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In October a group of Newport dog walkers started a shoe box appeal to give gifts to rescued rabbits, cats and dogs.
Since then more than 1,000 boxes filled with everything from festive jumpers to treats and tunnels have been donated.
Dog walker Rachel Hunter said the generosity had been "overwhelming".
"We thought we ... | Hundreds of abandoned pets will be getting festive treats on Christmas Day after generous animal lovers donated more than 1,000 presents to an appeal. | 38261935 |
The 30-year-old Scotland international has returned from Norwich's pre-season tour of Austria to see a back specialist and potentially have an injection on the ongoing issue.
Norwich face Blackburn on Saturday, 6 August in their Championship opener.
"It [the first game of the season] is probably going to cut it fine fo... | Norwich City defender Russell Martin could miss the start of the season because of a back spasm. | 36858501 |
The Glovers took the lead in the sixth minute. Tom Eaves' marauding run down the right saw the frontman fizz in a cross that goalkeeper Russell Griffiths could not deal with, leaving Khan to tap home.
On 16 minutes, Yeovil doubled their lead as Khan's corner found Ward unmarked to head powerfully past the helpless Grif... | Goals from Otis Khan, Darren Ward, Matt Dolan and Tom Eaves were enough to see Yeovil claim a battling victory against Cheltenham at Huish Park. | 37393084 |
Joseph Storr had nowhere to stay over the festive period until Warren Duke invited him into his house in Slough, Berkshire in 2015.
Storr, 25, stabbed Mr Duke in the neck and was sentenced at Reading Crown Court earlier.
He previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter with diminished responsibility.
Det Supt Nora Holford ... | A killer who fatally stabbed his host on Christmas Eve has been detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act. | 40373421 |
Sheffield United are to allow ex-Wales star Evans, 25, to train with them.
Evans was freed last month after serving half of a five-year jail sentence and maintains he is innocent.
Olympic medallist Jessica Ennis-Hill says she wants her name removed from one of the stands at United's Bramall Lane home if Evans is given ... | Welsh footballer Ched Evans "cannot go back" to playing the game after his rape conviction, First Minister Carwyn Jones has said. | 30049356 |
The National Trust has asked for help to raise £300,000 towards the £500,000 needed to restore Powis Castle's eastern front.
It has been hidden behind locked gates since the trust took it over in 1952.
It is now closed off because it is unsafe and to prevent further damage.
The trust said repair work was urgently nee... | The crumbling former main entrance of a mid Wales castle that once welcomed King George V could be reopened to the public for the first time in half a century. | 31064818 |
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The Tyco BMW rider sat out the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT to take part in the Tour Divide cycle race.
The Lincolnshire man, who was injured in a 130mph crash at Ireland's Corner last August, has yet to indicate whether he will race again this season.
"We are hoping ... | Ulster Grand Prix clerk-of-the-course Noel Johnston says he remains hopeful that Guy Martin will return to compete at this year's event at Dundrod. | 36733875 |
Ranmeet Ghuman registered the name derbyarena.co.uk in January 2012, just days after Derby City Council unveiled plans for a sports venue.
Mr Ghuman, of Inglewood Avenue, Mickleover, said he was willing to work with the council but officials said the row had disrupted the project.
Online dispute service Nominet decided... | A businessman has been ordered to hand over the rights to a Derby Arena internet domain name to a council. | 32992190 |
Solar Impulse took off from Nagoya Airfield in Japan at 18:03 GMT and is scheduled to land in Hawaii in approximately 120 hours.
The team has spent nearly two months waiting for a clear weather window to cross the Pacific.
The first attempt to fly over the ocean was cut short after a change in the forecast forced an un... | A solar-powered plane has started its second bid at a record-breaking flight across the Pacific Ocean. | 33244912 |
Commuters have been using the route under the M74, at the Raith Interchange on the A725 between Bellshill and East Kilbride, for the first time.
Transport Scotland said the roundabout had struggled to cope with 75,000 vehicles using the junction each day.
Work is still underway on other parts of the £500m motorway imp... | A new underpass has opened below a heavily-congested roundabout near Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. | 38991315 |
Cato Street on the junction with the A47 Saltley Road in Nechells has been cordoned off.
West Midlands Police said workers unloading the skip discovered the old weapon at about 08:30 GMT.
Officers said bomb disposal experts were only called to remove the weapon, and have reassured the public there is no danger to the p... | The army's bomb disposal unit has been called to a street in Birmingham where an old hand grenade was found. | 35793737 |
She spoke of a "sense of solidarity" felt in Scotland for people in London.
Four people have died after a car was driven at pedestrians near the UK parliament before the occupant jumped out and stabbed a police officer.
The Scottish Parliament suspended a debate on an independence referendum following the attack.
Ms St... | First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has expressed her concern for those caught up in the terrorist attack at Westminster. | 39354555 |
The 28-year-old, who previously said he would be missing for three months, has now stated that he will be out for between four and six months.
