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Roedd hi'n noson dda i Lafur yng Nghymru, wrth iddyn nhw gipio tair sedd oddi ar y Ceidwadwyr a rhagor yn Lloegr.
Wnaeth y Ceidwadwyr ddim llwyddo i gipio unrhyw seddi ychwanegol yng Nghymru, ac mae'r darlun ar draws Prydain yn golygu mai senedd grog fydd y senedd nesaf am fod yr un blaid wleidyddol wedi cael mwyafrif.... | Mae Carwyn Jones wedi dweud fod "brwdfrydedd pobl ifanc" wedi chwarae rhan fawr ym mherfformiad y blaid Lafur yn yr etholiad cyffredinol eleni. | 40217489 |
The 25-year-old striker has scored 20 goals in National League South games for the Wings this season.
He has netted a further seven times in three FA Cup games, including six goals in one game against Swindon Supermarine in the third qualifying round.
Ex-Notts County and Bromley man Coombes is eligible to make his debu... | National League side Sutton United have signed former Chelsea trainee Adam Coombes from Welling United. | 39077038 |
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) said the tower, near Newtownards, County Down, would be closed for the "foreseeable future".
A spokesperson said water had damaged the tower's electrical supply and lighting.
The tower was built in 1857 as a memorial to Charles Stewart, third Marquess of Londonderry.
The t... | Scrabo Tower, one of Northern Ireland's most iconic landmarks, has been closed to the public. | 27114225 |
Analysis established a causal link between air strikes and roadside bomb attacks as well as a connection with the jihadists' use of military tactics.
The algorithmic system analysed 2,200 recorded incidents of IS activity from the second half of 2014.
A paper on the findings will be presented at a conference next week.... | Researchers in the US have used artificial intelligence to better understand the military strategy of Islamic State extremists. | 33804287 |
Christopher Halliwell, 52, of Swindon, appeared via a video link at Bristol Crown Court.
Becky Godden, also known as Becky Godden Edwards, was last seen alive in 2002 but was not reported missing until 2007 as her family believed she was living in the Bristol area.
Miss Godden's body was found in a Gloucestershire fiel... | A taxi driver from Swindon has denied murdering a 20-year-old woman reported missing nine years ago. | 36481623 |
The government scheme came to light when one of the letters, which were sent more than 200 Irish republicans, caused an IRA bomb trial to collapse.
John Downey was wrongly told he was not wanted by any UK police force.
Jonathan Powell said the victims of the Hyde Park bomb "have every reason to feel aggrieved that the ... | The Northern Ireland peace process is "still quite fragile", Tony Blair's former chief of staff has told Westminster's On the Runs inquiry. | 29106283 |
BBC Radio 5 live's Anna Foster is one of those people, but she's conscious that bad technique can lead to injuries. She emailed with this question:
"I think one of my biggest issues at the moment is technique which is far from perfect. I'm a bit of a slumper and have to try hard not to look at the floor. Could someone ... | Hundreds of thousands of people across the UK have taken on the Couch to 5k challenge, and are finding their running feet. | 36587857 |
He shares the honour with Dr Shinya Yamanaka, a stem cell scientist.
Technology Academy Finland said Mr Torvalds's achievements had "had a great impact on shared software development, networking and the openness of the web".
It is the first time the bi-annual award has been split. Each man receives 600,000 euros ($752,... | Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, has been named joint winner of the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize. | 18423502 |
An old chicken farm by the A3 at Thursley next to the Devil's Punch Bowl was used as a construction site for the Hindhead Tunnel which opened in 2011.
Highways England has now said it is a "useful location" for a salt storage depot.
Neighbours fear "horrendous" noise pollution and said officials promised to return the ... | Highways officials have been accused of "breaking a promise" over land at a beauty spot in Surrey. | 36285698 |
Lawyers say uncertainty over the UK's European Economic Area membership means ministers could be stopped from taking Britain out of the single market.
They will argue the UK will not leave the EEA automatically when it leaves the EU and Parliament should decide.
But the government said EEA membership ends when the UK l... | The government is facing a legal battle over whether the UK stays inside the single market after it has left the EU, the BBC has learned. | 38126899 |
The advisory comes after an attack on Tor that targeted Windows users sought to gather data that could be used to identify people.
In addition, Tor warned, people should turn off a widely used web technology that was exploited in the attack.
It is still not clear who was behind the sophisticated attack.
The code to exp... | Legitimate users of the Tor anonymous browsing service are being advised to stop using Windows if they want to keep their identity hidden. | 23587620 |
The Shankill Road building, built in 1898, is being turned into a museum.
Many of the items have come from Fernhill House which boasted the biggest collection of Orange memorabilia in the world.
Chairman of the hall, William Humphrey, said they wanted to show that the Orange Order was not a secret society.
"It's very i... | The history of the Orange and Black institutions will go on public display when an orange hall in west Belfast opens its doors for the first time. | 30690426 |
Called The Royals, it's about a fictional British royal family and stars Elizabeth Hurley as Queen Helene.
