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Sir Declan Morgan proposed setting up a legacy inquest unit with its own staffing and resourcing to deal with Troubles related inquests.
After a review of more than 50 outstanding cases it has been decided that all are suitable for inquest.
Sir Declan says he believes these could start in September.
He met the families... | The Lord Chief Justice has said the remaining legacy inquests in Northern Ireland can be dealt with in five years if he gets the necessary funding. | 35562197 |
The UK's second biggest garden centre chain plans to launch the service early next year to serve the whole of the UK.
Dobbies chief executive Nicolas Marshall called the tie-up a "huge opportunity".
Garden centres currently do a "pathetically small" amount of business online compared to other retailers, Mr Marshall tol... | Garden centre group Dobbies has struck a five-year deal with online grocer Ocado to expand its UK deliveries. | 39770810 |
Zaha's inclusion follows his decision to switch international allegiance from England, where he grew up.
The 24-year-old was born in Ivory Coast but has two England caps, having played against Sweden in November 2012 and Scotland the following year.
As both were friendly matches, he is permitted to commit his internati... | Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has been named in Ivory Coast's provisional squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. | 38451141 |
North Devon has the longest average distances between public charging points, according to Department for Transport statistics.
The RAC said there was "some way to go" before users would be cured of "range anxiety".
The average distance between charging points in England was 3.8 miles (6km).
It compares with an average... | Wide variations remain in the average distance between electric car charge points, with some drivers facing distances of up to 47 miles (76km). | 36102259 |
Captain David Warner hit 69 off 38 balls and Ben Cutting a brutal unbeaten 39 off 15 in Hyderabad's 208-7, while England's Chris Jordan took 3-45.
Chris Gayle (74 off 38) and Virat Kohli (54 off 35) added 114 for the first wicket in reply, before Cutting (2-35) removed Gayle.
With 18 runs needed off the final over, Bhu... | Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight runs to win the Indian Premier League final. | 36408679 |
Stuart Campbell, 59, an uncle of Danielle Jones, was jailed for life for her abduction and murder in 2002.
Danielle, 15, was last seen at a bus stop near her home in East Tilbury on 18 June 2001. Her body has never been found.
Essex Police were led to the block of garages in Stifford Clays, Thurrock, by information des... | Garages are being searched in an attempt to find the body of a schoolgirl murdered 16 years ago. | 39920191 |
Alun Davies, who is a Labour AM for Blaenau Gwent, said John McDonnell was "out of his depth".
He made the comment after Mr McDonnell produced Mao Zedong's Little Red Book in the House of Commons, saying Chancellor George Osborne was selling off £5b worth of assets, in particular to China.
Mr McDonnell said the refere... | The shadow chancellor has been branded "a clown" by a Welsh party colleague. | 34928381 |
Harrison collected Liam Sercombe's through ball and rounded keeper Marcus Bettinelli to slot in after 12 minutes.
Fulham had to rely on Bettinelli to keep out Tom Lockyer's attempt from point-blank range.
Neeskens Kabano spurned the Championship side's best chance, firing over before Aboubakar Kamara headed wide late o... | Ellis Harrison scored the only goal as League One side Bristol Rovers knocked Fulham out of the EFL Cup in round two. | 40932077 |
The National Grid delivery left Goole in East Yorkshire on Thursday and is expected at Cilfynydd, near Pontypridd, on Saturday morning.
Lorry and cargo will only be able to travel at 30mph (48km/h) on motorways and 10mph (16km/h) on A roads.
It will travel along the A48 from Newport and up the A470 and A472.
The specia... | Traffic delays are expected as a slow-moving lorry delivers a 112-tonne reactor to an electricity substation in Rhondda Cynon Taff. | 38534137 |
Numbers have fallen by 6% since last year, said the Steam Packet Company.
Figures show 13,228 motorbikes and 35,500 passengers travelled to the 2016 race festival, compared with 14,055 and 36,000 respectively in 2015.
A spokesman said the downturn was "anticipated" because a fast craft, normally used to carry fans from... | Fewer tourists by ferry travelled to this year's TT races because a vessel was unavailable, its operator said. | 36479390 |
They were told the application was turned down because of concerns that registration could affect the "peace... [and] good order" in the country.
The 60-member Atheists In Kenya applied for official recognition last year.
More than 97% of Kenyans indentify themselves with a religion, according to Pew Research.
Head of ... | A group of Kenyan atheists say they have suffered "blatant discrimination" after the authorities refused to register their society. | 35492525 |
A banner in the stands reads: "Black or white, we're all blue."
Police are investigating racist chanting at St Pancras station by men thought to be Chelsea fans returning from a Champions League match in Paris.
It follows an incident, also said to be racist, where a black man was pushed from a train on the Paris Metro.... | After a week of accusations of racism, Chelsea fans at today's match against Burnley have been showing that many supporters hold very different views. | 31567324 |
After rain destroyed his cotton crop, he lost hope of earning anything from his farm in the western state of Maharashtra.
It was the third year in a row his crops had failed - first due to a year of drought and then two years of untimely rain.
