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In Phoenix, Arizona, the mercury hit 47C (116F) on Friday, and in the desert of Death Valley, California, the thermometer approached 51C.
The heatwave is expected to last through the weekend.
Cities in the region are opening cooling centres and officials fear the heat could delay air travel.
Most large aircraft can ope... | Western US states are baking in an extended heatwave, with temperatures threatening to break the all-time high recorded on Earth. | 23107652 |
As well as the bond, it will finance the rebuilding of the new Peter May Stand, which will add 1,300 seats, through club reserves and a bank loan.
The club hopes to raise £3.5m from the Surrey County Cricket Club Bond - a fixed five-year term investment offered at 5.5% gross interest per annum.
There will be a priorit... | Surrey County Cricket Club is to issue a bond as part of plans to modernise its Kia Oval ground in London. | 33910984 |
ITV said that they've chosen to move the finale from Sunday night because Ariana Grande's 'One Love Manchester' benefit concert will be on at the same time.
Ariana Grande will be singing at a concert in Manchester, to remember the victims of the attack at her show last Monday.
Twenty-two people died in an attack after ... | The finale of Britain's Got Talent will be moved from Sunday night to Saturday 3rd June at 7.30pm. | 40104617 |
The 26-year-old France defender is free to resume his career after a doping case against him was dismissed by Uefa.
Sakho also was sent home from the club's pre-season tour of the USA following allegations of indiscipline.
He has been told that he is not currently part of Liverpool's first-team plans by manager Jurgen ... | Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho has turned down moves to West Brom and Stoke City after being told he can leave on loan. | 37224133 |
Devon County Council decided not to pay for the school transport for L/Cpl Christopher Chell's children after they had to move home.
The authority previously signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant, which pledges that service families are not disadvantaged because of their job.
The council has apologised and £2,000 has... | A council has been criticised for the way it treated a military family whose son had cancer. | 33143109 |
Shaun Maloney's deflected shot off John O'Shea just after half-time clawed the Scots back into a match they had barely been part of in the opening period.
Jon Walters had given the Irish a deserved lead, tapping in from an offside position.
The result leaves Scotland third, on 11 points, and Ireland fourth on nine.
Pol... | Scotland salvaged a draw against the Republic of Ireland to maintain a two-point lead over their opponents in Euro 2016 qualifying Group D. | 33033758 |
But that was the choice of Borussia Dortmund, who used the ground of Northern Premier League Premier Division side Marine to fine-tune their skills before Thursday's Europa League match against Liverpool.
The German side trained at the Marine Travel Arena in Crosby, Merseyside, on Thursday morning before the 20:05 BST ... | When you think of the pre-match preparations of Europe's elite football clubs, you imagine world-class facilities, not those of a seventh tier non-league club. | 36046072 |
The 29-year-old Spaniard, who won the Monte Carlo Masters last week, has now won his opening 10 matches of the European clay-court season.
Nishikori won this event in 2014 and 2015 but was left to rue a series of missed break-point opportunities.
Argentine Vilas won 49 clay-court titles in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Na... | Rafael Nadal has equalled Guillermo Vilas' record of 49 clay-court titles by beating Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-4 7-5 in the final of the Barcelona Open. | 36125679 |
The footage of the attack, believed to have taken place in the Northfield area of Birmingham, has been viewed millions of times online.
West Midlands Police have now urged anyone who has shared the footage to delete it from their accounts because it may impact on legal proceedings.
The teenager remains in police custod... | A 16-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of robbery in connection with an attack on two girls which was filmed and posted online. | 33530697 |
The Environment and Environmental Health Department said a higher than normal number have been reported.
Some swimmers have received multiple stings.
The north coast of the island has been particularly affected, with several different species reported.
Marine study group Jersey Seasearch said these included the mauve s... | Warning signs are being erected at beaches in Jersey to warn swimmers and beach-goers about the dangers of jellyfish around the island. | 33945818 |
One person died and four miners escaped when the mine collapsed on Friday.
Since then, rescue workers have managed to pull a number of miners to safety.
China has a long history of industrial accidents. The latest incident comes days after a deadly landslide caused by construction waste in southern China.
Ma Congbo, th... | The owner of a gypsum mine in China's eastern Shandong province has killed himself, as rescuers try to reach 17 miners who have been trapped for two days, state media report. | 35185133 |
11 May 2015 Last updated at 07:25 BST
The exams test English and Maths skills for 10 and 11 year olds and if you're getting ready for yours, don't worry.
From revising to how to feel your best before the exam, here are some top tips on how to cope... | Thousands of pupils across the country are getting ready for SATs today. | 32686854 |
The Portuguese forward missed training on Monday after picking up a minor injury in Saturday's La Liga win at Osasuna.
However, Wales international Gareth Bale (ankle) will not play.
Striker Arkadiusz Milik is fit for Napoli.
