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The 18-year-old Cameroon youth international has agreed terms on a three-year deal and will arrive at Ajax on a free transfer when his Barcelona contract expires in June.
Onana has been in Barcelona's youth system since 2010 and this season was promoted to their Under-19 team, but he has not played a senior game.
He ca... | Barcelona youth goalkeeper Andre Onana has signed a pre-contract agreement to join Ajax in July, the Dutch champions announced on Saturday. | 30672547 |
One woman chose to "suffer on [her] own" through chemotherapy for fear of her family's reaction, and questioned whether God was punishing her.
Experts said others were seeking help too late, causing preventable deaths.
In one case a woman sought treatment only when her breast was rotten. She later died as the cancer ha... | A number of UK women from South Asian backgrounds who have cancer hide it because of a perceived stigma about the disease, the BBC has learned. | 40802527 |
Authorities believe the disease, which is treatable with antibiotics, was spread by squirrels and fleas.
The tourist's camp site - the Tuolumne Meadows Campground - will be closed until Friday as workers treat the area with insecticide.
A California child fell ill last month, but has recovered.
The latest suspected cas... | US health officials have closed a portion of Yosemite National Park after it emerged that a second tourist might have contracted plague. | 33991529 |
Margaret Luxton, 59, was one of two women who died when a coach crashed near Looe in Cornwall in May 2014.
Coach driver Martin Chun was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving and of causing serious injury by dangerous driving on Monday. He was jailed for five years.
The court had heard he was using a hands-... | The son of a coach crash victim has called for tougher penalties for people who use mobile phones while driving. | 37125953 |
The Pitchford Inquiry is to look at how undercover officers infiltrated political campaigns over 40 years.
It has been claimed that some of the officers spied on activists ahead of the G8 summit at Gleneagles in 2005.
But the inquiry is only currently able to examine undercover operations in England and Wales.
Its remi... | The Scottish government has called for the inquiry into the activities of undercover Metropolitan Police officers to be extended to Scotland. | 35145088 |
The "long campaign" runs from 19 December until Parliament's dissolution and introduces the first limits on individual spending in constituencies.
From 30 March, the "short" campaign period will be triggered, and even tighter restrictions will apply.
Election spending is regulated by the watchdog, the Electoral Commiss... | The 2015 general election campaign officially begins on Friday, meaning candidates' spending will be subject to strict rules and limits. | 30477250 |
A survey of more than 6,000 hosts in five US cities concluded that names that sounded African-American were about 16% less likely to get a positive response to a request for a room when compared against white-sounding names like Brad or Kristen.
In a statement, AirBnB admitted it faced "significant challenges" over th... | People with names that suggest they are black are being discriminated against on room sharing site AirBnB, a Harvard study suggests. | 35077448 |
The Australian was banned and fined for behaviour, including "lack of best efforts", at the Shanghai Masters.
The ATP confirmed the 21-year-old had "taken up the care plan on offer" but details are "strictly confidential".
If he completes the plan, Kyrgios can play from 7 November rather than the initial ban expiration... | World number 13 Nick Kyrgios could have his eight-week tournament ban cut to three after agreeing to a "care plan". | 37815196 |
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has written to firms including Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar-Land Rover and Tesla to ask which of their models use the Takata parts.
About 23.4 million Takata airbag inflators have been recalled in the US.
The airbags have been linked to eight deaths and more than 100 ... | US regulators have told seven carmakers the recall of airbags made by Japanese firm Takata is likely to expand. | 34387941 |
The veteran winger, Vale's best player on the night, hit a superb right-foot angled drive from the edge of the area which arrowed into the top left corner.
Vale's victory lifts them to within a point of 20th-placed Gillingham.
It also means that neither 19th-placed Bury, a point better off, and 18th-placed Shrewsbury T... | Chris Eagles hit a stunning late winner to beat Walsall and keep Port Vale's League One survival hopes alive. | 39312359 |
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At points throughout the year we may introduce a theme for the gallery - this week's theme is "Bank Holiday memories."
If you are looking for inspiration, view some top tips from three of England's Big Picture photographers.
If you have a picture you... | Each day we feature a photograph sent in from across England. | 40047976 |
The Cononish gold mine and outbuildings were broken into sometime between Thursday, 28 May, and Monday.
Thieves cut padlocks and stole samples of stream sediment, which police confirmed contained no gold.
Officers said the culprits would have had to walk along a three-mile rough track in order to access the remote site... | Police are investigating after thieves broke into a gold mine near Tyndrum. | 32973623 |
The measure is on top of a promise of 3,000 more midwives, funded under the extra £2.5bn a year raised for the NHS by measures including a "mansion tax".
It comes as David Cameron is to confirm a Conservative government would match a Lib Dem pledge to spend an extra £8bn on the health service by 2020.
A Tory spokesman ... | Labour is pledging one-to-one midwife care for women during childbirth in its health manifesto for England. | 32261412 |
That "feeling" reflects a family story that has captivated Australia, as 30-year-old Payne rode to victory in the "race that stops the nation" on 101-1 outsider Prince of Penzance.
