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Stephen Cahoon beat Jean to death, when she was pregnant with his child, at her home in Cornshell Fields back in 2008.
It emerged after the trial that Cahoon had a history of violence against women.
Jean's mother Emma McBride said she broke down in tears after the verdict.
Cahoon had denied murdering Jean, a 30-year-ol... | The mother of murdered Londonderry woman Jean Quigley has said she is relieved that justice has finally been done after her killer was convicted of murder for the second time on Thursday. | 35003762 |
The US WC-135 plane was on a mission to detect radiation in international airspace over the East China Sea.
One of the Chinese jets came as close as 150ft (45m) to the US aircraft, according to US officials cited by CNN.
China's suspicion of US activity near the resource-rich international waters off its coast has repe... | Two Chinese Sukhoi Su-30 jets have conducted an "unprofessional" intercept of a US aircraft, the US military said. | 39971267 |
The forecast for temperatures across the UK and particularly in the East, South East of England and the East Midlands could be particularly high again today.
We asked you how you are staying cool.
I beat the heat by drinking lots of cold water and eating ice cream!
Akshita, 10, Milton Keynes
This chat page is now close... | The summer might be over but yesterday became the hottest September day for over 100 years, when Gravesend, Kent, recorded a temperature of 34.4C | 37347942 |
Ireland needed a draw to go through and Matthew Nelson deflected in a penalty corner to put them ahead in Amsterdam.
But England were level after half-time through David Goodfield, before Sam Ward netted the winner with Ireland's Shane O'Donoghue in the sin bin.
Ireland's defeat means England now face the Netherlands w... | England came from behind to beat Ireland 2-1 and qualify for the semi-finals of the EuroHockey Championships. | 41028541 |
Magdalen College acquired a 50% share held by M&G Real Estate for £18.1m, giving it 100% control of Oxford Science Park.
More than 60 companies, employing more than 2,400 people, are based at the park, south of Oxford city centre.
The college said it had "ambitious plans" for 300,000 sq ft (28,000 sq m) of new office a... | An Oxford college has taken over full ownership of a science and technology business estate. | 35222252 |
The Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company is inviting expressions of interest to run the service from 2016.
Stena Line said it was consolidating its services from Holyhead to Dublin Port.
The harbour firm said it had not ruled out working with Stena in the future. | An alternative provider is being sought to run a seasonal fast ferry service between Dun Laoghaire in Ireland and Holyhead on Anglesey after Stena Line scrapped its HSS Explorer service. | 31161034 |
The Royal Stoke University Hospital has been designated as a "gym" in the game where players can train their characters.
Fans of the game have been seen walking around the site.
The hospital says it was "unconcerned" as long as people played the game where it was safe. | A hospital has warned players of the game Pokemon Go not to enter the accident and emergency unit while they hunt for virtual monsters. | 36874437 |
Mohammed Jahangir Alam, 33, fled the UK in 2010 before being convicted of raping a woman in Cheltenham. He was sentenced to 14 years in his absence.
The Bangladeshi national was captured at a restaurant in Playa de las Americas by Spanish National Police.
He will appear at the Spanish National Court in Madrid on Wednes... | A convicted rapist dubbed "one of Britain's most wanted fugitives" has been arrested in Tenerife after six years on the run. | 37767636 |
Jones was at Sandy Park on Saturday to watch the Chiefs' stunning victory over Top 14 side Clermont Auvergne in the European Champions Cup.
"No doubt we will discuss tonight's performance," Baxter told BBC Radio Devon after the match.
"We'll discuss our English qualified players and how he wants to do things in the fut... | England head coach Eddie Jones is to meet with Exeter boss Rob Baxter this week to discuss his players. | 35090957 |
Where else could you witness a room in which the lights go on and off (Martin Creed, 2001, one of the many Scots artists to win the prize), an unmade bed (Tracey Emin, 1999, although it didn't actually win), or a room full of plastic sheets and the debris of bath bombs (another Scots artist, Karla Black, who was nomina... | It's easy to be cynical about the Turner Prize. | 35028864 |
Watching volunteers and webcam viewers saw the chick hatch at the reserve near Dunkeld on Friday.
It is the 80th egg to hatch at Loch of the Lowes since the osprey protection programme started in 1969.
The female osprey, known officially as Lowes Female 15 or LF15, and nicknamed "Lassie" laid three eggs at the reserve ... | The second osprey chick of the season has hatched at the Loch of the Lowes nature reserve. | 36340963 |
The 20-year-old left Queen's Park for Dundee United in 2013, before signing for Hull City and scoring his first Scotland goal just over a year later.
"Did we see that happening? Never in a million years," said David McCallum, head of youth development at Queen's Park.
"Andy would be honest with you and say the very sam... | Andrew Robertson's speedy rise in football has stunned youth coaches at the club where his career took off. | 30414943 |
Susan Howarth, 64, and Robert Lynn, 66, were shot at and tied up by masked raiders on their farm in Dullstroom, in Mpumalanga province.
Ms Howarth, originally from Southsea, Hampshire, died after the ordeal, on Sunday 19 February, local reports said.