And with debts of $35,000 (£22,600) - money borrowed for his farm and to pa... | In February this year Ram Rao Narayan Panchlenvar tried to poison himself. | 32827047 |
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) said more than 40,000 jobs were supported by the industry across the UK, including 7,000 in rural areas.
The research also found that Scotch made a positive contribution to the UK's balance of trade of almost £3.7bn.
Exports were estimated to worth about £4bn while imports, such as p... | Scotch whisky contributes nearly £5bn a year to the UK economy, according to research commissioned by the industry. | 38737183 |
He quit AfD in early July, arguing it was becoming increasingly xenophobic.
Mr Lucke, one of seven AfDs to be elected MEPs last year, said the new party would be called the "Alliance for Progress and Renewal" (Alfa).
Though AfD has climbed as high as 9% in German opinion polls, its support has fallen amid internal part... | German anti-euro economist Bernd Lucke has founded a new party after being ousted by the Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) that he set up. | 33593741 |
Under new plans which will change how some services are delivered in Northern Ireland, GPs will be expected to do a lot more in the community.
The idea is to remove pressure from already swamped emergency departments which are over used and expensive to run.
However, that could mean that members of the public will have... | Getting an appointment to see your GP could become increasingly difficult. | 22254811 |
Ebosse died after being hit by an object thrown by fans after an Algerian league match last month.
The decision was taken by the Confederation of African Football during a meeting in Ethiopia.
Kabylie had qualified for next year's African Champions League after finishing second in last season's Algerian league.
Caf has... | Algerian club JS Kabylie have been banned from African competitions for two years over the death of Cameroonian footballer Albert Ebosse. | 29311286 |
The Ascent consortium, who provide the training, is moving it from RAF Linton on Ouse in North Yorkshire to RAF Valley on Anglesey.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) confirmed that basic flight training would take place at the island base.
Councillor Aled Morris Jones said: "This is very good news, it ensures the future of... | The move to bring basic pilot training for the RAF and Royal Navy to Anglesey has been warmly welcomed. | 29766179 |
Reports said government troops had recaptured two military academy sites in the south of the city and severed a recently-established rebel supply line.
The government offensive was backed by Syrian and Russian air strikes.
There are about 250,000 civilians living in the city's rebel-held areas.
UK-based monitoring grou... | Syrian government forces have recaptured parts of Aleppo city which were lost to rebels last month, placing rebel-held districts in the city's east once again under siege, monitors said. | 37271625 |
The live televised debate examined what Northern Ireland voters think about EU membership.
The panel included DUP MP Sammy Wilson, SDLP MLA Claire Hanna, Conservative Party MEP Daniel Hannan and political aide and author Alastair Campbell.
The economy and borders were among the issues discussed on the programme which w... | Voters in Northern Ireland have had their say in a EU referendum debate hosted by the BBC in Belfast. | 36544981 |
Scientists engineered extremely small golden spheres, coating them with a chemotherapy drug.
When the tiny particles were infused into the centre of tumour cells, the cancer stopped replicating and many diseased cells died.
Researchers hope it may provide a way to target difficult-to-treat cancers.
Glioblastoma multifo... | Minuscule pieces of gold may help improve treatment for aggressive brain cancers, according to research published in the journal Nanoscale. | 28754152 |
Shaun Lunt scored two tries in five minutes to help the visitors to a 14-0 lead, but Ryan Lannon's try closed the gap to eight points at half-time.
Two quick tries from Craig Kopczak and Kriss Brining turned the game around to give Salford a four-point advantage.
Ben Murdoch-Masila scored Salford's fourth try, while Mi... | Salford turned around a 14-point deficit to beat Hull KR and reach the Challenge Cup quarter-finals. | 39863249 |
Speaking for the first time since publishing his report a year ago, Sir John Chilcot discussed why he thinks the former PM made those decisions.
He said the evidence Mr Blair gave the inquiry was "emotionally truthful" but he relied on beliefs rather than facts.
A spokesman for Mr Blair said "all these issues" had been... | Tony Blair was not "straight with the nation" about his decisions in the run up to the Iraq War, the chairman of the inquiry into the war has told the BBC. | 40510540 |
Tributes have been paid to the North East MSP, who had served at the Scottish Parliament since 1999.
The Kincardineshire-born former dairy farmer passed away shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said Mr Johnstone was "a big man with a big heart" who "embodied politics at... | Scottish Conservative MSP Alex Johnstone has died aged 55. | 38183611 |
Cyngor Caerdydd yw'r diweddaraf o gynghorau Cymru i atal tenantiaid rhag cael yr hawl i brynu, a hynny am bum mlynedd, yn dilyn penderfyniad gan yr awdurdod ddydd Iau.
Mae'r gwaharddiad yng Nghaerdydd yn ymdrech i fynd i'r afael ag anghenion tai yn y brifddinas.
