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Summer Grant, seven, from Norwich, was visiting the funfair in Harlow Town Park, Essex, on 26 March 2016 and died later in hospital.
Shelby Thurston, 25 and William Thurston, 28, from Whitecross Road, Wilburton, Cambridgeshire appeared before Chelmsford Crown Court earlier.
They will go on trial on 5 February.
The pair... | Two fairground workers have pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of a girl who was fatally injured when the bouncy castle she was playing on blew away. | 40950034 |
Both riders ended the event in Switzerland with three gold medals.
Trott, 23, had already won gold in the scratch race and women's team pursuit - alongside 21-year-old Archibald.
GB topped the medal table with six golds and three bronzes as Ciara Horne came third in the individual pursuit.
Double Olympic champion Trott... | Great Britain's Katie Archibald clinched gold in the individual pursuit and elimination race and Laura Trott won the omnium on the final day of the European Track Cycling Championships. | 34567638 |
Aaron McMahon was beaten in the Clandeboye Road area of the town in November.
The men, aged 28 and 26, face a number of charges, including attempted grievous bodily harm with intent. One of them is accused of possessing an offensive weapon.
The men are due to appear at Newtownards Magistrates Court in March. | Two men have been charged in connection with a hammer attack on a Bangor community worker. | 35488267 |
Jeff Farrar will stand down at the end of June after four years as head of the force.
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent (PCC) Jeff Cuthbert said a search for his successor would begin as soon as possible.
Mr Farrar said the new chief constable would be inheriting a "more effective and efficient force".
During... | The chief constable of Gwent Police is to retire this summer after 35 years of policing, it has been announced. | 39580618 |
The fed-up bobby laid into anti-social teenagers, parents, and community support officers in the message.
It appeared on the GMP Irlam and Cadishead page on 7 May, prompting a complaint from a teacher, according to the Manchester Evening News.
Greater Manchester Police's Salford branch said it is investigating.
Ch Insp... | A world-weary police officer who posted a tirade about "stoned youths" on a force Facebook page has landed himself in trouble. | 39887357 |
The alleged victim claimed he went on to have regular sex with Anne Lakey in the late 1980s.
Ms Lakey, 55, from Stanley, denies 13 charges of indecent assault involving two boys, one aged 13 or 14 and the other 15.
The trial continues at Teesside Crown Court.
The boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said he... | A head teacher accused of having sex with two underage boys took a 15-year-old's virginity in a tent, a court has heard. | 33137533 |
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok, cried as he denied allegations he insulted Islam.
Mr Purnama is the first non-Muslim governor of Indonesia's capital in 50 years.
The case is being seen as a test of religious tolerance in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation.
The prosecution said Mr Purnama insulted Islam b... | There were emotional scenes in court on the first day of the blasphemy trial of Jakarta's governor, a Christian of Chinese descent. | 38285515 |
Campaign group Liberty says the powers, which are used by intelligence agencies to collect large volumes of data from electronic devices, amount to an "assault on our freedom".
The Investigatory Powers Act gained royal assent in November.
The government has said it will defend the act.
Powers covered by the act allow s... | A human rights group is launching a crowd-funded legal challenge to the UK government's so-called "snoopers' charter". | 38565083 |
Wasps, in a tough pool with holders Toulon, Bath and ex-champions Leinster, beat the Dublin side 33-6 on Saturday.
"This competition's all about mixing it with the best and we've certainly beaten one of the best," Young said.
"It puts us in a strong position now but it doesn't mean anything going into next week."
Wasps... | Wasps will not get carried away by their impressive start to the European Champions Cup, says director of rugby Dai Young. | 34832932 |
The band headlined a show at Cornwall's Eden Project, opening with Paper Gods, the title track of their latest album.
They followed it up with a brace of 80s hits - Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf and A View To A Kill.
Will Young, Laura Mvula and Shaun The Sheep have also taken part in the UK-wide celebration of music.... | Pop stars Duran Duran have brought the curtain down on BBC Music Day, which has seen concerts in libraries, on bridges and in bell towers. | 36401728 |
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Palace are without a league win in 2016 but will be at Wembley thanks to a Yohan Cabaye penalty and Fraizer Campbell's stoppage-time strike.
Reading had frustrated the Eagles before Jake Cooper was sent off for pulling back Yannick Bolasie. Cabaye converted from the spot b... | Crystal Palace put their Premier League struggles on hold to earn a place in their first FA Cup semi-final in 21 years by beating Championship side Reading with two late goals. | 35723265 |
The gang tried to force open a cash machine outside a Waitrose in Kenilworth with an angle grinder, circular saw, crowbars and a hydraulic cutter.
They sped off empty handed, taking police from three forces on a high-speed pursuit during their getaway.
The men were jailed from three to 12 years at Birmingham Crown Cour... | Four men who led police on a chase reaching speeds of about 150mph after a botched raid have been jailed. | 32205797 |
The company blamed high wage costs resulting from the country's minimum wage, introduced at the beginning of this year.
