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The company said 15 jobs would be created at its new 54-room site in Inverness's Academy Street where an office building is being converted.
Fifteen posts are also to be created in Stirling where Travelodge is building a new hotel in Goosecroft Road.
The new hotels are scheduled to open to customers later this year. | Travelodge is to open two new hotels in Scotland. | 39343492 |
O'Neill's side are guaranteed at least a play-off place after beating world champions Germany but a win in Warsaw will secure automatic qualification.
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"To beat the world champions is a sensational effort," O'Neill said after Thursday's 1-0 win in Dublin.
"We have reached t... | Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill says his players will "go for it" when they visit Poland in Sunday's final Euro 2016 qualifier. | 34483102 |
The Newcastle winger hopes Gordon Strachan's team can be the "surprise package" in Group F, which they kick off against Malta on Sunday.
"Nobody expected Wales to do so well in the Euros and they did fantastically," said the 26-year-old.
"Hopefully we can have the same sort of impact on our group."
Scotland, 51st in Fi... | Matt Ritchie says Scotland should be inspired by how Wales performed at the European Championships as they begin their World Cup qualifying campaign. | 37248510 |
Medieval Kurdish Muslim commander Saladin Al-Ayyubi and, more recently, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein both hailed from the city.
But it is the legacy of Saddam Hussein that lingers in the minds of Iraqis and gives Tikrit the strong symbolism it has today.
It is Saddam Hussein who put Tikrit on the map of Iraq. ... | The Iraqi city of Tikrit - currently at the centre of a military operation aimed at driving out Islamic State jihadists - is known as the birthplace of two famous leaders. | 31850648 |
The list, made up of both albums and singles, also includes Tina Turner's What's Love Got To Do With It? and Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive.
Recording Academy president Neil Portnow said the music has "influenced and inspired" people for generations.
The 54th Grammy Awards ceremony will take place on 12 February.
A rec... | Bruce Springsteen's album Born In The USA and Paul Simon's Graceland are among 25 recordings which are to be inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame. | 15833714 |
The creature, measuring 40 feet, was discovered on its side in the shallows at Perranporth beach when the tide went out.
Marine specialists said being out of the water for so long would have caused internal injuries and, even if they could refloat her, she would probably not survive.
HM Coastguard were on the scene to ... | A female sperm whale stranded on a Cornish beach has died on the shore. | 36759106 |
The vocal ex-backbencher was on a campaign visit for the Conservatives in Cardiff.
She said every vote for minor parties takes Britain closer to a Labour-SNP coalition.
Labour said the Tory campaign in Wales has been "thoroughly negative" and "scaremongering".
"I have respect for minor parties and I do understand why s... | The former shadow home secretary Ann Widdecombe says voters should ignore smaller parties and make a straight choice between the Tories and Labour. | 32562519 |
The Western lowland gorilla was delivered by doctors who normally deliver human babies after her mum became ill.
Now, she's being hand-reared by zookeepers while her real mum gets better.
Keepers are asking the public to choose the baby's name from a choice of three:
Lynsey Bugg, who works at the zoo, said that the bab... | A baby gorilla who was born in a rare caesarean section operation at Bristol Zoo six weeks ago, is "teething and has even giggled", and now keepers are asking the public to help choose her name | 35892099 |
Since joining the main tour in 2001, Leicester-based Rory McLeod has been the only black player to compete.
"What World Snooker are bothered about is the prize money and sponsors. That is it," McLeod, 45, told BBC Sport.
However, WPBSA chairman Jason Ferguson says the comments are "completely unfair" and the sport is o... | Snooker's only black professional says the sport's governing body is "not doing anything" to attract more black people to take up the sport. | 38031317 |
Reid, who became the first GB woman to reach an Olympic individual 3m springboard final at Rio 2016, scored a personal best total of 336.70 from her five routines.
"I can't believe it, what just happened, I have no words," the Scottish diver told BBC Sport.
Tingmao Shi (383.50) took gold ahead of fellow Chinese diver H... | British 3m springboard diver Grace Reid finished an impressive fourth in her World Championship debut in Budapest. | 40688637 |
Mitchell will replace the Rams' second-choice keeper Lee Grant who requires a minor groin operation.
The 21-year-old will go straight into the squad for Derby's fixture against Hull on Tuesday.
Mitchell made five appearances for the Hatters this season after joining the club on an emergency loan at the beginning of Mar... | Derby County have recalled goalkeeper Jonathan Mitchell from Luton Town with immediate effect. | 35968011 |
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The move came after Prince William and Prime Minister David Cameron wrote to Fifa asking that England be allowed to wear shirts embroidered with poppies.
Fifa bans political, religious or commercial messages on shirts.
England and Wales have agreed to the compromise. Scotl... | Fifa has agreed that the England, Scotland and Wales teams can wear poppies on black armbands during the upcoming internationals. | 15666769 |
Tougher controls would be brought in for tattoo parlours and clinics under the Public Health Bill.