Nasri posted a picture of himself with former Arsenal team-mate Marouane Chamakh on his Instagram account.
"Just had surgery everything went really well hopefully will be back i... | Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri could be out for the rest of the season with a hamstring injury. | 34865560 |
A draft risk register found a high chance of dangers such as a loss of financial control from the health bill, which gained Royal Assent on Tuesday.
The government has not published the final risk assessment, despite a ruling from the Information Commissioner.
The Department of Health says it does not comment on leaks.... | Rising costs of GP care and poorer response to health emergencies are some of the risks of the ongoing NHS shake-up, a leaked document warns. | 17522224 |
They brought back an impressive medal haul of two gold, three silver and three bronze medals.
In his debut World Games, skier Caolan McConville from Aghagallon won two medals despite having only hit the snow for the first time in January.
The County Antrim 13-year-old is Ireland's youngest athlete. He said winning two ... | Ireland's Special Olympics team are on home soil after a great Winter Games in Austria. | 39424783 |
The 101 non-emergency number was introduced to free-up calls to 999.
Internal Devon and Cornwall Police emails reveal its officers used the system to request contact numbers. Staff have since been taken off patrol to deal with the call centre backlog.
A force spokesman said "the process has ceased".
The internal messag... | A police 101 service deemed "not fit for purpose" was clogged up for an hour a day by officers doing administrative tasks, the BBC can reveal. | 37553204 |
Jonathan Norbury, 35, from Swansea, denies having sex with three girls under the age of 16.
He was cleared in court in January 2015 of alleged offences with two of the girls, who he did not teach.
The Education Workforce Council (EWC) will decide if the allegations are true.
The hearing in Cardiff was told Mr Norbury w... | A deputy head teacher sacked for having sex with teenage girls was given an £8,000 payout with a glowing reference, a disciplinary hearing has been told. | 38728952 |
Police said around 350 people had been expected at the event on Richmond Avenue, Headingley, on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March.
A closure notice was applied for, using anti-social behaviour legislation, due to concerns about drug use, anti-social behaviour and disruption.
It means only tenants at the property can ente... | Action has been taken to prevent an all-night house party in Leeds that was promoted on Facebook. | 32035216 |
A five-year plan warned the NHS would need an extra £8bn by 2020 along with new arrangements such as letting GP practices offer hospital services.
The health secretary said the Tories could "deliver an NHS people want" but it would take "difficult decisions".
Labour said a failure to increase NHS budgets risked a "full... | Raising NHS spending in England - as demanded in a report by health bosses - would be tough but was possible within a strong economy, Jeremy Hunt has said. | 29745465 |
Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Ramesh Tawadkar said treatment would be offered to lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders to make them "normal".
Many have taken to social networking sites to criticise Mr Tawadkar's "shocking statement".
India's treatment of homosexuals has been under the spotlight recently.
The I... | There has been outrage in India after a minister in Goa said the state government was planning to set up centres to "cure" homosexuals. | 30791795 |
The Chiefs lost 28-20 to Saracens, having trailed the European champions 23-6 at half-time.
"This was going to be a step on where we want to go as a club and where we want to go as a team," said Baxter.
"The great thing about how close we've come to Saracens is that it shows were not getting much wrong."
Having finishe... | Exeter's narrow loss in the Premiership final is the next step towards their aim of being the best in England, according to head coach Rob Baxter. | 36406388 |
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The 2008 world champions trailed 8-6 down half-time after Tautau Moga and Daniel Vidot cancelled out Kieran Foran's converted effort.
Joey Leilua extended the lead just after the break, but Jason Nightingale went over to set up a tense finish.
Kenny-Dowall's late score lef... | A Shaun Kenny-Dowall try five minutes from time sealed a 14-12 New Zealand win over Samoa in the Four Nations. | 29861447 |
It was issued after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen threatened Mr Rainsy with legal action for saying the ruling party would "derail" elections in 2018.
Hun Sen has ruled for more than 30 years and is known for tough tactics.
Political tensions have been rising in Cambodia despite a truce between the two politicians l... | A Cambodian court has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Sam Rainsy over a conviction for defamation in 2011. | 34813566 |
When Jean-Marie Le Pen confirmed on Monday morning that he was withdrawing his candidacy for December's regional elections, he gave the most concrete sign yet of his waning influence in the party he founded.
Since she took over four years ago, his daughter Marine Le Pen has tried to move the National Front party away f... | In France, the Le Pen family feud has long been viewed as something more like a Greek drama - and now there are mutterings of political parricide. | 32290500 |
Police were called in after the man, who has not been named, walked into the office of Fox TV's affiliate WBFF in Baltimore, demanding it broadcast the content of his flash drive.
He is in a serious condition.
