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Smoke started pouring from the 31ft (9.4m) vessel at about 18:30 BST on Saturday, with the man and woman immediately issuing a mayday call.
They were later taken to shore by coastguard volunteers, who hosed down the burning vessel.
Anne-Marie Clark, from Poole Lifeboat, said the couple were in shock.
The fire began whi... | A couple leapt from a burning yacht onto a motorboat after its engine erupted into flames off the coast of Poole. | 36819013 |
Hinchingbrooke Hospital, in Cambridgeshire, has now returned to NHS management after Circle pulled out of its 10-year contract in January.
The hospital was placed in special measures after a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.
Chairman Alan Burns said he would be looking at the "viability of services".
But he said hi... | The new chairman of the first hospital in the NHS to be run by a private company has said he cannot rule out department closures. | 32147907 |
Everyone wanted tariff-free access to EU markets, the shadow chancellor said.
But there was a debate on-going within the Labour Party about whether the best option was continued membership or a separate agreement, he added.
Jeremy Corbyn has suggested the single market is "inextricably linked" to EU membership and the ... | Labour has not ruled out continued membership of the EU single market, John McDonnell has said, as he sought to play down divisions over Brexit. | 40726213 |
It rushes along, cascading down rocks, breaking the wild silence of the rural countryside.
It is a scene featured in a YouTube video that is now helping millions of insomnia sufferers, from Belfast to Beijing, who are struggling to sleep.
The eight-hour footage has been viewed over six million times and is now part of ... | Beneath a wooden footbridge on the River Bonet in County Leitrim, a small waterfall makes a noisy sound. | 32550445 |
The incident which saw cargo ship Parida drifting in the Moray Firth has, and not for the first time, cast a spotlight on the issue of dealing with part of Dounreay's legacy - its tonnes of radioactive waste, nuclear fuel and other contaminated material.
So how are these toxic leftovers being handled, and what kinds of... | Built in the 1950s to push forward the UK's nuclear energy ambitions, Dounreay is now at the centre of complex £1.6bn demolition job. | 29535032 |
They have flirted with disaster more times than they would care to mention in their years outside the top flight.
Owners and managers have come and gone at an, at times, alarming rate, while a return to English football's elite has rarely looked on the cards.
However, there is a feeling that maybe it could be about to ... | It might seem inconceivable to some, but it is 12 years since Leeds United were relegated from the Premier League. | 38017840 |
Ivor Smith was sacked for gross misconduct after helping a customer with change at the firm's Parkhead branch in Glasgow on 15 August 2014.
An employment judge has now ruled that he was unfairly dismissed and awarded Mr Smith, from East Kilbride, £4,877.
His son Alan said the whole process had left his father "shattere... | An 83-year-old man who was sacked by B&Q for leaving his till open for three-and-a-half minutes has won his case for unfair dismissal. | 35040715 |
Chelsea loanee Brown put the Terriers into the lead towards half-time with a curling shot past Dean Gerken.
Schindler doubled the score after the break, pouncing close-in after Gerken saved a Philip Billing shot.
Michael Hefele failed to make the win more convincing when he was unable to convert Elias Kachunga's cross.... | Goals from Isaiah Brown and Christopher Schindler saw Huddersfield climb to third in the Championship and pile more pressure on Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy. | 38619009 |
About 300 coins were unearthed during a dig in Navenby in 2013, along with the remains of several Roman buildings.
It is thought the coins were dropped by people stopping off to eat while travelling between London and York.
Project leader Ian Cox, of Navenby Archaeology Group, suggested it may have been a "Happy Chario... | "Worthless" Roman coins found during a dig in Lincolnshire support a theory there was a McDonald's-style eatery on the site, archaeologists believe. | 32016425 |
It became illegal to produce, distribute, sell or supply the drugs, formerly known as "legal highs", in May 2016
But substance misuse agency CAIS and Drug Aid Cymru said usage has increased in the last three to six months.
The UK Government said it was continuing to work to stop drugs use.
The charities' comments come ... | The number of people approaching two Welsh charities with psychoactive drug addictions has risen since they were banned, it has been claimed. | 39616735 |
The president of the Samsung Medical Center in the capital Seoul issued a public apology on Sunday.
Health officials have reported seven new cases bringing the total to 145. Fifteen people are known to have died.
Meanwhile, a South Korean man in Slovakia is being tested for the virus.
The man reportedly works for a sub... | A hospital has suspended most of its services after being identified as the source of almost half the cases in the South Korean outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers). | 33125659 |
The vote is seen as especially important for President Park Geun-hye, whose time in office has been hampered by legislative gridlock.
Saenuri hopes to win the three-fifths of seats needed before bills can be introduced and passed by parliament.
The party currently holds only a slim majority in the chamber.
