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27 March 2017 Last updated at 08:45 BST
While they can be a lot of fun, they also cause quite a few trips to Accident and Emergency.
A recent investigation by the BBC found that in just one year, ambulances were called out to 30 different trampoline parks in the UK more than 300 times.
Watch Ricky's report. | There will be around 150 trampoline parks in the UK by Easter. | 39403368 |
Australia, the reigning champions in both competitions, will host the events, with the finals being played back-to-back on 2 December in Brisbane.
Australia, England, Canada, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea are already sure of places at the women's tournament.
Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands will compete for t... | The 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup will be held alongside the men's tournament for the very first time. | 37348745 |
It was caused by limestone rock underneath buildings being eroded by water, making a big hole in the ground.
A third of the hotel fell into the hole, and more than a hundred holiday makers had to be taken to safety.
Millions of dollars of damage is caused by sinkholes in Florida every year. | More than a hundred holiday makers had to be evacuated from a Florida hotel in the USA after a massive sinkhole opened up underneath it. | 23678263 |
The Mercedes driver honoured a promise to let the Finn back past him on the last lap, after Bottas moved out of his way to let him attack the Ferraris.
"I don't know whether it will come back to bite me in the backside," he said.
"I said at the beginning of the year I want to win it the right way and it was the right w... | Lewis Hamilton said he gave back third position to team-mate Valtteri Bottas in Hungary because he "wants to win the title the right way". | 40770309 |
The small fortune comprising €3,500 in cash and 22 gold bars weighing a total of 1kg was found just outside a bank in the working class district of Neukölln.
"Amazing what you can find under a tree in Neukölln," the police said on Twitter.
They later tracked down the owner.
He had put the briefcase down as he locked hi... | Police in Berlin have praised an "honest finder" who handed in cash and gold bars worth a total of €33,500 ($40,000; £30,000) found in a briefcase under a tree. | 40755144 |
Daniel Skelton, 44, was hit with such force that he crumpled and fell to the ground, smashing his head on the pavement.
The High Court in Glasgow heard that he later died in hospital when his life support machine was switched off.
Daniel McGuire, 25, admitted the culpable homicide of Mr Skelton in Queensbury Street on ... | A father-of-four died after a night out in Dumfries when he was hit with a single punch. | 34669724 |
The legislation allowing the tax power to be devolved to Stormont was passed at Westminster in January.
However, it included a "commencement clause".
This means the power will not be devolved until the Treasury assesses that the Northern Ireland Executive's finances are on a sound footing.
On Monday, Mrs Foster told th... | Finance Minister Arlene Foster has conceded it is unlikely that Stormont will be able to introduce a reduced rate of corporation tax in 2017. | 33230485 |
The 31-year-old former Sunderland full-back has not been a regular this season, making just 15 starts so far.
He said there had been brief chats with the club about his future but "nothing concrete".
"The club is going in the right direction and I want to be part of that," Bardsley said.
"It is the club's hands. I want... | Stoke City defender Phil Bardsley hopes to be offered a new deal when his current contract expires at the end of the season. | 39580738 |
Local authorities across the Yorkshire and Humber region have teamed up with key partners to come up with a 12-year plan to build on the platform the Grand Depart will give cycling as a sport, means of transport and way to keep fit.
The plan, dubbed "Cycle Yorkshire", was launched at Welcome to Yorkshire's annual confe... | Free access to a bike and training to use it, a regional cycle hire network and a new world-class race are the main legacy promises from the organisers of the Tour de France's visit to Yorkshire. | 26763121 |
On Tuesday, the FIA said it will prioritise testing a clear screen over the controversial halo device, which was tested by all teams last year.
The FIA is committed to introducing additional protection in 2018.
Magnussen, 24, said: "We've seen some pictures. I'm not for it."
Speaking before the weekend's Russian Grand ... | Plans for a transparent 'shield' device to protect drivers' heads have been criticised by Haas driver Kevin Magnussen, who says it could make racing dangerous in wet conditions. | 39732731 |
Mr Farron said the party had increased its share of the vote by 7% - but it lost more than 40 seats.
He said the Conservatives were headed for an election landslide and warned only the Lib Dems stood in the way of a "one-party state".
In 2015, the Lib Dems ended up with eight MPs, down from 57 in 2010.
In the UK's loca... | Tim Farron has pledged to double the number of Liberal Democrat MPs at the general election following his party's performance in the council polls. | 39823550 |
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the government's decision to end the scheme on a visit to a housing association in Glasgow.
Margaret Thatcher's Tory government introduced the scheme in 1980.
The Scottish government has already scrapped "right to buy" for new tenants and it will be abolished altogether i... | The right of council tenants to buy the homes they rent at discounted rates will be abolished in Scotland. | 23155904 |
The move, which is part of a plan to curb illegal hunts for rhino horn, was announced by the environment minister.
Park authorities said they could relocate up to 500 rhinos, which can each weigh more than a tonne.
