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Dark matter is the invisible "web" that holds galaxies together; by watching how clumps of it shift over time, scientists hope eventually to quantify dark energy - the even more mysterious force that is pushing the cosmos apart.
The map will eventually span one-eighth of the sky; this first glimpse covers just 0.4%, bu... | A huge effort to map dark matter across the cosmos has released its first data. | 32284995 |
The executions have drawn international attention and have been condemned by rights groups as an "assembly line" and a violation of the US legal process.
On Thursday, two pharmaceutical manufacturers asked a federal judge to bar the state from using their drugs.
The unprecedented pace is due to one of the drugs expirin... | Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson is defending his decision to put to death seven prisoners over an 11-day period starting on Monday. | 39595966 |
He said this was as clinicians were getting on and doing the job.
Mr Wells was speaking in his first interview since it emerged almost 200 operations would be postponed due to pressures on emergency departments.
He said there was not a problem and the public should feel reassured.
Mr Wells was attending a public lectur... | The health minister Jim Wells has told the BBC he believed there was no need for political interference during the recent hospital pressures in Northern Ireland. | 30825100 |
The man, in his 50s, got into difficulty at about midnight on Monday when crossing land being developed as housing in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
He fell into the trench, which was "shoulder-width", and became stuck.
A hazardous area response team managed to pull him free using an aerial ladder platform.
He is thought to h... | A man who was trying to take a short cut home was unable to move when he became wedged in a trench, emergency services have said. | 33970955 |
University President Christopher Eisgruber has agreed to consider their demands after protests.
The School of Public and International Affairs and a dormitory at the Ivy League university are named for Wilson.
As US president, he led progressive initiatives but supported segregation.
Mr Eisgruber said he was thankful f... | Princeton University students have urged school officials to rename programmes and buildings named for former US President Woodrow Wilson because of his views on race relations. | 34883289 |
Mohammed Saboor, 25, from High Wycombe, was found guilty of planning to send a pair of protective ballistic glasses to Omar Hussain in December 2013.
He was jailed for 21 months.
The Old Bailey jury was not told about Hussain's interview, where he said the only reason he would return to the UK is "if I wanna go plant a... | A man who attempted to help a British jihadist in Syria who laughed about Islamic State beheadings in a BBC Newsnight interview has been jailed. | 32819718 |
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The Belarusian won the opening three games before Drinkhall, who saved eight match points, won the fourth 17-15.
He threatened a remarkable comeback with a 11-7 win in the fifth game, but Samsonov won 11-8 in the sixth.
"I let it slip a little bit but I didn't do that much... | Britain's Paul Drinkhall narrowly missed out on reaching the Olympic table tennis quarter-finals, beaten 4-2 by Belarusian Vladimir Samsonov. | 37016821 |
The holder of the winning ticket - bought in Worcester for the 9 January draw - has opted to remain anonymous.
About £66m had been up for grabs to players, but it was the unclaimed £33,035,323 that had people checking their old tickets.
In the days since the winning numbers were announced, Camelot has been inundated wi... | UK lottery operator Camelot has received a "valid claim" for a record £33m Lotto jackpot prize, it says. | 35432234 |
The Ulster player was injured late in the 22-9 defeat and Leinster's Fergus McFadden takes his place in the squad.
Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton are expected to be fit for the Dublin game after picking up injuries in Cardiff.
Scrum-half Murray sustained a shoulder injury while fly-half Sexton was not concussed after a... | Ireland wing Tommy Bowe will miss Saturday's Six Nations match with Grand Slam-chasing England after suffering a suspected broken leg against Wales. | 39255574 |
The Insolvency Service names former chief executive Camila Batmanghelidjh, Alan Yentob and seven others.
Kids Company - which provided support to deprived and vulnerable children - closed down in August 2015 following allegations of mismanagement.
The bans would be for up to six years.
The list of nine directors includ... | Business Secretary Greg Clark is to bring proceedings against former directors of the collapsed charity Kids Company charity to have them banned from company directorships. | 40778365 |
Eighteen-month-old Harry Studley, who was shot on 1 July, is being treated at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
His father Edward Studley said there were positive signs, however, and that Harry was "recovering really well".
He said: "It's going to be a long road to recovery but he's getting there, back to the little... | The father of a toddler who was shot in the head with an airgun says he has been warned by doctors his son could be in hospital for months or even years. | 36874477 |
The Belgium striker netted his first club goal since March with a header from Idrissa Gueye's cross, then nodded home Yannick Bolasie's delivery.
He ensured three points for his side with a low finish after running clear.
Jermain Defoe shot over for Sunderland, who are yet to win in the league under former Toffees mana... | Romelu Lukaku scored an 11-minute hat-trick as Everton maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a win at Sunderland in the Premier League. | 37273038 |
These included overtime in excess of local laws as well as fines for being late or absent from work.
However, it found no evidence of under-age workers at any of the suppliers.
The audit followed a report by China Labor Watch which alleged that it had evidence of long working hours and under-age workers.
