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Within a week of European Tour boss Keith Pelley making clear he wants to fight slow play, his counterpart at the R&A, Martin Slumbers, was holding a St Andrews conference on the issue.
There is broad agreement that the sport needs to speed up and it seems the authorities appreciate the tone can be set by the professio... | There is a refreshing impatience about the new chief executives leading the game of golf. | 34964087 |
The coaches go head-to-head over the festive period, with the first of two Pro12 matches at Murrayfield on Sunday.
"He's a really good coach and I think that's being recognised now," Solomons said of Townsend.
"He certainly has the ability to coach Scotland one day and those decisions will be made by the SRU but he cer... | Edinburgh's Alan Solomons believes his Glasgow rival Gregor Townsend can go on to lead Scotland in the future. | 35174959 |
Henriette Reker - an independent candidate supported by Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party - won 52.7% of the vote, officials said.
She is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
The suspected attacker, a German national, was angry about Germany's immigration policy, officials said.
Germany is struggling to co... | A German politician who was stabbed in the neck while campaigning in the city of Cologne on Saturday has been elected mayor of the city. | 34568236 |
Her daughter confirmed to ABC News that she died on Sunday morning, having been diagnosed with a benign but inoperable brain tumour five years ago.
As well as starring in The Perils of Penlope Pitstop and The Jetsons, Waldo also appeared in hit US TV series I Love Lucy in 1952.
She had a variety of roles in The Flintst... | Janet Waldo, who voiced cartoon characters including Penelope Pitstop and Judy Jetson has died aged 96. | 36516741 |
The whistleblower emailed Mrs Foster's DUP office account with concerns about the heating scheme.
The email warned the scheme was leading to misuse.
The DUP said the First Minister's office had no record of the email, but no reason to believe that it was not sent or received.
On 3 September 2013, a whistleblower wrote ... | The detail of a second email from a whistleblower to Arlene Foster warning her about abuse of a heating scheme has been revealed. | 38364501 |
UKIP reported donations of £1.4m from April to June this year - £170,000 more than reported by the Lib Dems.
A UKIP spokesman said it was "a sign that electorally and financially we are now superseding the Liberal Democrats".
The Conservatives reported £7.2m of donations for the second quarter of the year, while Labour... | UKIP have reported more in political donations than the Lib Dems in a quarter for the first time, according to the Electoral Commission. | 28775486 |
A study in The Lancet concluded that if all pregnant women took a daily dose, it could boost children's IQ scores, causing health improvements.
Iodine is important for healthy brain development and there is some evidence that the UK population may not be getting enough.
But Public Health England (PHE) said a varied die... | Recommending iodine supplements to all pregnant women could save the NHS money, say researchers. | 33827594 |
According to the case filed by Ellen Newlin Chase and Margaret Chase Perry, the show used their mother Ellen's lyrics without buying the rights.
The show's characters have periodically sung a lullaby including the lyrics "soft kitty, warm kitty".
Mrs Newlin's daughters have also sued other media companies over the issu... | The daughters of a teacher who wrote a poem about a "soft kitty" are suing CBS, the network behind The Big Bang Theory, for copyright violation. | 35194737 |
Keane Wallis-Bennett, 12, was fatally injured at Edinburgh's Liberton High School in April 2014.
Garry Stimpson, of the Health and Safety Executive, said it was not obvious the wall would cause a problem.
He described his investigation into the death as "one of the most difficult cases I have ever dealt with".
Mr Stimp... | An inquiry has heard that Edinburgh City council met its obligations on maintenance at the school where a wall collapsed and killed a pupil. | 40255899 |
The key entries on the Commons agenda are now those for consideration of Lords amendments to an impressive array of government bills which have been mangled by peers.
After a week which saw six government defeats in the Upper House, with the potential for plenty more, expect the fabled Parliamentary ping-pong, which se... | The endgame of the current Parliamentary year is fast approaching. | 36058042 |
Wellens, 36, left Salford City in October on the back of other permanent spells at Blackpool, Oldham Athletic, Doncaster Rovers and Shrewsbury Town.
He has made 698 professional appearances, scoring 49 goals in total.
The Silkmen, currently 11th in the National League, play Oxford United in the FA Cup second round on F... | Macclesfield Town have signed former Manchester United and Leicester City midfielder Richie Wellens on undisclosed terms. | 38157038 |
It is not clear exactly who any possible charges would target.
All 150 people on board, mostly from Spain and Germany, died in the crash in March.
Marseilles prosecutor Brice Robin said there was "no doubt" that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashed the Airbus A320 in the French Alps.
Both Germanwings and Luftha... | French prosecutors have announced a preliminary investigation into whether manslaughter charges should be brought over the Germanwings plane crash. | 33098797 |
The enamel "two quails" vase, is thought to have been made at Beijing's Imperial Palace at least 220 years ago.
Auctioneers Woolley & Wallis said the owner only realised its true value after he put it on eBay.