South Africa is home to more than 80% of Africa's rhinos. Illegal poaching has risen sharply from 13 in 2... | Hundreds of rhinos are to be evacuated from South Africa's Kruger National Park to save them from poachers. | 28758910 |
Lord Mervyn King predicted the long-term effect of a Brexit on GDP would turn out to be "a bit of a fuss about nothing".
In a BBC interview, he also accused the Remain campaign of treating people considering voting Leave like "idiots".
He said voters had not been impressed by "scaremongering tactics".
"If you say to so... | Volatility in UK shares following the vote to leave the EU is "no reason for any of us to panic", the former governor of the Bank of England says. | 36641046 |
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The 2007 Masters winner finished a shot ahead of South African Louis Oosthuizen and three ahead of Australian Marc Leishman over four extra holes.
Earlier, the three ended on 15 under to lead a competitive field at St Andrews.
Jordan Spieth's hopes of a Grand Slam were end... | American Zach Johnson claimed his second major title with victory in a three-man play-off on a thrilling final day in the 144th Open Championship. | 33597911 |
The Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) says 23 members and three policemen were killed in the attack on Camp Liberty, near Baghdad airport.
The MEK has been in exile since Iran's Islamic revolution in 1979. Camp Liberty came under rocket fire in February 2013 and in December 2013.
An Iraqi Shia militia, the Mukhtar Army, claimed... | A former military base in Iraq housing exiled Iranian opposition members has come under intense rocket fire. | 34674185 |
The man suffered serious leg injuries after being struck by a Skoda Octavia, behind shops in Kyle Square, Croftfoot, at about 15:45 on 13 November 2015.
The car was later found burnt-out in nearby Croftmont Avenue.
Police have asked anyone who recognises any of the three men in the CCTV images to get in touch.
Det Insp... | Police have released CCTV images of three men they want to trace over the attempted murder of a 63-year-old man who was deliberately hit by a car. | 36150057 |
Paul Sturrock left Yeovil on Tuesday after eight months in charge.
Stewart, 43, who previously played for the Glovers, is the bookmakers favourite for the job at Huish Park.
"Marcus has aspirations be a manager," Clarke told BBC Radio Bristol. "I understand why Marcus has been linked to it as it is his old club."
Speak... | Bristol Rovers boss Darrell Clarke says he understands why assistant Marcus Stewart is being linked with the vacant managerial position at Yeovil Town. | 34983160 |
This is because couples are breaking what writer Arundhati Roy, in her Booker prize-winning novel, The God of Small Things, described as "Love Laws" that "lay down who should be loved … And how … And how much".
Now a low-budget Marathi-language regional film Sairat (Wild) on the often cruel - and unsettling - conse... | In movie-mad India, stories of young love struggling to find happiness despite harsh social rules are still box office gold. | 36457512 |
He remains the only MP ever to be elected on a UKIP ticket, but he was never a soulmate of former party leader Nigel Farage.
The two had an increasingly bitter relationship, with some going as far as to suggest Mr Carswell was a "fifth columnist" who joined the party to try and undermine it.
Mr Farage told the BBC rece... | The news that Douglas Carswell has left UKIP will surprise few at Westminster. | 39393673 |
30 April 2017 Last updated at 14:50 BST
It's a country in east Asia, and there have been lots of arguments about it recently.
So what do we know? And should we be worried about North Korea?
Watch Leah's report to find out more. | For decades, North Korea has been one of the world's most secretive countries. | 39762137 |
Farid Ikken, 40, was officially charged with the attempted murder of law enforcement officials and association with terrorists.
The journalist was studying in France for a doctorate in communications.
He was described by the Paris prosecutor as a novice jihadist with an atypical profile.
Francois Molins described Mr Ik... | An Algerian man who was shot after attacking a policeman with a hammer at Notre Dame cathedral has appeared before a judge in Paris. | 40236305 |
1 August 2015 Last updated at 08:47 BST
It was achieved in Illinois, America, by 164 flyers who formed the shape of a flower in the sky.
The group easily beat the previous record, set by 138 skydivers in 2012.
After only a few seconds in formation, the skydivers broke apart and landed safely on the ground. | A new world record for the largest ever vertical skydiving formation has been set. | 33745861 |
A Mumbai police announcement that it had arrested Indrani Mukerjea, the CEO of a media company and wife of well-known TV executive Peter Mukerjea, in connection with the murder of her sister Sheena Bora, made headlines on Tuesday.
The story took a fresh twist the following day when the commissioner of Mumbai police, Ra... | The arrest of a prominent media industrialist in India has unearthed a story involving murder, hidden identity, sensational allegations and countless accusations, all of which have contributed to a tale that has gripped media in the country. | 34070905 |
The chancellor refused to comment on reports he had said at a meeting that public servants were "overpaid".
And he suggested some colleagues who do not agree with his approach on Brexit were trying to undermine him.
Minister Liam Fox said he "deplored" the briefing by some of his colleagues.
