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The nun, who was revered for her work with the poor in India, was proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis in a ceremony in the Vatican on Sunday.
St Teresa and four nuns moved to Ballymurphy on 2 October 1971 and stayed for 18 months.
Resident Tommy Holland said they referred to her back then as "the saint that lived in our... | A service has been held in west Belfast to mark the canonisation of Mother Teresa who lived there in the 1970s. | 37271224 |
The blaze broke out in the early hours of Friday morning at the property in the Tiger Court area.
The officers had helped to save residents from the burning building.
None of the residents suffered any injuries.
Alliance councillor for the area, Neil Kelly, said it was fortunate no-one was killed.
"This could have been... | Two Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers have been treated in hospital for the effects of breathing in smoke after an arson attack at a flat in Antrim. | 30606758 |
The Dresden region has recently been the scene of several violent anti-migrant protests organised by right-wing groups.
Chancellor Angela Merkel was booed when she visited a refugee centre in the nearby town of Heidenau last week.
The country expects up to 800,000 asylum applications this year - more than any other EU ... | A mass rally in support of refugees has passed off peacefully in the eastern German city of Dresden. | 34100662 |
Following heavy rain overnight, the referee was called to St James Park early and with standing water on the pitch and more rain due on Saturday, he made the decision to call the game off.
A new date for the fixture will be announced in due course.
Oxford are currently third in League Two, seven points behind leaders N... | Exeter City's game against Oxford United in League Two has been abandoned because of a waterlogged pitch. | 35447489 |
It comes after several roe Muntjac deer were found dismembered in Reading Old Cemetery.
Green Party councillor Rob White said: "Owners should keep their dogs on a lead when walking in the cemetery."
Warning signs are also being put up in a bid to deter people from walking their pets in the grounds.
People living nearby... | Dog owners have been urged by the local council to keep their animals under control after a series of fatal attacks on deer living in a Reading graveyard. | 31107381 |
Three stars of BBC spy drama The Night Manager - Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman and Hugh Laurie - won acting prizes.
Claire Foy, who plays the Queen in Netflix's royal epic The Crown, was named best TV drama actress and the show won best TV drama.
In the other TV categories, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story... | British actors have enjoyed a golden night in the TV categories at the Golden Globe Awards in Hollywood. | 38551703 |
Mr Akinci, standing as an independent, won 60.3% of the votes in Sunday's runoff, according to election commission figures.
The 67-year-old defeated incumbent president Dervis Eroglu, a conservative elected five years ago.
He has said he would work with renewed urgency to find a peace deal on Cyprus after four decades ... | Voters in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus have elected Mustafa Akinci as their new president. | 32476509 |
Academics at Cardiff University tested a series of measures to tackle coffee cup waste and encourage the use of reusable cups.
Report author Prof Wouter Poortinga said some 2.5bn disposable cups were used annually.
The findings are due to be submitted to a UK government inquiry into waste.
Prof Poortinga found that the... | Charging coffee drinkers for their disposable cups could cut their use by up to 300 million a year in the UK, according to new research. | 39436400 |
Portuguese media say the victims were the pilot, three passengers and a lorry driver, whose vehicle was hit.
Three of the dead were French citizens and one Swiss, reports say. The plane had been en route to Marseille.
It crashed after take-off from a local airfield. The cause is not known. Tires is about 20km (12 miles... | A small Swiss-registered plane has crashed near a Lidl supermarket in Tires, just west of the Portuguese capital Lisbon, killing five people. | 39621095 |
The crew of Pamela Relph, Grace Clough, Dan Brown, James Fox and cox Oliver James powered away from the start.
They finished in a new world best time of three minutes 13.76 seconds, over 15 seconds clear of second-placed Italy.
There was also a bronze for Tom Aggar in the mens singles sculls event as he finished behind... | Great Britain's mixed coxed four continued their dominance with gold at the Para-Rowing World Cup in Italy. | 33212398 |
Here is the letter in full:
It has been an incredibly tough period for all of you given the nature and volume of negative comment that has come against Barclays in the past few days.
It must have been particularly hard for those of you on the front-line, given our customers and clients will understandably feel that we ... | Barclays' chief executive Bob Diamond has written to members of staff at the bank, days after it was fined a record amount for attempting to rig important inter-bank lending rates. | 18678731 |
Mrs May said she wanted a "stronger, fairer and even more prosperous" country - and Mr Corbyn was "simply not up to the job" of delivering it.
The Labour leader claimed she would create a "low-wage, offshore tax haven" and a "toxic" mood in Brexit talks.
The Lib Dems said the PM's "hard Brexit" plan would harm the econ... | Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn have set out competing visions of what they want for Britain after it has left the EU, with a week to go until polling day. | 40112003 |
Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls in April 2014, but freed 21 of them in October after negotiations with the Red Cross.
The freed girls have been in government custody since their release but were brought home to Chibok for Christmas.
