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Kirsty Parker, 34, from Denholm, died after her Vauxhall Zafira was in collision with a Peugeot 207 on the A698 near Denholm on Thursday afternoon.
Her sons, aged 18 months, nine and 12 were in the car at the time.
The 26-year-old male driver of the Peugeot was treated for "non life threatening injuries".
Ms Parker, a ... | Police have appealed for anyone who helped at the scene of a fatal crash in the Borders to come forward. | 35569025 |
It follows speculation that he could stand for Parliament in Foyle, after he confirmed that he would be seeking election as an MLA for Foyle.
However, he told BBC Radio Foyle that he has no interest in going to Westminster.
The Sinn Féin politician was Mid Ulster MP from 1997 until January 2013.
But like all Sinn Fein ... | The Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, has ruled out standing for Westminster ever again. | 35398277 |
Henshaw was left out of the Christmas meeting between the sides and is now set to miss out on a return to his old Sportsground stomping ground.
Leinster coach Leo Cullen rested several of his Ireland players for last week's narrow win away to Ospreys.
His remaining Irish internationals are likely to be left out this we... | Leinster centre Robbie Henshaw is likely to sit out his side's Pro12 interprovincial derby against Connacht in Galway on Saturday. | 39565088 |
The decision came as a surprise after the GFF had earlier backed the Swiss coach following the Scorpions' elimination in the preliminary round of Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying in October by Namibia.
Savoy's dismissal was announced at a hastily arranged news conference in Banjul.
"We have a mutual agreement amongst t... | The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) announced on Saturday it had parted ways with coach Raoul Savoy following a string of poor results. | 35016879 |
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday there was "insufficient evidence to prosecute" the 75-year-old singer.
Sir Cliff told ITV's Good Morning Britain he disliked the terminology.
"Insufficient suggests that maybe there's something there and I know there wasn't," he said.
"There are certain terminologies... | Sir Cliff Richard has said he feels "tarnished" by allegations of historical sexual abuse, after being told he will not face charges. | 36594724 |
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the deal sent a message "loud and clear" - Greece will stay in the eurozone.
The agreement demands tax rises and more tough spending cuts in return for Greece's third bailout in five years.
The deal means new loans of up to €86bn ($95bn; £61bn) will be made availab... | Eurozone finance ministers have agreed on a new bailout deal for Greece after Athens backed the plan. | 33934238 |
Global sales totalled €8.62bn (£6.9bn; $9.8bn) for the three months to March.
LVMH owns more than 60 luxury brands, including the Kenzo fashion line and the high-end watch labels Bulgari and TAG Heuer.
The company said the US market is strong, and "Europe remains well oriented except for France which is affected by ... | Luxury retailer LVMH saw a 4% gain in revenue for the first quarter this year, compared with last year. | 36021762 |
Logan, 30, made his Hibs debut in Saturday's semi-final against Dundee United - his first game in 16 months.
And the Irishman saved two penalties to give Alan Stubbs' side a 4-2 shootout win after a scoreless 120 minutes.
"I feel proud and happy for friends and family that have stuck by me in this time," he said.
Media... | Conrad Logan was pleased for those who had supported him during a lengthy injury absence after helping Hibernian reach the Scottish Cup final. | 36077477 |
The discovery was made at Bradgate Park, in Newtown Linford on Tuesday following an annual deer cull.
Peter Tyldesley, director of the Bradgate Park Trust, said leaving dog mess lying around in plastic bags is "lethal" for all wildlife.
He said the culled deer was in good health despite the contents of its gut.
More up... | Dog walkers have been ordered to bin their pet's waste after a deer's stomach was found to be full of plastic poo bags at a park in Leicestershire. | 35234095 |
Microsoft, owner of the popular video game, revealed that computer scientists and amateurs will be able to evaluate and develop AI software using its virtual landscapes from July.
The company says Minecraft is more "sophisticated" than existing AI research simulations and cheaper to use than building a robot.
One exper... | Minecraft is to become a testing ground for artificial intelligence experiments. | 35778288 |
Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska led 6-4 2-0 in her last-eight tie with Dominika Cibulkova when the poor weather hit.
There was a resumption at 18:40 BST but the rain returned an hour later with the score at 6-4 3-2 before event organisers suspended play for the day.
Earlier, Monica Puig beat Kristina Mladenovic to make th... | Persistent rain has brought play to a close at the WTA event in Eastbourne, where Johanna Konta is set to play Ekaterina Makarova in the last eight. | 36610790 |
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Spain were beaten 2-0 by Italy in the last 16 of Euro 2016 on Monday and Pique believes they should no longer be considered favourites for tournaments.
"I think we have to undertake a big reflection, in terms of style and level," the 29-year-old said.
"We don't have the le... | The playing style that saw Spain win the 2010 World Cup and successive European Championship titles may no longer work, says Gerard Pique. | 36654093 |
And for more than 50 years, Adrian Street goaded grapple fans as he wrestled his way from Wales to the USA.
