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These digital watches include an "emergency button" to quickly switch from hidden text to a clock face.
The watches hold data or written information which can be read in exams.
But a deputy head from Bath has warned about the scale of this "hidden market" and says it could tempt stressed students into cheating.
Watches... | Teachers have complained about "cheating watches" being sold online to give students an unfair advantage in exams. | 35716523 |
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The Reds go to Old Trafford fourth in the table and without a win in three matches, while Jose Mourinho's sixth-placed United side are unbeaten in 15.
Asked about the game's significance, Klopp said: "I hear it when I talk to different people.
"It's very, very big - but my... | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says his team are preparing for a "fight" in Sunday's "special" Premier League game at rivals Manchester United. | 38624179 |
The clashes - involving nationalists - erupted after MPs gave initial backing to reforms granting more autonomy to rebel-held eastern Ukraine.
The first death was reported after a grenade was thrown by a protester.
A ceasefire agreed between Ukrainian government troops and the pro-Russian separatists is reported to be ... | A third member of Ukraine's national guard has died from injuries after Monday's violent protests outside the parliament in Kiev, officials say. | 34112881 |
The report recommended Sandrock, who resigned as German Football Association (DFB) general secretary in February, is fined and should perform social work.
Fifa has been investigating Sandrock and five others since March over the awarding of the 2006 World Cup.
Last week, Swiss prosecutors opened a criminal investigatio... | Fifa's ethics body will investigate ex-German official Helmut Sandrock after a report alleged he broke conduct rules during Germany's 2006 World Cup bid. | 37305692 |
Joel Moon's double helped put Leeds 30-12 up in a five-try first-half performance, with Steve Michaels and Scott Taylor going over in response.
Hull's Jamie Shaul and Mark Minichiello then went over either side of Danny McGuire's sin-binning for Leeds.
But Leeds added another three tries as Hull played much of the last... | Leeds maintained pace with Super League leaders Castleford by inflicting a second straight home defeat on Hull FC. | 39569637 |
Turnout in the poll - which had been planned for October - was low as many people decided to stay away.
Those who came to polling stations had their temperature taken, were told to stand a metre (3ft) apart and wash their hands before and after voting.
Ebola has killed more than 7,373 people in West Africa - with 3,346... | Votes are being counted in Liberia's senate election held on Saturday despite a deadly Ebola outbreak. | 30553837 |
The victim, aged in her 20s, was found up to her waist in the mud by firefighters called to the river near Great Union Street.
Emergency services had received the initial call at 01:18 BST and the woman was pulled out at 01:51.
The woman was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Hull Royal Infirmary.... | A woman had to be rescued from a mudbank on the River Hull after she became stuck. | 34591890 |
The 19-year-old suffered the injury during Tuesday's 5-1 home loss to Charlton Athletic in League One.
The Chelsea loanee, who has made six league starts for Rovers so far this term, was taken to hospital after the game for treatment.
"A bad night got terribly worse," boss Darrell Clarke told BBC Radio Bristol.
"It loo... | Bristol Rovers defender Jake Clarke-Salter is set to be out for between eight and 12 weeks after fracturing and dislocating his elbow. | 38076371 |
Stephen Potts was attacked by the dogs in Priors Grange, High Pittington, County Durham, on Sunday evening.
Bystanders tried to intervene by beating the dogs with golf clubs and spades while some even tried ramming them with their cars, but to no avail.
Mr Potts' father Geoffrey said he was in a "stable condition" in h... | A dog breeder who was mauled in the street by two of his American bulldogs has had his arm amputated. | 29360776 |
The flashpoint arrived when Storer launched into Jamie McGuire with a full-blooded challenge on the halfway line in front of the visiting bench.
Referee Charles Breakspear wasted little time in brandishing a straight red card, with Robins manager Gary Johnson sent from the dugout in the aftermath.
Cheltenham were rocke... | Cheltenham overcame the 18th-minute dismissal of midfielder Kyle Storer to hold in-form Mansfield to a draw at Whaddon Road. | 39086522 |
The team behind the device was awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering's MacRobert Prize at a ceremony in London last night.
The tiny computer launched in 2012. Its designers hoped to introduce children to coding and had modest ambitions.
They beat two other finalists, cyber-security company Darktrace and radiotherapy... | The Raspberry Pi has won the UK's top engineering award. | 40444356 |
The Las Vegas match-up between Kovalev and ex-super-middleweight king Ward is being billed as the fight of the year.
Kovalev is one of the most feared punchers in boxing, while American Ward is one of the most skilful.
"If Kovalev makes any mistakes I will make him pay. He can be dropped and he can be knocked out," sai... | Andre Ward believes he can finish Sergey Kovalev early when they meet for the Russian's IBF, WBA and WBO light-heavyweight titles on Saturday. | 38025421 |
PM Malcolm Turnbull called a royal commission last year after a TV show broadcast footage of inmates being stripped, assaulted and tear gassed.
