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United Passions was funded by about £17m of Fifa cash, and was completed before corruption charges were made against 14 of its officials in May.
Starring Tim Roth as Sepp Blatter, the hagiography of football's governing body has had damning reviews.
The Village Voice called it "not merely ham-fisted, but pork-shouldere... | A vanity film about the history of Fifa has flopped in the US, taking just $607 (£397) in its opening weekend. | 33050289 |
The UNHCR criticised Hungary, which said it had deployed 10,000 police and soldiers to seal the border.
The agency says it is concerned that migrants are being illegally forced to return from Hungary to Serbia.
The numbers of migrants travelling through the Balkans is again on the rise, according to the UN.
New measure... | Nearly 1,300 migrants are stuck in dire conditions at the Serbia-Hungary border after Hungary blocked their entry, the UN's refugee agency says. | 36753648 |
Cavendish, the Tour's green jersey winner in 2011, has agreed a deal to support the team next year.
"I'm 30 next year so the chances get slimmer, but I never stop striving to want to do it," said Horton.
"Mark putting his name to the team will allow us to be in the shop window at bigger races."
Horton is one of Guernse... | Tobyn Horton says Mark Cavendish's decision to help coach riders on his Madison Genesis team could help achieve his dream of riding the Tour de France. | 34866988 |
Midfielder Filipe Morais gave the Bantams the lead on 54 minutes.
Hanson then netted three times in 16 minutes to keep Bradford in fifth, five points clear of seventh-placed Gillingham with two matches remaining.
Walsall have a game in hand but trail Burton by six points, having slipped to fourth as Millwall won at Bur... | Bradford City strengthened their League One play-off position as James Hanson's second-half hat-trick helped dent Walsall's hopes of automatic promotion. | 36060774 |
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If you have a picture you'd like to share, email us at england@bbc.co.uk, post it on Facebook or tweet it to @BBCEngland. You can also find us o... | Each day we feature a photograph sent in from across England. | 40479955 |
For a supermarket like Tesco, that figure is chilling for two reasons.
Firstly, Christmas was traditionally the time when promiscuous shoppers returned to the Big Four to fill their groaning family trolleys. That is no longer the case - Lidl sells champers too.
And, secondly, if half of shoppers tried Aldi and Lidl, th... | Last Christmas, more than half of Britain's shoppers tried the discount experience of Aldi or Lidl. | 34462482 |
Before his elevation to the top leadership role in the Taliban, he functioned as the acting head of the movement on behalf of Mullah Mohammad Omar, its founder and spiritual head.
In this capacity, he is understood to have authorised the release of periodic statements by Mullah Omar on the official Taliban website, eve... | Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour hails from the influential Ishaqzai clan of the Durrani tribe of Pashtuns and comes from Kandahar province, the political and cultural seat of Pashtun power in Afghanistan. | 34405035 |
In many of the cases the drivers were prevented from using their vehicles because the condition was so poor.
The night-time operation focused on vehicles taking people in and out of the city centre.
Four were seized for serious defects, three for no insurance and 11 fines were handed out for minor offences.
The operati... | More than half of minibuses, taxis and private hire vehicles checked during a two-day clampdown in Swansea were found to be unsafe. | 32256354 |
Robert Mark Davies, 49, worked at Cyrenians Cymru, which offered a range of services to homeless and disadvantaged adults.
Mr Davies was arrested in 2014 following an investigation by South Wales Police's Economic Crime Unit.
He will appear at Cardiff Magistrates Court on 21 February accused of fraud by abuse of positi... | The former head of finance at a homeless charity in Swansea has been charged with fraud. | 38973772 |
The visitors led 19-0 at the break and added 20 more unanswered points after the break.
Coach Rowland Phillips takes his side to face Ireland in Dublin on Sunday, 22 January.
They then go to Rome to face Italy in their Six Nations opener on Saturday, 4 February.
Kerin Lake, Lowri Harries, and debutant Jaz Joyce scored ... | Wales Women comfortably beat their Spanish counterparts in Alicante in their first warm-up ahead of the 2017 Six Nations. | 38599443 |
Many services have been cancelled or replaced by buses and others are running less frequently.
The action follows the breakdown of talks with ScotRail on 6 July. Railway workers were also striking on Sunday.
The union is backing industrial action over concerns about the operation of more trains without guards.
On drive... | Commuters are facing disruption to rail services as members of the RMT union enter their second day of strike action. | 36759684 |
Most people in custody are less than happy about it, but in pictures shared by officers on Facebook, Annie could not have been more delighted.
Annie, who had not committed any crime, was allowed to sit in a cell at the police station in Nijmegen Zuid, 75 miles south-east of Amsterdam, in order to achieve "one of her la... | A 99-year-old Netherlands woman has fulfilled a "bucket list" dream - by spending time in a police cell. | 39108654 |
Six detached houses with three or four bedrooms are being built in Broadhempston, near Totnes, by local families and couples.
