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Several parts of Scotland have experienced April snow showers as an icy blast blew in from the north.
The Highlands, Aberdeenshire coast and Shetland were among areas where snow fell overnight and into Monday.
The Met Office later issued a yellow warning for between 22:00 on Monday and 09:00 on Tuesday.
It said wintry ... | All pictures from BBC Weather Watchers. | 39692701 |
The tweet came in response to a Twitter user reporting a "rape" at Goodison Park, referencing Everton's 6-2 win over Sunderland on Sunday.
The tweeted reply has since been deleted and the force has apologised.
Merseyside Police said the civilian member of staff responsible had left its employment.
A spokesman said the ... | Merseyside Police say a member of staff who tweeted a "rape joke" on the force's official account has left the force "by mutual consent". | 34703375 |
He had been challenged by former Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones, who came third after the Conservatives.
Elsewhere Plaid's Hywel Williams narrowly retained Arfon by less than 100 votes and colleague Liz Saville Roberts held Dwyfor Meirionnydd.
The Tories' Guto Bebb held on to Aberconwy.
Mr Owen, who had his biggest... | Labour's Albert Owen has held Ynys Mon, which had been the most marginal seat in north west Wales. | 40209091 |
Such is the interest in those speedy sub-atomic particles that developments in the search for the elusive Higgs boson - usually covered at every twist and turn by journalists - have been all-but eclipsed.
Earlier this month, physicists announced results of a combined search for the Higgs by the Atlas and CMS experiment... | In recent months, news headlines have been dominated by one story from the world of particle physics - those befuddling faster-than-light neutrinos. | 15991392 |
The Cameroonian, who has been in power since 1988, faces Madagascar FA head Ahmad in the vote in Addis Ababa.
Manuel Nascimento is one of just two men to publicly back Hayatou, with the Comoros FA also offering its support.
If Hayatou loses, I will quit football
"If Hayatou loses, I will quit football," Nascimento said... | The president of Guinea-Bissau's football federation has said he will quit football if incumbent Issa Hayatou loses Thursday's Confederation of African Football (Caf) presidential elections. | 39282561 |
The Pars had a huge let-off in the 12th minute when Lyle's free-kick hit both posts before David Hutton cleared.
Andy Dowie's header at the far post was converted by Lyle for his third goal in as many games.
Dunfermline were reduced to 10 men in the 62nd minute for Jason Talbot's two-footed tackle on Kyle Jacobs.
Match... | Derek Lyle's 100th goal for Queen of the South maintained their unbeaten start to the Scottish Championship by winning away to Dunfermline Athletic. | 37140236 |
He was driving a blue coloured Ford Fiesta southbound near the Raith Interchange when it happened at 23:05 on Saturday.
Police said the car apparently went out of control causing it to cross the central reservation, hit a lamppost and overturn before coming to rest on the opposite carriageway.
The man was taken to Monk... | A 21-year-old man has died following a road crash on the M74 near Bothwell. | 37334314 |
David Cameron has said strikes should not be lawful unless a minimum number of union members vote in a ballot.
Plans for a "turnout threshold" will be in the party's election manifesto.
But Unite boss Len McCluskey said this would "oppress the people and remove their freedoms". He added: "Can we respect it? It ain't go... | The head of the Unite union has said he will not "respect" any law passed by a future Conservative government tightening the rules on strike ballots. | 31984027 |
A spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said it was "not appropriate" to attack the make-up of a democratically-elected government of an ally.
Mr Kerry has also warned Israeli policy makes a two-state solution less likely.
Tory MP Crispin Blunt said he was unsure about the UK's intervention as Mr Kerry had been "on ... | Downing Street has criticised US Secretary of State John Kerry for calling the Netanyahu government the "most right-wing in Israel's history". | 38464800 |
The state is one of the poorest in the country and over the years has acquired a reputation for lawlessness, caste-based violence and corruption.
But the menace - in the form of rhesus monkeys - is indeed the main issue for 10,000 voters in the village of Chainpur.
They say that about 500 monkeys - in several groups - ... | The issue of rampaging monkeys may seem a curious priority for voters taking part in state elections on Thursday in India's eastern state of Bihar. | 11582935 |
The Education Select Committee heard how the brevity of initial teacher training in England meant continuous professional development was vital.
But much of it focused on new regulatory requirements and curriculum shifts, rather than subject areas.
Ministers are changing teacher training to have more based in schools.
... | Some teachers are beginning their careers in primary schools with as little as a few hours training in some subject areas, MPs have heard. | 36480071 |
Content providers regularly update the lists of sites they want blocked and the latest one includes popular file-sharing index Demonoid.
The list was started in 2012 when ISPs were forced to block access to the Pirate Bay.
At least 23 new URLs are on the latest list being sent to the main UK ISPs.
Content providers mus... | UK internet service providers have been asked to block access to dozens of URLs that are suspected of linking to pirated content. | 34581801 |
Hitchon threw a new British record of 74.54m on her final attempt to climb from fifth to third.
World champion Wlodarczyk, 31, threw 82.29m to break her own world record of 81.08m, while China's Zhang Wenxiu took the silver medal with 76.75m.
