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David Ashworth, 74, from Canterbury, jumped on to the tracks to save 38-year-old Ella Akehurst near Chartham station in Kent last year.
Unable to push Ms Akehurst clear, it is believed Dr Ashworth positioned her so she would not be hurt.
The train passed over Ms Akehurst but killed the father-of-two.
Dr Ashworth was a ... | A retired academic who was killed when he leapt in front of a train to save his friend "may have sacrificed himself", an inquest has heard. | 35295319 |
Having led the nation to their fourth World Cup win, Low has seen three established internationals retire and had to name a new assistant head coach. His fitness guru, Shad Forsythe, was even snapped up by Arsenal.
Their first match since being crowned world champions failed to capture the party atmosphere expected as ... | Germany's national team coach Joachim Low has plenty to mull over despite a summer of success. | 29065831 |
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The Scot, seeded second, won 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2 and will face world number one Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final.
Djokovic beat Austrian 13th seed Dominic Thiem 6-2 6-1 6-4.
Murray, 29, matches the achievement of Britain's last finalist Bunny Austin - and will now hope to equa... | Andy Murray outplayed defending champion Stan Wawrinka to become the first British man to reach a French Open final since 1937. | 36447728 |
Foster Christian, 53, of Dickens Avenue, Canterbury, appeared before Maidstone Crown Court via video link from Elmley Prison, Isle of Sheppey.
He is charged with the murder of Simon Gorecki, 47, and Natasha Sadler, 40, who were found at a property in the same street on 29 March.
Mr Christian was remanded in custody unt... | A man accused of murdering two people found dead at a house in Kent has appeared in court. | 35966660 |
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) came up with a total of £131m, based on estimates from 7,123 shops in England, Scotland and Wales.
The findings, seen by BBC Radio 4's You and Yours, show an average annual loss per store of £2,605.
Retailers say the police response is inadequate, with one store owner install... | Convenience stores' losses from shoplifting tripled last year to hit a record high, according to the industry. | 38930278 |
In a video posted on Facebook, the woman is approached by the youths, one of whom seems to throw a stone at her.
When she asks why the men do not respect girls, they reply: "You are not a girl... You're an immigrant and you shouldn't be in this country."
The woman said she had been scared at the time, but would not mov... | Police in Antrim are investigating a video in which three male youths appear to throw a stone at a young Romanian woman and verbally abuse her. | 37539065 |
Three pilots and 10 other military personnel died, officials say.
Air force chief of staff Agus Supriatna told MetroTV that bad weather was suspected to have caused the crash.
The Hercules was carrying food supplies from Timika to Wamena when it came down in mountainous terrain near to its destination early on Sunday.
... | An Indonesian air force Hercules C-130 aeroplane has crashed in remote Papua province in the east of the country, killing everyone on board. | 38355451 |
Flooding in Cumbria and Yorkshire has devastated entire communities, while storms have battered much of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in the wettest December on record.
In the natural world, seasonal rhythms have been knocked out of kilter, with flowers and crops blooming earlier than usual and animals' normal p... | Winter may finally be coming, but the unexpectedly warm and wet weather has been causing havoc across the country. | 35264132 |
The boy was starved of oxygen during his birth at Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
His lawyers sued Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, which runs the hospital, claiming clinical negligence.
The health board denied liability, but has now agreed to pay him 60% of the full value of his claim in order to settle the case.
Lon... | A 14-year-old boy who suffered a serious brain injury when he was born at a Wrexham hospital will receive about £3.6m in NHS compensation. | 38969778 |
The council said the invitation was made after the authority became the first in Scotland to issue bonds on the stock exchange, worth £370m.
That followed credit rating agency Moody's assigning Aberdeen an Aa2 rating.
Council leader Jenny Laing travelled to the event with finance convenor Willie Young and six official... | The Aberdeen City Council leader has performed the official opening of the market at the London Stock Exchange. | 38568609 |
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) said the firm had fallen "significantly short" of punctuality targets.
It also said Network Rail had failed to deliver on some of its plans to improve its service and did not know enough about the condition of some key assets.
Network Rail said punctuality had suffered from running m... | Network Rail has been fined a record £53.1m by the rail regulator for "shortfalls in performance". | 28191430 |
Defence Secretary James Mattis said Syria would be "ill-advised ever again to use chemical weapons".
Syria has denied a chemical attack on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun last week that left 89 people dead.
G7 nations are meeting in Italy to discuss policy and how to persuade Russia to abandon its Syrian ally.
Th... | A US air strike in response to a suspected chemical attack damaged or destroyed 20% of Syria's operational aircraft, the US has said. | 39561102 |
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Farrell headed a clutch of new faces promoted to the 32-man elite squad, while interim head coach Stuart Lancaster discarded a host of veterans.
Also included are Scarlets number eight Ben Morgan and Northampton trio Calum Clark, Phil Dowson and Lee Dickson.
Mike Tindall, ... | Saracens back Owen Farrell is one of nine uncapped players in England's squad for this season's Six Nations. | 16491793 |
An explosion that damaged the office in Crawford Square on Monday night was caught on CCTV.