The Broadhempston Community Land Trust was set up four years ago to enable local residents in need of housing to self-build affordable homes.
The properties will be heated with sun rooms and wil... | A group of Devon villagers have started building their own affordable "eco-homes". | 32252557 |
Denis Hays, 72, was teaching at Greasbrough Primary School, Rotherham, when he invited pupils to his home for inspections between 1975 and 1977.
He was dismissed in 2015 when claims emerged that three pupils, aged between 11 and 14, had taken part part in his so-called "child development study".
A disciplinary panel fo... | A teacher who asked pupils to undress in order to measure their genitals has been banned indefinitely from teaching. | 39563219 |
Television pictures appeared to show the Gunners midfielder, 21, raising a finger towards the crowd during the 6-3 defeat at Etihad Stadium.
The Football Association will await referee Martin Atkinson's official report before deciding whether to review the incident or not.
"If he did it and he is banned then we will ha... | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted Jack Wilshere may have to accept a ban for an apparent abusive hand gesture. | 25382638 |
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O'Sullivan made the claims against World Snooker on Sunday, accusing the body of using "threatening language".
Murphy, who will face O'Sullivan in the World Championship second round on Thursday, said he cannot live in a "world without consequences".
Four-time world champi... | Five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is "completely wrong" to accuse snooker bosses of bullying, says world number five Shaun Murphy. | 39625549 |
Sanford Wallace, who is known as the "Spam King", surrendered to FBI agents in California.
Prosecutors allege he developed a program that breached Facebook spam filters and lured users to submit their account details.
Mr Wallace denies the charges, which carry prison sentences of up to 10 years.
He has been released on... | A US man charged with sending more than 27 million spam messages to Facebook users has turned himself in. | 14428730 |
Salli Reeves, 39, and her sons Shaldon Morgan-Reeves, 5, and Ellian Chapman, 13, were seen at about 15:00 GMT in the Llanerch area of Llanelli on Friday.
Dyfed-Powys Police is asking anyone who has had contact with them or seen them to call 101. | Police are searching for a missing woman and her two children who were last seen in Carmarthenshire. | 38039485 |
The women, believed to be mother and daughter Karen and Jade Hales, were found at a property in Cathedral Road, Anfield, at about 09:50 BST following a report of concerns for their safety.
Officers described the deaths as unexplained. Post-mortem examinations will take place later.
The investigation is in its "very ear... | A 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the bodies of two women were found in Liverpool. | 36517780 |
The tanks and other equipment were being carried on a landing craft which capsized and lost its cargo as it was heading for the D-Day landings in 1944.
They sit on the seabed between the east of the island and Selsey, West Sussex.
Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology is looking at how land legislation can... | Maritime archaeologists have investigated ways for World War II tanks at the bottom of the sea near the Isle of Wight to be protected. | 14322864 |
There has been a 60% increase in applications in Britain since last June's poll on the UK's membership of the European Union.
So what has prompted people living in the rest of the UK to apply for Irish citizenship?
London is home to the largest Irish-born population outside of the island.
The London Irish Centre in Cam... | The rush for an Irish passport following the Brexit referendum has not been confined to people in Northern Ireland. | 40342107 |
The Notts County Ladies defender is currently fighting her way back from a horrendous knee injury but she admits her biggest challenge was convincing her father that a young girl could break into a "boy's world".
"I've got a brother who is a year older than me and he always played football so my dad always took me alon... | England defender Sophie Bradley has revealed she was steered towards a career in tennis before setting her sights on a life in football. | 32093368 |
Designed by Brighton's Yelo Architects, the building would sit on the corner of Sackville Gardens and Kingsway.
It would provide 107 homes ranging from penthouse apartments to "affordable" flats, some with rooftop gardens or balconies.
Developers say it should be embraced but some campaigners think it is the wrong buil... | Plans for a 17 storey high-rise building on Hove seafront have divided local residents. | 34889756 |
Ond wrth roi tystiolaeth, dywedodd Clifford Christie, peiriannydd gafodd ei alw gan gwmni Whirlpool i archwilio'r peiriant yn y fflat ar Sgwâr Ancaster, na allai ddiystyru'r posibilrwydd yn llwyr.
Cafodd Doug McTavish, 39 oed, a Bernard Hender, 19 oed, eu lladd yn y tân ym mis Hydref 2014.
Llwyddodd trydydd dyn, Garry ... | Mae peiriannydd wedi dweud wrth gwest i farwolaeth dau ddyn mewn tân yn Llanrwst yn 2014 nad yw'n anochel fod y fflamau wedi dechrau mewn sychwr dillad. | 39657239 |
And it has said it will write off some $300m in its 2014 results, due out next month.
Development spending on new oil fields next year, already cut to $600m, will be "subject to further review".
The cuts mean the company is already in negotiations to reduce costs with a number of key contractors.
Premier said 2014 reve... | The crash in oil prices has forced oil and gas explorer Premier Oil to cut spending on development next year by 40%. | 30810135 |
The man, 57, took out a meat cleaver and attacked fellow employees as they travelled on the company bus to work.