The Poland international has recovered from a cruciate ligament injury and has been included i... | Cristiano Ronaldo has recovered from a knock to be included in Real Madrid's squad to face Napoli in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at the Bernabeu on Wednesday. | 38962432 |
Addressing activists, he called for a "mixed economy of public and social enterprise... a private sector with a long-term private business commitment".
He said a Labour government would break from the "failed economic orthodoxy".
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said Labour would build 100,000 council homes a year and ... | Labour will seek to distribute the rewards of growth more fairly, Jeremy Corbyn has said, as he set out his party's plans for the economy. | 36351149 |
The Daimler Super V8 LWB limousine, which features a specially designed handbag holder, was in royal ownership from 2001 to 2004.
It was sold by auction house Historics at Brooklands in Surrey, complete with its original documentation and photographs of the Queen driving it.
The car features a centre armrest which hold... | A car that was once owned and driven by the Queen has been sold for £40,500. | 23502289 |
The 33-year-old missed out on the original squad but was called up after injury ruled out Rhys Webb.
Asked if Phillips was behind Gareth Davies and Lloyd Williams, head coach Gatland replied: "I don't think so.
"We were happy with our selections but Mike coming back gives us experience and gives us a different type of ... | Mike Phillips is not being regarded as Wales' third-choice scrum-half for the World Cup, according to Warren Gatland. | 34257780 |
The Glasgow duo of New Zealand-born centre Nick Grigg and tight-head prop D'Arcy Rae, plus Edinburgh hooker George Turner, are the new faces.
Edinburgh prop Willem Nel and Glasgow fly-half/centre Peter Horne return after missing the Six Nations.
There are also recalls for Lee Jones, Ruaridh Jackson and Sam Hidalgo-Clyn... | New Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has included three uncapped players in his squad, which will be captained by John Barclay, for this summer's tour. | 39847378 |
This will remain the case even if their course finishes after the UK's exit from the European Union, it added.
European students on undergraduate and master's courses are presently charged the same for tuition as UK students.
Ministers said attracting talent from across the globe was key to success and vice-chancellors... | Europeans studying in the UK will continue to remain eligible for grants and loans in 2018-19, the government has announced. | 39670693 |
Dr Margaret Ann Rous, 37, and her husband David, 28, who was flying, were killed when their Piper Cherokee struck Beinn nan Lus, near Loch Etive.
The couple, who lived in Newport-on-Tay in Fife, were heading from Dundee for Tiree to visit family on 4 April.
Investigators said their plane hit the hill in a "steep nose-d... | A couple died after their light plane went into a steep descent and crashed nose-down into a hillside, air accident investigators have said. | 35310936 |
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24 February 2015 Last updated at 07:41 GMT
Zoo keepers at Amersfoort Zoo say studying an animal's poo can tell us lots about their health.
There are special sessions where children can handle elephant poop safely.
During Poo Week kids can even measure the power of their own ... | A zoo in the Netherlands is holding a "Poo Week", where visitors can learn all about animal waste. | 31599216 |
Paul Massara, who was in charge of Npower from 2013 to 2015, told BBC Radio 5 live Drive that Ofgem needs to do more to protect consumers.
At the weekend, GB Energy Supply ceased trading.
It said recent energy price rises had made its business untenable.
Around 160,000 people are affected by its collapse.
GB Energy Sup... | A former chief executive of one of the UK's biggest energy suppliers has said that greater scrutiny of new entrants to the market is needed before they get their licence. | 38138584 |
Pearse McAuley, originally from Strabane in County Tyrone, inflicted serious injuries on Pauline Tully in County Cavan on Christmas Eve 2014.
Dublin's Court of Appeal ruled that the eight-year jail term he was originally given last year was "unduly lenient".
It resentenced him to 12 years in prison, with the final two ... | A prominent republican who attacked his estranged wife with knife over a four-hour period in front of their children has had his jail term increased. | 37902456 |
Nine were arrested in September 2014 after patrolling streets in Wuppertal, western Germany. They wore bright orange jackets with the words "Sharia police". They told passers-by not to frequent discos, casinos or bars.
The court said they had not violated laws on uniforms and public gatherings.
Prosecutors have now lod... | A German court has ruled that Islamists who patrolled a city's streets as "Sharia police" did not break the law and will not be prosecuted. | 35059488 |
BBC Worldwide said "a small number" of fans had been sent pre-ordered DVDs three weeks early.
It asked those with the DVD not to reveal plot details which would ruin the "viewing pleasure" of others.
It promised footage of current Doctor Matt Smith with predecessor David Tennant "if everyone keeps the secret".
"A small... | US Doctor Who fans are being urged to keep the plot of Saturday's finale secret after DVDs of the series were sent out early in error. | 22508502 |
"Prohibition is not effective", Jean-Marie Le Guen told France's BFMTV.
Other lawmakers - including fellow Socialists - dismissed the call, and a government spokesman said there were no plans for decriminalisation.
A recent WHO report found more French 15-year-olds smoked cannabis than in 41 other developed nations.
Th... | A French junior minister has sparked controversy by calling for renewed debate over the decriminalisation of cannabis. | 36022907 |
The 31-year-old joined from Lorient in 2010 and signed a contract extension until 2020 in January.