The show is already being dubbed "loveable trash" by some critics.
"She is the Queen of England, isn't she?" said Oliver Milburn who plays Ted, the royal family's top security guard.
Well yes, she is the Queen of ... | E!, famed for its reality TV productions like Keeping Up With the Kardashians, is giving the world its first scripted TV show. | 32043547 |
Computer technology brings "huge opportunities for the UK, but also significant risks", the Lords Digital Skills Committee warns.
The internet should be viewed as a utility service, alongside water and electricity, it says.
But without action, the UK may fall behind in the new digital era.
The reports says:
The committ... | Children should be taught "digital literacy" as a core skill alongside maths and English, a report by a House of Lords committee says. | 31501917 |
Officers were called to the Tesco store on Altrincham Road in Baguley at about 18:45 BST on Monday, following reports a baby had been hit.
Mother Amy Duckers said it was the first time the family had taken baby Elsie Rose out since she was born.
A 63-year-old arrested on suspicion of assault is currently in custody bei... | A man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a five-day-old girl at a supermarket in Manchester, police said. | 37294307 |
Known for his provocative pictures and poetry, Ren's often explicit work had been exhibited in galleries all over the world. He shot for major fashion brands and magazines such as Gucci and GQ China.
Details of his death on Friday are still emerging, but he is believed to have taken his own life.
Dian Hanson, editor at... | The Chinese art world was rocked over the weekend by news that famed erotic photographer Ren Hang had died at the age of 30. | 39100128 |
Massimo Donati shot Accies in front, while a strike from Alex D'Acol was well saved by County's Scott Fox.
The home side had Giannis Skondras dismissed on half time for a foul on the counter-attacking Ryan Dow.
Michael Gardyne, Dow and Martin Woods went close for the visitors before Craig Curran bundled in the leveller... | Ten-man Hamilton surrendered an early lead at home to Ross County but held on for a point which nudges them out of the relegation play-off place. | 39463979 |
The holders were beaten 3-2 on aggregate by Spanish rivals Atletico Madrid, who won the second leg 2-0.
"The team are sad. We aren't at our best at the moment, nor our most effective," he said.
"I'm 99.9% to blame, no 100. That's why I am the coach, the most responsible. We all have to improve."
Antoine Griezmann score... | Barcelona are "in a hole" and "finding it difficult to score goals" admitted boss Luis Enrique following their shock Champions League quarter-final defeat. | 36041626 |
Germany's economy - the largest in the eurozone - grew by 0.7% in the quarter, comfortably beating analysts' forecasts.
However, France's economy grew by just 0.1% in the same period.
Figures from European statistics agency Eurostat showed the eurozone's economy grew by 0.9% across 2014 as a whole.
While Germany's econ... | The eurozone's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 0.3% in the last three months of 2014, helped by rapid growth in Germany. | 31451879 |
News site Eurogamer suggested popular gamers on sites such as YouTube and Twitch, who may be less critical than journalists, were sent games early.
Bethesda says it sends journalists games to review one day before release.
Eurogamer's reviews editor Martin Robinson said: "What publishers do with their code is their pre... | Video game publisher Bethesda has been criticised for letting gamers with big online followings review new software before gaming journalists. | 37747360 |
The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) has estimated about 350,000 potential voters are not on the electoral roll.
ERS Cymru director Jessica Blair said a boost in registration and turnout "could make a significant difference" in June.
Voters must be signed up by 22 May to take part in the election.
It is thought students ... | Hundreds of thousands of eligible voters in Wales could go without a say at the general election, campaigners have warned. | 39902078 |
It was launched in 2014 and is based on a technology developed by a British teenager that compressed other news outlets' reports into shorter articles.
Yahoo was reported to have paid £20m for the tech and offered its creator Nick D'Aloisio a full-time job, but he opted instead to go to university.
The closure marks o... | Yahoo has announced it is shutting down its award-winning News Digest app at the end of this month. | 40367632 |
Its economy shrank by the same amount in the last quarter of 2012.
President Francois Hollande has said he expects zero growth in 2013, lower than a 0.1% growth forecast by the French government.
Separate figures showed that the recession across the 17-nation eurozone has continued into a sixth quarter.
A recession is ... | France has entered its second recession in four years after the economy shrank by 0.2% in the first quarter of the year, official figures show. | 22536197 |
Andrew McGowan, 33, of Great Yarmouth, bled to death in a flat in Dickens Court on 14 November from stab wounds.
Warren Ricardo Blake, 18, of Thorncliffe Road, south London, was found guilty of his murder.
Judge Stephen Holt, sentencing at Norwich Crown Court, said it was clear Blake had armed himself with a knife.
The... | A teenage drug dealer has been told he will serve a minimum of 17 years for the murder of a father stabbed to death in a seaside town. | 36675170 |
The programme about the Disappeared also hears denials from Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams that he ordered the disappearance of Mrs McConville.
The Disappeared are those who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles.
