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Liam Stubbs, a teaching assistant at Monmouth comprehensive and a Monmouth cricketer, was last seen in the town's WH Smiths at 13:00 GMT on 19 November.
Mr Stubbs is about 5ft 9ins tall, stocky, with dark hair and glasses. He was last seen wearing a dark jacket, striped shirt and trousers.
"Our enquiries are ongoing," ... | Police are looking for a 46-year-old Monmouthshire man who has been missing for 10 days. | 38148231 |
Broady, 26, beat American world number 70 Irina Falconi 6-3 6-4.
World number 84 Broady lost to Elina Svitolina in round one at Wimbledon and had not won on the WTA Tour since the Katowice Open three months ago.
She will face American second seed Sloane Stephens or Japan's Risa Ozaki in round two. | British number three Naomi Broady won her first WTA Tour main-draw match since April with victory in the Citi Open first round in Washington. | 36841976 |
The accident happened at about 10:00 on Sunday at Ringford near Castle Douglas.
A 24-year-old man from Wolverhampton driving the Citroen Picasso involved was taken to Dumfries Infirmary with a knee injury.
A 60-year-old woman and 74-year-old man from Kirkcudbright, travelling in a Fiat Doblo van, were also taken to the... | Three people required hospital treatment after a crash involving a car and a van on the A75 at the weekend. | 38558198 |
The strike, by 2,900 members of the Unite trade union, is in pursuit of higher pay for members of the so-called "mixed fleet".
Those are staff who have been recruited by BA since 2011, and who are paid what the union calls "poverty wages".
BA says most flights from Heathrow will not be affected, nor will any flights fr... | A two-day strike by some of BA's cabin staff may disrupt flights at Heathrow airport on Tuesday and Wednesday. | 38561977 |
Phelps, 29, was stopped by police after being caught travelling at 84mph (135km/h) in a 45mph zone in Baltimore, Maryland, last September.
The most decorated Olympian in history will compete in Mesa, Arizona from 15 to 18 April.
He tweeted: "My suspension is finally up! Time to get back in the pool and race again! Look... | Michael Phelps is to return to competition after his six-month competitive ban for drink-driving ends. | 32212807 |
In return, the US will send a different type of used uranium to Europe where it will be used to help diagnose cancer.
The BBC's James Landale said the PM's aim was to show that it is possible to think differently about how to dispose of nuclear waste.
But Friends of the Earth said any transatlantic transportation of nu... | David Cameron is to announce plans for the largest ever shipment of nuclear waste from the UK to the US. | 35930906 |
The BBC polls found that 68% in the UK said involvement was not worthwhile, while in the US, 51% said it was not.
The end of British combat operations was announced on Sunday with Camp Bastion handed over to Afghan control. The final UK troops left on Monday.
PM David Cameron said Britain should be "incredibly proud".
... | The last UK combat troops have left Afghanistan, as polls suggest more than half of UK and US respondents do not think the operation was "worthwhile". | 29784195 |
The former Bayern Munich assistant boss lost his first game in charge, a third-round FA Cup tie at Hull on Saturday.
With the Swans second from bottom in the Premier League, Clement wants to make signings, but not too many.
"I would not say an influx because there are good players in this team and this squad," he said.... | New Swansea City head coach Paul Clement is planning for a busy January transfer window, with players coming and going at the Liberty Stadium. | 38544777 |
The Ceredig and Meurig wards at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth have been temporarily closed.
Hywel Dda University Health Board said the hospital was also experiencing an increase in patients attending its A&E department.
Infection control measures have been put in place. | Visitors have been asked to stay away from a Ceredigion hospital after several patients fell ill with symptoms associated with the norovirus. | 35616571 |
In a Facebook post, she wrote she was "sorry" and had made a "mistake".
Her use of private email has generated a barrage of criticism as Mrs Clinton runs for the Democratic presidential nomination for the 2016 election.
Critics say that her set-up was not secure, contrary to government policy, and meant to shield her f... | Hillary Clinton has apologised for her use of a personal email account for official business whilst US secretary of state between 2009-2013. | 34195144 |
UK ministers are considering transferring responsibility for Attendance Allowance, paid to over-65s with a physical or mental disability.
On Thursday, Mr Jones told a House of Lords committee he opposed this, and the devolution of welfare generally.
He said he was "firmly of the view" that the benefits system should re... | Wales would "lose out" if more welfare benefits were devolved, First Minister Carwyn Jones has warned. | 35372987 |
Norman was on loan to Allen Smith, 65, when he took flight from the falconer's workplace in Flitwick on Friday.
The plucky bird of prey has already been spotted in the garden of a woman living in nearby Lidlington since making his bid for freedom.
Mr Smith said three-year-old Norman "could potentially go for a cat. but... | A golden eagle is on the loose after making a bid for freedom in Bedfordshire. | 30812549 |
It said the buyer was a team led by the retail entrepreneur Mike Greene, funded by Greybull Capital.