Most of the victims went to hospital for treatment but suffered only minor injuries.
The man was subdued by passengers and was later arrested by police. His motive for the attack was not immediately known.
T... | A man has attacked passengers on a bus in Hong Kong with a knife and injured at least 11 people, reports say. | 23515126 |
Talks on the Thamesteel site in Sheerness have been taking place for "many months", said Gordon Henderson MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey.
He said the new plans for the plant could see the creation of up to 120 jobs.
The new plant would be a rolling mill and would not produce any steel.
Mr Henderson said: "We have som... | An agreement to partly reopen a Kent steel works which closed in 2012 with the loss of more than 350 jobs, could be signed by the end of October. | 29625406 |
As Kenya's government tries to fulfil its 2013 election pledge to give first year primary school students access to laptops, Kizito will not be able to benefit from the ambitious $600m (£425m) Digischool scheme.
Instead he will continue to use scraps of paper to write down his notes, keeping them bundled in a small bl... | In theory, six-year-old Kenyan pupil Kizito Wafula could soon be using a government-funded laptop, but his school in the west of the country has no desks or chairs - and, crucially, no electricity to power it. | 35708890 |
A 36-year-old man in Leeds and a 27-year-old man in Normanton both died on Saturday.
It is thought the deaths were drugs-related although toxicology results are being awaited, said police.
Meanwhile, three men and a woman were found dead at separate addresses in South Yorkshire on Good Friday.
In the latest incident, o... | Two men have died in what are thought to be drugs-related incidents as West Yorkshire Police issued a warning to drugs users. | 39614985 |
Speaking in China, he urged firms to bid for seven contracts worth £11.8bn in total - covering the first phase of HS2, between London and Birmingham.
Mr Osborne also invited bids for £24bn of investment in northern England.
Critics say opening HS2 bidding before Parliament has approved the scheme "smacks of a mercenary... | Chancellor George Osborne has urged Chinese investors to bid for contracts to build HS2, as he opened the bidding process for the high-speed rail line. | 34341352 |
After their FA Cup exit at the hands of non-league Lincoln City, he said "if the club want to sack me, so be it".
But now Town are unbeaten in five games, having drawn 1-1 at Carrow Road in the Championship on Sunday.
"I would hope that performance and result goes a long way to repairing our relationship with the fans,... | Ipswich Town boss Mick McCarthy hopes his side's performance in the East Anglian derby at Norwich will help mend a "broken" relationship with the fans. | 39102124 |
What do we know about who attacked Minnesota, New York and New Jersey?
On Saturday morning, a pipe bomb exploded on the route of a charity race in New Jersey. Nobody was hurt, because the road was empty at the time. The race had been delayed due to an unattended bag. The event, which was planned to raise money for Mari... | US officials are investigating several attacks that happened over the weekend, including three on one day. | 37406887 |
Harden had two years, worth $59m (£45.7m), left on his previous deal.
He has signed a four-year extension worth $169m (£131m) through to the 2022-23 season, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Last week Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry signed a $201m (£154m) deal, according to his agent.
Curry's five-yea... | Houston Rockets guard James Harden has signed a contract extension worth a reported $228m (£176m) - the richest in NBA history. | 40546032 |
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The 21-year-old Manchester City winger, who has struggled so far in the tournament, is expected to replace Adam Lallana as Harry Kane and Daniel Sturridge form England's attacking spearhead.
Sterling was substituted at half-time in the 2-1 win against Wales when England tr... | England manager Roy Hodgson looks certain to recall Raheem Sterling for what he accepts is a "win or bust" match against Iceland in the last 16 at Euro 2016 in Nice on Monday. | 36634554 |
It comes after US aircraft regulators approved a revamped battery design.
Problems with the plane's battery had resulted in the entire fleet of the 787s being grounded and deliveries of the aircraft being halted.
Japan's All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines are among the first carriers that will have the batteries rep... | Boeing has started replacing batteries on some of its grounded 787 Dreamliner fleet, moving a step closer to getting the planes flying again. | 22244882 |
The 48-year-old made the comments at the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Awards where she was inducted into the hall of fame.
She was joined onstage by fellow Australian star Kylie Minogue.
The comments came after a well-received performance of her hit single Chains by The Veronicas, Jessica Mauboy and Ar... | Australian pop star Tina Arena has told commercial radio stations to play more music by older female artists. | 34941027 |
Nathan Paton, 22, was discovered wandering the streets covered in blood in Borrowash, Derbyshire, on Friday.
The attack is being linked to the death of his mother Claire Nagle, 38, who died in hospital after being found seriously injured at a house nearby.
The death of a man on the M1 is connected to both attacks, poli... | A man who was badly injured in one of several violent incidents on Friday said he had been attacked with a nail gun. | 38363496 |
The route runs for nearly 20 miles and comprises 131 stops, from upper St Johns to downtown Milwaukie.
