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Bolt, an eight-time Olympic champion and icon of world sport, will retire after this month's World Championships.
The Jamaican, 30, will run in the 100m and 4x100m at the Worlds, which begin in London on Friday.
"Hopefully athletes will see what's going on and what they ne... | Usain Bolt says athletes who dope must "stop or the sport will die" as he prepares to race for the final time in his illustrious career. | 40796425 |
Team Katusha's Eduard Vorganov tested positive for meldonium in an out-of-competition test last month.
Meldonium is used in Latvia and other eastern European countries to treat serious heart problems and aid the circulation of oxygen.
The 33-year-old joined the team in 2010 and was the Russian road race champion in 201... | A leading cycling team could face a suspension after one of its riders failed a test for a banned substance. | 35508045 |
In its second estimate of the health of the economy, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) also says business investment grew by more than expected.
That was up 0.9% following the Brexit vote, against the second quarter, although it was down on last year.
There will be a third estimate of the figures in December.
"I... | The UK economy grew by 0.5% in the third quarter, official figures have confirmed, helped by export growth and stronger consumer spending. | 38101368 |
Glenn Maxwell starred with bat and ball for the hosts, scoring 95 and taking 4-46, and Mitchell Johnson took 3-27 on his international return.
England had Australia 60-4 but the hosts recovered to post 278-8.
Johnson swept through England's top order and Maxwell's off-spinners did the rest as England were 166 all out.
... | England were thrashed in their last competitive match before the World Cup, crumbling to a 112-run defeat in the tri-series final in Perth. | 31080129 |
Between 2009 and 2011, it bought £1.5bn worth of raw materials and consumable supplies - like uniforms and ammunition - more than it used, a report from the Public Accounts Committee found.
But the committee said it was "cautiously encouraged" that the MoD was "now starting to get a grip".
The government has pledged "t... | The Ministry of Defence has bought billions of pounds worth of equipment that it does not need, MPs have said. | 21608747 |
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The boys, aged six and 10, were taken from Hemming Way on the Britwell estate at around 07:00 GMT on New Year's Eve.
The pair were ordered into a white van and driven around for several minutes.
Two people, possibly an adult and a child, seen walking in the area near the time of... | Police investigating the kidnap of two young boys by three masked men from their home in Slough have released CCTV footage of two potential witnesses. | 35209329 |
For foreign correspondents, it tends to be a conflict or catastrophe. Politicos deal in shock resignations or revelations. For us in the arts unit, it is award ceremonies - and celebrity deaths.
An instant obit of a once great, but now late, talent is what programme editors demand from us.
And you can be as Boy Scoutis... | Each specialism within journalism has its area of breaking news. | 38394697 |
The Higher Education Careers Service Unit (Hecsu) analysed the destinations of 256,350 new graduates six months after they left university.
Some 7.3% were unemployed in January 2014, down from 8.5% in January 2013 and the lowest level since 2008.
The figures are a "fascinating example" of how quickly the graduate jobs ... | There has been a big fall in graduate unemployment in the UK, the latest figures suggest. | 29327590 |
The rise includes people lured to the country after meeting people via online dating or job recruitment sites.
Romania remains the most likely country of origin for victims, followed by Poland and the UK.
The NCA says trafficking does not have to involve crossing international borders.
Investigators say the rise is par... | The number of people trafficked for slavery or other exploitation in the UK has risen sharply to more than 2,700, the National Crime Agency (NCA) says. | 29420184 |
Sgt Louise Lucas, 41, died when she stepped into the path of a single decker bus in March 2015.
Civil engineer Mark Thomas told the Swansea inquest on Wednesday the road had designated crossings and markings.
Following Sgt Lucas' death temporary railings were put up.
Acting Coroner Colin Phillips asked whether the risk... | Installing rails along the central reservation of Swansea's Kingsway may not have prevented the death of a police officer who was hit by a bus, an inquest has heard. | 37628883 |
Officials said it was operating, but at a reduced capacity, after diesel fuel was sent from Egypt.
Engineers hope to restore it to full working order within days.
The plant was shut down in April amid an escalating power struggle between Hamas, which governs Gaza, and the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority.
The clos... | The Gaza Strip's only power plant has resumed work, temporarily preventing a worsening of the energy crisis in the Palestinian coastal territory. | 40369801 |
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The club said he "had failed to achieve any of the club's targets, with the exception of qualification for next season's Champions League".
Assistant Brian Kidd will take charge for the final two games of the season and a tour to America in late May.
Malaga's ... | Roberto Mancini has been sacked as Manchester City manager a year to the day since winning the Premier League. | 22507128 |
Fierce Beer began as a home-brewing sized business working out of premises in the city's Great Western Road and selling products to local bars.
A limited company since April this year, it has set up a micro-brewery in Kirkhill Industrial Estate.
Owners Dave Grant and David McHardy used redundancy pay-offs from their ot... | Aberdeen's only micro-brewery has officially launched following £250,000 of investment in its new headquarters. | 36837435 |
The Yorkshire Dales will be extended to the north and west and the Lakes to the east and south.
