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The sale of the gas for human consumption has been illegal since May when the Psychoactive Substances Act came into force.
However, the BBC was able to buy several canisters of the drug, known as laughing gas, after contacting a dealer advertising it for sale on Facebook.
Two men have been arrested as a result of the i... | Party drug nitrous oxide is being sold illegally across Leeds via Facebook, a BBC investigation has found. | 38666597 |
11 October 2015 Last updated at 11:10 BST
The 89 statues were designed by artists, celebrities, community groups and schools, and were dotted around the city.
Money raised from the sale is due to go to Birmingham Children's Hospital for a new rare diseases unit.
Organisers of the auction said they hope to make at least... | Giant owls making up Birmingham's Big Hoot art trail have been gathered in the same place for the last time before being auctioned. | 34499426 |
The region's two largest economies saw factory activity expand at a slower pace in March, suggesting that their recoveries may be losing momentum.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended down 0.4% at 24,399.6, while Japan's Nikkei 225 closed 0.1% lower at 19,734.05.
The Shanghai Composite reversed earlier losses to close up ... | Asian markets experience mixed fortunes after surveys indicated weaker manufacturing growth in China and Japan. | 32028998 |
Easing the restrictions on the A985 will also mean the route will be open to commercial vans around the clock from Monday.
Restrictions to the priority route will be lifted completely on 23 December.
The Forth Road Bridge will be closed until the new year.
The bridge was shut completely on 4 December after a crack in a... | Restrictions on a priority route for HGVs and buses put in place following the closure of the Forth Road Bridge, are being eased to allow car drivers to use it at weekends. | 35072332 |
Global Equipment Spares (GES) is spending £1.9m to upgrade its facility and purchase new machinery.
The firm, which is based at the city's Campsie Industrial Estate, hopes to more than double its workforce during the next three years.
GES makes high strength steels for the global mining, construction and agricultural i... | A Londonderry manufacturing company is to create 61 new jobs as part of a major new investment. | 39919543 |
The duchess was watching the Scot's second-round straight-set victory over Dutchman Robin Haase on Wimbledon's Court One on 2 July.
One of the wristbands was caught by All England Club chairman Philip Brook, who was next to her.
All proceeds will go to the Royal Veterinary College Animal Care Trust.
The duchess has bee... | A wristband thrown into the crowd at Wimbledon by Andy Murray, which ended up in the hands of the Duchess of Cornwall, is being sold for charity. | 33477009 |
Gray, 25, originally had until Wednesday, 31 August to reply to the Football Association, but was given an extension until Monday.
One of the tweets, posted when Gray was playing for non-league Hinckley United, appeared to condone killing gay people.
Premier League side Burnley said no date has yet been set for the hea... | Burnley striker Andre Gray has asked for a personal hearing over his misconduct charge for homophobic posts on Twitter in 2012. | 37278968 |
The S&P 500 technology sector dropped 0.5% after declines in index heavyweights such as Apple, Microsoft and Facebook.
The fall follows a two-day selloff that started Friday.
Investors have been profit-taking in a sector that had risen 16.7% this year, outperforming other sectors.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 0.47%, to 6... | Wall Street closed lower on Thursday, led by tech stocks, reflecting concerns they are over-valued. | 40293966 |
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Matthew Rees of Wales stopped 300 metres from the end to help Englishman David Wyeth, who was struggling with exhaustion, over the line.
"It'll be great to see David again - in happier circumstances," said Rees.
The pair will compete in the 10k event, which is broadcast li... | Two amateur runners who provided the defining image of this year's London Marathon will be reunited at the upcoming Great Manchester Run. | 39846971 |
It's far less easy to see why a British foreign secretary might choose the early stages of a general election campaign to speculate on the matter aloud.
Unless, of course, you remind yourself that the foreign secretary and Boris Johnson happen to be the same man.
Asked - just theoretically, you understand - whether UK ... | It's really rather easy to see why Boris Johnson believes a hypothetical US request for British help in bombing Syria might be hard to turn down. | 39748039 |
The six-song show at Cornwall beach bar The Watering Hole was an "absolute joke" and an "absolute rip-off" said fans of the rappers.
"We are absolutely devastated & extremely disappointed," said the bar which charged £22 a ticket.
Reggie N Bollie apologised to fans who "wanted us to play longer", but said they were bo... | Music fans have slammed a 15-minute "rip-off" show by X Factor stars Reggie N Bollie. | 36069912 |
Gaelic's showcase of language, song and arts is expected to have brought in up to £3m to the local economy.
Inverness hosted the event for the first time in 17 years.
It ended with a mass choir procession and a ceremony handing the reins to representatives from the 2015 host town, Oban.
Highland Council convener Jimmy... | The Royal National Mod 2014, which has ended after nine days of competition and events in Inverness, has been hailed a "huge success" by its hosts. | 29675962 |
Hoffman, 39, birdied nine holes including five on the back nine, but bogeyed the 16th to finish one stroke shy of the course record in Texas.
