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Kempton Park could close to make way for 3,000 homes as part of plans to raise £500m to invest in horse racing.
Should the proposal go ahead, Kempton's famous King George VI Chase would move to Sandown, located six miles away.
"A lot of horses that have won the King George at Kempton wouldn't win at Sandown," Francome ... | Seven-time champion jockey John Francome believes moving the King George VI Chase from Kempton Park to Sandown Park would be a "huge mistake". | 38629199 |
The court fined Easyjet 70,000 euros ($90,000, £58,000) for not allowing the unaccompanied wheelchair users onto a plane at Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris, citing safety concerns.
A lawyer for the three passengers described it as a "landmark ruling".
Easyjet has denied any "discriminatory intention" and says it ... | A French court has found the British low-cost airline Easyjet guilty of discriminating against three disabled passengers in 2008 and 2009. | 16552904 |
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Mixed team events being introduced at an international level means opportunities for men and boys with rhythm to get involved too.
Find out how you can get into synchro with this special guide. | In his quest to try every Olympic sport, Mike Bushell finds out that synchronised swimming is more a "human feat" than a sport. | 37070250 |
Momentum Kids says it will provide childcare to facilitate "political engagement" for single parents.
It will also include "fun, engaging and child-friendly" political activity for youngsters.
Momentum was formed from Mr Corbyn's successful 2015 leadership campaign and is attempting to get him re-elected over Owen Smit... | The Jeremy Corbyn-backing Momentum group is launching an initiative aimed at children and their parents. | 37406657 |
Tim Visser's try on the stroke of half-time gave the visitors the lead after Sale's Joe Ford and Quins counterpart Ben Botica exchanged penalties.
TJ Ioane drove over to put Sale ahead only for Botica to kick Quins level.
Will Addison's try and two Danny Cipriani penalties pulled the Sharks clear but Sam Egerton's late... | Sale came from behind to maintain their 11-month unbeaten run at home and beat Harlequins 29-23 in the Premiership. | 35700259 |
Five Labour and two Conservative members faced allegations they had used council facilities for party political purposes.
The letter was sent in the run-up to last year's independence referendum.
They have been cleared following a hearing of the Standards Commission.
The hearing earlier heard that the letter was not de... | Seven Aberdeen councillors have been cleared of breaching their code of conduct after they sent a letter to council tax payers saying the city would be better off as part of the UK. | 32343576 |
Directed by Maren Ade, Toni Erdmann premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and is Germany's official candidate for next year's foreign film Oscar.
American coming-of-age story Moonlight and adult drama Elle came next in Sight & Sound's Films of the Year poll.
Last year's winner was The Assassin, by Taiwanese director Ho... | A German comedy about a father trying to reconnect with his adult daughter has been named the best film of 2016 in a poll of 163 critics. | 38180880 |
More than 260 objections were lodged against the proposals for Victoria Road school, which shut its doors in 2008.
There were objections to the housing plans on the grounds of what was said would be the loss of granite heritage.
A report will be considered by councillors next week. | Plans to demolish a granite former primary school in Aberdeen to make way for homes have been recommended for refusal by council officials after a public hearing. | 36493288 |
Liverpool had looked in command after Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge scored in a five-minute period.
Sadio Mane missed a penalty just after the break following Martin Skrtel's foul on Graziano Pelle, but made amends soon after with a smart finish.
Pelle's curling shot restored parity in the 83rd minute, before ... | Liverpool's hopes of a top-four spot were dented as Southampton dramatically snatched victory at St Mary's. | 35796778 |
The emergency services were alerted after an electrical fire broke out in the car at about 13:50.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service dispatched a crew to the scene, and a firefighter wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the flames with a hose jet.
Airport operations were not disrupted by the blaze and no-one was ... | Fire crews were called out after a taxi burst into flames outside the main terminal of Glasgow airport. | 35573816 |
Police were called to Franses jewellers on Westover Road, Bournemouth, after reports two men entered the store and threatened staff with handguns at about 16:30 GMT.
An unknown quantity of items were stolen before the pair made off in a black Ford Fiesta, officers said.
Two men, both aged 24, and a 30-year-old woman we... | Staff were threatened during an armed raid at a jewellers. | 38818623 |
David Cameron has pledged all UK homes and businesses will have access to "fast broadband" by 2020.
A "universal service obligation" will come in, giving people a legal right to request an "affordable" connection.
Wales Office Minister Alun Cairns said the announcement makes sure "no part of Wales is left behind in the... | There is a "long way to go" in the rollout of superfast broadband in rural parts of Wales, a minister has said. | 34756170 |
The picture, taken by Charlotte, who's 14 and from Colchester in Essex, shows Pip the hamster on some books looking very studious!
Charlotte said: "She was originally the school hamster, but lives with me and my family in her retirement.
