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Forbes' annual survey of National Football League teams' valuations put the Cowboys at £2.6bn.
It means the American Football side go above Real Madrid, who had topped the magazine's annual poll of the world's most valuable franchises in July.
The Spanish club now trail th... | Dallas Cowboys have overtaken Real Madrid as the world's most valuable sports team, according to business magazine Forbes. | 34251085 |
The versatile 27-year-old, who can play at centre or in the back row, has been with Bradford Bulls since 2013.
Blythe scored 12 tries in 60 appearances during his first spell with Warrington, his home-town club.
"There was always some desire from both sides for Matty to return once he'd gained some more experience," he... | Super League club Warrington Wolves have re-signed Matty Blythe on a one-year deal for the 2017 season. | 37133272 |
After a three-year investigation, it has concluded that the US firm's Irish tax benefits are illegal.
The Commission said Ireland enabled the company to pay substantially less than other businesses, in effect paying a corporate tax rate of no more than 1%.
Ireland and Apple both said they disagreed with the record pena... | Ireland should recover up to €13bn (£11bn) from Apple in back taxes, the European Commission has ruled. | 37220799 |
The pedestrian was killed in Main Street, in Hilton, Derbyshire, at about 16:50 BST on Tuesday.
Matthew Luke Hogg, 24, from Melville Court, Etwall, appeared before Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court earlier and was remanded in custody.
The police watchdog said it was investigating the "tragic incident".
Mr Hogg is ... | A man has been charged with causing the death of a 75-year-old man by dangerous driving who was hit by a car being pursued by police. | 39586520 |
The derelict Westmoreland House on Stokes Croft will be demolished and the adjoining Carriageworks renovated for business units and 118 new homes.
Bristol City Council deferred making a decision on the proposal in April after protests against the lack of social housing in the design.
The scheme was approved after chang... | Plans for a £20m revamp of an area of Bristol considered one of the city's biggest eyesores have been approved. | 34530135 |
Leicester spent everything on and off the pitch to write one more chapter in the remarkable story of their past 12 months - but the dream died at the hands of a mix of excellence and experience that is La Liga powerhouse Atletico.
The King Power Stadium dripped with atmosphere and reverberated to a wall of sound before... | Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone knows fighters when he sees them - so the warm embraces he offered Leicester City's players at the end of his side's hard-fought Champions League victory spoke of respect fully earned. | 39637476 |
Laura Muir won two gold medals, Eilish McColgan a bronze and Eilidh Doyle a relay silver at the European Indoor Championships over the weekend.
"People hark back to the halcyon days of the 1970s and 1980s," Harkins said.
"I genuinely believe Scottish athletics is moving into an era where it will be unprecedented."
And ... | Unparalleled levels of success for his country's competitors have been predicted by Scottish Athletics' performance director Roger Harkins. | 39182943 |
The owner of 4chan posted a warning last weekend that the anarchic bulletin board service was in financial straits.
"What I wrote on 4chan was true," Hiroyuki Nishimura told the BBC.
"Ad [revenue] is getting worse and costs are getting high because of more users."
While some would not mourn its loss, others would miss ... | One of the most notorious corners of the web could be about to become a victim of its own success. | 37563647 |
The 54 life-size sculptures formed the eight-mile Go Go Gorilla trail around the city between July and September.
Individually-painted models could be found on pavements, in parks, shopping centres, on top of the castle mound and inside St John's Cathedral.
The trail, organised by the charity Break, ended on 7 Septembe... | Gorilla statues which graced the streets of Norwich this summer are being displayed together for the first time ahead of a charity auction. | 24322545 |
But their 14-month relationship came crashing down when she discovered his profile was a fake.
His name was not Antony and he was not single.
In fact, he was a married dad who had initially used photos of a Bollywood actor on his profile and had lured in other women too.
"He used me like a hotel with benefits under the... | Anna Rowe had a whirlwind romance with Antony Ray after meeting him through the dating app Tinder. | 39078201 |
Arafat Jaradat, 30, appeared to have died of a heart attack on Saturday, the Israeli prison service said.
Palestinians said an autopsy performed on Sunday revealed signs of torture, but Israelis said injuries were probably from attempts at resuscitation and that key tests were still needed.
Israel has launched an inves... | Thousands of Palestinian prisoners are refusing food for one day in protest at the death of a fellow detainee. | 21564604 |
Gomes, 22, joins after helping Portugal win Euro 2016, and could cost a further 20m euros (£16.7m) in add-on fees.
"Barca relates to my way of playing football and my identity," said Gomes.
Mascherano, 32, has made 247 appearances for Barcelona since joining from Liverpool in 2010, winning four La Liga titles and two C... | Barcelona have signed midfielder Andre Gomes from Valencia for an initial 35m euros (£29.3m), and given Javier Mascherano a new three-year contract. | 36907047 |
Noel Jones was 18 when he was arrested over the murder of 15-year-old Janet Commins in Flint.
