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In recent years it has often been in the headlines over controversies surrounding the Australian-run asylum-seeker detention camp, with allegations of human rights abuses and overcrowding.
The detention camp is a major employer and source of income on the island. Since 2013 Australia has sent all asylum-seekers arrivin... | Named Pleasant Island by its first European visitors, the former British colony of Nauru is the world's smallest republic. | 15433616 |
Prof Jo Shaw, the Salvesen Chair of European Institutions at Edinburgh University Law School, said some form of confrontation between the UK and Scottish governments over the proposal was inevitable.
The bill, announced by Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday, will repeal the European Communities Act and enshrine all e... | The UK government's plans for a Brexit "Great Repeal Bill" are likely to end in a "constitutional bust-up", a legal expert has predicted. | 37540552 |
But Heathrow bosses insist that expansion there would better improve Scotland's links to global markets.
It comes as the Airports Commission is due to give its recommendation to the UK government on whether a new runway should be built at Heathrow or Gatwick.
The chief executives of both London airports are to appear a... | Plans to expand Heathrow Airport could mean fewer direct flights to and from Scotland, if they are approved, according to bosses at Gatwick Airport. | 32914089 |
By 2024, nearly 3.3 million pupils are expected to be attending state-funded secondaries, compared with just over 2.7 million in 2015, a rise of 547,000.
The increase is mainly due to the upturn in the birth rate since 2002, the Department for Education says.
The rise follows years of falling rolls due to low birth rat... | The number of pupils attending England's secondary schools is set to rise by 20% over the course of the next decade, government figures show. | 33623500 |
The bank is aiming to save another $3bn (£2bn) in annual costs as tougher regulations eat into profits.
The layoffs would cut the firm's total headcount to between 240,000 and 250,000 over the next three years.
HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver has already overseen $4bn of cost cuts since he took office in 2011.
He... | HSBC has said it may cut an additional 14,000 jobs globally as part of a restructuring plan to reduce costs and increase profitability. | 22537306 |
Regulated fares such as season tickets are pegged to Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation in July, which was 1%.
Rail fares have risen nearly three times faster than wages in the UK over the past five years, analysis has suggested.
But rail minister Claire Perry said the government's plans would put an end to "inflation... | Regulated rail fares are to rise by 1% in January, the Department of Transport has said. | 33968318 |
Rachael Crooks, a housing association worker who lives in Brotton, North Yorkshire, has already embraced electric technology.
She currently uses her Nissan Leaf to commute to work in Middlesbrough.
The town has outdoor chargers at a local supermarket as well as council car parks.
However, as Mrs Crooks points out: "You... | The government says it will ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040 as part of its clean air strategy - but as they gradually disappear from our roads, how will we manage using electric vehicles on a day to day basis? | 40725716 |
A total of 374 employees lost their jobs when Tullis Russell Papermakers, based at Markinch in Fife, went into administration in April 2015.
Each employee received the equivalent of eight weeks' wages in compensation for their loss.
The award follows a judgement from an employment tribunal in Dundee.
Lawyers said that ... | Former workers of a Fife paper firm have been awarded £1.5m in compensation after they were made redundant with just one day's notice. | 36075265 |
But according to a report published today, we urgently need to do God - or rather, as a nation, we need to understand religion and belief much better as a driving force within societies across the world, in order to deal with its impact at home.
Here, the decrease in mainstream Christianity and the growth of minority r... | "We don't do God," as Tony Blair's spin doctor Alastair Campbell famously told an interviewer wishing to inquire further about the then prime minister's Christian faith. | 35005026 |
It came as Citi said it had set aside more cash to cover losses on energy loans, and as the cost of shrinking some of its businesses increased.
Citi, which is restructuring to focus on more profitable businesses, saw net income fall to $3.5bn (£2.5bn) from $4.8bn the time a year earlier.
However, the results were bett... | US bank Citigroup has reported a 27% fall in first quarter profits compared with a year earlier. | 36056072 |
31 October 2016 Last updated at 08:53 GMT
Pheasants and partridges, used to breed chicks for shooting estates across the UK, are being confined in barren, wire mesh cages, under conditions that are worse than those allowed for chickens.
Inside Out London discovered shocking conditions at three breeding sites.
Watch the... | Tens of thousands of game birds are being held in cages which can lead to injuries and premature death, a BBC investigation has uncovered. | 37787924 |
An inquiry heard people were queuing for up to four hours after the first pool game at the Millennium Stadium.
Enterprise and business committee chairman William Graham said the station's "ageing infrastructure" needed "substantial investment".
Great Western Railway said it would work with Network Rail and other train ... | Cardiff Central railway station needs an urgent upgrade, AMs have said, after long delays for Rugby World Cup fans. | 34973490 |
Already a problem in France it likes nothing more than eating European honey bees. It's arrival here would be a problem for struggling bee populations.
Like many invasive species the hornet has seen plenty of alarming and frankly slightly over the top coverage in the media.
