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Sources said he was accused of hitting the producer in an incident last week, and the remaining three episodes of the current series might not be broadcast.
The BBC confirmed one episode - due for broadcast on Sunday - would not be shown, but gave few further details.
Clarkson, 54, has not commented, but has been jokin... | Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended by the BBC after what it called a "fracas" with a producer. | 31824040 |
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Hooker Pat MacArthur burrowed over to open the scoring, with Blaine Scully scampering down the left to strike back for the visitors before half-time.
Glasgow full-back Peter Murchie scored twice from close range after the break.
MacArthur's replacement James Malcolm drove ... | Glasgow Warriors regained fourth place in the Pro12 table with a 29-15 bonus-point victory over Cardiff Blues. | 38533150 |
The Scottish Design Relay begins in Dundee in August before travelling to Orkney, Caithness, Shetland, Govan, and Aberdeen.
Groups of young people will work with local designers and be introduced to an object with a link to their community.
The new designs and prototypes will be displayed in the V&A Dundee museum.
The ... | V&A Dundee has launched a national project inspired by a selection of objects that will be displayed in the new museum when it opens in 2018. | 40569125 |
The solar flare - a sudden release of radiation - peaked at 1705 BST on Monday, and was associated with a huge burst of matter.
When these eruptions reach Earth, they can interfere with electronic systems in satellites and those on the ground.
Nasa said this solar explosion - known as a coronal mass ejection (CME) - wa... | The Sun has unleashed its most powerful eruption of 2013 so far. | 22525233 |
The condition, which is caused by HIV, used to be one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide.
A report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAids) showed deaths had fallen from a peak of 1.9 million in 2005 to 1 million last year.
It said the "scales have tipped", with more than half of people getting d... | Deaths linked to Aids have halved in a decade, official figures shows. | 40582836 |
6 June 2017 Last updated at 16:37 BST
He's hoping people will support his Meat Paste Party - but what does it actually mean to become an MP?
He has been meeting lots of people to find out more about the job.
Watch the video to see what happened when he met Edwina Currie, who used to be an MP.
Click here to find out mor... | Hacker has been finding out more about what it takes to become a Member of Parliament (MP). | 40178081 |
Roy Moore, 69, violated judicial ethics with an order seen as directing probate judges to deny marriage licences to gay couples, a judicial panel ruled.
The decision was a "politically motivated effort" by radical groups, he said. His lawyer has vowed to appeal.
It is the second suspension for Mr Moore, an outspoken co... | Alabama's top judge has been suspended for the remainder of his term for defying federal court rulings that legalized same-sex marriage. | 37528317 |
City boss Roberto Mancini made 25-year-old Garcia a priority after Daniele de Rossi decided to stay at Roma and Nigel de Jong moved to AC Milan.
The former Real Madrid man won his only Spain cap earlier this year.
Manchester City, predictably, were big spenders as they parted with £38m to sign Benfica's Javi Garcia, Fi... | Manchester City have completed a £16m deal for Benfica's Spain international midfielder Javi Garcia. | 19430912 |
In 2011, it was one of the last two countries in the world where divorce was illegal.
On Tuesday, it became the first European country to ban "gay conversion therapy", eliciting cheers from LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) campaigners as well as psychologists.
In recent years, the staunchly Catholic country h... | The last five years have seen sweeping changes in laws governing social and sexual rights in Malta. | 38235264 |
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) went to reports of a "drunk" woman falling into the road near Piccadilly Gardens at about 22:00 on Wednesday.
Officers were told a woman had attempted to put a young girl on a bus.
A 23-year-old woman was later arrested for being drunk in charge of a child.
GMP City Centre tweeted: "Extr... | A woman who was "swigging" from a brandy bottle while trying to put her four-year-old child on a bus alone has been arrested, police have said. | 37186722 |
Bu farw Joseph Smith yn y gwrthdrawiad ar Rodfa'r Gorllewin yn y ddinas ym mis Medi 2015.
Clywodd Llys y Goron Caerdydd bod gan lystad y bachgen, Dean Collins, 24, gocên yn ei waed pan darodd gerbydau eraill.
Cafodd Collins ei ganfod yn euog ddydd Mawrth o achosi marwolaeth Joseph a phedwar cyhuddiad arall o achosi ana... | Mae dyn wedi ei garcharu am chwe blynedd am achosi marwolaeth bachgen pump oed drwy yrru'n beryglus yng Nghaerdydd. | 39577540 |
The Local Government Association says a shortfall in children's services budgets will reach £2bn by 2020.
The LGA calculates that the shortfall will be £100m more than was suggested by its previous analysis last October, which had put it at £1.9bn.
The government said its reforms would deliver quality care for all chil... | A funding shortfall in council support for vulnerable children in England will be worse than expected, town hall bosses are warning. | 39849120 |
The group already operates a five star hotel near the Waterfront Hall. It is thought that it is looking for a site for its budget Hampton by Hilton brand.
The Hampton brand has been expanding rapidly across the UK and Europe over the last two years.
