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Ujjal Singh, 63, who was visiting from Ipswich, died from a knife wound to the neck after he was found in Lidiard Street, Crumpsall, on 1 December.
He had argued with Naunihal Singh, 54, who was visiting from India, about their respective son and daughter's ability to conceive, police said.
At Manchester Crown Court Na... | A man has been jailed for life after pleading guilty to stabbing his son's father-in-law to death as he slept. | 32488520 |
1908 - Bosnia-Herzegovina annexed to Austria-Hungary.
1914 - A Bosnian Serb student, Gavrilo Princip, assassinates the Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. This precipitates World War I.
1918 - Austria-Hungary collapses at the end of the war. Bosnia-Herzegovina becomes part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and... | A chronology of key events: | 17212376 |
Former Wales head coach Mike Ruddock took charge of the Wales A team the last time they played, a 30-23 win over Scotland in 2002.
The WRU failed in a bid to resurrect the second string in 2017-18, but Phillips is confident for next term.
"That will happen next year and we're just trying to finalise a fixture now," he ... | Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Martyn Phillips expects Wales A to return during the 2017-18 season. | 40143201 |
Morgan was eight under under par - and four under for the round - with two holes remaining in Hawaii when organisers called a halt for the day.
South Korea's Kim In-kyung and Jang Su-yeon were tied for the lead on nine under with Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn.
England's Bronte Law is three shots off the lead after a thre... | Becky Morgan of Wales was within one shot of the lead when play was suspended because of darkness in round two at the Lotte Championship. | 39598471 |
The 276-year-old New Room, in Bristol, is set to be "transformed" with grants of £2.5m from the lottery and £1.4m from the Bristol Methodist District.
It is said to be the oldest Methodist chapel in the world - used by Wesley for those responding to his message of Christian faith and social justice.
A library, new lect... | The first meeting room used by preacher John Wesley, founder of Methodism, has been given £3.9m to make improvements. | 31126313 |
The 19-year-old is eligible to face Manchester United in Friday's FA Cup fourth-round tie.
Ball, who is yet to make his Spurs debut, had appeared at youth level for Northern Ireland before switching his allegiance to England last year.
This is his first loan spell away from the club, after playing 16 times for Tottenha... | Cambridge United have signed Tottenham Hotspur defender Dominic Ball on loan until the end of the season. | 30936286 |
So he has nicked and reworked her totemic policy of flogging council houses to their working-class tenants - some of whom redefined themselves as a new generation of aspirant Tories.
He, therefore, hopes that he will win a few supporters among the 1.3 million tenants of housing associations who would be given the right... | As the election looms, David Cameron - who in his early leadership days seemed to present himself as more the heir to Blair than Thatcher - wants a bit of Margaret Thatcher's election-winning magic dust. | 32298696 |
With 300,000 bricks required to complete the project, the 200,000th piece was added by South Korean student Chang Soo Lee.
In honour of the occasion, he was awarded a commemorative medal.
The project was launched in July 2013, with people invited to donate £1 for each brick
Chang Soo Lee, who was visiting the cathedra... | A fundraising project to create a Lego model of Durham Cathedral has passed what organisers described as a significant milestone. | 35366917 |
Johnson has claimed 17 scalps, but is wicketless in 15 overs in the third Test and 38 in total if we stretch back to the second innings of the second Test in Adelaide.
But, even without Johnson finding success, the home side were magnificent on the second day in Perth to reduce England to 180-4, 205 runs behind.
Ryan H... | While Australia were cruising to huge victories in the opening two Tests of this Ashes series, much of the talk has been about the brilliance of Mitchell Johnson. | 25378936 |
The academy will offer apprenticeships, bespoke training and new skills to those working in or considering a career in the textile industry.
Located at the firm's South Shields factory, the academy offers training from Barbour and Hartlepool College staff as well as Sora Group personnel.
Barbour has guaranteed all stud... | South Shields-based clothing brand Barbour has opened an academy in partnership with Hartlepool College. | 17908875 |
The 21-time Grand Slam champion has withdrawn from the China Open, which starts on Saturday, and the season-ending Women's Tennis Association finals in Singapore.
Williams, 34, missed the chance to seal a calendar Grand Slam when she lost in the US Open semi-finals in September.
"It's no secret I've played injured most... | World number one Serena Williams will take the rest of the year off to recover from injuries. | 34413153 |
UKIP leader Paul Nuttall called for 20,000 more police officers on UK streets, and for a review of funding of mosques in Britain.
Green co-leader Jonathan Bartley said the Prevent counter-radicalisation strategy should be scrapped.
The Bristol Q&A was the latest in a series of special shows ahead of Thursday's general ... | Security and terrorism policy featured strongly as the Green Party and UKIP leaders faced a Question Time audience. | 40154108 |
Poppi Worthington, from Cumbria, was likely to have been sexually abused by her father before she died.
The Cumbria Local Safeguarding Children Board said her family had a "complex history", and if that had been noted more support could have been offered.
