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The six-wheeled robots from Starship Technologies will be used to collect parcels rather than deliver them.
The project follows a pilot scheme in Germany in which the robots delivered parcels to several suburbs in the city of Hamburg.
But one expert suggested there might be a backlash if the facility became commonplace... | Courier company Hermes has announced a trial of self-driving robots in the London borough of Southwark. | 39589967 |
The 25-year-old former Newcastle United trainee played 36 times last season as Rovers won promotion to League One.
He joined Darrell Clarke's side in 2014 on a free transfer from Hereford and has made 60 appearances for the club.
"It's another clear indication that we want to reward and keep our most talented players,"... | Bristol Rovers defender Daniel Leadbitter has signed a new two-year deal with the club. | 36479078 |
Scottish Secretary David Mundell wrote on his personal website that it was time to "acknowledge in public as well as in private, who I am".
The 53-year-old MP said he hoped that coming out would not change anything about how he was treated.
Mr Mundell is MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale.
He is believed to... | A Conservative cabinet minister has come out as gay, a decision he described as "one of the most important of my life". | 35301898 |
Marie Laurie, 57, from Easterhouse, had just got into a taxi with her husband when it was struck by a car which was being chased by police.
Steven Bennie appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Wednesday charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
He made no plea or declaration and was granted bail.
Mr Bennie, who is... | A 21-year-old man has appeared in court charged with causing a crash which killed a woman on the way home from her son's wedding in Glasgow. | 36488119 |
The scheme was introduced by the UK government in 2012 to encourage more people to save towards retirement.
Figures from the Department of Work and Pensions showed that in some local authority areas it has doubled the number people with a private pension.
However, some businesses have warned of the rising cost they wil... | More than 400,000 people in Scotland are now saving into a workplace pension through auto-enrolment. | 39412655 |
Gary Hutch, from Dublin, was chased and shot a number of times by a masked gunman at an apartment complex in Miraflores on Tuesday morning.
Irish police are working with Spanish authorities on the case and believe the murder is connected to a disagreement with a criminal gang.
Mr Hutch, who was 34, was a convicted arme... | A convicted Irish criminal has been shot dead in Spain's Costa del Sol. | 34357827 |
The draft law calls for a new system to vet the vast market in euro-denominated derivatives following the UK's exit from the European Union.
Currently London is the undisputed market leader in the sector.
It processes three quarters of the vast trade, supporting thousands of jobs.
Concerns that the UK should still have... | The European Union has announced plans to give itself more powers over the regulation of a business worth billions of pounds to London's financial sector. | 40258449 |
The album, described as a love letter to New York and their home town of Manchester, pushed Pharrell Williams' GIRL down to third place.
Paloma Faith's latest album, A Perfect Contradiction, debuted at number two.
Dance anthem Tsunami (Jump) by Canadian duo DVBBS and Miami DJ and producer Borgeous topped the singles ch... | Alternative rock band Elbow have gone straight to number one in the album chart with their sixth offering, The Take Off And Landing Of Everything. | 26603826 |
The club's first game at their new home, the Olympic Stadium, in Stratford, east London, is the second leg of their Europa League qualifying third-round tie against NK Domzale on 4 August.
Meanwhile, their home of 112 years will be replaced by new developments, changing the area for ever.
Marcus Drinkwater is a lifelon... | A number of Premier League teams have now moved from a stadium that had been their home for many decades, and West Ham United played their last game at the Boleyn Ground, often referred to as at Upton Park, at the end of last season. | 36883087 |
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The 28-year-old won coxless pair gold with Heather Stanning at London 2012, and is now focused on defending the title in Rio.
World number one Glover and Stanning are unbeaten as a pair since 2012.
"I remember joining the sport in 2008 and I didn't know enough about rowing... | British Olympic champion Helen Glover said she needed to "Google rowing" when she took up the sport in 2008. | 34683093 |
Bartlomiej Dedek appeared before magistrates in the city earlier and was remanded in custody to appear at Leeds Crown Court on 16 February.
The dead man, who has not been named, was found in a house on Bexley Mount, next to St James's Hospital, on Sunday.
Three men, aged 46, 50 and 51, and a 40-year-old woman were also... | A 34-year-old man has been charged with murder after a man died in Leeds after suffering serious injuries. | 38966146 |
As a member of the political party Sinn Fein, he was deputy first minister of the country from 2007 to 2017.
He is an important character in the recent history of Northern Ireland.
Newsround takes a look back at his life and explains why he was significant.
Martin McGuinness was born in Londonderry into a large Catholi... | Martin McGuinness, an important politician in Northern Ireland, has died at the age of 66 due to an illness. | 39337864 |
Ed Miliband has accused the PM of "cowering" from the public after he rejected proposals for a head-to-head debate with the Labour leader.
But the prime minister claimed the broadcasters were to blame.