After being tortured, the couple were put in the back of a pick-up tr... | A British woman has died after she and her husband were tortured at their home in South Africa, according to reports. | 39075212 |
James Haran, 48, attacked the frail widow at a house in the Drumchapel area on 7 April after chatting to her.
A jury rejected his claim that any contact had been consensual.
At the High Court in Glasgow, temporary judge Kenneth MacIver QC described Haran as a "menacing predator" and deferred sentence for reports
Judge ... | A convicted rapist has been found guilty of attempting to rape a 64-year-old woman in her Glasgow home while out on licence from his previous jail term. | 29809044 |
Protests have also taken place at other locations across the UK against potential air strikes in Syria.
Here is a selection of your pictures of the protest in London.
Compiled by Soha Ibrahim. | Thousands of people have attended a demonstration in London organised by the Stop the War Coalition campaign group. | 34954592 |
Most of them had hidden the migrants in their own cars, prosecutors say.
Car and van drivers, instead of lorry drivers, are increasingly being recruited by smuggling gangs.
The deputy prosecutor for the Calais region's main court said she saw between five and 10 smugglers from the UK every month.
Julie Colaert told the... | Up to 100 Britons are thought to have been jailed in France in the last year for trying to smuggle migrants through Calais to the UK, the BBC has learned. | 33226799 |
Ukraine's interim PM, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, said Moscow's hikes were a form of "economic aggression".
His energy minister said Ukraine would try to negotiate a gas deal, but warned that if talks failed Ukrainians should prepare for Russia to cut off supplies.
Moscow says the price change is due to Kiev's failure to pay it... | Ukraine has rejected moves by Russia to almost double the price of Russian gas supplies to the country and threatened legal action. | 26902522 |
The 16-year-old was tipped to become a pro and in May fought his way to become the 58kg 2014 champion in the North West Amateur Boxing Association.
The teenager had trained with Gorton Amateur Boxing Club and his head coach Kevin Williams revealed he was "very entertaining and charismatic to watch".
He said: "Macauley ... | The boxing world has paid tribute to Macauley Moran, who was found dead at his home in Manchester on Sunday. | 29324609 |
But last week the paper ran a stinging editorial questioning the wisdom of the human rights group.
It said Amnesty would make a "serious mistake" if it advocated the decriminalisation of prostitution - a decision the group's international council will vote on later on Tuesday.
It's not just The Guardian that is upset. ... | It's not often that a liberal newspaper like The Guardian rails against an organisation like Amnesty International. | 33850749 |
Monday's 1-1 draw with Finland in World Cup qualifying Group I was their first competitive fixture.
They were granted membership of Uefa in May and Kurtaj has been in touch with national team staff.
"I'm on this letter of the players they can call," said the 25-year-old. "It's just up to me if I perform well."
Of Alban... | Hamilton Academical midfielder Gramoz Kurtaj has set himself the goal of being called up to the new Kosovo international squad this season. | 37297868 |
21 September 2016 Last updated at 00:32 BST
But could the next sumo star come from Senegal? A small and dedicated group of wrestlers who have taken up the Japanese sport hope so.
Video journalist: Horaci Garcia | Senegal is famous for its traditional wrestling competitions. | 37422162 |
Boris Johnson has instructed Newham Council to refuse the application on noise grounds.
The airport sought permission to create more parking spaces and build new taxiways for larger planes.
Planning permission was granted by the council in February but was subject to the mayor's approval.
The council had said permissio... | A £220m bid to expand London City Airport has been turned down by the mayor after more than 1,000 people objected to it. | 32078526 |
"My wife and my baby drowned in front of me," is the first thing Muaz from Ethiopia tells me, before insisting that at least 500 others died when a badly overcrowded wooden boat capsized.
It is often hard to get accurate information from people who have witnessed what must have been a terrifying and chaotic event. But ... | The people locked up in the stadium in this picturesque port town have an extraordinary story of tragedy and survival. | 36078442 |
Malaysian Insider's editor Jahabar Sadiq said it would fold by the end of Monday, citing "commercial reasons".
The website, which has a staff of 59, was banned in Malaysia last month after publishing a controversial report on allegations of official corruption.
Mr Sadiq and others were also arrested last year on suspic... | A prominent independent Malaysian news website which had been blocked by the government over its reporting has announced it is shutting down. | 35800396 |
Lawyers for Rakhat Aliyev say he flew to Vienna voluntarily for questioning by Austrian investigators.
Mr Aliyev, a former son-in-law of Mr Nazarbayev, is wanted in Kazakhstan over the murder of two bankers, kidnapped in 2007 and later found dead.
Austria has twice refused to extradite him. He used to be Kazakh ambassa... | Austrian police have arrested a leading opponent of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on suspicion of murder. | 27729970 |
Abu Omar, also known as Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, was also sentenced in absentia to six years in prison.
In 2003, he was seized while walking down a street in Milan and secretly flown to Egypt for interrogation.