"Samsung did n... | Samsung says an audit of 105 of its suppliers in China has identified "several instances of inadequate practices at the facilities". | 20491086 |
From October, the firm will implement the minimum wage as recommended by the Living Wage Foundation.
That will be a minimum of £8.20 an hour across England, Scotland and Wales, and £9.35 an hour in London.
Lidl in Northern Ireland said it had increased wages in August "in line with the proposed living wage for Northern... | A pay rise for staff at the Lidl supermarket chain will not apply in Northern Ireland. | 34287968 |
The race crosses through Dumfries and Galloway before a finish with the backdrop of Floors Castle in Kelso.
It will pass through the Borders again on Wednesday, with a stage which starts in Edinburgh and finishes in Blyth.
Tourism chiefs hope the event will encourage even more people to consider Scotland as a cycling d... | The Tour of Britain cycling race is set to reach Scotland, with one stage finishing in the Borders and another starting in Edinburgh. | 34174639 |
Mexico's ex-head of federal prisons was among 13 people detained, sources close to the prosecutor said.
The ex-directors of the jail from which Guzman fled were also reportedly held.
Investigators say Guzman had inside help to ease his escape in July through a tunnel under a shower in his cell that ran 1.5km outside th... | Mexico has arrested top serving and former prison officials over the escape of the notorious drugs lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman from jail. | 34301454 |
Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members will hold a 24-hour strike from 17:00 BST on 4 June and a 48-hour strike from 17:00 on 9 June.
Staff had been due to walk out last week in the row over pay, but the union's executive suspended the action when Network Rail offered a new deal.
Transport Secretary Patrick M... | Network Rail workers are to walk out in June after a pay offer was rejected. | 32920794 |
Andrew Balbirnie and Stuart Thompson have been ruled out of the tournament.
Batsman Balbirnie failed a late fitness test having sustained a glute strain, while all-rounder Thompson suffered an ankle injury during training on Friday.
The event technical committee has approved Stuart Poynter and Lorcan Tucker as replacem... | Ireland have been dealt a double injury blow ahead of their opening Desert T20 Challenge game with Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. | 38623433 |
The brands, which are currently part of the SABMiller portfolio, have to be sold to allow the firm's takeover by rival Anheuser-Busch InBev.
Under the terms of the acquisition, agreed in October, AB InBev is paying £44 a share for SABMiller in a deal worth about £70bn.
AB InBev's brands include Budweiser, Stella Artois... | Japanese brewer Asahi says it has agreed to buy the Peroni and Grolsch beer brands for €2.55bn (£1.98bn). | 35542514 |
Vice-captain Trott has made over 25,000 runs for the Bears in all competitions since joining them in 2002.
The 35-year-old won 52 Test caps for England between 2009 and 2015, scoring 3,835 runs at an average of 44.08.
"He continues to be one of the leading batsmen in the professional game," sport director Ashley Giles ... | Former England batsman Jonathan Trott has extended his contract with Warwickshire until the end of the 2018 county season. | 39028060 |
The Blades manager led the team to the League One title last season, having guided Northampton Town to the League Two title in 2015-16.
Wilder, who had two years remaining on his deal, had been linked with managerless Sunderland.
"I'm delighted and proud to manage this football club," he told BBC Radio Sheffield.
"Ther... | Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has said he has agreed a contract extension "in principle". | 40382916 |
Gen Marcel Bigeard, 94, died on Friday, his wife told news agency Agence France-Presse.
Gen Bigeard was a commanding officer during the battle of Dien Bien Phu and the Battle of Algiers.
In 2000 he caused controversy in France by telling a newspaper that torture was a "necessary evil" in Algeria.
Gen Bigeard began his ... | One of the most decorated French soldiers, who fought in the country's wars in Algeria and French Indochina, has died. | 10350013 |
More than 40,000 Svalbard barnacle geese arrive at RSPB Scotland's Mersehead reserve on the Solway Firth every year.
An opportunity has arisen to expand the reserve by 112 hectares (275 acres) to give them an "even bigger home".
RSPB Scotland needs to raise £285,000 by the end of October to buy the land.
It would allo... | One of Scotland's most important sites for migrating geese has started an urgent fundraising appeal to buy neighbouring land in order to expand. | 37520640 |
Dharminder Singh was banned from operating for three months after Glasgow Council's licensing committee upheld the findings of an inquiry.
It was also claimed he allowed eight passengers into the taxi - even though he was only permitted to carry six.
Mr Singh disputed the claims and said he had charged £11.20 and was p... | A taxi driver who charged visitors to Glasgow £80 for a journey of less than three miles to a Beyonce concert has had his licence suspended. | 38882511 |
The Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 57.3 from 54.2 in March, well above economists' expectations.
A reading above 50 indicates growth.
Markit said the sector enjoyed "solid improvement" last month, with new orders being received at the fastest rate since January 2014.
The survey fo... | Activity in the UK's manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace for three years in April, according to a closely-watched survey. | 39777755 |
James Campbell, from Glasgow, was placed on a lifelong restriction order by judge Tom Hughes QC because of the danger he poses to the public.