The board (LSCB) queried Poppi's mother's ability to protect her... | Authorities showed "very little professional curiosity" about the family situation of a toddler who suddenly died, a report said. | 36516201 |
More than 350 workers and their families from south Wales, south Yorkshire and north Derbyshire claim dust and fumes led to ill health.
A judge at the High Court in London ruled on Tuesday that a group compensation case can go ahead.
The coking ovens were used to purify coal for iron and steel makers.
At its height, th... | Hundreds of former National Coal Board (NCB) coke workers have been told they can launch a legal challenge for compensation over illnesses. | 33691553 |
Lawrence Ripple robbed a Kansas City bank, last September, and then waited in the lobby until police came.
He told investigators he would rather go to jail than live at home, and now faces up to 20 years.
His wife accompanied him to court, but has not commented, reported the Kansas City Star.
Mr Ripple handed the bank ... | A 70-year-old man from Kansas has pleaded guilty to a bank robbery on Tuesday, saying he did it to escape from his wife. | 38735358 |
Australian-born Tandy represented Ireland at the 2008 World Cup, when Andy Kelly's men won their group before being knocked out by Fiji.
He played for Hull KR during the 2007 Super League season and also had spells with Widnes and Whitehaven.
Tandy was banned for life after being convicted of match-fixing while playing... | Former Hull KR and Ireland prop forward Ryan Tandy has died at the age of 32. | 27185418 |
The boson explains why other elementary particles - the basic building blocks of the Universe - have mass.
Higgs was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1929, the son of a BBC sound engineer.
His family later moved to Bristol, and the young Peter Higgs proved a brilliant student, winning many prizes at Cotham Grammar School... | Peter Higgs is best known as the theoretical physicist who gave his name to the Higgs boson. | 24444515 |
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The haunted look that followed the Premier League defeat at Sunderland and the humiliating Europa League loss at Danish minnows FC Midtjylland was temporarily replaced by the satisfaction of an easy 3-0 win at the League One strugglers in the FA Cup fifth round.
The respit... | Louis van Gaal allowed himself a rare smile as he conducted his post-match media briefing by the side of the pitch at Shrewsbury Town's Greenhous Meadow. | 35636728 |
Denis O'Brien obtained the injunction to stop RTÉ from reporting details of his personal finances and relationship with the former Anglo Irish Bank.
Last week, a judge granted permission for the media to report details about Mr O'Brien's finances made under privilege in the Dáil (parliament).
RTÉ lawyers said as a resu... | Irish state broadcaster RTÉ has failed to get an injunction granted to Ireland's richest man lifted. | 33112000 |
The Under-20 World Cup finals, where the winger could be part of England's squad, clashes with Celtic's 27 May match against Aberdeen at Hampden Park.
"England will announce their squad in May and I am sure there will be a discussion," said Rodgers.
"We want him to be here, so we will see how that goes over the coming ... | Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers hopes to find a compromise with England Under-20 bosses to ensure Patrick Roberts can play in the Scottish Cup final. | 39743470 |
The building recently housed a sports arena and Glasgow's Transport Museum.
It will now house 1.5 million pieces from Glasgow's civic collection and Glasgow University's Hunterian Museum.
The venue will also house the National Library of Scotland's Moving Image Archive and have a new role as a cultural, research and tr... | Glasgow's historic Kelvin Hall is set to re-open in the autumn as one of the UK's biggest museums and research centres following a £35m refurbishment. | 36301530 |
Police captain Anyelo Palacios hit the headlines when he alleged he was the victim of a male prostitution ring within the police.
His stepfather said he was seized by armed men in Norte de Santander province late on Saturday.
Colombia's police chief Gen Jorge Nieto refused to speculate about the possible motives for th... | A Colombian whistleblower who was kidnapped on Saturday has escaped his captors, police have announced. | 35803492 |
The incident is alleged to have happened on 31 October 2012.
Police said a 47-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
The man is expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Thursday and a report has been sent to the procurator fiscal's office. | A man has been arrested after an 18-year-old girl was sexually assaulted on a bus from London Victoria to Glasgow more than four years ago. | 39946704 |
Dame Maureen Brennan said parents were warned about short skirts, tight trousers and trainers in a letter sent from Barr Beacon School last term.
"We will buy shoes and trousers for those parents that cannot afford to replace the 'wrong ones'," she said.
Students not complying stayed in the hall at the school in Aldrid... | A head teacher has offered to pay to replace "wrong uniforms" - after dozens of children ended up in isolation. | 37306918 |
The Australian Electoral Commission announced the final Senate results for all states and territories on Thursday.
To secure the 39 votes it needs to pass laws, the ruling conservative coalition needs support from the crossbench.
This includes four far-right One Nation senators and three from the anti-gambling, pro-pro... | Australia's prime minister must negotiate with 11 crossbenchers to pass laws through the country's upper house. | 36971996 |
Only 45% of the 3,507 facilities contacted in 16 out of Yemen's 22 provinces reported that they were fully functioning and accessible.
There were only two doctors or fewer in 42% of the 276 surveyed districts.
