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Mr Maduro made his comments after some pro-government accounts were suspended.
Among them was that of Radio Miraflores - a station set up by Mr Maduro that broadcasts a weekly salsa show presented by the president.
Mr Maduro called on his followers to publish pictures of Twitter's head in Venezuela.
"Let the people kno... | Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has condemned Twitter as an expression of fascism and has accused the US company of persecuting his followers. | 40317094 |
The man, in his 70s, crashed his car in Bank End in Cumbria just after 17:00 BST on Saturday.
Cumbria Police said residents and motorists rushed to help and gave first aid until an air ambulance arrived.
But a spokesman for the force said the man, who has not been formally identified, died at the crash site between Dud... | Passers-by tried to save a crash victim by giving first aid at the side of the road, police have said. | 39835556 |
Emmanuel Macron told Le Monde newspaper that Britain would become "a little country on the world scale [that] would isolate itself... at Europe's border".
He said the EU should send "a very firm message" about the consequences of a British vote to leave the bloc.
Vote Leave said French ministers wanted Britain to stay ... | Leaving the European Union would make the UK as significant as Guernsey, France's economy minister has said. | 36567469 |
Some of those who have managed to escape have spoken to the BBC about how the city fell and how the extremist group maintains control over its people.
1. Captain Seba, flight engineer: Life before the fall
The strain of the last decade of conflict on Iraq's second biggest city led to a total failure in governance, expl... | A year after fighters from Islamic State stormed into Iraq's second-biggest city of Mosul, the group maintains a tight grip on its population. | 32957861 |
In a speech later, Mr Smith will say NHS spending on the private sector has doubled from £4bn to £8.7bn since the Conservatives returned to government six years ago.
The Department of Health said his analysis was "simply wrong".
Mr Smith is campaigning to replace current Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
He will point out t... | Labour leadership contender Owen Smith will accuse the government of being behind "a secret plan to privatise the NHS" in England. | 37080687 |
There is growing evidence for the environmental and health benefits of gardens and gardening.
Access to green spaces has been linked to reduced depression, anxiety and stress, as well as physical benefits.
Researchers at the University of Sheffield want to compile evidence on the therapeutic effects of gardens from the... | A project aims to investigate the social case for gardens and what impact they have on health and well-being. | 38772477 |
The search for Ian John McLoughlin, 55, follows the death of Graham Buck, 66, in a Hertfordshire village on Saturday.
McLoughlin was on day release when Mr Buck was killed and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said the programme of temporary release is "essential".
Police said 30 possible sightings of McLoughlin had be... | The Ministry of Justice has defended the day release of prisoners amid the hunt for a killer wanted over the fatal stabbing of a "good Samaritan". | 23330163 |
The 34-year-old, capped twice in 2007, has most recently been playing for FC Pune City in India, who are managed by ex-England midfielder David Platt.
He has played 511 games in England, appearing for Reading, Aston Villa, Fulham and West Brom in the top flight.
Colchester are currently 22nd in League One, five points ... | Former England, Reading and Portsmouth defender Nicky Shorey has joined League One side Colchester United on a deal until the end of the season. | 35366997 |
The National Union of Students says criminals are taking advantage of students coming from overseas with limited experience of the UK housing market.
National cybercrime analysts Action Fraud say in the year to September, more than 3,000 cases of rental fraud were reported to them, up by half on the previous year.
Poli... | International students are being warned to be especially vigilant as new figures show an increase in the number of reports of rental fraud. | 34608919 |
Jenkins, 22, sustained the injury during the region's European Challenge Cup defeat to Harlequins.
His fellow back-rower Josh Navidi, however, could return for the Pro12 derby at Ospreys on Saturday.
Navidi, who was the Blues' player of the season for the last campaign, has been out of action since October because of a... | Cardiff Blues flanker Ellis Jenkins has been ruled out for six weeks with a knee injury. | 34911567 |
It is thought to be the first shipment to the UK from the Camisea project in rainforest 60 miles from Machu Picchu.
Supporters of fracking say the UK should frack its own gas, rather than importing from sensitive regions like the Amazon.
But opponents of fracking say the practice creates disturbance and pollution and f... | A tanker docking in the UK is transporting a controversial cargo of gas from the Peruvian Amazon. | 39164509 |
Footage showed protesters surrounding the van and hitting it with batons taken from police. The vehicle then drives into the crowd several times, injuring a number of people.
Hundreds had met to demand the US end its military presence in the country.
President Rodrigo Duterte has queried long-standing ties with the US.... | A police van has rammed protesters in the Philippines capital Manila as a demonstration outside the US embassy turned violent. | 37702784 |
The UK government has officially started the process of leaving the European Union.
In the letter to trigger Article 50 Theresa May said she would consult on which powers should be devolved.
First Minister Carwyn Jones said there was "no reason" why Brexit should be "disastrous" and said its effect could be minimal if ... | Wales can expect a "significant increase" in devolved powers following Brexit, the prime minister has said. | 39424361 |
The former Labour prime minister said the centre ground needed to work out how to recover and get "its mojo back".
