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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop for the first time used powers under terrorism laws to declare Raqqa a no-go zone.
Anyone entering the area could face up to 10 years in prison unless they have a legitimate reason, including family visits, journalism or aid work.
Security officials estimate about 60 Australians are fighti... | Australia has banned its citizens from travelling to the Syrian province of Raqqa, stronghold of the Islamic State (IS) militant group. | 30324217 |
The pair battled for 25 rounds in the final of the national competition, which was broadcast live on TV. They were declared joint winners and took home $40,000 (£27,343) each, along with additional gifts and prizes.
The 2015 Spelling Bee had been won by Gokul Venkatachalam and Vanya Shivashankar - Vanya's older sister... | The 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee in the US was won last week by two boys of Indian origin - Nihar Janga, 11, from Texas, and Jairam Hathwar, 13, from New York. | 36410860 |
The BBC Northampton tweet which went up at 10:52 GMT read: "Breaking News: President Trump is injured in arm by gunfire #Inauguration."
The post was deleted shortly afterwards, but it had been retweeted.
A BBC spokesman confirmed the account had been hacked and said: "We are investigating and taking steps to ensure thi... | A BBC Twitter account which reported Donald Trump had been shot had been hacked, the corporation has said. | 38704470 |
Ross Gavey of Total Technical Solutions (TTS) said workers could be made redundant because the project was not running as planned.
The company was working with telecom firm JT on the States-backed roll-out, connecting homes to fibre optic cables.
JT said the project was still on target but TTS had "lost out" on a deal ... | About 100 staff working on the roll-out of fibre optic broadband in Jersey may lose their jobs, their employer said. | 21615250 |
The hosts lost both openers early on but Phil Salt (81) and Ross Taylor (54) put on 125 for the third wicket.
Salt's maiden half-century and Ben Brown's quick 31 helped Sussex to 222-7, with Toby Roland-Jones taking 3-47.
Fast bowler Chris Jordan then took 5-28 as Middlesex were dismissed for 191, as Brendon McCullum t... | Sussex registered their first One-Day Cup victory this season with a 31-run win over Middlesex in a match reduced to 32 overs per side because of rain. | 36489573 |
Education Secretary Justine Greening has announced a new national funding formula for schools from 2018-19, saying it would resolve "unfair" and "inconsistent" funding levels.
But it will not increase the overall budget - and the National Audit Office says schools face cuts of £3bn.
Schools across inner London will se... | The biggest shake-up of school funding in England for decades will see less money for big cities such as London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham and bigger budgets for schools in the suburbs and shires. | 38318508 |
16 June 2016 Last updated at 17:59 BST
Tim says he's most looking forward to spending time with his family, breathing fresh air and the feeling of rain splashing on his face again.
However, he's got a long way to go before he touches down on Earth, 400 kilometres to be precise!
Ayshah's been finding out more about the ... | British astronaut Tim Peake will be making his way back down to Earth this week, after spending six months living on board the International Space Station. | 36549043 |
Robert Snodgrass scored a hat-trick, with Chris Martin and Steven Fletcher scoring Scotland's other goals.
Malta had cancelled out Snodgrass's early opener through Alfred Effiong, but the Scots improved in the second half and their hosts lost their discipline to end the game with nine men.
With Scotland sitting at the ... | Scotland could not have got their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a better start as they hammered Malta 5-1 in Attard. | 37271425 |
The passage of time meant allegations of assault and misconduct at Orgreave coking plant in South Yorkshire "could not be pursued", the watchdog said.
About 10,000 strikers and 5,000 police were involved in what became known as the "Battle of Orgreave", in June 1984.
Campaigners said they were disappointed and have cal... | Police will not be investigated over one of the most violent clashes of the 1984-5 miners' strike, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has ruled. | 33091675 |
The Conservative leader said she wanted the "best possible deal" for Wales and the whole of the UK.
Meanwhile, Mrs May said the issue over whether ex-UKIP AM Mark Reckless sits with the Conservatives in the Senedd was a matter for the assembly group.
Her comments came after Labour denounced her visit to the party's Wel... | Prime Minister Theresa May has said she wants to open new markets for Welsh businesses to trade following Brexit. | 39711114 |
The Phantom 3 quadcopters also gain the ability to hold their position without using a GPS location signal, making them more suitable for indoor use.
And the app that controls the camera-equipped machines has been updated to allow live video streams to YouTube.
However one expert suggested more should be done to protec... | DJI has refreshed its family of drones with new models that are easier to take off and land. | 32221363 |
The South African world number 50, five shots ahead after day two, dropped a shot at his opening hole in round three but posted a 70 to reach 13 under par.
Sebastien Gros, who fired nine birdies in a 63, shares second place with fellow Frenchman Benjamin Hebert.