The WHO warned the lack of adequate health services meant people were being deprived of life-saving interventi... | More than half of the health facilities in war-torn Yemen are closed or partially functioning, a survey by the World Health Organisation has found. | 37897215 |
The seamer had James Franklin and John Simpson both caught at long-on, and then bowled Tim Southee in the final over of Middlesex's 179-8.
Brendon McCullum smashed six sixes in his 51-ball 88 for Middlesex before Kent stumbled to 163-8.
Elsewhere, Leicestershire won at Durham while Sussex beat Hampshire.
Former New Zea... | Matt Coles took the first hat-trick of this summer's T20 Blast but ended up on the losing side as Middlesex beat Kent by 16 runs. | 40675094 |
It happened at Castlerock in County Londonderry at about 18:10 BST on Sunday.
Paramedics were called to the scene before Coastguard rescue teams from Coleraine and Ballycastle were able to lift the boy to safety from the rocks.
The boy was treated at the Causeway Hospital before being discharged.
John McPoland of the A... | A 12-year-old boy has sustained head and leg injuries after falling up to 20ft (6m) off a cliff along Northern Ireland's north coast. | 39996928 |
The 19th Century villa in Manchester had fallen into disrepair after being used as a student hall of residence.
Gaskell lived there from 1850 until her death in 1865 and wrote works including Cranford, Ruth, North and South and Wives and Daughters in the house.
It will be fully open to the public for the first time fro... | The house of Cranford author Elizabeth Gaskell is opening its doors after a £2.5m refurbishment that has returned it to the style of the writer's era. | 29462260 |
Specialists say eight-month-old Charlie Gard is largely unable to move and has significant irreversible brain damage.
His parents want to take him abroad for treatment but doctors say he should be moved to having palliative care.
His mother Connie Yates said without the treatment "Charlie's only alternative is death".
... | Doctors treating a sick baby have said his life support should be stopped as his mother urged a High Court judge to give him "one chance of life". | 39528941 |
Robert Douglas, 57, was found guilty of offences dating back to the 1970s and 1980s.
He was jailed for seven years at the High Court in Edinburgh, where judge Edward Bowen QC told him: "The fact of the matter is justice has now caught up with you."
As Douglas was led away, a woman sitting in the public benches said: "I... | An Aberdeen man who abused children and raped a woman has been jailed. | 30515892 |
Fer made nine appearances on loan with the Swans last season and joins the on a three-year contract after a fee was agreed with Queens Park Rangers for the midfielder.
The Netherlands international, 26, had a year to run on his QPR contract but had stated his desire to remain with Francesco Guidolin's team.
Swansea are... | Swansea City have made Leroy Fer their first summer signing. | 36703065 |
Wayne Brookes joined 45 other paedophiles online to watch the abuse being streamed live from America.
Bristol Crown Court heard he also used the site to watch a recording of a six-month-old baby being abused.
Brookes, 43, from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, admitted four charges of making indecent images of children and ... | A primary school teacher who watched a live stream of a six-year-old boy being raped has been jailed. | 40796362 |
Sinoti, 30, was named in the 2014-15 Team of the Season after scoring nine tries in 20 league games but is yet to feature this term because of injury.
He had spells at Toulon, Castres and Aironi before moving to Kingston Park.
"He is understandably a player we wanted to secure for the foreseeable future," said boss Dea... | Samoan winger Sinoti Sinoti has signed a long-term deal at Premiership side Newcastle Falcons, although the exact terms are undisclosed. | 34711126 |
The Scotland international, 32, picked up the injury during the club's training camp in Portugal on Wednesday.
Hull, relegated from the Premier League least season, open their Championship campaign with games against Aston Villa, Burton, Wolves, QPR and Bolton.
"It was a very unfortunate injury," new head coach Leonid ... | Hull City goalkeeper David Marshall will miss the start of the new season after suffering ankle ligament damage. | 40607449 |
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Miles Storey tapped in Ross Draper's cut-back as the United defence was opened up.
Then Iain Vigurs made it two after the break with a long drive past goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima.
The result leaves Mixu Paatelainen's side eight points adrift of second-bottom Kilmarnock.
It m... | Dundee United lurched closer to the drop as a toothless display ensured they fell to defeat by an improved Inverness Caledonian Thistle side. | 35949220 |
The team from Bangor used geophysical surveys to outline the site at Cemlyn, which it says is the first early Roman military site to be found on the island.
The Gwynedd Archaeological Trust was first alerted to it by an aerial photographer.
It described the discovery as "exciting".
Mary Aris, an aerial photographer and... | Archaeologists have discovered a Roman fortlet on Anglesey - without even putting a spade into the ground. | 34942733 |
Fe wnaeth ei sylwadau ar ôl teithio i Langennech i gwrdd â rhieni sy'n gwrthwynebu'r cam i droi'r ysgol yn un cyfrwng Gymraeg.
Ym mis Ionawr, pleidleisiodd mwyafrif cynghorwyr Sir Gâr o blaid y newid.
Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran y cyngor bod y camau statudol wedi'u dilyn a'u bod wedi ymgynghori'n eang cyn dod i'r penderf... | Mae arweinydd UKIP yn y Cynulliad, Neil Hamilton yn mynnu na fydd "gorfodi'r iaith Gymraeg i lawr cyrn gwddf plant" yn help i sicrhau Cymru ddwyieithog. | 38918631 |
They said the convenience made them spend more or lose track of money, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) survey suggested.
Two-thirds said apps made it easier to spend, particularly from bed at the start or the end of the day.
A separate report suggested that voice and gesture technology will transform ... | A third of people surveyed about their smartphones said apps made them spend at all hours and hit their finances. | 40278268 |
Stephen Lorimer was asked if there was anything he had observed or been told that gave him cause for concern.
Mr Lorimer said: "There was no mental health diagnosis and no indication he was going to be violent to anyone."
Dawn McKenzie, 34, was stabbed by the 13-year-old in her home in Hamilton in 2011.
The boy had bee... | The social worker of a boy who stabbed his foster mother to death has told a fatal accident inquiry there was "no indication" the child was violent. | 31750644 |
Katrice Lee, from Hartlepool, went missing from a Naafi supermarket at a military base in Paderborn, Germany where her family was stationed.
The Royal Military Police (RMP) said the man in the picture was seen putting a child in a green car in the same area where Katrice was last seen in 1981.
It refused to say when th... | An e-fit released in the search for a toddler who disappeared 36 years ago may be years old, the BBC has learned. | 39113991 |
Amari Morgan-Smith, who recently joined York on loan from League Two side Cheltenham, netted in the 22nd minute after racing onto Jon Parkin's flick-on.
Parkin went close to doubling York's lead just before the break, with Barrow restricted to long-range efforts.
But just when rock-bottom York began to think the win wa... | Sean Newton struck in stoppage time to give National League bottom side York a 2-1 win over Barrow at Bootham Crescent. | 38620552 |
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A local animal rights group went to court on behalf of the orangutan, saying she was being imprisoned illegally and should be set free.
The outcome depended on whether Sandra should be thought of as a 'person' or a 'thing'.
Lawyers ... | A court in Argentina has said that an orangutan called Sandra, who lives in a zoo there, can have some of the same legal rights enjoyed by humans. | 30590355 |
The document sets out the qualities for permanent secretaries, who are the UK's most powerful government officials.
Francis Maude criticised a suggestion they had to balance ministers' needs with their departments' long-term aims.
The Cabinet Office said the document did not reflect the constitutional position and was ... | The Cabinet Office minister has accused the civil service of drafting a job description for permanent secretaries without "constitutional propriety". | 28202293 |
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The hosts led until wing Elliot Daly finished off a counter-attack, after Jonathan Davies failed to find touch with a clearance kick, and Owen Farrell converted to seal a 21-16 victory.
"In the last five minutes we lacked a bit of composure," said Howley.
"Unfortunately, E... | Coach Rob Howley said he was "proud and delighted" about Wales' performance against England - until the visitors grabbed victory in the closing stages. | 38945183 |
The 26-year-old, who had two previous loan spells at Deepdale, has agreed a three-year contract.
Rudd, who made 34 appearances for Norwich after his debut in 2009, played 40 times on loan at League One side Charlton Athletic last season.
"It should be an easy process for him to settle in," Preston boss Simon Grayson to... | Preston North End have re-signed goalkeeper Declan Rudd from Norwich City for an undisclosed fee. | 40341769 |
On a placid stretch of the Mulde River, in the heart of rural eastern Germany, they are learning the art of rowing.
Their efforts are still a little clumsy, and their language skills rudimentary, but as they splash their way upstream, the smiles tell their own story.
These unaccompanied boys, thousands of miles from ho... | As they made their epic, sometimes harrowing journeys across Asia and Europe, the Afghan boys could hardly have imagined anything more incongruous. | 36246020 |
Apps that regularly check for updates consume about 30% of the battery power an Android phone loses when in that mode, say the researchers.
They have created a free Hush tool that lets only the most-used apps check in while the phone is off.
Hush can cut power loss from the apps by almost half, say the team.
Hush was c... | Power-hungry apps that drain the battery on Android phones even when they are in a sleep state are being tackled by US researchers. | 34244665 |
The two are alleged to have chased Zyed Benna and Bouna Traore, leading them to take refuge in a power substation.
It is alleged the officers failed to raise the alarm even though they knew the youths were in danger.
Defenders say the boys knew the danger and police are being scapegoated to appease ongoing anger over t... | Two police officers are to go on trial for failing to help two teenagers whose 2005 death by electrocution in Paris triggered huge riots in French suburbs. | 24173011 |
Years of turmoil in Yemen has left more than two million children in urgent need of food, water and medicine.
Much of the country's infrastructure has been destroyed by conflict between a Saudi Arabia-led coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthi group.
The Scottish government said it had donated to the Disasters Emergency... | The Scottish government has donated £250,000 of humanitarian aid to an appeal aimed at easing hunger in Yemen. | 38288658 |
Police were called to the Royal Elms Nursing Home on Windsor Road, Newton Heath, at about 22:45 BST on Friday.
