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The pair, named as Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov and alleged to be officers in Russia's GRU foreign military intelligence, were captured in May during fighting in east Ukraine.
Russia insists the men were not serving soldiers when they were detained.
Prosecutors called for life sentences. The hearing was a... | Two men described as Russian special-forces soldiers have gone on trial in Kiev accused of waging war against Ukrainian troops. | 34388864 |
On Monday, a judge gave the former Olympic Council of Ireland official the go ahead to leave the country.
Justice Marcello Rubioli ordered that Mr Hickey's passport be returned to him after it was confirmed that 1.5m Brazilian real (about £350,000) was lodged with the court.
Mr Hickey has stood aside as president of t... | Pat Hickey is reported to be on his way back to the Republic of Ireland after four months in Brazil. | 38332198 |
Justice Lowell Goddard is to receive a salary of £360,000, an annual rental allowance of £110,000 and £12,000 a year to cover utilities.
The Home Office will also cover the cost of four return flights from the UK to the judge's native New Zealand.
The inquiry is examining how public bodies handled abuse claims.
At its ... | The judge leading the inquiry into historical child sex abuse in England and Wales is to receive a pay packet worth more than £480,000 a year. | 33511233 |
In a letter to US transport regulators, Apple said it was "excited about the potential of automated systems in many areas, including transportation".
It added that there were "significant societal benefits of automated vehicles" to be realised.
There have long been rumours about the firm's plans but it had not publicly... | Apple has acknowledged for the first time that it is investing in self-driving car tech. | 38199880 |
What worked in England, however, has not worked in France this season.
Qatar Sports Investment talked of European domination when they purchased Paris Saint-Germain last summer, but they will need to conquer France first.
Despite splashing £82m on players and luring Carlo Ancelotti, the capital side were pipped to the ... | It looked as though Manchester City had found a failsafe method for winning titles: attract a billionaire Middle Eastern owner, sign a proven Italian manager, spend heavily, and the silverware should follow. | 18156868 |
The contractors were working on a fire safety system at the headquarters of the Siam Commercial bank on Sunday night, the bank said in a statement.
They apparently suffocated after a gas mixture which depletes oxygen was released.
Another seven were injured in the incident, which may have been caused by contractors' "n... | Eight people have died in a chemical accident in the basement of a Bangkok bank, officials have confirmed. | 35800392 |
Webb, 27, has not played since injuring a foot during a World Cup warm-up match against Italy in September.
Wales begin their Six Nations campaign with an away match against Ireland in Dublin on Sunday, 7 February.
Ospreys will also be without back row Tyler Ardron for eight weeks because of a knee injury.
The 24-year-... | Ospreys and Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb will miss the start of the Six Nations as his region say he will not return from injury until the end of February. | 35271682 |
Prime Minister Mark Rutte claimed victory for his liberal VVD party. Centre-left Labour came a close second.
Both parties performed better than predicted, seeking a pan-European solution to the eurozone crisis.
Mr Rutte said he was working hard to form a coalition but would not be drawn on whether he would approach Lab... | Voters in the Netherlands have backed two pro-European centrist parties, while the anti-immigrant Geert Wilders' Eurosceptic party took heavy losses. | 19566165 |
It comes after a prisoner was stabbed to death and two others were injured in London's Pentonville prison on Tuesday.
The PGA called Tuesday's incident a tragedy, but said it was "no massive surprise" given the cuts to staff and funding,.
The government said new plans for prison safety and reform would be set out in th... | The Prison Governors Association (PGA) has demanded an inquiry the state of jails in England and Wales. | 37716191 |
They were in trouble at 68-5 in reply to the home side's 238 all out, but Lawrence (123 not out) and captain Ryan ten Doeschate (86) rebuilt the innings.
The pair put on 125 for the sixth wicket and then Lawrence added another 130 with James Foster, who made 54.
The visitors were 368-8 for stumps, leading by 130 runs.
... | An unbeaten century by teenager Dan Lawrence put Division Two leaders Essex in a strong position on day two against Leicestershire at Grace Road. | 37171055 |
After leading Wales to the semi-finals of Euro 2016, Coleman's place in history and status as a national treasure is assured, but it was almost so different.
After Wales' last visit to Serbia in September 2012 - which resulted in a humiliating 6-1 defeat - many, possibly most Wales fans, were calling for him to resign.... | It is almost impossible to fathom that there was a time where a significant number of Welsh football fans were calling for manager Chris Coleman to be sacked. | 40174275 |
Starring Aamir Khan, Lagaan tells the story of peasants who challenge their British rulers to a game of cricket in order to escape a punitive tax.
Time magazine said it was the "longest and the most enthralling underdog sports movie ever".
The film is one of the biggest Bollywood hits of all time.
Lagaan's music was c... | Bollywood film Lagaan (Land Tax), which won an Oscar nomination, has been included in a list of the 25 best sports movies by Time magazine. | 15056414 |
Nicola Moore applied for £7,000 from the Cumbria Community Foundation after her rented Workington property was hit.