But family members told the BBC that the girls were kept in a politician's house and bar... | Families of the Nigerian "Chibok girls" freed by Islamist group Boko Haram say they are being closely guarded and were not allowed home for Christmas. | 38445198 |
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Murray - who separated from coach Amelie Mauresmo this month - beat Novak Djokovic for the first time on clay last week to win the Italian Open.
Mauresmo has described the Briton as "complex" and suggested his behaviour on court was a factor behind the split.
But the prese... | World number two Andy Murray says his form means he does not need to appoint a new coach before the French Open. | 36346458 |
If they were to go ahead, they would be the first high-level talks since 2015.
A senior official said talks should aim to stop "all hostile activities that raise military tension" at the fortified border between the Koreas.
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in has long signalled he wants closer engagement with the North... | South Korea has proposed holding military talks with the North, after weeks of heightened tension following Pyongyang's long-range missile test. | 40627608 |
Circles of Support and Accountability (Cosa) is run across the six north Wales counties by charity Cais and the probation service, with 100 volunteers.
Offenders go through a rigorous risk assessment before they can sign up.
The money is coming from the North Wales police and crime commissioner.
Cais chief executive Cl... | A scheme where volunteers work with sex offenders to stop them reoffending has received a £30,000 funding boost after achieving a 100% success rate since it was launched in 2007. | 36093498 |
It was a passion that was eventually to lead her on to the Circle Line train which was targeted by a suicide bomber in the 7 July 2005 attacks.
A talented musician who played the piano and sang in choirs, Miss Nicholson, 24, was travelling to her job at a music publishing company in central London when she was killed.
... | There was never any doubt about Jennifer Nicholson's chief talent - music. | 11838141 |
Police were called to Rose Street car park at about 08:55 following a call from a member of the public.
Roads near the site - Railway Terrace, Rose Street and Longman Road - which were closed during the incident, have now been reopened.
Police Scotland said there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. | A man has died after falling from the roof of a multi-storey car park in Inverness. | 34288878 |
Officers were called to an address in the town's King Street at about 08:00 on Sunday.
The street was subsequently cordoned off as police continued their investigations.
Officers have appealed for any witnesses to the incident to get in touch with them. No further details of the incident have been made public. | The death of a man in Peterhead is being treated as suspicious by police. | 34373611 |
In Wrexham, independents won the most seats, but lost three councillors.
In Flintshire Labour secured the most votes - 34 - but failed to achieve a majority.
Meanwhile in Denbighshire the Conservatives became the largest party, with 16 seats, overtaking Labour with 13 - but no party gained an overall majority.
The Tori... | No party has won overall control of Wrexham, Denbighshire or Flintshire councils. | 39813255 |
What About The Children? (Watch?) says modern lifestyles could be harming infant brains.
It highlights strapping small children into pushchairs, and the increased use of smartphones and tablets as being particularly damaging.
It says these could have an impact in later life.
Watch? promotes the importance of secure att... | Overuse of baby equipment and electronic screens can impede the physical and emotional development of under-threes, a charity has warned. | 26559872 |
Crews tackled the blaze at The Ranch, which opened in Southmead in 1955, at about 21:00 BST on Monday.
BBC Radio Bristol reported local residents cried in the street as the adventure playground in Doncaster Road was engulfed by flames.
Avon Fire and Rescue said the fire was under control by about 21:50 BST.
Learning Pa... | A fire that badly damaged a children's playground in Bristol was started deliberately, the fire service has said. | 33058985 |
Al-Shabab earlier said it had "fought off" an attack by foreign forces but US officials said several militants were killed in the raid early on Wednesday.
Several countries have been supporting Somali officials in their efforts to combat al-Shabab's insurgency.
The assault comes after the US said it conducted air strik... | US troops took part in a raid on the Islamist al-Shabab group alongside Somali troops, American officials say. | 35761891 |
A planning application for the Weeping Window was submitted last month.
If approved, it will go on display on 25 March for seven weeks replacing the turbine blade artwork.
The full poppy installation, named Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, attracted over five million visitors to the Tower of London in 2014.
Hull 2017... | Plans for a sculpture in Hull featuring thousands of handmade ceramic poppies commemorating those who died in World War One have emerged. | 38985107 |
They become the last countries to apply to the China-led bank before the Tuesday deadline.
They join more than 40 members, including Australia, South Korea, Britain, France, and Germany that have signed up to the development bank.
The US and Japan have refused to join, with both countries worried about standards of gov... | Taiwan and Norway are to join the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). | 32128357 |
Since January, all children in Primaries 1, 2 and 3 have been entitled to a free school lunch.
As expected, in most places the number of children eating a school meal has increased significantly.
But some councils are disappointed the rise has not been even greater.
BBC Scotland asked Scotland's 32 councils how many Pr... | About three quarters of children in the early years of primary school are now taking school dinners, according to figures seen by BBC Scotland. | 31639008 |
The baby products chain was forced to bring forward its end-of-season UK sale to clear stock following wet weather in the three months to 9 July.
In the Middle East, the earlier timing of Ramadan "materially" lifted demand.
