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Williams replaced Dougie Freedman as boss last month, but Forest have since slipped to 17th in the Championship table after losing three and drawing one of his four matches in charge.
Williams told BBC Radio Nottingham talk of Fawaz interfering were "not true".
"I can categorically say I have picked the team and tactic... | Paul Williams says he will not resign as Nottingham Forest head coach and has denied that chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi has been picking the team. | 35990508 |
Adams is up against Natalie Portman, Ruth Negga, Emma Stone and Felicity Jones in the best actress category.
Jones' nomination is one of nine for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, while Arrival picked up seven nods.
The winners, voted for by the public, will be announced at a ceremony in London next month.
The Star Wars sp... | Amy Adams may have missed out on an Oscar nod for her critically acclaimed turn in Arrival but the Empire awards have come good for the Hollywood star. | 38892112 |
The Chiefs face Wasps in next weekend's final at Twickenham after dramatically beating European champions Saracens in Saturday's semi-final at Sandy Park.
"We're in a much different place. Even in the changing room after the game it feels different," Exeter fly-half Steenson told BBC Sport.
"We've talked very much abou... | Exeter Chiefs have improved enough this season to win their first Premiership title, says captain Gareth Steenson. | 39989108 |
Djokovic, the world number one, said he was unfit to play ahead of the final of the exhibition event on Saturday.
"I've been sick today with a fever and I'm not fit to play," said the Serb, who beat Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka 6-1 6-2 in the semi-final.
The Australian Open gets under way in Melbourne on 19 January.
Djo... | Andy Murray won his first title of 2015 after Novak Djokovic withdrew from the Mubadala World Tennis Championship final in Abu Dhabi because of illness. | 30666557 |
The outage affects southern Somalia, and was caused by damage to an undersea fibre-optic cable more than two weeks ago.
Somali Post and Telecommunications Minister Abdi Anshur Hassan has called the incident a "major disaster", costing Somalia "more than $130m".
He said the cable was being fixed and service will be rest... | Somalia's government says an ongoing internet outage is costing the country $10m (£7.7m) each day. | 40555122 |
The Reverend Rola Sleiman is now expected to attend the Church's General Assembly on Saturday.
The Church said she was initially denied a visa by the Home Office but "common sense prevailed" and the decision was reversed.
A Home Office spokeswoman said it would not comment on individual cases.
She added that each appli... | A Syrian pastor has been granted permission to travel to the UK after initially being refused entry, the Church of Scotland has said. | 39934646 |
The Welsh county's 2016 player of the year suffered a shoulder injury while diving in the field during the Netherlands' draw in Hong Kong.
Van der Gugten, 25, did not return to action after the injury on the first day of the game, bowling only seven overs and was unable to bat.
Glamorgan start their Championship campai... | Glamorgan's Dutch fast bowler Timm van der Gugten could be in doubt for the start of the season. | 38994986 |
Four banks had wanted to negotiate with Apple to gain access to its payments technology for their own apps, avoiding having to pay fees to Apple.
But the country's competition watchdog has now barred them from collectively bargaining with Apple.
The decision is the first of its kind and could set a global precedent.
In... | Apple has won a major regulatory battle in Australia that will likely see it retain control of its contactless payment technology. | 39451528 |
Sir Ben Ainslie is currently leading the bid to become first British success in the world's oldest sporting event.
When asked whether she would like to be involved in the future, Mills, who won Olympic gold in Rio, said: "Definitely, it's an incredible event and something I have loved watching for many years.
"Along wi... | Olympic sailing champion Hannah Mills says she would love to be involved in a future America's Cup. | 40176440 |
The businesses all rely on the US company's cloud computing division - Amazon Web Services - to power their internet operations.
Amazon has acknowledged that some of its servers lost power early on Sunday morning.
This coincided with a major storm.
Local reports have linked the severe weather conditions to the blackout... | Australian food-ordering and ticket-selling apps, TV-streaming platforms and a car-sharing site temporarily stopped working because of problems at one of Amazon's data centres. | 36460328 |
He landed in Miami, after being escorted to the airport in Guatemala City and placed on board an American Airlines flight.
Mr McAfee said before leaving he was "perfectly happy with the decision".
He was detained a week ago after fleeing from Belize, where he is wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of a... | The software tycoon John McAfee has arrived in the United States after being deported by Guatemala. | 20705370 |
Suarez took his tally to 40 goals as Barca beat Granada to win the title.
Suarez, who scored 14 in the final five games, finished five clear of Real Madrid's Ronaldo - last year's winner.
Diego Forlan was top scorer seven years ago for Atletico Madrid, with Messi and Ronaldo each winning three Pichichis.
Messi, who pla... | Barcelona striker Luis Suarez signed off with a hat-trick as he became the first player other than Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to finish as La Liga's top scorer since 2009. | 36293793 |
The charity, which combines skating with education for street children, says its priority now is to continue working after a suicide bombing that left four of its students dead.
