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Five teenage suspects were arrested over an alleged plot to carry out an attack at a World War One centenary event.
The families of two of the men have also alleged that officers used excessive force in Saturday's raids.
Police said the men were planning to target officers during an Anzac memorial event in Melbourne.
A... | Australian police are investigating a mistreatment claim made by a teenager detained in an anti-terror operation. | 32376973 |
They were convicted of making six insurance claims worth £144,000 between 2009 and 2011. Two were found not guilty.
It brings the total number of convictions in the scam - which involved the deliberate damaging of vehicles - to 81.
The case involved 28 separate claims and 57 cars, Cardiff Crown Court heard.
The fraud r... | Five people have been found guilty over the biggest car insurance fraud investigation in the UK. | 35122026 |
It followed the discovery of a suspicious object in Manor Close in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Army bomb experts examined the object and said it was a "viable device".
Police did not give any more details on what was found but said it had been taken away for further examination.
Sinn Féin councillor Mary Doyl... | A number of residents who were forced to leave their homes because of a security alert in north Belfast have been allowed to return. | 35082649 |
The work and pensions secretary said he would like to see a trial scheme in Manchester rolled out nationwide after it was given "very strong feedback".
The Trussell Trust, which operates food banks, says the facilities were used more than one million times in 2014-15.
It welcomed closer co-operation but said talks were... | Job advisers are set to be placed in food banks across the country, Iain Duncan Smith has told MPs. | 34658755 |
Nick Clegg said the existing guidelines needed to change to reflect the "menacing" potential of the internet.
Mr Clegg said he had not yet convinced the Conservatives that all English schools - including academies and free schools - should follow the guidelines.
Education Secretary Michael Gove said teachers should be ... | Sex education guidance needs updating and should apply to all schools, the deputy prime minister has said. | 23975010 |
The billionaire tech mogul had filed a legal case seeking to acquire small pockets of land within his large estate on the island of Kauai.
But his use of the so-called "quiet title" legal system led to criticism from other residents.
He said he had not taken the time to fully understand the process. "It's clear we made... | Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has dropped attempts to acquire land for his Hawaii estate through the courts. | 38780822 |
The Commerce Department said gross domestic product rose at an annual pace of 2.1%, not the 1.5% rate it reported last month.
Consumer spending was revised down slightly, although this was offset by growth in other economic areas.
Even with the GDP revision, growth still slowed from an annual pace of 3.9% in the second... | US economic growth for the third quarter has been revised up, helped by stronger investment and house building. | 34912827 |
Labour's Rupa Huq criticised Citizen Khan's depiction of a "quite backward" family of Muslims.
The show was accused of stereotyping Muslims when it started in 2012 and its creator, Adil Ray, has told the Radio Times he had received death threats.
The BBC said the award-winning show had received much positive feedback.
... | A BBC sitcom has been criticised as "Islamophobic" during a Commons debate about whether the BBC's programmes and staff reflect UK diversity. | 36048059 |
He chose the words of a famous Doonhamer, John Laurie of Dad's Army fame, to sum up his feelings on the result.
"I just think that we're doomed," he told me.
"I think it is going to be pretty bad for the UK as a whole.
"I do hope that Scotland votes to be independent eventually.
"The EU brought a lot of good things int... | Sitting on the steps outside the historic Midsteeple in Dumfries, Stephen Comiskey was taking in the outcome of the EU referendum. | 36620036 |
Ministers intervened over whether the Article 50 process to leave the EU can be triggered without MPs' approval.
The Welsh Conservatives have found just over £79,000 was spent on legal fees, plus travel and accommodation costs.
Monmouth Tory MP David Davies called it a waste of money, but the Welsh Government said it w... | The Welsh Government has defended spending more than £84,000 on the Brexit case at the Supreme Court. | 38636508 |
The 25-year-old netted after coming on as a second-half substitute in the 2-1 friendly win against Saudi Arabian side Al-Batin in Doha, Qatar.
Oscar later won the free-kick from which Lu Wenjun struck the winner.
"I only trained for two days," he said. "This is the start of a new season - we have only one goal, which i... | Brazilian midfielder Oscar scored on his debut for Shanghai SIPG following his move from Chelsea for a Chinese transfer record fee of £60m. | 38556019 |
Election manifestos are written with single party government in mind. What is their place in elections where no single party wins a majority?
At the 2010 general election all the contending parties fought campaigns based on published manifestos that set out for electors the policies they intended to pursue in governmen... | As Westminster's largest parties launch their general election manifestos, here is a guide to the significance and history of these much-scrutinised documents. | 32241936 |
Shalane Blackwood complained of stomach pains and told his mother Linda Blackwood he was dying when she last spoke to him on 21 July.
He was found dead in his cell on 5 August, having suffered internal bleeding due to an ulcer.
An inquest jury decided "systematic failings amounting to neglect" significantly contributed... | A mother whose ill son died in prison after being neglected by staff says he should not have been left to die. | 36245390 |
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Keepers at Toronto Zoo in Canada built this giant snowman for panda Da Mao to enjoy.
