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The 36-year-old former England international, who left Chelsea in the summer, came off the bench to equalise in the 1-1 draw at Etihad Stadium.
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"Frank Lampard is a Man City player," Mourinho told Sky Sports.
"When he decided t... | Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho said there was nothing emotional about Frank Lampard's goal against the Blues, and insisted the "love story" finished when the midfielder joined Manchester City. | 29305064 |
Ms McCall, who has been at EasyJet for seven years, will take over the running of the commercial broadcaster early next year. ITV's previous chief executive, Adam Crozier, left in June.
She will be paid an annual salary of £900,000, plus pension and possible bonus and incentives.
Before running EasyJet, Ms McCall was c... | ITV has appointed the boss of EasyJet, Carolyn McCall, as its new chief executive. | 40628869 |
It happened at Kilwilkie, Lurgan, on Monday afternoon.
A 15-year-old is due to appear in court later on charges of riotous behaviour, arson and placing an object on a railway line in Lurgan.
Another 15-year-old has been charged with riotous behaviour, making a petrol bomb and throwing a petrol bomb. He is due to appear... | Two teenagers have been charged following trouble in County Armagh. | 35915598 |
An impressive 11 goals in 17 appearances later, you have won the EFL's Young Player of the Month award for September.
The 2016-17 season has already served up plenty of success for teenage striker Tammy Abraham - the kid who once needed a lift from Didier Drogba to get to training and has now helped lift Bristol City i... | It is a normal summer's evening and your mum's home-cooked food is on the table, except for one big difference - Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson is round for dinner and he wants to sign you on loan. | 37755928 |
Rebel Rover was being trained in chest-high water at Sandgate beach when he unseated his rider and headed deeper.
The five-year-old gelding was picked up by the Brisbane Water Police and a marine rescue unit.
"He was in about four metres of water and he was swimming quite freely," said Volunteer Marine Rescue's Glen Ph... | A racehorse has survived a two-hour swim, covering 11km, after being scared during a training run on a beach in Brisbane, Australia. | 35671763 |
Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life by Jonathan Bate features alongside books on history, science and travel.
They include Mohamedou Ould Slahi's Guantanamo Diary and Laurence Scott's The Four-Dimensional Human, about technology's impact on people.
The £20,000 prize was won last year by Helen Macdonald's H is for Hawk.
... | A book about poet Ted Hughes, which triggered a dispute with his estate, is one of 12 works of non-fiction on the longlist for the Samuel Johnson Prize. | 34323106 |
Henri Gonay, from Belgium, died in June 1944 after his aircraft crashed into a farm.
The road at the northern end of Route de Grantez, St Ouen, which was unnamed, has been called Rue Henri Gonay.
Parish Constable Michael Paddock said: "He was a well-decorated pilot and was part of the forces which helped to secure our ... | A Jersey road has been named after a fighter pilot who was shot down during World War Two. | 27847791 |
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The first-half header was the Welshman's third goal in five games since joining Aberdeen in January.
The Dons also had two goals chalked off and manager Derek McInnes was sent to the stand for protesting about one of the disallowed goals.
Defeat for United leaves them eigh... | Simon Church's goal was enough to give Aberdeen a win over Dundee United and close the gap on Premiership leaders Celtic to four points. | 35647472 |
But an extraordinary rescue on the world's highest mountain has bonded two climbers, one from Israel and one a Turk.
By his own account Nadav Ben-Yehuda was only 300 metres from the summit of Mount Everest, and on course to become the youngest Israeli to conquer it, when he spotted someone lying in the snow, clearly in... | It isn't often these days that you see two men, arms round each other, holding Israeli and Turkish flags. | 18204231 |
The woman, in her 30s, and the child were abducted by two men from Redcar seafront at lunchtime on Friday.
The pair were taken about four miles to Longbeck Lane, near Yearby, where the woman was raped by both men.
They were made to get out of the car six hours later in another area of Redcar.
Det Ch Insp Steve Young, o... | Police investigating the rape of a woman said her screams as she and her toddler were forced into a car would have been heard. | 39186617 |
Curry Mallet is one of 25 locations celebrating the signing of charter by King John in Runnymede on 15 June 1215.
Magna Carta established that the king was subject to the law rather than being above it.
William Malet, the feudal baron of Curry Mallet, born around 1175, was one of Magna Carta's guarantors.
The former Lo... | One of the smallest communities involved in Magna Carta celebrations has unveiled new signs to mark its 800th anniversary. | 33121766 |
Windows 10 is destined to change the way millions of us interact with our computers and gives Microsoft's chief executive, Satya Nadella, the opportunity to steer the company in a new direction.
He describes the OS as "Windows as a Service", which means he plans to release improvements as they become available, via the... | The world's most used operating system has made it into double figures. | 33637586 |
Diabetes UK has criticised Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and called for a specialist 24-hour footcare referral service.
