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18 May 2015 Last updated at 09:14 BST
Horticulturalists from around the world are displaying their designs at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London.
Among the gardens being shown to special guests on Monday is one created for Sentebale.
The charity, Sentebale was created by Prince Harry and helps children living in pov... | Prince Harry has visited this year's Chelsea Flower Show and the Queen due to visit later. | 32778244 |
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Dyfi osprey project manager Emyr Evans, from the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust, has written a book describing how they went from "two guys with a torch" showing people the first birds to re-colonise Wales, to an observatory and con... | The story of a 10-year project to help ospreys breed in mid Wales when they returned to the country after a centuries-long absence has been documented by one of the people involved. | 30511112 |
A patient infected in Dallas, Texas, is likely to have been infected by sexual contact, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) told the BBC.
The person had not travelled to infected areas but their partner had returned from Venezuela.
Zika is carried by mosquitoes and has been linked to thousands of babies being born wi... | A rare case of the Zika virus being transmitted through sex, not a mosquito bite, has been reported in the US. | 35478778 |
Pralhad Kolhe has ordered fishermen not to use Cove Harbour, but he was told to remove boulders blocking access to the harbour by the council in January.
New boulders across the road to the site have now been installed.
The fishermen have collected more than 9,500 signatures on a petition and raised £3,300 to fund a l... | New boulders have been placed at the entrance of a small Aberdeen harbour in an ongoing row between fishermen and the landowner. | 35569269 |
Christopher Thornton, 36, from Bridge of Allan, attached a picture to the message to his partner showing a pack of four caffeine drinks, a court heard.
His car struck a bike carrying Malcolm Traquair and Ruth Keighley, of Bearsden, on the A9 near Kingussie.
Ms Keighley spent 16 months in hospital after the crash on 23 ... | A man sent a text message about hoping to stay awake on his drive home two hours before colliding with a motorbike and seriously injuring its two riders. | 32252016 |
Semenya, 25, was subject to gender testing after winning gold at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
She has the fastest time of the year with two runs of one minute 56.64 seconds.
Sharp, fourth in the Birmingham Diamond League, said: "I can run faster but I can't control what other people do."
Semenya was cleared ... | Britain's Lynsey Sharp says there is "nothing anyone can do" against dominant South Africa runner Caster Semenya in the 800m at the Olympics. | 36460774 |
European stock markets and Wall Street all reversed earlier losses to trade higher, but the gains were small, indicating traders remain cautious.
One of the most notable movements was in the Mexican peso which surged to a two-month high against the US dollar.
The currency's rise suggests investors expect Donald Trump ... | Stock markets around the world have risen slightly and the Mexican peso has surged suggesting traders are betting on a Clinton victory. | 37916842 |
The figure comes from the US government's monitoring and treatment programme for 9/11 emergency workers, volunteers and local residents.
The most common afflictions are respiratory problems including asthma and sinusitis, but muscular and intestinal conditions are reported as well.
The senior US official managing the h... | More than 18,000 people are suffering from illnesses linked to the dust from the attacks on New York's World Trade Center on 11 September 2001. | 14738140 |
Matthew Maer also told the Al-Sweady Public Inquiry he did not order the destruction of photos of dead Iraqis.
The inquiry is investigating claims detainees were mistreated and killed at a British base after a battle in 2004.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) denies the allegations.
Former brigadier Mr Maer, who was comman... | A former army officer has denied he or his troops were deliberately uncooperative with an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by British troops in Iraq. | 26025358 |
The new vaccine will target the two remaining strains of the virus under a switchover 18 months in the planning.
There were just 74 cases of the paralysing disease in 2015 and there have been 10 so far this year.
All of the cases were in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Africa has been free of polio for more than a year.
Swit... | More than 150 countries have begun switching to a different polio vaccine - an important milestone towards polio eradication, health campaigners say. | 36055507 |
Khadija Shah, 25, was taken into custody in May after heroin with a UK street value of about £3.2m was found in several suitcases she was carrying.
Her lawyers say Miss Shah's two-month-old daughter Malaika could suffer from unsanitary conditions in jail.
Jail officials have previously said Ms Shah was being treated w... | A Birmingham woman arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of trying to smuggle heroin has appeared in court holding her baby, who is also in jail with her. | 20165723 |
Several Welsh organisations had called for boys to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) jab to protect them from head and neck cancers.
The vaccine is already given to young girls to prevent cervical cancers.
But Mr Drakeford said he was waiting for advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCV... | A cancer vaccination for schoolboys is unlikely before 2017, Health Minister Mark Drakeford has said. | 33512537 |
Asked, on Twitter, to summarise their club's campaign in one word, the answers came in a torrent. Of course, many simply went for "Champions" or "Five" or "Winners" or some other variation.
