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The pear-shaped jewels, nicknamed Apollo and Artemis, are almost 16 carats each.
The flawless stones mined in South Africa are perfectly matched except for their colour - Artemis is pink, and Apollo is blue.
Sotheby's chief auctioneer David Bennet said that coloured diamonds are extremely rare "show stoppers".
"These a... | A pair of diamond earrings have been sold at auction in Geneva for a record-breaking price of $57.4m (£44.4m). | 39943470 |
James Alabi broke the deadlock in spectacular fashion for Chester with an overhead kick in the 29th minute, smashing home from Blaine Hudson's flick-on.
Simon Walton equalised for the hosts from the penalty spot after 52 minutes, sending Alex Lynch the wrong way after Johnny Hunt brought down Connor Brown in the box.
T... | Guiseley salvaged a 1-1 draw against Chester to boost their National League survival hopes at Nethermoor Park. | 38114046 |
The new stadium would be next to their current White Hart Lane ground, which holds 36,000 fans.
Tottenham anticipate putting out a tender for construction later this year and say opening the stadium in mid-2017 is "feasible".
The news comes on the day Tottenham announced a profit of £1.5m in their latest financial resu... | Tottenham Hotspur hope to be able to move into their new 58,000-capacity stadium in 2017. | 26847888 |
So did the trip merit the fanfare? Was it a success?
Well, when the most powerful woman in the world (that is, Angela Merkel) responds to the prime minister's wish-list for a different kind of EU with "where there's a will there's a way" and says that, yes, treaty change might indeed be possible - that must sound like ... | There was a lot of talk of shuttle diplomacy this week and of David Cameron's "whistle-stop tour of Europe", but in the end the British prime minister actually only popped in to four European capitals between Thursday morning and Friday afternoon. | 32942086 |
The truck was travelling near the city of Dayton when the driver lost control and hit a roadside barrier.
The driver escaped unhurt, but a female passenger, his fiancee, was injured.
Police said up to 400 piglets were killed but at least 1,500 were rescued, and it is unlikely that all the escapees will be rounded up.
T... | A truck carrying 2,200 piglets has overturned in the US state of Ohio, lead to hundreds of the animals escaping into nearby woods. | 33060181 |
He was best known for starring in the original stage production of Hairspray and also appeared in TV series such as The Sopranos and Law & Order.
Marc Shaiman, who wrote the music and co-wrote the lyrics for Hairspray, confirmed the news in a Facebook post.
"Hairspray (and Broadway) has lost a huge piece of its heart. ... | Tony Award-winning actor Dick Latessa had died at the age of 87. | 38389947 |
The British rider, 29, dislocated her shoulder in a crash during a practice run on the morning of the race.
Atherton, who had won 14 races in a row since 2015, said on Instagram she was "absolutely devastated".
Australia's Tracey Hannah won the race, with Britain's Manon Carpenter fourth.
The next round in the UCI down... | World champion Rachel Atherton's two-year UCI downhill Mountain Bike World Cup winning run came to an end on Sunday when she missed the race at Fort William, Scotland through injury. | 40153298 |
One of the men is believed to be a 35-year-old dentist from Small Heath. A third man survived and notified the authorities.
The man's family said they were notified of his death on Saturday at 19:00 BST.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "We can confirm the death of two British nationals in Malta."
Malta's poli... | Two British men, including one from Birmingham, have been reported drowned on holiday in Malta. | 32864493 |
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust said the unit will allow patients to be treated while maintaining links with friends and family.
The trust said being treated locally was "key to patient recovery".
The 10-bed male-only unit, which is the first of its kind in Lincolnshire, has been built on the St George's ... | A new purpose-built psychiatric intensive care unit has opened in Lincoln. | 40421561 |
The government has acknowledged holding them and says most will be put through a process it calls "rehabilitation".
It says the families have been informed, but this is disputed by the biggest Tamil party in Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan army defeated separatist Tamil Tiger rebels after 26 years of bloody civil war in 2009... | A key Tamil opposition politician in Sri Lanka says he fears for the safety of dozens of people arrested in a fresh round-up of Tamil Tiger suspects. | 17958616 |
James Allen denies killing Colin Dunford, 81, of Middlesbrough, and Julie Davison, 50, of Whitby, North Yorkshire.
They were found with head injuries in their homes in April.
Mr Allen, 36, admitted to Newcastle Crown Court that he has robbed hotels all his life.
The prosecution say he was motivated by robbery and Rober... | A man accused of murdering two people has told a court he would admit to the killings if he was shown "any substantial bit of evidence". | 20330492 |
It's not just that health professionals and, more importantly, some members of the public are reporting that the strains on the NHS in England are intensifying, causing stress, anxiety, and in some cases, medical harm.
It's not just that the NHS is one of the few issues on which the Labour Party can unite behind Jeremy... | Dangerous, possibly, very dangerous. | 38590170 |
A vet will help officers inspect the mixed rice dish in Mewat district, Hariyana Cow Service Commission Chairman Bhani Ram Mangla said.
