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Kate del Castillo is a Mexican actress who brokered the deal between the Hollywood star and the most wanted man in Mexico and also was present at the meeting.
She is an actress who does not shy away from controversy.
Back in 2012, del Castillo made an open appeal to El Chapo urging him to use his drug trafficking empir... | While there has been much criticism heaped on US actor Sean Penn for meeting fugitive Mexican drugs lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, there is another well-known name behind the interview between the actor and the cartel leader. | 35281218 |
The group of four men and two women were charged over their dancing and not adhering to the hijab dress code.
Instructors allegedly "attracted boys and girls, taught them Western dances", and posted videos to social media.
The Latin American fitness routine has proved controversial in Iran, which has laws restricting d... | Iranian officials have arrested six people accused of teaching Zumba dancing and trying to "change lifestyles", media reports say. | 40880420 |
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Captain Meg Lanning (56) and Elyse Villani (53) shared an unbroken second-wicket stand of 98 as the Southern Stars got home with 14 balls to spare.
Dilani Manodara and Chamari Atapattu both scored 38 for Sri Lanka but they were pegged back to 123-8 in Delhi.
In Group B, Pa... | Defending champions Australia cruised to a nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the Women's World Twenty20. | 35891167 |
Labour will set out its devolution offer for Wales, including giving 16 and 17 year olds the vote by May 2016.
Their plan also includes devolving fracking, and powers over transport such as the Wales and Border rail franchise, ports and speed limits.
Meanwhile, the Lib Dems want a guarantee that funding for Wales will ... | Devolution and funding for Wales are under the spotlight, as the general election campaign continues. | 32274491 |
Thai police said the body of Wayne Schneider, 37, was found in a grave not far from the beachside town of Pattaya.
Five masked men - none of them Thai - had taken Mr Schneider from his house and bundled him into a white pick-up truck on Monday, police told the BBC.
They believe Australian Antonio Bagnato was part of th... | The body of an Australian who was formerly a Hells Angels gang member has been found in Thailand. | 34981150 |
The man, in his 20s, was found in Moseley Street, Highgate, with suspected stab wounds on Saturday morning. He died on the way to hospital.
A murder investigation is under way and part of the street was cordoned off for forensic checks. CCTV is also being checked.
Anyone with information is urged to contact West Midlan... | A man died after being stabbed in a suspected altercation in Birmingham. | 38351924 |
Constantino Banda-Acosta, 38, drove his truck through a stop sign and hit a car carrying a family of three on their way home from a trip to Disneyland.
They said they were one block from home when the collision occurred.
The six-year-old boy suffered brain trauma and is said to be in a serious condition.
The suspect fl... | A man charged in a drink-driving crash that seriously injured a California boy had been deported to Mexico 15 times in as many years, US officials say. | 39879300 |
Billy Paynter gave the visitors the lead after the break when he converted Jake Carroll's cross at the back post.
Nathan Thomas made it 2-0 when he drifted in from the right and drilled a low shot past Alex Cisak.
The O's, beaten twice over the Easter holiday, tried to get back into it, but visiting keeper Trevor Carso... | Hartlepool stretched their unbeaten run to six games with victory at play-off hopefuls Leyton Orient. | 35859152 |
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 79.92 points, or 0.45%, to 17740.63.
The S&P 500 climbed 6.51 points, or 0.32%, to 2057.14 and the Nasdaq gained 19.06, or 0.4%, to 4736.16.
The US Department of Labour reported the economy added 160,000 jobs in April, analysts had been expecting more than 200,000 additional posts.... | (Close): Wall Street markets rose slightly on Friday as the price of oil climbed and investors shook off a poor April jobs report. | 36231088 |
The team of Amy Tinkler, Ruby Harrold, Ellie Downie, Becky Downie, Claudia Fragapane and Kelly Simm finished third - behind the US and Russia but ahead of China - with eight places at the Rio Olympics in Brazil up for grabs.
"We are incredibly proud," Becky Downie said of their achievement.
"Coming in to this champions... | Great Britain booked a place in the women's gymnastics team competition at next summer's Olympics with a superb performance at the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. | 34631902 |
Politician Elio Di Rupo said the eight parties in the talks had agreed on moves to resolve key sticking points.
They included the division of power between French- and Dutch-speaking communities, he said.
The country has been without an elected government for 15 months. Disagreement centres on electoral boundaries in t... | The mediator trying to form a government in Belgium has announced a breakthrough after tense negotiations. | 14925942 |
The world champion already has a fight on his hands following his troubled start to the season, which has left him 36 points behind Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg after just three races.
Hamilton is only three points clear of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, and there is reason to believe the Australian and team-mate Dani... | Lewis Hamilton's defence of his Formula 1 title could be about to get a whole lot harder courtesy of a surprise interloper - Red Bull. | 36105030 |
Paint was thrown over the front of the building on Clifton Street sometime overnight on Saturday.
Insp David McBride has appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident or anyone with any information to contact police.
