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The employers' organisation is warning that a skills shortage is "threatening to starve economic growth".
"Firms are facing a skills emergency now," said CBI deputy director-general Katja Hall.
In the Budget, the government announced a levy on large employers to fund new apprenticeships.
"By developing the skills of yo... | More than half of employers fear they will not be able to recruit enough high-skilled workers, according to a survey by the CBI. | 33478930 |
Chambers is ill so he and lightweight pair team-mate Will Fletcher will be absent from the event in Poland.
Illness has also affected GB's women's quadruple sculls team so Nixon, Bethany Bryan, Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Jess Leyden will not be in action.
Rebecca Shorten will compete in the women's eight with Joel Cas... | Northern Ireland rowers Peter Chambers and Holly Nixon will both miss this weekend's World Cup regatta in Poznan. | 40264668 |
This will support a plan to provide school places for a million refugees.
The funding has come from the European Union and donors in the Gulf.
Unless refugee families have access to education for their children, Mr Brown said "the death voyages to Europe will not fall but soar".
Refugees are typically away from their o... | An extra $250m (£174m) emergency funding will be provided for educating Syrian refugee children this year, the UN global education envoy Gordon Brown has announced in New York. | 35296873 |
Luton and Dunstable Hospital left the swab in Frank Hibbard's pelvis while removing his prostate in 2001.
The inquest in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, heard a mass the size of a large grapefruit, which had grown around the calcified swab, was found in 2014.
Mr Hibbard, 69, of Luton, died two weeks later.
Coroner Tom Osborne ... | A medical swab left inside a man during surgery contributed to his death from cancer 13 years later, a coroner has said. | 35743843 |
The results, published in Cell Regeneration Journal, showed that urine could be used as a source of stem cells that in turn could be grown into tiny tooth-like structures.
The team from China hopes the technique could be developed into a way of replacing lost teeth.
Other stem cell researchers caution that that goal fa... | Scientists have grown rudimentary teeth out of the most unlikely of sources, human urine. | 23492425 |
Underlying replacement cost profit (RCP) was $1.31bn (£841m) compared with $3.63bn a year ago.
However, after setting aside $7.5bn for further costs relating to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster, BP recorded a loss of $6.26bn.
On 2 July, BP reached an $18.7bn settlement with the US Department of Justice (Do... | BP has reported a sharp fall in profits for the three months to the end of June as lower oil prices continue to hurt. | 33677186 |
According to a World Health Organization study, in Africa almost 97% of abortions are unsafe, putting women's health at risk.
It said developing countries, particularly those with more restrictive abortion laws, had the most cases of unsafe abortions.
Ms Ayimba told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme about her experie... | Akech Ayimba has had two abortions in Kenya, where until recently the procedure was illegal. | 16641003 |
The stalemate means the U's have now gone 19 league matches without winning.
Colchester's Chris Porter wastefully slotted wide when one-on-one with Town goalkeeper Jayson Leutwiler before Shrewsbury's Abu Ogogo rattled a post.
Town striker Andy Mangan dragged a low second-half shot wide when in the clear, before Leutwi... | Colchester United set a new club record for league games without a win after a goalless draw with Shrewsbury Town. | 35619088 |
A major incident declared at the hospital on Monday remains in force.
A meeting of the North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) heard almost all planned surgery had been cancelled.
The hospital said as well as increased demand at A&E, it had struggled to free up beds due to an outbreak of norovirus and fl... | Almost 150 people have waited more than 12 hours on trolleys at Royal Stoke University Hospital in the last week. | 30717544 |
Every city should be asked to accept families and she urged a meeting with local authorities to decide how many extra places could be offered.
She added: "It is time for a national mission on this. It requires all of us to change our attitudes."
Germany's Angela Merkel has urged fair distribution of refugees across Eur... | Labour leadership contender Yvette Cooper has said Britain should take in at least 10,000 more refugees from conflicts in Syria and other countries. | 34114304 |
The trouble happened on Saturday night at a school in the west of the country, local media reports.
It began with a few students throwing stones and shouting "our rights", school principal Andrew Otara said.
It is the latest in a spate of arson incidents at Kenyan schools.
The pupils at the Itierio Boys Secondary Schoo... | Kenyan authorities are investigating if pupils who set fire to their school dormitories did so after being told they could not watch a Euro 2016 match on television. | 36638618 |
Williams joins Welsh boxing greats Howard Winstone, Joe Calzaghe and Enzo Maccarinelli in winning the award, which he will receive on 10 October.
Williams, 24, faces undefeated Ahmet Patterson in his next contest.
"I'm absolutely delighted to have been honoured with this award," said former Commonwealth champion Willia... | British super welterweight champion Liam Williams has been named the young boxer of the year by the Boxing Writers' Club. | 37482392 |
Chopra won the "favourite actress in a new TV series" award for her role as an FBI agent in the US thriller Quantico.
Other actresses nominated for the award included Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lea Michele and Marcia Gay Harden.
