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Wicketkeeper Billings hit 29 fours and one six in his innings, with Darren Stevens (140) and Will Gidman (58 not out) helping Kent declare on 533-6.
Stevens then took 3-11 to reduce the hosts to 34-4, still needing 278 more to avoid an innings defeat.
The all-rounder got rid of Chris Dent for one, William Tavare for a ... | Sam Billings hit a first-class career best of 171 as Kent built a commanding lead against Gloucestershire. | 37183600 |
Pipe, 33, returns to the club he captained to promotion in 2013 on a loan deal from Eastleigh.
Westley believes the midfielder is just the man to help his side in their League Two relegation battle.
"He's got experience and defensive qualities and leadership qualities, everything we need in the situation we are in righ... | Newport County boss Graham Westley says bringing David Pipe back to the club was a 'no-brainer.' | 38516901 |
It is the vehicles that first stand out. The open air, Thalab long range patrol vehicles are built for harsh terrain and are favoured by special forces.
In this case it is British special forces, seen for the first time on the ground, inside Syria, in photographs obtained by the BBC.
The pictures, which date from June,... | The BBC has obtained exclusive pictures showing for the first time British special forces operating on the ground in Syria. | 37015915 |
They made a solid replica of a foetal brain, still smooth and unfolded, and coated it with a second layer which expanded when dunked into a solvent.
That expansion produced a network of furrows that was remarkably similar to the pattern seen in a real human brain.
This suggests that brain folds are caused by physics: t... | Scientists have reproduced the wrinkled shape of a human brain using a simple gel model with two layers. | 35438294 |
Global Foods Ltd was issued with a legal notice in September 2014 after a complaint about cheese and ham being delivered in unsuitable vehicles.
On 9 December 2015, a check on a van delivering to a takeaway showed meat was not refrigerated again.
Director Mubarak Ali, appearing for the company, was hit with the fine at... | A Cardiff food wholesaler has been fined £120,000 for delivering "high-risk" goods in unrefrigerated vehicles. | 38695358 |
Jason Gurgul, 33, was last seen on Baldwin Street in the city centre in the early hours of 29 April.
The remains were recovered from the Floating Harbour near Welsh Back earlier, Avon and Somerset Police said.
Formal identification has not yet taken place, but a force spokesman said Mr Gurgul's family was being kept fu... | A body has been found by police searching for a father-of-two who disappeared on a night out in Bristol. | 39805199 |
Teams agreed unanimously to ditch the system after negative reaction to its debut in Australia two weeks ago.
Hamilton said: "It's strange we've kept it the same, particularly because the most important thing is the fans were unhappy."
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel added: "It's something we can't be proud of."
The new qua... | Lewis Hamilton says it is "strange" Formula 1 has kept the controversial new elimination qualifying format for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. | 35937850 |
The overtime bill for PSNI officers and staff was down by £11.5m, from £59.2m in 2013/14 to £47.7m in 2014/15.
In England and Wales it totalled almost £1bn over three years and went up by £6m last year, a freedom of information request by BBC Radio 5 live found.
One individual within the PSNI was paid almost £44,000 in... | Overtime spending by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) decreased last year by almost 20%. | 33701290 |
Stewart Nicol said the industrial action by security staff who work at 11 Highlands and Islands Airports Limited sites could affect trade and tourism.
More than 120 members of the Prospect union began the 48-hour strike at midday on Tuesday.
Hial and Prospect are in a dispute over the employees' pay and conditions.
Sco... | The chief executive of Inverness Chamber of Commerce has urged management and union leaders to resolve a strike affecting regional airports. | 32216198 |
Teacher recruitment expert Prof John Howson confirmed the rate of teacher vacancies advertised in London was higher than anywhere else in England.
A survey of 1,200 NUT members in London aged under 35 found 60% were planning to leave the city within five years.
And almost two-thirds of these said housing costs were the... | The success of London schools is at risk as high rents increasingly price young teachers out of London, says the National Union of Teachers. | 35726513 |
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But Renewable Energy Systems said it was listening to the fears of locals and has already scaled back the wind farm.
Helen Astle reports. | Some villagers in Rutland say their county would be spoiled and wildlife ruined if plans for an industrial wind farm get the go ahead. | 32226595 |
A coalition of charities including Barnardo's and Victim Support want an urgent review of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority's guidelines.
They say the rules do not reflect the fact the legal age of consent is 16.
Children as young as 12 have reportedly been denied payments even after their attackers have bee... | Child victims of sexual exploitation are being refused compensation from a government agency on the grounds they "consented", campaigners have said. | 40644073 |
Fans are angry with Fawaz Al Hasawi over his running of the club and a failed takeover talks with a US-based consortium led by John Jay Moores.
Collymore, who played for the Reds between 1993 and 1995, said he had come to get answers for the Forest fans.
