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Katie Cutler, 23, of Gateshead, set up an internet appeal after being moved by the plight of the 68-year-old, who is just 4ft 6in and registered blind.
As the money flooded in, PR specialist Claire Barber said she was recruited to publicise the campaign in March 2015.
But Ms Barber claimed she is still owed £6,687 by M... | A woman who raised more than £300,000 for mugged disabled pensioner Alan Barnes is facing court over an unpaid publicity bill. | 37361688 |
The state news agency said the group comprised foreigners and UAE nationals.
Attorney General Salem Saeed Kubaish said the suspects planned to "carry out terrorist acts on UAE territories".
It is the latest in a series of trials against Islamists in the UAE. Rights groups have attacked the fairness of the hearings.
The... | Authorities in the United Arab Emirates say 41 people will go on trial for trying to "seize power and establish a caliphate" in the Gulf nation. | 33751205 |
Atalanta ensured a nervy finish when 18-year-old Emmanuel Latte Lath made it 3-2 but Juve held on.
Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri said: "I won't accept us taking our foot off the gas.
"This seems to happen to us a lot now, at least once a month."
Juve were comfortable in a first half that saw Paulo Dybala beat Etri... | Holders Juventus rested striker Gonzalo Higuain and were almost made to pay as a late penalty from Miralem Pjanic helped them squeeze past Atalanta and into the Italian Cup quarter-finals. | 38548843 |
The party will use its debating time to challenge the plans this week.
The Named Person measure will assign a single point of contact, such as a teacher or health visitor, to look out for the welfare of children under 18.
The Tories say it is an intrusion into family life. The Scottish government believe it will protec... | The Scottish Conservatives are calling for the rethink of the Named Person policy before it comes into force in August. | 36451551 |
From 16 January, the spectacle will be held on the same days each week - Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays - rather than alternate days.
The Royal Parks said the three-month trial was aimed at making it easier for tourists, motorists and businesses to plan ahead.
Roads have closed during ceremonies since Decembe... | The Changing the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace is switching days as part of tightened security measures. | 38519932 |
He said he has spoken to the country's PM Jens Stoltenberg to express the UK's condolences and offered assistance in tracking down the perpetrators.
A bombing in Oslo severely damaged government offices and a gunman is said to have opened fire at a youth camp.
Diplomats say they are checking whether any British nationa... | Prime Minister David Cameron has said he was "outraged" at the attacks in Norway which have reportedly left at least 80 people dead. | 14256313 |
On Thursday, a report citing a source within Apple said suppliers in Taiwan should expect fewer orders.
The pace of iPhone sales has slowed, particularly in Asia, and there are no major new product releases scheduled.
The tech giant is vying with Google's parent firm, Alphabet, for the title of the world's most valuabl... | Shares of Apple have fallen below $90 (£62) for the first time in nearly two years amid investors' concerns about slumping sales of iPhones. | 36280482 |
Claridge, who played more than 1,000 senior games before retiring in 2012, started the 3-0 defeat by Portsmouth.
He came in as there was a player shortage against the League One side, with two on holiday.
"Thanks everybody who came today, Salisbury and Pompey, don't suppose there's four of you who could carry me upstai... | Salisbury boss Steve Claridge came out of retirement at the age of 51 to play in a pre-season friendly on Saturday. | 40470653 |
Jono Dunnett fished for food, sailed with dolphins and was put up by strangers who read his blog during the 2,200-mile (3,540 km) journey.
He is the fourth person to windsurf around Britain, but the first to do so without a water-based support team.
Mr Dunnett began the fund-raising trip on 7 June at Clacton Pier in Es... | The first person to windsurf around Britain alone will complete his sail today. | 34226047 |
The influential business magazine's list has been led by either boxer Floyd Mayweather or golfer Tiger Woods for the past decade-and-a-half.
But with Mayweather retiring and Woods not playing because of injury, the Portugal captain has risen to the top.
He earned $88m (£60.6m) from salary, bonuses and endorsements last... | Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo earns more than any other sportsperson, Forbes' annual list of the world's wealthiest athletes shows. | 36486999 |
The race is already chock-a-block with conservative white middle-aged men.
But if pledging an entirely different vision to Barack Obama is a key credential of any serious contender, the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott would slot quite nicely into the Republican field (notwithstanding his monarchist leanings).
Who... | The last thing the United States probably needs right now is another Republican presidential candidate. | 33874999 |
Mr Emanuel won 56%- 44% against county commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia.
The former White House chief of staff had campaigned heavily after failing to gain a majority in the initial election.
But he faces a tough next term, including a pensions fight, continuing gang violence and harsh criticism of his education policy... | Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has won re-election after heading off a challenge in a run-off campaign. | 32226036 |
Speaking in her first broadcast interview since her firing in July, she told BBC Radio 5 live that she had consciously avoided being online during the "hubbub".
Her firing sparked huge protests from the community of users and led to chief executive Ellen Pao resigning.
