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With Donald Trump elected as the next president, the Republicans retained their majorities in the House and Senate.
Republican dominance over Congress in principle enables Mr Trump to turn his policy plans into law.
But how easily this will happen is unclear given that key party leaders had refused to back him.
The nig... | The Republican Party has kept its hold over Congress, capping a dire night for the Democrats. | 37917345 |
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An early Alex Schalk strike proved decisive with Dundee losing to Hamilton Academical.
That allowed Scottish League Cup winners County to achieve the target they had set at the start of the season.
"It means everything," McIntyre told BBC Scotland.
Media playback is not su... | Jim McIntyre insists his Ross County side deserve to be in the Premiership's top six after their win over Partick Thistle ensured a top-half finish. | 36007695 |
The 24-year-old is set to be out for 12 weeks and will miss England's tour of Argentina in June.
"The issue needs addressing immediately," Harlequins director of rugby John Kingston said.
Clifford lasted just five minutes of Quins' defeat by Saracens at Wembley on Saturday because of a head injury. | Harlequins and England back row Jack Clifford has been ruled out of the rest of the season as he requires surgery on a persistent shoulder injury. | 39581426 |
Belfast's MAC is the 500th member of Breastfeeding Welcome Here, in which venues show their support for the scheme by displaying a pink sticker.
A list of scheme members - from cafés to libraries and church halls - can be found on the BreastFedBabies website.
The Department of Health says NI's breastfeeding rates have... | Venues across Northern Ireland are being encouraged to sign up to a major breastfeeding support scheme. | 40778673 |
The news follows hooker Tom McCartney's decision to commit to the Irish province for a further three seasons.
Highly-rated prop Buckley, Ireland second row Roux and fly-half Carty have all agreed new two-year deals.
There were fears of a possible player exodus following coach Pat Lam's announcement that he will take ov... | Denis Buckley, Jack Carty and Quinn Roux have become the latest Connacht players to agree contract extensions. | 38384210 |
The 19-year-old from Scotland finished 14th in the 3m preliminaries to reach the semi-finals and claim British Diving's 11th Olympic berth.
China are the only other nation to claim places in all 11 events so far.
On Tuesday, Matty Lee and James Denny will bid for the one remaining place - in the men's individual 10m pl... | Grace Reid continued Britain's impressive run at the Rio World Cup, securing an Olympic spot in the women's individual 3m springboard event. | 35636769 |
He was appointed envoy to the Vatican, with Mr Mursi's office giving no official reason for the switch.
But Mr Mahmoud later said he would stay in his post in defiance of Mr Mursi's order, state-run Mena news agency said.
The row comes a day after 24 supporters of ousted President Hosni Mubarak were acquitted of organi... | Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi has removed Prosecutor General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud from his post. | 19914442 |
The 33-year-old striker signed a two-year deal for a reported fee of nearly £3m and netted goals in a 4-0 victory over his former club Bristol Rovers.
"Rickie is a good, strong, solid player who is a great character, good in the dressing room and good on the pitch," said West Brom head coach Tony Pulis.
"We are very pl... | Rickie Lambert joined West Brom from Liverpool - and scored twice on his debut for the club three hours later. | 33736874 |
Voting will open during the show, with phone numbers shown on screen during the broadcast and made available online.
Online votes are capped at one per registered account. Here are some frequently asked questions about this process.
Since Sports Personality of the Year 2015, we've made a few upgrades to your BBC accoun... | You can cast your vote on the night for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2016 by phone or for free online. | 38320666 |
The 28-year-old joined the Cumbrians on a short-term deal in February after spells in India and Canada.
He had previously played for Crewe, Derby, Coventry City and Barnsley.
"I've been chasing James all summer and negotiations have been going on since the season finished, so to get him signed on is fantastic," Glovers... | Yeovil have signed midfielder James Bailey on a two-year contract after he rejected a new deal with Carlisle. | 40494475 |
The Labour leader said he was "appalled" that after offering him a right of reply, the paper had repeated its original article and also now "described my father's legacy as evil".
He said it raised questions about morality and boundaries for newspapers.
The Mail says it will not apologise and stands by the story.
Howev... | Ed Miliband has accused the Daily Mail of lying about his father after the newspaper headlined an article about him as "The man who hated Britain". | 24343074 |
Bob Higgins of Litchfield Road, Southampton, has been charged with 65 counts of indecent assault.
Hampshire Constabulary said the offences related to allegations involving 23 teenage boys dating back to the 1980s and 90s.
The 64-year-old is due to appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court on 20 July. | A former Southampton Football Club coach has been charged with historical child abuse offences. | 40504023 |
Paul Bramley, 28, from Hull, is one of three Britons known to have died when an Airbus A320 crashed in France on Tuesday. There were no survivors.
His father, Phillip Bramley said his son would be "sadly missed".
Paul Bramley had been studying hospitality and hotel management in Lucerne, Switzerland.
