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A number of loyalist protesters tried to force their way into Belfast City Hall where the vote took place.
Two security staff at the hall and a press photographer were also injured. Separately, trouble broke out on the Lower Newtownards Road in east Belfast.
The council voted to fly the flag only on 15 designated days ... | Five police officers have been hurt during disorder in Belfast that erupted minutes after the council had voted to change its policy on the Union flag. | 20587538 |
Speaking to the BBC's Andrew Marr he said an independent Scotland would have to apply for membership and get the approval of all current member states.
Scotland's Finance Minister described his comments as "pretty preposterous".
John Swinney said Mr Barroso's view was based on a false comparison.
The referendum on Scot... | European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said it would be "extremely difficult, if not impossible" for an independent Scotland to join the European Union. | 26215963 |
The company has traded at its St John Street site since March 1868 and also has branches in Ballater and Oban.
Company chairman John Bullough said the decision was made "with great sadness and regret".
The closure of the store was described by the leader of Perth and Kinross Council Ian Miller as "a significant loss fo... | Department store McEwens of Perth has gone into administration with the loss of 110 jobs. | 35890292 |
Eilish MacSherry, 41, admitted causing the death of 49-year-old father of two Paul Mills by dangerous driving and drink driving in October 2015.
She will serve four-and-a half years in prison and the remainder on licence.
She also pleaded guilty to failing to stop following a collision with another car just before the ... | An off-duty policewoman from County Tyrone has been sentenced to nine years in jail for causing a fatal crash while twice over the legal alcohol limit. | 38860765 |
Leicester were already assured of progressing as Group G winners before the game and boss Claudio Ranieri made 10 changes to his starting XI.
Porto needed to win to guarantee their place in the knockout stage and made the ideal start when Andre Silva headed home.
The Portuguese side dominated throughout, with Leicester... | Already qualified Leicester City suffered the worst ever defeat by an English team in the Champions League as Porto recorded an overwhelming victory to join the Foxes in the last 16. | 38226552 |
The visitors conceded a calamitous goal after two minutes when Adam Lockwood passed to keeper Steven Drench, but the ball bobbled over his foot and in.
Drench later kept out Jai Reason's shot and a James Constable's effort to redeem his early howler.
James Hurst scored from a free-kick to restore parity in the second h... | Struggling Guiseley came from behind to earn a point against Eastleigh and maintain a three-point cushion above the National League relegation places. | 35902741 |
On Saturday Merthyr beat RGC 1404 35-7 and will meet the Wizards, who beat Bedwas 31-25 a day later.
Newport beat Llanelli 22-17 to reach the Tier Two final and will take on Neath.
The Welsh All Blacks beat Cross Keys 33-13 at the Gnoll to ensure their final spot that will determine who is best of the bottom half of th... | Aberavon will host Merthyr in the Welsh Premiership Tier One final at Talbot Athletic Ground on Sunday, 21 May. | 39909728 |
The Turkey international arrived at Parkhead on transfer deadline day on 1 February on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
But after just two goals in 13 games under former boss Ronny Deila, the 29-year-old was deemed surplus to requirements by Brendan Rodgers.
"Everyone at the club wishes him the very best for the future," Ce... | Celtic have confirmed striker Colin Kazim-Richards has left the club to join Brazilian side Coritiba. | 36495544 |
Manuel Pellegrini's side missed out on their first Champions League final, losing 1-0 in their semi-final second leg in the Spanish capital.
Gareth Bale's cross was deflected in by Fernando, settling a tie Madrid dominated, with City uninspired.
But, though he was disappointed with their performance, BBC Radio 5 live p... | Manchester City were too cautious and lacked creativity and tempo in their Champions League exit to Real Madrid, says former England winger Chris Waddle. | 36206791 |
Rates have fallen by 3.5% in the two weeks since 24 June, said Tom McPhail, head of retirement policy at Hargreaves Lansdown.
Before the vote, a 65 year-old with savings of £100,000 would have been able to buy an annual income of £5,069.
Now the value of that pension has dropped to £4,890, a new record low.
Experts ... | Annuity rates - which determine the value of pension incomes - have been 'in freefall' since the UK's vote to leave the EU, according to an expert. | 36749825 |
The RSPB estimates the population of Greenland white-fronted geese at Ynyshir has fallen by 83% since 1990.
The research project is being funded by Welsh Government.
It comes after a decision by ministers in August not to implement an outright ban on shooting the rare birds caused controversy.
Their movements will be m... | Electronic tags have been fitted to one of Europe's rarest birds to understand its dramatic decline at a Powys reserve. | 38637217 |
Newcomers Podemos, an anti-austerity party, and Citizens, a liberal party, are challenging the ruling Popular Party (PP) and the Socialists.
Opinion polls have put Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's PP narrowly ahead.
While he has been in power, Spain has emerged from a financial crisis into a period of economic growth.
Th... | Spaniards are to go to the polls in a landmark election that will see more than two parties compete for power for the first time in decades. | 35144186 |
The musician, whose recordings included Take Five and Blue Rondo a la Turk, was once designated a "living legend" by the US Library of Congress.