Meanwhile, the BBC Trust has rejected the Democratic Unionist Party's appeal against its exclusion from the debates.
T... | David Cameron has denied claims he is scared of TV election debates, saying he wanted to "get on" with his proposal for a seven-way contest. | 31745808 |
The Channel Islands' Co-operative Society said it was working with 67 growers in Guernsey and Jersey.
Colin Macleod, chief executive designate, said with all supermarkets looking to source Bailiwick products the biggest winner was the consumer.
He said: "Anything that keeps Guernsey money in the Guernsey economy has go... | A Channel Islands' supermarket chain has announced it has spent £10.6m with local suppliers in the past year. | 11877185 |
Anton Levin, 24, from Dagenham, east London, was found stabbed to death at a flat in Southend, Essex, in November.
Danielle Russell, 26, and two teenagers were found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter, at Chelmsford Crown Court.
Russell and the two boys - one aged 16 from Thurrock, the other 17 and from Ba... | A woman and two teenage boys have been found guilty of killing a man who had recently graduated. | 32965572 |
Dr Reginald Bunting worked for Avon and Somerset Police between 1972 and 2004. He died in 2013.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) looked into why he remained in post despite numerous allegations and investigations into his conduct but has now closed the case.
The police force has apologised.
The IPCC ... | An investigation into sexual assault allegations against a police force doctor has been closed due to a lack of evidence. | 40177410 |
There were 54,600 cases lodged in 2014-15, up 8% on the previous year, Department for Education data shows.
Parents were successful in 23% of those cases that went to a hearing.
The DfE said the proportion of appeals being heard was stable amid a rising demand for places and that the admissions system was working well.... | Rising numbers of parents in England are lodging appeals over children not being offered a place at a chosen school, figures show. | 34336486 |
The Black and Whites were ahead on four minutes through Steve Michaels, the first of four first-half tries.
Michaels again, Mark Minichello and Danny Houghton scored before Tom Davies crossed to cut the deficit to 26-4.
Tries from Liam Marshall and Lewis Tierney got Wigan back in it but Hull scored two more tries to se... | Hull ended their run of three defeats in style as they beat Super League champions Wigan on home soil for the first time in nine attempts. | 40095447 |
Mayweather, 39, who retired from boxing in 2015, said on Wednesday talks about a fight had taken place and claimed he had offered the Irishman $15m.
But UFC president White said: "He hasn't made offers to anybody.
"Floyd, here's a real offer - and I'm the guy who can make the offer - we'll pay you $25m and Conor $25m."... | Ultimate Fighting Championship boss Dana White says he will pay Floyd Mayweather and UFC champion Conor McGregor $25m (£20.5m) each to fight. | 38621513 |
27 August 2015 Last updated at 11:06 BST
It means President Kiir will enter into a government of national unity with rebel leader, Riek Machar.
The BBC's Alastair Leithead was at the signing on Wednesday and sent this report. | South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has signed a peace deal in the capital, Juba, ending a 20-month conflict with rebels, despite voicing reservations about the agreement. | 34073949 |
It occurred during Slavia Prague's win at relegation-threatened FK Pribram.
The FACR said fourth official Marek Pilny and additional assistant referee Jiri Jech would lose their licences and face disciplinary action.
A statement said Pilny was "visibly drunk", adding that Jech had allegedly "urinated during the game".
... | Two match officials who appeared to be drunk during a top-flight game have been banned by the Czech Football Association (FACR). | 36281699 |
Mr Ahern was a member of Fianna Fáil from the late 1960s until 2012.
He left the party shortly before it was due to hold a meeting to consider expelling him over the findings of the Mahon Tribunal into planning matters.
However, at a meeting on Tuesday night, a motion was passed inviting Mr Ahern to become a member aga... | Former Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern may be about to rejoin the party he resigned from after a report into alleged planning corruption. | 38158261 |
Hana Gul Khan, 22 of Meyrick Road, north-west London, was convicted of sending the money to Jafar Turay, 28.
Mr Turay left the UK in July 2012 to join rebels fighting President Assad's regime.
He first travelled to Saudi Arabia and Egypt before crossing the border into Syria from Turkey in June 2013.
Mr Turay was previ... | The girlfriend of a British man fighting in Syria has been found guilty of terrorism offences after she supplied him with £1,000 in cash. | 31595176 |
In a new report, the IMF says there is an increasing risk of a "disruptive adjustment" and/or a marked slowdown in economic growth".
The agency calls for decisive action to deflate the credit boom smoothly.
Without the boom, the report suggests, China's recent economic expansion would have been significantly slower.
Si... | The International Monetary Fund has warned that China's credit growth is on a "dangerous trajectory". | 40942231 |
Born without the telltale black-and-white pattern, a half-zebra, half-donkey hybrid named Zelda has certainly changed her luck.
Once destined for slaughter in New Jersey, Zelda was rescued by Ashleigh Benton and moved to Nova Scotia.