Not bad for a boy from Brynmawr who ran away from valley's life down the pit - only to return to pose with his father in an iconic picture.
"They say one picture is worth a thousand words, that picture was worth ... | He was Kid Tarzan, The Nature Boy, and The Exotic One - a man who flirted with a flamboyant and sexually ambiguous persona for the public. | 27889890 |
Nowhere is this clearer than in the field of foreign policy which, throughout the Fifth Republic, has been seen as a reserved presidential domain.
No wonder then that Nicolas Sarkozy stamped his personality on France's relations abroad
So if Socialist candidate Francois Hollande - consistently ahead in the opinion poll... | Many see the French president as a kind of republican monarch - more powerful than equivalent heads of state in other democracies and with fewer constraints on his power. | 17930695 |
Opener Finch took just 18 balls to reach his fifty - equalling Glenn Maxwell's record - as he gave Australia the perfect start to their chase of Sri Lanka's 212 all out.
The tourists reached their target in just 31 overs, and with six wickets in hand, as George Bailey took over from Finch (55) to smash 90 from 85 balls... | Aaron Finch equalled the Australian record for the fastest one-day international half-century to help his side complete a 3-1 series victory over Sri Lanka in Dambulla. | 37237154 |
The income included £88m of spending by tourists visiting Scotland for the tournament, along with £52m in marketing benefit to a global audience.
The Scottish government said this was the biggest ever impact of a golf tournament in the UK or Ireland.
The Sheffield Hallam University study said 93,000 people attended at ... | Hosting the Open golf championship in St Andrews brought £140m into the Scottish economy, an independent assessment has found. | 35343802 |
The men, awaiting trial for burglary, were found missing when they failed to show up for roll call on Sunday.
Officials said one of the fugitives had been captured and was being questioned.
The jail, thought to be Asia's largest, houses some 13,500 prisoners, including many of India's most feared militants, gangsters a... | Two prisoners have escaped from India's maximum security Tihar jail in Delhi by digging a tunnel under a wall and scaling another, authorities said. | 33307912 |
The expert was asked if it was possible Jeffrey Gafoor had been hurt in a struggle with Miss White, who could then have been killed later by one or more different people.
Gafoor admitted the 1988 murder. Three men were earlier wrongly convicted.
Eight ex-police officers deny perverting the course of justice.
Gafoor was... | A forensics expert has been questioned at a trial about blood evidence left by the man now serving life for Lynette White's murder in Cardiff. | 15281831 |
The bank is set to shut 11 branches in north Wales by September, including two at Llangollen and Corwen.
Clwyd South AM Ken Skates, who has set up the meeting for later this month, said Corwen would be left without any banks if the branch closed.
Bank bosses said they had made the "difficult decision" due to several fa... | A politician is to meet Natwest bank bosses in a bid to save two branches from closure in Denbighshire. | 33115863 |
The top seeds and Superseries champions were beaten 21-14 19-21 19-21 in France by Danes Mathias Christiansen and Lena Grebak in La Roche-sur-Yon, France.
The husband-and-wife duo led in the third game, but faltered and failed to save the last of three match points.
"No more than we deserved this week unfortunately," C... | Britons Chris and Gabby Adcock suffered a surprise mixed doubles quarter-final defeat at the European Championships. | 36175589 |
The 30-year-old. who has won 18 caps for his country, will move to Sandy Park from the Waratahs this summer.
"There's still ambitions to play throughout this year in the June period against the English," Dennis said.
"We'll see how we go there and if that doesn't end up being my last game and I move over to England hav... | Exeter's new flanker Dave Dennis wants to play for Australia against England before joining the Chiefs next season. | 35820047 |
More than 150 complaints about the behaviour of students from various institutions have been lodged with Belfast City Council since Monday.
Ulster University and teaching college undergraduates also live in the area.
On Wednesday, the PSNI confirmed its officers gave verbal warnings and on-the-spot fines to almost 100 ... | Students involved in anti-social behaviour in Belfast's Holyland area are putting their education and careers at risk, says Queen's University. | 37434980 |
Its customers are now transferring more than £1bn every month, and it has 700 staff, it says.
TransferWise was founded by friends Taavet Hinrikus and Kristo Kaarmannhas who wanted to shake up the money transfer market.
It is valued at $1.1bn (£850m) and says it has more than one million customers.
The valuation makes... | Peer-to-peer money sending firm TransferWise has become profitable this calendar year, six years after being founded. | 39943651 |
It was the first time he has visited Mullaghmore in County Sligo.
The prince said earlier that the compassion shown by people there "has done much to aid the healing process".
He said the murder of his great-uncle and three others had given him a profound understanding of how people affected by the Troubles suffered.
T... | Prince Charles has visited the place in the Republic of Ireland where his great-uncle Lord Mountbatten was murdered by the IRA in 1979. | 32811732 |
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 54.24 points, or 0.3%, to 19,097.90.
The broader S&P 500 index dipped 11.63 points to 2201.72, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq index fell 30.11 points to 5,368.81.
Shares in Time Inc jumped almost 16% after the New York Post reported it had rejected a takeover bid.
