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The ex-shadow business secretary said she was dropping out "in the interests of the party" and would back Mr Smith "with all her might and enthusiasm".
It came as Mr Smith won the backing of more MPs in a party ballot and said it was "time to move on" from Mr Corbyn.
Labour's leader says he will win despite losing the ... | Angela Eagle has pulled out of Labour's leadership race and backed ex-shadow work and pensions secretary Owen Smith in his challenge to Jeremy Corbyn. | 36838808 |
A similar feature was spotted in 2010 on Mimas, another Saturnian moon.
A report in Icarus suggests the effect is due to high-energy electrons bombarding the sides of the moons that face their direction of orbital travel.
That compacts the surfaces to a hard, icy texture that does not heat or cool as rapidly as the una... | Astronomers have seen that the temperature of Saturn's moon Tethys has hotter regions uncannily like the 1980s arcade game character Pac-Man. | 20510109 |
US officials said they had received a call claiming that there was a "chemical weapons threat" aboard.
Air France Flight 22, from Paris, was searched after landing in a secure area of JFK Airport.
The FBI said later that no hazards had been found and the plane was cleared.
It was one of several threats, possibly from t... | Two US fighter jets have escorted an Air France airliner bound for New York City, one of a number of US-bound flights that was the subject of anonymous threats. | 32875267 |
Tom Curran's 51 off 27 balls revived Surrey's chase despite Marchant de Lange's 3-29.
Earlier Aneurin Donald's career-best 76 off 40 balls led the visitors to 181-6.
He added 95 in 8.3 overs with Colin Ingram (42), before Surrey put the brakes on with three quick wickets.
One of Ingram's three sixes went out of the gro... | Glamorgan held their nerve in the field for a six-run victory to remain unbeaten in T20 cricket at the Oval, as a target of 182 proved too much for Surrey. | 40825875 |
Official figures released this week suggest that the amount of tax collected by Irish exchequer this year will be 3bn euros more than expected.
The vast majority has come from a big spike in corporation tax receipts - that's the tax that companies pay on their profits.
Ireland of course has a famously low rate of corpo... | The news keeps getting better for Ireland's economic recovery with tax receipts far above their predicted levels, but where is the extra money coming from? | 35010660 |
Mercedes have won 51 out of 59 races in the last three years. This is their third consecutive one-two in the world championship.
This year alone, world champion Nico Rosberg scored 50% more points than the man in third place, Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.
It is a staggering performance from one team. And as Mercedes tal... | Before we consider the fall-out from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, it might be helpful to look at a few statistics as context. | 38145250 |
Danny Graham scored twice as Rovers came from behind to beat Brentford 3-2 and move up to 22nd in the Championship, two points from safety.
Coyle, who took over at Ewood Park in the summer, has seen his side just spend one week outside the Championship bottom three this campaign.
"We will move ourselves to a position o... | Blackburn Rovers manager Owen Coyle is confident his club will avoid relegation this season. | 38049783 |
In a statement released at their annual conference, they said violence was getting more ferocious than ever.
The government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner responded by saying this was a "deliberate attempt" to blame it for the insecurity.
Her administration has had clashes with the Catholic church before.... | Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina have said the country is "sick with violence" and compared corruption to a cancer "causing injustice and death". | 27354118 |
The European Court of Justice ruled that a lifetime ban may be justified in member states if no effective detection techniques exist within the country.
The ECJ said countries must establish if such donors were at high risk of acquiring infectious diseases like HIV.
Simon Hamilton said patient safety was the sole reaso... | Northern Ireland's stand-in health minister Simon Hamilton has said he will examine a ruling by Europe's highest court on gay men giving blood. | 32510994 |
It is now a crime to continue using the site, linksunten.indymedia, Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière said.
Police have seized computers and some weapons in raids on addresses of activists in the south-western Baden-Wuerttemberg region.
Dozens of anti-capitalist protesters clashed with police during the G20.
In a t... | Germany has banned a far-left internet portal accused of inciting violence and rallying activists who rioted during last month's G20 summit in Hamburg. | 41047166 |
Local newspaper Heraldo said Agustin Aliaga and his wife Juani Sanchez had lost the ring in 1979, just five months after they were married, while swimming near the Spanish resort of Benidorm.
The couple believed the ring to be lost forever until a diver found it in August.
Jessica Nisos posted a photo of the ring hopin... | A Spanish couple have been reunited with a wedding ring they lost 37 years ago. | 37348288 |
Slovenia's Prime Minister Miro Cerar did not rule out building a fence along the 670km (415-mile) border with Croatia. Hungary has fenced off its borders with Croatia and Serbia.
Nearly 50,000 migrants have entered Slovenia since last Saturday.
The EU Commission says it is prepared to send support staff to Slovenia.
Sl... | Slovenia has asked the EU for police officers and extra equipment to deal with the thousands of migrants entering the small Alpine country from Croatia. | 34614570 |
But for the US government, the revelations are less welcome.
