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It is a busy life for Dr Helen King, the Oxford United midfielder.
While her team-mates were in pre-season training, the 24-year-old was in East Africa where - in graphic detail - she recalls being among a small group of medical students on hand to deal with a patient affected by severe malaria.
"One night a guy, about... | She has treated malaria in Uganda, works in pre and post-op surgery and was once late for football training after delivering a baby. | 34003482 |
David Wilson, 49, was found dead at an address in the city's Southwick Road just after 11:00 GMT on 14 December.
At the time, police said Mr Wilson had been the victim of a "violent attack".
Daniel Johnson, 20, formerly of Morris Street, Gateshead, was charged with murder more than 18 months after Mr Wilson's body was ... | A man has denied the murder of a grandfather whose body was found at a flat in Sunderland. | 37584220 |
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His spell of 3-9 saw the hosts all out for 248, losing 5-27 in 12 overs to concede a first innings lead of 45.
England then slipped to 28-3 at lunch and were only 107 ahead when Moeen Ali became the fifth man to depart.
But Stokes hit three sixes in a superb 85, putting on... | Ben Stokes produced an outstanding all-round display as England built a lead of 273 after three days of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong. | 37738443 |
Great Britain's David Weir, Jonnie Peacock and Hannah Cockroft are just three athletes who shone on the track while Ellie Simmonds was once again the ParalympicsGB star of the pool.
Oscar Pistorius won individual gold on the final day of action in the Olympic Stadium, while China proved once again that they were the to... | After 11 days of thrilling, emotion-charged action, the London Paralympics is over. | 19536310 |
Robertson, 29, who left the Scottish side on Wednesday, is not eligible for the Dons' game against Chesterfield.
"I've had experience of League One before with Preston and Port Vale and I know what the league is about," Robertson told the club website.
"I know what we have to do and hopefully I can help get results for... | AFC Wimbledon have signed former Ross County defender Chris Robertson subject to international clearance. | 37261842 |
While children run around in the playroom, their parents sip tea and chat to their neighbours who share this living space.
It's a happy, safe environment. None of the children seem aware that they're growing up in a homeless hostel.
"Before I had my children, I used to work 70 hours a week," says Natalie.
Her husband d... | The colourful walls and cheerful staff make it easy to forget the circumstances of the residents. | 38214762 |
26 January 2017 Last updated at 08:09 GMT
These children are called young carers, and while many of them are happy looking after a disabled - or sick - relative they also face many difficulties.
Morgan's mum has a problem with her muscles which means she can't stand up or move around for long periods.
So, Morgan helps ... | Did you know that right now, across the country, there are hundreds of thousands of children who are looking after a parent, brother or sister? | 38750929 |
Speaking in the Senedd chamber during tributes to 77-year-old Mr Morgan, she told fellow AMs: "He loved this place."
Mrs Morgan, who is AM for Cardiff North, added: "Losing Rhodri is a terrible personal blow to me and to the family... It is an aching loss."
Later the assembly confirmed Mr Morgan's funeral would be held... | Julie Morgan has spoken about the death of her husband, former first minister Rhodri Morgan, who died last week. | 40015636 |
The Gordon-Elliott trained steeplechaser was around a 16-1 chance for the showpiece contest.
"Unfortunately Don Poli has picked up an injury and will not make it to this year's Festival," said Elliott in his Betfair blog.
"We are all very disappointed as he was in great form and we were really looking forward to him ru... | Don Poli, who was third in the 2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup, will miss this year's race on 17 March. | 39235392 |
There are 210 confirmed cases, 39 of which needed hospital treatment. Ninety two cases are under investigation.
About 50% of the cases are in children under five years old.
The outbreak, which is concentrated on Liverpool where there are 125 confirmed cases, is the largest since the MMR vaccine was introduced.
There ar... | More than 200 cases of measles are confirmed on Merseyside in the largest outbreak in the area since 1988, the Health Protection Agency has said. | 17912457 |
Barrett finished on 114, the highest score by a Northants number 10, to back up the contributions of Crook and Rob Keogh (154) as the visitors made 551.
But Worcestershire then responded well in the day's final session.
Daryl Mitchell (86*) and Tom Fell (61*) were both there at the close on 153-1.
So far, the pair have... | Northamptonshire tailender Chad Barrett made an unbeaten century on his debut, to back up Steven Crook's career-best 145 as Worcestershire were made to toil for a second day running at New Road. | 37170910 |
The cash will go to the Mackintosh Appeal, which aims to raise £20m, following the fire on 23 May which severely damaged the building.
The Scottish government has previously pledged £5m towards the fund, which has Hollywood star Brad Pitt and Dr Who actor Peter Capaldi among its trustees.
GSA estimates the cost of rest... | The UK government is to donate £5m to help restore Glasgow School of Art's (GSA) fire-damaged Mackintosh building. | 28056783 |
Middlesbrough has been ranked the worst place for them to live, and Waverley in Surrey the best.