"I am over the moon," said Hitchon, 25. "I can't believe it."
Find out how to... | Sophie Hitchon became the first British woman to win an Olympic hammer medal by taking bronze, as Pole Anita Wlodarczyk set a new world record to claim gold. | 37087707 |
Chairman King also claimed Warburton had previously told him he was using the Ibrox outfit as a "stepping-stone".
And he insisted Warburton "did not respond well" to questions over his transfer policy.
Rangers said on Friday Warburton had resigned, but he insisted he had not.
Despite the disappointment of the team's pe... | Dave King says Mark Warburton's "employment" was "terminated" after the Englishman's agent asked Rangers to waive their right to compensation if a club made an approach for the manager. | 38945282 |
Judge James Orenstein was hearing a US government request to make it retrieve information from a locked iPhone seized by law enforcement officers.
On Monday, the judge expressed doubt that he had the authority to do so.
Apple has agreed to similar requests previously but is now refusing, saying it would erode customers... | Ordering Apple to access data against its will would be akin to making a reluctant drug company carry out a lethal injection, a US judge has said. | 34647704 |
The train is believed to have gone missing near what is now the Polish city of Wroclaw as Soviet forces approached in 1945.
A law firm in south-west Poland says it has been contacted by two men who have discovered the armoured train.
Polish media say the men want 10% of the value of the train's contents.
Local news web... | Two people in Poland say they may have found a Nazi train rumoured to be full of gold, gems and guns that disappeared in World War Two, Polish media say. | 33994483 |
Counsel for the PSNI said inquiries related to Winston "Winkie" Rea involve a series of incidents.
He said they spanned a period of more than 20 years.
Mr Rea is among dozens of loyalists and republicans who provided testimonies to Boston College's Belfast Project.
Last month he secured a temporary injunction as police... | A former loyalist prisoner trying to stop police obtaining interviews he gave to a US university project is being investigated over offences of "the utmost gravity" a court has heard. | 31137457 |
"The Sunderland factory is very competitive," said Nissan's chief performance officer Colin Dodge.
The Infiniti model was penned by Nissan's design team in London and engineered at its technical centre in Bedfordshire.
Their brief was to appeal to buyers in Europe, where the marque's sales are weak.
Business Secretary ... | Nissan says it is investing £250m in Sunderland to make a small luxury car, creating "hundreds of jobs" in the UK. | 20759537 |
Celtic had said they were "very disappointed" over "potentially" being allocated 700 tickets fewer than Aberdeen for the match on 27 May.
But the SFA said one reason for this is because of the number of seats in the club's "preferred" East Stand.
The SFA added that ticket allocation had been handled in "full consultati... | The Scottish FA has defended itself following criticism from Celtic over Scottish Cup final ticket allocations. | 39829048 |
Umpires Nick Cook and Neil Bainton inspected the ground several times before finally calling the game off early in the afternoon at 14:15 BST.
Leicestershire, who have now lost two matches in a row to the weather, are still looking for their first win.
Worcestershire move up to second in the North Group after taking on... | Worcestershire's One-Day Cup group game against Leicestershire at New Road was abandoned without a ball bowled after heavy rain left the outfield saturated. | 36530728 |
The company, bought from Tata by investment fund Greybull, said it was on track to deliver sustainable growth.
The Scunthorpe-based business said deals had been struck to supply steel for the construction of Hinkley Point nuclear power station and rails for the Algerian and Italian train networks.
A 3% pay sacrifice ma... | British Steel ended 2016 in profit after securing a series of "significant" contracts. | 38742548 |
A report commissioned by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said the authority was "not fit for purpose".
Council leader Paul Lakin has resigned and the council cabinet will also quit.
An earlier inquiry found 1,400 children were abused by gangs of men, mainly of Pakistani origin, from 1997 to 2013.
The National Crime ... | Government commissioners have been lined up to intervene at Rotherham Council where a culture of "complete denial" over child sexual exploitation in the town was exposed. | 31130750 |
The cash has been offered for information that leads to Paul Massey's killer being convicted.
Massey, 55, a security boss, was found dead with gunshot wounds outside his Salford home on 26 July.
On BBC Crimewatch, Det Ch Insp Howard Millington said the suspect was seen carrying a weapon "similar to a sub machine gun" t... | Detectives investigating the murder of a criminal, once branded "Mr Big", have offered a £50,000 reward in the case. | 34513090 |
The tanker came to rest on its side in a field, on the B743 near Strathaven, just before 0630 BST.
The driver was treated for shock and minor injuries and the road is expected to remain closed for some time.
A 200m-radius hazard zone was put in place and two homes were evacuated while the tanker was made safe.
Strathcl... | Emergency services have "stabilised" a tanker which overturned during a delivery in South Lanarkshire, spilling some of its 35,000 litres of gas oil. | 13126442 |
Sir Cliff Richard is due to sing at the Mass at St Mary's RC Church in Woolton.
TV stars Paul O'Grady, Jimmy Tarbuck and Christopher Biggins will join her sons Robert and Ben in giving readings.
