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The Spain Under-20 international is Liverpool's seventh summer signing after Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana, Emre Can, Lazar Markovic, Dejan Lovren and Divock Origi.
"I'm very happy to have signed for Liverpool," said Manquillo, 20.
"I think it's one of the biggest clubs in Europe. Any footballer would want to come and p... | Liverpool have signed right-back Javier Manquillo on a two-season loan from La Liga champions Atletico Madrid. | 28673375 |
Kathryn Smith said Matthew Rigby joined her in the kitchen of a family flat in Burton "a couple of moments" after she left him and Ayeeshia Jane Smith alone.
They then heard the child "gasp" and found her unresponsive in her cot.
Ms Smith - who denies murder along with Mr Rigby - claimed child benefit after the death, ... | A stepfather jointly accused of stamping a 21-month-old girl to death was the last person to see her, the child's mother told a court. | 35865376 |
London-based telecommunications company Inmarsat was due to use the vehicle to launch the second and third satellites in its $1.6bn Global Xpress network.
The latest Proton suffered an engine failure nine minutes after lifting off from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
Inmarsat concedes the failure review process will impact its... | Thursday's failure of yet another Russian Proton rocket is going to delay the roll-out of Britain's biggest single commercial space project. | 27444664 |
It comprises thousands of images acquired by the spacecraft during its first year in orbit.
This is not how we would see Mercury, which would look like a dull, brownish-grey globe to our eyes.
Rather, the map represents an exaggerated view of the planet that is intended to highlight variations in the composition of its... | Scientists working on Nasa's Messenger probe to Mercury have shown off a stunning new colour map of the planet. | 21468172 |
Marcilene Soares Gama, 49, had been accused by clients of using industrial silicone for buttock enlargement.
At the time of her death she faced court action over charges she pretended to be a doctor.
Police in Rio de Janeiro are looking for a man caught on a surveillance camera entering her flat on Saturday.
Her body w... | A Brazilian woman accused of carrying out illegal silicon implant procedures has been killed in a suspected revenge attack. | 40712231 |
BMC rider Porte won the 23.5km time trial from La Tour-du-Pin to Bourgoin-Jallieuin in 28 minutes seven seconds, 12 seconds ahead of German Tony Martin.
Team Sky's Froome, the defending champion, was eighth, 37 seconds behind former team-mate Porte.
Belgian Thomas de Gendt, a further five seconds behind in ninth, leads... | Australian Richie Porte won stage four of the Criterium du Dauphine as Briton Chris Froome lost time on his rivals. | 40193293 |
Ollie disappeared in July 2013 while his owners were abroad on holiday.
The Bailey family started searching for their pet but were beginning to lose hope as the months passed.
However, a cat found in St Fergus - about five miles from where he went missing - has been confirmed as Ollie thanks to a microchip.
Owner Adele... | A pet cat feared dead after escaping from kennels in Aberdeenshire almost three years ago has been reunited with his owners. | 36577871 |
The regulator is very familiar to the businesses which compete in the UK's communications markets, less so to consumers. But its new boss would like to change that.
Sharon White, who is soon to make a momentous decision about competition in broadband, believes Ofcom needs to do more to show consumers that is on their s... | It's a very powerful force in determining the future shape of communications in the UK, but how many people know anything about Ofcom? | 34972702 |
The accused had allegedly beaten the boy, 11-year-old Mohamed Thaqif Amin Mohd Gaddafi, with a water hose.
The boy later contracted serious infections and doctors amputated his legs. He died on Wednesday from complications.
The incident has prompted calls for greater scrutiny of religious schools.
In late January the b... | Malaysian police are investigating a religious school's assistant warden for murder, after a schoolboy died in a case that has sparked outrage. | 39728686 |
The 41-year-old died at a property on Doreen Avenue in Kingsbury just before 03:00 BST on Sunday.
Police said his next of kin have been told, but formal identification has not yet taken place. A post-mortem examination has not yet been held.
A 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and was taken to a north... | A man has been stabbed to death in north-west London. | 37003088 |
Dame Maggie Smith, David Walliams and Tom Hollander were in the first night audience at his solo performance of Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett.
Sir Michael will perform the 52-minute play twice a night during its run.
Last year the 69-year-old pulled out of Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art after doctors advised him... | Actor Sir Michael Gambon has returned to London's West End, one year on from his withdrawal from another stage play due to ill health. | 11399934 |
Michael Gibbons, 27, of Yateley, Hampshire abused seven children, some aged as young as four, a court heard.
He pleaded guilty in April to nine sexual assaults, including two at Farnborough Leisure Centre where he was employed as a play worker.
The offences happened in Hampshire and Berkshire between 2009 and 2016.
Gib... | A former employee who sexually abused young children at a summer holiday playscheme and in other locations has been jailed for 11 years. | 40374013 |
It was another remarkable performance from Alonso. I've said many times that if you give him a chance he will take it, and that is what happened at Hockenheim.