The France international previously stopped short of ruling out a move to Marseille, but has now committed his future to the Gunners.
"I am just here to enjoy my job and give everything for the team," he said.
"When I fir... | Arsenal centre-back Laurent Koscielny says he has no desire to leave the club amid reported interest from French side Marseille. | 40700492 |
Lillian Seenoi said she came to Northern Ireland in 2010 following threats to her and her son's life.
She was speaking on Monday during a vigil at Guildhall Square calling for the UK to do more to support migrants.
The prime minister has said that the UK will accept up to 20,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years... | A Kenyan woman who came to Londonderry as a refugee five years ago has criticised the government for not doing enough to address the migrant crisis. | 34184121 |
Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, reported profits of $79m (£51.3m), compared with a loss of $437m a year ago.
Another period of strong growth in its Amazon Web Services cloud business also contributed to the better result.
Total net sales rose 23.2% to $25.36bn. Its shares were 10% higher.
Worldwide Sales ... | Internet marketplace giant Amazon reported a surprise profit for the second quarter in a row thanks largely to higher sales in the US. | 34611704 |
Ron Broomfield, from Lincolnshire, died in April aged 80, and was cremated in the gnome outfit he regularly wore.
Over the years, the retired window cleaner raised thousands of pounds for charities including the NSPCC.
He appeared on various TV programmes, including the Alan Titchmarsh Show, and lived in Gnome Cottage,... | A collection of about 1,800 gnomes - amassed by one man over half a century - is to be auctioned for charity. | 33361078 |
It stands on a patch of land that was once a barren field, but started to be settled at the end of the 1970s, mostly by people who came to Dhaka in search of work and had nowhere to live.
Today, Korail is estimated to have 200,000 residents, many of them living in small shacks with bamboo frames and corrugated tin roof... | In the centre of Dhaka, a few streets away from high rise office blocks and the penthouses of the wealthy, lies the city's biggest slum. | 33308274 |
Orkney's Dr John Rae is credited with finding the final part of the north west passage, around the top of North America.
Born in 1813, he ended up being shunned by much of Victorian society, due to claims he reported about cannibalism.
Permission has been granted for a plaque to be created in Westminster Abbey commemor... | A campaign to recognise one of Scotland's great forgotten explorers has taken a significant step forward. | 27781180 |
Dutch firm Verweij and Partners entered negotiations with Alderney States over the Victorian fortification in 2007.
Frans Verweij said the restoration of the existing building would be first followed by work on new buildings with work expected to take about a year.
Plans for the site released in 2010 included a hotel a... | Developers behind plans for Alderney's Fort Tourgis have confirmed redevelopment work on the site will begin by summer 2012. | 16840725 |
Winifred Lockhart, 70, grew up in care in the island and moved to the UK in the early 1960s, but returned to give evidence to the care inquiry.
She was first female resident of what was called the Jersey Home for Boys.
Mrs Lockhart said when she tried to speak out to senior staff she would be hit and told to stop makin... | A former resident of the Haut de la Garenne children's home says she heard boys being taken from a dormitory screaming. | 29076051 |
Dominic Jackson, 35, was reported overdue after leaving for a weekend trip from Portsoy in Aberdeenshire.
His kayak was found near Lybster in Caithness. A body later found in the Lybster area was confirmed as his.
Mr Jackson's family have set up a charity to promote sea safety and the use of personal locator beacons (P... | Relatives of a kayaker whose body was found after a major search have said they will be "forever grateful" to the brave and wonderful people" who helped. | 38982907 |
King, 35, earned his only All Blacks cap against Wales in November 2002.
He has also spent time with the Chiefs in Super Rugby and had spells at Stade Francais and Clermont in France.
Hardy, 20, who played for Wales in last year's Under-20 World Cup, previously faced Jersey in the British & Irish Cup while with Carmart... | Championship side Jersey have signed former New Zealand centre Regan King and scrum-half Kieran Hardy from Pro 12 side Scarlets. | 36229974 |
The footage was suspected to have been posted by the murderer on Wednesday.
Because the sites have set video to play automatically by default, many people saw the video without choosing to when it was shared into their feeds.
A parliamentary group said the firms should ensure that users are warned about graphic content... | MPs have called on Twitter and Facebook to take action after many users were confronted with autoplaying videos of the murder of a US TV news crew. | 34073206 |
Here is what you need to know:
Britain first took over Hong Kong island in 1842, after defeating China in the First Opium War. After the Second Opium War, Beijing was forced to also cede Kowloon in 1860, the area on the mainland opposite the island.
In 1898, to enforce its control of the area, the UK leased additional ... | On 1 July, Hong Kong marks the 20th anniversary of the handover from British rule back to China. | 40426827 |
British Transport Police said it had been made aware of the incidents of trespassing at the Glenfinnan Viaduct.
The force said people were walking on to the West Highland Line to photograph the viaduct, which features in the Harry Potter fantasy adventures.
