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The 28-year-old Team Sky rider, who led by 32 seconds going into Sunday's final stage - a 9.6km individual time trial - won it in 19 minutes, 16 seconds.
American Andrew Talansky was 23 seconds adrift on the stage to maintain second place overall, 55 seconds behind Porte.
Nairo Quintana was third on the stage while Jea... | Richie Porte produced a stunning climb up Col d'Eze to become the first Australian to win the Paris-Nice race. | 21733911 |
The duo are included in a seven-strong team which is Ireland's biggest world championship selection since 2009.
Shane Ryan and Nicholas Quinn are included along with fellow Rio Olympian Oliver Dingley who was Ireland's first Olympic diver competitor in 68 years.
Sloan and Ferguson booked Budapest berths at last month's... | Northern Ireland swimmers Jordan Sloan and Conor Ferguson have been named in the Irish team for the World Championship in Budapest in July. | 39926756 |
The Takeover Appeal Board (Tab) ruled last month that King had "worked in concert" with three others to take control at Ibrox in 2015.
King did not meet Wednesday's deadline to make an offer of 20p per share.
Tab has now petitioned the Court of Session in Edinburgh in a bid to have its order enforced.
King could also f... | Rangers chairman Dave King faces a legal fight after defying an order to make an offer for all shares in the club's holding company. | 39592351 |
Organisers of the Little Stoke Parkrun said they were given until 28 May to reach an agreement with Stoke Gifford Parish Council or "leave the park".
They have decided to cancel Saturday's free-for-all run "on safety grounds".
Last month councillors voted to charge Parkrun saying it was "unfair" to expect residents to ... | The final Parkrun has been cancelled at the site near Bristol where a council became the first to request a contribution towards the park's upkeep. | 36377559 |
The Egyptian-born Google marketing executive first played a role in organising the opposition through Facebook, only to disappear into police custody for 12 days.
Emerging again, he denied he had done anything heroic at all, instead paying tribute to the young activists who had been on the streets since 25 January.
But... | In Wael Ghonim, Egypt's anti-Mubarak street movement finally found a hero to rally around after a period of leaderless protest. | 12400529 |
The party, which won two seats in the 2011 election, is hoping to beat the record seven seats it secured in 2003.
Other promises include a permanent ban on fracking and recruiting 4,000 full-time equivalent teachers.
The Greens believe they have the right approach to deliver a "bold Holyrood and a better Scotland".
The... | The Holyrood manifesto of the Scottish Greens has pledged to create 200,000 jobs in oil and gas decommissioning, renewables and housing. | 36017520 |
The claim was included in a list of "racial micro-aggressions" in an equality and diversity unit newsletter.
But the university was criticised for being "insensitive" to autistic people who can struggle making eye contact.
It said it had made a mistake and not taken disabilities into account.
The university originally ... | Oxford University has apologised for saying that avoiding eye contact could be "everyday racism" after it was accused of discriminating against autistic people. | 39742670 |
Figures for the 2015/2016 autumn and spring terms showed the county ranked in the lowest performing 25%.
About 14% of secondary school pupils skipped 10% of their classes, compared with 12.3% of pupils nationally.
The council said the responsibility was largely that of the organisations behind the county's academies.
F... | Concern has been expressed over truancy levels in Oxfordshire schools after it emerged the county has some of the worst rates in England. | 38525086 |
"We hope to confirm a record tomorrow which will raise some money for the many people affected by this tragedy," the pop impresario wrote on Thursday.
Cowell, who lives in the same London borough as the now burnt-out tower, called the blaze "heartbreaking".
It is not yet known which acts will appear on the single or wh... | Simon Cowell has said he intends to record a charity single to help the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. | 40300269 |
The blaze took hold at the Colectiv club on Friday night, causing a stampede for the exit.
Emergency response chief Raed Arafat said 155 people were being treated in hospitals in the Romanian capital.
The fire is believed to have been caused by fireworks that were let off inside the club.
"The only information we have ... | Twenty-seven people - mostly teenagers and young people - have been killed after fire broke out at a nightclub in Bucharest, officials say. | 34684973 |
The four-time champion was 0.263 seconds clear of team-mate Kimi Raikkonen while Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas was 0.670secs off the pace.
Lewis Hamilton, seven points behind Vettel in the championship, was fourth quickest, 0.039secs off his team-mate.
Hamilton had a difficult day and also struggled on his race-simulation ... | Sebastian Vettel led a Ferrari one-two in second practice at the Russian Grand Prix as title rivals Mercedes appeared to struggle for pace. | 39747878 |
Snap Map lets people search for places such as schools and see videos and pictures posted by children inside.
It also lets people locate their "friends" on a map that is accurate enough to determine where people live.
Snap, the company behind Snapchat, stressed to the BBC that location sharing was an opt-in feature.
