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They collapsed for a second time against Liam Norwell (3-14) having ended the first innings 24 runs behind.
Aneurin Donald's 39 was the top score in Glamorgan's first-innings 117, with David Payne claiming 3-37.
Gloucestershire struggled to 141, with three apiece for Marchant de Lange, Timm van der Gugten and Michael H... | Glamorgan finished an extraordinary day one on 59-5 in their second innings, 35 runs ahead of Gloucestershire, after 25 wickets crashed at Cheltenham. | 40455890 |
Sarah King found her cycle was missing from a rack in Camberwell on Thursday night following a meeting.
Ms King said she had not realised it had been cut through and then taped back together before she locked her bike to it.
Met Police are working with Southwark Council to investigate the theft.
Ms King, a Labour counc... | A cyclist who had her bike stolen after it was secured to a sabotaged bike rack has warned others about the "cunning" scam. | 35669181 |
It's called the Taxi Fabric Project and the idea is to give new designers and artists to an opportunity to show off their work.
Taxis are a popular mode of transport in India so it's hoped lots of people will see them.
They feature all sorts of images from historic freedom fighters to life under the sea. | A group of designers have turned the interiors of 30 taxis in Mumbai, in India, into works of art. | 34038085 |
It subsidises insurance premiums for homes on flood plains through a £180m tax on everyone else’s home insurance.
But the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says the costs of the scheme are three times greater than its benefits.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said Flood Re made insurance availabl... | A government scheme to make home insurance affordable for families in areas at risk of flooding is wasting householders’ money, advisers say. | 31138997 |
In February, the 24-year-old triggered a clause in his one-year deal by making 25 appearances, keeping him at the club for next season.
Now he has agreed terms for the following campaign, with Thistle holding the option to add a further 12 months until May 2019.
Booth has played every minute of every game for the Jags ... | Partick Thistle full-back Callum Booth has signed a new contract extension at Firhill. | 35978942 |
The 4-0 win over Moldova put Wales top of Group D after the opening qualifiers.
With Austria, Serbia and the Republic of Ireland also in their group, Hartson urged Wales to stay focussed
"I think it's a very open group. Serbia away is a very difficult place to go, two years ago we went there and lost 6-1," said ex-Wale... | John Hartson has warned Wales to avoid complacency after their winning start to the the 2018 World Cup campaign. | 37288497 |
His resignation comes after a chaotic few months at the firm, including a series of scandals about sexual harassment, macho culture and the departure of senior executives.
Mr Kalanick had already said that he was taking an indefinite leave of absence following the sudden death of his mother in a boating accident.
There... | Uber's embattled chief executive Travis Kalanick has resigned from the firm, following pressure from shareholders. | 40352868 |
The former Army officer said torture was "sometimes" justified, and he had used now-forbidden techniques.
The UK government authorised the use of five interrogation methods during the Troubles but later reversed that move.
Col Stewart made his comments in a BBC Radio 5 Live interview after remarks about torture made by... | Conservative MP Bob Stewart has said he was "kind of a torturer" during his time as a soldier in Northern Ireland's Troubles in the 1970s. | 38758940 |
Princes Square, a former off-street courtyard in the city centre, was turned into a retail centre in 1987.
A public poll of the country's top 100 buildings - commissioned as part of the Festival of Architecture and Design - named the centre as the favourite.
The festival, which has now closed, attracted more than a mil... | A shopping centre in Glasgow has been voted Scotland's best building of the last hundred years. | 38030451 |
But there can now be little doubt that Kim Jong-un, the youngest son of the leader Kim Jong-il, has been chosen as the future leader of this closed and secretive state.
It has been a remarkable rise even by North Korea's own totalitarian standards.
Until recently its citizens may not even have been aware that their lea... | It is rare that we can say anything with any certainty about the internal workings of the North Korean political elite. | 11436441 |
"I was in the right place at the right time," Sandy Bell told the BBC. "It was totally amazing but so shocking."
The pictures of the ferocious attack by the big saltwater crocodile in Rinyirru National Park were picked up around the world earlier this week after they were shared by the Queensland parks agency.
But Ms B... | An Australian woman has described the "horrifying" moment she captured a moment of crocodile cannibalism on camera. | 34991815 |
They've even brought in special furniture to welcome Pope Francis this Sunday.
A large mass here will be one of the main events of his seven-day trip to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay, his first tour of his native Latin America.
He will be greeted by millions like a spiritual rock star.
On the former airport's old runwa... | At Quito's Parque Bicentenario, in the city's former airport, hundreds of workers are taking care of even the smallest details ahead of the first papal visit to Ecuador in 30 years. | 33396091 |
At the 69th Cannes film festival last month, a feature film from Pakistan made a rare appearance in a segment dedicated to airing restored movies.