The site has become its bete noire and after making its displeasure clear, US firms that have dealings with it have been quick to turn their backs.
The troubles began for Wikileaks when Amazon which hosted its servers in the US, withdrew services saying the s... | For rolling news outlets Wikileaks has been a dream come true with thousands of US embassy cables dribbling out titbits of sensitive information and providing new headlines on a daily and even hourly basis. | 11928899 |
Rafal Trzaskowski said any plans to discriminate on grounds of nationality would be a "red line" issue.
Poland was ready to discuss introducing a system under which all citizens, including from the UK, had to pay in before receiving benefits, he said.
The UK PM has admitted his plans would need EU support to succeed.
M... | Poland will not accept David Cameron's proposal to stop EU migrants claiming benefits for four years, its deputy foreign minister has said. | 30291451 |
The National Association of Probation Officers (Napo) says contractor Working Links has told it 40% of jobs in the counties will go.
Working Links won the contract for the counties in the part-privatisation of the probation service in 2014 .
The firm said it was still in consultation but it expected "fewer jobs being l... | More than 100 probation jobs are being cut in Devon, Cornwall and Dorset, a union has claimed. | 36058664 |
There were angry scenes at the meeting at Gloucestershire County Cricket ground on Tuesday, with one councillor tweeting: "It's all kicking off".
Security staff had initially stopped protesters from entering, although eventually let them in.
Avon and Somerset Police said no crimes were found to have been committed.
The... | Police were called to reports of a disturbance at a Bristol council meeting to which protesters were temporarily denied access. | 35819168 |
The 34-year-old stars as a successful investment banker who has to rebuild his life after his wife is killed in a car crash.
Directed by French-Canadian Jean-Marc Vallee, the tragicomedy also stars Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper and newcomer Judah Lewis.
Almost 400 films will be screened at the festival over the next 11 day... | Jake Gyllenhaal's new film, Demolition, has opened the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). | 34216993 |
Loach has a long association with the city and has worked with some of its most famous actors, including Ricky Tomlinson and Ian Hart.
He also made a documentary, called The Flickering Flame, about a strike at Liverpool Docks in the mid-1990s.
A university spokesman said Loach was being recognised for "his distinctive ... | Acclaimed film director Ken Loach is to be awarded an honorary doctorate from Liverpool Hope University. | 30777416 |
The aerospace company said in February it was axing the posts - about 20% of its Northern Ireland workforce - over two years as part of its global restructuring plan.
But it now aims to shed all 1,080 posts "within the next few months", it said in a statement.
Initially the company planned 580 job losses this year.
Thi... | Bombardier in Belfast plans to complete 1,080 redundancies previously planned for 2017 within months. | 37790671 |
The 28-year-old was cited over a clash with Toulon hooker Guilhem Guirado during the Champions Cup game in France on 13 December.
Healy will however face another hearing at a later date to be heard by a different judicial officer.
An initial charge of striking with the knee was not proven, but was amended.
Welsh judici... | Prop Cian Healy has been cleared to play in Leinster's Pro12 derby against Munster at Thomond Park on 27 December after an appeal hearing on Wednesday. | 35171406 |
The Royal Bank of Scotland has identified barriers which starter farmers are struggling with, including the physical size of modern farms.
Bigger farms are often unaffordable when they come on the market and are being bought up by neighbours.
RBS wants more joined-up action to help unlock the potential it says young fa... | A bank has called for a summit to address the problems faced by young people trying to get into farming. | 38802231 |
The Sims Group is consulting over plans to close its Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment unit at South Dock, which would see 99 posts go.
A 45-day consultation period began on 10 July.
The GMB union is consulting and said no final decision had been made, but changes in the market place meant the business was "com... | Nearly 100 jobs are under threat at a recycling plant in Newport. | 28547385 |
With Shamrock Rovers losing 3-0 at Cork City, Derry are now three points ahead of the Hoops although the Dublin club have a game in hand.
Wexford's Eric Molloy hit the Derry woodwork early on and Gerard Doherty had to make a couple of fine saves.
Derry also had good chances but a draw was probably a fair result.
Second... | Derry City were held to a goalless draw by Wexford Youths in the League of Ireland but the result still strengthened their hold on third place. | 37375384 |
The woman, married to a banker, was found dead near her home in Heidenheim in 2010. She had been kidnapped and fatally stabbed.
The 47-year-old suspect had denied murder and police said they had failed to match his DNA to the crime scene.
The woman's husband, who was head of a local bank, killed himself in 2011.
After ... | Police in southern Germany have freed a man they arrested over the 2010 kidnap and murder of Maria Bögerl - one of the country's biggest unsolved crimes. | 39512630 |
Lord Freud defended the system to MPs holding an urgent session over fresh concerns many claimants were being pushed into rent arrears and eviction.
UC collapses all benefits into one and is being rolled out in Britain.