The hall has been attacked several times in recent years. | Police are treating an attack on an Orange hall in north Belfast as a hate crime. | 36131857 |
Ed Miliband wants a ban on paid directorships and consultancies, while David Cameron said having people with outside interests made for a "stronger Parliament".
MPs are debating the subject in the House of Commons, where the Liberal Democrats are likely to join the Conservatives in opposing Labour.
More than 100 MPs de... | Debate about MPs' second jobs dominated Prime Minister's Questions, after an undercover investigation involving Jack Straw, Sir Malcolm Rifkind and a bogus Chinese company. | 31619780 |
Television was a latecomer: state TV launched in 2001, several years after the first private station. TV viewing is eroding radio's traditional dominance.
Although the growth of the broadcast media has been hindered by a lack of capital investment, dozens of private FM radio stations are on the air, most of them in cit... | Tanzania's media scene, once small and largely state-controlled, developed rapidly following the advent of the multi-party era in the mid 1990s. | 14095831 |
The building was to be pulled down as part of a redevelopment of the Lawn complex in Lincoln.
Bosses at Woodside Wildlife Park have now stepped in to save it and will move it to their site near Langworth.
It will be used as an attraction housing exotic animals and coral reef aquariums.
The conservatory is named after t... | A glasshouse built in honour of British explorer Sir Joseph Banks has been saved from demolition - and will become home to crocodiles and red pandas. | 36952847 |
Will Pooley, 30, has been made an MBE for his services in combating the disease outbreak in west Africa.
The nurse, from Suffolk, recovered fully and returned to Sierra Leone in October and is now back in the UK.
There were at least nine MBEs for other nurses and about 7% of all the honours' recipients were from the he... | A British nurse who contracted Ebola last year during his work in Sierra Leone, has been recognised in the Queen's birthday honours list. | 33110188 |
Higher income from taxes and relatively low growth will combine to create this effect, according to the the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Austerity will continue into the 2020s, after Chancellor Philip Hammond's decision to scrap a target of balancing the nation's books, it said.
The Treasury said it was committed to r... | Tax is set to rise as a share of the UK's income to its highest level since 1986, according to a think tank. | 38894023 |
The mill has been unused for more than a decade and various regeneration plans have failed to get off the drawing board.
The 24-acre site has been bought by a company which is associated with the Warwickshire-based St Francis Group.
Earlier this year, the St Francis Group was part of a consortium which bought the Siroc... | The Hilden Mill complex near Lisburn, in County Antrim, has been sold to an English development company. | 39927626 |
David Crompton was suspended by Dr Alan Billings, the region's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), after the Hillsborough inquest verdicts in April.
Dr Billings said he had no choice but to act as there had been an "erosion of trust".
Lawyers for Mr Crompton claim the resignation call was disproportionate and unlawful... | The Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police has launched legal proceedings over the decision to ask him to resign. | 37590589 |
The Norwegian ship Elizabeth Bergen smashed into cliffs at Gunwalloe, Cornwall, during a storm in 1846.
Three crew members were killed but Henry Cuttance, landlord of the Ship Inn rescued the ship's master and three other men.
The King of Norway rewarded his bravery with a silver mug.
Graham Bazley, of Penzance auction... | A tankard awarded to a smuggler and pub landlord for his "brave and noble actions" following a shipwreck has been sold at auction for £8,100. | 39069688 |
The Player of the Tournament at the 2014 edition was in a class of her own as she terrorised the hapless Malian defence.
USA-based Francisca Ordega and Uchechi Sunday also scored as the Super Falcons sent out a chilling warning to their rivals.
The Group B game produced a slow start as both sides struggled to find thei... | Asisat Oshoala scored four goals as Nigeria began the defence of their women's Africa Cup of Nations title with a 6-0 drubbing of Mali in Limbe on Sunday. | 38044193 |
Deputy Darren Duquemin suggested rebranding as "Guernsey Air" would be more effective in promoting the island.
Deputy Treasury Minister Jan Kuttelwascher said it would be discussed by the Treasury Department, the company's shareholder, on Tuesday.
Mark Darby, the airline's chief executive officer, said changing the air... | The name of Guernsey's publicly-owned airline, Aurigny, could be changed. | 23248136 |
Rouse, 24, has helped Kent win all three of their County Championship games this season, scoring 95 not out in their crushing win over Derbyshire.
However, he says he nearly quit the game two years ago after being released by Hampshire and Gloucestershire.
"I'd be lying if I said I didn't think about other options," he... | Kent wicketkeeper Adam Rouse says becoming a personal trainer has given him a plan B and allowed him to play cricket with greater freedom. | 39705624 |
The Reverend James Percival, 64, of Holy Trinity Church in Freckleton, and daughter Ruth, 28, were also arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to conceal the birth of a child.
His wife Susan, 65, was also arrested on suspicion of concealing a birth.
