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Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved the new package of funding.
It will run the trial programme in conjunction with the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre.
The project has been set up to help small businesses to commercialise new innovative products for the fish farming industry.
Public agency HIE s... | A £1m initiative to boost innovation in aquaculture in the Highlands and Islands has been given the go-ahead. | 39254469 |
Of the 258 officers suspended for offences also including sexual assault, neglect and assault, 38% of cases were proven and 11% of officers were sacked.
The officers were paid about £3.6m during their suspensions.
A lawyer who handles complaints against the police has called the figures "shocking". The Met said it aim... | Nearly 50 Metropolitan Police officers have been suspended for corruption in three years, figures show. | 19728951 |
The bodies of a man and a woman, both believed to be aged between 40 and 50, were recovered from Breydon Water, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Police said.
The force said the deaths were currently unexplained.
Search teams were called to the area shortly after 11:20 BST when a member of the public reported seeing the bodies o... | Two bodies have been recovered from water after they were spotted on a tidal mudbank in Norfolk. | 37509586 |
The big cat is believed to be responsible for killing 11 alpacas owned by a Malibu rancher.
The llama-like animals were discovered slaughtered in the rugged Santa Monica mountain range over the weekend.
But the owner says she does not intend to kill P-45, and is surprised by the anger that the permit has drawn.
The Cal... | A decision by officials in the US state of California to grant a permit for a well-known mountain lion called P-45 to be hunted has caused outrage. | 38165210 |
Clarach landed in Glaslyn, Snowdonia, on Tuesday.
Welshpool-based Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust said she was the first chick from the Dyfi Osprey Project to be seen again as an adult.
The organisation said: "We've witnessed another milestone in the developing story of Welsh osprey recolonisation."
Clarach was born in ... | An osprey from a Powys breeding programme has returned to its nest, becoming its first to be re-sighted in the UK, a wildlife trust has said. | 36200788 |
The incident happened in Milltown Court in Newtownbutler at about 01:20 GMT on Wednesday.
A family including young children were in the house at the time of the shooting, but no-one was injured.
It is understood the family are members of the travelling community who have lived in the property for two years.
Shots were ... | Shots have been fired at a house in County Fermanagh and a vehicle at the property has been been set on fire. | 34798081 |
Terence Crutcher, 40, was shot dead next to his stalled car last Friday. Officers had encountered the car while on their way to another call-out.
The incident was caught by two police cameras - one in a helicopter, the other inside a police car - and the officer in question has been charged with first-degree manslaught... | The shooting of an unarmed black man by police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has led to protests and demands by his family for justice. | 37435445 |
Scientists writing in the Royal Society Open Science journal suggest dogs copy each other's expressions, just like people do, showing basic signs of empathy.
But Dr John Bradshaw from the University of Bristol School of Veterinary Science says more research is needed to establish if dogs are really able to sense what e... | They say a dog is a man's best friend but Italian researchers suggest dogs bond with each other quite well too. | 35168676 |
The 22-year-old lost 21-12, 21-18 to title holder and double world champion Carolina Marin of Spain.
"It's very satisfying to win silver," said Gilmour.
"Caro is the same age but has a lot more experience at the top level. It's building blocks but we'll get there one day."
It was Scotland's first ever medal at the Cham... | Kirsty Gilmour has won silver after finishing runner-up in the women's singles final at the 25th European Championships in La Roche sur Yon. | 36184431 |
The move comes a week after United activated a similar extension to Marouane Fellaini's contract.
Ecuador international Valencia, 31, was bought as a winger from Wigan in 2009 for an undisclosed fee.
He was converted into a full-back by former United boss Louis van Gaal, having been used occasionally in the role by Sir... | Manchester United have triggered a one-year extension to Antonio Valencia's contract, signing him up until 2018. | 38654276 |
Torrential rain caused the Kalamu river, which flows through the city of Boma, to burst its banks on Tuesday.
The bodies of some of the victims had ended up in neighbouring Angola, after being carried away by the surge, a local governor said.
Locals said that some areas of the city were buried in up to a metre of mud.
... | At least 50 people have died and thousands have been left homeless after severe flooding in the south-west of the Democratic Republic of Congo. | 38458404 |
Frank Mulholland QC led a delegation of Scottish and US law enforcement officers and prosecutors to Tripoli this week.
It followed the announcement by the Libyan Attorney General that he had appointed two prosecutors to the case.
The visit was a chance for them to meet their Scottish and US counterparts.
Mr Mullholland... | The Lord Advocate has said meetings with senior members of the Libyan congress to discuss the Lockerbie bombing case were "extremely positive". | 25948483 |
The Englishman, 25, moved to Rugby Park in 2015 from Partick Thistle and made 34 first-team appearances for Killie.
"As well as his solid defending, Balatoni was known for his ability to create and even score goals from the back, netting three in total," Kilmarnock said on their website.