Chopra tweeted an image of herself with the award, thanking fans for voting for her an... | Indian actress Priyanka Chopra has become the first South Asian actress to win a People's Choice Award. | 35249261 |
Incumbent President Mahamadou Issoufou looks set to secure a second term in office, as opposition candidate Hama Amadou has been evacuated from prison to France for specialized medical treatment just days before the run-off, raising concerns over the poll.
The former parliamentary speaker and prime minister has been in... | The second round of the Niger presidential election takes place on Sunday 20 March, and the result may have implications for regional stability and the fight against Islamist terrorism in West Africa. | 35832560 |
New councillors, school governors and civil servants would be expected to say the oath, the UK Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has proposed.
He said it would highlight values of democracy, equality and free speech.
But Scottish Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton said there was no place for the oath in British society.
Mr... | Plans to require public servants to swear an oath to British values have been described as "absolute gimmick politics". | 38363624 |
Derbyshire slipped to 47-4 but Alex Hughes led a recovery with 96 not out.
Gavin Griffiths took 3-44 and Dieter Klein 3-46 as the Foxes restricted Derbyshire to 219 all out.
Cameron Delport (53) gave the hosts a solid start, before Ned Eckersley (80) and Lewis Hill (68 not out) saw them home with more than 10 overs to ... | Leicestershire beat East Midlands rivals Derbyshire by five wickets to keep alive their hopes of a top-three finish in the One-Day Cup North Group. | 39885079 |
Rhinos skipper Kevin Sinfield's 14-point haul helped his team once again come from fifth place to triumph.
It was 14-14 at the break, man of the match Sinfield and Ben Jones-Bishop wiping out Richie Myler's lead, only for Joel Monaghan to respond for Wire.
But second-half tries from Carl Ablett and Ryan Hall saw Leeds ... | Defending Super League champions Leeds repeated their Old Trafford magic to beat Warrington in the Grand Final and claim a record sixth title. | 19805055 |
But for every individual competing in a Grand Slam tournament, there are many more plying their trade at events that struggle to find space in local newspapers, let alone a global audience of millions.
Scott Clayton from Jersey is one of those players.
He is a and as a 14-year-old won the prestigious Road to Wimbledon... | To fans of the sport, the world of tennis must seem a glamorous place, with top players jetting around the globe, endorsing luxury watches and perfumes, not to mention playing for millions in prize money. | 29423602 |
Money raised will support DEC members attempting to reach families affected by Saturday's quake which struck west of the capital Kathmandu.
The death toll has risen above 4,000 and is expected to rise much higher, with millions of people affected.
Donations are being accepted via the DEC website and the 24-hour donatio... | The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) in Scotland has launched an appeal to help survivors of the Nepal earthquake. | 32499620 |
In front of them is the headquarters of JP Morgan, the financial giant. Behind, the polished shopping centre that many financial workers frequent at lunch time.
But this group doesn't consist of bankers or financial workers. They are members and supporters of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC); a left-wi... | In the heart of London's Canary Wharf, a group has gathered in the glorious Friday morning sunshine. | 32254035 |
The single platform stop on the Inverness to Aberdeen line and parking spaces for 150 cars have been proposed for a site at Dalcross.
A station close to the airport has been a long standing aspiration of Hitrans, which promotes improvements to public transport in the Highlands.
It has been proposed to open the station ... | A plan to build a new railway station near Inverness Airport has been approved by Highland councillors. | 39126221 |
The substitute knocked in the only goal against Slovenia after a section of supporters had jeered his introduction.
The victory leaves Scotland fourth in World Cup qualifying Group F, two points off second place.
"For me, it's an absolute disgrace that any footballer should be booed onto the pitch," Boyd told BBC 5 Liv... | The boos that greeted Scotland's match-winner Chris Martin at Hampden were "a disgrace", according to former international striker Kris Boyd. | 39406362 |
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are currently refining the smart systems that control the team of three humanoid robots on the pitch.
They will enter their trio of robots in the main RoboCup competition which pits standardised robots against each other.
Competition to reach the finals will be fierce as the 2... | UK researchers are preparing one of the nation's first teams to compete in the 2011 robot football world cup. | 11618151 |
Information from the 2011 survey shows there are 329,000 people living in the city, 24,000 more than in Nottingham, while 250,000 live in Derby.
Half of Leicester's population describe themselves as white British, compared with 80% nationally and 63.9% in 2001.
Deputy Mayor of Leicester Rory Palmer said they viewed its... | Leicester is one of the most diverse cities in the UK and the largest in the East Midlands, the latest census shows. | 20678326 |
Permission to develop land at HMS Ganges at Shotley Gate, Suffolk, was granted in 2015. The site had last been occupied in 2001.
Woolverstone Parish Council wanted to overturn Babergh District Council's decision.
Lord Justice Keith Lindblom at the Court of Appeal in London ruled there were no grounds to appeal in law.
... | An appeal to prevent 285 homes being built on a derelict former naval base has been lost. | 38859298 |
The prince takes over the role from The Queen as the international festival celebrates its 70th anniversary.
In December, Buckingham Palace announced the Queen would stand down as patron of 25 organisations, including the International Festival, at the end of her 90th year.