He also said he had "real humility" about the decisions he took on Iraq.
Mr Blair said the dislike many felt for him was less to do with the Iraq War and more to do with him winning three general elections... | It would be a "very dangerous experiment" for the UK to give Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn power, Tony Blair has told the BBC's This Week's World. | 36401105 |
The comment came as the US and Israeli leaders met for the first time since Donald Trump's election.
Mr Trump says he believes achieving a long-elusive peace is possible, calling it "the ultimate deal".
He has stated his strong support for Israel after its relations with the US deteriorated under Barack Obama.
The form... | A White House official says a two-state solution may not be the only option to solve the Israel-Palestinian conflict, signalling a major policy shift. | 38966595 |
It is believed the hallucinogenic drug is being put into boiled sweets to avoid arousing suspicion from door staff at bars and nightclubs.
Dealers are trying to sell the drug to students in particular, the NCA said.
The warning follows an ongoing criminal investigation in which almost half a litre of LSD was seized in ... | Drug dealers may be selling sweets laced with LSD across Greater Manchester, the National Crime Agency has warned. | 30555676 |
The anomaly means children born in August receive two years of free provision, but a child born in January gets just 15 months.
Amendments to a Scottish government bill that would have closed the loophole were voted down in 2014.
The Tories have now urged ministers to act "as a matter or urgency".
The anomaly exists be... | The Scottish government is facing fresh calls to end a "birthday discrimination rule" which sees some children lose 400 hours of free nursery education. | 38572023 |
Birrell Stewart was declared dead after being recovered from the water a mile off the Fife coast on Monday.
Two other men, Jason Buchan and David Stead are still missing.
Mr Stewart's family said they were "devastated" by the death of the "loving son, brother and dad".
They added: "Our thoughts are with the family and ... | Relatives of a 30-year-old man who died when a small fishing boat overturned in the Firth of Forth have paid tribute to him. | 33894077 |
The Grade II-listed building in the heart of the town was built in 1855 but has been unused for a decade.
After securing £2.4m of Heritage Lottery Fund cash, the council plans to create a library and business hub.
Following an ownership row, the council took it over in July 2016 and has announced work will start in Jan... | A multi-million pound project to transform Holyhead's derelict market hall into a community hub is set to get under way, Anglesey council has said. | 38529985 |
Mission controllers cheered as the Falcon 9 rocket remained upright on the platform off Florida.
It was returning from delivering an inflatable habitat into space for Nasa.
The inflatable room will attach to the International Space Station (ISS) for a two-year test and become the first such habitat for humans in orbit.... | The US aerospace company SpaceX has successfully landed a resusable rocket on an ocean platform, after four previous attempts failed. | 35997794 |
The unemployment figures led to speculation the Federal Reserve may not increase interest rates by July.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 1.2% in early trading, before recovering some ground to close 62.20 points, or 0.4%, lower at 16,580.03.
The weak US jobs figures sent the value of the dollar lower against major curren... | Stock markets in Asia fell as investors reacted to Friday's weaker-than-expected US jobs figures. | 36457426 |
Darrell Potts, 24, from the town, was found guilty of dangerous driving on various streets in August 2015.
A court heard he drove at excessive speeds forcing people to take evasive action and had to brake sharply to narrowly avoid someone with a pram.
He also failed to observe a pelican crossing and did not stop when r... | A driver who narrowly missed a pedestrian pushing a pram through Hawick has been jailed for 18 months. | 38510693 |
Colchester Hospital has been under investigation since November 2013, when claims were made that data was changed to meet national guidelines.
Essex Police said it found "no criminal offences" had been committed.
The hospital said the news would be "enormously reassuring" to its cancer patients.
Dr Barbara Stuttle, dir... | A hospital placed in special measures over "inaccuracies" in its cancer waiting times did not commit any criminal offences, police say. | 33908486 |
It was picked out of an ashtray by a nurse while the former prime minister was recuperating from a fractured hip at Middlesex Hospital in 1962.
She saved it for her little brother in a bag marked "soiled dressings disposal" where it has been kept since.
Timothy Medhurst of Duke's in Dorchester said it could sell "for t... | The chewed end of a cigar smoked by Sir Winston Churchill in a hospital bed is expected to fetch £1,000 at auction. | 33004531 |
The club, whose Carrow Road ground is usually sold out, commissioned a study from the University of East Anglia.
Academics concluded that expanding the ground by 7,000 would be viable.
But chief executive David McNally said increasing the capacity would cost £20m and that continuing to strengthen the first-team squad ... | Norwich City FC say they will consider expanding their stadium, but only after they have become an established Premier League side. | 19703856 |
Addressing a meeting, Alexander Zakharchenko said the fighters had trained "four months on the territory of the Russian Federation".
The rebels, he said, had reserves of 150 combat vehicles, including tanks.
