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The matter was raised during First Minister's Questions at Holyrood.
Ms Davidson said health workers in Scotland were under pressure "like never before".
Ms Sturgeon said it had always been a priority of health boards to "keep levels of sickness absence in the NHS to a minimum".
She added that trade unions "work very h... | Scotland's Conservative Party leader Ruth Davidson has asked Nicola Sturgeon what she plans to do about a seven-year high in NHS staff sickness. | 33009578 |
Saunders, 25, demonstrated his superior boxing skills to build a healthy lead against his less experienced opponent.
But Eubank Jr, also 25, came on strong in the second half of the fight and had the champion in trouble at times.
Two judges scored the fight for Saunders - 115-114 and 115-113 - and the third 116-113 for... | Billy Joe Saunders beat Chris Eubank Jr on a split decision at London's Excel arena to retain his British, European and Commonwealth titles. | 30265602 |
There had been speculation that the remains were much more recent - those of a suspected Russian vessel, spotted near Stockholm last year.
The Swedish Armed Forces examined footage filmed by divers from the Ocean X team who found the remains.
In a statement (in Swedish) the military said the wreckage was probably a Rus... | A submarine wreck found off Sweden is probably a Russian vessel from World War One, the Swedish military says. | 33684715 |
While paramedics were treating the injured man, another man opened the side door of the ambulance and removed an oxygen cylinder.
He then tried to put it through the windscreen of the ambulance, causing damage to it.
The injured man said he did not want to be taken to hospital.
The incident happened shortly after midni... | An ambulance was damaged after being attacked while the crew treated a man who had been stabbed in Lurgan on Friday night. | 38867772 |
The paper is referring to over 170 civil servants who earn more than Prime Minister David Cameron.
The Daily Telegraph says the names, positions and salaries of those public servants earning more than £150,000-a-year were revealed to aid transparency.
It says the details emerged as part of a bid to "open up the corrid... | The Daily Mail describes them as "the penpushers costing taxpayers millions". | 10200784 |
Jose Amin Hernandez Manrique, known as Marquitos, was killed in the north-western province of Antioquia, the army said.
He led 13 ELN units in Antioquia and Bolivar provinces, according to the military.
The region is known for drugs and arms trafficking and illegal mining.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, said o... | The Colombian army says it has killed a top commander from the country's second largest guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army (ELN). | 33129613 |
De Oliveria, 19, was raised in a nearby favela but despite receiving ear-splitting support he was beaten 21-8 19-21 21-8 by the 28-year-old Irishman.
Evans ripped off his shirt and celebrated wildly after his win much to the displeasure of the home crowd.
"I'll definitely never forget tonight," said the Dubliner.
"I kn... | Irishman Scott Evans overcame local man Ygor Coelho de Oliveria and a vocal home crowd to book his last-16 spot in the men's badminton competition in Rio. | 37076971 |
Ipswich midfielder Kevin Bru scored a spectacular scissors kick to give the visitors a half-time lead.
Ryan Fraser then tapped in shortly after the break to make it 2-0.
Substitute Andre Gray raced clear to score for the hosts two minutes into added time, before defender Tarkowski bundled the ball home to make it 2-2.
... | James Tarkowski netted a dramatic 96th-minute equaliser as Brentford scored two stoppage-time goals to draw with Ipswich Town at Griffin Park. | 33744133 |
A study published in the Journal of Education and Work suggests that better-informed teenagers are likely to make more advantageous career choices.
It measures the earnings benefit as an extra £2,000 per year for every six careers sessions when aged 14 to 15.
Researchers used the British Cohort Study tracking 17,000 p... | Careers education given to pupils in secondary school can be linked to higher earnings in adult life, according to researchers. | 36312068 |
Marwell Wildlife's event was led by "Gilbert" - the charity's multi-coloured zebra - which was stolen earlier this year from Bassett, Southampton, and later found in a back garden in Shirley.
An art trail of 150 zebras begins in the city on Saturday.
The sculptures will be auctioned for charity in October.
The trail wi... | More than 30 zebra sculptures have been paraded through a city centre ahead of the opening of a charity art trail. | 36776999 |
The lower limit is being introduced in eastern areas of the town, from Kendrick Road, extending east to the borough boundary.
Signs for the new zone will cost £35,000.
Reading Borough Council also plans to impose a 20mph limit in the Oxford Road area, Amersham Road estate and the area surrounding EP Collier School. | A 20mph speed limit will come into force in parts of Reading before the end of May. | 35917164 |
The Swiss third seed hit 36 winners and will face Serbia's Viktor Troicki in the fourth round.
Richard Gasquet is the first Frenchman into the last 16, beating Australian Nick Kyrgios 6-2 7-6 (9-7) 6-2 to set up a meeting with Kei Nishikori.
In the women's draw, 10th seed Petra Kvitova lost 6-0 6-7 (3-7) 6-0 to world n... | Stan Wawrinka continued his French Open defence with a comfortable 6-4 6-3 7-5 win over France's Jeremy Chardy. | 36401287 |
The force said its Wakefield headquarters had been fielding an increasing number of calls better suited to local councils or social services.