Officials said the alleged explosive device turned out to be chocolate bars wrapped in foil and attached to wi... | A man wearing a panda costume and a surgical mask has been shot and wounded by US police after allegedly making a bomb threat against a TV station. | 36157482 |
Following reports that new legislation was being prepared, the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure told the BBC the draft had not yet been finalised.
The hardware would record the decisions made by a car's computer while being used in autonomous mode.
It could pinpoint the cause of a crash.
The dra... | Germany is considering introducing a black-box-style data recorder for autonomous cars to help investigators in the event of an accident. | 36826028 |
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A pioneer of the women's game, Gore was involved in football for over 60 years and had been suffering from cancer.
Known as the 'Denis Law of women's football', she once scored 134 goals in a season.
In 1972, Gore scored England women's first goal during a 3-2 victory agai... | Sylvia Gore, the scorer of the first official goal for the England women's team, has died aged 71. | 37201105 |
The Minstermen went ahead in the fourth minute when Aidan Connolly slipped the ball to Sean Newton who skipped past a couple of defenders and fired home from 15 yards via a deflection.
However, the Sandgrounders surged in front with two goals inside a minute. First, Louis Almond left Shaun Rooney for dead near the corn... | Jon Parkin inspired York to a breathtaking 5-3 win against rock-bottom Southport which involved the lead changing hands three times. | 39263167 |
Having not played competitively for more than 470 days, Woods takes part in his own tournament - the 18-man Hero World Challenge - at Albany in the Bahamas, starting on Thursday.
And despite acknowledging the nerves he will feel when he tees it up for the first time since the 2015 Wyndham Championship, the 14-time majo... | Tiger Woods admits he is nervous before his long-awaited return to action. | 37612134 |
Hunt, 32, came through the youth ranks at Bolton and has signed until the end of the season with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee.
Binnom-Williams has made two League Cup appearances for Palace and was on loan at Burton earlier this season.
The 20-year old can play at left-back or in the centre of d... | Leyton Orient have signed right-back Nicky Hunt from Mansfield, while Crystal Palace defender Jerome Binnom-Williams has joined on loan. | 35463463 |
Launching the Bank's inflation report, Mark Carney added that prices were likely to rebound around the turn of the year, so this did not mean the economy had entered deflation.
But he said if low inflation persisted, the Bank could cut rates further.
Inflation stands at 0.5%, the joint lowest level on record.
That is w... | Inflation in the UK could temporarily turn negative in the spring because of falling oil prices, the governor of the Bank of England has said. | 31438213 |
Housing and utility costs will account for more than 25% of household spending by 2020, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said.
But because NI wages are only about 85% of the UK average, "local households will spend proportionately more".
Northern Ireland has the highest percentage of minimum wage workers.
NI households alr... | Northern Ireland will feel the impact of rising household bills more than any other part of the UK, according to new research on the economy. | 34774420 |
The cub was hit by a vehicle close to Hartpury College in Gloucestershire.
One of the students, who was training to be a gamekeeper, dispatched the cub with a knife on Monday to prevent it from suffering, police said.
The act of killing was not cruel but sharing the footage on Snapchat was "unacceptable", the college s... | Students who filmed themselves killing an injured fox cub and then posted the footage on social media have been suspended, their college has confirmed. | 40199478 |
The free service has been used by an estimated 2,500 people since the bridge was damaged by flooding in December.
Mayor of Tadcaster Don MacKay said the service had been "absolutely essential" in keeping the town functioning.
A replacement footbridge is expected to open next week.
Since the bridge collapsed on 29 Decem... | About £20,000 has been spent on a shuttle bus service to transport Tadcaster residents across the River Wharfe following the partial collapse of the town's only bridge. | 35480723 |
Janan Harb, 68, alleged one of the king's sons had agreed she would be looked after "for the rest of my life".
The court ruled she was entitled to more than £15m, plus the value of two homes in Chelsea, west London.
Ms Harb claimed to have secretly married the king in 1968 before he ascended to the throne.
The case co... | A woman who says she was the "secret wife" of the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia has won a multimillion-pound claim at the High Court. | 34713148 |
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GB lost their opening game 2-1 against the hosts Argentina before a 1-1 draw with China.
Australia had won their two previous fixtures in the tournament.
Britain's victory on Tuesday means they are now likely to avoid facing World and Olympic champions the Netherlands in T... | Great Britain secured their first win in the Hockey World League Final with Helen Richardson-Walsh scoring the only goal against Australia. | 35047094 |
The crew of a passing yacht issued a mayday at 10:20 BST when they plucked the pair from the water off Calshot.
One was winched off by the coastguard helicopter and taken to hospital in Southampton.
The RNLI said the men, in their 70s, had spent an hour in the water with no safety gear, having failed to retrieve life j... | Two elderly men have been rescued from the sea near Southampton after their fishing boat sank. | 33186109 |
"We will need to teach the president-elect what Europe is and how it works," Mr Juncker told students in Luxembourg.
The Commission chief predicted that two years would be wasted while Mr Trump "tours a world he doesn't know".