The family was seen running on the railway line over the summe... | A couple and child have been among people seen putting their lives at risk on a Scottish railway line made world famous by the Harry Potter films. | 34466008 |
The dropping of "don't ask, don't tell" means service members can now reveal they are gay without fear of investigation or discharge.
"Repeal Day" parties have been organised across the country to mark the victory for gay rights.
The US Congress voted last year to repeal the law, which was introduced in 1993 under the ... | A policy banning open homosexuality in the US military has been repealed after nearly two decades. | 14981082 |
The Department for Transport (DfT) consulted passengers on how the new West Coast Main Line franchise, starting in 2018, could operate.
One option is fewer trains to stop at Wolverhampton, Coventry, Birmingham International, Sandwell and Dudley.
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) said it would damage the economy.
Commu... | The option to reduce some train services across the West Midlands have been branded unacceptable by transport bosses. | 37115119 |
Bale injured his calf against Sporting Gijon on 17 January, but the world's most expensive player is now ready to return after 44-days out.
Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane confirmed the news and underlined Bale's importance.
"He [Bale] is a fundamental player for Madrid," Zidane told the Real website.
"Of course I would p... | Wales forward Gareth Bale has returned to training at Real Madrid and is being lined-up for a return in the Champions League on 8 March. | 35701634 |
A crowd of 62,200 turned up at the Allianz Arena for the relegation play-off against Jahn Regensburg.
The tie was poised at 1-1 after the first leg but 1860 Munich conceded twice in the first half and go down.
Play was suspended for around 15 minutes and police said 10 officers had been "slightly injured" due to troubl... | Ten police officers were injured as former Bundesliga champions 1860 Munich were relegated to Germany's third tier in a game held up by crowd trouble. | 40100802 |
The 13th seed led Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2 5-6 at Flushing Meadows when she crouched down to her knees and began hyperventilating.
Medical help arrived after several minutes and Konta, 25, took a lengthy break before winning 6-2 5-7 6-2.
"My heart rate spiked and I couldn't really control my breathing," she sa... | Britain's Johanna Konta reached the US Open third round - despite collapsing on court with blurred vision, breathing issues and an increased heart rate. | 37238942 |
A Taqele Naiyaravoro hat-trick inspired Warriors to a 43-6 win when the sides met at Scotstoun last weekend.
Hooker Brown - returning to the side after injury - expects Scarlets to provide a tougher test in the reverse fixture on Saturday.
"They'll be hurting after last week. It will be a tough game," Brown said.
Scarl... | Fraser Brown expects a backlash from Scarlets when Glasgow Warriors face the Welsh side a week on from their crushing Champions Cup victory. | 35134940 |
Judge Carlos Castro Martins barred any work that would interfere with the natural flow of the Xingu river.
He ruled in favour of a fisheries group which argued that the Belo Monte dam would affect local fish stocks and could harm indigenous families who make a living from fishing.
The government says the dam is crucial... | A judge in Brazil has ordered a halt to construction of a multi-billion-dollar dam project in the Amazon region. | 15102520 |
Jeff Brown put the hosts ahead at the National Ice Centre before Colin Shields levelled at 12:14.
Ollie Betteridge restored Nottingham's lead six minutes later but Blair Riley hit back with a third-period equaliser for the Giants.
Overtime failed to separate the teams and Matt Carter converted in the shootout to win it... | Belfast Giants suffered a shootout defeat in Friday night's Elite League clash against Nottingham Panthers. | 38108602 |
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Rhys Webb's two late tries clinched an extraordinary win which ended Blues' European Champions Cup qualification hopes while maintaining his team's.
Ospreys hit back from 17-7 behind as Hanno Dirksen' (2) and Sam Underhill added to James King's first-half try.
Aled Summerh... | Ospreys fought back from a 10-point deficit to claim their 10th consecutive win over Cardiff Blues in a Judgement Day thriller. | 36119726 |
Defender Farrend Rawson, on loan from Derby County, played the full 90 minutes as the Millers beat Brighton 1-0 earlier this month.
The Football League said a football disciplinary commission will hear the case at the "earliest possible opportunity" so the matter is resolved before the end of the season.
Rotherham are ... | Rotherham have been charged by the Football League with fielding an ineligible player. | 32287991 |
Teams of officers working for National Trading Standards (NTS) identified 10,843 victims in the year to April.
The average loss was £1,184 - about £13m in total - but officers think hidden losses are much higher.
They identified nearly 200,000 potential victims on so-called "suckers lists" sold between con-artists.
Ove... | Victims of scam mail have an average age of 74 and have typically lost more than £1,000, investigators have confirmed. | 34489206 |
The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) now moves to the House of Representatives.
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister warned that the move could cause his government to withdraw US investments.
President Barack Obama said he will veto the bill, but a Democratic senator is "confident" he'd be overruled.