An industry source suggested the group could be involved with a recent... | The Hilton Hotel group has said it is looking at development sites in Belfast with a view to expansion. | 30522209 |
Michael Karkoc, 98, is accused of ordering the killing of 44 Poles while he allegedly led a unit in the SS-led Ukrainian Self Defence Legion.
Polish prosecutor Robert Janicki said that evidence collected from years of investigation confirmed his identity "100%".
Mr Karkoc's family has denied he was involved in any war ... | Polish officials are seeking the arrest of a Minnesota man they say was a Nazi commander during World War Two. | 39258454 |
Theresa Villiers said that path could damage public services and undermine devolution.
She was speaking ahead of crisis talks at Stormont on Tuesday.
Northern Ireland's executive parties and the British and Irish governments are due to meet later.
It follows the defeat of the Welfare Reform Bill last week.
Under review... | The Northern Ireland Secretary has warned political leaders to choose between the Stormont House Agreement or a path that "threatens to wreak havoc". | 32966685 |
Mr Capriles accused President Nicolas Maduro of inflicting "savage repression" on the Venezuelan people.
"How long can Maduro stand denying Venezuelans the right to vote? I don't think much longer," he added.
Nearly 30 people have been killed in protests this month and the economy is beset by shortages and inflation.
"... | Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles has told the BBC that early general elections are the only way to put an end to the country's crisis. | 39741216 |
It happened at Coed Cae, Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, at about 18:20 GMT on Saturday.
South Wales Police said children in the house at the time. It is thought at least one of the gang had a knife.
Det Insp Phil Sparrow said: "This is a concerning incident which has left the victims traumatised and shocked."
An unknow... | A knife-wielding gang threatened a family in their own home before stealing a mobile phone and cash. | 38952113 |
The League Two champions had taken a penalty shoot-out bonus point after a draw with Premiership outfit Dundee in their opening game on Saturday.
First-half goals from Kevin Smith and Paul McManus secured the win for Gary Naysmith's side.
The Sons misery was compounded by a red card for defender Grant Gallagher.
Stevie... | East Fife are surprise leaders of Scottish League Cup Group A after they overcame Championship outfit Dumbarton 2-0 away from home. | 36841674 |
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Theo Walcott gave the Gunners the lead on 89 seconds when he converted Calum Chambers' cross from the right.
Mesut Ozil then made it 2-0 when he slotted in from inside the area.
Tomas Rosicky volleyed home a sublime third after Chris O'Grady had reduced the deficit, before... | Defending champions Arsenal reached the FA Cup fifth round but were forced to hang on for victory against a spirited Brighton side at the Amex Stadium. | 30868916 |
The Friends of Wem Pool charity have been given a 20-year lease to run the pool using funds from the town council.
Volunteers have been working for two years to refurbish the pool and gym, which they will run as a community facility.
The group stepped in in 2012 when a leisure company said it no longer wanted to run th... | A Shropshire swimming pool saved from closure by a group of volunteers has been officially reopened. | 30658241 |
The plan was put forward at the G7 summit in Italy in the wake of a deadly chemical attack the countries say was carried out by Moscow's ally, Syria.
Italy's foreign minister said the group did not want to back Russia into a corner and preferred dialogue.
The Lib Dem leader Tim Farron called it a "failure of British di... | The UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has denied he suffered a "defeat" after the G7 group of nations rejected his proposal for sanctions against Russia. | 39563640 |
A recent outcry in India shows just how many fear this in Narendra Modi's government after it accused three TV news networks of violating broadcasting regulations by airing interviews that criticised last month's execution of Yakub Memon, the man convicted of financing the deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings. It even threaten... | George Bernard Shaw once said that "censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions". | 33844154 |
The warning comes in a letter from the finance director at the Department of Education (DE), Gary Fair.
Mr Fair said that the department was not in a position to confirm individual school budgets for 2017/18 yet.
However, he said schools would need to make "difficult decisions" in advance of the start of the new financ... | Schools have been told that they face "an extremely challenging budgetary position in 2017-18". | 39285487 |
The teenager, from Castlederg in County Tyrone, was last seen being driven away by convicted child killer Robert Howard in August 1994.
She had been on a night out in Donegal. Arlene's body has never been found.
Howard, who died in prison last year, was acquitted of the 15-year-old's murder in 2005.
At the latest preli... | The family of Arlene Arkinson is "deeply frustrated" at delays in concluding an inquest into her death, a coroner's court has heard. | 38171167 |
Keane, 24, moves to Goodison Park after agreeing a five-year contract.
The England defender is Everton's fifth signing of the summer, with Malaga striker Sandro Ramirez also joining on Monday for £5.2m.
Those signings take Everton's spending in this transfer window to more than £90m, a total including a deal worth up t... | Everton have signed Michael Keane from Burnley for a fee that could rise to a club record-equalling £30m. | 40447200 |
13 May 2016 Last updated at 15:21 BST
They made the challenge on YouTube, and tweeted the video, saying to the PSNI : "Show us your moves".
