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In an experiment, individuals reported greater happiness if they used £30 ($40) to save time - such as by paying for chores to be done - rather than spending the money on material goods.
Psychologists say stress over lack of time causes lower well-being and contributes to anxiety and insomnia.
Yet, they say even the v... | Using money to free-up time is linked to increased happiness, a study says. | 40703519 |
By winning more seats in the House of Commons than all the other parties put together. If a party does that, it has what is known as a majority. There are 650 seats available, which means 326 seats are needed to win an overall majority.
However, an effective majority could be smaller as the Speaker and his deputies, al... | Key questions about general election results, and how the BBC reports them, are answered below. | 39999096 |
The schoolgirl disappeared after a night out in the Republic of Ireland in 1994 and her body has never been found.
Convicted child killer Robert Howard, who died in prison last year, was the main suspect in her disappearance.
A barrister for the Arkinsons described the handling of certain aspects of the case as a docum... | The inquest into the death of County Tyrone teenager Arlene Arkinson has been adjourned again due to outstanding disclosure issues. | 35958531 |
The 26-year-old signed a new deal last year, but has only made five starts in the Premier League this season.
He had been linked with a move to Middlesbrough, with Stoke signing West Brom striker Saido Berahino last week.
"It is an honour for me that Mainz gives me the opportunity to prove myself in another top Europea... | Stoke City forward Bojan Krkic has joined Bundesliga side Mainz on loan until the end of the season. | 38788266 |
It is understood they were part of a group walking close to Baltimore Harbour when one of them fell into the sea on Wednesday evening.
A second person and another man went into the water in a rescue attempt.
All three got into difficulties and the alarm was raised. Baltimore lifeboat rescued one man and the woman.
Howe... | A man and a woman have died in a drowning incident in west Cork in the Republic of Ireland. | 33335858 |
Fly-half Steve Crosbie, making his first start, kicked three first-half penalties and converted Eoin McKeon's try to put the visitors 16-0 ahead.
Two more from Crosbie made it 22-0 but a penalty try and a score from Hamish Watson gave Edinburgh belated hope.
Glenn Bryce added a third with six minutes left but the visit... | Edinburgh slipped to an eighth straight defeat, and seventh in a row in the Pro12, as Connacht resisted the hosts' late comeback at Myreside. | 39519828 |
However, the beauty of Touch Rugby is that it's minimal contact. In other words, you don't get tackled.
There are also no scrums or kicking.
Also, unusually, men and women of all ages and abilities can play together.
All you need to be able to do, I'm told, is to run.
"Being able to catch and pass a ball helps, but it'... | It's slightly unnerving to find yourself on a rugby pitch with a six foot male player running at full pelt towards you, especially when you're a 5'3" rugby novice. | 32612031 |
Collymore, 45, wrote an open letter to Villa midfielder Jack Grealish this week after Grealish was reportedly involved in an all-night party.
Collymore told BBC Radio 5 live: "I am concerned. Where are the mentors? Where are the people in the dressing rooms?
"Footballers are produce, there to be milked like a cow."
"Wh... | Former Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore says young footballers are "milked like a cow" and are not given enough help off the pitch. | 37446521 |
An otter's battle to land a fish as big as itself has been captured in a series of images taken by a Highlands-based wildlife photographer.
Charlie Phillips, a Whale and Dolphin Conservation field officer, watched the otter as it landed the ling on a support of the Kessock Bridge at Inverness on Saturday.
Mr Phillips h... | All images copyrighted. | 39326694 |
Dr Sarah Buck is a fellow of the institution of structural engineers and was named the institution's first female president between 2007 and 2009.
She has been appointed an OBE for services to engineering and education.
Frank Letch, 70, of Crediton in Devon, has been appointed an MBE for services to people with disabil... | An engineer from Newton Abbot has become an OBE in the New Year's Honours list. | 30636021 |
Mae'r cynllun, sydd ar y cyd ag Ynys Môn, yn golygu y gallai hyd at 7,184 o gartrefi newydd gael eu hadeiladu ar draws y ddau awdurdod.
Y Cynllun Datblygu Lleol fydd yn gosod cynsail ar gyfer ystyried ceisiadau cynllunio am y 15 mlynedd nesaf.
Fe wnaeth 30 o gynghorwyr bleidleisio o blaid y cynllun, gyda 30 yn erbyn, a... | Mae cynghorwyr Gwynedd wedi pleidleisio o blaid Cynllun Datblygu Lleol allai weld mwy na 7,000 o dai yn cael eu hadeiladu yng Ngwynedd a Môn. | 40744997 |
Despite a warm critical reception, the biopic - starring Michael Fassbender as Apple co-founder Jobs - has taken just $16.66m (£10.95m) to date in the US.
Released to 2,493 cinema screens on 23 October, it opened in seventh place before being dropped to 421 screens.
Boyle blamed going "too wide too soon".