"Everyone at the club would lik... | Defender Conrad Balatoni has left Kilmarnock by mutual agreement. | 37218651 |
Mr Yentob has faced scrutiny for his role in its financial mismanagement and faced claims he tried to influence BBC coverage of the charity's demise.
He also faced an investigation into his dual roles by the BBC Trust.
The Trust has since concluded it would not be "appropriate or cost effective to look further at these... | Alan Yentob has resigned as the BBC's creative director in the wake of controversy over his role as chairman of the Kids Company charity. | 34993979 |
Juergen Fitschen and Anshu Jain resigned during an emergency meeting of the bank's supervisory board on Sunday.
The bank has been hit by a series of scandals recently, including a $2.5bn (£1.7bn) fine for its part in rigging the Libor inter-bank lending rate.
Mr Jain will be replaced by John Cryan, who will become sole... | Shares in Deutsche Bank have jumped 6% the day after the German banking giant's co-chief executives resigned. | 33044802 |
Cecil was a big tourist attraction in Zimbabwe in Africa and his death by the American Walter Palmer has made headlines this week.
It's all because Cecil was protected as part of a study by Oxford University looking at how lions live in the wild.
Mr Palmer has said he regrets what happened and he thought the hunt he wa... | More than £300,000 has been raised for the project that was tracking Cecil the lion, since his death last month. | 33745867 |
The body of Mr Peres, who died on Wednesday aged 93, is lying in state ahead of his funeral on Friday.
A huge security operation is under way for the ceremony in Jerusalem which will be attended by world leaders including US President Barack Obama.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he also plans to attend.
T... | Long queues have formed outside the Israeli parliament as people pay their respects to former Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres. | 37511448 |
Hodgson, 69, will mentor coaches across all age groups at Melbourne City in the country's A-League.
It is his first job since standing down as England manager in the wake of the Euro 2016 last-16 defeat by Iceland.
The arrangement has come about through Hodgson's friendship with City Football Group executive officer Br... | Former England manager Roy Hodgson is to work with Manchester City's sister club for the rest of the Australian season on a consultancy basis. | 39512164 |
The 12 were mistakenly killed by Egyptian security forces in an anti-terror operation on Sunday.
Egypt says it mistook the tourists for Islamist militants, whom its forces were pursuing in the Western Desert.
It has apologised, but has insisted the group were in a restricted area. Local sources deny the claim.
Egypt ha... | A Mexican official confirmed on Tuesday that eight Mexican tourists were among the 12 people who died in an attack by the Egyptian army. | 34256165 |
A CCTV camera recording shows the life-saving device being removed from its container on the shop's wall at around 04:20 BST.
A suspect, believed to be male, is then seen throwing the device onto the Rossdowney Road.
The £1,500 defibrillator was bought by the local community after a fundraising campaign. It was install... | Staff at a shop in Londonderry have said they are "disgusted" after a defibrillator was vandalised on Sunday. | 37152729 |
Meet 26-year-old Melanie Biggs who has spent the last 15 years of her life Morris dancing, sometimes wearing black paint on her face.
On occasions the dance groups she has been a part of were labelled "racist", but Melanie has claimed they were not being "disrespectful" because it is an English tradition.
"I never felt... | "If you came from outer space and you saw blacked-up Morris dancers you would think, 'they are mimicking black people', but it is a knee-jerk reaction to call it racist." | 29610114 |
Defending champions Cleveland scored a finals record 86 first-half points as they won 137-116, with the Warriors now leading the best-of-seven series 3-1.
Golden State were bidding for a perfect run of 16 wins from 16 in the play-offs - a feat never achieved before.
But Kyrie Irving and LeBron James shone as the Cavs f... | Cleveland Cavaliers kept alive their NBA Finals hopes as they denied Golden State Warriors the win they needed for a historic series victory in game four. | 40231552 |
Alev Scott, a British-Turkish writer, says she heard gunfire in Istanbul's Taksim Square and low-flying jets.
The Foreign Office had "strongly" advised Britons to stay indoors, but recently said the situation "appears to be calming".
ABTA estimates its members have 50,000 people currently on holiday in Turkey.
More tha... | Britons in Turkey have been describing how they heard gunfire and explosions during an attempted coup, in which 265 people died, 161 of them civilians. | 36813944 |
State television showed Russian President Vladimir Putin watching the film last week, alongside Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, in the Central Asian leader's capital Astana.
The clear message was that Russia and Kazakhstan are maintaining Soviet-era bonds of friendship, despite tensions in other parts of the... | A new film showing Red Army soldiers outnumbered by invading Germans but battling on heroically has become part of the Kremlin's campaign to restore Russian pride. | 37595972 |
Allen started his fourth spell as Bees head coach in March 2014 and signed a rolling contract in May 2015.
The 50-year-old led the club to the Conference title in the 2014-15 season, before finishing 15th in the League Two table last term.
