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Little John, a one-year-old Brahma cockerel at Mountfitchet Castle near Stansted, is 26in (66cm) tall.
His owners at the medieval village tourist attraction said he was 2in (5cm) taller than another of their cockerels, who was already a Guinness World Record holder.
Little John will not be fully-grown for another year ... | An Essex cockerel is set to enter the record books as the "world's tallest". | 22568603 |
In its cyber crime report, Europol said the use of encrypted tools, which enable offenders to stay anonymous, were now "becoming the norm".
With millions of children online, access to them was "higher than ever".
Cybercrime reporting in Europe had surpassed traditional crimes, it said.
Europol called the ability for ch... | Sex offenders are using increasingly sophisticated techniques to target children online and investment is needed for the technologies to track them, Europe's police agency warns. | 37494784 |
They include Nuon Chea, also known as Brother Number Two. He was the right-hand man of the Maoist regime's supreme leader Pol Pot, who died in 1998.
The former leaders, now all in their eighties, face charges including genocide and crimes against humanity.
The Khmer Rouge regime fell in 1979, and the process of trying ... | The three most senior surviving leaders of Cambodia's genocidal Khmer Rouge regime have gone on trial. | 15814519 |
Her speech was circulated to committee members on Wednesday.
Last week, it emerged almost one million drink-driving tests recorded by police did not actually take place.
An Garda Síochána (Irish police) also admitted an error that caused almost 15,000 wrongful traffic convictions.
Commissioner O'Sullivan is to give evi... | Irish police commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan is expected to tell a parliamentary committee on Thursday that her fear is that the falsification of data is not confined to traffic. | 39435407 |
The 22-year-old joined on a one-year deal from FC Halifax Town at the end of last season.
Pearson has made 25 appearances for Stanley, scoring twice.
"It's great to have my future sorted," he said. "This is such a warm club. You're welcomed wherever you go and whoever you speak to." | Accrington Stanley defender Matty Pearson has signed a new contract, keeping him with the League Two club until the summer of 2018. | 35199852 |
Sub Lt David Perry denied the offence during a short hearing at Portsmouth Naval Base's court martial centre.
The offence is alleged to have taken place at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, on 5 July last year.
Judge Advocate Robert Hill ordered the 25-year-old to stand trial on 13 February next year.
The... | A Royal Navy officer has pleaded not guilty to the sexual assault of a woman at a military training college. | 37416804 |
His manager confirmed a private ceremony was held on Monday.
Sir George signed the Beatles and produced more than 700 records, also working with artists including Gerry and the Pacemakers, Dame Shirley Bassey and Cilla Black.
Sir Paul McCartney led tributes to Sir George, describing him as the "fifth Beatle" and like h... | The funeral of Sir George Martin, the Beatles producer who died last week at the age of 90, has taken place. | 35814797 |
Leave.EU received a letter from BOA lawyers telling it to stop using logos and images of athletes immediately.
The campaign group said it would "continue to publish stories that showcase how Britain is thriving as we Leave the European Union".
Its Twitter feed still features a video congratulating Team GB's medal winne... | The British Olympic Association has told a leading Brexit campaign group to stop using Team GB images in its social media posts. | 37116107 |
The internet giant said the government has no access, "not directly, or via a back door, or a so-called drop box".
The Guardian claims the UK's eavesdropping centre GCHQ has secretly gathered intelligence on Britons from the world's largest internet companies.
GCHQ is to report to MPs within days over claims it accesse... | Google has issued a strong denial that it allows the US government to access its servers. | 22827368 |
About 50 firefighters tackled the blaze at Cromwell High School on Yew Tree Lane, in the Dukinfield area of Tameside, on Friday afternoon.
No-one was hurt, but the building was badly damaged.
The three boys, two aged 14 and one aged 15, will appear at Tameside Youth Court on Monday.
Tameside Council said the school wou... | Three boys have been charged with arson with intent to endanger life following a fire at a school in Greater Manchester. | 36064144 |
They say it is in protest at the university's failure to commit to divestment from fossil fuels.
They have occupied a floor of the university's administration building and say they will do so "indefinitely".
The university has said it will review its investment policy in the new year and that it has invited the student... | About 15 students spent the weekend occupying part of a building belonging to Queen's University, Belfast. | 35090295 |
But now a decision by Greggs to drop the pies has left a bad taste in the mouth, stoking up an online petition, political opposition and a newspaper campaign.
The petition asking Greggs to "restore the Macaroni Pie to its rightful place (just below the Sausage Rolls and to the left of the Steak Bakes)" has topped 1,300... | The thought of putting pasta into pastry sounds so wrong, but, as with a few other Scottish delicacies, at the right time it can just hit the mark. | 33269658 |
A team of US and Austrian researchers found that urbanisation could increase emissions by up to 25% in some developing nations.
However, industrialised countries could see emissions fall by about 20% as a result of ageing populations.
