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You'd think it would be hard to top the drama of last Wednesday's session of the parliamentary inquiry into the demise of BHS. Death threats, insults and apologies all helped the five hours of evidence fairly whizz by.
However, the appearance on Wednesday of former owner Sir Philip Green was always going to be the main... | The former owner of BHS, Sir Philip Green, appears before MPs from the Work and Pensions Committee and Business, Innovation and Skills Committee this week to discuss the sale and collapse of BHS. | 36537043 |
The Money Advice Trust, which runs the National Debtline service, said that less than a third of people it surveyed had a budget for the festive period.
It added that a third would be borrowing to pay for Christmas costs.
Various advice services say that building up a savings buffer is key to paying for expensive times... | Debt concerns at Christmas can be alleviated by seeking advice well before the bills come in, a charity has suggested. | 38187698 |
Bernhard Langer won the Senior Open at the Royal Porthcawl on Sunday - the German's 87th professional title but the first major to be staged in Wales.
And after a weekend of lavish praise from the players and 43,503 spectators, the Royal Porthcawl is being tipped to host golf's blue riband event, the Open.
The course h... | The eyes of the golfing world tend only to glance towards Wales, though the glare has been long and focused in recent days. | 28541295 |
Philander was taken to hospital on the second evening with a stomach virus, with the Proteas going on to lose by 239 runs despite the all-rounder's return on the third morning.
"Vern's such a good player you'd almost take him at 50%," Du Plessis said. "The plan was to win the toss, bat and give him a day to get better,... | South Africa captain Faf du Plessis conceded his side's gamble on Vernon Philander's fitness backfired during their third Test defeat at The Oval. | 40781093 |
The Republic of Ireland's state pathologist is to carry out a second autopsy on the 21-year-old's body
An earlier Spanish post mortem examination concluded he had died from multiple organ failure.
His friends claimed he had been beaten by Spanish police after he was escorted from the plane on arriving in Ibiza.
His fam... | The body of Alan Drennan, the County Antrim man who died in Ibiza last week, is due to be flown to Dublin later on Tuesday. | 33684621 |
The online retail giant announced a $2bn investment in India in 2014 and already employs 45,000 people there.
Chief executive Jeff Bezos said Amazon continued to see "huge potential" in India, its fastest-growing region.
In 2014, the firm said India was on track to become its "fastest country ever" to achieve $1bn in g... | Amazon has said it will increase its investment in India by $3bn (£2.1bn), bringing the total amount invested in the country to more than $5bn. | 36477294 |
The U's saw their League One play-off hopes dented in a 3-1 defeat by Fleetwood on Wednesday following their EFL Trophy final loss to Coventry.
"We've got to make sure we bounce back and end the season on a high," Ruffells told BBC Radio Oxford.
Oxford are seven points off the play-offs with five games still to play.
"... | Oxford United midfielder Josh Ruffels urged his team-mates to stay positive after double disappointment in cup and league in the space of four days. | 39515463 |
Adam Williams, who owns Llandudno Pier in Conwy county, had to adapt his 1,000 slot machines to ensure they can accept the new 12-sided coin, which was released on Tuesday.
He was helped by the Royal Mint in Llantrisant who sent him examples of the new coin to test his machines.
"I thought logistically and financially ... | An amusement arcade owner has said it cost him £30,000 to ensure his businesses can accept the new £1 coin. | 39416192 |
The youth work charity received the money against the advice of officials, who had raised concerns about how it would be spent.
Local authorities have been making plans to support young people who would need help if Kids Company closes.
Kids Company said closure speculation was "dangerous and irresponsible".
The Cabine... | Charity Kids Company, which received £3m from ministers a week ago, has told the government it will close its services on Wednesday evening. | 33641889 |
The case is being brought by law firm Leigh Day on behalf of the GMB union.
It argues Uber does not currently ensure its drivers are paid the minimum wage or that they receive paid holiday.
It says Uber does not provide its drivers with the rights normally afforded to employees, claiming instead that they are "partners... | Uber is facing legal action in the UK from British drivers who claim the taxi-booking firm does not provide them with basic workers' rights. | 33699430 |
The target increase came as a "true sense" of the scale of flood damage became clear, a spokesperson said.
Andy Beeforth, chief executive of Cumbria Community Foundation that launched the appeal, said the floods had "impacted more severely" than previous floods.
Meanwhile, the farming minister said funding for farmers ... | The target for the Cumbria Flood Recovery Appeal has increased to £5m after raising £2m since Storm Desmond. | 35120494 |
The claim: Police numbers have fallen by 20,000 since 2010.
Reality Check verdict: Labour's figures are about right. Latest statistics show that police officer numbers in England and Wales have fallen by 19,000 since 2010.
Between September 2010 and September 2016, police numbers in England and Wales fell by 18,991, o... | Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said 20,000 police officers in England and Wales had been lost from the force since 2010. | 39779288 |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested and charged Michelle Omoruyi, 43, as part of an investigation into asylum seekers crossing illegally into Canada.
