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The 35-year-old Scot finished fifth at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday to ease his fears.
"I actually saw a training aid online and I found one, believe it or not, at the range I practise at - Mearns Castle," Warren said.
"I tried it, bought two of them online and I warmed up every day using it."
Warren... | Marc Warren has thanked a £30 golf training aid he stumbled upon while surfing the internet for saving his European Tour card for next season. | 37611391 |
The programme, filmed in Ceredigion, is shot in English and Welsh and called Y Gwyll for the bilingual version.
It features Richard Harrington playing Det Ch Insp Tom Mathias.
Filming in and around Aberystwyth for the new series starts in January, with the Welsh version being screened on S4C next autumn and English on ... | Crime drama series Hinterland will return for a third series, it has been confirmed. | 34696574 |
The think tank says living standards improved significantly between 2014 and the beginning of 2016, as subdued inflation coincided with rising wages and employment.
But a rise in inflation late in 2016, coupled with slower income growth, has ended that boom, it argues.
The conclusions are part of its annual report, pub... | A "mini-boom" in living standards has ended according to a report by the Resolution Foundation. | 38787371 |
Gwent Police was called to the B4293 near Llanishen at 11:45 GMT on Saturday after two cars collided.
Police said a 46-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving whilst under the influence of alcohol.
Anyone with information has been asked to contact police. | A man has been arrested after a 50-year-old woman was killed in a car crash in Monmouthshire at the weekend. | 35865262 |
In the two-page typed draft with handwritten notes, Lennon criticises the couple for their treatment of him and his wife, Yoko Ono.
The attack is said to be in response to Linda's criticism of him not publicly announcing his departure from the band.
The letter was sold at a US auction to an anonymous collector in Dalla... | A furious letter from John Lennon to Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda, written after The Beatles' break-up has sold for nearly $30,000 (£24,200). | 38037615 |
Last year AIB was valued at 11.3bn euros, so a share sale may yield 3bn euros or more.
The bailout cost Irish taxpayers 21bn euros ($23.50bn).
Finance minister Michael Noonan said the progress made by AIB and current market conditions meant the time was right to start privatising the bank.
The financial crisis, which t... | Ireland is to sell 25% of Allied Irish Banks back to the public, eight years after it was rescued during the financial crisis. | 40105813 |
On Monday, 22 people were killed and 64 injured when a bomber detonated a device as people left Grande's show at the 21,000-seater Manchester Arena.
A statement said the US singer's Dangerous Woman tour would be suspended until 7 June.
It added that Grande, 23, wanted to pay "proper respects to those lost".
As well as ... | Ariana Grande's concerts at London's O2 Arena on Thursday and Friday have been cancelled following the Manchester suicide bombing. | 40037128 |
The work and pensions secretary - a friend and ally of the PM - has been made First Secretary of State, effectively her second in command.
Michael Gove, one of the driving forces of the Brexit campaign, returns to the front bench as environment secretary.
The previous incumbent, Andrea Leadsom, has been appointed as th... | Damian Green is the big winner as Theresa May seeks to shore up her authority in a post-election reshuffle. | 40241229 |
Suarez, signed from Liverpool for £75m this summer, is serving a four-month ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup.
He was banned on 26 June but the incident took place on 24 June, meaning he should be available at the Bernabeu.
The second El Clasico of the season is set for 22 March 2015.... | Luis Suarez could make his Barcelona debut against rivals Real Madrid, with the first El Clasico of the season set for the weekend of Sunday, 26 October. | 28463841 |
They indicate the Christian Democrats lost support in Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rhineland Palatinate, but remain the largest party in Saxony-Anhalt.
The anti-migrant AfD achieved gains in all three states, exit polls indicate.
The elections were seen as a test of support for Chancellor Merkel's policy of accommodating ref... | The party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel has suffered defeats in two of three states holding regional elections, exit polls suggest. | 35796831 |
McDowell needed to improve on his 73, but carded a 76 to lie on five over par, three outside the cut mark.
Clarke did not look like staying in the tournament after his opening 78, and his 81 on Friday put him on 15 over.
Former winner Padraig Harrington and fellow Irishman Shane Lowry also failed to qualify for the wee... | Rory McIlroy was the only Northern Ireland player to make the cut at the US PGA as Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke failed to make the weekend. | 33939359 |
He rose to prominence during a campaign against Belfast City Council's decision in December 2012 to limit the number of days the flag flies from the city hall.
The 24-year-old was also convicted of obstructing traffic during one of the demonstrations staged in Belfast.
Bryson, of Rosepark, Donaghadee, County Down, will... | The high-profile union flag protester Jamie Bryson has been found guilty of taking part in unlawful public processions. | 31946063 |
Cranes coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic has kept faith with the striker, who has not scored for club or country for almost eight months.
Goalkeeper Benjamin Ochan and Muzamil Mutyaba did not make the cut.
But Timothy Dennis Awany and Muhammed Shaban were included for their hard work and fighting spirit.
