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Robins head coach Lee Johnson labelled the joint-bid, which BBC Radio Bristol understands totalled £4m, "derisory".
"We made the offer thinking they were two players that if we made a decent offer [we could sign]," Redknapp said.
"But they thought it was an offer that wasn't good enough; they've got every right to turn... | Birmingham City had "every right" to bid for Bristol City's Aden Flint and Joe Bryan, says manager Harry Redknapp. | 40817400 |
Mr Joshua told his congregation on Sunday that he "saw" a woman winning.
After Donald Trump convincingly won Tuesday's vote, visitors to the preacher's Facebook page noticed the prophecy had been removed.
The wealthy pastor is known as "the prophet" to his many followers.
He is one of Nigeria's best-known and influenti... | A prediction by influential Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua that Hillary Clinton would win the US presidential election has been removed from his Facebook account. | 37924086 |
The clue to what they are doing now is in the video for the duo's new single, I Think You Might Like It, which imagines the Grease characters getting back together for a Christmas celebration.
The single is written by John Farrar, whose last song for the couple was You're The One That I Want, which is the fifth best-se... | It is nearly 35 years since Sandy and Danny danced their way into the nation's hearts in hit film Grease, but John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John have finally shimmied their way back into the recording studio. | 20665049 |
Two suspects have been arrested in the central district of Milange, where the killings occurred.
"The belief is that the head of a bald man contains gold," said Afonso Dias, a police commander in Mozambique's central Zambezia province.
Albino people have also been killed in the region for ritual purposes.
Three men hav... | Bald men in Mozambique could be targets of ritual attacks, police have warned, after the recent killing of five men for their body parts. | 40185359 |
The incident took place in the city centre on Friday evening.
The 18-year-old is expected to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Tuesday. | An 18-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the assault of a 68-year-old female street pastor in Aberdeen. | 39174820 |
It said so-called legal highs had been "a real game changer" and the health risk was becoming a "substantial" problem.
Some have turned to injecting legal highs, while heroin users are either injecting both or have turned to using the psycho-active substances instead.
There are 12,000 known users who visit needle excha... | Half of known injecting drug users are at risk of contracting Hepatitis C, Public Health Wales has warned. | 34984444 |
Kathryn Apanowicz dismissed actor Ricky Tomlinson's allegations and said the former Countdown host was "useless with technology" and "very indiscreet".
Tomlinson accused Whiteley of involvement in a plot to convict him for offences linked to the 1972 builders' strike in Shrewsbury.
He said the jury was swayed by a TV d... | Claims broadcaster Richard Whiteley was an MI5 spy are "nonsense" and "ridiculous", his partner has said. | 39141060 |
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia says military intervention in Yemen will continue until the country is "stable and safe".
The move comes after a third night of airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition hit cities across the country.
The conflict has been described by correspondents as a proxy war between Sunni Arab nations and Shia ... | Yemen President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has accused Iran of destabilising the country, calling Houthi rebels the "stooges of Iran". | 32098607 |
"Who would have thought an acid attack and 17 surgeries later I would find love. But it happened," she told the Hindustan Times at the ceremony in Thane.
She found her husband, Ravi Shankar, thanks to a wrong number.
The 26-year-old, who was attacked by a relative in 2012, said finding love felt like a miracle.
"Ms Ban... | Indian acid-attack victim Lalita Ben Bansi beamed with joy at her wedding near Mumbai this week. | 40043407 |
From Wednesday, surrounding roads will be shut from 10:45 to 12:30 GMT on the days of the ceremony.
The three-month trial - planned for some time - has been brought forward amid a UK security review.
Twelve people were killed and 49 injured when a lorry ploughed through a Berlin Christmas Market on Monday.
Police say t... | Roads around Buckingham Palace will be closed during changing the guard as part of a tightening of security in the wake of the Berlin market attack. | 38376534 |
The government hopes that the studying time lost by the country's 1.8 million children can still be made up.
The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) says that the reopening of Sierra Leone's schools marks "a major step in the normalisation of life".
New cases of Ebola continue to be reported in Sierra Leone but num... | Schools have reopened across Sierra Leone nine months after they were closed because of the Ebola outbreak. | 32299543 |
An average of 8.9 million people watched the opening episode, which saw the return of Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Simon Cowell to the judging panel.
This was up slightly on the 8.8 million who watched last year's launch episode.
Former Spice Girl Mel B made her debut as a judge, having filled the same role on the Aust... | X Factor's return saw it dominate Saturday night's television, with 40% of the viewing public tuning into its launch episode on ITV. | 29002263 |
Amy Brodie and Robyn Collins scored the Scots' goals to set up a last-four match with hosts Spain, who beat Ghana.
Scotland head coach Gordon Shepherd said: "The focus, concentration and application of the players was excellent.
"We're in the semi-finals and the focus on that game will start later today."
