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Flower was shown a red card after two minutes, having knocked Hohaia to the floor before landing a second punch while the Saints man was on the ground.
Hohaia played no further part as Saints went on to win 14-6 at Old Trafford.
"I don't hold any grudges against Ben," said... | Wigan's Wales international prop Ben Flower has apologised for punching St Helens' Lance Hohaia, who says he is not bitter about the way his Super League Grand Final ended on Saturday. | 29588474 |
The British overseas territory is the tip of an old volcano in the Atlantic Ocean, mid-way between Africa and Brazil.
It's so remote, that when the Portuguese discovered it on Ascension Day in 1501, they didn't even bother colonising it.
"Half of the island looks like the surface of the moon, the other half looks like ... | Ascension Island, home to around 800 people, is even more cut off than it used to be after weekly flights linking the island to the UK were stopped - due to a dodgy runway and the wrong kind of RAF aircraft. | 40442318 |
25 November 2015 Last updated at 16:59 GMT | Grainne McCabe from Bristol Zoological Society tells Newsround why many primates are endangered. | 34921330 |
Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant sydd yn datblygu canolfan Yr Egin, ble bydd y darlledwr wedi'i leoli o fis Mawrth 2018.
Mae'r BBC ar ddeall bod cais am grant o rhwng £4m a £6m wedi cael ei wneud i Lywodraeth Cymru.
Dywedodd y brifysgol eu bod wedi gwneud cais am arian o dan gynllun Symud Cymru Ymlaen, a bod gweinid... | Mae BBC Cymru ar ddeall bod y cwmni sydd y tu ôl i'r datblygiad yng Nghaerfyrddin fydd yn cartrefu pencadlys newydd S4C wedi gofyn am filiynau o bunnoedd yn ychwanegol o arian cyhoeddus. | 38099384 |
The six documents, amongst the oldest secret papers to be held by the agency, disclose a number of spying techniques.
The nearly century-old records include instructions "to suspect and examine every possible thing".
Recent advancements in technology have made it possible to release the documents, the CIA said.
One doc... | World War I spies engraved messages on toe-nails and used lemon juice to write invisible letters, classified documents released by the CIA reveal. | 13141473 |
Ten of them have been found, while a search is still under way for the remaining 30, police added.
Kenya's Standard newspaper reports that the group escaped from the state hospital after complaining that the medicine given to them was ineffective.
Mathari is the biggest psychiatric hospital in Kenya.
In 2011, rights gr... | Forty mentally ill patients escaped on Sunday from the Mathari Mental Hospital in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after overpowering guards, police say. | 22509446 |
According to Variety, the Ben Affleck crime drama is set to lose the Warner Bros studio $75m (£60m).
The film cost an estimated $65m (£52m) to make but has only made $16.5m (£13m) of it back.
Factor in the costs of marketing and distribution and the period gangster thriller looks like it's firing blanks.
It's a galling... | It was written and directed by the guy who plays Batman, but in terms of box office receipts, Live by Night was more of a Joker. | 38773378 |
The incident shows the guard at an entrance to St David's 2 in the city centre telling the boy and his friends to "get out or I'll chuck you out".
He then takes the boy by the arm to clear him from the doorway before grabbing hold of his throat.
St David's said it was "not the level of conduct expected from our officer... | A security guard has been suspended from his job at a Cardiff shopping centre after video of him grabbing a boy by the throat was posted online. | 39563246 |
The route has been axed after the Exeter-based company sold its runway slots at Gatwick airport.
Some of the company's Gatwick slots have been sold to Easyjet.
Flybe held 25 take-off and landing slots at Gatwick. The sell-off could provide the company with a cash injection of up to £20m.
But it means the company has no... | The airline Flybe is dropping its direct flights from Belfast City airport to London Gatwick from the end of March 2014. | 22629616 |
For Washington and its allies, including what little is left of the so-called "moderate Syrian opposition", this is deeply unwelcome, especially if the targets do turn out to include US-backed rebels. They see it as prolonging an unwinnable war and delaying the departure of a Syrian president who is now unacceptable to... | The strategic chessboard of the Middle East has been rattled severely this week with the sudden entry of advanced Russian warplanes into the already complex battlefields of Syria. | 34422202 |
In Munich, particulate levels briefly reached 26 times the EU-recommended daily limit of 50 micrograms of particulates per cubic metre of air.
National figures suggest that firework displays ejected some 4,000 tonnes of particulates into the atmosphere.
That reportedly equates to 15% of yearly vehicle particulate emiss... | New Year's Eve fireworks contributed to dangerously high levels of pollution in several German cities, official figures suggest. | 38495564 |
Their dramatic stage was the Queen Victoria Memorial, in front of Buckingham Palace, right at the heart of the Olympics and Paralympics host city.
Its steps were filled with athletes from Team and Paralympics GB; above them on the monument's top stood a golden winged victory figure.