But they do pose a really serious threat to o... | The Asian hornet has been slowly moving closer to the UK for a while now. | 41049621 |
Lieutenant Commander Eric Timon is in charge of Irish Naval Service vessel, LÉ Eithne, which rescued more than 500 people off the Libyan coast on Monday.
The LÉ Eithne was deployed to assist in the humanitarian rescue operation on 16 May and to date, has helped to save more than 2,000 migrants from the sea.
Mr Timon sa... | An Irish naval commander who has helped to rescue hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea has said the scale of the human tragedy is "unprecedented". | 33239255 |
The woman was contacted by a caller claiming to be from the Royal Bank of Scotland fraud department.
She was told there was suspicious activity on her account and advised to transfer the money to another account.
The woman was told to contact the number on her bank card, but police said the fraudsters had kept the line... | A woman in Nairn has lost £26,000 to a bank scam, police have said. | 36619350 |
17 May 2016 Last updated at 08:45 BST
Matthew Daley, 35, killed Donald Lock on the A24 near Worthing in July 2016 after the 79-year-old ran into the back of his vehicle.
Daley, who was convicted of manslaughter, told how he had attacked Mr Lock on "auto-pilot".
[Warning: Some viewers may find the description in this cl... | A man who stabbed a retired solicitor 39 times after a crash between their cars described the attack in interviews with detectives. | 36306611 |
Publishers Herald Newspapers Plc said the Ceredigion Herald will be published mainly in English but with "more Welsh content" than other weeklies.
It joins stablemates the Pembrokeshire Herald, the Carmarthenshire Herald and the Llanelli Herald.
It will have an initial print run of 10,000 and will cover from Aberystwyt... | A new weekly newspaper, featuring both English and Welsh language content, will be launched on Friday. | 35936371 |
Martin McCauley was seriously wounded and a teenager killed when police opened fire on a County Armagh hayshed in 1982.
After the so-called shoot-to-kill incident, he was convicted of possession of three rifles found inside the shed.
In May the conviction was ruled unsafe.
The Court of Appeal in Belfast has been examin... | The Court of Appeal has given detailed reasons why a conviction of one of the so-called Colombia Three for a weapons offence was quashed. | 29142662 |
The Namibian is being investigated by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) over payments he received from Papa Massata Diack, the son of ex-IAAF president Lamine Diack.
In March, French newspaper Le Monde claimed former sprinter Fredericks received a payment days before voting on the 2016 Olympics host city.
The four-tim... | IAAF council member Frankie Fredericks has been provisionally suspended from athletics pending an investigation into a potential ethics violation, the sport's governing body said on Monday. | 40632465 |
The local authority and supermarket giant have been at loggerheads in a long-running row over a £340,000 "planning gain" payment from Tesco.
Tesco has argued that the money was to be a contribution towards a new road in Inverness, if it was completed by 2011.
But work on building the West Link only started this year.
... | Highland Council and Tesco have signed a legal agreement to keep negotiations in a financial dispute confidential, BBC Scotland understands. | 37284241 |
The move comes after their party's worst election result since 1965.
Lee Kuan Yew and fellow former prime minister Goh Chok Tong said in a joint resignation statement that the "time has come for a younger generation".
The 87-year old Mr Lee was prime minister from 1959 to 1990, after which Mr Goh took over until 2004.
... | Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew has resigned from the country's cabinet, ceding leadership to his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. | 13400296 |
The crash happened between Templepatrick and Sandyknowes on Monday night shortly before 20:40 GMT.
Police said the man was the driver of one of the cars involved in the crash.
Two other men were hurt in the incident but their injuries are not life threatening. The M2 was closed overnight between Templepatrick and Sandy... | A man in his 30s has died in a multi-vehicle road crash on the M2 in County Antrim. | 38439314 |
Derek Lyle opened the scoring on 71 minutes with a close range header.
Kyle Jacobs then thundered in a fantastic strike from 30 yards, which went in via the underside of the crossbar.
Joe Thomson completed the scoring, shooting home after a run from the edge of his own penalty box.
Morton drop a place to fourth, with F... | Queen of the South picked up their first home win in the Championship since September to end Morton's seven-game unbeaten run. | 38779651 |
Gillian Triggs told Australia's ABC the versions of events given by different parties "simply don't add up".
The Somali migrant at Australia's detention camp in Nauru says she became pregnant as a result of being raped.
Australia says she changed her mind when she was allowed into the country last week, but she denies ... | The case of a migrant woman who sought an abortion in Australia is "extraordinary", the Australian Human Rights Commission's head has said. | 34577905 |
The pair finished on nine under at a windy Hilton Head before McDowell clinched victory on the first play-off hole after Simpson missed a par putt.
"I played well all week. My putter was cold before I got it going in the final round," said McDowell.