Researchers gave a score to 346 local authority areas based on child poverty, life expectancy, teenage pregnancy, GCSE results and youth unemployment.
Charity Plan International UK said inner-city areas performed the worst.... | Girls growing up in parts of England have a much lower quality of life than others, according to analysis of official statistics. | 37337893 |
Interim Governor Francisco Dornelles says the "serious economic crisis" threatens to stop the state from honouring commitments for the Games.
Most public funding for the Olympics has come from Rio's city government, but the state is responsible for areas such as transport and policing.
Interim President Michel Temer ha... | The Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has declared a financial emergency less than 50 days before the Olympics. | 36565901 |
The move had been expected and comes after the small Baltic state met the required financial criteria.
Latvia suffered a deep recession in the wake of the financial crisis that saw it receive an international bailout.
PM Valdis Dombrovskis imposed big public spending cuts that helped the recovery. Latvia is now one of ... | Latvia has formally applied to join the euro in 2014, in a move which could see it become the 18th member of the bloc. | 21656254 |
It has been banned from operating in New Delhi following the alleged rape by a driver of a female passenger.
Meanwhile, a judge in Madrid has ordered a temporary halt to the service and Thai authorities say the firm lacks proper registration and insurance.
Uber is yet to comment on the latest legal cases against it.
Di... | Uber's week of woes is continuing with authorities in San Francisco and Los Angeles taking legal action against the internet-based taxi firm. | 30393961 |
China's defence ministry said aircraft entering the zone must obey its rules or face "emergency defensive measures".
The islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, are a source of rising tension between the countries.
Japan lodged a strong protest over what it said was an "escalation".
By Damian Grammatic... | China has outlined an "air-defence identification zone" over an area of the East China Sea, covering islands that are also claimed by Japan. | 25062525 |
The shake-up of portfolios by EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has upset many MEPs, the BBC's Chris Morris reports from Brussels.
The UK's Lord Hill has been assigned to financial services and capital markets. His hearing is on Wednesday.
MEPs can block Commission appointments.
Each would-be commissioner fac... | The nominees for posts in the next European Commission are facing confirmation hearings in the European Parliament - and some tough questioning is expected. | 29407451 |
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the move was a step towards Scotland becoming an "innovation nation".
The fund will provide financial support and specialist advice to businesses.
It comes as a report suggested the economy is continuing to recover from the slowdown at the start of the year.
Ms Sturgeon said the fund... | The Scottish government is to announce the details of a £78m fund which it says will help Scottish businesses to develop almost 1,000 new inventions, products and services. | 34375277 |
Following a late sell-off, the FTSE 100 index closed 23 points, or 0.4%, lower at 5,877.
Leading the losers was Kingfisher, which slumped 6% after announcing a five-year plan that involved returning cash to shareholders but also hefty exceptional costs.
Shares in Lloyds Banking Group fell 5.6% after analysts at JP Morg... | (Close): Shares in London closed lower as oil prices tumbled. | 35398845 |
Carlisle's Brunton Park home was rendered unusable, and they are playing games at three alternative venues.
Coleman was frustrated because Stanley have had two League Two games postponed because of waterlogging.
"Can I start by apologising if I have caused any offence," he said.
In an open letter on the Accrington webs... | Accrington Stanley boss John Coleman says he intended no offence to Carlisle United after criticising the Football League's decision to allow them to move home games after flooding in the area. | 35169064 |
The three men - aged 33, 41 and 47 - have been taken to a London police station for interview.
The Serious Fraud Office has issued search warrants for three properties in the South East of England - one in Surrey and two in Essex.
All three men are British nationals living in the UK, a statement said.
One of the men is... | Three men have been arrested in connection with continuing investigations into the manipulation of the Libor inter-bank lending rate. | 20678302 |
Several analysts weighed in on the options available to the US, from those the country has already taken to those that would take months or years to enact. Mark Katz, professor of government and politics at Virginia's George Mason University, then rated these options based on how devastating they might be to Russia and... | The White House has said the US will "impose a cost" on Russia for its actions in Ukraine, but how much pain can the US inflict through diplomatic, political and economic means? | 26473503 |
Viewers saw Peggy make a surprise return on Friday night when she told her son Phil her cancer had returned.
Dame Barbara, 78, said she had thought "long and hard about it" but it was now time to say goodbye to the character.
She joined the soap in 1994 and played the character full-time until 2010. She has since made ... | EastEnders actress Dame Barbara Windsor says she is leaving the show for good as it is revealed her famous character, Peggy Mitchell, will be killed off. | 35330329 |
Sentenced to jail for many years, he was soon pardoned as the Venezuelan government did not consider either him or his movement much of a threat.
Yet his uncompromising attacks on political corruption and state incompetence struck a chord in the Venezuelan people and he won the 1998 presidential election.