Work and Pensions Committee chairman Frank Field said some claimants were having their lives wrecked... | The architect of the troubled universal credit (UC) system says it could take "decades" to get it working at its most effective level. | 38905930 |
Frank Field has written to the prime minister calling for an investigation into the firm's working practices.
A recent Guardian investigation found some of its workers were effectively paid less than the minimum wage.
Hermes UK said it would investigate the specific cases raised in the letter and that its pay averaged ... | A Labour MP has accused the courier company Hermes UK of "hounding" its employees, including the parents of a dying child. | 36903908 |
The highly rated beaches include Achmelvich in the Highlands and Southerness in Dumfries and Galloway.
A total of 73 locations in Scotland met strict European water quality standards, according to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa).
Popular beaches at Ayr, Nairn and Sandyhills in the south-west of Scotla... | Bathing water at 26 beaches across Scotland has been rated "excellent" in an official survey of water quality. | 40107383 |
Mae Anna Tudor bellach yn 51 oed ac wedi ymgartrefu yn ei thref enedigol ym Mhwllheli.
Ond yn 1990, roedd hi'n gweithio fel nani yn Los Angeles ac yn chwilio am swydd newydd.
"Nesh i roi advert yn y papur: 'British nanny seeking employment' ac mi ddaru Nicole [Brown Simpson, gwraig OJ] atab yr advert," meddai Anna.
"Es... | Mae'n un o'r achosion llys enwocaf ar gof a chadw - ond beth sy'n cysylltu Cymru ag un o ffigyrau mwyaf dadleuol yr Unol Daleithiau, OJ Simpson? | 39482993 |
An annual Bank of Scotland survey found 21% of people had not put any money away - up from 18% a year earlier.
The How Scotland Lives study also found 38% of Scots had savings of less than £2,500.
More than one in 10 savers said they were just saving towards a short-term goal, such as a holiday, while the same proporti... | A growing number of Scots have no savings, according to a new study. | 40654656 |
South Wales Police said a car and a heavy goods vehicle collided on Llanharry Road, Llanharry, at about 08:30 BST on Saturday.
The Welsh Ambulance Service confirmed one person was pronounced dead at the scene and two others had been taken to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales.
Their condition is unknown and the roa... | One person has died and two others have been taken to hospital following a "serious" crash in Rhondda Cynon Taff. | 39828296 |
A day that began with the Dutch manager receiving a rapturous welcome from the Old Trafford fans as he walked out before kick-off ended with his side being beaten at home on the opening day of the league season for the first time since 1972.
Not even a trademark Van Gaal tactical switch could save him from opening his ... | Louis van Gaal's first competitive game as Manchester United manager ended in a historic home defeat at the hands of Swansea City. | 28718345 |
New Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue postponed reductions in sodium, relaxed requirements for whole grains and allowed sweetened flavoured milk back.
One in five US children is obese, the US government says.
More than 30m mostly poor children eat federally-funded school lunches.
The 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act... | The Trump administration has loosened nutritional standards aimed at making US school lunches healthier that were championed by former first lady Michelle Obama. | 39778238 |
The report says Ethiopia has cut the number of child deaths to 68 per 1,000 births from more than 200 in 1990.
The government attributed the improved figures to its growing economy.
Despite the reduction, the UN Children's Fund said Ethiopia needed to do much more to improve health facilities for pregnant women.
Ethiop... | Ethiopia has more than halved its mortality rates for children under the age of five years during the last two decades, new UN statistics show. | 24084472 |
The waste was produced during the reprocessing of material from Belgium at the Scottish site in the 1990s.
Under an agreement, the intermediate level waste has been shipped back to Belgium.
In October, a vessel carrying two containers each holding three 500-litre drums of the waste got into difficulty in bad weather in... | The final shipment of waste from the Dounreay nuclear plant in Caithness to Belgium has been completed. | 30694241 |
The website has been created with images of items found during the construction of the Elizabeth Line, which include a 8,000-year-old flint scraper tool and a Tudor bowling ball.
Archaeologists have uncovered more than 10,000 artefacts during the work.
The website features items from an exhibition about the project at ... | A new virtual exhibition of artefacts unearthed during the Crossrail project has been launched. | 39819722 |
Gallacher is one of a clutch of players on one under par at Augusta. Fellow Scots Sandy Lyle and Bradley Neil are two over and six over, respectively.
"Any time you shoot under par round here, it's a good score," Gallacher told BBC Sport.
"I plotted my way round, holed a few putts and didn't make many mistakes."
Justin... | Scotland's Stephen Gallacher highlighted a need for "patience" after opening the Masters with an opening-round score of 71. | 32244739 |
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), led by Julius Malema, repeatedly interrupted Mr Zuma, demanding answers over a spending scandal.
The speaker of parliament then ordered their removal, prompting scuffles.
The largest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, walked out in protest at their expulsion.
"You can't send... | South Africa's parliament descended into chaos as leftist MPs scuffled with security during a key annual speech by President Jacob Zuma. | 31448256 |
The Community Heritage Access Centre, in Yeovil, holds thousands of items such as coins, glassware, fine art, textiles and archaeological finds.
