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The 92-year-old sold Villa to Randy Lerner in 2006 and was at Old Trafford on Saturday to see them relegated for the first time since 1987.
"We are going to have great difficulty in returning in one year but I've seen some encouraging signs and we've a reasonable chance," Ellis told the BBC.
"I hope I will still be ali... | Former Aston Villa chairman Sir Doug Ellis hopes to live long enough to see the club return to the Premier League. | 36066302 |
The festival ends weeks of fasting, and is one of the most important events in the Muslim calendar.
Its exact start varies from country to country based on moon sightings, but people have been celebrating with feasts and family.
This year, however, Ramadan was marred by major attacks in Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Turkey... | Muslims around the world have been celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. | 36720656 |
All three were part of the squad that lifted the Women's FA Cup in May and helped win the Continental Cup in 2015.
Spanish side Atletico Madrid signed versatile winger Corredera on Friday.
Ex-Barcelona players Corredera and Losada, both 25, joined Arsenal last term after Natalia had made the switch from Bristol Academy... | Spain international striker Natalia and midfielders Marta Corredera and Vicky Losada have all left Women's Super League club Arsenal Ladies. | 37731005 |
South Wales Police said the problem was caused by poor weather conditions.
The road was shut between junction 35 (Pencoed) and junction 36 (Sarn) for about one hour.
No injuries were reported. | The M4 has reopened after being closed in both directions in the Bridgend area following several accidents. | 35271414 |
Jack Butland will keep his place in goal after returning from 13 months out with ankle problems last week.
West Ham striker Andy Carroll has been ruled out again with a groin injury, but Mark Noble and Sam Byram return from suspension.
However, Cheikhou Kouyate, Winston Reid, Arthur Masuaku and Diafra Sakho are all inj... | Stoke manager Mark Hughes is hopeful Jon Walters will be available this weekend despite nursing a knee injury. | 39676419 |
The UK Windsurfing Association's annual championships were due to start at 11:00 BST on Bridlington's North Beach.
But the blustery conditions forced races to be postponed until Sunday, Chairman Bob Ingram said.
The Met Office said wind speeds were averaging 36mph from 09:00, which was "relatively unusual" for June.
A ... | The UK's national windsurfing championships have been put on hold after 40mph gusts were deemed "too strong" for it to go ahead. | 33035373 |
The company demonstrated the device along side another new model, the lighter Gear 2 Neo.
Both have a heart rate sensor, a pedometer and various tools to measure exercise, sleep and stress levels.
The watches run on Tizen OS, a fledgling mobile operating system, rather than Google's Android software.
The move is being ... | Samsung has shown off the Gear 2, its second attempt at releasing a smartwatch that has mass appeal with consumers. | 26316258 |
The victim was found when the emergency services were called to reports of a man injured at a property on Beech Court in Workington at about 07:30 GMT.
A 22-year-old man was later arrested in the Northside area of the town.
A Cumbria Police spokesman said: "Detectives are currently carrying out inquiries in the area. W... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man in Cumbria. | 38542032 |
They have written an open letter to patients and staff amid concerns about the future of services at the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven.
Some services have already moved to Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary, prompting worry among campaign groups.
But the letter said an A&E at Whitehaven was "non-negotiable".
It a... | Health leaders have insisted they are "fully committed" to keeping open a 24-hour A&E department at a hospital in north Cumbria. | 34861774 |
He drowned after a strong current swept him out to sea as he swam with team-mates during a training camp on the Caribbean island of St Kitts.
Barnaby was sixth in his heat at London 2012 and reached the semi-finals at last year's Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Athletics Canada chief executive Rob Guy called Barnaby "an ou... | Canadian Olympic 400m runner Daundre Barnaby has died in a swimming accident, aged 24. | 32100111 |
Defender Briggs gave the Lions the lead midway through the first half with a low strike, but was booked for his celebration.
That almost proved costly just before the hour when Briggs was shown a second yellow for a foul on Sido Jombati.
But the Championship side held on as Matt Bloomfield headed wide late on for Leagu... | Debutant Matthew Briggs scored and was sent off as Millwall edged past Wycombe to reach the League Cup second round. | 28652428 |
There has been speculation that Tata might decide not to sell its UK plants.
It follows a narrowing of losses and an offer of UK Government help over pensions.
Mr Jones said: "For me it's about having somebody there who's going to put in the investment and be committed to the future of steelmaking in Wales."
Tata Steel... | Tata would need to show a long term commitment to steel-making in Wales if it reverses its decision to sell, First Minister Carwyn Jones has said. | 36426172 |
HMS Hood was hit by a shell from the German battleship Bismarck in the Denmark Strait on 24 May 1941.
Only three of its 1,418 crew survived, making it the worst loss of life from a single British warship.
Dundee's Frigate Unicorn is hosting the exhibition.