Sn... | An update to Snapchat that shows publicly posted images on a searchable map has raised safety concerns among parents. | 40382876 |
A study has examined how long alleged conspiracies could "survive" before being revealed - deliberately or unwittingly - to the public at large.
Dr David Grimes, from Oxford University, devised an equation to express this, and then applied it to four famous collusions.
The work appears in Plos One journal.
The equation... | It's difficult to keep a conspiracy under wraps, scientists say, because sooner or later, one of the conspirators will blow its cover. | 35411684 |
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Australia thrashed Ireland, who were already eliminated after losing their first three group games, by seven wickets in Delhi.
But they needed New Zealand to beat South Africa to clinch their place in the last four.
The White Ferns duly recorded a seven-wicket victory to t... | New Zealand and defending champions Australia have qualified for the semi-finals of the Women's World Twenty20. | 35904059 |
The decision removes any chance of Russia competing this year, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said.
Ukraine is refusing to allow Julia Samoilova to perform at Eurovision because she has visited Crimea, the peninsula seized by Russia in 2014.
The EBU has condemned the ban.
It says Ukraine is undermining the non-p... | Russian broadcaster Channel One will not broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest next month because the country's competitor has been barred from host country Ukraine. | 39596927 |
Organisers say the scheme will see them join local people to practice their English, share cultures and get involved with community activities.
Scotland has become home to 1,000 Syrian refugees since a summit was held last year aimed at helping to address the international crisis.
It has not yet been decided which coun... | An English language project for Syrian refugees living in Scotland is to be piloted by four local authorities. | 37312495 |
The annual event attracts some of the best thoroughbreds, jockeys and trainers in the world.
It is also known for its attention-grabbing display of hats.
You can follow the latest news and selected race commentaries on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra.
Full race schedule: (Time, race, status, distance)
14.30 The Queen Ann... | The five-day Royal Ascot meeting includes eight Group One races, with the feature race starting at 16:20 BST each day. | 36464725 |
More than 200 nations took part in the Games, with 59 of those managing to secure a much sought-after gold.
But for some countries in Rio, victory was just that little bit more special - it was their first gold medal.
Here are the nine countries that achieved golden firsts:
Fiji's rugby sevens team returned to a heroes... | The 2016 Olympic Games may have come to an end, but the joy and jubilation is continuing across the world. | 37156522 |
The 20-year-old has scored six goals this season, including both in City's 2-0 win over Mansfield last week.
Championship clubs are reportedly interested in signing the striker.
"I'm sure there'll be lots of clubs interested in him one day, but at the moment he's our player and I don't really want him to go," Tisdale s... | Exeter City boss Paul Tisdale says he would not be surprised if offers come in for striker Ollie Watkins during next month's transfer window. | 38414626 |
Does this mean the risk has increased of pernicious deflation - or endemic price falls that would dissuade us from spending and investing today, in the hope of picking up bargains tomorrow?
Are we on the brink of much lower growth, lower wage rises and an increase in the real (or inflation-adjusted) burden of the count... | For the second time this year we have mild deflation - or prices falling at an annual rate of 0.1%. | 34516277 |
Tora Betsi, two, has neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), which can cause tumours, development and other heath problems.
There are two specialist centres in England for NF1 patients with complex issues but none in Wales.
The Welsh Government said it was difficult to provide services for all rare conditions.
Tora's mum Lisa ... | The family of a toddler from Cardiff who has a genetic condition are calling for a specialist centre to be set up in Wales. | 37445919 |
Most of the money for the upkeep of Down Royal and Downpatrick comes from an annual levy paid by every bookmakers shop.
In the last year the levy has fallen from £2,000 to £1,123 after the expiry of a five-year deal between the courses and the bookies.
The racecourses say that is putting their future in doubt.
However,... | Northern Ireland's two racecourses have warned they could face closure in a dispute over funding. | 32927796 |
They are the first to be included in the table since 2011, when elements 114 and 116 were added.
The first true iteration of the table was produced in 1869 by the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev.
The new additions were formally verified by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) on 30 December 20... | Four chemical elements have been formally added to the periodic table, completing the scheme's seventh row. | 35220823 |
British International Helicopters (BIH) is to end its service from Penzance, which has run since 1964, in November.
The company blamed the decision on uncertainty created by legal challenges to its sale of land to supermarket giant Sainsbury's.
St Ives' Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George has called the announcement "app... | A helicopter service from Cornwall to the Isles of Scilly is to end, its operators have announced. | 19090660 |
The hosts edged to an 8-7 win against France in Auckland to become world champions for the second time.
"The guys dug as deep as they've ever dug before, I'm just so proud of everyone," he said.
"We couldn't have been under more pressure but we stuck to our guns and got there in the end."
The All Blacks went into the m... | New Zealand captain Richie McCaw said the feeling was "hard to describe" after the All Blacks ended a 24-year wait to win the World Cup. | 15421376 |
After few first-half chances, Wrexham broke the deadlock through Jordan White two minutes after the restart.