England's Luke Donald finished tied for third on seven under after a 6... | Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell beat Webb Simpson in a play-off at the RBC Heritage to seal his first win since 2010 and return to the world's top 10. | 22243620 |
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Cooper, 47, was confirmed as Jamie Fullarton's replacement on Sunday, with the Scot having lasted just 70 days.
Fullarton's sacking came at the end of a spell that has seen a public row with Aborah, fans' protests and owner Ray Trew putting the club up for sale.
"It's time... | New manager Mark Cooper has called for unity at Notts County and has said out-of-favour midfielder Stanley Aborah has a future at the ailing League Two side. | 35865744 |
The medicines regulator NICE has recommended that Translarna (also known as ataluren) be used to help children who will receive the most benefit.
The drug has the potential to delay the loss of the ability to walk in children with the muscle-wasting disease.
Families and charities say they are delighted by the decision... | A drug for treating children aged five and over with Duchenne muscular dystrophy will be available for around 50 youngsters through NHS England. | 36056759 |
The electric car maker said about 2% of the 53,000 vehicles built from February to October 2016 were affected, but all of those cars are being recalled.
The company added it had no reports of accidents or injuries relating to the brake issue.
In US trading, Tesla shares closed down 1% at $302.51.
In a statement the fir... | Tesla has issued a voluntary global recall for some of its Model S and Model X cars to fix a problem with the parking brake. | 39663382 |
It means all pupils currently in P3 at Greenwood, Belmont and Dundela feeder schools will be guaranteed a place at Strandtown Primary.
A situation arose because the three feeder schools are consistently oversubscribed.
As a result more pupils expect to transfer to Strandtown than the approved P4 admissions number.
In a... | The education minister has granted a temporary variation to admittance rules for an east Belfast primary school. | 31046033 |
Ko Yong-suk told how she looked after Kim when he was at school in Switzerland.
Ko, a sister of Kim's mother, now lives anonymously outside New York City.
The CIA, which reportedly helped them buy a house after their defection, has not confirmed or denied her claims.
In a wide-ranging interview with The Washington Post... | An aunt of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been running a dry-cleaning business in the US after defecting with her family in 1998, the Washington Post reports. | 36404908 |
Anca Falconer, 36, from Pembrokeshire, was diagnosed with Leiomyosarcoma (LMS), a type of soft tissue sarcoma, just days after giving birth in 2010.
Her request for specialist treatment in England was refused.
The Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee said the success of Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT... | NHS Wales has been accused of "not being set up to deal with" certain types of cancer. | 40378568 |
The estimate, which would potentially put the Western US in range, was based on an analysis of rocket debris.
However, there was no confirmation that the North had the re-entry technology needed to deliver a missile.
Experts believe North Korea is also years away from gaining the ability to mount a nuclear bomb on a mi... | North Korea's recent rocket launch shows it has the ability to fire a rocket more than 10,000km (6,200 miles), South Korean officials say. | 20830605 |
The news came as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said the number of migrants and refugees crossing illegally into Europe by sea and land had passed one million.
The figure for 2015 represents a fourfold rise on the total last year.
Before the latest deaths, the number of dead or missing was put at 3,... | Italian officials have reported the rescue of 555 migrants from the Mediterranean while 11 others died trying to reach Greece from Turkey. | 35164155 |
The facility is set to be built on land near Byron Street, Royton. The site is opposite the current Royton Sports Centre.
Oldham Council said it will include a six-lane 25m swimming pool, a learner pool, a gym and two dance studios.
A spokesman added the current site will close when the new site is completed. The new c... | The plans for a new £8m sports centre have been unveiled by Oldham Council. | 25834257 |
The group of Olympians - including gold medallists Jason Kenny and Laura Trott - said encouraging more people to use bikes instead of cars would be "the best way" to honour their success.
They called on the PM to address "chronic underfunding" in cycling.
The Department for Transport said investment had tripled since 2... | Some of Britain's top cyclists have written to Prime Minister Theresa May calling for the government to create "a legacy of everyday cycling". | 37242352 |
A CIA spokesman says the inquiry by the agency's inspector general would see if there are any lessons to be learned.
Paula Broadwell, 40, was found to have classified information, but both she and Gen Petraeus deny it came from him.
Gen Petraeus will testify on Friday on Capitol Hill about September's deadly attack on ... | The CIA has opened an investigation into the conduct of its former director David Petraeus, who resigned last week citing an affair with his biographer. | 20351938 |
West Midlands Ambulance Service had been bracing itself for record numbers of call-outs after experiencing one of its busiest ever days during December.
However, the number of overnight calls received on New Year's Eve was 1,436 - far fewer than last year's figure of around 1,600.
The service said the public was heedin... | The number of New Year's Eve 999 calls across the West Midlands fell by around 200, paramedics have said. | 30648520 |
The figures, which cover 2013, show an increase of almost 7% on the previous year.
And provisional figures for 2014 show the upward trend is continuing.
Beef, lamb and mutton, milk and dairy products are the biggest sectors, accounting for around half of turnover.