He died on Wednesday morning in hospital in Connecticut, his manager Russell Gloyd told the Chicago Tribune newspaper.
The musician, who toured with the likes of Duke Ellingto... | Pioneering jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck has died, aged 91. | 20609327 |
Boparan Private Office said it would secure the jobs of 2,000 workers in Norfolk and Suffolk when it acquired the company in 2016.
Unite union officer Steve Harley said employees "feel betrayed".
Bernard Matthews said it would "focus on what we're best at" by closing chicken production at its Norfolk headquarters in Gr... | The new owners of turkey producer Bernard Matthews are to cut 114 production and managerial jobs. | 39518320 |
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The Advertising Standards Authority, which makes the rules for adverts in the UK, said videos by some of the UK's biggest YouTube stars broke the rules.
In June a group of UK vloggers were paid to say good things about Oreo biscuits, but none of the videos were clearly labelle... | Vloggers are being told they need to be completely clear about when they're being paid to promote products. | 30195643 |
Flintshire council says the change is needed because of a growing shortage of affordable homes in the county.
A consultation will be carried out involving key stakeholders and council tenants.
Swansea and Carmarthenshire councils have already successfully applied to the Welsh government to exercise the option to suspen... | A north Wales council has voted in favour of social housing tenants losing the right to buy their homes. | 34843823 |
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Cavendish, 26, recorded the 20th Tour de France stage win of his career on Sunday to become the first British winner of the prestigious green jersey.
"The UK needs to understand we have one of the greatest of all time," Millar told BBC Sport's Matt Slater.
"At the moment, ... | Mark Cavendish is the "greatest sprinter in cycling history" says fellow Briton David Millar. | 14269959 |
Media playback is not supported on this device | Wales coach Warren Gatland thinks Dylan Hartley's controversial appointment as England captain ahead of the Six Nations is a "great" move by new England coach Eddie Jones. | 35422080 |
The tourist attraction closed in June for a second time since its £7.5m revamp last year, and has not re-opened.
The closure was because of an "increase in levels of rock-fall" and the work was expected to take up to three weeks.
However, Mid and East Antrim Mayor Audrey Wales said it is not clear when the coastal walk... | The Gobbins Cliff Path in County Antrim will not re-open until next year due to essential maintenance work. | 37294719 |
Documents published with the Autumn Statement forecast a rise in the price of both oil and gas of 10-15%, generating bigger taxable profits for offshore operators.
The independent body predicts nearly £6bn revenue over the next four years.
In March, it forecast a tax allowance giveaway by the Treasury of £4bn.
The ma... | Revenue from oil and gas tax is expected to rise over the next four years, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility. | 38091306 |
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The 32-year-old beat Russia's Valeria Koblova to win the -58kg freestyle wrestling division in Rio - as she has in every Games since Athens 2004.
Ten-time world champion Icho, whose 13-year undefeated record was ended in January, trailed with five seconds remaining but sna... | Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho has become the first woman to win individual gold medals at four consecutive Olympics. | 36690696 |
Germany's flagship airline cancelled 900 flights on Wednesday and 912 flights for Thursday, hitting some 200,000 passengers.
It is the 14th strike since April called by the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots union.
Lufthansa urged VC to work towards a resolution rather than an escalation.
However, union spokesman Joerg Handwer... | A Lufthansa pilots strike that halted hundreds of flights appeared to be intensifying after the union called for the action to be extended to Friday. | 38087413 |
The five were looking for metal in an old army barracks, a military spokesman told the BBC.
The BBC's James Copnall says unexploded ordnance and mines remain a big problem in South Sudan, following decades of civil war.
There are clear-up operations under way in several areas of South Sudan, but such explosions kill pe... | Five children have been killed by an old mortar shell as they dug for scrap metal in South Sudan's capital, Juba. | 24563786 |
Accounting firm EY found Scotland attracted 80 separate foreign direct investment (FDI) projects during 2014.
It was the third highest number on record, but slightly down on the 16-year high recorded in 2013.
Almost half of all projects coming to Scotland - a total of 37 - involved the US.
That represented a 10-year hi... | Scotland remained second only to London last year in attracting inward investment projects, according to a new survey. | 32891765 |
Farmers have said some areas resemble the "Wild West" after an escalation in the level of violence used by coursers.
The National Farmers Union said the problem had got "out of control", with one incident before Christmas involving 50 men and children.
Last week, 75 incidents were reported to police.
Supt Mark Housley,... | Extra patrols are taking place in parts of Lincolnshire at weekends in a bid to tackle a spate of recent incidents involving hare coursers. | 38704282 |
Top seed Serena, 33, found her form to beat Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 4-6 6-2 6-0, while Venus, 34, saw off Italy's Camila Giorgi 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-1.
Four-time champion Novak Djokovic beat Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (10-8) 6-3 6-4.
Stan Wawrinka, the 2014 winner, defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-4 6-2 6-4.