The newspaper said b... | After finishing at record highs on Friday, the three major US markets fell on Monday, recording their worst performance for almost a month. | 38128840 |
Colin Kaepernick, who plays with the San Francisco 49ers, remained seated as the anthem was played.
"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of colour," he explained.
Some fans booed the player when he took to the field.
But his team said they supported hi... | A US National Football League (NFL) quarterback has refused to stand for the national anthem in protest at what he sees as racial injustice. | 37205032 |
Under the proposals, they would no longer have to "fight tooth and nail" to get "fair compensation", Ofcom said.
The plan, which is now subject to consultation, could benefit up to 2.6 million customers, the regulator added.
The payments would apply whenever services go wrong and are not fixed quickly enough.
Slow repa... | Landline and broadband customers who suffer poor service could get money back automatically under plans set out by the telecoms regulator, Ofcom. | 39377492 |
Air China included the comments as part of a feature in its in-flight magazine on visiting the city.
It also advised tourists not to go out alone at night, and for females to always be accompanied when travelling.
A London MP has written to the Chinese ambassador to the UK for an apology.
The comments were noticed by B... | A Chinese airline has reportedly warned passengers that "precautions" should be taken when visiting areas in London mainly populated by "Indians, Pakistanis and black people". | 37298803 |
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Fourth seed Muguruza won 7-5 6-4 to make amends for losing last year's Wimbledon final against Williams.
The 22-year-old is Spain's first female champion at Roland Garros since Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in 1998.
Williams, 34, had hoped to win a 22nd Grand Slam singles title ... | Spain's Garbine Muguruza beat world number one Serena Williams in straight sets to win her first Grand Slam title at the French Open. | 36452385 |
The arch-rivals have yet to agree the first of six proposed series between 2015 and 2023.
Talks were disrupted after far-right Hindu nationalists attacked Board of Control for Cricket in India offices, protesting against games with Pakistan.
The Pakistan Cricket Board warned their government "will say don't go" if Indi... | Pakistan may boycott next year's World Twenty20 if India fail to play a proposed series with them this year. | 34628549 |
Chris Long put the visitors ahead before late strikes from substitute Rigino Cicilia and Jones - his ninth of the season - turned the match on its head.
With just one minute of normal time remaining, Fleetwood goalscorer Long and Vale's Anthony Grant received their marching orders following a scuffle involving several ... | Alex Jones' late goal helped Port Vale come from behind to beat Fleetwood Town in a match which saw both sides reduced to 10 men. | 37881023 |
Users have complained that the reboots required for some updates, which cannot currently be deferred, are disruptive.
People using Windows 10 devices will now be able to schedule an update within three days of receiving notification, the firm said in a blog.
However, delaying security updates can be risky, experts say.... | Microsoft will enable Windows 10 users to choose when security updates are installed once they arrive rather than enforcing them straightaway. | 39152770 |
The Cresswell building will be transformed to allow it to provide a range of out-patient and day-case services.
Maternity services are due to transfer to a new hospital being built in the town by the end of the year.
It means that the old unit - which opened in 2002 - can now be converted to a new use.
The Cresswell bu... | A £14m maternity unit conversion plan in Dumfries has been approved by the Scottish government. | 40431568 |
The collision happened at about 17:45 on the A836 at Bridge of Forss near Thurso.
Emergency services, including police, fire and ambulance, all attended at the scene.
Police Scotland said the road remained closed and local diversions had been put in place. | One person is believed to have died in a two-car crash in the Highlands. | 35600271 |
Speaking in Downing Street, the centrist politician called his own country "a very attractive space".
Mr Macron called for a "fair execution" of Brexit.
The French government has been wooing London-based financial companies, but the UK government has promised to fight to maintain the City's position.
HSBC said last mon... | French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has said he would like UK banks and workers to relocate to his country, following discussions with Theresa May. | 39042884 |
The Championship side could face a possible points deduction or relegation following Wednesday's announcement.
The RFL said the move was "normal when a club enters administration".
The four-time Super League Grand Final winners, who entered administration in both 2012 and 2014, finished fifth in the Championship in 201... | Bradford Bulls' membership of the Rugby Football League has been terminated after entering administration for a third time on Monday. | 38000693 |
Water supplies will be cut off entirely for two days each week, on a rotating basis, in several northern cities.
The shortage is due to reduced rainfall, leaving water levels in reservoirs far below capacity.
But a leaky delivery system, silt build-up in reservoirs and wastage are also being blamed.
Late last month, th... | Taiwan has begun rationing water supplies to more than one million households as it tackles the island's worst drought in years. | 32200687 |
The TVs at Etihad Stadium and Old Trafford must have been deafening this summer given the tumultuous events at Manchester City and Manchester United.
Like a couple of heavyweights slugging it out, the blues and the reds have traded blows of immense power.
City landed a galactico gaffer. United responded with one of the... | Sir Alex Ferguson said the best way to deal with noisy neighbours was to turn the volume up. | 37078696 |
Matthew McDermott is accused of assaulting Niall Grace, who plays for Institute Football Club, at 00:45 BST on Sunday.
