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Matthew Baker, 28, was arrested at an address in Ilford, north-east London, on Wednesday night and is being held in police custody.
A 21-year-old woman and a man aged 33 were also arrested.
Baker was awaiting sentencing for attempted murder when he broke through cell bars at the north London prison with fellow inmate, ... | One of two men who escaped from London's Pentonville prison on Monday has been recaptured, police have said. | 37932302 |
William McConnell, from Magheramorne outside Larne, was one of the last surviving veterans of the Battle of the Somme when he died in 1995 aged 101.
On Thursday night, Magheramorne Orange Lodge and Silver Band held a commemoration at his grave in Larne cemetery.
It coincided with overnight vigils across the UK.
They ma... | A County Antrim Somme veteran has been remembered by the band of which he was a member for more than eight decades. | 36680369 |
First Great Western services between London Paddington and south Wales have been disrupted after a person was hit by a train at Ealing Broadway.
Services may be cancelled or delayed by up to 45 minutes at short notice, said the train operator.
Fans returning to west Wales by train on Sunday already faced up to 75 minut... | Wales rugby fans coming home by train following the Six Nations win over France in Paris could face long delays. | 21404918 |
He told the operator the bird had attempted the lunch food heist in Bristol city centre and urged officers to check nearby CCTV for evidence.
In another call a woman reported the owner of a guest house where she was staying for refusing to cook breakfast.
Police are highlighting the number of calls they get in a day wi... | A man rang 999 to report a gull had ripped a sandwich out of his hands in a call branded a "misuse" of the number. | 33621037 |
A patrol car was seen on double yellow lines in Clifton last week and a Bristol University car a week later.
Avon and Somerset Police said there was operational activity in the area so officers "could have been" visiting the bakery to advise on security measures.
Bristol University said it had identified the officer re... | Police officers and security staff have been spotted parking on double yellow lines outside a bakery in Bristol. | 36371448 |
Some activists say the market for rugs and ornaments made from the bears is driving them to extinction.
But others argue that the most pressing problem for the species is climate change and the disappearance of polar ice.
The issue will be decided at a UN wildlife conservation meeting in Thailand in March 2013.
The Hum... | Wildlife campaigners are at odds over a new attempt to ban the global trade in polar bear parts. | 20798136 |
California-born Steel, 21, has played for the first team in all three competitions this season.
He made his maiden first-class century last month, scoring 128 against Northamptonshire at the Riverside.
"He's demonstrated real talent this year and contributed well in both the red and white ball format," coach Jon Lewis ... | Durham batsman Cameron Steel has extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2019 season. | 40716497 |
Two people were arrested in Rio last week after official Irish tickets were allegedly found on sale in Brazil.
The Olympic Games organisers have sent written questions to Pro 10 Management, a Dublin firm chosen as the Authorised Ticket Re-seller (ATR) in Ireland.
The Olympic Council of Ireland has also begun its own in... | The Irish sports minister has called for an independent investigation into claims Olympics tickets allocated to an Irish seller were on sale illegally. | 37059911 |
The University of Stellenbosch has taken the decision in the wake of a viral video chronicling the challenges and racism faced by black students.
It detailed how some struggled with lessons in Afrikaans, one of the main languages spoken by the white minority.
A student movement that campaigned for change said: "The doo... | An elite South African university is to drop Afrikaans as the language of instruction and teach in English. | 34807291 |
Profits rose 8% to $5.3bn (£4.2bn) for the last three months of 2016, fuelled by more advertising on mobile phones and YouTube.
But analysts had expected more, and Alphabet's shares fell almost 3% .
However, revenue for the quarter topped $26bn, up 22% from the same period the year before.
Google's advertising revenue... | Google parent Alphabet's latest profit figures have missed forecasts, sending the tech giant's shares falling in extended trading on Wall Street. | 38764926 |
Increased rates of autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, suicide attempts and substance abuse problems were all reported.
The study, in JAMA Psychiatry, suggests mutated sperm were to blame.
However, experts say the benefits older dads bring may outweigh any problems.... | A wide range of disorders and problems in school-age children have been linked to delayed fatherhood in a major study involving millions of people. | 26355415 |
The two power grids will be connected by 138km of overhead lines between Moy in County Tyrone and County Meath.
The northern section has still not been granted approval, with a decision not likely until mid-or-late 2017.
It will be taken by Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard following a public inquiry.
However, the ... | The Republic of Ireland's planning body has given approval for the southern section of the £200m cross-border electricity inter-connector project. | 38391546 |
The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at a depth of 20km (12 miles) northeast of the city of Hotan, followed by a series of aftershocks.
Officials said more than 3,000 houses and buildings in the mainly ethnic Uighur region were damaged.
China is regularly hit by earthquakes, particularly in Sichuan and Yunnan... | At least four people have been killed and more than 48 injured by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in China's Xinjiang region, according to state media. | 33376618 |
Senator Elizabeth Warrren told Mr Stumpf he should step down as his bank had "squeezed" its employees "so they would cheat customers".
