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So unless Greek savers miraculously decide to cease withdrawing cash from their accounts, Greek banks would find themselves in serious straits as soon as Monday - because the banks have become dependent on ELA, approved by the ECB but supplied by the Bank of Greece, to provide the cash to depositors who want their mone... | The European Central Bank's governing council is expected to turn off Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) for Greek banks at its meeting later today, according to well-placed sources. | 33303304 |
Anna Swabey, 25, from Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, was given three months to live in 2015. Shortly after, she met Andy Bell, 26, on a dating app.
The pair were due to marry on Saturday in the Yorkshire Dales.
Miss Swabey launched a fundraising appeal for Brain Tumour Research which has raised more than £70,000.
Her... | The family of a blogger killed by brain cancer the day before she was to marry say they have been touched by tributes from well-wishers across the globe. | 37431774 |
Nottingham's manmade caves have been used as dungeons, bomb shelters, pub cellars and homes, with some dating back to the 9th Century.
Scott Lomax said on average two structures have been found every week following appeals on social media and through hand-delivered letters.
He said some residents assume the caves benea... | Twenty-two new unrecorded caves have been found in Nottingham since July, the city's archaeologist has said. | 37429173 |
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Niall Quinn drilled in the opener and then crossed for Kirk Millar to head the second before half-time.
Joe Gormley marked his return to Cliftonville by scoring twice as Barry Gray celebrated his first match as boss with a 6-3 victory over Ards.
Coleraine had Steven Dougl... | Champions Linfield started the new Irish Premiership season with a 2-0 home win over Carrick Rangers. | 40900345 |
Sue York - who has had type-1 diabetes since she was seven - would shake uncontrollably and vomit when injecting herself with insulin.
Ms York told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme the operation had "completely altered my life".
Doctors said her life expectancy had now doubled.
Ms York, 55, from Lincoln, told th... | A British woman has become the first person in the world to have a pancreas transplant because of a severe needle phobia, her doctors have said. | 35421459 |
They were among five people taken to hospital after the collision between two cars near Tealing just after 17:00.
The 32-year-old woman was in a Vauxhall Corsa with her three children when it was involved in a crash with a Mercedes.
Police closed the road to allow for investigation work but it had opened by about 22:00... | A mother and her six-year-old son have been seriously injured in a crash on the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen road. | 40088335 |
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A large section of a spacecraft, measuring about 10m (32ft) by 4m (13ft), was covered in goose barnacles and was towed to shore after it was spotted on the surface between Bryher and Tresco on Thursday. | A clean-up operation on a piece of an American space rocket has begun after it was found in the sea off the Isles of Scilly. | 34942185 |
The bullet hit her in the shoulder - she narrowly missed death or paralysis.
"I thought I was dying," said Ms Kells who is 75 years old. "I thought; 'I'm not ready to go Lord, I'm still in the middle of building this nursery.'"
It was a drama that could so easily have killed her.
"The bullet just missed my lung. It jus... | It is just eight weeks since missionary midwife Maud Kells was shot by bandits outside her home in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | 31659779 |
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Asked for his reaction to Maria Sharapova's failed drug test, the 14-time Grand Slam champion took the opportunity to address speculation he has used performance-enhancing drugs.
The Spaniard, 29, said he was "a little bit tired" of the rumours, adding: "I am a completely ... | Rafael Nadal has denied he has ever used a banned substance to get an edge or to speed up recovery from injury. | 35770949 |
The overnight leader shot a 68 in testing late afternoon conditions to reach 12 under par at Castle Stuart.
Englishman Tyrrell Hatton produced birdies on the final two holes to lie tied for second after a 66, with Italian Matteo Manassero alongside him.
Both men are seeking a place at next week's Open Championship.
Pla... | Sweden's Alex Noren held off several challenges to establish a two-stroke lead going into the final round at the Scottish Open. | 36756093 |
Costs including repayments relating to Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) and so-called interest rate hedging products cost banks £9.9bn last year.
It was a reduction of 8% from 2013, said KPMG.
The accountants analysed the results of Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, HSBC, Barclays and Standard Chartered.
The total in p... | Britain's largest banks have paid 60% of their profits since 2011 in fines and repayments to customers, according to a report by accountants KPMG. | 32198976 |
He was the leader of the governing Workers' Party in the Senate, and as such a key and powerful ally of President Dilma Rousseff.
If it had not been for the unprecedented events on 25 November, Mr Amaral would now be using all of his political skills and contacts to try to stop impeachment proceedings against President... | Less than six months ago, Delcidio do Amaral was a powerful figure in Brazil's upper house of Congress. | 36211526 |
Cardiff Blues player Williams, 22, suffered a "significant injury" to his cervical vertebrae and spinal cord in a tournament in Singapore in June.
He will be at the Millennium Stadium to watch Saturday's match against the All Blacks as he continues his recovery.
