navalny, one of hundreds of people held, was fined the minimum 20,000 roubles (£280; $350) and was not detained when he appeared in court.
He repeated accusations of corruption against PM Dmitry Medvedev.
The all... | The Kremlin has responded to mass protests on Sunday by accusing the opposition of encouraging lawbreaking and provoking violence. | 39403714 |
The body, minus the wheels, engine and rear axle fetched more money than its roadworthy equivalents at the auction.
Auctioneer Richard Edmonds said: "I think we had some very keen bidders at the sale looking for a restoration project."
A total of 16 Austin 7s were sold in the auction.
The Austin 7 was one of the most p... | The dusty, dented and neglected body of a 1930s Austin 7 car has been sold for £18,480 at auction after sitting in a Gloucestershire barn since the 1960s. | 36585031 |
Rahim Mohammadi, 40, of Goldsmith Row, east London, appeared at the Old Bailey via video link over the death of Lea Adri-Soejoko in February.
She had been strangled with a ligature and her body was found in Colindale, north-west London, at the allotment where she was secretary.
Mr Mohammadi was remanded in custody ahea... | A man has denied murdering an 80-year-old woman whose body was found in a garage at an allotment. | 40011010 |
The artwork was selected from 50 entrants in the annual awards.
Alt-rock band Drenge's second album Undertow came second, while Currents, the third studio album from Australian group Tame Impala, came third.
Now in its 10th year, the prize is organised by Art Vinyl, a company that promotes record covers as art.
The win... | The bird-themed cover of Rattle That Lock, the fourth solo album from Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, has won a prize for the year's best album artwork. | 35260403 |
Giovanni di Stefano was convicted on Wednesday of 25 charges, including deception, fraud and money laundering between 2001 and 2011.
Di Stefano, 57, of Canterbury, is known as the "devil's advocate" for representing high-profile criminals.
He says he worked with train robber Ronnie Biggs and Saddam Hussein's legal team... | A conman who duped people into thinking he was a bona fide legal professional has been jailed for 14 years. | 21969624 |
The Lancashire County Council report follows an application by energy firm Cuadrilla to explore Little Plumpton and Roseacre Wood for shale gas.
It comes a week before councillors are due to make a final decision on the company's planning application to extract the gas near Blackpool.
Cuadrilla chief executive Francis ... | Fracking should not go ahead at two sites in Lancashire, a key report said. | 30913269 |
The club argued the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) was wrong to award sole use to the Hammers and wanted to share the venue.
Orient said the club felt "a real sense of injustice" at the decision.
But at the High Court, Mr Justice Lewis said the LLDC was entitled to make the decision which was not "irratio... | Leyton Orient have lost their bid to win a judicial review into the decision to grant West Ham the tenancy of the Olympic Stadium. | 24164622 |
Wenger, 65, says society in Europe has become "softer" compared to Latin America and produces different players.
Sanchez, 25, has scored eight goals in 15 appearances since joining Arsenal.
"When football is more formalised, it's less about developing your individual skill and fighting attitude. We've lost that a bit,"... | Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes the decline of street football means Europe struggles to produce top quality forwards like Chile's Alexis Sanchez. | 29858557 |
Richards, 21, began his senior career with St Helens and has made 73 appearances for the club since 2013.
"Greg has been at an elite club for a number of years and played a lot of games," Leigh coach Neil Jukes said.
"He is going to bring good habits and plenty of experience, even though he has youth on his side." | Leigh Centurions have signed prop Greg Richards from St Helens on a deal until the end of November 2018, with an option of a further year. | 40633448 |
The whales were found on the Lincolnshire coast over the weekend - two at Gibraltar Point and another in nearby Skegness.
Jan Smith, who led a team of 14 workers to remove the 30-tonne animals, said it had gone more smoothly than expected.
The work took place at night to keep disturbance to a minimum, he said.
Mr Smith... | The carcasses of three sperm whales washed up on the east coast have been taken to landfill sites in an overnight operation. | 35422380 |
It was his first address to the five million Moroccans in the diaspora since the recent attacks in Europe by Islamist militants.