"Someone asked me how long this contract is for, I don't even know," he told the... | Barnet boss Martin Allen has signed a contract extension with the League Two club for an undisclosed length of time. | 36924106 |
The trio suffered serious side effects after taking blue tablets, known as Blue Ghost, at the music festival on the Shropshire-Staffordshire border.
Staffordshire Police said officers have seized several of the tablets.
Government scientists are at the same event in Essex analysing samples of so-called legal highs afte... | Three people have been given urgent medical treatment after taking a drug they thought was ecstasy at V Festival. | 28817833 |
City squandered a two-goal lead in the Champions League at CSKA Moscow on 21 October and then lost at West Ham and to Newcastle.
"What we have seen in the last matches was not so good," Van Gaal said.
"We have a good feeling about this match. We need a good result and it could be against Man City."
City are in third pl... | Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal believes his team can capitalise on Manchester City's recent dip in form in Sunday's derby at Etihad Stadium. | 29862031 |
The business, a dating site for married people who wish to cheat on their spouse, had the data of its customers stolen and released on to the internet. All their names, passwords, phone numbers and addresses.
While it was a very bleak time for Ashley Madison's users, the company itself faced a major crisis, and it was ... | When infidelity website Ashley Madison was the victim of a hacking attack in 2015, its 36 million global users were suddenly very worried indeed. | 38894813 |
Mark Ellis, 57, denies carrying out sex attacks on the child in 1991 when he was aged around 10.
A jury heard claims that Mr Ellis, who ran a football team and training school in South Lanarkshire, threatened to kill both the boy and himself if the abuse was disclosed.
His accuser said he now "wanted justice" for the "... | A boys' football coach has gone on trial charged with the abuse of a young player. | 40349351 |
Anton Duffy, 38, Martin Hughes, 35, Paul Sands, 31, and John Gorman, 57, are alleged to have planned to kill Johnny "Mad Dog" Adair and Sam McCrory.
Mr Duffy and Mr Gorman are also accused of planning to murder former Barlinnie Prison governor Derek McGill.
The four men deny all the charges. Their trial was set for Apr... | Four men charged with attempting to murder two former leaders of the Ulster Defence Association are to stand trial in Glasgow next year. | 29879559 |
Inspectors also found the banned anti-inflammatory horse drug phenylbutazone, or "bute", in 0.5% of horsemeat tested.
The EU said it was "a matter of food fraud and not of food safety".
The three-month programme of checks was agreed by the 27 EU member states in February after horsemeat had been found in a batch of Fin... | Horse DNA has been found in up to 5% of beef products randomly tested across the EU, according to results from the European Commission. | 22162872 |
Nine girls were groomed and abused by men in their 20s, from 2012 to 2014.
Thirteen men were jailed following a wide-ranging police inquiry.
The review found there was "no endemic failure" once abuse was identified but a "considerable delay" in recognising it with police apparently viewing it as "consensual underage se... | Investigators of "horrific" child sexual exploitation in Bristol were slow to recognise the abuse, a serious case review said. | 35889806 |
The leak in Porter Ranch near Los Angeles has forced more than 13,000 people from their homes.
It began on 23 October and has been blamed for a variety of health issues.
Ms Brockovich said it was the worst environmental disaster in the US since 2010.
"This is a BP oil spill on land," she said, comparing the natural gas... | Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has told the BBC that failing infrastructure and weak regulation are to blame for a catastrophic gas leak in California. | 35379786 |
The machine, at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, is one of only two purpose-built neonatal MRI scanners in the world.
At present, ultrasound is normally used to scan the brains of newborns.
Prof Paul Griffiths, of the University of Sheffield, said MRI was better at showing the structures of the brain and abnormalities m... | Doctors in Sheffield are pioneering the use of a compact MRI scanner for imaging the brains of premature babies. | 38691623 |
In a country plagued by sexism they challenged the male-dominated world of trade unions and politics, refusing to allow men to take over their campaign.
And what's more, they won.
You may well have enjoyed the fruits of their labour. The women are tea pickers from the beautiful south Indian state of Kerala. They work... | This is the story of an extraordinary uprising, a movement of 6,000 barely educated women labourers who took on one of the most powerful companies in the world. | 34513824 |
Nick Clegg claimed in the Commons that "the labour party in Newcastle is closing every single arts and cultural institution" in the city.
Labour MP for Newcastle North Catherine McKinnell said the comment was "quite blatantly not true".
The council proposed a 100% cut to arts funding in its draft budget but says is not... | The deputy prime minister is facing calls to apologise over an attack on Newcastle City Council's arts funding. | 21426337 |
The opening stage took the 198 riders from Leeds to Harrogate via the Yorkshire Dales, while the second stage saw the peloton ride from York to Sheffield, via Holme Moss, before a third stage in England finished on The Mall in London.
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The 101st edition of the three-week ra... | The Grand Depart of the world's most prestigious stage race was hosted by Yorkshire as the Tour de France returned to England for the first time since 2007. | 27962056 |
Phillip Weaver, 26, of Amethyst Road, in Hull, appeared at Hull and Holderness Magistrates' Court.
