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The Belles, who have lost all five of their games this season, were up against it after captain Leandra Little was sent off for a professional foul.
She brought down Beth Mead on the edge of the area, who scored Sunderland's opening goal from close range.
Hayley Sharp and Mead put Sunderland 3-0 ahead by the break and ... | Sunderland completed a comprehensive 4-0 win against bottom-of-the-table Doncaster Rovers Belles in WSL 1. | 36692217 |
The Port Talbot-based Specific innovation centre is working on the concept of "buildings as power stations".
The project involves Tata Steel, Swansea and Cardiff universities, and firms including BASF and Pilkington.
More than half the funding is from the European Union.
The technology being developed aims to enable ho... | The drive to develop smart technology so homes and businesses can generate their own solar energy has been given £26m funding. | 35696513 |
Diack, son of ex-IAAF president Lamine Diack, is accused by French prosecutors of being part of an alleged "system of corruption" involving the blackmail of athletes who had failed drug tests.
He faces a possible life ban following an IAAF disciplinary hearing last week.
The organisation charged Diack Jr and three othe... | World athletics' ex-marketing consultant Papa Massata Diack "totally rejects" accusations he had any role in alleged extortion and bribery. | 35157491 |
Fred McClenaghan shot Marion Millican at a laundrette in Portstewart, County Londonderry, three and half years ago.
The defendant, from Broad Street, Magherafelt, has already pleaded guilty to her manslaughter but the prosecution refused to accept his plea.
The court heard it was no accident, but "murder, pure and simp... | A man who claims he accidentally shot his former lover dead while intending to kill himself in front of her has gone on trial for her murder. | 29222920 |
However the 35-year-old has been offered a contract extension.
Foster, who made his debut for the county in 2000, became vice-captain in 2007 before taking over from Mark Pettini in 2010.
"The club would like to thank James for his service as captain and look forward to him being a major part of Essex's future," a club... | Essex have announced James Foster is no longer their club captain after five years leading the Division Two side. | 35159981 |
The film, which tells the true story of black female mathematicians during the 1960s space race, won the best ensemble prize at the Los Angeles ceremony.
Denzel Washington was named best actor for Fences.
Several winners attacked Mr Trump's ban on immigration from seven countries.
The tone was set by host Ashton Kutche... | Hidden Figures was the surprise winner of the top prize at this year's Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, which was dominated by anger over Donald Trump's policies on immigration. | 38793960 |
Tsai Ing-wen met Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Governor Greg Abbott during her stopover en route to Central America.
But a spokeswoman for President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday neither he nor his team would meet Ms Tsai.
China reacted angrily when Mr Trump spoke to Ms Tsai by telephone late last year, in a major b... | Chinese state media has warned the US against deviating from the one-China policy, hours after the Taiwanese leader stopped briefly in Houston. | 38552889 |
Rashan Charles, 20, died after being apprehended by police in Dalston, east London, on 22 July.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating his death.
Angry clashes broke out on Friday evening after protesters, some with Black Lives Matter placards, blocked part of Kingsland Road and set mattresses al... | Fireworks and bottles were hurled at riot police as a protest over the death of a black man turned violent. | 40756629 |
28 November 2015 Last updated at 10:19 GMT
David Richards lit up the tree in Canberra, with a grand total of 518,838 twinkling lights.
The 22-metre tall tree was topped with a large star filled with 12,000 glowing bulbs.
Mr. Richards broke the record that had been held for five years by Universal Studios in Osaka, Japa... | An Australian man has set a new world record for the most lights on an artificial Christmas tree. | 34952899 |
The County Championship Division One leaders ended on 273-9 from the day's full allocation of 96 overs.
Tom Smith (70) and Luke Procter (48) shared a second-wicket stand of 84.
But the wily, experienced Tahir, on his home debut, recovered well from being taken for 13 from his first over.
Tahir, who played four matches ... | England fast bowler Stuart Broad took 3-50, backed by 3-78 from South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir as Lancashire worked hard for their runs against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. | 36684498 |
The 29-year-old has won the Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey with Barcelona since joining them in 2014.
But prior to the move he was suspended for four months for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup.
"I know they'll remember the bad things I've done and I can't change that but I want to be remem... | Barcelona and former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez wants to be known for his football rather than his controversies. | 35566020 |
6 September 2016 Last updated at 06:40 BST
His side beat Slovakia 1-0 on Sunday in England's first World Cup qualifier in their FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign.
But do you know who else applied for the top job? Well, Naz has the answer...
And watch out for a surprise visit from big man Sam himself... | We all know Sam Allardyce is the new England boss. | 37283800 |
Nicola Rees, 51, hit Gregory Flowers, from Crynant, near Neath, when she pulled into oncoming traffic on the A4019 in Aberdulais in October, 2013.
Rees, of Abercrave, Powys, admitted causing death by careless driving.
A judge at Swansea Crown Court handed her a 14-month suspended jail term and banned her from driving f... | A driver who killed a motorcyclist has been handed a suspended sentence and banned from the road. | 32073843 |
The army officer presiding over Sgt Bowe Bergdahl's case also recommended he face a lower-level court martial, according to the lawyers.