But the 33-year-old claimed for items belonging to her landlord and lodged a second application for a property she had already received a payout for.
She was sentenced after a trial at Carlisle Crown Cour... | A woman who defrauded a charity which handed out grants to victims of last year's Storm Desmond floods has been given a suspended jail term. | 38181156 |
Figures for January show it affected more than 3,000 people.
It comes as the number of people being seen at A&E across Wales within four hours improved slightly last month.
The figure of 82.3% is up from 81% in December, but is still well below the 95% Welsh government target.
In total, 73,199 people attended emergency... | The number of people spending more than 12 hours in accident and emergency in Wales is at its highest since records began in 2012. | 31503747 |
Glamour model Aimee Spencer, 27, whose stage name was Carla Mai, was found with critical injuries in Chichester Terrace, Brighton, on 11 July.
An inquest at Hove Town Hall heard she had taken cocaine and ketamine.
Coroner Veronica Hamilton-Deeley said the exact circumstances of the fall remained uncertain.
It had been ... | A Geordie Shore star who died after falling from a first-floor window was under the influence of drugs at the time, a coroner has ruled. | 39810286 |
Mike Hookem acknowledged he and his colleague had a "scuffle" in the European Parliament but insisted that he did not hit him.
"I am innocent," he told the BBC. "I never threw a punch. I never assaulted him. I will stand my corner."
UKIP's Steven Woolfe will be kept in hospital for a further 48 hours.
Thursday's incide... | The UKIP MEP involved in an altercation with Steven Woolfe has said he "categorically did not" throw a punch at his colleague. | 37587814 |
The discovery was made in Shropshire before Christmas when the piano's new owners had it retuned and repaired.
The collection consists of an undisclosed number of full and half sovereigns, dating from 1847 to 1915.
Experts believe the coins may have been "deliberately hidden" and could yield a "life-changing" sum of mo... | A hoard of gold discovered hidden inside an old piano has been revealed to be a collection of sovereign coins. | 39282466 |
Six-year-old Aidan Sands, who could not swim, died during a trip to the leisure centre at the Red Lion Caravan Park in Arbroath in June 2011.
Loch Earn Caravan Parks Ltd, was fined £234,000 over health and safety failings that led to the tragedy.
Speaking outside court, Aidan's father said it had "ripped our family apa... | A schoolboy died after being submerged for just 51 seconds in a pool that had no lifeguards and no-one able to give first aid, a court heard. | 36856081 |
Midwifery sisters Mary Doogan, 57, and Concepta Wood, 51, said being forced to supervise staff taking part in abortions violated their human rights.
But a judge at the Court of Session ruled the midwives did not have direct involvement in terminating pregnancies.
A preliminary hearing in the appeal will be held in July... | Two Roman Catholic midwives who lost a legal battle to avoid taking part in abortion procedures have appealed against the decision. | 17793821 |
Betty Guy of Johnstown, Pembrokeshire, died in November 2011.
Her daughter Penelope John, 50, of St Dogmaels and grandson Barry Rogers, 32, of Fishguard, were arrested earlier this month.
The pair appeared at Swansea Crown Court on Friday and were remanded in custody ahead of the next hearing in October.
While pleas we... | Relatives of an 84-year-old woman have appeared in court accused of her murder seven years ago. | 40679170 |
Five senior staff at Park View School in Birmingham are accused of unacceptable professional conduct.
The schools were investigated amid claims of a Muslim hardliners' plot in several schools.
The tribunal heard teachers were not allowed to show condoms to pupils.
The case is being heard against former Park View head t... | Boys at an academy linked to the "Trojan Horse" affair were not taught safe sex because "a good Muslim only has sex with his virginal wife", a misconduct panel has been told. | 34595131 |
Real, without the injured Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez, sit on 24 points level with Barcelona who beat Getafe 2-0 later on Saturday.
Isco gave Real the lead when he slotted in and Ronaldo's header made it 2-0.
Hernan Santana nodded in to reduce the deficit before Jese restored the two-goal advantage with a firm fini... | Cristiano Ronaldo scored his eighth La Liga goal this season as leaders Real Madrid recorded a comfortable victory over promoted Las Palmas. | 34688716 |
The UUP left the executive last year due to issues surrounding IRA activity and paramilitarism.
Mr Nesbitt said his party had increased focus on the issue and "achieved what we want to achieve".
He also said he would meet with the three-strong panel set up as a result of the Fresh Start deal.
Mr Nesbitt was speaking at... | The UUP will decide to join the next executive based on whether it has a progressive programme for government and a collective will to deliver it. | 35520700 |
Mr Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence are expected to travel to Indiana on Thursday to reveal the agreement with company officials.
The president-elect confirmed the meeting on Twitter, describing it as a "Great deal for workers!"
Mr Trump has vowed to keep companies like Carrier from moving jobs overseas.