He was travelling ... | The father of a British man killed in the Alps plane crash that claimed the lives 150 people has paid tribute to his "happy and cheerful" son. | 32055910 |
Red Bull failed to win a race in 2015 as Renault's turbo hybrid unit lagged behind those of Mercedes and Ferrari.
But the French manufacturer's return as a constructor after buying out Lotus is likely to trigger "significant progress", according to Horner.
"The first half is going to be less competitive than the second... | Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says anticipated improvements to the team's Renault engine this year will create a "season of two halves". | 35599817 |
Ali Crawford opened the scoring for the home side, before a header from Lucas Tagliapietra made it 2-0.
Carlton Morris - on-loan from Norwich City - notched his first goal for Accies to make it 3-0.
United were lacklustre throughout and offered relatively little in attack. Christian Nade rubbed salt in United wounds, m... | Hamilton Academical thumped Dundee United with a terrific display of attacking football. | 33832029 |
The Journey will be filmed in Northern Ireland in the autumn, and follows Mr McGuinness's developing friendship with the late First Minister Ian Paisley.
English actor Timothy Spall is set to star opposite Mr Meaney as Dr Paisley.
The film is being written by County Down-born novelist and screenwriter Colin Bateman.
So... | Irish actor Colm Meaney is in "advanced talks" to star as Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness in a new film. | 34064902 |
Death Comes to Pemberley, which is due out in November, is set six years after the events of Austen's tale of romance and social advancement.
It sees Darcy and Elizabeth's marriage thrown into disarray when Lydia Wickham arrives unannounced and declares her husband has been murdered.
James said it had been "a joy" to i... | Crime writer PD James is to publish a novel that puts murder at the heart of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. | 15023862 |
The economy grew by 0.6% in the October-to-December period, the same rate as in the previous two quarters, according to an initial estimate from the Office for National Statistics.
The figure indicates that the feared economic slowdown following the Brexit vote has not materialised.
For 2016 as whole, the economy grew ... | Strong consumer spending helped the UK's economy to grow faster than expected at the end of last year. | 38755242 |
Public Health England (PHE) told the Bristol Post it was investigating the diagnosis at Boardmasters festival in Newquay, Cornwall.
The teenager is a student at St Brendan's Sixth Form College in Bristol.
Festival organisers said he had been unwell in the days before the event.
The student's college has had two cases o... | Festival-goers in close contact with an 18-year-old who became critically ill with meningitis have been given antibiotics. | 40946139 |
3 February 2015 Last updated at 06:47 GMT
Leap seconds are added to our clocks in order to keep up with the Earth's rotation.
We use something called an Atomic clock, which measures the vibrations of atoms to get a super accurate time.
As the Earth rotates at different speeds, leap seconds are added or taken away to th... | This year is going to be an extra second longer, because of the addition of a 'Leap second'. | 31093380 |
The pileated gibbon was born several weeks prematurely, and there were fears that it would not survive.
The zoo began the breeding programme in 2001 and staff are "cautiously optimistic" they have achieved their first success with the rare primate.
Pileated gibbons are classed as endangered by the International Union f... | A rare type of gibbon has been born at Paignton Zoo - after 15 years of trying. | 37609414 |
Herbert Mc'leod pauses, leans forward on his hilltop porch in central Freetown, and counts on his fingers.
"Exports of Sierra Leone are ginger, piassava, pepper, cocoa, coffee, oil palm…"
The economist trails off and adds, in an undertone: "All of this, no more."
Mr Mc'leod, a UN development veteran who now works for... | "As a child growing up, we memorised something which I still recall." | 36955088 |
Ministers should focus on the future risks of heatwaves and flooding, says the climate change committee.
Its report said more needed to be done to keep emissions on track, although the government said it was committed to meeting its climate change target.
The MPs also warned a decision to stop onshore wind farm subsidi... | The UK must take urgent action to prepare for the impact of climate change, a group of MPs has said. | 33315125 |
The 57-year-old's body was found after firefighters put out the blaze at Standford Hall flats in Allison Drive.
The emergency services had been called to the incident at about 17:30 on Friday.
Police have said inquiries are under way into the cause of the fire but there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. | A man has died in a house fire in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire. | 41060039 |
The draft directive would require 75% of the packet to be covered - front and back - with the warnings. But company branding would not be banned.
It would also ban strong flavours such as menthol or vanilla, which can mask the bitter tobacco taste.
The revisions to the EU's 2001 tobacco directive could become law in 20... | Cigarette packs sold in the EU will have to have bigger health warnings in text and pictures, under new proposals from the EU Commission. | 20783263 |
10 July 2015 Last updated at 00:10 BST
How did this happen? And can the slide be stopped?
BBC News explains, in 60 seconds.
