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It happened at about 15:55 about two miles from Oldmeldrum and involved a silver Mini and a black Toyota Avensis.
The driver of the Mini died at the scene and the other driver was taken to hospital. His injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.
The road was closed for several hours for investigations. Police ap... | A 49-year-old man has died after a two-vehicle crash on the A947 in Aberdeenshire. | 36534048 |
It was an understated reaction from the woman likely to go down in history as the person who rattled President Jacob Zuma more than any other figure in contemporary South Africa, exposed the growing fissures in the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and went from being a shy trade unionist to an internationally fet... | When Thuli Madonsela's daughter asked her over breakfast how it felt to be "South Africa's biggest tell-tale", the public protector just smiled. | 19018855 |
His remarks follow a protest in Cairo after a taxi driver was shot dead by a policeman during a dispute over a fare.
The case was the latest of many alleged cases of police brutality in Egypt.
The protesters gathered outside the Cairo security directorate on Thursday night and chanted "the interior ministry are thugs".... | The Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has said that police officers guilty of human rights abuses will face tougher action under new laws. | 35616267 |
Malik Food Group's (MFG) in Burnley, Lancashire, has had Welfare Enforcement Notices issued by the government after a film taken over two days emerged.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) reviewed 70 hours of footage taken between 2-21 March by Animal Aid.
The FSA said animal welfare was a "high priority". MFG is yet to co... | A slaughterhouse is under investigation after undercover footage allegedly showed "sheep having their throats repeatedly cut". | 39565905 |
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The Blues have won their first five games of the campaign and must wait to see if Cliftonville can match their feat by beating Warrenpoint on Sunday.
Waterworth swept the ball home from six yards out in the 53rd minute and headed in the second 10 minutes later.
Guy Bates' ... | Linfield moved three points clear at the top of the Irish Premiership as Andrew Waterworth scored twice in an impressive 3-0 home win over Portadown. | 34096187 |
John Paul Branniff, 34, of Carnreagh Road in Ballynahinch, was found to have 2,000 tonnes of mixed waste on his land.
It included building materials, plastics, timber, carpet and textiles.
Branniff pleaded guilty to four charges. It is believed a substantial amount of waste had also been burned on the site.
He will sp... | A County Down man has been sent to jail for waste offences. | 34871436 |
The bank has 48,000 UK workers and will make cuts in both its retail and investment banking operations.
Chief executive Stuart Gulliver said the jobs would go by "natural attrition". Staff turnover stood at about 3,000 annually.
A total of 25,000 jobs could be axed globally, meaning close to 10% of HSBC's 266,000 worke... | HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, is planning to cut 8,000 jobs in the UK as it tries to reduce costs. | 33058957 |
King Salman said in a statement that the bridge would boost commerce between the two allies.
He made the announcement during the second day of his visit to the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries have supported Egypt with billions of dollars since President Sisi took power in 2013 following m... | Saudi Arabia's king has announced that a bridge linking the country to Egypt will be built over the Red Sea. | 35999557 |
Scotland winger Oliver Burke was on target and Matt Gilks made some good saves for the visitors.
"They are a very good team, and that's why they are sitting second in the Bundesliga," Miller told Rangers TV.
"If we are a bit loose and sloppy on the ball, as we were, we are going to be punished at this level."
Burke and... | Striker Kenny Miller admits Rangers' 4-0 loss to RB Leipzig could have been worse but thinks Sunday's friendly was a worthwhile learning exercise. | 38636868 |
Instead scientists have found that clapping is contagious, and the length of an ovation is influenced by how other members of the crowd behave.
They say it takes a few people to start clapping for applause to spread through a group, and then just one or two individuals to stop for it to die out.
The Swedish study is pu... | The quality of a performance does not drive the amount of applause an audience gives, a study suggests. | 22957099 |
Sarah Goldie, 18, was reported missing from her home in Renfrew on Friday night having left earlier for Glasgow.
That night two men entered the Clyde after a woman was seen in the water. She was not traced despite the efforts of the men and emergency services.
Police later said Ms Goldie's bag was found near the River ... | Police are investigating whether the disappearance of a Renfrewshire teenager is linked to a sighting of a woman in the River Clyde in Glasgow. | 35802121 |
Scientists tested people's ability to remember details of films showing fake crime scenes.
They hope the studies will help witnesses recall details more accurately when questioned by police.
They say establishing a rapport with the person asking the questions can also help boost memory.
Writing in the journal Legal and... | Closing your eyes when trying to recall events increases the chances of accuracy, researchers at the University of Surrey suggest. | 30834038 |
The 10th annual wildlife report from the trust said mild winters and bad weather in summer created bad conditions for small plants.
But whilst insects suffered, grass growth rose, meaning a good year for livestock farmers.
Conservationists and farmers must work together, the trust said.
Warmer winter months and bad sum... | Bumblebees and butterflies have seen their numbers plummet after another year of unsettled weather, according to a National Trust study. | 38447937 |
Softbank will sell a 25% stake, worth $8bn (£6.5bn), to a technology fund it is creating with Saudi Arabia, according to the Financial Times.