Each of them relates to the history and heritage of south Somerset.
As well as national recognition for the centre, the accreditation opens up new opportunities for obtaining ... | A local history collection in Somerset has been awarded full museum accreditation by the Arts Council. | 30468775 |
Paceman Clint McKay took 4-37 for match figures of 8-84 as Essex were bowled out for 133 in their second innings.
It left the visitors with a victory target of 159 from 33 overs.
Opener Angus Robson made 56 off 75 balls, his second half-century of the game, as they stuttered home on 159-6 with just 11 balls to spare.
E... | Division Two leaders Essex suffered their first Championship defeat of the season as Leicestershire edged home by four wickets at Chelmsford. | 36592388 |
Haydn Erasmus played a key role when Treorchy Male Choir reformed in Rhondda after World War II in 1946.
John Cynan Jones, an old friend and former conductor of the choir, said Mr Erasmus had three passions in his life - his family, his choir and the boys' club movement.
The choir said it was deeply saddened by the new... | The last remaining pre-war member of one of Wales' best known choirs has died, aged 93. | 22117360 |
Kirsten Duguid was a passenger in a Audi A3 which left an unclassified road, near to the Mains of Arnage, near Ellon, at about 18:20 on Friday.
Another girl, 12, and the 43-year-old male driver sustained minor injuries.
Kirsten's family said "her kindness, generosity and kind hearted spirit touched many".
Police Scotla... | A 14-year-old girl seriously injured after a car overturned and ended up submerged in a burn in Aberdeenshire has died in hospital. | 38194525 |
The Wales and Swans captain was reported to be close to agreeing a move to Goodison Park.
Williams, who turns 32 later this month, is under contract at the Liberty Stadium until 2018.
A club spokesman said: "We are not looking to sell him and therefore we have turned down the offer currently on the table."
Williams has... | Swansea City have rejected a £10m bid from Premier League rivals Everton for central defender Ashley Williams. | 36960569 |
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The Red Devils beat Ajax in Wednesday's final in Stockholm, two days after the Manchester Arena bombing which killed 22 people and injured 64.
"Tonight was more important than sport," ex-United player Beckham said.
The 42-year-old added it was "a big night for United but a... | Manchester United's Europa League triumph has brought "a little happiness at a difficult time", said former England captain David Beckham. | 40036251 |
The girl, who has Smith-Magenis Syndrome, was arrested four times and twice held overnight in police stations.
Her mother complained about her treatment to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Sussex Police said it welcomed the IPCC scrutiny and supported its inquiry.
The girl came into contact with pol... | Sussex Police is being investigated over the treatment of a disabled 11-year-old girl who was physically restrained on five occasions. | 21382952 |
The difference between men and women's median hourly earnings for full-time work fell from 7.7% in 2015 to 6.2%.
The UK-wide gender pay gap also reduced, but the decline was smaller, from 9.6% in 2015 to 9.4% in 2016.
Scotland had the third highest gross weekly full-time earnings for females (£482.60) after London (£60... | The gender pay gap has fallen in Scotland over the last year, official figures have revealed. | 37777076 |
The company said it earned $21m (£14m) in the first quarter, compared with $312m a year earlier.
Although revenue from the company's mobile offerings increased by 61%, overall revenue from operations was $1.04bn, below expectations.
Shares in the firm fell nearly 2% in trading after markets closed.
"Yahoo is amidst a ... | Internet search giant Yahoo has reported worse-than-expected profits for the first three months of this year, adding to investor concern. | 32406831 |
The Hollywood athlete impressed in winning the 110m hurdles at Sunday's Irish Championships in Santry in a season's best time of 13.89.
Portaferry's Ciara Mageann will compete in the 1500 and 800m while sprinter Amy Foster goes in the 100m.
Christine McMahon (400m) and Kerry O'Flaherty (3000m steeplechase) are also in ... | Hurdler Ben Reynolds has been selected in the Ireland team for the European Champions in Amsterdam next month. | 36640195 |
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The sport received £5.5m in the build-up to Rio 2016, where GB's Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge won bronze.
However, UK Sport felt GB players - who claimed four European medals last week - were not "credible" Tokyo 2020 medal prospects and cut all support.
"A little publ... | Britain's leading badminton players hope a crowdfunding campaign will help support their Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid after UK Sport's funding cut. | 39809046 |
The Frenchman had been vying with Leigh Griffiths for a starting place, but his Old Firm treble helped set him apart.
"It was a big moment in my Celtic career, my first hat-trick as a professional footballer and my first league goals for Celtic," Dembele said.
"It was a good day to remember, but it's gone now and we ha... | Moussa Dembele believes his hat-trick against Rangers in September was the turning point in his Celtic career. | 39225081 |
The art school's director, Professor Tom Inns, told Holyrood's education and culture committee that the restoration would probably take up to four years.
