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Ellen ap Gwynn sacked Gethin James from the cabinet for joining UKIP, but he had remained in the Independents group.
The Independents group accepted Mr James's resignation on Wednesday.
The group then voted to continue in coalition with Plaid Cymru, Independent Voice and a Labour councillor.
Plaid leader Leanne Wood ma... | A UKIP member has resigned from a group of independent councillors in Ceredigion, after the Plaid Cymru council leader threatened to break up the ruling coalition if he remained. | 26546237 |
The incident west of Scalloway happened on board the Ballantrae-registered scallop boat King Challenger.
His crewmates managed to get him out of the water on Thursday. A Coastguard rescue helicopter then transferred him to Gilbert Bain Hospital, but he could not be saved.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch will l... | An inquiry has been launched into the death of a man who fell overboard from a fishing boat off Shetland. | 36620051 |
Gareth Southgate is in temporary charge for the next two games following the departure of Sam Allardyce.
The first of these is Friday's World Cup qualifier against Scotland.
"We are ready to fight for him [Southgate] in the matches. Hopefully he will do well enough to get the job on a permanent basis," said Lallana.
"I... | England need a new permanent manager as soon as possible to try to create stability within the national side, says Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana. | 37931613 |
Nurudinov, 24, lifted an Olympic record 237kg in the clean and jerk, as well as 194kg in the snatch, to give him a combined total of 431kg.
That was 14kg clear of Armenia's Simon Martirosyan, 19, who won the 2014 Youth Olympics title. Alexandr Zaichikov of Kazakhstan finished third with 416kg.
Kiribati's David Katoatau... | Uzbekistan's Ruslan Nurudinov has won the men's -105kg weightlifting gold. | 36689784 |
Gray suffered fatal and unexplained spinal injuries while in police custody, sparking two weeks of protests that turned violent earlier this week.
On Thursday, there were rallies in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Cincinnati.
A national debate over the use of lethal police force has been going on since last summer.
Police ... | Police in the US city of Baltimore say that a van transporting Freddie Gray made a previously undisclosed stop while en route to the police station. | 32541245 |
Barton, 33, is moving to Rangers on a two-year deal after helping Burnley to promotion to the Premier League.
Warnock, who managed Barton at QPR, believes the intensity of Old Firm clashes against Celtic will surprise the midfielder.
"I don't think even he knows if he will cope with it," he told BBC Sportsound.
"But we... | Joey Barton can back up his aim to be the best player in Scottish football if he can control his on-field temper, says his former manager Neil Warnock. | 36453167 |
In bringing in Mako Vunipola, Courtney Lawes and Ben Youngs he's not made not drastic changes.
They're not a response to a poor performance - he's giving the guys who have come in the chance to stake their claim.
They would all have been tight calls last time round and now these guys can show they deserve to be the lon... | I like the changes Eddie Jones has made to the England team for Sunday's Six Nations trip to Italy - he's brought in guys who can make an impact. | 35564157 |
Nihat Zeybekci's visit would represent a danger to "public order and security", an Austrian spokesman said.
The Turkish government did not comment immediately on the decision.
Relations are already tense as Austria has criticised the Turkish government's response to the failed coup.
More than 50,000 people have been ar... | The Austrian authorities have barred Turkey's economy minister from entering the country to attend a rally to mark the first anniversary of the failed coup attempt. | 40553552 |
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Arkadiusz Milik scored the only goal of the Group C game in Nice on Sunday, finding the net on 51 minutes.
Northern Ireland failed to register a shot on target and Norwich City forward Lafferty insists the team will "put it right" when they face Ukraine in Lyon on Thursday... | Northern Ireland were "overawed" as they began Euro 2016 with a 1-0 loss to Poland, says striker Kyle Lafferty | 36512648 |
But at last, Bernie Sanders shared a stage with his primary opponent and acknowledged the obvious.
"Secretary Clinton has won the Democratic nominating process, and I congratulate her for that," Mr Sanders said, as his former adversary stood just a few feet from him, head bobbing in agreement.
That little nugget prompt... | It's been almost a month since the last Democrats headed to the polls to vote for their party's nominee and even longer since the identity of the winner of that campaign, Hillary Clinton, was in doubt. | 36778962 |
City dominated the first half and Sergio Aguero slotted in an opener before a slick move let David Silva side-foot in a second.
Vitaliy Buyalsky pulled one back with a deflected shot before he had another effort excellently saved by Joe Hart.
Yaya Toure curled in a superb shot late on to restore City's two-goal lead.
C... | A full-strength Manchester City took command of their Champions League last-16 tie against Dynamo Kiev with an impressive first-leg win in Ukraine. | 35643752 |
The 24-year-old was one of three uncapped players called up for Scotland's summer tour.
However, he did not feature in the Tests against Italy, Australia and Fiji, with Ross Ford and Fraser Brown sharing the number two shirt duties.
Turner made his Edinburgh debut in 2014 but has only started once in 11 appearances.