The 58-year-old ran a YMCA project group aimed at helping troubled youths escape gang culture.
The offences were committed between 1992 and 1997.
Sentencing Campbell at the High ... | A former youth worker convicted of sexually abusing two boys aged five and 14 has been ordered to serve at least five years in jail. | 39963513 |
The North Coast 500, also known as the NC500, covers 500 miles (804km).
David Stewart said the route was an important economic driver but added that there were road safety and maintenance issues to be considered.
North Highland Initiative, which promotes the NC500, said it encourages responsible driving of the route.
T... | A scenic route in the Highlands may need a 10 year-long strategic plan to ensure the roads involved can cope with increased traffic, an MSP has said. | 36867467 |
Dons manager Derek McInnes revealed it is looking increasing likely that the Northern Irishman will move to the English Championship this summer.
McGinn, 29, is out of contract in a few months and has not signed the new deal offered to him by Aberdeen.
But Hayes said: "I'd like to consider myself Niall's closest pal in... | Jonny Hayes reckons team-mate Niall McGinn could still decide to stay at Aberdeen beyond this season. | 39482050 |
Until 2012, Scotland had two Emergency Towing vessels (ETVs) available to help ships in trouble off the north and west coasts.
One ship continues to operate out of the Northern Isles.
UK transport minister John Hayes said he did not believe a second tug could have prevented the oil rig's grounding.
Transocean Winner ra... | Calls for a review of emergency tugboat provision in the wake of the Transocean Winner grounding have been rejected by UK ministers. | 37303117 |
A court heard Ryan York pointed the air pistol at Sarah McLeod's feet and ordered her to "dance, dance, dance".
He then shot her in the leg and demanded that she cover up the attack when she went to hospital.
A sheriff told York he had treated Miss McLeod "like dirt" during the "despicable" incident in December 2014.
D... | A Dundee man who shot his girlfriend when she refused to get him a glass of water in the middle of the night has been jailed for 32 months. | 39642428 |
A Kyle Owens header which went in off Crues skipper Colin Coates for an own goal gave Ballymena the win which puts them just five points off the top.
Crusaders had led through a Jim Ervin own goal with Tony Kane levelling from the penalty spot.
Elsewhere, there were wins for Linfield, Cliftonville and Glentoran.
The ma... | Champions and leaders Crusaders suffered their first Premiership defeat of the season as 10-man Ballymena United snatched a late win. | 37653858 |
The four-time Tour de France champion finished third on the stage, with Spain's David de la Cruz in second.
The Team Sky rider is aiming to become the third man to win the Tour de France and Vuelta in the same year.
He holds a two-second advantage over De la Cruz, Nicolas Roche and Tejay van Garderen, with Nibali 10 se... | Britain's Chris Froome has taken the red jersey and leads the Vuelta a Espana, as Italy's Vincenzo Nibali won the third stage. | 41004242 |
Thomas, 50, defended the disgraced former Tour de France champion as the 43-year-old Texan joined the ex-England footballer on the tour route.
Armstrong, stripped of his seven titles for drug abuse, is riding Thomas' One Day Ahead fundraising event.
Thomas, like Armstrong a cancer survivor, said: "What is wrong with hi... | Geoff Thomas says Lance Armstrong deserves another chance to contribute to the fight against cancer. | 33549670 |
When Oxford University student Fiona Asiedu set up a crowdfunding campaign to raise £12,000 to go to Harvard, a friend tweeted the star asking him to help out.
His response? He pledged £9,000 the same day.
"It was just surreal," Asiedu said. "It was quite a shock, I couldn't believe it, I'm still quite overwhelmed by... | Grime star Stormzy hit headlines earlier this week after an unexpected act of generosity. | 39952285 |
Jesus Christ Superstar lead Ben Forster appears as Buddy the elf with former Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh as his love interest Jovie.
The production made headlines earlier this year when it was revealed to be the most expensive West End show, with top tickets at £240 each.
The Telegraph described the show as "ma... | Critics have given a lukewarm reaction to Elf the Musical, the West End version of the hit 2003 comedy film. | 34745326 |
Now is the moment for all those who joined the Leave side in order to end the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice to punch the air.
The bill will also effectively create the battleground for what is likely to be a predictable dispute between the UK and Welsh governments on the control of agriculture.
I fully... | After the set-piece drama of the Article 50 letter, the Great Repeal Bill is one for the sovereignty purists. | 39450116 |
The 66-year-old announced last week that he would leave his roles as first minister and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader within weeks.
Several MLAs paid tribute to him during Monday's session and wished him well.
He described the experience as surreal, saying it was "as if one was dead and listening to the obitua... | Peter Robinson has received a standing ovation after his final question time as first minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly. | 34904674 |
The departure of Huw Irranca-Davies, who's quitting Westminster to seek a seat in the Welsh Assembly, has created an opening for a chair of the Environmental Audit Committee - which he has only held for a couple of months. That committee chair has been allocated to the Labour Party - but all MPs across all parties have... | The fly-fishers are back; when the chairs of select committees were up for election last summer, MPs learned to dread running the gauntlet of glad-handing candidates who would lurk at various strategic bottlenecks angling for votes. | 35424606 |
Tomasz Kocik, 38, was described as an "obsessively jealous, controlling boyfriend", who behaved violently towards Marta Ligman, 23.
