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Frank Nouble put Newport ahead when he tapped in after Joss Labadie's shot was saved by Crewe goalkeeper Ben Garratt.
Ng had been booked moments before the goal and the defender earned a second yellow for sliding in soon after.
But a minute after the dismissal Crewe got themselves back on level terms, when Chris Dagnal... | Crewe Alexandra fought back to draw with Newport County despite having Perry Ng sent off after 17 minutes. | 40835048 |
He is alleged to have "misled the court" during the drugs trial, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
Mr Mahmood said in a statement that he denied the offence and would "vigorously contest it at court".
He has been charged alongside Alan Smith, who was his driver.
Former News of the World reporter Mr Mahmood, who... | Undercover reporter Mazher Mahmood, known as the "fake sheikh", has been charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice over the collapsed trial of singer Tulisa Contostavlos. | 34388704 |
But it is not the kind of science you see in TV dramas such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Dr Rodrigo Guerrero is the mayor of Cali, Colombia's third largest city, and a Harvard-trained epidemiologist.
By applying the tools of his trade he has, during his second time in office, once again managed to cut down the ci... | One of Colombia's most violent cities is successfully using science to combat crime. | 29602038 |
The visitors led through Fraser Aird's strike after 11 minutes, with Steven Naismith levelling before the break.
"Because of our first 15 minutes, giving the ball away, I thought we got a bit negative," Strachan told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.
"That's what happens when players don't play regularly. We could've tr... | Manager Gordon Strachan felt Scotland struggled to recover from their poor start in the 1-1 draw with Canada. | 39361127 |
Peter Toulson, who died on Monday, sold the magazine from a pitch outside a department store in York's Parliament Street.
A friend of Mr Toulson started a fundraising page to help his partner Karen pay for his funeral costs.
The appeal has now exceeded its £3,000 target just a few days after being launched.
John and Ju... | Donations to an online appeal will help to pay for the funeral of a popular Big Issue seller. | 38195160 |
The GMB union has claimed agency workers at Amgen Cymru, an arm's-length waste management firm near Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff, have been told to sign "absurd" contracts.
It also claimed agency Smart Solutions Ltd previously paid staff less than the minimum wage and called for it to lose its contract.
Smart Solutions... | Fresh concerns have been raised about employment practices at a council-owned recycling company. | 38252692 |
Wall Street fell sharply, with the Dow Jones closing down 468 points, or 2.8%, at 16,060.
European markets also fell, with the UK's FTSE 100 closing down 3% and France's Cac 40 and Germany's Dax about 2.4% lower.
Earlier, figures for August showed factory activity in China contracting at its fastest pace in three years... | Renewed fears over growth in China have hit global stock markets, with the main indexes falling sharply. | 34114785 |
So says the Campaign for Science and Engineering (Case), which asked parties with at least one sitting MP for their views ahead of the UK election.
The organisation received six letters,
David Cameron and Ed Miliband both said science was important to Conservative and Labour plans, respectively, for stimulating economi... | A pledge by the Greens to bring science funding up to 1% of GDP stands out from the statements offered by six party leaders about science and engineering. | 32086204 |
Culling took place in the county, for a third year, from 31 August to 12 October, with 279 animals killed.
The costs for the badger cull will be met by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Government ministers and the National Farmers' Union believe culling badgers will curb TB in cattle.
Opp... | Policing the badger cull in Somerset in 2015 cost £555,514, new figures released by the Avon and Somerset force reveal. | 35505158 |
The two have extended their agreement over television and marketing for a further 12 years, singing a contract until 2028.
The Confederation of African Football says the deal is worth a US$1bn, although how they arrive at the figure remains unclear as full details of the deals between African football's governing body ... | African football's long-standing relationship with the French marketing company Sportfive has just got even considerably longer. | 33155170 |
The 13-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries in the attack in Havant, Hampshire, but is now "critical, but stable", police said.
The condition of the other victim, 12, remains "serious, but stable".
A 43-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested at the scene of the stabbings, near the junction of Southleigh R... | One of two young boys stabbed in a daytime knife attack has made a slight recovery in hospital. | 33299008 |
The Cubans are travelling north, trying to reach the United States by land.
They fear that with ties between Cuba and the US improving, the US could stop granting Cubans who reach the US by land the right to stay.
Nicaragua accused Costa Rica of "hurling thousands of Cubans at Nicaragua's southern border posts".
The Cu... | Nicaragua has turned back hundreds of Cuban migrants which it accuses of "storming" its border crossing from neighbouring Costa Rica on Sunday. | 34832184 |
The ex-footballer from Lytham St Annes attended Blackpool police station on Tuesday.
He is charged with attacking his ex-girlfriend on 24 April and sending a number of harassing emails.
He has been bailed to appear at Blackpool Magistrates' Court on 26 May, say Lancashire Police.
