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The two singers performed on stage together before Lopez presented Anthony with the award for person of the year.
The former couple, who divorced in 2012, were married for seven years and have two children together.
Lopez said in Spanish: "Marc, you are a living legend who has laid bare your heart and soul on your musi... | Jennifer Lopez has made a surprise appearance at the Latin Grammy Awards to present an award to her ex-husband Marc Anthony. | 38025700 |
The Work and Pensions committee says 70% of Work Programme participants are still not getting longterm jobs and "we owe it" to them "to do much better".
The MPs said the £5bn Work Programme - launched in 2011 - was "not working well" for people with complex problems.
Ministers say it is "a real success".
The programme... | The Government's flagship welfare-to-work programme deserves credit for producing results at least as good as previous systems at a "greatly reduced" cost, but should do better, MPs say. | 34588859 |
The two robberies in Salford happened within minutes of each other with both victims robbed of their mobile phones.
A phone recovered from a blue Ford Focus, suspected to have been used to flee the scene, contained footage of a group of men doing the challenge.
A boy, 17, and a man, 19, have been arrested on suspicion ... | Two teenagers have been arrested after officers released footage of a group doing a mannequin challenge who police wanted to question about robberies. | 39293378 |
Officials at Shaw Air Force Base said the F-16 pilot ejected to safety and was being treated for his injuries.
But the two people aboard the smaller plane, a two-seater Cessna C150, were both killed, it emerged later.
The collision happened at about 11:00 local time (16:00 GMT) roughly 11 miles (17km) north of Charlest... | A small plane has collided in mid-air with an F-16 fighter jet over South Carolina, killing two people and sending debris into a mobile home park. | 33429919 |
The 21-year-old has been summonsed to court following a fight at Livello in October.
Police said "a large altercation" broke out at the club which resulted in a number of people being arrested.
The Jamaican-born winger, who has made five first-team appearances for the EFL Championship leaders, is due in court on 4 Apri... | Newcastle United winger Rolando Aarons is to face a charge of violent disorder over a bar brawl in the city. | 39204326 |
A study at Newcastle University found the flaw applied to foreign currency transactions.
But the scientists acknowledged they had not examined the security checks banks have in place.
Visa said it would be "very difficult" to carry out such a theft in reality.
Transactions using contactless credit cards do not use a Pi... | Criminals could steal large amounts of money from people's pockets using a mobile phone, because of a glitch in Visa's contactless credit cards, researchers have said. | 29862080 |
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Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny - who claimed his fourth Olympic gold - and Callum Skinner won in 42.440 seconds.
It was Britain's fourth gold at Rio 2016, taking their overall tally to 15.
Earlier, Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell Shand, Elinor Barker and Katie Archibald set a worl... | Great Britain set an Olympic record to win a third straight men's team sprint gold with a shock victory against world champions New Zealand. | 36687046 |
Jed Wallace's curled effort and Byron Webster's header over nearly broke the deadlock for the hosts.
The Latics lost midfielder Sam Morsy when he was sent off for two bookings in the space of six first-half minutes.
Gary Caldwell's side had 40-year-old goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen to thank for the point as he made sav... | Wigan stretched their unbeaten run to 13 games at Millwall despite playing the majority of the match with 10 men. | 35637302 |
The scheme on Great Patrick Street has been bought by London-based Olympian Group.
It had been owned by Yorkshire-based Patton Developments, which got the scheme through planning in January. The sale price has not been disclosed.
Construction is expected to begin in July 2016.
Simon Murray-Twinn, Chief Executive Office... | A student housing scheme in Belfast, which recently received planning permission, has been sold. | 35526743 |
Ken Skates said the Welsh Government could lose £3.5m due to a change in the Wales and Borders franchise timetable.
Further delays could cost "tens of millions" more and would be a "huge inconvenience for passengers", he said.
The franchise is currently run by Arriva Trains Wales and a new contract is due to start next... | The UK Government should pick up the bill after causing a month-long delay to the search for a new train operator, Wales' economy secretary has said. | 40671902 |
The project on Brownsea Island aims to discover how the disease affects and is passed between native red squirrels.
Leprosy was first identified in red squirrels in Scotland in 2014.
Post-mortem examinations have since revealed it is also affecting the mammals on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour and on the Isle of Wigh... | A study to find out how a form of leprosy is affecting the UK's threatened red squirrels is to be carried out in Dorset. | 36241675 |
Tweed, who is now an elected councillor in Ballymena, County Antrim, had faced a total of 14 abuse charges relating to two girls, over an eight-year period.
Crown Court Judge Alistair Devlin told Tweed his crimes were "vile, wicked, dastardly and distasteful" and would be treated very seriously.
Tweed, whose victims ar... | Former Ireland international rugby player David Tweed has been found guilty on 13 child sex abuse charges. | 20525740 |
Cafodd Cerys Yemm, 22, ei lladd gan Matthew Williams yng ngwesty'r Sirhowy Arms yn Argoed ym mis Tachwedd 2014.
Fe wnaeth swyddogion heddlu saethu Williams, 34, gyda gwn Taser a bu farw'n ddiweddarach.