It is estimated that industry sales for 2014 will be mo... | The Northern Ireland food and drinks industry is worth around £4,510m per year and sales are continuing to rise according to a government report. | 33736181 |
One Direction also fared well, being named favourite group and artist of the year, for the second year in a row.
Jared Leto made a moving speech about terror attacks in Paris, recalling the time his band played at The Bataclan.
Celine Dion then sang Edith Piaf's Hymne a L'Amour against a backdrop of Parisian landmarks.... | An absent Taylor Swift dominated the American Music Awards, winning three prizes, including album of the year and song of the year. | 34898568 |
The Labour leader said that on his 99 previous questions he has been "unclear or dissatisfied with the answer".
But he pressed on with a crowd sourced inquiry from a "Callum" on cuts to the funding of sixth form and further education colleges.
Mr Cameron disputed Mr Corbyn's claims but congratulated him on reaching "10... | Jeremy Corbyn chose further education cuts as the subject of his 100th Commons question to David Cameron. | 35765254 |
Benon Kizza and Philip Pariyo claimed asylum and were housed near St Peter's Rugby Club in Roath.
The club's chairman told Wales Online they had signed the pair after "a bit of bureaucracy".
Uganda's rugby manager said transfer regulations had not been followed.
Kasasa Yayiro, Uganda's rugby manager, told the BBC he ha... | Two Ugandan rugby players who disappeared after coming to compete in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow last year are playing for a small Cardiff team, it has emerged. | 31289038 |
Police said a bedroom window at a house in Ludlow Square was smashed in the incident which was reported to police at about 22:20 GMT on Thursday.
Two men, aged 21 and 33, were in the house at the time.
One of the men sustained minor cuts to his hand from broken glass. Police believe at least two shots were fired throug... | A number of shots have been fired at a house in north Belfast. | 34881076 |
Stephen Miller, 55, of the University of the West of England in Bristol, died in the Mampu cave in Cabbeng village, South Sulawesi, in August last year.
Avon Coroner's Court that heard guides saw Mr Miller enter the cave and raised the alarm when he failed to emerge.
With no evidence of foul play, a narrative conclusio... | A university lecturer whose body was found in a cave in Indonesia fell to his death looking for ancient paintings, an inquest has heard. | 38668097 |
In August 2010, Olabisi Bokinni was 24 years old and working at a management consultancy in Ikeja, Lagos, when she learnt that her brother, who lived in the United States, was diagnosed with leukaemia.
"At the time, I did not have a clue about cancer," she says. After several weeks of tests and chemotherapy, she was to... | Cancer dramatically changed the outlook of one Nigerian and prompted him to save countless other lives, writes US-based journalist Frederica Boswell, in this article published in the BBC Focus on Africa magazine | 19902072 |
Saturday: Conservative campaign out-pacing rivals
Sunday: How local are the general election candidates? Find out who's standing
Monday: Britain may have reached 'peak beard' but it is not in evidence on the frontbenches
Wednesday: Is there really such a thing as 'the women's vote'?
Thursday: No time to read the party ... | Look back at the week of election campaigning in numbers with our Go Figure images, which are posted daily on social media. | 32355717 |
Dr Robert Murphie, 52, known as Robbie, is believed to have worked as a GP in Stranraer.
His bike collided with a Land Rover near Creetown, five miles east of Newton Stewart, at about 12:00 on Saturday.
Two people in the Land Rover suffered shock and bruising. Police Scotland said inquiries were continuing. | A motorbike rider killed in a crash on the A75 Gretna to Stranraer road in Dumfries and Galloway has been named. | 33303277 |
The attack happened in Vere Foster Walk in the early hours of Saturday.
The man is due before Belfast Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Another 19-year-old, Aidan Muir, from Springhill Grove in the city, appeared in court on Monday and was released on bail.
Muir was allegedly armed with a pair of scissors and a hammer duri... | A 19-year-old man has been charged with grievous bodily harm after a stabbing in west Belfast left a 51-year-old man critically ill in hospital. | 36079111 |
In some ways the opposition leader, who is in a neck-and-neck race with incumbent Ma Ying-jeou, has already done so.
The 55-year-old former law professor has been credited with cleaning up the image of her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in recent years.
Campaigning in the southern city of Tainan, she pledged to eng... | Taiwan's first female presidential candidate, Tsai Ing-wen, wants to create a new political culture if she wins the upcoming elections. | 16464515 |
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Russia was banned from international competition in November after a Wada commission examined claims of widespread doping, cover-ups and and extortion.
A Ukad spokesperson said: "Ukad has been asked by Wada to be part of an evaluation visit to Russia.
"It will explore ways... | UK Anti-Doping has said it will help the World Anti-Doping Agency carry out reforms in Russia. | 35064433 |
The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee comes more than six years after the record low was introduced.
The half-dozen years of ultra-low interest rates have cut returns on savings, while mortgage borrowers have reaped the benefits of lower repayments.