However, Mothercare warned of "continued volatility" in its overseas business in the first half ... | Mothercare's sales have been rescued from Britain's wet weather by Ramadan, which helped boost the retailer's international revenue by 3.9%. | 36791565 |
It heard the 16:35 Bristol Temple Meads to Southend train was travelling at 59mph on 7 March as it passed the previous signal, set to caution.
When the driver saw the next signal set to danger he fully applied the brakes.
But the inquiry was told there was insufficient distance to bring the train to a halt. No-one was ... | A steam train passed a signal set to danger and overshot a busy junction, a Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) inquiry has been told. | 32099296 |
Ross Sherlock, 35, from Glasgow, said he was walking towards his car when a man wearing fluorescent workmen's clothing pulled out a gun and fired.
Mr Sherlock said he threw the umbrella he was carrying at the gunman and ran.
He was giving evidence at the High Court in Glasgow at the trial of William Burns and Alexander... | A man has described being shot by a gunman seconds after collecting his daughter from primary school. | 40202133 |
The doctors' union had refused to sit down and talk about improving patient care and had spread "misinformation", he told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show.
Mr Hunt wants to change junior doctors' contracts, which he says are "unfair".
The BMA said its door was open to talks and blamed the strikes on Mr Hunt's "shambolic mish... | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has accused the British Medical Association of being "totally irresponsible" over a lengthy industrial dispute. | 35515732 |
A man was shot on Monday close to St Brendan's Primary School in Craigavon at closing time as pupils left the grounds.
The injured man is in a "stable" condition in hospital.
Education Minister John O'Dowd said the attack caused distress to both children and adults.
"The emotional well being of pupils is paramount," he... | A special support team is to be sent to a school in County Armagh to help children cope with witnessing a shooting. | 35869509 |
Hyeon Soo Lim's confession was reported by the state news agency KCNA.
The 60-year-old reverend of a Toronto-based church was detained in January when he travelled to North Korea for humanitarian work.
North Korea periodically detains foreigners, particularly those linked to religious activity which is banned.
Staged p... | North Korea says a detained Canadian pastor has confessed to a "subversive plot" to overthrow the government and set up a "religious state". | 33729237 |
Southern Health failed to adopt safe bathing guidelines for two-and-a-half years after Connor Sparrowhawk died following an epileptic seizure in 2013.
His unsupervised death led to a report into hundreds of unexplained deaths.
Trust chairman Mike Petter resigned on Thursday ahead of the publication of the Care Quality ... | The NHS mental health trust which ran a care unit where a teenager drowned in a bath is "continuing to put patients at risk", inspectors have said. | 36160553 |
Self-confessed "computer geek" Paul Dixon, from County Durham, disrupted BA's site and others, including Durham Police, in October 2014.
Newcastle Crown Court was told the 24-year-old was caught after he boasted about his crimes on social media.
The court heard disruption to BA's site cost the airline an estimated £100... | A man who admitted hacking the websites of British Airways and several police forces has been handed a suspended prison term. | 40778685 |
Here is a full list of candidates running, in seven District Electoral Areas (DEAs), for 40 seats on Lisburn and Castlereagh council. | Elections for Northern Ireland's 11 new councils will be held on 22 May 2014. | 27352163 |
About £15m has been sought for a plan to turn Inverness Castle from a criminal and civil courts building into a tourist attraction.
Cases have also been made for an £11m Northern Innovation Hub and £10m to make vacant land at Inverness' Longman available to businesses.
The Scottish and UK governments will consider High... | Business cases for projects worth about £48m have been submitted for Inverness City Region Deal funding. | 37549863 |
Mr Toledo, who governed from 2001 to 2006, is accused of receiving the graft money from Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht in return for awarding public works contracts.
He is not in Peru - he lives in the US and is currently in Paris.
In recent media interviews he has denied any wrongdoing.
Judge Richard Concepcion... | A Peruvian judge has ordered the arrest of the country's former president Alejandro Toledo over allegations that he took $20m (£16m) in bribes. | 38927006 |
At the end of open and free-flowing first half of rugby Exeter led 15-11, with Chiefs tries coming from Dave Ewers and Michele Campagnaro after Matt Luamanu grabbed the opener for Quins.
Nick Evans edged Quins ahead before swapping penalties with Henry Slade.
Two Lachlan Turner tries and one from Slade sealed the bonus... | Exeter moved level on points with Premiership leaders Wasps after inflicting a costly defeat on play-off hopefuls Harlequins at The Stoop. | 39569067 |
Brian Moore, 25, was shot while attempting to question a suspect from his police car in the borough of Queens.
New York's Jamaica Hospital said the officer underwent surgery there about four hours after the shooting.
Police said the suspect, named as Demitrius Blackwell, was arrested about an hour after the incident.
B... | A plainclothes policeman is in a critical condition after being shot in the head in New York. | 32572401 |
The move follows the firm's decision to pull out of a green certification scheme designed to identify which electronic devices pose the least risk to the environment.