The 200-year-old family firm paid its workers between €5.50 and €6.50 before the introduction of the €8.50 minimum wage, according to German media.
It has been unable to cope with the additional... | Steinbach, one of Germany's best-known makers of traditional wooden nutcrackers, has filed for bankruptcy. | 34503148 |
The former party president told activists he would "work every day" to repay the faith shown in him.
Mr Farron beat fellow Lib Dem Norman Lamb in the contest to replace Nick Clegg, with 56.5% of the votes cast.
He is aiming to rebuild the party after a disastrous general election defeat that left it with eight MPs.
Mr ... | "A new army" of Liberal Democrat supporters could help the party recover in the polls, Tim Farron has said, after being confirmed as its leader. | 33561233 |
The Library at Willesden Green in Brent boasts 40,000 books, an art gallery, exhibition area and performance space.
Developers Linden Homes re-built the 1980s part of the library, which was deemed "inefficient", while incorporating elements from its Victorian heritage.
The council funded the library by working with dev... | A new £10m library and community space has opened in north-west London. | 34232095 |
Jay, Georgia, Anita, Katie and Kellie will be feeling the pressure as they have to dance to two different routines each on Saturday.
Here at Newsround, we have been taking a look back at some of the remaining five contestants best dances from this series.
Jay absolutely smashed the leader board in week three of the com... | It's the semi-final of Strictly Come Dancing this weekend and things are hotting up on the dance floor. | 35064656 |
The parade started in Trafalgar Square where hand-crafted floats led a procession to Shaftesbury Avenue.
Crowds were entertained with music, dance and acrobatics in Charing Cross Road, Leicester Square and Chinatown.
The London celebrations for the year of the sheep are the largest in the UK with more than 1,000 perfor... | Thousands of people have joined the lavish celebrations in London to welcome in the Chinese New Year. | 31575239 |
This is despite the United Jihad Council (UJC) - a rebel alliance based in Pakistan-administered Kashmir - saying it carried out the attack, three days after it began.
Even so, some Pakistani commentators have continued to blame Indian authorities and media for their accusations against Pakistani organisations and indi... | As Indian security forces battled militants inside the Pathankot air base, defence analysts and media commentators in Islamabad lashed out at India for "typically" and "prematurely" blaming Pakistan for the attack. | 35240265 |
In January, the force said it would cut the number of front counters from 16 to four as part of a property review.
On 12 June, seven offices will shut, with Bakewell and Derby's Assembly Rooms closing the day after. Three more will go by 18 September.
Senior officers said few people used the desks and the move would al... | Derbyshire Constabulary has released more information on when it will close most of its inquiry desks. | 32848024 |
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The Nuggets recovered after the Pacers led 31-30 early in the second quarter to finish with a season-high score.
Nikola Jokic scored 22 points as Denver ended the Pacers' five-game winning run before a sell-out crowd at the O2 Arena.
It was the seventh time a regular-seaso... | Denver Nuggets ended a five-game losing streak with a 140-112 victory over the Indiana Pacers in the NBA's Global Games series in London on Thursday. | 38605644 |
The investigatory chamber at the world governing body's ethics committee has been looking into alleged breaches of its code of ethics since March 2015.
It has now recommended a two-year ban and a fine for Adamu, a former Fifa executive committee member who was banned for three years in 2010.
A final decision on his pun... | Nigerian administrator Amos Adamu is facing another ban from all football-related activities by Fifa. | 38378317 |
The victim, Rebecca Rawson, 65, was fatally injured after approaching the armed householder's home on Tuesday night, say sheriff's officials.
As her relative knocked on the door, Eugene Matthews, 83, emerged firing a handgun, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
Ms Rawson was taken to a local hospital, whe... | A Florida woman has died after being shot by a homeowner while searching the neighbourhood for her lost dog. | 38586215 |
A unitary board will replace the BBC Trust, the corporation's arms-length regulator, and its executive board.
Ms Fairhead said the prime minister had "strongly encouraged" her to take part in the new appointment process.
But, she added, it would be "better to have a clean break and for the government to appoint someone... | BBC Trust chairwoman Rona Fairhead has announced she will step down early from her role and will not apply to head the corporation's new governing body. | 37352295 |
Some schools are closed, and work is continuing to reopen the West Coast Main Line north of Carlisle.
About 1,500 properties remain without power, including in Glenridding and Patterdale, which have been cut off as access roads are under water.
In Kendal, a body was found by search teams looking for a man who fell into... | A major clean-up operation is under way after Cumbria was battered by Storm Desmond. | 35025065 |
The 33-year-old, who had two years of his previous contract to run, made his debut for the New Road side in 2005.
Mitchell also spent six years as county captain before being replaced by Joe Leach in September.
"Daryl is a mature player in all formats," said director of cricket Steve Rhodes.
"We haven't got lots of ver... | Opening batsman Daryl Mitchell has signed a new four-year deal to stay with Worcestershire until the end of the 2020 season. | 38288483 |
Dani Dayan will now become Israel's consul general in New York, ending a seven-month diplomatic stand-off.