He alleges he was tortured in Egypt before being released. Italy convicted 23 Americans over his abduction.... | An Egyptian cleric abducted in Italy as part of the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" programme has been convicted of terrorism charges by a Milan court. | 25258573 |
New figures show there were 34 reported near misses between January and June, compared with 29 for all of 2015.
Most were reported close to major airports including London Heathrow.
Aviation experts said the near misses were concerning, but research needs to be done to determine how much damage a drone could actually d... | More near misses between drones and aircraft over the UK were reported in the first six months of 2016 than the whole of the previous year. | 36734096 |
When Lesley Emerson died in 2011 some of her favourite things were buried with her, including her mobile phone.
Sheri Emerson, of South Shields, said she found comfort in texting her but was stunned to get a reply, saying: "I'm watching over you."
It emerged her grandmother's number had been given to another user who r... | A woman was horrified to receive a text message from her grandmother's phone number - three years after her death. | 29649603 |
City, who won the Lowland League and then a pyramid play-off against Highland League winners Cove Rangers, beat Shire 1-0 at Ochilview.
That win sealed a 2-1 aggregate success against the League Two bottom side.
"These boys have worked so hard. To get this opportunity now, they deserve every minute of it," said Jardine... | Edinburgh City manager Gary Jardine paid tribute to his players after they beat East Stirlingshire to reach the Scottish Professional Football League. | 36294879 |
The hosts, who have won five Italian league titles in a row, led within five minutes as Patrice Evra headed in.
Paulo Dybala scored a penalty - Milan Skriniar being dismissed for the foul on Mario Mandzukic that produced it - and then curled home another.
Giorgio Chiellini, on his 400th Juve appearance, added a fourth ... | Juventus ended their successful Serie A campaign with a thrashing of Sampdoria before collecting their trophy. | 36250256 |
Every year, some call premium rate 118 directory enquiry services, but other departments have a ban on such calls.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) spent more than £15,000 calling these numbers more than 10,000 times, BBC Radio 4's You and Yours discovered.
A DWP spokesman said 118 calls were only used as a "... | Some government departments are spending thousands of pounds on calling Directory Enquiries, despite the service being free online. | 32017884 |
Shots went ahead on 15 minutes with a superbly worked goal. Cheye Alexander crossed deep for Bernard Mensah, who looped a header into the far corner.
A powerful close-range header from Liam Bellamy, on his comeback from a foot injury, doubled the lead in the 26th minute.
Matt McLure almost made it three before the brea... | Aldershot continued their 100 per cent home record this season with a comfortable defeat of North Ferriby. | 37139997 |
It is the first US bank to confirm the Irish capital as its preferred site.
Citigroup has picked Frankfurt as the base for its EU trading operations, and reports say Morgan Stanley has also chosen the German financial centre.
Banks had been required to submit plans to the Bank of England earlier this month, detailing t... | Bank of America has chosen Dublin as its new base to service EU clients as part of its Brexit contingency plans. | 40680013 |
Labour saw their majority in Newcastle-under-Lyme shrink to 65, with sitting MP Paul Farrelly narrowly holding off the Conservatives.
New MP Ruth Smeeth held Stoke-on-Trent North for Labour, but with a majority cut by 3,399.
Stoke-on-Trent South was also held by Labour, but their vote fell by 1,591.
The Labour vote als... | Sitting Labour MPs in Staffordshire have watched their majorities shrink while the Conservatives have made safe seats even safer. | 32643333 |
Peter Righton gave "considerable assistance" as an expert in child care to a government report in 1970.
He had earlier left a teaching job over complaints of child abuse. He later became a member of a pro-paedophile campaign group. Righton died in 2007.
The Home Office said it was "absolutely committed" to stamping out... | A paedophile at the centre of a forthcoming historical abuse inquiry advised the Home Office on changes to the residential child care system. | 28793654 |
Sutton took control of the game with two goals inside the opening 10 minutes, first Coombes firing into the top corner from 25-yards with just five minutes on the clock before May doubled the lead three minutes later with a fierce 20-yard strike.
Jamie Collins made the points safe four minutes before half-time with a f... | Adam Coombes and Adam May struck their first goals for Sutton in guaranteeing another season in the fifth tier with a comfortable victory over Chester, who slumped to their fifth successive defeat but are unlikely to be relegated. | 39605252 |
Every evening the streets ring with explosions and there is a thrilling whiff of sulphur in the smoggy air.
I'll be honest, I've always loved fireworks, and India has a great tradition of pyrotechnics, boasting some of the most bizarre firework brands in the world.
Meet the Green Nazi, just one of the Coronation Firewo... | Diwali is famous as the festival of lights, but it is also a festival of fireworks. | 37827255 |
It was discovered by rug designer Luke Irwin as he was carrying out some work at his farmhouse so that his children could play table tennis in an old barn.
He uncovered an untouched mosaic, and excavations revealed a villa described as "extraordinarily well-preserved".
Historic England said it was "unparalleled in rece... | An "elaborate" Roman villa has been unearthed by chance by a homeowner laying electric cables in his garden in Wiltshire. | 36062538 |
Despite the recent slowdown in the country's GDP, most developed economies would dream of an annual growth rate of 7%.
