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Vaas took 755 wickets for his country, playing in 111 Tests and 322 one-day matches.
Since retiring in 2012, the 41-year-old has worked as a bowling consultant for Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
Vaas' short-term contract will begin next month and will continue until the end of Ireland's World T20 campaign, which starts in ... | Former Sri Lanka bowler Chaminda Vaas will help Ireland's preparations for the upcoming ICC World Twenty20. | 35371593 |
The 38 images, which include Scott's last birthday, killer whales and frost-bitten hands, were taken by expedition photographer Herbert Ponting.
Capt Robert Scott and his five-man team died in 1912 after being beaten to the south pole by a Norwegian team.
Wiltshire auctioneers Henry Aldridge expected the lot to fetch b... | Photographic slides of Captain Scott's doomed 1910-13 Antarctic expedition have failed to sell at auction. | 39985464 |
On Monday, a tank containing mercaptan, which has been described as a pungent chemical, will be decommissioned at Zeon Chemicals in Barry.
The local authority said that while most smells will be destroyed, some may be noticeable to nearby residents.
These will not be harmful and could also be mistaken for a gas leak. | A warning about an "unpleasant smell" that could be similar to rotten cabbages or eggs has been issued to people in the Vale of Glamorgan. | 35576723 |
This is the first reported case of Ebola in Liberia since it was declared free of the disease seven weeks ago.
Deputy health minister Tolbert Nyenswah said tests confirmed that the teenager from Nedowein village, near the international airport, had died of the disease on 28 June.
Officials are investigating how he cont... | Liberia's authorities have quarantined the area where a 17-year-old boy died of Ebola. | 33323664 |
The contest featured some moments of individual brilliance from both sides, but also some dire displays, especially with the bat.
England spinner turned BBC Test Match Special pundit Graeme Swann gives his series player ratings.
Matches: 5; Runs: 330; Average: 36.66
Swann: "His captaincy has been spot on, aside from th... | England have regained the Ashes after a 3-2 home victory over Australia. | 34034006 |
Red Star fans threw seats and flares at riot police, who had to retreat. Extra police officers came to help empty one area of the north tier.
When the game finally got under way, both sets of fans lit flares and threw stun grenades onto the athletics track around the pitch.
The game, which was held up for several minut... | The start of the Belgrade derby between Red Star and Partizan was delayed for 45 minutes because of crowd trouble. | 32470569 |
Mark Stafford stooped low to head in Aaron Burn's cross in stoppage time.
Third-placed Cliftonville triumphed 3-0 at Carrick Rangers, Portadown beat Dungannon Swifts 2-0 and Ballinamallard United saw off Glentoran 2-1.
New boss Colin Nixon led Ards to a 1-1 draw at Coleraine on a day when five players were sent-off in... | Linfield secured a last-gasp 2-1 win over Ballymena United to remain five points behind league leaders Crusaders, who defeated Glenavon 3-1 at Seaview. | 38352664 |
Councillors on the policy and resources committee approved a month-long consultation to begin in November.
The savings plans could see up to 1,095 full-time posts cut from a 12,043-strong full-time workforce.
The committee also accepted proposals for more than £22m of savings that had already been identified. | North Lanarkshire Council is to carry out a public consultation on proposals to make £45m in savings that could see more than 1,000 posts closed. | 34658671 |
Sport Wales said its study showed there is some way to go before sport in Wales is truly inclusive for these groups.
Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty Lesley Griffiths joined community representatives, equality bodies and Sport Wales for a panel discussion on Tuesday.
The panel discussed the study at the Pi... | People from black and ethnic minority groups face barriers getting into sport in Wales, new research has said. | 34324066 |
NHS England is to stop the service at Glenfield Hospital because it says it does not meet the required standards.
Giles Peek, now a professor of paediatric heart surgery in New York, said Glenfield supported every hospital in the region.
Campaigners, who thought the unit's future was safe, vowed to fight on.
Latest upd... | The end of children's heart surgery in Leicester could be the "death of paediatric services" in the East Midlands, the unit's former head said. | 36741778 |
The 23-year-old man had already been charged with drink driving following the incident outside the EQHQ nightclub in Livingston at 03:15 on Saturday.
The victim was taken to hospital for treatment but his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
The arrested men is expected to appear at Livingston Sheriff Cou... | A man has been charged with attempted murder after a 22-year-old man was struck by a car as he left a West Lothian nightclub. | 38123025 |
Paul Cherrett, 62, of King Richard Drive, Bournemouth, admitted 18 charges including indecent assaults and possessing indecent photos.
The offences, against nine boys between 1975 and 2016, took place at Scout camps and other locations.
The judge at Bournemouth Crown Court said Cherrett's crimes would live with his vic... | A former scout leader has been jailed for nine years for abusing boys over a 41-year period. | 39563358 |
Harold Smalley, from Whitwick in Leicestershire, was a lance corporal in the 1st Leicestershire Regiment.
He was captured by the Japanese in 1942 and spent several years working in Japanese camps building the Burma-Thailand railway.