There has been an increase in calls relating to mental health issues due to council cutbacks, police said.
August saw 1,000 additional emergency calls a day compared to 2015.
The... | A fifth of 999 and 101 calls made to West Yorkshire Police are not matters the force can deal with, it has said. | 37234419 |
The 21-year-old, signed from Anorthosis Famagusta in August 2016, will join their Cypriot First Division rivals Apoel Nicosia for an undisclosed fee.
Makris's move to champions Nicosia is subject to international clearance.
He scored just once in his 35 appearances with Walsall, more than half of which were off the ben... | Walsall striker Andreas Makris is to return to Cyprus less than a year after becoming the Saddlers' club record signing. | 40267498 |
"Denmark has decided to tighten the regulations concerning refugees in a number of areas," the advert begins.
It warns that Denmark has recently passed legislation cutting benefits by up to 50% for newly arrived refugees.
The governing Venstre (Liberal) party won power in June after running on an anti-immigration platf... | The Danish government has placed advertisements in Lebanese newspapers aimed at deterring potential migrants. | 34173542 |
UK researchers compared the diets of more than 3,000 12-year-old girls.
They found high meat consumption at age three (over eight portions a week) and age seven (12 portions) was strongly linked with early periods.
Writing in Public Health Nutrition, the researchers said a meat-rich diet might prepare the body for preg... | Girls who eat a lot of meat during childhood tend to start their periods earlier than others, a study suggests. | 10287358 |
The disturbances began on Sunday after a detainee who had escaped the camp was found dead outside.
The immigration department said police were negotiating with detainees, but some had continued to engage in "non-compliant behaviour" overnight.
Facilities have been damaged and fires started inside, it added.
Immigration... | Police reinforcements are trying to restore order at Australia's migrant detention centre on Christmas Island, as unrest there enters a third day. | 34773138 |
The Belfast man became the first fighter from Northern Ireland to win a world title in two weight divisions after beating Leo Santa Cruz in New York in the the early hours of Sunday.
He met some of his fans in a packed Annie Moore's pub on Sunday.
"Win, lose or draw I was always going to do something for them," he said... | Boxer Carl Frampton has joined his travelling supporters for a celebratory pint in a US bar after he won the WBA world featherweight title. | 36937028 |
The body of man was found by firefighters who were called to a car fire in Whitehaven Road, Everton, Liverpool on Thursday.
A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out to establish the cause of his death.
A 31-year-old man being questioned by police. A woman, aged 31, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an of... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found inside a burnt out car. | 40306552 |
The 58-year old, who is the first American to manage in the Premier League, succeeded Francesco Guidolin as Swansea boss with the club only outside the relegation zone on goal difference.
"He strives to get the best out of players. The lads have said training has been really good," said Taylor, who has been on Wales du... | Neil Taylor expects Swansea City to be rejuvenated by new boss Bob Bradley. | 37623119 |
The 34-year-old, capped 56 times, has signed to play in Florida for North American Soccer League side Tampa Bay Rowdies when his current deal expires.
But he will be playing in the NASL, a level below Major League Soccer (MLS).
Cole left Aston Villa for League One side City on loan in November before completing a short... | Former England midfielder Joe Cole will leave Coventry City at the end of the season to play in the United States. | 35872574 |
The Grecians lost 3-2 at home to Mansfield Town on Tuesday to slip to 10th place, five points off the play-off places with three games left.
"We have to believe we can do it. There's no reason why we can't," Tisdale told BBC Radio Devon.
"When you look at the last 10 games there's no reason why we can't win our last th... | Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale says his side must still believe they can reach the League Two play-offs. | 36090037 |
The UK, as well as the Netherlands and Turkey, was affected by the writedowns, which led to a surprise net loss of 5.7bn euros (£4.8bn) during 2016.
"The difficult market environment made impairments necessary," said RWE chief executive Rolf Martin Schmitz.
RWE, which owns Npower, said it planned to pay dividends again... | Energy company RWE has cancelled its dividend for the second successive year, after writedowns of 4.3bn euros (£3.6bn) on its power plants. | 39049325 |
Ana Garrido thinks it is. The 50-year-old former civil servant's personal investigation played a key role in exposing a massive corruption network linked to Spain's ruling Popular Party (PP).
But it is her life that has been ruined.
When 37 accused, including an ex-minister and the PP's former treasurer, go on trial in... | Is ruining a comfortable, middle-class life a price worth paying, if it means bringing rich and powerful people to justice on alleged corruption charges? | 37543182 |
Authorities on Sulawesi island said that the ship was reported to have been hit by high waves and its engine had broken down.
Six rescue vessels have been despatched but are being hampered by bad weather.
Local search and rescue agency chief Roki Asikin said they were due to reach the ship early on Sunday.
There is no ... | Rescuers are trying to reach a passenger ship which is adrift in rough seas off of Indonesia with more than 100 people on board. | 35142740 |
The Grade II listed Newbridge Memorial Hall, known as the 'Memo', will be restored for use by the community with the Heritage Lottery Funding award.
