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Philip Hammond added that hostile "foreign actors" were developing techniques that threaten the country's electrical grid and airports.
The warning came within a speech describing how the government plans to spend a previously announced £1.9bn sum on cybersecurity.
It also addressed ways to tackle cyber-scammers and de... | The UK must be able to retaliate in kind against cyber-attacks, the chancellor has said. | 37821867 |
Ukraine said they were a "threat to national security" for supporting Russia's annexation of Crimea and pro-Russian separatists in the east.
Mr Depardieu, who received a Russian passport in 2013, was last month banned from entering Ukraine for five years.
The actor has described Russia as a "great democracy".
The black... | Ukraine has named 14 Russian singers and actors, including French-born Gerard Depardieu, whose work will be banned from TV, radio and cinemas. | 33839418 |
It is the slowest quarterly growth in the Chinese economy in seven years, but in line with expectations and China's own growth targets.
In the final quarter of last year, the economy expanded by 6.8%.
Friday's figures confirm the slowing trend in the world's second largest economy.
But there are pockets of growth. Inve... | China's economy grew at an annual rate of 6.7% in the first quarter of the year, says the government. | 36051327 |
It happened just before 20:00 BST, Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) said.
Officers shut the motorway in both directions between Junction 4A and Junction 5. Three horses and a foal were found on the northbound carriageway.
CMPG said all four horses had now been returned to a field.
It tweeted: "Full closure both way... | The M6 was closed outside Birmingham after horses were spotted on the motorway. | 32125653 |
Northampton Borough Council gave the cash to Northampton Town FC in 2013 to redevelop its Sixfields stadium.
David Mackintosh MP, who was council leader at the time, said the authority had "wrongly implied" he did not inform colleagues when a whistleblower raised concerns with him about the money.
The council said it w... | An MP has accused his former council colleagues of a cover up in a row over a missing £10.25m loan. | 36903455 |
Mr Aikins - who has more than 18,000 jumps under his belt - fell dead centre into the 100x100ft net in Simi Valley, southern California.
During the two-minute fall aired live on Fox television, the 42-year-old reached the speed of 120mph (193km/h).
To loud cheers, he climbed out of the net and hugged his wife and young... | American Luke Aikins has become the first person to jump from 25,000 ft (7,620m) without a parachute, landing safely in a net. | 36935087 |
A jobbing actor, back in 2010 the Londoner had been in Hollywood for two months for a "pilot season", auditioning for roles in numerous TV shows. And things did not go well.
"I'd be sitting in rows with 20 or so other actors, and everyone was a similar but better version of me," says Daniel, now 36. "I'd be sat there t... | Flying back from Los Angeles a broken man, actor Daniel Percival decided he had no choice but to gamble on a complete career change. | 36543130 |
James Allan, 31, shot Craig Burns, 26, and 27-year-old James McSorley with a sawn-off shotgun as they walked in a lane in Hamilton on 27 June.
Mr Burns lost an eye while Mr McSorley had gun pellets lodged in his brain. The attack was blamed on a feud between Allan's friends and Mr McSorley.
Sentence on Allan was deferr... | A man who carried out a double shooting in South Lanarkshire has pleaded guilty to two charges of attempted murder. | 38450582 |
The launches come three days after South Korea said the north fired a medium-range missile into the sea for the first time since 2014.
Washington and Seoul are conducting joint military drills, which North Korea sees as a rehearsal for invasion.
The US last week imposed new sanctions on the north.
North Korea's missile... | North Korea has fired several short-range missiles into the waters off its east coast, South Korea's Yonhap news agency says. | 35860044 |
Milan Vass, 29, was last seen at his home in Airdrie on 19 August.
Police said a man's body was found in a wooded area near to Whinhall Road in the town on 7 October.
The body has now been identified as Mr Vass and his family has been informed. His death is not being treated as suspicious. | The body of a Hungarian man who went missing almost two months ago has been found. | 34557089 |
Unveiling plans for a review of sick pay and GP fitness-for-work notes, Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Green said there would be a "personal support push" to encourage people into jobs.
He also told MPs that getting into work would be treated as a "health" issue.
But Labour accused him of being "talk and no action"... | The government is promising to work with companies to ensure that claimants of disability benefits do not "fall out of work". | 37824745 |
The Bath back-rower, 26, sustained a mild groin strain in Friday's captain's run and will be replaced by Glasgow's Ryan Wilson.
Wilson, recalled to the match-day 23 in Rome, is promoted from the bench.
Josh Strauss, who played 75 minutes for Glasgow against Dragons on Thursday, is summoned to join the replacements.
"Un... | Scotland have suffered a late blow before Saturday's Six Nations match against Italy with number eight Dave Denton forced out of the starting XV. | 35678479 |
Police were called to a house in Byron Crescent at about 16:30 GMT where a man in his 30s was found. He died in an ambulance on his way to hospital.
A post-mortem examination will be held in due course but police confirmed he had suffered stab wounds.