Bank workers had opened more than two million deposit and credit card accounts without customers' permission.
Mr Stumpf said he was "deeply sorry" for that and failing to act quickly.
T... | During fierce criticism from a panel of US senators, Wells Fargo chief executive John Stumpf was told to resign over a bogus accounts scandal. | 37419968 |
It coincides with the publication of a report on Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, one of the country's largest mental health trusts.
It identified a "lack of leadership, focus and sufficient time spent" investigating deaths.
Mr Hunt said he was determined that the NHS learned lessons from the report.
Southern Heal... | A review of the way deaths are investigated throughout the NHS has been announced by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. | 35124719 |
Michael Black, chairman of the Belfast Jewish Community, said the message contained a racist image.
He said the group would not post dates and locations for events for now.
"We have to take security very seriously because of events that have been happening across Europe," Mr Black said.
"We take advice from the police ... | A group representing Jewish people in Belfast has said it is reviewing security after it received anti-Semitic abuse on Facebook. | 39002481 |
Local media say that at least 950 people have died in Karachi, with tens of thousands being treated for heatstroke and dehydration.
Temperatures dipped to 38C (100F) on Thursday but the spokesman for a leading charity told AFP that the death toll could reach as high as 1,500.
Officials have been criticised for not doin... | The death toll from a heatwave in Pakistan's southern Sindh province has passed 1,000, reports say. | 33274171 |
She was shipped to a notorious Australian jail as she tried to keep her starving family alive.
The search began as a child for the historian from Melbourne, who would ask her father: "Daddy, where did I come from?"
Ms McLeavy is visiting Newry, County Down, as Northern Ireland commemorates the Irish Famine for the firs... | Lyn McLeavy has spent almost her entire life tracing the story of her great, great grandmother Jane Cook, an Irish Famine victim from County Tyrone. | 34365565 |
A post-mortem examination of the 13-metre carcass of the juvenile female whale was carried out by vets from the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute.
In a report, they said it most likely died of natural causes, but the exact cause is unknown.
They said the carcass was in a very poor condition.
"The skin was peeling and... | A fin whale that washed up on Portstewart Beach at the start of the month was dead for some time before it washed ashore, experts have said. | 34534263 |
On 6 December, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will release the latest batch of results from the Programme for International Student Assessment or Pisa.
Over half a million 15-year-olds in more than 70 jurisdictions all over the world have completed Pisa tests, and education experts wi... | As Wales waits to find out the results of the latest Pisa international comparisons of 15 year olds, Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment at University College London, argues that some interpretations of the results are likely to be "useless" and that we "already know" what is needed to improve ed... | 37826634 |
It is one which is very much alive in Kent, where 20% of pupils still go to grammar schools.
The growing population and rising demand for places has led many Kent grammar schools to expand.
This reflects the national picture. Although the number of grammar schools has remained stable for decades, the number of pupils h... | The issue of grammar schools remains a hardy perennial in the education debate and an increasing focus for parties in the run-up to the general election. | 31659499 |
It will reimburse all of what it terms "reasonable out-of-pocket expenses" resulting from the major disruption which affected thousands of customers.
It will be refunding charges placed on people's accounts in error.
Customers will receive £20 if they visited the bank from 19 June - 18 July and made a transaction.
This... | The Ulster Bank has announced details of a compensation scheme for customers who were affected by a major computer failure over the summer. | 19432497 |
The centre-right candidate insisted he would not be standing down during an interview on French television, despite growing calls for him to quit the race.
He faces a criminal investigation over payments made to family members.
Meanwhile, Alain Juppe, who is widely tipped to replace him, has announced he will be making... | Beleaguered French politician Francois Fillon has declared "no one can stop" his bid for the presidency after a mass rally attended by thousands in Paris. | 39171798 |
As South Africa hosted the tournament, every nation on the continent received an artificial surface as part of Fifa's Win In Africa With Africa project.
There were questions as to whether the surface at Harare's Rufaro Stadium was good enough for top-flight football.
"A lot of players complained about the hard pitch," ... | Zimbabwe has removed an artificial pitch that was donated by Fifa in 2008 ahead of the 2010 World Cup. | 40780087 |
Steam Dreams, which will operate the excursion, said the late notice cancellation - at 16:40 on Friday - was "an absolute disgrace".
The Flying Scotsman will operate between York and Edinburgh, before a diesel engine is expected to take over.
Steam Dreams said the trip has taken two years of planning.
It said Network R... | Plans to run the newly-rebuilt Flying Scotsman steam locomotive on the Borders rail line have been stopped at the last minute by Network Rail. | 36290690 |
A recent report revealed that European companies were exploiting weak regulations in West Africa to export fuels with high levels of sulphur.
Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Cote d'Ivoire agreed on the import ban.
The UN says the move will help more than 250 million people breathe safer and cleaner air.
