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Mainstay Marine Solutions will complete the first stage of an energy converter project for wave technology company Wave-Tricity.
Wave-Tricity secured £4m in EU funding in September to develop and test a new device called the Ocean Wave Rower.
It will be trialled in a wave energy site off the south Pembrokeshire coast f... | A Pembroke Dock company has won a contract to build a new device for a £5.8m wave energy scheme. | 37900892 |
Forhad Rahman, 21, of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, is one of three men who deny helping Cardiff teenager Aseel Muthana, 17, travel to Syria to join Islamic state (IS) in 2014.
Messages revealed at his trial at the Old Bailey show the pair had a "profound emotional closeness" online.
On Friday, prosecutors said the mes... | Two would-be UK jihadists called each other "honey, cutie and babe" in online messages, a terror trial has heard. | 33283933 |
Ricardo Hunter, 34 from Coulsdon in south London, was found dead at the private event in Church Lane, Headley, near Epsom, on 25 July.
A woman was also shot in the leg and a man suffered minor should injuries.
Surrey Police offered the reward saying some of the 300 people who attended the party had yet to speak to offi... | A £10,000 reward has been offered for information after a man was shot dead at a pool party. | 38253112 |
Ian Ruddock was accused of murdering five-week-old Olivia at his home in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, in 2011.
But a jury at the High Court in Edinburgh found him guilty of a reduced charge of culpable homicide.
Ruddock was also found guilty of the attempted murder of a baby boy in Glasgow in 2013. Sentence was deferr... | A 34-year-old man has been convicted of killing his infant daughter and attempting to murder a baby boy. | 34411670 |
A court in the Libyan city of Misrata found Ahmed Ibrahim guilty of undermining national security and plotting to kill civilians.
A judge said Ibrahim urged residents in the town of Sirte to fight the rebels, according to AP news agency.
He was condemned to execution by firing squad.
It is the first known death sentenc... | A former minister in the government of Muammar Gaddafi has been sentenced to death for his role in repressing protests in the 2011 rebellion. | 23524134 |
In a post on Twitter, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said: "Mission accomplished: We got him."
Guzman, one of the world's most-wanted drug lords, smuggled cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines to the US through the Sinaloa cartel he led.
He escaped from jail through a 1.5km (1 mile) tunnel dug in the showers.
Pres... | Mexico's authorities have recaptured drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, six months after he escaped from a maximum-security jail. | 35266952 |
A rare grey pearl necklace that once belonged to a British aristocrat sold for HK$41m ($5.3m; £3.5m).
Meanwhile, a 27.68-carat Kashmir sapphire and diamond ring, The Jewel of Kashmir, sold for HK$52.28m.
Both pieces of jewellery were bought by Hong Kong collectors on Wednesday, Sotheby's announced.
The string of pearl... | A string of natural grey pearls and a Kashmir sapphire broke world records at an auction in Hong Kong, auctioneers Sotheby's say. | 34476055 |
Frequent showers will increasingly turn to snow on high ground and inland from 18:00 GMT on Thursday, with sleet and snow heading south-eastwards across Wales.
Up to 4cm (1.6in) of snow could fall at low levels, with up to 10cm (4in) on higher ground.
Snow has already caused problems for motorists on higher ground.
The... | A yellow "be aware" warning of snow and ice across Wales has been issued by the Met Office. | 35309367 |
The new rules make it illegal for children to buy tobacco and nicotine vapour products (NVPs).
However, campaign group Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Scotland gave the new laws only a cautious welcome.
Chief executive Sheila Duffy said the priority should be to target retailers who sell traditional cigarettes to ch... | Restrictions on e-cigarettes, including a ban on their sale to under-18s, have come into effect. | 39459432 |
The seamer suffered a shoulder injury while playing for Netherlands against Hong Kong in the Intercontinental Cup in February, 2017.
Van der Gugten, 25, returned to Australia for treatment and assessment.
He arrived in Wales in March in preparation for the county season.
The paceman, who was born in New South Wales, cl... | Glamorgan fast bowler Timm Van der Gugten is on course to return to fitness ahead of the county championship opener at Northampton on 7 April. | 39365859 |
It was caused after a water main burst on Harborne lane in Selly Oak on Thursday.
Thousands of gallons of water flooded the carriageway, trapping cars and damaging about 10 homes.
Part of the road remains closed and Severn Trent said engineers were on site investigating what caused the pipe to burst and how best to fix... | A sinkhole in Birmingham could take several weeks to repair, water firm Severn Trent has said. | 38122055 |
23 July 2016 Last updated at 07:42 BST
They are asking kids and grown-ups to help them by letting them know where and when they have spotted dolphins.
This will help scientists to know approximately how many are around, and which areas they like to swim in.
Sea Watch hope that by teaching people about whales and dolphi... | Scientists from the Sea Watch Foundation are doing a big dolphin count across the UK. | 36866521 |
Andrew Shilling, of the Sevenoaks Grammar School Campaign, called the proposed removal of the ban on new grammar schools excellent news for parents in the town.