He admitted manslaughter and served half of his 12-year sentence but has never challenged his conviction.
Stephen Hough, 58, is now on trial at Mold Crown Court accused of Janet's rape, sexual assault, murder and manslaughter ... | A man who was jailed after he admitted killing a schoolgirl in 1976 has said his confession was made up by police. | 40507599 |
Accountants BDO said hotel occupancy rates and revenue fell in the city in March.
Its survey found year-on-year occupancy dropped by 3.2% to 72.4%, while revenue per room fell 5.2% to £66.88.
The fall contrasted with increased occupancy and revenue in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness.
Glasgow had the highest occupancy ... | The lower oil price is continuing to have an impact on Aberdeen's hospitality sector, according to a new report. | 32938810 |
But, with 20 grand prix starts to his name, it can be easy to forget that 18-year-old Max Verstappen is still exactly that - a teenager.
We've not seen much of the Toro Rosso driver's moody side, but it was on full, potty-mouthed display in the Australian GP on Sunday.
There was even the teenage trademark of a slammed ... | It was a performance befitting of a moody teenager. | 35854819 |
Mr Trudeau underscored his government's commitment to bringing in "those fleeing persecution, terror & war".
The US Department of Homeland Security said the entry ban would also apply to dual nationals of the seven countries.
However, Mr Trudeau's office says Canadian dual nationals are exempt.
"We have been assured th... | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken a stand on social media against the temporary US ban on refugees and immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. | 38786656 |
Scrum-halves Charlie Mulchrone (Harlequins) and JB Bruzulier (Nevers) and centres Heath Stevens (London Welsh) and Andy Symons (London Irish) have already found other clubs.
Forwards Darren O'Shea (Munster) and Ben Sowrey (Newcastle) also move on.
And the club has already said that long-serving centre Alex Grove will g... | Worcester Warriors director of rugby Dean Ryan has confirmed that there will be 12 players leaving Sixways at the end of season. | 36204708 |
Afghanistan have pulled out of the tour because of a clash with the country's preparations for their domestic franchise T20 competition.
"We are disappointed the matches won't proceed in July," said a Cricket Ireland spokesperson.
The two Associate Nations were scheduled to meet at Stormont on 4 July, 7 July and 9 July... | Ireland's scheduled three-match one-day series against Afghanistan in Belfast next month has been called off. | 40194762 |
The 63-year-old Italian replaces Nigel Pearson, who was sacked on 30 June despite keeping the Foxes in the Premier League last season.
Ranieri has not worked in England since leaving Stamford Bridge in 2004, and was sacked as Greece manager last year.
"Since I left Chelsea I have dreamt of another chance to work in the... | Former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri has been appointed Leicester City's manager on a three-year contract. | 33513290 |
Nearly 40 bottles of Scotch are now shipped overseas each second, contributing nearly £4bn to the UK's balance of payments.
But its success has come at a price.
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) now works 24/7 blocking attempts by companies around the world to pass off their products as "Scotch" in order to boost the... | It's been a great decade for Scotch whisky, with Scotland's 115 distilleries working around the clock to quench the thirst of drinkers in 200 markets worldwide. | 32500059 |
Rifleman Dave Curnow served in 4 Rifles Battalion in the British Army including a tour in Afghanistan two years ago.
He was found with head injuries in Redruth, Cornwall, in the early hours of 20 September and died in hospital.
A funeral ceremony with full military honours was held at Truro Cathedral, where a large pop... | Hundreds of people have attended a funeral service for a 20-year-old soldier found injured "after a disturbance" outside a nightclub. | 34599060 |
The government agreed on Tuesday to sell its 25% stake in the airline to IAG, the owner of British Airways.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the takeover offer would be best for the Irish tourism industry and the Irish economy.
But the government has been accused by opposition leaders of trying to "ram" through the sale.
The ... | The Irish government got the best deal for the country in agreeing the sale of its stake in Aer Lingus, the Taoiseach [Irish Prime Minister] has said. | 32899406 |
The blaze at Grange Park, Limavady, was reported at 06:25 BST on Monday.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said: "A passer-by noticed smoke coming from the house and alerted the emergency services."
The passer-by also heard a smoke alarm. Three fire crews went to the house but the fire was already o... | A woman in her 50s has died following a house fire in County Londonderry. | 40628648 |
The alarm was raised after the pair were overdue from a walk on An Teallach, a mountain in Wester Ross, on Monday.
Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team and Stornoway Coastguard helicopter made a search early on Tuesday.
The walkers later turned up safe and well in the Loch a'Bhraoin area.
Dundonnell MRT said this was a "con... | Two hillwalkers are believed to have made a navigational error leading to search and rescue teams looking for them in the wrong area. | 40580299 |
Gloucester back-row Moriarty and Exeter tight-head prop Francis are dual-qualified for Wales and England.
But Wales coach Warren Gatland has moved first to claim the uncapped pair.