Czech Republi... | Scotland's women's hockey team have progressed to the World League 2 semi-finals in Valencia on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over Russia on Thursday. | 38922622 |
The Argentine playmaker, 23, expertly placed all three of his goals beyond visiting keeper Danijel Subasic, who had a night to forget.
Monaco's consolation came when Stephan El Shaarawy curled in from 25 yards.
But Tom Carroll's neat, close-range finish rounded off another superb display by Mauricio Pochettino's side.
... | Erik Lamela scored a first-half hat-trick to ensure Tottenham topped Europa League Group J in style with a convincing victory over Monaco. | 35055753 |
In an email seen by the BBC, a serving Royal Navy officer wrote that "total electric failures are common" on its fleet of six £1bn Type 45 destroyers.
The Ministry of Defence said there were reliability issues with the propulsion system and work to fix it would be done to ensure "ships remain available".
One Royal Navy... | The Royal Navy's most modern warships are to be fitted with new engines because they keep breaking down. | 35432341 |
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The 66-year-old Australian, who replaced Steve McNamara earlier this month, has a contract to lead England through to the 2017 World Cup.
Bennett, who is yet to announce his backroom team, told BBC Sport: "I am not going to stay as English coach for 20 years - that is not ... | England head coach Wayne Bennett says he wants to leave a legacy from his time in charge of the team. | 35607044 |
Richard Lochhead made the announcement at Holyrood after it emerged five big cats are spending the winter in cages in Aberdeenshire.
Two lions and three tigers arrived on a farm in St Combs, near Fraserburgh, last month, according to Mr Lochhead.
MSP Kevin Stewart raised concerns about the big cats' welfare.
The Aberde... | The Scottish government will "look carefully" at changing the law to ban circuses from using wild animals, the environment secretary has said. | 30008727 |
Two people were treated for smoke inhalation and up to 60 residents were evacuated from the four-storey building in Tipton, West Midlands.
Emergency services were called to Greenlawns flats on St Mark's Road at about 22:00 BST on Thursday.
The teenager, from Tipton, is being questioned by police.
The fire is being trea... | A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of arson after eight people had to be rescued from a burning block of flats. | 40751909 |
On Tuesday, several newspapers focus on reports that a hand-painted flag of the militant group Islamic State (IS) was found at the room of the attacker - a 17-year-old Afghan who was shot by police.
Four people were injured - two critically - in the assault in a regional train near the southern city of Wuerzburg.
Germa... | The knife and axe attack on a German train came too late for the country's print press, but the websites of the main newspapers have been following the story closely. | 36834127 |
The Orkney and Shetland MP has faced calls to resign after admitting the leak of a memo during the election.
It suggested First Minister Nicola Sturgeon would prefer David Cameron as prime minister over Ed Miliband.
Mr Carmichael has denied he acted unlawfully.
The petition was lodged at the court of session in Edinbur... | A group pursuing legal action against former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael has reached its £60,000 target for funding its case. | 33062216 |
Huddersfield beat Reading 4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw at Wembley Stadium in Monday's Championship play-off final.
It is the first time the Terriers have been in the top division since 1972.
The parade is due to leave the John Smith's Stadium at 17:40 BST and arrive in St George's Square by 18:20.
Some roads are t... | Thousands of fans are expected to see Huddersfield Town's victory parade to celebrate promotion to the Premier League. | 40094450 |
The future of the Portaferry attraction had been in doubt until the Northern Ireland Executive agreed to invest more than £900,000 in the site in 2014.
The rest of the funding was supplied by its owner, Ards and North Down Borough Council, and a new operator.
Construction will begin after Easter, to facilitate the summ... | The Exploris aquarium in County Down is set to reopen this summer after a major £1.5m refurbishment, mostly funded by a government-backed rescue package. | 35554335 |
Ms Marshall was found dead at an apartment block at Victoria Street in the town on Sunday evening.
The police initially said Ms Marshall's death was being treated as suspicious and launched a murder inquiry after a post mortem examination. | Police investigating the murder of Laura Marshall in Lurgan have been granted an extra 36 hours by a court to question a 36-year-old man. | 35970129 |
McDowell followed up his opening 69 with a 70 at the Riviera Country Club in California.
However, 121 players still to finish their rounds because wind and rain led to PGA officials halting play.
Sam Saunders of the US is tied on seven under with Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas at the top of the leaderboard.
Saunders has ye... | Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell posted another solid round at the Genesis Open to be three under par for the weather-hit tournament. | 39015691 |
Roma have found form since sacking Rudi Garcia and hiring Luciano Spalletti last month, and they are now within five points of leaders Juventus.
El Shaarawy, on loan from AC Milan, curled home a brilliant opener before Ervin Zukanovic's own-goal equaliser.
But Miralem Pjanic and El Shaarawy scored to give Roma victory.... | Stephan El Shaarawy scored twice as Roma made it six Serie A wins in a row by beating Empoli to renew their title hopes. | 35632956 |
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system would be solely to counter the threat from Pyongyang.