"To make my image I decided to gather some school textbooks and glasses to put Pip... | A picture of a hamster 'wearing' spectacles has been named the winner in the junior section of a pet photography contest. | 31941582 |
Musician Bethan Doci, 38, told people she needed the money to pay for treatment but spent it on holidays, handbags and cars.
Swansea Crown Court heard she was fit and well and made £24,000 a year playing with orchestras.
Doci, of Swansea, admitted 11 counts of fraud from 2010 to 2013 and was jailed for 32 months.
She c... | A violinist has been jailed for conning £350,000 out of people after pretending to have cancer. | 38175443 |
The 22-year-old has scored 10 goals in 22 appearances for City since joining the League Two side on loan in January.
"I would hope he wants to stay, we've made him a couple of offers now and the second offer is as good as we can make," Tisdale told BBC Radio Devon.
"I'd like to have had that decision back by now," adde... | Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale says the club has made the best offer it can to sign Bournemouth striker Jayden Stockley on a permanent deal. | 36246299 |
The figures obtained by BBC Wales reveal that nearly one in seven routes across 19 council areas have been axed.
The charity Age Cymru warned of the impact this could have on older people saying they could become increasingly isolated and cut off from services.
The Welsh government said it was reviewing ways of funding... | Nearly 100 subsidised bus routes have been scrapped by councils in Wales in the past three years, with further cuts expected as authorities make savings. | 26262972 |
Liam Lyburd, 19, admitted nine charges relating to making five pipe bombs on the first day of his trial.
But he denies eight charges of possessing the items with an intent to endanger life.
Newcastle Crown Court heard he told police he intended to "shoot a bunch of people" and blow up Newcastle College.
The jury heard ... | A man planned mass murder at his former college and a shooting spree on the Tyne and Wear Metro after building up an arsenal of weapons, a court heard. | 33641440 |
Firefighters tackled the blaze that broke out on moorland off Brushes Road in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, at about 18:15 BST on Thursday.
Witnesses reported seeing huge amounts of ash in the sky, as the fire spread across the grassland.
The fire service urged residents to keep their doors and windows closed and no... | A huge fire has destroyed more than 100 acres of moorland. | 39894947 |
The manager of a shop in a Delhi mall saw him sidling up close to several women wearing short skirts and placing his right foot near them.
When confronted, he tried to run away, but was caught by the mall guards who found the camera and called the police.
Police say they have recovered nearly a dozen video clips from h... | A 34-year-old Indian lawyer has been arrested for allegedly taking upskirt photos and videos of women with a camera fitted to his shoe, police said. | 34377223 |
The 27-year-old ex-Manchester City trainee is the first signing made by new Moors manager Liam McDonald.
Obeng, who made his professional debut with Wrexham, was signed by Brendan Rodgers' Swansea City in January 2012.
He had loan spells at Fleetwood Town, York City, Stevenage and Newport County before being released i... | Solihull Moors have signed former England youth international defender Curtis Obeng from Altrincham. | 38068138 |
Holyrood is taking on a range of welfare powers under the Scotland Act 2016, and is setting up a dedicated body to oversee them.
The Social Security (Scotland) Bill will give the Scottish government the power to deliver 11 benefits.
These include disability living allowance, personal independence payments, carer's allo... | Legislation to set up a Scottish social security agency has been published. | 40354198 |
22 May 2016 Last updated at 08:36 BST
It still is not clear what happened, but there are clues from automatic computer messages sent by the plane before it disappeared.
BBC transport correspondent Richard Westcott explains. | French aviation officials have confirmed that sensors on the EgyptAir jet detected smoke before it crashed into the Mediterranean. | 36352540 |
Jocelyn Elliott, 76, was released over the weekend after three weeks in captivity.
She and her husband Ken, 81, who is still a hostage, had provided services in the town of Djibo since the 1970s.
Militants reportedly said the kidnapping was an attempt to secure the release of imprisoned fighters.
Africa Live: BBC news ... | An Australian aid worker who was freed by al-Qaeda-linked militants in Burkina Faso has vowed to continue with her medical charity in the country. | 35525026 |
First Lady Rosario Murillo is already widely seen as sharing power with her husband.
She is one among a growing number of spouses in the region who have run for office after their other half held the top job.
Below we take a look at 10 power couples in world politics throughout the decades. | Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has named his wife as his running mate as he seeks re-election for a third term in November. | 36962567 |
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The Gunners manager brought on his top scorer at half-time, with his side 2-0 down, and he provided the pass for Danny Welbeck's goal.
"Everyone will come to the same conclusion," said Wenger.
"But I am strong enough and lucid enough to analyse the impact."
It was only the... | Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he will "stand up" for his decision to leave Alexis Sanchez out of the starting line-up in the 3-1 loss to Liverpool. | 39170037 |
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said troops had entered the complex, but this is not confirmed.
There are thousands of inmates at the prison, which has been the scene of fierce fighting for months as rebels have tried to capture it.