If it... | A bill that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue the Saudi government has passed a key hurdle in the US Senate. | 36316117 |
While the search has been going on, more than 20 pieces of possible debris have been found by members of the public, on the African coast and islands in the Indian Ocean. Most have been handed in to French authorities or the Australian Transport Safety Bureau which has been co-ordinating the search (ATSB).
So far only ... | The underwater search for flight MH370 has ended, with no trace of the Malaysian Airlines plane being found. | 37820122 |
Phelan had been in temporary charge for 12 weeks since Steve Bruce's departure in the summer, with the club currently 15th in the Premier League table.
A good start saw the 54-year-old named manager of the month for August.
In September, Phelan revealed he was offered the job on a full-time basis but there had since be... | Hull City have appointed caretaker manager Mike Phelan as their new head coach until the end of the season. | 37655544 |
Leaders of the Aslef union agreed to recommend the deal to almost 1,000 drivers following 11 days of talks which did not involve the RMT.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said the deal would leave drivers and passengers "exposed and vulnerable".
"This is not a deal, it is a disgrace, and the RMT dispute remains on."
An ... | A deal agreed to end the long-running Southern rail dispute is a "shocking betrayal" of workers and passengers, the RMT union has claimed. | 38869928 |
Konta, who left the court in tears after being verbally abused by Romania captain Ilie Nastase in a Fed Cup tie last week, won 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 6-1.
The British number one found it tough but Osaka's challenge faded in set three as she struggled with an injury.
Konta will face Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova in round two.
Th... | Johanna Konta put a difficult week behind her to reach the second round of the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart with victory over Japan's Naomi Osaka. | 39717809 |
Y Not Festival, in Derbyshire, was called off a day early, on Sunday, after heavy rain and wind.
Fans took to social media to demand refunds and complain about the organisation of the event.
Y Not Festival said it would be meeting insurers to discuss refunds.
Live updates and more from the East Midlands
Some festival g... | Thousands of people will find out in the "coming days" if they will get a refund for a part-cancelled music festival. | 40773130 |
The TV star and former fashion reporter was talking about Jolie's decision to have preventative cancer surgery on CBS show The Talk.
The 30-year-old said: "I actually do have the cancer gene."
Her mother, Sharon, also has the gene and had a double mastectomy in 2012. "My mom made all of us get tested. I agree with this... | Kelly Osbourne has revealed, that like Angelina Jolie, she plans to have her ovaries removed. | 32046504 |
Sunday's derby against Newport Gwent Dragons will see the 22-year-old Wales international play his last game at the Arms Park before joining Scarlets.
Patchell insists he has no regrets about leaving despite the capital region's improvement this season.
"Once you make a decision you've got to back yourself," he said.
"... | Rhys Patchell says Cardiff Blues is a "good place to come to work" as they battle for European qualification in the Pro12. | 36041255 |
The 25-year-old, who scored 34 goals this season to help Fleetwood win promotion to the Football League, has signed a three-year contract.
Foxes manager Nigel Pearson had a bid rejected for Vardy in January.
"I got to sit down for a chat with Nigel and this is where I wanted to come," Vardy told BBC Radio Leicester.
Me... | Leicester City have completed the signing of Fleetwood striker Jamie Vardy for an undisclosed fee, thought to be at least £1m. | 18109906 |
Lowry leads on seven under at Oakmont, with American pair Dustin Johnson (71) and Andrew Landry (70) tied for second.
England's Lee Westwood is on two under after parring his final three holes.
Sergio Garcia returned with five holes remaining but had two bogeys to drop back to level par, while world number one Jason Da... | Ireland's Shane Lowry takes a four-shot lead into the final round of the US Open after completing his third round in a five-under-par 65 on Sunday. | 36571388 |
The first minister will tell the Institute of Directors that the vote to leave the EU was in part "born of inequality" in communities UK-wide.
Theresa May has argued that the UK could thrive after leaving the EU by becoming a leader in free trade.
Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones will also address the conference at th... | Nicola Sturgeon is to make a speech in London linking the Brexit vote to the UK government's austerity policies. | 37472910 |
Magdelena Luczak, 27, and Mariusz Krezolek, 34, must serve a minimum of 30 years each for what the judge called their "incomprehensible brutality".
Luczak and Krezolek blamed each other for killing Daniel who died from a head injury in March 2012.
Daniel, who had also been starved by the pair, weighed just over a stone... | The mother of Daniel Pelka and her partner have been jailed for life for the four-year-old's murder. | 23544717 |
Two masked men armed with kitchen knives fled with "a few hundred pounds" after threatening staff at Betfred in Old Christchurch Road on Thursday.
It follows raids at Ladbrokes in Seabourne Road on Wednesday and at a Londis store in Boscombe on Monday.
On both of those occasions the masked offender used a baseball bat.... | Armed raiders have struck a third time in the space of three days in Bournemouth, with police keeping an "open mind" on whether they are linked. | 30342797 |
The claim: The UK has to officially leave the EU before it can make a new deal on trade.