Voters are c... | Voters in South Korea are electing a new National Assembly with the governing Saenuri party eager to strengthen its position in parliament. | 36031147 |
A former pearl-fishing centre, Qatar emerged in the 1990s as one of the richest countries in the world, thanks to the exploitation of large oil and gas fields since the 1940s.
The tiny Gulf state is teeming with construction sites, cranes and roadworks, testament to its rapid growth. But Qatar is not satisfied with bei... | The spectacular skyline of Doha has become symbolic of the wealth and development which now characterise this once impoverished country. | 32349382 |
Poppi Iris Worthington died in December 2012 when she was 13 months old.
A 46-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman have been arrested in connection with the death and are on conditional police bail until December.
The initial police investigation is being probed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) an... | The death of a baby girl in Cumbria, which has led to two arrests, cannot be explained, an inquest has found. | 29711796 |
Michael Mearns, 56, was found with serious injuries at Greenock Cemetery at 20:00 on Thursday, 30 July. He later died at Inverclyde Royal Hospital.
Following a second stop-and-question operation on Thursday, police said they wanted to trace two men and two women.
They said they were now following new lines of inquiry.
... | Police investigating the murder of a Greenock man who was found injured in a cemetery have said four people may hold "vital information" for their inquiry. | 33936193 |
The 28-year-old said in a post on social media he was aiming to return on the Billy Joe Saunders-Avtandil Khurtsidze undercard.
Fury, who has not fought since he beat Wladmir Klitschko in November 2015, had his licence revoked in October as he dealt with mental health problems.
He initially wanted to return in May but ... | Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is targeting a July return to boxing. | 39709069 |
Three families were seeking judicial review of the government's decision to give priority to religious views in the new course, due to be taught from 2016.
But government lawyers argued equal consideration for religious and non-religious views is not required by law.
Mr Justice Warby said he would give his judgement at... | The government has "skewed" religious studies teaching in England by excluding non-religious beliefs from the new GCSE, the High Court has heard. | 34775686 |
While details of the 24-year-old's deal have not been revealed, Tigers boss Richard Cockerill has previously said the offer would make Tuilagi among "the highest paid players in the world".
He has not played for almost 14 months because of injury, missing the World Cup, but could return before January.
Tuilagi is the f... | England centre Manu Tuilagi has agreed a new deal to stay at Leicester Tigers, the Premiership club have confirmed. | 35027654 |
Crane, 20, finished with 4-39 as the North fell short on 208 in pursuit of 228-8 in Abu Dhabi.
Durham fast bowler Mark Wood took 2-38 for the North on his return after three ankle operations.
Rain saw the final contest in the inaugural series between players from northern counties and southern counties shortened to 40 ... | Hampshire leg-spinner Mason Crane helped the South to a 20-run victory and a 3-0 series win over the North. | 39338078 |
The bank's Financial Policy Committee (FPC) said on Thursday it would be "vigilant to emerging vulnerabilities".
It will also assess the risk posed by a sharp rise in interest rates.
In the past year, house prices in the UK rose by about 10%.
The bank will conduct the tests on lenders as part of a European Union-wide t... | The Bank of England will test whether lenders can withstand a shock in the property market, after it found buyers were spending a higher proportion of their incomes on mortgages than at any time since 2005. | 26776361 |
It's an overcast morning in March and the Click team are standing in a muddy allotment in London looking unhappy.
Someone points out a gnome guarding a neighbouring patch, almost with a hint of jealousy.
The current Click allotment has no such fancies. But that's all about to change.
In the distance a man is noisily re... | There's silicon in the soil and bytes in the bees - the Click team is on a mission to tech up its own plot of land. | 32175010 |
The Cardiff-based 19-year-old, along with Kathleen Dawson, Siobhan-Marie O'Connor and Fran Halsall, triumphed at the European Championships in London.
Tutton, part of Team GB's squad for the Rio Games, also won 100m breaststroke bronze at the championships.
"It's just been up and up. It's such a good season for me," sh... | Olympics-bound swimmer Chloe Tutton says she has had an "incredible" season after helping Britain's women's 4x100m medley relay team win European gold. | 36355409 |
Its Global Economic Prospects report is forecasting 2.7% growth compared with the 2.3% seen last year.
That slight strengthening will be driven mainly by improvements in emerging markets and developing economies, the Bank says.
But there is heightened uncertainty after the US Presidential election, according to the rep... | There will be only a moderate pick up in global economic growth during 2017, the World Bank has predicted. | 38575324 |
Larry has been in residence at Downing Street since 2011, and Palmerston was brought in to keep rodents at bay in the Foreign Office earlier this year.
Gladstone, who is thought to be 18 months old, is a former stray adopted from Battersea Cats and Dogs Home.
Larry was one of the few post holders to survive Theresa May... | A third cat has joined the Whitehall mouse patrol with the arrival of Gladstone at the Treasury. | 36924449 |
The 23-year-old has had previous loan spells with Burton Albion, Notts County and Northampton Town.
He contributed five goals to Burton's League Two title win during a six-month loan spell in 2014-15.
