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Chris Hazzard made the statement after local residents said they feared human error or equipment failure could lead to a cyanide spill.
The claim has been rejected by the company.
No planning application has yet been submitted but is expected to be put in early next year.
The chemical is used in part of the processing ... | The Department of Infrastructure has said there should be a public inquiry into a proposal for a goldmine near Greencastle, County Tyrone. | 38290396 |
Joel Moon was first to cross but the Giants hit back through Danny Brough and Jermaine McGillvary.
The Rhinos levelled when Liam Sutcliffe stormed over and Jordan Lilley converted, before Michael Lawrence instantly restored Huddersfield's lead.
Jimmy Keinhorst stretched to score and Lilley secured Leeds' first Super Le... | Leeds secured their first Super League win of the season after the defending champions beat Huddersfield. | 35697972 |
Non-EU citizens settling in the UK for longer than six months are also being required to pay a "health surcharge" as part of their visa applications.
The new rules from the Department of Health came into force on 6 April.
Primary care and A&E care continues to remain free.
Permanent residents of 32 European countries q... | Visitors from outside the EU who receive treatment in NHS hospitals in England are now being charged 150% of the cost under changes brought in to discourage "health tourism". | 32281155 |
The first minister was responding to a query from Moray MSP Richard Lochhead, who said rural constituents were being "fleeced" with such charges.
Ms Sturgeon called on the UK government to act to prevent delivery charges that were "vastly out of proportion".
Halfords said the fee was "exceptional" for an "online exclus... | A £50 delivery charge imposed by Halfords to send towels costing £5.99 to Speyside has been condemned as "shocking" by Nicola Sturgeon. | 38331885 |
Hamas and Fatah split violently in 2007. Previous reconciliation agreements have never been implemented.
The deal comes amid troubled peace talks between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israel.
Following the announcement, Israel said it would not attend a negotiation session planned for Wednesday even... | Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have announced a reconciliation deal, saying they will try to form a unity government in the coming weeks. | 27128902 |
Declan Kearney, the party's national chairperson, made the comments in a newspaper article.
It would cost an estimated £300m a year to cut the tax rate from its current 20% to 12.5%.
Mr Kearney said that under current austerity plans that would not be affordable.
The DUP's Peter Weir said Mr Kearney's comments and othe... | A senior Sinn Féin member has warned that the NI Executive may be unable to afford a cut in corporation tax. | 33105800 |
David Cameron will be continuing as our prime minister.
It's not yet clear whether the Conservatives will manage a small overall majority or fall just short, but four other things are very clear:
So, what is all this likely to mean?
A referendum on whether the UK stays in, or leaves, the European Union, within the next... | After weeks of chatter about an election too close to call, it wasn't that close at all. | 32648129 |
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Martin, who won quadruple sculls silver in 2012, came back at Drysdale in the closing stages with both men stopping the clock at six minutes 41.34 seconds.
Find out how to get into rowing with our special guide.
Only a photo could separate the pair.
Czech two-time silver m... | Defending champion Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand retained his Olympic title by the tightest of margins as he was given gold in the same time as Croat Damir Martin in the men's single sculls. | 36687856 |
Over 500 complaints have been made to the Environment Agency about the site in Cormongers Lane, Redhill, Surrey.
The agency said it would consider taking action against operator Biffa if it found it had breached its permit.
Biffa said it was working in accordance with its permit and claimed improvement work to tackle t... | The operator of a rubbish tip has apologised for the smell of rotten eggs that is coming from the site. | 26553571 |
The Oxfordshire-based team have missed the last two races due to financial problems, but will compete at the season-ending race thanks to a successful crowdfunding project.
"It will be nice to be back in the car," Kobayashi said. "This team is working hard and never gives up."
Caterham say they will announce their seco... | Caterham have announced that they will retain Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. | 30076477 |
Lu Jun - who officiated at the World Cup - was one of nine people convicted of charges related to corruption inside Chinese football.
The defendants were arrested following an investigation launched to try to clean up the game in China.
A number of other cases are still pending.
Lu Jun, once dubbed the "golden whistle"... | The man who was once China's top football referee has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in jail for taking bribes to fix matches. | 17054150 |
Shanon Loveridge, 22, and Johnny Murphy, 25, both of Watford Road, St Albans, are to appear before St Albans Magistrates Court on 27 October.
They are charged with holding a person in slavery or servitude and requiring another person to perform forced labour between April 2010 and September 2014.
The pair were arrested... | Two people have been charged with slavery and forced labour offences in Hertfordshire. | 34288835 |
"We currently suspect Mastercard is artificially raising the costs of card payments," said the EU statement.
Those fees harm consumers and retailers in the EU, competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager said.
The credit card company said it was "working with the European Commission on the issue" and was preparing a fo... | European Union officials have accused Mastercard of overcharging consumers with the fees the company charges. | 33457569 |
Within Italy, though, the former prime minister remains a potent political force. His centre-right People of Freedom (PDL) party has been gaining ground, and he may well be in the reckoning when this weekend's election results roll in.