Lancashire Police said three people have been bailed until 5 March. A pos... | A vicar and his daughter have been bailed after their arrests on suspicion of murdering a baby. | 30342999 |
State media and activists said troops, backed by Russian air strikes, had seized the towns of Mahin and Hawwarin.
They lie to the east of a strategically important motorway connecting Damascus with major cities to the north.
The army has launched a series of offensives since Russia launched an air campaign to bolster P... | Syrian government forces are reported to have gained ground from Islamic State (IS) in the west of the country. | 34899278 |
Jones, 29, collapsed during a League One game at London Skolars on Sunday and was later pronounced dead in hospital.
The Rugby Football League said the problem was not revealed when Jones underwent an ECG scan in late 2014.
His wife Lizzie will attend the Cougars' home match on Sunday.
Jones won 12 Wales caps and score... | Keighley Cougars and Wales rugby league player Danny Jones died from a cardiac arrest triggered by hereditary heart disease, a post-mortem has revealed. | 32632066 |
There has been a drop of 14% in students from Wales training in medicine across the UK between 2015 and 2017.
Also only 30% of students in the two Welsh medical schools are from Wales.
Dr Dai Lloyd, chair of the Assembly's health committee said there was a "clear case for increasing medical school capacity within Wales... | The number of medical school places needs to increase, including in north Wales, a cross-party committee said. | 40436240 |
Sarah Eatwell, from Tockenham, Wiltshire, was due to lay her mother, Shelia Bizley, to rest in the same plot as her father at Fareham, in Hampshire.
But as the family travelled to the service she was contacted and told the original grave was not deep enough.
Ms Eatwell said the situation was "very, very distressing".
T... | A family has been given an "unreserved apology" after their mother's burial had to be postponed less than two hours before the service. | 32297446 |
By 2018 Welsh ministers will be able to borrow up to £500m and Labour plans to spend part of the money on the road.
Plans for the scheme include 24km (15m) of new motorway and a 2.5km-long (1.5m) viaduct crossing the River Usk.
But Kirsty Williams said the money should be used to build homes.
"We used our influence in... | Powers allowing the Welsh Government to borrow millions to fund investment should not be used to build a planned M4 relief road around Newport, the Welsh Lib Dem leader has said. | 35916894 |
Gerald Stockwell suffered a collapsed lung and fractures in the collision in Lechlade, Gloucestershire on 19 June.
The 66-year-old, from Swindon, was riding his Triumph Bonneville on the A361 when he was injured.
Police said a 31-year-old man, from Lechlade, had been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and faili... | A man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run collision in which a motorcyclist was seriously injured. | 36604505 |
He said that under a Labour government "everyone will earn enough to live on".
He also set out plans to end austerity, fight for "the best" Brexit deal and to build a "manufacturing renaissance".
A new National Living Wage, which came into force in April, requires employers to pay workers over 25 at least £7.20 an hour... | Labour would introduce a "real living wage" of at least £10 an hour if in power, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has told the party's conference. | 37468209 |
She was handed over to a group of Roman Catholic Church mediators in the town of Ocana, in the northern region of Norte de Santander.
She was exhausted but in good health, said Catholic priest Ramon Torrado, one of the mediators.
Ms Hernandez Mora said she had been kidnapped by members of the left-wing National Liberat... | Colombian rebels have released Spanish journalist Salud Hernandez Mora, who had been missing since last Saturday. | 36403957 |
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has launched a consultation process over the move.
The "zones" would mean anyone caught walking their dog in the areas listed could face a fine of up to £80.
Some of the 96 areas proposed include the Knockagh Monument on the outskirts of Carrickfergus, as well as parts of Carnfunnoc... | A Northern Ireland council is considering setting up a number of dog exclusion zones. | 32884168 |
The men and boys were killed in an explosion at Sneyd Colliery in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, on New Year's Day in 1942.
Official records at the time concluded the blast it was caused by a spark from loaded wagons igniting coal dust at the colliery.
The service at Holy Trinity Church in Burslem was held on Sunday afternoo... | A memorial service has been held on the 75th anniversary of a pit disaster in which 57 miners died. | 38483188 |
But there's one issue the prime minister might be less keen to talk about.
Lindsay Sandiford, a 59-year-old grandmother, finds herself on death row in Indonesia's notorious Kerobokan Prison, not knowing when she might face a firing squad.
It's two-and-half years since the former legal secretary from Cheltenham was sent... | Trade and counter-terrorism co-operation are officially at the top of David Cameron's agenda on a two-day visit to Indonesia as part of a tour of South East Asia. | 33668542 |
He said crocodiles had been given a higher profile in the current campaign than the crisis in the health service.
Speaking at the launch of his party's election manifesto, Mr Eastwood warned the election marked a "critical moment for power-sharing".
He said voters faced a stark choice between devolution, or a return to... | SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has warned the "very idea of power-sharing" is at stake in next week's Assembly election. | 39055065 |
A drone which has been used to scour the Devon coast has not been deployed due to "poor weather", police said.