Her family have asked fans to line a two-mile stretch of the funeral cortege route along Woolton Road but not gather outside ... | Family, friends and fans are to pay their final respects to entertainer Cilla Black when her funeral takes place in Liverpool later. | 33991635 |
South Central Ambulance Service said the driver hit the animal then the tree on the A33 near Micheldever at about 06:30 BST.
A spokesman said she was found dead at the scene and her next of kin had been informed.
The carriageway is closed in both directions near its junction with Winchester Road while officers investig... | A woman has died after her car crashed into a deer and a tree in Hampshire. | 36127900 |
It smashed into the lunar surface about 3.8 billion years ago, forming Mare Imbrium - the feature also known as the right eye of the "Man in the Moon".
Scientists say the asteroid was three times bigger than previously estimated and debris from the collision would have rained down on the Earth.
The research is publishe... | One of the Moon's biggest craters was created by an asteroid more than 250km (150 miles) across, a study suggests. | 36847382 |
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Sharapova, 28, revealed on Monday that she tested positive for the banned substance meldonium in January.
A number of sponsors have already distanced themselves from the Russian.
Pound cannot understand how Sharapova found herself in this situation, given the high stakes i... | Maria Sharapova's failed drugs test was "reckless beyond description", according to former World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound. | 35757814 |
The 27-year-old left-back made 29 appearances for Torquay last season in his second spell with the Gulls.
Rowe-Turner previously had spells in the National League with Luton Town and Kidderminster Harriers.
The Leicester City youth product is the third defender signed by Chester this summer following the arrivals of An... | Chester have signed defender Lathaniel Rowe-Turner from Torquay United on a one-year deal. | 40248101 |
Chris Masters, 44, was "a picture of health" before he was taken ill while on holiday with wife Yvonne last month.
When he was fit to fly, his insurers said his local NHS did not have a bed.
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust (SATH) said it had been "very busy recently" but had now found a bed for Mr Masters.
M... | A British tourist recovering after a heart attack in Thailand claimed there was no hospital bed for him to be transferred to back home. | 35998395 |
The fragile piece of wood is all that remains of the Nanteos Cup, a wooden chalice named after the mansion in Aberystwyth where it was once kept.
Some believe it was the cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper and that it has healing powers.
It was stolen in 2014 before being returned to its owners a year later.... | A religious relic which, claimed by some to be the Holy Grail, is to go on permanent display at the National Library of Wales. | 36562685 |
Colin Wood, 64, from Barry, in the Vale of Glamorgan, was found guilty of eight offences of indecency and two further serious sexual offences.
Wood, of Somerset Road, was arrested after a naked picture of his victim was found in his bedside cabinet.
He denied any form of sexual misconduct but was found guilty after the... | A "perverted" man has been jailed for 22 years for abusing a boy he groomed for sex in the 1970s. | 32934209 |
Stephen Longfellow, from Leeds, was last seen on 30 August when he spoke with walkers in Llanfihangel y Pennant, Gwynedd.
Police later found his car near the Tryfan mountain.
The body, found on Friday by Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue, was taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor to be formally identified.
The coroner has been ... | Emergency services searching for a missing 64-year-old man in Snowdonia have found a body. | 34162388 |
Second-tier sides have been previously been restricted to a 40% limit.
Relevant income is defined by the RFL operational rules under 19 different categories, including BBC TV fees, gate receipts and other profits.
The decision was brought forward to the October meeting to help clubs plan for the forthcoming season.
"Th... | Championship sides will be allowed to spend 50% of their 'relevant income' on player salaries from 2016 onwards, the Rugby Football League has confirmed. | 34925697 |
The service, run by Marie Stopes, will operate in the centre of Belfast from 18 October.
It says it will provide terminations within Northern Ireland's current legal framework - abortions are not illegal but are very strictly controlled.
An anti-abortion group has called for the clinic to be shut down, but Abortion Rig... | The first private clinic to offer abortions to women in Northern Ireland is due to open next week. | 19902778 |
The Saints, who are waiting for coach Justin Holbrook's visa to be approved, are seventh in Super League and were thrashed 53-10 by Cas in the cup.
Wilkin told BBC Sport: "It does not get much worse than we are at the moment.
"Self-belief disappears and you are in that negative spiral and we can't get out of it at the ... | St Helens captain Jon Wilkin believes Saturday's Challenge Cup quarter-final thrashing by Castleford is the lowest point in his 15 years at the club. | 39909168 |
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The League One side beat the seven-times FA Cup winners 3-2 with striker Matt Smith scoring twice.
Rodgers said: "I was bitterly disappointed with the young players as they had a chance to compete for a club that has to challenge for trophies.
"We lost our concentration an... | Manager Brendan Rodgers was upset with Liverpool's young players after a shock FA Cup fourth-round defeat by Oldham. | 21221838 |
But you would be wrong, at least according to the man himself.
As far as Murray is concerned, the next "big goal" lies Down Under.
