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It comes as a fifth former player made claims of of sexual abuse against ex-Crewe youth team coach Barry Bennell.
Crewe said they were determined a thorough investigation took place at the earliest opportunity.
Bennell, now 62, has served three jail sentences for child sex offences, including one last year.
In a statem... | Crewe Alexandra will hold an independent review into the way they dealt with historical child sex abuse allegations, the club has announced. | 38118429 |
Frank Le Villio was sent to World War Two Neuengamme and Sandbostel camps aged 19 after stealing a German officer's motorbike in occupied Jersey.
He survived and moved to Nottingham, but died aged 21 from tuberculosis.
A service, attended by members of his family and Nottingham's lord mayor, has been held at his grave ... | The grave of a Nazi concentration camp survivor which was unmarked for decades has been discovered and had a cross with a plaque placed on it. | 40387527 |
Maire Rankin, 81, was found dead at her home in Newry, County Down, on Christmas Day 2008.
Karen Walsh was later found guilty of her murder.
The Court of Appeal ruled her lawyers can introduce evidence to support claims someone else may have been in the victim's home shortly after she was killed.
Senior judges granted ... | A pharmacist jailed for murdering her neighbour can introduce fresh evidence as part of a bid to clear her name. | 31858012 |
Her video, which she filmed in secret and posted on social media, shows the officer writing out a traffic ticket which he eats after a $5 bribe is paid.
It led to the policeman's prosecution - a rare event in Senegal.
He was also fined $250 and given a two-month suspended sentence.
The woman, Sokhna Bousso Gaye, and he... | A Senegalese court has fined a woman $250 (£190) and given her a one-month suspended prison term for paying a bribe to a policeman, despite the fact she filmed him demanding the money. | 37123917 |
The quarterly report, covering April to June, showed orders for commercial clients were stronger, though less so for public sector and house-building.
Asked about business optimism, 43% of construction businesses said they were positive, and only 15% negative.
It follows sustained and deep declines in employment betwee... | The construction industry in Scotland is more optimistic than at any time in more than 10 years, according to the latest Chambers of Commerce survey. | 33646176 |
Both attackers, reportedly from Central Asia, were shot dead after wounding two policemen.
The gunmen were wielding firearms and axes and attacked police in Balashikha, east of Moscow.
IS made the claim via Amaq, a news agency linked to the group.
Also on Wednesday Russian special forces killed four suspected militants... | The so-called Islamic State group has said it was behind an attack carried out on traffic police outside Moscow on Wednesday. | 37126703 |
Warrington stretched his unbeaten record to 24 wins with a ninth-round stoppage of the Irishman to set up a possible world title bout.
Hyland, 32, failed to make the weight, which would have negated a title win, but that never looked likely as Warrington, 25, dominated throughout.
Dillian Whyte beat David Allen for the... | Josh Warrington beat Patrick Hyland in his home city of Leeds to retain his WBC International featherweight title. | 36934678 |
When father-of-two Greg Gilbert, 39, from Southampton, was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer, thousands rallied to support him.
So far £132,000 has been raised by family and fans for treatment not available to him on the NHS.
The first of four fundraising gigs was held at The Joiners in Southampton.
Joiners manage... | An "overwhelming" fundraising concert held to help pay for cancer treatment for the lead singer of indie band Delays has taken place. | 38516262 |
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Clarke said in October that Premier League players may suffer "significant abuse" if they said they were gay.
A BBC Radio 5 live survey in October found 8% of fans would stop watching their team if they signed a gay player.
Clarke told The Times: "If a number of top-level ... | Football Association chairman Greg Clarke says he has spoken to gay footballers and suggested they come out collectively rather than on their own. | 38554384 |
Wenger has yet to beat the Portuguese in nine attempts, most recently losing a Capital One Cup fourth-round tie 2-0 at home to Chelsea in October.
But victory over the Blues at the Emirates Stadium on Monday will take Arsenal back above Liverpool to the top of the Premier League table.
"It is not a personal battle," We... | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he has no personal rivalry with Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho. | 25485130 |
The ban is now on hold until Wednesday.
It was passed by the city council last week and came into effect on Monday amid an outcry by animal welfare groups and threats to boycott the city over the law.
The delay is a short-term win for the Montreal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which is challenging t... | A Quebec judge has placed a temporary pause on Montreal's controversial pitbull ban. | 37526015 |
It says saving £800m over three years, such as by axing elected police and crime commissioners, would allow forces to maintain front-line staff.
Officer numbers in England and Wales fell by more than 16,000 since 2010.
Conservatives say Labour has "wildly overestimated" the possible savings and that crime has fallen d... | Labour is pledging to guarantee neighbourhood policing in every area - and protect the number of officers on the beat - if elected in May. | 32244568 |
Some big (and some not so big) names have graced this fixture over the Premier League years, but which ones have gone into the record books and why?
You don't have to be a Liverpool or Everton fan to do well in this quiz, but it may help...