Michelle was the youngest of 10 siblings brought up alone by their father, horse trainer Paddy Payne, in Ballarat, Victoria, after his wife... | "My sister Margaret and I both had a feeling we would win this race," said Michelle Payne, who on Tuesday became the first female jockey to take the prestigious Melbourne Cup. | 34707330 |
The 34-year-old is their first transfer deadline day recruit.
Adam Le Fondre has joined Wigan while goalkeeper David Marshall moved to Hull City as deadline day approached.
However, with striker Federico Macheda having left the Welsh capital, Cardiff also brought in Joe Bennett from Aston Villa. on loan from Bolton Wan... | Cardiff City have signed England striker Rickie Lambert from West Bromwich Albion on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. | 37237945 |
The singer was due to bring her Unbreakable show to London, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow, but the gigs have now been called off.
"It is not possible to confirm new dates at the present time so we are refunding all ticket holders," an email from Ticketmaster told fans.
Further dates in Ireland, Germany and France ... | Pop star Janet Jackson has postponed her entire UK tour, just three weeks before it was due to begin. | 35754007 |
Connaire McGreevy's sister Ciara died last month. He had changed his profile picture on Facebook to an image of her.
Mr Wells asked Mr McGreevy on Facebook: "Who is that drop dead gorgeous young women (sic) on your Facebook site?"
"Is she your daughter or a promotional model you have hired to advertise your company?"
H... | Jim Wells has apologised for making a "light-hearted comment" on social media about the dead sister of a former SDLP councillor, the DUP has said. | 39070619 |
The 25-year-old from Glengormley, on the outskirts of Belfast, has a mild form of cerebral palsy.
The T38 800m champion stayed on the shoulder of Australia's Brad Scott before making a move with 600m to go.
"That race was controlled and timed to perfection," the three-time Paralympic champion told BBC Sport.
"After the... | Irish Paralympic star Michael McKillop clinched his sixth IPC Athletics World Championship gold medal after defending his T37 1500m title in Doha. | 34681415 |
Police officers, in rows three deep, blocked the gates to the Wat Dhammakaya temple compound. Around the back, helmeted soldiers guarded alleyways, with some crawling through surrounding rice-fields. It was, they explained, a restricted military zone. Nobody was allowed inside.
The official reason for this siege was th... | Over the past month what is often cited as the world's largest Buddhist temple, on the outskirts of Bangkok, has been the scene of an extraordinary stalemate. | 39263793 |
The visitors' winning goal came on 12 minutes when Noe Baba fired home from long range on his debut.
Wrexham, who fielded seven of their 13 summer signings, came closest to an equaliser when Paul Rutherford headed over in the second half and they had a late penalty claim turned down.
Tyrone Marsh's effort for the visit... | A stunning strike helped Macclesfield Town beat Wrexham at the Racecourse. | 40761402 |
In a frantic finish to the game, Blackpool's Mark Cullen struck the post with a spot kick after Mathieu Baudry had been penalised for handball.
But seconds later, Craig Alcock was adjudged to have tripped Will Aimson and Flores made no mistake with his penalty.
Doncaster were in control throughout the first period with... | Substitute Jordan Flores scored a last-minute penalty as Blackpool reignited their League One play-off hopes by beating promoted 10-man Doncaster. | 39550183 |
Taylor, 31, will miss the rest of the current campaign with a hamstring injury but has been invited back for pre-season training.
"He's been such a positive influence around the place," boss Mick McCarthy told BBC Radio Suffolk.
Meanwhile, left-back Jonas Knudsen will not need surgery on the shoulder injury that rules ... | Ipswich Town will give defender Steven Taylor a chance to prove his fitness ahead of next season. | 39519964 |
Mr Obama condemned the Republicans' insistence on steep budget cuts and warned of a "reckless" outcome if the debt ceiling is not raised by Congress.
Mr Boehner responded by accusing the president of seeking a "blank cheque".
The US risks default without a deal to raise the borrowing limit by 2 August.
The federal gove... | US President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner have blamed each other for the standoff over the federal debt crisis, as a deadline to avert a default looms. | 14286606 |
Coe's Time for Change package, designed to tackle corruption and doping scandals, won a 95% majority from the 192 who voted in Monaco.
"Our sport, our family, is under threat," said the Briton, 60. "Sitting out the fight is not an option."
Coe wants women equally represented on the IAAF ruling council by 2023.
In addit... | IAAF president Lord Coe's planned reforms of athletics' world governing body have received overwhelming backing from member countries. | 38199595 |
About 120 cannabis plants worth an estimated £60,000 were discovered in a police search at Moneysharvin Road on Tuesday 19 October.
A detective said the discovery followed an arrest on Sunday.
He said a small amount of cannabis had been found by police carrying out a routine search of a car at Portstewart Road, Colera... | Two men have been questioned about an underground cannabis factory in County Londonderry. | 34597481 |
Ryan Lock, who was 20 and from Chichester, West Sussex, was killed on 21 December during a battle for the IS stronghold of Raqqa.