Reality Check verdict: Under current EU rules, EU countries cannot make separate trade deals with individual member states or non-EU countries. However, there is no legal precedent for a country to leave the EU and renegotiate a tr... | The EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom told BBC Newsnight the UK cannot begin negotiating trade deals with the EU until after it has left. | 36684876 |
The policy was introduced last year after several cases of violent prisoners absconding from open prisons.
But judges decided in April that such bans were inconsistent with the then justice secretary's parole directions.
The Ministry of Justice has now successfully challenged the ruling.
Chris Grayling had announced in... | A High Court decision that it was unlawful for the government to ban inmates with a history of absconding from being transferred to open prisons has been overturned. | 33635956 |
Anthony Stokes put Hibs ahead with his third goal in two games.
But Lewis Toshney and Mark Stewart scored either side of half-time for the hosts.
Alan Stubbs' side have two games in hand over Falkirk, but have now lost four consecutive league games, while Raith sit seven points clear in fourth.
After scoring both in a ... | Hibernian remain six points adrift of second-place Falkirk in the Championship after falling to defeat at Raith Rovers. | 35792563 |
Rovers came from a goal down to beat Rotherham United 4-2 and move off the bottom of the Championship table.
"We were outstanding today from start to finish. We scored four goals. Let's be honest we could have scored seven or eight," he told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"I'm not talking about half chances, I'm talking about g... | Boss Owen Coyle says Blackburn came through a "real test of character, team spirit and camaraderie" to win their first game of the season. | 37397656 |
After starting with two group defeats, Wakely's highest List A score helped Northants to a first win, giving them three points from their last two games following a tie with Worcestershire.
They chased down Lancashire's 324-8 to triumph with 20 balls to spare.
Rob Keogh made 69 as the visitors reached 326-4 to win by s... | Northamptonshire captain Alex Wakely led from the front with an unbeaten 109 to steer his side to a One-Day Cup victory over Lancashire in Liverpool. | 39809295 |
Mr Weiner, who quit Congress in 2011 over a similar scandal, insisted he would stick to his campaign schedule, including an event later on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, an unnamed woman said he had used the alias Carlos Danger during a six-month cyber liaison.
Flanked by his wife, he apologised in a hastily arranged press con... | New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has defied calls from rivals and newspapers to drop out, after admitting to yet another raunchy online affair. | 23438917 |
The gallery said A Walk Through British Art, featuring work from the 1500s to the present day, allowed "a more neutral view of the range of art being produced at any one historical moment to emerge".
It also features new permanent galleries devoted to poet and artist William Blake and sculptor Henry Moore.
The curators... | Tate Britain's reorganisation of 500 British artworks in chronological order has been praised by newspapers, with the Independent hailing a "triumphant new hang". | 22522101 |
The 20-year-old, who scored 15 goals in 55 appearances for the Blades after moving from non-league Ilkeston, has agreed a three-year deal with Blues.
Birmingham had two previous bids turned down for Adams, who made his last Blades appearance as a substitute in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Bolton.
But he has now signed to b... | Birmingham City have signed Sheffield United striker Che Adams for an undisclosed fee. | 37016381 |
Fire crews from Douglas and Laxey stations were called to the accident on King Edward Road in Onchan at around 09:00 BST.
A spokesman said the car had "rolled and landed back on its wheels" across the Manx Electric Railway lines.
The man driving the car was treated at the scene for "minor injuries."
Fire crews made the... | A car flipped when it crashed onto tracks used by the Manx Electric Railway (MER), the fire service has said. | 40731045 |
11 January 2015 Last updated at 09:14 GMT
The animals are being targeted by poachers who want them for their meat and antlers, which can be sold for thousands of pounds.
But now police say new day and night time patrols are helping to keep the deer safe.
Watch Hayley's report to find out more about what is being done..... | Special patrols have been set up on Exmoor, Devon, to protect wild red deer. | 30761992 |
Caitlin White, 15, died in Craigavon Hospital after being found unconscious near Portadown's Corcrain estate on Saturday evening. The exact cause of death is not yet known.
Her funeral is set to take place at the Church of the Assumption in Newry, County Down at 12:00 BST.
The boy was the third person arrested in conne... | A 15-year-old boy arrested after the death of a Portadown schoolgirl has been released on bail. | 40026923 |
Harry Street was detained indefinitely in October after guns and explosives were found at his Birmingham home.
In 1978, then known as Barry Williams, he killed three people on the Bustleholm estate and later the owners of a petrol station in Warwickshire.
The 70-year-old died after a suspected heart attack at Ashworth ... | A man who killed five people in a shooting spree which started in West Bromwich has died at a high-security psychiatric hospital. | 30615747 |
Exonian Ladies player Lily Partridge, 22, collapsed at the side of the pitch after getting hurt during a tackle in December at North Tawton, Devon, and died in hospital days later.
About 200 people watched the game against Newton Abbot Ladies in Topsham.
A charity auction followed, with items donated by Coldplay, and S... | A memorial game has been held for a rugby player who died after suffering a head injury during a match. | 35325618 |
The 26-year-old needs surgery after suffering posterior cruciate ligament damage during Sunday's 27-17 European Champions Cup win over Racing 92.