"It's very di... | Director Danny Boyle has told the BBC he is "disappointed" his new film Steve Jobs failed to attract a big audience in the US, after it was dropped from more than 2,000 cinemas there. | 34797483 |
Elizabeth Treasure is currently deputy vice-chancellor at Cardiff University - the first woman to have been appointed to the role - and previously worked as a dental consultant and professor.
She was appointed following a recruitment process after April McMahon stepped down from the role, and will replace acting vice c... | A new vice chancellor has been appointed at Aberystwyth University. | 38325875 |
A skull appeared on computer screens along with a message threatening to release data "secrets" if undisclosed demands were not met, reports said.
The message showed "#GOP" indicating a group called Guardians of Peace was behind the attack.
Sony has issued a statement saying the firm is investigating the "IT matter".
T... | Sony Pictures Entertainment has been targeted by computer hackers in an attack which reports say forced it shut down its systems on Monday. | 30189029 |
O'Connell, 21, spent the second half of the 2016-17 season on loan at Walsall, making 17 appearances in League One.
The Republic of Ireland Under-21 centre-back made 13 appearances for Celtic in all competitions.
"He has fantastic potential and is a player who has played Champions League football at such a young age in... | Bury have signed Eoghan O'Connell from Celtic on a three-year contract. | 40201553 |
The Aberdeenshire port is mainly used by leisure craft and has berths for 76 vessels. It is not thought any of the boats in the harbour have been damaged.
The structural collapse took place at about 22:00 on Friday.
Local people have said a crack had been visible in the wall for the past month. The harbour is operated ... | Part of the pier at Banff harbour has collapsed. | 40312410 |
It received a distress call at 18:30 BST that a crew member of a merchant vessel had fallen overboard 30 miles south east of Selsey Bill, West Sussex.
A rescue helicopter from Lee-on-Solent and RNLI lifeboats from Newhaven and Shoreham have been dispatched.
Several merchant vessels were also heading to the area. | Two lifeboats and a helicopter have been sent to search for a crewman missing in the Channel, the UK coastguard said. | 36809796 |
The Ulster champions were blitzed by the Cats, who fired in eight goals in a massive 52-points winning margin.
The Oak Leafers never got going, and there was no way back after they were caught cold in the opening 10 minutes, when they conceded three goals.
It was 5-12 to 0-4 at the break and Kilkenny cruised to victory... | Derry were thumped 8-35 to 0-7 by Kilkenny in a one-sided All-Ireland U21 Hurling semi-final at Thurles. | 40988647 |
Well-wishers gathered to congratulate the 23-year-old who set a record as Ireland's first male gold medal winner at the World Amateur Championships in Doha earlier this week.
The Belfast boxer and Ireland team captain beat Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan on a unanimous points decision in Doha.
He said his win had no... | The boxer Michael Conlan has been welcomed back home with an event at Belfast's City Hall. | 34564619 |
Jenny Priscott, from Didcot, copied her father Ivan Sansom's picture when a theatre show retold the record-breaking event at Iffley Road Track, Oxford.
Mr Sansom, known as Sammy, was an Oxford Mail press photographer when he snapped the athlete cross the finishing line in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds.
His image became famous... | The daughter of a photographer who captured Roger Bannister's four-minute mile has recreated his iconic image. | 18055856 |
Calum Steele, of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), also said interview suites for sex assault victims were damp and had mouldy carpets.
He said decades of under-investment had left a "crumbling police estate".
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson acknowledged the lack of funding but said an "estate plan" was now in p... | Police Scotland is using patrol cars held together with duct tape and cable ties, according to the organisation representing rank and file officers. | 37654995 |
Members from the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) will not join walk outs on 5 and 7 February.
The RMT union announced the action on Friday after abandoning talks at the conciliation service Acas.
The TSSA said LU's proposals "pave the way for a resolution". It wants further talks with management.
General ... | One of the unions which was in dispute with London Underground (LU) in a row over staff numbers has suspended two planned strikes. | 38799245 |
The stand-off at Sirius Academy in the Pickering Road area was linked to the hunt "for a man wanted in connection with a recent offence", officers said.
Humberside Police said children attending after-school clubs were "taken to a place of safety".
The force would not confirm if the pursuit was linked to a shooting at ... | Armed police surrounded and searched a school in Hull. | 35247876 |
His body will be displayed at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace alongside his father, Kim Il-sung.
There are also plans to build memorial towers for him, state media said, and his 16 February birthday will be marked as a "Day of the Shining Star".
Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack on 17 December at the age of 69.
His body ... | North Korea has announced that the body of late leader Kim Jong-il will lie in state permanently at a palace in the capital, Pyongyang. | 16523768 |
The reigning Olympic -57kg champion is only a few points from guaranteeing her place at the 2016 Games in Brazil.
The Welsh athlete, 22, took gold at the inaugural European Championships in Baku last June to boost her Rio bid.
"I just need to use these Grands Prix more for improving and trying things... for Rio," Jones... | Jade Jones begins the season's World Taekwondo Grand Prix campaign in Moscow this weekend with the luxury of being able to experiment with her style. | 33902757 |
Labour won 30 seats after considerable gains, but needed 31 for a clear lead.
