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The Wasps made it six wins from as many matches this season when they defeated Inverness 1-0 in the cup's last-16.
"There's no reason why it needs to stop now for them," Ross told BBC Scotland.
"Sometimes there's an assumption that we've got to this stage and [so] it doesn't matter what happens tonight. Before the game... | Manager Jack Ross is urging his jubilant Alloa Athletic players not to be content with a quarter-final berth in the Scottish League Cup. | 37025876 |
They were inadvertently heard on live TV proposing military action at a meeting called by President Mohammed Morsi.
Ethiopia last week started diverting the flow of the river in preparation for the $4.2bn hydroelectric dam.
The Blue Nile is one of two major tributaries of the Nile.
On completion, the Grand Ethiopian Re... | Egyptian politicians are embarrassed after being caught suggesting hostile acts against Ethiopia to stop it from building a dam across the Blue Nile. | 22771563 |
An inquest concluded Trooper Aled Martin Jones, 18, from Chwilog, Gwynedd, took his own life with a gun wound to the head.
His family have always contested this and hope a new inquest into another soldier's death - granted after a 20-year-campaign - will help their quest.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said investigatio... | A family claim they have yet to learn all the facts about their soldier son's death in 1996 in Bosnia-Herzegovina. | 35771878 |
In a speech ahead of Wednesday's Spending Review, the shadow chancellor said automation posed a risk to manual workers and future advances must be used to "liberate, not trap" people.
He also suggested firms sitting on "vast piles" of cash may pay more tax.
This, he said, could be used to boost skills and infrastructur... | Labour's vision for the country is "socialism with an iPad" where everyone can reap the benefits of technological changes, John McDonnell has said. | 34877475 |
Adam Rooney's early shot for the Dons was held by Alan Mannus and Kenny McLean later headed wide of the Saints goal.
The visitors took the lead against the run of play when Danny Swanson netted from an indirect free-kick inside the penalty box.
And Swanson set up Craig Thomson to fire in St Johnstone's second.
Tommy Wr... | St Johnstone scored two late goals to beat Aberdeen and consolidate fourth place in the Scottish Premiership. | 39676412 |
The 44-year-old died after his red Ford Fiesta was involved in a collision with an Audi between St Madoes and Errol, known locally as the Low Carse Road.
The two men travelling in the Audi were taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee for treatment after the crash on Saturday.
A report has been submitted to the procurator... | A man killed in a two-car crash in Perthshire has been named as Errol resident Allan Joiner. | 26770496 |
The UK's biggest commercial broadcaster said it continued to rebalance and strengthen the business and blamed "wider political and economic uncertainty" for advertising falls.
It hailed a 13% increase in revenue from the ITV Studios division.
Underlying pre-tax profit was up slightly on the year, from £843m to £847m.
T... | ITV has reported a 14% fall in annual pre-tax profits to £553m as advertising revenues declined by 3%. | 39124954 |
The Family Library had said it would cease to exist beyond 31 July if £250,000 was not raised.
The government has now pledged £100,000 which, combined with £25,000 of donations and a match-funding donor, will mean it has the money needed.
The charity runs services on the island which Tynwald previously funded.
It took ... | The Isle of Man government has agreed to help secure the future of a charity which supplies a "lifeline" book delivery service on the island. | 40263794 |
The South Wales East AM will sit as a Tory but will not join the party.
Conservative group leader Andrew RT Davies welcomed a "hard-working and dedicated" AM, saying it made his party the official opposition to Labour.
But Gower MP and ex-AM Byron Davies said allowing Mr Reckless into the group was "not a particularly ... | UKIP AM Mark Reckless has confirmed he is joining the Conservative group in the Welsh Assembly. | 39513743 |
Sara McAleese found the bottle on Wallog beach, near Aberystwyth, and posted a photograph online.
Within minutes she was contacted by a man who said a member of his family, nine-year-old Olivia from Arklow, had sent the message.
She has returned the letter and some Aberystwyth memorabilia to Olivia.
Ms McAleese, who co... | A woman who found a message in a bottle on a Ceredigion beach was "amazed" when she located its Irish sender within just four minutes. | 40186716 |
Leaked intelligence briefings detailed plans for attacks in Nairobi and Mombasa, according to Kenyan media.
Four cabinet ministers and the head of Kenya's defence forces are said to have been informed.
At least 67 people were killed after al-Shabab stormed the mall on 21 September.
Briefings were given to the ministers... | Kenyan government ministers received warnings of a possible attack before al-Shabab gunmen stormed the Westgate shopping centre, reports say. | 24316746 |
The away side took the lead against the run of play when Nathan Blissett's header was blocked by former Gulls goalkeeper Michael Poke before summer signing Giancarlo Gallifuoco tapped the ball home for his third goal of the season.
Torquay almost doubled their advantage when Blissett and Daniel Sparkes combined to set ... | Woking returned to winning ways with a much-needed victory over Torquay at Kingfield Stadium. | 37282923 |
Lord Macdonald QC said it was of "great regret" that regional Crown Prosecution Service lawyers had failed to refer the case to him in 2007.