The arrested man was being questioned on Monday night at Kempston Po... | A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a man in Bedford. | 30994195 |
Mourinho was due to manage an England XI including ex-Arsenal keeper David Seaman and former United defender Phil Neville, plus a host of celebrities.
The 53-year-old could still help train the squad and will be at Old Trafford for the game, although he might not be in the dug-out.
Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce take... | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will no longer take charge of England for Sunday's Soccer Aid charity game. | 36434775 |
Earlier Toshiba had delayed issuing its results, but it then said it was set to report a net loss of 390bn yen ($3.4bn) in the year to March 2017.
The company said it expected to take a 712.5 billion yen ($6.3bn, £5bn) writedown at its US nuclear business.
The situation has led some analysts to warn the company's futu... | Toshiba chairman Shigenori Shiga has resigned, hours after the Japanese conglomerate revealed details of a multi-billion dollar loss. | 38965380 |
Charity One25 said the service would be offered after they had closed the night-time drop-in centre which has run as a three-month pilot since April.
Gill Nowland, from One25, said they were "working flexibly" to help women at "the time they need it the most".
One25 hopes to pilot late night Friday outreach in August a... | A late Friday night service for street sex workers in Bristol is opening to provide extra support on "one of the women's busiest working nights". | 33599009 |
The AlphaBay and Hansa sites had been associated with the trade in illicit items such as drugs, weapons, malware and stolen data.
According to Europol, there were more than 250,000 listings for illegal drugs and toxic chemicals on AlphaBay.
Hansa was seized and covertly monitored for a month before being deactivated.
T... | Two of the largest dark web marketplaces have been shut down following a "landmark" international law enforcement investigation. | 40670010 |
Sixth seed Mitchell beat New Zealand's Craig Caldwell 3-2 on Sunday.
The 45-year-old from the New Forest did not discover his first-round opponent until Saturday, when Caldwell came through a preliminary-round tie.
"I made sure I didn't watch that game. I went back to my room and watched From Russia With Love," said Mi... | Scott Mitchell prepared in unusual fashion for the first match of his BDO World Championship title defence - by watching a James Bond movie. | 35217757 |
If Aberdeen lose to Hearts the day before then a Celtic win would secure the Premiership title, but Hartley wants his players to stand firm.
"We need the points just as much as Celtic do," Hartley said.
"There's a possibility that Celtic could come here to win the title, but that's not something that we want."
Although... | Dundee manager Paul Hartley says his team will do everything they can to prevent Celtic having a title party at Dens Park on Sunday. | 39282911 |
Stephen "Greg" Fisk was found by his son on Monday, just weeks after taking office. Results of an autopsy are expected within days.
Police have dismissed rumours that he was assaulted as "speculation" and said there was no evidence of forced entry.
Fisk defeated the incumbent, Marrill Sanford, in October's mayoral elec... | The newly elected mayor of Juneau in Alaska has been found dead in his home and police are investigating the cause. | 34979031 |
For everyone using Twitter on their mobile, there isn't any difference, but desktop users will notice that the box they type their 140 characters in has moved.
Instead of being on the left-hand side of the screen, it's now directly above the timeline.
There's no word yet from Twitter on the reasoning behind this change... | Twitter has announced they have made it "easier" for users to tweet, by developing a new layout. | 29925419 |
It is a strategy big on ideas and big on numbers, although as is often the case in these type of documents, there is not much in the way of detail.
But the themes in there are loud and clear.
And the picture on page 49 broadly sums up the transport nirvana the mayor is trying to achieve.
As the mayor's document says: "... | City Hall might say Sadiq Khan's first transport strategy is not anti-car but it certainly aims to reduce the dominance of motor vehicles in London. | 40361021 |
Midfielder Danny Williams will hope to recover from rolling his ankle against Leeds United on Saturday.
Blackburn remain without striker Danny Graham following groin surgery last month while defender Gordon Greer (calf) is still doubtful.
Full-back Adam Henley (hamstring) is yet to regain match fitness.
Reading manager... | Reading defensive midfielder Joey van den Berg remains a doubt as does centre-back Paul McShane (both hamstring) for the visit of Blackburn. | 39414039 |
A 73-year-old man was pushed to the ground and robbed on Belleisle Street, Govanhill, at 18:45 on Wednesday.
An 83-year-old man is in hospital after three men barged into his flat in Garturk Street at 22:45 and robbed him.
The suspects in both are described as "of Eastern European appearance". It is not yet known if th... | Police are to significantly increase the number of officers in a racially diverse area of Glasgow after two elderly men were injured and robbed. | 35988752 |
Spurs beat the Italian side 2-0 at Wembley in their final fixture before the new league campaign but Trippier was withdrawn shortly before half-time.
"We hope it's not a big issue. It's his ankle," Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said of the 26-year-old.
"He's better now than he was at half-time, but we must wait... | Tottenham right-back Kieran Trippier limped off with an ankle injury in the friendly win over Juventus just a week before the start of the Premier League. | 40840680 |
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The 26-year-old scored six goals in his last five league games, earning him the player of the month award for April.
