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When Bayern thrashed the mighty Barcelona on Tuesday evening, Mr Hoeness sported his red supporter's scarf and gaudy scarlet jacket, the son of a butcher who rose to celebrity through his boots - and to riches by setting up a business making sausages.
But now he finds himself at the centre of a row over taxes. He admi... | He was a star forward in the football team which won the World Cup in 1974 and off the field, he's been almost as influential, presiding over the relentless - and continuing - rise of Bayern Munich to greatness. | 22262812 |
Marriott raised its offer to $13.6bn (£9.2bn) after the Chinese insurance firm, Anbang stepped in last week with a $13.2bn bid.
Starwood accepted Marriott's latest offer, describing it as a "superior proposal".
Marriott owns Ritz-Carlton, Residence Inn and Marriott hotels and has 4,400 properties in 87 countries. Star... | Starwood Hotels has backed a sweetened offer from Marriott International. | 35865410 |
During its parade, one of Portela's floats depicted the destruction of the River Doce in 2015.
The dam was used to hold waste at an iron ore mine near the city of Mariana.
Portela is Rio's most successful samba school but it had not won the world-famous parade for 33 years.
A panel of judges gave it top marks in most c... | A Brazilian samba school that highlighted the environmental impact caused by the collapse of a dam has been crowned champions of the Rio de Janeiro carnival. | 39135912 |
The Garda commissioner has been asked to explain apparent contradictions between her public support for Sgt Maurice McCabe and reports that her legal team were under instructions to "attack" his character and motivation.
Sgt McCabe had claimed that senior police officers had inappropriately wiped the penalty points fro... | The Irish police commissioner, Noírín O'Sullivan, is coming under pressure over her views towards a whistleblower. | 36313367 |
He was awarded the prize for reaching a peace agreement with the Farc rebel group last month.
The deal was rejected a few days later by Colombian voters in a referendum.
About 260,000 people have been killed and more than six million internally displaced in Colombia.
"Last night, I met with my family and we have decide... | Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said he will donate the money from the Nobel Peace prize to help the victims of the 52-year conflict in his country. | 37603836 |
Federal Judge Sergio Moro said prosecutors' evidence suggested Nestor Cervero spent bribes on an apartment in Rio de Janeiro.
Cervero is the second Petrobras executive to be convicted amid an ongoing investigation.
He was fired in 2014 and arrested in January.
More than 100 people have been indicted and 50 politicians ... | A former Petrobras executive was sentenced in Brazil to five years in prison for money laundering. | 32894357 |
The Cabinet Office's "precedent book" shows the prince, the Queen, ministers and a handful of others get papers from cabinet and ministerial committees.
Campaign group Republic, which got the information after a three-year battle, called the prince's access "wrong".
The Cabinet Office said the Queen and her heir should... | Prince Charles receives copies of confidential cabinet documents, according to government papers released after a freedom of information battle. | 35108362 |
The Afghan soldier was also killed when the US troops returned fire.
The shooting erupted as a US diplomat was leaving a meeting with the provincial governor.
"Insider" attacks on Nato troops by Afghan security forces grew frequent in the final years of Nato's combat mission, which wound down in 2014.
The attacks, also... | A US soldier has been killed in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, reportedly after being fired upon by an Afghan soldier in an "insider" attack. | 32221541 |
The French energy firm's board was expected to meet on Wednesday to finalise the decision.
But French paper Les Echos and environmental group Greenpeace said the decision had now been delayed reportedly due to funding difficulties.
EDF declined to comment on the reports.
In October, EDF agreed a deal under which China ... | Britain's first new nuclear power plant in decades could be delayed amid reports an EDF board meeting to decide whether to invest in Hinkley Point Power Station has been postponed. | 35415187 |
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The Irishwoman avenged a couple of recent defeats by Britain's Kate Avery but finished behind Kenyan Alice Aprop Nawowuna and Mimi Belete of Bahrain.
Nawowuna beat Ethiopian-born Belete by four seconds with McCormack a further four seconds back and Avery in fourth.
Aweke A... | Fionnuala McCormack was the only non African native to earn a podium spot at the Antrim International Cross Country as she took third in the women's race. | 35335093 |
The project to build the station on a former quarry site on Jersey had been stalled over concerns it would take up open space in town.
Jersey Electricity said the old quarry wall can now be safely removed and a new retaining wall constructed.
The firm signed a contract with Jayen to carry out the civil works on the 10,... | Work on a new £17m electricity substation is expected to start early in the New Year following delays. | 35020607 |
The woman, who cannot be named, was 14 in 1966 when she said he offered her a lift home, drove to an alleyway and "lunged" at her.
Mr Clifford, from Hersham, Surrey, faces 11 counts of indecent assault relating to seven alleged victims, aged from 14 to 19, between 1966 and 1984.
He denies all the charges against him.
J... | A woman has told a court she thought she was going to be raped in publicist Max Clifford's car. | 26514879 |
It is believed there are only 70 Amur leopards left in the wild and it is hoped the cubs at Twycross Zoo could help repopulate the natural habitat.
The birth five weeks ago was captured on camera and the pair have now ventured out of their den.