He was caught on CCTV pulling the suitcase and her body was found in the water in west London.
Post-mortem tests showed she died from hypothermia after suffering a beating.
More on this st... | A man who put his girlfriend's body in a suitcase and then dumped it in the Grand Union Canal has been found guilty of murder. | 34909988 |
The Coleraine game was postponed after Portadown were suspended from all football activity for the non-payment of a £5,000 fine.
Portadown were found to have made irregular payments to players.
An IFA appeals board rejected the club's appeal against both penalties.
The IFA appeals board's decision means Portadown remai... | Portadown have lost their appeal against a 12-point deduction while Coleraine have been awarded a 3-0 win from the postponed Premiership fixture between the clubs on 6 August. | 37621820 |
Scotland recorded its worst scores in the OECD's Pisa rankings in 2015.
Opposition politicians said Scotland was going "backwards" in reading, science and maths under the SNP.
Ms Sturgeon took responsibility for the results, which were "not good enough", but said they underlined the case for her educational reform plan... | First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she will make no excuses for the poor performance of Scottish schools in an international survey. | 38250199 |
The teardrop-shaped hand-axes date to about 1.76 million years ago, and would have been used for a range of tasks from chopping wood to cutting up meat.
They would have been so useful in fact that scientists describe them as the "Swiss army knife" of the Stone Age.
Researchers tell the journal Nature that the tools wer... | The world's earliest sophisticated stone tools have been found near Lake Turkana in northwest Kenya. | 14754314 |
Caffe Nero said it would stop using milk from farms in Somerset and Gloucestershire that were part of a pilot tackling badger numbers.
Their move follows action against the coffee shop chain on Facebook by anti-cull protesters.
A spokesman for the Stop the Cull group denied any threats being made.
The cull, in Gloucest... | Threats to a coffee shop chain for using cows milk from farms in the badger cull zone is unacceptable, the government has said. | 32976575 |
But he said they should only agree to move if a temporary, "pop-up" Commons chamber is constructed nearby and within Parliament's security cordon.
The cordon covers a number of government buildings in Whitehall.
Otherwise, Mr Bercow said in a Q&A session, politicians could be locked out of Parliament for many years.
A ... | Commons Speaker John Bercow has said he thinks MPs would agree to temporarily move out of Parliament while £4bn repairs are carried out. | 35435193 |
The former financial ombudsman, Walter Merricks, had claimed that 46 million consumers had been overcharged by Mastercard over a 16-year period.
But the court ruled that the case could not proceed through a collective - or class - action.
The ruling was welcomed by Mastercard, which said the claims were completely unsu... | A £14bn class action lawsuit against Mastercard has been thrown out by the Competition Appeals Tribunal. | 40685711 |
The stone carving, which had formed the top of a pinnacle, fell from St Mary the Virgin church in the early hours.
St Mary's Place, which is next to the redundant church, has been sealed off while safety checks are carried out.
Robert Milton, from the Churches Conservation Trust which looks after the grade I listed bui... | A 4ft (1.2m) tall ornate carving has fallen from a medieval church in Shrewsbury town centre. | 29509014 |
Indian mangoes, often sold by the box-load, will be banned from Thursday by the commission because plant pests could threaten European salad crops.
The UK reportedly imports nearly 16 million mangoes each year, worth £6m.
Monica Bhandari, from wholesalers Fruity Fresh, said there were other options to tackle the pests... | The UK has said it is "working closely" with India and the European Commission to end a planned ban on mango imports. | 27185683 |
University of Warwick scientists said the womb lining in recurrent miscarriage patients they studied was "already defective" before pregnancy.
The team studied tissue samples donated by 183 patients at the Implantation Research Clinic in Coventry.
Researchers believe the "major breakthrough" could help many women.
Upda... | A lack of stem cells in the womb lining causes thousands of women to suffer repeat miscarriages, according to researchers. | 35747199 |
The oil giant lodged plans to decommission the Brent field with the UK government in February.
It wants to leave the legs of three of the platforms in place rather than removing them, which Shell has described as the safest option.
Environmentalists say the plans are not detailed enough to justify the move.
Each of the... | Environmental groups claim Shell's plans to decommission one of the North Sea's most iconic fields could breach international law. | 39528090 |
The internet trading platform said revenue fell by 2.4% to $2.1bn (£1.36bn) from $2.15bn last year.
EBay makes 50% of its profits outside the US, and the company points out if changes to the level of exchange rates are stripped out, volume was up 6%.
Net income fell to $539m from $673m a year earlier.
Ebay celebrated ... | EBay's profits for the third quarter of the year fell slightly in the wake of its split from lucrative and faster growing payments business PayPal. | 34599745 |
Tests in the fitness room showers at Walton-on-the-Naze Lifestyles proved positive for legionella bacteria.