India's Hindu majority see cows as a sacred animal but many other Indians eat the meat.
Beef is banned in Hariyana.
"We have been getting lots of complaints that beef is mixed in the b... | Police in the north-western Indian state of Hariyana will check dishes of mutton biryani to ensure they do not contain beef, a senior official has told the BBC. | 37295774 |
The BJP led by Mr Modi is battling a "grand" coalition of local parties, led by two former Bihar chief ministers - Nitish Kumar and Laloo Prasad Yadav.
More than 66 million voters are eligible to cast their ballots in 243 seats between Monday and 5 November.
Votes for the five-phase poll will be counted on 8 November.
... | Thousands of people have queued up at polling stations in India's Bihar state for elections that are being seen as a test of PM Narendra Modi's popularity. | 34483506 |
Liam Strang, from Cranhill, allegedly struck Stephen McGinlay on the head and body with a knife or similar instrument on St George's Road on 2 October.
Mr McGinlay, 26, died three days later.
A second man, Brian Gallacher, 27, from Cadder, is accused of assaulting Ryan Mason in the same place on that date.
They made no... | A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering another man. | 29621470 |
Hong Kong made 120-7 off their 20 overs in Dharamsala, with Ireland reaching 122-0 in reply off just 12.2 overs.
Captain William Porterfield thrashed 75 not out off 36 balls, with fellow opener Andrew Balbirnie unbeaten on 47.
Mark Chapman top-scored for Hong Kong with 64 not out, the only man to pass 20, while seamer ... | Ireland beat Hong Kong by 10 wickets in their first official warm-up game ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 in India. | 35718414 |
Dywedodd yr Adran Trafnidiaeth y bydd y cynllun yn derbyn £3.945m ar gyfer adeiladu'r orsaf, ynghyd â maes parcio ac arhosfan bws.
Roedd Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gwneud cais i Lywodraeth San Steffan am dri chwarter cost y prosiect £6.8m, sef y mwyafrif y bydden nhw'n gallu ei roi.
Dywedodd yr Adran Trafnidiaeth mai cyfri... | Mae Llywodraeth y DU wedi cyhoeddi arain i adeiladu gorsaf drenau newydd yn Bow Street, Ceredigion. | 40751411 |
The Amaju Pinnick led NFF board has appealed the ruling which sacked Pinnick in favour of Giwa - the man who had challenged him in September 2014.
In a move likely to incur the wrath of Fifa, the Jos high court declared those elections to be void, with Giwa telling local media in Abuja that all NFF matters will now com... | Chris Giwa, who was declared as the head of Nigeria's Football Federation (NFF) following a high court ruling in Jos on Friday, says his board will officially start work on Monday. | 36007441 |
"I shouldn't say, but I have to say it - I still don't have a smartphone," the 62-year-old told a news conference.
The light-hearted confession came as he helped launch the EU presidency of digital-savvy Estonia.
Mr Juncker joked that the country's Prime Minister Juri Ratas had "sent me, like in the 19th Century, a pos... | Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, has admitted that he does not own a smartphone. | 40459504 |
Baroness Ashton said she had two hours of "frank, in-depth" discussions with Mr Morsi on Monday, without giving further details of the conversation.
Mr Morsi had access to news and followed developments, she added.
She is the first foreign diplomat to meet Mr Morsi since he was detained after being overthrown on 3 July... | EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi is "well", but that she does not know where he is being held. | 23500117 |
Gayle flicked in the opener after fine play from Matt Ritchie on the break.
Burton quickly levelled when Lloyd Dyer slotted in Jackson Irvine's cross.
But Diame showed great strength to go through on goal and coolly slot the away side's second, and the Magpies just about edged a calmer second half.
Ritchie and Gayle bo... | Dwight Gayle and Mo Diame were at their ruthless best in front of goal as Championship leaders Newcastle won their first-ever meeting with Burton to ensure they top the table at Christmas. | 38271711 |
Horizon Nuclear Power propose to build and operate the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor design at Wylfa Newydd on the island.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Environment Agency will ask for views on their assessment of the design by Hitachi-GE.
The consultation ends on 3 March.
The public will have no influence on ... | The first of two meetings asking people's views on a new nuclear power station design will be held on Anglesey later. | 38784033 |
Analysts said markets were jittery ahead of Tuesday's election as polls continued to show Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump was narrowing in the final days of the race.
The Dow Jones finished 77 points or 0.4% lower on 17,959.64, while the wider S&P 500 dropped 0.7% to 2,097.94.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 48 poi... | (Close): Wall Street dropped again on Wednesday as uncertainty continued over the US presidential election. | 37845715 |
GTA creator Take-Two issued a "cease and desist" letter to Open IV toolkit's creators, saying it aided piracy.
Open IV's Russian developers said they did not have time or energy to go to court so have stopped distributing it.
Gamers have filled GTA forums with criticism of Take-Two for shutting down the long-running mo... | Players of Grand Theft Auto are up in arms after legal threats forced the closure of a popular toolkit used to make add-ons or "mods" for the game. | 40301450 |
Remarkably consistent - those are the words that come to mind when you first look at China's first quarter GDP data.