"It is the culmination of seven years of campaigning to save these magnificent buildings," said Howard Stone, the hall's chairman.
The 'Memo' narrowly lost in the 2004 UK ... | Campaigners battling to save an art deco hall from ruin are celebrating after winning £2.9m in lottery funding. | 10765721 |
The new code of conduct means journalists can apply for permits to record proceedings in the chamber.
It brings the Isle of Man into line with the rest of the British Isles 27 years after the first House of Commons speech was televised in 1989.
House of Keys and Tynwald sittings are currently broadcast live on Manx Rad... | Isle of Man politicians have unanimously backed a move to allow cameras inside the Manx parliament, Tynwald. | 38649422 |
The world number 66 followed up his earlier wins over Mark Selby and Barry Hawkins by beating world number two Stuart Bingham 6-4.
Hamilton, 45, whose last final was at the 2002 China Open, will face Ali Carter in Sunday's decider.
Carter, the 2013 winner, beat defending champion Martin Gould 6-2.
The world number 14 t... | Anthony Hamilton reached his first ranking event final in 15 years by clinching a place in the German Masters final. | 38869479 |
In a report, it highlights "pressing problems" undermining the effectiveness of laws on buying and owning guns.
Its recommendations - designed to make laws "clearer" and ensure they keep up with technology - include creating a new offence of possessing tools to turn imitation firearms into live ones.
The Home Office sa... | Firearms laws in England and Wales are "confused, unclear and difficult to apply", the Law Commission says. | 35104969 |
Four were found guilty of beating Samiul Alam Rajon to death after they said he tried to steal a rickshaw. Six other men were jailed.
The murder, filmed by one attacker on his phone, caused widespread outrage.
In the second case, two car mechanics were condemned for the death of a former employee.
Rakib Hawlader died i... | Six men have been sentenced to death in Bangladesh for torturing and killing two 13-year-old boys in separate incidents earlier this year. | 34761620 |
The vehicle smashed into the house in Claremont Crescent, Rayleigh, Essex, on Tuesday morning.
The house was left structurally unsound and had to be shored up by fire crews.
Station Officer John Tidbury said the two parents and their child were "extremely lucky that they were not seriously hurt."
"The lorry had collide... | A road sweeper careered into the dining room of a house, narrowly avoiding a family who were feeding their rabbit at the time. | 33167559 |
The Cubric at Cardiff University will have one of the world's most sophisticated MRI scanners.
The funding, announced on Wednesday, will help build the facility at Maindy Park.
Prof Derek Jones, director of Cubric, said: "This funding cements Cubric's position as a European leader in brain imaging and stimulation."
Ann... | A new £44m brain research imaging centre has received a £4.5m funding boost from the European Union. | 33609898 |
As many as 23 civilians were killed in the raid on a village in Yakla district on Saturday, including 10 children, rights group Reprieve says.
Yemeni reports say the victims included the daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki, a militant killed by a US strike in 2011.
The raid was the first such operation authorised by President ... | The White House has said a raid in Yemen on an al-Qaeda stronghold that is thought to have killed civilians was a "very thought-out process". | 38848297 |
Police said two men escaped with a cash box after threatening G4S staff with weapons inside Santander, West Princes Street, Helensburgh, at 00:35.
Two men escaped with a five-figure sum of cash following a similar early-morning raid on 6 April.
Police said one line of inquiry was that both robberies were linked.
The G4... | Security guards have been robbed for the second time in two months while carrying out cash transfers at the same bank branch in Argyll. | 36478529 |
The construction union Ucatt has claimed Portuguese sub-contractor Sosia Ltd paid joiners £7.67 an hour and labourers £6.32 an hour.
The industry agreement for minimum rates is £11.61 and £8.73 respectively.
Economy Secretary Keith Brown will ask Acas to work with the lead contractors, Transport Scotland and Ucatt.
Mr ... | An arbitration service is to be brought in following allegations that workers on the £1.4bn Queensferry Crossing project are being given low pay. | 38338841 |
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it will have "devastating effects" for the health of women and girls.
In total, $32.5m (£26m) will be withdrawn for the 2017 financial year.
This is the first of the promised cuts to US financial contributions to the UN by the Trump administration.
The state department justif... | The US has been warned its decision to withdraw its support from the United Nations Population Fund will be a disaster for the world's most vulnerable families. | 39498412 |
New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever were fined $5,000 (£3,773) while their players each received a $500 (£377) fine.
The teams wore the #BlackLivesMatter shirts following the deaths of two men and five police officers on 7 July.
WNBA rules state that uniforms may not be altered in any way.
"Don't say we... | The Women's NBA has fined three teams and their players for wearing black warm-up shirts to commemorate the recent shootings in America. | 36853353 |
Jemal Williams, of Berkeley Gardens, Enfield, must serve a minimum of 24 years for stabbing Shaquan Sammy-Plummer, 17, in the chest.