After his death his body had been in the hands of Islamic State militants.
The BBC has been told it has now been recovered and taken to north-east Syria for an official autopsy.
Ryan Lock, w... | The body of a British man killed fighting in Syria has been recovered from so-called Islamic State territory, according to Kurdish activists. | 38590001 |
Vanessa Sahinovic sustained multiple fractures and a head injury - but is not in a life-threatening condition.
Luna Pajer, 15, gained injuries to her arms and has also returned to Vienna for specialist treatment.
The Austrian Olympic Committee (AOC) said the team would still compete.
"It's a very, very sad day," said D... | A 15-year-old Austrian synchronised swimmer suffered "severe injuries" when she and two other teenagers were in a collision with a bus in the athletes' village at the European Games in Baku. | 33095745 |
1. David Bowie was born David Robert Jones in Brixton, London, on 8 January 1947. He shares the same birthday as Elvis.
2. Bowie's family moved to Bromley when he was six years old.
3. He went to Bromley Technical High School, now called Ravenswood School.
4. Rock guitarist Peter Frampton was Bowie's friend at school -... | Sixty-nine facts about David Bowie, who has died just days after releasing his latest album on his 69th birthday. | 20944291 |
The group included Abdul Haqq, who did not agree with men and women mixing, and gay housemate Fehran Khan.
The Daily Mail gave the programme zero stars and described the show as a "squalid, cheap game".
But the Telegraph gave it four stars and said it was a "wake-up call for Islamophobes everywhere."
The two-part show ... | A BBC documentary featuring 10 British Muslims with different views living together has received a mixed reception from critics and viewers. | 38301179 |
Speaking at UKIP's Spring conference in Llandudno, he said the 23 June referendum could be "independence day" if the UK voted to leave the union.
He said he doubted official figures "told the truth" about immigration.
Mr Farage also said he was optimistic his party would "make a breakthrough" in June's Welsh assembly e... | Nigel Farage has put the issue of immigration at the centre of his argument for the UK to leave the European Union. | 35679384 |
They claimed the Scottish government figures did not paint a "true picture" of Ferguslie Park.
It followed the publication of the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), which rates 7,000 communities by factors including health and income.
Locals said the area has a "fantastic community spirit".
It is the second... | Residents of a Paisley housing scheme have hit back after official statistics rated it the most deprived community in Scotland. | 37243585 |
The 21-year-old has scored 28 points in Scarlets' past two games, including 17 in Sunday's 22-22 European Champions Cup draw against Saracens.
Scarlets boss Wayne Pivac said: "He has held his own against some of the most experienced fly-halves in world rugby."
Jones said: "Hopefully I can repay the coaches for their fa... | Fly-half Dan Jones has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Scarlets for what the region describe as "the next few years". | 38647664 |
Well's Scottish Premiership rivals parted with Mark Warburton on Friday.
While McGhee thinks former Rangers manager Alex McLeish would do a good job, he also hopes Aberdeen's Derek McInnes and St Johnstone's Tommy Wright will be considered.
"I would love to see one of these guys get the opportunity," McGhee said of McI... | Motherwell manager Mark McGhee would like Rangers to look within Scottish football for their new manager. | 38972511 |
Xolile Mngeni, who is serving a life sentence for her murder in Cape Town, was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour soon after his arrest in 2011.
The news was confirmed by a BBC South Africa correspondent, who said Mngeni was admitted to hospital on Tuesday.
Bristol businessman Shrien Dewani was extradited in April... | A South African man convicted of murdering Anni Dewani on her honeymoon in 2010 is critically ill in hospital. | 27784575 |
Cheshire Police said the 26-year-old from Cornwall was found collapsed in a campsite at the dance music event at Daresbury, near Warrington.
He was discovered at about midnight and emergency services were unable to save him, police said.
The four-day festival, which started on Thursday, includes performances from stars... | A man has died after collapsing at the Creamfields festival. | 37205901 |
The hugely oversubscribed sale was priced at 330p a share, valuing the 500-year-old firm at £3.3bn. At one point, the price hit 459.75p.
Private investors received 227 shares each. In all, more than 225 million shares were traded on Friday.
Business Secretary Vince Cable told Channel Four News he could have charged a ... | Royal Mail shares rose 38% to 455p in their first day of conditional dealings on the London Stock Exchange. | 24488144 |
South Wales Police said father-of-six Mr O'Brien, 51, was from Llanishen, Cardiff, and Mr Sim, 41, from Caldicot, Monmouthshire.
Emergency services are working to recover their bodies after the blast, which happened in the basement of the rod and bar mill at Celsa Steel UK on Wednesday.
Five men were also injured.
Poli... | Two workers who died in an explosion at a Cardiff steelworks have been named as Peter O'Brien and Mark Sim. | 34861907 |
The move follows a Police Scotland investigation into poisoning and the illegal use of traps at the properties in Stirlingshire and the Borders.