No wonder then that annual Chinese investment overseas has grown eightfold over the past 10 years to reach more than $140bn in 2013.
Somewhat surprisingly, there was a modest slowdown in 2014, with inv... | With an estimated $4 trillion (£2.7tn) of foreign reserves stashed away in various sovereign wealth funds, China has plenty of cash to splash. | 29835057 |
Italian politicians denounced the ostentatious send-off for Vittorio Casamonica, 65.
Banners outside the San Giovanni Bosco church on the city's outskirts described him as the "King of Rome".
The priest said he had no control over what happened outside the church.
It comes amid a spiralling mafia investigation in the c... | The funeral of an alleged mafia boss in Rome has sparked anger after a lavish cortege with black-plumed horses, petals dropped from a helicopter and the theme tune from The Godfather. | 34015420 |
Vettel took his third win of the year in dominant style, controlling the race from start to finish as two safety cars led to hectic action behind.
The second caution period was caused by a man wandering along the track.
Hamilton suffered a loss of power while running fourth, dropping down the field before eventually be... | Championship leader Lewis Hamilton suffered his first retirement of the year as Sebastian Vettel romped to victory in the Singapore Grand Prix. | 34308250 |
The initiative is part of a nationwide electricity rationing plan.
Vice-President Jorge Arreaza said there had been a surge in energy demand due to extremely hot weather. He said state employees would now work from 07:30-13:00 to save on air conditioning.
On Monday, local media reported blackouts across the country.
Mr... | Venezuela says it will cut the working day for public sector workers to five-and-a-half hours to conserve energy, down from eight to nine hours. | 32506572 |
Police and paramedics were called to Park Avenue in Gosforth at 05:45 BST but the 42-year-old victim was pronounced dead in hospital.
A 20-year-old was also held on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, Northumbria Police said.
A force spokesman described it as an isolated incident with no risk to the wider community.
Sup... | A 17-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death in Newcastle. | 34162915 |
The European Cycling Challenge (ECC) 2017 aims to collect GPS data on where people cycle, while promoting the health benefits of cycling.
Seven local authorities and the NHS have teamed up to form Team "Glasgow City Region".
Anyone interested in taking part can register on the event website, sign up to the Glasgow team... | Glasgow cyclists are being encouraged to record their journeys during May to help improve and increase cycle routes. | 39730022 |
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said such action was needed in the face of growing online crime and abuse.
But, in a speech in London, she said it must be accompanied by stronger safeguards to protect privacy.
Ms Cooper argued that the government "cannot keep burying its head in the sand and hoping these issues go ... | Labour has called for tougher action by police and the intelligence services to tackle cyber crimes connected with child pornography and terrorism. | 26411083 |
RBS, which was was bailed out by the UK government in 2008 and is currently 73% owned by the state, said restructuring costs soared to £847m.
Revenues slipped by £596m to £3.04bn as it shrank its corporate bank.
The bank warned that future litigation and past misconduct costs could be substantially higher than expected... | Royal Bank of Scotland Group said third-quarter net profit rose to £952m from £896m after it booked a £1.1bn gain from its sale of US bank Citizens. | 34674586 |
18 November 2015 Last updated at 00:22 GMT
Tin Tin Yu, a football super-fan from Burma, says sex is more important to men than it is to women.
Meanwhile Nawal El-Saadawi, an 84-year-old feminist and author from Egypt says: "Marriage is not essential and motherhood is not essential."
The BBC's 100 Women also speaks to L... | Five octogenarians share their wisdom on sex, marriage and motherhood to kick off the BBC's 100 Women season this year. | 34843710 |
Mr Megraw, one of those known as the Disappeared, was 23 when he was abducted from his home in the Twinbrook area of west Belfast in April, 1978.
His body was returned to his family earlier this week.
This was six weeks after it was found in a bog in County Meath.
At Mass in St Oliver Plunkett's Church in west Belfast,... | The priest at the funeral of IRA murder victim Brendan Megraw has said his mother prayed for the day that he would be buried in the family grave, but never lived to see it. | 30044240 |
The 31-year-old had been on trial with the Ibrox club after leaving Grasshoppers in his Swiss homeland.
Senderos looked like he would miss out on a deal when Rangers were poised to sign Joleon Lescott from Aston Villa.
But the former England defender failed a medical and Rangers manager Mark Warburton has turned to the... | Rangers have completed the signing of former Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos on a one-year contract. | 37235679 |
Hazlehead crematorium was removed from the list of council properties being opened to the public after complaints from families affected by the scandal.
The council was heavily criticised in a report by Dame Elish Angiolini for cremating babies with unrelated adults.
The former lord advocate described the routine pract... | The Aberdeen crematorium at the centre of the baby ashes scandal will not be included in this year's Open Doors Day event, the city council has confirmed. | 37261756 |
Just under 300 people fell ill after eating at the Toby Carvery restaurant in Middlemoor, Exeter in April 2015.
