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Those with defined benefit pensions worth more than £30,000 are required to have a professional consultation before transferring their money out.
But firms say clients are asking for confirmation they have had a consultation when none has taken place.
Advisers say they are refusing such requests.
The new Pension Freed... | People with a final salary pension who are desperate to access their cash are asking financial advisers to bend the new pension freedom rules. | 33011771 |
Doctors have had to take part in five-yearly "MOTs" since 2012 to ensure they are fit to continue working.
The General Medical Council said the system was working well, but highlighted problems with the way it was being applied to locums.
The review by the regulator found hospitals were "unwilling to provide frank feed... | There are weaknesses in the way the performance of locum doctors is checked in the UK, a review suggests. | 38603478 |
Jane Bell got into difficulty at the Dalmeny Hotel in St Annes, Lancashire, in August 2014.
The hotel's owners have been charged with failing in their duty to ensure the safety of guests and failing to make a risk assessment.
They will face trial at Preston Crown Court in August.
No plea was entered during a brief hear... | The owners of hotel where a three-year-old girl drowned in a swimming pool are to face trial over alleged health and safety failures. | 36750861 |
Gareth Hindmarsh told officers he was sitting drinking lager when the decision to kill Linda Norcup "just popped into my head".
The 35-year-old had previously pleaded guilty to murder, Stafford Crown Court heard.
Hindmarsh, of Stoke-on-Trent, will be sentenced on 6 November when he faces a mandatory life term.
The sibl... | A man who strangled his sister as she slept then returned later to "finish her off", a court heard. | 34683758 |
It meant doctors could pick the correct tools needed to wash her lungs.
And as a result, Katie Parke, from Northern Ireland, needed to spend less time under anaesthetic and being ventilated.
Doctors at the hospital say the technology could also be used to train other doctors.
Katie has pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, w... | A 3D-printed windpipe has been used to practise delicate surgery before an operation on a six-year-old girl at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital. | 34280641 |
Chemistry teacher Susan McKay, 58, and her husband Owen, 73, grew the drug in the seven-bed Tall Trees, Llandyrnog.
They were given suspended jail terms along with their son Michael after they admitted conspiring to supply cannabis.
At Mold Crown Court on Friday, Ms McKay was told to repay £33,500, Mr McKay £22,000 and... | A family who turned their Denbighshire B&B into a cannabis factory have been ordered to pay back more than £55,000. | 35943861 |
Mubasher Misr (Live Egypt) would stop broadcasting until it had obtained "the necessary permits", it said.
Cairo accused Mubasher Misr of serving as the mouthpiece of the Islamist supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi - something the channel denied.
It was a major source of tension between Egypt and Qatar, whic... | The Qatari-owned al-Jazeera network has suspended its Egyptian channel, whose coverage angered Egypt's government. | 30585551 |
It's one of those fun facts that fascinates people about life in space.
Robyn Gatens, deputy division director for Nasa's International Space Station (ISS) programme, has seen plenty of negative reactions to the practice in her 30 years at the US space agency.
"It's a mental thing, it sounds yucky," she says.
The ISS r... | If you want to get a laugh out of a five-year-old, telling them that astronauts drink their own wee is bound to do the trick. | 38053581 |
Rashford, who scored twice on his debut against FC Midtjylland on Thursday, steered in a loose ball for the opener then headed in three minutes later.
Danny Welbeck nodded Arsenal back into the game, but Rashford picked out Ander Herrera whose shot was deflected in.
Mesut Ozil's volley gave third-placed Arsenal hope, b... | Teenager Marcus Rashford scored twice and set up the third as Manchester United derailed Arsenal's Premier League title challenge at Old Trafford. | 35624234 |
The 36-year-old woman was trapped in her white Fiat Punto when it left the A75 Dumfries bypass at the Bloomfield roundabout at 17:05 on Tuesday.
Police said she was rescued by firefighters and was being treated in hospital for head and back injuries.
They have appealed for help from witnesses to the crash.
PC Stuart De... | A motorist was seriously hurt when her car crashed through the centre of a roundabout and landed on a footpath below the road. | 38450327 |
Gillian Troughton, who contested the Howgate ward for Labour, is due to stand to be Copeland's MP next month after losing a by-election in February.
The Conservative Party is now the largest group on the county council, but no party has overall control.
Labour's Stewart Young said the council result was "a real disappo... | A prospective parliamentary candidate lost her seat on Cumbria County Council as the Tories gained at the expense of Labour. | 39814629 |
The move comes amid a normalisation of ties between the US and Cuba.
The Caribbean country's presence on the list alongside Syria, Iran and Sudan was a sticking point for Cuba during talks to reopen embassies.
A US trade embargo against Cuba remains and can only be ended by Congress.
Mr Obama met Cuban President Raul C... | Cuba has welcomed as "fair" a US decision to remove it from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, saying it should never have been on the list in the first place. | 32313184 |
Henry Brandon Barker, 20, of Failsworth, was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving following the death of Shahzaib Hussain.