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"Hopefully... | Forwards coach Robin McBryde says the Wales players hope to give injured centre Owen Williams a boost with their performance against New Zealand. | 30154967 |
The possible grounds for an appeal is understood to be a claim that Carrick Rangers manager Gary Haveron should not have been in his club's dugout for the win over Dungannon Swifts on 23 April.
Haveron was handed a three-match ban but it is claimed one of the games should have included the Swifts match.
There is a sugg... | Warrenpoint Town are considering an appeal against their controversial relegation from the Irish Premiership. | 36241988 |
Bencic, 18, fought back to beat the 21-time Grand Slam champion 3-6 7-5 6-4 - only the second defeat for Williams in 45 matches this year.
The American, 33, has won the first three Grand Slams of 2015 and will go for the calendar Grand Slam at the US Open, which begins on 31 August.
"I played like an amateur to be hone... | Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic upset world number one Serena Williams to reach the Rogers Cup final in Toronto. | 33950995 |
Some 2,000 guests gathered in Thiepval for the service, where a daily service has been held since July to mark the anniversary of every day of the battle.
A two-minute silence and wreath laying were held to mark the occasion.
More than a million men were killed or wounded on both sides over the course of the 141-day Wo... | A service of remembrance has been held in a village in northern France to mark the 100th anniversary of the final day of the Battle of the Somme. | 38022340 |
In a letter to Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha they said the project would not address the problems in the fishing industry and posed a serious threat to prisoners' rights.
Thailand is the world's third-largest seafood exporter.
Its fishing industry has been suffering from a labour shortage.
More than 300,000 people w... | More than 40 labour and human rights groups have urged Thailand to end a project to recruit prisoners to work on fishing boats. | 30831868 |
They did not last as long as the Arab Spring - but Africa's most populous country and biggest oil producer will never be the same again.
Nigerians have long decried their leadership but now young, well-educated groups have organised themselves on social networking sites such as Twitter - using #OccupyNigeria - to force... | The strikes that forced Nigeria's government to restore some of the withdrawn fuel subsidy have been described as "Nigeria's Harmattan". | 16591389 |
What kind of digital footprint do we leave as we roam the internet and does that leave us open to dangers?
And can a video game teach us anything about mental illness? Just some of the questions we explore on this week's Tech Tent.
It started with an internal memo from a software engineer protesting about Google's dive... | What makes a good software engineer and why have women struggled to make an impact in the profession? | 40905082 |
"I kicked the ball and it hit the teacher. It wasn't very hard, but the Head said I kicked it hard," he says.
He has not been back to school at all in the year since.
Instead he spends the day at home with his grandma, while his parents work, waiting for the day he can return to school.
"It's very boring," he says. "I ... | On the day 10-year-old Corey Francis was expelled from school, he was playing football with his friends in the playground. | 19910955 |
Andrew Ashman was adjusting the sail of his team's boat when he was knocked unconscious. Organisers said he failed to regain consciousness, despite resuscitation attempts.
It happened about 120 nautical miles off the Portuguese coast at 00:00 local time.
Mr Ashman's death is the first fatality in the history of the rac... | A paramedic from south-east London has died taking part in the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race. | 34162728 |
Theresa May keeps saying that an independent Scotland would be out of the EU.
However much she might wish that to be otherwise, I have not heard Nicola Sturgeon dispute the prime minister's claim.
Indeed, her timescale for a second independence referendum seems to acknowledge that as a possibility at the very least.
Th... | Questions have been raised about the Scottish government's plans for EU membership if they were to win a second independence referendum - so what has their position been, and what is it now? | 39285798 |
Twenty-three moulds that have been decorated by artists are being sold on behalf of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, with bidding starting at £50 each.
Kerry Farrant, who has taken part, had surgery after her left breast was removed while she was pregnant.
"I wanted to share my breast cast with everyone to show that you ca... | Plaster casts of breasts from women affected by cancer are being sold at auction. | 29903981 |
With thousands of shows competing for audiences, and only seconds to convince them, it is one of the toughest marketplaces in the world.
Scots performer Colin Cloud knows better than most.
His show Colin Cloud Kills is one of the 3,314 shows from 49 countries in 313 different venues taking place at the Edinburgh Fring... | You don't have to be a mind reader on the Royal Mile in festival time - but it helps. | 34002313 |
Yes, refuse collections.
Questions about which local services are run by what local authorities are suddenly headline news. They are often answered with illustrations such as: "the districts collect the rubbish and the counties dispose of it".
And much else besides of course.
The upper-tier county councils deliver some... | Picture yourself in Warwick, famous for its self-proclaimed "finest medieval castle in Britain", its racecourse and its refuse collections. | 26717926 |
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Edmund was beaten 7-5 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 by world number 17 Lucas Pouille.
Evans, ranked three places above Edmund at 44, also lost in three sets - 6-2 6-3 6-3 to world number 68 Jeremy Chardy.
Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot will play Nicolas Mahut and Julien Benneteau in Saturday... | Great Britain's Kyle Edmund and Dan Evans lost their singles matches on the first day of the Davis Cup quarter-final against France in Rouen. | 39529874 |
United lie third in the table, eight points adrift of leaders Chelsea, after claiming a sixth successive win with Sunday's 3-0 victory over Liverpool.
Asked on BBC Radio 5 live if Louis Van Gaal's side could win the league this season, Neville, 37, insisted: "Yes, they can.
"At the moment, they've got the momentum and ... | Manchester United can win the Premier League this season, says former player and assistant coach Phil Neville. | 30484619 |
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Toth, 33, moved past the Australian in the latter stages of a race which world record-holder Yohann Diniz led for more than 30km.
Japan's Hirooki Arai took bronze, while Ireland's former world champion Rob Heffernan was sixth.
Britain's Dominic King was disqualified for th... | World champion Matej Toth of Slovakia beat London 2012 gold medallist Jared Tallent into second place to win the 50km walk in Rio. | 36690968 |
Ryan Herbert, who murdered Sophie Lancaster in 2007, was ordered to serve a minimum 15-year jail term.
His lawyers told the High Court his "unexpected and substantial progress" in prison justified a cut in the amount of time he should serve.
But a judge rejected his plea on Thursday, saying nothing he had done would ju... | A killer who beat a woman to death because she was dressed as a Goth has failed to get his sentence reduced. | 37129026 |
A law firm representing eight of those injured when two carriages of the Smiler ride crashed on 2 June said interim payments had been released to help with the victims' rehabilitation.
Leah Washington, 17, who has had to have a leg amputated, is among those being represented by Stewarts Law.
The park was closed for fiv... | Victims of the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash have received their first insurance payments. | 33209693 |
West Indies won the toss but lost both Chris Gayle and Darren Bravo first ball in Chris Woakes's opening over to leave them 1-2, and they struggled to 35-4.
Lendl Simmons (45) top scored but only three of his team-mates reached double figures as they were skittled for 122 with seamer Woakes claiming 5-19.
Moeen Ali hit... | England beat a lacklustre West Indies side by nine wickets in their first World Cup warm-up match at Sydney. | 31282503 |
Mark Williams, 41, from Oxfordshire, was killed when a telehandler machine toppled at a shopping centre development in Newbury in July 2011.
A trial at Reading Crown Court heard he had to make too many short turns with the machine in a crowded area.
Mr Williams' family said he had complained about working conditions.
C... | Building developer Costain has been fined more than £500,000 for health and safety breaches that led to the death of a building site supervisor. | 28442899 |
It is part of the UK government's attempt to crack down on piracy.
BT, Virgin Media, TalkTalk and Sky have agreed to send the missives, which will be emailed rather than posted.
The controversial move has been years in the planning, and some experts believe it is too late to be an effective deterrent.
BT, Virgin Media ... | UK ISPs are to start sending "educational letters" to customers identified as downloading copyright material without paying for it. | 38583357 |
The Mercedes driver said he skipped Wednesday's Formula 1 event in central London because he wanted to be as well prepared as possible for his home race.
"The championship is the most important thing but a very close second is your home grand prix," Hamilton said.
"I want to win the British Grand Prix. I have not won t... | Lewis Hamilton says Sunday's British Grand Prix is a "must-win" race. | 40600143 |
Mr Hutch was shot dead at about 10:00 local time on May 24 at the Avondale House flats on North Cumberland Street in Dublin, where he lived.
He was the nephew of Gerard Hutch, the man known as 'The Monk'.
His murder is thought to be linked to an ongoing feud between two Dublin families. | A 30-year-old man arrested on Saturday by police in the Republic of Ireland investigating the murder of Gareth Hutch remains in custody. | 36506761 |
The hosts began day four still 38 runs behind on 148-5, and Azhar Mahmood (70) and Geraint Jones (79) top-scored in their eventual 312 all out.
Dean Cosker (4-106) was the pick of the Glamorgan bowlers as the visitors were left 127 to win.
And it took them only 20 overs to reach their victory target on 129-2, led by Al... | Glamorgan beat Kent by eight wickets in the first-ever County Championship game played under lights. | 14931367 |
She proposes abolishing legislation that protects gun makers and dealers from being sued by shooting victims.
Mrs Clinton also vowed to use executive powers as president to expand background checks at gun shows and ban domestic abusers from purchasing guns.
The issue of gun control is a hugely divisive issue in the US.... | Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has unveiled new gun control laws in the wake of the deadly Oregon school shooting. | 34447239 |
Geraghty only returned a fortnight ago after lung and rib injuries forced him to miss last month's Cheltenham Festival.
He was injured on Monday when his mount Minella Foru fell at the eighth fence.
The 37-year-old, retained rider for racehorse owner JP McManus, will have an operation on his arm on Tuesday.