This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies ... | Steven Gerrard, Duncan Ferguson and Danny Cadamarteri... | 39433623 |
PFA Scotland forms have been distributed to players to vote for their Player of the Year - an award Celtic have won three years in a row.
"I've got the best players," the Celtic manager said.
"You could go through the whole squad, players who have performed at a high level, consistently, in big games."
Rodgers has been... | Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers expects the end-of-season player awards to reflect the dominance of his title-winning team. | 39591426 |
While some bemoan crowded commutes, for slum-dwellers it is access to basic services such as running water or electricity that is the real issue.
And where there is need, there is often innovation.
So can the technology being rolled out in the world's most deprived urban areas offer not just hope for those who live the... | Cities need new ways to create energy and cut down on waste, and some of the most innovative - and low-tech - solutions may well be found in the parts of town the city authorities are least likely to talk about. | 38827901 |
Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were convicted of drug crimes in 2006 and could be executed within days.
Media reports on Monday said the men's lawyers had written to the Indonesian judiciary alleging judges had asked for bribes for lighter sentences.
Indonesia's judicial officials have not publicly commented on the c... | Australian Prime Minster Tony Abbott has said there are still "legal options available" in the case of two Australians on death row in Indonesia. | 31482904 |
She was stabbed repeatedly in front of a classroom of students at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds in April.
A 16-year-old boy has admitted murdering the 61-year-old.
Fatal attacks on school staff under any circumstance are extremely rare in the UK.
There are only two other examples of teachers being killed whi... | Ann Maguire is thought to be the first teacher to be murdered by a student in a British classroom. | 29880988 |
Slowing growth overseas, a stronger US dollar and low oil prices all weighed on factory production, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
Production on the ISM index slipped from 48.6 in November to 48.2. Any number below 50 indicates factory activity is contracting.
The US data coincided with data showing ... | US manufacturing shrank by the greatest amount for six years in December. | 35227076 |
School worker James Moran is alleged to have carried out the attack at a primary school in the south of the city.
The 32-year-old, from Dalmarnock, Glasgow, appeared in private from custody at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
He was represented by defence lawyer Bill McCluskey who made no plea on Mr Moran's behalf.
Papers from t... | A man has appeared in court charged with abducting and sexually assaulting a girl at a Glasgow school. | 39811199 |
A complaint was made against the businessman in 2013 and investigated by the Metropolitan Police, but no action was taken.
It was reassessed in February 2015 after new information was received.
Mr Al Fayed, 86, had previously denied the allegations.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed it had investigated ... | No further action will be taken over a historic allegation of rape made against former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. | 36814969 |
It is an eclectic offering, which includes the likes of Hello Kitty, Jesus Christ and Che Guevara.
But according to Mr Giraldo, stickers boasting the image of Colombia's infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar are by far the most popular.
"The best seller is Pablito," Mr Giraldo says of the crime boss, who was shot dead in Me... | Jose Giraldo earns his living on the streets of Medellin selling humorous road signs and stickers with iconic images. | 25183649 |
Operator Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) said it did not allow any political content in advertising.
A spokesman for SPT said the posters had "slipped through their net" and were deemed in breach of guidelines.
Stuart Campbell, who runs the Wings Over Scotland site, denied the posters themselves were politi... | Posters advertising pro-independence website Wings Over Scotland have been removed from the Glasgow subway system. | 26752071 |
Gunmen are said to have opened fire during a football match at the Alizai High School. Blasts were also heard.
Security officials returned fire, and a gunman was reportedly killed.
It was not immediately known who carried out the attack in Kurram Agency, near the border with Afghanistan.
Security forces and police late... | One person has been killed and several others injured in an attack on a school in a tribal area in western Pakistan, local media reports say. | 32614057 |
Andrew Morgan, from the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) acknowledged the move "would not be popular with some".
But the Welsh government said it would be happy to discuss the plan.
Wales recycles 54.3% of waste with provisional figures for 2013/14 due to be released on Thursday.
Mr Morgan, the WLGA's environm... | Stronger powers to fine people for not recycling may be the only way to hit a zero landfill waste target by 2050, the body representing Welsh councils said. | 33986530 |
Ali Qazimaj, 42, was detained in Luxembourg, in connection with the deaths of Sylvia and Peter Stuart, who were reported missing on 3 June.
Mr Stuart, 75, was found dead near their home in Weybread, Suffolk, later that day. He had been stabbed. Mrs Stuart's body has not yet been found.
Mr Qazimaj, from Essex, is unders... | Police investigating the double-murder of a couple have arrested a man. | 36558528 |
Hot Chip, Mel C, KT Tunstall, Dynamo and Phil Daniels are among the stars who manned the sale at the Old Truman's Brewery in east London.
Items up for grabs included the Blur star's drumsticks, art by Pete Doherty and Russell Brand's trousers.