The youngsters - whose sex is not known - will stay at Twycross for the nex... | Two of the rarest big cats in the world born at a Leicestershire zoo could help ensure the survival of the species. | 36962447 |
The film company, founded by the movie's director JJ Abrams, tweeted a picture of a branded clapper board with the hashtag "#dayone".
A dusting of sand on the picture appears to confirm initial scenes are being shot in Abu Dhabi.
On Wednesday, actor Oscar Isaac told BBC Radio 4's Front Row that production was due to st... | The latest Star Wars film franchise has begun shooting, production company Bad Robot has announced on Twitter. | 27426140 |
**SPOILER ALERT: If you are not up-to-date with Broadchurch series one, don't read on.**
Until the final episode of series one.
Gasps reverberated around the UK when it was revealed that Joe Miller, the seemingly kind and caring on-screen husband of Olivia Colman, was the Broadchurch resident who had killed Danny Latim... | Two years ago you could be forgiven for not knowing who Matthew Gravelle was, even Broadchurch fans might have struggled to recognise him. | 30736888 |
Work to the District, Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines will include a new signalling system, new track, longer platforms and rebuilt train depots.
It is hoped the changes will lead to more frequent trains on all four lines.
The move will also include 191 new air-conditioned walk through trains.
Once th... | A £5.54bn investment in four London Underground (LU) lines should improve efficiency, Transport for London (TfL) has claimed. | 32034660 |
One in 20 white employees are on zero-hours or temporary work contracts.
The figure for ethnic minority workers is one in 13, according to the TUC report, which uses figures from the government's Labour Force Survey.
The report said the recent increase in temporary work was affecting the black community especially.
TUC... | Members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities are a third more likely to be in insecure work than white workers, says the TUC. | 40117388 |
According to organisers Camelot, those coming forward said their ticket was lost, damaged or stolen.
It comes after a woman said she washed her winning ticket in a pair of jeans.
Camelot has confirmed the winning ticket was bought in Worcester, but says it will not comment on unverified claims while it investigates.
Th... | Hundreds of people have come forward to claim they bought a winning National Lottery ticket, worth £33m, which has yet to be identified. | 35407046 |
Jordan Miers, 21, was reported missing in Swansea on 19 December.
Extensive searches of the area involving divers were carried out and his body was discovered on 8 January.
The hearing was held at Swansea Civic Centre by Swansea and Neath Port Talbot Coroner Colin Phillips. | An inquest into the death of a man whose body was found in Swansea marina weeks after he went missing after a night out has been opened and adjourned. | 35315911 |
Various factors make it "incredibly difficult" for some inmates on Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences to find such proof, he said.
He wants new criteria for freeing IPP prisoners in England and Wales.
The Ministry of Justice said the suggestion had been "taken on board".
IPP sentences were introduced by Labou... | Prisoners held indefinitely after serving their minimum term or tariff should not have to prove it is "safe" to release them, new Parole Board chairman Nick Hardwick has said. | 36889768 |
Rear Admiral Widodo's comments came after a renewed attempt to raise the wreckage from seabed failed when it kept breaking into pieces.
Ropes around the fuselage snapped during an initial failed effort to raise it on Saturday.
The plane crashed into the Java Sea last month killing all 162 on board.
It was flying from S... | The Indonesian admiral in charge of operations to recover AirAsia flight QZ8501 has told the BBC the fuselage may be too fragile to be lifted. | 30972235 |
The archbishop will use his televised broadcast to focus on the plight of refugees and urge people to "welcome the alien and stranger".
The Most Reverend Welby will remind people that Jesus too was a refugee.
His message will be broadcast on BBC One on New Year's Day at 12:55 GMT.
In it, the archbishop will also tell o... | People should use the "hospitality of love" to conquer "hatred and extremism", the Archbishop of Canterbury is to say in a New Year's Day message. | 35205943 |
A protest immediately followed, with 300 people surrounding the vehicle where he died, local media report.
The allegation that he was suffocated is being investigated by an independent police complaints body.
Police say that he died after swallowing drugs as they were about to arrest him for possession.
Independent Pol... | South African state pathologists are to carry out a post-mortem on a Nigerian man who died after being arrested near Johannesburg on Saturday. | 35399335 |
They are among a collection of almost 1,000 robots amassed over 40 years by a couple from the North East.
The Out of This World auction takes place at toy sale specialist Vectis in Thornaby, Teesside and is expected to raise more than £40,000.
Auctioneer Andy Reed said it was the largest single collection of robots the... | Batman, Flash Gordon and a 1930s-built Japanese robot are expected to draw classic toy collectors to a sale. | 35802871 |
The Lib Dems and their Tory coalition partners disagree over whether to renew the submarine-based nuclear weapons system on a like-for-like basis.
The newspaper reports the review is to conclude that other delivery platforms would not work, or would cost more.
But it may suggest cutting submarine numbers could save bil... | Alternatives to Trident would either be impractical or more expensive, a review instigated by the Lib Dems will say, according to The Financial Times. | 22690016 |
Northern Ireland restricted the world champions to a 1-0 win at Euro 2016 as Germany missed a host of chances and keeper Michael McGovern starred.