Bydd gweinidogion y llywodraeth yn argymell creu cyfraith... | Gallai hawliau tenantiaid i brynu eu tai cyngor ei hunain gael ei ddiddymu petai mesur arfaethedig gan Lywodraeth Cymru yn dod i rym. | 38997945 |
Barry is suffering from a hip problem while Monaghan has a knee complaint.
"The League Cup is a competition that Derry have a reputation of having great success in and I would like to continue that," said Derry manager Kenny Shiels.
"We will go in as full strength as we can be. We treat the competition with the utmost ... | Derry City will be missing injured duo Aaron Barry and Harry Monaghan for their EA Sports Cup second round tie against Sligo Rovers at the Brandywell. | 36072299 |
In February, the company said it wanted to give its customers "control, choice and greater transparency" over the adverts they received.
But the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) said Three's approach was too "broad" and would harm businesses.
The opt-in trial will take place on a day between 13 and 20 June.
Three said... | Mobile service provider Three has confirmed it will block advertising on its network for a day-long trial in June. | 36397675 |
In a BBC interview, Mr Ghani said IS was "not an Afghan phenomenon" and its atrocities had "alienated the people".
"Afghans are now motivated by revenge," he said. "They [IS] have confronted the wrong people."
Mr Ghani also called for anti-IS action at regional and international level.
"There is no denial that we are d... | Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has promised to "bury" the Islamic State (IS) militant group, whose local offshoot has clashed with government forces and Taliban fighters. | 35395782 |
McGregor, 20, who is on loan with Airdrieonians, and Gogic, 22, have agreed deals until May next year.
Gogic joined Accies in February after being released by Swansea City.
He made his debut as a substitute in this month's 4-0 defeat by Hearts and started in the following game, also a 4-0 defeat, this time by Rangers.
... | Cyprus Under-21 cap Alex Gogic, along with fellow defender Jordan McGregor, has won a contract extension after only two games with Hamilton Academical. | 39428853 |
Thompson, 40, had an arm amputated two months after a crash on Mill Road at the 2015 North West meeting, and had a prosthetic arm fitted in March 2016.
The Crumlin man was previously part of the Bathams Racing team with Rutter, who has won 13 North West 200 races.
Thompson still harbours ambitions of making a return to... | Northern Ireland motorcyclist Stephen Thompson is to provide former team-mate Michael Rutter with an R6 Yamaha for the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT. | 38717730 |
Scientists from Scotland, Canada and US, said their studies of rocks on Barra and the Uists showed that hydrogen was formed after earthquakes.
Hydrogen is essential for supporting life, the researchers said.
The scientists said on Mars there are "Marsquakes" which may produce hydrogen in the same way as quakes on Earth... | Analysis of rocks in the Western Isles has provided "a tantalising clue" that Mars may contain habitats which can potentially support life. | 37371861 |
Seahorses are protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites).
But they find ready markets in Vietnam and China, where they are ground up to make supposed aphrodisiacs.
In February 2015 French officials seized some 19,000 seahorses en route from Madagascar to Hong Kong.
Customs at Chill... | French customs officials have seized about 2,000 dead seahorses - a protected species - in parcels from Guinea that were destined for Vietnam. | 37129009 |
The second round contest pits centrist Emmanuel Macron, a 39-year-old former investment banker, against the far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen, 48.
Citizens in some overseas territories and many French expats abroad have begun voting.
The polls open in metropolitan France at 08:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Sunday and ... | French voters are to choose their next president after an unpredictable campaign that has divided the country. | 39833831 |
Khan, 28, scored 117-111, 117-111 and 115-113 on the three judges' scorecards to claim a fifth consecutive win.
The Briton now wants to try to end triple-welterweight world champion Mayweather's 48-fight unbeaten run.
"Amir Khan wants to fight Floyd Mayweather," he said.
"I want that next. I'm number one World Boxing C... | Amir Khan wants to fight Floyd Mayweather next after claiming a unanimous points victory over American Chris Algieri in their welterweight bout in New York on Friday. | 32941935 |
Fly-half Camille Lopez kicked 16 points while Sebastien Tillous-Borde and Teddy Thomas scored first-half tries as the hosts lead from the outset.
Australia had Bernard Foley to thank for keeping them in contention, as well as tries in either half from Adam Ashley-Cooper and Rob Simmons.
Remi Tales was sin-binned with s... | France made it two wins from two autumn internationals as they withstood a late surge from Australia in Paris. | 30072066 |
Six of the girls were "seriously" injured, mainly with broken bones, police said. The crash, involving a yellow Peugeot car, happened at about 15:20 GMT on Friday near Belvedere Academy.
The driver, a woman in her 80s, was not injured and is helping police with their inquiries.
Officers are appealing for witnesses.
Pup... | Specialist road investigators remain at the scene of a crash near a Liverpool school in which eight girls, aged between 11 and 16, were hurt. | 35568862 |
Integrated Family Support Services (IFSS) aims to keep families together by helping parents tackle their problems.
Counties in the north are the last in Wales to roll out the scheme.