Others went for "Tierney" as in the hugely impressive teenage full-back who appeared on the scene this season and looks now like h... | When judging Celtic's league season, and their fifth successive championship, the court of public opinion is worth listening to. | 36236467 |
The state prosecution service has found sufficient real evidence of a potentially punishable public disclosure of a state secret.
However, the attorney general has instructed his investigators to refrain from undermining freedom of the press.
The journalists are calling for the investigation to be dropped.
On Saturday,... | Germany's attorney general has confirmed that a treason probe into a political website has been momentarily paused. | 33759437 |
Sabah Bourdras recorded a video of herself encouraging her pupils to repeat "Arabic is the world's richest language... This year I'll speak Arabic and express myself only in Arabic."
Language is a sensitive topic in Algeria, a former colony of France.
Arabic is the official language, along with Berber, and in schools, ... | A teacher in Algeria has been told off after leading her class in a celebration of the Arabic language at the start of the new school year. | 37384517 |
The borough council currently empties black bins every week, as is the case in neighbouring Bournemouth.
A report to councillors said halving the frequency of collections would encourage recycling as well as saving the local authority £633,000 per year.
The move could bring Poole in line with Dorset Waste Partnership, ... | Households in Poole will soon only have their bins collected once every two weeks if councillors back planned cuts. | 34719701 |
The Yuri Dolgoruky is the first of Russia's new Borei class of subs, with 16 intercontinental ballistic missiles on board. It has a crew of 107.
The construction cost was 23bn roubles (£472m; $757m). Russia plans to build eight more Borei subs by 2020.
In 2000 an explosion on the Kursk sub killed 118 sailors in the Ar... | The Russian navy has received a new nuclear missile submarine which has an escape capsule, to avoid any repetition of the 2000 Kursk disaster. | 20977512 |
Bale, 27, was sent off for only the second time in his career after shoving Jonathan Viera while playing for Real Madrid against Las Palmas this month.
Wales travel to Dublin on 24 March for a pivotal match against Group D leaders the Republic of Ireland, who they trail by four points in third place.
"I'm not at all wo... | Wales manager Chris Coleman has dismissed concerns the Republic of Ireland might attempt to rile Gareth Bale in their World Cup qualifier. | 39296445 |
Akai Gurley was shot in the chest after he entered the stairwell of his apartment building last month.
The decision comes days after a grand jury opted against charging a New York policeman in the chokehold death of another unarmed black man, Eric Garner.
The decision has sparked protests across the country.
The US was... | A US grand jury will be asked to decide whether to prosecute a New York police officer over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in Brooklyn. | 30356534 |
Taylor scored 16 goals in 76 games for Posh after signing in June 2014 for an undisclosed figure from Shrewsbury Town.
The 24-year-old Liverpool-born former Wigan Athletic trainee had a year left on his contract at London Road.
"He's a very dynamic footballer with an eye for a goal," said boss Alan Stubbs.
"The fact th... | Rotherham United have signed Peterborough United winger Jon Taylor on a three-year deal for a club-record fee, reported to be around £500,000. | 36963773 |
The 20 carat golden nugget, which weighed about 18.1g (0.6oz), has an estimated value of £10,000.
It was discovered by a Canadian man during a gold panning course near Wanlockhead in the Lowther Hills.
However the man, known as John, was so unimpressed by his discovery, he almost threw it back in the water.
He said: "W... | A nugget of gold found in a river in the Southern Uplands is thought to be the most significant discovery in Scotland in the past 70 years. | 33020195 |
That was the verdict of George Osborne's former advisor, Rupert Harrison, as it became clear that the Conservatives are likely to need Democratic Unionist Party support to form a government.
But what price could the DUP extract?
One demand could be that EU funds, that will be lost as a result of Brexit, are replaced in... | "There are going to be some shiny new motorways, schools and hospitals in Northern Ireland." | 40217564 |
The Flyers began the New Year on a bittersweet note, losing 4-1 at home to Braehead Clan after ending the previous year with three straight wins.
And Dutiaume was also pleased to land new signing Bryan Cameron, whose arrival was announced just prior to the game against Braehead.
"Winning the three wins leading up to Ne... | Fife Flyers head coach Todd Dutiaume was pleased to end 2016 with a run of victories - but found the start to 2017 somewhat frustrating. | 38495626 |
Penguins are birds - but even though they have wings they can't fly. Their wings are specially adapted for swimming.
Not all penguins live in snowy places like Antarctica. Some species like the Galapagos penguin live in warmer climates near South America.
The emperor penguin is the largest penguin, standing at more tha... | To celebrate the arrival of three baby Humboldt penguins at Oregon zoo in the United States, here are Newsround's top five penguin facts! | 26688041 |
Defra carried out pilot culls in West Somerset and Gloucestershire in 2013 to halt the spread of bovine tuberculosis.
A full roll-out is being considered after more culls in the same regions.
But the trust says it would be unlawful due to a lack of "any independent monitoring". It hopes the legal challenge will be hear... | The Badger Trust has been granted permission for a judicial review to challenge the government's plans to continue culling badgers this year. | 28113753 |
The funds have also accused Mr Quinn of trying to "drive a wedge" into the management team running the businesses.