If younger sister Serena... | Serena and Venus Williams showed their fighting qualities as both came back from a set down to reach the last 16 at the Australian Open in Melbourne. | 30964454 |
The European Commission announced the action because it says the UK is failing to protect the endangered animals properly.
The government is yet to comment on the court action.
But the Wildlife Trusts are urging ministers to declare many more Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs).
These would protect mammals round the shore... | Campaigners are demanding better safeguards for the UK's marine mammals after the EU said it would take Britain to court over harbour porpoises. | 37497203 |
Velazquez kept 9-2 shot Always Dreaming in a good position during the one-and-a-quarter-mile race and won by almost three lengths from Lookin At Lee.
Battle of Midway held on for third.
Pletcher said: "I thought we had a big shot when we turned for home. I was a little worried down the back side, but you could tell he ... | Always Dreaming gave trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey John Velazquez their second victories in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. | 39836589 |
The building and its facilities at the Dounreay nuclear power complex cost about £20m to construct.
Each vault will be able to hold the equivalent of between 370 and 450 double decker buses.
The floor of the vault is 36ft (11m) below ground and the construction work involved 260 tonnes of steel.
The Dounreay experimen... | The first of two massive vaults where low-level radioactive material will be stored on the far north Caithness coast has been completed. | 28000608 |
Maxime Mermoz twice crossed the line for home tries and Delon Armitage and Chris Masoe also rounded off moves as Toulon produced a stylish display.
But DTH van der Merwe spearheaded a recovery that saw Gregor Townsend's men score four tries to earn a bonus point.
Matt Giteau added two more Toulon tries to guarantee the... | Defending champions Toulon swept Glasgow aside in the first half of their Heineken Cup opener but the Scots improved markedly in the second period. | 24461353 |
Investigations are ongoing, but police say the driver appears to have veered over the kerb and crashed with "extreme force" into the concrete wall marking the end of an emergency stop area inside the Sierre tunnel.
The ski party had been returning from a holiday in Val d'Anniviers, in the Valais Alps region on Tuesday.... | Twenty two school children and six adults died when their coach crashed into a wall in a motorway tunnel as they returned from a skiing holiday in Switzerland. | 17368242 |
Across the city 1,826 patients were treated by the charity, with more than a third of the casualties resulting from road traffic collisions.
The Air Ambulance had no explanation of why, for the third year running, Westminster needed the service most.
Lambeth, with 113 call-outs, and Hackney, 111, made up the top three.... | London's Air Ambulance crews attended 115 incidents in Westminster last year, the highest number of call-outs in any of the capital's boroughs. | 35668284 |
Parents of pupils at Horsforth School in Leeds have called the trip "disgraceful", "disgusting" and "appalling" on Facebook.
The school, an academy, has had sports trips to Italy and Spain in previous years.
HR director Lauren Robinson said the school wished to reiterate that it was not a compulsory trip.
A letter sent... | A West Yorkshire school has been criticised for asking parents to pay £1,650 for a sports trip to Barbados. | 33047817 |
Andre Ayew's header gave the Swans the lead before Eriksen levelled with a swerving effort from 25 yards.
Tottenham's Harry Kane sliced Jonjo Shelvey's corner into his own net to restore Swansea's advantage.
But Eriksen found the top corner from range to lift Spurs to within two points of the top four.
Swansea, who mov... | Tottenham extended their unbeaten Premier League run to seven games as two superb free-kicks from Christian Eriksen earned them a point at Swansea. | 34372499 |
In February the ex-chief of the defence staff signed a Downing Street letter calling for the UK to stay in the EU.
But he has told the Telegraph that was "a mistake" and said he believed a vote to Leave "is better for defence".
The government has previously said Britain will "never be part of an EU army".
There are fiv... | Former defence chief Lord Guthrie has switched sides to the Leave campaign in the EU referendum, saying he is worried by the prospect of "a European army". | 36565036 |
Shannon Murray arrived at the city's central station on Tuesday night and said the driver of a saloon vehicle "started yelling at me" and told her to use a larger taxi instead.
Ms Murray said she was "humiliated" and praised others who refused to get in the cab because of how she was treated.
Cardiff council said no co... | An actress has said she was refused a taxi ride in Cardiff because she was in a wheelchair. | 40025711 |
Jordi Amat's own goal came before the rain, strong winds and lightning forced the players off in Virginia.
Substitute Anthony Grant put the game beyond doubt as Swans boss Francesco Guidolin made sweeping changes to his starting line-up.
Swansea beat Charlotte Independence 4-0 in their first tour game.
New Swans defend... | Swansea City lost the second and final game of their pre-season United States trip in a match disrupted for 95 minutes by a storm. | 36819225 |
The economist Jim O'Neill has been appointed by UK Prime Minister David Cameron to head a review on the issue.
In his first recommendations, he says the gap between spending on cancer and antibiotic research needs to be closed.