Owners Mitchells and Butlers closed the site twice for cleaning at the time of the outbreak but have now admitted a "breach of duty" according to legal firm Irwin Mitchell.
Mitchells and Butlers did not respo... | Restaurant customers hit by an outbreak of norovirus may get more than £500,000 in compensation, it has been claimed. | 36677150 |
Passengers at Belfast International were up by 8.9% to almost 4.4m.
At George Best Belfast City Airport passenger numbers grew by 5.4% to almost 2.7m.
The airport said 2015 was "a record year" helped by a new KLM service to Amsterdam.
The International Airport can probably expect another significant increase this year ... | Northern Ireland's two main airports saw an increase in passenger numbers in 2015, according to Civil Aviation Authority figures. | 35411844 |
The man was forced to take to his liferaft while fishing on Friday afternoon halfway between Sumburgh and the Fair Isle.
The coastguard sent out a helicopter to airlift the man to safety.
The man was rescued from the raft and flown ashore to Sumburgh airport. | A fisherman has been rescued after his boat started to sink off Shetland. | 36749559 |
Hawick, Irvine, Clackmannanshire and Fife will benefit from the investment.
It will be used to deliver a range of projects in each area which it is hoped can help to develop the local economy.
The biggest portion of the funding goes to Hawick which has suffered a series of setbacks including the loss of more than 100 j... | Business Minister Paul Wheelhouse has announced the four areas to share a £10m fund designed to boost economic development. | 37471823 |
The seven had a case of "misbehaviour" to answer, an official statement said.
Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas says he has nearly 500 hours of video evidence on tape, showing judges alleging asking for bribes and demanding sex.
Twenty-two lower court judges have also been suspended. Some of the judges have denied the alle... | Ghana has suspended seven of 12 High Court judges implicated in allegations of bribery stemming from a documentary made by an investigative journalist. | 34452768 |
Halloween started as a Celtic festival called Samhain, when Celts thought the barrier between our world and the spirit world was at its thinnest.
It was believed the glowing face of carved pumpkins would scare away evil ghosts.
Well, we want to see your best pumpkin pictures ahead of the celebrations on 31 October.
Imp... | It's almost Halloween time, which means dressing up, trick or treating and pumpkin carving for many of you! | 37780134 |
The 30-year-old moved to the Blues, initially on loan, in March 2015 from Bradford and made the switch permanent that summer.
The has spent time at seven clubs, including Middlesbrough, where he was a trainee.
"We know all about Jason and we're delighted that he's chosen to stay with the club," said boss Keith Curle.
"... | Carlisle United midfielder Jason Kennedy has signed a new two-year deal with the League Two side. | 40114692 |
Three men were detained following a series of raids in Yorkshire on Thursday.
A 23-year-old from Sheffield arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender was later released under investigation.
Two men, aged 24 and 29, arrested on suspicion of terror offences can now be held by police until Thursday.
The raids took pla... | Police have been given more time to question two men arrested under the Terrorism Act in Huddersfield and Sheffield. | 40143456 |
Mohamed Barry, 30, fled after the attack in a Mediterranean diner in the city of Columbus, leading police on a chase before he was shot and killed.
All four people were taken to hospital and are expected to make a full recovery.
"There was no rhyme or reason as to who he was going after," said Sgt Rich Weiner.
Columbus... | Police in the US state of Ohio have killed a man who attacked four people with a machete in a restaurant. | 35562301 |
The electricity cut out on Wednesday and urgent cases had to be sent to Newport Crown Court.
Power had still not been restored on Thursday and work had to be transferred to Cardiff Magistrates' Court.
A spokeswoman for HM Courts & Tribunals Service said: "We are working closely with contractors to re-open the building ... | A power failure at Cardiff Crown Court has forced the building to closure and cases to be heard elsewhere. | 30434901 |
Heavy rain overnight on Friday which continued into Saturday rendered the pitch at Scotstoun unplayable.
The postponement creates something of a fixture headache for Warriors.
They have already had to squeeze their rearranged Champions Cup fixture against Racing 92 into an already packed calendar, and may now need to f... | Glasgow Warriors' Pro12 match against Leinster has been postponed due to severe weather conditions. | 35003934 |
In part one, a County Antrim surgeon decides to go public after 15 years of keeping her abortion a secret.
Doctor Eunice Minford said women who choose to have an abortion should not have to be diagnosed as being mentally ill in order for a termination to take place.
She said she was breaking her silence as she could no... | Abortion is a divisive issue in Northern Ireland, and in a two-part series I speak to two women who made very different decisions about their pregnancies. | 36247831 |
The Eosinopteryx was a 30cm (11.8in) flightless dinosaur whose remains were found in north-eastern China.
Dr Gareth Dyke said the find challenged "widely accepted theories on the origin of flight".
His co-authored paper backs up theories birds evolved from dinosaurs whose feathers were not used for flying.
Eosinopteryx... | A newly-discovered feathered dinosaur pre-dates those birds were thought to have evolved from, a Southampton palaeontologist claims. | 21181611 |
Hansons believe the vase was made during the reign of Emperor Qianlong between 1735 and 1799.