She was stopped after crossing at the Saskatchewan border in a vehicle carrying nine foreign nationals.
Those nine people from West Africa have since made refug... | A Saskatchewan woman has been charged with human smuggling following a months-long cross-border investigation. | 39646504 |
Melissa Cochran, 46, suffered a broken leg and rib and a cut to her head after Khalid Masood drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge on March 22.
He killed four people, including her husband Kurt, 54, before stabbing a policeman to death outside Parliament.
The couple, from Salt Lake City, Utah, had been visiting ... | The injured wife of a man killed in the Westminster terror attack has flown home to the US. | 39618203 |
Media in Indian-administered Kashmir are generally split between pro- and anti-secessionist. Local journalists work under strict curfews and also face threats from militant groups. Internet access is sporadic and text messaging services are regularly blocked.
According to a 2015 report by the US-based advocacy group Fr... | Reporting on Kashmir from both India and Pakistan mainstream media is deeply politicized and reflects the tension between the two countries. | 34807334 |
The prime minister said plans to redraw constituency boundaries would be "put forward" to MPs and urged all parties to back the "very sensible" proposals.
Senior Lib Dems have said they will oppose them after Tory MPs blocked proposals to reform the House of Lords.
They say this meant the Tories "reneged" on the coalit... | David Cameron has said he will press ahead with proposed changes to the House of Commons despite the Lib Dems saying they will vote against them. | 19158924 |
The 32-year-old is suing the club for in the region of £2m over disability discrimination after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in October 2013.
The Argentine, who was released in May 2015, was giving evidence on day one of an employment tribunal on Tuesday.
He says he was left out of the team to avoid triggeri... | Ex-Newcastle midfielder Jonas Gutierrez claims the club deliberately did not start him in matches so they could release him after cancer treatment. | 35872542 |
Roedd Lisa Bridgett o Bwllheli wedi teithio gyda'i merch a ffrind ei merch i gyngerdd Ariana Grande yn arena'r ddinas pan ddigwyddodd yr ymosodiad terfysgol, laddodd 22 o bobl.
Ar wefan Facebook, dywedodd ei gŵr, Steve Bridgett, bod ei wraig mewn "hwyl bositif" a'i bod yn "lwcus iawn i fod yn fyw".
Fe gafodd Mrs Bridge... | Mae gŵr dynes o Ben Llŷn gafodd ei hanafu ym Manceinion nos Lun yn dweud ei bod hi'n debygol iawn fod ei bywyd wedi ei achub gan ei ffôn. | 40045364 |
The US-led coalition against IS, he insisted, is not losing to the jihadists. But the awkward truth is, the coalition is certainly not winning.
Every day that IS continues to even exist on the ground, every day that it carries out its harsh rule on a cowed population, and every day that it grows closer to becoming an e... | As the jihadist fighters of Islamic State push ever further across Syria and Iraq, taking cities, airbases, prisons and border posts, US President Barack Obama has dismissed their gains as "a tactical setback". | 32846852 |
Outlander follows the story of Claire Randall, a World War Two nurse who is mysteriously swept back in time from the 1940s to the 18th Century Scotland.
The TV show is adapted from books written by US author Diana Gabaldon.
The battle scenes have been filmed in a field at Greengairs. Culloden, near Inverness, is classe... | A re-enactment of the Battle of Culloden has been filmed near Cumbernauld for season three of the US TV series Outlander. | 37198861 |
PC Keith Burgess, who was a Southampton neighbourhood officer, sent "flirtatious" messages and acted inappropriately towards the girls in 2014 and 2015.
The 42-year-old was cleared of sending sexually explicit messages, three counts of sexual assault, a child grooming offence and two child pornography charges.
Judge Jo... | A former police officer has been found guilty of misconduct in public office over "inappropriate" behaviour towards two teenage girls. | 40026304 |
The 23-year-old returns to the Riverside Stadium, where he spent the 2014-15 season on loan from the Blues.
He began this season on loan at Burnley but was recalled by Chelsea on Saturday, having made six Premier League appearances without scoring.
It was his sixth loan spell away from Stamford Bridge.
The deal include... | Middlesbrough have signed Chelsea forward Patrick Bamford for about £5.5m on a four-and-a-half-year deal. | 38669717 |
Cross bench senator David Leyonhjelm has called for Australians to be allowed to carry concealed weapons.
But a weakening of the country's gun laws has been rejected by the main opposition parties and some members of the ruling Liberal-National coalition.
Two people died along with the hostage-taker when police stormed... | Debate about what sparked a deadly cafe siege in Sydney has now turned to Australia's guns laws. | 30527662 |
A £1.6m loan will help fund a large scale sea-water source heat pump in Lerwick, to allow 225 more households to join the existing heat network.