So, what is the secret of his enduring attraction? Some of his faithful followers in... | To many in the outside world, Silvio Berlusconi is the clown prince of politics - better known for his bunga-bunga parties, outrageous comments and courtroom battles than for any obvious political nous. | 21496790 |
"I hope you can let this go," Mr Trump reportedly told Mr Comey after a White House meeting in February, according to a memo written by the ex-FBI director.
The memo was written immediately after the meeting, a day after Michael Flynn resigned, according to media reports.
The White House has denied the allegation in a ... | President Donald Trump asked FBI chief James Comey to drop an inquiry into links between his ex-national security adviser and Russia, US media report. | 39944520 |
An excellent save by Craig Gordon denied Qarabag's Richard Almeida midway through the first half.
Stuart Armstrong and Stefan Johansen fired shots wide for the visitors after the break as openings remained scarce.
Ronny Deila's side are now two legs away from the group stage and will discover their opponents on Friday.... | Celtic progressed to the Champions League play-off round as a goalless draw in Baku allowed them to complete a 1-0 aggregate win over Qarabag. | 33755230 |
He is accused of "aggravated pimping", or helping to procure sex workers for a prostitution ring based at a hotel in Lille. Thirteen other people are on trial with him.
DSK, as he is widely known in France, was once seen as a leading contender for the French presidency, but if found guilty he could end up in jail.
The ... | The former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has told a French court that he attended orgies, but would never have done so if he had known they involved prostitutes. | 31383182 |
A labour court said the bank, Societe Generale, had dismissed him not because of his actions, which it must have known of, but for their consequences.
The court ordered the bank to pay him €450,000 (£350,000) in damages.
A lawyer for the bank said it would be appealing a "scandalous" decision that ran counter to the la... | The French ex-trader Jerome Kerviel, whose unauthorised transactions lost his bank €4.9bn (£3.82bn), has won a claim for unfair dismissal. | 36472099 |
The bank carries the A170 up an extreme gradient. The county council said the £250,000 programme of works needed to be carried out before the winter.
Traffic will be diverted along the alternate caravan route through Coxwold and Ampleforth.
A further six weeks of work will follow the closure, with temporary traffic li... | Sutton Bank is to be closed for two weeks from Monday for maintenance work. | 34162719 |
Ministers from both governments are meeting the prince to discuss how to improve soil health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farming.
Typically the focus of cutting greenhouse gases has fallen on transport and industry, but France says agriculture must play its part.
Ministers will debate how to store more car... | The Prince of Wales is joining an Anglo-French government initiative to improve the condition of global soils. | 37766919 |
Zbigniew Ziobro, who is also Poland's prosecutor general, said he would make the appeal in the Supreme Court.
A judge rejected Polanski's extradition in October as "inadmissible".
The director, who lives in France, fled the US ahead of sentencing in 1978 after admitting having sex with a girl aged 13.
Polanski's victim... | Poland's justice minister says he will appeal against a decision not to extradite film director Roman Polanski to the US for statutory rape. | 36415412 |
Matuidi headed home in the 93rd minute after PSG had allowed Metz to come back from 2-0 down to level late on.
Edinson Cavani and Matuidi had put the reigning champions in charge during a three-minute first-half spell.
Yann Jouffre curled in a free-kick before Cheick Diabate levelled for Metz but Matuidi had the final ... | Blaise Matuidi scored in injury time as Paris St-Germain sealed a remarkable win at Metz to go level on points with Monaco at the top of Ligue 1. | 39614356 |
A total of 1,186 people waited more than 12 months for hospital treatment in 2016 compared to 228 in 2015.
The Scottish Conservatives said it was evidence of "shoddy planning" by the Scottish government.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said they were committed to ensuring patients get quick access to services.
The figur... | There has been a sharp increase in the number of NHS outpatients who have waited more than a year for treatment, according to new figures. | 40612191 |
Jakubiak, 20, signed a new four-year deal with the Hornets on Wednesday.
Versatile left-back Wallace, 21, has made 24 Blades appearances since signing from Ilkeston in 2014 and is a former Nottingham Forest trainee.
Meanwhile, Fleetwood's Dutch midfielder Ricardo Kip has joined Dutch club SC Cambuur on a season-long lo... | Fleetwood Town have signed Watford striker Alex Jakubiak and Sheffield United defender Kieran Wallace on season-long loan deals. | 37237523 |
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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) said Tebbutt's remarks, made to jockey Katie Walsh, were unacceptable.
Walsh believed the comments were tongue in cheek but fellow rider Lizzie Kelly said Tebbutt should be "ashamed".
Tebbutt said: "I apologise if I have caused any o... | Jockey coach Michael Tebbutt has apologised after giving a BBC interview in which he said women "can't ride". | 32996809 |
A 40m-high marquee has been installed to cover the Chester Road square to enable training on outdoor wickets.
"You've basically got an indoor facility that is outside with grass nets," coach Steve Rhodes told BBC Hereford and Worcester.