Compatriots Dustin Johnson, Roberto Castro, Scott Brown and Morgan Hoffmann are tied for second after rounds of 65.
Jordan Spieth is two shots further back on five under, with Sc... | American Charley Hoffman holds a one-shot lead at the Houston Open after an eight-under-par opening round of 64. | 35940696 |
In a surprise move designed to boost investor confidence, the company said it would buy back up to 14.2% of its shares worth some 500bn yen ($4.4bn, £3bn).
The announcement follows a sharp fall in the firm's latest quarterly profits.
It also comes amid a slide in the company's share price.
Last week, Softbank posted a... | Japan's telecoms giant Softbank Group has announced its biggest share buyback to-date, sending its shares up almost 16% on Tuesday. | 35584328 |
The hosts, now potentially one game from the drop, were soon a man down after Rob Holding's red card.
Matej Vydra saw the resulting penalty saved by Ben Amos, while Reading twice hit the woodwork in the second half.
Caretaker boss Jimmy Phillips looked to have secured his first point in charge of Bolton until John's 35... | Substitute Ola John grabbed a last-gasp winner for Reading to sink 10-man Bolton and push them closer to relegation from the Championship. | 35902247 |
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The 34-year-old holed eight birdies and an eagle to finish on 11 under, with Italy's Francesco Molinari moving up to second after a four-under 68.
Sweden's Henrik Stenson (68), Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts (65) and Japan's Hideto Tanihara (68) were two back.
England's Graem... | Sweden's Alexander Noren produced a stunning 10-under-par 62 to break the Wentworth West Course record and win the PGA Championship by two shots. | 40078885 |
It is the seventh historical area in Wales to register a flag with the Flag Institute, a charity which manages a list of banners, with two other counties - the former Cardiganshire and Radnorshire areas - still campaigning for their own.
Dr Shaun Evans, who was one of the people behind Flintshire's new flag, said it wo... | Flintshire has become the latest Welsh county to adopt a flag, and campaigners hope the standard, adopted from an ancient design, will soon be flown across the area. | 32300886 |
Armed police are on the scene at Meteor Street in Adamsdown, and a cordon is in place.
South Wales Police confirmed a man had been stabbed and officers were "actively looking" for the offender.
His injuries are said to be serious but not life-threatening. The Welsh Ambulance Service said the man is in his "late teens t... | A man has been taken to hospital following a stabbing in Cardiff on Sunday. | 40320859 |
27 October 2015 Last updated at 08:15 GMT
Lewis took time out of celebrating winning the Formula One world championship to chat to Martin about about homework and putting on a special master class for Newsround.
He also told Martin about his passion for music.
Take a look at this. | Three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has accepted an invitation to teach Newsround viewers how to race cars. | 34645612 |
The 53-year-old, who was suffering from hypoglycemia, was winched off the top by a coastguard crew.
Because of the cathedral's tall tower and "narrow internal staircase", the fire service said using a helicopter was the best option.
An ambulance crew took the man to hospital for treatment.
A UK search and rescue helico... | A man who fell ill during filming for a historical re-enactment at the top of Worcester Cathedral tower has been rescued by helicopter. | 40467877 |
Extreme Dialogue was launched at Quintin Kynaston, the school once attended by Mohammed Emwazi, who became known as "Jihadi John".
The scheme uses the stories of people who have been radicalised in the past.
Organisers said it was "vital" to give pupils "skills to challenge extremism".
"Only by discussing extremism ope... | A UK-wide programme aimed at teaching young people to stand up against extremism has been launched in a north-west London school. | 36804182 |
The man, in his 30s, regularly slept in the doorway in Donegall Place where he was found dead on Saturday evening.
Donna Connor, from the charity Hope Outreach For The Homeless, said they looked after him on a nightly basis.
"He was a loveable rogue and we treated him as we would treat our own sons," she said.
"It's ho... | A homeless man found dead in the doorway of a disused shop in Belfast city centre has been described as "a loveable rogue". | 35522393 |
Through the "Tradewatch" scheme, second-hand retailers will alert each other and police when they suspect someone is handling stolen goods.
The police said thieves often try to sell stolen goods for profit through second hand and antique shops.
Under the new agreement, shops will instantly and readily share information... | Police and shopkeepers in Edinburgh are to work together to try to stop people selling stolen goods. | 30587504 |
Corrie Mckeague, from Dunfermline, has been missing since going on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on 24 September.
His mother Nicola Urquhart said she had "no faith" the police would find him.
On a JustGiving page set up on Tuesday night, 1,788 people have pledged £20,336 to the fund.
Live: Latest on this sto... | A crowdfunding campaign to hire a private investigator to search for a missing serviceman has topped its £20,000 target in less than two days. | 38247298 |
The showpiece of the domestic game in Wales - in its fourth season - will see Cardiff Blues tackle Ospreys followed by Newport Gwent Dragons against Scarlets.
But it is more than an end of season exhibition. Much more.
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With two rounds of Pro12 matches remaining, play-off p... | They call it Judgement Day, and on Saturday more than 60,000 fans will watch Wales' four rugby regions in action at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. | 36154069 |
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Celtic had eight attempts on goal in the first half - including a missed Griffiths penalty - before the striker made amends just before the break.