The comments are from an email obtained by the Impartial Reporter and seen by the BBC.
Mr Quinn responded that both he and his family "condemned and will continue to condemn all negative activity".
The for... | US investment funds that bought some of Séan Quinn's firms have urged him to condemn "escalating violence and intimidation" directed at the firms. | 35997869 |
He told Reuters the administration was "functioning beautifully".
The president also defended his son, who it has emerged met a Russian lawyer during the election campaign.
US media describe the White House as being in chaos over the story, with a Trump ally calling it a "Category 5 hurricane", the Washington Post said... | President Donald Trump says the mood in the White House is "fantastic" despite intense scrutiny of his campaign's alleged dealings with Russia. | 40590094 |
More than one in five education staff (22%), surveyed by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said they had been falsely accused by a pupil.
And 38% of 685 union members questioned said it had happened to a colleague.
The ATL conference has voted to back a call for all education staff accused of offences to... | Schools must ensure blameless members of staff do not have their careers wrecked by false allegations, a union's annual conference has heard. | 32078187 |
Damien McLaughlin was arrested and charged following the shooting dead of David Black in November 2012.
Mr McLaughlin was granted bail in May 2014 and has not been seen by police since November last year.
The 40-year-old, from Kilmascally Road near Ardboe, is charged with aiding and abetting murder.
He is also accused ... | An application to hold the trial of a man charged in connection with a prison officer's murder, in the absence of the accused, has been adjourned. | 38993909 |
Speaking to reporters he reiterated Moscow's view that the opposition may have carried out last month's deadly attack in the Damascus suburbs.
President Bashar al-Assad has warned it could take about a year to destroy Syria's chemical stockpiles.
The disarmament plan was unveiled by the US and Russia last weekend.
The ... | Russia's President Vladimir Putin says he is "confident" Syria's chemical weapons can be destroyed under a US-Russian plan, but not "100% sure". | 24166891 |
Striker Saido Berahino could start after being an unused substitute on his return from illness last time out.
Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain should be fit despite limping off early in the midweek game against Southampton with a hamstring injury.
Laurent Koscielny, who missed that match with a calf problem, will be a... | Stoke have no new injury worries, with only long-term absentees Ibrahim Afellay and Stephen Ireland sidelined. | 39827551 |
No more than three Scots have been included in each original Lions squad for the past five tours.
Only two - Stuart Hogg and Tommy Seymour - were chosen for this year's initial party to New Zealand.
"There's not much respect from players in the English Premiership for the Pro12," Grant told BBC Scotland.
"They think it... | Scottish rugby has been unfairly regarded as inferior by other home unions, says Scotland and British and Irish Lions prop Ryan Grant. | 40437419 |
The horror of what's been happening across other parts of the EU is now a depressingly familiar sight on our TV screens, but the UK, not part of the rest of the union's rules on immigration or asylum, has not been at the sharp end.
But given the intensity of the crisis, it is hard to see how it won't have an impact on ... | The anguish of the EU's summer of migration feels rather far away as political business grinds back into gear in the UK. | 34123998 |
Pakistan's interior minister said the men were "facilitators" in the attack, which left 141 people dead, including 132 children.
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan added that intelligence indicated another attack was in the planning.
The Pakistani Taliban says it attacked the military-run school.
All seven attackers were reported... | Police in Pakistan say they have arrested several people suspected of involvement in last week's Peshawar school massacre. | 30569320 |
James McGowan, 57, had denied killing his former brother-in-law Owen Brannigan, 46, at a house in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire.
But a jury convicted him of the attack, which took place after he returned to Scotland for his mother's funeral.
McGowan and his wife had emigrated to Australia in 1980.
Judge Lady Scott told... | The father of former Hearts footballer Ryan McGowan has been found guilty of a 1999 murder after being extradited to Scotland from Australia. | 38979982 |
The prime minister said he was still clearing up Labour's mess, after Ms Harman warned he would no longer have anyone to blame but himself.
The SNP's Angus Robertson was given two questions, in recognition of his party's bigger presence in the chamber.
He focused on the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean.
Mr Cameron w... | David Cameron has clashed with acting Labour leader Harriet Harman at his first Prime Minister's Questions since winning the general election. | 32990218 |
His comments describing the situation as "Germany's problem" and insisting that Hungarians have "the right not to live together with populous Muslim communities" drew strong criticism from EU politicians.
But the Hungarian prime minister has long riled many of his European colleagues with divisive domestic and foreign ... | Viktor Orban's tough approach to the migrant crisis has positioned him as one of Europe's most controversial leaders. | 16390574 |
The Newport man faces other charges, including theft of a vehicle and driving with excess alcohol.
Xana Doyle, 19, from Newport, died after a silver Toyota Avensis ended up on its roof on Usk Way just after 07:00 GMT. A 15-year-old girl was also hurt.