CIO Journal
reported the ban was designed to encourage Apple to reconsider.
It noted local officials spent $45,579 (£29,365) on Apple equipment in 2010... | City officials in San Francisco plan to block local government agencies from buying new Apple Macintosh computers. | 18790729 |
Four people were on board the helicopter when it crashed on 14 March.
Winch operator Paul Ormsby and winch man Ciaran Smith are still missing.
A statement was released on Saturday by the Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) after an examination of the helicopter's data systems.
"Following an event such as this, many ... | Irish air accident investigators say initial indications are that there was no mechanical failure in the moments before Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter R116 crashed off the County Mayo coast. | 39469118 |
Officers were called to the Cornton area of the city at about 21:45 on Friday after reports that two children had become unwell.
The pair were both taken to hospital where they are being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
A man has been arrested and charged over the incident.
Police Scotland has now issued a dr... | A 12-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl in Stirling have been taken to hospital after taking an "illicit substance", police have said. | 34098762 |
Redland High School said its buildings "no longer meet the demands of a 21st century education" and it would be merging with Red Maids' School, which was founded in 1634.
The new school, Redmaids' High School, will operate from the current Red Maids' site in Westbury-on-Trym.
Red Maids' head, Isabel Tobias, will also h... | Two of Bristol's private schools are to merge. | 35725129 |
Ikponwosa Ero said that the situation "constitutes an emergency, a crisis disturbing in its proportions".
Her call came after two men received a 17-year jail term for murdering a 21-year-old woman with albinism.
Ms Ero said Malawi police have recorded 65 attacks, abductions and murders of albinos since the end of 2014.... | Malawi's estimated 10,000 albinos face "extinction" if they continue to be murdered for their body parts for use in witchcraft, a UN expert has warned. | 36168742 |
The 18-carat gold Dent watch went under the hammer at the The Swan antiques centre in Tetsworth, Oxfordshire.
Churchill had gifted the timepiece to G Wallace Carter, on winning the first Liberal victory in the 1910 General Election.
Paul Hayes, from the antique centre, said the watch was still in "good working order".
... | A pocket watch inscribed by Winston Churchill has been sold for £12,000 at auction. | 33365473 |
The Gambian, 27, joined the Terriers in August and scored three goals in 15 appearances, with his last goal coming in Saturday's 2-0 win at Bolton.
Town boss David Wagner told the club website: "We have many alternatives in this position; an overload.
"I would like to thank 'Muzza' for his hard work at Huddersfield." | Huddersfield Town have ended Middlesbrough winger Mustapha Carayol's season-long loan deal after four months. | 35221849 |
The hosts led by six points at the break with tries from Jack Buchanan and Joe Mellor, after Jack Hughes had put Wire in front early on.
Lloyd White's penalty extended the Vikings' lead, but Tom Lineham's try cut the deficit to four points.
The visitors dominated from then on, as tries from Declan Patton, Matty Russell... | Warrington came from behind to earn a hard-fought local derby win at Widnes in the first game of the Qualifiers. | 40793077 |
The southbound carriageway between junctions 4 and 3 near Coventry will be shut from 22:00 and 06:00 GMT.
There will also be a 50mph speed limit on a half-a-mile section of the northbound carriageway around the Meridien Road bridge
Diversions will be in place while the resurfacing work is done and drivers are urged to ... | Part of the M6 is to be closed overnight for two weeks for repairs, the Highways Agency said. | 30367726 |
Kim Sang-in, 23, made a tearful apology to Subaru executive and guest judge Glenn Tan after he lambasted her for rolling her eyes during a photo shoot.
The shoot involved models posing around a convoy of cars from Subaru, one of the show's main sponsors.
After Mr Tan's outburst, viewers expressed their anger online.
Hu... | The treatment of a South Korean contestant in the latest episode of TV show Asia's Next Top Model has sparked a backlash on social media. | 35931747 |
Hull City Council said it had asked the club to remove the pitch after it was laid at the Airco Arena, on Walton Street, on Tuesday without permission.
Clubs using the venue were told last month to vacate the building so the Tigers could use it for their academy.
Hull City have been approached for a comment.
The author... | A council has threatened to take legal action against the owners of Hull City after a synthetic pitch was laid in a sports arena by the club. | 32348063 |
Last October, the Unicode Consortium - which represents many of the tech giants - had proposed including the weapon as one of several new Olympic-themed chat message graphics.
At the time, the BBC reported that a British gun control campaign group had criticised the proposal, saying it was "offensive" to gun injury vic... | A hunting rifle has been dropped from the latest list of official emojis. | 36576492 |
Her two sons have lent rarely seen photographs of Audrey Hepburn, from their personal collection, for a new exhibition.
It opens this week at London's National Portrait Gallery, and explores the life and career of the celebrated star.
Her younger son, Luca Dotti took the BBC's Arts Editor, Will Gompertz, on a tour of h... | Audrey Hepburn was a Hollywood legend, a style icon and in her later years an ambassador for UNICEF. | 33333043 |
The Ice Age beasts were living on a remote island off the coast of Alaska, and scientists have dated their demise to about 5,600 years ago.