Prior to hi... | Jockey Barry Geraghty will miss next week's Punchestown Festival and faces three months out after breaking his left arm in the Irish Grand National. | 39627801 |
Members of the UK Parliament's Scottish Affairs Committee urged the administrations to work together to tackle the problems facing the area.
Their report highlighted "major structural challenges facing residents in the south of Scotland".
It also called for the new Borders Railway to be extended to Carlisle.
In the rep... | Scotland's border regions have not had a "fair deal" from either Holyrood or Westminster, according to a committee of MPs. | 32065436 |
The reforms make the Constitutional Court ineffective, the European human rights body adds.
The opinion is likely to deepen Poland's constitutional crisis, observers say.
Late last year the right-wing government passed legal amendments changing the way the court operates.
The changes introduced by the ruling Law and Ju... | Changes to Poland's top court by the new government undermine the rule of law and weaken democracy, the Council of Europe has said. | 35786650 |
The inquiry found that two officials on "a frolic on their own" approved the landing of a private plane at the base, a minister said.
The Gupta family flew guests from India last month - they deny wrongdoing.
The opposition says the incident shows the "undue influence" the family wields over President Jacob Zuma.
The f... | South Africa's main opposition party has condemned as a cover-up an official probe into the use of a military base for a society wedding. | 22632130 |
Marston's has been brewing Thwaites beers since early last year, after the firm announced it was shutting down its main brewery in Blackburn, Lancashire.
The acquisition includes two premium ales, Wainwright and Lancaster Bomber.
Marston's will secure both Thwaites beers and the firm's 150-strong team of regional sales... | Daniel Thwaites PLC is selling the major part of its beer business to the pub group Marston's in a £25.1m deal. | 32136188 |
The crash happened on the B4271 in Llanrhidian just before 19:30 BST on Monday.
Police, paramedics and the Welsh Air Ambulance were called to the scene.
South Wales Police is investigating. | A 25-year-old motorcyclist has died following a collision with a car in Swansea. | 33971428 |
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said it received a call to Circular Road at about 20:49 BST on Tuesday.
Four appliances and one aerial appliance are at the scene.
The fire is understood to be at a derelict building. | About 19 firefighters are tackling a blaze in east Belfast. | 39865876 |
Members of the health board, city council and police agreed the proposals in principle but called for more details on the cost, where the clinic would be, and how it would operate.
The plan would see a facility made available for addicts to consume their own drugs.
In some cases users would be provided with medical-gra... | Controversial plans to allow drug users to inject safely under supervision in Glasgow have been approved. | 37817622 |
Head coach Eddie Jones picked the Sale Sharks fly-half, 27, as part of a 26-man squad for the camp in Brighton.
Northampton's Teimana Harrison, Sale's Mike Haley and Bath's Charlie Ewels are among the uncapped players chosen.
Players from Saracens, Exeter, Wasps and Leicester - who are in the Premiership semi-finals - ... | Danny Cipriani has been selected in a three-day England training camp that also includes eight uncapped players. | 36242484 |
Adams became the first female boxer to win an Olympic gold medal when she triumphed at London 2012.
The 33-year-old from Yorkshire won the flyweight title again in Rio this year, the first British boxer to defend an Olympic crown for 92 years.
Asked about her future, she told the BBC: "If I was to go professional I cou... | Double Olympic champion Nicola Adams says she has held talks over a move to the professional ranks. | 37595026 |
The 24-year-old Dane will partner Frenchman Romain Grosjean in 2017.
Magnussen had wanted to stay with Renault for 2017 but decided to accept Haas's offer after the French team delayed its driver choice.
"We feel that pairing Kevin with Romain will help us develop our new car and continue our growth," team founder and ... | Renault driver Kevin Magnussen has joined the US-based Haas team in place of Mexican Esteban Gutierrez. | 37920386 |
The US followed by China are the world's most popular destinations, followed by France and Spain.
According to the UNWTO's figures, released earlier this month, international tourism grew by 4% in 2015 generating $1.4trn ($966bn).
In comparison, global trade increased by just 2.8% in 2015 according to the World Trade O... | The UN World Tourism Organisation says tourism spending has outpaced global trade for the fourth year in a row. | 36420693 |
Ms Sturgeon will emphasise the long-standing ties between Scotland and the US in a letter to the president-elect.
The move comes just days after the SNP leader said she would "not maintain a diplomatic silence" in the face of "abhorrent comments" from Mr Trump.
Ms Sturgeon had backed Hillary Clinton in the race for the... | Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to write to Donald Trump to congratulate him on becoming US president. | 37966943 |
Its inquiry is focused on the possibility that some names could be fraudulent - 77,000 signatures have already been removed.
More than 3.2 million signatures are on the petition, but PM David Cameron has said there will be no second vote.
The UK voted by 52% to 48% to leave the EU in Thursday's referendum.