Dywedodd mam Miss Yemm nad oedd hi wedi darganfod nes y cwest nad oedd honiadau o ganibaliaeth yn ymwneud â'r farwolae... | Mae chwaer dynes gafodd ei lladd mewn hostel yn Sir Gaerffili wedi dweud iddi glywed am ei llofruddiaeth dros wefan Facebook. | 39588934 |
The Italian produced a sublime curling strike in the 86th minute to restore his side's lead and was booked for removing his shirt in celebration.
In added time, he was dismissed after being shown another yellow card for a clash with Lorient's Steven Moreira.
Despite Balotelli's red card, Nice easily held on to extend t... | Mario Balotelli scored a late winner and was sent off as Nice beat Lorient to return to the top of Ligue 1. | 37467841 |
"Lucasfilm & Disney didn't approve, participate in or condone the inappropriate use of our characters in this manner," said a post on the official Star Wars Twitter feed.
Star Wars fans had called the photoshoot "distasteful" and "lame".
The front cover of American GQ features Schumer sucking C-3PO's finger.
Inside the... | The Star Wars team have said they did not approve GQ magazine's photo shoot featuring comedian Amy Schumer in suggestive poses with C-3PO and R2-D2. | 33564512 |
That is currently $7.25 (£4.90) an hour, but individual states can set their own rates.
The move will only benefit staff at company-owned outlets - about 10% of McDonald's 14,000 US restaurants.
In a statement, the firm said employees covered by the new policy will be paid more than $10 per hour by 2016.
The rate is s... | Fast-food giant McDonald's says it will raise the pay of more than 90,000 US employees to at least $1 above the legal minimum wage. | 32155616 |
The East Sussex potter lost 10-8 to world number 11 Mark Allen, but Allen said Robertson deserved to win.
"I had plenty of chances and felt I played the better in the first session," said Robertson, who led 7-6.
"It came down to a best of three at the end and he finished it off pretty well."
It was 30-year-old Robertso... | World number 39 Jimmy Robertson said he felt at home in his third Crucible appearance despite seeing his World Championship run end in round one. | 39628264 |
The NUJ called on campaigners to rein in abuse, much of which it said was fuelled by anonymous attacks on social media against individuals.
The organisation also said there was a particular issue with intimidation of BBC journalists.
Both sides of the campaign have condemned abuse in all its forms.
The comments from th... | The National Union of Journalists has called for an end to the bullying and intimidation of its members covering the independence debate. | 29206512 |
The Hammers are sixth in the table and a point behind behind fourth-placed Manchester City, following Wednesday's 1-0 win over Tottenham.
"This season it's not realistic but there's nothing wrong with trying to achieve it," said Bilic, whose side next face Everton on Saturday.
"I hope we can aim for Champions League in... | West Ham manager Slaven Bilic feels qualification for the Champions League this season is unrealistic. | 35714780 |
The half-back was knocked to the ground and punched by the Wigan player in the 2014 Super League Grand Final.
He played the next year but retired in April 2015, citing "recurrent post-match concussion-type symptoms".
New Zealander Hohaia, 32, says St Helens refused his request for time off and he was urged to take medi... | St Helens have rejected Lance Hohaia's claims they failed to support him following his assault by Ben Flower. | 35854619 |
It has the largest proportion of indigenous people, who make up around two-thirds of the population.
The country has the second-largest reserves of natural gas in South America, but there have been long-running tensions over the exploitation and export of the resource. Indigenous groups say the country should not relin... | A country of extremes, landlocked Bolivia is the highest and most isolated country in South America. | 18727507 |
The Sinn Féin leader used the phrase "break these bastards" in answering a question at the County Fermanagh event.
He told the BBC's Talkback programme he was "sorry for using the b word" and acknowledged it would cause offence.
He also said he partly regretted using a "Trojan horse" analogy when referring to Sinn Féin... | Gerry Adams has apologised for using an "offensive" term at a public meeting, but said he was referring to "bigots", and not all unionists. | 30194908 |
Russia were banned by the IPC after the McLaren report identified evidence of a state-sponsored doping programme.
The decision to ban Russia from the Games was upheld last week by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).
But the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) says scores of athletes are challenging that decision.
... | More than 100 Russian athletes have written to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) asking to compete at the Rio Games. | 37214215 |
However, she warned that there are still significant obstacles to be overcome.
Ms Villiers was speaking to BBC NI's The View programme amid speculation that agreement between the DUP and Sinn Féin may be imminent.
She said there was a degree of hope because of the commitment of the parties to get an agreement.
"I thin... | Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers believes a political deal can be done at Stormont next week. | 34741878 |
Prices grew in vegetables, restaurants and fruit in October, while fuel prices were considerably lower than last year.
It had previously given a flash estimate of a zero rate of inflation, saying falling energy prices had offset food price growth.
Prices remain subdued, keeping pressure on the European Central Bank (EC... | Inflation in the eurozone has been revised up to 0.1% in October by the EU's statistics agency, Eurostat. | 34832843 |
Police were called to Westland Street at about 04:00 BST on Saturday.