Scot David Drysdale is the highest placed Briton in a tie... | Charl Schwartzel will take a three-stroke advantage into the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship in Malelane, South Africa. | 34955055 |
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12 December 2011 Last updated at 08:56 GMT
Stephen King was on his board, just off the coast of New South Wales in Australia when a shark came abit too close.
He managed to escape with just a few small grazes on his leg, but not before the shark took a bite out of his surf b... | A surfer has had a lucky escape after he was attacked by a shark. | 16136513 |
There has been warm praise for his decision to head straight from the airport to a meeting with Iran's Supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei.
And the encounter apparently went so well that Iran's veteran former foreign minister Ali Akbar Velayati was moved to describe it as "the best and the most important in the whole hi... | Vladimir Putin's visit to Tehran this week has been greeted with much enthusiasm in official circles. | 34919237 |
The Bulls entered administration for a third time in four years in November.
The administrators hoped to have a deal agreed by Christmas but turned down a bid from a consortium on 29 December.
Despite the liquidation, the Rugby Football League has confirmed that a new Bradford side could compete in the second-tier Cham... | Former Super League champions Bradford Bulls have been liquidated after the club's administrator rejected a bid to save the club. | 38418199 |
Last summer the club was taken over by a consortium of local businessmen led by Phillips after millionaire owner Thea Bristow left Plainmoor.
That takeover led to budget cuts that have seen the Gulls struggle near the bottom of the National League.
"We're talking to people and it's at a reasonably advanced stage, and t... | Torquay United are in "advanced" talks about a possible takeover, according to chairman David Phillips. | 35819817 |
Speaking at a news conference, Hans Dieter Poetsch said: "We are talking here not about a one-off mistake but a chain of errors."
He said VW would be "relentless in seeking to establish who was responsible" for the scandal.
VW's chief executive said it was "fighting for every customer".
But Matthias Mueller said a mass... | The chairman of embattled carmaker Volkswagen says a chain of errors led to the emissions scandal and that its top priority is winning back trust. | 35060201 |
More than 30 other officials including former Mosul governor Athil al-Nujaifi were also blamed in the report.
The militants seized Mosul in a sweep across north and west Iraq last year.
Mr Maliki, a Shia, is seen as having fanned sectarian tensions, leading to a growth of discontent in those mainly Sunni Arab areas cap... | An Iraqi parliamentary panel has called for former PM Nouri Maliki to face trial over the fall of the northern city of Mosul to Islamic State. | 33952451 |
10 July 2017 Last updated at 15:42 BST
There is a team of over 30 people who mow, mop (yes, mop!) and paint the lines on the courts every single day during the tournament.
That's a lot of green fingers - 300 to be exact!
Ayshah went to meet Grant, who's in charge of the grass, to find out some secrets… | Did you know there are 40 grass courts at Wimbledon and that they grow the grass every year? | 40554645 |
A member of RNLI Kinghorn Lifeboat crew jumped into the water to rescue her after she was found clinging to the back of the boat south of Inchkeith Island on Saturday morning.
It is thought she had been in the water for up to half an hour and was in the early stages of hypothermia.
She had been on the boat with a man ... | A woman has been pulled to safety after falling overboard from a dinghy in the Firth of Forth. | 33951837 |
Trains between Portsmouth and Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour were also suspended.
The bomb, found by a dredger in the harbour at about 05:00 GMT, was towed out to sea and blown up at 16:00.
Cross-channel ferries to and from Portsmouth were suspended when a 500m exclusion zone was set up.
The cordon was lifted by 14:30... | Homes and a shopping centre were evacuated and ferry services halted from Portsmouth Harbour after a World War Two bomb was found in the water. | 37997259 |
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29 November 2014 Last updated at 02:14 GMT
United Nations cultural body Unesco will be hosting a conference in December on how to preserve the manuscripts, which address topics such as history, science, Islamic law, conflict resolution and medicine, and date back to when the... | Timbuktu in northern Mali is renowned for its thousands of ancient manuscripts, some of which are 600 years old. | 30245544 |
The Scots hoped for a first Twickenham win since 1983 but conceded a record points tally in a 61-21 loss, equalling the margin of the 43-3 defeat in 2001.
Stuart Hogg, Mark Bennett, Tommy Seymour and Ryan Wilson were all forced off injured, three with head knocks.
"We have had two away games and eight concussions," Cot... | Coach Vern Cotter insisted Scotland can still secure a top-half finish in this year's Six Nations despite a record points defeat by England. | 39246017 |
The game was settled in the early stages of the second half when Craig Malcolm and Andy Stirling netted within two minutes of each other.
Malcolm broke the deadlock after 52 minutes with a low effort from close range before Stirling's left-footed strike doubled Stranraer's lead.
Scott McBride wasted Albion's best chanc... | Stranraer scored two quick-fire goals to see off Albion and record their third successive win. | 34952218 |
Dozens more were injured as police fired shots and tear gas to disperse protesters at the offices of Tahirul Qadri. His supporters threw stones.