A statement by the military in North Korean state media sets out the "unwavering will of our army to deal a ruthless retaliatory strike."
The North regularly makes such threats against the South and the US.
The... | North Korea has threatened a "physical response" after the US and South Korea announced an agreement to deploy an advanced missile defence system. | 36742647 |
The first stage will begin on Noirmoutier-en-l'lle on 30 June and cross the Passage du Gois, a causeway which is often flooded.
The 2011 edition, which was won by Australia's Cadel Evans, also began on the island and crossed the passage.
Dusseldorf will host the 2017 Grand Depart on 1 July after London turned down the ... | The 2018 Tour de France Grand Depart will take place in Vendee in western France. | 39122457 |
They say there is a risk of another landslide hitting the area, near the capital, Guatemala City.
The government will decide on Monday whether to suspend the rescue work.
An official investigation is under way to determine why houses where built in El Cambray 2 neighbourhood despite warnings of a possible accident.
Gua... | The authorities in Guatemala have ordered some 40 families to leave their homes close to where a landslide killed at least 253 people last week. | 34492848 |
The people inside the house included an 11-month-old baby.
Just after 23:30 BST on Monday, masked men threw paint bombs at the house in Bloomfield Court.
Bricks were also thrown through two windows, one at the front and one at the rear. The police have appealed for information. | A gang of masked men have attacked a house in Bangor in what the police say was a hate crime. | 40023917 |
Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wanted to develop the site of the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary on London Road.
But the city council had objected to the demolition of the main Edwardian building.
Following a planning inquiry in February, the government has decided the sale should be permitted.
The scheme, known as th... | A plan to replace a former Derby hospital with a supermarket and houses has been approved. | 19045140 |
President Trump had said the executive order would be announced this week, but White House officials have now told reporters it is being delayed.
The original order banned refugees and immigrants from seven mostly Muslim countries from entering the US.
The order sparked mass protests and confusion at airports, and US c... | The US government has pushed back the unveiling of a new, updated travel ban until next week. | 39060404 |
Brenda Simpson, from Ruskington, Lincolnshire, said all but one of 82 cards sent to locations across the country arrived on Saturday.
She said: "They've been sitting somewhere and nobody knew anything about them until they all arrived on Saturday, except for one."
Royal Mail said it was investigating the matter.
More s... | A batch of Christmas cards posted in 2015 have finally arrived at their destinations more than 16 months late. | 39642933 |
On its blog,the company announced that it had failed to find any "viable sources of finance"and would soon cease operations.
The company tried to bring high-speed net services to rural areas by using local champions and private finance.
Rival net firms have stepped in to keep customers connected in some areas, but othe... | The rural broadband firm Next Genus has signalled that it is on the brink of collapse. | 17386321 |
Froome finished alongside his general classification rivals, two minutes 56 seconds behind De la Cruz.
The Spaniard is not expected to challenge in the overall standings but won the 164.5km stage by 27 seconds ahead of Belgian Dries Devenyns.
He overtakes Colombian Nairo Quintana, who took the red jersey on Saturday.
F... | Britain's Chris Froome slipped to fourth in the Vuelta a Espana standings as Spain's David de la Cruz won stage nine and took the leader's red jersey. | 37209657 |
Aerial views have highlighted the extent of damage on the line between Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog, Network Rail said.
A tree fell on the line and disturbed line-side vegetation on the rock face at Blaenau Ffestiniog when Storm Doris struck on Thursday 23 February.
Clean-up and repairs began on Monday.
The line ha... | A rail replacement bus service will continue "until further notice" as repair work continues on the storm-hit Conwy Valley line. | 39128109 |
The company said it was an "interim" measure while it carries out work to replace the locks on its trolleys to take the new 12-sided coins.
Fewer than 200 of Tesco's 3,500 UK stores have trolleys which need a coin or keyring token to use them.
Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's have said their trolleys accept both the old... | Shopping trolleys at Tesco's biggest supermarkets will be left unlocked when the new £1 coin is released on Tuesday. | 39383535 |
The mural Slave Labour was taken from Wood Green in February. It later appeared at a Miami auction, but was withdrawn after protests.
The graffiti art has been offered for sale in London by the Sincura Group. The minimum bid is £900,000.
MP Lynne Featherstone has urged the owners of the mural to give it back to the re... | A Banksy artwork that went missing from a wall in north London is being auctioned for a second time. | 22741911 |
The company aims to open a £50m site at Temple Works in Holbeck by 2019 creating 200 jobs to produce trench coats.
Two existing centres in Castleford and Keighley will close under the plans, with 770 staff expected to relocate.
Councillors have agreed to allocate land for the move and provide a grant to landscape part... | Plans by global fashion brand Burberry to open a weaving centre in Leeds have been backed by the city council. | 34861441 |
Tara Hudson, 26, from Bath, was sentenced to 12 weeks in jail after admitting assault.