An earlier mistranslation of his words suggested Mr Zakharchenko had said the vehicles were on their way from Ru... | The new rebel leader in east Ukraine's Donetsk region has said his forces include 1,200 fighters who underwent military training in Russia. | 28817347 |
Kohli, who is best known for his role as shopkeeper Navid in Still Game, will play a new character called Amandeep 'AJ' Jandhu.
The actor said he was looking forward to setting up home in Shieldinch.
He said: "River City is a Scottish institution and I'm chuffed to bits to be joining the cast."
Kohli added: "To be hone... | Scottish actor and comedian Sanjeev Kohli is to join the cast of BBC Scotland drama River City in the autumn, it has been announced. | 33022277 |
A statement said Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanekzai had been appointed by new Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour.
The post has been vacant since splits appeared in August after it emerged the group's founder Mullah Omar had died.
The Qatar appointment is seen as Mullah Mansour consolidating his hold over the group - and p... | The Afghan Taliban have named a new head of their political office in Qatar, in a sign that stalled peace moves may be getting back on track. | 34901973 |
Southampton's record £16m signing Sofiane Boufal scored with a stunning strike into the top corner from the edge of the box to secure a place in the quarter-finals for the hosts.
Moyes was dismissed late on after referee Chris Kavanagh waved away Sunderland's appeals for a foul on Victor Anichebe in the penalty area.
T... | Struggling Sunderland manager David Moyes was sent to the stands as his side were knocked out of the EFL Cup in the fourth round by Southampton. | 37700028 |
On International Women's Day, former Arsenal and England winger Rachel Yankey explains how views on women in football have changed over the past 15 years and why producing better female coaches is more of a priority than making a breakthrough in the men's game.
And when I started coaching in primary schools in 2004, th... | When I was a kid, I once shaved my head to pretend to be a boy because it ensured no-one questioned me as a footballer. | 39184903 |
The visitors went in front in the 18th minute when Mark Duffy delivered a cross from the left, with leading marksman and skipper Billy Sharp scoring with a close-range header off the underside of the crossbar.
However, Bradford hit back to equalise in the 35th minute when the visitors' defence failed to cut out Matt Ki... | League One promotion rivals Bradford and Sheffield United had to settle for a point each after serving up a six-goal thriller at Valley Parade. | 37663456 |
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King, who won gold in the team pursuit at London 2012, suffered eight broken ribs and a collapsed lung while on a regular training route in south Wales.
The 24-year-old was in intensive care for two days and in hospital for 10.
"There were loads of things running through m... | Britain's Olympic track champion Dani King was "in so much pain, I couldn't breathe, couldn't cry," after a crash she feared would end her career. | 30147207 |
The Scottish government has allowed the council to designate four tenement blocks as an Enhanced Enforcement Area.
The council said this would give it more scope to tackle rogue landlords and improve standards in rented homes.
The authority has already announced plans to buy out hundreds of privately-owned flats in Gov... | Glasgow City Council has been given more powers to tackle slum housing in the ethnically-diverse Govanhill area. | 34315368 |
Shares in the health food-focused supermarket chain shot up more than 23% after the announcement.
The Fresh Market- which has 186 stores across the US - said in October it was looking for potential buyers.
The Fresh Market's founder, Ray Berry, and his son Brett Berry agreed to roll over their 9.8% stake in the company... | Private equity group Apollo has agreed to pay $1.3bn (£906m) for grocery chain The Fresh Market. | 35805881 |
The research found a basket of everyday items cost £37 at the Black Sea resort while the same goods in Ibiza, the most expensive destination, cost £131.
It also found average prices for UK tourists had risen across Europe, partly because of the weaker pound.
The Post Office said people needed to shop around to find the... | Sunny Beach in Bulgaria has been ranked as the most affordable resort in a Post Office study of 19 European destinations. | 39593993 |
The south coast club laid on a fleet of coaches to transport fans to Manchester for the second time in three days ahead of the 20:00 BST kick off.
Sunday's game was postponed due to a fake bomb left in a stadium toilet.
Fans said many people were unable to attend the re-arranged game due to work and family commitments.... | Manchester United and Bournemouth fans have returned to Old Trafford after a bomb scare led to the postponement of a game between the sides on Sunday. | 36310662 |
The authorities said the woman had flown to Costa Rica from Peru.
She was arrested in a hotel in the Costa Rica's capital, San Jose.
Honduran officials said they believed that the five Syrians held on Tuesday were refugees, and there was no evidence they were Islamist militants.
The five were detained when it became cl... | Costa Rica has detained a Syrian woman with a fake Greek passport, two days after five Syrian men were arrested in Honduras trying to travel to the US on stolen passports. | 34875390 |
The tour coach, which came off the A83 in Argyll at the Rest and Be Thankful at about 14:10 on Thursday, came to rest on its wheels beside Loch Restil.
Of the 52 people on board, 23 were taken to hospital, where 18 remain.