Their pictures depict the wide range of communities spread along the way as well as capturing something of the gentrification in parts of the town.
Here is a selection of images from the project.
Bus 75: Hidden Portla... | Photographer Geoffrey Hiller and writer Tom Vandel have spent the past year travelling on the number 75 bus in Portland, Oregon, stopping off along the way to explore and capture parts of the town usually only glimpsed thorough the window. | 38390377 |
About 12,000 litres pooled on to the carriageway following an HGV crash on the M606 in Bradford on Friday.
The Environment Agency said "no significant impacts" had been reported and becks around the motorway were "running clear".
It added "some of the pollutant is being washed through the system and can be seen in the ... | A quantity of white paint which was spilt in a motorway crash has polluted watercourses in West Yorkshire. | 38629235 |
Robert Gerrard, 53 and from Liverpool, was named on a register of alleged criminal fugitives in February 2014 and gave himself up in October 2016.
He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import cocaine into the UK in a £60m drugs plot between May and June 2013.
Gerrard was jailed at Manchester Crown Court for 14 years.
The... | A drugs baron who handed himself in after three years on the run because of the pressures of being one of the UK's most wanted men has been jailed. | 39644249 |
The deal for the 25-year-old World Cup runner-up is undisclosed but is understood to be about £8m.
The type of players that we try and identify to come in here are ones that add quality to the squad and he definitely will do that
Fernandez joins on a four-year contract and should be included in Swansea's squad to face ... | Swansea City have completed the signing of Argentina defender Federico Fernandez from Italian side Napoli. | 28702458 |
Fowler is one of 16 players released by the National League club while Kayden Jackson has turned down his offer.
Manny Smith, Wes York, Adriano Moke and Blaine Hudson are also among the departures.
Defender Sean Newton has signed a new one-year deal and Wrexham are in talks with goalkeeper Rhys Taylor, who has been on ... | Wrexham have offered new deals to seven squad members for 2016-17, but club captain Lee Fowler is not among them. | 36231299 |
The home side made the early running, but the visitors capitalised against the run of play. Johnny Hunt crossed for Kane Richards to stab the Blues into a 20th-minute lead.
Mikael Mandron missed two good chances to score for the hosts, which proved a turning point.
The Blues extended their advantage, despite a heroic p... | Eastleigh suffered a promotion setback with a demoralising home loss to Chester. | 38036431 |
Two devices fitted with GPS trackers were dropped from a helicopter off the south coast of Iceland a year ago.
Both floated west, passing the coast of Greenland towards Canada before drifting back east across the Atlantic.
One was found on Tiree this month. The other has floated north in the direction of the Faroe Isle... | A "message in a bottle" involved in a scientific experiment drifted off in a different direction from one that was washed up on a Scottish island. | 38733884 |
The 27-year-old, who was born in Oslo, signed a three-and-a-half year deal.
"Jonathan is a class player who fits perfectly into our club and style of play," manager Jostein Flo told the club website.
"He is good with both feet, very capable and is a player with a lot of energy who will delight the fans here at Marienly... | Ipswich midfielder Jonathan Parr has completed his move to Norwegian side Stromsgodset. | 35304260 |
Analysis of some 11,000 online listings for spare rooms found all but a few hundred stated benefit claimants were not welcome.
Campaign groups say it is "naked discrimination" and are calling for a change in the law.
Landlords say more social housing needs to be built.
The BBC England data unit analysed listings on the... | Landlords are more likely to accept potential renters who own pets than people claiming benefits, a BBC investigation has found. | 39102860 |
Police said the birds were discovered in Oakley Wood, near Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire.
It is not clear how the dead kite was killed, but the two injured birds had been shot with a shotgun.
Red kites are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and anyone found killing one can face jail.
The surviving b... | A red kite, one of the UK's most highly protected birds of prey, has been found dead and two more left riddled with shotgun pellets. | 36137168 |
Ko Ni, who was an adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party, was shot in the head at Yangon airport.
A suspect has been detained but there are no details on the motive.
Ko Ni, who the NLD described as "irreplaceable", was a rare prominent Muslim in a Buddhist-majority nation.
It is not cle... | Thousands of people have attended the funeral of a leading lawyer shot dead in Myanmar's commercial capital, Yangon, on Sunday. | 38793972 |
Mr Obama told reporters that Mr Trump had "expressed a great interest" in maintaining the US commitment to Nato.
During the campaign, Mr Trump said he might abandon a guarantee of protection for fellow Nato countries.
His statements alarmed the Baltic states which fear Russian aggression.
Article 5 of the Nato treaty c... | President Barack Obama has sought to assure US allies that President-elect Donald Trump will honour the country's international alliances when he takes office in January. | 37981572 |
Sir Michael Fallon said the government would make a "bigger commitment to peacekeeping, particularly in Africa".
The UK needed to help states "on the brink of failure", or face instability that leads to extremism, he added.