Israel had previously said it would not replace Mr Dayan as its nominee.
Mr Dayan's appointment caused outrage among left-wing groups in Brazil, which lobbied President Dilma Rousseff to reject it.
The Argentina-b... | Israel has reassigned its nominee for ambassador to Brazil, whose appointment Brasilia refused to accept, apparently because he is a former settler leader. | 35910853 |
Tata Steel is to mothball part of its plant in Llanwern with the loss of 250 jobs.
The UK Government is providing £35m to steel companies to help offset electricity costs.
But Mr Jones wants more of a response, saying high UK energy costs made it difficult for firms to be competitive.
"We have said this many, many tim... | First Minister Carwyn Jones and union leaders have urged the UK Government to do more to help steelmakers compete by cutting their electricity costs. | 34067473 |
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The world number one's success in York saw him become just the sixth man in history to win each of the sport's 'Triple Crown' events more than once.
Six-times UK champion Steve Davis said Selby "is one of the greats already".
Leicester's Selby, 33, beat Ronnie' O'Sullivan ... | Mark Selby says he has to "pinch himself" at being called a snooker great by his fellow professionals after his victory at the UK Championship. | 38234451 |
The 29-year-old left-hander, who has previously played for Surrey, has hit six centuries in 32 Test matches and a total of 28 in first-class cricket.
His arrival is set to fill the gap in Somerset's batting line-up vacated by the retirement of former captain Chris Rogers at the end of the 2016 season.
He will be availa... | Somerset have signed South Africa opener Dean Elgar as their overseas player for 2017. | 38381583 |
In 2014, surgeons in Poland announced they had reversed Darek Fidyka's paralysis using cells taken from his nose to repair his spinal cord.
The former fireman says he has noticed a gradual return of feeling and muscle control below his injury.
The surgical team are now launching a search for two more paralysed patients... | A man who was paralysed from the chest down after a knife attack in 2010 can now ride an adapted tricycle. | 35660621 |
Wykeham House School in Fareham could close at the end of the Autumn term after being open for 100 years.
A statement from the school said: "The school is working hard with families to help find them alternative school places."
Both the boys' and girls' school sites face closure, the school said.
Wykeham House School w... | An independent school in Hampshire is facing closure due to "increasing financial pressure". | 34617875 |
It follows an incident during their Premier League match at Villa Park on 2 November - which Tottenham won 2-1.
The FA charge stated that in or around the 66th minute, the clubs failed to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion.
Both clubs accepted the standard penalty fine.
Villa striker Christ... | Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur have each been fined £20,000 by the Football Association for failing to control their players. | 29921851 |
The deadline for the club to find a new buyer was extended last Tuesday by the administrators until 27 July.
RFL licensing director Blake Solly told BBC Sport: "There is a variety of opinion among the other clubs.
"But any decision as to whether Bradford will be allowed to stay in Super League is for the RFL board."
A ... | Clubs in the Super League are split over whether Bradford Bulls should be allowed to stay in the competition, according to the Rugby Football League. | 18846771 |
The Centre for Deaf People, a charity, sold its premises to pay off a pension deficit.
Trustee Sandra Smith said deaf people in Bristol "needed a new base".
Plans for the new centre include recruiting a fundraiser, a book keeper and setting up a website.
The original centre was established in 1962 and became a focal me... | Deaf people in Bristol who are upset because they had to sell their social club building have started a campaign for a new one. | 35401233 |
Ms Dolezal will be the special guest at an event intended to promote a dialogue for a "non-racial" South Africa.
In 2015 she was accused of deception after her parents said she was white.
But her prospective South African hosts say her critics are jealous of her successful "racial transitioning".
Ms Dolezal resigned as... | The US race activist Rachel Dolezal, who identifies as black despite being born white, is to visit South Africa to talk about her experience. | 39515744 |
Gerald Vernon-Jackson, a Liberal Democrat, was told it would take eight months to mint the medals but does not accept it can take that long.
He is concerned elderly veterans would not live to see their medals awarded to them and has written to David Cameron.
A Downing Street spokesman was unavailable for comment.
Mr Ve... | The leader of Portsmouth City Council has said Downing Street need "to pull their finger out" over medals promised to World War II Arctic convoy veterans. | 21261529 |
Men who took part in the D-Day landings of June 1944, most of them in their 90s, received the Legion d'Honneur.
Former merchant seaman Peter Goldsack and ex-Para Charles Guscott received their medals from Honorary Consul James Ryeland in Dover, Kent.
"I feel extremely proud - this is a great thing," said Mr Goldsack.
A... | British veterans have been presented with France's highest military honour in recognition of their role in the country's liberation in World War Two. | 35942138 |
The Belfast Telegraph's headline is "Polls apart", with pictures of Arlene Foster addressing a DUP meeting in a County Fermanagh Orange hall and Sinn Féin's Máirtín Ó Muilleoir speaking to party members in west Belfast's Felons Club.