The BBC has asked the PSNI if a response video is in the pipeline. | The gardaí (Irish police) have challenged the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to a 'running man' dance off. | 36288844 |
The retailer has announced it will be removing the dolls from their shelves.
A mother from Florida launched an online petition for their sale to be stopped by the chain, as the dolls were a "dangerous deviation from their family friendly values".
In a statement Toys R Us said: "Let's just say, the action figures have t... | Breaking Bad fans will have to go somewhere other than Toys R Us to buy character action figures. | 29718808 |
The industry saw 29,000 tonnes of fresh salmon worth £190m sold in the second period of this year alone.
That was a near 10-tonne increase on the 19,150 tonnes (£109m) exported in the corresponding period of 2016.
The United States remains the largest market, while China (£44m) is the most significant Asian buyer.
The ... | Scottish salmon exports reached a record value of £346m in the first half of 2017 - up 70% on the same period last year, government figures reveal. | 40917608 |
Taylor, 56, who will retire from the PDC tour circuit at the end of 2017, has five points from three matches after a 7-4 win over the Dutchman.
He is level with Michael van Gerwen, who beat Jelle Klaasen 7-4, at the top.
James Wade also has five points after his win over Adrian Lewis, while Peter Wright and Dave Chisna... | Phil Taylor defeated long-time rival Raymond van Barneveld in Leeds on Thursday to remain tied at the top of the Premier League table. | 38972252 |
The 26-year-old, who is capable of playing on the wing, at full-back or at centre, made his third international appearance for the Wallabies in 2016.
He has played for Super Rugby sides Western Force and Queensland Reds, as well as sevens rugby for Australia.
"Luke is an impressive player with excellent technical abili... | Bristol have signed versatile Australia back Luke Morahan for next season. | 39331451 |
Officers have used dogs to search the sites and "ground penetrating radar" to look for disturbed earth.
The searches follow a request from the Metropolitan Police, who launched a fresh investigation into Madeleine's disappearance last July.
Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, was three when she went missing from her... | Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have been searching several sites in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz. | 24526934 |
Mr Blessed is the voice of one of three talking toilets in the Pyramid stage field to highlight the 2.3bn people who have no access to a basic toilet.
Actor Kathy Burke and musician Cerys Matthews will also voice "babbling bogs" to promote WaterAid's Toilets Save Lives campaign.
Around 175,000 people are expected to at... | Actor Brian Blessed will be joining music lovers on the toilet at this year's Glastonbury Festival. | 36546341 |
Mr Gentiloni, 62, succeeds Matteo Renzi, who resigned after losing a referendum eight days ago.
Pier Carlo Padoan remains economy minister and Angelino Alfano becomes foreign minister.
Mr Gentiloni is a loyalist from Mr Renzi's Democratic Party (PD), and he is expected to largely follow the former administration's prog... | Italy's new Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni has taken office and announced his new cabinet. | 38295549 |
7 July 2013 Last updated at 10:48 BST
They have been showing off their best tricks on the water in a big wakeboarding competition in the US.
The brave contestants are pulled behind a speed boat on a board and they use the waves made by the boat to perform amazing jumps and stunts.
Some of the moves are so quick you hav... | The best wave riders on the planet have been twisting their boards 20 feet in the air! | 23215991 |
The girl, Ruqayya Abu Eid, ran at the guard at the entrance to the Anatot settlement, prompting him to open fire, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said.
It was the latest in a near-daily series of attacks since October, mainly stabbings, on Israelis by Palestinians.
More than 180 people have been killed - 155 of them Pale... | A 13-year-old Palestinian girl who tried to stab a security guard at an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank has been shot dead, police say. | 35391575 |
Aluminium composite material (ACM), which has come under question following the Grenfell Tower fire in London, will be removed from nine blocks.
Salford Mayor Paul Dennett said additional safety measures were also being taken by Pendleton Together, which manages the flats.
Similar work has also started at a block in Wy... | Residents in more than 850 flats have been told cladding will be removed from their tower blocks in Salford. | 40382036 |
The new project, called Circular Ocean, will see ideas shared online on what to do with millions of tonnes of plastic.
Marine litter is already used in the making of socks, rucksacks, skateboards and sunglasses.
The Environmental Research Institute (ERI) of the North Highland College UHI is heading up Circular Ocean.
I... | A Thurso-based institute is leading an effort to encourage greater reuse of plastic waste found washed up on hard-to-reach European beaches. | 34422947 |
Abdal Raouf Abdallah, 23, from Manchester, had denied two counts of preparing acts of terrorism.
Former serviceman Stephen Mustafa Gray, who tried and failed to reach Syria, admitted three offences last year.
The court heard Abdallah had tried to arrange firearms and cash for the trip.
A jury at Woolwich Crown Court co... | A British-Libyan man, left paralysed since he took part in the 2011 Libyan uprising, has been convicted of trying to help an RAF veteran travel to Syria to fight with militants there. | 36261508 |
When Chris Vickery discovered the security risk and alerted uKnowKids, it accused him of hacking its systems.