The aim is to raise £100,000 for mobile health clinics to help Syrian refuge... | Blur drummer Dave Rowntree rounded up some of his celebrity friends for a charity car-boot sale. | 36343675 |
The move was allegedly aimed at destabilising a rival centre-left government in power at the time.
Berlusconi lost his parliamentary immunity last year when he was expelled from the Senate over a tax fraud conviction.
He is not due at the hearing as he does not have to attend under Italian law.
The billionaire - who de... | Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has gone on trial in Naples for allegedly bribing a senator to join his party in 2006, in the latest case against him. | 26134490 |
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Alexis Sanchez gave Arsenal the lead in contentious fashion after only four minutes, when referee Anthony Taylor overruled his assistant after he had flagged for offside against Aaron Ramsey.
The Premier League champions also claimed Sanchez handled in the build-up. And th... | Arsene Wenger secured his record seventh FA Cup final win as Arsenal produced a magnificent display to win a Wembley thriller against 10-man Chelsea. | 39984089 |
The ban was due to be imposed after an inquiry found overwhelming evidence of animal cruelty, including mass killings and the use of live bait in training.
State Premier Mike Baird said he had "underestimated" the desire to give the greyhound industry "one last chance".
"We got it wrong - I got it wrong, cabinet got it... | The government of the Australian state of New South Wales has reversed plans to ban greyhound racing. | 37615297 |
The wooden cigar box, dated 1963, went under the hammer at Mullock's auctioneers at Ludlow Racecourse.
It is thought to have been a 35th birthday gift to Guevara, who was a key figure in the Cuban revolution, from staff in his Ministry of Industry.
"We wish you much happiness on your birthday. That it will be with heal... | A box in which Che Guevara is thought to have kept his much-loved cigars has sold for £12,000. | 35695957 |
In February, Twitter announced that 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 had been banned for the same reasons.
"Daily suspensions are up over 80% since last year, with spikes in suspensions immediately following terrorist attacks," said the firm.
It added that it continued to work with authorities on the issue of extremism.... | Twitter has suspended 235,000 accounts for violating its policies on the promotion of terrorism, the social network has said in a blog. | 37120932 |
The Magpies finally secured their first league win at the ninth attempt as they thrashed Norwich 6-2 on Sunday.
And McClaren is understood to have the full support of owner Mike Ashley.
McClaren said: "You are going to get protests and people not happy when you change the coaches. There is so much potential, but still ... | Newcastle head coach Steve McClaren said he has had "enormous support from within the club" despite his side's difficult start to the season. | 34567846 |
REME is moving from Arborfield Garrison to Lyneham, Wiltshire.
A new £121m Defence College of Technical Training is currently being built at the former RAF base, which closed in 2012.
The move is part of changes across all three services of the armed forces.
Wokingham has had a military presence for more than a centur... | Troops from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) have marched through Wokingham to mark the regiment's departure from its Berkshire base. | 33125921 |
Speaking after confidante Choi Soon-sil and two aides were charged, Chief Prosecutor Lee Young-ryeol said Ms Park was "involved as a conspirator".
Ms Park's lawyer said that prosecutors had "built a house of fantasy".
The president has immunity from prosecution but has faced huge protests and opponents have urged her t... | South Korean President Park Geun-hye had a "considerable" role in a corruption scandal involving a close confidante, prosecutors have said. | 38042134 |
Millions of people - many of them children - were forced to leave where they lived because of fighting in the Middle East.
In particular, the conflict in Syria drove millions of people from their homes. It also meant lots of families got separated from each other.
Many travelled to Europe, in the hope that they might f... | Last year, Newsround reported many stories about the refugee crisis in Europe. | 38932500 |
Mr Johnson, who is also a Conservative MP, was involved in an altercation at traffic lights in the footage obtained by the Sun.
A source close to the mayor told BBC political correspondent Ross Hawkins it was "a colourful choice of language" .
But the source added: "He was giving as good as he got to a guy who heckles ... | London mayor Boris Johnson has been caught on film swearing at a taxi driver. | 33178055 |
The 35-year-old man was also jailed for two years for his offence, following an investigation into a paedophile ring.
The books include Anne Frank's Diary and the poems of Emily Dickinson.
Judge Paola Di Nicola reportedly hoped the books would help his 15-year-old victim understand the damage done to her dignity as a w... | An Italian judge has ordered a man convicted of using an underage prostitute to buy her 30 feminist books and two feminist films. | 37461042 |
Three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer went missing from a shower block at a New South Wales beach in 1970.
The Goodyear family gave a statement in 1970 and police, who believe they can still help with inquiries, launched an appeal to trace them.
The Nottinghamshire family, who said they were "surprised" officers had not found ... | A UK family sought by Australian police investigating a toddler's murder nearly 50 years ago have been traced. | 39607643 |
Ten players have been given them though, and a further four have been handed incremental contracts.
Talks with Pietersen, 32, are ongoing and remain private, the ECB said.