European citizens of Moroccan origin were implicated in some attacks.
Condemning the murder of innocent people, the king singled out the killing of a priest in France.
Two followers of so-cal... | The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has called on Moroccans living abroad, many of them in Europe, to defend a tolerant form of Islam and reject extremism. | 37148105 |
Two women were allegedly assaulted with an electrical stunning device during the incident at the Original Factory Shop on Monday.
James Stewart Irvine, 53, faces three counts of assault and robbery, and possession of a prohibited weapon.
Irvine, from Newtown St Boswells, appeared in private at Jedburgh Sheriff Court an... | A man has appeared in court in connection with a robbery at a shop in Kelso. | 34463482 |
It has actually been raining quite heavily over the last few days in and around Sao Paulo but it has barely made a drop of difference.
The main reservoir system that feeds this immense city is still dangerously low, and it would take months of intense, heavy rainfall for water levels to return to anything like normal.
... | In Brazil's biggest city, a record dry season and ever-increasing demand for water has led to a punishing drought. | 29947965 |
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT), will strike for a second time this week in a row over pay and conditions on the service.
Transport for London (TfL) stressed it was "focussed on 12 September" for the launch, but the RMT says bosses privately believe it is not possible.
Four unions have rejected ... | Union bosses have warned there will be "chaos" if the Night Tube is launched in London as planned next month. | 33775142 |
Media reports claimed some players questioned Sam Burgess' World Cup selection over Luther Burrell.
The RFU confirmed a pre-tournament row occurred between Danny Cipriani and coach Mike Catt and is investigating claims kit man Dave Tennison urged players to buy particular shares.
"The trust has gone," Brown told the Da... | England full-back Mike Brown says he has lost all trust in his team-mates after leaks from the dressing room. | 34780953 |
The season-ending event with the best eight female players has one year of a five-year deal with Singapore to run.
"Manchester is one of several destinations that have reflected an initial interest in learning more about the opportunity," the WTA said.
London's O2 Arena has hosted the men's equivalent since 2009 and wi... | Manchester representatives have shown an interest in hosting the WTA Finals from 2019. | 39545447 |
Harry Forrester's drive past Scott Bain after 13 seconds, his third in three games, set the tone for Rangers as he pounced on Kevin Holt's dithering.
Dundee fought to stem the tide but fell further behind in 47 minutes when Jason Holt's header ended a well-worked move.
An Andy Halliday free-kick and a Lee Wallace solo ... | Rangers powered in to Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final draw with a slick and determined win over Dundee at Ibrox. | 35675919 |
Infantino's comments come after he attended a party on Thursday hosted by the chairman of the Council of Southern African Football Associations, which has endorsed Caf candidate Ahmad Ahmad.
Madagascar FA chief Ahmad is the lone rival to Caf president Issa Hayatou.
"It is up to the Caf members to elect their own presid... | Fifa president Gianni Infantino has stated he has no influence on next month's Confederation of African Football presidential elections. | 39080011 |
Beaten by Warrington in their first Super 8s fixture, Widnes led 18-0 at half-time with tries from Chris Bridge, Lloyd White and Charly Runciman.
Corey Thompson crossed twice after the break, before Ben Heaton got two scores in reply for the hosts.
Joe Mellor, who scored in his 150th career game, and Danny Craven wrapp... | Widnes Vikings got their first win of the Qualifiers, scoring seven tries in a routine victory at Halifax. | 40869095 |
The Romanian champions' flight to Glasgow arrived three hours late on Tuesday amid reports of problems over the payment for their flight.
But paperwork problems over Nigerian striker Fatai and Ghanaian midfielder Yahaya, both 24, were resolved.
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And the pair arrived later o... | Astra Giurgiu's Kehinde Fatai and Seidu Yahaya have arrived in Scotland for their Europa League tie at Celtic after visa problems delayed their departure. | 29721717 |
Ambulances, the 111 phone service and cancer services all missed key targets.
And A&Es only managed to see 91.3% of patients in four hours - the worst performance in November since record-keeping began in 2010.