The proposal has not been confirmed by the US military.
Sgt Bergdahl was released in a controversial prisoner swap last year.
He was captured by the Taliban after leaving his post in ... | A US army hearing has recommended that a sergeant who was held captive by the Taliban and later charged with desertion be spared a prison sentence, lawyers for the soldier said. | 34498446 |
Ferdowsi Street in central Tehran is named after Ferdowsi, a poet who millennia ago compiled the Epic of Persian Kings and their eternal, mythical battle with evil.
The road is home to a long row of small shops where three types of money traders operate: "illegal" street money-changers, licensed exchange bureaux and, l... | As international sanctions against Iran have tightened, the value of the Iranian currency has plummeted. | 19800532 |
"It doesn't look great with Paul. It looks like an upper hamstring but we will probably have to wait until Monday to give it a scan," said Schmidt.
Fly-half Johnny Sexton is also set for a scan on a groin strain.
Peter O'Mahony suffered a suspected knee injury but is less of a concern.
Lock O'Connell, 35, is leaving in... | Ireland coach Joe Schmidt fears that Paul O'Connell's international career may be over after his captain was forced off with a serious-looking leg injury in the 24-9 victory over France. | 34501248 |
The Canadian star racked up 4.7 billion streams this year, more than half of which were for his album Views.
That's despite the album being withheld from Spotify for two weeks as part of a deal with Apple Music.
One Dance alone was streamed 960 million times. Played consecutively, that would take more than 5,200 years.... | Drake has been named Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2016, with his single One Dance the site's biggest song of the year. | 38148606 |
Tatiana Navka, a professional skater on the reality show Ice Age, was partnered by actor Andrei Burkovsky.
The couple performed in the striped uniform of concentration camp victims.
Ms Navka called the dance a favourite, saying it was inspired by the film La vita e bella (Life is Beautiful), which is set in a Nazi camp... | The wife of Vladimir Putin's spokesman has drawn criticism by performing a Holocaust-themed ice skating routine on Russian television. | 38123170 |
But, there is a difference between this exit poll and many of those during the campaign: the gap between the Conservatives and Labour is substantial.
Let's start by inserting the caveat we should always insert about polls.
They can be wrong.
But, and it's a big but, the exit poll last time around, in 2010, was pretty m... | So, just as opinion polls throughout the election campaign and before predicted a hung parliament, with no one party on course for an overall majority, so too does tonight's exit poll. | 32634180 |
Although Neville will undoubtedly feel that he should have been given more time, the statistics are damning.
Valencia gained just 14 points from his 16 league games at the helm and a run of three consecutive defeats, culminating in a 2-0 home loss against Celta Vigo before the international break, has left them just si... | Gary Neville's first foray into management is over almost before it had begun, with the former Manchester United captain sacked by Valencia on Wednesday afternoon in an announcement nearly as surprising as his initial appointment in December. | 35518026 |
The incident happened during a 21st birthday party in the Californian city in the early hours of 16 June.
The inspectors did not specifically say the rotten beams caused the collapse.
But Eric Angstadt, Berkeley's director of planning and development, said they want more frequent inspections.
"I'm going to propose that... | Wooden beams supporting a balcony that collapsed a week ago killing six students, had been badly rotted by water damage, the Berkeley Building and Safety Division has confirmed. | 33250634 |
The city of Hamburg had rejected Juergen Roemer's plea to be put in a more favourable tax category.
But that decision may amount to sex discrimination, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled.
Mr Roemer claimed he was entitled to 302 euros (£265) a month more.
The judges said that under German law same-sex partnershi... | The EU's top court has ruled that a retired German man in a same-sex civil partnership should enjoy the same tax status as a married man when his pension is calculated. | 13352986 |
A total of 31 accounts, including one monitoring British MPs, will no longer be able to function as intended.
Twitter said the accounts broke its rules for apps connecting to the service.
The Open State Foundation, which manages the accounts, has criticised the move.
Affected accounts, which are all known as "Politwoop... | Twitter has blocked a series of accounts on the social network that tracked politicians' tweets and alerted other users when they were deleted. | 34051133 |
Mrs Nicholson and her husband Keith, from Castleford, West Yorkshire, took just three years to spend their prize money - equivalent to £3.5m today.
Son Howard said she had died following a "long fight against dementia" after developing the condition in 2009.
He requested donations to Dementia UK in her memory.
"After s... | Viv Nicholson, who became famous overnight when she said she would "spend, spend, spend" a £152,000 Pools win in 1961, has died aged 79. | 32275463 |
The National Prosecuting Authority told the BBC it withdrew the case against the 24-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, "pending further investigations".
A 15-year-old alleged that he raped her in the toilets of a Johannesburg bar in 2015.
He said the sex was consensual and he believed she was much older.