The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
In their ... | Changing population dynamics could "substantially influence" future greenhouse gas emissions, a study has suggested. | 11514248 |
Filippo di Pierro, the boss of Spanish third division side Eldense, was arrested after his side's 12-0 defeat by Barcelona's B team on Saturday.
There is no indication Barcelona B were involved in any wrongdoing.
Di Pierro, who joined the club in January, was hired by an unnamed Italian investment group that has since ... | An Italian coach has been arrested by Spanish police investigating allegations of match-fixing. | 39491263 |
The change will come into effect for pupils beginning GCSE courses in September 2016.
About a quarter of courses taken by pupils in Northern Ireland are taken through the AQA and OCR exam boards.
In England, pupils beginning GCSEs in September will move to a numerical results system, where nine is the highest grade and... | The two largest English GCSE exam boards have said they will no longer offer GCSE courses in Northern Ireland. | 35313881 |
Smoke could be seen rising from Benghazi's port, where a ship was hit.
The army had asked residents in the central al-Sabri district to evacuate the area by noon on Monday (10:00 GMT) ahead of a major military operation.
More than 200 people have been killed in Benghazi since the army began its offensive last month.
Li... | Fierce fighting has erupted in the Libyan city of Benghazi, as the army attempts to retake the area from Islamist militias. | 29876274 |
She said the job market had made further improvements this year and that inflation, while still below the Fed's 2% target, had started to pick up.
Financial markets are expecting the Fed to take action at a meeting next month.
She also defended the independence of central banks after criticism of the Fed by President-e... | The chair of the US Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, has indicated that it could raise interest rates "relatively soon". | 38017630 |
About 10,300 homes, which get their general waste collected on a Monday, will be affected by the change.
Collections in the rest of the council area will also change from being picked up every fortnight to every three weeks.
The council said recycling and food waste would still be collected weekly.
The move comes after... | Four-weekly bin collections have begun as part of a year-long trial in Conwy to encourage residents to recycle more. | 37405589 |
Newly released images show Gito swinging happily and confidently on a climbing frame along with other orphaned baby orang-utans.
It is a stark contrast to the lifeless figure rescuers from a British charity found three months ago.
Then, Gito lay corpse-like with his arms folded across his chest.
His grey flaking skin a... | A baby orang-utan left to die in a filthy cardboard box in Borneo is now healthy enough to attend "pre-school" with other apes, a charity has said. | 35189618 |
Joseph Harvey, of Sea Cliff Road, Scarborough, was sentenced on Monday to 12-and-a-half years in prison for offences including attempted rape and sexual assault.
The 62-year-old denied 18 charges at his trial at Sheffield Crown Court earlier this year but was found guilty.
The attacks happened in the Doncaster area.
So... | A man has been jailed for sexually abusing two young girls in the 1960s and 1980s. | 33695526 |
Ceredigion councillors said all signs at the planned Aberystwyth branch should be bilingual in Welsh and English.
But superstore bosses said "Foodhall" was a brand name and not translated anywhere.
M&S said it would review the planning committee's decision and respond.
It has withdrawn "Foodhall" from the application s... | An application for a sign at the site of a Marks and Spencer branch due to open in spring next year has been deferred after a row over translation. | 38380163 |
Mr Menem, 85, enjoys immunity as a senator and is unlikely to be arrested.
He was sentenced two years ago for involvement in an arms trafficking scheme but did not serve time in jail.
His finance minister during the Argentine economic boom of the 1990s, Domingo Cavallo, has also been found guilty of embezzlement.
Mr Ca... | A federal court in Argentina has sentenced former President Carlos Menem to four-and-a-half years in jail for embezzlement. | 34981089 |
Claire turned 16 just four days before she was brutally stabbed to death by Ash-Smith in an alleyway, as she walked to a friend's house in Greenhithe, Kent, on the evening of 18 January 1993.
The Dartford Grammar School for Girls pupil was in the middle of sitting her mock GCSE exams and was planning to chat to her fri... | Claire Tiltman's school friends have never given up hope of seeing her killer brought to justice, keeping her memory alive for almost 22 years and attending court each day during the trial of Colin Ash-Smith. | 30397716 |
It also has some impressive ice fields, although none it seems quite like those of the past.
Some 20,000 years ago the island's glaciers pushed out 50km and more from their current positions, reaching to the edge of the continental shelf.
The British Overseas Territory was in effect covered by a giant ice cap.
This rea... | South Georgia is an island of astonishing beauty - of imposing landscapes, and bewildering numbers of penguins, seals and seabirds. | 39303480 |
Libya began their campaign with a 5-1 win in Tunis against Seychelles in Group E.
The match had been switched from Libya to Tunisia for security reasons.
In the first qualifier for Cameroon 2019, Madagascar were 3-1 winners away to Sudan in Al-Obeid.
Libya's dominance over Seychelles began in the 23rd minute as Anis Mo... | Libya and Madagascar opened the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with impressive victories on Friday. | 40233274 |
The Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) was responding to a "super complaint" from consumer group Which?.
