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Spieth, 21, could not convert a birdie putt on the final hole which would have proven enough to contest a three-man play-off - won by Zach Johnson.
"Right now it's a tough feeling to be that close in a major," said Spieth.
"To be that close on our biggest stage and come up... | Masters and US Open champion Jordan Spieth admitted he was hurting as his chances of winning a Grand Slam of majors ended at The Open at St Andrews. | 33604502 |
The woman is taking action against the UK regulator's refusal to allow her to take her only child's eggs to a US clinic to be used with donor sperm.
She lost a High Court case last year but the Court of Appeal granted her permission to challenge the decision.
Her daughter died of cancer in 2011 and was said to have app... | A 60-year-old woman who wants to use her late daughter's frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild has been allowed to continue her legal battle. | 35651301 |
The 23-year-old moved to the Robins for an undisclosed fee in January from Brighton & Hove Albion.
Barker has made two starts since his move to the County Ground and only featured as a substitute this season.
"George will give us pace up front and will cause opposition defenders problems," Tranmere manager Rob Edwards ... | Tranmere Rovers have signed Swindon Town striker George Barker on a one-month loan deal. | 29572160 |
David Thompson, 80, was the oldest of the 38 people who died when a gunman opened fire on a beach in the resort of Sousse.
A private funeral service was held in his home village of Tadley.
In his address, the Reverend Richard Harlow said: "there are no words which can soften either the manner or the suddenness of David... | The funeral has been held of a Hampshire man killed in the Tunisia beach attack. | 33601838 |
Rafiq, 25, has played with Yorkshire's second team recently and is now able to play in all formats for the county.
Meanwhile, seamer Josh Shaw, 20, has been recalled from his loan spell at Gloucestershire with immediate effect.
"Josh's loan spell has helped with his development and this is clear to see from the wickets... | Pakistan-born all-rounder Azeem Rafiq has signed a contract with Yorkshire until the end of the season. | 36550729 |
Maybin, six shots off a qualifying spot overnight, started promisingly with two birdies but then bogeyed the third before double-bogeying the fifth.
The Ballyclare man managed five further birdies but never seriously threatened to win a card as he signed for a 71.
Peter Lawrie missed out by one with Simon Thornton a fu... | Gareth Maybin was unable to summon up any final-days heroics at the European Tour School as he missed out on a card for 2015 by six shots. | 30079557 |
Sun Zhengcai was the Communist Party chief of a major metropolis, Chongqing.
Before his abrupt removal from office earlier this month, he was a strong contender to rise to the elite seven-member committee that rules China.
But now China's anti-corruption body says it is investigating him for serious violations of disci... | Chinese authorities say they are investigating a top politician once seen as a candidate for the highest ranks of the leadership. | 40706213 |
The rise, determined by July's Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation measure, will take effect from January.
It comes as research by trade unions suggests rail fares have increased at double the speed of wages since 2010.
But the government said wages were now rising faster than fares, and the rail industry said £50bn wa... | Regulated rail fares in England and Wales and regulated peak-time fares in Scotland will rise by 1.9% next year. | 37091018 |
Security firm G4S, which runs Lincolnshire Police's call centre, began investigating in May over claims staff were calling at "quiet times" to improve their response figures.
G4S said two other workers had resigned and a fifth person had returned to work after being cleared of any wrongdoing.
The firm said emergency ca... | Two police workers who made fake 999 calls to meet performance targets have been sacked. | 37107635 |
This famous place that once rivalled Hollywood is partly under occupation by striking workers.
For more than two months now they have been camped day and night on the roof of the main gatehouse and in an area nearby.
The lighting engineers, set builders and others have rigged up a huge speaker. And from time to time th... | One of the world's great centres of movie-making tradition, the Cinecitta studios in Rome, are being riven by a bitter dispute over their future. | 19587527 |
Dagnall cancelled out Adam Campbell's early opener for the Magpies, who extended their unbeaten run to five games.
Skipper Michael O'Connor restored the visitors' lead with a second-half finish against his former club, but their hopes of recording a fifth straight win were dashed when James Jones made amends for giftin... | Chris Dagnall scored his ninth goal in 10 games as Crewe fought back twice to earn a 2-2 draw with Notts County. | 39523712 |
Cooking With Poo is written by Bangkok chef Saiyuud Diwong whose nickname is Poo - which is Thai for "crab".
She runs a cookery school for locals and tourists in the city's largest slum, alongside the charitable organisation that published the book.
The 114-page book beat six other titles to be voted the winner in a pu... | A Thai cookbook has won this year's Diagram Prize for oddest book title of the year. | 17560468 |
The 25-year-old was a private who did a nine-month tour of duty from November 2013 after serving in the Army Reserve for six years, the US military said.
Six months into his tour of Afghanistan a female soldier accused him of sexual harassment and Johnson was later sent home, a military lawyer who represented him said.... | Micah Xavier Johnson, accused of shooting dead five US police officers in Dallas before himself being killed by police, was a US army veteran who had served in Afghanistan. | 36751387 |
The 2013 World champion will compete alongside Vicky Holland and fellow Welsh athlete Helen Jenkins in Rio.