... | Rape charges against Nelson Mandela's grandson have been provisionally withdrawn by a South African court. | 35763693 |
Donors and well-wishers made sure Peter Toulson received a "funeral befitting of a proud, dignified, lovely man".
The magazine vendor died in December 2016, aged 53, and more than 300 people donated a total of £5,073 via JustGiving to cover the costs of Monday's ceremony.
Crowdfunding for funerals has soared in the pas... | The funeral of a Big Issue North seller was paid for through donations raised online, but just how common are crowdfunded services? | 38638197 |
The decision by Teresa Lozano to repudiate the movie Ligones, currently showing in a handful of cinemas around Spain, has stirred controversy over "rape culture" and lingering sexist attitudes towards women.
Ms Lozano, who says she regrets taking part in the film at short notice without reading the script beforehand, c... | A Spanish actress has publicly denounced a film she starred in due to the inclusion of a scene she claims makes fun of women being raped. | 40876832 |
An experiment located in the bottom of a gold mine in South Dakota, US, could offer the best chance yet of detecting dark matter.
Scientists believe this substance makes up more than a quarter of the cosmos, yet no-one has ever seen it directly.
Early results from this detector, which is called LUX, confirmed it was th... | The quest to find the most mysterious particles in the Universe is entering a critical phase, scientists say. | 26819792 |
Conway crossed twice in the opening 23 minutes, but Ospreys responded with tries from Dan Biggar and Ben John to trail 14-12 at the break.
Wing Conway added his third try, and despite Ashley Beck's response, Cian Healy had the last word for Leinster.
The Irish province will now face Glasgow in Dublin in the semi-finals... | Andrew Conway's hat-trick secured a home Pro12 semi-final for Leinster and ended Ospreys' faint hopes of forcing their way into the play-offs. | 22343549 |
Cameron Bancroft was trapped lbw by Joe Leach with the first ball of the match.
But Chris Dent (65) led the recovery and Taylor changed the pace of the game with a stylish unbeaten 118 from 149 balls, sharing a 96-run stand with Phil Mustard (50).
Seamer Ed Barnard was the pick of the Worcestershire bowlers with 4-67.
... | Jack Taylor scored a buccaneering century as Gloucestershire reached 343-8 on the first day of their County Championship match with Worcestershire. | 40548000 |
All condemned prisoners who have exhausted the appeals process and whose pleas for clemency are rejected now face execution, officials say.
Executions were suspended for seven years until some resumed after the Peshawar school massacre in December.
More than 8,000 people are on death row in Pakistan, human rights group... | Pakistan is to resume executions for all death penalty offences, months after a moratorium was partially lifted to allow executions of terror convicts. | 31812177 |
The world champion was 0.331 seconds quicker than Rosberg, despite using a slower set of tyres than the German.
Rosberg was on the ultra-soft tyre with Hamilton and Vettel on the super-soft.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was an impressive fourth on the soft tyre - the slowest available - as Felipe Massa crashed his William... | Lewis Hamilton headed Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in first practice at the Canadian Grand Prix. | 36502628 |
Feliciano and Maria Saba's two-year-old son, Bryan, died 11 weeks ago after he became tangled in a looped cord at their home in Portadown, County Armagh.
Mrs Saba described the looped cords as a "silent killer" and called for a new, safer system to be introduced.
The couple have taken part in a safety campaign by the S... | The parents of a toddler who died in a window blind cord accident have made an emotional bid to raise awareness of the dangers that blinds pose to children. | 35063372 |
Hertfordshire University robotics professor Kerstin Dautenhahn purchased the house in Hatfield 10 years ago in order to observe how ordinary people get along with machines in everyday life.
Robot vacuums, dogs and simplistic humanoid children are all regular visitors.
It is frequently home to two prototype "care robots... | In a leafy cul-de-sac in the Home Counties sits an ordinary semi with some extraordinary inhabitants. | 32710739 |
The flight from Minneapolis landed at the Ellsworth Air Force Base, about six miles (10km) from Rapid City.
The US National Transportation Safety Board blamed Delta's two pilots for not using all the instruments at their disposal to determine their location.
The plane was held for more than two hours before it could ta... | Federal investigators are blaming pilot error for causing a Delta Air Lines flight carrying 129 people to land at the wrong airport in South Dakota. | 40176462 |
The inspection will focus on the cable on the east side of the crossing, near the top of the south tower.
Each of the main cables is made up of almost 12,000 individual steel wires. The bridge authorities said there are "no immediate safety concerns".
Special microphones are used to identify the sound of a wire snappin... | A special inspection of one of the Forth Road Bridge's main cables has been ordered after an increase in wire breaks. | 32421468 |
Professor Sir Mike Richards says that the NHS stands on a "burning platform" and that the need for change is clear.
His warning follows a review which said staffing and overcrowding were major concerns and that unprecedented pressures on hospitals were putting patients at risk.
Ministers said the findings should be use... | Safety at four in five hospital trusts in England is not good enough, a leading hospital inspector has warned. | 39071485 |
The film spin-off of the Irish comic's BBC sitcom had the largest opening day ever of an Irish film in Ireland.
