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Last year around 4,000 films and projects were presented to sales agents, producers and distributors. There were 1,500 screenings of a thousand of those films, of which 75% were premieres.
British producers Rachel Richardson-Jones and Daisy Allsop have been taking meetings, looking for financiers who can help find the ... | In the lower floors of the Palais du Festivals at Cannes, in the heart of the Marche [Market] du Films, deals are being done, films are being financed and stars of the future are on the threshold of discovery. | 32590133 |
The party's rules committee rejected a proposal that would have allowed delegates to back the candidate of their choice.
The panel approved a rule that would "bound" delegates to candidates decided by state primaries and caucuses.
Trump supporters say the movement to stop the candidate is now finished.
The Republican N... | The movement to stop Donald Trump from gaining the Republican presidential nomination prior to the party's convention has been crushed by a vote. | 36808119 |
Mossely, the world champion, claimed her first Olympic title by beating Chinese fifth seed Yin Junhua, 25, on a split decision in Rio.
Yin's silver was China's first medal of the boxing competition.
Yoka fights for gold against Britain's Joe Joyce at 19:15 BST on Sunday.
Richie Woodhall, former British super-middleweig... | French boxer Estelle Mossely celebrated her 24th birthday by winning the women's Olympic lightweight gold medal - on the same day fiance Tony Yoka reached the super-heavyweight final. | 36690972 |
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In a 47-second video posted on YouTube on Wednesday, he said he had enjoyed "a very exciting day" back in the saddle.
"I had to set myself a target and very happily was able to do that," said the former world number one.
The video shows the 46-year-old, who thanked well-wi... | British eventer William Fox-Pitt has revealed he has started riding again, just two months after suffering severe head injuries in a competition fall. | 35168730 |
Clickbait articles tend to carry intriguing headlines which suggest there is more to the story than there actually is.
They are famous for employing alluring phrases such as "you'll never guess what happened next" in order to drive web traffic.
Facebook says it can now automatically suppress these stories.
It says it h... | Facebook has intensified its crackdown on so-called clickbait news that appears on the social network. | 36985662 |
Fishguard and District Round Table members are travelling to the broadcaster's birth place in Limerick in Ireland on Tuesday, before cycling home to Pembrokeshire.
Sir Terry died in January, aged 77.
He was life president of the charity and had hosted the annual telethon every year from its first appearance in 1980 to ... | A group of fundraising cyclists will pay a unique tribute to Sir Terry Wogan for Children in Need. | 37982251 |
The new owners have threatened to quit the team, a day after the company that built the cars was put into administration.
A statement threatened legal action against founder Tony Fernandes for not transferring shares to the new owners.
Fernandes told BBC Sport the statement was "garbage".
The Malaysian businessman, who... | Further doubt has been cast on the future of the Caterham team following the revelation of a dispute between their old and new owners. | 29733418 |
Brampton, who had spoken of her struggle with depression, began her career at Vogue before launching Elle.
The circumstances of her death are unclear but it is thought she walked into the sea at St Leonards in East Sussex on Tuesday afternoon.
Police said a woman was pulled ashore at Galley Hill, Bexhill. They said the... | Sally Brampton, the founding editor of Elle magazine in the UK and newspaper columnist, has died at the age of 60. | 36273894 |
The 1970s boy band will perform live on stage at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow, where presenter Jackie Bird will be hosting Hogmanay Live 2015.
Lead singer Les McKeown and band members Alan Longmuir and Stuart 'Woody' Wood will be performing hits such as Shang-a-Lang and Bye Bye Baby.
Jackie Bird said she was a Roller... | The Bay City Rollers will headline BBC Scotland's New Year celebrations, it has been announced. | 35185647 |
The 59-year-old was considering his future following Tuesday's 3-0 defeat in Slovakia.
But the former Celtic and Middlesbrough boss has decided to remain for the next game against England, at least.
Scotland visit Wembley on 11 November, trailing the group leaders by three points after three games.
Strachan signed a tw... | Gordon Strachan is to carry on as Scotland manager following a poor start to the World Cup qualifying campaign, BBC Scotland has learned. | 37644335 |
The round wooden structure has been built at the Cors Dyfi nature reserve near Machynlleth, Powys, with help of nearly £1.4m worth of grants.
The first osprey chick in the Dyfi valley for 400 years hatched in 2011.
The site's breeding pair of Ospreys, Monty and Glesni, returned to their nesting ground from Africa in Ap... | A two-storey wildlife observatory at the home of one of only two known pairs of breeding ospreys in Wales has been officially opened. | 27407522 |
Obesity Action Scotland (OAS) said improvements to school meals could play an important part in reducing childhood obesity.
It wants to highlight the issue ahead of the council elections in two weeks' time.
The Scottish government said a review of school food and drink nutritional standards was under way.
OAS is callin... | School meals should include fewer puddings and more fresh vegetables, according to a report. | 39647449 |
West Brom defender Craig Dawson scored the only goal of a breathless game from the penalty spot after Tottenham full-back Adam Smith was fouled in the box.