It's looks like they're have a bear-y good time!
Pictures from Toronto Zoo | This Giant panda got a snowy treat to play with. | 38402015 |
Englishman Lines, 46, won a marathon first frame against the Australian and a break of 58 put him 2-0 ahead.
Robertson scored three half centuries as he fought back to trail 4-3, but Lines held his nerve to progress.
He was not going to be scared. He played a brilliant match
Lines said the win over the world number sev... | Reigning champion Neil Robertson suffered a shock defeat in the first round of the UK Championship, losing 6-3 to amateur veteran Peter Lines. | 38094036 |
It is understood the puppies were part of a litter of 16 and were buried beside the grave of a relative of the owner.
The charity said there were currently "no animal welfare concerns" after being contacted by the owner.
The puppies were found by a council worker in Eastern Cemetery on Thursday.
The charity is awaiting... | The owner of 11 dead puppies found in a box in a Dundee graveyard has been traced by the Scottish SPCA, the charity has confirmed. | 39856054 |
The striker beat keeper Timo Horn with an angled shot after Dominique Heintz half-cleared a Thiago Alcantara cross.
Anthony Modeste and Leonardo Bittencourt came close to an equaliser late in the second half.
But Pep Guardiola's side held on and sit eight points clear of Borussia Dortmund, who visit Augsburg on Sunday.... | Robert Lewandowski's 25th Bundesliga goal of the season kept Bayern Munich on course for a fourth successive domestic title as they won at Cologne. | 35803485 |
However, it's not possible at this stage to determine whether the compound has a biological or non-biological origin.
And contamination could still be responsible for the finding.
The results come from Curiosity's SAM instrument, and were presented at the 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) in Texas.
Nas... | A fatty acid might be among organic molecules discovered on Mars by Nasa's Curiosity rover. | 31988540 |
The figures in the eventual Born Abroad report showed an unprecedented transformation that confirmed everything that we saw around us as we travelled around the country gathering stories of migration and change.
A decade on, that pace of change has increased.
What the census shows beyond any doubt is that the UK is in ... | Back in 2005, the BBC ran a project to map the modern face of the UK, so we could explain to our audiences the role immigration was playing in modern Britain. | 20681551 |
The decision by the California Labor Commission means the driver must be awarded more than $4,000 (£2,544) of expenses for the period she worked.
If applied more widely it could mean extra costs such as social security and unemployment insurance.
But Uber emphasised the ruling only applied to this one driver.
In a sta... | An Uber driver in California has been deemed an employee, not a contractor, in a ruling that could mean higher costs for the app-based taxi service. | 33171508 |
Its port is the lifeblood of its economy, providing the biggest source of income and employment in this otherwise barren country.
Djibouti's proximity to restive areas in Africa and the Middle East and its relative stability have made it a prized location for foreign military bases and ensured a steady flow of foreign ... | Lying on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the tiny African nation of Djibouti serves as a gateway to the Suez Canal, one of the world's busiest shipping routes. | 13231761 |
The 57-year-old man was dragged into inadequately guarded machinery in the paint shop at the Lode Lane, Solihull, site in June 2013, it said.
He punctured both lungs, broke 10 ribs and was in an induced coma in intensive care for 12 days, HSE said.
It added JLR was fined for safety breaches after pleading guilty.
The m... | Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has been fined £40,000 after a worker suffered life-threatening crush injuries, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said. | 30588351 |
West Granton Community Store was robbed on 2 December 2016.
Craig Vallance, 24, from Edinburgh, was found guilty and sentenced to 54 months in prison. Daryl Loftus, 24, from Edinburgh, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 47 months.
Darren Harvey, 23, from Edinburgh, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 35 months.
They w... | Three men have been sentenced for assault and robbery of a shop in Edinburgh. | 39671713 |
It happened at about 03:00 GMT at Trowell services near junction 25 to Nottingham and Derby.
The service station and at least one lane remained shut for most of the morning but fully reopened later.
Traffic was diverted through Nottingham, causing problems on the bus network during rush-hour.
Updates on this story and ... | The M1 was closed northbound in Nottinghamshire after a fire on a lorry carrying 1,000 crates of pre-packed food. | 38494564 |
The BBC's Ruth Nesoba in the capital, Nairobi, says that exam papers were shared on WhatsApp before exams.
She adds that many Kenyans are now questioning the credibility of the results.
The chief executive and eight other KNEC officials have been ordered to make police statements.
Africa Live: BBC news updates
Is Kenya... | Kenya's schools exam board has been dissolved over "irregularities" in last year's secondary school exams, which saw 5,000 results cancelled. | 35890970 |
Simon Reynolds, of Farnham in Surrey, did not return to Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday and a manhunt was launched.
Reynolds, who was found guilty of four counts of theft, handed himself in at a police station in Sheffield on Monday.