The international trade sec... | Public sector workers get a 10% "premium" over their private sector counterparts, Philip Hammond said as he warned ministers against leaking cabinet talks on the pay cap. | 40623343 |
It is consulting on plans to expand its bases at Bessemer Close, Leckwith, and Wedal Road, Roath, into recycling "super sites".
The other premises at Lamby Way and Waungron Road would close.
A report says 80% of current waste could be recycled and that the changes would provide more staff to encourage this, as well as ... | Cardiff council is proposing to cut its four waste recycling centres to two as a way to boost recycling rates. | 25783706 |
The Tor web browser is designed to let people anonymously explore websites, including those hidden on the dark web which do not show up in search engines.
Last week the Tor project claimed that the FBI had paid CMU to find vulnerabilities in its software.
On Wednesday, the university said that was "inaccurate".
In 2014... | Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) says reports it was paid by the FBI to attack software sometimes used for criminal activity are "inaccurate". | 34867345 |
The 24-year old becomes Welsh-qualified at the end of the season and boosts Scarlets ahead of their the European Rugby Champions Cup campaign.
We're delighted to be welcoming Rynier to Scarlets for the season," said general manager Jon Daniels.
"I'm looking forward to continuing my development with the Scarlets," said ... | South African lock Rynier Bernardo has joined Scarlets from Pro 12 rivals Ospreys. | 36536358 |
The alarm was raised at 04:30 on Saturday after the property in a tenement block in the Cathcart area caught fire.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the building in Holmlea Road to rescue the group.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said six people were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalatio... | Firefighters have rescued five adults and two children from a fire at a flat in Glasgow. | 37666632 |
The 46-year-old second seed was comfortable throughout as he won each set 3-1 to make progress towards a third straight title.
Fifth seed Adrian Lewis, runner-up last year, also went through by defeating Joe Cullen 4-0.
Michael Smith, the 11th seed, edged Mervyn King 4-3.
The 26-year-old Smith let a two-set advantage s... | Defending champion Gary Anderson is through to the last 16 of the PDC World Darts Championship after beating Andrew Gilding 4-0 at Alexandra Palace. | 38424192 |
In the painting, the Queen wears her garter robes as she sits in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle.
The artwork, which was unveiled at Windsor Castle, is by artist Henry Ward, who was born in Essex but now lives in Canada.
The Queen is the longest-serving patron of the charity, which supports people in crisis in... | A new portrait to mark the Queen's six decades as patron of the British Red Cross has been unveiled by the monarch. | 37657136 |
The modding tools Force Hax, Lexicon and Menyoo, which incurred a fee for subscribing, have been taken offline with all earnings going to charity.
The tools allowed players to give themselves endless amounts of money.
The news comes less than a week after legal threats forced the closure of a popular Russian toolkit fo... | Grand Theft Auto's creator Take-Two Interactive has shut down three hugely popular tools that let players alter features and cheat at the game. | 40329399 |
Figures also show construction workers killed themselves at a rate three times higher than the male average.
For women, people in culture, media and sport had a rate 69% higher than the female average.
The Samaritans said more understanding would help to target support to those most at risk.
The Office for National Sta... | Men working in the lowest-skilled occupations and women in culture and health jobs are at the highest risk of suicide, according to new research. | 39303187 |
The C-130 plane crashed at around midnight local time (19:30 GMT Thursday) at Jalalabad airport.
US Army Colonel Brian Tribus told AFP that six of those killed worked for the US military, while the others were civilian contractors.
The C-130 is a military aircraft primarily used to carry troops and heavy cargo.
Taliban... | At least 11 people have died after a US Hercules aircraft crashed at an airport in Afghanistan, the US military says. | 34420512 |
The Bees defender has yet to agree a new contract and was left out for their first two Championship games.
However, the 26-year-old returned in Tuesday's 2-2 draw against Bristol City, with Nico Yennaris wearing the captain's armband.
"Harlee was excellent and he didn't need the armband to show he could lead," Smith to... | Brentford boss Dean Smith has praised Harlee Dean's leadership qualities despite stripping him of the captaincy. | 40950773 |
She got tips from wrestlers Finn Balor, Enzo Amore, Big Cass and Bayley!
She also found out, that to become a wrestler you need a great name.
From Dwayne 'The rock' Johnson to Undertaker, Roman Reigns, Gran Metalik and Goldust, wresting has some pretty great character names.
So we wanted to know, what would your wrestl... | Ayshah recently went to Liverpool to find out if she's got what it takes to become a wrestling superstar. | 39868139 |
The deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Walter Scott, and Freddie Gray are - some claim - evidence of long-standing problems with police racism and excessive violence.
Four expert witnesses talk to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme, including the head of President Obama's taskforce on police reform, Charles Ram... | Recent high-profile cases of unarmed black men dying at the hands of the US police have sparked protests and civil unrest in several American cities. | 32740523 |
Dean of St Albans Cathedral Dr Jeffrey John accused the Church in Wales of homophobia after failing to become the next Bishop of Llandaff.