The changes, which take effect next August, bring the boundaries of the two parks close to either side of the M6.
The move was announced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Elizabeth Truss, Sec... | The Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks are to be extended by 188 square miles - an area bigger than the Isle of Wight. | 34614556 |
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You can now create a My Sport page on any device - this page becomes your one-stop shop with news, live coverage and stats tailored to your interests.
My Sport is available now for users in the UK, and will be available soon for international users of BBC Sport online.
The... | Whoever you support, whichever sports you follow, you can now get all the sport that matters to you on one page. | 34476378 |
In 2008 and again in 2012 a liberal coalition of minorities, college-educated whites and single women gave Barack Obama more than enough votes to comfortably win the presidency. Can it hold fast after he exits the stage next year?
A two-term presidency can paper over a host of fissures within a political movement. The ... | Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may be the prohibitive favourite to win the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, but that doesn't mean the political ground beneath her feet is solid. | 33469464 |
Illustrator Dan Peterson drew the scenes at the count for seats in the Cardiff north area at Llanishen Leisure Centre on Thursday night.
The Cardiff Metropolitan lecturer created the sketches to explain what happens during local elections.
"People need to be more aware of what happens, in some cases voter turn-out was ... | A university lecturer has used his artwork to capture the atmosphere of the local election count. | 39821465 |
As many as 10,000 spectators were evacuated from the arena in Mannheim, in south-west Germany.
Reports say model Heidi Klum and judges on the show were the first to leave the arena, before the audience were removed.
Police say they received a bomb threat from an anonymous female caller.
They investigated a suspicious s... | The live final of a reality television show, Germany's Next Topmodel, was taken off air after a bomb scare at the venue where it was being filmed. | 32749377 |
The survey, carried out on behalf of the BBC by polling company Populus, marks the start of the first day of the company's renewed four-year franchise.
The franchise, run by Govia, covers Kent, and parts of Sussex and London.
Neville James, who commutes from Ebbsfleet, said it was costing him £2 a minute to use the ser... | Nearly half of commuters believe that Southeastern trains does not offer "good value for money", a BBC survey has found. | 29566377 |
Kevin McLean allegedly forced his way into Agnes Widdis's home in Dundee on 12 February.
Prosecutors at Dundee Sheriff Court allege he seized his grandmother by the arm and robbed her of £50 in cash.
A further allegation states that on the same day Mr McLean, 31, was in possession of two knives in Dundee's South Ward ... | A man is to stand trial accused of assaulting and robbing his 85-year-old grandmother in her home. | 36684331 |
He was Labour's Defence Secretary under Harold Wilson and oversaw one of the most comprehensive reviews of the strength of the armed services since the Second World War.
And he was James Callaghan's uncompromising Secretary of State for Northern Ireland where he took on the IRA at the height of its powers.
All this was... | Lord Mason of Barnsley was one of the most influential politicians of the 1970s but never forgot his roots as a mineworker who became the MP for his home town. | 32402777 |
On Monday morning zookeepers found one Humboldt penguin lying dead in its cage and two others missing, police spokesman Marco Mueller said.
It is the latest in a string of mysterious incidents at Dortmund Zoo.
Last month a sea lion was found dead with a smashed skull. In August three pygmy marmosets were stolen.
Mr Mue... | Police in the German city of Dortmund are investigating the death of one penguin and the disappearance of two others from the local zoo. | 34977544 |
Callum Brown, from Ayr, lost both his legs in a bomb blast in Afghanistan six years ago.
He has been treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, but claimed staff told him future treatment would need to take place in Scotland.
Mr Brown told the Daily Record it was due to a funding row.
In his letter to Tobia... | Scotland's veterans minister has written to his UK counterpart to complain about the treatment of a Scots soldier at a hospital in England. | 40763150 |
Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said the judge would be "unflinching in his pursuit of the truth and scrupulous in his analysis of the evidence".
Sir Patrick will be supported by two panel members and, if needed, assessors from outside Northern Ireland.
He would begin gathering papers on 1 February, said Mr Ó Muil... | Retired appeal court judge Sir Patrick Coghlin will chair a public inquiry into the botched energy scheme that could cost taxpayers £490m. | 38737190 |
Lawmakers lambasted Mr Snyder for his handling of the crisis, which he has said was an administrative failure.
The US Environmental Protection Agency is also being blamed for not addressing the crisis quickly enough.
Pipes in Flint began leaching lead after the city switched its water supply to save money.
Mr Snyder ha... | Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is testifying before Congress on the Flint water crisis, which has left residents without clean drinking water. | 35835006 |
Ciarán Maxwell, from Larne, County Antrim, was detained in Somerset on Wednesday by the Metropolitan Police Service's Counter Terrorism Command.
The 30 year old is suspected of preparing for acts of terrorism.
A warrant for further detention was granted to the Met by Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.