Blyth, who has yet to play a first-team game for Leicester, is U's manager Richard Money's 12th signing of the summer t... | League Two side Cambridge United have signed forward Jacob Blyth on a one-month loan deal from Leicester City. | 34021925 |
Commissioned by the mental health campaign See Me, the YouGov poll of 1,004 adults found 29% reported having had problems themselves.
It also suggested 39% said a family member had been affected.
The research found 35% of respondents believed they or a family member had experienced stigma or discrimination because of t... | New research has indicated nearly 30% of Scots say they have experienced mental health problems. | 38483120 |
What is measles?
Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease characterised by a high fever, a rash and generally feeling unwell.
The first symptoms include runny nose, sore eyes, a cough and fever.
Around the fourth day of the illness, a rash - flat red or brown blotches - may appear, usually starting on the fore... | Measles can be a very serious disease - and children who have not been vaccinated are at risk. | 22173393 |
Jamieson, who lost to Murdoch in the same event at last year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, finished in 2:12.16 - 0.85 seconds ahead of his fellow Scot.
"I'd love to go sub 2:10," Jamieson told Scottish Swimming's website.
"I've never dipped below that unrested. I'm heading to Vichy next week for the French Open Cham... | Michael Jamieson beat Ross Murdoch in the final of the 200m breaststroke at the Scottish Swimming Championships. | 33295600 |
Col Moussa Tiegboro Camara is the most senior official to be charged over the massacre, one of the bloodiest events in the West African country's history.
At least 157 people died when the troops opened fire in a Conakry stadium and 100 women were raped.
The colonel was not taken into custody, the AFP news agency repor... | A minister in Guinea has been charged for his role in the killing of scores of people during a protest in 2009 in the capital against military rule. | 16972557 |
The 30-year-old former Australia international joins the Super League club after being released by Catalans Dragons in October.
Salford CEO Ian Blease said: "Todd will be a vital part of our jigsaw and is a real statement of our intent. He is a world-class player and match-winner.
"We are delighted to get his signature... | Salford Red Devils have signed half-back Todd Carney for the 2017 season. | 38691788 |
Paint was thrown at the property in Roden Street, causing damage to a window, some time between 21:00 BST on Friday and 02:30 BST on Saturday.
The house was empty at the time and no-one was injured.
Insp James Murphy appealed to anyone with information about the attack to contact officers on the non-emergency number 10... | An overnight attack on a house in west Belfast is being treated as a homophobic hate crime. | 32562647 |
The baby was treated by paramedics at about 01:00 GMT on Sunday at a property on Charles Street, Blackpool.
The victim "remains very poorly" at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool, police said.
Tomasz Raszkiewicz, 32, of Central Drive, Blackpool has been remanded in custody to appear before Blackpool Magistrates' Court on ... | A man has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent after a month-old baby suffered a "serious injury". | 34917249 |
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The world champions' win in Wellington means they have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
New Zealand ran in four second-half tries, but Liam Williams and Jonathan Davies scored in a late Welsh flurry.
"I was pleased we kept going until the end, I think it... | Captain Sam Warburton says Wales' performance in the 36-22 defeat by New Zealand shows his side can compete for a whole game against the All Blacks. | 36567708 |
"Just about any new discovery is thoroughly exciting," says Jay Carver, the lead on what is currently the UK's largest archaeology project.
His team has been working alongside engineers building stations and digging two giant tunnels under central London as part of Crossrail since 2009.
On the journey so far, finds inc... | As a team of archaeologists digs through layers of history beneath London, the thought of the next find is never far away. | 20796351 |
4 February 2017 Last updated at 00:20 GMT
The Choir with No Name was set up in 2011 after the original began in London in 2008.
The singers meet every Thursday and not only sing together but also enjoy dinner after rehearsals.
The choir is now encouraging anyone to sing with it and to help raise money for the charity.
... | A choir set up for the homeless in Birmingham recently celebrated its fifth birthday. | 38862559 |
Chris Bown was made managing director after a £6m public inquiry published criticisms of the standard of care at Stafford Hospital.
The hospital was renamed the County Hospital, and a new trust set up to replace Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust.
The trust now running the hospital said Mr Bown's job was always "an interim r... | The man brought in to help improve care standards at a Staffordshire hospital is leaving after six months in the job. | 31816006 |
The 70-year-old, who is in his second spell as president, stood unopposed for the post.
Perez held the position for the first time between 2000 and 2006, a period during which Real signed Luis Figo, David Beckham and Ronaldo.
He returned in 2009, as the club bought Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso... | Florentino Perez will continue as Real Madrid president after being re-elected for the next four years. | 40326486 |
And as we drove into San Sebastian, in the heart of Spain's Basque region, we were halted by road blocks and stern faced police in black uniforms, guns pressed against their chests.
For a moment it felt like days of old when this picturesque town was an epicentre of Eta's bloody campaign for independence.