She has had reconstructive surgery and lived as a woman all her adult life but, because she is legally a man, was sent to the all male HMP Bristol.
Her supporters claim it has placed her in danger of abuse and sexual violence.
Hudson... | A petition calling for a transgender woman to serve a prison sentence in a female prison has attracted more than 10,000 signatures in under 24 hours. | 34650486 |
Vincent Cochetel of the UN refugee agency said it put the onus on merchant ships to rescue those in trouble, but that ships might avoid responding.
A UN special envoy told the BBC it was outrageous that some states, including the UK, had opted out of Triton.
Triton is much smaller than the Italian mission it is replaci... | UN officials have criticised Operation Triton, the EU's new policy towards migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean from Africa to Europe. | 30020496 |
The offer, which allows Orange and EE customers to get two cinema tickets for the price of one on Wednesdays, was launched more than 10 years ago.
The company said that customers' viewing habits had evolved and it was "time to move on", with the promotion ending on the last Wednesday in February 2015.
EE was created fr... | The mobile company EE is to end its Orange Wednesday cinema deal. | 30440928 |
Both teams were locked on 27 points going into the game, just outside the play-off positions, and substitute Bright Osayi-Samuel's curled finish from the edge of the box initially separated the well-matched sides.
Mark Cullen scored a late second to seal Blackpool's eighth league win of the campaign following their 4-1... | Blackpool's promotion hopes were given a boost as two second-half goals handed them victory over Stevenage. | 38192708 |
Bashfulness is, after all, an uncommon trait in fighters who can claim world class status.
The business rewards chutzpah and garrulous personalities as well as talented and enduring competitors.
Burns is a two-weight world champion but still squirms with unease when asked about his achievements in the sport.
He will be... | Distinction awaits Ricky Burns, but he already stands apart in the ranks of leading boxers. | 36403764 |
The pictures reveal the extent of destruction wrought by the group during their 10-month occupation of the Unesco World Heritage site.
While some treasured monuments have been destroyed, much of the ancient city's ruins are said to remain intact.
Syria's antiquities chief Maamoun Abdulkarim said authorities had been "e... | New images have emerged from Palmyra, hours after Syrian troops recaptured it from the Islamic State group (IS). | 35909456 |
He starts on 1 February, providing "perspectives on European politics and policy, Chinese economic reform, and trends..." BlackRock said.
Mr Osborne, whose salary was not disclosed, will remain an MP, but will not be allowed to lobby the government.
He said it was a chance to work with one of the world's most respected... | Former chancellor George Osborne is to join the world's largest fund manager, BlackRock, as a part-time adviser. | 38696175 |
10 June 2016 Last updated at 16:50 BST
Piper helps to keep the runway clear at a small airport in Michigan in America.
Sometimes birds can cause problems for planes and helicopters as they try to take off, so some airports use loud noises to try to scare them away.
However, this airport says that Piper has been much mo... | A dog called Piper, who works at an airport, has become an internet hit. | 36499364 |
Swansea Bay Regional Equality Council said eight cases were reported in the area in June, up from one last year.
However, South Wales Police figures for the entire region showed a slight drop from 113 in June 2015 to 104 in June this year.
Chief executive Taha Idris said the classes were intended to help people in diff... | Self-defence classes have been launched in Swansea for Muslims and other ethnic groups worried by race hate crimes. | 37175322 |
The Renewable Heating Incentive (RHI) scandal could cost the Northern Ireland taxpayer as much as £490m.
The inquiry's chairman, Sir Patrick Coghlin, said there was a "huge amount of material" to be obtained and considered.
He said the material must be gathered before public hearings could begin.
Sir Patrick said: "I c... | The public inquiry into a botched green energy scheme will take longer than six months to conclude, its chairman has said. | 39219507 |
The Scottish Professional Football League decided to make extra tickets available to Hibernian fans instead because of concerns over segregation.
Hibs had already received around 11,500 tickets, with Saints allocated 3,400.
Brown said he understood fans' "anger and disappointment" at the timing of "this unacceptable fi... | St Johnstone chairman Steven Brown has criticised the "outrageous" decision not to allocate his club more tickets for Saturday's League Cup semi-final. | 35412056 |
The three-Test series begins with a day-night match - the first in England - at Edgbaston on Thursday.
The tourists have lost six consecutive Test series, their most recent win coming against Bangladesh in 2014.
"I am concerned with the way we are playing," said 53-year-old Ambrose, who played 98 Tests for West Indies.... | West Indies will have to "play exceptionally well to even compete against England", says legendary fast bowler Curtly Ambrose. | 40930625 |
This is because Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans - and it currently does most of its business with the European Union, where the beans are processed to make chocolate and cocoa powder.
The UK is a nation of chocolate lovers.
At the moment it imports the bulk of its chocolate products from the ... | If you like chocolate, Brexit and future trade negotiations should matter to you. | 38155872 |
31 October 2015 Last updated at 11:44 GMT
It has been nicknamed 'Spooky' and will come within 300,000 miles of our planet.