Mr Al Hasawi, a Kuwaiti businessman, insisted he was dedicated to... | Ex-footballer and sports broadcaster Stan Collymore was at a protest against the owner of Nottingham Forest. | 38689590 |
The prime-time show will be filmed in a "contemporary, documentary-style" and will explore their personal lives, relationships and even disappointments.
The Big Bang Theory's producer Bill Prady is behind the series.
The recent pilot got a standing ovation at an ABC screening last month, according to Entertainment Week... | A new series of The Muppet Show has been commissioned by US TV network ABC, promising a "more adult" take on much-loved characters such as Kermit. | 32651408 |
Hollywood actor Johnny Depp made the headlines with his comments about President Trump, Friday's night saw the return of Radiohead on the Pyramid stage and there was a surprise gig by Elbow at The Park stage.
Although it has been a damp start with rain overnight, music fans have mostly escaped the muddy conditions of p... | Festivalgoers are settling into the second day of Glastonbury Festival. | 40392122 |
England Boxing's Junior Championships were due to take place at Basildon Sporting Village on Saturday and Sunday.
The governing body said the cancellation had ruined the "dreams of young boxers".
Essex Police confirmed it advised the organisers to cancel the tournament.
As first reported in the Essex Echo, the event wa... | A national junior boxing tournament has been cancelled by police due to a "threat to life" for the second year running. | 39394343 |
Christine Malloy was one of two teenagers convicted of killing Edna Phillips from Penywaun, near Aberdare, in July 1992.
Mrs Phillips, who was partially-sighted and had arthritis, was tortured and stabbed by Malloy and Maria Rossi.
Malloy's body was found at a house in Fenstanton. Police said the death is not being tre... | A woman who murdered a pensioner with a friend when they were both 17 has been found dead in Cambridgeshire. | 39938489 |
It is still not clear whether there will be a second round or if governing party candidate Lenin Moreno will gain the 40% of the votes needed to win outright in the first round.
With 95% of the votes counted, he fell just short with 39.23%.
His closest rival, Guillermo Lasso, said the delays "did not smell right".
Mr L... | Ecuadoreans are growing impatient at the slow pace of vote counting with the results of the presidential poll delayed until Wednesday or Thursday. | 39039165 |
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By letting the kick-off bounce, as if it were an under-11s game on a muddy school playing field.
England recovered from that inauspicious first act, if not to flourish or necessarily frighten the bigger boys who lie in wait over the next month and a half.
What they might g... | How do you start a tournament that has been talked about for four years, cost £150 million to host, seen 2.4 million tickets sold and begun with 80,000 people roaring from all sides of a sold-out stadium? | 34302103 |
Judge James Brady also banned prosecutors from trying Albert Woodfox, 68, for a third time.
Following Brady's orders, Woodfox could be released from jail within days.
He has been in solitary confinement since April 1972, after he was blamed for the death of a guard during a prison riot.
Woodfox was tried twice for the ... | A judge in the US state of Louisiana has ordered the release of an inmate who has been in solitary confinement for more than 40 years. | 33059012 |
The Latvian, 20, hit 54 winners on her way to a "dream" 4-6 6-4 6-3 win over Romania's Simona Halep.
"I always had the possibility I could hit the ball really hard," said Ostapenko. "If I have a chance to go for a shot, I'm trying."
She is the first unseeded woman to win the French Open since 1933.
It was only her eigh... | French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko believes "anything is possible" with the all-out attacking style which brought her a first Grand Slam title. | 40235515 |
The men, aged 32 and 24, have been charged in connection with the theft of seven cars from Ancrum Autos on 12 December.
The other charges relate to a break-in at Dundee clothing shop Size, the theft of two cars in Liff and a break-in to C and K Communications in St Andrews.
They are expected to appear at Dundee Sheriff... | Two men have been charged with a series of thefts and break-ins, including a raid on a Dundee used car dealership. | 38414762 |
Researchers looked at places named after eagles in Gaelic and Old English to help estimate populations of the birds in AD500.
From the Dark Ages, they drew on historical material and studies to map pairs of the raptors to the present.
The RSPB said the maps painted "a sad picture of decline".
Published in Bird Study, t... | The decline in numbers of golden and white-tailed sea eagles in Britain and Ireland since the time of King Arthur has been mapped by the RSPB. | 18352135 |
Arlene Foster said that "if there's an election, there's an election".
She described Sinn Féin's demand that she stand aside during an investigation into the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme as "ludicrous".
The RHI scheme is approximately £490m over budget.
Speaking to the Impartial Reporter newspaper, Mrs Foster said: ... | The first minister has said that if Sinn Féin is "playing a game of chicken" and expecting her to stand aside "they're wrong". | 38553180 |
Williams, 25, had been in line for a fresh national dual contract in which the Welsh Rugby Union would pay 60% of his wages.
But the WRU withdrew their offer amid an accusation of a bidding war among Wales' regions over Williams.
He said it is "exciting" his career will continue at Parc y Scarlets.