He said he would have given the allegations his "close attention".
Cardiff-born peer Lord Janner, 86, has always denied any wrongdoing.
The abuse allegations against the Labour pe... | A former director of public prosecutions has said he was "never informed" about an investigation into historical child sex allegations against former Labour MP Lord Janner. | 32360661 |
It follows a fatal train crash on the film's set in south east Georgia in February, which led to the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones.
A grand jury charged Randall Miller, producer Jody Savin and executive producer Jay Sedrish on Thursday.
Jones, 27, was hit by a train on the first day of filming Midnight Rider.
S... | The director of a biopic about singer Gregg Allman, and two of the film's producers, are facing involuntary manslaughter charges. | 28157491 |
The 19-year-old, who was released by the Rovers at the end of last season, has signed a 12-month contract with an option for a second year.
The Liverpudlian agreed a one-year deal with Rovers last summer, but failed to break into the first team.
Wall, who has also spent time on loan at Skelmersdale United in the Northe... | Accrington Stanley have signed former Blackburn Rovers winger Luke Wall. | 36865816 |
They will continue to listen for the little probe in the days ahead, hopeful that it will somehow become active again.
On each pass overhead, the Rosetta satellite will try to detect and lock on to any sort of blip being transmitted from below.
The mission has faced up to the odds before, and won. It bounced and probab... | European Space Agency controllers will not give up on Philae. | 30062346 |
Heslop, 29, made 20 appearances for the Welsh side last season after joining following his release by Torquay United in January.
The York-born player started his career at Barnsley, before spells with 13 different clubs.
The Minstermen finished bottom of the League Two table last season, having won only seven games. | York City have signed midfielder Simon Heslop after he rejected a new contract with National League rivals Wrexham. | 36579254 |
Marian Brown, 17, was killed and several other people were injured in the incident in west Belfast.
Michael McGuigan, then 19, was a student and part-time bar man.
He was walking along Roden Street in the city with his girlfriend and a colleague when the shooting started.
He told an inquest on Tuesday that he remembere... | A man who survived a gun attack that claimed the life of a pregnant teenager in 1972 says a soldier told him at the scene that the Army thought he had shot at them. | 40342103 |
Tensions have spiralled following the execution of Saudi cleric Nimr al-Nimr, the subsequent setting ablaze of the Saudi embassy in Tehran, and Riyadh's expulsion of Iranian diplomats.
The struggle between Riyadh and Tehran for political and religious influence has geopolitical implications that extend far beyond the p... | Relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran are at their worst for nearly 30 years. | 35219693 |
Top bureaucrats and police officers were among those held in a crackdown on supporters of Fethullah Gulen, the state-run Anadolu agency said.
Mr Gulen is a rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose AK party regained its majority in Sunday's election.
European observers said violence and media restrictions marred t... | Turkish police have arrested 44 people suspected of having links to an exiled Islamic cleric accused of seeking to overthrow the government. | 34709324 |
The 23-year-old arrived in Singapore on Thursday after undergoing three operations in a Delhi hospital.
"Her vital signs are deteriorating with signs of severe organ failure," hospital official Kelvin Loh said.
The attack earlier this month triggered violent public protests in India that left one police officer dead.
S... | A female student gang-raped on a bus in India's capital Delhi has "taken a turn for the worse" at a Singapore hospital, doctors say. | 20860567 |
He told the Daily Telegraph there would be a new "presumption" that private companies, charities and voluntary groups could run public services.
A "complete change" was needed to boost standards and end the "state's monopoly" over public services.
But unions accused him of trying to "privatise everything".
Ministers ar... | David Cameron has said the government will set out plans to allow private and voluntary groups to run almost every kind of public service. | 12520491 |
Willett's group will tee off at 09:25 BST on Thursday, while 2014 champion Rory McIlroy is in the group behind with Hideki Matsuyama and Bubba Watson.
Jordan Spieth plays with Justin Rose and Shane Lowry at 09:03 while US Open winner Dustin Johnson is off at 14:04.
Colin Montgomerie will hit the first shot at Royal Tro... | Masters champion Danny Willett will play with world number one Jason Day and Rickie Fowler in the first two rounds of the 145th Open Championship. | 36764968 |
Robert Seldon Lady was sentenced to nine years in jail for his involvement in the abduction of the man, an Egyptian cleric, in Milan in 2003.
The cleric, known as Abu Omar, was allegedly flown to Egypt and tortured.
Lady was convicted in absentia with 22 other Americans for their role in his "extraordinary rendition".
... | A former CIA station chief convicted by an Italian court of kidnapping a terror suspect has been detained in Panama, Italian officials say. | 23367401 |
Mr Egal, who founded the Hargeisa Brothers music band, died at his home in the United Arab Emirates on Monday.
He was born in the self-declared republic of Somaliland, whose president tweeted his condolences to the family and the people of Somaliland.
