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The country said it was planning to spend 19.5bn yen (£140m) to create the AI Bridging Cloud computer (AIBC).
It hopes the AIBC will run at a speed of 130 petaflops - outpacing China's Sunway TaihuLight machine, which is currently the world's fastest.
The machine would be used to carry out research by analysing massive... | Japan has started a project to build the world's fastest supercomputer by the end of 2017. | 38130828 |
Campaigners holding gravestone-shaped placards marched through Newbury on Saturday
West Berkshire Council had planned to close eight out of nine branches, but announced this week only Theale and Wash Common are to be closed.
Community groups are now able to bid for a £1.4m "transition fund" to continue running the oth... | A mock funeral has been held in protest at the decision to close libraries in West Berkshire. | 35852489 |
St John's Sports Centre, Malvern Road, will be used rather than the Guildhall, which dates back to 1721.
A new requirement to start counting by 02:00 BST on 8 May and the anticipated turnout "drive the need for more staff" at the venue, said Duncan Sharkey.
The 18th Century building was designed by Thomas White, a loca... | Worcester's count venue for the general election has been moved due to a lack of space, the returning officer said. | 31083636 |
The 31-year-old was fourth at the Games in Delhi in 2010 and was part of Team GB at London 2012.
"The news of this anti-doping rule violation has come as a great shock to me," he said in a statement.
"From the outset, I would like to state that I have not knowingly taken any banned substance."
UK Athletics has confirme... | Welsh 800m runner Gareth Warburton is out of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after being charged with anti-doping rule violations. | 28329545 |
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Fleetwood's Jimmy Ryan came closest to breaking the deadlock but home keeper Magnus Norman tipped his second-half free-kick on to the crossbar.
Southport failed to seriously trouble the visitors' defence, with most of their efforts coming from long range.
Norman had to rea... | National League side Southport earned an FA Cup first-round replay at Fleetwood after holding the League One club to a goalless draw on Merseyside. | 37819500 |
Hope Bourne's remote, rural lifestyle was at odds with the 20th Century. For more than two decades she shot game for food, grew her own vegetables and lived alone in a leaky caravan without electricity on the open moorlands of Exmoor - all solely due to her sheer willpower, resilience and love of the countryside.
She w... | A little-known manuscript by a writer and naturalist, who became famous in the 1970s for her self-sufficient lifestyle on Exmoor, has been discovered after being "lost" for 45 years. | 28064139 |
The Londoners had four great chances to take the lead inside the first quarter of an hour, but had to wait until the second half to break the deadlock.
Mark Beevers opened the scoring as he headed in a corner from eight yards.
Vale's Enoch Andoh had chances to score either side of Beevers' goal before Lee Gregory hit a... | Millwall moved up to 12th in League One after an impressive third away win of the season at Port Vale. | 34182061 |
Nine fire engines were sent to Ladywood Road in Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, at about 23:20 GMT on Sunday.
West Midlands Fire Service said the derelict property was destroyed but there were no reports of any injuries.
The cause of the blaze was being investigated and a structural engineer has been called out to assess ... | More than 40 firefighters have tackled a fire which destroyed a house in the West Midlands. | 34961538 |
Lithium-air cells can store energy much more densely than today's lithium-ion batteries, making them particularly promising for electric cars.
The design, published in Science, uses a spongy graphene electrode and a new chemical reaction to drive the cell.
It loses much less energy and can be recharged many more times ... | A new design for lithium-air batteries overcomes several big hurdles that have stood in the way of this concept. | 34669405 |
The five-piece, currently starring in Sky Living reality TV show Steps: The Reunion, split up in 2001.
US band Evanescence went in at four with their eponymous album while last week's number one, James Morrison's The Awakening, dropped to five.
Rihanna's We Found Love remained the number one single.
Maroon 5's Moves Li... | Reunited pop group Steps are number one in this week's UK album chart with their greatest hits package The Ultimate Collection. | 15327998 |
Niyi Adeolokun got two touchdowns and Kieran Marmion also scored for the Irish side, who are the competition's top try scorers with 42 this season.
Johan Meyer, Kelly Haimona, Dries van Schalkwyk and Federico Ruzza responded with tries for the hosts.
Connacht had never lost to Zebre and this was their 12th win over the... | Matt Healy scored scored three tries as Connacht won a thrilling match away to Zebre to go top of the Pro12 standings. | 35616218 |
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It's the final of the song contest on May 13 and singers from across Europe - and Australia (!) - will be battling it out to be crowned the winner.
Former X Factor contestant Lucie Jones will be flying the flag for the UK with the song Never Give Up On You.
So which acts should you... | Full of dodgy dances, creative costumes and of course singing talent - it can only be Eurovision! | 39887845 |
The movie's Glasgow-born producer Iain Smith and head of visual effects Andrew Jackson join a line-up that also includes actress Barbara Rafferty.
Sunset Song's Dundee-born producer Bob Last has also been invited to the festival, now in its ninth year.