The man is due appear before Newport magistrates on Monday.
A 21-yea... | A 22-year-old man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a woman died in a crash in Newport on Friday. | 30766975 |
Sixty-five per cent of players in Cameroon lack such a contract, the worst figure out of 54 nations surveyed by global union FIFPro.
"When you sign a contract, you need to get a copy of your contract - otherwise, you have no rights," said Geremi Njitap.
The former Cameroon international, who was elected president of th... | Addressing the fact that two-thirds of Cameroon's local footballers do not have a copy of their contract is a primary concern, says the head of the country's players' union. | 38169423 |
An Alex Cunningham shot deflected into the path of striker Blair Henderson and he scored with a neat half-volley.
There were chances at both ends before Henderson rounded keeper Allan Fleming and slotting home from a tight angle.
Lavery then played the ball wide to Graeme Beveridge and continued his run to head in the ... | Dick Campbell's reign as Arbroath manager got off to a losing start as Berwick Rangers moved six points clear of bottom side East Stirlingshire. | 35271022 |
The India-born 37-year-old played two one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match for the Proteas in 2007.
The match-fixing charges relate to the 2015 Ram Slam T20 Challenge Series.
Five of those 20 years are suspended on condition that Bodi, a left-arm wrist-spinner, commits no further offences.
Cricket South Africa s... | Former South Africa spinner Gulam Bodi has been banned for 20 years after admitting charges of contriving or attempting to fix a number of domestic Twenty20 matches. | 35402310 |
Sarah Rochira spoke after inspectors ordered a newly-opened home in Conwy county to carry out urgent improvements.
They claimed parts of Merton Place care home in Colwyn Bay were not properly cleaned and had unpleasant smells.
Clwyd Alyn Housing Association says it has since made changes to its home which opened in Sep... | Standards at some care homes are unacceptable and need to improve, says the older people's commissioner for Wales. | 20785574 |
The victim was found with stab wounds in Davenport Street, Bolton, on Saturday night and died at the scene.
Police said a group of attackers, wearing dark clothing, ran off when witnesses tried to help the man being attacked.
A 29-year-old man has been released from custody pending further inquiries.
A post-mortem exam... | A man who was arrested on suspicion of murder following the stabbing of a 39-year-old man in a street attack has been released on bail. | 35523215 |
The party submitted Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to local councils and received responses from three-quarters of them.
The findings, for 2011 and 2012, showed 730 racist incidents reported in primary schools and 544 in secondaries.
The Scottish government said racism in schools would not be tolerated.
There we... | There have been almost 1,300 racist incidents in Scottish schools in the past two years, according to figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats. | 23739952 |
It has been an eventful 12 months. Samsung smartphones exploded, GoPro drones dropped out of the air and Pebble smartwatches met an untimely end.
Facebook became embroiled in a fake news controversy, Yahoo revealed several mega-breaches, we identified the supposed creator of Bitcoin - who then went AWOL - and millions ... | Another year of tech news is nearly over. | 38223804 |
Presenters Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc announced earlier in September that they would not follow the show and go to Channel 4 saying: "We made no secret of our desire for the show to remain where it was... we're not going with the dough."
The judges' decisions have left a few puns in the oven:
There was a cracking sug... | Paul Hollywood's decision to stay with the Great British Bake Off when it moves to Channel 4 and Mary Berry's decision to leave the programme has got Britain's bakers in a flap(jack). | 37440468 |
The Inspector of Constabulary (HMICS), Derek Penman, said the force had met savings targets for its first year.
But in his annual report, he said financial challenges persist.
He said the reform had been effective, with front line policing continuing and minimal impact to the services provided to communities.
But he sa... | It is too early to say whether the intended benefits of creating a single Scottish police force have been realised, a report has said. | 30549091 |
Ralph Clarke, of Birmingham, faces 15 indecent assault charges, two of inciting a girl to commit an act of gross indecency, 10 of gross indecency and two of attempting a sexual offence.
The charges relate to three children and are said to date from 1974 to 1983.
He did not enter a plea at Birmingham Magistrates' Court... | A 101-year-old man - thought to be the oldest defendant in British legal history - has appeared in court on historical chid sex charges. | 36248664 |
It will allow Kyowa Kirin International - formerly ProStrakan - to increase staff numbers in Galashiels from 150 to 200 over the next five years.
The move comes after the firm announced record turnover of £251m last year, up from £222m in 2015.
It has taken a 10-year lease on a building next to its headquarters to allo... | A Scottish pharmaceutical firm has revealed plans to expand its headquarters in the Borders. | 38839530 |
BBC Scotland has learned that discussions have been held, but Wilson has much to consider before committing himself to the Ibrox club.
Rangers say they want to create this new role, as well as finding a new head coach, to replace Mark Warburton.
The Englishman left his role as team manager more than two weeks ago.
