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Meri Huws said certain names should be recorded and then placed on a "statutory register".
It follows a row where the Grade I-listed Plas Glynllifon near Caernarfon was referred to as Wynnborn mansion in online marketing material.
Deputy Culture Minister Ken Skates said legal protection for names would be "very difficu... | Changes to historical place names in Wales should be banned by law, the Welsh language commissioner has said. | 34676511 |
Jiang Jiemin has been charged with bribery and abuse of power during his time at the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), according to Xinhua news agency.
He was arrested in 2013, shortly after he left to head a government body overseeing state-owned companies.
China is currently conducting a widespread crackdo... | China's former energy chief Jiang Jiemin has gone on trial for corruption, a Chinese court says. | 32245967 |
However, the Welsh region have confirmed they are in talks with fly-half Rhys Patchell over a potential move from Cardiff Blues.
New Zealander Pivac dismissed stories linking North with a return to the team he left in 2013 as speculation.
"George North is media only, so don't ask that question every week because we're ... | Scarlets are "not chasing" Northampton and Wales wing George North, according to head coach Wayne Pivac. | 34841553 |
Its net profit was 8.28bn yen ($67m; £43m) in the three months to June as sales in the quarter rose over 20%.
That compares to a net loss of 9.9bn yen in the same period a year ago.
The company's earnings were boosted by the double digit rise in sales on new game releases such as Splatoon for its Wii U console and a w... | Japanese video game giant Nintendo beat expectations to swing to a net profit in its fiscal first quarter of this year. | 33701258 |
Jon Stead volleyed home for County in the first half, but his effort was ruled out for offside.
Fraser Franks produced Stevenage's best effort from Chris Whepldale's free-kick, but Scott Loach saved superbly.
With time running out, Liam Noble rifled into the corner from the edge of the area to give County the points.
T... | Notts County secured their first home win of 2016, and first under new manager Mark Cooper, with a late goal against Stevenage. | 35949027 |
He was expected to urge Saeb Erekat not to push for a UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution calling for Israel to leave the occupied territories by November 2016.
A separate draft would set a two-year deadline for a final peace treaty.
Israel has sought reassurances from the US that it would veto both resoluti... | US Secretary of State John Kerry has met the chief Palestinian negotiator in London over moves to set a timetable for an end to the Israeli occupation. | 30498850 |
Former Shropshire captain Oliver, 25, was a late starter in county cricket when Worcestershire brought him in initially as a T20 player in May 2014.
After signing a deal to the end of the 2015 season, he initially scored well in Championship cricket in 2014, making 558 runs in seven matches.
But he has lost his place t... | Worcestershire opening batsman Richard Oliver has left New Road after turning down a new one-year contract offer. | 34464905 |
The Afghan-based anti-corruption body claimed politicians had amended the list of suspects to be charged over the collapse of Kabul Bank.
Separately a US firm's audit, leaked to US media on Tuesday, said the money had been funnelled to 19 firms and people linked to the Afghan political elite.
Some of the money was said... | Afghanistan's politicians interfered in a criminal inquiry into a $900m (£560m) banking fraud, a watchdog has said. | 20523217 |
She has just found out her relationship with boyfriend Ying Qin is over, after he found out she had had sex in the past.
The scene from China's biggest soap opera right now, Ode to Joy, has triggered much discussion on whether virginity is still a prized asset for women in modern China.
Ode to Joy, now in its second se... | "He asked me whether I am a virgin," says Qiu Yingying, bursting into tears. | 39997368 |
Calside Primary, which has a school roll of about 170, shut on Thursday.
Dumfries and Galloway Council said pupils and staff had been struck down by an illness with "symptoms similar to gastroenteritis".
Public Health Consultant Dr Nigel Calvert said such bugs could be highly infectious.
He said anyone with symptoms sh... | A Dumfries primary school has reopened after a sickness bug among a "high number" of pupils and staff forced its closure. | 35743774 |
SinoFortone Group said the investment would build two 299MWe biomass power stations on Anglesey and in Port Talbot.
Heat from the plants will be recycled by hydroponic and aquaculture centres, producing prawns and vegetables.
The announcement was made as Chinese President Xi Jinping started his UK visit.
Development co... | A Chinese company is to invest £2bn in two eco-parks in north and south west Wales creating 1,000 jobs. | 34571043 |
John T Booker Jr was making final preparations to carry out the suicide attack on behalf of the Islamic State (IS), the FBI said.
Mr Booker previously had tried to join the Army, but was denied entry because of internet posts about "jihad".
Authorities say that US personnel were never in danger.
He is the latest Americ... | A 20-year-old US citizen has been charged with attempting to explode a car bomb at Fort Riley in Manhattan, Kansas. | 32259094 |
Finnish national Cubeyda Hassan Jama, of London Road, Thornton Heath, London, was charged with "engaging in conduct in preparation for giving effect to intention to commit acts of terrorism".
He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Detectives from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command arrested hi... | A 19-year-old man who was arrested at Stansted Airport has been charged with terrorism offences. | 35518806 |
However BBC Scotland has learned a second external report will not be published.