Yes growth is slowing but we all knew that, and Beijing has been broadcasting that for years now. China must slow in order to make the much-touted economic transition from manufacturing to services.
And ... | China's economic figures show an economy that's still addicted to stimulus for growth. | 36051412 |
Five-year-old Elizabeth Spencer died before Christmas after a 17-day battle with an immune system disorder.
Her mother Natalia, from Cheltenham, is embarking on a year-long coastal walk to raise funds for Bristol Children's Hospital, which cared for Elizabeth.
"This is a very easy thing to do after what I have been thr... | A grieving mother whose daughter died suddenly from a rare disease has begun a 5,000-mile (8,000km) walk around the British coast in her memory. | 35572933 |
Posh's defeat against Rochdale last Saturday left them 14th in the League One table, after having hopes of a play-off place in February.
"It's been awful. It's been well and truly awful," MacAnthony told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
"For the money I put in, it's nowhere near good enough. People are going to feel that wrat... | Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony says everyone's job is under scrutiny until the end of the season. | 36044359 |
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The announcement by Craig Wright that he was behind the Bitcoin virtual currency has sparked controversy.
Mr Andresen said evidence he had seen convinced him that Mr Wright is who he claims to be.
"He fits the kind of person I was interacting with way back in 2010," he told the BBC.... | Gavin Andresen, chief scientist at the Bitcoin Foundation, has spoken about the revelation that an Australian businessman was the founder of Bitcoin. | 36185273 |
The 33-year-old was only able to make four appearances for the Exiles last season after undergoing surgery.
The former Wasps, Leicester and England Saxons player worked as an assistant coach of Samoa during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Skivington won four Premiership titles and two Heineken Cups with Wasps.
"Wasps, Leices... | London Irish second-row and club captain George Skivington has been forced to retire because of a long-term shoulder injury. | 36424873 |
It was preserved raising its beaked head, with feathered wings outstretched in the mud it was mired in when it died 72 million years ago.
The new creature has been named Tongtianlong limosus, "muddy dragon on the road to heaven".
The discovery is published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports.
"It was found at a co... | A newly discovered species of dinosaur has been identified from an extraordinarily complete Chinese fossil almost destroyed by dynamite. | 37902583 |
Denby Collins, 38, was tackled and restrained when he entered a house in Gillingham, Kent in December 2013.
His father challenged a law introduced in April 2013 giving householders the right to use "disproportionate force" against intruders.
The High Court has ruled the law is not incompatible with human rights laws.
M... | The father of a suspected burglar left in a coma after being tackled by a homeowner has failed in a legal challenge. | 35325168 |
Assistant head coach Matt Gray has also left the club.
Former Chelsea youth coach Drummy signed a two-year deal to replace Mark Yates as Reds boss in April 2016.
Crawley, who host Mansfield in their final game of the season on Saturday, are 21st in League Two and seven points clear of the relegation zone.
Drummy, who h... | Crawley Town have parted company with head coach Dermot Drummy by mutual consent after one year in charge of the League Two club. | 39810070 |
Police estimated that a crowd of about 1,500 walked from the city centre to the Scottish Parliament.
They waved EU and Scottish flags and carried placards showing their opposition to Brexit.
Organisers said the march marked the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, which paved the way for the European ... | More than a thousand campaigners have taken part in a march supporting the European Union in Edinburgh. | 39394945 |
The man and a friend were walking a black whippet on Kilmacolm Road on Sunday night when they were set upon.
The 45-year-old man was hit with a weapon - thought to be a blade or hammer - and needed stitches for three cuts to his head.
He was taken to Inverclyde Royal Hospital where he received treatment for his injuri... | A dog walker has been taken to hospital after being attacked by a group of men and women in Greenock. | 35911203 |
Baharin Kandal said IS fighters had retreated from all areas, except for two pockets of resistance in the east.
US-led air strikes have helped push back the militants, with another 14 conducted over the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the new UN human rights commissioner has called IS a "potentially genocidal" movement.
Zeid... | The Islamic State (IS) militant group has been driven out of most of the northern Syrian town of Kobane, a Kurdish commander has told the BBC. | 29647314 |
It follows criticism from Labour MPs and members of his shadow cabinet that he opted to remain silent at a service to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
The new Labour leader, who believes in the abolition of the monarchy, insisted he had shown respect at the event.
But he appeared to shift his positio... | Jeremy Corbyn will sing the national anthem at future official events, Labour sources have told the BBC. | 34263447 |
Since the first major appeal in 1980, more than £840m has been raised to help children in the UK.
Pyjama parties, leg waxing and carwash karaoke were among the many fundraisers which took place across Wales on Friday to raise money for this year's event.
By 22:45 GMT, more than £2.6m had been raised in Wales.
The annua... | The BBC Children in Need charity has spent £9.2m on 159 active projects in Wales in the last year - helping 20,000 disadvantaged children. | 38015186 |
Carolyn Fairbairn spoke after meeting business representatives in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
She said: "Firms are making decisions now, they need to know now what sort of border solution is going to be found."