Video journalist: Mohamed Madi | With attention focused on Greece's financial crisis, Chinese stocks have suffered losses amount to 10 times the size of the Greek economy. | 33469260 |
Chief constable Ian Hopkins told BBC Radio Manchester the bomber was arrested for minor offences in 2012.
Prevent aims to deradicalise young people or prevent others from being radicalised.
MI5 has launched an inquiry into how it dealt with warnings from the public about Abedi.
Two people who knew Abedi while he was a ... | Manchester suicide attacker Salman Abedi was not known to the government's Prevent scheme, Greater Manchester Police have said. | 40093926 |
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Available to UK viewers only. | Hibernian supporters sing 'unofficial club anthem' Sunshine on Leith at Hampden following their Scottish Cup final victory over Rangers. | 36361133 |
The Marmaray tunnel is the world's first connecting two continents, and is designed to withstand earthquakes.
It was inaugurated on the 90th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has for years championed the undersea engineering project, first conceived by an Ottoman sultan ... | A railway tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait has been opened in Turkey, creating a new link between the Asian and European shores of Istanbul. | 24721779 |
The 22-year-old, sporting a new shaved hairstyle, was presented with the award for Outstanding Contribution to Music at the fifth annual Asian Awards, held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.
The awards celebrate excellence across the global Pan-Asian community.
Malik said he had an "amazing" time as a member of the pop... | Zayn Malik has paid tribute to his former bandmates at an award ceremony, where he made his first solo appearance since leaving One Direction. | 32363969 |
All inmates at Barwon Prison in Victoria are required to work unless they are too ill or too old to do so.
Striking prisoners say the A$9 ($6.90; £5:15) a day that they have been promised in a new deal is not enough to cover living costs inside.
The state's opposition wants them to be forced to return to work, saying ... | Inmates at a maximum security prison in Australia are on strike over wages. | 37283485 |
The claim is made by the regulator in its report on the sale of BHS in 2015 and its collapse a year later.
In February, Sir Philip finally agreed, after months of pressure, to pay £363m into the BHS pension schemes.
A spokesman for Sir Philip said only "the matter is now closed".
However the report gives, for the first... | The controversial businessman Sir Philip Green sold the BHS business to dodge responsibility for its insolvent pension schemes if the firm should go bust, says the Pensions Regulator. | 40421414 |
They are also seeking a 13th straight win since Eddie Jones took charge, and an unbeaten 2016.
In his final column for BBC Sport as he enters the final stages of his rehabilitation after long-term injury, England flanker James Haskell looks at the talking points.
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England h... | England take on Australia on Saturday seeking to equal their all-time record of 14 consecutive victories, set by the team that would go on to win the 2003 World Cup. | 38177992 |
A murder inquiry was ordered by a court in Nanterre in August 2012 after his widow Suha alleged he was poisoned with polonium-210, a radioactive element.
On Tuesday, the local prosecutor concluded the case should be dismissed.
The medical records of Arafat, who died aged 75 at French military hospital in November 2004,... | A French prosecutor has said there is no case to answer regarding the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. | 33609654 |
Aquila Singh, who was brought up in the Christian faith from birth, is to be ordained and inducted into Fernhill and Cathkin Parish Church in Rutherglen.
Pakistan-born Ms Singh moved to Scotland when she was two.
The former teacher worked at Belmont House School in Newton Mearns near Glasgow before her ministry trainin... | Church of Scotland's first Asian female minister has said she hoped to break down misconceptions about who could join the ministry. | 38595101 |
The report, assessing air safety and security rules, follows the apparently deliberate crashing of Germanwings flight 4U 9525 in March.
It endorses the "rule of two", where there should never be fewer than two people in the cockpit.
And it proposes improved medical and psychological checks on crews.
Investigators say t... | Airline crew need to face tougher monitoring, the European aviation safety watchdog has recommended in a report to the EU. | 33567026 |
Fighters from al-Shabab killed 20 people when they targeted the popular Lido beach resort.
The demonstrators, who turned out to support the victims, shouted slogans including "al-Shabab has no religion".
Lido beach's popularity has been seen as a sign of a return to normality in Mogadishu after years of conflict.
It at... | A group of Somalis have held a peace rally at the site of last week's militant Islamist attack in the capital, Mogadishu. | 35429648 |
Set in the grounds of Cowden Castle in Clackmannanshire, the garden was created by the early 20th Century explorer Ella Christie.
It is among the few surviving sites of its kind in the UK.
The garden has now been added to Historic Scotland's Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes.
Born in 1861, Ms Christie travel... | A Japanese-style garden which was once described as the best of its kind in the west has been recognised as being of national importance. | 23970528 |
The Treasury Select Committee is to question executives from the Financial Conduct Authority about their decision to drop a probe into pay and standards.
The chancellor says he had no knowledge of the "independent" decision.