Swansea-raised Stanford trains in England with Holland and male athletes Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee.
Asked about the impact moving to Leeds made on her, Stanford replied: "It's been career changing."
And she ... | Non Stanford says her move from Wales to Leeds was "absolutely integral" to her claiming a place in the British triathlon team at the Olympics. | 36473418 |
Woods, 40, has not played competitively since August and has had two operations in an attempt to cure the problem.
The American insists he is "making progress" in his recovery but has put no timescale on his return to action.
"I've decided it's prudent to miss this year's Masters," read a statement. "I've been hitting ... | Four-time champion Tiger Woods will not take part in next week's Masters because of a back injury. | 35949715 |
Most of the women wore red coats and aprons, and the men overalls and hard hats - to show they intend to represent the interest of workers.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has 25 MPs in the 400-member parliament elected on 7 May.
It was the first election contested by the EFF, led by the firebrand Julius Malema.
He... | South Africa's new left-wing MPs attended their first parliamentary session dressed as maids and miners. | 27504666 |
From the 2017-18 season, clubs which gain promotion to the Huws Gray Alliance - one level below the Welsh Premiership - must be able to provide 250 seats for supporters.
Glantraeth Football Club told S4C's Newyddion 9 it would rule them out.
The Football Association of Wales said the aim was to improve standards and gr... | New guidelines could stop football clubs gaining promotion to higher leagues, a club on Anglesey has warned. | 35747824 |
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A 3-2 home defeat was Arsenal's second straight loss in the group stage, with two matches against German champions Bayern Munich to come next.
"It leaves us in a bad position but we are still in it," said Wenger.
"We have to get a result in our next game against Bayern Mun... | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists his side can still qualify for the Champions League last 16 despite sitting pointless at the bottom of Group F after losing to Olympiakos. | 34397936 |
Matthew James Cassidy, 19, from Merseyside, died at Bethel Place in Connah's Quay, on 29 May.
The woman, 19, and from Connah's Quay, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder.
A 19-year-old man from Liverpool has already been charged with Mr Cassidy's murder and has been remanded in custody.... | A woman has been arrested by police investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in Flintshire. | 40351537 |
Welshman Thomas finished third in Friday's 18km time trial on the third of five stages in Portugal.
Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara won the stage in 20 minutes 57 seconds while Germany's Martin finished second, five seconds back, with Team Sky's Thomas a further 23 seconds adrift.
Previous leader Luis Leon Sanchez with... | Geraint Thomas is three seconds behind leader Tony Martin as he attempts to defend his Volta ao Algarve title. | 35616843 |
In a letter to The Times, Nigel Seed QC said it was a lack of evidence that stopped the case against Myra Forde.
He said she intended to allege that she had provided rent boys to Sir Edward, but she has denied this was her plan.
Gloucestershire and Thames Valley forces are the latest to say they have received informati... | An allegation about ex-PM Edward Heath was not the reason why a case against a brothel keeper in the 1990s was halted, the case's prosecutor has said. | 33807497 |
Tornagrain is being built on farmland near Inverness and those behind the project say it will eventually grow into a community of 12,000 people.
The concept has been more than 10 years in the making and is being led by landowner the Earl of Moray.
It is modelled on planned villages of the 18th and 19th Centuries.
Torna... | Residents have begun moving in to what developers claim is the first new town to be built in Scotland for more than 50 years. | 39382123 |
The aircraft crashed in the north of the Negev desert. It is not clear where it came from.
Military officials said the aircraft had flown in from the west, but not from the Gaza Strip.
The army said it was unclear if the drone was being used for reconnaissance or for a potential attack.
However, Israeli radio quoted a ... | The Israeli air force has shot down a small unmanned aircraft after it entered the south of the country, the military has said. | 19857597 |
Such a reaction will be prompted by Harry's suggestion that the Windsors aren't exactly falling over each other to fill what his mother once called "the top job", when it becomes vacant.
The Queen's heirs, he implies, will take on a position of enormous privilege because they have to, not because they want to.
And desp... | This is an interview that will generate some sympathy - a prince still struggling with the death of his mother - and raise some eyebrows. | 40363064 |
The £212m category C "super-prison" HMP Berwyn can house 2,106 offenders, making it the largest in the UK.
Work began on the site on the Wrexham Industrial Estate in May 2015 and recruitment has been under way for just over a year.
The Ministry of Justice said the prison would open "at the end of February" but would n... | Wrexham's new prison will accept its first inmates on 27 February, the BBC understands. | 38664530 |
Rescue workers said they had recovered the bodies from the debris of a landslide which buried homes in Chadoora town.
Some 200 families have been evacuated after torrential rain and a surge in the water level of the Jhelum river.