The 51-year-old woman was pushed off her bike before being subjected to a serious sex assault in the Woodhall Street area of the city, Humberside Police said.
Mr Weaver was ordered to appear at Hull Crown Court on 2 Septe... | A man has appeared in court charged with two counts of raping a cyclist in Hull during the early hours of Tuesday. | 34014844 |
Ralph Goldie is accused of killing Jeremy Paradine, 45, at Kyle Court on 14 January by pushing him down stairs and stamping or jumping on him.
He is also charged with assaulting Martin McQueenie, 49, to his severe injury and danger of life.
He made no plea or declaration at Glasgow Sheriff Court and was remanded in cus... | A 39-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a man at a block of flats in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire. | 38635299 |
Age and deteriorating health meant that he was finding it difficult to continue his role, the 82-year-old emperor said.
He stopped short of using the word "abdicate", but indicated a strong wish to hand over his duties.
Opinion polls showed that the vast majority of Japan sympathised with the emperor's desire to retire... | Japan came to a brief standstill on Monday as crowds gathered to watch the country's Emperor Akihito's second-ever televised message to the public. | 37009179 |
The 33-year-old victim was seriously injured in the attack at a property in Dunluce Avenue.
He was taken to Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) by ambulance.
A spokesperson for the Belfast Health Trust said he was in a stable condition. | Three men and two women arrested after a man was stabbed in south Belfast on Thursday morning have been released on police bail. | 33392074 |
Media reports say the youngsters aged seven to nine were playing with two mattresses at their school when some became trapped underneath.
That led to others rushing into a stairwell, where several fell and were crushed.
Following the stampede, Kunming officials demanded all schools conduct security checks to remove haz... | Six children have been killed and 22 injured in a stampede at a school in the southern Chinese city of Kunming. | 29382403 |
The 30-year-old DR Congo international left Posh this summer after making 252 appearances in two spells, having initially joined the club in 2008.
Zakuani won promotion from League One twice with Posh - in 2009 and 2011.
He was also in the Stoke side to finish second in the Championship in 2008.
Find all the latest foo... | Northampton Town are close to agreeing a deal with defender Gabriel Zakuani following his release by Peterborough United, reports BBC Radio Northampton and BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. | 36529248 |
The 66-year-old is in his third spell as Daggers boss, having returned to the club on 31 December 2015.
He failed to guide them to Football League safety last season, with the club now second in the National League after 36 matches.
"I feel the club is growing. I feel that it is right that I stay," he said.
"Dagenham &... | Dagenham & Redbridge manager John Still has signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the National League club until the summer of 2019. | 39245343 |
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She performed the song when Barack Obama was officially sworn in to his second term as American president but lots of people noticed she wasn't singing live.
Instead she pretended to sing to a pre-recorded backing track, something known as lip synching.
She says it is because s... | Singer Beyonce has admitted she mimed her performance at Obama's inauguration ceremony. | 21298513 |
They met Belfast City Council on Wednesday morning in an attempt to allay fears that a dispute over the centre could mean job losses.
The centre is currently closed following the discovery of asbestos.
A legal row over liability began as it was due to be transferred from Castlereagh to Belfast council.
Responsibility f... | Union representatives have said there will be no compulsory redundancies at the Robinson leisure centre in east Belfast. | 32148812 |
The 1623 first edition of the bard's work was stolen from the university in 1998. Its bindings and some pages were removed to try to disguise its origins.
Visitors to the exhibition at the new Wolfson Gallery at the university can view it in its current condition.
It will be conserved to protect it from damage after th... | A rare folio of Shakespeare's work is being displayed at Durham University. | 12198849 |
HMS Falmouth sank in Bridlington Bay with the loss of 12 men on 20 August 1916 after a German U-boat attack.
The model was created by combining a seabed survey of the wreck with records held by the Imperial War Museum.
HMS Falmouth fought in the biggest naval engagement of World War One, the Battle of Jutland.
It is th... | A digital 3D model of a warship torpedoed off the coast of Yorkshire has been created to mark the 100th anniversary of its sinking. | 37142617 |
Police say that the gunmen overpowered eight security guards, and shot the labourers on Friday night.
A separatist group said it was responsible for the attack.
Taliban militants, Baloch separatists and other groups fight in the Balochistan region, which borders Iran.
The separatist Balochistan Liberation Front said it... | At least 20 workers accused of working on an army-backed dam construction site in the south-western Pakistani province of Balochistan have been shot dead by a large group of gunmen, officials say. | 32263534 |
Initial tests showed it helped people to eat less and slow weight gain.
It harnessed the power of a proprionate, which naturally makes us feel full when it is produced by breaking down fibre in the gut.
Writing in the journal Gut, the UK researchers said their chemical would have to be eaten regularly to have an effect... | Scientists have created a chemical that can be added to food to make people feel full. | 30411251 |
Before that the world's newest country will send a side to next month's East and Central Africa Club championship in Dar es Salaam, according to Nicolas Musonye, the secretary general of the regional governing body.