His cathedral's administrative body said it was "wholly wrong" that it appears the clergyman's sexuality was used against him.
The Church in Wales "strongly denied" the accusations ... | Cathedral leaders have backed a priest who says he was rejected for a job as a Welsh bishop because he is gay. | 39328703 |
The objective was to find an agreement this week or next week at the latest, he said in a marathon TV interview.
He defended Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, who was sidelined from Greece's negotiating team on Monday.
But he admitted mistakes had been made in talks with EU partners.
Since Greece's left-wing Syriza pa... | Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said Greece is in the final, critical stretch of talks with its international creditors and that he believes an interim deal will by in place by 9 May. | 32493005 |
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) was understood to be interested in a fixture between the world's top two sides before the end of the year.
However, England and New Zealand will not now meet until autumn 2018.
The Baa-Baas match against New Zealand replaces one previously announced against Australia.
"The entire Barbaria... | England will not face New Zealand this year after a game between the All Blacks and the Barbarians at Twickenham on 4 November was confirmed. | 39357540 |
The 25-year-old scored 18 goals for United this season and leaves Tannadice under freedom of contract after their Premiership play-off final defeat.
He signed for United from Arbroath for £50,000 in January 2015 and was loaned back to the Red Lichties for the remainder of the campaign.
Hibs boss Neil Lennon said: "Simo... | Hibernian have signed Dundee United striker Simon Murray. | 40084907 |
Militants linked to so-called Islamic State have been occupying parts of Marawi, a city in the south, since May.
President Rodrigo Duterte said the extension was necessary to crush the insurgency, but his critics say it is part of a wider power grab.
Mindanao is home to a number of Muslim rebel groups seeking more auto... | Legislators in the Philippines have voted overwhelmingly to extend martial law to deal with an Islamist insurgency in the restive island of Mindanao. | 40690589 |
Michael Spalding's body was found in a suitcase by men working near Icknield Port Road on 12 May, police said.
Lorenzo Simon, 34, was found guilty of murder last week and was jailed for at least 19 years.
His partner Michelle Bird admitted assisting an offender and was jailed for two and a half years.
She was cleared o... | A man has been jailed for life for murdering his friend before dismembering his body and disposing of it in a Birmingham canal. | 32336620 |
A number of customers contacted Nationwide's customer services via social media to complain about the problem.
The problem, thought to have been connected to maintenance work, was fixed after about 45 minutes.
Nationwide has apologised for the inconvenience.
Cash machines were unaffected by the problem.
Many banks and ... | The UK's largest building society - the Nationwide - suffered a technical problem with its online and mobile banking service during the afternoon. | 29708208 |
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The 22-year-old, who won bronze in the event at London 2012 and bronze in the synchronised 10m platform last week, scored a personal best 571.85.
China's Qiu Bo, silver medallist in 2012, qualified second with 564.75 at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre in Rio.
The semi-final... | Great Britain's Tom Daley qualified for the men's Olympic diving 10m platform semi-final as the highest scorer in the preliminary competition. | 37136022 |
O'Dowda, 21, can play in midfield or attack and has scored 10 goals this season as he helped Oxford achieve promotion to League One.
The English-born player has played five times for the Republic's Under-21s.
Stoke pair Shay Given and Marc Wilson return after missing the games against Switzerland and Slovakia in March.... | Uncapped Oxford United midfielder Callum O'Dowda has been named in the Republic of Ireland squad for the games against the Netherlands and Belarus. | 36274890 |
Ivor Jenkins replaces Dilwyn Jones as chairman.
The consortium consists of new president Gordon Craig, finance director Andy Ewing, commercial director James Lees with Andy Haslam a director and club accountant.
"I'm honoured to become chairman of such a big name in Welsh football," Jenkins said.
"Our ultimate aim is t... | Welsh Premier League club Bangor City has been taken over by a Cheshire based consortium. | 36465433 |
The men arrived at Heathrow Airport at different times in 2013, saying they had received threats while in Syria.
However, they were arrested for failing to have travel documents and jailed for between eight weeks and four months.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has now said they were wrongly advised to plea... | Three asylum seekers who fled Syria but were jailed after arriving in the UK without passports have been told they can appeal against their convictions. | 32324110 |
Bishop Gore School student Nyah James was discovered on Monday at an address in the Blaenymaes area of the city.
She was described as a "beautiful vibrant" child with her whole life ahead of her by her family.
Police said action will be taken against those "who post messages that are abusive, threatening or insulting".... | South Wales Police has warned people to consider the impact of social media messages following the death of a 14-year-old Swansea schoolgirl. | 38921077 |
Officers were called to Rowley Healthcare on Hawes Lane in Rowley Regis, West Midlands, on Monday afternoon.
The woman, who was in her 50s, was treated by medical staff and taken to hospital but died a short time later.
A 54-year-old man was arrested at the surgery and is in police custody.