Two former inmates are now seeking compensation as part of a group action, said law firm Maurice Blackburn.
They could be joined by hundreds of others, the firm said.
The lawsu... | Australia's Northern Territory government is facing a class action lawsuit over the alleged abuse of youths in detention. | 38566154 |
The man, who is thought to have been in the shower, leapt 10ft (3m) from a second-storey window above a cafe in Braintree, Essex.
Andy Waterman reversed his bus so the man, who was treated for breathing in smoke, could make the jump to safety.
"He's got some courage," Mr Waterman said. "But had he not he may not be her... | A naked man jumped on to the roof of a double-decker bus from a top-floor flat which had caught fire. | 31439736 |
So stated Liu Xiaobo in court in 2009, and in the eight long prison years between then and now, he refused to recant his commitment to democracy. No wonder China's leaders are as afraid of him in death as they were in life.
The Chinese Communist Party was once a party of conviction, with martyrs prepared to die for the... | "There is nothing criminal in anything I have done but I have no complaints." | 40585327 |
Holyhead Coastguard received a 999 call on Sunday reporting the pair, believed to be from Birmingham, had got into difficulty off Barmouth beach.
The RNLI said the sea search was suspended at 18:30 BST, though a search of the shoreline is continuing.
A Coastguard spokeswoman said there had been an "intensive search" fo... | Two teenagers have been reported missing off the coast of Gwynedd. | 37002651 |
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The Irish had more penalty corners and goal attempts than the Dutch but lacked a cutting edge.
After the Irish twice went close, Mink van der Weerden and Jorrit Croon netted for the Dutch inside eight minutes.
In the second half, goals from Van der Weerden, Mirco Pruijser ... | Ireland's men remain without a point in their Olympic hockey campaign after suffering a 5-0 defeat by world number two ranked the Netherlands. | 37008457 |
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The Briton, 26, has won Olympic, World, European and overall World Cup golds in the last two years - exertions which have left her feeling 'burnt out'.
Earlier this week ex-world champion Kristan Bromley and team-mate Rose McGrandle both retired from the sport.
Yarnold ins... | Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold will miss the 2015-16 World Cup season as part of a 12 month break from skeleton. | 34274321 |
Researchers found that students sending and receiving messages while studying scored lower test results and were less effective at tasks such as note taking.
The study examined how a generation of "voracious texters" might be affected by so many online distractions.
It found that when students did not use mobiles, they... | Students cannot successfully multi-task in using mobile phones while they are studying, US research suggests. | 33047927 |
Hosts Cameroon are in Group A and will face Egypt in the opening match of the finals on 19 November in Yaounde.
South Africa and Zimbabwe, who both played at the Rio Olympics, complete the teams in the group.
The final is set for 3 December with Limbe as the other host city.
Nigeria have dominated women's football in A... | Nigeria's defence of their Women's Africa Cup of Nations title will begin with matches against Ghana, Mali and Kenya in Group B of the 2016 tournament. | 37401279 |
More than 120 officers and pickets were injured and 93 people were arrested following the incident at the Orgreave coking plant in South Yorkshire on 18 June 1984.
The clash involved 10,000 striking miners and about 5,000 police officers in what became known as the Battle of Orgreave.
Many of those involved have clear ... | South Yorkshire Police will not be investigated over its handling of one of the most violent clashes of the miners' strike, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has said. | 33107752 |
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox will spend two days in Washington with US counterpart Robert Lighthizer.
EU rules mean the UK cannot sign a trade deal until it has left the bloc.
Mr Fox said it was too early to say exactly what would be covered in a potential deal. Firms and trade unions have both warned of the ... | The UK is to hold its first talks with the US to try to sketch out the details of a potential post-Brexit trade deal. | 40699978 |
The device partially detonated when the man drove over a speed ramp at Hillsborough Drive, off the Woodstock Road, at 07:10 GMT on Friday.
The man's injuries are believed to be serious but not life-threatening.
It is understood the prison officer works in Hydebank Wood Young Offenders' Centre in Belfast.
Northern Irela... | A 52-year-old prison officer has been taken to hospital after a bomb exploded under a van in east Belfast. | 35724066 |
Amnesty says migrant workers are often subjected to non-payment of wages, dangerous working conditions and squalid accommodation.
The rights group said one manager had referred to workers as "animals".
Qatari officials have said conditions will be suitable for those involved in construction of World Cup facilities.
It ... | Qatar's construction sector is rife with abuse, Amnesty International (AI) has said in a report published as work begins on Fifa World Cup 2022 stadiums. | 24980013 |
The 27-year-old admits his 2016 major efforts were a disappointment in what he feels was otherwise a good season.