England could have won more comfortably but have the upper hand going into the second leg in Krusevac on Tuesday.
The only negative was a hamstring problem picked u... | Stuart Pearce's England Under-21s took a significant step towards Euro 2013 with victory over Serbia in their play-off first-leg at Carrow Road. | 19912929 |
The two hives at the Ebbw Vale offices of the Gwent Wildlife Trust were tipped over and smashed with large stones and logs.
Around two thirds of the bees died after being exposed to the rain and cold, while all their larvae perished.
Early April is a key time for bees, as they start producing young and looking for food... | Thousands of honey bees and their young have died following an attack by vandals. | 36038901 |
Ashley Gill-Webb, 34, of South Milford, North Yorkshire, was arrested at the Olympic Stadium on 5 August last year.
Gill-Webb, who also shouted at athletes including Usain Bolt, was found guilty of two public order offences at Stratford Magistrates' Court.
His lawyers had said he was suffering from a "manic episode" at... | A man who threw a plastic beer bottle on to the track at the start of the men's Olympic 100m final has been found guilty of public order offences. | 20985225 |
Donna Williamson, 44, died at a home in Somertrees Avenue, Lee, on Friday evening.
A post-mortem examination found she died from stab injuries. Next of kin have been informed.
A 37-year-old man was charged with her murder on Saturday evening. He will appear before Bromley Magistrates' Court on Monday. | A man has been charged with murder after a woman was stabbed to death in south-east London. | 37076835 |
Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court said on Friday that elections must be held by 31 July, and that Mr Mugabe should set a date "as soon as possible".
Mr Mugabe has been in coalition with the former opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai since 2009.
Mr Tsvangirai's party has said it is ready for "free and fair elections".
The... | Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has said he will abide by a court ruling to hold elections by the end of July. | 22749434 |
Several thousand people are staying in the camps in Calais and Dunkirk, popular spots for those seeking to cross into the United Kingdom.
The area has suffered heavy rains in recent weeks, leading one Dunkirk official to call conditions "inhumane".
But one senior official said new camps were not the solution.
One of th... | Plans to move thousands of migrants into more permanent camps in northern France are expected to be given the go-ahead later on Monday. | 35278881 |
Plenty of money has been pumped into the banlieues - but has anything really changed?
It is with a depressing sense of familiarity that one reads this week the 10-year post-mortems on France's 2005 riots.
Everyone concedes that after the shock a lot was done to regenerate the "lost" neighbourhoods of Clichy, Grigny, B... | It is exactly 10 years since the start of France's banlieue riots - the three weeks of violent street protest in the high-immigration suburbs, sparked by the accidental deaths of two teenagers after a police chase. | 34636104 |
Scotland's first minister became the first serving head of a foreign government to address the Senate.
She said that the "unprecedented times" needed "imagination, open minds and fresh thinking".
And she said Scottish independence remained "firmly on the table" - but acknowledged it would not be easy.
Ms Sturgeon is on... | Nicola Sturgeon has told the Irish Parliament that the response to the Brexit vote will define both Scotland and Ireland for generations to come. | 38139630 |
Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has pledged to double female and minority members amid a row over the lack of diversity in the nominations.
Furst said the Academy was being ageist and sexist in blaming its membership, made up largely of older, white men.
He said the problem was not enough members watching all the... | Actor Stephen Furst, known for Animal House and Babylon 5, has publicly hit out at Oscars organisers over their proposed membership and rule changes. | 35418010 |
While the news came as a shock to some, statistics show more women are choosing to get pregnant later in life.
The US health department reported that in 2000, 7.4 % of women had their first child at 35 or older - by 2014 the number had risen to 9.1%.
Earlier this year, the UK's Office for National Statistics reported t... | Janet Jackson announced on Thursday that she was expecting her first child at 50. | 37638989 |
O'Toole joined Worcester in 2015 having previously worked at London Irish.
Former cricketer Mackay, who begins his new job on Monday, was chief executive of rugby league club London Broncos.
"We welcome Gus to his new role at a very exciting time for the commercial side of the business," chairman Bill Bolsover told War... | Worcester Warriors chief executive Jim O'Toole will step down at the end of June, with Gus Mackay replacing him in a managing director's role. | 40172645 |
Defence ministers from the three countries signed the deal on Friday.
Poland's defence ministry said the brigade would be based in the eastern Polish city of Lublin but the soldiers would remain in their home countries.
Poland and Lithuania are eager to bolster defences following Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea... | Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania have agreed to set up joint military unit of several thousand soldiers. | 29284548 |
Slutsky, who also manages CSKA Moscow, succeeded Fabio Capello in charge of the national team in August 2015.
Russia finished bottom of Group B at the European Championship with only one point from three games.
In a statement, the Russian Football Union said: "We wish him all the success in his coaching career." | Leonid Slutsky has stepped down as head coach of Russia after the 2018 World Cup hosts were knocked out at the group stage of Euro 2016. | 36674890 |
He was Paul Donnelly from Colinview in Belfast.