The area is strategically important as it lies near a key supply route... | Government forces have broken a year-long rebel siege of a prison in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, reports say. | 27514897 |
Such has been the red rose dominance of the Calcutta Cup, even legends such as Andy Irvine, Gavin Hastings and David Sole only have two victories on their CVs.
Others, such as the great half-backs John Rutherford and Roy Laidlaw from the mid-1980s vintage, did manage three from their nine matches against England.
But i... | Not many Scots in rugby union's professional era are serial winners when it comes to beating England. | 35476739 |
An Airbus A320 pilot reported seeing a helicopter-style drone as the jet was 700 feet off the ground on its approach to the runway at 1416 GMT on 22 July.
The CAA has not identified the airline or how close the drone came to the plane, which can carry 180 people.
It gave the incident an "A" rating, meaning a "serious r... | An unidentified drone came close to hitting a plane as it landed at Heathrow, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has confirmed. | 30369701 |
Ferrari will conduct test 'shield' device the in the first free practice session at Silverstone on Friday.
The shield is what F1 bosses have prioritised over the controversial 'halo' system tested in 2016.
The halo ran into opposition because of its looks and some concerns about its effects on driver visibility.
The id... | The first prototype of the cockpit head protection system preferred by Formula 1 is to be tested at next weekend's British Grand Prix. | 40542285 |
Police have described the thefts, which are believed to have been carried out by the same man, as "despicable".
The incidents took place over the last two weeks in the Stobswell, Maryfield and Douglas areas.
The suspect, who is aged between 30 and 35, may be sleeping rough and travelling by bicycle.
He is about 5ft 6in... | A 100-year-old woman is among the victims of a series of distraction thefts within the homes of the elderly and vulnerable in Dundee. | 39869725 |
Up to 50 weeks of leave - 37 weeks of which is paid - can be shared by parents if they meet certain eligibility criteria.
The TUC has argued that many parents will not qualify for the new rights and some employers' groups have criticised the greater complexity now facing businesses.
Traditionally, it has only been an o... | New rights allowing UK parents to share leave following the birth or adoption of their child have come into effect. | 32130481 |
Thomas Muller scored a 90th-minute equaliser to take the tie into extra-time, where Bayern scored twice to prevail 6-4 on aggregate.
"If you want to reach the semi-finals then you have to be ready to beat any opponent," Guardiola said.
"But we are there. We made it. A minute later and we would have been out."
The other... | Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola says he "doesn't care" who they play in the Champions League quarter-finals after beating Juventus. | 35830392 |
The European Court of Justice said it was lawful for the UK to withhold family benefits to EU migrants who were not working if they did not have the right to reside in the UK.
It said it was justified on the basis of "protecting" a state's finances.
The ruling was welcomed by the government and EU remain campaigners.
B... | A challenge to the UK's right to deny some EU migrants child benefit and child tax credits has been rejected by European judges. | 36526158 |
16 October 2014 Last updated at 06:43 BST
Experts at Sutton Coldfield sewage plant have developed a new way to treat waste and turn it into a useful energy.
The sewage plant uses big "digesters" that work a bit like a cow's stomach.
They heat the waste and add certain chemicals to make a gas called methane, which can b... | A sewage treatment plant near Birmingham has become the first place in the UK to use poo to heat homes. | 29629853 |
Nigel Rhodes was fined for driving on Coppergate in York which, along with Lendal Bridge, is barred to general traffic at certain times of day.
But a tribunal found neither road was a bus lane, the signage was inadequate and CCTV evidence insufficient.
City of York Council said it would seek legal advice over the decis... | A council which has raised £1.3m from drivers breaking a traffic ban has "no power" to issue penalties, an adjudicator has ruled. | 26841421 |
The 52-year-old was speaking after his side slumped to a 2-0 defeat by Queen of the South in Dumfries.
McCoist has a 12-month rolling contract with the Scottish Championship club, who it is understood cannot afford financially to pay him off.
"I am the Rangers manager and that will be the case hopefully for the foresee... | Ally McCoist insists he will continue as Rangers manager despite refusing to deny that he has handed in his notice. | 30451727 |
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has been promoting his ambition to triple paternity entitlement as well as existing plans to allow parents to share their leave.
The Lib Dem leader has also responded to a poll that suggested he could lose his Sheffield Hallam seat on 7 May.
He said he was "not complacent but confident"... | Reforms to paternity leave will end the stereotype of "hapless or bumbling" fathers, the Liberal Democrats say. | 32151425 |
He also announced a national memorial day of 18 March, with events planned for Christchurch's Hagley Park.
On Sunday the treasury department said that quake recovery would cost the country NZ$15bn ($11bn; £7bn).
The death toll, at 166 so far, is expected to rise to around 200 as rescue work continues.
Rescue workers w... | New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key has said 10,000 homes in Christchurch cannot be rebuilt after the 22 February earthquake. | 12662137 |
It is the 28th consecutive month there has been a fall in the claimant count, with the total figure now at 44,300.