Mrs McConville's body was found at a beach in County Louth in 20... | A daughter of Jean McConville has spoken for the first time in a BBC documentary about the IRA's abduction and murder of her mother. | 24801620 |
The 23-year-old Ireland team captain beat Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan on a unanimous points decision in Doha.
Conlan shaded the first round and clearly took the second but had to hang on at the end after being knocked down in the final minute.
He adds the world crown to his European and Commonwealth titles.
Conl... | Belfast's Michael Conlan has become the first Irish male to win a senior World Amateur Championship title with victory in Wednesday's bantamweight final. | 34526840 |
Retired cashier Cherie Bason, 65, from Essex, was diagnosed with coronary artery disease and a heart valve leak.
Patients with this diagnosis usually have to have open heart surgery, with the breastbone cut in two.
But specialists at Basildon University Hospital have devised "a far less traumatic" method for the surger... | A heart patient has had two operations at the same time, in what surgeons say is the first procedure of its type in the UK. | 32828893 |
The quartet are Manchester City defender Demi Stokes, midfielder Isobel Christiansen and striker Nikita Parris plus Chelsea's Millie Bright.
Alex Greenwood, Fran Kirby and Jo Potter are also in, despite currently being out with long-term injuries.
Eniola Aluko, Rachel Daly, Gemma Davison and Claire Rafferty miss out.
S... | Four players are set to make their tournament debuts for England Women at Euro 2017 after being named in head coach Mark Sampson's 23-strong squad. | 39477888 |
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They blame the traders for causing traffic jam.
The BBC Africa Debate this month is considering whether street trading should be regulated or banned. | The authorities in Nigeria's main city of Lagos are cracking down on street hawkers who sell a variety of items to passing drivers. | 37504832 |
The figure was £1.3bn higher than the same month last year.
For the financial year to date between April and September, borrowing fell by £2.3bn to £45.5bn.
The monthly figure had been expected to shrink to £8.5bn and economists said it would set the tone for the Autumn Statement on 23 November.
Paul Hollingsworth, UK ... | Government borrowing rose by more than expected to £10.6bn in September, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). | 37725544 |
The 75-year-old has been recognised in the New Year Honours List.
"Somehow, somewhere along the way, someone's been misinformed that I had already got that many years ago," Aberdeen-born Law told the BBC.
"Every time I went on the computer it was there and eventually I got it deleted and I felt a bit better then."
Law,... | Former Manchester United and Scotland striker Denis Law is "proud" he can at last put CBE after his name - having been the victim of a false alarm. | 35200707 |
Health committee chair Dai Lloyd said he would "ideally" have liked to see Vaughan Gething earlier because "we're talking winter preparedness".
Tory Angela Burns said the delay would result in an "ineffectual" report.
The Welsh Government said it was not possible to get an earlier date.
The inquiry, by the Health, Soci... | AMs conducting an inquiry into how prepared the Welsh NHS is for winter have said they are "disappointed" the health secretary will not appear before them until mid-November. | 37715559 |
All the firms are customers of a company called Dyn, which they use to help users find their sites online.
In quick succession on Friday, Dyn was swamped by two attacks that made the sites of its customers hard to reach.
It is not clear who is behind the attack or why Dyn has been hit. The FBI and US Department of Home... | Twitter, Spotify, Reddit, SoundCloud, PayPal and several other sites have been affected by three web attacks. | 37728015 |
Researchers say fungi from the stomachs of these animals produce flexible enzymes that can break down a wide variety of plant materials.
The scientists say that in tests, the fungi performed as well as the best engineered attempts from industry.
The study has been published in the journal, Science.
Environmentalists ha... | The legendary abilities of goats and sheep to digest a wide range of inedible materials could help scientists produce cheaper biofuels. | 35612554 |
The 33-year-old defender's present deal was due to expire and he and other experienced players were warned they would have to take a pay cuts to stay.
But McManus told the Well website: "I'm delighted to be staying at Motherwell as I have thoroughly enjoyed my three years at the club.
"I enjoy the coaching and the peop... | Captain Stephen McManus has ended speculation over his Motherwell future by agreeing a new two-year contract. | 36432971 |
Former Scotland forward Commons, 33, had an emergency loan spell at Hibs last season and is now a free agent after leaving Celtic.
"A lot of people know that me and [Hibs head coach] Neil [Lennon] really get on," Commons told BBC Radio Scotland.
"But not only that, I really enjoyed my time at Hibs. It's a good time to ... | Kris Commons has hinted at a possible return to Hibernian as he continues his recovery from a back operation. | 40697036 |
One woman who lives in the area said her family was too frightened to leave their home due to the weekend disturbances involving teenagers.
Martin Connolly from Community Restorative Justice said a meeting with other agencies would be held on Monday.
He said the community was "being held to ransom".
"This situation has... | Street lights have been smashed, stones thrown and a number of fires started during trouble in the Galliagh estate in Londonderry. | 33672141 |
Snowboarder Gillings-Brier, 30, and cyclist Kennaugh, 25, were named Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year at a ceremony on Thursday.