Helen Jones,... | The House of Commons petitions committee is investigating allegations of fraud in connection with a petition calling for a second EU referendum. | 36634407 |
The French Open, US Open and Australian Open just take the ATP rankings, but Wimbledon works it out differently to favour players who are better on grass.
The seedings are important because a highly seeded player cannot meet another highly seeded player until late in the tournament.
Wimbledon takes the points used to c... | The seeding system for the men's singles at Wimbledon is different to the systems used at the other grand slam tournaments. | 40521236 |
The Islamic Revolutionary Courts in Iran are a legacy of the 1979 revolution, created in the chaos of the turmoil at the time to deliver summary justice to opponents of the Islamic revolution.
According to the UK and Hague-based Iran Tribunal campaign group, in the first decade after the revolution more than 16,000 peo... | The trial of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian in front of an Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran has hardened convictions that his trial will not be fair. | 32890565 |
A pitch invasion took place after Hibs beat Rangers 3-2 on 21 May.
The clubs are alleged to have breached disciplinary rule 311, which states "damage was sustained to Hampden... as a consequence of misbehaviour by supporters".
They have until 6 September to respond to the notices of complaint.
Principal hearing dates h... | Hibernian and Rangers have been issued with notices of complaint by the Scottish FA's compliance officer in relation to the Scottish Cup final. | 37222772 |
House builders are supposed to create housing schemes that catch water with features like green roofs and porous road surfaces.
The government has frequently said it's committed to reducing flood risk.
But the Commons Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) committee says rules on drainage for new homes are still wea... | New housing developments that contribute to the risk of flooding are still being built, MPs say. | 39722792 |
Lawro's opponent for this weekend's Premier League fixtures is hip-hop star Loyle Carner, who released his debut album 'Yesterday's Gone' last month.
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Loyle Carner is a Liverpool fan, who says he started following the Reds after watching Michael Owen burst on to the scene a... | BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson will be making a prediction for all 380 Premier League games this season against a variety of guests. | 38922762 |
A federal judge in Honolulu signed the deal between the Navy and environmental groups on Monday.
It restricts or bans the use of mid-frequency active sonar and explosives used in training exercises.
Campaigners say that sonar disrupts the feeding of marine mammals, and can even cause deafness or death.
An explosives tr... | The US Navy has agreed to limit its use of sonar that may inadvertently harm whales and dolphins in waters near Hawaii and California. | 34252058 |
Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, 13, had been told by doctors in Pakistan that he would never walk again.
At least 140 people, mostly children, were killed when gunmen stormed Peshawar's Army Public School last December.
Muhammad, who arrived in London last month for surgery, is being discharged from hospital later.
Exactly nine... | A teenager paralysed after being shot four times in Pakistan's deadliest terror attack has made a "miraculous" recovery following treatment in the UK. | 34256639 |
Farmers said the Welsh Government's regulations were too strict and too expensive, and would be "disastrous" for agricultural shows.
Farmers would have to register a quarantine unit (QU) on their farm in order to move livestock on and off, and avoid six-day standstill rules.
The government said the system was developed... | The implementation of new rules on the movement of livestock have been delayed from 10 June to September. | 40205423 |
He said little but, through his translator, this dark haired young man did offer a brief glimpse of an underworld which Germany is only just beginning to confront.
Younis is a 23-year-old Moroccan. There is no way to verify that because he says he has no papers or passport. And no way to substantiate his claims that he... | Younis A sat with his head bent so close to the table that his lawyer had to tell him to raise his chin and look at the court. | 35652718 |
Many of them are trying to escape poverty and war in their home countries.
But the journey is very dangerous and hundreds of people have died trying to reach Europe.
Criminal gangs pack too many people into small boats, which leak and often sink. There's nobody to make sure the journey is safe.
The unsafe boats mean pe... | Each year thousands of men, women and children attempt a dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. | 32411286 |
Avon and Somerset chief Nick Gargan has been told to quit by his Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Sue Mountstevens.
MP Charlotte Leslie said Mr Gargan had been tried in a "media court".
The PCC's office said Mr Gargan had lost the confidence of the force at "all levels".
Ms Leslie, MP for Bristol North West, is one ... | "Grave mistakes" were made in the investigation into a chief constable found guilty of misconduct, a Conservative MP has said. | 34210378 |
Wales international Evans, 24, came through Wire's youth system and has played 105 times since his 2010 debut.
"He plays the game tough, is quick, he has an eye for an opportunity and the ability to finish those opportunities," said head coach Neil Jukes.
Rawsthorne, 21, is available for Thursday's game against Widnes
... | Leigh Centurions have signed Warrington centre Rhys Evans on a three-year deal from 2018 and back Nick Rawsthorne from Hull FC on a one-month loan deal. | 40339410 |
Wales voted to leave the EU and yet most politicians called on the public to support the Remain campaign.
For those on the losing side, it was an eye-opening experience.
For the winners, it was vindication they were representing public opinion.