Moriarty's Gloucester team-mates James Hook and Richard Hibbard are included, while Bristol fly-half Matthew Morgan is rewarded for his str... | Ross Moriarty and Tomas Francis have been included in Wales' expanded 47-man training squad for the 2015 World Cup. | 32953196 |
His younger brother and successor as president Raul Castro announced the news on state television.
Castro toppled the government in 1959, introducing a Communist revolution. He defied the US for decades, surviving many assassination plots.
His supporters said he had given Cuba back to the people. Critics saw him as a d... | Cuba's former president Fidel Castro, one of the world's longest-serving and most iconic leaders, has died aged 90. | 38114953 |
Julius Karangi told reporters that a third soldier was under investigation.
However, he denied there had been "widespread looting" and said there had been an attempt by the media to paint the soldiers as "unprofessional".
Somali Islamist group al-Shabab says it was behind the attack, which killed 67 people over four da... | Two Kenyan soldiers have been sacked and jailed for looting during last month's attack on the Westgate shopping centre, the army chief has said. | 24727600 |
Nagl was one of only nine home players to compete in Tuesday's event on the new links course after international golfers declined invitations, with many pointing to clashing schedules.
"I never expected it to be so well developed," the 35-year-old said.
"I would say it's equal to a good course like the Doral in Miami."... | The Rio 2016 course is in "surprisingly" good condition, says Brazilian golfer Miriam Nagl who took part in the first test event this week. | 35774117 |
Peter Fury tweeted the news on Friday, and a further announcement is expected after 12:00 BST.
Manchester-born Fury, 27, defeated 40-year-old Ukrainian Klitschko on points in Dusseldorf last November to secure the WBA, IBF and WBO titles.
Victory meant he became Britain's fifth bona fide heavyweight world champion.
Fur... | Tyson Fury's rematch against Wladimir Klitschko will take place in Manchester on 9 July, according to the British fighter's trainer and uncle. | 35995004 |
The 32-year-old was a second-half substitute during Sunday's FA Cup win over Sheffield Wednesday.
It was Downing's 19th appearance of the season but he has not been a regular starter for Aitor Karanka's side.
He rejoined his home-town team in July 2015 on a four-year deal and since played 68 times, scoring four goals.
... | Former England winger Stewart Downing will be allowed to leave Middlesbrough on loan during the January transfer window, BBC Tees reports. | 38555123 |
De Sousa, 35, was given an 18-day suspension, with six days deferred.
The Brazilian was found guilty of using his whip without giving Swiss Cross time to respond at Lingfield on 16 June, triggering a suspension of between two and six days.
As it was his fifth such infringement within the previous six months, it was ref... | Champion jockey Silvestre De Sousa faces 12 days on the sidelines after breaching rules on use of the whip. | 36608428 |
The highly-rated 19-year-old is a product of the club's academy and has been a regular for the Warriors during the 2014 campaign.
"He is a very talented young player who shows great desire to be the best," coach Shaun Wane told the club website.
"Make no mistake, we are the envy of many Super League clubs in getting Ge... | Wigan half-back George Williams has agreed a new four-year contract with the reigning Super League champions. | 27423326 |
Emergency services were called to the scene, on the B9071 between the villages of Aith and Voe, at about 17:00 on Monday.
The man was taken to Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick for treatment but Police Scotland said he died on Tuesday morning from his injuries.
The road was closed to allow a collision investigation to t... | A 60-year-old motorcyclist has died after a crash involving a truck in Shetland. | 40259578 |
The Wisconsin family posted the update on a fundraising website, which raised about $22,000 (£13,000) in less than a day for her legal and medical bills.
Her two alleged attackers, classmates Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, have been charged with attempted murder.
They told police they were trying to impress a fiction... | The family of a 12-year-old stabbed 19 times says she is able to walk in hospital and making a steady recovery. | 27727206 |
James McCann, 80, from Norfolk, is accused of violent and sexual assaults on 26 boys aged between eight and 12.
He allegedly abused the boys at St Francis children's home in Shefford, Bedfordshire, in the 1960s and 1970s.
An Old Bailey judge has ruled he is not fit to stand trial and the jury must decide the facts alon... | A "cruel and sadistic" carer molested boys at a Catholic children's home and terrorised them with a punishment known as The Clappers, a court has heard. | 37338180 |
Ms Dugdale, who studied law at Aberdeen University, said she could not compete with privately-educated students.
The Lothian MSP said she believed social disadvantage "follows young people throughout their education".
She pledged to "change the system" in a speech at Edinburgh College.
Ms Dugdale, who defeated Ken Maci... | Kezia Dugdale has called on her own university experiences to highlight "the injustices working-class people face" in education, in her first major speech as Scottish Labour leader. | 34001264 |
The first-half incident had gone unpunished during Friday's Premiership match, but he was later cited.
Later in the game, Clark, 27, was yellow-carded for bundling a Warriors player into touch off the ball.