Kennaugh, from Douglas, won silver in the men's points race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Gillings-Brier, from Ronague, was awarded for her performance at the 2014 Winter Ol... | Peter Kennaugh and Zoe Gillings-Brier have scooped the top honours at the Isle of Man Sports Awards 2015. | 32086734 |
The timing of his rib stress fracture could have been worse, but it has thrown into jeopardy a carefully drawn-up plan aimed at having his game in peak condition for April's Masters.
Lengthy periods on the range testing new equipment during the Christmas break are being cited as the cause of his injury.
These, perhaps ... | Rory McIlroy's hopes of a fast start to the new golfing year have been shattered by his latest injury setback. | 38654542 |
Crews reached 58.7% of Category A emergency calls within eight minutes in April, up from 52.9% in March. The target is 65%.
The most serious emergencies - so-called Red 1 - saw 71% of ambulances arriving within eight minutes.
Welsh Ambulance Service chief executive Tracy Myhill called the figures "very encouraging".
"O... | Ambulance response times have improved for the fourth month in a row, according to the latest figures. | 32897284 |
Manning, who was convicted of leaking documents to Wikileaks in 2010, recently had her sentence commuted by former President Barack Obama.
The transgender US Army private, born Bradley Manning, said in an op-ed that Mr Obama's legacy was not bold enough.
Mr Trump took to Twitter to criticise her for calling Mr Obama a ... | Chelsea Manning is an "ungrateful traitor" who "should never have been released from prison", President Donald Trump has said on Twitter. | 38760552 |
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This week, Vivo became the third Chinese company to sponsor Fifa, with a suggestion China could bid for 2030.
But, with the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, that would go against the governing body's continental rotation policy.
Ceferin says rules "cannot change just because we ha... | A British bid for the 2030 World Cup would be "strongly supported" and the tournament should not be sold to the country "who wants to pay the most", says Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin. | 40136827 |
The infant was found in the vehicle at the junction of High Street and Carpenters Road in Stratford, east London, Scotland Yard said.
She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead.
A 27-year-old woman was arrested at the hospital and a man, 52, was arrested at a property in east London. They are being held at... | Two people have been held on suspicion of murder after a three-month-old girl was found "unresponsive" on a bus. | 37510484 |
Business advisers BDO found occupancy in the Granite City fell year-on-year by 15.6% in February, while revenue slumped by 39.4%.
BDO said Aberdeen's hospitality sector continued to be "adversely affected" by the low oil price.
There was a mixed picture for hotels in other Scottish cities.
In Edinburgh, year-on-year oc... | Aberdeen hotels are continuing to suffer from a collapse in occupancy levels and revenues, according to a report. | 36398541 |
The 30-year-old had been at Kenilworth Road since 2012 and had been the longest-serving player in the League Two club's squad.
The former Forest Green Rovers and Swindon Town man made 128 league starts for the Hatters.
He is available for Stevenage's League Cup trip to Millwall on Tuesday.
Luton boss Nathan Jones told ... | Stevenage have signed Luton Town midfielder Jonathan Smith after the Hatters agreed to cancel his contract by mutual consent. | 40855448 |
The special comeback will be part of Channel 4's Stand Up To Cancer charity fundraising campaign in October.
Former Doctor Who actor David Tennant had been rumoured as a potential host before Merchant was confirmed.
The cult show originally ran from 1990-95 and was first hosted by Rocky Horror Show creator Richard O'Br... | Comedian Stephen Merchant is to host a one-off celebrity revival of 1990s game show The Crystal Maze for charity. | 37248265 |
It leaves the Terrors eight points adrift of Kilmarnock at the foot of the Scottish Premiership.
"You think we are running out of games?" manager Paatelainen insisted. "No chance. We have a good chance.
"We've got plenty of opportunities and plenty of chances to close that gap and that's our aim."
United had taken the ... | Mixu Paatelainen insists that his Dundee United side can still escape relegation despite a damaging 2-1 defeat away to Motherwell. | 35790870 |
The report, published in Nature Communications, argues there is a benefit to a virus "going easy" in women as it helps it spread.
Some infections are known to be less deadly in women, but this is largely put down to differences in the immune system.
Experts said the findings were intriguing.
Viruses have ways of spread... | Viruses can evolve to become more aggressive in men than in women - at least in theory, a study suggests. | 38304071 |
Paramedics called police after finding the injured 43-year-old at an address on Lord Street in Tyldesley at about 04:30 GMT.
She died later in hospital. A post-mortem examination to find the cause of her death is due to take place.
The 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Det Insp Graham Atherton said t... | A man has been arrested over the death of a woman who was found with stab wounds to her chest at a house in Greater Manchester. | 30515549 |
Addressing an international education conference, Mr Gove highlighted the importance of immigrant and refugee families pushing up results.
He said migrant parents had "high expectations" for their children.
But Mr Gove, a leading campaigner for Brexit, said migration had also created "pressure on services".
The capital... | Immigration has been a key reason behind London's high achievement in school standards, the former education secretary Michael Gove has said. | 39285039 |
The 7-1 shot, ridden by James Doyle for trainer Lady Cecil, won by a neck from Al Kazeem with Free Eagle in third.
