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Judge Simon Jack was deciding whether the boy should be placed for adoption or allowed to live with his grandparents.
He said North East Lincolnshire Council witnesses had been "visibly biased" and its case "severely undermined".
The council said the case highlighted "complexities and difficult decisions".
Judge Jack w... | Three council social workers have been criticised for "bias" by a judge asked to decide the future of a three-year-old boy whose mother has died. | 30227974 |
In an interview with BBC Scotland, Johnston said: "Candidly he should have been charged with murder, murder of an institution.
"Destruction of people's passion, destruction of the spirit of hundreds of thousands of Rangers' fans. That's what he should have been charged with. Then it would have been a no brainer."
Prose... | Craig Whyte has been cleared of fraud but that "doesn't exonerate him from his villainy towards Rangers Football Club", according to Alastair Johnston, the man who was chairman of the Glasgow club at the time of its sale. | 40176560 |
It encourages people to discreetly ask for help by going to the bar and 'Ask for Angela' - a phrase aimed at alerting bar staff to the cry for help so they can help defuse the situation.
The poster also includes a phone number for Lincolnshire Rape Crisis for anyone who needs to talk.
One of the posters was tweeted by ... | A simple code-word campaign for people feeling unsafe on a date has got global attention since a picture of this poster dotted around bars in Lincolnshire, England emerged on Twitter. | 37855009 |
Their planned party at Dynamic Earth, a visitor attraction overlooking the Scottish Parliament, never really got going.
Early predictions of victory for the No camp had let the air out of the balloons before they were even fully inflated.
Ashley Drake, 49, a publisher who had travelled up from Wales to support the "Yes... | A grey dawn over Edinburgh found supporters of independence in a black mood. | 29277430 |
Mohammad Asif Qaderyan, father of Fatemah Qaderyan, 14, died from injuries sustained in Tuesday's attack.
Fatemah was captain of the all-girl team that made headlines by taking part in the international event last month.
The six team members were initially denied visas to travel to the US.
However, they were eventually... | The father of an Afghan schoolgirl who took part in a recent robotics competition in the US was among those killed in an attack on a mosque in the city of Herat, her family has said. | 40818787 |
Chris Coleman's men have jumped 15 places and are two above managerless England, who dropped two spots after losing to Iceland in the last 16.
Northern Ireland fell two spots to 28th despite an impressive Euros campaign, while Scotland fell to 50th after failing to qualify.
Republic of Ireland moved up to 31st.
Martin ... | Wales have moved above England and up to 11th in the Fifa world rankings after their run to the semi-finals of Euro 2016. | 36792127 |
A hundred years ago during World War One, Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare and started targeting hundreds of ships without warning.
The submarines shown were surrendered by Germany at the end of the war and sank off the coast of Cornwall.
The images from 1921 have been donated to Historic England.
More o... | Previously unseen pictures of German submarines stranded on the English coast have been released to mark the centenary of a wartime turning point. | 38802076 |
The 23-year-old only played his first game of the season in November after a hamstring injury, but has scored six tries in his last three appearances.
"He's all action, isn't he - with his hair flowing around everywhere," skills coach Pellow told BBC Radio Devon.
"He plays with his heart on his sleeve and that shows in... | Exeter coach Ricky Pellow says they are disappointed to lose Italy centre Michele Campagnaro for the Six Nations. | 38830118 |
It was the last hurdle the two firms needed to clear for the merger to proceed.
American Airlines said it now expects the deal to be completed by 9 December.
Earlier this month, the two airlines settled an anti-trust suit brought by the US Justice Department.
The Justice Department sued to stop the merger in August, sa... | A US federal bankruptcy judge has ruled in favour of a proposed merger between US Airways and American Airlines which would form the world's biggest airline. | 25126564 |
"Stressed" Maggie May had to be sedated after getting wedged between the stairlift and a rail at her home in Helsington in Kendal, Cumbria.
RSPCA Inspector Chris Towler did not want to dismantle the stairlift and leave the tabby's owners with no way of getting upstairs.
He eventually managed to ease Maggie May out usin... | A cat that got trapped in a stairlift has been rescued thanks to the dogged determination of an RSPCA inspector. | 37638945 |
His interview with GQ Style marks the first time the actor has spoken publicly about the split.
"I just started therapy," Pitt said. "I love it. I love it. I went through two therapists to get to the right one."
He admitted to heavy drinking and pot smoking in the past and said he cut himself off emotionally from other... | Brad Pitt has revealed he has quit drinking and started therapy to help him get through his divorce from Angelina Jolie. | 39792720 |
The social network has developed algorithms that spot warning signs in users' posts and the comments their friends leave in response.
After confirmation by Facebook's human review team, the company contacts those thought to be at risk of self-harm to suggest ways they can seek help.
A suicide helpline chief said the mo... | Facebook has begun using artificial intelligence to identify members that may be at risk of killing themselves. | 39126027 |
Zohore, 23, was Cardiff's top scorer last season with 12 goals.