Police said they were given an "inadequate" warning before the device went off.
Finbarr O'Doherty, secretary of the area's residents association, said the office should be moved to a more secure area.
"The probation office shoul... | Neighbours of the probation office in Londonderry have called for it to be moved, after a bomb attack. | 32509728 |
The money is part of a "New Deal" for what is widely regarded as a failed state, officials said.
Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab dismissed the meeting as "Belgian waffle".
Al-Shabab is fighting to oust Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's government, the first to be recognised by the US in more than 20 years.
The group c... | Donors have pledged 1.8bn euros ($2.4bn; £1.5bn) at a conference in Brussels to help Somalia end more than two decades of conflict. | 24108025 |
The US team believe the "waste removal system" is one of the fundamental reasons for sleep.
Their study, in the journal Science, showed brain cells shrink during sleep to open up the gaps between neurons and allow fluid to wash the brain clean.
They also suggest that failing to clear away some toxic proteins may play a... | The brain uses sleep to wash away the waste toxins built up during a hard day's thinking, researchers have shown. | 24567412 |
Jaime Cheesman disappeared when she was 16 years old, a few months after moving to Grimsby.
The former student, who would now be 39, grew up in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
Humberside Police said it is undertaking "an extensive forensic examination" of her last known address.
Officers are also searching the surrou... | Officers are searching a house where a teenager was last seen more than 20 years ago, just before she was reported missing. | 35755692 |
Michelle Higgins, 29, said her co-accused and former partner Steven Jackson, 40, killed Miss MacKenzie and sawed her body into 12 pieces.
They both deny murdering the 37-year-old in Montrose on 27 October 2015.
Ms Higgins told a trial that she helped drag Miss MacKenzie's body into the bath where she was dismembered.
S... | A woman accused of murdering and dismembering mother-of-three Kimberley MacKenzie in Montrose has told jurors she is not a killer. | 38365577 |
The laying of the keel for HMS Hood got under way at John Brown Shipyard in Clydebank on 1 September 1916.
Known as The Mighty Hood, the ship was the pride of the Royal Navy. It was sunk by the German Battleship Bismarck in the Denmark Strait on 24 May 1941.
There were only three survivors from the 1,418 crew on board.... | A ceremony will be held in Clydebank later to mark 100 years since construction began on the Royal Navy's largest battleship of the 20th Century. | 37244048 |
Keith Jones's coach was taking a youth rugby team to a game in Burnham-on-Sea on 16 May last year when the child fell on to the M49, near Bristol.
Bristol Crown Court heard the emergency door the boy leaned on was "defective".
Recorder Malcolm Gibney warned Jones, of Bridgend, "he might consider a custodial sentence" o... | A coach firm owner has been found guilty of dangerous driving offences after a boy fell from a vehicle on to a motorway. | 32889755 |
Dominic Cummings, who used to work for Michael Gove, told the BBC that many schools would not be able to cope and implementing it would lead to chaos.
Schools minister David Laws said the policy was thought through and costed.
He dismissed Mr Cummings' claims as "complete and utter" rubbish.
From September, all Recepti... | Ministers have defended their plans for free school meals for infant children in England after a former adviser to the education secretary said the idea was "dumb" and a "bad gimmick". | 26526094 |
The year had barely begun when the sad news broke of the death of David Bowie. Among many tributes came this performance at Glasgow's Kelvingrove.
A stormy winter stretched from the end of 2015 into February, with Henry arriving to usher in the month.
February went out with a bang on the 29th, and incredible footage of... | A look back at the top trending BBC Scotland stories that made the news on Twitter this year, from Brexit, to comets to Storm Barbara. | 38377323 |
There's plenty they can do - but it won't make up what's lost.
The Democratic governors of the three states say they represent 10% of US greenhouse gas emissions combined, and one in five Americans. Their United States Climate Alliance is designed to "convene US states committed to upholding the Paris Climate Agreement... | As soon as US President Donald Trump announced his withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement, governors and mayors of places including Washington, New York and California banded together to uphold the commitments in it. | 40131918 |
Caroline Hope, who is from Clydebank, was diagnosed with cancer in January while working as an English teacher.
She was initially successfully treated for colon cancer but has since become gravely ill after contracting E.coli.
Current guidelines strictly limit the repatriation of UK citizens for medical reasons.
Ms Hop... | Relatives of a teacher who is seriously ill in a Turkish hospital have launched a desperate appeal to have her brought back to Scotland. | 40492826 |
The largest nursing union is asking 270,000 members across the UK whether they want to strike before deciding whether to issue a formal ballot.
It says a combination of pay freezes and caps on pay rises since 2010 have effectively led to a 14% pay cut due to the rising cost of living.
The Department of Health said "aff... | The Royal College of Nursing is assessing the mood for strike action in protest over pay. | 39577217 |
Yet, at the same time, unbeknown to his team-mates, friends and coaches, the England flanker was committed to fighting another very different foe.