Mr Grace remains in a critical condition in hospital.
Mr McDermott, from Cornshell Fields in the city, is accused of grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of the Class A drug ecstasy.
A polic... | A 22-year-old man has been remanded in custody after a so-called one-punch attack on a Londonderry footballer. | 37336295 |
John Potts died from a head injury after a fracas with Gordon Robson outside NE38 Sports Bar in Barmston, Washington, in November 2014.
Robson, 26, of Waskerley Road, Barmston, admitted manslaughter at an earlier court hearing.
The judge said Mr Potts, of Sunderland, had been acting as peacemaker when he received a sin... | A man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after admitting killing another man outside a bar on Wearside. | 32160884 |
"The ship has just left the port," the head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ahmet Uzumcu, said in The Hague.
An investigation into alleged use of chlorine in Syria's civil war is still ongoing, Mr Uzumcu added.
More than 160,000 people have died in three years of the Syrian conflict.
The op... | The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons have been shipped out of the country for destruction, the international watchdog OPCW says. | 27974379 |
The scheme was launched in 1981, during the military government of General Augusto Pinochet.
Protesters say some 10 million people who joined have now been left with very low retirement incomes - less than minimum wage in many cases.
They are calling for President Michelle Bachelet to scrap the scheme.
The Chilean pens... | Hundreds of thousands of people across Chile have taken part in protests against the country's controversial privatised pension plan. | 37151345 |
The changes will see council tax bands E-H rise from April 2017.
An opposition amendment meant SNP members were forced to vote for a motion noting that they had failed to make radical enough changes.
Finance Secretary Derek Mackay said the changes were "the first step in a journey of reform".
The council tax freeze is ... | MSPs have voted to increase the top four bands of council tax - despite the final motion approving the order including criticism of the government. | 37837010 |
The fire that broke out on 16 July at the Nasfat Islamic Centre building on Droylsden Road, Newton Heath, was being treated as a "hate crime", Greater Manchester Police said.
A force spokesman said a man had approached the premises that evening and forced open a window before placing an "unknown accelerant" inside.
The... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson over an attack on a mosque. | 40882364 |
The 47-year-old Englishman ran away with the first set, winning five of the last six ends for an 11-4 success.
But his experienced Welsh opponent dug in to win the next 8-6 at the Dewar's Centre in Perth.
Greenslade struck first in the tie-break but misjudged the final bowl of the contest with the jack in the ditch to ... | Greg Harlow beat Jason Greenslade in a tense tie-break to win the Scottish International Open for a second time. | 34822226 |
The last two days have seen junior doctors walk out of routine and emergency care in protest against the imposition of new working conditions.
NHS bosses said hospitals had coped "admirably" during the stoppages.
But there looks to be no end in sight to the dispute with doctors' leaders not ruling out more strikes.
Sou... | Ministers and doctors have both vowed to fight on as the first all-out doctor strikes in the history of the NHS ended in England without any major problems. | 36154722 |
Former Aberdeen player Duff, 35, spent a season with Astana's domestic rivals Kairat and knows the Kazakhstan Premier League well.
"It's very important that Celtic get a good lead, hopefully a couple of goals, at Parkhead," Duff told BBC Scotland.
"Astana is a very tricky place to play, Celtic found that out the last t... | Stuart Duff believes Celtic will prove too strong for Astana in the Champions League play-off - but says it is vital the Scots take a lead to Kazakhstan. | 40837498 |
"JT coming in, you couldn't get any better for this level," the 26-year-old Irishman told BBC WM 95.6.
"It will give everyone a boost. That certainly looked like that was the case out in our training camp in Portugal."
Despite a decent start when Steve Bruce took over as manager last October, Villa ultimately finished ... | Aston Villa midfielder Conor Hourihane says the arrival of John Terry at the Championship club will be a huge help in their "need to produce" next season. | 40592926 |
The boy is believed to be Kaden Reddick from Reading. He sustained head injuries at the Oracle Shopping Centre store on Monday.
Police said the boy's death was being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.
A spokesman for Topshop said the firm's thoughts were with the family.
"We are thoroughly investigating all the... | Clothing retailer Topshop said its board and staff were "deeply saddened" by the "horrific" accident which killed a boy aged 10 at one of its stores. | 38966649 |
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said elderly people and a child were among those killed in Qalb Lawzah in Idlib province on Wednesday afternoon.
The Druze faith is an offshoot of Islam considered heretical by jihadists.
However, al-Nusra's leader vowed last month not to harm members of religious minorities who ... | At least 20 Druze villagers have been shot dead by the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front in north-western Syria, activist and opposition groups say. | 33092902 |
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Last year, it had more than four million visitors coming for its history, beaches, nightlife, or just to relax.
But another big draw is gambling. Goa is one of just three Indian states that allows casinos, but the industry is tightly restricted, with talk of even tougher rules... | The Indian state of Goa is one of the country's holiday hotspots. | 34875778 |
Spalding Flower Parade ended when two local authorities said they could no longer fund it.
