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He said the former deputy governor made a serious but "honest mistake" and that the Bank would learn from the affair.
But he also warned against an overly punitive approach to misconduct in the banking industry, saying it could leave "senior managers running scared".
Ms Hogg quit earlier in March over a conflict of int... | Mark Carney has defended the Bank of England's handling of Charlotte Hogg's resignation during a speech on banking ethics. | 39340118 |
It is expected to give 1.8 million workers an immediate pay rise.
The policy was announced in last summer's Budget by Chancellor George Osborne, in an effort to create a higher-wage, lower-welfare economy.
Workers aged 21 to 24 will continue to be paid the National Minimum Wage of £6.70 an hour.
Some 1.3 million worker... | The new mandatory National Living Wage (NLW) has come into force, requiring employers to pay workers aged 25 and over at least £7.20 an hour. | 35935677 |
But what does the Speaker do? Read our guide to the role, how the Speaker is chosen, and the history of the job.
The Speaker of the House of Commons chairs debates between Members of Parliament (MPs). They keep order and call up MPs to speak.
The Speaker also represents the House of Commons to the Queen, the House of L... | The Speaker of the House of Commons is one of the biggest jobs in British politics. | 26955874 |
The five-storey building for Bicester, costing £6.6m, comes as part of a town centre regeneration project.
Plans for the centre include a new library, hotel and retail outlets, as well as office space and a restaurant.
The submitted plans come after an exhibition in January and feedback from the public. They will be di... | Plans for a multi-million pound community centre in north Oxfordshire have been submitted. | 26619643 |
The Millers were penalised three points last week for playing Farrend Rawson in the 1-0 win over Brighton on 5 April.
The defender's youth loan from Derby County had expired the previous day.
The deduction had put the Millers back in danger of being relegated from the Championship but Tuesday's win over Reading secured... | Rotherham United have decided not to appeal against a three-point deduction imposed by the Football League for fielding an ineligible player. | 32556890 |
The unmanned robotic craft attached itself to the Zvezda module on the rear of the platform at 22:31 GMT.
The ship is delivering new supplies of fuel, food, water, air and equipment to the ISS's astronauts.
ATV is totally automatic and used its own computerised systems and sensors to find the station in orbit and make ... | Europe's sophisticated ATV space freighter has docked with the International Space Station (ISS). | 17539319 |
Alexander Downer, Australia's high commissioner to the UK, said the country would want better access for business people working in the UK before reaching a post-Brexit deal.
He said it might be possible to strike a deal within eight months of Brexit.
Preliminary moves over a possible agreement had been made, he added.... | The UK has been told it will have to relax its immigration rules for Australians if it wants a free trade deal with Canberra. | 38704325 |
23 November 2015 Last updated at 23:09 GMT
She came to the UK as a refugee and was discovered by a modelling scout, despite the fact her dark skin and Dinka features were at odds with the more European look favoured for black models at the time.
Now based in New York, Wek is one of the most recognised fashion models in... | Alek Wek's idyllic childhood was rocked by the civil war in her native southern Sudan. | 34882064 |
The Principality Stadium's gates open at 17:30 BST on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the support act starting at 19:00 and Coldplay on stage at about 20:30.
Those driving to Cardiff are urged to use a park-and-ride at Cardiff City Stadium.
Visitors by train have been strongly advised to leave plenty of time, with the netw... | Cardiff city centre roads will be shut as 60,000 people head to the capital for each of Coldplay's two concerts. | 40556402 |
Radford joined the Welsh county after leaving his role as batting coach with West Indies in October 2013.
Glamorgan finished fourth in Division Two of the County Championship in 2015.
"I am pleased the team showed major improvement in the past two seasons. It is disappointing for me not to be able to see the work throu... | Toby Radford has left his position as head coach of Glamorgan a year before his contract was due to end. | 35198033 |
Defence Secretary Ash Carter has called the regulation outdated and harmful to the military.
The disclosure has been welcomed by campaigners for transgender rights.
It comes after the US Army Secretary, Eric Fanning, formally took office. He is the first openly gay person to become the top civilian official in any bran... | US officials say the Pentagon will lift its ban on openly transgender service personnel next month. | 36628288 |
Jacintha Saldanha, 46, died on Friday, days after she answered a prank phone call from Australian DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles.
An inquest into the apparent suicide is due to be opened this week.
The DJs responsible have been taken off air and are receiving counselling.
Southern Cross Austereo, own... | Scotland Yard has been in touch with Australian police over the death of a nurse from the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for morning sickness. | 20656911 |
The 35-year-old has been on loan at Gigg Lane since January, keeping seven clean sheets in his 11 appearances.
The ex-Tranmere, Scunthorpe and Coventry player has not appeared for the Terriers since January 2016.
"I am delighted to have secured the services of Joe Murphy for next season on a permanent basis," said Bury... | Huddersfield goalkeeper Joe Murphy has agreed to sign a one-year deal with League One Bury for next season. | 39454963 |
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The Northern Ireland world number three, playing alongside Englishman Chris Wood, aced the par three 16th hole with a seven iron from 170 yards.