But then cycl... | In the final days before the Basque separatist group Eta gave up its guns, mediators spoke of "jitters" over whether this long-awaited moment would go according to plan. | 39550731 |
Fans took to Twitter to express their delight that the actress was back as Fanny Brice at the Savoy Theatre.
The actress had been out of the show for almost two months due to stress and exhaustion.
Her part had been taken over by understudy Natasha J Barnes to great acclaim.
"If she's still tired and frayed, she showed... | Sheridan Smith received standing ovations over the weekend as she returned to her leading role in West End show Funny Girl. | 36763282 |
PC Ian Jepp found Dianne Hunnibell, of Lakenheath, broken down near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Ms Hunnibell had just 25 minutes before her wedding to fiancé Sean was due to begin 16 miles away in Stowmarket.
PC Jepp turned chauffeur and, with blue lights on, got Mrs Hunnibell and her father Peter to the wedding on time... | A police officer has told how a bride in need asked him to get her to her wedding when the vintage blue Rolls Royce carrying her broke down. | 33475739 |
Police say that six survivors are being treated at a hospital in the city of Pokhara. Many of the dead and injured are Indian nationals.
The Agni Air plane hit a hillside as it tried to land at Jomsom airport, a hub for trekkers and religious pilgrims.
Aviation accidents involving small aircraft are not uncommon in mou... | A plane carrying 21 people has crashed while trying to land at an airport in the north of Nepal, leaving 15 dead. | 18055140 |
The Vive was originally supposed to launch in 2015.
It is now set to begin deliveries a few days after Facebook's rival Oculus Rift, which is $200 cheaper.
One expert said consumers were suffering "sticker shock" from both prices, to which they must add the cost of a powerful enough PC.
"It's going to be very difficult... | HTC has revealed that its virtual reality headset will cost $799 (£554) and become available towards the start of April. | 35627166 |
Lithuania midfielder Slivka, 22, is due to arrive in Edinburgh this week to complete a season-long loan deal.
But Hibs' head coach has still to hear whether Stokes will accept what Lennon described as a "strong offer" to the striker released by Blackburn Rovers.
"I do think his best years came under me at Celtic," said... | Neil Lennon hopes to help Anthony Stokes back to his best should the striker return to Hibs, as he prepares to sign Juventus' Vykintas Slivka. | 40708590 |
It lists nine key risk factors including lack of education, hearing loss, smoking and physical inactivity.
The study is being presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London.
By 2050, 131 million people could be living with dementia globally.
There are estimated to be 47 million people with ... | One in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after their brain health throughout life, according to an international study in the Lancet. | 40655566 |
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The committee's clerk asked whether members required the use of a mini-bus to get to a meeting with the Irish parliament's Public Accounts Committee.
Sinn Féin's Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said he would prefer to catch the train.
Ulster U... | Members of the assembly's finance committee have been discussing suitable songs to sing on a bus trip to Dublin. | 34403357 |
The Bairns had the better of the first half, but Hemmings hammered in a stunning strike after 39 minutes.
Falkirk were level within two minutes when Paul Watson profited from poor home defending.
But Hemmings converted Paul McGinn's cross to make it 2-1 on the hour before turning provider for captain Harkins.
Dundee's ... | Two goals from Kane Hemmings and one from Gary Harkins were enough for Dundee to eliminate last season's Scottish Cup finalists, Falkirk. | 35274309 |
The total value of those exports was just over £2.2bn, which is the best quarter on record in nominal terms.
The performance is likely to have been strongly influenced by the fall in the value of the pound against other currencies.
A weaker pound makes UK-produced goods cheaper in overseas markets.
The figures from HM... | Goods exports from Northern Ireland increased by 12% in the first quarter of 2017, when compared to the same period in 2016. | 40248497 |
"We arrived at 12 o'clock at night. It was dead quiet, and frightening to look at," Chaim Ferster says, remembering his first impressions of the notorious death camp.
"We could see from a distance that there were flames coming out from four chimneys. I didn't realise that this was the crematorium."
He had arrived in th... | A Holocaust survivor who cheated death in eight Nazi concentration camps during World War Two has recalled his experiences, 70 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. | 34405565 |
The 41-year-old Australian left the White Rose county at the end of last season after winning the County Championship title in 2014 and 2015.
Kent are looking for a stand-in for ex-South Africa paceman Allan Donald, who agreed to join as assistant coach but does not yet have a UK visa.
Ex-player Matt Walker was named t... | Former Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie is in talks over becoming interim assistant coach of Kent. | 39147440 |
Carmarthenshire council voted to drop the English stream at Ysgol Llangennech, near Llanelli.
Michael Jones, a co-ordinator for Parents for Welsh Medium Education, said the decision should be accepted.
"If they do not like the Welsh language, can I suggest that that border is over there," he said.