It is thought to point the finger at some senior officials.
Aberdeen City Council was heavily criticised in Dame Elish Angiolini's report in June into the handling of ashes of cremated babies.
It described as "abhorrent" the routine practi... | The chief executive of Aberdeen City Council is to investigate which senior managers should be held accountable for its handling of the baby ashes scandal. | 37089326 |
The Aberdeen, Cheltenham, Exeter, Tunbridge Wells and in London, the Ludgate and Richmond outlets are all scheduled to close soon.
The move will affect 120 staff, whom the company said it would try to place in other parts of the chain.
The company said that the market was "tough" and the uncertainties caused by Brexit ... | Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is closing six of his 42 UK Jamie's Italian restaurants. | 38528547 |
Division One bottom side Hampshire sensed possible victory when Lancashire slumped from their overnight 310-4 to be bowled out just after lunch for 387.
But, still trailing by 161, visiting skipper Steven Croft, who had hit 78, made a further 22 opening the batting.
Haseeb Hameed batted over three hours for an unbeaten... | Lancashire were made to follow on by Hampshire on the final day of their Championship match at Southampton, but escaped to force a draw. | 37002872 |
After a first half that saw the Welsh edge ahead through the boot of Laurie Harries in the Swansea sunshine, prop Catrin Edwards powered over for their first try.
And following three penalty misses by England's Megan Goddard, Elinor Snowsill sent Welsh wing Laurie Harries over in the corner to seal a famous victory.
"I... | Wales set the Women's Six Nations alight as they beat world champions England for only the second time in their history. | 31249021 |
Angela Ballatti's appointment comes after Sir Roger Boyle and Sue Hall, both non-executive directors, left.
Their resignations come after ex-chairman Martin Watts left last week and his interim replacement, Mike Higgins left this week.
Ms Ballatti will take up the post in early July.
She has 15 years' experience as a c... | A new interim chair has been appointed to the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust (RCHT) on the same day two members of the board quit. | 23098334 |
Natalie Thomas, 25, offered to help with a fund which was set up after Laura Rees, 22, died on her way to be fitted for a bridesmaid dress in 2012.
Thomas, of Whitland, Carmarthenshire, admitted theft at Llanelli Magistrates' Court and will be sentenced at Swansea Crown Court later this month.
The court heard how Ms Re... | A woman stole £8,500 from a memorial fund for her friend who was killed in a car crash, a court has heard. | 27826009 |
Ministers are also expected to delay controversial changes to unions' political funds.
The bill, which has faced fierce criticism from unions and the Labour Party, is returning before MPs after a series of defeats in the Lords.
Downing Street said it was trying to "get the balance right".
Last week the government backe... | A review of whether to allow electronic voting in strike ballots is expected to be part of further changes to the government's Trade Union Bill. | 36146561 |
Dean Evans, 22, from Reading, died in July in the Syrian city of Manbij, after joining the People's Defence Units (YPG), a Kurdish military group.
His stepfather Steve Howell told the Victoria Derbyshire programme his stepson was "a martyr".
And both he and Dean's stepmother Tracey are "proud of what he did".
In their ... | A British man who died fighting the so-called Islamic State in Syria has been described by his stepfather as "courageous, not stupid". | 38065437 |
The election of Trump as the 45th US president has led many fans of The Simpsons to recall an old episode which apparently predicted it.
Bart To The Future, first broadcast in 2000, showed how the lives of the main characters might turn out.
A grown-up Lisa Simpson was seen as the White House incumbent, explaining to h... | Across film, television and music, the prospect of Donald Trump becoming the US commander-in-chief was raised long before he became the president-elect on Wednesday. | 37936369 |
Kyles maintained their charge with a 2-1 win at Kilmallie and Newtonmore, who have faltered slightly by their own standards this season, squeezed past newly-promoted Glasgow Mid Argyll 1-0 at Yoker.
In the preliminary round of the Camanachd Cup, Skye won the game of the day 4-2 at Beauly, Caberfeidh hammered hosts Inve... | A goalless draw at home to Lovat kept Kingussie top of the Marine Harvest Premiership while Oban Camanachd thrashed Glenurquhart 5-0 at Mossfield to go second. | 39540620 |
Adam Brookman, 39, says he was carrying out humanitarian work in Syria when he was forced to work with Islamic State (IS) militants.
He was detained at Sydney airport on Friday after surrendering to officials in Turkey.
Mr Brookman has been charged under new anti-terror laws with knowingly providing support to IS.
The ... | A nurse has been charged with terrorism offences after he voluntarily returned to Australia from Turkey. | 33667348 |
Shahzad Shah, 56, collapsed and died following an incident at a kebab shop in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, last month.
Hidayet Ozden, 52, from Falkirk, has since appeared in court twice, charged with murder and assault.
Mr Shah's cause of death was "Ischaemic Heart Disease with blunt head trauma".
The information was revea... | A takeaway chef who was allegedly murdered at his work was killed by a combination of blunt head trauma and heart disease, it has emerged. | 36346389 |
Eight fire appliances attended the refinery and police officers were sent to the site shortly after 12:00.