They believe that a warming climate caused lakes to become shallower, leaving the animals unable to quench their thirst.
Most of the world's woolly mammoths had died out by about 1... | One of the last known groups of woolly mammoths died out because of a lack of drinking water, scientists believe. | 36945909 |
Mr Harris, from Bray, Berkshire, is being tried at Southwark Crown Court on four counts of indecent assault against three teenagers between 1971 and 1983.
The judge said Mr Harris, who denies all charges, will be granted bail.
Jurors have already been told Mr Harris, 87, was convicted and sentenced following a trial in... | Rolf Harris will be released from prison on Friday and is due to appear in person at his indecent assault trial next week, a jury has been told. | 39960138 |
The 23-year-old has signed a contract until 2021.
Ginter was part of the Germany side that beat Chile 1-0 in Sunday's Confederations Cup final.
Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorc said Ginter had "expressed his desire to leave" because of competition for places in the Dortmund squad.
Find all the latest football ... | Borussia Monchengladbach have signed Germany defender Matthias Ginter from Borussia Dortmund for a reported 17m euros (£14.9m) plus add-ons. | 40494363 |
Ms Williams, 34, competed in Sydney against finalists from Australia, Canada, Israel and Russia for the Elizabeth Connell Prize.
Ms Williams did not win but said: "The standard was extremely high."
Originally from Llanberis, Gwynedd, she currently lives and works in Cardiff.
The prize is worth £11,300 ($20,000 Austral... | Aspiring Welsh dramatic soprano Mari Wyn Williams was the only entrant from Europe to make it through to the final five in a world-wide contest to win an operatic scholarship on Saturday. | 37086315 |
Grace Roseman was found dead in her crib at her home in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, on 9 April 2015.
A coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death and said she died after becoming trapped on a bar.
NCT and Bednest released a statement saying they had reached a settlement.
The statement said: "Both NCT and Bednest a... | The parents of a seven-week-old baby who died in a Bednest cot have been compensated by the firm and the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) who co-branded the product. | 39501342 |
The 30-year-old had been available since his release from Notts County earlier this month and has signed a two-year deal at Rovers.
Burgess joined County in 2010, but ended last season at Cheltenham on loan, where he helped the Robins to the League Two play-off final.
He will join Rovers ahead of the new season, with h... | Tranmere Rovers have agreed to sign striker Ben Burgess on a free transfer. | 18296150 |
Senate committees had been expected to approve several candidates, in the second week of Mr Trump's presidency.
Democrats said they wanted more information about the financial activities of health nominee Tom Price and treasury pick Stephen Mnuchin.
Mr Trump had earlier said the Democrats were obstructing the political... | US Senate Democrats are boycotting confirmation votes for two of President Donald Trump's key cabinet nominees, forcing the votes to be postponed. | 38807783 |
Roedd Lily Baxandall, 95 o Abergele, yn effro pan gafodd ei chludo i Ysbyty Glan Clwyd ym Modelwyddan ar 1 Medi 2014, ond gwaethygodd ei chyflwr wrth iddi aros i fynd i mewn.
Er iddi gyrraedd am tua 16:50 gydag anaf i'w phen, ni chafodd fynediad i'r ysbyty tan 21:40.
Dywedodd y crwner bod Ms Baxandall wedi marw o waedu... | Roedd aros mewn ambiwlans am bum awr y tu allan i ysbyty wedi achosi niwed difrifol i ddynes fu farw'n ddiweddarach, mae cwest wedi clywed. | 39864196 |
The Division Two fixture has been moved due to a waterlogged pitch at Owenbeg.
Derry were relegated from Division One last season and will be hoping for a strong league run under new manager Damian Barton, whose side lost Saturday's McKenna Cup final to Tyrone.
Fermanagh were promoted from Division Three last year and ... | Derry's opening Football League game against Fermanagh on Sunday has been switched to Celtic Park (14:15 GMT). | 35420389 |
She spoke during a visit to Germany by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has backed a series of investigations into foreign-funded NGOs.
The apparent crackdown has drawn widespread international criticism.
In an interview on German television, President Putin said Russians had a right to know which NGOs were receiv... | German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for Russia to give a chance to non-governmental organisations (NGOs). | 22060993 |
World number 72 Watson beat Latvia's Diana Marcinkevica 6-3 6-0, before world number 10 Konta defeated 35th-ranked Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-3.
Jocelyn Rae and Laura Robson then saw off Daniela Vismane and Marcinkevica 6-0 6-7 (2-7) 6-2 in the doubles.
Britain beat Portugal 3-0 on Wednesday, and top the group going in to ... | Heather Watson and Johanna Konta led Great Britain to a second successive 3-0 win at the Fed Cup in Estonia. | 38916613 |
Police found Hannah Pearson unconscious at a house in the Nottinghamshire town of Newark in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Ambulance crews tried to resuscitate her, but she later died in hospital.