Organisers hope Springfields Festival and Tulipmania will mark its tulip-growing past and other produce.
They said it was important to keep in touch with its heritage.
Springfields Horticultural Society, the main organiser of the... | A new festival will be held to celebrate a Lincolnshire town's flower heritage to replace a parade which ended after 50 years last spring. | 26365903 |
Jack Marsters, 18, was arrested after the flare was discharged in Bo'ness Academy, West Lothian just before the start of the school day on 28 April.
Marsters' actions led to the entire 1,200-pupil, 90-teacher school being evacuated.
No damage was caused and no one was injured.
The flare set off the school's smoke alarm... | A teenager has admitted setting off a smoke flare and placing other pupils at risk of injury during his leaving day at secondary school. | 38608949 |
Granted independence from France in 1960, Togo has struggled to build a stable country and economy.
The country has gained notoriety as a transit point for ivory poached elsewhere in the region. Poaching has risen in recent years across the continent, where well-armed criminal gangs kill elephants for tusks and rhino f... | Togo, a narrow strip of land on Africa's west coast, has for years been the target of criticism over its human rights record and political governance. | 14106781 |
The 30-year-old had picked up two men and a woman in Hamilton Road, Cambuslang, and taken them to an address in Altyre Street at 02:00.
At the address one of the men produced a knife.
The taxi driver got out of the car, at which point a group of people came out of a property. They surrounded him before attacking him.
T... | A taxi driver has been stabbed in an attack by a group of men and woman who tried to rob him in Glasgow. | 39539498 |
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Hamilton qualified on pole but will start from the back of the grid.
He was told to stop because there was insufficient fuel in the car for him to get back to the pits and provide a sample, as required by the rules.
The stewards rejected McLaren's argument that not putting... | McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has been excluded from qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix after stopping his car out on the track at the end of qualifying. | 18047760 |
Ambassador Kevin Whitaker said the US would not press for the extradition of left-wing Farc guerrillas.
A number of Farc rebels have in the past been extradited to the US to serve long sentences for drug trafficking.
The Farc and the Colombian government are engaged in peace talks and recently reached a deal on transit... | The US ambassador to Bogota says the US will leave it up to Colombia to decide how to deal with demobilised Farc rebels who have committed crimes. | 34521725 |
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The expanded tournament will be called the Pro14 and see the teams split into two conferences of seven made up of two Welsh, two Irish and one team each from Scotland, Italy and South Africa.
The conferences have been decided based on last season's results.
Cheetahs and Ki... | The Pro12 will be expanded to include South African side Southern Kings and Cheetahs from September, organisers have confirmed. | 40787727 |
The pit, which has been run by an employee-owned trust since 2013, closed in June with the loss of 430 jobs.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport listed the headstocks after a campaign group pushed to save them.
Doncaster Council, which was planning on having the towers demolished, said the site posed a "real da... | At least £1m will need to be spent on the "unsafe" Hatfield Colliery site after its headstocks were given Grade II listed status, a council has warned. | 34785700 |
The princess, who is fourth in line to the throne, was born on Saturday at London's St Mary's Hospital, weighing 8lbs 3oz (3.7kg).
Kensington Palace revealed on Monday that she had been named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have formally registered the birth of their second child.
The Duke ... | The Queen has met her new great-granddaughter Princess Charlotte for the first time at Kensington Palace. | 32597581 |
Jason Yendall, 29, Aaron Brannan, 24, and Jason Britton, 23, stole 21 high-value watches from Rox in front of stunned shoppers on 24 September 2014.
They were caught after two friends - Alistair Oliver, 30, and Gordon McLay, 32, - were seen wearing stolen watches.
All five also admitted being involved in a £20,000 bank... | Three men have admitted carrying out a £230,000 daylight jewellery raid at the Argyll Arcade in Glasgow last year. | 33134161 |
Karim Wade served three years of a six-year sentence for illegally enriching himself during his father's rule.
He left Senegal immediately after his release for Qatar, a justice ministry spokesman said.
Karim Wade was charged with corruption after President Macky Sall took power in elections in 2012.
He defeated Abdoul... | The son of Senegal's ex-President Abdoulaye Wade has been freed from prison after receiving a presidential pardon, the government has said. | 36618351 |
The milk looks and tastes like conventional cow's milk - being marked today by the Food and Agriculture Organization in its World Milk Day - but proponents claim it is more easily digested.
Mr Sadler is a third-generation dairy farmer from Shropshire. He's been selling the milk his cows produce to global dairy firm Th... | Neale Sadler's black and white Holsteins look like regular dairy cows but there's a difference: his herd has been specially bred to produce milk that contains a particular type of protein, called A2. | 36302254 |
Their bodies were then hung from electricity poles in several districts, the office of the UN Human Rights Commissioner said, citing sources.
A man was also reportedly shot dead in public in central Mosul for ignoring an IS ban on using mobile phones.