The funeral of Mr Smalley, who worked as a cobbler until well into his 70s, is due to b... | One of the last UK survivors of the Japanese prisoner of war camps in World War Two has died at the age of 101. | 35365539 |
Violence flared after the Hammers' 1-1 Premier League draw with Middlesbrough on Saturday afternoon.
Two men were arrested on suspicion of affray and a third on suspicion of assaulting a police officer, Scotland Yard said.
Officers were also deployed inside the stadium during the match to deal with a separate disturban... | Three people have been arrested after rival fans clashed outside West Ham's new London Stadium. | 37532493 |
"There's only love for it. From the moment it was in our drive, the postman, delivery men, everyone was commenting on it," says Steve, 51, who lives in Worcester and works for a fire alarm company.
"The neighbours love it - at least they tell me they do."
After 10 years of wanting one of the iconic red kiosks, he manag... | As soon as the red phone box arrived at Steve and Michelle Spill's house, it had captured people's attention. | 38305382 |
But rain had the final word on a day in which Somerset's bowlers managed just 37 balls in the meeting of the County Championship Division One's bottom two.
Play did not start until after lunch as the groundstaff mopped up from the previous day's deluge, further hampered by early afternoon showers.
When play did get und... | Jonathan Trott reached a half-century for Warwickshire for the 123rd time in his first-class career at Taunton. | 39982947 |
They include the acclaimed film director Franco Zeffirelli.
The Renaissance polymath was born in the Tuscan town of Vinci in 1452.
He never married and left no direct descendants, so historians Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato sought to find those who are descended from his siblings.
Leonardo's remains were lost in... | Italian researchers say they have identified 35 living people who are related to Leonardo da Vinci, using genealogical records. | 36053229 |
The 45-year-old man suffered serious burns in Wollongong, a city south of Sydney, according to New South Wales Police.
Police said his alleged attacker, 41, doused him with a flammable liquid before setting him on fire.
They described the incident as a "neighbour dispute".
The victim suffered critical injuries and was ... | A man in Australia is in a critical condition after being set alight following an argument over a dog, police say. | 38726949 |
The families were joined in the protest by Travellers from across the country, with some coming from Navan, Tipperary, Sligo and Naas.
A spokesperson said the families have been traumatised by the last week.
She said the council could not hide behind doors and must present them with what she called acceptable solutions... | More than 100 Travellers protested outside Louth County Council over the evictions of 23 families from a halting site at Dundalk's Woodland Park. | 35380616 |
24 June 2016 Last updated at 17:00 BST
The country has been a member of the EU for more than 40 years.
Soon after the result, Prime Minister David Cameron announced he would be resigning - he had campaigned for the UK to stay in the EU.
Naz reports from London on what's been happening on this massive day.
UK votes to l... | It's been a historic day for the UK, with people voting to leave the European Union, a club of 28 countries. | 36618596 |
Jamieson carded a five-under-par 67 to finish in a three-way tie for second behind Sweden's Johan Carlsson.
Englishmen Ross Fisher and Graeme Storm are a stroke further back, alongside Bradley Dredge of Wales.
"We had the best of the conditions, not a breath of air, and the greens are so good this year," said Jamieson,... | Scotland's Scott Jamieson is one shot off the lead after the first round of the PGA Championship at Wentworth. | 40050877 |
The media watchdog received 12 complaints about the episode, which went out on 21 April on BBC Radio 4.
The BBC had already said it considered the jokes - about the Queen having sex - to be a serious breach of its editorial guidelines.
Ofcom said the comments had a "mocking and demeaning tone".
The watchdog added that ... | David Baddiel's radio show Don't Make Me Laugh, which broadcast jokes about the Queen on her 90th birthday, has been found in breach of Ofcom rules. | 38050925 |
'Pablo' is an animated 52-part series about a five-year-old boy who creates an entire world from his imagination.
Paper Owl Films in Holywood are in the process of making it for the BBC's CBeebies channel and RTÉ.
All of the local cast are autistic and many have been involved in writing scripts for the programme too.
... | A County Down company is making a major TV series with a difference - its central character and cast are all on the autistic spectrum. | 36927463 |
Wenger, in charge since 1996, said he will announce "very soon" whether he will remain with the Gunners, after reaching a decision on his future.
Arsenal are in danger of ending a second straight season without a major trophy, and Sutton said he should go.
"It's a dictatorship and he surrounds himself with yes men," Su... | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is like "an uncle who doesn't want to leave the party", says former Chelsea striker Chris Sutton. | 39334730 |
She recently portrayed the struggle of a Jewish woman, Maria Altmann, to reclaim a painting by Klimt confiscated by the Nazis in the film Woman in Gold.
The Oscar-winning star spoke to a Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing on the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (Hear) Act on Tuesday.
"The right thing to do is to ... | Actress Dame Helen Mirren has testified for US politicians about the slow pace of restitution of looted Jewish art. | 36480538 |
General Prime Niyongabo was heading to his office in the morning when armed men attacked his motorcade.