The act's performance came at the pi... | "This is the moment we'll remember every day for the rest of our lives," sang Pet Shop Boys. | 19552313 |
Deputy Elis Bebb is organising the island's Holocaust commemorations on 27 January and said Guernsey States' involvement was "often forgotten".
Former Bailiff Sir Geoffrey Rowland said the wartime government was effectively powerless to protest.
"We had two Germans to three Guernsey people - total domination," he said.... | The role Guernsey's authorities played in three Jewish women being deported and killed in the Holocaust should be marked, says a politician. | 30811115 |
Jamar Walker, who had been living in Handsworth, Birmingham, was found with knife wounds in Raglan Road, Smethwick, during the early hours of Sunday.
He had been stabbed in his upper leg, West Midlands Police said.
A 17-year-old boy was also injured but was released from hospital after being treated for a stab wound to... | A 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death had been involved in some sort of "fracas" in the street, police have said. | 35153978 |
Four prisoners have absconded from HMP Kirkham in October alone.
Police have issued wanted appeals for the offenders who either walked out or failed to return to the Category D training prison.
William Tams, 55, and Thomas Henderson, 44, who were jailed for five years and three years are still on the run.
Tams who was ... | Eight offenders have gone on the run from an open prison in Lancashire in the past four months and two are still at large. | 37790941 |
President Jacob Zuma said the nation had lost a leading pioneer of jazz who promoted a "cosmopolitan culture".
Born to a shoemaker and a domestic worker in racially segregated South Africa, she performed with US stars such as Roberta Flack and Patti LaBelle in a career of more than 50 years.
Klaasen was battling pancre... | South Africans have been paying tribute to renowned jazz musician Thandi Klaasen who has died aged 86. | 38635861 |
Southwark Crown Court heard Kweku Adoboli was "a gamble or two away from destroying Switzerland's largest bank".
He lost the money in "unprotected, unhedged, incautious and reckless" trades, the jury was told.
Adoboli, 32, of Whitechapel, east London, was cleared of four charges of false accounting.
He had denied the c... | A City trader who lost £1.4bn ($2.2bn) of Swiss bank UBS's money has been jailed for seven years after being found guilty of two counts of fraud. | 20338042 |
Michael Meekins, 63, was walking near Fleetwood Golf Club in Lancashire at 20:35 GMT on Tuesday when he was struck by a car, Lancashire Police said.
He had been out with his wife who was celebrating her birthday.
A 23-year-old man from Fleetwood has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and c... | A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal crash in Fleetwood. | 38733704 |
Officers made the discovery in the Hossack Drive area on Friday, following an intelligence-led operation.
A 31-year-old woman has been charged in connection with being concerned with supplying controlled drugs. She is expected to appear at Elgin Sheriff Court later.
Ch Insp Stewart Mackie said he wanted to make Moray a... | Police have recovered cocaine worth an estimated £25,000 in Elgin. | 37083830 |
Arron Banks, co-chair of Leave.EU, said he would like to merge with Vote Leave but claimed they did not want to.
The Bristol businessman said relations between the two were "strained" but his group was "ready" for the referendum.
Both groups are vying for the right to be designated the official "out" campaign, which wi... | The businessman heading up one of two EU "out" campaigns says he believes it is "highly unlikely" they will merge. | 35263614 |
Labatt announced it is cutting off the allotment of free beer for its former employees by 2019.
The perk has been part of the company's retirement package for more than half a century.
Labatt was founded in Canada but was sold in 1995, and is now owned by Belgium-based beer powerhouse Anheuser-Busch InBev.
The Canadian... | It is the end of the free-beer era for Canadian retirees of a major brewery. | 37991714 |
It is not clear whether the test was authentic, and if it was, whether it will be considered a success by the North.
A successful test would be significant because submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) are hard to detect.
It comes as North Korea gears up for a rare and significant party congress next month.
Nor... | North Korea appears to have fired a ballistic missile from a submarine off its eastern coast, South Korea says. | 36119159 |
The 27-year-old would have joined as temporary overseas cover for injured South African Rory Kleinveldt.
Southee has played 48 Tests, 99 one-day internationals and 38 Twenty20 games.
"We were very hopeful of having him from 1 July, but it wasn't signed off by New Zealand Cricket. They have tours ahead of them and it's ... | Northants have failed in a bid to sign New Zealand all-rounder Tim Southee. | 36610515 |
Abdeslam is one of the key suspects in November's Paris attacks which left 130 people dead.
He was arrested and wounded in a police raid on Friday in Brussels.
On Tuesday, suicide bombs in Brussels killed 31 people. The attacks are thought to be linked to the Paris attacks network and Abdeslam's arrest.
So-called Islam... | Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has changed his mind and will not fight extradition from Belgium to France, his lawyer says. | 35889305 |
Uihlein carded a second consecutive four-under 67 at Le Golf National.
Otaegui set the early clubhouse target with a superb five-under 66, before an afternoon thunderstorm led to a delay of two hours and five minutes.