It had been valued at £300,000-£500,000 before the auction in Derby.
The seller inherited the vase from a great aunt who acquired it during her life in Cornwall in the 1920s, it is believed.
Charles Hanson, of Hansons, said ea... | An 18th Century Chinese vase that was used as a door-stop at a house by a Birmingham family has been sold for £650,000 at auction. | 36685634 |
Stuart Bates, 43, and seven-year-old Fraser were struck at Talbot Green, Rhondda Cynon Taff, on 6 December.
Anna-Louise Bates said her husband and son were the most "entertaining and inspirational two boys".
The service took place on Saturday morning at St Martins Church, Roath, Cardiff.
Mr Bates and his son were cross... | The funeral for an "inspirational" father and son who were killed when they were hit by a car in south Wales has been held. | 35136534 |
"My worry is that it is the Russians making the weather," says Lieutenant General Sir Simon Mayall, senior Middle East adviser at the UK Ministry of Defence until last autumn.
"It was in their gift to offer a ceasefire on behalf of the Assad regime. That slightly worries me in a part of the world where the Americans ha... | Syria's "cessation of hostilities" is making a difference - whatever the arguments about early violations, the level of violence across the country has fallen - and with this fragile modicum of progress, the United States and Russia find themselves in harness after years in which Syria was a forum for their rivalry. | 35690229 |
Mr Ford, who withdrew from his re-election campaign last week, told the Toronto Sun doctors went "into my lungs" to take "another biopsy".
Mr Ford has been diagnosed with an abdominal tumour.
His brother Councillor Doug Ford has replaced him on the 27 October ballot.
Doug Ford has not yet held an official campaign even... | Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is feeling "pretty sick" in hospital as he undergoes testing for tumours in his abdomen and lungs, he has told a local newspaper columnist. | 29226153 |
The Wales flanker, 28, led the Lions in Australia in 2013 and is the favourite to resume the role this summer.
"All fingers point to Sam Warburton," O'Driscoll told BBC Radio 5 live's Rugby Union Weekly Podcast.
"[Lions head coach Warren] Gatland is a big fan, he knows what sort of captain he is. He's going to be the m... | Sam Warburton will be re-appointed British and Irish Lions captain for the tour of New Zealand, according to former Lions skipper Brian O'Driscoll. | 39485901 |
Mossack Fonseca worked with 33 individuals or companies who have been placed under sanctions by the US Treasury, including companies based in Iran, Zimbabwe and North Korea.
One had links to North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.
The information comes from the leak of 11m of the company's internal files.
Mossack Fons... | The Panama legal firm at the heart of a massive data leak kept clients who were subject to international sanctions, documents show. | 35959604 |
The 24-year-old has agreed a two-year deal with the Sky Blues, who will be playing in League Two next season.
"Goalscoring was clearly an area requiring improvement from last season," Coventry boss Mark Robins told the club's official website.
"I'm delighted to have been given the support to improve this area with a pl... | Coventry City will sign striker Marc McNulty when his contract with Sheffield United expires this summer. | 39964885 |
And lobbying on an eye-watering range of subjects: historic buildings, herbal medicine, the albatross, healthy food and sustainable fishing.
It's a wonder the heir to the throne has time to sleep.
Royal officials insist he has done nothing inappropriate and at no stage, in any of the correspondence, did he stray into p... | The publication of Prince Charles's secret letters offers the briefest of glimpses of Charles, the lobbying prince. | 32730792 |
The centre was closed on Friday after asbestos was found in hard-to-access areas, and further survey work is being carried out.
Alliance Party councillor Michael Long said people needed information as soon as possible.
"It's important that this is looked at intensively," Mr Long said.
"We have called for a special coun... | There has been a call for a special meeting of Castlereagh Borough Council to discuss the closure of the Robinson Leisure Centre due to asbestos. | 31469478 |
Martial turned in Tim Fosu-Mensah's cross from close range early in the second half to send Everton to a third straight Premier League defeat.
Phil Jagielka headed against the bar for the visitors, and later had a snapshot saved by David De Gea.
Victory leaves United one point behind fourth-placed Manchester City.
Manc... | Anthony Martial's winning goal kept Manchester United in the chase for a Champions League place on the day they named a stand after Sir Bobby Charlton. | 35906370 |
The men kicked in the door of a flat in Skegness and savagely beat the occupants with baseball bats, an axe and a knuckle duster.
One of the victims almost bled to death from a severed artery and was cut across the face, scarring him for life.
At Lincoln Crown Court Judge John Pini QC told the men: "This was an extreme... | Five men who used baseball bats and an axe in an attack on friends of a rival drug dealer have been jailed. | 34285598 |
Alex McVey took the Coatbridge North and Glenboig seat with 41.7% of first-preference votes, ahead of the SNP's 39%.
The vote was triggered by Fulton MacGregor's election to Holyrood for the SNP in May.
The Conservatives came third on 11.3%, ahead of the Greens on 6% and UKIP on 1.9%. Turnout was 23.67%.