Hendry, 49, was capped more than 50 tim... | Former Scotland and Blackburn Rovers captain Colin Hendry has been charged with harassing and assaulting his ex-girlfriend. | 32606371 |
After slipping to 34-2 early on the final day chasing 329 for victory, Rob Key (67) and skipper Sam Northeast (76) took Kent to 139-3 with a stand of 105.
Ben Harmison's breezy knock of 50 took the visitors to 231-4 before he was dismissed on the stroke of tea.
Rain then prevented any further action with Kent needing 9... | Derbyshire and Kent had to settle for a draw after rain ended both sides' hopes of winning their finely-poised match. | 34036205 |
The National Forensic Service conducted tests and confirmed them as animal bone fragments, the maritime ministry said.
The Sewol sank off Jindo island on 16 April 2014, killing 304 people, almost all of them children.
The bodies of nine people were never found. Relatives have campaigned hard for them to be recovered.
T... | Remains found on the raised Sewol ferry that were thought to come from one of the disaster's missing victims are from animals, South Korean officials say. | 39415794 |
The base in Balakliya, near Kharkiv, is around 100km (60 miles) from fighting against Russian-backed separatists.
The dump is used to store thousands of tonnes of ammunition including missiles and artillery weapons.
Rescue teams are overseeing a huge evacuation effort for people living in the city and nearby villages.
... | Some 20,000 people are being evacuated after a series of explosions at a massive arms depot in eastern Ukraine described by officials as sabotage. | 39363416 |
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The street started to slowly fall into an underground sewage line in the city of Madera.
This video was filmed by the Madera police who reckon the hole is around 15 to 20 feet deep.
Officers noticed a dip in the road and decided to cordon off the area to keep people safe.
It's th... | Check out this video of a sinkhole opening up before your eyes in the middle of a street in California in America. | 36032701 |
Egypt says its experts will be joined by teams from Russia and also the Republic of Ireland, where the Airbus 321 was registered.
It crashed over the Sinai peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.
Egypt dismissed as "propaganda" claims that militants linked to Islamic State (IS) brought down the aircraft.
President ... | Investigators are due to start examining flight recorders retrieved from the wreckage of a Russian plane that crashed in Egypt on Saturday. | 34710375 |
John McCormack hit a car before carrying on with the damaged lorry on the A9 between Blair Atholl and Perth.
He drove on oblivious to the trail of damage he had left until he was finally stopped by police.
Perth Sheriff Court was told that McCormack could offer no reason why he drove on the wrong side of the road.
Depu... | A trucker drove on the wrong side of a major trunk road for 30 miles, forcing other motorists to swerve to safety, a court heard. | 35603671 |
The game was called off at short notice, a day after a suicide bomber killed four people in the city.
The Istanbul governor's office said the decision had been taken "after the evaluation of credible intelligence".
The bombing in Istanbul's main shopping street was blamed by the authorities on so-called Islamic State (... | A football match between two of Istanbul's top teams has been postponed for security reasons, Turkish authorities have announced. | 35857467 |
There are concerns over inferior products hitting the market with a surge in demand for the latest must-have toy in recent months.
The spinners, originally designed to help children with conditions like autism deal with stress, have become a playground craze.
There are concerns they pose a choking hazard with their sma... | About 200,000 fidget spinners have been impounded by customs officials in the Republic of Ireland amid safety fears. | 40056425 |
This November, messages will appear on the front of City Hall in three languages - English, Irish and Ulster Scots.
Previously, only English and Irish signs were posted at Christmas.
However, at a committee meeting on Friday morning it was agreed to have three signs this year.
All summer, the parties at City Hall have ... | Belfast City councillors have put aside their differences over bonfires and reached an all-party agreement on Christmas signs at City Hall. | 40976064 |
The claims were made during the first debate on the Rural Needs Bill.
The legislation is intended to make executive departments and councils consider the impact of policies on people in rural Northern Ireland.
The agriculture minister said "rural-proofing" already in place is "patchy".
The bill would put it on a statut... | People living in the countryside have been "disadvantaged and neglected" by cuts in the provision of schools, banks and public transport, the Northern Ireland Assembly has been told. | 34845951 |
James Reilly denied this was part of draft legislation to amend abortion laws.
Irish law prevents abortion unless there is a risk to the life, rather than the health, of the mother.
New laws were promised after the death of Savita Halappanavar last October.
The 31-year-old died in University Hospital Galway four days a... | The Irish health minister has said pregnant women who feel suicidal will not have to face six doctors, after reports that planned abortion legislation would contain that measure. | 22260866 |
This gave them access to service lifts at Westgate enabling them to stockpile weapons and ammunition.
Having positioned weapons they were able to rearm quickly and repel the security forces.
Sixty-seven people are known to have died in the four-day siege. Kenya's Red Cross says 61 others are still missing.
Forensic exp... | The militants who led the attack on a Kenyan mall hired a shop there in the weeks leading up to the siege, senior security sources have told the BBC. | 24306648 |
As part of the pilot, all S4 pupils at St Paul's High School in Pollok were assessed before the programme began.
About 40% showed high levels of anxiety and depression, well above the national average .