The area has been cordoned o... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman who arrived at a doctor's surgery with stab wounds and died shortly after. | 38888301 |
Earlier this month the court had asked for the numbers during a hearing on the decriminalisation of gay sex in India.
A 2009 Delhi High Court ruling that decriminalised same-sex relationships is being challenged.
Many political, social and religious groups want the 19th Century colonial-era law reinstated.
The figures ... | There are about 2.5 million gays in India of whom 7% are HIV-positive, according to figures submitted by the government to the Supreme Court. | 17363200 |
The Newcastle University study found men spent 2.4 years on average needing regular care and women three years.
This includes everything from help with washing and dressing each day to round-the-clock care.
Researchers said it suggested there needed to be a sharp increase in the number of care home places to cope.
It c... | The amount of time spent needing daily care in late life has doubled in England over the past two decades, a study suggests. | 40942531 |
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The Crues lead Linfield, who lost 1-0 at Glenavon, by nine points, with just five sets of fixtures remaining.
Neil McCafferty gave the Bannsiders the lead with a penalty but goals from Billy Joe Burns and Jordan Owens (2) put the Crues in control at half-time.
Paul Heatley... | Crusaders took a massive step towards winning the Irish League title for the first time in 18 years by hammering 10-man Coleraine at Ballycastle Road. | 32101357 |
Safety issues were found on the high speed ferry, which operates to the Channel Islands, during a Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) inspection.
Condor Ferries said all the matters highlighted "have now been rectified".
It said the MCA would re-inspect the ferry on Friday and, if completed satisfactorily, the Liberat... | The Condor Liberation ferry, which was detained in Poole, may be allowed to carry passengers again this weekend. | 35833043 |
The Fundao dam-burst disaster caused a huge mudslide which killed 19 people and polluted a river.
The technical report, commissioned by Samarco's joint owners BHP Billiton and Vale, did not assign blame for the disaster.
A separate police investigation has accused iron miner Samarco of wilful misconduct, which the firm... | The deadly collapse of a dam at the Samarco mine in Brazil was due to design flaws, according to a report. | 37218145 |
Believed to be the world's oldest film-maker, he made more than 50 films and competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on five occasions.
The festival gave him an honorary Palme for "blending aesthetic contemplation and technological innovations" in 2008.
Gebo and the Shadow, his last feature, was release... | Manoel de Oliveira, the Portuguese film director who made his first film in 1931 and continued making films up to last year, has died in Porto aged 106. | 32160010 |
A 15-a-side game invented and popularised in Ireland, hurling sees players use a wooden stick called a hurley to move a small ball, or sliotar, around the field.
You can catch the ball in your hand or scoop it up off the floor with your stick, and hit the ball with either the stick or your hand. You can also use the st... | Hurling shares elements with lacrosse, hockey, baseball and football. | 23160639 |
The French-Moroccan striker, who is out of contract in the summer, was voted PFA Scotland's League One player of the year.
The 23-year-old has been linked with a number of clubs after scoring 30 times this season.
El Bakhtaoui has been at East End Park since July 2012 having been signed by Jim Jefferies.
He had previou... | Motherwell have made an offer to sign prolific Dunfermline Athletic striker Faissal El Bakhtaoui for next season. | 36237347 |
Sean Bentivoglio put the hosts ahead and he restored Cardiff's advantage after a Chris Higgins equaliser.
Jim Vandermeer levelled before Bentivoglio completed his hat-trick and Matthew Myers made it 4-2.
David Rutherford pulled one back but the Devils held on and the sides will meet again on Sunday in their final game ... | Belfast Giants were edged out by Elite League champions Cardiff Devils in a top-two encounter on Saturday night. | 39395544 |
But an apparent fall from grace has seen her lift the lid on the secretive politics of one of Central Asia's most authoritarian states.
Viewed until recently as a potential successor to her father, the publicity savvy Ms Karimova has been using the micro blogging site Twitter to attack key figures and institutions of t... | Dubbed the "Princess" of Uzbekistan, Gulnara Karimova is known both for her pop star image as well as her political ambitions. | 24872280 |
The Hatters stopper produced a fingertip stop to thwart Vadaine Oliver from 12 yards after Haydn Hollis was held in the box.
Then from the resulting corner, Carl Dickinson hit the crossbar as County pushed hard for a victory that would have cemented their position in the top seven.
Dickinson's miss followed that of Aar... | Christian Walton proved Luton's hero as his brilliant penalty save earned them a draw at Notts County. | 37737473 |
8 February 2017 Last updated at 16:37 GMT
He is a copy of one of the world's first ever robots, and has now gone on display at the Science Museum in London.
Eric was originally built in 1928, but mysteriously disappeared, never to be seen again.
That is until 2016, when the Science Museum launched a campaign to raise m... | Eric the robot is no ordinary robot. | 38903825 |
Broadhurst, 50, who won the Scottish Senior Open last year, started four shots behind overnight leader Jimenez.
But he led the Spaniard by a shot heading down the 18th and parred it for a round of 68 as Jimenez had a double bogey which dropped him to joint-third.