His remarks contrasted with other EU leaders' more muted reaction to the Tuesday's shock elec... | Donald Trump's election risks upsetting EU ties with the US "fundamentally and structurally", EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned. | 37957673 |
Brown, who clashed with Matt Damon over comments he made on diversity last year, said: "Somehow, we co-signed this. Somehow, we participated."
She said if those who want to change the situation in Hollywood were not taking action, they were supporting it.
It comes amid a row on the lack of diversity in the Oscar nomina... | Producer Effie Brown has said if people of colour and women want to boost diversity in Hollywood they need to take action, rather than be complicit. | 35408235 |
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A year ago Farah pulled out on the eve of this meet as the controversy around his coach Alberto Salazar reached a crescendo.
But roared on by a home support untroubled by that storm, he followed the pacemakers through the first 2,000m before hanging on over the last 600m t... | Mo Farah broke Dave Moorcroft's 34-year-old British 3,000m record to underline his form with the Rio Olympics exactly two months away. | 36455377 |
New boss Louis van Gaal has already spent £56m on defender Luke Shaw and midfielder Ander Herrera.
And Woodward promised there would be no repeat of last summer's disappointments in the transfer window.
There is no fixed budget. Financially we are extremely strong. We want to do what it takes to win the title
"There is... | Manchester United fans can expect further new signings in the coming weeks, executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has assured them. | 28389766 |
Zac Wells, 30, of Wallasey, Merseyside, suffered head injuries in the incident, which happened at about 03:45 GMT near Evo's Loft nightclub in New Brighton.
A 29-year-old man from Poulton, a 16-year-old boy from Egremont and a woman, 26, from Birkenhead, remain in custody.
Merseyside Police have appealed for witnesses ... | Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died in hospital following an assault outside a nightclub early on Boxing Day. | 38509024 |
Laura Kiseliova, 36, and Raimondas Titas, 35, from Greater Manchester, admitted offences relating to hundreds of dogs and cats.
They include fraud and failing to protect animals from suffering.
Manchester Crown Court heard 41 dogs and eight cats were found in a raid at the pair's former home in Prestwich. They are due ... | A couple have admitted illegally importing puppies to the UK and running a so-called "puppy farm". | 36427853 |
17 February 2016 Last updated at 13:30 GMT
Incumbent President Mahamadou Issoufou faces four main rivals in the presidential race - one of whom is in jail.
Niger is the fourth-largest producer of uranium, but also one of the world’s poorest countries.
It is also seen as an important ally in the fight against Islamist... | Voters in Niger go to the polls on Sunday 21 February to vote in general elections. | 35596694 |
Etixx-Quick Step rider Brambilla saw his overall 23-second lead almost wiped out by team-mate Bob Jungels.
Roglic's victory was aided by heavy rain that affected later starters on the 40.5km route from Radda to Greve.
The Slovenian (LottoNL) clocked 51 minutes 45 seconds - 10 secs ahead of Matthias Brandle (IAM Cycling... | Italy's Gianluca Brambilla has held on to the leader's jersey by one second as Primoz Roglic won a rain-affected stage nine time trial in the Giro d'Italia. | 36297151 |
The filing could come next week in both Japan and the US, where it has a subsidiary and is seeking a buyer.
Shares of Takata were temporarily suspended on the Tokyo stock exchange because of the news.
Takata faces billions of dollars in liabilities over the recall.
So far about 100 million Takata airbags, which can rup... | Japanese car parts maker Takata is reported to be preparing to file for bankruptcy after its faulty airbags led to the biggest safety recall in automotive industry. | 40298169 |
The dairy cattle were trotting towards Belfast on the outside lane close to Ballyskeagh, causing traffic to mooo-ve slowly.
But the Friesians did not get to milk it for long and their udderly ridiculous escapade ended when they were herded off the road, into a field.
Police have said they want the owner of the cows to ... | Three runaway cows caused rush-hour delays for drivers on the M1 in County Antrim. | 36329711 |
22 June 2016 Last updated at 17:58 BST
In the past year, al-Shabab has staged several deadly attacks on the force, known as Amisom.
BBC Africa's Catherine Byaruhanga reports from Somalia on the dangers they face. | The African Union has some 22,000 troops in Somalia helping the government fight the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. | 36601802 |
That puts him at the centre of the ideological battle that pits leader Jeremy Corbyn and his legion of grassroots activists against large numbers of the party's MPs.
In the eyes of many observers, Unite's influence has played a significant role in securing Mr Corbyn's position over the past 15 months.
The Conservatives... | Len McCluskey is general secretary of Unite, the UK's biggest union and the Labour Party's biggest financial donor. | 17591959 |
It became the first professional symphony orchestra to perform in the region, as part of a trip marking 150 years since the arrival of Welsh settlers.
More than 1,000 people watched the concert at a former wool warehouse in the city of Trelew.
