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The man had claimed Facebook would not allow his real name as it could be considered offensive.
But he later said on Facebook his real name was "Joe Carr" (or perhaps joker).
He said what had started as a joke between friends "became a prank that made a fool out of the media".
But he said it also brought out the best i... | An Australian who made global headlines after saying he was fighting to use his real name on Facebook, admits it was hoax. | 34918491 |
The 18-year-old has made eight appearances since joining the U's on loan in January.
"I have loved every moment here and I have played a lot of games. I would love to stay here until the end of the season," he told BBC Radio Oxford.
Kenny played seven games for League One club Wigan Athletic during a loan spell earlier... | League Two side Oxford have extended the loan of teenage Everton defender Jonjoe Kenny until the end of March. | 35686881 |
Once-capped van der Merwe has spent three seasons with Ulster, making 68 appearances to date.
"We need to add depth in leadership and in that position," said Blues coach Danny Wilson.
Van der Merwe played Super Rugby with South African sides the Lions and Sharks before joining Ulster. He was capped against New Zealand ... | Cardiff Blues have signed 33-year-old South African lock Franco van der Merwe from Ulster for the 2017-18 season. | 38682721 |
Maria Gombosova, 14, of Westcliff, Essex, is thought to be with a man she might have met on the internet and could be in Leicester, police said.
The teenager is described as 5ft 7in (1.7m) tall with very long black hair, and was last seen wearing blue jeans, a red and orange coat and a pink shirt.
A police spokesman sa... | Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a girl missing from home since Saturday. | 12490387 |
Mr Assange took refuge at the embassy in June to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he faces questioning over assault and rape claims, which he denies.
Ecuador says a decision on his claim for political asylum will come later.
The UK Foreign Office says it can lift the embassy's diplomatic status to fulfil a "legal obl... | Ecuador has accused the UK of making a "threat" to enter its embassy in London to arrest Wikileaks' Julian Assange. | 19259623 |
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The first round of matches in our national five-a-side competition kicks off on the weekend of 25-26 February, but you can still get involved and have a chance of lifting a trophy at the FA Cup final in May.
The deadline for signing up - either as a team or as an individua... | The FA People's Cup 2017 is nearly here! | 38406032 |
Evans said he was "thrilled" to get the job, describing the motoring show as his "favourite programme of all time".
"I promise I will do everything I possibly can to respect what has gone on before and take the show forward," he added.
Clarkson was dropped in March after punching a producer while on location.
Car enthu... | TV and radio personality Chris Evans will replace Jeremy Clarkson as the lead presenter of an all-new Top Gear line-up, the BBC has announced. | 33158464 |
Matthew McDermott, 20, from Cornshell Fields had been accused of committing grievous bodily harm with intent against Institute footballer Niall Grace last September.
The charge was replaced with a formal caution on Thursday.
A defence barrister said at the time that CCTV footage showed both men throwing a punch.
Mr Gra... | A Londonderry man has warned that people should think before they act when out socialising. | 38926969 |
Men's shoes are the fastest-growing sector for the brand, representing 8% of global revenue.
The company also said in its half-year report that the weakness of the pound since the Brexit vote had also helped boost the company's figures.
Revenues hit £173m, up 9.2% compared with the same time last year. Operating profit... | Designer shoe brand Jimmy Choo has reported higher revenues, partly down to increasing sales of men's designs. | 37182648 |
Julie Higgins, 54, claimed to be an oncologist at London's Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.
She also falsely claimed she had located transplant organs for a terminally ill woman she befriended.
The judge said he wanted to jail her but his hands were tied by the law, and he gave her a 12-month community order.
H... | A woman who pretended to be a doctor and gave a woman with a terminal illness "false hope" has escaped a jail sentence. | 39405779 |
Justin Welby said it was an "enormous privilege" to house the family, as he helped launch a Home Office scheme to encourage community groups to sponsor refugee families coming to the country.
Churches, charities and businesses have been asked to offer support.
The UK has said it will take in 20,000 vulnerable refugees ... | A Syrian family taken in by the UK are living in an empty cottage in the grounds of Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said. | 36837983 |
Kayleigh Haywood, from Leicestershire, was found dead in undergrowth near Ibstock in November.
Stephen Beadman, 29, of Ibstock, has admitted raping and murdering Kayleigh but denies false imprisonment.
Luke Harlow, 27, of Ibstock, has admitted two counts of sexual grooming but also denies false imprisonment.
Updates on... | Witnesses have told a court they heard a "frightened girl screaming mummy" on the night a 15-year-old schoolgirl was raped and murdered. | 36520430 |
The small plastic bags, containing rum, vodka or other spirits, are popular with those on a budget - costing between $0.35 (£0.28) and $1.65.
The ban was aimed at minimising the impact of alcohol on young people, especially students, government spokesman Bruno Kone said.