This complaint highlighted the problem of "push" fraud whereby victims are conned into paying the wrong person.
However, the PSR stopped short of recommending that banks should be forced to compensate customers.
In re... | Banks must do more to tackle scams where people are tricked into transferring money to a fraudster, the regulator has said. | 38339039 |
1st-8th centuries - Turkic-speaking and Mongol tribes invade and settle in what is now Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
8th century - Arab invaders introduce Islam.
1219-24 - Mongol tribes led by Genghis Khan invade Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Later they become assimilated by Turkic tribes that make up the majority in the... | A chronology of key events: | 15483497 |
Keanu Marsh-Brown broke the deadlock for the hosts against the run of play after 37 minutes, before Joey Jones equalised in spectacular fashion from 35 yards.
Gozie Ugwu then headed the visitors in front, but Christian Doidge hit back quickly for Forest Green.
Darren Carter saw a penalty saved by Woking goalkeeper Mich... | Forest Green edged Woking in a seven-goal thriller at the New Lawn in the National League. | 39012369 |
They await a Scottish Football Association decision on the matter.
"We were delighted with an agreement in principle to host it there," said Bonnyrigg official Brendan Parkinson.
"But at this stage it is nothing more than contingency planning by the club in the event that we aren't able to host the tie at New Dundas Pa... | Bonnyrigg Rose have had a "very constructive" meeting with Hearts about holding their Scottish Cup fourth round tie against Hibernian at Tynecastle. | 38286676 |
The Crewe United players were charged with bringing the game into disrepute for bets placed on their Irish Cup tie against Warrenpoint Town on 4 February.
Attempts were made to bet large sums on more than four goals being scored in the game, which Crewe lost 5-0.
The players are suspended from all affiliated football u... | Five players from a Mid-Ulster League club have been banned for over a year by the Irish FA following an investigation into match fixing. | 39589783 |
Holyrood's health committee has been gathering views about priorities for the 2018/19 budget.
A submission from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh urged a population-based approach, including "removal" of "redundant facilities".
And unions warned of an "urgent" gap between available resources and demand.
MSPs... | Scotland's decision-makers must be prepared to be "courageous" and shut down "redundant" health facilities, medical leaders have told MSPs. | 40716098 |
Writing on his blog, Manchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese said: "We've had at least one example of somebody commuting from London to beg on our streets."
He suggested Mancunians were "a generous lot" and "more than willing to put something into an empty cup".
One homeless charity described the situation as ... | Beggars are "commuting" from London to Manchester and 80% "are not homeless", a council leader has claimed. | 34454935 |
Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner accused the Tories of "wilfully misrepresenting" its plans amid claims such a move could cost £100bn.
During the election, Jeremy Corbyn said he would act to reduce the debt burden of students having to pay £9,000 fees.
Several frontbenchers have distanced themselves of talk of ... | Labour has "no plans" to write off existing student debt and has never promised to do so, the party's education spokeswoman has insisted. | 40659901 |
Several loud blasts were heard in the town of Bardere at dawn and the bodies were found later, they said.
A Kenyan official has withdrawn his statement that one of those killed was the mastermind of April's deadly attack on Garissa university.
Bardere is one of the few Somali towns still controlled by al-Shabab.
The al... | At least two senior commanders from the Islamist militant group al-Shabab have been killed in a drone strike in south-west Somalia, residents say. | 33550390 |
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Chasing 183, Australia were 83-1 when rain arrived after 16 overs, four overs short of the minimum needed for a game.
It is Australia's second abandonment and they now need to beat England in order to reach the semi-finals.
"The groundsmen perhaps could have had more urgen... | Captain Steve Smith was frustrated by conditions at The Oval after Australia's Champions Trophy game against Bangladesh was abandoned. | 40173147 |
The 27-year-old man was walking home along Lamont Way in Knightsbridge, at about 03:50 on Saturday when he was assaulted by a group of youths.
He was treated at St John's Hospital for cuts and bruises to his face and was later released.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the seemingly unprovoked attack to come forwa... | Police are investigating a serious assault after a man was attacked by a gang in Livingston, West Lothian. | 34035461 |
The assaults and abuse of staff occurred during continuing disruption caused by major engineering works.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has written to train companies demanding action.
Network Rail said it was looking to make improvements.
Passengers jumped over barriers on 4 March because of serious over... | Rail staff have been threatened and spat at by frustrated passengers following months of delays and cancellations at London Bridge railway station, a union has said. | 31813088 |
Michael Turner hid his glazed creations around Lymington and posted clues to their whereabouts on his Facebook page.
He asked those who found them to make a donation to the Royal British Legion.
The artist said he came up with the idea after his parents gave him a box of World War Two memorabilia which had belonged to ... | A sculptor created 11 stainless steel poppies and sent strangers on a treasure hunt to find them to mark Armistice Day in Hampshire. | 34789574 |
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Reforms were endorsed in March to reduce the current five-set format to three sets played over two days.