Shahzaib was hit outside a mosque on Moss Street West in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester.
Barker was detained in a youth offenders institution and disqualified from driving for ... | A motorist has been detained for seven years after an 11-year-old boy was fatally struck by a car. | 37186718 |
Auditors also reported a number of other "failings" and said the council had a culture of "holding back bad news".
Concerns were raised over licences being handed out to people who had committed hate crime offences.
The Labour-led council said it has now "tightened the rules" over licensing.
More on this story and othe... | Taxi licences were granted to individuals with criminal convictions by Derby City Council, an external audit of the authority has revealed. | 36542315 |
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Coleman, 46, has a contract until after the 2018 World Cup but has been linked with the vacancy at Crystal Palace as well as hinting he could walk away if Wales lose ground in qualification.
"I said if it comes to a point and we cannot affect our future, I need to sit down... | Manager Chris Coleman says he is focused purely on rejuvenating Wales' hopes and not his long-term future. | 40041461 |
Myles Bradbury, 41, of Herringswell, Suffolk, admitted abusing 18 children in his care at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, between 2009 and 2013.
Cambridge Crown Court heard the pen carried 170,425 images of "boys partially clothed... none indecent".
Bradbury's sentencing hearing was told the images were gathered at ... | A paedophile doctor who abused young cancer patients had more than 170,000 spy pen images, a court heard. | 30243290 |
An ambulance was called to the Widcombe Parade area in Bath city centre on Friday afternoon.
He was one of four men taken to the Royal United Hospital, South West Ambulance said.
Avon and Somerset Police said it was investigating claims members of the group had taken a legal high before the ambulance was called. | A man has had a heart attack after he is believed to have had an adverse reaction to suspected legal highs. | 36345661 |
They say the man attacked the soldiers in a betting shop on Wednesday night and later shot at a city bus, injuring the driver and two passengers.
He then fled and blew himself up in his house when police surrounded the area.
Prime Minister Denis Zvizdic later said at an emergency meeting of his cabinet it was an attack... | A suspected Islamist gunman has shot dead two Bosnian soldiers before blowing himself up in the capital Sarajevo, officials say. | 34866890 |
The 27-year-old 400m hurdler from Perth was presented with four major medals in 2014, including European gold and Commonwealth silver.
And she finished second in the overall Diamond League programme.
Libby Clegg, Mark Dry, Chris O'Hare, Lynsey Sharp were the others short-listed, with Sharp named Commonwealth Athlete of... | Eilidh Child is Scotland's Athlete of the Year, picking up the accolade for the fourth time in six years. | 30166909 |
Villa have scored just four times in a winless eight-game run since Boxing Day which has seen them plummet from play-off hopefuls to relegation worriers, seven points clear of danger in 16th.
"We've got to improve in what we do with the ball," Bruce told BBC WM.
"But the big problem is we don't score enough. That is ou... | Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce admits that his struggling Championship team are suffering chiefly from a chronic shortage of goals. | 38924601 |
London's Paddington and Waterloo stations and Birmingham New Street are stations that could be put up for sale.
Speaking to the Financial Times, Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne said £1.8bn could be raised through the sale of 7,500 other properties.
These include freight yards, car parks, arches, depots and spa... | Network Rail is considering the sale of a number of the UK's best known railway stations in an effort to shore up its debt-laden balance sheet. | 35785499 |
After the first leg was drawn, Pirates secured victory with a heat to spare in Poole to win 92-90 on aggregate.
Belle Vue were the last British team to win three national titles in a row.
"Three titles in a row is something to be very proud of and the boys dug deep to get the win," Pirates manager Neil Middleditch told... | Poole Pirates became the first team for 43 years to win three successive national titles as they beat Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League Grand Final. | 34411126 |
Stephen Bladen, 55, of Pembroke Dock, was found guilty of 33 offences, including rape of a girl aged seven and another under 11, at Swansea Crown Court.
He will serve a minimum of 14 years behind bars.
On Monday, Judge Keith Thomas found Bladen to be a "dangerous" criminal who had offended over a 30-year period.
Robin ... | A Pembrokeshire man who raped two young girls and sexually assaulted three others has been jailed for 21 years. | 35154641 |
He became the 21st person to be arrested after the attack, which killed 22 people and injured 116 as they left an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May.
Some 12 have been released without charge. Nine remain in custody.
Earlier another 20-year-old was detained in Manchester, on suspicion of offences against the Terrorism Act... | A 20-year-old man has been arrested following the Manchester Arena terrorist attack after handing himself in to police. | 40192091 |
"The government will not be intimidated by organised crime," he said.
The mayor, Gisele Mota, was shot dead at her home less than 24 hours after taking office in the town of Temixco.
She promised to try to clean up the city, where problems associated with drugs and organised crime are rife.