Two women died in the riots which are now under control, reports say.
Mr Qadri, who is based in Canada, plans to return to Pakistan next week to lead a campaign against corrup... | At least eight people have been killed in clashes between Pakistani police and supporters of a prominent Islamic scholar in the city of Lahore. | 27885827 |
The remotely piloted Reaper plane was on an armed reconnaissance mission, seeking out IS fighters who had fired on advancing Iraqi government troops.
It spotted them planting improvised explosive devices and fired a Hellfire missile at them.
The RAF is providing air support for the Iraqi army and Kurdish Peshmerga forc... | An RAF drone has launched a successful missile attack on fighters from the militant group Islamic State (IS). | 30552233 |
It began at 02:30 GMT on Sunday when a man barricaded himself in the property in Deerpark Manor.
Police said a number of shots had been fired from the premises but no-one was injured. A police negotiator was involved in discussions with the man.
A man in his 40s has been arrested. | An armed stand-off has ended at an apartment in Tallaght, south Dublin. | 35143889 |
The top three teams will qualify for the group stage of next season's Champions League, with the fourth-placed team entering in the play-off round.
If Manchester United win the Europa League but finish outside the top four, they will enter next season's Champions League.
The fifth-placed team will enter the Europa Leag... | BBC Sport outlines the battles for promotion and relegation - and the race for European qualification - in England and Scotland. | 39299382 |
It will take at least five years for employment in advanced economies to return to pre-crisis levels, it said.
The ILO also noted that in 45 of the 118 countries it examined, the risk of social unrest was rising.
Separately, the OECD research body said G20 leaders meeting in Cannes this week need to take "bold decision... | The global economy is on the verge of a new and deeper jobs recession that may ignite social unrest, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned. | 15519699 |
More than 480 were killed and 557 wounded in 160 "active shooter" incidents from 2000-13, it found.
Two-thirds of incidents ended before police arrived, though only one ended when an armed citizen not working as a security guard responded with gunfire.
The study was prompted by the 2012 massacre at a Connecticut school... | The number of people killed or wounded in mass shootings in the US has increased dramatically in recent years, an FBI study has found. | 29357199 |
Tries from Tavis Knoyle and Richard Smith gave the Blues a 17-14 interval lead, sandwiching converted scores from Munster's Mike Sherry and Keatley.
Blues' Tom Isaacs and Sherry swapped tries in the third quarter.
Munster outscored the visitors 14-3 over the closing 20 minutes with the Blues ending the game without the... | Munster moved to the top of the Pro12 by beating Cardiff Blues to make it four wins our of four this season. | 34562244 |
For some of you, this will mean making the move from primary to secondary school.
But what kind of things do you need to know when you change schools, and what should you bring with you?
Newsround viewer Shonny, who is starting secondary school for the first time, tells us how she found the big move.
Shonny said one of... | The summer holidays are officially over, and lots of you will be heading back to school again. | 34136044 |
The move, to be confirmed by Scottish government ministers, is supported by opposition parties.
The announcement is expected to confirm a timetable, although the precise terms of reference have yet to be drawn up.
The move follows a number of scandals involving the abuse of children in care, including at institutions r... | A public inquiry into historical sex abuse is to be announced this week, BBC Scotland has learned. | 30475171 |
Skipchen is being run as a not-for-profit cafe in Stokes Croft by campaigners highlighting the amount of edible food that is thrown away.
Cafe manager Sam Joseph said: "We see them do it and get the food out and into a refrigerator straight away."
The menu, which changes daily, has so far included lobster, gorgonzola o... | A cafe has opened in Bristol serving food past its sell-by date taken from supermarket skips and restaurants. | 29540814 |
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The pair were sidelined in October, Nowell tearing a quad muscle and Jess with an injured toe.
While England international Nowell came back in December, Jess only returned in Exeter's Anglo-Welsh win on Saturday.
His comeback meant hair had to go, but Nowell opted to part ... | Exeter Chiefs wing Matt Jess says a pact with team-mate Jack Nowell, not to shave until they both returned from injury, helped him through his rehab. | 38800552 |
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Billionaire Malaysian owner Vincent Tan said the dismissal was "regretfully" necessary to be fair to the club and its fans.
"It has been an unbelievable few weeks.
"First of all you had the statement by Simon Lim (Cardiff's chief executive), quoting Vincent Tan being openl... | Malky Mackay has been sacked as Cardiff City manager by the club's board of directors. | 25526438 |
Kazem Hakimi catalogued the varied characters who visited his Iffley Road premises and his work became an internet hit.
The portraits are being shown at the Old Fire Station and Modern Art Oxford.
Mr Hakimi said he was "extremely happy" and "never imagined this would happen".