Uganda will be ... | Uganda skipper Geofrey Massa has been included in the final squad for the Africa Cup of Nations despite his misfiring form. | 38518626 |
Liverpool City Council is being asked to approve proposals by developers Place First to demolish and refurbish terraces in the Welsh Streets district.
Some homes will be knocked together to appeal to families, while others will be knocked down.
Last year, then Communities Secretary Eric Pickles overturned his planning ... | Ringo Starr's Liverpool birthplace is likely to be saved after years of uncertainty and wrangling. | 35429300 |
Denmark's centre-right government had wanted to abandon some Danish opt-outs from EU home affairs legislation.
But with all votes now counted, more than 53% said No to the proposals.
The vote comes weeks after the Paris attacks and as Europe struggles to deal with record numbers of migrants.
"It is a clear no," Prime M... | Danes have rejected adopting EU rules on cross-border policing in a referendum that could have seen the country take closer ties with the bloc, according to final results. | 35002158 |
The Telegraph reported that Harris Associates had cut its stake in Tesco from more than 3% to about 1.4%.
And in an email to the FT, Harris criticised the UK supermarket giant for operating an "incoherent strategy".
Overall, the FTSE 100, rose 5.56 points at 6,825.31, led by ITV on speculation it could be a takeover ta... | (Close): Shares in Tesco fell a further 1.9% following news that a major shareholder in the UK supermarket giant had cut its stake. | 29010066 |
Nick Norman and Moritz Korn members of Cairngorm Gliding Club at Feshiebridge, reached 28,500ft during a flight over the Cairngorms at the weekend.
The British Gliding Association (BGA) said that while it was not a new UK record, it was the highest gain to be achieved for several years.
Mr Norman and Mr Korn sought per... | Two pilots have set a new record height for his Scottish gliding club. | 36246481 |
In a speech to the National Assembly, Mr Castro said that, for normal relations to resume, a US embargo on Cuba would have to be lifted.
He also called for the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay to be returned to Cuba.
On Monday both countries are set to re-establish diplomatic ties for the first time since 1959.
"We are ... | The Cuban President, Raul Castro, has said his country must establish a new kind of relationship with the United States. | 33546303 |
About a quarter of all photographs uploaded to the site and tagged with the name of the city also include the word "Christmas" or "Xmas".
Across the 10 biggest English cities for population about one in five photographs on average is accompanied by those words as people get into the yuletide spirit.
Whether it is relax... | Leeds is the most Christmassy big city in England, if the photo-sharing service Instagram is anything to go by. | 35112577 |
Naomi Watts said she was "very excited" to take on the role for Glantraeth FC, based in Malltraeth, which has a population of 400 people.
The English-born star of Mulholland Drive and King Kong spent time as a child on her grandparents' farm nearby.
Glantraeth FC play in the third tier Welsh Alliance football league di... | A Hollywood A-lister has agreed to become the honorary president of a small Anglesey football club. | 35473354 |
Now in its fifth year, the BBC Radio 2 contest challenges under-13s to write a story about any fictional topic.
A record 120,421 entries were received, with thousands of volunteers helping to whittle down the entries.
Chris Evans unveiled the six young winners in a live broadcast from St James's Palace.
"Every single y... | Stories about heroic pigeons, poisoned cakes and living with a stammer were among the winners at this year's 500 Words competition. | 32927550 |
Mr Sands, who has been under pressure over the bank's slumping share price, says Mr Winters, who takes over in June, is "a great choice".
The bank's chairman, Sir John Peace, is to step down in 2016 and three non-executive directors are also leaving.
Shares in the troubled bank rose 3% in early morning trading.
The Asi... | UK bank Standard Chartered has announced that its chief executive, Peter Sands, will be replaced by ex-JPMorgan banker Bill Winters. | 31636505 |
Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Clarke was undercover as a correspondent for the Times when detained in the Spanish capital in 1941.
He was "dressed, down to a brassiere, as a woman", reports a letter from the British Embassy to the Foreign Office.
In 1940, he had been instrumental in establishing the British Commandos.
He i... | One of Britain's most influential World War II spies was arrested in Madrid for cross-dressing, files released by the National Archives show. | 22629712 |
They say Michael Vance died in the "dramatic" shootout on Sunday night nearly Leedey, west of Oklahoma City.
The 38-year-old suspect earlier in the day shot and wounded a police officer, triggering a police chase.
Last week he posted two Facebook videos after wounding two police officers. He is suspected of killing two... | A fugitive double murder suspect who is said to have live-streamed a getaway has been killed in a shootout with police, officials in Oklahoma say. | 37824345 |
It said the regulations for the new bidding round for licences - the first in six years - are stricter than before.
And companies applying to frack near beauty spots will have additional obligations.
But some environmental campaigners say the new rules are not tough enough.
Fracking involves blasting water, chemicals a... | Fracking licences can only be issued for beauty spots in "exceptional circumstances", according to new rules issued by the government. | 28513036 |
They talked about what had attracted them to London and "how we can continue to build on that for the future," Mrs May told the BBC's economics editor Kamal Ahmed, in Davos.