This dropped to about 20% by the end of the programme which aims to intervene early to prevent longer-term problems.
... | A school in one of Glasgow's most deprived areas is training parents, pupils and staff in how to cope with stress. | 39067388 |
The UK has been bombing IS targets in Iraq since September 2014, as part of the US-led coalition.
Here we look at some of the aircraft and weaponry that has been used in the fight against the IS group.
The UK has eight Tornado GR-4 jets in Cyprus at the RAF Akrotiri base.
The Tornado has been one of the mainstays of th... | British planes are now in action in Syria, after Prime Minister David Cameron won the backing of MPs for air strikes against so-called Islamic State extremists in the country. | 29349918 |
The 32-year-old coolly tucked away the spot-kick after Jack O'Connell's handball in a thrilling climax. Shaun Williams and Stefan Scougall had traded first-half goals.
Lions boss Neil Harris made two changes to the side thumped 5-1 at Peterborough, with Williams and David Worrall replacing Shane Ferguson and Jimmy Abdo... | Steve Morison's 89th-minute penalty secured a 2-1 victory for Millwall over Sheffield United at The Den. | 37067537 |
Britain are playing in Division 1, group B against Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Netherlands and Japan.
The winners qualify for next year's group A, and the top two from that tournament advance to the 2019 Worlds.
"The home crowd can be important," said Murphy, who plays for Belfast at the SSE Arena, which hosts the tou... | Playing in Belfast could be key to Great Britain's hopes of qualifying for the 2019 World Championship, says Team GB netminder Stephen Murphy. | 39654695 |
Ian Stephens was fined £940 for driving without due care and attention in the middle lane of the M62 last August.
He told the BBC he has "done nothing wrong" and was merely driving on a steep section of the motorway in high winds.
He is considering appealing.
Mr Stephens, 42, of Shevington, near Wigan, said all three ... | A man believed to be the first person convicted of hogging the middle lane of a motorway claims he has been made a scapegoat because he is a white van driver. | 33239983 |
Edward Majerczyk, of Chicago, was arrested after police investigated the 2014 "celebgate" affair.
Nudes of more than 100 celebrities, including Rihanna and Jennifer Lawrence, were leaked in that incident.
Majerczyk's phishing campaign tricked people into visiting booby-trapped websites that stole login data.
He sent em... | A US man has pleaded guilty to running a phishing campaign to steal private pictures and videos from film and TV stars. | 36702837 |
Jane Marion Lord, 76, had tried to stop her red Vauxhall Corsa from rolling down the driveway at her home near Newcastle Emlyn, Ceredigion.
Miss Lord is believed to have died on 21 December 2016 but remained under her car until a friend, alerted by her dogs, found her after Christmas.
A coroner at the Aberystwyth inque... | A pensioner was crushed to death under her car and lay undiscovered for nine days, an inquest has heard. | 39799023 |
The company held press conferences for the launch in Beijing and at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress.
The European press conference has fuelled speculation Xiaomi is preparing to expand sales beyond Asia and Brazil.
However, the company made no mention of any such plan during the presentations.
In fact, its representa... | China's Xiaomi has unveiled the ceramic-cased Mi5 Android smartphone, highlighting the top-end version of the handset is a fraction of the price of its rivals' flagships. | 35648857 |
After already triggering a one-year extension, 24-year-old Stewart has committed to a further two years, keeping him at Adams Park until the summer of 2020.
Williams, 19, moves to the League Two club on a five-month loan.
He has appeared for the Chairboys in two pre-season friendlies.
Wycombe finished ninth last season... | Wycombe have signed QPR full-back Jack Williams on loan, while fellow defender Anthony Stewart has signed a new contract with the League Two club. | 40779677 |
Colin Gregg, 74, of Gosforth, used to take absent children to school when he worked as a social worker.
Giving evidence at Newcastle Crown Court, he "emphatically" denied accusations that he fondled two of them.
Mr Gregg denies 26 charges of indecent assault relating to nine boys from the 1960s to the 1990s.
He is accu... | The son of the Greggs bakery founder accused of molesting boys has denied "fondling" truants, a court has heard. | 36271339 |
It involves the murder of civilians whose bodies were then passed off as those of Farc rebels or paramilitaries to boost combat kill rates.
Eight hundred members of the security forces have been jailed so far.
Mr Montealegre said he would deliver the results by the end of the year.
He told the first conference in Colom... | The Colombian attorney general says he is investigating 22 generals for their alleged roles in the murder of civilians in the "false positives" scandal. | 32280039 |
Wickham, 22, appeared to elbow Belgian defender Vertonghen in the face during a tussle at a second-half corner.
Vertonghen, whose team won 3-1, was substituted after the incident, which was missed by referee Martin Atkinson.
Wickham has until 18:00 GMT on Tuesday, January 26 to respond to the charge. | Crystal Palace striker Connor Wickham has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association after his clash with Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen on Saturday. | 35398314 |
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The defender, 22, said he was abused throughout England Under-21s' win which secured Euro 2013 qualification, and has called for Serbia to be banned.