The charity has also created a display of 148 shoes representing the number of amputations over the past three years.
In a statement the CCG acknowledged it needs to improve its ... | A charity has called for urgent action to address Southampton's increasing and above-average number of "preventable" diabetes-related amputations. | 34402900 |
The national team played at grounds across the country from 2000-2007 while Wembley was being rebuilt for £757m.
Last year it was reported that paying off the costs of the national stadium would mean staging England games at Wembley for up to nine more years.
But last week the FA agreed a £300m package to refinance the... | England could play home matches away from Wembley from next year. | 34589354 |
Bournemouth lost a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Arsenal in the Premier League on Tuesday, 3 January.
Barker, on Hitchin's books at the time, later posted: "Big hype just for a disappointment like the nine months leading up to your child's birth."
Barker, who was sacked, has until 25 January to respond to the charge... | Ex-Hitchin player Alfie Barker has been charged by the FA in relation to tweets sent to Bournemouth's Harry Arter about the death of his baby daughter. | 38662645 |
Carrasco's fine individual effort put the hosts ahead and Gameiro added a second with a crisp low strike.
Sandro Ramirez pulled one back for Malaga courtesy of a superb free-kick before Gameiro struck again.
Although Stefan Savic was sent off and Ignacio Camacho reduced the deficit, Carrasco sealed victory late on.
Mal... | Kevin Gameiro and Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco scored twice as Atletico Madrid beat Malaga despite playing a third of the game with 10 men. | 37800174 |
Christopher Walsh Atkins, 40, from Gospel Oak, north London, and Christina Slater, 37, from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, filed inflated invoices to take advantage of tax breaks.
They falsely claimed to have spent £5.7m and made significant losses on Starsuckers and Mercedes the Movie.
Atkins was jailed for five years ... | Two Bafta-nominated film producers have been jailed for their part in a £2.2m tax scam. | 36687365 |
Sally Yates, who was appointed by Mr Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama, said she was not "convinced that the executive order is lawful".
The president's ban on nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries sparked street protests in the US and abroad.
Hundreds of US diplomats have also drafted a "dissent cable" to for... | The US acting attorney general has told the justice department not to defend President Trump's immigration order. | 38805343 |
The two-week blitz on phone use behind the wheel will see anyone caught fined £100 and given a three-point penalty.
Illegal calling and texting while driving has risen nationally and is expected to be the number one cause of road death and injuries in 2016.
In Wales, more than 500 people were caught during last year's... | Motorists who use mobile phones while driving are being warned they face sanctions as the Welsh forces launch a campaign to crack down on the practice. | 37894488 |
City were in front inside three minutes as keeper Jason Steele brought down David Cotterill and Lukas Jutkiewicz converted the penalty.
Rovers levelled in first-half stoppage time when Danny Graham swept in from 10 yards after Derrick Williams' cut-back.
Both sides had chances to win it, but Sam Gallagher fired over an... | Gianfranco Zola's search for a first win as Birmingham City manager goes on as his side drew at Blackburn. | 38619050 |
As well as seeking to encourage more girls and boys to take up the sport, organisers also want more females to follow cricket, while convincing young sportswomen there is a worthwhile career for them in the game.
Ironically, for what is the most financially lucrative women's world cup to date, making huge amounts of mo... | The Women's Cricket World Cup takes to fields across England this weekend, looking to bowl over youngsters and women, not to mention businesses, with their event. | 40093724 |
The man and woman were found fatally injured when police and the ambulance service arrived to the property at Bentfield Gardens in Stansted at about 23:00 BST.
The 23-year-old is being held in custody, Essex police said. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two people died at a house in Essex. | 33632515 |
After starting with a seven-game unbeaten run when he first succeeded Roberto di Matteo, Bruce's men have now lost five of their last nine games.
Bruce told BBC WM he has to be sure that any arrivals are the right ones.
"If there's been a failing, we've just bought and bought and bought," he said.
"It's just piled and ... | Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce says any prospective new signings for the Championship promotion hopefuls must "handle" the pressure of being at a club "everyone wants to beat". | 38639241 |
Oil and Gas UK's latest Business Sentiment Index drew the gloomiest response from companies since the survey began in 2009.
It said "deteriorating market conditions and the scarcity of new business opportunities" continued to be major concerns for the industry.
The latest index covered the fourth quarter of last year.
... | Optimism in the UK oil and gas sector has sunk to a new low, according to an industry survey. | 35541244 |
Teachers of subjects not included in the EBacc league table measure are the most at risk, research from the ATL and NUT unions has suggested.
Of 1,200 union members polled, before the ATL annual conference in Liverpool, 93% were "pessimistic" about funding.
The Department for Education says funding is at record levels.... | Pressure on school budgets in England is leading to a narrower secondary curriculum, with teaching posts in some subjects being cut, unions have said. | 39527183 |
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway in Shropshire has been bought by Suffolk-based property developers Devitt and Sons.