"And they can cross t... | Parents unhappy their children's school has been changed to a Welsh medium primary should move over the border, a leading campaigner has said. | 38921764 |
Yvonne Talbott's scooter crashed with a BMW X5 on the Roanne Ringway in Nuneaton last Sunday. She died the following day.
Her family said: "It will be impossible to fill the void that is left.
"She was dearly loved by the further four generations of her family that she leaves behind."
Anyone who witnessed the crash or ... | Relatives of an 84-year-old woman who died after her mobility scooter crashed with a car have described her as the "anchor to our family". | 36408248 |
He is seen wearing light-coloured clothing and a hat.
The death toll from last Tuesday's attacks on the airport and metro rose to 35 after four people died of their injuries in hospital.
More than 300 people were also injured in the attacks, which were claimed by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group.
The death toll d... | Belgian police have released CCTV footage in a bid to identify the third attacker at Brussels airport, whose bomb did not explode and who fled. | 35910274 |
The owners of the Bon Accord Centre want to build new shops, flats and a hotel on land to the north of the shopping complex.
The plans include the creation of a four or five storey retail block, linking the Bon Accord Centre with John Lewis.
Planning permission in principle has been sought.
The plans include demolishin... | Plans to redevelop part of George Street in Aberdeen have been submitted to the city council. | 39490799 |
The collectibles company has agreed a new licence with HIT Entertainment, which owns the rights.
The relaunch continues a relationship that began 30 years ago when it first developed a Thomas and Friends range.
The models can be ordered now but deliveries will not be made until December.
Hornby said there was still "cl... | Hornby, the model toy firm, will relaunch its range of Thomas the Tank Engine railway sets to mark the character's 70th anniversary. | 32748288 |
The attacks took place between 08:00 and 09:00 (05:00-06:00 GMT) around Damascus, Homs, Tartous and Hassakeh.
The deadliest incident was outside Tartous, home to a Russian naval base and in the heartland of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect.
The Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attacks.
The group ... | At least 40 people have been killed in four bombings in government-held areas of Syria and one in a city dominated by Kurdish forces, state media report. | 37274240 |
The three-bedroom suburban property housed a menagerie including chickens, turkeys, ducks, parrots, fish, mice and rats.
It also contained dozens of cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs and ferrets.
Four animals died in the kitchen of the property in Seafield Road and a person was treated for smoke inhalation.
Fire crews h... | More than 100 pets, including iguanas, a chameleon and 11 tortoises, were rescued by firefighters from a house fire in Southampton. | 29394662 |
We have used a combination of Freedom of Information requests to 186 trusts and health boards across the UK - 140 provided answers to at least some of the questions - and then followed that up with requests for extra information from more than 20 of the organisations, carried out interviews with hospital managers and d... | The BBC has been investigating overtime payments made to consultants by hospitals. | 36898196 |
It was given to Belper in Derbyshire by its American twin town of Pawtucket, Rhode Island - the character's birthplace - in 2001 as a gift.
Although some residents liked it, others were not keen and, after it was vandalised, it was taken to the nearby American Adventure theme park.
The 7ft (2.1m) fibreglass statue is n... | A "hideous" statue of Mr Potato Head which was banished from a town in the early 2000s is set to return. | 32890846 |
A Liberian official said the 50-acre site in Monrovia, half of which is ready to use, will enable "dignified" burials instead of cremations.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says the number of people infected by Ebola in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea has now passed 20,000.
The virus has killed more than 7,80... | Liberia has opened a new national cemetery to provide safe burial sites for victims of the Ebola outbreak. | 30626732 |
Poor sea conditions on Saturday morning led the salvage team to temporarily abandon the operation.
It had been hoped to move the 17,000-tonne structure, which ran aground in August, to the transport ship the Hawk.
Now officials have confirmed the rig could be towed away from Broad Bay where it has been awaiting transfe... | The oil drilling rig Transocean Winner may be moved to calmer seas after attempts to load it on to a transport ship off Lewis had to be postponed. | 37530351 |
They say they want the courts to help establish what happened to the plane.
Families of 32 other passengers, mostly Chinese, filed a separate lawsuit in Malaysia, their lawyer has said.
MH370 disappeared on 8 March 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.
Under international agreements, ... | Relatives of 12 Chinese passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have filed lawsuits in Beijing, one day before the deadline for launching legal action. | 35747869 |
The fire broke out in the ground-floor flat in Baird Crescent, Leven, at about 11:10.
Police said they were trying to identify the person found in the house.
A spokesman appealed for anyone who was in the area at the time who may have information to contact them.
"Inquires are at an early stage but following a joint as... | Police have said a fire at a flat in Fife, in which a person died, appears to have been a "tragic accident" | 30192171 |
Mr Djotodia, who proclaimed himself head of state after the Seleka rebels took control of the capital, Bangui, was the only candidate in the vote.
Former President Francois Bozize fled overseas as the rebels advanced.