The event will be held from 4 to 6 December at venues in Cromarty.
... | Two people involved in making the critically-acclaimed film Mad Max: Fury Road will be guests at the 2015 Cromarty Film Festival. | 34899408 |
John Kelly said there was a real threat and terrorists were "obsessed" with the idea of knocking down a US plane.
The US already has a ban on laptops on flights to and from eight mostly-Muslim countries.
Two weeks ago, officials decided not to extend that ban to flights between the US and EU countries.
But Mr Kelly's c... | The authorities in the US are still considering banning laptops from cabin baggage on all international flights, the head of Homeland Security says. | 40077955 |
Academy manager Alan Dickens has been filling the role since Alex King left Franklin's Gardens in October.
Dickens helped the club reach their first Premiership final in 2013 before King came in that summer.
But Saints are currently ninth in the Premiership and Hewitt said: "We are unaccustomed to the situation in whic... | Northampton chairman Tony Hewitt says he hopes to appoint a new attack coach as soon as possible. | 38316546 |
He barged the official with his chest in the fourth minute of stoppage time at the end of last Saturday's game.
Bacuna, 25, admitted a charge of violent conduct "in circumstances where the standard three-match ban would be clearly insufficient".
The Curacao international has made 25 appearances for Villa this season.
B... | Aston Villa midfielder Leandro Bacuna has been banned for six games following an altercation with an assistant referee in their home win over Derby. | 39152032 |
A vote by UK MPs is expected within weeks. But little mention is made in that debate of the distant slice of British turf in Cyprus where they would be launched.
Taking off from RAF Akrotiri, on the south coast of Cyprus and 112km (70 miles) west of Syria, would indirectly involve the island in the conflict.
But while ... | UK Prime Minister David Cameron faces dissenting voices domestically in his drive to secure parliamentary support for airstrikes against the militant Islamic State (IS) group in Syria. | 34937264 |
Ekrem Dumanli, editor-in-chief of Zaman, was among eight suspects freed after being held on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government.
Four others, including a TV station boss, have been kept in custody.
It comes as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cracks down on supporters of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen.
The ... | A court in Istanbul has released a leading Turkish newspaper editor arrested during raids on media offices at the weekend. | 30548681 |
Jones will sing Never Give Up On You when she represents the UK at the competition in Kiev, Ukraine in May.
The song was co-written by Emmelie de Forest, the Danish singer-songwriter who won the song contest in 2013.
Jones won a live voting programme on BBC Two on Friday night, where she competed against five other for... | Former X Factor contestant Lucie Jones has been named as this year's Eurovision song contest entry. | 38779667 |
In an article published in 1843, she imagined a future in which programmable machines would be essential to the progress of science, and might even be used to create art and music.
We are now living that future.
So is Ada Lovelace our first tech visionary? Or, as some critics now claim, was her contribution to computer... | Ada Lovelace is a celebrated role model for women in technology. | 34243042 |
"We're a lot fitter than we ever have been, we're scoring more goals and we look like a right good team," said the Ladbrokes Player of the Season.
"We're closing people down and we're playing with a high intensity.
"Last season I was struggling with injuries and now I feel I can go for two, three or four seasons more."... | Skipper Scott Brown highlighted the treble-chasing Celtic players' improved fitness as a key reason for their domestic dominance this season. | 39979062 |
The 17-year-old, who cannot be named, stabbed 16-year-old Irfan Wahid in the chest in Leeds on 10 February.
The defendant, who was cleared of murder at Leeds Crown Court, said Irfan had punched him to the ground after seeing him chatting with the girl.
Jurors heard the girl, 16, dated the defendant in 2016 and spent ti... | A teenager who stabbed a boy to death in a fight over a girl has been convicted of manslaughter. | 40936140 |
The gang held a gun to Kardashian West's head during the early morning robbery, before tying her up and locking her in the bathroom.
They then escaped with an estimated €10m (£8.7m; $11.2m) in jewellery.
Her publicist said the star was "badly shaken but physically unharmed".
The mother-of-two, who became a household na... | Kim Kardashian West has arrived back in New York as the hunt continues for armed robbers dressed as police officers who targeted the American reality TV star in a Paris apartment. | 37546307 |
He starred in plays, TV series and films.
One of his most popular roles was as the father in the 2013 comedy The Noble Family, in which he makes his three spoiled children believe he has cut them off from the family fortune so they are forced to get a job.
He had also starred for two decades in the play Senora Presiden... | Mexican actor Gonzalo Vega has died aged 69, the Mexican Cinematographic Institute announced on Monday. | 37618859 |
John Mann MP said he wanted a "full inquiry" after the club voted to endorse Israel Apartheid Week.
Club co-chairman Alex Chalmers resigned after the vote and said many members had "some kind of problem with Jews".
Labour Students is now investigating the allegations at the club, which said it would fully co-operate.