"They have confirmed their participation; they will send a team called Wau Salaam FC," Musonye told BBC ... | South Sudan will make its international debut at this year's East and Central African regional championship, the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup. | 18504126 |
The workers are said to have posed as US tax officials while placing calls to unsuspecting victims.
A senior police official in Gujarat said they were contacting the FBI to assist them in their investigation
Mumbai police arrested 750 people in October over a similar scam.
The workers are alleged to have posed as offic... | An investigation is under way in India after the arrest of 19 call centre workers in the western state of Gujarat for allegedly defrauding US citizens of hundreds of thousands of dollars. | 38075075 |
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The European duo pegged back Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker on the final green to prevent America drawing level following two earlier wins.
Jim Furyk and Hunter Mahan beat Jamie Donaldson and Lee Westwood 4&3, and Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth defeated Thomas Bjorn and Ma... | Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter grabbed a vital half to keep Europe in front 6½-5½ after a strong United States fightback in the Saturday morning fourballs at Gleneagles. | 29391549 |
Olympian Becky James, 25, pleaded with people to "think bike" after her mother Christine James was hit.
The 55-year-old, from Abergavenny, tweeted a picture of herself wearing a neck brace after the incident in Monmouthshire on Thursday afternoon.
Her daughter is a former world sprint champion who won two silver medals... | The mother of a Welsh Olympic medal-winning cyclist has been knocked over while cycling, breaking her pelvis. | 39980810 |
Villa are nine points adrift at the bottom of the Premier League having won just three games all campaign and could go down on Saturday.
"In the current circumstances, we are sure our supporters will understand," a club spokesman said.
There have been several fan protests against owner Randy Lerner, including during th... | Aston Villa have cancelled this season's player of the year awards with the club facing relegation. | 36035921 |
The savings in the DFE are to come from the "administration of arm's-length bodies" and "non-schools" spending, says the Treasury.
The Conservatives gave an election pledge to protect the schools budget.
Shadow chancellor Chris Leslie called on ministers to "spell out urgently" where the cuts would fall.
The savings in... | The Department for Education budget faces savings of £450m, as part of a Treasury announcement to bring down public debt this year. | 33014472 |
Siemens chief executive Joe Kaeser told a number of media organisations that the company remained fully committed to manufacturing in the UK.
The company has 13 plants in the UK and employs about 14,000 people.
Siemens UK had warned investment could be hit if the UK voted to leave the EU.
The engineering and technology... | German industrial giant Siemens has said it will continue to invest in the UK, despite earlier warnings that a vote to leave the EU could affect its future activities in the country. | 36771595 |
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The Northern Irishman joined Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win three of golf's modern majors by the age of 25.
McIlroy, 25, now just has the Masters left to complete a career Grand Slam.
Starting six clear, McIlroy fired a final-round 71 to finish 17... | Rory McIlroy clinched his first Open Championship and third major title with a two-shot victory over Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler on a thrilling final day at Hoylake. | 28393535 |
Blocking the protein prevents kidney damage associated with diabetes in rats and mice, the study also found.
Edinburgh University scientists said the findings could lead to new therapies.
Diabetes results in high levels of blood sugar and affects 415 million people globally. It is the leading cause of kidney failure.
A... | Edinburgh scientists have identified a key molecule linked to kidney disease in people with diabetes. | 39642235 |
It's estimated there are just 4,000 of these elegant but elusive creatures now surviving in the wild.
Around four a week are being poached say experts, with most killed by local people in revenge for livestock losses.
The report highlights concerns that the illegal trade in snow leopard skins is moving online to evade ... | Hundreds of snow leopards are being killed by poachers every year across the high mountain ranges of Asia, according to a new report. | 37718226 |
At a time when soundbites were the norm, he spoke like no other politician - his response to being asked whether he wanted to lead the yet-to-be-created assembly was "do one-legged ducks swim in a circle"?
In office he pursued a strategy of differentiating his administration from Tony Blair's New Labour government, usi... | Rhodri Morgan stabilised Welsh devolution after its rocky first year, and spent nine years as first minister in his own idiosyncratic style. | 39956502 |
Asia's third-largest economy grew 7.5% in the three months ending in March, higher than the previous quarter and above expectations. Forecasts were for growth of about 7.3% for the period compared with a year earlier.
But the new growth figures have come at a time when Indian companies are at their weakest in two years... | Last week, India announced growth figures which would make the world envious. | 32955124 |
More than a third of the Scottish-based respondents reported such threats - above the average in Fifpro's survey.
"It's pretty alarming," said former Scotland striker Boyd. "It doesn't make for pleasant reading, but it doesn't matter where you play in the world."
Defender Boyle thought there was "no real difference" to... | Kilmarnock players Kris Boyd and Will Boyle do not think threats of violence from fans towards players are any worse in Scotland than other countries. | 38149597 |
It follows complaints in the Commons and a letter from Deputy First Minister John Swinney suggesting that Scottish proposals are being ignored.