Meanwhile, the six-week target for diagnostic tests to be done was missed. It is now two years since it was l... | Hospitals in England continue to miss many of their waiting time targets, official figures for November show. | 35303317 |
Andrea Gada, of Downland Close, Eastbourne, was struck by a Ford Fusion in Friday Street in the town at about 15:15 GMT on Tuesday.
She was airlifted to St Georges Hospital in Tooting, south London, but died from her injuries on Wednesday.
The 64-year-old female driver from Eastbourne was not injured in the incident, S... | A five-year-old girl who suffered "life-threatening injuries" when she was hit by a car in Sussex has died. | 30529916 |
The Football Association found Terry guilty following a four-day hearing.
A spokesman for Terry said the player was "disappointed" the FA had reached a "different conclusion" to the "not guilty verdict of a court of law".
In July, the ex-England skipper, 31, was cleared by Westminster Magistrates' Court of racially abu... | Chelsea captain John Terry has been banned for four matches and fined £220,000 for racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand. | 19723020 |
Accies' Xavier Tomas was sent off for two bookings, with Canning suggesting decisions went against his side.
And his reaction did not go down well with Dons manager McInnes
"Martin's comments that 'being the wee team', they get used to 'playing big teams who get all the decisions' have to be addressed," he said.
"If yo... | Derek McInnes has criticised Hamilton boss Martin Canning for claiming his side were treated unfairly by officials in Sunday's 2-0 defeat at Pittodrie. | 40867178 |
Houston is Scottish Championship manager of the month after the Bairns won two and drew one of their three league games last month.
They have subsequently moved two points ahead of Hibernian into second place, having played a game more, and are 12 points behind leaders Rangers.
Ferguson takes the League Two award after... | Falkirk boss Peter Houston and Clyde counterpart Barry Ferguson have won manager prizes for February. | 35757426 |
Private equity group 3i has owned the struggling company since 2007.
Agent Provocateur has 10 stores in the UK and employs around 600 people. It is not known if there will be job losses.
It has been reported that the firm linked to Mr Ashley paid around £25m after seeing off competition from private equity firm Lion C... | Lingerie firm Agent Provocateur has been bought by a firm linked to Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley after it was placed into administration. | 39140771 |
The recommendations came from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, during a conference on improving acute services under times of pressure.
A report to the conference highlighted growing demand, an ageing population and increasing complex conditions.
The Scottish government said the review backed work already ... | Senior hospital medics should be available round the clock and patients must be treated in the right wards in the shortest time, doctors have urged. | 24974003 |
Until now, Fullscreen has worked with social media talent on free platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube.
But the company said the economics of producing premium video on ad-supported platforms "did not work out".
One industry analyst questioned whether Fullscreen had the brand recognition necessary to attra... | Online talent firm Fullscreen has launched its own subscription video platform to rival YouTube's offering. | 35934899 |
The annual ceremony, now in its 23rd year, celebrates "the most egregious passage of sexual description in a work of fiction".
The former Smiths frontman has been nominated for his first novel, List of the Lost.
It includes a reference to "one giggling snowball of full-figured copulation" and a "bulbous salutation".
Ot... | Morrissey is the favourite to win Literary Review's 2015 Bad Sex in Fiction Award. | 34855267 |
Astronomers now believe that when our Sun was still a young star, it may have gravitationally captured the "dusty" Oort cloud comets formed elsewhere in the galaxy.
This contradicts the earlier theory that most comets were born in the Sun's protoplanetary disk.
The scientists described their findings in the journal Sci... | Many famous comets may have formed in other Solar Systems, a new theory proposes. | 10284093 |
NHS spending on private mental health inpatient beds went up 42% over five years across 40 mental health authorities that responded to freedom of information requests.
Experts say there is a chronic shortage of NHS beds.
It means some patients are placed in private units far from home.
One of these patients was Karl Kn... | Mental health trusts across the UK are becoming increasingly reliant on private hospitals to deliver care, a BBC Breakfast investigation suggests. | 39534532 |
Friends of Wombwell Cemetery will use the lottery cash and heritage grants to turn the crumbling church into a community hub.
Some of the money will also go towards putting on guided walks and displays at the graveyard near Barnsley.