Her remarks came as several big banks said they may move staff out of London.
Both HSBC and UBS have said they could relocate about 1,000 jobs.
Mr... | Prime Minister Theresa May has had "positive discussion" with big banks about how they might be encouraged to keep jobs in the City of London. | 38677505 |
Kenny Rogers debuted the song in 2013; and Dolly Parton featured it in her record-breaking set a year later.
Now Barry Gibb, who wrote the song, has made it the centrepiece of his performance at the festival's coveted "legend slot".
It was one of a dozen or more classics from his, and the Bee Gees', catalogue that made... | We're calling it: Islands In The Stream has become the unofficial anthem of Glastonbury. | 40400072 |
Chelsea leave for China on Monday and manager Antonio Conte has told both players they will not be selected.
Striker Costa, 28, wants to return to Atletico Madrid, even though they are under a transfer ban.
Manchester United have been trying to reach an agreement to sign midfielder Matic, 28.
However, there is also tho... | Diego Costa and Nemanja Matic will miss Chelsea's pre-season tour of the Far East amid suggestions that both will leave Stamford Bridge. | 40615009 |
The girl was living at a boarding school in the Kharkiv region for orphans and children from broken homes.
Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov reported the case on Facebook, with photos of the 52-year-old teacher and girl. He said police had been monitoring them for four months.
Mr Avakov said the buyer hinted tha... | Police in eastern Ukraine have arrested a teacher accused of trying to sell a 13-year-old girl for $10,000 (£8,035). | 38064527 |
The board said it had taken the decision to "allow other political views to govern our football".
Last week, President Jose Mujica withdrew police protection from the home stadiums of Penarol and Nacional, Uruguay's most popular teams, following post-match violence.
On Wednesday, Nacional fans fought with police after ... | The entire board of Uruguay's Football Association has resigned amid a crisis over violence at matches. | 26829031 |
City lost 2-1 at home to title rivals Tottenham and lie in fourth, six points off leaders Leicester.
A contentious Harry Kane penalty gave Spurs the lead, before Kelechi Iheanacho equalised, but Christian Eriksen scored the winner late on.
"There is not a chance we will give up on the title. We have to improve," City c... | Manchester City "would be stupid to forget their history" and not fight for the title, says Vincent Kompany. | 35574801 |
Residents on the Shimmer estate in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, were told property valuation details were left on a train.
The rail firm is buying some of the newly-built houses to clear them to make way for the high-speed line.
The blunder was slammed by a local councillor as "unbelievable".
HS2 Ltd apologised to resi... | Surveyors working on the HS2 rail project lost confidential documents containing personal data of people whose homes are to be demolished. | 40679934 |
Seventeen French newsrooms will be involved in the CrossCheck project, with a focus on the French elections.
The news agencies involved include French daily Le Monde, BuzzFeed News and Agence France-Presse.
Germany and the US have already agreed measures with Facebook to help tackle the issue.
The news organisations op... | French journalists are teaming up with Facebook and Google to create a new fact-checking service aimed at tackling the rise of "fake news". | 38882236 |
John McCafferty, 71, has surpassed the previous Guinness World Record of 30 years, 11 months and 10 days set by an American man who died in 2009.
Mr McCafferty was told he had five years to live when he underwent the life-saving operation at Harefield Hospital in Middlesex 31 years ago.
He says his record should give h... | A British man has entered the record books as the world's longest-surviving heart transplant patient. | 25507128 |
Wednesday saw the start of the journey for 12 amateur bakers who are vying to be crowned the latest Bake Off winner.
Last year saw the series move from BBC Two to One, and it attracted huge ratings thanks to headline-grabbing incidents such as "Flangate".
A record 12.3 million viewers watched Nancy Birtwhistle win the ... | The return of BBC One's The Great British Bake Off attracted 9.3 million viewers - more than two million up on last year's opening episode. | 33800711 |
The Scottish FA bid for Glasgow to be one of the 13 cities that will stage games during the competition, which marks the 60th anniversary of the European confederation.
"It's fantastic news for Scotland and for Scottish football," said SFA chief executive Stewart Regan.
Hampden will stage three group stage games and on... | Hampden has been chosen to host games as part of the European Championships in 2020, Uefa has confirmed. | 29279988 |
Michael Johnson killed 70-year-old Trevor Hadlow in Gillingham, Kent, on 20 November, 2016.
The 18-year-old was also found guilty of dangerous driving for a separate incident a few months before, when he ploughed his car into a traffic warden.
Body-cam footage caught the moment Johnson accelerated into David Drury.
Joh... | A motorist who mowed down a pensioner while stealing a trailer from a farm has been convicted of manslaughter at Maidstone Crown Court. | 39720744 |
Tata Motors said that "as a socially responsible company", it had decided to rebrand the vehicle.
The car will go on show at a motor show in Delhi on Wednesday under its old name, but Tata will announce a new name "after a few weeks".
The Zika virus has now reached more than 20 countries and territories.