Construction of a school annexe for Weald of Kent school in Sevenoaks is under way after a five-year local campaign.
"Sevenoaks parents can feel very proud of ... | Heads and parents have given mixed reactions to Prime Minister Theresa May's speech announcing plans for more selective education in England. | 37310119 |
The probe leader Reverend Tom O'Donnell, said they would try "to determine if there was a canonical crime".
Last month, a former government minister was arrested outside their convent near Buenos Aires.
He was allegedly trying to hide almost $9m (£6.8m) in cash and jewels.
Nuns working at the Our Lady of the Rosary of... | The Roman Catholic Church in Argentina has launched an investigation into whether four nuns helped to hide a hoard of cash and jewels. | 36852119 |
Trailing 3-2 from the first leg, Malmo turned the tie in their favour on away goals when Markus Rosenberg scored.
The visitors needed a goal to stay in the tournament but saw a Nir Bitton effort disallowed for a foul.
Dedryck Boyata's own goal then made Celtic's task that much harder and Europa League group stage footb... | Celtic exited the Champions League at the play-off stage as Swedish side Malmo claimed a 4-3 aggregate win. | 34047527 |
Usha Ram says her manager gave her permission to take home the food.
The 55-year-old immigrant from Fiji had worked at various Burger King locations around Vancouver for 24 years.
Her boss, Janif Mohammed, fired her to warn other staff against theft.
In her ruling, Justice Lisa Warren found that the employers acted in ... | A Canadian court has awarded a former Burger King cook $46,000 ($35,000 USD, £28,000) in damages after she was fired for taking home a fish sandwich, fries and beverage. | 38996427 |
In a conversation with her "in her retirement", Mr Carr said the former UK prime minister had warned Australia against Asian immigration.
She said "if we allowed too much of it we'd see the natives of the land, the European settlers, overtaken by migrants", he said.
Lady Thatcher, 87, died on Monday after suffering a s... | Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr has described comments made by Baroness Thatcher as "unabashedly racist". | 22087702 |
The man, identified as Mohammed Said Ismail Musallam, was accused by IS of working for Israel's Mossad foreign intelligence service.
The 19-year-old left his home in East Jerusalem for Turkey last year, apparently intending to fight in Syria.
Israeli officials and Mr Musallam's family denied he was an Israeli spy.
The ... | Islamic State (IS) militants have posted a video online which appears to show a young boy shooting dead an Israeli Arab prisoner. | 31822703 |
Two passengers in a Peugeot 206 suffered fatal injuries in the crash on 10 March on Upperton Road, Leicester.
They have been named by police as David Anger, 24, and Christopher Needham, 37, both from Leicester.
A 35-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving has been released on bail.
Upda... | Two men who died when a car being followed by an unmarked police vehicle collided with a tipper truck have been named. | 35869675 |
Wrexham-based Sgt Laura Salisbury-Jones has received North Wales Police's diversity champion award.
Ms Salisbury-Jones can use sign language and is able to engage with the deaf community and identify those in need of police support.
She will now teach officers basic tips to assist communication and deliver an introduct... | A police officer has been recognised for her outstanding work with the deaf community across north Wales. | 38107214 |
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Gerrard, playing his first game since announcing he would depart in the summer to play in the United States, illustrated the hole he will leave behind.
Liverpool's captain, who will celebrate his 35th birthday on FA Cup final day on 30 May, headed them in front, then came ... | Steven Gerrard demonstrated the quality and leadership Liverpool will miss when he leaves Anfield as he inspired them to an FA Cup third-round victory at AFC Wimbledon. | 30620966 |
The decision violated domestic and international law, the official added.
Ivory Coast said it could not allow the refugees in because of the Ebola "pandemic" in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.
The virus has now killed 603 people in the three states, with 68 deaths reported in the last week, WHO said.
This is the wors... | Ivory Coast has blocked 400 refugees who fled to Liberia from returning home because of fears they could spread the Ebola virus, a UN official has said. | 28313888 |
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16 December 2014 Last updated at 07:13 GMT
It was the start of three months of extreme weather that triggered massive floods in South West England and other parts of Britain.
Somerset was one of the worst hit areas and some schoolchildren there were forced to travel to schoo... | In the run up to Christmas last year, severe storms, battering winds and tidal surges hit the UK. | 30491495 |
The Women Who Draw website, which had its "soft launch" in December, crashed under the weight of more than six million page views in its first three days, according to its US founders, Wendy MacNaughton and Julia Rothman.
"We had to close submissions because we were overwhelmed. We received 1,200 submissions in 24 hour... | A website designed to showcase the work of female illustrators and promote diversity has got off to a flying start, after receiving submissions from around the world. | 38524131 |
The governor of the state, Kamala Beniwal, has given her assent to the new law after keeping it on hold for more than two years.
Gujarat has witnessed many incidents of people dying after consuming poison alcohol.
The government says the law will deter those involved in the illegal trade.