But, on 73 minutes, Matt Tubbs flicked in James Constable's cross to level.
It left the hosts with only one win from their final five games of 2016-17, while Wrexham had the same record to end their campaign, to... | Wrexham finished 13th and Eastleigh 15th in the National League after this uninspiring draw. | 39676567 |
US media say Mr Trump passed on classified information to Russian officials last week, but Mr Putin says this is not the case.
He said he would release a record of the meeting to the US Congress if they requested it.
The news comes amid reports Mr Trump tried to influence an investigation into his team's dealings with ... | Vladimir Putin has waded into the growing row surrounding US President Donald Trump and his links to Russia. | 39948870 |
She died on Monday in hospital after suffering a stroke last month, Italian news agency Ansa reported.
Magda Olivero made her debut in the 1930s but stopped performing after getting married in 1941.
She was coaxed back on to the stage 10 years later and enjoyed renewed stardom in Europe and the US.
She was still perfor... | One of the great Italian divas, the soprano Magda Olivero, has died at the age of 104 in Milan after a career spanning more than 70 years. | 29122477 |
In a statement, China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) said it would now assess the data collected by the rig.
China moved the rig into waters near the Paracel Islands - which Vietnam also claims - in May.
The row over the rig led to clashes between ships from the two nations and major anti-China riots in Vietnam.
Vietna... | China says the oil rig that sparked a major diplomatic row with Vietnam by drilling in disputed waters has finished work and is being removed. | 28322355 |
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New Street railway station is being covered in 15,000 sq m (161 sq ft) of stainless mirrored steel.
It will join the Bull Ring shopping centre as an eye-catching silver-coloured landmark. | Buildings in Birmingham are changing from dull to dazzling as shiny buildings replace the concrete of the past 50 years. | 31430625 |
It says the countryside faces a decade of damaging uncertainty in the wake of Brexit unless the government establishes support policies soon.
The Trust said affordable, high-quality food and wildlife-friendly farming can be secured for the current subsidy of £3bn a year.
Other commentators query whether that much cash ... | The National Trust has weighed into the campaign to keep subsidies for Britain's farmers at the current level. | 40807934 |
Tom Thwaites had special prostheses made so he could walk like an animal.
The spoof awards, which are not quite as famous as the real Nobels, were handed out during their annual ceremony at Harvard University, US.
Other studies honoured during the event examined the personalities of rocks, and how the world looks when ... | A British man who lived in the Alps as a goat for three days has won one of this year's Ig Nobel prizes. | 37443204 |
Police opened fire as students were trying to march from their campus in the capital, Port Moresby, towards parliament.
Police say 23 people were hurt.
The students want Prime Minister Peter O'Neill to stand down to answer corruption allegations, which he denies.
Mr O'Neill is also facing a possible no-confidence motio... | The University of Papua New Guinea has obtained an injunction to stop protests after a number of people were hurt when a demonstration turned violent. | 36486004 |
St Helens South and Whiston MP Marie Rimmer, 69, faced two charges following an incident outside Shettleston Community Centre on 18 September 2014.
On Tuesday she was cleared of a charge of abusive or threatening behaviour.
She has now been cleared of assaulting a woman by kicking her, after a sheriff found the case ag... | A Labour MP has been cleared of attacking a Yes campaigner in Glasgow on the day of the Scottish independence referendum two years ago. | 37846929 |
Salford led at the break after Gareth O'Brien and Kris Welham tries cancelled out Ryan Hall's finish.
Jimmy Keinhorst's second Super League try of the season put Leeds in front, but Logan Tomkins crossed to level with 10 minutes remaining at Headingley.
Sutcliffe's score, which had a dubious looking forward pass in the... | Leeds recorded their second win of the season with a late try from Liam Sutcliffe denying a spirited Salford. | 39041752 |
Known as Woody island by most, it is occupied by China, which calls it Yongxing. It is also claimed by Vietnam, which calls it Phu Lam, as well as by Taiwan.
Reports of the presence of missiles on the island have added to concerns about the militarisation of the South China Sea. Here is what we know about Woody Island. | The largest island in the disputed Paracel archipelago in the South China Sea is now believed to host surface-to-air missiles. | 35593162 |
France has been in the grip of industrial action, mainly over reforms to labour law, and a train strike could affect Friday's opening match.
Train drivers are threatening to strike on a line serving the Stade de France in St Denis just outside Paris.
The stadium will host Friday evening's match between France and Roman... | French President Francois Hollande has warned against attempts to disrupt Euro 2016 with strike action, on the eve of the football tournament. | 36494702 |
The 34-year-old Englishman was told to return to train with the under-20s last week following a six-week suspension for a training ground row with team-mates in September.
The former Burnley and Manchester City player has not been at training since Thursday.