M... | A Labour MP has called for the Oxford University branch of the party to be suspended over allegations of anti-Semitism by its members. | 35595460 |
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Esports is organised, competitive computer gaming and can be staged in front of a live audience and millions more online.
"It has the potential to become one of the top five sports in the world," said Peter Warman of esport analysts Newzoo.
French football club Paris St-Ge... | Esports will generate more than £1bn in global revenue and almost double its audience to nearly 600 million people by 2020, forecasters predict. | 39119995 |
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Two goals from Harry Martin and one from David Ames gave the hosts a 3-0 lead at half-time.
Malaysia pulled one back through Faizal Saari's strike but Phil Roper's drilled shot secured the win for the hosts.
Victory books England's place at December's World League Final in... | England won bronze at the World League Semi-Final with a comfortable 4-1 win over Malaysia in London. | 40398991 |
They will join fans from the Republic of Ireland in receiving the Medal of the City of Paris.
The city's mayor, Anne Hidalgo, said she wanted to mark the fans' "exemplary sportsmanship".
She said both sets of supporters had displayed "enthusiasm, jolliness and fair play".
The 'Grand Vermeil' is regarded as Paris's most... | Northern Ireland fans are to be awarded a prestigious Parisian honour for their sportsmanship during the Euro 2016 games in France. | 36670461 |
A tall, elegant right-hander whose cover drive was a joy to behold, Graveney scored 47,793 first-class runs for Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Queensland and England between 1948 and 1972 and retired with a monumental 122 centuries to his name.
His Test career was a stop-start affair featuring dizzying highs - such a... | Tom Graveney, who has died at the age of 88, turned down possible careers in the armed forces, accountancy and golf to become one of the most celebrated of English batsmen. | 22175937 |
The 35-year-old former All Black King starts at centre for Scarlets against Newport Gwent Dragons, while 18-year-old wing Cowley is on the bench.
Cowley joined the Welsh region in the summer after moving from New Zealand.
"It's been good to train alongside dad and get to know him a bit more," Cowley told the Scarlets w... | Regan King and Jacob Cowley are poised to make history in Friday's Pro12 derby by becoming the first father and son to play together in regional rugby. | 34562535 |
At least 12 people have been killed and dozens injured in the attack in Denver, Colorado on Thursday night.
Witnesses said a man wearing a gas mask opened fire as movie-goers watched the film.
In a statement film studio Warner Bros. said they were "deeply saddened to learn about this shocking incident".
"We extend our ... | The Paris premiere of the new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, has been cancelled following a shooting at a midnight screening in the US. | 18922567 |
But Andy Burnham told BBC Wales he was unable to change government policy.
In 2007, he rejected calls to review the Barnett formula, used to determine changes in the Welsh government budget.
All four leadership candidates - Mr Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn and Liz Kendall, have been speaking to the Sunday Polit... | A Labour leadership candidate has said he knew Wales was getting an unfairly low share of UK spending while he was a Treasury minister eight years ago. | 33283863 |
Luis Suarez scored four for the Spanish leaders, with the Uruguay striker bundling in the opener, then tucking in Lionel Messi's pass.
Barca scored six in the second half - Ivan Rakitic fired in, before Suarez slid in for his hat-trick and then tapped in Neymar's selfless pass.
Messi rolled in, then Marc Bartra's solo ... | Barcelona humiliated Deportivo La Coruna to end a three-match losing run. | 36075893 |
Sports stars, including Commonwealth Games gold medallists Euan Burton, Charlie Flynn and Kimberley and Louise Renicks, will host motivational question and answer sessions at The Active Academy at the city's Emirates Arena.
In addition, experts and coaches will be leading taster sessions of sports and activities at the... | Hundreds of young people are being invited to take part in an inspirational sporting event in the week the BBC Sports Personality of the Year rolls into Glasgow. | 30040225 |
Meeting Theresa May for talks in Paris, Francois Hollande said he recognised the UK needed time to prepare but stressed: "The sooner the better."
He said the UK's choice was to stay in the single market and accept freedom of movement or to "have another status".
Mrs May said she would deliver on demands for "controls" ... | France's president has said UK Brexit talks should begin soon and that being in the single market meant accepting freedom of movement. | 36853952 |
It comes after Yulia Chermoshanskaya tested positive for a banned substance when her samples from Beijing were reanalysed.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) retested 454 selected doping samples from the Games in China.
It means Belgium move into the gold medal spot, Nigeria take silver and Brazil bronze.
Chermo... | Russia have been stripped of the women's 4x100m relay gold medal they won at the 2008 Olympic Games. | 37101781 |
The issue is due to be put to a vote in Westminster on Monday.
Any ban would only affect England as the issue is the responsibility of the devolved governments elsewhere in the UK.
However, Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke said they hoped any legislation would "galvanise" the NI assembly into action.
The charit... | A charity has written to all NI MPs asking them to back a ban on smoking in cars with children present. | 26108529 |
US oil production has increased to a record high in recent years as high prices made investment worthwhile.