It had been estimated as being worth up to £30,000, but sold at auction in Salisbury for £61,000, including th... | A rare Chinese vase, bought for £10 at a Hampshire car boot sale, has been sold for more than £60,000. | 37986885 |
Three women were seriously assaulted in Spondon - the first in September 2014 - and another raped in Darley Abbey.
Detectives believe the attacker is connected to the local area and they are "working extremely hard" to catch him, Derbyshire Police said.
Supt Tracy Harrison said the four attacks have had a "life-changin... | A sex attacker who has been on the loose for more than two years has been linked to four attacks in Derby. | 39253464 |
Gladys Hooper celebrated her milestone on 18 January with family and friends on the Isle of Wight.
Thousands of people sent the former concert pianist birthday messages online and through the post.
She said: "Thank you very much. I'd like to say how much I appreciate it. I send my love and great thanks to everyone."
Sh... | The UK's oldest person has thanked the thousands of people who sent her good wishes for her 113th birthday. | 35410342 |
Most of those who disembarked were gassed to death almost immediately.
Oskar Groening, 93, was speaking on the second day of his trial for being an accessory to the murder of at least 300,000 Jews at the death camp.
He has said he is "morally" guilty but had no direct role in the genocide.
The charges against the forme... | A former Nazi SS guard has said so many trains full of Jews used to arrive at Auschwitz that often two would have to wait with closed doors while people from the first were "processed". | 32419412 |
The Division 2A section of the women's world championships is the fourth International Ice Hockey Federation tournament to be held in the town.
It has previously staged Under 18 events for both men and women and an Under 20 championship.
The tournament runs until Sunday with Great Britain up against Kazakhstan, Korea, ... | An international women's ice hockey competition is being held at the Ice Bowl in Dumfries. | 32117183 |
The Canadian indie band is the first act announced for the festival, which was under threat of being cancelled.
The band were recommended to the event's organisers by music legend David Bowie. It will be their first UK festival performance since 2014.
The four-day festival at Seaclose Park, Newport will run from 8-11 J... | Arcade Fire have been revealed as the Saturday night headliner for the Isle of Wight Festival next year. | 37894819 |
The singer was given a commemorative scroll by Lord Mayor Majid Khan at the town hall on Tuesday.
Williams's parents, Jan and Peter, his wife Ayda and 22-month-old daughter Teddy also attended the event.
The singer, who hails from the city, said he was "proud and extremely honoured" to be recognised for his career in s... | Robbie Williams has been presented with the Freedom of Stoke-on-Trent at a private ceremony. | 28123606 |
Terrence Hughes, 53, was one of three guards escorting Jimmy Mubenga from the UK when he collapsed in his seat before take-off from Heathrow.
His cries of "I can't breathe" were ignored and he was kept handcuffed with his head forced down for 36 minutes, the Old Bailey trial has heard.
Mr Mubenga died on 12 October 201... | A G4S guard accused of killing an Angolan deportee by restraining him on an aeroplane, has denied ever using a technique known as "carpet karaoke". | 30298289 |
At least 12 people are known to have died in the fire at a tower block in North Kensington during the early hours of Wednesday.
Concerns have been raised about the cladding installed on Grenfell Tower.
In total, 32 buildings will be checked by the Housing Executive.
The executive's Colm McQuillan said the same type of ... | The Northern Ireland Housing Executive is to carry out checks on all tower blocks under its care within the next 48 hours as a result of a blaze in a block of flats in London. | 40281413 |
The purse tops the £50,000 on offer at next month's women's race in the Tour de Yorkshire.
The 66km race, in London on 30 July, has the same fund as the men's RideLondon-Surrey Classic a day later.
"We believe in equality in sport," said event director Hugh Brasher.
The individual winner of the race will collect £19,60... | Double Olympic champion Laura Trott says women's cycling is "getting the recognition it deserves" after RideLondon announced a record prize fund of £78,600 for this year's race. | 35925842 |
The show brings together more than 200 paintings, sculptures, photographs, digital prints and performance pieces from the US artist's six-decade career.
The Times, The Telegraph and The Guardian awarded the show five stars.
The Telegraph's Mark Hudson wrote: "This, to my mind, is the exhibition of the year."
He added: ... | The Tate Modern's new Robert Rauschenberg retrospective been has hailed as "the exhibition of the year" and "a must-see" by art critics. | 38155378 |
Thousands were expected at the two-day Geronimo Festival, held at Harewood House near Leeds, over the Bank Holiday weekend.
But many families took to social media to complain about poor organisation at Sunday's event.
Geronimo's organisers apologised and said queues had been reduced on Monday.
The festival, started by ... | An event billed as "Glastonbury for kids" has been labelled a farce by parents amid complaints of huge queues and poor planning. | 36185708 |
Safety checks were not carried out on some staff members at Barton Clough Primary School in Stretford, Greater Manchester, a report by Ofsted said.
School leaders also failed to keep children safe and were criticised for being "unaware of the catalogue of safeguarding failures".