The family firm said it was not intending to make big changes and that it would be "business as usual".
The cliff railway, which was built in 1892, has been owned and operated by Allan and Jean Reynolds for the ... | England's last inland funicular railway has been sold for more than £700,000. | 14620900 |
The survey found out one in three of you say you eat unhealthy food more than three times a week.
We spoke to 1,432 children aged 7-12, across the UK.
The results come at a time when one in three kids is said to be overweight or obese.
I eat carrots, broccoli, peas and my least favourite vegetable sweet corn, with my f... | Newsround's big food survey shows more than half of kids don't eat any vegetables on a daily basis. | 32009742 |
In a note following the Westland affair, press secretary Bernard Ingham urged her to take action to show the government "knows what it is doing".
He warned that so far it appeared to be "at the mercy of events".
Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine quit in January 1986 in a row over the future of Westland helicopter fir... | Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was advised to assert her authority over her feuding ministers, newly-released government files reveal. | 33543876 |
The borough council loaned £10.25m to Northampton Town Football Club to redevelop the stadium and nearby land, but the funds have seemingly vanished, leaving an unfinished stand and the football club almost going under.
This story began four years ago when a decision was made to invest in the new stand. Now a police in... | The people of Northampton want to know what has happened to their missing millions. | 36342097 |
Dr Jeroen Ensink, 41, was killed on 29 December as he left his Islington flat to post cards to friends and family to announce his daughter's birth.
Femi Nandap, 23, of Woolwich, admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility at the Old Bailey.
Three charges against Nandap had been dropped at court on 23 D... | A man who admitted stabbing to death an academic outside his London home had a knife offence charge against him dropped six days before the killing. | 37299114 |
The proposed development at Mossend was originally declined in 2014 by North Lanarkshire Council but the developer, PD Stirling, appealed to ministers.
They later granted permission in principle despite a reporter recommending that it should be refused.
The judges said ministers had failed to give adequate reasons for ... | Judges have overturned a Scottish government decision to grant planning permission for an expanded rail freight terminal in North Lanarkshire. | 37164607 |
Communities Secretary Carl Sargeant said progress had been made but UK government welfare reforms were hindering Welsh Government ambitions.
He said it did not have the power needed to make the significant changes needed to reach the goal.
The Department for Work and Pensions said welfare reforms were helping people wh... | A target to end child poverty in Wales by 2020 cannot be achieved, the Welsh Government has admitted. | 38308763 |
Selby had been due to face Hermogenes Castillo, also of Nicaragua, but the 21-year-old has pulled out at the last minute with a hand injury.
The 27-year-old became the fastest Welsh boxer to a British title with victory over Louis Norman in May.
He is undefeated in five fights since turning professional in 2015.
IBF fe... | British champion Andrew Selby will now face Nicaraguan Felix Moncada in a 10-round international flyweight contest in Edinburgh on Friday. | 37708214 |
The groups, including Women's Aid, say current legislation focuses too much on specific incidents, such as an assault.
They say the law fails to take into account power and control, which are the essence of domestic abuse.
The Home Office said it would carefully consider the idea after a police review of domestic abuse... | Psychological abuse should be made a crime in England and Wales in order to save more victims of domestic violence, campaigners have said. | 26444731 |
Scott Hilling, 25, was staying with Kathleen Griffin at her Clacton home at the time he killed her, the jury heard.
The court was told he stripped her body naked before trying to burn it.
At Chelmsford Crown Court Mr Hilling denies murdering Mrs Griffin in Old Road in the town on 17 December, but admits manslaughter on... | A man tortured a grandmother with a scalpel before stabbing her to death, a court heard. | 36429104 |
Best, 33, was reported to have a tight calf but the Ireland management are confident the hooker will resume training on Thursday.
"The medics feel like he should be fine and ready to go for Thursday," said Ireland's skills coach Richie Murphy.
"He was a little tight in the calf at the end of training yesterday."
Murphy... | Ireland captain Rory Best missed training on Tuesday but is still expected to be fit for Saturday's Six Nations game against Scotland. | 35815950 |
The 27-year-old former England Under-21 international made 119 appearances for the Canaries after joining them from Peterborough in 2012.
Bennett also had talks with promoted Sheffield United, but has chosen to move to Molineux instead.
He has agreed a three-year contract to become Wolves' first summer signing and will... | Wolves have signed centre-back Ryan Bennett following his release by Championship rivals Norwich City. | 40108246 |
A report presented to the meeting will call for a moratorium on their use while the ethical questions they raise are debated.
The robots are machines programmed in advance to take out people or targets, which - unlike drones - operate autonomously on the battlefield.
They are being developed by the US, UK and Israel, b... | So-called killer robots are due to be discussed at the UN Human Rights Council, meeting in Geneva. | 22712752 |
Group trading profit rose 25% to £515m for the six months to 31 January.