They will work with staff from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
IFSS teams started work in Wales in 2010, providing support for f... | A project which supports families whose children are at risk of being taken into care because of parental substance or alcohol misuse has been extended across Wales. | 26386626 |
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Gareth Bale put Chris Coleman's side ahead before Jamie Vardy equalised and Daniel Sturridge scored a 91st-minute winner to take Roy Hodgson's team top of Group B with four points.
Chief football writer Phil McNulty assesses England's performance, while BBC Wales Sport's D... | Wales were denied a second win at Euro 2016 as England came from behind to claim victory in their much-hyped group game. | 36552888 |
Black Lace's Dene Michael and actor Billy Pearce also feature in the new version of the Gerry and the Pacemakers classic, You'll Never Walk Alone.
Money raised from sales will go to the Bradford Burns Unit.
Fifty Six people died when a fire broke out at Bradford City's ground during a match against Lincoln City in May ... | Children's television stars the Chuckle Brothers are taking part in a charity single to mark the 30th anniversary of the Valley Parade fire in Bradford. | 32050177 |
The hosts raced into a 2-0 lead through Sam Winnall and Marley Watkins but Everton responded with an acrobatic Kevin Mirallas strike and a Steven Naismith header.
Daniel Crowley drove the Tykes back in front but Romelu Lukaku swept home to send the match to extra time.
Marc Roberts put through his net before Lukaku end... | Everton survived a major League Cup scare at Barnsley with two goals in extra time goal sending them through. | 33969808 |
Lord Ballyedmond, a member of his staff and two personal pilot were killed shortly after take off in Norfolk.
Pilots Carl Dickerson and Lee Hoyle, expressed concerns before take off in March 2014, the jury in Norwich heard.
Coroner Jacqueline Lake said she would be raising concerns over regulations controlling flights ... | The deaths of one of Northern Ireland's richest men and three others in a helicopter crash were accidental, a jury decided. | 35327278 |
York took the lead when Jake Hyde's shot cannoned off the right-hand post and Alessandra, on loan from Rochdale, pounced to net from 10 yards.
The visitors levelled just before half-time as John Akinde swept the ball home from James Pearson's right-wing cross.
Danny Galbraith and Luke Summerfield both tested Bees keepe... | Lewis Alessandra's debut goal was not enough to stop League Two strugglers York being held to a draw by Barnet. | 35733311 |
They Oak Leafers trailed by seven points at the break, but, inspired by Mark Lynch, performed like men possessed in the second half.
They sealed the win with a late goal from substitute Niall Loughlin, giving them the lead for the first time in the 68th minute.
After the match Meath boss Mick O'Dowd announced he was st... | Derry completed a rousing comeback to beat Meath at Owenbeg and move into the last 16 of the All-Ireland series. | 36755284 |
A parole board cut his term by a third, his lawyer Shani Illouz said. Olmert, jailed in February 2016, will go free on Sunday, she told Israeli radio.
Olmert is the first former Israeli head of government to be sent to prison.
He became prime minister in 2006 but resigned three years later when police recommended charg... | Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is to be released early from prison, where he is serving a 27-month sentence for corruption. | 40440798 |
Sigurdsson, 30, scored Iceland's first goal in their 2-1 win against England in the knockout stages of Euro 2016.
The ex-IFK Goteborg and FC Copenhagen defender played every minute of Iceland's games at the tournament.
Prior to joining Krasnodar in 2014, the Icelander won the Danish Superliga and Danish Cup with Copenh... | Championship side Fulham have signed Iceland centre-back Ragnar Sigurdsson from Russian side FC Krasnodar for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal. | 37170243 |
The Toffeemen last week agreed a deal to buy land on which to build a £300m arena at Bramley Dock in Liverpool.
Manchester Metropolitan University researcher Graeme Heyes said forecasts suggest the site could be under water by 2100 due to rising sea levels.
Liverpool City Council declined to comment. Everton could not... | Everton may have scored a spectacular own goal by planning to build their new stadium on the banks of the River Mersey, an academic has warned. | 39419843 |
A female bystander suffered minor injuries when police fired at the suspect.
Officials said the suspect was known to Capitol police and ABC News reported that the man had disrupted a House session last year.
The massive complex was placed on lockdown, but the security precaution has since been lifted.
US media identifi... | Police shot an armed man as he tried to enter the US Capitol building's visitor centre in Washington, officials said. | 35911754 |
10 March 2017 Last updated at 16:00 GMT
Since 1992, people have gone on to send rather a lot of them, as the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones explains. | It is 25 years since the invention of Mime, or Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions - the system that made it possible to send attachments. | 39231308 |
Helen Bailey, 51, was found dead in a cess pit at her house in Royston, Hertfordshire, in July 2016. She had not been seen since 11 April.
Ian Stewart, her fiance, denies murder.
Edward Farmer initially told St Albans Crown Court he saw her in a car in Broadstairs, Kent, between mid-April and June, but later admitted t... | A cafe owner has told a court he saw a children's author near her holiday home weeks after she was reported missing. | 38979183 |
Molly Davidson, 19, from Sutton-in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, has a mental age of 13 and epilepsy.