The 25-year-old junior doctor's car was found on Friday at Ansteys Cove near Torquay, the town where she worked.
A police statement confirmed the search was continuing but said: "The drone has not been deploye... | Stormy weather and heavy rain is affecting the search for missing doctor Rose Polge. | 35595099 |
"I know I'm a bit late with this, but my sadness is profound," Mayhew wrote on his website.
"No words seemed adequate to convey what we... have lost with the passing of my dear friend Kenny Baker."
Baker played the droid R2-D2 in the first six Star Wars films and formed a close friendship with Mayhew.
"Kenny and I beca... | Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew has paid tribute to his friend and Star Wars co-star Kenny Baker, who died at the weekend at the age of 81. | 37094606 |
Barkhuizen gave the hosts the lead when he curled in from the edge of the box after good work by Daryl Horgan.
Horgan then doubled the advantage, slotting in at the second attempt after his first shot had been saved.
Barkhuizen volleyed in the hosts' third after the break from Horgan's free-kick, as Preston moved withi... | Tom Barkhuizen scored twice to help Preston keep alive their Championship play-off hopes by beating Reading. | 39162741 |
But organisers have admitted the scene is "not an exact recreation of the real baptism" - partly because they started planning it more than 18 months ago.
The replica royal event is at St Peter and St Paul's church in Griston in Norfolk - one of six churches taking part in a Blossom and Yarn Festival.
Over 11,000 squar... | Knitters have recreated Princess Charlotte's christening in wool as part of a church fundraising festival. | 33468644 |
The team won five medals at June's World Championship in South Korea, Britain's highest total at the event.
GB's best Olympic performance came at Rio 2016, when a squad of four athletes secured three medals.
"We want the maximum of eight athletes in Rio and the target is four golds," Hall told BBC Sport.
Bianca Walkden... | Britain's taekwondo athletes can achieve a record Olympic medal total at Tokyo 2020, team performance director Gary Hall says. | 40531780 |
Over a cup of tea, in a secure office about an hour's drive from Turkey's border with Syria, I meet General Adeeb al-Shallaf, the founder and head of the Free Syrian Police (FSP) in Aleppo province.
Gen Shallaf is a tall man with considerable presence and a parade-ground bearing.
He once held a senior position within t... | The Free Syrian Police force, part-funded by the UK government, was set up five years ago - and demonstrates to Syrians that it is not necessary to carry weapons in order to administer law and order in the country. | 39458062 |
The money will be used to extend the project at the Nerve Centre in the city.
It will also assist the development of a mobile facility in the north-west region to "increase outreach".
Culture minister Carál Ní Chuilín said she was pleased to be able to confirm that she had secured capital funding.
John Peto of the Nerv... | The Fab Lab in Londonderry is to receive a £350,000 cash boost from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure. | 30003107 |
Long-time Chelsea fan Pastor Azigiza encouraged people to come wearing football tops of their favourite team.
Standing behind a Chelsea cake on a stage made to look like a football pitch he said: "Chelsea, by the grace of God, came first."
He told the BBC he wanted to use the power of football to talk about God.
Azigiz... | A church in Ghana's capital, Accra, has held a thanksgiving service for Chelsea following its recent success in the Premier League. | 40164369 |
The former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international played 11 times for Wimbledon after joining in January.
Smith, 23, has signed for the Pilgrims subject to completing a medical.
The ex-Gillingham, Stevenage and Watford man failed to agree a new contract with the Dons.
Meanwhile, Plymouth boss Derek Adams has admitt... | Midfielder Connor Smith has joined Plymouth Argyle from AFC Wimbledon less than five weeks after helping the Dons beat the Devon side in the League Two play-off final. | 36588383 |
It has also been told it could lose funding altogether by 2019, putting its long-term future in doubt.
The 30-year-old hands-on learning museum in Cardiff and Wrexham relies on the funding for 40% of its income.
Education Minister Huw Lewis said Techniquest was "overly dependent on public funds" and it had to change.
T... | Science education centre Techniquest is to have its £1.3m grant from the Welsh government cut by 22% from April. | 35303392 |
Harminder Singh Mintoo was arrested from the main railway station in the capital, Delhi, on Monday, police said.
Armed men sprang Mintoo and five other inmates in a dramatic jailbreak in Patiala district on Sunday.
Mintoo has been called a leader of the outlawed Khalistan Liberation Force, accused of links with armed s... | Police in India say they have recaptured a Sikh separatist leader, who escaped from a prison in Punjab. | 38127238 |
But for now the plan will only apply to 66,000. The other 54,000 will only be moved when governments decide where they should go.
In emergency talks the 28 EU interior and justice ministers argued over how to help Italy, Greece and Hungary, which lack the resources to register and house so many refugees and other migra... | EU ministers have voted by a majority to relocate 120,000 refugees EU-wide, as this year's extraordinary influx via the Mediterranean and Balkans continues. | 34324096 |
Gurpreet Sandhu hit Horace Downes as he crossed Brassington Avenue, Sutton Coldfield, to go to place a bet.