"I... | Hooker George Turner has joined Glasgow Warriors on a season-long loan from Pro12 rivals Edinburgh. | 40742288 |
Jodie Rogers was fatally injured when the BMW hit her in Park Street, Grimsby at 16:25 BST on Friday.
Jodie was taken to hospital in Grimsby before being transferred to Leeds General Infirmary where she later died.
The BMW driver, a 35-year-old local man, arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drink or d... | An 11-year-old cyclist has died in hospital after she was struck by a car in the street. | 34373244 |
23 March 2016 Last updated at 13:05 GMT
For a family from Belfast, those two events were intensely personal.
Sisters Elizabeth and Nell Corr took part in the early stages of the Rising - rebelling against the British, as two of their brothers were fighting for the Allies in World War One.
BBC News NI's Catherine Morri... | With the centenary of the Easter Rising this week and Battle of the Somme later this year, more stories are emerging about life in 1916 Ireland. | 35881472 |
Emergency services were called to the incident in Llanberis, Gwynedd, close to the Snowdon Valley Mountain railway line, at 08:30 BST on Sunday.
North Wales Police said a "multi-agency response" is under way. Police, Llanberis Mountain Rescue, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and the ambulance service are all at the... | Two people have died following an incident in a north Wales village, BBC Wales understands. | 33039994 |
Ebola is a viral illness of which the initial symptoms can include a sudden fever, intense weakness, muscle pain and a sore throat, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). And that is just the beginning: subsequent stages are vomiting, diarrhoea and - in some cases - both internal and external bleeding.
The d... | The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world's deadliest to date and the World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency as more than 3,850 people have died of the virus in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria this year. | 26835233 |
The A48 in Morriston has been shut and there is severe traffic in the area following the collision at Morriston Cross.
Emergency services are at the scene.
Traffic is also affected on Sway Road and Woodfield Street and in both directions on the A48 Pentrepoeth Road. | A pedestrian has been hit by a bus in Swansea, leading to a main road in the city being closed. | 38777362 |
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Konta now faces German seventh seed Angelique Kerber. BBC archives looks back at those British women who have made an impact at Grand Slams through the years. | Johanna Konta beat China's Zhang Shuai to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open. | 35419274 |
The 20-year-old, from Guernsey, came third at the British trials on Sunday to boost his World Championship hopes.
It has been a breakthrough season for Chalmers, who initially planned to run at the Island Games before pulling out.
"I actually got a phone call yesterday offering me a lane which I turned down, as crazy a... | Cameron Chalmers says he turned down a 400m spot at this weekend's London Anniversary Games to rest before next week's European Under-23 Championships. | 40493397 |
About 120 Thames Valley Police officers executed warrants at 10 properties in Banbury, as well as one in Birmingham.
The men were arrested on suspicion of rape and other offences relating to three females between 2008 and 2015.
Det Supt Paul Hayles called it a "complex investigation into non-recent child sexual exploit... | Seven men have been arrested in raids at properties in Oxfordshire as part of an operation related to child sexual exploitation. | 39415747 |
They want it to include underground coal gasification (UCG), a technique used to produce gas from coal seams deep underground.
The groups claimed it was the most "experimental and frightening method".
The Scottish government said it was taking a "careful, considered and evidence-based approach".
It also said many power... | Anti-fracking groups have called on the Scottish government to extend its moratorium on the development of unconventional gas. | 31554251 |
The party's leader confirmed talks were underway about how to respond to criticism he made of Plaid's general election campaign.
He said Plaid spent too much time talking about Scotland and failed to convince voters to switch from Labour.
Ms Wood said Plaid needed a "united front" if it was going to be successful at ne... | Leanne Wood has said dropping Dafydd Elis-Thomas as a Plaid Cymru candidate is a decision for the party, not her. | 33465311 |
Unofficial figures from a referendum show that the "Yes" campaign to retain hunting in the spring had won by about 4,000 votes.
Joe Perici Calascione of the Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FKNK) described spring hunting as "an integral part" of the hunting tradition in Malta.
Birdlife Malta said conservation e... | The head of a hunting association in Malta says he is "ecstatic" that a ban on spring hunting has been rejected. | 32274939 |
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Speaking after Sunday's 3-0 loss to Southampton, their fourth straight league defeat, captain Mark Noble said his side's defending was "laughable".
Noble added things "can't get any worse" for the Hammers, who are 18th.
"It's dark days for them and I can't remember such an... | West Ham are in "disarray" and manager Slaven Bilic has "major surgery" to do to resolve their problems, says BBC pundit Chris Sutton. | 37467160 |
The explosion forced the evacuation of more than 100,000 Ukrainians and Belarussians, laying waste an area measuring 3,000 sq miles (7,769 sq km) that remains uninhabitable to this day.
Within weeks of the fire that started at about 01:30 BST on 26 April, 30 years ago, hill farmers across north Wales were also dragged ... | The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 is widely believed to have caused the death of at least 4,000 people, with a further untold number of children born with abnormalities. | 36112372 |
MacArthur, 28, sustained the injury shortly after kick-off in Saturday's defeat by Northampton Saints in the European Champions Cup.