The sulphur pa... | Five countries in West Africa have decided to stop importing "dirty fuels" from Europe, the UN Environment Programme says. | 38210868 |
A survey by the Metropolitan Police Federation will consult all its members on their views about equipping officers with weapons.
An extra 600 firearms officers in London have been pledged following the Paris terrorist attacks.
Scotland Yard said it did not support the routine arming of officers.
Does the presence of a... | Thousands of Met Police officers are to be asked if they want to be routinely armed with a gun or Taser. | 38547203 |
Sam Brown feared he would never see his watch again after it fell off when he fell in the River Orwell in July 2014.
But it was found last week during the annual dredging of the silt at the Suffolk Yacht Harbour.
The Rolex Sea Dweller was a 50th birthday present from his wife Camilla Herrmann, who gave it to him on the... | A 75-year-old man has been reunited with his cherished Rolex watch, a year and a half after he lost it in a river. | 35106665 |
The braincases from three individuals were fashioned in such a meticulous way that their use as bowls to hold liquid seems the only reasonable explanation.
The 14,700-year-old objects were discovered in Gough's Cave, Somerset.
Scientists from London's Natural History Museum say the skull-cups were probably used in some... | Ancient Britons were not averse to using human skulls as drinking cups, skeletal remains unearthed in southwest England suggest. | 12478115 |
In a filing with US regulators, the firm said it planned to raise $314m, valuing it at nearly $2.6bn.
Virtu is one of the biggest so-called high-frequency trading firms that rely on algorithms to execute trades.
The practice came under fire after a "flash crash" in 2010.
The crash wiped 700 points off the Dow Jones ind... | US high-speed trading firm Virtu has renewed efforts to make its stock market debut, after it was forced to delay plans due to a controversial book. | 32197061 |
The two-time Grammy winner said he had written Always on My Mind in 10 minutes at his kitchen table in Missouri.
The song gained two further writers, Johnny Christopher and Mark James, when Carson was asked to write an additional bridge section in the recording studio.
Carson had numerous health issues, including diabe... | Wayne Carson, who wrote Elvis Presley's Always on my Mind and Joe Cocker's The Letter, has died aged 72. | 33609116 |
Ulster Unionist MLA Roy Beggs had asked Mrs Foster to update the assembly on Social Investment Fund (SIF) projects.
He said constituents were in "urgent need" but none of the £1.8m allocated for fuel poverty had reached them.
Mrs Foster said the SIF was making a "huge impact" on people's lives and the UUP should "get w... | Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster has told an MLA to "calm down" after he asked her a question about funding to relieve fuel poverty. | 37543219 |
The fire service said it was alerted to reports of a fire at Bailey Mill on Delph New Road in Oldham at about 15:10 BST.
Crews found several floors of the seven-storey building well alight and ultimately deployed four fire engines and an aerial appliance.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has advised people to... | Firefighters have tackled a blaze at a derelict mill in Greater Manchester. | 36532506 |
Backed by Iranian senior officers and skilled Hezbollah fighters, Mr Assad's forces have gained the upper hand and achieved significant gains in the north, south, Damascus suburbs and now the Aleppo area.
Aleppo, capital of the revolution as the rebels call it, is a strategic prize for the Damascus government.
Its pote... | After six months of intensive and concentrated Russian air strikes on pro-US rebels, the scales have tipped dramatically in favour of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. | 35562943 |
The country was declared free of the virus a year ago.
Ten people were quarantined after coming into contact with the man, who was said to have shown Ebola-like symptoms.
A WHO spokesman later confirmed the man had tested negative for Ebola and Lassa fever.
He died shortly after being admitted to hospital in Calabar, o... | A man who died in southern Nigeria in a suspected case of Ebola did not have the deadly virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. | 34482989 |
The 36-year-old world number 73 was in line for an automatic place after McIlroy withdrew on Wednesday because of fears about the Zika virus.
But he said he would not compete because his wife is due to give birth.
"I made the decision many months ago, before I was on the team, that I would not travel," he said.
In addi... | Former US Open champion Graeme McDowell has ruled out the possibility of replacing Rory McIlroy for Ireland at the Rio Olympics this summer. | 36607729 |
Deliveries of soya and corn to one of Brazil's main ports, Paranagua, have slowed, the authorities said.
The protest has affected production in many rural areas and has led to localised shortages of fuel.
Farmers in the main meat, soya bean and milk producing regions of the country say their silos are full.
The road le... | Lorry drivers are blocking roads in a number of Brazilian states in protest against the high cost of fuel and tolls. | 31613943 |
Students from Wales currently pay only £3,810 towards their fees wherever they study in the UK.
The Welsh government pays up to £5,190 on top of that, which the Tories claim is "unsustainable" at an annual cost of £229m.
The party said its £75m-a-year plans help with living costs and were fairer.
Their argument is acco... | Radical plans to scrap tuition fee subsidies and pay half of students' rent instead have been announced by the Welsh Conservatives. | 35595096 |
There will be no going back to the close strategic ties of the 1990s - major arms deals, for example, are unlikely.