Mr Djotodia has said he will hold elections within 18 months.
He originally said there would be a thre... | The national transitional council in the Central African Republic has elected the rebel leader who seized power last month, Michel Djotodia, as interim president. | 22139544 |
Overnight rain led first to a delayed start, then multiple inspections, with the umpires abandoning play for the day just after 14:30 BST.
Kent need six points to be assured of finishing second in Division Two.
The visitors have already secured the sole promotion place to the top flight as champions. | No play was possible on day one of the final County Championship game of the season between Kent and Essex because of damp conditions at Canterbury. | 37407694 |
It is worth quoting in full:
"If at all relevant times, Rupert Murdoch did not take steps to become fully informed about phone-hacking, he turned a blind eye and exhibited wilful blindess to what was going on in his companies and publications.
"This culture, we consider, permeated from the top throughout the organisati... | The bombshell is on page 70 of the report by the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee into News International and phone-hacking. | 17908839 |
There are no sprinklers in flats in more than 300 high-rise buildings in towns and cities across the country, including Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Every high-rise built in Scotland since 2005 must have sprinklers, by law.
But there is no obligation on councils or social landlords to fit the systems in older tower blocks.
T... | Thousands of homes in tower blocks across Scotland do not have potentially life-saving sprinkler systems, a BBC Scotland investigation has found. | 40442398 |
Officers have been conducting a full scientific examination of part of Monkland Canal in an effort to find the remains of 11-year-old Moira Anderson.
She left her grandmother's house in Coatbridge on 23 February 1957 to go to the shops but she never returned.
Police divers are expected to begin searching the canal on M... | Police searching a North Lanarkshire canal in a bid to find a schoolgirl who disappeared 60 years ago have identified five "areas of interest". | 39310285 |
Police said the fake jellyfish had been made by mixing chemicals, adding that checks showed high levels of aluminium.
The syndicates made more than 170,000 yuan (£18,100; $26,100) in profits in a year of production, they added.
Jellyfish is very popular sliced and served as salad, particularly along China's southern ... | Police in eastern China have raided two fake jellyfish workshops, saying more than 10 tonnes is thought to have made its way into local food markets. | 36253779 |
Mayka Kukucova, 26, was sentenced for shooting dead Bristol businessman Andrew Bush at his home near Marbella on the Costa del Sol in April 2014.
Kukucova did not formally plead. Mr Bush, 48, died after being shot in the shoulder and then twice in the head.
She was sentenced by the court in Malaga to an additional six ... | An ex-swimwear model has been jailed for 15 years for murdering her millionaire British boyfriend in Spain. | 36419410 |
Air conditioning temperatures have also been adjusted amid concerns about the weak global economy and as the strengthening yen eats into profits.
Toyota said the move was to help the company "stay lean". It took similar steps during 2008's financial crisis.
But the company did not disclose how much it expected to save.... | Toyota, the world's biggest automaker, has shut down two out of eight lifts at its Tokyo headquarters in an effort to cut costs. | 36742652 |
The South African team won in a new world record time of 41.87 seconds.
Brazil and defending champions USA pressed hard, but both nations were disqualified which meant China and Germany took silver and bronze.
Earlier Pistorius, the defending 100m champion, qualified with the second quickest time for Thursday's T44 fin... | Oscar Pistorius secured his first gold medal of the 2012 Paralympics by anchoring a South African T42-46 4x100m relay victory. | 19497216 |
Peshmerga fighters have surrounded Bashiqa, which lies on a crucial supply route 12km (8 miles) from Mosul, and are preparing to launch a full assault.
But the threat of suicide bomb attacks means they are advancing with caution.
A Counter-Terrorism Service commander also said its troops had gained ground around Bartel... | Kurdish forces taking part in the offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State militants are besieging a key town to the north-east. | 37750544 |
It happened on the Shore Road on Saturday night just after 2100 (BST).
Part of the road was closed between Fortwilliam Park and Skegoneill Ave.
The alert is now over and the Shore Road has been reopened. A local resident said something had exploded in a bin in an alleyway at York Parade.
Residents said the bang was so ... | Police say the discovery of a large firework was behind a security alert in north Belfast. | 39762007 |
"Meeting our objective is about credibility. If a central bank sets an objective, it can't just move the goalposts when it misses it," he said in a speech in Germany.
Eurozone inflation is currently 0.2%, way below the ECB's target of near 2%.
But Mr Draghi insisted that the central bank would meet its obligations.
"Co... | European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has fought back against critics, insisting the bank's policies will help to raise inflation. | 35405938 |
A surprise output jump from its biggest member, Saudi Arabia, put further pressure on prices.
Gains made since Opec announced output cuts late last year have nearly all been erased.
Saudi Arabia said it was "committed" to stabilising the global oil market, and that its output was still in line with its Opec target.
"De... | Oil prices have fallen after the Opec group of oil producing nations said global crude stocks had risen. | 39274991 |
The 27-year-old left-back made his international debut in 2012 and has won 13 caps for his country.
