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Motorists called 999 after spotting the HGV driving north on the southbound carriageway at 01.30 GMT.
The vehicle performed three u-turns including one at the toll booths before it was stopped on the slip road, the Central Motorway Police Group said.
The incident happened between junction T4, Shenstone, and Weeford Pla... | A lorry travelled the wrong way on the M6 Toll motorway and performed three u-turns before being stopped by police. | 35819237 |
Brendan Callan, 29, of Bond's Hill admitted assaulting the man occasioning him actual bodily harm on 17 September 2014.
He was jailed for eight months.
The court was told that the injured party remembered nothing about the incident except trying to go home and waking up in hospital.
A prosecution lawyer said witnesses ... | A Londonderry man who stamped on another man's head leaving him in intensive care has been jailed at the city's crown court. | 36129630 |
MAHERSHALA ALI
Age: 42
Nominated for: Moonlight
The character: Juan, a Miami drug dealer who befriends the troubled Chiron as a young boy.
Oscar record: No previous nominations.
The critics said: "At first glance, Juan's gold front teeth and slow-moving menace project a kind of intimidating power, but Mr Ali imbues him... | Find out more about the best supporting actor nominees for the 89th Academy Awards, which will take place on 26 February 2017. | 38684256 |
A culture that was decades in the making will take years to unwind, the joint study by Cass Business School and think tank New City Agenda concludes.
It estimates that poor standards have cost the UK industry £38.5bn in fines and customer redress over 15 years.
The banking industry said it was "striving hard" to rebuil... | A "toxic" and "aggressive" culture inside British banks that led to scandals such as mis-selling will take a generation to change, a report says. | 30190753 |
It argues that school funding levels will feel quite different in the next five years from the previous five.
Schools are set to face real-terms reductions in spending per pupil for first time since the 1990s, it adds.
The report, however, says schools have been protected in recent years compared with other government ... | Spending per pupil in schools in England is likely to fall by 8% in real terms over the next five years, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warns. | 34591914 |
David Allen Brutsche, 42, and Devon Campbell Newman, 67, told a Las Vegas judge they did not recognise his authority to keep them in jail.
The roommates were arrested earlier this week after a sting operation.
Police say an undercover officer spent four months with the pair monitoring their alleged "sovereign citizen" ... | A Nevada pair has appeared in court accused of plotting to abduct, torture and kill police to promote their anti-government movement. | 23822110 |
Ancient rocks from India suggest plants resembling red algae lived 1.6 billion years ago in what was then shallow sea.
The discovery may overturn ideas of when relatively advanced life evolved, say scientists in Sweden.
They identified parts of chloroplasts, structures within plant cells involved in photosynthesis.
The... | The origins of plants may go back hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought, according to fossil evidence. | 39267153 |
The Football Association said it is alleged "Moyes used abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official".
The incident occurred in the 90th minute, after referee Chris Kavanagh waved away appeals for a foul on Sunderland striker Victor Anichebe in the penalty area.
Sunderland lost the EFL Cup match 1-0.
Moyes, ... | Sunderland manager David Moyes has been charged with misconduct after being sent off at Southampton on Wednesday. | 37793635 |
Last April, Lincoln became the first place in the UK to introduce a ban on new psychoactive substances (NPS) and alcohol consumption in the city centre.
Incidents involving legal highs have dropped from 402 to 259 in a year.
However, one city centre church reported cases of people collapsing and fitting on its premises... | Church leaders in Lincoln have said a city-wide ban on so-called legal highs has compounded the problem in other parts of the city. | 38128150 |
Geert Wilders said a "misunderstanding" with the network meant they were not broadcast on a slot on national TV allocated to political parties.
The controversial cartoons were shown at an event in the US last month that was attacked by two gunmen who were shot dead by security guards.
Mr Wilders was a speaker at that e... | A Dutch far-right leader says cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad will be broadcast on Dutch TV despite them not being aired as he intended on Saturday. | 33210166 |
Fabrizio Gianni photographed stars for some of the world's top fashion magazines and was Sergio Leone's assistant director on The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.
Having lived and worked in Milan, Paris, Tokyo and New York, Mr Gianni now lives in Falkirk with his wife.
The first ever exhibition of his work opens in the town... | The work of a legendary fashion photographer and film-maker is to go on show in Falkirk. | 32533208 |
The Met Office said severe thunderstorms look likely to develop on Friday, followed by more widespread heavy rain moving gradually north by Saturday.
There is a chance of localised disruption, mainly from surface water flooding.
Lightning and hail could also affect the area. | Forecasters have issued a yellow "be aware" warning for rain in south and mid Wales. | 33083034 |
He opened fire inside a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida in the early hours of Sunday, killing 49 people in the deadliest shooting in modern US history.
FBI officials say the 29-year-old, who was killed by police, appeared to "have leanings towards" radical Islamist ideology, although it was not clear whether the atta... | Omar Mateen was a US citizen who had been known to the FBI since 2013. | 36513468 |
Progress on the treaty, which is expected to be passed by a majority, was delayed by major arms exporters like the US, which only approved the idea in 2009 after Barack Obama was elected president.