Anyone performing acupuncture, body piercing, electrolysis and tattooing would need a licence to operate.
The proposed bill also bans under-16s from having intimate piercings including those in the tongue.
There are curre... | Tattoo and piercing studios in Wales could be made to display scores on the doors in a similar way to restaurants, under Welsh Government plans. | 37895900 |
A report by NI's Prisoner Ombudsman said Sean Lynch inflicted "extreme and shocking" self-harm over three days.
The 23-year-old was being held in the high-security Maghaberry Prison.
Director General of the prison service Sue McAllister told Stormont's Justice Committee on Thursday she was "sorry" for the injuries he s... | A Londonderry man who blinded himself in prison has rejected an apology from the head of Northern Ireland's Prison Service. | 37583239 |
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has just released data on baby names for England and Wales in 2014.
Their figures show that some children will grow up bearing the names of characters from the fantasy adventure.
Arya is the most popular girl's name, with 244 babies named after the character played by Maisie Wil... | It is famous for its gory violence and sex scenes, but that has not stopped parents naming their children after characters from Game of Thrones. | 33964762 |
Al-Shabab labels the presence of Kenyan troops, part of a wider African Union force in Somalia, as an "occupation".
It claims the recent air strikes by Kenyan fighter jets on al-Shabab targets in Somali territory amount to "aggression" and have caused "atrocities" among the civilian population.
The Somali-based group, ... | By attacking a bar in Wajir, a town used by the Kenyan military, and by singling out non-Muslim victims in two brutal attacks near the border with Somalia, al-Shabab is hoping to send a stark, and chilling message, both to the Kenyan Government, and to the public. | 30290993 |
The gang behind the attacks has compromised technology service firms and plans to use them as a proxy for attacks, security firms have said.
The group, dubbed APT10, is using custom-made malware and spear phishing to gain access to target companies.
The National Cyber Security Centre and cyber units at PwC and BAE Syst... | UK firms have been warned about "serious" cyber attacks originating in China that seek to steal trade secrets. | 39478975 |
Dr Wollaston, chairman of the health select committee, said Vote Leave's claim that Brexit would free up £350m a week for the NHS "simply isn't true".
She told the BBC she did not feel comfortable being part of the campaign.
Leave campaigners defend the £350m figure, saying it is the UK's gross contribution and any mon... | Tory MP Sarah Wollaston has quit the campaign to leave the EU and will vote for Remain instead, she told the BBC. | 36485464 |
Grey re-tells the events of James's 2011 original from the perspective of its antagonist, Christian Grey.
The book, writes the Evening Standard's David Sexton, "loyally repeats every line [and] every excruciating email".
According to the Telegraph, the result is "as sexy as a misery memoir".
"How often do Ana's cheeks ... | Critics have savaged EL James's rewrite of her erotic bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey, with one calling the writing "bad throughout" and another accusing it of "rapturous self-regard". | 33191130 |
More than 25,000 classrooms in some 8,000 schools were destroyed in the 7.8 magnitude quake and its aftershocks, and more than 8,000 people died.
Many have only been rebuilt on a temporary basis using materials such as bamboo, wood and tarpaulin.
Classes will initially focus on group activities to help children recover... | Thousands of schools damaged during April's devastating earthquake in Nepal have begun to re-open. | 32950361 |
Elaine Steele, 59, of Oxhenholme, Cumbria, was struck by the five tonne vehicle while walking by the A591 at Troutbeck Bridge in February 2015.
Angus Freemen, a farmer, admitted causing death by careless driving.
The judge at Carlisle Crown Court sentenced the 33-year-old to a 24-week prison term, suspended for 12 mont... | A tractor driver who ran over a pedestrian after failing to observe a "give way" sign has been given a suspended sentence. | 37012797 |
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The important aspect of the game in Rotorua was the victory. I genuinely believe the performance comes second.
The momentum required to bounce back was important after the midweek side lost to the Highlanders on Tuesday.
Generally if you win, it means the forwards have don... | The British and Irish Lions team that starts the first Test against New Zealand will be the one that beat the Maori All Blacks 32-10 on Saturday. | 40314209 |
Blackman, the bestselling author of the Noughts & Crosses series, was announced as the new laureate on Tuesday.
She takes over from Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson, who has held the post since 2011.
"I've been a professional author for over 20 years, so I feel now is the time to give something back," Blackman said.
She... | The new Children's Laureate, Malorie Blackman, hopes technology can help get young people to engage with books. | 22751783 |
BBC Monitoring looks at some of the most prominent groups.
The Somali jihadist group al-Shabab emerged from the ashes of another Islamist grouping, the Union of Islamic Courts, in 2006. Its leader, Ahmad Abdi Godane, maintains a tight grip over the group and has formalised its alliance with al-Qaeda.
It used to control... | Islamist militant groups are active across the northern half of Africa - from Mauritania in the west to Somalia in the east - with Western countries, especially France and the US working with local security forces to counter them. | 24587491 |
Striker Diafra Sakho scored twice and James Tomkins added a third to put the Hammers in control of the first qualifying-round tie.