Rates have been at a record low for the entire Coalition gover... | UK interest rates have been held at 0.5% for another month by the Bank of England. | 32234477 |
Jake Cooper gave the hosts the lead, heading home an Oliver Norwood cross.
But Hull levelled shortly afterwards as influential midfielder Tom Huddlestone put Abel Hernandez through to fire low into the centre of goal.
Huddlestone was again the provider as he found Robertson, who struck home from outside the box for a v... | Andrew Robertson's late winner secured victory for Hull over Reading as Steve Bruce's men confirmed at least a place in the Championship play-offs. | 36021366 |
Brown, who can play as full-back or winger, has made 104 appearances since his professional debut in 2010.
"I believe this squad has the potential to achieve a lot and that's something I want to be a part of in the coming years," said the 26-year-old.
"There's a strong team culture and we are all determined to continue... | Edinburgh back Tom Brown has signed a two-year deal that will keep him at his hometown club until May 2019. | 38992855 |
The first websites ending in شبكة. - pronounced dot shabaka, and meaning web - went online a day ahead of schedule.
Until now, there were only 22 gTLDs, including .com and .org, in addition to country code endings, such as .uk.
Organisers say the existing system had become too crowded, but critics say the expansion wil... | An Arabic net address ending has become the first to go live as part of the rollout of more than 1,000 new generic top-level domain (gTLD) name suffixes. | 26014829 |
Artist Luke Jerram is behind Treasure City where artworks worth at least £1,000 each have been hidden around Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.
To find and keep the pieces, visitors to the 20-21 Arts Centre in the town must study paintings with codes - some of which are "extremely hard" to crack.
Mathematician and code-s... | A hunt for five gold art works, which can only be found by cracking clues in five paintings, has started. | 39014989 |
Grainger, 40, and Thornley, 28, re-established their partnership in the double scull after missing out on GB's women's eight for the Rio Olympics.
The duo began Sunday's race positively but faded in the closing stages.
Overall it was a positive regatta for the British team, who won two golds, three silvers and three br... | London Olympic gold medallist Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley finished fifth in the women's double scull final at the World Rowing Cup in Poznan. | 36570413 |
The West Brom boss, whose side were beaten by Swansea City on the final day, welcomed the Swans' Premier League survival and Cardiff's hosting of the Champions League final on 3 June.
But he believes Wales' capital city team must return to the top-flight.
"We need to get Cardiff back in the Premier League," said Pulis.... | Welshman Tony Pulis believes Cardiff City need to return to the Premier League to truly put Wales on the footballing map. | 40000599 |
Reports suggest increasing numbers of Buddhist monks are contracting diet-related diseases such as diabetes because of fatty, sugary gifts.
Traditionally monks do not cook and depend on donations given by devotees.
The BBC's Charles Haviland in Colombo says on some occasions monks are given five-course meals.
Although ... | Buddhist devotees in Sri Lanka who traditionally give food to monks are to be given special menus in an attempt to stop the clergy becoming sick. | 20512718 |
It is claimed the pair were forced to work in brothels to repay Lizzy Idahosa £50,000 for travel and false documents.
Ms Idahosa, 24, denied threatening them about repaying the cash.
She has pleaded not guilty to charges including trafficking for prostitution. Her partner Jackson Omoruyi is also on trial at Cardiff Cr... | A woman accused of trafficking two Nigerian women to become sex workers in the UK has told a jury she never threatened or beat either of them. | 29524667 |
12 January 2014 Last updated at 09:57 GMT
Many of China's big cities suffer with bad air pollution, which has recently caused some places to virtually shut down.
Plans to improve the smog situation include closing down coal-burning power stations and limiting the amount of traffic on roads.
The pollution has become so ... | Officials in China say they're working hard to tackle the country's smog problem. | 25702596 |
Twenty calves were born, of which 11 survived for more than three months.
Bovine TB is a risk to cattle in many countries, including parts of the UK, Africa and Asia.
Researchers in China used a genome editing tool to change the genetic code of cattle. They say the technology could have widespread uses in agriculture.
... | Scientists in China say they have produced cloned cattle with increased resistance to bovine tuberculosis. | 38810073 |
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The 27-23 defeat by Wales was a ninth in a row in the championship for the Scots and left coach Cotter without a tournament win in seven games.
"Hopefully we'll get the win and put that to bed," Jackson, who replaced the injured Stuart Hogg in Cardiff, said.
"We don't want... | Ruaridh Jackson says the best way to end questions about Scotland's Six Nations run and Vern Cotter's future is to win their next match against Italy. | 35573491 |
The bots exaggerated support for the Republican, it suggests, but Trump would still have won a higher number of supportive tweets even if they had not.
The authors warn such software has the capacity to "manipulate public opinion" and "muddy political issues".
The report has yet to be peer-reviewed.
And one critic note... | More than four times as many tweets were made by automated accounts in favour of Donald Trump around the first US presidential debate as by those backing Hillary Clinton, a study says. | 37684418 |
The results come shortly after the loss of two directors amid a review into how the group ought to be governed.