International Festival Director Fergus Lineha... | Prince Edward The Earl of Wessex has become Royal patron of the Edinburgh International Festival. | 40569527 |
The champions of Gibraltar host the first leg against Celtic on Tuesday after beating Flora Tallin of Estonia.
"I think they can give Celtic a few problems," said Ayrshire-born Wilson, now manager at Lions, told BBC Scotland.
"But, as the game goes on, you would expect Celtic to take control."
Lincoln Red Imps are the ... | Lincoln Red Imps can make life difficult for Celtic in Champions League qualifying, according to former Gibraltar assistant boss David Wilson. | 36755608 |
It said pre-tax profits for the year to the end of March were £267m compared with £400m a year earlier.
Royal Mail chief executive Moya Greene said: "We have delivered a resilient performance in challenging markets."
UK revenue fell 1% to £7.6bn from £7.7bn a year earlier as letter volumes and revenue fell by 3% and 2%... | Royal Mail has reported a 33% fall in annual profits and warned that market conditions remain "challenging" despite rising parcel volumes. | 36329180 |
While speaking at a military camp after imposing martial law across the south of the country, he said they were allowed to rape up to three women.
This was the second rape joke Rodrigo Duterte has been condemned for making since announcing his candidacy.
A human rights group said his comment was "sickening" and Chelsea... | The president of the Philippines has come under fire for joking about rape in a speech to soldiers. | 40072315 |
Konta had hoped to become the first British woman to play in a Wimbledon singles final since 1977.
But Williams couldn't be beaten. The American won 6-4 6-2 on Centre Court and will now face Spain's Garbine Muguruza.
Williams is the oldest Grand Slam singles finalist since Martina Navratilova finished runner-up at Wimb... | Johanna Konta's dream of a playing in a Wimbledon final ended as she was beaten in straight sets by five-time champion Venus Williams in the semi-final. | 40600792 |
It comes amid mounting speculation that Nicola Sturgeon is moving towards calling for a second referendum on Scottish independence.
BBC Scotland's political editor Brian Taylor said he did not expect Ms Sturgeon to name a date for a referendum.
But he said it would be "at least" a final warning to the UK government.
He... | Scotland's first minister is to make what has been described as an "important" statement on Brexit. | 39253934 |
In a statement, Clydesdale said it had been in talks with RBS and had made a "preliminary non-binding proposal" for the business.
However, the bank said talks were continuing and there was "no certainty" that a deal would be struck.
RBS has been ordered to sell the business by the European Commission.
That order relate... | Clydesdale Bank has confirmed that it has made an offer for Williams & Glyn, the banking business that Royal Bank of Scotland failed to sell to Santander. | 37772300 |
They began their trip by travelling to the Seamus Heaney Homeplace Centre in Bellaghy, where they met members of the poet's family.
The Royal couple will attend a series of engagements in Londonderry, Belfast and County Down during their visit.
During their visit to Bellaghy, the Royal couple toured the visitors' centr... | Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are in Northern Ireland for a two-day visit. | 39856241 |
Now 89% of the population of the world have access to improved water supplies, up from 76% in the base year of 1990.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon hailed the achievement of halving the number of people without access to improved drinking water.
He said it was thanks to people who had seen it not as a dream, but a vi... | The Millennium Development Goal for access to clean water has been reached, ahead of the target date of 2015. | 17270014 |
Historically, the vice-presidential debate is given scant media attention compared to the top-of-the-ticket showdowns. With one notable exception - Palin v Biden in 2008- the television audience is significantly smaller, as well. Chances are a showdown between two middle-age white men with Mid-Western roots isn't going... | While Tuesday night's face-off between Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine likely won't have a lasting impact on who wins this presidential race, it should make for some interesting political theatre. | 37455377 |
It was the worst mass shooting in Australia's history and for many years it has defined the town, although among locals it is a sensitive, almost taboo topic. The gunman, Martin Bryant, is one of the country's most notorious villains, but his name is rarely spoken in Port Arthur.
So people were surprised and dismayed i... | Twenty years ago a young, blonde-haired man who drove a yellow Volvo with a surfboard strapped to the top killed 35 people at Port Arthur, a historic tourist town in Tasmania. | 36136637 |
While at secondary school in Bushey, Hertfordshire, he met his future pop partner Andrew Ridgeley.
Within a year of forming duo Wham!, the teenagers released debut single, Wham Rap, closely followed by Young Guns (Go For It!).
It was to be the first of many top 10 hits, including Wake Me Up (Before You Go Go) and Last ... | George Michael - whose real name is Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou - was born in north London in 1963 to a Greek Cypriot father and English mother. | 11302224 |
Councillor Paul Carter, from the County Councils Network, said the government was pursuing change with "undue haste".
Under draft government plans, all state schools in England will have to leave the oversight of councils by 2022.
A Department for Education spokesman said the concerns were "misplaced".