Mike Bretton, chairman of the group, said he hoped the revamped building would be open... | Campaigners have been awarded £145,000 to save a grade II listed chapel from dereliction. | 33164692 |
People living up to 120m from the line who do not want to sell up will be offered a cash sum equivalent to 10% of the "unblighted" value of their home.
And those living between 120m and 300m from the proposed route will be eligible for up to £22,500 in support.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said people would b... | Homeowners who live near the proposed HS2 rail line between London and Birmingham are to get extra financial compensation, ministers have said. | 30849808 |
Sergio Aguero scored the opener, but Alex Iwobi, Theo Walcott and Chuba Akpom scored for the Gunners before Kelechi Iheanacho's consolation.
Arsenal defender Gabriel went off on a stretcher with an ankle injury late on.
Elsewhere, Chelsea lost John Terry to injury in a 4-2 win over Werder Bremen and Liverpool lost 4-0 ... | Arsenal came from behind to beat Manchester City 3-2 in Gothenburg in their final pre-season friendly. | 37004501 |
Lawro correctly forecast that France, his pre-tournament pick to win the tournament, would beat Germany in their semi-final, but wrongly thought Wales would beat Portugal and make Sunday's final.
He picked the winner in two of the four quarter-finals, six of the eight last-16 ties and enjoyed a 42% success rate in the ... | BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson is predicting the outcome of every game at the 2016 European Championship. | 36751644 |
The 22-year-old Scotland Under-21 international was a free agent after leaving Scottish Championship side St Mirren earlier this summer.
Kelly, who can play at centre-back or left-back, becomes Wimbledon's sixth signing of the summer transfer window.
"We wanted someone young who we could develop," Dons boss Neal Ardley... | League One newcomers AFC Wimbledon have signed defender Sean Kelly following a successful trial spell. | 36945232 |
Torin and Jacques Lakeman, aged 19 and 20, both attended Castle Rushen High School, in the south of the island.
The pair were found in a room above The Grapes in Stoneclough, Bolton, at 14:00 GMT on Monday.
A school spokesman said staff and pupils were "deeply shocked and saddened" to hear of the deaths of two "lively ... | Tributes have been paid to two Isle of Man brothers found dead in a pub in Greater Manchester. | 30311117 |
Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb boasts not one, but three performances by Peter Sellers as different characters including the title character.
In Kubrick's film we know very little about the mysterious, wheelchair-bound 'director of weapons research and development'.
But a newly-disc... | Originally released in 1964, Stanley Kubrick's biting satire of Cold War politics is now regarded as one of the greatest film comedies ever made. | 32108540 |
Henry Bett, 26, of Hall Lane, Thornham, Norfolk, was driving a tractor involved in a collision with a Fiat car driven by Rebecca Brown, 43, who was killed.
Mr Bett, a farmer and the son of Norfolk PCC Stephen Bett, denies causing death by dangerous driving.
The trial at Peterborough Crown Court, sitting in Huntingdon, ... | The son of a police and crime commissioner (PCC) accused of killing a woman in a road crash has told a court he was horrified by the crash. | 33540896 |
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Thornley and Olympic champion Grainger, who won sculls gold at London 2012 with Anna Watkins, built up an early lead but were overhauled by Lithuania.
Alan Campbell, 33, the first Northern Ireland athlete to compete at four Olympics, also made progress.
Campbell won his he... | Katherine Grainger and Victoria Thornley are into the semi-finals of the women's doubles sculls at Rio 2016 after finishing second in their heat. | 36998637 |
According to a report from the World Cancer Research Fund, half a glass of wine or a small beer a day increases the risk of breast cancer.
It also backs up research showing that regular intensive exercise can reduce the risk of the disease.
Breast cancer is by far the most common cancer in women in the UK with one in e... | Further evidence has emerged of the link between alcohol consumption in women and an increased risk of breast cancer. | 39998678 |
Head coach Lee Radford said the loss was "the worst" he has seen from the club, where he played more than 200 games before becoming coach in 2013.
"As a group they asked to have five, 10 minutes by themselves," Radford told BBC Radio Humberside.