The Scotland cap is expected to be discharged from hospital on Tuesday.
"We look forward to him re-joining the squad when he has fully recovered," said Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend... | Glasgow Warriors hooker Pat MacArthur faces up to six weeks out after having surgery on a jaw fracture. | 34914911 |
No-one would have imagined that the UK would have endured two terror attacks within two weeks, when Theresa May called the general election back in April.
After a second pause in campaigning on Sunday by most of the parties, as a mark of respect for victims of the London attack, the battle for votes commenced once more... | For both the political parties and voters, this election campaign has been strange. | 40160305 |
The 27-year-old centre-back has had a string of bad injuries and has only played 18 out of 135 Bundesliga games over the past four years.
City boss Pep Guardiola, his manager at Bayern, had confirmed his interest in the Germany international.
Badstuber, who has spent his entire career at Bayern, is out of contract at t... | Schalke have signed Manchester City target Holger Badstuber on loan from Bayern Munich for six months. | 38573446 |
Speaking to a crowd of over 200 people in Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, he said he admired Welsh Labour's record and would like to "narrow the red water".
Mr Corbyn praised Welsh Labour for removing internal competition in the NHS and pledged to boost rail services.
He said he hoped to meet First Minister Carwyn Jones soon ... | Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has called for closer links between the parties in Westminster and Wales. | 33867373 |
"There is nothing wrong with me psychologically," Dylann Roof, 22, told jurors considering a death penalty.
The white supremacist did not ask to have his life spared, and said he would not present any evidence or witnesses.
Prosecutors shared excerpts from his jailhouse diary as they argued he showed no remorse for the... | The man convicted of killing nine worshippers at a South Carolina church has addressed the jury for the first time to deny he is mentally ill. | 38512340 |
The boy, aged 17, suffered a single stab wound in an alleyway close to Poole High School off Wimborne Road just after 15:00 GMT on Thursday.
He was taken to hospital following the attack where his condition was described as not life-threatening. He has since left hospital, police said.
The boy has also been charged wit... | A 15-year-old boy has been charged with assault after a teenage boy was stabbed in Poole. | 35449481 |
Elizabeth Mulcahy, of Llandaff, Cardiff, has been charged with six counts of indecent assault against a female under 13.
The offences are alleged to have happened in the 1970s and 1980s.
Cardiff Crown Court heard the incidents left the girl feeling "scared" and "dirty".
The court heard Mrs Mulcahy first touched the gir... | An 82-year-old woman accused of sexually abusing a young girl left her alleged victim "frightened to sleep at night", a court has heard. | 35038500 |
Three episodes are being produced at Slough Trading Estate in Berkshire to mark the 50th anniversary.
Jamie Anderson, son of Thunderbirds creator Gerry, said: "We are moving in to Stirling Road, which is exciting."
Filming is due to start on 1 September after new puppets have been completed from the original moulds.
Ma... | The team making new episodes of Thunderbirds has moved in to the building in Slough where the programme was made 50 years ago. | 34015095 |
The blaze at St Michael's Hospice, in St Leonards, meant patients, staff and the fundraising operation had to be moved quickly to other temporary sites.
Irene Dibben, chairwoman of the hospice, said the consequences of the 11 July fire had been "quite major".
Rodney Smith, 67, of Quarry Hill, St Leonards, was charged w... | A hospice damaged by fire in which two people died may take up to a year to reopen. | 34026654 |
Oracle had argued that Google had infringed its copyright and had sought nearly $9bn (£6bn) in damages.
The outcome was eagerly awaited by software developers who feared that a victory for Oracle might encourage more such legal actions.
The company says it will appeal against the decision.
Google uses Java in its Andr... | Google has won a major US court battle with software firm Oracle after a jury ruled it did not unfairly appropriate parts of the Java programming language. | 36394558 |
Pedestrian Celia Mary Service, 72, from Colwyn Bay, died when a car driven by a 90-year-old man hit a shop in Rhos on Sea, Conwy, in April 2012.
Her husband, David Service, 75, complained about how the north Wales force's investigation was conducted.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has told North Wa... | A pensioner is hoping North Wales Police will investigate the death of his wife. | 32610752 |
Michael Martin, 25, was last seen at his home in Sidmouth Drive, Blackley, in the early hours of 7 August.
Greater Manchester Police have searched four properties across the city and a room at the Premier Inn in Higher Blackley, while Mr Martin's car was discovered in Vermere Avenue.
The force said it was treating the ... | The disappearance of a man in Manchester is being treated as a murder investigation, police have said. | 37098826 |
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27 October 2014 Last updated at 15:42 GMT
A last-minute site arranged via social media led to them meeting on the Parkhouse Industrial Estate in Newcastle under Lyme.