More than 250 people died in September in what was described as the worst flooding in Kash... | At least 15 people have been killed in landslides following floods in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say. | 32126716 |
The 25-year-old pianist picked up a £20,000 cheque at Leeds Town Hall.
The competition takes place every three years and is open to pianists under the age of 30 from around the world.
This was the last contest to be overseen by Dame Fanny Waterman, who co-founded the event in 1961 and has stepped down at the age of 95... | Russian Anna Tcybuleva has won the Leeds International Piano Competition, one of the most prestigious prizes in classical music. | 34243927 |
Palace beat Southampton 3-0 on Saturday for their first win since a 3-2 victory over Sunderland on 24 September.
Pardew, 55, has been in charge since January 2015, but had faced increased speculation about his job recently.
"I'm pleased for the club and it was important we won today. The discipline was good," said Pard... | Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew thanked club chairman Steve Parish for his support after the Eagles won for the first time in eight matches. | 38197298 |
Dydd Llun Pawb (Everybody's Monday) is an almost forgotten tradition in the town, but will be celebrated in April 2018.
It took place in the late 1800s when following the spring market, everyone was given the Monday off to descend on the town.
Streets would be filled with entertainment, food stalls, musical acts and si... | A call has been made to reclaim a bank holiday unique to Wrexham. | 39478996 |
Chloe Hawthorne, 17, was home alone in Markethill, County Armagh, on Tuesday afternoon when the gang broke in.
They threatened to shoot her and forced her to walk on broken glass without her shoes as they demanded her car keys.
Police are linking the burglary to a gun theft at a nearby house and a crash involving a car... | A teenager has said she thought she was going to be killed when an armed gang of burglars smashed their way into her home and pointed a gun at her head. | 37628454 |
Bangor-based Cor Glanaethwy will be part of an international mass choir presenting the US premiere of Welsh composer Sir Karl Jenkins' Cantata Memoria.
It was written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster.
Choir director Cefin Roberts said it would be an emotional performance.
On 21 October 1966, ... | A Gwynedd choir which reached the final of the Britain's Got Talent TV show in 2015 is performing at New York's Carnegie Hall. | 38595642 |
The court in Los Angeles on Wednesday gave the 19-year-olds sentences ranging from six to 13 years for two attacks.
The three, who had been sent by their families to study in the US, had admitted to the charges.
One defendant said it was a "wake-up call for the 'parachute kid' syndrome".
"Parents in China are well-mean... | Three Chinese teenagers living in the US have been jailed for kidnap and assault, in a case that has sparked discussion in China about unsupervised children studying abroad. | 35601189 |
Officers forced entry to the house in Wood End Lane, Northolt, on Sunday night after negotiations failed.
A 46-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of explosives offences, cultivation of cannabis and affray.
About 80 people had to be evacuated from their homes for the duration of the siege.
The property was searched ... | The actions police took during a three-day armed stand-off with a man thought to have stockpiled petrol in his home are to be reviewed. | 37751293 |
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Davies created the Ospreys' only try for Josh Matavesi and kicked eight points in their 13-9 Pro12 win in Edinburgh on Friday.
Biggar - currently Wales' first-choice number 10 - was not released from the national squad for the match.
"We're really pleased, and Wales should... | Wales are lucky to have two top fly-halves available in Sam Davies and Dan Biggar, says Ospreys coach Steve Tandy. | 39166270 |
The 14th Nairn Book and Arts Festival has been left with the funding gap after not getting grant assistance from national arts body Creative Scotland.
Almost 100 events are planned as part of this year's festival in September.
But organisers said this year's and future festivals were in doubt if the money could not be ... | The organisers of a long established Highlands book festival say they must raise £15,000 in four weeks to ensure this year's goes ahead. | 39489595 |
On Friday, investor demand led the stock to make its debut at $92.70, more than 38% above its $68 initial price.
Alibaba's bankers then chose to buy additional shares, reports say.
That means the firm has surpassed the record $22.1bn China's Agricultural Bank raised in 2010.
At the end of trading on Friday, Alibaba had... | Chinese internet giant Alibaba has raised $25bn (£15bn) in its share flotation, according to US media, making it the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history. | 29316074 |
The men, aged 38, 34 and 30, were arrested on Monday at separate addresses. They remain in custody.
Police said they were aware of the woman's identity but would not name her until her next of kin were informed.
Her body was found near Delamere Terrace in Little Venice, west London, on Sunday.
An initial post-mortem te... | Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found in a suitcase dumped in London's Grand Union Canal. | 32703738 |
The 27-year-old Dutch midfielder was sent off in the 80th minute of Blues' 2-1 win for a tackle on Callum O'Dowda.
Speaking after the game Birmingham manager Harry Redknapp called the decision "diabolical" and "terrible".
Kieftenbeld, who would have faced a three-match suspension, will now be available to feature in Tu... | Birmingham City have won their appeal against Maikel Kieftenbeld's red card in Saturday's win over Bristol City. | 40931276 |
The president himself has referred to "my many enemies" - but it seems they're getting a substantial boost from the new president.