The accident happened at Magheraknock Road at about 19:30 GMT on Saturday.
A 32-year-old man and a five-year-old girl were also injured in the crash. They are both in a stable condition in hospital. | Police have released the name of the 36-year-old man who died following a two-vehicle crash in Ballynahinch, County Down. | 35087107 |
The car giant saw net income fall to $2.4bn (£1.8bn), down from $2.8bn a year earlier. Revenue fell 1% to $37bn.
However, the results were still better than Wall Street analysts had expected.
Exceptional items included $100m to write off the firm's Venezuela operation, which was seized by the government there in April.... | General Motors has reported a drop in profits for the three months to June, due to lower vehicle sales and restructuring charges. | 40716707 |
Coach Craig Fulton includes Lisnagarvey trio Neal Glassey, Sean Murray and Matthew Nelson plus Banbridge duo Jamie Wright and John McKee.
Other Banbridge players Eugene Magee and Matt Bell are also included.
Chris Cargo and Lisnagarvey's Paul Gleghorne are among nine of Fulton's Rio Olympics squad who are picked.
Absen... | Five Ulstermen are among eight players who will make tournament debuts for Ireland in the World League 2 which starts in Belfast this weekend. | 39181460 |
Cork and fellow midfielder Ki Sung-yueng believe there was an improvement despite their 2-0 FA Cup exit at Hull.
Cork said: "He [Clement] has given us a bit of confidence. You could see we played some good stuff at times and it's looks like we're trying to go in the right direction."
"I think the players have the confi... | Swansea City's Jack Cork says new head coach Paul Clement has boosted the Premier League strugglers' confidence. | 38545559 |
Artem Vaulin, who is said to be the owner of the file-sharing site Kickass Torrents (KAT), is accused of money laundering and infringing copyright.
He is accused of distributing more than a £1bn worth of pirated music and films over the past eight years.
Mr Vaulin, 30, was arrested in Poland on Wednesday. The US justi... | US authorities have charged a Ukrainian man alleged to be the mastermind of the world's biggest online piracy website. | 36852495 |
Shaun Whiter was helping his friend Joey Abbs to change a tyre near Newmarket, Suffolk, when it happened.
Jan Adamec, 40, of Haverhill, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He is on remand and will be sentenced in September.
Mr Whiter, 27, said: "Without a doubt it's good to know that the guy is off th... | A footballer who lost both of his legs in a hit-and-run crash has spoken out about the driver responsible. | 37077158 |
Figures released on Thursday show that in the past three months, £159,000 has been spent on the west Belfast site - an average of around £50,000 a month.
Work was due to begin in early 2015.
However, planning permission for the stadium was overturned in December 2014 and since then it has been embroiled in controversy ... | The GAA's Casement Park redevelopment project has already cost almost £6m, even though construction work on the proposed stadium has not yet started. | 34281529 |
That's hardly surprising when you consider that the average worker in Britain spends 54 minutes commuting each day.
This important and ever-increasing chunk of the working week doesn't come without its costs - and they are not just financial.
According to the Office for National Statistics, feelings of happiness, life ... | The daily commute to work is something to be put up with rather than enjoyed, yet how we get there and how long it takes has an impact on how we feel. | 26190236 |
The national college entrance exam, known as the "Gaokao", will start on Saturday.
Students, along with their parents, feel intense pressure at this time of the year because success in this exam allows them to enter prestigious colleges, papers say.
The Beijing Times report that metal detectors will be used at examinat... | Media shine a spotlight on China's notoriously tough university entrance exam as millions of students prepare for the two-day test. | 27728244 |
He was two-year-old Archie Tafts. It is understood the accident happened on Tuesday.
Heather Loughridge works at the Reformed Presbyterian Church mothers and toddlers group, which Archie attended.
She described him as "a very pleasant boy".
"Archie was a lovely, smiley wee fellow," she said. "He always took part in th... | A toddler has died after being crushed by a falling chest of drawers at a house in the village of Cloughmills, County Antrim. | 35243180 |
The "Dart Charge" system was introduced on the bridge and tunnel crossing nearly two years ago.
Over that time, fines unpaid by UK-based drivers have topped half a million, a Freedom of Information request to Highways England showed.
This year alone, 250,752 fines to UK drivers have gone unpaid.
Highways England said e... | Nearly 3.5m fines have been issued to drivers for not paying the Dartford Crossing charge since toll booths were removed, the BBC has found. | 37315621 |
The couple went by boat to the city hall building where the brief procedure was conducted.
At the weekend, a host of famous guests including Matt Damon and Bill Murray attended a lavish wedding reception for the couple.
Clooney's publicist broke the news of their nuptials in a brief statement to the press on Saturday.
... | The marriage of actor George Clooney and lawyer Amal Alamuddin has been sealed with a civil ceremony in Venice. | 29412345 |
The 29-year-old joined Tranmere on loan in December and has started seven games for the club so far.