The operation of the Irish border is one of the most sensitive Brexit issues.
Political lea... | The director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said an urgent solution is needed to Irish border issues after Brexit. | 40387660 |
The away side came close with the first real chance of the game early on as Jake Gallagher forced Kyle Letheren into a smart save from just inside the 18-yard box.
The Shots took the lead on the half-hour mark as Bernard Mensah beat the offside trap before firing past Letheren and into the back of the net from 10 yards... | Aldershot extended their unbeaten run to eight matches as they claimed a narrow victory over York at Bootham Crescent. | 37460004 |
Legislation reviewer David Anderson QC said poorly-drafted laws could play into the hands of terrorism recruiters.
Ministers are planning new powers to curb the activities of people whose actions fall short of terrorism.
They are likely to include banning extremist ideologues and preachers and those involved in radical... | Plans to ban extremism could spark a backlash in Muslim communities, the terrorism laws watchdog has warned. | 34280795 |
Officials did not give details of the judgement, but hinted at a conviction.
A judiciary official said late on Sunday that the verdict could be appealed, suggesting Mr Rezaian had been found guilty.
Jason Rezaian, 39, has been detained in Iran for more than a year. The Post has dismissed the charges as absurd.
Appearin... | A verdict has been issued in the trial in Iran of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian on charges including espionage, Iran's judiciary has said. | 34504234 |
The BBC understands that he will outline a new management structure for the local health care system.
It comes in response to a review that recommended redesigning the system to make it simpler and more efficient.
The review said Northern Ireland had too many hospitals for its 1.8m population.
It was published in Janua... | Stormont Health Minister Simon Hamilton is expected to announce the biggest shake-up in Northern Ireland's health system in five years. | 34715724 |
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Cavendish is not guaranteed his place but Wiggins told BBC Radio 5 live he is "the right man to ride the omnium".
Wiggins added: "I think Mark will be in Rio and I want him there.
"The Olympics is the one that it's really about for him. Once he gets given the green light f... | Sir Bradley Wiggins says Mark Cavendish will make Great Britain's track team for the Olympic Games in August. | 35887966 |
The broad-shouldered, fifth-generation Texan built his first fortune through Houston property in the 1980s.
At one stage the 6ft 4in (193cm) father-of-six was 205th on the Forbes rich list of Americans, and estimated to be worth $2.2bn (£1.5bn).
In 2006 his love of sport led to the development of his own cricket tourn... | Until his arrest and trial on charges of investment fraud, 61-year-old Allen Stanford cut a flamboyant image in the sporting and business worlds. | 17279419 |
Glenna Duram shot her husband, Martin, in front of the couple's pet in 2015, before turning the gun on herself in a failed suicide attempt.
The parrot later repeated the words "Don't shoot!" in the victim's voice, according to Mr Duram's ex-wife.
The parrot, an African Grey named Bud, was not used in the court proceedi... | A woman has been found guilty of shooting her husband five times in a Michigan murder case apparently witnessed by a parrot. | 40665520 |
Paul Tam, 44, from Manchester was knocked to the ground and stabbed during a street robbery in San Francisco on 18 February.
He was chased into the street and knifed and died later in hospital.
Detectives have tweeted sketches of the suspects, a woman and a man.
The police reward was offered in exchange for information... | Police in the US investigating the death of a British tourist have released sketches of two suspected attackers and issued a $5,000 (£3,500) reward for information. | 36022274 |
Tamil, a lion-tailed macaque, left his enclosure at Howletts on Wednesday.
Animal director Adrian Harland said the lion-tailed macaque group had several young males of a similar age and it was common for young male primates to fight as they became more dominant.
Keepers searching for Tamil have set humane traps in tree... | A missing monkey is thought to have left his home at an animal park in Kent because of fighting within the group. | 35119455 |
Last September, Nottinghamshire County Council said siblings outside a school's catchment area would no longer be given preference over non-siblings.
Parents from one school appealed to the Schools Adjudicator who ruled the admission rule was "unfair" and should be "revised".
The council said it would "comply".
The rul... | Parents have won a battle over a local authority's decision to stop giving priority places to children with an older brother or sister at school. | 38834153 |
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Murray, 27, received a rapturous reception as he fulfilled the tradition of returning men's champions by opening play on Centre Court.
The Briton, seeded third, had expected to feel the pressure of the occasion but he swept past Goffin 6-1 6-4 7-5.
He will play Slovenian B... | Andy Murray opened the defence of his Wimbledon title with victory over David Goffin, after walking on to Centre Court to a standing ovation. | 27977150 |
Gatland said had he quit after the 2015 tournament, he would have left the job "half done".
1963: Born Hamilton, NZ
1980-94: Hooker for Waikato and NZ
1996-8: Connacht coach
1998-2001: Ireland coach
2002-05: Wasps coach, Premiership champions 2003-5, Heineken Cup 2004
2006-07: Waikato coach, wins Air NZ Cup 2006
2007: ... | Wales coach Warren Gatland has signed a contract extension to remain in charge until after the 2019 World Cup. | 25402070 |
At 31, he could yet go on to win many more, but for now he is alongside his father Keke and 2016 racing rivals Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen as a one-title winner.