His first ter... | Hugo Chavez burst onto the national scene in Venezuela in a failed military uprising in 1992. | 15240081 |
Noone, 29, has made 170 appearances for the Bluebirds since joining from Brighton for £1m in 2012.
But he has struggled to secure a regular first-team place recently and Cardiff could sell him before his contract expires in 2018.
"I think Nooney realises it's time for him to move on," said Warnock.
"I think he needs a ... | Cardiff City winger Craig Noone and left-back Declan John are likely to leave this summer, according to the club's manager Neil Warnock. | 40108932 |
The late 14th/early 15th Century structure had suffered from rotting timbers and damage to the roof angels caused by death-watch beetles.
The year-long restoration, by the Churches Conservation Trust, was part-funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The church is known for the "stunning angel roof", said the trust.
Crispi... | One of the largest chapels in England - the St Nicholas' Chapel in King's Lynn, Norfolk - is reopening after a £2.7m restoration project. | 34209673 |
Chief executive Satya Nadella has been focusing on cloud services and revenue for the division rose 5% to $6.3bn.
However, profits for the three months to 31 December fell 15% to $5bn (£3.4bn) as the strong dollar and falling PC sales took their toll.
Total revenue also slipped 10.1% to $23.8bn.
Both numbers were bette... | Microsoft shares rose in after-hours trading as it reported strong growth in its cloud computing and mobile applications divisions. | 35433162 |
The Alzheimer's Society said it had found "shocking" evidence of poor and variable care during its review.
The report, based on Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, found problems with falls, night-time discharges and readmissions, and said standards needed to improve urgently.
The Department of Health said the disea... | Dementia patients admitted to hospital in England play "Russian roulette" with their health, a charity is warning. | 35312620 |
The Delhi chief minister had ink thrown on him on Sunday during a thanksgiving rally following the "success" of his government's odd-even vehicle restriction programme that ended on 15 January.
Indian politicians sometimes do have ink, eggs and shoes thrown at them by irate protesters, but very rarely has a single poli... | There's undeniably something about Arvind Kejriwal. | 35340600 |
Police said the 52-year-old woman and a man, 51, were struck by a black Renault minibus on the A64 at Crambeck, near Malton, close to midnight on Saturday.
The pair, who were pronounced dead at the scene, had just got off a double-decker Coastliner bus.
The minibus was heading towards York at the time and police have m... | Two people died when they were hit by a minibus as they crossed a road after getting off a bus in North Yorkshire. | 39914028 |
After calling the election in search of an increased majority, the Conservatives have emerged with 13 fewer seats than they held at the start of the campaign.
Labour - widely expected to lose seats to the Tories - made a net gain of 30 seats.
Of those seats it won, 28 came from the Conservatives, while of those it lost... | Theresa May remains prime minister despite disappointing election results for the Conservatives. | 40216240 |
In a break with tradition, Mr Bercow said MPs should wear "businesslike attire" but that it was not essential for this to include ties.
Parliamentary custom is for male MPs to wear jackets and ties in the chamber.
Mr Bercow was speaking after Tory backbencher Peter Bone said he had spotted an MP - who was Lib Dem Tom B... | Male MPs do not need to wear ties in the House of Commons chamber, Speaker John Bercow has said. | 40446102 |
The 24-hour walkout will take place on 7 September across all Govia Thameslink (GTR) services including Southern.
It will coincide with a two-day strike on 7 and 8 September on Southern in a row about guards' roles on new trains.
The RMT union said it followed a 70% vote for strike action. GTR has not yet commented on ... | A strike over ticket office closures will take place on Southern rail on the same day the network is hit by industrial action over guards' roles. | 37188159 |
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Ahead of the presidential elections on 28 March, BBC Africa tells you what you need to know about the nation's power generation.
Produced by Baya Cat | Nigeria experienced power outages about 46 days per year from 2007-2008, with each outage lasting an average of six hours, according to a World Bank report. | 31169437 |
It follows the bank's failure to send out thousands of annual statements, which would have reminded customers of their right to cancel.
Those affected over the three-year period have been offered a refund of their premiums, plus 8% in interest.
Barclays said the issue had affected less than 3% of its PPI customers in t... | Barclays has sent letters to 10,000 of its customers, offering refunds for Payment Protection Insurance (PPI). | 36163166 |
Terry Bywater top-scored for GB with 20 points, but they could not win a fourth successive title as Turkey won 76-69.
GB's men had trailed by 12 at half-time and fought back to within three in the final quarter, but Turkey - who won the pool match between the teams - held on to win the gold medal.
Earlier in the day, G... | Great Britain's men lost to Turkey in the final of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Tenerife. | 40460776 |
A memorial stone to The Chronicles of Narnia creator will be unveiled later, to mark the 50th anniversary of his death.
He is the first Belfast writer to receive such an honour.
Lewis will join such greats as Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, John Keats, William Blake and TS Eliot in a tradition going back 600 years.