"This tragic incident will not deter Skateistan from continuing our activities in Kabul," media officer Rhianon Bader told the BBC.
"We have m... | Skateistan, Kabul's first skateboarding school, is perhaps the most unlikely non-profit sporting organisation in Afghanistan. | 19580747 |
The Welsh side went 15 points down inside quarter of an hour as Soso Bekoshvili and Taku Ngwenya.
Tries for Tavis Knoyle and Sarel Pretorius restricted the half-time deficit to 22-14.
Pretorius grabbed a breakaway second, but Brive's forwards drove over twice to seal the win.
Brive's victory owed much to their forward ... | Newport Gwent Dragons went out of the European Challenge Cup with a 36-19 defeat against pool leaders Brive in France. | 38668268 |
We are certainly in a different world from 40 years ago when inflation flirted not with 1% but 30%.
Control of the "price beast" kept politicians awake at night. Inflation eroded incomes and savings.
Since the financial crisis, inflation has more or less disappeared as a political issue, squeezed out of the economy by ... | To a resident of the 1970s the headline "inflation soars to 1%" would seem as baffling as being told that in some distant time in the future people would walk around with telephones in their pockets and photographs of someone called Kim Kardashian would regularly threaten to "break the internet" (whatever that was). | 37692323 |
Politicians attended a ceremony in Parliament Buildings to mark Armistice Day on Wednesday morning.
The national anthem was not on the event's order of service, but the Traditional Unionist Voice's (TUV) press officer began the singing.
Unionists denied the singing at the end of the event was politically-motivated.
Sin... | A rendition of the national anthem at an act of remembrance service at Stormont was a "childish stunt", a Sinn Féin MLA has said. | 34787029 |
Gonzalo Higuain tapped in a brilliant Alex Sandro cross and Sami Khedira smashed home after Paulo Dybala stepped over a Higuain cross.
Dybala hit the post with a 25-yard effort in the second half as the champions eased to victory.
Sassuolo's best chance came when Matteo Politano and Alessandro Matri forced a double sav... | Champions Juventus went four points clear at the top of Serie A with a comfortable win over Sassuolo. | 38719324 |
Greggs, which has shifted from being a traditional bakery to focusing on food-on-the-go, said total sales rose by 5.6% in the 13 weeks to 1 October.
Like-for-like sales, which includes shops that have been open for more than a year, rose by 3.4%.
The company's new menu includes gluten-free options and lower calorie sou... | High Street food chain Greggs has reported rising sales over the summer, helped by demand for its healthier options such as salads and yoghurts. | 37549153 |
Two converted first-half tries from winger Vincent Duport, allied to a penalty from Luke Walsh, earned a 14-0 Dragons lead at the break in Perpignan.
The hosts scored four second-half tries through Krisnan Inu, Richie Myler, Tony Gigot and Duport, for his hat-trick.
Salford's only reply came from Justin Carney's second... | Salford's five-match winning run came to an end at the Stade Gilbert Brutus as Catalans Dragons claimed their third victory on the trot. | 39570263 |
Speaking to college students in Delhi, Mr Zuckerberg said expanding Internet access was key to economic growth.
Reports say some 900 students turned out for the session at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).
Last month, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the headquarters of Facebook in California.
With more ... | Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has said India will be crucial to getting "the next billion online" and helping to combat poverty. | 34655077 |
In closing statements, jurors were told Theodore Wafer, 55, should not have acted as "judge, jury and executioner" in shooting Renisha McBride, 19.
Mr Wafer has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the 2 November killing.
He said he fired because he refused to be a victim in his home.
On Wednesday, the jury be... | A man who killed an unarmed black woman on his suburban Detroit porch should have called the police if he was afraid, prosecutors have said. | 28683496 |
His announcement followed another bloody year in the US in which thousands were killed and tens of thousands wounded by gunfire.
Here's a look at some of the statistics behind the violence.
Mass shootings: There were 372 mass shootings in the US in 2015, killing 475 people and wounding 1,870, according to the Mass Shoo... | In his first weekly address of 2016, Barack Obama vowed to take executive action to increase background checks on gun buyers. | 34996604 |
21 April 2017 Last updated at 12:58 BST
This is the person who makes important decisions in their country.
There are 11 people who want the job.
But there is one candidate in particular, Marine Le Pen, leader of the party Front National, that many people have been talking about.
Martin has been looking into why people ... | Adults in France are about to vote on who they want to be their next president. | 39655072 |
The Switch Guarantee service was launched exactly three years ago, but the numbers using it have fallen consistently.
In the year to the end of June 2016, the number of switches averaged 88,031 a month.
That compares with a monthly average of 92,448 in the previous year.
Most account holders have steadfastly refused to... | A new advertising campaign is being launched to persuade more people to switch bank accounts - because not enough people are doing so. | 37383259 |
The team looked at adolescents who were generally more impulsive than their peers - a trait sometimes linked to the misuse of drugs.