The Urdu language film Jago Hua Savera, which means The Day Shall Dawn, was screened along with classics such as Russian maestro Andrei Tarkovski's Solaris, French director ... | A 1958 Pakistani film, considered by critics as the best ever made in the country and boasting a curious collaboration with India, is haunted by its spectacularly jinxed past more than half-a-century later, writes Faizal Khan. | 36417007 |
Experts from Queensland in Australia had been trying to identify this specific gecko for the last five years.
The gecko, which they named Diplodactylus ameyi, has a distinctive fat tail and a rounded snout.
It is brown with pale spots, which means it is well camouflaged for the dry, hot environment where it lives.
Duri... | This might look like a terrible two-headed creature - but it's actually a new species of fat-tailed gecko. | 35968755 |
Theresa May said the Investigatory Powers Bill will not have some "contentious" parts of the 2012 plan, dubbed a snooper's charter by critics.
The home secretary told the BBC there would be "world-leading" oversight of warrants to access digital records.
Labour said warrants should have to be approved by a judge, not p... | Police will be able to see websites people have visited but not the specific pages they have viewed without a warrant, under new government plans. | 34691956 |
The loss, coupled with Zanaco's 1-0 win over Coton Sport of Cameroon, leaves very little room for error for the Egyptian giants in their final two games.
Ahly are bidding to qualify for the knockout phase for the first time since winning the title for an eighth time in 2013.
They failed to reach even the group stage th... | Al Ahly's bid to reach the knockout stage of the African Champions League took a knock on Tuesday after a 2-0 defeat to Wydad Casablanca of Morocco. | 40326833 |
IPC Media said it would also consider closing its website, Nuts.co.uk.
Nuts' readership, along with other "lads mags" like Zoo and Front, has dropped by more than 70% on average in the last eight years.
Managing Director at IPC Paul Williams said the publisher would give Nuts' staff all the help they needed.
He added: ... | The publisher of Nuts magazine announced it has entered into a 30-day consultation with staff about potentially closing the publication. | 26835072 |
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) said its members had received almost 120,000 claims after April storms that hit widespread areas of New South Wales, including Sydney.
Three people were killed following the April NSW storms.
Other storms hit south-east Queensland and northern NSW during April and May.
The ICA s... | Severe storms that hit Australia during April and May have led to more than A$1.55bn ($1.18bn; £778m) in insurance losses so far. | 32970404 |
The deal between the two firms should have been completed earlier this year but it was delayed by a hold-up in regulatory approvals.
The sale will see the end of production of mobile phones by Nokia.
"Today we welcome the Nokia devices and services business to our family," said Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella.
... | Microsoft has completed its purchase of Nokia's mobile phone business for 5.44bn euros ($7.5bn; £4.5bn). | 27163667 |
Simon Lewis, of Trowbridge, died after the Daihatsu Sirion he was driving collided with a blue Peugeot 307 on Lamby Way at 17:30 GMT on Thursday.
In a family tribute released by police on Friday, Mr Lewis was described as a "wonderful father and husband".
The other driver, a 29-year-old man, is in hospital with non lif... | A 33-year-old man from Cardiff killed after a head-on crash on New Year's Eve has been named. | 35209205 |
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The club's American owners have become concerned with the Swans just one point clear of the relegation zone.
But Guidolin has not met chairman Huw Jenkins to discuss his future and insists he is not under pressure.
"I don't know what the owners and chairman are thinking - ... | Francesco Guidolin believes his Swansea City side are improving despite suffering a fourth loss from six Premier League games with Saturday's defeat by Manchester City. | 37462991 |
The Imagination Library was launched in 2007 as the first arm of a project pioneered in the US.
It encourages children under five to read by sending them a free book every month, with more than 80% of the town's under fives signed up to the project.
The council said the scheme was facing closure because of budget cuts.... | People's views are wanted on plans to axe a children's reading scheme in Rotherham which was backed by US country singer Dolly Parton. | 32722993 |
Charteris could play alongside five France squad members for Racing at Grenoble in the Top 14 on Saturday.
Six days later Wales play France as Warren Gatland's team bid for a potential title decider with England.
"They (Racing players) are all coming back full of confidence and very happy with the new regime," said Cha... | Wales lock Luke Charteris says the French internationals at his Racing 92 club are full of confidence under new national coach Guy Noves. | 35582842 |
Israeli police and soldiers come to block the way as they approach the gates of Maale Adumim, where some 40,000 Israelis live, to the east of Jerusalem.
Surrounded by journalists, protest organiser, Fadi Quran, tells a senior officer that the children want to play a game in the local football stadium.
"You know exactly... | A dozen Palestinian boys dressed in football kit and carrying balls, march towards a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank. | 37633012 |
Black is in Northern Ireland working as a delivery driver for a London-based poster company.
Nine-year-old Jennifer Cardy is abducted.
Her body is found near her family home in Ballinderry, outside Lisburn, County Antrim.
Black abducts and murders 11-year-old Susan Maxwell from Cornhill-on-Tweed in Northumberland, clos... | After Robert Black dies in prison, BBC News NI looks back at the child killer's history of abusing and murdering young girls. | 15464440 |
At Bristol Crown Court, Wilfie Isaacs Jnr, 22, described how he was shot and his father killed with the same weapon.