They were watched by a capacity crowd of about 35,000, as well as new manager Slaven Bilic, who was in the stands but not in charge.
The second leg takes place on 9 July.
The Hammers qualif... | West Ham began their long journey towards the Europa League group stage with a comfortable first-leg victory over Andorran side Lusitanos. | 33370216 |
The 21-year-old has made one senior appearance for the Canaries, and has been involved in their EFL Trophy Under-21 side this term.
He scored eight goals in 33 games for Scottish side Hamilton Academical last term, and previously spent time at Oxford and York.
"He's really mobile, direct," Millers boss Paul Warne said.... | Norwich City have loaned striker Carlton Morris to Rotherham United until the end of the season. | 38816764 |
The video, uploaded to the popular web portal NetEase, shows an angry man at an airport in southern Xiamen province picking up the traveller's shoes and throwing them into a nearby bin.
"I saw a man lying on the seats with his shoes and socks off," the man says. "What will foreigners think if they see such ill manners ... | A Chinese social media user who filmed himself throwing away the shoes of a sleeping barefoot traveller has caused a social media storm. | 36371599 |
There were reports of hailstones the size of golf balls in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Winds of up to 120 km/h (75mph) were reported on Wednesday night and residents near the Bavarian city of Augsburg spoke of seeing a tornado.
Roofs were badly damaged, blocks of flats had to be evacuated and a local school had to... | At least nine people have been injured and dozens of homes damaged in a hailstorm in southern Germany. | 32736480 |
Pep Guardiola suffered league defeats home and away to the same opponents in a single league season for the first time in his managerial career as City are left to fight for a top-four place.
Eden Hazard gave Chelsea a 10th-minute lead when his shot deflected off returning City captain Vincent Kompany past keeper Willy... | Chelsea maintained a seven-point advantage over Tottenham at the top of the Premier League with a hard-fought victory over Manchester City. | 39426884 |
These older bulbs have been phased out in many countries because they waste huge amounts of energy as heat.
But scientists at MIT have found a way of recycling the waste energy and focusing it back on the filament where it is re-emitted as visible light.
The development has been reported in the journal Nature Nanotechn... | US researchers say they have developed a technique that can significantly improve the efficiency of the traditional incandescent light bulb. | 35284112 |
Steven McCall, 43, stabbed Senga Closs, 47, through the heart, at their home in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, on 4 or 5 April last year.
He blamed his best friend or someone unknown but was convicted after a jury heard how he confessed to his sister.
At the High Court in Glasgow, McCall was told he must serve a minimu... | A man who was convicted of murdering a woman he claimed he "loved to bits" has been jailed for life. | 30778237 |
Consumer journalism is never easy. It can be David taking on Goliath. It can mean battling through mountains of red tape.
Some times you need a shovel and a strong stomach for digging.
Radio Ulster's On Your Behalf is a small team that prides itself on getting big results.
Presenter Linda McAuley, producer Camilla Car... | It's been 20 years fighting the good fight for people's rights. | 34346290 |
It came as Tata said seven interested parties have gone forward to the next stage of the sale process.
But of the two we know about, who are they - and what are the differences?
Excalibur is fronted by a combination of former senior managers at Tata, Corus and British Steel - with the team at Wesley Clover, technology... | Two rival bids to take over Tata Steel UK have unveiled their teams. | 36204302 |
Prison inspectors found "squalid" cells covered in sexist and racist graffiti including swastikas, and a "dangerous" disregard for risks posed by detainees.
It comes after two people, a detainee and a custody officer, died in court buildings this year.
The Courts and Tribunals Service said it was carrying out a "deep c... | Conditions at cells in courts in England and Wales are an "accident waiting to happen", a report has said. | 34741847 |
Welsh ministers are hoping to use EU money to help fund the £600m south Wales Metro programme.
Paul Maynard told MPs successful applications would be guaranteed by the UK government after Brexit.
He said he would be surprised if Brussels "looked askance" at such a bid as a result of the UK leaving the EU.
The Metro is ... | The Welsh Government has been urged by a UK government minister to apply for European Union cash to improve the rail network. | 37756014 |
While former Chelsea winger Nevin believes the 15-year-old would have been well served by staying at Rangers, he says Stamford Bridge is one of the best places for youngsters to flourish.
"Chelsea produce a lot of young players and hoover a lot up, which can be damaging if you let them rot, but they don't," Nevin told ... | Pat Nevin insists Billy Gilmour will be given every chance of developing into a top-class player at Chelsea. | 39614108 |
Sonny Bradley's header was cleared off the line for the hosts, before full-back Elliot Johnson fired Barnet ahead from 25 yards.
Akinde collected Justin Nwogu's pass to slot in the second after the break.
And the 26-year-old then lobbed Crawley goalkeeper Jack Rose to secure all three points for the visitors late on.