Williams was having a party when Shaquan arrived. He had been invited by the boyfriend of Williams's sister.
The defendant refused him entry but demanded drinks be handed over.
The Old Ba... | A 20-year-old man has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering a teenager he would not let in to his party. | 36139683 |
Big brands including BT, Yves St Laurent and Strongbow have also recently had ads banned.
Meanwhile, other companies - Moneysupermarket.com and Protein World included - have been allowed to keep ads that attracted hundreds of complaints from consumers.
The Heinz TV ad, using the catchline "Learn the #CanSong", shows a ... | Beans may be good for the heart, but empty tin cans are not so good for hands or fingers - so says the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which on Wednesday banned a Heinz TV ad for encouraging people to beat out a song using empty cans - but Heinz is not alone. | 38076464 |
Evidence of a longhouse has been found at the site, near Lossiemouth in Moray, along with a coin which is 1,100 years old.
The University of Aberdeen archaeologists had feared 19th-Century development would have destroyed remains.
They now hope the site will reveal more significant findings.
It is thought the Burghead ... | Archaeologists have uncovered important new details of a Pictish settlement at Burghead Fort. | 40709112 |
Micky Mellon's side showed no signs of a hangover from May's National League play-off heartache as James Norwood and Liam Ridehalgh both went close within the first five minutes.
From there Torquay, who avoided relegation on the final day of last season, restricted Tranmere to half chances and deserved to go in 0-0 at ... | Tranmere were forced to hold on for a 0-0 draw at Torquay after going down to nine men. | 40761294 |
The initiative was launched just before the Commonwealth Games in 2014 with 400 bikes located at 31 hire stations. There are now 435 bikes at 43 stations.
Glasgow City Council wants up to 900 bikes at 100 stations by next year.
Some of these would be located further afield such as Springburn in the north, Shawlands in ... | Plans have been unveiled to more than double the size of Glasgow's city-wide bike hire scheme. | 37184354 |
The "GREAT" campaign hopes to create a £1bn boost for businesses and bring in four million extra foreign tourists.
Ministers are concerned that this summer's riots in several English cities have created a "negative image" abroad which needs to be overcome.
Mr Cameron said: "In 2012 there will be only one place to be. W... | David Cameron has launched a project to promote Britain abroad to tie in with next year's London Olympics. | 15019587 |
This means about 7.5 million people will not be able to vote for a woman.
The Scarborough and Whitby constituency has the longest men-only slate of candidates, with a total of eight male hopefuls.
Maidenhead has the biggest gap between the number of male and female candidates - with 11 men seeking election compared wit... | More than 100 constituencies across the UK have no female candidates on the ballot, BBC research has learned. | 40011733 |
Performance inspectors found areas which missed targets included station toilets, ticket machines, train seats, toilets and cleanliness.
The results follow criticism of the ScotRail Alliance franchise, operated by Dutch firm Abellio, for delayed, cancelled and over-crowded trains.
ScotRail said the figures showed they ... | ScotRail has been fined £483,000 for failing to meet required standards for trains and stations. | 37799732 |
Dozens of people, including construction workers and restaurant staff, reported being fired after staying at home on Thursday.
The protest aimed to highlight the contribution of immigrants in the US.
One employer told CNN his staff would have to "pay the price" of standing up for what they believed in.
Jim Serowski, of... | More than 100 workers in the US have lost their jobs after taking part in last week's Day Without Immigrants protest, US media say. | 39032051 |
The pieces include Picasso's Child With A Dove worth £50m which is now thought to be in Qatar.
Wealthy buyers are using "exploitable loopholes" and "gentlemen's agreements" to avoid export restrictions on national treasures, say experts.
However, the Arts Council said 32 such items had stayed in Britain because of the ... | Artworks worth almost £300m have left Britain permanently since 2011, according to new figures. | 38686748 |
The Supreme Court upheld an earlier high court ruling on Wednesday that the tradition was dangerous for children.
The court also banned human pyramids taller than 20ft (6m).
Every year dozens of groups in Mumbai mark the Hindu festival of Janmashtami by forming human pyramids to reach pots carrying yogurt hung high abo... | India's top court has ruled that people below the age of 18 years cannot participate in Mumbai's famous human pyramid religious festival. | 37106210 |
Speaking for the first time about the claims, playwright Jon Conway says: "The press have run away with that story."
Conway says Truth, Lies, Diana uncovers "secrets about Diana and her death the establishment have tried to hide".
Diana died in a car crash in 1997.
She left behind her two young sons, Princes William an... | The author of a controversial new play about Princess Diana's death has exclusively told Newsbeat that reports it claims James Hewitt is Prince Harry's father are untrue. | 30631798 |
The North South Ministerial Council Special EU Programmes meeting was held at Iveagh House.
Ministers repeated the commitment of the two governments to work together to ensure Northern Ireland's interests are protected in any new arrangements following the UK vote to leave the EU.