The paper says Secretary of State James Brokenshire is expected to announce the electi... | The likelihood that Northern Ireland will soon be going to the polls for another assembly election dominates the front pages on Monday morning. | 38634077 |
Chemicals giant Ineos wants to survey part of the Nottinghamshire forest to see if there is potential for fracking.
But the RSPB - which will manage the entire Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve from 2018 - opposes fracking.
Thoresby Estate, which owns the site, has also said it will not agree to any shale gas wel... | Sherwood Forest and other protected sites should be ruled out as locations for fracking, according to the RSPB conservation charity. | 38497045 |
Not making it public would be "misleading", he said. He was aware of a risk of being "misunderstood", given that the FBI does not know the significance of the newly found emails.
Mrs Clinton said the FBI's move was "unprecedented" and "deeply troubling".
Her Republican rival Donald Trump has praised the bureau's decisi... | FBI director James Comey has defended his decision to brief US lawmakers on FBI moves to look again into Hillary Clinton's email use, US media say. | 37811199 |
Amateur photographer Colin Edwards, 75, from Ruthin, took more than 200 pictures of the princess at public events.
She died, aged 36, on 31 August 1997 in a car crash in Paris.
The exhibition of 124 photographs is being held at St Peter's Church, Ruthin, until 29 July.
Mr Edwards - a retired civil servant who spent muc... | A collection of photographs of Diana, Princess of Wales has gone on show in Denbighshire to mark the 20th anniversary of her death. | 40634656 |
Ireland's Taylor, a five-time world and 2012 Olympic champion, was simply in a different class to her Polish opponent.
Her bid to become a double Olympic gold medallist was shattered when she lost her opening bout in Rio in August.
Taylor's next fight is on the undercard of Anthony Joshua-Eric Molina on 10 December and... | Katie Taylor won her debut fight as a professional with a third-round stoppage of Karina Kopinska in London. | 38106366 |
Hours after he had been named as the prime ministerial candidate for the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for next year's general election, his flashy website welcome had duly been updated.
"Thank you! Let us work together to make Mission 272+ a reality," the new slogan said, replacing India First, the moni... | Narendra Modi is one of the canniest Indian politicians. | 24086285 |
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Chasing 183, Australia reached 83-1 before rain arrived after 16 overs - four short of the number needed for a result.
Tamim Iqbal made 95 in Bangladesh's 182 all out as Mitchell Starc took four wickets in nine balls.
Both sides will take a point, with England still top of... | Rain frustrated Australia and kept Bangladesh's Champions Trophy hopes alive as their Group A match was abandoned at The Oval. | 40162533 |
Shailesh Vara said publishing the costs would be a "waste of time and effort".
He said the government wanted to "move ahead" after Justice Secretary Michael Gove scrapped his predecessor's proposals to overhaul the system.
Labour has called on the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to refer itself to the National Audit Office o... | Calls to reveal how much public money was spent on abandoned proposals to reform legal aid have been rejected by a justice minister. | 35443979 |
Sodhi, 24, who took 6-11 as Adelaide beat Sydney Thunder in a match in Australia's Big Bash in January, has been capped 41 times in all formats.
From 12 T20 internationals he has taken 21 wickets at an average of 14.47 and strike-rate of a wicket every 13 balls.
"We're really excited to have him," said Notts head coach... | New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi has joined Nottinghamshire for the duration of the T20 Blast season, filling the last of their overseas spots. | 39179208 |
An investigation was launched after British Athletics analysed GPS data.
"We're devastated that this mistake has happened," said the race organisers.
"We take full responsibility for this situation and apologise unreservedly to all runners who took part in the affected years."
It is the latest in a series of measuring ... | Organisers of the Brighton Half Marathon have apologised after it was revealed the course has been 146 metres (0.09 miles) short for the past three years. | 39454135 |
The government told Southwark Council it had not done enough to protect Aylesbury Estate residents.
Minister Sajid Javid found the orders breached the human rights of residents as they would not be able to afford to stay on the estate or live nearby.
Southwark Council said they would seek a judicial review.
It called o... | A compulsory purchase order to make residents of a London council estate sell their flats ahead of a regeneration scheme has been blocked. | 37417949 |
The festival usually takes place over a weekend in the capital, championing up-and-coming acts.
But co-founder John Rostron said the 11th edition would be "very different" when he announced part of the line-up on Tuesday.
It will start in Swansea on 22 September and will incorporate the Welsh Music Prize.
The Skints' p... | Cardiff's Swn music festival will return in a changed format - spanning a month and visiting venues across Wales. | 40338760 |
Christopher Scott, from Billesden Drive, in Heathfield, Nottingham, is charged with two counts of rape, one of kidnap and one of robbery.
He was bailed and must obey a curfew from 22:00 BST until 07:00 every day and attend a police station daily.
He will appear in court again on 4 November.
He is accused of dragging an... | A 63-year-old man facing rape and kidnap charges dating back to 1992 has pleaded not guilty at Nottingham Crown Court. | 37014277 |
Emily Price, from Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, moved to Aberystwyth in 2014 to study maths and physics.
