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The 20-year-old from Seaforde clocked 2:03.70 at the British Para-swimming trials for Rio in Glasgow.
Firth, a 2012 London Paralympics gold medallist, had already achieved the 100m breaststroke and 100m backstroke qualifying times at the trials.
She will compete in the 200m Individual Medley on Wednesday.
Firth won the... | Northern Ireland's Bethany Firth has broken her own 200m freestyle world record to qualify in a third discipline for the Paralympics in Rio this summer. | 36146288 |
Crewe had early chances through two Marcus Haber headers and Callum Saunders failed to score against Latics keeper Joel Coleman in a one-on-one.
Oldham's Curtis Main had a volley blocked before Forte's strike from eight yards bounced in off the post.
Crewe's Brad Inman's curling effort went close but was saved by Colem... | Jonathan Forte's winning goal for Oldham Athletic against already-relegated Crewe Alexandra confirmed their safety in League One. | 36060859 |
But the sixty-minute session in which Facebook's founder was first interviewed by a journalist from Wired, then joined on stage by three mobile operators, was one big yawn, a missed opportunity.
Okay, the subject of the session - Facebook's mission to get people in the developing world online via something called inter... | He's probably the single most influential figure in the world of mobile communications, so Mark Zuckerberg's appearance at the Mobile World Congress was always bound to be a hot ticket. | 31714850 |
The scarecrow, which was part of an annual festive trail, was taken from Scargill Primary School, West Hallam, Derbyshire at the weekend.
The head teacher appealed for the coat to be returned as it was needed for a school production on Wednesday.
The school tweeted the coat had been "unceremoniously chucked over [the] ... | A school's "amazing" technicolour coat which was stolen along with a Joseph-inspired scarecrow has been returned. | 40641492 |
Ricardo Jaime and Pablo Schiavi were given six- and eight-year sentences for negligence.
The accident, which injured 789 people, happened when a morning rush hour train hit the buffers at the Once rail station in the capital.
t was one of the worst train accidents in Argentina in decades.
The train driver received a th... | A court in Buenos Aires has given jail sentences to two former Argentine transport ministers for a train crash which killed 51 people in 2012. | 35196316 |
The hosts took a somewhat fortuitous 26th-minute lead as the ball pinged around the Maidstone penalty area and then took a touch off Tom Mills before nestling in the net.
Maidstone goalkeeper Lee Worgan made a fine save to deny Jordan Burrow before a second own goal in the match in the 73rd minute, this time for the vi... | Maidstone United extended their unbeaten run to nine games in the National League after coming from behind to claim a 2-1 victory at play-off chasing Gateshead. | 39465000 |
Dr Weatherhead died early on Saturday morning a few hours before the 2017 General Assembly was due to meet. He was 86.
He was born in Dundee in 1931 and appointed as moderator in 1993.
The Church of Scotland said he was a "wise and faithful servant of Christ and his church".
Dr Weatherhead was educated at Dundee High S... | The former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Very Rev Dr James Leslie Weatherhead, has died. | 39999928 |
Dame Glenys Stacey said the standard of some services in the county was now "significantly lower" than before.
In 2014, the government replaced probation trusts in England and Wales with 21 rehabilitation companies, made up of private firms and charities.
A Probation Service spokesperson said it would "monitor performa... | Supervision of criminals in Derbyshire has got worse since the government out-sourced parts of the probation service, the chief inspector of probation says. | 37431834 |
The rescuers and volunteers at Farewell Spit, Golden Bay, managed to shepherd many mammals into deeper water, only for them to again run aground.
Conservation officials believe they have one last chance to refloat the whales on the high tide.
If that fails, the mammals may have to be put down.
The rescuers are now try... | Rescuers are racing against the clock to refloat about 90 stranded pilot whales after more than 100 died on a beach on New Zealand's South Island. | 31450651 |
While no team won more away games than Exeter this season, only three sides suffered more defeats at home.
The first leg against Carlisle finished 3-3 at Brunton Park on Sunday.
"There's something wrong if it's not a great atmosphere, because what more do people want?" Perryman told BBC Devon.
"You sometimes think ther... | Exeter City director of football Steve Perryman has called on fans to make "positive noise" during their League Two play-off semi-final second leg at home to Carlisle on Thursday. | 39923497 |
She will receive the award at the TV Baftas ceremony which takes place later this month.
Perhaps best known for playing champagne-sipping Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous, Lumley has had one of the most varied careers in British entertainment.
After starting out as a model she was propelled to fame in the 1970s as Pu... | Joanna Lumley is to be awarded the Bafta Fellowship, it has been announced. | 39792195 |
More than £1bn was spent during the transfer window, but that is not to say all fans are delighted by the state of their squads.
We want to find out which fans look at their squad and can't see a single area of concern, which fans have concerns over a position or two, and which fans would happily bring in a completely ... | Are you happy with the state of your club's squad, or are there positions that should have been strengthened during the transfer window? | 37232220 |
The new emir becomes one of the most influential spiritual leaders in the country's largely Muslim north.