A ban on the sale of water in plastic bags led t... | Ivory Coast's government has banned the production, importation and sale of alcohol in sachets on health grounds. | 37935551 |
Derek Junior Myers was shot dead during disorder in Soho Hill, in Birmingham, last October. A second man remains critically injured in hospital.
Jerome Christie and Anthony Pinnock are accused of wounding and Martin Pinnock is charged with possessing a firearm.
The men, all from Birmingham, were due before magistrates ... | Three more men have been charged over a double shooting in which one man died and another was injured. | 36371202 |
As I followed the recent protests at a South African girls' school where students insisted on being allowed to wear afro hairdos to school, I recalled my own days as a student in what used to be one of Nigeria's most prestigious boarding schools for girls.
In contrast to South African school hair diktats, at the Federa... | In our series of letters by African journalists, Nigerian novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani questions whether a South African school's hair rules really were racist. | 37364433 |
The incident happened as Marx and his wife, Daisy Fuentes, were travelling from Hanoi to Seoul on Tuesday.
The man was arrested upon landing and South Korean police said he was drunk, reported Yonhap news agency.
Marx called the incident "chaotic and dangerous" and alleged the crew were "completely ill trained".
Korea... | American singer Richard Marx has said he had to restrain a fellow passenger on a Korean Air flight, after the man allegedly attacked others onboard. | 38388451 |
Liverpool City Council ended its appeal against a government ruling in favour of the area's "Beatles heritage".
A council spokesman said the veto was "illogical" but wanted to avoid "protracted" legal action.
Plans for the site in Dingle, which include Ringo Starr's birthplace, would also have seen 154 new homes built.... | The regeneration of Liverpool's Welsh Streets is to continue after the council dropped a legal challenge over the demolition of nearly 300 homes. | 35101717 |
Christina Pinchess, 31, and two former colleagues deny child cruelty offences at Bright Sparks nursery in Taibach, Port Talbot, before it closed.
A work placement student had told Swansea Crown Court she saw a child get "flung" by the wrist by a staff member.
Jurors heard Ms Pinchess told police it is "not in my nature... | A nursery worker accused of cruelty told police she could not have "flung" children by their wrists because of a shoulder injury, a court has heard. | 39454212 |
The barrister said draft reforms to the UK's EU membership might "do the job politically" but would do little to curb the "muscle-flexing" of EU Courts.
Without action, a "new generation of EU rights would bed down", she argued
Mr Johnson is under pressure to say whether he will back EU exit or not.
The Mayor of London... | Marina Wheeler, who is married to Boris Johnson, has entered the debate about the UK's future in the EU, urging the government to assert its opposition to the "growing reach" of EU laws. | 35543868 |
The owner of Hanley's Hole In The Wall, Glenn Fowler, has run the shop for nearly 30 years and said the decision to shut was unavoidable.
He said: "I can't start to tell you how emotional it is, I'm dreading it."
Over 5,000 people signed a petition to save the building in 2008 when it was threatened with demolition as ... | The only oatcake shop in Stoke-on-Trent where customers queue at the window of a house is to close. | 17251598 |
Jeremiah Emmanuel, who is awarded the British Empire Medal, began volunteering aged just four.
At 13 he set up One Big Community to help young people find solutions to violence in their communities.
He said the death of his friend, not far from his home in Brixton, south London, had been "a call to action".
Too many lo... | A 17-year-old who founded a campaign to end youth violence after a friend was murdered, is among the youngest people on the New Year Honours list. | 38468138 |
The riders collided on the B4340 from Aberystwyth to New Cross at about 12:30 BST, on Sunday.
They were taken to Bronglais and Swansea's Morriston hospitals.
Dyfed-Powys Police said they suffered minor to serious injuries. None is believed to be life-threatening. | A group of 10 cyclists were left needing hospital treatment after they crashed into each other in Ceredigion. | 37082093 |
The 12-1 shot, winner of last year's Irish St Leger on the flat, beat Cheltenham Champion Hurdle runner-up My Tent Or Yours by a length and a half.
Another Mullins-trained horse Arctic Fire was third as he took the trainers' title lead over Gordon Elliott.
Patrick and Willie celebrated another Grade One win with Bacard... | Wicklow Brave won the Punchestown Champion Hurdle as jockey Patrick Mullins rode a treble for his title-chasing trainer father Willie. | 39751769 |
This is clear from a new BBC analysis of decisions issued in the past two years by the Information Commissioner's Office which has repeatedly condemned the Cabinet Office, Home Office and Ministry of Justice for their "poor", "disappointing" and "unacceptable" treatment of FOI applications.
And it raises questions abou... | Some major government departments have a record of frequent and persistent delays and unhelpfulness in their handling of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. | 40189828 |
Arriva Transport Solutions, which carries non-emergency patients in Leicestershire and Rutland, was fined nearly £45,000 last month.