The Dane will be marked by former England skipper Terry, 36, who joined Villa from Chelsea this summer.
"It'll be another experience for him because he won't have played against the quality of John Terry yet," said Warnock.
"There aren't any leaders anymor... | Cardiff striker Kenneth Zohore will confront a "dying breed" in Aston Villa captain John Terry on Saturday, says Bluebirds manager Neil Warnock. | 40899488 |
Delegates from 70 nations are expected to reaffirm support for a two-state solution to the decades-old conflict.
Palestinians have welcomed the meeting but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - who is not attending - says the conference is "futile".
The last round of direct peace talks collapsed amid acrimony in ... | A major international conference to try to kick-start peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians is under way in the French capital, Paris. | 38608990 |
Egypt can even go through regardless if Mali fail to beat Uganda in the other Group D match.
But a win for Egypt would allow them to leapfrog Ghana and advance as group winners.
That might not be what they want, however - the group winners will remain in Port-Gentil for the quarter-finals while the runners-up must up s... | Seven-time champions Egypt face Ghana in Port-Gentil on Wednesday needing only a point to qualify for the quarter-finals alongside the Black Stars. | 38659694 |
But for 87-year-old Mike Powell, from Miskin, he'll look back on the day 70 years ago, when he went out to deliver eggs, and ended up flying to Germany.
Teenage Mike was the son of a farmer who had moved to Suffolk from Llansawel in Carmarthenshire.
Each day between 1943 and 1945 he would deliver eggs to the nearby USA... | From the crowds to the parties and the overwhelming sense of relief, everyone who experienced VE Day on 8 May 1945 will undoubtedly have their own special memories. | 32628462 |
The Chelsea midfielder, 26, beat Eden Hazard, Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Alexis Sanchez in the vote by his fellow players.
Tottenham's Dele Alli won the young player prize for the second successive year. Manchester City's Lucy Bronze won the Women's Player of the Year award.
Birmingham's Jess Car... | N'Golo Kante has won the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award for 2016-17. | 39686272 |
He said the decision by the parole board to free the athlete after serving 10 months of his five-year sentence was premature and without legal basis.
It could now take months for the board to review its decision, legal sources told the BBC.
Pistorius was convicted of manslaughter last year after shooting dead his girlf... | South Africa's justice minister has blocked the early release of athlete Oscar Pistorius from prison on Friday. | 33987669 |
The Reverend Christopher Howarth, of Rocks Park Road, Uckfield, was found guilty of 26 offences against the boys, now aged 19 and 20.
Hove Crown Court was told the former teacher paid money to the boys in return for sexual gratification.
He admitted one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
The offenc... | A priest has been found guilty of sexually abusing two boys after telling one of them he was "preparing" him for a girlfriend. | 33573146 |
Erol Incedal, 27, from London, was acquitted of planning a terror attack at the Old Bailey last week.
His friend, Rarmoul-Bouhadjar, who admitted having a manual identical to Incedal's, was given three years.
Most of the trial was behind closed doors and details cannot be reported.
While sentencing, the judge said the ... | A British law student, who was cleared of plotting an attack in the UK's first secret terror trial, has been jailed for 42 months for possessing a bomb-making manual. | 32142038 |
Dean Southwick, 29, was found injured in Churchill Way on Friday and died later in hospital.
An 18-year-old local man, found in a nearby street, was also injured in the attack.
Michael David Preston, 19, of Durban Road, Grimsby, was remanded in custody by magistrates and is due to appear at Hull Crown Court on 14 Octob... | A man has appeared in court charged with murder and attempted murder following an attack in Grimsby. | 34507346 |
The two-time European champion was beaten in the -90kg semi-finals by Georgia's Zviad Gogotchuri.
But he recovered to beat Russia's Vladimir Fedin, first throwing him for waza-ari before getting a hold down.
It followed earlier bronzes for British team-mates Chris Skelley (-100kg) and Jack Hodgson (+100kg).
The event g... | London 2012 silver medallist Sam Ingram secured Britain's third bronze medal at the IBSA European Visually Impaired Judo Championships in Portugal. | 34957871 |
Ghana boss Avram Grant insisted "five injuries have been down to the pitch".
Of the four pitches used Port-Gentil's has been most criticised, but it will host Sunday's Egypt v Morocco quarter-final and the third place match.
"It has not been scientifically proved that injuries are related to the pitch," said Caf's Juni... | The Confederation of African Football has rejected claims that the poor pitches at the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon have led to player injuries. | 38775958 |
Plants are being damaged by pollution and human disturbances such as mooring boats, according to researchers.
Surveys of 11 sites in England, Wales and Ireland found high nitrogen levels in water were affecting the health of seagrass meadows at all but two areas.
Seagrass, which is found in shallow waters of coastal re... | Most seagrass meadows around the coast of the British Isles are in a "perilous state", say scientists. | 35199046 |
The Aberdeen Tour Series event on 25 May will involve a 1.2km circuit in the city centre.