They found teenagers who had a particular pattern of activity on brain scans were more likely to misuse drugs.
The early work appears in the journal Nature Communications.
Scientists aske... | An international team of scientists say the way teenagers' brains are wired may help predict whether they will develop drug problems in the future. | 39038545 |
The 29-year-old pulled out of the 100m final at the Jamaican Olympic trials, but will race in his first 200m of the season in London on Friday.
"My hamstring is good. I have no issue right now," Bolt said.
"I had a strain. If I'd competed I probably would have torn my hamstring really bad, but I was never really worrie... | Olympic sprinting legend Usain Bolt insists he has no fitness problems after a recent hamstring injury scare. | 36853760 |
Thousands attended the official opening by the Queen Mother, an occasion marked by a first day cover and even a 7" single by local teenagers Peter and Alison.
"The realisation of an idea that first caught the imagination of Dundonians more than 40 years ago", a contemporary newsreel commentator noted, was now a "splend... | Fifty years ago today, a new link between Dundee and Fife roared into life with the opening of the Tay Road Bridge. | 37037733 |
The goal was announced by the president of the European Union's executive body, Jean-Claude Juncker, in his annual state of the union address.
He also wants at least one city in each EU country to have deployed a 5G mobile network by 2020.
However, one expert cast doubt over whether the public would benefit.
European o... | The European Commission wants free wi-fi to be provided in public spaces across its member states within four years. | 37362853 |
Police said the privately-owned helicopter crashed in the valley just off the Ramsey to Douglas Mountain Road at about 09:00 BST.
It is believed there was only one person on board the aircraft, a man who was not thought to be from the Isle of Man, police said.
The annual TT motorbike racing festival was due to start th... | A helicopter has crashed in the Isle of Man during high winds. | 33034542 |
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No individual GB female athlete has won gold in three successive Games but Jones, Laura Trott and Charlotte Dujardin might achieve that in 2020.
Reigning boxing champion Nicola Adams could join the list if she wins her flyweight final in Rio on Saturday.
"I will definitely... | Jade Jones has confirmed she wants to defend her Olympic taekwondo title in Tokyo where she could become a British Olympic record breaker. | 37134791 |
The 46-year-old was placed in an induced coma after the fall in the World Young Horse Championships on 17 October.
British Eventing said on Friday that his condition had improved but he remains in a French hospital.
Fox-Pitt is GB's most successful rider with 20 major championship medals.
"His family remain hugely grat... | British eventer William Fox-Pitt is out of intensive care following a "head trauma" suffered in a fall nearly two weeks ago. | 34679720 |
The idea appears in proposals to allow elected Police and Crime Commissioners to take over fire services in England.
The consultation says a fire chief with no experience as a constable could run both services, under a PCC.
The national body for police chiefs has already said it is "surprised" by the idea.
The proposal... | Fire chiefs could become chief constables despite no previous experience of arresting criminals, the government has proposed. | 34224491 |
Greg Clarke has ordered a report into whether it is appropriate to have official partnerships with gambling and betting.
"The sport has a duty to consider and ask itself what is right," Clarke told The Times.
The FA board is expected to make a decision this summer.
It has commercial agreements with the alcoholic drinks... | The Football Association is "considering" its relationship with gambling firms and alcohol companies, says the governing body's chairman. | 39815806 |
Kevin Pietersen's been showing off his latest inking, which is a map of all the places he's scored centuries (more than 100 runs) during his England career.
And yes - we know it's back to front. He took the selfie in a mirror.
Pietersen said on Instagram: "#tattoo #globalcitizen #stars It isn't the wrong way around. It... | He's got a few tattoos already but this one's - how shall we put it - a bit different. | 30846652 |
Now, a group of parents who are aged over 60 and look after disabled children are calling on the assembly to change that.
Sherol Matthews, from Bangor, County Down, has been the main carer for her son William since he was knocked down by a car in 1990.
He was six years old. "Life just changed in a second," she said.
"I... | Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where the protection of carers is not enshrined in law. | 37488804 |
For more than a decade, the Berkshire-based company has used the address to direct shoppers to a Star Wars section of its Jokers' Masquerade store.
But in July, Nominet, which oversees .uk domains, backed Disney's ownership claim.
The last time anyone successfully appealed against a Nominet ruling was in 2013.
The cost... | A fancy-dress retailer is appealing against a ruling it must surrender its starwars.co.uk web address to Disney. | 33849721 |
Judith Thompson said they are "utterly disillusioned" by the failure to reach agreement on how to deal with the past.
The victims commissioner said that she believes progress is still possible on the issue.
But she added that it will require political courage because all sides have something to fear.
Ms Thompson was re... | The commissioner who represents victims of the Troubles has said they have been let down by politicians. | 38309313 |
Sir Derek Myers, Stella Manzie, Malcolm Newsam, Mary Ney and Julie Kenny will head the council until 31 March 2019.