American Scott McCarron surged into a one-shot lead but ... | England's Paul Broadhurst won his first major title at the Senior Open at Carnoustie as Miguel Angel Jimenez's form collapsed in Sunday's final round. | 36879773 |
The petition had been organised by a campaign group following the death of Dr John Hinds in July.
Dr Hinds was known as one of the "flying doctors" of Irish road racing, providing medical cover at the events.
Earlier this year he had called for the provision of an air ambulance for Northern Ireland.
More than 65,000 pe... | A petition signed by more than 80,000 people calling for an air ambulance service to be established has been presented to Stormont. | 34181261 |
Mr Trump appointed the billionaire investor on Wednesday as an adviser on regulatory reform.
When questioned by CNBC if his stake in an oil refinery firm would affect his stance on environmental regulations, Mr Icahn played down the potential clash.
He added that he would not be in the Cabinet and so "not making any po... | Carl Icahn has denied his extensive business interests could pose a conflict of interest when advising President-elect Donald Trump. | 38409429 |
The influx of migrants into southern Europe has escalated, driven by the wars in Syria and Iraq, as well as conflict in many parts of Africa. More than 150,000 have arrived this year - far more than in the first half of last year.
The EU is struggling with shifting migration patterns, creating particular problems for i... | Europe's migration crisis affects EU member states in different ways - so it is proving difficult to agree on common rules. | 33286393 |
Lawrence Dowie appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court accused of unlawfully killing Conan Anderson.
The 22-year-old from Belfast's Short Strand area suffered head injuries at Arthur Lane in the early hours of Monday 6 February.
He was admitted to hospital later that day, but died nearly two weeks later.
The court was t... | A 27-year-old man has appeared in court charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a man in the centre of Belfast. | 39047668 |
The area is said to be claimed by both Inner Mongolians and residents of neighbouring Gansu province.
About 100 masked attackers reportedly beat staff and damaged checkpoint buildings on Sunday before escaping.
Reports said that an undisclosed number of suspects have been identified by police.
Some 13 people were injur... | Chinese authorities have said an attack on a remote checkpoint in Inner Mongolia was due to a "provincial border dispute", state media reported. | 35024043 |
Klitschko, 41, lost his heavyweight title to Tyson Fury in November 2015 - his first defeat in 11 years.
The Ukrainian will fight Joshua for his IBF title and the vacant WBA Super and IBO heavyweight belts at Wembley.
"He has to pass on the baton. I do hear it a lot, he's too old, he's faded," Joshua, 27, told BBC Radi... | Briton Anthony Joshua says "Father Time has caught up with Wladimir Klitschko" as the two prepare for Saturday's heavyweight world title bout. | 39690692 |
However Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special, also on BBC One, was the most-watched programme with an average of 9.4 million viewers.
An average of 8.3 million watched Matt Smith bow out as the Doctor while ITV's Coronation Street averaged 7.9 million.
It beat rival BBC soap EastEnders for the first time in more than 10 ... | Doctor Who's regeneration was the most-watched Christmas Day television moment with 10.2 million viewers seeing the five-minute sequence on BBC One. | 25518352 |
Lorraine Ridout, 57, was last seen on Gabalfa Avenue on 31 January.
South Wales Police confirmed searches of properties at Heol Trelai, Ely and Aberporth Road, Gabalfa have now concluded.
"I do believe that the answer to her disappearance is somewhere within north Cardiff," said Det Ch Insp Mark O'Shea.
"We have undert... | Police searching for a missing woman in Cardiff said they are no closer to finding out what has happened to her. | 37775442 |
Children's scooters have been added to the basket of goods used to measure the UK's inflation rate.
It has replaced the swing, which was being sold less, particularly during the winter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The price movements of 700 goods and services are measured in 20,000 UK outlets to calc... | The obsession of many young children to scoot is affecting the way the cost of living is calculated in the UK. | 39265388 |
Antony Munro died in the accident between Auldgirth and Thornhill on Monday.
He was driving a Volkswagen Golf which was in collision with an Iveco lorry being driven by a 53-year-old man from Cumbernauld.
The lorry driver was unhurt. Crash investigations are continuing.
Police said the procurator fiscal had been inform... | Police have named a 29-year-old Glasgow man who died in a crash involving a car and a lorry on the A76 in Dumfries and Galloway. | 36529265 |
Strychnos electri belongs to the genus whose tropical shrubs, trees and vines are famous for producing the deadly toxin strychnine.
The US researchers named it after the Greek word for amber ("elektron") - the fossilised resin of long-dead trees.
Their discovery appears in the journal Nature Plants.
The two flowers wer... | Biologists have described a new species of extinct plant, based on two fossil flowers that were trapped in chunks of amber for at least 15 million years. | 35582991 |
The 28-year-old helped the Cobblers win the League Two title this season, having joined from Oxford in February until the end of the campaign.
Rose scored once in his 15 Northampton games and will join Pompey on 1 July.
