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Cowan was concussed in the 27-23 defeat by Wales, while Maitland has a thigh injury that forced him to miss the match in Cardiff.
Alex Allan, Chris Fusaro and Pat MacArthur are also injury withdrawals from Vern Cotter's squad.
But winger Tim Visser and centre Peter Horne are in contention for selection after resuming f... | Scotland flanker Blair Cowan and winger Sean Maitland will both miss Saturday's Six Nations visit to Italy. | 35630341 |
Jordan (3-66) and Archer (3-51) lead the hosts' bowling efforts at Arundel as no Foxes batsman passed 50.
Lewis Hill (49), Mark Cosgrove (41) and Colin Ackermann (40) all made scores, helping Leicestershire make 281 and secure a first-innings lead of 19 runs.
Chris Nash then fell for 15, but Luke Wells and Harry Finch ... | Chris Jordan and Jofra Archer both took three wickets as Sussex edged into the lead on day two against Leicestershire. | 40520738 |
The men used the underground complex near Tisbury undetected for three years to grow £6m worth of the drug.
Martin Fillery, 45, Plamen Nguyen, 27, and Ross Winter, 30, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to conspiracy to produce class B drugs and abstracting electricity.
Sentencing took place at Salisbury Crown Court ... | Three men who converted a former nuclear bunker into a giant cannabis farm have been jailed. | 40901622 |
A Commons committee has written to Transline Group, stating the agency "lacked credibility" in its evidence to the Sports Direct inquiry.
MPs also raised concerns about working conditions for agency staff at the company's headquarters in Shirebrook.
Transline said they were "astounded" by the findings.
More on this sto... | MPs have called on Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley to end the company's ties with one of the agencies used to supply workers to its warehouse in Derbyshire. | 37353162 |
He accused them of an "unforgivable" failure to enact reforms.
Mr Napolitano, 87, was speaking as he became the first Italian president to be sworn in for a second term, after parties failed to find a replacement.
Italy still has no government, eight weeks after an exceptionally tight election resulted in a hung parlia... | Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano has chided the politicians who re-elected him, saying he only agreed to it because of a deep political crisis. | 22255524 |
Taylor, 23, joins the Clarets on a four-year contract.
The full-back turned down an offer to stay at Leeds, where he was out of contract, but Burnley will still have to pay a fee as he is under 24.
Republic of Ireland forward Walters, 33, is also heading for Turf Moor after Burnley agreed a fee with Stoke that could re... | Burnley have signed Charlie Taylor from Leeds, after agreeing a deal with Stoke City for Jon Walters. | 40514242 |
Prime Minister Sushil Koirala says the government is doing all it can but is overwhelmed by the scale of the catastrophe.
Rescuers are still struggling to bring aid to remote Himalayan areas.
Heavy rain is worsening the plight of hundreds of thousands of people camped out in the open.
The UN estimates that eight millio... | Nepal has declared three days of mourning for the victims of Saturday's earthquake in which more than 5,000 people are now known to have died. | 32502944 |
ICC members will decide on Saturday whether to give more power to the 'Big Three' of England, India and Australia.
"If anyone thinks that international cricket was working, well they are mistaken," said ECB boss Giles Clarke.
We hope that the new proposals provide the ICC with a new energy and direction and also countr... | The chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board says an overhaul of the International Cricket Council will give countries greater financial security. | 26029472 |
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It had been planned for the 30-year-old sprinting great, a lifelong United fan, to play in the fixture, which will raise money for the Manchester United Foundation.
However, Bolt suffered a hamstring injury as he ran the final leg of the 4x100m relay at the World Athletics... | Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt will not be able to play in Manchester United Legends' game against Barcelona at Old Trafford on 2 September due to injury. | 40961983 |
Tom Kohler-Cadmore and former skipper Daryl Mitchell shared an opening stand of 135 for the hosts before Mitchell was dismissed by Tim Bresnan for 69.
Kohler-Cadmore went on to make 118 to help Worcestershire to 342 all out.
Australia's Peter Handscomb hit 88 in the chase and Adam Lyth made 59, but Yorkshire were bowle... | Worcestershire inflicted Yorkshire's first defeat in this season's One-Day Cup at New Road to replace them at the top of the North Group. | 39809480 |
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The world number 10 was beaten 10-7 by Graeme Dott - the first time Carter has failed to make the last 16 since 2006.
Two-time finalist Carter told BBC Sport: "I lost it in the first session.
"Graeme is a tough opponent. It was a bit like watching Alex Higgins play - you t... | Ali Carter says a "nightmare" first session was the reason for just his third World Championship first-round exit of his career. | 39648689 |
One US dollar is buying around 14 Egyptian pounds, up from the nine Egyptian pounds the central bank was trying to keep it at.
The country's central bank said the move was one of a list of reforms designed to strengthen confidence in the economy.
Egypt's main stock index jumped by more than 8% on Thursday.
The central ... | Egypt has floated its currency in a move that has reduced its value by almost 50% against the dollar. | 37857468 |
Harrold grabbed the match-winner on 12 minutes with an instinctive finish into the bottom corner.