Prices halved over the past year as demand fell in line with slower economic growth.
Meanwhile, Opec producers, particularly Saudi Arabia, have maintained high levels of production.
US crude oil was trading at mo... | The International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted US oil output next year will see the steepest fall since 1992 thanks to low oil prices. | 34219144 |
Scarlets will face Toulon, plus Bath and Benetton Treviso in Pool 5.
Cardiff Blues have a tough Challenge Cup draw, with former European Cup winners Toulouse, Lyon and Sale Sharks awaiting them in Pool 2.
Newport Gwent Dragons are in Pool 1 with Newcastle, Bordeaux-Begles and Russian side Enisei-STM.
Ospreys head coach... | Ospreys will face 2017 champions Saracens, plus runners-up Clermont Auvergne and Northampton Saints in Pool 2 of next season's Champions Cup. | 40202791 |
The state-run TV channel TRT Haber and the pro-government stations Kanal 24 and Star have been leading on the AKP's triumph and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's victory speech.
The pro-government channels also highlight President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statement in which he says that the Turkish people had given a "str... | Turkish media reaction to the AKP's decisive election win is clearly split along the pro-government/opposition fault-line. | 34697817 |
After his election in 2013, the new president - seen as a moderate abroad - promised to work to lift years of sanctions which have crippled the economy and made life ever-harder for average Iranians.
Iranian hardliners have opposed concessions and compromise over Iran's "national right" to nuclear energy, but the balan... | As international talks over Iran's nuclear programme come down to the wire, the success or failure to strike a deal could be make or break for President Hassan Rouhani. | 33268240 |
The following year at the party's conference, he said: "The quiet man is here to stay and he's turning up the volume."
As it turned out, he didn't last that much longer as leader, but in the years that followed he bounced back to become a respected and influential figure in the party and the government.
Whatever you th... | "Do not underestimate the determination of the quiet man," Iain Duncan Smith declared as his then leadership of the Conservative Party faced grumbles in 2002. | 35848899 |
Wales Office Minister Lord Bourne said he will look at the issue again after protests in the House of Lords.
Gambling is currently reserved to Westminster, although responsibility for high-stakes machines is being devolved to Scotland.
Labour peer and AM Baroness Morgan tabled an amendment to the Wales Bill to give Wal... | The UK government has agreed to consider giving Wales the power to ban fixed-odds betting terminals. | 37992448 |
The Junior Switch nightclub, which opened in September last year, hosts events for 13 to 17-year-olds.
For the first time at an event held by the club on Friday night, young people were breathalysed at the door.
A spokesperson said they had been forced to introduce the measure due to the condition of some young people ... | An underage nightclub in Castleblayney, Monaghan, is breathalysing young people before they enter the venue. | 35569497 |
Siddle joined Notts on a two-year deal ahead of last season, but did not play last summer because of a back injury.
And the 32-year-old has now withdrawn from playing in the 2017 county season.
Pattinson, 26, has taken 70 wickets in 17 Test matches for Australia, with his last appearance coming against New Zealand in F... | Nottinghamshire have targeted Australia paceman James Pattinson to replace injured Peter Siddle as their overseas player, BBC Radio Nottingham reports. | 39256776 |
The 24-year-old former Netherlands Under-15 keeper has made five senior appearances for the Championship club.
He had spells on loan with Rotherham and AFC Wimbledon last season, helping the Dons win promotion to League One.
"I was impressed with Kelle last season. He gives us added competition for the goalkeeping posi... | League One club Bristol Rovers have signed Derby County goalkeeper Kelle Roos on a season-long loan deal. | 37175339 |
Normally that would be the cue for a debate about which players have earned a 'seat on the plane'.
Ahead of Euro 2017, though, there will be no such deliberations following the conclusion of the Women's Super League Spring Series, as Lionesses boss Mark Sampson took the unusual step of naming his squad on 3 April, near... | It's the end of the domestic season and a major tournament is around the corner for England Women. | 40159293 |
Essex Fire Service was called at 10:09 BST on Sunday to a house in the village of Hockley after Olive was thought to have slipped while scratching.
"The animal was in distress and had become wedged in the gap," it said.
Firefighters from Hawkwell station used cutting equipment and air bags to release the pig, at 10:39 ... | Firefighters saved the bacon of a pig in a predicament after she became trapped on her back between a shed and a concrete slab. | 36938314 |
Ground works will begin on the Mynydd Y Gwair site at common land near Felindre.
The 16-turbine farm will generate enough power for about 22,000 homes, innogy Renewables has said.
The Welsh Government approved the development following a recommendation from the public inquiry.
The project was Swansea's largest renewabl... | Work on a wind farm at a beauty spot in Swansea is due to start this week following a public inquiry and opposition from local people. | 38878239 |
He told The Andrew Marr Show he did not want to appear with "people that don't accept that a jury laboured and reached a decision".
Up to 500 people gathered at Tottenham Police Station on Saturday.