He will miss league matches against Newcastle and Leicester, and the Champions Cup game against Leinster.
"The pa... | Northampton flanker Calum Clark has been banned for three weeks after pleading guilty to striking Worcester's Donncha O'Callaghan with his elbow. | 38086289 |
The details of the payments will be determined by an independent panel led by a judge, President Jacob Zuma said.
Police shot dead 34 miners at the Lonmin platinum mine, claiming they were acting in self-defence.
The shooting was the most deadly police incident since the end of apartheid in 1994, and shocked the nation... | South Africa's government says it will pay compensation to the families of mineworkers killed during a wage dispute in Marikana in 2012. | 34212203 |
Kier Ashby tagged Harlow MP Robert Halfon in the tweet on 23 June - the night of the EU Referendum.
Ashby - who was told to take his hands out of his pockets - pleaded guilty at Chelmsford Magistrates Court to sending the tweet.
The 21-year-old from Harlow was given a four week prison sentence suspended for one year.
H... | A man has admitted sending a tweet in which he said he would "love to shoot" an MP in the head. | 36781875 |
Footage shows the 28-year-old speaking to the head of a Cairo street vendors' union, who reported him to police a few weeks before he died.
Mr Regeni was in Egypt conducting postgraduate research into trade unions when he disappeared on 25 January 2016.
His tortured body was found in a ditch nine days later.
In the vid... | Egyptian state television has aired a video of murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni, showing him being asked for money weeks before his death. | 38729358 |
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints leader was handed the maximum sentence possible.
Last Thursday, the 55-year-old was found guilty of forcing two girls into "spiritual marriages" and fathering a child with one of them.
The charges followed a raid on a remote west Texas ranch in 2008.
Jeffs ... | Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting two underage followers he took as brides. | 14468085 |
His body is lying in the parliamentary building in the capital, Kinshasa, and will be taken later to his family home for the public to view.
Papa Wemba will be buried on Wednesday.
Known as the king of Congolese rumba, the 66-year-old died after collapsing on stage in Ivory Coast on 24 April.
President Joseph Kabila de... | Thousands of mourners are attending the first day of official commemorations in the Democratic Republic of Congo to mark the sudden death of music star Papa Wemba. | 36185675 |
In the video, a car can be seen mounting the pavement and striking the victim in Mansfield town centre.
Nottinghamshire Police said it was "unbelievable" he suffered only minor injuries and is "recovering well" after the incident, which happened in April.
Officers are appealing to garages which may have repaired a Skod... | Footage of a hit-and-run in which a man appears to be crushed against a wall has been released. | 33180028 |
*The list will be updated with further fixtures and events as they are confirmed; dates and venues are subject to change.
15-2 Jan: Darts - PDC World Championship, London
2: Darts - PDC World Championship final, Alexandra Palace
6-9: Football - FA Cup third round
7-15: Darts - BDO World Professional Championships, Lake... | BBC Sport picks out the remaining key sporting events of 2016. | 34453641 |
Hiwula, 22, spent last season on loan at fellow League One club Bradford City, where he scored nine goals in 41 appearances.
The Manchester City youth product has also had spells at Wigan Athletic, Walsall and Yeovil Town.
"We know what we are getting and that is pure quality. I'm a big fan of him," said Fleetwood boss... | Fleetwood Town have signed striker Jordy Hiwula on a season-long loan deal from Huddersfield Town. | 40508945 |
While living in Berlin, photographer Jorn Tomter found a large number of films in the cinema were dubbed into German. Fascinated, he began to track down the men and women who provide the voices for Hollywood's biggest stars.
Audiences get used to certain voices, and many actors spend their time dedicated to specific st... | The photographs are on display at the The Castle Cinema, Clapton, until 20 April. | 39254740 |
The city's council has been given planning approval to upgrade and extend Pentre'r Graig Primary School.
The school will be refurbished and an old demountable building will be torn down. The cost is being split between the council and the Welsh government.
Cabinet member for education Jen Raynor, said: "It has been des... | Work is set to get under way on a £2.7m renovation of a Swansea primary school. | 33931923 |
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Yarnold, 25, produced a solid final run to finish 0.97 seconds ahead of Noelle Pikus-Pace of United States.
1924: Men (curling)
1936: Men (ice hockey)
1952: Jeannette Altwegg (figure skating)
1964: Tony Nash & Robin Dixon (two-man bobsleigh)
1976: John Curry (figure skatin... | Lizzy Yarnold won Great Britain's first gold medal of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics after dominating the women's skeleton from start to finish. | 26057779 |
Glyn Capper said other aspects of the budget will face a cut of 5.7% or £19.1m.
He told the justice committee that the department is receiving an extra £15m for legal aid pressures.
More than £12m would also be provided to pay for PSNI and other staff to take voluntary exit.