But Mr Mann, a committee member, said this was a "bit weaselly", suggesting the FCA had been "t... | George Osborne should face questions from MPs as part of an inquiry into why a probe into the culture of banks was abandoned, Labour's John Mann has said. | 35261971 |
The 35-year-old woman from Lincoln received serious injuries and was taken to hospital where she later died.
Police said the crash happened on Friday at the junction of Skellingthorpe Road and Hemswell Avenue.
It happened at 13:06 BST and led to the road being closed for a number of hours while officers carried out an ... | A cyclist has died following a crash with car in Lincoln. | 37461614 |
The 63-year-old follows on from Edwin Morgan who died, aged 90, last August. He had held the post since it was created in 2004.
Ms Lochhead, originally from North Lanarkshire, is a widely recognised poet, author, translator, playwright, stage performer and broadcaster.
Her first official engagement will be to open the ... | Liz Lochhead has been confirmed as the new Scots Makar, or national poet. | 12227515 |
Peter Benstead, 72, of Crown Currency Exchange, was found dead in a car in a lay-by in Cornwall on 4 May last year.
The married father of three found the pressure of the trial "difficult to bear" and was "depressed and acutely confused" after suffering from a stroke, the inquest heard.
A conclusion of suicide was recor... | The boss of a currency trading firm killed himself while under "enormous stress" on trial for a £20m fraud, an inquest has heard. | 35277151 |
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That figure fell well short of the record £225m spent in 2011.
Crystal Palace were the busiest top-flight club on deadline day, signing four players including Wilfried Zaha.
Hull announced the latest transfer, with Lokomotiv Moscow striker Dame N'Doye's move confirmed at 0... | Chelsea's £23.3m signing of winger Juan Cuadrado was the biggest deal completed on transfer deadline day as Premier League spending in the January window matched last year's £130m. | 31104357 |
Ben and Catherine Mullany, from Pontardawe, had been married for little over a fortnight when they were shot in their hotel room in Antigua.
Avie Howell and Kaniel Martin were convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Howell, 23, has been given another four years for burglary.
He was sentenced at the High... | The parents of a couple murdered on their Caribbean honeymoon have welcomed news that one of the killers has been handed a new jail term. | 21257108 |
The New England Revolution striker, who is 32 on Thursday, returns a self-imposed 10-month international absence.
Kamara withdrew because he felt the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) "lacks respect for players".
Sierra Leone need to secure a victory to qualify for the Nations Cup finals for the first time in 20... | Kei Kamara has been handed a late-call up to the Sierra Leone squad to face Ivory Coast in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday. | 37231195 |
The TV entertainer is currently on trial on four counts of alleged indecent assault against three teenagers between 1971 and 1983 - but has been appearing via video link.
Mr Harris, who denies all charges, will attend the trial at Southwark Crown Court in person from Monday.
Jurors have already been told that Mr Harris... | Rolf Harris has been released from Stafford Prison. | 39973440 |
Mr Durst is waiting to be transferred from Louisiana to Los Angeles to face trial for the 2000 murder of his friend Susan Berman.
The former real estate tycoon was arrested on 14 March - a day before a documentary aired that appeared to show him confess to three killings.
His lawyers say he is innocent and his arrest w... | A New Orleans judge has ordered Robert Durst held without bond, saying he is a danger to others and a flight risk. | 32027077 |
Intercity and commuter rail services and Dublin Bus and DART services were seriously affected on Friday morning.
Rail and bus services crossing the Irish border were also impacted as a result of the action.
But, Enterprise trains and Translink coaches between Dublin to Belfast have resumed and are running as normal.
Bu... | Some bus and rail services in the Republic of Ireland have returned to normal after unofficial pickets linked to a Bus Éireann strike were lifted. | 39453607 |
Mr Ford, 45, has a malignant liposarcoma in his abdomen and will begin chemotherapy within 48 hours.
"I'm optimistic about treatment," said Dr Zane Cohen, who is overseeing his care team.
Mr Ford withdrew from his re-election campaign last week after being diagnosed with the abdominal tumour.
The controversial mayor, w... | Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been diagnosed with a "fairly aggressive" rare cancer, doctors treating him have said. | 29247818 |
Artist Luke Jerram was commissioned by 20-21 Arts Centre in Scunthorpe to produce the work.
From February the gold replicas - each cast in £1,000 worth of 18-carat gold - will be hidden around the town for the public to find and keep.
Clues to their whereabouts will be disguised in five paintings which will be on displ... | An artist has recreated five historic museum artefacts in gold as part of a treasure hunt art exhibition. | 38496727 |
The Dow Jones fell 1.1%, to 16,330, while the S&P 500 dropped 1.2% points to 1,942 and the Nasdaq fell 1.5% to 4,756.
Shares in suppliers to Volkswagen fell after VW admitted to deceiving US regulators over emissions tests.