Refinery owners Ineos said there were no casualties as a result of the incident.
Ineos said a leak was detected on a pipe carrying ethylene gas in its Kinneil Gas manufacturing plant which was being isolated.
The ... | A full investigation has been launched into the cause of a gas leak at the Grangemouth petrochemical site. | 39780450 |
The sentence "over-emphasised" the crimes, and Hewitt's age and health should be considered, his lawyer said.
The prosecution said it was opposed to the sentence being reduced.
The 76-year-old, who is out on bail, was convicted last year of raping and sexually assaulting girls he coached in South Africa the 1980s and 1... | Former Wimbledon tennis champion Bob Hewitt has appealed in a South African court against his six-year prison sentence for raping under-age girls. | 36196090 |
Second-placed Alloa Athletic were held to a 1-1 draw by Albion Rovers, with play-off hopefuls East Fife and Queen's Park finishing goalless.
Stranraer moved further clear of trouble with a 3-0 home defeat of bottom club Stenhousemuir.
Peterhead remain ninth after a 1-1 draw with Airdrieonians.
Liam Buchanan scored eith... | Livingston are one win away from the Scottish League One title after a 2-0 victory over Brechin City moved them 13 points clear with five games remaining. | 39467426 |
The Home Affairs Committee called the conditions a "disgrace" and said some councils were doing far more than others to take in those in need.
It called on ministers to compel more local authorities to sign up to a scheme for housing asylum seekers.
The government said it was working to ensure "safe, habitable" accommo... | Some asylum seekers have been placed in accommodation infested by rats, mice and insects after arriving in the UK, a report by MPs says. | 38799694 |
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Two weeks after the calf's birth, zookeepers are pleased with his progress, saying he's putting on up to half a kilo per day.
An adult pygmy hippopotamus typically reaches around 70-80cm tall and weighs around 250kg, about a quarter of t... | A baby pygmy hippopotamus has made an arrival at Melbourne zoo in Australia, the first to be born there for 33 years. | 33044407 |
There are bad days, terrible days and then there are the kind of days that Donald Trump just endured.
He ended Monday by defending his tax arrangements as a "brilliant" way of navigating the law, as a furore raged over the possibility that he had not paid federal tax for 18 years. But tax wasn't the only fire for him t... | With just 35 days to go until the US general election, amid one of the most helter-skelter presidential campaigns in living memory, we've diced and sliced all the latest developments from the trail. | 37547560 |
Former five-weight boxing world champion Mayweather will face UFC lightweight title-holder McGregor in 12 rounds under boxing rules in August.
"He called black people 'monkeys'," said the American, 40, during a news conference at Wembley Arena on Friday.
Then, once the pair entered a boxing ring at the event for the of... | Floyd Mayweather directed a homophobic slur at Conor McGregor after accusing him of making racist comments during the media tour to promote their Las Vegas fight. | 40615548 |
The report detailing claims by 600 people will go before the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
At a preliminary hearing earlier, the Shirley Oaks Survivors Association was given "core participant status".
Its leader Raymond Stevenson said child abuse in the Lambeth Council-run homes had been a "reversal to t... | "Physical and sexual abuse on an industrial scale" went "unchecked for decades" at children's homes in a south London borough, a victims' report says. | 35889595 |
Edinburgh, 46, was dismissed on Tuesday with the Gills 17th in the League One table and Scally unhappy with their form during 2016.
"I am not even convinced I am going to go down the manager route as we are looking at other alternatives now," Scally told BBC Radio Kent.
"We may have a head coach and a team of coaches, ... | Gillingham chairman Paul Scally may change the club's management structure after sacking boss Justin Edinburgh. | 38507348 |
Yik Yak, a social media platform, allows you to do just that because it's anonymous.
In the first ever question and answer session to be held on Yik Yak, users of the app sent their questions about the EU referendum to the BBC.
A member of the BBC's Reality Check team has been answering some of those questions on the s... | What do you do when you have questions about the EU referendum but you are too scared to ask? | 36548155 |
The Liverpool Walton MP beat the city's elected mayor Joe Anderson and fellow Merseyside MP Luciana Berger in a vote of Labour members in the region.
Mr Rotheram is the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jeremy Corbyn and a close ally of the Labour leader.
His friend and fellow MP Andy Burnham won the Manchester mayora... | Steve Rotheram will be Labour's candidate in next year's Liverpool City Region mayoral election. | 37024072 |
The 33-year-old scored a crucial 63 in the second innings of the five-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire on Friday, following a first-innings' duck.
England opener Compton had a two-month break from the game earlier this summer in order to "refresh and recharge".
"I was proud of the way I managed to hold things togeth... | Middlesex batsman Nick Compton says it is "nice to contribute again" after helping the side to a win which kept them top of the County Championship. | 37321912 |
And those will be much-needed assets in the coming months and years if the US and Cuba want to succeed in rebuilding diplomatic relationships, which have been broken for more than 50 years.
Jeffrey DeLaurentis was named head of mission in August last year. It is his third stint in Cuba.