The shops will be rebranded as "My Local". The 2,300 staff will be kept on, with an extra 200 jobs to be created by reopening 10 shops that are currently closed.
Morrisons announced a review of its convenience store bus... | Supermarket chain Morrisons has agreed to sell 140 M local convenience stores for about £25m. | 34198944 |
The move was announced by Finance Secretary John Swinney in his draft budget.
The Scottish government said the review would help to ensure that Scotland's system of business rates "minimises the barrier to investment".
However, some business groups expressed concern at proposals to increase rates paid by larger firms.
... | Scottish business groups have welcomed plans for a review of business rates north of the border. | 35115291 |
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After Bradshaw found the bottom right corner to cancel out defender Mark Ellis's early first-half opener, James Collins put Shrewsbury back in front.
His shot from outside the box looked to have avenged Shrewsbury's 3-0 Cup first-round exit at Walsall a year ago.
But Brads... | Walsall top scorer Tom Bradshaw scored twice against former club Shrewsbury Town to earn Dean Smith's Saddlers an FA Cup first round replay. | 29907329 |
Luke Jeffrey, 18, from Bognor Regis, was found with stab wounds in Alexandra Road in the cathedral city in March.
Samuel Morgan, 19, of Adelaide Road, Chichester, was cleared by a jury at Lewes Crown Court.
Mr Morgan was also charged with possessing a knife in a public place and will face a trial at the same court on 2... | A man who was accused of killing a teenager in Chichester has been found not guilty of murder and manslaughter. | 37107906 |
Most forthright is New York's Daily News, which declares "Trump must go". "Hinting at assassination is too much, even for him," it explains.
The Wall Street Journal reports a "new flap for Trump over gun comments", saying Mr Trump has "confounded the hopes of Republicans who want him to run a more measured presidential... | The mainstream US press has largely reacted to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's gun rights remarks with dismay and some anger. | 37035149 |
Sir Nicholas Winton was 29 when he smuggled 669 boys and girls, destined for concentration camps, out of Czechoslovakia in 1939.
The 101-year-old attended the service earlier at Maidenhead railway station in front of a crowd of onlookers.
The piece, forming part of a bench, is on the station's platform three.
It was un... | A statue has been unveiled to honour the man dubbed the "British Schindler" for his work saving Jewish children from Nazi invasion. | 11356875 |
Officials were looking for documents which would support the company's previous claims that it had not meant to deceive car buyers.
Last month Suzuki said it found "discrepancies" in its fuel emissions testing, but denied it was cheating.
Suzuki added the issue did not apply to products sold outside of Japan.
The compa... | Japanese authorities have raided the headquarters of Suzuki, as part of an ongoing probe into the carmaker's use of improper fuel economy tests. | 36441906 |
It says ash dieback disease is spreading and wants landowners to plant different species near to existing ash trees to replace them when they die.
Its pilot planting scheme is offering 1,000 subsidised "disease recovery packs", each with 45 native trees.
The project will focus on areas most at risk, including Norfolk, ... | Landowners should prepare for a future in which ash trees have disappeared, the Woodland Trust has warned. | 33744042 |
Researchers trying to raise awareness of the issue claim that the spreadsheet software automatically converts the names of certain genes into dates.
Gene symbols like SEPT2 (Septin 2) were found to be altered to "September 2".
However, Microsoft, which released the first version of Excel in 1985, said the gene renaming... | Microsoft's Excel has been blamed for errors in academic papers on genomics. | 37176926 |
A meeting of the full council in Inverness also set Highland Council's budget for the new financial year.
The local authority's ruling administration has said that raising council tax would generate more than £3.5m in extra income.
This would help Highland Council to reduce its funding gap of £20m to about £10m.
Sav... | Highland councillors have approved a 3% increase in the basic rate of council tax for 2017-18. | 38979837 |
Patrick Clarke, 68, was stabbed several times at Southleigh Community Hospital in Brighton Road, Croydon, in May.
Jimmy Jedson, 40, a patient at Southleigh, was found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Jedson was sentenced to a hospital order - which have no fixed end date - at the Old ... | A patient has been convicted of stabbing a nurse to death at a private hospital in south London. | 39817051 |
Attracting long-haul destinations has been one of the aims of the airport as part of its growth strategy.
It already has flights to Orlando in Florida and now Qatar Airlines will fly to Doha, Qatar's capital, from 2018.
More than 1.3 million people used the airport in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2016 - a 16% growth in pas... | Long-haul flights from Cardiff Airport to the Middle East have been announced by Qatar Airways. | 39693531 |
Professionals will face action if they do not alert the relevant local authority under the law passed in May.
They will be given the right to enter premises to check if a vulnerable adult is making their own decisions.
Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford said the measures would protect those who are most at risk.
A... | Suspected risk of abuse or neglect of children or adults must reported by police, health staff and other workers from 2016, it has been confirmed. | 30528345 |
Ivan Santini headed the visitors in front before Yann Karamoh doubled their lead on 50 minutes.