Opposition from three states under existing arms sanctions - Iran, North Korea and Syria - prevented the treaty being adop... | After years of negotiation, the UN General Assembly is to vote on the first treaty to regulate the global trade in conventional arms. | 22000943 |
They said they could not be certain Gary Douglass, 20, had intended to kill himself with the knife when police tried to detain him in Wrexham in 2013.
Mr Douglass received surgery but died two days after being released from hospital on 10 October.
He died from internal bleeding.
The inquest, which has been sitting for ... | A jury has reached a narrative conclusion at the inquest of a Wrexham man who died in custody after stabbing himself in the stomach 10 days earlier. | 33286433 |
Plaid held Dwyfor Meirionnydd and Arfon.
UKIP's leader in Wales, Nathan Gill came fourth in the poll for the seat of Ynys Mon, which Labour held on to.
Mr Gill tweeted: "Walking home from the count to the dawn chorus, magical night for UKIP Wales, cemented place as 3rd party in Wales".
The Conservatives retain their se... | Plaid Cymru won two of its three seats in north Wales in an election which saw the party make no gains. | 32633901 |
The 30-year-old driver was the sole occupant of a red Seat Ibiza which crashed on the A93 between Braemar and Crathie at about 01:00.
The road was closed for several hours before reopening just after 11:00.
The accident has caused delays to a running event being held at nearby Balmoral Castle.
Police have appealed for... | A man has died following a road accident in Aberdeenshire. | 39684580 |
It topped the rundown with combined chart sales of 38,000, according to the Official Charts Company.
The achievement comes after the group were named best British newcomer at the Brit Awards earlier this year.
"It's class to be number one with the new album. We're made up with that. Thank you!" the band told the Offici... | Catfish and the Bottlemen have hit number one in the album chart with their second record The Ride. | 36443119 |
Northampton's captain swore at referee Wayne Barnes and called him a "cheat" after a penalty decision went against his side in a 37-17 loss to Leicester.
"Dylan Hartley will now have to face an RFU disciplinary hearing. I do not think he will be able to board the plane to Hong Kong with the Lions on Monday. You would t... | England hooker Dylan Hartley is set to miss the British and Irish Lions tour after becoming the first player to be sent off in a Premiership final. | 22668122 |
Warnock signed four free agents in his first week as Bluebirds boss after replacing Paul Trollope.
However, he is still looking for further additions and admits he may have to sell to bring in his own players.
"We may have to probably let go someone we may not want to, if it means getting the right player in," he said.... | Neil Warnock says he is ready to sell players to bring in his own signings in the January transfer window. | 37866766 |
The 49-year-old, who also won team dressage silver in Rio, finished third aboard Nip Tuck in the opening grand prix class with the medals decided after Saturday's freestyle section.
Hester scored 76.671% behind leader Isabell Werth who recorded 82.300%.
United States' Laura Graves is second with Ireland's Judy Reynolds... | Britain's London 2012 Olympic champion Carl Hester is in contention to win a medal at the FEI World Cup after a good start to the dressage final. | 39452256 |
In early May 2013, Jia Jinglong was preparing for his wedding day.
He wanted to have the ceremony at his family home in Hebei Province, not far from Beijing in northern China.
However, just prior to the big day, his house was knocked down to make way for a new development.
Adding to his woes, his fiancee then called of... | The execution of a Chinese villager - despite widespread calls to commute his sentence - has drawn criticism from those who say this country's courts have one way of handling the powerful and a different way of handling the poor. | 37985339 |
Brian Conroy, 30, claimed he was not responsible for stabbing 26-year-old David Mair at the flat in Dennistoun on 18 November 2012.
But a jury at the High Court in Edinburgh convicted him of attempted murder after hearing how he apparently admitted the attack in a text message.
The court heard that the attack had left ... | A man who attacked a fellow party-goer with a knife at a flat in Glasgow has been jailed for seven years. | 25641216 |
A study of 814 expectant women, published in JAMA Psychiatry, showed that infection made bipolar four times more likely.
The overall risk remained low, but it echoes similar findings linking flu and schizophrenia.
Experts said the risks were small and women should not worry.
Bipolar leads to intense mood swings, which ... | Flu during pregnancy may increase the risk of the unborn child developing bipolar disorder later in life, research suggests. | 22447160 |
The Victoria Derbyshire programme broke the story and shortly afterwards, the US company Concentrix was told it would not have its contract renewed.
HMRC has yet to comment on the claims.
But in a statement, Concentrix said the announcement had come "as a significant shock" to the firm.
The statement added: "Disappoint... | The government was "close to" signing a new deal with a firm tasked with cutting tax credit fraud before the BBC revealed hundreds of people had wrongly had payments stopped, a source says. | 37371391 |
Ofsted found "a culture of fear and intimidation" had taken grip in schools at the centre of the so-called Trojan Horse allegations.
The inspections followed claims in an anonymous letter that hard-line Muslims were trying to impose their views on some of the city's schools.
