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The British author said Depp had done "incredible things" with the character of dark wizard Grindelwald.
Depp makes a fleeting appearance in the first Fantastic Beasts film but will play a larger part in its sequel.
Director David Yates said Depp was an "extraordinary talent" as well as "a huge Potter fan".
"He was bey... | Harry Potter creator JK Rowling says she is "delighted" Johnny Depp has a role in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and its planned sequels. | 37951660 |
During December, 1,888 motorists were stopped and screened for drug use, with 931 - nearly half - testing positive.
Following a change in the law in March, police can test drivers for 17 illegal and prescription drugs at the roadside.
The National Police Chiefs' Council said the figures showed the new law was being use... | More than 900 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland tested positive for drug-driving in the run-up to Christmas, police figures show. | 35423178 |
Aaron Barley, 23, appeared at Birmingham Magistrates' Court charged with killing Tracey Wilkinson and her son Pierce, who were found with stab wounds at their home in Stourbridge, West Midlands on Thursday.
Mr Barley is also charged with the attempted murder of Pierce's father.
Peter Wilkinson, 47, was found stabbed in... | A homeless man accused of the murder of a mother and her 13-year-old son has been remanded in custody. | 39466359 |
The move adds to the 3,000 job losses announced in June.
Almost half of the latest job cuts will hit the company's chief operating office, with the rest spread over several departments.
Deutsche Bank has been under intense pressure since mid-September, when US authorities said they wanted the firm to pay $14bn to settl... | Deutsche Bank has announced that 1,000 jobs will be cut in Germany. | 37574210 |
And a third of more than 2,000 students questioned feared being unable to get to their polling station on the day.
The referendum, on 23 June, is outside term time, so many students will need to re-register at their home address, says the National Union of Students.
NUS vice-president Richard Brooks urged students "to ... | UK university students believe the EU referendum is key to their future, but almost two-thirds do not know when it is, suggests research. | 36303347 |
The Dunbar-based May Queen was moored in Eyemouth harbour when it developed a severe list causing sea water to pour in on the rising tide.
The lifeboats were called out at 02:18 on Friday and the vessel was made safe and pollution booms put in place.
At high tide, the vessel was towed upright and water removed from the... | Both of Eyemouth's RNLI lifeboats were called out in the early hours to reports of a flooded trawler. | 41052300 |
Safety tests on three people, published in the journal Science, showed the immune system could be trained to fight skin cancers.
The American team say the early results mark a "significant step" towards personalised cancer vaccines.
The charity Cancer Research UK called the tests an "exciting but very early-stage trial... | Tailor-made cancer vaccines that target unique genetic errors in a patient's tumour have been developed in the US. | 32162799 |
Prof Colin Raston, a chemist from Flinders University in South Australia, has discovered that his Vortex Fluidic Device (VFD) can also slice tiny carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to uniform length with unprecedented precision.
Individual CNTs, which are just a few nanometres in diameter or about the width of a small virus, have... | A machine that can "unboil" protein-rich egg whites, winning an Ig Nobel Prize in 2015, may also have important medical applications, its inventor says. | 35818311 |
£2.5m is being invested in new facilities at Liberton High where 12-year-old Keane Wallis Bennett died after the "modesty" wall fell on her.
Edinburgh City Council said a permanent memorial was planned as well as a new extension to the PE block.
The Health and Safety Executive is continuing its investigation into the ... | The gym hall where an Edinburgh schoolgirl died when a wall collapsed is to be demolished this summer. | 28015018 |
More than 50,000 have tweeted in support of the FBrape campaign and around 5,000 have emailed brands whose advertising appears around the content.
The campaign focuses on content that portrays rape and violence against women positively. Facebook has removed many examples already.
A separate petition online has gathered... | Thousands of protesters are demanding tougher action from Facebook over posts that they say degrade women. | 22689522 |
Boro move ahead of Burnley and Brighton, who can climb above them again with wins in Monday's games.
Stephen Gleeson and Jordan Rhodes shared a goal apiece in the first half, before Gaston Ramirez put Boro ahead.
David Davis levelled, but Daniel Ayala had a goal disallowed to deny the Teessiders all three points.
Both ... | Middlesbrough returned to the top of the Championship table after coming from a goal down to claim a point in a classic at St Andrew's. | 36108459 |
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons said 30,750 procedures had been done - down from 51,140.
Surgeon Rajiv Grover, who compiled the report, said more men and women were choosing cheaper, non-surgical procedures, such as chemical peels.
The biggest fall was in the number of brow lifts, while breast aug... | The number of people having cosmetic surgery in the UK in 2016 dropped by 40% compared with 2015, figures show. | 38948434 |
Stirling-based Ramoyle Developments is behind the project at the former Burgh Yard in Galashiels.
It is hoped a planning application for the proposals can now be submitted before the end of this year.