James Morton, 23, of Pierson Street, Newark, has appeared in court charged with her murder.
Hannah's family said in a s... | The family of a 16-year-old girl killed in a suspected murder has said she was a "bright and bubbly girl with a lively spirit who embraced life". | 36918963 |
John Baird and Tom Taiwo were on target as previously high-flying Rovers had their wings clipped.
Baird opened the scoring 30 minutes in, crashing in after Mark Kerr played him through with a deft ball.
Taiwo added a second midway through the second half, tucking in after Bob McHugh did well to get to the by-line and c... | Falkirk were impressive as they won away to Raith Rovers, who had started the day second in the Chamionship. | 37264192 |
Their study of 3.6 million residents near Heathrow Airport suggested the risks were 10-20% higher in areas with the highest levels of aircraft noise.
The team's findings are published in the British Medical Journal.
They agreed with other experts that noise was not necessarily to blame and more work was needed.
Their w... | The risks of stroke, heart and circulatory disease are higher in areas with a lot of aircraft noise, researchers say. | 24432162 |
The crash on Stockbridge Road involved a lorry and two motorbikes and happened shortly after 17:15 BST on Wednesday.
The 63-year-old biker from Southampton died at the scene.
Hampshire Constabulary said the lorry driver, a 57-year-old man from Tidworth, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving fo... | A motorcyclist has died after being involved in a crash with a lorry in Leckford, Hampshire. | 36042191 |
A team of UK and Ghanaian researchers found that the tree composition in these areas favoured species that were able to cope with drier conditions.
Previous studies suggested that drought conditions resulted in less carbon being stored as vegetation died.
The findings have been published in the journal Ecology Letters.... | The carbon storage capacity of protected forests in West Africa has increased despite the region suffering a 40-year drought, a study suggests. | 19332960 |
Ekeng fell to the floor in the 70th minute of a televised Romanian league match between Dinamo and Viitorul.
He was pronounced dead in hospital two hours later.
The Romanian Football Federation announced on Saturday the Romanian Cup final between Dinamo and Cluj would be put back a week to 17 May.
It said all games sch... | Dinamo Bucharest and Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng has died aged 26 of a suspected heart attack after collapsing on the pitch. | 36234022 |
An overnight declaration on 179-3 set the tourists an unlikely 460 to win.
Wickets fell regularly but Denesh Ramdin (59) and Jason Holder (68), who came together at 150-5, hit half centuries in a 100-run partnership.
Mitchell Marsh, who finished with 4-61, dismissed both men as the Windies lost their last five wickets ... | Australia wrapped up a comfortable 177-run victory over West Indies on day four of the second Test in Melbourne to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead. | 35192417 |
Waves of Yemenis are taking to the sea in packed yachts or wooden dhows meant to ferry fishermen or livestock, not a people fleeing for their lives.
The boats dock in Djibouti's main harbour or the miniature port of Obock further north, a jumble of rocks just 30km (19 miles) across the Red Sea from its neighbour torn b... | A human tide reaches the shores of Djibouti almost every day. | 32835431 |
The crash, involving two vehicles, happened at about 20:15 BST on the B1102 Freckenham Road in Worlington, near Barton Mills.
Police said: "It is believed that two vehicles were in collision, one vehicle left the road, ended up in the front garden of a home and caught fire."
An investigation has started and any witness... | Four people have been killed in a road crash in Suffolk in which one vehicle ended up in a garden and caught fire. | 33577542 |
Seamus Daly, a 45-year-old bricklayer from Jonesborough, County Armagh, was also accused of causing the explosion but he denied the charges against him.
The Public Prosecution Service decided there was no reasonable prospect of conviction so have withdrawn the case.
Mr Daly was released from Maghaberry prison on Tuesda... | The prosecution case against a man accused of murdering 29 people in the Real IRA bomb attack in Omagh, County Tyrone, in 1998 has collapsed. | 35680970 |
TfL wants all private-hire drivers to undergo reading, writing and listening tests from 1 October, which the High Court has accepted.
However, Uber has been permitted to challenge if exemptions can be put in place for some drivers.
TfL said it was making the changes "to enhance public safety".
It also wants to implemen... | Uber has won the right to take Transport for London (TfL) to court over new rules which would require its drivers to pass English tests. | 37247164 |
Glory Days sold 96,000 copies in its first week on sale, beating Metallica and Bruno Mars to the top spot.
The record is now the second fastest-selling release of the year, after David Bowie's Blackstar, which shifted 146,000 copies in January.
Little Mix have also achieved the highest first-week figure for a UK girl g... | Pop group Little Mix are celebrating their first ever UK number one album. | 38109478 |
Christopher John Barry, 53, was killed on Sunday evening at his home in The Broadway, Edmonton. Post-mortem tests found he had been stabbed in the chest.
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear at Highbury Corner Youth Court on Wednesday.