As bank governor, Mr Sanusi had levelled accusations of high-level fraud and was suspended in February.
The previous emir, al-Haji Ado Bayero, died after a long illness at the age of 83 on Friday.
Mr Sanusi made sw... | The ousted central bank governor and prominent government critic, Lamido Sanusi, has been named as the new emir of Kano in Nigeria. | 27756492 |
Simpson's new contract will keep him at the club until 2019.
Team-mates Danny Drinkwater, Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy, Kasper Schmeichel, Wes Morgan and Andy King, and manager Claudio Ranieri, have all signed new deals this summer.
"I'm over the moon. I've been here two years now and the club is going places," Simpson sa... | Leicester City defender Danny Simpson has signed a new three-year deal with the Premier League champions. | 37245794 |
The actor told The Huffington Post: "I don't know that my family nor my soul could take it."
Ratings for this year's televised ceremony were down 16% on last year, and the lowest for six years.
Harris's stint as host came in for a bashing, with criticism it was flat and even "embarrassing" in places.
He had previously ... | Neil Patrick Harris has said he doubts he will ever present the Oscars again, following his much-criticised hosting of the event this year. | 31760954 |
The UN Budget Committee recognised gay spouses, regardless of whether or not gay marriage is legal in their country of origin.
Previously, the UN followed national legislation on the issue.
The vote went 80 to 43 against Russia's resolution, which had backing from China, India and Muslim countries.
EU member states and... | The United Nations has voted to extend staff benefits to same-sex couples working for the UN, defeating Russian-led opposition to the measure. | 32031238 |
The prime minister stressed the importance of the deal struck last year which "neutralised" the possibility of the country acquiring nuclear weapons.
But she added that the UK would work with Arab Gulf states to counteract Iran's "aggressive regional actions".
US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to scrap the... | Theresa May has said she is "clear-eyed" about the threat posed by Iran to the security of the Gulf and wider Middle East, in a speech in Bahrain. | 38227680 |
But who was the Army officer whose parents are now locked in public battle with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump?
Khan was born in 1976 and his Pakistani family immigrated to the US two years later.
They settled in Silver Spring, Maryland, where Humayun grew up with two brothers.
His father has described ... | Capt Humayun Khan - a US soldier who died fending off a suicide bomber in 2004 - has become an unlikely player in the 2016 election. | 36945318 |
Djilobodji, 27, moved to Stamford Bridge from Nantes in a £4m deal on transfer deadline day in September.
However, he has made just one appearance since then - as a late substitute in a League Cup win over Walsall.
The Senegal international, who started his career at Senart-Moissy, is contracted to Chelsea until 2019.
... | Chelsea have loaned defender Papy Djilobodji to Werder Bremen for the rest of the season. | 35375679 |
As part of the government's Green Paper on industrial strategy, it's expected that electric vehicles and battery technology will be identified as prime candidates for additional government investment. By way of coincidence, that is precisely what Nissan wants to build on, after investing £26m in battery technology a y... | The mystery of what was said to Nissan to get it to commit to further investment in Sunderland may be unravelled today. | 38714252 |
Meanwhile, Aberdeen Asset Management extended a suspension of its fund.
The latest moves add to a flurry of suspensions this week as fund managers seek to prevent a stampede to the exit following the vote to leave the EU.
Investors are worried that a move to leave the European Union will send commercial property prices... | Confidence in the UK property sector took a further pounding on Thursday after Legal & General made a deeper cut in the value of its property fund. | 36735436 |
The accident happened in Dalness Street, Shettleston, at about 15:15.
The boy, a pupil at St Paul's Primary School, was taken to hospital with serious injuries where he died a short time later.
Police said the white Ford Transit van had gone in to Dalness Street from Tollcross Road. It was turning into a car park on Da... | A five-year-old boy has died after being hit by a van in the east end of Glasgow. | 37343782 |
The sought-after development could aid the millions of people without ready access to clean drinking water.
The promising graphene oxide sieve could be highly efficient at filtering salts, and will now be tested against existing desalination membranes.
It has previously been difficult to manufacture graphene-based barr... | A UK-based team of researchers has created a graphene-based sieve capable of removing salt from seawater. | 39482342 |
Zoe Morgan, 21, and Lee Simmons, 33, were found near the Cardiff central store in Queen Street at about 05:50 BST on 28 September, 2016.
Andrew Saunders, 20, of no fixed abode, admitted their murders in December.
Cardiff Crown Court heard he stabbed Mr Simmons first, then Miss Morgan.
Saunders and Miss Morgan had split... | A man who murdered his ex-girlfriend and new partner outside the Matalan store where they worked searched the internet for methods of killing in the days before the attack. | 39100854 |
Sabine Kehm told the BBC the seven-time world champion remained in a "stable" condition at a clinic in Grenoble.
She has rejected as "speculation" a French media report saying Schumacher was being woken from his coma.