Trafford Council said action has been ta... | A primary school previously rated "outstanding" has been placed in special measures over safety. | 38756428 |
Bale will miss Thursday's clash with Northern Ireland in Cardiff and the trip to the Ukraine on March 28 after consultation with Real Madrid.
But Coleman says the "joint decision," will have no long term consequences.
"If you look at his record he is not a player who misses games unless he has to," said the Wales manag... | Chris Coleman has dismissed fears over Gareth Bale's long term availability for Wales despite his absence in the forthcoming Euro 2016 warm-up games. | 35851389 |
In the past I have driven through some of the areas so described and its no idle metaphor. There are mile upon mile of oxidised, red metal skeletons, dead factories entombing dead jobs, dead hopes.
But the Interstate 75 road outside Detroit is a reminder that manufacturing industry could just be America's future and no... | Can Donald Trump make America not just great again, but make it gleam and bring the shine of steel back to the rustbelt? | 38639347 |
The group claims the bank deliberately misled shareholders into believing it was in good financial health just before it collapsed in 2008.
More than 12,000 private shareholders and 100 institutional investors have raised a class action against the bank.
Former chief executive Fred Goodwin is among those named in the a... | Thousands of investors have launched a joint compensation claim for up to £4bn against Royal Bank of Scotland and several of its former directors. | 22013724 |
Four Seasons Health Care's closures affect 254 residents and 393 staff.
In response, Mr Hamilton halted the possible closure of 10 statutory homes.
He said he was "open to the idea" of new admissions to state-run facilities "in the context of a reduction in places across the independent sector".
Four Seasons made the a... | Northern Ireland's health minister is to consider allowing new admissions to state-owned care homes after a major private provider announced it is to close seven of its facilities. | 34919933 |
Rory McKeown's cross-shot hit the bar as Southport made a confident start, but after the break the visitors took control.
Kevan Hurst tested Craig King's handling with a decent effort just after the break, but there was little the Southport goalkeeper could do to deny the 31-year-old's superb volley with 18 minutes rem... | Guiseley condemned National League bottom side Southport to a ninth defeat in 11 games with a narrow victory at Haig Avenue. | 39390523 |
The new ban has been ordered by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), which runs drug testing across many sports.
It follows concerns that athletes were breathing these so-called noble gases to encourage the growth of red blood cells that boost stamina.
But despite being piloted, a valid test is not yet ready, the agen... | Doping experts have yet to find an effective test for athletes using xenon and argon, despite introducing a ban on the gases' use by sports stars. | 28970855 |
Guinness World Record confirmed to the BBC that the festive spectacle at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Tuesday exceeded the target of 250 surfers.
The organisers say the record-breaking surf is also an attempt to raise awareness of mental health issues.
The event was kick-started by a local retailer, surf school and surf cha... | A pack of 320 surfing Santas have embraced Christmas spirit in Australia and broken the world record for the largest surf lesson. | 35098737 |
Devon County Council reversed traffic flow through Totnes in 2013 to make the area safer.
But some traders began legal action claiming their businesses had suffered.
The council wanted to contest a decision that the scheme should be dropped but a judge at Exeter County Court said it could not appeal.
The authority coul... | Traffic flow through a Devon town centre is set to change after a judge decided a council cannot appeal against a ruling to scrap the scheme. | 32386096 |
Mr Trump said that while radical groups beheaded people in the Middle East "we're not playing on an even field".
But Mr Trump also said he would consult Defence Secretary James Mattis and CIA director Mike Pompeo and "if they don't want to do it that's fine".
They have both indicated opposition to reintroducing the int... | US President Donald Trump has said he believes waterboarding works, stating "we have to fight fire with fire". | 38753000 |
Researchers tested pairs of identical and non-identical twins to see how attractive they were to mosquitoes.
Identical twins were more likely to have similar levels of attractiveness - suggesting shared genetic factors were at play.
The "intriguing" results must now be assessed in larger trials, experts say.
Researcher... | The likelihood of being bitten by mosquitoes could be down to genes that control our body odour, a preliminary study in Plos One suggests. | 32411671 |
Only 7% of the 900 doctors who took part in a BMA Scotland survey said the amount of time they had to see patients during consultations was adequate.
The group said GPs were under "immense pressure" due to an "unsustainable" and rising workload.
The Scottish government said it was "significantly increasing" the level o... | More than 90% of Scottish GPs believe their rising workload has negatively affected patient care, a survey found. | 38264394 |
About 20 people were evacuated from their homes after the crash in Ardingly High Street at 23:20 GMT on Friday.
Andrew John Sleat, 42, of Blackfold Road, Crawley was bailed to appear before Crawley magistrates on 10 December.
Sussex Police said the road was closed for nearly three hours. | A man has been charged with drinking and driving after a car crashed into a house in West Sussex, causing a gas leak and damaging three other vehicles. | 30087432 |
Lindsay Sandiford, 56, from Gloucestershire, was convicted last week after she was found with 4.8kg (10.6lb) of cocaine.
Her bid was backed by a human rights charity which wanted judges to rule the Foreign Office's stance was unlawful.