"They obviously want to air a few grievances and sit down and find out wha... | Hull FC players asked their coaches to leave the dressing room following Thursday's heavy 46-6 defeat by Widnes. | 35784193 |
South African President Jacob Zuma announced Nelson Mandela's death, saying South Africa had lost "its greatest son" and calling on South Africans to conduct themselves with the "dignity and respect" that Mr Mandela personified.
"Although we knew this day was going to come, nothing can diminish our sense of a profound ... | People around the world have been reacting to the news that South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, aged 95. | 25250082 |
Stewart Streit, 81, is the only player to win the British, Canadian, US and Australian women's amateur titles, and Bell, 79, was a Curtis Cup captain.
In September 2014 the Royal and Ancient voted to allow women members for the first time in its 260-year history.
In February, the Princess Royal became one of the first ... | Canada's Marlene Stewart Streit and American Judy Bell are the latest women to become honorary members of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. | 35035065 |
Some shoppers queued from as early as 03:30 to be first in line for the opening of the sales.
Silverburn in Glasgow said it was expecting about 60,000 shoppers on Saturday - up about 10% on last year.
General manager David Pierotti said: "Boxing Day is always one of our busiest days of the year."
He said: "We were deli... | Shopping centres across Scotland have reported their busiest Boxing Day in years as bargain hunters took advantage of post-Christmas discounts. | 35182596 |
It follows Saturday's dramatic 30-27 defeat by Harlequins at Kingsholm, a match they led 27-15 with eight minutes left to play.
Former Brumbies coach Fisher joined the Cherry and Whites in 2014.
A statement from Gloucester said: "The club is aware of the tweet and we are not in a position to comment further."
Glouceste... | Laurie Fisher's future as head coach at Gloucester is in doubt, after he referred to making "room for someone else" in the role on social media. | 39169644 |
The new estimate has replaced a forecast of more than one in three people developing the disease.
Cheery right?
But although it makes for pretty grim reading at first, there is some good that can be taken away from the new stats.
One of the main factors behind the findings is that people are, in general, living longer ... | Cancer Research UK's latest findings suggest one in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives. | 31129608 |
Pietersen, who is hoping to resurrect his England Test career this summer, came to the wicket with his side on 111-2 against Glamorgan at Cardiff.
He struck four boundaries, but was then caught off Craig Meschede for 19.
Sangakkara, however, made an unbeaten 112 and Steven Davies weighed in with 109 not out as they clo... | Kevin Pietersen was upstaged by Sri Lanka star Kumar Sangakkara in his first Championship appearance for Surrey for almost two years. | 32326972 |
Its members will also be balloted on industrial action unless the next UK government scraps a 1% pay-rise cap.
The Welsh Government, which sets pay for nurses in Wales, said the NHS Pay Review Body had recommended a 1% pay rise after looking at expert evidence.
The lowest earners will receiving a rise to the Living Wag... | Some nurses in Wales are expected to join what the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has described as a "summer of protest activity" over pay. | 39917711 |
Police stopped a vehicle on the Dundrod Road at Nutts Corner at about 21:30 GMT on Friday and seized suspected cocaine.
The man has been been charged with possession of class A drugs and possession of class A drugs with intent to supply.
He is due to appear before Lisburn Magistrates' Court on Monday.
The charges are s... | A 53-year-old man has been charged after police discovered suspected drugs worth an estimated £60,000 in County Antrim. | 34894218 |
The announcement comes during a four-day stoppage by BA staff that is due to finish on Saturday.
The airline said it had flown all customers to their destinations during all the strikes and would do so again.
BA said once contingency plans had been finalised it would publish more details next week.
Unite said the next ... | British Airways cabin crew will stage a fresh seven-day strike from 3 March in their dispute over pay, the Unite union has said. | 39074816 |
A copy of the ceasefire deal, seen by the BBC, says the main entrances to the camp in Damascus will be opened and basic services will be restored.
About 18,000 people have been besieged since last July. Rights groups say more than 100 people have starved to death.