It features a nine-foot model of HMS Hood along with contempora... | Relatives of those lost on HMS Hood attended a new exhibition in Dundee on the 75th anniversary of the sinking of the Royal Navy battlecruiser. | 36367686 |
The vehicle ploughed into the property in Barnett Street in Tipton at about 16:00 BST. There were no reports of any injuries, the fire service said.
West Midlands Police said officers were trying to locate the driver to check on his well being.
Structural engineers were sent to assess the property as well as two fire e... | Police are searching for the driver of a car that crashed into a house in the Black Country. | 36074589 |
The devoted "sneakerheads" spent £150 on each pair of Adidas Yeezy Boost trainers but some were expected to re-sell them for up to £500.
The camp was set up outside Nottingham's 18Montrose shop, the only one to release them without a raffle.
The shop said it sold out of its 90 pairs in just more than an hour.
The fan... | Trainer fans who camped out for four days have finally got their hands on a pair of limited edition Kanye West sneakers. | 38943148 |
People in Merseyside are paying the most in England for their electricity and Londoners the most for gas, the new figures suggest.
Average annual household bills in Merseyside are £1,346 for electricity and gas.
That compared with £1,261 in the East of England.
A DECC spokeswoman said areas such as Merseyside were payi... | Average bills for electricity and gas have fallen by about £45 a year, according to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). | 35160243 |
The marathon was scheduled for Sunday and would have been Gaza's third.
Hamas said the marathon could go ahead if "local traditions" were respected.
Conservative elements in Gaza have sometimes complained about mixing between the sexes, especially in schools and at sporting events.
The UN Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa... | The UN agency which organises Gaza's marathon has cancelled the event, blaming the refusal of the territory's governing Islamist Hamas movement to allow women to run. | 21667883 |
The radio and television channels shut in June 2013 after the then-government called it "a haven of waste".
The left-wing Syriza party made the reinstatement of ERT a key pledge in January's election, which it won.
The party said all of the more than 2,600 staff made redundant in 2013 have been offered jobs by the stat... | Greece's state broadcaster ERT went back on air on Thursday, two years after being closed down under austerity measures. | 33090373 |
In the Royal Economic Society's annual lecture on Tuesday, Professor Rachel Griffith will argue corporate tax should be charged like VAT.
"A preferable way to tax corporate income would be to tax profits at the destination of sales", she will argue.
Ms Griffith is professor of economics at Manchester University.
"We cu... | Multinational companies should pay tax on their profits based on where their products are sold, not where they are made, a professor is to suggest. | 34900150 |
The inquiry by the Archbishop of Canterbury's office said "fresh and disturbing" aspects of the way abuse claims were handled keep surfacing.
Lambeth Palace has said it will now oversee clergy appointments and child protection matters in Sussex.
Three local priests have been charged this year with child sex offences.
T... | A "profoundly negative culture" within the Diocese of Chichester led to two decades of child protection failures, a report has concluded. | 19425149 |
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The five boys - AJ, Curtis, Nick, Sario and Yazdan - fought off competition from the two other finalist groups, Nightfall and Drive, to be chosen by a public vote as the winners in the BBC One contest.
They sang their way to victory with performances of You Can't Stop The Beat... | Boy band Five To Five won TV show 'Let It Shine' over the weekend, bagging themselves a year's contract as stars of a new touring musical inspired by Take That's songs. | 39112830 |
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles said the inspection would examine whether the council covered up information about the abuse.
It comes after the council's chief executive told MPs key reports relating to abuse had disappeared.
Mr Pickles said an inspection was "in the public interest".
He said the inspection wo... | Rotherham Council is to face an independent inspection following the report that revealed 1,400 children were sexually abused in the town. | 29151234 |
It saw a huge swing to the party which, just last year, saw its support collapse after five years in coalition government.
The decision by the south-west London seat's previous incumbent Zac Goldsmith to follow through on a political point of principle over Heathrow expansion failed miserably.
And it saw Labour's vote ... | There is much about the Liberal Democrats' win in Richmond Park that is worth remarking on. | 38184503 |
Crews were called to the fire in an end-terrace basement in High Street, South Queensferry, at about 05:15.
Further back-up was requested, resulting in six fire engines and one command support unit being involved in the operation at its height.
No-one is thought to have been injured in the incident. A investigation int... | About 40 firefighters have been working to bring a severe house blaze under control. | 38351502 |
Quigg, a former WBA super-bantamweight champion, will move to Los Angeles to train at Roach's famous Wild Card gym.
"I have moved up to featherweight with the goal of becoming a two-weight world champion. I need a fresh challenge to help me grow," said Quigg, 28.
"This is an opportunity that I couldn't pass up."
I beli... | British featherweight Scott Quigg is to team up with Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach after confirming an "amicable" split from Joe Gallagher. | 39031611 |
Sharon Price and fiance Andy Price were trying to recreate a scene from the 80s film, in a pub garden in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, at the weekend.
Mr Price said: "We were about 30ft apart and Sharon ran and I grabbed her hips and the next thing we knew we were flat out on the floor."