Organisers told BBC Midlands Today they wanted to make it a monthly event and did not want to cause disrupti... | Thousands of car enthusiasts gathered on an industrial estate in Staffordshire on Sunday night after they were locked out of holding a car cruising event at a retail park. | 29787820 |
The film, in which Jackman plays an ageing version of the clawed mutant, is expected to feature the Australian actor's last appearance in the role.
Viceroy's House, the latest film from Gurinder Chadha, will also have its world premiere at this year's event.
Set in India in 1947, the film stars Hugh Bonneville as Lord ... | Logan, Hugh Jackman's final outing as X-Men superhero Wolverine, is to have its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival next month. | 38574511 |
Myuran Sukumaran from Sydney was one of nine Australians arrested in Bali in April 2005 with more than 8.3kg (18lb) of heroin.
Sukumaran and Andrew Chan were named as ring leaders of the group and sentenced to death in 2006.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said he will not give clemency to any of the 64 drug smugg... | One of the "Bali Nine" Australian drug smugglers has lost his final bid to escape execution in Indonesia. | 30721710 |
The FTSE 100 had been up more than 40 points at one point, but finished 5 points lower at 6,100.
Mining stocks saw the biggest losses, with Glencore down 5% and Anglo American dropping 4.5%.
The top rises included High Street stalwart Marks & Spencer and Primark owner AB Foods, both up about 3%.
Investors were cautious... | (Close): After a strong start to the day, the FTSE 100 fell back to close little-changed, with mining stocks weighing on the market. | 35915300 |
Scott Carpenter, 27, made his Australia debut last December after being fast-tracked into their team.
He did not represent Britain at London 2012 following a fallout with British Swimming, who saw funding come to an abrupt halt after those Games.
"If you want to play at a high level, you have to play elsewhere," he sai... | A British water polo player is aiming to represent Australia at the 2016 Olympics in Rio following the collapse of his own national team. | 35806597 |
Seam bowler Carter, 27, joined from neighbours Nottinghamshire last September on a two-year deal.
He took 20 wickets for Derbyshire in 16 appearances across all formats.
Neither Knight, 23, nor Elstone, 26, who are both all-rounders, have made a first-team appearance for Derbyshire this season.
Meanwhile, former Derbys... | Andy Carter, Tom Knight and Scott Elstone have all left Derbyshire after their contracts with the county were cancelled by mutual consent. | 36878068 |
Cathriona White, 30, who was from County Tipperary in Ireland, was found dead on Monday of a suspected overdose.
Police told the Associated Press the matter was being treated as a suicide but no conclusion has yet been reached.
The website TMZ.com said the couple had an on-off relationship and broke up again last week.... | Hollywood actor Jim Carrey says he is "shocked and deeply saddened" by the death of his former partner in her Los Angeles apartment. | 34397836 |
An official was quoted as saying the economy minister had replaced the heads of Mehr Iran, Mellat, Refah and Saderat at President Hassan Rouhani's request.
The scandal erupted two months ago when the payslips of top officials at state-owned companies surfaced online.
It emerged many were earning dozens of times more th... | The chief executives of four public banks in Iran have been sacked amid widespread criticism of their salaries, the state-run Irna news agency reports. | 36676756 |
Archaeologist Sir Mortimer Wheeler discovered it in the 1930s on the site of the ancient Roman city of Verulamium, now St Albans.
The priceless work became the centrepiece of the City Hall theatre - now the Alban Arena - but has been covered up for the past 48 years.
It will go on show during refurbishment work at the ... | A 1,800-year-old Roman mosaic will go on public display for the first time in almost half a century. | 36922827 |
The men face a number of animal cruelty charges over an alleged incident near Carrowdore, County Down, in 2012.
A security expert told the court in Craigavon he was asked to observe the site over claims people were "acting suspiciously around badger sets and interfering with them".
Three of the defendants claim they we... | Five men have gone on trial in connection with alleged badger baiting offences over three years ago. | 34393194 |
But an emergency Facebook appeal by a County Down vet for doggie blood donors is helping to change all that.
It was issued after Creggy, a 12-year old springer spaniel, from Ballyhalbert, suddenly became unwell.
Owner David Reaney said he first noticed Creggy's breathing becoming heavy, but initially blamed the dog's a... | When you think of lifesaving blood transfusions, an image of a dog attached to a drip doesn't immediately spring to mind. | 40130414 |
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Setting out to overhaul Australia's first innings 385, they lost the key wickets of Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen in a dramatic three-over spell late in the day to close on 180-4, still 205 runs adrift.
And with the Waca pitch showing sign of wear and Australia's attack offering a threat with both ... | England's grip on the Ashes slipped still further as Australia refused to relinquish control of the third Test in Perth. | 25378080 |
A suspect object was discovered in Tamneymore Park, in the Waterside, at about 02:00 BST on Friday.
The device was made safe by Army bomb disposal experts. It has been taken away for forensic examination.
Police said that some houses were evacuated, but that residents have since returned to their homes.