"They never let us get near the ball," said Evans, 28, of the Paris game.
"The way they controlled the game against us, the timing of the pass, the angles they play at."
Onl... | Jonny Evans says Northern Ireland will have to produce a "perfect" display to prevent Germany from winning Tuesday's World Cup qualifier in Hanover. | 37617157 |
In part, this is a response to the growing body of evidence from investigations in Bulgaria and Cyprus that indicate Hezbollah's role in carrying out or planning attacks.
But equally it reflects a growing frustration with the Lebanese Shia grouping following its decision to intervene in Syria's civil war on the side of... | The attitude towards Hezbollah in Europe is changing markedly. | 22649348 |
Lawro's opponent for this weekend's Premier League fixtures is comedian and actor Omid Djalili.
Djalili, who is currently touring the country, is a Chelsea season-ticket holder and has been a fan since 1970 when, aged four, he watched his local club win the FA Cup.
"It was really the colour blue that did it," he told B... | BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season. | 39421059 |
Planning Minister Romero Juca was caught on tape allegedly conspiring to obstruct the country's biggest-ever corruption investigation.
In the tapes, leaked by a newspaper, he appears to talk of stopping the probe at oil giant Petrobras by impeaching suspended President Dilma Rousseff.
Mr Juca says his comments have bee... | A close ally of Brazil's acting President Michel Temer is stepping aside in a new political scandal. | 36365781 |
Emergency services were called to the Tuxedo Royale, which is moored on the River Tees at Middlesbrough, at about 19:00 BST on Wednesday.
The boat had been in the town since 2009 when its owners went into administration.
For years it attracted scores of clubbers when it was moored 40 miles (65km) north on the River Tyn... | Firefighters have been tackling a blaze on a derelict floating nightclub. | 40116721 |
The DNA blood test aims to spot the one in 500 people in the UK who have familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), an inherited condition that greatly increases a person's heart attack risk.
Left undiagnosed, up to half of people with FH will develop heart disease before they are 60.
Early treatment can bring risk down to a... | A test for a preventable form of heart disease is being rolled out in the UK. | 27586009 |
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Despite already being unable to qualify, Wales started strongly with chances for Jess Fishlock and Natasha Harding in the first half.
The visitors improved after the interval but Wales' well-earned point sees them finish third in Group 8.
Austria's second-placed finish sec... | Wales Women ended their Euro 2017 qualifying campaign with a creditable draw against Austria in Newport. | 37365353 |
Organisers believe the events will give people a chance to talk about death, dying and bereavement.
Professor David Clark, who is behind the plans, said it is an opportunity for people who feel unable to talk about these issues with family and friends.
He will lead a new team focussing on end of life studies in Dumfrie... | People in Dumfries and Galloway will have a chance to discuss their own mortality at a series of "death cafes". | 31769507 |
"Since that famous telephone call you made, you have changed the course of Nigeria's political history," Muhammadu Buhari said.
He was referring to the moment President Jonathan conceded victory and put paid to the daunting prospect of a disputed and probably violent aftermath to the election.
It was the first time eve... | They may not have been slapping each other's backs and smiling ear-to-ear but as Goodluck Jonathan welcomed the man who defeated him in the election, he did give Muhammadu Buhari a sneak preview of the presidential villa and presented him with a box containing the outgoing president's handover notes. | 32924530 |
Bradley Dos Reis Pais Quaresma, 20, was killed in Stratford Park on West Ham Lane on Friday afternoon.
Mr Quaresma has been described as "a smart guy with a big heart" by his family.
Mario Albino Te, also 20, has been charged with his murder and will appear at Thames Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Two boys, aged 16 and ... | A man has been charged with murder after a stabbing in an east London park that happened as children played nearby. | 36877838 |
The boys appeared at Rotherham Youth Court on Thursday accused of murdering 34-year-old Craig Nelson, South Yorkshire Police said.
The body of Mr Nelson, also known as Craig Peston, was found off the A628 at the Woodhead Tunnels on August 22.
A post-mortem examination found that he died as a result of head injuries.
Th... | Three 15-year-old boys have been remanded in custody after being charged with the murder of a man whose body was found on moorland. | 38106230 |
Dominic Doyle, 21, from Denton, Greater Manchester, died from stab wounds in hospital on 7 June after police were called to a report of a fight.
A 15-year-old boy is also being held on suspicion of murder, while another man, 21, has been released without charge.
Mr Doyle's parents said he was "fun, caring, loving and a... | An 18-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's death following a fight involving up to eight men. | 33058527 |
Could Clive and Jane Green live together without a cross word in the cramped cabin of a 35ft sailing yacht?
Now 16 years after setting off for a quiet cruise to Spain, the couple have returned to Pembrokeshire - covering 51,000 nautical miles as they criss-crossed the globe.
In that time they have sailed pirate-infeste... | It was supposed to be a week away just to test the water. | 28775102 |
Woods, who is now world 111, has been working on his game since carding a career-worst score of 82 at the Phoenix Open, before injury saw him withdraw from the Farmers Insurance Open.