Organisations that investigate, oppose, or lampoon the commander-in-chief are seeing a surge in support, in what's been dubbed "rage donation".
From civil rights to media types, the effect ... | Donald Trump's adversarial style during the campaign divided American voters like few campaigns in recent years. | 38909322 |
Zeman, who led Pescara to promotion to Serie A in 2012 before joining Roma, returned to the club this week following the sacking of Massimo Oddo.
His impact was immediate as Serie A's bottom club raced into a 3-0 lead before half time and added the gloss to a handsome win in the second.
Roma retook second spot with a 4... | New coach Zdenek Zeman led Pescara to their first win since August - a stunning 5-0 victory over Genoa. | 39021735 |
After retiring as a player with a long-term back condition in 2014, Troughton, 37, became assistant coach to previous director of cricket Dougie Brown
He will now work under the new Bears director of cricket, still expected to be Ashley Giles, once a compensation figure has been agreed with Lancashire.
"I'm excited by ... | Warwickshire have appointed their former captain Jim Troughton as first-team coach. | 38329800 |
Then, in November, we can turn around to our friends and say: "I told you so." Or maybe not.
Joining us on this crazy trip of predictions is chief F1 writer Andrew Benson, who explains his reasons for his forecasts. After which, you can probably get them all completely wrong as well.
"Let's make one thing clear before ... | We could predict the outcome of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, but we might as well go the whole hog and say which drivers and teams will be the best and worst come Abu Dhabi. | 39281428 |
Its shares closed at 309 yen, higher by just 0.3%, after rising as much as 10% in early trade on Tuesday.
Renesas has been struggling and the bailout was seen as key to its plans to revive its business.
However, analysts said investors were sceptical about whether the firm would be able to restructure its operations.
T... | Shares of embattled Japanese chipmaker Renesas ended the day little changed despite the firm securing a 150bn yen ($1.8bn; £1.1bn) bailout. | 20674457 |
Anya Shrubsole, Heather Knight and Jenny Gunn each took two wickets to limit South Africa to 101-7 in Chennai.
England raced to their target with 3.3 overs to spare thanks to Sarah Taylor's 37 off 36 balls and Amy Jones' 28.
England, who beat New Zealand in their first two practice matches, begin their World T20 campai... | England sealed a third win in three World Twenty20 warm-up games, thrashing South Africa by seven wickets. | 35806982 |
The Mayor of London was bound by parliamentary protocol to get approval from universities minister Jo Johnson before he could contribute to a debate.
"Will my honourable friend allow me?" the Tory MP for Uxbridge and Ruislip asked, as his sibling was speaking.
Laughing, Jo Johnson, who is MP for Orpington, obliged, and... | Boris Johnson found himself having to ask his younger brother for permission to speak in the Commons on Thursday. | 33103877 |
The DoJ said ValueAct had not fully disclosed its stake in the companies and the influence it had in their business dealings.
It accused ValueAct of using its access to executives at the firms to influence the outcome of the deal.
ValueAct has denied the charges.
ValueAct purchased $2.5bn (£1.75bn) worth of shares in ... | The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against investment firm ValueAct, alleging it violated anti-competition rules connected to the merger of Halliburton and Baker Hughes. | 35963553 |
Maharashtra passed the law last year after the top court overturned an earlier ban by the state government.
The state government first banned dance bars in 2005, saying they "corrupted young people and were a front for crime and prostitution".
Bar owners and dancers had bitterly protested against the ban.
Before the ba... | India's Supreme Court has stayed a law banning dance bars in the western state of Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai, allowing them to reopen. | 34537196 |
Conservationists say the remaining population of Maui's dolphins has dropped below 50.
The critically endangered species is found only in waters off New Zealand.
Measures to prevent dolphins dying in fishing nets must be extended, according to the German conservation organisation Nabu.
Fishing should be banned across t... | The smallest and rarest marine dolphin in the world could be extinct within 15 years if protection is not stepped up, new research suggests. | 32872037 |
The Queen's Swan Marker David Barber said 83 cygnets had been counted compared to 120 last year.
A five day-long ceremony known as swan upping finished at Abingdon Bridge in Oxfordshire on Friday.
The tradition dates back to the 12th Century and started in Sunbury, Surrey, on Monday.
The census counts the swan populati... | The man responsible for carrying out a census of swan numbers on the River Thames has said the population of young swans has declined by roughly a third. | 33653994 |
It is believed seven "floating" tanks sank in Studland Bay during Exercise Smash in April 1944, killing six men.
To mark the start of Isle of Purbeck Sub-Aqua Club's (IPSAC) Valentine 75 project, divers laid a wreath on one of the tanks earlier to commemorate the tragedy's 73rd anniversary.
The initiative is expected t... | An underwater project has begun to map the history of the Valentine tanks that sunk off Dorset during D-Day training. | 39489717 |
Flora, from Upper Austria, was 15 years old when the first two rounds of voting took place in April and May, and slightly too young to take part.