Barton has made eight appearances for Mark Warburton's side t... | Rangers midfielder Joey Barton has been signed off with stress as negotiations on a severance deal continue. | 37915256 |
The days of the lowly password are numbered.
The fact is that the way we users typically deal with having multiple passwords for our online accounts makes us too vulnerable to spyware, phishing and identity theft.
Many of us rely on the same password, while many more of us only use three or four passwords.
Ideally, the... | If you run into problems trying to remember a password on your mobile or computer when trying to buy something, then things could be about to get easier. | 21577594 |
Since it was first confirmed at a Buckinghamshire nursery in March, the number of cases has slowly increased.
And in late October, ecologists' fears were realised when an important barrier was breached - it was found in the wider environment and the UK's 80 million ash trees were at risk.
The news last month that the d... | Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has acknowledged that ash dieback is in the UK to stay. | 20261020 |
Mr Cairns said armed police potentially saved many lives by shooting dead three men at the scene of Saturday's terrorist attacks in London.
The Tory minister said Mr Corbyn had previously opposed such a policy.
However, Labour's Stephen Kinnock immediately rebuked the comment, saying Mr Corbyn said on Sunday police sho... | Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns has sparked a row over whether Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn opposed a shoot-to-kill policy. | 40158309 |
The £15m striker, 25, has yet to play this season after tearing ankle ligaments on the Hammers' pre-season tour of New Zealand.
Carroll has started only 12 Premier League matches during an injury-hit 16-month spell at Upton Park.
"It's been a long, hard road again for Andy and one he's been too familiar with recently,... | West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says the club's record signing Andy Carroll could return in "two to three weeks". | 29749149 |
A Network Rail worker said staff were "genuinely concerned" about excrement, urine and sanitary towels on the tracks.
Network Rail accepted that train toilets which emptied on the track were "outdated and unpleasant" for track workers.
Greater Anglia said it was hoping to phase out toilets which dump waste.
The man who... | Rail workers are being sprayed by human urine and faeces from passing trains, putting their health at risk. | 25430657 |
PPI expert Cliff D'Arcy told the BBC Lloyds had saved more than £60m over the past year by cutting compensation.
Lloyds refused to be interviewed on the issue. It was offering the correct level of compensation in line with regulatory guidance, a statement said.
Lloyds cites a little-known regulatory provision called "a... | Lloyds Banking Group has been cutting the compensation it pays to payment protection insurance (PPI) claimants, a BBC investigation has revealed. | 26715982 |
He was speaking on Tuesday after the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee published its report on the controversial On the Runs scheme.
Mr Kelly escaped from the Maze Prison in 1983 while serving a jail sentence for the 1973 IRA Old Bailey bombing.
He told the BBC's Talkback he received the pardon, but not as an "On the ... | Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly has confirmed that he received the Royal Prerogative of Mercy after he was recaptured in the Netherlands in 1986. | 32034899 |
In the first of this double-header, Chancellor Philip Hammond said that he was supporting families while not spending recklessly.
Although the Budget was relatively low-key, other changes were already planned. This adds up to a significant financial impact on millions of people - even before the next Budget in November... | Two Budgets in one year have the potential to make a major impression on your household finances. | 39193938 |
The planned move - aimed at kick-starting the fracking industry - will be included in the Queen's Speech as part of an Infrastructure Bill.
The companies will still need planning permission to drill for shale gas.
But they will be able to install pipes to transport the gas under private land without fear of breaking tr... | Ministers want to give energy companies the right to run shale gas pipelines under private land, Whitehall sources have confirmed. | 27110655 |
The woman suffered serious burns in the incident in the reception area of Clydebank police station, in the town's Montrose Street, on 7 January.
She is still being treated for her injuries at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner will look at the circumstances surrounding the incide... | Prosecutors have ordered an independent investigation after a 58-year-old woman apparently set herself on fire at a police station in West Dunbartonshire. | 30814448 |
A fake tweet, from the hacked account of a news agency, wiped $200bn (£131bn) off the New York Stock Exchange. It had claimed there had been two explosions at the White House, and President Obama had been injured.
It was quickly disclaimed and corrected, but some damage had been done.
The Wall Street Journal says much... | Is this the way the world will end, with neither a bang nor a whimper, but a tweet? | 22283209 |
UN forces deployed after machine-gun fire and rocket launchers were used, as voters waited near a school.
It is hoped the new constitution can help end more than two years of conflict in the CAR between Muslims and Christians.
Presidential and parliamentary elections are also due on 27 December.
The conduct of the refe... | Heavy gunfire has broken out in a Muslim district of the Central African Republic's capital, Bangui, during a referendum on a new constitution. | 35087803 |
Conservation charity WWF says almost half of the world's 200 designated natural heritage sites are "plagued" by wildlife criminals.
These include the last refuges for critically endangered javan rhinos and wild tigers.