He first served here as a consul... | Reserved, thoughtful, dedicated, wise and humorous - the new US charge d'affaires in Havana, Jeffrey DeLaurentis, is all of the above, according to his former boss Vicki Huddleston. | 33555305 |
The match was played in an empty stadium after crowd trouble at Legia's last Champions League home game - a 6-0 defeat by Borussia Dortmund - resulted in a £69,000 fine and stadium ban.
Wales forward Gareth Bale put Real Madrid ahead after 57 seconds, before assisting Karim Benzema to double their lead.
But goals by Va... | Real Madrid will have to wait to seal their place in the Champions League knockout stage after a thrilling six-goal draw against Legia Warsaw, which was played behind closed doors. | 37839393 |
The population of the Outer Hebrides is 27,070, according to the most up-to-date figure which was released in June last year.
The number of people is 180 fewer than there were in 2014.
The comhairle said the framework for a policy to tackle population decline would be developed at the seminar.
Islands Minister Humza Yo... | Western Isles Council (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar) is to hold a seminar to examine ways of halting depopulation of the islands. | 36586426 |
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Briton Froome finished six seconds behind stage winner Maciej Bodnar.
The 32-year-old took time out of all his major yellow jersey rivals on a 22.5km individual time trial.
The Team Sky rider will not have his lead attacked on Sunday's processional final stage into Paris a... | Chris Froome effectively clinched his fourth Tour de France title after finishing third on the penultimate stage of the race in Marseille. | 40691623 |
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The 30-year-old lost the first round of three but Dychko, 26, tired and Joyce took a unanimous win.
Joyce will face Frenchman Tony Yoka for the gold medal at 19:15 BST on Sunday.
"I'm staying hungry and staying humble," said Joyce. "One step closer - keep it simple and kee... | Great Britain's Joe Joyce will fight for an Olympic gold medal after beating Kazakhstan's Ivan Dychko to reach the men's super-heavyweight boxing final at Rio 2016. | 37134469 |
Owner Fawaz Al Hasawi had said a deal with the group, led by John Jay Moores, was not in the "best interests of the club" when talks broke down.
The prospective new owners insist they offered to buy 100% of the club.
They said they share the "deep sense of frustration fans are feeling".
The statement from Moores and Ch... | The USA-based consortium which has been trying to buy Nottingham Forest still wants to complete a takeover and says it offered "significantly enhanced terms" earlier this week. | 38679890 |
Gog the dog, from Leicester, was known for wearing clothes and being wheeled around in a buggy by its owner Monti Shortt.
Dozens of people responded to a social media campaign and helped hand out leaflets to help find the dog.
Police said someone walked off with the buggy when Ms Shortt briefly popped into the Haymarke... | A Yorkshire terrier that was taken from its elderly owner who has cancer has been found. | 35654039 |
Chris Coleman's side entered the biggest game in Welsh football history - at their first major tournament since 1958 - carried by a wave of emotion and optimism after their 3-1 win against Belgium in the quarter-final.
The big threat was always going to be Cristiano Ronaldo - and so it proved as his magnificent header ... | The great Wales adventure at Euro 2016 came to a disappointing end as they were beaten in the semi-final by Portugal in Lyon. | 36658962 |
She is confident that conditions can be created for the UK to stay in and she is "not losing sleep" over it, she said in a BBC interview.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron aims to renegotiate the UK's EU membership terms, ahead of an in/out referendum.
"I'm optimistic that if we all want it, we'll find a good solution," ... | German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the EU may have to consider treaty change if that is what it takes to keep the UK in. | 33005343 |
Barnardo's told the BBC it had worked with the ring's two victims in 2008 and referred the case of one to the local authority and other relevant agencies.
The charity's Michelle Lee-Izu said "insufficient action" was taken.
Six men were found guilty on Friday of abuse on a "massive scale".
The Old Bailey heard the abus... | Concerns about a girl repeatedly abused by a gang of men in Buckinghamshire were raised by a charity several years before the perpetrators were arrested, it has emerged. | 33662503 |
The loss of Will Gidman and James Taylor during the final morning left the home side 134-5, only 121 ahead.
But Patel hit 11 fours in his 76 before being caught behind off Will Rhodes.
Read (83 not out) and and Vernon Philander (38) then shared an unbroken stand of 109 before a declaration on 354-7 ended the game as a ... | Samit Patel and Chris Read led a resolute Nottinghamshire batting display which snuffed out any threat of defeat by Yorkshire at Trent Bridge. | 32414387 |
Going into Tuesday's Midland derby at mid-table Walsall, Vale are four points adrift of 20th-placed Gillingham.
A Vale draw would mean having to win at Fleetwood on Sunday, while hoping for a seven-goal swing on Gillingham, who go to Northampton on the final day.
"We've got to win. We'll certainly take the game to them... | Port Vale caretaker boss Michael Brown says his side must win both their final two League One games to give themselves a better chance of staying up. | 39694850 |
It will be the first time the show has been seen in central London since 1990.
Set in Depression-era New York, it tells of a young performer, Peggy Sawyer, who gets a shot at stardom when her show's leading lady is injured.