Mean... | Rangers have identified Southampton director of scouting and recruitment Ross Wilson as their number one target for their director of football role. | 39108976 |
Ms Church and her parents have agreed damages and costs of £600,000 with News Group Newspapers - publishers of the defunct News of the World.
The High Court heard the singer's phone was hacked when she was 16 years old.
The court agreed that 33 articles in the paper had been due to her family's voicemails being hacked.... | Charlotte Church says she was "sickened and disgusted" by what she discovered during her legal action against News International over phone hacking. | 17178550 |
But the SNP leader said the "reality" was going to be a Conservative majority government.
In an interview with the BBC's Andrew Neil, she also said the cap on public sector pay rises was not "sustainable".
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out a coalition between a Labour government and the SNP after 9 June.
In a s... | The SNP would try to form an alliance to pursue "progressive policies" if the general election results in a hung Parliament, Nicola Sturgeon says. | 40078647 |
The index rose 1.63 points - or 0.08% - to 2,122.73.
The Dow Jones closed up 25 points to 18,272.56, while the Nasdaq was down by 2.5 points to 5,048.29.
Trade was mixed after data showed that US industrial output fell for the fifth consecutive month, and consumer confidence also fell.
The University of Michigan's US c... | (Close): The S&P 500 index closed higher at a new record, just above its record close on Thursday. | 32755407 |
The explosions killed at least 140 people, mostly civilians, and injured over 500.
More than four days on since the attack - which was widely reported to have been an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition - the Saudi authorities have yet to publicly accept responsibility.
The UK, which has a long-standing and lucrative... | Appalled by the carnage of last Saturday's double bombing of a Yemeni funeral, Britain is sending its Minister for the Middle East on a sensitive mission to Riyadh. | 37638256 |
Blerim Hajdarmataj, 24, of Chelmsford, was found guilty of sex offences by a jury in his absence last September.
His 18-year-old female victim, from Hornchurch, was left bruised and bitten after the attack.
Chelmsford Crown Court jailed him for eight years after he was caught under a European arrest warrant.
Hajdarmata... | A sex offender who fled the UK during his trial has been sentenced after police tracked him down first to Albania and then to Kosovo. | 38966982 |
Ancestry's collection details crimes of men, women and children arrested and held at Swansea police station.
Convicts include Thomas Nash, the first murderer hanged privately at HM Prison Swansea, and William Boatwright, a 13-year-old egg thief.
Sentences ranged from corporal punishments to hard labour and fines.
The d... | An archive of more than 120,000 historical records and images detailing south Wales' felons from up to 100 years ago has been launched. | 39354457 |
Police described the approaches as "utterly shocking" and said officers would be patrolling the Kilcooley area of the town to reassure residents.
Children were approached in Rostrevor Drive on Sunday, and in Kircubbin Gardens and Glastry Court on Monday
None of the children were physically assaulted during any of the i... | A man exposed himself to a seven-year-old girl in one of three "suspicious approaches" to children in Bangor, County Down, over a two-day period. | 35645814 |
Some charter flights currently fly between the countries but the new agreement could see as many as 110 flights a day - more than five times the current number.
The flights could begin in autumn this year.
This is the latest stage in a thawing of the countries' relationship.
US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx sai... | The US and Cuba have signed an agreement to resume commercial air traffic for the first time in more than 50 years. | 35590757 |
The low-cost carrier has said it will introduce a five-times-weekly service from Edinburgh to the Bavarian capital on 31 March.
A year-round, twice-weekly service to Germany's third largest city will also start on the same date from Glasgow.
Eurowings' parent company Lufthansa currently operates a seasonal Saturday fli... | German airline Eurowings is to launch direct flights to Munich from Scotland's two busiest airports. | 38404272 |
Streets are deserted with markets, schools and hospitals shut in the densely populated city, reports say.
The army said the lockdown was ordered to protect lives and property.
Troops and vigilantes fought off the militants on Tuesday evening as they tried to enter Maiduguri, residents told the BBC.
This was their most ... | Nigeria's military has imposed a curfew in the main north-eastern city of Maiduguri after a surprise attack by militant Islamist group Boko Haram. | 32735064 |
Asha Mirje said women too were "responsible to an extent" for rape and that their "clothing and behaviour" played a part.
Women's rights activists, the Congress party and the main opposition BJP said her comments were "unacceptable".
Ms Mirje later apologised, saying it was her "personal opinion".
In India, where a rap... | There has been outrage in India after a politician, who is also a member of a government panel for women, blamed women for rape. | 25940583 |
Giving evidence to the High Court, he said he was shocked that "the entire show business desk at three newspapers was listening to my conversations".
Mr Yentob is among eight high-profile figures claiming damages from Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over hacking.
MGN has apologised, saying the practice was "unlawful, una... | BBC creative director Alan Yentob has said he felt "violated on a truly massive scale" by journalists who hacked his phone. | 31767923 |
It emerged in court that police discovered parts of a bomb in a locker at National University of Ireland, Maynooth, as part of their investigation.