Seventeen drivers - including James Hunt and Nigel Mansell - have won one world title, but which of them is the greatest? Which driver should perhaps hav... | Nico Rosberg is world champion, becoming the 33rd driver in Formula 1 history to claim the sport's most coveted crown. | 38119879 |
The suggestion by Sooty creator Harry Corbett caused a furore in the press, which claimed it would "introduce sex into a children's programme".
The show's producer and a BBC governor were against Sooty having a girlfriend.
BBC DG Hugh Carlton Greene stepped in to allow panda Soo's introduction.
Matthew Corbett, Harry's... | The idea to introduce a female puppet to Sooty's children's TV show in the 1960s was so controversial that the BBC director general had to intervene, a new documentary has revealed. | 37505309 |
The hosts enjoyed the better of a cagey first half but went behind when Willian swept home a curling shot after good work from Diego Costa after the break.
Costa found the top corner with a similar strike to double the lead after Nemanja Matic's powerful run.
Hull never recovered and could have been further behind but ... | Chelsea stopped the rot after successive Premier League defeats as they ground down Hull at the KCOM Stadium. | 37459840 |
Petricola, 31, suffered multiple fractures and a head injury after crashing in practice last year and was in a coma for several days.
The Frenchman was flown home after the meeting but made a full recovery and raced at Scarborough last weekend.
"I am ready for it," said Petricola of his impending North West 200 return.... | French rider Franck Petricola is set to race at the North West 200 next month despite suffering life-threatening injuries at the meeting last year. | 32340789 |
A letter to county councillors said the shortfall in the "high needs" education budget could be made up by taking money from mainstream schools.
The council's letter said the authority "will do everything we can to keep the top slice as low as possible".
The council said no final decision had been made. One head teache... | Education for the most vulnerable children in Devon is facing a £4.5m shortfall, the BBC has learned. | 38210686 |
The hosts are now 13 games since their last league victory, while Ayr have not won in nine Championship outings.
Gary Harkins and Alan Forrest were narrowly off target early on for Ayr, who then hit the crossbar through Daryll Meggatt after 20 minutes.
Stephen Dobbie threatened either side of half-time for Queens and t... | Queen of the South and Ayr United take their long winless records into 2017 after a goalless draw in Dumfries. | 38424796 |
According to market research firm IDC, 1.004 billion smartphones were shipped last year, marking a 38.4% increase from the previous year.
South Korea's Samsung accounted for the bulk of that figure, followed by Apple and China's Huawei.
Smartphones made up more than half of the 1.8 billion mobile phones sold.
IDC said ... | More than one billion smartphones were shipped last year, with Samsung extending its lead as the world's biggest vendor, a new survey has showed. | 25923404 |
CATE BLANCHETT
Age: 46
Nominated for: Carol
The character: Carol Aird, a glamorous older woman going through a difficult divorce who begins an affair with a young aspiring photographer.
Oscar record: Won best supporting actress for The Aviator in 2005 and best actress for Blue Jasmine in 2014. Two best actress nominat... | A look at the best actress nominees for the 88th Academy Awards, announced on 14 January 2016. | 35302982 |
Rex Tillerson, former boss of Exxon Mobil, recused himself from the matter in February, the State Department said.
TransCanada Corp has applied for a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, the State Department said.
It resubmitted its application in January after President Donald Trump restarted the project.
Rex Tillerso... | The US secretary of state has stepped away from dealing with issues related to the controversial Keystone pipeline, because he used to run an oil company. | 39233007 |
World number 43 Evans took a final-set tie-break against Thiago Monteiro to triumph 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 7-6 (7-2).
The 26-year-old's only two previous wins on the surface at tour level came in Davis Cup dead rubbers.
Edmund, the world number 42, brushed aside Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3 6-4 and faces Austria's Dominic Thiem ... | Britain's Dan Evans claimed his first ATP Tour win on clay to reach the second round of the Barcelona Open, as compatriot Kyle Edmund also progressed. | 39696317 |
He was also sentenced to 1,000 lashes and ordered to pay a fine of 1 million riyals ($266,000; £133,000).
Amnesty International called the verdict "outrageous" and urged the authorities to quash the verdict.
Mr Badawi, the co-founder of a website called the Liberal Saudi Network, was arrested in 2012.
A Saudi newspape... | A Saudi court has imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi for 10 years for "insulting Islam" and setting up a liberal web forum, local media report. | 27318400 |
We had teams all across the US, including the venue in Hofstra University, New York, on the night.
Here's a one-stop shop for all our best material from the debate, including all the latest reaction.
by Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America reporter
While Mr Trump had a strategy - and pursued it on occasion - he was often... | The first US presidential debate is over after a frenetic 90 minutes - now it's time to get your breath back. | 37485301 |
About 120 members of Unite, at two DHL sites in Tickhill, South Yorkshire and in Harworth, Nottinghamshire will walk out initially on 15 May.