Social news site Reddit is one of the most widely-... | Former Reddit employee Victoria Taylor has said that her dismissal from the popular website drove her offline. | 33787004 |
Georgia Williams, 17, from Wellington, Shropshire, was murdered by Jamie Reynolds in 2013.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said a senior West Mercia Police officer should appear before a misconduct panel over the force's handling of Reynolds.
Georgia's mother Lynette said she was "really pleased" wi... | The parents of a murdered teenager have welcomed a decision to make a senior police officer face a misconduct panel. | 34095526 |
The robot will be modelled on Nasa's Robonaut 5 (R5), a bipedal humanoid robot designed to complete tasks in planetary surfaces.
The aim is to program it to successfully fix equipment damaged by a dust storm in a virtual environment.
Nasa is offering the winning team a prize of $1m (£759,000).
The organisation current... | Nasa has opened a competition inviting teams of people to program a robot capable of helping with missions to Mars. | 37115695 |
Alastair Main, 35, attacked her at the London Rowing Club in Putney, south-west London, in December 2015.
His trial heard how he called the woman a "slut" and referenced her nationality after she refused to hug him.
The former England rower was also told to sign the sex offenders register.
Main, who was convicted earli... | A City lawyer who poured beer over a woman at a Christmas party, before pulling up her skirt and slapping her bottom repeatedly, has been given a 12-month community order. | 38757990 |
The 28-year-old has scored 27 tries in 70 games since joining in 2012.
"Roko is an incredible talent, especially considering he's still at a relatively early stage in his professional rugby career," said Bath head coach Mike Ford.
"He's a complete professional on and off the pitch, and I know he's just going to keep ge... | Bath wing Semesa Rokoduguni has extended his stay at the Premiership club for at least another two years. | 35372214 |
Officers spoke to dozens of people at the weekend in Bridge of Weir, where the body of Darryl Fitch was found.
The 43-year-old, from Paisley, was found in Locher Water.
It is believed he had been camping or fishing with a 37-year-old male friend in the area when he died. The other man was treated in hospital. | Police investigating the murder of a man whose body was found in water in Renfrewshire are studying the results of interviews with about 30 people. | 33677855 |
Djokovic beat 10th seed Gael Monfils 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-2 in New York, with the Frenchman adopting unusual tactics to try and counter the world number one.
Stifling humidity was still a factor as Wawrinka beat Japan's sixth seed Kei Nishikori 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-2.
"It's really humid, really hot. I knew it would be tough," said W... | Defending champion Novak Djokovic will take on third seed Stan Wawrinka in the US Open final after both men won semi-finals in punishing conditions. | 37324389 |
The man was arrested as he waited to board a plane at Johannesburg airport.
Officials said a scan of his body revealed the diamonds he had ingested, worth $2.3m (£1.4m; 1.8m euros), inside.
The man was reportedly of Lebanese origin and was travelling to Dubai.
"We nabbed him just before he went through the security ch... | South African police have arrested a man who they say swallowed 220 polished diamonds in an attempt to smuggle them out of the country. | 20330080 |
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A humpback whale launched itself from the water and landed on their boat.
Tom Mustill and Charlotte Kinloch from London were saved by their life vests and other kayakers, who were paddling just outside Monterey Bay.
The moment was ... | A pair of kayakers off the coast of California, USA, have had a lucky escape. | 34269894 |
The sum, which needs final approval, is far lower than the $14bn the US had asked the bank to pay in September.
That looming fine had caused concerns that a failure of the bank could pose a risk to the global financial system.
Credit Suisse also announced a similar deal, while Barclays is now under investigation too.
T... | Germany's Deutsche Bank says it has agreed a $7.2bn (£5.9bn) payment to US authorities over an investigation into mortgage-backed securities. | 38412816 |
Minesh Parbat, 36, of Gregory Close, in Maidenbower, Crawley, was driving his BMW at 60mph when he crashed on the A2011 in West Sussex, on 9 March 2014.
His girlfriend, Lisa Watling, 28, was thrown from the car and died later in hospital from her injuries.
Parbat denied causing her death but was found guilty after a tr... | A motorist who became intimate with his girlfriend moments before he crashed his car has been sentenced to seven years for causing her death. | 34084235 |
Transport Focus said 83% of 27,000 people surveyed were satisfied with services, up by 3% on last year.
Toilet provision on long journeys, seating in stations, and punctuality were rated better than a year earlier.
Hull Trains and the Heathrow Express scored joint first in the National Rail Passenger Survey - on 97%.
S... | More rail passengers across Britain are satisfied with their train services than last year, according to the industry's independent watchdog. | 40714458 |
Flankers Maxime Mata Mbanda and Abraham Steyn, lock George Biagi and prop Andrea Lovotti come in up front.
Edoardo Gori comes in at scrum-half as the only back division change.
Italy were without captain Sergio Parisse when they lost to Tonga 19-17, a week after making history with their win over the Springboks.
There ... | Coach Conor O'Shea has made five changes from the Italy team that beat South Africa in November for their Six Nations opener against Wales on Sunday. | 38829087 |
The 22-year-old only made his debut in Super League this year but his form saw him called into the France squad.