The government has again won a series of Commons votes - ignoring calls for the legislation to be amended.
The third day of debate has been focusing on welfare powers.
As with ... | The Scottish secretary has dismissed accusations that UK ministers are not listening to those who want the Scotland Bill strengthened. | 33323387 |
Edward Dorman, 51, and Hayley Miln, 49, appeared in private at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.
They were charged with producing a controlled drug and being concerned in the supply of cannabis.
Dorman, of Heriot, and Miln, of Galashiels, made no plea. Their cases were continued for further examination and they were released on ... | A man and a woman have appeared in court following the discovery of a cannabis farm in the Scottish Borders. | 34846007 |
Resuming on 153-8, with a lead of only 44, Elgar extended his partnership for the ninth wicket with Jack Leach to 96.
He put on 37 for the last wicket with Tim Groenewald (20) to help Somerset reach 278 and finish 113 not out.
But Alex Davies and Liam Livingstone steered Lancs to the close on 152-2.
Despite losing Hase... | Lancashire rallied well in the final session after a disciplined century from Somerset's South African Test player Dean Elgar had carved a 169-run first innings lead at Old Trafford. | 39678570 |
The team's operating company, Just Racing, went into administration on 6 January and Manor will collapse if a buyer is not found.
Administrator FRP Advisory has found the money to pay staff for January.
It means it has a week more than expected to find a buyer before having to consider whether to lay off staff.
About 1... | Attempts to save the Manor team have been boosted by a decision to keep all staff employed until at least the end of January. | 38603355 |
Mr Saakashvili moved to Ukraine in 2013 and served as governor of Odessa under President Petro Poroshenko. Both have championed pro-Western market reforms.
But the two men have since fallen out.
Last year Mr Saakashvili said corrupt oligarchs close to Mr Poroshenko were blocking the reforms.
Speaking to the BBC's Newsh... | The former Georgian President, Mikheil Saakashvili, says he will go back to Ukraine to mobilise his supporters there, in defiance of Kiev's decision to strip him of Ukrainian citizenship. | 40750531 |
The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) said footfall numbers were 4.2% down on a year ago.
It was the worst performance on record for nearly three years.
SRC said footfall was impacted by Black Friday promotions, which saw consumers opting to buy online instead of in stores.
In the UK as a whole, shopper numbers were 2.1... | Shoppers abandoned Scotland's town centres last month in favour of the internet, according to a report by retailers. | 35087304 |
"I'll keep you in suspense," he said when asked, in the final TV debate against Democrat rival Hillary Clinton, whether he would accept the result.
Pressed for a response by moderator Chris Wallace, Mr Trump deflected again, saying: "I will tell you at the time."
His comments were supported by his campaign team, but th... | Republican candidate Donald Trump has hinted that he may challenge the result of the US presidential election if he loses. | 37714099 |
Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa are the fancied teams but the potentially exhausting format means there is every possibility of a surprise by the time the winner is decided at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Rustenburg on 9 July.
Eight countries open the first stage of the tournament with group matches, p... | The Cosafa Cup kicks off in South Africa on Sunday with 14 nations chasing the title at the annual southern African championship in an arduous test of stamina in what will be cold conditions over the next fortnight. | 40392832 |
The online encyclopaedia's founder Jimmy Wales told the BBC the lobbyists had "embarrassed their clients".
He said a team of volunteers was looking at possible breaches of conflict of interest guidelines.
Bell Pottinger admitted to editing entries, but said it had "never done anything illegal".
Mr Wales said he was "hi... | Wikipedia has suspended at least 10 accounts linked to the public relations firm Bell Pottinger as it investigates allegations of content manipulation. | 16084861 |
The Farc urged other members not to pursue "this futureless path."
Under the terms of the accord, the rebels will give up their armed struggle and become a political party.
There are concerns that many rebels would prefer to remain in the highly profitable cocaine smuggling business that the Farc controlled in some are... | Colombia's Farc rebel group has expelled five regional leaders for refusing to demobilise and join a peace process agreed with the government. | 38324186 |
The 30-year-old helped the Tynecastle club win promotion to the top flight last season following his second spell at Dundee United.
Capped twice by Senegal in 2009, Gomis has featured in 21 games for Hearts this season.
His departure was announced soon after Hearts signed former Cardiff and Wigan midfielder Don Cowie.
... | Motherwell have signed Hearts midfielder Morgaro Gomis on loan until the end of the season. | 35463757 |
The 33-year-old striker has been ruled out of the Republic of Ireland's game against Slovakia on Tuesday after injuring his calf.
"He has a tear in his calf, but we have no timescale," Ipswich physio Matt Byard told the club website.
"We are looking to get him scanned again on Tuesday," he continued. "We will know more... | Ipswich Town are waiting to learn the extent of the injury sustained by Daryl Murphy against Switzerland on Friday. | 35916252 |
The 24-year-old flanker, who has won three England caps, has agreed a three-year deal at Sandy Park.