It's an election that could give the European Union its first far-right head of state in Norbert Hofer.
Flora's friend, Lena Ramaseder, who turned 16 in March, did get to vot... | There can't be many Austrians who are happy about the many months of delay in their controversial and glitch-plagued presidential election, But Flora Maier is one. | 37405447 |
The Delhi police are now investigating the video and have urged "his victims" to file a complaint.
He apologised and deleted his "prank video" after severe public backlash.
Mr Verma posted the video even as reports of mass molestation in the southern city of Bangalore on New Year's Eve caused anger in India.
The YouTub... | Indian YouTuber Sumit Verma is in trouble after posting a video in which he randomly walks up to women in public places, kisses them and runs away. | 38552507 |
11% of inmates are from BAME backgrounds, compared with 4.4% of the country's population.
David Lammy, tasked with the review by the prime minister, was speaking during a visit to Cardiff prison.
He said BAME inmates said prison staff were fair but the court system was not.
"This is a review of England and Wales and it... | Welsh prisons have a disproportionate number of black and minority ethnic prisoners, the MP conducting a review into apparent race bias in the criminal justice system has said. | 36736878 |
Five people were taken ill at Kendal Calling, in Cumbria, on Friday morning.
The man, who was found in a critical condition, later died, while a woman, 29, remains in a critical but stable condition, Cumbria Police said. Three men are "serious but stable".
A man, 20, has been held on suspicion of possession with intent... | A man has died and four people are seriously ill after suspected "substance abuse" at a music festival. | 33733139 |
Darren Kearns, 34, had just finished having a meal with his wife at a restaurant above a pub in Blackhorse Avenue near the Phoenix Park.
He was in his car with his wife when a lone gunman fired several shots at them.
Mr Kearns was hit in the head and died at the scene.
His wife remains severely traumatised and police s... | Police have said it is fortunate that more people were not killed in a gangland attack outside a pub in Dublin on Wednesday evening. | 35202926 |
Abdul Razak Ali Artan, 18, rammed his car into a group of pedestrians at the college then got out and began stabbing people before police shot him dead.
Police Chief Kim Jacobs said they were investigating whether Monday morning's incident was a terrorist attack.
The FBI joined the inquiry at the 60,000-student campus ... | A man who injured 11 people, one critically, in a rampage at Ohio State University was of Somali descent and a student on campus, say US officials. | 38136658 |
The money is part of a government aid package of up to £80m pledged to help 2,200 workers who lost their jobs when the Thai owners went into liquidation.
It will be used to help employees find jobs, support related companies and set up an emergency fund for staff.
Task force chairwoman Amanda Skelton said it was import... | Workers and supply chain firms affected by the closure of Redcar's SSI steel plant are to get a further £35m. | 34748956 |
Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Dairi said that it would help the government build its army and deal with "rampant terrorism".
Egypt said it supported Libya's request at an emergency session of the UN council on Wednesday.
Rival militias have been battling for control in Libya since 2011.
The worsening security situation ... | Libya has asked the UN Security Council to lift an arms embargo so that it can deal with the Islamic State (IS) group and other militants. | 31523944 |
British Gas-owner Centrica said that its UK home operating profit fell to £516m in the six months to 30 June.
Residential customers numbers fell by 3%, or 399,000, which Centrica blamed on a "competitive environment" and the end of long-term contracts.
Total revenue fell 13% to £13.3bn and operating profit fell by 12% ... | Profits at British Gas fell by 7% in the first half of the year as nearly 400,000 customers switched energy suppliers. | 36911784 |
Ore Oduba and partner Joanne jived their way to the top on Saturday night with a glittering display which wowed the judges.
It was only Craig Revel Horwood who could find the tiniest fault, leaving the dance duo 1-point short of a maximum score!
Danny Mac came in second spot while Ed Balls came rock-bottom with his pas... | Strictly Come Dancing fans... we have a competition on our hands! | 37672400 |
The original plate, drawn in Chinese ink, is taken from the Explorers on the Moon story by the Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, better known as Herge.
It shows Tintin, his dog Snowy and Captain Haddock in spacesuits walking on the moon and looking at Earth.
The sale was a record for a one-page comic strip by Herge, the... | A comic strip depicting the famous boy detective Tintin has sold for a record €1.55m (£1.33m; $1.64m) in Paris. | 38038244 |
The Italian team have failed to win a race so far in a season they started with expectations of challenging Mercedes for the world championship.
"We failed the targets. I don't think there's a doubt in my mind," Marchionne said on a visit to the Italian GP.
"It's no use putting sweeteners on the stuff. The car isn't th... | Ferrari have "failed" to meet their expectations in Formula 1 this year, president Sergio Marchionne has said. | 37267054 |
Philip Hammond was speaking ahead of a meeting with Scotland's first minister.
But the Scottish government later insisted Mr Hammond had promised to "fully consider" any proposals to protect Scotland's place in Europe.