Softbank and ARM both declined to comment on the reports.
Softbank paid £24bn for ARM - the UK's largest technology company - in July.
At the time, Theresa May said the deal wa... | The Japanese firm that bought ARM Holdings less than a year ago is reported to be selling off a large stake in the UK technology firm to a Saudi-backed investment group. | 39204744 |
In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 closed up 1.08% at 18,785.79 points, marking its sixth day of gains across seven sessions.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed up 0.5% at 24,902.06.
The Shanghai Composite index closed 2.2% higher at 3,298.36.
One of Asia's largest insurers, the Hong-Kong listed AIA Group, posted better than... | Japan's benchmark Nikkei index hit a fresh 15-year high on Thursday, leading most Asian shares higher as oil prices rebounded and boosted shares of energy firms. | 31635244 |
The chief executive of the Irish Football Association (IFA), Patrick Nelson, is giving evidence to the DCAL committee.
He said 93 more tickets will be allocated for the Germany game.
There will also be an extra 505 tickets for the Ukraine match.
This is on top of the extra 1,276 tickets announced last week for the Pola... | UEFA has agreed to give more Euro 2016 tickets to Northern Ireland fans after complaints about the original allocation process, a Stormont committee has heard. | 35602784 |
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Mohamed Sbihi, George Nash, Constantine Louloudis and London 2012 winner Alex Gregory finished in five minutes 58.61 seconds.
Australia pushed their rivals hard but eventually came in 1.83 seconds behind to take silver, as Italy won bronze.
Britain's gold came shortly afte... | Great Britain's rowers claimed a fifth consecutive Olympic title in the men's four in Rio. | 36687472 |
Motorola has sought 2.25% of the price of Apple products that use some of its patents, which Apple said was too high.
Last week, Motorola asked the court to set a price but Apple said it would not pay more than $1 (£0.60) per device.
Firms that own industry-essential patents are expected to offer them under fair licen... | A US judge has dismissed Apple's case in which it alleged that Google's Motorola unit was seeking excessive royalty payments for patents. | 20216101 |
BBC Wales Sport is reporting each team announcement as it comes, and highlight athletes to look out for.
Reigning Commonwealth champion Dai Greene, 28, and world record holder Aled Sion Davies, 23, spearhead a 33-strong athletics squad.
Greene took gold in the 400m hurdles in Delhi 2010 and narrowly missed out on a med... | Sport Wales has set a target of 27 medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July and August, raising the stakes following the 19 earned in Delhi in 2010. | 27802228 |
The girl, who has been named by police as Sophia McDonald, was on Henley Road, in Wood End, when she was struck by the "slow moving" lorry at about 16:00 BST on Tuesday, police said.
A GP from a nearby practice got to the scene before paramedics but the child was confirmed dead at the scene.
The girl's mother and the t... | A seven-year-old girl has died after she was hit by a skip lorry as she crossed a road in Coventry. | 37701352 |
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Ferguson broke Karl Burdis' Irish 200m backstroke record from 2009 as he took victory in 2:01.56.
The 16-year-old was just 0.3 seconds outside the Olympic 100m backstroke qualifying time on Saturday.
Hill achieved two more Irish junior records on Sunday as she triumphed in... | Larne pair Conor Ferguson and Danielle Hill continued their record-breaking form on the final day of the Dave McCullagh Memorial meeting in Bangor. | 35741386 |
Trevor Bolton, 78, from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, targeted his victims over 20 years at the former Carmel College.
Bolton was convicted of 16 counts of indecent assault, six counts of indecency with a child and three other sexual offences.
The sentence was welcomed by police and one of his victims.
Peter Gluckstein, 56, f... | A former housemaster has been jailed for 19 years for sex offences against boys at a renowned Oxfordshire boarding school. | 34616708 |
The Clarets, now with only one point from 15 on their travels, got off to an awful start when Matt Phillips turned six yards out and fired high past keeper Tom Heaton.
I broke my leg here at 17 and I have never had a result here
Like Phillips, James Morrison also scored for a second successive game when he ran on to Sa... | West Brom scored three first-half goals as they swept aside a Burnley team that is struggling away from home this season. | 37970618 |
ICE announced back on 1 March that it was considering a bid for the LSE.
But it said that it has been unable to "confirm the potential market and shareholder benefits" of the deal.
LSE agreed a merger with Deutsche Boerse on 16 March, creating one of the world's biggest exchange operators.
Shares in LSE slumped almost ... | The owner of the New York Stock Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has said it will not make a takeover offer for the London Stock Exchange (LSE). | 36204838 |
It said a database of usernames and email addresses had been discovered on a publicly accessible system during a routine security review.
The data.gov.uk site lets registered users browse information published by a variety of government departments.
The GDS has informed the information commissioner of the leak.
A GDS s... | The government digital service is to make users of its data.gov.uk website change their passwords, following a security breach. | 40443601 |
Maria Villar Galaz, who was the niece of Spanish Football Association president, Angel Maria Villar, had been missing since 13 September.