The gala ended a week-long residency in Patagonia.
Orchestra director, Micha... | The BBC National Orchestra of Wales has performed in the Welsh-speaking area of Patagonia for the first time. | 34687319 |
Police have issued a warning after the incident in the Peebles area.
The fraudster said he was calling from the Royal Bank of Scotland and that his victim's account had been compromised.
He told the elderly man that police were already aware of the situation and called back two days later to convince him to transfer th... | A caller claiming to be from a bank's fraud department has conned an 86-year-old Borders man out of £20,000. | 39194405 |
The 26-year-old American made the sign before finishing third behind Britain's Mo Farah and Ethiopia's gold medallist Muktar Edris.
"I meant [by the gesture] Mo has to have a hard time. We have to make sure he goes down," Chelimo told BBC Sport.
"If we work really hard and try to beat Mo - it makes it fun."
Farah, who ... | Bronze medallist Paul Chelimo has defended his cut-throat gesture at the start of the World Championships 5,000m in London. | 40913725 |
Brands such as Vivienne Westwood and Peter Van Holland were among those donated to Shelter Scotland.
All the items are said to be in "mint condition", with many still having price tags on.
Shelter Scotland said they were now for sale for a fraction of their original price in the Union Street shop.
Manager Kylie Cooney ... | Designer clothes worth thousands of pounds have been handed into an Aberdeen charity shop by a mystery donor. | 34570605 |
Parents Against the Cuts to Education in RCT sought a judicial review after a council decision to end full-time nursery education for younger children.
It decided to offer part-time schooling for three-year olds and full-time from the age of four as part of budget cuts.
The council said officers would consider the deta... | Parents campaigning against cuts to nursery provision in Rhondda Cynon Taf have won the latest stage of their battle at the High Court in London. | 27538297 |
The guests had taken shelter from heavy rain under a tin shack when a wall collapsed onto it in the storm.
Another 26 people were injured in the accident in Bharatpur, a district in Rajasthan state, 15 of them seriously.
Local media reports say food stalls had been set up along the wall for the wedding.
"The wall and a... | At least 22 people were killed when a wall collapsed during a wedding party in northern India. | 39880162 |
The company confirmed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had requested further information into several of its accounting methods, including its records for Singles Day.
Singles Day is the world's largest shopping day, beating Black Friday.
Alibaba said the SEC told it the probe was not an indication by the a... | Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is being investigated by US regulators over its accounting practices. | 36382408 |
Miami Football Club will play in the North American Soccer League - the second tier, below Major League Soccer.
Maldini, 46, will be the co-owner of the side that will provide competition for Beckham, who hopes to enter a Miami team into the MLS in future.
However, Beckham suffered a setback when plans to build a new 2... | Italy legend Paolo Maldini will rival David Beckham after launching his own football team in Miami. | 32822317 |
Babur Karamat Raja, 41, repeatedly stabbed Natalie Queiroz in Sutton Coldfield town centre on 4 March.
A court heard the 40-year-old and her child were ultimately saved by the intervention of four passers-by.
Raja carried out the attack, his barrister said, because his mother "literally drove him mad" through her disap... | A man who tried to murder his pregnant girlfriend in a "horrifying" street attack has been jailed for 18 years. | 36610409 |
Berahino, 23, is back at the club after being sent to a conditioning camp in France to help him lose weight and regain fitness.
He played for West Brom's U-23s against Brighton on Monday, his second reserves game since returning to the club.
Berahino is out of contract at the end of the season.
He could sign a pre-cont... | West Brom forward Saido Berahino is attracting interest from clubs in England and overseas with January's transfer window set to open. | 38381225 |
The economy grew by an annualised rate of 3.7%, up from the first estimate of 2.3%. Growth of 0.6% in the first three months of the year was not revised.
The update reflected greater corporate investment than previously estimated.
The growth in the economy overall was due to strong consumer and government spending, and... | Shares rise and oil prices jumped 9% after revised figures showed the US economy grew by far more than had been thought between April and June. | 34074377 |
Druids and pagans were joined by a mass of revellers at the ancient monument to celebrate the spring or vernal equinox.
Open access to the stones was given from first light, 05:45 GMT, by English Heritage which manages the site.
Senior druid King Arthur Pendragon, who performed the sunrise ceremony, said: "We're lucky,... | The first day of spring has been marked by more than 800 revellers who gathered at Stonehenge to watch the sunrise. | 31999105 |
He was asked to leave after listening in to opposition manager Derek Adams' conference.
Westley initially refused before Adams cut short his briefing and left.
"The press officer asked me to leave, I was a bit confused and bemused by it," Westley said.
"But I then left the room. He [Adams] stormed out. His choice, let'... | Newport County manager Graham Westley was involved in an extraordinary post-match press conference following his side's 0-0 draw at Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup. | 38197320 |
The attacker forced his way into the elderly man's home in Buchanan Street at about 09:20 on Saturday.