Over the last 12 months, the number of people claiming unemployment benefit has fallen by almost 12,000.
The figures have been published by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency.
The other meas... | The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in Northern Ireland fell by a further 900 in April. | 32719700 |
Pienaar suffered a knee injury in the defeat by Leinster and may also miss Ulster's two upcoming European games.
Front-rowers Rob Herring and Rodney Ah You will be out for four to six weeks after suffering knee ligament damage in the Leinster game.
Forwards Wiehahn Herbst and Roger Wilson have also suffered injuries.
P... | Struggling Ulster have suffered further injury blows including the loss of South African back Ruan Pienaar for Friday's Pro12 game against Scarlets. | 38509316 |
It also approved his decision to declare a 90-day state of emergency.
Senegalese troops have reportedly moved towards The Gambian border ahead of possible intervention to force Mr Jammeh to hand power to President-elect Adama Barrow.
Thousands of UK and Dutch tourists are being evacuated from The Gambia.
The tiny West ... | The Gambia's parliament has extended President Yahya Jammeh's term, which is due to end on Thursday following his defeat in elections, by 90 days. | 38662000 |
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted causing grievous bodily harm to the baby in August 2014.
She will serve seven and a half months in prison and the same time on supervised licence.
A judge said the child had since been taken into care and had lost the chance of a normal upbringing.
He added tha... | A 35-year old south Belfast woman who fractured three of her four-week-old son's ribs has been jailed. | 37312385 |
The rhea - nicknamed Chris by officers - was seen near the village of Thriplow over the festive weekend.
There have been sightings in the villages of Foxton, Newton and Fowlmere.
The bird, which originates in South America, can reach running speeds of up to 40mph (64km/h).
RSPCA guidance say rheas "have the potential t... | A 6ft flightless bird spotted roaming on Cambridgeshire farmland on Christmas Day is still on the loose, according to police. | 38454589 |
Sally Holland said she was disappointed with Alun Davies' rejection of her call for a United Nations children's rights convention to be built into a bill on additional learning needs (ALN).
Mr Davies called the idea "slavish".
The Welsh Government said the bill had children's rights at its foundation.
Welsh ministers a... | A minister has been accused of giving "factually inaccurate" evidence to an assembly committee by the children's commissioner for Wales. | 39492753 |
The pro-Trump author had been due to talk about immigration on Thursday.
On 19 April, school administrators said the risk of violent protests meant they could not provide a safe venue.
Ms Coulter, who had originally vowed to visit the campus anyway, changed her mind after the event's organisers withdrew their support.
... | US conservative commentator Ann Coulter has cancelled a speech at the University of California, Berkeley, after a bitter free-speech row. | 39727531 |
More than 6,000 people have been detained, though most were released.
Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias defended the crackdown. He said Greece's economic plight meant it could not afford an "invasion of immigrants".
He called the immigration issue a "bomb at the foundations of the society and of the state".
"Unless w... | Greek police say more than 1,600 illegal immigrants will be deported following a major crackdown in Athens in recent days. | 19149566 |
Sean Conway used a bamboo bike and carried all his gear on the challenge, which started and finished at Lulworth, Dorset.
The 34-year-old, from Cheltenham, took 85 days to cycle, run and swim in stages around the coast.
He described the circumnavigation as "without doubt, the hardest thing that I have ever done".
Havin... | An extreme adventurer has completed a 4,000-mile ultra-triathlon around the coastline of Britain. | 36638891 |
The World Health Organization says it as an "unusually dangerous virus", but it is still too soon to say whether it will pose a global threat to human health.
How bad is it?
Scientists have described the new virus as a "serious threat" and a "cause for concern". Since the first case was detected, at the end of March, m... | A new type of flu has made the jump from birds to people in China - it is known as H7N9. | 22107104 |
Park rangers said the incident was "the first in the past five years".
Native to a small group of Indonesian islands, Komodo dragons are the world's largest lizards and have venomous bites.
The 50-year-old victim, identified as Singaporean Lon Lee Alle, had reportedly ignored warnings not to get too close to take pictu... | A tourist has been attacked by a Komodo dragon in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province. | 39801275 |
Bridport Town Council has proposed allowing 100 cars to park on a grass area of Asker Meadows during the summer weekends and festivals.
Ged Duncan, of the Friends of Asker Meadows, said: "It's a nature reserve, not a car park."
The council said the field would only be used on a limited number of days.
More than 700 peo... | Plans to allow car parking on a Dorset nature reserve would "spoil" the visitor attraction, campaigners have claimed. | 36211159 |
The particles are ejected from active fissures known as "tiger stripes" at Enceladus's south pole.
Salt in the plumes suggest the water may come from a liquid ocean beneath its icy shell.
But it had been unclear what was ultimately driving the geological activity on this moon.