The World Heal... | Indian carmaker Tata Motors is to rename its forthcoming Zica hatchback after the similarly-named Zika virus sparked a global health emergency. | 35473552 |
Police and Crime Commissioner Alun Michael said the money - an extra 11 to 15p per week for most households - would safeguard policing levels.
He added South Wales Police remained the lowest cost to tax payers of the Welsh forces.
The increase for the next financial year will raise an extra £5m.
Mr Michael said it wou... | People living in the South Wales Police area will see a 5% increase in the amount they pay for policing - the highest rise of all four Welsh forces. | 30972854 |
The Foxes' richly-deserved 3-1 victory in the battle of the top two at Etihad Stadium put them five points clear at the top of the Premier League and installed them as title favourites with every bookmaker.
And it stripped away the last shield keeping Leicester under the radar, despite Ranieri's masterpiece of expectat... | Leicester City's win at Manchester City - the most significant result so far in what is becoming a stunning story - means there is no hiding place for manager Claudio Ranieri's side. | 35514306 |
The former sheet metal worker from Stoke-on-Trent has won everything the sport has to offer multiple times - setting records which may never be broken.
The 16-time world champion announced in January that 2017 would be his final year on the circuit after three decades of darting dominance.
On Thursday, the 56-year-old ... | When Phil Taylor puts away his darts for the final time after the 2018 PDC World Championship, an era of sporting greatness like few others will come to a close. | 39938771 |
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Chisora threw a table at Whyte in Wednesday's news conference.
He has received a two-year ban from boxing, which comes in if he commits another offence, been fined £25,000 and told to pay another £5,000 in costs.
The British Boxing Board of Control withdrew their sanction ... | Dereck Chisora's fight against British heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte on Saturday in Manchester will go ahead - but will no longer be for the title. | 38255718 |
It could be by accident. It could be part of a plan to establish his independent credentials. Or it could simply be an early attempt at framing Republican policies in terms palatable to his working-class supporters.
Whatever the reason, Mr Trump has staked out positions that are not exactly in harmony with Republican o... | With just days to go before inauguration, Donald Trump is making life rather difficult for his party's leadership in Congress. | 38656814 |
Campaign group Public Eye says retailers are exploiting weak regulatory standards.
Vitol, Trafigura, Addax & Oryx and Lynx Energy have been named because they are shareholders of the fuel retailers.
Trafigura and Vitol say the report is misconceived and retailers work within legal limits enforced in the countries.
Thre... | Swiss firms have been criticised in a report for their links to the African trade in diesel with toxin levels that are illegal in Europe. | 37373414 |
Flight TOM6248, which was bound for Tenerife, struck a seagull shortly after taking off at 08:21 GMT.
Passengers described a loud thud from the left engine and the plane vibrating.
A Thomson Airways spokeswoman said: "We would like to reassure customers that issues of this nature are very rare."
The passengers were tak... | A plane made an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport after a bird damaged an engine when it took off from Bournemouth. | 38569010 |
Patricia Swiggs described the "absolutely terrible" moment when the girl's mother brought her into her home in Whitecross after she was hurt.
The girl, 4, is stable in hospital with "serious internal injuries".
Police have not commented on details, but a man, believed to be the girl's father, died at the scene on Thurs... | A girl who was seriously hurt in an incident that left a man dead in Cornwall was reportedly stabbed by her father, a neighbour said. | 32928088 |
But the research, led by Strathclyde University, said 60% did not report it.
The Scottish government said it was giving £3m to organisations promoting racial and religious equality.
More than 500 people across Scotland were questioned in the survey, which is claimed to be the first focused exclusively on BME experienc... | A third of black and minority ethnic (BME) Scots have experienced discrimination in the last five years, a study has suggested. | 34220544 |
O'Donovan Rossa was a renowned leader of the Fenian movement in the 19th Century seeking independence from Britain.
His burial in Dublin's Glasnevin Cemetery on 1 August, 1915, was one of the largest political funerals in Irish history.
1916 Easter Rising leader Padraig Pearse delivered the funeral oration.
The event i... | A re-enactment of the funeral of the Irish republican leader Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa is due to take place in Dublin on Saturday. | 33725812 |
A court in Dakar heard police caught the men having sex during a raid.
The mother of one of the accused told the authorities her son was gay, but she failed to show up as a prosecution witness at the trial.
Homosexuality is banned in the west African country. It is punishable by up to five years in prison and fines of ... | Seven men have been jailed for six months in Senegal, after they were found guilty of homosexuality. | 34023204 |
The court had heard that a Surrey police officer was paid £10,000 for tips between 2002 and 2011.
The jury was not told during the trial that the officer, Simon Quinn, of Horsham, West Sussex, had pleaded guilty to the offence.
He was jailed for 18 months earlier this year.
Mr Pharo, 46, from London, and Mr Pyatt, 52,... | Sun journalists Chris Pharo and Jamie Pyatt have been cleared of aiding and abetting a police officer to commit misconduct in a public office. | 34540619 |
The Offshore Co-ordinating Group (OCG) comprises Unite, the RMT, GMB, Balpa and Nautilus.