It means t... | Detectives who arrested a serving royal marine in a Northern Ireland-related terrorism investigation have been given a further five days to question him. | 37199383 |
The 22-year-old was getting into his car at Ulsterville Gardens at about 19:00 GMT on Saturday when the men demanded his keys and money.
When he refused, they attacked him then ran off empty-handed. He was treated in hospital for head and facial injuries.
A short time later, three men aged 20, 22 and 25 were arrested n... | A man has been assaulted by a gang of men attempting to steal his car in south Belfast. | 30368077 |
The Battle of Messines Ridge in Belgium was the first occasion that soldiers from the 36th Ulster Division and 16th Irish Division were in battle together.
Both had fought at the Battle of the Somme but at different stages.
The ceremony will take place in Messines on 7 June.
The Northern Ireland Office said the ceremon... | The UK and Ireland will hold a shared commemoration ceremony to mark a major World War One battle in which nationalist and unionist soldiers fought together side-by-side. | 39668066 |
Two men, pilot Grant Jordan and Al Ryan, both in their 50s, are in a serious but stable condition in hospital after the light aircraft crashed in Vinoy Park, St Petersburg.
A 17-year-old girl and another man had minor injuries, according to the St Petersburg Police Department.
The group from the Ulster Flying Club were... | Three people from Northern Ireland and one from the Republic have been hurt in a Florida plane crash on Monday. | 29234086 |
The £215m capital funding has to be spent on increasing school capacity and boosting access for these pupils to good schools.
It may be spent on specialised classrooms and facilities, but not on general day-to-day school budgets.
The news comes as many schools complain of general funding shortfalls.
Minister for vulner... | Schools in England are to receive a cash boost to help improve facilities for children with special educational needs and disabilities. | 39152651 |
The Iron's victory over a Cobblers side watched from the stand by newly appointed boss Justin Edinburgh closed the gap at the top to just one point after Sheffield United went down 4-1 at Walsall.
A tepid opening period came to life when Kevin Van Veen twice went close, heading wide from close range before seeing Adam ... | Josh Morris grabbed the late winner as second-placed Scunthorpe beat League One strugglers Northampton at Sixfields. | 38539097 |
The incident happened near the village of Eddleston at about 13:00 on Sunday.
The man fell from a Vespa scooter and was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment.
Police said they believed a black car may have been involved in the incident and appealed for anyone who was in the area to contact them. | A man has been seriously injured after falling from his scooter in the Scottish Borders. | 37173410 |
Millwall, who won May's League One play-off final, went ahead courtesy of Saville's first goal for the Lions.
But just past the hour mark, Portuguese winger Morais levelled the scores from a free-kick just outside the box.
The result meant that both Millwall and League One runners-up Bolton still await their first Cham... | Newly promoted Millwall and Bolton shared the points after a Filipe Morais free-kick cancelled out George Saville's opener at The Den. | 40834642 |
Jon Platt was convicted of failing to secure his child's regular attendance.
He lost an earlier legal challenge at the Supreme Court in April, despite winning previous legal battles in a case brought by Isle of Wight Council.
Platt was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £2,000.
The case - over a ... | A father who fought a long-running legal battle after taking his daughter on a term-time holiday to Disney World Florida has been found guilty over the unauthorised trip. | 40381825 |
Mrs Leadsom has made her experience in the City a key part of her campaign to be the next leader and prime minister.
Allies of the energy minister have said she is a victim of a concerted effort to rubbish a "stellar" career.
Mrs Leadsom, who was a leading Brexit campaigner, came second in the first round of voting in ... | Conservative leadership candidate Andrea Leadsom has published details of her CV, after claims her previous roles in financial services were exaggerated. | 36722585 |
Ross McNab is alleged to have carried out a raid on the Dunkeld branch of the Bank of Scotland on 29 November.
Mr McNab appeared from custody at Perth Sheriff Court and denied robbing bank teller James MacKinnon while he was working in the branch.
The charge against Mr McNab alleges that he robbed the bank of £65.
He w... | A 28-year-old man has appeared in court accused of carrying out a bank robbery in Dunkeld and making off with £65. | 38364847 |
The force made the decision after a survey found the "overwhelming majority" of staff wanted to do away with the helmets.
The "custodian" will still be worn on ceremonial occasions, like funerals and Remembrance Day parades.
West Yorkshire is the second force to make the change after Thames Valley did so five years ago... | West Yorkshire Police is getting rid of the traditional police helmet in favour of peaked caps. | 30938989 |
Tring School, in Hertfordshire, said it had "explicitly and repeatedly" made clear its dress code to pupils and parents.
Head teacher Sue Collings said the school was "very proud" of its "values, achievements and aspirations".
Parents criticised the move on social media, and one said her daughter felt "humiliated".
"Sh... | More than 100 girls were sent home from school after their skirts were deemed too short by staff. | 34155092 |
The 24-year-old was charged for an incident in his side's 1-1 Championship draw with Fulham on 23 February.