A state funeral will be held for him on Thursday in the capital, Har... | Tributes are being paid to legendary Somali composer, playwright, actor and poet Ali Sugule Egal, who has died at the age of 80. | 35292456 |
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The 19-year-old has made 12 appearances and scored four tries for Saints in his breakthrough season for the club.
Forwards coach Dorian West and fly-half Stephen Myler says Mallinder Jr fully deserves his chance in the first team. | Northampton Saints fly-half Harry Mallinder speaks to BBC Look East about what it is like to play under his father Jim, the club's director of rugby. | 36055346 |
A temporary export bar has been placed on Vue sur L'Estaque et le Chateau d'If, a fixture at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge for three decades.
A UK buyer is being sought to match the £13.5m asking price for the painting, which dates from around 1883 to 1885.
Culture minister Ed Vaizey said he hoped the bar would ... | The government has taken steps to stop a masterpiece by 19th Century French artist Paul Cezanne leaving the UK. | 33230427 |
The slide will open in the Printemps mall in the coming weeks, say reports.
Pictures posted by Weibo user Jinrouxiongguimiaoxingren last week have spread online in recent days.
But while many are keen to enjoy the 16-second ride, others are concerned about safety, sabotage, or potentially smelly encounters.
The managem... | A giant five-storey slide recently unveiled in a Shanghai shopping centre has sparked fear and awe on Weibo, the Chinese microblogging site. | 35576282 |
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, she said she was "rather surprised" by the news, which came on Wednesday.
The increased threat level means an attack in England, Scotland or Wales is "a strong possibility".
The level for Northern Ireland-related terrorism in Northern Ireland remains severe.
Mrs Foster said Storm... | First Minister Arlene Foster has said the increased threat level from Northern Ireland-related terrorism in great Britain is "alarming". | 36295865 |
The boy's family has met medics to discuss plans for him to be sent from Malaga to the Czech Republic for Proton Beam Therapy treatment.
The Proton Therapy Centre has arranged for a medically-equipped private plane to take Ashya, five, from Spain.
Doctors in Prague are to meet on Monday to review Ashya's medical notes ... | Ashya King is in a "perfect condition" to travel to Prague for specialist treatment, the family lawyer has said. | 29093980 |
The 14-time major winner, playing in his first European Tour event after a back injury, faces missing successive cuts after struggling at Torrey Pines.
"I was trying to hit shots and I wasn't doing a good job," said Woods, 41.
"I could have shot something near even par if I would have made some putts but I made nothing... | Tiger Woods failed to card a birdie as he shot a five-over-par 77 to trail leader Sergio Garcia by 12 shots at the Dubai Desert Classic. | 38839593 |
In one case, a person in Thurrock has been on the waiting list for 57 years.
Responding to a BBC survey, the district, borough and city councils in Essex said they were working on different ways to cut the waiting list.
Several authorities, including Harlow, Epping Forest and Tendring, are planning to build their first... | About 8,000 people have been on social housing lists in Essex for more than five years, it has emerged. | 21202473 |
O'Neill, his assistant Roy Keane and three other management team members suffered minor injuries after Tuesday's incident on the M50 motorway in Dublin.
"We're fine, we're fine, I'll survive anyway," said O'Neill, 63.
All five were present at Wednesday's training session before Saturday's Euro 2016 qualifier with Scotl... | Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill said he is "fine" after returning to the training ground hours after being involved in a car crash. | 33085446 |
A yellow warning of rain has been issued by the Met Office until 02:00 on Friday.
Forecasters said the storms might miss many places, but where they do develop, intense downpours are likely.
They have warned it could bring the threat of sudden flooding to roads and property and affect travel. Lightning and hail are als... | Forecasters have warned of thunderstorms across north east Wales on Thursday. | 40497167 |
The 34-year-old hit four sixes and two fours, while Sussex's Luke Wright made 45 off 37 balls in a total of 148-7.
But Tim Ludeman hit the fastest Big Bash fifty, off 18 balls, making 92 as Adelaide won by eight wickets.
Pietersen led the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League this year but was released when the... | Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen scored 66 from 46 balls for Melbourne Stars in the first match of the Australian Big Bash Twenty20 season. | 30530532 |
Danny Rubin, who wrote the film script, and Matilda director Matthew Warchus, will also be on board.
Minchin, who revealed the news on his blog, said: "Our version of Groundhog Day is going to be both instantly recognisable, and utterly different."
The 1993 film, starring Bill Murray, is considered to be a comedy class... | Comedian Tim Minchin, who wrote the music and lyrics for West End hit Matilda, is working on a musical adaptation of the film Groundhog Day. | 25726118 |
Hilary Benn will be shadow foreign secretary in the new Labour leader's first shadow cabinet.
Lord Falconer will be shadow justice secretary, Angela Eagle will be shadow business secretary and Lewisham MP Heidi Alexander will oversee health.
Chuka Umunna said he was leaving the front bench by "mutual agreement".
Mary C... | Jeremy Corbyn has named John McDonnell shadow chancellor and defeated leadership candidate Andy Burnham shadow home secretary. | 34240869 |
The Flybe service from Glasgow to Belfast on 16 December 2014 made an emergency landing when its left engine caught fire.