Moody was diagnosed with an inflammatory bowel disease called ulcerative colitis in 2005, but kept his condition secret while continuing to play top-level rugby.
Now retired... | Former England captain Lewis Moody was given the nickname 'Mad Dog' during his rugby-playing days, such was his fearless commitment to club and country. | 26070749 |
Ryan Morse, 12, from Brynithel, Blaenau Gwent, died in 2012 from undiagnosed Addison's disease.
Dr Joanne Rudling, 46, of Cardiff, and Dr Lindsey Thomas, 42, of Tredegar, deny manslaughter by gross negligence.
Cardiff Crown Court heard Dr Rudling admitted failing to note down a phone call with his mother before he died... | A GP accused of causing a schoolboy's death admitted adding an entry to his medical notes two days after he died, a jury has heard. | 36273376 |
The 20-year-old has made only one substitute appearance in four years with the Blues.
Brown has had loan spells with Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem, Rotherham and Huddersfield.
He scored five goals for Huddersfield last season as they won promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs.
"The natural progression for Izzy, ... | Chelsea forward Izzy Brown has joined Brighton on a season-long loan - on the day he signed a four-year contract with the Premier League champions. | 40714453 |
Landscrona, the Russian champions' largest fans' group, said black players are "forced down Zenit's throat".
"I'm not surprised. Everybody knows Zenit supporters are no good and racist," Samba told BBC Radio 5 live.
"They are living in another century. It's a sad day for Russian football."
He added: "In this time we ha... | Zenit St Petersburg fans who want non-white and gay players excluded from the Russian team are "living in another century", says Anzhi Makhachkala defender Christopher Samba. | 20781804 |
Trials on 628 babies prone to developing peanut allergy found the risk was cut by over 80%.
The King's College London researchers said it was the "first time" that allergy development had been reduced.
Specialists said the findings could apply to other allergies and may change diets around, but warned parents not to ex... | Eating peanut products as a baby dramatically cuts the risk of allergy, a study suggests. | 31550816 |
More than 300 jobs were lost when the Hoover washing machine factory in Merthyr Tydfil closed in 2009.
Part of the site is still used for distribution and talks are taking place with its owners - Hoover's Italian parent company Hoover Candy.
Ministers have refused to comment about a possible purchase.
But Hoover Candy ... | One of the most high-profile former industrial sites in south Wales could be bought by the Welsh Government, BBC Wales understands. | 36894901 |
David Phillips, 67, had denied a single charge of tipping waste in a garage opposite his home in Mount Pleasant in March last year.
But he was convicted at a trial at Swansea Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
He claimed he believed he was the owner of the garage as the issue had not been challenged in over 20 years. He ... | The former leader of Swansea council has been found guilty of fly-tipping. | 33000335 |
However it was the Silkmen who harried their opponents from the get-go. David Fitzpatrick and Kingsley James both tested goalkeeper Paul Farman.
James found the breakthrough for John Askey's men on the stroke of half-time. Danny Rowe set up Chris Holroyd to hit a post, and the midfielder was first to the rebound.
The I... | Lincoln moved up to fourth in the fledgling National League table with an excellent win at Macclesfield. | 37139907 |
Aleksandar Mitrovic nodded Newcastle in front but Aguero's brilliant burst of goals began when he headed City level.
It continued after the break when his deflected shot made it 2-1 and he ran through soon after for his hat-trick.
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Kevin de Bruyne's volley made it 4-1 befor... | Sergio Aguero scored five goals in the space of 20 minutes as Manchester City demolished Newcastle to return to the top of the Premier League table. | 34366600 |
Two of the incidents occurred near the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron, while the third happened outside a gate to Jerusalem's Old City.
It is the first such spate of attacks after months of near-daily stabbings and car-rammings recently subsided.
A Palestinian was also shot dead when Israeli troops raided his home... | Two Palestinians and a Jordanian have been shot dead in separate attacks on Israelis in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, Israeli officials say. | 37384724 |
Yields are down 72% compared to 2011, research by the British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA) suggested.
An average of 8lb (3.6kg) of honey was produced per hive this year, compared to the annual average of 30lb (13.6kg).
The majority of those surveyed (88%) said the rain and cold weather was the main reason the harvest... | A cold and wet summer across the UK has caused a "dramatic fall" in the amount of honey produced by British bees, a survey of beekeepers has revealed. | 20139062 |
The 26-year-old defeated Carlo Molfetta, the 2012 gold medallist, to reach the final of the European Olympic qualification tournament in Istanbul.
Great Britain have already secured places via Jade Jones, Bianca Walkden and Lutalo Muhammad.
With a maximum of four berths on offer, Great Britain cannot qualify any more a... | British taekwondo fighter Mahama Cho has secured a place for Team GB at the Rio Olympics in the +80kg category. | 35337316 |
Public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks was £46.3bn between April and September, down £7.5bn, or 13.9%, from a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported.
In September, borrowing was £9.4bn, down £1.6bn from a year earlier.