Two men, aged 29 and 32, and a 16-year-old youth were arrested.
Det Sgt Michelle Boyd said it appeared the trouble broke out after a man entered a flat in the complex and was then escorted out by four men.
"It's understood about a dozen other people ... | Police have been attacked with bricks and other items as they attempted to deal with a fight involving about 30 people outside a block of flats in Londonderry. | 36997380 |
Eleuterio Huidobro told Reuters news agency that Uruguay had not imposed or accepted any conditions when it agreed to receive the former inmates.
The six men arrived in Montevideo on Sunday after being freed by the US.
They spent 12 years in jail for alleged ties with al-Qaeda but were never charged.
The former inmates... | Six prisoners released from the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay will enjoy complete freedom in Uruguay, the country's defence minister says. | 30389513 |
But, even for someone as gifted as the Manchester City midfielder, those attributes on their own might not have been enough.
Ahead of this week's mouth-watering Champions League clash with his former club Barcelona, the 30-year-old has two men in particular to thank for the shape of his unique career so far.
The first ... | According to the people who know him best, Yaya Toure always had the ability and ambition he needed to make his journey from a barefooted boy footballer to one of the best players in the world. | 26155301 |
Mayweather, 40, said on Thursday that the bout "won't go the distance".
Speaking at a media workout on Friday, McGregor, 29, said: "You know what I heard him say yesterday? Nothing. I saw a man scared... I saw a man trying to talk himself out of it.
"I'm preparing to win, and to win in devastating fashion."
UFC lightwe... | Conor McGregor says Floyd Mayweather is "scared" in the build-up to their multi-million dollar fight on 26 August in Las Vegas. | 40909493 |
The Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths (Scotland) Bill was passed unanimously at Holyrood.
The bill, which modernises the legislation around fatal accident inquiries, also increases the situations where they are mandatory.
Agreement has been reached with the UK government to allow FAIs into the deaths of Scottish soldie... | Changes have been made to the law to allow fatal accident inquiries to be held in cases where Scots die abroad. | 35065658 |
In one message William used the pet name "babykins" and in another told her he had almost been shot with blanks.
An unnamed male also left a message for Prince Harry impersonating his then-girlfriend Chelsy Davy.
It is the first time the jury has heard that the Duchess of Cambridge's phone had been hacked.
Former NoW e... | Voicemails left for Kate Middleton by her boyfriend Prince William were hacked by the News of the World, the phone-hacking trial has heard. | 25450055 |
A 6km (4 mile) stretch of road from the Red Fort to the India Gate monument in the city centre only allowed public transport from 07:00 to 12:00.
Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal led a group of cyclists on the route to promote alternative forms of transport.
However, many questioned its effectiveness, as the stre... | India's capital Delhi, closed a stretch of road to vehicles for a few hours on Thursday, as part of a "car free day". | 34603424 |
Macbeth is Sir Kenneth's first Shakespeare role on stage for 11 years.
It is being staged in a 281-capacity deconsecrated church in Manchester.
The Guardian critic Michael Billington said: "The highest compliment I can pay him is that at times he evoked golden memories of Olivier in the role."
The play begins with a fu... | Sir Kenneth Branagh's first appearance as Macbeth has confirmed him to be an "intemperately exciting Shakespearean actor" in what is a "great" production of the play, critics have decided. | 23210168 |
The pop star, 37, was unsuccessful in the semi-final in Stockholm, Sweden, on Thursday, where he was one of 18 acts competing for the last 10 places.
Ireland is the most successful country in the contest's 61 year history, with a total of seven wins.
The UK qualifies automatically, with duo Joe and Jake this year's act... | Ireland has been knocked out of the Eurovision Song Contest after former Westlife singer Nicky Byrne failed to qualify for Saturday's final. | 36283139 |
Long queues blocked bus lanes as they snaked through streets and across roads, requiring traffic police to organise the crowds.
But Londoners appeared silently resigned to commutes that were taking up to an hour longer than usual.
They told BBC News their views.
'Absolute hell'
Luke Edwards, a student from Sutton, said... | Victoria Station, Westminster, in the midst of a Tube strike is a picture of organised chaos. | 38559607 |
20 July 2017 Last updated at 07:16 BST
Well now the Welsh government have said they want more people to be able to speak the language.
We sent Ricky to one of those schools to find out more. | Some of you might learn different languages at school - but did you know there are schools in Wales where Welsh is spoken as the main language? | 40665869 |
Lewis Dunne was found on a towpath near Burrows Court in Eldonian Village, Vauxhall, on 15 November with a shotgun wound to the back.
The arrested 21-year-old, from Anfield, is being held for questioning, Merseyside Police said.
Three other local men - two aged 20 and one 21 - have previously been held on suspicion of ... | A fourth man has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the shooting of a 16-year-old boy in Liverpool. | 34998766 |
A swirling wind on the Lancashire coast made life tricky for both sides in the opening 45 minutes but the Shakers adapted better to the conditions and piled pressure on their play-off chasing hosts.