The US firm's chief told the BBC he was concerned that Mr Vickery had refused to delete screenshots of the data, which included images of children.
Mr Vickery said that he wanted to ensure uKnowKids dealt with ... | A company that monitors children's online activity has defended its response to the discovery that one of its databases was exposed to the net. | 35659828 |
The company has been at the centre of a huge global recall over faulty airbags it supplied to numerous car companies.
The airbags have been linked to six deaths in the US.
Despite the recalls, the company saw higher sales in the US, India and South East Asia and maintains its profit forecast for the full year at 20bn y... | Japanese car parts firm Takata saw a 3bn yen (£15.4m; $24m) net profit in the three months to June, compared with a 38.65bn yen loss a year earlier. | 33798728 |
Llanbedr airfield near Harlech has been chosen by the UK government alongside six in Scotland and one in England to launch commercial flights from 2018.
The announcement was made at the Farnborough Air Show by Aviation Minister Robert Goodwill on Tuesday.
Other sites selected included Campbeltown Airport and Newquay Co... | A site in Gwynedd has been selected as possible location for a UK spaceport base. | 28313756 |
Ms Dornan died on Sunday 2 August. She had been stabbed before her home, in the Lagmore estate, was set on fire.
Sources have told the BBC that the 37-year-old suspect, who was arrested by Irish police (Garda??) in County Donegal on Friday, had absconded a month ago.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is considerin... | A suspect in the murder of west Belfast woman Jennifer Dornan had failed to return to Dublin's Mountjoy prison after a temporary release. | 33853650 |
The fighting in Kumanovo, close to the northern borders with Kosovo and Serbia, left another 20 injured.
Interior ministry spokesman Ivo Kotevski said that the "terrorist group" was armed with bombs and automatic rifles.
He added that it had been planning attacks on state institutions.
Mr Kotevski said that the "well-t... | At least five police officers have died in clashes in Macedonia with an armed group from an unidentified neighbouring state, say officials. | 32674121 |
Engineers have been inspecting a defect on the bridge, causing lengthy delays for motorists.
The southbound carriageway was closed on Tuesday night as a precaution.
The road network company Amey has revealed there are eight parts of the bridge where a similar problem could be encountered in the future.
There was signif... | Traffic on the Forth Road Bridge will be restricted to a single lane in each direction until at least the middle of the day on Thursday. | 34980905 |
There were once hundreds of coal mines in Germany's Ruhr valley. Zollverein's vast steel and brick coal processing facilities have been preserved as a reminder of that sooty, grimy past.
Tour guide Frank Switala is passionate about this place. His grandfather worked underground here for more than 40 years and, at its h... | Essen's proud industrial heritage looms large across the acres of land occupied by Zollverein mining museum. | 38162918 |
Lions boss Warren Gatland believes Murray was illegally targeted by the All Blacks during the first Test in Auckland, and says they could have caused a career-ending injury.
"I never go into a game thinking that I am going to target someone and intentionally hurt them," Kaino said.
"I just wanted to clear that up."
Foo... | New Zealand flanker Jerome Kaino insists there was no malice or intent behind his challenge on British and Irish Lions scrum-half Conor Murray. | 40414581 |
He has now gone 11 games and 954 minutes without a Premier League goal in the most barren spell since his made his Everton debut as a 16-year-old in August 2002.
Rooney is not alone among the Premier League big guns in finding goals hard to come by this season - Tottenham striker Harry Kane and Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez... | Wayne Rooney was England's history man with his 50th goal for his country against Switzerland - but his blank at Southampton on Sunday saw the Manchester United captain set an unwanted personal record. | 34345949 |
A Taliban spokesman told the BBC the attack would have been launched from a base in Washir, north-west Helmand.
David Cameron's plans were changed at the last minute when intercepts of Taliban radio messages showed that they knew which helicopter he was flying in.
Downing Street said it did not comment on the prime min... | The Taliban have revealed the base from which they planned to shoot down the prime minister's helicopter during his first visit to Afghanistan in June. | 11114791 |
The move follows a consultation with its workforce.
A further 24 redundancies are being made at the firm's operations in Morecambe Bay.
Centrica said the cuts come as it explores new ways of working to "maximise the potential of its North Sea assets".
A company spokesman said: "After a full consultation with our people... | The oil and gas company Centrica is to cut 25 jobs from its exploration and production operation in Aberdeen. | 38567289 |
While this episode in the story is now at a close, the chapter is not over for football - with the game still left facing crucial questions.
The continuing debate surrounding Evans' future has not contributed anything positive to the overall image of English football, his former club Sheffield United or Oldham Athletic... | Oldham Athletic's decision to pull out of a deal to sign convicted rapist Ched Evans ended a tumultuous few days of legal and moral arguments about the Wales striker's right to return to the game following his release from prison. | 30748104 |
But if this happened, would it enable migrants in Calais to come to the UK?