Mario Balotelli halved the deficit on 71 minutes with his 10th league goal of the season, before Anastasios Donis equalised six minutes later.
Nice move to second on 63 points, a point ahead of Paris St-Germain.
PSG play Lor... | Nice came from two goals down to draw with Caen as they missed the chance to draw level on points with Ligue 1 leaders Monaco. | 39174014 |
The "flat pack" marble church will go on show as part of the Oxford museum's summer show of more than 200 objects rescued from the bottom of the sea.
Among the other exhibits will be Roman portrait heads and bronze battering rams from the prows of Roman warships.
The Storms, War and Shipwrecks exhibition opens on 21 Ju... | A Byzantine church raised from a Sicilian shipwreck is to be reconstructed for an exhibition at the Ashmolean museum next year. | 34793091 |
Rebecca Minnock, 35, and son Ethan, three, disappeared from their home in Highbridge, Somerset, on 26 May.
The next day a district judge ruled Ethan should live with his father.
Det Ch Insp Marie Wright told BBC Points West she was worried about the "emotional impact" on Ethan and his mother of weeks in hiding
"Rebecca... | A mother and child who went missing two weeks ago in a custody battle may have been spotted in Cheltenham and Birmingham, say police. | 33082191 |
It posted pre-tax profit of £295m, up from £210.2m the previous year.
Chief executive David Thomas said a 9% increase in completions had been done without compromising on quality.
He also said the housing market remained strong thanks to improved mortgage availability and government support for first time buyers.
In ea... | Housebuilder Barratt Developments has reported a 40% surge in six-month pre-tax profits, helped by selling more homes at a higher price. | 35648468 |
McDonald worked under Allardyce at Bolton, Blackburn and West Ham and took over at Bloomfield Road in June after the pair left Upton Park.
Alladryce joined Sunderland on 9 October but yet to name a number two.
"There has been no contact and I'm happy with what I'm doing," McDonald told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"I've got a... | Blackpool manager Neil McDonald has not had any contact from Sunderland about reuniting with their new boss Sam Allardyce as his assistant. | 34540860 |
Alan Sloane said he was within his rights to shoot the hounds on his land near Rathfriland.
He said one of them was closing in on a group of 15 pregnant sheep in the corner of a field when he shot it.
The other two were in an adjacent field with pregnant mares and Mr Sloane's £1,200 ram when they were shot.
They were ... | A County Down farmer has described how he shot dead three dogs belonging to a hunt when they threatened his pregnant ewes. | 35562194 |
Pesach is Passover in Hebrew, which is spoken in Israel and in many Jewish communities around the world
It is one of the most important dates in the Jewish calendar.
This year, it began at sunset on Monday 10 April and will end in the evening on Tuesday 18 April.
At Passover, Jewish people remember a story from a very ... | Jewish people all over the world are celebrating the festival of Passover. | 39565685 |
Nicola Sturgeon has said the SNP will set out the timescale for a possible second referendum in its manifesto for next year's Holyrood election.
It will also state the circumstances under which another vote might be held.
Mr Mundell attacked Ms Sturgeon's stance during a speech in Edinburgh.
The speech came the day bef... | Scottish Secretary David Mundell has accused the first minister of setting aside the "sovereign will" of the Scottish people over a second independence referendum. | 34271244 |
Reid, 24, beat number two seed Joachim Gerard 7-6 (11-9) 6-4 and will face Stefan Olsson in Sunday's final.
It is Reid's third Grand Slam singles decider of the year, having won the Australian Open in January before losing at Roland Garros last month.
Fellow Briton Jordanne Whiley lost to Aniek van Koot 7-5 6-3 in the ... | Gordon Reid has reached the final of the inaugural men's wheelchair singles event at Wimbledon. | 36749062 |
Footage filmed by a neighbour shows Judah Adunbi, 63, outside his Bristol home when he is stopped by police.
Mr Adunbi refused to give his name and after a dispute was Tasered in the face by officers who tried to arrest him.
The incident, which Mr Adunbi said left him "scared for his life", has been referred to the pol... | A founder of a group improving race relations with police was Tasered in the face by officers who mistook him for a wanted man for the second time. | 38691162 |
He beat David Gilbert 10-9 with the deciding frame lasting two hours, three minutes and 41 seconds - 44 seconds longer than the men's marathon world record in athletics.
Peter Ebdon also narrowly qualified but two-time winner Mark Williams is out.
The championship starts on 15 April with the draw on Thursday at 10:00 B... | Ireland's Fergal O'Brien won the longest frame in professional snooker history to take the final place at the World Championship in Sheffield. | 39581570 |
Russian business student Anton Dementyev, 19, was with three friends when Andrew Wilson's articulated lorry hit them on Argyle Street.
Andrew Wilson, 55, from Ripon, North Yorkshire, pleaded guilty to causing Mr Dementyev's death by careless driving on 8 May 2013.
He will be sentenced next month.
Wilson also admitted c... | A lorry driver has admitted causing the death of a student after he drove through a red light and crashed into a taxi in Glasgow. | 31446218 |
The Microsoft Band will retail for $199 (£125) on the company's online store.