The new production begins previews on 20 March and will be directed by the original show's co-au... | The stage version of classic film 42nd Street will return to the West End next year, with its producers promising even more singing and dancing than before. | 36984974 |
It follows a ruling that abortion legislation in Northern Ireland is in breach of human rights law.
Currently, termination of pregnancy is only allowed if a woman's life is at risk or there is a permanent or serious risk to her mental or physical health.
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) brought the ... | Health Minister Simon Hamilton has circulated new draft guidelines on current abortion law and practice to his Executive colleagues. | 34973771 |
Hamann wrote in the Sunday Times that the decision to give the German a four-year extension after only one full season at the club was "madness".
"I found it strange," he told the BBC.
"You don't get stability from a six-year contract - you get it from good work in the transfer market."
Media playback is not supported ... | Liverpool acted with their "hearts and not their heads" when they offered manager Jurgen Klopp a six-year contract in the summer, according to former Reds midfielder Dietmar Hamann. | 38874094 |
The 28-year-old, whose stay at Vicarage Road is now extended until 2021, has made 84 appearances for the club since joining from Blackpool three years ago.
Cathcart struggled with a hernia injury last season and only featured in 15 Premier League games.
However, new manager Marco Silva has opted to tie down the long-te... | Northern Ireland defender Craig Cathcart has penned a new four-year contract with Watford. | 40431048 |
The IT worker and mother-of-one was not a passenger on the train that crashed through ticket barriers on Thursday, but was killed by debris that fell on to the platform.
Investigators have found one of the train's black box recorders but debris has so far blocked access to the other.
More than 110 people were injured i... | The woman who died in the Hoboken train crash has been named as 34-year-old Brazilian Fabiola Bittar de Kroon. | 37521637 |
The Dutch defender made the £13m move to St Mary's from Scottish champions Celtic in September 2015, signing an initial five-year contract.
Van Dijk, 24, has now committed to the club until the summer of 2022.
"The club is growing and I definitely want to grow with them, that's how I feel," the Netherlands internationa... | Virgil van Dijk has signed a new six-year contract with Southampton, just eight months into his current deal. | 36236667 |
Now 38-years-old, she spent 12 years serving with left-wing Colombian rebel group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc).
Ms Giraldo, who left Farc a decade ago, remembers with sorrow the horror of the battlefield.
She says she joined Farc - which is on US and European lists of terrorist organisations - as ... | Former guerrilla fighter Gladis Giraldo says she ultimately realised that violence was not the answer. | 35873206 |
The former Randwick team-mates have exchanged frank views this week before Saturday's meeting at Twickenham.
Jones, 50, felt parts of the Australian media were disrespectful during England's tour down under in June.
"I don't know where that comes from. He is very respected in Australia," Cheika said.
England's victory ... | Australia head coach Michael Cheika says England counterpart Eddie Jones has always "operated with a chip on his shoulder". | 38177590 |
They were attempting to get better seats at the Australia v Serbia men's basketball semi-final at the Rio Olympics without proper accreditation.
The athletes were questioned by police on Friday and released on Saturday.
Australia's chef de mission Kitty Chiller said her country's Olympians were "definitely not at fault... | Nine Australian Olympians have been fined for falsifying documents, an offence that can carry a prison sentence of up to five years in Brazil. | 37142094 |
The rugby league club's 10,000-capacity stadium near Junction 32 of the M62 at Glasshoughton has already been approved by Wakefield Council.
Steve Gill, chief executive, said the club could now "thrive and not just survive".
Developers Lateral Property Group said the scheme could create 2,000 jobs.
Plans for Five Towns... | A new Castleford Tigers stadium has moved closer with the news the secretary of state has not "called in" a £135m scheme. | 33392698 |
Namibia's IBF world super-lightweight champion Indongo takes on Burns, who holds the WBA version at 10st, in a super-lightweight unification bout.
"It is a fight that could potentially lead on to a few huge unification fights," said ex-WBO champion Arthur.
"It is a very difficult weight class with some of the world's t... | Alex Arthur believes victory for compatriot Ricky Burns over Julius Indongo on Saturday in Glasgow would be "massive" for the Scot. | 39583672 |
Newly homeless in a place already peopled with the descendants of refugees from the war that followed Israel's creation in 1948, their plight is desperate.
The level of damage in parts of Gaza is extraordinary - the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, called it "destruction beyond description".
No-one who has seen at fi... | Winter is coming in Gaza, and the long nights and heavy rains will deepen the misery of thousands of families whose homes were destroyed in the fighting of summer. | 29628657 |
Bectu says a number of local union officials at the Ritzy, which has several cinemas in London, have been disciplined.
The workers have been campaigning to be paid the voluntary London Living Wage of £9.75 per hour.
Picturehouse cinema, which runs the chain and is part of Cineworld, said workers were paid £9.65 per h... | Leaders of cinema workers involved in a long-running dispute over pay say they have been suspended ahead of talks. | 40098433 |
Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith were on target as Chicago clinched the title at home for the first time since 1938.
It was the only match of the series not to be decided by a single goal.