McIlroy has also targeted Colin Montgomerie's money list record after watching Henrik Stenson succeed him as European number one on Sunday in Dubai.
"Next season I just need to make sure the majors match up... | World number two Rory McIlroy will focus on ensuring he produces his best golf in the majors next season. | 38056670 |
I will not be writing my blog over the summer as I am taking some extended leave to write a book.
I look forward to returning at the beginning of October. | My blog is taking a break. | 40752440 |
But despite millions of pounds, initiative after initiative, the strategy remains deeply controversial, virtually impossible to fully assess and, if its critics are right, fatally compromised and incapable of achieving its goals.
Prevent is one of the four Ps that make up the government's post 9/11 counter-terrorism st... | Preventing Violent Extremism - also known as Prevent - has been a government priority for a decade. | 28939555 |
Several former players have come forward to say they were abused by people in positions of authority.
The SFA said it wanted to reassure people that football was a "safe and enjoyable environment for children".
It said the review would focus on "processes and procedures" in place both currently and historically in Scot... | The Scottish Football Association is to set up an "independent review" of child abuse allegations in football. | 38308254 |
The artist created the mask in 2002 as a "specimen" or "museum display" to "transform herself into an object of scrutiny for generations to come".
Emin and her gallery White Cube priced the mask at £60,000 - but offered the National Portrait Gallery a £30,000 museum discount.
The remaining £30,000 came from a grant ... | Tracey Emin has helped the National Portrait Gallery buy one of her more unusual works - her own "death mask". | 39589585 |
The film chronicles his political life focusing on his role in the 2014 protests which made him an icon at 16.
Hong Kong's so-called Umbrella Movement demanded universal suffrage for the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
Currently, the leader of the city is elected by a 1,200 member committee, seen as pro-Beijing.
In ... | Video-streaming giant Netflix has acquired the distribution rights for a documentary about Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong. | 38727842 |
Football's world governing body has confirmed its independent review committee has cleared Samoura to replace Jerome Valcke.
Samoura spent 21 years working for the United Nations and becomes Fifa's first female secretary general.
The 54-year-old will work alongside new president Gianni Infantino.
Fifa is desperate to r... | Senegalese Fatma Samoura will begin work in her new role as Fifa secretary general on Monday after successfully passing an eligibility check. | 36528556 |
He is already serving a three-month sentence he received in July over comments on social networking websites.
Mr Rajab, president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, had previously been detained several times.
He was one of the organisers of pro-democracy protests which have rocked the Gulf kingdom since last Febru... | Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been jailed for three years for taking part in "illegal gatherings". | 19281045 |
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Watch these bison in their natural prairie home. | The American Prairie Reserve is buying land from cattle farmers, which, combined with public land, creates a vast open area of prairie. | 33166514 |
Putting Kelis, Gareth Malone, Chaka Khan and Mel Giedroyc together in the same room is, quite simply, a magnificent idea.
Having clearly recognised this, BBC One has duly recruited this dream team to appear in its upcoming singing contest Pitch Battle.
Judges Kelis and Malone will be joined by a different guest judge e... | Pitch Battle will become the latest singing contest set to hit our TV screens this summer but, 16 years on from ITV's Popstars, why is the format still so strong? | 39843214 |
The 32-year-old Sri Lanka leg-spinner had re-signed for the county after playing 11 times in T20 last season.
Northants already have South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi lined-up for the next two games as a replacement.
"We have looked for potential replacements but we're going to stick with our own," head coach David R... | Northants spinner Seekkuge Prasanna will miss the entire 2017 T20 Blast competition with a hamstring injury. | 40670244 |
Patrick Curran killed 74-year-old neighbour Joan Roddam at her home in Delabole, Cornwall, in November 2003 when aged 27, Truro Crown Court heard.
In the days before the killing, he had been to the doctor and reported a raised libido.
Mr Curran was arrested in 2014 when the case was re-examined. He denies murder.
The j... | A man with a sexual interest in much older women strangled a pensioner when she rebuffed his sexual advances, a court has been told. | 30706629 |
The Shaymen lie bottom of the National League, 10 points adrift of Boreham Wood in 20th, following a 6-3 defeat by Braintree on Saturday.
Former Oldham Athletic manager Kelly, 36, was appointed at Halifax on 1 October and won two of his 10 games in charge in all competitions.
A club statement said a further announcemen... | Manager Darren Kelly has left FC Halifax Town by mutual agreement after just 47 days in charge. | 34850559 |
Appeal court judges said that, under law, the bakers were not allowed to provide a service only to people who agreed with their religious beliefs.
Two years ago, the family-run firm refused to make a cake iced with the slogan: "Support Gay Marriage".
The order was placed at its Belfast shop by gay rights activist Garet... | The Christian owners of a Northern Ireland bakery have lost their appeal against a ruling that their refusal to make a "gay cake" was discriminatory. | 37748681 |
Energy firm Cuadrilla started construction work at the site at Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, Lancashire, in January.