"That's wonderful really as you're getting used to the conditions that you will be ... | Flood damage at Worcestershire's New Road has forced the county to move pre-season training to Kidderminster. | 21756005 |
It also pledges there will be no vote on the issue "until the Brexit process has played out".
But the manifesto, which was launched by Theresa May in Halifax, does not specify what "public consent" means.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants a referendum to be held in the autumn of next year or spring of 2019.
Her call... | A second independence referendum will not be held unless there is "public consent" for it to happen, the Conservative election manifesto says. | 39959844 |
The plan means up to 10 of its 176 UK stores may be closed over the next five years.
A central distribution warehouse and about 10 smaller warehouses could also be shut.
Meanwhile, the group said its half-year pre-tax profits fell by 6.4% to £88m.
Debenhams shares were down by nearly 5% following the announcement.
Chi... | Department store group Debenhams has announced a turnaround strategy aimed at boosting its appeal as a "destination" shop and improving its online service. | 39651092 |
The visitors took the lead through Marko Devic's stunning half-volley but had captain Oleg Kuzmin sent off for a second yellow card soon after.
Liverpool responded as Emre Can stabbed in following a free-kick.
Substitute Christian Beneteke hit the post late on as Liverpool were held to a third successive Group B draw.
... | Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp endured a frustrating first game at Anfield as the Reds were held to a draw by 10-man Rubin Kazan in the Europa League. | 34129111 |
Papers for the meetings of Scottish cabinet ministers throughout the year 2000 are among hundreds of pages of records declassified on 1 January.
Major events included Donald Dewar's death, the start of the Lockerbie trial and the repeal of section 28.
Under the 15-year disclosure rule, archived information is released ... | Newly declassified records show the workings of the Scottish executive's first full year of operation. | 35205124 |
Surjeet Singh was greeted at the Wagah border crossing by his son and other family members and well-wishers.
Wearing marigold garlands around his neck, Mr Singh admitted to reporters: "I had gone there for spying."
There was confusion this week when Pakistan said another Indian, Sarabjit Singh, would be freed, but late... | An Indian man has returned to his country after spending more than 30 years in jail in Pakistan for spying. | 18621746 |
Along with Ant McPartlin, the pair return to present the music ceremony after a 14 year gap.
"They have asked us in between (now and 2001)," notes Ant. "And we've said 'no' but it just felt kind of right to do it this time."
It turns out the duo had that change of heart on a night out.
They also admit they "said never ... | After "an instant decision to say no" Declan Donnelly says it took a "few drinks" to change his mind about hosting Wednesday night's Brit Awards. | 31617738 |
It happened shortly before 08:00 GMT on Roman Road, causing several properties to flood around the junction with Upper Road.
Dozens of homes in the area were also left without water, but Severn Trent said they had since been reconnected.
The firm apologised to those affected and said the pipe would be repaired overnigh... | Businesses in part of Shrewsbury have been flooded for the second time in as many weeks after a water main burst. | 30615748 |
The UK off-shoot of the US independent film festival will take place at the new Picturehouse Central cinema, from 2016.
Sundance London was launched by Robert Redford in 2012 as an experimental, four-day festival at the O2 and was hailed as a "qualified success".
It returned in 2013 and 2014, but this year's festival w... | Film festival Sundance London is to return next year with a new venue. | 32436961 |
Nine Protestant civilians were killed in the 1993 attack in Belfast, as well as one of the IRA bombers.
The newspaper said it had seen files stolen by the IRA from police special branch offices in Castlereagh on St Patrick's Day 2002.
It said the files had been decoded by IRA members.
This led them to discover the alle... | The IRA leader who planned the 1993 Shankill bomb was working as a police informer, the Irish News has reported. | 35398002 |
Prof Thomas Weber's book Hitler's First War, which was released in 2010, claimed his image as a brave soldier was a myth.
The producers of the Oscar-nominated film Downfall - also about the Nazi leader - will make the show after a French TV network purchased the series.
The show will be called Hitler.
Production of the... | A book about Adolf Hitler by a University of Aberdeen historian is to be turned into a major television series. | 34485496 |
Researchers found the accuracy of information varied significantly, and could result in the further spread of the non-native invasive plant.
Japanese knotweed is one of the most damaging invasive species, estimated to cost £166 million each year.
The findings have been published in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
"I w... | Gardeners searching the web for advice on the best way to tackle Japanese knotweed are likely to find confusing and contradictory advice, a study says. | 36703157 |
"The blindness of those who attack Hungary could lead to the disappearance of European civilisation," Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a statement.
He said the unprecedented joint statement by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), Council of Europe and Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) "is no... | The Hungarian government has fiercely rebuffed criticism from three top international organisations that its new anti-migrant media campaign is generating fear, intolerance and xenophobia. | 35162515 |
Jacqueline Perry, 49, was caught after colleagues at Swansea's Morriston Hospital became suspicious about items disappearing.
Perry, from Morriston, had admitted nine counts of theft from semi-conscious patients at an earlier hearing.
