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Sajid Javid added that the effort was "firmly on track" to offer high-speed internet to 95% of UK homes and businesses by 2017.
He said that fast speeds were "totally transforming the way we live and work".
But many have questioned the quality of access and speeds advertised.
Superfast broadband is defined by the Europ... | The UK's culture secretary has said that more than a million properties now have access to "superfast broadband speeds" as a result of a government-backed rollout of the tech. | 28688588 |
In the last three months, at least 10 people who served in his government or in his Party of Regions (POR), or had connections to people who were, have met premature ends either by being murdered or reportedly committing suicide.
In January, Mykola Serhiyenko, the former deputy chief of Ukraine's national railways, was... | The killings of two public figures in the Ukrainian capital Kiev only deepens a mystery surrounding a recent spate of deaths among people linked to the political machine of former President Viktor Yanukovych. | 32341840 |
Modern slavery victims are said to include women forced into prostitution, "imprisoned" domestic staff and workers in fields, factories and fishing boats.
The figure for 2013 is the first time the government has made an official estimate of the scale of the problem.
The Home Office has launched a strategy to help tackl... | There could be between 10,000 and 13,000 victims of slavery in the UK, higher than previous figures, analysis for the Home Office suggests. | 30255084 |
Data presented at the National Cancer Research Institute conference showed poverty was linked to 450 breast cancer deaths a year.
Catching the tumour late is thought to be a major explanation for the deaths.
The Department of Health said "much more" could be done to diagnose and treat cancer earlier.
Cancer charities a... | Hundreds of women from the poorest backgrounds in England are dying needlessly of breast cancer, according to researchers. | 24777347 |
The 60-year-old Australian coach has worked with many of the world's best players in a 34-year career, including Boris Becker and Goran Ivanisevic.
Andy Murray has previously spoken highly of Brett, who was seen as a possible replacement for Ivan Lendl as the Wimbledon champion's coach.
Brett had reviewed the LTA's hig... | The Lawn Tennis Association has appointed Bob Brett as its director of player development. | 27832511 |
Darragh MacAnthony, whose side are 11th in League One, tweeted on Saturday after Posh's 4-0 loss to Bradford City.
Westley said: "You never win anything unless you put pressure on yourselves. I'm cool with any strategy he's got that heaps the pressure on.
"You test yourself when the going is tough and people demand res... | Boss Graham Westley relishes pressure from his Peterborough United chairman, who said he would sell if Posh were not promoted in the next 18 months. | 35603867 |
Daniel Boylett, 35, of Eltham, south-east London, was arrested after trouble at a Palace home game against Charlton Athletic on 23 September.
Boylett was part of an "aggressive" group of fans that targeted the 25-year-old bird Kayla, the court heard.
He denies attempted criminal damage worth an estimated £20,000.
Cryst... | A football fan intentionally threw a punch at Crystal Palace's bald eagle mascot during a fractious derby game, a court has heard. | 39343329 |
She suffered suspected spinal injuries at Crib y Ddysgl, near Snowdon, according to a spokesman for Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team.
A Coastguard rescue helicopter winched the woman off the mountain and flew her to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.
The incident on Saturday at about 14:00 BST. | A woman has been airlifted to hospital after falling 40ft (12m) while walking in Snowdonia. | 39757595 |
Prince William flew in to the playing field at John Henry Newman School in Stevenage, after transporting doctors from nearby Lister Hospital, for the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
While there he spoke to a number of pupils in the school canteen.
Head teacher Clive Matthew said the visit was "completely unexpected".
"It w... | The Duke of Cambridge made a surprise stop at a school for a chicken dinner as he took a break from a helicopter flying mission in Hertfordshire. | 35307332 |
Mr Jones said leaving the EU would have "devastating consequences" for Wales, and asked what Mr Farage had done to help steel in his role as a Euro MP.
Mr Farage claimed membership of the EU had left the first minister "impotent".
He argued the UK would have more control of its economy outside the EU.
The UKIP leader o... | First Minister Carwyn Jones and UKIP leader Nigel Farage have clashed over the fate of the steel industry in a head-to-head debate on the UK's future within the European Union. | 35277063 |
Mr Kerry's three-day visit will begin on Friday, and he will meet Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond in London.
The US State Department says they will discuss "the ongoing crisis in Syria and refugee situation".
David Cameron has announced that the UK will accept up to 20,000 refugees from camps surrounding Syria, but La... | US Secretary of State John Kerry is to visit the UK later this week for talks on the Syria crisis. | 34264512 |
The first 1,200 civil servants are due to leave on 30 September.
That is now uncertain due to the Stormont Executive's continuing disagreement on welfare reform and the budget.
The head of the Northern Ireland civil service said a decision will be taken at the executive meeting on 10 September.
In a letter to staff, Dr... | Northern Ireland civil servants hoping to take voluntary redundancy will hear next month if the scheme will go ahead. | 34009420 |
Michael Maguire is taking the PSNI to court in an attempt to force it to hand over sensitive intelligence material.
