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The Super Eagles landed in Zambia barely 22 hours before their 2018 World Cup qualifier on 9 October after financial problems delayed the squad.
Nigeria, captained by Mikel, won Olympic bronze despite arriving just hours before their first match in Manaus because of transport issues.
"I don't think anything can beat th... | Chelsea's John Mikel Obi has urged Nigeria's football authority to embrace 'proper planning' and learn from recent mistakes, as they bid for a third successive World Cup appearance in Russia. | 37740341 |
Highlights included an effortless 800m and 1500m double for Steve Cram and Tessa Sanderson's javelin battle with Fatima Whitbread.
Steve Redgrave won three rowing golds, Steve Ovett breezed his way to 5000m victory, Lennox Lewis was crowned heavyweight champion in the boxing ring and the bristly Daley Thompson performe... | Thirty years ago, the Commonwealth Games came to Edinburgh, providing many great sporting memories against a backdrop of political drama, controversy, financial turmoil and tales of heartache. | 36607315 |
Mr Najib has been plagued by corruption allegations, although he denies them and has been officially cleared.
In a joint statement, 58 politicians and activists urged Mr Najib to quit, saying the country would get "worse and worse" under him.
However, Mr Najib's spokesman accused the group of "political opportunism".
T... | Prominent members from Malaysia's ruling and opposition parties have joined forces to call for Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down. | 35724079 |
Missy the cat is caught up in a row with Tewkesbury Town Council over whether or not it's appropriate for a cat to be in a business environment.
Town mayor Karen Brennan wants to ban the feline, described as the council's "morale officer and town cat" on its website.
A complaints panel will meet next week to discuss Mi... | The fate of a town council moggy lies in the hands of its own members after a decision to evict her was deferred. | 39599629 |
Five-year-old Corey Edwards, from Teignmouth, Devon, who had a congenital heart defect, was being treated at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
Jemma and Craig Edwards decided on the bedside wedding when they were told Corey could die in hospital.
Corey died on Thursday evening, five days after his parents got ma... | A terminally ill boy had his wish to see his parents marry granted when they had their wedding at his hospital bedside days before he died. | 32238472 |
The Sleaford Standard said according to police it appeared the 18-year-old was electrocuted after getting out of his cab to try and resolve the matter.
Lincolnshire Police said inquiries into the incident, which happened on Monday, were ongoing.
The force said it was liaising with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE),... | A tractor driver was fatally injured after his vehicle became stuck on an overhead cable, media reports said. | 37938916 |
Research by the charity showed the numbers getting help had fallen from just over one million three years ago to 850,000 last year.
Age UK said the cuts were one of the major causes behind the growing pressures on A&E units.
But councils said they had been left with little choice because they were "chronically underfun... | Older people in England are being left "high and dry" by councils cutting back on the care they provide, Age UK says. | 30902555 |
The men were arrested at separate homes in Sydney's suburbs on Wednesday morning.
Police will allege the men planned attacks on several targets, including a naval base in Sydney Harbour.
NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn said there was no evidence that an attack was imminent.
Instead, Wednesday's arrests re... | Australian police have arrested two men suspected of plotting to launch terror attacks on targets in Sydney. | 35166103 |
Washington crossed for Smith to sweep in Rangers' opener from 12 yards, his second goal in two games.
Omar Bogle levelled for the visitors, scoring from the penalty spot after he had been brought down by Joel Lynch.
Washington's finish from the edge of the area won it for Ian Holloway's men, who are 10 points above the... | Wigan Athletic remain in the Championship's bottom three as goals from Matt Smith and Conor Washington earned QPR victory at Loftus Road. | 38964777 |
Bank overdrafts were the major source of high-cost borrowing for millions of people, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Alternative Lending concluded.
The costs can exceed those of payday loans, it said in a report.
However, further price caps - as seen in the payday sector - may not be appropriate, the MPs said.
Ban... | Overdraft charges are "the elephant in the room" as not enough has been done to tackle subsequent debt problems, a committee of MPs has said. | 39126161 |
The life-sized models of Mary and Joseph in a stable caught fire outside Shirley Warren Action Church.
Firefighters were called at about 20:00 GMT on Saturday after the blaze was spotted from a nearby house.
The Reverend Jenny Elliot said the scene had taken about 70 hours to build and her congregation would be "very d... | A Southampton church nativity scene has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack just days before Christmas. | 35145912 |
Brazil's Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi says the move follows a "giant effort" by officials to explain the investigation into tainted food.
Chile and Egypt have also lifted their bans, the Brazilian government says.
Brazil is the world's biggest red meat and poultry exporter, selling more than $12bn (£9.7bn) a year... | China has lifted a ban on imports of Brazilian meat imposed over allegations that companies have been selling unsafe produce for years. | 39394937 |
Stephen Crabb, who has served as Welsh secretary and is currently secretary of state for work and pensions, grew up on a council estate in Haverfordwest, raised by his single mother.