Gujarat is the only state in I... | The illegal manufacture and sale of toxic alcohol in the western Indian state of Gujarat will now be punishable by death. | 16044845 |
Ian Stewart, 55, of Baldock Road, Royston, has also been charged with perverting the course of justice and preventing lawful burial in April.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Monday. Searches at the 51-year-old's home in Royston continue.
Mr Stewart appeared before Hatfield Remand Court on Saturday.
He... | The partner of children's author Helen Bailey has been charged with her murder after human remains were found at her home in Hertfordshire. | 36814157 |
The echoes of gunfire, brutal and deadly street battles between rebel brigades and pro-Assad militiamen near his home in the city of Homs, convinced the then father of one to move his young family to his parents' house.
It was a decision that may have saved their lives, as he returned soon after to find the house destr... | Ash and rubble is all goalkeeper Fahd Saleh was left with when life as he knew it in Syria was ruined by war. | 37987486 |
More than 1,500 people took to the sea at Saundersfoot at lunchtime, cheered on by a crowd of about 8,000.
X-Factor finalist Jay James, who is from the town, started the swim.
There was also a mascot race prior to the start of the main event, with Danny Dog of Heatherton Country Sports Park winning.
Over its 31-year hi... | World War One was commemorated by swimmers in fancy dress who took to the cold water off the Pembrokeshire coast for the annual New Year's Day swim. | 30649818 |
The former nationalist leader spoke after his successor Nicola Sturgeon told the BBC she was "prepared to listen" to the case for air strikes.
The position of SNP MPs could be crucial if a Commons vote is held on a fresh campaign.
The issue came to the fore following the Paris attacks which killed 129.
Downing Street s... | The SNP's foreign affairs spokesman Alex Salmond has said a UN mandate would be a condition for his party to support military action in Syria. | 34860914 |
Last season's runners-up St Mirren take on Lowland League champions East Kilbride, while Highland League winners Buckie Thistle host Brechin City.
Morton are up against Livingston, Queen of the South welcome Airdrieonians, Dunfermline meet Arbroath and East Fife are paired with Peterhead.
Colt teams from all 12 Premier... | Holders Dundee United are at home to Cowdenbeath in the first round of the Irn Bru Challenge Cup. | 40415393 |
Carmarthenshire council voted in January to drop the English stream at Ysgol Llangennech, near Llanelli.
Labour said Michaela Beddows, who campaigned against changes at the school, is suspended while the party investigates.
But Ms Beddows has since told BBC Wales she is not a member of Labour.
Plaid Cymru's Jonathan Ed... | The Labour party has said a member has been suspended after a row over the decision to change a primary school to Welsh-medium education. | 39021262 |
The High Court on Wednesday found Australia's policy of sending asylum seekers to government-funded offshore processing centres was constitutional.
The decision means people, including 37 babies, face deportation to the detention centre on Nauru.
The Anglican Dean of Brisbane Dr Peter Catt said they would likely face t... | Australian churches have said they will offer sanctuary to asylum seekers who face deportation to Nauru. | 35489100 |
The compulsory service, which often lasts decades, is the main reason cited by those who flee the country.
Eritreans make up the third-largest number of migrants trying to reach Europe, after Syrians and Afghans.
Amnesty said European states are increasingly rejecting asylum requests despite the reality on the ground.
... | Conscription in Eritrea continues to be indefinite despite the government saying last year it would be limited to 18 months, Amnesty International says. | 34985205 |
8 August 2016 Last updated at 06:39 BST
Among them is a dietician, physiologist, doctor, running partner, coaches, and logistical support.
The Welsh triathlete, who hopes to win a medal at the Olympics in Rio, said their help is vital.
"Any medal is not an individual victory, it is definitely a team medal," said Stanfo... | Former world triathlon champion Non Stanford has 20 people in her support team. | 36954880 |
The company has been under pressure from some investors to break itself into a holding unit and an operating company to boost shareholder value.
The South Korean technology giant also announced plans to increase dividends and said it would continue to buy back more shares.
Restructuring pressure had mounted after the G... | Samsung Electronics has confirmed it is considering dividing the company into two separate firms. | 38140007 |
The former TV presenter is suing police over his 2007 arrest in connection with the death of a man at his Essex home.
In court documents police said the arrest was unlawful because the officer involved had not been fully briefed.
A High Court judge was told Mr Barrymore was claiming the compensation to compensate him f... | Entertainer Michael Barrymore wants £2.5m in damages from Essex Police for unlawful arrest but the force thinks he should get £1, a court heard. | 38394475 |
Celtic dominated the first half without reward, Scott Sinclair having two efforts saved well by Scott Bain.
But Brown found a way through early in the second half, lashing in a loose ball with his left foot from close in.
Sinclair tested Bain again after the break while stubborn Dundee only fleetingly threatened.
They ... | Captain Scott Brown ensured Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic went into the international break with another three points at Dundee. | 37459583 |
In second spot overnight, Dungannon man Meeke lost time in Sunday's concluding five stages but he did enough to secure his sixth podium spot in a WRC event.