A judge has delayed the legal hearing for two weeks to allow both parties to come to an agreement.
The High Court heard that investigators for the ombudsman were turned away from PSNI buildings.
It was al... | The police ombudsman has been granted leave for a judicial review of the chief constable's decision to withhold information about 60 murders. | 27834041 |
Gustavo Castro Soto, a Mexican national, survived the attack by gunmen in the Honduran town of La Esperanza.
He was ordered to stay in Honduras, although Mexico and the UN said it was too dangerous for him.
Ms Caceres had led a campaign by the indigenous Lenca people against a dam project which threatened their lands.
... | The UN and activist groups have called on Honduras to protect the only witness to last week's murder of indigenous rights campaigner Berta Caceres. | 35781338 |
It's the first time that a junior equivalent of The Voice has come to the UK, although there have already been 30 versions of the show in other countries including Australia and France.
Will.i.am, Danny Jones, and Pixie Lott are the first judges to start the hunt for young stars in the UK.
So what did you think of it?
... | The Voice Kids kicked off on Saturday night with singers aged 7-14 facing blind auditions for the first time. | 40238164 |
Hull was one of 52 players who had to finish round one of the ANA Inspiration at Rancho Mirage on Friday after high winds felled trees on the course.
She completed a 68 but then bogeyed two of her last four second-round holes.
America's Lexi Thompson leads at eight under par after a five-under 67 second round.
Hull, 21... | England's Charley Hull carded a round of 72 and is four shots off the lead after two rounds at the first women's major of the year in California. | 39462494 |
He was doing training circuits with a student in a Cessna 152 at Wycombe Air Park, on 22 May, at the time.
The UK Airprox Board heard the helicopter pilot was "unfamiliar" with the airfield and air traffic control should have passed on more information.
Investigators concluded the helicopter "was not at the correct hei... | A pilot has told a "near miss" inquiry into an incident in Buckinghamshire involving a Robinson R22 helicopter he believed the collision risk was "high". | 37716601 |
The proposal would see Australians vote on the wording of a statement.
Mr Pearson said it was "breakthrough idea", the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
A federal government campaign is seeking to reverse the historical exclusion of indigenous people from Australia's constitution.
However, the declaration, suggested by l... | Plans for a declaration recognising the place of Indigenous Australians in the country's history have been backed by indigenous leader Noel Pearson. | 32296661 |
In one incident on a Friday night, earlier this month, a heavily pregnant woman became a victim of moped criminals.
In a terrifying attack that took only a few seconds, the 31-year-old mother-to-be was knocked to the ground after thieves mounted the pavement from behind her to snatch a mobile phone out of her hand.
I w... | Offences involving scooters and mopeds have rocketed in London, but the epidemic is yet to spread to the rest of the UK. | 40731485 |
Jean-Luc Kister told the TVNZ station that the action "resulted in the accidental death of an innocent man", photographer Fernando Pereira.
Greenpeace called for a Paris street to be named after Mr Pereira.
The ship was mined to stop Greenpeace protests against French nuclear tests.
The Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985 ... | The French intelligence agent who led the deadly attack on the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand 30 years ago has for the first time apologised for his actions. | 34168078 |
At least eight of the victims were caught in underground areas as the flood waters rose rapidly. Another died of a heart attack.
The island's metereologists said 152mm (6in) of rain fell in less than an hour, 70mm less than the March average.
Prime Minister Navin Rangoolam declared 1 April a day of mourning.
Speaking o... | At least 11 people have died after sudden rains caused flooding in the Mauritian capital Port Louis on Saturday, officials have said. | 21989070 |
The Barcelona star, who won a treble of Spanish title, Copa del Rey and European Champions League last season, officially started the building process at the Port-Gentil stadium, which will host Africa Cup of Nations matches in 2017.
The ceremony took place on a wide sandy ground where the stadium will be built.
It was... | Four-time world player of the year Lionel Messi linked up with Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba on Saturday to lay the first stone at a future Africa Cup of Nations venue. | 33582949 |
Keith Richardson, 76, from Newton Abbot, Devon, flies between hotels he owns in the south west.
At Truro Magistrates Mr Richardson, representing himself, denied the charge brought by the Civil Aviation Authority.
The alleged offence took place at the Falmouth Hotel on 19 August 2014.
Mr Richardson is the owner of the R... | A helicopter-flying multi-millionaire hotel owner has pleaded not guilty to "causing an aircraft to endanger a person". | 32722899 |
The area will hold up to 230 vehicles - in effect a two-and-a-half mile queue.
Mrs May said 8,000 migrant attempts to cross the Channel to the UK were foiled between 21 June and 11 July, when ferry strikes in France exacerbated problems.
Transport bosses said migrant numbers in Calais had risen from 600 in January to 5... | A new "secure zone" will be created at Calais for UK-bound lorries in a bid to stop migrants boarding them, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced. | 33525242 |
Thornton's only other major success in the PDC came at the 2012 UK Open.