"She's settling in really well and she's becoming more and more friendly, and more and... | Can zonkeys change their stripes? | 38913889 |
The 31-year-old played 15 games for Gateshead at the beginning of the season, while on loan from Carlisle.
In January Penn was released by League Two Carlisle and joined Wrexham until the end of the season.
"Obviously a big factor in me coming back was the time I spent here last season," Penn told the club website. | Gateshead have signed midfielder Russell Penn on a season-long deal from fellow National League side Wrexham after his contract expired. | 39885467 |
The growth figure was slightly lower than expected but the first quarter data was revised up.
The Dow Jones dipped by 6.7 points to 17,751.29 points.
The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged at 2,108.57, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 17 points to 5,128.79 points.
Consumer products company Procter & Gamble lost 4%, and ... | (Close): US shares were little changed on Thursday's session despite figures showing the US economy grew at an annual pace of 2.3% in the second quarter of the year. | 33717456 |
Jens Stoltenberg said the raids were mainly targeting the Syrian opposition.
Moscow insists it is battling "terrorism".
This week, fledgling peace talks were suspended as Syrian government forces, backed by the Russian military, launched a fresh offensive against rebels in Aleppo.
Thousands of civilians are reported to... | Russian air strikes in Syria are "undermining" efforts to find a political solution to the war, Nato's secretary general has said. | 35504840 |
The picture is of Floris, who is too weak to attend church and receives communion at home from Kit, her local vicar.
The judges praised the fantastic use of lighting, the powerful impact and the composition, which encapsulates a moment of faith in the relationship between these two people.
Ten images were selected from... | Jim Grover's photograph of communion being given to a parishioner has won him this year's Faith Through a Lens photography competition. | 34770680 |
Edward, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, Hampshire, died on 31 August aged 88, following a short illness.
He is survived by his wife Fiona, son and heir Ralph, daughter Mary and second son Jonathan.
The funeral took place at Beaulieu Abbey Church at 15:00 BST. The estate's visitor attractions were closed all day as a mar... | The funeral of Lord Montagu, who established the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, has been held. | 34197538 |
Ian Stoutzker created the outreach scheme Live Music Now with violinist Yehudi Menuhin.
The Dora Stoutzker Hall remembers his mother who taught music in Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent.
The college said it was "fitting" it should be named after a 'valleys girl' who inspired her son so much.
Principal Hilary Boulding said the m... | A London businessman has given £500,000 to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama which will name a hall after his musical mother. | 12908161 |
The intruder stole cash, car keys and other property from the house in Sydney on Sunday afternoon.
The homeowner, a 68-year-old man, used a compound bow to challenge the thief as he tried to steal a car.
The robber fled the vehicle and jumped a fence but was shot in the backside as he ran to a parked getaway car.
He ma... | A burglar in Australia was shot in the buttocks with a bow and arrow after being confronted by an angry homeowner, police say. | 37868026 |
Under the Article 50 process, talks on the terms of exit and future relations will begin and are expected to take two years.
But what should we in Wales look out for during this process? BBC Wales' correspondents have some suggestions.
AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT - Steffan Messenger
For Wales' farmers, much will depend... | Prime Minister Theresa May has officially notified the European Union on Wednesday that the UK is leaving. | 39327118 |
He was 42-year-old Mark Hems from Aberdeen.
Emergency services had been called to the fire in Nellfield Place at about 20:00 on 24 December.
Mr Hems was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary but later died. A police spokesman said inquiries into the cause of the fire were ongoing. | A man who died in hospital following a Christmas Eve fire at a flat in Aberdeen has been named. | 38529511 |
The 41-year-old guided Plymouth to promotion to League One following a 6-1 win over Newport County.
Adams has signed a number of players from Scotland and says his team can continue to attract targets south.
"Players come because they see it as a stepping stone to a bigger club and to get to the Championship," Adams sa... | Plymouth manager Derek Adams believes his club can compete with bottom-six Scottish Premiership sides when it comes to wages. | 39636423 |
The victim, aged 46 from Wigan, was reportedly carrying out maintenance on the vehicle in the coach park at about 12:30 BST on Wednesday.
Police said he was pronounced dead at the scene and his next of kin have been informed.
Cheshire Constabulary said the bus is thought to have been stationary and unoccupied at the ti... | A man has died after becoming trapped under a double-decker bus parked outside Chester Zoo. | 40277912 |
The 35-year-old centre became the first openly gay player in North America's four major team sports when he played for the Brooklyn Nets last season.
But he was not included in the squad for the current campaign and said: "My body was telling me that it was time."
Collins made Time magazine's 100 most influential list ... | Jason Collins, the first openly homosexual player to compete in the NBA, has announced his retirement from professional basketball. | 30125953 |
From November this year, any customer going over their overdraft limit will face no fees at all, Lloyds said.