He went to university and earned a first class degree, but reportedly once worked as a labourer in Newport docks.
His accommodation for t... | It is not a typical backstory for a Conservative cabinet member. | 36656052 |
Several unaccompanied children have arrived to join relatives in the UK - amid suggestions they could be adults.
Monmouth MP David Davies said mandatory teeth checks would reassure people, but the British Dental Association said it was unethical.
The Home Office said additional checks on their ages would be made.
Once ... | A Tory MP's call for child migrants arriving in the UK from Calais to have their teeth tested to verify their age has been condemned by dentists. | 37700074 |
The Argentine ace netted twice, including the winner with just 12 seconds of stoppage time remaining, to allow his team to leapfrog the hosts at the top of the table - even though the title is still under Real's control because they have a game in hand.
Not only that, but he is now up to 500 goals for Barcelona. Not ba... | Barcelona blew La Liga's title race wide open with a sensational 3-2 victory in El Clasico at Real Madrid on Sunday night, and the identity of the match-winner was no surprise whatsoever: Lionel Messi. | 39686759 |
The IRA murdered 10 men in 1976 attack.
The families want answers about security along the border at the time, and the role of the Garda (Irish police) in police investigations.
UUP MLA Danny Kennedy, who organised the meeting, hailed Mr Kenny's commitment as "significant progress".
The victims of the Kingsmills massac... | Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Enda Kenny has given assurances to the relatives of victims of the Kingsmills massacre that the Irish government will provide information to the coroner. | 32068184 |
Thomas Quinn, 30, fled from Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, where he had been taken for routine treatment for a hand injury, police said.
Mr Quinn, of Hall Lane, Wythenshawe, handed himself in to a police station in Cheshire on Saturday morning.
Prison officers had taken him to hospital on Wednesday and reporte... | A prisoner has handed himself in at a police station after escaping from a hospital where he was being treated. | 34301989 |
The campaign is aimed at encouraging victims of hate crimes, as well as witnesses, to report them to police.
Police said they have dealt with 66 incidents in the past five months where the motivation was the victim's disability.
The attacks have ranged from name calling to assault and criminal damage.
So far, none of t... | A campaign to highlight hate crimes against people with disabilities has been launched by the police in Northern Ireland. | 37245872 |
The Ghostbusters star, who has been subjected to racist online abuse, had her private photos and documents posted online in August.
But she told SNL's television audience the attacks were "nothing".
"At a certain point you stop being embarrassed and start being you," she said.
Jones, who is a regular cast member on the... | American comedian Leslie Jones ridiculed the hackers who released intimate photos of her, during a sketch on Saturday Night Live (SNL). | 37744205 |
The pair argued during Argyle's 2-0 win at Field Mill on Saturday.
"He failed last year, he's got a huge budget this year and that was a big result for them," Evans told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"When somebody tells you in the tunnel they're the best manager outside the Premier League, it's hard to pallet."
But Adams told... | Plymouth boss Derek Adams has denied telling Mansfield manager Steve Evans that he is the 'best manager in the English Football League'. | 39256464 |
Blaer Bjarkardottir will now be able to use her first name, which means "light breeze", officially.
Icelandic authorities had objected, saying it was not a proper feminine name.
The country has very strict laws on names which must fit Icelandic grammar and pronunciation rules.
"I'm very happy," Blaer said after the rul... | A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has won the right to use the name given her by her mother, after a court battle against the authorities. | 21280101 |
The seventh seed won 6-3 6-4 to reach the last eight for the first time, setting up a rematch of her Wimbledon quarter-final against Simona Halep.
Romanian second seed Halep beat Latvian 15th seed Anastasija Sevastova 6-4 6-3.
Rain halted several third round ties, with top seed Rafael Nadal yet to start his match again... | Britain's Johanna Konta won a hard-hitting contest against Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova to reach the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals. | 40969447 |
Nugent lifted over keeper David Button to put the Rams in front, but Floyd Ayite swept the visitors level.
Seconds after Nugent saw his spot-kick well saved by Button, his spectacular volley gave the Rams a half-time lead.
He tapped in his third before Johnny Russell drilled in a fourth and Ayite scored a late Fulham c... | David Nugent bagged a hat-trick and missed a penalty as Derby beat Fulham to dent the Cottagers' play-off bid and strengthen their own hopes. | 39414110 |
The court is hearing a plea to end the life of Aruna Shanbaug, a nurse in Mumbai who has been paralysed and considered "brain-dead" since she was attacked by a rapist in November 1973.
The plea has been made by a journalist who has written a book on Ms Shanbaug.
The court will examine if the plea is "akin to euthanasia... | India's Supreme Court has directed three doctors to examine the medical condition of a woman who has been in a vegetative state since 1973. | 12272915 |
Soldiers from 9 Regiment Army Air Corps in Dishforth held the ceremony to mark the merging of the unit with another regiment in Somerset.