"It was a nice practice round and a bit of a highlight, and it ended the match as well," said Mcllroy.
"I played well. I feel li... | Rory McIlroy said he'd "never heard a roar that large" after his hole in one on the first day of official practice for the Masters at Augusta. | 35966987 |
A report from British Marine, which represents the leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry, said superyacht revenues for the year to April 2016 had reached £605m.
Revenues for the whole sector rose 1.6% to £3.01bn, the first time the £3bn mark has been breached since 2008-2009.
However, the report pred... | Sales in the UK's superyacht industry have reached their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis. | 38548901 |
Keiron Simpson fell around 20ft (6m) from the top of the disused Habergham High School in Burnley at about 21:45 BST on Saturday, police said.
The teenager, who had been with with friends, was taken to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital suffering from a fractured skull and internal injuries.
Lancashire Police believe... | A 14-year-old boy is in a critical condition after falling off the roof of a school in Lancashire. | 36575053 |
The hosts took the lead at Meadow Park within three minutes as Jamie Lucas turned the ball in after Clovis Kamdjo's shot was blocked.
Just before half-time Boreham Wood doubled their lead as Danny Haynes headed in Conor Clifford's cross.
Lucas sealed all three points for the home side meeting Junior Morias' cross to sc... | Boreham Wood climbed out of the relegation places after a surprise victory over promotion-chasing Dover. | 35859531 |
Leicester defender Ritchie de Laet, 27, has also joined Boro, agreeing a loan move for the rest of the season.
And Belgium Under-21 midfielder Julien de Sart, 21, has arrived from Standard Liege on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
Rhodes, 25, has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the Teessiders, who are currentl... | Middlesbrough have signed striker Jordan Rhodes from Blackburn Rovers for an initial fee of £9m. | 35461118 |
The group of six spent a year living in a dome, on a volcano in Hawaii, with almost no contact at all from the outside world.
The experiment was designed to help scientists understand the human challenges involved in exploration to Mars.
The volcano was chosen because its soil is thought to be similar to the surface of... | They may not have actually left planet Earth, but a team who've spent a year living as if they were on a mission to Mars say they think they could survive the real thing. | 37212166 |
Nationally, numbers are currently lower than the same time last year, one of the worst on record.
But Equine Rehoming Officer Gareth Johnson said the charity had been "very lucky" with the weather and was preparing for the worst from January.
"We've got space, but very, very limited space to be perfectly honest," he sa... | The RSPCA is bracing itself for a big influx in the number of abandoned and neglected horses. | 30518191 |
At the moment Scotland is divided into four areas but the Scottish government is consulting on creating a fifth.
It would include Dumfries and Galloway, the Borders, South Lanarkshire and East, South and North Ayrshire.
A report to councillors in the Borders has advised them to support the plan as it could bring extra ... | Scottish Borders Council is being advised to back proposals to create a new European funding administrative region for southern Scotland. | 34966712 |
That's why this afternoon, talking to interested members of the public - not all Labour voters but interested parties nonetheless - who had turned up to hear the former PM Gordon Brown speak, it was striking that unprompted many of them mentioned they thought he might "do a Scotland".
In the Scottish referendum, Mr Bro... | It might pain me to say it, but plenty of political interventions that we report on go unnoticed. | 36522899 |
The 44-year-old, who lives near Southampton, also says holidays would be out of reach were it not for the support of her father, Alan, and mother, Sandra.
Now Ms Brumbill, who works 24 hours a week as a school science technician, faces the loss of hundreds of pounds of income from tax credits under government cuts.
"Su... | When it comes to pocket money and treats for her three children, cash-strapped single mum Leza Brumbill has to turn to her parents for financial help. | 34735936 |
The national team boss has often spoken of the benefits of having players at the highest possible level.
But although McGinn, 21, faces another season in the Championship, Strachan says continued improvement there will ensure his place in the squad.
"I think John should concentrate on getting to a higher level with Hib... | Gordon Strachan says there is no need for John McGinn to leave Hibernian to become a Scotland regular. | 36401304 |
Collins made amends after missing two good chances to leave Pools with only one win from their past eight League Two matches.
Pools had an early let-off in front of a crowd of 4,266 - Crawley's best of the season - when Collins set up Billy Clifford but he failed to test goalkeeper Adam Bartlett from the edge of the ar... | James Collins scored his 12th league goal of the season as Crawley clinched their fourth successive home win with a 1-0 victory over struggling Hartlepool. | 38539702 |
Angus, Stirling, and Ochil and South Perthshire fell to the Tories, with the SNP retaining Falkirk, Perth and Perthshire North and both Dundee seats.
Kirstene Hair overturned an 11,230 SNP majority to take Angus from Mike Weir, who had held the seat since 2001.