The couple, who are marrying n... | A couple knocked themselves unconscious practising a lift from the Dirty Dancing film for their wedding. | 40598537 |
The regulator says it is strengthening its advice after hearing from GPs who feel anxious about reporting patients to the driver licensing agency.
The draft guidance, out for public consultation, says public safety should come before patient confidentiality and consent in such cases.
But the step is a last resort, it s... | GPs must tell the DVLA about any patients who continue to drive when they are medically unfit to do so, says the General Medical Council. | 34912771 |
Witnesses have been describing the scenes of terror and panic as the tragedy unfolded, and the moment the police managed to stop and kill the driver of the truck.
Nader El Shafei told the BBC he looked the attacker in the face for about a minute before witnessing the final gun battle.
"We thought at the beginning it wa... | A lorry, driven into a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations in the French city of Nice, has killed at least 84 people and critically injured at least 18 more. | 36801431 |
The claim: Speaking in Swindon, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: "Half a million children are now being taught in super-size classes of over 36."
Reality Check verdict: This is incorrect. Actually about 42,000 pupils are in classes of 36 or more - about 1% of children. Mr Corbyn appears to be confusing statistics. I... | Labour claims that pupils in England's primary schools "are packed like sardines" in classrooms. | 39666686 |
Matthias Wissmann, from the German Automotive Industry Association, said the UK would have to accept the "bitter pill" of free movement.
Restricting access to the UK was a key promise of the Leave campaign.
Leave campaigners also argued that, to help car exports, Germany would push for a generous trade deal with the UK... | German carmakers have said that the UK will have to accept the free movement of EU citizens in return for access to the single market. | 36646251 |
The company had been approached by several investors, said chief executive Philippe Dauman, and would be holding talks with some investors.
Viacom is under pressure to revive its fortunes after a run of poor results.
Earlier this month it posted a 6% year-on-year fall in quarterly revenues to $3.2bn (£2.2bn).
Paramoun... | Viacom is planning to sell a "significant" minority stake in its film and television studio Paramount Pictures. | 35647421 |
In a message posted on Twitter, the 27-year-old said she and African singer Angelique Kidjo "made and sang our own edits" whilst recording Band Aid 30.
She added: "Unfortunately, none of these made the final cut."
Later in the post, Emeli apologised "if the lyrics of the song have caused offence".
Some of the lyrics ha... | Emeli Sande has said "a whole new" Band Aid song is needed and that she's not fully satisfied by the lyrical changes made for this year's remake. | 30163327 |
Rossco Stern, 23, Charlie Hill, 33, and Gary Thoms, also 33, carried out the attack after turning up uninvited to the Halloween party in Dundee.
Sheriff George Way described the three men as "feral thugs".
Stern and Hill both admitted the charges and Thoms was found guilty by a jury following a trial.
Stern and Hill we... | Three men who attacked a man dressed as Dracula and his two costumed friends with knives and a baseball bat, have been jailed. | 39066591 |
Darryl "DMC" McDaniels said that products sold by Amazon, Walmart and other stores violated federal trademark and New York competition laws.
McDaniels, who owns a firm named Run-DMC Brand, made the allegations in a complaint filed in the US District Court in Manhattan.
The products include T-shirts and hats.
Run-DMC we... | A member of pioneering rap group Run-DMC has filed a $50m (£40.7m) lawsuit accusing retailers of unlawfully using the group's name on items of clothing. | 38466261 |
Conor McGinn claimed the Labour leader proposed phoning his father after an interview in which he said Mr Corbyn needed to "reach out beyond his comfort zone."
When asked about the claims a spokesman for Mr Corbyn said "it's untrue".
The St Helens MP accused the Labour leader of "hypocrisy".
He said he chose to speak o... | A Labour MP has accused Jeremy Corbyn of threatening to use his father - a former Sinn Féin councillor - in an attempt to "bully me into submission". | 36867035 |
Toyota said it was recalling just under five million cars, including the Corolla, Vitz and other models made between March 2003 and November 2007.
Nissan is recalling about 1.56 million cars over the same issue.
Both carmakers said the recall was for investigative purposes and no accidents or injuries have been reporte... | Japanese car giants Toyota and Nissan are recalling a total of 6.5 million cars globally to replace potentially faulty airbag inflators made by Takata. | 32716802 |
Prince Andrew, who was a Royal Navy helicopter pilot in the war, paid his respects at the chapel of Pangbourne College in Berkshire.
The service was relayed on screens outside the chapel, to allow 870 veterans and relatives to take part.
Britain accepted the Argentine surrender on 14 June 1982.
Among those in the congr... | The Duke of York has joined other Falklands veterans at a service to mark the 35th anniversary of the end of the conflict. | 40240302 |
John Gittins concluded Lily Baxandall, 95, died from a bleed on her brain and pneumonia as a result of a fall at her Abergele home on 1 September 2014.
But he said it could not "become the norm" that ambulances were routinely parked up outside hospitals.