Syria has been engulfed in a bloody conflict between go... | The Syrian government and rebel groups have reportedly agreed a truce in the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk. | 27969293 |
Artist Hermann Nitsch's installation, billed as a "sacrificial ritual", will be displayed by Hobart's famous Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in June.
Although no animals will be slaughtered during the renowned artist's show, it has drawn critics including Hobart's mayor - who called it "just sick".
Mona's owner has de... | More than 11,000 people have signed a petition to stop a freshly killed bull being used at an Australian art show. | 39650320 |
The government's long-term aim is simplification, stripping away extras such as the second state pension.
It will also become cheaper, in time, for the government with many of those in their 20s and 30s receiving less than they would under the old system.
But in the short-term, the self-employed particularly will benef... | An overhauled state pension - being paid to new, rather than existing pensioners - has begun, with some set to gain while others lose out. | 35969065 |
William McCance, 57, from Baillieston, abused the girl at a house in the Dennistoun area, between 1984 and 1991. He began abusing the girl when she was nine and raped her when she was 15.
McCance was also convicted of sexually abusing her brother when he was aged between seven and eight.
Sentence on McCance was deferre... | A shopkeeper has been convicted of raping and indecently assaulting a schoolgirl in Glasgow. | 37540356 |
Riven Vincent, of Staple Hill, near Bristol, says she cannot cope and may put her disabled daughter into care. She said: "We are crumbling."
Ms Vincent posted a message on the Mumsnet website saying her council had said it could not provide more help.
The prime minister said he was "very concerned" and would write to h... | The mother of a disabled child has criticised Prime Minister David Cameron saying he should do more to protect respite care for families like hers. | 12237100 |
The victim was attacked in a flat in Southdeen Road, Drumchapel, at about 00:30 on Tuesday 13 December.
Police issued an appeal for information at the end of December.
They have now said that a 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident. He is expected to appear from custody at Glasgow Sheriff Co... | A man has been arrested after a 32-year-old woman was seriously assaulted in Glasgow. | 38532293 |
Thousands of people signed a petition against original plans for an embankment in the area.
Now a "raised walkway" is being proposed with a glass wall on top.
The total cost of the project would be about £15m and councillors are being asked to endorse the project which could be completed by 2019.
A walkway has been re... | Councillors are being asked to back a scheme designed to tackle long-standing flooding problems in the Whitesands area of Dumfries. | 34770032 |
The film, which has topped the UK box office for the last two weeks, took $115.2m (£74.2m). It was second only to 2007's Shrek the Third, beating the opening of all of the Toy Story movies.
Jurassic World dropped to second in its fifth week with $18.1m (£11.66m).
Disney Pixar's Inside Out took $17.1m in its fourth we... | Despicable Me spin-off Minions topped the US and Canada box office in its opening weekend, with the second-biggest debut for an animated film. | 33504891 |
Saturday will see a brief return to sunnier conditions, before thundery showers set in, the Met Office said.
Travellers and holidaymakers faced delays on wet roads in areas on Friday, and downpours brought services at several London Tube stations to a halt.
A Met Office warning for wind and rain remains in place for so... | Heavy rain is due to return on Sunday after a month's worth of rain fell in a single day on Friday, forecasters say. | 33662965 |
The main species affected are buzzards and red kites, 11 of which were illegally killed in 2014.
They are particularly susceptible to poisoned baits as they mainly feed on carrion.
A sparrowhawk and two peregrine falcons were also killed. County Down had the biggest problem with four incidents and there were two in Tyr... | Protected birds of prey are still being being poisoned in Northern Ireland, according to a report. | 38084466 |
George Allen, 36, was hit as he picked his son and daughter up from school in Lisburn last week.
He remains in a critical condition in hospital but is now "the most stable he has been" since the incident.
His son Geordie, five, and daughter Georgia, seven, were also injured but have been released from hospital.
The inc... | A man who was left critically ill after being struck by lightning in County Antrim has "has fought hard and continues to fight", his wife has said. | 36553339 |
Acomb Parish Church, in York, had ordered four banners saying 'Christ is Risen' but the 'T' was missed off the finished article.
However, assistant Curate Ned Lunn said the error was discovered before the signs were delivered.