He took pictures of his customers against a... | A fish and chip shop owner who took pictures of his customers as a hobby has had two exhibitions of his work open in Oxford. | 39816049 |
"If we manage to succeed with even one of the projects we're working on here, we won't need a sign," Astro Teller explains. "If we don't, well, we don't deserve one."
Google X - or Google [x] as the internet search company would have it - is what it calls its "moonshot factory", where inventors and engineers are encour... | In a few unremarkable looking, red brick buildings off the main Google campus in Mountain View, California, is Google X, its secret laboratory - but there is no sign to tell you that you've arrived. | 25880738 |
Michel Vorm, Kieran Trippier and Harry Winks could come into an otherwise full-strength side.
Millwall goalkeeper Jordan Archer is a major doubt to face his former club Tottenham because of a groin injury.
There are no other injury concerns, with Steve Morison and Jed Wallace both returning as substitutes last weekend.... | Tottenham remain without injured pair Erik Lamela and Danny Rose for Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final, which will be shown live on BBC One from 13:30 GMT. | 39170656 |
Co-founder of Gapminder.org, which continues his work, he was enthusiastically trying to change old-fashioned notions of the world even as his illness took hold.
In his final BBC interview - for the BBC World Service series Economic Tectonics - the statistician highlighted five key ways that demographics are shaping th... | Hans Rosling, the Swedish professor who made global health statistics compelling viewing, died from cancer in February. | 39211144 |
A war crimes court in Serbia sentenced the ex-members of the so-called Jackals unit to up to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutors ruled that the men had raped, murdered and robbed victims in four villages in western Kosovo.
The crimes were among the most brutal of the 1998-99 war, in which ethnic Albanians fought against Se... | Nine Serbian former paramilitaries have been found guilty of killing more than 100 ethnic Albanian civilians during the Kosovo conflict in the late 1990s. | 26146224 |
That is well over four times the number of asylum seekers that arrived in Quebec from the United States in the month of June.
Canada has had a surge of refugee claimants in recent months, especially into the French-speaking province.
It is trying to stem the tide with the warning that landing in Canada is not an automa... | Over 3,800 migrants crossed illegally into the Canadian province of Quebec in the first two weeks of August. | 40965293 |
Two names are set to dominate the theatre landscape over the coming months: William Shakespeare and Harry Potter.
A wealth of productions marking the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death will be taking place across the UK, including high-profile offerings from Shakespeare's Globe and the RSC.
Meanwhile, Jack Thorne's ... | A look at some of the highlights of what theatres around the UK have to offer in 2016. | 35102375 |
Affleck will play Batman in the Man of Steel sequel, bringing together the superheroes on film for the first time.
Appearing on Jimmy Fallon's US talk show, Affleck said Warner Bros. warned him there could be a cold response.
"I'm a big boy. If I can handle an Emmy snub, I can handle anything," the 41-year-old joked.
A... | Ben Affleck has shrugged off negative reactions after being cast as Batman in a new film opposite Superman, saying he's a "big boy" who "can handle" it. | 24124934 |
The 39-year-old returned an adverse analytical finding of GHRP-2 in an out of competition test on 9 August.
The 2008 Olympic road race champion had been due to ride for BMC Racing at the Vuelta, which starts on Saturday.
He has been suspended by his team with immediate effect and replaced by Loic Vliegen in their Vuelt... | Spain's Samuel Sanchez has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a growth hormone and is out of this year's Vuelta a Espana. | 40963559 |
A hostile reception is expected for the current Sunderland boss, who left West Ham by mutual consent in May last year.
Despite winning promotion to the Premier league in the first of his four years at the club, Allardyce was not popular because of his style of play.
But Bilic believes "everyone connected with the club"... | West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says his predecessor Sam Allardyce should be "appreciated" by fans when he returns to Upton Park this weekend. | 35661271 |
Lineham, 24, was sin-binned for lashing out at Leigh's Ryan Hampshire in the second half of Thursday's 22-8 defeat.
Centurions forward Glenn Stewart has been banned for two games for a high tackle on Wolves half-back Kevin Brown in the same Super League match.
Wakefield second-rower Danny Kirmond was fined £300 after a... | Warrington Wolves winger Tom Lineham has been banned for two games and fined £300 for striking an opponent. | 39338092 |
A life-sized sculpture of the singer and entertainer will be revealed in Town Hall Square at 13:00 BST.
It marks the end of a series of tributes to the star, including a heritage trail featuring blue plaques marking key locations in her life.
Fields was believed to be the most highly paid actress in the world in the 19... | A statue of the actress Dame Gracie Fields is to be unveiled later in her home town of Rochdale. | 37382788 |
The Florida-based Scot, ranked 20th in the world and 10th on the World Points list for next month's event, had hoped to be one of three wildcard picks.
But Clarke chose Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and the in-form Thomas Pieters.