The court will give the reasons for its decision on Monday.
The judge, Mrs Justice G... | A grandmother sentenced to death in Bali for drug trafficking has lost a High Court challenge to a UK government refusal to fund a lawyer for an appeal. | 21272490 |
As EU government leaders met behind closed doors in Brussels, the BBC's Laurence Peter sought opinions on the elections from European reporters covering the summit.
I think one of the big lessons is that Europe is still struggling to attract the voters. The voter turnout was pretty poor. The mainstream centre parties l... | Europe's media are digesting election results which saw big gains for Eurosceptic parties, and are asking whether the balance of power in the EU will change. | 27593167 |
Tomasz Kocik, of north London, told the Old Bailey he and Marta Ligman, 23, had been taking amphetamines and having sex while at home between 24 and 28 April.
The 38-year-old, of Buckingham Road, Harlesden, who denies murder, said he found her dead on 29 April.
Ms Ligman was found dead in a suitcase in the Grand Union ... | A man has admitted in court that he dumped his girlfriend's body in a canal but only after finding her dead following drug-fuelled sex sessions. | 34835902 |
Guiseley had fought back from two down to level but in the 88th minute defender Marcus Williams' attempted clearance rebounded off Russell beyond visiting goalkeeper Dan Atkinson.
North Ferriby took advantage of some poor defending to take an eighth-minute lead, with Ryan Kendall firing a cut-back into the top corner.
... | Simon Russell's fortuitous late goal clinched North Ferriby a 3-2 win over Yorkshire rivals Guiseley - their first victory in the National League. | 37018482 |
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The 20-year-old joined the Chairboys in August on a deal until January, and scored a hat-trick in Saturday's 5-0 FA Cup second-round win at Chesterfield.
The ex-Leyton Orient player has started just four games for Wycombe, but is their top scorer with nine goals.
"We are b... | Wycombe Wanderers forward Scott Kashket has signed a new contract until the end of the 2018-19 season. | 38210394 |
The group from Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Small Heath, Birmingham were on a school trip when the attack took place.
Some on Twitter described the children singing during the wait.
Birmingham Yardley MP Jess Phillips said she was "very very proud" to represent them and described the group as "a credit" to th... | Pupils left locked in Parliament during the Westminster attack have been praised for their bravery by an MP. | 39365640 |
Yona Knight-Wisdom, who was born in Leeds, will represent Team Jamaica alongside stars like Usain Bolt.
Knight-Wisdom, 21, will represent his country in the men's 3m springboard.
He recently graduated from Leeds Beckett University after completing a sport and exercise science honours degree.
Speaking to BBC Radio Leeds... | A Yorkshire-born athlete will become the first male diver to represent Jamaica at an Olympic Games when he competes in Rio next month. | 36796182 |
Daniel Jones was caught with the tag his brother Paul had been ordered to wear by a court.
Jones, 32, of Great Clifton near Workington, admitted perverting the course of justice when he appeared at Carlisle Crown Court.
Judge James Adkin heard the other brother was jailed for eight months for his role in the offence la... | A man who agreed to wear his brother's electronic curfew tag has been jailed for six months. | 39770134 |
Ollie Devoto's first-half try from scrum-half Chris Cook's turnover gave Bath the early lead before Worcester edged in front through Cooper Vuna.
Horacio Agulla restored Bath's lead before the break and the boot of Wales fly-half Rhys Priestland kept Worcester at bay in the second half.
Worcester claimed a losing bonus... | Bath withstood a strong performance from Worcester to claim only their second Premiership win in five games. | 35170989 |
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) said wheat yields in England were down by almost 15% on the five-year average, with productivity down to 1980s levels.
The British Retail Consortium said food prices were already being driven up after a rise in grain costs following the worst drought in 50 years in the US and a heatwav... | Food prices look set to rise after poor UK harvests due to recent wet weather. | 19890250 |
1 June 2015 Last updated at 18:00 BST
Whilst the pair celebrates their big win on the show not everyone thinks dogs performing on a TV show is a good idea.
A top vet says that people should think harder before putting dogs on camera.
But TV makers say they take welfare of animals incredibly seriously and make sure they... | Matisse the dog and trainer Jules O'Dwyer won Britain's Got Talent 2015 on Sunday. | 32964806 |
The IMF says in a new report that the deterioration in developed countries is partly due to setbacks to economic growth.
In emerging economies, declines in commodity prices have affected financial stability.
In a separate report, the IMF also warns that government finances have deteriorated.
It says the risks to govern... | The risks to global financial stability have increased according to the International Monetary Fund. | 36035136 |
5 July 2016 Last updated at 17:08 BST
The Reading FC academy manager died on 21 June after being treated for a cancerous tumour on his bladder.
He was the caretaker manager for a brief time after the sacking of Brian McDermott during the 2013 Premier League season. | Former Reading captain Ady Williams has said that naming the North Stand at the Madejski Stadium after Eamonn Dolan will please fans. | 36712154 |
The nine-day Royal National Mòd, which will take place from 14-22 October, was last held in the Western Isles in 2011.