The German suffered a severe head injury on 29 December when he fell and hit a rock in the French Alps... | One month after his skiing accident, Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher is still in a medically induced coma, his manager has said. | 25943192 |
Randall, 21, can play in midfield and defence and Hearts coach Ian Cathro said he and his staff had been tracking him "probably since we arrived".
"Connor is a very hungry young player," explained Cathro. "He has experience in a number of positions and brings a great intensity to his play.
"Athletically he is excellent... | Hearts have signed Liverpool's Connor Randall on a season-long loan. | 40756676 |
The 25-year-old has joined the French Ligue 1 side on a four-year contract.
Cardiff signed Saadi from French second division side Clermont Foot in 2015 but he made only two substitute appearances for the Bluebirds, failing to score.
Saadi spent last season on loan at Belgian club Kortrijk - also owned by Cardiff owner ... | Strasbourg have signed striker Idriss Saadi from Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee. | 40685087 |
Paul Robertson, 28, of Bridge of Don, pleaded guilty to driving dangerously on the A74(M) in December.
A court heard he had been driving out of a service area at Gretna when police tried to pull alongside to speak to him and he sped off southwards.
In addition to his jail term his BMW car was confiscated and he was ban... | A motorist who led police on a cross-border chase at speeds in excess of 156mph has been jailed for nine months. | 40509312 |
Surrey skipper Batty, 38, will be making his 247th List A appearance against Warwickshire captain Bell, who, at 34, has already clocked up 301 matches.
The majority of Bell's were for England, for whom he played 161 times, just one of which was as Batty's team-mate, a victory over Zimbabwe in Bulawayo in December 2004.... | When rival captains Ian Bell and Gareth Batty toss up at Lord's for the 2016 One-Day Cup final on Saturday morning, there will certainly be no shortage of experience. | 37231829 |
Nathan Gill said he would quit as an MEP if elected as an AM, but with no UKIP member to replace him he said he did not want to force a by-election.
The party's ruling National Executive Committee had threatened him with expulsion if he did not resign from one of the posts by Sunday.
But on Monday it voted to put the m... | UKIP members in Wales will vote on whether their leader should be allowed to continue in his two elected roles. | 37009434 |
Roger Fletcher was last seen at about 08:30 on Sunday after leaving his holiday home in Bundalloch.
Police said he was thought to have gone for a walk in the Bundalloch and Camuslighne areas.
Mr Fletcher, who walks with the aid of two walking poles, failed to arrive at the location where he was to be picked up and take... | A 77-year-old man has gone missing after setting out for a walk near Dornie in the Highlands. | 36460213 |
The Australian has made more appearances for a British club than any other foreign player, over 250 so far.
Dorn, who scored a hat-trick in Castleford's thumping 52-12 win over Leeds on Thursday, has also played for London Broncos and Salford.
"It will be with a heavy heart when I finish here, but it's a great club I a... | Castleford Tigers full-back Luke Dorn will retire at the end of the Super League season. | 36286210 |
Israel has offered to extend a three-day ceasefire in Gaza which began on Tuesday after nearly a month of conflict, Israeli officials say.
But there has so far been no agreement from the militant Hamas movement, which controls Gaza, as indirect talks continue in Cairo.
Deputy PM Nick Clegg says he wants licences stoppe... | UK ministers are discussing whether to suspend arms export licences to Israel if the truce in Gaza ends. | 28687230 |
The new not-for-profit co-operatives would focus on renewables and have a "right to supply" energy directly.
In a speech on Wednesday, Mr Corbyn will also call for an end to fracking.
Labour leadership challenger Owen Smith said Mr Corbyn's previous actions meant he lacked credibility on green issues.
The result of the... | A future Labour government would challenge the dominance of the "big six" energy firms by championing more than 1,000 publicly-owned local energy providers, Jeremy Corbyn will say. | 37291831 |
The analysis of genomes from 101 ancient adults suggests the gene for breaking down the lactose sugar in milk was still rare in the Bronze Age.
The results come as something of a surprise because the gene is widespread among modern Europeans.
The research by an international team is published in Nature journal.
The fin... | The ability to digest milk may have become common only relatively recently in Europe, a major study of ancient DNA shows. | 33057927 |
Arseniy Yatsenyuk told the UN General Assembly that Russian troops were still operating in eastern Ukraine.
Earlier, US President Barack Obama said sanctions could be lifted if Russia supported a ceasefire between Ukraine and separatist rebels in the east.
Russia denies arming the rebels and sending Russian troops to U... | Ukraine's prime minister has urged the West not to lift sanctions on Russia until his country regains control of all its territory. | 29357105 |
Saints had an offer for the 22-year-old accepted at the end of May, but the player's summer holiday delayed completion of the transfer.
"This is a great club who are where they belong [in the Premier League]," Rodriguez told Southampton's website.
"It's a squad I want to be a part of. The sky is the limit."