The hosts could have broken the deadlock early on but midfielder Jonathan Smith's 20-yard effort struck the outside of the post.
Luton missed further chances as Stephen O'Donnell had efforts blocked and saved, while Paul B... | Matt Harrold scored the only goal for Crawley to dent Luton's hopes of clinching a League Two play-off spot. | 35733292 |
Sir Peter Fahy, of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), said other police work was compromised by thousands of calls better dealt with by social workers.
He said it cost the force £30m a year.
English, Scottish and Welsh police dealt with 306,000 missing people in 2012/13, according to the latest UK Missing Persons Bureau ... | Time spent tracing missing teenagers is an "unsustainable" burden for police, one of the UK's most senior chief constables has warned. | 33738908 |
Owner Vincent Tan gave the go-ahead during overnight boardroom discussions, after a decisive consultation meeting with supporters on Thursday.
The Malaysia-based businessman has also sanctioned a change of badge to give the Bluebird mascot more prominence.
The rebrand to red was controversially introduced by Tan in Jun... | Cardiff City will return to playing in their home blue strip from Saturday. | 30741073 |
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Team GB's Heather Stanning and Helen Glover were due to compete in one of 10 events beginning at 12:30 BST.
However, bad weather delayed the start by two hours before the rowing was eventually called off.
All of the races will now take place on Monday, where Glover and Sta... | High winds meant that Sunday's Olympic rowing events were postponed at the Lagoa Stadium in Rio. | 37003607 |
Government buildings, flyovers, roadside railings, and taxis should be painted a shade of light blue, a minister in the ruling Trinamul Congress government said.
Owners of private buildings will be also be requested to paint them in the same colour, the minister said.
The capital of West Bengal, Calcutta is home to mor... | The eastern Indian city of Calcutta is to be painted blue, a local minister has said. | 17071247 |
Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor, who died on Friday at 15:35 BST, had cancer.
He had been seriously ill in hospital since his health took a "defining turn" in August.
He became the 10th Archbishop of Westminster in March 2000 and therefore the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor ... | The former Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, has died at the age of 85, the Roman Catholic Church says. | 41129553 |
Susan and Paul Rutherford argued a spare room in their Pembrokeshire home was essential as it was used by carers who look after Warren, 15, overnight.
The Court of Appeal has now ruled the spare room subsidy - which reduces housing benefit for social housing tenants - is "unlawful".
The couple said they were "delighted... | A couple who care for their severely disabled grandchild have described the so-called bedroom tax as "unfair" after winning an appeal. | 35419211 |
Tulloch Homes said it was putting the "finishing touches" to the plan for its £250m construction project.
Homes would be built in phases over 10 years on land at Ness-side which Highland Council has zoned for housing.
Scottish Greens MSP John Finnie said homes were needed for people on the region's waiting list, but s... | Eight hundred new homes are to be built on land alongside Inverness' controversial West Link road. | 38967528 |
2 December 2016 Last updated at 09:00 GMT
His team were 1-nil down and the goalkeeper had come up for their corner in the final minutes of the game.
And no one would've expected what happened next...!
Pictures from SuperSport | South Africa's Baroka FC goalkeeper Oscarine Masuluke produced a spectacular last-minute bicycle kick to score the equalising goal for his team. | 38180760 |
Thomas Conington, 29, started a fire at the Central Mosque last September, causing minor damage. No one was hurt.
He earlier pleaded guilty to a string of crimes including wilful fire-raising aggravated by religious prejudice.
At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Burns imposed an Order for Lifelong Restriction. Conington... | A man who admitted a petrol bomb attack on an Edinburgh mosque has been sent to prison. | 40353435 |
It takes the total to £6.1m when combined with contributions from several national park authorities.
The scheme, entitled Scotland's National Parks - The Mountains and The People, also provides training opportunities for young people.
The project brings together Scotland's two national parks, the Cairngorms and Loch Lo... | A five-year project to improve Scotland's mountains has received £3.28m from The Heritage Lottery Fund. | 33016755 |
22 September 2015 Last updated at 08:19 BST
The very important historical monument was sold a century ago, but luckily the man who bought it wanted it to be open to everyone forever.
Stonehenge is one of Britain's most popular tourist attractions, with over one million visitors a year.
But 100 years ago the site wasn't... | Now I bet you didn't know that Stonehenge was once put up for sale. | 34319357 |
The South Africa back row had to be carried off during the Sharks' 24-9 Super Rugby defeat by the Lions.
The 24-year-old is moving to Ulster in the summer, but his debut will now be delayed by several months.
"Marcell is already taking a positive outlook," said Bryn Cunningham, Ulster's Operations Director.
"He is real... | Ulster have been in contact with new signing Marcell Coetzee after he sustained a bad knee injury playing for his current club the Sharks. | 36020073 |
The social network's rules now state: "You may not post intimate photos or videos that were taken or distributed without the subject's consent."