He said the cost could be met by government, insurance and donations.
Meanwhile, a £750,000 fund will be made available to students to recreate works they lost in las... | The final cost of repairing Glasgow School of Art's fire-damaged Mackintosh building is likely to be between £20m and £35m, MSPs have been told. | 27882282 |
The Seagulls, who became Women's Premier League champions on Sunday, have met the necessary WSL licensing requirements.
The Sussex side beat Sporting Club Albion 4-2 in Sunday's play-off and will take their place in WSL 2 in spring 2017.
Brighton lost just two games as they won the Southern Division this season.
The WS... | Brighton & Hove Albion Women have had their promotion to Women's Super League Two approved. | 36436141 |
For my part, I recall a past European Summit (although, sadly, not which one).
I was attending one of the interminable briefings which, then and now, characterise such events.
Alastair Campbell was expatiating on behalf of the UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair - which helps to date the event a bit although not enough for m... | It is remarkable the tiny, half-forgotten memories which resurface when one contemplates a big event, such as the forthcoming referendum on the European Union. | 35630946 |
The 66-year-old singer, whose hits include To All The Girls I've Loved Before, announced the marriage in a statement to Spanish newspapers.
The ceremony, held in Marbella, was attended by two witnesses and the couple's five children.
Iglesias was previously married to Isabel Preysler, with whom he had three children - ... | Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has married Dutch model Miranda Rijnsburger, his partner of 20 years. | 11114951 |
Bafana Bafana, who have played at global football's showpiece event three times, were paired with fellow southern Africans Angola during a ceremony in St Petersburg.
South Africa's coach Ephraim 'Shakes' Mashaba said he was not afraid to meet Angola in the qualifiers.
We have played Angola on a number of occasions, alt... | South Africa were handed a tough task when the draw for the preliminary African qualifying rounds of the 2018 World Cup was made on Saturday in host nation Russia. | 33666305 |
The portraits of David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage and Natalie Bennett have been drawn by Birmingham artist Annemarie Wright.
Miss Wright said she had used tweets that ranged from compliments to condemnation to create the works.
The portraits will feature in an exhibition at the Woolff Gallery in cen... | Portraits of five UK political leaders created from the opinions of people on Twitter have been revealed. | 32350445 |
The incident happened outside the Coed y Brenin mountain bike centre at about 14:00 GMT.
Emergency services attended the scene, and the road has now been reopened in both directions.
Anybody who may have information is asked to contact officers at the Roads Policing Unit.
North Wales Police said next of kin have been i... | One person has died and another has been injured after a crash on the A470 near Dolgellau in Gwynedd. | 39174346 |
The 16-time world champion, 55, beat Gary Anderson 7-3 and James Wade 7-4.
Michael van Gerwen lies second after beating Robert Thornton with a three-dart average of 117.95, the third-highest televised average in history.
Wade had earlier defeated Raymond van Barneveld before losing to Taylor, while Adrian Lewis and Pet... | Phil Taylor won twice in Sheffield to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League table. | 35992038 |
Stewart Spence used a derogatory term about homosexuals at The Marcliffe Hotel during a Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland event last week.
Mr Spence later said he wanted to "sincerely apologise".
VisitScotland said the Marcliffe had been removed it from its website while it investigated the incident.
The agency... | Tourism agency VisitScotland has suspended the five-star status of an Aberdeen hotel following the owner's homophobic comments. | 37766831 |
The renovation is part of a seven-year project to refurbish the entire Egyptian Museum.
The halls, opened by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, house treasures from the tomb of the boy king which were unearthed in 1922.
It was one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th Century.
Tutankhamun's tomb ha... | Four renovated halls in the Tutankhamun gallery in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have been unveiled. | 30493177 |
Alf Davies, 94, was one of a few survivors when the German SS ambushed a convoy in the French town of Wormhout.
He described the massacre as "horrific", with many friends killed.
Known as "Ambush Alf", he will be one of the first residents at Cysgod y Gogarth, Llandudno, when it opens, with his memories kept in a time ... | The story of a war veteran who narrowly escaped one of World War Two's worst atrocities will be preserved at a new development in Conwy county. | 32235368 |
Before he was chief executive he headed up the bank's investment banking arm, Barclays Capital, which has been associated by investigators with the offences that led to Barclays' £290m fine.
There were widespread calls for his resignation because the offences took place within his department and on his watch, especiall... | Barclays' highly paid and controversial chief executive, Bob Diamond, has resigned. | 18625227 |
David Dutton from California makes the "old school" arcade-style films for film collective Cinefix.
His four minute version of 2001 Japanese anime movie Spirited Away has attracted nearly 1m views since it was uploaded last month.
Other films to get an "old school" makeover include Titanic, The Avengers and Frozen.
Mr ... | A team which recreates popular movies as 8-bit video games is attracting millions of views on YouTube. | 32873568 |
Graham, 20, needs surgery after tearing the anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments in his left knee when he fell awkwardly in Saturday's 3-1 home defeat by Cardiff City.