A £75,000 grant will fund plans for a district heating network in Clydebank using heat from the River Clyde.
Another grant of £75,000 will be used to develop an existing heati... | Three projects in Shetland, Clydebank and Glasgow have been awarded £1.75m to extract heat from rivers and sea water. | 35706309 |
They have bought Cyfronydd Hall, near Welshpool, which was on offer at £2.5m.
"Ffion and I are looking forward to having a home in Wales for the first time and to living in such a beautiful part of the country," Mr Hague told the local County Times newspaper.
Their new home has 10 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and 12.7 acres... | Former Tory leader William Hague and his wife Ffion will move to Powys when he retires from frontline politics at the general election. | 30828538 |
German media say the man was a whistleblower in a corruption scandal involving an airport construction firm.
He was said to have been sick for months after his coffee was poisoned.
Berlin Brandenburg airport was due to open in 2011 but has been dogged by problems.
Prosecutors refused to give details about the case, say... | German prosecutors are investigating allegations of grievous bodily harm, amid reports that an engineer working on Berlin's troubled new airport was poisoned. | 36185194 |
The welterweight rivals, both 30, had been in talks to fight for Brook's IBF title in May but could not agree on financial terms.
Hearn said he offered a 50-50 split but added Khan called for 70-30 because "he feels he is the bigger name".
"When someone puts 70-30 on the table, it puts up boundaries," added Hearn.
"The... | Negotiations for an all-British super-fight between Amir Khan and Kell Brook were halted by a purse split, says promoter Eddie Hearn. | 38742971 |
The 20-year-old, who can play in defence and midfield, scored for West Brom against the Saddlers in a pre-season friendly in July.
Donnellan, a Republic of Ireland Under-21 international, is Walsall's sixth new arrival.
"He's a versatile player who can cover a number of positions. We're delighted to get him in," said b... | League One side Walsall have signed Shaun Donnellan on a six-month loan deal from West Bromwich Albion. | 40898401 |
The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission said better-off families managed to provide educational and social advantages to stop their slide.
It found less able, richer children were 35% more likely to become high earners than brighter, poorer peers.
The government said its reforms were helping disadvantaged pupi... | Middle-class children benefit from a "glass floor" protecting them from slipping down the social scale in Britain, a report has said. | 33655791 |
Five men and one woman in their 20s were detained at about 08:00 BST on Friday in the departure zone of the Kent port, police said on Twitter.
Searches have taken place at a number of addresses in Birmingham.
Police said the arrests were part of an on-going investigation, and the suspects are not a family group and wer... | Six people have been arrested in Dover on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences, says West Midlands Police. | 32178686 |
The service is expected to be introduced by the end of this year.
Barra Youth Council had been campaigning for wi-fi on the ferries and has been running a petition on the Scottish Parliament's website.
Western Isles SNP MSP Alasdair Allan and MP Angus MacNeil have welcomed CalMac's decision.
The youth council's petitio... | Ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne will make wi-fi available on all its sailings between the Western Isles and the mainland, it has been announced. | 21705907 |
At least 29 people were injured, among them a baby who is in a critical condition after the car hit a pram.
Police say they rammed the car, shot the driver in the arm and arrested him.
They say the incident was not terror-related, but is believed to be linked to a stabbing in the south east of Melbourne early on Friday... | Four people, including a young child, have died after a car deliberately hit pedestrians in central Melbourne, police say. | 38685972 |
The scheme works by exploiting the government's Employment Allowance.
The scam could deprive the Treasury of tens of millions of pounds of National Insurance payments.
Anderson Group says that all of its services are fully compliant with UK tax laws.
It says it is "totally incorrect" to say that Anderson Group is promo... | Anderson Group, one of the recruitment industry's most high-profile companies, is promoting an "aggressive" tax avoidance scheme which experts are calling "abusive". | 32914372 |
The men threatened staff with weapons at the store on Edinburgh Road at about 21:20 on Wednesday before making off with a four-figure sum of money.
No-one was injured during the robbery, which was described as "a terrifying experience" for those inside the store.
Police appealed for anyone who was in the area, or witne... | Police are attempting to trace two men who carried out an armed robbery at a Scotmid store in Glasgow's east end. | 34797904 |
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Briggs missed the Six Nations because of a hamstring injury but is named in a squad that includes 12 players with previous World Cup experience.
Claire Molloy, Marie-Louise Reilly and Nora Stapleton will be playing in their third World Cup.
Scrum-half Nicole Cronin, who ha... | Fit-again Niamh Briggs will captain hosts Ireland at next month's Women's World Cup. | 40705041 |
His short-lived presidential campaign, unambiguously calling for a tighter application of Sharia, or Islamic law, quickly gained appeal among ordinary Egyptians.
It also produced some of the most surprising drama of the political race.