More than 80 nations will take part in a London peacekeeping conference later.
Last year David C... | An extra 100 military personnel will be sent to South Sudan as the UK looks to "step up" its United Nations peacekeeping commitments, the defence secretary has said. | 37304422 |
When US-born Chris Bangle moved from Germany to the tiny Italian village of Clavesana in 2009, he waved goodbye to a 17-year career as Chief of Design for BMW. It was a huge change for him, but his arrival also had an impact on his new neighbours, writes Dany Mitzman.
Fed up with designing cars for the elite, Chris Ban... | Photographs by MariaGrazia Moncada | 36965594 |
Resuming on 141-3, Glamorgan collapsed to 223 all out, only Aneurin Donald (57) offering any real resistance.
Openers Daryl Mitchell and Brett D'Oliveira fell cheaply, but Tom Fell's 15 not out saw the visitors to 28-2.
Glamorgan were beaten in under two-and-a-half days, having failed to last two days in their opener w... | Teenage Worcestershire seamer Josh Tongue took 5-45 on his County Championship debut to help beat Glamorgan by eight wickets in Cardiff. | 39611597 |
A driver captured the footage on a dashboard camera shortly after a cash-handler was robbed in Newton Heath, Manchester.
The robber threatened to blind the handler with a squeezable bottle of liquid before snatching cash and riding off on a motorcycle with another man.
Officers later found a box of cash and a burned-ou... | An alleged thief was filmed running across a field carrying bags of cash after a security van robbery. | 39015241 |
A team from Cardiff University's School of Mathematics found about every three in 50 questions contained an inaccuracy, were misleading or supplied a wrong answer.
Publisher Hodder Education is now reprinting the edition and has asked for current copies to be destroyed.
BBC research had led to the discovery.
The One Sh... | Exam revision workbooks used by GCSE pupils taking Welsh exam board qualifications have been withdrawn after 90 mistakes were found in them. | 38721478 |
The 34-year-old had most recently been playing in the Singapore top flight with Tampines Rovers.
Pennant began his career at Notts County and has played for 13 different clubs, including Leeds and Wigan.
He has been training with the League One Shakers for several weeks, but they still need international clearance befo... | Bury have signed ex-Liverpool, Arsenal and Stoke winger Jermaine Pennant on a deal until the end of the season. | 38683814 |
For the past several months now, Justice Chinnaswamy Swaminathan Karnan of the Calcutta High Court has been on a massive collision course with the top judges of India's Supreme Court.
On Monday, matters came to a head when a seven-judge Supreme Court bench, that included India's Chief Justice JS Khehar, ordered a psych... | The Indian judiciary is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. | 39778698 |
Humberside Police and Hull City Council have written to the owners of the Lord Line building asking them to improve security at the site.
The former trawler offices at St Andrew's Quay has stood empty for a number of years.
Owners Manor Property Group said it had spent more than £200,000 on security.
Insp Kirsty Tock ... | Police have said they are concerned somebody could be killed while trespassing in a derelict building in Hull. | 39795017 |
The 63-year-old Belgian was officially unveiled by the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) on Thursday as he signed a two-year contract.
Broos has not managed at national team level before but insisted he is "not afraid" and demands to be respected.
"I will never accept intrusion in my job as a coach. I am the coac... | New Cameroon coach Hugo Broos has made it clear he will not tolerate any interference in his work. | 35607281 |
The 2004 Athens bronze medallist recently had an operation to remove a piece of disc and medics told her she could be running within six weeks.
But that means the 35-year-old misses the GB Olympics selection deadline.
"I was always retiring this year but it is disappointing it is just before the Olympics," Sotherton to... | Kelly Sotherton has announced her retirement after failing to recover from a back problem in time to qualify for the heptathlon at London 2012. | 18225397 |
The site at West Stow near Bury St Edmunds was excavated 1965-1972 on land where a village is believed to have existed from 420-650.
The reconstruction of huts and farming pens was begun by a team of students from Cambridge University in 1973.
St Edmundsbury Borough Council is hosting a reunion on Saturday.
The excavat... | Suffolk's reconstructed Anglo-Saxon village is celebrating its 40th anniversary with the return of some of the original archaeologists. | 23719124 |
They were made by combining pictures from the probe’s high-resolution, “black and white” camera, Lorri, and its lower-resolution, colour imager known as Ralph.
The difference in hue between Pluto and Charon is clear.
But what catches the eye are four dark spots on the 2,300km-wide dwarf planet.
Each spot is about 500km... | The science team on the American New Horizons mission to Pluto has released two colour views of the dwarf planet and its biggest moon, Charon. | 33369045 |
Eleven companies, including brokerage giant Guotai Junan Securities, started taking investor subscriptions and another nine will follow on Friday, tying up more liquidity.
The Shanghai Composite dropped 3.7% to close at 4,785.36.