"Jordan is expected to be out for between nine and 12 months," said Wolves head coach Kenny Jackett.
"But he's young enough and good enoug... | Wolves winger Jordan Graham is expected to be out for at least nine months with torn knee ligaments. | 35343431 |
The game will take place at the Olympic Stadium in Rades on 4 January, according to the French side.
The 1991 African champions and the six-time French Ligue 1 winners will contest the Trophée Ooredoo des Champions at the ground which hosted the 2004 African Cup of Nations final.
PSG are expected to field a strong squa... | Tunisian side Club Africain will host French giants Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in a friendly match next month. | 38276093 |
The four times major champion wasn't alone - other big names, including Ernie Els, peppered the clubs' owner with questions. Never mind that Bryson DeChambeau is more than half Els' age, the big South African wanted to learn from the young amateur.
In a golfing world of uniformity and convention, DeChambeau brings an a... | An intrigued Rory McIlroy peered into the bag of a potential rival for the Abu Dhabi title last week and marvelled at the unique set of clubs. | 35395003 |
Black riders faced longer wait times and more frequent cancellations than white riders, the research indicates.
Women were more likely to be overcharged or taken on elongated routes, it says.
Researchers took nearly 1,500 rides in Seattle and Boston, gathering data from three taxi-hailing companies.
The two-year study ... | Ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft may discriminate against black people and women, a study from three US universities suggests. | 37834774 |
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"I'm not trying to cause any problems, I'm not trying to create any trouble, I want to help the club," he said.
Boycott is unhappy at the club's level of debt, reported to be above £20m.
The Test Mast Special summariser added: "If you carry on with the debt as it is, there... | Former Yorkshire opener Geoffrey Boycott is "disappointed" chairman Steve Denison has asked members not to back his return to the club's board. | 35700462 |
The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) has written to ACNI to confirm the further cut in its budget.
The BBC understands that ACNI will hold an emergency board meeting next week to discuss how to deal with the reduction which will amount to around £800,000.
Its annual DCAL funding for 2015/16 was cut by 11%... | The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) faces an in-year budget cut of approximately 8%, the BBC has learned. | 34224303 |
Kalas, 22, made 17 league appearances for the Championship side last season after joining on loan in January.
The Czech, who can play at right-back or centre-half, has played four times for the Premier League title holders.
"I'd already decided at the end of last season if Chelsea would like to get me out on loan this ... | Middlesbrough have signed Chelsea defender Tomas Kalas on a season-long loan deal. | 33510672 |
The HMIC investigation was carried out in May - just months before a report found 1,400 children had been sexually exploited in Rotherham.
It also criticised South Yorkshire Police for "unnecessarily" holding children in custody overnight.
But inspectors praised recent progress made by the force.
HMIC said in some case... | Children in care homes were left vulnerable to abuse because of "shortcomings" by South Yorkshire Police, a report has found. | 29415897 |
The Shore was filmed on Terry George's family cottage at Coney Island near Ardglass.
It stars major Northern Ireland actors, including Ciaran Hinds, Maggie Cronin and Conleth Hill.
Mr George was twice previously nominated for his screenplays for Hotel Rwanda and In the Name of the Father.
He paid tribute to the people ... | Belfast director Terry George is celebrating after his film The Shore won an Oscar in the live action short category. | 17176137 |
The Peak District National Park Authority hopes more people will be inspired to visit the park after experiencing the landscape online.
National park volunteers recorded 360 degree images by using Google Trekker equipment - a backpack fitted with a cluster of 15 camera lenses.
Filming took place over the summer.
Jim Di... | The Peak District has become the first national park to have its trails and hard-to-reach locations captured on Google Street View. | 29933459 |
Edinburgh's Dickinson, 32, lasted only a couple of minutes as the Scots opened their two-Test series with victory.
"We'll have to have a look at Al Dickinson," Cotter told BBC Scotland.
"Bit of a concern and we'll be looking at alternatives. If he can't take the field next week, we'll look at bringing somebody over."
C... | Scotland head coach Vern Cotter may call up a replacement for Alasdair Dickinson after the prop came off injured in the 26-13 win over Japan. | 36567758 |
It is unclear if the Scottish Championship leaders will increase their bid again for the 25-year-old.
O'Halloran, who joined Saints in 2014 after leaving Bolton Wanderers, won the Premiership player of the month award for November.
"The players we bring in have to represent value for the club," said Rangers manager Mar... | Rangers have had two six-figure offers for St Johnstone forward Michael O'Halloran rejected by the Perth club. | 35312038 |
Two lanes and the junction 28 A48 slip road were closed following the collision at about 04:15 GMT on Monday. They have since reopened.
A 56-year-old man died at the scene. His passenger, 29, was not injured.