The d... | Air-conditioning company Carrier Corp has agreed to keep nearly 1,000 jobs at an Indiana plant after reaching a deal with US President-elect Donald Trump. | 38160330 |
"This is sabotage and a felony," said Tomislav Pacak, a Croatian Football Federation (HNS) spokesman. "We expect police to identify the perpetrators.
"This is a disgrace not just for the HNS but for the whole of Croatia."
The game was played behind closed doors after Croatia were punished for racist chants by fans agai... | The Croatian Football Federation has apologised after a swastika symbol was marked on to the pitch ahead of their Euro 2016 home qualifier against Italy. | 33120517 |
The first review for seven years shifts the tax burden away from struggling local high streets and poorer areas, CBI Wales vice chair Chris Sutton said.
The Welsh Government has announced a £10m fund to help around 7,000 small firms facing a rates hike as a result.
Sara Jones from the Welsh Retail Consortium said trad... | Companies occupying prime city centre sites are set to be worst hit by new valuations for business rates. | 37517961 |
The 34-year-old had only been on the field for five minutes when he fired in a low 25-yard free-kick which took a deflection before beating keeper Fraser Forster.
He's had an interesting life and today was another strange twist in his interesting life
Southampton were the bigger threat for most of the match, and the Cl... | Substitute Joey Barton scored the second-half winner on his league return for Burnley, who saw off Southampton in a tight contest at Turf Moor. | 38539372 |
It argues this body should liaise with a committee of ministers, chaired by a senior cabinet figure.
The report offers the research community an opportunity to reform in return for increased financial security and engagement from politicians.
Critics say that centralised control could lead to political interference and... | A government-commissioned review says UK science funding should be determined by a single independent agency. | 34860952 |
The company says it plans to continue its normal business operations during its restructuring.
The company is struggling with more than $350m (£225m) in debt, as well as waning sales.
Colt's fortunes were hurt by the loss of a contract in 2013 to supply the US army with its M4 assault rifle.
Keith Maib, the company's ... | Connecticut-based gun maker Colt Defense has filed for bankruptcy protection, as it grapples with a heavy debt load. | 33130987 |
Writing in the Daily Record, the first minister also said too many deprived children were still being held back.
And she said it was her "sacred responsibility" to ensure every child was given the same chance to succeed.
The Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy recently said literacy standards in P4, P7 and S2 had ... | Nicola Sturgeon has pointed to a fall in reading and writing skills among pupils as evidence that Scotland's education system is not good enough. | 32874215 |
The movie, due to be released in April, stars Welsh actor Taron Egerton in the title role.
Edwards, who lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire, shot to stardom at the Calgary Winter Olympics in 1988 despite finishing a distant last.
He said "only about 5%" of the biopic would be true to life.
The former ski jumper, whose rea... | Britain's best-known ski jumper, Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards, said the actor playing him in a film about his life is "uncannily" like him. | 35109939 |
The RNLI wants to replace Burry Port's aging boathouse and bring both its lifeboats under one roof.
The centre will be built between the existing lifeboat station and the western slipway.
Roger Bowen, Burry Port Lifeboat operations manager, said it was "the start of an exciting new chapter in the station's 71-year hist... | Plans for a new lifesaving centre in Carmarthenshire have been approved by the council. | 40104237 |
Gareth O'Connor, 24, disappeared in May 2003. His body was recovered from Newry Canal two years later.
The father of two disappeared on his way to Dundalk Garda station where he was due to report as part of bail conditions set after he was charged with Real IRA membership.
At the time, detectives believed he had been k... | A pre-inquest hearing into the murder of a County Armagh man 10 years ago has been adjourned again. | 25185401 |
The £100,000 structure replaces the tropical house originally set up by John Spencer-Churchill - 11th Duke of Marlborough which closed in October.
Hundreds of butterflies have been released into the house in the gardens of the palace. Species include blue mountain, owl and monarch butterflies.
Pupae from Malaysia, Thai... | A butterfly house at Blenheim Palace has been opened to the public. | 27137680 |
Not too far away, they are working with information that can mean two things at once.
They are two separate studies, but what they have in common is the interaction of light and matter.
Together they've won 3m Euros (£2.3m) in research funding. The money has come from the EU's European Research Council as part of a pr... | In an unassuming laboratory at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, they are ripping a hole in the fabric of space and time. | 19822295 |
The group urged the US and European Commission to revise and clarify several points in the proposed Privacy Shield agreement in order to safeguard EU citizens' personal information.
The Privacy Shield is meant to replace an earlier data transfer pact called Safe Harbour.
Safe Harbour was invalidated by a court decision... | A panel of EU privacy watchdogs has demanded changes to a pact meant to govern cross-Atlantic data transfers. | 36036531 |
More than 100 people have already arrived from refugee camps and are living in Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale, Sheffield and Hull.
All 21 councils have agreed to accept refugees as part of UK plans to house 20,000 people from Syria.
The government will meet the cost of housing and supporting the refugees.