Her murder "is a message and... | The governor of Mexico's Morelos state, Graco Ramirez, has taken command of police services in 15 towns and cities following the murder of a newly-elected mayor on Saturday. | 35219169 |
The people of the first new nation of the century suffered some of the worst atrocities of modern times in their struggle for self-determination.
When their Portuguese colonial masters withdrew in 1975, Indonesia claimed the territory for itself and ruthlessly suppressed the independence movement.
Eventually the UN too... | East Timor's road to independence - achieved on 20 May 2002 - was long and traumatic. | 14919009 |
The seminal prog-rock album celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
Sir Tom's play, which stars About Time actor Bill Nighy, will be broadcast on Radio 2 on 26 August.
Described as a "philosophical comedy", the play also stars Rufus Sewell as superhero Ethics Man.
Released in March 1973, Dark Side of the Moon was th... | Aardman Animations, the studio behind Wallace and Gromit, has unveiled a trailer for Sir Tom Stoppard's play Darkside, based on the Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon. | 23768213 |
We invited you to choose from the three suggestions which cropped up the most to tell us which you would most like us to look into.
The ranking has now closed and the most popular idea was: "Build multi-storey car parks."
We will now investigate this idea and publish our findings on the BBC News Oxford section of the w... | We've been asking you to send in ideas of how to solve parking problems at Oxford's John Radcliffe hospital. | 38756969 |
The warning comes in an interview with John Beattie for BBC Scotland's new current affairs programme, Timeline.
She expressed frustration at what she says are years of missed opportunities to capitalise on the grand slam success of her sons, Andy and Jamie Murray.
The Lawn Tennis Association announced a £15m investment... | Judy Murray has told the BBC that tennis "could go back to being largely irrelevant in this country again" if more isn't done to improve facilities. | 38748721 |
The offer, a record cash takeover, values Monsanto shares at $128 and will create a company worth $66bn (£50bn).
As well as farm-products, Bayer also sells healthcare products including Alka-Seltzer.
Monsanto is known for its genetically modified seeds for crops.
The use of such seeds is widespread in the US, but plan... | German chemicals giant Bayer has confirmed its record-breaking $66bn takeover of GM seeds business Monsanto - a deal that would create the world's biggest seeds and pesticides company. | 37361556 |
The light strips are designed to catch the eye of people looking down at their device, and change colour to match traffic signals.
The lure of games and social media has come "at the expense of attention to traffic", said councillor Kees Oskam.
But Dutch road safety group VVN said the idea "rewards bad behaviour".
"It'... | Pavement lights have been installed at a pedestrian crossing in a Netherlands town to help smartphone users cross the road safely. | 38992653 |
The Russian club turned down a fourth bid from Leicester City of $26.5m (£18.7m) for the Nigerian forward last week, which was an improvement on the original offer of $21.6m (£15.1m).
The 23-year-old was believed to be open to a move to the Premier League leaders.
However, CSKA, who are top of the Russian league, want ... | CSKA Moscow will not sell striker Ahmed Musa in this transfer window. | 35454860 |
Police were called to Theodora Street, Adamsdown, at about 3:30 BST on Thursday.
The assault victim was taken to the University Hospital of Wales where he died on Sunday.
An 18-year-old from Tremorfa has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in custody. A 45 year-old man who was arrested has been released on bail... | A murder investigation has been launched after a 37-year-old man died following a serious assault in Cardiff. | 40633127 |
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A David Kee shot and Mark Haughey header had the Blues two up at the break but Martin Donnelly and Caoimhin Bonner brought the Reds level.
Linfield's Sean Ward was sent-off for bundling Chris Curran over but George McMullan saw the penalty saved.
McMullan put Cliftonville ... | Both sides finished with 10 men as an incident-packed match finished level. | 34427736 |
Mr Carney's decision came after increasing speculation about his future as the head of the Bank of England.
Governors are traditionally appointed for an eight-year term, but when Mr Carney took the job in 2013 he initially signed up for five years, with an option for a further three. He has now said he will stay until ... | Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said he will be staying on an extra year after his initial term comes to an end in 2018, to help oversee the UK's Brexit negotiations with the European Union. | 23050597 |
Tsonga, 31, has pulled out with the same adductor problem which forced him to retire from the French Open.
It will be the first time Slovenia-born Bedene, 26, has represented Britain at Queen's Club, following his nationality switch in 2015.
He reached the third round at Roland Garros last month - the furthest he has p... | Britain's Aljaz Bedene has replaced Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the main draw at the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club. | 36492402 |
With the home side chasing 296, Maxwell hit eight fours and three sixes but fell with one required, looking for the boundary that would give him a century.
India had posted 295-6 thanks to Virat Kohli's run-a-ball 117, while Aussie pace bowler John Hastings took 4-58.
Australia have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in th... | Glenn Maxwell struck 96 from 83 balls to lead Australia to a series-clinching win over India in the third one-day international at the MCG in Melbourne. | 35337898 |
The latest investment follows the £88m announced in December for 26 sports to deliver grassroots schemes.
Netball will receive £16.9m, while rugby union, table tennis, tennis and athletics are also beneficiaries.