Motherwell had their goalkeeper Connor Ripley to thank for keeping them in it before Scott McDonald equalised.
But Griffiths s... | Two Leigh Griffiths goals in a madcap win over Motherwell moved defending champions Celtic eight points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership. | 35949179 |
The ex-prime minister said it was natural when losing an election for a party to "go back to first principles".
But he said Labour needed to come up with policies that "meet the challenges of the time" and appeal to the public.
He did not mention Jeremy Corbyn by name, but his remarks have been seen as veiled criticism... | Labour needs more than principles if it is to win power again, and must ensure its programme for government resonates with voters, Gordon Brown has said. | 34791775 |
Iain Duncan Smith told the BBC the new benefit was £600m under budget and had been implemented gradually on advice.
The benefit begins its phased roll-out from Monday, after delays, with the aim of being offered in all job centres in England, Scotland and Wales by 2016.
Labour called it a "failing programme" that would... | The roll-out of universal credit will cost less than expected and is being carefully delivered "stage-by-stage", the work and pensions secretary says. | 31476172 |
Muhammad Javid, 20, of Evington Road, Leicester, drove into Victoria Gayle, 25, from Canada, in Upperton Road, just before midnight on 6 June.
Ms Gayle, who was visiting the UK and had been cycling at Bradgate Park, later died in hospital.
Her mother Carol said the family was "shattered" by her "untimely death".
More o... | A man who killed a cyclist while driving "like a boy racer" has been detained for causing death by dangerous driving. | 38916221 |
That figure could expand by around 41% to £290m if they avoid relegation in their first season in the top flight.
The £170m is made up of a minimum £95m for a year in the Premier League, plus two seasons of parachute payments.
Burnley have already been promoted after a 1-0 win over QPR on Monday.
The Clarets bounced ba... | Promotion to the Premier League will be worth at least £170m to the winner of Saturday's Championship decider between Middlesbrough and Brighton, according to financial analysts Deloitte. | 36214762 |
The MP, on a trade trip to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, said advocates of a ban were a "bunch of corduroy-jacketed lefty academics".
Those who endorsed it were "foolish" and in a "very small minority".
The BBC's Karl Mercer said there was strong reaction to the London mayor's comments on Palestinian... | Boris Johnson has had to cancel planned public events in the West Bank because of security fears after he criticised backers of a boycott on Israeli goods. | 34788389 |
James Robertson, 19, was wearing a balaclava when he struck as the 22-year-old walked along Mastrick Road in February.
He escaped with items including her iPod, but was later traced by police.
Robertson, who admitted the crime, was jailed for 50 months at the High Court in Glasgow. He will be monitored for two years af... | A man who robbed a woman at knifepoint as she walked to work in Aberdeen has been jailed. | 36987490 |
A University of Cambridge team has used liquid crystals in place of ink to print tiny dots on a surface covered with a special coating.
Once the coating dries, the dots become lasers, the researchers wrote in the journal Soft Matter.
A laser is a directed form of light of a specific range of colours.
They have well-def... | Scientists have printed lasers using standard inkjet printers - a move that may lead to a much easier and cheaper way to make future laser devices. | 19641112 |
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So Dave, came the question, tell us about these "marginal gains" that underpin everything you do?
"The whole principle came from the idea that if you broke down everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike, and then improved it by 1%, you will get a significa... | On the final morning of the Olympic track cycling competition - a "competition" his team had almost completely subverted - British Cycling's performance director Dave Brailsford went on BBC Breakfast and gave the game away. | 19174302 |
Hundreds of Venezuelans have been crossing into Colombia to buy products that are scarce in their country.
President Maduro had closed the border at the same time as announcing the withdrawal of the country's highest denomination bank note.
He has accused criminal gangs of hoarding vast amounts of cash.
Products subsid... | Venezuela has reopened its border with Colombia, eight days after President Nicolas Maduro closed it in order to combat smuggling. | 38386694 |
The city's council apologised last year after it was claimed the structure, shipped in from China, would be 40m (131ft) but it was actually 40ft (12m).
It said an "internal error" meant it was advertised as the wrong height.
A spokesman said the authority has received offers from potential sponsors who want to pay for ... | Cardiff's £10,000-a-year artificial Christmas tree will be replaced by a real one in 2017 following issues over its height and cost. | 38928555 |
Belgium striker Benteke received a red card 25 minutes from the end of Villa's 2-1 Premier League defeat on Sunday for pushing a hand into Ryan Mason's face.
"You cannot condone what he did, but it is not like he threw a Mike Tyson punch," Lambert told BBC Sport.
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"My daugh... | Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert thinks his daughter could have thrown a harder punch than the push which resulted in Christian Benteke being sent off against Tottenham. | 29873833 |
UK-based Vodafone, the world's second-biggest mobile carrier, will own 51% of the combined company.