"It's probably as difficult a phone call as I've ever had to make in golfing terms," Clarke... | Telling Russell Knox he had missed out on a captain's pick for Europe's Ryder Cup team was the hardest call captain Darren Clarke "has ever had to make". | 37222194 |
The passengers were allowed on the 20 January flight to Medina despite every seat being filled, the airline said.
Details of the flight have only emerged now because of extensive investigations by Dawn newspaper.
Staff had issued additional handwritten boarding passes, the paper reported.
Such an over-crowded flight wo... | Pakistan International Airlines is investigating how seven extra passengers were allowed to stand in the aisles on a flight to Saudi Arabia, a spokesman told the BBC. | 39081476 |
13 December 2013 Last updated at 09:19 GMT
It's not just a house - oh no. It's an entire village made of the sweet stuff!
Gingerbread Lane is packed with candy canes, sweets and a whole load of super-sweet icing.
The sugary village has a fire station, town hall, subway station and even an ice rink. The chef, Jon Lovi... | The world's largest ever gingerbread structure has been revealed in New York! | 25362875 |
There were no surprises as England won 5-0 at Wembley, as they did when this fixture was a World Cup qualifier in October 2012. Move forward to these Euro 2016 qualifying games and the story is the same.
And with Switzerland - supposedly England's closest rivals - losing to Slovenia, the impression that Group E will be... | Another game against San Marino and another embarrassingly easy England win - five meetings with the lowest-ranked team in world football and a not unflattering aggregate of 31-1. | 29563034 |
The 2015/16 season with be the fourth sponsored by Danske Bank.
"To extend our partnership with Danske Bank is fantastic news for the NIFL, our clubs and our supporters," said NIFL managing director Andrew Johnston.
"Since we formed in 2013, attendances increased 5% in the first year and this season they are up by anot... | Danske Bank will remain as sponsors of the Irish Premiership for another season after agreeing an extension of its deal with the NI Football League. | 32122090 |
The jury found match commander Ch Supt David Duckenfield was "responsible for manslaughter by gross negligence" due to a breach of his duty of care.
Police errors also added to a dangerous situation at the FA Cup semi-final.
The prime minister said the inquests had provided "official confirmation" fans were "utterly bl... | Ninety-six football fans who died as a result of a crush in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed, the inquests have concluded. | 36138337 |
Ethan Owens was taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough after the incident on Marina Way, Hartlepool, on 27 February.
Cleveland Police said "our thoughts and sympathy are with Ethan's family and friends at this extremely difficult time".
The force said it was still appealing for witnesses. | A nine-year-old boy has died in hospital a week after he was hit by a car. | 39199102 |
Henriette Reker - an independent candidate supported by Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party - was seriously injured along with an aide. Three others suffered minor injuries.
Local police said Ms Reker, 58, was "stable, but not out of the woods".
Police have arrested a 44-year-old German national and Cologne resident.
... | A leading candidate in Cologne's mayoral race has been stabbed in the neck by a man claiming to be angry over the country's refugee policies. | 34561531 |
It's only recently that they were discovered and returned to the homeland of the man who penned them.
They were written in the trenches of World War One, some of them from the Somme and posted home to the sweetheart of a young soldier from east Belfast.
Brian Boyd was only 19 when he joined the YCV, the Young Citizen V... | They lay carefully wrapped-up in a safe place for a century. | 36600646 |
Volleys will be fired by soldiers in Hyde Park and the Tower of London to honour the arrival of the new princess.
Prince William and Catherine have not yet announced the name of their second child, who was delivered on Saturday.
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, and the duchess's parents visited their grandd... | Gun salutes will take place in London later to mark the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby girl. | 32579253 |
2 December 2014 Last updated at 23:02 GMT
Thomas Heatherwick, creator of the London 2012 cauldron, says the £175m footbridge will be "a place to linger, and be".
The move has been criticised for the bridge's cost and location. It still requires approval from the Mayor of London. | The designer of a garden bridge given planning consent says it will "stitch London together". | 30304509 |
Ms Le Pen, of the far-right National Front (FN), chose Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, of the mainstream nationalist "Stand Up France" in an apparent bid to attract his voters.
Mr Dupont-Aignan had already backed Ms Le Pen for the second round.
Ms Le Pen faces centrist Emmanuel Macron in the second, decisive round of voting, wh... | French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has said she will make a defeated rival her prime minister, if elected. | 39757887 |
After a goalless first half Coventry looked to be heading to a first win in 15 league matches thanks to Jodi Jones' 71st-minute strike.
But in the third minute of injury time, Robinson pounced on a loose ball in the box to dash the visitors' hopes and ensure Wimbledon remain unbeaten at home in seven league games.
On a... | AFC Wimbledon captain Paul Robinson's injury-time goal earned his side a 1-1 draw with League One bottom club Coventry. | 38889382 |
The party leader Alasdair McDonnell said it was astonishing that just 37% of what Northern Ireland produced came out of the private sector.
The SDLP said it wants this policy to be taken as seriously as the peace process.