He has a hu... | Southampton have completed the signing of Burnley striker Jay Rodriguez on a four-year deal for a reported club record fee of around £7m. | 18372855 |
Computer salesman Gary Tweddle, 23, originally from Reading, was last seen at a business conference in Leura, west of Sydney, in July.
New South Wales Police said his body was recovered after it was spotted this week on a cliff edge by an ambulance helicopter on a training mission.
Mr Tweddle's family positively identi... | A body found in bushland in Australia's Blue Mountains has been confirmed as that of a missing British man. | 23941835 |
The all-weather surface, made by Italian firm Limonta Sport, will be laid in time for the 2016-17 season.
Saracens were the first to use an artificial surface in 2013, followed the next season by Newcastle Falcons.
But Sixways will be the first in the United Kingdom with an organic infill, rather than the more widely u... | Worcester Warriors plan to become the third Premiership team to play on an artificial pitch. | 35988723 |
Flames were seen pouring from the facade of a multi-storey building, along with large plumes of smoke.
The blast, in Arid Street in the southern Haret Hreik district, left at least 20 injured, reports say.
There has been a spike in sectarian tension in Lebanon blamed on the conflict in neighbouring Syria.
Hezbollah for... | An attack by a suspected suicide car bomber has reportedly killed four people in a Hezbollah stronghold in a Shia-dominated suburb of Beirut. | 25825225 |
Spokesman Josh Earnest said winning Congress approval to close the jail would be the best option.
But he did not rule out executive action as a means to shut it down.
President Obama is determined to shut down the prison before the end of his term in 2017, but faces bipartisan opposition in Congress.
The US has slowly ... | The White House says President Barack Obama is considering "a wide array" of options for closing the controversial US military prison at Guantanamo Bay. | 34109685 |
Although the palm-sized device looks nothing like a womb, fallopian tubes and ovaries, the researchers say it should help with understanding diseases of these organs and tissues.
It also provides a novel way to test new treatments.
The work is part of a project to create the entire human "body on a chip".
The ultimate ... | US scientists say they have made a mini working replica of the female reproductive tract using human and mouse tissue. | 39421396 |
The event in the youngster's home village of Blackhall in County Durham ends a memorable week in which he was also named a "child of courage".
Bradley, who has struck up a remarkable friendship with England footballer Jermain Defoe, was in hospital on Wednesday when he turned six.
Defoe was one of 250 well-wishers at a... | Hundreds of people have attended a birthday party for terminally-ill Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery. | 39978284 |
Joseph Hobbin, 60, was a resident of Kennedy Court in Haddington, which was owned by Ark Housing Association.
While a bath was being run, Mr Hobbin's legs slipped out of a bath chair and went into the water - probably due to an epileptic fit.
The housing association pleaded guilty to two contraventions of the Health an... | A housing association has been fined £75,000 following the death of a disabled man who was scalded in a bath. | 35050790 |
The 92-year-old told the BBC the apology had come from Met commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe.
He said Sir Bernard had told him the force had been wrong to delay informing him no further action would be taken.
Lord Bramall was never arrested and had always denied the allegations.
Scotland Yard would not confirm an apo... | Lord Bramall, the former chief of the defence staff, has said he has received an apology from the Metropolitan Police over its investigation of historical child abuse allegations against him. | 37651594 |
But once spotted it was unmistakable: every time a black player from either side got the ball, a section of supporters behind each goal broke into monkey chants.
At one point a laughing fan performed an ape dance to match his grunting.
This was a football match in Russia, the next host of the World Cup.
Officials here ... | The noise was hard to distinguish at first, mixed in with the fans' cheers and singing. | 31644075 |
Janulis' photographs show the countryside covered in snow as winter takes hold.
"On the first day the snow fell, I went flying and taking pictures, not to miss the chance of capturing the moments while the trees are still holding the fresh snow," says Janulis.
"No matter how cold it was, I enjoyed the winter season.
"T... | Karolis Janulis has been using a drone to take pictures of his homeland, Lithuania, from the air. | 35344613 |
Mr Kerry, 71, is in a stable condition in hospital in nearby Geneva, Switzerland, a spokesman said.
He is expected to make a full recovery after breaking his right femur and is in good spirits, said John Kirby.
Mr Kerry, who was in Switzerland for talks on Iran's nuclear programme, has called off planned visits to Madr... | The US Secretary of State John Kerry has broken his leg in a biking accident in the French Alps. | 32950173 |
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Crewe had been reduced to 10 men just after the hour mark when goalkeeper Ben Garratt was sent off for bringing down Yemi Odubade outside the box.
Eastleigh went ahead when substitute keeper Dan Nizic tripped Ross Lafayette and Strevens stepped up to score.
Crewe's best ch... | Ben Strevens's penalty earned National League side Eastleigh a surprise FA Cup first-round victory at League One's bottom side Crewe Alexandra. | 34685303 |
Northbay Pelagic said its main processing and packing lines had been lost along with an office and administration block.
The blaze broke out on Saturday afternoon and burned for more than 10 hours.