She was jailed for 16 months at Swansea Crown Court on Friday.
Perry was caught after... | A healthcare worker who stole cash and jewellery from vulnerable cancer patients has been jailed. | 33201728 |
Christian Doidge's goal was the only difference between the sides at the halfway point, heading home Rob Sinclair's corner after 12 minutes.
Early in the second half Kaiyne Woolery broke down the right and cut-back for Liam Noble to tap in a second for Mark Cooper's Rovers.
The New Lawn club put matters beyond doubt wh... | Forest Green Rovers closed to within three points of Lincoln City at the top of the National League, thanks to a resounding win at home against Macclesfield. | 39086832 |
According to writer Steven Knight, the singer's "people" had told him "he was a big, big fan" of the period drama.
Knight said he had been played a copy of Bowie's Blackstar album shortly before the singer's death in January.
"It seems that his people were keen to establish that we could use it before he died," he told... | David Bowie liked Peaky Blinders so much he was apparently keen to have his music featured on the BBC Two crime series, its creator has revealed. | 36132905 |
Fe wnaeth 8.3% o'r graddau gyrraedd y safon uchaf, gyda 25% o raddau hefyd yn cael eu dyfarnu'n A neu A*.
Roedd canran y disgyblion wnaeth lwyddo i gael gradd A*-E yn 97.7%, yr uchaf mewn degawd.
Dywedodd yr Ysgrifennydd Addysg, Kirsty Williams fod y canlyniadau yn dangos "cynnydd calonogol".
Cyn eleni doedd canran y m... | Mae mwy o fyfyrwyr wedi cael gradd A* yn eu harholiadau Safon Uwch nag erioed o'r blaen, yn ôl y canlyniadau sydd wedi eu cyhoeddi ddydd Iau. | 40959293 |
The focus of spending is on building a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) - a network of roads, railway and pipelines between the long-time allies.
They will run some 3,000km (1,800 miles) from Gwadar in Pakistan to China's western Xinjiang region.
The projects will give China direct access to the Indian Ocean and... | China's President Xi Jinping has signed agreements with Pakistan promising investment of $46bn (£30.7bn). | 32377088 |
PwC had taken responsibility for the "unacceptable" mistake which saw La La Land wrongly announced as the winner instead of Moonlight, the Academy said.
Its president, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, wrote in a letter to members that new rules will also mean electronic devices are banned backstage.
PwC's Brian Cullinan was caught... | Oscars organisers are to continue using accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) despite the best film mix-up. | 39441595 |
The figure is eight times as big as the previous best guess, which counted perhaps 400 billion at most.
The new total of 3,040,000,000,000 trees represents roughly 420 trees for every person on the planet.
A team from Yale University in America carried out the research and collected information from over 400,000 forest... | There are just over three trillion trees on Earth, according to a new report. | 34136790 |
Speaking to the former prime minister for Thursday's BBC News at Ten, I asked him why we need it, given the criminal trials that followed the first part and high cost to the public.
"There are so many unanswered questions about what the Murdoch News International group did… blagging, impersonation, email interception... | Gordon Brown has called for the second part of the Leveson Inquiry to go ahead - and said the majority of press abuses in recent years were from the Murdoch press. | 39145261 |
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It was tight, tense and seemingly destined for a draw until Gareth Bale rose to the occasion to head in their Euro 2016 qualifier winner against Cyprus. It means the men in red are on the verge of qualifying for Wales' first major tournament since 1958 and a win against Is... | It was a night on which Welsh sporting dreams began to be realised. | 34151271 |
The 2011 result was confirmed on Tuesday after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) dismissed Tatyana Chernova's blood doping ban appeal.
Chernova beat the Briton to gold in Daegu but her results are now annulled.
The Russian also won bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
The 29-year-old has been told she mu... | Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill will receive her record-equalling third world heptathlon gold medal in a ceremony at the World Championships in London - six years after the event in Daegu. | 40650500 |
After Elias Kachunga struck the outside of the post for the Terriers, striker Nakhi Wells turned Rajiv van La Parra's cross into the bottom corner.
Mark Hudson's handball gave the hosts a penalty, and Dwight Gayle's effort was saved but he headed in the rebound.
Payne drilled home in the 82nd minute as Huddersfield won... | Jack Payne grabbed a late winner as Huddersfield maintained Newcastle's losing start to the new season. | 36993966 |
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If the Royal and Ancient and United States Golf Association plans are adopted, golfers will see significant shifts in how the sport is played.
The two governing bodies want to make golf quicker and played under more simple, consistent and fair rules.
Their ideas have been ... | Proposals have been unveiled for the biggest shake-up of the rules of golf "in a generation". | 39120332 |
Ch Supt Lee Bruckshaw was accused of trying to intervene in the case of a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) sergeant accused of shoplifting.
He eventually received "management advice" after a charge of perverting the course of justice was dropped.
GMP said its inquiry "took too long".