A Police Scotland spokesman said he then assaulted his victim before stealing a sum of cash and making off.
The robber is described as a white male in his 30s, about 5ft 6in tall with a medium build and short brown ha... | An 80-year-old man has been assaulted and robbed in his home in Edinburgh. | 33127449 |
Up to now most train companies have only offered vouchers as compensation.
The voucher system has long been criticised by consumer groups, as vouchers cannot always be used online or to access the cheapest fares.
The Rail Delivery Group, representing train operators and Network Rail, said the change would come in this ... | Millions of rail passengers who suffer travel delays will soon be able to claim refunds in cash, after a major policy change, the BBC has learned. | 33008010 |
Mr Obama's statement was in response to an online petition calling for a ban on conversion therapies. It gained over 120,000 signatures in three months.
The petition was inspired by Leelah Alcorn, a 17-year-old transgender youth who committed suicide in December.
Some conservative groups and religious doctors support c... | US President Barack Obama has condemned psychiatric therapies designed to "repair" gay, lesbian and transgender youth. | 32227353 |
His Fake Cultural Development firm has exhausted all legal options to overturn the 15m yuan ($2.4m, £1.5m) fine authorities imposed in 2011.
Supporters had sent money through bank transfers and even paper airplanes flown over the artist's house.
Mr Ai had said he would pay back the money he received.
The dissident los... | Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has said he is starting to return money to supporters donated to help his design firm challenge a tax evasion fine. | 20151882 |
The numbers attending have grown, but so have counter-demonstrations by Germans alarmed by what they see as Islamophobia and who want to defend tolerance and diversity.
The terror attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris may boost support for Pegida, amid fear and anger over Islamist violence.
What is Pegida?
It stand... | Every Monday since October big "anti-Islamisation" rallies have been staged in Dresden, eastern Germany, by a new grassroots organisation Pegida. | 30776182 |
But the small coloured disks designed and painstakingly made for the European Space Agency's ExoMars Rover Mission 2018 at Aberystwyth University are anything but decorative.
The team's glass and robot "selfie mirror" could help the world see the true colour of the Red Planet - and discover if it hosts life.
As part of... | There is something reassuringly terrestrial about stained glass - which has been around for a thousand years - being mounted on a robot headed for Mars. | 34413346 |
Collabro, a classical singing group, impressed the judges and the voting public with their performance of Stars from Les Miserables.
The ITV talent show drew its lowest ever audience for a season finale, with Saturday's programme averaging 10.7m viewers compared to 11.1m last year.
However, the show still attracted mor... | An operatic boy band have been crowned the winners of this year's Britain's Got Talent (BGT). | 27753449 |
He was targeted by a man who'd walked into a burger joint and fired at him several times from close range with a handgun.
The 38-year-old rapper was affiliated with former G-Unit artist Spider Loc, who was discovered by Suge Knight.
His 2011 track Gangsta Luv was based on LA's gang culture and has been watched more tha... | Rapper Big Paybacc has been shot dead north of Los Angeles. | 29967410 |
29 June 2017 Last updated at 08:20 BST
For years he's been helping to keeping everyone cool at minor-league baseball stadiums.
Jake brings bottles of water, fetches dropped bats and waits patiently for the umpires to finish before exiting the field.
And sometimes he even gets a game of frisbee!
Take a look at Jake in a... | Meet Jake the Diamond Dog who helps out at baseball games in America. | 40436766 |
Speeches at the ceremony criticised the attending Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his plans to loosen the restrictions on what Japan's military can do.
At least 70,000 people died in the attack, which came three days after another bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
Nagasaki was only chosen after a cloud obscured the original... | An emotional memorial service has been held in the Japanese city of Nagasaki where US forces dropped an atomic bomb exactly 70 years ago. | 33839055 |
The SNP retain eight seats on the council, with Labour losing three of its eight seats and the Conservatives increasing their share from one seat to five.
All five wards in the local government election were declared shortly before 11:30.
Turnout in the election was 46.2%.
A forthcoming meeting of the council will be h... | The SNP have become the largest party in Clackmannanshire Council, with the Conservatives making gains at the expense of Labour. | 39818005 |
Manav Arora, 37, from Birmingham, performed oral sex on the man, who had limited movement, while inserting a catheter.
The married father of three was convicted at a trial at Norwich Crown Court in September.
He was working at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital when the incident happened in September last year.
Ar... | A locum doctor has been jailed for two years for sexually assaulting a male patient he was treating in hospital. | 34880807 |
You might think that they would want to boast about it, but in this case it's secret and you're not meant to know.
Since 2011 the Secret Intelligence Service, otherwise known as MI6, has cut its carbon dioxide emissions and shifted from being in the worst category for energy efficiency to rating better than would be ty... | Now here's a public service which seems to have a very good record of improving the energy efficiency of its headquarters over the past two years. | 27398612 |
Wales elects 40 MPs to the House of Commons in 40 constituencies.