There is an early but growing sense of relief that many of the dire warning... | The grim-faced, and at times, bewildered response from many in the Welsh political establishment immediately after the referendum is slowly becoming more pragmatic and focused on the future. | 37260051 |
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Walkden needs a top-six world ranking by the end of 2015 to secure Great Britain a +67kg Olympic berth and is currently third.
She missed much of last year following a knee ligament injury but recovered to take world gold in Russia in May.
"I've done really well to get bac... | World champion Bianca Walkden hopes to take a "massive" step towards the Rio Olympics by claiming gold at the Manchester World Taekwondo Grand Prix. | 34476467 |
The Hove-based club's operating income rose to £5.84m but investment in the professional cricket budget rose.
A £607,000 overall deficit is up from a loss of £418,000 the year before.
"The results are disappointing but there are some encouraging signs and grounds for optimism," Sussex chairman Jim May told BBC Sussex.
... | Division Two side Sussex have announced a loss of £141,000 before depreciation for the financial year to the end of October 2015. | 35652360 |
Monetary Policy Committee member Ms Forbes said a rate hike took between one and two years to take full effect.
As a result, rates would need to rise "well before" inflation hit the Bank's 2% target, she said.
Her comments, in a column in The Telegraph, suggest interest rates could rise sooner than currently expected.
... | Waiting too long to raise interest rates risks undermining the UK's recovery, Bank of England policymaker Kristin Forbes has warned. | 33955542 |
Michael Sharp, a US man, and Zaida Catalan, a Swedish woman, were taken by unknown assailants on Sunday, according to a UN official.
The pair were taken along with four Congolese support staff into the forest near the village of Ngombe in Kasai Central province, the official said.
Search parties have been sent out to l... | Two UN officials have been kidnapped in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government says. | 39258956 |
Fifteen officials issued an open letter voicing "anxiety and opposition".
The PiS has appointed five loyal judges to the 15-member court in a move it says is aimed at tackling cronyism.
The head of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, has compared events in the country to a "coup d'etat".
Poland's Prime Minister, Be... | Presidents are among former leaders in Poland expressing concern at attempts by the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) to increase its influence over the country's Constitutional Court. | 35105260 |
The Environment Agency (EA) and Weymouth and Portland Borough Council carried out a £1m scheme to restore barriers and shift shingle.
The agency said about 150,000 cubic metres of shingle was lost from the beach during the storms.
Local residents said the building up of shingle banks was "unnecessary".
The sea wall an... | Work to repair flood defences on the Dorset coast damaged in winter storms has been completed. | 29445738 |
An opponent has yet to be named for the fight at the Titanic Exhibition Centre, where Conlan defeated Hungarian David Koos on points last month.
Conlan remains undefeated with 11 knock-outs in 18 victories.
"He has a style and determination that never fails to excite," said promoter Frank Warren.
"Belfast is a proud bo... | Commonwealth super-flyweight champion Jamie Conlan will continue his quest for a world title in his home city of Belfast on 18 February. | 38462741 |
The 19-year-old was attacked in Slatyford, Newcastle just before 02:00 BST. It happened on a path near the A1, around the area of Bowness Road and Tebay Drive.
A number of people were thought to be in the area at the time and may have information, a Northumbria Police spokeswoman said.
The force has appealed for anyone... | A woman has been raped in the early hours of the morning, police have said. | 40234952 |
The left-hander, who has played six Tests for England, is yet to learn the full extent of the cancerous tumour which tests revealed this week.
White told BBC Radio Solent: "He has got to wait for more tests to discover the severity of the condition.
"When he knows that, he might have a battle on his hands. I back him t... | England batsman Michael Carberry has the character to beat cancer, Hampshire director of cricket Giles White says. | 36803077 |
With 10 dead in South Korea, public confidence has faltered as authorities have failed to swiftly halt the spread of the disease. This has contributed to an atmosphere of uncertainty.
South Korean authorities have issued guidelines, advising people to "avoid visiting crowded places as much as possible" and to wear face... | From an economic slowdown to a curtailment in public social life, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) outbreak in South Korea has taken a toll beyond those killed or infected with the virus. | 33090051 |
Across the frozen plains of Colorado it is bitingly cold at this time of year. The temperature is often below zero on most days.
In the state's capital, Denver, America's new homeless venture out into the bitter evening air, victims of an economic downturn that started during the last presidential election year in 2008... | With the gap between rich and poor widening in the US, the world's richest nation is now struggling to employ, house, and feed its poorest, as the BBC finds in two American cities. | 16280580 |
Shakes made no mistake when a block by Dale Bennett fell kindly for him in the box on the half-hour mark, rifling past goalkeeper Sam Russell.
Prior to the goal and for long periods after that, Forest Green Rovers, who lost to Grimsby in last term's play-off final after finishing second overall, created chances and jus... | Ricky Shakes helped Boreham Wood stun last season's National League high-flyers Forest Green Rovers 1-0 at Meadow Park. | 36930688 |
Health Secretary Shona Robison led a Holyrood debate on "delivering a healthier Scotland".