The SNP's Stewart Hosie and Chris Law retained their seats... | The Conservatives have gained three seats from the SNP in Tayside and Central Scotland. | 40215992 |
In November 2013, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) hired nurses from Greece, Spain and Portugal to reduce spending on agency staff.
It followed criticism of the trust over its staffing levels.
Bosses said they would now look at recruiting from other areas of Europe and do more to promote the county.
To da... | Foreign nurses recruited to plug staff shortages at Lincolnshire's hospitals are leaving the county because it is is too rural, health bosses have said. | 31165230 |
Deakon Wilkins, 24, from Weston-super-Mare, vanished after leaving Motion nightclub in Bristol in the early hours of 14 January.
His father Andrew Wilkins said family members were "trying to keep busy" but "didn't know what to do".
Avon and Somerset Police said it was "increasingly concerned" and using "significant" re... | The family of a man who went missing after a night out 10 days ago have said they are "at their wits' end". | 38728437 |
University of Manchester scientists used a new computer simulation to assess the speed of the massive biped.
Based on T. rex's muscles alone, the model came up with a maximum speed of 30km/h, but this dropped to 20km/h when skeletal strength was assessed too.
Had it moved from a brisk walk to a sprint, the dinosaur's l... | The size and weight of a T. rex would have prevented it from moving faster than 20km/h (12mph), research suggests. | 40632751 |
The two sides have agreed a batch of reforms that will be presented to the Greek Parliament on Thursday.
The eurozone countries insisted on the measures before releasing €2bn (£1.4bn) in loans and up to €10bn in support for the banks.
The agreement will help pave the way for further payments under the country's third b... | Greece has secured a tentative deal with the eurozone to unlock the latest tranche of financial aid. | 34849392 |
The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said Bristol Prison had fewer prison officers on the landings than last year and the situation had become "serious".
It also found the prison was infested with cockroaches.
But prison governor Andrea Albutt said new procedures had been introduced and in her view it was a safe envi... | A jail where low staffing levels had made prisoners and staff feel unsafe is now at "bursting point" with even fewer officers, a new report has found. | 29984423 |
Australia transports asylum seekers who arrive by boat to off-shore processing centres in Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
An Amnesty International report said this was a "deliberate policy to inflict harm on refugees" and imposes conditions that "amount to torture".
Nauru has previously denied claims of abuse at the refuge... | Australia has rejected a human rights report comparing its asylum seeker camp on the Pacific island of Nauru to an open-air prison. | 37675003 |
It has been confirmed that the cost of policing protests and dealing with disorder during the first two weeks, from 3 to 17 December, was £3.8m.
Policing has remained largely the same since, apart from a holiday lull.
The figure was revealed as police came under attack with petrol bombs and fireworks for a sixth night ... | The cost of policing flag protests in Northern Ireland since they began early last month is believed to be over £7m. | 20943293 |
The incident happened on Parnell Street, at its junction with Hill Street, shortly after midnight.
Gardaí (Irish police) believe that the man was struck by a green or blue Audi saloon car which left the scene in the direction of Summerhill.
Witnesses also allege that a number of men got out from this car and assaulted ... | A man in his 40s is in hospital after he was reportedly assaulted following a hit-and-run incident in Dublin. | 40606803 |
18 February 2016 Last updated at 07:38 GMT
The famous birds are in danger of dying out because they were no females until two were given to the town in Devon.
The eggs are due to hatch in March and lots of people in the town are pretty excited.
Take a look. | A pair of black swans have laid eggs in Dawlish, in the south-west of England. | 35601665 |
Press secretary Sean Spicer rejected US media reports that the president sounded out Mr Comey at a private White House dinner in January.
According to the newspaper, the now-former FBI director said he would offer the president honesty, but not loyalty.
Mr Trump has faced a backlash for dismissing Mr Comey on Tuesday.
... | The White House has denied reports that President Donald Trump asked fired FBI Director James Comey to pledge loyalty to him. | 39901641 |
The Dane commanded a rover to drive to an experiment board and, using the vehicle’s robot arm, place a rounded peg into a hole.
Mogensen had a feedback system in his controls that allowed him to "feel" what he was doing 400km below him.
It is the kind of technology astronauts might use one day at Mars.
Building habit... | European astronaut Andreas Mogensen has remotely operated a robot on Earth while flying aboard the International Space Station. | 34179846 |
EU leaders will meet in Rome in a fortnight to mark 60 years since the signing of the EEC's founding treaty.
However as Brexit-bound Britain sets one foot out the door, the atmosphere could be less than celebratory.
Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni will join MEPs on Wednesday to debate which path the bloc should ... | The European Parliament meets for a plenary sitting this week ahead of the EU's birthday bash later this month. | 39235691 |
The basic reason is that his Catholic flock in Africa has increased faster there than in any other part of the world during the past 50 years.
The Pope has just been forced to set up a new programme of evangelisation in Europe, where Catholics have been leaving the church in ever greater numbers.
In Europe there is a s... | Why should Pope Benedict want to travel nearly 10,000km (6,000 miles) on a weekend visit to Africa? | 15791290 |
The Subaru driver from Portadown just missed out on a podium place to team-mate Jason Plato in race one.