Academies - a tu... | There is a risk plans to turn all state schools in England into academies will not raise school standards, a group representing 37 largely Conservative local authorities has warned. | 36122549 |
Three people were on board the boat near Russell Road, Shepperton, when it capsized at about 18:00 BST, a spokesman for Surrey Police said.
A man in his 40s and a teenage boy managed to get to safety and are believed to be safe and well.
A search for another man aged in his 40s has been called off for the night and wil... | Two people have been rescued and one has been reported missing after a boat capsized on the River Thames in Surrey. | 18918780 |
Webb twisted his left leg under pressure at a ruck, and underwent six minutes of treatment on the pitch.
Halfpenny turned his right knee in the 69th minute while trying to field a kick.
Leonardo Sarto and Lorenzo Palazzani scored Italy's tries, with George North touching down for Wales.
But with three weeks to go befor... | Injuries to scrum-half Rhys Webb and full-back Leigh Halfpenny cast a shadow over Wales' World Cup preparations as they beat Italy 23-19 in Cardiff. | 34152742 |
Mr Hickey complained of heart problems as he was arrested on Wednesday over the alleged illegal sale of tickets.
He has temporarily stepped down from his position as the Olympic Council of Ireland's president, although he denies the allegations.
Mr Hickey was dramatically arrested at his Rio hotel on Wednesday morning.... | Arrested Olympic official Pat Hickey has been released from hospital to be questioned at a Rio police station. | 37118135 |
The 33-year-old, who previously played for Leeds, Everton and Leicester, has scored 160 goals during his career.
He scored once in 18 appearances for North End in the 2016-17 campaign.
"I have no doubt that there will be a few disappointed Championship and League One clubs once they hear the news that we have secured h... | League One side Bury have signed striker Jermaine Beckford on a two-year deal following his release by Preston. | 39901038 |
Scarlets centre Williams, who has won 47 caps, sees his starting place taken by Dragons' Tyler Morgan amid seven starting changes.
Ospreys lock Rory Thornton makes his debut with uncapped team-mate second row Adam Beard on the bench.
Cardiff Blues scrum-half Tomos Williams could also make his debut off the bench as und... | Scott Williams has been dropped to the bench for Wales' second tour Test, against Samoa in Apia on Friday. | 40348775 |
Ms Price also received an apology from News Group Newspapers (NGN), former publishers of the News of the World.
Hers was one of four settlements announced during the 18th case management conference in the second wave of the long-running litigation.
Ms Price was not present at Wednesday's hearing.
Other agreed statement... | Model and TV personality Katie Price has received undisclosed damages over phone hacking, the High Court has heard. | 24461920 |
Coleman, 53, began his second spell in charge in 2014 and led them to fourth in League Two in 2015-16, missing automatic promotion on the final day.
Working with Bell, he managed Stanley from 1999 to 2012, guiding them to the Football League from the eighth tier.
"We achieved great things last season on the lowest budg... | Manager John Coleman and his assistant Jimmy Bell have signed new rolling two-year deals with Accrington Stanley. | 36977823 |
Stella Kambi, 17, died after going into the water at Thorpe Marshes nature reserve near Norwich to try to save Bonheur Musungay, 14, on 12 August.
An inquest, which was opened and adjourned in Norwich, heard that a number of people tried to find them without success.
Post-mortem examinations confirmed the teenagers bot... | Members of the public went into a lake to try and find two teenagers who drowned, an inquest has heard. | 33990691 |
Samuel gave the hosts the lead when he latched onto Rory Donnelly's through-ball to finish past keeper Adam Davies.
Conor Hourihane levelled for Barnsley on the volley but, a minute later, Davies parried Donnelly's shot into the path of Dack who tapped home.
Hourihane could have levelled again but his late long-range s... | Gillingham moved up to second in the League One table with victory over Barnsley thanks to goals from Dominic Samuel and Bradley Dack. | 35511114 |
Veteran Eurosceptic John Redwood said ministers must be allowed to campaign "as they see fit" in the in/out EU referendum expected by the end of 2017.
Europhile Ken Clarke also said they should be allowed a free hand.
The PM has made it clear he will expect ministers to back a "yes" vote if he recommends the country ac... | David Cameron has been warned that ministers will resign unless they are allowed to campaign to leave the EU. | 32950419 |
Just 31% of those to apply during three recent police recruitment drives were from a Catholic background.
Of those who made it through to the merit pool, only 19% were Catholic.
This is despite nationalist communities being specifically targeted in the recruitment drives.
Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris said he was ... | The PSNI has produced an action plan to tackle the shortage of Catholics joining the force, but says it will not bring back 50/50 recruitment. | 39504777 |
£5,000 of the fine, issued by the Football Disciplinary Commission (FDC), is suspended until 31 May, 2017.
Ledson, 18, joined from Premier League side Everton in November and has made 16 appearances for the U's.
"This was a result of human error and the situation has been dealt with," chief executive Jez George said. | Cambridge United have been fined £7,000 for fielding on-loan midfielder Ryan Ledson in their League Two defeat by Crawley Town on 9 January. | 35643508 |
The 167-strong choir, based in Bangor, Gwynedd, topped the public vote on Monday evening's ITV show.