Former Worcester player Kvesic, whose contract ends this summer, has fallen out of favour at Kingsholm this season and has started just four league games for the Cherry and Whites.
He is the first new player that the Ch... | Gloucester's England forward Matt Kvesic will join Premiership rivals Exeter Chiefs in the summer. | 38587003 |
The veteran British actress, 76, stars opposite Eisenberg in the Off-Broadway production which premiered on Thursday.
Ben Brantley, of the New York Times, said Redgrave's performance "reminds us why she's considered the greatest actress of her generation".
The Hollywood Reporter's review called the actress "mesmerising... | Vanessa Redgrave has won rave reviews for her performance in Jesse Eisenberg's new play The Revisionist. | 21628514 |
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Guardiola started with a back three but reverted to a four-man defence when his side trailed 2-0 after four minutes.
The Spaniard said: "It is not about the system. We defended well with these players at the beginning of the season.
"Now we have to stand up and analyse wha... | Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola defended his team's system after a 4-2 defeat by Premier League champions Leicester City. | 38277869 |
This is because clever, self-learning programs are getting better than human recruiters at analysing vast amounts of data gleaned from application forms, CVs (curricula vitae or resumes), and social media profiles.
Not only can they see if your credentials match the basic requirements of the job description, they can i... | Next time you apply for a job, it could be a computer algorithm deciding whether or not you fit the bill. | 36370340 |
Over three years, staff at the Gambian Diplomatic Mission ordered more than half a million 50g pouches of tobacco.
It should only have been for personal use or for the Gambian High Commission but the seven staff, who did not smoke, sold much of it - cheating the UK out of £4.8m in VAT and excise duty.
The seven staff ... | A group of Gambian diplomats who turned an embassy into a "warehouse" selling tax-free tobacco have been jailed. | 30419400 |
Speaking at the start of two days of peace talks in Geneva, Bernardino Leon said a national unity government should be formed by the end of August.
Libya's internationally recognised government was last year driven from the capital Tripoli by Libya Dawn, an alliance of local militia groups.
The militias declared their ... | The United Nations special envoy to Libya has called on the country's rival governments to reconcile this month. | 33872355 |
The 22-year-old engineering student died on 30 May last year from stab wounds he sustained in the Twinbrook area of the city.
Orhan Koca, a Turkish national of no fixed abode, is accused of murdering Mr Magee.
The 33-year old has denied the charge.
The judge at jury at Craigavon Crown Court, sitting in Belfast, told th... | A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a man accused of murdering west Belfast boxer Eamonn Magee Jr. | 36458738 |
Button, who was team-mate to Hamilton from 2010 until 2012, said driving against Alonso was a "more consistent" test.
The 35-year-old said Alonso, who joined McLaren this year, was "always there", adding: "On some race days, Lewis was untouchable, on others, it was like, 'Where is he?'
"Lewis, I'm guessing, is a differ... | Jenson Button says McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso is a "bigger challenge" than Lewis Hamilton. | 34936408 |
It was started by the family of Frank Whyte - who died in May aged 69 in a boating accident - as they were left distraught by the state of Spynie Mortuary in Elgin, Moray.
Hundreds of signatures have been collected.
The facility at Spynie is no longer being used for family viewings.
Mr Whyte, from Forres in Moray, died... | Campaigners calling for major upgrades to mortuary facilities across Scotland have handed over a petition to NHS Grampian and Police Scotland. | 38207123 |
In a seven to three ruling, the court banned federal and civil police officers as well as firefighters from going on strike.
Members of the military police were already banned from stopping work.
A stoppage in eastern Espirito Santo state caused chaos in February, with schools closing and public transport suspended as ... | The Supreme Court in Brazil has ruled that strikes by police are unconstitutional. | 39513733 |
People needing emergency treatment at the Lincolnshire hospital can be flown to the helipad at the nearby Boston Aerodrome.
It will be used by the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance, and has been fitted with lights so the helicopter can take off at night.
The land has been donated by the Boston Aeroclub.
Th... | Patients will now be able to be airlifted to Boston's Pilgrim Hospital after the opening of a new helipad. | 25894025 |
Rugby legend Gareth Edwards, from Bridgend, was awarded the honour for services to sport and charitable services.
Classical composer Karl Jenkins, from Gower, was honoured for services to composing and crossing musical genres.
Actor and singer Michael Ball, who has a Welsh mother and says he considers himself "Wenglish... | Two Welshmen have received knighthoods in the Queen's Birthday Honours. | 33110468 |
The study by think-tank Demos says some pupils feel school is just preparing them for exam success.
It urges the government to help schools and colleges explore how self-belief, perseverance and resilience can be instilled in pupils.
The government said it had allocated funds to promote character education.
The Mind Ov... | Many UK children have become less confident about succeeding in life by the time they leave school, a report says. | 34528962 |
Fans invaded the pitch at full-time after a heated confrontation between Bilel Mohsni and several home players.