Towering forward Tom Pope was their most potent threat, his back-post header in stoppage time the closest either side wen... | Bury finally ended a 12-game losing streak in League One with a goalless draw at Fleetwood. | 38360712 |
The album begins with her visit to the United States in 1951. Then known as Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, she toured George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and met President Harry Truman at the White House..
What else can you give to the woman who has everything?
The royals get all kinds of bizarre gifts, ... | President Barack Obama has had lunch with the Queen - and presented her with a photo album of the monarch's many meetings with US presidents and first ladies. | 36111375 |
Three of the 137 tigers at the temple in Kanchanaburi province were moved on Monday. The 1,000-personnel operation will last all week.
The monks, who deny all allegations, resisted at first but gave in when presented with a court order.
The tigers are being taken to animal refuges, authorities said.
The Wat Pha Luang T... | Wildlife authorities in Thailand have begun removing tigers from a Buddhist temple, after accusations of wildlife trafficking and animal abuse. | 36414977 |
The Aura HD's 6.8in (17.2cm) screen offers a resolution of 265 pixels per inch (ppi).
That puts it ahead of Amazon's bestselling Kindle Paperwhite which offers 212ppi on its 6in screen.
The launch comes at a time when ebook sales are booming, but some analysts suggest interest in black and white e-ink devices has start... | Ebook seller Kobo has released what it is describing as a "high definition" e-ink based device. | 22157732 |
English sixth seed Wade recovered from losing the first leg of each set to produce finishes of 84, 120 and 62.
Eighth seed Mensur Suljovic and ninth seed Robert Thornton also progressed.
Suljovic overcame Dutchman Ron Meulenkamp 3-0, while Thornton beat Austria's Zoran Lerchbacher by the same score.
They joined world n... | James Wade produced a match-winning 141 checkout to beat Belgium's Ronny Huybrechts 3-0 and progress to the PDC World Darts Championship second round. | 38400047 |
Lang is not so much a thinly veiled portrait of Tony Blair as an explicitly, obviously exotic extension, with added warts and delusions, of our former prime minister.
Now, according to one Sunday newspaper, the Chilcot inquiry could, in reality, accuse Tony Bair of such crimes.
The added spice is that while Lang merely... | Adam Lang, the fictional British Prime Minister in Robert Harris' novel The Ghost faces prosecution for war crimes in an international court. | 36370560 |
Dick Barford said he had been informed of the decision by Botswana's secretary for justice, defence and security, Augustine Makgonatsotlhe.
Eritrea's footballers played the national team in Botswana on 13 October, losing the game 3-1.
Many Eritrean footballers have claimed asylum recently after playing abroad.
Six play... | Botswana has granted asylum to 10 Eritrean footballers who refused to return home after a World Cup qualifying match, their lawyer says. | 34664026 |
Cho, 27, beat Russian Roman Kuznetsov 22-4 to secure his place in the final.
But he could not contain Niger's Olympic silver medallist Abdoul Issoufou, who won his maiden world title with a 9-4 victory in the final.
Earlier, fellow Britons Jade Jones and Bradly Sinden guaranteed themselves at least bronzes by reaching ... | Mahama Cho matched the best-ever result for a British man at the World Taekwondo Championships with silver in the heavyweight division. | 40440727 |
The woman, from Swanage, was a front seat passenger in a Ford Fiesta that crashed with a Hyundai on the A352 at Hethfelton Hollow, in Stokeford, near Wool, at 14:15 BST on Sunday.
Both drivers also suffered "serious injuries" and a second passenger in the Fiesta was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.
Dorset... | An 86-year-old woman has died in a head-on crash in Dorset. | 33956086 |
Scientists at Newcastle University are trying to help women who are at risk of passing on serious genetic disorders to have a healthy child.
Last year the UK approved laws to permit the procedure, which involves using donor DNA from a second woman.
The study in Nature found the technique will lead to normal pregnancies... | The use of an IVF technique involving DNA from three people to create a baby has moved a step closer with a study that shows it is safe. | 36481452 |
Steven Robertson, 25, of Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, was lost at night after the St Amant left Holyhead, Anglesey, for west Wales in January 2012.
Alexander Baird, 55, from Kirkcudbright, had admitted a series of safety breaches on board.
He was jailed for nine months at Mold Crown Court on Thursday.
Baird had a... | The master of a fishing boat where a crewman was lost overboard off the north Wales coast has been jailed. | 36104594 |
The 74-year-old was hit by a hydraulic metal door on the Pinewood set of the Millennium Falcon in June 2014.
Foodles Production (UK) Ltd, a subsidiary of Disney, admitted two of four criminal charges at Milton Keynes Magistrates' Court.
The company will be sentenced at Aylesbury Crown Court on 22 August.
The other two ... | A production company behind Star Wars has pleaded guilty to two criminal charges after Han Solo actor Harrison Ford broke his leg on set. | 36892759 |
Aberdeen airport saw an 8.8% rise compared to last year's figures, whilst Glasgow saw a 2.7% rise.
Both airports have recently added new international flights to their schedules.