Mr Downes died of an infection four months after the November crash.
Sandhu, 27, of Church Lane, Handsworth, who previously admitted dangerous driving, was jailed for three years and banned from driving for seven... | A man who was late for work and driving at almost twice the speed limit has been jailed after he knocked down a 91-year-old man, who later died. | 34187490 |
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It marked the first public appearance for the baby bear, who was born on 6 November 2015.
Having weighed just 0.5 kilograms at birth, Nora now weighs over 23 kg and is growing at a healthy rate, according to Columbus Zoo officials.
Scientists estimate that only 20,000-25,000 pola... | A polar bear cub called Nora came out with a splash on Friday, as she went for her a swim in front of visitors at a US zoo. | 36061968 |
Located on a street in London's Soho district, the historic centre of the city's adult entertainment industry, the entrance is designed to look like a sex shop.
Beside the recessed black door, neon lights proclaim "adult video", "peep show" and "girls, girls, girls".
In no way would a passerby guess that the venue was ... | If finding the La Bodega Negra restaurant isn't enough of a challenge, you then have to brave walking inside. | 36525805 |
Key changes since the last version are explained in a number of draft codes of practice, published by the Home Office:
1) On internet connection records - which are details of websites, social media sites and online apps - the code says:
Applications may be made by the public authority for the purposes of identifying:
... | The government has published the latest draft of its Investigatory Powers Bill, which sets out rules on surveillance by public authorities. | 35700571 |
The cubs lost their mother in February in the Ranthambore tiger reserve. Officials there say they believe the male tiger, named T25, is their father.
Wildlife experts say cubs are usually raised by their mothers and male tigers often kill cubs they come across.
Officials believe there is no recorded evidence of males b... | Forest officials in northern India say a male tiger appears to be caring for two orphaned cubs in an extremely rare display of paternal feeling. | 13598386 |
It ended the involvement of Northern Ireland teams in the tournament as Banbridge lost in a penalty shootout to Racing Club de France on Friday.
Sean Murray equalised soon after Marc Calzada had given Atletic an early lead.
But the Spanish team broke away to seal their place in the EHL KO8.
'Garvey had been hoping to b... | Lisnagarvey have been beaten 4-1 by Spanish giants Atletic Terrassa in their European Hockey League knockout round of 16 match in Eindhoven. | 39609548 |
The review will aim to ensure Scotland has the strongest possible system in place to protect children from harm.
It will look at legislation covering children at risk of neglect or abuse to see if it needs strengthened.
The review will make its recommendations by the end of 2016, Education Secretary Angela Constance to... | A full review of Scotland's child protection system has been commissioned by the Scottish government. | 35663583 |
Adm Harry Harris, head of US Pacific Command, told Congress the US would be ready "with the best technology" to defeat any North Korean missile threat.
The US has also deployed warships and a submarine to the Korean peninsula.
China argues that the US Thaad missile system will destabilise security.
Three people were ho... | The US military's top commander in the Pacific has said an advanced missile defence system in South Korea aims to bring North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "to his senses, not to his knees". | 39720696 |
The independent judge in the case adjourned for a week to review material provided by the Rugby Football League.
The hearing is set for Wednesday, 28 June and comes five weeks after Barba signed for the Super League club.
"The procedural process is proving to be inordinately long," said McManus.
"We were already bemuse... | St Helens' appeal against Ben Barba's 12-match suspension relating to an NRL drugs ban has been deferred for no "good or valid reason", according to club chairman Eamonn McManus. | 40384317 |
The blaze began in a shed on Friday afternoon before spreading to a semi-detached house causing substantial damage to the property.
45 fire fighters and 8 appliances were deployed by the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS).
It is not yet known how the fire started.
Police have said the incident is not bein... | Homes had to be evacuated after a fire on the Upper Braniel Road in Belfast due to the presence of hazardous materials. | 38269662 |
The 21-year-old, who can also play in defence, returns to League Two with the Spireites, having helped Blackpool win promotion from the division while on loan at Bloomfield Road last season.
He scored in his only appearance for Wigan this term, in a 2-1 win over Blackpool in the League Cup.
Flores is reunited with form... | Chesterfield have signed versatile midfielder Jordan Flores on a season-long loan from League One club Wigan. | 40975521 |
Mrs Merkel's party won last Sunday's poll but it needs to form an alliance with either the SPD or the Greens to ensure a majority in parliament.
SPD chairman Sigmar Gabriel said party members backed the move at a meeting.
The CDU took about 41.5% of the vote. The SPD won 26%, the Greens 8.4%, and the former communist L... | Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) has said it will begin talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) on forming a coalition. | 24309527 |
Unlike in most other team sports, cricket umpires have no power to eject players from the field of play, with any penalties imposed by officials - such as the International Cricket Council's match referees - after the match.