In race two, Turkington was involved in a first-lap crash but he worked his way through the field to take 15th position.
Turkington finished in an impressive third place in the final race despite starting down in 15... | Colin Turkington secured a third-place finish at Rockingham to keep his BTCC title hopes alive. | 37213653 |
Sources close to Ceferin have told the BBC he has nearly 40 pledges of support from the 55 Uefa member nations.
His rival is Dutchman Michael van Praag, a member of Uefa's executive committee and the former chairman of Ajax.
A simple majority of 28 votes is required to win the election.
The victor will take on the rema... | The head of the Slovenian Football Association, Aleksander Ceferin, is on course to win the Uefa presidential election in Athens on Wednesday. | 37355915 |
But this amounts to a "small portion of the overall US health investment exceeding $650m annually," it added
In response, Kenya has said it is strengthening its auditing processes.
Corruption allegations have dogged successive Kenyan governments for many years.
The health ministry itself has been accused of corruption.... | The US has suspended $21m (£16m) of funding to Kenya's ministry of health due to concerns over corruption and weak accounting procedures, the state department said. | 39857470 |
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Carter, who clipped a first-minute chance onto the roof of the net, gave the Gunners a deserved early lead with a fine solo run and curled finish.
Asisat Oshoala then spurned three good chances to double Arsenal's lead.
Fran Kirby wasted Chelsea's best opening in front of ... | Danielle Carter's goal delivered a record 14th Women's FA Cup trophy for Arsenal as they dominated holders Chelsea at Wembley Stadium. | 36281818 |
Olga Beno from Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, says she "dreamt up" the winning set of numbers in May 1989 and has regularly used them ever since.
The win is a fillip for the cancer sufferer, who has had to sell her home to fund her treatment.
She now plans to build an easy-access ranch-style home with her winnings.
"I k... | A Canadian woman who has used the same lottery numbers for nearly 30 years has won the jackpot, winning a CA$5.3m ($3.9m; £3.2m) cash prize. | 38514516 |
Although a public transition of power began after Mr Karimov's death, questions are still being asked about the way Uzbek government handled his demise.
The first reports of his death emerged immediately after the official announcement of his hospitalisation on 28 August.
The initial report by the cabinet gave no detai... | The former Uzbek president, Islam Karimov, has been buried but many questions remain, both about his death and the future leadership and direction of his country. | 37271514 |
On Friday, Germany's constitutional court said that the European Central Bank's (ECB) bond-buying scheme could be "incompatible" with EU law.
The European Court of Justice will now decide the legality of the so-called debt "backstop", introduced in 2012.
Although the ECB has not used the emergency power, its existence ... | An emergency measure that was credited with stabilising the euro has been referred to Europe's top court. | 26080410 |
Sundowns drew 0-0 with Ethiopia's Saint George on Saturday as Ahly suffered the same score against Zanaco of Zambia.
Sundowns, who defeated Zamalek in the 2016 final to lift the trophy, found it difficult to break down an impressive Saint George defence in Pretoria.
The hosts dominated play, squandering several good s... | Holders Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa and record eight-times winners Al Ahly of Egypt were both surprisingly held to goal-less draws at home at the start of their African Champions League group campaigns. | 39908286 |
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The 19th seed, who won 6-3 5-7 9-7 to reach the last eight, is due to marry her fiance, Miso Navara, in Bratislava.
"We chose this (date) because I never saw myself as such a great grass-court player," the 27-year-old said.
"We can postpone it. I'm still here and I'm playi... | Dominika Cibulkova beat Agnieszka Radwanska in a match lasting almost three hours to move closer to the Wimbledon final, which takes place the day she is due to get married. | 36706976 |
The crash killed the couple and all 94 others on board.
The remains were removed from a marble sarcophagus in the crypt of Krakow's historic Wawel Cathedral.
Prosecutors say fresh examinations are necessary to ensure the victims were correctly identified.
They say the original autopsies carried out in Russia contained ... | The remains of the late Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria have been exhumed as part of a new investigation into the fatal plane crash in Smolensk six years ago. | 37978899 |
Change is in the air: exciting and emboldening for some, frightening for others.
Imagine the EU in a bowling alley. Well, frankly, its pillars of stability have been falling like ninepins.
Brexit, mass migrant arrivals, Russian activity in Ukraine, cross-border Islamist terror (with the Paris attacks anniversary at the... | Walk the normally staid, greying corridors of EU power in Brussels at the moment and you sense an unaccustomed buzz, a nervousness; there's a whiff of almost frenzied expectation. | 37972087 |
A senior IMF official told reporters in Washington that EU creditors had yet to specify what debt relief measures they planned to take.
Earlier, eurozone finance ministers agreed on debt relief for Greece.
They had long been at odds over the issue, with Germany in particular opposed to forgiving debt.