General licences allow land managers to carry out actions which would otherwise be illegal.
These include controlling some wild birds to protect crops or livestock.
The three-... | Scottish Natural Heritage has placed licence restrictions on four properties over "clear evidence" of wildlife crime against birds of prey. | 34733470 |
David Mulligan, 26, Fitri Yarasir, 52, Ahmet Taskin, 45, and Mustafa Oflu, 56, are charged with conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and the importation of a banned substance in Salford.
They are due to appear at Salford and Manchester Magistrates' Court later.
A search is continuing at an industrial unit on Cobden Stree... | Four men have been charged after £20m of heroin was seized at an industrial unit in Greater Manchester. | 41000806 |
Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan led a consortium which bought a 68% controlling stake in the Swans in July.
The council-owned ground's capacity of 21,000 is the second smallest in the Premier League.
"That is one of the things that is top of our list," Levien told BBC Wales Sport.
"We just came from a meeting having that... | Swansea City's new American owners have revealed they are in talks with Swansea council about expanding the club's Liberty Stadium home. | 37134785 |
Ivanka Majic, a digital consultant, said she and her husband were woken at 06:00 by calls from the media.
They told her she featured in a tweet to Donald Trump's 20 million followers.
Mr Trump was quoting praise for his daughter from another Twitter user, who had used the wrong username.
Users were quick to jump in and... | A woman from Brighton who was mistaken for Ivanka Trump on Twitter by none other than the US President-elect himself has told the BBC it has been a surreal start to the day. | 38647934 |
Five-time champion Djokovic made 100 unforced errors but prevailed 6-3 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 4-6 6-3 after four hours and 32 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.
Djokovic, 28, is through to his 27th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final.
The Serb plays Japan's Kei Nishikori in the last eight after the seventh seed beat Jo-Wilfried Tsong... | Defending champion Novak Djokovic survived a scare against Gilles Simon to reach the last eight of the Australian Open in Melbourne. | 35394565 |
Rain meant the match was reduced to 18 overs when play got under way at 18:30 BST, with the hosts asked to bat.
Another disruption saw Middlesex lose a further two overs and post 101-8 with fast bowler Tom Curran claiming 3-26.
Surrey slumped to 35-4, but wicketkeeper Ben Foakes (45) and Zafar Ansari (29 not out) helpe... | Surrey squeezed through to the One-Day Cup quarter-finals with a five-wicket win at Lord's which put Middlesex out. | 36958110 |
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He's holding a mundane-looking plastic bag. But this isn't just any old piece of... | "It's bio-magic," says Dell's head of packaging, Oliver Campbell, with a big smile. | 29543834 |
Osdin Shield, who are based in Glasgow, said the sofas and chairs were meant to save lives, because "gun attacks can happen anywhere".
The company said the range should help protect against 9mm handguns, sub machine guns and shotguns.
As well as domestic customers it hopes to tap into markets including hotels, embassie... | A Scottish company has designed bullet resistant furniture aimed at the market for home and public security. | 35659484 |
Police were called to Cherry Tree Lodge Farm, Crow Tree Bank, Doncaster, after several were shot overnight.
Six lambs were found dead, with a further six having to be put down due to the extent of their injuries.
At Stoupers Gate farm, near Hatfield, six lambs were shot dead overnight between 21 and 22 March, while a f... | Twenty lambs have been killed in shootings at neighbouring farms. | 35925175 |
Arely Gomez Gonzalez released more than 80 volumes of material.
The case has prompted protests across Mexico, increasing pressure on President Enrique Pena Nieto.
Relatives dispute his government's account that police in Guerrero state handed the students over to a gang who killed them and burnt the bodies.
The attorne... | The Mexican attorney general has made public the file on last year's disappearance of 43 student teachers who clashed with the police. | 34502080 |
The 33-year-old was shown round the club's Auchenhowie training ground on Saturday. Talks will continue and a deal could be imminent.
Barton was named in the Championship team of the season as Burnley secured the title.
He has yet to agree a new deal with Burnley and could be tempted by a longer term contract at Ibrox.... | Rangers have made a move to sign Burnley midfielder Joey Barton on a free transfer this summer. | 36293572 |
Police said they had found three children alive at the scene but all 11 adults at the party had been shot dead.
It had taken place in a tent set up by the host outside their home in a residential area of the city.
Mexico has recently seen a surge in violence linked to disputes between drug cartels.
In May alone, 2,186 ... | Masked men burst into a children's birthday party in the Mexican city of Tizayuca in central Hidalgo state, killing 11. | 40602366 |
The current policy allows families to address sexuality in private and no further action will be taken, it added.
Eleven volunteers and leaders, with a range of "perspectives and opinions", were chosen to undertake the study.
Critics, including some board members, say they support internal change and gay members should... | The Boy Scouts of America will not change its policy of excluding gay scouts and scout leaders, following a secret two-year review, the group says. | 18879828 |
Gunstones Bakery, based in Dronfield, near Sheffield, lost the contract for chilled foods in June but the full impact is only emerging now.