In July, the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast th... | Government borrowing fell in the first six months of the financial year, official figures have shown. | 34591583 |
The draft Scottish Energy Strategy sets out a vision for the transition away from oil and gas dependency and towards a low-carbon economy by 2050.
Only 13% of Scotland's total final energy consumption came from renewable sources in 2013.
Environmental groups had been campaigning for the 50% target.
A public consultatio... | Half of Scotland's heat, transport and electricity energy needs will be met by renewables by 2030 under plans published by the Scottish government. | 38729869 |
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has met to discuss the changes, some of which will be put out to consultation.
Among the areas under scrutiny are older people's mental health services, neonatal intensive care and vascular and major arterial surgery.
The board is the first in Wales to outline plans for balancing... | Two community hospitals could close and minor injury accident departments may shut at others under a major health service shake-up in north Wales. | 18895319 |
Twice Gold Cup runner-up Djakadam had to settle for third place for Willie Mullins as last year's winner Don Poli ensured a one-two for Elliott.
Kennedy's first Grade One success gave him his 100th career winner.
Ruby Walsh attempted to produce a late charge aboard Djakadam but his horse was unable to match Outlander's... | Seventeen-year-old county Kerry jockey Jack Kennedy rode Outlander to a superb 8-1 success for trainer Gordon Elliott in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown. | 38451440 |
Sex work expert Prof Phil Hubbard said there was an inconsistent approach in England and Wales leading to appeals over the refusal of licences.
But the strip clubs' trade association warned against imposing a "draconian regime" on local authorities.
The comment came as parliament was considering new licensing legislati... | National restrictions should be imposed on Scotland's strip clubs to prevent new brothels being opened, an expert has advised MSPs. | 30818950 |
Special Report: The Technology of Business
Taj Mahal comes to your living room
Sochi 2014: Hi-tech Winter Games
DIY apps and the rise of 'citizen developers'
Virtual games bring pinball to new audiences
China hopes to dispel 'copy others' reputation
It shows that there's still a place in the £40bn video games industry... | Flappy Bird, the mobile-phone game that was making as much as $50,000 (£30,000) a day for its developer before he pulled it from online stores, took one man just two or three days to write. | 26224428 |
Bologna, coached by AC Milan legend Roberto Donadoni, had the only shot on target, while Juve's Paul Pogba wasted two good chances after the break.
Juve boss Massimiliano Allegri rested leading scorer Paulo Dybala, introducing him after 68 minutes.
Juventus are now two points ahead of second-placed Napoli, who entertai... | Juventus' run of 15 consecutive Serie A wins came to an end as they were held to a goalless draw at Bologna. | 35600750 |
The two nations had a "deep and firm" friendship, Mr Xi said in an article in Zimbabwe's state-run Herald newspaper.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has strongly pursued a "Look East" policy since the West isolated him over his controversial land reform programme.
China is major investor in Zimbabwe, helping to keep... | China's President Xi Jinping has arrived in Zimbabwe, making him the most prominent global leader in many years to visit the country. | 34972778 |
Five out of 14 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) across Kent, Sussex and Surrey are now in special measures.
CCGs plan, buy and monitor healthcare in their regions and NHS England said some were failing to provide good value for patients.
The groups said measures to regain financial control were under way.
The groups... | A third of NHS organisations in the South East responsible for looking after healthcare have been rated inadequate. | 40697086 |
The 37-year-old tied for seventh place at the Hong Kong Open at the weekend, securing a top-110 finish in the Race to Dubai and his card for 2016.
This year was Ford's first on the European Tour, having come through Qualifying School last year.
"I was very emotional afterwards. It is hard to stop it when you have been ... | Bearsted golfer Matt Ford says retaining his European Tour card was an emotional moment. | 34648751 |
Officers are investigating the violence and vandalism that took place during the pitch invasion at end of the match between Hibernian and Rangers.
Thousands of Hibs fans ran on to the pitch after the Edinburgh club won the cup for the first time in 114 years.
A number of Rangers fans also came on to the pitch and rival... | Police have released images of 60 fans they want to trace over disorder at last May's Scottish Cup final at Hampden Stadium in Glasgow. | 39304910 |
Fly-Tipping Action Wales (FTAW) said there were more than 36,000 incidents of illegal dumping of waste in Wales last year.
The Welsh government is now consulting on bringing in new measures to tackle the crime.
Every 15 minutes rubbish is fly-tipped or illegally dumped somewhere in Wales.
FTAW programme manager Gary Ev... | On-the-spot fines for fly-tippers could be introduced in a bid to clampdown on the growing problem. | 31991882 |
The vandals painted the words "We broke your hearts" in thick black letters on the "lenses" of the glasses.
The stainless steel installation, which is titled Perceiving Freedom, has caused controversy in South Africa.
Critics accuse the artist of seeking to benefit from the anti-apartheid icon's legacy and say the proj... | A sculpture of a pair of spectacles, inspired by Nelson Mandela, has been defaced by vandals in Cape Town. | 30099855 |
A decision on whether to press ahead with building four new submarines for the seaborne deterrent, expected to cost £31bn, will be taken next year.