However, senior Labour figures have all referred to their wish for a Labour first minister and a "Labour-led" government in place by next week.
Former Welsh Lib Dem leader Lord German said he thought talks between parties could start this wee... | Speculation is growing that Labour could seek a deal with another party after falling just short of an absolute majority in the Welsh assembly. | 13312164 |
Since 2014, RBS and NatWest have not used so-called teaser rates on savings accounts.
These introductory bonuses boost the interest received in the first 12 months after an account is opened.
The bank has argued that these rates make accounts difficult for customers to compare when shopping around.
Les Matheson, chief ... | The boss of retail banking at RBS and NatWest has defended his banks' decision to get rid of promotional rates on their financial products. | 33910571 |
Yassin Salhi, 35, caused an explosion by ramming his car into an area containing flammable liquids and was arrested at the scene, Francois Molins said.
Mr Salhi's boss, the owner of a delivery firm, was found beheaded alongside flags containing Arabic inscriptions.
The attack put France back on to its highest terror al... | A van driver who was investigated for links to Islamist radicals has attacked a gas factory near the south-eastern city of Lyon, a French prosecutor says. | 33284937 |
EU president Herman Van Rompuy said after a day of emergency talks in Brussels that members would "explore the possibility of limited change".
UK Prime Minister David Cameron said he had sought assurances to protect Britain's interest if there is change.
Another meeting of all the EU countries will be held on Wednesday... | Europe's leaders have agreed to change the EU treaty if necessary to help resolve the eurozone's debt crisis and stop the region sinking into recession. | 15424323 |
One scheme, costing £144.3m, would see tram-train carriages run from Glasgow Central to the airport via Paisley.
The other £102m option would see a new light rail system installed between Paisley Gilmour Street and the airport.
A previous £120m plan was scrapped in 2009. Any new scheme will be paid for through the £1.1... | Plans for a rail link between Glasgow Airport and the city centre have been revived with two options in the frame. | 34931594 |
The work in Selkirk to protect nearly 600 properties has seen burns rerouted and an "intelligent water management system" created at St Mary's Loch.
The Scottish government provided 80% of the funding for the project.
Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham opened the scheme along with Scottish Borders Council leader... | A £31m flood protection scheme for a town in the Scottish Borders has been officially opened. | 39102975 |
Two out of three adults aged over 65 in the study said they had never talked to their family about the issue.
But Independent Age said cuts to social care budgets meant it was more important than ever for families to talk about the future.
One in four over-65s said they were not planning to broach the subject at all.
T... | Too many people avoid talking about getting old, particularly conversations about end-of-life care, suggests a survey by a charity for older people. | 36739988 |
Tuesday's rise in the Russian currency proved short-lived, with early trading seeing the rouble fall to 54.82 against the dollar and 67.82 to the euro.
The rouble then recovered a shade to 53.14 per dollar and 65.41 per euro.
The rouble has lost more than a third of its value against the dollar and euro since the start... | The rouble fell back on Wednesday, sinking to new record lows against the dollar and the euro before recovering. | 30306267 |
Geordie Allen, 37, was picking his two children up from sports day when he was critically injured in the storm.
His six-year-old son, also called Geordie, was thrown across the schoolyard of Killowen Primary School in Lisburn, County Antrim, when his father was hit.
Mr Allen spent a month in a coma.
He told the BBC's S... | A man who was struck by lightning a year ago has said life will never get back to the way it was before the freak accident. | 40232242 |
Next year has been designated Yeats 2015 by the Irish government.
It will be a year-long national and international celebration of the life and works of the poet.
Artists and organisations have been invited to apply for a share of the 500,000 euros budget to fund projects to celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth... | The Irish government has allocated 500,000 euros to celebrate the work of poet and Nobel Laureate WB Yeats. | 29285412 |
They say it was a protest against the public beating of four low-caste Dalit men by cow-protection vigilantes, but psychiatrists have said their extreme response could be a case of mass hysteria, as BBC Hindi's Vineet Khare reports.
A recent video of the four men, believed to be tannery workers, being stripped and beat... | More than 30 Dalit have tried to take their own lives recently in the western Indian state of Gujarat. | 36881364 |
Researchers, drawing on Scottish NHS records, said this means doctors must now alter their advice to patients.
In the years 2006-10 there were 1,114 drug-related deaths in Scotland.
The Cambridge University study revealed 11.2% (125) had recently been in hospital.
The researchers at the MRC Biostatistics Unit at the Ca... | Addicts with a history of drug injecting are at significant risk of a fatal overdose in the four weeks after being released from hospital, a study has shown. | 34738815 |
Garrison Road would be renamed Roger Millward Way in the proposal supported by the leader of Hull City Council and rugby league club Hull KR.
Millward made 406 appearances for the club, scoring a record 207 tries and kicking 607 goals.