She died just days after being elected as a Lib Dem town councillor in May.
Head of Maths Prof Simon Cox said: "With her quiet smile and enthusiasm, she will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by us all."
Ms Pric... | Aberystwyth University has awarded a posthumous degree to a 22-year-old woman who fell ill and died shortly after being elected a town councillor. | 40682801 |
By next week there'll be 2,500 officers on the street policing all road users.
Interestingly, there was a smaller scale operation on Monday at Vauxhall where in just four hours, the officers stopped 70 lorries and issued 15 penalties for offences such as the vehicles not being fit for the road.
They also stopped 100 cy... | The move by the Met's traffic officers to make road safety their number one priority will be welcomed. | 24998308 |
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A win over derby rivals Cliftonville at Solitude on Tuesday night would ensure that the Crues retain the Gibson Cup for the first time in their history.
"We have only won the league five times in our history so if we can do it back-to-back it will be an incredible achievem... | Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter says securing successive Irish Premiership titles would represent "the biggest ever moment" for the Seaview club. | 36072290 |
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The pitiful tourists were skittled out for 94 in only 29.2 overs as England won by an innings and 244 runs at The Oval.
After James Anderson and Stuart Broad broke through with the new ball, Chris Jordan took four of the last five wickets to kick-start the celebrations in ... | Rampant England thrashed India inside three days in the fifth Test to complete a 3-1 series victory. | 28828321 |
Anthony John Ward was being pursued by officers over the suspected abduction of a woman, but he crashed the car he was driving near the M50, south Dublin.
It is believed the 31-year-old got out of the car and shot himself in front of officers just after midnight on Monday.
The Irish police watchdog is carrying out an i... | A man has died after he reportedly shot himself in the head while he was being followed by the police in the Republic of Ireland. | 31028268 |
The 44-year-old Dutchman "intentionally insulted" King Willem-Alexander, accusing him of being a murderer, thief and rapist, the Dutch judiciary said.
He was convicted of breaking seldom-used royal defamation laws.
A Dutch political party has proposed scrapping the laws and the king has pledged to accept the outcome of... | A court in the Netherlands has sentenced a man to 30 days in jail for insulting the king on Facebook. | 36799639 |
Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster has now been appointed to the elite of the Church by Pope Francis.
He has been seen at times as a "liberal" figure whom opponents accused of supporting civil partnerships and gay-friendly Masses in London.
However, he has publically opposed gay marriage, saying in 2012, that th... | He was the boy who wanted to be a lorry driver who grew up to become the leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. | 26298845 |
Kerry Dixon is said to have knocked the man, who allegedly called him "fatso", off a bar stool before assaulting him.
Mr Dixon, 53, denies causing actual bodily harm at a pub in Dunstable last May, saying he acted in self defence.
Luton Crown Court heard the former Chelsea player earned £400 a week at the height of hi... | An ex-England footballer accused of punching and kicking a pub drinker said he feared the man was going to glass him in the face, a court has heard. | 33093939 |
Islamic State has become synonymous with viciousness - beheadings, crucifixions, stonings, massacres, burying victims alive and religious and ethnic cleansing.
While such savagery might seem senseless to the vast majority of civilised human beings, for IS it is a rational choice. It is a conscious decision to terrorise... | Since the sudden appearance of the extremist Sunni Islamic State (IS), the group has seized headlines with a shocking level of blood-letting and cruelty - but can its savagery be explained, asks Fawaz A Gerges. | 29123528 |
Thirteen local authority areas are set to benefit from the latest planned rollout of services.
Some places will be able to access high speed technology for the first time.
Others will see an expansion of existing fibre broadband provision.
Digital Scotland is a publicly-funded initiative made up of two projects, one co... | About 39,000 more homes and businesses across Scotland are to get fibre optic broadband as part of the Digital Scotland partnership, it has been announced. | 25748091 |
Leonard, who was born Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, had four Top 40 UK albums with the band from the late 1960s.
He recently returned to his home town with his long-term partner Mary.
Friend Kevin Allen, who directed the film Twin Town, said: "Deke was a true gentlemen of acid rock and he had a fantastic presence on stage... | The guitarist for Welsh progressive rock band Man, Deke Leonard, has died at the age of 72. | 38827091 |
Luca Hurle died after getting into difficulties in the pool at Old Park Wood, Cumbria, on 8 August.
Senior coroner Andre Rebello concluded Luca, from Newport, Wales, died from an hypoxic brain injury and drowning.
He was pronounced dead the next day "in spite of a valiant effort" to save him, Mr Rebello said.
Although ... | The death of a four-year-old boy who drowned in a holiday park swimming pool was a "tragic accident", a coroner has ruled. | 37093090 |
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People coming from countries like Syria, Iraq and parts of Africa often travel by boat from Turkey to get to other European countries.
One of the places that they get to first is Greece, which has been overwhelmed by the large number of people who have arrived there.