Another boy aged 13, and three aged 14, have been bailed unti... | A 13-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a man who was stabbed to death in north London. | 30508709 |
The 14-year-old is to be carried from her home to Our Lady, Star of the Sea, in Castlebay, for the funeral mass on Monday morning.
Eilidh's friend, Laura MacIntyre, 15, was injured in the terrorist attack.
The girls, from the Castlebay Community School in Castlebay, Barra, were attending an Ariana Grande concert.
They ... | A funeral is to be held next week for Barra teenager Eilidh MacLeod who was among the 22 people killed in the Manchester Arena bomb attack. | 40131208 |
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Goals in either half from Kenny Miller and Jon Toral eased the Ibrox club to a win as the manager gave youth a chance.
In a game which was meaningless in terms of league places, the gap between the clubs widened to nine points.
Saints threatened to equalise after Graham Cu... | Pedro Caixinha's first visit to McDiarmid Park produced a victory for a much-shuffled Rangers team. | 39911910 |
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British and Commonwealth super-welterweight champion Williams, 24, trained alongside Blackwell under trainer Gary Lockett.
"It was very upsetting. I was supposed to fight the week after it happened, which obviously didn't go on," he said.
"You look at things differently an... | Welsh boxer Liam Williams says he is "more sensible" since gym-mate Nick Blackwell fell into a nine-day coma after a British title fight in March. | 37992463 |
In just the last two weeks, he gave an Oval address on the strategy against so-called Islamic State (IS), he visited the Pentagon and the National Counter Terrorism Center.
He made no new announcements, but his public comments were meant to reassure a jittery public after the attacks in San Bernardino as well as Paris.... | For a president who was going to end America's involvement in endless wars overseas, Barack Obama spends an awful lot of time defending his war strategies. | 35123915 |
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and her predecessor Alex Salmond were campaigning together, saying the party stands for new progressive politics.
But Scots Labour leader Jim Murphy said his party could change the UK forever.
Meanwhile, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has called for more oil and gas apprenticeship... | The Scottish Liberal Democrats have pledged investment to improve mental health services for young people as the election campaign continues. | 32357146 |
Bird enthusiasts joined forces with experts to investigate the beak shapes of birds from eagles to pelicans.
The study found there was a burst of evolution of different beak shapes early in the history of birds, soon after other dinosaurs died out.
The great diversity of beaks has long fascinated scientists, including ... | Citizen scientists have deduced how birds acquired a vast array of beaks over millions of years of evolution. | 38810066 |
The team, from Microsoft-owned Canadian AI firm Maluuba, achieved the perfect score of 999,990.
The software giant said that the method deployed in the game could also be used for teaching AI agents to perform complex tasks to help humans.
However, Prof Nello Cristianini, a computer scientist from University of Bristol... | One of Microsoft's artificial intelligence systems has conquered the 1980s video game Ms. Pac-Man. | 40287270 |
The recount was initiated by Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein, who is also seeking recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania, citing "statistical anomalies".
Results would need to be overturned in all three states to alter the outcome of the election.
Donald Trump, who narrowly won Wisconsin, called the move a "... | A lawyer for Hillary Clinton's campaign says it will participate in a recount of US election votes in Wisconsin. | 38118852 |
Seven men smuggled cocaine, heroin, cannabis, MDMA, amphetamine and firearms in lorries from the continent into the UK.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said it seized drugs and guns worth £30m.
The men were jailed for between 36 years and 27 months at Preston Crown Court.
The gang was charged with importation offences ... | A gang which used a Lancashire wholesale flower firm as cover for an international drug and gun-running operation has been jailed. | 35773389 |
It was here that Francisco de Goya painted cartoons for tapestries destined for Spain's royal palaces.
But all that has changed and Van der Goten's heir, Livinio Stuyck, has been told he is an illegal squatter in its palatial premises in central Madrid.
For every week he refuses to leave his luxury flat inside the buil... | For three centuries the descendants of Flemish master weaver Jacob van der Goten pulled the strings at Spain's historic Royal Tapestry Factory. | 39702735 |
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The club said their fans' position on safe standing is "uniquely complex and difficult", because of the Hillsborough disaster in which 96 fans died.
SOS chair Jay McKenna said Saturday's open meeting was a "significant" process in letting fans have their say.
It will now h... | Liverpool supporters had an "emotive and sensitive" debate on the issue of safe standing during a meeting hosted by fans' group Spirit of Shankly (SOS). | 40693139 |
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Four bands became three over the weekend and they will battle it out in Saturday's final.
Jonnie from Drive, Yazdan from Five to Five and Bradley from Nightfall spoke to Ayshah about what it's like watching themselves on TV and performing in front of a live crowd. | The search for a boy-band to star in a stage musical is nearly over as the final of Let It Shine will take place this weekend. | 39025670 |
Mr Trump has vowed to renegotiate trade deals, including with China, to benefit the US.
But Pippa Malmgren told the BBC he may not be able to implement protectionist policies without damaging the US economy.
While campaigning, Mr Trump proposed heavy tariffs on Chinese goods.