Writing in Nature, a team observed that it... | Saturn's gravitational pull is responsible for the extraordinary hot geysers on the Enceladus moon that spew water out into space. | 23517808 |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle host a Highland derby against Ross County in the second all-Premiership tie.
Championship side Hibernian, who knocked out Premiership leaders Aberdeen, host Dundee United, with Greenock Morton home to St Johnstone.
The ties will be played on 27 and 28 October.
Celtic knocked out Hearts 3-0 ... | Holders Celtic face a trip to Tynecastle to play Hearts in the Scottish League Cup quarter-finals following Monday's draw at Hampden. | 34382572 |
An Audi A4 hit the area outside Streets nightclub, in John Street, Porthcawl, Bridgend county, at about 01:00.
The injured were aged between 17 and 43, with nine taken to hospital in Bridgend and four to Swansea - most with leg injuries.
A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
An 18-year-... | Thirteen people have been taken to hospital after a car crashed into a smoking area outside a nightclub. | 34630420 |
Lawro's opponent for this weekend's Premier League fixtures is Let it Shine judge Martin Kemp.
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Arsenal fan Kemp will be delivering his verdict on the performances in the live final of Let it Shine at 18:45 GMT on Saturday on BBC One.
But the Spandau Ballet star has already... | BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson will be making a prediction for all 380 Premier League games this season against a variety of guests. | 39057188 |
Sylvia Marquiss, 58, manipulated her victims by telling them she was seriously ill and avoided paying for rent, bills and expensive jewellery, Truro Crown Court heard.
Some were left distressed and "saddled with debt", the court heard.
She was sentenced to two and a half years in jail.
Mrs Marquiss, of Falmouth Road Tr... | A "heartless rogue" has been jailed for repeatedly lying about having cancer to defraud friends and businesses out of several thousands of pounds. | 35446350 |
At a conference in Sydney on countering terrorist propaganda, he said IS was a death cult with far-reaching tentacles.
Australia says more than 100 of its citizens are fighting with militant jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq.
Last year, Australia raised its threat level to high and has conducted a series of counter-ter... | Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has urged Asia Pacific nations to fight jihadist groups, saying Islamic State (IS) has global ambitions. | 33089970 |
16 August 2015 Last updated at 09:14 BST
The initial explosion sent thick plumes of dust and ash up to three miles into the air, but later the ash cloud reached over five miles high.
The Colima volcano is located some distance from the nearest town. It is an active volcano, and has erupted around 30 times since 1585.
T... | This amazing timelapse footage was taken just as the Colima volcano in Mexico erupted. | 30934512 |
Two RNLI lifeboats and a Coastguard helicopter were launched to search the sea around Castlerock and Downhill at about 18:40 BST on Saturday.
The search began following a call from a member of the public who became concerned after finding clothes on the beach.
RNLI beach lifeguards also searched the area on jet skis.
H... | The Coastguard and RNLI have stood down a major search operation off the North Coast following a "false alarm". | 36875483 |
It will be a criminal offence to have an air weapon without a licence or permit from 31 December 2016.
Under the new legislation approved by Holyrood last June, anyone found guilty of the new offence could be fined or face up to two years in prison.
Owners will have six months to licence their weapons before the law ch... | New legislation which will tighten access to airguns will come into force at the end of the year, the Scottish government has announced. | 35668626 |
The squad reached the semi-finals of the men's championship on Wednesday.
But at a press conference, coach Valero Rivera declined to answer questions about the foreign players, saying it was better to talk about handball.
Qatar is only the third non-European team to play for a medal in the history of the event.
However... | The coach of Qatar's World Championship handball squad has faced questions about the high number of foreign players in his team. | 31031852 |
But there were question marks over whether the show would produce the headlines of previous years, and so it proved.
Three themes emerged from this extravaganza in the desert.
Airlines are pausing for breath in the pace at which they are placing aircraft orders, defence cheque books are being opened again after years o... | The Dubai Airshow was bigger, brasher and - with more fighter jet displays - louder than the previous event in 2013. | 34790049 |
All 700 pupils at King's Park Primary School from primary one to primary seven take part.
The extra 15 minutes of exercise a day is in addition to normal PE lessons.
The "daily mile" was originally introduced in Scotland and aims to improve pupils' health and fitness.
King's Park's head of PE Nicola Thompson said that... | A Lurgan primary school has become one of the first in Northern Ireland to introduce a 'daily mile' scheme, getting all its pupils to walk or run a mile every day. | 36397430 |
The account details were taken from forums associated with the site on which porn fans discuss favourite scenes and performers.
It is thought attackers stole data using vulnerabilities in the vBulletin software used to run the chat forum.
Brazzers said it had taken measures to stop fraudsters re-using login names found... | The names of almost 800,000 registered users of porn site Brazzers have been exposed in a data breach. | 37285715 |
It is reported that a missile went off course, but the government has not confirmed or denied this.