GB's Dan Evans and Kyle Edmund both played best-of-three sets in their singles rubbers against France as the hosts secured a 4-1 victory on Sunday.
"It's a tough ask fo... | Great Britain's Davis Cup captain Leon Smith says the competition's format is not "fan or player friendly". | 39545667 |
Haag, 47, was appointed to succeed Glenn Delaney in July 2012 and led the Green & Whites to second place in the second tier the following year.
The ex-England lock previously played 315 games for Bath and later became forwards coach at the Rec.
"I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Nottingham," Haag said.
His first tas... | Head coach Martin Haag will leave Nottingham at the end of the current Championship campaign to take up the same role with England's Under-20 side. | 35719062 |
Hendry, 49, admitted sending unwanted text messages and emails to beautician Sarah Kinder after she ended their relationship in March.
An allegation of common assault against Hendry was dropped after Ms Kinder retracted her statement.
Blackpool magistrates adjourned sentencing until 20 August for a Probation Service re... | Former Scotland and Blackburn Rovers captain Colin Hendry has pleaded guilty to harassing his ex-girlfriend. | 33755590 |
Some members of the Opec group of oil producers are calling for an emergency meeting to discuss reducing output.
Opec president Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu said an extraordinary meeting could be held in "early March".
On Tuesday, Brent Crude fell as low as $30.44 per barrel before recovering to trade 25 cents, or 0.8%, high... | Oil prices have been volatile again, hit by continuing oversupply, the strong dollar and weak global demand. | 35289766 |
Maidstone Magistrates' Court heard Robert Jenner, from Eccles in Kent, caused alarm and stress to people who felt uncomfortable seeing him naked.
But Alex Davey, for the defence, said his "naturism" was "perfectly legal".
Mr Jenner denies 11 public-order charges at Maidstone Magistrates' Court.
Two other charges have b... | A man who carried out DIY tasks and gardening while not wearing any clothes was not "flaunting his nakedness", a court has been told. | 38895490 |
A Zoltan Gera half-volley put Hungary in front but Ronaldo set up Nani to fire in an equaliser before the break.
Two deflected Balazs Dzsudzsak strikes twice restored Hungary's lead early in the second half, but a Ronaldo flick and header levelled on each occasion.
Hungary progress as Group F winners, with Portugal thr... | Portugal will play Croatia in the last 16 at Euro 2016 after Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in a six-goal thriller against Hungary in Lyon. | 36535365 |
Army veteran Ricky Best, 53, was killed when he intervened to protect two young women from anti-Muslim abuse last week.
Portland Police have released an image of a man they say carried Mr Best's backpack from the scene.
Mr Best and fellow victim Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche have been widely hailed as "heroes" for thei... | Police are searching for a man they suspect of stealing a bag and wedding ring from one the victims in the Portland train stabbing. | 40135811 |
Both medallists, who already hold MBEs, are appointed OBEs - Adams for services to boxing while Clancy is honoured for cycling.
Cyclist Brian Robinson, the first Briton to win a Tour de France stage, is awarded a British Empire Medal.
Paralympic medallist Kadeena Cox is to receive an MBE.
Cox, 25, from Leeds, said bein... | Olympic champions Nicola Adams and Ed Clancy are among the sports stars in West Yorkshire recognised in the New Year Honours List. | 38460362 |
Russell joins the Bees from National League side Dagenham & Redbridge, where he was head of sports science.
He has previously worked with Allen at Notts County and Gillingham.
"Working with Martin again is massive. We've had a good relationship at previous clubs and that connection was a big selling point to come here,... | Barnet manager Martin Allen has appointed James Russell as his assistant manager. | 36840970 |
The notion of mixing classical stringed instruments with electronic beats is not new, in fact it has been something of a Balearic favourite for decades.
Its use can be traced back to the likes of the orchestral stabs of Derrick May's hugely influential Strings of Life in 1987, through to more recent examples like Dutch... | UK band Clean Bandit are introducing works by the likes of Mozart and Shostakovich to young audiences with their blend of electronic beats and classical strings. | 27258930 |
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Gerrard, 36, played 710 times for the Reds, winning nine trophies, but joined MLS side LA Galaxy in 2015.
The midfielder is England's fourth most-capped player with 114 appearances and captained the side at three of the six major tournaments he played at.
"I feel lucky to ... | Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard has retired, ending a 19-year playing career. | 37972429 |
Germany is one of several eurozone states that must give the green light before the rescue deal can go ahead.
Greek MPs voted for the bailout, including hard-hitting austerity measures, on Thursday. However, the government lost its majority.
The German vote comes hours after the news that Greek banks, shut nearly three... | German MPs have started debating a motion on whether to allow negotiations on Greece's €86bn (£60bn) bailout deal. | 33560366 |
Dominguez, 40, was accused of doping in 2013 when abnormalities were found in her blood passport dating back to 2009.