The Scottish government is currently examining ways of keeping Scotland in the European single market... | The UK Chancellor has appeared to rule out a special Brexit deal for Scotland after saying it was "not realistic". | 38163052 |
Wiggins, 35, wants to ride on the track at the Olympics in Brazil in August ahead of a potential British finale.
Tour of Britain director Mick Bennett said: "The Wiggins team have verbally committed to me, and hopefully that can be a lap of honour for them with gold medals around their necks."
The tour runs from 4-11 S... | Tour of Britain organisers hope 2013 winner Sir Bradley Wiggins will compete in the race for a possible final time as an Olympic champion. | 35659642 |
Benji, a Patterdale Terrier, who is described as "a character", has been at Easterleigh Sanctuary in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, since he was three.
Now aged 10, he is diabetic and requires injections every 12 hours.
But he has finally been placed with a new owner in Lancashire who is said to be "desperate" to take hi... | A dog described as England's "most unwanted" after spending seven years in an animal shelter has finally found a new home. | 35429298 |
The first version of the sign appeared opposite a main route into the city, the Portway, in January.
It was thought to pay tribute to the sign in the Hollywood hills which had originally spelt out Hollywoodland.
The National Trust said the change was "not appropriate" and the sign had been removed.
"We can see the funn... | An 8ft (2.4m) high Bristoland sign which appeared in the Avon Gorge has been taken down by the land owner after it was changed to read "It's Bland". | 26619570 |
African observers described Tuesday's poll as credible, while former US Secretary of State John Kerry said its integrity remained intact.
The European Union said candidates should accept losing as "natural".
Mr Odinga alleges that results of the presidential poll have been rigged to give incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta victor... | Foreign observers have expressed confidence in Kenya's electoral process, despite opposition leader Raila Odinga's claim of massive fraud. | 40887129 |
Purver, 21, featured in 21 league games during an earlier loan spell this season, scoring twice.
Right-back Michael Taylor, 19, has captained United's under-18 side.
Guiseley are 16th in the National League with seven games remaining this season, seven points above the relegation zone.
Find all the latest football tran... | Leeds United pair Alex Purver and Michael Taylor have joined National League Guiseley on loan until the end of the season. | 39374786 |
The world's longest ocean race - at 40,000 nautical miles - features 700 participants over its eight stages.
The first leg, which launched at St Katharine Docks, will see teams travel 6,000 miles to Brazil's Rio De Janeiro.
On each of the 70ft yachts, only the skipper is professional. The other crew members are all ama... | The Clipper Round The World Yacht Race, which sees 12 teams spend a year travelling the globe, has set off from London with a parade along the Thames. | 34100639 |
The blaze started in the ground-floor kitchen of the Mint Indian tapas bar and restaurant in Perth Road and travelled through the extraction unit.
Staff raised the alarm just before 19:00 on Friday, and diners were taken to safety before the emergency services arrived at the scene.
Four appliances attended and the fire... | Diners were forced to evacuate an Indian restaurant in Dundee after a fire broke out. | 37810404 |
In future, these forecasts will be crucial to universities when offering places to pupils.
That is because A-levels results in in England will depend solely on exams taken at the end of two years' study.
The forecasts "will be the only thing universities will have to go on", said Cherry Ridgway of the Association of Sc... | Teachers are often too optimistic when predicting pupils' grades, suggests a new analysis of exam board data. | 33818019 |
Experts found 15 skeletons during the excavation of a Roman road at Ipplepen, near Exeter.
Tests on one of the skeletons showed the settlement was in use up to 350 years after the Roman period ended, which has surprised experts.
Archaeologists said the discoveries were both nationally and regionally important.
Danielle... | A "major" Roman cemetery has been discovered during an archaeological dig in Devon. | 31313465 |
In 2008 he played a starring role for Portsmouth in a famous win against Cardiff City. Curiously, he was partnered in centre midfield beside former Ibrox idol Pedro Mendes who was brilliant.
I came on as a substitute, replacing the now QPR manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink for the last 20 minutes.
Kranjcar's contribution... | Niko Kranjcar is one of the main reasons I don't have an FA Cup winners medal. | 37007723 |
A former Greater Manchester Police officer has said he was threatened with the Official Secrets Act after finding the MP with two teenage boys in 1988.
His claim is being investigated as part of an investigation into old child sexual abuse reports.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it would now "... | The police watchdog has taken charge of an inquiry into the handling of an alleged incident involving Cyril Smith. | 32089911 |
This is a class at IPACA school on the Isle of Portland.
Amelie, in year four, is speaking calmly into her smartwatch, using voice recognition software to search the web for the fact she needs.
She might just as easily have reached for the smartphone that she also uses during lessons.
Her Dorset school has embraced a b... | In a classroom bright with autumn sunshine Amelie raises her wrist to repeat the teacher's question. | 34389063 |
That's the verdict of the White House spokesman Jay Carney to reports that Syrian government forces have fired more than a dozen Scud-type missiles from the Damascus area into northern Syria.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry though has strongly denied using such weapons.
