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Michelin said the £20m investment in two production lines would also "provide improved working conditions".
The plant on Campbell Road, which has 1,000 workers, opened in 1927 and is the UK headquarters for the French company.
The funding has been supported by the government under the Grant for Business Investment.
Mic... | The first tyres have rolled off a new production line at Stoke-on-Trent's Michelin factory. | 18171442 |
A statement by the League One club said the 25-year-old Belfastman had been suspended "with immediate effect".
"The club will make no further comment on the matter at this stage," added the Gillingham statement.
The Gills need a victory away to Northampton on Sunday to guarantee their League One status.
Donnelly, who i... | Former Cliftonville striker Rory Donnelly has been suspended by Gillingham two days before the club's most crucial game of the season. | 39753839 |
Family friends told the BBC that a Shanghai court had reduced Mr Humphrey's sentence.
His case was connected to the GlaxoSmithKline corruption scandal.
He was released on health grounds and has been moved to a Shanghai hospital for tests relating to cancer.
He will be deported on release from hospital.
Friends of the f... | British company investigator Peter Humphrey, jailed in China last August for two-and-a-half years for trafficking personal data, has been released early from prison. | 33064190 |
This week ex-Hearts skippers Michael Stewart and Gary Mackay said the team looked like one put together by the director of football, Craig Levein.
"It's my team," Neilson asserted.
"I pick the tactics, I pick the team selection, the recruitment is down to me as well, so ultimately if the team is not performing it comes... | Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson has dismissed claims by two former club captains that he is not in charge of all first-team activity. | 37116148 |
Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews confirmed plans to cut the 22 councils to eight or nine.
The shake-up could result in the loss of up to 1,900 jobs as administration services are slimmed down.
But Bob Bright, the Labour leader of Newport council, complained the plans were advancing without "meaningful discussi... | Cutting the number of councils could save up to £650m over 10 years, the Welsh government has claimed. | 34904221 |
But First Minister Carwyn Jones has not yet confirmed whether he will support the bill - which overhauls devolution.
The Wales Bill promises a simpler constitutional set up, but its detractors say it may reduce the assembly's powers.
The UK government is to hold back the bill's process through Parliament until the vote... | AMs will vote on whether to approve the Wales Bill sometime in January, according to the Welsh Government. | 38053042 |
"According to the GPS [Global Positioning System], we're about 400m [1,300ft] out into the Thames. Here we're on the newest part of England," says the director of civil engineering at the London Gateway project, Andrew Bowen, as he parks on a recently deposited mound of sand and points to a ship surrounded by pipes in ... | A vast deep-sea container port is being built 20 miles down the River Thames from London, in Thurrock, Essex - but how will it fare when it opens next year? | 18970869 |
The Algeria international, 25, had been strongly linked with a move to Arsenal this summer.
He scored 17 goals and added 11 assists last season and was voted the Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year.
Mahrez joins team-mates Wes Morgan, Jamie Vardy, Kasper Schmeichel and Andy King in signing... | Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez has signed a new four-year contract with the Premier League champions. | 37112706 |
The eighth British Art Show features 42 artists who organisers say have made a "significant contribution to art in this country over the past five years".
The exhibition opened at Leeds Art Gallery on Friday.
It will then tour to Edinburgh, Norwich and Southampton.
The chosen artists range from painters and ceramics to... | A 1979 Mini and Perspex sculptures containing real ant farms are among the works in an exhibition that is held every five years to show the best in British contemporary art. | 34467291 |
The diocese has been vacant since April 2014 when Bishop Joseph Toal became Bishop of Motherwell.
Mgr McGee is currently Vicar General of the Diocese of Paisley and parish priest of Holy Family in Port Glasgow.
Reacting to his appointment, confirmed by Pope Francis, he said it was "humbling and frightening", but also "... | Monsignor Brian McGee has been appointed as the new Bishop of Argyll and the Isles. | 35188910 |
It shows that, at last, Nepal is returning to a semblance of normality, but it also represents a legacy of terrible danger.
The wrecked houses are the most obvious evidence of the terrible destruction the earthquake wreaked here in Nepal, but the damage to property is far more extensive.
Despite what you see in the new... | The tent cities that used to be in every park and open space in Kathmandu are gradually vanishing as people return to their homes. | 32586946 |
Paul Milburn, 43, from Surrey, died after being shot in his car in Noke Lane, St Albans, in Hertfordshire on 26 April 1993.
Last June, police appealed for information about the whereabouts of Justin Clarke, 59, who they believed could help with their enquiries.
Mr Clarke was arrested in Berlin on Thursday.
The Bedfords... | A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting more than 20 years ago has been arrested in Germany, police said. | 35503422 |
Ex-soldier Dylan Jones, 37, from Llansawel, who had post-traumatic stress disorder, was awaiting treatment when he died, according to his sister.