He was awarded the MBE for his services to the sport in 1983 and inducted into the R... | A road in Hull could be named in honour of rugby league legend Roger Millward, who died in May. | 37165742 |
Employees were due to walk out in a row over pay and conditions.
The union said 4,500 workers employed on so-called "Mixed Fleet" contracts - who have joined since 2010 - were on lower pay than other staff.
Talks at conciliation service Acas have led to a revised offer which will be put to a ballot of union members.
Th... | Planned strikes by British Airways cabin crew on Christmas Day and Boxing Day have been suspended, the Unite union has said. | 38411683 |
The advisors, who served both Republican and Democratic presidents, say it could threaten London's pre-eminence as a financial capital.
In a Times article ahead of President Obama's UK visit, they say it would be "difficult" to negotiate trade deals.
But Leave campaigners accused the men of double standards and "belitt... | Leaving the European Union would be a "risky bet" for the UK, eight former US Treasury secretaries have said. | 36087583 |
Jose Mourinho's side needed three points to complete the triumph that has become an inevitability in recent weeks as they moved out of sight of their rivals to reclaim the crown from Manchester City, who are 13 points adrift despite their win at Tottenham.
Victory was secured by Eden Hazard's goal on the stroke of half... | Chelsea secured the Premier League title by beating Crystal Palace at an ecstatic Stamford Bridge. | 32471261 |
Lightweight Taylor will take on Finland's Mira Potkonen or Adriana Araujo of Brazil on 15 August.
Five Irish fighters have been handed byes including London 2012 medallists Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan.
Light-flyweight Barnes and fellow Belfast boxer Conlan, a bantamweight, begin in the last 16.
Barnes goes into the... | Ireland's Katie Taylor will begin her Olympic title defence at the quarter-final stage after receiving a bye in the boxing draw for the Rio Games. | 36980836 |
The match at Cambridge is part of the build-up to the Varsity Match against Oxford University on 10 December.
Roberts, capped 77 times by Wales, will then join Harlequins for the reminder of the season, where he will remain until the end of the 2017-18 season.
Cambridge University host Dean Ryan's Warriors at Grange Ro... | Wales and British and Irish Lions centre Jamie Roberts is set to make his Cambridge University debut against Worcester on Wednesday. | 34685042 |
The decision on Rushden Lakes shopping centre was expected in February, but no ruling has yet been made.
Terry Freer, of the joint planning committee for the county, said that was delaying the drawing up of a regional plan.
The government said the case remained "under careful consideration".
Mr Freer, who is chairman o... | A government delay in coming to a decision on a £50m Northamptonshire development could allow in speculative housing plans, a councillor has warned. | 27143617 |
She joins a star-studded cast which also includes Dame Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and Keira Knightley.
The actress and comedian will play Dew Drop, a comedic fairy, in the new film of the classic ballet, directed by Lasse Hallstrom.
Hart tweeted: "I won't lie, I am very excited to be playing a fairy. (Natural casting... | Miranda Hart is to star in Disney's live-action adaptation of The Nutcracker. | 37629076 |
Pompey forward Eoin Doyle had a penalty saved before second-half goals from Christian Burgess and Kyle Bennett sent Crawley crashing to their fourth defeat in the last five home games.
Portsmouth started positively and Bennett had an early shot blocked before Gareth Evans was off target at the near post following a cor... | Portsmouth boosted their hopes of automatic promotion by climbing to third in League Two with a comfortable victory at Crawley Town. | 39105422 |
Mr Siddall, 24, from Skellow in Doncaster, was found dead at his home at around 05:20 BST on Friday.
South Yorkshire Police said there were reports he had been assaulted in the VDKA bar in Silver Street, Doncaster, shortly after 23:00 BST on Thursday.
A post-mortem examination concluded that Mr Siddall died as a result... | A 22-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of Lewis Siddall has been released on bail. | 33953866 |
The Paisley club have received the 21-year-old midfielder's signed release papers and expect him to join A-League club West Sydney.
Mooy signed for the Buddies in October 2010 after compensation was agreed with Bolton Wanderers and made 30 appearances for the Buddies.
This move will give Aaron the opportunity to play m... | Aaron Mooy has quit St Mirren ahead of a return to his native Australia. | 18523171 |
Wayne Letherby, 42, died on 17 April following the attack in De Winton Street, Tonypandy.
The two charged men, both aged 26, spoke only to confirm their names and addresses at Pontypridd Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
They were remanded in custody to appear at Merthyr Crown Court on Thursday.
A man and a woman, who we... | Two men have appeared in court charged with murder following the death of a man after a serious assault in Rhondda Cynon Taff. | 32408632 |
Bolt was celebrating his win in the 200m sprint at the World Athletics Championships when the cameraman lost control of his motorised scooter as it rolled over a post and crashed into the runner's legs.