Test debut: v Australia (Lord's), 21 July 2005
Test record: 88 matches, 151 innings, 7,076 runs, highest score 227, average 49.48, 27 fifties, 21 ce... | Kevin Pietersen has not been awarded an England central contract for the 2013 season, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced. | 19526089 |
The sale is the biggest commercial property deal in the US since 2007.
GE has been retreating from its property investments globally as it focuses on its industrial operations.
Without its properties, the company says it expects its other, "high-value" operations to bring in 90% of earnings by 2018, compared to 58% tod... | General Electric (GE) has announced it will sell nearly all of its property portfolio, worth $26.5bn, to funds including Wells Fargo and Blackstone. | 32247268 |
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Some French clubs have fielded below-strength teams during the second-tier tournament's history.
Pau could pick or omit ex-New Zealand centre Conrad Smith and fly-half Colin Slade to visit Newport.
"We've got to be right on top of our game next week whether King Kong turns... | Lyn Jones has warned his Newport Gwent Dragons they face a difficult European Challenge Cup clash against French side Pau on Saturday. | 35023585 |
It follows the victory parade in Manchester on Monday when thousands of supporters lined the streets to cheer on the victorious athletes.
Team GB won 67 medals in Rio, two more than they gained at London 2012, while the Paralympians won 147 medals - 27 more than four years ago.
Medallists also attended a reception at B... | Britain's Olympic and Paralympic stars have been honoured with a celebration in London's Trafalgar Square. | 37679019 |
Guy McGregor, the county council's cabinet member for planning, supports the plan to build Sizewell C next to an existing plant near Leiston.
But formal funding proposals for a bypass and other infrastructure is needed, he said.
EDF Energy said local people were still being consulted on the plans.
Councillors are being... | Proposals for a nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast could be put at risk if local calls for investment are ignored, a council planner has warned. | 21099086 |
Home Office figures show that the total increased to 2,259 in 2014-15, compared to 1,877 in the previous year.
Almost 75% of these were classed as race hate crimes - 1,677, a 19% increase on the previous year.
But campaigners say much of the rise is due to better reporting, and communities feeling more positive about c... | The number of recorded hate crimes in Wales has risen by more than 20% in the past year. | 34518379 |
Jackie Walker, a vice chair of Momentum, wrote about "the African holocaust" and Jews as "financiers of the sugar and slave trade".
She told BBC South East she was "horrified" to be suspended by Labour.
Leader Jeremy Corbyn has set up an independent inquiry into accusations of anti-Semitism and racism in the party.
Las... | A senior Labour activist suspended from the party over alleged anti-Semitic comments on Facebook has said she is appalled by the way she was treated. | 36236332 |
Mr Putin questioned what reason Russian intelligence would have had to spy on Mr Trump before he entered politics.
He said those making the allegations were "worse than prostitutes".
Memos published last week alleged Mr Trump's election team colluded with Russia which also had salacious videos of his private life.
The ... | Russian President Vladimir Putin has described allegations his country holds compromising material on US President-elect Donald Trump as "utter nonsense". | 38649169 |
The decision follows a summer which saw thousands of holidaymakers affected by a backlog in applications, which peaked at 537,663 in late June.
The changes mean the Passport Office's chief executive Paul Pugh will be replaced.
He will remain until a successor - working as director general - is named.
Mrs May had been f... | The UK's Passport Office is to be brought under Home Office control and made accountable to ministers, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced. | 29376335 |
In 2013 and 2014, about 10 senior figures spent close to €100,000 (£85,000; $112,000) per year on taxis alone, it says.
New managers at the Opera say they are cutting costs.
But the criticism comes amid wider claims of abuse of expenses in the Paris art world.
With its gilded gods and crystal chandeliers, the Paris Ope... | France's audit body, the Cour des Comptes, has accused Paris Opera directors of misusing public funds on taxis, restaurants and food. | 37387080 |
Guptill, 28, scored more than half of the tourists' second innings runs on the way to setting Worcestershire a target of 246 in 50 overs.
At 169-2 with 20 overs remaining, the hosts looked the more likely winners.
But Worcestershire lost six wickets for 22 runs to subside to 230 all out.
Opener Guptill was one of the B... | New Zealand opener Martin Guptill improved his prospects of selection for next week's first Test against England with an impressive 150 in the tour win at Worcester. | 32773621 |
During a weekend of great British sporting success, Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish and Adam Yates played their part at cycling's premier event.
Team Sky's Froome is in the yellow jersey chasing his third title, Yates, 23, is the leading young rider in white (and in second place overall) and Cavendish is still in the poin... | Nine stages gone, 12 remaining, three Britons dominating the Tour de France. | 36765422 |
Jitendra Lad, 49, killed his wife Daksha, 44, and daughters Trisha, 19, and Nisha, 16, at their home in Clayton, Bradford, last October.
Bradford Coroner's Court was told Mr Lad had searched the web on "how to cut someone's throat and executions" .