Theresa May was told about the test when she became prime minister in July, shortly before MPs voted overwhelmingly to renew Trident.
Sir Michael told the Commons he had "absolute confidence" in the system.
Labour and th... | Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has refused to divulge "operational details" of what happened during a Trident test last June. | 38714047 |
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Alonso is contracted until the end of 2017, but McLaren struggled in their first year with engine partner Honda.
Dennis said: "I have an open mind. Some ideas have involved those sorts of considerations - sabbatical years."
Alonso admitted he discussed the idea with Dennis... | Fernando Alonso could take a sabbatical from Formula 1 next year if McLaren remain uncompetitive, the team's chairman Ron Dennis says. | 34953829 |
The 150 employees laid off on half pay in the summer of 2013 as new owners waited for market conditions to improve will now resume work.
The plant will produce about 50,000 tonnes of steel a month and hopes to double that output in future.
A UK government summit was being held in South Yorkshire on Friday to discuss pr... | Production is restarting at Newport's Liberty Steel plant, two-and-a-half years after it was mothballed. | 34538681 |
The Blue Square Bet Premier side have struck a three-year-deal to move to the home of Newport Gwent Dragons regional rugby side and Newport Rugby Club.
"This is huge for Newport County Football Club and for the town," said Newport County chairman Chris Blight.
Blight revealed that County had negotiated a break-clause w... | Newport County have confirmed they will play football at Rodney Parade from next season. | 18286818 |
The social network has teamed up with Ericsson, MediaTek, Nokia, Opera, Qualcomm and Samsung, among others, to lower the cost of mobile data.
The group said it wanted to help those in developing countries to become part of the internet community.
But one expert said those nations had "other priorities" to deal with fir... | An initiative to bring internet access to the "next five billion" people has been launched by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. | 23779172 |
A "significant investment" at the base in Siskin Drive to install new packing equipment means a reduction in staff, Brian Waltham, from Walkers, said.
It will substantially improve and upgrade the site, he said.
A spokesman for Unite said it would have more information at the end of the year once consultation with the ... | More than 70 jobs at a Walkers crisps plant in Coventry are under threat, the firm says. | 29918499 |
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Winter, 50, succeeded Aileen Trew, the wife of former chairman Ray Trew, in October 2015.
Trew left the club last month, and announced the Magpies, currently 17th in League Two, were up for sale.
Winter, who was previously CEO at Sheffield United, appointed Jamie Fullarton... | Julian Winter has resigned as chief executive of Notts County, less than six months after he took the post. | 35717133 |
The widely promoted sales day at the end of November brought the company its biggest trading week on record, with sales up 22% on last year.
However, Andy Street said the US-inspired phenomenon was "more challenging profitability-wise".
"We've got to ask if it's right to concentrate trade so much in that one period," h... | John Lewis's managing director has warned that UK firms should reconsider heavy discounting on Black Friday. | 30672179 |
Farmer Phillip Armstrong discovered the shorthorn heifer down the steep drop of a quarry after noticing it was missing from the farm in Sheriff Park, Penrith.
The 300kg cow was saved from plunging to the bottom after getting stuck on a sapling, the fire service said.
The animal was sedated by a vet and winched to safet... | A cow had to be rescued by fire crews in Cumbria after falling 30m (100ft) down an embankment and getting stuck in a tree. | 19408243 |
Simon Anthony's BMW bike was seen going "horrendously fast" on the A47 at Thorney, Cambridgeshire, at about 17:20 BST on 14 August, police said.
Officers said the speed - more than twice the national limit - was "one of the highest" they had ever recorded.
Anthony, 57, of Orchard Mews, Woodston, will also have to carry... | A motorcyclist caught speeding at 160mph (256km/h) has been banned from driving for a year. | 38757035 |
The company that owns the harbour-side road at Porthleven in Cornwall said it had to paint the lines on a 197ft (60m) stretch of road to "calm" congestion.
Cornwall Council says the lines are "not legal", and "no enforcement can take place" by "anyone".
Several local business owners said it had caused drivers to park o... | Unauthorised double yellow lines at a popular tourist spot have been causing "absolute chaos," it has been claimed. | 40560717 |
Head coach Warren Gatland questioned his players' pride after they lost the physical battle in last Saturday's 30-15 defeat by the All Blacks.
O'Brien says there can be no excuses in Wellington as the Lions look to salvage the three-Test series.
"It's attitude - we sat off and gave them too much respect," O'Brien said.... | The British and Irish Lions must improve their attitude and mindset before the second Test against New Zealand, says flanker Sean O'Brien. | 40440277 |
It signalled Japan's capitulation and the end not only of the war in the Pacific, but also of Japan's colonial rule of the Korean peninsula, its influence in South East Asia and its attempt to dominate China and the Asian mainland.