Ferrari have a car for all seasons. Alonso put it on pole in the wet, for the second consecutive race, but unlike Silverstone two weeks ago this time he won the... | Fernando Alonso's Ferrari was probably the third fastest car in the German Grand Prix yet he won the race from pole position. | 18952176 |
From a gathering of less than 300 people in 1970, the event has morphed into an annual, multi-day media bonanza that draws major corporate sponsors, movie studios and more than 150,000 people.
The event made more than $17m in revenue in 2015, according to the most recent tax filing available online, and it has spawned ... | San Diego's Comic-Con International, happening this weekend, is an annual fiesta of costumes, comic books and celebrities that sits at the centre of a multi-billion dollar industry. | 40659611 |
The 25-year-old Sunderland winger was carried off on a stretcher in Cairo during his team's defeat by Egypt.
"It's not serious, it's a benign ankle sprain," the federation said in a statement on its website. "He will be able to play in Gabon."
Tunisia will play Senegal on Sunday.
They will also face Algeria and Zimbabw... | Tunisia's Wahbi Khazri will be fit to play at the Africa Cup of Nations despite suffering an ankle injury in a friendly on Sunday, the Tunisian Football Federation said on Tuesday. | 38571932 |
Police are investigating Jean-Michel Lambert's death but no signs of a struggle have been reported.
He was in his first job when given the task of investigating the 1984 murder of four-year-old Grégory Villemin.
Mr Lambert had admitted making mistakes and the case was reopened last month when new evidence came to light... | A former judge who played a leading part in one of France's biggest murder inquiries has been found dead at home with a plastic bag over his head. | 40580530 |
He said he would scrap the lower rate for young adult workers, currently paid £1.37 less than older colleagues, as an "hour's work deserves an hour's pay".
But he rejected calls for the main rate to rise to £10 an hour by 2020.
Liz Kendall and Yvette Cooper said the Low Pay Commission should be left to decide on differ... | Andy Burnham has called for 18-20 year olds to be paid the same minimum wage as older workers as he and other Labour candidates addressed a union hustings. | 33317951 |
Steam enthusiasts turned out in force to watch the engine cross the distinctive red bridge that has carried trains over the Forth since 1890.
The locomotive, which has undergone a 10-year restoration, travelled from Edinburgh to the Borders and back along the reopened Borders Railway.
Large scale events were also held ... | The Flying Scotsman has crossed the Forth Bridge on a journey marking its return to Scotland. | 36292974 |
Professor Robert Langer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has won the £1m award for his development of drug-release systems, tissue building and microchip implants.
The Queen Elizabeth Prize, designed to become a "Nobel" for engineering, was set up with cross-party backing and industry support to celebrate i... | A pioneer of medical technologies that have benefited millions of people has become the latest winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. | 31111835 |
But Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Richard Burdge Jr did not rule out sealing specific documents, including those related to the couple's children.
Pitt and Jolie were not at the hearing at which Pitt's motion was rejected.
Jolie cited irreconcilable differences when she filed to end her marriage to the fellow actor ... | A request by Brad Pitt to seal court documents in his custody and divorce proceedings involving Angelina Jolie has been rejected by a judge. | 38248187 |
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England took an early 2-0 lead in front of 44,393 in London, but failed to add to that tally as the world's top ranked team edged what was for large periods an attritional, defence-dominated match.
The match was tied 2-2 at the break, but Shaun Kenny-Dowall touched down in... | New Zealand deservedly defeated an under-par England at the Olympic Stadium to level the three-Test series and set up a thrilling decider at Wigan next Saturday. | 34739606 |
Elizabeth Album took the pictures of director Billy Wilder and members of the cast in June 1969 while she was working for BBC show, Film 69.
The Loch Ness Monster made for The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, sank while being towed by a boat.
A new survey has found the prop 180m (590ft) down in the loch.
Mrs Album said... | Photographs have emerged of a Hollywood film's cast relaxing on the shores of Loch Ness before the production lost its four-tonne Nessie special effect. | 36057571 |
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The fires are bad news for the people and animals who live near the forests.
Wildlife experts are worried that up to a third of the world's orangutans could be at risk because of the fires.
Watch Ricky's report to find out how people are trying to put the fires out. | Huge forest fires have spread through Indonesia in Southeast Asia. | 34803620 |
World champion Brennan, 31, beat the USA's Genevra Stone by half a length in a time of seven minutes 21.54 seconds with China's Duan Jingli claiming bronze.
Find out how to get into rowing with our special guide.
Brennan, bronze medallist at London 2012, has dominated the event leading up to the Olympic Games.
It was A... | Australian Kimberley Brennan comfortably won Olympic gold in the women's single sculls final in Rio. | 36688097 |
In a goalless first half, Barnet goalkeeper Jamie Stephens was made to work hard to keep Oxford at bay.
But O'Dowda broke through in the second half, slotting in after a defensive error before running through from the half-way line to double the lead.