Last month posting revenge porn images became a criminal offence in England and Wales.
A spokesperson for the company said users found to have broken the new rule "will have t... | Twitter has changed its rules in an attempt to stop users posting so-called "revenge porn". | 31843001 |
I would argue, with Winston Churchill, that, for all its defects and annoyances, democracy does offer a good working system for modern states, leaving citizens free to develop while providing a safety valve and the chance of peaceful changes of government.
It cannot stand alone - independent rule of law and a certain d... | Some commentators have argued over the years that, whatever its material growth, China will always be held back by its lack of democracy. | 30780040 |
No tests have been carried out in the nine-month period to the end of 2016.
It followed a decision by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) not to fund drugs testing in the Scottish game.
The Scottish Football Association board has recently approved its own funding, which is expected to be reflected in testing figures for the first th... | The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) says the lack of testing within Scottish football is "not good news". | 38959264 |
Among them is Bianca Claxton, whose song was co-written by Leona Lewis and Richard Stannard, who worked on all of The Spice Girls' biggest hits.
Shine A Little Light is a power ballad in the vein of Lewis's global hit Bleeding Love.
Other hopefuls include former buskers Dulcima and Tom, and singer Matthew James from 19... | The six acts hoping to compete for the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest have been revealed on BBC Radio 2. | 35631099 |
The Airport Operators Association said more stringent passport checks for EU nationals would result in longer queues and processing times.
Its comments have been sent to a House of Lords inquiry into the movement of people between the EU and UK.
The Home Office said Border Force could meet the demand and maintain secur... | People flying to the UK could face "severe disruption" after Brexit unless the Border Force employs more people, airports have warned. | 38624569 |
British government workers would also be protected, George Osborne said.
Under the bailout, account holders in Cyprus with up to 100,000 euros would pay a one-off levy of 6.75%; higher deposits would suffer a 9.9% levy.
The move could affect many of the 3,000 UK military personnel in Cyprus, and up to an estimated 25,0... | The UK will compensate any British troops in Cyprus hit by plans to introduce a bank levy as part of a £9bn EU bailout, the chancellor has said. | 21820237 |
Spearmint Rhino on Brown Street in Sheffield is the only lap dancing club in the city.
Objectors had claimed the venue was "out of place" in the city centre and "objectified" women.
The council's licensing committee renewed the licence on Tuesday subject to three conditions, including quarterly inspections.
Read more a... | A lap dancing club has had its licence renewed for 12 months despite almost 100 objections. | 39576372 |
The New Economics Foundation think tank said the number of people employed in this sector had risen from about 38,000 in 2010 to about 65,300 in 2016.
App technology and new business models have led to a rise in "gig" workers undertaking short-term, casual work, spawning firms like Uber and Deliveroo.
The government is... | London's "gig" economy has grown by 72% in the transport and storage sector since 2010, research suggests. | 38248949 |
Images of volunteers' brains during nights spent in the lab showed the left side remained more responsive to sound.
This asymmetry, also found in marine animals and some birds, was observed only on the first night in a new place.
And Yuka Sasaki, from Brown University, Rhode Island, said it was possible people could le... | People sleep less well in an unfamiliar place as the brain's left side stays alert for danger, a study suggests. | 36105516 |
The Institute of Contemporary History (IfZ) in Munich says it will print up to 4,000 copies with some 3,500 notes.
IfZ director Andreas Wirsching says the text with expert comments will "shatter the myth" surrounding the manifesto.
But the move has been criticised by Jewish groups, who argue that Nazi works should neve... | Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf, with critical notes by scholars, is to be published in Germany next month - for the first time since the end of WW2. | 34980701 |
The Spain internationals both went off during Wednesday 4-0 win over City at the Nou Camp.
Centre-half Pique, 29, is expected to be out for three weeks after spraining ligaments in his right ankle.
Left-back Alba, 27, will be out for two weeks with a hamstring injury.
Alba was replaced by France's Lucas Digne after 10 ... | Defenders Gerard Pique and Jordi Alba will miss Barcelona's Champions League game against Manchester City on 1 November though injury. | 37717402 |
The oil-rich country, often described as one of the most corrupt in the world, has only had two leaders since independence from Portugal in 1975.
Provisional results from Angola's recent election put the governing MPLA party in an unassailable lead, which means the former defence minister, Joao Laurenco, is going to be... | There has been a lot of talk about how not much is going to change in Angola, despite the impending departure of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has served for nearly 40 years. | 41049260 |
Boeing's commercial aircraft boss Ray Conner said Sutter was "an inspiration" not just to Boeing but "to the entire aerospace industry".
The 747, which ushered in the long-haul travel era, first flew in 1969 before making its commercial debut in 1970.
It only lost its status as the biggest passenger aircraft in 2007 wi... | Joe Sutter, the man who led development of Boeing's 747 jumbo jet, has died aged 95. | 37231980 |
Jordanian forces used tear gas against stone-throwing refugees who had set fire to tents and vehicles.
Both sides blame each other for provoking the violence. The dead person was a Syrian refugee, officials say.