Coroner Martin Fleming recorded a verdict of suicide on Mr Lad.
The bod... | A man who stabbed his family to death before killing himself had done online research days before about carrying out executions, an inquest heard. | 32975746 |
Here are the racing cars that less than two weeks ago were rounding Barcelona's Turn Three at 160mph, and soon will be swooping through Eau Rouge at Spa at close to 200mph, being driven on the limit through streets barely wide enough for a Rolls-Royce.
A Rolls-Royce - or a Lamborghini or a Ferrari or any other material... | No matter how many times you have seen it, the sheer preposterousness of it never fails to strike you. | 39985946 |
The man was left with a head injury after his pug-type dog "bolted across the road" in Low Road, Dovercourt on Monday evening, Essex Police said.
The dog walker, aged in his 60s, went home but began feeling unwell and died later in hospital.
Police appealed to anyone who saw the man before or after the crash. The dog w... | A man has died after his dog pulled him into the road and he was hit by a car. | 34388282 |
The data was compiled on Google's Map Maker tool, which allows users to contribute information mainly using satellite images or local knowledge.
Many landmarks are now labelled, as are the notorious prison labour camps and nuclear research sites.
The move comes a few weeks after the head of Google visited North Korea.
... | Google has puts its first detailed maps online of North Korea, a country that has so far been mostly blank on the search giant's popular Maps website. | 21226623 |
In a special ceremony called an inauguration, President Trump took over from Barack Obama as America's leader.
He won the election in November 2016 but there is a delay of two months as power changes from one President's team to the next.
Mr Trump swore an oath to "faithfully execute the office of President of the Unit... | Donald Trump is the 45th President of the United States of America. | 38688544 |
Around 200 people were reportedly injured in the attack.
Government forces have been regularly attacking Douma and its surrounding areas in recent months with air strikes and helicopter barrel bombs.
Hundreds of civilians have been killed alongside opposition fighters.
Images of the aftermath of Sunday's strikes show d... | Syrian activists say at least 80 people have died in government air strikes on a marketplace in the rebel-held town of Douma, near Damascus. | 33952777 |
Murray's wife Kim is due to give birth in the second week of February, with the Australian Open finishing at the end of January.
"It would be disappointing if I was to get to that position, not being able to play the final," Murray said.
"But I'd be way more disappointed winning the Australian Open and missing the birt... | Andy Murray says he would miss the final of the Australian Open to attend the birth of his first child. | 35220177 |
"Kill him. We must kill him," young men are shouting, brandishing machetes and knives.
These angry men are militiamen, calling themselves "anti-balaka". They took up arms, they say, to defend the Christian population.
But they have now turned into lynch mobs.
They have just found their prey - a Muslim man, whom they ac... | As sectarian violence continues in the Central African Republic, the BBC's Thomas Fessy writes of his encounter with a lynch mob in the north-western town of Bozoum. | 25772828 |
His acting ability and wavering accent in Boyle's soon-to-be-hit film would be debated in the months to come - especially in India - but with the press Patel was extremely charming. His favourite word at the time was "wicked".
But he has travelled a long way in the past eight years.
For one, he does not use "wicked" ... | Dev Patel was 18 years old when I first interviewed him in 2008 for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire. | 37415842 |
Public Health Minister Aileen Campbell said there would be legislation for a "soft opt-out" system, aimed at increasing donation rates.
A government consultation found 82% of respondents in favour of the move.
MSPs considered such a system during the previous parliamentary term, but ultimately rejected it due to concer... | The Scottish government is to bring forward legislation to provide an opt-out system for organ donation. | 40429187 |
Karen Wallis was artist in residence on the Ness of Brodgar dig, which was carried out over several weeks earlier this year.
Since 2002, Neolithic buildings, artwork, pottery, bones and stone tools have been found in the area.
Wallis's Ness of Brodgar Sketchbook Journal records the latest dig and the people who took pa... | Archaeological excavations on Orkney have been documented in a series of sketches and watercolours. | 37416773 |
Andrew Greene claims the character Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff is based on him.
Mr Greene worked at Stratton Oakmont, the brokerage house founded by Jordan Belfort, played by DiCaprio.
The judge granted Mr Greene's motion to compel a deposition in New York on Thursday, Hollywood Reporter said.
The Wolf of Wall Street, direc... | A judge has ordered Leonardo DiCaprio to testify in court in the case brought by an ex-stockbroker who alleges The Wolf of Wall Street depicted him as a "depraved" drug-fuelled criminal. | 36557809 |
The north-eastern state of Tripura had imposed the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in February 1997 following a rise in separatist insurgency and violence.
Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said there was no need for the law as the "problem has been contained".
The law gives the security forces the powers of search a... | Authorities in an Indian state have withdrawn a controversial anti-insurgent law after 18 years. | 32911104 |
The crash, involving a Peugeot 206 and a Ford Transit van, occurred last Wednesday in Upperton Road, Leicester.