She was last seen at Nottingham's Broadmarsh bus station on Monday.
Her father Anthony said friends told him she had been chatting to a young man online for several months.
Mr Davidson said it appeared the pair had met on... | The family of a woman with learning difficulties who has been missing for four days believe she went to London to see a stranger she had met online. | 38691135 |
The Swans have two games left this season - away at West Ham and home to Manchester City - having already secured Premier League survival.
Wales will prepare for Euro 2016 with a training camp in Portugal later in May.
"Hopefully it's a chance to rest a few of the senior players, especially with the Euros in mind," sai... | Swansea City are considering resting Wales defenders Ashley Williams and Neil Taylor ahead of Euro 2016. | 36197737 |
Mark Wynn, 48, was assaulted after challenging PC Ricki Allsop at Coventry City's stadium in 2011.
An investigation was launched after another officer intervened and later informed senior colleagues about the officer's conduct.
West Midlands Police said PC Allsop was given a final written warning.
Ch Insp Brian Carmich... | A football fan who was repeatedly kneed in the head by a police officer after being arrested at a match has received a five-figure compensation settlement. | 36017915 |
Camilla knocked up a mozzarella salad with blood oranges, beetroots, leaves and watercress at the CEO CookOff event in the City of London.
About 400 "unsung heroes" enjoyed a three-course meal, with mains including roast lamb and wild mushroom ravioli.
The duchess is patron of the newly formed UKHarvest charity.
The or... | The Duchess of Cornwall has helped top chefs create a banquet from produce that would otherwise go to waste - under the watchful eye of Jamie Oliver. | 39347994 |
One match at Roland Garros and three at Wimbledon, two of them in the qualifying tournament and one in the main draw, triggered alerts for unusual betting patterns.
The TIU says it received 53 alerts for the period April to June 2017.
Three of those were on the ATP Tour and one on the WTA Tour.
There were 20 each on th... | Matches at this year's Wimbledon and French Open will be investigated by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) for potential match-fixing. | 40663811 |
One remaining flight is still waiting to leave after delays and cancellations caused by snow and ice, an airport spokesperson said.
The airport advised passengers to turn up as normal for their flights.
Passengers on a number of flights said firms had not turned up to clear ice from their planes, creating queues.
Manch... | Flights at Manchester Airport are back to normal after passengers were stuck inside planes "for hours" on Friday waiting for them to be de-iced. | 35735561 |
The House of Lords Select Committee on Olympic and Paralympic Legacy says the Games were an "outstanding success", but urges the government to appoint a minister with overall responsibility for producing legacy benefits which, it warns, "are in danger of faltering".
The report finds "little evidence" of increased parti... | A major parliamentary report into the London 2012 Olympics warns that the prospect of an "effective and robust" legacy from the Games is in jeopardy unless there is a change in government approach. | 24981550 |
Claire Hatch, 27, from Southampton, was on the gravity swing at Hangloose Adventures while she was on holiday in Cornwall.
She said: "It was only me being yanked backwards that saved me from being very seriously hurt, or worse."
A spokesman at Hangloose Adventures apologised for "the regrettable accident".
The Eden Pro... | A woman suffered a rope burn to her neck in a safety failure while she was on a giant swing at the Eden Project. | 37213555 |
Mark Beevers scored an injury-time winner at Southend on Tuesday as second-placed Wanderers moved 10 points clear of Fleetwood in third.
The Lancashire side are attempting to return to the Championship at the first attempt after relegation last year.
"We've still got work to do," 49-year-old Parkinson, who took over la... | Bolton Wanderers cannot become complacent in the push for League One promotion, says manager Phil Parkinson. | 39501976 |
Surgeon General Vejaynand Ramlakan said Mr Mandela, 92, was suffering from ailments that were common in people his age but was in good spirits.
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe - using Mr Mandela's clan name - said: "Madiba is well."
South Africa's liberation hero flew from Cape Town to Johannesburg on Wednesday for ... | South African former President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from a hospital where he spent two nights. | 12306753 |
The Dynamic Airways Boeing 767 was on the runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, preparing for departure to Venezuela.
The left engine, which had been leaking fuel, caught fire.
The passengers and crew were evacuated and the fire extinguished but one person has been left with severe burns.
"The crew... | Fifteen people were injured when a plane's engine caught fire as it taxied for take-off from an airport in Florida. | 34670742 |
Their bodies were found in a hotel room in the south of the city on Tuesday next to traces of white powder.
Police in the Netherlands say the men, who were aged 20 and 21, were from England.
Officers told Newsbeat they believe the same dealers were involved in the death of another British man last month.
Police spokesm... | Two British tourists have died in Amsterdam after reportedly snorting white heroin which police believe they mistook for cocaine. | 30216771 |
The Pontypridd singer, sentenced to 35 years for child sex offences including the attempted rape of a baby, was a director of Goonies Touring Ltd.
The company made money from Lostprophets' concerts and merchandising.
However, the company was broke and owed thousands to creditors.