Mr Ó Muilleoir and Mr Donohoe also re-... | Northern Ireland Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir and the Republic of Ireland Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe have discussed the implications of Brexit at a meeting in Dublin. | 36736618 |
Hobden was found dead at a private property in Scotland on Sunday. The cause of his death has not been given.
Jeremy Green, the first XI captain of local league side Preston Nomads, said the news was "a massive shock".
"When he walked into a room, he lit it up," said Green, who felt Hobden could have played for England... | Sussex bowler Matthew Hobden, who has died aged 22, was a "gentle giant", according to his amateur club captain. | 35217233 |
Resuming on 50-4, Sussex slumped to 71-7 before a 97-run stand between Chris Jordan (57*) and Jofra Archer (46) helped avoid the follow-on on 229.
Having trailed by 77, Sussex then bowled out Worcestershire for 194.
Set 272 to win, Sussex closed on 13-1 for the loss of Chris Nash.
He was caught behind in the final over... | Worcestershire's West Indies fast bowler Miguel Cummins took 7-84, while Australian Steve Magoffin weighed in with a second 'five-for' of the match as 17 wickets fell in the day at Hove. | 37344699 |
One had fallen overboard and had been in the water for more than 30 minutes.
The pair were picked up just south of Portpatrick harbour by the local RNLI Lifeboat at about 18:30 on Monday.
Rescuers have praised the actions of two local boys who spotted the kayakers in trouble and called the coastguard. | Two kayakers have been rescued from the Irish Sea after getting into difficulty off the Wigtownshire coast. | 40338193 |
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) officers are investigating following reports the water running through Llantwit Major was a milky colour.
Chris Rees, NRW team leader, said officers were working to try to identify the source of the pollution and assess any further impact.
He said if the source was found enforcement action... | About 100 eels and some brown trout have been killed after a stream in the Vale of Glamorgan was polluted. | 39831058 |
Sean Moore, 49, has aided emergency responses to earthquakes and storms in countries such as Haiti, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal and Turkey.
The father-of-two has spent most of his career in Coventry, where he grew up.
The National Crime Agency's Sarah Goodall, from Southam in Warwickshire, has also been appointed an OBE.
M... | A firefighter who plays a key role in a UK rescue team responding to global disasters has been appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours. | 35199741 |
A report into the £15m system to log crime information found oversight of the project was "not fit for purpose".
Surrey PCC Kevin Hurley said Mark Rowley - chief constable at the time - should take responsibility.
But Assistant Commissioner Rowley, who is now at the Met, defended his role.
The Surrey Integrated Reporti... | Surrey's police and crime commissioner has called for one of Britain's most senior police officers to be held to account for the failure of a multi-million pound computer project. | 27911416 |
Police have sealed off their offices in Islamabad and foreign staff given 15 days to leave the country.
Save the Children said it "strongly objected" to the action.
Pakistan has previously linked the charity to the fake vaccination programme used by the CIA to track down Osama Bin Laden.
The charity has always denied b... | Pakistan has ordered the charity Save the Children to leave the country, with an official accusing the NGO of "anti-Pakistan" activities. | 33105128 |
Last month, tyre manufacturer Michelin cited high electricity prices as one reason for closing its Ballymena plant in 2018, with the loss of 860 jobs.
The group will be chaired by Dale Farm chief executive David Dobbin.
It will report back to the minister by 1 March.
Other members of the group include Carla Tully from ... | Stormont Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell has appointed an advisory group to make recommendations about tackling energy costs in the manufacturing sector. | 35104306 |
He told the BBC the leadership had allowed itself to be portrayed as "moving backwards".
There was "absolutely no point" blaming voters for Labour's defeat, he added.
But Mr Miliband, who was beaten to the job of leader by his younger sibling in 2010, also said the two of them would "remain brothers for life".
He ruled... | Ex-Foreign Secretary David Miliband has criticised his brother Ed's leadership of the Labour Party, saying voters "did not want what was being offered". | 32697212 |
Sheeran's third album, titled ÷ (Divide), has become a monster hit since its release on Friday.
The all-time list for first-week sales has Adele's 25 and Oasis's Be Here Now at the top with 800,000 each.
If Sheeran doesn't quite match them, he could go third on that list, above Take That's Progress, which sold 518,601.... | Ed Sheeran's new album has become one of the fastest-selling releases ever in the UK, shifting 432,000 copies in just three days. | 39181084 |
Ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was convicted of misdemeanour conspiracy to violate mine safety standards.
The 2010 Upper Big Branch mine disaster in West Virginia was the deadliest mine explosion in decades.
Mr Blankenship expressed sorrow but denied he was responsible during the sentencing hearing.
A judge also ... | The former CEO of a coal company has been sentenced to a year in prison for a mine explosion that killed 29 men. | 35983364 |
The prime minister shared a long lunch, a long chat and two public platforms with her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi and she's sure to spend more time in future cultivating a personal and economic relationship she sees as vital to British prosperity after Brexit.