England's Tommy Fleetwood shares third with Alexander Bjork after completing a three-under 68 followin... | American Peter Uihlein and Spain's Adrian Otaegui share the lead on eight under par after a weather-affected second round of the Open de France. | 40464672 |
The renowned classical flautist told BBC Radio Ulster's The Nolan Show he "never admired" the former Northern Ireland first minister.
He said: "I'm sure he was [responsible] because he wasn't exactly preaching let's all live together, was he?"
In a statement, the DUP's Sammy Wilson said legal action was "pending".
Sir ... | Sir James Galway has launched an attack on the actions of Ian Paisley Sr, saying the late former DUP leader was indirectly "responsible" for murders. | 33020329 |
With 82% of the votes counted, those opposed to the proposed constitutional amendment were leading by 8.4 percentage points.
Mr Morales said the votes were still trickling in from the countryside, where he enjoys greater support.
Observers said the count was slow but that there was no evidence of fraud.
Mr Morales, Bol... | Bolivia's President Evo Morales has said he is still hopeful he can win a referendum which would allow him to stand for a fourth term in office. | 35638788 |
The court acquitted 29 others in the case known as the Naroda Patiya massacre.
Among those convicted were former minister Maya Kodnani and Babu Bajrangi, a former leader of the hardline Hindu group Bajrang Dal.
A total of 95 people were killed in the rioting on 28 February in the Naroda Patiya area of Ahmedabad city.
M... | A court in India has convicted 32 people for involvement in the 2002 religious riots in Gujarat state. | 19407100 |
Daniel Climance was struck by the vehicle while out riding his bike at about 19:20 BST on Wednesday on Station Road in Purton, near Swindon.
He died at the scene. Wiltshire Police described it as a "tragic accident".
In a statement issued through the force, Daniel's family said he would be "sadly missed" by his brother... | The family of an 11-year-old boy who died after being hit by a roadsweeper in a Wiltshire town have paid tribute to their "beautiful, loving child". | 33126145 |
The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB) - or, in military speak, Mother of All Bombs - was launched on Thursday.
The target was said to be a network of tunnels operated by the so-called Islamic State in Achin district.
As a non-nuclear weapon, use of the MOAB does not necessarily require approval by the US ... | The US military has just dropped its largest conventional (that is non-nuclear) bomb for the first time in combat, on Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar. | 39596333 |
The 31-year-old was 17 weeks' pregnant and miscarrying when she was admitted to University Hospital Galway.
She had asked for a termination, but staff refused. Days later, she died as a result of septic shock from an E coli infection.
A review found 21 out of 30 staff had no case to answer over her death.
The Health Se... | Nine hospital staff have been disciplined over the death of pregnant woman Savita Halappanavar in the Republic of Ireland in October 2012. | 29153062 |
Mr Smith said he would be a loyal MP but did not want to engage in "futile" work as Mr Corbyn could not win power.
But Mr Corbyn told a hustings event in Gateshead that Labour had grown "enormously" under his leadership.
The Court of Appeal is to rule later on whether recently-joined members will be allowed to vote in ... | Owen Smith has said he will return to the backbenches rather than serve in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet, should he lose the Labour leadership contest. | 37050985 |
He was taken to hospital after being injured at 16:15 GMT in the Topshop store in the Oracle Shopping Centre, Reading.
The boy, who was in a life threatening condition, died later at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Thames Valley Police said.
His death is being treated as unexplained but non-suspicious.
South Central Ambu... | A 10-year-old boy has died after suffering serious head injuries in an "incident involving store furniture". | 38964094 |
In a speech, Andy Burnham will say it is time for tough action to protect children and tackle obesity.
He will criticise the government's approach to industry, which has been categorised by voluntary agreements.
The Conservatives said "real progress" had been made on public health under the current government.
Mr Burnh... | Maximum limits would be set on levels of fat, salt and sugar in food marketed to children, under a Labour government, the shadow health secretary will say. | 30817300 |
Castlebrooke Investments has properties on 12 acres between Royal Avenue and the Cathedral Quarter, a project formerly known as Royal Exchange.
The company plans to submit a refreshed planning application, including a new proposal for an office building.
It intends to begin by refurbishing Garfield Street and the North... | A firm which owns a large part of central Belfast is to submit new plans for the regeneration of the area. | 38888068 |
Europe's
flagship Earth observation satellite
shut down unexpectedly over the Easter weekend and is not responding to any commands.
The French Space Agency (Cnes) tasked its high-resolution
Pleiades satellite
to image Envisat while passing some 100km from the stricken mission.
The pictures con... | Engineers have managed to get the first detailed photographs of the crippled Envisat platform. | 17790420 |
The double level crossing in Vine Road, Barnes, is operated by Network Rail staff who decide when to raise and close the gates.
Some residents said they had waited up to 45 minutes for the barriers to open.
Network Rail said it was aware of the "extremely dangerous" situation but it was due to engineering works.
More o... | A video has emerged showing pedestrians running across a level crossing in south-west London while the barriers are down. | 35481781 |
Fire fighters responded to nearly 90 fires as rubbish bins and discarded sofas were set alight.