Council leader David Parker said he was delighted the development had now come a "step closer" on the site which used t... | Scottish Borders Council has completed the sale of land for a new hotel, restaurant and housing scheme. | 39181792 |
In the second Test against South Africa at Headingley, he that had cricket correspondents competing for superlatives.
Little more than a week later, the 32-year-old was to players in the South Africa team.
Pietersen is the most individual of talents in a sport that prizes the team ethic.
Media playback is not support... | England's Kevin Pietersen dilemma was neatly encapsulated within eight days in August. | 19815713 |
WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said it was neither an epidemic, nor unprecedented.
But medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has said its spread makes it very difficult to control.
The WHO says 83 people in Guinea have died in suspected cases of Ebola, which is spread by close contact and kills between 25% and 90... | The deadly Ebola outbreak in Guinea, West Africa, remains in a "limited geographic area", the World Health Organization has said. | 26838885 |
To be fair, the channel had a pretty good excuse - it wanted to make way for its special coverage of The Budget.
But the Twitterati spotted the paradox and immediately started venting their frustration.
"Coming home from uni to find Loose Women had been replaced by the chancellor budget was below par 😒," tweeted Sar... | ITV reached peak irony on Wednesday as it dropped Loose Women from its schedule on International Women's Day. | 39206063 |
Pools have yet to win in four games on home turf and rarely looked like winning this one either.
Lewis Alessandra, who had already had a shot deflected over, went close after 21 minutes. He tricked his way into the area but cut back onto his right foot and the shot was charged down.
Captain Billy Paynter then teed-up J... | Hartlepool's wait for a first home win of the season continues after their goalless draw with Mansfield. | 37325525 |
Operation Safeway will see Metropolitan Police officers deployed at 166 key junctions where they will issue fixed penalty notices to people breaking road traffic laws.
About 650 officers will be at 60 sites across London on Monday.
There have been 14 cyclist deaths in London this year, nine involving HGVs.
The officers... | About 2,500 traffic police officers will be on London's streets during rush hours following the deaths of six cyclists over 14 days. | 25080427 |
The United Kingdom will vote on whether to remain in the European Union on Thursday 23 June.
Ahead of that vote, a four-page ad in the Metro newspaper urged DUP followers to vote to leave under the headline: "Take Back Control".
The paper is read by thousands of commuters in London and other cities.
But it is not avail... | The DUP has taken out a wraparound advertisement in a British free newspaper to convey the message that the party wants the UK to leave Europe. | 36587807 |
Fowler sank a four-foot birdie putt on the final hole at Bethpage Black, while Australia's Adam Scott was the big mover with a 65 to go seven under.
Scotland's Martin Laird is three shots off the pace after a 69, with Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy two under (71).
Olympic gold medallist Justin Rose of England is level... | Rickie Fowler shot a three-under 68 to lead by one from fellow American Patrick Reed after three rounds of The Barclays tournament in New York. | 37207521 |
"We will push through all the major changes our country has needed for years," George Papandreou said in Greece's second city, Thessaloniki.
Public anger over cuts boiled over into clashes between police and protesters and more than 100 people were detained.
At least 20,000 people joined the protests in Thessaloniki.
T... | The Greek prime minister has vowed to press ahead with deep spending cuts, in his annual speech on the country's debt-ridden economy. | 14866641 |
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Kane scored from the spot after Nathan Dyer had been penalised for handball, to the visitors' anger.
Christian Eriksen had put Spurs ahead, with a low drive after keeper Kasper Schmeichel parried Nacer Chadli's shot.
Marcin Wasilewski's header levelled before substitute Sh... | Harry Kane's controversial late penalty kept Tottenham in the FA Cup as the striker's equaliser earned a third-round replay against Leicester. | 35216362 |
The world champion was 0.223 seconds quicker than Rosberg, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel 0.661secs off in third ahead of team-mate Kimi Raikkonen.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fifth fastest ahead of Force India's Sergio Perez and McLaren's Fernando Alonso.
It was a welcome return to form for Hamilton after a poor la... | Lewis Hamilton was in convincing form as he headed Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in second practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix. | 37515972 |
A move would reunite Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, who had a stormy partnership at McLaren in 2007.
Rosberg, 31, retired five days after winning the Formula 1 world title.
"You have to consider Fernando," Wolff told Sky Sports. "He is a driver I respect a lot. He combines talent, speed and experience. It's all there."
How... | Mercedes are thinking about signing McLaren driver Fernando Alonso to replace Nico Rosberg, team boss Toto Wolff says. | 38219533 |
Clifford, 73, was accused of indecently assaulting the girl between October 1981 and May 1982 at his Mayfair offices in London.
He always denied the allegation.
Clifford, of Hersham, Surrey, is serving an eight-year jail sentence after being convicted in May 2014 of a string of indecent assaults.
Some of the biggest na... | Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has been cleared of indecently assaulting a 17-year-old girl by a jury at Southwark Crown Court. | 36737465 |
Burrow, 34, has spent his entire career with the Rhinos, making 486 appearances to date since his debut in 2001.