Mr Gittins said improvements had since been made but challenges r... | A coroner will issue a prevention of future deaths report after a woman died following a five-hour wait in an ambulance outside A&E. | 39857861 |
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) also held 16 private bank workers for the "mega scam".
The suspects stole "tonnes of defaced naira notes", which were meant to be destroyed, it said on its website.
Newly-installed Nigerian President Muhammudu Buhari has pledged to make tackling corruption a priority.... | Nigeria's anti-corruption agency has arrested six senior central bank officials over an alleged $33m (£21m) currency fraud. | 32958635 |
The girl is being treated at the city's teaching hospital and is able to recognise relatives, journalist Philip Mabior from Juba's Eye Radio reports.
At least 36 people died after the plane crashed on take-off near Juba airport.
The cause of the crash remains unclear but the manufacturer said the cargo plane was not ai... | A 14-month old girl who survived Wednesday's plane crash in South Sudan's capital, Juba, is now conscious, doctors say. | 34737966 |
Antoine Maury was last seen in Edinburgh on Monday 24 October.
The 21-year-old was last seen at Edinburgh College's Milton Road East campus at 22:00 when he suddenly left his friends.
Between 22:45 and 23:00, a man matching Mr Maury's description was seen near Duddingston Village.
He was topless and heading towards Hol... | The police will search Edinburgh for a missing French student until they have "exhausted" all their "search parameters". | 37940790 |
Leslie Turner, 54, of Cromwell Hill, Luton, pleaded guilty at Luton Crown Court to attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming.
He thought he was meeting a 14-year-old girl for sex but instead was met by three people who had set up a fake internet profile to catch paedophiles.
Police have urged the public not ... | A man has been jailed for 14 months after being caught by masked paedophile hunters when he went to a "sting". | 34402508 |
But take in the view from the 19th floor of a council tower block in the Queen's Park district, and the town takes on a decidedly monochrome quality.
For parts of this town appear to be stuck in an earlier era.
A myriad of bed and breakfast hotels still display "no vacancies" signs between lacy net curtains, advertise ... | At this time of year, Blackpool's illuminated mile sparkles with neon self-confidence. | 24282840 |
The 19-year-old striker's curling effort not only gave United the lead, but also a precious away goal going into next Thursday's second leg at Old Trafford.
With United outside the Premier League's top four - a point behind Manchester City and four off third-placed Liverpool - the Europa League perhaps represents their... | Marcus Rashford's superb free-kick gave Manchester United control of their Europa League semi-final against Celta Vigo. | 39743943 |
Anthony Stokes went to ground in the box as he was challenged by Killie's Michael Nelson but referee Willie Collum waved away spot-kick appeals.
The incident took place after Dieter van Tornhout headed the only goal.
"You've got to take your chances and we missed simple chances. We should've had a penalty," Lennon told... | Celtic manager Neil Lennon bemoaned missed chances and an unsuccessful penalty claim in his side's Scottish Communities League Cup final defeat. | 17424226 |
A typical secondary school in Wales will be driven into deficits of more than £1m, the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said.
The Welsh government has sought to protect school budgets.
It has increased education spending by 1% above the block grant that Wales receives from the UK government.
Last week, ... | Schools could soon be facing severe financial hardship which could affect standards because of cuts to their budgets, head teachers warn. | 30366819 |
Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company Sergeant Major) Beckett, from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, was killed by a bomb on Saturday.
Ranger Dalzell, from Bangor in County Down, serving with 1st Battalion the Royal Irish Regiment, died on Friday.
A total of 352 UK service personnel have died in Afghanistan.
Ranger Dal... | Two soldiers who died within 24 hours of each other have been named as Company Sergeant Major Colin Beckett and Ranger David Dalzell. | 12378105 |
Spurs, one of only two sides from below the Women's Super League left in this season's competition knocked out Brighton of WSL 2 on Sunday.
There will also be a Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton, plus two all-WSL 1 matches.
All the fifth-round ties are scheduled to be played on Sunday, 19 March.
Champions ... | Holders Arsenal Ladies will host Tottenham in the fifth round of the Women's FA Cup when top-flight sides enter at the last-16 stage. | 39027600 |
This is where the most raucous Connacht fans hang out. Pat Lam and his coaching staff operate at the other side of the stadium, in a quiet room where they can plot in peace.
The visitors - and it's entirely deliberate - have to work amid a racket. "Oh, they make a lot of noise and they bang on the side of the box and s... | Dan McFarland will sit by Gregor Townsend's side at Saturday's Pro 12 semi-final in Galway, the assistant and the head coach of Glasgow Warriors plonked in a box in a corrugated iron area of the Sportsground called the Clan Terrace. | 36335842 |
Several rebels were also reportedly killed as police entered a village held by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Milf) early on Sunday.
Reports say two key terror suspects were the targets of the operation.