It helped the film post first weekend takings of £4.3 million - just under the rest of the top five put together.
Teen drama The Fault in Our Stars fell one place to two, while comedy sequel 22 Jump Street we... | Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie has topped the UK and Ireland box office, partly due to its record-breaking performance in star Brendan O'Carroll's homeland. | 28110580 |
Yet research shows our green intentions are washed away as soon as we step near a toilet.
Now a business group has come up with an idea for how to combat this problem - two bathroom bins.
The Circular Economy Taskforce, who were brought together by Prince Charles's Business in the Community environment charity, says it... | Our bathrooms are filled with shampoo bottles, toilet rolls and cleaning products which could easily be put into our recycling bins when finished with. | 38856081 |
Researchers found that removing two non-essential amino acids, serine and glycine, from the diet of mice slowed the development of tumours.
The diet could also make traditional cancer treatments more effective.
But the report's authors warn against following a do-it-yourself diet.
The report by the Cancer Research UK B... | A controlled diet that restricts certain amino acids could be used as an additional treatment for some cancer patients, according to Cancer Research UK. | 39628209 |
With that has come an overhaul in the way staff work. In particular, the demarcation between doctors and nurses.
What was once the preserve of doctors - prescribing drugs, ordering x-rays, referring patients and diagnosing - is now also done by many senior nurses who have had extra training.
They go by a variety of tit... | Medicine has changed dramatically over the years with new drugs and treatments revolutionising the way patients are cared for. | 33228697 |
A joint statement said Qatar had failed to implement a security accord signed last year stipulating non-interference.
Qatar expressed its "regret and surprise" at the move, and said it would not withdraw its own envoys.
Tensions between the emirate and other Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) members have increased in rec... | Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE have withdrawn their ambassadors from Qatar after alleging that it has been meddling in their internal affairs. | 26447914 |
The lorry overturned on to the central barriers from the southbound carriageway of the Humber Bridge at about 13:45 BST, police said.
A caravan was blown from a transporting trailer on the M62 at the Ouse Bridge, near Goole, causing major disruption.
The lorry driver was taken to hospital for minor injuries, while the ... | Strong winds gusting to almost 50mph have blown over a lorry and a caravan in East Yorkshire. | 32137694 |
This youthful trio pushed the sport into a new era and established stars faded from prominence, with Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson leading the retreat of the older order.
It proved one of the most compelling periods in recent times and there was plenty that made 2015 memorable and significant.
Augusta is the place whe... | Golf's generational shift gathered unstoppable momentum in 2015 as Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and Rory McIlroy became the dominant stars at the top of the men's game. | 35171988 |
The incident took place at about 03:15 on Saturday outside the EQHQ nightclub in Livingston.
The vehicle then drove away from the scene.
A 23-year-old man was arrested by police a short time later. He is expected to appear at Livingston Sheriff Court on Monday.
The 22-year-old was taken to hospital for treatment but hi... | A man has been charged with drink-driving after a 22-year-old man was struck by a car as he left a nightclub in West Lothian. | 38116705 |
It said the US plane manufacturer, which is the arch-rival of Europe's Airbus, was given $5bn (£3.2bn, 3.8bn euros) in illegal government subsidies.
That is much less than the $18bn an earlier ruling found Airbus had received from the EU.
The WTO's appeals panel has now ruled on both sides of the dispute.
Each side cl... | The World Trade Organization (WTO) has upheld most of its ruling that Boeing received illegal subsidies from the US government. | 17345903 |
He joined in April to replace the previous chief executive Andy Chen.
"We are thankful to Peter for stepping in as interim CEO," the company said in a statement.
The service, which re-launched in March this year, is hoping to compete with the likes of Spotify, Deezer and Google Play.
Tidal said that "current executives... | Peter Tonstad, the boss of the Jay Z's music streaming service Tidal, has left the company after just three months in the job. | 33244740 |
It was among 200 items from the liner sold at an auction in Devizes.
The key had been predicted to fetch up to £50,000. Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said the amount the key finally sold for "reflected its importance and unique nature".
A postcard sent by the ship's "heroic" chief wireless operator sold for £19,000.
The l... | A key which opened a life-jacket locker on the Titanic has been sold for £85,000. | 37738643 |
Tyre pressure figures were falsified by employees to flatter mileage rates, the company said.
Almost 470,000 vehicles that Mitsubishi made for Nissan were affected and the issue was uncovered after Nissan found inconsistencies.
The announcement sent shares in Mitsubishi down more than 15% in Tokyo.
Company bosses, incl... | Mitsubishi Motors has admitted falsifying fuel economy data for more than 600,000 vehicles sold in Japan. | 36089558 |
Yellow ranger Trini, played by actress and singer Becky G, is depicted as having "girlfriend problems" in the film, according to early reviews.
Director Dean Isrealite told The Hollywood Reporter that Trini is "questioning a lot about who she is".