However, the bank may continue to block payments from the account until the overdraft is paid off.
It follows criticism of high charges by consumer groups and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
The Fi... | Fees for unplanned overdrafts are to be scrapped for the 20 million customers of Lloyds Banking Group, which includes the Halifax and Bank of Scotland. | 40555175 |
In the reforms proposed by the Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis to secure a four-month extension of its life-or-death bailout, vanished are the party's seeming implacable hostility to privatisation, determination to re-hire sacked public-sector workers, and desire for rapid rises in minimum wages.
Or to put it a... | In the short course of the latest Greek financial crisis, Syriza appears to have transformed itself from what in the UK would be seen as traditional leftists into Blairites. | 31602579 |
Joint Warrior is one of Europe's largest Nato exercises and is held twice a year in and around Scotland.
Sailors and warships of the US Naval Force Europe-Africa/US 6th Fleet are among those involved in the UK-led war games.
Images released by the American naval force show the ships and their crews arriving at Faslane ... | All images copyright of Commander, US Naval Forces Europe-Africa/US 6th Fleet. | 39501886 |
13 March 2016 Last updated at 12:18 GMT
The craft, part of the European-Russian ExoMars programme, lifted off from the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan on board a Proton rocket at 9.31am (UK time), starting a seven-month journey through space.
It is carrying equipment to study gases around Mars, such as methane, which ... | A spacecraft set off for Mars on Monday on a mission that scientists hope will help answer one of the most burning questions of space exploration - is there life on other planets? | 35797618 |
His sons were given four years each in the same case which centres on the embezzlement of $14m (£9.3m) earmarked for renovation of presidential palaces.
The original conviction was overturned on 13 January over legal procedures.
This was the last court case hanging over Mubarak, who was toppled in the 2011 uprising.
... | Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been sentenced to three years in jail on corruption charges after a retrial in the capital, Cairo. | 32672630 |
The 50 Rupee Seychelles note is due to be sold at Duke's of Dorchester in October.
It was issued between 1968 and 1973 and features an image of the Queen. It has an estimate of £200.
Timothy Medhurst, of Duke's, said it is not known for sure who left the hidden message in the note, but it could have been done by the pr... | A banknote with the word "sex" secretly written in palm trees is to be sold at auction. | 33964607 |
The attacks happened outside the BetFred bookmakers in Hecla Square, Drumchapel, on 8 April.
Two 38-year-old men were taken to hospital with stab wounds.
The arrested man is expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday. | A 40-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an attempted murder and serious assault in Glasgow. | 39818162 |
The Dutchman, 44, was appointed in December last year but won only 14 of his 47 matches in charge.
Hasselbaink left QPR after a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest on Saturday, which leaves them 17th in the table and six points above the relegation zone.
The club said an announcement about its managerial situation "will be... | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has been sacked as manager of Championship side Queens Park Rangers. | 37886826 |
Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy told a rally in Glasgow the NHS should be the top priority, not a second independence referendum.
The Scottish Conservatives focused on apprenticeships, while the SNP pledged to increase the minimum wage.
Elsewhere, the Scottish Liberal Democrats launched their manifesto in Edinburgh.
... | Health and jobs are among the issues on the election agenda as parties campaign across Scotland. | 32395388 |
Or to put it another way, the society calculates that on average for every £1 a man earns, a woman earns a touch more than 86p.
Here are some of the important moments in the fight to close that gap.
Immortalised in the 2010 film "Made in Dagenham", this strike by a group of women who stitched the seats for thousands o... | The pay gap between men and women in the UK currently stands at 13.9%, according to the Fawcett Society, which campaigns for women's rights. | 37899167 |
The main Shanghai Composite index has fallen 30% since the middle of June, nullifying most of this year's gains.
The authorities are worried about the possible economic effects and have already tried preventative measures.
Twenty-one brokerages agreed the move at a meeting in Beijing on Saturday, Xinhua news agency sai... | China's main share brokerages have agreed to spend 120 billion yuan ($19.3bn, £12bn) to prop up the ailing stock market. | 33394910 |
The global total - the fourth-highest ever - included $170.1m in the United States, a record for a March debut and the sixth-highest US opening weekend.
Dawn of Justice took £15.5m in the UK - also a record for March.
The film bringing the two superheroes together for the first time is a welcome success for Warner Bros... | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has taken $424m (£300m) at the box office worldwide in its first five days despite poor reviews. | 35909299 |
Easy right? Well the army hopes some of its young female soldiers will follow her example.
Officials have started an elite programme to deal with the lack of female athletes in certain sports, like weight-lifting, rowing and boxing.
Newsbeat tracks two 17-year-olds hoping to make it:
Chloe and Laura are among 70 young ... | Captain Heather Stanning managed to fit a tour of Afghanistan in between winning Olympic gold and setting a new rowing record at the World Championships. | 29546855 |
There was little opportunity to test its effectiveness as Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat part-timers Auckland City 1-0 in a game of few chances.