The family of a man who was left waiting nine hours for a hospital transfer after a stroke said it should not be allowed to renew its contract.
The local NHS group said most patients were... | A private ambulance provider has apologised for delays after missing targets for three years running. | 34474299 |
Neeson, who has also played gaelic football for Antrim, has signed a pre-contract agreement with the Reds.
The 27-year-old will move to the Solitude club in the summer when his contract with Carrick Rangers expires.
Striker Joe Gormley signed a pre-contract deal with the club in January after agreeing a three-year cont... | New Cliftonville manager Barry Gray has made Carrick Rangers goalkeeper Brian Neeson his first signing following his appointment to the role last week. | 39924020 |
Vardy has reportedly been the subject of a £20m bid from Arsenal.
The 29-year-old's representatives have told the Gunners that Vardy wants to focus on Euro 2016 at the moment.
"I have spoken to Jamie. Everyone wants him to stay. We would like everyone to stay, even if it's just for one more year," Simpson told BBC's Sp... | Leicester City defender Danny Simpson has urged England striker Jamie Vardy to stay with the Premier League champions. | 36510489 |
Peter Brukner, now the Australia cricket team's doctor, said Mourinho's criticism was "100% wrong" and Carneiro should not have her role changed.
Carneiro, 41, treated Eden Hazard after he was tripped in the final minutes of Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Swansea.
It briefly left the Blues with nine men after Thibaut Courtois... | Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho should apologise to team doctor Eva Carneiro for "publicly humiliating" her, says Liverpool's former head of medicine. | 33890769 |
John Biggadike, 53, from Spalding, Lincolnshire, was being lifted in a hoist at Pilgrim hospital, Boston, when he fell on part of the equipment.
Lincoln Crown Court was told hospital staff were not using the equipment correctly.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust denies breaches of health and safety regulations.
R... | A hospital patient died from "catastrophic" injuries after falling on a metal post, a court has been told. | 39723936 |
William Ian Robinson, 38, of Beechwood Drive, Ballymoney was one of three people who intimidated victims into thinking they were under threat from the UVF.
He admitted charges that included blackmail and making false bomb threats.
David Andrew Kealey of Burnside Park in Coleraine was also jailed.
Kealey, 35, who admitt... | A former Church of Ireland warden has received a five year sentence for his role in a blackmail plot. | 32383698 |
Measures include allowing US citizens to use credit cards in Cuba and for US businesses to export some technologies.
Americans will be able to take home up to $100 (£66) in alcohol and tobacco from Cuba.
The move implements last month's agreement to re-establish ties severed since 1961.
Although the latest moves put a... | New travel and trade rules between the US and Cuba have come into effect in the biggest policy shift between the two countries in more than 50 years. | 30836679 |
A team from the University of Oxford said "more and more deep cleaning ain't going to do any good".
Analysis of every C. diff infection in Oxfordshire for more than three years showed less than a fifth of cases had been spread between hospital patients.
Researchers said there was a growing awareness of animal and commu... | Most cases of C. difficile are not actually caused by the bug being spread round hospitals, a study suggests. | 24240409 |
Cuthbert is the only player who started Wales' Six Nations defeat by England to have the chance to play at the weekend.
Fly-half Sam Davies, the only unused Wales replacement against England, is among seven returning to Ospreys.
Replacement hooker Scott Baldwin and prop Nicky Smith are also available for Ospreys v Muns... | Wales wing Alex Cuthbert is set to play for Cardiff Blues in the Pro12 against Treviso on Saturday as one of 13 players released to regions. | 38979239 |
Hall, 23, scored his first goal of his second spell with The U's in a 1-1 draw against Oldham on Saturday.
He raced to thank the club's medical staff on the touchline as he celebrated the second-half equaliser.
"I wanted to thank them and the manager for all their help, it was a huge relief," he told BBC Radio Oxford.
... | Oxford United winger Rob Hall admitted there were days he thought he "might not play again" during rehabilitation from a serious knee injury. | 38289445 |
The two police authorities have signed an agreement to form one "information management unit" that would save £600,000 a year.
The Thames Valley Police Federation said this raises questions about the possible amalgamation of whole forces.
A police spokesperson said the unit would improve customer service.
"Some servic... | Hampshire and Thames Valley Police have merged two units in a cost-saving measure that could lead to redundancies, the forces have said. | 15246936 |
Going into the final days of campaigning, Ljubisa Preletacevic is vying with well-established political players in the race to become Serbia's next president.
They include a former president of the United Nations General Assembly, Vuk Jeremic; the ultranationalist leader of the Serbian Radical Party, Vojislav Seselj; a... | What does it say about a country, specifically its politicians, when one of the three leading election contenders is a satirical candidate? | 39442216 |
The 28-year-old England player has made 113 appearances since arriving at the Rec from Gloucester in 2011.