They replace the cabinet following the Casey Report's criticism of its woeful response to child exploitation.
Last year the Jay Report found 1,400 children had been subjected to abuse.
Communities Secreta... | Five government commissioners have been selected to run Rotherham Council after a report found the local authority "not fit for purpose" over its handling of child sexual exploitation in the town. | 31643047 |
The Portugal Under-23 international, 22, spent last season on loan at Monaco and is the Championship club's first signing since Chinese investors Fosun International completed their takeover.
Wolves say they are also close to a deal for another Portuguese player - Atletico Madrid defender Silvio.
They also confirm the ... | Wolves have signed winger Helder Costa from Portuguese giants Benfica on a season-long loan. | 36925698 |
Keiji Furuya and Yoshitaka Shindo visited the shrine to mark the 69th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two.
The Yasukuni shrine commemorates Japan's war dead, including convicted war criminals.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not visit the shrine but sent a ritual offering instead.
Internal Affairs and Commu... | Two Japanese cabinet ministers have visited the Yasukuni shrine, angering neighbours South Korea and China. | 28799381 |
The Chile international was substituted with 12 minutes left of Saturday's 3-1 defeat by West Brom.
Sanchez was injured in the first half, when he was fouled by James McClean.
"He should not have played in the second half but he insisted that he wanted to," Wenger said. "In the end we had to take him off."
Arsenal's n... | Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez's right ankle is in "an absolutely terrible state" and he may have ligament damage, says manager Arsene Wenger. | 39317475 |
Celebrity supporter Rod Stewart said after the end of Celtic's European campaign that he felt the Norwegian was out of his depth.
Despite having won two trophies last season, Deila acknowledges he is not beyond criticism.
"At Celtic, when you don't achieve what the demands are, you have to prove yourself," he said of h... | Celtic manager Ronny Deila accepts he still has to prove the job is not too big for him. | 35124560 |
He will be available for three Championship games, eight in the T20 Blast and three in the One-Day Cup between 9 June and 18 July.
The 25-year-old scored 2,633 runs for New Zealand in 2015 across all formats, including eight centuries.
"His value as a player is beyond question," said Yorkshire head coach Jason Gillespi... | County champions Yorkshire have re-signed New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson for part of the 2016 season. | 35417777 |
The miner, which will be erected on a plinth in the heart of Laxey, is currently being constructed in Bali by an artist called Ongky Wijana.
The Great Laxey Mine employed more than 600 miners between 1825 and 1929.
Co-ordinator Ivor Hankinson said: "The miners were so brave, and this statue will mean they are remembere... | A stone statue has been commissioned in the east of the Isle of Man as a tribute to the "bravery" of those who worked in the Great Laxey mines. | 28462197 |
The Lincolnshire rider set an average speed of 134.210mph during the third lap of the circuit on his Smith's BMW.
Hickman won by two seconds from Silicone Engineering Kawasaki's Dean Harrison with Bruce Anstey a further 0.3 seconds back on a Padgett's Honda.
Anstey won the Lightweight 250cc race, with Ballymoney's Paul... | Peter Hickman set a new absolute lap record in winning the Dundrod 150 Superbike race on Thursday. | 40893432 |
David Headley appeared before a court in Mumbai via video conference and agreed to give full details of the planning and execution of the attacks.
Headley, 52, pleaded guilty and co-operated with the US to avoid the death penalty and extradition to India.
More than 160 people were killed by gunmen in the November 2008 ... | A US man sentenced to 35 years in jail for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks has been pardoned by an Indian court after he agreed to be a witness. | 35068443 |
Only one case has been discovered in Ryan's string but the yard near Thirsk has been placed under quarantine by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA).
The nearby stables of trainers Bryan Smart and Michael Herrington have also been quarantined as a precaution.
The BHA said they are working with Ryan and staff to ensu... | Trainer Kevin Ryan has been suspended from running horses after a case of equine herpes was found at his yard. | 40122299 |
This is the full statement to the inquests from his mother, Janet Spearritt:
Adam Edward Spearritt died on 15 April, 1989 after becoming unconscious in his dad Eddie's arms.
Eddie also lost consciousness and woke up in hospital the next day to be told that the son he had tried so desperately hard to save was dead.
Adam... | A schoolboy from Runcorn, Adam Spearritt travelled by car with his dad, Eddie Spearritt, and some friends, all of whom survived. | 27116036 |
Wallace scored 169 runs in a second team match after being dropped for the first time in 15 years, but Chris Cooke will wear the gloves in Canterbury
Kent's New Zealand opener Tom Latham is set to make his debut in the match.
The 24 year-old can also keep wicket but Kent stick with Adam Rouse as deputy for Sam Billings... | Wicket-keeper Mark Wallace has been left out of Glamorgan's team to face Kent in the County Championship. | 36171811 |
Zoe Morgan, 21, and Lee Simmons, 33, were found dead near the Queen Street store on 28 September at 5:50 BST.