Some of the 76 passengers sustained minor injuries escaping the plane.
The fire was extinguished by firefighters at Belfast International Airport.
A report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch ... | Accident investigators have said an engine fire which forced an aircraft to make an emergency landing was caused by an oil supply failure. | 36485024 |
The top 10 novels in the survey included contemporary and classic works by authors born or based in Scotland.
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks was placed second, followed by Lanark by Alasdair Gray and The Thirty Nine Steps by John Buchan.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling was also commended.
The res... | Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon has been voted Scotland's favourite book in a poll for the BBC's Love To Read campaign. | 37677187 |
The capital side have left Murrayfield to play their home games for the second half of the season in the more intimate surroundings of Watsonians' ground.
The new venture begins on Friday against Romanian side Timisoara Saracens in the European Challenge Cup.
"This will be even better than Scotstoun," Irvine told BBC S... | Myreside can be "even better" than Glasgow's Scotstoun home in helping Edinburgh create a vibrant atmosphere, believes Scotland legend Andy Irvine. | 38643330 |
Confirmation of Vale's return to League Two came when Brown's side could only draw 0-0 at Fleetwood on Sunday, when victory would have kept them up.
Vale's form dipped after 10-goal top scorer Alex Jones' loan deal expired and he joined Bradford in January.
"We've had extremely difficult circumstances," said Brown, 40.... | Port Vale caretaker manager Michael Brown hopes to be given the job of rebuilding the club following their relegation from League One. | 39772147 |
Mohammed Kahar, 37, from Sunderland, appeared before the Old Bailey via video link from Wandsworth prison.
He is accused of 11 offences, including five of disseminating terrorist publications and three of supporting IS.
The father-of-six is due to stand trial in Newcastle next month.
The charges span a period between N... | A man has pleaded not guilty to a string of terrorism offences over his alleged support for the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria. | 34220826 |
The actress died in January aged 60 after portraying Deirdre Barlow in the soap for 42 years.
The dressing room is now being used by Anne's good friend Beverley Callard, who plays Liz McDonald.
Brooke Vincent, who stars as Sophie Webster, called it a "fitting tribute" to leave Anne's name on the door.
"She was massive ... | Coronation Street bosses are keeping Anne Kirkbride's name on her old dressing room door as a tribute to the star. | 31833221 |
Ross Morgan, 25, was watching the Ipswich v Norwich play-off match on television at home on Saturday when Paul Anderson equalised.
In his excitement, Mr Morgan jumped and put a fist-sized hole in the ceiling.
After he tweeted a photograph of the damage, Ipswich winger Anderson offered to foot the bill.
Salesman Mr Mor... | A footballer has offered to pay for damage caused when a fan momentarily "lost it" and punched a hole in a ceiling while celebrating his goal. | 32686659 |
The North West Motorway Police has tweeted that the incident on the motorway is affecting people travelling to the airport.
The incident, between junctions four and five, lasted more than five hours, causing tailbacks to the M60.
Manchester Airport Said flights were not affected but warned people to add more time for t... | A man on top of a bridge led to the closure of the M56 both ways, causing delays for Manchester Airport traffic. | 34164310 |
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5 June 2015 Last updated at 11:46 BST
The Aberdeen Angus pedigree heifer gave birth to two female calves and a bull at Kidsley Park Farm in Smalley, Derbyshire.
The BBC's James Roberson spoke to farmer Andrew Dakin about the triplets. | A cow has delivered healthy triplets at estimated odds of 700,000 to 1. | 33023204 |
King, 25, from Southampton, has switched to the road since winning a team pursuit track gold at London 2012.
Three places are available on the team, with world champion Lizzie Armitstead and Emma Pooley favourites to go.
"I'm having a good season on the road, but it's impossible to say if I'll be at Rio or not yet," Ki... | Olympic gold medallist Dani King accepts she is one of a number of riders fighting for just one spot on the GB cycling team for the Rio Games. | 36138393 |
Public Health England (PHE) said more than 300 people have fallen ill because of the infection, which led the Mexican restaurant chain to shut nine branches.
Sarah Cousins, 16, from Wallingford in Oxfordshire, visited a branch of the restaurant in White City on 29 October.
Now her father Mike has instructed solicitors ... | Wahaca faces a claim for compensation from the family of a girl hospitalised after a suspected norovirus outbreak. | 38003967 |
Plans for the Pentland Studio were "called in" by the Scottish government after Midlothian Council failed to make a ruling on the application.
The Association of Film and Television Practitioners Scotland is calling on ministers to back a new studio.
However, Scottish Green MSPs have joined campaigners against the stud... | The deadline is looming for public comments on plans for a national film studio complex earmarked for green belt land in Midlothian. | 37511661 |
Where Carmarthen was uplifted by a £74m retail complex, Haverfordwest seemed to be on a downward spiral - with Sainsbury's pulling out of a superstore last year and several shops shutting.