Attwood has won 20 caps, but was not included in Stuart Lancaster's squad for the recent World Cup.
"I feel like this club has massive ambitions and is one of the few clubs in Europe that has the components in pla... | Bath second row Dave Attwood has signed a new three-year contract with the Premiership club. | 34911532 |
A soldier was killed when Kurdish fighters fired on tanks. Kurdish media say three tanks were destroyed.
Turkish armour crossed the border earlier this week in an operation aimed at so-called Islamic State but also at Kurdish forces in the area.
Elsewhere in Syria activists say at least 15 people were killed in a barre... | Turkey has suffered its first loss of life in an intensifying campaign in northern Syria, the military says. | 37205035 |
The 26-year-old world number six recovered from a set down to level but American Williams, 36, dominated the final set to win 6-1 3-6 6-1.
Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal reached the last eight of the men's event by beating Jack Sock 6-4 6-3.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic is also through after defeating Spain's Roberto Baut... | British number one Johanna Konta lost to Venus Williams in the last 16 of the Italian Open in Rome. | 39964812 |
A drawing appeared on the front of Business Today in April 2013 showing the 34-year-old as a Hindu deity.
The wicketkeeper has now been asked to appear at a court in Anantapur.
The non-bailable warrant is a result of a petition filed by local Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Shyam Sunder, who said the picture "hurt Hindu s... | India one-day captain MS Dhoni has been summoned to a local court over a magazine cover that depicts his image. | 35265446 |
In an open letter to staff, chief executive Howard Schultz said the president's order had caused "confusion, surprise and opposition".
Recruitment will begin in the US and focus on people who had served or supported the military.
Mr Schultz is the latest US corporate chief to criticise the ban.
Silicon Valley heavyweig... | Starbucks has pledged to hire 10,000 refugees globally over the next five years, in response to US President Donald Trump's recent immigration ban. | 38793248 |
The Swans are considering re-signing the Ivorian, who left the Liberty Stadium to join Manchester City in 2015 for a fee worth up to £28m.
Bony, 28, managed only eight goals in 46 appearances for City - more than half of which came as a substitute - and spent last season on loan at Stoke.
His contract at the Etihad Sta... | Swansea City face competition from Turkish club Besiktas for the signing of striker Wilfried Bony. | 40769972 |
Members will hold a debate about Brexit on Tuesday, but it will not be a formal legislative consent motion.
The Supreme Court ruled that there was no legally enforceable need for devolved administrations to give consent to the Brexit trigger bill.
However, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon argued there was still a politic... | The government has decided not to press for a formal consent vote over the triggering of Article 50. | 38849177 |
NIE Networks said a total of 4,000 households and businesses were cut off at one stage on Saturday, but power was restored to more than 3,000 of them by Saturday night.
The remaining 900 had power restored by 01:00 GMT on Sunday.
The company said the cut was caused by faults in an overhead line and an underground cable... | Power has been restored to the remaining 900 customers without electricity in Comber, County Down. | 35334908 |
Jacob Hall was shot by a teenage gunman who killed his own father before the rampage in Townville, South Carolina.
Another child and a teacher were also wounded in the attack.
Jacob's family asked mourners to dress as the superheroes Jacob loved and he is being laid to rest dressed as Batman.
His blue casket was decora... | People dressed in superhero costumes have attended the funeral of a six-year-old boy who was shot to death at his primary school last week. | 37568229 |
The Brazilian won on Easy Touch, Dashing Dart, Mr Stunning, Victor Emperor, Cool And Neat, Beat The Clock, Mighty Maverick and Prawn Baba.
Moreira rode in 10 of the 11 races on the card.
"The feeling I have now is something special," he told the South China Morning Post. "Today has to share the top spot as my best day ... | Jockey Joao Moreira has broken a record in Hong Kong by riding eight winners on a single card at Sha Tin. | 39173886 |
Schools and community groups were invited to come up with names for the £250m complex, which is due to open in 2017 and will house 2,000 inmates.
The Ministry of Justice said the name reflected the "rich history and culture heritage" of north Wales.
Prisons Minister Andrew Selsous said: "I was pleased to see how many ... | The new "super-prison" in Wrexham will be named HMP Berwyn, it has been announced. | 35595159 |
Called Project Wing, the initiative aims to be delivering goods to consumers using the robot aircraft sometime in 2017.
The announcement came from David Vos, the project leader for the delivery service.
Online retailers such as Amazon, Alibaba and others are also experimenting with drone delivery.
"Our goal is to have ... | Search giant Google has announced a date for the launch of its drone delivery service. | 34704868 |
World-class runners and fundraisers took to the streets of London to take part in one of the world's most famous and colourful races.
Meet the faces behind the sweat bands as Get Inspired takes a closer look at the experience of six of the 39,000-strong field.