They had been in a relationship since July.
Andrew Saunders, 20, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to murder at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday. He will be sentenced in the New Year.
The discovery of the bodies o... | A man has admitted murdering a couple found stabbed on a street near the Cardiff city centre Matalan shop where they worked. | 38364011 |
The regions of Cantabria, Asturias and the Basque Country are worst affected, with high winds spreading the flames.
Spain's forestry association said the unusually high temperatures did not explain the origin of the fires.
Association head Raul de la Calle suggested "cattle farming interests" could be responsible.
He s... | Firefighters are battling more than 120 forest fires in northern Spain, some of which may have been started deliberately, officials say. | 35189942 |
Saffie Roussos was among 22 people killed in a bombing at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena on 22 May.
Her father Andrew, said Saffie was a "huge character" and was "stunning".
Mr Roussos said he has not thought or asked questions about what happened because he "can't get Saffie back".
In his first interview... | The youngest victim of the Manchester attack was "everything you could wish for in a little girl", her father said on what would have been her ninth birthday. | 40481950 |
The 75-year-old, dubbed the "King of Romance", is best known for his 1967 hit Release Me, which kept The Beatles' Strawberry Fields Forever off the number one spot.
The singer said it was "an absolute honour" to be taking part and was "excited and raring to go".
This year's competition will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan,... | British crooner Engelbert Humperdinck is to represent the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. | 17222934 |
14-year-old Harrison Cushing was found hanged at his home in Peel and died later at Noble's hospital in Braddan.
An inquest in Douglas on Friday heard that the child, a Year 9 student at Queen Elizabeth II High School, died from "asphyxia due to hanging".
A school spokesman said Harrison was an "articulate and confiden... | An Isle of Man school has paid tribute to an "articulate and confident" teenager who died last Sunday. | 32852333 |
Fifty firefighters tackled the height of the blaze at Bowlshaw Lane, near Shelf, Halifax, as police advised motorists to seek alternative routes.
Supt Owen West said fuel tanks on vehicles inside the premises exploded and advised people to stay inside for safety.
Diesel, LPG and acetylene is on the site, West Yorkshire... | Fire crews will remain at the scene of an industrial estate blaze featuring 25 lorries throughout the night. | 36697998 |
Thai-based SSI took over the former Tata Steel complex in Redcar after it was mothballed in 2010.
The company said preparations were under way to cut production during the day and cited ongoing issues with the supply of raw materials and services.
A spokesman said the announcement was made with "great regret" but a uni... | Production at a Teesside steel plant which employs up to 2,000 people will be "paused", the company said. | 34289766 |
Matthew Rigby, 22, denies murdering Ayeeshia Jane Smith at their home in Staffordshire in May 2014.
Ayeeshia's mother, Kathryn Smith, also denies murder.
The girl had a heart injury usually seen in people who have fallen off buildings or been in a car crash, Birmingham Crown Court has heard.
Mr Rigby denied inflicting ... | A stepfather accused of stamping a toddler to death has told a jury he did not hurt her and said her mother must have been responsible for her death. | 35922000 |
They were given 15-month suspended jail terms and ordered to pay €165,000 (£145,000; $185,000) each, with half the sum suspended.
They were accused of holding more than 20 servants they brought with them on a 2008 visit in near slavery.
But they were acquitted of the more serious charge of inhumane treatment.
The pr... | Eight princesses from the UAE have been convicted of human trafficking and degrading treatment of their servants by a Brussels court. | 40380071 |
The King's Fund review said waiting times for A&E, cancer care and routine operations had all started getting worse, while deficits were growing.
It said such drops in performance had not been seen for 20 years.
But the think tank acknowledged the NHS had done as well as could be expected, given the financial climate.
... | Services in the NHS in England are deteriorating in a way not seen since the early 1990s, according to a leading health think tank. | 32057948 |
The pair, who took over from Ian Davies in the summer, have agreed to stay at the Mennaye until May 2019.
Both had long playing careers with the club and were assistants to Davies before taking over after cost cuts forced him to leave.
The Pirates have also brought in former England forward and Nottingham coach Martin ... | Cornish Pirates coaches Alan Paver and Gavin Cattle have signed new contracts at the Championship club. | 38663640 |
Investigators found that 1,300 women had been raped last year in oil-rich Unity State alone, it said.
The army operated a "scorched earth" policy to deliberately target civilians for killing and rape, which amounted to war crimes, the UN said.
The government denies its army targeted civilians but says it is investigati... | Militias allied to the South Sudanese army have been allowed to rape women in lieu of wages while fighting rebels, a UN report says. | 35780777 |
The 23-year-old centre-back, who has previously had spells with Gillingham and Brighton, scored one goal in 11 appearances in WSL 2 in 2016.
"It is a dream of mine to join a pro club so to be here is an amazing feeling," she told the club website.