The money will come from the Northern Irelan... | A senior justice department official has told MLAs the police budget will be reduced in the next financial year by 2%, representing a cut of £13.8m. | 35257175 |
Here in New York, he was attempting to do what no man has ever done by winning Wimbledon, the US Open and Olympic gold in the same year. The three events were crammed into an 11-week period, and in the end the 29-year-old came up just short as he lost his quarter-final to Kei Nishikori in five sets.
Knowing when to pla... | When Andy Murray fails to make the final of a Grand Slam these days, it takes a lot of people by surprise. | 37310853 |
Four workers at Wood Treatment Ltd in Bosley, Cheshire, were unaccounted for after the 17 July blast.
Three people have since been identified after remains were discovered.
Kelvin Barks, whose brother Will, 51, was identified, said the fund would hopefully start paying out next week to families having financial hardshi... | Families of people caught up in a fatal explosion at a wood flour mill say £50,000 has been raised for them and workers without jobs. | 33776953 |
Leaked documents show that three of Mr Sharif's children were linked to offshore companies that owned properties in London, local media say.
Some opposition leaders have called for Mr Sharif to be investigated over his family's "wealth stashed abroad".
However, Mr Sharif's son Hussain said all their business affairs we... | A son of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has defended his family's ownership of offshore companies, saying the family has done "nothing wrong". | 35959895 |
The train operator hit out as talks to avoid a series of strikes over plans for more driver-only trains broke down.
The RMT union had accused ScotRail of refusing to resume talks until 11:00 on Monday, hours before the strikes begin.
But ScotRail said the RMT had been running a campaign of "disinformation that doesn't ... | ScotRail has accused union leaders of causing a dispute which will "affect tens of thousands of passengers and hurt hundreds of rail staff". | 36574878 |
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that missiles had hit a public square in the rebel-held village of al-Janudiya.
Many people had gathered there to go shopping, the group added.
Al-Janudiya is situated in the west of Idlib province, which is now almost completely controlled by rebel forces.
An a... | At least 49 civilians, including six children, have been killed in air strikes by government forces in north-western Syria, activists say. | 33051516 |
Its report said there was a wide variation in the way complaints were handled across the NHS, primary care and adult social care services in England.
Too often people were met with a "defensive culture", the report said.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has welcomed the move to improve care and said progress had been made.... | Complaints about health and social care should be taken more seriously, says the Care Quality Commission regulator. | 30348508 |
The party's 2015 election manifesto promised to abolish the elected roles, created by the coalition government.
But Mr Corbyn described their role as "vital in a changing world".
He was speaking as he launched Labour's campaign for the police and crime commissioner elections to be held across England and Wales on 5 May... | Labour plans to retain the posts of police and crime commissioners and make them "more accountable", Jeremy Corbyn has said. | 35661775 |
The announcement follows a "mistaken comment" in a letter - seen by BBC News - to a claimant with depression.
Atos incorrectly told the claimant that assessors were not required to be specifically trained in mental health.
The private firm said it would ensure that its letters were "clear and easy to understand" in fut... | The government contractor Atos Healthcare has said it will review all the correspondence it sends to people claiming sickness benefits. | 19370200 |
The incident took place at about 00:10 on Dalmellington Road in the Crookston area of the city.
The taxi driver's victim, a 24-year-old man, is in a critical condition in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
The driver did not stop after the incident and drove off along Dalmellington Road towards Crookston Road.
Th... | Police are looking for a Glasgow taxi driver who attempted to murder a man by driving his cab at him. | 40399642 |
The Commons environment committee said there was a "conflict of interest" between the charity's power to prosecute and its role in investigating cases, campaigning and fundraising.
But the RSPCA defended its work and said the move was not supported by the government or animal welfare groups.
The government says it will... | The RSPCA should withdraw from routinely prosecuting animal welfare cases, according to MPs. | 37987213 |
Masters is currently playing his 201st first-class game of a career in which he has taken 668 wickets, against Glamorgan at Chelmsford.
Having made his first-class debut for Kent in 2000, he has also made 305 limited overs appearances.
"I have been fortunate to spend 20 years at the professional level with three fabulo... | Essex seam bowler David Masters will retire from cricket at the end of the season at the age of 38. | 37375160 |
Roberta Brooks added the work at her Holyhead property caused thousands of pounds' of damage which has not been repaired.
She said contractors regularly left her gates open, with horses escaping.
Welsh Water said it sometimes needed to cross private land but liaised closely with landowners.
It added it was "committed t... | The owner of stables on Anglesey has said she lost nearly £4,000 in income due to Welsh Water installing pipes on her land. | 39792143 |
Llanfyllin High School is accused of breaking council rules by subsidising transport to almost 200 pupils outside catchment, including 140 from England.
Governors claimed the council was aware of the school's action and said any repayments could penalise pupils.
The school could be asked to repay £100,000 from the last... | A Powys school which spent nearly £500,000 over five years to bus pupils from outside its catchment area may be asked to repay some of the money. | 36019669 |
Midfielder Martin, 29, recently left Millwall after his contract expired, having played 69 games in three years with the Lions.