He has helped the club win seven Super League titles, three World Club Challenges and two Challenge Cups and will now step into coaching with Leeds.
"I want to go out on my terms; I never wanted to carry on ... | Leeds hooker Rob Burrow will retire at the end of the Super League season. | 40654450 |
Teenager Jones, 18, initially joined City on an emergency loan in March, making six first-team appearances.
But, prior to that, he had already clocked up 40 appearances in all competitions in little over a year for the Daggers, scoring four goals.
Dagenham & Redbridge Academy product Jones' new contract with City will ... | Coventry City have signed Dagenham & Redbridge winger Jodi Jones on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. | 36261438 |
Petrol was poured through Dominic Allen's flat at Kennaught Terrace on Sunday at around 02:00 BST.
The police are treating the fire as deliberate. One man and two police officers were treated for smoke inhalation.
Mr Allen, who was not at home when the attack happened, said he was in a state of shock.
"I got a phone ca... | A Limavady man said he is 'too scared' to return to his home after it was targeted in an arson attack. | 36052173 |
The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the tremor was felt at Poulton-le-Fylde in the early hours of Friday.
It was a 1.5 magnitude earthquake of intensity level three, recorded at a depth of 2.7km (1.7 miles). No damage or injuries have been reported.
On 1 April, the Blackpool area was hit by 2.2 magnitude tremor wh... | The Fylde coast in Lancashire has experienced its second earthquake in two months. | 13586024 |
American Aries Merritt's world record stands at 12.80 and McLeod said he hopes to break it before the London World Championships in August.
McLeod, 23, has races in Paris and Budapest before travelling to London.
"I did not get it, so I am going after it next time," he said.
McLeod's time on Saturday beat the previous ... | Olympic gold medallist Omar McLeod is focusing on the 110m hurdles world record after setting a Jamaican national record with a time of 12.90 seconds. | 40396302 |
Coroner Brian Sherrard had hoped to conclude hearing evidence in the Arlene Arkinson case on 19 September.
The 15-year-old schoolgirl vanished after a night out in County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland, in August 1994.
Her body has never been found.
The court heard that, despite ongoing correspondence, Irish polic... | The coroner leading the inquiry into the death of a Castlederg schoolgirl has criticised Irish police for failing to provide documents and witnesses. | 37294727 |
They were chasing newly relegated side Bristol with the dream of reaching the promised land of English rugby's top flight.
Fast-forward 1,096 days and Exeter are preparing to face Heineken Cup champions Leinster at Sandy Park.
It is a journey that has been almost unmatched in the recent history of English rugby, with t... | Three years ago Exeter had just won away at Rotherham in the inaugural season of the RFU Championship. | 21057250 |
The haul arrived at Felixstowe on a ship from Dubai.
The container was supposed to be full of polymer resin, but instead officers found the contraband.
It was the largest ever Border Force seizure of cigarettes at the port and "could have cost the Treasury £3.2m in unpaid duty", the Home Office said.
Nine hundred larg... | An attempt to smuggle more than 11 million cigarettes into the UK was thwarted after customs officers became suspicious about a container's cargo. | 37482720 |
The 7 May match against Everton, which could see the Foxes become champions, sold out in 90 minutes on Monday.
But within hours, individual tickets were being advertised for more than £3,000 each and a pair for much more.
The club said it would "take action against any ticket touting" or attempts to "resell tickets abo... | Tickets to watch Premier League leaders Leicester's final home game are being offered for £15,000 a pair through an online re-sale website. | 36020849 |
Palestinian families were in the school in Beit Hanoun, fleeing Israel's offensive against Hamas militants.
In the past 16 days of fighting, 797 Palestinians and 33 Israelis have been killed, officials say.
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal told the BBC he wants a ceasefire and end to Israel's blockade as soon as possible.
"... | At least 13 people were killed and more than 200 injured when a UN-run school used as a shelter came under fire in Gaza, health officials say. | 28468526 |
Nearly all local authorities responded to the poll, which found the most claims were in Surrey, Essex and Kent.
But less than a quarter of the 48,664 applications resulted in a payment.
Ministers highlight the £4.7bn provided for roads in England since 2010 but the RAC says more funding is needed.
The Freedom of Inform... | Drivers claimed more than £3m compensation for pothole damage in Britain last year, with the number of applications to councils going up, a survey by the RAC Foundation suggests. | 30976052 |
"If there is a fare war in Europe, then Ryanair will be the winner," Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary said.
Analysts said rival airlines were likely to follow suit.
The cuts came as the budget airline reported a 43% rise in net profit to €1.2bn for the full year to the end of March, just short of analyst forec... | Ryanair says it expects its average fare to fall by 7% this year as it cuts prices to boost its market share amid intensifying competition. | 36356303 |
The brother of a UVF murder victim has appealed to those responsible for destroying a memorial to "stop terrorising the people of Tullygally".