Tensions had been running high between the Broadway and Isaacs families, who lived at the Chubbard's Cross caravan site near Ilminster, for almost two years, the court has heard.
Charlie, John and Billy ... | A man has described seeing his father being shot dead by a neighbour in their caravan park home in Somerset. | 37793999 |
North Wales Police said a Citroen C1 car crashed on junction 24 near Abergele at 07:30 GMT on Thursday.
The 31-year-old woman was taken to hospital but has since died.
Police are investigating and are keen to speak to the driver of a silver Ford Focus that may have witnessed the collision. Witnesses have been asked to ... | A woman has died following a collision on the A55 in Conwy county. | 35174701 |
They are angry about moves by the British government to ban the use of the leafy substance from this July.
Last year, the UK government decided - against some expert advice - to treat khat as a class C drug to "protect vulnerable members of our communities".
It is traditionally used by Ethiopian, Kenyan, Somali and Yem... | A group of Kenyan MPs have said they will table a motion in parliament for British farmers to be ejected from the khat-growing Meru region. | 27416769 |
Eurotunnel says the migrants now have been removed from the site but freight services continue to be disrupted.
Sections of the M20 in Kent are closed in both directions to allow extra lorry parking as part of Operation Stack.
It comes as David Cameron pledged that the UK government would do everything it could to comb... | A man has been killed as at least 1,500 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel in Calais on Tuesday night, French police have said. | 33699141 |
Booking tickets and hotels, co-ordinating journey times, coping with queues and scrums for taxis, can all leave you frazzled before you've even entered the room to make your pitch.
Booking.com research finds that more than nine in 10 business travellers suffer from stress.
So wouldn't it be wonderful if technology coul... | Travelling for business may sound glamorous, but it can actually be pretty stressful. | 39139958 |
Peter Logan, 45, from Glasgow, committed the rapes over 18 years at addresses in Glasgow and Carnoustie.
He was found guilty of two rape charges, one of indecent assault and two of assault at the High Court in Glasgow.
Logan was finally brought to justice after the daughter told her mother that Logan had raped her when... | An author who raped a woman and her daughter has been jailed for 11 years. | 39564652 |
A dismal first half yielded just three points from the boot of Jason Tovey.
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne came off the bench in the second period to set up the first of two Damien Hoyland tries.
And the replacement scrum-half darted through to score as the ill-disciplined visitors faded in the face of increased pressure from the h... | Alex Toolis crashed over deep into time added on to secure a bonus-point victory for Edinburgh at home to Pro12 strugglers Zebre. | 35936045 |
The revelation has sparked a wide number of investigations and could result in huge financial damage.
There is speculation over the position of VW chief Martin Winterkorn. His contract is up for renewal on Friday.
Meanwhile Germany has said it is considering launching a criminal inquiry into the scandal.
"In connection... | Volkswagen's five senior board members are meeting to discuss the company's fate after it was caught manipulating US diesel car emissions tests. | 34332452 |
A few days before the end of last year, West Australian teenager Jay Muscat was killed by a shark while he was spear-fishing on the state's far south coast. Authorities closed the beach and issued a kill order for the shark.
A fortnight earlier, when Western Australians would typically have flocked to the beach, one of... | Fear and loathing about sharks risk killing Western Australia's laid-back beach lifestyle and producing a generation of children too frightened to swim at the beach, writes Louise Burke. | 30790864 |
Early Supported Discharge allows stroke patients to recover at home with specialist therapists and nursing support on hand to help.
Head of the Mendip project, nurse Tracey Evans, said: "We have seen patients recovering more quickly and gaining independence much faster."
The project is open to willing patients who meet... | A stroke care pilot scheme that has been running in Mendip for two years is to be rolled out across Somerset. | 33973195 |
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Spurs' 2-1 defeat at home to Southampton means north London rivals Arsenal could still pip them to second.
"I don't care about Arsenal," said Pochettino. "Sure I want to be above them, but this is normal.
"We need to concentrate on us and not what is happening with our nei... | Tottenham must "think like a big club" and not focus on the results of the clubs around them in the Premier League, says boss Mauricio Pochettino. | 36243841 |
The Shrimpers went in front midway through the first half with Stephen McLaughlin on target but Gillingham hit back to secure all three points at Roots Hall.
Southend, who had manager Phil Brown in the stands serving a touchline ban, started well with David Mooney threatening from 12 yards before they broke the deadloc... | Gillingham fought back from an early setback to start their League One season with a 3-1 win at Southend. | 36930019 |
The firm went into administration last month.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise has been selected as the preferred bidder to take over the assets of the company.
But administrators KMPG said they had been unable to sell the business as a going concern, so the remaining staff will now lose their jobs.