Organisers An Comunn Gàidhealach said last year's event in Oban was estimated to have generated about £3m for the local economy.
The Mòd features music, dance and arts competitions and performances.
Th... | Final preparations are being made for the staging of Scotland's biggest Gaelic cultural festival in Stornoway on Lewis. | 37348966 |
A group of teenagers made the find behind a row of shops in the town of Humpty Doo on Sunday.
The heads belonged to saltwater crocodiles, a protected species in Australia's Northern Territory.
There is a lucrative trade in the area for crocodile skins, many of which go to make handbags and shoes.
Anyone found guilty of... | Police in Australia are investigating how up to 70 crocodile heads ended up in a freezer dumped near the city of Darwin. | 33769805 |
Forest Green's first match as an English Football League club is at home to Barnet, while fellow promoted side Lincoln begin the campaign at Wycombe.
Follow the links below for your team's fixtures in full.
Accrington Stanley
Barnet
Cambridge United
Carlisle United
Cheltenham Town
Chesterfield
Colchester United
Coventr... | The League Two fixtures for 2017-18 have been released. | 40266524 |
As Storm Desmond swept across parts of the UK, people have been sharing their experience with BBC News:
Sarah Whitby sent in this photo from the River Rothay in the Lake District on Saturday.
Robin Newton, from Keswick, spoke to the BBC on Sunday. He said he had had no supply of water all day.
"I live near to the River... | Heavy rain over the weekend left thousands of homes in Cumbria without power and some schools and hospital services closed. | 35025386 |
Mr O'Brien, 33, was reported missing from his Dublin home on 15 January.
His torso was found the following day in the canal near Ardclough in Kildare and other remains were later found in other locations in Kildare and Dublin.
Paul Wells, 48, of Barnamore Park in Finglas, was charged with his murder at Dublin District ... | A man has been charged with the murder of Kenneth O'Brien, whose dismembered body parts were found in the Grand Canal in the Republic of Ireland. | 35565515 |
Details of the revised deal, which was announced on Wednesday, reveal a commitment to upgrade cameras and increase safety training.
Circumstances in which trains could run with only a driver on board have also been reduced from eight to five.
Mick Cash, leader of the RMT, said Aslef members were being "hoodwinked".
The... | A deal between Southern rail and Aslef to end the dispute over driver-only operated trains is "the old deal in a new envelope", the RMT has claimed. | 39288790 |
The 30-year old has been at Notts since 2008, but his England commitments mean he has made only 22 first-class appearances for the county.
Director of cricket Mick Newell said: "When he comes back to Notts, he shows the same intensity in how he practices and prepares as he does for England.
"The discipline he shows is ... | England fast bowler Stuart Broad has signed a new three-year contract with his county side Nottinghamshire. | 38417862 |
The heifer, named Seren, survived the fall on to Traeth Bach, near Llangrannog, Ceredigion, unhurt apart from cuts.
Food was taken down as she remained trapped for days before better weather allowed a rescue on Thursday.
An RNLI crew and volunteers held her head and tail above water as she swam to an accessible beach.
... | A cow which fell down a steep cliff and became trapped on a beach, was given help to swim over a mile to safety. | 33734330 |
"This discussion that we do not have control of our border - this is a lie," Yiannis Mouzalas said.
"We have the best control of a sea border that anyone can have," he added.
He was speaking to the BBC ahead of Thursday's EU summit, where Greece will report on its efforts to register migrants, many of them Syrian refug... | Greece's migration minister has accused fellow EU countries of hypocrisy and lying about Greece's handling of the huge migrant influx from Turkey. | 35594712 |
The group, made up of two orthopaedic surgeons and a plastic surgeon, set off as a fresh three-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continued to hold.
The agreed truce, which began at midnight (21:00 GMT) on Sunday, came after days of intense talks in Egypt.
Steve Mannion, clinical lead of the team, said the doctors ... | A team of UK doctors are flying to Gaza to help people injured in the violence. | 28741605 |
The blaze happened at Fennel Restaurant in Inverurie early on Sunday evening.
Owner William Bird said the youths involved could have kitchen porter jobs to teach them about responsibility.
Police Scotland, thanking the public for helping the inquiry, said the teenage boy charged would be reported to the Youth Justice M... | A boy aged 13 has been charged after a fire at a restaurant which had prompted the owner to offer a job to whoever was responsible. | 39193086 |
It includes 700 posts at accountancy firm Deloitte after hopes were raised in September that it would expand in the new Cardiff enterprise zone.
In Torfaen, Griffin Place Communications will create more than 300 jobs at a new call centre in Cwmbran.
It comes on the eve of an international investment conference in Newpo... | More than 1,100 jobs have been announced by six companies across Wales. | 30116667 |
South Western Ambulance Service said the child was hit "at slow speed" as a train pulled into Camborne, Cornwall, on Thursday at about 16:50 BST.