The first four sets were shared before 48-year-old Thornton went 3-2 up as Van Gerwen, 26, missed eight darts at a double to wrap up the fifth set.
The Dutchman trailed 4-3 after missing two more darts to take the seventh set and Thornton took adv... | Scotland's Robert Thornton defeated world number one Michael van Gerwen 5-4 to win the World Grand Prix in Dublin. | 34496531 |
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Rigino Cicilia fired the hosts ahead from close range, before Jake Carroll put the ball into his own net under pressure from Alex Jones.
Jones then latched on to Paulo Tavares' through ball and placed a shot into the far corner to extend the lead further.
And Ryan Taylor c... | League One side Port Vale reached the FA Cup third round with a comfortable win over League Two Hartlepool United. | 38121157 |
Beane, the jaded general manager, and Brand, the economics visionary, of course, dispensed with their wizened scouts in favour of mathematical rigour and formulae to propel their inconceivable metamorphosis of the Oakland Athletics from depleted ugly duckling to play-offs contender.
Currie's modest, corrugated iron gra... | The leafy surrounds of Currie Rugby Club in Edinburgh's southwest lie several galaxies from Major League Baseball and the multi-million dollar lexicon in which Billy Beane and Peter Brand, the protagonists of Moneyball, operated. | 35591007 |
They are part of a scheme to regenerate part of the Clyde waterfront and improve the area around Glasgow Airport.
The project has been made possible through the City Deal covering the region around Glasgow.
The deal is a £1.3bn project funded by the UK and Scottish governments, with eight local authorities around the ... | Plans for two new bridges near Glasgow have taken a step forward. | 40557021 |
Industrial output grew 2.1% compared with the first quarter of the year, the Office for National Statistics said.
Despite the quarterly figures there were signs that growth on a monthly basis was slowing during the three-month period.
But the ONS said "very few" respondents had been affected by the uncertainty from the... | UK industrial output grew at the fastest rate for 17 years in the April-to-June quarter, official figures show. | 37021008 |
Boro already have planning permission and are in talks with architects about converting the terraced section of the stadium into a 1,600-seater stand.
The club have a Football Foundation grant of £450,000, but need a further £500,000 in order to start the work.
They are now asking fans to contribute to a "mini-bond", w... | League Two club Stevenage are asking supporters to help fund the development of the North Stand. | 40632879 |
According to the electoral office, 60,433 people are not currently able to vote in the upcoming Assembly elections on 2 March.
The drop is attributed to a canvassing of households which took place in 2016 to update voter details.
Anyone who did not return their form, as required by law, was removed from the register.
V... | Thousands of voters have been removed from the electoral register in Northern Ireland. | 38652276 |
Andronicos Sideras, 55, was convicted at Inner London Crown Court of mixing horsemeat with beef before selling it on through his company Dinos & Sons.
Danish-owned company FlexiFoods would get horsemeat and beef delivered from Europe to Dinos & Sons in Tottenham.
Flexifoods' Ulrik Nielsen and Alex Beech admitted their ... | A businessman has been found guilty of being part of a £200,000 conspiracy to pass off horsemeat as beef, much of which went on to enter the food chain. | 40729395 |
Citizens Advice says that half of those on a zero hours basis - more than 900,000 people - are not aware of their holiday benefits.
The charity said bosses are either ignorant of workers' rights, or are "deliberately flouting the law".
It is calling on the next government to step in to help protect workers.
Based on th... | Thousands of workers on zero hours contracts miss out on paid holiday because they are lied to or do not know their rights, it has been claimed. | 39844685 |
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The company introduced its creation in a teaser video it posted online, but did not show a rider using the hoverboard.
Lexus told the BBC it had developed a working prototype and would be releasing more videos over the summer.
A number of companies have been trying to develop a ho... | A rideable hoverboard has been created by car manufacturer Lexus. | 33269116 |
Ms Bachelet has tabled a bill in Congress to legalise abortion in cases of rape or when there is a threat to the mother's or the baby's life.
Abortion is punishable in Chile by up to five years in jail.
The absolute ban of abortion puts the lives of thousands of Chilean women at risk every year, said Ms Bachelet.
She w... | Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced plans to end a total ban on abortions in the predominantly Roman Catholic country. | 31076838 |
This is one of the world's poorest countries with among the highest rates of malnutrition and child mortality.
And yet, walking around a hospital ward, a doctor told me that as well as malaria, pneumonia and all the other serious health challenges, there was another emerging problem - obesity.
I don't remember seeing m... | The rising problem of global obesity was driven home to me recently in - of all places - Sierra Leone. | 14682329 |
In the first case to be broadcast, the ringleader of a large-scale scam to forge pound coins failed in his bid to appeal against his seven-year sentence.
Filming at the Court of Appeal followed a partial lifting of the long-standing ban on cameras in court.
Lawyers' arguments and judges' comments can appear but defenda... | TV cameras have recorded proceedings in one of the highest courts in England and Wales for the first time. | 24744684 |
The Commission on Religion and Belief in Public Life said schools should hold instead "inclusive assemblies".