The Jamaican did a backward roll and got back on his feet - he briefly rubbed his ankle before continuing to celebrat... | Usain Bolt was knocked down by a cameraman in Beijing on Thursday night, shortly after winning a race. | 34082688 |
The Hague-based OPCW added that it expected more details from Syria in the coming days and had postponed a meeting planned for Sunday.
Syria was given a Saturday deadline to give a full list of its chemical arms.
The US had threatened military action over a chemical attack in Damascus which the UN says was a war crime.... | Syria has begun sending details of its chemical weapons as part of a US-Russia brokered deal to make them safe, the chemical arms watchdog has said. | 24178830 |
His comment came amid the latest round of party in-fighting at Westminster.
Unite union boss Len McCluskey has rejected claims by Labour deputy leader Tom Watson that it is plotting to help a left-wing group take over the party.
Mr Jones said people do not want parties "spending more time arguing with each other" than ... | Labour in Wales will not "fall into the trap of arguing with ourselves", First Minister Carwyn Jones has told the BBC. | 39340630 |
The 20-year-old centre-back is yet to make his debut for the Blues but has been a regular for the club's under-21 side over the last two seasons.
"Dion has to force his way into the side but this move will be good for his development," Shots manager Garry Waddock said.
"The physical demands of the league will be a lear... | National League side Aldershot Town have signed Chelsea defender Dion Conroy on loan until January 2017. | 37233897 |
Fe gyflwynwyd y nod o gyrraedd sgôr o 500 ym mhob pwnc ym mhrofion PISA gan y llywodraeth yn 2014.
Yn 2016 fe sgoriodd Cymru 478 mewn mathemateg, 477 mewn darllen, a 485 mewn gwyddoniaeth.
Mae profion PISA yn cael eu cymryd gan ddisgyblion 15 oed mewn 72 o wledydd unwaith pob tair blynedd.
Dywedodd Kirsty Williams wrth... | Mae Ysgrifennydd Addysg Llywodraeth Cymru wedi datgelu na fydd ysgolion Cymru yn anelu at gyrraedd un o'u targedau blaenorol ym mhrofion addysg rhyngwladol PISA. | 40288236 |
Fifty-year-old Dowson pleaded guilty to three counts of participating in unlawful public processions in 2013.
The offences occurred during protests at the decision to limit the flying of the union flag at Belfast City Hall.
The judge ruled out imposing community service after hearing Dowson is under threat from two dif... | Loyalist campaigner Jim Dowson has been given a three-month suspended jail sentence for offences linked to union flag protests in Northern Ireland. | 32383700 |
Mr Taseer was killed a week ago by one of his bodyguards for supporting proposed reforms to the blasphemy law.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said those supporting the killer were "the real blasphemers".
Meanwhile, the government has announced that Sardar Latif Khosa, a senior lawyer, will replace Mr Taseer.
Mr Khosa is a seni... | The son of murdered Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto has condemned those who praised the assassination of Punjab provincial governor Salman Taseer. | 12158668 |
Payne, 30, who became the first female rider to win the Melbourne Cup in November, is recovering in hospital from surgery to repair her pancreas.
She was dislodged from her mount Dutch Lodge at Mildura racecourse.
"Further tests will be undertaken over the next couple of days to determine the progress of her recovery,"... | Jockey Michelle Payne's condition remains "serious but stable" a week after a fall in Australia. | 36411365 |
Specialist rescues teams were called to the building at Wood Street in the early hours.
Air supply to the vault was limited and firefighters drilled a hole so they could speak to the men as they worked.
The pair, who were believed to be at the building for a function, were freed uninjured at 06:45 BST, according to Sou... | Two men were trapped in a disused bank vault in Cardiff for over four hours before being freed by firefighters. | 32274492 |
Incidents seem to be inspired by the "killer clown" craze in America which has started appearing across the UK.
Officers said there have been a "small number of reports locally" of people appearing in costumes to scare others.
There have also been reports a clown appearing on a roadside at night in Caernarfon, Gwynedd.... | South Wales Police have warned people against dressing up as clowns to "frighten others intentionally" after receiving complaints. | 37600443 |
The swan has reportedly attacked river users on a number of occasions.
The Conservators of the River Cam, who manage the waterway, confirmed they had met the criteria set by Natural England to legally move the bird and his mate.
If approved, the pair will be taken to a site more than 50 miles away and outside the count... | An aggressive swan, whose behaviour earned him the nickname Mr Asbo, could be moved from his Cambridge home. | 17222866 |
He said UKIP's win in the Rochester and Strood by-election sent "strong messages" to all political parties.
"The principal fuel in UKIP's tank is more anti-politics rather than even anti-Europeanism."
He added that the party which wins next May will be the one that "best answers the anger and sense of alienation that v... | Labour's Douglas Alexander says it is "not too late" for the main parties to win back the trust of voters. | 30142575 |
The manufacturer has advised millions of owners to unplug their machines, but has refused to issue a safety recall.
The dryers, sold under the Hotpoint, Creda and Indesit brands, have been blamed for a number of fires, including one in a London tower block.