Mr McDonnell added that Northern Ireland was not economically viable.
Speaking at the launch, he s... | The SDLP has launched its manifesto, in which it calls for a prosperity process for Northern Ireland to expand its private sector. | 32316811 |
Around 180 migrants flew from Costa Rica to El Salvador and from there made their way to the US Texan border.
The migrants spent several months in Costa Rica after neighbouring Nicaragua denied them passage.
But on 29 December Central American nations reached an agreement to allow the Cubans to continue their journey.
... | The first group from among 8,000 Cuban migrants recently stranded in Costa Rica have crossed the border from Mexico into the United States. | 35330479 |
Oles Buzyna, 45, was killed by shots fired from a car, Interior Ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko said.
Mr Buzyna is the latest in a series of allies of Ukraine's pro-Russian former President, Victor Yanukovych, to die in suspicious circumstances.
His killing comes a day after MP Oleg Kalashnikov, who was close to Mr... | A Ukrainian journalist known for his pro-Russian views has been shot dead in the capital Kiev. | 32337621 |
The midfielder smashed the spot-kick down the middle of the goal after Pierce Sweeney was adjudged to have fouled substitute Kai Naismith in the area.
Portsmouth controlled the opening 45 minutes with Exeter struggling to get out of their half, but the visitors were unable to find that killer touch until late on.
Chris... | Gary Roberts netted a late penalty as Portsmouth's rise up the League Two table continued with a win at Exeter. | 37139257 |
President Nicolas Maduro said the officer was killed by a sniper and branded the protesters "murderous".
More than 240 people were arrested after the pre-dawn raids on four camps in the east of the capital.
Since anti-government protests began in February, more than 40 people have been killed, and thousands more arrest... | A policeman has been shot dead in the Venezuelan capital Caracas after security forces broke up protest camps, officials say. | 27336751 |
Owen MacDonald was discovered on ground adjacent to Rashilee Avenue, near Park Mains High School, at about 05:40 on Sunday.
His death is being treated as unexplained by police. His relatives have been informed of his death. | A body found on ground near a school in Renfrewshire has been identified as a 16-year-old boy. | 39772543 |
Robert Norman, 54, was found guilty of committing misconduct in a public office while working at Belmarsh, home to a number of high-profile prisoners.
He was paid more than £10,000 for 40 tips to reporter Stephen Moyes between 2006 and 2011, the Old Bailey heard.
Norman of Swanscombe, Kent said he was highlighting pro... | A former prison officer has been jailed for 20 months for selling stories to a reporter working at the Daily Mirror and News of the World. | 32976044 |
St Davids RNLI officially opened its £10m lifeboat station on Tuesday and named its £2.7m Tamar class lifeboat Norah Wortley.
The new station and slipway took two years to build and are positioned in the cliffs next to the old station at St Justinian.
About 200 people, including past and present crew, attended the cere... | A double celebration has taken place at a Pembrokeshire lifeboat station. | 39267343 |
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10 June 2014 Last updated at 07:08 BST
BBC Wales economics editor Sarah Dickins joined an economist at a funfair in Rhyl, one of Wales' most deprived communities.
Professor Karel Williams, of Manchester Business School, says devolution has been "something of a non-event" in ... | We're looking back at how successful devolution has been over the last 15 years. | 27764967 |
The bodies were found in three vehicles that were crushed by fallen concrete panels in the Sasago tunnel, about 80km (50 miles) west of the capital Tokyo.
A fire broke out after the tunnel caved in on Sunday, and a number of survivors fled to safety on foot.
The usually busy tunnel remains closed, as police are investi... | Nine people are now confirmed to have died after a major tunnel collapsed in Japan, officials say. | 20576492 |
The 22-year-old joined the Seagulls from Feyenoord in August but has made just nine appearances.
The former Netherlands Under-21 international could make his Town debut against Preston on Saturday.
Terriers boss David Wagner said: "I believe his qualities will fit with our ideas. I'm sure he can help us out this season... | Championship side Huddersfield Town have signed Brighton winger Elvis Manu on a 93-day loan deal. | 35464952 |
The bill was drafted last year after the punk band Pussy Riot performed a protest song against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral.
Two Pussy Riot members are now serving prison terms in remote penal colonies.
The bill says blasphemy could incur up to three years in jail or a fine of up to 300,000 roubl... | Russian MPs have given initial approval to an anti-blasphemy law with tougher jail terms or fines for anyone found guilty of offending religious feelings. | 22090308 |
With two thirds of results in he has 55% of the vote against 44% for his rival, Raila Odinga, figures show.
Mr Kenyatta is hoping for a second term in office but faces a tough challenge.
Voting has passed off largely peacefully and the electoral commission has urged people to wait calmly for all the results.
"During th... | Kenya's incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta has taken an early lead as votes are counted after Tuesday's election. | 40855040 |
Devon and Cornwall Police are now investigating the claims made against Exeter Deaf Academy.