Astronomers are hoping to use the occasion to learn more about asteroids and their orbits.
Scientists say it doesn't pose any danger. | An asteroid the size of four football pitches will make a rare, close pass, of the Earth later on today. | 34687908 |
Few world leaders can resist the siren lure of all that royal bling: horse-drawn coaches, state banquets, processions down the Mall, the sheer scale of all that gold leaf and pomp and flummery that allows them a brief window into a royal fantasy that many countries envy but can rarely match.
This weapon is deployed spa... | A state visit is the ultimate weapon of British diplomacy, the bunker buster of soft power that can break down the hardest of tyrannical hearts. | 38808647 |
8 January 2016 Last updated at 19:12 GMT
Ross Hearst's wife Jocelyn is expecting their first child in April.
Mr Hearst, 35, bought the blue scratch card on Wednesday from a Spar store in Lurgan.
Gordon Adair reports. | A 34-year-old road worker from County Armagh has won £4m on a National Lottery scratch card. | 35265440 |
Government files released under the 30-year rule show senior Tory ministers urged her not to spend public money on the "stony ground" of Merseyside.
The then prime minister's Chancellor Sir Geoffrey Howe said it would be like "trying to make water flow uphill".
The riots in Toxteth, Liverpool, on 3 July, triggered unre... | Margaret Thatcher was secretly urged to consider abandoning Liverpool to a fate of "managed decline" after the Toxteth riots in 1981, official papers reveal. | 16361170 |
In all, 23 sites have received "cease and desist" notices from Valve saying they have 10 days to act.
It said it would use "all available remedies" against sites that did not stop players using "skins" for characters and weapons to gamble.
Valve acted after it faced legal cases alleging that it helped the sites to run ... | Game maker Valve is threatening to shut down sites that use add-ons for its Counter Strike game to gamble. | 36824689 |
The appointment has been widely described as surprising, mostly because Mr O'Shea is a self-taught retailer with no formal design experience.
The Australian will take up the position from 1 April.
Italy's Brioni was founded in 1945 and is now owned by luxury group Kering.
Brioni suits have been regarded as heritage lux... | One of Italy's top luxury fashion houses, Brioni, is preparing to welcome an "unconventional" new creative director - heavily tattooed Australian Justin O'Shea. | 35888560 |
Inflation in the eurozone was 0.2%, unchanged from July and below analysts' forecasts of a slight increase.
The ECB has introduced a number of stimulus measures, but the inflation rate still remains some way off the bank's target of just below 2%.
Separate data showed the unemployment rate remained at 10.1% in July.
An... | Eurozone inflation remained weak in August, raising the prospect of further action from the European Central Bank to stimulate the bloc's economy. | 37229931 |
The University of Stirling swimmer earned two silver medals in the relays in an impressive Olympic debut.
He told BBC Scotland: "British Swimming talk about it (the Olympics) being in the past and that's right.
"What's behind us is behind us. I need to set out and try and prove myself again for the next four-year cycle... | Nineteen-year-old Olympian Duncan Scott prefers to focus on April's British Championships than dwell on his achievements in the pool in Rio. | 39303247 |
The Dons travel to take on Mark Warburton's Rangers on Saturday.
McInnes' men have finished as champions Celtic's nearest challengers in the last two campaigns.
"I certainly feel my team is good enough to finish second and we aim to try and do that," said the 45-year-old former Ibrox player.
"I still think Rangers, jus... | Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes reckons Rangers are favourites to finish second in this season's Premiership but is backing his side to finish runners-up. | 38169010 |
The cartoon, which Mr Trump deleted after tweeting, depicts the cable network logo being run over by a "Trump Train" symbolising his supporters.
The president also apparently accidentally retweeted a post by someone calling him "a fascist".
Mr Trump is in New York where he faces a second day of protests.
White House of... | US President Donald Trump has posted an image of a train hitting a CNN reporter three days after a hit-and-run left one person dead at a far-right rally. | 40940044 |
Arlene Foster said returning a majority of unionist MPs would take the idea of a "divisive and destabilising border poll off the agenda for generations".
Sinn Féin wants to bring a referendum on Irish unity within five years.
Mrs Foster said her party would not have any red lines in upcoming negotiations to restore po... | The leader of the DUP has said maintaining the union with the UK is "by far" the most important issue in the general election. | 40104316 |
The city's council is in talks with Swansea City football club, Ospreys rugby region and Swansea University about launching the sporting hub.
It is understood a shortlist of possible locations has been drawn up but no decision has yet been made.
As well as bringing through future sporting stars, the public would also b... | Swansea could become the home for a new international sports academy and national athletes village. | 40654124 |
Fiji's interim leader Frank Bainimarama says talks are under way to negotiate the release of the hostages.
The UN peacekeepers were detained near Quneitra, during heavy fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces.