Navarrete has previously played for Pia, Limoux and Hemel Stags and joins Joe Burgess and Thomas Leuluai as signings for 2017.
"We're very excited by what we've already seen of Romain," said Warriors head co... | Wigan Warriors have signed Catalans Dragons forward Romain Navarrete on a two-year deal from next season. | 37562249 |
Callum McGregor's superbly placed finish put the Premiership champions ahead during a dominant first half from Brendan Rodgers' side.
Scott Sinclair squeezed in a penalty after Rangers' James Tavernier had fouled Leigh Griffiths.
Goalkeeper Craig Gordon twice denied Kenny Miller in Rangers' best attacks.
But the Ibrox ... | Celtic beat Rangers at Hampden to set up a Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen and the chance to complete a domestic treble. | 39612250 |
Patrick Duggan and Nicholas Mann were sentenced on Monday and Shane Dennis on Tuesday after admitting the offences at Bristol Crown Court.
Det Ch Insp Matt Iddon said: "It was only through sheer luck that no-one was seriously injured in the attack."
The theft happened on 4 January 2016 at the Post Office in Long Ashton... | Three men who blew up a cash machine near Bristol causing £200,000 worth of damage and made off with nearly £60,000 in cash have been jailed. | 38651309 |
While technically not a hurricane, the storm that battered southern England was the worst for nearly 300 years, causing 18 deaths and £2bn worth of damage.
But such forecasting catastrophes are now a thing of the past, meteorologists would have us believe.
The UK's Met Office says its four-day forecast is now as accur... | In October 1987, UK weather forecaster Michael Fish famously dismissed fears that a hurricane was on the way, only to be proved disastrously wrong just hours later. | 29256322 |
In the UK, it used to be a crime to be gay or bisexual, so many people have criminal records because of it.
However, it isn't a crime anymore.
Over the years, many people have campaigned for people with criminal records for being gay or bisexual to have their records cancelled.
They did not think it was fair that they ... | Thousands of gay and bisexual men have been pardoned for crimes they were convicted of because of their sexuality. | 38810635 |
Mr Brokenshire said he will brief politicians and business leaders in the United States on the political situation in Northern Ireland.
He is expected to hold bilateral meetings with senior political figures.
These will include Conrad Tribble of the US State Department and the US vice-president's national security advi... | Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire is embarking on a three-day visit to Washington and New York. | 40698721 |
NPD group said stores sold $1.14bn (£720m) worth of games over the month, down 34% on the previous year. It added that hardware sales were down 38%.
The consumer data provider linked the drop to a lack of major new releases.
Other analysts also pointed to worries about the economy and said this might have an impact on... | Video game sales slumped in the US - their biggest market - in January. | 16983122 |
The Cameroon-born striker set up the opener as he played Craig Tanner's cross into the path of Graham Carey.
He powered his way through the Exeter centre-backs 20 minutes later to score the second before Robbie Simpson missed an excellent chance for City.
Garita was forced off with a knee injury just after half-time be... | Paul Arnold Garita starred as Plymouth Argyle beat Exeter City in the 104th Devon derby to stay top of League Two. | 37325720 |
Radiohead, Kasabian and Biffy Clyro were the headliners at this year's three-day non-camping event held at Glasgow Green at the weekend.
Organisers took to social media on Tuesday evening to announce that the festival will be held from 6-8 July next year.
A post on Twitter and Facebook said: "Repeat transmission."
T in... | Scotland's newest and biggest music festival, TRNSMT, is to return for a second year. | 40573467 |
The case was brought by Transport for London (TfL) and Uber, seeking clarification of the law governing private hire vehicles in London.
Mr Justice Ouseley heard arguments from both parties, as well as from the Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association.
Uber said it was a "victory for common sense".
The California-based compa... | A High Court judge has ruled that the way the taxi-hiring app firm Uber calculates fares based on a "meter-like" system is not illegal. | 34542100 |
The businesses affected are the Marine and Frontline Textile factories at Leven, Cowdenbeath, Stirling, Dundee and Clydebank.
The government also said no viable bids had been made for packaging factories in Norwich, Portsmouth, Burnley and Sunderland.
More than 230 disabled people across the country face redundancy.
Th... | The five remaining Remploy factories in Scotland are to close, the UK government has announced. | 23183211 |
Michelle Walker's investigation will involve a cave in Moray where human remains from the Late Bronze Age were previously found by archaeologists.
It is believed prehistoric people buried their dead in the cave in rituals involving beating a drum.
Ms Walker has proposed beating a drum in the same location.
The UHI grad... | A researcher at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) hopes to gain an understanding of sounds heard thousands of years ago. | 35316369 |
How far would you go for a million Facebook likes?
For one young man in Ho Chi Minh City, the answer is serious injury, possibly death. He has promised to jump off the fourth floor of a tower block if that many people "like" his pledge to do so.