The device can operate for two days on a single charge and has 10 sensors that can track heart rate, calories, stress and even a person's sun exposure.
It marks Microsoft's latest push into digital health after its medical record initiative ... | Microsoft has unveiled its first wearable device that can track a user's sleep and exercise as well as connect to a health service on smartphones. | 29828649 |
"I would speak to him, I would have no problem speaking to him," the businessman said of Kim Jong-un.
Such a meeting would mark a significant change of US policy towards the politically isolated regime.
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton decried Mr Trump's "bizarre fascination with foreign strongmen".
The statemen... | Presumptive US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he is willing to meet North Korea's leader to discuss its nuclear programme. | 36318752 |
Users will be informed if their Outlook, OneDrive and other consumer-facing services are being targeted.
Anyone who received such a warning should take additional steps to keep their data safe, it said.
The move could put it at odds with UK government proposals to limit what tech firms can say about surveillance.
Sever... | Microsoft will start warning people if it suspects a government is trying to hack into their email and other online accounts. | 35204917 |
Officers detained the 33-year-old on Thursday afternoon and he is being held at a central London police station.
The Met Police said the warrant for further detention lasts to Thursday.
He is being questioned on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist acts under section 41 of the Terrorism... | Police have been granted more time to question a man arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences in Cardiff, the Met Police said. | 37470124 |
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg said the service was currently not fit for purpose and had got worse.
He said caller waiting times had doubled and new technology was delayed.
Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police Shaun Sawyer said: "It's clear we haven't got the confidence of the public that we want."
Mr... | Police are to get £250,000 for "immediate improvements" to the 101 non-emergency phone service in Devon and Cornwall. | 35304420 |
Swedish police say the large gang distributed leaflets inciting people to assault refugees.
Witnesses said the men physically attacked people they believed were foreigners. However, police have not confirmed these reports.
It comes amid heightened tension in Sweden over the migrant crisis.
Some 163,000 migrants applied... | Up to 100 masked men, dressed in black, gathered in central Stockholm to attack people from immigrant backgrounds, reports say. | 35451080 |
The former Labour leader told ITV's Peston on Sunday June's Leave vote must be respected and there was "no question" of the UK staying put.
Some Labour and Lib Dem MPs have said they will oppose starting formal Brexit talks unless ministers promise a subsequent vote on the eventual deal.
Mr Miliband also called for cur... | Ed Miliband has rejected calls for another referendum on Britain's EU membership. | 37968121 |
A petition for an inquiry has amassed nearly 12,000 signatures, enough for the government to have to respond.
Concerns surround a system on the northbound carriageway that triggers a series of traffic signals and barriers for restricted vehicles.
The scheme was introduced in response to the 2014 Dart Charge scheme, whe... | The government will consider calls for a public inquiry into Dartford Crossing congestion concerns. | 37432365 |
He founded publishing company Weidenfeld & Nicolson with Nigel Nicolson in 1949, after working for the BBC, and remained its chairman.
Their early successes included Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, Isaiah Berlin's The Hedgehog and the Fox and James Watson's The Double Helix.
Lord Weidenfeld emigrated to London after fleeing... | The publisher Lord Weidenfeld has died in London at the age of 96. | 35362468 |
Regent Street Cinema in London has recently been used as a lecture theatre by the University of Westminster.
About £4m has been raised for the restoration, but another £2m is needed.
Celebrities including filmmaker and University of Westminster alumni Asif Kapadia and Radio 4 broadcaster Sandi Toksvig are backing the... | An appeal has been launched to raise funds to restore the 118-year-old cinema that was the first in the UK to hold a moving picture show. | 26282571 |
There are accusations that the Kremlin is silencing a group often critical of its actions.
Many in the mainly Muslim Tatar community distrust the new administration, installed when Russian troops and local paramilitaries annexed the Ukrainian region a year ago.
At the stroke of midnight on 31 March the most popular Cri... | Media serving the ethnic Tatar minority in Russian-occupied Crimea have shut down after failing to register with the new pro-Moscow authorities. | 32145218 |
Alex Haines found an apparent method to view the personal data of other users - including email addresses and phone numbers - during the sign-up process for Kids Pass.
Kids Pass offers its 1.4 million members discounts at attractions such as theme parks.
It said the issue had now been fixed.
The UK's data watchdog has ... | A father who found a security flaw on a family discounts website says he was blocked on Twitter when he contacted the firm about the problem. | 40776512 |
The film, made by Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper, features an all-star cast including Benedict Cumberbatch, Joel Edgerton, Dakota Johnson and Kevin Bacon but it's Depp who is a frontrunner for the upcoming awards season as critics, including industry magazine Variety, hail his interpretation of Bulger as a "career-b... | It's a role that's tipped to gain the three-time Oscar nominee Johnny Depp a fourth nod from the Academy yet the actor says an Oscar is "not the priority" when it comes to playing notorious gangster James "Whitey" Bulger in Black Mass. | 34899702 |
Governor Mary Fallin told reporters the execution of another inmate, due to take place the same evening, will be delayed until after the review.