The group will now take part in Sunday's televised final - alongside dance act Entity Allstars, who also went through.
The overall winning act gets a £250,000 prize - and a chance to appear on the Royal Variety Perform... | The Welsh choir Cor Glanaethwy has become the first act through to the final of the Britain's Got Talent show. | 32880397 |
The 23-year-old left-back, who has spent the last two and a half seasons at Vitesse Arnhem, has signed a four-year deal with the Black Cats.
He played eight times for Chelsea and also had loan spells at Wigan, Leicester, Newcastle and Coventry.
He has two caps for the Netherlands but missed out on the World Cup after b... | Sunderland have signed Netherlands international Patrick van Aanholt from Chelsea for an undisclosed fee. | 28483243 |
Anyone over the age of 55 can call the government's Pension Wise service to get help, or book a face-to face interview.
The number is 030 0330 1001.
The news was welcomed by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF). But others said it was only just in time.
"With only 2 weeks to go until the new freedoms go liv... | A phone line to give guidance to people ahead of April's pension reforms has opened, just two weeks before the changes take effect. | 32041187 |
Pitch Battle - a working title - will feature all musical styles, including rock, folk, gospel and a cappella.
The show will feature "riff-offs" between singing groups - an idea made famous by the popular Pitch Perfect films.
The series will consist of six hour-long episodes, the BBC said.
Pitch Battle will feature an ... | A new Saturday night entertainment show searching for the UK's best singing group will launch in 2017, BBC One has announced. | 38402151 |
Golden-Oldies will use it to set up intergenerational projects with schools and run singing sessions.
Thirteen groups in Wales have received £4.2m in the latest round of funding.
In north Wales, the Reader Organisation received £440,000 to deliver shared reading sessions with people with mental health issues.
Meanwhile... | A project tackling isolation and loneliness among older people in mid and west Wales has just received a £250,000 boost from the lottery. | 39005910 |
The film, which stars Tom Hanks and is based on the Dan Brown novel, took £2.97m on its opening weekend.
But The Girl on the Train held on to the top spot for a second week, after taking £3.41m.
Screenings of the West End production of Miss Saigon took £2.03m - the biggest-ever debut for an event cinema release, accord... | Inferno has failed to topple The Girl on the Train from the top of the UK box office. | 37702845 |
They said using the Body Mass Index or BMI to determine obesity was underestimating the issue.
Their study, published in the journal PLoS One, said up to 39% of people who were not currently classified as obese actually were.
The authors said "we may be much further behind than we thought" in tackling obesity.
BMI is a... | The obesity problem in the US may be much worse than previously thought, according to researchers. | 17585734 |
The last of the area's more than 1,000 residents were being moved out of Wollaston Lake and Hatchet Lake First Nation early on Thursday morning.
Several individuals will remain in the area to help with emergency efforts.
The five sq km blaze continues to rage just south of the communities.
The airlift started at about ... | Canadian military planes and helicopters have airlifted nearly all the residents of two communities in the Saskatchewan province to safety, after wildfires moved into the region. | 13632464 |
The report, based on more than 300 witness interviews, said IS was using "extreme violence" against civilians.
Men caught smoking have had their fingers amputated, while a female dentist who treated men was publicly beheaded, the report said.
The group has seized large parts of Syria and Iraq since June.
The report by ... | The militant group Islamic State is committing war crimes and imposing a "rule of terror" in areas it controls in Syria, a UN report says. | 30056855 |
Banahan's brace, a Semesa Rokoduguni try and five points from returning Wales fly-half Rhys Priestland put Bath 20-9 up at the break.
Theo Brophy Clews kicked the Exiles' first-half points before making way for Greig Tonks, on his Irish debut.
Leroy Houston added Bath's bonus-point try, before Alex Lewington responded.... | Matt Banahan scored two first-half tries against Premiership bottom side London Irish to set Bath up for just their second win in 10 games. | 35700296 |
Villagers from Leurani crowned Harry with a pheta - a white turban-like head-dress.
The prince went to the village to experience life with people in the foothills of the Himalayas.
Earlier he imitated the movements of a tiger when he visited a national park, setting off an automatic camera.
BBC royal correspondent Nich... | Prince Harry was made honorary head of a Nepalese village when he joined a remote community to spend the night with a Gurkha family. | 35860277 |
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The 35-year-old will face Rafael Nadal on Sunday if the Spaniard beats Grigor Dimitrov in Friday's semi-final.
The Swiss, returning from a six-month lay-off to rest his left knee, last won a major at Wimbledon in 2012.
He is the oldest man to reach a Grand Slam final since... | Roger Federer beat fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka 7-5 6-3 1-6 4-6 6-3 to reach the Australian Open final and stay on course for an 18th Grand Slam title. | 38755188 |
Dr Mahathir's accusations of ruling party leaders accepting bribes "warrant police action", a spokesperson said.
Dr Mahathir and the Bersih pro-democracy movement have called for current PM Najib Razak to resign over corruption allegations.
Tens of thousands attended Bersih's weekend rallies across the country.