Burundi's deputy police chief Gen Godefroid Bizimana told the AFP news agency the army chief was unharmed.
Burundi has suffered serious unrest since April, when President Pierre Nkurunziza said he would seek a third ... | Burundi's army chief of staff has survived an assassination attempt on a busy road in the capital, Bujumbura. | 34219026 |
Teenager Fraser Murray opened the scoring from close range for Neil Lennon's side before Alan Cook's effort for the hosts was cleared off the line.
Simon Murray then met Martin Boyle's cross to increase Hibs' lead before heading home his seventh of the season.
Hibs progressed as Group D leaders with Ross County joining... | Simon Murray grabbed another brace of goals to see Hibernian safely past Alloa 3-0 and into the second round of the Scottish League Cup. | 40765046 |
Jade Lynch, who lives in St Helens, was last seen on 26 March, Cheshire Police said.
The teenager, who is originally from Warrington, was wearing a black hoodie, black trousers and white Nike trainers when she went missing.
Officers appealed for her to get in touch to let them know she is safe.
Insp Jez Taylor, of Ches... | Police searching for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing for nine days say they are becoming "increasingly concerned" for her safety. | 35946171 |
Lord Hall said Dame Janet Smith's inquiry had rejected the evidence from the Radio 2 DJ.
The veteran DJ, who has threatened to sue the BBC, said the report included an accusation he was among celebrities who "seduced" a 15-year-old girl.
Mr Blackburn, 73, denies the allegation and says he was cleared of wrongdoing.
In ... | DJ Tony Blackburn has "parted company" with the BBC after failing to fully co-operate with the Jimmy Savile inquiry, director general Tony Hall has said. | 35656367 |
Gregg and Kathryn Brain and their son, who live in Dingwall, had until earlier this month to stay in the UK.
Immigration minister Robert Goodwill has urged them to leave the country.
Mrs Brain, who moved with her family to Scotland on her student's visa in 2011, has been offered a job that could meet the requirements o... | An Australian family facing deportation from the UK say they hope to know next week if a job offer will allow them to continue living in Scotland. | 37116421 |
Molloy, who has won 53 caps, is set to appear in her third World Cup.
The 29-year-old takes over the captaincy from Niamh Briggs, who was ruled out with an Achilles injury.
"I'm incredibly humbled to be given the opportunity to captain my country, it's a massive honour to be selected to lead the team in a World Cup on ... | Women's Rugby World Cup hosts Ireland have named flanker Claire Molloy as captain for this month's tournament. | 40803971 |
In the latest war of words, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker accused the government of misleading voters after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said the country's creditors were trying to "humiliate" its people with demands for reforms.
But strong language has long been a feature of the bailout negotiatio... | The Greek government and its international lenders have increasingly ramped up their rhetoric as they wrestle over a deal to end the country's debt crisis. | 33165174 |
The computers normally sell for up to 50,000 pesos (£1,990; $2,500).
But because of an apparent software malfunction, only the shipping costs - 679 pesos - were included in an advert published earlier this month.
When the US company realised the mistake, cancelled the sales and offered refunds, buyers complained.
Some ... | Mexican officials have ordered Dell Computers to honour the sale of laptops that had been mistakenly advertised online for just 679 pesos (£27; $33). | 38025662 |
The ad shows a family home in disarray - untidy bedrooms, a smoking oven, a man's shirt aflame on the ironing board - and asks: "Where are the women?"
The answer, of course, is "on France 3". "Most of our hosts are hostesses," reads the ad's closing tagline.
The clip was met with dismay and ridicule after its release o... | A French TV station has pulled an advert boasting about the number of women among its presenters after the ad was widely criticised as sexist. | 34469647 |
There are 50 new nationalist members at Westminster, joining six SNP MPs who were re-elected from the 2010 intake.
The MPs took their oaths in the Scottish style, which involves holding the right hand in the air.
Each was required to read the passage in English, but a number also performed it in Gaelic and Scots.
The f... | Scotland's new SNP MPs have sworn allegiance to the Queen during the traditional oath taking ceremony at the House of Commons. | 32812359 |
The train was travelling between the country's mains cities, Douala and Yaounde, when it came off the tracks.
The train was overcrowded because a bridge on the road connecting the two cities had collapsed after heavy rain.
Witnesses say carriages were added to accommodate extra passengers. An investigation into the cau... | The number of people killed in a train crash in Cameroon on Friday has risen to 70, with another 600 injured. | 37740374 |
Chris Coleman's team has exceeded most supporters' expectations at Euro 2016 and they now face Belgium in Lille on Friday.
But what is the cost for a fan following the team's extended stay in France?
BBC Wales spoke to one man who has spent £4,500 and driven 3,500 miles (5,700km) to do just that.
"I wouldn't miss this ... | For many football fans, the idea of Wales making it to the quarter finals of the European Championships was nothing more than a dream. | 36683280 |
The comments follow press reports that Her Majesty was concerned about the prospect of Scottish independence.