Iraqi security forces are continuing their push to take Mosul back f... | So-called Islamic State (IS) shot dead 40 civilians on Tuesday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul after accusing them of treason, the United Nations says. | 37949714 |
RBS has been trying to reach a last-minute settlement with thousands of investors who say they were misled over the bank's financial health in the run-up to its near-collapse in 2008.
The civil case was due to begin on Monday.
But it was adjourned to allow settlement talks to continue.
On Tuesday, Mr Justice Hildyard g... | The majority of claimants suing Royal Bank of Scotland at London's High Court have indicated a willingness to settle the action, a judge has been told. | 40017729 |
Former first minister Alex Salmond and Westminster leader Angus Robertson are among six MPs proposing the change.
The Scotland Bill enters its final parliamentary stage with a House of Commons debate and vote on Monday.
Holyrood decided the timing and some rules for the 2014 referendum but only after temporary powers w... | Senior SNP MPs have tabled an amendment to the Scotland Bill calling for Holyrood to be given control over any future referendum on independence. | 34759988 |
Garry Kenneth, who also previously played for Lowland League side Selkirk, denies banging on a door at his Dundee home in December.
The 29-year-old was fined £300 after admitting driving away without insurance after the row.
He was released on bail ahead of a trial in March.
Depute fiscal John Adams told Dundee Sherif... | A former Scotland and Dundee United footballer will stand trial accused of threatening and abusive behaviour following a row with his partner. | 38991819 |
Rovers went in front after 17 minutes when Lewis Vaughan fed the striker, who expertly lobbed Jamie Langfield.
After the break two goals in two minutes sunk the Saints' challenge as Vaughan broke from a corner to tee up Ross Callachan.
McManus intercepted a through-ball ahead of Langfield and left the goalkeeper strand... | Declan McManus scored twice as Raith cruised past St Mirren at Stark's Park. | 36994676 |
Scores of people fell ill with a sickness bug after the party at Splashes in Rainham, a report said.
Medway Council said it had had to lower the amount of chlorine in the water for the dye to work, but within guidelines.
Public Health England (PHE) said in a report the bug was likely to be linked to the lower chlorine ... | A council says it will no longer use dye in its swimming pools after turning the water "blood red" for a Halloween party led to a norovirus outbreak. | 39819191 |
He died suddenly aged 57, leaving behind a back catalogue spanning rock, pop, funk and jazz and millions of devoted admirers.
Purple street art in his memory has popped up in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter and in the window of an art gallery in Stranmillis.
Fans of Prince in the PSNI, Castlereagh, also posted their own cr... | Pop icon, Prince, was found dead at his Minnesota home on Thursday, but his fans in Northern Ireland have been quick to pay their respects. | 36114076 |
The singer came on as Frozen's snowman Olaf to sing her song 'Style' during the final concert of her American tour.
She even had reindeer dancers.
Taylor then surprised fans by bringing on actress Idina Menzel, the voice of Elsa, to sing Let It Go with her.
"I just wish that Idina Menzel was here, dressed as Elsa to si... | Taylor Swift has been showing she knows how to have "Olaf" on stage. | 34696742 |
The suspects in the 30 September base jump are said to be three skydiving enthusiasts and an accomplice.
One of the jumpers reportedly worked on construction at the site.
The men face felony burglary and misdemeanor reckless endangerment charges for what officials have called "a disrespectful act".
"The Port Authority ... | Four men have been arrested in connection with a parachute jump off the World Trade Center in New York City last autumn, authorities say. | 26736414 |
Although several cancers are caused by infections, Cancer Research UK says it is too early to add prostate cancer to this list.
The University of California scientists tested human prostate cells in the lab.
They found a sex infection called trichomoniasis aided cancer growth.
More research is now needed to confirm the... | Prostate cancer may be a sexually transmitted disease caused by a common yet often silent infection passed on during intercourse, scientists say - but experts say proof is still lacking. | 27466853 |
Wallasea Island is being transformed from farmland into a 670-hectare (1,500-acre) wetland.
The site is using 4.5 million tonnes of earth excavated from the Crossrail project, for which a 21km (13 mile) tunnel is being bored through London.
The land will be transformed into marshes, lagoons and mudflats to attract bird... | Construction work has begun on Europe's largest man-made nature reserve, located in Essex. | 19598532 |
Aine Davis, 33, of London, had been arrested in 2015 near Istanbul.
He was found guilty of being a senior member of a terrorist organisation and jailed for seven-and-a-half years.
The BBC understands Davis was one of a four-man IS cell nicknamed "The Beatles", which included the person dubbed Jihadi John.
Davis, the on... | A British man suspected of being part of an Islamic State group that beheaded hostages has been convicted of a terrorism offence in Turkey. | 39824266 |
Vice-Chairman Kirk Kristiansen told The Wall Street Journal an employee had misinterpreted the company's policy on political neutrality.
In October, Ai said his request was declined because Lego considered his planned exhibition to be too political.
The artist is known for criticism of the Chinese government.