The company, one of the town's biggest employers, said it would continue to meet customer needs.
An investigation into the... | A fire at a fish factory in Peterhead totally destroyed two main areas of the facility, according to its owners. | 30890872 |
David Goodfield had levelled after half-time following Diego Arana's opener, before Albert Beltran put Spain 2-1 ahead in the fourth quarter.
England started the tournament with a 9-1 defeat by the Netherlands on Sunday, but beat Germany 3-0 on Monday.
The competition serves as a warm-up for the EuroHockey Championship... | England's Mark Gleghorne scored a last-minute penalty to earn a 2-2 draw with hosts Spain at the Four Nations. | 40878412 |
Paul Briggs, 43, suffered a brain injury in a crash on his way to work for Merseyside Police.
His wife Lindsey had told the Court of Protection treatment should be stopped "given his previously expressed wishes" and he should be allowed to die.
Doctors treating Mr Briggs had opposed the withdrawal of treatment.
They ha... | Doctors should stop providing life-support treatment to a police officer who has been in a minimally conscious state since 2015, a judge has ruled. | 38382771 |
Father-of-two Darren Mark Harvey, 25, of Portsmouth Road, Woolston, died on Saturday at about 23:00 BST.
Police said the accident happened on the A337 close to the Holland Wood Campsite near Brockenhurst.
A family statement said: "His untimely death leaves a void in his loved ones' lives, that no words can describe."
"... | The family of a man who died when a fire engine collided with his car in the New Forest has paid tribute to a "loving husband and father". | 34055190 |
26 November 2015 Last updated at 21:21 GMT
The detached six-bedroom home in the Terrace, Barnes, collapsed at about midday, when resident Stephen Beard was passing.
Local estate agents said it used to be owned by Aimee Duffy but had since changed hands.
Duffy is a Welsh singer-song writer who shot to fame in 2008 with ... | A man from south-west London has described the moment he saw a house once owned by the singer-song writer Duffy collapsing in front of him. | 34938232 |
Mr Xi was marking the 15th anniversary of the territory's return to China.
Like neighbouring Hong Kong, Macau is a special autonomous region and has experienced protests by pro-democracy activists this year.
On Saturday, dozens of demonstrators marched in Macau's historic centre, demanding "universal suffrage".
Corresp... | Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged Macau residents to respect the "one-China" policy during a visit to the former Portuguese colony. | 30559769 |
The prize is awarded annually to an author for their entire body of work as opposed to one single book.
Rosoff is best known for her young adult novels including How I Live Now and Just In Case.
The Lingdren Prize jury said that Rosoff's novels "speak to the emotions as well as the intellect".
"In sparkling prose, she ... | Meg Rosoff has won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for literature aimed at children and young adults. | 35968632 |
The escape had happened four years before the trial, in September 1983.
A memo on the file, dated June 1987, reveals the fate of the 19 escapees in what was described as "the biggest escape in British or Irish prison history".
Of these, three were recorded as dead: Kieran Fleming (a life prisoner) who had drowned while... | There were high-level security concerns at the 1987 trial of those involved in the IRA's mass escape from the Maze Prison in County Antrim, according to newly declassified files. | 33991733 |
The driver used an offensive term for homosexuals while using his radio to talk to the bus firm's control centre.
He said he was unable to drive along one of the city's main streets because of the crowds at Saturday's event.
It was reported that when he was challenged, he stood by what he said by repeating the offensiv... | A bus driver has been disciplined after making homophobic remarks over an open radio network during Belfast's LGBT Pride festival parade. | 33799198 |
Visitors to Lujan Zoo in Buenos Aires pay £25 for the experience but animal activists have urged the government to investigate.
The Ministry of Agrarian Affairs is concerned that lives are at risk.
The zoo has denied the claims and says the animals, who some say appear to be "drugged," are more like "domestic dogs".
U... | An Argentine zoo where tourists can pose with lions could be closed over safety laws. | 30535721 |
The Institution of Engineering and Technology claims such stereotypes could be putting girls off engineering and technology.
Its analysis of top retailers and search engine results found 89% of toys aimed at girls were pink.
Only 11% of girls' toys focused on science, technology or engineering.
Conversely, nearly a thi... | Parents are being warned against buying pink, gender-stereotyped toys this Christmas, so as not to deter girls from getting into science. | 38250674 |
28 April 2017 Last updated at 12:54 BST
Cheerleading is a sport that has been growing in popularity in the UK for many years.
Watch these young cheerleaders tell us their top five facts about it! | Spectacular stunts, awesome acrobatics and cheery chants! | 39743636 |
England play Australia on Saturday and a win will equal the record 14-match winning streak set by Johnson's men.
"We had a very experienced team at that point," Johnson, 46, told BBC Sport.
"You've got a group now who have been around for a couple of World Cups, and have got a lot of caps."
As England team manager from... | World Cup-winning former England captain Martin Johnson believes Eddie Jones' side is building a level of experience that could see it emulate his all-conquering team of 2003. | 38139296 |
The Portadown drive took victory in race two from Ash Sutton and team-mate Rob Collard.