Edinburgh airport saw a slight fall of 0.2% compared to last October, although its passenger figures over the previous six months have increa... | Passenger numbers at some of Scotland's major airports were higher this October than they were in 2013. | 30006089 |
Rachel Taylor, 54, from Southport, had previously pleaded guilty to making false representation by telling the singer she was a qualified accountant.
She also admitted keeping £21,000, including money intended for a trust fund for Miss Ferguson's daughter.
Sentencing her to 16 months at Liverpool Crown Court, the judg... | A "scheming and conniving" woman who scammed former X Factor singer Rebecca Ferguson has been jailed. | 33169198 |
IS militants mounted a co-ordinated assault on several locations near the northern city of Mosul on Wednesday.
About 180 IS fighters were killed in the strikes that continued until Thursday morning, the US officials said.
Mosul has been under the control of IS since last year.
Militants began attacking Iraqi Kurdish Pe... | Kurdish forces backed by coalition air strikes have repulsed the most serious attack by Islamic State group in Iraq in five months, US officials say. | 35129445 |
Marina Schofield told Liverpool Crown Court her "whole world fell apart" when she was told her son, Anthony Grainger, had died in March 2012.
Mr Grainger, 36, was shot once in the chest during a Greater Manchester Police operation in Culcheth, Cheshire.
Officers believed the father of two was part of a group planning a... | The mother of a man who was shot by police has told the inquiry into his death she believes it was "murder". | 38692204 |
Researcher Dr David Soloman, an expert in facial mapping software, spoke to 200 British people over two months.
Using their responses, as well as the latest e-fit software that is used by dozens of police forces around the world, he came up with these two.
So what do you think?
But how do they compare against other cou... | A scientific study says it's come up with the most beautiful male and female faces. | 32115303 |
But for the audience at the Hydro Arena, it was all about the music.
Forty thousand people entered a public ballot to get into the awards, while 2,000 others secured their much-sought-after tickets by attending auditions, after MTV advertised castings for local music fans to be part of the audience.
Amy Hamilton, 17, a... | With thousands of international guests flying into Scotland and 8,000 hotel bookings made across the weekend, the MTV EMA awards have certainly put the focus on Glasgow and are estimated to have brought a £10m boost to the city's economy. | 29983255 |
Police were called after the large sow, named Pog, was spotted on the run around Newbury Road, a residential street in Ipswich, Suffolk.
The town is currently playing host to a Pigs Gone Wild arts trail.
Sgt Ali Livingstone said the real pig was caught just before officers arrived, adding that it must be from a big ho... | Life imitated art when a real pig went wild in a town currently hosting a trail of 40 pig sculptures. | 37253672 |
A current loophole means self-employed tutors do not have to undergo Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
The NSPCC says this loophole creates an "ideal scenario" for "any predatory adult seeking to harm children".
The Home Office said it would "carefully consider" the comments.
Teachers working in schools must have ... | All self-employed tutors should be legally required to have a criminal records check before they can offer private lessons to children in the UK, children's charity the NSPCC says. | 36775437 |
It is hoped that work on the Morpeth Northern bypass can begin in the spring.
The final planning stage in the £30m scheme is to submit a cost plan to the Government for approval.
The 3.8 km bypass will run from Whorral Bank roundabout to the A1 trunk road between Fairmoor and Lancaster Park.
Councillor Ian Swithenbank,... | Plans to build a bypass to ease congestion in a Northumberland town have been approved by the Secretary of State for Transport. | 30786447 |
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Team Sky's Froome, 31, became Britain's first three-time Tour de France winner on Sunday when he added the 2016 race to his successes in 2013 and 2015.
"He's as hungry as ever," Brailsford told BBC Radio 5 live.
"Much of how far he can go will be about how much he can reta... | Chris Froome can continue competing at the highest level for "three or four more years", Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford believes. | 36881374 |
Government officials said the group were drugged and killed at a checkpoint in Faryab province.
Some reports claim their killer was a colleague who was secretly working with the Taliban, while one said he was a Taliban fighter who had surrendered.
The victims are said to be a father, two sons, two sons-in-law and three... | Eight policemen, all members of one family, have been shot dead in northern Afghanistan. | 38858660 |
It was re-designated a midwifery led unit on 3 October 2016 due to problems recruiting obstetric doctors.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has now extended the temporary downgrade beyond March 2017 following a review.
The move was made on safety grounds due to a shortage of obstetric doctors.
Documents ... | A temporary downgrade of the obstetric unit at Horton General Hospital in Banbury has been extended for a second time. | 38634610 |
The Foxes currently sit bottom of the Division Two table, 34 points adrift, with just two wins all season.
However, they did manage to win their first Championship game in almost three years in June when they beat Essex.
"We've lacked quality to get us over the line, particularly in the batting," he told BBC East Midla... | Leicestershire chief executive Wasim Khan has said a lack of quality is the reason for the club's poor performances in Division Two this year. | 34347305 |
The bus was carrying spectators of the Apprentice Boys parade in Derry city centre back to Belfast on Saturday evening.