The incident is just one of many linked to a viral trend of #vietnamnoilal... | A social media trend promising dangerous stunts in exchange for Facebook likes is causing alarm in Vietnam, and concerns about cyber bullying, as Pham Lan Phuong of BBC Vietnamese explains. | 37652166 |
The Court said it would not hear an appeal from the Authors Guild, which claimed Google breached copyright laws by scanning books without permission.
The technology giant began the process in 2004, so it could include extracts in a searchable database, and it was sued by the Authors Guild in 2005.
The Supreme Court's j... | The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Google in its 11-year legal battle with an authors group. | 36072243 |
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You might remember, IBM's Deep Blue beat the reigning chess champion Gary Kasparov way back in 1996.
In the latest round of the man versus machine contest a computer has beaten a professional player at Go.
It's a Chinese game that is even more complex than chess and is played b... | Ever since the modern computer was invented there's been one nagging question - who's cleverer? | 35423572 |
Kazakhstan's Vassiliy Levit and Ireland's Michael Conlan lost bouts in they both appeared to win comfortably.
Under new rules, they cannot appeal against the judges' decision.
Bunce said the judges will "not work again at these Olympics".
"What happened to Conlan and Levit is heartbreaking and wrong," he said.
"After 2... | Olympic boxing judges in Rio are "confused" by a new scoring system and have gone "crazy", leading to controversial decisions which have marred the Rio tournament, according to BBC boxing expert Steve Bunce. | 37100323 |
"Foster officials wanted RHI cost controls put in" reads the front page of the News Letter.
The paper's political editor, Sam McBride, reports the revelation puts "intense scrutiny" on Mrs Foster's repeated claim that she never went against civil service advice about the scheme.
He says the proposals for cost-control a... | The Renewable Heating Incentive (RHI) scandal sparks a fresh set of headlines for both the News Letter and the Belfast Telegraph on Thursday. | 38837733 |
Republic of Ireland Under-21 international Shodipo came through the academy system at Loftus Road, and is under contract until 2019.
The 19-year-old was given his first-team debut in August and has since made a further 13 appearances.
He could play his first game for the Valiants when they host Peterborough in League O... | Port Vale have signed Queens Park Rangers winger Olamide Shodipo on loan until the end of the season. | 38801329 |
In two experiments, teams of researchers managed to attach tracking and sound-recording tags to 17 blue whales and two beaked whales.
They then played simulated sonar sound through an underwater speaker and measured the animals' responses.
The findings are reported in two Royal Society journals, Proceedings B and Biolo... | Blue and beaked whales' behaviour is disturbed by simulated navy sonar, according to two published studies. | 23115939 |
Another influential MP told BBC Newsnight the party's leader was guilty of "low-level non-violent misogyny".
Jeremy Corbyn has come under fire for appointing men to all three shadow "great offices of state" - chancellor, foreign secretary and home secretary.
He is under pressure to give more top roles to women in a res... | Labour's former acting leader Harriet Harman has called for a change in the party's rules to prevent another all-male team from leading the party. | 35225175 |
Some of those leaving are students after the university was closed.
The attacks have been carried out by the radical Islamist group, Boko Haram, which opposes Western education and fights for Islamic rule.
The security forces have been accused of firing indiscriminately and killing civilians after the raids.
Boko Haram... | Thousands of Nigerians are fleeing the north-eastern city of Maiduguri following a spate of recent attacks, which have killed at least 40 people. | 14122175 |
Robert Stratton, 43, denies murdering David Sorrie and Julie McCash in the city's Drumlanrig Drive on 26 February.
He is also accused of the attempted murder of Wendy McKinney on the same date and assaulting his partner Lee Kinney to her injury.
A special defence of self defence was lodged during a hearing at the High ... | A man accused of a double murder in Dundee claims he was acting in self defence, a court has heard. | 40368051 |
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"Today I can confirm that Avid Life Media is offering a $500,000 (£241,065) reward to anyone providing information that leads to the identification, arrest and prosecution of the person or persons responsible for the leak of the Ashl... | Police in Canada have made an appeal for information relating to the hacking of the Ashley Madison website. | 34015604 |
Under the joint venture, the union (SRU) had pledged to supply Scottish with young players and coaches.
"It's really not a great situation," Grove, 28, told BBC Scotland.
"They've got to find half a squad from somewhere at a time of year where everyone's sort of signed up elsewhere."
The two parties announced on Monday... | London Scottish have delayed pre-season training as they lack players because of their cancelled partnership with Scottish Rugby, centre Alex Grove said. | 36419336 |
Located in Strangford Lough, County Down, the neo-classical house is in the care of the National Trust, who bought the estate earlier this year.
It had belonged to the 7th Marquess of Londonderry and her family since 1740 and over the years visitors to the residence included members of the royal family, top politicians... | From prime minister to poet, Mount Stewart has hosted some of history's most famous people, and it is a paradise full of fascinating stories. | 32906102 |
The move was an attempt to divert attention from the violent repression of protests, an activist told the BBC.
Reports from Hama say an army assault on the city has left dozens of civilians dead.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the Syrian government was responsible for more than 2,000 deaths.