Officers on foot, horseback, and in vehicles tried to control the crowds as they poured out of bars after the win.
Ohio State beat Oregon 42-20 to capture the College Football Playoff national championship title.
The champio... | Police in Columbus, Ohio, made multiple arrests and used tear gas to disperse crowds of American football fans after Ohio State's victory Monday night. | 30783992 |
The largest ethnic group, the Muslim, Turkic-speaking Uighurs, has lived in China's shadow for centuries. The region has had an intermittent history of autonomy and occasional independence, but was finally brought under Chinese control in the 18th century.
Economic development of the region under Communist rule has bee... | China's Xinjiang province is the country's most westerly region, bordering on the former Soviet states of Central Asia, as well as several other states including Afghanistan, Russia, and Mongolia. | 16913494 |
New Zealand-born Samoa back row Lam, 29, has been with Bristol since 2014.
Former Wasps centre Piutau, 31, who was also born in New Zealand but captained Tonga, signed for Bristol in December.
He initially joined until the end of this term from Yamaha Jubilo of Japan and has made four appearances so far.
"The importanc... | Bristol club captain Jack Lam has extended his contract with the Premiership strugglers to 2019, while Tonga centre Siale Piutau has also re-signed ahead of next season. | 39412277 |
The Czech, 26, was stabbed at her home by an intruder on Tuesday and needed four hours of surgery on her hand.
"While what happened to me was very scary, I do not see myself as a victim, I do not feel sorry for myself and I will not look backwards," said Kvitova.
"I will do everything to return to the sport I love as s... | Petra Kvitova described being able to move the fingers on her left hand again as "the greatest Christmas present I could have wished for". | 38420158 |
Known as Ak Saray (White Palace), it was built on a forested hilltop on the edge of the capital Ankara, on more than 150,000 sq m (1.6m sq ft) of land.
Mr Erdogan opened the palace on 30 August after becoming president.
His AK Party has dominated Turkish politics for more than a decade.
The palace is bigger than the Wh... | A controversial new 1,000-room palace built for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will cost about £385m ($615m) - nearly twice the previous estimate, Turkish officials say. | 29912398 |
Dr Mary Bousted, head of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said new performance-related pay structures meant new teachers could not predict their future earnings.
Teachers' pay had fallen 12% against inflation, she told the ATL conference.
The government said the changes would let heads pay good teachers... | Young teachers are shying away from taking out mortgages because of uncertainty about future earnings, says a teachers' union leader. | 27042467 |
Republic boss Martin O'Neill described Elliot's injury as "serious".
"It's a real disappointment and obviously a dampener on the evening," said O'Neill after the 2-2 draw.
Elliot, 29, was hurt as he tried to keep out Miroslav Stoch's opening goal in the Aviva Stadium game.
"He was going really well at Newcastle and loo... | Newcastle keeper Rob Elliot could miss Euro 2016 and his club's battle to stay in the Premier League after sustaining a knee injury in the Republic of Ireland's draw against Slovakia. | 35922327 |
10 April 2015 Last updated at 08:38 BST
Their sense of smell is actually one of the most powerful of any mammal.
In the wild, African elephants use their massive trunks - packed full of special receptors - to help them sniff out family members keeping their herd together.
On one wildlife reserve in South Africa they've... | Elephants are being trained to use their exceptional sense of smell to sniff out explosives in the South African countryside. | 32246377 |
Former Butlin's Redcoat Ted McDermott, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2013, spent decades entertaining people.
Decca Records signed him up after videos of his carpool karaoke were watched 40 million times on YouTube.
His son Simon McDermott, 40, said it was "a dream come true".
His father has recorded "You Make Me ... | An 80-year-old man who became an internet star when his son posted videos of him singing in the car, has landed a record deal. | 37379260 |
The proponents say the law would reduce prices and give farmers more incentive to grow other crops.
The bill will be debated by the lower house of Congress in the coming days.
But Colombia's justice minister has said introducing such a law would violate Colombia's commitments to international narcotics treaties.
Colomb... | Lawmakers in Colombia have proposed decriminalising the cultivation of the coca leaf and marijuana to deprive traffickers of revenue. | 17558382 |
New Zealander Coman, 28, has been with Edinburgh for three seasons after moving from Hawke's Bay Magpies.
The back row led Edinburgh to last season's European Challenge Cup final and played two seasons of Super Rugby for the Wellington Hurricanes.
"Having spoken to Tom Coventry and seeing where he wants to take the clu... | London Irish have secured the signing of Edinburgh captain Mike Coman from next season on a three-year contract. | 35463437 |
The email, on behalf of the English Football Association, encouraged fans to join a scheme offering priority tickets for Wembley games.
It was sent to fans who had opted to receive marketing emails.
FL Interactive apologised, saying: "The overwhelming majority of each club's fanbase will clearly follow Wales". | The Football League's digital arm has apologised after an email was sent to Cardiff City and Newport County fans urging them to support England. | 32092777 |
He was speaking as the northern city of Aleppo endured a day of relentless air strikes, with the Syrian military determined to retake rebel-held areas.