He is Pompey's first signing of the summer, after they lost in the play-off semi-final to Plymouth.
... | Midfielder Danny Rose has signed a two-year contract at League Two side Portsmouth after turning down a new Northampton Town deal. | 36443723 |
The victim, who was also 28, was assaulted by two men on Union Street at about 05:30 on Saturday. Police said they were still trying to trace a second man.
The attack happened between St Nicholas Street and Broad Street.
Police have asked anyone who witnessed the attack to come forward.
The arrested man is expected to ... | A 28-year-old man has been charged after another man was left in a critical condition after being attacked in the centre of Aberdeen. | 38122458 |
The court ruled the criminal record checks scheme used in England and Wales was "arbitrary" and unlawful.
People across the UK are forced to have their criminal record divulged when applying for certain jobs.
The Home Office said it would consider whether to appeal against the decision.
Lawyers for the pair had told th... | Two people who claimed their careers were being blighted by having to disclose their minor criminal convictions to employers have won their case at the High Court. | 35383037 |
The Super Eagles were toothless in front of goal in the first leg, which ended 0-0, and needed 52 minutes of the return game to make the breakthrough.
Moses Simon fired them ahead, finally ending the resistance of a team they were expected to sweep aside.
A second goal was added by Efe Ambrose on 88 minutes before Swaz... | Nigeria scored twice at home to beat Swaziland 2-0 on aggregate and progress in Africa's qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup. | 34844407 |
It's understood that staff at the shops on the Boucher Road and Buncrana Road were told on Tuesday that the stores will stop trading in January 2016.
The closure of the Buncrana Road store in Derry will see the loss of 60 jobs.
Kingfisher, the DIY chain's parent company, is to close about 60 B&Q stores in the UK and Ir... | The BBC understands that B&Q stores in Belfast and Londonderry are set to close at the start of next year. | 32148879 |
The woman's family had wanted her life-support machine to be turned off.
Doctors had not granted their wishes as they were unsure of the legal status of the unborn child under the constitution in the Republic of Ireland.
The woman in the case was declared brain-dead on 3 December.
The court had heard that the chances o... | A judge in Dublin's High Court has ruled that a life-support machine may be switched off in the case of a brain-dead woman who is 18 weeks pregnant. | 30599063 |
His status grew at such a rapid rate from rookie Glasgow Warriors fly-half to undisputed holder of the Scotland number 10 jersey that it's easy to forget he is not yet two-and-a-half years into his international career.
Scottish rugby writer Alasdair Reid posed the question ahead of Russell's Test debut against the USA... | Finn Russell has barely had time to pause for breath since he burst on to the professional scene. | 37900841 |
The first boat carrying about 55 mainly Syrian and Afghan migrants sank off the Turkish town of Ayvacik.
The second was carrying about 20 people when it sank off Bodrum.
Turkey has become a major transit point for people fleeing conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, and hoping to reach northern Europe.
Hundreds of ... | Six children have drowned as two migrant boats carrying them from Turkey to Greece sank in the Aegean Sea, Turkish media say. | 34941414 |
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said an Assyrian commander had told it of the releases.
Some reports say the releases were made in exchange for a sum of money.
The kidnappings took place shortly before dawn on 23 February, when IS militants swept into about 12 villages.
Men, women and children ... | Nineteen of an estimated 220 members of an Assyrian Christian community kidnapped by Islamic State (IS) in north-eastern Syria have been released, activists say. | 31685931 |
The Celtic manager describes bridging the competitive gap created by the financial strength of Europe's elite teams as a "huge ask".
Rodgers believes that Celtic can thrive by finding a "different way" to build their team.
"There are areas of the team [that need strengthened] and you have to continually evolve," Rodger... | Brendan Rodgers says he has already begun preparing Celtic for next season's European campaign. | 38242458 |
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is investigating the tree felling in Blackwood where about 200 hedgerow beech trees were cut down.
Action of this kind requires a licence, but NRW said none had been given.
Jim Hepburn of NRW said: "This is a devastating case which will have a terrible impact on the local environment".
The... | Trees which were up to 200 years old have been illegally cut down in Caerphilly county. | 38694393 |
On 1 June it was upgraded from the MSCI Frontier Markets Index and moved into the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which was a "huge boost to its ego" as one analyst told me and a "reputational boost" for the whole country.
In the lead-up to the inclusion, investors poured into Pakistan. At one point in May, Pakistani shar... | Last week was meant to be Pakistan's moment in the sun. | 40156249 |
Opposition members have called for Surrey County Council leader David Hodge to face a no confidence motion.
But Mr Hodge, who was re-elected as Conservative group leader on Friday, said he had the confidence of residents.
The government denied claims Surrey was offered a special deal.
The authority had planned a 15% co... | A council leader at the centre of an alleged "sweetheart deal" with government has said he will not step down amid calls for him to resign. | 39276521 |
The 5 July referendum was called by PM Alexis Tsipras, who opposes further budget cuts. He urged voters to deliver a "resounding 'no'" to the package.