GoalRef, which uses a microchip coil in the ball, and Hawk-Eye, widely used in cricket and tennis, are the two systems being used during the tournament.
Chelsea join the com... | Goal-line technology was used by Fifa for the first time in the opening game of the Club World Cup on Thursday. | 20632327 |
Riley, 30, made 30 appearances as Wrexham finished 13th in the National League, but was let go at the end of the season.
The centre-back began his career at Wolves and has also played for Kidderminster, Mansfield and Tranmere.
He becomes Halifax's first signing since achieving promotion to the National League via the p... | FC Halifax have signed defender Martin Riley on a one-year contract following his release by Wrexham. | 40031012 |
Compared to the third quarter, growth was up 0.6%, beating market expectations of 0.4%.
Household consumption, construction and public spending were the main factors driving the better-than-expected growth.
The strong data comes despite the global commodity slump hitting the country's vital mining and oil sectors.
Aust... | Australia's economy grew by 3% in the three months ending December 2015, compared to the same period a year ago. | 35703813 |
It doesn't sound like much - but its significance is mighty.
After nearly a decade of what has been, essentially, a global economic effort - and experiment - to save the world from financial calamity, the Federal Reserve, the central bank to the world's largest economy, has decided, finally, to try a touch of "normalis... | A quarter of one per cent. | 35114973 |
Adopting a measured, upbeat tone, the Republican president spoke of a "new chapter of American greatness".
Mr Trump condemned recent vandalism of Jewish cemeteries and a shooting in Kansas that left an Indian man dead.
His primetime address sought to bolster his low approval ratings after a bumpy start to his fledgling... | President Donald Trump has said the US is witnessing a "renewal of the American spirit", as he delivered his first speech to Congress. | 39123474 |
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Manager Roy Hodgson resigned minutes after the 2-1 last-16 loss and was very reluctantly undergoing his final media duties in charge of England as the embarrassed squad prepared to depart France.
How many of those players will be key figures in the 2018 World Cup qualifyin... | England's players left their Chantilly base on Tuesday after the humiliating Euro 2016 exit to Iceland with the inquest under way into yet another dismal failure at a major tournament. | 36655089 |
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Italy threatened a shock in an error-strewn first half that saw Dan Jones and Matteo Minozzi land two penalties apiece.
But Wales got on top with tries from Harrison Keddie (2), Shaun Evans and Joe Thomas.
Jones took his points tally to 15 at a packed Parc Eirias.
Wales' c... | Wales earned their first ever Six Nations Under-20 title and Grand Slam with a dominant second-half against Italy at Colwyn Bay. | 35820949 |
"We were listening to the Patriots radio broadcast for the majority of the first half," Coach Mike Tomlin said.
Other teams have reported problems with headsets at the Patriots' home field.
The Patriots have been repeatedly accused of bending the rules to gain an advantage over rivals.
A league spokesman initially said... | The National Football League (NFL) has said it will investigate claims that Pittsburgh Steelers staff were unable use their headsets in a game against the New England Patriots. | 34227772 |
There was heated debate over the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, this time with the suspended president herself at the centre of the questioning, giving answers to more than 50 senators one by one.
It was an unprecedented moment in Brazilian history, the final episode in a trial expected to end with her permanent remova... | It was another marathon session in Brazil's congress. | 37217633 |
The family, named locally as Peter and Tracey Wilkinson and their son, Pierce, were found with knife wounds in Stourbridge at about 08:00 BST.
A Land Rover taken from the house was intercepted by West Midlands Police about 30 minutes later in Norton Road.
A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of murder and wo... | A mother and her 13-year-old son have been killed and the woman's husband seriously injured in a stabbing attack at their home. | 39444935 |
She crashed during a practice run over the weekend, injuring her knee and thumb.
Her departure was announced hours after former Girls Aloud member Sarah Harding left the reality show because of a ligament injury.
Channel 4 launched an urgent safety review earlier this month in light of the number of injured contestants... | Heather Mills has become the seventh celebrity to pull out of Channel 4's The Jump due to injury. | 35686553 |
The novel tells the sorry tale of a milkmaid who murders a man who, it is implied, rapes her in her sleep
Interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House on Sunday, Sean O'Connor said he was also influenced by the Victorian play Gaslight.
He said that Archers abuse victim Helen "should triumph".
"I do believe that soap... | The outgoing editor of The Archers has revealed that Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles partly inspired its contentious domestic abuse subplot. | 36070965 |
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid approved plans for shale gas extraction at Cuadrilla's Preston New Road site at Little Plumpton in October 2016.
The Preston New Road Action Group (PNRAG) said that decision was "fundamentally flawed" and a "top-down abuse of power".