Keith opened the scoring in the second period and was named most valuable player of the play-offs to deny Tampa in their first final s... | Chicago Blackhawks claimed their third Stanley Cup in six years with a 2-0 win against Tampa Bay Lightning that gave them a 4-2 series victory. | 33145235 |
Dale Pryde, 20, admitted climbing over fencing before running towards Mr Wallace at Hampden Park.
He also pled guilty to punching a Rangers fan and hitting another with a chair.
Pryde, of Greendykes, Edinburgh, was ordered to wear a tag for three months and carry out 250 hours of unpaid work.
Passing sentence at Glasgo... | A Hibs fan who tried to punch Rangers player Lee Wallace during the pitch invasion that followed last year's Scottish Cup Final has avoided jail. | 39446695 |
5 November 2015 Last updated at 00:50 GMT
If no action is taken, fish stocks will decline by between 9% and 59% over the next 30 years, depending on the species, it warned.
The study recommended dramatic reduction in all fishing activity, as Juliana Liu reports from Hong Kong.
Watch more reports on Asia Business Report... | Territorial disputes in the South China Sea will hamper efforts to coordinate urgent action among Asian governments on overfishing, according to a study by the University of British Columbia. | 34727827 |
Until this year, secondary school performance has been judged mainly by what proportion of pupils get five GCSEs at grade A*-C, including English and maths.
Instead two new measures, known as Attainment 8 and Progress 8, have been adopted.
These will now be used by the government to judge whether schools are performin... | As new-style secondary school league tables for England are published, the BBC News website takes you through the changes that are taking place this year. | 38611850 |
Wallace, 27, the world number 242, shot a final round 69 at the Morgado Golf Resort to finish three shots clear of American Julian Suri.
He finished on 21-under-par and becomes only the second player on the tour this season to win from start to finish.
It was Wallace's fifth start on the European Tour having made the s... | England's Matt Wallace led from start to finish to win the Portugal Open, his first European Tour title. | 39916515 |
Dyke presented his proposals aimed at improving the future of the English game to club owners and executives.
But Football League chief executive Shaun Harvey says it was not popular.
"It's fair to say there is no appetite among clubs for the use of B teams or Strategic Loan Partnerships in the football pyramid," he sa... | Football League clubs have "no appetite" for Football Association chairman Greg Dyke's plan to set up a new tier for Premier League B teams. | 27743046 |
Rebecca Williams, known as Bex, was rescued from the New Year's Day fire in which her boyfriend Cameron Logan died.
His parents were treated for smoke inhalation after the fire at their home in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire.
Police said they still wanted to trace dog walkers and were seeking information about a dark-c... | A woman who was seriously injured in deliberate fire which killed her boyfriend has spoken to detectives from her hospital bed. | 38595100 |
The network of tents, bunkers and even a tree-house, known as "the Jungle", was once home to more than 200 people.
Residents of the camp in San Jose, California, were given a 72-hour notice to vacate by early Thursday morning.
Officials believed about 50 people were still living in the camp. Social services are helping... | US police have begun clearing what is thought to be the country's largest homeless encampment, in Silicon Valley. | 30336704 |
Indonesian Haryanto, 23, signed at the start of the season but has failed to secure financial backing and has now been offered the reserve role.
Frenchman Ocon will race alongside German Pascal Wehrlein for the remaining nine rounds of the F1 season.
"I'm ready for this exciting step up," said Ocon.
Wehrlein earned the... | Renault's 19-year-old reserve driver Esteban Ocon has replaced Rio Haryanto at Manor and will make his Grand Prix race debut in Belgium on 28 August. | 37033654 |
Health officials want to provide additional services next to Rhyl's Royal Alexandra Hospital such as a same day care centre for minor ailments.
They hope it alleviates demands on Glan Clwyd Hospital in nearby Bodelwyddan as well as other community hospitals.
The plans are on show at Rhyl Library on Saturday and the tow... | A consultation on plans for a new hospital to serve residents in north Denbighshire begins on Saturday. | 38252923 |
Takagoyama Nature Zoo in Chiba said DNA testing showed the monkeys had been crossbred with the rhesus macaque.
The non-indigenous rhesus macaque is banned under Japanese law.
A local official said they had to be killed to protect the native environment.
The zoo's operator held a memorial service for the snow monkeys' s... | A zoo in northern Japan has culled 57 of its snow monkeys by lethal injection after discovering they carried the genes of an "invasive alien species". | 39040907 |
Rob's father Bill - from Tylorstown in the Rhondda - became West Ham physio in 1958 following a wartime career with the Royal Engineers.
Six years later Rob joined him as his apprentice, and together they treated the Hammers' stars who would go on to form the backbone of England's 1966 World Cup-winning team.
But '66 w... | When the final whistle went at Upton Park on Saturday, it did not only seal West Ham's Premier League win over Sunderland, but also marked the end of Welsh physiotherapist Rob Jenkins' 51 year association with the club. | 32003390 |
Playing in only his 13th first-class match, Curran's mid-afternoon burst of three for two in 18 balls left the home side rocking.