Speaking at the launch, STUC general secretary Grahame Smith said it was in response to the "scale of the challenges" being faced.
He said the OCG would co-ordinate campaigns and policies as there was a "future worth fighting for"... | Unions have joined forces to try and protect workers in the offshore oil and gas industry. | 35524515 |
The patch fixes issues surrounding Java, a popular programming language that had a major security hole allowing malicious code to infect machines.
Apple was among several companies targeted in recent weeks by hackers exploiting the Java weakness.
One expert criticised Apple, saying it "could have been quicker" to act.
... | Less than 24 hours after admitting some of its employees computers had been hacked, Apple has pushed out a security update to users of its Mac computers. | 21519856 |
Movies Beavan has worked on include Gosford Park and Mad Max: Fury Road.
Fury Road's Glasgow-born producer Iain Smith and head of visual effects Andrew Jackson were guests at 2015's festival.
Faber's book The Crimson Petal and the White was adapted for a BBC TV drama, while Under the Skin was made into a film starring ... | Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan, novelist Michel Faber and film-maker Kevin MacDonald will be guests at December's Cromarty Film Festival. | 37641879 |
The UK's longest-reigning monarch appears in a photograph taken by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz.
The image was taken when the Queen posed for three official pictures at Easter to mark her 90th birthday.
The Duke of Edinburgh also posed with the Queen, and their picture will appear in the magazine, out on Frid... | The Queen is to appear on the front page of the latest edition of Vanity Fair magazine with her pet dogs. | 36421541 |
Full-back Niamh Briggs is the captain of the Ireland rugby union team. This year Ireland will host the World Cup and in this special column - written for Women's Sport Week 2017 - Niamh explains the challenges of preparing for the tournament as an amateur team, striking the right balance between work and sport and the ... | The 2017 Women's Rugby Union World Cup takes place in August and it is a huge opportunity for the game in Ireland. | 40233008 |
Mark Bridger, 47, from Ceinws, Powys, denies abducting and murdering April, who disappeared near her home in Machynlleth on 1 October 2012.
Blood was found in his living room, bathroom and hallway, the jury heard.
Prosecutors said there was a one-in-a-billion chance it was not April's.
On Wednesday, prosecutor Elwen Ev... | Blood found at the home of the man accused of murdering missing April Jones in a sexually motivated attack matched that of the five-year-old, Mold Crown Court heard. | 22364616 |
Police said an initial post-mortem examination had been completed on 34-year-old Matthew Symonds and a file was being prepared for the coroner.
The case has also been referred to the Health and Safety Executive.
The family of Mr Symonds, who came from Swindon, said they remained "distressed" about the circumstances in ... | The death of a man whose remains were found at a Bristol recycling plant is not being treated as suspicious. | 28753571 |
The Belfast-born star was recognised for services to music, and tourism in Northern Ireland, the inspiration for many of his hits.
There were only eight new dames in the list, compared with more than three times as many knights.
But overall, more than half (51%) of recipients were women, outnumbering men for only the s... | Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and US actor Kevin Spacey have been given knighthoods in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. | 33109755 |
The Pharaohs were beaten 2-1 by Cameroon on Sunday.
"He will stay as head coach, we like what he is doing with the team," said EFA president Hany Abo Rida.
"We are in a good place in World Cup qualification and we dream we can reach the tournament in Russia in 2018. We all support him."
Egypt are top of Group E after t... | Egypt coach Hector Cuper has been assured he has the full support of the Egyptian Football Association after losing the Africa Cup of Nations final. | 38885621 |
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn gobeithio darparu gwell gwasanaeth rhyngrwyd i 96% o gartrefi Cymru erbyn diwedd y flwyddyn.
Ond dywed BT fod yna broblemau wedi bod wrth geisio cael mynediad i dir, neu hawl i gloddio mewn rhai ardaloedd.
Mae disgwyl i'r cynllun gostio dros £400m.
Cafodd cynllun Cyflymu Cymru, sy'n defnyddio a... | Dywed cwmni BT fod y gwaith o geisio sicrhau band eang cyflym iawn i 40,000 o gartrefi a busnesau yng Nghymru yn wynebu oedi oherwydd yr her o osod ceblau ffibr optig. | 38774446 |
Murray is one of four Britons in singles action with Johanna Konta, Heather Watson and Dan Evans also hoping to progress. Here is what you should not miss on the fourth day of Wimbledon.
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Former champion Murray will play Chinese Tapei's Yen-Hsun Lu, a man who beat three-tim... | Andy Murray will attempt to reach the third round on Thursday as Wimbledon starts play earlier than usual after two rain-disrupted days. | 36668904 |
Clive Efford, Labour MP for Eltham, said he had been bombarded with angry messages and complaints from constituents about the service.
One said the trains which link south London, Kent and parts of East Sussex were the worst they had been in 40 years, Mr Efford added.