Doyle was later given a seven-day ban and £10,000 fine for whip overuse.
Frankel's final victory came two years ago in this mile-and-a-quarter contest, the feature race on Champions Day, the richest raceda... | Noble Mission emulated his legendary elder brother Frankel by winning the Champion Stakes after a thrilling duel with runner-up Al Kazeem. | 29673682 |
Reuben Morris-Laing was discovered in Robin Hood Street, St Ann's, on Wednesday evening and later died in hospital.
Remee Jarrett, 29, from Kelvedon Gardens, appeared before Nottingham magistrates earlier, and was remanded in custody.
He is due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday.
A 22-year-old woman who was... | A man has been charged with murder after a 21-year-old man was found stabbed outside a shop in Nottingham. | 39403189 |
Organisers unveiled the first 55 of this year's 101 films on Wednesday, with more than a third made by women.
Notable females with films on the list include Sophia Takal, who made 2011's Green; and Ingrid Jungermann, known for short films Slope and F to 7th.
Other highlights include the premiere of the R-rated cartoon ... | New York's Tribeca Film Festival will feature its greatest number to date of movies by female directors. | 35715257 |
Etape Cymru followed a 100-mile (161km) route through Wrexham and Denbighshire, and was only the second fully-closed road event in the UK.
Sunday's event started and finished in Wrexham, with entrants climbing 6,000ft (1,828m) en route through Denbighshire.
Organisers have apologised for any inconvenience after some lo... | About 1,600 cyclists have taken part in Wales' first closed road bike challenge. | 15197696 |
Police in Scotland had alerted forces across the UK to look out for the purple Nissan Skyline, which had the registration N40 SKY.
It was taken after a theft at a house in Livingston on Wednesday morning.
The car was said to be worth £47,000 and one of only about 20 of its kind in the UK.
Officers said they believed th... | A rare car that was stolen during a break-in at a house in which jewellery and cash worth more than £150,000 was also taken has been found in London. | 30424470 |
Oliver Appleby and Sarah Delf, both 24, died at the scene of the crash on the A140 at Yaxley, Suffolk just before 20:30 GMT on 15 November.
In a statement, the families described them as "popular" and said they were "devoted" to each other.
The couple from Norwich were driving a blue Mazda which collided with a lorry.... | Tributes have been paid to an "inseparable" couple who died together in a road collision. | 34879123 |
Five thousand young adults in India, Brazil, Germany, China and the USA were asked to name a person they associated with contemporary UK arts and culture.
Shakespeare was the most popular response, with an overall score of 14%.
The result emerged from a wider piece of research for the British Council.
The Queen and Dav... | William Shakespeare is the UK's greatest cultural icon, according to the results of an international survey released to mark the 450th anniversary of his birth. | 27110234 |
South African all-rounder Delport, 27, made 249 runs in the T20 Blast and One-Day Cup for the Foxes this season.
Pace bowler Griffiths, 22, is currently on loan at Division One side Hampshire.
"It is important to strengthen the squad with white-ball cricket being played in blocks in 2017," chief executive Wasim Khan sa... | Leicestershire have re-signed Cameron Delport for white-ball cricket in 2017 and signed bowler Gavin Griffiths on a two-year deal from Lancashire. | 37230041 |
Unemployment saw a "small" rise of 10,000 to 1.66 million, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
"These figures show that employment continued to grow over the summer and vacancies remain at high levels, suggesting continuing confidence in the economy," the ONS said.
Average weekly earnings grew by 2.3%, a sli... | The UK jobless rate held steady at a near 11-year low of 4.9% in the three months to August, figures show. | 37701672 |
Both the lead actor and actress awards were for roles inspired by real-life murder cases.
Georgina Campbell beat Keely Hawes, Sarah Lancashire and Sheridan Smith to win leading actress for her harrowing portrayal of a domestic abuse victim in BBC Three drama Murdered by My Boyfriend.
"I knew it was going to be difficul... | This year's TV Baftas were notable for the prevalence of powerful crime dramas that picked up prizes. | 32685955 |
Stella Davis at law firm SPW confirmed the company is insolvent as it "owes money to companies and people".
The Easter weekend raid saw thieves drill a hole into a vault before ransacking 73 safety deposit boxes.
Nine men are due in court on 4 September charged with conspiracy to burgle.
They are also charged with cons... | Hatton Garden Safe Deposit, which had up to £200m of jewellery stolen in April, has gone into liquidation. | 34114861 |
Investigators are regarding 24-year-old Muhammed Youssef Abdulazeez as a "homegrown violent extremist".
However officials said that it was too early to say whether he had been influenced by Islamic militants.
Chattanooga police officers shot and killed Abdulazeez during the attack.
Abdulazeez first shot at a recruiting... | Authorities have determined that a gunman who killed five US service members when he attacked two military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, acted alone. | 33628607 |
Each said it would withdraw legal complaints against the other and ask for leniency in continuing cases.