A spoke... | Malaysian police have said they will ask former PM Mohamad Mahathir to give a statement on allegations he made at a recent anti-government protest. | 34125050 |
Murray remains world number one despite the 6-3 5-7 6-4 defeat by the Serbian world number two.
The Scot saved three match points to come from a set and a break down to win the second set and level the match.
But Djokovic broke in game seven of the decider to win in two hours 54 minutes.
Both players now head to Melbou... | Novak Djokovic withstood a comeback from Sir Andy Murray to defend his Qatar Open title and end the Briton's winning streak of 28 consecutive ATP Tour matches. | 38543404 |
An event is being held at Tenby harbour on Friday to raise awareness of the dangers.
It follows an increase in the number of people seen jumping into the harbour in recent weeks.
Nick Hudd, from the Pembrokeshire youth team, said: "Jumping, as it's called here, is a particular problem in Tenby."
Tombstoning - which inv... | Young people in Pembrokeshire are being warned about the dangers of "tombstoning" into the sea. | 40202784 |
Robert Kelner says his client "has a story to tell", but needs to guard against "unfair prosecution".
Mr Trump said that Mr Flynn was right to ask for immunity, accusing Democrats of orchestrating a "witch hunt".
Congress is investigating the allegations, with one senator warning of Kremlin "propaganda on steroids".
Mr... | President Donald Trump's ex-national security adviser, Michael Flynn, wants immunity to testify on alleged Russian election meddling, his lawyer says. | 39451358 |
Meat sales were down by £300m in 2016, a report by The Grocer said, while pre-prepared fish sales were up by over £30m.
It said health warnings such as those linking processed meats to cancer had played a part.
Fruit and vegetable sales were also up, driven by the popularity of avocados, blueberries and raspberries.
Th... | Bacon sales have plummeted as shoppers choose fish over meat for their meals, industry data has suggested. | 38406591 |
Duncan McCausland was arrested 18 months ago and was questioned for three days. He has now been told he will not face any charges.
He said he volunteered to co-operate and complained that the decision to arrest him was disproportionate.
He also plans to lodge a formal complaint with the Police Ombudsman.
The former of... | A former assistant chief constable who was arrested in an investigation into police vehicle contracts is considering taking legal action against the PSNI. | 35163069 |
The resource kit by the National Health Mission, written in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund, is aimed at "peer educators" - young girls and boys who will be responsible for reaching out to adolescents and discussing issues relating to their physical and mental health and development.
The handbook ... | An Indian government resource kit on adolescent health has received acclaim because of its progressive stance on sexuality. | 39062993 |
An inquest found Pte Sean Benton killed himself although his family are applying for a fresh hearing.
Ex-soldier Stewart Thompson has said Pte Benton was singled out and bullied.
He said the 20-year-old from Hastings ended up stuttering and nervous in the seven months he trained alongside him.
Mr Thompson said he dispu... | An Army recruit who died at Deepcut barracks from five bullet wounds to the chest was constantly punished and had a changed personality before his death, a former soldier has said. | 36905698 |
Cheque cashing, fashion and banks are all in decline while coffee shops, charity outlets and takeaway food are thriving.
The closures have fallen slightly since the first half of last year. Given the challenge facing retail these days, five per week doesn't seem too bad.
The high street has been suffering at the hands ... | Five stores a week are closing on Scottish shopping streets, according to PwC and the Local Data Company. | 34548799 |
Carl Worrall, 49, of Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight is accused of a public order offence.
Jack Stevens, 26, of Oxford Street, Long Eaton, was charged with criminal damage in connection with the throwing of a flare.
Nottinghamshire police commissioner Paddy Tipping said the cost of policing the march will probably ... | Two men arrested after a march organised by the English Defence league (EDL) in Nottingham, have been charged. | 37014274 |
8 January 2016 Last updated at 00:45 GMT
The options include a breathalyser, a multi-coloured flashlight, an SD card reader and an air quality sensor. The Nexpaq case itself will cost $99 (£68) and its modules will range in price from $20 to $45.
Smartphones that come with the built-in ability to accept modules are al... | A smartphone case is on show at CES that allows owners to add extra hardware modules to their handsets. | 35258676 |
The 33-year-old South African, who has won his first event of the calendar year in four of the last five years, carded seven birdies at Doha Golf Club.
Spaniard Larrazabal, 32, also made seven birdies in a bogey-free round.
Andrew Johnston is a shot off the lead following a round of 66, with fellow Englishman Tommy Fle... | Louis Oosthuizen shot a seven-under-par 65 to share the first-round lead at the Qatar Masters with Pablo Larrazabal. | 35424582 |
And although there were some slightly more moderate figures within the organisation, Martin McGuinness was not one of them. He was an out-and-out extremist.
I remember driving through the Bogside in Derry late one evening with a newspaper correspondent when we realised Martin McGuinness and one of his associates were i... | In 1972, when I was the BBC's Ireland correspondent, it would have seemed like the most absurd fantasy that the Queen would ever shake hands with a leading figure from the Provisional IRA. | 18611936 |
And those EU students who are already attending UK universities will continue to receive financial support.