The SNP, who have secured a Commons debate, said Trident was a "political ego trip" which would never be used.
But Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Trident was part of... | MPs are debating the future of the UK's Trident nuclear weapons system amid calls by the SNP for it to be scrapped. | 34911204 |
The television factory in Oulton Broad closed in 2009 and was put up for sale for between £3.5m and £5m.
Waveney District Council said it was in "advanced negotiations" with Sanyo, but would not reveal the current price.
The council said it planned to use the land for a mixture of 350 private homes and social housing... | A price for the former Sanyo site in Lowestoft has been agreed with the local council, which wants to use it for housing. | 23987373 |
The Newcastle-based bank has pledged £4m over four years with the government committing the same amount.
The application process is now open for grants of £10,000 to £50,000.
Virgin Money previously gave £1.5m to the Northern Rock Foundation following its acquisition of the bank but that fund is likely to close.
There ... | A total of £8m will be distributed to community projects in the North East and further afield after Virgin Money launched a new charitable foundation. | 33860800 |
Its will look at developing a "strong" industrial strategy, encouraging innovation, boosting productivity and creating opportunities for the young.
Mrs May said that to take advantage of "opportunities" presented by Brexit "we need to have our whole economy firing".
The committee is made up of almost half of Mrs May's ... | Prime Minister Theresa May has chaired the first meeting of a new cabinet committee focused on building an economy "that works for everyone". | 36951890 |
Scotland Under-21 cap McGhee, 19, is poised to spend a season with Boro's development squad after playing 28 times for Hearts last season.
The 25-year-old Noring, who has one cap for Sweden, was with Lyngby in the Danish top flight last season.
Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson said: "He has everything we're looking for... | Hearts have offered a contract to trialist goalkeeper Viktor Noring but are allowing defender Jordan McGhee to join Middlesbrough on loan. | 36706010 |
British number one Konta, who reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open this year, served eight aces on the way to knocking out the Swedish qualifier.
The 24-year-old will face Italy's Roberta Vinci in the next round.
In the men's event, Slovenia-born British number two Aljaz Bedene lost 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (10-8) to Fr... | Britain's Johanna Konta reached the Italian Open second round with a 6-1 6-2 win over Sweden's Johanna Larsson. | 36257869 |
Herring, 21, made 15 appearances for the county in all competitions, while all-rounder Montgomery, also 21, played in one T20 match.
Neither player featured for the first team this summer.
"Cameron and Robbie were committed, hardworking members of the squad both on and off the pitch," said Gloucestershire coach Richard... | Gloucestershire have released wicketkeeper Cameron Herring and all-rounder Robbie Montgomery. | 34416840 |
US District Judge Richard Gergel said 22-year-old Dylann Roof's wish to be his own lawyer was "unwise", but nevertheless granted his request.
The surprise development came just as jury selection was set to begin.
Last week Mr Roof was deemed competent to stand trial in the shooting of nine Charleston parishioners in Ju... | A white man accused of killing nine black people at a South Carolina church will be allowed to represent himself at trial, a federal judge has said. | 38135604 |
The Tangerines have won 10 of those matches and a ruthless counter-attack that ended with Obadeyi rounding goalkeeper Greg Fleming was enough at Somerset Park.
United rode their luck though, with Ayr United creating but failing to convert several first-half chances.
Jamie Adams missed the best of those when he blasted ... | Tope Obadeyi's solitary strike against Ayr United helped Dundee United extend their unbeaten run to 12 games. | 38193301 |
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The side are coached by Chan Yuen-ting, who is the first woman to lead a men's team in a continental competition.
However, her side trailed after four minutes and were reduced to nine men before the break.
Yuen-ting was the first woman to lead a men's team to a title when ... | Eastern, the first team to represent Hong Kong at the Asian Champions League, suffered a 7-0 thrashing by Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande. | 39049885 |
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A clearly frustrated Murray was far from his best but reached the second round of the Australian Open with a 7-5 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 win over the Ukrainian.
The Scot, attempting to win his first Australian Open title after five final defeats, won in two hours 48 minutes.
Fellow ... | Britain's Andy Murray won his first Grand Slam match since becoming world number one but was given a stern test by world number 95 Illya Marchenko. | 38633162 |
Northern Powergrid said its 11,000 volt lines in the Louth area had been targeted by a gang in a series of raids earlier this month.
As well as disruption to nearly 1,000 homes and businesses, live cables had been left trailing on the ground.
The company has offered a £1,000 reward for information about the crimes.
Th... | Thieves who have stolen 7.5 miles (12 kms) of high voltage cable in Lincolnshire are putting lives at risk, a power company has said. | 30158688 |
Fifa has been described as a "totalitarian" set-up "beyond ridicule". A corruption report is said to have contained "numerous materially incomplete and erroneous representations".