"I felt like I had to get my game into a spot where I could compete to win a golf tournament," said the 39-year-old.
"And it's finally t... | Former number one Tiger Woods believes he is in the right shape to win a 15th major as he declared himself ready for the Masters, which begins on Thursday. | 32198931 |
West Brom midfielder McClean used to play for Derry and was a friend of McBride, who died on Sunday aged 27.
McClean is to be excused from training with Martin O'Neill's squad to attend McBride's funeral in Derry on Thursday.
The Republic, who lead Group D in World Cup qualifying, face Wales at Dublin's Aviva Stadium o... | James McClean is expected to wear the number five shirt for the Republic of Ireland against Wales in memory of Derry City captain Ryan McBride. | 39351392 |
The Conservative candidate won 83,619 votes following a second round of counting, with Labour's Daniel Walton coming second with 55,162.
Voter turnout for the whole of West Mercia was 20.67%.
Four other candidates were eliminated after the first round of counting.
Mr Campion succeeds Bill Longmore, who retired after a ... | John Campion has been elected West Mercia's Police and Crime Commissioner. | 35997975 |
The screening at Wellington's Embassy Theatre will take place two weeks ahead of the film's release on 14 December.
Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson said it was fitting to hold the premiere "where the journey began."
Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit is set 60 years before the Lord... | The world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will take place in New Zealand on 28 November. | 18339087 |
The third instalment of the franchise, made £12.6m in the UK, accounting for two out of every three tickets sold, its distributor Lionsgate said.
It just beats The Inbetweeners 2 which made £12.5m when it came out in August.
In the US, Mockingjay made $123m (£79m), a significant drop from last year's instalment, Catchi... | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 has scored the biggest debut of the year at the UK and US box office. | 30174710 |
James Forrest's stunning second-half strike in Trondheim sealed a 1-0 victory on aggregate over Rosenborg.
The Scottish champions will face Astana, Qarabag, Rijeka, Hapoel Beer Sheva or Slavia Prague.
"We look forward to anybody we get. On our day, we'll beat anybody. We saw that last season," Griffiths said.
Griffiths... | Striker Leigh Griffiths says Celtic "can beat anyone on our day" ahead of Friday's draw for the play-off round of the Champions League. | 40811091 |
The hottest name in American comedy, Schumer is nevertheless still something of an unknown quantity in the UK.
That could be about to change with the release of her new movie Trainwreck, which she wrote and Judd Apatow directed.
It's the first time the This is 40 and Knocked Up filmmaker has made a feature film which h... | From diving at the feet of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian and presenting the MTV movie awards; to appearing as Princess Leia on the cover of GQ magazine and urging stricter gun control laws, Amy Schumer is absolutely everywhere. | 33880242 |
Researchers from the University of Amsterdam have created an online game in an attempt to shed light on why some tunes get stuck in your head.
Fans must identify song clips and compare them by their catchiness.
The researchers hope the findings will help the understanding of long-term memory and the treatment for demen... | Hit songs by Elvis Presley, Abba and The Spice Girls are among those being used in research that hopes to unlock the secrets of how memory works. | 27938794 |
At least four blasts struck the southern Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab, killing at least 83 people, state media said.
Earlier in Homs, 57 people, mainly civilians, were killed in a double car bombing, a monitoring group reported.
So-called Islamic State (IS) said it carried out the attacks in both cities.
Meanwhile... | Bomb blasts in the Syrian cities of Homs and Damascus have left at least 140 people dead, monitors and state media say. | 35624654 |
The company's Facebook page was overrun with negative comments after the discount appeared in a paper on Monday.
Owner Marc Watts said he would keep the course open despite receiving threats to burn down the premises.
The discount was reportedly not new and had been running for three years.
An advert for the discount o... | The owner of a Wisconsin golf course that advertised nine holes of golf for $9.11 to mark the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks has apologised after a backlash that included death threats. | 24053015 |
Two adults and four children in East Ham, east London, had to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.
London Ambulance Service (LAS) was called on Wednesday at about 16:20 GMT.
Fire brigade head, Dave Brown, said it was the first incident of its kind he had seen in 28 years.
Mr Brown, ... | A fire chief has criticised a woman who used a barbecue indoors to dry clothes that led to six people, including her grandchildren, being taken to hospital. | 20911373 |
Adam Price, shadow cabinet secretary for finance and economy, said he was "concerned" the sale process had been suspended.
He said a link-up with ThyssenKrupp could be the "death knell" of the industry and lead to job losses.
The Welsh Government is calling for an urgent meeting with the company.
It is looking to clari... | The UK Government should temporarily nationalise Tata Steel's UK operations if the company links up with a German steelmaker, a Plaid Cymru AM has said. | 36754836 |
Suarez, 26, has been told to train alone after seeking a move away from Anfield throughout the summer.
24 April: Banned for 10 games by the Football Association for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.
29 May: Drops a big hint that he wants to leave Liverpool after saying he finds life in England hard.
12 June: Suarez ... | Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers believes striker Luis Suarez will come to accept that he will not be sold. | 23641220 |
Patrick Hickey is being held at Bangu 10 Prison over his alleged role in a scheme to sell Olympic tickets for more than their face value.