She was forced to withdraw money from cash machines before being held for ransom.
Spain's foreign minister said the kidnappers had been paid, but less than they asked for. The remain... | A Spanish woman kidnapped in Mexico last week has been found dead. | 37427495 |
The year seven pupil, named locally as Michael Sousa, fell at Jane Austen College in Norwich on 23 January.
An air ambulance helicopter took him to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, where he died on Wednesday.
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating. The school is holding a non-uniform day on Tuesday in his... | A boy has died in hospital nine days after falling down a stairwell at his secondary school. | 38839046 |
The 21-year-old could make his debut in the Euro 2016 qualifier with Slovenia at Wembley on 15 November.
Berahino, who was born in Burundi, has scored seven goals in 10 Premier League matches for the Baggies this season.
Michael Carrick, Stewart Downing and Theo Walcott are also included in a 26-man squad for the Slove... | West Brom striker Saido Berahino has been named in the England squad for the first time by manager Roy Hodgson. | 29933114 |
Ar hyn o bryd dim ond ar hyd yr A55 a'r M4 mae 'na bwyntiau ar gyfer defnydd cyhoeddus.
Yn ôl yr Ysgrifennydd Cysgodol dros yr Economi, y Ceidwadwr Russell George, mae angen i weinidogion gydnabod y bydd angen "peth nawdd a chymorth ariannol" i wella'r sefyllfa.
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru'n dweud eu bod wedi'u hymrwymo i he... | Mae 'na alwadau ar i Lywodraeth Cymru helpu cyflwyno rhwydwaith o bwyntiau gwefru "cyflym" ar gyfer ceir trydan drwy gefn gwlad Cymru. | 38981538 |
The context was that Tim Farron gave the Liberal Democrats that description because he said it was so resilient it could survive a nuclear holocaust.
There was no complete wipe out in 2015 (Mark Williams' survival in Ceredigion was proof of that) but nevertheless to go from 57 to eight MPs had an Armageddon feel to it.... | It is not often that I accuse someone of being a cockroach during a Wales Today interview, but Mark Williams took it in typically good humour. | 39955576 |
Under the plan, from midnight Sunday migrants arriving in Greece will be sent back to Turkey if their asylum claim is rejected.
In return, EU countries will resettle Syrian migrants living in Turkey.
EU leaders have welcomed the agreement but German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned of legal challenges to come.
Some of t... | The EU and Turkey have reached a deal on the migrant crisis, which will see migrants returned to Turkey in exchange for aid and political concessions. | 35840272 |
The provincial government says the move is necessary as a security measure.
It says the move "detaches criminals from modern communication means".
But the proposal has to be approved by the central government before it is implemented and so far no decision has been taken.
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has s... | Internet freedom activists in Pakistan have expressed anger over proposals by the government of Sindh province to ban messaging apps including Skype, Viber and WhatsApp for three months. | 24397854 |
Charlton were given permission to speak to Wilder and assistant Alan Knill, after the pair led the Cobblers to the League Two title this season.
Following a meeting, Charlton say the club "will now continue its search for a candidate to take the club forward".
Jose Riga resigned as Addicks boss after their relegation t... | Northampton Town manager Chris Wilder has been unable to reach an agreement with Charlton Athletic following talks with the relegated Championship club. | 36266360 |
This "golden hello" for teenagers is an attempt to recruit more maths and physics teachers for England's schools.
The prime minister says he wants this country to be the "best place in the world to learn maths and science".
Labour's Tristram Hunt says the government has "failed its own targets" on recruiting specialist... | David Cameron is to announce a £15,000 university bursary for teenagers with good A-level maths and science grades, if they commit to enter teaching. | 31825454 |
Watkins, 26, has been included in a 26-man squad for a training camp in Portugal ahead of June's World Cup qualifier in Serbia.
"It's been a long journey," Watkins told BBC Wales Sport after he was named in Chris Coleman's squad.
"I always told myself never to give up and aim as high as possible, no matter how hard it ... | Barnsley's Marley Watkins describes his Wales call-up as "a dream come true" but the path to international recognition has not be an easy one. | 40056671 |
Nichola Sturgeon said she believed Holyrood would have to give legislative consent to remove the UK from the EU.
She told the BBC she would "of course" ask MSPs to refuse such consent.
However, Ms Villiers told BBC NI's Sunday Politics that the British parliament was sovereign.
"In the weeks and months ahead we will be... | NI Secretary Theresa Villiers has dismissed the Scottish first minister's suggestion that the Scottish Parliament could effectively veto the UK's exit from the European Union. | 36633939 |
By the close of trade, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index was down 0.9% at 16,498.76.
Shares in carmaker Nissan fell 0.8% as reports suggested the company might sell its stake in auto parts supplier Calsonic Kansei.
The sale would generate cash to help develop electric cars and artificial intelligence, the Nikkei newspaper repor... | Japanese shares lost ground as oil prices fell and the yen strengthened slightly against the dollar. | 36365924 |
It was won in 2010 by the SDLP's Alasdair McDonnell who had a 6,000 vote majority.