A seven-day US-Russian brokered truce collapsed on Monday.
Mr Lavrov laid the blame on the US for failing to control the rebel groups it backs.
He said a key condition ... | US and Russian plans to end Syria's conflict must be saved as there is no alternative, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has told the UN. | 37457800 |
As chief train attendant in the southern city of Lubumbashi, his job is to attend to passengers' every need while they are travelling.
He turns up for work every day but there is no work to go to because so few of the country's trains are actually running.
Mr Mapokopero complains that he is owed more than 60 months' ba... | Alexandre Mapokopero is proud to work for SNCC, the national railway of the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the last time he actually mounted a train was back in June. | 15859686 |
The far-right leader denies wrongdoing and claims that the allegations are a plot to derail her campaign.
On Wednesday, Ms Le Pen's aide Catherine Griset was placed under police investigation over the payments.
The European Parliament alleges that more than €300,000 (£257,000; $321,000) of its funding was misspent by M... | French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has refused a police interview about her alleged misuse of EU funds. | 39078216 |
Another 58 parks and green spaces were given the award by Keep Wales Tidy.
They include Bryngarw Country Park, Bridgend, Swansea Canal, Acton Park in Wrexham, Parc Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd and Aberystwyth University's Llanbadarn campus.
Coordinator Lucy Prisk said it was down to "staff and volunteers who work tire... | The number of sites given the Green Flag award has increased this year. | 36849700 |
FA chairman Greg Clarke told a Commons Select Committee last year that openly gay players may suffer "significant abuse" and has suggested they come out collectively rather than on their own.
But Bosworth, a high-profile openly gay athlete, revealed he met Clarke and told him his approach must "change".
"He really want... | British race walker Tom Bosworth has criticised the Football Association for wanting "to create a gay day". | 40979452 |
The Ivory Coast international could make his debut for Toulouse against Neymar's Paris St-Germain on Sunday.
Former Leeds United player Gradel, 29, joined the Cherries from French side St Etienne in 2015 and signed a new four-year contract the following year.
In April he told BBC Sport he wanted to leave the club for m... | Bournemouth winger Max Gradel has joined French Ligue 1 side Toulouse on loan until the end of the season. | 40958723 |
The Welsh-language arts festival will run from 29 May to 3 June at Bridgend College's Pencoed Campus.
When it approved the event, the council said it hoped it would bring 100,000 visitors and £6m to the local economy.
The festival, which has been running for nearly 90 years, includes activities, performances and compe... | The 2017 Urdd Eisteddfod begins on Monday in Bridgend county. | 40075562 |
Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal says Halfpenny's ongoing injuries could lead to his departure without playing a game since arriving for 2014-15.
Blues director and Wales legend Gareth Edwards said: "We'd welcome him with open arms."
Ospreys coach Steve Tandy said: "We'd always be interested in the quality of Halfpen... | Cardiff Blues and Ospreys are interested in signing Leigh Halfpenny if his Toulon contract is terminated. | 29225008 |
The Bird of Prey Initiative aimed to increase breeding populations of raptors in the Dark Peak area of the national park.
Results showed peregrine numbers had declined while others were below expectations.
Illegal persecution and availability of prey were cited as possible causes.
Rhodri Thomas, ecologist with the Peak... | A five-year project to boost bird of prey populations in the Peak District has returned "disappointing results", official have said. | 34877869 |
Adam Thompstone went over for the first and last Tigers tries with Ospreys wing Eli Walker scoring a second-half brace.
Ex-Cardiff Blue Luke Hamilton was among the Leicester scorers with Dan Borrow and Ed Slater also crossing.
Tom Habberfield, Dafydd Howells, Ashley Beck and Hugh Gustafson added Ospreys tries. | Leicester Tigers and Ospreys scored six tries apiece in their pre-season friendly at Welford Road, where the hosts triumphed. | 37201881 |
The We Are The Reality Party fought three seats at the 2015 general election, with Bez gaining 703 votes in Salford and Eccles.
But the Electoral Commission said it failed to submit spending records and Bez - who is also party treasurer - ignored demands to pay an earlier fine.
The treasurer of a party formed by late u... | A party founded by ex-pop star Mark "Bez" Berry has been fined £1,800 for not complying with electoral rules. | 35810634 |
Posh, who lost top scorer Marcus Maddison just before the game through illness, were behind after just three minutes as two of Fleetwood's non-league captures made their mark.
Ash Hunter's pass split the defence and Sowerby, signed from North West Counties side Squires Gate, raced in with a cool finish.
Fleetwood might... | Jack Sowerby bagged his first Football League goal to get Fleetwood off to a flying start in their home win over Peterborough. | 37593855 |
However, anyone who lets slip they might be in the running to be the Duchess's private secretary will not end up sitting behind an antique desk at Kensington Palace.