The formal improvement of ties, which will lead to the return of ambassadors, has been accompanied by a more recent effort by the Turks to reconcile with Russia.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered... | The normalisation agreement signed between Israel and Turkey creates what might be termed a "new normal". | 36650141 |
Ansari made his Test debut for England in October, against Bangladesh, before playing two Tests against India.
The left-arm spinner played 71 first-class games, taking 128 wickets.
"After seven years as a professional cricketer and almost two decades in total playing, I have decided to bring my cricket career to an end... | Surrey and England all-rounder Zafar Ansari has retired from cricket at the age of 25, saying he has "other ambitions that I want to fulfil". | 39720334 |
The clubs had already agreed an undisclosed fee for the 20-year-old.
Derry said on their website: "Michael will be joining the development squad at Celtic Park under manager Stevie Frail with a hope of making the step to the senior team as soon as possible."
Duffy had impressed during two trial periods at Celtic Park.
... | Derry City winger Michael Duffy has completed his move to Celtic after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms with the Scottish champions. | 31090825 |
The ice streams were broadly stable up until 2009, since when they have been losing on the order of 56 billion tonnes of ice a year to the ocean.
Warm waters from the deep sea may be driving the changes, the UK-based team says.
The details of the satellite research are published in Science Magazine.
They include more t... | Satellites have seen a sudden dramatic change in the behaviour of glaciers on the Antarctica Peninsula, according to a Bristol University-led study. | 32837201 |
A senior Egyptian prosecutor said handing over the records would violate his country's constitution.
He told reporters that Italy had sought all phone records for areas where the student had stayed, where he went missing and where his body was found.
Rights groups have suggested security forces were to blame for the mu... | Egypt has rejected a request by Italy for phone records relating to the death of Italian student Giulio Regeni in Cairo earlier this year. | 36007876 |
Andrew Tyrie called for an "early, full and detailed explanation" of the government's negotiating position.
The public's "sky-high" expectations about the financial savings from Brexit had to be managed, he said.
Meanwhile Boris Johnson has insisted defence and security co-operation would continue despite the UK's exit... | The government must set out in detail what it hopes to achieve from Brexit talks in order to restore public trust in politics, a senior Tory MP says. | 37252843 |
The deal makes Micro Focus one of the UK's biggest tech companies, with total annual revenues of $4.5bn (£3.4bn).
It is acquiring assets from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), including former UK tech champion Autonomy which HP bought in an ill-fated deal in 2011.
Micro Focus was promoted to the FTSE 100 last week, rep... | UK tech firm Micro Focus is buying the software business of a division of Hewlett-Packard for $8.8bn (£6.6bn). | 37303066 |
The group, which refers to itself as Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, had not previously maintained an established online channel for its propaganda or any official social media presence in any language.
But on 18 January, an Arabic-language Twitter account purporting to be the official outlet for a new Boko... | Following the launch of an official Twitter feed for the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram in January, there have been multiple signs that the group's media operation has been influenced by the expansionist Islamic State (IS, formerly Isis or Isil). | 31522469 |
The Argentina international's five-year deal at Etihad Stadium takes him to the end of the 2018-19 season.
He has scored 128 goals for City since signing from Atletico Madrid for £38m in 2011, winning two league titles.
Aguero, 27, told an Argentine radio station that "it's clear" he is going to return to his first clu... | Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has said he will leave the Premier League club when his contract expires. | 35780036 |
The health director of Takhar province said the girls fell ill shortly after drinking water at their school.
An education official in Kabul said preliminary investigations suggested the water had been poisoned.
A local official in Takhar suggested that people opposed to education for girls were responsible.
The BBC's B... | More than 100 schoolgirls in northeastern Afghanistan are in hospital suffering from suspected poisoning. | 17751105 |
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Surfer Garrett MacNamara tried to repeat his performance of 2011 when he surfed the world's biggest wave at 30 metres high.
Unfortunately the 'weather bomb' waves off the coast of Nazaré only reached 20 metres - but he still managed to impress. | Surfers have flocked to Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal, to try and catch massive waves generated by an Atlantic storm that hit the UK. | 30451381 |
Users who had installed iOS 8.0.1 on the iPhone 6 models also complained it had caused problems for the handsets' Touch ID fingerprint facility.
The update had been released less than a week after the phones had gone on sale in order to fix other issues.
Apple said it was working on a new version.
"We have a workaround... | Apple has apologised after an update to its mobile operating system left some owners of its new iPhones unable to make or receive calls. | 29358986 |
Companies cited losing access to talent and funding as major risks when Britain leaves the bloc.
A survey by industry group Ukie polled 75 of the more than 2,000 games firms in the UK, most of which worked in development.
The government said it hoped to "continue to attract" global talent.
A Department for Culture, Med... | Some 40% of British gaming companies say they are considering relocating some or all of their business because of Brexit. | 39443169 |
Roedd Lisa Bridgett, sydd o Ben Llŷn, wedi teithio i gyngerdd Ariana Grande gyda'i merch, a ffrind ei merch.