However, his challengers say he can be toppled.
If election campaigns were based on the number of posters on the streets, then Mr McDonnell would be well ahead in the constituency.
The SDLP team has covered the area in hundreds of pic... | South Belfast is a key battleground in the general election. | 32417071 |
The blasts on Sunday occurred in Arghandab district, on the outskirts of Kandahar city, a police spokesman said. Five policemen were injured.
Nato forces have been battling to take control of Kandahar from the Taliban, whose heartland it is.
All the dead were civilians, Arghandab district chief Shah Mohammad told the A... | At least 14 people have been killed by two bombs at a dog fight in the volatile Afghan province of Kandahar. | 12590141 |
Israeli Embassy senior political officer Shai Masot made the comment in footage filmed in a London restaurant and obtained by the Mail on Sunday.
He told a reporter that Sir Alan was creating "a lot of problems".
Ambassador Mark Regev said this was not the embassy or government's view.
The conversation involved Mr Maso... | Israel's ambassador to the UK has apologised after a senior member of his staff was secretly filmed saying he wanted to "take down" Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan. | 38545671 |
He was the most senior figure to have evaded capture following the US-led invasion of the country, and most recently was the leader of the militant Naqshbandi Order.
The militia, which included loyalists of Saddam Hussein's outlawed Baath Party, played a key role in a Sunni rebellion which helped Islamic State seize la... | Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was one of Saddam Hussein's most trusted allies, and one of his most ruthless enforcers. | 32349384 |
The 48-hour strike comes a day after the RMT union announced there would be six days of strikes in the run-up to Christmas and over the new year.
It coincides with the Lewes Bonfire Night celebrations on Saturday, when no trains will stop in the town or at neighbouring stations after midday.
More action over the role o... | Hundreds of commuters are facing fresh travel disruption in the latest strike by Southern rail workers. | 37863772 |
Newly published figures from regulator Ofgem showed that 1.5 million electricity accounts and 1.4 million gas accounts in Britain were in debt.
This was a slight rise on 2012, but the amount owed was unchanged.
The figures come shortly after the industry opened a new scheme aiming to return credit to customers.
In Febr... | About 6% of domestic energy customers were in debt to their supplier in 2013, figures show, but energy firms still owe money to customers too. | 30538313 |
Pupils from 23 schools joined students at Wellesley House School in Broadstairs to speak to the astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS).
It was the seventh in a series of UK-wide events designed to inspire scientific interest in pupils.
The astronaut is on a six-month mission for the European Space Agency.
O... | Schoolchildren in Kent have quizzed astronaut Tim Peake about space in a live webcast. | 36119790 |
The world champions' 36-22 win in Wellington means Steve Hansen's side have an unassailable 2-0 lead going into the final Test in Dunedin.
Wales have adopted a more expansive approach in New Zealand as they try to evolve their game.
"We've got to keep working at it and keep being bold and brave," said Owens.
"We've pla... | Wales must remain bold in attack against the All Blacks on Saturday as they look to avoid a series whitewash in New Zealand, says hooker Ken Owens. | 36572851 |
The hosts had the better of the first half but, once again, struggled to turn that dominance into goals.
Jodi Jones had a couple of efforts miss the target, while Marvin Sordell finished the best move of the game with a scuffed shot that drifted wide as the home side tried to break the deadlock.
Oldham midfielder Paul ... | Coventry are still looking for their first win in League One after being held to another goalless draw by Oldham. | 37325293 |
Michael O'Neill's team finished top of qualifying Group F and will take on Poland, Germany and Ukraine at Euro 2016.
But who would you pick to face the Poles in NI's opening game on Sunday, 12 June?
Who does O'Neill select in place of the injured Chris Brunt? And what about the forward berth alongside Kyle Lafferty? Is... | Northern Ireland will make history in France this summer when they compete at a European Championship finals for the first time. | 36163626 |
The 71-year-old, who lives in Canada, will head up the Swansea Bay City Region following the departure of Swansea council leader David Phillips.
It covers Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.
Sir Terry will advise the government on issues concerning the region. | Celtic Manor boss Sir Terry Matthews has been appointed chairman of a Welsh government body which aims to draw inward investment to south Wales. | 29342177 |
Rose Macefield, from Dudley, West Midlands, spent 200 hours carefully crafting the comic heroes for the three-day event.
She said: "I did consider several movies as a source of inspiration, but the new Batman v Superman movie will be released just a week after the show.
"I thought it would be perfect timing."
More tha... | Caked crusaders Batman and Superman are among hundreds of stunning sweet treats on display at the annual Cake International exhibition. | 35844129 |
Swansea-based Abertawe Bro Morgannwg (ABM) was third with 283 attendances and Cardiff and Vale fifth with 221. The other three were all in Scotland.
The UK figures showed 6,500 underage drinkers went to A&E in 2012-13.