Introducing football-style red and yellow cards would enable umpires to deal with misdemeanours... | The fracas between England's James Anderson and India's Ravindra Jadeja during the first Test at Trent Bridge has raised the question: is cricket too soft on bad behaviour? | 28724023 |
The German chancellor caused a storm this Sunday, particularly in the English-language press and Twittersphere, when she declared: "The era in which we could fully rely on others is over to some extent."
But, contrary to the hysteria about "Iron Angie" signalling a slamming of European doors on Trump USA and Brexit UK,... | Angela Merkel is "taking back control" - to borrow the wildly successful, emotive phrase coined by those in the UK campaigning to leave the EU last year. | 40094882 |
Andrew Iacovou, 55, was repeatedly hit with a hammer at a branch of Ladbrokes in Aberconway Road, Morden, on 25 May.
Shafique Ahmad Aarij, 21, of no fixed address, was jailed for a minimum of 26 years. He denied murder claiming diminished responsibility.
The victim was knocked down after the first blow but Aarij went o... | A man has been jailed for life for murdering a father-of-two who worked at a betting shop in south London. | 25716386 |
Unless, of course, it's the Conservative Party when it's in the mood.
Just now, the Tories are in more of a mood than they've been since the chaotic days of the Major administration, and possibly since 1990, the year the party hacked down Margaret Thatcher in an orgy of political regicide prompted, naturally, by DNA-de... | Anyone who's followed politics for any length of time knows no party's more prone to suicidal bouts of indiscipline than the Labour Party. | 36407446 |
She was a pillion passenger on one of the two vehicles involved in the accident at the junctions of the A708 and B709, west of Selkirk.
The two male riders - aged 27 and 54 - are in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with serious injuries.
Anyone with information has been asked to con... | A 53-year-old woman has died following a collision between two motorbikes in the Scottish Borders. | 39843356 |
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), parent company of Southern Railway, has applied to the High Court for an injunction claiming the action breaches customers' rights.
Aslef said GTR is seeking "to prevent the voice of their put-upon employees being heard."
The union is planning drivers' strikes in December and January in ... | A train company is attempting to put a halt to strikes by the union Aslef. | 38175992 |
The soldiers, who were to be killed by a firing squad, will each serve 10 years in prison.
They were convicted by court martial over their refusal to drive down a road at night after dozens of colleagues died in a Boko Haram ambush.
The sentences were commuted following a review of court martials.
The review was ordere... | Nigeria's military has announced a reprieve for 66 soldiers who had been sentenced to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram. | 35141196 |
The controversial Operation Midland ended as ex-MP Harvey Proctor was told he faces no further action over claims against him of child abuse and murder.
He called on four Met chiefs to resign, but the force said it had been right to look into the single source claims.
The inquiry has cost over £1.8 million.
Mr Proctor... | A Met Police inquiry into claims a VIP Westminster paedophile ring abused children in the 1970s and 1980s has closed without charges being brought, Scotland Yard has announced. | 35863580 |
Tom Watson said Mr Osborne would be expected to seek to influence ministers on media policy in his new role, and urged Mr Hancock to excuse himself from any matters relating to the Standard.
Mr Osborne has faced calls to quit as an MP after he accepted the editorship.
But he insists he can do both jobs.
In a letter to ... | Labour's deputy leader has warned Digital Minister Matt Hancock to avoid any conflict of interests in his future dealings with ex-chancellor George Osborne, now Evening Standard editor. | 39343759 |
Record labels Warner and Universal sued VKontakte (VK) in 2014, demanding the removal of the pirated music and 50 million rubles ($1.4m) in damages.
The court ruling goes one step further by asking it to install preventative technology.
In July, VKontakte reached a settlement with Sony Music.
The Russian social network... | A Russian social network, notorious for streaming pirated music, has been ordered by a court to use technology to prevent future copyright infringement. | 34390166 |
Bank stocks rose after the US Federal Reserve expressed confidence in the economy, lending hope that it would raise interest rates again soon. Higher rates help to boost banks' profits.
The Dow Jones index edged up 8 points to 20,957.90, while the broader S&P 500 fell 3 points to 2,388.13.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq index f... | Gains in US banking shares were offset on Wednesday by declines in media stocks and Apple shares. | 39790821 |
The council hopes to borrow £11.3m for a new 130-room hotel in the Talbot Gateway area and expects future profits to cover the cost.
Holiday Inn is the preferred chain although a deal is yet to be signed.
The town's hoteliers criticised the move, claiming there is enough four-star accommodation already available.
A thi... | Blackpool Council has said it will pay £14m for the construction of a four-star hotel as part of plans to attract visitors to the resort. | 29521490 |
Ness, who wrote A Monster Calls and the Chaos Walking trilogy, tweeted on Thursday that $1,018,000, or £659,755 had been raised for Save The Children.
He started the campaign on 3 September, saying he was "tired of just tweeting despair" about the refugee crisis.