His dad Nigel told BBC Sport: "Give Dan a pat on the back and hats off to him.
"Dan didn't retaliate. No England players re... | Danny Rose's father has praised his son for not retaliating to what he claims were "monkey chants" aimed at England's black players by Serbia fans. | 19987841 |
Chris Helson and Sarah Jackets hope to use a Smart:Scotland grant of £100,000 to create a commercial prototype.
They first developed Help Me Obi as an art project in 2008.
They believe it could help businesses promote their products, aid medical students and change the way museums are able to exhibit artefacts.
It cou... | Two Galloway artists are developing 3D projection technology which can recreate images similar to the talking hologram of Princess Leia in Star Wars. | 37494426 |
Barrieu was assistant coach at Le Havre, the club Bradley left to join the Swans on 3 October.
The 44-year-old had previously worked with the USA national team, LA Galaxy and Sheffield Wednesday.
At the time of his appointment, Bradley said he wanted to add one or two coaches and hinted at bringing in someone with Prem... | Swansea manager Bob Bradley is appointing Pierre Barrieu to his backroom staff the Liberty Stadium. | 37633671 |
Carlin won the 400m freestyle in four minutes 5.69 seconds, ahead of British team-mate Camilla Hattersley.
Stephen Milne won 1500m freestyle gold in 15:12.33, with Tim Shuttleworth taking bronze in 15:16.09.
Peaty raced to 50m breaststroke victory in 26.68 seconds, while James Guy claimed the 200m freestyle in 1:46.91.... | Jazz Carlin and Adam Peaty were among the winners on the final day of the Mare Nostrum meet in Barcelona as Britain collected 14 medals. | 36513773 |
Thirty-four children were referred to the Young People's Gender Service in 2013, rising to 150 last year.
Gender equality group Scottish Trans Alliance said the increase was down to increased awareness of trans issues.
But the group has warned the service was under-resourced and waiting times were too long.
The Young P... | The number of children being referred to specialists because they are distressed about their gender has risen sharply, figures have shown. | 40716736 |
"Beam me up Scotty" - that simple phrase reminds us of Captain Kirk, whisked from alien worlds back to the Starship Enterprise via the magic of "teleporting", in the cult TV series Star Trek.
Beaming, of a kind, is no longer pure science fiction. It is the name of an international project funded by the European Commiss... | First it was the telephone, then web cameras and Skype, now remote "presence" is about to take another big step forward - raising some urgent legal and ethical questions. | 17905533 |
They want Athletics Kenya (AK) officials to step down over corruption allegations linked to a deal with Nike, the BBC's Anne Soy reports.
AK Vice-President David Okeyo has denied the allegations.
The athletes also blame the administrators for failing to deal with doping in the sport.
Kenya is one of the world's top ath... | A group of Kenyan athletes have occupied the headquarters of the sport's national governing body, stopping officials from entering. | 34898588 |
There are a "lot of dead spots", President Obama revealed during a pre-Super Bowl interview on CBS.
"It can be a little sketchy," added Michelle. The couple's daughters, Sasha and Malia, were "just irritated by it", she said.
Mr Obama traditionally does an interview ahead of the biggest American Football game of the ye... | The Obamas have lamented patchy wi-fi coverage in the White House during a TV interview. | 35519181 |
Scotland Yard said Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe had expressed "regret" at distress felt by the D-Day veteran for having his innocence called into question.
The 92-year-old was interviewed under caution in April 2015 but told in January no action would be taken.
A review of the probe is taking place.
Lord Bramall was question... | The head of the Metropolitan Police has met privately with Lord Bramall, the former chief of the defence staff investigated over unproven claims of a historical VIP child sex abuse ring. | 36004641 |
The 19-year-old, who was born in Canada, made his Blues debut on the final day of last season against Premier League champions Leicester.
Tomori has signed in time to be involved in the Seagulls' Championship game at home to Cardiff on Tuesday.
"He'll give us good defensive cover for the first-team for the second half ... | Brighton have signed Chelsea and England Under-20 defender Fikayo Tomori on loan until the end of the season. | 38726297 |
Dyfed-Powys Police said a 22-year-old was taken to hospital after "a serious assault" in Dillwyn Street, Llanelli, on Friday.
The attack happened between 19:45 - 20:15 GMT.
Two men, aged 30 and 52, have been arrested and were in custody on Saturday afternoon. | A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following an assault in Carmarthenshire. | 34756791 |
Curtis Lee Morrow, from Maymount Street in the city, was charged with six offences that were all alleged to have taken place on Friday, 20 March.
They include causing grievous bodily harm, possessing a weapon - namely a metal vacuum pipe - with intent to commit GBH and resisting police.
He was remanded into custody.
Th... | A man has appeared in court in Belfast accused of seriously injuring a woman by attacking her with a metal pipe from a vacuum cleaner. | 32000068 |
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Gwion Edwards headed Posh in front from six yards out inside two minutes.
Paul Taylor ran from the halfway line before firing in from 25 yards out to double the hosts' advantage.