Brendan Duffy is pictured beside the memorial to his sister, Eileen Duffy, and two others who were killed by loyalists in a mobile shop in Craigavon in 1991.
It was destroyed by... | Hansel and Gretel, a cathedral clock and rats all make the headlines in the weekly papers. | 38908858 |
The Oscar-winning actress plays women's rights activist Emmeline Pankhurst in the film Suffragette.
The period drama, which also stars Carey Mulligan, opened the London Film Festival on Wednesday.
Speaking before its gala screening, she bemoaned the "lack of inclusion" of women in enterprises around the world.
"If men ... | Meryl Streep says she finds it "infuriating" that box office buzz for a film is often driven by film critics who are overwhelmingly male. | 34459012 |
Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg lost his seat to the Labour Party in Sheffield Hallam, as did Lib Dem Greg Mulholland in Leeds North West.
Both have strong student numbers, the Leeds constituency being the area with the biggest increase in registered voters in the past year.
Some cited their reasons for voting ... | Young voters in Yorkshire played their part in toppling two Liberal Democrat MPs on election night. | 40219802 |
He initially planned to speak at the event in June but pulled out following advice from Palestinian academics.
Pro-Palestinian campaigners said the 71-year-old wrote to the organisers on 3 May saying that he had planned to criticise the Israeli government.
The conference chairman criticised the move as "improper".
Prev... | UK cosmologist Prof Stephen Hawking has withdrawn from a high-profile Israeli conference, in support of an academic boycott of the country. | 22446054 |
Sergeants Richard Melia and Ian Spence, and Corporals Robert Wake and John Arnett each admitted four counts of failing to perform in their public duty.
The assaults included "reefing", where marines are struck with a belt or strap on bare skin, often on the bottom.
Sgt Spence also admitted pouring vodka in one junior c... | Four senior marines failed to stop assaults during an initiation-style ceremony, a court martial has heard. | 37681976 |
Wawrinka withstood a fightback from the world number one, who was struggling with a back problem, to come through 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3.
The 28-year-old becomes only the second Swiss man to win a Grand Slam singles title after 17-time champion Roger Federer.
"Nadal could have easily walked off court but he didn't and it adde... | Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka won his first Grand Slam title with victory over an injury-hit Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final. | 25893279 |
Abbey D'Agostino helped New Zealand's Nikki Hamblin who was lying dazed on the track after the two entangled and fell in the 5,000m heats in Rio.
"Get up. We have to finish this," D'Agostino told her.
It was then Hamblin's turn to help D'Agostino, hanging back to encourage the injured American, who hobbled over the lin... | An American runner has been praised as a true Olympian after stopping mid-race to help a fallen rival on to her feet. | 37102355 |
Home Office figures reveal there were 2,181 fans banned at start of the latest season, compared with 2,273 the year before.
Newcastle has the worst record in the Premier League, with 132 orders.
Millwall fans have 64 banning orders against them, the largest number in the Championship before their relegation.
There were... | The number of football banning orders issued to badly-behaved fans has fallen for the fourth consecutive year, official figures reveal. | 34936495 |
A motion is due to go before the assembly for approval.
Richard Kennedy said he believes some of those who will be entitled to a pardon for abolished sex offences will not want to revisit the past.
But he welcomed the fact that they will have the option.
"I know four men who were convicted and who now have jobs in the ... | A Belfast man investigated on suspicion of having gay sex in the 1970s fears there may be a low take-up in a proposed pardon for convicted gay men. | 37943388 |
Dentist Dr Helen Nicoll, 53, was found in Great Wilbraham at about 06:30 BST on Friday.
Officers said they were treating her death as "unexplained pending further tests and inquiries".
A 53-year-old man from south Cambridgeshire, arrested in connection with the death, was released with no further action and his bail ca... | A woman whose body was found in her Cambridgeshire home died from asphyxiation, post-mortem tests showed. | 33063380 |
Action for Children runs Drws y Nant, in Caernarfon, on behalf of Gwynedd council but it is now under review.
The home offers short-term care to youngsters from troubled backgrounds.
The council has said a combination of factors, including funding cuts, has meant the future of the centre is under review. | The future of a residential home for children in north Wales has been thrown into doubt. | 32173460 |
Bennett joined Glasgow from Clermont Auvergne in 2012 and made his international debut two years later.
The 24-year-old will follow Duncan Weir in moving east from the Warriors, the Scotland fly-half having joined Edinburgh last year.
Meanwhile, Glasgow have announced that forwards Josh Strauss and Gordon Reid will als... | Scotland centre Mark Bennett will move from Glasgow Warriors to Edinburgh on a three-year deal this summer. | 38970319 |
The British Film Institute (BFI) revealed takings were up 17% from the previous year, at £1.24bn.
Cinema admissions also rose 9% with 171.9 million tickets sold, while money spent on film production was £1.41bn - the second-highest amount on record.
It is the first year since 2012 that both admissions and box office ta... | The success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens helped fuel record UK box office takings in 2015, figures show. | 35428593 |
It crashed during an emergency landing in the Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region.