On Wednesday, an inquest jury concluded Mark Duggan was lawfully killed when he was shot dead by police in August 2011.
M... | Tottenham MP David Lammy has said he refused to attend a vigil for Mark Duggan because he did not want to share a platform with "anarchist groups". | 25702948 |
Dr Mackinnon was involved with the organisation and wider peace moment in Scotland for 30 years.
A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, he co-ordinated protests against the Gulf War, and challenged the American response to 9/11.
The GP had undergone treatment for cancer and had been diagnosed with a terminal... | Former chairman of the Scottish CND and anti-war campaigner Alan Mackinnon has died after an illness. | 34302549 |
He joined in July from his role as Northern Ireland assistant and started with just seven contracted players.
"I think I'm still trying to get to know half of the players' names," he told BBC Radio Manchester.
"I don't know if there are many managers who have signed 18 players in four weeks but that's what we've done."... | Oldham Athletic manager Stephen Robinson has joked he is still learning some of the players' names after his summer recruitment drive. | 37034141 |
The result of the private members' bill draw puts Mr Bryant in pole position as his proposal will get the most Parliamentary time allocated for debate.
A total of 20 MPs' names were drawn with the order determining which ones will get the most debating time.
His fellow Labour MPs, Steve Reed and Afzal Khan, came second... | Labour MP Chris Bryant has won the annual ballot to decide which backbenchers get to propose new laws. | 40441538 |
One of them has been left in such pain she said she had considered taking her own life.
The women are now starting legal action for claims of medical negligence.
The mesh or tape implants are used by surgeons in an operation to treat organ prolapse and urinary incontinence, which can be common after childbirth.
The Dep... | A group of women in Northern Ireland have said they have been left physically and mentally scarred after having vaginal mesh implants. | 40379675 |
Ministers have conceded the poll will not be held on 5 May 2016, the same day as elections to devolved parliaments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
They will also amend planned changes to "purdah" rules, which limit government announcements in the run-up to polls.
Ministers said voters must be assured the refer... | The government has moved to try and head off rebellions by Conservative MPs over the timing of an EU referendum and the rules for a future campaign. | 33144135 |
The wrongful arrests were among 23 serious mistakes made in acquiring 761,702 items of communications data, the Interception of Communications Commissioner report found.
Other incidents included delayed welfare checks on vulnerable people.
Communications data includes when and where electronic communications are made, ... | Errors in the use of communications data led to the arrests of 13 innocent people, a watchdog has said. | 37309372 |
Delegates passed an amendment at their annual gathering in Edinburgh. However, the move was opposed by party leader Willie Rennie.
Last year the Scottish government introduced a block on planned fracking operations.
Opponents of the energy capture claim it causes earthquakes and pollutes water supplies.
Scottish minist... | The Scottish Lib Dem conference has voted in favour of lifting a moratorium on fracking in Scotland. | 35670953 |
Most of them were killed by falling trees in the districts of Cox's Bazar and Rangamati, officials told the BBC.
Hundreds of houses were fully or partly damaged, the officials said. Significant damage is reported in refugee camps housing Rohingya Muslims from neighbouring Myanmar.
The authorities have moved hundreds of... | Cyclone Mora has hit the south-eastern coast of Bangladesh, killing at least six people. | 40089409 |
His public comments on racist atrocities, like Charleston, and racial controversies, like Ferguson, have generally been measured and controlled, as if he is trying to keep a lid on his feelings.
The steady-state emotion that has been a hallmark of his presidency - his cool "no drama Obama" approach - extends also to Am... | Barack Obama has tended to be reticent about race, and left others to attach racial meaning to his presidency. | 33209047 |
Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) daily got the January-November data from the Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). Most of the migrants went back to the Western Balkans.
Albanians formed the largest group - 15,000. The numbers from Serbia, Iraq and Kosovo totalled about 5,000 each.
Last year 890,000 asylum seek... | A record 55,000 migrants left Germany voluntarily this year - more than twice the number deported. | 38449841 |
Sir Tim Berners-Lee told the BBC that those who "make life absolutely miserable" for women on the net should be named so they could be sued.
But he stressed offenders must be "judged by an open, accountable judicial process".
Sir Tim cited the Arab Spring as an case where social media anonymity was used as a force for ... | The inventor of the world wide web has said there should be an option to disclose the identity of cyberbullies. | 35363112 |
Tipu Sultan, 32, was found with a single gunshot wound outside the town's Herbs n Spice Kitchen on 7 April.
Two men were captured on CCTV leaving the scene on a motorbike after what police have said was a planned attack.
The detective leading the investigation said he hoped the reconstruction would encourage witnesses ... | The murder of a man who was shot dead outside a South Shields takeaway where he worked is to be featured on the BBC's Crimewatch programme. | 32873903 |
Emma Duffin, 39, from Rasharkin, faced five charges of theft and 12 of fraud from Bannvale Credit Union.
She pleaded guilty to all the charges, apart from two her defence said referred to loans for her husband.