Replying to Surrey's 252, the Bears made 247 after a 95-run stand from Keith Barker (62) and Ian Bell (43).
Having led by five runs after the first innings, Surrey then closed on 33-1.
Warwi... | Surrey teenager Sam Curran claimed a career-best 5-44 to help his side fight back on the second day against Warwickshire at Edgbaston. | 37071259 |
Billy's older brother Joe, 25, has become England's main man in the international set-up in all formats for the past couple of years, playing a vital role in both the Ashes glory of 2015 and the run to the World Twenty20 Cup final earlier this month.
But Billy, who plays for Nottinghamshire, appears to be showing signs... | Living in the sizeable shadow of the "most complete batsman" England has ever produced can't be easy, but 23-year-old Billy Root seems to making a good fist of it. | 35989370 |
Beijing is currently hosting an informal meeting for defence ministers from the region.
China's Defence Minister Chang Wanquan has suggested drills for "maritime rescues and disaster relief".
China's reclamation activities in the sea in recent years have raised tensions with its neighbours.
The Philippines and Vietnam,... | China has proposed joint maritime drills with South East Asian nations in the hotly contested South China Sea in 2016. | 34546820 |
She told E! news she did "what we have to start doing, unfortunately, at the expense of our creative dreams".
She said: "I walked away from a play I wanted to do because I was offered less than half of what the other man was offered and it was just the two of us."
Miller did not name the production. She was speaking af... | Sienna Miller has said she turned down a play because she was offered less than half the pay of her male co-star. | 34527407 |
Northumbrian Water said it was installing new equipment at its works to help slow down pipe corrosion and to reduce water discolouration.
The work will take place at sites including Broken Scar in Darlington, Mosswood in County Durham and Warkworth in Northumberland.
A spokesman said the work would be completed early n... | More than £3m is to be spent upgrading four treatment works in the North East in a bid to improve water quality. | 34369369 |
McCombe appeared 61 times in a two-year spell with the Minstermen prior to leaving the club last month.
The 30-year-old was a member of the York side that reached the League Two play-off semi-finals in 2013-14.
Starting his career with Huddersfield Town, he also played for Port Vale and Hereford and won promotion from ... | Macclesfield Town have signed former York City defender John McCombe on a deal until the end of the season. | 35699176 |
The 250-year-old barracks outside Inverness is among a number of bases at risk of closure as part of a Ministry of Defence review.
Highland Council leader Margaret Davidson and MP Drew Hendry met Defence Minister Mark Lancaster in London.
Mr Hendry said: "It is disappointing that we still have no firm answer."
He added... | Political leaders from the Highlands have expressed disappointment after failing to get reassurances about the future of the Fort George army base. | 37671244 |
Len Goodman will also continue as a judge on the tour despite announcing the current TV series will be his last.
Rani replaces Mel Giedroyc, who has already signed up to co-present a new BBC One talent show in 2017.
Giedroyc and Graham Norton will front Let It Shine - a nationwide search for singers and actors to play ... | Countryfile presenter Anita Rani will host the next Strictly Come Dancing tour, which begins in January. | 37418415 |
Alan Davey, who took the helm at the station in January this year, announced the guests as he launched Radio 3's new season of programmes.
Davey highlighted the station's spoken output, alongside a diverse range of musical content and live performances.
"I want people to experience what goes on here - it's a treasure t... | Alan Bennett and Alec Baldwin are among the famous faces sharing their love of music on BBC Radio 3 shows this autumn. | 34413756 |
The discovery was made during a planned search in County Louth on Saturday.
An underground storage device was also found during the police operation in the Raskeagh and Kilcurry area, close to the border with Northern Ireland.
The items were taken away for further examination. | Firearms, ammunition and improvised explosive devices have been found by police in the Republic of Ireland investigating dissident republican activity. | 32101715 |
Supporters of the project insist the bridge would ease traffic congestion.
However, Labour has long been opposed to the route currently planned at Tillydrone.
There was a lengthy debate on Wednesday, and councillors voted to reaffirm their commitment to the so-called third Don crossing. | Aberdeen councillors have reaffirmed their commitment to a new bridge over the River Don at the proposed site near Tillydrone. | 20782100 |
The 29-year-old world record holder scored 34, beating Frenchman Jean Quiquampoix, who took silver with 30.
A tense shoot-off between Quiquampoix and China's Yuehong Li decided the bronze medal.
Cuba's 2012 Olympic champion Leuris Pupo finished fifth after the first series of eliminations.
Germany equal Great Britain's... | German policeman Christian Reitz has won the Olympic men's 25m rapid fire pistol title in Rio. | 36688101 |
The Infanta Cristina, 48, has been linked to the business affairs of her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, who is being investigated for alleged embezzlement.
The princess is now a formal suspect and should appear in court on 8 March.
By Tom BurridgeBBC News, Madrid
Throughout this long-running, and very public scandal, Spain... | A Spanish judge has summoned the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos to appear in court over accusations of fraud and money-laundering. | 25635858 |
The 31-year-old cancelled out Eva de Goede's penalty with three minutes left to clinch the two-match series 1-0.