Borg Warner tumbled 7.6%, Honeywell was down 1.7% and Delphi lost 3.7%. Shares in big US carmake... | (Close): US shares have closed lower with the auto sector particularly hard hit. | 34326535 |
The 22-year-old Croat defender's move fell through late on deadline day.
"It is not true that I have not passed [a] medical," he said on Twitter.
"Everything was perfect, I am completely healthy and fit. Transfer was not realised because Torino at the last minute wanted to change the initial agreement with Celtic."
Sim... | Jozo Simunovic says his proposed transfer from Celtic to Torino collapsed because the Serie A club changed their offer at the last minute. | 37248419 |
But alongside the red carpet on the famous Palais des Festivals on the Croisette is the the Marche du Film, a bustling movie market where producers, distributors and investors are all trying to find or fund the next big thing.
Among them are British producers Rachel Richardson-Jones and Daisy Allsop.
Both women have be... | The lights, the cameras, the glamour - the Cannes Film Festival certainly has its share of those. | 32495212 |
Dennis Adeniran put the Championship side ahead when he headed past Orient goalkeeper Sam Sargeant.
Cauley Woodrow doubled Fulham's lead with a spectacular long-range effort, and curled past Sargeant shortly after.
McCallum headed Dean Cox's corner home to give Orient hope, before the two combined again to make it 3-2 ... | Fulham survived two late Paul McCallum goals to beat League One's Leyton Orient and progress to the second round of the EFL Cup. | 36949840 |
Southampton and Burnley made late deadline-day deals, while Odion Ighalo moved from Watford to China for £20m.
Saints paid about £14m for Napoli's Manolo Gabbiadini, and the Clarets signed Robbie Brady for up to £13m
However, top-flight sides brought in £40m more than they paid out, according to finance analysts Deloit... | Premier League clubs have recorded a transfer window profit for the first time - despite spending reaching a six-year January high of £215m. | 38817276 |
The accident, which also involved a motorbike, happened near Bell Common tunnel, between J26 for Waltham Abbey and J27 for the M11 at 15:15 BST.
The carriageway was closed between J25 and J27 but has since reopened.
The injured driver was airlifted to hospital. At 21:58 BST the Highways Agency reported there were still... | The driver of a lorry has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash on the M25 in Essex. | 33027847 |
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Great Britain won four gold medals for the first time at a World Championships two years ago, courtesy of Mo Farah's distance double, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford.
Those victories helped the British team finish fourth in the medal table, behind Kenya, Jamaica and... | There are 48 gold medals on offer over 10 days of competition at the 2017 World Championships in London. | 40790516 |
Prosecutors say Eric Sloan Parker, 26, used unreasonable force against Sureshbhai Patel, a 57-year-old grandfather who recently moved to the US.
Mr Patel suffered injuries in February including partial paralysis when Mr Parker pushed him to the ground.
Mr Parker, who maintains his innocence, also faces state assault ch... | Federal officials have charged a former Alabama police officer with violating the civil rights of an Indian man. | 32094329 |
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Schweinsteiger, 32, who won 120 caps for Germany, has trained alone and with the under-23s since Mourinho took charge in the summer.
Schweinsteiger said on Wednesday he "will be ready if the team needs me".
Mourinho said: "We have five players for two positions. It's very ... | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has said it will be "very difficult" for midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger to play for the club again. | 37176015 |
Abhishek Prasad was asked to play every time doctors "burnt" a circuit in his brain to treat what is commonly known as "musician's dystonia".
The condition causes painful spasms, twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures.
Mr Prasad told the BBC that he was able to play with ease after the surgery.
"By the ... | An Indian musician played the guitar on the operating table to help doctors treat involuntary muscle spasms in his fingers. | 40678481 |
Hockney has taken roadwork managers to his studio to show them new paintings of Woldgate, an unspoilt country lane, and tell them not to do lasting damage.
He has also visited the site several times to personally monitor the works.
His images of Woldgate will be shown at the Royal Academy in London next year.
"David's ... | The artist David Hockney has warned road labourers in his home town of Bridlington in Yorkshire that they are digging up one of his main sources of inspiration and a piece of art history. | 14908290 |
Cardiff twice took the lead, through Jordon Mutch and Fraizer Campbell.
Suarez levelled after Mutch's opener and Martin Skrtel did the same after Campbell struck.
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Skrtel headed another, Daniel Sturridge and Suarez added one each, before Mutch's consolation and Suarez's thi... | Luis Suarez equalled Robbie Fowler's 28-goal record for a Liverpool Premier League season with a hat-trick as they kept the pressure on leaders Chelsea by seeing off Cardiff. | 26590177 |
The 22-year-old right-back has made 93 appearances for Wolves since his debut in December 2014, having come through the youth system at Molineux.
Iorfa was also in Aidy Boothroyd's England squad at the recent European Under-21 Championships.