MPs across the political divide spoke during the We... | Commuters using Southeastern trains are facing "meltdown" from constantly delayed services, MPs have been told. | 35709692 |
The aim of the redundancy scheme is to cut around 3,000 civil service jobs.
The first 1,200 civil servants are due to leave on 30 September.
But that is now uncertain due to the Stormont Executive's continuing disagreement on welfare reform and the budget.
Dr Malcolm McKibben told a Stormont committee on Wednesday that... | The head of the Northern Ireland civil service has set an August deadline for deciding whether the first tranche of voluntary redundancies will go ahead. | 33086279 |
The 34-year-old has signed a one-year deal with the option of an extension.
Essien told the club's website: "Thank you for bringing me here. I'm excited and want to give my best."
Teddy Tjahyono, part of the Persib Bandung management, said: "The reason to bring Michael Essien is in order to increase the value of compet... | Former Chelsea and Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has joined Indonesian side Persib Bandung. | 39268550 |
Magnay, Colin Larkin, Jack Lester and Liam Hatch depart despite playing in the play-off final defeat by Cambridge.
In addition Ryan Noble, Josh Walker, Luke O'Brien and Jordan Holt will leave on the expiry of their current deals.
Three players who ended the season out on loan - Adam Boyes, Joe Tait and Richard Brodie -... | Defender Carl Magnay is one of 11 players to leave Gateshead this summer after not being offered a new contract by the Conference Premier club. | 27622130 |
The Ulster Unionist says he acknowledges there are dangers either way, and hasn't been impressed by either the Leave or Remain campaigns which he regards as too negative.
In March, the Ulster Unionist executive said it believed Northern Ireland would be better remaining in a reformed European Union.
However, the execut... | The Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP Tom Elliott says that he will probably vote to leave the European Union in next week's referendum. | 36539810 |
The estimated eight-metre-long (26ft) snake was spotted Thursday under a fallen tree on the island of Penang.
It died on Sunday after laying eggs, Herme Herisyam, operations chief for Penang's Civil Defence Department's southwest district told the BBC.
The current record for longest snake ever caught is 7.67m (25ft), G... | A giant python found on a Malaysian building site, that may be the longest ever caught, has died, officials say. | 36014614 |
The leg-spinner was banned in June 2012 after being found guilty of corruption while playing for Essex during a one-day match in 2009.
Kaneria, 33, denies wrongdoing but the Court of Appeal said his application was "totally without merit".
"It means Kaneria has exhausted all the legal options available to him," the Eng... | Former Pakistan bowler Danish Kaneria's application to appeal against a life ban for spot-fixing has been refused. | 28756825 |
Lewandowski scored a deflected free-kick, with Kingsley Coman firing home a second before a Lewandowski tap-in.
Franck Ribery scored a free-kick, with Mats Hummels adding a late finish.
Elsewhere, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick as holders Borussia Dortmund beat Rielasingen-Arlen of the sixth division 4-0.... | Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich thrashed third-tier Chemnitzer to reach the second round of the German Cup. | 40869227 |
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The England all-rounder was the best player in the 2005 home Ashes victory over Australia having produced match-winning moments throughout.
Flintoff scored 141 runs in total in the second Test, a crucial century in the fourth Test and took 23 wickets throughout the series ... | In 2005, cricketer Andrew Flintoff was named Sports Personality of the Year. | 24742871 |
The most recent inspections across 22 homes found 42% of key "themes" were failing to reach "good" standards.
They were judged to be unsatisfactory (1%), weak (13%) or adequate (28%).
Scottish Borders Council has set up an improvement team led by Tweeddale councillor Catriona Bhatia to look at ways to address any faili... | A task force has been established in the Scottish Borders to drive up the quality of service being provided in care homes across the region. | 27777923 |
Former Barnsley player McCourt, 22, joins the Spireites on a two-year deal.
He made 32 appearances in all competitions last season after joining Northampton on a free from Barnsley.
"He's technically a good player as well as being very aggressive and a tough tackler," Chesterfield manager Gary Caldwell said. "Jak gives... | Midfielder Jak McCourt has joined League Two Chesterfield following his release by Northampton Town. | 40543101 |
Dylann Roof should have been stopped from purchasing a weapon due to a felony charge, FBI chief James Comey told reporters on Friday.
But he said the charge was either incorrectly entered into a background check system or mishandled by analysts.
Roof is facing nine counts of murder over the 17 June attack in Charleston... | The man accused of killing nine black churchgoers in South Carolina last month was able to buy a gun due to a background check failure, the FBI says. | 33487577 |
The teenager was walking in the Moorgate Street area of Rotherham on 22 June when he was attacked shortly after midnight.
South Yorkshire Police has released a CCTV image of a man it thinks "may hold important information about what happened".
He is described as white, tall and of stocky build, aged between 25 and 30.
... | An 18-year-old man has been raped in a street attack. | 40448010 |
According to their own records, Sunday's 2-1 win at Selhurst Park was the first time in the Reds' 124-year history they have come back from a goal down to win with 10 men.
That is a great achievement, but Klopp's hand was forced because his side were a goal and a man down with half an hour left, and he had to gamble.