Williams has been on... | Wales centre Scott Williams will stay with Scarlets until 2018 after signing a new deal, ending speculation over his future. | 35068974 |
Clayton lost 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-4) to Andre Gaspar Murta of Portugal in Cyprus.
"I had a good talk with my coach and we looked back to August when I was really struggling with belief and enjoyment.
"If you'd have told me then how I'd be playing and feeling about myself now, then I'd have bitten your hand off," the 19-year-... | Jersey's Scott Clayton says he is looking forward to a strong end to the season despite his defeat in the second round of his latest Futures tournament. | 25139620 |
US researchers found that birds used the patches of greenery to rest and refuel in the middle of their journey between winter and breeding sites.
The scientists gathered the data by fitting tiny tags to thrushes, which recorded the birds' movements.
Writing in the journal Landscape Ecology, they added the findings were... | Even a small urban forest can help migrating birds, a study has said. | 10130458 |
Polls have already opened in the Republican primary vote in South Carolina, where frontrunner Donald Trump will try to fend off Ted Cruz.
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders could face a close race in the Democratic Party caucus in Nevada.
The votes could be key ahead of the "Super Tuesday" round on 1 March.
On that day... | The contest for Republican and Democratic contenders to become presidential candidates in the United States has entered its third round. | 35621930 |
More than 40 firefighters from six appliances are tackling the blaze at Wymen Gordon at Houston Industrial Estate in Livingston.
Specialist chemical support crews are also at the scene of the fire, which started just after 14:00.
Houston Road has been closed to vehicles. The factory creates products for the aerospace a... | Hazardous material is on fire in a huge blaze at a factory in West Lothian. | 40611591 |
Nature presenter Iolo Williams said species including otters, water voles, bats, dormice and rare beetles would be affected by the motorway.
The Welsh Government said mitigation works would include new mammal tunnels.
But in a statement to the public inquiry in Newport Mr Williams said these were "nothing short of a jo... | Plans to build a £1.1bn M4 relief road through the Gwent Levels have been described as "government sponsored ecocide". | 39413106 |
Heidi Loughlin, 32, was 13 weeks pregnant with her third child when she discovered she had breast cancer.
Despite delaying treatment to give her unborn baby the best chance, her daughter died days after being born.
A webpage set up in October to raise £200 for Cots for Tots has now received pledges of more than £12,000... | A charity appeal set up by a cancer-stricken mother whose baby daughter died at the weekend has raised 60 times its original target. | 35150336 |
It was a few days after the London bomb attacks on 7 July 2005 and Mr Russell was classed as missing. The optimistic though clung to the slim hope he might turn up for the occasion.
But Mr Russell had not lived to enjoy the get-together he organised - he had died in the bomb blast that tore apart the number 30 bus in T... | When Philip Russell's friends gathered for his 29th birthday drinks, the mood was sombre not celebratory. | 12193108 |
Progress has been described by shadow chancellor John McDonnell as a "right wing conservative" group who had never accepted Mr Corbyn as Labour leader.
Mr Corbyn will address its members, which include some of Labour's best-known MPs, at their conference in central London.
Labour's leader in Scotland, Kezia Dugdale, is... | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is to address the annual conference of Blairite group Progress on Saturday. | 36287322 |
Advocate's Close won national Project of the Year at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) awards.
The development saw nine listed buildings transformed into commercial, office and residential spaces.
It was created by Thomas and Adamson surveyors and Morgan McDonnell Architecture Ltd.
David Tuffin, chair... | A historic area of Edinburgh's Old Town, which was restored following decades of neglect, has been named best development in Britain. | 34552939 |
A 15th gold of the Games, putting GB second in the table, followed gymnast Max Whitlock's historic double win and Justin Rose's golf victory.
Cyclist Jason Kenny defeated team-mate Callum Skinner for his fifth title.
Bolt, 29, ran 9.81 seconds to beat Justin Gatlin to gold and follow up his titles at Beijing 2008 and L... | Usain Bolt claimed a record third 100m title while tennis player Andy Murray won Britain's fifth Rio gold medal on GB's best day at an overseas Olympics. | 37078561 |
Nicola Sturgeon backed the idea as she launched the SNP's general election manifesto in Edinburgh on Monday.
Plaid leader Leanne Wood said she was "very pleased" to have that support.
"Just as the SNP is doing for Scotland, Plaid Cymru is fighting for the best deal possible for Wales in this election," she said.
"Parit... | Plaid Cymru has welcomed support from the Scottish first minister for Wales to have the same level of funding and power as Scotland. | 32381710 |
27 March 2017 Last updated at 17:06 BST
James Brokenshire said there was" no appetite for another election" after the deadline to form a new power-sharing executive passed. | The Northern Ireland secretary has said there is now a "short window of opportunity" to resolve the Stormont crisis. | 39408564 |
The Bulgarian, seeking his first title in two years, lost 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-4) 6-0, having been a set and 5-2 up.