The BBC understands three staff members have been suspended, but the school would not confirm this.
The academy said it would act "quickly if it is found that any improvements need to be made".
More updates on the claims, and o... | Children at a school for the deaf were mishandled by staff, allowed to misbehave and engaged in sexual activity, a whistleblower has said. | 36847556 |
Gilmour recorded Rattle That Lock with The Liberty Choir, a rehabilitation project that includes former Wandsworth Prison inmates and local singers.
The rock legend said the choir gives prisoners "real hope and optimism".
His son Charlie did time in Wandsworth in south London in 2011 after being arrested at a tuition f... | Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has revealed that his new single features former inmates from the prison where his son served time. | 33772293 |
Tiger Bay is a musical set in the city's eponymous docklands - "a place of real change" - at the turn of the 20th Century.
Rehearsals are underway in Cape Town ahead of opening night on 20 May.
Co-produced by Wales Millennium Centre and Cape Town Opera, it will be shown in Cardiff in November.
Cape Town Opera's managin... | The cast and crew of a musical about Cardiff's history as a port are preparing to premiere the work in South Africa. | 39591214 |
The eight-storey Rana Plaza factory building near Dhaka collapsed on 24 April with an unknown number inside.
The authorities say about 2,500 people were injured in the accident and 2,437 people were rescued.
The recovery operation is expected to finish on Friday. The rubble will then be shifted by bulldozers.
On Friday... | The death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial accident has passed 1,000 as recovery teams continue to find more bodies in the wreckage. | 22476774 |
Inspectors found problems with the way Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham runs its heart unit after a high death rates compared with other hopsitals.
The trust ignored repeated warnings over high death rates, the report said.
The trust said patient safety remained its "number one priority".
University Hospitals Bir... | A culture of bullying prevented staff at an NHS trust from speaking out about the number of heart surgery patients who were dying, a report has found. | 35754331 |
The Black Cats are bottom of the Premier League, with two points after eight games, and are odds-on with bookmakers to be relegated.
"It's probably lost its identity at times trying to be a club it's not," Bain told the club website.
"The job is to build, almost rebuild. It's apparent that we've got a journey to embark... | Sunderland need to "rebuild" having "lost their identity", according to the club's chief executive Martin Bain. | 37713699 |
28 March 2016 Last updated at 16:07 BST
The Foxes' success is winning them lots of new supporters, and not just ones who live in the city - as Jenny's been finding out. | Leicester City are still at the top of the Premier League, and fans are hoping they'll lift the trophy this season. | 35910819 |
The daughter of Ian Beale - played by Hetti Bywater - will be murdered in a storyline set to leave viewers guessing the identity of the killer.
The culprit will not be revealed until next February when the soap celebrates its 30th anniversary.
Bywater is the fourth actress to play the character since her birth in 1993.... | EastEnders character Lucy Beale is to be killed off this Easter, the BBC has confirmed. | 26286579 |
More than half of those reported to South Yorkshire Police for sharing nude or explicit images of children via mobile phone or online were themselves under 16.
Of 408 cases reported in the past year, 238 involved a suspect under 16.
A senior teacher from a Sheffield school said sexting among teenagers was "an epidemic"... | The majority of suspects in cases involving "sexting" are under 16, a police force has said. | 37606448 |
He had already been picked to succeed outgoing leader Nguyen Tan Dung at the Communist Party's congress in January.
In his inaugural remarks reported by local media, he promised to lead the country to prosperity.
He now governs the country together with Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President T... | Vietnam's new prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has been formally voted in by parliament. | 35983962 |
The first and second places are taken by Finland and South Korea.
The rankings combine international test results and data such as graduation rates between 2006 and 2010.
Sir Michael Barber, Pearson's chief education adviser, says successful countries give teachers a high status and have a "culture" of education.
Inter... | The UK's education system is ranked sixth best in the developed world, according to a global league table published by education firm Pearson. | 20498356 |
The Tigantourine plant has been closed since the attack by al-Qaeda-linked gunmen who took hundreds of local and dozens of foreign workers hostage.
After four days the Algerian army ended the siege by storming the complex, but 29 insurgents and at least 37 hostages were killed.
The plant is now operating at about a th... | The remote Algerian gas plant at the centre of a deadly hostage-taking last month has partially resumed production. | 21568475 |
The benchmark index bounced off lows to close down 42 points at 5,918,
The sell-off followed big falls in US and Asian markets overnight as worries about prospects for the global economy continued and with oil prices remaining weak.
Tesco was a rare bright spot as its Christmas sales beat forecasts.
Shares in Tesco end... | (Close): The FTSE 100 closed 0.7% lower, but shares in Tesco jumped after it posted a rise in sales over Christmas. | 35310093 |
If it chose, Mario Draghi, the president of the ECB, could put Greece in a position that would leave it little choice but to start printing its own currency, and in effect leave the eurozone.