But the Football Association must wait to find out how much funding it will get over the next four years.
T... | Sport England has awarded a further £101m of National Lottery and government funding to the governing bodies of 25 sports, including netball. | 38881709 |
Ground readings near one set of tanks stood at 2,200 millisieverts (mSv) on Tuesday, the plant operator and Japan's nuclear authority said.
Saturday's reading was 1,800 mSv.
Last month, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said it had found highly contaminated water leaking from a storage tank.
Other lea... | Radiation levels around tanks storing contaminated water at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have risen by a fifth to a new high, officials say. | 23945612 |
Dr Dre's third album, the soundtrack to N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, follows his last release, called 2001.
Singer-songwriter Charlie Puth tops the UK singles chart with his song Marvin Gaye, featuring Meghan Trainor - giving each artist their second chart-topper.
One Direction track Drag Me Down falls from th... | Compton, rapper Dr Dre's first studio record in 16 years, has gone straight to the top of the UK album chart. | 33932001 |
More than 200 properties were damaged in the so-called Meibion Glyndwr campaign.
Papers obtained by BBC Radio Cymru's Manylu programme highlight concerns about sympathy for the arsonists within Welsh-speaking communities.
Only one person was found guilty of being involved in the attacks.
Over a period of 12 years from ... | The UK government's attempts to respond to an arson attack campaign on holiday homes in Wales in the 1980s and 1990s have been revealed for the first time. | 39281345 |
The company said the service would operate six times a week, with limited single fares starting at £19.99.
The announcement marks the first non-chartered international route from Dundee Airport.
Dundee computer gaming entrepreneur Chris van der Kuyl said the new service was a "game-changer" for the city.
The service w... | A new route offering flights between Dundee Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol will start on 23 May, operator Flybe has confirmed. | 35658614 |
Eales has been owner of the League One club since the summer of 2014 when they were in League Two.
"I'm not a quitter, I'm not going anywhere," he told BBC Radio Oxford.
"What I've always said from day one is, if I can find a financial partner that could assist me, I would welcome them with open arms."
Eales believes O... | Oxford United chairman Darryl Eales admits he is open to additional investment to aid the club's push towards Championship football. | 38719775 |
Luis Suarez put the holders ahead with a run from the halfway line before a cool finish.
Lionel Messi doubled the lead when his fierce effort from outside the area went in off the post.
But Antoine Griezmann gave Atletico hope for next Tuesday's second leg at the Nou Camp with a 59th-minute close-range header.
Alaves a... | Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final tie at the Vicente Calderon. | 38798121 |
In its final report, the commission also called for the armed forces to recognise their responsibility for the "grave violations" that happened.
More than 400 people were killed or disappeared between 1964 and 1985.
Many others, among them President Dilma Rousseff, were arrested and tortured.
The seven-member truth com... | Brazil's national truth commission says illegal arrests, torture, executions and forced disappearances were performed systematically by state agents under Brazil's military rule. | 30410741 |
Currently, termination of pregnancy is only allowed if a woman's life is at risk or there is a permanent or serious risk to her mental or physical health.
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) brought the case to extend abortion to cases of serious foetal malformation, rape or incest.
The 1967 Abortion A... | Abortion legislation in Northern Ireland is in breach of human rights law, the Belfast High Court has ruled. | 34963159 |
As a regimental sergeant major in the Second Battalion the Royal Welsh, his job was to maintain discipline in the ranks.
Promoted to captain two years ago, Mo's new posting as the battalion's welfare officer has demanded a very different approach. His task has been to keep families as happy as possible when their loved... | Pontypridd-born Captain Mo Moynihan knows how to keep order. | 13253283 |
Scientists from Norfolk-based British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) had been following Chris the cuckoo since satellite-tagging him in 2011.
However, the bird, named after wildlife presenter Chris Packham, was reported "missing in action" last month.
The bird had most likely "perished in the Sahara Desert", the BTO said.... | A cuckoo that provided more data about the birds' migratory patterns than any other has most likely taken his final journey, conservationists have said. | 34315439 |
Azeem Hafeez, the son of Sandwell Council's former deputy leader Mahboob Hussain, will not be charged, police have said.
Mr Hafeez said: "My arrest did not relate to the sale or purchase of any former Sandwell Council properties.
"I'm considering taking legal action."
A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said: "The 30-ye... | The son of a senior councillor arrested on suspicion of fraud as part of a probe into the sale of the authority's former properties will face no further action. | 34796954 |
In a wide-ranging interview about his life and career, the peer said that if the Labour Party does not work, it was "no good for working class people".
He said he was chosen to lead his party because he was "of the left" but was also "sane and sensible".
He led the party from October 1983 until its 1992 general electio... | Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock says he still believes socialism is "the way to emancipate the world" but says it has to "work in practice". | 36917480 |
Most Scottish universities have maintained or improved their standing in the league table.
Overall Edinburgh University came out in 4th place while Glasgow University was 13th.