Notts striker Jon Stead had a penalty saved, while Jonathan Forte chipped against the bar, but... | League One side Peterborough scored two first-half goals to beat Notts County in an FA Cup second-round replay and set up a third-round tie at Chelsea. | 38217402 |
Emergency services were called to the River Nith in the town at about 14:00 on Tuesday.
A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "Around 2pm on Tuesday July 25 2017, a body was recovered from the River Nith near to East Riverside Drive in Dumfries.
"Inquiries are at an early stage." | A body has been pulled out of a river in Dumfries. | 40723716 |
But Tuesday was a particularly big day.
Pro-government crowds stormed the National Assembly, the president was accused of swiping powers from one of his highest-profile critics, and a rogue policeman launched a helicopter attack on the Supreme Court.
Here is a round-up of the headline events in a 24-hour period.
Protes... | Venezuela has been in turmoil for months, with regular street demonstrations and more than 70 protest-related deaths since April. | 40432263 |
In America, median wages have been stagnant for more than 40 years. In Japan and Germany, it's been 20 years without a pay rise.
And it's a global problem - wage growth has been weak around the world for nearly a decade.
Four experts talk to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme about why wages are so low.
John Van R... | It's one of the biggest economic challenges at the moment: with the recession behind us, employment is improving, yet wages remain stubbornly low. | 35709058 |
The single-player version is about a lone individual surviving in a harsh world with only their ingenuity to keep them safe. Their very survival depends on them building a home and battling monsters employing only tools and weapons they make with their hands.
If computer games were subject to the same analysis applied ... | If you want to understand why Minecraft-maker Mojang is being bought by Microsoft, just play the game. | 29205819 |
Messi and Suarez were rested from the starting XI as Barca suffered a shock 2-1 defeat by Alaves last week.
Both started on Saturday, with Messi tapping home before setting up Suarez, and Neymar made it 3-0.
Messi's penalty and Rafinha's fine finish stretched Barca's lead before Gabriel's superb free-kick for Leganes.
... | Barcelona returned to winning ways in La Liga as Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez marked their league returns with goals against newly promoted Leganes. | 37388264 |
She was arrested in Fivemiletown last month after the firm told police it had concerns about its accounts.
The 41-year-old is accused of fraud by abuse of position, concealing criminal property and making, having and supplying articles for use in fraud.
She will appear at Dungannon Magistrates' Court on 1 July. | A woman has been charged for a fraud at a County Tyrone manufacturing company that is understood to run into the millions of pounds. | 36564186 |
Uefa president Michel Platini said on Monday that he wanted eight extra teams in the finals from 2018 onwards.
The proposal followed Fifa president Sepp Blatter's suggestion that more African and Asian countries should play at the expense of European ones.
"Never say never, but it's unlikely," said Valcke, number two t... | Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke has said it is unlikely that proposals to expand the World Cup from 32 to 40 teams will be implemented. | 24735765 |
The plane was forced to stop at the airport on the west coast of Ireland at 10:24 GMT on Sunday due to technical problems.
The same jet was diverted to Shannon on Friday night as it headed to Boston from London.
There were 220 passengers on board on Sunday; no one was injured.
A replacement flight left Shannon Airport ... | A British Airways plane travelling from Seattle to Heathrow has made its second unscheduled landing at Shannon Airport in three days. | 30169739 |
It says the creation of breeds such as pugs, bulldogs, shih-tzus and King Charles spaniels has "increased animal suffering".
Existing owners share their views on the advice.
I became the proud owner of a pug about eight years ago, before they were as popular as they are now.
They are amazing little dogs, incredibly lov... | The fashion for dogs with flat noses has created animals who have difficulty breathing and seeing, according to the British Veterinary Association. | 37427533 |
Sitcoms too do not appeal to black and Asian people as much as white viewers.
"Members of minority ethnic groups do not identify themselves in many of our most-watched narratives," said David Graham, of TV analysts Attentional.
Its research also found that minorities "have less to get excited about from mainstream chan... | Popular dramas such as Call the Midwife and Silent Witness are not a draw for audiences from ethnic minorities, research suggests. | 37642699 |
Pedro Quezada, 44, a grocery shop-owner of Passaic, New Jersey, told a news conference he had not yet made any decisions on how to spend the money.
The father of five had his Powerball ticket validated on Monday in the local liquor store where he bought it.
The prize from Saturday's draw is the fourth-largest in Powerb... | A Dominican immigrant who won $338m (£223m) in a US lottery draw has spoken of his joy upon realising he had hit the jackpot. | 21947887 |
The prime minister said the UK had a "moral responsibility" to those living in camps bordering Syria while doing all it can to end the conflict there.
Vulnerable children and orphans would be prioritised in what would be a "national effort", Mr Cameron said.
But Labour said the 20,000 figure was inadequate and secured ... | The UK will accept up to 20,000 refugees from Syria over the next five years, David Cameron has told MPs. | 34171148 |
Michael Stimson's vessel Alicia was detained as "dangerously unsafe" after it was boarded by Fisheries Officers in October 2013.