A 45-year-old from Merthyr Tydfil was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Both the dri... | A man has been arrested following a crash on the M4 which left one person dead and 11 mile (18km) tailbacks from Newport to Cardiff. | 35090186 |
The uncapped Williams, 24, was being touted for a possible openside role by England head coach Eddie Jones, but will now be out for up to three months.
James Haskell, Jack Clifford and Sam Jones were already on the injured list.
"It's bitterly disappointing with England on the horizon," said Leicester director of rugby... | England have lost another flanker for the autumn series after it was confirmed Mike Williams has broken his arm for the third time in 12 months. | 37621298 |
Danny Phillips was captaining for King's Lynn Young Stars at Mildenhall when he crashed coming off a bend, going underneath the air fence and colliding with the back barrier.
The 20-year-old was taken away by air ambulance as King's Lynn lost the meeting 63-27.
Mildenhall said they took an impromptu collection for the ... | A speedway rider had broken his back and femur in a race on Sunday. | 39843749 |
Speaking 20 years after she was last seen leaving a Bath nightclub, police said the discovery would help the investigation "significantly".
Miss Hall's remains were found at the side of a motorway slip-road in 2009.
Pat Hall said she would like to know "who it was" and why her daughter had been left "in such a ridiculo... | Detectives say they are "a step closer" to finding Melanie Hall's killer after new techniques uncovered DNA on an item found near her remains. | 36468470 |
Metal detectorist Derek McLennan, from Ayrshire, had a history of making significant finds having previously unearthed a haul of medieval coins.
This time, however, his discovery was one which made his senses "explode" and put him in a state of shock.
It turned out to be a haul of Viking treasure with a value running t... | The story started in a field in southern Scotland more than two years ago. | 38910141 |
The two clubs had agreed a fee of around £200,000 for Mckay to move to Tannadice on a permanent deal.
However, Mckay, 26, failed to reach a severance agreement with the Lancashire club.
The Northern Ireland international had also been courted by Ross County and Hibernian.
He moved to England in January from Inverness C... | Dundee United have signed striker Billy Mckay on a season-long loan from English League One side Wigan Athletic. | 34091837 |
Rhesus monkeys were paralysed in one leg due to a damaged spinal cord.
The team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology bypassed the injury by sending the instructions straight from the brain to the nerves controlling leg movement.
Experts said the technology could be ready for human trials within a decade.
Dr A... | An implant that beams instructions out of the brain has been used to restore movement in paralysed primates for the first time, say scientists. | 37914543 |
Nigeria and Arsenal Ladies striker Oshoala, who won the Caf award for the second time on Thursday, said: "We deserve more.
"The federations in every country have to do more for female football."
Oshoala, 22, has previously stated she feels the Nigerian women's team has been mistreated and disrespected.
In December the ... | The Confederation of African Football 's female player of the year Asisat Oshoala has called for the continent to make conditions better for women. | 38519538 |
2 February 2016 Last updated at 07:24 GMT
Clearing up and rebuilding has been a big task and children living there are given special classes so they know what to do if another earthquake hits.
Leah travelled to Ishinomaki Elementary School to take part in a safety class.
On 11 March 2011, an earthquake, which started u... | It is nearly five years since Japan was hit by one of the most powerful earthquakes ever. | 35463098 |
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Stenson, 40, hit an eight-under-par 63 - the lowest final-day Open-winning round - to record a tournament record 20-under total and win by three shots.
"It was a great match," said the Swede, runner-up to Mickelson in 2013.
"I knew he wasn't going to back down at any point... | Open champion Henrik Stenson says it was the fighting quality of beaten opponent Phil Mickelson at Royal Troon that helped him win his first major. | 36821837 |
27 January 2016 Last updated at 16:05 GMT
Tens of thousands of children in the UK are young carers.
January 28th is Young Carers Awareness Day so to mark the day we've been hearing from two sisters who look after their mum with mental ill health.
Shannon and Scarlett care for their mum who has mental illness. She has p... | Young carers are kids who have to look after parents or siblings who struggle to care for themselves because of mental or physical illness. | 35420197 |
A 12-week consultation has begun into how all aspects of care home services are commissioned and delivered.
Residents, their families and carers are being asked their views on service quality, choice and independence.
A new commissioning model will then be made for more than 170 homes where the council commissions plac... | Bristol City Council is to change the way it provides care home services after acknowledging many aspects of the current model "need to be improved". | 28666195 |
Police said a suspect device had been found in the Rossnagalliagh area. Army bomb experts and police have now left the scene.
Rainbow Child and Family Centre was evacuated and a number of roads were closed.
Templemore Sports Complex was also opened for those affected.
PSNI Ch Insp Gordon McCalmont told BBC Radio Foyle:... | Police have said a security alert, which closed a day care centre in Londonderry, was an "elaborate hoax". | 38062362 |
Archaeologists, who were left stunned by the degree of preservation, have said the only reason they survived was because Priory Park was never built on.
Two houses and a third building were found. Moving images from a scan show the shapes of two buildings emerge.