Barnet's Andy Yiadom had a shot saved by Oxford's Benjamin Buchel be... | Callum O'Dowda's brace at Barnet strengthened Oxford United's promotion hopes in League Two. | 35791667 |
A health committee found that Jason Garnham told a call handler to "stop panicking" when they asked if they should keep calling the man back.
Alan Hamilton, 65, phoned the St John Ambulance on Guernsey at 18:13 on 9 July 2014, but the call was cut off.
There was no suggestion the failings contributed to the man's death... | A paramedic has been suspended for 12 months for failing to follow up an aborted 999 call from a man who was later found dead. | 39372585 |
The deficit has been partly caused by the Swans' increased wage bill, which has since been reduced this summer.
But the losses are not thought to have directly affected the club's transfer activity, with funds available to head coach Francesco Guidolin.
"I am happy with the squad I have available," Guidolin said.
"Ther... | Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins says the club's next accounts, due to be released in October, will show "a significant loss for last season". | 37251199 |
Bale, who has scored five times in his last seven Real Madrid games, was "raring to go", Coleman said.
"If he starts, we are looking to play him for 90 minutes. We will go into it with the right mentality and will try to win the game and start with our strongest team," he added.
Wales midfielder Joe Ledley is out, but ... | Wales manager Chris Coleman says Gareth Bale could play the whole of the home friendly with Iceland on Wednesday. | 26444132 |
Mr Fisker told BBC News he blamed "several major disagreements with the executive management on the business strategy".
The news follows a tricky year for the company, which currently only sells one model, the Karma petrol-electric plug-in hybrid.
In 2012, several fires and battery problems sparked recalls.
The company... | Henrik Fisker, the founder of the Californian carmaker Fisker Automotive, has left the company. | 21759257 |
A highly anticipated vote on the motion had been expected to take place on Wednesday.
But it failed to get the support it needed from activists in a ballot selecting the issues to be discussed.
Mr Corbyn will still have to convince his MPs and ministers to back nuclear disarmament when Parliament votes.
Some trade unio... | Labour will not debate the case for scrapping Britain's Trident nuclear weapons system at its conference in Brighton this week. | 34369166 |
The Indomitable Lions took the lead at the end of the first half when Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa scored his first international goal.
Australia's captain Mark Milligan equalised from the penalty spot in the 60th minute after Alex Gersbach was brought down inside the box.
The draw makes it very unlikely that the African... | Cameroon's hopes of progressing to the next stage of the Confederations Cup in Russia were dented by a 1-1 draw with Australia on Thursday. | 40374266 |
The 44-year-old has been in a coaching role at Everton since leaving Conference side Southport, who he guided to the third round of this season's FA Cup, in January.
Brabin has previously managed Cambridge and Luton Town, guiding both clubs to the Conference play-off places.
Tranmere, without a manager since Micky Adam... | Relegated Tranmere Rovers have named Gary Brabin as their new manager. | 32589905 |
Airdrie Savings Bank announced in January it was preparing to end all business activities.
The bank was founded in 1835 and ran out of a church and then two Airdrie shops until its first branch was opened in 1883.
But the bank said changes since the 2008 financial crisis had made it too difficult for it to survive.
At ... | The last two branches of Britain's only independent savings bank are due to close their doors for the last time. | 39734179 |
Chris Correa, who illegally accessed Houston Astros' scouting reports and email system, must also pay $279,000 (£212,000) restitution.
The 35-year-old was sacked by the Cardinals last year after his arrest.
Correa pleaded guilty in January to five charges of unauthorised access of a protected computer.
The data breach ... | A former St Louis Cardinals scouting director has been jailed for 46 months for hacking into a rival team's computer system. | 36832762 |
Lawyers for patients of Rob Jones have agreed with Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) that anyone maltreated by him over a 20-year period can claim.
Foot Anstey Solicitors, which is representing more than 100 women, said it was a "great stride forward".
The RCHT said it would do all it could to process claims "s... | A three-year time limit for medical negligence claims from women who suspect they were injured by a Cornwall gynaecologist has been lifted. | 25918348 |
Collin Lieberg, 34, was spotted by guests and caught on CCTV angling his mobile phone under women's hemlines, the Old Bailey was told.
He blamed his behaviour on a nervous tic which made his arms, legs and sometimes whole body twitch.
He was found guilty of outraging public decency and will be sentenced at a later date... | A PhD student has been found guilty of taking lewd pictures up women's skirts at a wedding reception. | 34671094 |
The regulator, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), said there had been public complaints that they prompted curiosity in "innocent children".
Pakistan is a socially conservative country and such commercials were already rare.
Last year a specific advert for Josh condoms was banned as "immoral".
Paki... | Pakistani authorities have banned all broadcast advertisements for contraceptives. | 36406076 |
The Championship's bottom club stated they had cleared the £2.2m debt on Friday and that has now been confirmed.
Funds are available after Dean Holdsworth's Sports Shield consortium and Ken Anderson's Inner Circle bought the club from Eddie Davies.
Bolton are 12 points from safety after the 6-0 loss to Bristol City.