The Scottish Professional Football League say the charges relate to "match organisation, security arrangements and supporter organisation".
A commission chaired by an independent senior solicitor will hear th... | Motherwell have been charged for the scenes that followed their play-off final win over Rangers in May. | 33806012 |
The ceremony near the mountain village in the Kabyle region was converted into a scene of chaos by surging crowds of chanting mourners.
Hocine Ait-Ahmed was one of the first to rebel against French rule in 1954, sparking the war of independence.
Years later, he was forced into exile. He died on Wednesday in Switzerland... | Tens of thousands of Algerians have attended the burial of national independence hero Hocine Ait-Ahmed. | 35211347 |
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Saturday's 34-13 triumph in Singapore was Townsend's first match in charge.
"The fact he put his trust in players like myself, giving me my first start, shows what sort of coach he is and the confidence he has in players," said Toolis after his stand-out display.
"He had a... | Ben Toolis reckons the manner of Scotland's victory over Italy shows the future is bright under Gregor Townsend. | 40239614 |
The baked portrayal of East Lindsey is on show in the seafront's Compass Gardens.
Skegness Cake Fest was organised in a bid to create "a 100 sqm fully-edible map of the area".
Community groups and individuals were invited to create a baked version of their favourite landmark, building or place in the county out of cake... | Creators of a giant edible map in Skegness will literally be able to have their cake and eat it later. | 40473749 |
Kathleen and Jimmy Cuddihy, who were in their 70s, were found dead just outside their home in Carndonagh in 2014.
Julian Cuddihy admits killing his parents but has pleaded not guilty to murder by reason of insanity.
On Wednesday, Dublin's Central Criminal Court heard evidence from the family's consultant psychiatrist.
... | The trial of a paranoid schizophrenic accused of murdering his parents has heard that he took to sleeping with an axe for protection. | 36487523 |
Wingers Ryan Ince and Corey Thompson both scored twice as the Vikings ran in six tries, also crossing through full-back Rhys Hanbury and Aaron Heremaia.
Ash Handley, Kallum Watkins, Stevie Ward and Adam Cuthbertson all crossed for the visitors, while Liam Sutcliffe kicked two goals.
But they were outscored six tries to... | Widnes came from 14-12 down at half-time to stun high-flying Leeds. | 40018817 |
The Spanish side's value fell 5% to $3.26bn (£2.14bn) from 2014 but they had the highest revenue of any sports team in the world at $746m (£489m).
Fellow La Liga giants Barcelona, worth $3.16bn (£2.07bn), are second while Manchester United sit third with $3.10bn (£2.03bn), a 10% increase.
United are one of eight Premie... | Real Madrid have topped Forbes' annual list of the world's most valuable teams for the third consecutive year. | 32617203 |
Prosecutor Svein Holden said there were still doubts about his insanity but he should be placed in psychiatric care, not sent to prison.
Judges in the trial in Oslo are due to deliver their verdict in the trial in July or August.
Breivik killed 77 people and injured 242 on 22 July of last year.
He bombed government bui... | Prosecutors in Norway have called for self-confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik to be considered insane in their closing argument at his trial. | 18530670 |
ERS announced on Wednesday that it would increase its staff-count in the city from 230 to 398.
As part of a reorganisation at the Lloyd's syndicate, its Swansea operation will grow while one of its English offices will close.
The firm, which is currently based at Cardigan House, Llansamlet, now plans to move to larger ... | A motor insurer will create almost 170 new jobs in Swansea as it expands its operation in the city. | 32048500 |
Experts analysing the plans re-costed them at between £180m and £400m, depending on how many pupils take them.
A Conservative Party spokesman said the original £60m costing of its universal offer was based on a 25% take-up rate.
Researchers at Education Data Lab say it also assumes food costs of 25p per pupil and does ... | Giving a free breakfast to every primary school child in England could cost more than treble the £60m the Tory party set aside for it, academics say. | 40032282 |
Turkmenistan says it will have up to 40bn cubic metres (1,412bn cu ft) of spare gas annually, "so European countries need not worry".
The pledge came from Turkmen Deputy PM Baymyrad Hojamuhamedov on Friday.
Uncertainty about Nabucco's gas supply has been delaying the project.
The 3,300km (2,046-mile) pipeline is expect... | Turkmenistan has pledged to supply natural gas for the planned Nabucco pipeline - a major project that should allow EU countries to rely less on Russian energy in future. | 11797792 |
In his first Commons statement in his new job, Mr Davis said the forthcoming negotiations would be an "exciting and considerable challenge".
The UK's departure will be formally triggered "as expeditiously as possible", he said.
Opposition MPs accused him of "waffle" and lacking detailed proposals.
Mr Davis was flanked ... | The government will seek a "national consensus" and "take the time to get it right" as it leaves the EU, new Brexit Secretary David Davis has told MPs. | 37279726 |
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