Clayton Lockett's execution was stopped after 20 minutes on Tuesday evening after witnesses saw him writhing.
A ruptured vein was discovered and he died of a heart attack soon... | The governor of Oklahoma has ordered an "independent review" of the state's execution protocols after a death row inmate took 40 minutes to die. | 27225994 |
So, showing my press pass, I climbed the stairs into this strange Holy of Holies, where the only other clients in the marble-lined banking hall were priests and nuns.
I wrote out a cheque, which the bank clerk cashed after checking my identity. He handed me about 10% more lira than if I had made the transaction in one ... | When I first settled in Rome in the early 1970s, it was common knowledge among resident foreign journalists that you could get a much better exchange rate for the Italian lira from your dollars or pounds by visiting the Vatican's own bank, situated inside a medieval tower next to the Apostolic Palace inside Vatican Cit... | 23289297 |
They analysed 13 existing European studies covering nearly 200,000 people and found "job strain" was linked to a 23% increased risk of heart attacks and deaths from coronary heart disease.
The risk to the heart was much smaller than for smoking or not exercising, the Lancet medical journal report said.
The British Hear... | Having a highly demanding job, but little control over it, could be a deadly combination, UK researchers say. | 19584526 |
Paul Howells made the discovery at a field in Coity, Bridgend, on 8 May 2015.
The hoard included a large bronze flat axe with a wide-blade edge and a small bronze axe chisel dating back to 2200-2050 BC.
Late Bronze Age tools and weapons were also found two sites in Llanharan, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
A dig at the Coity site... | Early Bronze Age axe heads found by a metal detectorist in south Wales have been declared treasure by a coroner. | 37405596 |
It also found that one-day "booze cruises" across the Channel to stock up on alcohol and cigarettes are much less common than they used to be.
The Office for National Statistics found UK residents went on more than 45 million foreign holidays in 2016 - up from 27 million in 1996.
That represents a 68% rise in holidays ... | Britons are taking more holidays than they used to but are opting for shorter breaks, an official survey suggests. | 40847390 |
Like other great communicators - including Winston Churchill before him and Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama since then - he was someone who took word-craft very seriously indeed.
He had delegated his aide Ted Sorensen to read all the previous presidential inaugurals, with the additional brief of trying to crack the code... | President John F Kennedy would have been delighted to know that his inaugural address is still remembered and admired 50 years later. | 12215248 |
Among the questions from pupils at Oasis Academy Brightstowe was one from 15-year-old Seema who wants to be the first female Afghan astronaut.
Major Peake told her it was a "wonderful idea and ambition" and that she should "follow her dreams"
The link up started at 14:20 GMT and lasted 10 minutes with the school using ... | Students from a Bristol school have spoken to astronaut Tim Peake aboard the International Space Station. | 35612764 |
The naming of the park in Newry after Raymond McCreesh has been controversial since the park opened in 2001.
In 2012, Newry and Mourne District Council reviewed the move and decided the name would remain.
But the Equality Commission has now rescinded its approval of that review.
It said the council, which has since bee... | A council should debate and vote again on the naming of a public play park in County Down after an IRA member, as a previous process was not transparent, an equality watchdog has said. | 36686146 |
Peter Byrne contacted the firm as tremors caused by his condition meant he kept hitting the standard controller's touchpad, pausing games.
Alex Nawabi from Sony's marketing team said he would investigate.
He then modified a Dual Shock 4 controller himself and sent it to Mr Byrne as a surprise.
On the bespoke version, t... | A-22-year-old gamer with cerebral palsy has received a Playstation controller especially adapted for him by a Sony employee. | 35971387 |
Interest rates in the world's largest economy have been kept at close to 0% since late 2008, at the start of the financial crisis.
Now, officials must determine when the US economy is healthy enough to grow without help from the Fed.
Some said mid-2015 would be best, while others suggested later, in 2016.
"Several part... | Officials at the US's central bank were split about when to raise interest rates, latest minutes released by the Federal Reserve have revealed. | 32226855 |
La Rochelle, who are second in the Top 14 league, qualified for the last eight as one of the best three pool runners-up.
Edinburgh, who won Pool Five, played their first game of the season at Myreside - their home for the second half of the campaign - on Friday.
But they may opt to shift the quarter-final back to Murra... | Edinburgh will host French outfit La Rochelle in the European Challenge Cup quarter-finals. | 38710451 |
He edged out his club-mate, David Weir, while Commonwealth silver medallist Frank Baines won the bronze medal despite only competing in five of the six apparatus at the Perth event.
The same club produced the women's all-round winner, Shannon Archer.
The 18-year-old finished ahead of Sofia Ramzan (Dundee), while Carly ... | City of Glasgow's Kelvin Cham won the men's all-round title at the Scottish Artistic Gymnastics Championships. | 39169578 |
Cameron Logan, 23, died in the New Year's Day blaze in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, in what police called a "horrific and spiteful attack".