The customer, who had used the fitness room and shower facilities, fell ill on 18 November.
Tendring District Council said its fitness room showers would be closed until the bacteria was eradicated.
The council s... | A visitor to a council-owned leisure centre was hospitalised after contracting Legionnaires' Disease, it has emerged. | 38170633 |
The seven-minute show, beginning on Wednesday, will turn the works of five prominent indigenous artists into a permanent part of the city's skyline.
The show, Badu Gili, means "water light" in the language of the site's traditional owners, the Gadigal people.
Organisers say it celebrates time-honoured stories with cont... | A vibrant animation telling stories of indigenous Australia will be projected on to the Sydney Opera House every night at sunset. | 40413554 |
The group seized the town of Akhtarin, 50km (30 miles) northeast of Aleppo city, where Syrian rebels are holed up.
The BBC's Rami Ruhayem says that if confirmed, it would be a significant expansion for IS fighters.
The group holds large swathes of Syria and Iraq, declaring the creation of a caliphate, or Islamic state.... | Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria have taken control of several towns in the northern province of Aleppo, according to reports from activists. | 28770786 |
The 25-year-old has made 80 league appearances for the Championship side since joining from Chesterfield in August 2014.
Cooper is the second player to extend his stay at Elland Road this week after full-back Gaetano Berardi signed a new three-year deal on Tuesday.
Thomas Christiansen's side have started the season wit... | Leeds United defender Liam Cooper has signed a new four-year deal. | 40887644 |
The Italy midfielder, 32, had only scored once this season and on Sunday, three of his goals came from headers as he helped his side move up to fourth.
Keita Balde Diao and Ciro Immobile also scored for Lazio, with Ahmad Benali and Gaston Brugman getting Pescara's goals.
The hosts also missed a penalty as Gianluca Capr... | Marco Parolo scored four times as Lazio recorded their best win of the season by thrashing Pescara in Serie A. | 38875127 |
The mammal, previously only seen in small numbers in northern Germany, was found in the Blackdown Hills on the border of Devon and Somerset.
Britain has only one native species of dormouse - which has hazel fur. The black colour is thought to be caused by a recessive gene.
The animal was discovered in a nest box used t... | A black dormouse has been discovered in the UK for the first time. | 37543326 |
Fumio Kishida said he had called China's ambassador to protest against the "incursions".
On Friday, about 230 Chinese fishing boats and coast guard vessels sailed near islands claimed by both countries.
Beijing has been increasingly assertive about waters it believes are Chinese.
The Japan-controlled, uninhabited islan... | Japan's foreign minister has warned that ties with China are "significantly deteriorating", after Chinese vessels repeatedly entered disputed waters in the East China Sea. | 37019028 |
Right-back Naughton (hamstring) and left-back Olsson (ankle) both missed the 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth.
Naughton was also ruled out of the loss at Hull, but both are fit to face Boro at the Liberty Stadium.
"We are in good shape going into this game," said Swansea boss Paul Clement.
After reverses at Hull and Bournemou... | Swansea City will welcome back defenders Martin Olsson and Kyle Naughton for Sunday's Premier League match against relegation rivals Middlesbrough. | 39446028 |
The German defender prodded home in the 89th minute after Aaron Mooy's shot deflected into his path.
Huddersfield boss David Wagner and Leeds counterpart Garry Monk clashed in the aftermath, prompting a mass brawl.
Sub Izzy Brown had put the hosts in front from Tommy Smith's cross, before Chris Wood showed composure to... | Both managers were sent to the stands as Michael Hefele scored a dramatic late winner to help Huddersfield leapfrog West Yorkshire rivals Leeds. | 38786509 |
30 July 2015 Last updated at 15:38 BST
The Taliban have not provided details on where or when he died, but the Afghan government says he died two years ago in Pakistan.
What do we know about the shadowy former leader?
BBC News explains, in one minute.
Video by: Mohamed Madi | The Taliban have confirmed that their long-time leader, Mullah Omar is dead. | 33711744 |
"We must deliberately and carefully extricate ourselves from expensive wars," Mr Chafee said on Wednesday.
Mr Chafee has served as a Republican and an Independent but has never before run for office as a Democrat.
Analysts say he will aggressively attack presumptive front-runner Hillary Clinton on her foreign policy re... | Former US senator and Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee will seek the nomination of the Democratic party to run for US president in 2016. | 32996021 |
The victims' bodies were found on Sunday morning after the storm passed. Several people are still missing.
Some of the victims drowned in their cars. Parts of the city's ring road were swept away in the floods, dragging cars into nearby fields.
Three-and-a-half inches (93mm) of rain fell in Skopje in the storm - more t... | At least 21 people have died in floods that hit the Macedonian capital, Skopje, following torrential rain. | 37002364 |
Euclid Tsakalotos said the Greek government had "done its part", adding "the ball is very much on the side of our creditors and the IMF".
Last week, talks between eurozone finance ministers aimed at unlocking Greece's next set of loans broke down.