Five men and a woman were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Public Order Act, Lancashire Police said.
The men, aged between 23 and 55 from Blackpool, and a 51-year-old woman are being ques... | Six anti-fracking protesters have been arrested near to the UK's first horizontal fracking site. | 39002391 |
Most of us know someone who has had to cope with a diagnosis of cancer, with the treatment, and then with the worry that it might return.
In recent years, treatments have made real improvements, but often it is still a matter of prolonging life by just a few months.
Now, at last, some scientists are daring to hope that... | Immunotherapy aims to use the body's immune system against tumours, but a struggle to find funding might hamper this cutting edge research. | 18874083 |
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The 25-year-old centre limped out of training on Thursday, but is expected to feature in Friday's captains' run.
"He ran into someone at training, simple as that," said head coach Eddie Jones, who initially joked Farrell had collided with the Australian's dog.
"He's in dou... | Owen Farrell should be fit for England's Calcutta Cup meeting with Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday despite injuring his leg in training. | 39216391 |
Button and team-mate Sergio Perez were trying revised bodywork in Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Button said: "It's going to be quite a big gap to the front. There are some areas we need to work on.
"Everyone is improving so you need to make a bigger step than them and I don't think we've done that."
Button... | Jenson Button says McLaren "are still a hell of a long way off the pace" despite an upgrade aimed at improving their Formula 1 car. | 22487736 |
In an attempt to raise awareness of the protocol visitors should follow when visiting loved ones, Craigavon Area Hospital has released a video to increase public awareness of the do's and don'ts.
Its release comes after the hospital had to cancel all non-emergency inpatient surgeries at the hospital on Thursday for a s... | For many patients, visitors are a welcome sight on wards across Northern Ireland but for hospital authorities they can cause headaches. | 38168127 |
The Harlequins team-mates are both in Warren Gatland's 41-man squad for the summer tour of New Zealand.
"He helps me out quite a lot, and tells me off a bit as well," Sinckler told the BBC's Rugby Union Weekly podcast.
"So whatever he does, I try and do. If it's good enough for Joe Marler, why is it not good enough for... | Kyle Sinckler says guidance from Joe Marler has been key to his rise from England debutant to the British and Irish Lions in just six months. | 39771648 |
The boy was lured to a house in Oldham, where he was stripped and branded, before lemon juice was poured on the burns, Greater Manchester Police said.
He was also bound with tape, beaten and had his hair cut off.
The teenagers, aged between 15 and 17 and from Oldham, were sentenced at Manchester Minshull Street Crown C... | Five teenagers who tortured a 16-year-old boy over an £80 debt in a "sickening" hot iron attack have been sentenced. | 36739172 |
The broadcaster was speaking to BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans in his first interview since losing his job over a "fracas" with a producer.
He said leaving the show had "left a huge hole" in his life "that needs to be filled".
Clarkson admitted he had taken phone calls from broadcasters who wanted to poach the Top Gear team... | Jeremy Clarkson has said being dropped from Top Gear "was my own silly fault". | 32819280 |
The offences are alleged to have taken place in Blackburn, Kemnay, Westhill and Aberdeen.
Property taken included six motor vehicles, a quad bike, golf clubs, computer equipment and mobile phones. The items have been recovered.
The people arrested are four men aged 17, 18, 19 and 22 as well as a 19-year-old woman.
They... | Five people have been charged following a series of thefts in and around Aberdeen. | 32106789 |
Patricia Grainger was strangled, stabbed and sexually assaulted near her home in Parson Cross, Sheffield, on 10 August 1997.
Her body was dumped in a brook in nearby woodland and her killer has never been found.
Her son, Daniel, 23, said South Yorkshire Police is not doing enough to find his mother's attacker.
Mr Grain... | The son of a murder victim has criticised police on the 18th anniversary of his mother's death. | 33850105 |
The two bombers conducted a low-altitude flight over an air base located some 77km (48 miles) from the border between the two Koreas.
Pyongyang's latest nuclear test is believed to be its largest ever.
The US has warned the North of "serious consequences" in light of the test.
B-1B bombers are capable of carrying nucle... | The US has flown two supersonic B-1B Lancer strategic bombers over South Korea in a show of force, just days after North Korea carried out its fifth nuclear test. | 37346600 |
The bank has taken control of two properties in Newtownards and one in Strabane from Kemark Ltd, which has a registered address in Tandragee.
Kemark's last accounts, for the year ending June 2011, state that it owed its banks more than £42m.
Its properties and work in progress were valued at £43m but auditors said ther... | Allied Irish Banks (AIB) has appointed receivers to three properties that were owned by a County Armagh developer. | 20498925 |
The Church of Scotland, the Baptist Union, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church said the cap would hit children the hardest.