Officers said the house fire, at Achray Place, was deliberately set. They are treating Mr Logan's death as murder.
The dark-coloured car was spotted in a layby on nearby Craigto... | Police investigating a fatal fire near Glasgow have said they want to trace a car seen parked nearby with its engine running and the passenger door open. | 38495704 |
But Vaughan Gething added he believed there was still a case for increased medical education to take place there.
He said this could be delivered by Cardiff, Swansea and Bangor universities working closely together.
Plaid Cymru AM Sian Gwenllian, who had called for a medical school, said the decision "showed contempt f... | There is no case for a new medical school to be set up in north Wales, the health secretary has said. | 40646401 |
Mohammed Al-Jeffery says he took Amina Al-Jeffery, 21, from Swansea to Jeddah in 2012 to "save her life".
The dual British and Saudi Arabian national wants to return to the UK and claims she is being held against her will and denied food and water.
Her lawyers are asking the High Court in London to come to her aid. Her... | A father accused of imprisoning his daughter in Saudi Arabia said he was "trying to help" her, a court was told. | 36914434 |
Police officers and firefighters attended the Quay, on the south bank of the River Clyde at about 19:00 on Friday.
The area includes a cinema, casino, bingo hall and several restaurants.
Police said later no evacuation of buildings had been necessary during the incident. | Large numbers of emergency service personnel were called to a popular entertainment area in Glasgow after reports of a gas leak. | 36505348 |
The money, sent on behalf of South Africa, was meant to be used for its Caribbean diaspora legacy programme.
But documents suggest Mr Warner used the payment for cash withdrawals, personal loans and to launder money.
The 72-year-old, who has been indicted by the US FBI for corruption, denies all claims of wrongdoing.
F... | A BBC investigation has seen evidence that details what happened to the $10m sent from Fifa to accounts controlled by former vice-president Jack Warner. | 33039014 |
This is the full statement to the inquests from his brother, Paul Joynes:
My name is James Paul Joynes. I am the brother of Nicholas Peter Joynes, and I am speaking on behalf of my father, James, known as Peter Joynes, my mother, Patricia Joynes, my brother's wife, Gillian, his sister, Michelle, his sister-in-law, Elai... | A married draughtsman from Liverpool, Nick Joynes travelled to the match with a number of friends, who all survived except Francis Joseph McAllister. | 26946067 |
Stefan Appleton, 18, was with friends when he was attacked in Nightingale Park in Islington on 10 June last year.
The killer stabbed him with the 25in (63cm) serrated blade after leaping off a stolen moped, the Old Bailey heard.
The 17-year-old, who cannot be named due to his age, was cleared of murder. He will be sent... | A boy has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a teenager he stabbed with a "Zombie Killer" machete in north London. | 35943144 |
The Cairngorm Mountain Rescue was called out at 17:30 to help the walker on the 1,296m (4,252ft) Braeriach.
A dozen rescuers were dropped off by helicopter and then carried out line searches on the summit plateau.
The walker was found at about 23:30 on Friday and was taken down the mountain before being airlifted to sa... | A hillwalker has been rescued after getting lost in thick mist and strong winds on the top of Scotland's third highest mountain. | 40691090 |
The male casualty, who was in his 30s, suffered a "significant leg injury" due to a falling rock at the Scotia Winch Challenge 4x4 event near Aberfeldy.
Paramedics were called to the scene on Saturday, but were unable to reach the remote site in Griffin Forest.
A search and rescue helicopter had to be brought in to rec... | A man was flown to hospital after he was seriously injured at an off-road motorsports event in Perthshire. | 33134348 |
Vanessa, who starred in the High School Musical films, posted a photo of the carving with the names 'Vanessa' and 'Austin' on social media.
She admitted scratching the names inside a heart and gave the authorities information on where to find it.
The money will be used to restore the rock wall, by scrubbing or sanding ... | Vanessa Hudgens has paid a $1,000 (£700) fine for carving a heart into a rock wall during a trip to Sedona, Arizona | 36293018 |
Top prosecutor Marianne Ny said his arrest warrant was being revoked as it was impossible to serve him notice.
Mr Assange, 45, has lived in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since 2012. He fears extradition to Sweden would lead to extradition to the US where he is wanted over leaks.
Ecuador has called on the UK to allow... | Sweden has decided to drop the rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. | 39973864 |
It is the first time Greece has officially calculated what Germany allegedly owes it for Nazi atrocities and looting during the 1940s.
However, the German government says the issue was resolved legally years ago.
Greece's radical left Syriza government is making the claim while struggling to meet massive debt repayment... | The Greek government says Germany owes Greece nearly €279bn (£204bn; $303bn) in war reparations for the Nazi occupation during World War Two. | 32202768 |
They all consumed products including sausages, steaks and meatballs which were raw when purchased and cooked at home.
The venison is believed to have been bought from various shopping outlets.