With Japan's conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe planning to issue an official statem... | This Saturday it will be 70 years since Japan's Emperor, Hirohito, publicly accepted the surrender terms of the key Allied countries in World War Two. | 33881427 |
Seven carriages including the engine of the Amtrak train bound for New York went off the track on Tuesday evening.
Over 200 people have been treated in area hospitals, says Mayor of Philadelphia Michael Nutter.
Investigators are searching the wreckage in order to confirm that all on board have been accounted for.
Part ... | Officials are working to determine the cause of a train derailment which killed at least seven people and injured more than 200 others. | 32716462 |
Rooney's late strike, and two spectacular goals from Jack Wilshere, mean England have won all six of their Euro 2016 Group E qualifiers so far.
But their unblemished record was under threat when a catalogue of defensive errors saw veteran striker Milivoje Novakovic put Slovenia ahead just before half-time in Ljubljana.... | England captain Wayne Rooney scored a late winner against Slovenia to keep his team firmly on track for Euro 2016. | 33038774 |
The Scots, who finished fourth at the round-robin stage, lost the 3 v 4 play-off 8-5 as Anna Hasselborg's Swedes reached Saturday's semi-final.
However, Sweden were beaten 9-3 by Russia, who had lost to Canada in Friday's 1 v 2 play-off.
Eve Muirhead's rink take on Sweden (03:00 BST) before Canada meet Russia in the fi... | Scotland will meet Sweden in Sunday's bronze medal match at the World Women's Curling Championship. | 39314407 |
Regulators say the Indian government has taken measures to address safety concerns previously flagged up.
In January 2014, the US Federal Aviation Administration had downgraded the rating following tests.
Concerns ranged from a lack of training for industry regulators to a shortage of flight inspectors.
That prevented ... | US authorities have upgraded India's aviation safety rating, allowing Indian airlines to increase the number of flights they operate to the country. | 32213997 |
Ant and Dec dedicated their Bafta TV Award to the Queen after winning a prize for their presentation of her 90th birthday celebration event.
But Netflix's lavish royal drama The Crown left empty handed even though it had the most nominations.
Here are seven things we learned from some of the winners backstage:
"I am no... | The Bafta awards are over for another year, with BBC shows Happy Valley and Damilola, Our Loved Boy winning two awards each. | 39918210 |
The 29-year-old Bosnia-Herzegovina player has signed a "long-term deal" with the Cherries 10 years after signing for them on loan when they were in League One.
Begovic made 17 league starts in two seasons at Stamford Bridge - but just two as Chelsea won the league.
"I am coming into an important part of my career," he ... | Bournemouth have signed keeper Asmir Begovic from Premier League champions Chelsea for an undisclosed fee. | 40098727 |
The bodies of Tim Newton, 27, and Rachel Slater, 24, who both lived in Bradford, were found on Britain's highest mountain in March, five weeks after they went missing.
On Saturday, a service of remembrance was held in Tim's hometown of Hinckley in Leicestershire.
Tim and Rachel were buried side-by-side in Glen Nevis at... | Hundreds of people attended a memorial service to celebrate the life of a climber who died on Ben Nevis. | 36064082 |
Bidding for the accolade is open to large towns - making the Bedfordshire authority eligible.
City of Culture status is designed to raise the profile of an area's arts and creativity, attract business investment - and boost tourism.
Two months in, it has already significantly raised the profile of Hull, the current 201... | Luton is preparing to launch a "credible and attractive bid" to become the UK City of Culture in 2025. | 39106516 |
Dippy, a Humboldt penguin, is the senior bird in his colony at the Seaview Wildlife Encounter on the Isle of Wight, which is shutting for good.
Along with 10 other penguins, Dippy will be rehomed at Great Yarmouth Sea Life Centre.
Staff there said a ramp was already in place for Dippy to "waddle into the pool rather th... | An arthritic penguin will have his special needs catered for when he moves to a new home in Norfolk. | 34983577 |
Reuben Reid put Plymouth into a first-half lead after latching on to Graham Carey's through ball.
Crawley thought they had earned a point after substitute Roarie Deacon bundled in four minutes from time.
Midfielder Boateng, on loan from Crystal Palace, swooped on a rebound after Freddie Woodman failed to hold Carey's t... | Hiram Boateng pounced to score a late winner as Plymouth Argyle beat Crawley to go to the top of League Two. | 34366488 |
A blowout at the well on Tuesday morning forced the evacuation of 44 workers from the platform.
US Coast Guard and federal safety officials are still trying to assess the potential hazards.
The area was hit by the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded in 2010, leaking millions of gallons of oil.
Eleven oil rig workers we... | A fire has broken out on a rig drilling for gas in the Gulf of Mexico, 55 miles (85km) off the Louisiana coast, US officials say. | 23430161 |
NHS bosses shut the Minehead Community Hospital unit between 23:00 and 07:00 in March and warned it could take until August to recruit more staff.
However, a solution has been found to redirect an emergency nurse to Minehead to reinstate the overnight shift.