The wives of the Indonesian and Malaysian envoys, two pilots and a crew member also died. They were to attend the opening of a tourism project.
Two senior Pakistani ministers said the crash was down to a technical fault.
Earli... | A Pakistan army helicopter has crashed in mountainous territory, killing seven people, including the Philippine and Norwegian ambassadors. | 32653359 |
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere called such violence "shameful". Two-thirds of the attacks were carried out by locals who had no previous criminal record, he said.
Germany expects to host at least 800,000 asylum seekers this year.
Bavaria's leaders have demanded that Berlin restrict the numbers arriving.
Th... | The German government says there have been almost 500 attacks on homes intended for asylum seekers this year - three times more than in 2014. | 34487562 |
Bale's Real Madrid host Manchester City in the second leg of their semi-final on Wednesday, with the final on 28 May.
Wales have a training camp in Portugal in May and a friendly in Sweden on 5 June before their Euro 2016 opener against Slovakia on 11 June.
"We would rather Gareth gets to the final and wins it again," ... | Wales have no concerns about Gareth Bale possibly playing in the Champions League final ahead of Euro 2016, says assistant manager Osian Roberts. | 36197742 |
The postponement is a setback for the president who had insisted he would win the numbers to pass it through the lower chamber of Congress on Thursday.
The American Healthcare Act is intended to replace parts of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law.
Repealing and replacing so-called Obamacare was a major p... | A vote on President Donald Trump's new health care bill in the House of Representatives has been delayed. | 39375123 |
The annual report from net giant Cisco suggests that mobile phone operating systems are becoming increasingly popular with hi-tech criminals.
It predicts 2011 will see a significant number of attacks directed at smartphones, mobile software and users.
Despite this, the vast majority of current viruses are aimed at Wind... | Cyber criminals are starting to move away from Windows and targeting other technologies, says a security report. | 12249624 |
Him again. Him that always seems to have a say in these games against Derek McInnes' team, him that had already scored three times in this fixture this season, him that brought up the treble in the most dramatic way.
Rogic, in running at Andy Considine, was at a major advantage. Considine, like many of his team-mates, ... | More than 90 minutes had been played in this epic Scottish Cup final when Celtic's Tom Rogic went at Aberdeen, like some vision of a footballing apocalypse to a jaded Dons defence. | 40073324 |
The 34-year-old American star, known for her songs Crazy in Love and Halo, will perform at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on 30 June.
She will also visit Sunderland, London, Manchester and Glasgow as part of the Formation World Tour.
Ticket go on sale next week. | The singer Beyonce has included Cardiff in her world tour this summer. | 35522404 |
A major search was launched after Moira Morrison, 62, was last seen close to the River Dee in Garthdee on Tuesday afternoon.
Her body was discovered in the River Dee area on Thursday morning.
Police Scotland said identity had now been confirmed. Insp Steve McEwan said thoughts were with relatives at a "very difficult t... | A body found in a river area during a police search has been confirmed as that of a missing woman. | 40218455 |
The incident between a 999 ambulance and a patient care service ambulance happened on the A499, north of Y Ffor, on Thursday afternoon.
John Clift, 54, from Pwllheli, was driving the patient care service ambulance and died at the scene.
In a tribute, his family said he was "well known and liked by many people".
Mr Clif... | A driver who was killed after two ambulances crashed in Gwynedd devoted "his life and career to help others", his family have said. | 36162850 |
This year, two men were criticised for visiting the scene of an avalanche while one was dressed in shorts and deck shoes and the other in jeans.
The Snow and Avalanche Foundation of Scotland will bring together the experts at a seminar in Edinburgh.
They will include a creative director in advertising.
Avalanche inform... | A panel of international experts are to examine how to better educate the public about the hazard avalanches pose in Scotland. | 34580123 |
Syria blamed "terrorist groups linked to al-Qaeda" for the blast, which hit a central district near the headquarters of Syria's ruling Baath Party.
TV pictures showed images of bodies, wrecked cars and shattered windows.
The violence comes as Russia and the Arab League say they want to broker direct government-oppositi... | A massive car bomb explosion in the Syrian capital, Damascus, has killed at least 53 people and injured another 200, reports say. | 21529634 |
The musician died on Monday and he had been fighting cancer and Aids, according to an official statement regarding his death.
The Riverside County coroner said the cause of death was not yet known and remains under investigation.
The London-born musician became a founding member of the British group when he was just 15... | Bassist Andy Fraser, who co-wrote Free's 1970 hit All Right Now, has died in California aged 62. | 31937608 |
The images were captured on the morning of 14 November by CCTV cameras at a French petrol station, a day after the attacks in which 130 were killed.
In them, Salah Abdeslam seems relaxed, walking with his hands in his pockets.