"I... | Bolton Wanderers' winding-up petition from Revenue & Customs has been closed at the High Court after they paid their tax bill. | 35861399 |
Paul Broadbent, previously an assistant chief constable at Nottinghamshire Police, is now chief executive of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).
The GLA aims to protect workers in the agricultural industries, including Lincolnshire where there is a concentration of migrant workers.
Mr Broadbent said some are exp... | The new head of a body which licenses gangmasters hopes his experience as a police officer will help him to protect migrant workers. | 20998397 |
On Tuesday afternoon a large part of the building collapsed ahead of a planned demolition.
The Revd Hannah Reynolds of St Peter's Church, Didcot, said: "It's weighing very heavily on the community. It's a feeling of agony of not knowing."
A search operation is still under way at the site as rescuers try to locate the m... | Prayers have been said for three missing workers and another who died in the Didcot power station collapse. | 35681614 |
Toure, 33, was the subject of interest from the Chinese Super League last summer.
He decided against moving then and gave the same response when he was contacted again to say the offer remained open during the current transfer window, which closes on 31 January.
The Ivorian's contract at the Etihad expires in the summe... | Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has turned down a £430,000-a-week offer from China. | 38656748 |
The posts will be in sales, engineering and online operations and should be filled by the end of the year.
Facebook currently employs 1,300 people at its Dublin headquarters.
"The announcement is a key milestone in Facebook's commitment to investing and growing its presence in Ireland," a Facebook spokesman said.
The s... | Facebook is to expand its international headquarters operation in the Republic of Ireland with the creation of 200 jobs. | 35804251 |
After Doumbia was knocked unconscious in a challenge with Sunderland's Lamine Kone, Aurier intervened to stop the Rostov player swallowing his tongue.
Mali's manager Alain Giresse added that he spoke to Aurier after the game to thank him for his "superb reactions".
Ivory Coast went on to win the home 2018 World Cup qua... | Paris Saint-Germain and Ivory Coast defender Serge Aurier has been praised after "saving the life" of Mali forward Moussa Doumbia on Saturday. | 37629637 |
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film will focus on the scandal of Wright and his mistress, Martha 'Mamah' Cheney, who was murdered in 1914.
Cheney, her two children and four others were killed by a domestic worker at Wright's home while he was away.
"It's a very good script," Beresford said of Nicholas Meyer's... | Driving Miss Daisy film-maker Bruce Beresford has signed up to direct a biopic about the American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. | 16056256 |
Massanka, 20, spent the second half of last season with Dean Keates' side scoring four times in 18 appearances.
He joins for an initial six-month spell to become the Welsh side's 10th signing of the summer.
Massanka was spotted by Manchester United as a schoolboy where he spent six years before moving to Manchester Cit... | Wrexham have re-signed striker Ntumba Massanka on loan from Burnley. | 40498149 |
Dywedodd Heddlu De Cymru fod canŵiwr wedi dod o hyd i'r corff yn y dŵr yng nghored Radur ychydig wedi 11:00.
Fe dreuliodd swyddogion dair awr yn yr ardal fel rhan o'u hymchwiliad.
Does dim manylion pellach ar hyn o bryd. | Cafodd corff ei ganfod yn Afon Taf yng Nghaerdydd ddydd Sadwrn. | 39540417 |
Emergency response time targets will be scrapped for all but life-threatening cases during a one-year trial.
Calls will now be graded and it is estimated 10% of the 420,000 ambulance emergencies a year will be coded "red" for the most critical.
Welsh Ambulance Service chief executive Tracy Myhill said the new system wa... | A new system for dealing with 999 calls for ambulances in Wales has come into force. | 34392787 |
From allegations of keeping its currency artificially low to boost exports to the labelling of some of its firms as a security threat, China's growth has put the relationship between the world's two biggest economies to the test.
And with both President Barack Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney promising to put furth... | No other country's economic rise has been debated as ferociously or caused as much concern in the US, as that of China. | 20177210 |
Her playing career took her from Nigeria to China and then to Sweden - where she has been based in the northern town of Skelleftea for more than seven years.
Now the multiple African champion and African Women's Footballer of the Year is helping others who have made a very different journey, to the same destination.
Sh... | Nigerian football star Perpetua Nkwocha knows what it's like to find yourself many miles from home, making a new life. | 35353049 |
The gait, which makes horses comfortable to ride on long journeys, is an inherited trait that springs from a single genetic mutation.
According to this new analysis, it first appeared in horses in York about AD850.
Vikings took these horses to Iceland, and the trait spread globally.
Horses have three essential speeds:
... | The speedy, almost comical horse step known as an ambling gait originated in England in the middle of the Ninth Century, scientists say. | 37009300 |
The 32-year-old from St Asaph - the BDO World Champion in 2008 - plays his first round match on Friday.
He does not know his opponent, but with the next round starting on Boxing Day, is keen to claim a victory.