The government must respond to petitions that get 10,000 signa... | More than 40,000 people have signed a parliamentary petition to force Whirlpool to recall three million potentially dangerous tumble dryers. | 39063180 |
Watched by police snipers, the statue was gone before dawn in a stealthy operation designed to foil protests.
The statues will be relocated to "a place where they can be put in historical context", the city said.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said workers had faced "intense" intimidation and threats.
The last chunk ... | Masked New Orleans workers in bullet-proof vests have removed a Confederate monument that officials said was a symbol of the US South's racist past. | 39697984 |
Another company, used by several camera equipment-makers to bring their goods to the UK, has also revealed it will soon follow suit.
Intro 2020 said it had been "punched in the stomach very hard" by sterling's drop after the Brexit referendum.
Experts predict further price rises.
The pound hit a fresh 31-year low again... | US computer-maker Dell and the Chinese smartphone company OnePlus are both raising their prices in the UK and saying the move is the result of the nation's vote to leave the EU. | 36722155 |
They say it is inappropriate the show is taking place as part of Féile an Phobail because of controversial jokes Mr Boyle has made in the past about disabled people.
Last month, festival organisers said they were "deeply sorry for any hurt or offence" that had been caused by Mr Boyle's appearance.
They said they would ... | Parents of children with disabilities are planning to protest against a performance in west Belfast later by the Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle. | 33815626 |
Played on a specially-adapted course with bigger-sized holes, footgolf is being introduced at Hazlehead by Sport Aberdeen from Friday.
Aberdeen FC players Peter Pawlett and Mark Reynolds were joined by pupils from Hazlehead Primary for the launch.
Reynolds said after taking a shot: "It's tougher than it looks, but it's... | The 'footgolf' craze - a cross between football and golf - is kicking off in Aberdeen. | 39791745 |
The 17-year-old from Bradford, who cannot be named because of his age, denies the charge and another count of making a pipe bomb.
Prosecutors said on the day Mrs Cox died he posted a picture of her killer online saying "Thomas Mair is a HERO".
Jurors heard he was arrested after he put a photo of a homemade bomb online.... | A teenager accused of preparing acts of terrorism was a member of a "secretive neo-Nazi" group who branded MP Jo Cox's killer a "hero", a court has heard. | 38653144 |
The 41-year-old died on Thursday after being shot and stabbed following a constituency surgery in West Yorkshire.
Tributes to the MP have continued, with ex-Labour leader Lord Kinnock calling her a "burning flame of progress".
Hundreds of people attended a vigil at the Senedd in Cardiff on Friday, with 150 in Swansea a... | Flags at Welsh Government and assembly buildings have been lowered as a mark of respect following the death of Labour MP Jo Cox. | 36551107 |
Peaches Golding, formerly the city's High Sheriff, has also served on the boards of several public bodies and private organisations.
She said: "It will change the course of my life. I'm pleased and thrilled and very humbled."
She will hold the role, which is largely ceremonial and involves representing the Queen in the... | The Queen has appointed Bristol's first ever black female Lord Lieutenant. | 39192055 |
A statement on the Manchester band's Facebook page said they were "absolutely devastated" by the loss of "our brother".
Gill was one of the founding members of the group, which he formed in Oldham in the 1980s alongside guitarist Graham Lambert.
The group's hits included Joe, This Is How It Feels, She Comes In The Fall... | Craig Gill, drummer of the Inspiral Carpets, has died at the age of 44. | 38066578 |
Greeks have been enthralled for months by the mystery surrounding the Amphipolis monument.
Now Katerina Peristeri has revealed that fragmentary inscriptions link the tomb to Hephaestion.
Hephaestion died less than a year before the Macedonian leader.
After his death in 325BC, Alexander was said to have ordered that shr... | The archaeologist investigating an ancient Greek tomb from the era of Alexander the Great has suggested it was a funeral shrine for his closest friend Hephaestion. | 34417796 |
Oh, I see.
Well OK, not too much power then.
Across the world, political establishments are relearning an old lesson about the risky business of running a referendum.
A single-issue question, asked of angry disillusioned voters in an age of political rebellion, is always likely to produce some unexpected results.
Brexi... | "Power to the people!" | 37572955 |
But there is something missing from these global rankings of institutions. An entire continent.
You can look through the lists of the top 100 universities and not find a single African institution.
There are US and European universities, plus a growing number from countries such as China and South Korea. But Africa is ... | League tables have spread across higher education like fast-growing ivy. | 12671197 |
In early 1915 the British authorised an attack on the peninsula in an effort to capture Constantinople in Turkey. But the Ottoman empire was victorious and Gallipoli is now considered a major Allied failure.
Troops from Australia and New Zealand also took part and the date of the landing, 25 April, is known as Anzac D... | The 25 April 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. | 32222196 |
The 39-year-old rejected an approach from English League One club Shrewsbury Town in October.
And, although the new facility could be a several years away, he is relishing the chance to help it take shape.
"We've got a very good infrastructure here, so I am very happy," Archibald told BBC Scotland.