It is understood the bite was on Cottagers defender Fernando Amorebieta.
The Football Association said in a statement: "[This] was considered a non-standard case given the seriousness and both unusual and violent... | Leeds United striker Souleymane Doukara has been banned for eight matches for biting an opponent. | 35936425 |
Mr Biden is considering running for president and accounts depicting him as hesitant to attack Bin Laden have been seen as a political liability.
"Mr President, my suggestion is, don't go," Mr Biden told congressmen in 2012, according to ABC News.
But on Tuesday Mr Biden said he told President Obama privately to procee... | US Vice-President Joe Biden has said he supported carrying out the operation that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, a change from previous accounts. | 34589201 |
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They ended 2016 unbeaten under new coach Mal Meninga, have reclaimed the Four Nations title following Sunday's emphatic victory over New Zealand and they have returned to the top of the world rankings.
Just 12 months before they attempt to retain their World Cup crown down... | It's been a year of unchecked success for Australia's rugby league team. | 38046127 |
The Reds took a deserved lead when Daniel Sturridge flicked in a header after Dejan Lovren's mishit shot.
Sunderland equalised six minutes later as Defoe scored from the spot following Ragnar Klavan's trip on Didier Ndong, before Sadio Mane put the visitors back ahead with a close-range finish.
However, Mane then handl... | Jermain Defoe scored two penalties as Sunderland twice came from behind to earn a point against second-placed Liverpool. | 38433522 |
Representatives of Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist faiths spoke after meeting President Hollande.
On Wednesday evening Mr Hollande went on to attend a mass for the priest in Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral.
Fr Jacques Hamel died while conducting a service in his church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, a suburb of Rouen... | French religious leaders have called for more security at places of worship following the murder of an elderly priest in Normandy on Tuesday. | 36901897 |
Ms Harris, who was reportedly the first licensed female African American road racer in the US, was killed on Monday morning in Vancouver, Canada.
Eyewitnesses said she had lost control of the bike, jumped a kerb and crashed into a building.
Deadpool 2 star Ryan Reynolds said he was "heartbroken, shocked and devastated"... | The stuntwoman who died in a motorcycle accident while filming Deadpool 2 has been identified as Joi SJ Harris. | 40934283 |
Italy hopes its EU partners will on Thursday support an initiative to get a military mandate to destroy traffickers' vessels before they use them. The exact details are still unclear but a mandate from the EU - possibly also the UN - would be needed.
A British government source told us that all options were on the tabl... | "The most macabre travel agents in history" is how Italy's Interior Minister Angelino Alfano describes the people smugglers who charge migrants sums they can ill-afford to cross the Mediterranean in unsafe boats. | 32426016 |
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Two years earlier, Phil Mickelson had delivered a shocking and devastating critique of his captain and the American Ryder Cup set-up. The contrast in mood and sentiment this time around could not have been greater.
America's journey towards regaining the trophy after eight... | Amid smiles and laughter, it took a popped champagne bottle to shut him up. | 37547510 |
Mr Putin, an ally of Syria, called for more time to be given to the peace plan of envoy Kofi Annan.
The US and UK have called on Moscow to strengthen its condemnation of the Syrian regime since last week's massacre in Houla, where 108 died.
Earlier, Moscow opposed a UN Human Rights Council resolution on Syria.
In an em... | Russia's President Vladimir Putin has resisted diplomatic pressure from Western nations to support tougher action against Syria's government. | 18305445 |
No footballer has represented Wales 100 times and it is a very proud moment to have reached the milestone.
I have just flown in. I've come to Wales via Seattle, where I have been in pre-season preparation, and before that I was in Melbourne, which is where I last flew into Wales from, for the Cyprus Cup.
I am pretty ex... | It is a huge week in my life as I prepare to play for my country, Wales, for the 100th time on Wednesday. | 39484351 |
Prison officers have been under threat from dissident republicans for a number of years now. There has been a general threat as well as specific threats against some individuals.
A number have had to move home under a government funded scheme after being informed that dissidents were monitoring their movements and they... | There is a sense of shock at the first killing of a prison officer in Northern Ireland for almost 20 years, but not surprise. | 20174221 |
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Mahrez slipped as he took a second-half spot-kick that diverted the ball onto his standing foot before it looped into the net.
Referee Bobby Madley gave a free-kick to Man City because of the two touches.
"The shot was strange but the rule is clear. Two touches, the same a... | Riyad Mahrez's disallowed penalty in Leicester's 2-1 loss against Manchester City was a "freak" occurrence, said Foxes boss Craig Shakespeare. | 39909377 |
Official statistics showed passengers made 119 million fewer journeys in 2015-16 than the year before, a fall of 2.6%.
London also recorded its first drop in bus use since 2012 as congestion increased.
Transport for London (TfL) said it expected new "Hopper" fares to reverse the decline.