Stimson was jailed for four months at a hearing at Southampton Crown Court.
David Fuller, of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), said full compliance with safety was essential.
The MCA ... | The skipper of a fishing vessel who admitted maritime safety offences after operating in a closed area of Southampton Water, has been jailed. | 34776460 |
Republicans said Mr Obama was out of step with America on the project.
"It's unwise to build a mosque a the site where 3,000 Americans lost their lives as a result of a terrorist attack," Senator John Cornyn said.
On Saturday, Mr Obama said he was backing the rights of the developers, not the "wisdom" of the project.
'... | President Barack Obama has come under fire over his defence on Friday of a developer's right to build a mosque blocks from Ground Zero in New York. | 10989002 |
But for one gravely injured young man, waking up after two days of unconsciousness, it was another world.
Mohammed is a young farmer from Deraa, where protests against President Bashar al-Assad began, back in 2011.
We are not using his family name, to protect his identity, but he is one of a growing number of injured S... | It is not far, as the crow flies, from the battlefields of Syria to the bustling Israeli port city of Haifa. | 31449362 |
More than 60 organisations and people involved in art in the region have published a 10-year strategy to enhance the area's reputation in the art world.
The new festival will combine work by local and international artists and is expected to get off the ground in 2019.
That is the year after Tyneside hosts the Great Ex... | A new international art festival is being planned for Newcastle and Gateshead as part of a scheme to boost the arts in the north-east of England. | 37659251 |
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Root, 26, replaced Cook after the opener resigned as skipper in February following a record 59 games in charge.
"If I feel I need help he'll be more than willing, but he'll also let me do it my own way," Root told BBC Sport.
Meanwhile, bowler James Anderson, 34, said he do... | England Test captain Joe Root says having predecessor Alastair Cook in the side will be integral to both his and the team's future success. | 39441055 |
Mr Choudary, 48, had spent the last two weeks in custody after breaching his bail by meeting a person he was "precluded from contacting".
At the Old Bailey on Friday, he was granted bail on the same conditions.
Mr Choudary, from Ilford, east London, pleaded not guilty to charges of encouraging support for IS.
He will r... | Radical preacher Anjem Choudary has been granted conditional bail as he awaits trial for allegedly encouraging support for so-called Islamic State. | 35074258 |
The creature, which lives in vast communities around hot vents on the sea floor, will be known as Kiwa tyleri.
The name honours the renowned British polar and deep-ocean biologist Paul Tyler from Southampton University.
Its many hairs host bacteria that the animal harvests to sustain itself, a paper in PloS One journal... | A hairy crab that was dubbed "The Hoff" when it was first found in Antarctic waters has now been given a formal scientific description and name. | 33263621 |
But a final decision on reducing the time will need to be taken by a Stormont minister.
The Westminster government has announced its intention to reduce the deferral based on scientific evidence.
Men who have sex with men will be able to give blood three months after their last sexual activity instead of 12.
That will ... | "Preparatory work" is to begin at Northern Ireland's Department of Health to reduce the deferral period for gay men to donate blood. | 40698152 |
Nottinghamshire Police has been investigating abuse in the county's care homes since 2010, and 263 victims have reported offences so far.
The inquiry will also look at children cared for by foster carers and adoptive parents.
The councils involved have both welcomed the inquiry.
Nottinghamshire County Council and Notti... | The abuse of children in care in Nottinghamshire is to be investigated as part of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse. | 34944987 |
Work was due to start on Ilkeston station in June but the discovery of the great-crested newts means work cannot start until October.
The £6.5m station will now open in spring 2015, rather than December, as was originally planned, the county council said.
Councillor Andy Botham said he was "disappointed".
The county c... | Newts have set back the start of building work on a new railway station in Derbyshire by four months. | 28488008 |
The arrests took place in California and Texas, but neither man was charged with plotting an attack on the US.
Both men are Iraqi-born Palestinians and had likely been in contact with the other but were not involved in a single plot, Reuters reported.
The arrests add fuel to a national debate over the security risks po... | Two men from the Middle East who came to the US as refugees have been charged with supporting terrorism. | 35264932 |
Many birds are at risk when they stop to feed, rest or breed en route, say scientists.
They are calling for new reserves around the world to protect migratory species.
Most migratory birds have declined in past decades, from threats such as habitat loss and hunting.
Migrant birds are the endurance fliers of the bird ki... | More than 90% of migratory birds are poorly protected on their marathon journeys around the world, according to research. | 34985273 |
Holroyd, 30, arrives on a one-year deal from Macclesfield Town, having scored 13 goals last season - his best return in four years with the Silkmen.
Left-back Jennings, 29, played the second half of last season on loan at Wrexham from Cheltenham Town.
His performances persuaded boss Dean Keates to make the move permane... | Wrexham have strengthened for next season by signing forward Chris Holroyd and defender James Jennings. | 40020694 |
Tropical Storm Erika hit Dominica, in the eastern Caribbean, causing floods and mudslides that have set the country back 20 years, its prime minister said.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic are now expecting 53mph (85km/h) winds.