Amanda Jones believes his life may have been saved had he been treated sooner.
A total of 274 men took their own lives in 2015, an increase of 27% compared with 2014, accordi... | A family from Carmarthenshire has called for easier and quicker access to mental health treatment for men. | 38984536 |
"In the past we worked with a couple of bus and courier companies in East Africa, and we saw that most of them had issues with last-mile logistics," remembers Meshack Alloys, chief executive of Sendy, a Kenya-based logistics website and mobile phone app.
"I actually grew up in a village here in Kenya… I have seen the r... | Meshack Alloys knows the challenges of delivering goods in Kenya only too well. | 36191046 |
Emma Baum, who sustained head injuries, was found at the property on Llwyndu Road, Penygroes, on Monday
David Nicholas Davies, 25, from Trefor, Caernarfon, will appear before Caernarfon magistrates on Friday.
A woman has been released on bail after being held on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
Det Supt I... | A man has been charged with the murder of a 22-year-old woman whose body was found at a house in Gwynedd. | 36853247 |
Konta, 26, is the fourth British woman to break into the top five, following her run to the Wimbledon semi-finals.
She matches the achievement of Virginia Wade, Sue Barker and Jo Durie, the last British woman in the top five in 1984.
Murray, 30, lost in the Wimbledon quarter-finals but retains top spot ahead of Rafael ... | Britain's Johanna Konta has risen to a career-high fourth in the women's rankings after Wimbledon, while Andy Murray remains men's world number one. | 40624785 |
The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), which secured the funding, said the agreement would also release £20m in private investment.
The money is expected to help create thousands of jobs across the counties.
It will also see funding for transport and road projects, which are expected to encourage more house bu... | Some £75m is to be invested in Shropshire and Herefordshire over the next five years under a government deal. | 30854434 |
Coilcolor has bought Falcon Steel which was based at the old Alcoa site.
Thirty five people lost their jobs when the company failed but 16 have been re-employed and Coilcolor hopes to take on more in the next few months.
Coilcolor, which makes coated steel, said due to the expansion it aimed to grow its workforce acros... | A Swansea steel company that went into administration last month has been taken over by a Newport-based firm. | 12335820 |
The rocket - equivalent in weight to five fully laden jumbo jets, or 200 fully grown elephants - was put into space using locally-developed technology; the launch had been planned for a decade.
India is often criticised for spending money on space projects when nearly a quarter of its population live below its official... | The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) dubbed the launch of their heaviest rocket yet - weighing 640 tonnes and carrying a 3,000kg satellite - a "historic day". | 40175268 |
Trailing 1-0 from the home leg, captain David Gray's deft finish levelled the tie after 62 minutes.
The full-back was forced off injured but Hibs survived into extra-time.
John McGinn missed Hibs' first penalty in the shootout, and despite Paul Hanlon, Grant Holt and Martin Boyle converting theirs, Brondby took it 5-3.... | Hibernian's return to European competition ended in heartache as they went out of the Europa League on penalties to Danish side Brondby. | 36821068 |
Advisers were concerned at the amount of time it could take to exit the ground in the event of an emergency.
The Safety Technical Group (STG) was put together to supervise various safety issues around the new stadium.
The GAA said its studies showed 38,000 spectators could get to a place of safety within eight minutes.... | Design plans for the redeveloped Casement Park stadium in west Belfast were not approved by key safety advisers, the BBC has learned. | 32152502 |
His whereabouts are unclear after he flew from Hong Kong to Moscow on Sunday. His passport has been revoked.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted Mr Snowden had not crossed the border and rejected what he termed US attempts to blame Russia for his disappearance.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said the US did not s... | Russia says it has had no involvement in the travel plans of fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. | 23045790 |
Gwent Police said a silver Renault Megane and an Iveco Flatbed lorry collided in Garn Yr Erw, near Blaenavon, at about 12:15 BST on Friday.
The driver of the Megane, a 26-year-old from the area, died while the lorry driver suffered minor injuries.
Gwent Police is investigating. | A man has been killed after the car he was driving was involved in a crash with a lorry in Torfaen. | 37524048 |
The 60 life-size cast iron human figures of Critical Mass, one of Gormley's best-known works, are on show at Bexhill's De La Warr Pavilion.
The Duchess, president of the pavilion, visited the Grade I listed building for its 75th anniversary.
She also toured the Tomok Takahashi Introspective Retrospective exhibition.
Vi... | The Duchess of Cornwall has viewed an exhibition by Angel of the North sculptor Antony Gormley on a roof in East Sussex. | 11242772 |
The town has just a single Grade l listed building - Acklam Hall - and more than 100 Grade ll and II* listed buildings.
The list aims to recognise those buildings of particular local interest which do not qualify for statutory protection.
A further 66 suggested entries arose from consultation with the public.