Mr Tsakalotos said a deal at the next meeting in June was now urgent.
"T... | The Greek finance minister has warned there are "no excuses" for the country not to receive the next instalment of its multi-billion-dollar bailout. | 40087642 |
Shane Marsden, 28, from Gloucester, has not been in contact with his family since Tuesday.
Gloucestershire Police said they were working with Interpol to try and find him.
Mr Marsden is believed to be in Thailand after travelling there from New Zealand.
Police are asking anyone who has been in contact with him since Tu... | Police are trying to track down a tourist who has gone missing in Thailand. | 39236208 |
That was the sum paid by Arsenal to sign left-back Cohen Bramall - a former car factory worker - from non-league side Hednesford Town.
Plenty of players left them on loan [full list of Tuesday's deals here] but the lack of arrivals in January showed that the top clubs will not sign players unless absolutely necessary.
... | The January transfer window closed at 23:00 GMT on Tuesday - with the top six sides in the Premier League spending a total of just £40,000 during that month. | 38799466 |
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England skipper and leading all-time goalscorer Rooney has been named in a provisional 26-man squad for Euro 2016.
Shearer says the 30-year-old is more suited to a midfield role, behind Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy.
"There was always going to be a place for the captain and r... | Wayne Rooney is no longer England's number one striker, says former national team captain Alan Shearer. | 36305496 |
The company's revenues there slipped 9.5% from a year earlier to slightly more than $8bn (£6.1bn).
Apple's flagship iPhone is losing market share to a slew of local competitors.
The company also faces challenges in dealing with China's strict internet censorship regime.
China is important for Apple because it makes mu... | Apple has again posted strong quarterly earnings, but the one blemish on its stellar results is China. | 40798746 |
The Wales Under-21 international has made 40 appearances in all competitions for the club so far this season.
Centre-back Lockyer, 21, began his career at Rovers and has played in 140 competitive games since 2012.
Left-back Lee Brown has also signed a new contract extension for Rovers, who are fourth in table, two poin... | Bristol Rovers defender Tom Lockyer has signed a new undisclosed-length deal with the League Two club. | 36053249 |
Lennon is thought to have recorded and written a number of hit songs, including Love Me Do and I Want to Hold Your Hand, on the Gibson J-160E.
The guitar was one of only two of its type flown from the US to England in 1962 for Lennon and George Harrison.
Lennon used the guitar for about a year before swapping it with H... | An acoustic guitar played by John Lennon has been sold at auction in California for $2.4m (£1.5m). | 34759332 |
A Great Britain and England international, the stand-off made 406 appearances for Hull KR, scoring a club record 207 tries and kicking 607 goals.
Millward, a member of the Rugby League Hall of Fame, also won six trophies in 11 seasons as a KR coach.
Club captain Terry Campese will now wear the number 32 shirt.
Millward... | Hull Kingston Rovers have retired the number six shirt worn by club legend Roger Millward, who died at the age of 68 this week. | 36217457 |
17 February 2016 Last updated at 00:00 GMT
Sara Neill reports. | A pigeon fancier, who lost 59 racing pigeons after hunting dogs strayed onto his property and killed the birds, is to receive more than £60,000 in damages. | 35592688 |
The 34-year-old scored 326 not out for Surrey against Leicestershire, one day before new England director Andrew Strauss faces the media.
Pietersen, who was sacked by England in February 2014, later revealed he will meet Strauss on Monday evening.
"What more can I do?" he said. "I'm ready to play for England."
Pieterse... | Kevin Pietersen hit the first triple century of his career to make a dramatic statement to England's selectors two months before the Ashes. | 32696838 |
The Northern Irish player, who has slipped to 78th in the world rankings, carded four birdies in his two-under round at a windswept Castle Stuart.
"I'm really happy with that round - it was a battle out there at times," said the 2010 US Open winner.
"It would be great for my confidence to play well here."
McDowell, who... | Graeme McDowell was pleased with a first-round 70 at the Scottish Open, which left the former champion just one shot off the lead. | 36737706 |
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An "administrative error" was blamed when the Trust claimed former director Leigh Dineen had been reappointed to the board without its consultation.
The club's new American owners had previously apologised to the Trust for a lack of communication.
Bradley hopes fans get be... | Swansea City manager Bob Bradley says disagreements between the club's Supporters' Trust and board will not affect his team. | 38095959 |
Molly O'Brien will portray Kate McPherson, a young woman who was among 80 people forced off land in Sutherland and emigrated to Canada in the 1800s.
Born in Dundee, O'Brien has had roles in theatre, small films and TV and has worked as a background artist on the Outlander television series.
Filming on Last Footsteps of... | An 18-year-old actress has been cast in the lead role in a new short film about the Highland Clearances. | 34015066 |
Lord Sewel, who is yet to comment on the claims, has already quit as Lords deputy speaker and chairman of the Lords privileges and conduct committee.
He could also face a police inquiry over the Sun on Sunday's footage.