It is the worst fighting since the government and Milf signed a peace deal last year to end decades of fighting.... | Dozens of police commandos have been killed in heavy fighting with Islamist rebels in the southern Philippines province of Maguindanao, say officials. | 30978014 |
It is scarcely the answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything. Which, if you remember from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, was 42.
However, I invite you today - as I have been comparably invited - to consider the good people of Helensburgh and the delight they take in swimming.
Why, I hear you ask... | It is rather a stretch, I would admit, from the future of the European Union, the fate of the UK government and the condition of Scotland. | 40405542 |
Sgt Louise Lucas, 41, a mother-of-three, was killed and her eight-year-old daughter suffered minor injuries in Tuesday's collision on The Kingsway.
It was the second death in 18 months.
Swansea council is to install barriers on the road's central reservation and is now changing the traffic flow in the bus lane "as quic... | Traffic will be stopped from travelling eastbound on a Swansea city centre road where an off-duty police officer died after being hit by a bus. | 32167309 |
Bolasie, 27, injured his right knee during the Toffees' 1-1 draw with Manchester United on 4 December.
Everton manager Ronald Koeman says the DR Congo international underwent surgery on his torn meniscus on Thursday.
"Now he has to wait for nine to 10 weeks before surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament," the Dutchma... | Everton winger Yannick Bolasie will undergo a second operation on his knee injury in the New Year. | 38342343 |
A source at the taxi booking app told the BBC the resignation was "completely unexpected".
They said Mr Jones was frustrated the company was hiring a new chief operating officer and that he was not among the candidates.
But according to technology news site Recode, Mr Jones left because of Uber's continued struggle wit... | Uber president Jeff Jones is leaving the company after less than six months. | 39323828 |
It said the idea was to empower individuals to raise concerns about bad behaviour in banks and insurance firms.
It follows banking scandals such as the attempted manipulation of the Libor rate by Barclays, for which the bank was fined £290m in 2012.
MPs later recommended that it should be easier for whistleblowers to ... | New rules to encourage more whistleblowing in the City have been published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). | 34452197 |
Altai was raised and trained by falconer Franz Schuttelkopf in Austria, specifically for the role of Abel in the 2015 film Brothers of the Wind.
Having retired from the film industry, he has now moved to Falconry Experience Wales based near Machynlleth.
The centre hopes his presence will raise awareness of eagle conser... | A golden eagle which starred in a film alongside Mission: Impossible actor Jean Reno has been given a new home at a Powys bird centre. | 39802455 |
It was the last major town under government control in Idlib province. Correspondents say it may give rebels a route to the ruling elite's heartland.
The Islamist forces, including the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front, began the assault on Thursday.
State media said the army had redeployed outside the town "to avoid ... | Islamist rebels in Syria have taken over the key north-western town of Jisr al-Shughur, activists say. | 32461693 |
Sajjad Mesih and his wife Shama, who was pregnant, were killed last year after claims burnt pages of the Koran were found near their mud brick house.
They were attacked and put in the brick kiln where they worked as labourers.
Local media reports that three men had stirred up a crowd of 400.
The charge sheet produced b... | Pakistan has charged 106 people with murder after a Christian couple was beaten and burnt to death by a mob in Punjab province over blasphemy allegations. | 32828330 |
Rescue workers are working with volunteers to free survivors trapped inside the remains of the building.
Tens of thousands of weeping family members have gathered at the site.
Police said the factory owners had ignored warnings not to allow their workers into the building after cracks were noticed on Tuesday.
The High ... | A search for survivors is continuing at a building which collapsed in a suburb of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, killing at least 200 people. | 22289362 |
He had been undergoing hospital treatment in France for cancer.
Kiarostami stayed in Iran after the Islamic Revolution in 1979 and made more than 40 films, including documentaries. He won the Palme D'Or, the top prize at Cannes, with his 1997 film Taste of Cherry.
But he shot his last two films outside the country.
Kia... | Award-winning Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami has died in Paris aged 76, Iranian news agencies report. | 36709240 |
Two controlled explosions were carried out on Wednesday night and a further one on Thursday morning.
Officers searched a property in Jamaica Mews in The New Town area and recovered a number of items.
Residents were evacuated as a precaution while the search was taking place.
Police said there was never any danger to th... | A 38-year-old man has been charged with firearms offences following a police operation in Edinburgh. | 27064117 |
Bairns manager Peter Houston has added the 28-year-old alongside Alan Maybury, Tom Taiwo, Peter Grant and Alex Cooper.
Craig Sibbald has also signed an extension to his current contract which will see him tied to Falkirk until 2017.
"I rate Jamie highly and it was a case of convincing him of our goals and aspirations t... | Former Hearts goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald is one of five new signings announced by Falkirk. | 28147322 |
The boy was riding on Brantingham Road, Elloughton, when he was hit from behind and knocked down by a car at about 23:15 BST on Friday.
The driver failed to stop and the boy was found lying injured in the road, Humberside Police said.