Great Britain had beaten the Dutch 2-1 in Tuesday's opener.
"We can come away feeling very positive and know that we still have good growth to come," said head coach Danny Kerr.
"I'm very proud of how the gi... | Alex Danson scored her 90th international goal as Great Britain secured series victory over Olympic and world champions the Netherlands with a 1-1 draw in Amsterdam on Thursday. | 36440827 |
The 55-year-old Italian, who arrived in July to replace Quique Sanchez Flores - also sacked after one season in charge - said he had no regrets.
Sunday's home game against Manchester City will be his last in charge.
"We got the magic 40 points, the objective of the season, with six games left," he said.
Mazzarri began ... | Walter Mazzarri strongly defended his record as Watford boss in his first appearance since the club announced he is to leave at the end of the season. | 39977354 |
They will be tried at Coventry Magistrates' Court on 5 and 6 November.
An Insolvency Service spokesman confirmed that "criminal proceedings have been commenced against David Smith, Robert Peto and Thomas Wright".
"We will not be commenting until the criminal proceedings have been concluded," they added.
The Insolvency ... | Ex-directors of failed parcel firm City Link are being prosecuted under section 194 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. | 34532809 |
Nick Hardwick said they were "more dangerous" for staff and prisoners and "less effective" at preparing people for release so they do not reoffend.
He also said he had seen prisoners who were "out of it" from taking legal highs.
The Ministry of Justice said it was investing in and reforming prisons.
Mr Hardwick told t... | The outgoing chief inspector of prisons has said there is "no doubt" jails have deteriorated in the five years he has been in the role. | 34932548 |
The Ulster sides - along with Dublin and Tyrone - are among four counties topping the table on seven points.
Niall Morgan and Padraig Hampsey replace Mickey O'Neill and Cathal McShane in two Tyrone changes from the defeat by Donegal for their Mayo game.
Cavan earned a superb away win over Mayo last weekend but a home d... | Monaghan have named an unchanged team for Sunday's big Division One Football League clash against Donegal. | 39378514 |
Scientists plan to send the long-range autonomous vehicle under the sea-ice of the Arctic - from one side of the ocean basin to the other.
It is a journey of at least 2,500km - and while nuclear subs might routinely do it, the prospect is a daunting one for a battery-operated research vehicle.
The trip could happen in ... | The UK’s favourite new yellow submarine, Boaty McBoatface, is in training for a grand challenge. | 37685883 |
27 November 2015 Last updated at 13:22 GMT
The elite soldiers of the Galactic Empire swapped enforcing the New Order to try out the waves in a drizzly Gloucestershire.
It is thought key scenes from the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens were filmed in nearby Puzzlewood, in the Forest of Dean.
The Wye Val... | Star Wars stormtroopers have been spotted surfing the last big bore of the year on the River Severn. | 34945402 |
The boy was apparently with two companions aged 12 and 13 when he set alight a mattress being used by the man in the northern town of Novi Sad.
The man died of his burns in hospital on Wednesday morning.
Police said the boys were questioned while their parents were present and then freed because they were under 14, the... | A 12-year-old boy who killed a homeless man in Serbia will not be prosecuted because he is too young, reports say. | 38328067 |
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague said it could not examine Georgia's complaint because negotiations had not taken place.
Georgia said Russia and the rebels had used ethnic violence against Georgians in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Russia sent forces into the two regions in a brief war in August 2008... | The United Nations' top court has dismissed a case filed by Georgia that accuses Russia and separatist rebels of ethnic cleansing. | 12935149 |
Father Gary Donegan said he other community workers were contacted by police, who told them of the threats.
The priest from the Holy Cross church in Ardoyne said the threats were from a "dissident republican background".
But he added that he would not be deterred from continuing his work, saying: "I've never cowered aw... | A prominent Catholic priest in north Belfast has said he has been threatened by a criminal gang. | 36464708 |
It won the best film prize and Andrea Arnold was named best director.
Its star Sasha Lane won best actress, while Robbie Ryan's cinematography was rewarded with the outstanding achievement in craft award.
I, Daniel Blake star Dave Johns won best actor and his co-star Hayley Squires was named most promising newcomer at ... | Coming-of-age drama American Honey has picked up four honours at the British Independent Film Awards. | 38206518 |
Police said the 17-year-old was walking along Great Victoria Street near the junction with Ventry Street on Monday evening, when a car containing a number of men pulled up alongside him.
The men then assaulted the victim knocking him to the ground.
It is believed a hammer may have been used to strike him on the back.
T... | A teenager has been attacked and knocked to the ground by a gang of men armed with a hammer in Belfast city centre. | 30499808 |
On Tuesday, Congress stripped him of his immunity from prosecution which opened the way for criminal charges to be brought against him.
He has denied any wrongdoing.
The vice president has been sworn in as interim head of state, ahead of elections this Sunday.
Alejandro Maldonado is expected to govern until the new pre... | A Guatemalan judge has ordered former president, Otto Perez Molina, to be held in prison while hearings take place over his alleged role in a huge bribery scheme. | 34147891 |
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