Meeke, 36, finished 32.6 seconds behind Sebastien Ogier who clinched his third straight world title by taking the win.
Ogier was 12.3 seconds ahead of runner-up Ja... | Kris Meeke boosted his hopes of holding on to his Citroen drive for 2016 after finishing third at the Australian Rally World Championship event. | 34219102 |
But doctors refused to treat him, saying he was a foreigner.
It came as a rude shock to the 35-year-old farmer from the village of Kalirhat in the district of Kurigram, which borders India.
For people like Mr Rahman, Bangladesh has been home. He was born and brought up in Bangladesh, although officially he and his fell... | Thirteen years ago Saifur Rahman had a severe injury to his eyes and was taken to a hospital in northern Bangladesh. | 14715825 |
They say they were not included in negotiations to end the action over pay.
On Friday, state officials threatened to charge more than 700 police with rebellion.
The strike has left a security vacuum, causing a wave of violence that has reportedly left 137 people dead.
Wives and relatives of the officers have been block... | Wives and other relatives of police in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo have defied a deal aimed at ending a week-long strike. | 38946889 |
The European Union Committee report has called on the government to ensure the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey are "fully involved and engaged."
It also urges Parliament to remember its "unique constitutional responsibilities" to all three.
The Crown Dependencies are not part of the European Union or the UK so did not... | The consequences of Brexit on the Crown Dependencies will be "significant", a House of Lords committee has concluded. | 39368341 |
The Aeolus spacecraft will fire a laser into the atmosphere to make the first three dimensional maps of wind behaviour across the entire planet.
The data will be incorporated into the models that project weather patterns a few days ahead.
It is information that should give more warning of approaching storms.
It ought a... | British engineers have finished assembling a satellite that experts believe could have a transformative impact on our weather forecasts. | 38656962 |
Dr Upton was the driving force behind the early design of the credit-card sized computer and founded the charity that oversees its development.
The Pi has proved hugely popular with electronics hobbyists and many children are using the devices to get a taste of computer coding.
In April 2016, the Pi became the most pop... | Eben Upton, pioneer of the Raspberry Pi bare-bones computer, has become a CBE in the Birthday Honours list. | 36498605 |
The 53-year-old, who played for the R's in the 1990s, begins his second spell in charge against Norwich on Saturday.
"It is all about where you are and what the club means. We need talented boys and for them to be hungry," he told BBC Radio London.
"Every time I wore that shirt I was bursting with pride and I want my t... | New Queens Park Rangers manager Ian Holloway wants the squad to show pride when they are representing the club. | 38000813 |
Speaking in China, Mr Obama said the player had raised legitimate issues.
Mr Kaepernick stirred controversy when he sat during the national anthem to protest against racial injustice.
Some players have followed his example and sat or kneeled through the anthem.
Asked about the issue during a news conference at the G20 ... | US President Barack Obama has said NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand for the US national anthem, was exercising his constitutional right to make a point. | 37278246 |
Trouble flared at the fourth Norwich Sci-Fi and Film Convention at the University of East Anglia, organised by Norwich Star Wars Club.
Police were called after members of the rival Norwich Sci-Fi club arrived to get autographs from two Doctor Who actors at the event on Sunday.
Norfolk Police confirmed officers attended... | Police were called to a science fiction convention after an argument between two rival groups of fans. | 22542222 |
The 21-year-old joined from Halifax in June 2016, but has spent much of his time out on loan having made just three appearances for Hull FC.
Rawsthorne, who is currently on loan with Leigh Centurions, said: "It's what I've worked for ever since I signed and it's big for me to get the new deal.
"Now it's about setting m... | Versatile Hull FC back Nick Rawsthorne has signed a new two-year contract. | 40451011 |
Highs of 44 Celsius have been recorded in places such as Italy and Albania.
Many countries have issued health warnings advising people to stay indoors and drink plenty of water.
The baking heat in one of the worst affected countries, Italy, has led to forest fires and has left some regions experiencing drought.
Rome, f... | Areas in Europe have been experiencing their most extreme temperatures in 10 years. | 40837099 |
Cambridge Crown Court heard that Mitchell Bird assaulted Bradley Carter at a flat in Wisbech on 14 February.
The jury was told Mr Carter, 35, complained of pain before being taken to hospital by his mother on 19 February, where he collapsed and died.
Mr Bird, 29, of Cox Close, Wisbech, denies murder.
Opening for the pr... | A man "soldiered on" after a "serious and brutal" hammer attack by a friend before dying five days later, a court was told. | 40889966 |
The baton has been welcomed officially by Culture and Sport Minister John Griffiths.
It will now spend a week visiting communities and landmarks around the country.
Sporting heroes, TV stars and pillars of the community are among 177 people carrying the baton in a relay around the country.
It will travel 731 miles (1,1... | The Queen's baton has landed at Cardiff Airport for a week-long relay around Wales ahead of the Commonwealth Games. | 27470371 |
The Gabon international has not played under Warnock, who says there could also be some surprise departures.
"I'm looking to get him away. I've got to do some dealing," he said.