Well-known for his anti-American rhetoric, Mr Abu Ismail, a lawyer and television pr... | With his signature smile and long, whitish beard, Hazem Abu Ismail, can still be seen on posters all across Cairo - on cars, roadsides and even on the walls of some schools and government buildings. | 17735162 |
Solomona, 22, joined the Tigers from London Broncos along with team-mates Scott Moore and Mike McMeeken and ended the season with 18 tries in 15 games.
The former Melbourne Storm flier spent part of the 2015 Super League season out with ankle and knee injuries.
"Everyone has made me feel at home here and we have a grea... | Castleford winger Denny Solomona has signed a new deal that will expire at the end of the 2018 season. | 34886913 |
The 2012 X Factor winner James Arthur is to headline the festival at the town's Dock Park on 13 August.
Fans had to apply for the tickets for the event via the Youth Beatz website.
Dumfries and Galloway Council said all the tickets had now gone and they had been allocated to people from within the region.
Other acts in... | All 12,000 tickets have been allocated for the Youth Beatz event in Dumfries, billed as Scotland's biggest free music festival. | 36672636 |
The men are said to have left Malaysia last Monday, the day the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was killed at Kuala Lumpur airport.
Four other people have already been detained.
Police believe poison was sprayed into Mr Kim's face as he waited to board a flight to Macau.
Deputy national police chief Noo... | Malaysian police say they are looking for four more North Korean suspects in connection with the murder of Kim Jong-nam. | 39019339 |
Hertford College sent out rejection emails, but included copies of letters with the names, addresses and subjects of all the failed candidates.
The college was quickly told, Principal Will Hutton said, and asked recipients to delete the original email.
About 200 letters were sent out from the college's senior tutor.
Mr... | An Oxford University college has apologised after sending rejected potential undergraduates details of all their fellow unsuccessful applicants. | 38622560 |
Tai Cantref said in a statement its chief executive Lynne Sacale had left the organisation after 10 years with the company.
It rents more than 1,400 homes in Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Powys.
When the inquiry was announced last August, Tai Cantref said it was fully compliant with regulations.
A stat... | The head of a housing association under scrutiny from the Welsh government has left her post. | 35761698 |
Jones, appointed as the replacement for Stuart Lancaster on 20 November, was scheduled to begin work on Tuesday.
The Australian has been able to start carrying out his duties, but is having to do so from Tokyo because his visa application is still being processed.
Rugby Football Union officials hope that Jones' paperwo... | Eddie Jones has been delayed in taking up office as England head coach because he is waiting for a work visa. | 34983981 |
He is charged with failing to provide information and documents the regulator requested during its investigation into the sale of BHS.
Chappell's Retail Acquisitions (RAL) bought BHS for just £1 in 2015 from billionaire retailer Sir Philip Green.
The collapse of BHS led to the loss of 11,000 jobs and a pension deficit... | The Pensions Regulator is to prosecute Dominic Chappell, the former boss of retail chain BHS. | 41012278 |
Some 40% of food consumed in the UK is imported meaning "any long term change in exchange rates may threaten the current period of cheaper groceries," according to Kantar Worldpanel.
Online supermarket Ocado also said the weaker pound could lead to "inflationary pressure".
The pound has fallen about 11% against the do... | Supermarket prices could rise if the pound's fall continues, retail analysts have said. | 36649612 |
For many, holding shares at all might seem a distant prospect, but for those that do, the reforms will see those with a significant number of shares pay a higher amount of tax.
George Osborne said he wanted to simplify the tax rules around dividend income and ensure those that should be paying tax on earnings that they... | In Wednesday's Budget, the chancellor announced reforms to the tax regime for the dividends investors receive from their shareholdings. | 33457900 |
The series will include three Tests, four one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals, with England arriving in the UAE on 30 September.
The first Test starts at Abu Dhabi's Zayed Cricket Stadium on 13 October.
Pakistan have not played Test cricket at home since a 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka team bus kill... | England and Pakistan have arranged October and November dates for their two-month autumn tour in the United Arab Emirates. | 33640065 |
Castle View School on Canvey Island, Essex, said some pupils could finish at 14:50 if they had made "the right decisions, every lesson of the day".
Others finish 10 minutes later in what the school calls a "second dismissal".
An NUT official said he had not heard of a school doing this before, but that it was "not that... | A school is letting pupils who behave well during the day go home before those who do not, it has emerged. | 38898841 |
Home to top multinational firms, expensive condominiums and gleaming malls, Gurgaon in Haryana state is popularly called the Millennium City.
Proximity to Delhi's airport makes it an attractive residential destination for upwardly mobile professionals.
The guru referred to in the new name is Guru Dronacharya, a master ... | India's business city of Gurgaon on the outskirts of the capital, Delhi, will be officially renamed Gurugram. | 36032476 |
Microsoft's launched a test version of the Skype Translator which decodes conversations in Spanish and English in real time.
It means that during video calls people who speak those languages will be able to talk freely.
Gurdeep Pall from Microsoft says it follows more than 10 years of investment.