Meanwhile, the Philippines says 75 of its peacekeepers remain in a tense standoff with rebels in ... | The UN says it deplores the capture of 43 Fijian peacekeepers in the Syrian Golan Heights by an armed group, calling for their "immediate release". | 28978547 |
President Nicolas Maduro says the "mafia" operating in border areas is causing huge damage to the economy.
Many items subsidised by Venezuela's socialist government, including diesel and petrol, are sold at a huge profit over the border in Colombia.
On Sunday, he announced that the country's highest denomination bank n... | Venezuela has closed its border with Colombia for 72 hours in the latest measure to combat smuggling gangs. | 38297927 |
Currently, the UK government takes 50% of any surplus earned by the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme (MPS) from its investments as part of a guarantee.
The UK government said pensions were approximately 30% larger than they would have been otherwise.
But Plaid Cymru AM Steffan Lewis said the fund was used as a "cash cow".
A... | Former miners in Wales are calling for a review of their pension fund, arguing they should be awarded a larger share of surplus money. | 37986756 |
Gordon Sykes said police had opened an exit gate at the turnstiles and blocked a tunnel leading to the central terraces "at least four times" in the decade before the disaster.
He told the inquests that before 1989, the police had "got away with it".
Mr Sykes later spoke of his experiences on the day, which were used b... | The area outside the Leppings Lane turnstiles at Hillsborough on the day of the disaster was a "death trap", according to a former police inspector. | 29551971 |
The Irish needed to win to progress from Pool B but Juan Saldino's close-range finish put Argentina ahead.
John Jermyn levelled but Ireland were soon behind again as Gonzalo Peillat netted just before half-time.
Shane O'Donoghue made it 2-2 before Peillat scored his second penalty corner goal to end Ireland's first Oly... | Ireland missed out on a place in the Olympic Games quarter-finals after going down 3-2 to Argentina in Rio. | 37068294 |
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Lindsay, 44, has played a huge role in his community through work with the St James Swifts Football Club.
Damien founded the club five years ago with the aim of helping to keep young people off the streets in a deprived part of his native city.
The Belfast man received the... | West Belfast youth football coach Damien Lindsay is the BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero award winner for 2015. | 35123854 |
The blaze, in Lake County north of San Francisco, has destroyed 24 homes and displaced about 12,000 residents.
It is just one of 21 fires across the drought-ridden state being battled by about 9,000 firefighters.
California is in the fourth year of a severe drought which has left the state vulnerable to brushfires.
"Th... | A wildfire raging through northern California more than doubled in size on its fifth day on Sunday, expanding to 84 square miles (220 sq km). | 33757422 |
Alexander Pacteau killed the 24-year-old, who was from Cork, after meeting her outside a nightclub in April.
The 21-year-old admitted bludgeoning her with a spanner and strangling her in his car before hiding Ms Buckley's body in a barrel he stored at a farm.
At the High Court in Glasgow, Pacteau was jailed for a minim... | A man has been jailed for life for murdering Irish student Karen Buckley, whose body was found on a farm four days after she went missing in Glasgow. | 34176058 |
League Cup holders Hibs won 5-0 against city rivals Hearts. Rachel McLauchlan and Sarah Ewens scored either side of a Lizzie Arnot hat-trick.
City, who lead Hibs by five points in the league, won 9-0 over Glasgow Girls.
Sarah Crilly netted four, Clare Shine got a hat-trick and Carla Boyce scored twice for the Scottish ... | The Scottish Women's Premier League's top two will meet in the Scottish Cup final after Glasgow City and Hibernian Ladies won their semi-finals. | 37673659 |
The government's Major Projects Authority (MPA) has given 32 schemes a red or amber/red rating, meaning they are deemed unachievable or in doubt.
Red projects include two £7bn aircraft carriers dogged by delays, and a new passport applications system.
The Cabinet Office welcomed the report and said it would lead to imp... | More than 30 of the coalition's flagship schemes, including Universal Credit and high-speed rail, are at serious risk of failure, a report says. | 22664672 |
Writing in the Sunday Times, the PM promised "zero tolerance" of state failure around social care and a new covenant for those leaving care.
New laws will encourage the permanent adoption of children, even when it overrides family ties, he added.
Labour said government cuts had already harmed students and working famil... | The government is to pass new laws to encourage adoption, as part of plans to improve the chances of children in social care, David Cameron has said. | 36295213 |
David Gallacher, 37, of no fixed address, attacked Samsam Haji-Ali, 34, and her husband outside a Co-op in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, in August.
He admitted actual bodily harm, assault by beating and two counts of racially or religiously aggravated assault.
The judge called him a "thug and a racist to boot."
Aylesbury... | A "shabby racist" who repeatedly kicked a pregnant Muslim woman, resulting in her losing her unborn baby, has been jailed for almost four years. | 40002497 |
The US Congress approved the New Start treaty on Wednesday, when reluctant Republicans were won over.
The Speaker of Russia's State Duma (lower house), Boris Gryzlov, said MPs might approve the pact on Friday.