It will form round eight of the Tour Series, a UK-wide criterium racing competition challenging cyclists to complete several laps of a circuit.
Aberdeen City Council has uploaded a map and details of the city's circuit to its webs... | The route has been published for a major cycle race taking place in Aberdeen for the first time in May. | 39526770 |
DONG Energy said a commercial feasibility study looking into wind speeds was at an early stage.
While opportunities were "significant", a government spokesman said fisheries and shipping links must be protected.
Politicians last month granted Manx Tidal Energy Ltd a licence to explore the potential of harvesting tidal ... | Wind farms could be built off the Isle of Man after a Danish company reached an agreement with the Manx government. | 34964759 |
The Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) said it was inevitable the UK's defence spending would drop below the Nato target of 2% of GDP.
Its report says the combined strength of the Army, Navy and RAF could fall from 145,000 to 115,000 by 2020.
David Cameron said further reductions in forces were not necessary.
Neith... | Up to 30,000 more military personnel could lose their jobs whoever wins the general election, a defence think tank has warned. | 31798029 |
In his first interview since being sued by Marvin Gaye's family, Pharrell said it could mean other musicians face similar legal action.
"The verdict handicaps any creator out there who's making something that might be inspired by something else," he says.
"This applies to fashion... anything."
He continues: "If we lose... | Pharrell Williams is warning that the entertainment industry could become "stifled" after the Blurred Lines copyright lawsuit. | 31965820 |
7 July 2016 Last updated at 08:47 BST
They say that they usually talk more about rugby but that's changed after Wales's performance at the Euros.
Wales ended their fairytale Euro 2016 journey in Lyon in France with a 2-0 defeat to rivals Portugal.
The team has made history - it's the first time they have got this far i... | Wales fans have told Newsround they are devastated but "really proud of the players". | 36732956 |
Goode cited injury problems when calling time on his career soon after joining Irish from Wasps in the summer.
But, the 35-year-old signed a three-month contract with fellow Premiership strugglers Newcastle last week.
"Andy's motivation for joining Newcastle is certainly his own," Irish coach Glenn Delaney told BBC Spo... | London Irish are "not concerning themselves" with fly-half Andy Goode's decision to come out of retirement and join Newcastle on a short-term deal. | 35224905 |
13 February 2017 Last updated at 01:19 GMT
From prison custody officers who say they've lost control, to some inmates regularly taking drugs, undercover reporter Joe Fenton records his time working behind bars.
Watch Panorama Behind Bars: Prison Undercover on Monday 13 February at 20:30 GMT on BBC One. Or catch up on i... | An undercover investigation by Panorama has revealed the reality of life behind bars in the crisis-hit prison system. | 38952623 |
Ken and Rita Williams, from Maesteg, Bridgend, were in the resort of Sousse on Friday when 38 people were murdered.
The pair ran when Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire on holidaymakers and one of his bullets passed through Mrs Williams's hat.
"We're unbelievably lucky, another quarter of an inch and she'd be dead," said Mr... | A woman on holiday in Tunisia was almost killed when one of the gunman's bullets grazed her head. | 33308939 |
A pilot postal service will be launched shortly, but it is not clear when a full service will be implemented.
The move is part of the rapprochement process that was announced by presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro on 17 December last year.
The two countries have since restored diplomatic ties and reopened embassies... | Cuba and the United States have agreed to restore a direct postal service, suspended 52 years ago at the height of the Cold War. | 35077020 |
Exeter, Huddersfield, Liverpool and Winchester will pilot a system this year where the names of applicants are not seen during admissions.
The aim is to stop "potential bias" about students' race and identity.
Universities Minister Jo Johnson said he backed attempts to "stamp out inequality" in higher education.
The pi... | Universities are going to test "name-blind" admissions for the first time to stop potential discrimination based on assumptions about students' names. | 37297450 |
Tony Banbury said more help was urgently needed, despite significant contributions from the UK, China, Cuba and the US.
But he was hopeful of achieving the target of 70% bed space for new cases and 70% safe burials by December.
The confirmed death toll is now 4,818, says the World Health Organization.
The numbers are d... | The head of the UN mission charged with fighting Ebola in West Africa has told the BBC he does not yet have the resources necessary to defeat it. | 29929024 |
Stephen McLaughlin bagged the only goal of an uneventful game at Roots Hall.
But Millwall's 4-3 win at Bristol Rovers meant the Shrimpers ended the campaign in seventh place, one point behind the Lions.
Phil Brown's side did all they could by beating the Shakers, who avoided relegation despite the defeat.
Southend - wh... | Southend fell short in their push for the League One play-offs despite ending the season with a home win against Bury. | 39682800 |
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Robertson compiled a stylish century on the way to a 4-1 lead, despite three-time winner Higgins opening up with the 600th ton of his career.
And although two more centuries helped the Scot level at 4-4, Robertson held his nerve to progress 6-5.