He was vicar at All Saints Church in Darton when the thefts took place and has been ... | A vicar who went on the run after being convicted of pocketing £24,000 of church fees has been jailed for almost three years. | 33690041 |
Anthony Bagshaw, of S Bagshaw and Sons butchers, pleaded guilty to 24 offences relating to animal cruelty, food safety and movement of animals.
CCTV footage taken inside the abattoir showed him kicking a pig in the face and throwing a sheep against a gate.
Bagshaw, of Back Lane Butterton, was banned from keeping farm a... | A slaughterhouse worker who kicked and beat sheep and pigs before killing them has been jailed for 10 months. | 37159311 |
The man was arrested after police surrounded the home in Birkenhead, Merseyside, for more than six hours.
He had locked himself in a room with the eight-month-old baby, who was safely rescued just before 14:30 GMT, police said.
The 25-year-old has been arrested on on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, affr... | A baby has been rescued by armed police after a man barricaded himself into a house with a crossbow and machete. | 38665798 |
The goalkeeper, 34, has extended his stay at the club until the summer of 2020 and does not want that to be the end of his playing career.
"I'm very hopeful this won't be my last contract, whether that's here or somewhere else," Gordon said.
"I want to play at the highest level as long as possible and I'm hopeful that'... | Craig Gordon believes he can continue to perform at a high level beyond the end of his new Celtic contract. | 39209029 |
Shaun Klitzke was reported to police by his estranged wife, who found the pictures on a memory card.
Scores of still and moving images were recovered from the card and a mobile phone that was also seized.
Klitzke, formerly of Aspatria, Cumbria, but now of Jesmond, Newcastle, admitted six counts of making indecent photo... | A man who possessed "appalling and loathsome" indecent images of children has been jailed for 16 months. | 36693020 |
It was reported that a fellow diner became aggressive towards the former England captain, who then pushed the man away and asked to be left alone. The Lions have not made any complaint.
Howley added that the incident on Thursday night was "isolated".
The Lions' three-Test series with New Zealand begins on Saturday.
How... | British and Irish Lions assistant coach Rob Howley says it is "disappointing" after tour manager John Spencer said he was accosted in an Auckland restaurant. | 40378283 |
The number of people missing has risen to 51 after police cross-checked information with fire crews, officials quoted by Kyodo news agency say.
About 3,000 rescue personnel are in the area but heavy rain has suspended search operations.
Torrential rains have led to the evacuation of up to 100,000 people.
On Friday afte... | Heavy rain has hampered rescue operations in Japan's Hiroshima prefecture where a landslide killed at least 39 people. | 28879401 |
British and Irish Lion Roberts, the first active international to appear in the fixture since 2009, went off at half-time after suffering a dead leg.
Don Stevens and George Cullen traded penalties for a 3-3 score at the break.
Stevens' kick then put Cambridge 6-3 up but three more Cullen penalties sealed Oxford's sixth... | Wales centre Jamie Roberts was forced off injured as his Cambridge side were edged out by Oxford in the 134th Varsity match at Twickenham. | 35059584 |
The 32-year-old woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, telephoned 999 on the morning of 9 April 2014 to say she had killed her five-month-old baby.
Police and paramedics took the child to Royal Victoria Hospital. He died four weeks later.
The woman will appear again for sentencing at a later date.
The court also... | A court has heard details about a case of infanticide in which a mother-of-two killed her youngest son because she feared she had given him "bad genes". | 36058204 |
A new app, English Dialects, developed at universities in Cambridge, Zurich and Bern, asks users how they pronounce words including "scone".
Choices are given for another 25 words, or word meanings, after which the app guesses where the user might be from.
When the team launched a similar app for German speakers there ... | The way people pronounce the names of baked goods could help academics find out how regional accents have changed. | 35262229 |
Tom Harrison - who calls himself Mr Gorilla - took six-and-a-half days to do the 26.2 mile route on his hands and knees, "gorilla-style", in aid of The Gorilla Organization.
Mr Harrison crossed the finish line on The Mall with his sons and had a medal presented by conservationist Bill Oddie.
He said he felt "tired but ... | A man who crawled the London Marathon dressed as a gorilla has completed the course and raised £26,000 for charity. | 39755510 |
Alex Harris, 27, is one of 30 crew who have been detained by the Russians onboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise since Thursday.
The campaigners were detained after two activists tried to climb on to a Russian oil rig in a protest against Arctic drilling.
Russian authorities are considering charges of piracy agains... | A British Greenpeace worker held by Russian authorities has texted her parents to say she is "safe". | 24227615 |
The birds laid two eggs this year which disappeared, leaving the birds out of sorts. Leicestershire Police are investigating the eggs' disappearance.
It is hoped new nest boxes on the city's tallest buildings will provide a place for the pair to breed next year.
Tall buildings are said to "mimic the peregrines' natural... | A pair of "spooked" peregrine falcons living in the centre of Leicester are to get a new nest after a "disappointing" breeding season. | 34902537 |
Mr Corbyn is tipped to win the Labour leadership on Saturday over Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall.