Defender Oshilaja, 23, spent most of last season on loan with the Gills.
"For me, Lee's a Championship player. I think we've secured a real talent," said Gillingham boss Justin Edinburgh.
"I t... | Gillingham have signed Lee Martin on a two-year deal, while Deji Oshilaja has returned to the League One club on a season-long loan from Cardiff City. | 36727684 |
Loved for children's books such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda, Dahl was born in Llandaff and spent his early schooldays there.
Arts organisations have come together for a series of events, including a Cardiff-wide City of the Unexpected, which will mark his legacy.
Roald Dahl 100 aims to build on the... | Cardiff is set for a big adventure in 2016 to celebrate the centenary of one of its most famous sons, Roald Dahl. | 33408745 |
Horizon Nuclear Power described it as a milestone in the process of building the reactors at Wylfa on Anglesey.
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) will spend 19 months assessing the suitability of the site, the organisation and the reactor designs.
Horizon Nuclear said it now hopes to have all permissions in place... | A bid to build a new nuclear power plant in north Wales has taken a major step forward with an official application for a site licence. | 39491137 |
The British overseas territory of 30,000 voted overwhelmingly for remain, with 95.9% opting to stay in the union.
"The Spanish flag on the Rock is much closer than before," Spain's acting Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said on Friday.
Gibraltar has been a British territory since 1713 but Spain continues t... | The Spanish government has called for joint sovereignty over Gibraltar in the wake of the UK's vote to leave the EU. | 36618796 |
Ineos wants to drill near Woodsetts, near Rotherham, based on "existing geological data".
The proposed site is west of the village and south of Dinnington Road.
Rose Dickinson, of Friends of the Earth, said: "It is concerning this is the first stage of a potential fracking application."
"There has been no fracking for ... | An energy firm has said it wants to drill an exploration well for future shale gas extraction in South Yorkshire. | 40824248 |
The 32-year-old has been troubled by shoulder injuries since moving to Griffin Park in 2010 and has only made one appearance this season.
"I am retiring because I have peaked and don't have the confidence that I can now surpass that peak," Lee told the Brentford website.
"As a result, football to me now equates to frus... | Brentford goalkeeper Richard Lee has confirmed he will retire from playing at the end of the season. | 30656993 |
Southee follows fellow Kiwi Brendon McCullum in joining the club, who are coached by former New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori in Twenty20 cricket.
The 28-year-old has taken 46 wickets at an average of 26.71 in 39 Twenty20 international games.
His only previous English domestic T20 spell came with Essex in 2011, when h... | Middlesex have signed New Zealand seamer Tim Southee as their second overseas signing for the T20 Blast. | 39645208 |
The deal - with one of the airport's existing low-cost carriers - was finalised as Belfast hosted a major airline conference.
It is believed will also create 50 new jobs. Details will be announced on Wednesday.
About 1,200 people are attending the Routes Europe conference at the Waterfront Hall.
Speaking at the event, ... | Six new European routes are being added to flight schedules at Belfast International Airport. | 39690225 |
The Met Office said a temperature of 36.7 degrees Celsius had been recorded at Heathrow Airport - the hottest UK temperature since 2006 and the hottest July day ever on record.
This made it a busy day for zoo keepers, who helped their animals to cope with the heat. | England experienced the hottest day of the year on Wednesday, and it's not just people who are trying to keep cool. | 33345812 |
Research by the BBC has found only Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust expects to record a surplus.
One academic described the problem as "chronic" and said a failure to address it would impact on patient care.
The government says funds are available to trusts that balance their books.
Of the 15 trusts in Yorkshi... | Hospital trusts across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire are facing a combined deficit of more than £240m, with all but one of 15 trusts predicting it will end 2015/16 in the red. | 35411106 |
The Lisburn man's time of eight minutes, 37.62 seconds in Belgium on Saturday cut nine seconds off his personal best set a week earlier.
Smith's time was also over five seconds inside the Commonwealth Games mark.
Ciara Mageean, meanwhile, had to settle for seventh place over 800m in 2:03.12 at the same meeting in Ghent... | Steeplechaser Adam Kirk-Smith has become the seventh Northern Ireland athlete to achieve a Commonwealth Games consideration standard. | 40086506 |
The crash happened in Ferryden, near Montrose, at about 13:45 on Monday.
The rider of the Honda bike died at the scene. The driver and passenger of a white Peugeot van were uninjured.
Police said Craig Road would be closed for some time while an investigation was carried out and drivers were urged to find alternative r... | A motorcylist was killed when his bike was involved in a collision with a van in Angus. | 34384436 |
The initial web version of the general election manifesto was taken down for a time because some photos showed the words "iStock by Getty Images".
The document was then restored without the photographs' watermarks.