He is thought to have been in charge of logistics for the groups of gunmen who carried out th... | The first images of the fugitive Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam are said to have emerged, according to French news channel BFM TV. | 35286647 |
The money will be used to increase production of the Mini at its factories in Oxford, Birmingham and Swindon.
It comes on top of a £500m investment which was announced by BMW last June. More than 5000 British workers are involved in the production of the Mini.
BMW said the investment showed its commitment to Britain "a... | BMW is to invest £250m in its UK factories over the next three years, the company has announced. | 18764730 |
Lack of food was a factor in why seven big cats, including sabre-toothed tigers, went extinct at the end of the last Ice Age, say scientists.
The trend is continuing, threatening a range of modern big cats, they warn.
If the prey of big cats continues to decline it will add to other pressures such as habitat loss, a st... | Two big cats - the African lion and the Sunda clouded leopard - are most at risk from extinction caused by loss of prey, according to a new analysis. | 39883432 |
The designation of the protected site at Horse Tail Sand, in the Solent, near Portsmouth, has been made by English Heritage.
Also included are Sandycombe Lodge, in Richmond, London, and The Orangery at Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire.
HMS Invincible ran aground in 1798 after its rudder became jammed.
It was launched in ... | The wreck site of the Royal Navy's first HMS Invincible warship has been listed among the top 10 most at risk heritage sites in the country. | 24463265 |
A study looked at the alcohol drinking habits of more than 6,100 Danish women aged between 21 and 45 years old, between June 2007 and January.
It found consuming less than 14 "servings" a week seemed to have no discernible effect on fertility, compared with women not drinking.
But Prof Simon Fishel said the study did n... | Moderate drinking does not appear to affect a woman's fertility, according to new research. | 37236707 |
The additional two days' paid leave will be used by officers to engage in sport or community activities.
Other initiatives introduced by newly-appointed Chief Constable Bill Skelly, include a temporary tennis court at the force's headquarters.
Mr Skelly said it was "an investment" in the workforce to try and improve th... | Police officers are to have extra days off as part of a "wellbeing" plan by Lincolnshire Police. | 40520695 |
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"My long-term mobility was greatly at risk if I continued to train and play the sport," said the former England international, who has also played for Wigan, Castleford and Salford.
"You never want to hear those sorts of words and it does shock you.
"But after a few days t... | Huddersfield Giants half-back Luke Robinson has been forced to quit at the age of 31 because of a hip injury. | 35530066 |
Lynton Crosby told a meeting of the backbench 1922 committee Labour's lead in the opinion polls was weak and the party was vulnerable to attack.
Mr Crosby was drafted in earlier this year to sharpen up Tory campaigning ahead of the 2015 general election.
The Australian spin doctor ran the 2005 Tory election campaign an... | David Cameron's campaign strategist has told backbench Tory MPs to step up their attacks on Labour. | 22868740 |
A five-year plan to increase the budget by £8bn a year by 2020 was only set out last year, but now hospital bosses have warned that is not enough.
Chris Hopson, of NHS Providers, said the settlement needed to be redrawn.
However, the Department of Health said "tough economic decisions" had allowed it "to invest in our ... | Patients in England will see rising waiting times, rationing and cuts in the number of staff unless the NHS gets more money, health bosses say. | 38019771 |
Pensioners Denis and Elaine Thwaites, from Blackpool, were among 30 British tourists killed by Islamist gunman Seifeddine Rezgui in June 2015.
The couple's son-in-law Daniel Clifford told an inquest their lives had been taken by an "evil, twisted" ideology.
Mr Thwaites, a former Birmingham City footballer, was "the bes... | The family of a couple killed in the mass shootings at a Tunisian beach resort say their lives have been "torn apart". | 38761892 |
The World War Two Mustang "Miss Velma" was taking part in the Flying Legends show at Duxford when it ran into difficulties on Sunday afternoon.
Cambridgeshire Police closed part of the M11 at Duxford while it dealt with the incident.
The pilot managed to land the aircraft upright in the field and was unharmed.
For more... | A vintage aircraft pilot had to make an emergency landing in a field close to the M11 motorway after a suspected engine failure during an air show. | 40553792 |
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is searching for "innovative cooking solutions" to help those who use the North Wales Brain Injury Service.
Businesses will work with the health board over two years to find ways to increase people's independence at home.
Dr Rudi Coetzer said: "It is an opportunity to find soluti... | A £160,000 fund will be used to help people suffering from brain injuries cook for themselves at home. | 31999619 |
Farkhunda Malikzada was attacked at an Islamic shrine after being falsely accused of burning a copy of the Koran.
She was stoned to death, her body was run over by a car and set on fire.
The court also acquitted the keeper of the shrine. Family members and rights activists have expressed outrage at the decision, which ... | An Afghan appeals court has quashed death sentences imposed on four men for their part in the mob killing of a young woman in Kabul in March. | 33358710 |
The sides were level four times before a James Doyle hat-trick helped Carlow to a 3-12 to 1-7 half-time lead, with Eoghan Campbell netting for Antrim.