B... | Two goals from John Akinde helped Barnet hand Crawley an eighth straight defeat in Dermot Drummy's first home game in charge of the Reds. | 36176365 |
The Local Government Association (LGA) and all fire and rescue authorities in England and Wales are calling for the current limit to be lowered from 80mg to 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood.
The move could save 170 lives in the first year, according to the LGA.
The government said UK roads were "amongst the safest in... | The legal drink-drive limit should be lowered in England and Wales to cut alcohol-related accidents, councils and fire authorities have urged. | 39155282 |
Former England Under-18 international Glynn, 26, recently left relegated Bristol, having made 140 appearances for the side in total.
Lock Twomey, 25, is set to miss the start of the 2017-18 Premiership season after having further surgery on a foot injury.
"I am very excited about joining Harlequins," said Glynn.
"It is... | Harlequins have signed former Bristol second row Ben Glynn as cover for the injured Sam Twomey. | 40480941 |
A car hit two bikes in Mauldeth Road West, in Withington, Manchester, at about 22:15 GMT on Sunday.
A 24-year-old cyclist was taken to hospital where he later died and the other bike rider, a man aged 21, was treated for minor injuries.
The 61-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driv... | A man has been arrested after a cyclist was killed in a crash with another bike and a car. | 38957159 |
The new Borders Railway runs between Tweedbank and Edinburgh and was built at a cost of £294m.
Hundreds of people queued up at Tweedbank station on Sunday morning to be the first passengers on board.
Some arrived at 05:00 to secure their place in the line, and had travelled from as far south as Kent.
The old Waverley ... | Trains have returned to the Scottish Borders after 46 years with the opening of the longest new domestic railway built in Britain for over a century. | 34108746 |
The right-arm seamer, 20, was joint leading wicket-taker in Division Two of the County Championship, along with Mark Footitt of Derbyshire.
Curran, born in Cape Town, qualifies for England at the end of October.
"It's great news that Tom has been recognised by the ECB for his efforts this season," said Surrey director ... | Surrey's South Africa-born bowler Tom Curran has been called into the England Performance Programme squad. | 34369667 |
"At last this moment has arrived," the 90-year-old said when volunteers removed the skeleton of the father she barely remembers from a mass grave at the edge of the main cemetery in Guadalajara, central Spain, late last month.
"Now I can be buried along with his bones," Ms Mendieta explained on what was a momentous day... | She had to wait more than 76 years and travel to Argentina in search of justice, but Ascension Mendieta has finally got the only thing she wanted. | 35542703 |
As well as all four crew members, at least 33 people on the ground were killed. Locals said entire families had been wiped out in the disaster.
The images are horrific, but it's reassuring to know accidental plane crashes in residential areas are incredibly rare, a fact largely attributable to pilot training.
"The rule... | On 16 January 2017 a cargo plane flying from Hong Kong to Istanbul crash-landed just outside the main airport for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. | 38646664 |
Health Minister Hermann Gröhe said it was necessary to tighten the law because of a measles epidemic.
A mother of three died of measles in the city of Essen this week.
The government wants kindergartens to report any parents who cannot prove they have had a medical consultation.
However, Germany is not yet making it an... | Parents in Germany who fail to seek medical advice on vaccinating their children could face fines of up to €2,500 (£2,175; $2,800). | 40056680 |
American investors Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien, alongside remaining chairman Huw Jenkins, will have had little time for celebration at a 'Great Escape' engineered by manager Paul Clement, with Swansea defying the odds by being joint-bottom on New Year's Day, only to survive with a game to spare.
Paul Clement's younge... | After a first season in which they employed three managers, faced fan protests and escaped relegation by the skin of their teeth after battling the drop all season, Swansea's owners will be under no illusion about the task ahead. | 39932800 |
Dr Sellers, originally from Crowborough in East Sussex, is the deputy director of Nasa's science and exploration division.
The 60-year-old was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer in late October.
"It did motivate me to concentrate my thoughts," he told the BBC.
"I'd been feeling rough for about six or nine mont... | British-born astronaut Piers Sellers says he is now living life at "20 times normal speed" after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. | 35374271 |
I'm not going to trouble you with any more of my predictions for the actual result - there are plenty of people playing that game already.
But is it already possible to consider how we will look back at this election once it is all said and done?
The man who used to be charge of the Civil Service, Lord Gus O'Donnell, w... | There are only seven days to go in this election. | 32534591 |
Southsea Castle will receive £200,000 and Square Tower - one of the oldest parts of the fortifications of Portsmouth - will benefit from £250,000.
The Round Tower and Cumberland House Natural History Museum will also get a combined upkeep fund of £150,000.
The funding is part of the council's capital budget.
Linda Syme... | Historic sites in Portsmouth will receive £1m for essential maintenance work. | 35840722 |
The Big Lottery fund in Wales said the Wisdom Bank site was funded to share knowledge, and had "met its targets".
After its funding ended last year, Torfaen council took it over.
But the site is currently down because of a "temporary technical issue".