The 37-year-old victim was discovered with serious injuries and taken to hospital.
Two men, aged 51 and 24, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Det Insp Mark Tootill, of Greater Manchester Pol... | A man who was stabbed in the chest during a "disagreement" in a nursing home car park in Manchester has been critically injured. | 32264294 |
Abu Sayyaf demanded a ransom and an end to German support for the US-led coalition against Islamic State (IS), a monitoring service called SITE reports.
Abu Sayyaf has proclaimed allegiance to IS, a hardline Islamist group that has seized large areas of Iraq and Syria.
Germany said it had "heard about the report" but r... | A Philippines-based militant group has threatened to kill two German hostages it captured in April. | 29352920 |
The 21-year-old won SM8 200m individual medley gold, 400m freestyle silver and 100m backstroke bronze at London 2012.
Hynd clinched three golds at the IPC Swimming European Championships earlier this month and twice topped the podium at the World Championships last year.
"It's frustrating to have been so close to a wor... | Triple Paralympic medallist Ollie Hynd is determined to break a world record at the Rio Games in September. | 36310500 |
In February Ms Clwyd, 77, announced she was standing down, after being the area's MP since 1984.
But she now says she intends to contest the seat after all, after "many requests from Labour voters in the Cynon Valley".
Plans for an all-women shortlist to choose a new candidate were strongly opposed by the local party.
... | The Labour MP for Cynon Valley, Ann Clwyd, has said she will stand for re-election in 2015. | 29285726 |
It happened close to Fanad Head lighthouse at 15:00 BST on Sunday.
The Irish Coast Guard received a 999 call reporting that a man had fallen into the water and they alerted a number of rescue services.
The man was recovered from the sea and received first aid at the scene. He was then airlifted to Letterkenny Hospital,... | A man from Northern Ireland has died after he fell from a cliff into the sea in County Donegal. | 28827676 |
Jordan Kenvyn, 26, from Dumfries, was driving on the wrong side of the road when his Renault Clio hit Barbara D'Amato's Fiat hire car.
The crash happened on the A702 near Elvanfoot, Lanarkshire, on 16 January 2014.
Mrs D'Amato, who hoped to buy a house in Scotland, died after suffering serious facial injuries.
Judge La... | A dangerous driver is facing a jail term after being convicted of causing the death of an American tourist. | 36857928 |
Xavier Bertrand said 9,000 migrants, many trying to get to the UK, were in a Calais camp known as the Jungle.
Mr Bertrand said he wanted a new deal in which migrants hoping to claim asylum in the UK would be able to do so at a "hotspot" in France.
Those who failed would be deported directly to their country of origin.
... | The president of the French region that includes Calais has suggested migrants seeking asylum in the UK be allowed to lodge their claim in France. | 37211267 |
Mulhern, 21, made four appearances for the Rhinos and joins up with former team-mate Jamie Peacock who is now football manager at the Robins.
Coach Chris Chester told BBC Radio Humberside: "He's come through a really good system at Leeds and is very highly-rated by Jamie.
"He fits the bill for the recruitment that we a... | Hull KR have signed Leeds Rhinos prop Robbie Mulhern on a two-year deal. | 35008957 |
The 22-year-old, from Lenzie, near Glasgow, and Michaella McCollum, from Co Tyrone, were jailed in 2013 for attempting to smuggle cocaine to Spain.
The Foreign Office confirmed Reid's expulsion.
It is understood she may not be able to go home until later this week as the Peruvian prosecutor has three working days to co... | A judge in Peru has granted an order expelling Scottish drugs mule Melissa Reid from the country. | 36305518 |
Ciaran Clark nodded home Villa's opener from Ashley Westwood's corner, and Almen Abdi equalised for Watford with a curled free-kick just before half-time.
Jordan Ayew's low drive restored Villa's lead, but Aly Cissokho was then sent off with 17 minutes to play.
Deeney rose to head home Steven Berghuis's 90th-minute cro... | Troy Deeney's two late goals denied Aston Villa what would have been only their fourth league win of the season. | 36118616 |
He described it as somebody doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
There are boffins out there who dispute the providence of the quote, ascribing it instead to Benjamin Franklin or Mark Twain or assorted other brain-boxes, but what is unarguable is that the thrust of it is applicable... | You don't need to be Albert Einstein to figure out what has gone wrong at St Mirren, but the great man nailed it when he talked of the definition of insanity. | 32240531 |
It is the first successful hijacking of a major commercial vessel in the Somali Basin since 2012 and is prompting debate over whether shipping companies have become complacent about the risk of maritime piracy.
The MT Aris 13 was travelling from Djibouti to Mogadishu on 13 March when, instead of giving the Somali coast... | The hijacking of a merchant fuel tanker by pirates off the Somali coast this week has sent shockwaves through parts of the shipping industry. | 39283911 |
Martin Tom, of Beccles, was sentenced to five years and four months in September after he admitted attacking a woman in her bed in May.
The 26-year-old's jail term was increased to seven-and-a-half-years at a Court of Appeal hearing in London.