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng index closed down 0.2% at 26,694.6
The rest of Asian stock... | Mainland Chinese shares saw sharp falls as a huge wave of initial public offerings on Thursday put pressure on the market. | 33178935 |
Profits at the London-focused estate agent more than halved as a result, falling to £18.8m last year from £41m in 2015.
Foxtons does not expect any let-up in 2017, warning trading conditions will "remain challenging".
Sales will fall further this year if current trends continued, it said.
"Last year's London property m... | Foxtons says revenue from property sales plunged 23% last year due to uncertainty following the Brexit vote as well as changes to stamp duty. | 39203094 |
Margaret Miller, 45, of Gretna, pleaded not guilty to driving in the town on Thursday with 114 microgrammes of alcohol on her breath. The limit is 22.
She also denied driving dangerously when pupils were leaving a nearby primary and with a child in her car.
A trial date was fixed for June at Dumfries Sheriff Court.
The... | A woman has denied driving near a primary school in the south of Scotland while more than five times over the drink-drive limit. | 39666470 |
The main contributors are the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, the African Development Bank, the European Union and the UK.
However things have now taken a bit of a sour turn.
It was recently discovered that between 2013 and 2014, Mozambique took out loans to the tune of nearly $2bn (£1.4bn) in order to ... | Even though Mozambique has regularly been named one of the fastest-growing African economies in recent years, the donors who still fund about a third of the national budget are an important part of the country's success. | 36225505 |
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BBC series Cat Watch used GPS trackers and cat cameras to follow 100 cats in three different environments - in the city, a village and a farm.
The experiment found that the farm cats travelled much further than the city cats - up to 15 football pitches' worth, compared to just u... | A groundbreaking scientific study of cats has revealed new secrets about our feline friends. | 29523041 |
Ethan Couch's family money didn't just buy him the best defence, it was his defence.
When Couch, 18, appeared before a Texas court in 2014, his lawyers argued that he suffered from affluenza, an unusual - and not medically recognised - condition in which a gilded upbringing is said to prevent the sufferer grasping the ... | The leniency showed by a US court to a rich young teenager who killed four people in a drunk-driving accident surprised many. | 35206423 |
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Celtic remain unbeaten in domestic competition this season and confirmed their sixth successive title on Sunday.
Scott Sinclair scored a hat-trick at Tynecastle, with Stuart Armstrong and Patrick Roberts also on target.
"It typifies how they've been for the majority of the... | Brendan Rodgers says his Celtic side's 5-0 hammering of Hearts was a fitting way to clinch the Premiership title. | 39472747 |
Forty beds in eight wards have been affected, with four wards fully closed.
Visitors have been asked to stay away unless absolutely necessary. People suffering from sickness and diarrhoea have also been urged to call NHS Direct on 111, instead of visiting A&E.
It follows the closure of Bassett Green Primary School in t... | An outbreak of norovirus has led to the closure of several wards at Southampton General Hospital. | 30567867 |
Sport Wales' latest Active Adults survey showed 41% of adults are "hooked on sport" - take part three or more times a week - up from 39% in 2013 and 29% in 2008.
About 67% of those not already "hooked" would like to do more sport, the survey found.
More than 8,000 people aged 15 and over were interviewed as part of the... | More than one million people in Wales want to participate in more sport, a new survey has revealed. | 35581640 |
Attacks disabled the online services on Christmas Day, making it difficult for users to log on.
The Xbox Live status page suggested on Saturday that Microsoft services had been restored. PlayStation said it was getting to grips with the issue and thanked users for their patience.
A hacking group called Lizard Squad cla... | Microsoft and Sony have been working to restore internet platforms for their Xbox and PlayStation games consoles. | 30602609 |
Christ on the Cross, painted by the Greek artist El Greco around 1600, will go on show at a £5.5m Spanish art, culture and research institute to be opened in Bishop Auckland.
Granted planning permission last year, the gallery is set to open in 2018.
The painting was recently bought by Auckland Castle.
Stephen Deucher, ... | A £2.5m painting which formed part of the "Golden Age" of Spanish art is to be one of the key attractions at a County Durham gallery. | 34765031 |
Negotiations drew to a close on Saturday afternoon without agreement and are set to resume on Monday.
But Mr Adams said a deal was unlikely to happen by Monday when the Northern Ireland secretary is due to update MPs on his next course of action.
Earlier, the DUP accused Sinn Féin of having a "shopping list" of demands... | Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has accused the DUP of lacking a sense of urgency in talks aimed at restoring power-sharing in Northern Ireland. | 40468854 |
Police said a 36-year-old man was in his home in Glebe Road, Whitburn, West Lothian, at about 08:00 when he was attacked by two men and a woman.
The victim suffered a number of cuts and puncture wounds to his head and neck and was taken to St John's Hospital for treatment.
The three suspects drove off in a black Mitsub... | An investigation has been launched following an attempted murder in West Lothian. | 38119504 |
Just after midnight local time, the diplomatic missions of each country became full embassies.
The Cuban flag was raised on Monday at the newly opened embassy in Washington.