It was reported that when police arrived at his hotel room Mr Hickey's wife said he had gone home to Ireland.
He was later found in another room in the same hotel.
In a statement, Mr... | The former president of the Olympic Council of Ireland, who was arrested in Rio last Wednesday, "did not try to escape arrest", his lawyers have said. | 37163236 |
Beverley Finney was struck by Henry Rigby's car as he drove at 40 mph in a 30 mph zone in St Helens, Merseyside.
Liverpool Crown Court heard that along with facial injuries, she been forced to move house, as living near a busy road caused her to have panic attacks.
Rigby was found guilty of causing serious injury by da... | A woman was left scarred for life when she was hit by a speeding car that had spun out of control, police have said. | 40506760 |
"Are you ready to stump for Trump?" Ms Palin asked cheering supporters at a campaign rally in Iowa.
She was John McCain's running mate in 2008 before they lost to Barack Obama.
Despite retiring from politics in favour of a media career, she remains an influential conservative voice.
Officially announcing her endorsemen... | Donald Trump's Republican presidential bid has received the backing of Sarah Palin, the populist ex-governor of Alaska who was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 2008. | 35358209 |
Sale number eight Beaumont is the son of ex-England skipper Bill Beaumont, while Saracens forward Itoje is a former England Under-20 captain.
The duo are the only additions to the 23 players coach Eddie Jones selected for Saturday's 15-9 win over Scotland.
Wasps centre Elliot Daly and Gloucester flanker Matt Kvesic hav... | England have retained uncapped pair Josh Beaumont and Maro Itoje in their 25-man squad for Sunday's Six Nations match against Italy in Rome. | 35528482 |
The Aspar Ducati rider had qualified in 11th position and moved up to eighth place in the race, before dropping down the field in the latter stages.
The Toomebridge man had scored points in all nine previous rounds of this year's series and lies 11th overall.
Italian Andrea Iannone took his maiden victory despite nursi... | Eugene Laverty crashed out of 11th place on the final corner of the final lap, having been taken out by Danilo Petrucci, at Sunday's Austrian MotoGP. | 37077525 |
The siblings, then aged 10 and 11, carried out the "sadistic" attack in Edlington, near Doncaster, in 2009.
Now aged 18 and 19, the brothers were granted lifelong anonymity by High Court judge Sir Geoffrey Vos.
Outlining his reasons for making the order he said he felt the brothers were "equally committed to rehabilita... | One of two teenage brothers who tortured two boys in South Yorkshire told a judge he was now "the opposite of that person who did the crimes". | 38370089 |
A one-eyed, neo-fascist gangster called Massimo Carminati is accused of having run the criminal network. He will be questioned via a prison video-link.
According to prosecutors, mobsters flourished under Rome's former right-wing mayor Gianni Alemanno.
It was a Mafia-type network, they say.
However, the operation was se... | One of Italy's biggest organised crime trials in years - dubbed Mafia Capital - has opened in Rome, where councillors and gangsters allegedly stole millions of euros of public cash. | 34732412 |
FAW chief executive Jonathan Ford says the 72,500-capacity Principality Stadium is an option.
But after Wales' run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals, Coleman wants to stay at the 33,000-seater home of Cardiff City.
"I would imagine we're going to stick to that, and we should stick to it." he said.
"We could gamble and go ba... | Manager Chris Coleman wants Wales to continue playing home matches at Cardiff City Stadium despite increased interest in the national team. | 36744228 |
Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan tipped over Marcos Rojo's powerful 25-yard effort, but was beaten by Ander Herrera's low shot after good work from Daley Blind.
Wayne Rooney added a second goal when he spun and fired into the top corner.
Villa's Christian Benteke pulled one back with a low strike before Herrera scored his s... | Manchester United defeated Aston Villa to move above Manchester City and into third place in the Premier League. | 32097849 |
In the top flight, 11 clubs put the price of this ticket up, contributing to a 6.54% year-on-year rise. It now averages £30.68, up from £28.80.
The most expensive match-day ticket fell slightly to an average of £56.63.
In the season ticket category, both the cheapest and most expensive rose about 1% to £513.95 and £886... | The average cost of the cheapest match-day ticket in the Premier League has passed £30 for the first time, the BBC's Price of Football has found. | 34517474 |
Dylan Fletcher-Scott and Stuart Bithell won the 49er class by finishing fifth in their final race of the regatta.
Ben Saxton and Nicola Groves had earlier triumphed in the Nacra 17 class, beating compatriots Tom Phipps and Nicola Boniface into second.
Miami, the first leg of the 2017 World Cup series, is the first rega... | British sailors won two golds on the first day of medal racing at the Sailing World Cup Miami. | 38786979 |
Barring a 14-goal swing in the final round of fixtures, Garry Monk's side will now finish outside the top six.
Fans who bought a season ticket for the Championship club before the end of May 2016 will get 25% of their money back.