Its closure means there will be no British Army helicopter units based in the north of England.
The regiment has served in Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Its... | A parade and flypast has marked the disbanding of a North Yorkshire army helicopter regiment. | 36120541 |
Dr Eamonn Jessup, chairman of the local medical committee, said the majority of the region was at risk of losing their family doctor.
He has written an open letter to cross-party AMs calling on them to help fight the "recruitment plight".
The Welsh Government said sustaining high quality primary care across the whole o... | GP shortages across north Wales are reaching crisis point, a senior medic has warned. | 40876801 |
Our bond with our furry friends has a lot to do with their puppy dog eyes.
That's because when a dog owner looks their pooch in the eye it often causes an increase in a chemical in their bodies which creates feelings of love.
The chemical, called oxytocin, helps parents bond with babies when they look at them.
Research... | Experts have scientific proof that us humans really do fall in love with our dogs. | 32351411 |
At any moment, as the gangs of activists who had flooded across the border swaggered through the city streets, violence seemed on the point of breaking out. Today, Simferopol is completely peaceful.
There are no soldiers on the streets, and no one stops us as we set up our television camera in the main square, overlook... | A year ago, reporting from Simferopol about the takeover of Crimea by Russia was a tense and difficult business. | 31869747 |
Figures for February into March show the annual average performance figure rose to 90.3%.
This, however, remains below the benchmark set in the rail franchise contract. This committed ScotRail to a performance target of 91.3%.
But the improvement does end the need for a performance improvement plan to remain in force.
... | The reliability of ScotRail services has improved for the fifth monthly period in a row, new figures show. | 39233838 |
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GB, who drew with Australia in their first game on Friday, were two down before the midfielder consolation.
Britain need to realistically win all of their remaining three pool fixtures to reach the 17 June final.
"We dominated and had our chances but didn't even take shots... | Great Britain's 2-1 Champions Trophy defeat by India at London's Olympic Park was described as "embarrassing" by goalscorer Ashley Jackson. | 36508279 |
Willem Westerhof found 17 vulnerabilities in inverters, which convert electricity produced by the panels so it can be used on the grid.
He said internet-connected inverters could be targeted by hackers.
One manufacturer said that only "a small fraction" of its devices were affected.
After discovering vulnerabilities in... | Hackers could target electricity grids through security flaws in solar panel equipment, a Dutch researcher has said. | 40861976 |
John Eric Lloyd was checking an oil leak at his family's plant hire business in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, in August 2015.
The arm of a hook loader - used to load and unload skips - fell on him, killing him instantly, the inquest heard.
His father, Alun Lloyd, said he "cannot fathom" why he did not prop it up. The hearing in ... | A 23-year-old man was crushed to death after a piece of heavy machinery fell on him, an inquest has heard. | 35598354 |
Allegations made against Deputy Chief Constable Matthew Horne were referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) in January.
It is claimed he was physically and verbally abusive towards colleagues on three different occasions.
The IPCC's lead investigator has decided there is a case to answer.
Mr Horn... | A high-ranking Essex Police officer accused of being verbally and physically abusive towards colleagues is to face a gross misconduct hearing. | 40877386 |
Jenny Palmer was replying to a Facebook comment expressing surprise she had not brought a "refugee" home from a Somme commemoration event in France.
"I have 2 dogs don't need anymore thank you," she wrote.
On Tuesday, Mrs Palmer said the comments "do not reflect my own views" and apologised for any hurt her "careless w... | An Ulster Unionist MLA has apologised for appearing to compare migrants trying to cross the Channel with dogs. | 37288015 |
Gareth Cliff was sacked by M-Net TV after appearing to cite "freedom of speech" as a defence for comments made by a white South African woman, who had referred to black people as "monkeys" in a widely shared Facebook post.
Auditions for the new season of Idol are due to start in Durban on Saturday.
M-Net has not commen... | A judge on one of South Africa's biggest TV talent shows, sacked in a row over racism, is to be reinstated after a court ruled in his favour. | 35439205 |
20 March 2017 Last updated at 07:17 GMT
It's a way lots of people choose to stay in touch with each other.
But is one of its new features causing more harm than good?
The NSPCC told us they have spoken to some young people who have been upset by Snapchat Streaks.
Ricky has been finding out more. | Snapchat is a massively popular social media platform millions of people use to share pictures or videos. | 39308519 |
Metropolitan Police officers were sent to 166 key junctions during rush-hour periods as part of Operation Safeway.
The operation, started in November, was due to end on 3 January but officers have extended it until the end of this week.
Det Ch Supt Glyn Jones said road users were behaving in a "much safer manner".
The ... | More than 13,800 fines have been issued to drivers and cyclists during an operation in London sparked by the death of six cyclists in two weeks. | 25618915 |
Jason Naismith hit the bar for the hosts, but it was Kilmarnock who took the lead when Conor Sammon was left unmarked from a throw-in.