Winning January's Australian Open is now the top target for a man who has lifted most of the sport's other major prizes, winning his second Wimbledon and retaining his Olympic title in 2016... | You might think winning the ATP World Tour Finals and finishing a remarkable season as the year-end world number one dominate Andy Murray's thoughts in London at the moment. | 37964645 |
One-time leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Menzies Campbell, will take his seat alongside party colleague Sir Malcolm Bruce.
Former Labour chancellor and head of the pro-Union Better Together campaign, Alistair Darling, will also be entering the House of Lords.
Entrepreneur Michelle Mone has also become one of the 4... | Three former Scottish MPs and the Scottish founder of lingerie firm Ultimo are to be made life peers. | 34076755 |
About 50,000 music fans are attending the annual festival at Robin Hill Country Park, with a theme of "Summer of Love".
Headliners at this year's event include Duran Duran, The Chemical Brothers and Missy Elliott.
The festival is also marking the 20th anniversary of organiser Rob da Bank's Sunday Best club, from which ... | The twelfth Bestival is taking place on the Isle of Wight. | 34232429 |
A few rows back three Nobel laureates are chatting with Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein. Ahead is North Korea.
It's definitely one of the more curious assignments I've been asked to do.
Journalists will find any way they can to get a glimpse inside the DPRK. Hence I am hanging on the coat tails of this unique delegation... | I'm sitting on a plane - the mountains of north-east China are slipping through the mist below us. | 36176772 |
5 January 2017 Last updated at 12:18 GMT
A project called Growing Up Digital spent a year looking into how children use the internet and whether you feel you know enough about the websites and apps you use.
It's been done by the Children's Commissioner for England, whose job it is to understand what children think abou... | Social media is everywhere but do you think you know enough about who can see and use the images and information you send or upload? | 38515915 |
Overnight leader Willett, 28, putted in from 15 feet to card a final-round 69 and win his fourth European Tour title.
Sullivan went round in 68 and had to settle for joint second along with Rafa Cabrera-Bello of Spain.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy hit eight birdies in a round of 65 and tied for sixth, four shots off... | England's Danny Willett birdied the final hole to win the Dubai Desert Classic by one shot from compatriot Andy Sullivan. | 35517054 |
Nationwide's study of 2,000 over-18s found more than one in 10 did not think of themselves as fully fledged grown-ups until they reached the age of 27.
Lisa Daisy, 34, told the BBC: "Even after a career, two children and being together with my partner for 10 years, it still took being married to make me feel grown up."... | Many of the current generation of recent over-18s do not feel like an adult, according to a survey by building society Nationwide, and those commenting on the BBC News Facebook page seem to agree. | 39694563 |
The 28-year-old is a popular sporting figure in his homeland, where acknowledgement of his outstanding ability as a rider is matched by an admiration for his dedication and humble down-to-earth nature.
These are some of the qualities which have helped him realise his long-held ambition of becoming Northern Ireland's fi... | Hailing from a country more used to celebrating the motorcycling feats of road racers who ply their trade between the hedges, Jonathan Rea has bucked the trend. | 34215685 |
Their exchanges have been grabbing attention because they have been using some fairly non-technical and human language.
@ESA_Rosetta's job was to take the landing device @Philae2014 to the comet known as 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
One of their most retweeted moments was the touchdown.
They've even decided to mark it in... | The two spacecraft at the centre of the Rosetta comet landing managed to find time to have an interstellar conversation on Twitter. | 30028472 |
Michal Iwanowksi, 39, from Roath, Cardiff, used a rough map found in his great uncle's diary to follow the perilous route the brothers took through the forests of Russia to safety in Poland in 1945.
The epic four month journey saw Anatol and Wiktor Iwanowski flee the camp in Kaluga, elude an ambush which saw two fellow... | A photographer has recreated his grandfather and great uncle's daring 2,200km escape from a prisoner of war camp on camera. | 35820138 |
Home strikers Graham Cummins, scorer of the game's only goal, and Chris Kane were the offenders against Hearts.
"It's not something I want, but it's quite ironic that it happens this week," Wright told BBC Scotland.
"If I think that the referee is spot on, the players will be fined. That's what we do here."
Hearts had ... | St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright saw the irony in having two players booked for simulation against opponents he had accused of going down too easily. | 37398103 |
Ms Pritzker will discuss recent measures approved by the US to mitigate the impact of the embargo.
Since the US and Cuba announced last year they were restoring relations, President Barack Obama has pushed for the restrictions to be scrapped.
But he faces opposition from the Republican majority in the US Congress.
Ms P... | The United States Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has arrived in Cuba for two days of talks focusing on the US embargo on the communist-run island. | 34461415 |
Stenny could only draw 1-1 at home to Brechin City, whose point was enough to secure a promotion play-off place.
Peterhead finished second bottom, meaning a play-off semi-final against Montrose to retain their status.
Airdrieonians, who beat Queen's Park 3-2, clinched third place and the other promotion play-off place.... | Stenhousemuir were relegated from Scottish League One after Peterhead, who started the day bottom, came from behind to beat Alloa Athletic 3-2. | 39832467 |
Data from the university admissions body Ucas showed a drop in applications and places awarded to those from the most-deprived 20% of areas.
The figures showed 1,215 applicants from this group got a place in 2015, down from 1,305 the previous year.