"You want to get through so you can sit down on Christmas Day knowing you're still in the competition," he sa... | Mark Webster is hoping to give himself an early Christmas present by earning a place in the second round of the PDC World Darts championship. | 35118144 |
Fifty-one refugees travelled to Belfast from Lebanon. Eleven of them are children aged under five.
They will spend their first few days in a special welcome centre, before moving into Belfast's private rented sector.
They are among 20,000 Syrian refugees who will be resettled across the UK over the next five years.
Eac... | The first group of Syrian refugees have arrived in Northern Ireland as part of the UK's Vulnerable Persons Relocations Scheme. | 35098540 |
Edwards, 36, retired on Wednesday and is the only player - man or woman - to captain England in 200 internationals.
"Grassroots is an area we've not taken enough care of recently," said England women's cricket director Clare Connor.
"We must make sure we look after every player and make sure they are as valued as Charl... | There must be greater focus on the English grassroots game to build on the legacy of Charlotte Edwards, says the head of England women's cricket. | 36281363 |
However, that was measured before the slump in oil prices, which has hit the Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire economy.
Glasgow was found to have the lowest amount of spending money per head, after tax and benefits, while the west Highlands and Ayrshire were the parts of Scotland relying most on benefits.
The findings are fro... | The north-east is ahead of the Scottish capital in the latest assessment of disposable income across the country. | 33479362 |
Abu Hamza is among five men asking judges to grant an injunction against their extradition from the UK.
Abu Hamza says handing him over would be "oppressive". Fellow suspect Khaled al-Fawwaz, meanwhile, says new evidence discredits the case against him.
The UK government said the last-ditch case was an abuse of the leg... | Terror suspect Abu Hamza al-Masri's health has worsened and he should not be extradited to the US before a scan, his lawyer has told the High Court. | 19796019 |
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The 34-year-old was given a rousing reception by supporters in his 709th game for the Reds, which ended in a 3-1 defeat by Crystal Palace.
"It was very emotional. An unbelievable send-off," he told BBC Sport.
"I am very proud looking back at the last 17 years and I will ne... | Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has brought his 17-year career at Anfield to an "emotional" end after playing his final home match for the club. | 32770068 |
Liz O'Neill came across the meat at Crosland Moor and posted the pictures on Facebook to warn others after her dog ate some.
She described those responsible for leaving the meat as "sick".
Previously, drawing pins were found scattered on the same field, which is used by a local dog agility club.
Ms O'Neill said she bec... | Dog walkers are being warned to be vigilant after pieces of raw chicken with safety pins attached were left on a playing field in Huddersfield. | 35869733 |
Diane James said the leader of the party in Wales, Nathan Gill, had her "complete and utter support".
She called on the leader in the Assembly, Neil Hamilton, to "step up to the plate, but focus on Wales and the Assembly".
The two men have been embroiled in a feud which has seen Mr Gill quit the UKIP group of AMs in Ca... | UKIP's new leader has tried to heal divisions within the party in Wales, and denied it has "two kings". | 37401557 |
The 29-year-old Spaniard, who leaves Yamaha at the end of the season to join Ducati, held off compatriot Marc Marquez by 0.019 seconds in Mugello.
Local hero Valentino Rossi, who was on pole, encountered a mechanical problem on lap eight and soon retired.
The Italian, 37, is now 37 points behind Lorenzo with 12 races r... | Defending champion Jorge Lorenzo extended his lead in the MotoGP standings to 10 points after a dramatic victory at the Italian Grand Prix. | 36354083 |
But a new find by the Antarctic Heritage Trust suggests it's no match for a 106-year-old British fruitcake.
Conservators found the elderly cake on Cape Adare, and believe it belonged to British explorer Robert Falcon Scott - known as Scott of the Antarctic.
Although the cake's tin was rusted, the team said it was in "e... | Ice-covered Antarctica is one of the earth's most hostile natural environments. | 40907084 |
There was a bomb scare at the town hall in Gaggenau after officials withdrew permission for Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag to address a rally. Police found no bomb, so the alarm was lifted.
Cologne has prevented another Turkish minister from speaking at an event.
Turkey is trying to woo ethnic Turkish voters ahe... | German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she respects local leaders' decisions to cancel Turkish political rallies, despite Turkish government anger. | 39156138 |
Despite being African champions, the Junior Chipolopolo entered the tournament with huge question marks hanging over their title aspirations.
But after sealing a place in the last eight with a dramatic 4-3 extra-time win over Germany on Wednesday, Chambeshi was full of praise for his team.
He credited the players' figh... | Zambia coach Beston Chambeshi has hailed the fighting spirit of his team ahead of their quarter-final clash with Italy at the Fifa Under-20 World Cup. | 40123806 |
The crossing was one of three built over the Church Village bypass near Pontypridd in 2010 - at the cost of £190,000 to the taxpayer.
Rhondda Cynon Taf council has been criticised for not replacing one of the bridges, which collapsed in storms in January 2016.
The council said a proposal was being considered by Natural... | A £63,000 bridge to help dormice cross a busy bypass safely has not been replaced 16 months after it fell down. | 39528013 |
There have been changes in format and final venues since their inception in 1987, but they are now a staple of the football calendar that offer delirium and desolation in equal measure.