Campaigners blamed congestion, ... | Bus use across England has fallen to its lowest for a decade, new figures reveal. | 37691160 |
Emergency services were called to Rodway Road, Patchway at about 13:00 BST on Monday. Officers are treating the death as unexplained.
The property is currently cordoned off to allow for an examination to be carried out by a forensic team.
Avon and Somerset Police said a 42-year-old woman has been arrested and remains i... | A woman has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a woman's body was found in Bristol. | 36421272 |
About one in every 20 children aged five to 16 has a conduct disorder - persistent and extreme misbehaviour.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines outline how to spot and treat these conditions.
They say parents should play a central role in this.
While all children can be naughty from ti... | A health watchdog has issued guidelines to help parents distinguish between naughtiness and more worrying behaviour in their children that might need medical intervention. | 21936927 |
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The Reds are fourth in the Premier League and host Middlesbrough on Sunday (15:00 BST) knowing victory will earn Champions League football next term.
They last played in the competition in 2014-15 after finishing second.
"The world is not full of players who will make us b... | Liverpool "have spoken" to transfer targets for next season, says manager Jurgen Klopp. | 39973999 |
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Jay Donnelly headed the hosts ahead but Glentoran replied with a Curtis Allen free-kick and Jay Magee header.
Cliftonville keeper Conor Devlin and Glentoran's Chris Lavery were sent-off for fighting and the Glens were down to nine when Barry Holland was red-carded.
Clifton... | Cliftonville sealed a place in next season's Europa League with a dramatic 3-2 win over Glentoran at Solitude. | 36246751 |
Very quickly, in addition to smuggling weapons, the tunnel operators began importing any kind of sellable civilian wares.
After Israel withdrew from Gaza, the number of smuggling tunnels jumped from a few dozen to hundreds as more and more Gazans got involved in this lucrative business.
Taxes imposed by the Hamas gover... | The use of tunnels in Gaza began approximately a decade and a half ago, on the border with Egypt, to smuggle weapons into Gaza under the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) border security. | 28430298 |
The 20-year-old made 38 appearances for Gateshead this season, having joining in June 2016 after leaving Barnsley.
Smith had played 25 league games for the Tykes in 2015-16 as they won promotion to the Championship.
He has signed a two-year contract with Justin Edinburgh's League One side, providing competition for fel... | Northampton Town have signed left-back George Smith from National League side Gateshead for an undisclosed fee. | 39949527 |
What has been leaked overnight is that in some way he will pay for the £2bn-or-so upfront costs with cuts to tax reliefs on pensions.
All of this, right now, begs a huge number of questions.
Here are a few for the Labour leader to answer when he gives the detail of the reform at midday.
Can he make sure that the fee cu... | So as I mentioned a few weeks ago, Ed Miliband is about to confirm his plan to cut student tuition fees from £9,000 to £6,000. | 31656670 |
An independent panel appointed by Toshiba found institutional accounting irregularities, the firm said in a statement to investors.
Toshiba said it "takes the situation it has caused very seriously" and that it "deeply apologised" to shareholders.
The overstatement was roughly triple an initial Toshiba estimate.
The pr... | Toshiba overstated its operating profit by a total of 151.8bn yen ($1.22bn, £780m) over several years, according to the findings of a probe. | 33595370 |
The 19-year-old Switzerland Under-19 international, who was out of contract with the English Premier League club, has agreed a four-year deal.
Celtic hope Janko, for whom they will pay United a compensation fee, will complete his medical on Thursday.
Janko spent the end of last season on loan at Bolton Wanderers with f... | Celtic have completed the signing of right-back Saidy Janko from Manchester United subject to a medical. | 33288684 |
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMU) said patients could face significant difficulties seeing their doctor as the population grows.
The proposals would place GP, dental, research, fitness and library facilities under one roof.
ABMU said move was the best way to "promote good health".
Sian Harrop-Griffi... | Health bosses are hoping to open a wellness centre and GP academy in Swansea to ease the "acute" pressures facing primary care. | 37470707 |
Nike will provide the London club's kit from the 2017-18 season, after the Premier League team said in May it was ending its Adidas deal six years early.
The deal is reported to be worth £60m a season for the next 15 years, but the club did not confirm any cash figures.
Chelsea said it was an "incredibly exciting and i... | Chelsea has signed a new kit deal with US sportswear giants Nike, in an agreement which marks the largest commercial deal in the club's history. | 37652612 |
Fire crews were called to the Swindon site on Saturday morning.
Four fire engines and an aerial unit dealt with a fire in the die cast facility which was evacuated.
A spokesman for the firm said: "A small equipment fire occurred...while routine weekend maintenance work was taking place.
"Two associates were taken to ho... | Production at Honda's factory in Wiltshire will go ahead "as normal," following a fire which left two workers needing hospital treatment. | 35395010 |
Another 27 were wounded in the attack in Maymana, the capital of Faryab province, provincial governor Mohammadullah Batash said.
The bomber is believed to have detonated his explosives near the entrance to a busy market.
The attack comes as Afghans prepare to hold presidential elections on 5 April.