It is thought the houses were owned by people of importa... | Ground-penetrating scans of a park have revealed three near-complete Roman buildings under Chichester. | 38746952 |
Residents in Llay objected to the plans, saying the size of the development on land at Home Farm, Gresford Road, was too big.
The application had been recommended for approval with planners saying it would make a "significant contribution" towards meeting future housing needs.
But the planning committee threw out the p... | An application to build 365 new homes in a village has been rejected by Wrexham councillors. | 34454223 |
Brazilian Monteiro beat Ukrainian world number 63 Dolgopolov 6-3 6-3 in the ATP Tour match on Sunday.
The odds shifted in favour of Monteiro, ranked 114, leading up to the match.
"The TIU was made aware of concerns over betting patterns during the match," it said.
"As with all match alerts, the TIU will assess, make a ... | The Tennis Integrity Unit is assessing Alexandr Dolgopolov's defeat by Thiago Monteiro at the Winston-Salem Open as some bookmakers suspended their markets because of suspicious betting patterns. | 41003355 |
Big changes - which will make it easier to access money in pension pots - are due to happen in one month's time.
But some in the pensions industry are warning that those changes will also encourage criminal activity.
The government is advising people not to take cold calls from fraudsters posing as pension professional... | The new pension freedoms will be an 'open season' for fraudsters trying to steal people's savings, according to industry experts. | 31762371 |
Police were initially called to a road crash at an industrial estate in Shepshed, Leicestershire, at about 21:00 GMT on Thursday.
However, officers said it became clear the man's injuries were probably not caused by a crash. The man has not yet been identified.
A 22-year-old man from Coalville has been arrested on susp... | The death of a man who was found inside a car that appeared to have hit a wall is being treated as murder. | 39300855 |
The 21-year-old was beaten, whipped, handcuffed, sexually assaulted and made to drink bleach during the ordeal.
Anna Wibrew, 24, and Simon Weller, 38, of Crawley, were convicted of conspiracy to inflict grievous bodily harm and false imprisonment.
Hove Crown Court was told five others were jailed last year over the att... | A couple have been jailed for their part in the torture of a man who stabbed himself in the chest to try to kill himself after being kept prisoner. | 15170259 |
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On Monday Davies met supporters of Newport RFC, who said "answers to most of the important questions were not forthcoming".
The WRU, Newport RFC and Dragons boards have ratified the deal, but it requires 75% backing in the vote to proceed.
Davies said he'd "had easier even... | Newport Gwent Dragons chief executive Stuart Davies says "more work" is needed to persuade Newport RFC fans to back Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) plans to take over the region and Rodney Parade. | 39406429 |
For George Osborne today, there was another word that both leapt out and summed up what the Budget was all about.
By my calculations, he used it five times in the first two-and-a-half minutes.
That word: "Choose."
Which is just what the country has to do in 50 days' time - polling day.
He even used the phrase "we choos... | When Gordon Brown was the chancellor, reporters like me would add up how many times he used his favourite word - "prudence". | 31948283 |
Bob Iger didn't name the film, but it was thought to be Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
But now Iger has told Yahoo Finance: "To our knowledge we were not hacked."
"We decided to take [the threat] seriously but not react in the manner in which the person who was threatening us had required."
But, he a... | You may remember Disney's boss revealing that hackers had threatened to leak one of the studio's new films unless it paid a ransom. | 40057166 |
Photographs and film footage of the national park will then be showcased online.
Spokesman Andrew Mitchell said he was "intrigued" to see how people had recorded their experiences.
Mr Mitchell said the material would complement the park's library, which includes photographs depicting school visits and bicycle racing.
"... | Visitors to Northumberland National Park are being invited to mark its 60th anniversary by sharing their memories. | 35516267 |
Writing in The Observer, its boss Anthony Browne also says smaller banks could move operations overseas by 2017.
"Their hands are quivering over the relocate button," he wrote. Most banks had backed the UK remaining in the EU.
Mr Browne also said the current "public and political debate at the moment is taking us in th... | Large banks are getting ready to relocate out of the UK early next year over fears around Brexit, the British Bankers' Association (BBA) has warned. | 37743700 |
Fair Work Secretary Roseanna Cunningham said anticipated funding for employability services would reduce by an estimated 75%.
She has outlined "serious concerns" in a letter to the UK work secretary.
A UK government spokesman said Scotland would get its "fair share" of funds.
Control over the Work Programme and Work Ch... | The Scottish government claims funding for employment services, due to be devolved to Holyrood, will be cut by £40m after the chancellor's latest spending review. | 35074139 |
It was the second night of violence in and around Souda camp. About 4,000 migrants and refugees are on Chios.
Several tents, including one housing 50 people, were damaged in the violence, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says.
On Wednesday four migrants were arrested after fireworks were thrown.
Greek police said the four... | Unidentified assailants have thrown petrol bombs, fireworks and stones at migrants' tents in Souda, on the Greek island of Chios, forcing about 150 people to flee. | 38025109 |
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