"If you leave the European Union, you don't have any relationship with France - you must separate and take your border back," Hasan Amin says from the Calais "Jungle", with tents on the rocky, sandy ground behind him.
He is one of approximately... | Calls are growing in France to end a deal that allows Britain to carry out immigration checks on the French side of the English Channel after the UK voted to leave the EU. | 36683234 |
The body of Michael Collings, 53, was recovered but Ken Cresswell, 57, John Shaw, 61, and Chris Huxtable, 34, were trapped when it came down in February.
Their bodies were not found until earlier this month.
John Cosgrove, 65, of Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, was 98ft (30m) away when the incident happened.
"All of a sudde... | A Didcot Power Station worker has told how he escaped the partial collapse of its boiler house which killed four colleagues because he was on a break. | 37342768 |
6 November 2015 Last updated at 04:59 GMT
It is a new approach for the company which has struggled to attract customers to its own operating system, BB10.
BlackBerry said its new device, Priv, was designed to offer customers improved security over rival Android handsets.
"Coming with a device that tries to address secu... | BlackBerry has launched its first smartphone running the Android operating system. | 34720963 |
Reflections was founded by survivors of childhood abuse who want provide support to other victims.
Chairman Phil Lafferty said he has already started a petition calling for tougher sentencing for paedophiles.
Mr Lafferty said he hopes to meet with Justice Minister Michael Gove to discuss child abuse sentencing.
Educati... | A new support service for survivors of childhood sexual abuse has been unveiled in Loughborough. | 33667997 |
The launch of what was supposed to be its flagship model has turned into a fiasco for the world's largest smartphone maker.
As the South Korean company scrambles to contain the crisis, we look back at the developments so far:
2 August: Samsung unveils its latest flagship model Galaxy Note 7 amid great fanfare in New Yo... | Samsung has stopped sales of its Galaxy Note 7 and has urged users to power the phone down and stop using it altogether. | 37615496 |
"What we need is sensible, realistic rules that do their job - no more, no less", said EU Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans.
He is known as Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker's "right-hand man".
Critics accuse the Commission of over-legislating, increasing business costs across the 28-nation bloc.
... | A top Brussels official in charge of reducing the burden of EU regulations says he is determined to keep the EU focused on priority areas. | 31751830 |
A consultation has started on the future of "underused and poor quality" court and tribunal buildings.
Justice Secretary Michael Gove said the aim was to reduce what he identified as "surplus capacity".
It comes a week after the announcement two magistrates' courts in south Wales would close, saving £80,000 in running... | Eleven courts across Wales are facing closure under new plans announced by the UK government. | 33552600 |
The Humber coastguard said it received multiple 999 calls reporting that a man had come off the craft near South Shields Pier on Saturday afternoon.
The Tynemouth RNLI inshore lifeboat arrived at the scene and recovered him from the water but he was pronounced dead.
A crew on a training exercise responded to the call.
... | A man has died after getting into difficulties on a water bike in the sea off the South Tyneside coast. | 36820314 |
Health officials have stopped Valley Oak Food and Fuel selling food.
Cases of botulism, a rare and sometimes fatal form of food poisoning, were first reported on 5 May and in total nine people are confirmed to have it.
One of the victims is reportedly so ill she cannot speak or keep her eyes open.
Dr Oliva Kasirye of t... | An outbreak of severe food poisoning in Sacramento, California, that left nine people in hospital has been linked to cheese sauce sold on nacho crisps at a family-run petrol station. | 39989138 |
The 23-year-old, who took his maiden first-class five-wicket haul in May, is the one uncapped player in the squad for the games on 16 and 18 June.
"It's been brilliant to play first-team cricket at Durham and to achieve success," said Dubliner McCarthy.
Both matches against Sri Lanka will be staged at Malahide.
John Br... | Durham seam bowler Barry McCarthy's fine start to the season has earned him an Ireland call-up for the one-day series against Sri Lanka. | 36433580 |
Its owner, California-based FriendFinder Networks, said it was aware of the issue's "seriousness".
In a separate incident, mSpy admitted it has been hacked and had thousands of customer records leaked online.
And this year it was revealed the hotel chain Mandarin Oriental and telecoms firm TalkTalk lost customer data.
... | Adult Friend Finder, a casual dating website, has called in police and investigators after a suspected leak of client information. | 32839196 |
It happened on the Scarva Road in the town on Monday afternoon.
The girls are pupils at St Mary's Primary School. One is aged 10, the other 11. The accident happened down the road from the school.
Both are believed to have head injuries and one girl also suffered a neck injury and a broken leg.
One has been taken to Cr... | Two schoolgirls have been injured after being struck by a car while crossing a road in Banbridge, County Down. | 37683636 |
Miller had been on trial with the Bairns while negotiations were being held with the English Premier League club over a six-figure fee for Biabi.
The 32-year-old started out at Falkirk and will add to his 73 appearances after signing a "short-term deal".