It comes as the live-action version of Beauty and the Beast features a g... | An openly gay superhero features in the new Power Rangers big screen outing in what is thought to be a film first. | 39337853 |
First up, the Down Recorder says that "Scrooge-like" officials at Newry, Mourne and Down Council want to slash spending on Christmas celebrations.
The plan, that includes axing Newcastle's celebrated steel Christmas tree, was rejected by councillors.
Instead, a council working party will revisit the matter ahead of nex... | Holes-in-one, black-and-white TVs and salacious sex acts at drug dens are among the stories in Northern Ireland's weekly newspapers. | 40492099 |
Release dates for films and TV shows are usually delayed in Australia and neighbouring New Zealand.
This has continued with digital content lagging behind, especially when it comes to streaming services like Netflix, while prices for digital content are much higher.
"Companies are charging more because they think they ... | Australians love content and they'll do whatever it takes to find it - and that often means illegally downloading or streaming. | 30805515 |
According to an indictment unsealed on Tuesday, Noor Salman "did knowingly aid and abet" her husband's efforts to support the Islamic State group.
She has also been accused of misleading police investigators and FBI agents on the day of the 12 June 2016 attack.
Her family say she is a victim herself and innocent of the... | The widow of the man who killed 49 people at a Florida gay nightclub knew of the attack before it happened, a court in California has heard. | 38654229 |
Jonny finished third on the Gold Coast and second in Cape Town in April, while Alistair finished back in 36th on the Gold Coast as he hunts the form that made him Olympic champion in 2012.
With fellow Leeds residents Non Stanford and Vicky Holland and training partner Gordon Benson, five of the six GB athletes for Rio ... | Alistair and Jonny Brownlee will go into Sunday's World Series triathlon in their home town of Leeds looking for their first wins of the season with the Rio Olympics less than two months away. | 36495447 |
He was talking about diversity in UK acting when he made the comment.
Anti-racism charity Show Racism the Red Card says the term is "outdated".
The Oscar-nominated actor was telling American television presenter Tavis Smiley that he believes Hollywood offers more opportunities for black actors than the UK does.
He said... | Benedict Cumberbatch says he's "devastated to have caused offence" after referring to black actors as "coloured" on a US talk show. | 30994775 |
Officers said 84 incidents of rape or attempted rape were reported from April 2014, compared to 35 the previous year.
Posters offering support to victims have been released urging more men to come forward in a new campaign led by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and abuse charity, Survivors Manchester.
A police spokesma... | Reports of male rape in Greater Manchester have more than doubled in the last 12 months, police said. | 32624907 |
The film, based on the video game, made $39m (£27m) at the weekend, pushing the Disney Marvel caper into second place in its fourth week with $33.1m (£23m).
In third came new release Neighbours 2: Sorority Rising with $21.8M (£15m).
Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe's The Nice Guys opened in fourth, making $11m (£8m) from... | The Angry Birds Movie has knocked Captain America off the top spot of the North American box office chart in its first week of release. | 36357838 |
Under his plan, day-to-day spending would not exceed government income although there would be scope for borrowing for capital investment.
"There is nothing left wing about excessive spending, nothing socialist about too much debt", he said.
The Tories said Labour had a history of spending and borrowing too much.
And S... | A future Labour government would control public spending through a "fiscal credibility" lock, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said. | 35783047 |
Hull City Council said it needed to make some of its services "financially sustainable" following cuts to its central government grant.
The authority said it would "remodel" learning disability services, older people's care homes, day care and support for people leaving hospital.
Sarah Littlewood, of the union Unison, ... | Adult social services in Hull will face cuts of more than £15m over the next five years. | 33677231 |
Newcastle Diamonds rider Lewis Kerr, 25, from Snettisham in Norfolk, was in collision with another rider before hitting a fence at an event on Sunday.
He was airlifted from the stadium in Peterborough to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge and the event cancelled.
Mr Kerr's wife Jessie posted on her Twitter account tha... | A speedway rider who was seriously injured in a crash has woken from an induced coma, his wife has said. | 33787702 |
Now it appears that their closer contact with animals could have an unexpected benefit - preventing asthma in children.
A new study from the US compared the Amish with a similar community, the Hutterites, who use more modern farming methods.
Both groups have similar genetic ancestry and follow similar diets, but childh... | The Amish community in the US has long been famous for shunning modern technology and preserving traditional ways of life, using horses for farming and for transport. | 36974348 |
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The 35-year-old reached the last four in Melbourne for a 13th time with a 6-1 7-5 6-2 win over Zverev, who upset world number one Andy Murray on Sunday.
Federer, seeded 17th as he seeks an 18th Grand Slam title, faces compatriot Stan Wawrinka in the last four.
Fourth seed ... | Four-time champion Roger Federer coasted into the Australian Open semi-finals with a straight-set defeat of unseeded Mischa Zverev in 92 minutes. | 38728046 |
But he never met the Welsh funeral directors doing their best to make people laugh, smile and feel comfortable at the send off of their loved ones.
They have helped mourners with comedy music and scattered ashes using fireworks.