An eyewitness said the girl grabbed a carriage door handle and was dragged down "almost instantly".
Devon and Cornwall Police said the girl was airlifted to hospital with min... | An 11-year-old schoolgirl escaped with minor injuries when she fell from a railway platform on to the tracks. | 32550481 |
Cato Berntsen Larsen climbed feet-first into the public facility after his friend dropped the phone while urinating.
Mr Berntsen Larsen said he had volunteered to enter the tank, which is not connected to the sewer and which is only emptied once a season.
The 20-year-old became sick as he stood thigh-deep in its conten... | Firefighters in Norway have pulled a man from the inside of a toilet after he lowered himself in to retrieve a friend's phone and became stuck in the tank below. | 37196629 |
Spokeswoman Dena Iverson said the investigation will look into "the circumstances surrounding the arrest" to see if a federal law was broken.
The incident occurred at Spring Valley High School in Columbia when the unnamed student refused to leave class.
Video shows the officer knocking her down and pulling her across t... | The US Justice Department is looking into why a female student in South Carolina was pulled from her desk by an officer and dragged across a classroom. | 34650484 |
BT's Openreach division referred to the UK as the "country that invented the internet" in the ad, which was printed over the weekend.
However, the US is widely credited as being the net's creator thanks to a Department of Defense project that dates back to the 1960s.
BT has acknowledged the error.
"For most people, the... | An advert published by the UK's leading broadband provider indicates confusion within the firm about the internet's origins. | 35579225 |
Steven Mathieson, 38, was also charged with abducting and raping two women.
He made no plea or declaration during a brief hearing at Falkirk Sheriff Court and was remanded in custody.
The dead woman was found in a bedroom of a house in the town's Springfield Drive at 00:30.
Mr Mathieson is alleged to have carried out t... | A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a woman at a house in Falkirk in the early hours of Friday morning. | 30359198 |
Ruins beneath house floors in the northwestern Peru showed evidence of chewed coca and calcium-rich rocks.
Such rocks would have been burned to create lime, chewed with coca to release more of its active chemicals.
Writing in the journal Antiquity, an international team said the discovery pushed back the first known co... | Peruvian foraging societies were already chewing coca leaves 8,000 years ago, archaeological evidence has shown. | 11878241 |
In its central forecast, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said some households could lose up to £2,771 a year.
Falling national income might result in cuts to the welfare budget by 2020, the NIESR study said.
The Vote Leave campaign said the report was based on "dodgy" assumptions.
Using e... | Low income families could receive hundreds of pounds less in benefit payments if the UK leaves the EU, according to an economic think tank. | 36488254 |
We'll discuss the biggest cybersecurity threat of the moment, the use of bots in the fight to get the upper hand on social media during the US elections and the ongoing debate about the risks of artificial intelligence.
This week, producer Jat Gill and I attended a demo by security firm Sophos which left us both rather... | On this week's Tech Tent - your weekly status update on the technology business - we have three stories reflecting our current anxieties about the nature of our digital world. | 37728786 |
Elfyn Llwyd asks if it was appropriate that Nikki Holland was given the job while a report into an investigation she led has not yet been published.
It looked at South Wales Police's role in one of Britain's worst miscarriages of justice.
The force said her work on it ended two years before she applied for the post.
Th... | A senior Welsh MP is to write to the Home Secretary questioning South Wales Police's choice of assistant chief constable. | 28117520 |
His last Test was against Pakistan in October 2015, following which he was dropped after scoring 156 runs in his past 12 innings at an average of 13.
The 25-year-old has been a key figure for the one-day side, helping England to the World T20 final in April.
"I'm confident in myself and my ability," Buttler told BBC La... | England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler still seeks a return to Test cricket, and cites enjoyment of the game as the key to form and impressing selectors. | 36561713 |
Last year more than 2,000 suspects were identified by police forces in the region, compared to 758 in 2014.
The number of cases has left at least one police force overwhelmed, an officer said.
The Home Office said more resources than ever before were being used to target those involved in exploitation.
Under the Freedo... | The number of suspected online child sex offences across the East of England has nearly trebled in three years, the BBC has discovered. | 39075753 |
"I fought them off but they hit me in the face and broke my nose," he said. "My vision was blurred for a week afterwards.
"These kind of attacks happen all the time, especially to Asians," said Mr Shi, who runs a driving school in the Belleville neighbourhood of Paris and has been mugged twice.
"My wife has had her mob... | Businessman Wei Ming Shi was out walking with his wife when three muggers tried to snatch her bag. | 13926342 |
The government has confirmed that the steel industry will be refunded the cost of green levies on energy bills as soon as the EU grants state-aid clearance.
The package could be worth about £50m a year for the struggling sector.
But the government has come under fire for failing to have a steel industry strategy.
Thou... | Steel firms in the UK could start to receive compensation for high energy costs within weeks. | 34654403 |
Pupils at Pretoria Girls High say staff often tell them to straighten their hair and they are not allowed afros.
School rules would be suspended while an independent investigation takes place into the allegations, Gauteng province's education minister said.