But sealing a comprehensive trade deal ... | If Theresa May was seeking to ramp up UK-India trade in smiles, salutes and friendly rhetoric, she'd have a world class deal already. | 37896976 |
Few people are aware of it, but a law requiring clubs and music cafes to pay a "dance tax" is being enforced in the capital of the EU.
This is not EU bureaucracy gone mad. It's the homegrown, Belgian kind imposed by the City of Brussels authorities.
For every dancer, establishments have to pay 40 cents (34p/$0.43) per ... | If you're planning to hit the dance floor in Brussels, beware of a new tax and a strange request. | 38142915 |
Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, 65, is the first woman to be convicted of genocide by an international court.
She was found guilty, along with her son and four other former officials, after a 10-year trial.
Some 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed during the 1994 massacres.
Nyiramasuhuko, who was family affairs... | A former Rwandan women's minister has been sentenced to life in prison for her role in the genocide and the rape of Tutsi women and girls. | 13507474 |
Notts folded in April and the Football Association wants to rebalance the two tiers of the WSL with 10 teams in each.
WSL 2 sides have been asked to show how they can meet the additional licence criteria and financial demands at the higher level.
A decision on the successful bidder will be made in June.
It will be base... | Women's Super League Two clubs have been invited to apply to join WSL 1 for the 2017-18 winter season, to replace the defunct Notts County Ladies. | 39934711 |
The five-year-old was killed by paedophile Mark Bridger after being snatched from outside her home in Machynlleth, Powys, on 1 October, 2012.
April's parents Paul and Coral Jones are hoping the petition will prompt a change in the law.
"The more signatures we get the more fight we have," said Mrs Jones.
The new petitio... | The family of murdered schoolgirl April Jones have started a new petition calling for all sex offenders to remain on the register for life. | 37383779 |
It reminds me of reporting on a drought a few years ago: while filming interviews with people about the impact, the heavens opened and rainwater was soon flowing down my neck.
So as journalists were invited to the Science Media Centre in London to hear how the worldwide rise in temperatures has stalled, the mercury sho... | With Britain's heatwave reaching a peak, there could be no better moment to talk about why global warming has slowed to a standstill. | 23409404 |
The co-payment scheme would have required doctors to decide whether or not to charge patients an extra A$5 ($4.1, £2.6) for a visit.
Health Minister Susan Ley said on Tuesday that the idea had been dropped because of a lack of support.
Critics of the policy said it shifted the burden of financing healthcare to doctors... | Australia's government has scrapped plans for a widely criticised medical payment scheme. | 31704009 |
Twice champion Fionnuala McCormack is fancied to regain the individual title which she won in 2011 and 2012.
O'Flaherty and Mageean will hope to pack well in the team battle in Chia.
Holywood man Paul Pollock will also aim for an improved run from his fifth spot at last month's nationals in Dublin.
Pollock competed at ... | County Down athletes Ciara Mageean and Kerry O'Flaherty will have high hopes of helping Ireland land another women's team medal at the European Cross Country Championships in Sardinia. | 38270805 |
Luigi Belcuore, from Warwickshire, died in October 2009 when an operation on his knee went wrong at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital.
The Medical Practitioners' Tribunal Service ruled the case against surgeon James Richardson was not proved.
The hospital said Prof Richardson is a "highly experienced... | A surgeon cleared as fit to practice by a medical tribunal after a patient died has been backed by the Shropshire hospital where he works. | 21491149 |
A Nigerian official told the BBC the bodies of 1,075 victims had been taken to mortuaries in the city of Jeddah - higher than the official toll of 769.
Other countries also said they had been sent the photos of some 1,090 bodies.
But the Saudi officials said the photos included unidentified people who died at the Hajj ... | Saudi officials have denied reports that more than 1,000 people were killed in a stampede near Mecca last week while undertaking the Hajj pilgrimage. | 34391055 |
Len Condra had to undergo an emergency seven-hour operation after falling 14ft (4m) at the Haslington Care Home in Greenhithe, Kent.
His family fear the former soldier may never walk again.
The Care Quality Commission said it was investigating the incident. The care home declined to comment and referred the BBC to Kent... | A 92-year-old man has a shattered ankle and a broken leg after falling down a lift shaft at a care home. | 38111802 |
The FTSE 100 firm said profits would be hit by one-off costs of up to £25m after it was late to implement new IT systems for the congestion charge.
A slowdown in other parts of its business and delays in client decision-making also contributed.
Shares in Capita closed down 27% to 698p - a record one-day fall.
"The [Tra... | Shares have plunged in Capita, the outsourcing company that operates the London congestion charge. | 37504619 |
The president's tweet came hours after a driver crashed a van into a crowd of people in Barcelona, leaving many dead or injured.
"Study what General Pershing... did to terrorists when caught," Mr Trump said, referring to the discredited story.
Historians and fact checkers say there is no truth to it.
The myth, which ha... | US President Donald Trump has invoked a debunked myth about a general who fought Islamist militants by using pig's blood to commit mass executions. | 40969475 |
The airport is putting its planning to the test with a simulated explosion at its fuel farm.
During the scenario being tested later, a helicopter will also be reported missing.