Labour MP John Mann said the 69-year-old should resign from the Lords voluntarily before he was expe... | Senior peer Lord Sewel has been urged to resign from the House of Lords after he was filmed allegedly taking drugs with prostitutes. | 33671546 |
Train services to London Paddington were disrupted on Wednesday morning after an engine fire near Twyford.
According to the RMT, a train guard got passengers safely off the service.
Emergency services were called at 08:55 BST to the Great Western Railway train travelling from Paddington to Oxford.
The fire was safely p... | The "swift action" of a train guard in evacuating passengers after an engine fire has been praised by a rail workers union. | 36321344 |
Connor Smith, 19, was shot in Forde Way Gardens, Hawkesley, at about 21:30 BST on Thursday and was in cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived. He died a short time later.
West Midlands Police have said it was "a targeted attack" and have opened a murder investigation.
Mr Smith was a student from the Hawkesley area.
Det ... | A teenager killed in Birmingham died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen, a post-mortem examination has revealed. | 34499425 |
Manchester Passion play fundraiser Alex Stewart-Clark wanted to charge participants £750 for the spectacle in Cathedral Gardens.
However, the offer was withdrawn after the play's committee raised fears over blasphemy and health and safety.
The Passion, a dramatisation of Jesus' final days, will be held on Saturday.
Mr ... | A fundraising event which involved lifting members of the public on to a cross for a "full crucifixion experience" has been cancelled. | 39502426 |
Keith, 61, and Caroline Baker, 56, kept their victim, who had severe learning difficulties, in a squalid room without carpet, a light bulb, bedclothes or curtains, for eight years.
The door handle had been removed from the door.
There was a cctv camera suspended from the ceiling.
When the police rescued her from the Ba... | A married couple who pleaded guilty to a catalogue of horrific sexual assaults on a woman they kept as a virtual prisoner are to be sentenced in April. | 39380199 |
Four liners are to visit Invergordon on the Cromarty Firth, with many of the passengers taking coaches to make trips to Inverness and other places.
AIDACara, Disney Magic and Nautica are already in the firth with Hebridean Princess due to arrive later.
The ships carry more than 4,000 passengers, smaller than Invergordo... | A Highlands port is having its busiest day of 2017 for visits by cruise ships. | 40643660 |
A College of Policing review said the service needed to address issues of hierarchy, culture and consistency.
It identifies positive aspects of police culture, such as decisiveness, compassion and a "can do" attitude.
But it also suggests there may need to be a reduction in the number of ranks.
A "flatter system" could... | The police service is resistant to change because of an "insular attitude" and chief constables who fail to listen to officers, the body responsible for training in England and Wales says. | 33314295 |
The 44-year-old replaces Chris Powell, who was sacked on Wednesday with Town 18th in the Championship table.
He had previously been linked with rejoining ex-Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp on the coaching staff at Liverpool.
Academy manager Mark Lillis will be in charge of the team for Saturday's Championship derby against ... | Huddersfield Town have appointed former Borussia Dortmund coach David Wagner as their new head coach. | 34733422 |
The hosts favoured an early draw for logistical reasons, while the leading nations preferred a later date to avoid a repeat of 2015's "group of hell" scenario.
England failed to reach the knockout stages of their own tournament after losing to Australia and Wales.
The draw for the 2015 World Cup was held in December 20... | The draw for the 2019 World Cup in Japan will be made in May 2017. | 36268552 |
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Heavy snow like that might bring normal life in the UK to a standstill but not in Moscow.
The locals are used to extreme winter weather and the city has 15,000 snow ploughs and trucks working night and day to keep the city moving.
Steve Rosenberg, the BBC's Moscow correspondent... | Moscow, the capital of Russia, is currently in the grip of a major snow storm. | 35305808 |
Carolyn Aissaoui, 50, from Aberdare, weighed 22 stone and was a size 28.
She has since lost nine stone by kicking her sweet habit and will now only tuck into just one treat at Easter - an After Eight dark chocolate egg.
"I won't allow myself to be tempted [for more] because I've worked so hard to lose the weight," she ... | A self-confessed chocoholic who used to splurge £2,000-a-year on sweets is ready to enjoy her only chocolate treat of the year. | 32158527 |
Is she enthused by this prospect? Does she thrill at the notion? Is she buffing up her best lines from 2014? The answers to those questions would be no, no and, once again, no.
To be clear, for the avoidance of any doubt, Nicola Sturgeon remains rather keen on the concept of Scottish independence. Indeed, she yearns fo... | It looks "highly likely", says Nicola Sturgeon, that there will now be a second referendum upon Scottish independence. | 36625068 |
The Sunweb rider, 22, won the sprint ahead of Frenchmen Arnaud Demare and Bryan Coquard on the 175.5km stage from La Tour-de-Salvagny to Macon.
Belgium's Thomas de Gendt retained the overall lead, 27 seconds ahead of Australian Richie Porte.
Britain's Chris Froome of Team Sky, the defending champion, is sixth, still on... | German Phil Bauhaus claimed his first World Tour win with victory on stage five of the Criterium du Dauphine. | 40206851 |
A judge rejected Camille Cosby's attempts to avoid testifying, after she claimed she was protected by a marital disqualification law.