A war has been raging between the South Korean companies, including a battle over claims that LG staff damaged Samsung washing machines.
South Korean prosecutors refused to comment on proceedings against employees o... | The rival manufacturers Samsung and LG have agreed to seek an end to their long-running dispute. | 32130909 |
A report by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman highlights "frailties" in risk assessments on Colin Capp after he began showing paranoid behaviour.
Capp was sentenced to life imprisonment last May for the murder of Darren Thomas.
Here Jeremy Thomas recalls the loss of his brother who he describes as a gentle, lost soul... | Cardiff Prison failed to properly assess the mental state of a prisoner who went on to murder his cellmate, a watchdog has said. | 35883677 |
McColgan, 24, is working her way back to fitness following ankle surgery and recently lost her UK Athletics funding.
Fellow Scot Libby Clegg, a Paralympic sprinter, also had her funding cut after pulling out of the IPC World Championships.
"When people need the support most, that's when the majority of people are cut,"... | Scottish middle-distance runner Eilish McColgan has called for more support for athletes returning from injury. | 34859614 |
Kim Dotcom, the multi-millionaire hacker-turned-entrepreneur, was on the roof of his New Zealand mansion, handcuffed and surrounded.
One by one, his luxury cars were rolled out of garages and taken away. Dotcom's accounts, in various different countries, were frozen.
His website, file storage service Megaupload, was sh... | They thought they'd finally got him. | 27242911 |
A statement issued on behalf of Rooney, 31, called the images "inappropriate".
The Sun published images it said showed Rooney drunk at a party late on Saturday night - a day after England's World Cup qualifying win over Scotland.
The FA, meanwhile, says it will review its policies around players' free time.
Thursday's ... | Captain Wayne Rooney has "unreservedly" apologised to interim England manager Gareth Southgate after pictures emerged showing him at a wedding at the team's hotel while on international duty. | 38004999 |
Boris Johnson wrote to Theresa May to say that he will consult the public on their views on use of the devices in "extreme circumstances".
A final decision by London policing authorities is expected in February, Mrs May would then have to decide whether to licence the machines.
But the Home Office insists it will not f... | The London mayor has written to the home secretary outlining plans to equip the Met Police with water cannon. | 25656684 |
The former president of Grand Theft Auto producer Rockstar North is the main investor in a six-figure funding deal involving Edinburgh-based Krotos.
Its "dehumaniser" voice processor has been used in movies such as The Jungle Book and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
It has also featured in hit video games including Doom and L... | Video game pioneer Leslie Benzies has invested in a Scottish audio tech firm which creates imaginary creature sounds for films, television and video games. | 38983246 |
He's going to become a familiar face in the coming months as he explains to TV audiences the importance of the discoveries that are made by the most sophisticated spacecraft ever sent to touch the surface of another world.
The Curiosity Rover - also called the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) - is set to land on Monday (G... | John Grotzinger is the project scientist on Nasa's latest multi-billion-dollar mission to Mars. | 19112800 |
The three-time world heavyweight champion, a cultural icon, is back home after being discharged on Tuesday night, a family spokesman said.
Bob Gunnell said the 72-year-old had made a full recovery and his family thanked everyone for their support.
Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1984, after quitting boxin... | Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has been discharged from a hospital after being admitted last month with a severe urinary tract infection. | 30714549 |
At least 30 other people were injured in the blasts, in Marjeh Square.
The explosions happened at a police building in the busy commercial district.
The attack comes as regime forces prepare an assault to recapture the northern city of Aleppo after having retaken Qusair from the rebels.
Images on Syria's al-Ikhbariya T... | Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up in the centre of the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing 14 people, Syrian state media says. | 22852957 |
The 22-year-old scored twice in 12 games during a recent loan spell with Grimsby Town this season and now joins the Iron on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
Townsend, who spent time on loan with Scunthorpe last term, will not be able to play against Chelsea in the FA Cup on Sunday as he is Cup-tied.
He is the second defende... | Scunthorpe have signed Hull City full-back Conor Townsend on a free transfer. | 35243953 |
The Great Britain Tourism Survey, compiled by national tourist boards, suggested a strong domestic market.
However, a separate Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey showed a 4% fall in the number of international visitors in the first three quarters.
This was despite an 18% rise in tourist numbers from North Amer... | The number of visitors to Scotland rose by 8% in the first nine months of last year as staycations grew in popularity, according to new figures. | 16535836 |
Patrick Smith, 70, said he wrestled two men to the ground and held a third after seeing a group of "15 to 18 men" getting out of a lorry on Friday.
However, Bedfordshire Police said the man he held in the back of his car near Dunstable was innocent.
"I'm not sorry for what I did," he said. "I did what I thought was rig... | A parish councillor has refused to apologise to a man he detained and handed over to police, wrongly presuming he was an illegal immigrant. | 32961933 |
Walker, 40, was a passenger in a Porsche sports car driven by a friend - who also died - when it crashed north of Los Angeles.
Walker was said to be attending a charity event at the time.