"I have worked my way through the ranks and am delighted to have done en... | Women's Super League One side Chelsea Ladies have signed defender Deanna Cooper from London Bees. | 38958379 |
Addressing his first cabinet meeting since Sunday's victory, Mr Tsipras said he would negotiate with creditors over the €240bn (£179bn; $270bn) bailout.
"We won't get into a mutually destructive clash but we will not continue a policy of subjection," said the left-wing Syriza party leader.
Greek bank stocks lost more t... | New Greek PM Alexis Tsipras says his country will not default on its debts. | 31016261 |
Brambilla, 28, began the 186km stage from Foligno to Arezzo one minute 56 seconds behind Dutchman Tom Dumoulin.
Etixx Quick-Step's Brambilla was part of an early break and went on to win by a minute and six seconds from compatriot Matteo Montaguti.
Dumoulin finished 38th - 2mins 51secs back - to slip to 11th overall.
B... | Italy's Gianluca Brambilla claimed the Giro d'Italia leader's jersey from Tom Dumoulin with a brilliant ride on stage eight in Umbria. | 36294216 |
The teenager was attacked at 15:30 on 6 January at Kings Langley School in Love Lane, Kings Langley, police said.
He suffered a serious head injury and was taken to Watford General Hospital before being transferred to a London Hospital where he remains "stable".
A 14-year old boy has been arrested and bailed in connect... | A 13-year-old boy is in a critical condition with a serious head injury after he was punched at a Hertfordshire school. | 35260169 |
More than 100 people have contacted an investigating commission to report abuse between the 1960s and 1980s.
They told the inquiry that "vicious and humiliating" attacks were often part of initiation rituals.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was set up in 2013.
Thousands of people... | Former teenage military cadets have told an Australia child abuse inquiry they were raped and forced to have sex with each other during their training. | 36593815 |
Passengers and a driver were stranded when the train stopped in a tunnel between the Central and Monument stations in Newcastle city centre.
Witnesses described seeing sparks and fire outside the carriage.
A total of seven trains came to a standstill between stations at about 13:00 BST, operator Nexus said.
One witness... | More than 70 people had to be rescued by firefighters after a power surge brought Tyne & Wear's Metro system to a halt underground. | 37083093 |
Deputy prime minister Lodewijk Asscher said support was falling across Europe over the way it has been implemented.
Free movement, which allows any citizen of an EU country to work anywhere across the bloc, had led to wages being undercut and jobs lost, he said.
Mr Asscher argued the Brexit talks were a chance to look ... | One of the most senior Dutch government ministers has said a fundamental EU principle, freedom of movement, needs to be radically reformed. | 38613027 |
Harry Clarke was also ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and will be tagged for four months.
At an earlier hearing Clarke, 60, admitted culpable and reckless driving nine months after the fatal crash.
He had his licence withdrawn for medical reasons following the bin lorry crash on 22 December 2014.
Clarke, ... | The driver of the bin lorry that crashed in Glasgow killing six people has been banned from driving for three years. | 39453847 |
15 January 2016 Last updated at 21:09 GMT
A specialist robot with a high-pressured jet has been imported from The Netherlands for the job in Houghton Regis - the first time it has ever had to be used in East Anglia.
There are still a few days' work left to remove the fat, which has set like concrete over some years, de... | A series of "fatbergs" stuck along a 100m-long (328ft) pipeline in Bedfordshire are being removed by Anglian Water. | 35329373 |
Explaining that Celtic assistant Chris Davies had refused a handshake, McGhee said there were "no problems" with Rodgers after the visitors' 4-3 win.
He then added: "Some of the other staff are not really Celtic-quality in terms of their behaviour."
Rodgers responded by saying McGhee's comments were "unfair".
The Celti... | Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers defended his "exemplary" backroom staff after critical remarks from Motherwell boss Mark McGhee at Fir Park. | 38197277 |
The Nevin Spence Centre was opened on Thursday at Ulster's Kingspan Stadium in Belfast.
Visitors can explore the history of rugby and see the benefits of the game.
In 2012, Spence was killed along with his brother Graham and father Noel in a slurry tank accident at the family's farm near Hillsborough.
"It has been an ... | The family of an Ulster rugby star killed in a farming accident say they are honoured to have an educational centre established in his name. | 34077223 |
A green Ford Focus hit the pair on Captain's Road just before 15:00.
A woman with serious injuries and a man with "not so serious" injuries have been taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Police Scotland said the road would remain closed for "the foreseeable future". | Two pedestrians have been freed and taken to hospital after being trapped under a car that knocked them down on an Edinburgh road. | 36798167 |
The United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust faced the bill for filling its vacant consultant posts over the past financial year.
The trust had an overspend of £14m in its £384m budget for the past year.