Mick Antoniw said Mr Corbyn would find it "difficult at the moment" to win a general election, but could gain support by "resonating" with people.
Delyn MP David Hanson, who backs Yvette Cooper, warned that La... | Labour left-winger Jeremy Corbyn can overcome media attacks and "could well" become Prime Minister, an AM has said. | 34222014 |
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A season of high-profile cup upsets looked like it could claim yet another victim when Scott Laird fired the League One side ahead soon after the break.
But United's disjointed attack finally found some fluidity when expensive loan signing Radamel Falcao was replaced after... | Manchester United survived a second-half scare at Deepdale to see off Preston and set up an FA Cup quarter-final tie with holders Arsenal. | 31423124 |
Passenger Warren Becker told local media that jewellery and $1,800 (£1,300) in cash was stolen from his bag while he slept on a flight from Johannesburg to Hong Kong last month.
SAA says there is a suspicion that a crime syndicate is targeting the route.
Three such thefts occurred over as many weeks in December, a spo... | South African Airways (SAA) has blacklisted a passenger amid reports that gangs of thieves are operating 30,000 feet in the air on its flights. | 35324034 |
The 27-year-old made 101 appearances for the U's over two seasons after joining from Exeter City.
However, he was left out for Oxford's final five matches of the season for unspecified "disciplinary reasons", according to manager Michael Appleton.
He had been out of contract, but Appleton said the club would trigger a ... | Oxford United midfielder Liam Sercombe has joined fellow League One side Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee. | 40105708 |
Income for the period came to $785m (£530m).
Future orders for deliveries from December to April 2016 - which is a key measure for Nike - also beat expectations, boosted by strong demand from China, Japan and North America.
Revenue was up 4% to $7.7bn.
The firm said by the end of November its future worldwide orders f... | Nike, the world's leading maker of sporting goods, reported a 20% year-on-year rise in net profit for the three months ending November. | 35158366 |
A campaign spokeswoman said Corey Lewandowski would no longer be working on it and said the team was grateful to him "for his hard work and dedication".
Speaking on CNN, he did not deny being fired, replying "I don't know" when asked why he was let go.
He oversaw the New Yorker's unlikely triumph in the primary contest... | The campaign manager for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been fired. | 36579467 |
The musician's life as a collector was something he kept almost entirely hidden from public view.
But now, nearly 300 works by artists including Damien Hirst, Henry Moore and Marcel Duchamp will go on display at Sotheby's in London, before being sold at auction in November.
The paintings are collectively expected to fe... | The private art collection of David Bowie is to be revealed to the public for the first time. | 36781982 |
James Goodfellow, who will be 80 this year, is the man who first patented automated cash machines that use pin numbers - but for years the only credit he received was a £10 bonus.
He lodged his patent in May 1966, more than a year before the first cash machine was ceremonially opened in a blaze of publicity.
On 27 June... | The world's first ATM was unveiled 50 years ago today but the inventor of the bank cash machine has been a source of dispute for years, with two Scottish men claiming the credit. | 40416025 |
Llandudno RNLI lifeboat was called to the vessel 6 miles (10km) off the Great Orme, Conwy county at 09:00 BST on Friday.
By 09.50 BST the man had been winched into a coastguard rescue helicopter and was flown to hospital in Bangor. | A sailor has been airlifted to hospital after falling ill on his yacht off the north Wales coast. | 34015180 |
Pioneering research in the field of cognitive neuroimaging has revealed how brains process what we see.
The work has been led by Prof Philippe Schyns, the head of Glasgow's school of psychology, with more than a little help from Voltaire and Salvador Dali.
How Dali's mind worked is a matter of continuing conjecture. Bu... | Scientists at Glasgow University have established a world first by cracking the communication code of our brains. | 36105245 |
Since March 2016, just 57 tests have been done on La Liga players from clubs not competing in Europe and none at all in the country's second division.
Spain's anti-doping body (AEPSAD) was declared non-compliant by the World Anti-Doping Agency in March 2016.
Wada hoped Fifa or Uefa could take on the country's drug test... | The absence of drug testing in Spanish football in the past 11 months has "alarmed" the World Anti-Doping Agency. | 38928615 |
The 130th AGM of The IFAB will take place at St. David's Hotel in Cardiff on Saturday, 5 March and Infantino is expected to attend.
The Uefa secretary general earned 115 votes in yesterday's selection process, 27 more than closest rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa.
Infantino led first round voting with 88, inc... | New Fifa president Gianni Infantino may make his first major decisions in Cardiff. | 35672974 |
Anthony Grainger, 36, was shot in a car park in Culcheth, Cheshire, in March 2012 in an operation planned by Greater Manchester Police (GMP).
Officers believed the father-of-two was in a group planning an armed robbery.