Det Sgt Brian R... | A device, believed to be a pipe bomb, has been found in Londonderry during an overnight security alert. | 39452957 |
If, as predicted, the party rubber-stamps the recommendation to leave the executive, what happens next?
The next step will centre on the resignation of the party's only executive minister, Danny Kennedy.
Under the Northern Ireland Act 1998, the minister can put notice in writing to the first and deputy first ministers.... | The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) holds its executive meeting on Saturday to decide on its position in the Northern Ireland Executive. | 34093052 |
Owners Yorkshire Building Society (YBS), the UK's second largest mutual, said it would close 28 N&P branches and 20 YBS branches this year.
Customers who want to continue operating a current account will have to find a new bank or building society.
A total of 440 jobs are at risk as a result of the overhaul.
The N&P cu... | All current accounts with the Norwich and Peterborough building society will be closed, the brand abolished, and some branches closed. | 38746450 |
The FSA said it had found "serious failings" in the sale of the products
, designed to protect firms taking out loans against rising interest rates.
The FSA said it had reached agreement with Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS over providing "redress".
The mis-selling is the third case of serious malpractice at the UK's ba... | The Financial Services Authority says banks mis-sold specialist insurance, known as interest rate swaps, to thousands of small businesses. | 18640101 |
It happened on Friday morning at the school on the Shore Road.
The boy was treated in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast and later discharged.
Police said they were investigating the incident and said staff and pupils at the school were co-operating fully with the police investigation.
The PSNI added that how the p... | A schoolboy has been taken to hospital after an incident at Belfast High School at Jordanstown in Newtownabbey. | 32357138 |
The government's annual budget outlined a 1% increase in personal income tax and spending cuts of 25bn rand (£1.4bn; $2.2bn) over the next two years
Projected economic growth for 2015 is 2%, down from 2.5% forecast last year.
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene warned the economy would suffer from another three years of po... | South Africans were told on Wednesday to prepare for higher taxes, cutbacks in spending and three more years of power cuts. | 31623050 |
The new stores scheduled to open over the next 12 months are Auldhouse Retail Park, Glasgow (April), Dumfries (June), Montrose (July), Drumchapel, Glasgow (August), Oxgangs, Edinburgh (October).
Planning permission is being sought for a sixth store.
This will bring the number of Aldi stores in Scotland to 78 by the end... | Discount supermarket chain Aldi is planning to open six new stores in Scotland this year. | 38568941 |
Walter Scott and Partners paid its 112 staff a total of more than £40m plus £5m worth of bonuses.
Of that, the company's six directors received £25m - an average of more than £4m.
That was a rise from a total pay bill of £25m in 2014, for 99 directors and staff, plus £6m in bonuses.
During that year, six directors rece... | A senior financier at one of Edinburgh's fund management firms was paid £8.2m last year - a rise from £5m in 2014. | 37524153 |
The leader of the party said: "We got it wrong and I'm sorry for the mistakes Labour made."
He made the comments as he answered questions from four voters from Yorkshire during an interview on BBC Look North in Leeds.
Mr Miliband is defending the Doncaster North seat he has represented since 2005.
The Jay Report, found... | Ed Miliband has admitted "young girls were dreadfully let down" by Labour in Rotherham. | 32150189 |
The problem is that not much of Manchester United spending went on central defenders. After getting rid of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic that was always going to be a problem.
They now only have one senior centre-back available for Saturday's Premier League game against West Ham.
Marcos Rojo is fit, but Chris Smallin... | They spent £149 million in the summer. | 29377306 |
Mark Jones, 43, from Mountain Ash, was shot in a lay-by on New Road in an area known locally as Lletty Turner Bends.
A 46-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Tuesday evening and is being held in custody.
Police have been granted a further 36 hours to question another man arrested on Monday. | A second man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Rhondda Cynon Taff on Sunday. | 33701048 |
It is unclear how the man, found in Lon Ceiriog, Prestatyn, sustained the injures.
He was taken to hospital after being found on Monday at 13:45 GMT, said North Wales Police.
Officers are appealing for witnesses to an incident around Lon Brynli and Lon Ceiriog. | A man has been found with serious injuries in a residential area in Denbighshire. | 35230705 |
The Uruguayan striker, who was replaced by Jese at half-time, opened the scoring from Maxwell's cross before converting a penalty.
He then turned home another Maxwell cross and guided a fourth goal past Remy Vercoutre before being withdrawn.
Lucas Moura and Jean-Kevin Augustin smashed home second-half efforts.
Cavani h... | Edinson Cavani scored four first-half goals as champions Paris St-Germain ended a three-game winless run in all competitions to beat Caen in Ligue 1. | 37388230 |
The pupil at Saltley School was originally expelled after an incident, a decision overturned by governors.
NASUWT union members voted to stop teaching the pupil last month and now GMB union members are to be balloted.
It comes on the day police said they investigated allegedly racist comments about the school on social... | More staff at a Birmingham school could join colleagues refusing to teach a pupil accused of threatening another one with a knife. | 24579334 |
Pendyffryn Medical Group in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, claims it cannot recruit enough doctors to continue the service.