Migrat... | Councils in Yorkshire and the Humber region are to take around 1,500 Syrian refugees as part of the government's resettlement programme. | 35103434 |
Akon Guode, 37, killed one-year-old Bol and four-year-old twins Hanger and Madit in Melbourne's south-west in 2015.
Another child, six-year-old Alual, was also in the car but survived.
In the Supreme Court of Victoria, Guode pleaded guilty to one count of infanticide, two counts of murder and one of attempted murder.
S... | A mother has admitted killing three of her children by driving them into a lake in southern Australia. | 38606561 |
But Arsenal full-back Emma Mitchell could miss this summer's Euro 2017 finals after undergoing surgery.
Celtic 22-year-old Kelly Clark has been named in the squad for the first time for the 11 April friendly with Belgium.
Fellow central defenders Barsley, 29, of Eskilstuna United, and Howard, 23, of Hoffenheim, await p... | Vaila Barsley and Sophie Howard, both previously involved with England, are poised to be drafted into a Scotland squad badly hit by injuries. | 39435012 |
On Friday, US stocks had closed sharply lower as falling oil prices sent shares tumbling around the world.
The S&P 500 index ended down 41.51 points, or 2.2%, at 1,880.33.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 390.79 points, or 2.4%, to 15,988.08 while the Nasdaq index dropped 126.59 points to 4,488.42. | US markets are closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr Day holiday. | 35345156 |
Dunlop, 27, riding a Buildbase BMW, was almost seven seconds faster than fellow 11-times TT winner Ian Hutchinson.
Yorkshireman Hutchinson, 36, put in a stunning lap of 130.745 to lead the Superstock session.
Lee Johnston was the fastest Supersport rider on Wednesday but is only sixth overall in the class.
Northern Iri... | Michael Dunlop produced a blistering lap of 131.574mph on Wednesday to move to the top of the Superbike practice leaderboard at the Isle of Man TT. | 36430280 |
The carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and its task force is sailing south from the Norwegian Sea on its way to Syria.
It is not clear if it will pass the British Isles via the English Channel or west of Ireland.
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the ships would be "man-marked" every step of the way.
"We will be wat... | Two British warships have been sent to shadow a Russian aircraft carrier and other Russian naval ships heading towards the UK. | 37706425 |
The former Arsenal captain, appointed last Monday until the end of the season, faces relegation with his side seven points from safety.
Jozabed clipped in the opener for Celta, who made 10 changes to keep players fresh for their European push.
Marcelo Diaz's free-kick made it two, and Claudio Beauvue added a third.
The... | Tony Adams' first match in charge of Granada ended in a comprehensive La Liga defeat by a Celta Vigo side with one eye on the Europa League. | 39572334 |
The former Harry Potter star will play Rosencrantz opposite Joshua McGuire's Guildenstern at the Old Vic theatre.
The play, first staged in 1966, replays Shakespeare's Hamlet from the point of view of two hapless minor characters.
The production, to be directed by David Leveaux, will run from 25 February to 29 April 20... | Daniel Radcliffe is to return to the London stage in a 50th anniversary production of Sir Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. | 37572546 |
They owe their semi-final advantage to clinical finishing by Mark McGuigan, Willie Gibson and Andy Stirling.
McGuigan and Gibson both scored twice, with Stirling hitting the net in style with a 20-yard screamer.
Livingston had led through Jordan White and Liam Buchanan's header helped reduce the deficit in the second h... | Stranraer put five goals past Livingston to give themselves a brilliant chance of reaching the Championship play-off final. | 36180049 |
The governing body made the decision after far-right Hindu nationalists stormed the Board of Control for Cricket in India offices in Mumbai.
Shiv Sena party activists threatened to prevent Pakistani Dar from standing in the fifth one-day international in Chennai on Sunday.
Dar is a three-time winner of the ICC's Umpire... | Umpire Aleem Dar has been withdrawn from the India-South Africa series by the International Cricket Council. | 34575892 |
Half a century on, consumers are used to a range of convenient ways to pay, but back in 1966 there was a feeling of change when people tried to brandish their exciting new plastic cards.
"When it arrived I didn't really know what it was," admits Liz Hodgkinson, who was a fresh-faced 22-year-old just out of university.
... | Fifty years ago this week Barclaycard issued the first credit cards in the UK. | 36518248 |
Mrs Clinton was reportedly concerned that news of the illness would be exploited by her opponents.
She was diagnosed on Friday and advised to rest, but continued campaigning.
Her team was forced to go public with the diagnosis on Sunday when she left a 9/11 memorial early, appearing weak.
Speaking to CNN late on Monday... | US Democratic party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton kept her pneumonia diagnosis from most of her staff, according to reports, choosing to tell only family and close aides. | 37346293 |
The incident happened on the Andersonstown Road in the west of the city.
It was reported to police shortly before 02:00 BST on Sunday.
Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the assault to contact them at Woodbourne station on the non-emergency 101 number. | A woman has been taken to hospital after she was reportedly pushed through the glass window of a fast-food takeaway in Belfast. | 33952630 |
BBC Scotland understands a neighbour discovered the man dead in the driveway of his bungalow at Anchorscross.