Two passengers in the car died at the scene and the driver has now been discharged from hospital.
The 35-year-old man was bailed pending further inquiries.
Updates on this story and more from Leicestershire
T... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after two men died when a car being followed by an unmarked police vehicle collided with a tipper truck. | 35844154 |
The Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) has written to more than 250 prospective parliamentary candidates ahead of May's Scottish elections.
It wants to see greater enforcement of legal powers to protect hills and mountainous areas from development.
The MCofS has also called for guaranteed protection for areas d... | Political parties have been asked to commit to safeguard Scotland's upland landscapes. | 35668079 |
Former state-appointed emergency managers Darnell Earley and Gerald Ambrose were charged for failing to protect residents from the toxic water.
Two city employees were also charged with felony counts related to the case.
Flint's drinking water became contaminated with lead in 2014 after the city changed its water suppl... | Four more city workers have been charged in the investigation into the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint, Michigan, state prosecutors said. | 38383147 |
Marko Arnautovic's red card in Wednesday's 0-0 draw with Southampton was the first issued to a Potters player this season.
Hughes told BBC Radio Stoke: "It was simply a mistimed tackle.
"It was not done with intent or violent attitude and should have been viewed as such. But there's no point appealing."
He added: "Ther... | Manager Mark Hughes believes Stoke City still sometimes suffer from a past reputation when it comes to their treatment from Premier League referees. | 38331034 |
The initial plan is for a new line from London to Birmingham, with later extensions to Manchester and Leeds.
The Stop HS2 campaign group had called on Mr Grayling to urgently review the project on cost grounds, and the effect on towns and cities near the route.
But Mr Grayling told BBC Radio 4's The World This Weekend:... | The new transport secretary, Chris Grayling, says he does not intend to scrap the high-speed HS2 rail project. | 36820702 |
Sanaa Shahid and her four-year-old son were accosted by solicitor Alexander MacKinnon as they travelled on the Glasgow-bound service from London.
The Virgin Trains guard challenged MacKinnon and eventually removed him from the train.
MacKinnon admitted the racially aggravated offence at Carlisle Magistrates Court on Tu... | A woman has praised a guard who came to her aid after she and her young son were racially abused on a train. | 38868403 |
Michaels, a former World Wrestling Entertainment champion, was a pioneer in WWE - the billion-dollar company with a global audience that reaches 180 countries.
A main event-level star even though he is only around six foot tall, Michaels' success in the 1990s until his retirement in 2010 paved the way for other wrestle... | He grew up dreaming of following in the footsteps of his wrestling idol Shawn 'the Heartbreak Kid' Michaels. | 38534330 |
A long-delayed review of the international Islamist network found parts of it had an "ambiguous relationship with violent extremism".
David Cameron told MPs the group's activities would be kept under review.
The group's British lawyers say the Brotherhood will legally challenge the "deeply flawed" findings.
In a statem... | Membership or association with the Muslim Brotherhood is a "possible indicator of extremism" but it will not be banned, the prime minister has said. | 35121792 |
The memorial has been placed on his childhood home at 43 Waverley Gardens in Barking, east London, where he first learned to play football.
As well as captaining the team, Moore set up two of Geoff Hurst's goals in the 1966 final before receiving the Jules Rimet trophy from the Queen.
He was described as "one of the gr... | Bobby Moore, the only England captain to ever win the World Cup, has been honoured with a blue plaque. | 36885602 |
Negotiations are continuing between the former Celtic boss and the Scottish Championship club with a view to him succeeding Alan Stubbs.
Stubbs left for Rotherham United last week after two seasons in charge and having just won the Scottish Cup.
Lennon is believed to want Garry Parker as his number two at Hibs, who mis... | Neil Lennon could be appointed Hibernian manager later this week. | 36474718 |
With regular skipper Niamh Briggs ruled out by injury, number eight Paula Fitzpatrick will captain the side.
Hooker Leah Lyons will earn her second cap at the Broadway Stadium.
Ulster prop Ilse Van Staden joins other uncapped players Ciara O'Connor, Jennie Finlay and Eimear Considine in the Ireland replacements.
Anothe... | Ireland women's coach Tom Tierney has picked uncapped scrum-half Ailsa Hughes for Friday's Six Nations opener against Scotland in Glasgow. | 38811083 |
12 January 2016 Last updated at 16:48 GMT
Fishermen were able to get many of the short-finned whales back into the sea but some died.
The whales started beaching themselves on Monday afternoon.
Not much is known about why the whales were so close to the shore but it is thought that they may have lost their way. Marine ... | Rescuers are trying to save a pod of whales that are stranded on a beach in India. | 35292610 |
Rex Rowe said his wife Sandra was pushed by ambulance staff for nearly a mile because Nottingham's Robin Hood Marathon was routed round the hospital.
Mr Rowe said the driver of the non-emergency ambulance tried various routes before walking.
Race organisers said there was a "permanent passage" to the hospital.