Edinburgh-based Pel... | The 16 remaining staff at collapsed wave power company Pelamis are to be made redundant after no final offers were made for the business. | 30560980 |
The 48-year-old served as a minister in the Labour government and had a stint as the party's deputy chairman, garnering a reputation - which he rejects - as a heavyweight political bruiser.
The MP for West Bromwich East is also known as a campaigner, including on historical child abuse and a recent legal challenge to t... | Tom Watson, who has been elected as Labour's deputy leader, has been an MP since 2001. | 34220438 |
They were not members of so-called Islamic State but had tried to make contact with the group, officials said.
The justice minister said the group was in the planning stage of an attack and police acted as a preventative measure.
Alexandre Moraes described the cell as "absolute amateurs" and "ill-prepared" to launch an... | Brazilian police have arrested 10 members of a group alleged to be preparing acts of terrorism, two weeks before the start of the Olympic Games. | 36858806 |
The loans involve friends and relatives being asked to pay off the debt, if the original borrower fails to do so.
But many such guarantors are unaware they are signing up for large debts, said Citizens Advice.
The loans - which carry interest rates of up to 46% a year - are aimed at people with poor credit histories.
I... | So-called guarantor loans have the potential to be "just as damaging" for borrowers as payday loans, Citizens Advice is warning. | 33555764 |
The foreign secretary reportedly told a Czech paper the UK was likely to leave the EU customs union post-Brexit - but still wanted to trade freely after.
However, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the Dutch finance minister, said such an option "doesn't exist" and was "impossible".
Number 10 said a decision on membership of the cus... | Boris Johnson is offering Britain a vision of life outside the EU that is "intellectually impossible", a leading European finance minister has said. | 37995606 |
Matawalu has made 10 Premiership appearances since joining Bath from Pro 12 club Glasgow ahead of last season.
The 27-year-old, who can also play as a winger, has won 28 international caps.
"He's an exciting player, someone you describe as an 'X-Factor' type player," Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter told the club's website... | Exeter have signed Fiji international scrum-half Niko Matawalu from Bath until the end of the season, with a view to a longer term deal. | 37909481 |
Susan McLean, 61, was last seen in Aberfeldy on 17 May.
The remains were found by a volunteer searchers in a wooded area near the town on Saturday.
Police Scotland said the death was being treated as "unexplained". Ms McLean's family have been informed and a formal identification will take place later.
The last suspect... | Human remains have been discovered by searchers looking for a missing American tourist in Perthshire. | 33951563 |
Tries from Tohu Harris and Sam Moa put the Kiwis 10-0 ahead before scores from Josh Hodgson and Brett Ferres ensured the opening half finished 12-12.
England took control after the break with a penalty from Gareth Widdop and a converted Ferres try making it 20-12.
Skipper Sean O'Loughlin barged over late on as gutsy En... | England came from behind to deservedly defeat the world's top-ranked side New Zealand 26-12 in the opening Test of their three-match series in Hull. | 34694454 |
As EU citizens living in the UK and UK expats in other EU states continue to ponder their futures, Brexit negotiations have started in Brussels.
Over the past year, we have been inviting you to send in your questions about the whole process. We have already answered some questions...
Could the UK take over existing EU ... | What do you want to know about the Brexit talks? | 40387599 |
Former Sunderland star Defoe has struck up a close friendship with the avid Black Cats fan and club mascot.
Bradley, from Blackhall Colliery, near Hartlepool, has neuroblastoma and is receiving palliative care at home.
Defoe, 34, made the trip to County Durham on Friday, the day after he joined Premier League club Bour... | Footballer Jermain Defoe has visited terminally-ill Bradley Lowery after his family revealed the six-year-old is having difficulty breathing. | 40467110 |
Poland scored three times in six minutes during the first period to open a 3-0 lead in Nottingham.
Jack Prince cut the deficit for GB in the second period before Damian Kapica put the visitors three up again.
"We were very flat in the first but I was pleased with how we responded," said GB head coach Peter Russell.
"Th... | Great Britain's men lost 4-1 to Poland in the first of two friendlies between the sides as they prepare for the World Championship in Belfast. | 39607285 |
A section of Lovers' Walks in Matlock Bath was fenced off following a report prompted by a rock fall.
It could force the cancellation of the Derbyshire town's illuminations which attract thousands of people.
Lovers' Walks are a series of paths on the River Derwent and over the cliffs and are believed to be the oldest s... | A 250-year-old public footpath and a children's play park have been closed over fears a cliff could collapse. | 33077122 |
Up to 60 marching bands paraded through the town to Shamrock Park, where a religious service was held.
The rally is part of a series of events to mark the year Martin Luther publicly challenged the teachings of the Catholic church at Wittenberg, Germany.
His actions are widely regarded as the beginning of the Protestan... | A major Orange Order rally has taken place in Portadown to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. | 39830263 |
Pool A is completed by the other co-hosts New Zealand, 1996 winners Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and two associate nations from qualifying tournaments.