It also follows a statement from First Minister Alex Salmond, who said the Queen "will be proud" to be the monarch of an independent Scotland.
The Palace insisted the referendum was "a matter for the people of ... | Any suggestion that the Queen would wish to influence the Scottish referendum campaign is "categorically wrong", Buckingham Palace has said. | 29136149 |
The 35-year-old England international was sin-binned for the challenge on Sutcliffe a minute into Friday's 25-14 Super League victory over the Rhinos.
Sutcliffe, 22, was taken off with concussion and was unable to return.
Westwood was also fined £300 and will start his suspension by missing Thursday's derby at Widnes.
... | Warrington Wolves forward Ben Westwood has been banned for four games after admitting striking Leeds Rhinos half-back Liam Sutcliffe. | 39572476 |
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman said jails should be more flexible and proactive in managing such inmates.
Ombudsman Nigel Newcomen said although his office had investigated relatively few deaths and complaints, numbers were on the rise.
In November, the government announced it would re-examine its policy on transg... | A spate of transgender prisoner deaths highlights the need for action to be taken, a watchdog has said. | 38562714 |
They called on people to consider whether emergency care was necessary due to pressure on Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Glan Clwyd in Bodelwyddan and Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.
The issue has also led to ambulances being delayed, bosses said.
Other Welsh hospitals have reported increased pressures this month.
A Betsi Cadwalad... | Emergency department patients are facing "significant" waits at north Wales' three district hospitals due to demand, health bosses have said. | 35639064 |
The 19-year-old is set to make just his third start in their final Champions Cup pool game at Clermont Auvergne.
"You get a sense of it in training, but there's nothing like matchday intensity," he told BBC Sport.
"Especially in Europe you see that increase in intensity that as a nine the breakdowns are a lot quicker, ... | Exeter's teenage scrum-half Jack Maunder says he is adapting well to the pace of top-flight rugby. | 38690366 |
The leader of the left-wing Economic Freedom Fighters MPs said the president has made the country "a joke".
The speech is seen as a watershed moment for Mr Zuma, who is facing a court case over the use of $23m (£15m) of state money to upgrade his home.
The opposition has rejected Mr Zuma's offer to repay some of the m... | Opposition MPs in South Africa have been thrown out of parliament during President Jacob Zuma's state of the nation address for continuous heckling. | 35550049 |
Senator Ian Gorst had said at a public debate in September that he hoped five or six families would be accommodated.
Mr Gorst told the States of Jersey that he had been advised that those plans could lead to further UK-based refugees coming to Jersey under the European Convention on Human Rights.
Jersey has instead com... | Jersey's chief minister has confirmed the island will not take in any Syrian refugees, citing potential legal risks. | 34977213 |
Tony and Julie Wadsworth are also accused of indecently assaulting under-age boys between 1992 and 1996.
Mrs Wadsworth, now 60, encouraged boys to engage in sex acts with her while her husband, 69, "acted as lookout", Warwick Crown Court heard.
The couple, of Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, deny indecent assault and ... | Two former BBC radio presenters had sex in parkland in full view of a group of teenage boys, a jury has heard. | 39972734 |
Shirley will take over from Len Goodman as Head Judge and will have the deciding vote in the dance-off.
Len announced last year that he was stepping down at the end of the 14th series.
Shirley Ballas said, "I am so excited and over the moon to have been given this wonderful opportunity. Strictly is so loved by the Brit... | Shirley Ballas has been confirmed as the new judge on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. | 39857346 |
But none of them arguably resonate with the public in quite the same way as a successful consumer boycott.
The template for modern campaigners was set by anti-apartheid activists working to bring down white minority rule in South Africa.
They persuaded the world not to play sport against South African teams - something... | In the world of international relations there are plenty of ways of expressing disapproval, from trade sanctions and travel restrictions to arms embargos. | 33563191 |
The veteran left-winger has won the backing of more local constituency parties in Wales and the UK than the other three candidates.
Visiting north Wales on Monday, he said he would be happy to work with Plaid Cymru MPs to deliver a radical agenda.
Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall are also in the race.
Visiti... | Jeremy Corbyn has brought his Labour leadership campaign to Wales as a fierce battle for the support of party members continues. | 33819019 |
The keen conservationists, on a seven-day tour of India and Bhutan, also went on a safari at Kaziranga National Park.
They came within 50 yards of a rare one-horned rhino during the visit.
The royal couple also visited a community in the park, joking to a village elder that Prince George was "too naughty" to have broug... | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have fed orphaned baby elephants and rhinos during a tour of one of the world's most important wildlife parks. | 36034876 |
Pte Conor McPherson, 24, from Paisley, Renfrewshire, was shot during night live-firing training in Otterburn, Northumberland.
Berwick Conservative MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan said she was "deeply concerned" by the number of injuries.
Defence Minister Mark Lancaster said "reporting of injuries is improving".