The churches believe the number of Scottish families with capped benefits will increase by more than 10 times.
The Department of Work and Pensions described the benefits cap as "a ... | A UK benefits cap that has just come into force is "indefensible", church leaders in Scotland have said. | 37890345 |
Liberal Democrat Daisy Benson said the "snap election"... "unfortunately comes at precisely the wrong time for me".
Ms Benson said it would be unfair to Yeovil constituents "not to be able to devote 100% of my time to campaigning."
Former Yeovil MP, Lord Ashdown, thanked Ms Benson who had helped "energise the constitue... | A prospective parliamentary candidate (PPC) has announced she will not be standing for election in Somerset as she is in the middle of buying a house. | 39690628 |
Historic Pools of Britain wants indoor and outdoor pools to be recognised for their roles in local communities.
It is headed by Gill Wright who has led the campaign for 12 years to save Victoria Baths in Manchester.
"We aim to give a national voice to historic pools all over Britain and build a picture of the state of ... | A new campaign has been set up to protect historic swimming baths across the country. | 34396617 |
More than 500 delegates from more than 50 unions will take part in the four-day event in Liverpool, held by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
It comes as unions prepare to step-up their campaign over pay .
A TUC poll has suggested a majority of workers have seen their pay fall behind inflation in recent years.
Commissio... | The squeeze on public sector pay, the prospect of more public sector strikes and attacks on unions will be top of the agenda at a union conference later. | 29097080 |
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Myles Bradbury, of Herringswell, Suffolk, admitted abusing 18 children in his care at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, between 2009 and 2013.
The 41-year-old arrived at Cambridge Crown Court at just after 08:00 GMT, six hours befo... | A child cancer specialist who abused 18 boys in his care has arrived in court to be sentenced. | 30243294 |
You can join in with England's Big Picture by sending in your photographs. You can find details of how to submit your images and videos below.
If you have a picture you'd like to share, email us at england@bbc.co.uk, post it on Facebook or tweet it to @BBCEngland. You can also find us on Instagram - use #englandsbigpi... | Each day we feature a photograph sent in from across England - the gallery will grow during the week. | 37155148 |
Police were called to Camden High Street, close to Greenland Road, at about 03:45 BST.
They found a man believed to be in his 30s. He was taken to hospital and later died.
The Metropolitan Police urged bus and taxi drivers and anyone else who may have witnessed the stabbing to come forward.
The victim has not been form... | A murder investigation has been started after a man was found with fatal stab wounds in north London. | 36407743 |
Belfast City Council has approved a plan for a studio thought to be worth up to £14m to be built on the shores of Belfast Lough.
County Antrim man Mark Huffam said it would help Northern Ireland to compete in the "world market for studio space".
"Let's get it built and let's see if we can expand when it's up," he said... | A new Belfast film studio is "what is needed" to keep Northern Ireland's film industry flourishing, a producer on the TV drama Game Of Thrones has said. | 35649362 |
The 26-year-old German suffered the injury in the 1-1 Premier League draw with West Brom and was taken off on a stretcher after 56 minutes.
Kirchhoff, who can also play at centre-back, missed the start of the season with a similar injury before returning at the start of September.
Sunderland are bottom of the table aft... | Sunderland midfielder Jan Kirchhoff has been ruled out for six to eight weeks with a hamstring injury. | 37555715 |
Issam Abuanza, 37 - who gained a licence to practise medicine in the UK in 2009 - left his Sheffield home, his wife and two children in 2014.
His sister Najla has told the BBC his parents will never forgive him.
On social media, Dr Abuanza has said he wished that a Jordanian pilot burnt alive by IS had taken longer to ... | An NHS doctor left his family in the UK and joined the Islamic State militant group in Syria, the BBC has learned from leaked IS recruitment papers. | 36362957 |
A man and a woman were taken to hospital after the crash, which happened just before 02:00 BST and saw a car hit the central barrier.
Essex Police said the woman, who was driving, suffered "serious injuries".
Clockwise queues on the Essex side of the crossing are back to junction 29 for the A127, and traffic is being d... | Drivers are being warned of severe delays around the M25 after a crash caused the closure of the QE2 bridge. | 37104281 |
Plymouth Associates "irresponsibly placed" two adverts of naked women in the app My Talking Tom, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said.
Two parents complained after children aged seven and three saw the adverts while playing the game.
The company denied responsibility for placing the adverts in the mobile app.... | "Sexually explicit" adverts which appeared in an app used by children breached industry code, the advertising watchdog has ruled. | 35054103 |
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Despite a redoubtable maiden Test century from Ben Stokes in only his second match, Michael Clarke's men took the final five wickets they needed by early afternoon on the final day to end England's 1,577-day ascendancy in cricket's oldest rivalry.