Doctors at the practice said they had no choice but to tender their resignation after "practically begging GPs" to join.
Betsi Cadwaladr health board said it was working closely with the practice.
Dr Ea... | A GP practice which has more than 18,000 patients on its books is terminating its contract with the health board over recruitment issues. | 34384252 |
The 28-year-old man is in Hull Royal Infirmary after a violent incident at a house in Hainton Avenue, Grimsby on Friday, said Humberside Police.
The two local men, aged 32 and 24, are currently being questioned in police custody.
A cordon was erected on Hainton Avenue while a forensic examination was carried out. | A man has been wounded and hospitalised and two other men arrested on suspicion of assault. | 36293025 |
The warrant was issued late on Friday, said Karin Rosander, communications head at Sweden's prosecutors' office.
Swedish police have been trying to contact Mr Assange, but have not yet been able to, she told the BBC.
Wikileaks, criticised for leaking Afghan war documents, quoted him saying the allegations were "without... | Swedish authorities say they have issued an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, on accusations of rape and molestation. | 11047025 |
United play Middlesbrough on Sunday with the 12:00 GMT kick-off coming 62 hours after the end of their Europa League last-16 victory over FC Rostov.
Mourinho says United will "probably lose" and it would be "common sense" for the game to start at 17:00.
"They simply don't care," added the Portuguese of the Premier Leag... | The Premier League has no interest in helping English clubs in Europe, says Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho. | 39301241 |
The city's advocates praise the former British territory's low tax rates, lack of trade tariffs, thriving financial markets and small government.
But Hong Kong's free-market credentials have long masked a more complicated picture than its model economy status suggests and recent moves, such as the introduction of a min... | Hong Kong has been ranked as the world's freest economy for the past 18 years, a title bestowed on it by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington think tank. | 16501894 |
They included abortion, gay rights and allowing gay men to give blood.
He has quit his job in the wake of his outspoken remarks linking those in gay relationships with child abuse.
It was a post that Mr Wells had coveted for many years.
His appointment to the job had come somewhat later than originally planned, as it i... | When Jim Wells came to the job of health minister, there was a range of contentious and extremely emotive issues waiting in his in-tray. | 32478248 |
The Chelsea winger was outstanding in Toulouse and capped off a good Belgium display when he cut in from the left, beat two players and fired in low.
Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld headed Belgium ahead and Michu Batshuayi made it 2-0 when he tapped in.
Hazard then scored his superb goal in the 80th minute before Yannick... | Eden Hazard scored a dazzling solo goal as Belgium defeated Hungary to book a Euro 2016 last-eight tie against Wales. | 36569531 |
The 59-year-old told BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz she was "so happy" a number of new titles cover the topics.
One of these, 12 Years a Slave, moved her to tears during the interview.
Asked if some of the challenges and criticisms faced by President Barack Obama were down to the colour of his skin, she said: "There's n... | US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has said she feels the time is finally right for audiences to embrace films that tackle slavery and civil rights. | 24924888 |
The Robins' opener came through Jordan Sinnott from 12 yards, before their second came after a penalty was awarded when Ian Gayle handled and Michael Rankine fired home.
James Lawrie struck a third, Damian Reeves' headed in a fourth and Rankine notched his second from inside the box.
Altrincham sit 22nd, three points f... | Altrincham kept their hopes of survival in the National League alive by thrashing relegated Welling United. | 36061210 |
The regulator has been studying some firms' tactics of using alternative branding on letters chasing those who fail to pay bills.
It said some of the letters, exposed in an investigation by BBC Radio 4's You and Yours, had been "unacceptable".
But it added that firms had now changed the wording on correspondence.
"We'r... | Regulator Ofgem is launching a review of energy firms' communications with customers in debt amid concerns over potentially misleading letters. | 29257498 |
Champagne producers are among the most vociferous opponents of a rule that comes into force on New Year's Day, and which should open up new French wine regions for the first time in nearly a century.
Like all rules governing EU agriculture, the new regulation comes from Brussels - but eight years of tough negotiations ... | A mini-liberalisation of the French wine sector is raising fears among some traditional growers that their protected vintages will be lost in a sea of homogenised plonk. | 35204500 |
Krzysztof Miler, 38, from Derby, was pronounced dead at the scene after the collision on the A50 eastbound near Blythe Bridge at around 04:45 BST.
The road, near the JCB factory, was closed until 18:15 BST for an investigation and repairs.
A post-mortem examination will take place later, Staffordshire Police said.
The ... | The driver who died after two lorries crashed on the A50 in Staffordshire on Tuesday has been named. | 32992926 |
The news came less than a month after Frank Bainimarama stepped down as its military leader so he could contest the polls.
Mr Bainimarama led the coup that ousted democratically-elected PM Laisenia Qarase in December 2006.
Fiji experienced four coups between 1987 and 2006.