Sky will pay Vodafone NZ$1.25bn in cash and issue new shares at a 21% premium to its closing price on Wednesday.
Analysts say the deal might result in Vodafone leaving the New Zealand market.
"As far as Vodafone is conce... | Vodafone's New Zealand unit is merging with the country's biggest pay television provider Sky Network in a $2.4bn (£1.7bn) deal. | 36486455 |
Judge Anthony Morris QC had attended a ceremony to mark his departure from the court prior to Ridwaan Shaikh's hearing.
Shaikh, 22, was cleared of murdering 21-year-old Bradley Cresswell but found guilty of manslaughter.
He had to wait for the verdict after the trial judge was "unavoidably delayed", court staff said.
T... | A defendant had to wait 45 minutes to learn his fate after a judge got stuck in a lift at the Old Bailey. | 39953636 |
A related boost to consumer spending could also help create a rosier Budget picture for Chancellor George Osborne.
The Office for Budget Responsibility is expected to produce a stronger forecast for UK economic growth at Budget time.
BBC economics editor Robert Peston said a fall in inflation expectations generates an ... | UK government finances will be given a £6bn windfall as lower oil prices drag on inflation. | 31931203 |
The van was carrying eight kindergarten pupils and two teachers, as well as the driver. It was meant to carry only seven people, according to Xinhua.
The crash happened in the late afternoon near the province's capital of Changsha, in a mountainous area.
Local media reported it was travelling on a narrow road that had ... | An overloaded minivan ferrying children home from kindergarten in China's Hunan province has crashed into a pond, killing all 11 people on board. | 28258979 |
A Great Britain and England international, Millward made 406 appearances for Hull KR, scoring a club record 207 tries and kicking 607 goals.
He was awarded the MBE for his services to the sport in 1983 and inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2000.
After his retirement from playing, he coached the Robins for ... | Former Castleford and Hull Kingston Rovers stand-off Roger Millward has died at the age of 68. | 36190355 |
Scans on the 22-year-old former Portsmouth centre-half's ankle revealed he had ruptured ligaments.
Webster has played 23 games for Mick McCarthy's Championship side since joining from Pompey in June.
"It is a big blow for us and for him. It's sad for all of us, but more so for Adam as he's had a great season so far," M... | Ipswich Town defender Adam Webster is expected to miss the rest of the season after injuring his ankle in training. | 38678423 |
Democrats said he was probably still cringing from being roasted by President Obama at the 2016 edition.
But the president told supporters in Pennsylvania he "couldn't possibly be more thrilled" to be far from the "very boring" dinner.
Here's what he (and we) missed at the infamous black-tie affair...
Usually at the WH... | Donald Trump is the first commander-in-chief to skip the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) since 1981, when then-President Ronald Reagan was recovering from a gunshot wound. | 39761259 |
Bruce Roseweir was caught when he was filmed on CCTV filling up his company car at the city's Broxden service station shortly before the raid.
The 36-year-old admitted taking £410 from the Co-Op on Oakbank Road after presenting a knife to an employee.
Lord Bannatyne told the heroin addict he had committed a "serious an... | A salesman who carried out an armed robbery at a shop in Perth has been jailed for five years. | 32066268 |
Police were called at 22:30 BST on Tuesday to a travellers' site at Toddbury Farm in Slapton Road, Little Billington, near Leighton Buzzard.
A man, aged 43, was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police confirmed a man aged 24 and a woman, 42, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. Both remain in custo... | Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a man in Bedfordshire. | 36961885 |
He invented a new easy style of communication at the Vatican, brought in fresh blood, and publicly lambasted power-hungry princes of the church - the cardinals and bishops who run the Catholic Church's Rome headquarters; he also found time to play an active diplomatic role in helping the US and Cuba bring to an end 50 ... | In the course of 2014 Pope Francis consolidated his position as one of the most popular pontiffs of modern times, more popular even than the recently-sainted Pope John Paul II. | 30528913 |
Former high jumper Mason was killed in a motorcycle crash in Jamaica at the age of 34 on Thursday.
"It's our way of paying respect to a fellow British athlete," Jarryd Dunn told BBC Sport.
Dunn was part of the men's 4x400m relay team who qualified for the final, which takes place on Sunday.
However, there was disappoin... | The British team paid tribute to 2008 Olympic silver medallist Germaine Mason by wearing black ribbons on the opening day of the World Relays in the Bahamas. | 39683625 |
The crash happened on the slip-road to the A414 at Sandon, Chelmsford, at 03:40 BST on Thursday.
The teenager, from South Woodham Ferrers, had multiple injuries and was taken to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford.
He was later transferred to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, where he died on Friday night. | An 18-year-old pedestrian died in hospital after he was hit by a van on the A12 in Essex. | 37209183 |
Rovers led 26-10 at half-time on the back of five tries, although Trinity, who had won nine of the past 11, kept in it with two tries of their own.
Wakefield reduced arrears but five more Rovers scores, which saw Dixon complete his hat-trick, took them beyond 50.