Alcohol Concern Cymru said the figures were "concerning" but the statistics needed to be treated caut... | Two Welsh health boards were in the top five in the UK for under-age drinkers visiting A&E units in the past year, a BBC investigation has found. | 24333109 |
Defender Doe, 27, made 266 appearances for Daggers, scoring 11 goals, before leaving the club last summer.
Midfielder Howell, 29, returns to the club after playing 37 times for Boreham Wood during the 2015-16 season.
"For whatever reason they left a year ago, but have made every effort to reunite with this football clu... | Relegated Dagenham & Redbridge have re-signed Scott Doe and Luke Howell after a season with Boreham Wood. | 36403974 |
He had powder paint smeared on his face as part of the festival of Holi.
He was visiting Okhari, a village in the mountains, to see the Gurkha Welfare Trust's efforts to rebuild a school wrecked by an earthquake.
On his arrival Harry received a rapturous welcome by the villagers who decked him with garlands and scarve... | Prince Harry has joined in a Hindu festival of colour in Nepal during the fourth day of his five-day trip to the country. | 35870005 |
The award is part of local growth fund money being given to the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership.
It has received £29.45m for a range of projects and brings the total allocated to the region since 2014 to over £126m.
Ministers said the funding would create jobs, improve skills and support businesses.
R... | A proposed new health science centre at the University of Lincoln is to receive £5m in government cash. | 39218715 |
Vaughan Gething told BBC Wales that the NHS will have to confront "difficult challenges" within the first part of the assembly term.
Mr Gething said there were "big gains" to be made in quality, and that service change was not just about money.
An extra £240m was announced for the NHS in the Welsh budget last month.
To... | Local politicians often get "dragged in" to stand up for NHS services that do not "really deliver", Wales' health minister has said. | 37928387 |
Not this time. Not in this mean-spirited race. Not when the undercurrent is race in America.
Who could imagine in 2016 that a vice-presidential candidate from one side would accuse the man running for president from the other side of pushing the "values of the Ku Klux Klan?" But that is what Tim Kaine said of Donald Tr... | Election time in America usually resonates with boundless optimism, with candidates, in their own way, promising "morning in America", as Ronald Reagan once did. | 37219433 |
Scott Wilson scored the only goal two minutes after half-time at Meadow Park to help the Spitfires leapfrog their opponents and climb to eighth place in the table.
Wilson's goal came from a defensive mistake, with the 23-year-old striker seizing on an under-hit back pass and rounding Grant Smith.
Boreham Wood had grabb... | Eastleigh defeated Boreham Wood to give manager Martin Allen his first National League victory since taking charge at the start of December. | 38424726 |
But Nato's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, speaking to the BBC, says "there has been no request for any substantial NATO military support," ahead of the gathering.
So what's it for and what, if anything, is likely to come out of it?
Meetings under Article 4 of the Nato founding treaty (when members feel their "ter... | Turkey's foreign minister says his country expects "solidarity and support from our Nato allies," when alliance members meet in Brussels on Tuesday. | 33680049 |
Some images showing suspects allegedly stealing bikes and vandalising cars were recorded in Clifton, Nottingham, on residents' own CCTV cameras.
They claim they resorted to social media because police "aren't bothered".
Nottinghamshire Police warned if events escalated away from social media, people ran the risk of arr... | Residents posting pictures of suspected thieves on Facebook have been told by police they face arrest themselves if they take the law into their own hands. | 35354273 |
Fishlock, 28, was left out of manager Jayne Ludlow's first squad in February 2015 and was replaced as captain.
Despite her commitments with Seattle Reign in National Women's Soccer League, Fishlock wants to continue with Wales.
"If I'm fit to play for my club I can travel to play for my country," she said.
Fishlock, wh... | Wales women's midfielder Jess Fishlock has revealed she considered quitting international football. | 34590554 |
The Serb continued his recent dominance of the 14-time Grand Slam title winner with a ninth victory in 10 meetings - the last five in straight sets.
The 28-year-old broke twice in both sets as Nadal had no answer to the pace and power of his groundstrokes.
Djokovic is preparing to defend his Australian Open title from ... | World number one Novak Djokovic claimed his first title of the year with an impressive 6-1 6-2 win over Rafael Nadal in the Qatar Open. | 35272883 |
His reworking of Batman - the Dark Knight trilogy - has also earned him a popular fanbase. The British film-maker seems to be able to do no wrong in Hollywood so can his latest release Interstellar help him sustain that lofty status?
Interstellar is a three-hour space epic, set both in distant galaxies and on a devast... | Director Christopher Nolan's films have made more than £2bn worldwide, while the themes of his directing - time, memory, non-linear storytelling - have maintained his reputation as an auteur with films such as Memento and Inception. | 29886963 |
The petition insists the public beach in Vallauris should be "available for the benefit of all".
Authorities sealed off the beach early on Saturday to prevent any protesters from occupying it as King Salman was due to arrive in the area.
The Saudi monarch is expected to stay at his villa for three weeks.