Its report said these should be "appropriate for pupils and staff of all religions and beliefs".
Religious Education (RE) and acts of collective worship are compulsory in Northern Ireland schools.
Parents do ha... | The requirement for Northern Ireland schools to arrange daily acts of collective worship should end, a new report has said. | 35010666 |
The perennial underdogs caught a lucky break in the same city where they made their Olympic debut in 1988.
The debut became the subject of the 1993 film Cool Runnings, starring John Candy.
The 12-person team was in town for a competition on Sunday.
Kathleen Pulito, the team's social media director, told the Calgary Her... | The Jamaican bobsleigh team was rescued by a good Samaritan after their van broke down in Calgary, Alberta, over the weekend. | 37982171 |
Harry Styles said the band was "very sorry" for cancelling Tuesday's show.
Fans were already inside the city's SSE Arena when the gig was pulled at 21:00 BST after singer Liam Payne fell ill.
Styles told BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans that the band had been "trying to get on and then it was just impossible".
Payne was "just... | One Direction have announced that a gig they cancelled at the last minute in Belfast on Tuesday will now take place on Friday, and two other concerts in the city will go ahead as planned. | 34592730 |
Jones said he was "shunted" into the baggage check area by customs officials on arrival in Brisbane on Thursday.
Bag checks are common in Australia, but Jones is well known in his home nation.
"Everything that's done around the game is going to be co-ordinated, all co-ordinated to help Australia win," said the 56-year-... | England's Australian head coach Eddie Jones expects life to be made as difficult as possible during their three-Test tour of Australia. | 36432549 |
Joseph Page, 62, of Brecon Close, Ipswich, was sentenced after being found guilty at Ipswich Crown Court last month.
The court heard his victim was younger than ten years old when Page assaulted her in the 1990s.
Suffolk Police said the case showed it was possible to "get justice for victims of historical offences".
Re... | A man has been jailed for 13 years for six counts of indecent assault on a child. | 35988761 |
Under a draft plan, the total of 19,000 peacekeepers will be reduced by 3,000.
The UN force is already undermanned by close to that number.
The move came as a political deal brokered by the Catholic Church to pave the way to presidential elections collapsed, leaving the country on edge.
Several UN member states have si... | The UN Security Council has voted to cut the size of Monusco, its largest and most expensive peacekeeping mission, which operates in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | 39456884 |
Bradley Lowery. from Blackhall Colliery, near Hartlepool, has terminal neuroblastoma.
A 24-year-old from Hartlepool was arrested in December on suspicion of offences under the Malicious Communications Act.
Cleveland Police said the case remained open and inquiries were continuing.
Bradley, who was diagnosed with the di... | No charges are to be brought against a woman accused of posting a malicious message on Facebook about a terminally ill five-year-old boy. | 38992284 |
The 24-year-old scored five goals in 45 appearances for Posh after joining them from Welling in November 2014, but was not in new boss Grant McCann's plans.
He follows defender Gabriel Zakuani in swapping Peterborough for the Cobblers this summer.
"Harry is a very good addition for us," said Northampton manager Rob Pag... | Northampton Town have signed midfielder Harry Beautyman from fellow League One side Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal. | 36857254 |
Mr Fillon is at the centre of a media storm over allegations that for years his wife was paid for parliamentary work she did not do.
The conservative candidate told French TV there was nothing improper or illegal about his wife's employment.
He said he would provide proof but he refused to be tried by the media.
The sa... | Francois Fillon has said he would drop out of the race for the French presidency if he were criminally investigated. | 38769136 |
In court was David James Carlton, 26, from Great Victoria Street.
He faces a number of charges including attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm and possessing a weapon - a crutch - with intent to cause GBH.
A judge said it was "one of the worst types" of domestic violence he had seen.
"I'm not even going to dream o... | A Belfast man accused of beating his partner with a crutch and his plastered foot has been refused bail. | 32099792 |
The world, European and Commonwealth champion will now meet Ukraine's Tetyana Kob or Bulgarian Stanimira Petrova on 15 August.
Fifth seed Muhammad Ali progresses unchallenged in the men's fly, as does third seed Joe Joyce at heavyweight.
Team GB, who won five medals at London 2012, have a squad of 12 boxers in Rio, eac... | Olympic champion Nicola Adams is one of three Great Britain boxers to receive a first-round bye at Rio 2016. | 36975266 |
The Bank of Scotland found both employment and new business increased in April.
There was marginal growth in business activity for service sector companies.
But manufacturers registered a modest contraction, with exporters appearing to suffer from the effects of low growth in the eurozone.
The bank's monthly PMI - whic... | The economic slowdown seen in the first quarter of this year is gradually being reversed, according to a survey of Scottish purchasing managers. | 32672274 |
An appeal was launched on Tuesday after Lee McLaughlin, from Gleneely in County Donegal, missed his return flight home.