But, take a tour of the town now and things are looking a lot brighter.
Arts group Confluence has begun taking over some of the em... | Pembrokeshire's county town of Haverfordwest has been struggling to compete with its neighbours in recent years. | 36608131 |
Action was brought against Bideford Town Council by the National Secular Society (NSS) after atheist councillor Clive Bone complained.
Mr Justice Ouseley ruled the prayers were not lawful under section 111 of the Local Government Act 1972.
However, he said prayers could be said as long as councillors were not formally ... | A Devon town council acted unlawfully by allowing prayers to be said at meetings, the High Court has ruled. | 16980025 |
The shadow care minister told the Sunday Times a "fundamentally new approach" was needed after the defeat.
Yvette Cooper, Andy Burnham and Chuka Umunna are expected to join the race but backbencher Dan Jarvis has ruled himself out.
The ruling National Executive Committee will meet early next week to agree a timetable f... | Liz Kendall has told the BBC's Sunday Politics she wants to replace Ed Miliband as Labour leader. | 32676664 |
On Sunday the Caribbean Princess was an hour and a half late in leaving Guernsey's waters due to delays in getting its passengers back on board.
Captain Peter Gill said he had never seen such long queues and had "never had an incidence like this before".
The cruise company said it was unable to comment on the issue.
It... | Long delays for cruise ship passengers wanting to return to their vessel were "a one-off", according to Guernsey's harbour master. | 18239130 |
Sergio Bucher, who has been vice president for Amazon Fashion Europe since 2013, will take up his role in October. He has previously worked at Puma, Nike and Zara owner Inditex.
Mr Bucher replaces Debenhams' current chief executive, Michael Sharp.
Online retailer Amazon, once famous for its books, has become one of the... | Department store chain Debenhams has appointed an executive from Amazon's European business as its new chief. | 36386484 |
The Edward Henry, with eight crew on board, called for help after it was hit by a wave which struck its bridge and was flooded about 40 miles west of Shetland.
The RNLI's Aith lifeboat launched at about 20:20 and a coastguard helicopter was standing by.
The plan to attach a line onboard and tow the vessel back to Shetl... | A lifeboat has gone to the aid of a crab fishing boat which has lost power off the Shetland islands. | 39273224 |
A spokesman for the spending watchdog said it would examine the Department of Health and Social Care, "particularly at Noble's Hospital in Braddan".
Written submissions from anybody with views on the services provided by the hospital have been invited.
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Juan Watterson said he wan... | An £11.1m overspend by the Manx government is to be investigated by Tynwald's Public Accounts Committee. | 38922015 |
The Raeburn Place Foundation (RPF) had hoped to start building new facilities at the home of The Edinburgh Academicals this summer.
But it is still £4m short of the £7.7m needed to begin the redevelopment.
A new start date has been set for next May.
RPF has appointed third sector consultancy Bruce Tait Associates (BTA)... | The charity behind plans to redevelop Scotland's oldest rugby ground has launched a new fundraising drive after falling short of the amount required to start the project. | 36650602 |
The turtle is one of three distantly-related species found across Papua New Guinea and neighbouring parts of Indonesia.
The three species are thought to have evolved from a common ancestor about 17 to 19 million years ago.
One of the new turtle's unique features is its reddish colour. | A new species of freshwater turtle has been discovered in Papua New Guinea, a mountainous and tropical country in the south Pacific Ocean. | 35593463 |
Electra Brown writer Helen Bailey, 51, was found beneath the garage at her home in Royston, Hertfordshire, in July.
Only Ms Bailey's elbow was visible when police first looked inside the deep well underneath her mansion, jurors at St Albans Crown Court heard.
Her fiance Ian Stewart, 56, denies murdering her.
Mr Stewart... | Experts spent two days recovering a children's author from a cesspit where her body was dumped, a court has heard. | 38770542 |
The prime minister and Nick Clegg are expected to discuss plans for new measures to tackle the threat.
Their talks come after the UK's terror threat level was raised to "severe" from "substantial" in response to the deepening conflict in Iraq and Syria.
Labour has called for more action to stop Britons being drawn to e... | The terrorist threat posed by Islamist extremists is as much a concern for countries in mainland Europe as it is for the UK, David Cameron has said. | 28993917 |
The 24-year-old victim was walking between Sheep Street and London Road in Bicester when the offender crossed the street and touched her inappropriately.
The male attacker was described as 5ft 7ins, Asian or mixed race, aged in his 20s with dark marks on his face.
Thames Valley Police said the incident happened at 21:1... | Police have released an e-fit of a man they want to speak to in relation to a sexual assault in Oxfordshire. | 39607736 |
The 24-year-old versatile defender, born in Birmingham, will be eligible for Boxing Day's visit of Chester.
He has also previously played for Kettering Town, Hinckley United, Worcester City and Redditch United.