Eurozone partners have criticised Greece's referendum announcement, and rejected its request to extend the bailout programme beyond 30 June.
Greece faces default if it f... | The Greek parliament has backed plans for a referendum on international creditors' terms for a new bailout. | 33302526 |
One recurring social media prop has been the use of images that aren't quite what they seem.
Key moments in the campaign have been immortalised with some very creative photoshopping, which frequently led to the birth of widely shared memes and hashtags and generally resulted in carefully staged campaign 'moments' not h... | Debate will continue about whether this was the UK's first 'social media election' but party leaders, candidates and even the electorate have certainly been online to campaign, comment or simply make a joke. | 32591614 |
The 37-year-old was sent to the stands during the closing minutes of the 1-0 defeat at Ashton Gate on 27 September.
He admitted a Football Association misconduct charge of "using abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official".
Monk will serve his ban in Saturday's Championship match at Derby. | Leeds United boss Garry Monk has been given a one-match touchline ban and a £2,000 fine for using abusive language in the loss to Bristol City last month. | 37546509 |
17 August 2016 Last updated at 19:20 BST
The breakdancer from Cameroon, better known as "Yaya Footworker", told BBC Africa how he prepares mentally for battle on the dance floor. | Aboubaker Hamidu has become known for his incredibly fast dance moves and is the current breakdancing champion of West Africa - a title he gained in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, in July. | 37109570 |
Mr Varadkar made his pledge as he addressed the annual Pride festival in Dublin on Saturday.
It was the first time an Irish leader has marched in Dublin's Pride parade.
Mr Varadkar, 38, was elected as taoiseach earlier this month, becoming the youngest ever, and the first openly gay, leader of the Republic of Ireland.
... | Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar has promised to use his position to campaign for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland. | 40397864 |
18 August 2016 Last updated at 21:28 BST
Mr Ross was speaking to Irish broadcaster RTÉ after arriving at Dublin Airport from Brazil on Thursday.
Arrested Irish Olympic official Pat Hickey has been released from hospital to be questioned at a Rio police station over allegations of illegal ticket sales.
He has temporari... | Irish Sports Minister Shane Ross has said the Olympic Council of Ireland will have to accept an independent inquiry into the alleged illegal sale of tickets. | 37126531 |
Sources at Lloyds, RBS and Barclays told BBC Radio 4's You and Yours that branches have been running disorganised "safe custody" systems.
Changes to the services have also seen some customers unable to retrieve items, the sources said.
The banks said they were committed to storing customers' items safely.
Gillian Robin... | Thousands of valuable items stored in bank safety deposit boxes cannot be traced to their owners, a BBC investigation has been told. | 40612250 |
The man, who wears a fisherman's black hat, has been linked to up to 450 burglaries in southwest London, including the home of Boris Becker.
He is said to enjoy "the notoriety of targeting the wealthy" and has stolen jewellery worth £10m over 12 years.
Premier League footballers have also been targeted.
Most of the st... | A burglar who targets the homes of the rich is being described by the Met Police as the most prolific in the UK and "possibly in Europe". | 35809611 |
The Buckinghamshire-born star, 33, was one of 15 drivers involved in a crash at the second corner on lap 13 of the season-ending race.
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Wheldon, who began IndyCar racing in 2002, was series champion in 2005 and won the Indy 500 in 2005 and 2011.
He had been without a perman... | British IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon has died following a massive accident at the Las Vegas Indy 300. | 15330202 |
10 January 2016 Last updated at 12:53 GMT
But he's not usually greeted like a superstar when he arrives at Goodison Park.
After Noah's 12th birthday was shared on social media 5000 times, he was given a rather special treatment by his favourite club.
Watch Hayley's report to find out what happened. | Noah is a big Everton football fan and never misses a home game. | 35275940 |
Mr Obama said on Thursday the family would stay in Washington while his 14-year-old daughter, Sasha, finishes her education at the elite academy, Sidwell Friends.
"Transferring someone in the middle of high school. Tough," he said to an audience question in Wisconsin.
It is not common for presidents to stay in the capi... | US President Barack Obama will be moving out of the White House in 2017, but he will not be moving far. | 35727659 |
He told the BBC's Andrew Neil his rivals were not in touch with ordinary people, whose quality of life had been damaged by high levels of immigration.
The UKIP leader said he believed that the UK would be safer outside the EU.
And responding to the Archbishop of Canterbury's criticism of him, he said "we have good and ... | Nigel Farage says he thinks the Leave campaign is on course for victory in the EU referendum with its "upbeat" message about life outside the EU. | 36503054 |
Mid and West Wales Fire Service said there were two casualties and two further "walking wounded" involved in the incident on Fabian Way in Swansea.
Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to the incident.
A British School of Motoring (BSM) spokesperson said they were looking into the incident involving their ca... | Two people in a learner driver's car had to be rescued by firefighters after it flipped on to its roof following a collision with another vehicle. | 35717341 |
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