To mark the 30-year anniversary of the play-offs, BBC Sport is asking you to vote on your most memorable Championship play-off final m... | Few games in English football have provided more drama over the past 30 years than some of those in the play-offs. | 39875373 |
Mireslaw Kowalczuk, 29, was fatally stabbed in the chest at a house on Cross Farm Road in Peasley Cross on Tuesday evening.
Merseyside Police said he died in an ambulance on the way to hospital.
Thirty-four-year-old Karolina Rutkowska has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on... | A woman has been charged with murdering a man who was stabbed to death in St Helens, police have said. | 38463998 |
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The 11-year-old beat Balthazar King (14-1) by five lengths, with Double Seven (10-1 joint favourite) third, Alvarado (33-1) fourth and Rocky Creek (16-1) fifth.
Teaforthree, the 10-1 joint favourite, fell as 18 of the 40 horses finished.
Aspell, 37, had finished second on ... | Pineau De Re, ridden by Leighton Aspell and trained by Dr Richard Newland, won the 167th Grand National at Aintree at odds of 25-1. | 26903938 |
British American Tobacco, Imperial, Japan Tobacco International, and Philip Morris had challenged the legislation which has been in force since May.
It requires all tobacco packaging to be uniformly olive green and with large images intended to act as health warnings.
But the firms had called the rules "disproportionat... | Several major tobacco firms have lost a second appeal against a ruling forcing them to adopt plain packaging. | 38157220 |
World number nine Wawrinka, who beat fellow Swiss Federer in last year's final, lost 6-1 6-2 to Bulgaria's world number 11 Grigor Dimitrov.
Second seed Federer was beaten 6-4 7-6 (7-5) by Frenchman Gael Monfils, the world number 18 and 14th seed.
Eight-times winner Rafael Nadal beat America's John Isner 7-6 (8-6) 4-6 6... | World number two Roger Federer and defending champion Stan Wawrinka both suffered third-round defeats at the Monte Carlo Masters. | 32335069 |
Mr Cheney, Mr Bush said, built "his own empire" and Mr Rumsfeld "served the president badly," US media report.
Mr Bush also called Mr Rumsfeld "an arrogant fellow" with "swagger".
Mr Cheney was vice-president and Mr Rumsfeld was defence secretary under George W Bush.
"I don't like what he did, and I think it hurt the p... | Former American President George HW Bush has publicly criticised Dick Cheney and Donald H Rumsfeld, key members of his son's administration, in a biography due out next week. | 34734275 |
The Lionesses, who finished third at last year's World cup, take on Germany, France and host nation USA at the tournament, which begins on 3 March.
Head coach Mark Sampson will announce his 23-player squad on Monday.
He said: "It's great news that the BBC is showing our games and giving our supporters the opportunity t... | England's three matches at next month's inaugural SheBelieves Cup will be broadcast live on the BBC. | 35608759 |
The charity was contacted by a member of the public who spotted the animal at St Mary Magdalene Church in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
Inspector Georgia McCormick said the animal was completely trapped and unable to free itself when she got to the site last Thursday.
The animal, which was not injured, was rescued and ... | A fox got itself wedged between two headstones at a cemetery and had to be freed by the RSPCA. | 40484346 |
And it appears as though patients at the renal unit of Wrexham Maelor Hospital would agree.
Kidney patients undergoing dialysis treatment there are being offered personal performances by members of the locally-based NEW Sinfonia orchestra.
Numbers requested have ranged from The Beatles and Frank Sinatra, to musicals an... | Bob Marley once said: "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain". | 37980320 |
1500 - Portuguese land in the area and claim it for the Portuguese crown.
1822 - Son of Portuguese king declares independence from Portugal and crowns himself Peter I, Emperor of Brazil.
1888 - Slavery abolished. Large influx of European immigrants over the next decade.
1889 - Monarchy overthrown, federal republic esta... | A chronology of key events: | 19359111 |
"Prince" Roy Bates set up the Principality of Sealand in international waters seven miles off the coast of Felixstowe, Suffolk.
Mr Bates died on Tuesday at a nursing home in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
His son "Prince" Michael said he would be remembered as a man who stood up to the establishment.
World War II veteran Roy Bat... | A man who established his own independent state on a former military platform in the sea off East Anglia has died at the age of 91. | 19901944 |
The Hatters would have leapfrogged their opponents in the League Two table with victory, but their poor discipline came back to haunt them, with Johnny Mullins' sending-off their eighth of the campaign.
Luton came within inches of taking the lead when Danny Hylton played in strike partner Jack Marriott but his rising s... | Adebayo Akinfenwa scored late on to rescue a point for Wycombe Wanderers against fellow promotion-hopefuls Luton Town. | 38619818 |
Iris Teale died in hospital 16 days after suffering a fractured thigh bone at Aston Court Nursing Home in 2011.