Miller, capped three times, was released by Kilmarnock this summe... | Former Scotland striker Lee Miller has returned to Falkirk after the Bairns completed the sale of teenager Botti Biabi to Swansea City. | 33964661 |
The sector is thought to be on the cusp of making history by becoming the first nation to push the boundaries of space travel by about 60,000 miles.
Its success depends on attracting the right individual from an international pool of only 29 potentials.
This, according to industry research, is the number of people weal... | The Isle of Man's space industry has brought millions to the Manx economy and helped generate a wealth of international interest, but could the best be yet to come? | 20325287 |
Councillors voted by 30 to 15 in favour of a motion declaring the UK would be better off outside the EU.
The UKIP group leader on the council Lawrence Webb described it a "fantastic result".
The sole Labour member, Keith Darvill, said it had been "wrong" to hold the vote.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage offered his congratula... | Havering Council in east London has become the first publicly elected body in the UK to back leaving the European Union. | 35428996 |
Khuram Iqbal, 21, from Cardiff, advertised videos and articles which glorified terrorism for sale on six different Facebook pages.
His online name was Abu Irhaab - Arabic for father of terrorism.
Iqbal admitted charges including the dissemination of terrorist publications at Woolwich Crown Court.
The court was told he ... | A student calling himself the "father of terrorism" has been jailed for over three years for posting more than 800 links to extremist material online. | 29167225 |
The UKIP leader faced accusations of "inflammatory" scaremongering during exchanges with members of the public.
But he insisted there was wide support for "getting a grip" on migration, including from ethnic minority groups.
The PM said there were "good and bad ways" to control immigration but warned against a "Little ... | Nigel Farage has said he has been "demonised" for his views on immigration as he and David Cameron faced questions in a live EU TV debate. | 36471787 |
David Cameron called on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to expel him from the party at Prime Minister's Questions.
Labour's ruling NEC later said it had excluded him after "further evidence" had come to light about him.
Mr Downing said his views on 9/11 and so-called Islamic State had been quoted out of context.
In the Com... | Gerry Downing, a revolutionary socialist expelled by Labour after criticism of his views on 9/11, has said he will appeal against the move. | 35768969 |
The 16-year-old was facing serious criminal charges - some of which he would be convicted of on 12 May. They were of wounding religious feelings, harassment and posting obscenities. But the teenager breezed past reporters, munching a banana.
This is Amos, the enfant terrible who has fascinated and infuriated Singaporea... | Dressed in a black T-shirt and khaki shorts, Amos Yee cut an unassuming figure when he showed up at the Singapore State Courts on 17 April. | 32604122 |
The Minstermen, managed by former Celtic player Jackie McNamara, will be hoping to earn promotion back to League Two after being relegated this season.
Robinson, 22, has helped Crusaders clinch back-to-back Premiership titles after joining from Rangers in 2012.
Meanwhile, former Portadown full-back Ross Redman has sign... | Crusaders defender Josh Robinson is set to leave the Irish Premiership club after the Seaview outfit agreed a deal with National League side York City. | 36528164 |
It comes after the Department for Work and Pensions said it made "no apology" for attempting to make work pay.
In a letter to newspapers, Tam Baillie claimed the proposals would impact life expectancy, educational attainment and mental health.
He was also critical of the decision to change the definition of child pover... | Scotland's children's commissioner has renewed his attack on the UK government's proposed welfare cuts. | 33394203 |
The crash happened on the eastbound carriageway near Micheldever, just after 07:30 BST.
A woman who was a passenger in the car was taken to hospital - her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Highways England, which has replaced the Highways Agency, said the road reopened at about noon.
The road was closed... | A driver died when his car left the road and overturned in a ditch on the A303 in Hampshire. | 32157387 |
The 35-year-old was sent for tests after missing this week's County Championship match against Warwickshire because he felt unwell.
He will have more examinations before receiving treatment.
Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove said: "I would like to send him and his family our very best wishes at this very difficult time... | England batsman Michael Carberry has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumour, his county Hampshire have confirmed. | 36798903 |
Demos found that 63% had been born or educated within 20km (13 miles) of their seat, or had worked within this distance from it in the five years before seeking election.
It suggested the Lib Dems had the most "local" MPs of the main parties.
Labour came second and the Conservatives third, Demos said.
It was once commo... | Almost two-thirds of the UK's members of Parliament are "local" to the area they represent, research by a political think tank suggests. | 27146287 |
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The 22-year-old Scot finished in three minutes 34.17 seconds - his previous best was 3:35.49.
"In utter shock. Cannot believe I've just won a Diamond League," he tweeted.
In a bizarre women's 200m, Dutch world champion Dafne Schippers was reinstated as winner having initia... | Briton Jake Wightman knocked over a second off his personal best as he beat a high-quality field to win the 1500m at the Oslo Diamond League meeting. | 40296076 |
Ex-Aston Villa midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger revealed his sexuality on Wednesday and said the issue was still taboo inside the dressing room.
But Ruddy said fears over fan reaction could be why more players are not open about their sexuality.