He moves to Portman Road following the departure of full-back Josh Emmanuel on... | Ipswich Town have signed defender Dominic Iorfa from Championship rivals Wolves on a season-long loan deal. | 40611200 |
The 50-acre "Bridgehead" development in Hessle, East Yorkshire, will be built on the site of a golf course.
Once completed, the £100m complex will include 612,000 sq ft of offices, warehouse and manufacturing spaces.
Developers said a planned fall in the bridge tolls along with road improvements on the nearby A164 wou... | Plans for a new business park near the Humber Bridge could create more than 3,000 jobs. | 16045671 |
More trauma medics and heavy lifting equipment to help move supplies at Kathmandu airport will be included in the aid package, the government said.
More than 5,000 people are now known to have died in Saturday's earthquake.
The latest pledge, which comes after leading UK aid agencies launched a TV appeal for donations,... | The UK is to give another £5m to the relief effort in Nepal, bringing Britain's contribution to £15m. | 32508586 |
Sales increased by 18.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual sales rate of 504,000 - the highest level since May 2008, according to the Commerce Department.
However, the S&P/Case-Shiller index, also released on Tuesday, found house price increases slowed in April.
Economists had expected bigger rises.
On a seasonally-adjus... | Sales of new US homes surged to a six-year high in May suggesting the housing market is beginning to recover from its recent slowdown. | 28003734 |
The website of the influential Al Jazeera network is among those now blocked by Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain.
Qatar says the comments attributed to Sheikh Tamim were fake and appeared after hackers took control of the state news agency website.
Online users in the four countries have confirmed ... | Four Arab countries have blocked Qatari news websites following controversial comments attributed to the Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. | 40046782 |
The 28-year-old Benin international was a free agent after his contract expired at De Kemphanen and scored 22 goals in the Jupiler Pro League.
"Coming to the UK and playing my football here is a big challenge and I'm excited about performing in front of the Bluebirds' fans," he said.
Gounongbe is the second Cardiff sig... | Cardiff City have signed forward Frederic Gounongbe from Belgian side KVC Westerlo. | 36683312 |
The 40-year-old Ryder Cup player was three shots off the lead at the halfway stage but a 74 leaves him six shots adrift.
American pair Jim Herman and Jamie Lovemark share the lead on 11 under.
Sweden's Henrik Stenson and Americans Dustin Johnson and Russell Henley are a further shot behind in the last event before the ... | Welshman Jamie Donaldson saw his chances of victory at the Houston Open fade after a poor third round. | 35952910 |
The unidentified man, charged with falsely defecting so as to gather information, was jailed for four years.
He had spent a decade in China tracking down North Korean defectors before coming to the South, the court said.
South Korean media also said he had admitted trying to organise a hit-and-run accident targeting Ki... | A South Korean court has jailed a North Korean spy reportedly ordered to attack the eldest son of late leader Kim Jong-il, officials say. | 20604886 |
The rights group says that the ban is pushing women into unsafe, clandestine abortions or forcing them to undergo dangerous pregnancies.
The constitution in the majority Roman Catholic country protects the right to life "from the moment of conception".
Women and girls who violate the ban face lengthy jail sentences.
Un... | El Salvador's total ban on abortions is killing women and girls and condemning others to decades in jail, says Amnesty International. | 29363395 |
Albert Newman, 87, collided with a van near Lockington in Leicestershire in October 2015, killing himself and a passenger in the van.
PC Jonathan Mortimer had received a report from someone concerned about Mr Newman's driving two months before.
The officer then failed to spot his licence had been revoked.
A bank employ... | A police officer has been dismissed after missing an opportunity to prevent a fatal crash in which an elderly driver drove the wrong way up the M1. | 39072188 |
Like-for-like sales rose by 1.9% - much stronger than the 0.3% growth analysts had been expecting.
Debenhams said online sales rose 12.1%, due to increased consumer confidence in its ability to deliver goods on time.
It said sales over the Christmas week hit a record.
Shares in Debenhams soared following the trading up... | Debenhams has reported higher than expected sales in the 19 weeks to 9 January, boosted by strong Christmas trading and growth in online shopping. | 35289958 |
AJ Leitch-Smith and substitute Shaun Whalley scored the goals to earn Shrewsbury a first league win since 3 September.
Oxford created the game's first chance but Chris Maguire's 20-yard shot was comfortably gathered by goalkeeper Mark Halstead.
Shrewsbury moved ahead in the 19th minute as Leitch-Smith scored his fourth... | Shrewsbury climbed off the bottom of League One with victory against Oxford as Paul Hurst's impressive start as manager continued. | 37881261 |
Iftikhar Ahmed, 52 and Farzana Ahmed, 49, of Warrington, deny the murder of 17-year-old Shafilea, whose remains were found in Cumbria in February 2004.
At the start of their trial at Chester Crown Court, the jury heard Alesha Ahmed witnessed the killing.