Police said the initial sentence had not "fully recognised" that the offence... | A man who raped a woman during a burglary while high on crack cocaine has had his jail sentence increased. | 34993118 |
Defender Liam Cooper and winger Hadi Sacko may well feature, but full-back Charlie Taylor (Achilles) remains out.
Kyle Bartley, Liam Bridcutt and Chris Wood are among those who could be rested by Leeds boss Garry Monk.
Sutton welcome back captain Jamie Collins and winger Roarie Deacon, who has scored four goals in his ... | Championship side Leeds United are likely to make changes to the side that beat Nottingham Forest on Wednesday. | 38709037 |
Although violations continue to be reported by all sides, these last nine days have been the quietest that most Syrians have seen in years. | Five years after the conflict in Syria began with protests against Bashar al-Assad in southern city of Deraa, a fragile truce that came into effect on 27 February is holding in many areas of the country. | 35743573 |
The shooting triggered several nights of protests across the city.
Scott's family say he was unarmed but police insist he had a gun.
Prosecutors revealed surveillance footage appearing to show a holstered gun on his ankle.
Footage released directly after the shooting by police and by Scott's wife had been inconclusive.... | North Carolina prosecutors have said a Charlotte police officer acted lawfully when he shot and killed a fellow black man, Keith Lamont Scott, in September, and will not face charges. | 38163038 |
Labour councillor Simon Carter, who has represented Bury Council's Tottington ward since 2012, faces 16 counts.
Mr Carter, 53, of Rakewood Avenue, Littleborough, appeared before Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court.
An ex-member of the council's Standards Committee, he was bailed to appear at Manchester Crown Cour... | A Greater Manchester councillor has appeared in court charged with making indecent images of a child. | 33211731 |
The Scotttish Tremor Society [a deliberate misspelling] says shaking is often mistaken for Parkinson's.
It is estimated that up to 6% of the population have "essential tremor" - a rhythmic trembling of the hands, head, legs, trunk and/or voice.
It can appear at any age, and is four times as common as Parkinson's.
Essen... | A charity for people who have uncontrollable shaking is calling for the condition to be given greater recognition as a disability. | 33892572 |
Two militants carried out the "commando" attack, the IS-affiliated news agency Amaq said. Authorities said the death toll had risen to 33.
The blast, which struck the Jawadia mosque, coincided with evening prayers at around 20:00 local time (15:30 GMT).
Both attackers - a suicide bomber and a militant armed with a fire... | So-called Islamic State (IS) has said it was behind an explosion at a mosque in the Afghan city of Herat that killed dozens of people on Tuesday. | 40802572 |
It's a material found in elephant tusks and China buys and sells more of it than anywhere else in the world.
Prince William has spoken passionately about trying to stop the ivory trade in the past and will use his speech to urge the Chinese government to ban it.
Here is Newsround's guide on why the ivory trade is such ... | Prince William will go on Chinese TV today to speak out against the use of ivory. | 34571732 |
Burns will defend his WBA super-lightweight title against IBF world champion Julius Indongo on 15 April.
But Hearn wanted him to face a less dangerous foe.
"It's not wrong for him because he can't win the fight, it's just that there were easier options for more money," Hearn said.
"That's why you have to admire him, be... | Promoter Eddie Hearn described Ricky Burns' next opponent as a "nightmare" but praised the world champion for not taking an easier fight. | 39261200 |
Natalie Bennett, the party's leader, said membership had reached 59,000 and to help get that message across, some of their names appeared on the posters used as the backdrop for today's manifesto launch.
Printed as an "executive summary" to save paper, the manifesto sets out the party's programme to create "a more equa... | There was one man from east London in a Green Party T-shirt and maybe a handful of other supporters but otherwise, no sign in the room of the "Green surge" the party is so proud of. | 32306637 |
The visitors were grateful to keeper Wes Foderingham for three fine saves before Kenny Miller's brace and a third from Joe Dodoo clinched a 3-0 victory.
It ended second-place Aberdeen's run of 10 consecutive home wins.
"I can describe the game with two words - organisation and sacrifice," said Caixinha after a second w... | Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha praised his players for "suffering" against Aberdeen before securing a win that cut the gap on the Dons to nine points. | 39546632 |
Ms Reeves said her party supported the universal credit policy in principle, and hoped to "rescue" it.
She said the Department for Work and Pensions had been in "chaos" under her opposite number, Iain Duncan Smith.
Mr Duncan Smith said implementation of the project was now "working well".
The universal credit system me... | Labour will "pause" the government's flagship welfare reform if it wins the next general election in 2015, shadow work and pensions secretary Rachel Reeves has said. | 27963650 |
Its new PlayStation 4 console will get third-person shooter Uncharted 4 in 2015, while Sack Boy is due to star in Little Big Planet 3 in November.
Sony also announced it would launch a budget console for $99 (£59) this year.
Sony's E3 games expo event covered more topics than Microsoft's, but industry watchers were sp... | Sony has confirmed the return of two of its biggest exclusive franchises: Uncharted and Little Big Planet. | 27774813 |
The Exeter Chiefs tight-head prop made his debut in Wales' 16-10 World Cup warm-up win against Ireland in Dublin.