Dave Russell, from London, and Wendy Bysouth, from Kent, said they thought the coach was going to... | Passengers on a coach which left the road in high winds and rolled down an embankment have recalled their terror as the bus overturned towards a loch. | 32082475 |
Whitehead won gold at the London and Rio Games to add to three consecutive 200m T42 world titles.
"The big retirement question has been put out there a lot," the 40-year-old told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"People ask me a lot whether I'm going to continue after this year. Those decisions have not been made yet."
But he con... | Double Paralympic gold medal sprinter Richard Whitehead has hinted that the World Championships in London may be his "last competition on the track". | 39782515 |
Mr Garton, 69, from Devizes in Wiltshire, disappeared on 25 September on a hillwalking trip in the area.
Despite extensive searches involving helicopters, divers and search dogs, there has been no trace of him.
The poles were recovered near Aonach Eagach Ridge, but a subsequent search of the area revealed nothing.
Poli... | Police investigating the disappearance of Robin Garton have made a new appeal for information following the discovery of walking poles in Glen Coe. | 34783319 |
Sir John told the BBC the UK banking system was now stronger, while banks had cut their exposure to Greece.
He added that the possibility of Greece leaving the eurozone "could not be excluded".
"We have to prepare for the worst," he said.
On Tuesday, the Bank's Governor Mark Carney said the UK's direct exposure to Gree... | Sir John Cunliffe, the deputy governor of the Bank of England, has said Greece is in a "very dangerous situation", but says actions have been taken in the UK to prevent contagion. | 33359444 |
One man was treated for a head wound following the clash on Exchange Square in Manchester city centre on Wednesday.
The trouble flared before Manchester City's Champions League win over Spanish team Sevilla.
Waliczek Marcin, Jaroskaw Gumula, Karol Daiewicz and Przemysiaw Borkowski are due to appear at Manchester and Sa... | Four men from Poland have been charged with violent disorder after a fight in which football fans threw chairs. | 34610021 |
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said it has commissioned the investigations across the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
Maternity services at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Denbighshire have already come under intense scrutiny.
The health board is also under Welsh government special measures.
The NMC has a lega... | The way midwives are trained and supervised in north Wales is to face an "extraordinary review" by the profession's watchdog body. | 33607691 |
The bridge, between junctions three and four, came down on the London-bound carriageway on Saturday after it was hit by a lorry carrying a digger.
A motorcyclist was hurt but his injuries were not life-threatening.
Two large cranes worked to clear the road, which is the main route to the Channel Tunnel and Port of Dove... | The M20 in Kent has fully reopened in both directions following a crash and collapse of a footbridge. | 37207487 |
The poll comes amid major tensions with North Korea, rising youth unemployment and bubbling anger among the electorate over corruption.
Liberal Moon Jae-in, a human rights lawyer, has dominated opinion polls and is the clear front-runner. His closest rivals are Ahn Cheol-soo, a centre-left IT multi-millionaire, and Ho... | South Koreans will elect a new president on Tuesday, months ahead of schedule, after a corruption scandal that felled conservative President Park Geun-hye. | 39804523 |
A case has been lodged against members of the Anti-Smuggling Task Force.
Police say the shooting happened when they were attacked by loggers near the holy town of Tirupati.
But they are accused of using excessive force against the suspects, who were from neighbouring Tamil Nadu state.
It is not clear how many police of... | Preliminary murder and kidnapping charges have been filed against police in India's Andhra Pradesh state after the killing of at least 20 suspected red sandalwood smugglers last week. | 32317002 |
Beattie, 39, worked with Monk at Swansea City and Leeds United, and joins David Adams, who left Everton in March, on Boro's coaching staff.
The ex-Southampton player retired in 2013 and later had a spell as Accrington Stanley manager.
Former Southend goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan, who also worked at Leeds, has joined as B... | Middlesbrough manager Garry Monk has brought in former England striker James Beattie as first-team coach. | 40358367 |
The Sun alleged he exchanged explicit messages with a 17-year-old girl.
On Twitter, the Rochdale MP said the story was "not entirely accurate" but referred to "an extremely low point" in his life.
He said he apologised unreservedly for his "inappropriate" behaviour, adding: "I was stupid [and] there's no fool like an o... | Labour MP Simon Danczuk has been suspended by the party after newspaper allegations about his private life. | 35204398 |
Andrew Stringer, from Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, said it has the "perfect habitat" for the mammals, which could be "beneficial" in reducing grey squirrel numbers.
A feasibility study is being carried out by trust and Forestry Commission.
If the reintroduction goes ahead, 60 pine martens would be released over thre... | Pine martens could be reintroduced into the Forest of Dean after an absence of 200 years. | 39407728 |
Jan Jedrzejewski, 41, from Newport, died in hospital after being found on Keene Street, Lliswerry, on Thursday.
Richard Wallis, 43, Shaquile Crosdale, 18, Callum Banton, 18, and the youth who cannot be named, all from Newport, appeared at an administrative hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday.