Somerset's NHS Trust is in the process of recruiting four new... | A night service at a minor injuries unit in Somerset is running again after a staff shortage led to its closure. | 27290543 |
American former five-weight boxing world champion Mayweather, 40, will face Irish UFC lightweight title-holder McGregor, 29, in 12 rounds under boxing rules in Las Vegas on 26 August.
The tour has provided some captivating theatre and plenty of trash talking, but what have we learned?
BBC Sport asked 5 live boxing pund... | Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor's whistle-stop tour of Los Angeles, Toronto, New York and London to promote their fight is over. | 40617239 |
From 11 January, it will charge £5 a month, instead of £2 a month, for its 123 current account.
So, 3.6 million customers will face an annual charge of £60, rather than £24.
The announcement comes just a few weeks ahead of the initial findings from the competition authorities on retail banking in the UK.
It is expected... | Santander - the biggest gainer last year of customers switching current accounts - is set to increase charges on one of its most popular accounts. | 34246882 |
Forces allied to the Tripoli government assert they now have the upper hand.
Warplanes bombed IS positions in Sirte while naval forces fired missiles into key areas including the port that are held by the militants, officials say.
The battle for the city began last month but has recently intensified.
Libya still has ri... | Significant gains have been made by Libyan government air, sea and land forces fighting to recapture the central city of Sirte from so-called Islamic State, officials say. | 36493150 |
The attacking midfielder, 22, joined the Dons on loan in January and scored seven goals in 15 games, including five in his last five outings.
With Jonny Hayes heading the other way for a reported £1.3m fee, retaining Christie, along with manager Derek McInnes, provides some solace for fans.
Niall McGinn, Ryan Jack, Pet... | Ryan Christie will return to Aberdeen on a season-long loan deal from Celtic for the forthcoming campaign. | 40304763 |
First Job Ltd, a director and former director, face charges including failing to comply with a prohibition which could have led to death or serious injury in case of a fire.
Eighty residents, mostly Romanian nationals, were moved from Metro Court in West Bromwich in July.
All have found new accommodation.
At the time t... | The leaseholders of a block of flats found to be in breach of fire regulations have appeared in court on safety charges. | 40901939 |
Robert Bentley, a two-term Republican, stepped down as lawmakers began impeachment proceedings against him.
The tawdry saga has seen his suggestive text and phone messages with a former adviser splashed across media.
The state ethics commission last week found reason to believe he had committed four felony crimes invol... | Alabama's governor has quit over his relationship with an aide in one of the state's biggest political scandals. | 39556332 |
An 8m (26ft) tall rocket is the centrepiece of this year's Weston Sand Sculpture Festival.
The annual event is usually based around a theme - this year's is "When I Grow Up", aimed at capturing residents' "childhood dream jobs".
They will also have 16 artists from overseas competing for the public vote in a championshi... | Thousands of tonnes of sand have been sculpted into 30 pieces of beach art on the sea front in Somerset. | 35900653 |
The train was stopped in the Channel Tunnel at about 15:30 BST on Sunday and Eurotunnel later reported delays of more than three hours.
Eurotunnel said the train was stopped and searched after an alert was raised. The migrants were taken into custody.
It was the second time in three days a freight train has had to be s... | Eurotunnel passengers have again faced delays after migrants got on to a freight train bound for the UK. | 34035956 |
It happened at Anlaby Primary School in Hull on Friday. The child has not been named.
Head teacher Gareth May said in a statement: "The whole school community is deeply saddened by this tragic event and the thoughts of everyone connected with the school are with the child's family."
Staff and pupils will receive suppor... | A five year-old boy has choked to death during a school dinner break. | 38866614 |
Mr Flowers was arrested in November following newspaper allegations he was involved in a drug deal. He had stepped down from the Co-op six months earlier over concerns about his expenses.
He has been charged with two counts of possession of a class A drug and one count of possession of a class C drug.
A second man has ... | Paul Flowers, the former Co-op Bank chairman, has been charged with drug possession, prosecutors have said. | 27048297 |
Long-time Mugabe critic Morgan Tsvangirai and former Vice-President Joice Mujuru say they will work together in next year's election.
However, it is not yet clear which of them will be the presidential candidate.
Mr Mugabe, 93, has been in power since independence from Britain in 1980 and has said he will seek re-elect... | Two of Zimbabwe's best known opposition figures have agreed to form an alliance against President Robert Mugabe. | 39652304 |
Philipp Lahm put Bayern ahead in the second minute and Julian Green headed his first goal for the club.
Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer saved a Koo Ja-cheol penalty, with Thomas Muller, who set up Green's goal, then blazing a spot-kick over for the hosts.
Ji Dong-won gave Augsburg hope with a great finish before David Alaba... | German Cup holders Bayern Munich beat Augsburg in a Bavarian derby to reach the last 16. | 37775892 |
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