Wolseley also said it was changing its name to Ferguson, which is its main US brand. The group makes about 84% of its profit in the US.
Wolseley was the biggest riser in the FTSE 100, with the share index closing up 50 points at 7,343.42.
Shares ... | (Close): Shares in plumbing goods supplier Wolseley bolstered the market, ending the day 5.57% higher after the company reported a big rise in profits. | 39416484 |
The Most Rev Justin Welby told Wonga boss Errol Damelin the Church would do this by expanding credit unions.
These would act as an alternative to payday lenders.
Mr Cable told Channel 5 News that the Archbishop had "hit the nail on the head".
He added the Archbishop was "right not just to condemn abuse but to offer alt... | The Business Secretary Vince Cable has backed a plan by the Archbishop of Canterbury to force the online lender Wonga out of business - by competing against it. | 23433955 |
Battling record fuel costs and unrelenting competition from subsidised rivals, Qantas has just announced 5,000 job cuts alongside an underlying pre-tax loss of 252m Australian dollars (£135m; US$225m) for the second half of 2013.
The cuts are part of the airline's ruthless make-or-break plan to revive its wilting fort... | Australia's Flying Kangaroo is facing the most tempestuous times in its long history. | 26349350 |
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After receiving a bye in the first round, Britain's London 2012 gold medallist proved too classy for Kob.
Quick on her feet and dangerous with the jab, Adams dominated the flyweight bout, though Kob was aggressive and impressive working on the inside.
Find out how to get i... | Nicola Adams guaranteed herself another Olympic medal with a hard-fought victory over Ukraine's Tetyana Kob. | 37092781 |
Pham Minh Hoang served a jail sentence after being convicted in 2011 over articles that "blackened the image of the country".
Hoang, 62, was arrested in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday after losing his appeal against deportation.
It is rare for dual-nationals to lose the nationality of their country of origin.
US-based Hum... | A French-Vietnamese dissident blogger has been deported to France after losing his nationality of birth. | 40398096 |
The Football Association of Ireland announced his departure on Wednesday after a meeting with Trapattoni and assistant boss Marco Tardelli.
The pair had been contracted until the end of May 2014.
In his five years in charge, Trapattoni guided the Republic to the finals of Euro 2012.
The 1-0 defeat in Austria left Irela... | Manager Giovanni Trapattoni has left the Republic of Ireland by mutual consent following Tuesday's defeat by Austria in a World Cup qualifier. | 24043331 |
The singer and celebrity chef are among 63 alleged victims to have issued a bid for compensation at the High Court.
News Group Newspapers already faced claims from 28 people who also allege their voicemails were intercepted.
More than 1,000 people have already settled with the company, which denies the practice took pl... | Sir Elton John and Gordon Ramsay are taking action against the publisher of the Sun and defunct News of the World over phone-hacking claims. | 39506544 |
It is proceeding despite Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson's admission to hospital with a suspected heart attack on Monday.
However, it is expected the welfare reform bill will be blocked.
Sinn Féin and the SDLP have signed a petition of concern, which means the bill will not get the necessary cross-commun... | Northern Ireland Assembly members are debating the final stage of the controversial welfare reform bill. | 32877509 |
Weeping Window is to be installed at the Maritime Museum in the city centre for two months in 2017.
The building, formerly the Dock Offices, tells the history of the city's mariners.
The site has been chosen to highlight sacrifices made by the Merchant and Royal Navies, said Hull City Council.
Much of Hull's fishing fl... | A sculpture featuring thousands of handmade ceramic poppies commemorating those who died in World War One is to be installed in Hull. | 37571970 |
He was accused of hiring foreign mercenaries in an alleged plot against the state, which he denies.
Mr Katumbi's lawyer said he had been in hospital since police had fired tear gas during a protest.
Elections are due in November.
Prosecutors allowed him to travel for treatment on condition that he returned to face the ... | Moise Katumbi, the opposition presidential hopeful in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has flown to South Africa for medical treatment, his lawyer says, a day after authorities issued an arrest warrant for him. | 36347706 |
One bay on another ward at the site near Melrose has also been closed to admissions.
NHS Borders said the situation was being managed by its infection prevention and control team.
Visiting the department has been "strongly discouraged" and anyone who has had symptoms of the virus in the past 48 hours should stay away.
... | The department of medicine for the elderly at Borders General Hospital has been shut due to a norovirus outbreak. | 32397636 |
The modern European bison, now found only in protected reserves, once roamed widely on the continent.
Studies of ancient DNA show the bison arose from interbreeding between the extinct steppe bison and the aurochs, about 120,000 years ago.
The scientific evidence was confirmed by cave paintings that depict features suc... | Cave art from the Ice Age has helped solve the mysterious origins of Europe's largest land mammal. | 37649597 |
Firefighters were called to Cardiff Road, Glyntaff, near Pontypridd, just after 09:00 BST.