A date for the legal challenge has been set for 15 M... | The government decision to allow fracking to take place in Lancashire is to face a judicial review. | 39031574 |
Some 92% of the 225 acute hospital trusts in England did not manage to run wards with their planned number of nurses during the day.
The figures, published by the NHS, show that hospitals in England are falling short of their own targets for levels of safe staffing.
The Department of Health said staffing was a priority... | The vast majority of hospitals in England are struggling to recruit enough nurses, figures show. | 35148920 |
The Loons led early on when David Cox nodded in Milne's centre before setting up Thomas O'Brien for the second.
Danny Denholm fired the third high past goalkeeper Blair Currie.
Milne got his head to a Jamie Bain cross to make it four after the break, Aidan Smith pulled one back, but Milne restored Forfar's advantage.
A... | Lewis Milne's double helped Forfar Athletic overpower Annan Athletic to move five points clear at the top of Scottish League Two. | 38114468 |
The Championship side have failed to score or win in any of their matches on the road since Slade took charge in October.
At home though, Cardiff have won all four matches under Slade, Friday's 2-1 win against Reading the latest.
"We'll work, look at the game plan, personnel and do everything we can," said Slade.
"Beca... | Cardiff City manager Russell Slade says he will do "everything he can" to improve the Bluebirds' away form. | 30154904 |
The Indian firm, which uses a digital platform to provide information, said the breach includes swathes of personal information, including email addresses and hashed passwords.
Payment-related information is safe as it was stored separately, Zomato said.
The firm said it had reset the passwords of affected users and lo... | Global restaurant guide Zomato says hackers have stolen data on about 17 million users. | 39958308 |
The hosts led when Paul Mullin tucked away a penalty after Nicky Hunt had pulled down Kevin Ellison.
Tom Barkhuizen wasted a good chance to double the home side's advantage when he dragged wide, and Chris Clements capitalised by levelling from close in.
Substitute Yussuf then won it for Mansfield, prodding in from six ... | Adi Yussuf struck a last-gasp winner as Mansfield netted twice in the final four minutes to win at Morecambe. | 35383459 |
Mr Obama warned his successor less than 48 hours after the November election during a conversation in the Oval Office, former Obama officials said.
Mr Flynn's contacts with a Russian envoy left him vulnerable to blackmail, a Senate panel heard on Monday.
He was fired in February for concealing the nature of these conta... | Barack Obama warned newly elected President Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as national security adviser, the White House has confirmed. | 39847417 |
The Met said advances in forensic techniques had led it to focus on an item recovered on the night of the murder.
It said those approached for DNA samples were not suspected of being involved in Stephen's murder.
Two men are currently in prison for the fatal stabbing 23 years ago.
The Met did not reveal any further det... | Police investigating the murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993 have contacted an unspecified number of people to request DNA samples. | 35449533 |
The 76-year-old spent his entire career with the Whites, playing 459 times for the club between 1956 and 1969.
A right-back, Cohen won 37 caps for England and featured in every game as the Three Lions won the 1966 World Cup.
Cohen, who is a club ambassador for Fulham, was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours in 200... | Fulham have commissioned a statue of George Cohen, part of England's World Cup-winning side in 1966, which will be unveiled at Craven Cottage in October. | 35712067 |
Rain, sleet and snow will spread across Scotland and northern England on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, according to The Met Office.
It has issued a yellow "be aware" warning for snow and ice.
It came after travel disruption continued in parts of the north of Scotland, following heavy snowfall overnight.
The A9 w... | Scotland could be hit by another wave of snow this weekend, forecasters have warned. | 38622202 |
Failing that, they asked friends to give their legs a good, hard pull as they dangled from the gallows to ensure their death. Their freshly hanged bodies, they knew, would be handed to scientists for anatomical studies.
They didn't want to survive the hanging and regain consciousness while being dissected.
If George Fo... | Murderers in early 19th-Century London sometimes tried to kill themselves before they were hanged. | 39420729 |
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19 February 2015 Last updated at 08:50 GMT
The 200 million year old fossil was hidden away in the museum store room.
It's thought to be the remains of an ichthyosaur - an extinct marine reptile.
The man who found it says scientists now know it lived in the waters around Brit... | A fossil stored in a Doncaster museum for 30 years has turned out to be a new species of ancient reptile. | 31530774 |
The PM, who met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday, also pledged to put his "full political weight" behind a proposed EU-China trade agreement.
On Tuesday, Mr Cameron urged business people at a lunch in Shanghai's business centre to invest in the UK.
He said the UK and China had "deep complementary economies".
"If yo... | David Cameron has promised to create a "partnership for growth and reform" as he visits China on a trade mission with more than 100 UK business leaders. | 25176613 |
In a unanimous statement, the council called on both parties "to adhere to the permanent ceasefire immediately".
President Salva Kiir signed the agreement on Wednesday but expressed reservations about it.