BBC Wales spoke to some of those gently ushering tradition into the 21st Century, while mai... | "Dying is a very dull, dreary affair," writer W Somerset Maugham once said, before advising people to "have nothing whatever to do with it". | 34474051 |
Shares in Admiral Group, the insurer, were the biggest risers after the company reported better than expected annual results.
They closed up 9%, or 159 points, to end the day at 1919p.
The company - which also owns the Confused.com price comparison website - were helped by an 11% rise in profits from car insurance.
Mi... | (Close): The FTSE 100 reversed its earlier gains by closing down 17 points, or 0.27%, at 6,130.46. | 35715006 |
The National Union of Teachers conference is to vote on calls for the government's Prevent strategy no longer to apply to schools and colleges.
Delegates will argue that it threatens a "spirit of openness" in schools.
The Department for Education says it "makes no apology" for protecting young people from extremism.
Th... | Teachers will warn later that anti-extremism strategies are stifling free speech and stopping students from debating "challenging" ideas. | 35907831 |
Some 9.24 million people completed their self-assessment tax forms via the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) website.
A total of 1.14 million returns, the other 11% of submissions, were filed on paper before an earlier deadline.
Some 870,000 expected returns were not received by the deadline, with those individuals facing ... | A record 89% of self-assessment taxpayers who filed their return by Sunday's deadline did so online, as many turn their back on paper filing. | 35458297 |
The social media giant's chief financial officer David Wehner said there was a limit on the number of ads it could put on people's timelines.
Shares fell 7% in after-hours trading.
The comments came as Facebook reported profits of $2.4bn (£1.9bn) between July and September, up 166% from the same period in 2015.
Most o... | Facebook has warned growth in advertising revenues will slow "meaningfully" in the next few months as it tries to avoid alienating users. | 37854653 |
Benitez spent over £50m last summer after relegation, but Shearer says there is a risk of losing the Spaniard if he is not backed financially.
"I would think giving him transfer funds would be key to keeping hold of him," said the Magpies' record scorer.
Newcastle secured promotion with a 4-1 home win over Preston on M... | Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez must be given money to improve the team before their Premier League return next season, says club legend Alan Shearer. | 39699186 |
In his strongest remarks on the issue yet, Mr Obama said climate change would "impact every country on the planet".
The US president made his comments in a speech to students at the Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut.
He has previously identified climate change as a central issue for the remainder of his time in office... | President Obama has called climate change "a serious threat to global security" and heavily criticised climate change deniers. | 32818355 |
There was a "high probability" that the bitcoins had been stolen through a bug in MtGox's systems, the firm said in a statement.
Investigations to find the culprits are under way, it added.
MtGox filed for bankruptcy in Japan on Friday. Days earlier the site had closed down after losing an estimated 750,000 of its cust... | More details have emerged into what led MtGox, one of the largest Bitcoin exchanges, to file for bankruptcy. | 26420932 |
James Keatings supplied an emphatic finish to a well-worked move to give Hibs the lead, having earlier struck a post with a free-kick.
United hit back midway through the second period, French defender William Edjenguele heading home from a Scott Fraser corner.
Keatings forced a good save from Cammy Bell as Hibs applied... | Dundee United came from behind to earn a point at title rivals Hibernian. | 37465290 |
Gerard Hampson's body was found on the shores of Lough Neagh near Toomebridge, County Antrim, in 2008, six weeks after his family reported the 53-year-old missing.
The ombudsman has recommended that 10 police officers be disciplined.
Police have issued an apology for the failings in its investigation.
Mr Hampson was wa... | A police ombudsman investigation into the search for a former republican prisoner has heavily criticised the police reaction to his disappearance. | 35407310 |
Dahir A Adan is a Kenyan-born ethnic Somali who had been in the US for 15 years, his father told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
He said he had "no suspicion" that his son was involved in extremist activity.
Nine people were injured, but no one died, in Saturday evening's attack at the Crossroads Center mall.
The Islamic... | A knifeman who stabbed nine people at a Minnesota shopping centre at the weekend has been identified by his father as a 22-year-old student. | 37387362 |
4 April 2017 Last updated at 06:59 BST
At 14, Amelia is brilliant at goalball and dreams of becoming a star of the game in the future.
She has been talent-spotted by the GB team and has been given the chance to go to a talent camp, taking her on the path to possible sporting stardom.
Goalball has just been given lots o... | Goalball is a Paralympic sport, designed for people who can't see. | 39484415 |
Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said the fire happened at a site in Broad Street, Kidderminster, where vehicles are stored and repaired.
Nearby residents reported a "lot of smoke" coming from the 130m by 60m unit at about 13:40 GMT.
Brigade spokesman Dan Quinn said four crews would stay overnight to tack... | Firefighters remain at an industrial unit in Worcestershire which has been "completely destroyed" in a blaze. | 34769676 |
The new Bluebirds boss is also part of Chris Coleman's Wales coaching team.
Trollope was appointed on 18 May and flew to Malaysia for his first meeting with Tan and will rejoin the national squad in Portugal later in the week.