"When you look at how you're going to thin the squad, there may be surprises because I might have to generate money to bring the ones I want i... | Cardiff City defender Bruno Ecoule Manga is set to leave the Championship club in January as manager Neil Warnock plans a revamp of his squad. | 38174685 |
World heavyweight champion Fury, 27, who expressed views on women, abortion and homosexuality, has been asked to attend a meeting in the new year.
The BBBofC met to discuss the matter on Wednesday before informing Fury that he must meet with the board.
The Briton has denied he is a homophobe and claimed he is "uniting ... | Tyson Fury has been summoned by the British Boxing Board of Control to explain his recent controversial comments. | 35064139 |
The former Force India driver, 29, will continue to race for Mercedes in the German Touring Car Championship.
Di Resta's role as back-up driver for Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa gives the Scot the chance to revive an F1 career many considered to be over.
He claimed 121 points in 58 races for Force India from 2011 to... | Paul di Resta's racing knowledge "will be invaluable", according to Williams, following the Scot's confirmation as reserve driver for the 2016 season. | 35802105 |
Some ticket-holders have been stuck in queues of up to 12 hours after traffic chaos hit all major routes to the site in Shepton Mallet.
More than 100,000 people are due to descend on Worthy Farm for the event, which has already turned into a mudbath. | It wouldn't be Glastonbury without mud, rain and traffic - but people arriving at the site in Somerset have refused to get bogged down. | 36596557 |
State media said the blasts happened in a warehouse storing "dangerous and chemical goods" in the port area of the city.
Pictures and video on social media showed flames lighting up the sky, and buildings are said to have collapsed.
Hospitals are reported to be overwhelmed with casualties.
President Xi Jinping has urge... | Massive explosions have hit China's northern city of Tianjin, leaving at least 17 people dead and hundreds more injured. | 33896292 |
Thomas Orchard, 32, who had schizophrenia, suffered a cardiac arrest at Heavitree Road Police Station in Exeter in 2012.
Custody sergeant Jan Kingshott, 45, and civilian detention officers Simon Tansley, 39, and Michael Marsden, 56, deny manslaughter by gross negligence.
Bristol Crown Court was shown CCTV of the time M... | A man who died after being in police custody "tried to alert officers" to him being in difficulty, a jury heard. | 38829204 |
The owner of the Arcadia group, which includes Top Shop, Dorothy Perkins, and Burton, has been working with the star on a new athletic street-wear brand.
It had been reported that the global venture would launch this year.
Details came as Sir Philip's group reported operating profits up 5.5% to £251.6m despite "challe... | A launch of retail billionaire Sir Philip Green's new clothing venture with singer Beyonce is planned for spring next year. | 34919500 |
16 October 2015 Last updated at 07:14 BST
Stig's specially trained to hunt out where water voles have been going to the toilet.
It might not sound like a nice job, but it helps wildlife experts keep an eye on where the water voles are living and how the population is doing.
Stig can reach areas along the river bank tha... | Meet Stig, the Springer Spaniel who's thought to be the world's first water vole search dog. | 34540434 |
The former foreign secretary accused the Supreme Court of exceeding its power in ordering that the so-called "black spider memos" be released.
The 27 letters reveal the prince expressing concerns to then PM Tony Blair and other Labour ministers.
A 10-year government battle to keep them secret was declared unlawful by t... | Jack Straw has criticised the publication of private letters sent by Prince Charles to government ministers. | 32735412 |
Speaking to reporters, he said the move demonstrated a commitment to justice and procedural fairness.
But Albert Ho, Mr Snowden's solicitor, has told me that the back story is tinged with political intrigue.
The ex-CIA analyst hired Mr Ho, one of Hong Kong's best-known human rights lawyers, and his junior associate Jon... | Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung has publicly defended the city's decision not to rubber stamp a request from the US to detain fugitive former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. | 23036162 |
The first minister is under pressure from opponents over her role in the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.
It was set up to encourage people to use green fuels to produce heat, but serious flaws meant the scheme went far beyond its budget.
DUP MP Nigel Dodds said Mrs Foster's opponents are on a "witch-hunt".
Mrs F... | Attempts to blame Arlene Foster for a disastrous heat scheme that could cost taxpayers £400m have hit "hysterical levels", says the DUP's deputy leader. | 38315382 |
The creature, named the Exmoor Emperor, weighed more than 135kg (300lb) and stood nearly 2.75m (9ft) tall. It was killed in the middle of the annual rut.
A witness reported hearing two shots before seeing the stag's body near Rackenford, north Devon. The carcass was removed soon after.
A licensed hunter rather than poa... | A giant red stag, thought to have been the biggest wild land animal in the UK, has been shot dead. | 11624253 |
Ken Dickie, 64, died after the incident at the Rockley Park, Poole, in May.
Jamie Mitchell, 35, who was cleared of a manslaughter at an earlier trial, had admitted common assault.