Rebel leader Riek Machar signed the deal a week earlier.
At least seven previous ceasefires have been agreed and th... | The UN Security Council has warned the warring sides in South Sudan they face an arms embargo and other sanctions if they do not implement a peace deal due to come into force on Saturday. | 34093651 |
Between 20 September and 10 October, 15 bikes in a storage area in Bainfield Place and surrounding business premises in the Fountainbridge area were stolen.
The teenagers, aged 15 and 18, have been charged with a total of 18 offences.
PC Simon Wotton, of Police Scotland, said: "Three bikes worth around £1,000 each have... | Two teenage boys have been charged with the theft of £10,000 worth of bikes in Edinburgh. | 35092915 |
Aside from an initial two weeks of maternity leave for the mother, up to 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks of pay can be shared between parents.
The rules mean that parents can also take time off at the same time to look after a newborn.
The Institute of Directors has previously warned the new law could create a "nightmar... | New rights to allow parents to share leave following the birth or adoption of their child have come into effect. | 32183784 |
Clayton Donaldson's goal in first-half injury time gave City the lead as he slotted home after Michael Morrison had charged down a Tom Lees clearance.
But Hooper smashed home the equaliser off the crossbar following neat play between Atdhe Nuhiu and Barry Bannan.
The striker got the winner soon after as he finished fro... | Gary Hooper scored twice in two minutes as Sheffield Wednesday came from a goal down to win at Birmingham City. | 35433109 |
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A 1-0 win over Venezuela in Sunday's final in South Korea gave England their biggest international title since 1966.
So can the nation dare to dream that some of these players could go on to help revive the full senior side, perhaps even in time to help the FA achieve its ... | England's Under-20 World Cup winners have been a revelation, sparking a fresh debate on youth development. | 40226926 |
The expenses relate to Nadhim Zahawi's second home in the village of Tysoe, near Banbury, in his constituency of Stratford on Avon in Warwickshire.
The MP said he had contacted the expenses watchdog.
The Sunday Mirror reported last week that Mr Zahawi had claimed some £6,000 in the year up to March.
Mr Zahawi said the... | A Conservative MP has apologised for claiming parliamentary expenses for electricity to supply his stables and a mobile home in the stable yard. | 24887143 |
Justice 4 Grenfell said it wanted an examination of local and national social housing policy and whether it "increased risks to residents."
About 300 suggestions are expected to have been received by the consultation.
Meanwhile, a further three inquests have been opened, bringing the total number of identified victims ... | Grenfell Tower fire campaigners have said they want a wide-ranging public inquiry, as the deadline for submissions on its scope closes. | 40828638 |
Manchester United's Luke Shaw has also been selected for the World Cup qualifier in Slovakia on 4 September.
It is the full-back's first call-up since breaking his leg last season, and he joins Manchester City's out-of-favour keeper Joe Hart in the squad.
Arsenal's Theo Walcott and Leicester's Danny Drinkwater are reca... | Uncapped West Ham winger Michail Antonio has been called up to manager Sam Allardyce's first England squad. | 37209642 |
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Computer hackers managed to disable Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on Christmas Day.
Millions of players were unable to register accounts, download games or play with other people over the internet.
On Saturday, Microsoft said it... | Microsoft and Sony have been working to restore internet services for the Xbox and PlayStation consoles, after the services were disabled by computer criminals. | 30615521 |
Northwich, built in 1898, is an unpowered narrow boat which would have been towed or pulled by a horse.
Steve Bagley, of the Canal and River Trust, said: "Caring for these vessels is not easy, their sheer size presents challenges."
Three other boats lifted from the docks are being put into storage.
Restoration work for... | The oldest narrow boat in the Canal and River Trust's collection has been lifted out of Gloucester Docks to be restored and displayed in a museum. | 38761932 |
The news comes six days after the five-time Olympic champion announced his retirement from cycling.
The other contestants will include fellow Olympians Louis Smith and Jade Jones, and model Caprice Bourret.
The last series was beset by injuries to competitors including Tina Hobley, Beth Tweddle and Rebecca Adlington.
B... | Cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins is to swap two wheels for two skis after signing up to appear on Channel 4's winter sports show The Jump. | 38490980 |
Contrary to the impression that paramedics spend most of their time dealing with serious road traffic accidents or major injuries, it is clear increasing chunks of their shifts are devoted to caring for the elderly in local communities.
In a sense, they are stepping in when an overstretched GP service and underfunded s... | A day on the road with South Central Ambulance Service in Oxfordshire underlined the demographic challenges to the wider NHS. | 38162354 |
The two-day festival was the subject of cutbacks by Birmingham City Council in December, along with St Patrick's Day, Vaisakhi and the city's £189m library.
Birmingham Pride brands itself as the UK's biggest two-day lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) event.