All 40 Welsh MPs from the last parliament are standing again - with a total of 213 candidates taking part.
Here's what you need to know ahead of Thursday's poll.
WELSH LABOUR
Welsh Labour is standing in 40 seats in Wales. It is defending 25 of them.
Its ... | Tomorrow Wales and the rest of the UK goes to the polls in 2017's general election. | 40161599 |
One in five of nearly 700 youngsters surveyed said they had seen pornographic images that had shocked or upset them, researchers found.
The charity also says that 12% of those surveyed said they had taken part in, or had made, a sexually explicit video.
It says that viewing porn is "a part of everyday life" for many of... | A tenth of 12 to 13-year-olds fear they are "addicted" to pornography, an NSPCC ChildLine survey has concluded. | 32115162 |
Lord & Taylor had been charged with paying 50 "influencers" to post photos of themselves on the same weekend in March 2015 wearing one of its dresses.
The US trade regulator said the company had failed to disclose it had provided the dresses for free and paid each person thousands of dollars.
The firm did not admit wro... | A US fashion firm has settled a case in which it was accused of failing to flag paid Instagram endorsements as being adverts. | 35831783 |
Many believe the white image on the outside wall of a toilet shows a man praying, interpreting it as a message from God.
Riot police have been deployed to keep an eye on the crowd as people queue day and night to see the mark.
Most southern Malians are Tijani Muslims, a moderate sect of Sufi Islam.
''We believe it is a... | Thousands of people in Mali's capital, Bamako, are flocking to see what it believed to a religious sign on a wall that suddenly appeared last weekend. | 33733668 |
The authority said demand is falling and that the properties in question are not up to modern standards.
Of the homes to close, three are in Carlisle, with two in Whitehaven and one each in Cleator Moor, Egremont, Ulverston and Walney Island.
Campaigners opposed to the plan said bed numbers will halve and put pressure ... | Nine care homes for the elderly are to close in Cumbria, the county council has announced. | 38844842 |
The plane - a single-seater P-47 Thunderbolt - went down two miles (3.2km) south of George Washington Bridge.
Divers later recovered a body - believed to be that of the pilot - from the submerged plane.
The cause of the crash has not been confirmed, but engine failure has been cited as a possible cause.
The plane was o... | A vintage World War Two aircraft has crashed in the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey. | 36404322 |
As brands, embassies and media outlets compete to raise a chuckle with their sham announcements, here are some of 2017's best spoof stories.
If you believe the Irish Times, Dublin is to get its very own "Trump Tower". "Trump Dublin is expected to be completed by the end of 2018," it exclusively revealed.
Extra credit s... | On one day of the year "fake news" is only to be expected and this first of April is no different. | 39466693 |
The 39-year-old was arrested on suspicion of possessing information likely to be useful for the purposes of committing or preparing an act of terrorism, Scotland Yard said.
He was arrested after attending an east London police station on Thursday morning.
He has been released on police bail until October as enquiries c... | A man has been arrested in east London on suspicion of carrying out a terror offence, the Metropolitan Police said. | 33919430 |
The magistrate ordered the preliminary hearing to be held behind closed doors after chaotic scenes as lawyers denounced one of their colleagues who had offered to defend the accused.
The next hearing will take place on 10 January. The trial is expected to be referred to a new fast-track court.
The case has shocked Indi... | Five men in Delhi have been formally charged with the abduction, gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman. | 20930101 |
Striker George Harry, 19, came on as a substitute in last Saturday's home defeat against Gateshead to make his second senior appearance.
Wrexham are 10th and travel to second-placed Forest Green Rovers on Saturday.
"There's nine games left and I'm more than prepared to give the lads a chance," Keates said.
"Performance... | Manager Dean Keates says Wrexham's youngsters will be given a chance to impress in the remaining nine games of their National League campaign. | 39281356 |
But what happened on Tuesday was both extraordinary and unprecedented. The resignation of an American national security adviser had Russian politicians reacting furiously and jumping to Michael Flynn's defence.
At the upper house of the Russian parliament, senator Alexei Pushkov tweeted that Mr Flynn was the victim of ... | We often refer to these as extraordinary times. | 38973163 |
Guy Tomlinson, 37, of Norfolk Walk, Leicester, was driving a Peugeot 206 when it collided with a tipper truck in Leicester on 9 March.
David Anger and Christopher Needham, who were both passengers in the car, died at the scene, on Fosse Road South.
At Leicester Crown Court Tomlinson admitted six driving offences. He wi... | A man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of two men in a crash during a pursuit by an unmarked police car. | 38131539 |
Speaking on the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme, the first minister said she believed Scotland's "direction of travel" was towards independence.
But she said this could be "put aside" in the short term as she seeks "consensus and compromise" over Brexit.