However, Nato sources speak of allied intelligence, s... | "A stunning, desperate and a disproportionate escalation." | 20712241 |
The incident happened on a flight from Denver to Minneapolis on Sunday morning, activist Shannon Watts said.
United said the girls were travelling on a special pass, for employees and their guests, which has a dress code.
It has since clarified that all regular, paying customers are welcome to wear leggings.
The girls ... | United Airlines has been heavily criticised on social media after two girls were reportedly barred from flying for wearing leggings. | 39401145 |
"No one should be paid for a job they are not doing," SDLP MLA Nichola Mallon told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster.
Devolution in Northern Ireland has been on hold since the collapse of the executive in January.
Talks are due to continue over the summer months after parties failed to reach a power-sharing agreement befor... | Stormont politicians' pay should be cut while the assembly is not sitting, according to one senior member. | 40504188 |
Specialists at Great Ormond Street say eight-month-old Charlie Gard is unable to move and has significant irreversible brain damage.
In April doctors were told they could move Charlie into palliative care.
His parents said they were "devastated by the result" and will apply to the Appeal Court to re-examine the decisio... | Parents of a baby with a rare condition are appealing against a High Court decision to withdraw life support. | 39777073 |
The UKIP leader said the French port had become "virtually lawless" and soldiers could help to search vehicles bound for the UK to deter migrants.
Thousands of migrants are now trying to enter the tunnel on a nightly basis.
Labour's Keith Vaz has urged David Cameron to hold talks with Francois Hollande on his return fr... | Nigel Farage has called for the Army to be drafted in to ease the migrant crisis at Calais, amid calls from all parties for stronger UK action. | 33701008 |
James Brokenshire is travelling to Brussels for meetings with senior EU Commission officials and permanent representatives of EU member states.
He said he wanted Northern Ireland's "particular circumstances" recognised.
He restated the UK government's aim of achieving as "frictionless" a border as possible with the Rep... | The secretary of state has said he will "ensure Northern Ireland's interests are protected" when he meets leading EU figures for Brexit talks on Wednesday. | 39122156 |
Countries covering two-thirds of the world's population now have measures in place to encourage people to stop smoking.
But tobacco still kills more than 7 million people every year.
Tobacco companies say they are not opposed to "reasonable" regulation.
The proportion of smokers and those using other tobacco products a... | The tobacco industry is hampering efforts to introduce life-saving interventions in low and middle-income countries, according to a report by the World Health Organization. | 40659519 |
As Wimbledon warms up, University of Sussex researchers say they have found the pitch of grunts can help predict who will win a match.
Footage was analysed from 50 matches featuring some of the world's top 30 players and showed grunts were higher pitched in matches they lost.
Researchers said they could often predict t... | A low-pitched grunt is a winning giveaway in tennis, a study has shown. | 40503568 |
They were removed using an emergency law that came into force earlier this month following July's failed coup.
The mayors are being replaced by trustees appointed by the government.
Tens of thousands of people have been purged from government jobs since the coup, accused of links to terrorist organisations.
Some 200 pe... | Clashes have broken out in parts of south-eastern Turkey after 28 elected mayors in largely Kurdish towns were removed from office. | 37333041 |
It represents a second injury blow for the Scots after captain Greig Laidlaw was also ruled out of the remainder of the championship.
Strauss, 30, suffered a kidney injury during the 22-16 defeat by France.
Strauss will now return to Glasgow Warriors for further care and a review of the injury will be scheduled in appr... | Scotland number eight Josh Strauss has been ruled out of the rest of the Six Nations campaign through injury. | 39007432 |
25 March 2014 Last updated at 12:28 GMT
By the end of 2014 all foreign troops are set to leave Afghanistan, one of the biggest things to happen in the country's recent history, and there are many doubts about what will happen.
For "Children of Kabul - An Uncertain Future" Nel has been finding out how life has changed s... | For Newsround's latest Special Nel has been to Afghanistan's capital city Kabul to see what life is like for children growing up there now. | 26731775 |
Guidolin, 60, was released from hospital earlier this week after receiving treatment for a chest infection.
The Italian was taken to hospital hours before Swansea's 2-1 win at Arsenal and also missed the 1-0 win over Norwich.
"Doctors say it is better that I relax," said Guidolin.
"I have finished with antibiotics but ... | Swansea City head coach Francesco Guidolin has confirmed he will not be on the touchline for Saturday's Premier League game at Bournemouth. | 35777840 |
The 5.7-magnitude quake affected the Christchurch area about 10 minutes before the 18-year-old began play.
But she started her round on time and finished with a two-under 70.
Ko won on 10 under, two shots clear of England's Felicity Johnson, South Korean amateur Hye-Jin Choi and Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen.