"And now we'll all h... | Alan Archibald says Partick Thistle's plan to build a £4m training ground could help persuade him to extend his stay as manager at Firhill yet further. | 39570419 |
Joint Warrior is held twice a year, in April and October, and involves thousands of personnel and dozens of ships and aircraft.
For the first time, the UK-led exercise features training using sea-going and aerial drones.
Called Unmanned Warrior, this training involves the Western Isles.
Military sites and ranges in Ben... | One of Nato's biggest military exercises is under way, with large parts of the training taking place in Scotland. | 37606383 |
The visitors come to enjoy its mild climate, fine beaches and beautiful forests.
A former British colony and now a Commonwealth member, the country is a major centre for offshore finance and has one of the world's largest open-registry shipping fleets. The Bahamas enjoys a high per capita income.
The huge growth in the... | An archipelago of 700 islands and islets, the Bahamas attracts millions of tourists each year. | 18722984 |
The rule, set up in the United States in 2003, requires the NFL's American Football teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching positions.
Dyke said: "The FA inclusion advisory board is looking at it.
"I think there probably will be the equivalent [of the Rooney Rule]."
There are currently just three black... | Introducing a form of the Rooney Rule to boost the number of black and ethnic minority coaches in England might be "a good way forward", believes Football Association chairman Greg Dyke. | 30242066 |
Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson, his attack coach Matt Sherratt and Scarlets backs coach Stephen Jones will join tour head coach Robin McBryde for the Tests against Tonga and Samoa.
The move is to develop Welsh coaches in the absence of Warren Gatland and Rob Howley, who will be on the British and Irish Lions' to... | Three regional coaches will join Wales for the 2017 Pacific Islands tour. | 38367695 |
The clean-up on the coast park revealed remnants of the ancient woodland at Newgale.
They form part of a forest which experts say would have been used by hunter gatherers.
Elsewhere in Wales the storms have uncovered two Georgian cannon in Porthcawl and a 19th Century bath house in Aberystwyth.
Phil Bennett, heritage m... | The remains of 10,000-year-old trees have been uncovered on a Pembrokeshire beach by the recent storms. | 25716974 |
In an email sent to the BBC in error, the Met Police revealed many suspects take off their helmets when riding away from officers in pursuit.
Officers "rarely chase" helmetless riders because there is a likelihood they will die if they fall, it said.
The Met said it had a "moral duty" to protect the public and offender... | Suspects fleeing police on motorcycles and mopeds in London are routinely avoiding arrest by removing their crash helmets, it has emerged. | 32904622 |
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Lomu, who scored 37 tries in 63 matches for New Zealand between 1994 and 2002, had been diagnosed with a rare and serious kidney condition in 1995.
It forced him to quit the game and he had a kidney transplant in 2004, but the organ stopped functioning in 2011.
"Jonah was ... | New Zealand rugby union great Jonah Lomu has died aged 40. | 34853536 |
A report from Barnardo's Cymru and Glyndŵr University said 80% of children deemed at significant risk of sexual exploitation had previously gone missing overnight or for longer.
It said they were more likely to have experienced abuse, to have struggled in school or have mental health issues.
The report was released to... | Teenagers who run away are at a higher risk of being sexually exploited, research from a charity has shown. | 35833579 |
The 21-year-old made 20 Super League appearances in the 2016 season, scoring seven tries.
The Robins were relegated from the top division after losing to Salford in the Million Pound Game.
They are scheduled to start their Championship campaign with a home game against Bradford Bulls on 5 February. | Hull KR full-back Matty Marsh has been ruled out for up to nine months after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in pre-season training. | 38174341 |
Nicholas Robert Hankin, 54, of Colwyn Bay, pleaded not guilty to three charges - one while he was head at Ysgol Tanyfron between 2014 and 2015.
The other two relate to when he worked at Ysgol Gwenfro in 2015.
Mold Crown Court heard he had been suspended from his job for the past 16 months.
Judge Rhys Rowlands released ... | A north Wales head teacher has appeared in court charged with fraud at two primary schools where he worked in Wrexham. | 39719646 |
The single decker bus came to a halt with its front wheels in the air after becoming wedged on top of a garden wall in Brockley.
Emergency services attended the crash in Vicars Hill at about 06:30 BST. The driver and five passengers were uninjured.
Transport for London said there would be a full inquiry into the incide... | A bus has crashed into the front of a row of houses in south-east London. | 33975230 |
However, IAG, which owns BA and Iberia will have to give up five daily slots at Gatwick to increase competition.
The Commission said the takeover is "conditional upon commitments offered by the parties".
It had expressed concerns that the takeover would lead to insufficient competition.
The Commission said that as it s... | The European Commission has cleared the €1.3bn (£940m) takeover of Irish airline Aer Lingus by International Airlines Group (IAG). | 33531372 |
Harrold, part of the British team that came fifth in the women's all-around final in Rio, will compete for a US college team instead.