The defendants hav... | Three men and a 17-year-old accused of murdering a man found unconscious in Newport have appeared in court. | 38660986 |
Spaniard Rahm, the world number 11, and Im, from the United States, ranked 542, lie 17 under par, one ahead of Benjamin Hebert, with Hideto Tanihara 15 under.
Olympic champion Justin Rose remains in contention four shots off the lead.
Frenchman Julien Quesne and Scott Hend of Australia made best use of the sun-drenched... | Daniel Im and Jon Rahm will take a one-shot lead into Sunday's final round of the Irish Open at Portstewart. | 40544645 |
The Sheffield City Region was one of 38 places to bid for increased control in how public money is spent in its area.
The deal - part of the government's northern powerhouse programme - will require the support of local councils and be subject to public consultation.
As part of the deal, a Sheffield City Region mayor w... | Chancellor George Osborne has signed an agreement with political leaders in South Yorkshire paving the way for an elected mayor for the region. | 34414584 |
There are two ways of seeing its plans: either as sticking two fingers up to Brussels, in a way that maybe is not appropriate for such a big and important institution; or as demonstrating the madness of the EU's attempt to curb local behaviour, in this case the pay of bankers, in businesses which have to compete in a g... | HSBC is the first big UK bank to explain in detail how it intends to get round the new European Union prohibition on big bonuses and continue to pay its top people many millions of pounds each. | 26324353 |
The Posh went ahead through a well-drilled set-piece, which saw debutant Shaq Coulthirst set up Erhun Oztumer.
Gillingham levelled when Dominic Samuel broke free and rolled the ball to Norris, who slotted past Ben Alnwick.
Dack completed Gillingham's comeback when his deflected shot beat Alnwick, before Peterborough's ... | Goals from Bradley Dack and Luke Norris saw Gillingham come from behind to beat Peterborough and go top of League One. | 35330790 |
Many of those worked in the industry in the days of Corus, or even British Steel.
There are several options on the table, but under the plan being backed by the trustees, the government has warned that all of those workers would face "a substantial loss" in their pensions.
However, it says the proposal under considerat... | The government wants to reduce pensions payable to 130,000 current and former steel workers, to make Tata's Port Talbot operations more attractive to a buyer. | 36386915 |
An employment tribunal has heard details of infighting at the Wrexham-based British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
Former acting assistant chief constable of north Wales, Steve Curtis, allegedly swore at and threatened a colleague.
He is claiming unfair dismissal.
The tribunal in Chester was told Mr ... | A former high-ranking police officer has claimed there was a conspiracy to oust him from his job at a shooting and countryside charity. | 39120542 |
Chivas Brothers has unveiled a visitor centre to "educate malt connoisseurs about its unique production process, provenance and quality".
Two permanent and two seasonal jobs have been created.
Scapa Distillery manager Brian MacAulay said: "I have personally taken the pleasure in removing our 'No Visitors' sign."
VisitS... | Orkney's Scapa Distillery has opened its doors to the public for the first time in its 130-year history. | 32482200 |
Pidgin is one of the most widely-spoken languages across the region, even though it is not officially recognised.
The launch is part of the World Service's biggest expansion since the 1940s, following a government funding boost announced in 2016.
Pidgin will soon be joined by 10 more new services in Africa and Asia.
BB... | A new language service for digital platforms in English-based Pidgin for West and Central Africa has been launched by the BBC World Service. | 40975399 |
The ground was opened in 1890 and the pitch had not been overhauled since 1963 when undersoil heating was installed, said the rugby league club.
Work is to start in October to dig out the old playing surface to a depth of 18in (450mm) and is due for completion in December.
The ground is to be used as a venue for the Ru... | The Headingley stadium in Leeds is to get a new rugby pitch in a £1m project, says team Leeds Rhinos. | 19600838 |
Cyrenians Cymru has shut its office and community centre as well as ending three projects.
Its remaining 35 staff and projects have now been taken over by two other Swansea charities.
Two people have been arrested as part of a fraud investigation by South Wales Police's economic crime unit.
Three Cyrenians projects - S... | Twenty jobs have been lost at a Swansea homeless charity that went into administration following allegations of fraud against two members of staff. | 31444560 |
Paul Platten, 38, of Wincanton, Somerset, sent messages and naked pictures of himself after contacting a fake profile on social media.
He was tracked down and confronted by the vigilante group after he arranged to meet the girl in London.
He was sentenced at Taunton Crown Court earlier having admitted the charges.
Plat... | A paedophile has been jailed for 12 months after sending explicit messages to vigilantes posing as a 13-year-old girl. | 37131062 |
Michael Mueller asked for Andrej Holm to be fired after his role in the Stasi was revealed by a Berlin newspaper.
Mr Holm, 46, worked for the secret police in the period immediately before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
But it emerged he claimed in a job application in 2005 that he had never been a full-time empl... | Berlin's mayor has dismissed the city's housing secretary over his links to the Stasi, the former East Germany's dreaded secret police. | 38630030 |
On-loan full-back Callum Crane had been dismissed for two yellow cards for the visitors four minutes earlier.