More than 85% of university research in Scotland was judged to have an outstanding or very significant impact in wider society and economy.
Thi... | The range and quality of research at Scotland's universities has been praised in a new UK-wide survey. | 30516585 |
Implementation of the scheme was halted after the Supreme Court ruled that data sharing provisions were unlawful.
Education Secretary John Swinney told MSPs the government was committed to amending and enforcing the system.
The Tories want the scheme to be scrapped, while Labour wants children aged 16 and 17 excluded.
... | The Scottish government hopes to implement its named person scheme by August 2017 after a period of "intense engagement" on amendments. | 37301187 |
The Nevin Economic Research Institute (Neri) said that the majority of Invest NI's grants should be refocused into an "innovation fund".
The fund would be used for research and development in areas like sustainable energy, agri-food and life sciences.
Neri said corporation tax would not address long-term economic chall... | Northern Ireland needs a new industrial policy for long-term growth rather than "buying-in" economic success, a think tank has recommended. | 30401530 |
Sylvan Parry, 46, of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, attacked mother-of-six Fiona Parry on the first day of the school year on 3 September.
He was found guilty of attempted murder by a jury on Thursday following a trial at Mold Crown Court.
He must serve a minimum of seven-and-a-half years before he can apply for parole.
Mrs Parr... | A man who tried to kill his wife as they walked their children to school has been jailed for life. | 35782925 |
Friday was tough for Hamilton, who was unhappy with his car and missed half a session with a technical problem.
His issues continued before qualifying on Saturday - he locked his brakes and missed Turn Seven on his fastest lap and ended up eighth fastest.
Rosberg was just 0.059 seconds ahead of Verstappen.
Ferrari's Ki... | Nico Rosberg's Mercedes narrowly headed Red Bull's Max Verstappen in final practice at the Singapore Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton struggled. | 37395928 |
Indeed at the weekend, in perhaps the most forceful and curious outburst yet, a former Safa boss, Molefi Oliphant, said he had felt "betrayed" by the current Safa president, Danny Jordaan.
On the face of it, the alleged betrayal seemed rather petty.
It related to the sequence in which a string of letters regarding Sout... | As South Africa's football executives, and indeed its government, wait anxiously for more details about the FBI's claim that the 2010 Fifa World Cup vote was rigged, a steady leak of emails and letters appears to be doing little to calm nerves in the country. | 33064477 |
The organisation has called for evidence on whether guns are used "for the right reasons, in the right circumstances."
It will also look at how others - including some pheasant shoots - use NRW-managed land.
NRW itself uses firearms to "limit pest damage and help protected species."
Ceri Davies, NRW's director of evide... | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has launched a review into the use of firearms on land it manages, following animal welfare and safety concerns. | 38885981 |
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The 35ft (10.6m) minke whale was first spotted floating in the Thames Estuary on Sunday and was found washed up on East Beach, Shoeburyness, on Monday.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said scientists from the Natural History Museum examined the mammal and said it did not pose... | A dead whale found washed up on a beach in Essex was likely to have been hit by a ship, experts have said. | 35243903 |
In a statement, the army said missiles fired by the drone had hit a compound in the North Waziristan tribal region.
The army unveiled its Burraq (Prophet's Horse) drone in March, saying it could fire laser-guided missiles.
Pakistan officially opposes drone strikes carried out by the United States in Pakistan's tribal r... | Pakistan's military says it has deployed a locally-made drone for the first time, killing three militants near the Afghan border. | 34176481 |
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Huston, who represents Great Britain in the men's individual event, had to battle through qualifying and five rounds to reach the last four.
He lost in the semi-finals, but with three Rio places up for grabs Huston held his nerve in the 3rd/4th play-off.
He scored a maximu... | Belfast archer Patrick Huston will compete in the Olympic Games in Rio after finishing third at the European qualifying competition in Nottingham. | 36398858 |
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And in between came everything else possible and a lot that didn't seem to be and that those who saw up close could scarcely believe.
Spieth's fellow Texan and Masters champion Ben Crenshaw once spoke of looking into his young compatriot's eyes and seeing the dead-eyed sta... | So Jordan Spieth won The Open by three shots, just the same margin as he had held overnight, just as everyone assumed he would as Sunday afternoon began. | 40700454 |
The 34-year-old becomes the first managerial departure in the top five divisions in England this season.
The Spitfires took four points from their first two league games, but have since suffered back-to-back defeats.
Todd took charge at Ten Acres in September last year, initially on an interim basis, and led the club t... | Eastleigh have parted company with manager Chris Todd just four games into the new National League campaign. | 37106869 |
Northumberland County Council intends to lend £8.5m to the Duchess of Northumberland's Alnwick Garden for a new play area.
The council said it needed to increase job numbers and support the economy.
Alnwick Garden said the money was a loan, not a grant, and the new "play structure for elves" would bring tourism and job... | A council has been criticised for plans to lend millions to an attraction owned by one of Britain's largest landowners. | 38975196 |
Cox, 25, will join Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones and Rio silver medal-winning gymnast Louis Smith on the show.