Wnaeth Ms Bridgett, sydd yn dod o ardal Pwllheli, ddim dioddef anafiadau sydd yn peryglu'i bywyd, ond maen nhw'n cael eu disgrifio fel rhai all newid ei bywyd.
Chafodd ei merch a ffrind ei merch ddim eu hanafu y... | Mae dynes o Wynedd yn disgwyl cael ail lawdriniaeth mewn ysbyty ym Manceinion ar ôl cael ei hanafu yn yr ymosodiad terfysgol yno nos Lun. | 40022212 |
Paul Cherrett, 62, who was an assistant district commissioner for the Scouts in Bournemouth, is accused of nine counts of indecent assault on a boy under the age of 16.
He is also charged with two counts of inciting a boy under the age of 14 to commit acts of gross indecency.
Mr Cherrett is due to appear at Bournemouth... | A senior Dorset scout leader has been charged with sexual offences against seven boys. | 38534298 |
Twelve drivers from the RMT union have walked out on the first of three strike days planned on Southern services.
The RMT claimed Southern had been forced to admit they were cancelling trains despite a promised full service.
Southern said there were cancellations following non-availability of crew owing to sickness and... | A rail company has said roster errors and staff sickness are to blame for cancelled trains, not a strike by a dozen drivers. | 38732709 |
Springfield Properties had proposed 56 homes, including affordable housing, and a commercial unit at Dalgety Bay.
It claimed the council's planning department had "put barriers in our way from the start" and added: "We think Fife is closed to business."
Fife Council said Springfield's plans had "failed to satisfy polic... | Leading Scottish housebuilder has launched a scathing attack on planning officials at Fife Council after a proposed development was rejected. | 34669243 |
Ruscoe and Steve Evans have taken over from Craig Harrison who is the new Hartlepool manager.
TNS defeated the Gibralter side 4-3 on aggregate and face Croatian side HNK Rijeka in the second qualifying round.
"Hopefully we will be getting a go now," said Ruscoe.
TNS trailed Europa FC 2-1 from the first leg and managed ... | Interim New Saints manager Scott Ruscoe hopes the Champions League qualifier success over Europa FC can help persuade the club's owner to hand him a permanent position. | 40503926 |
Mel Higgins was appointed 18 months ago and was the fifth chief executive in the 12-year history of the company.
Ilex has faced criticism in the past for failing to fill its top job.
Its first chief executive, Rick Reinhard, lasted 11 months, while the longest serving chief executive, Aideen McGinley, was in post for j... | The chief executive of Londonderry's urban regeneration company, Ilex, has resigned. | 34288489 |
Francesca Jones, 15, was born with Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia and faces issues with balance, and gripping her racquet.
Jones lost in round two of Wimbledon's junior tournament this week.
"I know I have the level of a top-five player so I'm just going to go for it," she said.
Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia is ... | A British teenager with a rare condition that left her without two fingers and three toes says it will not stop her becoming a top tennis player. | 36721902 |
The Radio 2 presenter was riding home on Friday after hosting his show when the driver tailgated him, beeping her horn.
He paused and she got out, shouting at him to "get... out the road" and appearing to kick his bike.
The incident has been reported to the Metropolitan Police.
Posting a video of the encounter on Faceb... | A motorist launched a foul-mouthed verbal assault on BBC presenter Jeremy Vine as he cycled down a west London street. | 37223235 |
Patrick Joseph Connors, 59, Patrick Dean Connors, 39, William Connors, 36, and Lee Carbis, 34, deny a number of offences.
They are accused of keeping Michael Hughes, now 46, and another man, 41, in "appalling conditions" in south Wales and paying them just £10 a day.
On Tuesday, a jury heard the pair were "hunted down"... | A man was forced to spend 26 years doing heavy labour for tiny sums, Cardiff Crown Court has heard. | 36084942 |
Yahoo has won a legal fight that will see papers from a key 2008 court case declassified and published.
The 2008 case is widely seen as pivotal in letting the NSA establish Prism and start gathering data on web use.
The US government has been given until 29 July to say how long it will need to prepare the documents for... | Details of the official justification for the US National Security Agency's wide-ranging Prism surveillance programme look set to be revealed. | 23328520 |
Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif, Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Irfan and Shahzaib Hasan have been charged with breaking the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) anti-corruption code.
The charges relate to allegations of spot-fixing during the recent Pakistan Super League (PSL).
All five of the men have played international cricket for... | Five cricketers provisionally suspended as part of an anti-corruption inquiry have been barred from leaving Pakistan. | 39330884 |
Among them are the chiefs of defence and air staff under the last administration.
President Muhammadu Buhari's office said it was "on the recommendation of" a committee set up to examine procurement from 2007 to 2015.
The activities of 20 companies will also be investigated.
One of the names on the list is of a former ... | The Nigerian president has ordered 20 former military chiefs and officers to be investigated over alleged arms procurement fraud. | 35322377 |
The Schull Community rescue boat brought in the body which was found on Tuesday, south of Schull.