Meanwhile, Cardiff have announced they will play Borussia Mönchengladbach in a pre-season tou... | Paul Trollope missed the start of Wales' pre-Euro 2016 training camp to have his first meeting with Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan. | 36384687 |
The company said holidaymakers were avoiding Turkey, usually a popular destination, because of safety fears.
Travel to Belgium had also seen a "sharp decline in demand" after the Brussels attacks.
Revenues for the past six months fell to £2.67bn, down from £2.74bn for the same period last year.
The company said the Bru... | Thomas Cook's share price has fallen 19% after the travel company announced summer bookings were down 5% compared with last year. | 36329580 |
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A lunar eclipse is when the Moon is fully covered by the Earth's shadow. It is the second one this year.
The Moon's surface showed up coppery orange or red because the light from all the Earth's sunsets and sunrises were reflected on ... | A total lunar eclipse has been visible across much of the Americas and Asia, resulting in a dramatic "Blood Moon". | 29536547 |
1918 - After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, British forces occupy the oil-rich Ottoman vilayet (province) of Mosul, bringing extensive Kurdish-populated areas under British rule.
1919 - Mosul area is added to the new Iraqi state, which comes under a British mandate.
1920 - Treaty of Sevres, signed by ... | A chronology of key events: | 15467672 |
The forward, 29, quit after missing in a penalty shootout as Argentina were beaten by Chile in the Copa America - a fourth major final loss in nine years.
"Those saying he should quit don't want us to see what a disaster Argentinean football has become," Maradona told La Nacion newspaper.
"Messi must go on."
Maradona, ... | Lionel Messi has been urged to reconsider his international retirement by Argentina legend Diego Maradona and the country's president. | 36649177 |
NHS Highland's proposal to build a new hospital in Broadford and turn Portree into a smaller "spoke" unit has Scottish government approval.
But Holyrood's petitions committee is to ask Health Secretary Shona Robison to review the decision making process.
This follows MSPs' consideration of a petition opposed to the hos... | People in Skye campaigning against the downgrading of Portree Hospital have won a victory in their fight against the plan. | 35102440 |
Mr Devenney quit the DUP after being suspended over allegations that he canvassed support for the SDLP in last year's Westminster election.
He denied the accusation.
Mr Devenney said s decision to join the Ulster Unionist Party was taken after "intense discussion" within the broader unionist family and "prayerful consi... | Former DUP MLA and Londonderry councillor Maurice Devenney has joined the Ulster Unionist party. | 35672882 |
Richard Walsh, 43, was awaiting trial accused of attempting to murder two schoolboys in Hampshire when he was found hanged in his cell.
An inquest jury found he should have been detained in hospital rather than held in Belmarsh Prison.
Southern Health NHS Trust said it would ensure better "sharing of information".
On 2... | A mental health trust has pledged to improve after it was criticised at an inquest over "gross failures" before a prisoner killed himself in prison. | 37538363 |
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The 22-year-old said most players were unsurprised by this week's BBC/Buzzfeed allegations and that the sport faces "a massive problem".
He added that some see match-fixing as "a brilliant way to fund their career".
Broady, a former Wimbledon junior doubles winner, reached... | Tennis authorities are "fighting a losing battle" in their bid to tackle match fixing, according to British number seven Liam Broady. | 35387619 |
Loggerhead turtles, which are rarely seen in UK waters, have been spotted near Swanage.
Marine conservationists have urged any sightings be reported instead of the turtles being returned to the sea.
It is feared the animals "would struggle to survive" in cooler sea temperatures off the UK coast.
The Marine Conservation... | Residents in Dorset have been asked to report sightings of an endangered turtle, which experts say may become stranded on beaches. | 34616110 |
Rocco, a Rottweiler, had broken free of his leash and run in front of a car, injuring his hind leg.
PC Lou Richards found him while working her last shift in the mounted branch of the Metropolitan Police.
She managed to track down a vet who treated him free of charge, to the joy of his owner, Darren Thornton.
Three day... | A homeless man has bought chocolates and a Christmas card for a police officer who helped his injured dog on her last shift before retirement. | 35176921 |
Former lawyer Malcolm Turnbull defeated Prime Minister Tony Abbott in a late night ballot, but not before a fraught few hours of rallying allies and eyeing up rivals. Here is how the day unfolded in pictures. | A day of intense political drama showed that Australia's political class is not yet sick of the periodic blood-letting that has characterised the last decade. | 34241637 |
The Scottish government-commissioned survey found 60% of pupils questioned had seen e-cigarettes for sale in shops, shopping centres or stalls.
About a quarter (26%) had seen outdoor poster adverts.
And 23% of the 2,016 11 to 18-year-olds questioned had seen or heard adverts on TV or radio in the past week.
Although 16... | More than half of secondary school pupils questioned in a study said they had been exposed to e-cigarette marketing. | 34370365 |
Anna Lewis, 27, had been seen on CCTV leaving her work placement at Southmead Hospital on Thursday 13 April.
Avon and Somerset Police said she walked into a police station in North Devon on Wednesday afternoon, and was "safe and well".