Chief executive Gordon Dewar said the airport is committed to the highest possible safety standards.
The live exercise, he added, is an opportu... | Members of the public have been warned not to be alarmed, as Edinburgh Airport prepares for an emergency training exercise. | 34783324 |
Thistly Cross is encouraging donations from large orchards and private gardens across Scotland.
The company said its "bucket for a bottle" scheme was part of an attempt to reduce waste, as many locally-grown apples would otherwise go unused.
Dunbar-based Thistly added that donations would be welcomed, provided the frui... | An East Lothian cider maker is offering the public free cider or apple juice in exchange for spare apples. | 34250769 |
The 118,200 standard tickets, which cost £228 plus £5 booking fee, went on sale at 09:00 BST on Sunday and were snapped up by fans in 30 minutes.
Glastonbury said: "We have, once again, been staggered by the sheer number of people from around the world who hoped to come to the festival, with demand significantly outs... | Tickets for next year's Glastonbury music festival have sold out in half an hour. | 34437442 |
Adam Parkin, Kieran McIntyre and Liam Scott set upon four boys, aged 14 and 15, who were camping in woods on the outskirts of Dundee in March last year.
They pulled the boys out of their tents in a "terrifying" attack before demanding valuables.
The three men, all from Dundee, pleaded guilty to assault and robbery.
Sco... | Three men who dressed in capes, masks and camouflage gear before holding a gun to a schoolboy's head have been warned they face jail terms. | 34909851 |
Abiraterone, which costs about £3,000 a month and can extend life by more than three months, was initially rejected by NICE for not being cost effective.
The decision prompted an angry response from patients and cancer charities.
Final approval will be made in June after the manufacturer offered the oral tablet at an ... | A drug for advanced prostate cancer is likely to be approved for NHS use in England and Wales after the medical watchdog reversed an earlier decision. | 18076137 |
The Mountaineering Council of Scotland has flagged up information from communications watchdog Ofcom about the denial of GPS during Joint Warrior.
Jammers will be in place at Faraid Head at Durness and Loch Ewe.
Jamming during Joint Warrior in October 2011 was suspended after complaints from Western Isles fishermen.
Re... | Outdoor pursuits enthusiasts have been warned about military jamming of GPS services during UK-led Nato war games later this month. | 34413696 |
The units in North Tyneside and Northumberland will be shut between midnight and 08:00 from 1 December.
Overnight emergencies will be diverted to the recently-opened Northumbria Hospital in Cramlington, until March.
Health bosses say the move - at North Tyneside, Hexham and Wansbeck hospitals - is needed to cope with a... | Three emergency care units are closing their doors to overnight patients in an effort to focus care over the winter. | 38054742 |
Premiership
Aberdeen 2-0 Partick Thistle
Hamilton Academical 1-1 Kilmarnock
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2-2 Dundee
Motherwell 0-3 Heart of Midlothian
Rangers 1-1 Ross County
Championship
Dumbarton 2-2 St Mirren
Dundee United 3-0 Raith Rovers
Falkirk 2-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Hibernian 1-1 Ayr United
Queen of the South ... | Match reports from the weekend Scottish Premiership and Championship matches. | 38859638 |
The woman was taken to hospital after the blaze at Redburn, Bonhill, at about 03:00 on Tuesday.
Officers said the fire was being treated as wilful after a joint investigation between the police and fire service.
Inquiries are continuing and police have appealed for witnesses. | A fire in West Dunbartonshire which left a 44-year-old woman in a critical condition is now being treated as deliberate. | 40732939 |
Donald has been named in one of the England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) 'International Pathway' squads.
The programme is aimed at helping county players find a route to the England side and includes the Lions, Young Lions, a Pace Programme and Overseas Placements.
Donald will spend the coming months playing in Pert... | Glamorgan's 19-year-old batsman Aneurin Donald has taken another step towards international recognition. | 37410484 |
The 20-year-old joined the Vixens in 2016 from Reading women.
"I'm delighted to have re-signed with the Vixens as we embark on our journey back into WSL 1. I am looking forward to testing myself against the best this season." Wilson told the club website.
Bristol City finished in eighth place in the Women's Super Leag... | Defender Ellie Wilson has extended her stay at Bristol City by signing a new contract with the WSL club. | 40682827 |
Speaking after a gathering of ministers from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, Mike Russell said it had been a "difficult" morning.
He said Prime Minister Theresa May had "pre-empted" much of their discussion.
Writing for The Times newspaper, Prime Minister Theresa May said the Scottish government should be "fully ... | Scotland's Brexit minister has said there is "great frustration building up" over the UK's handling of Brexit. | 38670128 |
The EU-US Privacy Shield agreement was supposed to safeguard EU citizens' personal information when stored in the US.
The agreement was designed to replace the Safe Harbour pact, which the EU Court of Justice ruled invalid in 2015.
But the EDPS Giovanni Buttarelli warned Privacy Shield was "not robust enough".