Police Scotland said the death of the 67-year-old was being treated as "unexplained".
A spokesperson added: "Inquiries into the full circumstances are at an early stage and ongoing."
The street is currently cor... | A police investigation has begun after a man's body was found outside a house in Dunblane. | 38426848 |
Emergency services were called to the blaze in the Bridgegate in Peebles at about 02:50.
Firefighters using breathing apparatus were able to extinguish the fire.
The baby was checked over by ambulance staff for suspected smoke inhalation but did not require hospital treatment. | A family - including a baby - have escaped injury after fire broke out in the early hours of the morning in their Scottish Borders home. | 37105147 |
Hywel Williams, Plaid Cymru's leader in Parliament, said leaving the European customs union would risk more than Welsh 200,000 jobs.
He told the House of Commons the union took 68% of Welsh exports, and 90% of its food and drink exports.
The prime minister responded saying she wanted to negotiate deals and open up new ... | Theresa May has been warned her Brexit plan will cause "calamitous self-harm" to Welsh exporters. | 38664361 |
The protesters say the president must have known about a corruption scandal in the state oil firm, Petrobras.
The political opposition say much of the alleged bribery took place when she was head of the company.
But Ms Rousseff has been exonerated in an investigation by the attorney general and denies involvement.
Most... | Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians have joined demonstrations against President Dilma Rousseff, with many asking for her impeachment. | 31899507 |
Arthur Jones, 73, has not been seen since 19 June, two days after arriving on the island for a walking holiday.
Phil Benbow, chair of the North Wales Mountain Rescue Association, and two police officers are joining the hunt.
A fundraising event was held last night in Denbigh to raise funds for Mr Jones's family who are... | A mountain search and rescue expert is part of the North Wales Police team flying to Crete to join the search for a missing Denbighshire pensioner. | 28178667 |
"Tonight, we turn the page," he said. "The shadow of crisis has passed, and the State of the Union is strong."
In a speech devised to appeal to working families, Mr Obama outlined his strategy for "middle-class economics".
But the plans are unlikely to make it past a Republican-controlled Congress.
Mr Obama also reiter... | US President Barack Obama has declared an end to the financial crisis and pledged economic policies to benefit all Americans, in his annual State of the Union address to Congress. | 30908095 |
The man was arrested in east Belfast on Monday.
He is also accused of controlling prostitution for gain and causing or inciting prostitution.
The man is expected to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court later on Tuesday. | A 60-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences, including controlling a brothel. | 32881608 |
The ex-Espanyol coach, 45, met Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu last week as speculation increased that he might take over from Luis Enrique.
However, BBC Sport understands that he is not under consideration for the job.
"I'm an Espanyol supporter - I think then I don't need to speak too much," the Argentine said, ... | Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has suggested it would be "impossible" to ever manage Barcelona. | 39444896 |
It comes ahead of a planned meeting with President Bashar al-Assad.
Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, who held talks with Mr Brahimi on his arrival, said he backed the mission.
Meanwhile, in an interview with the BBC, former envoy Kofi Annan warned there could be no "military solution" to the conflict.
Thousands of peopl... | UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, on his first mission to the country, is to meet an opposition group tolerated by the government. | 19596038 |
Darren Polean, 42, from Lightown in Drumbaragh and Brian Walsh, 34, from Culmullen in Drumree, appeared at Belfast Crown Court on Thursday.
Barristers for both men asked that they be re-arraigned on offences.
They had initially faced, and denied, four charges.
After pleading guilty to two offences, the remaining two ch... | Two men from County Meath have admitted terrorist offences linked to the discovery of a bomb at a Londonderry hotel which was due to host a PSNI recruitment event in October 2015. | 40122048 |
The bomber blew himself up after police tried to stop him entering the Palace of Justice, near the Souk al-Hamidieyh.
Later, another suicide bomber attacked a restaurant in the western district of Rabweh, injuring more than 20 people.
The attacks come on the sixth anniversary of the uprising against President Bashar al... | At least 31 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at the main court complex in the centre of the Syrian capital, Damascus, officials say. | 39277179 |
The study from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) described the trend as "a triumph of social policy", arguing that poverty in old age was being reduced.
The research also found that the over-60s are the only age group to have become better off since 2007/08.
The findings may fuel the debate over how much protectio... | UK pensioners' incomes have risen faster than all other age groups in the last 30 years, a study has shown. | 22890906 |
On Friday a judge ordered her release and set bail at about $10,500 (£6,200).
The girl, thought to be 14 years old but with a younger mental age, was arrested last month after a mob accused her of burning pages of the Koran.
Last week an imam was remanded in custody, accused of planting burned pages of the Koran in th... | A Christian girl in Pakistan who was arrested on blasphemy charges has been released from prison in Rawalpindi, a minister has said. | 19530813 |
The Spanish world number four had won all 17 of his matches on clay this year, including against Thiem in the Barcelona Open and Madrid Open finals.