"It was ... | Home favourite and world number one Lydia Ko shrugged off the effects of an earthquake to win her third New Zealand Women's Open title in four years. | 35572509 |
In a 2014 speech, Mr Osborne said: "I'm here to talk to you today about what we can do to make the cities of the north a powerhouse for our economy."
The project, which he branded as his own initiative, was aimed at ending the UK's economic reliance on London.
Following Theresa May's Cabinet Reshuffle, Conservative MP ... | The former chancellor George Osborne peppered media interviews with references to the "Northern Powerhouse", but what's next for the idea since his departure? | 36825228 |
The paperless system was introduced at Addenbrooke's and Rosie hospitals in Cambridge in October.
Regulator Monitor said it was looking into the trust's "financial problems" as "it may indicate wider issues with how the trust is run".
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said it was working closely with M... | A hospital trust's finances are being investigated after it introduced a £200m online patient-record system. | 33735417 |
Amnesty International said in a report that the suspects, including women and children, were beaten, water-boarded and forced into stress positions.
The cases allegedly happened between 2013 and 2017, and dozens of detainees died as a result, it added.
Cameroon's government has not commented. Boko Haram frequently carr... | Suspected Boko Haram fighters have been "brutally tortured" by security forces in Cameroon, a rights group says. | 40664404 |
The DUP minister added that he did not want to see people ending up with a criminal record.
A senior Belfast Orangeman said on Saturday that protests against the decision could be "up-scaled".
William Mawhinney made the comments at a protest rally over restrictions to a 12 July parade.
Mr McCausland broke his silence a... | Nelson McCausland has said any protest against a Parades Commission decision to stop Orangemen parading in north Belfast should be peaceful and legal. | 24434968 |
Here, BBC Sport brings you some of the best moments:
The Huffington Post UK summed it up like this:
"The opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games had it all. Giant Tunnock's tea cakes. Small Scottish terriers. John Barrowman being carried aloft over a field of heather. And James McAvoy in a kilt.
Media playback ... | From a photobombing Queen, to thousands of tweets about Tunnock's tea cakes and of course the 'Commonwelfie', the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has been a social media hit. | 28604566 |
Somerville College's Andrew Warren, 56, and US professor Wyndham Lathem, 42, are accused of fatally stabbing Trenton Cornell-Duranleau in Mr Lathem's flat.
Chicago Police charged the pair with first-degree murder after they were returned to the city from California.
Mr Cornell-Duranleau, a hair stylist, was found with ... | An Oxford University employee has been charged with murdering a 26-year-old in Chicago. | 40990029 |
The Virgin Train was halted at Peterborough at about 15:00 GMT on New Year's Day after the arachnid made an unexpected appearance, police said.
It was scooped up in an ice cream tub and taken to a nearby pet refuge.
"Happy to confirm we quickly took the sting out of the situation," British Transport Police tweeted afte... | A train service from London to Edinburgh had to be stopped by police after a scorpion crawled out of a passenger's bag. | 38489366 |
Craig Wild, 47, was kicked, stamped on and attacked with knives and a screwdriver in Fox Walk last August.
Alison Sarah Moss, 46, of Fox Walk, Walkley, denied murder but was found guilty at Sheffield Crown Court.
Her partner, David Michael Webster, 49, of Leppings Lane, Hillsborough, had pleaded guilty to Mr Wild's mur... | A woman has been found guilty of the "horrific" murder of a man after taking drugs at a house in Sheffield. | 38998394 |
The body of Peter West, who was 60, was discovered at the property in Glazebrook Road, Leicester, at 11:00 BST on Tuesday.
Emma Hicken, 35, and Kieron West, 35, both of Glazebrook Road, were charged late on Thursday evening.
Officers are still treating Mr West's death as unexplained.
The detained pair have also been wi... | A man and a woman have been charged with preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body after a man was found dead at a house. | 40378404 |
Stubbs, 48, finished first in the individual competition in Bangkok and claimed compound team gold, alongside Richard Hennahane and Frank Maguire.
Brown, 25, had won every World and Paralympic title available since 2007.
But she took the silver medal this time after losing out to Turkey's Burcu Dag in a one-arrow shoot... | John Stubbs won two gold medals at the Para-Archery World Championships, but Paralympic gold medallist Danielle Brown had to settle for second place. | 24834116 |
Eamon O'Farrell, who spent 30 years patrolling the Derry and Tyrone border, said he was very concerned.
"The problem is not going to be on the main roads, it's going to be on the hundreds of unapproved roads," he said.
On Wednesday, it was revealed that up to 600 border crossing goods vehicles will have to be inspected... | A former customs officer in Donegal has warned that the Irish authorities are 'ill-equipped' to deal with border checks after Brexit. | 39959441 |
This story contains language which you may find offensive.
The 24-year-old reposted an image of computer game character Super Mario on Instagram, which included the words "jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a Jew."
The Italian tweeted to deny the post was offensive, before apologising.
He has until 18:00 GMT o... | Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has been charged by the Football Association for a post on social media which appeared to contain anti-Semitic and racist references. | 30352512 |
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