It was reported in the Daily Mirror at ... | Paedophile Ian Watkins will not receive a £150,000 payout after a Lostprophets' management company was dissolved, the BBC has learned. | 30784727 |
Reclaim the Power set up camp in the doorway to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in London.
Other members brought major traffic disruption to Swansea after blockading a new university building.
Police have been in attendance at both sites.
The campaigners from Reclaim the Power's six-day c... | Anti-fracking campaigners apparently super-glued themselves to the doors of a government building as part of orchestrated protests around the UK. | 28832520 |
The QR (quick response) code on Olveston's stone cross can be used to read personal stories about those named on the memorial.
The digital memorial, paid for by the Heritage Lottery Fund, is the first one operating in South Gloucestershire.
Les Harper, from Olveston Historical Society, said it would enable people to "p... | A barcode has been installed at a war memorial in South Gloucestershire so smartphone users can tap into the past. | 33378006 |
In a documentary airing on Tuesday night on BBC Radio 1, she talks with her dad about what it was like.
The 1Xtra DJ is recovering from a double mastectomy - a procedure she went through to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer.
Claira inherited a gene which increases the risk of developing the disease.
"I'm not ... | Presenter Claira Hermet and her family have been speaking about the devastation of losing her mum and sister to breast cancer. | 31578370 |
The centres hold people the government is trying to deport, including failed asylum seekers and foreign prisoners.
A BBC Freedom of Information request found the government paid £4m in 2014-15, and between £4-5m in each of the previous three years, totalling £18m.
The Home Office said detention was part of a firm but f... | The government is paying more than £4m each year in compensation to people who were held unlawfully in immigration detention centres, figures show. | 36054353 |
On the bustling Avenue Reforma in the capital of Guatemala, in Central America, he has to keep his wits about him.
He has to be prepared at all times for the very real threat of armed robbery, a kidnapping attempt, or even murder.
With an average of 13 murders per day across the country last year, Guatemala is one of t... | A guard carrying a shotgun paces back and forth outside a commercial building in central Guatemala City. | 36834477 |
17 January 2016 Last updated at 10:48 GMT
Visitors can walk around a glasshouse, spotting lots of different types of butterflies.
BBC Reporter Tarah Welsh went to have a look for us. | A new butterfly display filled with hundreds of butterflies has opened in London. | 35337768 |
The 34-year-old died from internal injuries after being hit by a pick-up vehicle that mounted a central reservation in Wallasey on Monday.
The married father-of-two had been trying to stop a Mitsubishi Challenger, which was driven from an estate agents in Birkenhead.
The men aged 18 and 30 are in custody.
Officers have... | Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering PC Dave Phillips who was struck by a car and killed during a pursuit in Merseyside. | 34457725 |
The song, from the soundtrack to the Fifty Shades Of Grey film, sold more than 172,000 copies, about 87,000 more than Ronson's Uptown Funk, featuring Bruno Mars.
It is Goulding's second number one, after Burn in 2013.
In the album charts, Bob Dylan scored his eighth UK number one.
Goulding's song Love Me Like You Do - ... | Ellie Goulding's song Love Me Like You Do has gone straight to number one in the UK singles chart, ending Mark Ronson's reign at the top. | 31258161 |
The U's leading scorer ensured his side bounced back from a midweek loss at Accrington with his 18th and 19th goals of the season.
Victory moved Shaun Derry's side up to 11th in the table, where they remain five points adrift of seventh spot.
After Jordan Bowery's early angled attempt was thwarted by Cambridge goalkeep... | Luke Berry scored in both halves as Cambridge United kept their slim play-off hopes alive with a victory at Crewe Alexandra. | 39389588 |
You'll be less surprised to learn that the issue is MPs' pay, with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority having signed off a 10% rise, taking a backbench MP's salary to £74,000 (backdated to May 8). Changes to MPs' expenses and pension arrangements mean there will be no extra cost to the taxpayer but that's... | One of Wales's more outspoken MPs has just told me he doesn't have a view on one of today's big issues. | 33556959 |
The 33ft (10m) hole in Fontmell Close opened up on 1 October. Engineers have pumped in 48 lorry-loads of foamed concrete to fill it.
Hertfordshire County Council revealed the operation has so far cost £100,000 across all the agencies involved.
On Friday, engineers said they believed the ground was still moving.
Expert... | The results of tests for ground movement near the St Albans sinkhole will not be known until "at least the end of next week", a council has said. | 34491319 |
Wales drew 1-1 with Northern Ireland on Thursday without key players Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey.
The match also saw Chris Coleman's side adopt a four-man defence instead of their usual five, and there could be more experiments against Ukraine on Monday.
"We want to make sure that we have options up our sleeves," said... | Assistant manager Osian Roberts says Wales have been working hard on trying to develop a plan B for Euro 2016. | 35901104 |
The claim: 100,000 jobs in north-east England are dependent on EU membership.
Reality Check verdict: The research does not suggest all these jobs are dependent on EU membership, so there is no reason to think they would all disappear if the UK left.