The club had pledged to give refunds of 50% if they sold 15,000 tickets, but they did not ... | Leeds United say they will honour a promise to partially refund fans who bought season tickets for 2016-17 if they miss out on the play-offs. | 39770835 |
Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Enda Kenny's language sounded more diplomatic than that of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Mr Ahern told the BBC any British exit from the EU would be "senseless" and set Northern Ireland back "light years". But given the close trading, social and cultural relations between Britain and I... | Covering the talks between David Cameron and Enda Kenny in Downing Street last week, it was obvious that Irish concerns about any potential British withdrawal from the European Union occupied more of the two prime ministers' time than their discussion of what might happen next in Stormont's budgetary saga. | 33255310 |
The 53-year-old former Wolves CEO replaced David McNally in August 2016, who resigned when the Canaries were facing Premier League relegation.
Moxey took up the position after overseeing the transition of ownership at Wolves, where he spent 16 years.
"The role has not worked out satisfactorily for Jez, his family or th... | Norwich City chief executive Jez Moxey has resigned and left the Championship club after six months in the role. | 38850146 |
Afghan-born Qadri (5-60), Jeevan Mendis (2-80), and occasional bowler Wayne Madsen (2-12) did the damage as the pink ball turned sharply all day.
Only Nick Selman, with a slow 43, and Aneurin Donald (31) got going before Chris Cooke's late 39 not out.
Derbyshire's last four-day win was at Northants in July 2015.
Qadri ... | Sixteen-year-old debutant Hamidullah Qadri spun Derbyshire to a first County Championship victory in 710 days, as Glamorgan were bowled out for 172. | 40439063 |
Whatever the reaction at the international film festival, people in Northern Ireland will make up their own minds about 'The Journey' and whether Stormont politics can successfully be turned into showbiz.
The truth is that the scriptwriter did not care about the global audience when he put pen to paper.
Colin Bateman f... | There was a standing ovation in Venice at the world premiere of the new film about Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness but tougher audiences lie ahead. | 37308867 |
After being airlifted to hospital having taken the full force of his mate's bike in that road accident last June, the 27-year-old was told he would never walk again.
He was also soon telling himself to "man up".
"I am not the sort of person who is going to sit in the corner and cry about what happened," he told BBC Spo... | Lying on his back with a 200kg motorcycle crushing his chest was not exactly how Dan Metcalfe-Hall envisaged preparing for the helicopter ride he always wanted. | 33771515 |
Along with diving partner Jack Laugher, 21, Mears won the men's synchronised 3m springboard final on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old from Burghfield Common in Berkshire was given just a 5% chance of survival after contracting the Epstein-Barr virus in 2009.
His family were in Rio to see the pair win GB's first ever diving g... | A life-threatening illness suffered by Olympic gold medal-winning diver Chris Mears was the "turning point" in his career, his father has said. | 37045642 |
Two officers were also hurt in the attack, it said.
The group was travelling in an armoured convoy in northern Sinai.
Militants in Sinai have intensified their attacks on the security forces after the military overthrew President Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood last year.
Tuesday's bombing took place on the ro... | Six Egyptian policemen have been killed by a roadside bomb in the Sinai peninsula, the Egyptian interior ministry says. | 29218654 |
The alliance said it must adapt to the mixture of conventional military tactics, subversive campaigns and cyber-warfare that Russia was using in Ukraine.
Nato says that Russia is backing rebels in Ukraine - a claim denied by Moscow.
Three Baltic countries are preparing to ask for a permanent presence of Nato troops on ... | Nato has pledged to counter "hybrid warfare" from Russia. | 32741688 |
They voted for keeping the UK in the EU single market after Brexit, despite being told to abstain by their party.
Chris Bryant, Ann Clwyd, Stephen Doughty, Susan Elan Jones, Madeleine Moon, Albert Owen and Jo Stevens were amongst 51 Labour MPs who rebelled.
The amendment, put forward by Labour MP Chuka Umunna and also ... | Seven Welsh Labour MPs have rebelled against the party leadership on an amendment to the Queen's Speech. | 40446702 |
The interior ministry said two of the assailants were also killed when forces at the Naqb checkpoint, about 80km (50 miles) from Kharga city, fought back.
It was not clear who was responsible, but the ministry blamed "terrorists".
Jihadist militants have killed hundreds of soldiers and police officers since the militar... | At least eight policemen have been killed in an attack on a security checkpoint in Egypt's Western Desert. | 38649205 |
Prop Jones, 33, of Merthyr Tydfil, was doing 36mph in a 30mph zone on the A4109 near Glynneath in Neath Port Talbot in his Mercedes E220.
The Cardiff Blues player already had nine points on his licence.
Cardiff magistrates rejected his appeal that not being able to drive would cause "exceptional hardship".
He was banne... | Wales and British Lions rugby star Adam Jones has been banned from driving after being caught speeding on his way to a wedding suit fitting. | 30877513 |
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Wales last week qualified for their first major tournament since 1958.
Bale, 26, also praised Coleman's predecessors - the late Gary Speed and John Toshack - but said much of the credit had to go to the current boss.
"He's been amazing. All the players love him. I think he... | Forward Gareth Bale says Wales boss Chris Coleman has restored Welsh football's "passion and pride" by leading the national side to Euro 2016. | 34535331 |
Shirley Chaplin, 57, from Exeter, was stopped from wearing a necklace with a cross by her employer on health and safety grounds.