His mother Samantha, 57, received a suspended sentence after admitting attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Mitchell's trial for man... | A man has received a suspended sentence following the death of his mother's partner who fell and hit his head at a Dorset holiday park. | 38882415 |
Three members of Pussy Riot are awaiting a verdict on their highly controversial performance of a protest song against Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral - Christ the Saviour - in March.
Many liberals who sided with the group feel the Orthodox Church's leader, Patriarch Kirill, has overplayed its hand recently.
... | The trial of the female punk rock band Pussy Riot has sharply divided liberals and conservatives in Russian society. | 19207439 |
The inquiry chaired by Sir John Chilcot had hoped to begin contacting those likely to be criticised in its report this autumn, to allow them to respond.
But it said it had not yet agreed with the government over the publication of the most "difficult documents".
The inquiry began its work in 2009.
In a statement on the... | The Iraq Inquiry says it cannot proceed with the next phase of its work because key information, including correspondence between Tony Blair and George W Bush, has yet to be released. | 24844656 |
The Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) can gather forensic evidence, even if the person who has been assaulted does not want police involvement.
The service will also provide aftercare and support following an assault, whether recent or historical.
The centre is funded by the West Yorkshire police and crime commissi... | A centre to help the victims of sexual attacks in West Yorkshire has opened. | 32144196 |
The fees, booked in the second quarter of the year, offset a charge of $653m.
That was booked for scrapping or mothballing a group of drillships for which there are currently no demand.
Oil businesses are shrinking as a 50% fall in the price of oil over the past year make investments less worthwhile.
Transocean said se... | Transocean, one of the companies associated with BP's Deepwater Horizon oil well disaster, has recovered $735m (£471m) in legal settlements and insurance related to the incident. | 33798042 |
The 22-year-old is yet to play a competitive first-team game for Porto but has had loan spells with Academica Coimbra and Rio Ave.
He will not be available until after September's international break because of an ankle injury.
"Fulham has a reputation of a Premier League club and this season I want to help put the clu... | Fulham have signed Porto left-back Rafa Soares on a season-long loan deal. | 41011256 |
6 November 2015 Last updated at 22:58 GMT
The collision, involving a low loader vehicle, happened on Mullaghduff Road as the policeman was investigating the theft of an ATM near Newry.
Police said the lorry was driven at speed directly at the officer and he was pinned between it and a police vehicle. The lorry left the... | An on-duty police officer has been seriously injured in a hit-and-run incident in Cullyhanna, County Armagh. | 34753266 |
The owner says he takes full responsibility for the club's problems.
However, he did not clarify whether Paatelainen would stay on.
"In the near future many radical changes will be made to try to ensure our quick return to the top league," a United statement read.
Relegation from the top flight was confirmed after a 2-... | Stephen Thompson has apologised "unreservedly" to Dundee United fans following relegation to the Championship, but manager Mixu Paatelainen's future remains unclear. | 36197393 |
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City beat Aston Villa 4-0 on Saturday to stay fourth, with nine games to go.
Pellegrini said: "In the last five or six games there will be more pressure on all the teams at the top, so we have to keep playing this way until then.
"Experience is very important and we are us... | Manchester City's previous experience of a title run-in will help them this season, says manager Manuel Pellegrini. | 35737624 |
ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said there had been "endless" instances of rape, murder, forced displacement, persecution and pillaging since 2012.
She said both sides had committed atrocities in what has become a religious conflict between mainly Muslim rebels and Christian militias.
Almost a quarter of the 4.6 million ... | The International Criminal Court has opened a formal probe into war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR). | 29354134 |
Scientists have analysed ancient rocks and have found traces of emissions from huge volcanic eruptions that happened about 200 million years ago.
This would have led to one of the largest mass extinctions on record, enabling dinosaurs to become dominant.
The study is published in the journal PNAS.
Lead author Lawrence ... | A million-year-long period of extreme volcanic activity most likely paved the way for the dawn of the dinosaurs, a study suggests. | 40333902 |
2 February 2016 Last updated at 13:24 GMT
In 2008, BBC News NI reporter Mervyn Jess took a tour of the underground shelter that was kitted out to house more than 200 people in the event of a nuclear attack. | Northern Ireland's political leaders are selling their nuclear bunker which was built in Ballymena, County Antrim, during the Cold War. | 35471164 |
Scherzinger pulled out of the show earlier in May, a week before rehearsals began, a move that left producer Andrew Lloyd Webber "furious".
Lewis tweeted that she was "thrilled" to be playing Grizabella in the show, which is due to open in July.
Lord Lloyd-Webber also took to Twitter, writing that he was "very excited"... | Singer Leona Lewis is to replace Nicole Scherzinger in the forthccoming Broadway revival of Cats. | 36386950 |
It was a small increase on the previous year, though the long term trend is down.
The biggest emitters were agriculture, transport and the energy sector.
A range of emissions are measured including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and a range of fluorinated gases.
Northern Ireland emissions accounted for just ove... | Northern Ireland produced more than twenty million tonnes of greenhouse gases last year. | 40259722 |
Theresa May said it was "appalling".