Vaughan began his career at Birmingham City before joining Walsall, AFC Telford United and Kidderminster.
"Lee is an experienced defender and has settled into the squad very well," boss Gary Brabin told the club website... | Tranmere Rovers have signed full-back Lee Vaughan on a deal until the end of the season after Cheltenham Town cancelled his contract with them. | 35344217 |
Steven Sheerer faces charges of child endangerment and distribution of obscenity to a minor, authorities said on Saturday.
Sheerer, 25, was arrested on Friday night at his home in Barnegat, New Jersey, police said.
He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted, authorities said.
His bail was set at $40,000 (£25,485) ... | A man has been arrested following the disappearance of Rosie O'Donnell's 17-year-old daughter, who was found safe after going missing for a week. | 34032291 |
Police said the officers were on routine patrol at about 1010 BST on Wednesday when the device was thrown.
None of the officers - from the PSNI's neighbourhood team - were injured.
District Commander, Chief Supt Alasdair Robinson said it was "a mindless attack on police officers just trying to do their jobs".
"It is by... | A blast bomb has been thrown at a police foot patrol in the Meadowbrook area of Craigavon. | 13150360 |
The Group H match, which ended 1-1, was stopped in both halves, with players taken off for 10 minutes after the break by referee Bjorn Kuipers.
Italy's Antonio Candreva and Croatia's Ivan Perisic scored the goals.
Croatia and Italy are on 10 points, but the Croats lead on goal difference.
In the other game in the group... | The Euro 2016 qualifier between Italy and Croatia was interrupted on two occasions when flares were thrown on to the pitch and riot police intervened to control disturbances in the crowd. | 30006640 |
Timmonsville, a town of only 2,000 people, passed the order on Tuesday. A first offence leads to a verbal warning, a second to a written warning and a third to a fine of $100-600.
Similar orders were previously made in towns in Florida and Louisiana.
One council official said the ban would lead to racial profiling.
In ... | A town in the US state of South Carolina has banned the wearing of sagging trousers, an offence that may now lead to a $600 (£462) fine. | 36738303 |
Two police sergeants, two dog handlers and five police constables were hurt while investigating the unlicensed music event in Thames Road.
About 1,000 people had gathered inside, while another 1,000 were outside.
Missiles were thrown at officers and nine men have been arrested, the Met said. Four officers were taken to... | Nine police officers have been injured after missiles were thrown at an illegal rave in Barking. | 36570725 |
Sky Ride saw people flock to the city on bicycles as stretches of the ring road and many city-centre streets were shut between 11:00 and 15:00 BST.
Rachel Lancaster, of Coventry City Council, said it was important to encourage people to cycle more regularly and the free event helped to do that.
At last year's event - t... | Roads across Coventry have been closed for a city-wide cycling event. | 34373591 |
Employees sent overseas typically receive hardship pay increases, but Panasonic is the first firm to explicitly pay more due to China's air quality problems.
Unrelenting smog has been an ongoing problem in many Chinese cities.
The move was announced as part of Panasonic's pay negotiations.
The firm refused to say how m... | Japanese electronics firm Panasonic has said it will pay its employees working in China a premium to compensate them for the country's high pollution. | 26555874 |
The group was formed by childhood friends Louis Rei and cousins Haile and Akelle Charles - whose fathers were session musicians for the likes of Bob Marley.
After years of struggling as solo artists, the trio created the catchy seduction song In2 in a late-night recording session earlier this year. After filming a vide... | London soul trio WSTRN have come joint fifth in the BBC Music Sound of 2016 - tying with electronic producer Mura Masa. | 35171686 |
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The horse was filmed trotting down the city-bound carriageway just before the Broadway roundabout at about 10:00 BST.
"It was an accident waiting to happen, with rubberneckers bringing their cars to a dead halt to take a look," said BBC cameraman John Morrissey, whose son filmed... | A runaway horse has brought traffic to a halt as it trotted along the M1 outside Belfast. | 37183483 |
Mr Shorten's centre-left Australian Labor Party (ALP) vowed to "employ Australians first" in the advert released on Sunday.
However, the video was widely criticised for the people it chose to feature, a majority of whom were white.
Mr Shorten denied racism, but conceded the video lacked diversity.
Another Labor frontbe... | Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has admitted making a "bad oversight" over a party advert that was accused of being racist. | 39841053 |
A 43-year-old man was found at a house in Shirley Terrace, Gomersal, on Friday at about 18:30 GMT, said West Yorkshire Police.
He had been attacked and was treated by paramedics but died at the scene, said the force.
A 47-year-old woman and 26-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are in police cus... | A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a man in West Yorkshire. | 38622950 |
Retired judge Sir Peter Gibson reviewed 20,000 top secret documents after allegations of wrongdoing by MI5 and MI6 officers in the wake of 9/11.
He found no evidence officers were directly involved in the torture or rendition of suspects.
But he said further investigation was needed into evidence of complicity.