Liam Boyce levelled with a drilled 22-yard shot, then Kenny van der Weg also hit the bar from six yards.
But the points went to Ayrshire after Boyd managed to slip in behind the defence... | Kris Boyd scored late as Kilmarnock took all three points against hosts Ross County in the Premiership. | 39163591 |
The headquarters of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils in Crowmarsh Gifford were gutted on 15 January last year.
About 400 staff have been working from home or at temporary sites ever since.
Now, exactly one year on, the councils have confirmed they are looking for a new building on a new site.... | Two councils forced to move after their offices were devastated by a rampaging arsonist will probably never return to their former home, a spokesperson said. | 35317112 |
Sterling, 20, has made 18 appearances so far and has been backed by England boss Roy Hodgson to reach a century - a feat only nine men have achieved.
"I want to do my best for my country and hopefully be up there with some of the players who have played, and try to achieve 100 caps," said Sterling.
Sterling is in Engla... | Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling is aiming to win 100 England caps. | 34788664 |
Mr Lamb said he had written to TV channel bosses "demanding action".
In a Pink News article, he compared the approach to showing same-sex couples to "the treatment of mixed-race couples a generation ago".
Mr Lamb is up against Tim Farron in the contest to replace Nick Clegg as Lib Dem leader.
Asked by Pink News whether... | Liberal Democrat leadership contender Norman Lamb has called for more gay characters to feature in children's television programmes. | 33335366 |
The Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system (Thaad) is designed to protect against threats from North Korea.
The move to begin installing the system comes a day after the North launched four ballistic missiles, breaking international sanctions.
But the US-South Korean arrangement has angered many on the Korean penin... | The US says it has begun deploying the first parts of a controversial missile defence system in South Korea. | 39188826 |
The 27-year-old victim and another man, both from Redhill in Surrey, had been watching Straight Outta Compton at Cineworld, at Crawley Leisure Park.
Two men in their 20s, both from London, been charged with possessing an offensive weapon, assault and GBH with intent.
Both are due to appear at Lewes Crown Court on 9 Oct... | Two men have been charged after a man had acid thrown over his head outside a cinema in West Sussex. | 34326790 |
Dominic Green, 23, from Rhyl, and Alexandra Hewitt, 24, from Broughton, were bailed until November.
The former Sheffield United striker was jailed for five years in April after raping the 19-year-old.
At least 17 people have been arrested as part of the investigation.
Jim Brisbane, chief crown prosecutor for the Crown ... | North Wales Police have charged two people in connection with the naming on Twitter of a woman who was raped by Wales footballer Ched Evans. | 19878428 |
The rain-lashed night brought hope to local farmers like Shekar Guruve Gowda of Melkote village who grow crops such as sugarcane, maize and finger millets.
Next morning though, the sun was shining again. Mr Gowda, whose rain-fed farm is a mile away from his home, spent about seven hours sitting under a coconut tree wai... | On the night of 31 August, Mandya, a district on the banks of the fast-depleting Cauvery river in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, received heavy rains after three weeks of unusually dry weather. | 37437036 |
If so, it ought to be the basis for being better off than you were back then.
There are other factors also determine your pay. And not many of us are in the same job as we were back then.
But as a country, it's by producing more per hour, or per job, that we improve our level of prosperity.
So it matters a lot that pro... | If you work, do you produce more - or add more value for your employer or clients - than you did, say, 18 years ago? | 35367493 |
German newspaper Die Welt reported that Infantino had improperly ordered the destruction of the minutes of a Fifa executive committee meeting.
According to Die Welt, Fifa's independent ethics committee is looking into the matter and could impose a 90-day ban on the new president.
Fifa spokeswoman Delia Fischer said the... | Fifa has denied reports that president Gianni Infantino is being investigated for a possible ethics violation. | 36444093 |
The 25-year-old was withdrawn in the first half of Scotland's 39-16 win over USA on Sunday, which put them top of Pool B.
Meanwhile, Scottish Rugby says fly-half Finn Russell's ankle injury "will require further care and assessment".
Vern Cotter's side face South Africa on Saturday and a replacement for Gilchrist is du... | Lock Grant Gilchrist is "devastated" after being ruled out of the rest of Scotland's World Cup campaign. | 34378698 |
It would be operated by the Isle of Man-based regional carrier Citywing and start in October.
Flybe has also applied to run weekday return flights between Derry and Birmingham from 2016.
The routes are among 19 bids from smaller UK airports for funding from the Regional Air Connectivity Fund.
A total of £56m will be a... | City of Derry airport could have a new, week-round route to Dublin, with the new service shortlisted for help from the government. | 32088996 |
The fact that Samoa could not qualify for the quarter-finals, whatever the result, meant that they were going to want to play more expansively and give their supporters something to cheer about, despite it being a disappointing World Cup campaign.
This made them dangerous - but also vulnerable.