The prosecution alleges the couple killed their daughter because ... | The sister of a Cheshire schoolgirl who went missing in 2003 saw their parents kill her, a court has heard. | 18144095 |
It ruled that the education minister's approval to close Clintyclay Primary was "infected" by incorrect information that the school had financial problems.
It means minister John O'Dowd must take a fresh decision on the future of the school in Dungannon, County Tyrone.
The legal action against the closure was brought b... | The High Court has quashed a decision to shut the first Catholic school in Northern Ireland that was trying to change to integrated status. | 32093222 |
No euphoria. No desperation, such as we've seen at so many European borders over the last months, but more a sense of quiet purpose.
The young men and families we spoke to were passing through what has become a relatively efficient people's pipeline established on the ground from southern, into central and onto norther... | There was a sense of grim determination about the crowd of cold and tired refugees and other migrants we met crossing the border one damp and windy night this week from Hungary into Austria. | 34332984 |
A total of 39 suspects were apprehended in Europe and South America, following action by the Spanish National Police, Europol and Interpol.
Spanish investigators discovered dark web sites directing users to private WhatsApp groups last year.
Researchers then verified these groups were used to share illegal images.
Hous... | A network apparently using WhatsApp to distribute images of child sexual exploitation has been disrupted by dozens of arrests, according to police. | 39629184 |
More than 7,000 people have signed a petition calling for plans for the £395,000 sculpture at Flint Castle to be scrapped.
Flintshire council urged the Welsh Government to talk to the community before any "further action is taken".
The Welsh Government said it would listen to a range of views.
The design, said to repre... | Controversial plans for an iron ring sculpture accused of "insulting Wales" have prompted a council to distance itself from the project. | 40720936 |
Molly Wigmore, 76, died in a fire at her home in Plymouth, Devon, on 19 October.
The BBC understands a member of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service's control room has been suspended.
Devon and Somerset Fire Service said it was a "challenging incident" and offered its condolences to the family.
More on the fire ... | Police are investigating why it took more than an hour and a half for firefighters to get to a blaze in which a woman died, the BBC has learnt. | 37975322 |
Police officers found Sian Roberts at a property in St Helier's Drive, Salford, at about 18:00 GMT on Sunday.
A post-mortem examination confirmed the 36-year-old died from stab wounds to the chest.
Greater Manchester Police have been given more time to question a 36-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder.... | A woman was stabbed to death before her body was discovered in Greater Manchester, tests have revealed. | 34972948 |
Newsgathering can be difficult and the communications infrastructure is poor.
Radio is the most popular medium. Scores of private stations, some with foreign funding, have sprung up. There is a national state-run network, and each of South Sudan's 10 states has its own radio station.
The Catholic Church and Internews, ... | South Sudan's media face immense logistical, economic, social and political challenges. | 14019206 |
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The win was Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's first in 16 competitive meetings with United boss Mourinho.
"I left Highbury and they were crying, I left Emirates and they were crying," Mourinho said of past games at Arsenal.
"Finally today they sing, they swing the scarves. I... | Jose Mourinho said he was "happy" Arsenal fans could finally celebrate beating one of his sides as the Gunners kept alive their top-four hopes with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United. | 39839264 |
Gun fired from a moving car during a live broadcast on Periscope
A live broadcast on Periscope, the Twitter-owned video app, showed two men driving to a house apparently in search of one of their girlfriends. Encouraged by online comments, one of them fired a gun from a moving car. The two men were later arrested.
Burn... | In Case You Missed It: a round-up of interesting technology-related links shared over the weekend. | 34105217 |
The Sussex branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) warned 17 historic buildings - including several Grade II-listed ones - were threatened.
A former residence of Henry VIII's fifth wife is among those "requiring removal", according to airport plans.
Gatwick said many buildings would be retained or reloca... | Building a second runway at Gatwick Airport would be "the biggest destruction of British heritage since the Blitz", campaigners have said. | 36676654 |
He has written to Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board raising concerns over the move.
Under the changes women needing a consultant will have to go to Ysbyty Gwynedd or Wrexham Maelor hospitals.
Mr Drakeford has asked for "assurances" on behalf of expectant mothers.
He wants a "definitive timescale" on when the serv... | Health Minister Mark Drakeford has demanded an independent report into plans to remove doctor-led maternity care at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Bodelwyddan. | 31525277 |
He will join his younger brother, All Blacks back Charles Piutau, who is already with the Midlands matchday-based club until the end of the season.
Wasps boss Dai Young has signed Piutau, 30, as cover for injured trio Alapati Leiua, Andrea Masi and Ben Jacobs.
In addition, Elliot Daly is on standby for England bench du... | Wasps have signed Tonga centre Siale Piutau for the rest of the season from Japanese club Yamaha Jubilo. | 35497109 |
But Assistant Commissioner Patricia Gallan stopped short of apologising, citing a police duty to investigate.
Former Army head Lord Bramall was interviewed last April and told last week that he faced no further action.