The list ... | New buildings in Middlesbrough have been added to a list which aims to recognise the town's heritage. | 12199745 |
The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) held the consultative ballot amid claims of a lack of progress in discussions over the agreement.
When it closed earlier, 97% of lecturers backed industrial action, on a turnout of 64%.
Colleges Scotland Employers Association said the strike threat was "disappointing".
They a... | College lecturers have voted for industrial action in a dispute over a pay deal agreed almost a year ago. | 39155875 |
The Met said it was alerted to the incident in Uxbridge Road, near Shepherd's Bush Market, at 15:20 GMT
London Fire Brigade is also at the scene and has set up a cordon alongside road closures. BBC Travel has more.
Carl English, who saw it happen, said: "Roof collapsed moments from me on Uxbridge road. Bricks flying, t... | Part of a roof has collapsed in west London causing bricks to fall on to the pavement below. | 35017021 |
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The retired 20-time champion jockey was responding to Michelle Payne calling racing "chauvinistic" after she was the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup.
"The female jockeys are very, very competent riders but perhaps a woman should receive an allowance like a filly does ... | Female jockeys should get a weight allowance to help them compete against men, AP McCoy has suggested. | 34801738 |
Viktorija Ratiuk stabbed 32-year-old Romualds Baluls once in the chest in the flat they shared in Bircham Road, Taunton, on 19 November.
Ratiuk was cleared of murder, but convicted of manslaughter, at a Bristol Crown Court trial.
The court heard a row erupted and Ratiuk attacked Mr Baluls with a knife.
Mr Baluls died f... | A woman who killed her flatmate after they had been drinking together has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison. | 40016767 |
The social media craze has seen women hold up a piece of A4 paper vertically, to cover their waists.
Chinese state newspaper People's Daily described it as a "fitness challenge".
But people in China and elsewhere have responded with their own photos, arguing that a 21cm (8.3 inch) waist is unhealthy and unrealistic.
Th... | Chinese internet users have posted photos online to show they are "paper thin", sparking debate around the world about standards of beauty. | 35862281 |
Saturday's 27-17 defeat by Wales in Belfast in the seventh place play-off means the Irish will have to qualify for the 2021 tournament.
"That was my last game," confirmed Tierney, whose three-year contract was up until the World Cup.
"I'm proud of the job I've done. Obviously it hasn't ended the way we would have wante... | Ireland women's coach Tom Tierney has stepped down following the hosts' disappointing World Cup performance. | 41063616 |
Both sides scored two first-half tries, but Hull's goal-kicking gave them a 14-10 advantage at half-time, despite Warrington ending the half on top.
The hosts put their stamp on the game in the second half with three further tries without reply from the Wire.
Castleford or Wigan could overhaul Hull with victory in Satu... | Hull FC made it four wins in a row to top Super League, at least temporarily, after checking Warrington's recent momentum with a four-try success. | 39708159 |
Scientists used robotic submersibles to dive more than 2,000m beneath the waves to explore four seamounts off the west coast of Scotland.
The footage revealed vast coral reefs, and an array of crustaceans and fish living in the cold, dark waters.
The team also collected thousands of samples, and believe many species ma... | Life is thriving on the UK's tallest underwater mountains, an expedition has revealed. | 36806038 |
Griffiths hit the net either side of half-time as Celtic beat Dundee United 4-1 at Tannadice to move six points clear at the top of the Premiership.
In recent years, the club have cashed in on the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Gary Hooper and Victor Wanyama, but Deila says Griffiths is going no-where.
"He's vital for us," ... | Celtic manager Ronny Deila refuses to put a price on Leigh Griffiths' head after the Scotland striker scored his 50th and 51st goals for the club. | 35330377 |
The incident, which also involved five other cars and a bus, happened in Fernhill Road on the outskirts of Glasgow at 11:05.
The car driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver of the agricultural vehicle is in a serious condition in hospital.
The road remains closed and police have appealed for witnesses.... | A man has died after a crash involving a car and a heavy agricultural vehicle which was towing a digger. | 36370471 |
Although she opposes abortion, she said the measure was vague and would not withstand a legal challenge.
The state senate on Thursday backed the bill that would have punished doctors who terminate a pregnancy with up to three years in prison. They would also be barred from practicing medicine.
To override the veto, law... | Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has vetoed a bill that would make abortion a criminal offence in the US state. | 36348728 |
Businessman Dai Yongge and sister Dai Xiu Li began negotiations in November to buy the club from its Thai owners.
The Premier League, who have a say in takeovers of clubs who could compete in their league, are said to be cautious.
Yongge failed in an attempt to buy Hull City in September after reportedly not meeting th... | The proposed takeover of Reading by a Chinese-based consortium is hinging on approval by the Premier League. | 38610024 |
Ministers welcomed the 28% fall from 420 to 300, between 2009 and 2013, and said they were "taking action" to diagnose the disease early.