He starred in all but one of the films in the Fast & Furious franchise, the sixth of which opened in May.
Walker also starred in the... | US actor Paul Walker, who starred in the Fast & Furious series of action films, has been killed in a car crash in California. | 25173331 |
The 16-year-old is the current senior British floor champion and won bronze at the 2015 World Championships.
She missed the European Championships in June to concentrate on school exams.
"I had the opportunity to watch the all-around final in 2012 and it was incredible," she told BBC Sport.
"From that, it made me want ... | Bishop Auckland gymnast Amy Tinkler was inspired by watching the London 2012 Olympics and is excited for taking part herself following her selection for the Team GB squad at Rio 2016. | 36794715 |
In front of England head coach Eddie Jones, hooker Hartley was dismissed for a swinging arm on Sean O'Brien in the 58th minute at Franklin's Gardens.
The 30-year-old led England to a record-equalling 14th consecutive Test win as they beat Australia last week.
New Zealand-born Hartley has served 54 weeks of suspension d... | England captain Dylan Hartley was sent off six minutes after coming on in the second half as Northampton lost to Leinster in the Champions Cup. | 38225245 |
Wavertree councillor Jake Morrison, who was elected in 2011 at the age of 18, said he will "retire" in May.
The now 22-year-old posted a statement on Facebook but does not give a reason for his decision.
However, he told the BBC he is disillusioned with the culture of politics, both locally and nationally.
Mr Morrison'... | Liverpool's youngest councillor has decided to stand down, blaming "tactics and dirty games" within local politics. | 30002655 |
Cilliers, 29, won six Springboks caps in 2012 and joins from Montpellier.
McGuigan, 22, has played 59 first-team games for the Falcons having graduated from their academy, while 25-year-old Brady leaves Sale after six seasons.
Meanwhile, Jono Kitto, 23, George Catchpole, 23, and Jack Roberts, 24, have signed new deals ... | Leicester Tigers have signed Sale winger Tom Brady, Newcastle hooker George McGuigan and South Africa prop Pat Cilliers for next season. | 35687780 |
Under operation "Safe Homeland", 3,000 soldiers will patrol the streets of the capital Caracas and other cities.
President Maduro said the plan would bring peace to Venezuela, which has one of the highest homicide rates in South America.
The opposition has long criticised the government's record on crime, and used it a... | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has launched a massive security plan aimed at curbing street crime. | 22519497 |
The collision, involving a silver Peugeot 307 and a silver Hyundai i10, happened on the A4046 near Cwm, Ebbw Vale, at about 22:20 BST on Friday.
The driver of the Peugeot died at the scene.
His front seat passenger and the driver of the Hyundai are being treated at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
Gwent Polic... | A 41-year-old man died and two other people suffered serious injuries when the cars they were travelling in crashed in Blaenau Gwent. | 40691004 |
David Caldwell died after picking up a lunchbox packed with explosives at a TA base in Londonderry in 2002.
A former soldier claimed in a recent book that the bombers were under surveillance in the days leading up to the attack.
That claim will now be reviewed by the PSNI's Legacy Investigation Branch (LIB).
Detectives... | The PSNI is to investigate claims made in a book about the murder of a former UDR soldier by the Real IRA. | 38286775 |
It happened at about 20:10 GMT on Friday on the A167 near the junction with Central Avenue in Newton Aycliffe.
Police said a Mercedes E350 collided with a Skoda Octavia taxi.
The taxi driver, aged 36, was airlifted to hospital. His two passengers, a man, 50, and a woman, 45, suffered minor injuries, while the Mercedes ... | A taxi driver is said to be in a critical condition following a crash in County Durham. | 32121631 |
It was set up to stop people being drawn into terrorist activities, but has been labelled "toxic" by critics.
"They don't understand properly how Prevent works," Commander Dean Haydon told the BBC's Asian Network.
He added that some criticism came from parts of the community that "don't want Prevent to work in the firs... | One of Scotland Yard's most senior police officers says criticism of the government's Prevent programme is based on "ignorance". | 40845911 |
Mike Collings, 53, also known as Whitby Mick, was killed on 23 February while preparing the site for demolition.
The keen biker, from Brotton in Teesside, was a member of the Tees Riders Motorcycle Club, many of whom accompanied his funeral cortege.
The ceremony was held at Kirkleatham Memorial Park near Redcar.
Mr Col... | Hundreds of bikers have turned out to mark the "final ride" of a worker killed in the Didcot Power Station collapse as his funeral is held. | 35802877 |
Mr Ablewhite received 81,581 votes. His nearest challenger was Labour's Dave Baigent, who polled 72,480.
Nick Clarke from UKIP came third with 29,698 votes.
Mr Ablewhite, a former food industry senior manager, retired in 2015 to concentrate on politics. He has been a councillor in St Ives, where he lives, since 2005.
C... | Conservative Jason Ablewhite is the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire. | 36016274 |
Bale, who moved to Spain last summer, was on Penarth Pier near Cardiff - the city where he grew up.