The women claim Mr Cosby portrayed them as liars after they went public with their allegations against him.
He filed a countersuit alleging their claims were only for financial gain.
The... | Bill Cosby's wife has been ordered to give evidence in a defamation case filed by seven women accusing the comedian of sexual assault. | 35220712 |
Mrs Foster was criticised by Sinn Féin who claimed her remarks were sexist.
However, she said her comments were intended to be positive.
She told the BBC: "They were meant as a compliment. If they have been taken any other way, that is a matter for people who have taken them the other way."
Asked if she regretted the ... | DUP leader Arlene Foster has said her comments in an interview with the Sunday Independent about Michelle O'Neill's blonde hair and appearance were meant as a compliment. | 39949473 |
The targets included the Wolf Creek nuclear facility in Kansas, according to several reports.
An urgent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report indicated a foreign power, possibly Russia, was responsible, the New York Times said.
The DHS document carried the second-highest threat rating, the Times said.
Wolf Creek... | Hackers breached at least a dozen US power plants in attacks in May and June, US media report, citing intelligence officials. | 40538061 |
A book by Toshio Motoya, who owns APA Hotels, was found this week to be widely distributed in his outlets.
It has prompted a rebuke from the Chinese government as well as a boycott by Chinese hotel booking websites.
But the chain has refused to withdraw the book and Mr Motoya, an outspoken revisionist, has stood by his... | A Japanese hotel chain has come under fire for its owner's claims that a World War Two massacre in the Chinese city of Nanjing did not take place. | 38673407 |
If you ever saw the 58-year-old drinking in an Irish bar in his native "Southie", the blue collar southern part of the US city, you'd be minded not to annoy him.
He looks like a tough guy who doesn't tolerate fools; you'd guess he was an off-duty policeman, fireman, or construction boss.
A proud Irish American, he says... | With his thick, working class Boston accent, David McCourt doesn't immediately come across as a successful entrepreneur with a personal fortune of $750m (£589m). | 40353198 |
The Scottish hosts were 3-0 ahead by end of the first period on Saturday night after goals from Stephen Gunn, Sebastien Thinel and Richard Jackman.
David Rutherford pulled one back for the Giants but Justin Fox restored Fife's three-goal advantage.
Rutherford completed his double before Chase Scaber ended hopes of a Be... | Belfast Giants made a losing start to the 2016/17 campaign with a 5-2 defeat by Fife Flyers in the Challenge Cup. | 37269146 |
A report for the Department of Environment and Climate Change (Decc) estimates that greenhouse gas emissions would be similar to home-grown gas but lower than imported gas or coal.
Shale gas could benefit the UK, through energy security and jobs, Secretary of State Ed Davey told the Royal Society.
Greenpeace said low c... | UK shale gas exploration would have a "similar" carbon footprint to other fossil fuels, according to a new study. | 24018319 |
Capel Celyn was flooded 50 years ago to create the Tryweryn reservoir.
Wales Office Minister Alun Cairns said it marked "some of the darkest and some of the most regrettable days in modern Welsh history".
Plaid Cymru MP Liz Saville Roberts warned another Tryweryn could happen unless Wales got control of its water.
Lead... | The flooding of a Gwynedd village to provide drinking water for Liverpool was "a shameful chapter in Welsh history", a UK minister has said. | 34527379 |
Villa started the day bottom of the early season league table thanks to Bruce's former club Birmingham City losing at Burton on Friday night.
They responded by beating Norwich 4-2, Conor Hourihane hitting a hat-trick.
"To be lurched into a crisis again after a week is just incredible," the Villa boss told BBC Sport.
"T... | Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce says that talk of "crisis" was "nonsense" after seeing his side's first Championship win of the season. | 40989702 |
Elsewhere, the Championship leaders' promotion march was stalled, a former England keeper made a landmark appearance and Stevenage again showed they are on the right road by beating Luton, neighbouring clubs whose homes are close to the A1 and M1.
Here are five of the things you may have missed.
When Craig Mackail-Smit... | A near six-year wait for a milestone goal was ended and a nine-minute hat-trick of penalties were scored on another busy Saturday of English Football League action. | 39244225 |
The emergency department will also not be taking ambulance admissions overnight, between 18:00 to 08:00 GMT.
It is understood the decision was taken after a meeting of clinicians.
In a statement the Belfast Trust said it operates its two EDs as one emergency service.
The Belfast Health Trust said: "The two emergency de... | Children attending the Mater Hospital's emergency department (ED) in north Belfast this weekend will be redirected to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. | 34814006 |
A recent headline in a local newspaper captured the reaction of many Nigerians to the latest disease outbreak in our country: "From Bats To Rats As Lassa Fever Takes Off Where Ebola Stopped".
Rats are the newest terrorists in town.
Since August 2015, the Lassa haemorrhagic fever outbreak, which is usually transmitted v... | In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at Nigeria's current war on rats. | 35409684 |
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