Union officials said up to 524 posts were affected, which represents 45% of the site workforce.
But the company said it was working hard to transfer workers and a separate new cont... | More than 500 jobs are at risk after a food company lost a major contract, it has been confirmed. | 37484066 |
26 November 2015 Last updated at 13:08 GMT
The first virtual visitors were young patients at nearby King's College Hospital.
The small gallery attracts 160,000 visitors a year and has one of the finest collections of old masters in the UK, including paintings by Rembrandt, Gainsborough and Canaletto.
Now it has collabo... | The Dulwich Picture Gallery in London has become one of the first galleries in the UK to offer a virtual reality tour of its collection. | 34934664 |
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust planned to end licensed fertility treatment, including IVF, at University Hospital Hartlepool on 31 March.
But the council won a High court injunction, claiming the trust had not properly consulted on the move.
Councillor Ray Martin-Wells said problems in recruiting enough embryologi... | A councillor has condemned a health trust's plan to scrap fertility services, branding it "nonsensical". | 36805492 |
The visitors soaked up early pressure and took an unlikely lead from Alan Goodall's header from a corner.
Scott Barrow scored his first Newport goal to level with a drilled effort into the bottom corner from 25 yards.
But substitute Mullin converted from the spot in the 94th minute after a foul on Kevin Ellison.
Newpor... | Morecambe inflicted more misery on winless Newport County as Paul Mullin scored a stoppage time penalty to grab a third successive win. | 34160565 |
Over the weekend, brokerages and fund managers vowed to buy stocks, helped by a state-owned margin finance firm, which in turn would be helped with liquidity from the central bank.
Despite this, the Shanghai Composite was down 1.5% at 3,732.13 on Tuesday.
That comes despite signs of heavy money flows into Shanghai's bl... | Mainland Chinese shares have fallen further despite more measures from the government to stem the sell-off in the volatile market. | 33421442 |
The armorial was discovered in pieces embedded in Tudor Cottage, in Hanwell near Banbury in March, as builders were taking walls down.
Measuring 2m x 2m (6ft x 6ft) the coat of arms features fleur-de-lys, lions, and griffins or dragons.
It was under the hammer at an auction at JS Auctions, Banbury and expected to fetch... | A carved stone Tudor royal coat of arms found in the walls of an Oxfordshire cottage has sold for £8,000. | 32750247 |
It is the search for his body that propels Brady into the spotlight every time a clue is revealed that might bring to an end the 48-year mystery.
And it is because Keith, who vanished aged 12, has not been found that he has become one of the most well known victims.
His family have campaigned tirelessly for answers and... | Keith Bennett is remembered as the "lost" victim of the Moors Murders - the third victim of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley and the only one of the five children they killed never to have been found. | 19294017 |
Chicago-based Gates took first prize for his installation which he says challenges the dominance of Christian ideology in the western world.
He said: "Winning this award is my validation that this new body of work has a place in the world."
The artist told BBC Wales' arts and media correspondent Huw Thomas about his pl... | Artes Mundi winner Theaster Gates says he will share his £40,000 prize with the nine other shortlisted artists. | 30943709 |
It came from the Global Alcohol Policy Alliance (GAPA) which aims to counter the health problems created by alcohol consumption.
Alcohol causes more than three million deaths around the world annually.
But the number of deaths linked to drinking has been falling in Scotland in recent years.
GAPA said it selected Scotla... | The Scottish government has been praised for its "political courage" in attempting to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol. | 34455348 |
The hosts took an early two-goal lead lead as Harvey smashed in from 20-yards before bundling home Gregg Wylde's cross.
Jake Gray nearly pulled one back for Hartlepool before Louis Rooney's wonder strike strengthened Plymouth's lead.
Curtis Nelson's header and Rooney's tap-in sealed the rout for Argyle.
The result mean... | Tyler Harvey's first two goals of the season helped Plymouth thrash Hartlepool ahead of their League Two play-off semi-final against Portsmouth. | 36176449 |
The 27-year-old Argentina international has made 24 appearances for Sarries since joining the club from Montpellier in the summer of 2014.
"He is one of the best scrummagers in world rugby," Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall said.
"He has shown great character to battle back from injury to get back to the form we ... | Saracens prop Juan Figallo has signed a "multi-year" extension to his contract with the Premiership champions. | 35422002 |
Mr Modi received a "warm welcome" in Dhaka over the weekend as the two countries signed several deals.
The deals include a historic agreement to simplify their border by exchanging more than 150 enclaves of land. Mr Modi ratified the deal with his counterpart Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka.
Papers see the deal as a "great ach... | Papers have praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "special attention" on India's ties with neighbouring Bangladesh. | 33044181 |
An army spokesman said in a statement that 12 insurgents had been killed and another 20 arrested.
Witnesses described hearing gunfire and explosions for several hours, in Musaga in the south and Ngagara in the north.