"Nothing is more futile than trying to live in the past," said US Secretary of State John Kerry.
"We're taking a historic and long overdue step in... | Cuba and the US have formally restored diplomatic relations after an agreement struck last year putting aside decades of hostility came into force. | 33590417 |
Ocho stars students from Archbishop Sentamu Academy and is to be performed in East Yorkshire and Barcelona.
An estimated 4,000 people from Britain and Ireland fought against General Franco's forces between 1936 and 1939.
Liam Foster, a musician in the play, said: "It's a massive piece of local history none of us knew a... | The story of eight men from Hull who joined the International Brigade to fight in the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s is to be told in a new play. | 40248546 |
Cereal Killer on Brick Lane was damaged on Sunday night during a demonstration about the "gentrification of parts of east London".
Boris Johnson tweeted: "Small businesses like Cereal Killer are the lifeblood of London's... economy."
His office added he was "deeply concerned" about the "unacceptable" violent elements o... | The mayor of London has praised a cafe in east London which was attacked by anti-gentrification protesters. | 34379218 |
Meanwhile, Burundian police said they had arrested two foreign journalists who were reporting on armed groups.
Violence in the country began last April, when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he would seek a third term.
At least 439 people have died and 240,000 have fled abroad, the UN says.
African Union (AU) lead... | Rights group Amnesty says it has found five possible mass graves near Burundi's capital, where security forces are accused of killing scores of people in December. | 35436560 |
The photographer has been documenting her experiences with her son and other families affected by autism through photography.
Ms Dunn, 27, from Chester, stays with families for 48 hours to take images and wants to stage a public exhibition of her work, Admiring Autism.
"Some people have said to me they don't believe in... | Since her young son was diagnosed as autistic, Sara Dunn has been attempting to help "challenge the myths surrounding autism" with a camera. | 27142806 |
Wakefield Council said the city's market had "underperformed" and lost £193,000 a year since opening in 2008.
Proposals to sell the land at Union Street to the owners of nearby Trinity Walk shopping centre were approved at a cabinet meeting earlier.
Sovereign Land (Management) Ltd plans to develop the site with a cinem... | Plans to knock down a multi-million pound market open for just six years have been approved. | 28541826 |
The Uefa fine was imposed as a result of fans encroaching onto the playing area during and after the victory over Greece at Windsor Park on 8 October.
Northern Ireland won the match 3-1 to secure their place at next summer's Euro 2016 finals in France.
The Irish FA has confirmed that it will not be appealing against th... | The Irish Football Association has been fined 7,000 euros following pitch invasions by supporters as Northern Ireland qualified for Euro 2016. | 34617198 |
Mohammed Alhajali, who was reported to be 23, came to the UK in 2014 and was studying civil engineering while living in North Kensington.
Syria Solidarity Campaign said: "[He] undertook a dangerous journey to flee war and death in Syria, only to meet it here in the UK, in his own home."
At least 17 people died in the f... | The first victim of the fire at Grenfell Tower in London has been named by a charity as a Syrian refugee. | 40294616 |
Fifteen celebrities took to the dance floor, hoping to impress the judges with their moves.
They'll be battling it out in an effort to win the glitterball trophy and become a Strictly champion.
Here's a sneak peek at some of the weekend's back stage action... | It's glitzy, it's glamorous and it's back on TV! | 34380310 |
The morning rush hour is over and, if you live in a city in the developed world, you are likely to be settling down at your desk for the next eight or so hours.
However, the office block and skyscraper, which have been part of our urban landscape since the end of the 19th Century, may also soon become surplus to requir... | Part two of our series "A day in the life of a city" looks at the ways in which offices are changing and how cities are coping with the ever-growing problem of pollution. | 37372119 |
It comes four days before the parents of Charlie Gard are to challenge the decision in the Supreme Court.
Chris Gard and Connie Yates want their 10-month-old son to undergo specialist treatment in the USA.
But doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London say the treatment is experimental and will not help.
In Apri... | Three Court of Appeal judges who ruled doctors should stop treating a baby at the centre of a legal fight have published their ruling on the case. | 40163075 |
Many residents in the worst hit areas are still without proper shelter as they try to rebuild their homes.
A group of "citizen journalists" in Iloilo on the central island of Panay documented the devastation in the province. Here are some photos and stories gathered by the group, known as Typhoon Yolanda Story Hub Visa... | Typhoon Haiyan swept through the Philippines in early November devastating hundreds of towns and cities. | 25056976 |
The IBF featherweight champion returns to the ring against Adoni Gago at the O2 Arena on Saturday, having not fought in 11 months since beating Eric Hunter.
Selby saw a Las Vegas title defence cancelled in January and the non-title fight with Gago will mark the end of Selby's agreement with Matchroom.
"This is my last ... | Welsh boxer Lee Selby says he is looking forward to boxing as a free agent as he chases big fights in 2017. | 39156359 |
Prop Sona Taumalolo and French lock Yoann Maestri were sent off for fighting in their 38-18 loss to France and Sea Eagles scrum-half Taniela Moa was sin-binned.