Dimitrov received a warning for his first racquet smash, early in the third set, then a point penalty for another.
That left him 5-0 down, before a third offence incurred a game penalty, which gave his Argen... | Grigor Dimitrov has apologised for smashing his racquet three times during the final set to concede the Istanbul Open final to Diego Schwartzman. | 36184276 |
Darren Jackson, 51, was serving a life sentence at HMP Sudbury, Derbyshire, but was reported missing on Tuesday.
He was arrested by Staffordshire Police on Thursday on suspicion of escaping from lawful custody.
Jackson killed Gill Ellis in Burnley in 1984, when he was a teenager, by stamping on her stomach and tearing ... | A convicted murderer who absconded from an open prison has been arrested. | 37374403 |
Saltley School head teacher Balwant Bains said he left last Friday, in a letter sent to parents.
Ofsted inspectors said a "dysfunctional" relationship between the head and governors was hindering the school.
In September, the school was criticised for its handling of a knife incident.
Mr Bains's statement said: "I have... | A head teacher has quit a Birmingham school which had been criticised by inspectors for a "breakdown" in relations between leaders. | 25038333 |
Jody Cundy, Jon-Allan Butterworth and 18-year-old debutant Louis Rolfe secured victory in 49.230 seconds.
Tandem sprint pair Neil Fachie and Pete Mitchell took their second title of the week to make it two golds for the day and eight for the week.
In addition, Britain won five silvers and four bronze medals.
Craig MacL... | Great Britain broke the world team sprint record on their way to topping the medal table at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Italy. | 35857453 |
The five-week-old calf, which had not been named, fell ill earlier this week and died on Thursday.
A zoo spokeswoman said: "It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our baby pygmy hippo".
There are fewer than 2,000 pygmy hippos left in the wild and Bristol Zoo is part of an international captive breeding p... | An endangered baby pygmy hippopotamus born at Bristol Zoo has died. | 35006667 |
The development on Herbert Street, near Atlantic Wharf, will feature a 25 storey tower and include study rooms, "dinner party rooms", a cinema and a "sky bar".
It was given approval by Cardiff councillors on Wednesday subject to conditions being met.
The council report noted the land had been vacant for about 20 years. | Plans to build a 674-bed student accommodation block on vacant land in Cardiff have been given the go-ahead. | 37635202 |
They claimed the local authority had a "moral duty" to spend the money needed to retain Haulfre in Llangoed.
Anglesey council has started a consultation on its future, amid concern about the building's condition.
Residents at the meeting on Friday were told the council will make a final decision in October.
A report to... | Around 150 people attended a meeting to discuss the future of a residential home as part of a review of council-run care for older people at Anglesey. | 33392668 |
Someone in Hong Kong recently paid out HK$4.8m ($0.62m; £0.51m) for the privilege of parking their car.
The transaction last month broke the record of HK$4.24m for the most expensive parking space in the crowded city.
It is in a luxury property development on Conduit Road in the Mid-Levels, one of the most affluent and... | How much are you prepared to pay for a parking space? | 37795947 |
New head coach Richard Cockerill has added Calum MacRae and Nick Lumley, formerly piloting Scotland Sevens, to his hierarchy at the club.
Edinburgh, who are to remain at Myreside, have finished no higher than eighth in the Pro12 since 2010.
"Richard is bringing a big culture and you can see that already," Bryce told BB... | Full-back Glenn Bryce says Edinburgh "feels like a new club" after an overhaul of the coaching staff. | 40575059 |
Van der Merwe, 29, suffered the injury during Scarlets' 46-10 defeat in the Pro12 against his former club Glasgow Warriors last Saturday.
The South African-born Canada back will see a specialist this week.
He has scored eight tries in 19 appearances for Scarlets in all competitions this season.
Van der Merwe, who joine... | Scarlets wing DTH van der Merwe has been ruled out for the rest of the season because of a shoulder injury. | 36081381 |
After signing a new deal earlier on Friday, Cosgrove hit an unbeaten 122 as Leicestershire closed on 322-7.
Having been put into bat, opener Paul Horton made 71 before being bowled by Sussex's in-form Jofra Archer (5-61).
Number nine batsman Zak Chappell provided good support for captain Cosgrove, reaching stumps on 40... | Mark Cosgrove's 35th first-class century helped hosts Leicestershire build a decent first-innings score against Sussex on day one. | 40172157 |
Olivier Giroud silenced the hosts in Werder Bremen's Weserstadion before Chelsea's Malouda doubled the lead.
Germany striker Cacau scored an injury-time consolation but France are now unbeaten in 18 matches.
Sweden and Ukraine, who also face England in the group stage at Euro 2012, secured wins against Croatia and Isra... | Florent Malouda scored as England's Euro 2012 Group D opponents France stunned Germany 2-1 in Bremen. | 17214382 |
Salford led 8-4 at the break thanks to Greg Johnson's first-half try.