The incident is the worst violence since an attempted coup in May, sparked by President Pierre Nkurunzi... | Heavily armed attackers have launched co-ordinated assaults on several army barracks in Burundi. | 35070154 |
The comedian and writer says: "I want to spot a young double act and say 'oh boy, it's still going'. But it hasn't happened for me yet."
At the start of his career he wrote for the gold standard of comedy duos, Morecambe and Wise.
"It's like telepathy," Cryer says. "It's rapport, a chemistry. They feed off each other."... | I can't name a new, young TV comedy double act and neither can Barry Cryer. | 40905292 |
The National Trust handed the keys to Parc Farm on the top of Great Orme, near Llandudno, Conwy county, to 38-year-old Dan Jones from Anglesey on Friday.
It stepped in to protect the land last year as it was on sale as a potential site for a golf course.
The site has rare habitats and species.
Mr Jones signed an agreem... | A tenant is due to move on to a £1m farm on Saturday - paying just £1 a year rent to look after it and its "fragile" landscape. | 37518716 |
Education charity Ark will take over Oldknow Academy from September.
The school, in Small Heath, was rated "inadequate" by the education watchdog, which accused governors of promoting a "narrow, faith-based" ideology.
Ark said Oldknow will "remain a local, non-selective, non-denominational, mixed school".
The charity, ... | One of five schools placed in special measures by Ofsted as a result of the so-called "Trojan Horse" affair is to join a national academy chain. | 30285976 |
Driver Jonathan Froudakis de Souza, 20, and conductor Walace Aparecido de Souza Silva, 21, were sentenced for robbery, extortion and rape.
They abducted the American woman after she boarded the bus in the Copacabana area of Rio in March.
She was raped in front of her boyfriend, a French citizen.
Another gang member wa... | Two men in Brazil have been sentenced to 49 years in jail each for kidnapping and repeatedly raping an American woman on a minibus in Rio de Janeiro. | 23720497 |
Cases had been falling sharply since the start of the year. But the decline has stalled and more than a year since the outbreak was first declared in Sierra Leone, new cases are still emerging every week.
The control room overseeing Sierra Leone's response to the Ebola outbreak is a former war crimes court building.
It... | Health officials leading the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone say fear, fatigue and denial are allowing the virus to continue to spread. | 33517268 |
A coalition of governments and charities has committed $460m to speed up vaccine development for Mers, Lassa fever and Nipah virus.
They are asking funders at the World Economic Forum Davos for another $500m.
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (Cepi) aims to have two new experimental vaccines ready for... | Scientists have named three relatively little-known diseases they think could cause the next global health emergency. | 38669584 |
The legislation would expand the Canadian Human Rights Act to cover transgender people.
The proposal would also amend the Criminal Code hate speech provisions to include transgender.
"I sincerely believe that in Canada we can and we should do more," Mr Trudeau said on Monday.
The Liberal government said the details of ... | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to introduce legislation that would give broad legal protection to transgender people across Canada. | 36308960 |
It made an operating profit of £107m was made last year.
The firm said out-sourcing "certain activities" to sister sites in Mexico and Morocco would help continued efforts to improve competitiveness and profitability.
The company is mid-way through a five-year global savings plan.
Almost 1,100 jobs have been axed at i... | Bombardier's Belfast operations returned to profit in 2016, but "must continue to step up the pace" of cost-saving measures. | 39441192 |
Sam Davies takes his place, while wing Jeff Hassler, number eight Dan Baker and props Nicky Smith and Aaron Jarvis replace Eli Walker, Paul James, Dmitri Arhip and James King in the changes from the Boxing Day win at Scarlets.
Dragons make five changes from Sunday's defeat by Cardiff Blues.
Scrum-half Sarel Pretorius a... | Ospreys have rested Wales fly-half Dan Biggar for their New Year's Day derby against Newport Gwent Dragons. | 35029721 |
Adam Swift and Ryan Morgan went over, and Tommy Makinson kicked a penalty to put Saints 14-0 up early on.
Benjamin Jullien and Mike Cooper crossed for the hosts before half-time, and Harvey Livett's try put them in front after the break.
The Wire dominated from then on, with Ryan Atkins adding two tries, and Tom Lineha... | Warrington came from behind to beat St Helens in convincing fashion at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. | 39782709 |
It had previously said letting people download shows added too much "complexity" to its experience.
Other video apps such as BBC iPlayer, All 4 and Amazon Prime Video already let viewers watch content when offline.
Netflix said some of its original programmes were already available to download and more would be made av... | Netflix is allowing some of its shows and films to be downloaded and watched offline, the company has announced. | 38157535 |
The 40-year-old, who won gold at London 2012, was not on the list of 43 names announced by Team GB on Thursday, after she failed to meet testing times in the women's eight.
But she is expected to be selected for the double scull with Vicky Thornley.
"We've got to help them make sure it happens," said coach Paul Thompso... | Britain's Katherine Grainger remains focused on a fifth Olympic medal at Rio 2016, despite missing out on initial selection. | 36495779 |
Families have been placed as far away as Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle.