Health and food standards officials, headed by Health Protection Scotland (HPS), are investigating.
Dr Syed Ahmed, consultant w... | Nine people across Scotland have contracted the same strain of E. coli O157 after eating venison. | 34435250 |
The incident happened at Cranbrook Gardens on Friday evening.
A man in his 30s was shot in the upper body.
The Belfast Trust said he is in a stable condition in hospital. | A 49-year-old man arrested following a shooting at a house in Ardoyne in north Belfast has been released unconditionally. | 34816193 |
But I don't think the people who criticise them can understand what those players are going through, or appreciate the mental strength you need when you are out long-term or suffering from a recurring problem.
I was lucky enough to avoid too many serious lay-offs during my own career but I saw how hard it was for my te... | It seems to have become fair game to ridicule the likes of Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere or Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge for being injured a lot - and almost to suggest they break down on purpose. | 35376976 |
Half of the new customer sales posts will be created at its Scottish centres in Uddingston, Dunfermline and Livingston.
The rest will be spread between Newcastle and Stockport in England.
Sky said both full-time and part-time permanent roles would be available from this month.
Sky currently employs more than 5,700 peop... | Broadcaster Sky has announced plans to create 400 jobs at call centres across the UK. | 33379604 |
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In the final seconds of a dull first half, Sam Vokes put the Premier League side ahead when he converted Defour's pull-back.
Defour sealed the win when he chipped Fabian Giefer from the edge of the box.
Vokes had a chance to score his second but he hit the post from Defour... | Steven Defour scored a brilliant goal as Burnley knocked Championship strugglers Bristol City out of the FA Cup fourth round. | 38701536 |
It comes after one group, Wildcat Haven, revealed gamekeepers were to be allowed to shoot feral cats trapped as part of a conservation project.
That has led to counter claims from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.
It alleged Wildcat Haven was using "underhand and distorting ploys to further its own agenda."
Dr ... | There has been a warning efforts to safeguard the future of the endangered Scottish wildcat are being threatened by infighting among conservationists. | 36031713 |
The cause of his death was not immediately clear. He was in a hospital being treated for exhaustion.
A rare artist to have won a Grammy in jazz, pop and R&B categories, Jarreau was famed for writing the theme to hit television show Moonlighting.
Earlier this month, he retired from touring after more than 50 years.
Born... | Seven-time Grammy Award-winning jazz and pop singer Al Jarreau has died in Los Angeles at the age of 76, his publicist says. | 38951462 |
The probe was due early on Wednesday to make the first of 22 dives in between Saturn's cloudtops and the inner edge of its spectacular rings.
The daredevil flights are designed to gather pictures and other science data of unprecedented resolution.
But Cassini was out of radio contact for the duration of the plunge and ... | Controllers and scientists must wait until Thursday to hear from Cassini. | 39701671 |
The Royals were 5-0 down within 35 minutes at Carrow Road on Saturday in their first defeat in four games.
"We've had a couple of defeats in a row before this season and we've succeeded in bouncing back," Stam said.
"The players have got the mentality to want to do that and I'm confident in the team that they'll want t... | Reading manager Jaap Stam is confident his players will learn the lessons of their chastening 7-1 defeat at Norwich. | 39553599 |
A spokeswoman for Herefordshire Council said its officers had taken possession "achieved through peaceful re-entry for breach of three leases".
The winding-up petition was brought by HM Customs and Revenue, after a series of tax bills went unpaid.
The club had also failed to pay players, staff and other creditors.
A la... | Hereford United's Edgar Street ground has been repossessed after the football club was wound up at the High Court on Friday. | 30577116 |
From the moment he sat alongside fellow countryman Javier Mascherano at Upton Park on Thursday, 31 August 2006, Tevez took a central role in the Premier League's dramatic story - first at West Ham, then with Manchester United and latterly during a eventful stint with City.
The 29-year-old is revered as a Hammers' hero ... | Carlos Tevez's departure from Manchester City for Juventus will leave behind a trail of trophies and headlines - representing the good, the bad and the ugly side of the Argentine's turbulent club career. | 23061694 |
Five first-half tries, including two for full-back Stefan Ratchford, put Wire 30-6 ahead at half-time.
The visitors almost matched them after the break, but ended up well beaten.
Ratchford, Ryan Atkins and Tom Lineham all crossed twice, with Wire's other tries from Matty Russell, Peta Hiku and Declan Patton, who kicked... | Warrington made it two wins from two in The Super 8s Qualifiers as they comfortably saw off Catalans Dragons at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. | 40868979 |
While some predicted an increase in voter turnout, partly due to the enormous media interest in Stormont's collapse, other visitors to polling stations were asked to stay away.
Voting went to the dogs as the electoral office issued a statement asking people to paws for thought before bringing their four-legged friends ... | It was a colourful turnout at polling stations across Northern Ireland for the 2017 Assembly election on Thursday. | 39142026 |
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Dramatic scenes of the crash, which happened on Barcroft Street on Wednesday afternoon, were captured on CCTV by resident Stewart Wilson.