Five have been placed in special measures, a... | The government and Ofsted have produced an array of proposed changes to school governance after the publication of an inspection report on 21 Birmingham schools. | 27024881 |
The project - City Quays 2 - will provide 124,000 sq ft of grade A office space and be completed in mid-2016.
Work on an adjacent office project, City Quays 1, is already well under way.
The harbour said there was "a high degree of interest" from businesses seeking accommodation in the area.
Graeme Johnston, Belfast Ha... | A £20m office development in Belfast Harbour will support 600 construction jobs when work begins next year, after it obtained planning permission. | 29630978 |
Wahlberg, who hosted the event in Philadelphia - dubbed the Festival of Families - said he owed all his success to "my Catholic faith".
"My faith has given me the ability to be a good father, a good husband and... a good person," he told the crowd.
He later said he hoped God "has a sense of humour" when considering his... | Aretha Franklin, opera star Andrea Bocelli and actor Mark Wahlberg were among the stars performing at concert for the Pope on Saturday. | 34373372 |
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Taylor, who has returned after a year-long break from cricket with anxiety problems, scored an unbeaten 74 off 67 balls in the seven-wicket win.
"It's nice to be back," Taylor told BBC Sport. "It's the place where I feel the most comfortable.
"There was one point out in th... | Sarah Taylor says she is back where she belongs after helping England to World Cup victory over Sri Lanka in Taunton. | 40475417 |
UK ministers want Carwyn Jones to hold a referendum on devolving control over 10p in the pound of income tax.
But he appears to have dropped his insistence that a referendum is needed.
The UK government said it was "right" that Mr Jones was "now willing to embrace income tax powers for Wales".
Plaid Cymru and the Liber... | Handing control of income tax to the Welsh government is a "logical next step", as long as a deal can be reached on the size of the national budget, the first minister has said. | 33011633 |
Ariana Grande, Little Mix and Justin Bieber are among the stars at Sunday's concert, which will benefit the victims of the Manchester suicide bombing.
Fans who were at Grande's show on the night of the attack have been offered free places to the benefit gig.
In a statement, Ticketmaster confirmed it has allocated 12,00... | Ticketmaster has asked for fans to be patient as it works through the applications for One Love Manchester. | 40132468 |
Costa, 24, has moved for a fee of £21m according to the Ukrainian club and signed a five-year deal with Pep Guardiola's side.
"A dream has come true for me today," said Costa, who has returned from Copa America duty with Brazil.
The transfer could increase speculation linking Bayern midfielder Bastian Schwensteiger wit... | German champions Bayern Munich have signed Brazil midfielder Douglas Costa from Shakhtar Donetsk. | 33346307 |
A report by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) describes overall punctuality and reliability across Britain as "mixed", but generally "poor".
The report covers the period from the start of April until mid-October.
It says the biggest drag on performance is Govia Thameslink Rail (GTR), which operates Southern trains.
Alt... | Endless problems on train services at Southern are dragging down national punctuality levels, according to the rail regulator. | 38090269 |
Ingrid Watt, 36, who grew up in Orkney and now lives in Inverness, believes she has had the disease, which be transmitted to humans by tick bites, since she was 18.
Underlying health problems became worse five years ago and included reoccurring shingles and neurological issues.
She believes properties in the bee venom ... | A woman with Lyme disease has claimed being stung by bees helps ease her symptoms. | 39847897 |
The incumbent Laurent Gbagbo took the oath to serve a new term, but within hours Alassane Ouattara also laid claim to the presidency.
The US, UN and France say last Sunday's run-off poll was won by Mr Ouattara.
He was declared the winner by the electoral body, but this was overturned by the Constitutional Council, whic... | Ivory Coast is in a major political crisis, after rival presidential candidates swore themselves in. | 11919256 |
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Dyke wants to increase the number of home-grown players in top-flight squads from eight to 12.
The plans have received the backing of five former England managers.
Arsenal boss Wenger claims the right to play has to be earned, while West Brom head coach Pulis says the qual... | FA chairman Greg Dyke's proposals to improve the quality of English players is flawed, according to Premier League managers Arsene Wenger and Tony Pulis. | 32163883 |
The Met Police said the woman, 33, had been arrested at Luton Airport on suspicion of child abduction.
Police made an appeal for information after the family went missing from Waltham Forest last week. They were detained in Turkey on Tuesday.
The woman's four children are in police protection, police said.
The woman an... | A woman who went missing with her four children, amid fears they were heading from London to Syria, has been arrested on her return to the UK. | 34148300 |
The infectious facial cancer has wiped out 80% of wild devils since it was first identified in 1996.
By injecting live cancer cells, researchers have used immunotherapy for the first time to successfully treat the disease.
The breakthrough is hoped to fast-track development of an effective vaccine, said the internation... | Scientists have discovered a potential treatment for a cancer that has ravaged Australia's Tasmanian devil population. | 39226493 |
It has been one of the safest Labour seats in the country, with a majority at May's general election of 14,738.
But UKIP are mounting a vigorous campaign to snatch the seat from Mr Corbyn's party.