The fisherman had set out on trip on Monday morning and the alarm was raised after he failed to return that evening.
Local rescue boats, the LÉ Orla and a coast guard helicopter were involved in the search.
The person has... | Rescue workers searching for a missing fisherman off the coast of Cork in the Republic of Ireland have recovered a body. | 37095385 |
In a statement, the department confirmed an Associated Press report it was looking into "possible unlawful co-ordination by some airlines".
AP reported that it had seen a document revealing that the Justice Department had requested information from airlines as part of a competition probe.
It follows years of restructur... | The Justice Department is investigating whether US airlines have colluded to keep prices high. | 33353360 |
The government has also promised to bring back "named GPs" - to take charge of care outside hospital.
And Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt told the Conservative Party conference people would be able to access their medical records online by next April.
Labour accused the prime minister of "broken promises" on the NHS.
Mr C... | Everyone in England will have access to GP services seven days a week by 2020, Prime Minister David Cameron has promised. | 29415929 |
He suffered 40% burns when he either touched overhead cables or the current "jumped" from the nearby line.
His friend tried to help by pushing him away from the current but got shocked himself, BTP said.
The pair, both 13, were trespassing in a railway depot in Wednesbury, West Midlands, on 1 June.
Releasing more detai... | One of two boys electrocuted while playing near train tracks was hit with 25,000 volts, British Transport Police (BTP) said. | 40205147 |
Sam Baldock fired in the opener from 20 yards and Glenn Murray's coolly-taken penalty, awarded for Massimo Luongo's foul on Dale Stephens, made it 2-0.
Anthony Knockaert cut inside and sent a shot underneath Alex Smithies to round off the scoring for the Seagulls.
QPR, who had captain Nedum Onuoha sent off, fell to a s... | Brighton took advantage of Newcastle's Boxing Day defeat as they beat 10-man QPR to go two points clear at the top of the Championship. | 38375132 |
Ms Conway said Mr Obama brought in a six-month ban on Iraqis after the arrest of "the masterminds behind the Bowling Green massacre".
"Most people don't know that because it didn't get covered," she added.
In fact, there was no massacre at Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Ms Conway, whose official role is counsellor to the pre... | A top aide to US President Donald Trump, Kellyanne Conway, has cited a "massacre" which never happened while defending the president's controversial immigration ban. | 38857216 |
The American, 34, won three out of four Grand Slam titles last season.
"This is probably the best slam I've played in a year," said Williams, who can match Steffi Graf's Open-era feat.
Britain's Jamie Murray is in the men's doubles final, while compatriot Gordon Reid competes in two wheelchair finals.
Murray, whose bro... | Serena Williams says she is playing near her best as she attempts to win a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam title when she faces Angelique Kerber in Saturday's Australian Open final. | 35443444 |
The 26-year-old joins after leaving Panathinaikos in Greece.
The midfielder has extensive experience of playing in Spain, having previously turned out for Granada, Las Palmas, Espanyol, Villareal and Elche.
Wakaso has played for the Black Stars since 2012 and played five matches at this year's Africa Cup of Nations.
"D... | Ghana international Mubarak Wakaso has signed a three-year deal with La Liga side Alaves. | 40634435 |
Mr Cook said he did not agree there was a "moral equivalence" between white supremacists and "those who oppose them".
Mr Trump has disbanded two business councils after top bosses resigned.
Mr Cook said Apple will also make donations to human rights charities.
In an email to staff obtained by BuzzFeed News Mr Cook said... | Apple chief executive Tim Cook has become the latest boss to criticise President Donald Trump over his response to the white nationalist rallies in Virginia. | 40958559 |
The Welshman, 28, was made to work hard in his first defence against 36-year-old Montiel, who is a former multiple weight world champion.
Selby struggled to impose himself and found his shrewd opponent tough to hit.
His difficulties were not reflected on the judges' scorecards, though, winning 119-109, 118-110 and 116-... | Lee Selby retained his IBF featherweight title with a unanimous points victory over Mexican Fernando Montiel in Phoenix, Arizona. | 34525496 |
The defending champion finished third behind Spain's Mireia Belmonte - who set a new world record of four minutes and 19.86 seconds - and previous world record holder Katinka Hosszu.
Adam Peaty, 19, set a new British and championship record of 56.43secs in the 100m breaststroke semi-final.
The final takes place on Thur... | Britain's Hannah Miley took 400m individual medley bronze on the opening day of the World Short Course Championships in Doha, Qatar. | 30311905 |
The James Bond actor will star as Iago in the play staged by the New York Theater Workshop (NYTW), with Selma actor Oyelowo in the title role.
The play will be presented in a 199-seat theatre for a limited run, although dates are yet to be announced.