The authors say more co-ordination is needed to target the whole crime chain.
From the Great Barrier ... | Poaching, illegal logging and fishing are threatening endangered species in some of the world's most iconic natural sites, according to a report. | 39590117 |
The UK retailer is planning to open stores in markets such as France, India, Russia, China and the Middle East.
The expansion includes 20 food outlets in Paris and lingerie and beauty stores in the Middle East and India.
M&S has reported falling sales in its key UK clothing and homewares unit.
Like-for-like sales at th... | Marks and Spencer has announced plans to open 250 stores abroad and increase international profits by 40% over the next three years. | 26851900 |
The density of airborne particles was several times above World Health Organisation recommended limits.
Visibility was reduced to below 50m (160ft) in parts of the city, reports said.
Local media have linked the pollution to the city switching on its public heating system for winter.
PM2.5 levels, used to measure the a... | Smog has choked China's northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, forcing schools and highways to shut and disrupting flights on Monday. | 24579101 |
Sisters of Nazareth nuns thumped and kicked children at Termonbacca, the first witness to give evidence said.
The former resident described the home as a "hell-hole" and likened it to a concentration camp.
He said children were forced to clean floors in a chain, with their arms linked and rags under both feet.
The inqu... | Nuns' treatment of children at a residential care home was "bordering on the psychotic", Northern Ireland's Historical Abuse Inquiry has been told. | 25929866 |
The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) decided not to lift the suspension, imposed after accusations of state-sponsored doping.
Individual athletes may compete as neutrals if they prove they are clean.
Mr Putin called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC), to intervene.
Doping, violence: Wh... | Russia President Vladimir Putin has said it is unfair the Russian athletics team remains banned from international contests, including the Rio Olympics. | 36565863 |
The cartoon depicts Alan's body alongside a caption suggesting he would have become a "groper in Germany".
It follows the revelation that gangs of migrants carried out organised sexual assaults in Cologne on New Year's Eve.
The magazine has been widely condemned on social media and accused of racism.
Twitter users call... | French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is facing yet another backlash after depicting Alan Kurdi, the young Syrian refugee who drowned, as an adult committing a sex assault in Germany. | 35306906 |
Wood had the first chance of the game when Jai Reason curled wide but Dover hit back with Joe Healy unleashing a shot from the edge of the box which hit the underside of the bar.
Those chances in the first 15 minutes were the best of the first half but Boreham Wood found another gear after the break.
Bruno Andrade grab... | Ricky Shakes scored a hat-trick as Boreham Wood claimed their first win in nine games with a 5-0 rout of National League play-off chasing Dover. | 39188775 |
Del Potro lost to Andy Murray in Rio having knocked out world number one Novak Djokovic en route to the final.
The Argentine is ranked 141st in the world, with Wimbledon this year his first appearance in the main draw at a major since Melbourne two years ago.
World number 283 Robson, 22, reached the fourth round in New... | Olympic finalist Juan Martin del Potro has been handed a wildcard into the US Open main draw while Britain's Laura Robson will enter in qualifying. | 37101097 |
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Ben Abdullah's business is next to the Birstall library where the 41-year-old held a surgery on Thursday.
Warning: This BBC Radio Leeds interview contains some graphic descriptions of the scene of the attack. | A cafe owner who saw the attack on West Yorkshire MP Jo Cox described the situation he witnessed as being "like a warzone". | 36557967 |
The Labour Force Survey indicates that unemployment fell by 0.7% over the year to 5.6%.
This is the lowest unemployment rate in Northern Ireland since 2009.
The claimant count has now fallen by 29,600 since the most recent peak in February 2013.
Economy Minister Simon Hamilton said: "I am greatly encouraged by the cont... | The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Northern Ireland fell by 800 in August to 35,100 according to the latest statistics. | 37360524 |
Remember the "fuss at the bus" between the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Ulster Unionists in the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election campaign?
Or perhaps Vote Leave's big red machine in the EU referendum campaign sits more freshly in the memory?
Well, this is the Social Democratic and Labour Party's (SDLP... | Election battle-buses have a history of cruising into controversy. | 38972200 |
As the crowds streamed towards the stadium known as the Cake Tin on a gloriously sunny Saturday afternoon, it seemed like the message of the Black Caps captain was getting through.
By the time they drifted away into the Wellington night, having seen the Martin Guptill-inspired Kiwis destroy West Indies to earn a place ... | Throughout the World Cup, a television advertisement has featured Brendon McCullum telling his country to "dream big, New Zealand". | 31999405 |
They said a second runway would create tens of thousands of jobs and add £1.7bn a year to the local economy.
Campaigners against the idea have claimed it would cause "unacceptable" levels of pollution.
The government is due to make a final decision over whether Gatwick or Heathrow should expand this summer.