To combat this, Scotland... | There were plenty of tactical elements to Scotland's pulsating 36-33 World Cup win over Samoa in Newcastle on Saturday. | 34502366 |
Karen Murphy had to pay nearly £8,000 in fines and costs for using a cheaper Greek decoder in her Portsmouth pub to bypass controls over match screening.
But she took her case to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
The ECJ now says national laws which prohibit the import, sale or use of foreign decoder cards are contr... | A pub landlady has won the latest stage of her fight to air Premier League games using a foreign TV decoder. | 15162241 |
It could raise $20 billion (£12bn) which would make it bigger than Facebook's IPO, which raised $16 billion in 2012 and was the previous biggest share sale for an internet company.
That deal gave Facebook a market value of over $100 billion.
By comparison, analysts are valuing Alibaba at over $100 billion and even up t... | Next week, Alibaba is expected to sell shares for the first time in an initial public offering (IPO) in New York. | 29057845 |
So her decision to post pictures of herself on her Facebook page smiling and cultivating mushrooms in Thailand has drawn a great deal of comment - the post has already had more than 580,000 likes.
Of course, the photogenic Ms Yingluck attracts attention whatever she is doing. But is she sending a message with this late... | Facing prosecution over her government's costly rice scheme, and with the Thai military ordering her exiled brother to be stripped of his passport and official titles, former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra tends to shun the limelight these days. | 32971912 |
Agents found the basement of Geoffrey Portway's Massachusetts home equipped with a steel cage and a child-sized home-made coffin, in a raid last year.
The 40-year-old had spent months discussing the kidnap and murder online with an American, Michael Arnett.
Portway pleaded guilty to soliciting the kidnap of a child and... | A Briton faces up to 27 years in a US jail for plotting to kidnap, rape, kill and eat a child, authorities say. | 22437771 |
Cancer Research UK highlighted the statistics as it issued advice on safety in the sun this summer.
In Scotland, 900 people aged 55 and over are now diagnosed with malignant melanoma - the most dangerous form of skin cancer.
The total number diagnosed across all age groups is about 1,300.
The charity said rates of mali... | Skin cancer rates in Scotland have more than doubled among those aged 55 and over in the past 20 years, a leading charity has reported. | 36678337 |
Richard Baum has been selected by the Lib Dems as their candidate in highly marginal Bury North seat, on 8 June.
Labour welcomed his words but the Tories said it was part of a plan to "prop-up" Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
The other candidates are David Nuttall, who won the seat for the Tories in 2010 and Labour's Jame... | A Liberal Democrat candidate has urged supporters to vote for his Labour rival in a bid to defeat the Conservatives in the general election. | 39885399 |
The pirates hijacked the Indian cargo ship last month, seizing the 10-man crew and holding them for ransom.
Security forces freed the vessel and two of the crew on Monday. The pirates escaped with the other eight who have now been freed, the official added.
The Al Kausar was the third ship hijacked within the space of ... | Somali security forces have rescued eight sailors who were kidnapped by pirates, an official says. | 39577228 |
Bears feast and gain weight in the warm months, ready for the big winter doze.
In faecal samples from 16 wild bears, scientists found a bug population that was more suited to depositing fat in summer, and burning it in winter.
And when transplanted into lab mice, the "summer" bacteria caused greater fat gain than the "... | Researchers have discovered seasonal changes in the gut microbes of brown bears, which apparently help the beasts cope with the demands of hibernation. | 35441712 |
He was arrested by Soviet forces in Hungary in 1945 and disappeared. He is thought to have died in a Soviet prison, but his fate remains a mystery.
Thousands of Jews escaped deportation to Auschwitz because Wallenberg gave them Swedish protective passes.
His story became legendary after 1945.
The former Soviet authorit... | Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who helped thousands of Hungarian Jews to escape Nazi mass murder in World War Two, has been formally pronounced dead by Sweden's Tax Agency. | 37824692 |
But then politics isn't quite the same any more. And this Queen's Speech - the first from a minority government since 1978 and the first "dressed-down" ceremony since 1974 - is rather different from the norm.
It is designed for a two-year session of parliament and dominated by Brexit.
I've been ploughing through the sp... | It's not quite the same without all the pomp and ceremony. | 40353868 |
The literacy and numeracy signature programme created the equivalent of 270 extra full-time teaching posts and cost £16m.
It helped 19,000 pupils struggling with English and Maths.
This was in around 300 selected primary and post-primary schools.
Education Minister John O'Dowd said it was "disappointing" the scheme cou... | A scheme which gave extra staff to schools and two years' work to newly-qualified teachers is not being renewed due to a lack of ongoing funding. | 32990909 |
The team behind enduring hit Stand By Me - Ben E. King and songwriting duo Mike Stoller and the late Jerry Leiber - were given The Towering Song Award.
King was also presented with a special award for his performance on the track.