He worked under now-Solihull boss Liam McDonald at Hednesford prior to the manager's switch to Moors in Novem... | National League Solihull Moors have signed former Aston Villa trainee Calum Flanagan from Northern Premier League Premier Division club Hednesford Town. | 38422722 |
The band performed during Friday night's Children In Need, the first time as a seven piece since 2002.
During their career, the group had 11 UK top ten hits, including three number ones.
Speaking about the 2015 tour, Rachel Stevens said: "We went through so much together there will always be that bond there. Even thoug... | It's probably no surprise but S Club 7 are going back on tour and have announced a series of arena gigs. | 30083991 |
Writing in the Telegraph, Mr Farage did not rule out a return to "the front line" if political leaders did not deliver a "full and proper" Brexit.
But he said standing in the contest to replace Paul Nuttall would be "premature".
Mr Nuttall stepped down as UKIP leader following the party's poor showing in the general el... | Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said he will not stand in the party's forthcoming leadership contest. | 40473602 |
And almost one in five of over 1,000 UK 18- and 19-year-olds polled for Which? said different subjects might have been better for their chosen degree course.
The consumer group says teenagers need better guidance on subject choice.
"It is a complex and difficult decision for young people," said head teachers' leader Ma... | Over half of this year's university applicants picked their sixth form subjects without considering their future prospects, suggests a poll. | 37098558 |
John Lloyd, who also produced QI and Blackadder, said BBC Two's Mock the Week was merely rude.
BBC One's Have I Got News for You provided "great remarks", he said, but there were no "considered" satires.
But Ian Hislop, the editor of Private Eye who was a writer on Spitting Image, said Lloyd was "unduly pessimistic".
S... | One of the creators of Spitting Image has said he does not believe any of the television programmes broadcast in the UK today are truly satirical. | 26320939 |
Jaiyesimi, 19, joined Norwich from non-league side Dulwich Hamlet in January 2016 and spent last season playing for the Canaries' Under-23 team.
He scored eight goals in 33 appearances last term and now joins Grimsby having been on Norwich's pre-season tour.
Jaiyesimi, who can play as a winger, midfielder or striker, c... | League Two side Grimsby Town have signed Norwich City winger Diallang Jaiyesimi on a season-long loan deal. | 40876741 |
UTV Ireland was launched in January and the company initially expected it to lose £3m in its first year.
But the station has struggled to find an audience and losses have spiralled.
In October, UTV agreed to sell all of its television assets to ITV for £100m.
In an update on Friday, UTV said the "uncertainty" created b... | UTV Media has said it expects its Republic of Ireland TV business to lose £13m this year. | 34744146 |
The figure was announced by Transport Minister Humza Yousaf and ScotRail Alliance managing director Phil Verster at Edinburgh's Waverley station.
The first services ran on the route from Tweedbank to Edinburgh on 6 September last year.
However, the opening ceremony was carried out by the Queen three days later.
The dat... | More than one million passengers have used the Borders Railway since it was officially opened by the Queen. | 37310503 |
Tjaronn Chery scored the first, drilling the ball low in to the corner after good work from James Perch.
Junior Hoilett capped off an excellent first half for Rangers when he converted a penalty after Sebastian Polter was fouled by Michael Morrison.
Massimo Luongo, Gabriele Angella and Chery all forced good saves from ... | A dominant QPR won for the first time in four games to land a blow to Birmingham City's play-off hopes. | 35618887 |
The home side had the better of the first half and were rewarded with Kris Boyd's superbly taken opener.
Tavernier's 25-yard free-kick brought Rangers level after the break.
Greg Taylor was sent off shortly after for a shocking challenge on Joey Barton, but Killie held firm in the face of intense late Rangers pressure.... | A stunning free-kick from James Tavernier earned Rangers a point against the 10 men of Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. | 37127386 |
26 February 2016 Last updated at 12:02 GMT
Well that's what happens if your birthday is on the 29th February - a date which only happens during a leap year.
Every four years February has 29 days instead of 28 and people born on this day are known as leaplings.
We went to meet Milly to find out more about what it's like... | Imagine not being able to celebrate your real birthday every year. | 35667141 |
The spacecraft, once commissioned, will bring to 14 the number of platforms in the EU's version of GPS.
With another four satellites set to go up in a few months, Galileo is now on course to start the public transmission of initial navigation and timing services before the end of the year.
Tuesday launch was performed ... | Two more satellites in Europe's Galileo network have been launched to orbit. | 36368063 |
It happened on the northbound carriageway at about 07:50.
The 54-year-old man driving the pick-up was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. His injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.
The road was closed in both directions while investigations were carried out. Police have appealed for witnesses.
The woman was ... | A 26-year-old woman has died after her car was involved in a collision with a Ford Transit pick-up on the A1 near Dunbar in East Lothian. | 38267240 |
She begins her heptathlon defence in Rio on Friday, with the seven-event competition culminating a day later.
"I feel like the odds are a little bit against me because it's a huge thing to achieve," the 30-year-old said.
She will face GB team-mate Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who cites Ennis-Hill's Olympic gold as her in... | Jessica Ennis-Hill says she will "relish" the opportunity to attempt to become the first British woman to retain an Olympic title in athletics. | 37052910 |
The Metropolitan Police, who compiled the data, said gangs have been known to attack cyclists for their bikes, often along quiet routes at night.