Human rights gr... | Syrian activists have dismissed a decree from President Bashar al-Assad to allow opposition parties after decades of Baath party rule. | 14405293 |
"It is a very, very volatile business in terms of supply and demand. The oil price responds to very small mismatches between supply and demand," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
The price of oil has roughly halved in the past year, to around $50 (£32) per barrel.
Goldman Sachs predicted earlier this month it coul... | Royal Dutch Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden has told the BBC a recovery in the price of oil is hard to foresee. | 34274352 |
The 25-year-old was seventh in the 200m Commonwealth games breaststroke final and sixth in the 4x100m medley in 2014.
Glastonbury-based Holderness, along with English swimmer Tristan Slater, has so far raised almost £2,000 to swim in April's Olympic trials in Glasgow.
"The training costs associated with swimming are ju... | Welsh Commonwealth Games swimmer Rob Holderness is using crowdfunding to attempt to make the Rio 2016 Olympics. | 35652053 |
The girl, who cannot be named, admitted possessing "recipes for explosives" and a bomb making guide.
Her arrest in April followed an investigation by the North West Counter Terrorism Unit.
The inquiry also led to the arrest of a boy, 14, from Blackburn who has admitted involvement in a plot to attack police in Australi... | A 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to two terror charges at Manchester Magistrates' Court. | 34062688 |
The Belfast super-bantamweight will take on Mexican Alfredo Chanez at the 9,500-capacity UIC Pavilion.
"I didn't think my first fight was the best performance but given the magnitude of the event and the occasion it was understandable," said Conlan.
"This time I'll be able to show what I've really got."
The 25-year-old... | Michael Conlan says he is feeling "relaxed, very confident and very focused" before his second professional fight in Chicago on Friday night. | 40053807 |
Using the Crime Survey for England and Wales, the Children's Society estimated that 50,000 girls aged 16 and 17 were sexually assaulted last year.
This group does not have the same legal safeguards as those who are younger because they are able to consent to sex, the charity said.
It is calling for changes to the law t... | Older teenage girls are the group most at risk of being victims of sexual abuse, crime data analysis suggests. | 34712255 |
Apis mellifera mellifera, a native subspecies of dark European honeybee, were thought to have been wiped out in the British Isles.
Rumours it survived in the Highlands were found to be true in 1992.
Scientists are now studying the bees to better understand viruses transmitted by Varroa destructor mites.
The chocolate-c... | Honeybees that were once the stuff of legend among bee enthusiasts are playing a key role in a fight against diseases fatal to the insects. | 34710340 |
Environment Secretary Liz Truss, Lib Dem ex-energy secretary Sir Ed Davey and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas also signed a declaration saying the EU was "central" to tackling climate change.
But pro-Leave Marine Environment Minister George Eustice said quitting the EU would give the UK a stronger voice internationally.
... | Former Labour leader Ed Miliband has warned an EU exit would be bad for wildlife and the environment. | 36186278 |
Thirty-three fans were crushed to death at Wanderers' former ground on 9 March 1946.
Club chaplain Phil Mason said survivors' stories would be used as part of a special football programme in a week of commemorations.
The club is also holding a memorial service to honour the dead.
Rev Mason said: "Already we've had a n... | Bolton Wanderers is appealing to people affected by the Burnden Park disaster to get in touch to become part of the 70th anniversary commemorations. | 35621444 |
Nigel Barwell and his brother-in-law Thomas O'Reilly were first arrested three days after Nicola Payne vanished and both deny her murder.
Mr Barwell said he went to France after police were "hostile" and "oppressive".
He said: "Me and Thomas are innocent. We would never harm a young lady."
Prosecutors allege 18-year-ol... | A man accused of murdering a teenage mother in 1991 told a court he left the country soon after her disappearance because he feared being "fitted up" by police. | 34701954 |
A six-week controlled shooting of 5,000 badgers is under way in Gloucestershire and Somerset.
The Welsh government's preferred policy is to vaccinate badgers, with trial areas set up in south and mid Wales.
The Welsh government said a "sustainable and long-term approach" was needed to tackling bovine TB.
Supporters say... | Some farmers in Wales say they will put pressure on the Welsh government to reconsider introducing a badger cull if a pilot scheme in England works. | 23858125 |
The UK could become a world leader in the production and use of autonomous vehicles, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee said.
It wants to hear about how driverless cars could be used, from public transport to farming to industry.
Submissions to the committee need to be received by Wednesday 26 October.... | Peers have asked for evidence on the future use and development of driverless vehicles after launching an inquiry into the sector. | 37378808 |
Mr Kicillof's talks with "hold-out" investors ended late on Tuesday night in New York without agreement.
They are demanding a full pay-out of $1.3bn (£766m) on the bonds they hold.
A US judge has ruled that the "hold-outs" must be paid by Wednesday night if no deal is agreed.