It was an unhappy reunion for home coach Chris Chester, ... | Kieran Dixon's hat-trick helped Hull KR beat Wakefield Trinity, who have now lost consecutive Super League games. | 36416400 |
The head of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (PAS) admitted he did not know whether the practice was continuing but said he hoped to encourage change.
Human rights groups say China is still using executed prisoners as a source of organ transplants.
Beijing says forced organ harvesting ended in 2015.
But the group Doc... | The Vatican has defended its decision to invite China to a conference on organ trafficking despite its record of using executed inmates as organ donors. | 38899942 |
The lake frontage at Waterhead, a popular tourist destination, is home to a ferry pier, hotels, shops and cafes.
A £250,000 scheme aimed at improving it for pedestrians includes new seating, resurfaced walkways and an information board to identify key landscapes in the Lake District.
Local businesses and residents hav... | Plans for a promenade on the northern shore of Windermere have been unveiled by South Lakeland District Council. | 30797952 |
Blackwell, 26, needed surgery to reduce swelling on his brain after the session on 22 November, despite no longer having a licence to fight.
Karkardi, 29, sparred with Blackwell and Wilkins oversaw the session at the boxing club in Devizes, Wiltshire.
Blackwell was taken to hospital in March after losing to Chris Euban... | Boxer Hasan Karkardi and trainer Liam Wilkins have been suspended for their roles in the sparring incident that put Nick Blackwell back in hospital. | 38286568 |
At a distance of 415 million miles, Jupiter is now closer to the Earth than at any other time during the year.
Jupiter is best known for the Great Red Spot, which is a storm larger than the Earth that has raged for at least 150 years.
The photograph views the gas giant at "opposition" - in a position directly opposite ... | A stunning new image of Jupiter, showing the giant planet in glorious detail, has been captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. | 39551660 |
Leonie Troke, 38, veered across to the other side of the road when she lost control of her car near the village of Great Wigborough in Essex in July 2015.
Her daughter Lucille was left paralysed from the waist down, Colchester Magistrates' Court heard.
Troke, of Wendover, Aylesbury, admitted causing death by careless d... | A driver who paralysed her five-year-old daughter in a crash, and killed an elderly passenger in the car she hit, has received a community service order. | 37194698 |
An anonymous offer to sell data involving up to 600 Danish citizens was made to the tax authorities over the summer, he said in a statement.
"We owe it to all Danish taxpayers who faithfully pay their taxes," he said.
The decision was attacked as "deeply reprehensible" by a spokesman for one of the opposition parties.
... | Denmark will buy data leaked from the law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers scandal, Taxation Minister Karsten Lauritzen has announced. | 37299637 |
The Scotland international midfielder, 26, made 42 appearances for the Cherries last season as they stayed up in their debut Premier League campaign.
Newcastle were relegated but new Magpies boss Rafael Benitez has signed Gent keeper Matz Sels and is chasing Crystal Palace forward Dwight Gayle.
Ritchie joined Bournemou... | Bournemouth's Matt Ritchie is to have a medical before a proposed £12m move to Newcastle, reports BBC Solent Sport. | 36680014 |
Drivers and passengers who break the law could face a penalty fine of £50 - but police say they will take a non-confrontational approach initially.
Whenever an under-18 is in the car, smokers will still be liable even if the windows are down or sunroof open.
But the law will not apply to people who are driving in a co... | A law banning smoking in vehicles carrying children has come into force in England and Wales. | 34402622 |
Linda Norgrove, from Lewis, had been working in Afghanistan when she was seized by rebels in September 2010.
She was killed during a rescue attempt by US special forces the following month.
The Linda Norgrove Foundation has so far helped to establish a new school in Kabul in Afghanistan.
It has also awarded university ... | A charity set up in memory of a Scots aid worker killed in an attempt to free her from kidnappers five years ago has raised £1m for good causes so far. | 34967125 |
Ulissi held off Luxembourg's Jungels and Costa Rican Andrey Amador, who lies second overall, as the trio sprinted in 13 seconds ahead of the chasing pack.
It was Italian Ulissi's second stage win after his success on day four.
Spain's Mikel Nieve was the best-placed of Team Sky's riders in 25th. Lead rider Mikel Landa ... | Bob Jungels retained the leader's pink jersey at the Giro d'Italia by keeping pace with a breakaway that gave Diego Ulissi victory on stage 11. | 36326116 |
L/Cpl Michael Pritchard, of the 4th Regiment, Royal Military Police, was shot dead in Sangin in 2009.
A post-mortem report read out at the inquest revealed the 22-year-old soldier died of a single gunshot wound to the chest and abdomen.
East Sussex coroner Alan Craze recorded a narrative verdict.
L/Cpl Pritchard, who w... | A soldier believed to have been killed by a British sniper in Afghanistan was accidentally shot while on active service, a coroner has said. | 18159894 |
Thousands of Israeli Jews of Ethiopian origin had taken part in a rally before some demonstrators tried to storm the city's municipality building.
Police fired tear gas and stun grenades as protesters threw bottles and bricks.