The number of placements rose from 113 between April and June 2012 to 551 between December and April 2016, figures from London Councils (LC) show.
Authorities say they are forced into this by rising temporary housing costs, which have also double... | The number of homeless London families placed in temporary accommodation outside the capital has risen five-fold since 2012, figures show. | 39386587 |
Parent Anne-Marie Alder said she had been told her children's shoes are now "acceptable" by Baverstock Academy.
The school in Druids Heath, Birmingham, implemented a new rule on Tuesday to make plain black shoes compulsory.
Some parents said the policy was harsh but the school said ample notice was given.
More on this ... | Two pupils sent home from school for wearing incorrect shoes have been allowed to return with the same footwear, a parent said. | 35650050 |
When it is swollen the muddy banks disappear, hiding an unappealing shoreline.
The flow of people into this Lincolnshire market town is harder to fathom, its impact is less clear.
In the decade since the expansion of the European Union in 2004, thousands came from countries once under Soviet domination to work on the l... | The ebb and flow of the tide is easily measured on the River Witham in Boston. | 32240197 |
Those affected include the Lyric Theatre, the MAC, Playhouse Theatre in Londonderry, the Grand Opera House, NI Opera and the Ulster Orchestra.
The Arts Council's own budget was cut by 11% in March.
It has now been asked by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) to prepare for further cuts.
As a result, it h... | The Arts Council has told 32 of Northern Ireland's largest arts organisations to plan for in-year cuts of up to 10% to their budgets. | 33767996 |
He was one of the most prolific artists in music, releasing 39 studio albums, including four in the last 18 months.
Last month, publisher Spiegel & Grau announced that it acquired Prince's memoir, set for release in fall of 2017. "We're starting from the beginning from my first memory and hopefully we can go all the wa... | Prince - who's died at his home in Minnesota near Minneapolis at the age of 57 - wrote hundreds of songs for himself and other artists. | 36107155 |
The judges praised Crossan's "exquisite writing style, thrilling plot, and masterful handling of teen issues".
As well as its unusual subject matter, One, published by Bloomsbury Books, is written in free verse.
Crossan received her £2,000 prize at Hay Festival from author and former children's laureate Malorie Blackm... | Sarah Crossan's novel One, which tells the story of conjoined twins, has won The Bookseller's 2016 prize for young adult fiction. | 36434302 |
Narraway led The Exiles to a first win in six matches against Gloucester on Sunday to claim a vital four points.
The victory at the Madejski Stadium pulled them to within five points of second-from-bottom Newcastle.
"This has to be the beginning rather than just a flash-in-the-pan win," Narraway told BBC Sport.
Irish t... | London Irish captain Luke Narraway says his side quickly got "themselves back on the horse" and focused on the next step in their Premiership survival bid. | 35890650 |
The girl, who was 17 at the time and cannot be identified, was attacked after waking up in a house in the city in December 2011, the trail has heard.
Mustafa Ahmed, 26, of Harrow Road, London, changed his plea to guilty at Oxford Crown Court earlier.
Two other men charged in connection with the assault have pleaded not... | A man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a pregnant teenager in Oxford. | 27635613 |
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Dee Adams - mother of London 2012 Olympic boxing gold medallist Nicola Adams - looks back at her daughter's childhood and recounts how she was, by and large, a little girl just like any other.
She also remembers how Nicola first got into boxing, how the family struggled fi... | It takes grit, determination and sacrifice not only to be a champion, but to raise a champion. | 28471413 |
Bottles and glasses were thrown when violence flared on Stoke Road on a stretch between two pubs.
Police said the injured were treated for cuts and bruises and there was a "considerable amount of damage".
A 26-year-old Leatherhead man was arrested on suspicion of assault and remains in custody.
Det Sgt Dave Bentley sai... | Three people were injured and one man was arrested in Guildford when a fight broke out involving a "large group of people" after the England-Russia tie. | 36511609 |
Ramone is regarded as one of the most successful producers in history, winning 14 Grammy awards and working with stars such as Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Elton John and Paul McCartney.
He produced the first major commercial release on CD, Billy Joel's 1982 album 52nd Street.
Some of his awards were for soundtracks to TV s... | The US music producer and pioneer of digital recording, Phil Ramone, has died aged 79. | 21983894 |
Vose, 22, says he left because he and the club were on their "last legs."
Mills was disappointed with Vose's comments but insists he had no problem with the midfielder.
"I'm pleased he's now a league player. But he should be grateful for having that opportunity because of what he's done at Wrexham," he said.
"I haven't... | Wrexham boss Gary Mills says Dominic Vose should be "grateful" to the club following his move to Scunthorpe United. | 35478839 |
Buy-to-let investors have faced a stamp duty surcharge, tax relief changes and stricter affordability checks.
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said an expected recovery in lending to the sector had failed to materialise.