Holders India, South Africa, Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland and a qualifier are in Pool B.
The tournament starts on 14 February with the final at the Melbourne Cric... | England will play co-hosts Australia on the opening day of the 2015 World Cup. | 23493953 |
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The acoustics in Llechwedd Slate Caverns in North Wales prompted Claire Palmer to sing to the group.
Cave guide, Storm Bate, recorded her performance. | A teacher from Chester performed a rendition of Ave Maria in a cave during a school trip. | 35604928 |
Uncapped forward Zoe Ness, of Mallbackens, and Scotland Under-19s captain and midfielder Erin Cuthbert, who has one senior cap, are included.
Defender Frankie Brown returns to the squad after long-term injury.
The visit of the Dutch is part of the preparation for Euro 2017, which will be hosted by the Dutch.
Scotland m... | Kim Little and Rachel Corsie have been left out of Scotland women's squad for Thursday's friendly against Netherlands in Livingston because of injuries. | 37655807 |
Jason Piontecki, 32, from Swansea, pleaded guilty to nine counts of sexually abusing children under the age of 13 over a number of years.
Swansea Crown Court heard the young victims had been massively affected by what had happened to them.
Judge Paul Thomas said: "The long term damage at this stage is incalculable."
Th... | A former hotel manager who sexually abused children on a webcam for other paedophiles to watch has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. | 40062835 |
Dettori held on to score with the 11-1 chance, trained by Willie Mullins, as the challenge from last year's winner came too later under Ryan Moore.
Order Of St George had won his previous six races for trainer Aidan O'Brien.
Earlier, O'Brien was beaten into second as Intricately gave son Joseph, 23, his first Group One... | Wicklow Brave, ridden by Frankie Dettori, caused a big shock as he beat the 1-7 favourite Order Of St George to win the Irish St Leger at the Curragh. | 37334288 |
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Aberdeen are six points clear of third-placed Rangers with two games to go.
"I find it strange he feels the need to talk about Aberdeen so much," McInnes said of Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha.
"They should probably be embarrassed that they've not finished second. I think he ... | Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes insists any club with Rangers' financial clout ought to have finished second in the Premiership and that they should be embarrassed at having failed to do so. | 39939982 |
They were beaten by Germany after a penalty shootout. The game finished 2-2 after 90 minutes, with no further goals in extra time.
Then Germany won 4-3 on penalties in Poland as England's Tammy Abraham and Nathan Redmond had spot-kicks saved.
English players don't have a very good record when it comes to penalities.
En... | England's Under-21 team have been knocked out of the European Championships. | 40428337 |
Lord Condon said it could become "much more difficult" for police to share information with EU counterparts unless transitional arrangements are made.
He sits on a Lords committee that has called for guarantees the UK will continue to meet shared standards.
It said private firms could also be affected by a "cliff edge"... | Public safety could be threatened unless the government "gets its act together" over data-sharing after Brexit, a former Met Police boss says | 40634372 |
John Pugh, MP for Southport, said he planned to retire next month, but "did not bank on the prime minister's opportunism" in calling an election.
He said he did not want to work through "the nightmare chaos of Brexit" in the next parliament.
The local constituency party will now choose a new candidate from an all-woman... | One of only nine current Liberal Democrat MPs has chosen to step down ahead of June's general election. | 39644152 |
Centre Anton Lienert-Brown crossed early but Samoa were doughty opposition for the opening 20 minutes.
Beauden Barrett's counter attack opened the floodgates though, and the All Blacks led 28-0 at the interval.
Israel Dagg scored 90 seconds into the second half, which became a 50-point procession of clinical finishing.... | New Zealand scored 12 tries as they thrashed Samoa at Eden Park in a warm-up before their Test series against the British and Irish Lions. | 40301729 |
Those confidence-building events, in Oslo and Doha, were essential in laying a path to the one in Islamabad.
Crucially to getting to this point in what is now a peace process, there have not been any preconditions laid down, such as a ceasefire, that have hampered previous attempts by the US to engage the Taliban in ta... | The first face-to-face talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Pakistan happened after months of "talks about talks". | 33467294 |
The Staffordshire force says it follows a documentary that queried an alibi given to police at the time by a man who was later jailed for a separate shooting.
Carl Bridgewater was 13 when he was shot in the head at point-blank range while delivering newspapers.
The documentary aired in June 2016.
It featured Bert Spenc... | The findings of a review of evidence in the unsolved 1978 murder of paperboy Carl Bridgewater will be revealed in March, police say. | 39021042 |
"We are heartbroken by the loss of life," he said after his tour.
Mr Obama dismissed criticism that he arrived too late and praised state officials for their initial response.
The president also met the family of Alton Sterling and the families of the Baton Rouge police officers killed last month.
Mr Sterling, a black ... | President Barack Obama has toured the flood-ravaged areas of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he vowed to help residents rebuild in the coming months. | 37171151 |
Byrne was at the end of a two-day walking trip with adventure and outdoor writer Phoebe Smith when they came across Josh Bratchley on Tuesday.