Tigers are already without Manu Tuilagi, although the England centre is near to a return after a groin injury.
"Not having Matt and Manu is clearly disappointing but we have ... | Leicester and Australia centre Matt Toomua faces six months out with a knee injury, reports BBC Radio Leicester. | 37776589 |
Kevin Mao, 20, from Tottenham, will have to serve a minimum of 26 years at a young offenders' institute for the murder of Noor Hassan Barre.
Mr Hassan Barre was found at Middlesex University campus in Hendon on 31 October 2014.
The Old Bailey heard Mr Hassan Barre died from a stab wound to the chest following an argume... | A man who fatally stabbed another man at a London university campus has been detained for life. | 32412547 |
The land-based missile was fired from near Panghyon airfield, and flew for 37 minutes before landing in the Sea of Japan, said the US Pacific Command.
Japan has lodged a protest and PM Shinzo Abe said the launch "clearly shows that the threat has grown".
Pyongyang has increased the frequency of its nuclear and missile ... | North Korea has fired an intermediate range missile in the direction of Japan, US military officials said. | 40489750 |
They defeated Ripley's side by an innings and 92 runs on Wednesday.
"I would suggest that Essex will be pretty near the top of the league at the end of this season," he said.
"They've got two guys in Ryan ten Doeschate and Ravi Bopara that have often been at the IPL and the England captain (Alastair Cook for first four... | Essex are already strong candidates for Championship promotion, according to Northants head coach David Ripley. | 36158741 |
Government forces have been battling rebels for the past two years, although a peace deal was signed in August.
Niger is a close second, with 47% unable to attend school, followed by Sudan (41%) and Afghanistan (40%).
Worldwide, some 24 million children of more than 109 million living in nations at war are not in schoo... | More than half of children in South Sudan are not in school, the highest proportion in any country, UN children's agency Unicef has said. | 35294897 |
The loss in Mohali, which gave India a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, was England's fifth Test in six weeks.
With the next Test in Mumbai not beginning until 8 December, a number of the England squad will leave India for a holiday in Dubai.
"We will get away, see some different scenery and come back for the last tw... | England's players need a break after the third Test defeat by India, according to captain Alastair Cook. | 38140760 |
The date was 2 May, 1993. There were two games of the inaugural Premier League season remaining and the title race was about to be decided.
However, the scene of victory would not be Old Trafford but Mottram Hall, a golf course in Cheshire.
Ferguson was desperate to secure his first English league title and United's fi... | His name will mean nothing to you but, exactly 20 years ago, Manchester United fan Michael Lavender entered footballing folklore by playing his part in his club's glittering history - and he has the letter from Sir Alex Ferguson to prove it. | 22317376 |
A total of 180 officers raided 24 addresses in London, Oxford and Abingdon at 07:00 GMT on Tuesday.
Thames Valley Police has charged 14 men and five women for drug-related offences, including conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine.
The raids were part of a new operation launched to fight "serious and organised crime". | Nineteen people have been charged following a series of drugs raids across London and Oxfordshire. | 38763785 |
The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) group said on its website that the attack was retaliation against the policies of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Earlier, Mr Erdogan said he had "no doubt" that US-backed Syrian Kurdish groups carried out the bombing.
The TAK was once linked with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (... | A Turkey-based Kurdish militant group has said it carried out Wednesday's bomb attack in Ankara that killed 28 people. | 35617147 |
Moonlight Movies Ltd applied to convert a field at Crossgates into a drive-in cinema, featuring a screen and projection tower, for up to 200 cars.
The company has been operating a temporary cinema at the site using an inflatable screen.
Councillors were recommended to refuse consent due to concerns about noise.
Plannin... | Plans for a permanent drive-in cinema on land near Scarborough have been rejected by councillors. | 35374323 |
The best method has been the subject of study for years but now various approaches have been put to the test.
Boarding those in window seats first followed by middle and aisle seats results in a 40% gain in efficiency.
However, an approach called the Steffen method, alternating rows in the window-middle-aisle strategy,... | The most common way of boarding passenger planes is among the least efficient, tests have shown. | 14717695 |
The north Wales club have released nine players following a disappointing season which saw them finish 13th in the National League.
"Recruitment is going to be key and massive throughout the summer," Keates told BBC Radio Wales.
"With the ones that we've already got we're probably looking at adding at least another 13 ... | Manager Dean Keates hopes to sign up to 14 players this summer as he rebuilds Wrexham's squad. | 39802363 |
As French finance minister in 2008, she approved an award of €404m ($429m; £340m) to businessman Bernard Tapie for the disputed sale of a firm.
Ms Lagarde, who always denied wrongdoing, was not present in court, having left Paris for Washington DC.
The IMF board said it retained "full confidence" in her leadership.
She... | A French court has found International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde guilty of negligence but did not hand down any punishment. | 38369822 |
Salford led 24-8 with seven minutes left, but three unanswered tries - from James Roby, Regan Grace and Jonny Lomax - gave the home side the momentum.