But the Spanish athletics federation, of which Dominguez had been a vice-president, cleared her in 2014.
However, that decision has now been reversed on appeal by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas... | Spanish middle-distance runner Marta Dominguez has been stripped of her 2009 world steeplechase title and given a three-year doping ban. | 34873287 |
The bodies were found at 16:30 BST on Monday, following a search on the island on Lough Sheelin.
It is believed they may be the bodies of Eoin O'Connor, 32, and Anthony Keegan, 33, from Coolock, Dublin, who were last seen in Cavan on 22 April.
Police have not yet confirmed the identities of the deceased.
The pair disap... | Post-mortem examinations are due to be carried out on the bodies of two men found on an island on the Cavan/Meath border. | 27585684 |
The Swiss, 34, withdrew from the French Open, ending a run of 65 consecutive appearances at Grand Slam tournaments.
But the seven-time Wimbledon champion says he benefitted from rest before his return to Stuttgart's grass courts.
"I feel much better again. It's been a good last three weeks. No setbacks," Federer told t... | World number three Roger Federer says his back has improved as he returns to action in Stuttgart, three weeks before the start of Wimbledon. | 36465303 |
From "skinny blue mushrooms" to "melon-eating masses", the BBC's Tessa Wong takes a look at what has captured their imaginations this year.
Last year, US President-elect Donald Trump was known as "bed-breaker" - a Chinese homonym for his name.
This year, he's "chuanpu", one of two spellings of his name commonly used by... | Chinese netizens are known for coming up with quirky and creative terms for people and things making the news... and they spread like wildfire. | 38400802 |
A review by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which also looked at employment, housing, pay, and criminal justice, found an "alarming picture".
Black graduates earn on average 23.1% less than white ones, and more ethnic minorities are unemployed, it found.
The government said it was committed to "delivering rea... | Black and ethnic minority people in Britain still face "entrenched" race inequality in many areas, including education and health, a watchdog warns. | 37114418 |
A small channel hosts up to 700 sharks - far more than it can support based on the number of fish living there.
The predators survive by feasting every winter on huge numbers of grouper fish, which swim into the channel to spawn.
Those mobs of spawning fish concentrate prey from multiple reefs and the sharks lurk in th... | Ecologists have discovered a food web beneath the waves of French Polynesia that is both unusual and spectacular. | 36913512 |
Thailand's Jutanugarn, 20, the British Open champion, is one shot ahead of South Korean pair Inbee Park - a seven-time major winner - and Sei-young Kim.
British number one Charley Hull is three shots off the lead, and team-mate Catriona Matthew is level par.
New Zealand's Lydia Ko, the teenage world number one, carded ... | World number two Ariya Jutanugarn leads the first women's Olympic golf event since 1900 after a six-under-par 65 in the opening round at Rio 2016. | 37112567 |
When across the West the electoral pendulum swung reliably between parties of the centre left and centre right? There was consensus about the benefits of a global market economy. Politicians seemed to talk the same way, wear the same ties, parrot the same stale slogans.
Meanwhile voters got on with shopping, and turnin... | Remember when politics was rather dull? | 37949669 |
The Tour of Pembrokeshire is celebrating eight years on the road with updated routes around the county.
Around 1,500 cyclists are expected to take part, choosing from 50, 75 or 100 mile routes - with the latter featuring almost 10,000 feet of climbing.
Organiser Joshua Fiddy said "it's going to be an exciting year for ... | Pedal power is set to captivate Pembrokeshire on Saturday with the return of a popular sporting event. | 36103974 |
Tierney acknowledges that a Scottish Cup win against Aberdeen on Saturday "would just round it up to be perfect".
The Hampden final will not mark the end of season for the six players called up to the Scotland squad for next month's World Cup qualifier against England.
"I was injured the last time we played England so ... | Celtic defender Kieran Tierney will take just one week off this summer, but the 19-year-old is not complaining. | 40001847 |
Labour's Karl Turner and the Green Party's Sarah Walpole were not on the list for the Hull East constituency.
Hull City Council confirmed a printing error had affected a batch of papers and said the mistake affected people who registered to vote after 1 April.
A council spokesman apologised for an "inadvertent mistake"... | More than 480 postal ballot papers have been sent out without the names of the Green and Labour Party candidates. | 32514019 |
With the hosts resuming on 227-5, Ansari added 81 runs to his overnight total before being trapped lbw by spinner Wes Durston (6-113) for 106.
Gary Wilson (72) and James Burke (79) also made valuable half-centuries, as Surrey were eventually bowled out for 560 after tea, a lead of 247.
Derbyshire were unable to respond... | Zafar Ansari hit a century as Surrey dominated the third day's play against Derbyshire at The Oval. | 34134675 |
Finch captains his country's Twenty20 side, but will be available to play in all competitions for Surrey.
The 29-year-old, who has previously played for Yorkshire, is expected to make his debut in the Championship game against Warwickshire on 2 July.