Carlow remained in control with Martin Kavanagh and Doyle netting while Ciaran Clarke (2) and Neil McManus scored the Antrim goals.
The win sees Carlow progress to an Al... | Antrim suffered a 5-23 to 4-15 defeat by Carlow in Saturday's Christy Ring Cup decider at Croke Park. | 40236339 |
The discovery pushes back the oldest evidence for preserved proteins by 100 million years.
Scientists have also found traces of a mineral that probably came from the blood of the early Jurassic dinosaur.
Soft tissues provide new insights into the biology of dinosaurs and how they evolved.
They are rarely preserved duri... | Ancient proteins dating back 195 million years have been found inside a dinosaur bone. | 38810065 |
Watson is yet to play a first-team game for Premier League club Hull and spent time on loan at Scunthorpe last term, but failed to make an appearance.
The 20-year-old has also previously had a loan spell with National League North club Gainsborough Trinity.
North Ferriby were promoted from the National League North las... | National League side North Ferriby United have signed Hull City goalkeeper Rory Watson on a season-long loan deal. | 36688043 |
Tanmay Bhat had used Snapchat's face swap feature to stage an argument between the two Indian icons.
Bhat and his comedy group, All India Bakchod, shot to fame in India last year when they hosted a comedy roast - a programme based on US-style "roast" shows where celebrities are abused and insulted. But the show became ... | An Indian comedian recently kicked up a storm after posting a video mocking cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and singer Lata Mangeshkar. | 36466444 |
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The Lionesses lost 2-1 to Japan in their semi-final after defender Bassett, 31, scored right at the end.
"I couldn't breathe, my heart was out my chest and I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me," she said.
She has felt so emotional that she has been unable to speak... | Laura Bassett says she is "heartbroken" at scoring the injury-time own goal that ended England hopes of winning the Women's World Cup in Canada. | 33392881 |
Mr Trump reportedly lambasted Mr Turnbull over a deal inked by the Obama administration to resettle up to 1,250 asylum seekers in the US.
Both leaders played down the encounter, but the leak underscored a longstanding debate about whether Australia relies too much on its northern ally in matters of foreign policy and s... | The airtight alliance between America and Australia took a bumpy turn on Wednesday after a "hostile and charged" phone conversation was leaked between US President Donald Trump and his Australian counterpart, Malcolm Turnbull, in which the former reportedly called it his "worst call by far" with a foreign leader. | 38847139 |
Non-senior staff numbers will fall from 1,800 to 1,200-1,300 by April 2017 and staff at three London offices will move to a single site in Westminster.
Most Whitehall budgets were cut in last November's spending review and the DoH is trying to make efficiency savings of 30% in the next five years.
The chancellor announ... | The Department of Health is to cut about 650 jobs to reduce running costs. | 35499277 |
Danish PM Lars Lokke Rasmussen said plans for a brake on benefit payments were "understandable and acceptable" and he would be as "supportive as possible" to keep the UK in the EU.
Mr Cameron is trying to garner support for an EU-wide deal in two weeks' time.
He insisted any agreement would be "legally binding and irre... | David Cameron has received Denmark's backing for his EU renegotiation after Poland said plans to limit benefits for migrants need "further discussion". | 35499139 |
"We need to provide opportunities for young people to think about what consent means, because they're going to face experiences in their lives which could involve sexual assault or even rape. That's a fact of life," says Phil Ward, head teacher of Heston Community School in Hounslow.
Children aged 14 and above at the w... | With children as young as 11 set to be taught in schools across England about sexual consent, the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme is given exclusive access to lessons. | 32217249 |
The prime minister said he wanted a 'big 60' energy market, with greater choice for consumers and "healthy" competition keeping prices down.
There has been widespread anger at recent price increases of up to 10%.
Ministers are also set to meet firms to discuss claims some direct debit customers have been overpaying.
Th... | David Cameron has said he is "frustrated" by the dominance of the so-called 'big six' energy suppliers and called for far greater competition. | 24706853 |
Christopher Salmon is alleged to have driven the police-owned vehicle in October 2015, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said.
It confirmed it was investigating following a referral from the Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Panel in January.
Mr Salmon said he would "cooperate fully". | The police and crime commissioner for Dyfed-Powys is being investigated for allegedly driving with bald tyres. | 35707483 |
The alarm was raised after 12-year-old Elliott Lister and Aimee Wheelhouse, 13, were last seen at lunchtime on Monday at Banff Academy.
Police Scotland said concern for the two children had increased after they remained missing overnight without contacting anyone.
The force said they had now been found found safe and w... | Two schoolchildren who were missing overnight in Aberdeenshire have been traced by police. | 37416010 |
The semi-autonomous territory maintains a political union with Tanzania, but has its own parliament and president.
A former centre of the spice and slave trades, present-day Zanzibar is infused with African, Arab, European and Indian influences.