More exercises ... | A training camp where a soldier was accidentally killed last month had 119 other accidents causing injury last year, Ministry of Defence figures show. | 37321040 |
Andy Hayhurst, 52, of Worsley, Greater Manchester spent the money on lavish restaurants and luxury holidays, Manchester Crown Court was told.
The ex-Lancashire, Somerset and Derbyshire all-rounder admitted the fraud while working as a £50,000-a-year Lancashire Cricket Board director.
Sentencing him, Judge John Potter s... | A former cricketer who stole more than £100,000 meant for young players has been jailed for two years. | 33106880 |
The Committee for the Defence of Democracy, which organised the protest, says President Andrzej Duda is breaking the law in his appointment of judges.
Mr Duda is an ally of the Law and Justice party, which won elections in October.
MPs have accused the party of carrying out a "creeping coup d'etat".
Poland elections: W... | Tens of thousands of people marched in the Polish capital Warsaw, accusing the new government of trying to manipulate state institutions. | 35083561 |
Up to 300 soldiers will be mobilised in Brussels, Antwerp and elsewhere.
Belgium's interior minister told the BBC that his country had to make use of all the forces at its disposal.
Europe is on high alert after Islamist gunmen killed 17 people in Paris. More than 20 people have been arrested in Belgium, France and Ger... | Troops have been deployed across Belgium to guard potential targets of terrorist attacks, following a series of anti-terror raids and arrests. | 30860064 |
Nearly a third of the UK's biggest companies largely rely on personal networks to identify new board members, the study by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) found.
Most roles are not advertised, it said.
"Our top boards still remain blatantly male and white," said EHRC commissioner Laura Carstensen.
The s... | "Old boys' networks" are stopping women from getting into the boardroom in the UK's top companies, according to the equalities watchdog. | 35877074 |
One had been injured in Amatrice, the town which saw the heaviest loss of life, and the other in Arquata del Tronto, which was also badly damaged.
The magnitude-6.2 quake struck at 03:36 (01:36 GMT) on 24 August, 100km (65 miles) north-east of Rome.
Nearly 4,000 people made homeless are still in temporary accommodation... | The number of dead from last month's earthquake in central Italy has risen to 297 after two more people died, the Italian civil defence service reports. | 37390893 |
3 June 2016 Last updated at 14:23 BST
Two British Somali MPs were among those killed in the 12-hour attack, which was declared over on Thursday morning.
Seventy British troops will soon be based at the heavily fortified airport working alongside the UN and Amisom forces and supporting the Somali security services.
The ... | Hours before UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond arrived on a visit to Somalia the militant al-Shabab fighters attacked a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 15 people. | 36444624 |
The 34-year-old played in 59 Test matches, scoring 3,731 runs at an average of 35.19 and taking 75 wickets at 33.68.
Having made his debut in 2005, he has played in five Ashes series, including this summer's 3-2 defeat by England.
"I just know it's the right time to move on," said Watson.
"I don't have that real fight ... | Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has retired from Test cricket after a calf injury cut short his involvement in the tour of England. | 34167622 |
Peter McDermott, 42, killed 65-year-old Bernard McDermott in a drunken attack at his father's home in Greenock, Inverclyde, on 23 April last year.
He claimed to have been unaware what he was doing but a jury rejected this and convicted him of murder.
At the High Court in Stirling, a judge told McDermott to serve a mini... | A man who stabbed his father more than 20 times in the head, neck and body has been jailed for life for his murder. | 33166172 |
Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas was punished for unsportsmanlike conduct after the two incidents in a Wimbledon doubles game.
Partner Marcel Granollers was fined £5,800 for his part in the protest.
The pair lost Monday's third-round match 6-3 4-6 6-4 3-6 14-12 to Britain's Jonny Marray and Adil Shamasdin of Canada.
Cuevas was r... | A player who threatened to urinate in a ball can on court, then staged a sit-in protest during a match, has been fined almost £7,000. | 36732732 |
Sanchez, 28, had a row with team-mates after leaving training mid-session prior to Saturday's loss at Liverpool.
The Chilean was left out of the starting line-up at Anfield but came on in the second half as Arsenal lost 3-1.
"It's not looking good for Arsenal and him. I believe his agent is probably on the phone to peo... | Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright says he would "probably want to leave" the club if he was in current forward Alexis Sanchez's position. | 39177358 |
Writing in the Sunday Times, the prime minister said we were "all in this together" when it came to paying off the national debt.
His pledge will save about £800,000 a year and £4m by 2020.
The decision means ministerial pay will not have risen for a decade by the end of parliament. Cabinet ministers currently receive ... | Government ministers' pay will remain frozen for the next five years, David Cameron has announced | 32863296 |
Ticket fraud expert Reg Walker claimed that some sellers were paid in advance, and given powerful software to manage their inventories.
He said sites were dependent on "bad actors" who used computers to harvest "and resell high volumes of tickets".
"Secondary sellers are covering [for touts] in some cases," he added.