A man and three women suffered injuries in the attack. One of the women has been taken to hospital for treatment to serious facial injuries.
A 16-year-old youth has been arrested. | Four people have been injured after stones were thrown at a bus in Dungiven, County Londonderry. | 33838997 |
The UK is among a number of governments to have nominated a man for one of the top jobs in the EU's executive body.
Mr Juncker said a Commission without a strong female representation would "neither be legitimate nor credible".
But No 10 said Mr Juncker had not been in touch to raise concerns about the gender of the UK... | Jean-Claude Juncker, the head of the European Commission, is urging EU member states to pick more female candidates to serve on his top team. | 28937410 |
Retired South Yorkshire Ch Supt David Duckenfield was tracked down to San Francisco airport in the United States.
He told the BBC: "At the present time due to the ongoing criminal inquiry, I'm afraid I'm unable to comment and I hope you will excuse me."
Operation Resolve, the criminal inquiry into the 1989 disaster, is... | The former match commander in charge on the day of the Hillsborough disaster has declined to comment on the inquests' unlawful killing conclusion. | 36323244 |
Ward took Ben Osborn's pass and slotted past Dimi Konstantopoulos to give them the lead against the run of play.
The home side had long spells of possession, but missed key chances as Emilio Nsue headed over from close in, while Grant Leadbitter hit the bar.
Hull's win at Fulham moved them above the Teessiders, who dro... | Jamie Ward's goal sealed victory for Nottingham Forest against pre-match leaders Middlesbrough, and extended their unbeaten run to 12 games. | 35330588 |
And now the mogul turned commander-in-chief has attracted one more, after seven people sued him for blocking them on Twitter.
Mr Trump is an avid user of the social media forum, which he deploys to praise allies and lambast critics.
The lawsuit was filed by the Knight First Amendment Institute, a free speech group at C... | President Donald Trump has been party to an eye-watering 4,000 lawsuits over the last 30 years, US media say. | 40577858 |
In Belfast, the Markets, Sandy Row and Donegall Pass areas are to be revamped.
Meanwhile in Derry, the Bogside and Fountain areas have been chosen.
The projects are part of a strategy to tackle dereliction and decay in urban communities with the aim of fostering better community relations.
Colin in west Belfast and the... | Two new urban village projects to regenerate areas of Belfast and Londonderry have been announced by the Office of the First and Deputy First Ministers. | 30927466 |
The Reading striker feels form and results in their current Test series against Netherlands will be key.
The 31-year-old, from Southampton, was part of the first Test win against the Dutch in Amsterdam on Tuesday.
"There's a really strong sense of belief in our squad that we've got an edge," she told BBC Radio Solent.
... | Alex Danson believes a strong "mental and psychological edge" will prove invaluable for Great Britain hockey in the build-up to the Rio Olympics. | 36436554 |
The former policeman, named as Rodney Dias dos Santos, is the alleged mastermind of last month's attack.
Supporters of the Corinthians club were preparing banners ahead of a match when gunmen burst in, police said.
Police say the killings at the Pavilhao Nove supporters' group were likely to be drug related.
The attack... | A policeman and a former policeman have been arrested in Brazil in connection with the murder of eight men at a football fan club in Sao Paulo. | 32630966 |
7 April 2016 Last updated at 09:08 BST
Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness previously represented Mid Ulster, but had decided to run in Londonderry against the SDLP's new leader Colum Eastwood.
Chris Page reports. | This year the poll in Foyle will be all the more symbolic and significant because of a showdown between the nationalist parties and their Stormont leaders. | 35985345 |
Their study,in the Journal of Breath Research, investigated using it to help convert stem cells from human teeth into liver cells.
The scientists claimed the gas increased the purity of the stem cells.
Small amounts of hydrogen sulphide are made by the body.
It is also produced by bacteria and is toxic in large quantit... | Hydrogen sulphide, the gas famed for generating the stench in stink bombs, flatulence and bad breath, has been harnessed by stem cell researchers in Japan. | 17158088 |
Mr Lambert, nicknamed "Gobby", is well known in Westminster for shouting questions to ministers on their way in and out of 10 Downing St.
He said he was "delighted" to add his experience to the UKIP team.
Welcoming him to UKIP on Sunday, party leader Nigel Farage said Mr Lambert was always effective at getting his mess... | Veteran BBC political producer Paul Lambert has joined the UK Independence Party as their communications director. | 30366982 |
She had been asked to give sworn responses to 25 written questions from a conservative legal group.
At least 21 responses used variations of "does not recall", the documents, provided by her lawyer, show.
Mrs Clinton denies handling classified information in her private emails.
Questions over her use of a private email... | US Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has said she cannot recall key details about using a private email server while secretary of state, documents show. | 37651858 |
Sites in Halifax and Girvan will also be hit, but the company hopes to cut jobs through voluntary redundancies.
Nestle said it was acting to help its sites "operate more efficiently in a rapidly changing external environment".
The GMB and Unite unions have expressed their anger at the decision.