The Scottish government said it was "committed to education based on ab... | The number of students from Scotland's poorest areas going to university has fallen, new figures have revealed. | 36485678 |
He became a superstar at the age of sixteen, as lead singer of iconic 1960s rock band The Easybeats.
Their song, Friday On My Mind, became a global hit and was voted the best Australian song ever in a 2001 poll.
The group broke up after five years, but their music was later covered by David Bowie, INXS and many others.... | Australians are paying tribute to Steve Wright, widely regarded as Australia's first international pop star, after he died aged 68. | 35188126 |
AirBnB, the site that lets you rent out your spare rooms, or indeed your entire home, to tourists, is one of Silicon Valley’s brightest start-ups - a great idea, executed effortlessly.
The next step is to reach for the holy grail of travel - making tourists feel like genuine locals.
Its new Trips service, announced on ... | What started as literally an air bed on the floor in Brian Chesky's apartment has blossomed into a service that has more than three million locations listed around the world. | 38025227 |
Carmarthenshire developer Enzo's Homes is in the process of buying the Penllergaer civic centre site.
Money from the sale will go to build new schools and modernise council buildings.
Council leader Rob Stewart said the scheme, if approved, would provide much-needed housing in the area.
Enzo Sauro, of Enzo's Homes, sai... | Plans to build 80 homes on the site of council offices in Swansea have moved a step closer after contracts were exchanged for the sale of the land. | 37152572 |
7 January 2015 Last updated at 06:34 GMT
The rubber-like blocks from Indonesia were first found in 2012 by a beachcomber in Newquay, Cornwall.
It's been a mystery to many but Jenny has found someone who knows more. | Over the past few years mystery rubber tablets engraved with 'Tjipetir' have been found washed up all around Europe. | 30697140 |
The plans will see Northampton's Vulcan Works turned into an Institute for Creative Leather Technologies and Leather Conservation Centre.
The buildings between Guildhall Street, Fetter Street and Angel Street were central to the town's shoe trade.
Northampton Borough Council backed the scheme which could create 300 job... | A £12.4m scheme to convert a Grade-II listed disused ironworks and several run-down buildings into a cultural hub has been given planning permission. | 39581238 |
The death, which happened on Victoria Street, was reported to police shortly after 14:15 BST on Sunday.
A 45-year-old man, understood to be the victim's twin brother, was arrested at the scene.
Police have been given extra time to question him on suspicion of murder.
The MLA for Upper Bann, Carla Lockhart, described th... | Police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a 45-year-old man was found in a flat in Lurgan, County Armagh. | 40844423 |
Ross Torrance, 29, wore a balaclava when he robbed Bearsden Services but his stubble was seen poking out underneath by the forecourt worker.
He was also seen removing the balaclava in a nearby street by an off-duty police officer who identified him.
Torrance admitted the robbery and was jailed for four years and eight ... | A man who raided his local petrol station armed with two meat cleavers was caught after his ginger stubble was spotted, a court has heard. | 39369565 |
Lamine Diack, Coe's predecessor, is being investigated by French officials, and the bidding process to host the 2021 World Championships is also under scrutiny.
Fifa has also faced widespread corruption allegations this year.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter is the subject of a Swiss criminal investigation, started alongsid... | IAAF president Lord Coe says the athletics corruption scandal is not "bigger" than that facing Fifa in football, with both governing bodies under criminal investigation. | 35060510 |
Chris Logue, 33, from Lady Wallace Crescent, Lisburn, County Antrim, is accused of sexual assault on 23 November last year.
The incident is alleged to have happened at a solicitors' function in a hotel in Newcastle, County Down.
The court heard the woman solicitor had felt "humiliated".
She said she was pestered, manha... | A solicitor was allegedly "out of control" when he is alleged to have groped another solicitor, a court has heard. | 30484600 |
Seven of those who died were teenagers; the youngest were just 14 years old.
More than 30 other people were injured, German police said.
Officials said Sonboly had set up a fake Facebook account in May and sent a message luring victims to a branch of McDonald's with the promise of free food.
German media reports have s... | Nine people were killed by David Ali Sonboly in Friday's attack in Munich, before the teenage gunman turned the weapon on himself. | 36877837 |
Officers say they were called to Hamstead Road, in the Lozells area of the city at 01:10 GMT following reports of "gunshots" being fired and "disorder".
West Midlands Police said a man was found with "minor injuries".
The scene has been cordoned off while investigations are carried out. Police have urged anyone with in... | A man was dragged from his car and attacked in a street in Birmingham. | 39350144 |
It is the latest move to stop the 33-year-old Bristol businessman being sent back to South Africa to face trial over his wife's death.
Mr Dewani is accused of plotting to kill 28-year-old Anni Dewani, who was shot in the head on the outskirts of Cape Town in November 2010.
He was told last month he will be extradited t... | Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani's lawyers are to launch a bid to take his case to the Supreme Court. | 23595519 |
Many employers will have to increase salaries when the new £7.20 an hour measure comes into effect next April.
Colin Neill of Hospitality Ulster said it would have major implications for hotels and restaurants.