Mike Harris, a councillor on the authority's audit committee, said c... | A website awarded £250,000 to "unleash the wealth of wisdom" of people in Torfaen has been criticised after registering 340 users in two years - a cost of over £700 per user - before going offline. | 36182156 |
Thomas, John Robertson and Hannah Stodel have been named to represent GB at their fourth Games.
"Actually, we've found it quite clean compared to some of the reports in the press," said Thomas.
However, he says debris including trees should be cleared from Guanabara Bay where sailing takes place in September.
"Recently... | Welsh Paralympic sailor Steve Thomas says he and his Sonar class crew-mates have found the waters at Rio not as bad as portrayed in the media. | 35695488 |
The new sites have not been decided but about 10,000 inmates will be moved in a bid to save about £80m a year.
The plans form part of the chancellor's spending review, due on 25 November.
There is speculation that Pentonville in north London might be closed, while the Ministry of Justice says Reading, which shut in 20... | Nine new prisons will open in England and Wales - five by 2020 - under plans to close "Victorian" jails and sell them for housing, the government says. | 34763339 |
German prosecutors named Anis Amri as the driver in the attack that left 12 dead and 49 injured after discovering his identity papers under the seat in the cab of the lorry.
His fingerprints were also later discovered in the cab.
He was shot on Friday after he opened fire on Italian police who asked him for ID during a... | The man who carried out Monday's deadly lorry attack on a Christmas market in Berlin has been shot dead by police in Milan, Italy's interior minister says. | 38396987 |
Most of the space rocks now in collections worldwide have been picked up on the continent.
The region's great expanse of ice makes searching for the blackened remains of objects that have fallen from the sky a particularly productive exercise.
But the UK venture will target a strangely underrepresented class of meteori... | The go-ahead has been given for the first British expedition to collect meteorites in Antarctica. | 38805430 |
The South African, 65, arrived at Murrayfield on a two-year deal in the summer of 2013 and agreed a one-year extension in May.
"While we have made good progress over the past two seasons, we still have some way to go," said the former Springboks assistant coach.
"I am pleased to be able to continue to build on what we ... | Head coach Alan Solomons has extended his Edinburgh contract, keeping him at the Pro12 club until June 2017. | 35005238 |
Rupert Ross shot Darcy Austin-Bruce, 20, five times as the victim was visiting an inmate at Wandsworth Prison in May 2009.
Ross, 30, and Leon de St Aubin, 34, the getaway driver, were both found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey.
Ross and St Aubin, both of Fulham, west London, were each jailed for a minimum of 30 year... | Two men convicted of murdering a man outside a prison in south London have been jailed for life. | 15670616 |
The attack happened in Sarto Park in Naas.
A 35-year-old man has been arrested.
Irish police have appealed for any witnesses to contact them. | A 58-year-old man has died following an assault in County Kildare on Saturday night. | 34032596 |
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A tiny battery costing as little as a £1 can make electricity from urine.
The technology could be helpful for people living in poor and remote areas - creating a clean and renewable way of generating power.
It was developed by researchers at the University of Bath, Queen Mary Unive... | Scientists have created a way of turning urine, or pee, into power. | 36197379 |
Michael Freshwater, 49, was found at a property in Westridge Road on 29 April.
The photo of Kevin Suika, 23, from London, is being broadcast nationally on BBC's Crimewatch programme in a bid by Hampshire Constabulary to trace him.
Crimestoppers is offering a £10,000 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of Mr Fr... | Police investigating the death of a man found stabbed to death in his Southampton home have released a photo of a man they want to speak to. | 36638016 |
It emerged last week that Scottish ministers want this week's deadline extended until 15 October.
About 5,000 farmers are said to have still not received their money.
Fergus Ewing will tell the rural and economy and connectivity committee how work to distribute Common Agricultural Policy payments is progressing.
Nicola... | Scotland's Rural Economy Secretary will face questions from MSPs later over "failures" in the government's EU farm subsidy payment system. | 40425997 |
"Sam", as she was known by thousands following her story, has been named as Ashley Menatta, 53, of California.
About five months ago she was found in Carlsbad, Southern California, unwell and with no memory of who she was.
Her nephew identified her from a US NBC 7 television show about her, according to NBC 7 and Sam's... | A woman whose case sparked a social media hunt after she was found on a US street with amnesia has been identified by her family. | 33358582 |
Some 2.63 million new vehicles were registered in 2015, up about 6% on 2014 and the fourth consecutive year of growth, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said.
Stronger consumer confidence, special deals and cheap finance drove sales.
Registrations in December are thought to have been the best Decemb... | UK new car sales hit an all-time record last year, the latest trade industry figures show. | 35249044 |
Goalkeeper Conor Brennan, defender Lee Ashcroft, midfielders Julien Faubert, Christopher Johnston, Aaron Splaine, and Alex Henshaw all depart.
The club is willing to consider offers for seven other first-team players.
Offers have been also made to Rory McKenzie and Craig Slater.