The act has become known as "bike-jacking".
More than 10 bicycles were stolen this way each week in the past 12 months - more than in both previous years.
While muggers have ... | More than 550 people were mugged for their bicycles in London in the past year, figures released to BBC London show. | 32812466 |
Cairns, 45, has denied charges of perjury and perverting the course of justice at the trial at Southwark Crown Court in London.
Cairns is accused of falsely declaring under oath in a libel case in 2012 that he had never cheated at cricket.
He is also accused of perverting the course of justice by inducing a fellow cric... | The jury in the trial of ex-New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns has retired to consider its verdict. | 34913340 |
Carey, 19, a product of coach Robert Croft's local club Pontarddulais, claimed 3-37 in 10 overs.
Northamptonshire's top order paid the penalty for some risky shots as Carey bowled a full length.
Loan debutant Laurie Evans and David Murphy added 70 for the fifth wicket to salvage the visitors' day.
Both teams are withou... | Teenage seamer Lukas Carey made a dream debut for Glamorgan as injury-hit Northamptonshire struggled between the showers on day one in Swansea. | 36947685 |
Wales led after an hour, but the world champions scored 21 unanswered points in the final quarter to overpower them.
All Blacks wing Waisake Naholo scored twice with Julian Savea, Kieran Read and Nathan Harris also crossing.
Taulupe Faletau and Rhys Webb scored for Wales, but they could not mark Alun Wyn Jones' 100th a... | New Zealand pulled away to a 27th consecutive win over battling Wales in a compelling Test match at Eden Park. | 36491377 |
Larry Rosenberg, who was armed with a rifle and a handgun, was upset about a poker game at the facility in the city of Cheyenne, said another resident.
The suspect fled the scene by bicycle, killing himself as police closed in.
Shootings are rare in the city - police handled a total of six homicide cases last year.
Mar... | A 77-year-old man has shot three people at the senior citizens' complex where he lived in the US state of Wyoming, killing one person and wounding two. | 37371019 |
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will attend, but US Secretary of State John Kerry will miss the meeting because of a cycling accident.
The meeting comes after IS took the Iraqi town of Ramadi last month.
Iraq has become increasingly reliant on Shia volunteers to take on IS, raising fears over the possibility of wo... | Ministers from 20 countries are to meet in Paris to discuss strategy against Islamic State (IS) militants. | 32962870 |
Emergency services were called to the scene in the Lancefield Quay area at about 04:00 on Sunday morning.
One person has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon.
The three people with injuries were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, but have since been released. | Three people were taken to hospital with injuries after what police described as a "large scale disturbance" overnight in Glasgow. | 35855309 |
Sexton and Farrell have played only 74 minutes together as a 10-12 axis in the eight previous matches on the tour.
Despite being selected in the squad as a fly-half, Farrell replaces Ben Te'o at inside centre, resuming the midfield role he plays for England.
"It is a worry that they have not played together more. I'm s... | British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has made his "last roll of the dice" in picking both Johnny Sexton and Owen Farrell for Saturday's second Test against New Zealand, says former Wales fly-half Jonathan Davies. | 40445836 |
A firm in Suffolk was phoned and told of a virus on its internet banking facility.
A member of staff was advised to transfer money to a separate holding account while the bank put the matter right on 16 September.
The caller was able to clone the bank's fraud team number and use remote software to steal £1m from the fi... | A man has been arrested police investigating a £1m internet banking scam. | 34391997 |
Jonathan Pollard, a former US Navy intelligence analyst, was jailed for life in 1987 after being found guilty of passing documents to Israel.
US Secretary of State John Kerry denied the move was a bid to appease Israel amid tensions over Iran's nuclear deal.
The case has been a source of friction between the US and Isr... | An American jailed for 30 years for spying for Israel is to be freed in November after the US granted his parole, according to his lawyers. | 33696718 |
Metrolink passengers will have to use the stop at Shudehill as the platform and tracks at Victoria are redesigned for the second city tram crossing.
Trams will pass through Victoria in both directions on a single track but cannot stop for safety reasons.
The work is part of a wider £44m refurbishment of the station. | Work is starting on a new tram stop at Manchester's Victoria Station, putting the Metrolink stop out of use for the next nine months. | 26295791 |
Police officers, paramedics and the air ambulance were called to the Crescent Place, in the town centre, where the crash happened shortly after 09:00 BST.
The road has been shut temporarily, along with Clarence Street, as medical teams and police work at the scene.
Gloucestershire Constabulary confirmed the victim , a ... | A woman died when she was struck by a car in a "serious collision" in Cheltenham. | 39566150 |
Robert Faulds was severely injured when his right arm was pulled into machinery at the bottle-top factory in Bridge of Allan in September 2013.
The 58-year-old said United Closures and Plastics blamed him for the accident and demoted him.