Marathon motivation: Born without a right hand, Nicky, 30, ... | From a first-time runner fighting against the odds to taking part in 36 consecutives London Marathons, there were many inspirational stories from people lacing up their trainers for this year's event. | 35979036 |
Among the most habitable alien worlds were Saturn's moon Titan and the exoplanet Gliese 581g - thought to reside some 20.5 light-years away in the constellation Libra.
The international team devised two rating systems to assess the probability of hosting alien life.
They have published their results in the journal Astr... | Scientists have outlined which moons and planets are most likely to harbour extra-terrestrial life. | 15863549 |
Their clients are desperate for advice as the UK attempts to disentangle itself from EU legislation, while the profession's leading lights clash in a historic legal challenge over Parliament's role in Brexit.
But is the profession really rubbing its hands in glee?
Robert Bourns, the president of the Law Society of Engl... | Anyone following the Brexit debate might think lawyers are the big winners from the UK's vote to leave the EU. | 37682827 |
The Police Ombudsman's Office found that she had not worked hard enough to identify the man.
She had been told by bar staff that the man had been drinking and that he had recently been released from prison. But she did not ask who he was.
The collision happened in County Antrim in June 2014.
The suspect drove into the ... | A policewoman has been disciplined for not asking for the name of a suspected drunk driver who drove away after a crash. | 35474337 |
Enthusiasts have been flocking to catch a glimpse of the two avocets since they were spotted at Belfast docks RSPB reserve at the weekend.
The bird last bred in Ireland in 1938 and there are hopes this mating pair could produce chicks here.
The bird, with its distinctive black and white markings and curved beak, is res... | The appearance of a rare pair of waders has Belfast birdwatchers in a flap. | 39697136 |
The attack took place during prayers in the Umm al-Qura mosque in west Baghdad, the city's largest Sunni mosque.
Officials said parliamentarian Khalid al-Fahdawi was among the dead in the strike, the Associated Press reported.
The attack comes towards the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The mosque is the main ... | A suicide bomber has killed at least 28 people and wounded at least 30 more after blowing himself up inside a Sunni mosque in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, local officials say. | 14704484 |
Mr Kenyatta became the first serving head of state to appear at an ICC hearing earlier this month.
He denies charges of crimes against humanity, including inciting violence after Kenya's disputed 2007 polls.
But the court says it is concerned over the Kenyan government's ability to ensure confidentiality of the case.
I... | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has warned Kenya's government against leaking information from President Uhuru Kenyatta's case to the media. | 29713161 |
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The pair join 33 other riders in Friday's opening round, with the top 20 after that contesting the medals.
London 2012 gold medallist Maher picked up just one time fault on Tic Tac, while Skelton had five on Big Star.
"I feel my horse is jumping better as each day goes on,... | Ben Maher and Nick Skelton both remain in contention to become the British show jumper to win an Olympic individual medal in 44 years after qualifying for Friday's final in Rio. | 37102234 |
Six sites have been picked for surface-to-air missiles, some in residential spots, including Bow and Leytonstone.
Campaigners say 1,000 people have signed a petition in protest.
The Ministry of Defence said the safety of the Games was paramount and a "broad range of community engagement" had taken place.
The sites, cho... | East London residents opposed to plans to site surface-to-air missiles on roofs for added security during the Olympics, are to march through Bow. | 18658190 |
They replace Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell and Partick Thistle managing director Ian Maxwell, who move to the SFA's professional game board.
The changes were implemented at the SPFL's annual general meeting.
Robertson and Gray join Hearts' Ann Budge as the top-flight clubs' board representatives.
They will serve... | Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson and Hamilton chairman Les Gray have joined the board of the Scottish Professional Football League. | 40706586 |
The ex-Scotland striker pounced to lift the ball home, but within 12 minutes Killie were behind to goals from Christopher Routis and Alex Schalk.
Gary Dicker levelled for a persistent home side on the hour mark.
And Sean Longstaff struck low beyond Scott Fox in stoppage time to snatch three vital points for Killie.
Med... | Kris Boyd scored after just 10.4 seconds as Kilmarnock beat Ross County to go eighth in the Scottish Premiership. | 38701040 |
Representatives from rugby union, rugby league, American football, ice hockey, and Australian rules football met in Dublin on Thursday.
Earlier this year a panel of experts suggested ways to address what is becoming a growing issue in sport.
Thursday's meeting was aimed at looking into how best to put those recommendat... | Medics from five sports have met to work out a "unified approach" to tackling concussion and head injuries. | 40675605 |
The Labour leader said at the weekend that he would be "absolutely fine" with a vote being held.
And he said it was "not the job of Labour to stop people holding referenda".
But speaking to the BBC's Today programme on Monday morning, he insisted that a referendum should not be held.
He was speaking as Scotland's first... | Jeremy Corbyn has sought to clarify his position on a second Scottish independence referendum. | 39253942 |
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Many people will be there to support him, including members of his family.