But a diabetes charity said performance was "patchy", with only one in three people meeting treatment targets.
Diabetes UK Cymru said the reduced deaths was part of a UK-wide trend.
... | Deaths from diabetes-related conditions in Wales have fallen by more than a quarter in four years, a report for the Welsh government has found. | 30933916 |
In an interview with Israel Hayom, Mr Trump said a peace deal was possible but urged Israel to "act reasonably".
Israel has advanced plans for 6,000 new settler homes since the inauguration last month of Mr Trump, whom it sees as more sympathetic than his predecessor.
Palestinians have warned that chances for peace are... | US President Donald Trump has told an Israeli paper that settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank is not "good for peace" with the Palestinians. | 38931180 |
Oxford City Council began licensing houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) in 2011 to raise the quality of housing.
It said the scheme had resulted in £3.5m being invested in housing stock.
The National Landlords Association (NLA) said the scheme was not properly enforced and it was driving up rents, forcing people out ... | A scheme to crack down on rogue landlords in Oxford has been branded a "complete failure" as half the city's shared houses have not been registered. | 34843008 |
It follows a mass protest on Friday against Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known by his Chinese nickname "Ahok".
A number of police were injured and an elderly man died in violent clashes at the end of the demonstration.
Mr Purnama stands accused of insulting the Koran while campaigning in governorship elections in the... | Indonesian police have questioned Jakarta's Christian governor over allegations he insulted Islam. | 37893260 |
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Following the sentencing, police released a recording of a 999 call which Maguire made after carrying out the murder, in which he claimed to police that he had returned home and found Mr Ferguson badly injured in his house. | Louis Maguire has been jailed for 17 years for the murder of a man who was beaten to death with a claw hammer in north Belfast. | 38159769 |
The girls were taken from their school in Borno state by suspected Islamist militants more than two weeks ago.
Borno state's police chief told the BBC that the authorities needed to confirm exactly who was missing as the school records had been burned in the attack.
He said it was now thought that 223 girls were still ... | Police in Nigeria have appealed to parents of more than 200 abducted schoolgirls to come forward with photographs of their daughters. | 27256860 |
Coroner Mary Hassell made the recommendation to Boris Johnson in her report into the death of two cyclists who died on the lanes.
The report said the painted blue lanes are confusing and lull riders into a false sense of security.
Transport for London (TfL) says it is considering the report and will respond formally in... | London's mayor should take action to prevent further deaths on the cycle superhighways, a coroner has said. | 24625018 |
The 27-year-old scored eight goals in 39 appearances for the Stark's Park side this season.
Cardle began his career at Port Vale and has had spells with Clyde, Airdrie and Dunfermline.
"We have signed an out and out winger," said Staggies boss Derek Adams. "Joe is very creative and direct which will suit our style of p... | Ross County have signed winger Joe Cardle from Raith Rovers on a one-year contract. | 27500375 |
The Saudi and Bahraini foreign ministries urged people to leave quickly for their own safety.
But the UAE issued a "complete ban" on travel to Lebanon, and said it would pull out most diplomats from Beirut.
Last week, Saudi Arabia halted a $3bn (£2bn) military aid package after the Lebanese government failed to condem... | Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have told their citizens not to travel to Lebanon. | 35649433 |
There was a heavy police presence at the demonstration by the Greater Ardoyne Residents Collective (Garc), which opposes an agreement aimed at resolving a long-running dispute in the area.
Over 200 people took part.
The group does not accept the deal that will see an Orange Parade pass the Ardoyne shops on Saturday mor... | A protest against an Orange Order parade in north Belfast passed off peacefully on Friday evening. | 37524521 |
The Briton, who rides for Team Sky, posted a picture on Twitter of his damaged bike and reported the incident to local police.
"Just got rammed on purpose by an impatient driver who followed me onto the pavement!" the 31-year-old wrote.
"Thankfully I'm okay. Bike totalled. Driver kept going!"
The picture Froome posted ... | Three-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome claims he was "rammed" by a car driver while out training in southern France - but says he "wasn't hurt". | 39854961 |
The British singer was speaking after the UK came 24th in this year's contest - the latest in a long run of poor Eurovision results for the country.
Young found fame when he won the UK's first Pop Idol competition in 2002.
Guy Sebastian, who won the first Australian Idol the following year, finished fifth in Saturday's... | Pop star Will Young has said he would not enter the Eurovision Song Contest because it is "a poisoned chalice". | 32884045 |
Brecon and Radnorshire MP Chris Davies said the UK government should have a way of being able to "take powers back" from Cardiff after the Pisa results.
Wales fell behind the rest of the UK for the third time in the international tests published last week.
The Welsh Government said it recognised there was "work to do".... | Westminster should have the power to put the Welsh Government into "special measures" over its education record, a Conservative MP has suggested. | 38296010 |
He died at his home in Connecticut of natural causes, his family said.