Earlier on Monday, however, midfielder S... | Kilmarnock captain Mark Connolly's contract has been cancelled, while six players have been allowed to move on after their deals expired. | 36363149 |
Richard Marjoram, 57, from Deeping St Nicholas, died following an "industrial accident" involving an HGV at Stainby Quarry, near Grantham.
Police were called to the quarry at about 11:00 BST on Monday.
Lincolnshire Police said it is investigating the incident together with the Health and Safety Executive.
More stories ... | The family of a man who died after an incident at a quarry have paid tribute to a "special husband, fantastic father and much loved grandfather". | 40494586 |
Ginger, Brodie, Trixie and Keiko were born by Caesarean section to parents Kirsty and Richard Jackson Fuller.
Weighing between 2lb 1oz and 2lb 12oz at birth, all four girls had illnesses, with one becoming so poorly her parents were warned to prepare for the worst.
But at three months old, the last two have just been g... | A set of quadruplets born 10 weeks premature have been reunited at home in time for Christmas. | 38372810 |
The security forces opened fire while people queued for food cards at a camp for internally displaced people.
The mayor of Mogadishu Yusuf Hussein Jimale said some suspects had already been arrested and others will follow.
The camp houses people fleeing Islamist militants al-Shabab, drought and the country's long-runni... | At least 11 people have been killed in Mogadishu after rival Somali security forces argued over who was in charge, witnesses say. | 34833538 |
News of the move, which is expected to be completed in the second half of 2015, sent eBay's shares 7.5% higher.
It is a reversal of strategy for the company, which has previously resisted pressure to split. However, the boss John Donahoe said the logic for running the companies jointly had changed.
PayPal's revenues ar... | E-commerce site eBay is planning to split off its payments system PayPal into a separate company. | 29423251 |
The aerospace engineering firm, formerly known as Maydown Precision Engineering, went into administration earlier this month.
The other 50 staff are due to return to the factory floor on Wednesday afternoon.
Liam Gallagher from the Unite union said their future is still uncertain.
"Thirty workers will be made redundant... | A trade union has said 30 workers have been made redundant at the Shivo factory in Londonderry. | 38664868 |
Kanye West has tweeted a cryptic link to a site called Yeezy.Supply and a time code counting down to 21:00 GMT on 12 February.
The page contains no other clues about what will happen at that time, revealing nothing more than a ticking clock and an industrial sounding montage of buzz.
So what could it be?
Not completely... | A teaser from the self-titled "biggest rock star in the world" is always bound to get people talking. | 31159955 |
His comments come ahead of the opening of the first private abortion clinic on the island of Ireland next week.
The service, run by Marie Stopes, will operate in the centre of Belfast.
Mr McGuinness denied Sinn Fein's stance was the result of pressure from within the Catholic Church.
Northern Ireland is not covered by ... | Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, has said his party is opposed to any liberalisation of the law on abortion in Northern Ireland. | 19930422 |
He said he was stepping down from the party temporarily, after a meeting with the party's chief whip on Monday,
The Portsmouth South MP is being sued in a High Court civil action by a female constituent who had contacted him for help in a neighbour dispute.
Mr Hancock said he "completely refuted" the claims and was "vi... | Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock has resigned the party whip while he contests allegations of sexual assault. | 22762923 |
A total of 3,569 rough sleepers were identified by counts and estimates by local authorities in Autumn 2015, up from 2,744 a year before.
Labour said the figures were "the starkest possible reminder" of Conservative housing policy failure.
Ministers said government funding for homelessless over the next four years had ... | The number of people sleeping rough in England increased by 30% in a year, new figures show. | 35661767 |
Andrew Apperley, 38, from Eastbourne, was reported missing after failing to return to his hotel four days after going to the Full Moon party.
Formal identification has not yet taken place but Mr Apperley's family, from Gloucester, have been informed.
"The circumstances of the death are unknown at this time," said a Glo... | A body has been found during the search for a British tourist who disappeared after a beach party in Thailand. | 39041216 |
Chevron, Exxon Mobil, BP and Shell are responsible for more than 10% of all greenhouse gases emitted since the industrial revolution, and yet here they are, talking under the banner: "Natural gas as a core pillar for a sustainable future of the planet".
Exxon boss Rex Tillerson manages to use the word environment 13 ti... | The bosses of the four biggest polluting companies in history talking about how they can help solve global warming may seem like the height of hypocrisy. | 33022640 |
Tommy McCollum, who is originally from Cookstown but now lives in England, was picking up his stepdaughter from the concert targeted by a suicide bomber.
Councillor Trevor Wilson, speaking on the family's behalf, said Mr McCollum sustained shrapnel wounds and had undergone an operation.
The Mid Ulster councillor said t... | A County Tyrone man was among those injured in the Manchester bombing. | 40041434 |
At least 652 children died - 255 of them in or near a school - last year, a 20% jump from the number killed during 2015, Unicef said.
The figure includes only formally verified deaths, meaning the number could be far higher.
Unicef believes more than 850 children were recruited to fight in 2016.