But who are they? Newsround takes a look. | On Friday, Donald Trump will officially become the next president of the United States. | 38650677 |
Stan Hampson had complained that his father Stanley Hampson was "starving" because he had difficulty swallowing.
However, doctors at Aintree Hospital in Liverpool said fitting a feeding tube would hurt not benefit the 86-year-old, and a judge at the Court of Protection ruled in favour of the hospital.
Mr Hampson died o... | A dementia patient at the centre of a legal battle after doctors refused to feed him through a tube has died. | 35793631 |
The animal - said to be a danger to the public - was one of five timber wolves that escaped from Colchester Zoo.
Zoo staff found the perimeter fence damaged and five of the six wolves were missing.
One returned, another was shot with a tranquiliser dart and two more were shot dead but the fifth animal escaped from the ... | A wolf that was on the run after escaping from its enclosure at an Essex zoo has been shot dead. | 25091939 |
Mercedes struggled in the same race last year but dominated the rest of the season - just as they are doing now.
They believe they know why they underperformed but are still expecting one of the closest races of the year.
"It's not going to be an easy-breezy drive," said Hamilton. "Even when we won in 2014 it wasn't st... | Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton expects the challenge from Red Bull and Ferrari to make it a tough weekend for Mercedes at the Singapore Grand Prix. | 37339451 |
Eamon Gilmore admitted the government was concerned about the threat posed by dissident republicans and international terrorists.
However, he said he is confident both visits will be successful.
Mr Gilmore said the Irish police had "considerable experience" dealing with security teams from Britain and the US.
The PSNI ... | Security arrangements for the visits of Queen Elizabeth and US President Barack Obama to Ireland are "very strong", the Irish foreign minister has said. | 13280412 |
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said the deal will help both countries in their efforts to tackle Islamic State (IS).
She added that Australia would have access to information gathered by Iranian operatives in Iraq.
Ms Bishop spoke after her meeting with President Hassan Rouhani, during her first visit to Iran.
About... | Australia and Iran have agreed to share intelligence about Australians fighting with militant groups in Iraq. | 32376976 |
The diversity and racial inequality campaign in America has been ditched after it was criticised as opportunistic and inappropriate.
Starbucks spokesman Jim Olson said the coffee chain's race initiative would carry on without the messages.
The campaign was launched after national protests in the US over several police ... | Starbucks baristas won't write Race Together on customers' cups any more. | 32013958 |
It had agreed to take back the miners if they returned to work by Tuesday, the National Union of Mineworkers said.
South Africa's mining sector has been hit by a series of wildcat strikes, which have cost millions of dollars.
Dozens of people have been killed in strike-related violence.
The miners were sacked three wee... | The world's biggest platinum producer, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), has agreed to reinstate the 12,000 South African miners sacked for taking part in an unofficial strike. | 20109287 |
"I feel no pressure at all," said John Boyega, who will be seen in the JJ Abrams-directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a stormtrooper called Finn.
"I don't think I feel responsibility," said Daisy Ridley, whose character Rey is the film's female lead. "I think JJ probably feels it more.
"I just mainly want people to... | The British stars of the new Star Wars film have told the BBC they feel "no pressure" over how it will be received. | 34993782 |
Victoria, who was joined by her husband and parents for the investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, was recognised for her 17-year career.
Former heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill was made a Dame, and celebrated actor Mark Rylance received a knighthood.
David Beckham, former England football captain, was made an OBE in... | Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has received an OBE from Prince William for services to the fashion industry. | 39643202 |
A spokeswoman said the situation was brought to an end at 18:30 GMT "with no injuries to staff or prisoners."
Maidstone is a Category C men's jail whose prisoners include sex offenders and foreign nationals with more than 18 months left to serve on their sentence.
In a separate incident, a protest by about 60 prisoners... | A disturbance involving about 40 inmates has been resolved at Maidstone prison in Kent, officials have said. | 24791003 |
Newly-promoted Premier League club Middlesbrough are interested in signing the 26-year-old Brazilian.
Cardiff drew 0-0 at Birmingham City and Trollope said Fabio's future could be resolved next week.
"Coming into the first game of the season we wanted everyone fully focused on the job in hand," Trollope said.
"The timi... | Cardiff defender Fabio Da Silva was left out of their opening game of the season because of interest from another club, manager Paul Trollope has said. | 36999847 |
The flanker has recovered from an ankle niggle to line up alongside James Haskell and CJ Stander in the back row.
Fly half Dan Biggar has been passed fit to start after concussion.
The Highlanders are without All Blacks Aaron Smith and Ben Smith, but internationals Liam Coltman, Lima Sopoaga, and Waisake Naholo will pl... | British and Irish Lions tour captain Sam Warburton will lead the team in Tuesday's match against the Highlanders in Dunedin. | 40237678 |
Natalya Sharina, who runs the Library of Ukrainian Literature, has been accused of inciting ethnic hatred.