Now a new pla... | More than a million migrants and refugees have come to Europe in the last year, to try and start a new life. | 35959573 |
The two-time French Open finalist has not played competitively since July 2011 because of severe glandular fever, but has told BBC Radio 5 live of his optimism he still has "some good years" ahead.
"I'm actually finally doing a lot better," says the 30-year-old Swede.
"I wouldn't say I'm 100%, but not very far from it,... | Robin Soderling - who remains the only man ever to have beaten Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros - is hoping he will be able to return to the ATP Tour in 2016. | 32944718 |
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Mikael Lustig latched on to Nir Bitton's chip and finished well to put the hosts ahead.
Dembele doubled the lead with a shot that squirmed under Owain Fon Williams.
The striker tucked away his second shortly after the break and headed another before Kieran Tierney nodded h... | Moussa Dembele scored his second hat-trick in two games as Celtic routed Inverness Caledonian Thistle to reach the Scottish Cup quarter-finals. | 38865333 |
Twenty "listeners" met and spoke to prisoners suffering from depression and mental health problems, including some who were suicidal.
Details of the number of calls have been released to mark the 10th anniversary of the scheme.
It operates in Maghaberry and Magilligan prisons.
There are currently more than 1,300 prison... | Prisoners trained to help fellow inmates in emotional distress in NI's two largest jails were contacted more than 1,600 times last year. | 37617260 |
Brett Hart, the airline's general counsel, will take over from Oscar Munoz immediately.
Mr Munoz suffered a heart attack shortly after taking up the role.
The world's second-largest airline is due to report third-quarter results on Thursday, with strong profits expected by analysts.
The chairman, Henry Meyer, said: "Br... | United Continental has appointed an acting boss after its chief executive suffered a heart attack last week. | 34578096 |
"Red, white and blue Brexit."
"Operate within and trade with the single market."
"A bespoke deal."
"This won't be off-the-shelf."
The list goes on and on and on.
I, for one, will not be sad to see the back of some of the stock phrases Theresa May and her ministers have been using to describe life outside the European U... | "Brexit means Brexit." | 38642176 |
The Northern Irishman carded a four-under-par 67 on Friday to lead the US PGA at Valhalla at the halfway point.
McIlroy, who ended his engagement to Wozniacki in May, won the Open in July and the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational last week.
"I just immersed myself in my game. I've practised hard and I'm reaping the rewards,... | World number one Rory McIlroy says golf is his "life" after his break-up with tennis player Caroline Wozniacki. | 28722554 |
The women's game beat the men onto the global crease, with their inaugural World Cup in 1973 coming two years before the first male event.
Not only was batswoman Lynne, now 77, part of that wider trailblazing moment for sport, she played her part on the pitch too, scoring 263 runs in four innings, and making the first ... | "When people ask me what I'd have been if I'd not been a cricket player, I say... a millionaire," laughs Lynne Thomas, who 44 years ago helped England to victory in the first ever cricket World Cup. | 40010896 |
The team believe an asteroid triggered 150m-high waves when it plunged into an ocean thought to have existed on northern Mars three billion years ago.
Lomonosov crater in the planet's northern plains fits the bill as the source of tsunami deposits identified on the surface.
Details were outlined at the 48th Lunar and P... | Scientists have located an impact crater linked to powerful tsunamis that swept across part of ancient Mars. | 39394583 |
The pop star's live appearance in New York's Times Square was beset by problems as she complained of sound difficulties and struggled to sing.
Her representative told Billboard the producers "set her up to fail".
But Dick Clark Productions said any suggestion it would "compromise the success of any artist is defamatory... | There have been bitter recriminations after Mariah Carey's televised New Year's Eve performance went wrong. | 38488147 |
As foreign nationals, EU citizens did not have a vote in the referendum exactly one year ago.
Yet the implications of the UK's decision to leave the EU left about three million people's future in question.
In Boston in Lincolnshire, the 14,000 EU nationals estimated to be living there is equivalent to a fifth of its ov... | EU migrants who have lived in Britain for more than five years will be offered the right to stay after Brexit, but where will the proposal have the biggest impact in England? | 40380413 |
Charlton Floate, from Whiteslade Close in Knowle, Solihull, did not enter a plea at Birmingham Magistrates' Court.
The 18-year-old was arrested following an investigation into a cyber attack on the Home Office website, West Midlands Police said.
He was remanded in custody and is due at Birmingham Crown Court on 5 Novem... | A teenager has appeared in court charged with possessing indecent images of children and computer hacking. | 29739275 |
The Oak Leafers dominated the first half as they led 0-12 to 0-3 at the interval and held on to win comfortably despite Antrim's second-half revival.
Early points from Peter Hagan, Niall Loughlin and Niall Toner helped Derry lead 0-6 to 0-1 at Celtic Park.
Ronan Hanna saved a Derry penalty before the Oak Leafers were r... | Derry beat Antrim 0-16 to 0-11 to set up an Ulster Under-21 Football quarter-final against Donegal next Wednesday. | 35769708 |
Nick Alexander 35, of Colchester, Essex, was killed at the Bataclan concert hall, where he was selling band merchandise.