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) had appealed to supporters in France to help locate Mr McLaughlin.
The 19-year-old attended the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 match against Sweden on Monday... | A Republic of Ireland football supporter reported missing in France has been found "safe and well", the Irish Embassy have said. | 36536399 |
The British Airways flight from Geneva was hit as it approached the London airport at about 12:50 BST with 132 passengers and five crew on board.
After landing, the pilot reported an object - believed to be a drone - had struck the front of the Airbus A320.
Aviation police based at Heathrow have launched an investigati... | A plane approaching Heathrow Airport is believed to have hit a drone before it landed safely, the Metropolitan Police has said. | 36067591 |
Flooding has affected some roads as well as rail services.
Natural Resources Wales has issued several flood warnings across mid and north Wales.
The Met Office said up to 6cm (2in) of rain could fall on Saturday.
The warning, from 08:00 GMT to 20:00, also said snow could fall on higher ground in north Wales.
At Capel C... | Heavy rain and wind gusts have been causing problems for travellers after forecasters issued a yellow "be aware" warning for parts of mid and north Wales. | 35077060 |
Police said the Lundin Links Hotel, a C-listed building, was significantly damaged after it was set alight on Saturday evening.
Eight appliances were sent to tackle the blaze. The hotel closed down in 2014, when it was bought by developers.
The boy will now be reported to the Children's Reporter. | A 12-year-old boy has been charged over a suspicious fire at a derelict hotel in Fife. | 38077746 |
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He had been indicted in connection with post-election ethnic violence in 2007-08, in which 1,200 people died.
Here is the story - in 15 seconds. | Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague have withdrawn charges of crimes against humanity against Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta. | 30353197 |
The evidence comes in the form of a 3.2 million-year-old bone that was found at Hadar, Ethiopia.
Its shape indicates the diminutive, human-like species Australopithecus afarensis had arches in its feet.
Arched feet, the discovery team tells the journal Science, are critical for walking the way modern humans do.
"[The b... | New fossil evidence seems to confirm that a key ancestor of ours could walk upright consistently - one of the major advances in human evolution. | 12412662 |
In a blow to the Scarlets' Pro 12 title ambitions, head coach Wayne Pivac confirmed that Shingler damaged his medial knee ligament in the dramatic win over Edinburgh last weekend.
"We had thought it was worse than it is, but it could be anywhere in the range of eight weeks," Pivac confirmed.
"It is unfortunate. Steve e... | Scarlets fly-half Steven Shingler is out of action for around eight weeks. | 35598260 |
"You've got the classic pattern of someone who's in a fatigue cycle," she says.
"You're running on survival energy. Your sympathetic nervous system is in overdrive. I would guess you feel pretty shattered mid-afternoon which would mean you are running on adrenalin, noradrenalin, cortisol."
I'm turning into a dopamine j... | Just five minutes after meeting sleep and energy expert Dr Nerina Ramlakhan in her central London clinic, she delivers some bad news. | 33976695 |
Several passengers reported booking their cars into the care of Gatwick First Parking and then not having their vehicles returned.
Sussex Police and Trading Standards found 120 vehicles at various sites in Sussex and Surrey.
Another 30 sets of keys have been found but the vehicles are still missing.
A police spokesman ... | More than 100 car owners have got their vehicles back after a private parking company at Gatwick Airport failed to return them, police said. | 40647886 |
Lottie Pauling-Chamberlain, who sleeps outside Lush in Oxford, said she challenged a thief on 10 February.
Now a woman, 29, of no fixed address, has been held on suspicion of conspiracy to burgle and possessing Class A drugs, police said.
A man, 42, also of no fixed abode, has been arrested on suspicion of burglary.
Up... | A donation fund for a homeless woman who said she stopped a burglary has been put on hold after two people were arrested. | 35594084 |
That is the first of 1,671 fixtures to be played across the second, third and fourth tiers this term, and we've picked out some of the key stories to follow over the next 10 months.
Fifteen Football League clubs have appointed new full-time managers since the end of the 2014-15 season.
Some, such as Crawley's Mark Yate... | Just 74 days after Norwich City's Championship play-off final victory at Wembley, the 2015-16 Football League season begins on Friday, when Brighton host Nottingham Forest. | 33693497 |
It said students should pay between £5,200 and £6,300 depending on the level of government funding available.
Students currently pay £3,925 to study at Northern Ireland universities.
The figures are contained in an internal university document in response to the NI Executive's programme for government (PfG) 2016-21, wh... | Student tuition fees in Northern Ireland could rise to £6,300 a year, Queen's University in Belfast has said. | 36882292 |
The 19-year-old man, from Newick, East Sussex, was arrested in February on suspicion of causing aggravated harassment, alarm or distress.
Price published a message she received, which featured images mocking her 14-year-old son, Harvey.
The man was cautioned by Sussex Police on Thursday after answering bail.
Harvey, wh... | A man has been cautioned for posting offensive messages on Twitter about model and TV star Katie Price's disabled son Harvey. | 39667383 |
Reddish joined Quins from Super Rugby side Highlanders in November 2016, but made only five appearances.