Harriet Eisner, of Unite, said it was over "a derisory pay offer of 1.25%" and the closure of the Harworth site.
DHL said it was "disappointed" about the strike action and would ... | Warehouse workers at three depots of delivery firm DHL are set to stage 15 days of strikes, it has been announced. | 39807075 |
Breivik, who admitted killing 77 people when he bombed central Oslo and then opened fire at an island youth camp, told the court he would not appeal.
He insisted he was sane and refused to plead guilty, saying last year's attacks were necessary to stop the "Islamisation" of Norway.
Prosecutors had called for him to be ... | A Norwegian court has found that mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is sane and sentenced him to 21 years in jail. | 19365616 |
Cotterill will watch Forest's match at Coventry on Saturday from the stands.
The 47-year-old replaces Steve McClaren, who resigned as Forest boss in early October, at the City Ground.
"I'm very excited - it's a wonderful football club which has great traditions which should be embraced," Cotterill told Forest's website... | Steve Cotterill has signed a three-and-a-half-year contract to be Nottingham Forest manager after leaving fellow Championship strugglers Portsmouth. | 15256295 |
Just as the new supercouncils prepare to take over, Belfast city council is fighting a legal battle.
The Robinson Centre which is closed because of the discovery of asbestos, will be transferred from Castlereagh to Belfast at midnight.
But Belfast council has won leave for a judicial review of that transfer.
On Tuesday... | A row over Castlereagh's Robinson leisure centre has led to a court battle between two councils on their last day of business. | 32139991 |
House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan vowed to focus on defending seats in Congress, but did not end his endorsement of the party's nominee.
Mr Trump tweeted that Mr Ryan should not waste his time fighting him.
Earlier Democratic rival Hillary Clinton cast doubt on Mr Trump's apology for the 11-year-old remarks.
O... | The most senior elected US Republican official has said he will not defend Donald Trump, after remarks he made about groping women led to outrage. | 37610348 |
Police were called to the town's Braichlie Road and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit called out.
Police Scotland later said it turned out to be a deactivated device from WW2 which had "no explosive capability" and was removed.
Insp Megan Heathershaw of Police Scotland said: "There was no threat to the public ... | A building in Ballater was evacuated after an unexploded device was found. | 39031841 |
Known as Remembrance Day in Australia, 11 November marks the halt of fighting in World War One in 1918.
The red poppy, which grew on the bloody Western Front battlefields, came to symbolise the end of the war.
The iconic Sydney building was lit up at 20:00 local time (09:00 GMT) to remember the servicemen and women kil... | The sails of the Sydney Opera House were illuminated with red poppies on Friday to commemorate Armistice Day. | 37946056 |
Fisher, 60, went into cardiac arrest on the London to LA flight, the LA Times newspaper said.
Passengers attempted to revive her with CPR and she was taken to hospital when the plane landed after midday local time (20:00 GMT), the TMZ website said.
Her brother later told Associated Press she was in a stable condition.
... | US actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, has suffered a heart attack during a flight, reports say. | 38423963 |
This academic year, 43% of finalists made job applications by the end of October, compared with 31% five years ago, the High Fliers research finds.
The poll of more than 18,000 finalists suggests they are making an average of 7.5 applications - an all-time high.
A quarter of those surveyed expected to start a graduate ... | A growing number of students are applying for jobs nearly a year before their graduation, a study finds. | 27797030 |
The position has remained vacant since Prof Muffy Calder stepped down from the role last December.
The post includes providing independent scientific advice to ministers.
Scottish Labour welcomed the announcement but said it was "worrying" that there had been no chief scientific adviser for nine months.
The Scottish go... | The Scottish government has announced plans to re-advertise the post of chief scientific officer (CSA) for Scotland by the end of the year. | 34281424 |
Michael McGill told Mr Whyte's fraud trial he only learned about the Ticketus deal after Mr Whyte bought Sir David's majority stake at Ibrox.
A jury heard how a bid financed in that manner would not have been "approved".
Mr Whyte, 46, denies a charge of fraud and another under the Companies Act.
At the High Court in Gl... | A key adviser to Sir David Murray was "appalled" when it emerged that Craig Whyte apparently funded his Rangers takeover with money from future season ticket sales. | 39822021 |
It shows the actor transformed by prosthetics, complete with glasses and a cigar.
Pride and Prejudice director Joe Wright is at the helm of the historical drama, Darkest Hour.
John Hurt, Lily James and Kristin Scott Thomas also feature in supporting roles.
The film focuses on how Churchill deals with the growing threat... | The first photo of Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in a new film about the British prime minister's early days has been released. | 37874468 |
The sacking, announced by Pakistan's prime minister, had been demanded by Shia protesters in the city.
They have been mounting a three-day protest vigil with the shrouded bodies of the victims of Thursday's attacks.
The banned Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi said it carried out the bombings, which killed at leas... | The chief minister of the Pakistani province of Balochistan has been sacked over deadly bomb attacks in the provincial capital Quetta on Thursday. | 21007134 |
Virgin Australia and Jetstar grounded flights again on Friday as forecasters warned westerly winds would send dangerous ash clouds over Denpasar.