He and his ent... | More than 100,000 people have signed a petition against the closure of a beach on the French Riviera to allow Saudi King Salman to holiday in private. | 33667046 |
The UK bank is 33% owned by the UK government.
The bank has increased its overall pool of bonuses for all staff to £395m, up from £365m the previous year.
Lloyds Bank also reported a pre-tax profit, of £415m, for the first time since its £20.5bn bailout.
Lloyds made a loss of of £606m in 2012.
In all, 78% of the bonus ... | Lloyds Bank chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio says in an exclusive interview with the BBC that his bonus, worth £1.7m, is aligned with taxpayers' interests. | 26167619 |
Fishermen on the River Don in the Stoneywood area had raised the alarm.
A Scottish SPCA officer and the fishermen then rescued the bird, which was upside down about 10ft above the water, and almost 100ft down a steep slope.
The buzzard was taken to a local vet to have the fishing line removed. The bird was not seriousl... | A buzzard found hanging from a tree after getting caught up in fishing lines in Aberdeen has been rescued. | 37451054 |
Speaking at his first Mayor's Question Time, he said £37.7m of the £60m pledged by Transport for London and the government had already been spent.
If the project was scrapped now, this amount would be lost in full.
If built the Bridge's Trust would repay its £20m loan to TfL, plus £22m in tax, meaning taxpayers would h... | London mayor Sadiq Khan claims cancelling the Garden bridge across the Thames would cost the taxpayer twice as much as to complete the £175m project. | 36378092 |
The 30-year-old skippered England to a 3-2 Ashes win over Australia this summer, but has not played since the final Test at The Oval in mid-August.
England will soon travel to the UAE for a three-match Test series against Pakistan, starting on 13 October.
Ian Bell is in Warwickshire's squad but Joe Root will not play f... | England captain Alastair Cook has been named in Essex's 14-man squad for their final County Championship game of 2015 against already-promoted Lancashire. | 34313629 |
The injured white and brown Cob-type yearling, called Widget, was discovered in a field in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire on Saturday evening.
The arrow was found in a wound close to its eye.
The RSPCA believes it will survive the injuries, although a spokeswoman said it had a "lucky escape". Police are hunting the atta... | A horse was shot in the head with an arrow in what the RSPCA described as a "wicked attack". | 36573467 |
His single One Dance is now only two weeks away from breaking the record for the longest uninterrupted reign at the top of the chart.
Bryan Adams's single Everything I Do (I Do It For You), which held the number one spot for 16 weeks in 1991, is the current record holder.
The last single to notch up 15 weeks at number ... | Drake has retained the UK number one spot for the 15th consecutive week. | 36867241 |
A southern military spokesman told the BBC the North had attacked the area with 5,000 troops, killing civilians and southern soldiers.
South Sudan is due to become independent in July, but Abyei's status remains to be determined after a referendum on its future was shelved.
The UN has called for an end to fighting betw... | South Sudan has denounced as an act of war the takeover by north Sudan forces of the contested border town of Abyei. | 13491445 |
Mr Johnson, who has dual nationality, faced a demand from the US authorities to pay capital gains tax on profit from the sale of his house in North London.
American law requires all citizens to pay US taxes even if they live abroad.
The mayor, who is due to visit Boston, New York and Washington next month, had rejected... | London Mayor Boris Johnson has settled a US tax bill he had previously described as "absolutely outrageous". | 30932891 |
At the same time, however, one of the persistent features of voting in any contest is that younger people are less likely to go to the polls.
Consequently, one of the key challenges facing the Remain campaign was whether it could persuade young people to turn out to vote.
There have been divergent claims about how succ... | One of the key voting patterns in the EU referendum was that younger people were keener than older people on remaining in the EU. | 36737374 |
The air campaign began a week ago, with Moscow declaring it was targeting positions of so-called Islamic State (IS) and other Islamists.
But Turkey and other Nato allies fear the principal targets are Syrian opposition groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad.
Russia's Muslims tend to fall into three camps: those who ... | Russia's Muslim community has never been united, and Russia's air strikes in Syria are threatening to stoke existing tensions. | 34454391 |
Matthew Bryce from Glasgow was picked up by a coastguard helicopter 13 miles off the Argyll coast on Monday night after going surfing on Sunday morning.
The 22-year-old is quoted in the News Letter describing his rescuers as "heroes" and said he was grateful to be receiving treatment in hospital.
The Belfast Telegraph ... | Dramatic photographs of the rescue of a Scottish surfer after clinging to his board in the Irish Sea for 32 hours make the front pages of the Belfast Telegraph and the News Letter. | 39789852 |
It quoted regional interior minister and drought committee chairman Abdirahman Mohamed Hussein as saying the deaths were in the past 36 hours.
He appealed for emergency aid to curb hunger, Radio Mogadishu reported.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who was in Somalia this month, said nearly six million needed aid ... | At least 26 people have died of starvation in Somalia's southern region of Jubaland, the government-owned Radio Mogadishu website has reported. | 39338946 |
The Broadway League said takings in 2014-2015 were up 7.6% to $1.36bn (£883m).