The footage shows passengers from the car walking away from the accident, with one carrying a dog.
Humberside Police said nobody was injured.
... | Two people have been arrested after a car smashed into four vehicles parked on a Cleethorpes street. | 39664987 |
A fatal foetal abnormality diagnosis means doctors believe a baby will die in the womb or shortly after birth.
Justice Minister David Ford said he will ask the Northern Ireland Executive for approval to introduce legislation, which then requires an Assembly vote.
However, he said he will not try to legalise abortion in... | A change to Northern Ireland's abortion law, allowing terminations in fatal foetal abnormality cases, has been recommended by the Justice Department. | 32338793 |
The project, called the Event Horizon Telescope, has completed most of its technical preparations as well as extensive theoretical calculations.
It will focus on Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the Milky Way's centre.
Speaking at an astronomy conference in Florida, EHT team member Feryal Ozel said all the elements we... | A network of nine radio telescopes, dotted around the globe, is set to take the first ever picture of a black hole's event horizon in 2017. | 35258378 |
Ramsey, 25, will join the Solitude outfit on a three-year contract.
The defender will link up with his former Ports team-mate Darren Murray who moved to Cliftonville from the Shamrock Park club in January.
Michael Gault will also leave Portadown at the end of this season after signing a pre-contract deal with current c... | Chris Ramsey will leave Portadown at the end of the season after signing a pre-contract deal with Cliftonville. | 35695090 |
In a speech in London - billed as his campaign launch - Mr Johnson said he did not believe he could provide the leadership or unity needed.
It comes after Justice Secretary and fellow Brexit campaigner Michael Gove's surprise announcement on Thursday morning that he would run for leader.
Home Secretary Theresa May is a... | Ex-London mayor Boris Johnson has ruled himself out of the race to be the next Conservative leader and prime minister. | 36672591 |
Andrew McGowan, 35, of Cockburn Street, Dingle, pleaded guilty to the charge at Liverpool and Knowsley Magistrates' Court.
The toddler suffered serious head and body injuries in the "horrific attack" in a garden on Sunday.
McGowan was bailed until 6 June when he is due to be sentenced.
The injured child's father wept a... | A man has admitted owning four dogs that were dangerously out of control after an attack left a two-year-old girl badly injured. | 39861582 |
They lost at home to Wakefield on Sunday and have one point from their opening three games.
Assistant coach Willie Poching has been placed in temporary charge for Friday's home game against St Helens.
"The sole focus of everybody at the club at this time is on Friday's game and securing two much needed points," the clu... | Hull KR have sacked head coach Chris Chester just three matches into the Super League season. | 35648489 |
Glasgow-based Grameen in the UK will use the money to boost the availability and affordability of business loans in deprived communities.
Grameen provides micro-credit loans of up to £1,000 to help disadvantaged people start or develop a small business.
The investment was secured through the SIS-managed Social Growth F... | A micro-finance provider is to scale up its operations after securing £250,000 from Social Investment Scotland (SIS). | 38365412 |
They were first called out at 18:30 to assist the Arbroath-bound Marigold after it ran aground a mile east of the Kessock Bridge.
The lifeboat remained with the boat until it was refloated on a rising tide and was escorted to Inverness Harbour.
Kessock volunteers then made a coastal search for a missing person.
They we... | Kessock lifeboat volunteers went to the aid of a fishing boat before helping in a missing person search in a seven-hour period on Thursday into Friday. | 33197171 |
Nasreem Buksh, 43, was found dead at a flat on Dixon Avenue at about 07:00 on Saturday.
Police confirmed a man was being detained in connection with the death and a report would be sent to the procurator fiscal. | A 54-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman in the Govanhill area of Glasgow. | 37465953 |
Craig Michael Hughes, 33, said he hated police officers and planned to report a false crime about a number of people on marshes of the Dee Estuary.
Police would turn up in numbers and he would open fire, he said during a chat with an American crisis helpline.
Hughes, of Flint, Flintshire, admitted making threats to kil... | A man obsessed with guns told a suicide helpline he was considering becoming another Raoul Moat, a court has heard. | 34605290 |
Six artists have been selected to enter the Rock Hall, including folk star Joan Baez and grunge act Pearl Jam.
Tupac Shakur will be only the fifth hip-hop artist recognised, after the likes of Run DMC and Public Enemy.
The Grammys will honour art-rock band Velvet Underground and funk legend Sly Stone with their special... | Nina Simone, ELO and Sly Stone are among the artists who will receive lifetime honours from the Grammys and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. | 38379731 |
Plans were submitted to the government for 24 turbines on the Talladh-a-Bheithe estate, an area of moorland between Loch Rannoch and Loch Ericht.
Hillwalkers said the plans would affect the views for miles around.
The Energy and Climate Change Directorate ruled that the application was legally "not competent".
It noted... | Proposals for a wind farm in an "unspoilt area" of Highland Perthshire have been rejected by Scottish government ministers. | 34684039 |
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