Investigators say they found books by radical nationalist Ukrainian author Dmytro Korchynsky, whose works are banned in Russia.
The Ukrainian foreign ministry has protested against the search.
"This is not the fir... | Russian investigators say they have detained the director of a Ukrainian library in Moscow after a search found "anti-Russian propaganda". | 34668198 |
Stephen Harris, 34, had been in a critical condition in hospital after the accident that claimed the life of his brother Alan Harris, but died on Friday morning.
Both men were working on a sewer system on Wednesday when it is believed they were overcome by toxic fumes.
Alan, the owner of the company carrying out the w... | Another cousin of Republic of Ireland footballer Robbie Keane has died after a sewer accident in County Dublin. | 33107605 |
But spring is just about here and the new County Championship cricket season is within touching distance.
Before it gets under way on Sunday, BBC Sport takes a look at how things are shaping up for 2016.
Yorkshire have forgotten what losing is like in recent seasons. With only one defeat in each of their title-winning ... | It only seems moments ago we were putting away the Christmas decorations and seeing in the new year. | 35884471 |
Almost 140,000 people signed a petition calling for Fury, 27, to be removed from the BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist after comments he made about women and gay people.
Around 40 people protested outside Sunday's SPOTY awards ceremony.
At the ceremony, the British fighter said: "If I've said anything in the... | World heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has apologised for any of his comments which "hurt anybody". | 35147170 |
The Team Dimension Data rider, 36, won with a solo attack in the final 10km of Sunday's road race on the Isle of Man to emulate David Millar's 2007 double.
Chris Lawless was second and Ian Bibby third, while Mark Cavendish, racing for the second time after three months out with glandular fever, finished 21st.
In the wo... | Steve Cummings became the first man in 10 years to win the British national road race and time trial titles. | 40398657 |
Deleriyes Joe Cramer, who was known as Joey Cramer when he starred in the 1986 movie, was arrested in Gibsons, British Columbia.
The robbery took place in nearby Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police issued a statement saying the 42-year-old had been charged with four offences relating to the ban... | The former child star of '80s film Flight of the Navigator has been charged with bank robbery in Canada. | 36215388 |
The company posted a pre-tax profit of £539.7m for the year to the end of April, up 42% on the previous year.
Strong demand in the company's core markets of London and the South of England helped to bolster results.
But Berkeley warned of upcoming potential uncertainty amid plans for a referendum on Britain's membersh... | Shares in Berkeley Group have risen almost 8% after the housebuilder posted a jump in annual profits. | 33161540 |
Shauna Hoare said she "felt sick" to hear Nathan Matthews had killed his stepsister at her home in Bristol.
She felt angry that he did it "while I was there in the house" and had acted "so normal" afterwards.
Mr Matthews, 28, and Ms Hoare, 21, deny murder.
Ms Hoare was told of Mr Matthews' confession in a police interv... | A woman accused of murdering teenager Becky Watts said she was "angry" and "appalled" to learn her boyfriend had confessed to killing her, a court has heard. | 34639753 |
An estimated 15,000 prisoners are believed to have been tortured to death at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum during the Khmer Rouge regime.
Survivors of the Khmer Rouge said playing the game at the site, which is now open to visitors, was an insult.
Pokemon Go launched in several South East Asian countries last weekend.... | Pokemon Go controversy has struck again, this time in Cambodia, after people were seen playing in one of the country's most notorious prisons. | 37031571 |
The statement from Vice-Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin comes a day after an international tribunal said there was no legal basis for China's claims.
China has overlapping claims with other countries to reefs and islands across almost all of the South China Sea.
It has already said it will ignore the tribunal's findings.
... | A senior Chinese official has said China has the right to set up an air defence zone over territory it claims in the South China Sea. | 36781138 |
The 18-year-olds were attacked on Granby Row, in Manchester city centre, at about 02:15 BST.
Police said the offenders, believed to be in their 20s, approached the victims on Chorlton Street , walked with them and then assaulted them.
Police said two passers-by intervened and the attackers ran off. Detectives are urgin... | A woman has been raped and her friend sexually assaulted by two men, during a night out. | 40399103 |
A property in the Blaikes Quay area was sealed off at about 20:50 due to fears over the hazardous material.
The officers were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for further assessment. No-one else was affected.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "There is no wider threat to the local community."
Scottish Ambulance Servic... | Five police officers have been taken to hospital after potentially coming into contact with asbestos during a routine search in Aberdeen harbour. | 40141360 |
Graves dated to the mid 1800s at the former Lion Terrace Chapel, which stood on the A465 Head of the Valleys Road at Gilwern.
Archaeologists had expected to remove about 12 burials due to information found on five remaining head stones.
The road between Gilwern and Brynmawr is due to be completed by 2018.