Ne-Yo, who was given the Hal David Starlight Award for young songwriters, credited music ... | Multi-platinum artist Bob Seger, Bette Midler and R&B star Ne-Yo have been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. | 18455404 |
The 40-year-old from South Lanarkshire was flown to the Royal Free Hospital on Tuesday after being admitted to Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
The Royal Free said she had been discharged and was "not infectious".
Ms Cafferkey was treated there twice in 2015 after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone the previous year.... | Scots nurse Pauline Cafferkey has been discharged from a London hospital after being treated there for a third time since contracting Ebola. | 35683091 |
White Park cattle have been at Dinefwr, near Llandeilo, since 920 and were referenced in laws of Hywel Dda.
But there are now only 1,500 breeding heifers left in the world and the Carmarthenshire herd needs a new bull.
Quattro the bull has arrived on Wednesday, following a National Trust fundraising campaign.
White Par... | A bull billed as the saviour of a rare cattle breed which has roamed a Carmarthenshire park for 1,000 years has arrived. | 40091829 |
***SPOILER ALERT - If you don't want to find out about Broadchurch series 2, don't read any further***
There were a few major twists, new characters and we learnt more about detective Alec Hardy's past and the Sandbrook case.
Where will the remaining seven episodes go and what pointers did we get from the first episode... | So Twitter seemed pretty happy about the return of Broadchurch to ITV on Monday night. | 30693032 |
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Dave Libby worked during the 1960s for a firm in Watford alongside his grandfather, his father and his brother-in-law.
Mr Libby, who is being treated for advanced mesothelioma, has been paid compensation by the company concerned.
Both... | A man from Milton Keynes is to become the third in his family to die from asbestos-related cancer. | 34016291 |
After a successful visit to Japan earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday.
He will be following this up with his visit to the US at the end of September. And it is being claimed that both Mr Xi's visit to India and Mr Modi's visit to Washington will p... | This is an interesting month in India's diplomatic diary. | 29217667 |
But when they left the classroom behind, the similarities ended.
Lancaster was a Rugby Football Union company man. The Cumbrian was promoted into one of the most coveted jobs in world rugby with an abundance of good intentions, but a glaring lack of club - never mind international - coaching experience.
Jones has take... | England's new head coach Eddie Jones, like his predecessor Stuart Lancaster, was once a teacher. | 35478033 |
Excalibur chairman Roger Maggs also said he is not sure Tata ever really wanted to sell its steel businesses here.
Tata has entered into merger talks with German rival Thyssenkrupp.
But Mr Maggs said: "We're on alert".
There are concerns a merger between the Indian and German groups would not secure the future of steel... | The team behind a management buyout of Tata is willing to increase its bid, work with competitor Liberty and look at taking on the pension scheme in order to buy Port Talbot and other UK sites. | 37507392 |
The 28-year-old was released by the Bantams in the summer after scoring five goals in his one-season stay.
He has also played for Blackpool, Bristol City, Derby and Tranmere.
"I've played with a few other players who have played at Rochdale under boss Keith Hill and they have all spoken highly about the club and the ma... | Rochdale have signed former Bradford City striker Steven Davies on a free transfer on a one-year deal. | 37110973 |
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An IPC taskforce has unanimously recommended the suspension, imposed in August, stays in place.
Russia was banned from last September's Rio Paralympics after revelations of systematic doping,
A taskforce report has expressed its concern at Russia's lack of action ahead of ... | The International Paralympic Committee says Russia should remain banned from competition as they are sidestepping claims of a doping cover-up. | 38963540 |
The Netherton Late Blower, Slack-ma-Girdle and Billy Down Pippin are among the National Cider Collection grown in Tidnor Wood orchard, Herefordshire.
They were grown over 25 years by Henry May, who wanted to save old apple varieties in danger of disappearing.
Some are being returned to the counties they grew in hundred... | Hundreds of varieties of rare cider apples are being planted across England after being donated to the National Trust by a collector. | 35407684 |
Froome, 31, crashed descending in wet conditions, but the two-time champion continued racing after borrowing team-mate Geraint Thomas' bike.
Team Sky's Froome now leads by four minutes and 11 seconds from stage winner Bardet, who is up to second.
Colombian Nairo Quintana is third, with Briton Adam Yates slipping to fou... | Britain's Chris Froome extended his lead in the Tour de France despite crashing on stage 19, which was won by Frenchman Romain Bardet. | 36869222 |
Professor Kyle Quinn who works at the University of Arkansas was mistakenly identified as one of the unmasked protesters taking part in far right protests on Friday.
The professor's ordeal began on Saturday when thousands began sharing an image of a bearded man posted by Twitter user Yes Youre Racist. It has been publi... | A university professor has been wrongly described as a white supremacist by amateur internet detectives on social media wishing to publicly shame those who took part in rallies in Charlottesville. | 40935419 |
She lured her victim to a quiet area at the Hampshire school by promising her a gift before stabbing her in the chest, Winchester Crown Court heard.