"It was a... | Lego's decision to reject Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's request for a bulk order of its bricks last year was a "mistake", the toy firm has admitted. | 36158926 |
What they did not mention was that they would let strangers look around your home and spill your secrets to anyone who asks the right questions.
These are not people letting you down, they are smart gadgets that will form what is known as the Internet of Things. All of them are a security disaster waiting to happen, su... | There are intruders in your home, ones that came with claims that they would make your life easier, that they could take over some of the drudgery so you could pursue some of life's finer pleasures. | 27373328 |
Kane, 23, scored the only goal of the game at White Hart Lane before twisting his ankle while tackling Papy Djilobodji late in the match.
"We need to know about the injury and wait until tomorrow," Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino told BBC Sport.
Kane's 59th-minute goal was his second in as many Premier League games.
Mid... | Tottenham hope to learn the full extent of Harry Kane's ankle injury on Monday after the striker left Sunday's win over Sunderland on crutches. | 37401992 |
Liberty Steel reopened the mothballed rolling mill in Newport in October and is now employing 170 people.
The company's executive chairman Sanjeev Gupta said he now believed restarting the site's arc furnace would be "100% viable".
Experts said the plans were interesting but challenging given energy costs.
Liberty rece... | A south Wales steelworks could expand to recycle scrap metal and create 1,000 new jobs if it gets "better security on energy", BBC Wales can reveal. | 35600648 |
Groves obtained a licence from the British Boxing Board of Control in April so that he could manage himself.
He claimed he "trusted no one" after defeat to Carl Froch in November.
But the 26-year-old has signed a deal with Sauerland before his WBA and IBF world title rematch against Froch at Wembley Stadium on 31 May.
... | World super-middleweight contender George Groves has signed a deal to be managed by Germany-based promoters Kalle and Nisse Sauerland. | 27484203 |
Central defender Jonny Evans headed in a Chris Brunt corner to put the Baggies in front with his first goal of the season.
The influential Brunt added a second when his low, left-footed strike from 25 yards went in via a deflection off Watford defender Juan Zuniga.
Watford pulled one back when Christian Kabasele sidefo... | West Brom moved up to sixth in the Premier League after securing a third win in four league games with victory over Watford at The Hawthorns. | 38113785 |
Gunners and England forward Walcott now has five goals in eight games, taking advantage of a heavy Jordi Amat touch for his first and a poor Jack Cork header for his second.
The Swans looked dejected after the quick-fire double, though Gylfi Sigurdsson pounced on a Granit Xhaka error to curl in and give them hope befor... | Theo Walcott scored twice as 10-man Arsenal won their sixth Premier League game in a row, despite a spirited Swansea City display in Bob Bradley's first match as manager. | 37594169 |
In a legal warning letter to the home secretary, they say one of the officers at the centre of the affair operated beyond England and Wales.
They say their human rights will be breached if the inquiry is not widened.
If the action goes ahead, it could delay the legally complex inquiry.
Home Secretary Theresa May launch... | Campaigners who say they were victims of abuses by undercover police are threatening legal action to force a public inquiry to be extended to Northern Ireland. | 36500676 |
Local media say he will now face trial for criminal abuse of office.
Mr Tomana was suspended back in February 2016.
His removal came after he dropped charges against two army officers accused of plotting to blow up a dairy belonging to Mr Mugabe's wife, Grace.
The two men were among four arrested outside the dairy farm... | Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has sacked the country's chief prosecutor, Johannes Tomana, after a tribunal found him guilty of misconduct and incompetence. | 40233694 |
Frenchman Ribery, who missed the World Cup with a back injury, doubled Bayern's lead with a low angled shot after coming on as a substitute.
Mario Gotze, who scored Germany's World Cup-winning goal, opened the scoring.
Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso made his debut after his move from Real Madrid.
The German champions w... | Franck Ribery scored on his first appearance of the season as Bayern Munich prepared for Manchester City's Champions League visit on Wednesday by beating Stuttgart at the Allianz Arena. | 29176294 |
Radyr was playing Marylebone Cricket Club when officers ran across the pitch and into a neighbouring field, leaving players and spectators watching on.
It ended soon after when officers re-appeared with five arrested youths.
It is alleged a stolen BMW was involved in the incident and had earlier driven through nearby H... | A police chase stopped play at a Cardiff cricket match as officers pursued suspected car thieves. | 36926221 |
The man, believed to be in his late 50s, died at Thorpeness in Suffolk on Saturday afternoon. An elderly woman suffered minor injuries but was not taken to hospital.
It is believed the man was walking his dog at the base of the cliff when it collapsed on top of him. The dog is safe and with the man's family.
Suffolk Po... | A section of beach where a man died in a cliff collapse remains cordoned off. | 38625067 |
Quarterly net profit came to 5.1bn Thai baht ($141.7m) compared to a 6.4bn baht loss a year earlier, officials confirmed with the BBC.
Full year net loss was 13.05bn baht compared to 15.57bn a year ago.
The national carrier has been struggling amid an increasingly competitive regional marketplace.