The Britain Stronger in Europe website also makes this claim, sourcing... | Over the weekend, former Foreign Secretary David Miliband told an audience in Sunderland 100,000 jobs in north-east England were dependent on EU membership. | 36246675 |
In addition, 23-year-old defender George Baldock has signed a new two-year contract at Stadium MK.
Williams started his career with the Dons, before signing for Fulham for an undisclosed fee in June 2012.
The 20-year-old, who was in Wales' Euro 2016 squad, returned to the club on a one-month loan in February 2015, maki... | League One side MK Dons have re-signed Fulham and Wales forward George Williams on a season-long loan deal. | 36927062 |
The actor will play the lead in Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People at Chichester Festival Theatre in April.
The play is part of artistic director Jonathan Church's final season at the West Sussex venue.
Bonneville's last full stage play was 2004's Cloaca, directed by Kevin Spacey at London's Old Vic.
He last appeare... | Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville is returning to the stage for his first full theatre run in more than a decade. | 35591537 |
The Blaze Laserlight trial involves 250 Santander Cycles for hire, with the front light built into the frame.
It aims to increase cyclists' safety by giving them a bigger visible footprint and to overcome drivers' blind spots.
There have been eight cycling deaths in the capital this year, seven of which involved heavy ... | A light that projects a bicycle symbol on the ground 6m (19ft) ahead of cyclists to make them more visible to drivers is being tested in London. | 34271551 |
The 29-year-old Irishman was the subject of three failed bids from Cardiff City during the January transfer window.
"I was more than happy to sign again and I have appreciated every minute that I have been here," said Hayes, who moved to Pittodrie in 2012.
"I am still enjoying it as well, working under the manager."
Du... | Aberdeen winger Jonny Hayes has signed a contract extension until the summer of 2019. | 38901175 |
The infiltration began shortly after 21:00 GMT, and at least four messages were broadcast to his 384,000 followers.
One mocked Prime Minister David Cameron by stating: "davey cameron is a pie".
Mr Corbyn's team quickly regained control of the @jeremycorbyn account and the offending tweets were deleted.
The Labour leade... | A series of foul-mouthed posts have been published on Jeremy Corbyn's Twitter feed following the apparent hacking of the Labour leader's account. | 35278120 |
Most will be installed in rural areas and in new housing developments.
The move comes despite Royal Mail admitting that many post boxes do not cover their costs, as people increasingly use electronic forms of communication.
But the firm said it was part of the first phase of a drive to improve public access to post box... | Royal Mail has unveiled plans for about 150 new post boxes in Scotland. | 38904808 |
Protesters rallied in the west Kazakh city of Aktau after two days of violence over an oil-workers' strike in Zhanaozen left 11 dead and many hurt.
Hundreds of people protested outside the mayor's office in Aktau, capital of the oil-producing Mangistau region.
President Nazarbayev has declared a 20-day state of emergen... | Kazakstan's deepest unrest since independence from Soviet rule has spread from the oil town where it broke out on Friday to the regional capital. | 16235282 |
What was not to like? People sliding stones and shouting a lot, manic sweeping, chess-like tactics, snazzy outfits - who could forget the Norwegian curlers' trousers. And Team GB are good at it - a silver for the men and a bronze for the women.
But there's also that niggling feeling that it's a sport you could do if yo... | How many of us unexpectedly found ourselves glued to the curling at the Sochi Winter Olympics? | 26256949 |
In his final Budget before the election, George Osborne said firms that aid tax evasion will also face new penalties and criminal prosecutions.
The so-called "Google Tax" is designed to discourage large companies diverting profits out of the the UK to avoid tax.
It follows rows over how much corporation tax some compan... | Companies that move their profits overseas to avoid tax will be subject to a "diverted profits tax" from April, the chancellor has said. | 31942639 |
The calf, which has not yet been named or sexed, arrived almost three weeks ago.
The pygmy hippo is threatened in the wild, where it is thought less than 2,000 survive.
Lynsey Bugg, assistant curator of mammals at the zoo, said: "The calf is looking very strong and it certainly feeds well." | A baby pygmy hippo has been born at Bristol Zoo. | 34866207 |
Ellis and Taylor Welburn were born at 05:20 BST in Barnsley Hospital after mum, Rachel Carr, was moved from Hull.
The boys were named after Gareth Ellis, captain of Hull FC, and fellow forward Scott Taylor.
The twin's father, Lee Wellburn, 31, from Hull, said he was delighted the boys had arrived to allow him to attend... | A pair of newborn twins have been named after two players of a Wembley-bound rugby league club. | 37157178 |
The UK government gave the green light to build the 500MW station at South Hook in October.
But the joint owners announced on Monday that the proposal will now be deferred, due to falling prices in the energy market.
Building the plant would have involved several hundred workers, creating 30 permanent posts when comple... | Plans to build a power station at a Milford Haven gas storage plant are being mothballed by owners. | 31099335 |
The League Two side finished 90th out of 92 in the Football League and did not win any of their last 11 games.
Feeney has offered terms to eight players and taken up one-year options on 19-year-olds Tom Owen-Evans and Kieran Parselle.