Duffin stole a total of £61,416.96 and submitted applications for loans to the credit union totalling £28,000... | A County Antrim woman has admitted frauds and taking almost £90,000 from the credit union where she worked. | 29159762 |
The Grande Braderie de Lille attracted 2.5 million visitors last year and had been due to be held on 3-4 September.
Lille's mayor, Martine Aubry, said cancelling the event had been a "painful decision" but there were "risks we cannot reduce".
It is among several events dropped since the lorry attack in Nice in July.
Mo... | One of Europe's biggest flea markets, in the northern French city of Lille, has been cancelled because of security fears after recent Islamist violence. | 36988972 |
Gordon Galloway, of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, was acquitted after a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
The trial had heard he posted the words "death... plain and simple" under a story about Mr McGrory representing IRA members during his time as a solicitor.
His defence lawyer said it was not a threat but a reply to ... | A man from Scotland has been found not guilty of posting a death threat on Facebook to Northern Ireland's Director of Public Prosecutions Barra McGrory. | 38760578 |
New Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has stuck largely with the same squad as predecessor Stephen Keshi.
But there are recalls for UAE-based forward Emmanuel Emenike, Werder Bremen striker Anthony Ujah and midfielders Lukman Haruna and Obiora Nwankwo.
Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi and winger Victor Moses miss out.
... | Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has been included in the Nigeria squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania next month. | 33967348 |
Lindsay Sandiford, 57, from Cheltenham, was convicted last year of trafficking drugs into the resort island of Bali.
She faces death by firing squad.
The court dismissed an appeal over UK government policy not to fund the cases of Britons facing criminal charges abroad, but called on the secretary of state to look at h... | The UK Supreme Court has called on the British government to review the case of a grandmother facing execution in Indonesia on drug charges. | 28326230 |
The accusations came after she fell ill and was taken to hospital, meaning she missed her appearance on Saturday's X Factor and her contestant Andrea Faustini leaving the competition.
She was back for Sunday's final, but without her wedding ring.
Fans tweeted about apparent bruising on her face and scratches on her arm... | Stephen Belafonte has taken to Twitter to deny online accusations that he physically abused his wife, X Factor judge Mel B. | 30477608 |
The 21-year-old joined League One's seventh-placed side on an emergency loan from Brighton, promoted to the Premier League on Monday.
Walton spent the first half of the season at Luton Town, currently in the League Two play-off places.
"What a trivia question that would be," said Walton.
"Brighton are obviously up, and... | On-loan Southend United goalkeeper Christian Walton is hoping for the unusual accolade of promotion with three clubs in the same season. | 39667940 |
In his 13th paid fight, Campbell, who won gold at London 2012, was floored by a short left hook in the fifth round.
The Hull lightweight, 28, never really recovered his poise and Mendy was deservedly awarded the fight on a split decision - 115-112, 115-113, 113-115.
Campbell had been expected to make the move to world ... | Olympic champion Luke Campbell has suffered his first loss as a professional, falling to a points defeat by France's Yvan Mendy. | 35085470 |
The BBC comedy last aired on Christmas Day in 1978.
The sketch reunites Crawford, 74, with on-screen wife Betty (Michele Dotrice), and features an appearance from Olympic cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins, leading to one of Frank's typical disasters.
"I am thrilled and delighted to have been asked to bring Frank back," he sa... | Michael Crawford is set to reprise the role of Frank Spencer in a one-off special of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. | 35595714 |
They are Syria, and the Central American nation of Nicaragua - but the US is very different from either.
Syria has been embroiled in a civil war for six years, leaving 300,000 dead, so it is perhaps understandable that it did not participate in talks.
Nicaragua's reason for refusing the deal, though, is not because it ... | Ever since US President Donald Trump declared that he would withdraw the US from the landmark Paris climate change agreement, much has been made of the fact only two other countries have not signed up. | 40135819 |
On Wednesday, a high court in New Zealand said Mr Dotcom's lawyers could challenge US law enforcement efforts to seize the assets.
The FBI was after the assets as part of its case against Mr Dotcom and the Megaupload service he created.
The FBI alleges that Megaupload was widely used to pirate pop music, films and soft... | Net entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is a step closer to reclaiming cars, cash and houses seized during raids in 2012. | 33005295 |
A High Court dismissed Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's application and ordered her to pay all legal costs.
She argued that the house in Qunu village belonged to her under customary law.
Mr Mandela, who became South Africa's first black president in 1994, bequeathed the property to his family when he died in 2013 aged 95.
T... | Nelson Mandela's ex-wife has lost her legal bid for ownership of the former president's rural home in South Africa. | 35960280 |
The move follows Rome's decision not to bid for the 2024 Olympics and it leaves Ireland, France and South Africa in the running to stage the tournament.
"Our candidature was strictly connected to the Olympic bid," said Italian Rugby Federation president Alfredo Gavazzi.