After his first-half score for Cas, Denny Solomona ran in two more after the interval to complete his hat-trick and make the last quarter interesting.
But, for the second time, centre Griffin and Carney scored within five minutes of each other to sea... | On-loan winger Justin Carney scored twice on his return to Castleford and Josh Griffin also ran in two second-half tries as Salford won comfortably. | 35757098 |
Its return was greeted with both praise and bafflement by critics, one of whom called it "familiarly inscrutable".
"After nearly three decades, Mr Lynch's visual imagination remains inimitable," continued the New York Times' reviewer.
Kyle MacLachlan reprises his role as FBI agent Dale Cooper in the 18-episode series, ... | Pour the coffee and bake a cherry pie - David Lynch's cult TV series Twin Peaks is back after a 26-year hiatus. | 39997408 |
The AI toolkit, inspired by photos of a toddler's hand, can automatically detect new child sexual abuse photos and videos in online networks.
Spotting newly produced media can give law enforcement agencies the evidence they need to find and prosecute offenders, researchers said.
The system is freely available to law en... | The fight to rid the web of images of child abuse has gained a new tool - in the form of artificial intelligence. | 38171457 |
George Gilmore, who was 44, was in his car when he was attacked in Carrickfergus on Monday afternoon.
A dispute between loyalist factions in the town has been ongoing for months.
Police have described the murder as a "ruthless attack in broad daylight" and have appealed for help in indentifying those involved.
Det Ch S... | Police have started a murder inquiry after a high-profile loyalist who was shot as part of a paramilitary feud in County Antrim died in hospital. | 39268171 |
The unprecedented move comes two days after the head of the army, Gen Raheel Sharif, said corruption had to be uprooted to fight terrorism.
An initial army statement that said 11 officers had been dismissed has now been retracted.
Details of the allegations against the officers were not immediately released.
Observers ... | At least six high-ranking Pakistani army officers, including a lieutenant-general and major-general, have been sacked amid corruption allegations. | 36099794 |
But then the skies darkened and heavy rain like no one had seen in living memory began to fall.
It rained for just 30 minutes.
"After the rain, there was a silence followed by terrible thunder and lightning," says 63-year-old resident Cristina Inga.
Her house was destroyed first by flooding, and then tonnes of rocks tu... | People in the neighbourhood of Moyopampa, 35km (22 miles) east of Lima, say 23 March was a sunny Monday afternoon like so many others. | 34504269 |
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, 48, took the stand in his own defence at his terrorism trial in New York City on Wednesday.
He has pleaded not guilty to charges he conspired to kill Americans, and his defence lawyers say he had no advance knowledge of the attacks.
The case is one of the highest-profile terror trials in a US civil... | A man US prosecutors say was al-Qaeda's spokesman after 9/11 has testified Osama Bin Laden wanted him "to deliver a message to the world". | 26651398 |
A poll of more than 1,100 parents found that 55% had not spoken about the subject to their offspring.
Of those, 20% said they did not know how to address the issue.
The survey results have been released as part of a campaign, funded by the Department of Health, to break down the stigma associated with mental health.
Th... | More than half of parents in England have never spoken to their children about stress, anxiety or depression, a survey has suggested. | 34943988 |
North Wales Police was called to the Clarence Road and Mostyn Avenue junction at about 00:25 BST, with ambulance and fire services also attending.
The driver of a Citroen ZX was taken to Bodelwyddan's Ysbyty Glan Clwyd. He is in his 20s and not local to the area.
Anyone with information is asked to call 101. | A man has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after two cars crashed in Llandudno on Saturday. | 37528708 |
Crawford, who has scored six goals this season, is once again proving to be a key player for Accies.
But Canning believes it may take a move away from the Lanarkshire club for the 25-year-old to be recognised eventually at international level.
"I think it happened with James McArthur," said Canning.
"He was obviously p... | Hamilton Accies manager Martin Canning is backing star midfielder Ali Crawford to one day receive a call-up to the Scotland national squad. | 37438191 |
Figures up to the 31 December 2016 show 83.8% of patients started treatment within 18 weeks - a fall from 87.1% in December 2015.
The Scottish government's waiting time target is for 90% of patients to start treatment within that timeframe.
Opposition parties have criticised the government for the missed targets.
But t... | There has been a further decline in the number of NHS patients who begin treatment 18 weeks after referral, figures have shown. | 39118725 |
The finding bolsters the theory that the plane, which disappeared on 8 March last year after taking off from Kuala Lumpur, crashed into the Indian Ocean after diverting from its route to Beijing.
French investigators say there are further checks to do, while Australia says its underwater search will go on.
But for some... | The announcement by Malaysian authorities that the aeroplane part found in Reunion came from MH370 has drawn a mixed reaction from relatives of passengers and crew. | 33798735 |
But few think that the heated exchanges will have won over the 15% who say they are still undecided over who to vote for.