Last July ... | Business leaders from 36 organisations in the South East are taking a letter to 10 Downing Street arguing the case for expansion at Gatwick Airport. | 36575462 |
Brentford sacked Marinus Dijkuizen in September, with Lee Carsley put in charge of the Championship club until the end of the season.
Despite overseeing an improvement in results, Carsley has said he does not want the job on a full-time basis.
The Bees have not yet made an official approach for Clotet, but the Spaniard... | Swansea City assistant manager Pep Clotet is among the candidates to become Brentford's new boss. | 34834756 |
It briefly hit a rate of 14 to the dollar amid concerns about the strength of the Chinese economy, reports the Reuters news agency.
Economies that rely on the sale of commodities - such as South Africa's - have been hit by the slowdown in growth in China, a major source of demand.
The problem was compounded when China ... | South Africa's currency has fallen to an all-time low against the US dollar. | 34039265 |
The 15-year-old had admitted attacking Zadhullah Boota, who was given a community order in 2010 after he was convicted of sexually assaulting her.
Bradford Crown Court heard she "snapped" after he was not imprisoned.
Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC said jailing her would be "callous and cruel" and it was clear the attack... | A judge has spared a teenage girl who stabbed the man who sexually abused her as a child from a prison sentence. | 36092181 |
Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams said that trying the officers as a group would not be "in the interest of justice".
Freddie Gray, 25, died after sustaining a severe spinal cord injury while riding in a police van in April.
His death sparked nights of unrest and weeks of protests in the city.
Defence lawyers ini... | A US judge has ruled that six Baltimore police officers accused of causing the death of a man in their custody will stand trial separately. | 34131423 |
Olive Edis, from Sheringham in Norfolk, captured unique photographs of women on the Western Front at the end of World War One.
The archive, made possible by a £81,000 Heritage Lottery grant, will also bring together Edis's other work, including portraits of royal family members.
It will be made available to view on the... | The work of Britain's first female war photographer is being brought together in an online archive. | 33864292 |
Samantha Henderson, 25, from Corfe Castle was reported missing just before 08:45 GMT on Thursday morning.
A 27-year-old man from Corfe Castle, who is known to Ms Henderson, has been arrested on suspicion of her murder.
Det Insp Neil Devoto said police did not yet know of her whereabouts and officers were carrying out e... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a Dorset woman who has been reported missing. | 30962289 |
Bennett, 66, succeeded Steve McNamara as the national team boss in February of this year, on the back of an autumn Test series win against New Zealand.
England take on Australia, New Zealand and Scotland in the Four Nations later this year.
The opening Test comes against the Kiwis in Huddersfield on 29 October.
"This i... | Wayne Bennett's opening game as England head coach will be a Four Nations warm-up fixture against France in Avignon on Saturday, 22 October. | 36979341 |
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Captain Chamari Atapattu hit a crucial 52 as Sri Lanka stuttered to 114-7.
South Africa looked to be coasting in Bangalore as Dane van Niekerk (24) and Trisha Chetty (26) put on 50 for the first wicket inside nine overs.
But from there the Proteas collapsed, losing five wi... | Sri Lanka bowed out of the Women's World Twenty20 with a 10-run win over South Africa, with both teams already eliminated from semi-final contention. | 35911894 |
Towns with a population of under 80,000 - such as Inverness, Perth, Paisley and Hawick - are being encouraged to submit applications to the Carnegie UK Trust.
It has launched the scheme to support matched funding, shared knowledge and the creation of an economic development plan for local areas.
Ten UK towns will be pa... | Scottish towns are being asked to apply to a new domestic twinning programme to boost their local economies. | 37601779 |
The world's fourth largest phone marker shipped 71 million devices in 2015 - up from 6.6 million in 2012.
But it experienced weaker demand in the past 12 months, with third-quarter sales down 27%, according to analysts.
Experts say Chinese phone makers are struggling in an increasingly competitive global market.
In an ... | Chinese mobile phone giant Xiaomi has said it will not disclose how many handsets it sold in 2016 after claiming it had grown "too fast". | 38597423 |
The 33-year-old was released by Wolves in May having made just six appearances last season in an injury-hit year.
His signing follows a brief trial period with The U's on their pre-season trip to Portugal earlier this month.
"It's an exciting place to be, a good club heading in the right direction," he told BBC Radio O... | Oxford United have signed former Newcastle United and Wolves defender Mike Williamson on a one-year deal. | 40720653 |
The former Rovers midfielder netted in the 94th minute after Ryan Sessegnon's cross was only half cleared.
In a match with few chances, Danny Graham beat the offside trap early on but the Rovers striker could only blast over the crossbar.
Cairney's late goal leaves Blackburn bottom of the Championship with just one poi... | Tom Cairney's injury-time goal gave Fulham a dramatic victory against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. | 37138935 |
Nutritionists discovered gluten in a supplier's shepherd's pie and beef bolognese, which are both used by schools across the county.
The county council said it has 20 pupils registered with gluten-intolerance or coeliac disease.