But thousands of miles away in Buenos Aire... | Argentina's economy minister Axel Kicillof has returned to the negotiating table in a last-ditch attempt to prevent the country defaulting on its bonds. | 28558121 |
To keep people in custody at Dolgellau's police station costs £623 a night while a room at London's Savoy Hotel starts at £464.
The closure will save North Wales Police £300,000 a year.
"We are left with no alternative particularly when it comes to the safety of detainees and staff," said Chief Constable Mark Polin.
It... | Police cells in Gwynedd are being closed after it emerged they cost more to keep people in than a luxury hotel. | 39230826 |
Victory would pull her closer to Muriel Ferguson's record of seven titles in a row in the 1960s, while Susan Egelstaff won the event six times between 2001 and 2011 and Anne Gibson was victorious nine times in the 1990s.
Gilmour is returning from knee surgery.
"I can't wait to get back on court," the 23-year-old told B... | Kirsty Gilmour is looking to win a sixth consecutive singles titles when she competes for the first time since the Rio Olympics at the Yonex Scottish National Badminton Championships in Perth. | 38770775 |
The Local Government Association says there will be a shortfall of more than £2.9bn in care services by 2020.
The association is urging the government to address "this crisis" in its Spending Review.
The chancellor is set to reveal more in his Autumn Statement on Wednesday.
BBC economics reporter Rob Young said there ... | The government will allow local authorities in England to increase council tax by 2% to cover a funding shortfall in adult social care, George Osborne is expected to announce. | 34890340 |
The 27-year-old was a free agent after leaving Highlanders prior to the Rugby World Cup.
Hardie, born in New Zealand with a Scottish grandmother, helped the Scots reach the quarter-finals of the tournament.
"It's a privilege to have the opportunity to stay in Scotland and play for a Scottish club," he said of his move ... | Edinburgh have signed Scotland flanker John Hardie on a two-year contract. | 34582424 |
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Six minutes and 26 seconds and yet those early moments were still being talked about in Cardiff, with increasing vehemence and incoherence, hours later, the conversation sure to carry on in the coming days.
Where was Davies when Dan Biggar dinked his original kick over an ... | The clock told us that six minutes and 26 seconds had been played when Gareth Davies completed his odyssey from halfway and touched down for Wales' opening try against Scotland. | 35571211 |
Mr Trump had indicated in a TV debate on Thursday he might order troops to carry out water-boarding "and tougher" on terrorism suspects.
On Friday, he said "as president I will be bound by laws".
The US has now banned water-boarding and it is widely considered a form of torture.
Water-boarding is the practice of pourin... | US Republican front-runner Donald Trump has softened his stance on torture, saying he would not order the military to break international law. | 35729152 |
Karl Rose admitted possessing cannabis with intent to supply.
He must forfeit £25,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act after Warwickshire Justice Centre rejected his claims the majority of the cash was from the show hosted by Noel Edmunds.
The 29-year-old, from Coventry, won £20,000 on the Channel 4 programme in May 200... | A drug dealer has been ordered to hand over thousands of pounds he claimed he won on TV game show Deal or No Deal. | 36067417 |
Councils will also be able to cut the rate and some will be able to raise it. Mr Osborne said councils would hold on to £26bn, calling it the "biggest transfer of power" in recent history.
They currently keep up to 50% of the rates - the rest goes to Westminster.
The Local Government Association (LGA) said the move was... | Councils in England will be able to keep the proceeds from business rates raised in their area under plans unveiled by Chancellor George Osborne. | 34445311 |
Residents watched in despair as the blaze burned the gilded altar and valuable paintings inside the 16th-century church.
The fire began in the early hours of Friday. The authorities say it was probably caused by a short circuit.
Firefighters said hydrants in the area were not working and were only repaired two hours la... | A fire has ruined the famous church of San Sebastian in the Peruvian colonial city of Cuzco. | 37394702 |
The bird is among a growing number of migratory species that have changed their behaviour due to human influences, says an international team.
Until recently, all white storks in Europe migrated south for the winter, but now more are flying shorter distances to snack on food on dumps.
The white stork breeds from Europe... | Storks feeding on rubbish dumps instead of migrating are more likely to survive the winter, research shows. | 35373746 |
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The 38-year-old Para-cyclist caught fellow Briton Crystal Lane, who took silver, after only 1,375m of the C5 3,000m individual pursuit final.
Steve Bate - with pilot Adam Duggleby - and Megan Giglia also won cycling gold, as did swimmer Ollie Hynd.
Those victories mean Gre... | Dame Sarah Storey became Britain's most successful female Paralympian of all time by winning the 12th gold medal of her career on the opening day in Rio. | 37307265 |
The writer, director and actor was behind Hollywood blockbusters Pretty Woman, Beaches and The Princess Diaries.
But it was his work in sitcoms - including Happy Days and Mork and Mindy, which launched the career of Robin Williams - that first endeared Marshall to audiences around the world.
Marshall once said in an in... | In a career spanning half a century, Garry Marshall made people laugh and cry with a string of romantic comedies and hit sitcoms. | 36844200 |
The police were dealing with disorder in the Lecky Road area near the site of a controversial bonfire.