Emmanuel Galiero and François-Xavier Bourmaud of conservative Le Figaro say "Macron held up and asserted himself against Le Pen" in a "debate of unprecedented brutality that lacked substance".
Marin... | The French press dubs Emmanuel Macron the clear winner of the final presidential election television debate, in common with papers around Europe. | 39805153 |
The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary lies north of the mainland and includes a chain of islands and underwater volcanoes.
Prime Minister John Key made the announcement at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Fishing and mining will be banned in what Mr Key called "one of the most geographically and geologically div... | New Zealand has revealed plans to turn an area of the South Pacific about the size of France into a marine reserve. | 34387945 |
Stella, a pitbull-type dog, was seized in 2014 and a destruction order was passed by a court in February.
But earlier, Exeter Crown Court granted Stella a reprieve.
Her new owner Carolyne Pharaoh took her on after Stella's previous owner Antony Hastie agreed to transfer ownership.
Click here for the latest updates on t... | A dog seized by police and refused exercise for nearly two years has been freed from a death sentence and adopted by a kennel owner. | 36600962 |
In a letter to Business Secretary Greg Clark, they also ask the government to "put the economy first".
The letter is from the British Chambers of Commerce, Confederation of British Industry, EEF, Federation of Small Businesses and Institute of Directors.
Formal Brexit negotiations between the EU and the UK begin on Mon... | Five major UK business bodies have come together to call for continued access to the European single market until a final Brexit deal is made with the EU. | 40318285 |
The ban in Villeneuve-Loubet "seriously and clearly illegally breached fundamental freedoms", it found.
The ruling could set a precedent for up to 30 other towns that imposed bans on their beaches, chiefly on the Riviera.
At least three mayors have already said they will keep the bans in their towns.
The court will mak... | France's highest administrative court has suspended a ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits that was imposed in a town on the Mediterranean coast. | 37198479 |
Miss Malié said that it is a sentiment shared among some of the French expatriate community in Belfast.
"With everything that has happened, I think people are very worried about going back to Paris," Miss Malié said.
"I was myself in Paris a week ago, at the same time, the same place. I could have been in the middle of... | Belfast-based French national Violaine Malié said she is "scared" to go back to Paris after terror attacks in the French capital on Friday. | 34835908 |
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Graham Dwyer, 42, from Foxrock in south Dublin, had denied the murder of Elaine O'Hara but was convicted by unanimous verdict at the Central Criminal Court, last month.
The remains of the 36-year-old childcare worker were found in the Dublin mountains in September 2013.
Dwyer was sentenced on Monday.
A judge told the c... | A sadomasochistic killer who filmed his victim has been given a life sentence after being found guilty of her murder in the Republic of Ireland. | 32387194 |
Police and ambulance were called to Flaxman Road, in Lambeth at 20:50 BST on Saturday.
The victim, who is yet to be formally identified, was found with head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said post-mortem tests were due to be carried out in Greenwich and a murder investigation had been launched.
... | A 17-year-old boy has died after a fight in south London. | 33840414 |
Rescue volunteers reached the men via helicopter and abseiled them to safety early on Tuesday. Police said there were no injuries.
The men ventured off the designated pathway on Monday and became stuck in a crevice on the rock formation in the Northern Territory.
It is not prohibited to climb the site, also known as Ay... | Three Australian men stranded on the landmark Uluru have been rescued after an 11-hour operation. | 37415400 |
Two goals in as many first-half minutes gave the hosts control, with Scott Linton breaking the deadlock from the spot after Brian Martin's hand ball.
John Gemmell heading Chris Smith's cross past goalkeeper Mark Walters and into the bottom-left corner.
Ewan McNeil fired into the corner with 20 minutes remaining, but Be... | Clyde ended a run of four straight defeats by edging out struggling Berwick Rangers in Scottish League Two. | 35568126 |
Goalmouth action was limited in the early stages with the first real chance not coming until the 29th minute when Stanley defender Matty Pearson hit the crossbar following Sean McConville's corner.
Barnet had to resort to some desperate defending to stop Stanley, with Michael Nelson blocking a goal-bound strike from Mc... | Shay McCartan scored the only goal as Accrington eased their League Two relegation worries with victory over Barnet. | 39086633 |
Keep Britain Tidy (KBT) says at least 300 systems are in use and government figures show one council's recycling rate is just 15%, with an England average of 42%.
KBT is urging the government to create a national "recycling blueprint".
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) insisted some council... | Household recycling levels are too low in England because council schemes are too confusing, campaigners claim. | 39079272 |
It means surgery in Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital will cease.
Jim Wells made the announcement to the assembly on Tuesday, following a review of children's cardiac services.
In 2012, it emerged that services at the Royal were not sustainable with many operations taking place in either England or Dublin.