"Rather than turning its... | Confectionery giant Nestle plans to cut almost 300 jobs, mainly in York and Newcastle, and move production of the Blue Riband chocolate biscuit to one of its factories in Poland. | 39708689 |
Stephanie Booth, 70, was crushed when the vehicle overturned as she mowed grass at her farm near Corwen, Denbighshire, on Sunday evening.
She was found by her husband David, 72, who went looking for her when she failed to return home.
The Health and Safety Executive and coroner have been informed.
Mr Booth said: "She w... | A businesswoman who starred in a documentary about her hotel business has been killed in a tractor accident. | 37409023 |
The 24-year-old two-time Paralympic champion finished in 10.75 seconds for his second world title.
Peacock, a single-leg amputee, crossed the line ahead of German Johannes Floors and American Jarryd Wallace.
In the morning session, Britain's Aled Davies won his third world title in the F42 discus.
Welshman Davies, the ... | Jonnie Peacock stormed to victory in the T44 100m final at the World Para-athletics Championships in London to claim Britain's eighth gold medal. | 40623112 |
Academy product Manfredi, 21, has scored 14 tries in 19 appearances since making his debut against Hull in 2013.
Manfredi began this season playing for Championship side Workington on dual-registration but an injury to England wing Josh Charnley gave him his chance.
"Whenever he has played he's done well and I firmly b... | Wigan Warriors winger Dom Manfredi has signed a new four-year contract with the Super League club. | 32191889 |
Hampshire's Gregory will tee off on Thursday having already secured places at next year's Masters and US Open.
A chance to secure the silver medal for leading amateur is an added incentive.
"My goal this week is to just play the best I can," the 21-year-old told BBC Sport. "I've just got to go out there and shoot the b... | British amateur champion Scott Gregory hopes to keep things simple on the links of Royal Troon as he prepares to tackle his first major. | 36776028 |
"Panini Cheapskates" Alex and Sian Pratchett hand-drew their own versions of the official Euro 2016 stickers.
And when a moth landed on Ronaldo's head during the final, the pair created a tribute in Microsoft Paint.
The result was "a good indication of the quality of the game", they said.
Internet users' imaginations w... | A couple whose "cack-handed" copies of football stickers became an unlikely hit has recreated the moment a moth landed on Cristiano Ronaldo's head in their uniquely "shoddy" fashion. | 36758800 |
Jayne Eustace, 48, died in March after a battle with pericardial mesothelioma - an aggressive form of cancer.
Her husband Andy's legal team has instructed lawyers to pursue whether protection against asbestos dust should have been given to her at the ex-Oakley base.
A GCHQ spokesman said they could not comment on indiv... | The husband of a former GCHQ worker believes on-site demolition work may have led to his wife's death. | 34540629 |
Julian Pollersbeck saved Nathan Redmond's spot-kick as the Germans edged through in Tychy, Poland.
Aidy Boothroyd's Young Lions had fallen behind when Davie Selke headed home, but Demarai Gray levelled the scores.
Tammy Abraham made it 2-1 to England with a tap-in but Felix Platte's header took the game to extra time.
... | England were denied a place in the European Under-21 Championship final as they lost a gripping semi-final against Germany on penalties. | 40406867 |
Blackbrook Zoological Bird Park, near Leek, Staffordshire, is now known as Peak Wildlife Park.
Dr Jake Veasey, one of the new owners, said it would concentrate on preserving rare species, including the Humboldt penguin.
"I think conservation is the mandate of zoos - it's what we're here for," he said.
The 35-acre site ... | A zoo that went into administration last year after a series of financial problems has reopened under a new name. | 33186525 |
Are both liberal and conservative intellectuals simply appalled by the way he talks?
They are so blinded by his misuse of language and mangling of history that they judge him for what he says, and how he says it, and not for what he does.
The columns in question were by George Will, a distinguished conservative writer ... | Two opposing opinion columns in US newspapers this week made me wonder if people's objection to Donald Trump is actually snobbism. | 39849073 |
Their floral fur-pile blankets are spread out over cardboard boxes on the cold, hard pavement. The women are on one side, the men on the other.
But these are are not homeless people.
Some are security guards, traders, and even an accountant and a psychologist and this is a bank queue.
"We are forced to sleep here becau... | It is midnight and about 30 people are preparing to settle down for the night on the streets of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare. | 37910072 |
At Norwich Crown Court, Sgt Nick Lidstone, 54, from Barrington, pleaded not guilty to 19 counts.
These include rape, indecency with a child, serious sexual assault, indecent assault and making an indecent photograph of a child.
The charges relate to alleged abuse between 1997 and 2014. Mr Lidstone will stand trial on 1... | A police sergeant from Cambridgeshire has denied sexually abusing a girl from the age of nine. | 29076555 |
Contrary to reports, there was no policy ordering foreign workers to leave by 15 October, Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin said.
Thousands of people working for aid agencies and private firms would have been affected by the decree.
On Tuesday, the charity Oxfam warned that the bans would negatively affect aid ... | South Sudan's government says it will not ban foreign workers, annulling a decree it issued a day earlier. | 29245175 |
The 30-year-old, who denied the charge and can appeal, has been fined £1,250 and must complete an education course.