As a result of th... | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced it is not yet ready to join the EU's new bailout for Greece, saying it needs further details. | 36382973 |
The 24-year-old has signed a two-year contract after the two clubs agreed terms on a permanent transfer.
Gnanduillet scored four times in 17 appearances for Orient following a move to east London at the start of 2016.
"Armand brings height and power to the team and offers another option," boss Gary Bowyer told the club... | Blackpool have signed French striker Armand Gnanduillet from fellow League Two side Leyton Orient. | 37134376 |
The U's struck twice in the last nine minutes to register their first away win since promotion from League Two.
Bolton have now failed to score in their last four matches and have not won a game since Phil Parkinson was named manager of the month for August.
Second best for most of the afternoon, Wanderers failed to se... | Wes Thomas and Chris Maguire secured Oxford a deserved win as Bolton's recent problems continued at the Macron Stadium. | 37459048 |
Arsenal Ladies' bid was "reluctantly accepted" by their fellow Women's Super League One side in January.
The Gunners activated a release clause in Oshoala's contract, subject to her gaining a work permit for 2016.
Oshoala, 21, was named the BBC's Women's Footballer of the Year in 2015.
She is presently in Zurich as a p... | Nigeria international striker Asisat Oshoala has been granted a UK work permit, clearing the path for her to complete a switch to Arsenal Ladies from rivals Liverpool Ladies. | 35745229 |
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BPA) moved the minute hand of the symbolic Doomsday Clock from three minutes to two-and-a-half minutes to midnight.
It is the second closest it has been.
BPA chief Rachel Bronson urged world leaders to "calm rather than stoke tensions that could lead to war".
In a report, the BPA ... | Scientists say the world has edged closer to apocalypse in the past year amid a darkening security landscape and comments by Donald Trump. | 38760792 |
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A picture agency has released photographs it says were taken on Thursday morning of the pair having to be separated by staff and team-mates at Carrington training ground.
City have declined to comment.
Mancini is expected to answer questions about the incident at his news ... | Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli appears to have been involved in a training ground bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini. | 20901006 |
Governors at Carlton Bolling College, Bradford, met the needs of Muslim students, but did not take sufficient account of other faiths, it said.
The report, seen by the BBC, said students needed more opportunities "to recognise extremist views".
Faisal Khan, chair of the governors, said it was "full of inaccuracies".
Da... | A school is not protecting its pupils from the possible risks of extremism and should go into special measures, an Ofsted report has said. | 28301161 |
The star attractions of the Royal Highland Show have been primped and preened ahead of its opening day on Thursday.
Cattle, sheep and horses were among the animals being washed and groomed at the Ingliston showground.
Organised by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society, the show is billed as a showcase for the bes... | . | 40354780 |
17 May 2016 Last updated at 07:36 BST
The Foxes have been celebrating becoming top flight footy champions for the first time ever.
It's been an amazing turnaround for the club, who were bottom of the table just over a year ago.
Ayshah went to Leicester to join the celebrations... | Thousands of Leicester fans turned out to see their team's Premier League victory parade in the city. | 36309592 |
Security officers found a device at Manchester Airport on 30 January.
Nadeem Muhammad, 43, who denies possession of explosives with intent, boarded another flight on 5 February, Manchester Crown Court heard.
Jonathan Sandiford, prosecuting, said Mr Muhammad intended to detonate a device on a Ryanair flight to Bergarmo.... | A man accused of trying to smuggle a pipe bomb on to a plane flew again days later as police did not think the device was viable, a court has heard. | 40780371 |
The fibreglass boat carrying 110 passengers and 12 crew was reportedly overwhelmed by 3m (6ft) waves during stormy weather last Saturday.
Search and rescue officials said 40 people were known to have survived.
The search for the remaining bodies will continue until Saturday, the authorities said.
The ship left Kolaka i... | Rescuers have recovered 40 more bodies from the sea after a ferry accident off the Indonesian province of Sulawesi, bringing the death toll to 63. | 35177455 |
Capt Mark Duffy died when the Rescue 116 aircraft crashed about 13km off the County Mayo coast on 14 March.
His body was found last Friday inside the helicopter, which lies about 40m underwater in the Atlantic Ocean.
He was one of four crew members on board when the helicopter crashed.
A lone piper led the Capt Duffy's... | An Irish Coast Guard captain who died in a helicopter crash during a rescue mission had "a desire in all things to help and be of service", mourners at his funeral have heard. | 39444491 |
It happened on Saturday afternoon. There are no reports of any injuries.
Bedford Street is expected to stay closed until about 18:30 GMT.
By coincidence, the street had been closed since Saturday morning to allow filming to take place for a BBC drama series.
The popular crime thriller staring Adrian Dunbar and Vicky Mc... | Bedford Street in Belfast city centre has been closed after glass fell from Bedford House onto the street below. | 37883748 |
France has attacked militants in Mali to support the Malian government, and has attempted to rescue a French hostage in Somalia, in recent days.
The UK is to provide two transport planes but No 10 stressed no UK troops would be deployed in a combat role.
Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds has indicated British personnel... | The UK has agreed to help transport foreign troops and equipment to Mali amid French efforts to contain rebels. | 20999533 |
After losing Mancini criticised City's owners for not quashing reports that a deal with Pellegrini, 59, was done.
But Chilean Pellegrini told Malaga's website: "I categorically deny that I am the new Manchester City coach."
On Monday morning, Mancini took training ahead of the match against Reading on Tuesday.
He made... | Malaga's Manuel Pellegrini has denied he has agreed a deal to replace Roberto Mancini as Manchester City manager. | 22508252 |
Joy and Dave Gaynton have run the shop, in Uley, near Dursley, for more than 10 years but plan to retire next June.
The couple said they had already put the business on the market three years running, but failed to find a buyer.
Villagers have voted to set up a steering committee to look at the possibility of a communi... | Residents in a Gloucestershire village could take over their local post office store to save it from closure. | 11809170 |
The 150 Russian football supporters "were well prepared for ultra-rapid, ultra-violent action" and were able to evade arrest, a city prosecutor said.
Five England fans have been jailed for throwing bottles at police and a sixth jailed in connection with the violence.
Two Russians have been arrested, both for a pitch in... | A group of "well-trained" Russian hooligans were behind the violence in Marseille when Russia played England in a Euro 2016 match, prosecutors say. | 36515213 |
Portuguese former Benfica B man Santos, 21, joins on a two-year deal, having previously had youth spells with SC Lourel, Belenenses and Estoril.
Switzerland-born Shalaj, 26, has signed a one-year deal after leaving Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest.
Both players could make their debuts when Vale travel to Bury on Saturday... | Port Vale have signed goalkeeper Miguel Santos and winger Gezim Shalaj, who have both been training with the club, subject to international clearance. | 37239811 |
Director of rugby Steve Diamond confirmed the Bolton-born prop had agreed a new deal on BBC Radio Manchester's Rugby Union Extra.
The 24-year-old has progressed through the Sharks' academy and played for England Saxons in the summer.
He has joined Josh Beaumont, Will Addison, Mike Haley and Sam James in signing a new t... | Sale Sharks prop Ross Harrison has signed a new three-year contract with the Premiership side. | 38340046 |
Waqaar Khan, Kadeem Bourne, Kenan Kelly, Marcus Woolcock and Zahid Chaudhary were accused of almost 40 offences, Warwick Crown Court heard.
Ringleader Khan befriended the girls, aged 15 to 17, on social media before picking them up and forcing them to have sex, sometimes filming it.
West Midlands Police described them ... | Five men have been convicted of sexually abusing and trafficking six teenage girls in Coventry. | 38396427 |
Rob Curtis told Buzzfeed news he felt like a "second-class citizen" when the session at renowned studio Sang Bleu, in Dalston, was cancelled.
Malvina Wisniewska denied prejudice and told the BBC she had previously tattooed clients with HIV.
It is illegal to discriminate against anyone based on their HIV status.
Mr Curt... | A tattooist who refused to work on a man with HIV has said a previous scare left her too "panicked" to complete the design. | 38893792 |
Defects in a baby's DNA are behind roughly half of cases of hearing loss in early life.
The mouse study, published in Science Translational Medicine, showed a virus could correct the genetic fault and restore some hearing.
Experts said the results could lead to treatments within a decade.
The team in the US and Switzer... | Scientists say they have taken a significant step towards treating some forms of deafness after restoring hearing in animals. | 33442820 |
The disease, caused by Vitamin D deficiency linked to lack of sunlight, can lead to weak and deformed bones.
It was identified in the remains of a Neolithic woman who had been buried on the Scottish island of Tiree.
Researchers from Durham and Bradford Universities made the discovery. Until now, the earliest case of ri... | The earliest known case of rickets in the UK has been identified in a 5,000-year-old skeleton found in Scotland. | 34208976 |
President Enrique Pena Nieto said he wanted to avoid "any doubts about the legitimacy and transparency" of the bidding process.
Mexico has forged closer links with China, while Mr Nieto is going to Beijing on a state visit next week.
The tender for the 130-mile rail link is being re-opened.
Mexico's communications and ... | Mexico has abruptly cancelled a $3.75bn (£2.3bn) contract awarded on Monday for a Chinese-led consortium to build a high-speed passenger rail link. | 29948331 |
The Exiles are bottom of the league but have not lost since their 3-1 defeat at Stevenage on Saturday, 7 January.
After a run of seven straight defeats, Westley's side have drawn four times and won once in their last five games.
"We've taken ownership of the problem and we're fighting to put it straight," Westley told ... | Newport County boss Graham Westley says their recent unbeaten run is a "statement" from his side in their bid to escape relegation from League Two. | 38963294 |
Among them was a drone carrying mobile phones and drugs that was intercepted by guards at Bedford Prison in March.
The use of drones is an "emerging threat", Eve Richard from the National Offender Management Service told a defence and security conference in London, the Independent reported.