Since then, numerous other authors and publishers have c... | A campaign set up by author Patrick Ness to raise funds for Syrian refugees has raised more than $1m in one week. | 34207264 |
Troops broke through IS defences and reached the eastern district of al-Zahra, which they say is now 90% under their control.
Special forces have been fighting the jihadists in the streets and alleys.
Meanwhile, the UN says there is growing evidence of IS atrocities in and around Mosul.
It has already expressed concern... | Iraqi government forces have battled their way into another suburb of Mosul, the northern city held for more two years by the Islamic State (IS) group. | 37872392 |
Micah Johnson, 25, was angry with the recent killings of black men by police and wanted to kill white officers, police say.
Police chief David Brown said he was "convinced" Johnson had wider plans.
He told CNN that Johnson, a military veteran, appeared to have practised detonating explosives.
Meanwhile, Delphine Johnso... | The man who shot dead five police officers in Dallas and wounded seven more was planning an even larger attack, the city's police chief says. | 36760151 |
Mohammad Sharif Malekzadeh is reportedly accused of corruption and denies the charges.
A number of people linked to the president have been dismissed and arrested in recent months.
Mr Malekzadeh was made deputy foreign minister last Saturday, but was forced to quit three days later, after a protest by parliamentarians.... | An ally of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been arrested, according to the country's media. | 13898232 |
Ikeme, 30, was sent off after pushing Wes Hoolahan in the chest, but the club have been advised it is normally considered only a yellow-card offence.
Wolves are hoping Ikeme will be cleared to play in Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round tie against Liverpool at Anfield.
"If it's feasible to win, then we'll try," boss Paul L... | Wolves are to appeal against the red card given to goalkeeper Carl Ikeme in Saturday's 3-1 controversial Championship defeat at Norwich. | 38718255 |
Between December 2011 and February 2014 the equivalent of about 90 people a month died after their Employment and Support Allowance claim was ended.
Campaigners have called for the "tragic" figures to be investigated.
The DWP said no link could be assumed between the deaths and claimants being deemed fit for work.
The ... | Some 2,380 people have died after being found fit for work and losing benefits, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures show. | 34074557 |
17 October 2016 Last updated at 15:51 BST
Ben, from Sheffield, was 21 months old when he disappeared on the Greek island of Kos.
An "item" believed to have been in Ben's possession at the time was found during fresh searches.
South Yorkshire Police said the current line of inquiry, that Ben was killed accidentally, was... | Police have ended their search for missing toddler Ben Needham in Kos, saying he "most probably" died in an accident near where he vanished in 1991. | 37681502 |
While a third of people are worried about getting dementia or cancer, only 2% are afraid of coronary heart disease, a survey by the British Heart Foundation has found.
And one in ten adults confessed to not knowing how to look after their hearts.
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is responsible for about 74,000 deaths in th... | Many adults in the UK are unaware of the risk factors for heart disease, according to a new poll. | 29381914 |
8 August 2017 Last updated at 12:34 BST
But she's unhappy with new changes to the way that England's women are funded.
She's gone to meet players to find out what they think. | Fourteen-year-old Rebecca dreams of playing rugby union professionally. | 40860966 |
Officers from North East Counter Terrorism Unit and the Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit executed six search warrants on Thursday.
The men, aged 19-32, were arrested under section 12 of the act, creating offences in relation to the support of proscribed organisations.
Two of the men have been named as Rofi Is... | Five men have been arrested under the Terrorism Act following raids in Cardiff and Barry. | 30325151 |
The £23m inquiry into historical child abuse in Jersey ended in 2016 after three years.
The report was first expected at the end of last year.
The independent panel referred the BBC to a previous statement that said: "We will announce the date of the report's publication in due course".
Alan Collins, who has been repr... | Delays in publishing the Jersey Independent Care Inquiry report are becoming "unacceptable" according to the lawyer working with the victims. | 39729869 |
The Science Minister, Jo Johnson, will give details while opening a joint UK-Chinese plant research centre just outside Shanghai.
Scientists at the centre will investigate new ways of growing crops to feed an expanding global population.
The centre is the latest effort by the UK to tap into the rapid growth in scientif... | The UK government is to outline its plans to strengthen collaborative research between Britain and China. | 37420086 |
The association has refused to approve Brace's accreditation for Glasgow because of her involvement at the 2013 Unified Kickboxing World Championships.
The Welsh Boxing Association has accepted the ruling.
Brace, 23, had been included in Wales' 10-strong squad for the Commonwealth Games to compete in the 51kg category.... | Welsh boxer Ashley Brace is out of this month's Commonwealth Games after the International Boxing Association deemed her ineligible. | 28192683 |
Many of them are so old they have to be carried out to the lunch room, where they are served a frugal meal of rice, lentils and vegetables.
This is a shelter run by Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in the Indian capital, Delhi.
The men have been abandoned by their families, who can no longer support them financi... | Inside a long, poorly lit room several old men are lying on a row of bunk beds. | 12352494 |
The last Ice Age ended about 11,500 years ago, and when the next one should begin has not been entirely clear.