PC Rachel Griffiths told Liverpool Crown Court she had made the profile in relation to a 2011 operat... | A policewoman who prepared a profile on a man fatally shot by an officer has said she never expected it to be used to brief a firearms operation. | 38897679 |
Scott Marsden died in hospital after being taken ill at the fight in Leeds, in March.
The inquest into his death was opened and adjourned in Wakefield.
Coroner Jonathan Leach, said initial medical inquiries reported his death, on 12 March, as "unexplained pending further investigation".
Live updates and more stories fr... | An investigation into what caused the death of 14-year-old kickboxer who collapsed during a national title bout remains inconclusive, an inquest heard. | 39565744 |
Charlene Colechin, 18, described how her organs failed, causing her "to die" until doctors managed to save her.
The hair stylist, from near Chesterfield in Derbyshire, has been in hospital for a month and spent nine days in a medically induced coma.
She still faces surgery to remove her toes and possibly her feet.
Spea... | A teenager who nearly died from meningitis has shared photos of her rash-covered body in an attempt to raise awareness of the disease. | 37567402 |
He is accused of taking $5m (£3.2m) in bribes to secure contracts with the state oil giant, Petrobras.
Mr Cunha denies the allegations and says they are politically motivated. He is an outspoken critic of President Dilma Rousseff.
Charges have been submitted against ex-President Fernando Collor de Mello.
Mr Collor de ... | Brazilian prosecutors investigating a major corruption scandal have filed charges against the speaker of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha. | 34012980 |
The 2012 Olympic champion, 30, will meet an opponent yet to be named on the David Haye v Tony Bellew undercard.
Taylor, who stopped Karina Kopinska on debut in November and out-pointed Viviane Obenauf two weeks later, is currently training in America.
She said: "It's the start of a very big year for me and there are bi... | Ireland's Katie Taylor will fight for the third time as a professional at London's O2 Arena on 4 March. | 38847405 |
For some it's Britain's exit from the European Union. For others it's the prospect of Brexit being thwarted. For others still, it's whether the Chinese economy will hold up, what the outcome of the US presidential election will be or the risk of artificial intelligence taking over your job.
So what's the best way to ha... | These days there's no shortage of things to keep you awake at night, wherever you stand on the political spectrum. | 37697460 |
The Stoke City boss came within one game of reaching the 1986 and 1994 World Cups and as manager almost took Wales to Euro 2004.
While acknowledging the contribution of stars like Gareth Bale, Ashley Williams and Aaron Ramsey, Hughes has been impressed by the team that carried Wales to Euro 2016 - a feat that, on Monda... | As a former Wales player and manager, Mark Hughes was used to near misses when it came to qualifying for international tournaments. | 36312934 |
The document from 16 leading environmental organisations says it took the wettest ever summer to avert serious drought.
It warns that another series of dry winters would put Britain back on drought alert.
The government said its draft Water Bill would build resilience into the UK's water infrastructure.
The Blueprint f... | A new report blames the government for leaving the UK's water resources at the mercy of the weather. | 20213337 |
The sanctions follow a Honda engine upgrade in addition to earlier reliability problems.
Both drivers have already used more than the permitted number of relevant parts after just seven races of 21.
Alonso's penalties total 15 places and Vandoorne's 30, so the Spaniard will start ahead of his team-mate.
Alonso said: "W... | McLaren drivers Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne will start Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the back of the grid after engine penalties. | 40371503 |
The conviction of Peterborough businessman Mohammed Khubaib, 43, is the latest in Cambridgeshire Police's Operation Erle.
Khubaib forced a 14-year-old girl to perform a sex act on him and committed nine counts of trafficking.
Following the guilty verdict at the Old Bailey, he will be sentenced on 15 May.
Khubaib's frie... | A married restaurant owner with a "persistent and almost predatory interest" in girls has been found guilty of rape and grooming offences. | 32282850 |
But in truth, you are probably manipulated into doing so by publishers using clever machine learning algorithms.
The online battle for eyeballs has gone hi-tech.
Every day the web carries about 500 million tweets, 300 hours of YouTube video uploads, and more than 80 million new Instagram photos. Just keeping up with ou... | You may think you choose to read one story over another, or to watch a particular video rather than all the others clamouring for your attention. | 36837824 |
Janet McKay, who had dementia, was found in Clydebank on 24 September.
She had last been seen by neighbours in Knightswood eight days before.
West Dunbartonshire Council said it hoped the image of the 150ft-high crane at Clydebank would raise awareness of Alzheimer's.
Provost Douglas McAllister said: "We were incredibl... | The Titan Crane on the River Clyde has been lit up in purple in memory of an 88-year-old woman who was found dead a week after she went missing. | 34435970 |
Anis Abid Sardar's lawyer told a court he "accepts the finger marks are his".
Sgt Randy Johnson, 34, was killed in an explosion near Baghdad in 2007, Woolwich Crown Court heard.
Mr Sardar, 38, from Wembley, north-west London, denies murder, conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion.