Kane Hester scored the opener for the hosts after 69 minutes, with Steven Notman replying.
McKenna then popped up with the winner for the depleted Borderers, who have lost just one of their previous 10 contests... | Michael McKenna headed in a 90th-minute goal to earn 10-man Berwick Rangers victory at Arbroath. | 36004466 |
Claudio Ranieri's side moved a step closer to an unlikely Premier League title with Sunday's victory over Southampton and, again, their defence played a huge part in their success.
The Foxes won 1-0 for the fifth time in their last six matches and are now seven points clear of second-placed Tottenham with six games to ... | Another Leicester clean sheet, another Leicester win. | 35955616 |
World leaders, leading newspapers, and celebrities have used unprecedented language to describe a possible future president: "Racist", "repellent", "ignorant".
For what must have been the first time in history, the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination for the US presidency was openly called a fa... | Donald Trump's call for a "shutdown" on Muslims entering the United States has provoked a chorus of disapproval. | 35050186 |
The 19-year-old winger, a Republic of Ireland Under-21 international, will now remain at Loftus Road until the summer of 2019.
Shodipo made his debut for the R's in August and has made a total of 11 appearances so far this season.
"To get this contract feels like a reward," he told the club website. | Queens Park Rangers youngster Olamide Shodipo has signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with the Championship club. | 38162284 |
Jacob Havard, 22, of Brittain Avenue, Newcastle-under-Lyme, and Matthew Fereday, 24, of Moorland View, Bradeley, are accused of attacking Leonard Holmes in April 2014.
Both men also pleaded guilty to the attempted robbery of the 60-year-old.
They were remanded in custody and will appear at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court at... | Two men have pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a Stoke-on-Trent man who died 10 months after an assault. | 34009127 |
They refused to attend in March as they argued Mr Lungu was not the legitimate winner of last year's election.
Parliament speaker Patrick Matibini said the MPs' boycott was "gross misconduct", Lusaka Times reports.
The suspension comes as UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema is in detention facing treason charges.
Zambia's g... | Forty-eight Zambian MPs from the opposition UPND have been suspended for 30 days for boycotting President Edgar Lungu's state of the nation address. | 40263173 |
The 29-year-old was loaned to the Foxes in 2014, when he took 5-34 against Lancashire in the T20 Blast and also played one four-day game.
He is available for red-ball cricket, starting with the County Championship game against Gloucestershire on Monday.
"Richard is looking to get some cricket and fits the bill," said e... | Leicestershire have signed out-of-favour Warwickshire seamer Richard Jones on a one-month loan deal. | 36619622 |
Jennifer Slack, 63, and her husband Graham, 62, were found with their wrists tied together on mud banks at Breydon Water, Norfolk last September.
An inquest in Norwich heard Mrs Slack had been suffering from depression following the death of her father.
Mrs Slack's GP practice was urged by the coroner to ensure urgent ... | A coroner has criticised a lack of urgency in securing psychiatric help for a woman who took her own life. | 40000292 |
The hosts took a 1-0 lead in the series with a 211-run win at Lord's, spinner Moeen Ali taking 10 wickets.
Middlesex bowler Toby Roland-Jones misses out again - seam trio James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Mark Wood bowled just 10 overs between them in the second innings in London.
The teams will play two further Tests a... | England have named an unchanged team for the second Test against South Africa at Trent Bridge on Friday. | 40551577 |
Crammed with umbrella-wielding shoppers after a humid afternoon downpour, the 150-yard stretch of luxury stores is Hong Kong's answer to Bond Street or Fifth Avenue.
The designer brands that cluster along this street and those nearby cater to free-spending tourists from mainland China that have - in little more than a ... | Welcome to Russell Street - the world's most expensive shopping district. | 23366025 |
The vote was announced at the advertising agency's annual general meeting in Dublin, but is not binding.
It comes after a number of shareholder advisory bodies urged members to vote against the deal.
WPP is the latest firm to suffer investor discontent over executive pay.
The voting result so far is based on the postal... | WPP shareholders have voted against the company's executive pay report, which includes a £6.8m deal for chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell, by a majority of 59.5%. | 18414152 |
However the Liverpool player is expected to be fit for their tournament opener against Slovakia on 11 June.
Blackburn defender Adam Henley has left Wales' Euro 2016 finals training camp in Portugal with an undisclosed injury.
Walsall striker Tom Bradshaw is ruled out of the tournament in France because of a calf injury... | Midfielder Joe Allen is a doubt for Wales' Euro 2016 warm-up match in Sweden because of a minor knee injury. | 36384693 |
The amateur jockey, 37, fractured two vertebrae when his horse fell in a race at the Cheltenham Festival on 14 March.
Having had surgery in Bristol, he has been transferred to the National Spinal Unit at Mater Hospital in Dublin.
"We wish to express sincere thanks to all the personnel involved in his safe transfer," Mc... | JT McNamara has been moved to Ireland for the next stage of his treatment after being paralysed in a fall. | 22247616 |
Asif Malik, 31 and Sara Kiran, 29, were arrested in Turkey two weeks ago after British police appealed for information on their whereabouts.