Lord Paul Myners quit as a board member following resistance to his plans for reform. His departure followed the exit of chief executive Euan Sutherland who left after less than a year in the job.
What exactl... | The Co-operative Group has reported losses of £2.5bn for 2013, the worst results in the organisation's history. | 26970903 |
Former captain Croft, 45, was elevated to the top role after the December departure of Toby Radford.
"We're just weighing up our options at the moment," Morris said.
"But we're very lucky that we've got a number of really good coaches with ECB qualifications."
Last season former England spinner Croft acted as Radford's... | Glamorgan chief executive Hugh Morris says the club is still considering whether to add an extra coach to the staff after Robert Croft's promotion to head coach. | 35546085 |
Those doubts deepened over the weekend.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent an uncompromising message to Europe's leaders: "We are going our way, and you can go yours."
Europe's leaders have placed a large bet on the Turkish president helping them manage their refugee crisis.
Turkey agreed to take back migrants from Greece in ex... | In European capitals, the awkward questions are becoming more frequent. | 36246807 |
The music artist was in the island to shoot a new video, according to newspaper and media reports.
Officers using Police Scotland's Lochaber and Skye Twitter account tweeted a pun-filled message shortly after the media stories appeared.
The officers signed off with #HipHopCops.
The tweet made reference to West's wife K... | A visit to Skye by US hop hop artist Kanye West has inspired a tongue-in-cheek road safety warning from Police Scotland. | 36033048 |
After a daylong meeting with the country's main political parties, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said military courts would be set up for the speedy trial of suspected terrorists.
Speaking in a television broadcast, Mr Sharif said Pakistan was in an "extraordinary situation" that needed "extraordinary actions".
The Talib... | Pakistan's government has been at pains in the last week to show that it can tackle militancy. | 30602157 |
The zone would have the unmanned vehicles flying below normal planes at a height of 200 to 400 feet.
Air traffic control for the suggested drone space would be handled by an automated computer system.
Chinese internet giant Alibaba, Google and other parcel services have also carried out private trials of drones.
Amazon... | US online retailer Amazon has called for a separate air space zone for commercial drone flights that could deliver goods to customers. | 33698812 |
Antony Lowry-Huws, 63, from Kinmel Bay near Rhyl, was described as the driving force behind the scams which took five years to bring to court.
He was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud, alongside his wife, a Conwy business partner, a Flintshire solicitor and a Lancashire surveyor.
The five will be sentenced in Septe... | A former police officer is one of five people who have been convicted of massive mortgage fraud worth £20m. | 22819018 |
Liverpudlian Smith, 30, grew into the fight after a shaky start but was knocked down in the ninth round.
The three judges scored the bout 117-110 116-111 116-111 in favour of the undefeated Puerto Rican in Connecticut.
It was the second defeat for Smith in his 25-fight career.
WBO light-middleweight champion Liam was i... | Stephen Smith failed to join brother Liam as a world champion as he lost a unanimous points decision to defending champion Jose Pedraza in their IBF super-featherweight title bout. | 36065781 |
Understanding exactly how bacteria spread could improve the way we design and clean our hospitals, and train healthcare workers.
Researchers from the University of Leeds presented their findings at the British Science Festival in Bradford.
Healthcare acquired infections affect one in every 15 hospital patients.
They in... | A new computer model predicts that multi-bed hospital wards increase bacterial hand contamination by 20% compared with single-bed wards. | 34192372 |
Flight controllers in Houston were updating software on the ISS when one of its data relay systems broke down.
The ISS had been able to make contact intermittently via Russian stations.
Nasa normally speaks and sends data to the station from Houston, via three communications satellites.
Interruptions in both communicat... | Nasa ground controllers have re-established contact with the International Space Station less than three hours after a computer failure briefly interrupted communication. | 21512322 |
The judge instructed the panel to seek unanimous verdicts in each case.
The burglary, which took place over the Easter weekend last year, saw jewellery and valuables worth an estimated £14m stolen.
It was described during the trial at Woolwich Crown Court as the "largest burglary in English legal history".
Daniel Jone... | Jurors in the trial of four men accused of being involved in the Hatton Garden raid have retired to consider their verdict. | 35303487 |
The beach between Lowestoft South Pier and Parade Road South has been eroded, and now part of the ramp at Children's Corner is crumbling.
Waveney District Council said it believed the ramp could collapse.
A barrier has been put across the prom at the ramp's entry, and another at a groyne to the south of the ramp.
A spo... | Part of a Suffolk beach has been closed to the public amid safety fears after damage caused by unusually rough seas and high tides earlier this month. | 24669890 |
The 17-year-old replaced World Cup winner Gianluigi Buffon in Thursday's 3-1 defeat by France in Bari.
AC Milan star Donnarumma was born 484 days after Buffon, 38, made his international debut on 29 October 1997.