The number is double th... | Syria's children "hit rock bottom" in 2016, with more killed than in any other year of the civil war, the United Nations children's organisation says. | 39252307 |
England and West Ham legend Sir Trevor Brooking is spearheading an appeal to plant trees to commemorate football's involvement in the 1914-1918 conflict.
The idea is to dedicate a grove at the World War One centenary wood near Epsom, Surrey to each league team.
A digital archive will also be created at the National Foo... | A project to create a living and digital legacy to remember the sacrifices of footballers in World War One has been launched. | 36714201 |
A revelation in his first campaign with the Swans, injuries and inaction have seen the Spaniard slide into relative obscurity with six goalless appearances for Napoli.
Swansea manager Garry Monk will discuss Michu's future with him in the summer, and he faces a tricky decision.
Should Monk convince the club's former to... | Michu was valued at £30m last season but, without a goal since October 2013, Swansea City's once-prolific forward now finds himself on loan and on the periphery at Napoli. | 32219087 |
Floyd Dent, 57, was arrested during a traffic stop in Inkster in January.
The video shows an officer punching Mr Dent many times in the head as he is held to the ground.
Recent high-profile cases in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City have made police treatment of black men a major issue in the US.
"I'm lucky to be l... | Protesters in the US state of Michigan are demanding that two white two policemen be fired after a video aired showing them beating a black suspect. | 32061734 |
Hearn, World Snooker's chairman, has suggested that O'Sullivan should know better than to be so critical.
The five-time world champion argued that snooker is a "nothing-type sport".
Ronnie's latest comments are off the scale, even for him
Hearn told BBC Radio 5 live: "The game of snooker has never been in a stronger po... | Snooker is in a better state than it has ever been despite Ronnie O'Sullivan's suggestion that the sport is a "car boot sale", Barry Hearn says. | 38143197 |
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The 41-man squad arrived in Auckland on Wednesday, and were greeted at the airport by a traditional Maori welcoming ceremony.
Gatland's side begin their 10-match in New Zealand tour on Saturday against a Provincial Union XV in Whangerei.
"You can't dwell on it," Gatland sa... | The British and Irish Lions should not worry about their "difficult schedule", head coach Warren Gatland says. | 40103663 |
The Dons shipped three goals in a frantic opening 11 minutes before Jonny Hayes pulled one back.
"But for that 10 minutes, we could have won the game," McInnes said.
"As bizarre as it sounds - you can't give Celtic a three-goal head start and expect to get anything - we had chance after chance, so we actually could hav... | Derek McInnes says his Aberdeen side had enough chances to finish on the right side of their 3-1 loss to Celtic. | 39904374 |
Paul Heatley's chip put the leaders in front but Glenavon led 2-1 at the break thanks to a David Elebert header and close-range finish from Rhys Marshall.
Elebert completed his double before Heatley pulled one back and Jordan Owens levelled three minutes from time.
Glenavon's Kris Lindsay was dismissed before the penal... | Crusaders keeper Sean O'Neill saved Eoin Bradley's injury-time penalty in a thrilling Mourneview Park draw. | 37916349 |
The UK as a whole pays in more to the EU budget than it gets back.
But research by Cardiff University shows that Wales is a net recipient of EU funds, as more EU money comes to Wales, than it effectively pays into the EU through the UK's contribution.
How do the figures break down?
According to the Cardiff University r... | Plaid Cymru released its general election 2017 manifesto on 16 May and pledged to demand from the government in Westminster "every single penny" of the money Wales currently receives from the EU, once the UK leaves the bloc. | 39954102 |
The acquisition - China's largest foreign retail investment - gives Sanpower an 89% share in the company.
Sanpower said it wanted to expand the "iconic heritage brand" overseas, especially in China.
House of Fraser called the deal an "extremely exciting chapter" in its 165-year history.
By Douglas FraserBusiness and ec... | UK department store chain House of Fraser has sold a majority stake in its business to Chinese conglomerate Sanpower in a £480m deal. | 27009359 |
Mr Modi, who recently said India and the Jewish state share a "deep and centuries-old" connection, is expected to agree military and cyber security deals.
Observers note he will not travel to Ramallah or meet Palestinian leaders, as visiting dignitaries often do.
The visit is seen by some as a turning point on India's ... | Narendra Modi has arrived in Tel Aviv, becoming the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel. | 40489746 |
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Georgios Samaras converted a controversial injury-time penalty to seal the win after he was adjudged to have been fouled by Giovanni Sio.
Greece had taken a first-half lead when substitute Andreas Samaris scored after Cheick Tiote's defensive mistake.
Ivory Coast had looke... | Greece qualified for the last 16 of a World Cup for the first time with a dramatic victory against Ivory Coast. | 25285284 |
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Split into three stages, the cycle race covers 515.5km (320 miles), and will see riders weave across the Yorkshire landscape.
The race starts on Friday, 29 April in Beverley, East Yorkshire, and will end on Sunday, 1 May in the North Yorkshire resort of Scarborough.