Attendance also climbed with 13.1 million theatregoers watching a show - a rise of 7.3% on the previous season.
The bumper figures were helped by musicals such as The Lion King - which set a sales record for a show over one season - Wicked a... | New York's theatreland has enjoyed its best ever season, breaking box office and attendance records. | 32896374 |
That is the first increase since the May-July period of last year.
The unemployment rate remained at 5.1%, which is still down on the same time last year, when it was 5.6%.
Earnings, including bonuses rose by 1.8% in the three months to February, which is a slowdown from the 2.1% rate for the previous three-month perio... | UK unemployment rose by 21,000 to 1.7 million between December and February, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) says. | 36090124 |
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BBC Sport commentator Colin Bryce: "When you have a nailed-on favourite like Wu you really thought he was going to take it away but in the Group B session this relatively unknown North Korean stepped forward with 168kg in the clean and jerk. He hit such an enormous clean a... | North Korean Om Yun-Chol pulled off a surprise victory in the men's 56kg weightlifting after equalling the world record for the clean and jerk. | 18904467 |
Tiziana Cantone had already tried to take her own life twice before her third and final attempt, her mother said.
The 31-year-old was a "sensitive" girl who - despite moving home, changing her name and fighting through the courts to have the videos removed from the internet - could not escape the notoriety caused by th... | In death she received some of the sympathy denied her while she was alive. | 37380704 |
Cllr Peter Fox said the county must "rise to the challenge" of becoming a more popular place to live.
Fees will drop to £3 when the crossings go into public ownership by early 2018, under UK government plans.
Property prices have been rising in the county as Bristol workers "capitalise" on lower house prices.
"It's rea... | Monmouthshire could face pressure on housing and infrastructure after the Severn Bridge tolls are cut, its council leader has said. | 38615280 |
Convicted rapist Derry Flynn McCann, 28, launched a two-hour assault "within sight" of his victim's front door in Hackney, east London, on 13 January.
He later married his partner having "recently" been released from prison.
McCann, of Hackney, pleaded guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court to three counts of rape, one coun... | A groom has admitted a "sustained and systematic" rape hours before he was due to marry his pregnant partner. | 39138826 |
Ince pounced for Derby's opening goal from close range before Darren Bent doubled the visitors' lead with a stunning right-foot volley.
Wolves rallied after a dismal first half when Helder Costa pulled a goal back on the hour but Ince restored Derby's two-goal lead with a penalty.
Dave Edwards headed in Wolves' second ... | Tom Ince scored twice as Derby County held on to win despite a spirited comeback by managerless Wolves. | 37808791 |
The 28-year-old midfielder left the Addicks in May following a three-year spell at The Valley in which he scored four goals in 89 appearances.
The former Hayes & Yeading player has agreed a two-year deal with the O's.
Pritchard becomes the first player to join Orient following Francesco Becchetti's takeover of the Leag... | Leyton Orient have signed Bradley Pritchard on a free transfer following his departure from Charlton Athletic. | 28248228 |
Four down with six to play against Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed, the Spaniards claimed a valuable half.
Two European pairs - Rory McIlroy and Thomas Pieters, and Justin Rose and Chris Wood - had already secured foursomes wins at Hazeltine.
Brandt Snedeker and Brooks Koepka gave the US their only victory.
It was anoth... | Sergio Garcia and Rafa Cabrera-Bello staged a remarkable comeback as Europe further cut America's lead to 6½-5½ on the second morning at the Ryder Cup. | 37530791 |
Last month the government lost a Freedom of Information battle to keep its transitional risk register secret.
In a full ruling published on Thursday, the tribunal says why it believes the TRR should be published within 30 days.
The government, which can still appeal to an "upper tribunal", says it is examining the judg... | The public interest in publishing a risk assessment of the NHS overhaul in England is "very high, if not exceptional", a tribunal has ruled. | 17624747 |
The Namibians won 5-4 on penalties after the match ended 1-1 on aggregate.
Zimbabwe were hailed as heroes just two weeks ago after winning the Cosafa Cup, the southern African championship.
"We haven't had a league running since April last year, so it's been very tough for us," Namibia coach Ricardo Mannetti told BBC S... | Namibia's footballers overcame over a year without a domestic league to knock Zimbabwe out of the 2018 African Nations Championship (Chan). | 40706804 |
The chancellor told MPs there would be a "number of impacts" on the financial system that would have to be addressed.
Economists have warned of market volatility and a sharp fall in sterling should there be a Leave vote.
The chancellor said it would be up to the Bank of England to consider appropriate monetary response... | George Osborne has said contingency planning is taking place to anticipate the likely impact on the UK's financial stability of a vote to leave the EU. | 36268734 |
The Respect MP for Bradford West was posing for pictures in Notting Hill when he was assaulted on Friday night.
The MP suffered "severe" bruising to his head and appears to have broken some ribs, his spokesman said.