The court ruled that her rights had not been violated under the European Convention on Human Rights.
Ms Chaplin said: "I don't regret it. I had to stand up for my faith."
She was one of four ... | A Christian nurse who lost her discrimination-at-work case at the European Court of Human Rights has said she plans to appeal. | 21028691 |
He has published his policy on shared education.
Its aim is to enable more children and young people from different community backgrounds to be educated together.
Shared education can include sharing campuses like Lisanelly in Omagh, as well as pupils in separate schools engaging in joint classes.
Teachers and school g... | Education Minister John O'Dowd has said he wants "all children and young people" in Northern Ireland to be involved in shared education projects. | 34270448 |
It carried out observations at 60 sites in five areas of England and 30 locations in Scotland last October.
Overall, the DfT found 1.1% of drivers holding a mobile in their hand compared with 0.5% with a phone to their ear.
Van drivers used their phones the most, with 2.7% falling foul of the law.
Legislation was intro... | People who use their mobile phones illegally while driving are more likely to be sending texts or using social media than making a phone call, the Department for Transport says. | 31634425 |
The Business, Innovation and Skills and International Development Committees' joint report has evidence of breaches of international humanitarian law.
However, there is division between MPs on the issue.
The Foreign Affairs Committee's report says weapons exports should stop only if UK courts rule the sales unlawful.
T... | The UK must stop sales of weapons which could be used by Saudi Arabia in Yemen until an inquiry into human rights breaches is complete, MPs have said. | 37376317 |
The metal rods were used by Causeway Coast and Glens council to mark out a makeshift car-park for the Irish Open golf championship in Portstewart.
Ryan Patev, 11, was playing with his younger brothers on Wednesday when he fell on the rod.
It punctured 4in (10cm) into his right thigh, just 2cm from a major artery.
It is... | The mother of a boy who was impaled on a metal rod is seeking legal advice after what she called a "totally preventable" injury. | 40529101 |
Mr Leishman was elected as a Labour councillor for Dunfermline on 3 May.
His nomination was proposed by the party at the first full meeting of the council on Thursday morning, and he was elected provost by 42 votes to 35.
Mr Leishman said: "This is one of the proudest days of my life. Fife's been good to me, and now is... | Former Dunfermline Athletic football manager Jim Leishman has been named as Fife Council's new provost. | 18102491 |
To understand why this view is so strongly held, you have to grasp the scale of Chinese investment in the UK.
There is a long list of British brands and companies that now have Chinese backers: Weetabix, House of Fraser, MG cars, London taxi cabs, Heathrow and Manchester airports.
And the UK has become the second most ... | The view from China appears to be unanimous: Chinese leaders and business people want the UK to remain inside the European Union. | 36545639 |
The Bluebirds were second from bottom when Warnock took charge in October.
But Tuesday's remarkable 4-3 win away at Derby lifted Cardiff up to 12th place in the Championship table, 13 points clear of the relegation zone and 13 points adrift of the top six.
"This is the same group of players," Warnock told BBC Wales Spo... | Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock says his players do not realise "how good they can be" following impressive back-to-back wins at Leeds and Derby. | 38976772 |
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Wing Matt Healy's superb opening try helped the visitors seize the early initiative, while Aled Thomas kicked Scarlets' first-half points.
Steff Evans and Michael Collins went over for tries as Scarlets went ahead.
Jack Carty kicked Connacht into the lead with two minutes ... | Steven Shingler kicked a dramatic last-minute penalty to take Scarlets back to the top of the Pro12 after they fought back from 10-0 down to beat Connacht. | 35247236 |
Mr Salmond decided to speak his mind about the US presidential hopeful after a supreme court decision on a contested wind farm development.
The SNP MP said Mr Trump was a "three-time loser" who was having a "damaging impact" on the Scottish economy.
Mr Trump hit back at Mr Salmond calling him "a has-been and totally ir... | A war of words has erupted between Scotland's former first minister Alex Salmond and US tycoon Donald Trump. | 35113085 |
The video, published by The Sun, shows Johnson, 29, apparently talking to other inmates at HMP Moorland about his child sex abuse case and victim.
The former Sunderland and England midfielder was jailed for six years in March 2016 for grooming and sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.
A spokeswoman said: "An investi... | Prison chiefs are investigating after footage was released of disgraced footballer Adam Johnson in jail. | 39665743 |
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Holland, who won bronze for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, sat out the first three races of the season.
But the 29-year-old clocked one hour 49 minutes 51 seconds to finish ahead of American Katie Zaferes and Switzerland's Nicola Spirig.
Fellow Briton Helen Jenkin... | Britain's Vicky Holland claimed her first World Triathlon Series win on her return from injury in Cape Town. | 32465644 |
However, Mr Medvedev - a qualified lawyer - is extremely close to his predecessor Vladimir Putin, a former KGB agent.
He campaigned as Mr Putin's protege and tied himself to his policies as soon as he won the 2007 election. "We will be able to preserve the course of President Putin," he said at the time.