No group has so far ... | A suicide bomb attack in northern Afghanistan has killed at least 15 people including women and children, officials have told the BBC. | 26624641 |
Jackie Walker has faced criticism over comments made at the anti-Semitism event and on social media, and had been under pressure to quit.
Ms Walker told Channel 4: "I certainly wouldn't call myself an anti-Semite."
Labour said it did not comment on individual party memberships.
Earlier, the TSSA union said it would "se... | The vice-chairwoman of pro-Corbyn group Momentum has been suspended by the Labour Party over controversial comments she made at a party training event, it has been reported. | 37526320 |
The report finds that by 2030 the amount of CO2 entering the atmosphere will be some 25% above that mark.
The analysis takes into account the pledges that countries have made under the Paris climate agreement.
Many scientists say that technology to remove carbon from the air will now be needed to meet the Paris targets... | A UN review of national plans to cut carbon says they are well short of the levels needed to keep the rise in global temperatures under 2C. | 37849862 |
The Metro Mass Transit coach reportedly collided head-on with a cargo truck carrying tomatoes near the town of Kintampo on Wednesday evening.
Regional police chief Maxwell Atingane told Reuters news agency that many passengers died at the scene.
He said police were investigating the cause of the crash, believed to be o... | The number of people killed when a bus crashed into a truck in northern Ghana has risen to 71, medical officials say. | 35603163 |
"We're not making a Smurfs 3 film," said its director Kelly Asbury.
"Our story will explore the beginnings of the beloved little blue creatures in a fun full CG-animated comedy-adventure for every generation to enjoy."
The August 2015 release will follow two live action/CGI "hybrids" in which the Smurfs interacted with... | The third Smurfs film will be a wholly computer-animated affair that will take the popular cartoon characters in "a completely new fresh direction". | 26558157 |
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Briton Joshua, 27, unified the heavyweight division by stopping Wladimir Klitschko in the 11th round of their fight at Wembley on Saturday.
"All sports need flag-bearers," said Hearn, whose son Eddie promotes Joshua for their Matchroom Sport agency.
"Joshua is the finest r... | World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua can do for boxing what Tiger Woods has done for golf in the past 20 years, says promoter Barry Hearn. | 39774164 |
However, the chief inspector of prisons also praised it as "well led", with competent and caring staff.
He said that the jail - which was built for 317 inmates, but houses more than 500 - was making progress.
Last year, the Prison Reform Trust said Exeter was the fifth most overcrowded jail in the UK, with 530 inmates.... | Exeter Prison is "significantly overcrowded" with the use of illicit drugs "higher than expected", an unannounced inspection has found. | 25455202 |
The firms have all notified their users of the incidents, which varied in approach and do not appear to be connected.
In addition, several Uber users have complained of their accounts being hacked.
However, the car pick-up service said it had "found no evidence of a breach".
The firms have dealt with the attacks in dif... | British Airways' air-miles accounts, the coding site GitHub and the work chat service Slack have all been hit in the latest wave of cyber-attacks. | 32115292 |
The Devils Hole pupfish survive in 32-degree Celsius water in a rock shaft in Death Valley in the US.
Previous studies suggested they could have become separated as a distinct population more than 10,000 years ago.
But the latest genetic analysis points to the pupfish being resident in their unique habitat for perhaps ... | One of the most extraordinary fish species in world may not be as old as once thought. | 35420408 |
Lab testing has revealed there have been 1,704 cases so far - 9% higher than the average seen at this stage in the previous five winters.
This will be a fraction of the total number because it only captures people seeking NHS help.
In hospitals, there have been 100 outbreaks of the bug.
These outbreaks cause hospitals ... | The number of people falling ill with the vomiting bug norovirus in England this winter is at higher than average levels, figures suggest. | 38263593 |
It said that the implications were new, serious and of such gravity that a commission had to be set up.
"A system was in place in a large number of Garda (police) stations whereby incoming and outgoing telephone calls were taped," it said.
It is understood the revelations could have an impact on past and current court ... | The Irish government has set up an inquiry into allegations of widespread secret recordings by police. | 26737264 |
The 25-year-old super-bantamweight from Belfast will fight at the 9,500-capacity UIC Pavilion.
Conlan, a former world amateur champion and London Olympics bronze medallist, impressed on his professional debut in New York on St Patrick's Day.
He stopped American Tim Ibarra inside three rounds at Madison Square Garden.
M... | Michael Conlan's second professional contest will be staged in Chicago on 26 May with an opponent yet to be confirmed. | 39652372 |
He says they cannot afford to treat the game as a warm-up for their summer matches with England and New Zealand.
"It's a Test match, it's at home and seriously if you write Italy off, you'll pay the price for it," he said.
Wales have won six of their seven home Six Nations clashes with Italy.