Boyce has one year left on his contract but says he has ignored speculation about interest from other clubs.
"I try not to let it go to my head, [or] start ... | Ross County striker Liam Boyce insists he is in no rush to leave the Dingwall club. | 39856424 |
Santa Cruz regained his WBA featherweight title on a majority verdict in Las Vegas on 28 January.
Frampton won the first contest between the pair six months earlier and wants the trilogy to be completed in Belfast.
"I'm hoping that Leo sticks to his word and comes to Belfast like he said. He can make it happen," said F... | Carl Frampton says his team are "slightly more optimistic in the last few days" about the prospect of a third fight with Mexican Leo Santa Cruz. | 38887153 |
Trevor Gibbon stabbed Alison Morrison 33 times before fleeing the scene in Harrow, north-west London.
She named him as she lay dying in the street in December.
Sentencing at the Old Bailey, Judge Timothy Pontius said the murder "robbed a close-knit family of a devoted and caring wife, mother, sister and aunt."
The judg... | A man who murdered his neighbour in "a merciless act of vengeance" after a campaign of harassment has been jailed for 28 years. | 33324781 |
Previously Guernsey recruits were sent to the UK for the six weeks of the nine-week induction training, with the other three weeks on the job in the island.
Dave Matthews, who is taking over as governor this month, said closer ties with Jersey was one of his priorities.
He said Jersey has a dedicated training facility ... | Guernsey prison officers are being trained in Jersey as part of a move for more joint working. | 21677013 |
The Opera House issued a statement after the performance of Guillaume Tell apologising for any distress caused.
Director of opera Kasper Holten said: "The production intends to make it an uncomfortable scene, just as there are several upsetting and violent scenes in Rossini's score.
"We are sorry if some people have fo... | The opening night of William Tell at the Royal Opera House has been marked by boos over a rape scene with nudity. | 33324759 |
"War is always more costly than peace," he said in an interview with the BBC.
Mr Santos and Farc leader Timoleon Jimenez, known as Timochenko, will sign a historic peace deal later on Monday.
But it will take a long time for Colombian society to recover from more than five decades of conflict, he said.
The Farc will be... | Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos says peace with the Farc rebel group will boost economic growth and enable the country to rebuild its social fabric. | 37469149 |
Incredibly, David and Carol Martin's payday was healthier than that of Top Gun star Tom Cruise in 2015, according to Forbes' list of highest paid celebrities.
Their eye-watering fortune even exceeded the combined winnings and salary of Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton last year.
With £33m safely deposited, the... | The multi-million pound fortune of today's lottery winners ranks alongside the wealth of some of the world's top sports and movie stars. | 35301468 |
Bitcoins have almost tripled in value in a month. In late February one bitcoin was worth £22 ($33) but now each one sells for about £60 ($90).
Thieves who run networks of hijacked PCs are increasingly using these machines to create or "mine" the coins.
But bitcoin miners say thieves will struggle to keep up, as coin-... | Cyber-thieves are attempting to cash in on the rising value of the bitcoin virtual currency. | 21964881 |
The Lady Glovers will make their top-flight debut in April following their promotion as WSL 2 champions in 2016.
Their opening game will take place at their Huish Park home, against Liverpool Ladies, on 23 April.
Yeovil will then play their games at Taunton Town FC and Bridgwater Town FC. | Women's Super League One club Yeovil Town Ladies are to play their home games in the 2017 WSL Spring Series at three different grounds around Somerset, rather than just Huish Park. | 38954295 |
Stuart Hindes, 53, from Leeds, had started his charity swim about 03:00 BST on Sunday from Dover harbour.
Mr Hindes said there was "quite a swell" but he had started to catch the tide and had taken his seasickness medication.
"There's only so much you can put up with when you are retching," he added. His swim ended aft... | A swimmer had to abandon an attempt to cross the English Channel after a severe swell made him seasick. | 40631429 |
In cash terms, that reduced Stormont's spending power by more than £1bn between 2010 and 2015.
The Conservatives' plans involve a further cut of 7% over the first four years of the next Parliament with spending increasing in the last year.
So Stormont can expect its spending power to decrease again.
The precise cash am... | At a UK level, the last government cut day-to-day public spending by 9% over five years. | 32652290 |
They are caused by charged particles emitted by the sun colliding with atoms in the earth's atmosphere - different gases create the range of colours.
Aurora Watch UK, based at Lancaster University, confirmed the sighting on Twitter.
BBC News readers have been sending in their images of the colourful, winter display. He... | The Aurora Borealis - better known as the Northern Lights - was spotted across parts of England on Sunday. | 35151311 |
Michael Fallon said the figure was "highly approximate", partly because there were no UK troops on the ground to confirm the impact of the campaign.
He also said ministers did not believe the action - which began in Iraq a year ago - had caused civilian casualties.
He was responding to a parliamentary question from Gre... | About 330 fighters from the Islamic State group are estimated to have been killed as a result of RAF air strikes, the defence secretary has said. | 34275354 |
He is 20 points behind Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who finished second at the Red Bull Ring behind Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas.