Sangakkara, 38, could be absent for up to six weeks from the end of J... | Surrey have signed Australia batsman Aaron Finch as cover for Kumar Sangakkara while the Sri Lankan plays in the Caribbean Premier League. | 35459674 |
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Thomas Ford, who was 15 months old, was on a walk with his father and a sister when he picked a blackberry off a bush.
The boy, who had eaten them before, choked and was taken to hospital, where he died three days later.
His mother Serena Ford, of Stalham, Norfolk, said her fam... | A mother whose toddler choked to death on a blackberry has warned of the dangers of infants eating whole fruit. | 34726458 |
The acclaimed musician told Classic Rock magazine he "can still play" but added it was "hard work".
"I've had quite a lot of pain over the last year. It started with lower back pain, and turned into what they call peripheral neuropathy.
"[It's] hard work to play the guitar and I've had to come to terms with the fact th... | Rock star Eric Clapton has said damage to his nervous system is making it difficult to play the guitar. | 36511857 |
The victim was found at Laburnum Grove at 13.45 BST on Monday, Lancashire Police said.
Officers believe the deceased is John Houston, 41, from Lancaster, but he has not yet been formally identified.
A 43-year-old man from Lancaster has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in police custody.
Det Insp Simon Dent s... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man found dead in a house in Lancaster. | 35964609 |
A Scottish Building Federation (SBF) survey found industry confidence improved after falling to a three-year low following June's EU referendum.
But 60% of respondents said they thought Brexit was driving up costs.
SBF said many firms expressed concern that some suppliers may be using economic uncertainty to increase c... | Scottish construction firms have suggested that the Brexit vote is driving up building supply costs. | 37677540 |
Youngsters plagued by suicidal thoughts contacted Childline 19,481 times - more than double the number five years ago.
The charity said it referred many callers to the emergency services, adding a lack of support was leading children to reach crisis point.
The government insists it is investing in children's mental hea... | Childline received an average of one call every 30 minutes from UK children with suicidal thoughts last year, the NSPCC has said. | 37296326 |
Mr Brown said a "No" vote would be the "starting gun" for Holyrood to be handed greater control over finance, welfare and taxation.
It is understood the three main Westminster parties will formally back Mr Brown's proposals on Tuesday.
The SNP has said the "No" campaign is in a state of "absolute panic".
A Downing Stre... | Former prime minister Gordon Brown has set out a timetable for boosting the Scottish Parliament's powers if voters reject independence. | 29115556 |
The incident took place off the coast of the southern state of Kerala last Wednesday.
Italian officials said the Indian fishing boat had behaved aggressively and ignored warning shots.
They said they opened fire, mistaking the fishermen for pirates. India said the fishermen were unarmed.
The incident has sparked a majo... | Indian police have detained two members of an Italian navy security team over the fatal shooting of two fishermen from an Italian oil tanker. | 17093224 |
Use our Budget calculator, developed by Deloitte, to find out how the tax measures may affect you in the coming year.
The information you enter is anonymous. It will be processed but not stored by a server controlled by Deloitte. The opinions expressed are those of the author and are not held by the BBC unless specific... | Do tax changes in the Budget leave you better or worse off? | 17442946 |
The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" warning for Monday and Tuesday. Ferry operator CalMac said 17 of its 26 services have been disrupted.
Southerly gales with gusts reaching speeds of up to 50mph and heavy rain have been forecast.
Winds gusting up to 70mph could affect the Irish Sea with large waves on the we... | Forecasters have warned of an unseasonable spell of severe weather affecting large parts of Scotland. | 32957870 |
PC Jonathan Adams, of Ross-on-Wye, went twice to Nottingham Racecourse and to Royal Ascot where he was seen celebrating a win on television.
The officer said the trips were "therapeutic" to deal with a "toxic" work environment.
A disciplinary hearing concluded PC Adams was "not as sick as he claimed".
PC Adams, an offi... | A police officer who threw a "sickie" three times to watch horse racing has been sacked after being found guilty of gross misconduct. | 40644598 |
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The site is believed to contain thousands of copies of a video game called ET The Extra-Terrestrial.
A company called Atari made the game in 1982 but it was a flop and is famously thought of as one of the worst video games ever made. | A massive video game burial site has been discovered in New Mexico, USA. | 27197455 |
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant has been invested in sites of natural, industrial, maritime and sporting heritage.
It includes opening up the historic pilgrimage site at St Dyfnog's Well, Denbighshire, and documenting Connah's Quay's maritime history in Flintshire.
The HLF grant aims to celebrate Wales' "rich and... | Places of worship, wildlife and wells are among ten projects in Wales to have been awarded a share of £2.6m. | 33327168 |
The Ladies Scottish Open will be held from 27-30 July, with a record prize fund and a switch from a pro-am format to a regular 72-hole strokeplay event.
It will have the highest prize fund - £1.5m - on the Ladies European Tour outside of a major.