I... | Some people will see Liverpool's fightback to beat Crystal Palace as further evidence of the 'Jurgen Klopp effect', but on this occasion I think it had as much to do with them getting a bit lucky. | 35741758 |
Newcastle had led after just 23 seconds thanks to Ayoze Perez's placed effort.
Jacob Murphy's far-post finish made it 1-1 before goalkeeper Karl Darlow gifted Norwich the lead as he scuffed a clearance and Cameron Jerome tucked in.
Matt Ritchie hit the bar for Newcastle before they deservedly levelled through Jamaal La... | Norwich City and Newcastle United had to settle for a draw after a frantic Championship game at Carrow Road. | 38889065 |
Mark Simpson denied murdering his then-girlfriend's daughter Alexis Matheson by assaulting her in 2007.
A jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict at the High Court in Aberdeen in 2010 and Simpson was jailed for a minimum of 20 years.
The review was ordered in February last year, and the report is due on Friday.
The re... | The results of a review into the death of a six-week-old baby murdered in Aberdeen are due to be published later this week, BBC Scotland has learned. | 19626471 |
The 24-hour strike - which would have been the second held this year - was due to take place on 1 February as part of a row over conditions.
Aslef said it was suspending the strike and lifting the overtime ban in force.
Arriva said it was a "positive step towards resolving this industrial dispute".
The matter will be c... | Strike action by Arriva Trains Wales drivers has been called off after "lengthy negotiations", the Aslef union has said. | 35412813 |
In November, Friends of the Earth lost a case over how the issue was enforced.
It said the former Department of the Environment should have issued a stop notice which would have led to an immediate cessation.
But a judge ruled that the then DoE minister Mark H Durkan had not been "turning a blind eye".
Instead of a sto... | An environmental group is appealing against a court decision over unregulated sand extraction from Lough Neagh. | 38500893 |
The Giro, one of three three-week Grand Tours that include the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana, begins on 5 May in Sardinia and ends in Milan on 28 May.
Welshman Thomas goes into the race in fine form after becoming the first Briton to win the Tour of the Alps.
"My preparation has gone well and to win the Tour of th... | Britain's Geraint Thomas and Spain's Mikel Landa will lead Team Sky in the 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia. | 39745935 |
Listeners to Mike Vitti's show on Saturday heard about five minutes of groaning in the background as music and adverts played.
A statement from Vitti was posted on the station's website on Monday.
"Please accept our profound and sincere apologies for any offence we may have caused," it read.
"Unfortunately we had an un... | Digital station Jazz FM has apologised after what appeared to be part of a pornographic film soundtrack was broadcast during one of its shows. | 17112027 |
Even better news for the Moray side was that the leading Loons were beaten 1-0 at home by Arbroath.
The Red Lichties are third after Clyde lost 2-1 away to Montrose, who move off the bottom above Stirling Albion.
Albion lost 2-0 to Edinburgh City, now unbeaten in six league games, while Annan Athletic beat Cowdenbeath ... | Shane Sutherland scored a hat-trick as Elgin City moved to within two points of Scottish League Two leaders Forfar by routing Berwick Rangers 6-0. | 38277440 |
The newspaper said it has drawn on a range of factors, including community spirit, exam results, broadband speed and the availability of local shops.
Abersoch in Gwynedd was the only place to be listed in north Wales.
It is the fifth year the guide has been produced.
Llandaff in Cardiff has been named among its "Top 20... | Cowbridge in Vale of Glamorgan has been named as the "best place to live in Wales" in an annual guide by the Sunday Times. | 39221999 |
Many people expressed alarm on social media when the "Breaking News" logo flashed up 11 times during the show.
BBC News at Six and Ten editor Paul Royall said a "technical systems crash" caused the four-minute delay.
Edwards later tweeted a photo of a can of beer, saying he was "going to enjoy this little beauty" after... | A technical fault temporarily halted the BBC News at Ten, leaving presenter Huw Edwards sitting in silence in the studio. | 40350006 |
The Iceland international has been linked with a possible move to Everton and has not travelled with the Swans for their pre-season tour of America.
The club's owners have put a £50m price tag on the player.
"I don't see it as impossible [Sigurdsson will stay]," said Clement after Swansea's 2-1 win against Richmond Kic... | Swansea City head coach Paul Clement says it is possible Gyfi Sigurdsson could stay at the club. | 40665450 |
In a leaked letter, the Department for Education told Kent County Council the site on Seal Hollow Road was "ideally suited" for the Trinity School.
The council wants to build an extension to two existing grammar schools.
The site is currently occupied by the Knole Academy, which moves out in 2015.
In the letter to the ... | A planned "satellite" grammar school in Sevenoaks could be in doubt after the government said it intended to use the council-owned site for a free school. | 21766849 |
The 51-year-old was released on bail having been arrested at a London police station by appointment on Monday.
Mr Parker was also arrested in February by police investigating allegations of corrupt payments to public officials.
He remains on police bail for that alleged offence.