The school has not commented.
Its code of conduct has a detail... | Rules over how female students wear their hair at a South African high school have been suspended after anti-racism protests from black pupils, a local minister says. | 37219471 |
In her first interview since being found with her baby in May, Amina Ali Nkeki told Reuters she also wanted to go home to Chibok, a town in the north.
She and her child are being held in the capital, Abuja, for what the government calls a restoration process.
More than 200 girls were kidnapped from a school in Chibok i... | The first Nigerian schoolgirl from Chibok to be rescued from Boko Haram says she misses the father of her baby, a suspected Islamist militant. | 37105125 |
Flight SQ368, which departed at 02:05 local time on Monday (18:00 GMT Sunday), was two hours into the flight when the pilot announced there was an engine problem.
The plane turned back and landed before the right engine of the Boeing 777 burst into flames.
All 222 passengers and 19 crew on board were safely evacuated.
... | A Singapore Airlines plane bound for Milan caught fire shortly after making an emergency landing. | 36637421 |
The manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index - which surveys companies about the strength of their order books - saw an increase to 55.4.
Last month the figure was 53.4 - itself a significant increase compared with August. Any figure over 50 shows an expansion in the sector.
Philip Hammond's much quoted suggestion that... | This morning, the latest figures on the UK's manufacturing sector revealed another significant bounce upwards. | 37540164 |
Dave and Angela Dawes from Wisbech were the only winners of the jackpot in Friday's draw, banking £101,203,600.70.
Mr Dawes, 47, is a shift supervisor, and his partner, 43, is a volunteer for the British Heart Foundation.
Chelsea fan Mr Dawes, said he now plans to buy a house near the ground - and ask Frank Lampard rou... | A couple from Cambridgeshire are celebrating a £101m Euromillions win - the third largest lottery jackpot in UK history. | 15253038 |
The NW Counter Terrorism Unit used civil powers under the Terrorism Act to confiscate cash found hidden in luggage or under clothing.
Most was seized from passengers flying from Manchester to Turkey, said police.
Officers believe it would have then been taken over the border into Syria.
Greater Manchester Police said t... | More than £250,000 of suspected Islamic State (IS) funds have been seized at Manchester Airport and other north-west ports in the past year, anti-terrorist officers said. | 29599902 |
Philip Temple, 66, admitted abusing 12 boys and one girl while working in south London care homes and a north London church.
He also admitted lying on oath in the 1990s when he was cleared of child sex abuse charges against a teenage boy.
Judge Christopher Hehir apologised to the victim at Woolwich Crown Court.
He said... | A former social worker and Catholic priest has been jailed for 12 years after admitting historical child sex abuse charges dating back to the 1970s. | 37037494 |
The official centenary commemorations took place at Easter last month, but the TV programme will be broadcast on the actual centenary - Sunday 24 April.
Exactly 100 years to the day that the rebellion began, the BBC film examines how events were viewed from Ulster.
It includes eyewitness accounts from both British sold... | The 1916 Easter Rising, told from the perspective of people from what is now known as Northern Ireland, is explored in a new BBC documentary. | 36093060 |
Malouda played in Wednesday's goalless draw against Honduras despite being ineligible under the Fifa rules in use.
French Guiana-born Malouda, 37, played 80 times for France.
"We are using Fifa rules so a player who's played in an official match for a different [country] cannot play in the Gold Cup," said a Concacaf of... | French Guiana are facing disciplinary action after fielding ex-Chelsea and France midfielder Florent Malouda in a Concacaf Gold Cup match in America. | 40578754 |
New research indicates that warm waters pulled up from the deep by strong winds sharply undercut glaciers from about 11,000 years ago to 7,500 years ago.
This incursion then stopped until it got under way again in the 1940s.
The findings are important because they inform our understanding about how the ice may respond ... | Scientists are getting a much clearer picture of the retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet over thousands of years, and of the forces driving it. | 40560236 |
Addressing the Tories' spring forum, he said he was to blame for the handling of revelations about his holding in his late father's offshore fund.
Days after questions were first raised, the PM admitted this week he had owned and later sold units in the fund.
Mr Cameron also said he would publish information on his tax... | Prime Minister David Cameron has said he could have handled the row over his financial affairs "better", admitting it had "not been a great week". | 36004856 |
This is not a cure or vaccine, but a highly effective way of preventing transmission of the virus.
The idea is to give HIV drugs to gay men having unprotected sex while they are still uninfected.
It means the medicine is there waiting for the virus to arrive and kills it when it does.
The approach relies on one of the ... | There is excited talk today that we have reached a "game changing" moment in controlling the HIV epidemic. | 31622337 |
The band were at the forefront of the Liverpool scene but never made it big.
The tapes were recorded in March 1960, two years before Starr was poached by Brian Epstein to join The Beatles.
Found in Storm's sister's cellar, the tapes will form the group's first and only album release later this month.