Mr Bratchley twisted a knee when his right leg went through a snow drift on his way to the remote Corrour Bothy.
Byrne gave him his walking poles and accompanied him to another ... | Comedian Ed Byrne has helped an injured hillwalker in the Cairngorms. | 38689142 |
In an event reduced to 54 holes by bad weather, Levy sank a winding 20-yard putt on the second extra hole to secure his third European Tour title.
Fisher, who also won this event in 2008, had hit a seven-under-par 64 to set up the play-off after Levy bogeyed his final hole for a two-under 69.
Martin Kaymer, part of Eur... | France's Alexander Levy beat England's Ross Fisher in a play-off to win the European Open in Bad Griesbach. | 37467512 |
Organisers of the event think tens of thousands more watched the spectacle from viewpoints across the north and south bank on Sunday evening.
Crowds gathered in Queen Victoria Square to watch video projections on City Hall and surrounding buildings.
The films explored Hull's history, from the Blitz to sporting triumphs... | About 60,000 people came out in Hull to watch a fireworks display and light show to mark the start of the city's year as UK Capital of Culture. | 38489425 |
O'Sullivan made just three appearances for Cardiff's first team after coming through the club's academy system.
The 22-year-old had two loan spells with Newport last season, scoring one goal in 22 games.
He is the second Cardiff player to join Colchester this month, following the arrival of striker Eli Phipps.
"I had a... | League Two side Colchester United have signed Cardiff City midfielder Tommy O'Sullivan for an undisclosed fee on a deal until June 2018. | 38692192 |
The station is a subsidiary of established France-based network Euronews and broadcasts via satellite, digital terrestrial TV and online.
It says it is carried by pay TV providers across Africa, reaching 7.3 million homes in 33 countries.
Re-broadcasting deals with stations in Cameroon, Senegal, Madagascar and Mauritiu... | Africanews, a 24-hour news TV station targeting viewers across the continent, has launched from studios in Congo-Brazzaville's port city of Pointe-Noire. | 36102808 |
But for all his recent success, Betts says "you are only as good as your last play", which means all eyes are on The National Joke, a "tragi-comic" tale of an MP's "very dysfunctional family who come together on the south coast of England to view a total solar eclipse".
Betts says the idea for the play came to him whil... | With his critically-acclaimed play Invincible being translated into several languages and his recent adaptation of the iconic film Get Carter garnering great reviews, playwright Torben Betts is at "a really good moment" of his career. | 36517938 |
The three-deck fishing boat carrying migrants from Libya sank on Sunday after crashing into a merchant rescue ship, in what the UN has called the deadliest incident in the Mediterranean ever recorded.
Only 28 people survived - four were children.
Italian prosecutors say the migrants paid between $700 (£466) and $7,000 ... | More details have emerged of the conditions in which hundreds of migrants were kept in the days before their boat sank, killing up to 800 people. | 32411381 |
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Seven-time champion Federer won 6-4 6-2 6-2 on Centre Court to reach the fourth round, where he will face Steve Johnson or Grigor Dimitrov.
Tara Moore earlier lost 6-1 2-6 6-3 to Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova - the last Briton to fall in the women's singles.
Murray will pla... | Roger Federer saw off Dan Evans in straight sets to leave Andy Murray as Britain's only representative in the singles at Wimbledon. | 36689655 |
It was a notable moment for Steve Paterson, part of a story that began with a £10,000 cash inducement before he fell into gambling, a drinking problem and now, a sense of having come out the other side to a place of serenity.
"I've been at the highest level and now it's almost like I've returned to my roots," Paterson ... | Forty years ago, a tall, wiry 18-year-old defender, with a hairstyle that was an unruly mass of black curls, ran out at Old Trafford to make his Manchester United debut against Ajax. | 37501055 |
The 22-year-old achieved match figures of 5-78 on his first-class debut for the club in 2013, but injuries have restricted his appearances since then.
"All Tom needs is an injury-free period," managing director of cricket Angus Fraser said.
"When he gets this, his career will move forward very quickly."
Helm has been i... | Middlesex pace bowler Tom Helm has signed a new contract with the club, keeping him at Lord's until the end of the 2019 season. | 38722562 |
Footage of the veteran MP preparing for an interview was released by Sky News.
He said Andrea Leadsom had said some "extremely stupid things" and predicted Michael Gove would take the UK to war "with three countries at once".
He was talking to ex-foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind. Neither appeared to realise they w... | Ex-Conservative chancellor Ken Clarke has called the Tory leadership contest a "fiasco" and made disparaging remarks about the candidates. | 36717447 |
It follows claims that the draft Wales Bill was confusing, and would leave Welsh ministers with fewer powers.
The bill will be delayed until summer to allow time for changes, Mr Crabb said.
But First Minister Carwyn Jones called it an "avoidable delay to clear up an avoidable mess".