"As agreed with the government and Olympic commit... | Ireland's hopes of hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup have been boosted after Italy withdrew their bid on Wednesday. | 37502239 |
Undergraduate maths, for example, contains few topics imagined after 1950.
That John Nash made ground-breaking contributions in mathematical areas as diverse as games, geometry and topology, and partial differential equations therefore establishes his place in history.
Much more striking, though, is the continuing reso... | Genuinely new, genuinely brilliant ideas in mathematics are hard to come by. | 32870646 |
The two sides will meet on 8 September at Sports Authority Field in Denver.
A superb defensive display earned the Broncos a 24-10 win and their third Super Bowl in the teams' last match.
The last time a season started with the teams that contested the Super Bowl was when the Kansas City Chiefs played the Minnesota Viki... | Champions Denver Broncos will play the Carolina Panthers on the opening day of the 2016 NFL season in a rematch of February's Super Bowl. | 36052302 |
The committee will be key to deciding the future of the BBC as it approaches charter renewal next year.
Mr Norman, MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire, replaces John Whittingdale, who was appointed culture secretary last month.
He has said in Parliament he wants to "support the tradition of public service broadcast... | Conservative MP Jesse Norman has been selected to chair the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee. | 33185659 |
President Francois Hollande, a Socialist, has backed cross-party moves for further curbs on headscarves.
Muslims have reacted with dismay to demands for a new law, which followed a ruling by France's highest court of appeal last month.
France has the largest number of Muslims in western Europe - estimated at between fi... | The debate about Islamic headscarves which gripped France in 2004 has been reignited by a controversial court ruling. | 21997089 |
Last month, DUP leader Peter Robinson stepped aside as first minister and took all but one of his party's ministers out of the executive.
Since then, ministers have repeatedly resigned and been reappointed due to a row over the status of the IRA.
The Alliance Party has called a debate on whether that is damaging Stormo... | The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) policy of pulling its ministers in and out of the Northern Ireland Executive is to be debated at Stormont later. | 34566105 |
Pat's keeper Conor O'Malley had an inspired match as Derry wasted numerous chances - especially before half-time.
Against the run of play, Kurtis Byrne put Pat's ahead on 21 minutes.
Ronan Curtis levelled before half-time only for Conan Byrne to restore Pat's lead before Aaron McEneff's 84th-minute strike secured Derry... | Derry City's winless run was extended to seven games as they drew 2-2 against St Patrick's Athletic in Friday's Premier Division game in Buncrana. | 39735566 |
Roof has been charged with nine counts of murder. South Carolina has no hate crimes statute, and so it will be not be part of the state's prosecution. But the US Department of Justice has opened up a separate investigation, and it is possible Roof could also face federal charges.
On Friday, a spokeswoman for the justic... | After the murder of nine black Americans at a church in Charleston, South Carolina by a white man, advocates and commentators are calling for suspect Dylann Roof to be described as a terrorist. | 33205339 |
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said 1,425 will come from the Army, 70 from the RAF and 10 from the Royal Navy.
Mr Hammond told the Commons the decisions were "painful" but Britain's security would not be put at risk.
Personnel currently serving or about to serve in Afghanistan will be exempt, while the Ghurkas face c... | Some 1,500 personnel are to lose their jobs in the armed forces' fourth and final round of redundancies as part of defence cuts announced in 2010. | 25854374 |
She was hit by a black Range Rover Evoke on Gartocher Road, in Sandyhills, at about 14:00 on Thursday.
The woman is being treated at Glasgow Royal Infirmary where her condition is described as serious but stable.
Sgt Nicola Taylor said that a number of people came to the woman's assistance but officers still needed to ... | A 78-year-old woman has been seriously injured after being struck by a car while crossing a road in Glasgow. | 38529797 |
The 23-year-old student's male friend, who was also attacked, was the only witness at Tuesday's hearing.
The five accused deny the charges. If convicted, they could face the death penalty. A sixth suspect is to be tried by a juvenile court.
No reporting was allowed of Tuesday's proceedings, which have now ended.
The as... | Five men accused of the abduction, rape and murder of a student in the Indian capital, Delhi, have been hearing the first witness evidence in their trial. | 21332426 |
Allan Rubin said she died on Sunday of natural causes, AP reported. She was living in Princeton, New Jersey.
Her studies earned her numerous honours, including being the second female astronomer to be elected to the US National Academy of Sciences.
But many questioned why she was never awarded a Nobel Prize.
In 1974, R... | Astronomer Vera Rubin, whose pioneering work on galaxy rotation rates led to the theory of dark matter, has died at the age of 88, her son says. | 38440291 |
Mel Lawley's late cross was parried by keeper Rachael Laws into the path of Wellings and she finished.
Birmingham went close to taking the lead within seven minutes as Chloe Peplow fired over after finding space on the edge of the box.
Sunderland defended well but were unable to keep the hosts out.