But Thiem, ranked seventh, dominated on Friday, frequently forcing Nadal behind the baseline to set up a 6-4 6-3 win.
He will face world number two Novak Djokovic of Serbi... | Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal is out of the Italian Open after a straight-set defeat by Dominic Thiem of Austria in the quarter-finals in Rome. | 39981668 |
Mr Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in 2012, but the case was retried twice.
Thursday's Court of Cassation ruling is final, which could mean the ailing 88 year old is freed from detention.
He has been confined to a military hospital despite having completed a three-year sentence for embezzl... | Egypt's top appeals court has acquitted former President Hosni Mubarak of conspiring in the killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising. | 39140887 |
The 21-year-old centre-back spent the entire 2015-16 season on loan at Cheltenham Town and returned to the Robins for the first half of last term.
His only appearance so far for Reading came as a half-time substitute against Blackburn in May 2016.
"The idea is hopefully that it's with a view to a permanent deal at the ... | Lincoln City have signed defender Rob Dickie from Championship club Reading in a six-month loan deal. | 40794752 |
De Havilland, who turns 101 on Saturday, filed a lawsuit against FX Networks and producer Ryan Murphy over the miniseries Feud: Bette and Joan.
The drama explored the bad blood between the Hollywood screen legends Joan Crawford and Bette Davis.
The actress, who appeared in 50 films, was played by Catherine Zeta-Jones.
... | Oscar-winning actress Olivia de Havilland is suing the makers of a television show which she says portrayed her as a "petty gossip". | 40468051 |
The Candystripes never really recovered from John Mountney's first-minute goal.
Michael Duffy hit the Derry woodwork before half-time and also went close on a couple of other occasions as he and Patrick McEleney both excelled.
David McMillan doubled Dundalk's lead from a 51st-minute penalty and Mourtney looped in the t... | Derry City bowed out of the FAI Cup at the opening stage as Dundalk clinched a comprehensive 4-0 win at Oriel Park. | 40903184 |
Her appointment came amid a second-term shuffle of President Obama's foreign policy team. Ms Rice succeeds Tom Donilon, who has held senior national security posts in the administration since President Obama took office.
Ms Rice is known to be a close confidant of the president, but she has also been seen as controvers... | Barack Obama chose one of his closest aides when he selected Susan Rice to become his national security adviser. | 20722189 |
It happened in Railway Place car park at about 21:00 GMT on Friday.
Insp Colin Reeves appealed for anyone who was in the car park around the time and who witnessed the incident to contact police. | A woman in her 40s has died after she was hit by a car in Coleraine, County Londonderry. | 39089373 |
The tournament has added significance as a potential pathway to Test cricket and it is a challenge new Ireland head coach John Bracewell is relishing.
"It's a very important game as we take a first step towards our aim of being a Test playing nation," said Bracewell.
"That opportunity was one of the main reasons I took... | Ireland will begin their bid to secure Test status when they take on the United Arab Emirates in their opening Intercontinental Cup match at Malahide. | 32963537 |
She escaped with the rest of her family across Lake Chad after the attack on the town of Baga by the Islamist group earlier this month.
A field officer from the UN children's agency, Unicef, helps us find her mother, Hadija Umar, 30, a bit further in the camp.
She is queuing among hundreds for a bucket, some soap and a... | Seven-year-old Fatima lies on her own in a big white tent, crying inconsolably and calling for her father who was killed by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria. | 30900915 |
Sir Terry Wogan hosted the BBC One event on Friday with Fearne Cotton, Tess Daly and Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw.
Girls Aloud and One Direction performed live, while BBC Newsreaders took part in a Top Gear challenge and Lord Sugar starred in an EastEnders special.
The final total is expected to be higher than the £26,757,4... | The BBC's Children in Need appeal has raised nearly £26.8m on the night, beating 2011's total of £26.3m. | 20354286 |
It is expected that Iain Gray will move to take on the education remit and Jenny Marra will speak on health.
There will also be front bench jobs for Neil Findlay and Sarah Boyack, who contested the leadership contest with Mr Murphy.
It is understood that all members of the Labour front bench team will be moved to new p... | Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy will announce his new front bench team later. | 30489291 |
The Welsh education inspection body Estyn's latest annual report found 40% of pupils in Wales cannot read as well as they should be able to when they arrive at secondary school. And many of them will never catch up.
Wales' Chief Inspector of Schools says that is unacceptable.
The most recent tests for 11-year-olds in E... | Whether you are a parent, a pupil, a teacher, or a politician in Wales, you will know that education standards need improving. | 16877751 |
The man snatched the bag from the woman in the Coal Wynd car park in Kirkcaldy at about 15:35 on Saturday.
After her husband was knocked to the ground, and bumped his head, another woman stepped in and retrieved the bag.
The suspect was described as being white, in his 30s, about 5ft 7in tall, of scruffy appearance wit... | Police are trying to identify a man who tried to steal an elderly woman's handbag and knocked her husband to the ground when he tried to intervene. | 34034033 |
Bemba was found guilty earlier this year of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and jailed for 18 years.