He is understood to be filming an advert for a sports network.
As fans gathered to catch a glimpse on Monday - the 24-year-old showed off some of the skills that have made him the world's most expensive footballer. | While his Real Madrid teammates have been competing at Brazil's World Cup, Wales' Gareth Bale was spotted playing for the camera much nearer home. | 28029379 |
Green volleyed the Stags ahead from edge of the area, while Liam Noble sent Notts' best first-half chance wide.
Adam Chapman doubled the advantage with a curled free-kick into the top corner before Green pounced on a Mike Edwards error to make it 3-0 soon after.
Reggie Lambe added a third goal in 10 minutes and Mitchel... | Matt Green scored twice as Mansfield recorded their biggest Nottinghamshire derby win against Notts County to keep their League Two play-off hopes alive. | 36003628 |
The largest universities get the bulk of the funds because that is where the best research is conducted. But that means that they continue to thrive while the rest are left in their wake. It also means that new high-tech industries tend to base themselves around the large universities which tend to be in the South East... | Critics of the present system of science funding say it's rather like modern football where the richest clubs are the most successful, which makes them even richer enabling them to continue to be successful. | 33550438 |
The hosts bowled Australia out for 164 as Ravindra Jadeja took five wickets, allowing Cheteshwar Pujara to help seal the win with an unbeaten 82.
Spinner Nathan Lyon continued Australia's fightback, limiting India to 272 with a career-best 7-94.
Only Peter Siddle's 50 offered further resistance as India reached the 155... | India completed a 4-0 series whitewash over Australia after winning the fourth Test in Delhi by six wickets. | 21916017 |
Ms Sturgeon plans to hold a series of bilateral meetings at the Paris event.
The first minister said Scotland can be seen as a "model for climate action".
The Scottish government has failed to meet its interim targets on greenhouse gas emissions for the past four years, although it insists it will achieve its long-term... | First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed she will represent Scotland at the UN global climate change summit in France. | 34971875 |
Reality Check says: The government defines "ordinary working families" as those that are not eligible for pupil premium but have below average incomes. It believes that accounts for about one third of all pupils in England, but this calculation is a work in progress.
There is no official definition of an "ordinary work... | Education Secretary Justine Greening on Thursday kicked off a consultation on plans for grammar schools in England, saying that they must do more to help "ordinary working families" as the government pushes ahead with plans to allow more selective schools to open. | 39590198 |
Richard Weston had previously dumped waste in the same spot in Derbyshire six times, so the council set up a motion-activated camera to catch him.
The council's environmental health manager said it was "a really dopey thing to do".
Weston admitted depositing controlled waste without an environmental permit.
Matt Holfor... | A man caught in a "one in a million" photo "joyously" dumping a dishwasher at the side of a road has been ordered to pay more than £1,200 by a court. | 36057625 |
The defender, signed from Werder Bremen in August 2011, played only twice last season because of injuries.
Arsenal have announced that he will start working with the academy this season to prepare for his next role.
"Per is an exceptional character who is a great example for young players," manager Arsene Wenger said.
... | Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker has announced he will retire at the end of the 2017-18 season to take charge of the club's academy. | 40532585 |
It comes as the Brazilian real nears a five-year low against the US dollar.
The real and other emerging market currencies have fallen steadily over the last three months on speculation of higher US interest rates.
The central bank said it would spend $500m a day on Mondays to Thursdays and $1bn on Fridays buying reais ... | Brazil's central bank has announced a $60bn plan to prop up the value of the national currency. | 23808177 |
Since becoming the world's number one side in the summer of 2011, they have lost seven of their 12 Test matches, with their batting, bowling and fielding deteriorating.
Following the series defeat by South Africa that cost them top spot, then-captain Andrew Strauss said that England had preferred to be chasing the summ... | The defeat in the first Test in India is the latest part of what has not been a good year for the England team. | 20391271 |
The Kiwis won all of last weekend's four races and went 4-0 up with victory in race five on Saturday.
But defending champions the USA replied with their first win of the best-of-13 series in race six in Bermuda.
The American team began with a one-point advantage after winning the earlier qualifying regatta, which was e... | Emirates Team New Zealand moved into a 4-1 lead over Oracle Team USA as racing resumed at the America's Cup. | 40394638 |
Researchers will audit gigs in seven cities, from street performers and choirs to pop bands playing arenas.
Described as a "Springwatch for music," the project will be conducted by the universities of Edinburgh, Newcastle and Glasgow.
They aim to discover the challenges facing artists and venues at a time when live mus... | The first ever census of the UK's live music scene will be held in March, it has been announced. | 38568269 |
Home Retail Group said that it began discussions with Wesfarmers in September, with a firm offer resulting in November.
Wesfarmers owns Australia's biggest home improvement retailer, Bunnings, as well as the Coles supermarket chain.
Although the company has completed due diligence, talks were continuing.
Home Retail sa... | The owner of Homebase has said it is in advanced talks to sell the DIY chain to an Australian retailer, Wesfarmers, for £340m. | 35306502 |
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