The 32-year-old New Zealander previously played for Hurricanes and provincial side Wellington.
"Given the medical advice I have received, it's the best decision long term for me and my young family," he told the clu... | Harlequins lock Mark Reddish has retired from rugby for medical reasons after suffering a concussion. | 40418365 |
The proposed "European Security Markets Authority" would initially regulate credit rating agencies, but could be given broader powers at a later date.
The agencies gave their highest "AAA" rating to billions of dollars of debts that went bad in the financial crisis.
Michel Barnier, the commissioner behind the proposal,... | Plans for an EU-wide financial markets watchdog have been put forward by the European Commission. | 10215957 |
Ms Yellen said the US economy had "recovered substantially" and consumer spending was "particularly solid".
After falling at first, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index recovered to close flat at 19,939.90.
Oil prices recovered some ground overnight, having fallen by more than 4% on Wednesday.
US crude had fallen below $... | Asian markets were mostly lower after comments from US Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen reinforced expectations of a US rate rise this month. | 34991621 |
Captain Eve Watson had given the Reds the lead as early as the third minute and her side never looked back.
She went on to complete her hat-trick, with Holly Muirhead and 16-year-old Natasha Keen also netting for the hosts.
The nine-goal winning margin beat the previous biggest, an 8-0 win in 2010.
The game was the fir... | Striker Catarina Andrade scored four goals as Jersey thumped rivals Guernsey 9-0 at Springfield to win the women's Muratti. | 36286581 |
York City Council planning committee has given the green light for work to start on the £37m ground at Jockey Lane, in Huntington.
The Minstermen's move comes after the club said refurbishing Bootham Crescent was not financially viable.
The development will include a leisure centre and cinema and facilities for York T... | Plans for a new 8,000-capacity stadium for York City FC have been approved. | 32091531 |
The Airports Commission, chaired by Sir Howard Davies, is expected to publish its final report this summer.
It has shortlisted three options: a third runway at Heathrow, lengthening an existing runway at Heathrow or building a second runway at Gatwick.
The Financial Times reports there will be no decision until Christm... | There will be no immediate response to the final report of the commission looking at airport expansion, government sources say. | 33076367 |
He slumped over his keyboard and did not move for a couple of minutes before being helped off stage, Chicago Sun-Times reporter Dave Hoekstra wrote.
Berry, 84, later re-emerged but told fans he had no strength to continue performing, the Sun-Times reported.
His agent told AP he had been suffering from exhaustion and th... | Rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry cut short a concert in Chicago after collapsing on stage. | 12105347 |
The Sri Lankan finished unbeaten on 177 as Surrey closed on 334-7 having been reduced to 31-5 in the opening hour of a sun-drenched first day at Chelmsford.
Sam Curran (90) shared a 191-run partnership with Sangakkara for the sixth wicket while Stuart Meaker (43 not out) added more tail-end runs.
Seamer Matt Quinn (3-6... | Kumar Sangakkara's fifth successive first-class century led a remarkable recovery for Surrey against Essex. | 40027458 |
Some have suggested that England's 25-21 win over Wales ranks up there with the sensational 38-21 dismantling of world champions New Zealand in December 2012.
That would be going too far. The All Blacks were a better team beaten by a larger margin in a more consistently excellent performance that day.
But this performa... | Among the topics Jerry discusses this week are: | 35799778 |
People were admitted with diarrhoea and vomiting over the weekend and some have been confirmed as cases of norovirus.
Managers have stopped the admission of patients into rooms where people have the illness to stop it from spreading.
They said that move has slowed admissions from the emergency unit into the wider hospi... | An outbreak of a sickness bug has had an impact on planned surgery and added pressure on Wrexham Maelor Hospital's emergency unit, bosses have said. | 35343319 |
Mohamoud Elmi stabbed PC Adam Koch and two worshippers in Ward End in Birmingham last June.
PC Koch and the two men, who were stabbed repeatedly, survived.
Elmi, 32, who was tried at Birmingham Crown Court, now faces a potentially indefinite period of detention in a secure hospital.
He is currently being treated at a s... | A man who stabbed a policeman and worshippers at a mosque was insane at the time of the offences, a jury has ruled. | 26033564 |
He is joined by fellow midfielders Dale Keenan and Chris Dillon, plus defenders Ben Richards-Everton and Ryan Finnie.
Craigen, who joined Thistle from Edinburgh University, has made 30 appearances this season.
Keenan, the 20-year-old who arrived from East Fife in 2013, had made eight first-team appearances this term.
R... | James Craigen's three-year spell with Partick Thistle has ended, with the 24-year-old Englishman among five players being released by the Glasgow club. | 32856667 |
Holders Arsenal safely navigated a tricky away tie at top-flight Reading, winning 3-1, while Women's Super League One leaders Manchester City won 8-0 at WSL 2 side Aston Villa.