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"It's 2014 and if that's the ... | Norwich and England goalkeeper John Ruddy believes an openly gay player would be accepted by their team-mates. | 25679536 |
The 20-year-old right-back's existing contract was due to come to an end this summer, but he has agreed an improved deal, which runs until 30 June 2020.
Since making his debut in August, Blues academy product Dacres-Cogley has now made 10 first-team appearances.
Six of those have been since Gianfranco Zola succeeded Ga... | Birmingham City defender Josh Dacres-Cogley has signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with the mid-table Championship club. | 38863455 |
Cataract operations carried out at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton in May left some with blurred vision.
The procedures were carried out on 62 people in a mobile unit by by private provider Vanguard Healthcare. Twenty-five of them had a "normal recovery".
Ophthalmology staff voiced concerns but operations continued, ... | Patients who had eye operations at a hospital where staff raised concerns about the procedures said they suffered pain and felt rushed, a report claims. | 29638458 |
Bath have ruled out surgery for the 24-year-old, who suffered medial ligament damage against Northampton.
Wales play Australia on 5 November before games against Argentina, Japan and South Africa.
"He's had a scan. It's anything from six to eight weeks," said Bath director of rugby Todd Blackadder.
Faletau, who joined ... | Wales number eight Taulupe Faletau is a doubt for the autumn internationals as he faces up to eight weeks on the sidelines because of a knee injury. | 37339203 |
Froome was third in a thrilling mountain stage during which Fabio Aru slipped from second to fourth overall.
Marcel Kittel, who led the green jersey contest, was forced to retire from the race after crashing early in the stage.
There are four stages remaining, with a potentially crucial summit finish in Izoard on Thurs... | Britain's Chris Froome extended his lead in the Tour de France to 27 seconds at the end of a brilliant stage 17 won by Slovenia's Primoz Roglic. | 40656045 |
Ross Lyall, who had type one diabetes, died in March after five days in intensive care at Raigmore Hospital.
His DJ partner Andrew McGibbon will play a special set in his memory during Groove Loch Ness on 20 August.
The duo played at the festival at Dores last year, the first time the event was staged.
Organisers said ... | A dance music festival held on the shores of Loch Ness is to pay tribute to an Inverness DJ who died earlier this year at the age of 30. | 36787769 |
For the umpteenth time, the delivery was poor. It was low, harmless and easily cleared.
In that moment, Arkadiusz Milik, Ajax's impressive young striker who bizarrely started the match on the bench, threw his hands in the air in frustration at the botched set piece. Davy Klaassen, the captain, shouted his anger. On the... | In the 73rd minute at the Amsterdam ArenA on Thursday, Ajax had a free-kick inside the Celtic half, too far from Craig Gordon's goal to think about a shot, but in decent enough position to think about dropping something into the goalkeeper's air space in the hope of causing some consternation. | 34288390 |
There they found turtles nesting amongst plastic bottles, cigarette lighters and toys. And they discovered dead and dying albatross chicks, unwittingly killed when their parents fed them plastic carried in as they foraged for food in the sea.
Some of the chicks die when sharp edges puncture their bodies, others from st... | Last summer, when filming for a series to be broadcast next year, a team from the BBC's Natural History Unit saw first-hand how discarded plastic can end up thousands of miles away from where people live when they visited French Frigate Shoals, an island north west of Hawaii. | 21236477 |
PSA's board agreed the deal on Friday, and an official announcement is planned for Monday, said Reuters, citing unnamed sources.
News that the two companies were in talks emerged last month raising fears that the deal could lead to job losses.
Vauxhall has 4,500 UK staff based at plants in Ellesmere Port and Luton.
Ope... | France's PSA Group, maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars, has reached a deal with General Motors to buy its Opel and Vauxhall brands, according to reports. | 39161173 |
Details of health problems, family bereavements and personal issues were sent by the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich to 298 students.
UEA has apologised "unreservedly".
It has now confirmed its auditors will begin an independent inquiry to "ensure it cannot be repeated".
Earlier this month it emerged an emai... | An independent inquiry has begun into how a university mistakenly emailed hundreds of students personal information about dozens of fellow undergraduates. | 40412520 |
The star's admission came in recently-unsealed documents from a 2005 civil case, in which Andrea Constand accused the star of drugging and molesting her.
In their first comment since the papers were made public this month, Mr Cosby's lawyers said he did not admit to giving any women drugs without their consent.
He has ... | Bill Cosby's lawyers claim he has been damaged by "inaccurate" media reports, after it was revealed he had obtained sedatives to give to women before sex. | 33620336 |
Authorities have asked people living near the river to leave their homes and move to safer places.
At least 10 people are missing after landslides buried a number of houses.
The alert comes after more than 250 people died in September in what was described as the worst flooding in the region in half a century.
The depu... | A flood alert has been issued in Indian-administered Kashmir following torrential rain and a surge in the water level of the Jhelum river. | 32111898 |
The Hamilton Academical manager believes it would not only help officials but would prevent incorrect decisions proving costly for clubs.