She won cycling and athletics gold at the Rio Paralympics.
British Athletics made the decision to withdraw Cox's funding with the support of British Cycling.
Cox, who has multiple sclerosis after a str... | Paralympic champion Kadeena Cox has had her UK Sport funding suspended while she takes part in Channel 4 winter sports programme The Jump. | 38505652 |
Jon McCourt, a high profile campaigner to get the inquiry set up, has waived his right to anonymity.
He also told the inquiry that he did not realise two other boys in a photograph were his brothers.
The inquiry is investigating abuse claims against children's residential institutions in NI from 1922 to 1995.
Termonbac... | A former resident at St Joseph's Catholic home, Termonbacca, has told the Historical Abuse Inquiry how he was punished for being left-handed. | 26174442 |
Even by the barbaric standards of Islamic State, the murder of the captured Jordanian pilot is particularly gruesome. The 26-year-old is paraded around the site of an alleged coalition airstrike, presumably to witness its effects first-hand.
He is then placed in a metal cage and set alight. The scenes are harrowing, th... | By burning to death Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh, militant group Islamic State is leveraging its power to asymmetrically shock its enemies, argues Shiraz Maher, a Senior Fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation at King's College London. | 31129416 |
England international Wilshere, 24, is currently on a season-long loan at fellow Premier League side Bournemouth.
Wilshere, a product of Arsenal's youth system, made his debut in 2008 aged 16, but played only three games for the club due to injuries last season.
"He is a world-class player, he doesn't have to show me h... | Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger hopes midfielder Jack Wilshere will spend the rest of his career at the club. | 37317509 |
Belfast is due to be handed the games at the closing ceremony of the Bahamas Games on 23 July.
However, the business case was not signed off by the Northern Ireland Executive.
A meeting will be held on Tuesday to see if the Games can be saved.
The DUP has said that due to "Sinn Féin collapsing the assembly this project... | The Commonwealth Youth Games may not come to Northern Ireland in 2021 because of the collapse of Stormont, the BBC understands. | 40293355 |
North was knocked unconscious in a collision with Nathan Hughes while scoring his second try in Northampton's Premiership win over Wasps on Friday.
Wasps forward Hughes will appear before a RFU disciplinary panel on Tuesday after being sent off.
North, 22, has been knocked unconscious three times in recent months.
He w... | George North will see a consultant neurosurgeon within the next 48 hours to help Northampton Saints assess when the Wales wing can return. | 32132139 |
The Bluebirds lost 3-0 at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, leaving them seven points adrift of the top six with one game left in the season.
Slade's current Cardiff contract expires at the end of the campaign.
Asked if he he expects to be in charge next season, Slade told BBC Sport: "We'll see. At the end of the day, i... | Manager Russell Slade is unsure of his future after Cardiff City missed out on the Championship play-offs. | 36178537 |
Bangladesh, the only other team still in contention, lost to Sri Lanka by 42 runs in their rain-affected final game of the World Cup Qualifier in Colombo.
India, who beat Pakistan, and South Africa, who overcame Ireland, had already made sure of qualification.
Those top four teams from the Super Six phase will join hos... | Pakistan and Sri Lanka have clinched the two remaining places for this summer's ICC Women's World Cup. | 39019723 |
Jones was proud of his side's efforts in their 22-12 semi-final defeat at Montpellier.
But he says finishing second behind Sale in Pool 2 cost his side a home semi-final.
"The biggest thing we learn is that we need to finish better in our pool stage," said Jones.
"It's two years on the trot we've had an away semi-final... | Head coach Kingsley Jones has urged Newport Gwent Dragons to learn their lesson ahead of the 2016-17 European Challenge Cup. | 36125504 |
The 21-year-old open-side flanker is one of two new caps in Stuart Lancaster's team, with Christian Wade set to start on the wing in Salta.
"I feel a huge amount of pride, I'm just excited to play for my country," said Gloucester-bound flanker Kvesic.
Argentina are renowned for their scrum and set-piece work
"The Argen... | Debutant Matt Kvesic is expecting a "really physical battle" when he wins his maiden England cap in the first Test against Argentina on Saturday. | 22822794 |
Plans for the move from its site next to the tram station to a more prominent position in St Peter's Square have been approved by the city council.
The proposal arose from a competition to re-design the square and the proposed Metrolink extension.
English Heritage and the War Memorial Trust opposed the plans, fearing d... | Manchester's war memorial is to be moved as part of a re-design of the city centre. | 20455227 |
The alert began after a suspicious object was found in the Andersonstown Road area.
It was examined by Army bomb disposal experts who declared it "a small viable explosive device". It has been removed for further forensic examination.
Police have appealed for anyone with any information to contact them. All roads hav... | A small bomb has been found during an alert in west Belfast. | 33776349 |
The Norwegian joined initially on 1 September and has now signed a two-and-a-half-year deal.