A state of emergency has been declared in the US state of Florida, where the storm is expec... | A tropical storm heading across the Caribbean has killed at least 20 people on the island of Dominica, with dozens more missing. | 34091475 |
Unions have warned of industrial action after the Labour-run authority said it wanted to end allowances paid to weekend and night workers.
The council said it needed to make cuts of £30m by the end of 2017 and removing shift allowances would save £2.5m.
Union bosses described the move as "a disgrace" and pledged to fig... | Some Newcastle City Council staff face a pay cut of more than £3,800 a year amid plans to axe shift allowances. | 37845701 |
More than 500,000 people have signed the parliamentary e-petition.
In response, the government said it recognised the strength of feeling against Mr Trump's comments, which are expected to be debated by MPs.
Ministers previously criticised his remarks but disagreed with banning him.
Any petition with more than 10,000 s... | The government has responded to a petition calling for presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be banned from the UK after he proposed a temporary halt on Muslims entering the US. | 35199585 |
A report by the CQC also found Hull Royal Infirmary (HRI) and Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham lacked the capacity to meet rising admissions.
It said both hospitals faced "significant challenges" as a result.
But Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust was praised for its end of life, critical and maternity care.... | A shortage of doctors and nurses is affecting the care of patients at two East Yorkshire hospitals, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said. | 27305100 |
The men, who were sporting underpants bearing the Malaysian flag, are being investigated for "intentional insult" and a possible breach of the peace.
Photographs of the men parading the country's national colours were widely shared on social media.
The incident has been criticised in the majority Muslim country.
Twitte... | Nine Australian tourists have been arrested after stripping to their underwear during Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix. | 37539728 |
It has been sharing a ground with Bishop Auckland FC since the original club went into administration in 2012, forcing it to leave its stadium.
It has now moved to Blackwell Meadows, the home of Darlington Rugby Football Club.
Director Richard Cook said it was a "special moment for us all".
"Being a Darlington boy, bor... | Darlington's football club - now known as Darlington 1883 - has played its first match in the town for nearly five years. | 38436140 |
Next to him is a brown cardboard sign with the words 'homeless' scrawled across it and he calls out: "Can you spare some change, please?"
It is a question many people will have faced when they come across someone begging in the street.
Nottingham City Council believed it had the answer.
But its series of hard-hitting p... | A dishevelled man sits in a shop doorway holding an empty coffee cup containing a few pennies. | 37492659 |
The 22-year-old scored 13 times last term for Brentford, helping the Griffin Park side win promotion from League One to the Championship.
He also spent most of the 2012-13 campaign with the Bees and has a record of eight goals in as many games during a spell with Wycombe Wanderers.
He is yet to make a start for the Cot... | Barnsley have signed Italian striker Marcello Trotta on loan from Fulham until 5 January. | 29863788 |
The five North East sculptures were all erected after 1945 and include one which doubles as a ventilation shaft for the Tyne and Wear Metro.
Historic England described the works as "striking examples" of how art became a symbol of revival after World War Two.
The announcement coincides with an exhibition in Newcastle e... | Examples of post-war public art have been listed by the government to "protect them for future generations". | 37304504 |
The incident happened outside The Ifor Hael Hotel in Llwynypia, Tonypandy, on Thursday at 23:15 BST.
Police are appealing for the driver and any occupants of a small hatchback car to come forward.
The road was closed overnight for five hours while investigations took place. | A 49-year-old man has died after being hit by a car which failed to stop, South Wales Police has said. | 35941038 |
The DUP leader said: "More and more people in Northern Ireland want to maintain the status quo."
Sinn Féin Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said the United Kingdom would "never be the same again".
He said a similar debate to the "exciting and enthralling" one in Scotland was possible.
"I think we could do the s... | A vote on the future of Northern Ireland's border is not necessary following Scotland's 'No' vote, First Minister Peter Robinson has said. | 29254664 |
Giovanni Lewis, 28, was left outside Heartlands Hospital at about 19:45 BST on 18 October.
A post-mortem found he died from a stab wound to the heart.
West Midlands Police said a 27-year-old man from Shard End who was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of murder had been bailed pending further inquiries.
Mr Lewis's wif... | The wife of a man who was driven to hospital in Birmingham with a fatal stab wound has paid tribute to her "gentle giant". | 37739274 |
Cafodd Janice Griffiths ei chludo i'r ysbyty yn dilyn ymosodiad yn Ffynnon Taf nos Lun, ond mae hi bellach wedi marw.
Mae dyn 22 oed wedi ei arestio, ac mae'n parhau i fod yn y ddalfa mewn uned iechyd meddwl ddiogel.
Dywedodd y Ditectif Brif Arolygydd, Ceri Hughes: "Mae hyn yn adeg hynod o drist i deulu Janice a chymun... | Mae Heddlu De Cymru wedi dweud eu bod bellach yn ymchwilio i achos o lofruddiaeth, yn dilyn marwolaeth dynes 59 oed. | 40259179 |
Saffie Roussos was among 22 people killed at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena on 22 May.