She said she would consult with NHS staff and stakeholders, along with social care and clinical partners, to review the approach to targets.
The Conservatives, who have called for a review of targets, welcomed the move.
Ms Robiso... | The Scottish government is to launch a consultation with NHS staff on reviewing the approach to targets in the health service. | 36460465 |
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Following his latest triumph, Mourinho now averages a trophy every 34 matches as a manager.
Since taking charge of Porto in 2002, the self-proclaimed 'Special One' has swept all before him - both domestically and in European competition.
While still well behind Sir Al... | In guiding Chelsea to their fourth Premier League title, manager Jose Mourinho has secured the 22nd trophy of his career. | 32433689 |
Groove CairnGorm, which made its debut in 2016, has been set up along the lines of continental snowsports music festivals Snowbombing and Snowboxx.
It is held in partnership with CairnGorm Mountain ski centre and Badaguish Outdoor Centre.
However, mild and windy weather has delayed the start of Scotland's latest snowsp... | Organisers of a music festival are hoping for heavy snowfalls in time for this year's staging of the event. | 38756389 |
Tareq, whose mother is Scottish, finished last in 41.13 seconds, the slowest of all 64 swimmers in Kazan.
Her goal is to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
"I was a bit nervous walking out there, I have never swum in front of so many spectators," said Tareq, who got a photo with her idol Sarah Sjostrom.
"The ... | Ten-year-old Alzain Tareq from Bahrain became the youngest swimmer to compete at a World Championships when she took part in the 50m butterfly heats. | 33819764 |
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It is something Rob Howley is keenly aware of.
Rugby in Wales is public property and when you're in charge of the national side you have to withstand the brickbats as readily as you accept the plaudits.
With the 2017 Six Nations kicking off next weekend - Wales face Italy ... | It is often said that if you enjoy your job, you will never do a day's work in your life, but if your every action is scrutinised and critiqued by millions, enjoyment can soon turn to misery and misery to paranoia. | 38768993 |
Usually, Fox, You Stole the Goose sounds out frequently on the carillon, a mechanical chiming instrument.
Although the words are not used, a woman was upset by the song line "the hunter will get you with his gun", town spokesman Johannes Laubach said.
But the mayor is facing a wave of anger over the decision, Der Spieg... | The German town of Limburg has stopped playing a children's folk song from its town hall bell tower after a complaint from a vegan. | 38931564 |
The Exiles have won only once in League Two this season - back in August - and are currently bottom of the table.
Feeney's assistant Andy Todd has also left the club. Coaches Sean McCarthy and James Bittner will take caretaker charge for the clash with Stevenage on Saturday.
Feeney was appointed manager in January afte... | Newport County have sacked manager Warren Feeney. | 37494578 |
Natalie Bollen and William Jelly assaulted Kelly Machin, 34, on the day she deflated the ball using a knife.
Ms Machin, who had been fed up with balls landing in her back garden in Leicester, died two weeks after the attack, which happened on 23 August.
Bollen, 28, and Jelly, 48, were convicted of manslaughter last mon... | A father and daughter who launched a fatal attack on a neighbour who punctured a child's football have each been jailed for seven years. | 40353008 |
Peace envoy Mr Waite was kidnapped in Lebanon in January 1987 as he negotiated the release of western hostages.
After his release five years later he flew into RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, where the bells of the nearby parish church were rung to mark his arrival.
During his latest visit, he met the bell-ringers who had we... | Former hostage Terry Waite has revisited the site of his return to the UK 25 years ago. | 37660325 |
The Brave Blossoms, who beat South Africa in their opening match, led 20-0 at the break thanks to a penalty try, Akihito Yamada's score and Ayumu Goromaru's boot.
Goromaru's two penalties extended the lead before Paul Perez's try for Samoa.
But Japan held out to win a second game at a World Cup for the first time.
They... | Japan boosted their hopes of reaching the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals for the first time with victory over Samoa in Milton Keynes. | 34433232 |
The collision happened on the A496 between Dolgellau and Bontddu at about 15:00 BST on Sunday and involved one Yamaha motorcycle and a number of other vehicles.
The dead man was from Cheshire and his family have been informed, along with the coroner, police said.
An investigation is under way, but it is unclear if the ... | A 50-year-old man has died in a crash in Gwynedd. | 36245113 |
They face having to make £200m of cuts between October and April, equivalent to 4% of all departmental budgets.
While a paper by Finance Minster Simon Hamilton was circulated, it was not formally tabled for discussion and no decisions were taken.
Justice Minister David Ford said there had been "an unwillingness to have... | Northern Ireland Executive ministers have discussed the serious financial pressures on their budgets. | 29356599 |
He said Richard Matt, 49, was shot dead in woodlands near Malone, a town near the Canadian border about 30 miles (50 km) from the prison.