In an email to the Crown Prosecution... | A senior police officer has criticised his own force and chief constable following a 15-month, £500,000 probe into claims he perverted the course of justice. | 37113020 |
The 26-year-old South Korea international has featured just three times for the R's this season, with his last appearance coming on 28 November.
"Yun is a player that will bring us some of the experience that we need in our situation," Addicks boss Jose Riga told the club website.
"He knows the Championship and has a g... | Charlton Athletic have signed Queens Park Rangers left-back Yun Suk-Young on loan until the end of the season. | 35580272 |
Official Scottish government statistics showed the country spent £14.8bn more than it raised in taxes in 2015/16, including a share of North Sea revenue.
That figure represented a 9.5% share of GDP, the report said - more than double the 4% figure for the UK as a whole.
Revised figures for the previous year put the Sco... | Scotland's public spending deficit stood at just under £15bn in the past financial year amid plummeting oil revenues. | 37167975 |
The London-born actress told BBC Radio 5 live UK television "doesn't represent the country we live in".
She added the US has "huge race problems", but said she could find more work there because there were "more options for you to try".
"I would jump at the chance for there to be more parts for me here," she said, refe... | Cush Jumbo, best known for appearing in US series The Good Wife, has called for more ethnic diversity on British TV. | 36973392 |
Ashton Tuckey, who had Down's syndrome, was found by his mother who initially thought he was looking out of the window at their Isle of Wight home.
He died as a result of "compression to the neck" following the incident in Binstead on 7 December 2014.
His grandmother described him as a "lovely child".
The two-day inque... | The death of a 10-year-old boy who became tangled in a duvet cover which was being used as a curtain was an accident, a coroner has ruled. | 40121406 |
Resuming on 363-4 on day three of the second and final Test, Australia posted 505, a lead of 135 despite Neil Wagner's 6-106 at the Hagley Oval.
New Zealand reached 121-4 by the close as James Pattinson took 3-29.
Kane Williamson, unbeaten on 45, is the hosts' best hope of salvaging anything other than defeat.
Australi... | Captain Brendon McCullum scored 25 in his final innings for New Zealand as Australia closed in on victory in Christchurch. | 35629138 |
The four-floor construction would replace the institution's engineering block which is set to be demolished.
It will house the health and life sciences department and become the new site of the Cole Museum of Zoology.
The building planned for the Whiteknights campus is expected to be completed by summer 2019 subject to... | Proposals for a new £50m academic building have been unveiled by the University of Reading. | 38574793 |
Former Moderator Dr Sheilagh Kesting, received the award in recognition of her work to improve relations between the two churches.
Dr Kesting, was invested as a Dame of the Order of St Gregory the Great, only the second time it has been awarded to a non-Catholic in the UK.
The award was granted personally by Pope Franc... | A leading Church of Scotland minister has been awarded one of the highest honours of the Roman Catholic church. | 37950557 |
Cook hit 127 as Essex sealed a third straight win against Gloucestershire.
Glamorgan choose from an unchanged 14-man squad despite losing a third consecutive game against Somerset.
Essex rest Kiwi pace bowler Matt Quinn with Paul Walter coming into their squad.
Glamorgan batsman Colin Ingram has hit centuries in the te... | Glamorgan will be up against former England captain Alastair Cook in prime form as they try to turn round their One-Day Cup campaign against unbeaten Essex. | 39830475 |
With more than 70% of votes counted in Sunday's referendum, 99.8% supported the holiday, authorities said.
The court ruled the date discriminated against Muslim Bosniaks and Catholic Croats and should be changed.
Serbs declared the creation of their own state within Bosnia on 9 January 1992, fuelling an ethnic conflict... | Bosnian Serbs have voted overwhelmingly to keep 9 January as a national holiday in defiance of Bosnia's highest court. | 37465653 |
Dywedodd Mr Drakeford bod gan llywodraethau Cymru a gwledydd eraill "bryderon" am fforwm gafodd ei chreu i drafod Brexit.
Fe wnaeth y fforwm yma, Y Cyd-bwyllgor Gweinidogion - sy'n cynnwys llywodraethau'r DU a'r gwledydd datganoledig - gynnal cyfarfod "cadarn" yn Whitehall ddydd Iau, meddai Mr Drakeford.
Yn ôl Ysgrifen... | Mae angen i Lywodraeth y DU roi sicrwydd i weinidogion Cymru bod eu barn am Brexit yn gwneud gwahaniaeth, yn ôl Ysgrifennydd Cyllid Cymru, Mark Drakeford. | 38681403 |
He is being questioned by police.
The stadium was hosting the Irish Cup semi-final on Saturday afternoon, between home side Linfield and Lurgan Celtic. | A 16-year-old boy has been arrested at Windsor Park in south Belfast on suspicion of possession of a firework or flare. | 35952228 |
The poster depicts the reality star wearing a leotard alongside the text: "Can you keep up with a Kardashian?"
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received 14 complaints about Protein World's "socially irresponsible" promotion.
But it ruled the campaign did not "encourage harmful dieting behaviour".