Lafferty adds to manager Michael O'Neill's defensive options for the Windsor Park match in Belfast.
Northern Ireland lie second in Group C, five points behind Germany with two wins for their four qualifiers.
Norway are i... | Sheffield United defender Daniel Lafferty has been called into the Northern Ireland squad for Sunday's World Cup qualifier with Norway. | 39341512 |
The 26-year-old, released by Portsmouth in January before joining the U's on a six-month deal, scored once in 19 appearances for the club last season.
The former Arsenal trainee has made more than 250 career appearances for clubs including Exeter and Stevenage.
"He understands how we like to work and gives us good cohe... | Cambridge United midfielder James Dunne has signed a new one-year contract with the League Two side. | 36686360 |
A man entered the Subway store on the Dublin Road carrying a screwdriver at about 10:15 BST on Sunday.
He threatened a staff member before making off with a sum of money.
It is understood that members of the public stopped the man before he was later arrested by the police. | A 30-year-old man has been arrested following an armed robbery at a fast food outlet in Belfast after he was stopped by members of the public. | 36181675 |
The Australian, who retired in 2013, feels the number of 'pay drivers', such as Sauber's Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson, is not good for the sport.
"These guys are on a phenomenal level but the depth has never been weaker," Webber told BBC Radio 5 live.
"We need to get the calibre that we have at the front of the grid... | Ex-Formula 1 driver Mark Webber says the strength in depth on the current grid is the lowest it has ever been. | 34179522 |
An expert at security firm AVG found some voice-activated systems responded just as well to fake voices as they did to that of the owner.
Clever fraudsters could subvert this to send bogus messages or compromise gadgets in the future, said AVG.
Voice-activated systems needed to do a better job of checking who is talkin... | Voice-activated smartphones and other devices can be a significant security risk, warn researchers. | 29427767 |
McGuigan family members were told the threats are from "republican elements".
But police have declined to elaborate on whether they might be attached to any organisation.
BBC NI's Spotlight programme reveals that three members of the extended McGuigan family have received warnings.
Senior police officers have said curr... | Relatives of Kevin McGuigan Sr, the republican allegedly murdered by members of the Provisional IRA, have been told by police that their lives are also under threat. | 34190114 |
Dogs are the most diverse animal on the planet - a legacy of thousands of years of selective breeding by humans.
But they derive from wild wolves that were gradually tamed and inducted into human hunting groups - perhaps near Mongolia or Nepal.
The findings come from an analysis of DNA from thousands of pooches, and ar... | Today's dogs can trace their origins to Central Asia, according to one of the most comprehensive genetic surveys yet. | 34577200 |
The 76-year-old man, who has not been named, died 75 days after the operation in Paris.
The bioprosthetic device, made by French company Carmat, is designed to replace the real heart for up to five years.
It is intended to help patients who are in the advanced stages of heart failure.
At this late stage of the disease,... | The first patient to be fitted with a pioneering artificial heart in France has died. | 26435829 |
Taylor joined Maidstone in July 2015 from Cambridge United, helping them earn promotion from National League South in his first season at the club.
The 22-year-old former Chelsea trainee scored eight goals in 41 league appearances for the Stones this season.
"I had a good two years at Maidstone United but for me it's t... | Aldershot have signed winger Bobby-Joe Taylor on a one-year deal after he left National League rivals Maidstone. | 40123946 |
A lorry and seven cars were involved in the accident on the A34 at Hinksey Hill, Oxford, at about 19:30 BST on Thursday.
The child and a 31-year-old woman were taken to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, where they were described as being in a "critical" condition.
Police have now said the girl died on Saturday.
The wom... | A three-year-old girl has died in hospital following an eight-vehicle crash on a dual carriageway. | 37222477 |
The lights were taken from the front garden at Julia's House in Poole, which cares for children with life limiting illnesses, at 20:55 GMT on 9 December.
Police said a small light-coloured car or delivery van was spotted pulling up outside the hospice before the theft.
"We are all so shocked that someone could steal fr... | Staff at a children's hospice say they are devastated after thieves stole their Christmas lights. | 30437017 |
Chester played in Wales' 3-2 defeat by Netherlands, but has started only once in the Premier League this season.
The 26-year-old does not understand why manager Tony Pulis has not played him more often.
"To be playing for Wales I have to start for my club. It's impossible to play at this level and not be playing week i... | Wales defender James Chester admits his Euro 2016 ambitions are suffering by his lack of starts for West Brom. | 34830738 |
Kevin McGeever, 71, of Clontarf in Dublin, was at Galway Circuit Criminal Court on Tuesday and admitted wasting police time, RTÉ reports.
He told gardaí (Irish police) in 2013 he had been abducted and held in captivity for eight months.