The pair and their children, who are under seven, were reported missing from their home in Slough on 16 April.
They were deported from Turkey on Tuesday and moved to Moldova.
"We ... | A British couple believed to have been travelling to Syria with their four children have been detained in Moldova, the Foreign Office has said. | 32597986 |
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The 35-year-old, who made her international debut in 1999, won her 356th cap to eclipse the record held by current GB assistant coach Karen Brown.
Richardson-Walsh said it was a "really special moment" to break the record playing alongside wife Helen.
Sunday's final match ... | Captain Kate Richardson-Walsh became Britain's most-capped player as her team drew 1-1 with Australia in Perth to leave their series level at 1-1. | 35620989 |
Kathleen Kennedy said Puzzlewood, in the Forest of Dean, was used for "an extremely important sequence" in the Force Awakens.
Little is known about the scene, which apparently features villain Kylo Ren and his new lightsaber.
But Kennedy said she would "return in a second" for future Star Wars films.
The award-winning ... | A key scene in the latest Star Wars blockbuster was filmed in a woodland in Gloucestershire, the president of Lucasfilm has said. | 35109942 |
The tiny creature was one of 122 hatchlings from a green turtle nest on Castaways Beach on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Linda Warneminde who leads the group who discovered him said:
"It was very chipper and just took off into the water as happy as can be."
"He wasn't sick, he was just white."
Jayne Walton, who filmed t... | Wildlife volunteers say they were stunned to find an extremely rare albino turtle on a beach in Australia. | 35530159 |
Cammy Bell pushed away a poor effort from Martin Boyle, who had been tripped by Lewis Toshney on 55 minutes.
A strong run from United substitute Simon Murray was then halted by a Liam Fontaine foul.
Andreu, the pick of the players in a scrappy, high-octane match, coolly slotted home.
The win stretches United's unbeaten... | Tony Andreu's second-half penalty took Dundee United level on points with Championship leaders Hibernian, who missed a spot-kick at Tannadice. | 38100726 |
Dan Mulhall was giving evidence to the Westminster-based Northern Ireland Affairs committee.
The committee is investigating the post-Brexit border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
Mr Mulhall said there is no support for a "hardening" of the border.
He told MPs: "It is universally acknowledged that the open an... | The Irish ambassador to the UK has described the Irish border as "invisible" and said it would not be possible to monitor the numerous crossing points after Brexit. | 38907472 |
Healthcare professionals will be trained to understand how to treat FGM's psychological impact, the government said.
FGM refers to any procedure that alters or injures the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
The news comes on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM.
The Department of Health has been ... | Mental health services will be developed to provide specialised support for victims of female genital mutilation in England. | 35509122 |
The drugs are understood to have been hidden in farm machinery on board a ship which docked in the city.
Gardaí and revenue officers recovered the stash on Friday in a joint operation against organised crime.
Garda assistant commissioner John O'Driscoll said: "We are all about achieving results and this, in anyone's es... | Irish police have welcomed the seizure of a €37.5m (£32.4m) cannabis haul at Dublin Port. | 38706106 |
There are clear advantages in being short. Generally, shorter players are more mobile and flexible than taller men and can get into position quicker. Particularly small batsmen do pose unusual problems for bowlers.
England's James Taylor, at 5ft 6ins, emphasised that in the fourth one-day international against Sri Lank... | Many of the world's greatest batsmen have been under 6ft. | 30369973 |
Speaking to Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio 2, Carwyn Jones said inward investment and tourism were both playing their part.
He admitted there were areas such as the valleys still struggling to recover from the decline of heavy industry.
But Mr Jones added that London had a higher rate of unemployment than Wales, which had be... | The Welsh economy is "moving forward pretty well", the first minister has said. | 32016653 |
The court in Newry was told that Michael Bellew, from Drumond Road in Cullyhanna, was videoed during the incident by one of his alleged victims.
A detective said police are searching for two other men seen on the video.
Mr Bellew was charged with causing grievous bodily harm, assault, criminal damage and having a weapo... | A County Armagh farmer has been in court accused of assaulting his neighbour, his neighbour's sister and another man. | 36523840 |
The Sewol sank off Jindo island on 16 April 2014, killing 304 people, almost all of them children.
The bodies of nine people have never been recovered and relatives have long campaigned for them to be found.
The ship was raised in March after almost three years on the sea floor and towed to port.
Workers are searching ... | A piece of bone found on the site of the Sewol ferry disaster off South Korea has been confirmed as belonging to one of the missing victims. | 39945224 |
The colt is seeking to build on his successes in the Dante Stakes and Eclipse Stakes as well as at Epsom. But as he attempts to make it six wins from six career starts, Gosden warns he faces "probably his biggest test so far".