The firm told... | A London Underground advert featuring Khloe Kardashian, by the company behind the controversial "beach body ready" campaign, has been cleared for use. | 39861092 |
Although the athlete represents the peak of human athletic prowess, he still can only swim at a top speed of 5-6mph (8-10km/h) an hour, slower than the shark.
To even things up, the US swimmer wore a "monofin" for the open water race in South Africa, increasing his speed significantly but still not taking it anywhere c... | Michael Phelps, the world's most decorated Olympian and a swimmer nicknamed the "Flying Fish", has gone head-to-head against a Great White Shark in a 100m race set to be broadcast by the Discovery network. | 40680346 |
Mr Justice Mostyn made a written order stating efforts should be made to find the boy, whom he said was Polish and could be in Poland with his parents.
He granted an application, made by an NHS trust, allowing doctors to perform surgery on the boy to remove a tumour.
A doctor said the child - who was not named - will d... | A 10-year-old boy who has jaw cancer and needs urgent surgery has vanished, a High Court judge has said. | 34469322 |
Sunday's fixture was called off 64 minutes before the scheduled throw-in because of a waterlogged pitch.
Tyrone's hurling match with Donegal was also postponed - it will now be played at Healy Park on Sunday. 19 March.
Meanwhile, there is a 17:00 GMT throw-in for the All-Ireland club football final between Slaughtneil ... | The postponed Division One game between Tyrone and Cavan has been rearranged for Sunday, 12 March at Healy Park. | 39107087 |
The pilots' union, Vereinigung Cockpit, said the walkout would affect short-haul flights on Tuesday, and both short and long-haul flights on Wednesday.
It is the 15th strike since April. with 2,800 flights cancelled last week due to a four-day walkout by pilots.
Lufthansa spokeswoman Bettina Volkens said: "We have to t... | Lufthansa pilots have warned they will strike again on Tuesday and Wednesday after weekend talks failed to resolve a long-running row over pay. | 38125620 |
Kenya's military has not yet said how many of its soldiers died at the el-Ade base in southern Somalia but it could be one of the biggest ever suffered by the AU force, known as Amisom.
That attack, and the more recent fight for control of the port town of Merca, have confirmed that the militant Islamists are not a spe... | The African Union force in Somalia is facing new questions following last month's attack on a Kenyan military base, which al-Shabab says killed more than 100 soldiers. | 35521290 |
Havering's councillors recently voted by 30 to 15 that the UK would be better off out of the EU.
The 10 most Eurosceptic areas are all in England, with Peterborough and Bracknell Forest second and third.
Ceredigion, Aberdeen and Stirling are the most enthusiastic about the EU, followed by two inner London boroughs, Lam... | The London borough of Havering is the most Eurosceptic in Britain, according to a YouGov survey. | 35688060 |
The 10ft (3m) deep "apocalyptic bunker" created by Colin Furze measures 16ft by 20ft (4.9m by 6m) and is accessed via a hidden hatch in his shed.
Mr Furze, a 36-year-old former plumber from Stamford in Lincolnshire, has kitted out the concrete-covered den with a flat-screen TV, drum-kit and several video consoles.
He s... | A madcap inventor has built an underground lair in his back garden. | 34846264 |
And it's not just gamers who are benefiting from the immersive possibilities it offers.
Four experts, including Mark Bolas - former tutor of Palmer Luckey, who recently hand-delivered the first VR handset made by his company Oculus Rift - talked to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme about the future of VR.
Mark Bo... | Virtual Reality (VR) has been with us for many decades - at least as an idea - but the technology has now come of age. | 36279855 |
Leigh Halfpenny - who landed 20 points in all - kicked them into a 15-10 half-time lead, with Liam Messam crossing for the hosts' try.
The Lions forwards dominated the second half and they earned a penalty try when they took the Maori apart at a scrum.
Maro Itoje crossed four minutes later as the Lions laid down a Test... | The British and Irish Lions gained a confidence-boosting win as their power told against the Maori All Blacks in wet conditions in Rotorua. | 40299129 |
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The pair, from Sutton Coldfield, were found clinging to derelict Birnbeck Pier near Weston-super-Mare on Tuesday.
Helmsman Terry Wells said the "very rapidly" flowing water could have put them in "serious danger" and advised the public n... | The RNLI has warned of the danger of swimming in sea after two people were rescued from the Bristol Channel. | 33341648 |
"Vengeance can wipe out an entire generation," he said, in an address to the nation on Sunday, urging calm.
A presidential spokesman told the BBC it was too early to blame anyone for the killing of Gen Adolphe Nshimirimana in a rocket and gun attack on his car.
Mr Nkurunziza won a third term last month, amid deadly pro... | Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has warned against vengeance following the assassination of a senior general. | 33758293 |
Nicola Sturgeon has repeatedly warned a fresh vote is "highly likely".
But Scottish Labour Kezia Dugdale has said her party would oppose any attempt to hold a referendum.