He told the BBC's Inside Business programme there was a risk of more workers being paid "cash-in-hand".
Mr Ne... | The National Living Wage's introduction could mean an increase in black market payments to workers, a hospitality industry spokesman has said. | 34627736 |
BBC Sport takes a closer look at what happened in the matches that did go ahead and one that maybe should have.
Leeds United chairman Massimo Cellino does not like the number 17.
The superstitious Italian believes the number brings bad luck and during his time as owner of Italian side Cagliari had all the number 17 sea... | It was a wet day for much of England, resulting in seven games being called off before a ball was kicked. | 35512785 |
The 33-year-old recently led New Zealand to the World Cup final, which they lost to Australia on Sunday.
McCullum has signed a seven-game deal, which should make him available for half of the Bears' qualifying group games, as they aim to defend the trophy they won for the first time in August.
He is due to arrive at Ed... | Champions Birmingham Bears have signed New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum for this summer's T20 Blast. | 32132489 |
Alpha Home Care was responsible for 266 people in Powys and 78 people in Neath Port Talbot.
Both councils have axed the firm, which received two critical reports from Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW), and it is understood Swansea council is set to follow.
Alpha Home Care declined to comment.
Neath Po... | A firm responsible for providing home care for hundreds of people has had its contract cancelled by two councils, BBC Wales has learned. | 32209998 |
Van Gaal, 62, will be replaced by Guus Hiddink as coach of the Netherlands after this summer's World Cup.
Spurs named Tim Sherwood, 45, as head coach on an 18-month deal in December.
Ex-Chelsea boss Gullit told BBC Radio 5 live: "I know for sure he was at Van Gaal's house, the chairman. I think it's a done deal, but yo... | Ruud Gullit says Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has met with Louis van Gaal and claims it is a "done deal" that the Dutchman will take over as Spurs boss. | 26798631 |
The victim, found with a head injury on Thursday in a play area in Rochdale, has not yet been formally identified.
But a Facebook post on Friday from Jalalia Jaamé Mosque said Koran reader Jalal Uddin "passed away last night".
A post-mortem examination of the victim, believed to be in his 40s or 50s, is due to take pl... | Police investigating the death of a prominent member of a Greater Manchester mosque have arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of murder. | 35614762 |
Savita Halappanavar's family said she asked several times for her pregnancy to be terminated because she had severe back pain and was miscarrying.
Her husband told the BBC that it was refused because there was a foetal heartbeat.
Ms Halappanavar's death, on 28 October, is the subject of two investigations.
An autopsy c... | The husband of a pregnant woman who died in an Irish hospital has said he has no doubt she would be alive if she had been allowed an abortion. | 20321741 |
Now a group of musicians is helping bring a tune back to even the most battered of violins and sending them to children over 5,000 miles away.
Between breaks for recording soundtracks for iconic shows including Dr Who and Sherlock, four musicians from the BBC National Orchestra for Wales (NOW) are lovingly repairing hu... | In cupboards and attics across Wales hundreds of musical instruments lie gathering dust, silent for years after their last note was played. | 38005141 |
Thousands of people thronged the streets as the torch relay made its way through the city, pausing on The Mound before being carried up the Royal Mile.
Earlier the flame was carried on St Andrews' West Sands Beach, recreating the opening scene of Chariots of Fire.
The 145-mile route also took in the
Wallace... | The Olympic cauldron has been lit at Edinburgh Castle at the end of a day which saw large crowds turn out to watch the flame. | 18411077 |
The research looked at genetic editing techniques - which in theory can be used to snip out faulty bits of genetic material that would otherwise lead to serious inherited diseases.
This is the first time it is known to have been attempted on early human embryos. But the results suggest it can cause new, unintended gene... | A controversial Chinese study that reveals genes in human embryos have been modified for the first time has sparked fierce debate. | 32446954 |
Arthur Collins, 24, is accused of 14 counts of grievous bodily harm with intent and one of throwing corrosive fluid on a person.
Twenty people were hurt when they were doused with a substance at the Mangle E8 club in Hackney on 17 April.
Mr Collins and a 21-year-old man are due on trial on 9 October.
Andre Phoenix of C... | The ex-boyfriend of reality TV star Ferne McCann is to face trial after being charged in connection with an acid attack at a London nightclub. | 40000760 |
She will represent the Queen during a visit to the Mediterranean island on 20 and 21 September.
The trip has been planned to mark 50 years of Maltese independence.
The duchess will only spend one night away from home and Prince George, who will be one year old on Tuesday, will not go with her.
Earlier this year the Duk... | The Duchess of Cambridge will visit Malta later this year in her first official overseas trip without Prince William, Kensington Palace has said. | 28404164 |
In the end, the man himself did not appear, but they stuck around anyway to witness a display of the kind of old-time socialist religion that was meant to have died out with the advent of Tony Blair.
Impromptu speeches by trade union leaders on the steps of the meeting house, to the distant sound of wild cheering and a... | Crowds of Jeremy Corbyn worshippers were turned away from an overflowing anti-austerity rally at the Quaker Meeting House in Brighton on Monday night. | 34385872 |
Michael Ryan was speaking at an event to highlight the importance of having an industrial strategy in Northern Ireland.