The men aged 59, 23 and 22 are from counties Tipperary, Louth and Dublin.
They have been remanded in custody.
Dylan Cahill, 22, of Lower Irishtown, Clonmel, County Tipperar... | Three men have appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin charged with membership of the IRA and other offences. | 32763579 |
The Falcon-9 booster returned to a drone ship off the Florida coast just a few minutes after it had sent a Japanese satellite on its way to orbit.
It is the second at-sea touchdown for California's SpaceX company, having completed the same task last month.
This latest effort was all the more impressive however because ... | SpaceX has made another successful landing of a rocket stage at sea. | 36223745 |
The ministry has granted permission for the film - due out in Russia next week - to be screened with a 16+ age rating.
The decision comes after a Russian MP petitioned Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky to ban it over the inclusion of a gay character.
A Russian law prohibits the spreading of "gay propaganda" among mino... | Russia's Culture Ministry is to allow the release of Disney's Beauty and the Beast - but children under the age of 16 will not be allowed to see it. | 39194557 |
The 24-year-old joined the Pilgrims as a centre-back following his release by Blackburn Rovers, but played as a defensive midfielder in the 1-0 loss at Carlisle on Saturday.
"He was probably the standout performer," Argyle manager Derek Adams said after the defeat.
"He's a winner and I think that him going in there a b... | Yann Songo'o is set to move into a midfield role for Plymouth Argyle. | 37092446 |
Whether it's a phone that "is not working properly" or a laptop that's "crashed again" - you're the one they call.
But there's nothing like a cross-generational tech-support session to strain even the strongest family bonds.
So here's some guidance on dealing with a few of the more common problems.
"How does it work?" ... | Sorting out your family's technical problems has become as much of a Christmas tradition as pulling a cracker. | 30596797 |
More than 1.7 million Npower customers could save £261 a year, simply by moving to another Npower tariff.
As many as 6.6 million British Gas customers could save £129 a year, according to Ofgem.
However British Gas says it has changed its prices, so the saving is now £43.
The figures also reveal that SSE has almost all... | Millions of energy customers could save hundreds of pounds a year on their energy bills without even switching supplier, according to the regulator Ofgem. | 38314164 |
The event was decided on the final hole when United States' Beth Allen only managed a bogey as her Spanish rival scored par for a 10-under total.
Walker, 32, produced a brilliant eagle on the 18th from 138 yards to finish on five under with 20-year-old Hall.
England's Florentyna Parker finished fifth on four under.
Mun... | England's Georgia Hall and Sophie Walker finished joint third as Azahara Munoz won the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana Femenino by a stroke. | 37467953 |
The experts from James Cook University (JCU) say it is the most extreme case of mass bleaching they have ever measured at the World Heritage Site.
Bleaching occurs when warmer water causes coral to weaken and lose the colourful algae that provide oxygen and nutrients.
It has been linked to climate change.
"We found on ... | At least 35% of corals in the northern and central parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef have been destroyed by bleaching, Australian scientists say. | 36410767 |
Opposition leaders, including two former presidents, led the rally against what they describe as the government's anti-democratic policies.
The ruling Law and Justice party has been criticised by the European Union over its reforms of the judiciary, surveillance, and media laws.
The party rejects the accusations.
Satur... | Thousands of people have marched in Warsaw, protesting against Poland's conservative government, 27 years since the fall of communism. | 36453480 |
For starters, you may want to take the BBC's Financial Healthcheck. to help you identify your financial priorities and receive tips on how to tackle them.
It also outlines how it is important to keep up to date with priority debts including housing and council tax.
The BBC's Debt Test will help you to find out how lik... | If you are worried about not being able to keep up with repayments on your loans, credit cards or mortgage, there is lots of help available. | 12335623 |
Raheem Wilks, the 19-year-old brother of Leeds United's Mallik Wilks, was shot near Too Sharps on Gathorne Terrace, Harehills, on 26 January.
A 30-year-old man has been detained on suspicion of murder, and a 31-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Both were arrested at an address in Hunsle... | Two more arrests have been made after a footballer's brother was killed in a shooting outside a barbers in Leeds. | 38894355 |
John Maughan, from Bishop Auckland, was charged in 2008, when police said they found hundreds of indecent pictures on his computer.
But after arguing he was out of the country at the time and that his computer had been hit by viruses, the charges were eventually dropped.
Following a civil claim against the force, Mr Ma... | A man wrongly accused of downloading child abuse images eight years ago has been paid £35,000 by Durham Police. | 38004705 |
Off-spinner Tredwell, like Key, has spent his entire playing career with the county.
"It is a hugely proud moment for me," said 30-year-old Tredwell. "Hopefully I can do it justice and keep moving forward. You dream of it."