It will be directed by Sam Gold, who won a Tony this year for Fun Hom... | British stars David Oyelowo and Daniel Craig are to star together in an Off Broadway production of Shakespeare's Othello next autumn. | 34574885 |
Thousands of inspectors will be on hand to enforce toughened regulations, and hand out 200-yuan (£21; $32) fines to anyone caught lighting up in restaurants, offices and on public transport in the capital. Businesses that turn a blind eye could be fined up to 10,000 yuan.
However, some of China's media outlets say not... | A new law has come into effect in China's capital, Beijing, banning smoking in public places. | 32955641 |
US and Afghan officials say Mansour was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan's Balochistan province.
But a passport found at the scene belonged to one Wali Mohammad, the pseudonym he supposedly used in Pakistan.
Every clue about his life and death seems to lead up a blind alley.
Dawn newspaper provided a timeline of Wa... | The more we find out about Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour the more mysterious he becomes. | 36369236 |
The collection of photographs found on a website also show 21-year-old Dylann Roof burning the US flag and visiting a former slave plantation.
In one image he is shown staring down the camera while sitting on a chair in camouflage trousers holding a gun.
It is unclear who posted the images on the site, which was found ... | Images have surfaced online that appear to show the gunman that killed nine people at an African-American church in South Carolina posing with a gun. | 33211192 |
It was the second-highest opening partnership in ODI history, falling two runs short of Sri Lanka's 286 in 2006.
Warner hit 179 off 128 balls while Head made 128 off 137 balls.
Both batsmen hit their best ODI scores as Australia closed on 369-7. Babar Azam scored 100 in Pakistan's 312-9.
However, the tourists were neve... | Australia's David Warner and Travis Head put on 284 for the first wicket to lay the foundations for a 57-run victory over Pakistan in the fifth one-day international in Adelaide. | 38758201 |
The torso and "other body parts" were discovered in Queen's Promenade opposite the junction with Cavendish Road, Lancashire Police said.
Officers were called at about 08:50 BST on Sunday and do not yet know the gender of the person who died, a spokesman said.
An investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is u... | A decomposed torso has been found on a beach in Blackpool. | 33956169 |
More than 1,600 fish were killed after a chemical leaked into Annsborough River, near Newcastle, on Saturday.
NI Water's head of environmental regulation, Angela Halpenny, said her company was "extremely sorry to learn of this very unfortunate incident".
Angler Ed Kilgore said local clubs had been "robbed of this seaso... | Northern Ireland Water has offered to restock a County Down river with fish after pollution from a water treatment plant caused a major fish kill. | 37616300 |
The mother, in her 20s, suffered minor injuries in the hit-and-run on Lonsdale Avenue, East Ham on Friday afternoon.
Police said the moped rider was reportedly driving at speed and performing wheelies before the crash.
The baby, who was in a buggy when he was struck, was taken to hospital with non-life threatening inju... | A nine-month-old baby sustained a head injury when he and his mother were hit by a moped as they crossed a road in east London. | 35735304 |
What do you do if it's way too hot but you just can't stay away from your favourite boardgame?
Well, kick your shoes and socks off, grab a chair and umbrella and head down to the river.
That's what people in the town of Dujiangyan are doing and regardless of who wins at mahjong - they certainly all beat the heat!
And h... | Mahjong lovers in China have found a unique way to deal with a merciless heat wave descending on their city. | 40664730 |
Joint Warrior is held twice a year - in April and October - and includes several locations in Scotland and in the sea off its coast.
The US Navy said the UK-led training this April would be on the largest scale in the history of the exercise.
Fifteen countries are taking part in the training that starts on Saturday.
Th... | Nato warships, aircraft and personnel have arrived in Scotland for what has been described as the biggest ever Exercise Joint Warrior. | 32252012 |
The amount of ill will out there for a man who won a silver medal for Great Britain at the 2004 Olympics and a world title as a pro is depressing. Amir Khan is arrogant, Amir Khan is an embarrassment, Amir Khan can't box. No, really, this is what people are saying.
And this after he gave Sheffield fans - and thousands ... | Spend an hour on Twitter after an Amir Khan fight and you will discover why the Bolton-born boxer doesn't spend more time in his home country than he strictly needs to. | 22327752 |
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Labour's Mr Hunt, for Remain, told the West Midlands EU referendum debate in Birmingham that in order to trade with the EU, the UK would "have to accept the free movement of labour".
However, Lord Jones said no-one knew the conditions of any future trade deals.
The Leave campaigne... | Stoke MP Tristram Hunt demanded an apology from Lord Digby Jones after being accused of lying about immigration during an EU debate. | 36514925 |
Much of the tension has focused on the al-Aqsa mosque compound, a hugely important site in Islam and Judaism.
The militant Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas had called for a "day of rage" over al-Aqsa.
Palestinians have also been angered by Israeli plans that could allow police to open fire on stone-throwers.
An Isra... | Israel has deployed hundreds of extra police to Jerusalem after days of clashes between Palestinian protesters and security forces. | 34297909 |
The Renewable Heat Incentive scheme was run by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI).
The Audit Office said £140m could be taken from the region's block grant from the Treasury to plug the deficit.