Frank Gifford won the 1956 NFL title with the New York Giants and was inducted into the American Football Hall of Fame in 1977.
After his playing career he moved into TV commentary, working for ABC's Monday Night Football from 1971 to 1997.
"Frank G... | Frank Gifford - a star American football player and later a broadcaster who helped to popularise the sport - has died aged 84. | 33843768 |
The quintuplet consists of a pair of closely linked stars - binaries - one of which has a lone companion; it is the first known system of its kind.
The pair of stars orbit around a mutual centre of gravity, but are separated by more than the distance of Pluto's orbit around the Sun.
The findings have been presented at ... | Astronomers have discovered a very rare system of five connected stars. | 33428506 |
The 27-year-old leaves as a free agent after the Scottish champions decided against triggering a clause for another year on his contract.
The Republic of Ireland international moved to Celtic Park in 2010 and scored 77 goals in 192 games.
Stokes spent the second half of last season on loan at Hibernian and scored twice... | Celtic have confirmed the departure of striker Anthony Stokes. | 36485755 |
The US-backed coalition of mostly Arab states began air strikes a year ago in support of Yemen's internationally recognised government.
A Saudi military spokesman said that the coalition would continue to provide air support to Yemeni forces.
The announcement came as the death toll from a strike on a market this week d... | Saudi Arabia has said its military coalition will scale back operations against rebels in Yemen. | 35835407 |
When the literary heavyweight was invited to the city 90 years ago, it was not in the capacity for which he is most well-known - as the creator of master detective Sherlock Holmes.
Instead, he was on a crusade to spread the word on spiritualism, the religious faith centred on communication with the spirits of the dead.... | Headlines and hectoring, pickets and preachers - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's visit to Belfast in May 1925 was anything but elementary. | 32842995 |
The 51-year-old will take a short time off work to recover after the bronchial carcinoid tumour is removed.
The BBC said he was aiming to be back working prior to May's general election.
Nick Robinson joined the BBC in 1986 as a trainee producer. He has been in his current role since 2005, having left the BBC for ITV f... | The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson is to have an operation to remove a tumour from his lung. | 31676896 |
It said all the bidders were interested in the whole of the loss-making business, and it was not considering offers for parts of it.
Tata said it was also clarifying outstanding points with a "number of other interested parties".
The sale includes Port Talbot, the UK's largest steelworks, as well as sites at Newport an... | Tata Steel has confirmed that seven bidders are interested in buying its UK operations. | 36248181 |
That might not, well, quite catch on. But there is certainly a sense of down with the old regime at the Tory conference today. Philip Hammond isn't just a totally different character to the former occupant of the job, George Osborne, but he is intent on junking a fair bit of Mr Osborne's approach too.
His targets for g... | Out with the deficit hawks - in with the conservative pragmatists. | 37540795 |
The 21-year-old scored his first try with a clever chip-and-chase against Northampton and followed that with a dancing effort against Harlequins the week after.
The ex-England Under-19 international made his debut in April 2013, but made just four outings before this campaign.
"It's good to get my chance and grab it wi... | Sale Sharks centre Sam James aims to continue taking his opportunities after his run in the first-team this season. | 34768054 |
Stones and other missiles were thrown at officers in the Glebetown area.
"This is an extremely difficult and sensitive call to attend for the officers involved," police said.
"It is totally unacceptable that a family who were trying to grieve in a dignified manner, were subjected to having to witness this behaviour." | Police have asked the public to help them identify people who attacked officers at the scene of a sudden death in Downpatrick on Saturday night. | 32387962 |
The 25-year-old helped Arsenal finish in second place in the Premier League and played in eight of Wales' 10 games as they qualified for Euro 2016.
"I've played in some big games and everybody's eyes will be on this tournament," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"I've never been in a tournament before. I want to come here and s... | Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey says he will use the European Championships to prove he can play at the highest level. | 36379252 |
John Henshall, 69, from Stanford-in-the-Vale, Oxfordshire, retained a copy of Bowie performing Jean Genie in 1973.
He said: "I just couldn't believe that I was the only one with it. I just thought you wouldn't be mad enough to wipe a tape like that."
It was unveiled on Sunday at an event held by the British Film Instit... | A cameraman has been speaking of the moment he realised he owned footage of David Bowie on Top of the Pops which was thought to be lost. | 16150178 |
On Wednesday in Borno state's Alagarno village, relatives and friends buried 17 of their loved ones after yet another night-time raid by suspected Boko Haram fighters. The insurgents spent four hours killing, looting and torching every building before stealing vehicles and driving away without facing any military respo... | The Boko Haram assault on Nigeria is on two very different fronts - first there are the violent raids on villages in the north-east, then there are the bomb attacks over a much wider area. | 27513080 |
Emmanuel Edet, 59, and Antan Edet, 56, have been charged with holding a person in slavery or servitude and assisting unlawful immigration.