The manufacturing sector has been going through a difficult few years, with high-profile job losses.
Bombardier has been shedding jobs globally.
It is cutting about 20% of its Northern Ireland workfor... | The manufacturing sector needs to see a swift political resolution at Stormont, says head of Bombardier in Northern Ireland. | 38803529 |
Capt Brown also held the world record for flying the greatest number of different types of aircraft - 487.
During World War Two, Capt Brown, who was born in Leith in 1919, flew fighter aircraft and witnessed the liberation of Bergen Belsen concentration camp.
The pilot, who had been appointed MBE, OBE and CBE, died at ... | The Royal Navy's most decorated pilot, Capt Eric "Winkle" Brown, has died at the age of 97. | 35626854 |
News of the impending barrier along Hungary's border with Serbia spread rapidly among the diverse groups of migrants travelling northwards through the Balkans, or still hesitating before setting out on the journey from northern Greece or western Turkey.
But the immediate effect seems to be the opposite of what the Fide... | Since Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced on 17 June that his government had decided to build a 175km-long (109 miles) steel barrier against illegal migrants, another 57,000 have entered the country. | 33802453 |
Wallace helped the Lions win promotion from League One last season after signing on loan in January.
The 23-year-old joined Wolves from Portsmouth in May 2015, making 30 league appearances for the club.
Saville, 24, made 15 appearances for the Lions after joining on a three-month loan deal in October 2015.
He made his ... | Millwall have signed midfielders Jed Wallace and George Saville from fellow Championship club Wolves, both for an undisclosed fee on three-year deals. | 40404977 |
Non-league side Lincoln City, nicknamed the Imps, have beaten Premier League opponents Burnley 1-0 in the fifth round.
Here about five facts about this Imp-ressive victory...
They are Arsenal, Manchester City and Swansea City.
The 23-year-old centre-back signed from Dover.
They've reached the fifth round before, but th... | It's one of the biggest underdog stories in FA Cup history. | 39016354 |
The attack took place in the western Tahoua region, Prime Minister Brigi Rafini told state TV.
Assailants targeted a military post near the camp, a local official told the Associated Press.
Northern and central Mali remain unstable nearly four years after France led a military intervention to drive out jihadists.
Niger... | At least 20 soldiers have been killed in Niger in an attack on a camp for Malian refugees, officials say. | 37581910 |
The army said the first incident, in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, saw an Israeli settler shoot dead a youth who attacked him.
In East Jerusalem, police reported that a Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces when he tried to stab a soldier at a checkpoint.
Violence between the two sides has recently... | Two Palestinians who attempted to stab Jews in separate incidents have been killed, Israeli forces say. | 34559234 |
The incident happened at Hoa Binh Province General Hospital, west of the capital, Hanoi, on Monday.
Eighteen people were being treated when some felt sick and breathless. Six patients died on Monday afternoon and another later that night.
Vietnamese authorities have launched a criminal investigation.
"I would like to a... | Seven people have died and a woman is in intensive care after undergoing kidney dialysis treatment at a hospital in northern Vietnam. | 40094611 |
The last time the prices/earnings ratio was so high was more than eight years ago, in March 2008.
Over the last three years, house prices have risen by 20%, while wages have risen by just 6%, the Nationwide said.
In the year to the end of October, prices went up by 4.6%, down from 5.3% in September.
They were unchanged... | The typical UK home now costs six times average annual earnings, even though house price inflation is slowing, according to the Nationwide. | 37844832 |
The initiative by Forest Green Rovers is part of the Sustainability in Sport scheme set up by chairman Dale Vince.
Mr Vince, who also runs energy firm Ecotricity, said it was former Manchester United player Gary Neville's idea to launch the project.
The club said the 180 panels would generate about 10% of electricity u... | A non-league football club in Gloucestershire is fitting solar panels to its stadium roof. | 16022775 |
So usually on a Wednesday "sources close to the ECB" or "people familiar with the situation" have briefed the major financial wires that the central bank's governing council has given permission to Greece's central bank to lend a bit more to Greece's banks, to keep them afloat.
Here is a typical example.
And the likeli... | One of the oddest bits of central banking behaviour in the world right now is that pretty much every week since Greece's financial problems went nuclear again, at the start of the year, the European Central Bank has let it be known in a cloak-and-dagger way that it is still providing cooling fluid to the whole combusti... | 33164642 |
In his final innings before the squad for the first Test against South Africa is named on Sunday, Hameed, batting at three, was lbw to Rikki Clarke for 23.
Lancashire went on to 178-4, a lead of 130, with Alex Davies making 79.
Warwickshire had been bowled out for 321, Andy Umeed eventually removed for 113 after 494 mi... | Haseeb Hameed again failed to impress the England selectors at Edgbaston on day three of Lancashire's day-night Championship game against Warwickshire. | 40426041 |
They said the unrest in the province of Qatif late on Monday had been incited by "a foreign country", without elaborating.