The impact of these changes should be assessed before any new policies were designed, it said.... | Landlords should be spared any new tax and regulation changes after a "weak start" to 2017 for the UK buy-to-let sector, lenders say. | 40366486 |
The deal was signed in the presence of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
He said he hoped it would bring "an era of peace and stability" to the region.
As many as 800,000 people have been displaced since the March 23 rebel group took up arms against the Kinshasa government last May... | Regional African leaders have signed a UN-brokered accord which aims to bring peace to the troubled eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. | 21563949 |
Jack Susianta, 17, died after jumping in a canal at Walthamstow Marshes in July 2015.
He had suffered a psychotic episode and left his home in Hackney, east London.
PC Tom Griffiths said he saw the teenager go underwater and believed it was a "deliberate act" to evade officers.
"I think it's just a sad, unfortunate tru... | A teenager who jumped into a canal while fleeing police did not look to be in difficulty and refused help before he drowned, an inquest heard. | 36130321 |
The painting, on a wall of The Oxford pub in Totterdown, was one of street artist Andy Council's pieces inspired by dinosaurs.
When it was painted over, regulars from the pub began a crowd-funding campaign to have it repainted.
Mr Council is spending the weekend adding new designs to the pub's walls.
"When I heard it h... | A mural on the side of a Bristol pub - which was painted over by workmen - has been replaced with a new work. | 36408352 |
The 29-year-old, who previously spent four years with Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates, insists he wants to make his mark on Chinese football.
"I don't understand the criticism, I work hard for what I earn. I am focused on my job, "he told BBC Sport.
"They play good football (in China). I will have to adapt to their ... | Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has brushed aside suggestions he joined Shanghai SIPG purely for financial reasons. | 33537887 |
He told the Today programme a fresh start could help Britain innovate.
Demand for UK fashion and cars, as well as the attractiveness of the UK as a market for the EU, would ensure good trade deals, he said.
The Stronger In campaign said the EU supported jobs, growth and low prices.
Mr Hargreaves founded stockbroker Har... | The "unknown" of leaving the EU could help stimulate Britain, according to Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder Peter Hargreaves, who backs the UK's withdrawal from the union. | 35822037 |
Clarke, 35, and Sibley, 21, were due to join their new clubs in 2018, but the deals will now take place immediately.
It means both are available for Friday's T20 Blast matches.
"This loan for the rest of the season makes perfect sense," Alec Stewart, Surrey director of cricket, said.
The former England captain continue... | Veteran all-rounder Rikki Clarke's planned move from Warwickshire to Surrey and batsman Dom Sibley's switch in the opposite direction have been brought forward to this season. | 40818038 |
They said that the doping was revealed when the Belgian pigeon-racing federation sent samples from 20 birds to the National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa.
The newspapers said that the birds tested positive for numerous drugs.
Pigeon racing in Belgium is a highly lucrative sport.
In May a Belgian racing pigeo... | Six racing pigeons in Belgium were found to have been doped with drugs such as cocaine and painkillers, newspapers in the country say. | 24658278 |
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The Welsh side surged clear with tries from Liam Williams, Steff Evans, Gareth Davies and Tadhg Beirne.
Tyler Bleyendaal touched down as Munster trailed 29-10 at the break.
DTH van der Merwe added another Scarlets try before consolation tries from Andrew Conway and Keith E... | Scarlets won the Pro12 title for the first time since 2004 as they produced a brilliant display to defeat Munster in the Dublin decider. | 40056082 |
Natasha Jackson, now 23, has been awarded £7m after errors at Sharoe Green Hospital, Preston, resulted in her developing cerebral palsy.
It follows a £6m payout for her brother Patrick, 22, who also has the condition, awarded in 2010.
The NHS Litigation Authority said the compensation would fund their care.
Legal actio... | Two siblings left brain damaged from birth have been awarded multimillion-pound payouts in "unprecedented" clinical negligence cases. | 32288002 |
Mr Iwata underwent surgery last year and had resumed his duties after a brief period of recovery.
A highly revered figure in the Japanese gaming scene, he was considered the leading figure behind some of Nintendo's most popular devices since he joined the company in 2000.
Most recently, he led Nintendo into the rapidly... | Japanese video game maker Nintendo has said its chief executive Satoru Iwata has died of cancer at the age of 55. | 33502838 |
Craig Allen Dodd, 30, from Guernsey, and Oliver Butler, 35, from Jersey, were both given six years for smuggling 7.5kg of cannabis resin by sea.
Dodd was also given a consecutive seven-year jail term for importing 250g of heroin, worth about £150,000.
Guernsey's Royal Court heard both had previous convictions for drug-... | Two Channel Islanders have been jailed for a total of 19 years after trying to import drugs worth more than £300,000. | 30984733 |
The group became stranded "a couple hundred yards from shore" near Looe, Cornwall, with the boat "filling with water", the RNLI said.
Two lifeboats were launched after several people reported the stricken vessel at about 16:30 BST on Sunday.
All the people onboard were taken to shore and the submerged boat was towed in... | Five people and a baby were rescued from a sinking speedboat in a "strong swell". | 34377234 |
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