About 8,... | The husband of a patient who had to be pushed to hospital in a wheelchair has criticised the route of a marathon for blocking the ambulance. | 34401528 |
Starr used the Ludwig kit in more than 200 performances after taking possession of it on 12 May, 1963.
Last month, Julien's Auctions sold a drum head from a kit Starr played on US television show The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, also for $2.1m.
The ex-Beatles drummer has put several memorabilia items up for sale.
Also ava... | A drum kit played by Ringo Starr on Beatles hits including Can't Buy Me Love and I Want to Hold Your Hand has sold at auction for $2.1m (£1.4m). | 35014830 |
The sides cancelled each other out in the opening exchanges before a dazzling run from Kyle Dempsey opened up a slumbering Gills defence.
The on-loan Huddersfield midfielder's shot looked to be heading for the far corner, with David Ball sticking out a leg in a crowded box to see it home.
It was the only real chance fo... | Ash Hunter scored a late volley to help Fleetwood overcome Gillingham. | 37736631 |
Laurene-Danielle Jackson died in hospital on 6 November after being caught in a crush of people trying to leave Lava & Ignite on 18 October.
The coroner said the silence would be held in her memory.
Nabila Nanfuka died at Northampton General Hospital on 19 October 2011.
An inquest into their deaths is currently being h... | The inquest into deaths of two students killed as they tried to leave a nightclub in 2011 is to observe a minute's silence on the anniversary of one of their deaths. | 34740904 |
Having served as an internment camp, borne witness to rebellions and executions and numerous escapes, the Crumlin Road Gaol is a symbol of Ireland's turbulent history.
The final day of March in 2016 marks 20 years since the gaol closed its doors to prisoners and, over the course of 150 years, it has been at the heart o... | A fortress in the heart of north Belfast, it was once dubbed 'Europe's Alcatraz'. | 35916907 |
Quokkas are small marsupials native to a small corner of south-western Australia and considered endangered.
The local population around Northcliffe had been badly hit by a massive bushfire in 2015.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conducted a survey 12 months after the blaze and estimated there were only 39 quokkas left i... | The discovery of a baby quokka in a fire-hit area of Western Australian has given hope to conservationists. | 39149792 |
Many cancer patients currently have to travel abroad for the treatment, which uses a high-energy beam of protons to destroy cancerous cells.
A ceremony will take place later to mark the start of building work, which is set to be completed in 2018.
Manchester and University College London were selected in 2012 as the tw... | Work to build a proton beam therapy unit at Manchester's Christie Hospital is to get under way. | 33668050 |
Margaret Ferrier said the increase came at the same time as a real-terms cut in the Scottish government budget.
And she claimed the devolution of new powers to Holyrood meant the Scotland Office was now a "zombie department".
The UK government said it was right that the department was resourced for the challenges of th... | An SNP MP has questioned why the UK government's Scotland Office has seen its budget increase by 20% over the past five years. | 38443004 |
The cable network's report made an unsubstantiated link between Seth Rich's death and Wikileaks' leak of hacked DNC emails.
The victim's own family have debunked the report, imploring Fox News to stop reporting it.
Mr Rich, 27, was shot dead in Washington DC, last year.
Police say evidence suggests the former Democrati... | Fox News has retracted a report about a US Democratic party employee whose murder last year has fuelled a right-wing conspiracy theory. | 40021373 |
Hooker Richard Hibbard and prop John Afoa return as David Humphreys makes 10 changes to the team which beat the French side 35-14 on 8 December.
Lewis Ludlow, Jacob Rowan and Ben Morgan also start in the pack, while Callum Braley starts at scrum-half.
James Hook takes David Halaifonua's spot at full-back, with Jonny Ma... | Gloucester lock Jeremy Thrush will make his first appearance of the season against Stade Rochelais. | 38307773 |
Judges at the Court of Appeal rejected claims that Stephen McCaughey and brothers Ian and Jason Weir received unduly lenient jail terms for their roles in the killing of Philip Strickland.
Mr Strickland was killed with a shotgun during a dispute in 2012. He was found dead in his car on the Ballydrain Road, near Comber.... | The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has failed in a bid to have three murderers' prison sentences increased. | 34913045 |
The figure was revealed by the SDLP MLA John Dallat at a hearing of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
It followed an assembly question.
Mr Dallat, the vice-chair of the committee, also found that of the 106 teachers suspended over the same period, six had eventually been dismissed.
The figure of £4.2m does not inclu... | More than £4m has been spent on wages, national insurance and pension contributions for suspended teachers over the last five years. | 34792463 |
Trainee maths teacher Lorna Moore, 33, is accused of not telling authorities her husband was poised to join fighters from the Islamic State group.
The Old Bailey heard that when Sajid Aslam, 34, left in August 2014, Ms Moore kept in touch via Skype while on holiday at Butlins.
She denies a terror-related offence.