China's Liang Wenbo opened ... | Neil Robertson survived a superb John Higgins fightback to win a final-frame decider and reach the semi-finals of the UK Championship. | 35007859 |
Dicko has been ruled out for the next nine months after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in Saturday's 2-1 home win over Charlton.
The 23-year-old, who was starting only his second full season at Molineux, will be operated on next week.
Wolves, who are now in the market for a replacement striker, have had a bid f... | Wolves striker Nouha Dicko seems certain to miss the rest of the season after suffering a serious knee injury. | 34117976 |
Hannah Wright, 27, from Goldsithney in west Cornwall, took control of Susan Patton's internet banking and secretly transferred money to her own account.
Wright took the cash over a two-year period while studying theology at the University of Birmingham.
She was jailed for 18 months at Truro Crown Court after being foun... | A theology student who stole almost £10,000 from a vulnerable widow she had befriended has been jailed. | 33382506 |
The revamp includes a new concourse for passengers and a glass atrium allowing natural light into the interior for the first time since the city centre station was redeveloped in the 1960s.
New escalators and lifts have also been installed on platforms.
The station's facelift is part of the larger Grand Central shoppin... | Birmingham's New Street station has officially reopened after a £600m redevelopment. | 34294028 |
The FAs of both countries were charged by world football's governing body after their teams wore the armbands for a World Cup qualifier at Wembley.
Fifa said teams were not allowed to wear "political" symbols when playing.
But Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said the action should be withdrawn.
Fifa made its position c... | A cabinet minister has urged Fifa to "see sense" and drop disciplinary action against England and Scotland for wearing poppies on armbands during a match on Armistice Day. | 38123180 |
Plans for the relocation of an estimated 70,000 refugees will start immediately, the government says.
Rwanda has been accused of arming and training refugees to fight Burundi's government, charges it denies.
Burundi has been hit by unrest since President Pierre Nkurunziza decided to stand for a third term last April.
I... | Rwanda says it plans to relocate Burundian refugees to other host countries, days after being accused of attempts to destabilise its neighbour. | 35558082 |
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17 August 2015 Last updated at 16:15 BST
Thousands of locals and tourists helped to create the world's largest chalk pavement painting in Copenhagen.
The previous record was held by the United States.
Within hours more than a kilometre of pavement had been covered in flags, ... | People in Denmark have made it into the record books for their incredible street art. | 33961308 |
Defence Minister Luis Carlos Villegas said the full force of the state, including the military, would be used to fight them.
The gangs emerged from right-wing paramilitary squads disbanded under the last government of Alvaro Uribe, in office until five years ago.
Officials say there are three criminal gangs with about ... | The Colombian government says it will launch air raids against gangs involved in drug trafficking and illegal mining. | 36233734 |
Hughes died on Thursday aged 25 two days after being hit by a ball.
Clarke said: "I asked Cricket Australia if Hughesy's one-day international number 64 could be retired, to which they agreed. That means so much."
Hughes's funeral will be on Wednesday and Australia's first Test against India will not start on Thursday.... | A grief-stricken Australia captain Michael Clarke said Phillip Hughes's number 64 one-day shirt would be retired following his death. | 30253982 |
Cody-Anne Jackson killed Macey Hogan after texting her ex a message reading: "Sorry, just thought you deserved one last picture and memory of her."
The 20-year-old, of Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, denied murder but changed her plea part-way through her trial.
She was jailed for life at Stafford Crown Court.
His Honour Judge... | A mum who suffocated her two-year-old daughter after sending the toddler's father "one last picture" of her has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years. | 40739654 |
During its biennial overhaul in Merseyside the ship was given a technical service whilst the passenger lounges received a makeover.
The 12,500 tonne Ben-my-Chree has served the island for 18 years.
A company spokesman said the ferry was back in Douglas and will return to full service on Wednesday.
During its overhaul, ... | The Ben-my-Chree ferry has returned to Manx waters after spending three weeks in dry dock, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has confirmed. | 36190867 |
The judges are accused of taking bribes in exchange for favourable judgements - allegations they have denied.
Security agents allegedly confiscated thousands of dollars when they raided the judges' houses last month.
President Muhammadu Buhari vowed to tackle corruption in the oil-rich nation during his election campai... | Nigeria's Judicial Council has suspended seven senior judges, who are being investigated for corruption. | 37871136 |
Hartley, 29, was cited after an incident involving Jamie George during Saracens' 29-24 victory in Saturday's Premiership semi-final.
England coach Stuart Lancaster has previously warned Hartley, who has been banned five times, over his discipline.
He is likely to miss at least the World Cup warm-up games if found guilt... | Northampton and England hooker Dylan Hartley will face a disciplinary panel on Wednesday after being charged with headbutting an opponent. | 32891054 |
The Grumman G-73 "Mallard" flying boat nosedived into Swan River in Western Australia's capital just after 17:00 local time on Thursday.
Pilot Peter Lynch, 52, and his girlfriend Endah Cakrawati, 30, were the sole occupants, police said.