The Student Loans Company has sought to reassure students and applicants following the EU referendum.
And Mr Johnson has tweeted: "UK welcomes EU students."
"Current students and this autumn's applicants will con... | Students from the European Union starting university courses in the UK this autumn will have their student loans funding honoured, University Minister Jo Johnson has said. | 36641284 |
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The 32-year-old, who won a silver medal in the doubles over the same distance alongside Jon Schofield, won his semi-final in a time of 34.076 seconds.
The final will be held on Saturday at 13:07 BST.
Britain also qualified for Saturday's women's kayak 500m final (13:47 BST... | Great Britain's Liam Heath qualified second-fastest for the final of the Olympic men's 200m kayak sprint. | 37128671 |
The number of projects went up from 23 to 67 in the last financial year.
It confirms First Minister Carwyn Jones's statement in May that there had been a large increase in the number of inward investment projects.
UK ministers said the figures were a "vote of confidence in the talent, expertise and skills of our workfo... | There has been a 191% rise in the number of investments by foreign companies into Wales, official UK government figures have revealed. | 23437526 |
Philip Dunne told the House of Commons "nothing had changed" since the plans were announced last November in a defence spending review.
Unions at BAE Systems, which owns the two Glasgow shipyards, said work on the ships could be delayed by up to a year.
Both the SNP and Labour have warned against "betraying" the yards.... | The defence minister has said the UK government remains "absolutely committed" to building eight Royal Navy frigates on the Clyde. | 36129754 |
The American says he also accepted bribes over the 1998 event.
The admissions come in a newly released transcript from a 2013 US hearing in which he pleads guilty to 10 charges.
The US has launched a wide-ranging criminal case that engulfed Fifa and led President Sepp Blatter to resign.
The US prosecutors last week ind... | Former top Fifa official Chuck Blazer admits that he and others on the executive committee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with the choice of South Africa as 2010 World Cup host. | 32998735 |
You watched some of it in disbelief and some of it in anger and confusion. Where did this weakness come from? Who stole Scotland's serenity?
Ireland forward Jon Walters brushing past the bag of nerves that was Craig Forsyth. The aimless deliveries from one player and then another. More angst from left-back Forsyth. Fur... | You counted them from the first minute of the Euro 2016 qualifier against the Republic of Ireland - the Scotland blunders, the moments of uncertainty, the epidemic of misplaced passes that took hold of Gordon Strachan's team for 45 minutes. | 33123753 |
Preet Bharara told ABC News' This Week he felt the calls from Mr Trump had crossed the usual boundary separating the executive branch and independent criminal investigators.
Mr Bharara said he had been fired after refusing to take a third call.
The White House did not immediately respond to Mr Bharara's comments.
Obama... | A former leading federal prosecutor in New York has revealed he was sacked by Donald Trump after receiving several unusual phone calls from him. | 40243184 |
Robin Garton, 69, from Devizes in Wiltshire, disappeared on 25 September on a hillwalking trip near Glen Coe.
Despite extensive searches involving helicopters, divers and search dogs, there has been no trace of him.
His son, Will Garton, said search teams were "baffled that they can't find him" but it was important for... | The family of a hillwalker who went missing in the Highlands five weeks ago are to hold a memorial service. | 34701043 |
A staff member at Hudds Farm in Bradford-on-Avon said she was thrown from a horse when a Chinook helicopter flew overhead last Friday.
The yard's owner Bernice Marshallsay said she knew there was a military exercise but had no warning about the aircraft.
The MoD says it is doing all it can to minimise disturbance to th... | The owner of a livery yard in Wiltshire has said low flying aircraft could cause someone to be seriously hurt. | 18186670 |
Former Northern Ireland international Feeney, 34, was previously the Exiles' assistant manager and replaces former boss John Sheridan, who left to join Oldham Athletic on Wednesday.
He will be assisted by former Bolton and Blackburn defender Andy Todd, who he previously worked with at Linfield.
Newport are 20th in the ... | Warren Feeney has been appointed as the new manager of League Two side Newport County. | 35324509 |
The Catalan club opened a permanent office in New York in September, and have six academies across the US.
A statement from Barcelona said they had "approved a development plan for women's football in the US... in order to participate in the NWSL from 2018".
There are 10 franchises in the NWSL, which has never had a Eu... | Barcelona are in talks with the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) about entering a team for 2018. | 39901357 |
The greenbelt development, which includes tennis facilities, is being promoted by Judy Murray in the face of strong local opposition.
Planning officials have recommended the application at Park of Keir be refused.
But the former Manchester United manager said Ms Murray had set out an "amazing vision" to help young peop... | Sir Alex Ferguson has made a last-minute plea urging councillors to back controversial plans for a new sport and housing development near Dunblane. | 35008217 |
The 1,180-mile (1,900km) pipeline will carry tar sands oil from Canada to refineries on the Texas coast.
A lawsuit filed in Montana by a coalition of groups says more environmental scrutiny is required.