Mr Crabb said he would shorten the l... | Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has promised "significant changes" to his plans for further devolution, after MPs called for a re-think. | 35685623 |
Agriculture department official Shirley Sherrod was exonerated in the full video, which surfaced on Tuesday.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the apology reflected "the feelings" of President Barack Obama.
Meanwhile, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has offered Mrs Sherrod a new position.
Mr Vilsack told report... | The White House has apologised to a black US official fired after a video appeared to show her making racially charged remarks about a white farmer. | 10716237 |
Jonathan Smith's close-range finish put the Glens ahead but Eoin Bradley slotted it to level on 35 minutes.
Glenavon dominated the second half and Joel Cooper fired over keeper Dwyane Nelson to make 2-1.
Gordon salvaged a point for the hosts, latching on to Eric Foley's pass and blasting in with two minutes left.
Both ... | Steven Gordon hammered home a late equaliser to earn managerless Glentoran a Premiership draw with the Lurgan Blues at the Oval on Tuesday night. | 37356491 |
The men are accused of a catalogue of serious sex offences against seven females aged between 13 and 23 at the time of the alleged abuse, police said.
They were held under Operation Doublet, investigating child sexual exploitation of teen girls by older men in Rochdale.
The offences are alleged to have happened between... | Ten men have been charged by police investigating child sexual exploitation in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. | 31695832 |
Dundas found the net for visitors Sutton in the 32nd minute after racing clear from a throw-in to slide the ball past Scott Davies from 20 yards.
Tranmere, who recorded their first league win of the season with a 3-1 victory over Woking on Tuesday, came close early in the second half when Andy Cook hit the underside of... | Craig Dundas scored the only goal as Sutton climbed to fourth in the fledgling National League standings with victory over Tranmere. | 40835535 |
The two 17-year-olds, who have not yet been named, were found by police at Huntcliff in Saltburn at about 19:00 GMT on Friday.
Cleveland Police said: "Inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances of exactly what happened."
The families of the boys are being supported by specialist officers, police added.
The co... | The bodies of two teenage boys have been found at the bottom of a cliff, police have said. | 39392410 |
Hours before, in the same city, a gang attacked two gay men who were singing songs from the musical Wicked.
New figures show some of the UK's biggest police forces have recorded a rise in the number of violent homophobic crimes this year.
So is Britain really becoming more homophobic?
Crime statistics are used by the g... | Earlier this month a 24-year-old man had his jaw broken for promoting his LGBT rugby team in Manchester. | 30216147 |
Piles of the flyers, which say Ahmadis should face death if they refuse to convert to mainstream Islam, were displayed in Stockwell Green mosque.
The leaflet was authored by an ex-head of Khatme Nabuwwat, a group which lists the mosque as its "overseas office".
A mosque trustee said he had never seen the leaflets befor... | Leaflets calling for the killing of a sect of Muslims have been found in a south London mosque. | 35928848 |
The Mr Turner star opened in the 60s classic at the Old Vic on Wednesday in the part of the tramp Davies.
Spall last took to the capital's stage in 1992 playing Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the National Theatre.
In Pinter's play, Spall's ragged Davies is helped by a young man, only to have the brother threate... | Actor Timothy Spall has made a "gamely" return to the London stage for the first time in two decades to star in Harold Pinter's The Caretaker. | 35988265 |
Dr Keith McNeil, who runs Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, urged officials to "figure out" what resources were needed and improve UK recruitment.
Around 7,500 nurses from countries such as Spain, Romania and Italy registered to work in the UK last year.
Health Education England said national training places had inc... | It is "distracting, frustrating and expensive" to have to recruit large numbers of nurses from overseas, the head of a leading NHS hospital says. | 33678773 |
Mr Xi is now commander in chief of the military's Joint Operations Command Centre.
State media showed him visiting the centre wearing camouflage fatigues.
China's foreign policy has become increasingly assertive in recent years, especially on its claims to disputed territories in the South China Sea.
Mr Xi is already G... | China's President Xi Jinping has taken on a new military title, in his latest move to exert greater control over the armed forces. | 36101140 |
In 2014, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary highlighted "significant concerns" about how Gwent Police treated some domestic violence victims.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has also criticised the force in a string of reports.
Gwent Police said its training had "vastly improved" in recent years.
The I... | Police forces need to overhaul their domestic abuse training as they are too reliant on staff learning online, the police watchdog has said. | 33154571 |
Police received a number of calls after a big, bright flash or 'fireball' was seen - with people reporting seeing a blue, white or green light at about 6.45pm on Monday evening. Others said they had heard a rumbling sound.
Professor Keith Horne, from St Andrews University, said the meteor was probably about 10cm across... | A large meteor seen in the sky over north-east Scotland has been caught on camera. | 35700095 |
The Disney remake has faced a backlash from US parents who claim the princess has an unnaturally small waist.
The Downton Abbey actress, 25, reportedly had to go on a liquid diet to fit into the tight-fitting corset for the role.