The 24-year-old has made 11 Premier League and three EFL Cup appearances for the Premier League's bottom club.
"It feels very good," said Henriksen. "My form has been up and down so far, but hopefully I can show everybody my be... | Hull City midfielder Markus Henriksen's loan move from AZ Alkmaar has been made permanent. | 38529979 |
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China offers Guinea additional aid of $5m (£3.2m) to help in the fight against the disease.
Taiwan warns the public to avoid travelling to Mali after recent cases there.
Here is the latest Ebola news for Thursday 20 November - in 1... | The World Health Organization says transmission of Ebola remains "intense" in Sierra Leone. | 30123245 |
Joe McCloskey, 50, died in a blaze at the Gorteen House Hotel on Halloween night 2003.
He died in a storeroom at the hotel, after the roof he was working on collapsed, dropping him into the flames below.
He suffered burns to 95% of his body.
Twelve years on and Northern Ireland's Attorney General has sent the McCloskey... | The widow of a County Londonderry firefighter has said she is "relieved" to find out who "ordered" her husband onto the roof of a burning hotel in Limavady. | 35309881 |
The body, which had "multiple serious injuries", was discovered near Ten Acres Lane, Manchester, at about 17:00 BST on Tuesday, police said.
Officers believe they know the victim's identity however formal confirmation is yet to take place.
A 60-year-old woman, who was held on suspicion of assisting an offender, also re... | A 57-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was found in woodland. | 40917059 |
The body of 60-year-old Elizabeth Mackay, or Muir, was discovered at a house in Inverness on Thursday.
It is the same terraced bungalow where the body of hairdresser Ilene O'Connor, 39, was found in 2006.
Brian Grant, 50, was jailed in 2007 for beating Ms O'Connor to death and burying her body in the garden.
Ms Mackay'... | Police have a launched a murder investigation after a woman was found dead at the scene of another murder 10 years ago. | 35950039 |
There could not have been a more poignant moment to witness the deep pain and grief suffered by families of those who perished in the Garissa University College attack last week.
They are taking their children home to the hills and valleys of this beautiful land for burial.
Everyone has been touched by the gruesome att... | I watched mothers, fathers, other relatives and friends break down in tears at Chiromo mortuary in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, as coffins of their young sons and daughters were handed over. | 32259581 |
The number of pupils hurting themselves is said to be at a high.
NHS figures obtained by BBC Newsbeat show a 20% rise in the number of 10 to 19-years-olds admitted to hospital because of self harm injuries across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The government says it has asked experts to examine how to tackle self... | Schools are struggling to deal with rising numbers of students self-harming, two major teaching unions say. | 30695657 |
The 18-year-old has made two appearances for the Premier League club this season, both of which have come in cup competitions.
Butcher made his senior debut as a substitute in August's 4-0 League Cup victory over Hartlepool.
The teenager played the full match as the Cherries beat Birmingham 2-1 in the FA Cup last month... | National League side Woking have signed Bournemouth midfielder Matt Butcher on a one-month loan deal. | 35669651 |
More than a million council staff, health workers, teachers and civil servants are expected to take industrial action on the same date.
The FBU is involved in a row over pensions and retirement age.
The government said fire authorities had "robust and well-tested plans that include back-up support if needed".
Firefight... | Firefighters in England and Wales will join a one-day strike by public sector workers on 10 July, the Fire Brigades Union has announced. | 28129412 |
The policy was approved by 21 votes, with the coalition's majority cut by almost three-quarters following an impassioned five-hour Commons debate.
Twenty-one Lib Dem MPs rebelled, along with six Conservatives.
The coalition motion, backed by 323 votes to 302, would raise fees to a maximum of £9,000 a year.
The debate t... | The government has survived a revolt by Liberal Democrat and Conservative MPs over its plans to increase university tuition fees in England. | 11952449 |
Carli Lloyd scored both goals for the US, an early header and a powerful strike after the break.
Yuki Ogimi scored to reduce the deficit for Japan, who hit the opposition woodwork twice and their own once.
Japan had a chance to equalise late in the game but Hope Solo made an excellent save to deny Mana Iwabuchi.
It was... | The USA beat Japan 2-1 at Wembley to avenge their 2011 World Cup final defeat and claim their fourth Olympic gold in women's football. | 18914350 |
A police patrol found an item on a footpath between Lakeview Court and Lismara at about 10:40 BST on Sunday.
Army technical officers were called to examine the object.
Police later said the object was examined and "found to be nothing untoward". | A number of people were moved from their homes in Craigavon, County Armagh, due to a security alert. | 40399110 |
Tournament favourites Germany were dumped out on penalties after they were held to a 1-1 draw with Mali after extra-time.
Julian Brandt's volleyed opener appeared to put Germany on course but the game changed when Hany Mukhtak's second-half penalty was saved by Mali keeper and captain Djigui Diarra.