Turkington came home second in race one, after struggling to get past the Subaru of Ash Sutton.
Carrying maximum ballast for race three, Turkington held ninth early on before problems for cars ahead saw the 35-year-old collect sixth... | Colin Turkington has closed in on the lead of the British Touring Car Championship with a win at Croft. | 40242158 |
She was found guilty of insulting the army chief by suggesting he wrap Aung San Suu Kyi's sarong round his head.
This followed humorous exchanges by internet users who noticed the colour of the army's new uniform matched some of the pro-democracy leader's clothing.
Critics say the conviction is part of a wider crackdow... | Burmese activist Chaw Sandi Tun has been jailed for six months for mocking the country's army on Facebook. | 35188691 |
5 November 2013 Last updated at 00:03 GMT
A new law signed last year by Mayor Michael Bloomberg requires the release of all public data by December 2018.
In the meantime, officials who work for city agencies may be granted access to other agencies' information in order to help their workflow. And entrepreneurs can tap ... | New York City officials collect an extraordinary amount of data, ranging from information about parking meters to phone calls to a city-run help line. | 24813181 |
Rebel fighters and civilians had been due to leave early on Wednesday, but the ceasefire collapsed.
Rebel groups said late on Wednesday that evacuations would take place in the coming hours.
But there has been no confirmation so far from the Syrian government or its major ally Russia.
And a media unit run by the Lebane... | A deal to evacuate the last rebel-held part of eastern Aleppo is back on, opposition fighters say, a day after a previous agreement fell through. | 38323591 |
But a new enemy has been found haunting Russia in the run-up to 70th anniversary celebrations of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany: swastikas.
The authorities seem so determined to eliminate even the slightest sign of "Nazi propaganda" that even Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer-winning comic book about a Holocaust survivor... | You could be forgiven for thinking that Russian officials already had enough to worry about, as the Ukraine crisis threatens to flare up again, ties with the West are at their lowest point in years, and the rouble has suffered its biggest plunge in recent history. | 32590494 |
A survey for the charity Action for Children found almost one in four mothers and fathers (23.1%) struggle to control their children's screen use.
But just 10% found it hard to get them to do their homework, while 17.5% struggled to get them off to bed.
Just under 5% found it difficult to get their offspring to have a ... | Many UK parents find it easier to get their children to do homework, go to bed or have a bath than turn off their phones, laptops and TVs, a poll finds. | 35231455 |
It was only the second time in the award's history that a children's book had won - and it was over a decade since Philip Pullman scooped the prize for The Amber Spyglass.
But change could be afoot as, only last month, The Fox and the Star - an illustrated fable about a fox and his friend - beat the competition to be n... | Anyone who saw Frances Hardinge's shocked face after her children's book The Lie Tree won the Costa Book of the Year prize On Wednesday night would know she was not expecting the accolade. | 35418709 |
Who Viewed Your Profile-InstaAgent had topped the free app charts in several countries including the UK.
But on Tuesday, another developer posted evidence that it was copying people's Instagram usernames and passwords and sending them to an unknown server.
He said these were used to post spam to people's Instagram acco... | A popular app has been pulled from Apple and Google's stores after being accused of stealing users' passwords. | 34787402 |
The case is linked to a scandal that led to the impeachment of the country's President Park Geung-hye.
Samsung is accused of giving donations to non-profit foundations operated by Choi Soon-sil, a friend of Ms Park, in exchange for government favours.
The firm said the issuing of the arrest warrant was "hard to underst... | South Korea's special prosecutor is seeking an arrest warrant for Samsung heir apparent Lee Jae-yong, accused of bribery, embezzlement and perjury. | 38633132 |
Xiao Jiguo, a 30-year-old Chinese actor, rose to fame for his uncanny resemblance to the outgoing president.
Such is Mr Xiao's fame in his homeland, that the direction and popularity of US foreign policy had direct impact on his own burgeoning career.
"People in media, television programmes and movies were worried that... | US President Barack Obama will be leaving the White House in January, but does that mean that China's Obama will be out of a job too? | 37947049 |
World champion Shi, 24, scored 406.05, nearly 20 points more than her nearest rival, compatriot He Zi.
Italian Tania Cagnotto won bronze in her last Olympics.
Reid, 20, became the first British woman to make the final of the 3m springboard since 1972, and secured eighth place with a final dive of 67.50.
Find out how to... | China's Shi Tingmao won Olympic gold in the women's 3m springboard, as Great Britain's Grace Reid finished eighth. | 36689346 |
The number of Scottish boats carrying cameras - which monitor the fish being caught - has halved since the scheme was introduced.
New species were added to the ban at the start of January.
They include North Sea cod and whiting, which can no longer be thrown back into the sea.
Fishermen have traditionally discarded unw... | The ban on discards in the fishing industry is being undermined because it is not being effectively policed, WWF Scotland has warned. | 38763330 |
The female, ringed as KL, has successfully mated with an unringed male at the nest at Bassenthwaite.