As a captain, I never scored the amount of runs I did as a player. If Treddy wants advice, I'll ... | James Tredwell is Kent's new captain following Rob Key's resignation after seven years in the role. | 20393558 |
Mr Tsarnaev's lawyers called just four witnesses before ending their defence, in a case that could see their client face the death penalty.
He has pleaded not guilty to all 30 charges he faces, including one related to the killing of a police officer days after the bombing.
The bombings in 2013 were the deadliest terro... | The defence team for accused Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has rested its case in the first phase of the trial. | 32140877 |
The decision has been made by experts at Oxford City Council and the university after the large branches fell from the tree on Saturday.
Dr Alison Foster, of the Botanic Garden, said: "It's a tree like no other - it's just heart-breaking."
The tree was a favourite of JRR Tolkien during his time in Oxford.
Ms Foster sai... | A 215-year-old black pine known as "Tolkien's tree" in Oxford University's Botanic Garden is to be felled after two of its branches came down. | 28582199 |
On the face of it, it looks like the root and branch reversal of 40 years of government policy. But let's take a moment to see how radical, how do-able, these proposals really are from a business, rather than a public finance, perspective.
Let's start with the easy ones.
This actually happens from time to time anyway.... | So how radical is Labour's draft manifesto really? | 39881891 |
In November, the smartphone firm said it would exit the country after it received an official demand for access to the data.
Pakistan's telecoms regulator had said it wanted the messages to help it fight terrorism and crime.
Now, the Pakistani authorities have dropped their demand.
The original request to see emails an... | Blackberry is no longer going to shut down its operations in Pakistan as it has resolved a row concerning its users' messages. | 35204922 |
The crash happened on the A832 near Little Loch Broom at about 10:30.
The biker was taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for treatment.
No details were available on their condition. | A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital on Monday morning after their bike was in collision with a car in Wester Ross. | 40011656 |
Mr Trump accused US spies of leaking allegations that Russia had compromising material on him.
But James Clapper, director of National Intelligence, said he was "profoundly dismayed" by the leak.
He also said the intelligence community had not "made any judgment" that the information was reliable.
His statement said he... | The head of US spy agencies has rejected President-elect Donald Trump's claim that US intelligence leaked content from a classified briefing. | 38592157 |
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation claims that an independent DNA analysis found Subway's chicken to contain only about 50% actual chicken.
Subway vehemently denies these claims, and says its own lab results found less than 1% soy protein.
"Our chicken is made with 100% chicken + spices and marinade," the fast-food ... | Subway says a media report claiming its chicken is half soy is "wildly inaccurate". | 39148058 |
The news comes in the wake of the unexplained mass beaching of 33 pilot whales found dead on Rutland Island off the coast of County Donegal earlier this month.
CSIP's data shows there has been a 25% increase in reported strandings since it began keeping records 20 years ago.
At least 500 dolphins, porpoises and whales ... | Whale and dolphin strandings are increasing according to data to be released this week by the UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP). | 11829112 |
The Electoral Reform Society branded the poll a "hold your nose election," claiming 6.5 million voted tactically rather than for what they believed in.
The Conservatives would have won a majority if just 0.0016% of voters had chosen differently, it found.
The ERS campaigns for the introduction of proportional represent... | Tactical voting reached a new peak at June's general election as voters tried to get round a failed system, according to electoral reform campaigners. | 40998017 |
Mention is frequently made of Russia's Mediterranean naval facility at the Syrian port of Tartus which, along with multi-billion-dollar arms sales to Damascus, runs the argument, is why Russia will never abandon the Assad government.
Not so, says a respected Moscow military think tank.
"Tartus is not a real naval base,... | Since Syria erupted into conflict last year, diplomats, spies and military strategists have struggled to work out what lies behind Moscow's staunch support of its Middle Eastern ally, the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad. | 18616191 |
Their conclusion came after hearing from 71 crash survivors, including 19 seriously injured.
The head-on collision happened near Bad Aibling, a spa town near the Austrian border, about 60km (37 miles) from the Bavarian capital.
A week after the crash, prosecutors said it appeared to be human error but "not with intent"... | Investigators have blamed a signal controller for the crash of two German commuter trains that killed 11 people and injured more than 80 on 9 February, south-east of Munich. | 35535316 |
The star's brother, Chris Foote Wood, launched a campaign in July to erect a life-size sculpture of the entertainer.
Fans will be able to choose between Wood's Brenda "Bren" Furlong from Dinnerladies or Kimberley's Friend via an online vote.
Wood died of cancer in April at the age of 62.
The statue will be a solid bron... | Fans of Victoria Wood have been given the chance to choose the character for a planned memorial statue of the star in Bury, the town where she grew up. | 37473921 |
Ty Nant Cat Sanctuary in Cymmer was broken into on 30 July and an 18-year-old man and 15-year-old boy have been charged in connection with the alleged burglary.
Three of the cats were found dead while others are still missing.
More than 1,250 people have since donated to the GoFundMe page online.