Hamilton said: "I don't have a crystal ball but it doesn't look great.
"There is a long way to go. The bigger the gap gets, the more the pressure builds."
Yet Hamilton recovered from ... | Lewis Hamilton admits he faces an uphill struggle to win a fourth world title this year after finishing fourth in Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix. | 40550851 |
Richard Carey announced in October he was standing down from the health authority, which has been embroiled in a recent staffing controversy.
The post has a salary between £111,000 and £151,000.
NHS Grampian said none of the shortlisted candidates had been appointed.
This followed an "open competition involving a robus... | NHS Grampian has failed to appoint a new chief executive after the post was advertised and candidates interviewed. | 32721440 |
Muirhead's team beat Sweden 6-4 on Sunday to take bronze in Beijing, with Canada beating Russia to win gold.
It was their second major bronze of the season, after also finishing third at the European Championships.
"As a team I know we are capable of a lot more but we have made a lot of changes this year," Muirhead sai... | Scotland's women curlers are "capable of a lot more" as they seek to turn World Championship bronze into Winter Olympics gold, says skip Eve Muirhead. | 39400736 |
Wood, 26, has had two operations on his left ankle since injuring it against Pakistan in Dubai in October.
The Ashes winner, who has taken 25 wickets in eight Tests, returned in June for Durham against Sri Lanka A.
England are preparing for the first Test match against Pakistan, which starts on Thursday.
The Lions will... | Durham fast bowler Mark Wood trained with England at Lord's on Tuesday after being added to the Lions squad as he steps up his recovery from injury. | 36777223 |
Nacro began running Totton College in December after falling student numbers left it with financial problems.
A restructuring plan would cut 30 full time positions, affecting 39 people. The charity proposes creating 14 new posts under the plan.
Nacro said it would would help create a "centre of vocational excellence".
... | Thirty nine employees at a Hampshire sixth-form college face losing their jobs following its takeover by the crime reduction charity Nacro. | 35371836 |
While there is a general consensus among Islamic scholars that both Christians and Jews enjoy special status under an Islamic state which guarantees them safety in exchange for paying a special tax and other conditions, IS has recently signalled that this status would be an exception rather than the rule.
When the grou... | The recent abduction of dozens of Assyrian Christians and the mass beheading of Egyptian Copts at the hands of the Islamic State (IS) militant group raises questions about its stance on Christians, both in the Middle East and worldwide. | 31648888 |
Daniel Pressland denies stealing and selling works by Alan Davie.
St Albans Crown Court heard he had helped the Scottish artist when he was "confused" and was given two paintings worth £12,000 as a "thank you".
Mr Pressland said he "had no idea" how much the paintings were worth.
He said in early 2014, he arrived at Mr... | A window cleaner, accused of stealing £500,000 worth of paintings from an artist's home, has told a jury he was given artworks by the painter. | 39485388 |
Patrick McLoughlin MP said the crossing would either be built next to the existing Dartford crossing or connect the M2 with the A13 and the M25 between junctions 29 and 30.
A third option was dropped in December.
Mr McLoughlin said the decision to develop both ideas would not delay the scheme.
"We are committed to a ne... | Two possible sites for a new crossing over the River Thames will be developed in further detail, the transport secretary has announced. | 28299466 |
Millwall took the lead in the 33rd minute when Cooper bundled home a corner from close range - seconds after play was halted when Coventry fans threw tennis balls on to the pitch in protest at the club's owners.
The opening goal sparked Coventry into life following a dull opening half an hour that lacked any clear-cut ... | Goals from Jake Cooper and Steve Morison helped Millwall continue their League One play-off push with a win at struggling Coventry. | 38778843 |
Palestinian political leaders seemed to be listening. Within weeks, somewhat out of the blue, a reconciliation deal was announced.
Orchestrated by the new leadership in Egypt, it was meant to end four years of bitter and sometimes violent division between the two main Palestinian factions.
Three months on, Abu Yassin i... | Back in March, buoyed by the Arab Spring, 24-year-old Abu Yassin, a bright, articulate and politically passionate graduate was one of thousands of Palestinians who took to the streets of Gaza calling for unity between Fatah and Hamas. | 14409333 |
A judge ruled last year the MP probably had called PC Toby Rowland, an officer on duty at Downing Street's gates, a "pleb".
Mr Mitchell accepted using bad language but said he had not used that word.
The ex-chief whip has already paid £300,000 in legal costs to the Sun newspaper and the Police Federation.
He lost a hig... | The police officer at the centre of the "plebgate" row has accepted £80,000 in damages from Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell. | 31729808 |
He was a legend in Spain, but died in poverty in London and lies in an unmarked grave.
The story of the rise and fall of footballer Patrick O'Connell struck a chord with football fans.
They include Belfast fans keen to nurture the city's link.
They could not let him rest unknown.
Fergus Dowd is among those who want to ... | They called him 'Don Patricio' - he was the Irishman who rose through the footballing ranks from Belfast Celtic to captain Manchester United and going on to win the name of "Barcelona Saviour". | 29426450 |
But the latest multiple developments are why a solution to the conflict is now closer than it has ever has been.