Researchers used data on the Earth's orbit and other things to find the historical warm interglacial period that looks most like the current one.
In the journal Nature Geoscience, they write that the next Ice ... | Human emissions of carbon dioxide will defer the next Ice Age, say scientists. | 16439807 |
The Harbour restaurant in Porthmadog was also found to have inadequate controls to prevent cross contamination and poor standards of cleanliness.
Restaurant owner David Paton pleaded guilty to seven food hygiene offences at Caernarfon Magistrates' Court.
He has to pay £5,000 plus nearly £1,300 in court costs.
The cas... | A restaurant owner has been fined for having a substantial amount of out-of-date mouldy food which was intended for sale, Gwynedd council said. | 33484025 |
Mike Holder, who was employed by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, said record keeping was "haphazard".
He said senior staff at the mental health trust were told safety failings could be breaking the law.
Chief executive of the trust Katrina Percy said: "We are constantly striving to find ways to do things better."... | An under-fire NHS trust that failed to investigate hundreds of deaths knew about health and safety failings four years ago, the BBC can reveal. | 35357247 |
Nahin Ahmed and Yusuf Sarwar, both 22 and from Birmingham, admitted preparing to carry out terrorist acts.
They spent eight months in Syria and were arrested by West Midlands Police's counter-terrorism unit at Heathrow Airport on their return in January.
They had travelled to Syria to take part in its civil war after c... | Two British men who went to Syria to join rebel fighters have pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. | 28212679 |
Initially the cars will be semi-autonomous, with real families travelling in them.
Similar trials will run in the Swedish city Gothenburg.
Drive Me London, as the trial is dubbed, will record data from these everyday journeys to help develop the technology and adapt it to real-world conditions.
Details of which roads t... | Swedish carmaker Volvo plans to run driverless car trials on public roads around London from next year. | 36149043 |
The debate was sparked by a petition which calls for price caps to stop holiday firms "cashing in" on the school holidays.
No MP backed price regulation during the Westminster Hall debate, and the government also rejected the idea.
But term staggering and more power for schools received widespread support.
Liberal Demo... | MPs have suggested "staggering" school term dates and giving teachers more discretion on absences during a debate on the cost of holidays. | 26289805 |
New chairman Sir Peter Hendy came up with the idea after he was drafted in this summer to rescue the company's disastrous £12.5bn enhancement plan.
He says by selling off non-core bits of property, Network Rail can now deliver "the bulk" of the planned programme.
It is the biggest SME (small and medium-sized enterprise... | Network Rail wants to sell £1.8bn of railway arch space, disused depots and shop space in bigger stations to help raise the cash to upgrade UK railways. | 34926322 |
It's thought to have been the length of three London buses, half the width of a football pitch and as heavy as a space shuttle!
Fossilised bones of six of the young adult dinosaurs were found in a Patagonian quarry, in Argentina, in 2013.
Could there be even bigger, adult bones left to discover?
Scientists think that a... | A study of dinosaur bones suggests that the Patagotitan mayorum was the largest creature to ever live on Earth. | 40876178 |
Photos posted on a message board in the last few days have since been taken down.
Users who had accessed the service through third-party apps, and not the official Snapchat app, have had their images intercepted.
The company said its servers "were never breached".
Newsbeat's tech reporter, Jonathan Blake, says they are... | Hackers are threatening to publish thousands more explicit images sent through Snapchat. | 29581386 |
One told Parliament's annual Youth Select Committee that "so many" young people were suffering from online abuse and feelings of inadequacy.
There should also be greater diversity in the media, the committee heard.
A Facebook and Instagram policy manager said the sites were committed to making sure users had positive e... | Internet companies should do more to tackle body shaming online, social media users have told an inquiry into how body image affects young people. | 40536281 |
But while performance has improved since the first week in January, it remains way below its target of 95%.
Leaked data covering last week puts the national figure at 82.4% with only five hospitals meeting the 95% standard.
NHS England said they were doing "everything [they] can to ensure the best care possible is bein... | The number of people treated within four hours at A&E departments recovered in the second week of January, BBC Newsnight has learned. | 38641367 |
Her appearances at protests are recorded in documents released after a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to police.
Ms Lucas said the tracking sends a "chilling message" to those wanting to take part in peaceful demonstrations.
The National Police Chiefs Council defended the unit but would not confirm who was being ... | Green MP Caroline Lucas has said a police anti-extremism unit has "monitored" her and a party colleague. | 36171778 |
The organisms have a cylindrical stalk capped by a flat, semi-transparent disc that houses visible channels branching outwards.
These channels, which resemble tree-like diagrams known as dendrograms, are the basis for its scientific name - Dendrogramma.
The original specimens were described for the first time in 2014 b... | Australian scientists have used genetic material to pinpoint the origin of the deep-sea mushroom, an unusual gelatinous creature first dredged up near Tasmania in 1986. | 36457841 |
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