The sprawling camp has seen several protests since opening two years ago, mainly over poor living conditions... | At least one person has been reported killed and dozens hurt in a riot at Jordan's Zaatari camp, home to some 106,000 refugees from Syria's war. | 26908587 |
Residents of the Lower Ninth Ward exemplify people "building a better future" out of tragedy and setting a positive example, Mr Obama said.
The mostly African-American neighbourhood is still recovering from the disastrous 2005 storm.
Hurricane Katrina killed nearly 2,000 people and displaced one million.
Mr Obama deliv... | US President Barack Obama said New Orleans is "moving forward" 10 years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. | 34077775 |
Under the rebranding, Google will retain its best-known businesses, such as search, apps, YouTube and Android.
Some of the newer entities, such as the investment and research divisions, the "smart-home" unit Nest, and the drone arm will be run under Alphabet.
Google founder Larry Page said it would create a simpler str... | Google has unveiled a surprise restructuring, creating a new parent company called Alphabet Inc. | 33857412 |
Evalds gave the visitors the lead but Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook and Mark Percival went over to put Saints ahead.
Dominique Peyroux and Jonny Lomax both scored for Saints either side of the break but Evalds completed a hat-trick to inspire a Salford fightback.
However, Theo Fages and Kyle Amor combined to put the hosts ... | St Helens bounced back from their Challenge Cup exit as they survived a Salford comeback to seal victory, despite Niall Evalds' hat-trick. | 36267876 |
The islands are marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dr John Rae.
He was born in 1813, and later signed up with the Hudson's Bay Company - with the fur trade in Canada at its peak - and charted huge areas of unmapped territory using his surveying skills.
A statue of Dr Rae will be unveiled on the Stromness har... | One of Scotland's great forgotten explorers is to be celebrated in Orkney this weekend. | 24296781 |
24 August 2016 Last updated at 14:52 BST
It is the first time since the end of white-minority rule in 1994 that the governing African National Congress (ANC) has lost control of the city, as the BBC's Milton Nkosi reports. | Young Johannesburg voters tell the BBC why talk of apartheid is no longer such a big factor in South African politics as the city this week gets a new mayor from the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party. | 37176737 |
The message accuses the US government of "killing our innocent civilians".
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, is charged with 30 counts related to the bombings, which killed three people and wounded more than 260 in April 2013.
He could face the death penalty if found guilty.
Jurors in the US District Court in Boston were shown a ... | The jury in the trial of a man accused of the Boston Marathon bombings has been shown a blood-stained message he allegedly wrote on the inside of a boat he was hiding in before his capture. | 31819647 |
The Met said its central e-crime unit would investigate the claims, including three that were made outside London.
On Wednesday, four female journalists, a student and a social media manager said they had received bomb threats.
A Labour MP and a feminist campaigner were separately threatened with rape.
Police have made... | The Metropolitan Police have said they are investigating allegations by eight people of "harassment, malicious communication or bomb threats" suffered on social networking site Twitter. | 23549538 |
The Sunday Times reported that he has been asked by the International Cycling Union (UCI) to explain suspect blood values.
Team Sky said the 28-year-old Briton has withdrawn from racing "whilst his response to the UCI is prepared".
Tiernan-Locke pulled out of the Road World Championships on Thursday.
The 2012 Tour of B... | Team Sky cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke has been notified of a potential discrepancy in his "biological passport data" by the sport's governing body. | 24321502 |
A rare example of a UK-owned British landscape by an American painter, the government needs to raise almost £5 million to keep it in the country.
Lord Inglewood, of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA), called it "a rare survivor".
"I hope funds can be raised t... | A temporary export bar has been placed on Jasper Francis Cropsey's painting Richmond Hill in the Summer of 1862. | 21383890 |
Three-time Tour de France winner Froome began one minute three seconds behind leader Richie Porte, a gap he failed to bridge on the Plateau de Solaison.
Instead it was Denmark's Fuglsang who distanced Porte, his overall win aided by a time bonus for winning the stage.
Ireland's Dan Martin was second, enough to leapfrog... | Chris Froome missed out on a fourth Criterium du Dauphine title as Jakob Fuglsang took victory with an attack to the summit of Sunday's final stage. | 40240360 |
Supporters' Group OxVox confirmed on Saturday talks had begun with Mr Kassam to buy the 12,500-seater stadium.
"If you want to do a deal and there's a willing buyer and willing seller, it shouldn't take more than 10 to 12 weeks," Eales told BBC Radio Oxford.
OxVox want the stadium to become a community-owned asset.
Kas... | Oxford United chairman Darryl Eales has urged former owner Firoz Kassam to push through a deal "within weeks" to sell the League One club's Kassam Stadium. | 37606267 |
Well-known Irish musicians, including Oscar-winner Glen Hansard, Dublin band Kodaline and Hozier, led campaigners in song outside the Dublin building.
Apollo House, a former government office block, is empty but there are plans to demolish and redevelop it.