Which does not mean it is close, or that it will happen.
But with the crisis dominating the concerns of world leaders from Washington through Europe to Moscow and beyond, settlement efforts have taken on an ... | With American and Russian jets ranging through Syrian skies seeking targets to strike, an airliner exploding over Sinai, regional and western capitals threatened or actually hit by co-ordinated multiple attacks, the Syrian crisis and its ramifications have never looked more dangerous. | 34943729 |
Everybody remembers when Tintin went to Tibet, but not what happened when Sue was there.
While browsing around a tiny second-hand bookshop in Nottingham, I came across a dusty, worn cloth-covered out-of-print book entitled "Sue in Tibet". As a scholar of Tibetan studies, I was familiar with Tibet-based adventure and my... | Girls did not often star in the adventure stories of the early 20th Century, but the chance discovery of a little-known book by the daughter of an American missionary who lived in a Tibetan border town led researcher Tricia Kehoe to uncover an extraordinary life story, one marred by tragedy. | 35118740 |
Storm Doris brought heavy snowfalls to Scotland's highest mountains, raising the potential risk of avalanches.
Thursday's severe weather saw gales batter parts of England and Wales and brought snow and heavy rain to parts of southern and central Scotland and the Highlands.
The Scottish Avalanche Information Service, wh... | All pictures are copyrighted. | 39076021 |
They will face a Bangladesh side whom they have met only once before.
Edwards told the ECB's website: "To get three games against really tough opposition was fantastic, but to get three wins was even more important.
"We've got to play well in every single game if we're going to go further in this competition."
England ... | Captain Charlotte Edwards hopes England can build on their warm-up wins when they begin their Women's World Twenty20 campaign in Bangalore on Thursday. | 35823788 |
Using lesson plans and materials from this website, and with support from BBC staff and partners, teachers help students develop their journalistic skills to become School Reporters.
In March, schools take part in an annual News Day, simultaneously creating video, audio and text-based news reports, and publishing them ... | BBC News School Report gives 11-16 year-old students in the UK the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience. | 16223788 |
In guidance published by NHS England, experts have suggested people "suffer in silence" because they are too embarrassed to talk about the issue.
It has called for better training for all staff.
Patients also need to be told more about what treatments and support are available, it said.
More than 14 million adults in t... | Millions of people in England experience problems with continence but many are not getting the support they need, health officials are warning. | 35172341 |
Extreme runs events and has an online sports channel with a reach in 68 countries.
As well as the motorbike circuit, new proposals include mountain bike trails, a BMX park, concerts and indoor skiing.
Last summer, ministers asked project heads to do more work before they could underwrite the plans.
Extreme, which launc... | The Circuit of Wales has unveiled the Extreme Sports Company as its new business partner in its bid to build the £425m facility near Ebbw Vale. | 38519679 |
So, news of more price rises coming into effect this week is likely to be met with frustration.
BT, which has about 10 million landline customers in the UK, is putting up its landline cost to £17.99 a month. It is the latest in a series of price rises, meaning the cost has risen by 35% compared with five years ago.
It ... | For many telephone users, the number that requires the most attention is the one on the bottom of the bill. | 34220574 |
The Olympic champion's team Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) hopes to be the first British challenger to win the trophy.
A four-day event in the city will open with a sailing parade later, with racing taking place at the weekend.
Six teams will battle it out at regattas around the world ahead of the final races in 2017.
Events... | Sir Ben Ainslie will begin Britain's bid to win the 35th America's Cup as the opening leg of the series gets under way in Portsmouth. | 33625460 |
The friendly double-header with Northern Ireland and Ukraine over Easter - as well as one in Sweden in June - will give the Wales manager a final chance to assess his options for this summer's tournament in France.
The fact that first-teamers Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey, Ben Davies, James Collins, Hal Robson-Kanu and And... | Chris Coleman could face some tricky choices when he whittles his Wales squad down to 23 players for the Euro 2016 finals. | 35863681 |
Witnesses reported heavy clashes around the offices of the security and intelligence agencies in the coastal town of Zinjibar.
A large number of gunmen arrived on motorbikes and opened fire, killing at least two policemen.
A police source said it is believed al-Qaeda was behind the attacks.
Witnesses reported seeing ma... | Gunmen in Yemen have attacked two government offices in a co-ordinated assault in the southern province of Abyan. | 10627442 |
The following glossary should help make sense of what some of the key terms mean:
The person applying for the patent may decide to give up on the process before their filing is approved. If they fail to respond to a request from a patent office for more information within a set time limit, fail to pay related fees or w... | Like many specialist subjects the world of patent litigation is chock-full of acronyms and jargon. | 23673385 |
Tipp led 0-10 to 0-8 at half-time after Armagh had a goal ruled out when ref Paddy Neilan didn't play the advantage.
Michael Quinlivan's goal helped increase Tipperary's lead to four.