Australia and New Zealand imposed sanctions fo... | Fiji is to hold its first general election since the 2006 coup on 17 September, its military rulers have announced. | 26781618 |
Niall Rowland, Stefan Campbell, Niall Grimley, Andrew Murnin, Rory Grugan and Anto Duffy netted for the Orchard side in a one-sided Athletic Grounds game.
It was much closer in Drogheda with Eoin O'Connor and Ryan Burns getting the Louth goals while Ryan Murray was on target for the Saffrons.
Armagh move up to second w... | Armagh hammered Offaly 6-22 to 0-10 in Division Three while Antrim lost out 2-10 to 1-11 against leaders Louth. | 39174203 |
The game look destined to end 0-0 before Luke Wanadio drilled home from inside the area in the 91st minute.
However, the Robins, who had lost for the first time in 22 games in midweek, forced an equaliser when Dan Holman scored with the last kick of the match.
Both teams had hit the woodwork earlier with Wanadio hittin... | National League leaders Cheltenham salvaged a last-minute point having conceded in injury-time at Welling. | 35676026 |
The 50-year-old musician was treated at a specialist neurosurgery clinic in Munich and is expected to stay there for a number of days.
He will then return to his home in Ireland to recuperate further, a spokesman said.
The band's next tour date in the US on 3 June has been postponed, while their Glastonbury appearance ... | U2's lead singer Bono has had emergency spinal surgery after suffering an injury while preparing for tour dates. | 10139846 |
The ski centre and its funicular railway are owned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
Natural Retreats began a 25-year lease for the running of the site and its railway in June 2014.
It said the latest ski season has been "challenging" and "poor" and this had affected revenue.
The company, which owns holiday ac... | The operator of the CairnGorm Mountain snowsports centre, near Aviemore, has started consulting staff on potential job losses at the site. | 39223718 |
The pups were born on 3 June and are being raised by their parents Ruby and Jax.
It is the latest litter of European wolves, a subspecies of the grey wolf, to be raised at the park.
Previously, pups were born there in 2013 and Ruby was born at the site in 2012.
Ruby's siblings went on to join other collections as part ... | New images have been released showing how much six wolf pups born at the Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig, near Aviemore, have grown. | 37542597 |
Doctor Adam Winstock, founder of the Global Drug Survey, the world's biggest drug poll, told Newsbeat cannabis can be as tough to give up as heroin.
"We haven't invested enough in helping people who use cannabis use more safely - or stop," he said.
But health officials say there are properly funded services out there.
... | A leading drugs expert says cannabis addicts are being let down because there is too much focus on helping people hooked on Class A substances. | 30414491 |
The actor has been the focus of press attention since it was revealed that Angelina Jolie has applied for divorce.
He narrated director Terrence Malick's epic documentary Voyage of Time, about the birth of the Universe.
He said he did not want his presence at the California Science Centre Imax Theatre in Los Angeles on... | Brad Pitt is to miss a premiere of his latest film to focus on his "family situation", he has said. | 37493930 |
But as the decades have gone by and health care has shifted from curing illnesses to helping people manage long-term conditions such as dementia and heart disease, there has been an increasing sense that the two systems need to become more joined up.
All three main political parties have their own ideas of how this sh... | Ever since the NHS was created in 1948, it has remained separate to the council-run care system that oversees help in the home with tasks such as washing and dressing and care home places. | 31590885 |
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Full-back Leigh Halfpenny and scrum-half Rhys Webb both left the field on stretchers after suffering leg injuries in a stuttering 23-19 win.
Gatland, whose team face hosts England and Australia in Pool A of the World Cup within the next month, also watched a disjointed per... | Wales coach Warren Gatland was left picking over the bones of a disastrous final World Cup warm-up game against Italy that left two of his leading players needing hospital scans. | 34166403 |
They show that, between July and September 2013, 1,103 housing starts were made, which is down 34% in the same period in 2012.
That was also the third worst quarter since 2007.
The total number of new houses being completed was 2,040, a decrease of 12% on the same quarter in 2012.
However, over the last year the trend ... | The number of new houses being built in Northern Ireland is still close to recorded lows, according to new official figures. | 25952370 |
The proposed development would include a 150-bed hotel, 88 flats and 65,000 sq ft of grade A office space.
Robertson Construction (Tayside), has submitted a planning application for the development, in partnership with Dundee City Council.
It will be the first of 12 separate sites at Dundee Waterfront to be developed.
... | Plans have been lodged for a £40m development opposite Dundee's V&A Museum of Design. | 39114235 |
US stock indexes pared slight losses at the opening bell to finish largely flat in cautious trading.
The Dow Jones dropped 6 points at 19,884. the Nasdaq also lost 6 points at 5,636, while the S&P 500 rose 1 point to to 2,280.
Non-farm payroll data is expected to show that US employers added 170,000 jobs in January.
Th... | Wall Street finished little changed as investors looked ahead to key US jobs data on Friday. | 38846855 |
Gary Taylor-Fletcher smashed home from 30 yards to give the home side a deserved first-half lead.