The by-election was triggered by the death of veteran left-winger Michael Meacher, who had been MP since 1970.
Labour's sha... | The final day of campaigning is under way in the Oldham West and Royton by-election - the first electoral test of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour leadership. | 34984179 |
Some 173 people were killed when fires tore across Victoria in early 2009.
Over 155 days a royal commission heard complaints from a string of witnesses about a lack of official information.
The report says authorities should build shelters in vulnerable areas and devise a full evacuation plan. Victoria has vowed to act... | A report into Australia's worst bushfires has called for sweeping changes to the way the authorities respond to natural disasters. | 10825229 |
Workmen spotted a fire in plant room Q on the roof of the Victorian Palace of Westminster.
Down in the Commons Chamber, MPs were listening to a statement on British Home Stores....
Up on the roof, the workmen and firefighters put the blaze out.
Later investigation suggested an electrical fault had been to blame.
But im... | On 10 June last year at 4.20pm, Parliament might have burned down. | 39065565 |
Mae'r safonau yn gosod dyletswydd ar gynghorau, parciau cenedlaethol a Llywodraeth Cymru i ddarparu rhai gwasanaethau yn Gymraeg.
Ar raglen Newyddion 9 dywedodd Gweinidog y Gymraeg, Alun Davies bod angen edrych eto ar y safonau wrth greu deddf iaith newydd.
Mae'n gobeithio cyflwyno papur gwyn ar y safonau iaith yn y mi... | Mae'r safonau iaith yn "rhy gymhleth" a bydd y broses o'u llunio yn cael ei adolygu, yn ôl Llywodraeth Cymru. | 38518047 |
The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) said its full-year results would come in at the lower end of market expectations.
The company blamed a "marked deterioration in the UK print advertising market".
Shares in DMGT fell more than 8% in morning trading on Thursday.
DMG Media, which includes the Daily Mail and Mail on ... | The publisher of the Daily Mail has lowered its profits guidance after continued falls in print advertising revenues. | 33633130 |
Ajmal took 178 Test and 183 one-day wickets before he was banned in September 2014 for an illegal action.
But after being cleared to play again and recalled to the Pakistan squad in April, he has since been dropped.
"I'm confident that I can make a comeback for my country and prove my critics wrong," he said.
"I feel t... | Banned off-spinner Saeed Ajmal says he is confident of playing for Pakistan again despite his struggles since returning with a remodelled action. | 34089482 |
Speaking in Paris, he said the world could not be "silent spectators to slaughter" after Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons against its civilians.
The US accuses President Bashar al-Assad's forces of killing 1,429 people in a gas attack on 21 August.
EU foreign ministers say there should be no action before a UN r... | US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the number of states ready to take military action against Syria's government is in the "double digits". | 24004836 |
The former prime minister said the fight against Islamic terrorism would only end "when we defeat the ideology".
And Mr Blair said the death of Osama bin Laden was "immensely important".
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Blair also revealed he once almost had to order a passenger jet to be shot down over UK airspace in the wake ... | Tony Blair has denied that military intervention in the Middle East has radicalised Muslims and encouraged them to engage in acts of terrorism. | 14858265 |
General Gatot Nurmantyo accepted the apology from the chief of Australia's army, the Indonesian military said.
Indonesia last month said it had put all defence co-operation on hold, before clarifying the suspension was for one language-training programme.
The nation said the materials referenced several sensitive topic... | Indonesia's military chief says Australia has apologised over "offensive" training materials used at an army base in Perth. | 38902973 |
The parasite initially reproduces in the liver and moves into the blood.
A study on mice, published in Nature Medicine, showed the parasite can trigger iron deficiency in the liver and therefore prevent more infections.
An expert said the research was "very cool and very interesting", and improved understanding of infe... | The malaria parasite can ensure it keeps a host body all to itself by preventing further malarial infections, according to international researchers. | 13387983 |
The letter expands on the prime minister's suggestion that more powers could be passed to the devolved administrations.
It says the process of further devolution must be a "considered one" involving "intensive discussions".
It cautions there will be areas "where common frameworks may be required".
Northern Ireland vote... | The Brexit Secretary David Davis has written to the Stormont parties to give details of the government's Brexit priorities for Northern Ireland. | 39441185 |
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The world number one, who claims he rejected £110,000 to lose a match early in his career, says there is "no real proof" of fixing among the elite.
"It's just speculation," said the Serb 10-time Grand Slam champion.
The BBC and BuzzFeed News have obtained secret files that... | Novak Djokovic says match-fixing is not prevalent at the top level of tennis, as allegations of corruption overshadow the start of the Australian Open. | 35340949 |
Chris McDermott spoke out after the sport - along with basketball, table tennis and wrestling - lost all central support for elite athletes in the build-up to Rio 2016.
GB Basketball called the decision to cut its funding a "waste" of previous investment.
But Minister for Sport Hugh Robertson backed UK Sport's approach... | A British handball player says he feels "misled and cheated" after UK Sport removed the team's Olympic funding. | 20774107 |
Benoit Paillaugue's four penalties put the French side in control early on.