Ministe... | There is evidence Britain was inappropriately involved in the rendition and ill-treatment of terror suspects, an inquiry has revealed. | 25445869 |
Gambling tycoon James Packer and David Gyngell, who heads the Nine Entertainment Group, were seen fighting at Bondi Beach on Sunday.
It is not clear what caused the brawl between the two, who are good friends.
The incident has dominated the Australian media, with photos reportedly sold for a six-figure sum.
"Eastern Su... | Police have launched an investigation into a street brawl between an Australian billionaire and a TV network head that led to a media frenzy. | 27289391 |
A vote on the bill was postponed on Tuesday as Republican leadership seek to persuade rebels to back the plan.
Nine senators have said they will not support it, and the party can only afford to lose two for it to pass.
The plan has been widely criticised amid fears that millions will lose their health insurance coverag... | US President Donald Trump has said he believes the Senate healthcare bill will "get over the line" and secure the votes it needs to pass. | 40438007 |
The Electoral Commission has launched a public awareness campaign to remind people of the need to be registered.
Otherwise, they will not be able to vote on 7 May.
It has made a new television advertisement to remind voters they will be turned away from polling stations unless they are registered.
The commission will a... | The general public are being reminded that they must register to vote by 20 April if they want to take part in the general election. | 32131749 |
The cars, made in the West Midlands and Liverpool, were caught in the blasts that killed at least 116 people.
Sixty people are still missing. At least 700 were injured.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said it was too early to tell how many vehicles were affected.
In a statement it said: "Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) wishes to expre... | Almost six thousand new Jaguar Land Rover cars, worth hundreds of millions of pounds, may have been destroyed in explosions in the Chinese port city of the Tianjin. | 34020749 |
Anthony France, 41, from Watford, was found guilty of aiding and abetting PC Timothy Edwards to commit misconduct.
France had followed an "accepted procedure" at the Sun of paying for stories, Judge Timothy Pontius said.
He is the only journalist who stands convicted by a jury under a probe into alleged illegal payment... | A Sun reporter has been given an 18-month suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of paying for tip-offs from an anti-terrorism officer. | 32928540 |
They reveal a 230% increase in patients from the county sent to out-of-area beds between 2013-14 and 2014-15.
A carers group has expressed concern a local shortage of resources means some patients are being sent as far away as Yorkshire and Manchester.
The local mental health trust said it was improving its management ... | Mental health patients in Hertfordshire had to travel up to 180 miles (290 km) for a bed because of a shortage of local accommodation, new figures show. | 34063380 |
The Miami Dolphins will play the New Orleans Saints in one of those contests as part of the NFL's International Series.
There will be two games staged at Wembley and two at Twickenham Stadium.
London hosts four games in 2017, one more than in 2016 and the most it has ever hosted.
The New York Giants became the first si... | The NFL has announced the full set of fixtures to be played in London in 2017. | 38266125 |
Archie Darby, aged four months, died after being attacked in Colchester, Essex, on Thursday afternoon.
His brother Daniel-Jay Darby, who is 22 months old, is still in hospital.
The owner of the dog - the children's aunt - has been named by other media outlets as 31 year old serving police officer PC Clare Ferdinand.
Es... | The death of a baby boy mauled by a family dog is "unlikely" to be treated as a criminal investigation, police said. | 37677803 |
The £650m building, behind St Pancras station and the British Library, will be home to 1,250 scientists.
Named after the co-discoverer of DNA structure, the Crick will examine fundamental questions about how illnesses develop, in order to find new ways to treat conditions such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infecti... | Europe's biggest biomedical laboratory, the Francis Crick Institute, has opened in London. | 37246994 |
Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada and Denis Goldberg were both jailed because of their activities during the Apartheid period.
Lord Mayor Jeffrey Mountevans said the honour was a "tribute to the noble and fearless fortitude" of the men.
They received the accolade with their defence team at the Guildhall.
The City of London said ... | Two men who were sentenced to life imprisonment alongside Nelson Mandela in South Africa have received the Freedom of the City of London. | 35417265 |
Kate Chisholm, of Skerne Park Academy, Darlington, made the appeal after she noticed more and more adults wearing pyjamas at the school gates as well as at meetings and assemblies.
She said her aim was to help set a good example for pupils.
Parent Phil Naylor said wearing nightwear to school was "disgraceful".
Ms Chish... | A primary school head teacher has written to parents asking them to wash in the morning and stop dropping their children off in their pyjamas. | 35413153 |
Tserin Dopchut only had a small bar of chocolate in his pocket when he wandered into the woodland.
He slept on a dry makeshift bed under a larch tree, The Siberian Times said.
A huge land and air search was launched to find the boy, who may have been following a puppy when he vanished.
The child had been under the care... | A three-year-old boy survived alone for 72 hours in a forest in the remote Russian region of Siberia, in an area renowned for being inhabited by wolves and bears. | 37442863 |
Spurs have agreed an undisclosed fee, thought to be about £7m, for the 23-year-old, who has won 14 caps.