McGeever was found on a roadside in County Leitrim in a dishevelled state in Januar... | A former property developer who faked his own kidnapping has been given a two-year suspended prison sentence. | 36033018 |
The Finn says he understands why there is speculation about his own future with the Scottish Premiership club.
But he said: "It is only natural when we are where we are.
"When you look at the signings we've made, we wanted to add strength and experience into the side and we did that."
Paatelainen, who replaced the sack... | Dundee United manager Mixu Paatelainen has defended his signings since taking charge in October despite his side being on the brink of relegation. | 36170159 |
Police with riot shields surrounded the Bella Italia restaurant on Irving Street after the incident was reported at 20:50 GMT.
Parts of the busy tourist area were cordoned off and nearby diners were ordered to stay indoors.
The man was detained soon after 22:45. There were no reports of injuries.
He was seen being led ... | A man has been arrested after a woman was taken hostage, apparently at knifepoint, at a restaurant near Leicester Square in London's West End. | 35654177 |
Three years ago Cambridgeshire County and Peterborough City councils were looking after just six children.
They are now responsible for 138 and are having to house them as far away as Nottingham. It is one of the biggest increases in the country.
Peterborough council said the rise was putting a "strain" on its services... | The number of lone child asylum-seekers has risen 22-fold in Cambridgeshire, leaving local authorities struggling to cope, it has emerged. | 35967892 |
The Briton, 32, says the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix on 20 February - at which he will race the 3,000m - is likely to be his only indoor race of 2016.
The World Indoors take place in Portland, Oregon - where Farah now lives - from 17-20 March.
"The 3,000m in Glasgow is likely to be my only indoor race of 2016 and I want ... | Mo Farah looks set to miss the World Indoor Championships in March to focus on the defence of his Olympic titles. | 34794481 |
The Saudis agreed to take the prisoners because Yemen was considered too unstable for them to return them to.
The transfer leaves 80 prisoners at the US military jail - most of whom have been held without charge or trial for more than a decade.
President Obama wants to close the prison before he leaves office.
The BBC'... | The US has transferred nine Yemeni prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba to Saudi Arabia, officials say. | 36065870 |
The ambassador's convoy was moving at high speed when the seven-year-old was fatally hit in April.
The US provided the family with 1m Central African francs (£1,257).
The boy's family also received two cows, flour, onions, rice, salt, sugar, soap and oil, according to the Associated Press news agency.
The US said it w... | The US has compensated the family of a Cameroon boy who was struck and killed by a vehicle in UN Ambassador Samantha Power's motorcade. | 36664623 |
The dog-sized plant-eater had a dome-shaped skull that may have been used to head-butt other dinosaurs.
University of Toronto researchers say the new species, revealed in the journal Nature Communications, fills in gaps in the dinosaur family tree.
They believe more small dinosaurs like Acrotholus audeti await discover... | Scientists have unveiled a new species of bone-headed dinosaur, which they say is the oldest in North America, and possibly the world. | 22436942 |
As a three-piece band strikes up traditional norteno music, the hardened cattlemen present make do with soft drinks and bottles of cold water.
"No chance of a drop of tequila?" one of them jokingly asks a waiter even though it is only 11 o'clock in the morning.
They have come to Tampico in the state of Tamaulipas to he... | The convention centre in the city of Tampico in northern Mexico is a sea of cowboy hats. | 18425271 |
The Playpen site was located on the Tor network which is used to anonymise web-browsing activity.
The FBI found a way around this to reveal the users' real IP addresses and led to 200 prosecutions.
But it refused to reveal to the court how it managed the feat.
The site was located on the Tor network which many people u... | US prosecutors have dropped a case against a man accused of using a child porn site because the government refused to divulge how it revealed his identity. | 39180204 |
The Falcon 9 rocket had successfully launched the cargo capsule Dragon which was on a mission to deliver goods to the International Space Station.
Musk, who is CEO of SpaceX, a company which manufactures and launches rockets and spacecraft, described the crash landing as "close but no cigar".
The images show it was a l... | Inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk has shared the first images of the moment his rocket crashed into a floating spaceport. | 30847277 |
An elderly man is hanging from a crane, hooks pierced through the skin on his back. In his hand, he is holding a picture of his beloved leader, who is sick and in hospital.
In "sharing" his leader's pain, the man says, he is praying for her speedy recovery.
Elsewhere, in the southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras), me... | India's Tamil Nadu state is awash with rumours about Chief Minister Jayaram Jayalalitha, about whose health little has been heard since she was taken to hospital two weeks ago, reports TS Sudhir. | 37571123 |
The 20-year-old former Kilmarnock forward has signed a one-year deal at Tynecastle after leaving relegated Dundee United.
"I'm pleased to get him," Neilson told BBC Scotland.
"I think he has good potential. He still has a long way to go but he is the type of player we want to get in."
United paid Killie a transfer fee ... | Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson says Robbie Muirhead has an opportunity to get his career back on track at Tynecastle. | 36515471 |
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