Tensions have risen after video emerged last week showing two policemen beating an Ethiopian ... | Dozens of police and protesters have been hurt after a protest by Ethiopian Israelis against alleged police brutality turned violent in Tel Aviv. | 32577452 |
12 November 2015 Last updated at 23:06 GMT
Kasturi Munirathinam describes the moment of the attack - and calls for India to ban migration for work to Saudi Arabia.
"No-one should go to that place. They are torturing us," she said.
The case has raised wider concerns about the treatment of domestic workers in Saudi Arabi... | The Indian maid who alleges she had her arm chopped off by her employer in Saudi Arabia has spoken to BBC Newsnight in an exclusive TV interview. | 34804892 |
Age Cymru said it was having a serious impact on the lives of elderly people living in the areas.
In March, the British Bankers Association, which represents the UK banking sector, pledged to try to minimise the effect of branch closures.
The union Unite said the industry-wide agreement was just "paying lip service" to... | Twenty eight communities across Wales have lost their last bank in the past two years, figures show. | 35014789 |
However, the Lowy Institute for International Policy report said the government's response could help lower the risk of an attack.
It suggested returning foreign fighters could be placed into deradicalisation programmes rather than jailed.
About 90 Australians are believed to have travelled to fight with IS.
Of those, ... | Australians fighting alongside Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and Iraq pose a "serious national security threat", according to a new report. | 32329993 |
8 August 2013 Last updated at 18:20 BST
Not only had they spotted a pair of rare Southern Right Whales - one of them was an albino whale.
The completely white calf was closely following its mum as they swam around the shores of the Chile, which is unusual as the creatures are normally found near Argentina hundreds of m... | For the surfers enjoying the waves off the coast of Chile, this sighting was a double whammy! | 23625813 |
Under the 26 council system applications to build a new house or erect an extension went through Stormont's environment department.
Councils will be now able to accept or reject certain developments in their own areas.
Tom Frawley has said he is concerned a loophole has been left open.
Speaking to BBC Radio Foyle's Bre... | The Northern Ireland Ombudsman has warned the transfer of planning powers to the new 11 super councils could make corruption easier. | 32159128 |
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Reds midfielder Ryan Catney sustained a broken leg and was shown a red card following a first-half tackle before Michael Carvill scored for the Crues.
Mark Stafford and Andrew Waterworth netted for Linfield while Glenavon beat Portadown 2-1 in the mid-Ulster derby.
Colerai... | Premiership leaders Crusaders beat 10-man Cliftonville 1-0 to stay seven points ahead of title challengers Linfield who beat Ballymena United 2-0. | 38706292 |
Strauss takes over from club-mate Ryan Wilson, a late replacement for David Denton in the 36-20 win over Italy.
Wilson drops to the bench, with Denton out of the match-day 23.
The other change sees Dunbar take over from fellow Warrior Mark Bennett, who is dropped, with Duncan Taylor moving from inside to outside centre... | Scotland have brought Glasgow number eight Josh Strauss and centre Alex Dunbar into their side to face France in Sunday's Six Nations match. | 35785231 |
Following a lacklustre first half, increasing home pressure resulted in Bent confidently scoring after Michael Morrison bundled over Richard Keogh.
With Will Hughes outstanding in midfield, Derby continued to create.
But they did not need a second goal to secure a win which takes them to within a point of the play-off ... | Darren Bent's penalty earned Derby an eighth win in nine Championship matches and ensured a second consecutive defeat for Birmingham boss Gianfranco Zola. | 38375048 |
Alison Garrigan, 27, of Greater Manchester is due before Camberwell Magistrates' Court on 29 August.
Five other women who took part in the 16-hour ascent of the 1,016ft high (310m) building, admitted aggravated trespass and were cautioned.
The group scaled the 87-storey building in July in protest against Arctic oil dr... | An alleged Greenpeace protester accused of climbing London's Shard has been charged with aggravated trespass. | 23717554 |
Mr Warmbier, 22, was flown back to the US in a coma on Tuesday after 17 months in custody.
North Korea said he had fallen ill shortly after beginning a sentence of 15 years hard labour for attempting to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel.
He was given a sleeping pill after becoming ill after his trial last year and d... | North Korea has confirmed that it released US student Otto Warmbier on humanitarian grounds. | 40284370 |
The Youth Justice Board had stopped sending children to the Medway Secure Training Centre in Rochester after an investigation by the BBC's Panorama.
The programme included footage showing staff mistreating and abusing inmates.
But Justice Secretary Michael Gove has agreed individuals can be admitted if considered in th... | A young offenders' unit at the centre of abuse allegations is to start accepting some new inmates again following a series of inspections. | 35832422 |
The Magpies edged a forgettable first half, with Stead denied twice in the box on 20 minutes, first by a block from Nicky Hunt and then by Alex Cisak's near-post save.
But the home side stepped up a level after the break, scoring twice in quick succession early in the half to take control of the game.
They went ahead w... | Jon Stead struck his seventh goal of the season as 10-man Notts County defeated Leyton Orient 3-1 after a lively second half at Meadow Lane. | 37393138 |
Harry Kyprianou's early goal gave the visitors the lead as he fired John White's deep cross into the top corner.