The successful candidate will be discreet, self-effacing and efficient. A sense of humour and a sense of the absurd will be very necessary personal quali... | Conversations with headhunters will take place soon. | 39208686 |
The owner and founder of Herbert of Liverpool died in the early hours after a long battle with cancer.
Mr Howe also flirted with politics and briefly stood for Mayor of Liverpool in 2012.
Comedian Ricky Tomlinson and Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson led the tributes. Mr Anderson said: "He always wanted to help others."
... | A hairdresser and charity fundraiser dubbed "The King of Bling", Herbert Howe, has died at the age of 72. | 37713048 |
The hosts, without victory since 12 January, edged the early stages and led through Saville's 18-yard curler.
The Rams, who themselves had endured an eight-match winless run prior to recent victories over Brentford and Blackburn, equalised through Chris Martin's free-kick from the edge of the area.
But Saville's header... | George Saville scored twice as Wolves beat promotion-chasing Derby County to end their seven-game winless run. | 35618642 |
Konta, the British number one, beat Colombia's Mariana Duque-Marino 6-3 6-3, while Watson saw off Japan's Misaki Doi 6-4 6-7 (0-7) 6-3.
Australian Open semi-finalist Konta will play either Belgian Yanina Wickmayer or Johanna Larsson of Sweden.
Watson, who has fallen to 84th in the world, faces either Hungarian Timea Ba... | British duo Johanna Konta and Heather Watson are through to the second round of the Monterrey Open in Mexico. | 35692836 |
They have developed a new kind of eye exam that might spot glaucoma a decade before symptoms appear.
It uses a fluorescent dye that sticks to the cells in the retina that are about to die.
But it has been tested on just 16 people in safety trials and far more research is needed, the study says.
Glaucoma affects 60 mill... | It might be possible to treat the main cause of permanent blindness before people notice any loss of vision, say University College London researchers. | 39725588 |
Officers received a report of an unconscious and injured man found on Lion Street at about 01:00 BST on Sunday.
He was taken to hospital by ambulance but later died.
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the man was a soldier and Dyfed-Powys Police said the death was being treated as unexplained.
It is understood the s... | Police are investigating the death of a soldier in Brecon. | 36235410 |
Kennedy, 26, has been with the club since 2011 and has had loan spells at Glasgow Warriors and London Irish.
He has represented Scotland at under-20 level and played for the country's sevens team.
"Staying at the club was an easy choice for me and I'm excited to be involved for another two years," Kennedy said.
"I genu... | Edinburgh scrum-half Sean Kennedy has signed a new two-year contract, committing him to the Pro12 side until May 2019. | 39874884 |
Former WBA light-welterweight champion Rees was expected to bounce back from his
But despite the Welshman's trademark busy start and some late flurries, Crolla's accuracy clinched the upset.
The judges made it 115-113 and 116-113 to Crolla, with one scoring it 115-115.
Rees had hoped that victory over Crolla might pave... | Anthony Crolla claimed the vacant WBO inter-continental lightweight title in impressive style by beating Gavin Rees over 12 rounds at the Bolton Arena. | 22373483 |
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau was speaking in a video released to congratulate his fighters for seizing the town of Gwoza earlier this month.
It is not clear if Mr Shekau has pledged allegiance to Islamic State, which controls parts of Iraq and Syria.
Nigeria's army has rejected the claim as "empty".
Thousands of p... | Militant group Boko Haram has said it has set up an Islamic state in the towns and villages it has seized in north-eastern Nigeria. | 28925484 |
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) says that in the first six weeks of 2015, just over 82,000 deaths were registered, which is 23% higher than the average from the previous five years.
The ONS recently published the graph above, which compares the last week in December and first three weeks in January for the las... | There has been a considerable increase in the numbers of people dying in England and Wales so far this year. | 31518899 |
The man accused of burgling her Los Angeles home on 16 December has now pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against him.
Rusty Sellner, who was arrested on Monday, is accused of burglary, theft and receiving stolen property.
He faces up to seven years and eight months in prison if convicted.
According to the prose... | Miley Cyrus has had her home burgled for a second time in less than a year - with the most recent break-in taking place just before Christmas. | 30739422 |
The quarterly survey from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is the latest indication that the UK's economic recovery is strengthening.
There was further good news from a survey of the UK's construction sector.
The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index indicated the sector grew for the second month in a row in Jun... | Business confidence in the UK is at its highest level since 2007, the latest economic survey from a leading business group has suggested. | 23141396 |
This summer's World Championships begin on 4 August, five years to the day since Great Britain's Midas touch turned a red, white and blue London Stadium gold.
In the space of 45 heady minutes, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah won Olympic titles in the heptathlon, long jump and 10,000m respectively.
For ... | It could not be any other date really. | 40743451 |
The 23-year-old Denmark international is the Women's FA Cup holders first signing ahead of the 2017-18 campaign.
She had spells with Dragor Boldklub and Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold before joining Brondy and has played against City in the Women's Champions League.
"The set up at Manchester City Women is unparalleled and ... | Women's Super League side Manchester City Women have signed Brondby defender Mie Jans for next season. | 40186587 |
The new assessment adds further fuel to a debate on how dinosaurs were doing when a 10km-wide space rock slammed into Earth 66 million years ago.