Italy's margin of defeat i... | Lock Luke Charteris is warning that Wales will "pay the price" if they take Italy lightly in the final match of the Six Nations campaign. | 35808066 |
16 December 2016 Last updated at 18:46 GMT
America chose a new president, Rio hosted the Olympics and Paralympics, the UK voted to leave the European Union - and that's just for starters!
So why not take a little look back over some of the biggest news stories of the past 12 months?
Check out the video to see some of t... | 2016 has been an eventful year to say the least. | 38345080 |
Crolla, who faces Burns at the Manchester Arena on 7 October, told BBC Scotland: "I can't wait for the fight.
"There will be a great travelling support from Scotland and I'll be in front of my beloved Manchester crowd.
"I've got a lot of respect for Ricky as a fighter and a person. I'll have to be at my best to beat hi... | Anthony Crolla says the build-up to his lightweight fight against Ricky Burns is devoid of "trash-talking" because of their respect for one other. | 40917801 |
The hosts finished on 174-4 despite the efforts off Joe Denly (68 off 50 balls) and Sam Northeast (60 off 34).
Glamorgan's 199-2 was given a blistering start by Aneurin Donald's 50 off 31 balls.
Captain Jacques Rudolph then played a range of inventive shots in his unbeaten 77 from 52 deliveries.
It was his third half-c... | Glamorgan remain top of the T20 Blast Southern Group after they held their nerve to beat Kent by 25 runs in a high-scoring affair at Canterbury. | 40765712 |
Both were named in Boro's matchday squad for their game against Accrington Stanley on Saturday.
Adams, 20, made three appearances for Brentford at the end of last season, following a loan spell at Barnet, as they won promotion to the Championship.
Clarke, 19, also played three games for the Bees last term, the most rec... | Stevenage have signed midfielders Josh Clarke and Charlie Adams from Brentford on one-month youth loans. | 29675054 |
The film, in which McCarthy plays an eccentric tycoon, took an estimated $23.5m (£16.5m) on its debut weekend.
Dawn of Justice was knocked to second place in its third week, pulling in an estimated $23.4m (£16.4m).
But when final box office figures are released on Monday, the DC comics "mash-up" could still come out on... | Melissa McCarthy's new comedy The Boss has unseated Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice from the top of the North American and Canadian box office. | 36013563 |
The 24-year-old has 55 goals in 93 La Liga games since joining from Santos for a reported fee of £48.6m in 2013.
Manchester United and Paris St-Germain were linked with the Brazil forward, whose current deal ends in 2018.
Barca president Josep Bartomeu said: "In the next few days we will finalise an extension." Neymar ... | Neymar will stay at Barcelona and is set to sign a new five-year contract, according to his agency NN consulting. | 36674845 |
The cheapest deals are often reserved for new customers only.
Meanwhile existing customers have been offered deals which can be hundreds of pounds a year more expensive.
The four companies, E.ON, EDF, SSE and British Gas said they were simply responding to changes in the market.
While the British Gas tariff has now bee... | Four of the UK's largest energy companies have been barring their own customers from some of the best deals for gas and electricity, the BBC's Moneybox programme has learnt. | 37521168 |
The victim, who was in her 30s, was attacked while walking on Raglan Street, Lowestoft, in January 2005.
Fokrul Islam, 38, from Nevendon Road, Wickford in Essex was found guilty of rape last year at Ipswich Crown Court.
Suffolk Police said the woman reported the attack at the time and this helped secure DNA evidence.
I... | A man has been jailed for nine years for dragging a woman off the street and raping her in the back of a vehicle ten years ago. | 30686751 |
In 2014, a whistleblower sent the email, to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment.
It warned them that the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) was seriously flawed.
In the email, the whistleblower is remarkably clear about where the scheme was going wrong.
The warning was not acted on and the scheme continued o... | An email that was worth hundreds of millions of pounds to the taxpayers of Northern Ireland and ignored by the Department of Enterprise has been obtained by BBC Spotlight. | 38229535 |
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Cook, skipper since 2012, watched as England lost four wickets for 13 runs on Monday to slump to an innings defeat and series loss against India.
The opener will discuss his role with director of cricket Andrew Strauss.
"You start having questions, of course you do," said ... | Alastair Cook says he has "questions" about his role as England Test captain, after admitting Joe Root is "ready" to be his successor. | 38286086 |
Dozens of families did not receive their babies' ashes from Shrewsbury's Emstrey Crematorium from 1996 to 2012.
Earlier this month an inquiry concluded a national inspector should be created for crematoriums.
Now 20 similar cases have emerged from across the country.
Glen Perkins, from the Action For Ashes campaign gro... | Grieving parents have contacted the BBC in the wake of the Shropshire baby ashes scandal to relate similar experiences of ashes not being returned. | 33101959 |
Everton is the second South American coach to win the trophy as IfeanyiUbah beat Nasarawa United 5-4 on penalties in Sunday's final.
His compatriot Paulo Roberto Diaz won both the league and FA Cup with Enugu Rangers in 1981.