"I appre... | The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has said a data transfer pact between the EU and US needs "significant improvements". | 36414264 |
Mr Putin's spokesman said about 17,600 soldiers on training exercises in the Rostov region would be pulled back.
Russia has previously announced troop withdrawals that Nato and the US say were not actually carried out.
Russia has been accused of supplying troops and weapons to separatist rebels in east Ukraine - claims... | Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of troops stationed near the Ukrainian border to return to their bases, Russian media report. | 29586627 |
He told the BBC that the militant group could no longer mount "conventional attacks" against security forces or population centres.
It had been reduced to fighting with improvised explosives devices (IED) and remained a force only in its heartland of Borno state, he said.
Boko Haram has been described as one of the wor... | Nigeria has "technically won the war" against Islamist Boko Haram militants, President Muhammadu Buhari says. | 35173618 |
Lawler, 20, has been ever-present for the Super League side this season.
Head of rugby Jamie Peacock said: "George is a very popular member of the squad, level-headed and eager to learn, so we're delighted he sees at least the next four years of his career here.
"If this club is to develop and progress to where we want... | Hull KR forward George Lawler has signed a new four-year deal. | 35710256 |
League leader Van Gerwen took three points from his two games, drawing with Dave Chisnall before whitewashing Adrian Lewis 7-0.
Wright beat Phil Taylor 7-3 to stay second in the table.
Gary Anderson and Taylor are third and fourth, but Lewis' qualification chances were damaged by two defeats.
Having lost 7-4 to James W... | Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright became the first two players to secure Premier League play-off spots with wins in Birmingham. | 39732061 |
Stokes arrived on loan from Celtic in January and has scored two goals in 11 appearances, with his partnership with Jason Cummings failing to fire.
"You've got Anthony Stokes and all the hoo-ha with bringing him in and he's just not produced," McManus said.
"I don't think Stokes' attitude at times has been great."
Alli... | Anthony Stokes has failed to produce the goods during his loan spell at Hibernian, according to former Easter Road striker Tam McManus. | 35817546 |
The Scottish government said the money would be spent over two years and would support new forms of mental health work in primary care settings.
Some of the work will focus on improving the physical health of people with severe mental illness.
Ministers said the money was part of efforts to improve early intervention a... | An extra £10m is being invested to help people with mental health difficulties at an early stage. | 38353905 |
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Its Premier League Primary Stars scheme aims to boost learning by tying education to football.
"We're doing it because we can," chief executive Richard Scudamore said.
"Young people are engaged by Premier League football. You can see the impact it has," he added.
Sky and B... | The Premier League is aiming to provide teaching resources to 10,000 primary schools by 2019 - and believes it can be helping every one in England and Wales by 2022. | 39451055 |
Christopher Backhouse, 26, from Scarborough, admitted causing the death of his friend Alexander Baron.
York Crown Court heard Backhouse, son of a former Scarborough mayor, was 130 times over the new drug-driving limit after the crash on the A64 in 2014.
Police said he had a "potentially fatal level" of MDMA in his syst... | A driver who had a "staggering amount" of drugs in his system when he killed a passenger in a car crash has been jailed for two years. | 36055912 |
For years, Chileans have been taught that Mr Allende committed suicide during the military coup of 11 September, 1973, and that Mr Neruda died 12 days later of heart failure brought on by prostate cancer.
But now, both deaths are under investigation.
In both cases, the Chilean military stands accused of murder and the ... | They were towering figures in 20th Century Chile: Salvador Allende and Pablo Neruda, the president and the poet, two men united in life by their left-wing politics, and divided in death by a matter of days. | 13748923 |
The inland lake covers an area the size of six football pitches, and the site cost £15m to build.
The owners of Surf Snowdonia claim to have created the longest man-made surf wave in the world.
The lozenge-shaped lagoon now dominating the Conwy valley is 300m long and 110m wide.
That's roughly the size of six football... | The first waves have peeled across an artificial surf lagoon built on the site of an old aluminium works on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park. | 33720952 |
The spell of warm Autumn weather is forecast to continue across parts of England until Friday.
Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England have both warned that the weather can pose a risk to health.
Elsewhere, yellow warnings for rain are in place for some parts of northern England and southern Scotland.
As much as 30... | The UK's hottest day of the year so far - and the warmest September day since 1911 - has been recorded in Gravesend, Kent, where it reached 34.4C (93.9F). | 37345436 |
A flood relief charity boss believed most people are still struggling with immediate finances and not ready to consider future protection.
Carlisle Labour councillor Lee Sherriff said the government should be looking at preventing flooding before defending homes against it.
A government spokesman said there was no time... | Fewer than 10% of flooded Cumbria businesses and households have bid for government "flood-proofing" grants. | 35763978 |
At a meeting on Tuesday, the authority's executive board voted to buy the building.
The figure was set by the District Valuer, who is acting on behalf of HM Courts which is disposing of the building.
The future of the building has been uncertain since it was announced the law courts would close in May.
Council leader E... | Carmarthen's Grade II* Guildhall is set to be bought by the county council for £225,000. | 36897583 |
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