Supt Gordon McCalmont said that people who were on the city walls were attacked with bottles and rocks.
A police officer was struck by a missile but was not seriously injured.
Police, who were sent out to prevent furt... | Police officers and members of the public came under attack with bottles and petrol bombs in Londonderry on Monday night. | 40933651 |
The Sunbeam 1,000hp car, driven by Major Henry Segrave, set the record on 29 March 1927 at Daytona Beach, Florida.
Its rear engine is being rebuilt by the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, Hampshire.
The museum is considering restoring the entire car to full working order.
The vehicle, built at Sunbeam's Wolverhampton... | An engine which helped to break the 200mph land speed barrier is being restored to mark the event's 90th anniversary. | 39431230 |
The 25-year-old boxer suffered a bleed on the skull and was placed in an induced coma after losing his British middleweight title to Eubank Jr.
Eubank Jr, 26, who said he had not heard from Blackwell, tweeted: "Hope there's no hard feelings."
Blackwell responded: "We were both doing a job and it was unfortunate."
It ca... | Nick Blackwell says he holds "no hard feelings" towards Chris Eubank Jr as he continues his recovery following their fight in London last month. | 36077336 |
A medical expert said the 27-year-old German was mentally ill and at most could be held only partly responsible for his actions.
The man reportedly shouted "Allahu akbar" ("God is great" in Arabic), sparking fears of an extremist attack.
But the authorities says they have found no links to Islamic extremism.
"The inves... | A man who killed one person and wounded three in a knife attack at a railway station near the German city of Munich has been sent to psychiatric hospital. | 36265183 |
Police were called to an address in Cromwell Avenue in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, at 10:10 BST and found the body of a 44-year-old man and the girl.
Hampshire Constabulary said she was taken to St Mary's Hospital, where she died a short time later.
The bodies of two dogs were also found at the address, following what p... | A six-year-old girl has died after being found unconscious in a house where the body of a man was also found. | 36431480 |
S4C's public funding fell from around £101m in 2009 to £80m in 2016-17.
Dr Alison Mawhinney and Carys Aaron said it could violate children's right to information of "social and cultural benefit" in their native language.
They argued the cutbacks could breach this and other elements of the UN Convention on the Rights of... | Cuts to Welsh language TV channel S4C's budget could breach children's rights, two law lecturers at Bangor University have claimed. | 36371430 |
The Dutchman, 53, joined the Saints in 2014 and is under contract at St Mary's until the summer of 2017.
Asked if he expects to stay at Southampton, Koeman replied "yes" to reporters at a news conference.
Koeman's compatriot Frank de Boer is currently favourite to succeed Roberto Martinez, who was sacked on Thursday.
"... | Southampton boss Ronald Koeman expects to see out his contract at the club, despite being linked with the vacant managerial role at Everton. | 36288434 |
Nye Frankie Newman, 17, from Aldershot, was involved in a train accident on the Metro on New Year's Day.
His mother, Deborah Malone-Newman, said Nye's ashes were being given to family and members of his parkour group to take on their travels.
The family hopes to have Nye's ashes scattered in 100 countries.
More on this... | The ashes of a free runner killed on the Paris Metro will be scattered around the world, his family says. | 39946134 |
Lilly-May Page-Bowden suffered a cardiac arrest as she left Willow Bank School in Woodley, Berkshire, in 2014.
The first paramedics at the scene did not use a defibrillator, an inquest at Reading Coroner's Court heard.
Peter Bedford, senior coroner for Berkshire, concluded Lilly-May died of natural causes.
A post-morte... | A five-year-old girl who died after collapsing outside her school could have been saved by a defibrillator, a coroner has ruled. | 39080066 |
Herbert Kilpin, from Nottingham, went to work in Italy in the 1890s and later established the Milan Football and Cricket Club.
The plaque is being unveiled to mark 100 years since his death.
However, fundraisers have yet to get permission to attach the plaque to Kilpin's birthplace.
Kilpin, who was born at the back of ... | A plaque is set to be unveiled in memory of the Englishman credited with founding Italian football giants AC Milan. | 37726865 |
The graffiti, which appeared on the side of a shop at the junction of Tottenham High Road and Philip Lane in 2009, is to be sold for charity.
Janet Cooke, who works nearby, said an "iconic bit of Tottenham" had gone.
The firm managing the sale - the Sincura Group - said it had not been appreciated in situ.
Events compa... | A mural by street artist Banksy showing two children playing with a "no ball games" sign has been cut out of a wall in Tottenham, north London. | 23461396 |
New figures show there were 14,670 households accepted as homeless between July and September, the largest number since 2008.
According to Shelter, more than 103,000 children will spend Christmas in B&Bs, hostels or temporary rented homes.
Ministers said the figures were still half the 2003 and 2004 peak.
Department fo... | The number of children spending Christmas in temporary accommodation in England has reached a seven-year high, the housing charity Shelter has said. | 35121260 |
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Benteke headed in after appearing as a second-half substitute, before the striker spun and fired home the winner.