It was also a first FA Cup win for the club that has a partnership deal with English side West... | Brazilian Rafael Everton Lira is hoping his Nigerian FA Cup Success will pave the way for other coaches and players to follow him to the continent. | 37908024 |
HMS Queen Elizabeth entered Portsmouth Harbour for the first time at about 07:10 BST following extensive preparations at the naval base.
The 65,000-tonne ship has been undergoing sea trials since setting sail from Rosyth dockyard in Fife, where it was built, in June.
The 900ft (280m) long carrier cannot currently deplo... | The UK's new £3bn aircraft carrier has docked in its home port. | 40936071 |
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Adams outpointed Norway's Marielle Hansen in Turkey to secure a women's flyweight (48-51kg) spot in Rio.
Compatriots Galal Yafai, Qais Ashfaq, Muhammad Ali, Joe Cordina, Josh Buatsi, Lawrence Okolie and Joe Joyce also secured places with semi-final wins.
Anthony Fowler cou... | Olympic champion Nicola Adams led the way as eight British boxers earned places at this summer's Rio Games with wins at the European qualifying event. | 36055632 |
The Pope urged the refugees - forced to flee their homes by the militant group Islamic State - to "persevere", and said he was close to them in his heart.
At a Christmas Eve midnight Mass at St Peter's Basilica, the Pope called on believers to show more empathy towards family and friends.
On Christmas Day, the Pope wil... | Pope Francis has spoken by telephone to Iraqi refugees in a camp near Irbil before celebrating Christmas Eve Mass. | 30600579 |
In 2004-05 there were 10,145 hip replacements for people aged 59 and below, with 17,883 in 2014-15.
The Royal College of Surgeons says this is partly because doctors are now more confident that replacement joints will be more durable than in the past.
Patients are also said to be less willing to wait.
As a proportion o... | The number of hip replacement operations on people aged under 60 has risen 76% in the last decade, NHS figures for England reveal. | 35699161 |
Mr Bush, former governor of Florida, dropped out of the race last month after poor showings in state contests.
He said Mr Cruz has shown the ability to appeal to voters and win primary contests, like in Utah on Tuesday.
Republicans must "overcome the divisiveness and vulgarity" Donald Trump has introduced, he said.
If ... | Former Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has endorsed Texas Senator Ted Cruz for president, calling him a "principled conservative". | 35883899 |
Communities Secretary Carl Sargeant said it would help them build on the "very positive start" they had made on new rules which oblige local authorities to prevent homelessness.
The Welsh Government budget sees total funding for day-to-day council spending in 2017/18 rise by £10m to £4.1bn.
Finance Secretary Mark Drake... | Another £6m to tackle homelessness is being given to local councils in Wales. | 38390524 |
The group, who travelled to the Senedd in Cardiff, are calling for Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest to have 24-hour paediatric care reinstated.
The unit was downgraded two years ago to a 12-hour, daytime only service.
Children needing to be admitted are now sent to Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen.
Hywel Dda health bo... | Campaigners who want overnight children's care returned to a Pembrokeshire hospital have delivered a 20,000-signature petition to ministers. | 35751760 |
The man was arrested by police in Birmingham on Wednesday and was brought to Northern Ireland for questioning.
He faces a number of charges involving drug trafficking and money laundering and is to appear before Newtownards Magistrates' Court.
He was among 15 people arrested in the UK and Italy during the investigation... | A 37-year-old man is due in court later over an international investigation into the supply of 'skunk' cannabis to Northern Ireland. | 32096340 |
Crews fought the blaze through the night at Pirbright after the wildfire started on Wednesday afternoon.
Surrey fire service said the blaze covered four hectares when they were called at midday. Within four hours, it had spread across 30 hectares.
BBC reporter Mike Buxton said the heath was mostly Ministry of Defence l... | About 40 hectares of heathland have been destroyed by fire in Surrey. | 32330902 |
Members of the GMB union are taking the action over grading and pay proposals by Cityclean, Brighton and Hove City Council's refuse service.
In January, the staff began a new work to rule over job changes.
The council said a "well-established and consistent process" had been used to determine pay for the city's binmen.... | Brighton's refuse and recycling collectors are to go on strike in a long-running row over pay. | 31136050 |
Life expectancy is now 77.1 years for men and 81.1 for women - up 8 and 5.8 years since 1984.
Statistics published by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) showed 82,440 people came to Scotland from the UK and overseas and 64,860 left in the year up to June 2014.
There were 29,069 marriages, 56,725 births and 54,239 d... | Scotland's population has reached its highest ever total of 5,347,600, according to official figures. | 34001914 |
Arsenal are sixth in the Premier League and five points behind Manchester City in fourth, with six games to play.
The Gunners boss described February's 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich and the 3-1 defeat by Chelsea as "big knocks".
"We were a bit like a boxer who got put on the floor twice," he said.
"We lost and people inter... | Arsene Wenger says his Arsenal players have been "shocked" by some of their results this season, but insists his squad are capable to fight in Sunday's north London derby against Tottenham. | 39759421 |
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