Frankie Dettori will once again take the mount on the son of the stallion Cape Cross, owned b... | John Gosden, trainer of the unbeaten three-year-old Golden Horn, believes that the brilliant Derby winner's clash with older horses in Ascot's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is "the whole essence" of what the high-summer championship race is all about. | 33621459 |
The victim, 78-year-old Brian Hurry, was found at an address in Bramwoods Road, Chelmsford, on Saturday, Essex Police said.
The arrested woman, aged 41, and the men, aged 24 and 43, all from Chelmsford, are being held in custody.
Investigators are at the scene, which remains cordoned off. A post-mortem examination is y... | Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead in Essex. | 36570123 |
The pair were interviewed by detectives investigating a suspected slave labour racket operated in the city.
Details emerged as a planned bail application by a man accused of playing a central role was put on hold.
Zoltan Raffael, 39, denies three counts of human trafficking and three of acting as an unlicensed gang mas... | Two more alleged victims of human trafficking in Belfast have made contact with police, a court has heard. | 33908647 |
Armed police were called to reports of gun shots being fired on Shawclough Way in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, at about 21:50 BST on Tuesday.
A 35-year-old woman was found with knife wounds and treated by paramedics, but later died from her injuries.
Two men, aged 45 and 35, have been arrested on suspicion of murder, ... | A murder investigation has been launched after a woman died from stab injuries following a disturbance. | 33699939 |
Paedophile Robert Ewing, 61, was jailed for life with a minimum of 32 years for the murder of 15-year-old Paige Chivers in July, 2015.
His lawyers argued his minimum jail term was unduly severe and applied for the right to appeal on Tuesday.
But the murder had been planned and the sentence was justified, judges ruled.
... | A killer whose teenage victim's body has never been found is "likely" to die in jail, appeal judges have ruled. | 36028401 |
Muse Developments was chosen to deliver the new £107m look for the site of the former council headquarters.
The plan is for offices, restaurants and a hotel.
BBC Scotland revealed last month the building specifics had not been finalised, but Muse has now confirmed the breakdown.
What's happening in Scotland? Keep in t... | Two-thirds of the outside of the Marischal Square development in Aberdeen is set to be glass with the rest made of granite. | 34138019 |
Lucic-Baroni, 34, won 6-4 6-2 to reach the last eight of a major for the first time since Wimbledon in 1999, when she lost to Steffi Graf in the semi-finals.
The Croat will next play fifth seed Karolina Pliskova, who beat 22nd seed Daria Gavrilova 6-3 6-3.
"I am a tough little cookie and really stubborn," said Lucic-Ba... | Mirjana Lucic-Baroni ended an 18-year wait for a Grand Slam quarter-final place by beating American qualifier Jennifer Brady at the Australian Open. | 38715069 |
Paul Donaldson, from Chelmsley Wood, was hit by a car between Ashted Circus and Curzon Circle on Lawley Middleway at about 02:30 BST on 25 September.
The 42-year-old was taken to hospital but died as a result of his injuries later that day, West Midlands Police said.
Two men have been arrested and released on bail, the... | A man who died after being injured in a hit-and-run crash in Birmingham has been named by police. | 37544073 |
According to the Adobe Digital Index survey, mobile sales rose 80% from last year, and overall sales were up 16%.
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, said more than 1 billion people visited its website on Monday.
The stronger-than-expected figures came after a disappointing Black Friday sales weekend.
'Cyber Monday... | US shoppers spent a record $2.29bn (£1.4bn) on 'cyber Monday' with significantly more purchases coming from mobile devices. | 25206732 |
The Rams were leading 1-0 through Richard Keogh's header but, with the rain teeming down and surface water building up, the match was called off because of concerns for player safety.
Referee Trevor Kettle initially took the players off as a temporary measure.
But the conditions worsened and the game was abandoned soon... | The EFL Cup match between Grimsby Town and Derby County at Blundell Park was abandoned after 19 minutes because of heavy rain in north east Lincolnshire. | 40785968 |
Namewee, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, was detained on Sunday. He is known for his profanity-laced music
The offending video, for his song Oh My God, was first released in July and features him rapping in front of places of worship around Malaysia.
Namewee insists that Oh My God was intended to promote religious ha... | Police have arrested a popular but controversial Malaysian singer, after complaints that his most recent music video "insulted Islam". | 37151890 |
Officials will go on a fact-finding trip to Scotland, where retrospective bans are already used.
In England, players are currently only given retrospective bans for incidents of violent conduct.
It is understood a rule change would require agreement from all football governing bodies in England.
Burnley boss Sean Dyche... | The Football Association is looking at introducing retrospective bans to English football for players who dive or feign injury. | 38650163 |
The 200ft (61m) chimney was built in the 1950s on top of an 11-storey reprocessing plant on the nuclear site.
It no longer meets modern design standards and needs to be demolished, but owing to its location, the use of explosives has had to be ruled out.
Instead, a platform will be constructed and steeplejacks will dis... | Sellafield's tallest structure is going to be dismantled in a "delicate operation" lasting a number of years. | 28406660 |
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