The firm was also fined £12,000 after admitting health and safety breaches at Sti... | A factory worker who had his arm crushed by machinery has won a £125,000 payout from his employer. | 34533334 |
The seven-month-old girl was part of a group of adults and small children in pushchairs and prams when the egg was thrown at about 14:30 on Wednesday in Pittencrief Park, Dunfermline.
Police Scotland said the infant was not injured.
Sgt Kenny Bow, of Police Scotland, said: "The fact the child was unhurt during this inc... | A baby has been hit by an egg that was dropped from a bridge in a Fife park. | 36914586 |
Fonda plays Mr Burns's girlfriend, while Dafoe will voice Bart's new teacher, Mr Lassen.
Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman will feature in later episodes, along with comedian and writer Sarah Silverman.
The 26th season of the popular animation comedy starts on Fox on 28 September.
Frasier star David Hyde Pierce,... | The Simpsons will feature the guest voices of Jane Fonda and Willem Dafoe in its forthcoming new season. | 28399373 |
The departure of defender Davis, 25, is no surprise, as he spent the second half of the season on loan with Scottish Championship side St Mirren.
Defender Ben Nugent, 24, and keeper Andy Dawber, 22, have also been let go.
The other three to go are midfielders Billy Bingham, 26, and Marcus Poscha, 20 and striker Callum ... | Crewe Alexandra boss David Artell has released six players from the League Two club, including his predecessor Steve Davis's son Harry. | 39860510 |
The 17-year-old former world junior champion scored highly on the technical elements to finish with a score of 224.59.
Vancouver champion Yuna Kim of South Korea led after the short programme but had to settle for silver.
Italy's Carolina Kostner claimed the bronze medal.
Russian 15-year-old Yulia Lipnitskaya, who help... | Adelina Sotnikova became the first Russian to win gold in the Olympic women's figure skating with a superb performance in the free programme. | 26069667 |
The magnitude 7.2 quake's epicentre was 345km (215 miles) east of Dushanbe, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Officials say information is likely to emerge slowly from mountainous Gorno-Badakhshan, where the quake occurred.
Schools in the capital and other towns closed and cr... | A powerful earthquake has struck remote parts of eastern Tajikistan, sending shockwaves into neighbouring countries. | 35027414 |
The news was greeted with a huge outburst of joy and celebration by thousands in Cairo's Tahrir Square - the heart of the demonstrations.
Mr Mubarak ruled for 30 years, suppressing dissent and protest, and jailing opponents.
US President Barack Obama said that Egypt must now move to civilian and democratic rule.
This w... | Hosni Mubarak has stepped down as president of Egypt, after weeks of protest in Cairo and other cities. | 12433045 |
The soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment, returned from a nine month tour in April.
They will march through nine towns on Saturday.
The government announced in 2012 the regiment would lose one of its battalions as part of a programme of cuts.
The men will join either the 1st or 2nd battalions.
The reg... | Members of an army battalion, which will disband at the end of the week, has started a series of parades to mark its return from Afghanistan. | 27988491 |
Foxconn said it had received new information from Sharp which needed to be clarified.
The news came hours after the announcement that the $4.3bn (£3.08bn) deal had been agreed.
Foxconn assembles most of the world's iPhones. Sharp is one of Japan's oldest technology firms.
Foxconn Technology Group said that Sharp had co... | A deal to take over Japanese electronics giant Sharp by Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn, has been thrown into question by a last minute delay. | 35657077 |
Researchers at the University of Washington have discovered different survival traits in bacteria, depending on where in the lungs they are lodged.
Scientists say this may have helped some bugs evade antibiotic therapy.
One in every 2,500 babies born in the UK has the genetic condition which affects the lungs and diges... | American scientists have shed light on why a common and often serious lung infection in people who have cystic fibrosis can be so hard to treat. | 34002673 |
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Three of the line-up - James Guy, Duncan Scott and Stephen Milne - helped Team GB secure Olympic silver in 2016 - with Nick Grainger the new addition.
Russia took silver ahead of the USA.
The latest success follows two gold medals for Adam Peaty (50m and 100m breaststroke)... | Great Britain's men's 4x200m freestyle team successfully defended their title as GB secured a fourth medal of the 2017 World Championships in Hungary. | 40759166 |
Troy Grant, a New South Wales MP, was stationary when he took a photo, which he later tweeted from home.
After being alerted to the illegality, Mr Grant reported himself to police to face a A$325 (£203; $250) fine.
"This serves as a massive reminder. Nobody is above the law even if you are the police minister," Mr Gra... | An Australian police minister says he did not realise he was breaking the law when he picked up his mobile phone while driving. | 39335409 |
The body of mother-of-three Joudia Zimmat was found with multiple stab wounds on Thursday in scrubland.
Robert Plant, 32, originally of Chatham, Kent, was arrested in connection with her death on Monday.
Being placed under formal investigation is the first step towards a criminal trial under the French legal system.
Mr... | A British man has been placed under formal investigation for the aggravated murder of a 34-year-old jogger in the French city of Nimes. | 21260418 |
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