The court has heard ... | A British man has admitted his fingerprints were on two bombs allegedly made along with a device that killed a US soldier in Iraq. | 32512504 |
Notts, who had been managerless since sacking new Oldham boss John Sheridan on 2 January, have lost 10 straight league games and are 22nd in the table, just a point above the relegation zone.
Hardy said Nolan, 34, could revive Notts' fortunes on the pitch.
"Kevin is an outstanding leader and we need immediate success,"... | Former Leyton Orient boss Kevin Nolan has been named as Notts County player-manager following Alan Hardy's takeover of the League Two club. | 38596314 |
But the public's right to know what is really going on in their country really is the cornerstone of a free society.
Without free access to information, backed up by journalists who are willing to dig down and get to the truth, all the other liberties celebrated in democracies are endangered.
That's why the world shoul... | It can seem a bit self-righteous when journalists write about the importance of freedom of the press, a bit like a chef celebrating the virtues of a fancy meal or a hairdresser extolling the importance of a new haircut. | 35594968 |
The stonework holding the bronze sundial at Conwy church was smashed into three pieces.
Rev David Parry, vicar of Bro Celynnin, said the theft was noticed on Friday morning and reported to police.
"It's very sad. In taking the top, the thieves have severely damaged the stone. It's been part of Conwy's history for a lon... | A Grade II listed sundial dating to 1761 has been stolen from a churchyard in Conwy and its stonework smashed. | 38286957 |
Anne Longfield said personal, social, health and economics education (PSHE) lessons should help children spot when they are being targeted by gangs.
It follows reports children are being used by criminals as "money mules".
She said children looking for "a sense of belonging, fast money" or "glamour" were at risk.
Ms Lo... | Pupils should be taught in school how to avoid being sucked into gangs or exploited by older criminals, the children's commissioner has said. | 40768901 |
The 31-year-old was not offered a new contract at the Etihad at the end of the 2016-17 season.
The club have confirmed on social media that he will have a medical before signing a contract on Friday.
Clichy joined City from Arsenal in 2011, twice winning the Premier League title and EFL Cup with the club.
The terms of ... | Former Manchester City left-back Gael Clichy is to join Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir. | 40529012 |
An arms depot used by the Houthi rebel movement in the city's north-east was targeted for a second day, sending a column of smoke into the sky.
The coalition also bombed rebel positions in the southern city of Aden.
The proposed truce to allow deliveries of desperately needed humanitarian aid started at 23:00 (20:00 GM... | Saudi-led coalition aircraft carried out fresh air strikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa, just hours before a five-day ceasefire was set to begin. | 32703623 |
Anthony Scaramucci, a member of Mr Trump's transition team, had told BBC HARDtalk that Sir Elton would perform in Washington DC in January.
"Elton John is going to be doing our concert on the mall for the inauguration," Mr Scaramucci said.
But this was "categorically denied" by Sir Elton's representative in London.
"Th... | Sir Elton John will not perform at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration, a spokeswoman for the singer has said. | 38079876 |
The fish would have picked up the pollution while swimming in Japanese waters, before then moving to the far side of the ocean.
Scientists stress that the fish are still perfectly safe to eat.
However, the case does illustrate how migratory species can carry pollution over vast distances, they say.
"It's a lesson to us... | Pacific Bluefin tuna caught off the coast of California have been found to have radioactive contamination from last year's Fukushima nuclear accident. | 18239107 |
Thames Valley Police said the six, aged between 23 and 57, were arrested by the South East Counter Terrorism Unit.
They said the arrests were related to the conflict in Syria and were "not linked to any immediate threat to local communities".
On Monday, anti-terrorism police arrested three men in central London.
The me... | Three men and three women from Portsmouth, Farnborough and Greenwich are being held in connection with a police anti-terrorism operation. | 29610742 |
The Bordesley Centre in Camp Hill heard concerns about inspection reports linked to an anonymous letter alleging an Islamic takeover plot of schools.
A number of speakers told the crowd they believed the reports were biased.
Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has previously agreed to meet parents and children from the af... | Hundreds of people have attended a meeting to discuss the fallout from the Trojan Horse inspections of Birmingham schools. | 28045714 |
Jason Waterman "arrived without warning, dripping salt water and carrying a bag of wet clothing".
The 32-year-old, originally from Watford, handed himself in late on Monday.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) is now attempting to extradite him under a European arrest warrant.
The NCA said: "He refused to say how he reache... | A suspected drug smuggler has handed himself in to police in Gibraltar "dripping wet" after seeing himself on Crimewatch. | 40357525 |
The measure to be voted on next week sets a time limit of 60 days on any operation. The draft document also bans the use of any ground forces in Syria.
Secretary of State John Kerry said the US had to act after the Assad regime's "undeniable" chemical weapons attack.
The Republican Speaker of the House of Representativ... | US senators in a key committee have agreed on a draft resolution backing the use of US military force in Syria. | 23954889 |
His departure comes just weeks after Microsoft launched Windows 8, the latest edition of its flagship product, seen as key to the firm's future.