The men's Scottish Open will be held at the Ayrshire course from 13-16 Ju... | Dundonald Links is to become home to both the men's and women's Scottish Opens for three years from 2017 after the latter announced a new format. | 38030172 |
The Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset is sporting facial "hair" in support of Movember, which raises awareness of prostate and testicular cancer.
The National Trust's Rob Rhodes said: "It's all a bit of fun to highlight an important subject so we were happy to give our support and join in the fun."
He said the moustache woul... | A huge grass moustache has been added to the UK's largest chalk hill figure. | 24772626 |
The posters, designed to highlight a drop in the price of a four-pint bottle of milk, displayed pictures of a type of cattle used exclusively for meat.
But people with a beef have taken to the social-networking site Twitter to criticise the supermarket.
A spokesman for Tesco said the adverts were being replaced.
The mi... | Supermarket giant Tesco has been forced to scrap a national advertising campaign after it used the wrong breed of cow in one of its milk adverts. | 26650621 |
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested. A 14-year-old arrested earlier was released without charge.
A spokesperson for the fire service said it was alerted to the blaze at Dawn Paper's premises on Donore Road at around 22:00 local time on Saturday.
The fire service said it expected to have crews at the site for the rest o... | A paper factory in Drogheda, County Louth, has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack. | 34238550 |
Uzbekistan is one of the world's leading producers and exporters of cotton, a mainstay of its economy.
Human rights campaigners say hundreds of thousands of children are being forced to bring in the harvest for minimal wages and under harsh, sometimes dangerous, conditions.
As the picking season gets under way in the C... | Pressure is growing on the government of Uzbekistan to prove that it is ending the use of child labour during the cotton harvest. | 14973062 |
He claimed a "negative political axis" was trying to undermine the Good Friday Agreement and reverse recent progress.
He made his statement just days after First Minister Peter Robinson claimed the assembly was "not fit for purpose".
Mr Adams said unionist political leaders "may hanker after a return to majority rule" ... | Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said Northern Ireland's political process is "currently in serious difficulty". | 29153124 |
Treasury Minister, Senator Philip Ozouf, said it was the island's first bond issue.
He said the bond would be paid back over the next 40 years, at an interest rate of 3.75%.
In May, the island was awarded an AA+ credit rating by agency Standard and Poor's.
Senator Ozouf said: "The right thing to do has been discussed o... | Jersey's government is in the process of borrowing £250m through the issue of a bond to invest in building more social housing. | 27676120 |
The studios said in a statement: "We can officially confirm that The Walt Disney Studios and director Jon Favreau are putting a new reimagining of The Lion King on the fast track to production."
John Faveau directed recent hit, The Jungle Book, another live action remake of a popular animation released by Disney in 196... | Disney fans hold tight, as a live-action version of The Lion King has been announced. | 37496058 |
His "something for everyone" programme includes a musical version of Groundhog Day, an adaptation of Dr Seuss's The Lorax, Ibsen's The Master Builder starring Ralph Fiennes, and Pinter's The Caretaker with Timothy Spall.
The director of hit musical Matilda and acclaimed film Pride tells the BBC of his hopes for his fir... | Matthew Warchus has announced his first season as the new artistic director of London's Old Vic. | 32393274 |
The 18-year-old from Barry died four days after the serious assault at Trecco Bay caravan park in Porthcawl, Bridgend county, on Sunday, 8 March.
Appearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday, David James Braddon, 26, from Caerphilly, admitted carrying out the attack.
He will be sentenced on 3 June.
Speaking after the co... | A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the "brutal" murder of Vale of Glamorgan teenager Conner Marshall in an attack at a caravan park. | 32880403 |
The Orchard County were 3-11 to 3-9 victors away from home after enjoying a 2-7 to 1-4 lead at the interval.
CJ McGourty starred for the Saffrons as they ran out narrow 0-11 to 1-7 winners at Corrigan Park.
With the aid of the wind, Sligo led 1-5 to 0-6 at the break as Niall Murphy scored the only goal of the match.
Ar... | Armagh and Antrim secured the first wins of their Football League Division Three campaigns by beating Longford and Sligo respectively on Sunday. | 39096628 |
The Scottish SPCA believe the cub became separated from its mother during severe weather in the region last weekend.
It was discovered at the back door of a house in Kirkcudbright on Monday morning.
Animal welfare officers believe the otter, which they have nicknamed 'Buddy', is just 10 weeks old.
The cub is weak and u... | An otter found "crying" on a doorstep in Dumfries and Galloway is being cared for by an animal charity. | 35071965 |
The Englishman's third-round 71 puts him at nine under par and in contention for his first victory since 2012.
His countryman Andy Sullivan shot the lowest score of the day, a five under par 67, to leave him two shots adrift.
"It was brutal at times," said Poulter, who recently qualified for the Open.