He has already warned that drug-resistant infections will kill an extra 10 million people a ... | Far more money needs to be pumped into global drug research to tackle the looming crisis of antimicrobial resistance, a report says. | 31128971 |
Ministers said they would make "minimum possible changes" to comply with a 2010 Supreme Court ruling.
Sex offenders will have to wait 15 years after leaving prison to appeal.
Labour has opposed the change while the NSPCC said "paedophiles who have been put on the sex offender register for life must remain there".
Those... | Sex offenders in England and Wales can now appeal against staying on the sex offenders register for life - 15 years to the day since it was introduced. | 19437723 |
Six weeks after winning the polls, the Republican cruised past the 270 votes needed to formalise his victory.
After the result, Mr Trump promised to "work hard to unite our country and be the president of all Americans".
Electors had been flooded with emails and phone calls urging them not to support the billionaire.
B... | The US electoral college has certified Donald Trump as the 45th president, despite a last-ditch effort to deny him the White House. | 38374749 |
The cartoon shows a flag similar to ones used by IS with the words "there is no God but Allah", and a skull and crossbones.
The phrase is considered sacred by Muslims and the cartoon was seen by some as offensive.
The newspaper called the cartoon a "journalistic piece".
IS, also known as Isis, is a militant Islamist gr... | The Jakarta Post has defended the publication of a cartoon criticising Islamic State (IS) militants, after its editor was named in a defamation case. | 30444002 |
Richard Bull, 32, died when his iPhone charger made contact with the water at his home in Ealing, west London.
A coroner ruled his death was accidental and plans to send a report to Apple about taking action to prevent future deaths.
Safety campaigners have warned about the dangers of charging mobiles near water follow... | A man was electrocuted as he charged his mobile phone while in the bath, an inquest has heard. | 39307418 |
Troops began razing homes along the Gaza border in 2013 to create a "buffer zone" and eliminate smuggling tunnels, after a surge in attacks by militants.
But those evicted are given little or no warning, no temporary housing and inadequate compensation, HRW alleges.
The Egyptian government insisted that residents suppo... | Egypt has demolished more than 3,255 homes and other buildings in the Sinai peninsula in violation of international law, Human Rights Watch says. | 34317654 |
In a riotous final session, the hosts lost their last four wickets for two runs in crumbling to 215 all out before tearing through Australia's top order with the new ball to reduce them to 75-4.
Peter Siddle was Australia's outstanding performer on an overcast day which offered plenty of assistance to swing bowlers, re... | England fought back brilliantly with the ball after disappointing with the bat on an astonishing opening day of the Ashes series at Trent Bridge. | 23246326 |
The Tokyo-based mobile giant said the project aimed to generate 20GW (gigawatts) of energy through solar and wind power plants.
India relies on highly pollutant coal for 60% of its energy needs.
But prime minister Narendra Modi wants clean energy to help bring electricity to 300 million people without power.
SoftBank's... | Japanese firm SoftBank will team up with Taiwan's Foxconn and India's Bharti Enterprises to invest $20bn (£12bn) in solar projects in India. | 33234987 |
Castrogiovanni was banned for two weeks after appearing to direct a stamp towards Scotland's Duncan Taylor in a 36-20 loss in Rome.
Injured centre Michele Campagnaro is replaced by Andrea Pratichetti.
Tommason Allan comes in at number 10 for fly-half Edoardo Padovani.
Italy, captained by Sergio Parisse, are without a n... | Italy have made five changes for Saturday's Six Nations match in Wales as veteran prop Martin Castrogiovanni returns from suspension after missing last weekend's 58-15 loss to Ireland. | 35831327 |
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) survey of 2,500 people also found 57% did not trust the companies to handle their data responsibly.
And 51% complained that they had been contacted by organisations that had misused their data.
The CIM says personal data policies on websites should be clearer and simpler.
It s... | Nine in 10 people have no idea what companies do with the personal information the firms hold about them, a survey suggests. | 37476335 |
The 33-year-old South African was not offered a new contract because of the IRFU's succession policy, which seeks to develop homegrown talent.
"I would like to come back to Ulster in a coaching capacity," said Pienaar, who joined the Pro12 side in 2010.
"I would see my starting point as an underage or youth coach."
Pie... | Ruan Pienaar is leaving Ulster at the end of the season but the scrum-half is already planning to return as a coach when his playing career ends. | 39456396 |
Organisers said the Manx International Cycling Grand Prix held will see more than 140 professional riders compete.
Co-Director Richard Fletcher said the event will "showcase the island ahead of a second bid to host the British Cycling National Road Championships".
The island narrowly lost out to Stockton-on-Tees in its... | The first professional cycling event on the Isle of Man since 2003 will be held on the TT course this weekend. | 35958624 |
Torrence won silver for the USA at the World Relay Championships in 2014 and claimed another second-placed finish at the Pan American Games in 2015.
He switched allegiances to represent Peru at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
"Detectives learned that there were no obvious signs of foul play," a police statement said.