Microsoft did not give any reason for Mr Sinofsky's departure.
However, one industry watcher suggested there had been talk of an internal "war" between Mr Sinofsky and chief e... | Steven Sinofsky, the head of Microsoft's Windows division, has left the company with immediate effect. | 20307574 |
They said the suspects were spotted outside a state prison in Cumberland on Saturday, with a drone, handgun and contraband found inside their vehicle.
A separate search on an inmate of the jail turned up contraband, they added.
While it is the first case of its kind in Maryland, there have been similar attempts in Ohio... | Two men have been detained on suspicion of trying to smuggle drugs and pornography into a prison in Maryland using a drone, prison officials say. | 34054934 |
A relative or carer - potentially hundreds of miles away - can drive the machine around the house to check that everything is all right.
The pair can also have a chat through a two-way video call system.
The Giraff robots are 1.5m (4ft 11in) tall with wheels, and a TV screen instead of a head.
A relative or carer can c... | NHS Western Isles is putting robots into the homes of people with dementia as part of a pilot scheme to help them to continue to live independently. | 23191371 |
Edinburgh beat their rivals back-to-back, following a 23-11 win last Sunday with a bruising 14-11 victory on Saturday to claim eight Pro12 points.
The victories also allowed the capital side to retain the 1872 Cup.
"I've felt that over the last couple of seasons we've definitely closed the gap," Solomons told BBC Scotl... | Alan Solomons believes Edinburgh's improvement has taken them much closer to Pro12 champions Glasgow Warriors. | 35216022 |
Three journalists from the BBC Hausa service were on the Hajj in Mina and give their accounts of the incident and its aftermath.
People were going towards the direction of throwing the stones while others were coming in the opposite direction. Then it became chaotic and suddenly people started going down. There were pe... | A stampede during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia has killed at least 700 people and injured more than 860. | 34357353 |
Residents at Wallace House in Hatherley, Gloucestershire, spent five weeks creating the mosaic using 1,634 recycled coffee machine capsules.
Carol Gatter, who runs the craft club, said she did not initially tell the group what they were working on.
She said: "I'd been telling them that it was a nude of myself so I thin... | Sheltered housing residents have used hundreds of spent coffee pods to create a portrait of The Queen. | 36265535 |
In a Mumsnet discussion, left-wing MP Mr Corbyn criticised the personal "abuse" of candidates.
And Ms Kendall said the campaign had "a bit [of a] 1970s... or even 1950s" feel, saying women should be judged by their ideas, not their family life.
Her campaign has previously criticised a Labour MP's decision to back Yvett... | Sexism has played a role in Labour's leadership contest, hopefuls Jeremy Corbyn and Liz Kendall have said. | 33686708 |
Universities in Bangor, Swansea and Cardiff will lead research into areas like physical activity, arthritis, asthma, infection and injuries.
Aims will include giving children a healthy start and adding more quality years to people's lives.
It is being funded by Welsh government body Health and Care Research Wales. | A national centre aimed at improving health and wellbeing is to be established with the help of £2.25m funding. | 32911886 |
The dispute with the train operator was over the dismissal of Glen Watson, a conductor on the service.
Transpennine Express said Mr Watson's employment had now ended on "mutually accepted terms".
The RMT said all local protests were over and thanked members for their support during the dispute.
Three 24-hour strikes ha... | Industrial action by more than 40 train conductors on the Transpennine Express route between Sheffield and Cleethorpes has been cancelled, the RMT union said. | 33275404 |
Ashford and St Peter's NHS Trust said it has reported the 22 incidents, some of which date back to 2011.
It said the patients treatment plans "were not reviewed in a timely way, which has the potential to cause harm".
The trust suggested a reliance on "paper and notification forms" could be to blame.
Ashford and St Pet... | A health trust has admitted failing to properly follow up 22 of its cancer patients, three whom have since died or are receiving palliative care. | 39938175 |
Neil Hulme, 56, from Worthing, West Sussex, spent 20 years volunteering to protect butterflies and moths.
The charity Butterfly Conservation said he saved the rare Duke of Burgundy by improving its local habitat on every known site.
Mr Hulme said: "It is a great honour to be recognised in this manner."
He added: "But t... | A butterfly enthusiast who almost single-handedly saved a rare species from extinction in Sussex has been awarded a British Empire Medal. | 40306311 |
The Swiss team will not take part in next week's post-British Grand Prix test at Silverstone, stating it was to "consider cost effectiveness".
They also missed the first in-season test in May as they had no test driver and a lack of car upgrades.
Sauber are last in the constructors' standings before Sunday's race at Si... | Sauber have pulled out of a second Formula 1 in-season test to save money. | 36725692 |
Bentley, 22, and Sawyers, 24, have agreed four-year deals with the Bees while Egan, 23, has signed a three-year contract at Griffin Park.
Sawyers joins on a free transfer after leaving Walsall while Southend and Gillingham are entitled to compensation for Bentley and Egan respectively.