Receivers are now taking legal action to end the '"illegal occ... | Irish celebrities have lent support to a campaign against homelessness after activists took over an ex-government building and turned it into a shelter. | 38378193 |
The 32-year-old, from Nottinghamshire, retired at Doncaster Racecourse on Saturday afternoon.
Turner rode her first winner 15 years ago and has since gone on to be victorious in more than 750 races, including 100 during 2008.
Horse racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght said she was a "pioneer".
Turner, from Southwell,... | British sportswoman Hayley Turner, considered by many to be the greatest female jockey of all time, has taken part in her final races. | 34732665 |
Hossein Dehghan said the test was "in line with our plans" and insisted that the country would "not allow foreigners to interfere in our defence affairs".
The US warned on Tuesday that the test, reportedly of a medium-range ballistic missile, was "absolutely unacceptable".
Iran has carried out several since a 2015 nucl... | Iran's defence minister has confirmed that it tested a missile over the weekend, but denied it had violated a UN Security Council resolution. | 38826235 |
Philip Clay, from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, fell 20ft (6m) at the 4-star Guayarmina Princess hotel, in Tenerife, London's Appeal Court heard.
He had been trying to reach the other balcony after he and his wife were locked out and she needed the toilet.
He is appealing after a judge rejected his claim for damages fr... | A health and safety officer who suffered a fractured skull trying to jump between two hotel balconies while on holiday is suing a tour operator. | 40375990 |
Morris hopes to announce the recruitment of a top-order batsman "in the not too distant future."
Captain Jacques Rudolph and coach Toby Radford both pointed to the small numbers in the senior squad as a reason for their decline in the Championship.
"It stretched us in the second half of the season," Morris said.
"Quite... | Glamorgan chief Hugh Morris says the club must increase the size of the squad for next season, after cutbacks partly for financial reasons in 2015. | 34397192 |
Irene Clennell's indefinite leave to remain lapsed because she lived outside the UK for more than two years to care for her parents in Singapore.
She had lived in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, with her husband and has two British sons and a granddaughter.
The Home Office has said it does not comment on individual c... | A woman deported despite being married to a British man for 27 years has had to re-apply for permission to return and live in the UK. | 39855944 |
The late former home secretary had been investigated as part of Operation Midland, which was closed this week.
The inquiry had looked at claims of child abuse in the 1970s and 1980s.
Lady Brittan said a letter from the Met Police exonerated Lord Brittan. The Met declined to comment.
In a statement, Lady Brittan said: "... | Lord Brittan would have had no case to answer under the Met Police's now-closed investigation into claims of a paedophile ring at Westminster, his widow has been told by police. | 35884191 |
Saudi reports say the 24-year-old man could be paralysed from the waist down if he cannot pay his victim one million riyals (£250,000) in compensation.
Amnesty International says the sentence is a form of torture.
The man has been in prison for 10 years since he stabbed a friend in the back.
Saudi newspapers say Ali a... | The reported sentencing of paralysis for a Saudi man as punishment for paralysing another man has been described as "outrageous" by a leading human rights group. | 22010122 |
Ampadu, who is still at school, is one of 11 players on a standby list for Wales' World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland on Friday.
Wales already have Liverpool forward Ben Woodburn, 17, in their squad.
"When he eventually does get included in a Welsh senior team, there won't be too many surprised," Tisdal... | Exeter City boss Paul Tisdale says it is only a matter of time before 16-year-old defender Ethan Ampadu is given his first senior Wales call-up. | 39371000 |
In a televised speech, Mr Buhari, 74, said he was "distressed" by calls for the dissolution of Nigeria, urging Nigerians to come together.
But the president failed to disclose his illness. It was his second spell of medical leave this year.
Many Nigerians had called for him to resign during his absence, saying he was u... | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the nation following three months of medical leave in the UK. | 40997706 |
The Foxes wrapped up victory, their first in the opening match of a season since 2012, shortly after lunch on the final day in Cardiff.
Paul Horton (64 not out) made his second half-century of the match, while Angus Robson was unbeaten on 49.
Earlier, Glamorgan added 19 runs for their last two wickets as they were all ... | Leicestershire eased to a 10-wicket win over Glamorgan after being set just 113 to win their Division Two game. | 36087788 |
He told Andrew Marr he feared people would vote to leave on the basis of information "known to be incorrect".
He highlighted claims by Leave figures Boris Johnson and Michael Gove that the UK sent £350m a week to the EU as an example of "deceit".
Mr Johnson stood by the claim and urged an end to "blue-on-blue action".... | Former PM Sir John Major has said he is "angry about the way the British people are being misled" by the campaign to get Britain out of the European Union. | 36454732 |
Bonnyrigg Rose will host neighbours and holders Hibernian should the junior side win their replay at Dumbarton.
Celtic will travel to face either League One side Albion Rovers or Championship outfit Queen of the South.
Aberdeen are at home to Stranraer or East Kilbride, while Ross County host Dundee United.