The attacker, who cannot be named for legal reasons but was then aged 14, was influenced by an interest in murderers.
She had also plotted to kill her mother and brother, ... | A girl who was obsessed with serial killers and school shootings has been found guilty of attempting to murder her best friend at their school. | 37633269 |
They found that a gene, known as PIF4, activated the flowering pathway when a certain temperature was achieved.
The team added that the findings could be used in future research to improve crops' resilience to projected changes in the climate.
Details of thestudy have been published in the journal Nature.
"We have know... | Researchers have identified the genetic "switch" that triggers the flowering process in plants as they respond to warmer temperatures. | 17447012 |
South West Trains services were delayed by the power failure near Feltham at about 07:30 GMT.
Commuters were later told at 09:30 that further delays were being caused by the "awkward" swan.
South West Trains apologised on Twitter and said the bird had been rather tricky to remove despite the train driver's "best effort... | Rail services between Berkshire and London have been disrupted by leaves, a power cut and a swan on the line. | 37895403 |
It will apply to lanes on east and west Belfast routes and 12-hour bus lanes in the city centre, which link them.
The trial relates to Class A taxis and any of the remaining taxis still licensed as private hire and public hire outside Belfast.
However, the trial, that begins on Monday, has come under criticism.
Sustran... | A 12-week trial scheme for some taxis to use bus lanes on Belfast Rapid Transit (BRT) routes has been announced by the Department for Infrastructure. | 39002032 |
In his early and middle years, he was a noted hawk.
In the 1970s, he promoted the building of Jewish settlements in the occupied territories.
In the 1950s and 60s, he did more than anyone else to secure a nuclear reactor and then to give Israel the tools to create its own nuclear weapons.
Peres never lost his belief th... | Shimon Peres worked hard all his political life to keep Israel strong and to make it stronger. | 37497805 |
Andrea Belotti's 14th Italian top-flight goal of the season and Marco Benassi's effort put Torino in command.
Milan's 17-year-old keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved Adem Ljajic's penalty to prevent the hosts going 3-0 up.
Andrea Bertolacci reduced the deficit for the visitors - who finished the game with 10 men - before... | AC Milan fought back from 2-0 down at half-time to secure a point at Torino and go fifth in the Serie A table. | 38549013 |
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East Cork Crane Hire was working as a contractor at the Slieve Rushen wind farm.
Julian Fowler reports. | A crane hire company which had been working at a wind farm near Derrylin, County Fermanagh, has pulled out after receiving threats. | 36094168 |
The team from the universities of Aberdeen and East Anglia said just one extra trained nurse per 10 beds could significantly boost survival rates.
They said it could reduce the chance of death after 30 days by up to 28%, and after one year by up to 12%.
The research has been published on the eve of World Stroke Day.
Th... | The chance of surviving a stroke is linked to the number of trained nurses available to treat patients soon afterwards, according to researchers. | 37787179 |
Bilgin Ciftci is accused of insulting the president for sharing images comparing Mr Erdogan and Gollum.
The experts will reportedly decide whether or not this was an insult.
It is not known precisely what criteria the experts will use to arrive at their decision.
The character of Gollum appears in The Hobbit and The Lo... | A Turkish court has asked experts to assess the character Gollum from The Lord of the Rings in the case of a man on trial for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish media report. | 34979249 |
Nashville took the lead at PPG Paints Arena through Pontus Aberg, before Jake Guentzel levelled for the hosts.
After a goalless second period, Guentzel scored again before two goals inside 15 seconds - from Scott Wilson and Evgeni Malkin - sealed victory.
Guentzel has now scored 12 play-off goals in his rookie season.
... | Pittsburgh Penguins scored three goals in the final period to beat Nashville Predators 4-1 and take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup final. | 40116960 |
Police said the group, all in their late teens, had just left a nearby party and tried to get into the synagogue in Stamford Hill, north London, at about 01:15 on Sunday.
One man was punched in the face as he tried to stop them.
The six have been released on bail pending further inquiries.
Four men and two women were h... | Six people arrested after a group forced its way into a synagogue in what police have described as an "anti-Semitic" incident have been bailed. | 32027730 |
Children's minister Edward Timpson has written to the authority to express his "great concern" over a failure to improve "inadequate" Ofsted ratings.
The director of children's services, Peter Lewis, left his role after "faster improvement" failed to happen.
The Department for Education said the failures were "very ser... | Somerset County Council has been summoned to a meeting with the government over ongoing failings in its children's services department. | 29845183 |
It says it is conducting the review to ensure the schemes deliver the training and skills employers need.
It will be led by entrepreneur Doug Richard and will also aim to spell out what makes a high-quality apprenticeship.
Business Secretary Vince Cable said "vocational youngsters had been let down by weak courses", an... | The government has launched a review of apprenticeships in England. | 18387551 |
The 31-year-old first reached the top of the World Squash Association (WSA) world rankings in January 2006.