Rovers doubled their lead with 10 minutes left when James Norwood registered his 10th goal of the season.
Torquay got one back from a late far-post Shaun Harrad header but Rovers held on for a third straight win. | Tranmere Rovers moved back up into the National League play-off places with a hard-fought victory over struggling Torquay United. | 35389734 |
Richard Emery, who has worked in civil litigation for 20 years, said he would take a group complaint to the ombudsman or the courts.
He believes that a loophole in Santander's security system was exploited by fraudsters.
But Santander said that victims failed to keep a passcode private.
One of these victims was Alex Lu... | A campaigner is planning a group action aimed at trying to recoup the losses of Santander customers caught out by fraudsters. | 39803514 |
France's National Public Prosecutor's Office began examining the bid to award the tournaments, to Russia and Qatar respectively, last year.
Le Monde reports that prosecutors are looking into allegations of corruption.
The French newspaper also reports that Blatter was spoken to by investigators on Thursday, 20 April "a... | French prosecutors are investigating the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and have questioned former Fifa president Sepp Blatter. | 39739512 |
A statement on Bowie's Facebook page also said they were arranging "a private ceremony" in his memory.
They also welcomed the concerts and tributes that have been planned, but pointed out they were not officially endorsed.
Bowie died of cancer on Sunday, aged 69.
According to reports. the singer's body has been private... | David Bowie's family have said they are "overwhelmed" by the global tributes that have been paid to the singer since his death. | 35310890 |
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Klitschko, 39, is defending his WBA, IBF and WBO belts against Fury, 27, at the 50,000-capacity Esprit Arena.
At Friday's weigh-in, Klitschko scaled 17st 7lb and the challenger 17st 8lb.
"If you asked 10 boxers to build their nightmare opponent, you'd end up with Tyson Fur... | Tyson Fury claimed he is Wladimir Klitschko's "worst nightmare" on the eve of Saturday's heavyweight world title showdown in Dusseldorf. | 34945950 |
The firm, which already has a base in Aberdeen, will open an office in Edinburgh with several partners and up to 20 staff.
The office will be based in Princes Street and focus on the firm's key sectors, including energy, financial institutions and real estate.
Bond Dickinson did not say when the new base would open.
Ma... | UK law firm Bond Dickinson has announced plans to expand its presence in Scotland. | 39106271 |
Rhodes met Ross Wallace's early free-kick to give the hosts the lead.
Birmingham then hit the woodwork three times as they searched for a leveller.
Winnall's close-range, diving header from an inch-perfect Jack Hunt cross put the game beyond the Blues' reach, before Adam Reach showed good pace and composure to add a la... | Jordan Rhodes and Sam Winnall's first goals for Sheffield Wednesday saw them boost their play-off hopes with a 3-0 victory over mid-table Birmingham City. | 38850950 |
Barrie McKay's goal and a stoppage-time Joe Garner header earned the Ibrox men three Premiership points after Kris Doolan's opener for Thistle.
Caixinha admitted the performance was "disorientated" but felt his players showed they are fighting for him.
"If we were not together as a group I don't think the players would... | Pedro Caixinha insists his Rangers players proved their commitment in the comeback win at Partick Thistle. | 39838277 |
It refers to the amount the Pentagon spends on erectile dysfunction medication annually: about $84m (£63m), according to the Military Times newspaper.
In contrast, the Rand Corporation think tank estimated last year that gender transition-related health care costs for transgender personnel would increase the military'... | Amid the fall-out from US President Donald Trump's announcement on Twitter that transgender people will not be able to serve in the US military, one statistic has been frequently raised to draw attention to the comparatively small estimated costs of transgender healthcare. | 40741785 |
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Hamilton won his third championship with victory at Sunday's US Grand Prix to draw level with racing greats Sir Jackie Stewart and Ayrton Senna.
Mansell believes that fellow Briton Hamilton, 30, is "untouchable".
"Lewis is hot favourite for the 2016 and even the 2017 champ... | Lewis Hamilton should target Michael Schumacher's record of seven world titles, according to 1992 champion Nigel Mansell. | 34638209 |
On Wednesday, a senior civil servant said he believed that Dr Andrew Crawford had influenced the decision to keep the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme running.
Dr Crawford denies the claim, saying he "acted with complete integrity".
Mrs Foster set up the scheme in 2012, when she was enterprise minister.
Dr Crawfor... | A former adviser to DUP leader Arlene Foster has resigned after claims he exerted influence over a flawed energy scheme that went vastly over budget. | 38683387 |
The campaign, known as Operation Torus, ran from 5 September until 31 October.
During that time police carried out 674 searches and made 586 drugs seizures.
Three hundred and seventy-three people were arrested and of those, 279 were either charged or reported to the Public Prosecution Service.
Acting Det Ch Supt Andrea... | Drugs worth £3.36m have been seized by police as part of a campaign to tackle street-level drug dealing in Northern Ireland. | 38122580 |
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