Under the deal, Russia and the US will cut deployed nuclear warheads by 30%.
President Medvedev hopes that the... | Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has welcomed US ratification of a landmark treaty to cut nuclear arsenals and says he hopes Russia's parliament will ratify it too. | 12066501 |
The European Space Agency's Rosetta mission dropped the robot onto Comet 67P in November 2014.
But after a troubled landing and 60 hours of operation, there has largely been radio silence from Philae.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR), which led the consortium behind Philae, said the lander is probably now covered in d... | Mission scientists have decided to give up trying to contact the comet lander Philae. | 35559503 |
Residents suggested the flat in Hornchurch, east London, was a cannabis factory but the force said it did not believe that to be the case.
A spokesman said a "possible cause" of the blast on Monday was the preparation of other types of drugs.
Two men have been arrested over the explosion and remain in hospital where th... | An explosion in a block of flats may have been caused by the preparation of drugs, the Met Police has said. | 38732924 |
They include a housing investment bank and allowing councils to borrow up to £7bn extra to fund new homes.
He also vowed to tear up parliamentary conventions in an effort to block David Cameron's plan to sell-off housing association properties.
He will use his party conference speech later to make housing his top camp... | Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has unveiled a series of plans he claims will solve England's housing crisis. | 34330676 |
Holyrood's public petitions committee questioned football chiefs over claims under-16 players had been paid £1 a week, and heard there were no background checks for player agents.
SPFL boss Neil Doncaster insisted the current system "strikes the appropriate balance" to protect clubs and players.
But MSPs said they were... | MSPs have voiced "serious concerns" over contracts and agents in Scotland's youth football system. | 38403793 |
Two pine trees were attacked last month in West Cliff Green, Bournemouth, Dorset, close to the site of the former St George's Hotel - both trunks had up to 15 holes drilled in them.
A third pine has since been attacked and a "crystal-like" substance has been found on its trunk.
The substance is now being tested.
Andy M... | Tests are being carried after three trees are believed to have been poisoned in a seaside resort, a council has said. | 36843446 |
The Electoral Commission fears the craze for taking self-portraits on phones and posting them on social media threatens the secrecy of the ballot.
Anyone who inadvertently reveals how someone else votes in Thursday's local and European elections could face a £5,000 fine or six months in prison.
Staff have been urged t... | Staff at polling stations have been told to stop people taking selfies - even though it is not against the law. | 27486392 |
The Press Association has published details of expenditure from Mr Bercow's official House account, obtained under Freedom of Information rules.
It includes £1,023 for beeswax candles and £286 to tune a grand piano.
The Speaker's office said spending was 19% lower than under his predecessor.
Mr Bercow has been Speaker ... | Commons Speaker John Bercow has spent thousands of pounds on entertaining other MPs and foreign politicians since April 2012, including £1,600 on a lunch for his Lithuanian counterpart. | 35559244 |
The project will involve the restoration of the Grade A listed Killeavy Castle and its outbuildings.
The castle was bought in 2013 by Jaramas Investments NI.
The firm is controlled by Mick Boyle, an Australian with family roots in the Killeavy area.
Invest NI Chief Executive Alastair Hamilton said the project represent... | A plan to develop a luxury hotel and spa on the slopes of Slieve Gullion in County Armagh is to benefit from a grant of almost £1m from Invest NI. | 39356364 |
US firm Odyssey Marine Exploration found the 17 tons of coins in a wreck off Portugal's Atlantic coast in 2007.
At the time, the treasure was estimated to be worth $500m (£316m).
But a US federal judge recently ordered Odyssey to give Spain access to the treasure, the last in a series of legal defeats for the salvage ... | A haul of gold and silver coins salvaged from a sunken Spanish galleon has arrived in Spain after five years of legal ownership wrangles. | 17158436 |
The virus was found in a maiden filly, which arrived from France on 20 January and has been fully vaccinated, in the health isolation unit.
Five stallions are currently based on the outskirts of Newmarket at the 500-acre National Stud, which supports the thoroughbred breeding industry.
They include former Group One-win... | The National Stud breeding site has been closed following the discovery of a neurological herpes virus infection. | 35472022 |
Artists playing include ex-Cream drummer Ginger Baker, Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera, Joss Stone and Nitin Sawhney, who will be musical director.
It will take place at London's Roundhouse on 24 October - the first anniversary of his death.
Proceeds will go to East Anglia's Children's Hospices (Each).
Mr Bruce, who lived ... | A tribute concert in memory of the late Cream singer and bassist Jack Bruce will raise money for children's hospices. | 31912601 |
Cyril Banks, 91, of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, had £9,000 stolen from him by fraudsters in June.
Thousands of pounds were raised for him within hours on a GoFundMe page.
Mr Banks has donated all the leftover money, including £2,000 to a footballer who lost his legs in a car crash.