Chadli is with Spurs in Hong Kong for the Asia Cup, and having agreed terms and passed a medical, could make his debut against Monaco on 3 August.
FC Twente won 65% of their Eredivisie matches last season when Nacer... | Tottenham have completed the signing of Belgium international winger Nacer Chadli from Dutch club FC Twente. | 23397482 |
Simon Pringle, former head of Brinsworth Manor Junior School in Rotherham, was found guilty of "unacceptable professional conduct" by a misconduct panel.
He produced false data that showed pupils attainment was "good" prior to a visit by inspectors in 2014.
Mr Pringle was prohibited from teaching indefinitely, but can ... | A head teacher has been banned from the profession for falsifying students' progress records. | 38905331 |
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Jacob Stockdale sliced through weak Scarlets defending to help build a 13-6 half-time lead for the visitors.
Scarlets fought back and clinched victory with a controversial penalty try owing to World Rugby's new rules on high tackles.
Both sides had players sin-binned becau... | Scarlets consolidated their place in the Pro12's top four with a hard-earned win over play-off rivals Ulster. | 38514314 |
But Fijian father Sam Cataki, who served in the British Army for 12 years, said he was still awaiting news of his wife Seini's application.
Mr Cataki, 36, who lives in Neyland, Pembrokeshire, lost his job last month after his application was refused.
He was later told he could work again while his case was considered b... | An ex-soldier refused UK citizenship has been granted indefinite leave to remain here, he has confirmed. | 40469504 |
Staff at Denbigh's Henllan Bakery have downloaded an app which assesses mobile signal quality to identify areas with poor coverage.
The app for Android phones by Ofcom then automatically reports the information back to the regulator.
So far, it has identified signal issues around Chirk and Oswestry.
The app works by au... | Bakery delivery drivers in Denbighshire are helping to improve the area's mobile phone coverage by flagging up so-called "not spots". | 39256084 |
"I've been blessed and cursed with the ability to write a catchy tune," says The Divine Comedy lynchpin Neil Hannon.
"I guess not everyone can do it, so I should feel happy about it. But sometimes the more contrary, artistic part of me is annoyed: 'Oh my God, you've written another catchy chorus! Why couldn't you just ... | As The Divine Comedy return from a six-year break, Neil Hannon discusses parenthood, history books and his inability to resist earworms. | 37115552 |
In a letter, he wrote: "I don't trust the policy of the US, nor have I exchanged a word with them, but this does not mean I reject a peaceful solution to conflicts."
These were his first comments since December's historic move by Cuba and the US after decades of hostilities.
High-level talks were held last week.
In the... | Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro appears to have given tacit approval to the recent decision by Cuba and the US to restore diplomatic relations. | 30996202 |
The fighting erupted when a joint security force deployed by the main Palestinian factions in Ein el-Hilweh came under fire from radical Islamists.
The factions had told the Islamists, led by Bilal Badr, to disarm.
Local media said gunfire and explosions could be heard on Monday afternoon after a period of calm in the ... | At least six people have been killed and 35 others wounded in clashes inside a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon since Friday, medics say. | 39552222 |
Brazil returned to Wembley as part of the Football Association's 150th anniversary celebrations - and played their full part in a highly entertaining friendly.
Wayne Rooney steered England into a first-half lead with his 33rd goal for his country, after goalkeeper Joe Hart had earlier saved Ronaldinho's penalty.
Fred p... | England secured their first win over Brazil for 23 years as Frank Lampard's spectacular strike gave them victory at Wembley. | 21317048 |
Chorley Hospital in Lancashire was downgraded to an urgent care centre in April due to a doctor shortage after a pay cap on agency staff was imposed.
Nine of the 14 needed have been secured and recruitment is under way for six others for an end of August opening.
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) said it "... | A hospital A&E department closed temporarily over "unacceptable" safety risks is expected to reopen in August. | 36496786 |
The deadline for members of the public, interest groups and institutions to send their proposals to the Smith Commission closed at 17:00 on Friday.
Provisional numbers showed it had received 14,000 emails and letters from the general public.
And it had received more than 250 submissions from institutions.
The commissio... | The commission set up to discuss further devolution to the Scottish Parliament has received more than 14,000 submissions. | 29857267 |
The Central Election Commission said 80% of voters backed the reforms, from a turnout of 42%.
Backers say the reforms make government more efficient, but critics say they were designed to prolong President Almazbek Atambayev's grip on power.
Here's what you need to know.
Aside from measures to strengthen the prime mini... | Kyrgyzstan voted in a referendum on Sunday for changes to the constitution that give more power to the government and especially to the prime minister. | 38289859 |
The motorist was threatened by the man, who was demanding money, at about 14:10 BST on Friday.
As he tried to leave the van on the passenger side, the hijacker drove off and he was dragged along the Old Milltown Road in Castlereagh.
His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
The stolen van was later recovered... | A van driver has sustained a serious head injury after he was dragged along the road by a hijacker who stole his vehicle in east Belfast. | 33396972 |
Kevan Thakrar, 26, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, who is serving three life sentences for killing drug dealers, also lost his cranberry juice.