Mr Parker was arrested on Monday by Met ... | A journalist held by police investigating a suspected conspiracy to gather data from stolen mobile phones is Sun chief foreign correspondent Nick Parker, the BBC understands. | 19049421 |
The 34-year-old had back-to-back birdies at 13 and 14 to move to 14 under but squandered opportunities to pick up shots at the next three holes.
But an eight-footer at the last wrapped up a six-under 65 for 15 under overall.
Korea's An Byeong-Hun leads on 16 under after also shooting a 65 on Saturday.
An, who is chasin... | Scotland's Martin Laird missed three late birdie putts before producing a superb one at the 18th to lie one shot off the lead going into the final round of the Phoenix Open. | 38869473 |
The incident happened on Monday at a property in John Street, Penicuik.
The 22-year-old is due to appear at Jedburgh Sheriff Court. | A 22-year-old man has been charged with the abduction and attempted murder of two men in Midlothian. | 34346557 |
Amy Wadge, from Church Village, Rhondda Cynon Taff, collected the award with Sheeran for song of the year for their number one hit.
The pair attended the ceremony in Los Angeles together, receiving their award from Stevie Wonder.
Afterwards, Wadge tweeted: "Oh my god I am so so happy right now."
She added she was "damn... | A songwriter has said she is "so happy" and "proud" after winning a Grammy for co-writing Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud. | 35585447 |
The athletes, nine of whom come from former Soviet Union nations, all tested positive for various steroids.
No gold medallists were among the 10, but there were three silver medallists from weightlifting and wrestling.
Greek triple jumper Chrysopigi Devetzi and Ukrainian pole vaulter Denys Yurchenko have lost their bro... | The International Olympic Committee has stripped 10 athletes of medals from the 2008 Olympics after banned substances were found during retests of samples. | 38017277 |
Following a second-minute penalty try, Francois Hougaard, Will Spencer and Bryce Heem all crossed to earn the Warriors a bonus point by half-time.
Gavin Henson kicked a penalty, also converting Jason Woodward's try.
After winger Heem added his second try, Bristol crossed twice through Max Crumpton and Tom Varndell, but... | Worcester took a big stride to ensuring Premiership survival as they ran six tries past bottom club Bristol. | 39119184 |
The offences are alleged to have taken place between October 2013 and February 2014 in the Crawley area.
The group are denying 14 charges in total, including rape and sexual assault against two girls, aged 13 and 15 at the time.
The six will now stand trial on 11 January 2016.
The defendants are: | Three men and three boys have pleaded not guilty to charges relating to child sexual exploitation in Sussex. | 34017553 |
The cyber attack on its website took place in October last year.
The Information Commissioner's Office, which imposed the fine, said security was so poor that the attack succeeded "with ease".
TalkTalk said the fine was "disappointing" as it had "co-operated fully" with the investigation.
"The TalkTalk attack was notab... | TalkTalk has been fined a record £400,000 for poor website security which led to the theft of the personal data of nearly 157,000 customers. | 37565367 |
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The alerts are available in the iOS and Android versions of the free, award-winning BBC Sport app - add them by heading to the menu, select... | Want to know about the biggest sport stories the moment they happen? | 35220560 |
He is widely regarded as the inventor of email, and is credited with putting the now iconic "@" sign in the addresses of the revolutionary system.
He could never have imagined the multitude of ways email would come to be used, abused and confused.
Just think - right now, someone, somewhere is writing an email she shoul... | The internet pioneer Ray Tomlinson has died, aged 74. | 35742210 |
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It found more than a third (35%) of amateur sports people say they personally know someone who has doped, and 8% said they had taken steroids.
Half believe performance enhancing substance use is "widespread" among those who play sport competitively.
Ukad chief Nicole Sapst... | Drug use at every level of sport is "fast becoming a crisis" according to UK Anti-Doping - responding to a BBC poll into doping in amateur sport. | 38884801 |
Inside their apartment, south of Gaza City, the children of the Abu Shaban family are studying for their end-of-year exams by candlelight.
"We have no electricity when we teach our children," says Suniya, their mother. "This problem will affect their grades a lot."
"The children are worried about the candles," she adds... | By night, much of the Gaza Strip is plunged into darkness with streets lit only by the headlights of passing cars. | 39939611 |
The teenager was attacked as he walked home in the early hours of Saturday, in the Falls Park area.
Gerard Scannell, 39, of Ballymurphy Road was charged with three counts of rape and one of sexual assault.
There was no application for bail, but Mr Scannell's barrister said there were consistent denials of the allegatio... | A Belfast man has appeared in court charged with raping a 16-year-old boy in the west of the city. | 36842851 |
Istomin, 28, is ranked 92nd in the world, 48 places below the American 12th seed, and had lost four of the pair's last five meetings.
He led 5-2 in the second set, but dropped two breaks before recovering on the tie-break to seal victory two days before the start of Wimbledon.
Querrey, 27, had been looking for a first ... | Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (8-6) to win his first ATP title at the Aegon Open. | 33299369 |
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