Partick Thi... | Rangers will host Motherwell and Hamilton Accies travel to Kilmarnock in two all-Premiership ties in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup. | 38131778 |
Lawyers acting for the chimps, Leo and Hercules, want them to be moved to an animal sanctuary. Researchers at Stony Brook University are using the chimps for research on physical movement.
In a potentially significant ruling Judge Barbara Jaffe at one stage suggested the chimps had the right of habeas corpus - the anci... | A New York court will resume hearing a case this week about the possible illegal detention of two chimps at a university lab. | 32854504 |
Allen Kennedy is also charged with having quantities of ecstasy and cocaine with intent to supply.
The 30-year-old, whose address was given as c/o Strandtown Police Station in east Belfast, was arrested in the city on Monday.
He faced six charges at Belfast Magistrates Court.
The policeman is accused of the attempted p... | A police officer has been remanded in custody accused of trying to acquire a gun, ammunition and silencer. | 37298720 |
It was the lowest jobless rate since the three-month period to January 2006, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The number of people out of work fell by 110,000 to 1.71 million between August and October.
There were 31.3 million people in work, 505,000 more than for a year earlier.
Joblessness had b... | The UK unemployment rate fell to the lowest for nearly 10 years at 5.2% in the three months to October. | 35111020 |
Michelle Sadler rang Essex Police after she spotted James Fairweather hiding in bushes in Colchester in May 2015.
As first reported in the Colchester Gazette, Crimestoppers said rewards were only given to people who ring its number rather than the police.
Fairweather, 17, was given two life sentences in April for the m... | A hairdresser whose tip-off led to a Ripper-obsessed double murderer being caught will not get a £20,000 reward because she called police. | 36218138 |
The HSBC Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) rose to 49.5 in July, a five-month high and up from 48.2 in June.
The data comes amid fears of a sharp slowdown in China's economy.
China's economy, the world's second-largest, expanded at an annual rate of 7.6% in the second quarter, the slowest pace of growth in three years.
... | China's manufacturing activity slowed less quickly in July, than in the previous month, a preliminary survey by HSBC has showed. | 18964766 |
The suspect rode into a Co-Op on Streatham Road on 6 September, stole a crate of Lucozade, and rode out again.
Omaree Lindsay of Cecil Road, Croydon, was charged with theft, failure to comply with a court order and driving a vehicle on the pavement.
He was bailed to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court later this mon... | A 19-year-old man has been charged over a theft in which the suspect used a rideable or hoverboard to enter and leave a shop in Mitcham, south London. | 35087014 |
The Pentagon said it also carried out seven strikes on IS positions in Iraq, including one on the outskirts of the capital, Baghdad.
The Danish government says it is sending seven F-16 fighter jets to join anti-IS operations - but only in Iraq.
The UK parliament is due to vote on possible air strikes in Iraq on Friday.... | US-led air strikes on Islamic State (IS) militants have destroyed four tanks and damaged another during a fourth night of bombardments in Syria. | 29379537 |
In January, the Javelin Park site was given the go-ahead by the government after having been previously refused by Gloucestershire County Council.
Stroud District Council launched the legal challenge in order to get the issue reconsidered.
But, the government said the council had "misread" the inspector's report.
Zack ... | A decision to allow the building of a £500m waste incinerator near Gloucester has been challenged in the High Court by a council over "landscape impact". | 33273135 |
Cameroon took the lead on 35 minutes when Benjamin Moukandjo superbly curled a free-kick into the left corner.
Both sides created good chances, with one of the clearest falling to Clinton N'Jie who shot wide from six yards.
The Burkinabe took full advantage when goalkeeper Fabrice Ondoa could only parry a free-kick and... | Burkina Faso fought back to secure a 1-1 draw with Cameroon on the opening day of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. | 38539357 |
Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested last month after a rally against the execution of a Kashmiri separatist convicted over the 2001 India parliament attack.
The authorities allege protesters shouted anti-India slogans. Two other students remain in custody.
The arrests sparked massive protests across India, with many accusing t... | A student leader charged with sedition in India has been freed from prison a day after a court granted him bail. | 35718127 |
About 130,000 visitors are expected at the Great Yorkshire Showground over the three days, with armed police patrols and bag checks in place for 2017.
The farming show, which started in 1838, includes livestock judging, sheep shearing, show gardens and a food show.
Organisers said the increased security was about "safe... | The Great Yorkshire Show has opened in Harrogate, with security measures tightened following the London and Manchester terror attacks. | 40567077 |
The Met Office issued the yellow "be aware" weather warning following the sharp drop in the early hours of Sunday, and snowfall on Friday.
Widespread icy patches were expected on untreated roads.
The weather saw Wrexham FC's game against Forest Green postponed because of a frozen pitch.
The warning expired at midday, a... | A warning to drivers to be wary of icy roads was in force across the whole of Wales after temperatures dipped to below freezing. | 30616206 |
The items, found near Cove at about 12:20 on Monday, appear to belong to Benjamin Ludwig, a 34-year-old whose connections to the area are unknown.