However, Mr Corbyn told the Press Association it was not the job of Labour "to prevent people holding referenda".
Senior Scottish Labour figures have... | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said that another referendum on Scottish independence would be "absolutely fine". | 39244890 |
As one of the dance house's associate choreographers, and a local north London resident, Bourne is a familiar face at the leading venue. But at Christmas, he is the star of the show.
From Cinderella to Edward Scissorhands, a Bourne ballet has been the highlight of the Sadler's Wells Christmas bill for more than a decad... | Choreographer Matthew Bourne - known for his modern takes on such ballet classics as Swan Lake - is where we've come to expect him at this time of year: ensconced within the walls of London's Sadler's Wells. | 35100977 |
The men were travelling by bus from Iran when they were seized in Zabul province, on the road to Kabul.
No group has said it carried out the abductions. Kidnappings for ransom are common in Afghanistan.
Unlike in Pakistan, Afghan Hazaras, who are mostly Shia Muslims, have been largely spared attacks by Sunni militants ... | Masked gunmen in southern Afghanistan have abducted 30 men from the Hazara ethnic minority, officials say. | 31600476 |
The end of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro marked the closing chapter in the history of the separation of the six republics of the old Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia which was proclaimed in 1945 and comprised Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia.
Under Yugoslavia's authoritarian ... | Serbia became a stand-alone sovereign republic in the summer of 2006 after Montenegro voted in a referendum for independence from the Union of Serbia and Montenegro. | 17907947 |
Richard Spencer's removal from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) came as one of the organisers attacked his views.
Dan Schneider called the alt-right "a sinister organisation that is trying to worm its way into our ranks".
"They are anti-Semites. They are racists," he said.
"They are not an extension ... | The leader of the so-called alt-right movement, a movement accused of racism and anti-Semitism, has been asked to leave a conservative event. | 39059988 |
He told me when Mr Hammond was shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, the MP for Runnymede and Weybridge did "a lot of the heavy lifting" when it came to working out the Conservative plan for tackling the UK's economic challenges.
Cut the deficit and shrink public sector expenditure was the route alighted upon.
At the... | Speaking to a senior figure in the banking world this morning, he had nothing but praise for Philip Hammond, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer. | 36789688 |
A 12th person arrested - a Christian - would be tried under secular law, a BBC reporter says.
Under Islamic law, a person can be sentenced to death by stoning if convicted of homosexuality.
It is also illegal to have gay sex in Nigeria, according to its secular laws.
Earlier this month, President Goodluck Jonathan sign... | An Islamic court in Nigeria's northern state of Bauchi has put on trial 11 Muslim men accused of being homosexuals in violation of their religion, a religious leader has told the BBC. | 25749308 |
But Social Services Minister Rebecca Evans said it was important to first give other policies the "chance to bed in and have an impact".
Campaigners and charities have called on the government to introduce an Autism Bill in the assembly.
Similar legislation has been passed in England and Northern Ireland.
With the exce... | The "door is very much open" for the introduction of a law to guarantee the rights of autistic people in Wales, the Welsh Government has said. | 37804844 |
People were delighted when online access was restored in both regions on Thursday at around 19:00 GMT, a BBC correspondent in Bamenda reports.
Before the ban, authorities had warned mobile phone users they faced jail for spreading false information.
Communications and the economy were badly affected by the shutdown.
An... | Internet services in Cameroon's English-speaking regions have been turned back on three months after they were cut off following protests. | 39665244 |
The group says new findings about the virus make it "unethical" for the games to go ahead in an open letter to the World Health Organization.
They call on the WHO to revisit its guidance on Zika, which is linked to serious birth defects.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in May it sees no reason to delay o... | More than 100 leading scientists say the Rio Olympics should be moved or postponed over the Zika outbreak. | 36401150 |
Future reefs will be defined by corals able to adapt to rapidly changing ecosystems, according to a paper published in the journal Nature.
In April, surveys showed two-thirds of Australia's Great Barrier Reef had been severely bleached within two years.
Governments can sustain reefs with immediate action, the researche... | The world's coral reefs can be saved by addressing climate change but they will not resemble those of the past, a new study has said. | 40115716 |
A new city-based eight-team tournament has been given the go-ahead to start in 2020.
Glamorgan was one of 15 first-class counties that voted in support of staging the proposed competition.
"We firmly believe that it is the only way in which we're going to generate a new audience," said O'Brien.
He continued: "The reali... | Glamorgan chairman Barry O'Brien believes a city-based Twenty20 tournament is "the only way" to stop domestic cricket from disappearing. | 39726171 |
The 41-year-old victim died in hospital after the crash, which happened near Windermere Avenue, Burnley, at about 14:23 GMT on Friday.
The collision occurred after a BMW 335 turned into Blacker Street, where a Yamaha 600cc motorcycle was travelling in the opposite direction, police said.
Lancashire Police is appealing ... | A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a car in Lancashire. | 35793622 |
A gold medal in the race gives an athlete global recognition. Breaking the world record over the distance ensures sporting immortality.