"He's a player with huge potential," said new Italy coach Giampiero Ventura. "I wasn't going to bring him w... | Teenager Gianluigi Donnarumma said he was "quite emotional" after becoming Italy's youngest-ever goalkeeper. | 37254324 |
The Royal Mint, based in Llantrisant, said the silver coin was designed to be a collectable.
It has been created to celebrate "the Welsh spirit", it added.
The coin has been designed by sculptor Norman Sillman, who received his first commission from the Royal Mint back in 1958.
Director of commemorative coin, Anne Jess... | A commemorative £20 coin featuring the Welsh dragon has been revealed by the Royal Mint in Rhondda Cynon Taff. | 36692771 |
The Dark Energy Survey's 570-million-pixel camera will scan some 300 million galaxies in the coming five years.
The goal is to discover the nature of dark energy, which is theorised to be responsible for the ever-faster expansion of the Universe.
Its first image, taken 12 September, focussed on the Fornax galaxy cluste... | The most powerful sky-scanning camera yet built has begun its quest to pin down the mysterious stuff that makes up nearly three-quarters of our Universe. | 19634700 |
One man, who had taken ill before the attack began, died and nine others were taken to hospital, some of whom were critically injured.
The terror attack happened shortly before 00:20 BST on Monday, 19 June, when the vehicle mounted the pavement outside Muslim Welfare House - which is also a community centre - on Seven ... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences after he drove a van into a group of worshippers close to a mosque in north London. | 40323769 |
Yale Howarth, 15, was found at his Chirk home after staff at Ysgol Dinas Bran, Llangollen, quizzed him about a sexual encounter with another pupil.
An inquest said the teen was probably suffering from "extreme anxiety".
Mark Howarth, Yale's father, said schools should give better protection and support to pupils.
"The ... | Schools need to look again at how they tackle sensitive issues with pupils, says the family of a Denbighshire teenager who hanged himself. | 30801183 |
The striker, 34, is considering offers after leaving Paris St-Germain but few will be as creative as what Rot-Weiss Oberhausen have put forward.
The club says the striker's signature on a two-year contract would see the city introduce a monarchy that Ibrahimovic will head, while a local beer will be renamed to feature ... | Zlatan Ibrahimovic could become king of Oberhausen if he signs for the German city's fourth-tier football club. | 36437528 |
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The 24-year-old agreed a four-year deal just 24 hours after withdrawing from an agreement with the Scottish champions.
A switch to Getafe collapsed, allowing Celtic to move again for the forward who scored 22 goals in the Spanish second tier last season.
And Manchester Cit... | Celtic have completed the £2.3m signing of Serbia striker Stefan Scepovic from Sporting Gijon. | 29023070 |
Archaeologists found the man's skeleton buried in a recess of a cave in the Black Isle, Ross-shire.
Forensic anthropologist Dame Sue Black and her team at the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification (CAHID) have now detailed the man's injuries.
He was found in a cross-legged position with stones holding down his li... | The face of a Pictish man who was "brutally killed" 1,400 years ago has been reconstructed by Dundee University researchers. | 39002843 |
Penelope Wilkinson was employed by IP&E, which was closed down by Shropshire Council in February after it failed in its efforts to sell its "know-how" to other authorities.
The 42-year-old, of Colley Close in Shrewsbury, is set to appear at Telford Magistrates' Court on 22 August. She is currently on bail.
The council ... | A woman who worked for a council-run company has been charged with fraud. | 36834085 |
The men were trapped by a cave-in at a gypsum mine in eastern Shandong province on 25 December.
China's CCTV showed dramatic footage of one of the men appearing on the surface and then being taken to hospital.
In all, 29 people were initially trapped by the collapse: 15 have now been rescued and one confirmed dead, whi... | Four Chinese miners who had been trapped underground for 36 days have been rescued, Chinese state media say. | 35437156 |
But fast forward 70 years and what a difference there is.
Back in 1946, Arthur Rank companies had asked the British government for funds to shoot what later became the seminal film, Odd Man Out.
It starred James Mason, Kathleen Ryan and Cyril Cusack.
It also starred the moody backdrop of Belfast, with much of the film ... | There's no money to be made from shooting a film in Belfast, a government letter dating from 1946 suggests. | 39477265 |
China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce - the body responsible for enforcing business laws - said it was looking into "alleged monopoly actions" by the company.
The announcement came after officials from the regulator visited some of Microsoft's local offices.
The company said it "will address any concer... | An anti-monopoly investigation into US technology giant Microsoft has been launched by Chinese authorities. | 28519908 |
Police issued a picture of a suspect after reports a man with a three-month-old baby was asking people to buy the child in Barton Arcade on Sunday.
A 28-year-old man, arrested on suspicion of child neglect, has been bailed until September.
The baby's mother was reported missing last month, police said.
The baby girl is... | The mother of a baby, who it's claimed was offered for sale in Manchester city centre, was reported missing three weeks ago, police have said. | 33514738 |
The former Girls Aloud singer will play a feisty character who's going to make life difficult for troublemaker Tracy Barlow.