The fire service said the man and woman had been marooned on the riverbank after recovering the cat.
Specialist line rescue teams were called in and the pair were hauled to safety. | Two people from Rhondda Cynon Taff who climbed onto a riverbank to rescue a cat then had to be rescued themselves. | 37234975 |
The car initially failed to stop for police on Belfast's Falls Road. It was reversed into a police car, injuring two officers inside.
The car was then driven out of Belfast towards Nutts Corner then across country, via Moira and Banbridge.
It was followed by police vehicles from several stations, before being stopped n... | A man has been arrested after police pursued a car from west Belfast to Newry on Wednesday afternoon. | 38832927 |
Doors Open Day, on Saturday 24 September, will see the vintage vehicles running between Lothian Road and Newhaven.
The buses will travel along the number 16 route with a stop at Lothian Buses central depot in Annandale Street.
Passengers will then be able to see behind the scenes at the central depot.
Doors to the depo... | Passengers will be able to ride on buses from the middle of last century as they make a return to Edinburgh's streets for a special day. | 36895821 |
Prime Minister Theresa May announced an early election for 8 June, saying it was the only way to guarantee stability after the Brexit vote.
Mr Jones said the election was "not in the national interest".
But Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said UK ministers were in the position 'reluctantly'.
Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Dav... | Wales' First Minister Carwyn Jones has criticised the decision to call a general election in the middle of a council election campaign. | 39629051 |
A Malian security source said there had been "fierce fighting" at the base in the Wagadou forest region on Friday, including the use of heavy weapons.
Wagadou, near Mauritania's border, is an area where al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) are known to operate.
Earlier this month, Mali and Mauritania agreed to lead a... | Mauritanian and Malian soldiers have raided an al-Qaeda camp in western Mali, defence sources said. | 13917344 |
He was speaking in Cork Opera House at a send-off event for the Republic's team last week.
The Kilrea man joked that two backroom staff accompanied him and assistant boss Roy Keane to the Super Bowl in the USA so that people would not think that he and Keane were "queers".
He apologised on Monday, describing the remark... | The Republic of Ireland manager, Martin O'Neill, has apologised for using the word "queers". | 36469497 |
A PTI spokesman made an announcement on Imran Khan's official Facebook page. Ms Khan also confirmed on Twitter that they had decided to part ways.
The pair got married in January at Mr Khan's home.
The former cricketer was previously married to British journalist and activist Jemima Goldsmith.
PTI spokesman Naeem Ul Ha... | Imran Khan, head of Pakistan's opposition Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, and his wife Reham Khan have filed for divorce, 10 months after they wed. | 34675212 |
The inky creased gloves can be seen in the National Museum in Dublin and are among the artefacts to feature in Ireland's Treasures Uncovered.
For presenter Dr Gavin Hughes, they are a touchstone to the past.
They are a link to a moment in 1690 on the Irish battlefield of the Boyne.
"On the night of the battle, they say... | The story of King William of Orange's gauntlets worn at the Battle of the Boyne features in a new programme on the treasures that helped shape Ireland. | 35562540 |
Police said the 36-year-old had left a pub on Saracen Street, Possilpark, and was walking down the street when he became involved in an altercation.
The man was struck on the head during the incident, which took place at about 21:20 on Friday.
He was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary after the attack and has now been re... | A man has been seriously injured after being set upon by a group of young men in Glasgow. | 35735851 |
There were two blasts about five minutes apart at about 21:00 local time (14:00 GMT) near a bus station in Kampung Melayu in the east of the city.
Two suspected attackers also died.
Indonesia has seen a series of low-level attacks since last January, when four attackers killed four people in a gun and bomb attack in ce... | A suspected suicide bomb attack in the Indonesian capital Jakarta has killed at least three police officers and injured 10 people, police say. | 40035312 |
The rumba star, 56, was arrested after a fracas on Wednesday at a hotel in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Correspondents say the courtroom was packed to see the star, who leads the Quartier Latin band.
Olomide this year denied charges of raping three of his dancers in France.
The altercation... | Koffi Olomide, one of Africa's most popular singers, has been given a three-month suspended prison sentence for assaulting his producer. | 19281659 |
Syrian-born swimmer Ibrahim Al Hussein and US-based Iranian discus thrower Shahrad Nasajpour will compete as part of the Independent Paralympic Athletes (IPA) team.
It is the first time in the history of the Paralympics that a dedicated team of its kind will compete.
Their Chef de Mission will be British official Tony ... | Two refugee Para-athletes will compete at the Rio Paralympics, which begin on 7 September. | 37194903 |
Dr Carneiro, who claimed constructive dismissal against Chelsea, also reached a discrimination settlement against the club's former manager Jose Mourinho.
Chelsea said it apologised "unreservedly" to the former first team doctor for the distress caused.