However as Tipp tired, Armagh hit seven of the next nine scores to lead and Jamie Clarke's late soccer-style goal sealed their victory.
... | Armagh fought back from four points down early in the second half to edge out Tipperary 1-17 to 1-15 in the All-Ireland Football qualifier at Thurles. | 40607645 |
Portuguese Bancessi, 19, signed for his parent club from Benfica in 2013 but has yet to play a first-team game.
He could feature against Shrewsbury in League Two on Saturday.
Gornell's request comes after he scored in Wednesday's 3-1 Johnstone's Paint Trophy defeat by Bristol City, his first goal in almost a year.
The ... | Wolves forward Eusebio Bancessi has joined Cheltenham on a month-long loan, while striker Terry Gornell has asked to be placed on the transfer list. | 29558194 |
The satirical comedy, Special Correspondents, is a remake of a 2009 French film about a struggling radio journalist who files fake war reports.
Gervais will write and direct the film, described by Netflix's Ted Sarandos as a "smart social satire with heart".
"It's great to be part of the changing future," said Gervais.... | Ricky Gervais is to make a comedy film for streaming service Netflix that will see the star of The Office and Derek appear alongside Australia's Eric Bana. | 32202627 |
Czech Kvitova needed just 60 minutes to complete the 6-2 6-2 win and will face American CiCi Bellis next.
The two-time Wimbledon champion only returned to tennis in May after a knife attack that threatened her career.
"It's nice to play somewhere for the first time after so many years on the tour," said the 27-year-old... | Petra Kvitova powered into the quarter-finals of the Stanford Bank of the West Classic with a straight-set victory over Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko. | 40821874 |
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The building was known locally as the "Mighty Marysville".
It was open for nearly 70 years before being closed in 2011.
People who lived nearby were told to stay indoors.
Watch it fall in seconds. | An old power station in Michigan in America has been demolished in a controlled explosion. | 34759921 |
A regulatory body says the practice, known as ghost-listing, is on the rise because of the "massive shortage of housing" and "huge influx of people".
One homeowner found her own flat marketed for rent on a website.
Lawyer David Smith says the practice is illegal but very difficult to police.
It involves agents stealing... | Some letting agents in London are creating fake adverts duplicating pictures of properties to lure prospective renters, a BBC investigation has found. | 34525146 |
Samantha Geimer, who is now 54, had told the Los Angeles Superior Court she had forgiven him and wanted to move on.
But the judge ruled that her testimony was evidence of the damage done to her, and that Polanski had to face justice.
The director fled to France after being accused of drugging and raping Ms Geimer - the... | A court in Los Angeles has refused a plea by a sex-abuse victim of the film director Roman Polanski to have the 40 year-old rape case dismissed. | 40984592 |
Work includes improving disabled access, baby changing facilities and new customer interview spaces.
Opponents say the work is inappropriate when the council is closing public toilets and increasing parking charges.
The council, which supports a merger with Bournemouth and Christchurch, said the upgrade was "much neede... | Poole's council is being criticised for spending £250,000 on revamping its civic centre which could close if a merger of Dorset councils goes ahead. | 38635111 |
Adrian Williams, 51, from Soham, was found on the ground in High Street, Newmarket, on 27 December and died in hospital on Tuesday.
Peter Crotty, 33, of Nimbus Way, Newmarket, was originally charged with causing grievous bodily harm, but has now been charged with murder.
He is due at Bury St Edmunds Magistrates' Court ... | A man has been charged with murder after the death of another man who was found on a pavement with head injuries. | 30826773 |
The real-time monster-hunting game has become wildly popular since its UK release on 14 July.
One post by Police Scotland's Stirling division, saying someone found on a shop roof used the game as an excuse, got over 7,000 retweets in 24 hours.
Police Scotland confirmed that the tweet was a joke.
The official police acc... | Twitter accounts run by Police Scotland have produced a string of tongue-in-cheek tweets based on the latest internet craze, Pokemon Go. | 36835924 |
The woman driving the car only became aware of the kitten when she heard repeated squeaking.
She was travelling from Cornwall to London and stopped the car at Staines, Surrey, when the squeaking made her think there was a mechanical problem.
The AA mechanic who came to fix the car found the kitten under the bonnet and ... | A kitten travelled more than 200 miles (322km) trapped under a car bonnet. | 33960936 |
The good Samaritan, who wants to remain anonymous, was queuing behind Ben Lodge when his debit cards were declined at a Lidl supermarket in Redruth, Cornwall.
Mr Lodge was buying flowers, chocolates and steak on Valentine's Day for wife Louise - the bill came to nearly £20.
After being traced through a friend and the ... | A man who paid for a stranger's Valentine's gifts has said he does not want the money back but wants him to pass on the act of kindness instead. | 39005729 |
Cobb (4-22) also ran out Arul Suppiah as retiring wicketkeeper Paul Nixon celebrated his final game on English soil by winning a major trophy.
Will Jefferson (35) and Abdul Razzaq (33) helped the Foxes to 145-6.