Scottish Labou... | Labour has gained a seat from the SNP on North Lanarkshire Council after a by-election. | 37450319 |
Sgt Danny Nightingale, from Crewe, admitted possessing a 9mm Glock pistol and 338 rounds of ammunition, at a court martial in November.
He was sentenced to 18 months military detention which was reduced to a 12-month suspended sentence on appeal.
Sgt Nightingale, who said he was given the gun as a present while serving... | An SAS sniper who was jailed for possessing a gun has had his conviction overturned at the Court of Appeal. | 21767681 |
Mr Modi begins his three-nation tour on Thursday.
He will hold talks with business leaders in Paris on Friday, followed by formal talks and a boat ride on the river Seine with French President Francois Hollande.
He is likely to convince French business leaders about India's improving business atmosphere.
Observers are ... | Economic and security ties are likely to be high on the agenda of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's talks with the leaders of France, Germany and Canada, papers say. | 32229895 |
The act helped inspire an annual tradition that now sees untold numbers of homes around the world and famous landmarks like Cardiff Castle and the Empire State Building lit up like Christmas trees in December.
In Australia, where Christmas falls on one of the hottest months of the year and only four days after the summ... | The advent of Christmas lighting can be traced - according to one story - to 1926 when Max Burgdorf, chief electrician of the City of Natchitoches in the US state of Louisiana, strung a series of 10-watt lightbulbs along Front Street as a Christmas gift for the townspeople. | 38337220 |
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The Argentina captain helped City finish third in the Premier League last season and qualify for the Champions League for the first time.
The 27-year-old, who joined City from rivals Manchester United in 2009, stated he cannot continue to live in the north west without his... | Carlos Tevez has said he wants to leave Manchester City for family reasons. | 14024006 |
Macheda, 25, joined Cardiff from Manchester United in May 2014 and scored six goals in 27 league games for the Bluebirds.
Cardiff head coach Paul Trollope had said Macheda was not part of his plans.
"We would like to thank Federico for his contribution and wish him the very best for his future," Cardiff said in a state... | Striker Federico Macheda has left Cardiff City after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement. | 37220914 |
Four mountain rescue teams were called in on Saturday afternoon after a rescue helicopter was unable to get to the man at Maentwrog gorge.
He was taken from the gorge using a rope and stretcher system after suffering an ankle injury.
The man was flown to hospital four hours after the rescue operation began.
The gorge i... | Rescuers had to use ropes to evacuate a man who was injured in a gorge at a waterfall in Snowdonia before he could be airlifted to hospital. | 36181219 |
It happened over the past three days in Jabal al-Zawiya, north-western Idlib province, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Meanwhile, activists in Aleppo city told the BBC militants from one of the same jihadi groups, ISIS, had summarily executed at least 50 captives.
A regional battle is pitting ISIS against... | Thirty-four foreign jihadists have been singled out by rival Syrian rebels and killed, say UK-based activists. | 25643153 |
The 25-year-old, who spent the last two years with the Fleet, has previously had spells at Welling and Barnet.
The Stones have already signed Ben Greenhalgh, Kevin Lokko and Tom Murphy since winning promotion to the top flight of the non-league pyramid.
Meanwhile, Callum Driver, Dumebi Dumaka and Bobby-Joe Taylor have ... | National League newcomers Maidstone United have signed centre-back Anthony Acheampong after he left Ebbsfleet. | 36625249 |
Dundee United fan Tommy McKay scored during a half-time challenge at Tannadice last month.
The 32-year-old had his right leg amputated as a child after he was found to have bone cancer.
He beat professional players including Jayden Stockley, Tom Rogic and Joe Dodoo to win 80% of the public vote.
Tommy made no mention o... | A goal by an amateur footballer with one leg has been named the Scottish Professional Football League's goal of the month. | 38224175 |
Guernsey Sarnians won three and lost four of their 10 matches in the Sussex Cricket League's Second Division this summer, the first time a Channel Island side has played in an English league.
"It's an absolutely priceless experience," Wright told BBC Guernsey.
"If we can take a development team there, mixed with a few ... | Guernsey's head of cricket Ashley Wright says the island must send a side to the Sussex League next season. | 37242974 |
The 71-year-old was walking on a remote footpath near Pencaenewydd on the Llyn Peninsula on Friday when he became submerged in the mud.
But he was not spotted until about 20:40 BST when a passerby raised the alarm.
Aberglasyn mountain rescue team spent more than 30 minutes freeing him before he was taken to a nearby fa... | A man was stuck in mud for more than eight hours after getting trapped on a walk in Gwynedd. | 40837060 |
A woman was allegedly raped by an unknown man in a bathroom at the Elizabeth Fry Bail Hostel in Coley Avenue between June and December of that year.
Thames Valley Police officers would like to speak to anyone who was staying or worked at the hostel at the time.
Det Con Steven Martin, from Reading CID, said a person fel... | Police are investigating a rape at a hostel for women in Reading in 1989. | 29820007 |
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The International Olympic Committee has asked governing bodies to ban Russians either implicated in a recent report into doping, or previously sanctioned.