Wales face Tonga on Friday with defence coach Edwards calling for referee Mike Fraser to protect his players.
"For me that is an insult," said Latu.
It is impo... | Captain Nili Latu says Shaun Edwards' demands for the referee to protect Wales from Tongan indiscipline are an "insult" to his players. | 25022578 |
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Yang Guang, nicknamed Sunshine, was happily swinging on his hammock, chomping away on bamboo, when a big stick of it fell on him and made him jump.
The moment was captured by a CCTV camera in Sunshine's enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo.
Alison... | A giant panda has been given a bit of fright by one of his favourite foods. | 33444677 |
The 22-year-old from Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, won two golds and broke two world records in Brazil in 2016.
"I didn't quite achieve what I wanted in Rio - I set out to get three golds," Hynd told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"I want to keep winning, that's what excites me."
Find out how to get into disability sport... | Triple Paralympic gold-medal winning swimmer Ollie Hynd is challenging himself to eclipse his feats in Rio at the next Games in Tokyo in 2020. | 39429059 |
A total of 98,540 homes were sold in May, seasonally-adjusted figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) show, down 3% on a year earlier.
The first nine months of 2014 saw property being sold at the fastest rate since before the financial crisis.
Other data has predicted a modest pick-up in the housing market during th... | Property sales data has provided more evidence that the UK housing market is moving more slowly than a year ago. | 33238673 |
Thorne, who was with the Silkmen on non-contract terms in the 2014-15 season but did not feature, has been playing for Forest's development squad.
The 21-year-old made his Forest debut in this season's EFL Cup win at Millwall in August.
He is eligible for Macclesfield's FA Trophy fourth round tie against Dulwich Hamlet... | Nottingham Forest have loaned forward James Thorne to National League side Macclesfield Town on a one-month deal. | 39079329 |
Circle Holdings which operates Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire, said its franchise is "no longer viable under current terms".
The move comes amid pressure on the casualty department, Circle said.
The hospital has also been placed in special measures following a recent Care Quality Commission inspection.
The h... | A company which became the first private firm to manage an NHS hospital says it wants to "withdraw from its contract". | 30740956 |
The 30-year-old has been capped 44 times by his country, but was not included in head coach Eddie Jones' first England squad.
Wilson has made 87 Premiership appearances for Bath since joining from Newcastle in 2009.
"Bath is a great place to be right now and I have a strong bond with the club," Wilson told the club web... | Bath and England prop David Wilson has extended his contract with the Premiership club. | 35304265 |
Karl McCartney, Conservative MP for Lincoln, told one official they were a "pedantic SOAB".
The jibes emerged as Mr McCartney claimed he was a victim of "bullying" by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa).
Speaking in the House of Commons, he admitted his comments were inappropriate and apologised.
D... | An MP has apologised after he wrote offensive notes to his staff processing his expenses claims. | 21634440 |
Anna Lewis, 27, who lives in Fishponds, was last seen at a work placement in Southmead on Friday, 14 April.
She was reported missing to police on Friday by her family, who do not live locally.
Avon and Somerset Police said it is growing increasingly concerned for her well-being. | The disappearance of a woman in Bristol who has not been seen for more than a week has been described as "out of character". | 39678698 |
Michael Pearce, 33, from Nelson, Caerphilly, was jailed for the manslaughter of his girlfriend's six-week-old son in July.
Solicitor General Robert Buckland has now referred the case to the Court of Appeal after a series of complaints.
Judges are expected to consider the sentence in October.
Pearce's trial at Newport C... | A man jailed for killing baby Alfie Sullock will have his nine-year sentence reviewed by the Court of Appeal over concerns it is too lenient. | 28887597 |
Poyet came through the youth ranks at The Valley but left in the summer of 2014 to move to the Boleyn Ground.
The 20-year-old made 20 appearances for MK Dons after joining in August but he only started two games last month.
He will remain with the south-east London club until the end of the season and is eligible to pl... | Charlton Athletic have re-signed Diego Poyet on loan after the midfielder was recalled from his loan spell at MK Dons by parent club West Ham. | 35220963 |
President Donald Trump was in the building at the time.
The intruder was arrested on the south grounds without incident and no hazardous materials were found in the backpack, the Secret Service said.
Mr Trump and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly were briefed on the incident.
Court documents identified the suspect... | A man carrying a backpack was arrested after breaching the White House outer perimeter fence on Friday night, the US Secret Service has said. | 39244367 |
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) also said retail sales jumped by 1.3% between March and April beating analysts forecasts for a 0.5% rise.
Food sales during the late Easter holiday made a significant contribution to the overall figure, the ONS said.
They were 6.3% higher in April against a year earlier, and 3.6... | UK retail sales grew by 6.9% in April compared with the same month a year earlier, new figures show, making it the strongest annual rise in ten years. | 27498468 |
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