The carrier, which is... | Thai Airways has posted a profit in the three months to December, reversing its fortunes from the same period a year ago and softening its full-year losses. | 35685719 |
The War Horse Ride 2014 started in Maroilles on 27 August with 35 riders travelling 100 miles across France.
Their route has passed sites where some of the most famous cavalry actions in the early weeks of the war took place.
The riders took part wearing similar uniforms and carrying the same weapons as their predecess... | A ride to commemorate the crucial role played by the British and French cavalry in World War One has ended in the French town of Nery. | 29005740 |
The lead singer with rock band Iron Maiden - and aviation fanatic - was at the Paris Air Show to unveil expansion plans for an aircraft maintenance business he started last year.
The usual chaos and gridlock, that have become an annoying inevitability of travelling to the show, were compounded by a lightning storm.
Mr ... | Bruce Dickinson arrived for his BBC interview wet, hot, but in remarkably good spirits. | 22937832 |
The Scottish government made the statement in an answer to a question from Scottish Greens MSP John Finnie.
Mr Finnie has concerns about the use of Wick John O'Groats Airport for flying the material held at nearby Dounreay to the US.
A number of flights took place in 2016 and more are expected in the future.
The transf... | A UK-US agreement on the transfer of highly-enriched uranium that involves sites in Scotland rules out the military's use of the nuclear material. | 38676717 |
Sgt Emile Cilliers, 35, from South Africa, was questioned by police last week after his wife Victoria fell 4,000ft (1,219m) over Wiltshire on 5 April, the Press Association said.
Wiltshire Police described 39-year-old Mrs Cilliers' survival as "miraculous".
However she suffered "multiple serious injuries".
Her main par... | A man held on suspicion of attempted murder after his wife's parachute failed to open during a skydive is a British Army sergeant, it is reported. | 32680981 |
The justice secretary said the UK could be part of Europe's free trade area to avoid trade tariffs, even if it was not a member of the EU single market.
The pro-Leave campaigner also said a UK exit would lead to the "democratic liberation of a whole continent".
The Remain camp said his statements "don't bear proper scr... | The UK would still be able to trade freely within Europe even if it left the EU, Michael Gove has said. | 36074853 |
Polling stations opened their doors at 07:00 BST and will close at 22:00.
Votes are being cast to elect the mayor of Bristol, Bristol City Council councillors, and the police and crime commissioner (PCC) is being elected for Avon and Somerset.
Elsewhere in England, elections are taking place for more than 120 councils,... | Voting has begun in elections being held in Bristol. | 36203737 |
Tributes have poured in since Jaffrey suffered a brain haemorrhage in London.
Jaffrey starred in such acclaimed Indian films as Satyajit Ray's Shatranj ke Khiladi (The Chess Players) and more than 100 Bollywood productions.
He also appeared in A Passage To India, Gandhi and The Man Who Would Be King, and earned a Bafta... | Actor Saeed Jaffrey, a veteran of dozens of Bollywood and international films, has died at the age of 86. | 34829751 |
But the report, commissioned by energy firm Cuadrilla, also said the quakes were due to an "unusual combination of geology at the well site".
It said conditions which caused the minor earthquakes were "unlikely to occur again".
Protesters opposed to fracking, a gas extraction method, said the report "did not inspire co... | It is "highly probable" that shale gas test drilling triggered earth tremors in Lancashire, a study has found. | 15550458 |
Elgin City arrived at Station Park hoping to leapfrog the Loons at the top, but Forfar came back twice from behind before winning 3-2.
Arbroath also came from behind against Stirling Albion before a Bobby Linn hat-trick helped them to a 5-3 win.
Clyde are third top after the same scoreline against Cowdenbeath.
Chris Mc... | Forfar Athletic maintained their 100% start to the Scottish League Two season as Arbroath and Clyde moved in behind after winning eight-goal thrillers. | 37206101 |
Derk Bolt and Eugenio Follender were handed over to a delegation from the Colombian Ombudsman's Office, the agency confirmed in a tweet.
National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels said they had freed them on Friday but later retracted the announcement.
Fears were raised for peace talks between the rebels and the government.... | Two Dutch journalists abducted last weekend by rebels in Colombia have been released after a day of conflicting reports about their fate. | 40391221 |
Lee, 22, played five times at the World Cup after recovering from a long-term Achilles tendon injury but has made just one regional appearance since.
"He's not ready," head coach Wayne Pivac told BBC Wales Sport.
"We just want to get him to a space for us where we think he needs to be."
Pete Edwards, 35, is likely to c... | Scarlets will leave out Wales tight-head prop Samson Lee for their European Champions Cup opener against Northampton amid concerns about his general fitness. | 34778638 |
As a consultant in geriatric medicine, he is an unlikely addition to the Moor Park Health and Leisure Centre, where schoolchildren queue for swimming lessons and people grab coffees between Zumba lessons.
"Moving out of the hospital and into the community is the best thing I've done as a consultant."
Dr Weatherburn wor... | "My colleagues think I'm mad," says Dr Andrew Weatherburn. | 38911008 |
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