District Judge Neil Hickman said there had been a "cavalier disregard for Mr Thakrar's rights and his property".
The POA union, which represents prison workers, said it was "in ... | A triple killer won £800 compensation after items including his nose hair clippers were damaged in prison. | 27185544 |
UKIP immigration spokesman Steven Wolfe also wants to strip terrorists of their passports, and deny entry to asylum seekers without ID documents.
He told the UKIP conference he also wants to boost the number of frontline border staff and search teams by 2,500.
The UKIP policy updates came as the government announced pl... | The UK Independence Party UKIP is calling for separate immigration queues for UK citizens at border entry points. | 29376259 |
Gower AM Edwina Hart and Neath AM Gwenda Thomas are to stand down at the 2016 assembly election.
Mr Jones praised the economy and transport minister's "determination and energy" and said former deputy minister Mrs Thomas was "a passionate advocate for the rights of carers and children".
Labour Llanelli AM Keith Davies ... | First Minister Carwyn Jones has paid tribute to two senior Labour assembly members who are set to stand down. | 33210147 |
The Blue Parrot club was hosting the closing night of an electronic music festival and was packed with music fans, many of them foreigners.
Among those who died were a Canadian, an Italian and a US citizen.
But the gunman was targeting a man from Veracruz, the attorney-general said.
"Suddenly a person enters the club t... | The attorney-general of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, where five people were killed in a shooting in a club on Monday, says the target of the attack was a Mexican man. | 38648098 |
But he said that although many held him "ultimately responsible" for the football community, he could "not monitor everyone all of the time".
He was speaking at the opening of Fifa's congress, a day after seven top officials were held in a US inquiry.
Mr Blatter has faced calls to quit but is seeking re-election on Fri... | Fifa president Sepp Blatter has condemned the "action of individuals" for bringing "shame and humiliation" on football in a corruption scandal. | 32923104 |
The country remains strongly dependent on Russia, both for its economy and to help counter security problems. In particular, Tajikistan depends on Moscow to help fight drug smuggling from neighbouring Afghanistan and an emerging radical Islam movement.
Tajikistan is also expanding its ties with China: Beijing has exten... | Battered by a five-year civil war at the onset of its independence, Tajikistan has struggled with poverty and instability in the two decades since it became its own state. | 16201032 |
A team of five surgeons at Advocate Children's Hospital in Chicago removed baby Dominique's parasitic twin.
In this extremely rare case, her parasitic twin was attached to her back and shoulder. This made her look like she had two extra legs and feet.
Dominique travelled from Ivory Coast for the operation and will retu... | A baby girl whose twin failed to develop properly and fused to her growing body in the womb is recovering after a successful operation in the US. | 39341614 |
The black-tie affair is an annual gathering of politicians, journalists, celebrities and other notables from Washington and beyond. The highlight of the evening is the president's speech, during which he makes fun of himself, his allies and his opponents, often in equal measure.
Mr Obama has not spared many from his zi... | On Saturday evening in Washington, Barack Obama will attend his last White House Correspondents' Association dinner as president. | 36172823 |
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The authorities then rounded up the migrants from the hills on the Spanish side of the border.
The UN says more than 1,000 people have crossed over the heavily fortified border to reach Ceuta in 2016. | More than 200 mainly African migrants have crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco having forced their way through barbed-wire border fences. | 37837214 |
Both have signed two-year deals with the National League South side to replace Steve Tully and Wayne Carlisle.
Hodges managed the Cornish club between 2010 and 2013, gaining promotion, but left due because of financial problems.
Fallon featured in the 2010 World Cup and played for the Kiwis in a 1-0 win over New Caledo... | Truro City have re-appointed former boss Lee Hodges as their new manager, with New Zealand international striker Rory Fallon joining as his assistant. | 36480584 |
Gary Hutchison, 50, from Inverness, was jailed for six months and banned from driving for five years on Wednesday.
He appeared at Inverness Sherriff Court after being caught six times over the legal limit whilst disqualified and without insurance on 23 February.
Hutchison was previously banned from driving on 10 Februa... | A motorist who was convicted of being seven times over the legal limit was caught drink-driving again less than two weeks later. | 36034619 |
Lucy Haughey, a Channel 4 Come Dine With Me winner, bombarded Sharon Low with messages for almost a year.
She was due to be sentenced earlier this month but the case was continued for the sheriff to ensure all abusive posts were removed from social media.
The 36-year-old admitted cyber-stalking Ms Low between June 2015... | A reality TV show winner has been ordered to do 250 hours of unpaid work after posting abusive online messages about her then boyfriend's ex-partner. | 40050834 |
Denmark contributes two thirds of Greenland's budget revenue, the rest coming mainly from fishing. Potential oil, gas and rare earth mineral reserves have attracted prospecting firms.