With the news ... | When Dmitry Medvedev became president of Russia in 2007, he was the country's first leader in decades with no known links either to the former Soviet Communist Party or secret services. | 15047827 |
The disclosure has prompted Labour to accuse him of "jaw-dropping hypocrisy".
Number 10 said Mr Cameron had acted in his capacity as a local MP who believed Thames Valley Police could make savings without affecting front-line services.
This week it emerged Mr Cameron, MP for Witney in Oxfordshire, is involved in a row ... | David Cameron privately lobbied to stop the closure of police stations in his constituency as the force tried to find £60m of savings, the BBC has learnt. | 34815792 |
It will report live from Scotland's 32 counts after polls close at 22:00 on 7 May.
There will then be analysis, background, reaction and debate as we find out the results from each of Scotland's 59 constituencies.
Headlines from a UK-wide exit poll will be projected onto the exterior of BBC Scotland's studios at Pacifi... | BBC Scotland will be delivering extensive coverage of the election results across online, TV and radio. | 32605267 |
Ash Handley put Rhinos ahead and Greg Eden replied for Cas in a tight first half, but two goals by Luke Gale saw the visitors lead 8-6 at half-time.
Zak Hardaker's stunning solo try against his parent club extended Castleford's advantage and Grant Millington also went over.
Adam Cuthbertson's try proved to be just a co... | Castleford moved seven points clear at the top of Super League with victory at Yorkshire rivals Leeds. | 40347046 |
Erol Incedal plotted to attack a "significant individual" or killings similar to the 2008 Mumbai attacks, which left 174 dead, prosecutors said.
He also had a phone containing material supporting Islamic State, they added.
Mr Incedal, 26, from London, denies preparing for acts of terrorism. He is being tried partly in ... | A terror suspect was considering an indiscriminate Mumbai-style attack and had an address for Tony Blair and his wife, Cherie, the Old Bailey has heard. | 29609660 |
The UK's unemployment rate remained at 4.9%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
According to the ONS, the number of people on the claimant count in July, the first month since the Brexit vote, was 763,600, down 8,600 from June.
Wages excluding bonuses rose 2.3% in the three months to June compared with a ye... | The UK unemployment total fell by 52,000 to 1.64 million between April and June, official figures indicate. | 37105028 |
The team manager was speaking as she added midfielders Chloe Arthur and Joelle Murray, plus defender Vaila Barsley, to her warm-up party.
Arsenal 26-year-old Little misses out with a cruciate ligament injury.
"Losing a player like Kim is obviously upsetting for the team," said Signeul. "We are devastated for Kim."
Sign... | Scotland's Anna Signeul says the loss of star midfielder Kim Little to serious injury is upsetting to her squad ahead of the Euro 2017 finals. | 40104591 |
The moves aims to plug "potential leaks from work e-mails and shared documents amid heightened security threats," the Straits Times newspaper said.
Officials said employees across government would also be barred from forwarding any work-related information to personal emails.
Singaporeans have responded with shock and ... | Public servants in Singapore will be blocked from accessing the internet on work computers from May next year. | 36476422 |
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Local boat workers Lee Baron and Mark Harding saw the whale in Liverpool Bay.
The Sea Watch Foundation, which monitors ocean wildlife, says there's been an increase in sightings of dolphins and porpoises in recent years because the wate... | A humpback whale has been spotted off the coast of Liverpool for the first time in more than 70 years. | 33149036 |
The Roses, who were beaten by the Silver Ferns in the semi-finals of last year's World Cup, had trailed 30-18 at half-time.
Earlier, South Africa lost 68-43 to world champions Australia, who are also hosting the four-team tournament.
England, who won bronze at the 2015 World Cup, next face Australia in Adelaide on Wedn... | England began the inaugural Netball Quad Series with a 65-39 defeat by co-hosts New Zealand in Auckland. | 37203410 |
Alnwick, 29, played 84 league games for Posh but was released on Wednesday.
Ameobi, 24, has made 67 appearances for Newcastle, while Henry, 27, has featured in over 100 games for Wolves.
Rotherham's Thorpe, 23, has played 10 matches, but Crystal Palace's Anderson, 21, has yet to play for the club.
He had a two-month lo... | Bolton have signed Peterborough keeper Ben Alnwick, wingers Sammy Ameobi and James Henry on loan until January, plus striker Keshi Anderson and defender Tom Thorpe on season-long loan deals. | 37239484 |
The 21-year-old heads for Edgbaston on Friday night looking to do to the same to the Birmingham Bears as he did to Durham's bowlers a week ago.
Inside 53 electric minutes, he blasted 14 fours and eight sixes in a stunning new county T20 record score of 127.
"Tom's innings was very special," Rhodes told BBC Hereford & W... | Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes says that the beauty of Tom Kohler-Cadmore's batting is the straightness of his hitting. | 36371942 |
The Luther star's production company, Green Door Pictures, will collaborate with BBC Three on the films from new writers.
Established names will work alongside new actors for the series.
BBC Three controller Damian Kavanagh vowed the channel, which goes online next month, would be bold, British and creative.
He has a b... | Idris Elba is teaming up with BBC Three for a series of short films to appear on the channel when it moves online. | 35412918 |
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