"Skype Translator will... | Instant translation of foreign languages on Skype has moved a step closer. | 30504264 |
Clwyd West Conservative MP David Jones said the government wants to achieve access to the single market "on the best possible terms".
He spoke after Prime Minister Theresa May told the Tory conference the UK was going to be a "sovereign country" with freedom over immigration decisions.
The single market requires people... | UK membership of the European Union's tariff-free single market is "probably unlikely", a Brexit minister has said. | 37539772 |
KBT has about 200MW of diesel and gas contracts on hire with Indonesian utility company PLN.
The deal will add to the 140MW that Aggreko already has contracted with PLN.
KBT has been serving the power rental market since 2010.
Aggreko chief executive Chris Weston said: "Aggreko has had a long and productive relationshi... | Glasgow-based temporary power provider Aggreko has expanded its operations in Indonesia by acquiring power rental company KBT in a deal worth up to $32.8m (£25.7m). | 40272904 |
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Can you remember the swing percentage in your aunt's constituency from 1979? Do you know where Margaret Thatcher stood before winning in Grantham?
Jeremy Vine answers his five questions to sort the first-past-the-post from the proporti... | Are you the ultimate election geek? | 32307468 |
The 22-year-old has joined on a one-year deal with the option of a second, and is Barrow's sixth summer signing.
He started his career at Fulham before moving to QPR where he failed to make a first-team appearance.
Fitzpatrick moved to Wimbledon in 2014 but only played 13 games, and had a loan spell in the National Lea... | National League club Barrow have signed winger David Fitzpatrick following his release by AFC Wimbledon. | 40432537 |
Kaden Gowers sustained fatal injuries on Fowey Close, in Macclesfield, shortly before 21:00 BST on Tuesday, Cheshire Police said.
He was pronounced dead in the cul-de-sac. Detectives said no-one else is thought to have been involved in the death.
Prayers were held at his school, All Hallows Catholic College.
Principal ... | A 13-year-old boy run over by what police called an "unattended" car has died. | 37431503 |
Ezmai Martin was taken to hospital in Guildford after an incident at a flat in Bordon, Hampshire, on 28 June 2015.
She was transferred to St George's Hospital in London, where she died.
Joshua Martin, of Salisbury Close, Alton, appeared before Basingstoke magistrates and was remanded in custody to appear before Winches... | A 19-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a seven-week-old girl. | 36378251 |
The winning images from this year's Astronomy Photographer of the Year have been announced.
Chinese photographer Yu Jun's picture of Baily's beads won him both the Our Sun category and the overall award, Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016.
Baily's beads come from the specks of light that appear around the ... | All photographs courtesy Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year. | 37337537 |
The 48-year-old will be assisted by former Flames international Gerald Phiri, who last month was named interim coach, as well as Deklerk Msakakuona.
The Belgian has never worked in Africa before nor in international football.
"My target is to help the team rise on the Fifa rankings but the most important thing is that ... | Belgian Ronny Van Geneugden has been appointed as the new coach of Malawi on a two-year deal. | 39539440 |
The 25-year-old was taken to hospital after the British middleweight title contest was stopped in round 10.
Blackwell woke from the induced coma on Saturday and by Sunday was talking to family and friends at his bedside, said promoter Hennessy Sports.
Blackwell had suffered a bleed on the skull and not the brain as ini... | Nick Blackwell has woken from his induced coma, following his fight with Chris Eubank Jr last week. | 35962221 |
The 109-year-old replica diplodocus skeleton cast, known as Dippy, has dominated the entrance to London's Natural History Museum since 1979.
It will soon be replaced with a blue whale skeleton, allowing Dippy to tour eight UK venues from 2018 to 2020.
The diplodocus has featured in films such as Paddington, Night at th... | One of the UK's most famous dinosaur exhibits is to go on display at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Museum in 2019. | 37977745 |
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Wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor (74 not out) struck her first half-century since she returned to cricket following a break from the game with anxiety issues.
Taylor shared a third-wicket stand of 148 with captain Heather Knight (82) as England reached their target with nearly 20... | England secured their second win of the Women's World Cup with a routine seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka. | 40473337 |
Drivers parked on the roadside near the Storey Arms over the weekend after the visitor car parks overflowed.
But Dyfed-Powys Police said the number of parked cars led to "significant disruption and traffic issues", and it started handing out notices.
About 115 drivers were issued with tickets, set at £50 each.
The forc... | More than 100 drivers who parked on the A470 to visit the Brecon Beacons National Park during snow have been hit with nearly £6,000 of fines. | 35373977 |
US firm Reynolds American's takeover of rival Lorillard was cleared by regulators on Tuesday, on condition that the firms sells the Winston, Kool, Salem and Maverick brands.
Imperial Tobacco is set to buy the brands, and its shares rose 2.4%.
The FTSE 100 index was up 32.56 points at 6,981.55.