She told MPs the government would ensure any Stormont investigative bodies have a legal duty to be fair, balanced and proportionate.
Figures obtained by the BBC this month challenge claims that investigations into Troubles killings are unduly focused on those committed by the Army.
... | The Prime Minister has attacked those she claims have made a business of dragging soldiers through the courts over incidents in Northern Ireland. | 39053849 |
The Old Bailey heard the gang used a boat to smuggle the weapons, worth more than £100,000, across the Channel.
The jury was told defendant Harry Shilling, 25, from Swanley, Kent, who denies the charges he faces, came up with the plan and paid for the guns.
Prosecutors said the weapons would have been sold on to crimin... | Three men and a woman have gone on trial accused of illegally importing 31 automatic weapons into the UK. | 35690189 |
Exam results are good, improving and, if headteacher Adrian Kneeshaw and his team have got it right, they will be ahead of comparable schools within a year.
But it is not the GCSE results that were the problem here. It was the school's ability to govern itself and, critically in Ofsted's view, protect its predominantly... | For a school that is in "special measures", it doesn't feel like Carlton Bolling College is failing. | 33486339 |
First, let's spend a minute thinking about what could have been.
"If I'd been born in America, I would've run," says Arnold Schwarzenegger, in an interview with AdWeek. "Because now? This was a very good time to get in the race."
Sadly, because the actor-turned-politician was born in Austria, we'll never know who would... | With just two weeks until America goes to the polls, Arnold Schwarzenegger is sad he can't run, Donald Trump is fighting back over sexual assault claims, and President Obama is really happy. | 37755918 |
Davies, 52, a former director of rugby at Gloucester, recently left his role as head coach of Ebbw Vale.
Merthyr, under head coach Lee Jarvis, beat Aberavon to secure their first Premiership title.
"We look forward to working alongside Nigel and wish him all the best in his new role," Merthyr said in a statement."
"Nig... | Merthyr RFC have appointed ex-Wales and Scarlets coach Nigel Davies as the club's new chief executive. | 40001929 |
It is believed Jason McGovern, of Tydavnet, was punched at a pub on John Street on Sunday.
He was hit a short time later at Cunningham Terrace car park and died in the early hours of New Year's Eve.
Two men aged 21, a 19-year-old man, an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy are due in court in Omagh on Saturday.
The t... | Five people have been charged with affray by police investigating the death of a teenager who was attacked twice in Omagh, County Tyrone. | 20918455 |
Dean Bowditch scuffed a shot under Boro keeper Dimi Konstantopoulos from a Kyle McFadzean pass to give Dons the lead.
David Nugent squandered the chance to equalise after the break, poking wide with just David Martin to beat.
But Rhodes secured a point for Boro in added time when he headed Ritchie de Laet's cross over ... | Middlesbrough moved to the top of the Championship as Jordan Rhodes' first goal for the club earned a late draw against MK Dons. | 35389265 |
The station will get new platforms, the UK's largest concourse, new lifts, escalators and entrances on Tooley Street and St Thomas Street.
Work will begin in May 2013, affecting Southern, Thameslink and Southeastern services until 2018, Network Rail said.
London's oldest station, which opened in 1836, is used by 55 mil... | Commuters using London Bridge station will face years of disruption when the refurbishment work begins as part of the Thameslink upgrade next year. | 20123256 |
Back then, Ofili incorporated elephant dung and cut-outs from porn mags in his paintings, which upset Mayor Giuliani considerably (and the current President who called Ofili's painting, Holy Virgin Mary, "absolutely gross") when Saatchi took his Sensation show to NYC in 1999.
Nowadays, the Mancunian artist lives and wo... | I know some folk think Chris Ofili has gone off the boil since his Turner Prize-winning heyday, when he was considered one of Charles Saatchi's gang of Young British Artists. | 39710402 |
Walcott opened the scoring in the first half when he chased a long ball over the defence from Mesut Ozil before firing low beyond Jack Butland.
Substitute Giroud sealed victory late on with a header.
Stoke, who have not won at Arsenal since 1981, rarely looked like scoring, Joselu going closest with a shot at Petr Cech... | Arsenal recorded their first home win of the season as goals from Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud beat Stoke. | 34160767 |
Sandy Phan-Gillis, 56, was first detained in March 2015 while in China as part of a US trade delegation.
Her husband, Jeff Gillis, said the charges were "absolutely false" and called for her release.
The news comes ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to China for a G20 summit in Hangzhou.
The president is scheduled... | An American woman held in China since last year has been charged with espionage, according to China's foreign ministry. | 37235311 |
The dust was smuggled out of Nasa by a staff photographer who gathered it from a camera the astronauts used on the lunar surface, officials said.
Nasa investigators discovered the dust - affixed to a scrap of tape - at a St Louis auction house this month.
It is illegal in the US to possess moon rocks or moon dust.
"It ... | The US has recovered a scattering of moon dust stolen from Nasa after the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, just as it was about to be sold at auction. | 13907120 |
On a true Cape Town batting surface, Alex Hales (60), Joe Root (50) and Nick Compton (45) all failed to kick on and England slipped to 223-5.