M... | Secondary ticketing websites are enabling professional touts with "preferential schemes" for power sellers, MPs have been told. | 37986329 |
A 58-year-old taken into custody is an ex-policeman from the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, Europe 1 radio said.
His wife was being questioned as a witness.
Air France says the fake bomb was made of cardboard and a kitchen timer and posed no danger.
The Boeing 777 was on its way from Mauritius to Paris when the suspic... | Police in Paris have detained two people who were on an Air France flight forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya when a fake bomb was found on board, reports say. | 35151533 |
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There was doubt over the future of Lancaster's assistant coaches Andy Farrell, Graham Rowntree and Mike Catt, while numerous senior players - including the captain at the time, Chris Robshaw - feared they may have played their last match for their country.
But fewer than s... | When Eddie Jones was confirmed as Stuart Lancaster's successor, England were eighth in the world rankings and the team's reputation was in tatters after the devastating group-stage exit from the Rugby World Cup. | 36572825 |
Correspondence between Edinburgh Zoo and the Scottish government had suggested this could be the due date.
A spokesman for the zoo has said it is hard to predict a specific date for any cub being born, and that the breeding season can last until late September.
Tian Tian, who arrived at the zoo in 2011, was artificiall... | Edinburgh Zoo has said it does not expect its female panda Tian Tian to give birth on Friday. | 41052062 |
PC Luke Smith, 33, who is based at Hastings, was arrested in March after claims made against him by a member of the public.
He is charged with misconduct in public office and obtaining personal data.
He was remanded on unconditional bail by Brighton magistrates to appear at Lewes Crown Court on 10 December.
Mr Smith is... | A Sussex Police officer has appeared in court accused of threatening a prostitute and performing sexual acts while in uniform. | 34800383 |
The Reverend Canon Jeremy Davies served as canon precentor at Salisbury Cathedral for 25 years and has taken services at Winchester Cathedral.
After marrying his partner of 30 years in 2014, he has now been told he can no longer preach within the diocese.
The Church of England said the the union was against its pastora... | A senior clergyman has been banned from taking services in Winchester diocese because he married his gay partner. | 35087134 |
Andy Dowie's own goal gave the visitors the lead before Dumbarton hit back through Christian Nade.
Two goals in the last 20 minutes from Declan McDaid and Robbie Crawford kept Ian McCall's men three points ahead of Ayrshire rivals Kilmarnock.
Killie were 4-2 winners over Clyde to gain their first points of the group.
R... | Ayr United made it six points out of six with two late goals securing a 3-1 win over Dumbarton in League Cup Group E. | 40650021 |
27 May 2016 Last updated at 13:51 BST
It's called the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and is one of the biggest scientific projects in history.
Unlike an optical telescope, which is a simple piece of glass that makes far away objects appear closer, a radio telescope detects radio waves coming from space.
Radio waves are a... | Scientists are building a giant radio telescope, one hundred times more powerful than the strongest in the world at the moment. | 36394362 |
The move comes as South Korea prepares to mark five years since the Cheonan went down on 26 March 2010 with the loss of 46 lives.
Seoul says Pyongyang torpedoed the ship, but North Korea rejects this.
South Korea cut almost all trade after the sinking - restrictions which remain in place today.
The measures effectively... | North Korea has rejected South Korean calls for an apology over the sinking of a warship, calling it an "intolerable mockery". | 32013750 |
This gallery highlights the best of 2016 based on your engagement with the photographs once the were published on our platforms.
Find out how you can submit your images and videos below.
If you have a picture you'd like to share, email us at england@bbc.co.uk, post it on Facebook or tweet it to @BBCEngland. You can als... | Each day we feature a photograph sent in from across England. | 38399286 |
MI5 recorded the names of about 4,000 people from Britain and Ireland suspected of travelling to join the war, National Archives files show.
The previous estimate stood at about 2,500. Many volunteers were communists and of interest to MI5.
One name on the list is Eric Blair, better known as author George Orwell.
His e... | Hundreds more Britons went to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s than had previously been thought, newly released files show. | 13937616 |
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With his team eliminated from the World Cup, Hodgson made nine changes to the starting XI for the final game against Costa Rica, which England drew 0-0.
That gave them their only point of the campaign in Brazil, as they finished bottom of Group D.
"I take positives - this ... | England boss Roy Hodgson is confident the side have a bright future with their new crop of young players. | 28005547 |
Seventeen-year-old Dylan Reynders spent his holidays studying the South African constitution and the country's Schools Act.
And on his return to school this month he decided to make a personal stand: He refused to cut his hair.
This triggered a national debate which has lasted for weeks.
According to the rules of Johan... | A South African schoolboy may force a change to school rules by claiming his constitutional right to choose his own hairstyle. | 34345419 |
Officers were called to Downham Road in Ramsden Heath at about 11:00 GMT on Saturday, after paramedics reported a man in his 40s had been stabbed.
The man was airlifted to hospital but has since been released.