The organisers said the council cuts had not affect... | Birmingham's 19th Pride event is taking place despite £20,000 of cuts by the city council. | 32813162 |
With disarming honesty, the Bank of England's chief economist, Andrew Haldane, has admitted that criticisms that economic forecasts had been wrong before the financial crisis and wrong about the immediate impact of a Brexit vote were a "fair cop".
The profession, he said, was facing a crisis of confidence.
Mr Haldane w... | "The only function of economic forecasting," JK Galbraith once said, "is to make astrology look respectable." | 38528544 |
Kevin Mahoney had said he would resign from the party if former Conservative MPs Neil Hamilton and Mark Reckless are chosen to stand.
Mr Mahoney was told about the disciplinary action at a meeting of the party's Wales committee on Saturday.
He will now become an independent member of Vale of Glamorgan council.
The meet... | A UKIP councillor who accused the party of "cronyism" has been removed from a list of potential assembly election candidates. | 35515803 |
Last year, George Ferguson laid out his plans for cuts which included closing toilets and scrapping bus subsidies.
But following a public consultation, nearly 20 of his budget proposals have now been removed or changed.
The council still has to shed up to 800 jobs, over the next three years and cut library and children... | Plans to shut 22 public toilets in Bristol as part of proposals to slash £83m from the city council's budget have been scrapped by the city's mayor. | 25733377 |
Medical equipment, medical products and mobile phones were among the items seized, while Austria's anti-doping authority took blood and urine samples.
The International Biathlon Union said Kazakhstan could still compete in Thursday's mixed relay in Hochfilzen.
Manas Ussenov, of the Kazak biathlon federation, said: "We ... | Austrian police raided the Kazakhstan biathlon team's hotel on the eve of the World Championships as they investigate if anti-doping rules have been broken. | 38922688 |
It comes as profits continue to suffer as a result of a 70% collapse in oil prices leading to a big cutback in investment across the oil industry.
The North Sea job cuts are expected to take place over a two-year period.
Meanwhile, Brazil's oil giant, Petrobras, announced a massive scale back of its investment plans th... | UK oil firm BP said it would cut 4,000 jobs globally, 600 of which will be from its North Sea operations. | 35289771 |
Two pygmy goats raced 200m at Spitalfields City Farm near the River Thames, where the university Boat Race has taken place.
Hamish secured Oxford's first win in six years, defeating newcomer Hugo, who ran for Cambridge.
The pair competed for an edible vegetable trophy.
The current record for the course - from the farm'... | Oxford has edged to victory over Cambridge after the two sides locked horns in east London's annual Goat Race. | 32264655 |
The South African Hockey Association (SAHA) says the decision will "cripple the sport" in the country.
It believes the teams met the qualification criteria by winning the African Championships.
But the Olympic committee wanted them to qualify via the Hockey World League, which they failed to do.
It will be the first ti... | South Africa's men's and women's hockey teams have been prevented from competing at Rio 2016, by their country's Olympic committee (SASCOC). | 34889877 |
Landowners and gamekeepers across Scotland are reporting that the mild spring and warm summer have resulted in high grouse numbers.
But conservationists are using the start of the season to highlight the illegal persecution of birds of prey.
They have claimed sporting estates and politicians could do more to end the pr... | The prospects for this year's grouse shooting season, which has just begun, are said to be "unusually favourable". | 28749395 |
Verstappen collided with Ricciardo as they fought for fourth position at Turn Two on the first lap.
"It is never my intention to hit anyone but especially not your team-mate, and especially the relationship I have with Daniel," Verstappen said.
"We can always have a laugh so this is not nice."
The 19-year-old's immedia... | Max Verstappen publicly apologised to Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo for taking him out on the first lap of the Hungarian Grand Prix. | 40770481 |
Conwy Valley train services north of Llanrwst were hit due to flooding on the line but services resumed on Monday evening.
A flood warning is also in place for the River Conwy between Llanrwst and Trefriw.
Earlier, the Met Office issued a "be aware" warning for rain across Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire and Powys.
Foreca... | Rail services have been disrupted and motorists are being warned of flooding after heavy rain in parts of Snowdonia. | 34767095 |
He and a 12-year-old deny carrying out a serious sexual assault at the flat in Anfield in September last year.
The boy told the jury at Liverpool Crown Court that he and a friend had been invited into the woman's flat.
The 14-year-old, who was 13 at the time, said the woman began touching his leg while drinking cider.
... | A 14-year-old boy accused of raping a vulnerable woman in her home has told a jury she consented to sex in return for money. | 33433112 |
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Jones, 23, defended her Olympic crown at Rio 2016 and is aiming to become the first fighter in history to win three Olympic gold medals in the sport.
She competes in the World Taekwondo Grand Prix finals in Baku on Saturday.
"I'm not going to lie, it's tempting to think 'w... | Double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones could be tempted by a big-money move to MMA - mixed martial arts - after the Tokyo 2020 Games. | 38245627 |
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