On Friday night, Mr Banks pre... | A World War Two veteran whose life savings were stolen has donated thousands of pounds to charity after an online campaign to help him ended up raising £18,000. | 37059017 |
20 November 2015 Last updated at 11:44 GMT
More than 120 people were killed by an extremist group, known as IS or Islamic State, shocking millions around the world.
The people living in Paris are trying to get back to normal life, but events like this can be hard to deal with for lots of children, as well as adults.
Ne... | A week ago France's capital city, Paris, was attacked. | 34857822 |
Carlton Morris scored a second-half header to give Hamilton a 1-0 win at Rugby Park and move them four points clear of Killie in second bottom.
Locke admitted confidence is fragile in his team, but insisted they can escape relegation.
"It's difficult," Locke told BBC Scotland. "But the players have to take responsibil... | Gary Locke has warned his Kilmarnock players that they cannot afford to "feel sorry for themselves". | 35452051 |
Their first-round match did not start until after 17:00 BST as downpours delayed the day's play until 15:30.
Watson claimed the only break point of the first set, then saw off six break points for Giorgi in the second.
The world number 55, ranked 11 places higher than Giorgi, will play Barbora Strycova or Karolina Plis... | British number two Heather Watson dug deep to win 6-4 7-5 against Italy's Camila Giorgi at a rain-affected Aegon Classic in Birmingham. | 36520793 |
The nine-year-old is in foal to 2012 Derby winner Camelot and had not raced since last year's Aintree Hurdle win.
Annie Power, ridden by Ruby Walsh, became the first mare in 22 years to win the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham.
She fell at the last when leading in the Mares Hurdle a year earlier, denying a Walsh-Mullins f... | The 2016 Champion Hurdle winner Annie Power has been retired, says trainer Willie Mullins. | 39936398 |
Cavaleiro became Wolves' record signing when he joined from Monaco for a reported £7m fee in August.
The 23-year-old has made 22 league appearances for the Championship side, but has started in only 12 games.
Wolves are 18th in the Championship table, seven points above the relegation zone. | Wolves head coach Paul Lambert says winger Ivan Cavaleiro will be unavailable for "a few weeks" after he suffered a knee injury. | 38801728 |
Defender Thomas O'Ware headed in his 10th goal of the campaign to put Ton ahead but James Craigen equalised with a superb strike from distance.
After the break Aaron Muirhead's penalty gave the Bairns an advantage but Ross Forbes slotted his 11th of the season under Danny Rogers.
Both sides also had a goal ruled out in... | Morton and Falkirk could not be separated as they played out their third Championship draw this season. | 38940709 |
A seventh distribution centre has officially opened in Grangetown.
City-wide figures for August showed 1,238 adults and children were given emergency food parcels - up from just over 900 in the same month in 2015.
"We're coming across people from across the social spectrum," said Helen Bull, partnership and fundraising... | The network of food banks in Cardiff has expanded, with organisers saying people on low incomes and from "all walks of life" are using the service. | 37520597 |
British number one Konta suffered a straight-sets defeat by Zheng Saisai.
Konta, ranked 18 in the world, lost 6-4 7-5 to the Chinese, who is 44 places below her in the world rankings.
Zheng will now face Hong Kong-born Moore, 23, who beat American world number 67 Christina McHale 6-2 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals.
Ko... | Johanna Konta exited the Nottingham Open in the second round to leave qualifier Tara Moore as the only British player in the competition. | 36492286 |
It follows a recent court ruling that backed the women's right to pray using rituals ultra-Orthodox Jews believe should be for men only.
Last month, police detained members of the women's group for allegedly breaching a ban at the wall.
The arrests were overturned in court.
Police on Friday formed a cordon to keep back... | Three men have been arrested after police held back hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters trying to prevent a liberal Jewish women's group from praying at Jerusalem's Western Wall. | 22484848 |
Mr Sale is best known for the mammoth project that resulted in the re-creation of the Colossus computer.
At Bletchley Park, the original Colossus cracked messages sent by Hitler's generals during World War II.
The award will recognise the project that has made a singular engineering achievement in restoration.
Overseen... | The life of pioneering computer conservationist Tony Sale is to be commemorated with an award for the best computer restoration project. | 17954701 |
The university in Leicester awarded the Fifa president, 79, the honorary doctorate in Arts and Humanities in 2005 for being "forthright, visionary, ethical and, above all, professional".
On Monday he was suspended for eight years from all football-related activities following an ethics probe.
De Montfort said it had "l... | Sepp Blatter has been stripped of an honorary degree by De Montfort University, it has been revealed. | 35158843 |
The behaviour of non-endangered species is also being skewed as nature fans use the signals to get close to wild animals, say biologists.
A group of scientists has now begun collecting evidence to measure how tagged species are being harmed.
They are calling for changes to tagging systems to make them harder to abuse.
... | At-risk species, including wolves and sharks, are being targeted by hunters using signals sent by radio tags to home in on the animals. | 39108583 |
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