"I still have to pinch myself - it's a bit surreal," the York-born 23-year-old said.
"Two years ago I couldn't get a game at London Scottish, so to be here now is a dream come true."
Francis added: "To come... | Wales forward Tomas Francis admits his rapid rise to international rugby is like "a dream". | 34100577 |
The Arctic charr population at Llyn Padarn, Llanberis, has been dropping over a number of years with some blaming poor water quality.
It is the fourth year that juvenile charr have been released into the lake.
In previous years the fish have also been restocked at Llyn Crafnant, near Trefriw, Conwy, developed as a back... | Around 5,500 rare Arctic charr fish have been released into a Snowdonia lake to help restore their numbers. | 24627842 |
The centrist candidate, 39, defeated the far right's Marine Le Pen, winning 66.1% of the vote to her 33.9%.
Acknowledging his victory, Mr Macron told supporters he wanted to ensure Le Pen voters "no longer have a reason to vote for an extremist position".
The sense of relief among European Union leaders has been palpab... | Emmanuel Macron has vowed to fight "the forces of division that undermine France" after easily winning the run-off election for the French presidency. | 39841707 |
Thousands of Reds supporters protested against planned increases in ticket prices at Anfield by walking out of Saturday's game with Sunderland.
"It's got to stop being all about money and go back to being a sport," Evans told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I hope Liverpool are big enough to work it out. It seems ridiculous that pr... | Liverpool must stop taking fans "for granted", says former boss Roy Evans as the ticket row rumbles on. | 35532475 |
Rifat Mohammed died hours after his parents appeared in court charged with assaulting him.
Mohammed Miah, 36, and Rebeka Nazmin, 31, of Poplar, east London, were charged with causing grievous bodily harm, which has now been replaced with the murder charge.
Rifat was admitted to hospital on 4 July, but died the next day... | The parents of a three-month-old boy who died from a serious head injury have been charged with his murder. | 38157523 |
Manxman Cavendish was pipped by German Greipel, Peter Sagan and Swiss Fabian Cancellara, who took the yellow jersey.
Froome placed seventh on stage two, four seconds ahead of Alberto Contador in 13th and one minute 28 seconds ahead of Vincenzo Nibali and Nairo Quintana.
Team Sky's Froome, champion in 2013, is up to 10t... | Chris Froome gained significant time on his Tour de France rivals as Mark Cavendish finished fourth behind stage winner Andre Greipel in Zeeland. | 33402706 |
The UK betting firm reported a 16% drop in operating profits to £131.1m, with turnover up 1% to £814.4m.
William Hill, currently the subject of a merger attempt by 888 Holdings and Rank Group, won £36m from punters betting on the Euro 2016 football tournament.
That offset the £5.5m loss it incurred on the Cheltenham ho... | A winning streak in football was not enough to rescue half-year profits at betting firm William Hill. | 36984934 |
The Dons were ahead with only nine minutes gone, Kieran Agard nodding home a loose ball after Nicky Maynard's stunning strike crashed off the crossbar.
And it was to get better for Dons, a second goal coming after 26 minutes when a defensive mix-up saw the ball fall kindly to Chuks Aneke. He picked out Agard who made n... | Robbie Neilson's MK Dons picked up their first win in three League One games to see out 2016 on a high after beating fellow strugglers Swindon at Stadium MK. | 38412320 |
Zimababwe's President Robert Mugabe proposes to marry his US counterpart, Barrack Obama, after US supreme court legalise gay marriage across the country.
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A man drove his car off a road and smashed through the roof of a house in South Africa's coastal city Durban without hurting anyone.
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3) Lu... | Some of the quirkier snippets from the news in Africa that we did not know last week: | 33378367 |
Half a dozen "terrorists" hijacked a pleasure craft heading towards London from Kent taking dozens of people hostage in the Met's first big training operation on water.
The boat was intercepted by firearms officers near the Isle of Dogs.
The Met said the exercise was not in response to any specific threat to the river ... | More than 200 Met Police officers have taken part in a simulated terrorist attack on the River Thames in London. | 39320168 |
The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the sanctions after a meeting of its disciplinary committee.
Chandila, 32, faced spot-fixing allegations while playing for Indian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals in May 2013.
Mumbai batsman Shah, 31, had been suspended by the BCCI in July 2015.
A statement from t... | Indian spinner Ajit Chandila has been banned for life and batsman Hiken Shah for five years after being found guilty of corruption charges. | 35343157 |
A 62nd-minute try from lock Abbie Scott proved the decisive score.
Emma Croker scored a first-half try following Amber Reed's early penalty to put England eight points ahead.
Niamh Briggs replied with two penalties before the break and a third, eight minutes into the second half, put the visitors 9-8 in front.
Ireland ... | England extended their winning start to the Six Nations championship to three games with a tense 13-9 success against 2015 champions Ireland at Twickenham. | 35679999 |
Brochs are Iron Age roundhouses, and ruins of these homes can be found in the north and west Highlands and Orkney.