David Sweat, 35, remains at large as police continue to search the area.
The pair escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora on 6 June, setting off a massive manhunt... | One of two murderers who escaped from a New York State prison has been killed by police after weeks on the run, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says. | 33296352 |
The prank at London's Holborn station came after Frans Bekker, from Cardiff, was "goaded" by his table tennis team-mates, Westminster magistrates heard.
But the 50-year-old lost control and ploughed into three women, including Linda Soulsby who fractured a vertebra.
Bekker admitted endangering the safety of a person co... | An RAF flight sergeant who broke a Tube passenger's back after he tried to jump on to an escalator handrail has been ordered to pay £4,000 to his victim. | 32597898 |
The Prince has been visiting Queen's University's cyber security unit at the Science Park in Belfast's Titanic Quarter.
Among the cyber security on show is a system that prevents hackers from accessing water and electricity supplies.
Prince Charles will be joined by the Duchess of Cornwall on Tuesday.
Among those who ... | Prince Charles is in Northern Ireland for a two-day visit. | 36360652 |
It was the most dramatic of murders - what one lawyer called "an act of nuclear terrorism" on the streets of London - and the victim was a man who had once worked for the Russian security services but was later on the payroll of their British counterparts.
So what have we learned about the man, how he died and who was ... | The public hearings of the inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko are now drawing to a close after months of evidence. | 33725868 |
Drinkhall lost 4-1 to European number one Dimitrij Ovtcharov, with team-mates Liam Pitchford and Sam Walker having been eliminated a round earlier.
Walker and David McBeath made it to the last 16 of the doubles in Germany.
However, their challenge was ended by a 4-2 defeat by Taipei duo Chien-An Chen and Cheng-Ting Lia... | Paul Drinkhall was beaten in the last 64 of the men's singles as England's final remaining player was knocked out of the 2017 World Championships. | 40142227 |
The Boeing 777 disappeared while flying to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on board in March 2014.
Despite an extensive search no trace of the plane's fuselage has been found.
But the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said analysis of two recovered wing flaps showed they were not in the landing positi... | Flight MH370 most likely made a rapid and uncontrolled descent into the Indian Ocean, a new report says. | 37843752 |
Royal Ulster Constabulary detective constables Michael Malone, 35, and Ernest Carson, 50, were killed in an IRA gun attack on 26 August 1987.
Another officer and a civilian were wounded in the shooting in the Liverpool Bar on Donegall Quay.
The man who was arrested, 54, was questioned in Belfast on Wednesday.
Det Insp ... | A man arrested as part of an inquiry into the murders of two police officers almost 30 years ago has been released pending a report to prosecutors. | 35926284 |
Zohore has scored 11 goals this season having joined from Belgian club KV Kortrijk for an undisclosed fee in the summer of 2016.
The 23-year-old signed a three-year contract having spent the second half of the 2015-16 season on loan at Cardiff.
Zohore has scored six goals in 15 games for Denmark at under-21 level. | Cardiff City top scorer Kenneth Zohore has signed a contract extension to stay at the Championship club until 2020. | 39751940 |
The Dundee musician and children from a local orphanage are seen playing Stand by Me on ukuleles in a video posted on Lanna Rehab's Facebook page.
The 29-year-old checked himself into the centre near Chiang Mai after being removed from a plane in June after allegedly causing it to be diverted.
Lanna Rehab said it was "... | The View singer Kyle Falconer has been filmed giving music lessons to orphans during his stay at a Thai rehab centre. | 37166498 |
Hardeep Hunjan and partner Ronnie Tayler-Morrison deny killing Noah Serra-Morrison.
Mr Hunjan, 27, told a Luton Crown Court jury he did not harm Noah, and had gone out after putting him to bed on the night of the toddler's death.
The couple, from Luton, previously said Noah fell out of his cot.
Jurors previously heard ... | A man accused of murdering a 13-month-old boy has told a court he returned home from a takeaway to find the boy lying on the floor. | 36802793 |
The charges relate to two incidents during Saturday's west London derby, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
The first was a clash between the two clubs' coaching staff in the 91st minute, with the second a melee involving players in the 94th minute.
QPR assistant Marc Bircham and Fulham's medical manager Marco Cesarini have re... | Queens Park Rangers and Fulham have been charged with two breaches of Football Association rules. | 38732514 |
Clarke, who scored 259 not out in the drawn first Test in Brisbane, finished the day unbeaten on 224 from 243 balls.
David Warner (119) and Michael Hussey (103) also scored tons as the hosts finished the day on 482-5.
Donald Bradman scored three Test double-hundreds in England in 1930.
Clarke, who hit 39 fours and one ... | Australia captain Michael Clarke became the first man to score four Test double-hundreds in a calendar year as his side dominated South Africa on day one of the second Test in Adelaide. | 20440848 |
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