It co... | Belfast-born writer and scholar CS Lewis is to be officially inducted into Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey. | 25042401 |
The 26-year-old woman was attacked in the Hothampton Sunken Gardens, Waterloo Square, Bognor, at about 02:00 BST on Saturday.
Sussex Police said a 42-year-old man from Bognor was arrested on suspicion of rape on Saturday evening.
Det Sgt Alan Fenn said the force was "not looking for anyone else in connection with this ... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman who was subjected to a "prolonged assault" in West Sussex. | 34446565 |
29 June 2016 Last updated at 11:01 BST
It became known as "The Great War" because it affected people all over the world and was the biggest war anyone had ever known.
In total, around 1.3 million Indian soldiers served, but more than 74,000 of them lost their lives.
Martin's been finding out how they ended up fighting ... | One hundred years ago, thousands of men left their homes in India to help Britain fight Germany in World War One. | 36650036 |
A spokesman said the allegation had come from a member of the public.
He refused to reveal the age and gender of the worker accused. He also refused to reveal if it was an officer. He said no-one had been suspended or arrested.
"At the moment this is an allegation and we will not be releasing any information that may i... | A West Mercia Police worker is being investigated after an allegation of rape, the force has said. | 31478362 |
The new trilogy is called The Book of Dust and the first novel will come out in October, 17 years after the last instalment.
He says the books are an "equel", rather than a prequel or sequel.
The His Dark Materials trilogy sold more than 17.5 million copies and was translated into 40 languages.
The series will return t... | Author Philip Pullman has announced the publication of the long-awaited follow-up to his best-selling His Dark Materials series of novels. | 38978023 |
A clerk for Granite County confirmed to People Magazine that the couple secretly exchanged vows in Philipsburg, Montana on 1 October.
It is thought the ceremony took place a month after Scarlett gave birth to the couple's daughter, Rose, and a year after they got engaged.
The 30-year-old was previously married to Holly... | Scarlett Johansson has reportedly married her fiancé, French journalist Romain Dauriac. | 30288271 |
The pair were arrested outside a nightclub near the Champs Elysees on Saturday and spent a night in jail.
Williams, 35, will appear in court at a later date having accepted a charge of buying cocaine, judicial sources say.
O'Connor, 26, faces a charge of possession. They were found with 2.4 grams of the drug.
Police, q... | Two former rugby internationals, New Zealander Ali Williams and Australian James O'Connor, have been charged with drug offences in Paris. | 39102181 |
The four-time champion upstaged title rivals Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, pipping the Briton by 0.004 seconds.
Rosberg, who can tie up the title on Sunday if results go his way, was 0.435secs behind Vettel.
The German, 26 points ahead with 75 available over the remaining three races, will be champion if he wins the... | Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was a surprise pace-setter in second practice at the Mexican Grand Prix. | 37806176 |
Tess, a Sprocker Spaniel, went missing on 3 June from cliff tops on the north Cornwall coast at Bude.
Owner Lucy Blackburn, from Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, has extended her holiday and enlisted help from a Beagle "with an unbelievable nose".
Mrs Blackburn said losing Tess, aged four, was "the most heartbreaking thing... | A family has sought the help of a sniffer dog in a desperate attempt to find a pet who went missing on holiday. | 33060484 |
Gomis, 28, was out of contract after spending almost five years at the French club, where he scored 56 goals in 120 league appearances.
The forward was a target for the Swans last summer and has now signed a four-year deal.
Newcastle United agreed a fee in the region of £8m for the Frenchman in August, but the deal fel... | Swansea City have completed the signing of striker Bafetimbi Gomis after he left Lyon. | 28004675 |
Once hailed as a potential model for African development, the country is now one of the poorest countries in the world.
The vital cashew nut crop provides a modest living for most of Guinea-Bissau's farmers and is the main source of foreign exchange.
But today the nation has a massive foreign debt and an economy that r... | West Africa's Guinea-Bissau was part of the Portuguese Empire for centuries and was once known as the Slave Coast; today 14% of the population speaks Portuguese. | 13443186 |
Robert McClean, 64, of Annaghquin Road, Rock, was sentenced for illegally infilling an area of birch bog.
In April 2014, the Environment Agency investigated complaints of dumping on land on the Annaghquin Road.
They found an area about 75mx75m filled with clay soil, plastics, ceramics, wood, construction and demolition... | A County Tyrone man has been fined £500 after thousands of tonnes of waste were dumped on land he owned. | 40558040 |
She said it needed to be reviewed, as she was asked about what her party would do to increase security.
Prevent was set up by Labour in 2003 and its remit was widened by the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition in 2011.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd recently said if the Conservatives were re-elected, the strategy would receive m... | Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas has called the Prevent counter-terrorism scheme "toxic", saying Muslim communities feel "attacked". | 40078431 |
He earned $80m (£51m) thanks to blockbusters like Avengers: Age of Ultron, according to the list.