He was a member of St Andrew's Church in Weeley and had been attending since he was a child.
Reverend David Newman said Mr Alexander visited him there just a few weeks ago, having heard he was ill.
H... | A book of condolence has been opened for a British man who died in the Paris attacks. | 34881461 |
The 27-year-old came in at number 10 and finished 114 not out at New Road.
The South African's only previous first-class experience came in 2014 for Northants against the Sri Lankans.
"Two years waiting to play a second first-class game is a long time and you think to yourself 'are you going to play another one?'" he s... | Chad Barrett questioned if he would play first-class cricket again before his century on his Championship debut for Northants against Worcestershire. | 37185313 |
Murders are rife. Robberies, thefts and riots are a daily occurrence at the hands of young gang members who hold the entire city in a fearful, bloody grip.
Police do their best to control the daily nightmare but are vastly outnumbered.
Welcome to Birmingham 1919.
Now - nearly a century later - a six-part drama series e... | The dank, slum streets are ruled by gangs made up of hundreds of youths armed with knives, razor blades and hammers. | 24047750 |
Goals from teenage duo Victor Adeboyejo and Tristan Abrahams, after Rhys Oates had opened the scoring for the visitors, leaves Orient seven points adrift of safety with three games remaining.
The match was played out to a background of protests against Orient owner Francesco Becchetti and, at the end of the game, suppo... | Leyton Orient kept their slim hopes of avoiding relegation from League Two alive by beating fellow strugglers Hartlepool at the Matchroom Stadium. | 39550182 |
The US president-elect said Chuck Jones had done a "terrible job" for workers at Carrier, moments after Mr Jones had criticised Mr Trump on CNN.
Mr Trump had wrongly claimed 1,100 jobs in Indiana were saved, said Mr Jones.
Earlier in the week Mr Trump attacked Boeing, hours after its boss criticised his trade policy, b... | Donald Trump has blasted a union leader who accused him of lying about his deal to stop an air conditioning maker from moving jobs to Mexico. | 38252369 |
It dealt with 1,389 complaints - up more than 100 on the previous year.
Cases included a puppy being thrown in a river with a head wound in Rhondda, a rabbit with severely overgrown teeth, hunting wild mammals with dogs in north Wales and animals with skin conditions in Haverfordwest.
But the number of people convicted... | The number of complaints relating to deliberate cruelty to animals in Wales rose last year, the RSPCA said. | 32399989 |
Sgt Elizabeth Marks told Prince Harry, who presented her with the prize, to hand it to the medical team at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire.
The swimmer, 25, from Arizona, became gravely ill when she collapsed with a lung condition on the eve of the first games in London in 2014.
"They absolutely saved my life and I... | An American soldier has given her Invictus Games gold medal to the hospital team that saved her life. | 36275527 |
Andalusia's Ombudsman for Children's office said it showed a "situation of unnecessary risk to a minor".
Animal rights activists and others have branded Francisco Rivera Ordonez "irresponsible" and "an idiot".
But fellow bullfighters have tweeted their support and shown pictures of other children around the animals.
A ... | A Spanish bullfighter has been referred to prosecutors after he posted a picture of himself training while carrying his baby daughter. | 35410037 |
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The British and Swiss pairing, both former title winners at Wimbledon, crucially broke Briton Watson and Finn Kontinen in the seventh game of the match en route to taking the first set.
They repeated the feat in the seventh game of the second set to lead 4-3.
I forgot what... | Top seeds Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis beat defending champions Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen 6-4 6-4 to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles final. | 40626378 |
The French striker opened the scoring on 74 minutes after both sides had lost two players to injuries.
Alaves equalised through Victor Laguardia shortly after referee Mateu Lahoz limped off with a calf problem.
However, Ben Yedder backheeled Vitolo's cross past the keeper in the 89th minute to move Sevilla up to second... | Wissam Ben Yedder's late strike gave Sevilla a 2-1 win over Alaves in a chaotic La Liga game that saw four players and the referee go off injured. | 37531553 |
In 2010, 405 children were subject to a child protection plan compared to 545 in 2014 - a rise of 35%, the biggest increase in south-west England.
The plans are designed to protect the most vulnerable children.
Plymouth City Council said the rise was due to "heightened public awareness".
The figures, released in a Free... | The number of protection plans to try to keep children and unborn babies safe from abuse has increased dramatically in Plymouth in five years, the BBC has found. | 31954300 |
Production in April was 3.8% lower than last year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
The number of cars produced for the domestic market increased by 11.1% to 29,930.
However, those intended for export, which represents a much larger portion of the market, fell 7.6% to 98,382.
Low dema... | UK car production fell in April after a rise in vehicle output for the domestic market failed to offset a drop in exports. | 32911516 |
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Tuesday's 2-0 loss to fellow strugglers Hull City was the West Midlands club's 10th league game without a win.
They have also managed just 12 league goals from 25 games - the lowest in Premier League history.