The Lake District Osprey Project said the pair had produced a full clutch of three eggs, but one was not strong enough to make it out of the shell.
A spokesman said it was "delighted" they had returned for the third yea... | Two osprey chicks have hatched at a nest in the Lake District after the same pair of birds returned to the site for the third year running. | 33039797 |
The first incident took place on Saughton Road North on Monday, when a man attempted to rob a teenage girl of her phone.
The second occurred on Saughton Mains Terrace on Tuesday, when an elderly woman was assaulted and robbed of her handbag.
He was due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday. | A 25-year-old man has been charged in connection with a robbery and an attempted robbery in Edinburgh. | 35786482 |
For the second time, voters will pick their police and crime commissioners (PCCs).
The roles have been controversial from the start, although they have slipped somewhat into obscurity since their inception in 2012.
There is one for each of the Welsh force areas - and you can read more about Gwent, South Wales, Dyfed Po... | The polls to decide which AMs form the fifth assembly term will open on 5 May - but on the same day there is another election too. | 36020737 |
The pledge was made by a party spokesman in an off-camera briefing to journalists.
Labour has claimed the Tories plan to cut child benefit as part of their planned £12bn welfare savings.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls accused the Conservatives of "weasel words", saying they had not ruled out taking it "from millions of fam... | The Conservative Party has said it will not cut child benefit for the rest of the next parliament. | 32545985 |
Mr Rutte was taking on his main rival, the controversial populist Geert Wilders, in a TV debate ahead of Wednesday's election.
Mr Wilders has pledged to take the Netherlands out of the EU, close all mosques and ban the Koran.
Some opinion polls suggest his Freedom Party could win the most seats.
That would hand him the... | Dutch PM Mark Rutte has warned his country not to succumb to a "domino effect" of populism that he linked to Brexit and to Donald Trump's election. | 39258957 |
The body of India Chipchase, 20, was found at a house in Stanley Road, Northampton, on 31 January.
Birmingham Crown Court heard Edward Tenniswood, 52, of Stanley Road, Northampton, denies her murder.
Christopher Donnellan QC, prosecuting, said Miss Chipchase's body was found on a mattress at the defendant's home.
LIVE:... | A bookkeeper was heard telling a young barmaid outside a nightclub "I'll get you home safe" before she was raped and murdered, a court has heard. | 36836216 |
Wasps took an early lead as Jimmy Gopperth slotted two penalties and set up a Christian Wade try, either side of Freddie Burns' penalty.
Lachlan McCaffrey replied for Tigers, but after half-time Guy Thompson and Sam Jones opened up a 27-8 Wasps lead.
Leicester clawed their way back through Ed Slater and three Burns pen... | Wasps claimed their first victory at Welford Road since 2008 with a bonus-point win over 13-man Leicester. | 37290149 |
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People could see a wall of ice on the banks of the river.
The entire waterfall could soon be completely frozen. | Extremely cold temperatures have frozen parts of the Hukou waterfall on the Yellow River in north-west China. | 30585782 |
The former Bluebirds manager was moved to a new role at the end of the 2015-16 season and was replaced by Paul Trollope.
Slade was appointed Cardiff boss in October 2014 in succession to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Cardiff finished 11th and eighth in the Championship under Slade, with several players departing.
The 55-year o... | Russell Slade has left his role as Cardiff City's head of football after only 28 days in the job. | 36447598 |
Belo, who, like Wood, is a former Big Brother winner - quit the show after the row, saying he felt "degraded".
Wood's behaviour drew 3,784 complaints on last year's show - which she went on to win - amid allegations of bullying.
Ofcom said they would assess complaints from Wednesday night's show "before deciding whethe... | Ofcom has received more than 1,000 complaints after Big Brother contestant Helen Wood compared fellow contestant Brian Belo to a rapist and murderer. | 33269343 |
The firm's turnover also rose by more than 50% from £38.65m to £58.89m.
It works with most of the world's major cruise lines and recent jobs include a refit of Cunard's Queen Mary 2.
Earlier this year it bought the former Shackleton Barracks in Ballykelly where it intends to start an aviation fit-out division.
It also ... | MJM Marine, the Newry-based cruise ship and fit-out company, more than doubled its pre-tax profit to £4.94m in 2015. | 37513462 |
The weekend-long event features a fun fair, stalls and musical performances on the Town Moor, and a parade through the city centre on Saturday.
Newcastle Cathedral is holding a Pride Eucharist - a special service of communion to celebrate diversity.
There will also be a candle-lit vigil to show support for those who ha... | Newcastle's Pride Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary. | 40668320 |
The 23-year-old former Northern Ireland midfielder has also played for Ipswich Town and York City.
Linfield boss David Healy said earlier on Thursday that Carson had told him he wanted to "move one" as he had reached the end of his Blues contract.