"I know they do it in tennis, where you can challenge a decision," he said.
"Maybe it's a good idea and it would stop that if you could maybe have one challenge a half."
In Saturday'... | Martin Canning says football should consider introducing a challenge system like tennis to try to resolve issues around controversial penalty decisions. | 37362391 |
Shares in the retail giant fell 10% after the company revised its earnings forecast down.
The slump in Wal-Mart shares also affected other US retailers - Macy's was down by 1% and Target was down by 3.5%
The Dow Jones closed at at 16,924.75, a drop of 157.14 points or 0.92%. The Nasdaq index closed at 4,782.85, a fall ... | A sharp fall in Wal-Mart's shares dragged the Dow Jones index lower. | 34528278 |
Mr Aspinwall had been diagnosed with cancer and passed away at his home in Willsbridge near Bristol, surrounded by his family earlier on Tuesday.
He represented the former Kingswood constituency from the May 1979 general election until his retirement in 1997.
Mr Aspinwall had previously stood as a Liberal Party candida... | The former Conservative MP Jack Aspinwall has died aged 82, his family have confirmed. | 32793916 |
The former Candystripes captain replaced Roddy Collins as Brandywell boss in May last year.
Derry are battling against relegation from the Premier Division while they made their FAI Cup exit on Monday night with a 3-0 defeat at Cork City.
City assistant boss Paul Hegarty will take over as caretaker manager until the en... | Derry City have parted company with manager Peter Hutton by mutual consent after a poor league campaign. | 34264253 |
A report said early retirement and voluntary severance (ERVS) and flexible retirement had helped cut numbers.
It has seen full-time equivalent posts cut from 6,025 in April 2015 to 5,353 a year later - a reduction of 672.
The number of vacancies has also been reduced over the same time period from 546 to 466.
In additi... | Dumfries and Galloway Council has reduced its staff numbers by the equivalent of more than 600 full-time posts in the space of a year. | 37310499 |
The city council plans to house people who have been living at unauthorised or unsuitable locations at a new site on Hartridge Farm Road.
Newport was identified as the area with the highest number of illegal camps in Wales and in 2009, 28 out of 30 caravans there were illegally parked.
Its planning committee will cons... | Gypsy and traveller families from around Newport could be given a new home at a residential site. | 35894274 |
Campaigners Action For Rail organised protests at more than 100 stations, including in London, Birmingham and Glasgow, as commuters returned to work following the festive break.
It comes after ticket prices in Britain rose an average of 2.3% on Monday.
The government said fare rises had been "fairly balanced" between p... | Protesters have gathered at railway stations across Britain demonstrate against train fare rises. | 38497351 |
The 23-year-old can "breathe independently" without a ventilator but remains in intensive care after a cardiac arrest on Saturday.
A joint statement by the London Chest Hospital and Bolton said he continued "to show signs of improvement".
It added his condition was no longer critical but remained serious.
Media playbac... | Fabrice Muamba "has been able to recognise family members and respond to questions appropriately", his club Bolton and hospital have jointly said. | 17419654 |
Wawrinka, 31, aggravated the injury during the Rogers Cup in Canada, meaning five of the men's top-10 players will not participate in Rio.
Roger Federer, Tomas Berdych, Milos Raonic and Dominic Thiem have also withdrawn.
"I would like to have witnessed my third Olympic Games," Wawrinka said. "This will not be possible ... | Switzerland's world number four Stan Wawrinka has withdrawn from the Rio Olympics because of a back injury. | 36958571 |
The former Zimbabwe captain, 43, took over from Peter Moores in January 2009 and has since overseen successive Ashes series victories over Australia.
"I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to build on the considerable progress we have made to date as a squad," he said.
He has accepted a fresh staff contract... | Andy Flower has signed a new contract to remain as England team director. | 13266106 |
Twelve people took more than 1,000 hours to make the replica caravan which includes working electric lights, seats and a sink with running water.
Organisers of the Motorhome & Caravan Show 2015, where it is on show, said it is the world's largest caravan built with interlocking plastic bricks.
Items made of toy bricks ... | A caravan made from more than 215,000 Lego bricks has been put on display at the NEC near Birmingham. | 34525110 |
The joint general secretary of the Unite union has found himself in hot water after sending some indiscreet messages via the micro-blogging service.
Attending sensitive talks with British Airways bosses to try to prevent further strike action by the airline's cabin crews, Mr Simpson used his Twitter account to give a r... | Union boss Derek Simpson has just discovered the peril of Twitter - be careful what you tweet. | 10145993 |
In one case, a British man organised the sexual abuse of five children from the same family.
Charities believe tens of thousands of children are victims of the trade.
On Thursday, Britain's National Crime Agency will reveal how it is working with the American, Australian and Philippine police to target abusers.
A BBC t... | British paedophiles are paying to watch the abuse of children in the Philippines via webcams, a BBC investigation has found. | 25729140 |
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