Shares in British Airways... | (Open): Shares in Imperial Tobacco led the FTSE 100 higher after the firm moved closer to the purchase of four cigarette brands. | 32896333 |
The naked body of Ashley Olsen was found last week in her flat, shocking friends and the local community who described her as "kind" and "gentle".
More lab results are needed to determine the time of the 35-year-old's death, prosecutors said.
When she was found, she had bruises and scratches on her neck.
Her Italian bo... | An American woman living in Florence was strangled to death with an object like a rope or cord, an Italian prosecutor has said. | 35299365 |
The local authority has a deficit of about £7m.
However, leader Angus Campbell said raising council tax and previous rounds of savings should help the comhairle avoid making further cuts.
The full council will meet early next month to set the new budget. | Western Isles Council - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - may be able to avoid fresh cuts to services when setting its latest budget, its leader has said. | 38730041 |
She was best known for her television roles in the 1960s sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show and the eponymous The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the 1970s.
She was also nominated for a best actress Oscar in 1980 for the film Ordinary People.
Mara Buxbaum said in a statement she died in the company of friends and her husband, Dr S... | US Emmy award-winning actress Mary Tyler Moore has died aged 80, her publicist says. | 38747061 |
Eight people were stalked by the animal for three hours, and one man who tried to escape the furry captor was forced to fight it off with his bicycle after the fox gave chase.
It joins mischievous peacocks, a violent swan nicknamed Asbo and fugitive felines among the annals of England's animals "gone bad".
Here are som... | A "vicious" fox which trapped eight people inside a sports club has become the latest creature to make the news for terrorising humans. | 33380810 |
The display team were due to appear at the Barry at War event on Saturday.
But Barry Coastguard tweeted the team has cancelled its appearance due to bad weather.
The team has been unable to fly into Bristol Airport ahead of the event, the Red Arrows confirmed on Twitter. | The RAF Red Arrows have cancelled their performance at Barry Island. | 33210155 |
The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) jab is offered to teenage girls in the UK to protect against cervical cancer.
A health committee was expected to meet later to review whether boys should also get the jab, which can protect against throat and penile cancers.
Dr Kirsty Bonney, from Devon, paid privately for her sons Zak, ... | A doctor is calling for boys to receive a vaccine currently only given to girls to protect against cancer. | 40062677 |
Interference may also damage developing US-China relations, a spokesman said.
Under the "One China" policy, the US has formal ties with China rather than the island of Taiwan, which China sees as a breakaway province.
However, US President-elect Donald Trump has expressed doubts about continuing to abide by the policy.... | Beijing has warned the incoming US administration that any attempt to challenge the "One China" policy could affect peace in the Taiwan Strait. | 38313839 |
GhanaSat-1, which was developed by students at All Nations University in Koforidua, was sent into orbit from the International Space Centre.
Cheers erupted as 400 people, including the engineers, gathered in the southern Ghanaian city to watch live pictures of the launch. The first signal was received shortly afterward... | Ghana has successfully launched its first satellite into space. | 40538471 |
She started her first business aged just 11, was fast-tracked through school and graduated from university at 18 when most people just start.
In 1995, and still just in her 20s, she started her own auction firm seemingly on a whim. Two decades later American Auction Company holds online and live auctions selling anythi... | Deb Weidenhamer is not someone who wastes time. | 34774960 |
This could include new rules for flying drones, technology for driverless cars and even developing a special airport for flying tourists into space.
The UK government has been interested in space travel for a while, and in the past has said they want to build a spaceport in the UK by 2018.
This would mean that commerci... | The Queen has announced that the government will be looking into ways to develop future transport in the UK. | 36322158 |
Thousands of people cheered in the summer sunshine as he stood in front of the Brandenburg Gate and took off his jacket, telling the crowd he could be informal as he was among friends.
Obvious comparisons were drawn. Not far away, 50 years - almost to the day - earlier, President John F Kennedy had delivered his "Ich b... | When Barack Obama visited Berlin two years ago, he charmed a city. | 33253459 |
It comes after rival chain Tesco launched its own device, which has sold 300,000 units since it went on sale in September.
Both tablets have 7in (18cm) screens and use the Android operating system. Aldi's Medion Lifetab costs just under £80 while Tesco's Hudl sells for £119.
A spokesman for Aldi said the tablet was com... | A "low-cost" tablet that went on sale at the supermarket chain Aldi over the weekend has already sold out. | 25299602 |
The report is the first official document from China's health ministry on the dangers of nicotine, say the
China Daily
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According to the report China accounts for about 40% of global production and consumption of tobacco, making it the world's biggest producer and consumer o... | A national report on smoking hazards gets widespread coverage as newspapers mark World No Tobacco Day. | 18275751 |
The French government said it was now "highly likely" public transport and tourist sites in the UK would be hit.
The warning followed revelations that a UK terror suspect killed in Pakistan was being groomed to lead a new group in raids on the UK, France and Germany.