A Plaid spokesman said the mistake was quickly corrected after a previous version containing watermarks w... | Plaid Cymru says human error led to its election manifesto being published online with watermarks on photographs. | 32137312 |
Shinzo Abe demanded the release of a second hostage, purported to be Kenji Goto, shown in the video. Japan says it is trying to verify the footage.
On Tuesday, Islamic State (IS) said it would kill the two men unless Japan paid $200m (£130m) within 72 hours.
But IS now appears to be demanding an exchange of captives i... | Japan's prime minister has condemned as "outrageous and unacceptable" a video declaring the murder of Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa by Islamic State. | 30966651 |
The Captain America star read Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelley Becker.
"Watching CBeebies even though the wee one is in bed...wonder why?!" tweeted Fiona Moore-McGrath.
And Lisa Prosser wrote: "Of course only watching this for my daughter... #HubbaHubba."
The actor appeared on the BBC children's TV channel on ... | When Hollywood heart-throb Chris Evans read a bedtime story on CBeebies, the mums seemed to enjoy it more than the toddlers it was aimed it. | 39882628 |
About 1,000 people attended the event at Twyford Wood near Bourne in Lincolnshire on 23 May.
Police carried out an operation to close down the event which led to 21 officers and a police dog suffering injuries.
Lincolnshire Police said the level of violence directed at officers was "totally unacceptable".
One officer w... | Eighteen people charged with violent disorder at an illegal rave in Lincolnshire have pleaded guilty. | 35842599 |
In its response to a damning inquiry report into the closure, it says allowing the service to enter administration would have seriously damaged the criminal justice system.
The government also denies suggestions it did not fully consider alternatives to closure.
The FSS was losing some £2m a month.
The government want... | The government has defended its decision to close the Forensic Science Service (FSS), which analyses crime scene evidence in England and Wales. | 15523182 |
Paul Costa, from Falkirk, produced and supplied the drug from more than 100 plants grown at the Emotion Karting centre in Ayr between 2013 and 2015.
The 35-year-old was caught after police raided the site and found high powered lamps and other "gardening equipment".
He was convicted following a trial at the High Court... | A go-kart worker has been convicted of growing a large cannabis farm in a concealed area near the kart track. | 37654990 |
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Gunfire has been heard in parts of the capital Kinshasa, reports the BBC's Thomas Fessy. | Protests have hit several cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as opposition supporters call on President Joseph Kabila to step down after his term expired on Monday at midnight. | 38381686 |
Bottles of shampoo were used to conceal the drugs but they were found at the Daresbury site near Warrington, according to Cheshire Police.
The search was carried out by officers at the festival's VIP entrance on Friday, the force said.
Two men were arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs with intent to supply.
Supt B... | Two men have been arrested after more than 100 ecstasy tablets were seized by police at the Creamfields dance music festival. | 34095773 |
Samantha Jackson and Farzin Yousefian had a civil ceremony instead and asked guests to support a Syrian family's bid to live in Canada in lieu of gifts.
The Toronto couple was planning their wedding when they saw a photo of Aylan Kurdi, a young refugee who died on the shores of Turkey.
They realised then their wedding ... | A Canadian couple has decided to cancel their large wedding so they could help a Syrian refugee family. | 34883292 |
They are the founding members of the Pacific Alliance, the region's newest trade bloc. On Thursday, their presidents will meet in the Colombian city of Cali and are expected to sign a deal to scrap the majority of tariffs on trade between the four nations.
They will also discuss tax harmonisation and further convergenc... | In Latin American business circles, four countries are increasingly being mentioned in the same breath: Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. | 22631851 |
The 2015 trial and conviction of Tom Hayes for conspiracy to manipulate the Libor markets reveals a modern day electronically connected network of collaborators behaving exactly as Smith had described.
Smith's butcher, brewer and baker had been replaced by the derivatives dealer and inter-dealer broker but evidently th... | Whenever people of the same trade meet together, wrote the Scottish economist Adam Smith in 1776 in his great work The Wealth of Nations, "the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices." | 33673746 |
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Wildlife presenter Iolo Williams has been to the island for the BBC2 Autumnwatch programme on Thursday to help some of the birds trapped in the debris, which ends up floating on the sea's surface.
The island is home to 40,000 gannets... | A litter problem around Grassholm Island off the Pembrokeshire coast is the centre of a welfare mission to free seabirds entangled in it. | 29829787 |
The town's borough council has agreed to negotiate with an unnamed bidder to purchase the site.
The theatre was mothballed by the council in January after it said it could no longer afford to subsidise it.
The developer wants to demolish the theatre and build a roller coaster, botanical gardens and cave-themed attracti... | A "magical" cave-themed attraction could replace Scarborough's Futurist Theatre. | 29222274 |
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Allardyce left in disgrace after just 67 days after The Daily Telegraph said he advised undercover reporters posing as businessmen how to "get around" player transfer rules.
He said it was a "silly thing to do".