Meanwhile, Keith O'Hara's 20-year stay at Portadown has ended after he t... | Josh Carson has signed for Coleraine in a two-year deal just hours after leaving Premiership champions Linfield. | 39891911 |
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The Ghanaian walked off the pitch against Italian team Pro Patria after he was racially abused by their fans.
His actions come after Liverpool's Luis Suarez and Chelsea's John Terry were sanctioned for using racist language.
Boateng, 26, said: "A player who does something ... | AC Milan's Kevin-Prince Boateng says racist players should not be able to play for their club again. | 21881626 |
Claudia Martins denied killing her baby and hiding the body in a suitcase shortly after giving birth to her at her sister's flat in Bristol.
She claimed the baby was stillborn, but was found guilty of manslaughter with diminished responsibility.
At Winchester Crown Court, she was sentenced to a community order for two ... | A mother who killed her newborn baby daughter by filling her mouth with toilet paper has been spared jail. | 32337828 |
The study, of nearly 200,000 people, found sections of DNA that control both height and heart health.
The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed every extra 2.5in (6.4cm) cut coronary disease incidence by 13.5%
The British Heart Foundation said short people should not be unduly worried and e... | The shorter you are, the greater your risk of heart problems, a team at the University of Leicester says. | 32117018 |
On Your Feet Britain says sitting for long periods at work is linked to a host of health problems, which are not undone by working out in the gym.
It is calling on people to stand regularly, walk around more and embrace ideas such as standing meetings or standing desks.
Experts described inactivity as "one of the bigge... | Office workers need to get off their backsides and move around more, according to a new campaign. | 32069698 |
NHS patients in England will be able to access Kalydeco, also known as ivacaftor, from 1 January.
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust said not funding the drug in Scotland would cause "dismay and heartache".
The trust said it was appalled that people in Scotland were denied a potentially life-changing treatment.
Ed Owen, the tru... | A new drug for people with a particular form of cystic fibrosis, available in England, must also be prescribed in Scotland, a charity has said. | 20870161 |
He returned to his property on Deerpark Road about 23:20 GMT on Saturday and confronted three men.
One of them hit him with the bar but he was not seriously hurt.
The men left with a sum of cash in a blue coloured Volkswagen Tiguan that had been reported stolen in a creeper style burglary in the Rectory Road area of Ba... | A man in his 50s has been hit with a metal bar during an aggravated burglary at his home in Glenarm, County Antrim. | 38478431 |
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The 52-year-old Portuguese had been in his second spell at the club, taking charge in June 2013.
Chelsea finished eight points clear last season and won the League Cup, but have lost nine of their 16 league games so far and are 16th in the table, one point above the relega... | Chelsea have sacked manager Jose Mourinho seven months after he led them to the Premier League title. | 34670192 |
Neither side was able to take the initiative before the break. Omari Sterling-James ventured forward and drilled against the base of a post for the Moors and that was the closest either side came.
Ryan Cresswell broke the deadlock early in the second half when he advanced to head in an inswinging corner.
Another defend... | Ronnie Moore celebrated his first home game as Eastleigh manager in style with a win at home to Solihull Moors. | 37139999 |
Nearly 60% of the country's smartphone users own an Android handset.
Devices running Android 4.4 or higher and fitted with an NFC (near field communication) chip will be able to use the service.
The firm said it had chosen the UK as the next place to offer mobile payments because of British familiarity with contactless... | Google is launching Android Pay, its tap-and-go contactless payment service, in the UK. | 36320321 |
The charges are in connection with a police investigation into comments made at a republican commemoration event in Lurgan on Easter Sunday.
Detectives searched properties in north Belfast and Lurgan as part of the investigation.
The man is expected to appear at Craigavon Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. | A 33-year-old man has been charged with encouraging terrorism and supporting a proscribed organisation. | 32390754 |
Mr Bond died on Friday morning at the Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth days after undergoing heart surgery.
Mr Bond, who was born in the UK, became one of Australia's richest men, funding Australia's shock win of the America's Cup yachting race in 1983.
But he fell from grace in 1996 when found guilty of Australia's the... | Controversial Australian businessman Alan Bond has died at the age of 77, his family have announced. | 33017599 |
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The Championship club are 120 places above Blyth in the football pyramid but trailed to two Robbie Dale strikes.
The Blyth captain - a barman in his mother's pub - turned in a Jarrett Rivers cross from six yards and added his seventh goal in six FA Cup ties with a run and ... | Birmingham City came from two down with three goals in six second-half minutes to avoid an embarrassing FA Cup upset at non-league Blyth Spartans. | 30608398 |
Michael Smithyman was given two life sentences for the violent murders carried out in Kent in January 1990.
He said he also knew who started the New Cross fire, in which 13 died.
A source told BBC South East Met Police detectives were told to halt their inquiries into all the claims. The force said reviews found no evi... | A convicted double killer confessed to scores of other crimes including 12 murders which, it is claimed, were not fully investigated, the BBC has learnt. | 34712868 |
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