It is alleged the man was brought into the country in 1989 and was denied education or a passport.
The alleged victim, who was moved around addresses in England, approached police a... | A couple are to face court over accusations they kept a man as a slave for 24 years. | 26480694 |
The city council announced a £3.5m deal with airline Emirates to rebrand the Spinnaker Tower earlier this month.
The decision upset 10,000 people who signed a petition against a branding plan as red and white are the colours of football rivals Southampton.
More than 100 litres of red paint, bought in readiness for the... | A Portsmouth landmark is to be painted blue and gold following an outcry over the use of red in the previous plan. | 33187732 |
South Wales Police are "concerned over the well-being" of Alec Warburton, 59, who has not been seen since 31 July.
Officers have been searching in and around his home in Vivian Road and a police tent was erected on the street on Thursday.
Police are searching for Mr Warburton's tenant, David Craig Ellis, who they think... | Detectives are searching for the tenant of a missing man from Swansea. | 33835776 |
The term refers to 17 people murdered and secretly buried by republican paramilitaries during the Troubles.
Since searches began, the bodies of 10 of the Disappeared have been recovered.
A further seven people have never been found.
They include west Belfast IRA man Joe Lynskey, Brendan Megraw from Twinbrook and SAS-tr... | Actors Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt are backing an appeal by the families of the Disappeared for information that could lead to the recovery of the victims still not found. | 22989273 |
Here BBC Wales examines how the allegations first came to light and how they were handled by the authorities.
Even before a major police investigation in 1991, there had been growing concern about allegations of abuse in children's homes across north Wales.
Care workers in the former county of Clwyd had been convicted ... | The Macur review is the latest in a long line of inquiries, reports and investigations into sexual and physical abuse at north Wales children's homes in the 1970s and 80s. | 35502574 |
Shots were also heard at the main army barracks in the commercial capital, Abidjan.
The government is currently holding talks with military leaders after a pay dispute led to a two-day uprising.
A rebellion was calmed last week when the government agreed to the military's demands.
But a negotiator for the soldiers said... | Heavy gunfire broke out in Ivory Coast's second-largest city, Bouake, late on Friday, as tensions flared following last week's army mutiny. | 38618731 |
It was the second rally in two days for Wall Street, which had been rattled by investor concerns over Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
The Dow Jones rose 284.96 points, or 1.64%, to 17,694.6.
The S&P 500 gained 34.68 points, or 1.7%, to 2,070.7 points, and the Nasdaq added 87.38, or 1.86%, to 4,779.2.
Citigr... | (Close): Banks and other financial companies led another broad surge in US stocks, following strong gains for European markets. | 36665333 |
The former SS man is not German, nor is he living in Germany.
He was allegedly a camp guard in 1944, when about 344,000 Jews from Hungary were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau gas chambers in occupied Poland.
Prosecutors in Weiden, Bavaria, are to decide whether to charge him and try to bring him to Germany to face t... | German prosecutors are examining the case of an 87-year-old Nazi suspect accused of involvement in mass murder at the Auschwitz death camp. | 19349371 |
David Begley, 47, from Gorseinon, Swansea, made references to rape in messages to Ms Wood as she appeared on a TV debate about the referendum.
Begley, a music promoter and DJ, admitted sending a communication conveying an offensive message.
He was sentenced at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
Ms Wood represented the Remain ... | An internet troll has been jailed for 12 weeks for offensive comments posted on Twitter to Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood. | 36807947 |
Pc Adrian Merron, 46, was due to stand trial on a total of 58 charges.
But the Lothian and Borders officer admitted 10 charges and the Crown accepted not guilty pleas to the rest.
Six of the charges were viewing records about crimes of public indecency. Merron is still suspended from the force while inquiries are carri... | A police officer who admitted snooping through the force computer and obtaining personal data about people has been fined £4,800. | 11084758 |
The £3.5m 3T MRI scanner at the Royal Hospital for Children is the first in the south of England; the only other in the UK is at Alder Hey in Liverpool.
The scanner's image-guidance technology allows surgeons to conduct scans during a procedure to track progress.
It means children need undergo only one anaesthetic, re... | Pioneering neurosurgery equipment has been installed at a Bristol hospital, allowing surgeons to operate in the deepest parts of the brain. | 32610658 |
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Rochdale v Huddersfield Tow... | Find out team news for your side's FA Cup fourth-round game and details of how to follow all the action this weekend. | 38775631 |
A look through the early press archives shows that his most predictable trait as MP of the north London constituency was to do the unpredictable.
Opinions on his style of dress have never been far away, either.