Starr joined the g... | Recordings by Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Ringo Starr's first band and one of the most popular groups of the early Merseybeat era, have been unearthed after more than 50 years. | 19395832 |
Pranava Prakash said five men barged into the gallery in the Noida district on Sunday, saying the pictures were "against Indian culture".
He said he was thrown to the floor and a number of pictures were damaged.
Hardline Hindu groups have in the past protested over art works they say offend their beliefs.
The attack al... | An Indian artist has been assaulted in a gallery in the capital, Delhi, where he is exhibiting a number of nude paintings. | 16786413 |
Fifteen firefighters tackled the blaze, which began in Remembrance Road at about 03:40 BST.
Police said it was too early to confirm if it would be investigated as a hate crime.
Shop owner Norbert Krupan, who has lived in the area for 11 years and opened the premises a year ago, said he was "devastated".
Read more news ... | A fire that destroyed a Polish food shop in Coventry is being investigated as a suspected arson attack. | 37653746 |
Cook, 29, said he will have to "wait and see" if he will keep the captaincy after England were beaten 5-2 in a one-day series in Sri Lanka.
England's 15-man World Cup squad must be named by 7 January, with their first match against Australia on 14 February.
"Cook simply isn't playing that well," said Giles. "He is unde... | England captain Alastair Cook's form is a "big worry" ahead of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, says former one-day coach Ashley Giles. | 30525666 |
A spokesman said UK officials were looking into reports that the person was killed in Rafah on Sunday.
The prime minister said he was "extremely concerned" by the reports.
Around 1,800 Palestinians, most of them civilians, are said to have been killed in Gaza since the conflict with Israel escalated in July. Sixty-seve... | The Foreign Office is investigating reports that a British national has been killed in Gaza. | 28644714 |
The Food and Drink Federation said: "Our sector faces a rapidly approaching workforce shortage and skills gap."
In its survey of the "farm-to-fork" supply chain, almost half of all businesses surveyed said EU nationals working in the UK were considering leaving.
It said that 31% of them have already seen EU workers lea... | The UK food industry has warned that a Brexit workforce shortage could leave a third of its businesses unviable. | 41025082 |
Guy Verhofstadt said he was looking forward to a "hell of a conversation" - referring to comments by Mr Davis.
In September, Mr Davis answered a question about Mr Verhofstadt, an avowed believer in the EU, by saying "get thee behind me Satan".
Mr Verhofstadt, a former Belgian prime minister, has said there will be no c... | Brexit Secretary David Davies will meet the European Parliament's chief negotiator in Strasbourg later. | 38061035 |
At least 30 sports, including football, covered up samples, the report says.
"It was a cover-up that evolved from uncontrolled chaos to an institutionalised and disciplined medal-winning conspiracy," said the report's author, Richard McLaren.
Lawyer McLaren said London 2012 was "corrupted on an unprecedented scale".
Th... | More than 1,000 Russians - including Olympic medallists - benefited from a state-sponsored doping programme between 2011 and 2015, a report claims. | 38261608 |
The authorities say 56 inmates died as rival gangs clashed on Sunday.
Brazil wants to increase co-operation with neighbouring countries to reduce the influx of weapons and drugs into the prison system, said Mr Moraes.
Brazilian prosecutors said one of the factions involved in the uprising had links with Colombia's Farc... | Brazil's Justice Minister Alexandre Moraes has announced a plan to reduce violence in prisons, after a deadly riot in the northern city of Manaus. | 38525872 |
Mr Elumelu said the entrepreneurs were Africa's "hope for the future".
The 1,000 come from 52 African states and territories and were chosen from some 20,000 applicants.
Forbes magazine listed Mr Elumelu last year as the 26th richest African, worth $1bn.
The BBC's Lerato Mbele reports from South Africa's main city, Joh... | Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu has decided to fund 1,000 budding African entrepreneurs as part of a $100m (£670,000) initiative to boost the continent's private sector. | 32021736 |
The nine-floor building, part of Ipswich Hospital, was hit on Tuesday evening.
Just before 19:00 GMT, Hospital chief executive Nick Hulme tweeted that a "massive clap of thunder and lightning has struck the building".
A hospital spokesman said patient care had not been affected but the unit's bleeper system was down.
M... | A lightning strike has hit a hospital's maternity unit, causing disruption to its communication systems. | 36031679 |
What images have lodged in your mind from Ed Miliband's year?
Eating a bacon sandwich? Posing with the front page of The Sun, before having to apologise to the people of Liverpool for posing with the front page of The Sun? Delivering his conference speech, minus the bits he forgot such as the deficit?
What you may have... | Labour won two by-elections in 2014 and performed respectably in council elections but question marks still remain about their leader and strategy in the run-up to May's general election. | 30586539 |
It is returning to the city, having first used its conference centre for the event in 2011.
Liverpool has become an established conference location in recent years and will also host the Lib Dems in 2014.
Competition for autumn conferences, attended by thousands of party workers, lobbyists and the media, is fierce amon... | Liverpool is to host the Labour Party conference in both 2016 and 2018, the party has announced. | 21686793 |
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