Liverpool Ladies won the Merseyside derby at WSL 2 side Everton 1-0.
Sheffield FC Ladies beat Bristol City Women 2-0 in the only all-WSL 2 clas... | Chelsea Ladies suffered a shock Women's Continental Cup first-round exit as they lost 4-2 on penalties to second-tier London Bees after a 3-3 draw. | 36695473 |
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The 27-year-old, nicknamed 'Beef', broke into the world's top 100 by finishing eighth at Royal Troon.
That came three months after he won his first European Tour title with victory in the Spanish Open at Valderrama.
"At The Open I'd come off and maybe sign five or 10 autog... | Andrew Johnston knows he must balance his golf with new-found fame after becoming a cult hero at The Open. | 36908975 |
The 31-year-old midfielder is England's most-capped player of all time, having represented her country 148 times.
Williams was part of the squad that finished third at last year's World Cup and was awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list.
"Fara is a great competitor and a fantastic character, too," said Gunners bos... | Arsenal Ladies have signed England international Fara Williams from Liverpool Ladies. | 35227252 |
The incident happened at about 15:45 GMT on Saturday on College Hill, Llanelli.
Dyfed-Powys Police said the silver people carrier, which may have damage to its front bumper, had gone before officers arrived.
The motorcyclist was taken to hospital with a head injury, but his condition is unknown. | A search is under way for the driver of a car which left the scene of a crash with a motorbike in Carmarthenshire. | 38870786 |
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Twenty-year-old Anna Kenny went missing in Glasgow, in August 1977, and her body was found in Argyll two years later.
Her death has been linked to Angus Sinclair, who was convicted of the World's End murders last year.
BBC Scotland's Home Affairs Correspondent Reevel Alderson r... | The unsolved murder of a woman is to be re-investigated by detectives - almost 40 years after the crime. | 34653774 |
Gemma Whyley, 28, was one of two coaches involved with the Welsh Paracheer Unified Freestyle Pom team that won gold at the ICU Cheerleading Championships in Orlando, Florida.
A quarter of the team has physical disabilities.
Ms Whyley said: "Winning Wales' ever first gold in cheerleading was a dream come true."
"The bui... | A Swansea coach has helped lead a Welsh team to glory at an international cheerleading competition. | 40113233 |
Six bodies of murdered citizens have turned up in the Zambian capital Lusaka in the last month.
It was widely reported that the victims had been mutilated and were missing their hearts, ears and private parts.
At the heart of the matter lay the darkness of ritual killings - when people are murdered for their body parts... | In our series of letters from African journalists, film-maker and columnist Farai Sevenzo considers the implications for Zambia of recent riots. | 36138247 |
About 496kg (1,093lb) of cannabis resin was recovered by officers searching the garage in the Springburn area on Friday morning.
The arrested men, aged 41 and 28, have been charged with drug offences.
Det Ch Insp Kenny Gray said it was a "significant seizure of controlled drugs destined for our streets". | Two men have been arrested after police seized drugs with a street value of about £618,000 from a garage in Glasgow. | 35449888 |
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers says liquid air can compete with batteries and hydrogen to store excess energy generated from renewables.
IMechE says "wrong-time" electricity generated by wind farms at night can be used to chill air to a cryogenic state at a distant location.
When demand increases, the liquid a... | Turning air into liquid may offer a solution to one of the great challenges in engineering - how to store energy. | 19785689 |
Evha Jannath fell out of a circular boat on the Splash Canyon attraction during a school trip to Drayton Manor Theme Park in Staffordshire on Tuesday.
The pupil, from Leicester, was rescued from the water and taken to hospital but pronounced dead a short time later.
A statement released by Evha's family said their "wor... | An 11-year-old girl who was killed in a fall from a water ride has been named. | 39867690 |
The nation's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced plans to "clean up" unauthorised internet connections.
The 14-month campaign will target the virtual private networks (VPNs) and dedicated lines many use to go online.
All these types of service must be officially vetted to keep operating, said ... | China is cracking down on the hi-tech ways citizens avoid official scrutiny of what they do online. | 38718066 |
Ayeeshia Jane Smith died of a tear to her heart in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, in May 2014.
Post-mortem tests showed Ayeeshia had bruises on her head, neck and buttocks.
Her mother Kathryn Smith and her partner Matthew Rigby, from Nottingham, deny murder, causing her death and child cruelty.
Det Sgt James Brady, ... | A 21-month-old girl who died after sustaining "car crash-like injuries" had suffered an "overheating fit" on the day of her death, a court was told. | 35729914 |
It was commissioned by the Inniskillings Museum in Enniskillen.
The window at St Macartin's Cathedral honours those who served in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons.
It commemorates those who died, those who survived and their families.
Some who returned from the trenches faced a lifetim... | A stained glass window commemorating the sacrifice of the Inniskilling Regiments that fought in World War One has been installed at a County Fermanagh cathedral. | 36663674 |
Poland's Maciej Bodnar was caught in the final 300 metres in Pau, having led for the rest of the 203.5km route.