First-team coach Scott Marshall and goalkeeping coach Andy Marsh... | Aston Villa have sacked manager Paul Lambert after dropping into the Premier League relegation zone. | 31431649 |
All four of the main signs to the Gwynedd town will be altered to coincide with the Euro 2016 group stage match against England.
Local councillor Dilwyn Morgan said he was "100% behind the move".
The signs will be up for the duration of Wales' time in the competition.
Mr Morgan said: "It's a great way to honour Gareth ... | The north Wales town of Bala will be temporarily changing its name to Bale in honour of international football star and Wales striker Gareth Bale. | 36544571 |
Mohamed, 19, says he was taken by complete surprise by the sweeping takeover of the city by IS militants last week.
When he went to bed on Friday evening, everything seemed to be normal in the city. But by the time he woke up the next morning, he said, "the army had left its positions and IS were there in their place".... | As tens of thousands of civilians continue to flee Islamic State (IS) militants in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, BBC News talks to some of the people who escaped the fighting and still have family members caught up in the conflict. | 32795741 |
Zebre led 6-3 at the break, with Edoardo Padovani kicking two early penalties before Billy Burns responded with the boot for Gloucester.
Mark Atkinson went over for Gloucester after Zebre's Federico Ruzza was sin-binned early in the second half.
Fly-half Burns landed penalties either side of Dries van Schalkwyk's late ... | Gloucester narrowly beat Zebre to deny the Italians a European Challenge Cup quarter-final place. | 35355310 |
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The defender fired in at the far post on Tuesday to take his team into the third round for the first time.
But not even 12 hours later he was getting up for a university lecture.
"I've got a lecture at 9am. And I've got to go," he told BBC WM. "I've got a dissertation to d... | Stourbridge's FA Cup hero Jack Duggan did not allow himself long for life to get back to normal following his late match-winner against Northampton Town. | 38313645 |
Richard Clark, 45, of Portland Road, Leicester, tried to get a child to engage in sexual activity and made indecent images of a child.
Recorder Stuart Sprawson sentenced him to a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years at Leicester Crown Court.
Clark resigned as the chief executive of The Mighty Creatives after the o... | A former boss of a children's charity who admitted four child sex offences has avoided a jail term. | 39642492 |
Britain's former Fed Cup captain believes there must be more women at the top of the national governing body if female involvement in tennis in the UK is to grow.
"There probably haven't been anywhere near enough opportunities for women to develop: not just in coaching roles, but throughout the entire organisation," Mu... | Judy Murray says it is "completely wrong" there are so few women in senior leadership roles at the Lawn Tennis Association. | 39191845 |
MPs for English seats would have a veto on tax, and issues like schools and health, which only affect England.
The plan falls short of the English Parliament demanded by some Tory MPs.
But Commons leader William Hague said it was a "fair solution". Labour is calling for a cross-party investigation into the matter.
Scot... | MPs for Scottish seats would be stripped of the power to "impose" income tax rate changes on England under Conservative plans. | 31099106 |
Jacob Burnside was injured after being hit by a car in Inverness.
SAS received a call at 19:47 on Tuesday but was unable to get the nearest available ambulance to the scene until 21 minutes later at 20:08.
Local crews were attending to patients with "immediately life-threatening conditions", the service said.
Jacob was... | The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) has said it was unable to respond to an incident involving a four-year-old boy "as quickly as it would have liked". | 40667263 |
It expects net profit of 525bn yen ($4.4bn; £2.9bn) for the year to next March, after reporting a 8.9% decline in profit last year to 523bn yen.
It was hit last year by quality issues, delayed vehicle launches and recalls.
Honda is also facing tougher competition in the US, as cheaper fuel has boosted demand for large... | Japanese carmaker Honda has forecast that profit for the current financial year will rise by just 0.4%, after results missed expectations last year. | 32495616 |
German scientists took the heads to perform experiments seeking to prove the racial superiority of white Europeans over black Africans.
The skulls were uncovered three years ago in medical archive exhibits.
A ceremony was held in the German capital to return the remains as a gesture of reconciliation.
But chaotic scene... | Namibian tribal leaders have visited Berlin to collect the skulls of 20 compatriots who died under Germany's colonial rule in the early 1900s. | 15127992 |
Mr Umunna said the party should not "simply dismiss out of hand those who hold critical views of New Labour".
He added "solidarity is key" and the party must "accept the result".
But asked whether he would serve under Mr Corbyn, he said he had "misgivings" about many of his policies.
A new grouping of moderate party fi... | Labour's Chuka Umunna has urged his party to unite around its new leader, in an apparent offer of reconciliation with left-wing leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn. | 34123997 |
Dr Robyn Wheldon-Williams, 39, a teacher at Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen, Caernarfon, faces eight charges involving 1,400 images.
Dyfan Wheldon-Williams, 42, who worked at Ysgol y Moelwyn, Blaenau Ffestiniog, faces five charges involving 40 indecent images.
They entered no pleas at Caernarfon Magistrates' Court and were bailed.... | Two brothers who worked as teachers appeared in court after being charged over child abuse images allegations. | 36345041 |
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