Zanzibar's original settlers were Bantu-speaking Africans. From the 10th c... | The Indian Ocean islands of Zanzibar and Pemba lie off the east African coast. | 14115177 |
Before kick-off Leeds fans projected images on to one of the stands urging chairman Massimo Cellino to quit.
And there was little to cheer during the game as Leeds' best chance saw Souleymane Doukara's header saved.
Boro's Jordan Rhodes missed when clean through, before team-mate Ben Gibson saw red for two yellow cards... | Middlesbrough missed the chance to go top of the Championship as they were held to a goalless draw by Leeds United at Elland Road. | 35519153 |
I'm walking down Oxford Street in central London with a helmet on my head. I feel more than a little silly; the looks I'm attracting could be adding to my stress levels, which are being measured by the hat.
The helmet is measuring my frustration and excitement levels to assess how I react while navigating the city.
Per... | Life in cities can be hectic and stressful - but some technology designers are going out of their way to make them more fun. | 28133155 |
Anthony O'Connor cleverly headed home Greg Tansey's free-kick to open the scoring after 26 minutes at Pittodrie.
Accies' Xavier Tomas was shown a second yellow card after the interval for a cynical block on Ryan Christie.
And the dominant, but profligate Dons killed the game in the final minute of normal time when Mile... | Aberdeen began their Scottish Premiership campaign with a deserved victory over Hamilton Academical. | 40766960 |
Edward Mallen, 18, took his own life at Meldreth rail crossing near Cambridge on 9 February 2015.
An inquest in Huntingdon heard how the teenager, who had been offered a place at Cambridge University, had seen a GP two weeks before his death.
Although Mr Mallen had given consent for his parents to be told about his tho... | The parents of a teenager were not told of the suicidal thoughts he expressed to medical staff, an inquest heard. | 36525882 |
Gareth Anscombe comes in at full-back and fit-again Liam Williams returns on the left wing, with North taking over from Tyler Morgan at outside centre.
There are four changes up front, where Justin Tipuric starts at open-side flanker and Luke Charteris at lock.
Props Paul James and Samson Lee come in as Gethin Jenkins,... | Wales wing George North has been switched to centre for Saturday's World Cup Pool A decider against Australia. | 34469773 |
Stirling-based Superglass, which it bought in the summer, will host a new regional headquarters.
It will focus on new business opportunities in the US, as well as the UK and Ireland.
TechnoNicol said an unspecified number of new jobs are likely to be created in Stirling as the new HQ takes shape.
Currently 150 people w... | Russian-owned roofing and insulation group TechnoNicol International is to use its newly-acquired Scottish base to launch an expansion drive in the US. | 38160954 |
The club said in a statement that the 30-year-old had appeared at Bath Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
"The club takes matters such as this very seriously.
"It does not condone behaviour of this sort, and can confirm that Faosiliva has been suspended pending conclusion of the judicial process.
"Bath Rugby will not be m... | Bath Rugby Club have suspended their Samoa international back-row forward Alafoti Faosiliva after he pleaded guilty to assault. | 36115311 |
The McLaren Formula 1 driver is missing the Monaco Grand Prix to race in the US and has qualified fifth on the grid.
"Anyone can win the Indy 500 of the 33 drivers because it is an unpredictable race," the 35-year-old said.
"You cannot plan in advance. You need to keep improvising. I know I will lack experience in crit... | Fernando Alonso says he expects to find the Indianapolis 500 "difficult" as he attempts to win the prestigious race for the first time on Sunday. | 40027720 |
Coleman will lead Wales at their first major tournament for 58 years in just over 50 days time when the country's European Championship campaign kicks off against Slovakia in Bordeaux.
"Qualification must not be a one-off," said Coleman. "If it is, then we haven't done our job properly.
"Psychologically we've broken t... | Wales manager Chris Coleman believes simply reaching Euro 2016 will not be enough for Welsh football. | 36077873 |
The Welsh Government funding comes after the chancellor gave £2bn extra for social care in England.
A total of £8m will be used in a bid to prevent children entering care. Councils will also get £3m more to pay for respite for carers.
Plaid Cymru welcomed "any additional investment" for what it called an "underfunded s... | An extra £20m a year is to be spent on social care in Wales. | 39950083 |
Major Ali Jawad Changezi was injured late on Sunday. An Afghan soldier also died and the injured include civilians.
The Torkham crossing has seen a second night of shelling.
Afghanistan objects to Pakistan building a gate on its side which Islamabad says it needs to enforce new visa rules and curb militant activity.
Re... | A Pakistani officer has died after being shot by Afghan forces at the countries' main border crossing, the Pakistani authorities say. | 36527678 |
The 23-year-old midfielder spent the second half of last season on loan at Town, scoring three goals in 13 games, including a late winner at Aston Villa.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Dean Gerken has signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Ipswich until 2019.
Gerken, 32, has played 92 times since signing from Bris... | Ipswich Town have signed Wales international Emyr Huws from Championship rivals Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee, on a four-year deal. | 40434685 |
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