German Kittel surged passed his rivals, with Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen second and Edvald Boasson Hagen third.
Froome leads by 18 seconds overall from Italy's Fabio Aru and is 51 seconds ahead of Romain Barde... | Marcel Kittel won his fifth stage of this year's Tour de France with victory on stage 11, as Britain's Chris Froome retained the leader's yellow jersey. | 40585612 |
Abdul Rakib Amin, who is believed to be 26, was seen urging western Muslims to join the fighting in the jihadi film.
He has now spoken to ITV's Good Morning Britain.
He said: "I left with the intention not to go back, I'm going to stay and fight until the Khilafah (rule of Islam) is established or I die."
Amin said: "I... | The Aberdeen man who appeared in a recruitment video for the Islamic militant group Isis has said he is prepared to die for what he believes. | 28192584 |
The current rate of destruction is estimated to cost the world trillions of dollars every year, and the damage will only get get worse unless wide-ranging measures are taken to stop it.
The reason is simple - population growth is the main driver behind those factors that are causing biodiversity loss.
There are current... | Slowing down the destruction of the Earth's natural resources is essential if the global economy, and the businesses that drive it, are to prosper long term. | 11606228 |
Striker Marquis gave Doncaster a seventh-minute lead when he latched onto a long ball down the middle and rounded David Forde to slot into an empty goal.
It was the third home game in a row in which Pompey had fallen behind and Williams cleverly clipped over his shoulder to double the lead.
Pompey hit back hard and Car... | First-half goals from John Marquis and Andy Williams helped Doncaster to a 2-1 win against Portsmouth at Fratton Park. | 37459298 |
Now Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan have been jailed for life after being convicted by Cambodia's UN-backed tribunal of crimes against humanity.
The verdict comes more than three decades after the Khmer Rouge's fall. Under the regime, up to two million Cambodians died from execution, overwork and starvation.
The pair are a... | They were once considered the Khmer Rouge's most powerful leaders after Pol Pot. | 28654147 |
India's entry into these groups will give it easier access to technology for research and advancement.
President Obama made the statement at a meeting with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington.
The two leaders also signed agreements to boost co-operation in trade, military ties and climate change.
Mr Modi a... | US President Barack Obama has backed India's entry into the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCG) and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). | 36476504 |
Christopher Meli, 20, was found dead near houses at Glasvey Close. Detectives said he had suffered a sustained and vicious assault.
Police said two girls aged 16 and 17 and a 17-year-old boy were released on police bail pending further enquiries.
On Tuesday, three teenagers appeared in court charged with Mr Meli's murd... | Three teenagers arrested over the murder of a man in west Belfast's Twinbrook estate at the weekend have been released on bail. | 35134218 |
Three men and woman died when the Super Puma crashed off Shetland in 2013.
The BBC Scotland news website revealed last year an order was being sought at the Court of Session to access the data, which is normally retained by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
The hearing is now set to start on 19 May.
It is a rare ... | A hearing over legal action to obtain cockpit voice recorder data from accident investigators after a fatal helicopter crash is to be held in May. | 30699600 |
Sweden acted after Saudi Arabia blocked a speech by the Swedish foreign minister to the Arab League.
On Wednesday, the Saudi Foreign Ministry described Margot Wallstrom's remarks as "offensive" and a "blatant interference in its internal affairs."
The decade old defence deal was worth millions of dollars in Swedish arm... | Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador after Sweden ended a weapons deal between the countries on Monday. | 31831601 |
A single electricity market operates across the island of Ireland.
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee says Brexit "potentially challenges the future viability" of that arrangement.
The all-island market is possible because the UK and Ireland are both members of the Internal Energy Market (IEM).
All EU members parti... | The UK government may wish to seek "special status" for Northern Ireland's electricity market after Brexit, a group of MPs has said. | 39766135 |
The report says despite negative perceptions there is "no evidence" the shops cause "High Street decline".
Councils should "do more to support charity shops", the report adds.
The rising number of charity shops has led to calls to limit their numbers, but the report says the benefits they bring are "often unrecognised"... | Charity shops boost local business, combat unemployment and even help tackle social isolation, according to a report by the think tank Demos. | 25083483 |
The group. which includes Lloyds Bank, the Halifax and Bank of Scotland, said it had suffered problems across all its brands on Wednesday.
At one point the bank assured customers that the glitch had been resolved.
However, customers are reporting that they are unable to access online and app banking on Thursday morning... | Customers of Lloyds Banking Group have expressed frustration at a second day of problems with online and app banking. | 38594058 |
Fleur East's version of the track was called "one of the top three performances" in X Factor history by Simon Cowell.
The live recording shot to the top of iTunes on Monday, prompting Ronson's label to rush-release the original.
Some bookmakers have suspended bets on the song reaching Christmas number one.
Ladbrokes st... | The release date of Mark Ronson's single Uptown Funk has been brought forward by five weeks after an X Factor cover topped the iTunes chart. | 30392163 |
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