But two tries in nine minutes from Luke Wallace and Nick Easter saw Harlequins turn around a nine-point deficit and lead 15-12 at half-time.
Jack Clifford and Danny Care scored tries after great driving mauls, while Ollie Lindsay-Haugue and Chr... | Harlequins began their Pool 3 Challenge Cup campaign with an impressive bonus-point victory over Montpellier. | 34790412 |
Sixtus Leung and Yau Wai-ching altered their oaths to insult China, and promote Hong Kong's independence from China, when being sworn in last month.
Beijing pre-empted the court judgement, ruling last week that legislators who did not take their oath in a solemn way would be disqualified from office.
Critics called the... | Hong Kong's high court has disqualified two pro-independence lawmakers from taking their seats in parliament. | 37984118 |
The attack followed a minor crash between a car and a van on Gressel Lane, Kitts Green at about 18:30 BST on Friday.
The van driver hit the car driver in an "unprovoked" assault before leaving the scene, police said.
The motorist suffered serious head injuries and is unconscious in hospital.
"This was a vicious attack ... | A 37-year-old man is in a critical condition after being punched in a road rage attack in Birmingham. | 36997703 |
Petersen made 98, while Haseeb Hameed (89) and Luke Procter (54) also made half-centuries and visiting skipper Steven Croft is still there on 41.
After resuming on 70-1, that helped Lancashire close on 310-4, within 89 runs of avoiding the follow-on target.
Paceman Gareth Berg took two of the three wickets that fell fo... | Alviro Petersen missed out on a third first-class ton of 2016, but Lancashire lost only three wickets on another batsman-friendly day at Southampton. | 36997639 |
Underlying profits for the first half of its financial year were £354m, 55% down on the same period last year, when it made £779m.
Its pre-tax profit was £74m, compared with a loss of £19m for the same period a year ago.
Like-for-like sales were down 1.1% for the UK, but sales volume rose 1.4%.
The number of transactio... | Troubled supermarket Tesco has announced another big fall in profits as it struggles to turn its business around. | 34462244 |
A New York grand jury declined to charge Mr Stewart on Wednesday after hearing evidence in the case.
Ward, 20, was killed in August when he exited his vehicle in the middle of a race and was struck by Mr Stewart.
Prosecutors said two videos of the incident showed "no aberrational driving " by Mr Stewart.
And Ward was u... | Nascar driver Tony Stewart will not face charges for fatally striking fellow driver Kevin Ward Jr during a race, prosecutors have said. | 29355025 |
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The only answer to that question is because both Sky and BT believe it is. The breakdown of the bidding means Sky is paying an average of £10.8m for each of the 126 Premier League games it will broadcast each season from 2016-17 until 2018-19, and BT will pay around £7.6m ... | After Sky and BT Sport pay a record £5.136bn for live Premier League TV rights for 2016-17, BBC Sport looks at the changing picture for TV viewers and what the record rights package could mean for consumers. | 31386483 |
The news coincides with Andy Murray's decision to commit to playing at Queen's for the rest of his career.
"To know that Andy will play at The Queen's Club for the rest of his career and that the BBC will cover it every step of the way is a huge boost," said tournament director Stephen Farrow.
I'm really happy to know ... | The BBC will continue to broadcast the Aegon Championships at The Queen's Club on TV, radio and online until 2024. | 38588408 |
McIlroy, 26, ended the day on four under par after an even-par round of 72, which left him six shots behind leader Rafa Cabrera-Bello of Spain.
The Northern Irishman made four bogeys on the outward nine and slipped back to level par with a fifth at the 11th.
He salvaged the situation with birdies on the 13th, 16th, 17t... | Defending champion Rory McIlroy threw his ball into a lake in disgust before recovering with four late birdies in round two of the Dubai Desert Classic. | 35504308 |
The £22.3m Diamond Bridge linking Danestone and Tillydrone is aimed at easing congestion.
It was supposed to be completed late last year but issues with re-routing underground utilities caused a series of delays. A worker also died in an accident on the site.
The Diamond Bridge name was chosen by local schoolchildren. | The third Don crossing in Aberdeen is to open to the public on Thursday afternoon, following months of delays. | 36487566 |
The Institute for Fiscal Studies said George Osborne may have to find another £11bn from tax rises or spending cuts if the economy does not pick up.
This is on top of £8bn of cuts already mooted in the Budget.
Mr Osborne will deliver his Autumn Statement on 5 December.
The IFS warned that the statement could bring "mor... | The chancellor may have to extend the squeeze on public spending until 2018 if the recent deterioration in growth prospects and tax receipts turns out to be permanent, a think tank has said. | 20470864 |
No mention of China, which has been creating "facts" in the sea by building islands on disputed reefs.
No mention of the recent ruling at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that China had no historic rights over the area.
Once again, it was the smaller Asean members under China's thumb - Cambodia, and host... | Fourteen years after they first began discussing their differences with China over the South China Sea, the 10 members of Asean - the Association of Southeast Asian Nations - have once again bowed to pressure and produced a watered-down joint statement at their summit, in Laos. | 36881530 |
About 30,000 local students received their 2016 exam results on Thursday.