Although she slipped to number two in April 2006, she reclaimed pole position in August of that year.
Her winning run now includes 77 WSA World Tour titles, a record seven World Championship titles and two Common... | Malaysia's Nicol David has become the first person to hold the world number one ranking for more than eight years. | 29866312 |
The hospital said police were called after families and staff were harassed.
The hospital and Charlie's parents are in a legal battle over continuing life support for the 11-month-old, who has a rare genetic disorder.
Connie Yates and Chris Gard said they had suffered "the most hurtful comments from the public".
In a s... | The parents of Charlie Gard say they have been victims of a "backlash" after Great Ormond Street Hospital revealed staff had received death threats. | 40700294 |
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service crews were faced with a leisure boat engulfed in flames on the River Thames at 15:30 BST on Saturday.
Crews described how "thick acrid smoke" spiralled up into the city's skyline and a gas cylinder explosion was narrowly avoided.
Thames Valley Police is treating the incident as suspi... | A police investigation is under way after a boat was deliberately set on fire in the centre of Oxford. | 33951660 |
Gordon John Angus McKay, from Buckhaven, appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on Monday.
He made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody. He will appear in court again next week.
Hayley, from Levenmouth, died at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh on Wednesday, three days after being admitted. | A 36-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of five-month-old Hayley Davidson in Fife last week. | 35633259 |
An internal investigation by the firm into diesel emissions revealed that CO2 emissions and fuel consumption were understated during standards tests.
VW said it concerned mainly diesel but also some petrol models and could affect VW, Skoda, Audi and Seat cars.
It comes weeks after VW was accused of cheating nitrogen ox... | Shares in VW have dropped after it reported "irregularities" in carbon dioxide emissions levels, which could affect about 800,000 cars in Europe. | 34712435 |
Kona Gamble, 21, from Braunstone in Leicester, died in summer 2013 after a fall while apparently trying to get to his hotel balcony from the roof above.
His father, Dorian, said seeing his son in hospital before he died was every parent's worse nightmare.
The cause of death was recorded as a head and brain injury as a ... | A father whose son died on holiday in Cyprus four years ago has described his daily agony following his death. | 39668519 |
The contract with private firm G4S sees one doctor covering every custody suite in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Another covers Norfolk and Suffolk. Before, each county had one doctor.
G4S said it did not accept lives were being put at risk and it monitored detainee welfare very closely.
The £5m cont... | Lives could be put at risk due to a shortage of medical staff for detainees in police custody in the East of England, a health worker has warned. | 32492773 |
Traffic restrictions were put in place in some city streets as the annual procession took place to mark the 1690 Battle of the Boyne.
Police said about 7,000 people had attended, with 20 people arrested for minor offences.
The event, which left from Glasgow's Cathedral Square at 09:25, is one of the year's biggest poli... | A large Orange Order parade has been held in Glasgow city centre. | 33394198 |
It said airspace around the airport closed just after 08:00 local time (04:00 GMT) on Wednesday because of "unauthorised drone activity".
Arrivals resumed at 08:35, with full operations restarting by 09:07.
It is not the first time drones have delayed flights at the airport, one of the world's busiest.
"We remind all [... | Dubai International Airport was forced to ground flights for half an hour due to a drone flying in the area, the airport says. | 37493404 |
A group of banks and other investors in Greek government debt have agreed to exchange their debt for new bonds that are worth much less and pay a modest rate of interest.
Including the reduced interest rate, the losses to the banking industry are more than 70%.
For some of Europe's biggest banks, that means heavy losse... | The banking industry has described its agreement with Greece to cut its debts as "unprecedented". | 17110355 |
Kent Police said the men were organised, professional thieves who stole lorries and goods to sell on.
One refrigerated trailer contained £201,000 worth of Toblerone, which has never been recovered.
Whisky with a retail price of £23,000 was stolen from the trailer of another lorry parked in a haulage yard.
Maidstone Cro... | Six men have been jailed after lorries and their loads, including whisky and chocolate, were stolen in Kent. | 32882493 |
In an interview with the BBC, Ms Ebtekar stressed that Iran had a right to defend itself, but that it had no intention of dominating the region.
Her country hoped to regain the trust of neighbouring states and co-operate to counter extremist groups, she added.
Iran has been accused of fomenting unrest throughout the Mi... | Iran wants to work with other powers in the Middle East to promote peace following last month's nuclear deal, Vice-President Masumeh Ebtekar says. | 33963231 |
The bus, carrying schoolchildren aged five to 10, crashed at about 16:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Monday.
Photos from the scene showed the bus wrapped around a tree, with its metal roof split in two.
"Speed is being investigated very very strongly as a factor in this crash," said Chattanooga police chief Fred Fletcher... | At least six children have been killed and several others injured in a bus crash in Chattanooga, Tennessee. | 38060495 |
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