On Monday it emerged Chelsea had offered Dr Carneiro £1.2m to set... | Former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro has settled her dismissal claim against the club on confidential terms. | 36472713 |
Paul Higson had been scared to tell his wife Jan he had lost the ring and it took him two months to confess.
He works all over the Orkney mainland and the ring could have been anywhere.
The pair had given up all hope of finding the lost ring until Jan looked down and saw a sparkling object under a stone on the Sands of... | A woman says she was "stunned" at the "million-to-one chance" discovery of her husband's lost wedding ring on a beach in Orkney. | 39894787 |
The MP for Wentworth and Dearne said he had not originally intended to stand but was "dismayed at how narrow and shallow the debate has been so far".
He becomes the seventh candidate, meaning at least one or two of those already declared will lack enough MPs' support to make the ballot paper.
But Mr Healey said he was ... | John Healey, the former Labour housing minister, has announced he is running to be deputy leader of the party. | 32879809 |
Farmer Robert Fidler, 66, hid the castle behind bales for four years when he built it in Redhill, Surrey.
A High Court judge has ordered him to demolish it by June. If he fails to do so he will be jailed for three months.
A petition, with 1,200 signatures, calls on Reigate and Banstead Council to stop the "wasteful" en... | More than a thousand people have backed calls to halt the proposed demolition of a mock-Tudor castle built without planning permission. | 34903224 |
The Liberal prime minister wants the unelected Senate to be a non-partisan body for vetting legislation.
A Paralympics champion and the head of the commission on reconciliation with indigenous communities are among the nominees.
They are the first appointments since an expenses scandal engulfed the Senate in 2013.
The ... | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named seven new senators to the country's scandal-hit upper chamber. | 35845227 |
Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva told a news conference it would not be fielding candidates, saying: "Thai politics is at a failed stage".
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra called the election earlier this month in a bid to end weeks of mass protests.
The head of the Thai army has warned the country's political division... | Thailand's main opposition Democrat Party has announced it will boycott snap elections set for 2 February. | 25475644 |
Former Education and Welfare officer Lucy Ward told the tribunal she was dismissed as she was in a relationship with former head coach Neil Redfearn.
She is claiming unfair dismissal and sex discrimination at the hearing.
The club denies any improper conduct and claims she was was dismissed for exceeding her annual lea... | A Leeds United employee was "treated like a piece of meat" in the way she was sacked by the club, an industrial tribunal has heard. | 36027104 |
We don't yet know what will fill the considerable void that the absence of a military career will leave in his life.
It's no surprise that Harry describes quitting the army as a "really tough decision".
He's cherished doing a job which he was given on merit - and not because he's a prince.
It's a job which, when he was... | We know what Prince Harry's giving up. | 31916399 |
Chad McVeigh, 18, from Devizes, and Nathan Cox and Jordan Taylor, both from Trowbridge, died on Quartermaster Road, Westbury, at 22:30 GMT on Friday.
The men, who were in a Citroen Saxo, were pronounced dead at the scene. The Scania lorry driver was uninjured.
Wiltshire Police are appealing for witnesses to get in touc... | Three men killed in a crash between a car and a lorry on a Wiltshire trading estate have been named as a teenager and two 20-year-olds. | 30370640 |
Police officers were called to the town's High Street at 12.20pm.
The area was cordoned off and an investigation was launched.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "The death is currently being treated as unexplained and inquiries are ongoing." | A man's body has been found in a lane near a busy street in Galashiels. | 34946185 |
Elen Jones, 36, and Lewis Rhys, from Menai Bridge, had not been seen since Tuesday 17 January.
North Wales Police tweeted on Tuesday evening that they had been found and thanked "all who have been involved" in the search. | A mother and her eight-year-old son who went missing from their Anglesey home have been found safe and well, police have confirmed. | 38739450 |
There has been a 5.5% drop in alcohol-related hospital admissions and a slight fall in deaths.
There were also a drop in deaths from drug misuse and poisoning.
But while young people are heeding the messages, hospital admissions for the over 50s have increased for a third year running.
Josie Smith, head of the substanc... | Fewer people have needed hospital treatment for drug or alcohol problems in Wales, according to new figures released by Public Health Wales (PHW). | 34666859 |
General secretary Calum Steele said unarmed officers were likely to be the first to respond to an incident.
But he asked: "How fair it is to expect them to do that when they are facing people intent on causing death and injury?"
Police Scotland has insisted its officers are appropriately resourced.
Michael Matheson, Sc... | The Scottish Police Federation has said officers must not be "considered expendable" when dealing with terrorist attacks. | 40156401 |
Peter Foster, who works in a Sheringham tea room, says he spotted the dolphin about 20 yards (18m) off shore on Sunday.
Regional Sea Watch Foundation co-ordinator Carl Chapman believes it was a common dolphin.
"Although it's not a rare breed in itself, it is very scarce in this area of Norfolk," he said.