Mali equalised thro... | Mali shocked Germany and Senegal beat Uzbekistan to book their places in the Under-20 World Cup semi-finals. | 33123980 |
It was a gatecrash question, one that burst in on his over-the-top acclamation of England's victory - hard-earned and valuable but dull and unconvincing - and the men who made it happen.
Jones had earlier said that England had won easily, which was a stretch, but winners get to say what they like in these situations.
J... | Midway through his post-match press conference, England head coach Eddie Jones was thrown a question about Scotland and their never-ending angst in the Six Nations, now standing at eight losses in a row with a trip to Cardiff to come on Saturday. | 35512153 |
The Scots had already qualified but showed their appetite for success had not dissipated with an impressive showing against the group winners.
But Signeul hopes it simply marks another step on an upward trajectory.
"We're not happy with this. We want to improve and be even better," the Swede told BBC Scotland.
"But thi... | Anna Signeul says Scotland must strive to be at an even higher level once Euro 2017 comes round next summer, following Tuesday's 2-1 win over Iceland. | 37425991 |
The Blues are 16th after eight league games, having made the worst start to a top-flight season since 1978-79.
Portuguese Mourinho - two years into his second spell as Blues boss - signed a new four-year deal in the summer.
Asked if he would still be in charge if the Blues finish mid-table, he said: "Yes. I was not tol... | Jose Mourinho expects to still be Chelsea manager even if the Premier League champions finish in mid-table. | 34555956 |
Marcus Berg put Panathinaikos ahead in the third minute, but former Leicester midfielder Esteban Cambiasso equalised seven minutes before half-time.
Manuel da Costa put the hosts in front on 87 minutes and ex-West Brom striker Brown Ideye made it 3-1 on 89.
Olympiakos had sealed their 43rd title last month with six gam... | Olympiakos extended their lead at the top of the Greek Superleague to 20 points as they beat Panathinaikos in the Athens derby with two late goals. | 35749253 |
John Clayton, 72, said he wanted to halt the race during 2013's Snowman Rally because motorsport enthusiasts were standing too close to the track.
Mr Clayton managed to have the rally stopped but there were still cars on the track and one of them crashed.
Spectator Joy Robson, 51, from Skye, died after being injured in... | A marshal has told an inquiry that spectators screamed at him as he sought to stop a car rally because he thought the conditions were dangerous. | 40717074 |
That's a problem for the 35-year-old because his small business, Skywords Advertising, only really works in the air, and when the president pays a visit he brings a 10-mile no-fly zone with him.
"Every weekend he's here we have to shut down," said Mr Gonzalez, who employs three other pilots. "And right now that's every... | When President Trump flies in to Palm Beach County, Jorge Gonzalez stays firmly on the ground. | 39497447 |
Only 5,199 watched Cardiff lose 2-1 at home in a televised third-round tie which kicked off at 11:30 GMT.
Warnock made five changes to his team and lamented the sparse crowd as a sign of the FA Cup's declining status.
"I don't think it's just the 11:30 kick-off, it's the FA Cup in general," he said.
"When you look back... | Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock says he "struggled to get out of bed" for their FA Cup third-round defeat by Fulham. | 38548247 |
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Frampton's scheduled bout with Andres Gutierrez on 29 July was called off.
Frampton, 30, was one pound overweight for the bout but the contest was still scheduled to go ahead until the Mexican was injured after slipping in a shower.
When asked on Wednesday whether there wa... | Carl Frampton's partnership with manager Barry McGuigan may be close to ending, BBC Sport NI understands. | 40951707 |
A murder inquiry is under way after Brian McKandie was found at Fairview Cottages in Badenscoth, Rothienorman, on Saturday 12 March.
Two men were reportedly seen speaking to him on the Friday beforehand.
His family said in a statement issued by Police Scotland: "We have been shocked by the recent events".
The statement... | A 67-year-old man who was found dead at a house in Aberdeenshire has been described by relatives as "dearly beloved" and a "genial sort of chap". | 35875080 |
Ed Miliband's foray into the topic last Friday in a speech at Chatham House was lost amid an acrimonious dispute over who should bear responsibility for the rising death toll of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
In fact, the next British government will face one of the most challenging periods in British foreign pol... | With one week to go to polling day, foreign policy has hardly featured in the general election campaign. | 32502133 |
The first boat struck rocks near the Greek island of Farmakonisi, while the second overturned near Kalolimnos. Many of those killed were children.
Meanwhile German Chancellor Angela Merkel said human traffickers must not be allowed to profit from exploiting people desperate to reach Europe.
More than a million migrants... | At least 42 migrants have drowned overnight in two separate shipwrecks in the Aegean Sea, officials say. | 35383371 |
It is partly a reaction to over-crowding and pollution and partly because in an ever-connected world it makes increasing sense to hook entire cities up to the network.
A smarter city may mean one that uses data on traffic to ease congestion or one that aims to join up services to provide better information for citizens... | Around the world new cities are being built while those we have lived in for centuries are being upgraded for the future. | 20957953 |
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