Essex Police said a 41-year-old woman from Downham Road, Ramsden Heath, has been charged and will appear befor... | A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed in an Essex village. | 35280292 |
The Jamaican, 24, beat compatriot Shericka Jackson and Shalonda Solomon of the United States in Kingston.
Americans Tori Bowie and Deajah Stevens have also clocked 22.09 this year.
"It's about winning and perfecting the technique and execution. This is just a preparation for a bigger and better year heading to London,"... | Double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson won the 200m at the IAAF World Challenge in 22.09 seconds in Jamaica, equalling the fastest time of the year. | 39990406 |
The BBC understands he died in London at the weekend, aged 50.
DJ Bobby Friction said Bancil had been his "hero and role model", while actor Nitin Ganatra remembered him as "one of the original BritAsian storytellers".
Broadcaster Anita Anand, actress Nina Wadia and director Gurinder Chadha also posted tribute messages... | Tributes have been paid to playwright Parv Bancil, whose tackling of issues affecting young British Asians brought him both acclaim and controversy. | 39488703 |
A Oxford University team will use adult stem cells, which have the ability to become any cell in the human body - to examine the neurological condition.
Skin cells will be used to grow the brain neurons that die in Parkinson's, a conference will hear.
The research will not involve the destruction of human embryos.
Indu... | UK researchers are launching a study into the potential of using a person's stem cells to treat Parkinson's disease. | 10622403 |
With this in mind, is it the perfect natural habitat for Conservatives?
If you look at a map of the county, it certainly appears to be true blue, with the main exception of the western fringes which border Merseyside.
When you look behind the numbers, though, Labour seems to have a good chance of painting more of Chesh... | The stereotypical view of Cheshire is that it is full of leafy country lanes and luxury sports cars parked outside sprawling palatial mansions. | 32090563 |
The lock-rings - worn either as earrings or in the hair by a person of wealth and status about 3,000 years ago - were discovered in Rossett.
The ornaments will now go on display in Wrexham County Borough Museum.
It is thought the prized rings were buried as gifts to the gods, perhaps at the end of their owners' lives.
... | Two Bronze Age gold rings which were found by a metal detectorist on farm land in Wrexham have been declared treasure by a coroner. | 32072587 |
Ministry of Justice figures show £20,918.74 was spent on safety improvements at one judge's house in 2014/15, the Press Association found.
Security at the homes of three judges was upgraded the following year, at a cost of £3,393.93.
A survey of judges found 51% feared for their safety while in court.
The Judicial Atti... | Almost £25,000 has been spent on installing security measures at the homes of four judges, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. | 39096860 |
By Tuesday, 12 hours after the blaze, damaged tents had already been cleared away and most of the residents of this sprawling facility had returned after escaping the flames and sleeping out in the bush.
The metaphor of the inferno was clear. For months, anger has been building in Moria as asylum applications were dela... | Through the barbed wire fence, the signs are there - tips of blackened trees and patches of scorched earth where a fire engulfed large parts of Moria, the biggest migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. | 37422832 |
Barrington was sent off for his part in the incident, which led to Parling being taken off on a stretcher.
Barrington, 27, has been cited for dangerous charging, while Barritt, 30, is accused of dangerous tackling.
The pair will appear before a Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel in London on Tuesday.
Barritt had i... | Saracens prop Richard Barrington and centre Brad Barritt could face bans for a dangerous tackle on Exeter lock Geoff Parling during Saturday's 13-13 draw. | 38561751 |
As Israel and the Palestinians prepare for US-brokered peace talks - their first direct negotiations in nearly three years - the BBC news website outlines where the three parties stand on the core issues of the conflict. | 11138790 | |
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The Scot, 33, who won the C1/C2 double at the 2013 Worlds, pipped Slovenia's Benjamin Savsek by just 0.04 seconds.
Fellow Briton Ryan Westley, the first man to go in the final, held on to take a superb bronze medal.
Kimberley Woods (fourth), Eilidh Gibson (fifth) and Mallo... | Britain's David Florence stormed to his third Canoe Slalom World Championships gold as he won the individual C1 on home water at Lee Valley. | 34308499 |
An RAF helicopter and a lifeboat responded to the call from the Cesca vessel off the Llyn Peninsula at about 23:20 GMT on Thursday.
The captain and three others had to abandon ship to a life raft.
They were flown by RAF helicopter to hospital at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor but were later released. | Four men have been rescued from a sinking fishing boat near Bardsey Island off the north Wales coast in rough seas. | 31451204 |
The AA's index of the cheapest deals on the market showed that the cost of annual comprehensive car insurance rose by 5.2% in the three months to the end of June.
Drivers aged 23 to 29 have seen a 6.2% rise over the same period, the biggest increase of any age group.
They typically paid a premium of £683.
"Insurers hav... | Car insurance premiums have risen for the first time for nearly three years, with young drivers facing the biggest increases, a survey suggests. | 33607268 |
"Did China ask us if it was OK to devalue their currency" and "build a massive military complex?" he asked. "I don't think so!"
China said both sides should "stick to basic principles" of the relationship.