On Mr... | A mother planned to take her young children to Syria to be reunited with their jihadist father, a court has heard. | 35483703 |
The Reverend Canon Dr Gavin Ashenden, Vicar of Gouray, was responding to the appointment of the Bishop of Grantham, who is gay and in a relationship.
Dr Ashenden said it was marriage between a man and a woman that held society together.
"Anglican Christians look to the bible and tradition and say 'we do what we do beca... | A Jersey vicar has said society could begin to disintegrate if the traditional view of marriage was lost. | 37271512 |
United have signed forward Alex Nicholls, 29, on loan from Barnet for the rest of the season.
Carlisle midfielder Joe McKee is also coming to Scotland on loan for the rest of the season, with the 24-year-old joining Falkirk, subject to clearance.
And the Buddies have signed defenders Adam Eckersley, 31, and Harry Davis... | Scottish Championship sides Dundee United, Falkirk and St Mirren have all made deadline day signings. | 38819108 |
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has warned people who may have bought the shellfish not to eat them.
The mussels were harvested from Roaringwater Bay in County Cork earlier this week and were sold across Ireland.
The FSAI said cooking the mussels will not destroy the toxin, which can cause diarrhoea, vomiti... | Fresh mussels have been recalled from sale in the Republic of Ireland over fears they may contain harmful levels of toxins. | 34021282 |
The MPs donned reindeer hats and Santa antlers for their version of Band Aid's 1980s hit Do They Know It's Christmas?
The lyrics have been adapted to draw attention to claims some big companies are ditching staff perks in order to comply with the National Living Wage, introduced in April.
They accuse firms of cutting o... | Labour MPs swapped the green benches for the music studio to record a Christmas song about workers' rights. | 38318186 |
A judge entered not guilty verdicts against Padraic Wilson, Briege Wright, Seamus Finucane, and Agnes McCrory.
The charges allegedly concerned several meetings held by the IRA in the late 1990s and 2000.
All four had denied the charges at arraignment.
Mr Wilson, 53, of Hamill Park, Andersonstown, Belfast, was the only... | Four people due to stand trial charged with arranging Provisional IRA meetings have had the charges dropped after the prosecution offered "no evidence'' against them. | 27329339 |
The Ellon-based company said in its blog it wants to build a hotel, restaurant and conference centre, creating 80 jobs.
However, BrewDog claims the council wants "60 times fair market value".
Aberdeenshire Council said it had a responsibility to ensure best value for public money.
Friends James Watt and Martin Dickie s... | Craft beer company BrewDog and Aberdeenshire Council have become embroiled in a war of words over the cost of buying land for an expansion. | 38597181 |
The world number 49 from Wallsend beat White 4-1, sealing his victory with a 104 break in frame five.
"I'm just happy to get the result," the 30-year-old told BBC Newcastle.
"It was a case of - for my own self-confidence - trying to put on a bit of a performance and trying to get through with a couple of decent breaks.... | Gary Wilson says he feels at ease with his game after knocking six-time World Championship finalist Jimmy White out in the first round of the Welsh Open. | 35582606 |
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In a purpose built stadium, near a motorway, players from a dozen different nations train on an artificial pitch so new it uses the very latest organic infill (carbon neutral, derived from defibration of woody plants, according to the Italian manufacturer).
Between the New... | Worcester Warriors are the epitome of a modern, professional rugby union club. | 38907843 |
The parole board has said Ian Simms, who was convicted of killing Helen McCourt, is not suitable for release but may be transferred to open conditions.
Former pub landlord Simms maintains he is innocent of the killing.
The Ministry of Justice will make a final decision on the case.
Ms McCourt vanished near her home in ... | A murderer who has refused to reveal the location of his victim's remains for almost three decades has been recommended for a move to open prison. | 35484277 |
In November last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stunned the country by announcing that 500 ($7.47; £5.96) and 1,000 rupee notes were as good as garbage.
Despite his insistence that the ban was meant to curb black money and put terrorists out of business, many analysts said it was motivated by politics rather than ... | As the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh holds a seven-phased election to choose a new government, the BBC's Geeta Pandey travels through the politically key state to see if the recent currency ban is an issue with the voters. | 38903785 |
The forecast comes after years of excess supply, which last year prompted major oil producers to agree to cuts in output.
The IEA said the oil market was now "very close to balance."
But the organisation predicted supply would grow in coming months, with US oil-producing firms driving the increase.
The IEA said it expe... | Demand for oil is expected to slow for the second year in a row, the International Energy Agency has said. | 39588363 |
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It follows his win in the European Youth Championships last summer.
Heyward, 18, led from the front and never fell behind as Norway's pre-race favourite Jakob Ingebrigtsen fell on the final lap.
The Cardiff AAC runner broke a 33-year-old Welsh junior record to qualify for ... | Wales' Jake Heyward won Great Britain's first gold of the European Junior Athletics Championships with a commanding victory in the men's 1500m. | 40693564 |
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