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The cele... | Australia have regained the Ashes after sealing a deserved 150-run win over England in Perth to take an impregnable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. | 25411805 |
A photo of the stricken bird, wrapped up safely, was posted on social media by police after the rescue from the M5 near Stroud, Gloucestershire.
The "swan selfie" sparked a pun-filled response on Twitter with many comparing the incident to the Simon Pegg and Nick Frost comedy film.
Another said the pair were involved i... | The rescue of a swan from a motorway by two police officers has been likened to something out of spoof film Hot Fuzz. | 38991986 |
Scott Tony Smith, from Stanley, County Durham was trying to escape from police when he crashed in October.
Smith, 23, admitted dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and child cruelty and was sentenced at Durham Crown Court.
The three occupants of the car escaped with minor injuries.
The judge said it was a "mir... | A banned driver who flipped his car over a hedge after reaching almost 100mph with a four-year-old passenger inside has been jailed for 12 months. | 31066446 |
Cat charity Celia Hammond Animal Trust said it was called by the Forest Gate shop owner after he heard the cats crying from the back of a machine.
The device was dismantled and the kittens were reunited with their mother who was found outside the shop.
Charity head Celia Hammond said they "needed some intensive care" b... | Four kittens are recovering after they were born inside a tumble dryer in an east London dry-cleaners. | 37470247 |
The foreign secretary said penalising "escape" was "not in the interests of our friends and our partners".
PM Theresa May set out her Brexit strategy, including leaving the EU single market, in a speech on Tuesday.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker promised to work for "good results" from Brexit talks.
... | Boris Johnson has warned EU leaders not to give the UK "punishment beatings" for Brexit "in the manner of some World War Two movie". | 38658998 |
He said UK weapons are being used and Saudi assurances of compliance with humanitarian law are "not enough".
UK sales to the Kingdom would halt if they are found to have breached international law.
His comments have been welcomed by the charity Oxfam, which has urged the UK to halt arms exports while allegations of war... | Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has called for "proper investigations" into Saudi airstrikes in Yemen. | 34788101 |
Selkirk Football Club has appointed a school librarian - who translates 12th Century Chinese into Scots - as its poet-in-residence.
The Souters hit the headlines in recent years for a string of ambitious signings such as former Hibernian and Scotland striker Garry O'Connor.
But writer Thomas Clark could be the club's m... | Football is often described as poetry in motion - but one Scottish club is taking the idea literally. | 34017565 |
Roads policing officers who stopped the man said he could only see a small fraction of the road every time he glanced at his laptop screen.
Supt Andrew Reeves said the trucker, stopped near Maidstone, was fined £300.
He said any momentary lapse in concentration, such as looking at a device, could have disastrous and l... | Police tackling dangerous driving have stopped and fined a lorry driver for watching a movie on the M20. | 40731801 |
The court in Turin ruled last month that the woman saying "enough" to her colleague who allegedly attacked her was not a strong enough reaction to prove she had been sexually assaulted.
The alleged victim is now facing charges for slander, reports said.
The ruling has caused outrage in the country.
"Certainly, you cann... | Italy's justice minister has said he will investigate after a court acquitted a man of sexually assaulting a woman because she did not scream. | 39392147 |
The company said it promised to investigate how the main came to collapse and what it can do to avoid it happening again.
A spokesman said its "options were limited for a failure of that size".
The burst happened in the early hours of Wednesday near a pumping station at Willsbridge, between Bristol and Bath.
It led to ... | A water main burst which affected some 35,000 homes and businesses has been described as one of the "biggest incidents" in Bristol Water's history. | 40666589 |
Seymour was first reserve for the Games, assisting coaches and players in their daily routines.
"Being so close to the London Olympics, I can't imagine how hard that must have been," Maguire told BBC Radio Kent.
"She was incredible. She was a part of our team, living with us and part of all the team talks."
Despite bei... | Great Britain defender Emily Maguire has paid tribute to Canterbury's Natalie Seymour for her selfless support during London 2012. | 20240105 |
After setting a new Irish indoor 1500m record last weekend, the Portaferry runner led the pack chasing leader Meseret Defar early on before exiting.
"To say I'm disappointed is an understatement," said Mageean on Twitter after Sunday's race.
"I will dust myself off for there is so much more to come."
Twice Olympic cham... | Ciara Mageean's build-up to the Olympics endured a setback as she dropped out of the 3000m at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston. | 35578853 |
David Brooks, named player of the tournament, had given the Young Lions the lead, but Ake Arnaud Loba's late penalty took the match to a shootout.
Jean Thierry Lazare had his effort saved by Huddersfield's Ryan Schofield, as Leeds United midfielder Ronaldo Vieira struck the winning kick.
Head coach Neil Dewsnip's Engla... | England won a second successive Toulon Tournament with victory on penalties over the Ivory Coast after a 1-1 draw. | 40236422 |
Bolton's Khan, 30, said earlier this year that Sheffield's Brook, 30, is not a big enough name for him to fight.