A team suggests the creatures were in long-term decline because they could not cope with the ways Earth was changing.
The study appears in PNAS journal.
Researchers analysed ... | The dinosaurs were already in decline 50 million years before the asteroid strike that finally wiped them out, a study suggests. | 36073592 |
Damage was caused to a number of properties in the incident.
Residents have said it is the second fire in four weeks and they have blamed young people engaging in anti-social behaviour in the area.
Sinn Fein councillor Colly Kelly said the incident could have resulted in fatalities.
"Everyone in the area is sick to the... | A number of residents in Gartan Square in Londonderry say they are living in fear after a bin shed next to their homes was set alight and destroyed. | 35379512 |
The A725 underpass which runs below the M74 motorway, has been under construction since July 2015.
It is hoped that the route between Bellshill and East Kilbride will help ease congestion at junction 5 near Hamilton in South Lanarkshire.
Economy Secretary Keith Brown said it should improve journey times through the jun... | A new underpass at the Raith Interchange will open to traffic on the early hours of Thursday morning. | 38970608 |
Two people were seriously hurt and 31 others injured in the blast in New Ferry, Wirral on Saturday evening.
Wirral South MP Alison McGovern asked Prime Minister Theresa May for a meeting to discuss the "significant dereliction" faced in the area.
Mrs May said she would be "happy" for the MP to meet Communities and Loca... | The MP for an area "devastated" by a suspected gas explosion has asked for government help in the recovery. | 39433204 |
The England all-rounder, who has been involved in heated exchanges with West Indies star Marlon Samuels, feels officials can jump in "too early" and make "a situation out of nothing".
Stokes told the BBC: "We're trying to win a game here playing for our country, so give us a bit of leeway."
England's vice-captain for t... | Umpires are too quick to clamp down on sledging, says Ben Stokes. | 37562840 |
Villagers in Youlgrave in Derbyshire pitched in by donating ingredients then sharing out the 35 cakes to bake in their ovens.
Keen cake maker Lynn Nolan then cut, shaped and iced the incredibly detailed 16 buildings with skilled helpers.
Baking began back in June, and the icing alone took 387 hours.
For more stories ab... | A village has been recreated in edible form - using Christmas cake, icing and marzipan - to raise money towards restoring a church roof. | 38237606 |
Several former players suggested that Croke Park would cater for the wider interest in seeing the match and well above the 36,000 capacity of Clones.
However, the Leinster minor and senior finals are scheduled for Croke Park on the same date.
The Ulster Council confirmed on Monday that Clones will host the final. | Clones remains the venue for the Ulster SFC decider between Donegal and Tyrone after calls for the 17 July showpiece clash to be switched to Croke Park. | 36704023 |
When news of the court's landmark decision affirming gay marriage rights in all 50 states broke, celebrations quickly erupted outside the court building - and on Twitter.
From celebrities...
Business leaders...
And politicians...
Some of the political reaction wasn't as joyous, however. Republican presidential candidat... | On Friday morning many Americans wondered if the US Supreme Court would announce its decision on whether states could prohibit gay couples from obtaining marriage licences. | 33292805 |
The Buddhist community in the city say they are devastated by the loss and have appealed for help to retrieve it.
The bronze statue was donated by Thailand in 1996 and is 1.5m (5ft) tall and 1.2m wide. It would require at least eight people to carry it.
Local people say the thieves may have thought the statue was made ... | A massive Buddha statue weighing about half a tonne has been stolen from a temple in the Botswana capital, Gaborone, police say. | 40816408 |
Louis Dodds scored for the visitors during a fiery encounter at Bramall Lane in which Jim O'Brien and Abu Ogogo were sent off.
United took the lead in the eighth minute as Sharp collected a neat through ball from John Fleck and slotted the ball into the net.
Shrewsbury were reduced to 10 men in the 22nd minute after O'... | Goals from Billy Sharp and Stefan Scougall gave Sheffield United a 2-1 victory over nine-man Shrewsbury that lifted them into the automatic promotion places. | 37958873 |
And parliamentary follow-up can also be expected after it was confirmed that Theresa May will make her long-awaited major speech on Brexit on Tuesday, which might offer some glimpses of the government's negotiating aims.
Elsewhere, after a government defeat and a tied vote this week, it looks like a quiet week in the L... | With rising chatter anticipating the publication of the Supreme Court ruling on whether Parliament has to vote on the triggering of Brexit, via the now-famous Article 50, next week's biggest parliamentary event will probably be the ensuing ministerial statement giving the government response. | 38613727 |
The captives were discovered during a raid by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), following a tip-off.
The undocumented prisoners said they had been there for a week, and alleged police at the Manila station had locked them up in order to extort money.
But officers said they were arrested as part of President Rodrigo... | At least 11 people have been found in a tiny dark room hidden behind a bookcase in a Philippine police station. | 39737321 |
With Fernando Alonso testing his driving skills at the Indianapolis 500, Jenson Button has answered McLaren's call to hopefully put some crucial points on the constructors' championship board.