Sepp Blatter, who has been president since 1998, is still favourite to win his fifth four-year term this weekend, despite saying in 2011 tha... | The arrest of several high-ranking Fifa officials in an investigation into alleged corruption, has put world football's governing body under renewed scrutiny. | 32884783 |
Speaking to CBS, he noted Mr Kim had assumed power at a young age, despite dealing with "some very tough people".
Amid escalating tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme, he said he had "no idea" whether Mr Kim was sane.
The North Korean leader had his uncle executed two years after he came to power, and is suspe... | US President Donald Trump has described North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a "pretty smart cookie". | 39764834 |
Highland Council wants to close Edinbane, Dunvegan, Knockbreck and Struan primaries and construct a new school at Dunvegan on Skye.
Scottish ministers called in the proposal in May for consideration by a school closure review panel.
The panel said the council had not fulfilled its legal obligations.
Highland Council sa... | Highland Council has gone to court seeking to appeal against a decision refusing consent to the proposed closures of four schools on Skye. | 33484154 |
Kathleen Privett, 93, has decided to close the hairdressers in Drayton, Portsmouth, which her father started in 1945.
Mrs Privett said she would miss the "personal contact" with customers, who often shared secrets about their lives.
She said: "It won't sink in for a while. I expect I shall have a little cry."
Widowed a... | A hairdresser has spent her final day at the salon she has worked in for the last 72 years. | 39458940 |
D'Almeida had played three league games for the Tykes since signing for the Championship side on 11 August following a successful trial spell.
The 20-year-old has previously played for Paris St-Germain and Bordeaux.
Meanwhile, striker Sam Winnall is fit after a hamstring injury which kept him out of Barnsley's last fou... | Barnsley midfielder Sessi D'Almeida will miss the rest of the season after tearing his anterior cruciate knee ligament playing for the under-23 team. | 37184708 |
But, with just a few days to go until the Pro12 spectacle gets under way, just how good is your knowledge of Welsh rugby, anyway?
BBC Wales Sport presents the ultimate regional quiz ahead of the fifth Judgement Day in the Welsh capital.
Do you know your Steve Shingler from your Aaron Shingler? What about your Lloyd Wil... | Judgement Day is soon upon us and once again, the four Welsh regions - Ospreys, Scarlets, Cardiff Blues and Newport Gwent Dragons - will play two games on the hallowed Principality Stadium turf. | 39587087 |
The pair ensured their place by winning their third-round match at the US Open against Brian Baker and Marcus Daniell 6-3 7-6 (9-7).
Murray, who was world doubles number one earlier this year, won the Australian Open with Soares in January.
This year's event runs from 13-20 November.
Soares and Murray lost in the Wimbl... | Britain's Jamie Murray and Brazilian Bruno Soares have secured qualification for the ATP World Tour Finals doubles event at the 02 in London in November. | 37284153 |
A former user of the day ward at the Peter Hodgkinson Centre, which she said "saved her life", said she is concerned the recovery college will not meet mental health needs in the area.
The trust said the number of users has fallen sharply but it will continue to take referrals until the college opens.
NHS-run recovery ... | A college for people with mental health problems is to replace a day centre in Lincoln, the NHS trust has said. | 28142488 |
And that was reflected in the response to Theresa May's big speech.
From Pontypool market to a steel coating company in Newport (where I was filming for Wales Today), there was a mix of jubilation, quiet unexpected satisfaction and even a sense that we have gone round a full circle from those who want to leave.
Seven m... | I am sure they are out there but I am yet to meet anyone who supports Brexit who does not also think we should leave the single market. | 38658557 |
Some people were forced to leave their homes during Saturday night's deluge in Poynton, while a landslide affected the train line between Stockport to Disley.
Firefighters used rescue boats to help move people to a temporary emergency centre.
The waters have now subsided, but several roads remain closed.
The floods, ca... | A clean-up operation is under way after flash floods caused widespread disruption across parts of Greater Manchester and Cheshire. | 36510683 |
Borrowing money from a peer-to-peer lender or changing currency with an online firm can be cheaper.
But the lure of free bank accounts, and hidden risks associated with peer-to-peer are muddying the waters.
And, for customers without debts, old-fashioned banks may come out on top.
Meanwhile, these traditional banks als... | New lenders may struggle to prise customers from traditional banks even though their borrowing and lending rates can often be much better, research from the BBC suggests. | 35873672 |
Matthew James Cassidy, 19, from Merseyside, died at Bethel Place in Connah's Quay on Monday.
North Wales Police have now arrested an 18-year-old man in Merseyside on suspicion of murder and he is being questioned by officers in St Asaph.
A 48-year-old man arrested on the same charge on Monday remains in custody.
Mr Cas... | A second murder suspect has been arrested by police investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in Flintshire. | 40122287 |
In the early hours of Monday (GMT), the American space agency probe moved to within a million miles of the dwarf planet and was closing in rapidly.
The mission has one opportunity to gather detailed pictures and other science data during the encounter.
The spacecraft is moving so quickly it cannot stop and will simply ... | Engineers say the New Horizons spacecraft is in "great shape" for its historic flyby of Pluto this week. | 33502944 |
Isabelle Dinoire died in April aged 49 of cancers that spread all the more quickly because of treatment to prevent her body rejecting her new face.