Three care assistants told a coroner they did not use a hoist to lift her in or out of bed. One said she was aware of other carers mishandling residents.
The leg break "accelerated" Mrs Teale's death, the inq... | Care staff did not follow procedure when moving residents at a West Midlands care home, an inquest into the death of a 91-year-old woman has heard. | 34120166 |
Dr Tom Black said there needed to be an an additional £120m investment.
GPs maintain that the future of the profession has become "unsustainable" because of problems with recruitment, funding and workloads.
In December, hundreds of local GPs signed undated resignation letters.
In January, members of the British Medica... | The chair of Northern Ireland's GP Committee (NIGPC) is challenging local politicians to either "work with or work against" members over the future of general practice. | 39967618 |
The Western Trust confirmed in May that the shortfall in learning disability services was "in the last couple of years".
Michelle O'Neill said she has taken steps to ensure the focus returns to "the delivery of frontline services".
Her intervention follows a breakdown in talks between the trust and a disability group.
... | The health minister has intervened to help resolve a row over a health trust's £8m funding shortfall. | 37998595 |
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It was a match of few chances and little free flowing football in the torrential Tayside rain.
Partick had their chances but they lacked the killer touch in front of goal.
It leaves Mixu Paatelainnen's men dreaming of Hampden and celebrating their second win in a row.
The ... | Dundee United progressed to the quarter finals of the Scottish Cup thanks to a late strike from substitute Scott Fraser. | 35447746 |
It put him in a coma and punctured both his lungs.
For the past six years - along with other survivors - he has been fighting for Transport for London (TfL) to improve its bus safety.
While TfL says the London bus fleet is one of the safest in the world, someone is killed or seriously injured roughly once every two day... | Tom Kearney was in Oxford Street standing on the pavement when he was hit from behind by a bus's wing mirror. | 35462789 |
Both the Port Talbot and Conwy RNLI crews are about to mark a half century and a raft of special events are planned.
Among those joining the celebrations is fisherman Tom Hewlett who became a volunteer after being himself rescued in the River Neath.
He said: "It's a way to show my gratitude for saving me."
The experien... | Lifeboat volunteers at two Welsh stations are gearing up to celebrate 50 years of saving lives at sea. | 36320604 |
There's only one reason Sir Ian McKellen signed up to star in a new adaptation of The Dresser, and that's "because Anthony Hopkins was in it."
He says he'd seen Sir Ronald Harwood's 1980 play on stage, watched the 1983 film starring Sir Tom Courtenay and Albert Finney and thought: "They'd covered it. Who needs me?
"The... | Sir Ian McKellen tells the BBC why working with Sir Anthony Hopkins on The Dresser was "bliss", why plays make good TV and what it was like filming Disney remake Beauty and the Beast. | 34660715 |
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The Briton, 28, won 6-4 6-4 at the O2 Arena and will next play the winner of the evening match between Stan Wawrinka and Rafael Nadal.
Another victory on Wednesday would ensure Murray ends the year as world number two for the first time.
The Scot's season will continue nex... | Andy Murray began his ATP World Tour Finals campaign with a convincing win over Spain's David Ferrer in London. | 34835720 |
Speaking ahead of Friday's G20 meeting, Mr Schaeuble said he would want to negotiate a Brexit deal in which the City of London remains a global financial force.
He said it was not feasible to move all of the City's operations abroad.
To do so would involve a huge upheaval, Mr Schaeuble pointed out.
In a keynote address... | Germany's finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has said it is in the EU's interest to have a strong financial centre in London. | 39293430 |
Mr Reid, 63, was found in his apartment on Donaghadee Road, Bangor, on Christmas Eve that year.
Stuart Alexander Reid, whose address was given as Bingham Street in Bangor, was charged with his murder on a date unknown between 18 to 21 December.
His solicitor said he is currently detained at Knockbracken Health Care Par... | A 37-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Ronald Reid in County Down in 2014. | 37305422 |
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Watch this whale hanging out with a pack of dolphins just playing in the waves.
The video was taken with a drone off the coast of Western Australia.
Looks like they're having a whale of a time together!!
Pics courtesy of jaimenhudson | Sometimes even whales just want to have fun in the water! | 40567719 |
The move comes in the light of last week's allegations that the bank had helped hundreds of people evade UK tax using hidden HSBC accounts in Geneva.
The regulator's chief executive, Martin Wheatley, admitted to MPs last week that the FCA had only heard of the scandal via the media.
Now it says it has joined other regu... | The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says it is looking into the HSBC bank over its Swiss tax-dodging scandal. | 31485934 |
The budget has divided Holyrood's political parties, with Finance Secretary Derek Mackay yet to win vital opposition support for his tax and spending proposals.
Common to all the committee reports were concerns about the constrained timetable for this year's budget, with MSPs across the board calling for more scope for... | The Scottish Parliament's committees have published their reports on the government's budget plans, with less than a week until the first vote. | 38769146 |
Rescue teams picked up a signal from the Rescue 116 helicopter near Blackrock Lighthouse on Wednesday.