The review w... | Northern Ireland's health minister has backed the establishment of an all-Ireland children's heart surgery centre in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. | 29613124 |
After Rachel Treweek becomes Bishop of Gloucester, she will also become the first woman bishop to sit in the House of Lords, this autumn. So how are she and the other women bishops making a difference?
When I meet her ahead of her consecration, Rachel Treweek is packing up, preparing to move. She is also worrying about... | Wednesday will see the consecration of the Church of England's most senior woman bishop so far: the first female to be in charge of a diocese. | 33606593 |
"Blanchisseuses souffrant des dents" (Laundry Women with Toothache) was stolen in 1973 from the Havre Museum in Normandy, where it had been stored by the Louvre since 1960.
Sotheby's removed the painting from auction after being alerted by the French authorities.
The painting was expected to fetch $350,000-450,000 in a... | An Edgar Degas painting stolen in 1973 has turned up at an auction in the US. | 11697022 |
A mass exodus after their play-off final defeat meant that 50 days before the new season they had half a team.
However, after starting the season with three defeats, the new-look Pilgrims clinched promotion to League One on Monday, thrashing Newport 6-1.
"People that stand still are a problem," Adams, 41, told BBC Devo... | Having had only four players signed on by mid-June, Plymouth boss Derek Adams says their promotion is down to the wholesale changes made to his team. | 39633915 |
Mark McCall has named his strongest available side, with wing Sean Maitland the only absentee as Sarries look to move closer to a 'double double'.
All six of Saracens' British & Irish Lions squad members will start.
Clermont have named an unchanged side from last month's semi-final victory over Leinster.
David Strettle... | Saracens are aiming to become only the fourth team in history to retain the Champions Cup when they face Clermont in Saturday's final at Murrayfield. | 39857333 |
The man is believed to be 31-year-old Christopher Andrew Laidler.
Local media reported that he fell naked from a guesthouse balcony in Walking Street in south Pattaya, early on Friday morning.
It is understood that emergency treatment was carried out at the scene and the man was taken to hospital, but later pronounced ... | A British tourist has died in Pattaya, a coastal city, in Thailand, the Foreign Office has confirmed. | 39607053 |
He told the BBC the Conservative election pledge not to increase National Insurance, income tax and VAT was a "mistake".
He said Mr Hammond should "drop" the NI increase, which has been criticised by newspapers and some Conservative MPs.
But Prime Minister Theresa May has defended the rise as "fair".
The Institute for ... | Chancellor Philip Hammond's "tax raid" on the self-employed in the Budget has been described as a "rookie error" by former Tory chancellor Lord Lamont. | 39236431 |
The proposals would see control over policy, membership, constituency parties and candidate selection transferred to Scotland.
Ms Dugdale said the reforms would leave no doubt that "the main focus of Scottish Labour will be on Holyrood".
Earlier, The Sunday Times Scotland reported that Jeremy Corbyn plans to create a "... | Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has set out plans for "more autonomy" for the party in Scotland. | 34631502 |
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers annual conference has voted to lobby for more and better holiday schemes which include meals.
"We risk returning to a Dickensian era rife with inequality," said ATL general secretary Mary Bousted.
The government said its provision of free school meals for infant pupils had help... | Pupils who rely on free school meals can face hunger in the holidays, a teachers union conference has heard. | 35937343 |
The B-52 was in international airspace but close to the Russian border, and was escorted away, the ministry said.
The Su-27 then returned to its Baltic Fleet airbase.
A similar incident happened on 9 May over the Black Sea, involving a US P-8A Poseidon surveillance plane and a Russian Su-30 fighter.
Separately on Tuesd... | Russia scrambled an Su-27 fighter on Tuesday to intercept a US B-52 bomber over the Baltic Sea, the Russian defence ministry said. | 40172842 |
Officers were called to reports a man in his 50s had been stabbed at a house in Cumberland Avenue at 17:50 BST on Thursday.
A 43-year-old man is being questioned by police. Officers were seen guarding a property in nearby Lake Avenue.
At this stage it is believed that the victim and suspect were known to each other, Su... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fatal stabbing in Bury St Edmunds. | 40680445 |
Zsolt Suhaj, 25, is charged with raping a 66-year-old woman in her Lancashire home when she went back to bed after getting up in the night for a drink.
Mr Suhaj, of Nelson, Lancashire, is also charged with sexually assaulting a woman, 70, Preston Crown Court heard.
He denies the charges but admitted burgling houses for... | An alleged rapist broke into elderly women's houses at night with the intention of sexually assaulting them as they slept, a court has heard. | 39347006 |
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Policy Reform says there is clear evidence cannabis could have a therapeutic role for some conditions, including chronic pain and anxiety.
It says tens of thousands of people in the UK already break the law to use the drug for symptom relief.
But the Home Office says there are ... | Taking cannabis for medical reasons should be made legal, says a cross-party group of UK politicians. | 37336678 |
Warwickshire Police was called to a property in Nuneaton in the early hours of 10 July by someone concerned about Darren Cumberbatch's behaviour.