"Why on earth are we focusing on something so irrelevant?" she asked reporters at the UK p... | Lily James says criticism about her waist being made to appear too thin in Cinderella is "irrelevant". | 31985810 |
Rosa's family considers her dead after they found out she lives with HIV.
"They even built a tomb in a cemetery here in Guayaquil (in Ecuador) and take flowers to it every month," she says.
Rosa, however, is happy, because her one-year-old baby is about to be declared free of HIV.
"I don't care if my career as a teache... | Inside a foil sachet, which looks more at home in a fast-food restaurant, an exact dose of antiretroviral medicine is helping to protect newborn babies against the threat of infection from their HIV-positive mothers. | 33564162 |
Ross Muir, 36, claimed the girl had pretended to be older when they made contact through social media.
He picked her up in Wester Hailes and drove around before returning there and attacking her.
Muir had earlier denied raping the girl on 10 or 11 October in 2015 but was found guilty. He was placed on the sex offenders... | A man has been jailed for eight years for raping an 11-year-old girl in his car near her Edinburgh home. | 39642234 |
The law, only fully repealed in West Germany in 1994, dates to 1871 but was rarely enforced until the Nazi era.
An estimated 5,000 surviving victims will receive €3,000 (£2,630; $3,350) in compensation along with €1,500 per year spent in jail.
Justice Minister Heiko Maas called the new law a "belated act of justic... | Germany's parliament has voted to quash the convictions of tens of thousands of gay men criminalised under notorious historical anti-homosexual laws. | 40380064 |
The media market is lightly regulated. Three major companies, including Sweden's MTG, run the top commercial TVs.
Eesti Televisioon and Eesti Raadio are public broadcasters. Digital TV platforms offer stations in Finnish, Swedish, Russian and Latvian.
Estonia has a free media, according to groups such as Freedom House ... | Television is Estonia's most popular medium, while print media are losing ground to online outlets. | 17220813 |
Strontian Primary in Strontian in the north west Highlands was built in the mid-1970s and takes pupils from the Ardnamurchan and Morvern peninsulas.
Councillors will be asked a meeting next week to agree that the school be accommodated in new units at the village's Ardnamurchan High School.
The proposal would cost abou... | Highland Council has set out plans to replace one of Scotland's most remote schools. | 29950941 |
She said she wasn't going to allow the company to stream her album 1989 as she was unhappy with the three-month free trial offered to subscribers.
During the trial period music makers would not be paid and Taylor said this was "unfair", arguing that Apple had the money to cover the cost. "Three months is a long time to... | Taylor Swift has made tech giant Apple change the way it pays artists on its new streaming service Apple Music. | 33222004 |
Has the UK government decided to devolve that most sensitive of issues, water in Wales, to the Welsh Government and Assembly?
The answer is yes - and no. Today's announcement doesn't change the list of reserved powers in the Bill, which includes some water and sewerage policy (see Clause 15) but it should, in practice,... | The announcement sent me rushing for my well-thumbed copy of the Wales Bill. | 37973446 |
Very happy scientists received a signal from the Philae probe a few minutes ago confirming it had touched down safely on the icy surface of the two-kilometre-wide comet.
The tricky and complicated landing took place as the probe and comet sped through space at more than 40,000 miles per hour. | After a ten-year journey across the Solar System, a European robot probe, Philae, has made history by landing on a comet, the first spacecraft to ever achieve this the feat. | 30023200 |
The 72m-wingspan vehicle set off from Kalaeloa, Hawaii, at shortly after dawn local time, bound for San Francisco.
Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard is at the controls and expects the flight to take two-and-a-half days.
Solar Impulse gets all its energy from the sun - through the 17,000 photovoltaic cells that cover th... | The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has renewed its effort to try to circumnavigate the globe. | 36068059 |
It stops, sniffs to the left, then turns to the right and slithers behind the ribcage.
This is a medical robot, guided by a skilled surgeon and designed to get to places doctors are unable to reach without opening a patient up.
It is still only a prototype and has not yet been used on real patients - only in the lab.
B... | A 30cm (1ft) snake slowly moves through the body of a man on a spotless table, advancing its way around the liver. | 19653105 |
Anneka Sherratt, 31, was discovered at her Plymouth home on Monday, where it is thought she may have died on Friday.
Her death is not being treated as suspicious and the cause is yet to be established, police said.
Friends have collected more than £3,400 towards Ms Sherratt's funeral costs and in aid of her son.
The c... | A three-year-old boy spent three days in a flat with the body of his dead mother before they were found, it is understood. | 35677432 |
The former 007 star was apprehended by Transportation Security Administration agents at Burlington International Airport in Vermont with the 10in (25cm) hunting knife in his hand luggage.
The local police department said Brosnan was allowed to continue his journey after the issue was resolved.
The Irish-American's Jame... | Pierce Brosnan has been stopped by airport security officials for trying to board a US flight carrying a knife. | 33785274 |
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