Bolton winger James Henry, who missed a number of chances in the first game, had looped over Julian Speroni in the second half to put the visitors ahead.
Palac... | Christian Benteke came off the bench and scored twice for Crystal Palace as they fought back to beat Bolton in their FA Cup third-round replay. | 38565566 |
You wanted to know how Stoke-on-Trent became a centre for pottery when it was located so far away from clay.
You asked why Shrewsbury was not a city, despite having a cathedral.
And you were curious to find out if Rowley Regis had a royal connection. Here is how we got on with answering your questions.
At the time of t... | People have been using Your Questions to ask us what they want to know about the West Midlands. | 39114602 |
In 2010, British aid worker Linda Norgrove, kidnapped by the Afghan Taliban, was killed by a grenade thrown by one of her would-be rescuers.
Last December, a US commando raid in Yemen resulted in the deaths of an American photojournalist and a South African teacher, both shot by their al-Qaeda captors.
But in the incid... | This is not the first time a secret US counterterrorist or special operations mission has ended up inadvertently killing Western hostages. | 32441752 |
It happened on a service road outside A&E on Wednesday at about 08:10 GMT, South Wales Police said.
The Cardiff and Vale health board confirmed the dead man was one of its nurses.
Royal College of Nursing in Wales director Tina Donnelly paid tribute to the nurse after the "tragic accident".
She said: "Each day our orga... | A 55-year-old nurse has died after an incident involving a lorry at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. | 30023295 |
Safdar Rahmatabadi was driving in Tehran's Sabalan Square late on Sunday when he was shot once in the head and once in the chest, the state news agency IRNA reported.
A police officer told the agency that the attacker appeared to have been inside Mr Rahmatabadi's vehicle and spoke to him before opening fire.
There was ... | An unknown attacker has shot dead Iran's deputy industry minister. | 24892869 |
The loss-making retailer had put forward the plan as part of an attempt to turn its fortunes around.
BHS was bought by billionaire Sir Philip Green for £200m in 2000, but he sold it last year for just £1.
It is now owned by Retail Acquisitions, a consortium of financiers, lawyers and accountants.
The company currently ... | Almost all creditors of the troubled store chain BHS have voted to allow a cut in rents for some of its UK stores. | 35883134 |
An analysis by Age UK found the proportion of over-65s getting help had fallen by a third since 2005-6.
Last year, under 900,000 over-65s got help - one in 10 people in that group - compared with 15% seven years ago.
The review - based on published data - estimated at least 800,000 older people were going without vital... | A "catastrophic" situation is developing in England with many vulnerable elderly people being denied care, campaigners say. | 26449081 |
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For many years the bird of prey was extinct in England, but it's now thriving after a successful reintroduction project.
More than 100 breeding pairs were counted in Leeds in 2016, with Harewood a common place for sightings.
Inside Out Yorkshire and Lincolnshire is broadcast on... | Red kites have been filmed in slow-motion feeding on the roof of a garage in a village in Leeds. | 38720018 |
Parties failed to reach a deal before the initial deadline of 16:00 BST on Thursday.
However, a spokesperson for Theresa May said the parties would be given "space to continue the discussions".
NI Secretary James Brokenshire will make a statement to Westminster about the future of the talks on Monday.
If no deal is rea... | The timeframe to find a deal to restore a power-sharing government in Northern Ireland has been extended to Monday. | 40438609 |
Surrey Police said the girl was assaulted in the woods which run next to Foxwarren in Claygate, Surrey, on 17 August.
The girl kicked the man, who was then seen by witnesses running off along Stevens Lane in the direction of Woodstock Lane, towards Chessington.
The suspect is described as a 6ft 1in stocky Asian man of ... | A 10-year-old girl managed to fight off and escape from a sex attacker while walking in woodland, police said. | 41015851 |
Coloured LED lighting was installed in 2013, allowing it to be lit up to mark significant dates or achievements.
The last 18 months have seen a big rise in requests to light the building up from support groups, in relation to medical conditions or diseases.
A report said the council was unable to recognise all of these... | Councillors are being asked to approve new criteria for requests to light up Belfast City Hall. | 37420344 |
The figure is a "trigger point", but will not be publicly acknowledged, sources told the BBC's John Pienaar.
Prof John Curtice said it was the level the party should be thinking about.
An SNP spokesman said there would only be a second referendum if there was clear evidence of a shift of opinion.
SNP leader Nicola Stur... | A level of 60% support for Scottish independence over the period of a year has been identified as a benchmark in making the decision over a second referendum, senior SNP sources say. | 34565619 |
The Terriers face Sheffield Wednesday in the first leg of their semi-final on Sunday, having lost three of their final four league games.
"Everybody likes to be on a high, we're not," Wagner, 45, told BBC Radio Leeds.
"But if we have shown something over the season it's that this for us is not important. We like the un... | Huddersfield Town will enjoy being considered outsiders in the Championship play-offs, said head coach David Wagner. | 39845076 |
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