Greenland enjoys perpetual daylight for two months each year but over 80% of the island is covered by an ice cap 4km thick in places. Gl... | Greenland is the world's largest island and an autonomous Danish dependent territory with limited self-government and its own parliament. | 18249474 |
The new goals recommend adults eat 30g of fibre a day - a 25% rise on previous levels.
And they suggest eating no more than of 5% added or natural sugars per day - roughly six teaspoons - a cut of 50%.
The changes have been based on evidence and advice from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) and Food... | Guidelines on an ideal Scottish diet have urged people people to eat more fibre and less sugar. | 35851172 |
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The Super Fight League will see eight teams from different parts of Britain competing in a league format.
"MMA is big and getting bigger," Khan, a financial stakeholder in Indian MMA promotion Super Fight League, told BBC World Service.
"Fighters like Conor McGregor are ma... | Boxer Amir Khan is planning to launch a team-based mixed martial arts league in Britain in 2017. | 38401445 |
The three-year-old beat 2,751 other entries of 199 breeds to take the top dog spot at Westminster Kennel Club.
"He has that extra sparkle," his handler, Valerie Nunes-Atkinson said. "He's an old soul."
CJ, also known as California Journey, is a descendent of two other champions and the third German Shorthaired Pointer ... | A German shorthaired pointer called CJ has won America's most prestigious best in show dog competition in New York. | 35591987 |
The Court of Session ruled against the group in October after a lengthy legal challenge against the policy, which would set a minimum unit price of 50p.
But the SWA said it had a "strong view that minimum pricing is incompatible with EU law" and would appeal further.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said the decision was... | The Scotch Whisky Association has applied to appeal in the UK Supreme Court against minimum pricing for alcohol in Scotland. | 38026073 |
Nottingham's Theatre Royal opened in 1865, and held its first panto - The House that Jack Built - the same year.
The annual event continued almost uninterrupted, even through world wars, attracting a wide range of stars.
Headline names have included George Formby, Tony Hancock, Danny La Rue, Leslie Crowther, Orville an... | A theatre celebrating its 150th anniversary has released dozens of historic pantomime posters. | 35071630 |
Webb highlighted Leicester fly-half Owen Williams and Wasps open-side flanker Thomas Young, who are among seven uncapped players in the squad.
"It's great these new boys have been called into the squad," said Webb.
"The likes of Owen Williams and Thomas Young have been playing exceptionally well."
The seven uncapped pl... | The new faces in Wales' Six Nations squad "can put the heat on" established stars and win caps in the tournament, says scrum-half Rhys Webb. | 38763201 |
As Marshall and family members posed with Paul Ryan, re-elected on Tuesday as House Speaker, the teen, Cal Marshall, can clearly be seen raising his arm into a distinctive dabbing pose.
Dabbing - a dance pose which involves burying your face in the crook of your elbow - gained momentum in 2015 when US musicians popular... | Finding your feet in a new job can be difficult at the best of times, so spare a thought for Republican US congressman Roger Marshall, whose son decided a photo op at his swearing in was the perfect time to do some dabbing. | 38506818 |
A man with a thundering presence, he looked confident, defiant and indestructible as the crowds thronged around his convoy in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Now Bemba is a war criminal, sentenced and convicted in a landmark case. As a former vice-president, he is the most senior figure sent to jail by... | When Jean-Pierre Bemba drove through the streets of Kinshasa during historic elections in 2006 he was feted like a hero. | 36585195 |
Sam Saunders put the Bees ahead early on when he lobbed keeper Marcus Bettinelli from the edge of the box.
Fulham, who are 21st in the Championship table, were 2-0 down two minutes later when Hogan found the net with a low, powerful shot.
Hogan then volleyed his second, and his fifth in 93 minutes since returning from ... | Two goals from Scott Hogan helped Brentford claim an emphatic west London derby victory against lowly Fulham. | 36118084 |
Kim Rose, standing in Southampton Itchen, said he had been told to report to police over allegations of treating.
Electoral Commission rules state food and entertainment cannot be provided by candidates to "corruptly influence" votes.
Hampshire police declined to comment.
Mr Rose said he held the event on 21 February a... | A UKIP parliamentary candidate is to be questioned over allegations he tried to influence voters by giving away sausage rolls at a party event featuring snooker star Jimmy White. | 32234567 |
Travis Hackett, 13, joined the players on the pitch and then watched the Foxes beat Sunderland 2-0.
The teenager from San Diego has said the club's Premier League triumph helped him through his treatment.
The visit to Leicester was organised by aUS charity the Craig Willinger Fund that arranges football trips for young... | An American teenager who beat leukaemia has fulfilled a lifelong dream by leading out Leicester City as a mascot. | 39507039 |
Map-maker Ordnance Survey (OS) worked on the game that challenges players to find a hidden marker on Ben Nevis.
The game has been made for use with Oculus Rift and Google Cardboard 3D devices.
OS said players would also be able to explore the virtual mountain, which was created using data the mapping agency has on the ... | Britain's tallest mountain has been recreated in a virtual reality game that is played using 3D headgear. | 34583043 |
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