The initial fundraisin... | A fundraising campaign set up for a Neath Port Talbot cat sanctuary has collected more than £17,000 in just four days. | 36969338 |
The heavily fortified barracks in Forkhill was a regular target for attacks.
It was sold by the Ministry of Defence to the Northern Ireland Executive and passed on to the local council.
It is now being developed as a community garden.
The tree planting is part of a wider project called the Peace Forest Ireland initiati... | A thousand trees are being planted at a former south Armagh security base as a memorial to those killed in the Troubles. | 39230636 |
Brendan Gormley, chief executive of the DEC, said the UK public was leading the way in donations, but that further funds were urgently needed.
The DEC's Pakistan Floods Appeal has now raised more than £30m.
Critics say the world community has been too slow to respond to the crisis.
Mr Gormley said that while the respon... | The generosity of the British public in helping Pakistan's flood victims is "shaming politicians around the world", the head of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has said. | 11057297 |
Haisem Zahab, 42, was arrested at Young, in rural New South Wales, on Tuesday, PM Malcolm Turnbull said.
Police allege the electrician was helping to develop a long-range guided missile, and designing a laser device to warn of incoming munitions used by forces in Iraq and Syria.
The arrest did not relate to a planned a... | A man suspected of trying to advise the so-called Islamic State on missiles has been arrested in Australia. | 39112260 |
They would have set out the details of the process under which councillors could "call in" some contentious decisions for reconsideration.
Minister Mark H Durkan said councils will be "left to their own devices" to determine processes to protect minorities, as a result.
He said he was "disappointed" that the DUP had bl... | The DUP has blocked regulations for new councils in the assembly. | 31604367 |
Idris Elba will once again don his tweed coat for the four-part season, which has been described as "utterly heart-stopping and unmissable".
The crime drama was last on screens in December 2015, although Elba reprised the role for a Sport Relief sketch last March.
Filming will begin on the new series early next year.
A... | Luther fans, your prayers have been answered - the husky-voiced detective is returning for a fifth series. | 40249070 |
Leston Lawrence stole $127,116 (CA$165,451; £100,000) of gold in 22 pieces.
The 35-year-old, who was found guilty last November, was caught after he had successfully sold 17 of the gold pieces through Ottawa Gold Buyers.
Ontario Court Judge Peter Doody ordered Lawrence to pay a $145,900 fine.
Passing sentence on Thurs... | A former Royal Canadian Mint employee has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing gold coins by concealing them in his rectum. | 38848211 |
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Wiltshire-based Rudman claimed victory in four minutes 38.60 seconds in the fourth and final run on Friday.
American Noelle Pikus-Pace took silver, finishing 0.57 seconds behind Rudman.
Canada's Sarah Reid secured bronze, finishing 0.13 seconds ahead of Britain's Lizzy Yar... | Shelley Rudman has become the first British woman to win skeleton gold in the world championships, in St Moritz in Switzerland. | 21281213 |
It will call for a fund to be created to allow local councils and community groups to make free parking available, in an assembly debate on Wednesday.
Plaid shadow local government secretary Sian Gwenllian said the move would help "level the playing field" with out of town developments.
Ministers called the link betwee... | Free parking should be offered in town centres across Wales to boost the High Street, Plaid Cymru has said. | 37556665 |
The 31-year-old ex-Wigan trainee spent four seasons with the Brewers, helping them reach the Championship, but spent last season on loan at Oxford.
He has also played at Morecambe, Accrington, Stevenage and Rochdale.
"Phil is very much like Jermaine Beckford in that he has been successful in gaining promotion out of th... | League One side Bury have signed right-back Phil Edwards on a two-year deal after his release by Burton. | 39914151 |
The owner of brands including Dettol, Neurofen and Gaviscon tablets beat forecasts with a 6% rise in like-for-like sales to £8.87bn.
A strong cold and flu season helped like-for-like sales in the health division to rise by 14%.
Pre-tax profit for the 12 months to 31 December rose £82m to £2.2bn.
Shares rose 6.8% to £63... | Household products giant Reckitt Benckiser has predicted "tough" conditions this year after posting better-than-expected sales for 2015. | 35576883 |
The car smashed into barriers in Langworth, Lincolnshire, on Thursday after failing to stop for police.
The car's driver was airlifted to hospital, with what police described as serious injuries.
An 18-year-old man, and two women, aged 18 and 19, said to be passengers in the car, were arrested.
Lincolnshire Police said... | Three teenagers from South Yorkshire have been arrested after a "suspected stolen car" crashed into a railway level crossing. | 39151749 |
Detectives were called to Haydock Street in the town at about 22:40 BST on Saturday and found the man's body, Greater Manchester Police said.
The victim's family has been informed and a post-mortem examination is due to take place.
A 50-year-old man is in custody for questioning. Witnesses have been urged to contact p... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found at a property in Bolton. | 40474634 |
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