An annual fireworks celebration, expected to draw 300,000 people to the river, was... | A man and a woman have died in a light plane crash in Perth as a crowd celebrating Australia Day watched on. | 38741670 |
The government has agreed a deal with Hitachi - which operates bullet trains in Japan - to provide the new trains by 2017.
First Great Western says journey times will be cut and more seats created.
However Bob Crow, general secretary of transport union RMT, said the trains should be made from scratch in the UK.
The tra... | A £4.5bn contract has been signed to introduce high-speed trains on the Great Western Main line through the Thames Valley. | 18988063 |
Beevers fired home from close range, after a Filipe Morais corner had only been half-cleared, as the centre-back netted for the fifth away game in succession.
Bolton have now won six of their last seven outings and were able to see off a Shrimpers side who had manager Phil Brown sent from the dugout 10 minutes from tim... | A stoppage-time strike from Mark Beevers saw Bolton snatch a dramatic win at Southend to move 10 points clear of third-placed Fleetwood. | 38994807 |
This is the full statement to the inquests from his sister, Lorraine Glover:
I am the sister of Ian Thomas Glover, who was killed in the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April, 1989. He was just 20 years old.
I make this statement on behalf of my whole family, including my mother, Teresa, my brothers John and Tom and my sis... | Ian Glover, a street paver from Liverpool, travelled to Hillsborough with his brother Joe and other friends, who all survived. | 27237196 |
Vets treating the shar pei, found in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, said they had never seen a dog abandoned in such a poor condition before.
She is thought to have been used as a "breeding machine" for puppy farmers.
RSPCA inspector Rachel Smith said: "Her nails had curled around three times before embedding in her pads."
... | The owners of a neglected dog, dumped with a life-threatening infection and nails so long that it could not walk, are being sought by the RSPCA. | 40436386 |
Under the Department for Transport plans, fined passengers will be able to go to the panel if they think an initial appeal was unfairly rejected.
Campaign group Transport Focus said fined passengers were "assumed to be guilty" if they were caught with the wrong ticket for their journey.
Ministers said "mistakes do happ... | Rail passengers who challenge the issuing of a penalty fare could soon be able to turn to a new, independent appeals panel in England and Wales. | 38275391 |
The ceremony was attended by the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas.
Addressing the UN General Assembly, Mr Abbas said it was unconscionable that the question of Palestinian statehood remained unresolved.
He also warned that the PA no longer felt bound by agreements with Israel he claimed were "contin... | The Palestinian flag has been raised for the first time at United Nations headquarters in New York. | 34398174 |
"Four weeks," Martin McGuinness, standing next to him, clarified.
That was before Sinn Féin's northern chair was arrested then released by detectives investigating the murder of Kevin McGuigan Sr.
It was also before the SDLP resisted pressure to adjourn the assembly and before the DUP's ministerial team resigned or sto... | "For the rest of our lives," Gerry Adams joked when asked how long he expected the latest round of Stormont House talks to go on. | 34225947 |
The Llanthony Secunda Priory Trust said the development grant would go towards "bringing Llanthony back to life".
The scheduled monument was founded in 1136 and although the site is open, the buildings are "too fragile to enter".
The trust plans to start the "Reformation Project" early next year and apply for a full gr... | A medieval priory in the centre of Gloucester is to be restored after its owners were awarded more than £300,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). | 25135678 |
The former Huddersfield, Birmingham City and Blackpool boss is expected to be announced as Gary Locke's replacement on Monday morning.
Locke, 40, resigned last month following the 1-0 home defeat by Hamilton Academical.
Ex-Newcastle, Sunderland and Fulham player Clark, 43, has not managed since leaving Blackpool last y... | Lee Clark is to become the new manager of Scottish Premiership strugglers Kilmarnock. | 35575303 |
Dominic Jackson, 35, was reported missing after leaving from Portsoy in Aberdeenshire in early February.
His kayak was found near Lybster in Caithness and his body was later found in the same area.
Mr Jackson's funeral was at Fettercairn Parish Church at 13:30. His family asked for donations to be made to a charity pro... | The funeral of a kayaker whose body was found after a major search operation has been held. | 39294733 |
The fire, at Church Street in the town, was reported by neighbours at 14:15 local time.
The woman's body was discovered in the house by emergency services. Her name has not yet been released.
The woman's body was taken to Cavan General Hospital, where a post-mortem examination will be carried out. | A woman in her 70s has been found dead after a house fire in Cavan town. | 34968126 |
The preferred route of phase two goes north from Birmingham along two branches, with new stations at Toton near Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester and Manchester Airport.
Prime Minister David Cameron said there were particular benefits to linking the UK's major cities with high-speed rail.
Phase one's London-Birm... | Details of the next phase of the £32bn HS2 high-speed rail network have been unveiled by the government. | 21221828 |
Ian Bashford, 60, from Bromley, London, died when he hit a support vehicle during the 35th Duo Normand race.
His son, Neil, described him as "loyal" and someone who "doted on his young grandkids".