The Lady Black Cats ... | Charlie Wellings' dramatic goal gave Birmingham City Ladies a victory over Sunderland Ladies that lifted them into fourth in Women's Super League One. | 36757099 |
The 21-year-old midfielder completed the move in time to be available to face Birmingham City on Saturday.
Brighton boss and ex-Liverpool player Sami Hyypia said: "The reports I have seen are very positive and my former colleagues at Liverpool have told me he is a very bright young prospect.
"We still plan to further s... | Brighton have signed Portugal Under-21 international Joao Carlos Teixeira on a season-long loan from Liverpool. | 28805149 |
The Welsh region were beaten 29-12 at home by Racing 92, their second defeat in this year's tournament.
It leaves them seven points behind Northampton and four behind Racing, who have played only one game in Pool 3.
"It makes it very tough [to qualify] and they'll have to be a lot of turnarounds," said Pivac.
"We came ... | Scarlets coach Wayne Pivac admits his team face a "very tough" task to qualify for the knockout stages of the European Champions Cup. | 34892825 |
Newport council said it had consulted on the plans at a time when efforts were being made to improve the area, including building a shopping centre.
It said the issues were among the most frequent concerns reported to Gwent Police and the fire service.
But human rights organisation Liberty said a ban would "criminalise... | Begging and rough sleeping could be banned in Newport city centre in a bid to make the area more appealing. | 34443833 |
Summerfield made 34 appearances in League Two last season, but left the Minstermen in May after he turned down a new deal following their relegation.
The 28-year-old joined York in 2014 after two seasons with Shrewsbury.
"I only hear positive things about the club and meeting everyone here has made the decision very ea... | League Two side Grimsby have signed midfielder Luke Summerfield on a two-year contract following his release by National League club York. | 36654767 |
Charlemagne was best known as a member of British techno/house group Urban Cookie Collective, whose biggest hit was 1993's The Key: The Secret.
She also featured on British singer Goldie's tracks, including Inner City Life from 1994.
Goldie tweeted: "I can't thank you enough for what you contributed and we will carry o... | Singer Diane Charlemagne has died at the age of 51 after a long battle with cancer. | 34666593 |
At the TUC Congress, delegates backed a statement warning the Prime Minister not to weaken workers rights as part of his renegotiation of the UK's membership of the EU.
The TUC has traditionally been pro-EU.
But it has now reserved its position until there's more clarity on the outcome of the renegotiation.
Most Unions... | The Government has been warned that it cannot rely upon the support of trade unions in the forthcoming EU referendum. | 34263273 |
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report said it was the result of improved aquaculture and reduced waste.
It added that people, for the first time on record, were now consuming more farmed fish than wild-caught fish.
However, the report's authors warn that marine natural resources continue to be overharveste... | Global per capita fish consumption has hit a record high, passing the 20kg per year mark for the first time, United Nations data has shown. | 36716579 |
We've launched a new BBC Sport newsletter ahead of the Euros and Olympics, bringing all the best stories, features and video right to your inbox. You can sign up here. | Warm up for Euro 2016 with a fun little quiz on previous tournaments. | 36311688 |
Fidelity International said Mrs May's proposal to make shareholder votes binding would help investors to influence company policy.
The firm manages assets worth almost $250bn (£185bn) worldwide.
Fidelity has long called for companies to adopt incentive plans for top executives that encouraged longer-term thinking.
Mrs... | One of the UK's biggest fund managers has backed Prime Minister Theresa May's proposed crackdown on executive pay. | 36841470 |
Nottinghamshire's Ball, 25, is to have a scan on a knee injury he suffered in a warm-up game on Monday in St Kitts.
It is South Africa-born 21-year-old Curran's first senior call-up and comes in the middle of his involvement with the England Lions in Sri Lanka.
He is the son of late Zimbabwe all-rounder Kevin Curran, a... | Surrey bowler Tom Curran has been added to England's one-day squad for the West Indies tour as back-up to Jake Ball. | 39112896 |
Stuart Hodgkin is accused of killing Adrian Munday, 51, who was found dead at a house in Newton Abbot
Mr Hodgkin, 40, originally of Basingstoke, is due before Plymouth Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
Police began an investigation after Mr Munday's body was found dead at the property in ... | A man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a body at an address in Devon. | 34587743 |
Judges are now required to give special information to jurors in some trials, including that many victims of rape or sexual assault "freeze" rather than fight back.
The move is designed to challenge any pre-conceived notions jurors may have about how a person should react when they are a victim of a sexual offence.
Rap... | New laws have come into force aimed at improving the way sexual offences are dealt with in courts in Scotland. | 39692130 |
Currently, people have to go via another Channel Islands customs post - either Guernsey, Jersey or Alderney - to meet immigration and customs laws.
The suggestion of a joint role has been made in a review of policing in Sark.
The island currently has two voluntary part-time officers for the 600-strong population.
Supt ... | Visitors to Sark may be able to travel directly to the Channel Island if the roles of police and immigration officers are combined. | 28106147 |
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