A BBC Radio York Facebook post has been shared more than 3,000 times, prompting one person to... | A church was presented with signs reading "Chris is risen" after a mix up at the printers. | 35899023 |
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Two Camille Lopez penalties put France 6-0 up but Conor Murray's converted try edged Ireland into a one-point lead.
Johnny Sexton added two penalties and a drop goal in a keenly contested second half, with Lopez and replacement Paddy Jackson trading late penalties.
Sexton,... | Ireland kept their hopes of a third Six Nations title in four years alive by recovering from an early deficit to beat France in a bruising encounter. | 39072577 |
Several residents have told BBC News that they are "in limbo" and face increasing financial problems after years of delays and disputes about insurance claims.
The insurance industry says a series of aftershocks, and difficulty in working with the government's earthquake agency, has slowed it down.
A magnitude 6.3 quak... | It has been five years since a major earthquake hit the New Zealand city of Christchurch, but thousands of residents are still waiting for their homes to be repaired or rebuilt. | 35612298 |
Thomas started his career with Chiefs in League One in 2003, before moving to Premiership side Gloucester in 2005.
The 34-year-old also had a spell with Bristol before rejoining Exeter in 2009, helping them win promotion to the Premiership in the 2009-10 season.
He will stay with the club in an unspecified role with th... | Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Haydn Thomas will retire at the end of the season after 211 appearances for the club. | 39810759 |
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) received reports of the damage at the site on the Newtownards Road on Monday morning.
The public bicycle hire scheme was launched in 2015.
It the latest of a number of attacks on the bikes this year. In April, a number of bikes were pictured dumped in the River Lagan.
Sinc... | A number of Belfast Bikes have been damaged at CS Lewis Square in east Belfast. | 40481065 |
The German, 22, limped off during Thursday's thrilling last-eight victory and left Anfield on crutches.
He is set to miss the rest of the domestic season, including the Reds' semi-final tie against Villarreal.
Fellow midfielder and captain Jordan Henderson will miss the rest of the season with damaged knee ligaments.
L... | Liverpool midfielder Emre Can has been ruled out for at least four weeks after rupturing ankle ligaments in the Europa League win over Borussia Dortmund. | 36062851 |
Melanie Dolby, 48, from Sherwood Rise, Nottingham, was knocked down near a party taking place in Radford in June. A man, 52, sustained serious injuries.
Johan Martin, 20, admitted causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving.
Martin, along with another man, had originally been charged with murder.
The case aga... | An unqualified driver who reversed at speed killing a pedestrian and seriously injuring another has been detained for five years. | 35172248 |
London's Al-Hayat certainly sees the "chemical massacre as a test for President Trump", in particular as he recently said his priority was fighting the Islamic State group rather than removing President Assad from power.
The Arab nationalist London daily Al-Quds al-Arabi describes the "return of extermination by poison... | The suspected chemical attack in Syria dominates the Arabic media, with many commentators wondering whether President Bashar al-Assad is testing the new US administration over chemical weapons as he did with President Obama's "red line" in 2013. | 39501073 |
With that in mind, and MPs not sitting this week, I swapped Westminster for Cardiff Bay to take in First Minister's Questions.
The temperature was lower than Westminster, with barely a raised voice and little anger, synthetic or otherwise.
The pace was slower, but the first minister was challenged in greater detail on ... | For David Lloyd George, a change of trouble was as good as a vacation. | 39493267 |
Christine Lee, 66, and 40-year-old Lucy Lee were shot by John Lowe at his puppy farm in Farnham in February.
His shotguns and licence had been seized by the police in March 2013 but were returned to him four months later.
After the hearing, Christine Lee's daughter, Stacy Banner, said Surrey Police had "put the gun in ... | Surrey Police has apologised over its "flawed" decision to return guns to an 82-year-old man who went on to murder his partner and her daughter. | 29826890 |
Holly Taylor is learning fast.
She's 26 and in Sierra Leone for two weeks as part of her work for Oxfam.
The country is one of the worst affected by the Ebola outbreak, and over the next five days she'll be telling us about what she sees.