American r... | American middle-distance runner David Torrence has been found dead in a swimming pool in Arizona at the age of 31. | 41079678 |
But the community and voluntary sector weighed in on the debate on Monday morning at a hustings event hosted by the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) in Belfast.
And one charity said a failure to break the political deadlock after the election would leave arts groups in a "perilous situation".
"Imme... | Headline issues in the Northern Ireland Assembly election campaign have been the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal, the Irish language and the future of power-sharing. | 38959419 |
However her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, was given a six-year-and-three-month jail term by the court in Majorca.
Urdangarin was accused of using his royal connections to generate business income used for private spending.
The case began in 2010 and became symbolic of perceived corruption among Spain's elites, including t... | Spain's Princess Cristina, the 51-year-old sister of King Felipe and sixth in line to the throne, has been cleared in a tax fraud trial. | 39005056 |
The Met Office said rain will become persistent and heavy and could cause disruption.
A yellow "be aware" warning is from 00:15 BST to 09:00 on Sunday covering Anglesey, Conwy, Gwynedd, Denbighshire and Flintshire.
Up to 4cm (1.5in) of rain could fall during this period. | A warning for heavy rain has been issued for parts of north Wales overnight into Sunday. | 37198378 |
Sunday's blaze in Milton, Stoke-on-Trent, centred on a building containing recycled plastics.
The EA said the operator of the site, Hanbury Plastics Recycling (Stoke) Ltd, had "never held an environmental permit" and it had been issued with legal notices to clear waste plastics.
The BBC has contacted Hanbury Plastics R... | A recycling plant destroyed by a fire was storing illegal waste, the Environment Agency (EA) has said. | 38878262 |
There was growth for bourbon, gin and tequila.
But demand for its dominant Scotch whisky brands remained weak over the past year.
The London-based global company published full-year results to the end of June, showing sales up 2.8% on a like-for-like basis.
Volumes were up 1.3%.
Reported net sales were down from £10.8b... | Diageo, the world's biggest distiller, has reported an improvement from three disappointing years, although sales and profits were still down. | 36920345 |
As chair of the judges for 2015's Children's Poetry Award, McGough said they were "excited by the variety and quality" of the submissions this year.
However, he added they were "sorry that there were not more submissions and that so few publishers are producing books for children and young people".
Five books have been... | Poet Roger McGough has criticised the lack of poetry books currently being published for children. | 32451011 |
Matthew Tvrdon, 32, drove on an eight-mile "journey of mayhem" in 30 minutes last October, killing Karina Menzies.
The judge called it horrific and said Tvrdon used his van as a weapon.
Tvrdon, who has paranoid schizophrenia, admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
He also admitted seven coun... | A van driver who killed a mother-of-three and injured 17 other people in a series of hit-and-runs around Cardiff has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act. | 22789299 |
Blackwell is the defending champion after beating John Ryder in May.
"Sparring with someone better than you makes you feel good," he told BBC Wiltshire.
"I always make sure my training is going to be harder than the fight, and that's what I've done."
On facing Arnfield, Blackwell added: "He's a tall, orthodox fighter. ... | Wiltshire boxer Nick Blackwell, 25, says sparring with world champion James DeGale has boosted his training for Saturday's British middleweight title fight with Lancashire's Jack Arnfield. | 34804712 |
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report said cockpit footage showed the plane "responding to the pilot's control inputs".
It also said pilot Andy Hill was thrown clear of the aircraft during the later part of the crash on 22 August.
The AAIB said it was not clear whether Mr Hill initiated his ejection.
The... | The jet which crashed at the Shoreham air show killing 11 people showed "no abnormal indications" during its flight, an initial report has found. | 34156681 |
The robbers made off with a wooden casket holding the ashes after smashing their way into the home in Colebrook Lane, in Loughton, Essex.
A statement from the family said: "This has upset us more than anything and we have no idea why anybody would do such a thing."
The burglars also took jewellery and two laptops.
Poli... | A family say they are "utterly distraught" after their mother's ashes were stolen by burglars. | 38123189 |
The campaign, which included an online poll, was run in a bid to find the country's top sporting destination.
The city has several famous sportsmen and women associated with it, including Brian Clough and figure skaters Torvill and Dean.
The others shortlisted for the title were Gloucestershire, London, Manchester, Rug... | Nottingham has been named as England's official Home of Sport following a campaign by tourism body VisitEngland. | 34611032 |
Earlier this year hundreds of rail services were axed as part of a revised Southern timetable, prompting travel chaos and complaints from passengers.
The profit figures angered unions, with RMT describing Go-Ahead and Southern as "a money-raking disaster".
Go-Ahead's yearly profits before tax rose 26.8% to £99.8m.
On T... | Southern rail co-owner Go-Ahead has reported a profit of nearly £100m and apologised for major ongoing disruptions to its railway services. | 37253789 |
British number two Watson, 23, took the first set and was a break up in the second but failed to take advantage as Stosur rallied to win 4-6 6-3 6-0.
Watson's capitulation included losing the last 11 games of the match, which lasted just under two hours.