For the first time, the list also includes actors who work outside the US movie industry, meaning the top 10 includes three Bollywood stars.
Daniel Craig was the only British actor to feature, at number 15 jointly with Aus... | Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr has topped Forbes' list of highest-paid actors for the third year running | 33778520 |
Officers fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters, with some of the gas leaking into the courtroom.
Many demonstrators waved Turkish flags and chanted anti-government slogans, showing solidarity with the defendants.
The "Ergenekon" plot allegedly aimed to topple the AK Party government.
Since... | The high-profile trial of 275 alleged coup plotters in Turkey has been delayed after police clashed with angry crowds outside the court near Istanbul. | 22063158 |
Children's services in Birmingham have consistently been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.
At a briefing, Brigid Jones, who oversees children and family services, said the council had "come a long way".
However, she said she did not expect children's services to be "fit for purpose" for an unannounced Ofsted inspection exp... | A heavily-criticised council does not expect its children's social care team to be fit for purpose until April 2017. | 32992795 |
The local authority has decided on the proposed settlement scheme with solicitors representing families.
It provides for payments of between £1,000 and £4,000, plus legal expenses.
The scandal involved families whose children's remains were disposed of without their knowledge.
It first emerged at Mortonhall Crematorium... | Families who have been affected by the baby ashes scandal at Mortonhall Crematorium will be offered settlements of up to £4,000 by the City of Edinburgh Council. | 31055517 |
Declan Hughes scored either side of a Ross McNeil goal for the Lowland League leaders in a 3-1 win over BSC Glasgow.
Ajax's 1971-72 run was at the highest level of competition in the Netherlands so remains the official world record.
Hereford's run came to an end in January of this year.
The Bulls - formerly Hereford Un... | East Kilbride surpassed Ajax's run of 26 successive wins and matched the record of 27 set by Hereford - watched by representatives of the Amsterdam giants. | 37885956 |
The 22-year-old Englishman travelled back to his parent club for diagnosis after Saturday's 1-1 draw with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
"Unfortunately I have torn my ac joint in my shoulder," he said on Twitter.
"Which is going to keep me out for around two to three months. Gutted I won't be involved in upcoming games.... | On-loan Norwich City goalkeeper Remi Matthews will be sidelined for up to three months after an injury picked up with Hamilton Academical. | 37584658 |
The monk's remains, which are inside a Buddha statue, were taken from a temple in the small Chinese village of Yangchun in Fujian province in 1995.
The villagers say a Dutch collector, whom they are suing, bought the statue in Hong Kong in 1996.
The statue was not seen until turning up at a show in Budapest in 2015.
In... | Chinese villagers are taking their fight to retrieve an allegedly stolen 1,000-year-old mummified monk to a Dutch court on Friday. | 40606593 |
Women and the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) contacted the BBC after being told home births would not be possible.
In response the Health and Social Services Department said there had been no change to its policy on home births.
Anita Davies, from NCT, said the number of women giving birth at home was small, but uncer... | Home births are not available due to a lack of staffing, according to some pregnant women in Guernsey. | 30279199 |
The airport was originally meant to open in early 2012, but has been hit by several delays and mishaps.
The cause of the latest delay is not clear, but it is reportedly related to problems with the airport's baggage handling systems.
Opposition politicians have called for Berlin's mayor to resign over the project, seen... | The opening of a new airport for the German capital Berlin has been further delayed, until 2014 at the earliest. | 20936798 |
Four-year-old Sean Turner, from Wiltshire, died in March 2012 at Bristol's Royal Hospital for Children.
A coroner ruled the hospital had not failed Sean but his parents Steve and Yolanda disagreed and tweeted Prof Sir Bruce Keogh to "sort this out".
Within hours Dr Keogh responded that he would be in contact to "fix a ... | The NHS's medical director has agreed to meet the parents of a boy who died after heart surgery after they pleaded with him on Twitter. | 26013543 |
The military has not made public the reason for Vice Admiral Mark Norman's suspension.
Federal Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said in a short statement that he fully supported the decision to relieve Vice Adm Norman from carrying out his military duties.
Vice Adm Norman was named to the post last August.
He was removed... | The second highest-ranking officer in the Canadian military has been temporarily relieved from his duties. | 38645726 |
Mr Trump is hosting the Chinese president for a two-day visit at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Last year Mr Trump said China had "raped the US" and vowed to brand the superpower a currency manipulator.
But the meeting appeared to be diplomatic, with both leaders agreeing to a new format for US-China talks.
Mr Tille... | US President Donald Trump has accepted his counterpart Xi Jinping's invitation to make a visit to China, said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. | 39535828 |
Peter Bell, a Governor for Southern Health, called for the motion to be discussed at an Extraordinary Board of Governors meeting on Tuesday.
But trust chairman Tim Smart cancelled the meeting for legal reasons on Saturday.
Mr Bell said the cancellation was "no laughing matter".