Last year's... | The route of the 2016 Tour de Yorkshire has been revealed. | 35050583 |
The Education Funding Agency report highlights concerns about the Education Fellowship Trust.
It questions governors' expenses of £45,000, a trip to New York and unadvertised jobs for family members.
The chief executive has since stepped down and the report notes that the new chief is "committed to improving the perfor... | An investigation into an academy provider has found "highly unusual" financial practices. | 27238265 |
Injuries to centre-backs Erik Sviatchenko and Dedryck Boyata have forced Rodgers to play midfielder Bitton in defence.
The Israeli was part of the rearguard that shipped four goals in Kazakhstan to Astana, but still helped Celtic reach the Champions League group stage.
"The criticism [of Bitton] is absolutely incredibl... | Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has labelled criticism of stand-in defender Nir Bitton "absolutely incredible". | 41055858 |
They play a crucial part in the fight against terrorism around the world, their sensitive noses able to sniff out a "nanogramme" of explosives.
But the use of police dogs to crack complex crime is largely due to the "pioneering" work of South Wales Police and their battle to stop Welsh extremists in the late 1960s.
"So... | With elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) taking place on 15 November across Wales and England, we are taking a look at aspects of modern policing - including the role of the "canine cops". | 20166698 |
Nine people have died in the attack at the Olympia shopping complex.
The Munich Colmcilles chair Nicole Werner said the club's members had been in contact online to reassure each other that they were safe.
"The whole incident happened shortly before six o'clock.
"The news spread very fast and obviously everyone has bee... | The chair of Munich GAA club has spoken of fear and shock in the city following a terrorist attack at a shopping centre. | 36872450 |
The findings, to be discussed by the cabinet, revealed 17 "interim staff" were being paid more than £500 a day and two cost more than £800.
Opposition Conservatives have criticised the spending as exorbitant.
The Labour-led unitary council said the expertise was needed to oversee a restructuring programme designed to s... | Plymouth City Council is paying temporary managers a total of more than £10,000 a day, a council report says. | 29029391 |
The expected benefit-cost ratio (BRC) has fallen from £2.50 to £2.30 in benefits for every pound spent.
That fall is mainly due to a £10bn rise in the scheme's projected £42.6bn cost, which was added earlier this year.
The report is the latest update on questions such as who benefits and by how much.
It also has revise... | The government's latest business case for the HS2 high-speed rail link has slightly lowered the amount of benefit it predicts relative to the cost. | 24721214 |
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 35 points, or 0.2%, to 17576.96.
The S&P 500 was up 5.69 points to 2,047.60, while the Nasdaq added 2.32 points to 4850.69.
Crude prices rose 6% on Friday, sending the stocks of petroleum producers up. Brent crude reached $41.75 a barrel, while US crude stood at $39.53.
Shares of E... | (Closed): Wall Street stocks rose on Friday, despite concerns about corporate earnings, boosted by a surge in the price of crude oil. | 35998478 |
At least 170 passengers are reported to have been on board, but so far the coastguard has only rescued 17 people.
Separately, unidentified planes are reported to have bombed militant positions near Tripoli airport, leaving at least 10 people dead.
Libya has been in turmoil with fighting between rival militias who led t... | Dozens of people are thought to have drowned after a boat loaded with migrants sank off the coast of Libya. | 28913436 |
The Oak Leafers were denied a quarter-final meeting with Kerry as Conor Sweeney's two late points put Tipp into the last eight for the first time.
Mark Lynch scored a fine goal as Derry led 1-8 to 0-10 at half-time.
Kevin O'Halloran netted for Tipperary while Eoghan Brown got Derry's second goal to edge them into a nar... | Derry suffered a one-point defeat in the fourth round of the All-Ireland qualifiers as Tipperary snatched a stoppage-time win at Breffni Park. | 36864796 |
Modern Rome - Campo Vaccino sold in five minutes with six bidders battling for the work which has only come up for sale once before, Sotheby's said.
The previous record was the £20.5m paid in 2006 for Venice painting Giudecca, La Donna della Salute and San Giorgio.
Modern Rome, which had an estimate of £12m-£18m, was t... | An 1839 Turner masterpiece of a view of Rome has sold for £29.7m in London, breaking the artist's auction record. | 10549980 |
Stuart Pearce's team were given an indication of the huge task facing them if they are to win a medal at the Games as Brazil, one of the pre-tournament favourites, cruised to victory at the Riverside Stadium.
It was always going to be a difficult task for Pearce's side against a hugely talented team not only determined... | Team GB were outclassed by Brazil in their first and only serious outing before they start their Olympic campaign against Senegal at Old Trafford on Thursday. | 18929315 |
The FCA said it was concerned that many retail investors buying "contract for difference" products did not understand them adequately.
It also noted that 82% of clients lost money on the products.
In the FTSE 250, shares in both CMC Markets and IG Group Holdings sank by more than 30%.
Meanwhile Israel-based Plus 500 sa... | Shares in financial spread betting firms have plunged by a third after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposed stricter rules for the sector. | 38220118 |
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