On Sunday Britain raised its terror alert level from... | France has urged citizens travelling to Britain to be "extremely vigilant" amid raised fears of a terror attack there. | 11486783 |
The children's agency Unicef also says 95,000 children and teenagers - most of them in Latin America and the Caribbean - were murdered in 2012 alone.
It notes that children around the globe are routinely exposed to violence, including bullying.
The document draws on data from 190 countries.
The violence "cuts across bo... | About 120 million girls around the world - slightly more than one in 10 - have been raped or sexually assaulted by the age of 20, a UN report says. | 29071073 |
Here in Bidi Bidi it can take you one hour to drive from one end of the camp to the other. But it is not what you might envisage.
Much of this place is lush, green and fertile. South Sudanese are given a plot of land to build a home and farm. They live next to Ugandans, fetch water together and their children go to the... | In less than a year, a camp in northern Uganda has taken in more refugees than any other in the world, and all of them from war-torn South Sudan. | 40365249 |
The pub has been shut since a police helicopter crashed through its roof in November 2013.
Three people in the helicopter and seven others in the bar died. Many more were injured.
Building work is now under way at the pub, which had remained almost untouched after the emergency services left.
Owner Alan Crossan said th... | The owner of The Clutha bar hopes to reopen it at the beginning of May. | 31697272 |
Scott Kouebitra was found with knife wounds along with four other other men in Gloucester Road at 20:00 GMT.
Two of the men were taken to hospital but Mr Kouebitra died at the scene.
A 16-year-old boy arrested on Tuesday appeared at Croydon Youth Court on Thursday. He was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey... | A teenage boy has been charged with the murder of a 22-year-old man in Croydon on 31 October. | 37954378 |
RBS bought Citizens for $440m in 1988 and turned it into one of the biggest regional banks in the US.
But now state-owned RBS is cutting operations abroad in order to focus more on its main UK retail business.
It first sold part of the US company in September last year in an initial public offering, then sold another c... | The Royal Bank of Scotland is selling its remaining 20.9% stake in the US bank Citizens. | 34673153 |
It takes the jobless rate to 4.4% - below the rate of 4.6% for the whole of the UK.
The labour market statistics also show that employment in Scotland increased by 5,000 and now stands at 2,620,000.
In the UK as a whole, the unemployment rate is at its lowest level in 42 years.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) ... | Unemployment in Scotland has fallen by 14,000 in the three months to March to reach 120,000, official figures have shown. | 39947238 |
The New South Wales government wants to cull about 90% of the horses, known as brumbies, in the alpine region.
Scientists have argued the horses damage fragile ecosystems and harm native wildlife.
The brumby is part of Australian folklore, featured in television shows and romanticised in poetry.
The wild horses even ap... | A plan to cull almost all the famous wild horses in Australia's Snowy Mountains region has been criticised as "horrific" by conservationists. | 36184912 |
Federal Judge James Robart ruled against government lawyers' claims that US states did not have the standing to challenge Mr Trump's executive order.
Last week's move by Mr Trump triggered mass protests and has resulted in confusion at US airports.
The State Department says 60,000 visas have since been revoked.
Mr Trum... | A US judge in Seattle has issued a temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump's ban on travellers from seven mainly Muslim nations. | 38864253 |
In October, ministers announced Wales' 22 local authorities would be getting £146m less than this year.
The total block grant - covering 60% of council spending - would be cut by 3.4% to £4.12bn, Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews said on Wednesday.
Ceredigion faces the biggest cut at 4.5%, and Neath Port Talbot... | Councils have had cuts in their final budget settlements for 2015/16 confirmed by the Welsh government. | 30395317 |
Kevin Devaney scored a close-range opener in the 28th minute and Vinny Faherty wrapped it up near the end.
Kenny Shiels fielded a much-changed City side, giving opportunities to reserve team players keeper Eric Grimes and 18-year-old striker Cathal Farren.
It was a rare win for Galway who are bottom of the Premier Divi... | Derry City lost for a fourth successive match as Galway United secured a deserved victory in Monday's EA Sports Cup second round match. | 39614711 |
Plant Oxford finished its first car - a Bullnose Morris Oxford - on 28 March 1913, and has made more than 11.6 million since then.
It has produced 13 brands of car and, during World War II, made items ranging from parachutes to jerry cans and repaired more than 80,000 aircraft.
The plant, in Cowley, Oxford, now employs... | An Oxfordshire car plant has reached 100 years of production. | 21942941 |
Rosberg has a 33-point lead, which sounds huge - more than one complete race win. But there are 100 points still available and it is still eminently possible that it can swing back to Hamilton.
Hamilton has already recovered a similar gap this season in a similar time - in the four races from Monaco to Austria, he redu... | The mantra for both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg as they head into the final four races of the Formula 1 season should be: "It's not over until it's over." | 37622605 |
Fyffes produces, ships, ripens and distributes bananas, melons, pineapples and mushrooms.