"It looks pret... | A dolphin has been spotted off the north Norfolk coast, one of only 10 sightings in the area since the 1800s. | 34699292 |
Jason Williams was driving on a dual carriageway with his three-year-old daughter when he smelled burning.
He said he only escaped after breaking a window as the electrics had burned, causing the central locking to lock.
Vauxhall said it is investigating the problem, as hundreds of owners reported overheating problems.... | A man from Swansea has described the "terrifying" moment he became locked in his Vauxhall Zafira after the car caught fire. | 34672708 |
The gunman was shot dead at the scene.
This is what we know so far about what has happened.
Baton Rouge shooting: As it happened
The shooting was near the police headquarters in the city.
It happened at 09:00 local time (14:00 GMT) on Sunday on Airline Highway at a petrol station near a shopping centre, police said.
Th... | A shooting in the US city of Baton Rouge has left three police officers dead and three more injured, one critically. | 36821272 |
The National Literacy Trust questioned some 32,000 pupils aged eight to 18.
Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid was the most mentioned favourite work of fiction, followed by The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Children's laureate Malorie Blackman said she was "delighted" more children were enjoying the pleasures of rea... | Increasing numbers of UK schoolchildren are choosing to read in their spare time, with six in 10 having a favourite work of fiction, research suggests. | 32797986 |
The 79-year-old was commissioned to write and direct the six-part untitled show earlier this year.
"I'm doing my best with it, but I should never have gotten into it," he said at the Cannes film festival.
"I thought six half-hours would be a cinch, but it's not. It's very hard. I'm not good at it, I'm floundering."
He ... | Woody Allen has admitted he made a "catastrophic mistake" signing up to create a TV series for Amazon's online video service. | 32753135 |
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Japan's Matsuyama leapfrogged McIlroy in the rankings after finishing in a share of second place at the US Open while Rahm is the world number 11.
The trio, who will start at 13:20 BST on Thursday, are the highest-ranked players in the Portstewart field.
McIlroy is ranked ... | Tournament host Rory McIlroy will play with world number two Hideki Matsuyama and Spaniard Jon Rahm in the first two rounds of this week's Irish Open. | 40497806 |
Football's world governing body decided to lower the age limit for international transfers to include players aged 10 and above. That's right: 10.
Before the change was introduced in March, clubs only needed to go through the official process of applying for an International Transfer Certificate if their target was at ... | Fifa made a little-noted amendment to its statutes earlier this year but it was one that deserved considerably more attention. | 33602171 |
17 February 2016 Last updated at 11:03 GMT
She's just taken part in the ice hockey skills challenge at the Youth Winter Olympics in Norway.
Players show off their skills in a series of challenges like who can make the fastest shot and who has the most control of the puck.
She just missed out on a chance to compete in t... | You might think ice hockey's a team sport - but meet Verity Lewis, she's a hockey ace all by herself. | 35587496 |
Raymond Bell, 29, repeatedly kicked and stamped on David Black's head during the attack in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, on 1 November last year.
Mr Black was left in a persistent vegetative state and requires round-the-clock nursing care.
Bell denied the attack but was convicted of attempted murder.
Jailing him at th... | A man who inflicted horrific brain injuries on his friend after they argued over a woman at a party has been jailed for nine years. | 34153866 |
Researchers compared ancient and modern deer DNA across the region.
In particular, analysis of deer samples from archaeological sites in Orkney and the Outer Hebrides revealed surprisingly distinctive DNA sequences.
The animals are unlikely to have come from the mainland, the scientists say.
Even Norway and Ireland are... | When red deer arrived on Scotland's outer islands some 5,000 years ago, they were probably brought across the ocean by humans from as far away as central Europe, a study suggests. | 35970195 |
Sixth formers who are part of the Seren network will be invited to apply for a place at a four-day summer school at Jesus College, Oxford.
They will try out student life and attend lectures in August.
The summer school is thought to be the first aimed specifically at Welsh students.
Prof Sir Nigel Shadbolt, principal o... | High-achieving teenagers from Wales will have a chance to sample life at Oxford University in a collaboration with the Welsh Government. | 39261215 |
Mr Kenny announced earlier this month that he would step down as leader of the Fine Gael party.
"I am very happy after 15 years as leader of Fine Gael, and six as taoiseach, to hand over responsibility," he said.
The new party leader is to be announced on 2 June following a contest between Leo Varadkar and Simon Coven... | Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny has taken part in his final Question Time in the Irish parliament. | 40108907 |
Five of the girls, aged 11-16, were seriously hurt in the Belvidere Road crash in Liverpool on 12 February. One girl suffered serious brain injuries.
At Liverpool Crown Court, Norma Stokes admitted five counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
She was given a two-year suspended prison sentence.
The court ... | An 80-year-old woman has been banned from driving for life after she drove into a group of eight schoolgirls going home for the weekend. | 36426426 |
Emergency services were called out to the incident at about 21:15 on Friday at an area near Enterkinfoot known as Hell's Cauldron.