But on Wednesday, Khan suggested on social media he would be the next fighter "to smash Kell Brook's face", while Brook responded by saying he wants to "send him back to sleep".
Hearn told BBC Sport: "There'... | Kell Brook and Amir Khan "are in talks" to stage a fight in May 2017, according to Brook's promoter Eddie Hearn. | 38312527 |
Sharp rises in the price of some food items were behind the increase, including a 14% rise in egg prices.
Consumer price inflation (CPI) for the whole of 2014 was 2% compared with 2013, well below the government's target of 3.5%.
Analysts suggested the data pointed to persistent weakness in the world's second largest e... | China's inflation rate remained near a five-year low in December, edging up to 1.5% from 1.4% the month before. | 30738406 |
The 56-year-old will step down at the end of the upcoming series, which begins on Friday 15 May.
"I have decided it is time to move on and, of course, I feel sad but I think it's the right moment," said the host.
"The show is in great shape and, like a good house guest, you should always depart when people still wish y... | Comedian Sandi Toksvig is to leave BBC Radio 4's comedy show The News Quiz after nine years and 28 series. | 32495153 |
Prosecutors said Danielle Watson, 24, of Rowhedge near Colchester, conned fundraisers in 2012 by claiming she needed to raise money for therapy.
The court heard she had already been given the all-clear by doctors.
Watson had denied the charges but changed her plea at a Basildon Crown Court hearing held in Southend.
In ... | A woman has admitted to fraudulently raising thousands of pounds ahead of her wedding by claiming she had terminal cancer. | 29691080 |
The film, which also stars Pakistani actor Mahira Khan, was scheduled to open across Pakistan on 2 February.
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has not issued an official statement on why it banned the film.
However a CBFC official told BBC Urdu one reason was that the crime thriller "depicts Muslims as cri... | Pakistan has banned Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's latest movie, Raees, its distributor in Pakistan says. | 38890626 |
Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said previous inquiries that blamed human error and bad weather were riddled with "mistakes".
He said the crash near Smolensk might have been caused by an explosion.
Polish officials earlier accused Russia of withholding key evidence, something denied by Moscow.
Announcing the new in... | Poland has launched a new investigation into the 2010 plane crash in Russia, in which President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other people were killed. | 35498400 |
The Connacht centre is the only new cap in the first fifteen with two uncapped players, Leah Lyons and Chloe Pearse, on the bench.
Former Dublin gaelic footballer Lindsay Peat makes her first start at prop.
It is the first of three November series games for Ireland's women who also face Canada [19 November] and New Zea... | Nicole Fowley will win her first cap for Ireland on Sunday in the UCD Bowl match against England (14:00 GMT). | 37941978 |
Kevin Baker, 35, died from "self-strangulation by ligature" while his wife Tracey, 42, had multiple head injuries, police said.
The couple, who are believed to have three children, were found at the house in Wellings Close, Chard, on Sunday.
Police began a murder inquiry but have said they are not looking for anyone el... | A man whose body was found beside his wife's at their Somerset home killed himself, a post-mortem has suggested. | 33431474 |
The bill would mean women needed written consent from a man for a doctor to carry out a termination.
The bill's author, state legislator Justin Humphrey, who has described pregnant women as "hosts", said it would give the father a "say-so".
Critics say it degrades women.
The fact Oklahoma lawmakers decided to move the ... | A proposal which would force women to get permission from their sexual partner to allow them to have an abortion has passed the first hurdle in Oklahoma. | 38977029 |
The gene controls the development of hormone-regulating neurons that tell the body when to reach sexual maturity.
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London identified the fault by studying cases of delayed puberty within seven families.
The finding, reported at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference, ma... | UK scientists say they have discovered a gene error that delays puberty. | 26716930 |
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Asif Quraishi from Southall runs an Asian gay night in Ealing, west London.
As Josephine McDermott has been finding out he is trying to change attitudes by challenging traditional values. | A gay Muslim man from west London who dresses up and performs as a woman in a nightclub says he faces regular death threats from fundamentalists. | 30699582 |
In a statement to the Metropolitan Police in 2013, Neil Wallis accused officers of being "extraordinarily vindictive", the Old Bailey was told.
He also described as "lies" claims he was aware of hacking at the paper.
Mr Wallis, 64, of Chiswick, London, denies conspiracy to hack voicemails.
Prosecutors at the Old Bailey... | The ex-deputy editor of the News of the World told police he felt he was being persecuted when they quizzed him about phone-hacking claims for a third time, a jury has heard. | 33151153 |
Andrew Wommack, who has said publicly gay people are "not normal", is due to appear at God TV's Summer Celebration, in Plymouth.
The city council said it had "received verbal and written assurances" that its equality standards would be upheld.