The Championship club are in talk... | Brentford have signed goalkeeper Daniel Bentley, defender John Egan and midfielder Romaine Sawyers. | 36685468 |
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The blaze at Multy UK, on the Earlstrees Industrial Estate in Corby, was tackled by 70 firefighters at its height on Wednesday.
An investigation has now begun into what caused the fire, off Brunel Road, which created a black plume of smoke seen for miles around.
This footage w... | New footage has emerged of a massive fire that broke out at a cleaning products firm in Northamptonshire. | 38401968 |
The song, with its Latin American vibe, will be used as the opening sequence for all of the BBC's World Cup programmes for Brazil 2014.
It is the first time the musician, 64, has given his approval for one of his songs to be used in this way.
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Wonder originally released the... | Stevie Wonder's song Another Star will provide the theme tune for the BBC's Fifa World Cup coverage. | 27707280 |
The Pirates went down 55-33 at Nottingham to finish the season in ninth place in the Championship.
Davies is leaving the club because of cost-cutting measures.
"There was a bit of body preservation - some players were not going not contact as they should have and there were soft tries for both sides," he said.
"We've r... | Cornish Pirates boss Ian Davies says he was disappointed by the lack of commitment of some of his players in his final game in charge of the club. | 36128951 |
So why have some 12,000 tweets featured the term "England kit" during the team's two Euro 2016 warm-up matches?
Nike's design - which breaks with tradition - has come under scrutiny. So will the Three Lions look downright silly in France this summer?
It is often said people don't like change - not even when Nike claim ... | The home shirt is white, the away one red - run of the mill for an England kit, then? | 35926664 |
The 29-year-old has signed a four-year contract to become City's third summer signing.
New manager Pep Guardiola has already brought in Ilkay Gundogan from Borussia Dortmund for £20m, as well as Australian midfielder Aaron Mooy.
Nolito started all four of Spain's matches at Euro 2016 before they were knocked out in the... | Manchester City have signed Spain forward Nolito from Celta Vigo after meeting his £13.8m release clause. | 36670719 |
Writing in the New York Times, Mr Schmidt said using technology to automatically filter-out extremist material would "de-escalate tensions on social media" and "remove videos before they spread".
His essay comes as presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton again called on Silicon Valley to help tackle terrorism, specificall... | Technology companies should work on tools to disrupt terrorism - such as creating a hate speech "spell-checker" - Google's chairman Eric Schmidt has said. | 35035087 |
The ex-Wycombe and Accrington midfielder suffered two serious knee injuries during his time at the club.
Full-back Liam Wakefield, 23, is also released by Morecambe.
Michael Rose, Kevin Ellison, Barry Roche, Aaron Wildig, Alex Kenyon, Paul Mullin and Ryan Edwards have been offered new contracts.
Andy Fleming and Lee Mo... | Morecambe captain Peter Murphy has announced his retirement at 27 because of a career-ending injury and his release from the Shrimps. | 39960501 |
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Boos were aimed at Bruce, who had his family in attendance on Saturday.
He said: "It's not easy when your family are here and you're abused like that. But it's the game we're in and I've never walked away from a challenge.
"I won't be beaten with it. If others see fit to m... | Sunderland boss Steve Bruce insists he won't quit despite abuse from fans after a home defeat against Wigan. | 15906194 |
The figures for the year to 31 October 2016, include the Sussex Cricket Foundation charitable subsidiary.
An operating loss of £139,000 was recorded for the same period in 2015.
Sussex chairman Jim May said balancing the finances remained a "constant challenge but these were satisfactory figures for the new organisatio... | Sussex made a small operating profit of £1,000 in 2016, their first year as an integrated body combining professional, recreational and community cricket. | 39139640 |
Sajid Hussain, 35, a taxi marshal near Snobs nightclub in Birmingham was convicted of sexual assault and another man was jailed for rape.
The club and a business group said they previously reported the unofficial rank to the council.
Birmingham City Council said it was "really concerned" by the incident.
The 19-year-o... | A nightclub accused by a judge of "abandoning" a drunk student who was later raped said it had raised concerns about an unofficial taxi rank outside. | 36472613 |
The campus, which opened in 2015, was built to accommodate 2,000 but has just 106 enrolled students.
Plaid Cymru AM Simon Thomas said the venture had been considered an "unwise move" from the outset.
The university said it was a "long-term investment" and it was "committed to eliminating losses in Mauritius".
In May, t... | Aberystwyth University should "pull the plug" on its "struggling" Mauritius campus if it fails to increase student numbers, an AM has said. | 40519615 |
The free agent, who has 68 caps for Uruguay, left Serie A giants Juventus in the summer.
"I am very happy to have signed for what is an important club in English football," said the 29-year-old, who has not played a game for over a year.
"Of all of the options that I had, I think that the best option for me was to come... | Southampton have signed former Juventus and Barcelona defender Martin Caceres until the end of the season. | 38997912 |
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