Australian Stosur will face France's Caroline Garcia or German se... | Heather Watson has been knocked out of the Hong Kong Open in the quarter-finals by fifth seed Samantha Stosur. | 34547347 |
Borthwick, 36, will link up with new England head coach Eddie Jones after agreeing terms earlier this week.
In a statement, the RFU said that he would start work "with immediate effect" as England forwards coach.
Bristol owner Steve Lansdown had claimed the RFU were "totally unprofessional" in their approach.
He had ac... | The Rugby Football Union has reached an agreement with Bristol to release coach Steve Borthwick from his contract with the Championship club. | 35143504 |
Amanda Young, 40, slumped in the dock at Bristol Crown Court as the verdict was read out.
Joshua Gafney, 22, died after she administered 14 times the dose of anti-psychotic Clozapine in February 2012.
During trial, Ms Young said she had "not seen" details of the drug's strength written on the bottle's label.
Witnesses ... | A nurse who gave a patient a lethal overdose of a prescription drug has been found not guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence. | 33132418 |
Ashers Baking Company faces a discrimination case, brought with the support of the Equality Commission.
Gareth Lee said he was treated with courtesy when he placed the order, but the bakery later said it could not fulfil it as it was a Christian firm.
He said the woman who telephoned him about this was apologetic.
Howe... | A man has told a court in Belfast that a bakery's refusal to make a cake with a slogan in support of gay marriage made him "feel like a lesser person". | 32063006 |
The incident happened on Fife Street between 04:30 BST and 05:00 BST on Saturday.
The police have appealed for witnesses to the crash.
York Road is closed between its junctions with Skegoneill Avenue and Alexandra Park Avenue. Diversions are in place. | A motorcyclist in his 20s has died following a crash in north Belfast. | 33492045 |
An amendment by Conservative peer Lord Mackay was backed by 270 votes to 128 - the largest in a series of defeats for the Welfare Reform Bill.
He argued it was unfair to charge lone parents who had tried and failed to get their ex-partners to pay maintenance.
The government said it would seek to overturn the defeat.
On... | The coalition has suffered its biggest defeat in the Lords since being elected over plans to charge single parents to use the Child Support Agency. | 16734099 |
Four men were cleared of raping a 20-year-old woman at a college ball in Gloucestershire.
After the trial collapsed, Det Con Ben Lewis was criticised by the judge for getting too close to the complainant.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission will analyse Gloucestershire Police's handling of the case.
The woman ... | A detective who failed to disclose "game-changing" evidence contributing to the collapse of a rape trial is to be investigated along with his force. | 36322093 |
That's not entirely true - tax powers are one of the things that remain devolved to member governments.
The European Union has led the way on measures to prevent money laundering, but taxes are set on a country-by-country basis. Some member states have used this power to set themselves up as low-tax jurisdictions withi... | In a speech on Friday, Labour deputy leader Tom Watson said: "The EU has led the way on tax avoidance by co-ordinating the international drive to crack down on individuals and institutions who hide their money offshore." | 35998386 |
Jed and Charlotte Case, from Edinburgh, were visiting the Fairy Pools in Glen Brittle earlier this week.
When they returned from their walk they found a note on their car.
Inside was a £10 note and the message: "Here's to a (small) round of drinks, a good time in Skye and a great life together."
A guest at the couple'... | Honeymooners have been touched by the generosity of a mystery well-wisher who spotted "just married" written on their car while parked at a Skye beauty spot. | 39745115 |
The call-back affects adapters used to make the chargers work with UK and Republic of Ireland plug sockets.
It says the affected kit was included with 7in-display Fire and Fire Kids Edition tablets sold since September 2015.
It is the latest in a series of tech companies to announce such a move.
Apple recalled power ch... | Amazon is recalling parts of the power chargers packaged with its tablet computers because of a risk of electrical shocks. | 35709671 |
A team says they have found a churned up layer of soil at an Alpine pass near the French-Italian border that dates to the time of Hannibal's invasion.
In Archaeometry journal, they say the disturbed sediment was rich in microbes that are common in horse manure.
Hannibal's third century BC campaign is seen as one of the... | Scientists may be closer to revealing the route taken by Hannibal as he crossed to Alps to attack ancient Rome. | 35969107 |
Celia Service, 72, from Colwyn Bay, was hit after a Jaguar XF mounted the pavement in Rhos on Sea in April 2012.
No charges were brought against driver Geoffrey Read, who was 90 at the time.
Police reviewed the case after Mrs Service's family hired a private investigator. But the Crown Prosecution Service is not taking... | The family of a woman who died after being hit by a car in Conwy county have expressed their disappointment that no-one is to be prosecuted over her death. | 36492114 |
The 32-year old finished fifth at London 2012 and qualified for Rio in April with victory in Australia.
Jenkins joins compatriot Non Stanford and Vicky Holland in the GB squad as the trio compete in Stockholm in the penultimate world event before Rio.