The member of the public who found them also saw a man in a red waterproof jacket in the same area on Sunday.
Police said they were keen to establish if that was Mr Ludwig.
... | Police have said they are anxious to trace a German man whose belongings were found on a clifftop path outside Aberdeen. | 39190255 |
One litre of formalin, a formaldehyde-based chemical, was spilled in a classroom at St John's RC Academy, which is part of the North Inch Community Campus.
The fire, police and ambulance services all attended the scene, after a call was made at about 18:15
A spokesman for Perth and Kinross Council confirmed that no-one... | A chemical spill at a school sealed off a street in Perth on Thursday night. | 35262133 |
GM will buy Cruise Automation, a firm that creates self-driving technology.
Ford will set up a Silicon Valley-based subsidiary to invest in car-sharing and ride-hailing services.
Both have been making investments in technology to boost their role in the personal mobility market, that is moving away from driving.
GM has... | US carmakers General Motors and Ford have both announced strategies geared at taking on the tech world's growing influence in the car industry. | 35788115 |
Police closed Pembrey Country Park on Friday following the discovery, with a bomb disposal team called to make it safe.
Dyfed-Powys Police lifted restrictions to the park on Saturday morning.
Cefn Sidan beach remained closed while the operation was carried out. | An army unit has carried out a controlled explosion after a suspected explosive device washed up on a Carmarthenshire beach. | 36349207 |
Lloyds is selling 632 branches and £36bn of deposits, after being ordered to by the European Commission following the bank's rescue by the UK government.
The government currently still holds a 41% stake in Lloyds.
BBC business editor Robert Peston said so far Lloyds had received only one bid, of about £1.5bn, from NBNK... | The Co-operative Group has confirmed it will submit a second-round bid next week for the hundreds of branches being sold by Lloyds Banking Group. | 15601351 |
The assembly's rural affairs committee said Brexit could prompt the biggest shake-up of the sector in 40 years.
Welsh farmers currently share £250m a year in EU subsidies, plus £500m aid over six years for rural development.
Committee chair, UKIP AM Mark Reckless, hailed "an opportunity to restructure agricultural an... | People are being asked how Welsh farming should be supported after the UK leaves the European Union. | 37185192 |
Evalds, 23, is a product of the Salford academy and has been at the club since the age of 15.
The Red Devils' 2015 player of the year signed his first deal in 2013, before extending in 2014, and is Salford's leading try-scorer this season with 11.
Salford chief executive Ian Blease said Evalds had received "good offers... | Salford Red Devils back Niall Evalds has signed a new "long-term contract" at the Super League club. | 40407096 |
The Colombian company is the latest to suspend its flights to the South American country amid a growing economic and political crisis.
US airline Delta also announced in a tweet that it was suspending services to Venezuela from mid September.
Aeroméxico, Air Canada, Alitalia, Latam, Lufthansa and United Airlines have a... | Airline Avianca says it will stop flying to Venezuela due to operational and security reasons. | 40739373 |
The Welshman joins the Olympic gold medallists on a four-year deal and will take take up the post early in 2017.
He replaces Englishman Ben Ryan, who stepped down after coaching Fiji to a 43-7 victory over Great Britain in the final of the sevens in Rio this summer.
"As a coach, this is an incredible opportunity to wor... | Former Cardiff Blues and Hong Kong sevens coach Gareth Baber will be the new head coach of the Fiji sevens team. | 37796596 |
Berahino netted with a low strike from 12 yards from an indirect free-kick after Hull goalkeeper Allan McGregor picked up Ahmed Elmohamady's back-pass.
West Brom's Brown Ideye should have scored earlier on but dragged his shot wide with only McGregor to beat.
Hull created few chances after strikers Nikica Jelavic and A... | Tony Pulis won his first Premier League match as West Brom manager as Saido Berahino's goal saw off Hull City. | 30663767 |
Wasps topped the Premiership last season, as did French side La Rochelle in the Top 14.
Leinster face English champions Exeter, Montpellier and Glasgow while Munster go up against Racing 92, Leicester and Castres.
The first round of fixtures will be staged on 13-15 October.
"It's an exciting draw and quite a formidable... | Ulster have been drawn to play Wasps, La Rochelle and Harlequins in Pool One of next season's European Champions Cup. | 40204625 |
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Saudi Arabia had confirmed munitions bought from the UK in the 1980s had been dropped.
Since 2010 it has been illegal under British law to supply the bombs, which put civilians at risk by releasing small bomblets over a wide area.
Labour said it was "deeply worrying" cluster bomb u... | Cluster bombs made in the UK have been used in the conflict in Yemen, the government has confirmed. | 38364694 |
Among the assets seized were companies and holiday villages, the police say.
The raids were prompted by investigations begun in 2008 and centre on the 'Ndrangheta crime network and its activities in tourism.
Italian media reports say that Spaniards were among those arrested. The raids were made early on Tuesday morning... | Italian police say they have seized 450m euros ($590m; £390m) of assets and arrested 20 people in anti-mafia raids. | 21670779 |
"Everyone locks their doors, they're scared," said Maria, who came to America illegally from Mexico 23 years ago. "We close blinds. It looks like a wasteland."