Saudi Arabia's minority Shia population is concentrated in the east, the scene of protests earlier this year.
State media said eight of those wounded were security personnel and three were civilian... | Fourteen people have been injured in clashes in eastern Saudi Arabia, state media say. | 15169769 |
"Acute ethanol intoxication" was a contributory cause of Mikhail Lesin's death on 5 November last year, said the US Attorney for District of Columbia.
The 57-year-old was found dead alone in his Dupont Circle Hotel room.
He had blunt-force injuries to his head, neck, torso, upper and lower extremities.
Who was Mikhail ... | US officials say the death of a former Vladimir Putin adviser, whose body was found in a Washington DC hotel with extensive injuries, was an "accident". | 37804519 |
Clubb came off the bench in the 23rd minute for his first appearance since undergoing surgery 58 days ago.
His try came in between Sean O'Loughlin and Lewis Tierney scores for Wigan, while Lloyd White responded for Widnes to make it 16-6 at the break.
White pulled another try back before two Joe Burgess tries sealed vi... | Tony Clubb scored a try on his return from having a kidney removed to help Wigan end an eight-match winless Super League run with victory over Widnes. | 40418208 |
The film, which is about the relationship between a Romanian worker and the owner of a Yorkshire sheep farm, won the Michael Powell Award.
The award for Best International Feature Film went to Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov's Glory.
Chico Pereira's contemplative Donkeyote was the best documentary feature.
The awa... | Filmmaker Francis Lee's directorial debut, God's Own Country, has won the award for best British feature at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. | 40454745 |
Australia international Irvine, 24, scored 10 goals in 44 appearances last season after joining from Ross County.
"We'll see what happens in the next few weeks," Clough told BBC Radio Derby.
"When you score as many goals as him and play as well as he has done, speculation is inevitable."
Irvine, who is currently away w... | Burton Albion could find it "very difficult" keeping midfielder Jackson Irvine if the Championship club receives a good enough offer, says manager Nigel Clough. | 40203346 |
Parts of Europe have seen an influx of migrants arriving, with many in Hungary wishing to travel to Germany.
The Bundesliga champions plan to provide food, German lessons and football equipment for children.
"Bayern sees it as its social responsibility to help the refugees," said club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
The num... | Bayern Munich are to set up a 'training camp' for refugees coming into Germany and will donate 1m euros (£730,000) for refugee projects. | 34142261 |
Georgina Symonds's body was found at a workshop at Beech Hill Farm, in Usk, Monmouthshire, on 13 January.
A hearing at Gwent Coroner's Court, in Newport, was adjourned for three months for police to continue their inquiries.
Peter Morgan, 53, of Abergavenny, has been charged with her murder. | A woman whose death is at the centre of a murder inquiry died of "ligature pressure to the neck", a coroner's hearing has been told. | 35351725 |
The news has been welcomed by triathlete James Corlett, from Mapperley, who said educating road users was also important.
The city council said funding for cycle lanes around Dunkirk, Mansfield Road, and the River Lean corridor in Basford has been secured.
The authority is also applying for £6m from the Department for ... | More than £1.5m is to be invested in improving safety for cyclists in Nottingham. | 22149634 |
KFC in Pontypool was given a zero score on the Food Standards Agency website meaning urgent action is needed.
Co-operative stores in Pontardawe, Porth, and Birchgrove, Cardiff scored one, along with Subway in Queen Street, Cardiff and Harvester in Cardiff Bay.
Costa in Brecon, Tesco cafe in Maesteg and Asda in Aberdare... | Food giants including Asda, Tesco, KFC, Costa, Subway and The Co-operative Food have outlets in Wales which scored poorly in food hygiene ratings. | 33885735 |
Yeates made 30 appearances in all competitions while playing for Blackpool and Notts County last season.
He joined the Magpies in January, but was released by the League Two club at the end of the season.
The 32-year-old was among the goalscorers in Bradford's shock 4-2 FA Cup fourth round win against Chelsea in Janua... | Former Bradford and Watford midfielder Mark Yeates has joined National League Eastleigh on a two-year deal. | 40431103 |
Dywedodd James Price, sy'n gyfrifol am adran economi'r llywodraeth, bod canlyniad y buddsoddiad werth yr arian.
Cafodd y cyllid ei roi i ddatblygwyr sydd eisiau adeiladu Cylchffordd Cymru ger Glyn Ebwy.
'Nôl ym mis Ebrill dywedodd Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru bod "diffygion sylweddol" yn y ffordd y deliodd y llywodraeth â'r... | Mae un o brif weision sifil Cymru wedi amddiffyn y gwariant o £9m gan Lywodraeth Cymru ar gynlluniau i adeiladu trac rasio ym Mlaenau Gwent. | 40397931 |
The tower of the Church of St James, in Dry Doddington, is believed to lean between 4.9 and 5.1 degrees.
This would mean it leans more than Italy's famous tower, which tilts at 3.99 degrees.
The friends group for the Lincolnshire church is now raising money to protect its tower for future generations.
Church warden and... | Villagers who believe their church tower tilts more than the Leaning Tower of Pisa are trying to get official confirmation. | 21403179 |
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