But former Russian Anti-Doping Agency official Vitaly Stepanov and his 800m runner wife Yuliya told BBC Sport: "There ... | Russian drug cheats will be competing at next month's Olympic Games despite efforts to eradicate them, say the whistleblowers who highlighted the country's state-sponsored doping. | 36898590 |
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, he said: "I'm no longer officially retired.
"The horse is out of the stable and I'm raring to go."
The 64-year-old artist - who also played with prog-rockers Genesis - said in 2011 he was leaving music to be "a full time father to my two young sons".
Following a scheduled r... | British singer Phil Collins has said he is coming out of retirement and is even planning to tour. | 34659811 |
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has told BBC Sport that no decision has yet been made on whether to cancel the Group C match.
The Fifa Congress gave its Council the power to readmit Benin.
The suspension can be lifted when a new Benin Football Federation (FBF) Executive Committee has been installed.
Fifa s... | Benin have been preparing to host Equatorial Guinea in an 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Sunday despite being banned from global football. | 36443919 |
Dr Lisa Bardack said she was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday and given antibiotics, but had become dehydrated at the New York event.
Video shows her being supported by aides as they put her into her van after she left the ceremony early.
The doctor's statement said she was now re-hydrated and "recovering nicely".
"S... | US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been treated for pneumonia, her doctor says, after she was taken ill at a 9/11 ceremony. | 37332106 |
Link them all together and you have a powerful reassertion of the view that the great cities are the main drivers of Britain's 21st Century economy.
The managing director of John Lewis, Andy Street, said as much when he became chairman of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership. He envisages th... | Let's join the dots between some of the week's breaking news stories: | 32974670 |
Here is a timeline of events in the most dangerous conflict to grip Europe since the wars in the former Yugoslavia.
12 November: Nato commander Gen Philip Breedlove says Russian military equipment and Russian combat troops have been seen entering Ukraine in columns over several days.
Will Ukraine return to war?
11 Nove... | For months, pro-Russian separatists have fought Ukrainian forces in two eastern regions of Ukraine but a fragile ceasefire has been agreed by both sides. | 26248275 |
A poll by YouGov for ITV Wales and Cardiff University suggests 31% of people would vote for Labour in assembly constituency elections, down three points from September.
That is the lowest rating since YouGov's first Welsh poll in July 2009.
Both Tory and Plaid Cymru support rose by one point to 25% and 21% respectively... | Labour support in Wales has reached new lows, an opinion poll has suggested. | 38554298 |
President Hollande laid a wreath in the Place de la Republique, where a commemorative oak tree was unveiled, and a minute's silence was observed.
In the attacks, jihadist gunmen killed 12 people at the satirical Charlie Hebdo magazine, four hostages at a Jewish supermarket, and a policewoman.
On 11 January 2015, a huge... | A ceremony has taken place in central Paris to remember those killed in the Charlie Hebdo attacks a year ago. | 35275079 |
Centre Shenton, 29, scored 14 tries in 27 Super League appearances last season.
The England international is in his second spell with the club after rejoining from St Helens in June 2012.
"I'm absolutely delighted, and I'm really ambitious and excited to be part of this team" said Shenton. | Castleford Tigers captain Michael Shenton has signed a new three-year contract extension to keep him at the club until the end of 2019. | 34996688 |
Jesse Burgoine, 28, and Artjom Nepryahin, 26, are accused of "targeting" the then 23-year-old after meeting her in a club.
Nottingham Crown Court heard that two explicit videos were filmed as the woman slept on a sofa.
Mr Burgoine, of Bedfordshire, and Mr Nepryahin, of Liverpool, both deny two counts of rape.
Prosecuto... | An unconscious woman was filmed being raped by two men who shared pictures on messaging app WhatsApp, a court heard. | 38233762 |
The race at the Sepang International Circuit has been a fixture on the F1 calendar every year since 1999.
Razlan Razali, the chief executive of the circuit, said Sepang, which can hold 120,000 fans, drew just 45,000 to the 2016 race on 2 October.
"If there is no economic value, why should we continue?" Razlan added.
Ma... | The Malaysian Grand Prix could leave Formula 1 when its contract ends in 2018 because of falling ticket sales and competition from other venues. | 37759494 |
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc) has accused four Barclays traders of manipulating power prices in the US from 2006-2008.
Barclays denies the charges.
In a filing on Friday, the bank said Ferc's allegations were "based on an economically irrational theory".
The Office of Enforcement (OE), a branch of Fer... | Barclays has said US regulators' proposed fines of $470m (£291m) for the bank's alleged manipulation of energy markets are "unjustified" and the allegations will not stand up in court. | 20746820 |
The Orangeman, Coleraine District Master George Duddy, said a union flag was also stolen from the rear of his Drumaquill Road house in Coleraine.
The Orange Order said Mr Duddy was the fourth senior Orangemen whose home had been attacked in the past three weeks.
Police said they are treating attacks in Drumaquill Road,... | Graffiti has been sprayed on the homes of a leading Orangeman and a bandsman in County Londonderry overnight. | 23655896 |
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