The meeting, which would have been held a... | A health trust criticised for putting its patients at risk has cancelled a meeting where a vote of no confidence in the executive board was expected. | 36296827 |
Kirsty Smith came close for the Scots in the first half when her shot was tipped over the crossbar.
Jane Ross fired wide in the second half and was later denied by goalkeeper Laura O'Sullivan after Lisa Evans had fired against the bar.
With no goals in 90 minutes, the play-off tie went to spot-kicks and Frankie Brown s... | Scotland beat Wales 6-5 on penalties in Paralimni to clinch fifth place in the Cyprus Cup. | 39208829 |
Officers have been given seven more days to question three men, two aged 26 and one aged 40, and a 29-year-old woman - all from Birmingham.
All four are being held under the Terrorism Act.
A fourth man, aged 59, has been freed on bail "with strict conditions".
Four of the people were arrested in Birmingham on Thursday,... | Police have been given more time to question four people arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences as part of an investigation launched after the recent attacks in Paris and Brussels. | 36063568 |
Manchester United forward Rashford, 18, has seven goals in 13 outings since making his senior debut in February.
Hodgson has been "very impressed" with the teenager but said it was "unlikely" he would take him to France.
"I think it would be a very bold decision to put him in," added Hodgson.
Media playback is not supp... | England boss Roy Hodgson says he would have to sacrifice a player who has "more reason to be called up" in order to fit teenage striker Marcus Rashford in his Euro 2016 squad. | 36107877 |
Evenlode Tower in Blackbird Leys is one of two high-rise buildings owned by Oxford City Council where cladding failed fire safety tests.
The authority is looking for mast climbers - a type of moveable platform - to enable cladding to be removed.
An Oxford City Council spokesperson said it was "awaiting a timetable" for... | A council is searching for equipment to enable contractors to remove unsafe cladding from a tower in Oxford. | 40445012 |
In Belfast on Friday, eight officers were injured and 13 people arrested in clashes between loyalists and police.
Senior officers had appealed to loyalists planning to protest in Belfast city centre later not to do so.
However, several thousand loyalists have been protesting outside City Hall. An Irish tricolour flag h... | Police in Northern Ireland have said loyalist paramilitaries have organised some of the recent violence over flags. | 20651159 |
The Wallabies' number 10 says Russell is "world class" and unfortunate not to be on the British and Irish Lions tour.
"Finn Russell is a very dangerous player," said Foley. "He has all the tricks of the trade.
"He's a major threat for us this weekend and someone will have to contain him."
Glasgow Warriors' Russell, 24,... | Australia stand-off Bernard Foley thinks counterpart Finn Russell is the Scottish player the home side must be wary of in Saturday's Test in Sydney. | 40285337 |
The chances of England experiencing an exceptionally warm year is 13 times more likely due to human influences on climate, a study suggests.
2014 was the UK's warmest since records began in 1910.
The research, published in Environmental Research Letters, is based on climate models and temperature records for England da... | England is set for more record-breaking warm years like 2014, say scientists. | 32534488 |
The Welsh government is expected to receive extra money as a result of the English scheme, to spend as it wishes.
CPAG said free lunches in Wales would help family budgets, help fight child poverty and boost pupils' health.
Welsh ministers said they would press the Treasury for details on the funding and how much will ... | Plans to give all pupils at infant schools in England free lunches should be matched in Wales, the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has said. | 24146008 |
What was expected to be a day of deep discontent at St James' Park will instead be remembered for the spirit the Magpies showed as they salvaged a point that takes them off the bottom of the Premier League table.
Spectacular second-half strikes by Nikica Jelavic and Mohamed Diame had put the Tigers ahead but Cisse came... | A mass protest against Newcastle boss Alan Pardew failed to materialise as two Papiss Cisse goals saw his side fight back from 2-0 down to salvage a dramatic point against Hull. | 29187314 |
Patrick McDonough, 59, from Middlesbrough was found seriously injured at Buttertubs Pass near Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales on 4 October.
He died in James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough the following day.
North Yorkshire Police are looking for number of MG sports car drivers who were seen in the area at the time.
Detect... | Police are appealing for the drivers of MG sports cars to come forward as part of an investigation into the death of a cyclist in North Yorkshire. | 34560518 |
Spieth, 23, will defend his FedEx Cup title in the last of the four play-off tournaments, the Tour Championship in Atlanta, starting on Thursday.
The 2016 Ryder Cup begins on 27 September, with Europe looking for a fourth successive victory.
"If you're saying 2016, right now, I've got a choice - Ryder Cup," Spieth said... | American golfer Jordan Spieth says he would prefer to win the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine than the $10m (£7.7m) prize money on offer in the FedEx Cup. | 37427234 |
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Trott and Wales' Elinor Barker were tied on 37 points but double Olympic champion Trott was awarded the gold as she placed higher in the final sprint.