Maria is one of an estimated 11 million "undocumented immigrants", many of whom have lived in the US for decades, and have American-born children.
The lives of ... | In the early evening in a Hispanic township near Brownsville, Texas, curtains begin to draw, the streets are empty and the playground lies still. | 40600552 |
Many are losing their properties to debt collectors or live in fear of having their homes given to creditors.
Thirty-two-year-old Hazel Mhembere, who lives in the dormitory city of Chitungwiza, 30km (18 miles) south of the capital, Harare, suffers this daily anguish.
She and her husband, Tafadzwa Chingandu, lost their ... | Zimbabwe is being hit by a tidal wave of debt - defaulters are on the rise as the ailing economy continues to hit ordinary citizens hard. | 37061972 |
That was just marginally below the firm's record profit in 2013.
Turnover was up slightly from £91m to £92m.
Randox is one of Northern Ireland's major exporters, shipping to 145 countries.
The firm continued to spend heavily on research and development, with its total R&D spending just over £8m in 2014.
At the end of 2... | Randox, the County Antrim healthcare diagnostics company, had another strong performance in 2014 with pre-tax profits of just under £13m. | 33798330 |
Slade has begun to recapture the form he showed before he broke his leg against Wasps in December 2015.
The 23-year-old has been linked as replacement for George Ford, who has been tipped to leave the Rec.
"I've had a couple of chats with Henry and we've had a bit of a joke about the rumours flying around," said Baxter... | Exeter head coach Rob Baxter says he and Henry Slade have laughed about rumours linking the England back with a summer move to Premiership rivals Bath. | 38316552 |
The Scotland international was injured colliding with Mohamed Diame to give away a penalty and earn a red card.
The 32-year-old was taken to hospital where he has spent the past two nights.
"He will be in the high dependency unit for another couple of days," said Tigers boss Steve Bruce. "We think he'll leave hospital ... | Hull keeper Allan McGregor is expected to miss the rest of the season as he remains in hospital after damaging his kidney in Wednesday's loss at West Ham. | 26783504 |
"Overturned lorry," said a colleague, ruefully. "It was a three-hour commute."
Hardly a sign that people are staying at home.
But the snarl-ups aren't just happening on the roads.
Mixed messages, understandable jitters, sniping from abroad and comments in the international media that Belgium has become "the world's mos... | One sure sign that Brussels is beginning to get back to business: the traffic's a mess again. | 34935527 |
Third Energy has applied to fracture underground rocks at a site near the village of Kirby Misperton in Ryedale and then pump gas from them.
John Dewar, from Third Energy, said operations would be "conducted safely and environmentally".
Anti-fracking campaigners are concerned about the effects of the process and the wa... | Plans to frack for shale gas in North Yorkshire have been submitted to the county council. | 32842250 |
The Pakistan-born actor has apologised for posting tweets about Indians which ITV said were "racially offensive".
He was sacked after screenshots were published of the tweets, appearing to hit out at Indians over Kashmir.
He said: "I am absolutely disgusted with myself, and unreservedly apologise to anybody that has be... | Police have said they are investigating comments made by the Coronation Street actor Marc Anwar about Indians as a potential hate crime. | 37471864 |
You hear them coming first. Often singing, always swearing, Kellingley's miners are a little nonplussed to find a woman waiting at the top of the lift shaft.
"Sorry love", a couple shout, obviously flustered.
The phased shut down of the pit, which began 18 months ago, has left them a much-depleted workforce.
Only 60 m... | As the UK's last deep mine prepared to close, BBC Look North's Danni Hewson spent the final months speaking to the men for whom Kellingley is home. | 35124235 |
UK researchers found moving to a green space had a sustained positive effect, unlike pay rises or promotions, which only provided a short-term boost.
The authors said the results indicated that access to good quality urban parks was beneficial to public health.
The findings appear in the journal Environmental Science a... | Living in an urban area with green spaces has a long-lasting positive impact on people's mental well-being, a study has suggested. | 25682368 |
The agency running Yongbyon was quoted by Japan's Kyodo News Agency as saying nuclear tests would continue as long as the US posed a threat.
The North restarted Yongbyon in June, UN inspectors confirmed.
The country has conducted four nuclear weapons tests and several missile tests breaching international sanctions.
Th... | North Korea has confirmed it has restarted plutonium production at its Yongbyon nuclear reactor facility after reports of increased activity. | 37109024 |
Ch Supt Gary Ritchie said they needed facilities which were "modern, flexible and fit for future policing".
Labour MSP Colin Smyth voiced concerns over the "hit list" of Whithorn, Dalry, Moffat, Kirkcudbright, Dalbeattie, Gretna, Thornhill and Langholm.
Conservative MSP Oliver Mundell said he was "dismayed" by any clos... | Consultation is to start across Dumfries and Galloway over the future of eight police stations. | 37360052 |
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