American Donald Lippincott and Czech Marie Mejzlikova were the first, with Jamaica's Usain Bolt and Florence Griffith-Joyner of the United States the current holders of the crown.
Befo... | The 100m is arguably the Olympic Games' most iconic event. | 36968962 |
Conley Thompson died after entering a vertical pipe on the construction site near his home in Worsbrough on 26 July.
His body was found the following day after a search involving 50 police officers. His death is not being treated as suspicious.
Hundreds of mourners lined the streets around St Thomas and St James' Churc... | The funeral of a seven-year-old boy who died on a building site near Barnsley has been held. | 33862449 |
Colombian officials said there was no technical failure and blamed the pilot, the airline and Bolivian regulators.
A recording had already indicated the aircraft had run out of fuel.
The plane, operated by Bolivian company LaMia, plunged into a mountainside near Medellin. Only six people survived.
Preliminary results o... | The plane crash that killed 71 people in Colombia last month, including dozens of players from Brazil's Chapecoense football team, was caused by human error, an investigation says. | 38440283 |
A selection of the most striking news images from the African continent this year: | 38341149 | |
The WRU has confirmed it intends to take control of the region and buy Rodney Parade by 1 July.
But the deal has to be ratified by 75% Newport RFC shareholders, and Hazell is calling for them to back the plan.
"I am hopeful people see common sense. I would urge them to vote for the proposal," he told BBC Wales Sport.
T... | Newport Gwent Dragons chairman Martyn Hazell has warned there is no alternative to the Welsh Rugby Union's proposed takeover of the region. | 39378305 |
Bassett Green Primary School in Honeysuckle Road is due to reopen after the Christmas holidays on 6 January.
In a letter to parents, headteacher Deb Sutton said the decision to close 380-pupil school was "not taken lightly" and that it was a "disappointing end to the Christmas festivities".
"We have had a very infectio... | A sickness bug has closed a primary school in Southampton. | 30547245 |
Glen Scobbie also wrote a threat on the social media account of Mr Sheppard, who was a sitting MP at the time.
Scobbie's comment was posted on 21 September 2016 beneath a video of a speech by Mr Sheppard.
The 26-year-old, of Falkirk, will be sentenced later in June.
Falkirk Sheriff Court was told that Scobbie wrote "sh... | A man has admitted posting pistol emojis on SNP politician Tommy Sheppard's Facebook page three months after the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox. | 40160612 |
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"No, no, no," Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher defiantly declared in the House of Commons amid calls for greater central control in Europe.
She was responding to a call by European Commission president Jacques Delors' for the European Pa... | This is part of a series of clips from the BBC archives on the subject of the UK and the EU - this clip taken from BBC News, was first broadcast on 30 October 1990. | 27053536 |
So it comes as a surprise to discover that Ministers have quietly abandoned the idea of a formal consultation process in advance of a new drugs strategy later this month.
Traditionally, these five-year plans are put together after weeks of discussions and submissions from experts and the general public.
In 2010 there w... | With deaths from illegal drugs in England and Wales at the highest rate ever recorded one might imagine the Home Office would be desperate to ensure it had a robust and effective strategy for dealing with this current crisis. | 35696804 |
There was a giant papier mache version of the prime minister waving a "be afraid" sign, a group of placard-carrying Marxists and a small band of folk singers led by Tony Turner, who performed a song he penned for the election.
"Harperman, it's time for you to go," was the refrain.
Mr Harper, Turner says, "has undermine... | As Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper prepared to address a crowd of blue-clad, thunderstick-banging supporters gathered at a Conservative Party rally in a conference hall on the outskirts of Toronto Saturday night, a small band of protestors gathered in the near-freezing temperatures to offer him a different sort ... | 34570563 |
Krul, 28, was contracted to stay with the Amsterdammers until the end of the season but that move was cut short after just six games.
The Netherlands keeper has now moved to Alkmaar until the end of the season.
"It's fantastic we can get a keeper of Tim's qualities," AZ director of football affairs Max Huiberts said.
K... | Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul has joined AZ Alkmaar on loan following the termination of his previous spell at Ajax. | 38821868 |
He began his shooting spree at 05:20 local time (04:20 GMT) at a police station in north-western Kenya.
Earlier, Kenya's police chief had said the gunman was a suspected recruiter for al-Shabab Islamist militants.
An officer who was part of a police special unit sent to retake the station in Kapenguria town was also ki... | A disgruntled Kenyan policeman who shot dead six of his colleagues has been killed in a shootout after an eight-hour siege. | 36793561 |
Olly Martins told the Home Affairs Select Committee the force's "desperate financial plight" left him "no option".
The Bedfordshire commissioner said he was "actively looking" at ways to generate more money.
The Alliance of British Drivers called his comments "utterly obnoxious".
Mr Martins said the county's force was ... | Turning on M1 speed cameras permanently and having sponsored uniforms and cars could help bolster a cash-strapped force's coffers, a police and crime commissioner has said. | 34719997 |
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