A silver Audi A3 car which had been broken down and parked for "several weeks" at the location was on fire.
Police have asked anybody who saw anyone or any vehicles in the area around that ... | Police say they are treating a car fire in a layby on the A76 in Dumfries and Galloway as "suspicious". | 38717159 |
It shows two masked men with a large machine gun with the words "Unfinished Business".
It was put up near a children's play area in Springhill Park.
Paul Gallagher has said that people in the area don't know where it has come out of.
"People were saying to me that they would prefer that it wasn't there.
"Residents are ... | A republican councillor in Strabane has called for the removal of a large image of masked gunmen on the gable wall of a house in the town. | 40592386 |
Prices fell by just under 4% - or about £5,000 - between 2010 and 2015.
Of the 112 areas covered by the survey, it was the steepest of just four places which saw falls.
Elsewhere, house prices in Newport and Cardiff rose 12.5% and 8.5% respectively, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.
The survey... | Swansea has suffered the biggest fall in house prices of any major town or city across Wales and England over the past five years. | 35841179 |
24 November 2015 Last updated at 00:32 GMT
"I empower women" she says. Ms Brown told the BBC's Nomsa Maseko she wanted to have make-up for "all skin colours".
Ms Brown adds: "Our foundation number 10, called Espresso, is very dark.
"It's low-selling and there are probably marketing people who think I should discontinue... | US make-up artist Bobbi Brown says she "doesn't objectify women". | 34901866 |
Five youths dropped concrete posts and manhole covers off an A4174 bridge on 6 April, the Bristol Post reported.
A dispersal order has been put in place in Longwell Green following the "dangerous and reckless" behaviour of children.
Ch Insp Mark Evans, said: "We don't want to criminalise children, but we need to take a... | Parents are being told to "get control" of their children after manhole covers were thrown from a Bristol bridge. | 36024850 |
The Italy international, 25, has moved back to the seven-time European champions in a season-long deal.
"I feel like someone who has put the first part of his career to one side. Played and lived like a boy," he said.
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"I haven't forgotten how to play football. I am no long... | Mario Balotelli says he cannot afford to make any more mistakes in his career after returning to AC Milan on loan from Liverpool. | 34044934 |
Roedd Dr Felix Aubel wedi ymateb i neges at Twitter gan flogiwr asgell dde eithafol o Sweden drwy ofyn a ddylai Cristnogion yn Ewrop wneud yr hyn a wnaeth pobl Sbaen ar ddiwedd yr Oesoedd Canol.
Roedd yn cyfeirio at Chwil-lys Sbaen, pan gafodd Mwslemiaid ac Iddewon eu herlid a'u harteithio wrth gael eu llosgi.
Dywedodd... | Mae aelod amlwg o'r Ceidwadwyr Cymreig wedi gwadu awgrymiadau ei fod yn cefnogi erledigaeth grefyddol gan ddweud bod "camddealltwriaeth llwyr" wedi digwydd. | 39297063 |
McInnes was offered a one-match touchline ban after he was sent to the stand during Aberdeen's victory at Dundee United earlier this month.
The punishment has been reduced on appeal to a one-match suspended ban until the end of the season.
McInnes will now be free to take his place in the dugout for Aberdeen's next mat... | Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes has been successful in his appeal against a one-match touchline ban. | 35890847 |
They say the bus plunged off the road in a steep ravine near the town of Karatu.
A number of people were hurt. Officials later tried to remove survivors and dead bodies from the vehicle.
The students from a primary school in Arusha were travelling to another school to sit an exam.
The final year pupils from the Lucky V... | More than 30 people - almost all of them schoolchildren - have been killed in a bus crash in northern Tanzania, officials say. | 39830309 |
London 2012 flyweight champion Nicola Adams, 33, is one of two women included, while British men qualified in all 10 weight divisions.
Britain topped the boxing medal table in London with three golds, one silver and a bronze.
GB Boxing performance director Rob McCracken described the qualification success as a "histori... | Great Britain have named a 12-strong team for this summer's Rio Olympics, their biggest since Los Angeles 1984. | 36674853 |
The president of the South American football federation Conmebol was detained in Zurich earlier this month.
Mr Napout, a Paraguayan, is accused of taking bribes worth millions of dollars linked to the sale of marketing rights to South American tournaments.
He resigned following his arrest and is currently banned from f... | Fifa vice-president Juan Angel Napout has been extradited to the US to face corruption charges, Swiss officials say. | 35108426 |
Planners have described an application for 2,068 homes, on the former Wisley Airfield, as "inappropriate" in the greenbelt.
Guildford Borough Council has called a special meeting on 6 April to rule on the proposal.
Developers Wisley Property Investments has said it will ask for more time to discuss "remaining issues".
... | Villagers have welcomed a recommendation to reject a proposed "new town" near Guildford. | 35883796 |
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