She said: "I am excited to be joining Coronation Street. As a fan of the show it is a huge honour for me to join the cast. I can't wait to get started."
Filming for Harding's part will start in M... | Sarah Harding's going to appear in four episodes of Coronation Street later this year. | 32144600 |
Pacquiao and Mayweather are set to split upwards of £150m following their welterweight bout at the MGM Grand.
But Freddie Roach said of Mayweather: "I really am wondering if he's going to turn up on the night.
"I don't think any fighter is afraid, but I don't think he wanted this fight. He was forced into a fight he di... | Manny Pacquiao's trainer says he fears Floyd Mayweather might not turn up for Saturday's super-fight in Las Vegas. | 32525679 |
The Dow Industrial, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were all trading at record levels, with the Dow recording its eighth consecutive session of gains.
Retailers were among the big winners after Wal-Mart reported strong fourth quarter sales. Its shares rose 3%.
Kraft Heinz shares lost 1.8% in the first trading session since it w... | (Close): US shares made new records on Tuesday, following a long-weekend break. | 39041165 |
The midfielder left the Liberty Stadium to join Burnley last month in a deal that could eventually be worth £10m.
Swansea had three head coaches last season, with Paul Clement keeping them in the Premier League after Francesco Guidolin and Bob Bradley were sacked.
"It was tough with the change of managers at Swansea, i... | Managerial upheaval affected Swansea as they fought relegation last season, says their former midfielder Jack Cork. | 40870124 |
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Among the reasons behind the slide in popularity of President Nicolas Maduro is the country's deteriorating health system.
The BBC's Daniel Pardo gained exclusive access to one of the biggest public hospitals in the capital, Caracas, where the medics themselves showed him how bad t... | Venezuelan anti-government protesters clashed with police on Wednesday. | 36323850 |
Pascal Cotte said he has spent more than 10 years using the technology to analyse the painting.
He claims the earlier portrait lies hidden underneath the surface of Leonardo's most celebrated artwork.
A reconstruction shows another image of a sitter looking off to the side.
The Louvre Museum has declined to comment on ... | An image of a portrait underneath the Mona Lisa has been found beneath the existing painting using reflective light technology, according to a French scientist. | 35031997 |
India's government said commercial and air forces planes were used to take out the foreigners from Kathmandu.
The UN estimates that eight million people in 39 districts have been affected by the 7.8-magnitude quake.
More than 10,000 people have been injured.
"Friends in need," Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Vikas... | India has helped in evacuating 170 foreign nationals from 15 countries who were trapped by Nepal's earthquake in which more than 5,000 people are now known to have died. | 32509157 |
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Ranjit Power was reported missing on 14 May, a week after he went to India on business.
His daughter Emma Power said: "I'm trying my very, very best to not think the worst."
BBC Midlands Today's Giles Latcham reports. | A missing Wolverhampton hotelier could have been kidnapped in India, his family have said. | 32907440 |
Second-hand car sales by independent traders consistently top the list of gripes according to the Citizens Advice consumer helpline.
Consumer and industry groups are being invited to discuss the trend and report back by the spring next year.
Trade bodies say complaints are dealt with quickly by reputable dealers.
Used ... | The government is expected to announce the creation of a commission to look at the reasons behind high levels of complaints surrounding used car sales. | 24777273 |
New rules have extended the role of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) to higher education students in colleges and other settings.
The OIA was set up in 2004 to review complaints from university students.
All students need a "clear, independent and transparent process," said chief executive Rob Behrens.
"... | From this term, many more students in England and Wales will have recourse to an independent complaints body when things go wrong. | 34116072 |
The 27-year-old arrived from Surrey in 2013 and will remain with Sussex until the end of the 2017 season.
Jordan, who is part of England's World Twenty20 squad, played just six County Championship matches in an injury-hit season last year as Sussex were relegated to Division Two.
"I'm thrilled to be extending my contra... | England all-rounder Chris Jordan has signed a new one-year contract extension with Sussex. | 35783359 |
The Bluebirds' situation looked hopeless deep into injury time, but substitute Ross Hannah unleashed a 25-yard free-kick that silenced a stunned Recreation Ground.
It had all looked so promising for the Shots when Matt McClure gave them a sensational first-minute lead. Will Evans made it 2-0 as they dominated the first... | Nine-man Barrow fought back from two goals down to salvage a draw at Aldershot in a pulsating encounter. | 38865624 |
The game was scoreless when Kyle Amor was sent off for a high tackle on Liam Marshall, before Mark Percival kicked Saints in front.
Joe Burgess' try gave Wigan a half-time lead only for Morgan Knowles to level.
But two tries from Marshall, another from Liam Farrell and Burgess' second eased Wigan clear despite replies ... | Wigan claimed a thrilling Good Friday derby Super League win over St Helens, who played for 67 minutes with 12 men. | 39569347 |
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