Somerset struggled to 127-9 off their 20 overs as Leicestershire secured their third domestic Twenty20 title... | Leicestershire's Josh Cobb claimed four wickets as Somerset were beaten by 18 runs to suffer their third consecutive domestic T20 final defeat at Edgbaston. | 14696258 |
The national debt will now reach a peak in the current year, a year earlier than we were told only in December, at 80.4% of GDP or national income.
And it will then fall gently the following year to 80.2% of GDP, and subsequently fast towards the end of the next parliament, to 71.6%.
So the national debt would be movin... | Here are the big numbers in the Budget that caught my eye. | 31951711 |
The justices said that the Defense of Marriage Act, known as Doma, discriminated against same-sex couples.
In a second ruling, they left in place a lower court's striking down of Proposition 8, California's prohibition of gay marriage.
Opinion polls indicate that most Americans support same-sex marriage.
Wednesday's de... | The US Supreme Court has struck down a law denying federal benefits to gay couples and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California. | 23068454 |
Peter Ball, 83, formerly Bishop of Gloucester and Bishop of Lewes, last month admitted abusing 18 young men in the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
He was cautioned for one act of gross indecency in 1993 and resigned, but was allowed to work in churches until 2010.
Ball will be sentenced on Wednesday.
Survivors of sexual abuse have... | The Archbishop of Canterbury has commissioned an independent review into the way the Church of England responded to sex offence allegations made against a bishop 22 years ago. | 34440473 |
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has launched a new national charter to improve services across the country.
Some people wait years for the right wheelchair and an ill-fitting chair can cause hip dislocations, pressure sores and make disabilities worse.
NHS England said the whole system needed to change.
There are about 1.... | One of Great Britain's most successful Paralympians has said wheelchair services across England are failing on every level. | 33595627 |
Staff at the Queen Victoria Hospital's specialist burns unit said they had treated 13 children for severe sunburn since the start of June.
A further 18 children had required specialist treatment for barbeque related burns.
Consultant plastic surgeon Nora Nugent said the burns unit was treating an unexpectedly high numb... | Specialists have treated a one-month-old baby for severe sunburn at a unit in Sussex, prompting safety warnings. | 40405053 |
The fire started in a mixed commercial and residential building in Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, on Sunday afternoon.
Nine fire engines were sent to tackle the blaze, including crews from Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire.
The cause of the fire is now under investigation. Part of the High Street affected by the colla... | A three-storey building in a town's high street has collapsed in a fire. | 36186316 |
Round two was halted about 10:30 GMT because of strong winds and it was announced soon after that play would resume at 03:30 GMT on Saturday.
McDowell lies tied fifth on four under par after six holes of his second round, having carded a 68 on Thursday.
The Portrush man posted two birdies and two bogeys on Friday, with... | Graeme McDowell lay five shots off the lead when play was abandoned on the second day of the Dubai Desert Classic. | 38853196 |
Bodnant Garden staff have spent five years restoring Far End as part of the 80 acre (32 hectare) site, known for its botanical collections.
Laid out by creator Henry Pochin from 1874, Far End was designed as a wild garden.
The National Trust-run garden stretches over 10 acres (four hectares).
Far End includes a small l... | A section of a well known Conwy Valley garden has opened to the public for the first time since it was created 140 years ago. | 32088775 |
Child, who wrote the Charlie and Lola and Clarice Bean series, was speaking after her appointment was announced in Hull.
She is the 10th person to be the official champion of children's books.
Child will hold the title for two years and takes over from Chris Riddell.
While girls are happier to read about boys, she is w... | Boys don't like reading books that have girls as the main characters - and that "makes it harder for girls to be equal", says the new Children's Laureate Lauren Child. | 40185267 |
The 29-year-old travelled to London for a medical as the Blues confirmed the signing of left-back Marcos Alonso from Fiorentina for a reported £23m.
Luiz returns to Stamford Bridge on a three-year deal.
He first joined the Blues from Benfica for £21.3m in January 2011, and made 143 appearances before leaving to join PS... | Chelsea have re-signed Brazil defender David Luiz from Paris St-Germain for a fee of around £34m. | 37218241 |
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O'Driscoll, 34, was also yellow carded for a stamp in the first half.
Italy led 9-6 at the break and extended their advantage through Gio Venditti's converted try.
Paddy Jackson landed three quick penalties but Luciano Orquera's brace of penalties gave Italy two wins in th... | Italy beat Ireland for the first time in Six Nations history in what may prove to be iconic centre Brian O'Driscoll's last game for the Irish. | 21789586 |
Changes in the admission scoring system for A-level applicants are thought to be the main reason for the rise.
The points awarded for most A-level grades have risen.
This redressed a 2005 system which cut the value of A-levels in comparison to Leaving Certificate grades.
One thousand seven hundred and eighteen students... | There has been a rise of almost 25% in the number of Northern Ireland students applying for university places in the Republic of Ireland in 2016. | 36092678 |
Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) said they called to Fingers Ridge in the Coire an t-Sneachda area on Saturday morning.