The ash is expected to hang over the holiday island for the next couple of days.
Both airlines said passengers should not go to airports but instead monitor the situation onl... | Persistent eruptions from Indonesia's Mount Raung continue to bring bad news for Bali-bound travellers. | 33814748 |
Lloyd Coleman, 20, who is partially deaf and blind, played clarinet in the British Paraorchestra created by conductor Charles Hazlewood.
"They were incredibly kind and incredibly open to us," said the young musician of headline act Coldplay.
Mr Coleman had previously composed new music for the Cultural Olympiad.
A shor... | A young musician from Bridgend has been speaking of his delight at sharing a stage with rock stars Coldplay at the Paralympics closing ceremony. | 19541974 |
The exchange has been hit by technical issues and recently halted all customer withdrawals of the digital currency after it spotted what it called "unusual activity".
The move is a setback for backers of Bitcoin, who have been pushing for greater adoption of the currency.
Meanwhile, six other major Bitcoin exchanges is... | One of the biggest Bitcoin Exchanges, MtGox, has gone offline. | 26333661 |
But Keith Brown called for greater support for the sector as he met key industry figures in Aberdeen.
North Sea firms have been badly hit by a sustained period of low oil prices, with tens of thousands of jobs lost.
Mr Brown said a concerted effort is needed to overcome the "considerable challenges".
He was accompanied... | Scotland's new economy secretary has said the country's oil and gas industry can have a bright future despite the recent downturn in its fortunes. | 36435803 |
Shelvey, 24, was charged over an incident involving Wolves' Moroccan midfielder Romain Saiss in September.
"I strongly maintain that I did not use the offensive language that has been alleged," said Shelvey.
The Englishman was also fined £100,000 and ordered to attend a Football Association education course.
Shelvey ad... | Newcastle United midfielder Jonjo Shelvey will not contest a five-game ban given after he was found guilty of using racially abusive language. | 38409701 |
Without anonymising tools, many people will find it far harder to express opinions without censure, it says.
Any attempt to weaken encryption software will only curb this ability, it warns.
The report comes as many governments seek to put "backdoors" in encryption software to aid law enforcement.
"Encryption and anonym... | Encryption software that makes it hard to spy on what people do and say online is "essential" for free speech, says a United Nations report. | 32916002 |
The result is seen as a victory for President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who is accused by his rivals of trying to extend his mandate, which he denies.
He called the referendum after the Senate rejected his proposals to change the constitution.
Turnout was 53.73%, with 85% of voters supporting the change, officials said.... | Mauritanians have voted to abolish the upper house of their parliament, the Senate, in a controversial referendum that was boycotted by the opposition. | 40847092 |
Thomas Bailey, 37, and Paul Oliver, 45, carried out surveillance on vehicles delivering cash but were themselves being spied on in a police surveillance operation.
They were arrested after a raid on a Tynemouth pub.
The judge at Newcastle Crown Court sentenced them both to 14 years.
The hearing heard that in January 20... | Two men who plotted to rob security vans and raided a post office and pub on North Tyneside have been jailed. | 34316855 |
Every search done this way will also be piped only through its recently released Edge browser.
In a blogpost, Microsoft said it was making people use Bing so they could get the most out of other search-related features in its products.
Many Cortana users have previously preferred to carry out searches with Google rathe... | Microsoft is forcing people to use its Bing search engine with the Cortana digital assistant in Windows 10. | 36168857 |
It would be easy but misleading to lay the blame for the Blues' defeat on the decision to show a red card to new club captain Gary Cahill for a lunging tackle on Steven Defour midway through the first half.
But that would deprive Burnley their due for a disciplined, energetic and ruthless first-half display that saw th... | Champions Chelsea suffered a nightmare start to their Premier League title defence, having two men sent off as Burnley claimed a superb win at Stamford Bridge. | 40835426 |
The bypass was under construction in the Girish Park area when it collapsed suddenly on Thursday night.
At least 23 people were killed and scores were injured.
The 2km-long (1.2 mile) flyover had been under construction since 2009 and missed several deadlines for completion.
Officials said more than 90 people have been... | Rescuers have worked through the night to reach dozens of people believed to be trapped under a collapsed flyover in the Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta). | 35940416 |
There's still no sign of a publication date, but the author George R.R. Martin has released a chapter of The Winds of Winter on his website.
The except will be part of the sixth book in the series.
The chapter's told from the perspective of Sansa Stark, living under the name Alayne Stone.
She is played on the HBO adapt... | Fans of the 'A song of Ice and Fire' fantasy series which Game of Thrones is based on, have been waiting since 2011 for the next novel. | 32165472 |
Tamir Rice was shown on CCTV waving a pellet gun outside a recreation centre last November, before being shot twice. He later died in hospital.
Judge Ron Adrine said there were sufficient grounds to prosecute Officer Timothy Loehmann with murder, manslaughter and reckless homicide.