She also secured team all-around gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as well as silver in the individual all-around and bronze on the bars.
"I've grown more as a person than I ever thou... | British gymnast Ruby Harrold, who competed at the Rio Olympics, has ended her Team GB career, aged 20. | 37158294 |
The Cumbrians are League Two's top scorers but were perhaps fatigued from their League Cup penalty shoot-out loss at Liverpool in midweek.
Blackwood had only arrived at Newport on Thursday on an emergency loan from Queen's Park Rangers.
But the striker, 24, made an immediate impact on his debut, heading home from a Nat... | Tyler Blackwood came off the bench to give Newport County their first win of the season against in-form Carlisle. | 34299375 |
Jenner himself wasn't hurt, but seven others were taken to hospital.
A woman in her seventies was pronounced dead at the scene on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.
An LA police spokesman said there was no indication that Jenner, the stepfather of Kim Kardashian, was being chased by nearby paparazzi.
Jenner's publici... | Police in Los Angeles have confirmed reality TV star Bruce Jenner has been involved in a car crash in which one woman died. | 31237366 |
The leader told activists in Salford that members "want to see a different world and do things very differently".
He also condemned abuse among members, saying "it has no place in our party".
It comes as more than 40 female Labour MPs have written to Mr Corbyn saying he has failed to do enough to prevent "disgusting" t... | Jeremy Corbyn says Labour's huge membership has created a "social movement" that will help the party return to government in 2020. | 36872411 |
Mallie is perched on the edge of a seat trying not to squeeze up against the man next to her. Amy takes up nearly two seats.
In Taiwan, a society that thinks one has to be thin to be beautiful, Mallie and Amy - who both weigh more than 85kg (13 stone) - stand out.
But the women are not ashamed of their body size and t... | Taking the metro with Mallie Hsieh, 32, and Amy Lin, 34, it's obvious they're wider than most of the other passengers. | 39100069 |
The woman, believed to be in her 40s, was found dead after police were called to an address in Taverners Road, Millfield, at about 18:30 BST on Sunday.
A 63-year-old man has been arrested and is currently being questioned by detectives.
A post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out later. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found in Peterborough. | 37010090 |
Santokh Minhas, 67, raped the victim at his home in Shropshire, in 2015, and threatened her with repercussions if she told anyone.
He was arrested after the victim told a friend and police were notified.
Minhas, of Broadway, Shifnal, was found guilty of rape and sentenced at Hereford Crown Court on Friday.
See more sto... | A former magistrate and retired deputy head teacher has been jailed for nine years for raping a woman with learning difficulties. | 38287742 |
The Welsh Government has been told to expect "tens of millions of pounds" extra in Wednesday's Autumn Statement.
Ed Evans, director of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association Wales, said the money was "good news" but the sum was "relatively small".
"The challenges we face need billions of pounds to address", he s... | Ministers should borrow billions of pounds at cheap rates to boost roads and infrastructure in Wales, a civil engineers' leader has said. | 38054116 |
Michael Smith, 49, from Haverfordwest was jailed for six years at Swansea Crown Court on Tuesday for child sex offences.
Pembrokeshire council said Smith was not working for it at the time of the offences and an inquiry did not uncover any other allegations.
The alarm was raised when the boy's parents became concerned.... | A former Pembrokeshire youth worker abused the son of a couple supporting him after he was sacked from his job. | 28115839 |
They received two reports of an altercation involving a group of men in the Lecky Road area at around 22:25 GMT.
When they arrived, officers came under attack from a group of around 20 young people who threw stones and bottles.
It happened on Friday after Derry City's 1-0 victory against Cork City.
Some of the Cork Cit... | Police have launched an investigation into fighting that started outside the Brandywell stadium in Londonderry following a football match. | 35800901 |
British Transport Police said it was called to meet the train at Stoke-on-Trent on Sunday and asked four men to leave. Four more left of their own accord, they said.
Passengers had claimed the abusive fans were Chelsea supporters, police said.
A club representative said they were aware of the reports.
"It's not yet cle... | Police have launched an investigation after reports of racist and abusive behaviour from Chelsea fans on a train from London to Manchester. | 31696936 |
Lawyers had appealed to free Sandra from the Buenos Aires zoo by arguing that although not human, she should be given legal rights.
They had argued that she was being illegally detained.
If there is no appeal, the ape will be transferred to a sanctuary in Brazil where she will enjoy greater freedom.
The singular case h... | A court in Argentina has ruled that a shy orangutan who spent the last 20 years in a zoo can be granted some legal rights enjoyed by humans. | 30571577 |
City Deal status is an agreement between the UK Treasury and a region to stimulate investment in the area.
Partners across the Lothians, Fife and the Borders said the money would lead to jobs and improvements in infrastructure across the area.
The six councils have until 5 September to apply.
The bid from Edinburgh and... | Edinburgh and neighbouring local authorities are to submit a bid to the UK and Scottish governments to secure £1bn of funding. | 33959246 |
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