The Foreign Office said it was in contact with local authorities and was ready to provide assistance to the father-of-two's... | The family of an amateur cyclist who died in a crash during a race in France has paid tribute to him. | 37476550 |
David Anderson QC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, calls for a complete rethink of the current framework that allows agencies to collect communications and data - and says the laws need to be "comprehensive and comprehensible".
Ministers want to extend current powers - but critics such as campaign gr... | A massive report on the future of the UK's investigatory powers has been published. | 33101327 |
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The country's athletics federation has written to athletics' governing body after allegations of "state-sponsored doping" were made by a World Anti-Doping Agency independent report.
The response will be discussed by the International Association of Athletics Federations on... | Russia hopes to prevent its athletes being banned from next year's Rio Olympics by claiming "irregularities" around its drug-testing system were down to the sport's "old leadership". | 34801325 |
The smog is caused by smoke from forest fires in Sumatra, which has blown east over Malaysia and Singapore.
According to Prof Roy Harrison, professor of environmental health at the University of Birmingham, this type of air pollution can be very unpleasant.
"It's quite different to traffic pollution, but equally toxic.... | The smog that has enveloped Singapore, Malaysia and parts of Indonesia this week has reached dangerous new levels, prompting the Singaporean government to warn that the smoky haze "may be life threatening" to vulnerable people. | 23000409 |
Venezuela closed parts of the border a month ago and launched a major anti-smuggling operation.
Mr Maduro says up to 40% of Venezuelan goods are smuggled out of the country.
Meeting in Ecuador, the two presidents also said they would return ambassadors to each other's capitals immediately.
"Common sense, dialogue and p... | President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela and his Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, have agreed to "a progressive normalisation" of their common border. | 34318634 |
The European Commission president said the government had not told the truth about its bailout proposals.
"I am blaming the Greeks [for telling] things to the Greek public which are not consistent with what I've told the Greek prime minister," Mr Juncker said.
Mr Tsipras said the IMF bore "criminal responsibility" for ... | Jean-Claude Juncker has accused the Greek government of misleading voters as Alexis Tsipras said its creditors were trying to "humiliate" the country. | 33146018 |
Her comments follow an online furore over remarks about rape by one of the show's writers, Kurt Metzger.
The Trainwreck star wrote on Thursday that her Comedy Central programme had not been cancelled and that there will be a fifth series at some point.
But she said she will spend "the next year at least" writing and to... | US comedian Amy Schumer has said she will not make a new series of her TV show Inside Amy Schumer "in the foreseeable future". | 37129066 |
The "no jab, no pay" policy may cost parents more than A$11,000 a year per child in lost benefit payments.
Families with children not immunised have been able to receive childcare cash if they have a philosophical or religious objection to vaccines.
PM Tony Abbott said that the rules would soon be substantially tighten... | The Australian government has announced that it intends to stop welfare payments to parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. | 32274107 |
The 35-year-old succeeds John Hughes, who left earlier this month citing frustration at budget restraints.
Chairman Kenny Cameron said: "Richie has been a great asset, both on and off the park, since joining us in 2009.
"He particularly understands the blend of spirit, values and togetherness that makes the club what i... | Long-serving Inverness Caledonian Thistle striker and captain Richie Foran has been appointed their new manager on a four-year contract. | 36412971 |
Danielle McLaughlin's body was discovered in an isolated spot close to tourist resorts in Canacona on Tuesday.
Ms McLaughlin, who was 28, and grew up in Buncrana, County Donegal, suffered injuries on her face and head.
Police are treating her death as murder. A post-mortem examination has taken place to establish if sh... | Police are treating the death of an Irish woman found near a beach in the southern Indian state of Goa as murder. | 39274768 |
The case has grabbed headlines for the star's bold testimony in court, and emphasis that she wanted to fight the case not just for herself but for all women who are victimised.
Here are four reasons why it's significant.
The 2013 incident only became public in 2015 when radio personality David Mueller- who lost his job... | US pop singer Taylor Swift has won a civil case against an ex-DJ who she said grabbed her bottom after putting his hand under her skirt during a pre-concert photo opportunity in 2013. | 40937429 |
An entire generation of Syrians has had its education truncated, and the country's once flourishing academic community has been scattered or driven underground.
The scale of the problem, according to the president of the Institute of International Education (IIE), Allan Goodman, is "unprecedented" in the near 100-year ... | While the Syrian refugee crisis grabs the headlines, a less visible story with equally calamitous implications is unfolding in its shadow. | 35969137 |
Kem Ley was shot at a cafe in the capital Phnom Penh last year, in a killing that shocked the country.
Oeuth Ang, who goes by the name "Chuob Samlab" (Meet to Kill), admitted the killing, saying it was over money.
Rights groups believe Kem Ley was probably killed for his outspoken criticism of the government.
Oeuth Ang... | A Cambodian court has sentenced a man to life in prison, for the murder of a prominent activist and government critic. | 39362264 |
Authorities in Paris have opened a formal probe into "aggravated fraud" over the use of diesel engine devices that gave misleading emissions results.