The firm, which has its headquarters in Dublin, employs more than 17,000 people worldwide and has an annual turnover of €1.2bn.
Sumitomo supplies about one in three bananas sold in Japan after first entering the market in the 1960... | Irish fruit distributor Fyffes has agreed to be bought by Japan's Sumitomo in a €751m ($798m; £634m) deal. | 38260408 |
Aldridge Manor House in Walsall was used as medical facility between 1916 and 1919, treating 941 injured and ill servicemen.
It was mainly staffed by volunteers, other than two qualified nurses and a village doctor.
The plaque unveiling was at 15:00 GMT.
Local historian Sue Satterthwaite, who has written a book about t... | A former military hospital that cared for convalescent soldiers in World War One has been recognised with a blue plaque to mark the centenary of its opening. | 35315280 |
Gwynant Jones from Machynlleth, Powys, was attacked while out with friends at the Academy, Great Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth, on Saturday at 23:25 GMT.
Dyfed-Powys Police are hunting the attacker who was in fancy dress.
Mr Jones said he had been offered reconstructive surgery.
The computer programmer told Welsh langua... | A 26-year-old man had a large part of his ear bitten off in a "vicious unprovoked attack" during a Halloween night out at a pub in Ceredigion, said police. | 34714576 |
Bronze turned down a deal which would have made her City's highest earner to sign a three-year contract with Lyon.
The 25-year-old is a key part of the Lionesses side to reach consecutive semi-finals at major tournaments.
Germany international Bremer, 21, has won two Women's Champions League titles with Lyon in the las... | England right-back Lucy Bronze has joined Women's Champions League holders Lyon from Manchester City with forward Pauline Bremer moving the other way. | 40892456 |
The indictment says Matthew Keys gave members of Anonymous a login and password to the company server.
At least one hacker managed to change the web version of a Los Angeles Times news feature, the indictment says.
The alleged incident occurred before Mr Keys' employment with Reuters.
Mr Keys said he only found out abo... | A Reuters social media editor has been charged in the US with conspiring with hacker group Anonymous to break into a website of a former employer, the Tribune Company. | 21794799 |
The 20-year-old was detained by police after swimming a short distance to a pier at the ferry terminal.
"I'm really sorry. It was a silly thing to do and I apologise to everybody for any inconvenience," said Tuilagi.
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) would not comment on whether alcohol was involved in the incident.
The f... | Centre Manu Tuilagi has been formally warned by police and fined £3,000 by England rugby officials after jumping from a ferry in Auckland on Sunday. | 15234032 |
More than 5,000 coins were found buried in Lenborough, near Padbury, Buckinghamshire, a year ago.
The hoard was declared treasure by an inquest in November and is now at the British Museum awaiting valuation.
Once this is known, trustees will decide whether the museum has enough money to buy the collection.
They hope t... | A museum fighting to keep a hoard of Anglo Saxon coins in the county where it was found has attracted £12,000 in donation pledges | 35123682 |
The three-Test series begins on Thursday 19 May at Headingley, the ground where the visitors clinched a 1-0 series victory in 2014.
On the final morning of the second Test two years ago, Root faced abuse from a number of the Sri Lanka players.
"It is part of sport and it makes a good spectacle for viewers at home," the... | England vice-captain Joe Root is looking forward to another "feisty" Test series against Sri Lanka. | 36290445 |
Crowdfunding is a way of raising money through lots of small investments from a large number of people, not necessarily professional investors.
The tennis star's investments are with firms Oppo Ice Cream, Commuter Club, Landbay, We Are Colony, and Readbug.
The world number two, who teamed up with Seedrs last June, inve... | Andy Murray has made his first investments of 2016 in start-up firms, through crowdfunding platform Seedrs. | 35687892 |
Inspired by the book, The Man Who Fell To Earth, the show premiered last November in New York Theatre Workshop - just a few weeks before Bowie's death in January.
Bowie co-wrote the show with Irish playwright Enda Walsh, the award-winning writer of Once.
It will run at the Kings Cross Theatre from 25 October to 22 Janu... | Lazarus, a new stage musical featuring the songs of David Bowie, is to open in London this autumn. | 36883217 |
Harron Homes said the scheme at Heol Berwyn, Cefn Mawr, was left unfinished following the 2007 financial crash.
But residents called the delay "unacceptable" and raised concerns over open sewers, rat infestations and anti-social behaviour.
A petition calling for the project to be completed was handed to Parliament on W... | A housing development put on hold for a decade has been called a "blight on the community". | 39204705 |
They were detained on the Andover Estate in Islington in the early hours of the morning having been tracked by a police helicopter.
Police said they had dumped a stolen moped and other items before entering an address where they were arrested.
Officers said they were not detained in connection with a specific incident.... | Four teenagers have been arrested in north London on suspicion of being involved in acid attacks. | 40823456 |
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