"Running in Rio is a bonus; I didn't really expect to be going," she... | Welsh triathlon star Helen Jenkins believes she can win a medal at the Rio Olympics, but is putting herself under no pressure to do so. | 36671717 |
But Mourinho accepts it would "make sense" for the season to be viewed as a failure if United, who edged out Celta Vigo to reach the final, lose to Ajax.
Mourinho, 54, became the first manager in United history to win a major trophy in his first season when he claimed the EFL Cup in February.
"We did things nobody did ... | Manchester United's season will be a success even if they lose the Europa League final, says boss Jose Mourinho. | 39894331 |
Five members of the Rising Culture Group from Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, made the trek to the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.
The trip had been in doubt following the disaster in April in which some members suffered personal tragedy.
Thirty group members had originally been expected to perform at Llangolle... | A group of performers from Nepal who survived the earthquakes in April took centre stage at a world music festival in Denbighshire at the weekend. | 33507450 |
They walked out in a dispute over proposals to operate more trains without guards.
Traffic Scotland warned traffic was "much heavier than normal this morning due to the rail strike" and congestion in Edinburgh city centre caused disruption to tram journeys.
ScotRail estimated about 30% of its services were unable to ru... | Commuters faced travel disruption as ScotRail workers began the first of a series of planned one-day strikes. | 36580095 |
The force "requires improvement" in efficiency, according to Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC).
Its report raised concerns over the number of officers available and stated that "on occasions priority incidents are attended late or unallocated".
Chief Constable Justine Curran said the force was improving... | Humberside Police's efforts at reducing crime and keeping people safe is still "not good enough", a watchdog has said. | 37857948 |
At Ford's biggest European plant, in Spain's south-eastern coastal city of Valencia, it was $2.6bn (£1.7bn; €2.3bn) and a lot of ostrich feathers.
Journalists have now been allowed inside the factory for the first time to see what Ford claims is one of the "world's most advanced, flexible and productive" facilities.
Bu... | What does it take to turn a 40-year-old car factory into a robotic wonderland of manufacturing technology? | 34454071 |
Reasons To Vote For Democrats: A Comprehensive Guide contains no words other than page headings and a bibliography.
"You can go cover-to-cover in about 15, 20 seconds," author Michael Knowles, a conservative journalist, told Fox News.
A one-word cover review of the literary phenomenon-cum-political joke simply reads: "... | Amazon.com's bestseller list has been topped by a US political manifesto with a twist - all 266 pages are blank. | 39226684 |
The 15-year-old, from Measham, Leicestershire, was last seen after she was dropped off outside Ibstock Community College on 13 November.
Her body was later found in undergrowth in a field near Ibstock after a huge police search of the surrounding area.
Stephen Beadman, 28, from Ibstock, has been charged with rape and m... | Teenager Kayleigh Haywood, whose body was found near a lake after going missing, died from head and facial injuries, an inquest has heard. | 34908987 |
Ryan McKinlay, 36, from Gosport, was as a passenger on a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) when it collided with a larger motorboat, which had been carrying the RIB earlier the same day.
Mr McKinlay was pulled from the sea in Osborne Bay at about 17:00 BST on Friday after a Mayday call.
He was airlifted to hospital where he ... | A man who died when two boats crashed off the Isle of Wight has been named. | 33220600 |
The three-day ban was imposed after violent protests sparked by the killing of a prominent separatist militant.
But the publishers have delayed print runs, saying the government should guarantee freedom of operation.
More than 40 people have been killed and nearly 2,000 people and 1,600 security forces have been injure... | Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have lifted a ban on publication of newspapers. | 36842520 |
Joseph McGuire, 46, from Edinburgh, used a franking machine at the National Museum of Scotland to order stamps, which he sold online.
The fraud emerged when the Royal Mail Criminal Intelligence unit discovered large numbers of books of stamps were being sold cut-price on the internet.
Sheriff Fiona Reith told McGuire i... | A man who defrauded his employer of more than £14,000 in postage stamps has been jailed for 12 months. | 34113659 |
Joachim Gauck also praised Germans who have sheltered and cared for around 200,000 new refugees this year.
Many see his message as an indirect attack on a new anti-immigration group called Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West, or Pegida.
It has been running weekly rallies in Dresden since October. O... | Germany's president has called for refugees to be welcomed in a speech due to be broadcast on Christmas Day. | 30599339 |
Anyone convicted of harming another with a chemical agent will now serve between 12 and 50 years in prison.
In Colombia, an estimated 100 people per year are attacked with acid, but so far only a handful of perpetrators have been convicted.
The law is named after Natalia Ponce, who was severely disfigured by an acid at... | The Colombian Senate has passed a law which will impose harsher sentences on people who have committed acid attacks. | 34931190 |
It will commemorate the centenary of the Great Arab Revolt, the British-backed uprising against the German-allied Ottoman Turks depicted in the film Lawrence Of Arabia.
The Jordanian Royal Guard, Band and Drill Team will perform.
The Nepal Army Band will have a snow-covered recreation of Mount Everest.