Overall, the number of entries awarded A* to C grades in Northern Ireland increased by 0.4% to 79.1%.
That is much higher than the overall performance of students across the UK, where 66.9% of all entries achieved A* to C grades.
Northern Ireland... | Pupils in Northern Ireland have outperformed those in the rest of the UK in terms of A*-C grades at GCSE. | 37181377 |
It comes from the iconic installation at the Tower of London which attracted more than five million visitors.
The Weeping Window is taken from the Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red exhibit of 888,246 poppies which represented deaths in the British and colonial forces between 1914 and 1918.
It will be on show from next ... | Caernarfon Castle will host a major sculpture of thousands of ceramic poppies remembering the dead from World War One in 2016. | 34962715 |
The cable car was sent crashing to the ground, killing everyone in it.
Scores of people are reported to be trapped in other cable cars amid high winds. A rescue operation continues.
The cable is reported to have snapped after a tree was blown over in the gales. The dead include two children.
The cable-cars at Gulmarg a... | At least seven people have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir when the wire supporting a cable car snapped in the high-altitude tourist resort of Gulmarg, officials say. | 40398890 |
Images of the figures were published online by the website Gawker.
They show operating losses of more than $100m (£65m) in the second quarter of 2014, albeit coupled with steady growth in revenue.
In a statement, the company hit back at reports but did not deny them."Shock, horror, Uber makes a loss," it said.
"This i... | Financial documents, allegedly from car-share start-up Uber, suggest the firm is running at losses of several million dollars each quarter. | 33800073 |
From 1 March, manufacturers will not be allowed to sell backless booster seats for smaller children.
However, parents who already own one will still be able to use them for children weighing more than 15kg (2st 5lbs).
The forthcoming rules mean children using new seats will have to weigh more than 22kg and be taller th... | New booster seat rules risk leaving parents confused and open to fines, according to experts. | 38908659 |
Cue a furious response from the Department for Education, who said Mr Gove had never been a roadblock and Sir Michael had made a mistake.
On Tuesday I heard from Dominic Cummings, Michael Gove's former right-hand man. He believed Sir Michael had got it wrong and gave me a blow-by-blow account of events of that time - a... | On Monday's Newsnight, Ofsted chief inspector Michael Wilshaw told us he had called for unannounced inspections when he first took up his post, but that the Education Secretary Michael Gove had rejected the idea because of concerns among head teachers. | 27781652 |
Cars, shoes, pizza scissors, vibrating forks and bluetooth water bottles. The list of consumer products - some pointless, some not - that we amass over our lifetimes is almost endless.
The problem is rising populations and rising aspirations mean that the earth's finite natural resources are feeling the strain.
One pos... | We humans do love to acquire stuff. | 35362199 |
The question many would ask as we approach 2015: is the world less safe than it was at the start of 2014 due to extremism? What have we learned about the nature of extremist terrorism and what does it tell us about future trends?
The first thing to note is that these groups did not suddenly change into bloodthirsty org... | Boko Haram's kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls, the graphic beheadings of journalists and aid workers by Islamic State (IS) and the Pakistani Taliban's (TTP) cold-blooded murder of schoolchildren in Peshawar have meant that 2014 has been characterised more by terrorism than any year since 2001. | 30600037 |
At present, there is no channel for Scottish referees to outline their reasoning.
"If there was an opportunity, at times it would be good to explain decisions, but it is not my decision," he said.
"Right after a match isn't necessarily a good time because sometimes people would judge too quickly."
Collum explained: "Ev... | Scottish Cup final referee Willie Collum would welcome the chance to explain decisions publically - but not immediately after a match. | 32886960 |
Twenty-one groups will be in with a shout of winning the $7m Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE.
Some are professional scientists and engineers; some are just students.
Each team will enter a 2,000m-deep, 500-sq-km test zone in turn later this year and try to map at least 20% of it at a resolution of 5m.
They will also have ... | The international competition to drive innovation in seafloor mapping has announced the teams that will take part in its semi-final stage. | 38937134 |
Akhtar Javeed, 56, from West Ham, was gunned down outside his warehouse in Digbeth, Birmingham on 3 February.
The 18-year-old was arrested in Derby on Thursday night and is in police custody.
A silver Renault Megane has also been seized and is being examined. Police had been looking for a similar car seen in the area a... | An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a man shot and killed during a raid at his warehouse. | 35559398 |
The club said it would be inviting Danny Simpson to contribute to an internal hearing this week.
The 28-year-old former Manchester United player avoided jail after he was found guilty of the attack.
He was ordered to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work at Manchester Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Simpson was arrested on ... | A Leicester City FC footballer faces a club disciplinary hearing after being convicted of assaulting his ex-girlfriend. | 33150177 |
8 February 2017 Last updated at 15:59 GMT
The former Bongo Maffin singer tells the BBC why she thinks their anti-apartheid rebel music still resonates today.