The chances of that actually happening? Pretty slim. Especially after Ferrari's resurgence in qualifying.
So, pick your top 10 ... | If there's one circuit that can coax a retired F1 driver off the golf course and back behind the wheel then surely it's Monaco? | 39938653 |
The annual four-week campaign is called 'Drink Safe, Drive Safe, Act Safe'.
A police spokesman said the aim was to drive down Manx drink-drive statistics for the third consecutive year.
In 2012 there were 19 people arrested for drink-driving offences and 16 charged - last year there were 12 arrests and four people char... | A police crackdown on drivers impaired by drink or drugs over the festive period is to get under way in the Isle of Man this month. | 30298944 |
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Fran explains how an invention could simply be watching how people use things and improving them.
Find out more about the Newsround Inventions Competition | Sometimes inventing things isn't necessarily coming up with a completely new idea from scratch. | 21803701 |
Firefighters were called to a terraced house in the Lower Bennett Street area of the city on Wednesday morning.
The woman was the only occupant of the house at the time.
The living room was damaged by the fire and there was smoke damage to other rooms. The police are investigating how the blaze started.
There has also ... | A woman has been treated for smoke inhalation after a suspected arson attack in Londonderry. | 40950183 |
The campaign group named Maj Gen Ahmadu Mohammed and eight other officers in a report last year, accusing the military of killing more than 8,000 detainees.
"It is unthinkable" to recall the officer, who was sacked in 2014, before an inquiry had even begun, it said.
The military is investigating the allegations, a spok... | Amnesty International has criticised the reinstatement of a Nigerian general it accuses of war crimes in the fight against Boko Haram. | 35462608 |
Tipu Sultan, 32, was gunned down at close range behind the Herbs & Spice Kitchen in Lake Avenue, South Shields, in April, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
Michael McDougall and Michael Mullen, both from South Shields, deny murder.
The trial heard Mr McDougall's phone had been "tracked" to the scene.
It also heard that some... | The mobile phone of a man accused of the shotgun murder of a takeaway boss was "tracked" to the scene of the crime, a court has heard. | 35748916 |
According to the Chinese company's first quarter results, it has 340 million active monthly users, 30% up on the previous year.
About 154 million people use the site daily, 91% of whom access it via mobile.
By comparison, Twitter, which is blocked in China, has around 328 million active monthly users.
"Our relentless f... | There are now more people using Sina Weibo, the Chinese micro-blogging platform, than there are using Twitter. | 39947442 |
There are fears of food shortages after the hurricane, which hit on 24 October, damaged many crops in southern Haiti.
Aid workers and officials are also on alert for an increase in cholera cases in the wake of widespread flooding.
More than 50 people were killed in Haiti, which is still struggling to recover from the 2... | The Haitian government has renewed calls for international emergency aid to help the country deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. | 20202840 |
A collection of four silver $2 coins costs NZ$469 (£240) while silver-plated $1 coins cost NZ$23.50 (£12) each.
All Niueans are New Zealand citizens and Queen Elizabeth II, who appears on the reverse of coins, is head of state.
Coin-issuer New Zealand Mint said they were gift products and would not be used "to go buy... | Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Yoda are among Star Wars characters who will appear on coins that will be legal tender in the Pacific island of Niue. | 14504568 |
The index attempts to quantify how happy people are with their lives.
New research of its results suggests people living in the Highlands and Islands scored the highest, followed by those who stay in Fife.
Workers in Aberdeen, South Scotland, Glasgow and Mid Scotland scored the lowest on the index.
People who worked pa... | Scots most content with their working hours and daily commutes live in the Highlands and Islands, according to the Bank of Scotland's Happiness Index. | 33378647 |
Its release into the atmosphere drove the shift towards a warmer period, according to scientists at the University of Southampton.
The research, published in Nature, is based on analysing chemical signals in the shells of ancient plankton.
The world's oceans absorb about a third of the atmospheric carbon dioxide from b... | Carbon dioxide escaping from the depths of the ocean heralded the end of the last Ice Age, a study suggests. | 31424597 |
Saves from goalkeeper Beth Davies kept Bees in the first half, until Kirsty Linnett's low header from Emily Westwood's cross opened the scoring.
After the break, Kerys Harrop headed in a second before Charlie Wellings' long-range strike added the Blues' third.
An own goal from Davies made it 4-0 late on as she diverted... | Birmingham City Ladies reached the Continental Cup final with a comfortable victory at London Bees. | 37267202 |
The plants were found during "routine checks" by park staff on Monday.
It is thought the building - outside of the park resort but on the theme park's land - was accessed from nearby land owned by the Queen.
A 40-year-old man from Windsor and a 34-year-old man from Burnham have been arrested on suspicion of producing c... | A cannabis farm has been discovered inside a derelict cottage on land owned by Legoland Windsor theme park. | 38891474 |
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