Bolton put Southend under pressure for long periods, but Gary Madine, debutant Keshi Anderson, Jay Spearing and Liam Trotter all missed good chances.
Anderson bundled in an equaliser soon after half-time aft... | Southend survived a Bolton Wanderers onslaught to come away from the League One leaders with a point. | 37202413 |
It will examine the extent of child abuse in Catholic church and state-run institutions in Northern Ireland.
It followed the damning Ryan Report in the Irish Republic which uncovered decades of endemic abuse in some religious institutions.
The inquiry, announced in December 2010, will begin with a registration scheme f... | A Stormont inquiry into institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland is to begin work on 1 October. | 19732484 |
8 March 2017 Last updated at 11:28 GMT
So how has the economy fared since the UK voted to leave the EU last June? | This is likely to be the final Budget before the government launches the formal negotiations to take the UK out of the EU. | 39206786 |
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) found the average price of land fell by £750 to £3,625 per acre in the second half of 2015.
A survey suggested there was a fall in demand during the period.
Rics said the global fall in crop prices meant land values were expected to continue to decline over 2016.
Its ... | Scottish rural land prices are likely to continue falling over the next 12 months after tailing off towards the end of 2015, according to a report. | 35472044 |
It's a rather dire question to ask a historian, but Sunil Khilnani believes that a young, aspirational country like India in a fast-changing world "will have only a sliver of time, a matter of years, in which to seize its chances".
"After all, the faster history moves, the more likely is one to get left behind," he wri... | Is time running out for India? | 35800452 |
Tunisian Bouchamaoui swept in with an unprecedented full house of 54 votes.
Omari of DR Congo beat incumbent Jacques Anouma by 34 votes to 20 to oust the Ivorian who had served the committee for the last eight years.
Algerian Mohamed Raouraoua, the other incumbent, withdrew before the poll at the Confederation of Afric... | Tarek Bouchamaoui and Constant Omari Selemani have been elected on to Fifa's executive committee as African representatives. | 32176475 |
The country's sports minister Solomon Dalung has tasked the committee with restoring peace to the troubled NFF.
The move comes as Chris Giwa continues to challenge the legitimacy of Amaju Pinnick as NFF president.
Galadima was chairman of the NFF between 2002 and 2006.
A regional high court ruled recently that Giwa sho... | Former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) boss Ibrahim Galadima has been appointed to be the head of a reconciliation committee to resolve issues within the organisation. | 36091234 |
The scheme is one of the largest ever at a FTSE 100 company outside banking.
The biggest beneficiary will be chief executive Jeff Fairburn, who could earn more than £100m.
Mike Fox, from Royal London Asset Management, said the payments were too high "in all circumstances".
He called on the board to show restraint in th... | A leading City investor has called on housebuilder Persimmon to cut back an executive pay plan that could see the management share £600m over the next five years. | 36501536 |
The German, 48, was appointed last week after the sacking of Brendan Rodgers.
Liverpool, 10th in the Premier League, travel to Tottenham on Saturday.
Klopp said he wanted to see "fun in the players' eyes", adding: "This is not the time to change so much, just to turn the screws a little bit in the right ways."
The form... | New Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he wants to see "more bravery" from his players, as he prepares for his first match in charge. | 34540089 |
Niall Morgan returns in goal, while Justin McMahon, Padraig Hampsey, Johnny Munroe and Mattie Donnelly come into the defence.
Up front, there are call-ups for Conor Meyler, Mark Bradley, Cahir McCullagh and Ronan O'Neill.
Tyrone are bidding for their sixth successive title in a repeat of last year's final at Pairc Esle... | Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has made nine changes to his team for Saturday's Dr McKenna Cup final against Derry. | 38766055 |
The force said the incident forced the closure of the M3 at Sunbury for two hours on Saturday.
Officers said they were contacted by people stuck in traffic asking them to "tell her to get on with it" and to "rubber bullet the jumper".
Insp Julie Hillman said the comments were "completely unacceptable".
Eventually the w... | People who took to Twitter to mock a distressed woman who was being talked down from a bridge have been condemned by Surrey Police. | 33400625 |
After a specially convened board meeting on Monday, Roberts, 39, was released from his post after six years at the club as player and manager.
Roberts' assistant Andy Millen has been put in caretaker charge until a new manager is appointed.
The Somerset Park club, who are second bottom of Scottish League One, hope to h... | Ayr United have sacked manager Mark Roberts with the team winning only one of their last 11 matches. | 30491310 |
Dr Clare Gerada, chair of the Royal College of GPs, says the government is promoting its NHS Health Check programme "against good evidence".
Her comments come after The Times newspaper published a letter from Danish researchers criticising the programme.
The Nordic Cochrane Centre group found health MoTs did not reduce... | Health checks offered to millions of people over 40 are a waste of time, says the UK's leading GP. | 23765083 |
Ahmed has accepted a scholarship from the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, where he will study.
He met US President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday.