Sgt Claire Hall said: "At this stage we have little detail about the vehicle involved... | A 16-year-old cyclist is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run in East Yorkshire | 37595482 |
Brough was cited for a tackle on Wakefield utility back Reece Lyne in the 14th minute of Giants' Challenge Cup defeat by the Wildcats on 23 May.
The 33-year-old will now miss his side's Super League game against leaders Hull FC on Thursday.
Huddersfield are 11th in the table, six points outside the top eight places. | Huddersfield Giants half-back Danny Brough has been banned for one game after submitting an early guilty plea to a Grade B high tackle charge. | 36643451 |
The offer, in the region of £250,000, was made on Thursday evening and falls well short of the Fir Park club's valuation of the 25-year-old.
Moult has top scored for Motherwell with 18 goals in both seasons since his move from Wrexham.
Aberdeen have signed Nicky Maynard and remain hopeful of a deal for Shaun Maloney, w... | Motherwell have rejected a bid from Aberdeen to sign striker Louis Moult. | 40535151 |
The Border Search and Rescue Unit was called out to help the pair - both in their 50s - on Saturday afternoon.
They were part of a group of 10 but navigational errors meant they were stuck near Windy Gyle on the Scotland-England border for longer than planned.
BSARU was able to rescue the women who were suffering from ... | Two women on a charity walk along the Pennine Way had to be rescued after suffering heat exhaustion. | 40340010 |
Thirty of those killed have been confirmed as British and were staying at the Hotel Rui Imperial Marhaba and neighbouring Hotel Rui Bellevue Park. Others are still being treated in hospital.
This is what we know so far about what happened, based on information from officials and witnesses.
Full coverage of the Sousse a... | Thirty-eight people lost their lives when a gunman opened fire on tourists staying in the popular resort of Port El Kantaoui, just north of Sousse in Tunisia. | 33304897 |
Tom Bennett said schools feared that Ofsted inspectors might look badly on them if their records appeared to indicate bad behaviour by pupils.
He added that some schools allowed disruptive students to stay in the classroom, rather than exclude them.
The National Association of Head Teachers explained that exclusion "wa... | The man asked by the government to improve classroom behaviour has said some schools are "massaging figures". | 33226044 |
The expansion of the investigation meant no date could be given for when it would be concluded, South Yorkshire Police's chief constable said.
It comes after officers raided Sir Cliff's Berkshire home last August.
Sir Cliff, 74, said he had no idea where the "absurd and untrue" allegations against him come from.
"The p... | A historical sex offence inquiry into singer Sir Cliff Richard has "increased significantly in size" and involves "more than one allegation", police say. | 31630793 |
Speaking to those close to him, that journey has been something of a knackering, stomach churning roller coaster.
But now, a possible destination is becoming clearer, in his mind at least. And it's not the one many expected.
First, those stages.
It started, I am told, with despair. The "My God, what have we done?" stag... | Maybe not quite the five stages of grief, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer has certainly been on a journey since the voters of the UK rejected his exhortations to vote Remain last Thursday. | 36650134 |
The free event, which is the biggest festival of its kind ever held in the capital, runs from 18:30 GMT to 22:30 GMT until 17 January.
Thirty locations will be illuminated around Piccadilly, Mayfair, King's Cross, Trafalgar Square and Westminster.
On Regent Street, a life-size animated elephant will appear from a dust ... | Some of London's most famous locations will be transformed by light installations for the Lumiere festival. | 35313484 |
Koen Norton, 10, is hoping to secure the International Gamefish Association record for largest tuna caught by a child 10 years old or younger.
He was on his family's charter boat when he caught the massive fish on Sunday, using a fishing technique called "stand up" involving a harness.
Norton has been fishing since he ... | A Canadian boy has caught a 486lb (220kg) tuna in Naufrage Harbour, off the coast of Prince Edward Island. | 34056313 |
Terry Hutt, 79, from Weston-super-Mare, has been living outside St Mary's Hospital in west London since Monday.
But overnight his Union Jack-themed sleeping bag disappeared when he went to the toilet, leaving him "freezing cold" and "disappointed".
Mr Hutt camped out for 13 days in 2013 awaiting the birth of Prince Geo... | An elderly royalist who is camping outside the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth says he has had his bedding "nicked". | 32429871 |
They accuse Qatar of destabilising the region by supporting extremism and terrorism - which it denies.
They also want Qatar to shut the Al Jazeera TV network, close a Turkish military base and scale down Iran ties.
Qatar has responded formally but no details have been released. It has said the demands break internation... | Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have given Qatar an extra two days to accept a list of demands or face further sanctions. | 40476821 |
Speaking in Ottawa on Monday, he said air strikes alone did not secure lasting stability for local people.
Mr Trudeau, who was elected in October, promised to withdraw six fighter jets from the region during his campaign.
But Canada will keep two surveillance planes in the region, he said.