Mark Byrne, Andrew Hughes, Alex Rodman, Danny Holmes, Darren Jones, Scott Boden, John... | Newport County boss Warren Feeney has allowed 13 players to leave the club. | 36255645 |
On 12 September, 43 sheep were put down after a lorry was stopped at the port, and two more died in another incident.
"Exporting animals is a legal trade," Peter Garbutt, the NFU's chief livestock adviser, said.
But Thanet District Council, which imposed the ban, said construction work was needed before any resumption.... | Live animal exports need to resume from the Port of Ramsgate following their suspension after the death of 45 sheep, the National Farmers' Union says. | 19757230 |
Mark Keary is principal at Green Spring Academy Shoreditch in east London, and is reportedly paid £220,000 per year.
He was in charge when three girls from the school - formerly Bethnal Green Academy - fled to join so-called Islamic State in Syria.
Green Spring Education Trust confirmed he was one of "a number" of sta... | One of the most highly paid head teachers in the country has been suspended amid claims of exam fixing. | 38929737 |
The attack happened in a house in Clovestone Gardens at 17:45 on Tuesday 7 February.
Both men were white, in their late 20s, 5ft 10in, and of medium build. In the images they are wearing dark trousers, high-vis vests and blue baseball caps.
One was wearing a parka-style jacket with a fur trimmed hood.
Det Sgt Martin Sm... | Police have released images of two men they want to speak to in connection with the assault of two young women in their Edinburgh home. | 38994056 |
The island's governor wanted the base moved off Okinawa altogether and built in another part of Japan.
The US has about 26,000 troops and several bases in Okinawa as part of a deal with Japan after World War Two.
Many Okinawans, including the governor, object to the alleged crimes and accidents attributed to the troops... | Japan's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the government's plan to relocate a US airbase to a remote part of the island of Okinawa. | 38381107 |
The former BBC Wales Today presenter and rugby analyst for BBC Radio 5 Live died at a hospice in Penarth on Monday.
Mr Parry-Jones was born in Pontypridd and lived in Cardiff with his long term partner, BBC Radio Cymru presenter Beti George.
He was known as "the voice of Welsh rugby" and commentated on historic sportin... | Veteran broadcaster David Parry-Jones has died aged 83. | 39553211 |
In the $2.15bn (£1.3bn) deal, Coca-Cola will transfer its worldwide energy business to Monster.
In exchange, Monster will transfer its non-energy business, which includes Peace Tea and Hansen's Natural Sodas, to Coca-Cola.
The deal gives Monster access to Coca-Cola's global distribution system.
For Coca-Cola, the part... | US drinks giant Coca-Cola has bought a 16.7% stake in Monster Beverage in a cash deal, as it looks for growth away from fizzy drinks. | 28799318 |
The charity Pond Conservation says ponds offer more species diversity than any other habitat per square metre.
But 80% of them are polluted - mostly by fertilisers and pesticides from farms, and also by run-off from streets and homes in towns and villages.
Pond Conservation say it is so hard to clean a pond fed by poll... | Details of a plan for a million healthy ponds in the UK are being announced to combat decades of neglect. | 19624009 |
In 2015 a tribunal found an employee of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust had suffered sexual discrimination from the then chairman.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has now given the trust an overall "requires improvement" rating but said it lacked "robust leadership".
The trust said it had an action plan in... | The management of a troubled NHS Trust has been rated as inadequate in a new report. | 37508767 |
Rebecca Shaw, 32, from Huddersfield, was on her way to swim with elephants when the crash happened in Phuket in December 2015.
Her friend, Julie Robinson, escaped with minor injuries.
Bradford Coroner's Court heard the exact details of the crash were unclear due to conflicting witness accounts.
Coroner Martin Fleming s... | An England team badminton player was killed in Thailand when her friend drove their moped into the path of a truck, an inquest heard. | 38773818 |
Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe, Jack Dakin and manager Craig Tarry, aged between 19 and 32, were killed.
Their car plunged more than 25m (82ft) from a bridge into a canal.
People gathered at The Lounge bar in Warrington where two of the band members worked. One fan said they were "down-to-earth... and just lova... | Fans and friends have been remembering the indie band Viola Beach after they died in a car accident in Sweden on Saturday. | 35576482 |
Jonathan Franks and Oscar Gobern exit too with Jim O'Brien returning to Shrewsbury Town following a loan spell.
Midfielder Martin Woods has triggered a one-year contract extension option but has been told he is free to find another club, as has Ian McShane who has one year left on his contract.
The club has also offere... | Ross County have released captain Paul Quinn after the 31-year-old defender struggled with injury this season. | 40007319 |
Dependants are being moved out of Adana, Izmir and Mugla provinces.
The US European Command said the decision was not permanent but "intended to mitigate the risk to [Department of Defense] elements and personnel, including family members".
Once a beacon of stability, Turkey has entered a period of high tension and vio... | The US says it has ordered families of defence personnel and diplomats out of parts of Turkey amid security fears. | 35921053 |
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