The economy minister said the findings were "deeply shocking".
The scheme was set up to encourage busi... | "Serious systematic failings" in a Stormont-run renewable energy scheme are likely to hit the Northern Ireland budget by "hundreds of millions of pounds", the Audit Office has said. | 36710104 |
Lord Grade, who chairs the new Fundraising Regulator, told the BBC that trustees were not monitoring charities' fundraising departments and they had to take full responsibility.
Charities have faced questions over their fundraising tactics.
Data sharing and commercial tie-ups have also come under the spotlight.
Lord Gr... | The charity sector risks "alienating the good will of the British public" unless it pays more attention to how it raises money, a regulator's head says. | 35835611 |
Matthew Bryce, 22, from Glasgow, had not been seen since he set off to go surfing off the Argyll coast at 09:00 on Sunday morning.
Belfast Coastguard said he had been in the water since 11:30 on Sunday and was found at 19:30 on Monday.
A spokeswoman said Mr Bryce, who was wearing a wetsuit, was hypothermic and had been... | An "extremely lucky" surfer has been found by a coastguard helicopter after 32 hours in the sea. | 39774208 |
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Football Association chairman Greg Dyke set that target in 2013 and Southgate believes it is still possible despite his side's early exit from the European Under-21 Championship.
"We need to be challenging regularly in semi-finals and finals of tournaments in the coming ye... | England can win the 2022 World Cup, says Under-21s boss Gareth Southgate. | 33272015 |
They said the £1bn road around Newport represented "ecological destruction on an unprecedented scale".
The so-called "black route" would cut through several protected Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs).
The Welsh Government said it was committed to the new road but a public inquiry would "scrutinise the optio... | Ten of the UK's leading environmental charities have written an open letter to the Welsh Government objecting to current plans for an M4 relief road. | 36501813 |
Fifth seed Svitolina won 6-4 6-0 at the Rogers Cup to become the first woman to win three events at the elite Premier 5 level in the same year.
The 22-year-old could become world number one if results go her way at next week's Cincinnati Open.
Wozniacki, seeded sixth, has lost all six finals she has played this year.
"... | Ukraine's Elina Svitolina beat Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets to win her fifth title of the year and condemn the Dane to a sixth final loss in 2017. | 40918020 |
The City had been "an incredibly poor servant of the real economy" for years and should be helping business grow and create jobs, he told activists.
A Labour government would "turn the tide" by creating two "challenger" banks to boost High Street competition.
David Cameron said the banking system was "much stronger" th... | The UK's five largest banks are too powerful and should be forced to give up "significant" numbers of branches, Labour leader Ed Miliband has said. | 25764261 |
The club submitted two applications to Erewash Borough Council to extend their facilities at Moor Farm.
Officers recommended the proposals be refused, but councillors chose to override their concerns and instead rubberstamped the plans.
The application will now go through due process before being sent to the Secretary ... | Plans to expand Derby County Football Club's training centre have been unexpectedly granted. | 35122721 |
Bedfordshire Police urged drivers to "use caution" at the Marston Road crossing near Lidlington until it could be closed to traffic for repairs.
A spokeswoman said they had received reports of people ignoring the junction's flashing warning lights.
A man died in January when the car he was in was hit by a London Midlan... | A level crossing where a man died in January has developed a fault, preventing its barrier from closing. | 40357529 |
Driver Jacob Hocking, 22, Jackson Edwards, 20, and Adam Richards, 21, all from Corwen, were killed in the A5 collision on 21 November last year.
Anthony Steel, 74, from Birkenhead, who was in the other car, also died.
North Wales east and central coroner John Gittins concluded a road traffic collision caused their deat... | A two-car crash in Denbighshire which killed four people was likely to have been caused by an under-inflated tyre, an inquest has heard. | 37657834 |
Sarries went ahead via a penalty try from a driving maul, with two Freddie Burns penalties for Tigers either side, as the hosts led 7-6 at the break.
Replacement hooker Jamie George bundled over to extend Saracens' lead.
Saracens added two more penalty tries as their forwards dominated to make it 12 straight wins in al... | Premiership leaders Saracens made it eight wins from eight as they earned a bonus-point victory over Leicester at a wet and windy Allianz Park. | 35194435 |
The incident occurred in Sauchiehall Street on 4 November 2016.
Police said they believed the men may be able to assist them with their inquiries.
Both men were aged about 20 with dark hair. The first man was wearing a dark jacket and T-shirt and the second dark clothes and a leather jacket. Both were wearing jeans and... | Police have released images of two men they want to trace in connection with a serious assault in Glasgow city centre. | 38783137 |
Cuba's Communist youth newspaper Juventud Rebelde invoked the lyrics of the Cuban revolutionary anthem Hasta Siempre in its tributes to late President Fidel Castro.
The paper describes him as a "hurricane chaser" whose achievements in life were "evidence of the possible".
The rest of Cuba's tightly-controlled media too... | "This is not a goodbye, but a farewell". | 38116946 |
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