Halfway joint-lea... | Ian Poulter withstood foul conditions at Dundonald Links to join playing partner Callum Shinkwin and Australia's Andrew Dodt as joint-leaders going into the final day of the Scottish Open. | 40618983 |
He may have also had a brief wobble the time he was asked how he would deal with death threats.
But he was definitely fine with the occasion when he came to the rescue of the Turkish escort industry.
Mr Prince is the founder and boss of an internet security company called Cloudflare.
The San Francisco-based business pr... | When a police swat team burst into his house in the middle of the night Matthew Prince must have momentarily questioned what he did for a living. | 37348016 |
The area around the volcano on the island of Fogo is a popular hiking destination for tourists and is also used for agriculture, including wine-making.
Residents have been re-housed in temporary accommodation, some of which was already built in preparation for such evacuations. | The Pico do Fogo volcano has been erupting in the Cape Verde islands, causing hundreds of residents living nearby to be evacuated. | 30291041 |
Business owners Ted and Lucy Hocknell died following the blaze at their home in Gannock Park West, Deganwy, Conwy, at about 07:40 BST on Tuesday.
Mr Hocknell, 93, was awarded the Ushakov medal by the Russian government in 2014 for helping to keep Arctic supply lines open during World War Two.
Friend Ian Turner said: "I... | An elderly man who died with his wife after a house fire was a decorated World War Two veteran. | 37105186 |
The move could hasten impeachment proceedings against President Rousseff, correspondents say.
Opposition lawmakers want to remove Ms Rousseff over claims she manipulated accounts to hide a growing deficit.
Following Tuesday's vote, the embattled president cancelled a trip to attend a summit in Washington this week.
At ... | The PMDB, the largest party in Brazil's ruling coalition, has voted for an "immediate exit" from President Dilma Rousseff's government. | 35919248 |
The man suffered shoulder and arm injuries trying to stop them taking several thousand pounds from the store in North Street, Lower Horsebridge.
The robbers left in a maroon older-style Ford Escort, police said.
The car was driven towards the A267 and Heathfield and later found abandoned in Hellingly.
The injured membe... | A man has been injured as he tried to confront two men, one of them armed with a knife, who burst into a post office and store in Hailsham, Sussex. | 27565657 |
The bank had been expected to be amongst the first to offer the system, which allows some iPhone users to pay by touching their phone or watch on contact pads.
Instead, HSBC said it was planning to launch the service by the end of July.
Barclays - which has its own payment system - said it would be offering Apple Pay "... | HSBC has said its customers will not be able to use the new Apple Pay system as it launches on Tuesday in the UK. | 33519365 |
Sean Moynihan, 31, said Tobin had been annoying him for months "with his attitude towards his offences".
He admitted striking the 69-year-old on the head and body with a razor blade, and will be sentenced next month.
Tobin is serving life sentences for murdering Polish student Angelika Kluk, Scots schoolgirl Vicky Hami... | Serial killer Peter Tobin was left permanently scarred after a fellow inmate slashed him with a razor blade. | 34350155 |
The Department for Communities and Local Government said about 37,080 new homes were started in the last quarter of 2015, up 23% on the previous year.
Completions were up by 22% to 37,230.
Ministers said they had "got the country building again" but housing charity Shelter said the increase was "not good enough".
In th... | There have been sharp increases in the number of new homes being started and finished in England compared with a year ago, according to new figures. | 35661771 |
Born in humble circumstances in a Muslim family in rural Tamil Nadu, a young boy who sold newspapers as a boy to help his family make ends meet, rose to the highest office in the land. And he did so not through the conventional route of a political career but through the dint of hard work as a scientist in government s... | Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen (APJ) Abdul Kalam, India's 11th president, who collapsed and died, aged 83, on Monday evening while doing what he loved - addressing students - was an extraordinary Indian. | 33685041 |
A drug addict who slept rough on the streets of Los Angeles, he eventually regained consciousness after the medical team used a defibrillator to give him an electric shock.
This was back in 2003, when Khalil was 33 years old. Also addicted to crack cocaine, he weighed just 109lb (49kg), and his skin was covered in ulce... | As Khalil Rafati overdosed on heroin for the ninth time the paramedics frantically tried to save his life. | 39339036 |
The Scottish Building Federation (SBF) said employers gave a positive overall confidence rating for the tenth quarter in a row.
However, having reached a record high in the second quarter of the year, industry confidence has now fallen back to where it was at the end of 2013.
Employers' concerns included the impact of ... | Confidence within Scottish construction has fallen back to levels last seen two years ago, a survey has found. | 35133504 |
West Ham are one point above the relegation zone after failing to win in their last five Premier League games.
Sullivan said the 48-year-old did an "amazing" job in his first season in charge, as the club finished seventh.
"Slaven cares passionately and this defeat will be hurting him as much as anyone," he told the cl... | West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has backed manager Slaven Bilic and called for the club to "stick together" after the 5-1 defeat by Arsenal on Saturday. | 38214382 |
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