It has 22 consultancy vacancies, but five new consultants have been recruited while another six positions were being adve... | A shortage of hospital consultants has left a health trust in Lincolnshire paying £20m for emergency cover. | 12808447 |
The 38th (Welsh) Division paved the way for control of the woodland - nearly a mile wide and more than a mile deep - in northern France. Its capture was of key importance in the Battle of the Somme where Allied forces would fight the Germans on a 15-mile front for five months.
During a bloody five-day battle, 3,993 Wel... | On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the battle of Mametz Wood - the first major offensive of World War One for many Welsh soldiers - memorial services are being held across the country. | 36725084 |
The world number 1,536 was investigated by the Tennis Integrity Unit and found guilty at a hearing on Thursday.
He approached fellow Greek player Alexandros Jakupovic in 2013, offering payment for the outcomes of nominated sets, and for games to be thrown.
Mikos, 25, also operated two betting accounts from which bets w... | Greek tennis player Konstantinos Mikos has been banned for life after breaching betting rules. | 39813185 |
The content of the app, in the Pashto language, included official statements and videos from the Afghan movement.
The hardline group blamed "technical issues" for its disappearance shortly after it launched on 1 April.
However the BBC understands it was taken down because it violated a Google app policy which prohibits... | Alemarah, an app for Android phones created by Islamist fundamentalist group the Taliban, has been removed from Google's Play Store. | 35959534 |
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Back then there were a million, now there are only around 270 thousand.
The Bee Farmers Association is trying to tackle this problem by starting a program to get more people interested in keeping the insects.
Rebecca is the first bee ap... | There are now just a quarter of the bee hives than there were in the UK 100 years ago. | 33663780 |
It found 31% of 16 to 24-year-olds were fairly or very interested in the subject, compared with about half of those aged 55 and over.
But almost two-thirds of adults of all ages thought they would be seriously neglecting their duty if they failed to vote, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
40,000 households... | Less than a third of young people express any interest in politics, according to an official survey. | 26271935 |
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Van Gaal is still in position and has a contract that ends in 2017 - but United's move for Mourinho increased the likelihood the Dutchman will leave at the end of the season, with 'The Special One' succeeding his old mentor.
No job offer has been made to Mourinho as United... | Jose Mourinho moved a step closer to Manchester United and a Premier League return after his representatives held talks with the Old Trafford hierarchy as they line up a successor to Louis van Gaal. | 35511821 |
The governing body needed to pass a proposal at Saturday's annual general meeting to ensure its governance met UK Sport and Sport England rules.
TTE needed 75% of its members to vote for the proposal but only 74.93% did, meaning its funding has been frozen.
"This has put our future at risk," said chairman Sandra Deaton... | The chairman of Table Tennis England (TTE) has criticised "individuals with their own agendas" after the sport lost access to £9m in funding. | 40562277 |
The news came after more bodies were found following Friday's disaster at Meethotamulla on the city outskirts.
A number of those killed were children. Angry residents say their warnings of risks posed by the dump were ignored.
The 300ft (91m) high pile of rotting debris shifted after floods and a fire, destroying dozen... | At least 30 people are still missing and 28 are now confirmed dead after a huge rubbish dump collapsed in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, officials say. | 39620327 |
He won the required simple majority in the third round, after the inconclusive first two stages of voting in Pristina.
Some opposition lawmakers were earlier banned from voting after they released tear gas in the parliament building.
Mr Thaci, 47, was a guerrilla leader during a conflict that led to Kosovo - a mainly e... | Kosovo's MPs have elected Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci as president, at the end of a day marred by protests. | 35674917 |
The award-winning bass baritone will be starring in the classic opera, Tosca, at Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Denbighshire, this summer.
Organisers are looking for boy sopranos or trebles to audition for the role of the shepherd boy.
Sir Bryn was knighted by the Queen on Tuesday.
Lithuanian tenor Kristi... | A search has been launched to find a young singer to perform with Sir Bryn Terfel and two other global opera stars. | 39225752 |
Having been without a home to call their own for over a decade, the nomads of the Irish League could see light at the end of the tunnel.
But it all fell through as the anticipated lease from the local borough council did not materialise.
Undeterred, club chairman Brian Adams and his team are not giving up.
They have ju... | Three years ago, Ards Football Club were hoping to turn a local landfill site into their new ground. | 36897945 |
Invicta Park Barracks in Maidstone is home to the 36 Engineer Regiment and the Queen's Gurkha Engineers.
It was earmarked for closure last year by the government, which is selling a number of Ministry of Defence sites.
Local Conservative MP Helen Grant has now launched a petition to try to save it, saying its closure w... | Centuries of military tradition will be broken if proposals to close an army barracks go ahead, an MP has warned. | 38754512 |
Craig Wild, 47, died following an assault at a house in Fox Walk, Walkley, Sheffield on Thursday evening.
David Webster, 49, of Hillsborough, and Alison Moss, 46, of Walkley, have been charged with murder and remanded in custody.
They are due to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on 31 August. | A man and a woman have been charged with murder after a man was fatally wounded in an attack in South Yorkshire. | 37206353 |
Ebb and Flow - together known as the Grail mission - have mapped the subtle variations in gravity across the surface of the lunar body.