"What really struck me is how normal everything is here, compared to how I imagin... | What's it like to be in a country where a highly infectious disease is killing people by the thousands, and spreading so quickly that efforts to stop it just can't keep up? | 29748486 |
Manchester County Court said Ryanair could not cut the time a passenger has in which to claim from six years to two by adding a clause to its small print.
The ruling sets a precedent for delayed EU passengers on all airlines.
Ryanair said the six-year rule was "unnecessary and unreasonable" and that it would appeal aga... | Ryanair has lost a test case over flight delays, which could affect compensation claims being made by millions of passengers. | 34017414 |
Ugandan Ben Siwa won the men's race while Lenah Jerotich from Kenya won the women's title.
Cheering crowds lined the route, which went along Penarth, Cardiff Bay and Roath Park and finished outside the Temple of Peace in Cathays Park.
Organisers said more than £2.4m was expected to be raised for some 800 charities.
The... | More than 22,000 runners have taken part in this year's Cardiff Half Marathon. | 34437799 |
The collision, involving two cars, happened on the N13 at Moyle.
Another man has been taken to hospital in Londonderry.
The area has been sealed off by police as emergency services attend the scene. | A man and woman in their 30s have been killed in a crash near Newtowncunningham, in County Donegal. | 34814005 |
Moore helped Reading to a fifth successive Championship win on Saturday as they edged out Bristol City 2-1.
"To have a manager who wants his defenders to play is only going to improve me as a player," Moore said.
The 23-year-old will miss their next match at Fulham on Saturday through suspension after picking up a fift... | Reading defender Liam Moore believes "trying new things" in training and matches is helping improve his game. | 38130659 |
Dancing With The Stars' Gleb Savchenko will join alongside Italian dance champion Giovanni Pernice and eight-times South African Latin American champion Otlile Mabuse.
Favourites Ola Jordan, Brendan Cole, Anton Du Beke and Kristina Rihanoff will be back.
But Iveta Lukosiute and Trent Whiddon will not be returning.
And ... | Three new professional dancers are joining this year's Strictly Come Dancing line-up. | 32432686 |
Columba McVeigh, one of 16 murder victims known as the Disappeared, was kidnapped on 1 November 1975.
His body has never been found, despite extensive searches.
His sister, Dympna Kerr, said this anniversary was "particularly painful".
His brother, Oliver, said: "Is 40 years not long enough to punish a family?"
Mr McVe... | The family of a man murdered and secretly buried by the IRA has made a fresh appeal for information on the location of his remains on the eve of the 40th anniversary of his disappearance. | 34672678 |
Nearly 50,000 immigrants may have obtained English language certificates in the UK, despite not being able to speak it.
Wrexham-based Glyndwr, one of the institutions identified, has lost its right to sponsor foreign students.
The university said it was "deeply upset" by the suspension.
Immigration Minister James Broke... | Glyndwr University has been suspended from recruiting overseas students after a Home Office investigation into alleged visa fraud. | 28006015 |
He said politics was changing and UKIP was only 5,000 votes behind Labour in Wales in the last European elections.
With sights set on the general election in May, Mr Farage told BBC Radio Wales that ex-Labour supporters in Wales were also voting for his party.
He added that European money has failed to transform the We... | UKIP support in Wales has "surged" because people who have not voted for the past 20 years are turning to the party, its leader Nigel Farage says. | 30828254 |
The union said talks over pay and rota changes with the Offshore Contractors Association (OCA) had broken down.
Unite is now preparing an industrial action ballot for members working within the OCA.
The OCA has previously said that shift rotation changes would cut costs and were not new to the North Sea. | The Unite union plans to ballot offshore contractors on industrial action as part of an ongoing dispute over changes to working conditions. | 34027350 |
Two families have alleged in recent days that their children died after being denied treatment at hospitals.
Delhi is in the grip of the worst outbreak of dengue fever in five years.
More than 1,800 cases have been recorded in recent weeks, compared to 1,695 cases for all of 2010.
Eleven deaths have been reported so fa... | The state government in the Indian capital, Delhi, has threatened to penalise hospitals after reports that they turned away dying children suffering from dengue fever. | 34266115 |
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