But when asked if it was his last job in management, the 61-y... | Ex-England boss Sam Allardyce has said "entrapment has won" after newspaper allegations led to him stepping down as manager of the national side. | 37493794 |
Jason Edward Norman, 45, from Merthyr Tydfil, was jailed for 16 months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting causing death by dangerous driving.
Andre Murphy, 56, was hit on 14 December 2015 while changing a tyre on a horse trailer near junction 28.
Mr Murphy, known as Nick, from Wexford, Ireland, was on his way to Su... | A man has been jailed after killing a stud farmer in a crash as he changed a flat tyre on an M4 slip road. | 37522462 |
The 34-year-old has made 484 league appearances, including spells at Norwich, Swindon and Colchester.
Manager Jim Bentley told the club website: "His vast experience will be vital for us this season. He is an excellent addition to our squad."
The Shrimps also announced deals for free agent Daniel Nizic and Liverpool pl... | Morecambe have signed defender Michael Rose on a one-year deal after the player was released by Rochdale. | 36941434 |
EE, O2, Three and Vodafone have agreed to invest £5bn and guarantee coverage across 90% of the UK by 2017.
The move should reduce the number of "not-spots", areas of patchy coverage.
The firms had rejected the government's preferred option of a system allowing customers of one network to use another if their supplier ... | An agreement has been reached between the government and the country's biggest mobile networks to improve mobile coverage across the UK. | 30528381 |
Novel dating techniques used by the Canadian and UK team suggest the fluid is at least 1.5 billion years old.
The water was probably once on the surface and then percolated through the ground where it became trapped at a depth of 2.4km.
The discovery, made under Timmins, Ontario, is reported in this week's edition of t... | Water drilled from rock in a North American mine is among the oldest yet found on Earth, say scientists. | 22544761 |
Martin Lynes, 48, is accused of attacking the woman, 51, at his home on the New South Wales Central Coast.
An apprehended violence order is in place after the Australian actor was arrested on Tuesday 1 March.
Mr Lynes told the Daily Telegraph he strenuously denied the allegations and would be fighting the charges.
Now ... | A former Home and Away actor has been charged with the rape and indecent assault of a woman. | 35781245 |
Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers said debris was seen in the ocean. It is unclear how it happened.
Marine Capt Timothy Irish told the Associated Press news agency that a search and rescue was under way for the two CH-53 transport helicopters.
The aircraft were from the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing from Marine Co... | Two US Marine helicopters have collided near the Hawaiian island of Oahu, each with six people on board. | 35326299 |
It also said that his other tablets, similar to Ecstasy were "top notch".
Stephen John Tumilty, 35, was sentenced to ten months in prison at Belfast Crown Court on Tuesday.
The court was told that he was caught with a "cocktail" of Class A, B and C drugs in April 2013.
He also had a mobile phone that doubled as a stun ... | A drug dealer's mobile phone held a text message that said his cannabis was "rocket fuel", the Crown Court has heard. | 32034301 |
Gary Mackay-Steven scored after only 26 seconds to give Celtic the lead, but the turning point came when Efe Ambrose was sent off for fouling County's Alex Schalk in the box.
Martin Woods scored from the penalty, Paul Quinn headed a second after the break and Schalk hammered in the third.
Scott Fox saved Leigh Griffith... | Ross County created a massive upset by beating 10-man Celtic in a frenetic League Cup semi-final at Hampden Park. | 35394239 |
The red brick terrace at 9 Newcastle Road, Wavertree, was where the member of The Beatles lived from birth, in 1940, until he was five.
The house has been given a guide price of between £150,000 and £250,000 ahead of the auction on 29 October.
It has three bedrooms, a rear yard and is a few streets away from Penny La... | John Lennon's first home, in Liverpool, is to be put up for sale at an auction held at the Cavern Club. | 24348716 |
The woman, Becky Godden-Edwards, would have been 29 years old on Monday.
Detectives working on the case had scoured national databases in a bid to work out who was buried at Eastleach in Gloucestershire.
Taxi driver Christopher Halliwell, 47, from Swindon, has been charged with 22-year-old Miss O'Callaghan's murder.
De... | Police investigating the murder of Sian O'Callaghan have identified human remains found at a second site as a Swindon woman missing for eight years. | 12970112 |
Mourne Mountain Rescue Team were called at 13:35 GMT after emergency services were unable to locate the woman in Tollymore Forest, near Newcastle.
An Irish coastguard helicopter was called in due to the nature of the woman's injuries and her location.
She was treated for head, neck and back injuries.
More than 20 peopl... | A woman is recovering after she was airlifted to Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, following a horse riding accident on Sunday. | 35222567 |
Culture minister Ed Vaizey placed an export bar on the Sekhemka statue controversially sold for £15.76m by Northampton Borough Council last July.
The Save Sekhemka Action Group hopes the statue, dating from 2400BC, will find a home in a public museum.
The owner of the statue is not known and the borough council said th... | An action group campaigning to keep an Egyptian statue in the UK wants an export ban to be made permanent. | 32132849 |
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