They show the Moon's crust to be a mass of pulverised rock - the remains of countless impacts.
Scientists say the beating was far more extensive than previously thought.
And this obser... | The scale of the battering the Moon received early in its history has been revealed in remarkable new data from two Nasa satellites. | 20617506 |
Nils D., 25, was arrested on his return from Syria a year ago and is accused of membership of a terror group.
He is alleged to have joined an IS unit that tracked down and killed deserters.
Since his return he is said to have given police 40 interviews about the inner workings of the jihadist group.
During his 13 month... | A German jihadist accused of taking part in a special torture unit set up by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in Syria has gone on trial amid high security in Duesseldorf. | 35360676 |
The 19-year-old centre-back, who has captained the Championship club's development squad, has made one first-team appearance for the Tractor Boys.
He came off the bench as Ipswich lost 2-1 to Portsmouth in their third-round FA Cup replay last month.
Robinson, who will be with the Cards until 28 March, could make his de... | National League side Woking have signed Ipswich Town youngster Joe Robinson on a one-month loan deal. | 35635262 |
Ruth Davidson said her party was picking up support across Scotland, and was "not hiding any more".
And she predicted next year's council elections would see it deliver its best result since devolution.
Ms Davidson also urged Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to rule out a second independence referendum.
She told... | The Scottish Conservatives are "out and proud" and "here to stay", their leader has told the Tory conference in Birmingham. | 37555769 |
Mark Hughes' side have picked up just one point from their first five matches and are bottom of the Premier League.
They have let in four goals on three occasions - which they also did in three successive games in a poor late-season run in 2015-16.
"We have conceded too many goals and that has got to be addressed," Coa... | Stoke City chairman Peter Coates says that the team's poor start to the season needs to be taken in context. | 37412252 |
The group racially abused a man at Motherwell station and let off a fire extinguisher. A woman was also spat on.
About 10 to 12 boys, aged between 14 and 17 years old, were involved just, after 18:45 on Wednesday.
The group was also involved in disorder after boarding the 18:20 Glasgow to Lanark service at Bellshill be... | British Transport Police (BTP) want to trace a group of boys who ran amok at a rail station in North Lanarkshire. | 35175109 |
Mr King, 72, of Bayswater, west London, appeared before magistrates in Westminster and answered to the name of Kenneth King.
He is accused of assaulting boys aged 14 to 16 between 1970 and 1986 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
Mr King was bailed to appear before Southwark Crown Court on 24 July.
Three of the allegations re... | Former pop mogul Jonathan King has appeared in court charged with 18 historical sexual offences relating to nine teenage boys. | 40405058 |
"My Friend, Mentor and Hero passed away today," tweeted the singer. "David Enthoven, I love you. RIP."
Enthoven had managed the star since he left Take That in 1996 and helped him battle addiction in the early years of his career.
The music mogul started out managing King Crimson in 1969, also steering the careers of B... | Robbie Williams has paid tribute to his long-term manager, David Enthoven, who has died at the age of 72. | 37044473 |
A deal is set to be finalised between the current board and entertainment firm Gaming International to sell the National League club.
Nicholson took over in September and has kept the team in the division, despite being 12 points from safety in the middle of February.
"I would like to be the manager here next year," Ni... | Torquay United manager Kevin Nicholson hopes he will be able to stay in charge of the club when it is taken over. | 36130385 |
Mr Corbyn is planning to tell the party that Theresa May could call an election as early as next spring to secure a mandate for her Brexit negotiations.
The leader hopes the prospect of an early poll might instil some discipline among Labour MPs, and he would help bring it about.
Newsnight understands he would instruct... | Jeremy Corbyn will put Labour on a general election footing if he is re-elected leader, Newsnight has learned. | 37413848 |
On Monday, Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, urged the Scottish government to hold a public vote on the proposals.
A government spokesman, speaking after a cabinet meeting, said the issue was a matter of conscience, not constitution.
He said a decision on whether to bring forward a bi... | The Scottish government has ruled out a referendum on the proposed introduction of same-sex marriage. | 18859433 |
Stop Climate Chaos Cymru (SCC) has travelled to the Paris conference, where negotiators from 195 countries are trying to reach a global deal.
On Monday, SCC Cymru will say that Wales needs to show "more ambition" and reach its own deal.
Chairwoman Haf Elgar said it would enable Wales to "play our part in the global fig... | Calls are set to be made for Wales to deliver a fair climate deal during COP21 talks. | 35010490 |
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Floyd Mayweather Jr, regarded - before his retirement - as the world's best pound-for-pound boxer, will fight UFC star Conor McGregor in a light-middleweight boxing contest in Las Vegas on 26 August.
But how and why did the fight come about? Does McGregor have a chance? Wh... | The best boxer in a generation against one of the biggest names in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. | 40285344 |
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