Opposition parties want Ms Sturgeon to rule out a second re... | Nicola Sturgeon has suggested a soft Brexit would see the prospect of Scottish independence removed - in the short term. | 38528058 |
Ennis-Hill, 29, returned to action in May after having a child and competed in last weekend's Anniversary Games.
Mo Farah, who is also included, will defend his 5,000m and 10,000m titles.
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Sprinter Adam Gemili is in the 4x100m relay squad but not in the individual event aft... | Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill has been named in Great Britain's squad for next month's World Athletics Championships in Beijing. | 33688440 |
Keir Starmer QC said the move would help ensure "decision-making in these difficult cases is clear and consistent".
It comes after a footballer arrested over malicious communications was released without charge.
Mr Starmer said the message had not been "grossly offensive".
Port Talbot Town FC suspended midfielder Danie... | The director of public prosecutions is to issue new social media rules on abuse, after Team GB diver Tom Daley received an offensive Twitter message. | 19660415 |
The Citation CJ2 skidded off the runway at Norwich Airport in January.
Three passengers were on board the aircraft when two crew members mistook the runway's left edge lights for its centre, causing the plane to veer off.
The underside of the aircraft was damaged but no-one was injured.
Read more on this story and othe... | A plane carrying Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany came off the runway after the pilot lined up with the wrong set of lights, accident investigators have said. | 36891891 |
Aiden Webb, 22, of Norwich, went missing six days earlier after setting off alone to climb Fansipan mountain.
Aunt Lisa Shaw Webb said the family are in "shock" and paid tribute to him as a "wonderful, gorgeous, inspirational young man" in a Facebook post.
Local media have reported his body has been released to his fat... | The family of a British climber found dead in Vietnam on Thursday has said their "loss is indescribable". | 36507640 |
The $100m (£75m) deal had been agreed after legal action on behalf of around 385,000 Uber drivers, who claimed that they should be classed as employees and entitled to expenses.
However, a San Francisco judge has ruled that the settlement was "not fair, adequate or reasonable".
Uber said the decision was disappointing... | A settlement between the taxi-hailing app Uber and some of its drivers has been rejected by a US judge. | 37125575 |
Because by giving the Qatari capital the chance to stage a week of running, jumping and throwing, the governing body had to let them do it away from the blast furnace that is the Gulf state's summer.
This means "the world's third biggest sports event" will start on the last weekend of September, in the middle of Japan'... | The International Association of Athletics Federations might have broken Eugene's heart and bemused Barcelona by deciding Doha's late £23.5m "incentive" had given it the edge in the contest to stage the 2019 World Athletics Championships, but it did the rest of us a great service. | 30326825 |
Syria said the strikes were a "blatant attack on forces fighting terrorism", while Russia said they breached the country's sovereignty.
The convoy was hit on Thursday as it neared a group of US-backed rebels and a Western special forces unit in Tanf.
The US said Russia was told in advance and that warning shots were ig... | Syria and its ally Russia have condemned air strikes by the US-led coalition on pro-Syrian government forces near the Jordan border. | 39972271 |
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Not only that, but a Scot has secured a place on the European team to compete against the USA.
BBC Scotland's Catriona Shearer has been finding out about the legacy hopes for the Ryder Cup. | Finally the Ryder Cup has returned to Gleneagles - where the first seeds for the competition were planted in 1921. | 29248424 |
The vehicles crashed near the A4059 Penderyn Mountain Road and A465 Heads of the Valleys Road at Cefn Coed roundabout.
Motorists had experienced delays following the incident on Wednesday morning.
The road has now been cleared and traffic is returning to normal.
Check if this is affecting your journey | A five-vehicle crash on the A470 near Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff, has been cleared. | 37997814 |
Chris Wood struck his 11th league goal of the season to put the hosts ahead in the first half before a hamstring strain forced him off soon after.
Garry Monk's side only made sure of the points in injury-time when Souleymane Doukara converted a penalty.
Chris Gunter was adjudged to have pushed Charlie Taylor inside the... | Reading lost for the second successive away game as Leeds moved up to fifth in the Championship play-off places with a goal in each half at Elland Road. | 38217653 |
Khalida Mahmood and Muzaffar Mahmood said they were horrified to learn their daughter Aqsa had become radicalised.
They spoke after comments attributed to their daughter on Twitter called on people in Britain to repeat terrorist atrocities seen in Woolwich and the US.
Mr and Mrs Mahmood said they loved their daughter a... | The family of a 20-year-old woman from Glasgow who has travelled to Syria and married an Islamic State (IS) fighter have said that she has betrayed them. | 29048536 |
In September 2002, he allegedly drove his car into a bakery in Mumbai city, killing a street sleeper.
The actor is currently being tried for the lesser offence of "death caused by negligence". He could face 10 years in prison for the more serious charge.
He denies the charges and has said he will challenge the latest o... | An Indian court has ruled that Bollywood superstar Salman Khan should face a charge of culpable homicide for a hit-and-run incident 10 years ago. | 21289352 |
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