The peer, aged 92, said the Met's statement was "a long justification of their actions".
"If that's w... | The Metropolitan Police has told Lord Bramall it regrets the "distress" caused to him during its inquiry into historical child abuse allegations. | 35364651 |
A chapel and 10 homes and businesses, next to the Regent Circus complex in Swindon, were affected by construction work by developers ISG.
MP Robert Buckland set up a meeting for residents and ISG after complaints ISG had not "fulfilled its promise".
The BBC has contacted ISG, which is yet to comment.
Rehoboth Baptist C... | Developers who have still not fixed homes damaged during the building of a shopping centre two years ago are to reveal repair plans within a fortnight. | 33309291 |
Eaton, which builds and operates masts for mobile phone networks, has also signed a deal with Mobinil in Egypt, an arm of Orange, to buy 2,000 towers.
The company installs telecom networks and persuades rival mobile phone operators to share the same tower, thereby cutting costs.
Chief executive Terry Rhodes said: "Shar... | African telecoms company Eaton Towers has raised a $350m war chest to fund expansion across the continent. | 32554562 |
The robbers stopped the Glasgow to London mail train at Sears Crossing in Buckinghamshire on 8 August, 1963, and stole £2.6m in used banknotes.
The sign was given to Leslie Bowler, the Inspector of Signals for the then British Railways, and kept by his family, auctioneers Mullock's said.
They estimate the sign will fe... | The sign from the crossing where the Great Train Robbery took place is to be auctioned in Shropshire. | 26558458 |
It reported a 53% rise in underlying profits for 2015 to £160.3m.
The Edinburgh-based bank said its gross mortgage lending was £7.5bn, up 29% on the previous year, giving it a market share of 3.4%.
Virgin said its funding position was strong with record deposit balances.
Shares jumped 8% to 367.6p in morning trading. T... | Virgin Money has reported a strong performance for its first full financial year since listing on the stock market. | 35704476 |
Katie Robertson, from Fife, had been selected to compete for Great Britain when she was seriously injured in a fall at a show in Wales.
Aged 14 at the time, she never regained the confidence to ride competitively.
But the 20-year-old sport and psychology student is now playing hockey at full international level.
Ms Rob... | An Abertay University athlete who survived a "terrifying" showjumping accident is preparing to compete for Scotland after switching to hockey. | 39620434 |
Alison Teal, a Green Party councillor, was among those arrested on Monday as contractors tried to remove trees in Chippinghouse Road, Sheffield.
She is one of four women and three men charged under section 241 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act.
The tree felling is a city-wide maintenance project to upgrade ro... | Seven people arrested during a tree-felling protest in South Yorkshire have been charged. | 38892263 |
It happened on Tuesday afternoon at Castle Junction.
A man in his 30s was arrested for disorderly behaviour at Donegall Square North.
Police said crowds had gathered in the Donegall Place area and they were monitoring the situation.
Donegall Place has been closed to traffic and motorists are advised to avoid the area.
... | A 12-year-old girl has been taken to hospital after she was struck by a missile during minor trouble in Belfast city centre. | 31930416 |
The mothers of Henrique Dubrugras and Pedro Franceschi aren't worrying any more.
The two Brazilian teenagers used to spend about a third of their day on screens, but for them it has more than paid off. And while there are plenty of internet entrepreneurs that start young, their story stands out.
Now aged 19, they alrea... | Many parents look at their teenage boys glued to their games consoles and computer screens and worry about their future. | 34476287 |
French authorities will decide shortly whether women should have implants supplied by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) removed, amid fears of health risks.
But the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) says none of the evidence into possible links with cancer supports removal.
It is thought up to 4... | Women with silicone breast implants made by a French company do not need to have them removed, UK officials say. | 16280458 |
RBS, which is still 73% government-owned, said it had paid the Treasury £1.2bn to end an arrangement giving the government priority over dividends.
The payment puts a stop to the Dividend Access Scheme (DAS), which came into being in 2009 after RBS was bailed out.
The government intends to sell most of its RBS stake in... | Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has taken a step towards returning to private hands, by regaining control over its dividend payments. | 35869864 |
A large picture of promising young boxer, CaoimhÃn Hynes, who was stabbed in the face and neck in Belfast city centre dominates the front page of The Irish News.
The 20-year-old was attacked by a group of men wearing tracksuits at Donegall Place in the early hours of Monday morning, following a night out with his girl... | Two contrasting images of sporting protagonists are on the front pages of the daily newspapers on Tuesday. | 39776627 |
The game - Eco Action Trumps - has been produced by a UK-based environmental games company.
"It is a branding disaster for us, so we are dumping our brand name," said Paula Owen, of Eco Action Games.
The company said children now assumed the game was connected to the president-elect.
After the new president is inaugura... | An educational card game is going to change its name because of negative associations with the US President-elect, Donald Trump. | 38143394 |
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