On Wednesday he was convicted of corruptly influencing witnesses and falsifying evidence in that trial. Four close aides were also found guilty.
It is the first such corruption trial in the history of the ICC in... | Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has been found guilty by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of bribing witnesses. | 37706424 |
French-owned AXA has announced up to 56 posts could go at its base in Ipswich.
It said the changes are part of a restructuring programme and the separation of commercial and personal business lines.
The 56 posts at risk include 27 in management. Affected staff have been informed and the company said it will redeploy pe... | More than 50 jobs are under threat at an insurance company in Suffolk. | 12357752 |
The company asked more than 1,200 children aged between 8 and 15 years old about their weekly allowances.
It suggested kids get an an average of £6.50 each week, which is a 52p rise since last year.
The research also suggests boys are getting more money than girls - the average for boys is £6.67 per week and for girls ... | You're all getting more pocket money according to a survey by Halifax bank. | 23839404 |
Cameron Logan, 23, died in the blaze in Milngavie on 1 January, while his partner Rebecca Williams, 24, was seriously injured.
Blair Logan, 26, has been arrested in connection with his brother's death and the alleged attempted murder of his parents, both aged 54, and Ms Williams.
He is due to appear at Dumbarton Sherif... | Police have arrested the brother of a man who died in a house fire in East Dunbartonshire on New Year's Day. | 38621349 |
The Belgian FA wants a "strong and open communicator" who has a "proven track record in transmitting tactical and strategic knowledge" to top players.
The "desired profile" lists "experience and results in the fast-changing world of football".
Marc Wilmots left as manager after the Euro 2016 3-1 quarter-final defeat by... | The vacant Belgium head coach's job has been advertised online by the Belgian Football Association. | 36834109 |
Kieron McKeefery, 21, said he "walked around like the king for a week" after finding £1,245,000 in his NatWest account.
The web designer, from Barnsley, discovered the cash when he checked his unused savings account at work.
NatWest said it was not their error but the funds had been sent to Mr McKeefery's account by an... | A man was "shocked and amazed" when he found more than £1m in his bank account after an error. | 32031643 |
Martyn Day, co-founder of law firm Leigh Day, and colleagues Sapna Malik and Anna Crowther, were cleared at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal of a series of misconduct charges.
The hearing related to their handling of claims made against the MoD.
Mr Day said the decision allowed them to return to "the work we love".... | Three lawyers accused of improperly pursuing murder and torture claims against British troops in Iraq have been cleared of any wrongdoing. | 40220366 |
Stones did not feature in Saturday's 2-2 qualifying draw with Scotland.
But the Manchester City player could figure in his familiar centre-back role for Tuesday's friendly against France.
Southgate, who has used the 23-year-old in midfield in training, said: "He has all the attributes and capabilities to play as a hold... | England defender John Stones may be used in a holding midfield role as manager Gareth Southgate plots a route to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. | 40254464 |
Thirty "rapid response teams" will act on reports fed to a "state-of-the-art command centre" about issues like fly tipping, littering and dog fouling.
The council is setting up new Twitter and Facebook channels so the public can report problems directly.
A major recruitment drive for task force officers is also planned... | Glasgow City Council has promised to "revolutionise" the way the city is maintained with a new environmental task force. | 36382497 |
In front of Bauchi state's Sharia Commission, a white-walled two-storey building, men in dark green uniforms are awaiting orders from their boss.
The man in charge of the Islamic police, or Hisbah, says the hunt began when the Hausa Leadership newspaper reported last year that homosexuals in Bauchi had formed an associ... | In northern Nigeria, gay men are being hunted down. | 26065392 |
Karine Charbonnier-Beck was hailed as a bold speaker of truth to power for her appearance three weeks ago on the TF1 programme Face aux Francais (Face to Face with the French), in which the president was questioned by members of the public.
Her frank denunciation of the government's business policies, and refusal to be... | A 46-year-old businesswoman who makes nuts and bolts for heavy industry has become a folk hero for disaffected French entrepreneurs after she gave a televised dressing-down to President Francois Hollande on the travails of running a company. | 30290539 |
Gary Douglass, 20, tried to cut his own throat and also stabbed himself in the stomach in October 2013.
Two days after being discharged from hospital and while being held at Liverpool's Altcourse prison, his condition deteriorated.
Mr Douglass, who was facing an attempted murder charge, died on 12 October during emerge... | A Wrexham man who stabbed himself as police tried to arrest him later died while on remand, an inquest has heard. | 33227115 |
Elizabeth Mulcahy, of Llandaff, Cardiff, said her accuser had fabricated the claims against her.
She denies six counts of indecent assault against a girl under 13.
Cardiff Crown Court heard that when the allegations were put to her by police, she said: "It's a big lie - total, blatant - I never touched her."
Ms Mulcahy... | Claims an 82-year-old woman sexually assaulted a young girl in the 1970s and 1980s are "total lies", a court has heard. | 35060451 |
Almost 85% of the electorate turned out to vote, an unprecedented proportion in recent decades.