Pride in Plymouth said it was a "real backward step".
Director of the organi... | A gay rights group has criticised a city council for allowing a "homophobic" preacher to speak at one of its venues. | 32781647 |
The government is appealing against a High Court ruling that MPs must get a vote on triggering Article 50.
The Supreme Court confirmed that Wales and Scotland's senior law officers will be allowed to take part in the appeal.
UK PM Theresa May said on Friday that work was "on track" to begin the formal process of Brexit... | The Scottish and Welsh governments are to be allowed to have a say in the Supreme Court battle over how Brexit should be triggered. | 38027230 |
Carried out by security firm Symantec, the study quizzed more than 3,000 people across Europe about what happened when they searched for love.
Daters fell victim to blackmail, were subjected to revenge porn and were tricked by people who assumed fake identities to steal cash.
One expert said scammers pass around lists ... | Almost half of the people who use dating sites and apps have been scammed or spammed, suggests research. | 35482216 |
Situated off the coast of Tanzania, the island of Zanzibar features many examples of Swahili architecture.
However, after years of neglect, many of the buildings are crumbling.
Now, a small group of local artisans is fighting to bring back the traditional skills and knowledge needed to preserve these buildings.
Stone T... | Photographs by Aurelie Marrier d'Unienville | 39030786 |
The trade union Solidarity put in two applications with exactly the same qualifications and backgrounds except for one crucial fact: One was white and the other black.
The white applicant immediately received a rejection letter while the black applicant progressed up the vetting system.
A massive storm broke out over t... | In mid-August the national airline, South African Airways (SAA), put up online advertisements for the training of cadet pilots. | 19402353 |
Martyn James Price, of St Columbs Wells in Londonderry, admitted threatening to kill more than 16 five-year-olds at Elmgrove Primary School in 2015.
A prosecutor told the judge Price said he wanted to "kill more" than Dunblane massacre killer Thomas Hamilton.
The 35-year-old also pleaded guilty to causing damage to fur... | A man who threatened to kill children at an east Belfast primary school has been handed a two-year probation order. | 38572033 |
Lynne Owens, the agency's new director general, said her priority was to "relentlessly pursue" the "kingpins" of organised crime gangs.
A list of up to 100 leading gangsters was being compiled by regional police units, she said in her first speech since taking up the post.
These criminals were involved in drugs, guns a... | The "untouchables" of the UK's criminal underworld will have no "hiding place", the National Crime Agency's chief says. | 35777296 |
Catherine Johnston went missing on Tuesday. Her car, a white Seat Leon, was later found in the Ballintoy Harbour area.
Police and Ms Johnston's family said they are becoming increasingly concerned for her safety.
Initial searches were suspended in the early hours of Wednesday due to poor light.
It is understood that th... | A major air and sea search is under way in County Antrim for a missing 39-year-old woman from east Belfast. | 38312553 |
Of more than 1,000 eight- to 18-year-old boys polled, 55% would consider changing their diet to look better.
And 23% said they believed there was a perfect male body.
"Boys are increasingly worried about their appearance," said Karen Fraser, of the Credos advertising industry think tank, which conducted the survey.
Mos... | Eating disorders, dieting and extreme exercising are as much of a problem for UK secondary school boys as for girls, suggests a survey. | 37010205 |
David Ormerod, 15, of Closeburn near Thornhill, left the village at 12:00 on Sunday, heading to Dumfries.
Police Scotland said he had not been seen since.
He is described as 5ft 10in tall, of slim build with a Newcastle accent. He has links to Dumfries, Newcastle, Thornhill and Cumbernauld. | Police have appealed for information to help trace a teenage boy from southern Scotland last seen heading off to play rugby at the weekend. | 39266260 |
The sealed vessel was part of a major Viking hoard found at an undisclosed location earlier this year.
It was considered too delicate to open so Historic Scotland teamed up with Borders General Hospital.
The £485,000 unit, normally used on patients, revealed brooches, ingots and beads inside.
Richard Welander, head of... | A hospital X-ray has helped to reveal the contents of a 9th Century bronze pot found in Dumfries and Galloway by an amateur with a metal detector. | 30036600 |
As part of their inquiry into the issue across the country they will study the labour market in the south of Scotland.
The committee will look at the role access to finance, infrastructure and government support plays in supporting key employment sectors.
It will take evidence from a range of organisations from across ... | The Scottish Affairs Committee is visiting Dumfries to look at sustainable employment in the area. | 38609763 |
In an interview for the Associated Press, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva said her son told her in a phone call that he and his brother, killed in a police manhunt after the blasts, were innocent.
Mr Tsarnaev, who was shot and injured during the manhunt, is currently being held in a prison hospital.
Last month's bombings left three... | Surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has recovered enough to walk, his mother says. | 22725542 |
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