He was taken to hospital where he deteriorated and later died.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it was reviewing CCTV from the premises and hospital a... | A man who died nine days after being arrested became unwell in the presence of police, investigators say. | 40683047 |
The vote in favour - by 46 out of 81 MPs - paves the way for Montenegro to join Nato late next month.
All but two of Nato's 28 members have ratified the accord.
Russia long regarded Montenegro and neighbouring Serbia as allies. It has now banned Montenegrin wine and said it might move to defend Russian interests.
The R... | Montenegro's parliament has ratified the country's accession to Nato, despite strong domestic opposition and Russian disapproval. | 39738238 |
The 27-year-old Northern Ireland striker is currently on loan with relegated Dundee United after failing to make an impact with Wigan Athletic.
He left Caley Thistle in January 2015 and his former club are keen to improve their goal threat next season.
"We would be stupid not to look at someone of his pedigree," said R... | Inverness Caledonian Thistle would be negligent not to look at the possibility of re-signing Billy Mckay, according to assistant boss Brian Rice. | 36214862 |
Billings, 25, was due to return to the Indian Premier League and his franchise Delhi Daredevils after playing in Sunday's 85-run win at Lord's.
However, with Delhi unable to reach the IPL play-offs, the ECB have agreed Billings will remain in England before a training camp in Spain on 15 May.
He could therefore feature... | England wicketkeeper Sam Billings is available to play for Kent this week following the series win over Ireland. | 39857312 |
Global warming is likely to speed up the jet stream, say researchers, and slow down aeroplanes heading for the US.
While eastbound flights from the US will be quicker, roundtrip journeys will "significantly lengthen".
The University of Reading scientists believe the changes will increase carbon emissions and fuel consu... | Flights from the UK to the US could take longer due to the changes in the climate, according to a new study. | 35533761 |
"The trouble with this subject is that we could sit swapping statistics all day long," he told the House of Lords.
That is what has actually happened for weeks.
Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne vowed to stick to their guns on tax credit changes, suggesting nine out of 10 people would benefit f... | Conservative peer Lord Ashton must have had a crystal ball when fielding questions on tax credits in September. | 34446684 |
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He was speaking to BBC Newsnight as part of its My Decision series, where a number of figures explain how they plan to vote in the EU referendum - and the thinking behind their decision.
More:
Dreda Say Mitchell: 'I'm black and voting for Leave'
Michael Morpurgo: 'I look at the his... | The EU referendum debate risks turning into a "playground row", according to Stig Abell, editor of the Times Literary Supplement. | 36440582 |
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The 67-year-old Frenchman has been with the Gunners since 1996 and his contract comes to an end this summer.
Wenger has faced numerous protests by Arsenal's own supporters this season, calling for him to quit as boss.
"There are many aspects to be discussed at a board meet... | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his future at the club will be decided at a board meeting after the FA Cup final on 27 May. | 39972064 |
But it is hard to divorce the dispute from the bigger issue of the shake up to the sector in recent years.
Overall budgets were cut and jobs have gone. Colleges across Scotland have merged into a series of so-called "regional supercolleges".
Mergers in any field can often be difficult - they can lead to job losses and ... | The impending dispute in colleges is specifically about pay. | 35070477 |
Tim Brown, a volunteer rescue swimmer from Lagan Search and Rescue, has just returned from the Aegean Sea where he spent two-and-a-half weeks saving a total of 94 people.
He worked alongside people from 12 countries on a mission with Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), a charity rescuing migrants and refugees in troub... | "Nothing can fully prepare you to see all the children injured, with hypothermia, or to see a mother whose child has drowned." | 35233758 |
The study was carried out using blood samples from 42 patients who became ill in a previous outbreak.
The Lancet authors say they developed the neurological problems around six days after Zika infection.
Leading scientists described the study as "compelling".
Zika was declared a public health emergency of international... | New research gives the first evidence that Zika virus might cause a severe neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome. | 35689738 |
Monday's blast between two stations killed 14 people and injured almost 50.
Investigators say it may have been a suicide bomb set off by a Kyrgyzstan-born man, Akbarzhon Jalilov.
Reports in Russia say one of the victims, Irina Medyantseva, died as she tried to shield her daughter from the explosion.
Ms Medyantseva, a 5... | The first victims of the St Petersburg metro explosion have been named, as investigators continue to piece together the identity of the attacker. | 39497025 |
The Northern Ireland international was in Edinburgh on Friday afternoon to meet the club's management.
The 6ft 3in forward left Rangers in June 2012 for Swiss outfit Sion before moving to Palermo and then Norwich, who loaned him to Rizespor and then Birmingham City.
The 29-year-old was released by Norwich City at the e... | Hearts are in talks with the former Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty about a move to Tynecastle. | 40386520 |
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