It will also keep refuelling ... | Canada will stop bombing targets in Syria and Iraq belonging to the militant group known as Islamic State by 22 February at the latest, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said. | 35526255 |
Artillery shells and rockets landed in the heart of the capital as part of a surprise rebel attack launched in the Jobar district.
The assault began early on Sunday with car bombs and suicide attacks, activists said. State media said secret tunnels were also used.
The military says it managed to push the rebels back.
G... | Syrian security forces have engaged in fierce clashes with rebels on the eastern outskirts of Damascus. | 39321098 |
Jurors heard Shana Grice contacted the Sussex force over months - but at one stage was given a fixed penalty notice.
Miss Grice, 19, was found with her throat slit in her bedroom, which was set alight in Portslade, East Sussex, last August.
Michael Lane, 27, denies murder.
The prosecution gave a timeline of when police... | A teenager complained about her ex-boyfriend to police several times, but was penalised for wasting their time before he went on to murder her, Lewes Crown Court has been told. | 39306323 |
It will replace the current GP surgery on Pen y Graig Road, Mayhill, which was deemed not fit for purpose in 2007, along with the family centre.
Swansea council said the hub would "transform health and social care for thousands".
The new building should open in October 2017.
In Mayhill every one in two children live in... | A £2m new health hub in one of the most deprived areas of Swansea has been given the go ahead eight years after it was marked as a "priority". | 37847635 |
The unprecedented deficit for 2015-16 - triple what was recorded the year before - is largely a result of hospitals busting their budgets.
They will now need to use extra money they are being given this year to bail themselves out.
Hospital chiefs warned that may lead to longer waiting times and poorer care.
Chris Hops... | Patient care could start to suffer after hospitals and other NHS trusts in England overspent by a record £2.45bn last year, experts are warning. | 36341235 |
Her live 14-minute set featured a medley of her hits and also a reunion of her group, Destiny's Child.
After admitting last week she mimed the US national anthem at President Obama's inauguration, critics were keen to scrutinise Beyonce's show.
But the New York Times was one of many that said she had now "silenced her ... | Beyonce wowed audiences and critics with her half-time performance at the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday. | 21319757 |
Brett and Naghemeh King were held in a Madrid prison after taking their son, who has a brain tumour, from a hospital in Southampton against medical advice.
The couple were released on Tuesday after UK prosecutors withdrew a European arrest warrant.
Mr King said Ashya was "so happy" and "so pleased to see us".
Leaving t... | Ashya King's father has spoken of the family's joy as they were reunited with the five-year-old at the Spanish hospital where he is being treated. | 29050499 |
The practice of "widow cleansing", when a widow must have sex after her husband dies, was outlawed a few years ago.
Eric Aniva, a sex worker known in Malawi as a "hyena", admitted in a BBC interview to having sex with more than 100 women and underage girls and not disclosing his HIV status.
This led to the president or... | An HIV-positive Malawian man has been found guilty for having unprotected sex with newly bereaved widows. | 38028065 |
People with life-threatening injuries will be initially taken to the bases for their treatment.
NHS chiefs estimate that by speeding up access to emergency care up to 40 lives a year could be saved.
Local hospitals will still provide emergency treatment for people in remote parts of the country.
Opening in 2016, the fo... | Four new trauma centres will be set-up across Scotland's hospitals to help provide urgent emergency care for patents. | 26834003 |
Wada said the laboratory must take five remedial steps after it was found to have submitted two false negative results during blind tests in October.
If it meets Wada's demands, the ban can be lifted early.
The laboratory has 21 days to appeal against the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
During the suspe... | China's National Anti-Doping Agency laboratory has been suspended for up to four months by the World Anti-Doping Agency. | 36109146 |
The Portuguese, 46, has taken over at Ibrox after signing a three-year contract.
"They need to spend some money to bring in better players to try to bridge the gap," said Johnston, who played for both Celtic and Rangers.
"It's a huge gap, how many points is it at the top of the championship, 33?"
Defending champions Ce... | Maurice Johnston believes new Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha "needs investment" to close the gap on rivals and Premiership leaders Celtic. | 39270145 |
Chris Hume, 29, admitted the offences which took place in a Glasgow flat on 11 October 2016.
The High Court in Glasgow heard he had never been alone with the child until the day of the incident, when he was asked to babysit him.
Judge Lady Scott also placed Hume on the sex offenders' register.
The judge told him: "Unfo... | A paedophile who filmed himself sexually abusing a three-year-old boy he had been asked to look after has been jailed for 45 months. | 40666126 |
Scotland's Jane Ross headed City into a first-minute lead and Izzy Christiansen doubled the advantage from close range.
After the break, Christiansen's England team-mate Lucy Bronze headed in a third and Daphne Corboz fired in the fourth goal from the edge of the area late on.
The Belles are six points behind Sunderlan... | Manchester City Women moved 10 points clear at the top of Women's Super League One with a convincing victory at bottom side Doncaster Rovers Belles. | 36971988 |
Chalara dieback, caused by a fungus called Chalara fraxinea, was confirmed at two sites in East Anglia.