Last week Mr Trump risked a diplomatic rift with China by speaking directly with Taiwan's president.
The highly un... | US President-elect Donald Trump has posted a series of tweets criticising China for its exchange rate policy and its operations in the South China Sea. | 38167022 |
A damning report raised concerns about how £2m of government money earmarked for poorer students at Plymouth CAST schools was spent.
The trust says its chief executive John Mannix has been "placed on leave".
Inspectors visited 10 trust schools in October, according to a report in the Plymouth Herald.
Ofsted said their ... | A trust running 36 Catholic schools is letting down its most disadvantaged pupils, according to Ofsted. | 38188628 |
Fans must pay at least £3.49 to watch the match on 6 May.
RFL chief commercial officer Roger Draper said talks had taken place with "a number of organisations".
But he added: "The terms offered were not considered acceptable."
The game against Samoa - England's last before this year's World Cup - will be the headline ... | The Rugby Football League (RFL) is to stream next month's match between England and Samoa in New South Wales on its website and charge fans to watch it, after turning down offers from broadcasters to show the fixture. | 39564040 |
Police were called to the flat in Fernhead Road, Kilburn, north London just before 01:00 BST on Monday, 29 May.
Officers gained entry and found the body of a 32-year-old woman. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 28-year-old man remains in custody at a west London police station, the Metropolitan Police said.
The f... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death at her flat. | 40152159 |
RWE Innogy UK has proposed erecting up to 20 turbines at Glen Kyllachy near Tomatin south of Inverness.
Highland Council's south planning applications committee unanimously rejected the application last year.
Members of the committee said the development would have "a significant detrimental visual impact". | Plans for a wind farm which were rejected by Highland councillors have been approved following a Scottish government planning appeals process. | 32420818 |
Forensic Science Regulator Gillian Tully said some police forces were not committed to meeting the required standards, and there was a significant risk of DNA contamination.
She wants statutory powers to enforce standards "as soon as possible".
The National Police Chiefs Council said it had secured extra funding.
The g... | The quality of forensic science work in England and Wales is at risk and could threaten the integrity of the criminal justice system, the regulator has said. | 38527830 |
The Typhoons and six Polish jets will take over from a US squadron to patrol the alliance's eastern flanks.
The long-standing rotation of Nato military jets in Lithuania has recently been stepped up in response to rising tensions with Russia over Ukraine.
The UK government said the move would provide reassurance to Nat... | Four RAF Typhoons will leave their base in Lincolnshire later for Lithuania to help carry out Nato's air policing role of the Baltic states. | 27183642 |
The party held three seats and won one from the Greens on Glasgow City Council. It also held another seat on South Lanarkshire Council.
Three of the by-elections were prompted by the resignation as councillors of newly elected SNP MPs.
The remaining two were the result of the resignation of an SNP and a Green councillo... | The SNP is celebrating further success after winning in five council by-elections. | 33815903 |
The former Scotland striker says fans can play their part - as they did in a recent 4-0 win over Hamilton.
"There are usually empty seats everywhere," joked 32-year-old Boyd.
"But I think, when you see the support they gave us at Hamilton, what a difference it can make - and I am sure they will."
Finishing second botto... | Kris Boyd has urged Kilmarnock supporters to turn out in force and help the side see off Falkirk in the Scottish Premiership play-off final. | 36308740 |
Wales international Taylor suffered the injury in training on Wednesday.
Swansea boss Paul Clement said he is looking to agree terms over signing Sweden's Olsson.
"The two clubs are talking about that possibility. The stage it's at is we're looking to agree the terms," he said.
Clement said Taylor is "probably" facing ... | Swansea City are in talks to sign Martin Olsson from Norwich after defender Neil Taylor was ruled out for at least three weeks by a fractured cheekbone. | 38586297 |
Plans for the area's first directly elected mayor have been scrapped and the relevant legislation withdrawn.
On Tuesday four of the seven North East Combined Authority councils decided to halt plans amid fears over post-Brexit funding from the government.
Mr Javid was "very disappointed" they had voted against the "amb... | Devolution for the north-east of England is "off the table", communities secretary Sajid Javid has said. | 37312978 |
Former WBO light-heavyweight champion Cleverly is chasing another world title after his exciting performance, albeit in defeat, against Andrzej Fonfara.
Braehmer and Cleverly have come close to fighting several times in the past.
It's a big ask, going to Germany and upsetting Braehmer, but I fancy it," Cleverly explain... | Nathan Cleverly is set for a fight in Germany against Juergen Braehmer and a chance to become a two-time world champion, his promoter has confirmed. | 35827405 |
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A first half which saw four players depart injured, two Ulster tries disallowed and two yellow cards ended with the visitors leading 15-7.
Darren Cave finished a flowing move but Gordon Reid dived over for Glasgow.
A controversial penalty try extended Ulster's lead but Tom... | Ulster moved top of the Pro12 as Glasgow suffered a second consecutive loss in a brutal contest at Scotstoun. | 37441491 |
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