He has said he wants China to reform trade ... | Donald Trump may make new US policy on trade more "nuanced" than his tough campaign pledges suggested, a former adviser to George W. Bush has said. | 37947311 |
The presiding judge says one of the key defendants, a former nurse to L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, tried to kill himself on the eve of the trial.
Police say Alain Thurin, 62, is in critical condition.
The case, which at one point even drew in former President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been closely watched in France.... | The trial of 10 men accused of swindling millions of euros from France's richest woman has opened in south-western city of Bordeaux. | 30987749 |
Called Starting Blocks, the programme employs a cross-curricular approach for children aged five-14 with activities for PE, maths and literacy, all linked to athletics disciplines.
The initiative also includes reduced ticket prices for schools for the Para Worlds, with 90,000 already taken up.
The World Para Athletics ... | The organisers of the London 2017 World Athletics and Para Athletics Championships have created a range of free resources for UK schools to help children get active and excited about this summer's biggest sporting event. | 39114881 |
The measure was called for by Sir Robert Francis after he warned staff too often faced "bullying and being isolated" when they tried to speak out.
Sir Robert, who led the public inquiry into the Stafford Hospital scandal, also said a new national officer should be appointed to help the guardians.
The government immedia... | NHS trusts will have to appoint a guardian to help whistleblowers in England, ministers have confirmed. | 31362196 |
In a first half littered with errors, Clint Hill rose unopposed to head the visitors in front from an eighth-minute corner.
Andrew Davies then levelled in almost identical fashion.
Liam Boyce shot wide for County late on, with Rangers' James Tavernier drilling into the side-netting.
Rangers nudge above Hearts into thir... | Rangers missed the chance to go second in the Scottish Premiership as they were held to a draw at bottom side Ross County. | 37814107 |
After an open but goalless opening 45 minutes, Rangers led when Washington took a Massimo Luongo pass to fire past Jordan Smith and break the deadlock.
Ex-Forest defender Lynch headed in Rangers' second to stun his old club.
Forest must now at least match 22nd-placed Blackburn's final-day result to avoid being relegate... | Conor Washington and Joel Lynch goals secured QPR's Championship survival and set up a nervy final day for Nottingham Forest, who dropped a place to 21st. | 39676170 |
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The team sitting eighth in League One were second-best for much of the first period against Southern League Premier Division opponents.
Posh eventually hit the front through a long-range thunderbolt from Coulthirst five minutes before the break.
Marcus Maddison, Michael Sm... | Shaq Coulthirst's double ensured Peterborough saw off non-league minnows Chesham in the FA Cup first round. | 37807572 |
But could the House of Lords be Nigel Farage's next stop?
Prime Minister Theresa May declined to rule out the idea when it was put to her during Prime Minister's Questions.
This has reignited a debate about whether UKIP's acting leader could soon be sitting on the famous red benches.
SNP MP George Kerevan raised the qu... | He has been in the European Parliament since 1999, failed to get elected to Westminster seven times, and recently made it to Trump Tower as a guest of the US president-elect. | 38001834 |
Fe gafodd Dr Paul Thomas ac Adele Baumgardt - ynghyd â gweddill bwrdd y corff - eu gwahardd o'u gwaith dros dro ym mis Tachwedd yn dilyn pryderon nad oedd y corff yn gweithredu'n effeithiol.
Roedd y ddau wedi'u gwahardd tra bod ymchwiliad yn cael ei gynnal i gwynion yn erbyn y ddau.
Cafodd gweddill y bwrdd ddychwelyd y... | Mae cadeirydd ac is-gadeirydd Chwaraeon Cymru wedi cael eu diswyddo'n barhaol gan Lywodraeth Cymru. | 39433801 |
Hull City defender Andrew Robertson, whose side face Boro on Saturday, has praised the Teessiders' form and style of play.
Hull currently top the division on 31 points, with Boro in fourth with 30.
"Everybody wants to beat us and that's because we're doing well, we can't relax," Karanka told BBC Tees.
"I was a player a... | Middlesbrough must be proud of their reputation as "one of the teams to beat" in the Championship, says head coach Aitor Karanka. | 34736995 |
Sevdet Ramadan Besim, 19, was committed to trial on Thursday after pleading not guilty to four terror charges.
He is accused of plotting to run down and behead a police officer in Melbourne on Anzac Day.
Mr Besim was one of five teens arrested in police raids in April last year.
Prosecutors alleged on Thursday that he ... | An Australian teenager allegedly discussed packing a kangaroo with explosives, painting it with an Islamic State symbol and setting it on police, a Melbourne court has heard. | 35425665 |
US researchers studied the sleeping patterns of traditional societies in Africa and South America, whose lifestyles closely resemble ancient hunter gatherers.
They monitored 98 people for 1,165 nights, and found that they slept for an average of 6.5 hours per night.
By comparison, the scientists said that most people i... | Our ancestors may have got less sleep than we do, a study suggests. | 34544394 |
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