Previously police said they were "growing concerned for her welfare" and the disappe... | A student nurse who was reported missing after she was last seen leaving a hospital, has been found. | 39721662 |
The £1 bank note, from 1819, was stolen from Padstow Museum in Cornwall in 1984.
It has been returned to the museum by airmail without any explanatory note or return address but bearing stamps from St Lucia.
Museum chairman John Buckingham said the tale was "worthy of a TV drama".
For more on the banknote, and other n... | A 200-year-old bank note stolen from a museum 33 years ago has been returned anonymously after being posted from the Caribbean. | 39194295 |
Nos Fawrth fe wnaeth cyfranddalwyr Clwb Casnewydd bleidleisio o blaid y syniad - roedd yn rhaid i'r cytundeb dderbyn sêl bendith dros 75% o'r cyfranddalwyr.
Fe wnaeth 81% o'r cyfranddalwyr gefnogi'r cynllun.
Roedd yr Undeb eisoes yn berchen 50% o'r rhanbarth gafodd ei ffurfio yn 2003, tra bod maes Rodney Parade yn ei... | Mae Clwb Rygbi Casnewydd wedi cefnogi cynllun lle bydd Undeb Rygbi Cymru yn cymryd rheolaeth o'r rhanbarth a phrynu cae Rodney Parade. | 39862791 |
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Carter, who knocked out champion Stuart Bingham in the first round, led 5-3 and 9-7 after the first two sessions.
McManus won four consecutive frames to lead 11-9 and, although Carter made a century to trail 12-11, the Scot took the one he needed.
Mark Williams beat Michae... | Two-time finalist Ali Carter suffered a surprise 13-11 defeat by Alan McManus in the second round of the World Championship in Sheffield. | 36120686 |
Umpires Paul Baldwin and Nick Cook decided to take an early lunch, but called it off at 14:30 BST.
Middlesex were 419-5 overnight, in reply to Lancashire's 513 all out.
Having started the game joint top with reigning champions Yorkshire, Lancashire now lead the Tykes, who have a game in hand, by nine points.
Middlesex ... | Rain prevented any play at Lord's as Middlesex's County Championship match with Division One leaders Lancashire was called off as a draw. | 36657842 |
The force said it wanted to reassure the 300,000 racegoers expected to descend on the Berkshire town ahead of the five-day event's Tuesday start.
"Those attending should go about their day as normal," a force spokesman said.
Armed patrols were deployed at Royal Ascot, which the Queen will attend, for the first time in ... | Royal Ascot will feature more armed officers and security checks following the London and Manchester terror attacks, police have said. | 40331379 |
A statement said the Italian had taken up the role of chairman with immediate effect after passing the Football League's Owners' and Directors' Test.
Cellino was banned from being involved until the end of the season after being found guilty of tax evasion in Italy.
He had previously stated he did not intend to return ... | Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has been granted permission by the Football League to return to the club's board. | 32623771 |
Crews from Cwmbran, New Inn, Maindee and Aberbargoed were called to the outbreak off Avondale Road, Cwmbran, at 00:50 BST on Wednesday.
It took firefighters over an hour to bring the blaze under control.
South Wales Fire Service has confirmed that a large quantity of gas cylinders were involved in the fire.
Officers fr... | A fire at a storage site in Torfaen has destroyed 18 touring caravans and left 13 others with heat damage. | 36319806 |
Volunteers carrying backpacks holding Google's cameras walked around and to the summit of Wales' highest peak to capture 360-degree panoramic images.
They can now be viewed online, along with those from the highest peaks in England and Scotland.
Google said the pictures could help walkers plan ahead for their treks.
"T... | Armchair travellers will be able to soak up the scenery of Snowdon the lazy way after Google Street View scaled the mountain. | 35064087 |
The European Commission is taking the case to the European Court of Justice.
It cites 17 places where the authorities are not complying with the regulations.
If the court rules against it, the UK will be forced to comply and could face a fine.
Northern Ireland Water is responsible for sewage treatment in Ballycastle.
T... | The UK government is being taken to court in Europe over breaches of EU rules on sewage treatment at a number of sites, including Ballycastle in County Antrim. | 32444895 |
The former airbase buildings, now known as the Liberty Ballroom, are said to have hosted stars like Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash.
The Ceroc Black and White Ball was the final ever event held on Sunday.
The owner says no final decision has been made on the venue's future but it can no longer subsidise the operation.
Juli... | A ballroom and sports facility on the former Greenham Common airbase has hosted its last event after the owners called time on the venue. | 35029217 |
It is not the first time Scotland has hosted the championships, but they are returning to the home of curling after a seven-year absence.
The tournament, which runs from 19-26 November, will has 26 nations represented, with the competition split into two divisions.
Scotland will compete in the elite Division A, with bo... | It is claimed the first curling stone was thrown in Paisley Abbey in 1541 - so it is perhaps fitting that this year's European Curling Championships will be held only four and a half miles away at the Braehead Arena. | 38032484 |
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