Performance footage courtesy of Thandiswa Mazwai | Thandiswa Mazwai’s new album pays homage to some of the South Africa’s iconic jazz musicians. | 38898823 |
Yn yr un modd, mae mwy o ysgolion wedi eu rhoi yn y categori gwyrdd - lle mae angen lefelau is o gefnogaeth arnynt.
Dyma'r drydedd flwyddyn i'r system liwiau gael ei defnyddio gyda phob ysgol yn cael gradd gan ddibynnu ar nifer o feini prawf.
Mae ysgolion yn cael eu didoli i gategori lliw sy'n mynd o wyrdd, i felyn, or... | Mae canlyniadau ar gyfer perfformiad ysgolion Cymru yn dangos fod nifer yr ysgolion sydd angen y lefel uchaf o gymorth - ysgolion yn y categori coch - wedi gostwng o'i gymharu â'r llynedd. | 38808775 |
The female cat was thrown out of a stationary, dark-coloured 4x4 onto Oakfield Street in the early hours of Wednesday.
It is not clear whether the cat was purposely dumped or had climbed into the car.
It was picked up by a member of the public who looked after it before it was taken to the Scottish SPCA centre in Edinb... | A cat has been rescued after being thrown out of 4x4 car in Kelty, Fife. | 38639061 |
The central teams and departments dedicated to protecting information were found to be operating without cohesion and governance.
There are 73 teams and 1,600 staff across government with data security responsibilities.
However there was a lack of awareness among staff about who to contact for guidance, the NAO said.
"... | The National Audit Office has issued a damning report of the UK government's approach to digital security. | 37348019 |
Unite and the RMT have been in dispute with the firm over what the trade unions have described as a "swingeing" proposed pay cut.
Unite's ballot had a turnout of 86.6% and 99.1% voted for strike action, while 98.5% of the RMT's turnout of 67% also backed taking the same action.
Wood Group said it was "extremely disappo... | Members of two unions at oil and gas company Wood Group have voted in favour of going on strike. | 36782640 |
The visitors led 15-8 at the break, with Liam Sutcliffe kicking a drop goal after Adam Cuthbertson, Ryan Hall and Jimmy Keinhorst went over for tries.
Leigh's first-half tries came from Matty Dawson and Mitch Brown.
Ben Crooks got a third Centurions try after the break, but a Sutcliff penalty proved enough to seal vict... | Leeds Rhinos edged to their first win of the season by overcoming Leigh in the Centurions' first Super League home game for almost 12 years. | 38971336 |
The men were sentenced to two years in jail last week for beating a handcuffed protester during the 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations.
The sentence angered many officers, who believe it was unjust and too harsh.
About 33,000 people attended Wednesday night's gathering at a police recreation ground, according to police ... | Thousands of Hong Kong police officers have staged a rally in support of seven policemen jailed for assault. | 39060714 |
Bachchan said he was "honoured" to be asked to carry the flame and that it was "a proud moment for me and the country".
The actor was part of a relay team carrying the torch.
The 69-year-old star has acted in more than 180 films and remains India's most popular actor.
"Honoured to be asked to carry the Olympic torch in... | Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan has carried the Olympic flame in London on Thursday, a day before the opening ceremony. | 18993884 |
Thames Water said the burst pipe in Broughton Road, Banbury, left those in the OX16 postcode area without water or with low pressure.
Firefighters worked to stop homes from getting flooded. The flow of water was stopped at about 13:00 BST and supplies have since begun to return to normal.
The road has been closed betwe... | A burst water pipe in Oxfordshire has caused flooding in a road and left homes without water. | 34138462 |
On the one hand a crowd of more than 4,000 at Cardiff Arms Park yielded a profit on a Wales women's home for the first time.
But the 63-0 scoreline in favour of England underlined that in spite of the strides made off the field there remains a chasm in playing terms between the very best and the rest.
So what's next fo... | Wales' match against England in the Women's Six Nations was a bittersweet experience for the people running the game in Wales. | 39054422 |
Amina Al-Jeffery, 22, who was born and brought up in Swansea, was taken to Jeddah in 2012 by her father, Mohammed, who said he did it to "save her life".
Mr Al-Jeffery denied the allegations at the High Court.
In August, Mr Justice Holman said she had been "deprived of her liberty" and her father must facilitate her re... | A father who is claimed to have kept his daughter locked up against her will in Saudi Arabia has until Sunday to return her to Britain. | 37320564 |
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We are down to the last 16 names in the women's singles on the Wimbledon grass but which one of them will win it is about as clear as mud.
"There is no-one who I would say for sure will be in the final," said Kim Clijsters, a four-time Grand Slam winner.
"There is no real ... | Will it be the Briton, the veteran former champ, the young sensation, the new mum, the number one - or someone else? | 40544725 |
The theme of the inaugural Wild Film Festival Scotland is "amazing journeys, wild places and rewilding".
Leading naturalists and broadcasters have been lined up for the event, which runs until Sunday at venues throughout the town.
They include film-maker Simon King of the Big Cat Diary fame, and Springwatch presenter I... | A new festival celebrating the very best wildlife film and photography is getting under way in Dumfries. | 39365200 |
Researchers from University College London say women need to be aware of other warning signs - such as nipple changes - so that they get help fast.