Smith then slotted over from 40 yards to complete the win.
Defeat for Salford means they slip to third and are eight points behind leaders Castleford, who beat Leeds.
Hu... | Matty Smith scored a drop goal in the final seconds as St Helens completed a stunning comeback to beat Salford Red Devils. | 40347063 |
Premises were searched at Shaftesbury Square and Lisburn Road in Belfast and Chapel Hill in Lisburn.
More than 100 illegal gaming machines and three casino roulette machines were seized as well as £200,000 in cash.
A 63-year-old-man from Lurgan was arrested and has been bailed to attend Musgrave police station on 11 Ma... | Detectives investigating money laundering and illegal gambling have seized machines and cash worth more than £500,000 in Belfast and Lisburn. | 31061255 |
Edward Tron, 51, from Gateshead, and Mark Quilliam, 55, from Liverpool, used their positions to smuggle cocaine into Hull from Rotterdam, their trial heard.
Tron, a steward, and Quilliam, a chef, made up to £60,000 a trip over a six-year-period, Hull Crown Court was told.
Tron's wife, Susan, 54, was imprisoned for nin... | Two P&O ferry workers who conspired to smuggle cocaine into the UK have been jailed for 16 years each. | 38667585 |
Mason Jones, from Deri, Caerphilly county, died in 2005.
Butcher William Tudor admitted food safety breaches but the Crown Prosecution Service admitted he should have been charged with manslaughter.
After the High Court refused a new inquest, Mason's mother said she wants to take action against the CPS.
On Thursday, Lo... | The family of a five-year-old boy who died after eating E. coli-infected meat have been told there was "no error in law" during his 2010 inquest. | 34734617 |
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Faissal El Bakhtaoui met a Haber cross at the front post to prod the home side ahead after 15 minutes.
Haber was the creator again as he chested the ball into the path of Kostadin Gadzhalov to extend the lead three minutes before the break.
It was Haber pressuring Steven A... | Marcus Haber led from the front as Dundee ended St Johnstone's five-game unbeaten run with clinical finishing. | 38424635 |
Koichi Hagiuda did not give a reason as to why the gift had been rejected.
Japan gave Mr Putin a female Akita called Yume in 2012. This dog was intended as a companion for her.
Mr Hagiuda wrote in a blog post: "Unfortunately, we heard from our counterparts, and our hope to present a bridegroom was dashed."
If accepted,... | Russian President Vladimir Putin has turned down the offer of a dog as a gift from the Japanese government, according to a Japanese MP. | 38276629 |
Turkey said it was investigating the claims but insisted the Syrian Kurdish units remained "outside the scope of the current military effort".
Turkey launched air raids on Islamic State fighters in Syria and positions of the Kurdish militant PKK in Iraq following violent attacks in Turkey.
Turkey has also said it has n... | Kurdish forces in Syria have accused Turkey of repeatedly attacking their units across the border. | 33675760 |
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Fox-Pitt incurred time penalties to score 30.4 aboard Chilli Morning, having led after Sunday's dressage.
The 47-year-old will go into Tuesday's final show-jumping phase in 21st place, with Great Britain lying seventh in the team standings.
"It's obviously very disappointi... | Britain's William Fox-Pitt slipped from first to well outside the medal places after the cross-country phase of the Olympic eventing competition in Rio. | 37013759 |
Neil McManus hit 1-13 for the Saffrons as they fought back from seven down in the first half and four in arrears late in normal time to force extra-time.
Niall McKenna and Ciaran Clarke notched Antrim's goals as the scoreline was 2-16 to 2-16 at the end of normal time.
Carlow moved four up again before McManus' goal sp... | Antrim snatched a dramatic 3-20 to 2-22 extra-time victory over Carlow in their Christy Ring Cup opener as Down beat Roscommon 2-24 to 1-20 at Ballycran. | 39674887 |
The three towers of the Queensferry Crossing have now reached over 160 metres as construction continues.
When complete, the towers will be more than 200 metres tall, beating the previous record by more than 40 metres.
About 1200 workers are now employed on the project, which is on schedule despite bad weather and due f... | The new bridge over the Firth of Forth has become the tallest in the UK. | 33911664 |
The rally was organised by the opposition party CHP but was backed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AK party, in a rare show of unity.
Amid a sea of red flags, banners bore slogans such as "We defend the republic!"
The CHP's leader said "democracy won!" but he also warned against the dangers of authoritarianism.
One... | Tens of thousands of people have joined a pro-democracy rally in Istanbul, condemning the nation's attempted coup. | 36879075 |
They launched an inquiry amid claims Wales was underfunded to the tune of hundreds of millions of pounds.
Chair Jocelyn Davies said they welcomed the promised funding floor of at least 15% more cash per head than England.
But she called for an agreement on block grants based on needs before the funding floor promise ex... | Fair funding for Wales by the UK Treasury should be guaranteed by law before tax powers are devolved, AMs on the finance committee have said. | 35805616 |
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