Scotland's Katie Archibald claimed bronze, her first medal of the Games.
England's Jess Varnish won her second medal in Gl... | England's Laura Trott won gold in the women's points race at the Commonwealth Games despite being laid low with a kidney infection. | 28516162 |
Managers of Saint Marc, in Huntington Beach, later apologised and said they had fired the staff member.
The original Facebook post about the incident has been shared more than 1,000 times and gained hundreds of comments.
But the women have also received a backlash from people dubbing the story "fake news".
Diana Carril... | Four women in Southern California were asked to prove they were legal residents by a waiter in a restaurant. | 39327743 |
The 25-year-old will face world number 14 Dane Caroline Wozniacki, who overcame Czech second seed Karolina Pliskova 5-7 6-1 6-1.
"Caroline is one of the best athletes on tour, so I know I am going to be running for a lot of balls," she said.
"I'm looking forward to it, it is going to be a battle and I will try my best.... | Johanna Konta defeated seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams 6-4 7-5 to become the first British woman to reach the Miami Open final. | 39450661 |
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Saturday's 4-2 defeat of Stoke was the Blues' 13th Premier League win in a row - equalling the record of successive victories in a single season set by Arsenal during the 2001-02 campaign.
"They are fantastic and we are proud," said Conte of his side's achievement.
When yo... | Chelsea's record-equalling winning streak is not significant unless they go on to claim the Premier League title, says manager Antonio Conte. | 38480575 |
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Teams have been battling it out for weeks to see who will be crowned champion.
Australia take on current world champions New Zealand in a huge clash.
The favourites are the New Zealand All Blacks but the Australian Wallabies will be hoping for an upset.
Martin caught up with so... | One of the biggest sporting events in England will take place on Saturday - the Rugby World Cup final. | 34679755 |
The project, which the company launched in 2013. was designed to let users buy a basic phone and add different modules like a keyboard or other sensors,
Google had announced during its developer conference I/O in May, its intentions to have a developer version ready to ship in the autumn.
It will now concentrate on its... | Google has suspended work on Project Ara, its modular smartphone. | 37255719 |
Avon and Somerset Police said paramedics found a 30-year-old man who had collapsed in Taunton on Wednesday afternoon. He later died.
Officers said they were looking at potential links between his death and the use of the psychoactive substance, a spokesman said.
Six other people at the same property in Wheatley Crescen... | A man may have died after taking the former legal high Spice, police say. | 39730851 |
Evin Lewis smashed a 48-ball century and Johnson Charles scored 79 off 33 deliveries in West Indies' 245-6 in the series opener in Lauderhill, Florida.
KL Rahul led India's reply with an unbeaten 110 - his 46-ball hundred was the joint second fastest in T20s.
But Dwayne Bravo had MS Dhoni caught at short third man off ... | West Indies held on to beat India by one run in a thrilling Twenty20 that saw a record 489 runs and 32 sixes. | 37206593 |
Insurance companies claimed compensation, citing the 1886 Riot Damages Act, after a Sony warehouse in Enfield was targeted by arsonists.
The legislation said "damage by riot" should be paid out of police funds.
But the court said the mayor's office - which funds the Met Police - should not pay for loss of profit and re... | London Mayor Boris Johnson will not have to pay compensation after a warehouse was destroyed in the city's 2011 riots, the Supreme Court ruled. | 36090993 |
Dale opened the scoring when Mendez-Laing pounced on a loose ball from Ian Henderson's blocked effort.
Mendez-Laing then nipped in between Ian Lawlor and Peter Clarke to double his tally and Rochdale's lead.
Former Bury defender Ashley Eastham wrapped up the three points when he leapt highest in the Shakers' box to hea... | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing's brace secured a comfortable victory for Rochdale over local rivals Bury in League One. | 35733031 |
Jovenel Moise, a 48-year-old banana exporter, was sworn in at a ceremony at the National Assembly.
His predecessor, Michel Martelly, stood down a year ago at the end of his term, and was replaced by an interim president while rival political parties disputed the result of the elections.
Haiti is the poorest country in ... | Haiti has sworn in a new president after a political crisis that has lasted more than a year. | 38900743 |
The number of policies on offer has risen sharply in the past few years and so has the variation in the cover they offer.
Recent research has shown there are more than 370 single-trip policies available at the moment.
But 12% provide no cover for travel abandonment, 2% provide no cover for cancellation or curtailment o... | Buying travel insurance is more problematic than it seems. | 13729730 |
The authority said it had "little choice" but to consider the rise which will result in an extra £55 a year for a band D property.
Children's Services will lose £8.9m and 51 jobs will go under the proposals.
The city council said it has a funding shortfall of £54m due to government cuts and rising costs.
However, Sir R... | Manchester City Council is planning to make cuts of £13.8m from next year's budget and increase council tax by almost 4%. | 35360250 |
The 39-year-old did not play for the Dons after signing from Hearts in a predominately coaching capacity last summer, but impressed on trial.