And German prosecutors said the number of VW employees now under investigation has increased from six to 17.
VW, which said it is cooperating with all inquiries, had abou... | Prosecutors in Germany and France have broadened their investigations into the emissions scandal at Volkswagen. | 35759572 |
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Smith, 21, secured her medal in the clean-and-jerk with a best of 119kg.
Her subsequent 96kg snatch and total of 215kg gave her fourth place overall.
Smith said her efforts were "nowhere near where I thought I'd be" and cited injuries as a factor in her below-par performan... | GB's Zoe Smith won an individual bronze medal at the European weightlifting championships in Norway but described her performance as "disappointingly lacklustre". | 36038929 |
Les Rees, 41, crashed into Terry Hill's BMW on the A4233 bypass in Wattstown, Porth, on 16 June.
Rees, from Ferndale, admitted being under the influence of alcohol and dangerous driving.
He was jailed at Merthyr Crown Court for eight years and banned from driving for 14 years.
The court heard he had 155mg of alcohol in... | A motorist who was almost two times over the drink-drive limit has been jailed following a crash which killed another man in Rhondda Cynon Taff. | 37951941 |
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is up by a little over 1% and hovering around 5,200 points.
If the gains continue, Australian shares are headed for their seventh straight day of gains.
Shares of major oil and gas producer BHP nudged up by nearly 5% in early Thursday trade.
But Australia's largest trading partner - China is m... | Australian shares are off to a positive start on Thursday, boosted by a commodities-led rally in US stocks overnight. | 35173587 |
The Respect Party leader, who has threatened a legal challenge over his general election defeat, declared his bid on Twitter.
Mr Galloway posted a picture of himself sitting on an unmade bed with his young son and the slogan "Dad, you've got to do this. I've got your back!".
"I'm standing for Mayor of London 2016," he ... | Controversial former MP George Galloway is to seek election as the next mayor of London. | 32919400 |
He told a think tank's magazine he was "slower than some" in recognising the assembly was here to stay.
Mr Crabb, who has unveiled plans to give more powers to Wales, said he was no longer a "devo-sceptic".
He urged opposition parties in the assembly to co-operate to force Labour from power at the 2016 election.
Mr Cra... | Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has admitted he was "slightly wrong-footed" by a change in public opinion in favour of devolution. | 34606920 |
Ricky Tomlinson, who played her son-in-law Jim Royle, said the "excellent" Smith played his "favourite character".
Director Mike Leigh described her as "eccentric" and "the most generous person you would hope to meet".
Her death on Christmas Eve comes months after Caroline Aherne, co-star and co-writer of The Royle Fam... | The cast of the Royle Family have paid tribute to their fictional Nana Liz Smith, following the actress's death at the age of 95. | 38444668 |
Wigan, looking for a first win in seven games, tried to take the game to their high-flying opponents early on.
Both teams struggled to produce anything of quality in a game that looked destined to end goalless.
But when Elias Kachunga struck from distance, goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen could only parry the ball and Wel... | Nahki Wells scored a late winner as Huddersfield Town beat Championship strugglers Wigan Athletic. | 38433797 |
Keepers have named the pups Ronnie and Reggie after London gangsters the Kray twins, as a group of meerkats is known as a mob.
The slender-tailed meerkats, which join a family of 11 at the park, are believed to have been born at the beginning of August.
Headkeeper Lisa Smith said: "Our visitors are overwhelmed at how c... | Two baby meerkats have born at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling. | 37243935 |
Cressing Road has been the club's home from its Essex League days, but they have wanted a new ground since 2004.
They hoped to be part of the proposed Panfield Lane development, but Harding says this seems to have collapsed.
"If we don't get some form of support from Braintree Council soon, we'll find the club going ba... | Braintree Town chairman Lee Harding says the club need council help over a new stadium, or risk future problems. | 38235241 |
Wales will face Serbia on Saturday, 15 October at Stebonheath Park, Llanelli.
John Kear's side travel to Serbia a week later and then to Monza to face Italy on Saturday, October 29.
Evans and Flower's fellow Super League stars Gil Dudson and Lloyd White also return to Wales' 29-man squad.
Warrington's Evans and Flower ... | Wigan's Ben Flower and Rhys Evans of Warrington are among the Super League players back in Wales' squad for their 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifiers. | 37419209 |
The Independent Police Complaints Commission found the officers did not progress the investigation into the south Wales singer adequately.
They also failed to record decision-making and pursue all lines of inquiry.
Bedfordshire Police has accepted the record keeping recommendations.
Det Chf Supt Mark Lay said that the ... | Two detectives who worked on the Ian Watkins child abuse investigation have cases to answer for misconduct, a police watchdog has recommended. | 32067878 |
Police discovered chemicals and guns at a garage in the Paris suburb of Torcy, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said.
He said the detention of 12 suspects would be extended by 24 hours.