The council said no children had had an adverse reaction.
Councillor Andrew Grant said: "Ou... | Schools in Northamptonshire have been told not to serve two "gluten-free" meals after they were found to contain the protein. | 17250542 |
Sandra Major, 61, was on a bus returning from the Apprentice Boys parade when it was attacked in Dungiven on Saturday. Four people were injured.
Her sister, Margaret Ritchie, was with her at the time of the attack.
"There was blood all over her face and glass everywhere," Margaret said. "I was hit and was knocked off m... | A Belfast woman needed 30 stitches to her face and lost five teeth after being hit with a brick during an attack on a bus in County Londonderry. | 33844627 |
For nearly 18 years it was wrongly assumed that they had died in a suicide pact.
In March Hazel Stewart was found guilty of murdering her policeman husband, Mr Buchanan and her then lover's wife, Mrs Howell.
Her ex-partner, former Dentist Colin Howell, pleaded guilty to the murders last year.
The court-case centred on ... | Lesley Howell, 31, and Trevor Buchanan, 32, were found in a car full of exhaust fumes in Castlerock in 1991. | 12733348 |
Mr Hunt, who said he was "seriously considering" a bid for the Conservative leadership, said this should be either through a general election or a second referendum.
He called for a "sensible compromise" on free movement in exchange for single market access.
Chancellor George Osborne said he would not try to replace Da... | People should have their say on the terms of the UK's exit deal with the EU, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said. | 36647948 |
Sergey Andreyev said Poland had blocked a coalition against Nazi Germany several times in the run-up to war.
He also said the USSR's invasion of Poland in 1939 was not an aggression.
Relations between Poland and Russia have been poor in recent years, with Poland one of Moscow's sharpest critics over its intervention in... | Poland is to summon the Russian ambassador over remarks which appeared to suggest he said Poland was partly to blame for the start of World War Two. | 34369487 |
Ted Trim, from Theydon Bois, was declared the winner after final heats in Essex and West Sussex on Saturday.
More than 200 people competed in six-car 10-lap races around a 28ft (8.55m) circuit at the events, but no-one could beat the best time of 2015, set by Ted.
He won with 24.49 seconds. His time was recorded in Har... | A 14-year-old boy has been crowned this year's Scalextric World Champion after playing the classic slot car racing game for the first time. | 35145243 |
The AfD was founded in 2013 as an anti-euro party but has turned its focus to immigration and Islam. It now has MPs in nine of Germany's 16 state parliaments, and is aiming to win its first seats nationally in next year's federal elections.
What does the AfD stand for, and why has its popularity grown?
The AfD has capi... | The right-wing nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) has pushed Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling conservatives into third place in a regional election. | 37274201 |
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) imposed the blanket ban after finding strains of the bacteria in batches of Dunsyre Blue and Lanark Blue.
In a separate development, FSS has released details of risk assessments they undertook.
It said the food poisoning was a "major food incident".
Producer Errington Cheese has insisted i... | A Scottish cheesemaker linked to a fatal E.coli outbreak has dropped a legal challenge against a ban on the sale of all of its products. | 37937563 |
The trial, on 60 people, published in the Lancet, found none of those with type 2 had been cured by medication and diet alone.
The surgery improves symptoms both through weight loss and by changing the way the gut functions.
Experts said the results were "remarkable" and that too few people were getting access to the s... | Weight loss surgery cures half of patients with type-2 diabetes, for at least five years, a study suggests. | 34130619 |
The bird became trapped on the road at Whittington near Downham Market in Norfolk.
The driver travelled slowly to Graham Gillis Auto Repair where technicians removed the bird, which was then taken to the RSPCA centre at East Winch.
Craig Plumley, animal welfare officer, said: "It is the first time I have known it happe... | A kestrel that flew into a car's grille has been released by garage mechanics. | 33554975 |
Croft, who played 21 Tests and 50 one-day internationals, will work with the spin bowlers for a 12-day period.
The 45-year-old is currently on the coaching staff at his former county Glamorgan.
England are also set to re-hire former limited-overs captain Paul Collingwood as a coach for the World T20.
Collingwood worked... | Former off-spinner Robert Croft is to join England's coaching staff for the one-day leg of their tour to South Africa. | 35278183 |
Cole Stockton's curled finish put League Two side ahead.
Greg Halford's penalty equalised, only for Dunn to restore Morecambe's lead before the Championship side struck twice in two minutes through Jerry Yates and Anthony Forde to make it 3-2.
Dunn's second forced the tie to extra time, when he scored again and Kevin E... | Jack Dunn's hat-trick helped Morecambe past Rotherham after extra time in an EFL Cup first-round thriller. | 36949673 |
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) in Stanmore, north west London, set up the appeal in a bid to raise £400,000 for its spinal injuries unit.
It said government money goes to frontline staff and services, making "investment in facilities difficult".