But it's not a card that he wants to play.
As the clouds have gathered again over Greece's economic future, customers have been ... | The European Central Bank has the most powerful card, the ace of trumps if you like, when it comes to dealing with the Greek crisis. | 32852468 |
Two activists who helped the migrants from Afghanistan, Sudan and Syria board the vessel have also been convicted.
They were among a group of people who broke through a barrier at a protest to board the Spirit of Britain ferry.
It comes as local authorities prepare to evict migrants from part of the camp in Calais know... | Six migrants have been sentenced to a month in prison for occupying a ferry in France last month in protest against Britain's asylum policies. | 35633320 |
The midfielder, who struck the opening goal in the 2-0 win, thanked manager Brendan Rodgers for starting him ahead of fit-again Tom Rogic.
"Tom was back fit and he's done incredibly well this year as well," said the 23-year-old.
"So it was good for the manager to back me and I've repaid him with the goal."
Asked if it ... | Celtic's Callum McGregor says scoring in Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Rangers was one of his career highlights to date. | 39710193 |
There have been two confirmed cases of the H5N8 virus confirmed in Northern Ireland - both in wild birds.
There have also been six cases of bird flu recorded in the Republic of Ireland.
The agricultural show was completely cancelled in 2001 because of foot and mouth disease.
More than 700 birds had been entered in this... | The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society has cancelled the poultry section of the Balmoral Show because of concerns over bird flu. | 39203275 |
Ronald and Rita Creasy, who ran a farm in Eye, pledged to inform Nazi spies of Allied activities, the papers reveal.
The security service documents at the National Archives say they exchanged fascist salutes with their workers.
And they show the couple offered to rent rooms to German agents in the event of an emergency... | A Suffolk couple were placed under surveillance by MI5 during World War Two because of their support for the Nazis, newly released files show. | 34015832 |
Jonathon Leslie, 23, a St Andrews University student, was found with the decapitated bird in his car after being caught drink driving.
Leslie, from Aberdeen, was fined a total of £750 and banned from driving for a year.
He killed the bird on 10 September at Abbey Park in St Andrews.
The court heard geoscience and Fren... | A Fife student has admitted catching a wild pigeon with his bare hands and ripping its head off during a night out. | 17624561 |
18 June 2016 Last updated at 12:04 BST
A portable machine has been sending high-frequency radio waves into the earth to map out the building's "footprint" concealed beneath.
The survey is the first comprehensive archaeological investigation at Reading Abbey for more than 150 years.
Experts say the Hidden Abbey Project ... | Engineers are using radar technology to discover the long-hidden remains of Reading Abbey. | 36560230 |
Strike action started at 06:00 BST on Friday, with the GMB union stating the majority of its members voted in favour of industrial action.
Employer Veolia said it was disappointed with the move.
The company, which runs waste management for Sheffield City Council, added it had been "working closely" with the union and i... | Refuse collectors have walked out in Sheffield in a 24-hour strike blamed on "aggressive" management practices. | 35940909 |
Shaun Whalley's arrest follows that of striker Ricky Miller.
A club statement said Whalley has been suspended pending a police inquiry.
A Bedfordshire Police spokesman said a 27-year-old from Hitchin in Hertfordshire had been arrested on suspicion of assault.
Luton have launched an internal investigation and the statem... | A second Luton Town player has been arrested on suspicion of assault following an incident in the early hours of Monday morning. | 32496069 |
Announcing the scheme on Thursday, Communities Minister Lesley Griffiths said the scheme would support 35,000 adults over three years.
More than 200 specialists will help people who struggle to find work because of issues with childcare, qualifications or health.
The Communities 4 Work scheme is available to people age... | A £30m work programme has been launched to help long-term unemployed people find jobs. | 32995093 |
The move comes amidst fears that the end of President Joseph Kabila's mandate next week will spark violence.
"This general situation in the country risks spilling into the stadiums," Barthelemy Okito, secretary-general of the sports ministry, said.
One popular chant heard at games warns Kabila that his mandate is over.... | The government in DR Congo has told the country's football association to suspend league competition from Thursday until further notice. | 38316676 |
Advanced payments were made to Durham by the ECB in May 2016 to ensure the club could carry on playing.
The monies related to fees for staging the Sri Lanka Test later that month.
"Talks continue with the ECB in relation to securing a long-term future," a Durham statement read.
The county finished fourth in County Cham... | Durham are in talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) following claims they could face a points deduction for receiving financial support from the governing body. | 37487298 |
The local authority is seeking views from residents about where cuts and savings could be made.
A list of more than 100 possible savings has been put forward, including cutting back on public works to reducing the primary school week by two and a half hours.
Public suggestions will be taken before the budget is finalis... | Falkirk Council has launched a public consultation into how to close a £40m budget gap over the next three years. | 30500220 |
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