Attempts are rare, the gover... | There were nine attempts to use drones to infiltrate prisons in England and Wales in the first five months of 2015, according to the Ministry of Justice. | 34276432 |
The latest news, views, reaction and action from the heart of the tournament will be delivered straight to your phone so you are always first to know.
Whichever team you are supporting, it is the best way to stay one step ahead of your rivals.
Simply head over to the notifications section in the BBC Sport app menu, tap... | Whatever twists and turns this season's Six Nations championships take, let BBC Sport be your guide with alerts direct to your phone. | 34015470 |
The first time Susan Vasey knew of a £10,000 loan in her name was when police arrested her, she told a jury at Worcester Crown Court.
On hearing the recorded call she recognised the caller as her ex.
Matthew Samuels, of St Johns, Worcester denies 11 counts of fraud.
The 50-year-old, of Broadway Grove, is accused of tri... | A man accused of a £180,000 online dating scam feigned laryngitis over the phone to dupe a bank into giving him a loan in his girlfriend's name, a court has heard. | 34340146 |
A police spokesman said other suspects had been identified from CCTV footage.
The student and a male friend she was travelling with were beaten, stripped and thrown out of the bus in the attack on Sunday evening.
The attack has sparked outrage in Delhi, which is often seen as unsafe for women.
The capital's rape figure... | Indian police have arrested a bus driver in connection with the gang rape of a 23-year-old student on a city bus in the capital, Delhi. | 20761648 |
Helen Pearson, 34, was attacked by neighbour Joe Willis in Exeter last October.
She told the BBC she believed Devon and Cornwall Police "missed dozens of opportunities to prevent the stabbing".
Police said they would "cooperate fully" with the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Willis, 49, was found guilt... | A stabbing victim has lodged a complaint about the police handling of stalking she suffered before she was attacked. | 27384422 |
Their animal experiments, published in the journal Cell, suggest the brain disorder may be caused by bacteria living in the gut.
The findings could eventually lead to new ways of treating the disease, such as drugs to kill gut bugs or probiotics.
Experts said the results opened an "exciting new avenue of study".
In Par... | Scientists in California say they have transformed understanding of Parkinson's disease. | 38173287 |
His injury meant his brain could not "talk" to his hand, meaning all control was lost.
Surgeons at the Washington University School of Medicine re-wired his nerves to build a new route between hand and brain.
He can now feed himself and can just about write.
The 71-year-old man was involved in a car accident in June 20... | A paralysed man has regained limited use of his hand after pioneering surgery to bypass damage to his spinal cord. | 18057454 |
The site near Thurso has had problems in previous years with gulls swooping down aggressively on staff who inadvertently walk too close to nests.
A falconer from Norfolk is working with a zoologist on the gull-scaring project.
A Harris hawk and peregrine falcon are among the raptors being used to frighten off the birds... | Birds of prey are being used to stop gulls nesting at the Dounreay nuclear power complex in Caithness. | 36333469 |
Earlier, the Taifa Stars had left Algeria stunned by taking a 2-0 lead.
Elias Maguli put the home side ahead in the first leg just before half-time, scoring in the 44th minute.
Tanzania increased their lead after the break with a goal in the 55th minute through their in-form TP Mazembe striker, Mbwana Samatta.
Saturday... | Two goals from Islam Slimani helped Algeria come from behind to draw 2-2 with Tanzania in their Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier in Dar-Es-Salaam. | 34821771 |
Scott Hogan put the hosts ahead when he planted Peter Vincenti's teasing right-wing cross past Leeds goalkeeper Paddy Kenny seconds before half-time.
The Championship side's fate was sealed when man-of-the-match Ian Henderson superbly volleyed into the top corner.
Matt Smith's first-half header was cleared off the Dale... | League Two side Rochdale reached the FA Cup fourth round for the first time in 11 years with a deserved win against Leeds United at Spotland. | 25531707 |
The midfielder was convicted last month for drink driving and spent several weeks out of the starting line-up.
Since his return, he has impressed with his performances and scored two goals in the last three games under Deila.
"He's always stuck by me," McGregor said. "Hopefully we can continue that relationship and I k... | Callum McGregor says that he wants to "keep repaying the faith" shown in him by Celtic manager Ronny Deila. | 35921941 |
Keziah Flux-Edmonds died in hospital after she was found unconscious near her father's body at a house in Cromwell Avenue, East Cowes on 1 June.
In a statement, her mother Nikki said: "Keziah was my entire world and losing her has made my world darker".
A post-mortem examination failed to establish a cause of death.
"S... | A six-year-old girl who was murdered at her home on the Isle of Wight was a "precious child full of happiness", her mother has said. | 36488795 |
The male lions, Majo and Motshegetsi, broke out of their enclosure and leapt over a moat at 08:40 (06:40 GMT) on Thursday, before the zoo opened.
They were discovered in undergrowth in a terrified state.
Although one of the lions was ushered back to its enclosure, the other remained agitated and had to be shot.