Balloons were released in her memory in Leyland on Tuesday evening.
Family friend Tess Watson said it was "absolutely wonderful to give her the party she deserves".
She said Saffie "was a wonderful, bubbly, happy girl" ... | Hundreds of people gathered in the hometown of the youngest victim of the Manchester bombing to celebrate what would have been her ninth birthday. | 40503928 |
The 28-year-old victim was standing with his girlfriend in Duke Street, near its junction with Fleming Street, when the assault happened on Thursday.
They were approached by another man and woman at about 17:00 when the woman attacked the man with a bladed weapon.
The victim was treated for cuts to his head and body at... | Police are attempting to trace a woman who slashed a man in a Glasgow street. | 38468830 |
Mr Iannucci accused Mr Banks of owning a firm in Belize and being the director of a company with a turnover of £19m which paid £12,000 in corporation tax.
Mr Banks has denied owning a company in Belize or seeking to avoid UK tax "via any device" and said he would sue if he did not get an apology within a week.
Mr Iannu... | UKIP donor Arron Banks has threatened to sue the satirist Armando Iannucci, over remarks The Thick of It creator made on BBC One's Question Time. | 31463868 |
The UK-based makers of Johnnie Walker whisky and Smirnoff vodka said net sales fell 9% to £10.3bn for the year to 30 June.
Sales volume fell 5% in its Asia Pacific and Africa, Eastern Europe and Turkey divisions,
Sales were also slightly down in North America and Latin America, while Western Europe was flat.
Gross prof... | Drinks giant Diageo's sales have been hit by a slowdown in China and other emerging markets. | 28580654 |
Pablo Neruda's bones are interred in the garden of Isla Negra, his beloved beach house on Chile's Pacific coast. He is buried next to his wife and muse, Matilde Urrutia.
The poet died aged 69 on 23 September 1973, just 12 days after Gen Pinochet's military coup.
His death certificate says he died of prostate cancer, a ... | The remains of Chile's Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda are being exhumed on Monday in a bid to determine the cause of his death after his assistant alleged he was murdered by Gen Augusto Pinochet's military regime, the BBC's Gideon Long reports from Isla Negra. | 22027787 |
The local authority is to hold a meeting in the village on Monday evening to give residents more information on the plan.
Earlier this year, the local authority resettled its first five families who had fled from conflict in Syria.
The council hopes to eventually offer homes to 25 to 30 families over a period of time u... | Highland Council has proposed housing four families of Syrian refugees in Kinlochleven in Lochaber. | 38365758 |
Twitter said UK government agencies and the police made 299 requests for information between January and July, up from 116 in the previous six months.
It makes UK law enforcement the biggest requester of Twitter data in the EU.
Twitter said it had complied with 52% of the requests for information, which could be used t... | Requests for Twitter users' personal information more than doubled in the UK in 2015, according to the company's latest transparency report. | 33882688 |
The blaze happened at Papa Busty's take-away, on Waterloo Street, at about 16:30 BST on Monday. The take-away has only been open for five weeks.
The Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze was started accidentally.
On Sunday the Rainbow Chinese take-away on Carlisle Road was also damaged by fire.
Paul Quinn's 21-year-ol... | A pizzeria has become the second business in Londonderry to have been badly damaged by a fire in the past few days. | 36137728 |
During the White House correspondents' annual dinner Mr Obama showed a picture of a White House with girls in bikinis sipping cocktails in a hot tub.
The president also made fun of rumours that he was not born in the US.
Mr Trump, a potential Republican presidential candidate, had recently revived the conspiracy theory... | US President Barack Obama has sent up Donald Trump's presidential ambitions, joking that the real-estate mogul would turn the White House into a casino. | 13251819 |
Ambalu, a 21-year-old forward, has joined the Gulls from Midland League Division One side Heather St John's having had spells at Redditch United, Aylesbury and Dudley Town.
Palfry had agreed a month-long deal at the National League side.
He can play in defence or midfield and is a second-year academy player. | Torquay United have signed former West Bromwich Albion trainee Joel Ambalu and added Plymouth Argyle youngster Billy Palfry on loan. | 37585831 |
A week after staying seated during The Star-Spangled Banner, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback kneeled during the anthem before a match on Thursday.
Team-mate Eric Reid also protested, but they were booed by some in the crowd.
Kaepernick was joined by a former soldier who he met before the game.
Nate Boyer, a former ... | American football player Colin Kaepernick has again refused to stand for the national anthem as he continues his protest against the plight of black people in the US. | 37256022 |
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop issued a statement identifying the victim as a 34-year-old Australian man.
Ms Bishop said at a press conference that the man's death was not related to Baghdad's broader security environment.
She refused to confirm reports the man was shot dead, saying only that the Australian government w... | A security contractor has been killed outside the Australian embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. | 36263708 |
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