It will now be up to prosecutors to d... | A policeman who shot and killed a 12-year-old boy in Cleveland, Ohio, should be charged with murder, says a judge. | 33104823 |
Bradley was appointed in October but sacked 85 days later with the Swans second-bottom of the Premier League.
Owners Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan have said they "take responsibility" for their fellow American's tenure.
"There's a difference between saying 'that's our decision' and 'we made a mistake'," Bradley told BB... | Former Swansea manager Bob Bradley says he is "angry" with the club's owners for what he believes is their suggestion his reign was a mistake. | 39555359 |
PC Jeremy Fowler, 40, is accused of sexually assaulting the man who was also rugby-tackled at Merthyr Tydfil police station.
The alleged victim was thrown to the floor in a bear hug after being taunted over his choice of T-shirt.
PC Fowler, from Brecon, Powys, denies sexual assault and the trial continues.
Prosecutor I... | A policeman carried out a sex assault on a trainee as a "prank" in front of other officers in their parade room, Swansea Crown Court has been told. | 39028378 |
However, North Yorkshire Police said it had passed a "piece of intelligence" to Wiltshire Police, the force leading inquiries into the former prime minister.
The force added the intelligence was "not connected to the North Yorkshire area".
Wiltshire Police said it "wouldn't discuss any intelligence passed to us".
North... | A police force has said it has found no evidence to link Sir Edward Heath to a crime in its area. | 33981298 |
Elliott Management, which oversees about $30bn (£23.5bn) worth of assets, has earned a reputation over 40 years as a no-holds-barred activist investor, with an unusually large appetite for public face-offs.
The firm famously pursued Argentine debt for more than a decade, seizing one of the country's naval ships while ... | Amid a spate of high-profile fights in the business world, one New York hedge fund has thrown a lot of punches. | 39630871 |
Rory Doyle, 41, went on a 24-minute wrecking spree at the site at Chivenor Cross, near Braunton, north Devon.
He ripped up the road surface, demolished lampposts and dug up drains.
Doyle, who admitted criminal damage, has been given an 18-month suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay £2,500 in compensation.
More on ... | A digger driver was so angry when he was sacked by text he caused £100,000 damage to the road he had just made, a court has heard. | 39999959 |
Dyfed-Powys Police was called to 3K Engineering in Llanelli at about 09:15 BST and a nearby supermarket and GP surgery were evacuated.
The man has been taken to Swansea's Morriston Hospital for treatment but his injuries are not thought to be serious.
The building has been declared safe and people have been allowed to ... | A man received facial injuries after a gas bottle exploded at an engineering firm in Carmarthenshire. | 37586489 |
The 17-year-old attacked Gordon Friel, 40, in Paisley last September, leaving him with a string of injuries including bleeding on the brain.
He had earlier pled guilty to assaulting Mr Friel to his severe injury and to danger of his life.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was jailed for three years a... | A teenager who stamped on a man who was trying to break up a fight has been jailed. | 40494555 |
A Nauru official told the Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that 400 claims would be processed by Sunday.
Claims from people who had left Nauru for medical treatment, and from their relatives, would be delayed, she said.
Australia's top court is reviewing the legality of the offshore camps housing Australia-boun... | Nauru has rowed back on a pledge to process within a week all 600 outstanding refugee claims from asylum seekers at an Australia-funded centre. | 34483152 |
Thavisha Lakindu Peiris, 25, "bled to death" in his car in Southey Crescent in Sheffield on 27 October.
Shamraze Khan, 26, of Southey Crescent, pleaded not guilty to Mr Peiris' murder at Sheffield Crown Court on Monday.
Kasim Ahmed, 18, of Main Road, Darnall, pleaded guilty to murder and will be sentenced later this mo... | A pizza delivery driver was killed in a "frenzied" knife attack by two men trying to steal his phone, a court heard. | 28215567 |
The 21-year-old will be the headline act at the Fusion Festival in Birmingham's Cofton Park in August.
He'll headline the festival's first ever Friday night. Bieber was last in the UK for the 2013 Believe tour.
Also announced for the event are Tinie Tempah, Rixton, DJ Fresh, Fuse ODG, Rudimental and McBusted. "I love t... | Justin Bieber will make his first UK appearance for two years this summer. | 32033152 |
The 1967 work painted in three 11 x 14 inch (28 x 36cm) frames is thought to be based on photographs taken by Bacon's friend John Deakin.
The painting is one of only five known triptychs of Dyer in the small scale format.
It was the first time the piece had appeared at auction, having been in a private collection since... | A small-format Francis Bacon triptych of his lover George Dyer has sold for £26.7m at a London auction. | 28104786 |
George North's second-minute try had given Saints the perfect start, but Wasps weathered an early onslaught.
Jimmy Gopperth put them ahead from a superb breakaway try fashioned by the quick-thinking of Danny Cipriani.
Northampton fought back to trail 13-12 through Tom Kessell's try before a decisive late score by Josh ... | Wasps made it four wins from their opening four games to go top of the Premiership with victory against Northampton. | 37422201 |
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