The first half of his tenure tells of a man sympathetic to controversial causes; of rebellion; and even of th... | Jeremy Corbyn, the new leader of the opposition, has been Islington North MP for 32 years. | 34244370 |
When the big day came, she posted about the gear, the energy gels, and the coconut waters that would sustain her through the 26.2 miles (42.1km)
Cindy ran the race of her life, finishing the New York Marathon in just 3 hours 17 minutes and 29 seconds - a lot faster than her pace in previous half-marathon finishes, whic... | For months, a runner named Cindy posted motivational photos on Instagram and Facebook, chronicling the miles she put in to prepare for the New York Marathon. | 39584495 |
Ms Sugden also denied claims that she has the power to initiate a public inquiry into the botched scheme
She added that Mrs Foster and Martin McGuinness had "let her down" over their handling of the RHI crisis.
The justice minister was talking to BBC's Good Morning Ulster.
The RHI scheme is £490m over budget.
Ms Sugden... | Justice Minister Claire Sugden has said she supports an independent investigation into the RHI scheme and does not think Arlene Foster should step aside while it takes place. | 38528239 |
City and boss Guardiola were without a win in six matches in all competitions, but Sergio Aguero flashed in Ilkay Gundogan's through ball to give them the lead.
The Baggies were flat and Aguero struck again, punishing hesitant defending with a powerful, top-corner finish.
West Brom improved hugely after the break but f... | Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League in emphatic style as victory at West Brom ended Pep Guardiola's worst run in management. | 37737767 |
We could hardly claim to know the complexity of the planetary systems that lie beyond the asteroid belt, the chronology of the early Solar System, or the wide range of extraterrestrial environments where biological processes might be at work, were it not for the many exploratory expeditions that we have mounted to thes... | More than 50 years of travelling invisible interplanetary highways around our Solar System, and nearly a decade of orbiting Saturn, have brought us to a keen awareness of the celestial bodies in motion around the Sun, and the series of events responsible for their birth and development. | 22968105 |
Hillwalkers are encouraged to leave such details with family, friends or another contact in case they get into difficulty on a walk or climb.
But rescue teams and police said they have been involved in searches where this has not happened.
In a joint message, they have asked people to enjoy the hills safely.
Supt Colin... | Mountain rescue teams are being "increasingly challenged" by searches for people who leave little or no information of their routes. | 38612757 |
The military said officers tracked down Sombat Boonngamanong through the internet. He is wanted for violating an order to report to the ruling junta.
Mr Sombat led an online campaign organising rallies against the army's coup, which took place in May.
The military seized power in Thailand after continuing political unr... | Thai police have arrested a top anti-coup activist who taunted the military government with a Facebook message reading: "Catch me if you can." | 27727510 |
The sprawling works span the horizon as you drive along the M4.
In its heyday in the 1960s, nearly 20,000 people worked there. The town grew up around it.
Numbers may have dwindled but even with a 4,000-strong workforce, it still has an imposing presence in the Welsh economy.
It is still Tata Steel's biggest UK operati... | The town of Port Talbot has for more than 60 years been synonymous with steel. | 35161054 |
The club announced on their website that Bance put pen to paper after nine hours of negotiations in Cairo.
32-year-old Bance has become a cult hero for Burkinabe fans and has played his league football extensively across Europe and Africa.
The charismatic forward told reporters he is excited about his new challenge.
I ... | Burkina Faso striker Aristide Bance has completed his transfer from Ivory Coast's ASEC Mimosas to Egyptian side Al Masry on a two year deal. | 40618717 |
Mr Nesbitt made the comments after emerging from a meeting of Stormont party leaders on implementing the deal.
The five main parties reached broad agreement on 23 December on a number of key issues.
Mr McGuinness said comments about the process unravelling were "silly".
He said he had not seen an attempt by any of the ... | Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness has hit back at remarks from Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt that the Stormont House Agreement will unravel if "people use the process to renegotiate". | 31061248 |
Nothing matters more than the parliamentary numbers and Theresa May's lack of a majority. The politics of the coming months and perhaps years will be dominated by this one fact.
Now the prime minister could try to get her legislation through vote by vote, issue by issue. But that would be a recipe for instability and u... | The incontestable truth of this general election is that the Conservative party does not have enough MPs to win votes by itself in the new House of Commons. | 40222427 |
HSBC is paying $1.9bn (£1.2bn) in fines and forfeitures to assorted federal and state authorities for its inadequate controls against money transfers by criminals, terrorists and countries that are subject to sanctions (such as Iran).
In a statement, HSBC apologised and said it had changed its ways. It expects to reach... | The price in today's money of past sinning by the UK's biggest international banks is becoming bigger and bigger. | 20667868 |
The 7-2 favourite crossed the line half-a-length in front of fast-finishing Carole's Destrier (25-1) with Double Ross (50-1) a gallant third.
It was a first victory in the race for champion jockey Richard Johnson, who had finished second on two occasions.