The incident occurred in the 71st minute of a League Two game against AFC Wimbledon on 19 March.
"The player was alleged to have used abusive and/or insulting words contrary to Rule E3(1)," an FA statemen... | York City goalkeeper Scott Flinders has been banned for five matches after the Football Association found him guilty of racial abuse during a match. | 37167131 |
Carwyn Scott-Howell, seven, from Talybont-on-Usk, was skiing in the French Alps when he fell 50m (160ft) off a cliff in April 2015.
His mother Ceri Scott-Howell believes a lack of signage was to blame after her son mistakenly went off the piste.
"I do feel people need to be aware of it and it needs never to happen agai... | The family of a Powys boy who died on a skiing holiday are campaigning for improved piste warning signs in Europe. | 37175319 |
The refurbishment of the old waterside station was the preferred option following a consultation.
Funding still needs to be secured.
Minister Danny Kennedy said: "It is clear from the consultation that there is a strong attachment to the old Waterside station."
He added: "It is an important part of the city's built her... | Northern Ireland's transport minister has announced plans to develop an integrated transport hub on the site of the old Waterside station in Londonderry. | 26642095 |
In a voicemail obtained by the US TV network ABC, Bland said she could not understand why a traffic violation had led to her detention.
The 28-year-old African-American was arrested after a confrontation with the policeman who had pulled her car over.
She was found dead three days later.
In the message to a friend she ... | Sandra Bland, a Texas woman who police say took her own life while in custody, phoned a friend from jail to say she was "at a loss" over her arrest. | 33632894 |
The survey by the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities (CICRA) found 70% of JT customers would change operator if given the choice.
CICRA has called on JT to create a plan to improve service across the island.
Tim Ringsdore, managing director, said it was serious about improving its service and custom... | Jersey's only fixed-line telecom company is offering free services to any customers it fails after a critical survey. | 30852387 |
Former combatants and social media users said the message was offensive to those who died in the 1982 war.
The ministry has apologised, saying it was a mistake by the design team.
The islands are a British territory in the Atlantic claimed by Argentina, where they are known as the Malvinas.
President Mauricio Macri, wh... | A new year's message by Argentina's social development ministry has caused uproar after it excluded the disputed Falkland Islands from the country's map. | 38490305 |
The guidelines, published by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, say doctors should be aware of the health complications of FGM and understand the laws around it.
About 137,000 women and girls in England and Wales are thought to be affected.
The practice is illegal in the UK.
FGM, also termed female ... | Fresh guidelines have been produced for doctors in the UK caring for women who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). | 33459349 |
Pressure group the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation said most of those arrested had been freed, but the group did not give exact numbers.
The dissidents were picked up for questioning by police after shouting slogans against the government.
Mr Paya died in a car crash on Sunday.
His son, wh... | Police in Cuba have freed a group of dissidents they had arrested on Tuesday at the funeral of the prominent activist Oswaldo Paya. | 18990351 |
The issues are similar to those at Oxgangs Primary in Edinburgh, where a wall collapsed in January.
That led to 17 schools in the city being closed before the summer holidays over safety fears.
Responding to some of the new evidence, a leading architect told the BBC: "In my view, this is malpractice."
About 7,600 prima... | A total of 30 schools in Scotland have had to make repairs due to structural defects in the last five years, a BBC investigation has revealed. | 37093904 |
PM Viktor Orban's right-wing government opposes plans to relocate a total of 160,000 refugees across the bloc.
The EU announced the scheme last year in response to the migrant crisis.
Analysts say Mr Orban is emboldened by UK's vote to leave the EU, after a campaign in which immigration was a key issue.
Hungary became ... | Hungary will hold a referendum on 2 October on whether to accept mandatory EU quotas for relocating migrants, President Janos Ader has said. | 36711693 |
Manchester's Cornerhouse, which opened in 1985, will shut as staff move to Home on First Street to join the also-relocating Library Theatre.
Tom Jeffers, an usher there for 30 years, said it had been the city's "beating heart of popular culture".
Chief executive Dave Moutrey said he was "proud" of what it had achieved.... | The arts venue that hosted the UK premiere of Reservoir Dogs and was the first to commission art by Damien Hirst closes for the final time later. | 32159889 |
Mr Obama, who is on a four-nation Asia tour, warned against escalation in the dispute and said he wanted to see the row resolved peacefully.
But he confirmed that the islands fell under a security treaty that commits the US to act if Japan is attacked.
The two leaders also discussed a major trade deal as well as North ... | US President Barack Obama has reaffirmed his support for Japan in its row over islands with China, after talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. | 27137272 |
Conwy and Denbighshire councils issued fixed penalty notices totalling £176,925 and £106,395 respectively for the period of April 2013 to March 2014.
Welsh government statistics reveal an increase in the number of fines issued by local authorities for environmental crimes across Wales.
The total amount received by all ... | Two north Wales councils have raked in almost £300,000 in fines for offences including dog fouling and littering. | 29643652 |
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