She had the transplant after being left disfigured by her pet labrador, which gnawed off her nose and lips while trying to revive her after a suicide attempt.
Nadey Hakim, ... | She underwent the world's first face transplant in 2005 and later said her donor had "saved her life" - but the transplant may also have shortened it. | 37294567 |
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Fourth place could provide European football if one of the Premiership's top three win the Scottish Cup.
But their 0-0 draw at Kilmarnock leaves Hearts 10 points behind Rangers and four behind fourth-placed St Johnstone, who both have a game in hand.
"Fourth place is 100% ... | Hearts full-back Liam Smith says a Europa League qualifying spot should be the "bare minimum" requirement for the Tynecastle club. | 39608184 |
The Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation (Ciswo) now has almost 30 groups across the former coalfield.
It offers a variety of services such as home visits, bereavement support, help with benefits applications and industrial illness compensation claims.
But with an ageing population, it is looking at its future pur... | A charity supporting former miners and their families across south Wales has doubled the number of social groups it runs over the last three years. | 40961304 |
John McCafferty was told he had only five years to live when he received the transplant at Harefield Hospital in west London, on 20 October 1982.
His widow Ann said: "The last 30 years we had together were brilliant. We've travelled the world."
Mr McCafferty, from Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire, died aged 73 on Tue... | The world's longest-surviving heart transplant patient has died, 33 years after his life-saving operation. | 35543696 |
The 24-year-old was driving a blue Audi RS4 which collided with a tree and a lamppost on Bradford Road, Bingley, shortly after 04:10 GMT on Sunday.
The male passenger, who was 22 and from Bradford, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver, also from Bradford, was taken to hospital for treatment to minor injuries. | A man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following a fatal crash. | 39095517 |
Technology such as instant messaging and video conferencing has given us the freedom to work from just about anywhere at any time.
The Surf Office is one of a growing number of companies aiming to meet the needs of so-called digital nomads who use this freedom to combine work and lifestyle.
Surf Office provides workspa... | Imagine working remotely from a state-of-the-art office in central Lisbon, before heading to the beach for some some surfing at the end of the day. | 36382307 |
The 27-year-old had 6.5 seconds to spare over runner-up Dean Harrison by the finish, with Ivan Lintin third.
Dunlop dominated the Superbike events throughout the week, taking three further victories on his Hawk BMW.
Bradford rider Harrison was a double Supersport 600cc winner, with Ivan Lintin sealing two Supertwins tr... | Michael Dunlop won the feature Solo Championship race for the third time at the Southern 100 meeting on the Billown circuit in Castletown on Thursday. | 36797735 |
Choudary was found guilty at the Old Bailey in August of backing IS in an oath of allegiance published online and was jailed for five-and-a-half years.
The Judicial Office has confirmed the 49-year-old has now applied for permission to challenge the verdict.
Police say Choudary's followers carried out attacks in the UK... | Radical preacher Anjem Choudary is attempting to launch an appeal against his conviction for inviting support for the so-called Islamic State group. | 37497982 |
They said the incident happened in the city's West Pilton Park on Tuesday between 23:00 and midnight.
Officers said they have been following a positive line of inquiry following the incident.
The area has been cordoned off as forensic investigations continue. Police Scotland are appealing for witnesses. | A 16-year-old girl has been raped in an Edinburgh playpark, police have said. | 36267961 |
The green, red and white of the Mexican flag will be everywhere as tens of thousands of Mexican-Americans and other Chicagoans gather to celebrate the Fifth of May or Cinco de Mayo.
That is the day the Mexican army defeated the French invasion against all the odds in the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
In Pilsen, they will m... | If you find yourself on Cermak Road in the Pilsen district of Chicago on Saturday, you might be forgiven for thinking you had stumbled into a Mexican town in the middle of its fiestas. | 17955239 |
The Pretoria High Court ruled that Robin Stransham-Ford, 65, who was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer in 2013, could allow a doctor to help him end his life.
Judge Hans Fabricius said that the doctor treating him could not now be prosecuted or face disciplinary action.
Campaign group Dignity SA says Mr Stransham... | A South African court has granted a terminally ill man the right to die, in a landmark ruling for assisted suicide. | 32530580 |
The production of Donizetti's tragic opera directed by Katie Mitchell had been preceded by warnings of explicit sex scenes and violence.
It featured extra scenes that included a miscarriage on stage.
The warnings came after the London venue was forced to apologise following a 2015 production of William Tell which conta... | The opening night of a production of Lucia di Lammermoor has been booed by the audience at the Royal Opera House. | 35995554 |
It was Hearts who were first reduced to 10 men when Igor Rossi was sent off just before half-time.
He saw red for a two-footed tackle, while another heavy foul saw Hamilton's Jesus Garcia Tena dismissed in the second-half.
Hamilton will have valued the point, though, with Hearts hitting the woodwork three times.