On Saturday, police carried out raids in several cities and shot dead a man said to be linked to a grenade attack against a Jewish sho... | French police found bomb-making materials during an investigation into radical Islamist suspects arrested at the weekend, a prosecutor says. | 19895181 |
Shane Richards and Carl Riddiough, both 30, were caught as part of an investigation into distraction burglaries in North Yorkshire in 2016.
Police were able to link the men's DNA to the caps found in a car.
Richards and Riddiough, from Doncaster, admitted burglary at Teesside Crown Court and were each jailed for four a... | Two flat caps containing DNA evidence and shards of glass led to the arrest of two burglars. | 40521345 |
Rowntree was forwards coach for the 2-1 Test series victory over Australia in 2013, and will join Steve Borthwick, Andy Farrell and Rob Howley in Warren Gatland's set-up this summer.
It means the team of four years ago has been reunited, with England forwards coach Borthwick an addition.
It is understood Harlequins hav... | Former England coach Graham Rowntree is set to join the British and Irish Lions staff for the tour of New Zealand. | 39228332 |
"Where duty calls you go," he told me from his small office packed with papers in the capital, Kampala, before he left.
Our appointment was for 07:30 local time. I arrived 10 minutes early, and he was already working.
"Mentally, you have to be trained first and also practically you need to know, what are you going to d... | Dr Jackson Amone, who has tackled several Ebola outbreaks in Uganda, volunteered to go to West Africa to help his counterparts with the growing crisis in the region. | 28743595 |
The Spanish foreign ministry says the stopovers have now been cancelled.
Spain had been under pressure from Nato allies not to allow the refuelling of the Russian warships bound for Syria.
Russia's defence ministry later said no request had been sent for the main vessel, aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, to be refuel... | Russia has withdrawn a request for three warships to dock at the Spanish port of Ceuta for refuelling, following concern among Nato allies. | 37779204 |
The European Parliament President, Antonio Tajani, said the museum was a way to encourage "debate... for a better future". "Here we don't have a line to take," he said, at the opening.
The museum stands in a park near the parliament. The project cost was about €55.4m (£47m), the museum website says.
Critics call it an ... | The EU has opened the House of European History in Brussels - a museum charting Europe's turbulent journey from 20th-Century wars to integration and peace. | 39804142 |
The move was revealed to BBC Radio Wales by joint Blues coach Dale McIntosh on 20 March.
Robinson, 20, has made three Wales appearances - one against Barbarians and two against Japan, and has played for Wales Under-20.
He has scored eight tries in 17 Blues appearances, having made his debut in the 2012-13 season.
Caps ... | Scarlets have confirmed Cardiff Blues wing Harry Robinson is joining them ahead of the 2014-15 season. | 26673756 |
The two-month-old boy, whose full name is Justin Trudeau Adam Bilan, was snoozing happily as the prime minister briefly held him at a Calgary Stampede breakfast on Saturday.
The boy was born in May in Calgary - several months after his parents and their two children fled Syria's war.
They hail from the capital Damascus... | Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has met baby Justin Trudeau - the son of Syrian refugees named after the politician as a thank you to their adopted country. | 40622707 |
Alexander Lukashenko said those who worked fewer than 183 days per year would not be liable in 2017 - but stressed the tax would not be scrapped.
The decree - adopted in 2015 - requires those people to pay about $250 (£205) as compensation for lost tax revenues.
It triggered mass protests last month, and more rallies ... | Belarus's president has suspended the collection of a tax on people not in full-time employment - the so-called decree "against social parasites". | 39221147 |
The Swans, bottom of the Premier League, are hopeful of completing a deal early this coming week.
Clement, the former Derby boss and current Bayern Munich assistant, has been in talks with Swansea to become the club's third manager of the season.
He was sacked by Derby in February after eight months in charge and was i... | Swansea City are set to appoint Paul Clement as their new manager. | 38481072 |
The third suspension in two years lasted for a few hours, affecting some 100 million users.
But Supreme Court judge Ricardo Lewandowski later lifted the nationwide blockage, calling it disproportionate.
WhatsApp said they did not have access to the details requested.
"The suspension of service apparently violates the f... | The WhatsApp messaging service in Brazil is operating again after it was temporarily suspended for failing to hand over information requested in a criminal investigation. | 36836674 |
It comes on the eve of a UK ban on manufacturing or selling the products.
A number of people have required medical treatment, with two seriously ill, after taking legal highs in Rochdale, since Friday.
The arrests, on suspicion of supplying class B drugs, relate to a shop called Clear Vapour, which has been closed.
Two... | An owner of a shop selling legal highs and a shop worker have been arrested after nine people fell ill after taking the substances in Greater Manchester. | 36382348 |
Government statisticians said the total poultry flock fell by 11% over the past year, to just over 13 million.
The broiler sector was hit hardest, with numbers falling by 27% to 5.7 million birds.
The number of broilers is now the lowest on record.
The fall was partially offset by a 7% increase in layers and a 7% rise ... | The number of chickens in Scotland has fallen sharply following the closure of several large poultry producers late last year, according to the latest agricultural census. | 34653162 |
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