Caithness in the Highlands has more broch sites than anywhere else in Scotland.
Caithness Broch Project plans to make a large scale model of a roundhouse in Lego and loan it to museums.
The model would als... | Lego is to be used to draw attention to some of Scotland's oldest and most formidable structures. | 36837430 |
The UK charity had previously said cod should not be eaten because stocks were only slightly above sustainable levels.
But it says it can now be eaten as an occasional treat following a recovery in numbers and having been removed from its red list of endangered fish.
Samuel Stone, from MCS, said the announcement was a ... | North Sea cod has been taken off the Marine Conservation Society's (MCS) list of fish to avoid eating. | 34353621 |
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) becomes the nation's largest public body as it merges the Environment Agency, Forestry Commission and Countryside Council.
Its chairman Peter Matthews said it would focus on maintaining important services such as flood warnings.
Experts have urged it to plan properly, but concerns have bee... | The new body which will manage Wales' environment and natural resources is starting work. | 21987578 |
The shooting happened at about 19:20 GMT on Saturday as armed officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) stopped a car in Culcheth.
GMP Deputy Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said officers performed first aid on the man but he died at the scene.
The dead man's next of kin have been informed. Two other men were arrested.... | A man has been shot dead after a car was stopped by armed police officers in Cheshire during "a planned operation". | 17249069 |
Prime Minister Stefan Lofven visited the centre for unaccompanied migrants in Molndal, near Gothenburg, hours after the killing.
An asylum seeker of 15 was arrested on suspicion of murder. The victim has been named locally as Alexandra Mezher.
Mr Lofven said many Swedes feared that such attacks could happen again.
"I b... | Sweden's prime minister has described as a "terrible crime" the stabbing of a 22-year-old female employee at a centre for young asylum seekers. | 35406072 |
Vale had goalkeeper Deniz Mehmet to thank as he made several good saves to keep out the dominant visitors.
The Dons, who were perhaps fortunate to keep 11 men on the field when George Williams felled Anton Forrester in the first half, had the better chances throughout.
Harvey Barnes crashed an effort off the post just ... | Port Vale moved to within a point of safety in League One after holding MK Dons to a goalless stalemate. | 39350835 |
The commission said it wanted to "shine a light on the 'black boxes'" that made up France's 941 abattoirs.
The inquiry was launched after a series of secretly filmed videos shocked the French public.
The videos showed animals being treated violently, while rules on hygiene and humane killing were ignored.
Nearly 100 pe... | Video surveillance in abattoirs is among measures proposed by a French parliamentary inquiry into slaughterhouse conditions. | 37417457 |
The LSFP's disciplinary committee said it holds US Ouakam "exclusively responsible" for the tragedy at the Stade Demba Diop on 15 July.
US Ouakam were further punished with a demotion to the lowest tier of Senegalese football at the end of their seven-year suspension.
The 2011 Senegalese League Champions have also been... | The Senegalese Professional Football League (LSFP) handed a seven-year ban to US Ouakam following the crowd trouble which left eight people dead during the League Cup final against Stade de Mbour last month. | 40888265 |
He said he would drink a jar of "hot salsa" and watch old Speedy Gonzales cartoons to mark the 5 May celebration.
Mr Huckabee was skewered by Twitter users, who accused him of bigotry and racism.
Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico's military victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
It is seen in the U... | Former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has been accused of racism for tweeting his plans to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. | 39827067 |
The former military test-pilot has just passed his final practical exams and is due to blast off to the International Space Station on 15 December.
Along with Russian commander Yuri Malenchenko and Nasa astronaut Tim Kopra, he will spend 170 days in orbit, conducting scientific experiments and carrying out maintenance ... | British astronaut Tim Peake says he's "definitely ready" for his first space flight, finally fulfilling a childhood ambition after two and a half years of intensive training. | 34900028 |
But as an unfortunate Indian woman has discovered, there is nothing lucky about being hit by other kinds of falling excrement.
The Times of India reports that Rajrani Gaud from Madhya Pradesh suffered a severe shoulder injury when she was hit by a football-sized chunk of ice last month.
Her injuries could have been muc... | In India, as in many other countries around the world, it is considered good luck when a bird poos on you. | 35255102 |
Ross Conlin, 29, of Farnborough, shook Kiera Conlin in a flash of anger leaving her with fatal injuries following repeated abuse, Winchester Crown Court heard.
She was taken to hospital but died the next day. He was found guilty of murder and three counts of GBH with intent.
Charges against the girl's mother, Kelly Ray... | A man has been sentenced to life for murdering his four-month-old daughter. | 28266308 |
The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir's song A Bridge Over You topped the chart in 2015 ahead of Bieber's Love Yourself.
The deal with Decca Records will see them release their debut album Something Inside So Strong next month.
Decca is part of Universal Music, which is also home to Bieber.
The choir won the Christmas b... | The NHS choir which won the race to the Christmas number one slot has joined the same record company as Justin Bieber. | 36052683 |
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