The GMB union said it was a "damning indictment" of the la... | An NHS trust has launched a crowdfunding appeal to buy equipment for a new hospital unit because "it cannot get started without donations". | 37727426 |
Fresh from getting an OBE in the New Year Honours, Coleman will join about 1,500 other runners for Nos Galan.
The race is held in Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, every 31 December.
Coleman, 46, called the race a "fantastic tradition" and said he was "very excited" and looking forward to a "great night".
He told BBC W... | Wales football manager Chris Coleman has been revealed as the mystery runner in an annual race. | 38477667 |
Although several companies have developed "super hi-vision" resolution test models, this is the first such TV to be made commercially available.
The 8K format provides 16 times as many pixels as 1080p high definition. It creates an image so detailed that it can appear three-dimensional.
However, the 85in (2.16m) device... | Sharp has announced plans to sell an 8K television screen from October. | 34267265 |
The county take on Somerset in Cardiff on Saturday evening, before facing Essex away on Sunday afternoon.
"It's a bit crazy, but it's mind over matter," said Rudolph, Glamorgan's limited-overs captain.
Somerset also face a rapid turn-around as they take on Middlesex at Uxbridge the following day.
They are still without... | Glamorgan captain Jacques Rudolph says it is "crazy" his players will have to play two T20 Blast fixtures 200 miles apart inside 24 hours. | 40609556 |
The matches were just too tough given the travelling time at the end of an energy-sapping season.
The Scots instead played Nigeria in London, while Michael O'Neill took the Northern Ireland squad out to face Alexis Sanchez, Luis Suarez and company.
O'Neill's side lost both matches but it doesn't appear to have done the... | Two years ago, Gordon Strachan turned down the opportunity to take his Scotland team to South America for acid testers against World Cup-bound Chile and Uruguay. | 36392131 |
Sergeant Alexander Blackman was convicted of murdering the injured captive in Afghanistan but his supporters say it was manslaughter.
Author and campaigner Frederick Forsyth said the court martial that convicted Blackman "stank from top to bottom".
Joshua Rozenberg, who presents Radio 4's Law in Action, said it would b... | A campaign has been launched to review the case of a Royal Marine jailed for life for killing a Taliban insurgent. | 34217252 |
The 70-year-old from Nevada had returned to the US in August with an infected swelling in her right hip after a long stay in India.
She died in September.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said the infection was "resistant to all available antimicrobial drugs".
The women had repeatedly needed hospital... | A superbug that could not be treated with 26 different antibiotics has killed a woman in the US, officials report. | 38609553 |
The Sussex batsman, 37, requires minor knee surgery and has been replaced in the squad by Sean Terry, who made his debut against Afghanistan in July.
Tim Murtagh will join the squad in South Africa after Middlesex's final County Championship game next week.
Ireland face South Africa in Benoni on 25 September before mee... | Ed Joyce has been ruled out of Ireland's one-day games against South Africa and Australia later this month. | 37389958 |
The Scottish Rugby Union said it was "saddened to learn" of the death of the former Scotland and British Lions prop.
He made his international debut against France in 1954 and won 40 consecutive caps for his country.
Mr McLeod, dubbed the "Hawick Hardman" due to his strength and fitness, was inducted into Scottish Rugb... | Tributes have been paid to Scottish rugby great Hugh McLeod, from Hawick, who died on Monday at the age of 81. | 27390066 |
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It was a moment of inspiration that belied his status as a striker without a club following his release from Reading. His turn hypnotised the Belgium defence and his finish swept Wales into the unknown, a first semi-final at a major tournament.
On the pitch and off it, the... | If Hal Robson-Kanu's winner in Wales' Euro 2016 opener against Slovakia was the scuff of dreams, his goal in the quarter-final victory over Belgium was the swivel that turned Welsh football on its head. | 36692107 |
Currently club's in England's top flight can spend £1.85m on their squad, with another £175,000 allowed for a marquee player outside of that.
Koukash called from an increase in the cap in 2013 when he bought Salford and hopes to discuss the matter at a Super League meeting this week.
"The cap is very, very restrictive,... | Salford Red Devils owner Marwan Koukash has reiterated his desire for Super League to increase the salary cap. | 39479596 |
The pressure on places means there are now 77 primary schools with more than 800 pupils, up from 58 last year.
The number of infant classes unlawfully above the limit of 30 pupils has more than doubled since last year to 549.
The figures are from the Department for Education's annual census.
This snapshot of schools in... | The impact of the population boom on England's school system is revealed in annual official figures - showing more super-size primary schools and infant classes over legal limits. | 27813978 |
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Bill de Blasio, New York City Mayor, warned it could be one of the biggest storms the city has ever seen. | Weather forecasters in the United Sates are warning that more than one metre of snow is predicted to fall in the east and airlines have already cancelled hundreds of flights. | 30990561 |
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