The Tattoo, now ... | The deserts of Arabia and the snow-covered peaks of Everest will be re-imagined in Edinburgh as part of this year's Royal Military Tattoo. | 36943285 |
The soldiers took to the streets in several cities over a pay dispute and blocked off the second largest city, Bouaké, on Saturday.
They have said they are willing to fight if the army intervenes.
Popular opposition to the rebellion has been growing, culminating in a march against the soldiers in Bouaké.
Six people wer... | Ivory Coast's military says it has launched an operation to "restore order" after three consecutive days of protests by mutinous soldiers. | 39917436 |
"If the export continues the animals will be decimated," a government official has told the BBC.
China imports many donkey hides, using the gelatin in medicinal tonics, aphrodisiacs and anti-ageing creams.
In August, neighbouring Burkina Faso banned the export of donkey skins on similar grounds.
"About 80,000 donkeys h... | Niger has banned the export of donkeys, warning that a three-fold increase in trade, mainly to Asian countries, is threatening its donkey population. | 37286811 |
Tini Owens, 66, asked the Court of Appeal to overturn a family court ruling, which said she could not divorce her husband Hugh Owens, 78.
But the appeal judges, led by Sir James Munby, upheld the original ruling.
However, Sir James did point out that some people would feel unhappiness should be grounds for divorce.
The... | A woman who says she is "desperately unhappy" in her marriage has lost the latest round of an "extraordinarily unusual" court fight. | 39380779 |
Thomas Rees, 32, and Joshua Bradwell, 25, were in Sainsbury's on Hackney Road when a guard told them a woman had complained about their behaviour.
The protestors danced outside the Hackney Road store on Saturday night before kissing in the aisles.
Sainsbury's apologised for the incident and offered the couple a £10 vo... | About 200 people carrying rainbow flags descended on an east London supermarket for a mass "kissathon" after they received a complaint about a gay couple holding hands. | 37074823 |
Play was suspended in the 33rd minute after supporters in the away end at Goodison Park surged towards the pitch and objects were thrown.
The teams waited on the side of the pitch before the police and stewards restored order.
Visiting players appealed for calm and the match resumed after a break of almost five minutes... | Uefa are to look into the crowd trouble which halted Everton's Europa League play-off match against Hajduk Split. | 40967331 |
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (Icomos), which advises Unesco, has expressed concern over plans for the project in Wiltshire.
The group wrote to Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin earlier in November.
An announcement about upgrading the whole A303 is expected in the chancellor's Autumn Statement.
... | A planned dual carriageway and road tunnel could have an "adverse impact" on Stonehenge, an advisory body on World Heritage Sites has warned. | 30248826 |
At one point in the final hours of trading, the stock had lost more than $8bn (£5bn), or 25% of its opening price.
It seems investors were spooked by the early and unintended publication of earnings results that should have been presented after the markets had closed.
So how did that happen, and why did it result in T... | By any measure, Twitter hit particularly rough conditions on Tuesday night, which sent its share price into a tailspin. | 32511932 |
The findings came to light during a study into the host range of the bacteria, which reached Europe in 2013.
The findings offer hope of limiting the impact of Xylella fastidiosa that experts described as one of the "most dangerous plant pathogens worldwide".
If it is not controlled, it could decimate the EU olive oil i... | Tests suggests some varieties of olive trees appear to be resistant to an invasive pathogen posing a serious risk to Europe's olive industry. | 35917107 |
Slovenian world players' union member Dejan Stefanovic told the BBC that Mourinho was "bullying" the German, who has been told to find another club.
The League Managers' Association said the comments were "totally inappropriate".
It added Stefanovic "has apologised to Mr Mourinho".
Schweinsteiger, 32, signed a three-ye... | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has received an apology for the claim he should be jailed for his treatment of midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger. | 37049757 |
Pilots began action stopping long-haul flights yesterday and extended it to medium and short-haul journeys today.
Their union is in a long battle over pay and retirement benefits.
The company said the judgement was good news for passengers, but came too late to alter Wednesday's flight schedule.
It said flights would b... | A German regional court has ordered an end to the Lufthansa pilots' strike which has affected 140,000 travellers, overturning a previous ruling by a lower court. | 34195320 |
Smoke was seen coming from the windows and roof of the unoccupied Banbury Road building at about 23:30 GMT on Saturday following a suspected arson attack.
Twenty-six firefighters went inside the burning property to check no-one was trapped.
Incident commander Guy Dunkley called it a "challenging incident due to the com... | About 50 firefighters tackled a blaze at a former care home in Oxford. | 35739365 |
In 2010, Heritage Oil and Gas Ltd realised it would be hit with a huge tax bill and started making efforts to avoid it by moving the country where the company was registered from the Bahamas to Mauritius, leaked emails obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and shared with the BBC show.
M... | Revelations from the Panama Papers show how a company based in Jersey, a British crown dependency, attempted to avoid paying $400m (£280m) in Capital Gains Tax to the Ugandan government, writes BBC Africa's Rob Wilson. | 35985463 |
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