The ga... | A fiercely contested game at New Douglas Park saw Hamilton and Hearts share two red cards but no goals. | 35336628 |
She was raped after being snatched from a street and forced into a car on Wednesday morning.
The girl, wearing a school uniform, was forced into a silver hatchback car as she walked in the Banbury Road area of Summertown between 08:15 - 08:40 BST.
Thames Valley Police has issued detailed descriptions of the men.
The fi... | Police have released descriptions of two men wanted in connection with the rape of a 14-year-old girl on her way to school in Oxford. | 37528833 |
The request follows widely publicised claims from former Crewe Alexandra players about their time at the club.
Cheshire Police wants to double the size of its "non-recent sexual abuse" unit.
Police Commissioner David Keane said funding already allocated for the unit "hasn't been anywhere near sufficient".
The team of 1... | A "substantial increase" in allegations of child sexual abuse linked to football has led Cheshire Police to ask the Home Office for extra funding. | 39424791 |
The vessel, carrying shells and rockets, was intercepted 241km (150 miles) south-east of the Omani port of Salalah on Saturday, a statement said.
Its 14 Iranian crew members were detained, the statement added.
Saudi Arabia and its allies accuse Iran of providing military support to the Houthis - something it denies.
Th... | The Saudi-led coalition battling Houthi rebels in Yemen says it has seized an Iranian fishing boat loaded with weapons for them in the Arabian Sea. | 34401246 |
The Metropolitan Police said architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris would be redeveloping its next HQ, at the Curtis Green Building on Victoria Embankment.
The Met is leaving nearby New Scotland Yard for the smaller premises in 2015.
A key design feature of the force's next base is a public open space, and the iconic ... | The first image of what the relocated Scotland Yard could look like has been released. | 24514405 |
Patrick Hutton, 71, was convicted of four assaults on his wife, one on his son and one on his daughter between March 1965 and December 1984.
Livingston Sheriff Court heard Hutton still maintained his innocence.
The sheriff said he used his "feet and fists" on those he should have shown "love and protection".
At an earl... | A "fit and powerful" ex-boxer found guilty of attacking his wife and family over a period of 50 years has been jailed for two years. | 33114526 |
British Cycling's Shane Sutton said the decision not to renew her contract "was based on a projection of medal competitiveness at Olympic level".
Varnish, 25, missed out on Rio after she and Katy Marchant finished fifth at last month's World Championships.
Afterwards she strongly criticised decisions made by British Cy... | Sprinter Jess Varnish has been dropped from the Great Britain team after failing to qualify for the 2016 Olympics. | 36092452 |
The five-time world champions will compete together in the Skud 18 class for a third time.
The Sonar trio of Stephen Thomas, John Robertson and Hannah Stodel represent ParalympicsGB at their fourth Games.
The five experienced sailors join reigning Paralympic champion Helena Lucas, who was selected in April 2015.
It wil... | London 2012 bronze medallists Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell have been named in Britain's Paralympic sailing squad for this summer's Rio Games. | 35679133 |
Dr Ian Walton and Lisa Hill admitted defrauding the NHS by raising a false invoice from a charity, on whose board they both sat.
The judge at Birmingham Crown Court heard that although they dishonestly sourced the cash, they spent £57,000 of it training 69 GPs.
They will be sentenced next week.
A further £62,000 found ... | A leading GP and senior NHS manager funnelled £153,600 meant for patients over winter into the bank account of a company they controlled. | 38322744 |
The 38-year-old started his career with the Harriers, scoring 70 goals in 139 games, before joining West Bromwich Albion in 1997.
Hughes has returned to Aggborough after Forest Green Rovers terminated his contract by mutual consent.
His move follows the signing of Burton Albion striker Dominic Knowles, 22, on loan unti... | Striker Lee Hughes has re-joined Kidderminster Harriers, more than 17 years after he left the club. | 31062055 |
The US Fish and Wildlife Service said hunting an old rhino bull helps to increase the population.
There was an outcry when Corey Knowlton won the auction last year, with animal rights activists decrying it. It's not yet clear when the hunt will happen.
Namibia is home to some 1,500 black rhino, a third of the world's t... | A Texan who won an auction to shoot an endangered black rhino in Namibia has been given a US permit to import the trophy if he kills one. | 32089948 |
Last year fans of the club and rivals Bristol Rovers helped raise £57,000 for an operation to enable seven-year-old Oskar Pycroft to walk.
Oskar took his first steps at Ashton Gate for the Championship match between City and Preston North End.
He led the team out in his wheelchair last season, ahead of the operation. | A young Bristol City football fan with cerebral palsy led his team out as mascot for the first time since an operation to help him walk. | 35295840 |
Captain David Seath, 31, collapsed after suffering a heart attack near the 23-mile mark, close to Southwark Bridge.
The Afghanistan veteran's friends and family met on the course at midnight at the place where he collapsed.
About £200,000 has been donated to Help For Heroes in his memory.
He received immediate medical... | Relatives of a soldier who died while running the London Marathon have completed the remaining three miles of the course in his memory. | 36353026 |
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