"This i... | One of two lions that escaped from an enclosure in Leipzig zoo in Germany has been shot dead after attempts to use a tranquilliser failed. | 37505356 |
The Paralympian athlete was jailed for five years in October for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, whom he killed last year.
Prosecutors also want to challenge Pistorius' acquittal on murder charges.
His lawyers opposed the appeal request and said the sentence was not lenient.
The double-amputee ... | A South African judge has delayed to Wednesday her ruling on whether prosecutors can appeal against what they call the "shockingly light" sentence passed on Oscar Pistorius. | 30389484 |
The Pole Intentions classes in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire were criticised after three girls did a demonstration on ITV's This Morning.
But instructor Zoe Hardy said they were about sport, and not sexual.
The International Pole Sports Federation has said classes like this help train future athletes.
"Children are ou... | Pole dancing classes for children have been defended by a sports governing body following claims that it sexualises youngsters. | 35667527 |
28 January 2016 Last updated at 14:43 GMT
A controlled explosion was carried out on the vehicle which was parked close to the graves of people who recently died.
It is the third weapon police have recovered in recent days.
A military style assault rifle was found in Strabane last weekend.
BBC News NI's north-west repor... | There has been anger in Londonderry after two handguns were found in a car in the City Cemetery. | 35430592 |
An inquiry was launched last month when the PSNI became aware that a legal firm had unlawfully been given confidential documents from the office.
A 69-year-old man who formerly worked as an investigator for the ombudsman was arrested in England.
He was later released on bail.
The PSNI has confirmed that an independent ... | A police force from outside NI is to take over an investigation into the alleged theft and disclosure of sensitive security documents from the office of the Police Ombudsman. | 39843350 |
Davies, 35, who can also play at full-back, made 51 appearances for Pompey last season, scoring once.
Vose, 22, has played twice for the Iron since signing from Wrexham in February.
"I like to get forward and get crosses in. I want to push wingers and full-backs back, attacking is a big part of my game," Davies told th... | Grimsby have signed former Portsmouth midfielder Ben Davies on a two-year contract and Scunthorpe forward Dominic Vose on a season-long loan. | 36664052 |
That scenario is, at best, decades away. But this week I’ve been pondering something much more immediate, and in my view, more likely. What will happen when humans decide to become robots?
"We’re at a key transition in human history,” says Prof Hugh Herr, who heads the Biomechatronics Group at the famed Massachusetts I... | We all like to joke about what might happen if robots, powered by artificial intelligence, decide they want to overthrow humans. | 40616561 |
The 30-year-old striker, whose next club appearance will be his 500th as a United player, has missed the last three games because of an ankle injury.
United manager Louis van Gaal revealed the England skipper had been training during the past week.
The 64-year-old Dutchman said: "It is possible he can play, but we have... | Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney could return to action in Saturday's Premier League home match with Norwich. | 35132675 |
14 April 2017 Last updated at 01:06 BST
They threw him a one-week birthday party, then a two-week party and then a one-month party.
This year he'll be celebrating his 12th birthday.
"Even if I had just a little time, I wanted that with him," says his mum, Ellen.
Hayden's parents were told their son wouldn't feel, eat, ... | When Samuel was born with a rare form of dwarfism, his parents were told he only had a few months to live. | 39583867 |
Within weeks of beating better-known rival David Davis to the Conservative leadership in a December 2005 vote of party members, David Cameron was boarding a plane to the Arctic Circle for a fact-finding mission on global warming. It was a dramatic way of announcing himself as a new kind of Conservative - one who cared ... | David Cameron is stepping down after six years as Britain's prime minister and nearly 11 years as Conservative leader - here are 10 key moments | 36774274 |
Olympic 400m hurdles finalist Eilidh Doyle finished second behind Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad in Lausanne.
And high jumper Robbie Grabarz, fourth in Rio, was runner-up to Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim.
The meeting also saw Jamaican double Olympic sprint gold medallist Elaine Thompson back on the track.
The 100m and ... | Britain's Lorraine Ugen and Shara Proctor beat Olympic champion Tianna Bartoletta in the long jump in the first post-Rio Diamond League meeting. | 37191417 |
The double Olympic cycling champion was fourth on Supreme Danehill, trained by Alan Hill, at the Black Forest Lodge point-to-point meeting in Devon.
She then got as far as the second-last fence on According To Sarah in another race before pulling her mount up.
Pendleton, 35, is aiming to ride in the Foxhunter Chase at ... | Victoria Pendleton took another step towards her dream of riding at the Cheltenham Festival as she completed a race over jumps for the first time. | 35339145 |
A man entered the Esso garage in Broomloan Road, Ibrox, at about 05:30 and threatened the male member of staff with a knife and demanded money.
He ran off with a three-figure sum of cash.
He was white and was wearing a blue jacket with a red scarf, blue jeans, white trainers and an orange baseball cap.
The member of st... | A petrol station attendant has been threatened with a knife during a robbery in Glasgow. | 37396755 |
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