They - and some landowners - are concerned about potential contamination of ground and surface water.
Supporters of t... | Environmental groups in the US have begun a legal challenge to President Donald Trump's approval of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline. | 39450398 |
Excavations at sites deep in the Cairngorm glens around the Mar Lodge Estate in Aberdeenshire have produced radiocarbon dates showing humans were presents far back as 8100 BC.
Previous estimates of hunter-gatherer groups in the area were about 5000 BC.
The earliest dates come from a site in Glen Dee.
Archaeologists wor... | People were active in the Cairngorm mountains thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to archaeologists. | 33425672 |
Perhaps predictably, Russian state TV sees a "confident" Trump performance but an Argentine newspaper records a Clinton victory in the debate.
There "are no chances for Trump to be dismissed" from the race, Alexei Fenenko of Lomonosov Moscow State University tells Russia's centrist Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily, because wi... | While most media outlets across the world cannot decide who won the second debate between the two hopefuls, most newspapers highlight the "cruel" nature of the encounter and others focus on the sexual allegations surrounding both candidates. | 37608472 |
The sites in question are part of the Cornwall-based Morleigh Group, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said.
Clinton House in St Austell was closed by the owner earlier this month due to safeguarding concerns.
The Morleigh Group said staff had been removed and a "thorough review" had been carried out.
The council apolo... | Four private care homes will be downgraded to "inadequate" amid serious concerns for residents' safety, the BBC can reveal. | 38030540 |
The tourists won the final game to lose the series 2-1, and the teams are now preparing for a three-match Twenty20 series, starting on Thursday.
"We constantly talk about not giving easy boundaries. That's an area we can get better at," Bayliss told BBC Sport.
"We didn't bowl enough balls in the right area."
England co... | England's bowling during their one-day international series defeat in India was "a little disappointing", says coach Trevor Bayliss. | 38717938 |
Chancellor Phillip Hammond will share £250m between the devolved governments in Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast.
The Welsh Government could use the money to build or repair schools and hospitals.
Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford said he wants permission to borrow more.
Plaid Cymru MP Jonathan Edwards said he believed "W... | The Welsh Government can expect "tens of millions of pounds" to spend on building projects in Wednesday's Autumn Statement, BBC Wales has been told. | 38026575 |
Boyce is the Premiership's top marksman with 23 goals - the first player from a bottom-six club to head the scoring charts in the post-split era.
The striker's last-day brace ensured County beat Kilmarnock to finish the season in seventh place.
"We could have been bang in it, or in those play-offs," Dodds said.
"We had... | Assistant manager Billy Dodds admits Ross County may have become embroiled in a battle for top-flight survival without top scorer Liam Boyce. | 39993799 |
Speaking on the eve of the referendum, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the outcome would be final and "out is out".
And the UK would not get a better deal than the one already negotiated by Prime Minister David Cameron.
Leave supporter Boris Johnson called Mr Juncker an "unelected tin-pot figure"... | The UK will not be able to return to the negotiating table if it votes to leave the European Union, one of the EU's top officials has said. | 36599300 |
Avon and Somerset Police issued the image on Monday after a man was stabbed in Shirehampton, Bristol.
The similarity was pointed out on social media and reported by the Bristol Post.
The police have since issued an altered picture and said "whatever the map may have resembled should not distract from the severity of th... | A map issued by police trying to find witnesses to an assault looked like a "giant penis", it was claimed. | 37312968 |
Both 48-hour and 24-hour strikes were held on seven Shell-operated platforms.
A "mutually agreeable proposal" was drawn up between unions and the Wood Group earlier this month. A ballot of RMT and Unite union members closes on Thursday afternoon.
The initial 24-hour strike in July was the first industrial action of its... | A ballot of offshore workers on a new proposal aimed at ending a dispute over pay and conditions is due to close. | 37431785 |
Australian Hemsworth stars alongside Emily Blunt, Charlize Theron and Jessica Chastain in the Snow White and the Huntsman prequel.
"We had all our kids on set most days, chasing each other round with weapons which doesn't tend to happen at most childcare centres," he told the BBC.
"My daughter went to school and would ... | Chris Hemsworth says the set of The Huntsman: Winter's War was "like a big creche". | 35936162 |
Chambers steered the Royals to survival in the top tier despite winning just once all season.
"I don't think our performances from start to finish this season warranted what we got in terms of results," Chambers told BBC Radio Berkshire.
"The step up from WSL 2 to WSL 1 we've noticed has been massive."
Chambers' busy s... | Reading FC Women's boss Kelly Chambers admits there were some "sleepless nights" over team selection in her first Women's Super League One season. | 37974298 |
Janice Smyth was speaking from the union's conference in Liverpool, where members voted overwhelmingly in favour of a "summer of protest".
She said nurses in Northern Ireland are paid "less than anywhere in the UK".
The RCN is calling on the next government to end years of below inflation pay rises.
A consultative ball... | The Northern Ireland director of the RCN (Royal College of Nursing), has said nurses have "had enough" of below inflation pay rises. | 39913325 |
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