Until now, the disease had only been recorded in a few nursery specimens.
Ash trees suffering with C. fraxinea have been found across mainland Europe, with Denmark reporting the disease has infected about 90% of its ... | A disease that has the potential to devastate the UK's ash tree population has been recorded for the first time in the UK's natural environment. | 20079657 |
However, the Gunners are less likely to sign Monaco midfielder Thomas Lemar, 21, having also had a bid turned down.
Meanwhile, Arsenal have not yet received any bids for 28-year-old Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez.
Sanchez has only a year left on his contract and may be allowed to leave for the right price.
However, let... | Arsenal have had a bid rejected for 26-year-old French striker Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon, but negotiations are still ongoing. | 40438547 |
All are suspected of links to the so-called Islamic State (IS) militant group said the national police chief.
The 15, including one police officer, were arrested over three days in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, and six other states, said Khalid Abu Bakar.
One hundred and seventy-seven suspected militants have been detaine... | Malaysian authorities say 15 people suspected of planning attacks on the country have been arrested. | 35897911 |
It happened on Friday 20th January in the US capital city, Washington DC.
Newsround has everything you need to know about this important moment.
You can start by watching our special video....
The inauguration is the name given to the ceremony where the new president officially starts the job.
At the ceremony, Donald T... | Donald Trump has officially become the 45th President of the United States at a ceremony called the inauguration. | 38608961 |
22 September 2015 Last updated at 11:47 BST
The squad belted out a traditional Welsh song called 'Down by the Sea', or 'Lawr Ar Lan y M??r' in Welsh.
The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, who is also the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, was at the ceremony, and seemed to enjoy the performance.
Although the ... | Some of the stars of Wales' Rugby World Cup squad have been singing in front of Prince William at a special welcome ceremony for the tournament. | 34325286 |
Drummonds Mill in Manningham was ravaged by fire on Thursday and the building had to be demolished after it partially collapsed.
At its height, more than 100 firefighters tackled the blaze which started in the basement.
Crews are still at Lumb Lane making the site safe and the road will remain closed until Wednesday.
D... | Investigators have been unable to establish the cause of a blaze which destroyed a mill in Bradford. | 35464452 |
Three vehicles were involved in the crash on the A68 in Midlothian, near the Edinburgh City Bypass, at 03:15.
A man and woman in the same vehicle died at the scene and another man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The A68 was closed between Salters Road and the Millerhill junction, with local diversions in p... | Two people have died and another was seriously injured after an accident on the southern outskirts of Edinburgh. | 36744755 |
Amanda Hawkins, 19, left the girls, aged one and two, in the car at 21:00 on Tuesday (03:00 GMT Wednesday) to visit friends nearby, police said.
Her daughters cried during the night but she ignored them, a sheriff said, and returned only at noon the next day.
Ms Hawkins has been charged with two counts of child endange... | Two young sisters have died in Texas after their mother allegedly left them in a car for 15 hours in temperatures of up to 32C (90F). | 40234401 |
Lorna Stewart, 35, from Darvel in East Ayrshire, worked as a carer for 16 years before she targeted her 83-year-old victim.
She was caught after suspicious relatives installed CCTV and filmed her stealing the cash.
Sheriff Alistair Watson told Stewart a custodial sentence was "looming large".
Claire McEvinney, prosecut... | A carer who stole the life savings of a woman with Alzheimer's disease has been told to expect prison for her "despicable and disgusting" crime. | 39234749 |
Most were unaware that it was exactly one year since the Glasgow bin lorry tragedy, but there were many who had remembered.
They gathered around the fair in George Square, in darkness as a mark of respect, and the floral tributes outside the Gallery of Modern Art.
They stood in silence to remember those who had been af... | For many in George Square at 14:29 on Tuesday, the atmosphere was one of Christmas cheer. | 35152793 |
Elizabeth Bennett and Brian Woodward tied the knot at St Peter's Church, Ickburgh, Norfolk, on Saturday, nine years after their chance conversation.
Mrs Woodward said he was "really rude" when they first spoke but he called back the following day to apologise.
"A couple of weeks later he turned up at Thetford train sta... | A couple who spoke for the first time when the man dialled a wrong number have got married. | 20653283 |
You know what it's like. You're waiting for the bus on your way to work and inevitably, you're late. Enter Singapore's Smart Nation solution, which aims to merge technology into every aspect of life on the small island.
That includes some bus stops, which under this plan will now have interactive maps and wi-fi connect... | Singapore is aiming to be the world's first Smart Nation - but what does that actually entail? | 39641262 |
He wrote in a letter to Republican colleagues that they "have an opportunity to turn the page".
Mr Ryan, who is widely expected to win the race to succeed John Boehner, will face elections next week.
If victorious, he will have a key role in US politics, second in line to the presidency and tasked with avoiding a loomi... | Congressman Paul Ryan will run for speaker of the US House of Representatives, he has announced. | 34619140 |
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