After Ahmed was detained over the clock last month, his case went viral on social media.
Some alleged he was unfairly treated b... | Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Texas whose teacher mistook his homemade clock for a bomb, will move to Qatar with his family. | 34587285 |
Anthony Senecal wrote in a Facebook post that Mr Obama "should have been taken out by our military and shot as an enemy agent in his first term".
Mr Senecal worked for Mr Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, for nearly 30 years.
The Trump campaign quickly disavowed Mr Senecal's remarks.
"He is not e... | The US Secret Service has launched an investigation after Donald Trump's former butler called for the death of President Barack Obama. | 36283242 |
Robert Higgins appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court charged with 65 counts of indecent assault against 23 boys all aged under 17.
The court heard the alleged offences date from between 1970 and 1996.
Mr Higgins, 64, of Litchfield Road, Southampton, spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and address during the h... | A former Southampton Football Club youth coach has appeared in court facing historical child abuse offences. | 40665856 |
Union officials representing thousands of striking medical workers have signed an agreement with government officials in the capital, Nairobi.
The doctors are to receive increased allowances as negotiations over other issues continue.
The doctors have been demanding higher wages and better working conditions and say mo... | Doctors in Kenya have agreed to end a 100-day strike that has paralysed the country's public health system. | 39271850 |
After forward Tal Ben Haim put Maccabi into the lead with a 21st-minute penalty, Stephen Kenny's men quickly hit back through an Eli Dasa own goal.
However, home skipper Dor Micha struck the knockout blow in the 37th minute.
As things turned out, Dundalk could not have gone through as AZ Alkmaar beat Zenit St Petersbur... | Dundalk's European run ended with a defeat away to Maccabi Tel Aviv which meant they finished bottom of Group D in the Europa League. | 38240780 |
16 December 2016 Last updated at 12:57 GMT
York Minster dismissed its 30 volunteer bell-ringers in October after a "safeguarding" issue.
The York Press reported that bell-ringers in Leeds opted to stand by their colleagues and refused York's offer. | The bells of York Minster could remain silent this Christmas after bell-ringers elsewhere reportedly rejected an invitation to ring them. | 38339765 |
Stuart Humphreys attacked Scott Sheard, of Formby in Merseyside, outside a bar in nearby Southport in October 2009.
The then 24-year-old never fully recovered from his injuries and died following complications in 2012.
Humphreys, 38, of Kingfield Road in Liverpool, will be sentenced on 19 May at Liverpool Crown Court.
... | A nightclub bouncer has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a man who died more than two years after he felled him with a single punch. | 32455648 |
Saints are trying to fend off interest in Louis Picamoles from Montpellier, owned by billionaire Mohed Altrad.
Hewitt said players' salaries had shown a "real hike" in recent years.
"Rugby is dominated by some really wealthy billionaire owners in France and the UK. It's becoming a bit like soccer," he added.
"This year... | The finances in rugby union mean the sport is becoming like football, according to outgoing Northampton Saints chairman Tony Hewitt. | 39816940 |
13 December 2016 Last updated at 16:31 GMT
The country is in the middle of a civil war that has been going on for over five years.
It is being fought between soldiers who support the president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, and a group of fighters known as rebels, who don't want him to be in power anymore.
The city has bee... | Aleppo is a city in the country of Syria, in the Middle East. | 38307221 |
They call Ushuaia, a cold and windy port city in Argentina, the end of the world.
It's from here that the largest ever all-female expedition to Antarctica will depart, with more than 70 women with backgrounds in science set to spend 20 days at sea.
The voyage is part of the Homeward Bound initiative, an Australian prog... | On Friday the largest ever all-female expedition to Antarctica is setting sail, hoping to increase the number of women in important scientific roles around the world, writes Ben Collins. | 38139925 |
Alexander Bateman, 48, from Harrow, was loaned the artefact, worth £10,000, by the family of Sgt John Fraser in 1996, allegedly for the purposes of research.
Bateman repeatedly failed to return it when asked and lied to the family compounding their loss, a court heard.
The World War Two log remains missing, Wood Green... | A military historian who stole a Dambusters' log book from an RAF widow has been jailed for two years for his "cruel" theft. | 38931774 |
Hedges, 21, spent the first half of the season on loan at League Two Yeovil, scoring five goals in 28 appearances.
Australia youth international Elder, 22, will stay with the Tykes for the rest of the season.
He follows Matty James by leaving the Foxes to join the Championship side, having been on loan with Brentford.
... | Barnsley have signed Swansea forward Ryan Hedges on a two-and-a-half-year deal, as well as loaning defender Callum Elder from Leicester. | 38810548 |
The government said SSE Renewables' Stronelairg project would generate power for 114,000 homes and bring £30m-worth of benefits to the region.
Landscape charity the John Muir Trust opposes the scheme.
In April, it challenged Highland Council's decision to raise no objection to the wind farm.
The trust lodged a petitio... | A 67-turbine wind farm proposed for the Garrogie Estate near Fort Augustus has been given the go-ahead by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing. | 27730168 |
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