Earlier, Tizzard's Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Thistlecrack cr... | The Colin Tizzard-trained Native River hung on to win the 60th running of the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury. | 38118032 |
The case against Det Con Nina Bartlett, based at Peterborough, had been due to be held in public.
But a panel on Wednesday decided for it to be heard behind closed doors due to concerns around "medical evidence".
Cambridgeshire Police has not stated the nature of the criminal conviction.
In a public notice, the force s... | The misconduct hearing of a detective accused of failing to declare a relationship with a "criminally convicted person" will be heard in private, a panel has ruled. | 38507340 |
Torbay councillors voted 19 to seven in favour of the vote of the no confidence motion against Conservative elected Mayor Gordon Oliver,
The motion, voted on amid concerns over a £5m deficit, gives Mr Oliver until 24 July to resign.
But Mr Oliver, who has been in post since 2011, said he would stay until 2019 when the ... | A mayor who lost a no confidence vote brought by his own party has vowed to stay on in the role. | 40682962 |
The figure comes from a poll of 33 estates carried out ahead of 12 August, which traditionally marks the start of the annual grouse shooting season.
The survey results were announced as hundreds of gamekeepers gathered at Edzell in Angus.
They were taking part in a workers' march and community day event.
Bruce Cooper, ... | Grouse estates in Scotland spent almost £7m on wages in 2015, including on seasonal workers such as grouse beaters. | 37002535 |
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On the day Scottish Labour published its manifesto, she told the BBC: "There is no doubt the polls are challenging, but we are going to work every single day to win over people who have yet to make up their minds.
"Why? Because Labour councillors are the last thing between the pe... | Scotland's Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said that her party would work "every single day" to win over people ahead of the local elections on 4 May. | 39647337 |
The 24-year-old was kept away from the Riviera by promotional duties for another film, Disney blockbuster Prince Of Persia.
Director Stephen Frears (The Queen) was instead accompanied by Arterton's co-stars Dominic Cooper and Tamsin Greig.
The film is based on Posy Simmonds' comic strip, a reworking of Thomas Hardy's F... | British actress Gemma Arterton has missed the Cannes premiere of her latest film, Tamara Drewe. | 10123542 |
Officers were alerted to the incident in the Inverclyde town's Belville Street at about 23:20 on Wednesday.
On arrival they discovered the man with serious injuries. He died at the scene.
Officers remain at the scene and investigations into the man's death are ongoing. Police have appealed for witnesses or anyone with ... | Police are treating the death of a 23-year-old man following a disturbance in Greenock as suspicious. | 37184346 |
Right Sector activists blocked the parliament (Rada) building in Kiev on Thursday night and smashed windows.
They blamed the interior minister for the killing of a Right Sector leader.
Meanwhile, ousted President Viktor Yanukovych has called for a national referendum to determine each region's "status within Ukraine".
... | Ukraine's interim President Olexander Turchynov has condemned the ultra-nationalist Right Sector, saying the group is bent on "destabilisation". | 26784236 |
Former Germany Under-21 international Hofmann joined Brentford from Kaiserslauten for an undisclosed fee in July 2015.
The 24-year-old featured in only 33 games in two seasons with the Championship club, scoring four goals.
"It is a move that is in the best interests of all parties," co-director of football Phil Giles ... | Brentford striker Philipp Hofmann has joined German second-tier side Greuther Furth for an undisclosed fee. | 40260549 |
The Whitevale and Bluevale flats, in the Gallowgate area of Glasgow, will be brought down piece by piece.
The 31-storey blocks, which stand about 85m (278 feet) high, will be demolished by specialist staff on a platform placed on top of the building.
Once the platform is in place, Bluevale will be brought down piece by... | Work is starting to demolish Scotland's tallest residential high-rise flats. | 30485254 |
But growing at a more sustainable pace isn't necessarily a bad thing. Of course, it depends on the nature of the slowdown.
First, consider global economic growth in context. World gross domestic product (GDP) expanded at over 4% during the 2000s before the US and European crises. That is a percentage point higher than ... | The world economy may be slowing as China and other emerging economies decelerate and the West continues its gradual recovery. | 23288087 |
The seven-year-old's owner Rich Ricci said the switch was based on the form of the Willie Mullins-trained horse.
"I know we talked about whether he would go for the Gold Cup, that's been our intention all year," Ricci told Channel 4.
"But it's a very difficult race and if he's only 90% then we don't want to ruin the ho... | Vautour will run in Thursday's Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival rather than Friday's prestigious Gold Cup. | 35811333 |
Four people died when the Super Puma crashed on approach to Sumburgh Airport on 23 August.
The ongoing Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) investigation has so far found no evidence of a technical fault.
The investigation will now focus on the effectiveness of pilot monitoring of instruments and the training of c... | Air accident investigators have said a reduction in airspeed that caused the fatal crash of a helicopter off Shetland was not noticed by the pilots. | 24586824 |
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