Manager David Hopkin told Livingston's website: "I have been chasing Neil for close to two months now.
"He will be fantastic for us, of that I have no doubt."
Alexander, who has ... | Former Scotland goalkeeper Neil Alexander has returned to Livingston for a second spell after being released by Aberdeen. | 40558573 |
HP is suing Mr Lynch, and Autonomy's former finance chief, following the US computer giant's £11bn takeover of the business in 2011.
The US firm alleges "accounting misrepresentations" led HP to massively over-pay for Autonomy.
But in a filing in London's High Court, Mr Lynch blamed HP "incompetence".
He denied wrong... | Mike Lynch, founder of UK technology firm Autonomy, has hit back at Hewlett-Packard with a $150m (£100m) counter-claim in their long-running dispute. | 34419870 |
They will be the first such elections since the previous chamber was dissolved by a court ruling in 2012.
The authorities say the poll is the final step in a transition to democracy.
However, critics say most candidates are supporters of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and the new parliament is likely to strengthen his ... | Polls are due to open in Egypt in the first round of long-delayed elections to choose a new parliament. | 34565022 |
United are also understood to have written off £6.7m on ex-Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger.
They have not said the sum relates to the midfielder but it is understood he was only named in their domestic squad because of Premier League rules and is very unlikely to play for United again.
The Old Trafford club post... | Manchester United paid out £8.4m to former boss Louis van Gaal and his coaches after they were sacked in May. | 37342142 |
A BBC local radio survey suggests it is getting more difficult to persuade newcomers to take the practice up.
Three-quarters of delegates to the annual conference of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers said it had got harder in the past 10 years to attract new members.
About eight out of 10 delegates said it was... | The centuries-old tradition of church bell-ringing is under threat because of a shortage of new recruits. | 37257729 |
The yearning rock anthem was played extensively during their 1996 tour, and a studio version is one of the band's most sought-after tracks.
Speaking to BBC 6 Music, guitarist Ed O'Brien admitted the band had bottled out of including it on OK Computer.
"If that song had been on that album, it would have taken us to a di... | Radiohead are to release their fabled "lost single" Lift on a 20th anniversary edition of OK Computer. | 39778051 |
There was a boost from oil prices which reversed early losses to trade higher.
US crude added 2.8% to trade at $33.05 a barrel, following confirmation of a meeting between major oil producers next month. That lifted oil shares: Exxon Mobil finished 0.6% higher.
By the close the Dow Jones was up 212 points or 1.3% to 16... | (Close): US shares pushed higher through the afternoon to close with healthy gains. | 35661468 |
Chihuahua-cross Cherry, five, went missing on a walk and was found after a thermal imaging camera scanned the area above Cwmtillery, Blaenau Gwent.
Her owners enlisted the help of Cwmbran-based aviation firm Resource Group to look for their missing pet.
The thermal imagining camera detected Cherry and an old mining tun... | A dog trapped down a mountain hole after being missing five days was rescued following a drone search. | 39345391 |
SHS Integrated Services Ltd, based at Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, has kept on 11 staff to assist with the winding-up.
Administrator Deloitte blamed poor trading over the past two years with talks under way over the sale of contracts and assets.
The company, that also provided insulation and cladding, has other bases in P... | A scaffolding firm has made 148 people redundant after going into administration, it has been confirmed. | 39442972 |
In a statement, it said Boko Haram - which pledged allegiance to IS in 2015 - continued to "undermine the peace and stability" in West and Central Africa.
Meanwhile, a senior US official said there were reports of Boko Haram fighters joining IS in Libya.
Nigeria is to host a summit on Saturday on fighting Boko Haram.
P... | The UN Security Council has said it is alarmed by ties between Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants and the Islamic State (IS) group. | 36292007 |
Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs are renovating the former Stock Exchange building in Manchester city centre into a luxury hotel.
Wesley Hall, a human rights activist, said he spoke to Neville on the phone and was told they could stay until February when building work will start.
The group of squatters was evicted from an e... | About 30 homeless people who have set up camp in an empty building owned by two former Manchester United players have been told they can stay for winter. | 34569111 |
Should the government be able to access your internet browsing history, bug your computer or smartphone, access and hold data on your medical history, trade union activities and much, much more?
If so, what protections and procedures should be in place to control the process? How far should judges ride shotgun as minis... | Is it a revamped "Snoopers Charter," or is it an essential set of 21st century powers, to fight organised crime and terrorism? | 36445005 |
Industrial action began on Tuesday but was ramped up nationally by members of the big trade unions.
Thousands of people stopped work on Wednesday and marched through Athens to demonstrate over the measures being demanded by international lenders.
There were isolated clashes, but the most of the protest were peaceful.
E... | Hospitals, transport services and government offices across Greece have been severely affected by a general strike over new austerity measures. | 39946531 |
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