But Stokes flayed the second new ball in 74 not out from 93 balls to take the tourists to 317 without further loss.
Kagiso Rabada, the 20-year-old playing his fourth Test, took 3... | A late flurry from Ben Stokes gave England the upper hand on day one of the second Test against South Africa. | 35213526 |
The Belgian paper La Libre carries the front-page headline "EU: And in the end, it's Cameron who wins".
"Except that what is considered to be good by London is not necessarily good for Europe," the paper notes wryly.
A headline in Le Monde spells out what many in Europe warn will be the outcome of the deal.
"Brexit-avo... | Papers throughout Europe acknowledge that David Cameron won most of the concessions he was seeking from his European partners at the Brussels summit, but several ask if the price might not in the end prove to be too high. | 35621111 |
After talks with Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Paris, Mr Obama reaffirmed US support for "Turkey's right to defend itself and its airspace".
But he stressed that Russia and Turkey should "de-escalate" their dispute.
"We all have a common enemy," Mr Obama said, referring to the so-called Islamic State (IS) group.
"I ... | US President Barack Obama has urged Turkey and Russia to reduce tensions, a week after Turkish jets shot down a Russian warplane. | 34974409 |
Photographer Jacob Aue Sobol has recently returned from the latest leg of his journey along the notorious Kolyma Highway in Russia, documenting the frozen landscape and the communities that he found along the way.
The route is known as the "road of bones", named after the thousands of gulag prisoners who died building ... | © All photographs Jacob Aue Sobol / Magnum Photos | 39960121 |
Mark Mason, 48, from Rhyl, died in the car park of the town's Home Bargains store on 27 October 2016.
Mark Ennis, 30, from Liverpool, denies murder and malicious wounding with intent, as does Anthony Baines, 31 and James Davies, 21.
A fourth Liverpool man Jake Melia, 21, has admitted all charges.
Prosecutors say father... | There was "no plan to attack" a group of men in an alleged incident that led to a fatal stabbing, Mold Crown Court heard. | 39862846 |
The Falkirk MP headbutted Conservative MP for Pudsey Stuart Andrew during a brawl at the Strangers' Bar.
He also hit Tory councillors Luke Mackenzie and Ben Maney, and Labour whip Phil Wilson, MP for Sedgefield.
After sentence at Westminster Magistrates' Court, Joyce said he intended to stay on as an MP.
The former sol... | MP Eric Joyce has been fined £3,000 and banned from pubs for three months after he admitted assaulting politicians in a House of Commons bar. | 17310549 |
Requests from police to extend the length of time the assets could be held were declined by a court in Auckland, New Zealand, where Mr Dotcom lives.
US authorities accuse Mr Dotcom of infringing copyright on a "massive scale".
He has also been sued by several major film and music publishers.
They accuse him of using Me... | Kim Dotcom, the multimillionaire founder of closed file-sharing site Megaupload, has won back cars, cash and property seized in a January 2012 raid. | 27067102 |
The party hopes to amend the forthcoming alcohol bill to stop drinks firms using more than 150 milligrammes of caffeine per litre of alcohol.
Buckfast currently contains two-and-a-half times that amount.
Labour MSP Jackie Baillie said the limit would help to curb the problem's caused by "wired, wide-awake drunks".
The ... | Scottish Labour wants a legal limit on the caffeine content of alcoholic drinks which would effectively ban the tonic wine Buckfast. | 10164507 |
In May, it was revealed that the EFL, formerly known as the Football League before a rebrand this summer, could expand to include a fifth tier by 2019-20, with 100 teams over five divisions.
It is planned that additional clubs would come from the National League.
EFL clubs met to discuss the proposals for the first tim... | Premier League B teams and 'non-English' clubs will not be included in plans to reform the structure of the English Football League. | 37440689 |
Father Charlie Burrows has said that Rodrigo Gularte was hearing voices and did not understand that he was to be shot by firing squad until the end.
Gularte had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Seven foreigners and one Indonesian were executed on Wednesday, sparking a diplomatic outcry.
... | A Brazilian man executed in Indonesia for drug smuggling did not know that he was going to die, says his priest. | 32527977 |
The book, Becoming Steve Jobs, excerpts of which have been published online, throws light on life inside Apple as it grew into one of the world's most powerful technology companies.
It also charts the relationship between Mr Cook and Mr Jobs.
According to the book, Mr Jobs angrily turned down Mr Cook's offer.
In 2004, ... | Apple chief executive Tim Cook offered a part of his liver to a dying Steve Jobs, according to a new book due to be released this month. | 31869113 |
The K.V Oostende keeper won 106 caps over 14 years and was part of Gabon's Africa Cup of Nations squads in 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2017.
Announcing his decision to the French news website Jeune Afrique, the Port-Gentil native said: "After 14 years as an international I think the time has come to step aside from the team, ... | Gabon goalkeeper Didier Ovono has announced his retirement from international football aged 34. | 39914791 |
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