Experts exhum... | Remains and gravestones of 62 people have been removed from an old chapel cemetery for a major road widening scheme in Monmouthshire. | 34808667 |
The Scottish government has accepted the recommendations from its wildlife crime penalties review group.
It means courts could impose sentences of up to 12 months in jail and fines of up to £40,000.
Environment Minister Dr Aileen McLeod said she wanted to bring wildlife offences into line with other environmental crim... | Tougher penalties are to be introduced for those found guilty of wildlife crime in Scotland. | 35651035 |
The breakthrough came when their foreign ministers signed an accord setting out how the plant and the river would be environmentally monitored.
Argentina argued the mill polluted the river, while Uruguay said strict environmental codes were followed.
The dispute saw frequent protests on the Argentine side and strained ... | Argentina and Uruguay both say they are happy after a deal was reached to end their long-running row over a pulp mill on the banks of their shared river. | 11764947 |
Abortions have decreased 12% in both liberal and conservative-run states.
Laws across US states make it harder or easier to obtain contraception or get an abortion.
One factor behind the abortion decline is the fall in the teenage pregnancy rate, which reached its lowest mark for decades in 2010.
Supporters of abortion... | The rate of abortions has declined across almost all of the US since 2010, a new survey from the Associated Press has found. | 33054896 |
From "Where does the name Lady Bay come from?" to "What would a map of the caves look like?".
Here's how we have got on with answering your questions.
We put the question to the city council's archaeologist Scott Lomax who said there isn't just one cave system across Nottingham, but in fact hundreds of cave complexes.
... | You've been using Your Questions to tell us what you have always wondered about Nottinghamshire. | 39208136 |
About fifty firefighters tackled the blaze at the three-storey building at Mount George Road in Penelewey, Feock, at about 10:30 GMT.
The roof of the building was badly damaged as a result of the fire. No one was injured during the blaze, Cornwall Fire Service said.
Six appliances were sent to the scene. An investigati... | A fire has destroyed a detached house near Truro. | 30953813 |
The measure is part of Fifa's "three-step procedure", which gives officials the power to stop, suspend and then call off fixtures over fan behaviour.
World football's governing body will deploy anti-discrimination observers.
"These are ground-breaking changes in the fight against discrimination," said Fifa president Gi... | Referees will be given the power to stop and abandon games if they witness any discrimination from fans in this year's Confederations Cup. | 40281613 |
Gen Khalifa Haftar's fighters say they took control of the Ras Lanuf and Sidra terminals but a militia guarding them denied the claim for BBC News.
The militia did confirm coming under attack on Sunday morning and said there had been a number of casualties.
Libya has been plagued by instability and infighting since the... | Forces loyal to a Libyan general have attacked key oil terminals held by allies of the UN-backed government. | 37333387 |
Mr Macron will be hoping the candidates for his centrist party, La Republique en Marche (Republic on the Move), will pick up the majority of the 577 seats.
The election is held in two rounds, with the second next Sunday.
Victory for Mr Macron's party would be a watershed moment, pushing the two established parties to t... | French voters are casting their ballots to pick their new MPs, a month after electing political outsider Emmanuel Macron as president. | 40237171 |
The girl was pronounced dead at Pool Academy near Redruth at about 14:15 BST.
Devon and Cornwall Police said the girl's family had been informed. The school was unavailable for comment.
A force spokesman said: "Enquiries are continuing to establish the circumstances surrounding her death but it is not thought to be sus... | The "sudden death" of a teenage girl at a school in Cornwall is being investigated by police. | 36315082 |
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The week culminates with Lucy Beale's killer being revealed on Thursday, while a live show will follow on Friday 20 February at 20:00 GMT.
Meanwhile, old faces will be popping up on various BBC shows all week.
But no amount of scripted drama, an elderly lady smoking in a l... | All this week, the BBC has been celebrating the 30th anniversary of its iconic soap opera EastEnders. | 31515458 |
Police Scotland said the incident happened just before 18:30 on Monday in Jamaica Street.
He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | A three-year-old boy is being treated in hospital after being hit by a bus in Glasgow city centre. | 40414930 |
Paramedics informed police at 20:20 BST on Saturday after the "sudden death" of a 28-year-old in her home on Thomas Street.
A 35-year-old man has been held on suspicion of murder, and post-mortem tests are due to take place.
A Greater Manchester Police spokeswoman said: "The circumstances surrounding the woman's death ... | A man has been arrested after a woman died in suspicious circumstances in Wigan, police say. | 40697147 |
But what if technology could make the whole business of air travel more efficient and even pleasurable?
With this in mind, airport operators invested almost $7bn (£4.6bn) on IT services last year, experimenting with automated check-in, navigational apps and new ways of promoting retail opportunities, to name but a few... | Flight delays, lost luggage, gate change confusion - airports can be stressful to say the least. | 30830296 |
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