They are searching for three crewmen still missing after the helicopter crashed at about 01:00 on Tuesday.
A fourth crew member, Captain Dara Fitzpatrick died in hospital after she was recovered from the sea on Tuesda... | Poor weather conditions have hampered efforts to find the black box from the Irish coastguard helicopter that crashed into the sea off County Mayo. | 39289877 |
The hosts made a bright start with Craig Eastmond and Biamou both testing Grant Smith in the Wood goal.
Sutton finally broke the deadlock in the 31st minute when a long ball from Jamie Collins was headed on by Adam Coombes for Biamou to rifle home right-footed from 15 yards for his second goal in as many games.
Eastmon... | Maxime Biamou's first-half goal gave FA Cup giant-killers Sutton a deserved 1-0 victory against Boreham Wood at Gander Green Lane. | 39035610 |
Patrick Honohan said: "As far as I'm concerned, they are for sale".
The Irish government will outline plans to reform the banking sector, into which it has pumped 45bn euros ($61bn; £38bn), on Wednesday.
It is getting a European Union-led bail-out that may total 90bn euros.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will a... | The Republic of Ireland's top banks - bailed out by the government at huge cost during the downturn - should be sold, the head of the country's central bank has said. | 11821804 |
Unlike Ulster, Leinster had most of their internationals, but uncapped Rory O'Loughlin scored two of their tries.
O'Loughlin exploited dreadful defending to score his first try and Ulster were asleep as scrum-half Luke McGrath ran in a second after a quick line-out.
Wing O'Loughlin scored his second try after half-time... | Leinster earned a dominant win in the Pro12 Irish derby after a sloppy first-half display by under-strength Ulster. | 38467344 |
It was flown inside a small lantern on a special flight from the Swiss city of Geneva to Brasilia.
President Dilma Rousseff lit the Olympic torch which will be carried around Brazil by 12,000 runners.
But it could be one of President Rousseff's last public acts ahead of a possible impeachment trial.
The Senate is expec... | The Olympic flame has arrived in Brazil for the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening of the Olympic Games in Rio in August. | 36192114 |
A study by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics says government must protect people from an unregulated industry.
The report also condemns makeover apps and online plastic surgery games aimed at children as young as nine.
The authors fear such apps are contributing to growing anxieties around body image.
Much of the cosme... | Young people are turning to cosmetic procedures such as botox and dermal fillers as a result of social media pressure, according to a report. | 40358138 |
The 10 original sculptures became a social media sensation and the artist was described as a "literary Banksy".
The artist, whose identity is still being kept secret, has produced the new works as part of Book Week Scotland.
The new sculptures, inspired by classic Scottish stories, have been hidden at secret locations ... | The anonymous artist behind a series of intricate book sculptures which mysteriously appeared across Edinburgh last year has produced five new works. | 20466495 |
The Canadian government cited Iran's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and failure to comply with UN inspectors as the reason for the move.
Iranian diplomats have been given five days to leave Canada.
An Iranian spokesman called the decision "hasty and extreme", the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
R... | Canada is closing its embassy in Iran and expelling the remaining Iranian diplomats in Canada, Foreign Minister John Baird has said in a statement. | 19522744 |
Hamilton, 45, who has never won a ranking event, beat Selby 5-2 on Friday before beating Hawkins 5-4 later on.
On Saturday, Hamilton plays world number two Stuart Bingham after his 5-2 victory over China's Yan Bingtao.
In the other semi-final, 2016 winner Martin Gould meets two-time World Championship finalist Ali Cart... | World number 66 Anthony Hamilton has reached the semi-finals of the German Masters after wins over world champion Mark Selby and Barry Hawkins in Berlin. | 38862191 |
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By the end of Saturday, they were 11 golds ahead of nearest challengers Australia - who could only win seven of the 11 left to be decided - meaning the English will be the most successful nation at a Commonwealth Games for the first time in 28 years.
Saturday was also a su... | Usain Bolt, Nicola Adams and Tom Daley won Commonwealth gold on a pulsating penultimate day of Glasgow 2014, as England ensured they will finish top of the medal table. | 28623760 |
The ITV soap opera, set in fictional Kings Oak in the Birmingham area, was famous for wobbly sets but had 18 million viewers at its height.
The Sutton Coldfield Ramada site was used for outdoor filming in the 1980s before the ITV soap was axed in 1988.
Memorabilia including popular character Benny Hawkins' hat were on ... | Fans of TV soap Crossroads have marked its 50th anniversary at a real hotel which doubled up as the show's motel. | 29821439 |
Leanne Wood said Wales was not being "sufficiently listened to" ahead of UK negotiations to leave the EU.
She told BBC Radio Wales that Westminster politics was not heading in a "very positive direction" for Wales.
Ms Wood campaigned in the referendum to remain in the EU, but a majority in Wales as across the UK voted ... | Independence for Wales could be on the agenda if Theresa May proceeds with a "damaging" Brexit, the Plaid Cymru leader has said. | 38955980 |
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