One climber was found to have suffered a serious arm injury but the second "appears to be ok", said the MRT.
Rescuers were carrying the climbers to safety on stretchers. The team said they would b... | Two climbers have been rescued after falling in the Cairngorms. | 40234173 |
More than 100 licensed premises have volunteered to serve customers smaller glasses.
Previously, if you ordered a glass of wine you would most likely be offered it in a 175ml or a 250ml glass.
But now, East Dunbartonshire customers will be offered wine in a 125ml glass in a bid to promote sensible drinking.
The scheme ... | A new scheme to help wine drinkers cut down on their alcohol consumption is being introduced in East Dunbartonshire. | 34915774 |
Police were called to the Galleria, at the junction of Bon Accord Street and Langstane Place, at 00:10 on Friday.
The man who died has been named as Craig Grant, from Aberdeenshire.
Police Scotland said three men - two aged 32 and one aged 21 - had been arrested in connection with the death.
Officers earlier urged peop... | Three men have been arrested after a 26-year-old man died in Aberdeen city centre. | 23628518 |
A car and a van were in collision on Burren Road, near Warrenpoint, at about 14:20 GMT on Friday.
Insp Stephen Graham said a passenger in the car "is reported to have been seen making off from the scene across nearby fields whilst the driver of the car remained trapped in the vehicle".
The police helicopter took the 18... | Police have appealed for information about a road crash in County Down that left a teenager critically injured. | 35016594 |
Irvine has added the Premiership player of the month award for March to his recent League Cup winner's medal.
He was man of the match as County earned their first major trophy in last month's 2-1 League Cup final over Hibs.
He initially joined County on loan from Celtic in 2014 and signed a two-year deal with the Highl... | Ross County's Australian midfielder Jackson Irvine says joining the Dingwall club after leaving Celtic has been a big step in his development. | 35969039 |
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Its 24 segments, built near Lyon, will be able to carry 200 people, giving them a spectacular panoramic view of the Sussex coastline from a height of 162m (531ft).
South East Today reporter Robin Gibson visited the site close to the West Pier, and spoke to i360 chief executive... | The huge glass viewing pod of Brighton's i360 tower under construction has arrived in the city from France and is finally taking shape. | 34802008 |
One of the worst affected areas is Ceredigion, along the A487 coast road between Cardigan and Aberystwyth.
The Mid and West service says crews are on their way to rescue four elderly people stuck in a car on the Gwbert Road, Cardigan.
At 20:30 GMT on Thursday, Natural Resources Wales had issued three flood warnings and... | Firefighters across Wales say they are dealing with flooding incidents, after days of torrential rain. | 35002303 |
Paramedics treated the casualty after he fell from the unit on Granby Industrial Estate in Avon Close, Weymouth, just after 12:00 BST.
He has been taken to Dorset County Hospital but the extent of his injuries are not yet known, Dorset Police said.
Police and the ambulance service attended the incident. The Health and ... | A man has been taken to hospital after falling through a roof at an industrial estate in Dorset. | 37120506 |
Officers from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) have recently dealt with two major slurry pollution incidents in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.
They also dealt with a serious diesel spill on a Carmarthenshire farm.
NRW has warned that these pollutants can kill fish and harm birds.
Phil Morgan, catchment coordinator at ... | Farmers have been urged to store their silage, slurry and diesel appropriately following three major pollution incidents in Wales. | 32978873 |
The 21-year-old local man was in the front seat of a BMW 318 which crashed with another car on the A281 north of Cowfold on Saturday.
He was flown to St George's Hospital in Tooting, south London, where he died from his injuries.
The car crashed with a VW Polo between Cowfold and the A281 junction with Picts Lane.
Thre... | A passenger in a car which crashed in West Sussex has died in hospital. | 34841098 |
They are seeking reparations for what former colonial power Germany acknowledges was genocide.
The plaintiffs are seeking reparations and the right to representation at talks between Germany and Namibia.
Some 100,000 people are believed to have been killed when Germany crushed an uprising, beginning in 1904.
Namibia an... | Representatives of two indigenous groups in Namibia, the Herero and Nama peoples, have filed a class-action lawsuit against Germany in New York. | 38530594 |
The shooting happened on Monday 9 May.
Paul Francis Magee, of Knutsford Drive in Belfast, appeared at Belfast Magistrates Court on Saturday morning.
He is accused of attempted murder and possession of a firearm or imitation firearm with intent to commit attempted murder.
A detective told the court that the victim ident... | A 51-year-old man has been remanded in custody in connection with a paramilitary-style shooting in north Belfast. | 36282389 |
The Saffrons lost 0-20 to 1-15 at Cushendall but took their place in the decider ahead of Kildare by virtue of having beaten the Lilywhites.
Both counties had seven points after Kildare defeated London 1-21 to 2-14.
Carlow topped the Division by seeing off Armagh 4-24 to 0-11, the Ulster county being relegated to Divis... | Antrim will face Carlow in the Hurling League Division 2A final next week despite suffering a first defeat of their campaign to Westmeath on Sunday. | 39399947 |
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