The overall result was reached by simply adding together all ballots but data from the 32 Scottish council areas reveal differences in voting patterns.
The overall result was slightly wider than predicted with 55% No to 45% ... | Scotland has voted against independence from the United Kingdom in an historic referendum. | 29255449 |
Yet this remote, beautiful, snowy city is the unlikely focus of the global electric car industry, attracting the attention of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs such as Elon Musk, founder of electric car maker Tesla.
His company has recently opened a showroom there - its most northerly outpost.
Why? Because Norway, it seems,... | Tromso, a Norwegian city known as the "Gateway to the Arctic", receives no sunlight for two months of the year. | 36402942 |
Tink jumped on top of Claire Hopkinson who was asleep in bed when an electrical fault sparked a fire at a neighbouring property in Shrewsbury.
Her family managed to get out of the house safely but Tink was overcome by the smoke and had to be revived by firefighters using a tiny oxygen mask.
"Without Tink we wouldn't be... | A fast acting feline who alerted her owners to a house fire has been named Cat of the Year by an animal charity. | 36966920 |
The device will go on sale on 15 June with a starting price of $999 (£770). It has a 34cm (13.5 inch) screen and 14 hours of battery life, the firm said.
The tech giant also revealed a new edition of its Windows 10 operating system aimed at schools and designed to run on low-cost computers.
Experts said the move was i... | Microsoft has unveiled a new Surface laptop to compete with the Macbook Air. | 39779095 |
He said the move would "lift the millstone of debt" from students.
Of the other contenders, Yvette Cooper also backs a graduate tax, Jeremy Corbyn wants to bring back maintenance grants and Liz Kendall would focus on early years education.
Mr Burnham also insisted his plan to "renationalise" the railways line-by-line c... | Andy Burnham is pledging to replace tuition fees with a "graduate tax" if he becomes Labour leader. | 33796193 |
Cafodd y beiciau a'r olwynion sbâr eu dwyn o fan y tîm rhwng 19:30 nos Sadwrn ac 08:00 fore Sul.
Mae Heddlu'r De yn ymchwilio i'r digwyddiad a ddigwyddodd y tu allan i Westy Premier Inn ar Ffordd Pentwyn.
Roedd y tîm yn aros yn y brifddinas nos Sadwrn yn barod ar gyfer ras Velothon Cymru sydd yn cael ei chynnal yng Ngh... | Mae pedwar beic o eiddo Tîm Wiggins ac offer seiclo - y cyfan yn werth o leiaf £40,000, wedi cael eu dwyn yng Nghaerdydd. | 40547928 |
The Western Health and Social Care Trust said it was working with residents and families affected by the sudden closure of Ashbrooke Care Home in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.
It is understood 43 residents are waiting to be re-homed.
Regulators said it was the first time they had forced a home to close.
Conditions at ... | Residents in a nursing home that was closed because conditions posed a "serious risk to life" will be re-homed in the next 10 days. | 41018201 |
The cancer has one of the lowest survival rates, with fewer than 5% of patients surviving five or more years after diagnosis.
The idea is to deliver oxygen to the tumour and improve radiotherapy treatments.
The treatment will not be available for a number of years
Survival rates had not improved in 40 years, said Prof ... | Scientists at Ulster University are leading a new research effort to increase survival rates for pancreatic cancer. | 38530295 |
Ainsworth fired home diagonally from the edge of the box and it proved to be the only goal at Fir Park.
Jamie Walker, Prince Buaben and Arnaud Djoum wasted chances for the lacklustre visitors, who remain eight points behind the Dons with four games left.
Louis Moult and Scott McDonald might have added further goals for... | Hearts' hopes of catching Aberdeen in second place suffered a major blow as Lionel Ainsworth's first-half winner lifted Motherwell back into fourth. | 36061054 |
But with electric cars currently accounting for less than 1% of new sales, the switch will mean seismic changes, and gives rise to a host of pressing questions.
Poor air quality is the "biggest environmental risk to public health in the UK" - thought to be linked to about 40,000 premature deaths a year - the government... | All sales of new petrol and diesel cars will cease in the UK by 2040, under plans to tackle air pollution. | 40726868 |
The Public Accounts Committee is calling for all data on drugs being prescribed in the UK to be made available.
It also says the government spent £424m stockpiling the antiviral Tamiflu despite a lack of agreement on how effective the drug is.
Campaigners called for "urgent action".
Half of trial data is not being pub... | The lack of data on the effectiveness of medicines available to doctors and researchers is "of extreme concern" say a group of MPs. | 25576520 |
The centre in Telford opened to patients in September.
Parent Alison Davies-Friend said the sewage came down the walls of the children's ward two weeks ago.
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust said there had been issues with leaking pipes in the women's services ward, above the children's ward.
Debbie Kadum, chie... | Parents of children being treated at a new £28m women and children's centre say sewage leaked on to a ward. | 29858953 |
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