The researchers examined the symptoms of 2,300 women who had recently been diagnosed with breast cancer.
They found that women with non-lump symptoms were more likely to pu... | Around one in six cases of breast cancer begins with symptoms other than a suspect lump, experts are warning. | 37894360 |
Apple's chief executive Tim Cook met Theresa May at Downing Street and said he thought the UK would be "just fine"' outside the European Union.
The company plans to build a new UK headquarters in London.
His comments came as the US Chamber of Commerce said US firms had been delaying UK investment decisions.
It has thou... | Technology giant Apple is "very optimistic" about the UK's future post-Brexit, its boss has told the prime minister. | 38920860 |
Bogdanov, born in Neath, south Wales, died of a heart attack on Sunday.
He was known for his work with new plays, modern reinterpretations of Shakespeare, musicals and works for young people.
A family funeral in Wales will be followed by a memorial service in London at a later date.
Bogdanov directed in many of the wor... | The British theatre, film and opera director Michael Bogdanov has died at the age of 78 while on holiday with friends, his publicist has confirmed. | 39627209 |
US prosecutors said it was sold under the award-winning St James Smokehouse brand, run from Annan in Dumfriesshire and Miami.
UpRiver Aquaculture, also known as MKG Provisions, pleaded guilty to violating a US law on false labelling of food.
It was fined £34,000, with three years of probation.
Court papers stated that... | An American salmon supplier has been fined and given probation for falsely claiming its fish was from Scotland when it had been imported from Chile. | 36167321 |
If no-one matches six numbers on Saturday, the next tier of winners will share the Lotto prize.
The winning numbers for Wednesday, drawn at 20:30 GMT, were 8, 30, 40, 50, 54, 57 and the bonus ball was 13.
Camelot said it had sold about 200 tickets per second in the hour before ticket sales closed at 19:30 GMT.
The prev... | The National Lottery jackpot will roll over to an estimated £57.8m, must-win prize on Saturday after no-one won the record £50.4m on offer on Wednesday. | 35240597 |
The property, in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex, was also "not for the faint hearted", the estate agent said.
It was put on the the market for £125,000 and went for £147,500.
Rob Kahl, of Scott & Stapleton estate agents, said: "It was obvious what the condition was like, so I thought let's be a little bit different and not... | A two bedroom flat, described as "mouldy" and "full of rubbish", has sold for £22,500 over its asking price. | 35533525 |
Support for the language will fall by 5.9% to £25.6m in the Welsh budget.
The Dyfodol i'r Iaith (Future for the Language) campaign group said it "totally undermines" ministerial promises on the matter.
But a Welsh government spokesperson said it remained "committed to securing the future of the language".
Dyfodol i'r I... | Cuts in funding for the Welsh language have prompted campaigners to call for an emergency meeting with the first minister. | 35051654 |
Builder Stephen Muncaster, 47, was found dead in the front garden of a property in Magdalen, near King's Lynn, on 12 July.
His wife Allison, 48, was found inside the house.
Assistant coroner Johanna Thompson, at Norfolk Coroner's Court, said they died from gunshot wounds to the head.
At the hearings in Norwich, she sai... | Forensic officers used DNA evidence to identify the bodies of a married couple found dead at their home, an inquest has heard. | 36922829 |
Willett, 28, who won his first major last month, sank six birdies in a bogey-free round to trail YE Yang, Joost Luiten and Scott Hend.
"It's always nice to play in front of home crowds. The reception on the first tee was amazing," said Willett.
Fellow Englishman Robert Rock is five under; Luke Donald is one further bac... | Masters champion Danny Willett is one shot off the first-round lead at the BMW PGA Championship after carding a six-under-par 66 at Wentworth. | 36394235 |
Harris, 20, never featured for the Championship side in a competitive fixture has signed an 18-month deal.
Tuton, 24, scored 10 goals in 27 National League appearances for the Shaymen.
Meanwhile, Preston midfielder Josh Brownhill, 20, has had his loan extended until the end of the season.
Another midfielder, 19-year-ol... | Barnsley have signed Brighton midfielder Charlie Harris and FC Halifax striker Shaun Tuton for undisclosed fees. | 35465799 |
A survey of 1,100 school leaders found delays to assessments, insufficient budgets and cuts to local authorities were hampering the ability to cope.
The study by The Key, which provides leadership and management support to schools, calls for increased funding.
The government says it has increased funding for those with... | Schools in England are struggling to support the 1.1 million pupils with special needs or disabilities (SEND) in mainstream classrooms, a report says. | 36425290 |
New legislation to make it a criminal offence to own an unlicensed air weapon comes into force from 31 December 2016.
Police Scotland said 17,069 weapons had been handed in and 8,320 people had applied for a licence.
The Scottish government has estimated there could be up to 500,000 air weapons in Scotland.
Air weapons... | Tens of thousands of air gun owners are risking imprisonment or a fine if they do not surrender their weapons or apply for a licence by the end of the year. | 37999459 |
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