The spokesman said the attack on Mr Galloway seemed to have been prompted by the MP's views on Israel. A... | George Galloway has left hospital after being treated for injuries he suffered in a street attack in west London. | 28994862 |
Kim Yang-gon, 73, was a secretary of the ruling Workers' Party and was in charge of ties with South Korea.
He was part of a high-level delegation from North Korea that helped ease a stand-off with the South in August, after an exchange of artillery fire.
The state news agency called him Kim Jong-un's "closest comrade a... | A top aide to the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has died in a car crash, state news agency KCNA has said. | 35196624 |
Concerns were raised over leadership, patients being treated in corridors and a shortage of consultants.
The trust is already in special measures and must remain so for a further three to six months, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said.
The trust said it accepted the findings and that a new leadership team was "dete... | Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has been rated as inadequate by government inspectors. | 40338243 |
Exam board AQA has described the decision as "difficult".
In a letter to teachers, the board said it was struggling to recruit "sufficient experienced examiners" to mark and award specialist topics.
"Our decision has nothing to do with the importance of the history of art," said an AQA spokeswoman.
AQA's decision stems... | History of art teachers say they are "devastated" after the last exam board to offer the subject at A-level decided to axe it. | 37642722 |
The murals are to be unveiled across Northern Ireland as part of an anti-racism project.
They have been painted in areas which have suffered race hate attacks.
The project, called Band Of Brothers, focuses on the role of 303 (Polish) RAF Squadron, which was stationed in Northern Ireland from 1943 to 1944.
Band Of Broth... | The heroics of a squadron of Polish airmen based in Northern Ireland during World War Two are being remembered through a series of murals. | 34261863 |
Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny said the referendum was not the result his government wanted, but it respected "the UK voters' sovereign choice".
He said he will work to protect trade, travel links and Northern Ireland.
"There will be no early change to the free flow of people, goods and services between our isla... | The UK's vote to leave the EU caused a "political earthquake" the Irish prime minister has said, but he added his country was ready for challenges ahead. | 36642118 |
The firm said the Note Fan Edition would "minimise the environmental impact" of its high-profile flop.
The handset will go on sale only in South Korea on 7 July, with a safer, smaller battery, the firm added.
Samsung stopped production on its iPhone rival late last year after an earlier botched recall and re-release.
A... | Samsung is releasing a new phone using parts from its Galaxy Note 7, which was axed after a battery fault led to some devices catching fire. | 40477351 |
The 36-year-old joined the Mariners from Portsmouth in July 2016 and played 26 games in the 2016-17 season.
He suffered a number of injury problems during the campaign, which he told the club website was "one of the most difficult" of his career.
His only Grimsby goal so far came in a 2-0 win over Morecambe on the open... | Grimsby Town midfielder Ben Davies has signed a new one-year contract with the League Two club. | 40084681 |
Their places will be taken by Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust and Rentokil.
The companies included in the UK's top tier index are reviewed every quarter and reshuffled according to their market capitalisation.
Dixons Carphone shares have lost nearly 20% of their value over the past six months.
The domestic appliance... | Dixons Carphone and Capita are to be relegated from the FTSE 100 index after their shares fell sharply in the last quarter. | 39135883 |
Becky, 16, was murdered by her stepbrother during a sexually-motivated kidnapping on 19 February last year.
Nathan Matthews was jailed for life and his girlfriend Shauna Hoare was given 17 years for manslaughter.
The Ministry of Justice said the figure reflected all of Matthews' costs but further bills were due for Hoa... | The killers of Bristol teenager Becky Watts were granted more than £400,000 in legal aid, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. | 35705555 |
A recording of the pair arguing during a phone conversation last October has recently been leaked and has caused a big stir in the country.
The two-minute discussion became heated and insulting words were used.
Sherington insulted the family of Kamara, who in turn abused the former Leone Stars coach.
The bad feeling re... | The Sierra Leone Football Association has suspended its technical director John Jebbor Sherington over a row he had with sports minister Paul Kamara. | 33381202 |
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Lock Jones, who returned from injury for Saturday's 23-3 Pro12 semi-final defeat at Munster, believes Ospreys are missing out on success too often when well-placed.
He said: "There's plenty there to work on, but we've got to stop learning and get on with it."
Munster will ... | Ospreys must stop "learning" the hard way about failure and find a way to succeed, says captain Alun Wyn Jones. | 39988923 |
The 25-year-old former MK Dons man scored once in 21 league games for the Addicks but was released last month.
"When you are playing at Bradford and the crowd is jumping, you know it is a tough place for an opposition player," he told the club website.
"It is exciting now to be on the other side of that and have the fa... | Bradford City have signed former Charlton Athletic full-back Adam Chicksen on a two-year deal. | 40329793 |
Lawyers representing 22 families said the group would report directly to the home secretary and "provide scrutiny whilst maintaining independence".
Inquests concluded the 96 Liverpool fans who died were unlawfully killed.
The Crown Prosecution Service which is heading both the Independent Police Complaints Commission a... | Families of Hillsborough victims are calling for a scrutiny group to oversee two police inquiries into the disaster. | 36215216 |
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